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KRK RP8G3-NA Rokit 8 inch Generation 3 Powered Studio Monitor Black- a Pair
KRK RP8G3-NA Rokit 8 inch Generation 3 Powered Studio Monitor - Black- a Pair. Speakers come with power cords. Powered (Amplified) Studio Monitors, Excellent Sound Quality. Has normal wear & tear, please review all pictures.
Dents and scratches don't affect the sound. Radiused Front Baffle Reduces Distortion From Diffraction. Proprietary Waveguide Optimized for Superior Imaging. Front-firing Bass Port Reduces Boundary Coupling.
Custom-designed Bi-amped, Class A/B Amplifier. High and Low Frequency Controls Help Tailor the Monitors to Their Location and User Preference.
Multiple Audio Input Connectors (XLR, ¼ TRS, RCA) for Universal Connectivity in Any Environment. Frequency Response 35Hz - 35kHz (-10dB).
The ROKIT G3 powered studio monitor series maintains KRK's reputation as one of the most frequently used studio monitor brands in the world. The R8G3 pairs an 8" glass-Aramid composite woofer with a 1" soft-dome tweeter for extended frequency response from 35Hz - 35kHz with maximum bass performance and vocal detail. The custom-designed bi-amped, class A/B amplifier delivers SPL up to 109dB and multiple input connections allow the ROKIT 8 G3 to easily integrate into most studio environments. 8 Lightweight, Glass-Aramid Composite Woofer Delivers Clear Midrange and Tight Bass Response Down to 35Hz. 1 Soft-dome Tweeter Provides Pristine Clarity and Extended Response Up to 35kHz. The radiused front baffle, proprietary waveguide and front-firing bass port give the ROKIT 8 G3 the flexibility to be placed in the best listening position. This item is in the category "Musical Instruments & Gear\Pro Audio Equipment\Speakers". The seller is "billdeniz" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
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Features: 2-Way Configuration, Input Gain Control, Adjustable Cutoff Freq., 3-Way Configuration, Built-In Stereo Crossover, Amplified
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This is an exhaust blower that works with Whitfield stoves. Works only with "quick change 6" style hub only.
Wheel size 4-3/4" x 1/2"
One is an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) which includes the whole assembly, motor, housing and gasket that goes between housing and stove.
The other is an aftermarket bllower. Which is just the motor, with impeller and circular gasket that goes between the motor and the housing of the blower.
Most techs will replace just the motor instead of the entire assembly. There are 6 screws around the "quick release" plate that you loosen then twist slightly and lift off the old motor. Then reverse this process with the new motor.


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Q: Show there exists a solution in $\mathbb{N}$ to $x^4-y^4=2z^2$ with $\gcd(x,y,z)=1$ I am allowed to assume that $x^4-y^4=2z^2$ already has one solution in $\mathbb{N}$. From this I have shown that there exists a solution in $\mathbb{N}$ with $x,y$ both odd.
I am now trying to show that there exists a solution with $\gcd(x,y,z)=1$. My guess is that if $x,y,z$ already have a common divisor, then I can find another solution by cancelling/dividing $x$ by something dependent on $d$, and similar for $y,z$.
I started by assuming that $d$ is a common divisor of $x,y,z$. That is $x=da,y=db,z=dc$. Then $d^4(a^4-b^4)=2d^2c^2 \implies d^2$ divides $2c^2$. Here is where I am stuck. It feels like the natural thing to do here is to show that $\gcd(2,c^2)=1$, so that in fact $d^2$ divides $c^2$, but I cannot. And even then I don't know where to go from that point.

A: As you stated, you've shown there exists a solution with $x$ and $y$ both odd. Thus, you have that the common factor of $d$ must be odd as well. This means when you have $d^2 \mid 2c^2$, that $\gcd(2,d^2) = 1$, so $d^2 \mid c^2 \implies d \mid c$ (e.g., this is explained at If $a^2$ divides $b^2$, then $a$ divides $b$). As such, for some integer $e \ge 1$, you have $c = ed$, which means $z = (ed)d = ed^2$. When you plug this into your equation you get
$$x^4 + y^4 = 2z^2 \implies a^4d^4 + b^4d^4 = 2e^2d^4 \tag{1}\label{eq1A}$$
You can divide both sides by $d^4$ to get
$$a^4 + b^4 = 2e^2 \tag{2}\label{eq2A}$$
If $\gcd(a,b) = f \gt 1$, then $f \mid 2e^2 \implies f \mid e^2$. However, this means at least one prime factor of $f$ divides $e$, so it would have divided $x$, $y$ and $z$ initially, but that's not possible since the gcd value of $d$ was divided out. As such, $f = 1$, so $a$, $b$ and $e$ are relatively prime to each other, i.e., $\gcd(a,b,e) = 1$.

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Q: Deploying ARMv7 compiled code gets INSTALL_FAILED_CPU_ABI_INCOMPATIBLE My project includes native libraries compiled only for ARMv7. When I try to install it on Samsung Galaxy Y (which has ARMv6), I get INSTALL_FAILED_CPU_ABI_INCOMPATIBLE error.
However, I want to make my application deployable for every devices, no matter they have ARMv7 or not. If target device is an ARMv7, using native library will be a plus. That's it. For the rest of devices, application will do its job without calling native methods. (Because of libary has a large .so file, I don't want to include compilations for other architectures).
Any ideas to overcome this error ? How can I tell Android to ignore native libraries compiled for different architectures and make my APK deployable ?
PS. I'm seeking soultions rather than "creating mutiple APKs"
Thanks

A: So, by looking trough the NDK documentation I found this interesting hint (look inside the NDK folder in docs/Programmers_Guide/html/md_3__key__topics__c_p_u__support__chapter_1-section_8__a_b_is.html):

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*put your library inside assets folder

*at runtime detect the cpu architecture using this java call: String arch = System.getProperty("os.arch");

*If the result is something like "armv71" copy the lib from your assets to your data directory in the lib subdir: /data/data/<package_name>/lib/

*Now you can safely call System.loadLibrary(...)


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About Super Mario Sunshine 64 Game
While playing all those amusing games with Mario throughout all these years, we've only ventured in Mushroom Kingdom's undergrounds. Some games gave us the opportunity to play underwater. Some to land Mario on Moon while avoiding asteroids. But none of the games gave us the chance to fly high above the Mushroom Kingdom's meadows. Super Mario Sunshine 64 game offers you the opportunity to explore the kingdom from above the skies.
Not many persons can say that they saw the Mushroom Kingdom from above, and now you can do it, together with Mario. Lately, Mario got a new jetpack, and now he can go anywhere he likes.
Use the jetpack to fly
Thanks to the little jetpack placed on Mario's back, you can now explore the skies of your favorite game. Of course, you can't use the jetpack for a long time. You have to watch the power level indicator as well as the water level indicator which are placed in the left corner of your screen. When the power level reaches zero, you will fall. Nevertheless, if correctly used, your jetpack will significantly help you.
Use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard to move Mario from one side to the other one of the Mushroom Kingdom, and the up arrow key on your keyboard to jump from one platform to the other. The Spacebar key on your keyboard will make the jetpack work, but be careful because if you want to fly with the jetpack, you need water. Follow the arrows on your screen to find the water around you.
When the water level reaches zero, you will not be able to use the jetpack, and you have to go back on the ground. Be careful because of the platforms around you. Some of them move, and others will fall when you step on them. Be fast, and try to reach the sky as fast as possible. When Mario's energy reaches zero, you need to wait for him to rest.
Don't forget about the coins
Collect both the golden and red coins while landing on little clouds. They will help you have a high final score at the end of the level. You can see the number of coins that you collected on the upper side of your screen, next to Mario's lives. When all his lives are over, the game ends, and you have to restart it from the beginning.
Be careful with your enemies. The fact that you're flying high above the sea level doesn't mean that you'll be alone in the skies. Don't forget that this game is only a demo preview. When the full game is released, you will have many more territory to explore, including Princess Peach's castle and Bowser's castle.
Have fun and keep knocking on heaven's doors.
Super Mario Sunshine 64 is an excellent Mario game that you can play on NuMuKi for free. It has been added to our website on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. The game has been played 174 times so far and has received a rating of 91 / 100 from a total of 44 user votes, 40 likes and 4 dislikes. Super Mario Sunshine 64 uses Flash technology to be compatible with most browsers. The game window resolution has been optimized for best visual performance, having the width of 700px and the height of 510px. If you enjoy playing Super Mario Sunshine 64, you might be excited finding out that there are 51 more Mario games you can try! The most popular is Ghost Island and the most recently added is Super Mario Rush 2
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Q: Unable to access to the path contained in my modal I am using React.js and I created a button which open a modal and in this modal (Register/Login) there is a link where I can switch modal but when I click on this link nothing happen...
I don't know exactly why...
Here is my code App.js :
import "./styles.css";
import { useState } from "react";
import { Button } from "react-bootstrap";
import Login from "./Login";
import Register from "./Register";

export default function App() {
  const [show, setShow] = useState(false);
  const handleClose = () => setShow(false);
  const handleOpen = () => {
    setShow(true);
  };

  return (
    <>

        <Button onClick={() => handleOpen()}>Test</Button>

      <Register show={show} onClose={handleClose} />
    </>
  );
}

Here is the code of the first modal :
import React from "react";
import { Modal, Button } from "react-bootstrap";
import './RegisterLoginModal.css'
import {BrowserRouter, Link, Redirect} from "react-router-dom";

const Register = (props) => {
  console.log(props);

    return (
      <Modal show={props.show} onHide={props.onClose} centered>

          <form className="form-signin" >

              <BrowserRouter><Link to="/login">
                 Log in
              </Link></BrowserRouter>
          </form>

      </Modal>
    );
  }

export default Register;

And there the code of the second modal :
import { Modal, Button } from "react-bootstrap";
import React from "react";
import {BrowserRouter, Link, Redirect, Route, Switch} from "react-router-dom";
import Register from "./Register";

const Login = (props) => {
    console.log(props);

    return (
        <>
        <Modal show={props.show} onHide={props.onClose} centered>

                <form className="form-signin">

                    <BrowserRouter><Link to="/register">
                 Sign up
              </Link></BrowserRouter>
                </form>

        </Modal>
            <BrowserRouter>
                        <Switch>
    <Route path="/register" component={Register} />
  </Switch>
                </BrowserRouter>
            </>
    );
};

export default Login;

For instance when I click on the button Test I got that :

And when I click on Log In I have no this

whereas that's what I want and Reciprocally when I click on Sign Up and don't see Register.
Here is my full code :
Switch modal
Could you help me please ?
Thank you very much !

A: Change your Login.js to this:
import { Modal, Button } from "react-bootstrap";
import React, { useState } from "react";
import { BrowserRouter, Link, Redirect, Route, Switch } from "react-router-dom";
import Register from "./Register";

const Login = (props) => {
  console.log(props);
  const [show, setShow] = useState(false);
  const handleOpen = () => {
    setShow(true);
  };

  return (
    <>
      <BrowserRouter>
        <Modal show={props.show} onHide={props.onClose} centered>

            <form className="form-signin">
              <Link to="/register" onClick={() => handleOpen()}>
                 Sign up
              </Link>
            </form>

        </Modal>
        <Switch>
          <Route exact path="/register" component={Register} />
        </Switch>
      </BrowserRouter>
    </>
  );
};

export default Login;

Worked in the sandbox with this.
Route does not accept function components with parameters as I recall.
So you cannot pass variables down to your Register.js.


Tofu takes the place of yogurt or ice cream in this healthy shake.
Freeze the fruit before blending (you can also use blueberries, raspberries, peaches, pears, kiwis, or whatever you like).
Blend all ingredients thoroughly, adding just enough liquid to bring the smoothie to the desired consistency.


"Gender Differences in Internet Use: A Logistic Regression Analysis" by Tao Hu, Ping Zhang et al.
In today's higher education, Internet technologies play increasingly essential roles in creating, storing, and disseminating information and knowledge. This study investigates gender differences in Internet usage patterns and perceptions of Internet technologies using data gathered from 805 business students. A three-variable logistic regression model is assessed in terms of the overall model fit, as well as the direction of variable association and its magnitude among the research variables. It is found that gender differences of business students do exist in terms of Internet usage patterns and perceptions of Internet technologies. Such differences are reflected in perceptions of Internet self-efficacy, experience, and information overload. Our findings indicate that the gender neutrality among business students in the Internet era is yet to be a social reality. Research implications and methodological issues of logistic analysis are also discussed.
Hu, Tao; Zhang, Ping; Zhang, Xihui; and Dai, Hua, "Gender Differences in Internet Use: A Logistic Regression Analysis" (2009). AMCIS 2009 Proceedings. 300.


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Tackling a new legal landscape with AI
LegalMation helps legal teams draft high-quality litigation work in minutes
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Over the past decade, markets and economies around the world have been recovering from the 2008 financial crisis, now widely considered the worst global recession since World War II.
The aftereffects of the meltdown were particularly acute for the legal industry. After enjoying a long period of unprecedented prosperity and growth, law firms faced a stark new economic era.
Under enormous pressure to drive down costs, legal clients began imposing stricter budgets and demanding greater efficiency from their outside counsel. Corporations that previously relied on a single firm to handle all aspects of a legal matter began breaking projects into components, engaging other legal services providers or in-house resources to handle various tasks more cost-effectively.
In this new legal landscape, competitive differentiation became critical for survival but more difficult than before. Despite decreasing demand and revenue, law firms still needed to distinguish themselves through high-value, high-quality service delivery.
As founders and managing partners of a small but highly successful law firm, James Lee and Thomas Suh understood the challenge. "We focused on innovative solutions for our clients out of necessity," says Suh. "When you have fewer resources, you have to be more efficient and effective in how you handle your cases."
Early-phase response documentation crafted in
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in reduced costs
Watson is the clear leader in AI for businesses.
Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer, LegalMation
Despite the legal industry's historically slower-than-average adoption of technology, Lee and Suh recognized the power and importance of IT early on.
"Technology is the great equalizer," says Lee. "It's a force multiplier in a way people in our profession don't fully realize yet."
With AI becoming increasingly prevalent in the wider marketplace, the partners saw its potential to automate and accelerate the more routine, repetitive aspects of legal practice. Forming a small team to investigate AI solutions, Lee and Suh launched LegalMation. To bring its ideas to fruition, the new company needed to team with a well-established IT leader offering advanced — but easy-to-use — AI technology.
We asked ourselves, what is the most tedious task faced by a young lawyer? It's basically the first phase, when you receive a complaint and have to draft a first bundle of work, which can take 6 - 10 hours.
Thomas Suh
Cofounder and Chief Operating Officer, LegalMation
Creating drafts in minutes, not hours
Reaching out to IBM, LegalMation received access to an IBM Watson® Discovery sandbox environment to begin exploring the services. "Watson is the clear leader in AI for businesses," says Lee. "Not only does it offer the natural language capabilities we need, but from a marketing perspective, the Watson brand automatically reduces a lot of the skepticism people in the legal profession may initially have about AI solutions."
Backed by market-leading AI functionality and a trusted advisor, LegalMation's founders identified a critical pain point to address with the technology: the hours spent drafting responses during the early stages of litigation.
"We asked ourselves, what is the most tedious task faced by a young lawyer?" says Suh. "It's basically the first phase, when you receive a complaint and have to draft a first bundle of work, which can take 6 - 10 hours."
By creating an AI solution designed to analyze complaints and create early-phase response drafts, LegalMation saw enormous potential to help legal organizations not only save time and drive down costs, but shift limited resources to focus on higher-value tasks, such as litigation strategy. To develop the first-of-its-kind offering, the business first needed to train Watson in the unique language of civil litigation.
LegalMation assembled a team of subject matter experts (SMEs) to use IBM Watson Knowledge Studio and IBM Watson Natural Language Understanding running on IBM Cloud® infrastructure to create a domain-specific model focused on legal terminology and concepts. The team uploaded thousands of lawsuit complaints and responses, specifying entities and relationships to analyze, understand and draw upon in formulating new early-phase documentation. Refining the results over time, LegalMation developed a highly effective, intelligent model to combine with its own proprietary software.
In just six months, LegalMation created a proof of concept to test internally and with several potential clients. After another nine months of testing and refinement, the company launched its offering into production for an official public release.
Transforming the legal business model
With the LegalMation platform, legal practitioners can use simple drag-and-drop functionality to draft early-phase response documentation in just two minutes or less — an incredible acceleration of the standard process, which typically requires at least one full day of effort from an associate.
Shifting the workload to the LegalMation application also drives down the costs for creating this documentation significantly; estimates calculate that users are reducing costs by approximately 80%. "The accuracy and consistency of the drafts tend to be better with our system as well," notes Suh.
Automating one of litigation's more tedious, time-consuming aspects has enormous transformational potential for law firms and in-house legal teams. By freeing time and resources for higher-tier services, law practices deliver demonstrably greater value to their clients, improving their competitive standing in the marketplace.
And in an era in which employing the best and the brightest legal talent is more critical than ever before, firms benefit greatly from reducing the load of repetitive tasks and empowering associates to focus on more strategic activities. "When management implements tools like these, associates won't want to go to another firm that requires them to focus largely on doing repetitive work," says Suh. "What we're offering really goes deeper into transforming the business model for law firms."
LegalMation credits the Watson brand for contributing to the widespread embrace of its game-changing AI platform. "Name recognition really goes a long way, particularly in an industry that isn't highly technical," says Lee. "But lawyers certainly know about Watson and that really reduces the acceptance barrier you might see with AI."
Providing intuitive, easy-to-use tools, the Watson Discovery offerings helped the business rapidly and seamlessly bring its solution to market. Without coding or specialized data science skills, LegalMation's SMEs performed highly technical tasks. Guided by the color-coded functionality and simple interface of Watson Knowledge Studio, the team quickly and easily developed its innovative platform.
The IBM Watson ecosystem and membership in the With Watson® client success program also proved instrumental for the growing company, offering resources for specialized support and key marketing opportunities. "The With Watson partnership is very valuable for LegalMation, and we see great potential in continuing to grow together," says Lee.
About LegalMation
Founded in 2016 and headquartered in the US in Irvine, California, LegalMationExternal Link is harnessing AI to change the way legal professionals provide value to their customers. The company brings together award-winning lawyers and technologists to create solutions that automate and accelerate routine tasks, allowing law firms and corporate legal departments to redirect resources to more critical activities.
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The With Watson Program is a global customer success program providing exclusive brand, marketing and enablement resources to organizations that are embedding Watson technologies into their offerings.
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We recently completed an NIH-sponsored study evaluating potential mode effects associated with iPad versus web-based versions of the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery. We found that adjustments were needed to scores on four of seven cognition measures in order to ensure consistency across web and iPad versions and accurate interpretation of normative scores. The NIH Toolbox app automatically applies these adjustments to cognition data on the iPad. These adjustments and the differences between iPad and web-based Cognition scores are described in the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery Analysis Guide.


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Chris Dempsey, Leader of the Olympics Opposition, Has a New Gig
The Brookline native tackle an issue central to the Boston 2024 debate.
By Kyle Scott Clauss·	 1/10/2017, 3:05 p.m.
Chris Dempsey / Photo by Andy Laub
Less than two years after he led the effort to scuttle Boston's ill-conceived bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, Chris Dempsey has a new job tackling an issue that was central to the Boston 2024 debate: transportation.
The Brookline native was named director of Transportation for Massachusetts, a non-profit coalition of 50 organizations focused on transportation policy and backed by the Barr Foundation. Dempsey previously served as assistant secretary of transportation under Gov. Deval Patrick and future Boston 2024 chief executive Rich Davey.
"Transportation is my lifelong passion," Dempsey said in a release. "I could see the Green Line from my bedroom window growing up, and I've been captivated by transportation—and its ability to provide access and create economic opportunity—ever since. That access and economic opportunity is threatened by Massachusetts' aging and decaying road and transit system. But we can change that by working with federal and state elected officials, advocates, and local civic and business leaders."
Following Boston 2024's ignominious demise, the No Boston Olympics co-chair joined Masabi, the London-based tech firm behind the commuter rail's mobile ticketing app, amidst intense speculation he might consider a run for public office.
"Together, we can reverse the decline and ensure that the Commonwealth enjoys a safe, convenient, and modern transportation system that fuels economic growth and helps eliminate the delays and frustrations all our residents feel," Dempsey said.
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V matematice se pod pojmem konvexní množina obvykle rozumí podmnožina Euklidovského prostoru nebo reálného afinního prostoru, která má následující vlastnost:
 úsečka spojující libovolné dva body této množiny je obsažena v dané množině.

Jde tedy o množinu M takovou, že pro všechny body  platí

Analyticky to lze obecně vyjádřit tak, že pro všechna  je splněna podmínka

Představíme-li si hranici množiny jako neprůhlednou, znamená konvexita množiny názorně to, že z každého jejího bodu je vidět každý její bod.

Příklady
 úsečka, přímka, rovina i celý prostor jsou konvexní
 polopřímka, polorovina i poloprostor jsou konvexní
 úhel je konvexní, právě když jeho velikost je nejvýše 180° (je to pak průnik dvou polorovin n. polopřímek)
 každý trojúhelník, rovnoběžník i lichoběžník je konvexní, čtyřúhelník už konvexní být nemusí.
 mnohoúhelník je konvexní, jestliže každý jeho vnitřní úhel má nejvýše 180°, tzn. že vznikne jako průnik konečně mnoha polorovin.
 kvádr i jehlan jsou konvexní
 kruh a koule jsou konvexní
 kružnice ani kulová plocha nejsou konvexní
 žádná křivka ani plocha není konvexní, kromě částí přímky a roviny.

Vlastnosti
 Průnik libovolného souboru konvexních množin je konvexní. To umožňuje pro libovolnou množinu definovat její konvexní obal jako průnik všech jejích konvexních nadmnožin. Je to její nejmenší konvexní nadmnožina (ve smyslu inkluze).
 Každá konvexní množina je i hvězdovitě konvexní množina.
 Konvexní množina je (obloukovitě) souvislá.
 Sjednocení konvexních množin obecně není konvexní, např. sjednocení dvou různých jednobodových množin není konvexní.
 Mějme konvexní množinu ve vektorovém prostoru a z ní libovolně vyberme nějaké vektory. Pak tato množina obsahuje všechny možné konvexní kombinace těchto vektorů. Neboli, konvexní množina je uzavřená na konvexní kombinace svých prvků.

Související články
 Konvexní funkce
 Obloukově souvislá množina
 Geometrický útvar
 Úsečka
 Křivka

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Chevre Stuffed Mushrooms with Sun-dried Tomatoes are an easy finger food or appetizer that is full of flavor! Option to mix it up with flavored goat cheese or sprinkle with herbs and balsamic vinegar.
Mushrooms – you either love 'em or you hate 'em.
But if you LOVE them, this recipe is for you!
Hardly do I ever do anything with mushrooms besides saute or put in a salad. So I set out to change that.
Turns out stuffed mushrooms are super easy – AND customizable.
My basics here are: chevre goat cheese (flavored is even better), sun-dried tomatoes, chopped green onion, fresh parsley and balsamic vinegar.
Chevre is a goat cheese that can be found in many flavors, especially at places like Trader Joe's.
My favorite with these stuffed mushrooms is a sweet and spicy blend – jalapenos + honey. If you can't find a flavor you're looking for you can always just mix it in by hand!
Baking time is not exact – you're really just trying to get the stuffing hot and the mushrooms tender. 10-15 minutes should work for smaller mushrooms (these are baby belle).
Also – I thought the balsamic vinegar/ glaze would serve more of a presentation purpose, but it also gave a great finishing flavor. Keep in mind balsamic vinegar will be a bit messier than glaze.
Would be a great vegetable side items with this meatless ziti recipe.
Along with some fresh parsley, the red and green is like Christmas on a plate! So this would be a great holiday appetizer as well.
Have you ever tried stuffed mushrooms? What's your favorite flavor combination?
Rinse and dry mushrooms. Remove stems from mushrooms and chop.
In a small bowl, combine mushroom stems, chevre cheese, chopped sun-dried tomatoes and green onion.
Stuff mushroom caps with goat cheese mixture.
Bake on a cookie sheet or cast iron griddle at 400°F for 10-15 minutes until browned.
Garnish with fresh parsley, balsamic glaze, and more green onion if desired.
If you can't find a flavored chevre you want, mix in your own flavors to a plain chevre. Minced jalapeno, honey, your favorite herbs and spices are idea starters for options.
Looking to add some crunch? Add some walnuts on top!
Just made these flavorful mushrooms with a few modifications using what I had on hand – fresh sage, green onions, white pepper, bread crumbs and chèvre cheese with za'atar from Trader Joe's. I used oversized Bella mushrooms. Delicious!
Love the fresh sage and your choice of chevre! That's what I love about these, you can change them up with what you have on hand.


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If you might be a candidate for dental crowns, put your mind at ease by learning a bit more about them. There are varying pros and cons of the different types of dental crowns, and your dental provider will determine which fits your distinct dental needs best.
You should know that crowns are basically permanent prosthetics for your teeth, sometimes called caps, that is bonded to your teeth using a strong adhesive. The new capped tooth can only be removed by a dentist, and the cap serves a variety of purposes. The crown covers up a damaged tooth, strengthens existing teeth, and prevents misalignment of your mouth.
Ceramic crowns are typically used for the most-visible of your teeth, like your front teeth. These are lauded for being very natural and realistic looking, made from a porcelain composite.
Porcelain-fused to metal creates a stronger adhesion that is very durable. The metal base creates a bond that works well for your back-teeth or when you are missing much of the natural tooth to be capped.
Base metal alloys are resistant to corrosion and very strong. These can be fitted without removing a lot of your natural tooth.
Gold alloys are popular, as it doesn't wear away at your natural tooth and it is very securely bonded. This type is noted for not fracturing under pressure.
You may not have a range of options in terms of the type of crown for your tooth, as it may depend on the condition of your own natural teeth. Talk to your dentist to learn more about your options.
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Thanks to our sponsor, Mini Beer Pong, we had some Finger Flickin Fun at April's So You Wanna Be A Player? Adult Game Night! How could we not? Everyone loves beer pong. Only problem is I tried to use regular solo cups, a long folding table, and ping pongs and it was a disaster. Why? Because the beer kept getting spilled on the floor and it was a mess!
Enter Mini Beer Pong to the party!
Easy set up. Basically you tether the balls to 2 strings and place the levers on each side and you are ready to go. Full disclosure, my tendinitis made it hard to clasp the balls so I need someone with more hand strength to handle it for me. All in all, it took less than 5 minutes to set up the game and then the fun started.
We had three rounds of individual play (you can also play as a team). The cups included with the game are about shot size but we didn't want to get anyone too inebriated so we used Rolling Rock Beer. One can was used each round. The players flicked, missed, flicked missed some more, flicked landed a shot, and drank until a winner was pronounced.
All in all, Mini Beer Pong was the highlight of April's So You Wanna Be a Player? Adult Game Night and will be making an appearance every month. So, come join us at Amsterdam Lounge & Cafe on May 20th 6:30-10pm to get your game on. You can also grab a Mini Beer Pong set for your back yard BBQs, Sunday Fundays, or whenever you are looking to have some good ole Finger Flickin Fun with adult beverages!
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I wrote this story as a submission for SLF South Fur Lands an Australian Furry 'zine. I have yet to hear back, but if it gets published, I'll pull this story for a while to be fair.
Its something that has always bothered me. Read on if you want to know what exactly. I mean, they must be around, but you never see anyone talking about them, sort of like BO I suppose.
I was seeing the doctor.
had a life of its own.
shuddering at what I saw.  I was definitely not an evening person.
what my back looked like.
this was topped off with some blossoms from the vase by the door.
the ledge I braced myself, then pushed out.
my usual clearing in the park.
besides me. I smiled, that adrenaline rush always woke me up.
sick I found myself at the hospital emergency room.
Feeling a little embarrassed I strolled to the triage nurse.
canines sleeping off that afternoon's celebrations.
"Ummm," I almost whispered.  "I'd like to see a doctor please."
She nodded, pulling out a clipboard.
"And what are your symptoms?"
they didn't make any difference."
She wrote something down on her sheet of paper.
"These things you used, do you have their names?" she asked.
I always wondered why they said that.  I mean, what was the point?
showing off the latest vixen to make it big in the US.
"Mr Norfolce?" they stumbled over my last name.
They nodded, holding open the door for me.
cubical.  "You say you are itching?"
was so hard to tell.
this urge to scratch and I can't seem to shake it."
end.  She gave me all of half a second notice.
again looking as if she had seen a ghost.
her wing was in the way and I could not see what she was doing.
clicking noise.  Standing upright again, she looked at me.
deeply I wonder what she had found.
terminal patients.  "I have some rather bad news."
I had gathered that already.
Her voice trailed off as my head hung low.
must be some mistake.  I looked up again.  She read me perfectly.
we should be able to fix the problem."
only like those with fur or feathers.
tests and you're clear.  You can leave when you want."
it.  Shuffling alone, I could feel the stares from the passers-by.
stunk of disinfectant, pesticides and various other chemicals.
familiar bed.  Then my eyes fell on my nest.
to the CBD.  I was going to murder someone!
I stormed across, wrenched it open and glared out.
When I saw Dr Morpore I softened.
"Err, Mr Norfolce," she said softly.  "...Peter."
I heard warning bells begin to sound.  I began shaking my head.
turned up evidence of Brazilian lice..."


The official Galaxy Note 7 launch is almost upon us, and if you thought the amount of leaked images hitting the internet had peaked, think again.
Although there's almost nothing that's going to be surprising about the handset at this point, the dedicated tipsters of the world have once again proven there's always something left to leak.
And today we've got a new image that seems to reveal the phone will come with one of the Galaxy S7's best features.
The always-on display, which has been adopted by both Samsung and LG for their 2016 flagship phones, appears to be included on the Note 7 according to this image obtained by TechTastic.
As you can see, the shot reveals an always-on display with the time and date shown above a series of icons – a layout which looks remarkably similar to some of the always-on display options for the Galaxy S7 Edge.
Which could either add to, or detract from, the image's legitimacy, as such a layout seems plausible but could have been easily Photoshopped.
Either way, it seems unlikely that the Note 7 will arrive without this feature, seeing as both the S7 and S7 Edge come with it as standard.
The OLED tech Samsung uses for its screens also makes the always-on functionality an easy addition as it doesn't require the entire screen to be backlit – just the relevant pixels – making it much less demanding on the battery.
Today's image also appears to conform to previous leaks which show an array of lenses at the top of the phone, most likely to accommodate iris scanning technology, as well as the dual curved edge screen.
The high-end phone is set to officially launch on August 2, and could include a Snapdragon 823 chipset with 6GB of RAM.
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Stephanie T. Mucha, 101, nurse who became an investment wizard and philanthropist
By Dale Anderson
Published Wed, Jan 16, 2019 |Updated Wed, Jan 16, 2019
Aug. 2, 1917 – Dec. 3, 2018
Stephanie Mucha was working in Buffalo Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 1958 when she said she witnessed a miracle.
"I came home and said to my husband, 'I saw a dead dog come to life,' " she told a writer for Barron's magazine.
It was a test of the first implantable heart pacemaker by inventor Wilson Greatbatch, who was working with doctors at the hospital to develop it. In 1960, they began giving pacemakers to human patients.
A couple years after the device was licensed to Medtronic, Mrs. Mucha and her husband, Joseph, scraped together $255.50 to buy 50 shares in the company. By 2007, her Medtronic stock was worth $459,000.
Through that and other investments, Mrs. Mucha, a licensed practical nurse, became a millionaire and a philanthropist. Dubbed "The Oracle of Buffalo," counterpart to Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, her goal was to donate $6 million before her life was over.
By the time she died Dec. 3 at the age of 101 in Beechwood Continuing Care, Getzville, she had arranged to give $1 million to the Kosciuszko Foundation, which helped her Polish-born husband after he arrived in the United States, and the rest to the University at Buffalo.
A $1 million donation to UB's School of Dental Medicine funded the construction of the new Joseph and Stephanie Mucha Patient Welcome Center on the South Campus.
She also arranged $1 million in donations to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the School of Arts and Sciences (because it has a Polish studies program) and the School of Engineering, because her husband had aspired to be an engineer.
In addition, she and her husband provided scholarships for 30 students of Polish heritage.
She was an honored guest at dozens of UB award luncheons, dinners and social events. She also lectured to students on investing. In 2011, she received the Philanthropist Award from the College of Arts and Sciences. She also was presented with UB's Walter P. Cooke Award, which recognizes notable contributions by non-alumni.
She was the Am-Pol Eagle Citizen of the Year in Health and Medicine in 2015.
Born in North Tonawanda, one of six children, Stephanie Theodora Niciszewski was left-handed, but was forced to write right-handed by nuns in her parochial elementary school. She learned to be ambidextrous, but was a poor student.
She left high school when she was 15 to help her family keep their home by working as a maid in a doctor's office. She then pushed a canteen cart in a factory until she was seriously injured in an accident. The settlement from the accident paid off her parents' mortgage.
At 24, her father introduced her to Joseph Mucha, a machinist who had come from Poland as an orphan at age 18. Although he was 26 years older, it was a good match. They were married in 1946 and did everything together.
Mrs. Mucha enrolled in the first class in the Trott Vocational School of Nursing in 1948 and was hired as a licensed practical nurse at the newly opened VA hospital in 1950.
In 1975, she became one of 100 civilians to receive the Purple Heart for "outstanding work as a nurse for veterans." Her 40th anniversary at the hospital was recognized with a Sustained Superior Performance Award. She retired in 1993.
The Muchas lived frugally. They rented out two apartments in their house on Winspear Avenue. They had no children and only one car. After her husband died in 1985, the article in Barron's noted, Mrs. Mucha "sold her diamond ring and wedding band for $2,700, investing the proceeds."
She told the Am-Pol Eagle in 2015 that a question she asks when considering stocks is "What do we need that we can't live without?"
Until she began consulting local financial adviser Larry Scott Stolzenburg a few years ago, she made all of her own investment decisions, placing orders with an online brokerage by phone, since she did not use a computer. She read the Wall Street Journal and other financial publications and watched money programs on television.
She was active in the Greater Buffalo Memorial Society, a nonprofit educational organization that monitors the funeral industry for consumers, and served as its membership secretary.
Her biography, "The Oracle of Buffalo: The Remarkable Life of Stephanie T. Mucha," by Stolzenburg and J.J. Przewozniak, was published in 2016 by the Polish Mission of the Orchard Lake Schools in Michigan.
She freely gave advice on longevity, touting the benefits of fruits and vegetables, especially quinoa and chia seeds. She also advocated daily exercise, reading and avoiding red meat.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Szymanski, and 23 nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be arranged in May.
Dale Anderson– Dale Anderson has been a Buffalo News staff reporter since 1968. He was the chief rock and pop writer for 20 years and helped establish the weekend entertainment magazine Gusto.
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Журнали́стские рассле́дования — вид журналистики (как деятельности по сбору и интерпретации информации), который характеризует планомерное и, как правило, долговременное исследование предмета публикации, обычно посвящённой преступлениям, политическим скандалам, деятельности тех или иных организаций и лиц и тому подобное.

Работа журналиста в этом жанре похожа на работу частного детектива, так как основывается на поиске совокупности фактов, которые заинтересованные лица и/или организации скрывают от общества. Де Бург в 2000 году дал следующее определение:

Цели
Цели журналистского расследования выступают одним из основных факторов, предопределяющих своеобразие данного вида деятельности. В качестве основной цели предполагается необходимость установления и предания гласности истинных причин определённых противоправных событий, процессов, ситуаций; обнаружения тайных пружин расследуемых явлений или раскрытия порочного механизма совершения преступления, разоблачения преступников. Расследование может проводиться с целью достижения какого-то политического или экономического результата, например разоблачения деятельности экстремистской политической организации, выявления фактов злоупотребления должностным положением, смещения коррупционера с министерской должности, лишения махинатора депутатского иммунитета и предания его суду, возвращения в страну награбленных капиталов и пр.

В результате проведённого и опубликованного расследования достигается и такая важная цель, как нравственное воспитание аудитории, поскольку любое расследование заключает в себе моральное обобщение, вытекающее из примеров разоблачения каких-либо преступлений. Деятельность папарацци питает жёлтую или «желтеющую» прессу — «ответвления» расследовательской журналистики, на первый план которых выступают чисто коммерческие цели издания и авторов. Журналистские расследования помогают разным СМИ решать такую важную для них утилитарную задачу, как привлечение внимания аудитории. Журналист редко ставит перед собой только одну из этих целей. Но даже если дело обстоит именно так (например, он хочет разоблачить лишь социально опасные действия некоего олигарха), это отнюдь не значит, что результат расследования, независимо от самого расследователя, не будет содействовать решению каких-то иных, «попутных» задач.

Методика

Выбор темы
Экс-редактор The Philadelphia Inquirer (одной из газет, специализирующихся на расследованиях) Джин Робертс отмечал:
Расследование заключается не в том, чтобы застать политика со спущенными штанами или выявить отдельное нарушение закона, а в том, чтобы докапываться до фактов, лежащих глубоко под поверхностью, чтобы помочь читателю в понимании того, что происходит в нашем всё более сложном мире.
Любое расследование как и любой журналистский материал начинается с выбора темы. Это могут быть события, явления и факты, как общеизвестные, так и конфиденциальные сведения, неизвестные никому. «Порой поводом для изысканий становится заурядный на первый взгляд эпизод, и единственный совет, который можно дать на этот счёт — будьте внимательны к мелочам».
Началом расследования могут стать:
 события;
 происшествия;
 собственные наблюдения и предположения;
 материалы СМИ;
 документы (как открытые — распоряжения и постановления властных органов, так и частично открытые, и конфиденциальные, от документации коммерческих структур — до ведомственной документации служебного характера);
 заявления официальных лиц, в том числе пресс-релизы госорганов или частных организаций;
 слухи;
 сообщения, полученные от внешнего источника информации, или «инициатора».

Этапы
Познавательные этапы журналистского расследования возникают в силу необходимости последовательного решения задач в процессе расследования, которые связаны одна с другой причинно-следственными отношениями. Поэтому, не решив предшествующую (не создав причину), нельзя решить последующую (получить следствие). Конечно, отдельные этапы в том или ином конкретном случае могут быть «микшированы», то есть оказаться слабо проявленными, но тем не менее говорить об их существовании можно. Знание познавательных этапов позволяет более осознанно двигаться к цели, поставленной в ходе расследования.
Основные этапы журналистского расследования:
 составление плана мероприятий;
 сбор и обработка первичной информации;
 работа с источниками;
 систематизация собранной информации;
 формирование доказательной базы;
 генеральное интервью;
 юридическая экспертиза;
 подготовка материала.

Источники информации
Работа с источниками информации — одна из основных составляющих работы журналиста. От качества собранной информации зависит и качество всей конечной работы. Любые факты, положенные в основу материала должны быть подтверждены как минимум двумя источниками информации. Это минимум. Если учесть, что по нормативам, например, советской разведки информация только тогда становится фактом, когда она подтверждена пятью источниками. Источники информации могут быть нескольких видов.

Современное расследование — это высокотехнологичный процесс, требующий умения работать с программами и сложнейшими базами данных.

Открытые источники
К открытым источникам относятся различные виды средства массовой информации: телевидение, радио, газета. Однако при таком выборе журналист обречён быть в хвосте существующих событий. Источником информации может стать и глобальная сеть Интернет, где существуют новостные сайты, работающие в режиме реального времени, а также форумы и чаты, где журналист имеет возможность обсуждать и обмениваться информацией с коллегами.

Когда в 2000-м году мы занимались расследованием убийства депутата Законодательного собрания Петербурга Виктора Новоселова, то смогли серьёзно продвинуться в поиске соучастника этого преступления после статьи в одной из газет. Представители определённых неформальных кругов, к которым принадлежал покойный, «слили» журналисту информацию о слежке за Новоселовым и его партнёрами за некоторое время до убийства. Служба безопасности засекла припаркованную пустую машину, из которой велась видеозапись, и обнаружила в салоне медицинскую карту парашютиста на имя Александра Малыша. Через полтора месяца мы нашли Малыша, причастного к исполнению заказного убийства и ряда других преступлений.

Кроме СМИ интересующую информацию журналист в открытом доступе может получить из пресс-релизов и информационных служб различных силовых структур и правоохранительных органов: ГУВД, управления пожарной охраны, управления по делам гражданской обороны и чрезвычайным ситуациям, прокуратуры, ГИБДД, РУБОП, ФСБ, городских и районных администраций, законодательных органов, коммерческих структур.

Но данный род источников не всегда предоставляют достоверную информацию, поскольку занимаются не столько предоставлением информации СМИ, сколько формируют положительный образ своих ведомств. Отсюда — однобокость информации, поступающей к журналистам. В особенности это касается новостей, вызывающих резонанс в обществе, так как пресс-службы выдают сухие пресс-релизы, лишённые важных для журналистских материалов подробностей. Такая информация требует от журналиста дополнительной проверки, уточнения и детализации. Таким образом, журналисту необходимо обращаться в конкретные подразделения правоохранительных органов, где общение строится на личных контактах.

По Закону о СМИ любой журналист может обращаться за получением информации к сотрудникам правоохранительных органов, специальных служб (медиков, спасателей МЧС, пожарных, аварийщиков коммунальных служб), городской и районной администрации. Тем не менее на деле в получении информации журналистам отказывают под предлогом ведомственных инструкций, служебных и следственных тайн.

Наиболее открытым источником информации для репортёров журналистской хроники являются суды. Большинство заседаний суда, в том числе и уголовных процессов, проходят в свободном доступе. Исключения составляют слушания, связанные с государственной тайной или с сексуальными преступлениями, которые являются закрытыми или частично закрытыми. Но в таких случаях оглашение обвинительных приговоров происходит открыто для общественности. Присутствие на заседании суда открытого процесса публики, в том числе журналистов, регламентируется Конституцией РФ и процессуальными кодексами. Которые предусматривают гласность и открытость судебного разбирательства. При этом необходимо получить согласие судьи и подсудимого на ведение видеозаписи и фотосъёмки.

Конфиденциальные источники
Журналисту-расследователю крайне важно использовать в своём материале конфиденциальные источники информации. Обнародование прежде неизвестной общественности информации — важнейшая особенность данного рода журналистики. Конфиденциальными источниками информации являются служебные документы различной степени зашифрованности, перехват сообщений, поступающих по сетям телефонной и электронной связи, специальные базы данных.

Использование конфиденциальной информации может не только помочь в создании сенсационного материала, но и повлечь за собой ответственность за выданную секретную информацию государственного характера. Компетентные органы могут начать расследование по факту получения журналистом секретной информации, чтобы раскрыть место утечки.

Так, в ноябре 2000-го года в редакции холдинга «Совершенно секретно» была произведена серия обысков: сотрудники прокуратуры выясняли, каким образом в газете «Версия» могла появиться фотография норвежской военной базы, сделанная со спутника. Сама фотография была опубликована в связи с расследованием газетой причин аварии на атомной подводной лодке «Курск» — журналисты искали на стапелях норвежской базы иностранную подводную лодку, ставшую, по предположениям, причиной аварии. Во время обысков правоохранительные органы изъяли в числе других документов и их носителей также и общередакционный сервер, на котором, помимо фотографии военной базы, хранилось немало конфиденциальной информации. В итоге едва не был сорван выпуск очередного номера газеты.

Работа репортёра-следователя подразумевает владение следующими профессиональными инструментами:

 анализ документации
 работа с источниками (изучение архивов, налоговой документации, телефонных счетов, и т. д.;)
 сотрудничество с правоохранительными органами
 использование осведомителей (платных и добровольных)
 работа под прикрытием (в советской практике — рубрика «Журналист меняет профессию»).

Примеры
 Гэри Уэбб в 1996 году на страницах калифорнийской газеты San Jose Mercury News обнародовал связь между ЦРУ и никарагуанскими контрабандистами, которые организовали сеть дистрибуции кокаина в США.
 Уотергейтский скандал (Бернстайн, Карл и Вудворд, Боб). Бывший сотрудник газеты Newsday Роберт Грин, комментируя уотергейтский скандал назвал журналистским расследованием «материал, основанный, как правило, на собственной работе и инициативе, на важную тему, которую отдельные лица и организации хотели бы оставить в тайне».
 Мебельное дело.
 Книги Тьерри Мейсана.
 Книги Кассе, Этьена
 Кинодокументалистика Майкла Мура.
 Работы Гюнтера Вальрафа.
 Роман «Вся королевская рать» Р. П. Уоррена.
 Сатира «История одного города» М. Е. Салтыкова-Щедрина.
 Статья «О пожарах в Петербурге» Н. С. Лескова.
 Историческое исследование «История Пугачёвского бунта» А. С. Пушкина.
 Репортажи В. А. Гиляровского.
 Публицистика В. Г. Короленко.

Журналистские расследования в России
В 1887 году Владимир Гиляровский в своём репортаже «Ловля собак в Москве» впервые в СМИ поднял тему бездомных животных в городе. По набору приёмов это хрестоматийное журналистское расследование. Писатель был новатором:
Гиляровский, наверное, был и первым московским диггером, бродившим с фонарём по подземельям старой Москвы. Рассказывают, что он был близок к успеху в поисках затерянного лабиринта под Москвой-рекой.
Также Гиляровский является автором публикаций о пожарах на фабрике Морозова в Орехово-Зуево в 1882 г., о Кукуевской катастрофе в 1882 г., о Ходынской катастрофе в 1896 г.

В. Г. Короленко является автором многочисленных статей и корреспонденций, являющимися образцом журналистского расследования — о дворянских хищениях в Нижнем Новгороде, пароходном обществе «Дружина», махинациях руководства Александровского дворянского банка, о деле мултанских вотяков.

Хотя элементы репортёрских расследований были отмечены в программах киножурнала «Фитиль», снимавшегося с 1962 года, в СССР пионерами жанра стали такие писатели как Юлиан Семёнов (поиски «янтарной комнаты»), а в эпоху т. н. гласности — Артём Боровик («Совершенно секретно», «Версия»), Евгений Додолев («Московский комсомолец», «Совершенно секретно»), Дмитрий Лиханов («Совершенно секретно», «Огонёк») и Юрий Щекочихин («Литературная газета», «Новая газета»).

Юрий Щекочихин является автором ряда публикаций о наркомании в среде молодежи, о стычках между молодёжными группировками в Казани, о организованной преступности в СССР.

Дмитрий Лиханов вспоминал:
Настоящими расследованиями я занялся несколько позднее, когда вместе с покойным ныне Юлианом Семёновым начали делать первые номера «Совершенно Секретно». Со мной был Женя Додолев, позднее присоединился к нашей компании Артём Боровик, которого я очень долго уговаривал перейти в новую газету. «Совершенно секретно» стала первой частной газетой в СССР с тиражом в несколько миллионов экземпляров. И нас, её обозревателей, был абсолютный carte blanche. Мы могли летать в любую точку планеты с синими служебными паспортами и писать о чём пожелаем.

В этой же сфере работал Пол Хлебников.

Журналист — это светский проповедник, считал Семёнов. Его девизу и сегодня верна «семёновская гвардия» — Евгений Додолев и Дмитрий Лиханов. С ними, пионерами жанра журналистского расследования, Семёнов создавал «Совершенно секретно».

На телевидении в описываемом амплуа выступал Александр Политковский. Его коллега по программе «Взгляд» Владимир Мукусев в известной степени был новатором редкого в отечественной медиаиндустрии жанра, в течение нескольких лет ведя работу по выяснению обстоятельств загадочного исчезновения осенью 1991 года в Югославии корреспондентов Центрального телевидения — Виктора Ногина и Геннадия Куринного (в 2010 году Владимир написал письмо президенту Хорватии Иво Йосиповичу, предложив учредить именную стипендию в университете Загреба и установить памятник журналистам на месте их гибели). Помимо этого Мукусев расследовал ряд дел, среди прочих — дело о нападении на Союз ветеранов Афганистана в Екатеринбурге (1993), дело о готовящемся покушении на кандидата в президенты Украины Л.Кучму (1994), дело об убийстве Влада Листьева (1995). По поводу последнего у Мукусева своё мнение: причастность к преступлению Бориса Березовского он отрицает, в марте 2010 года, когда исполнилось 15 лет со дня гибели Влада Листьева, его коллега выступил с интервью «Влад, вы рано или поздно перестреляете друг друга». Его откровения были растиражированы во многих сетевых СМИ. Владимир утверждает, что на момент убийства на счетах его коллеги было около 16 миллионов долларов США. Мукусев достаточно категоричен:

В современной России журналистские расследования (начиная с середины 90-х) по большей части свелись к т. н. сливу, когда в изданиях (не обязательно бульварного толка) публикуются распечатки телефонных переговоров и/или материалы оперативно-розыскного дел, которые редакциям через ангажированных журналистов предоставляют заинтересованный лица из спецслужб.
Российская журналистика несколько сужает и заостряет понятие журналистского расследования. Оно ещё не приобрело своей академической формы, но уже сейчас многие понимают под ним исследование темы, связанной со злоупотреблениями властью и коррупцией. Цель такого расследования — предать огласке скрытые связи между властью и организованной преступностью.
На самом же деле расследование как жанр не может быть связано рамками какой-то определённой проблемы. Талантливый журналист сумеет сделать настоящий детектив, попытавшись, к примеру, выяснить, почему из ближайшего озера ушли бобры.

Правовая база

В ограничение журналистских расследований
Многие начинающие журналисты искренне полагают, что расследование — это лишь своеобразный способ подачи фактов, жанр, в стилистике которого можно написать едва ли не любой материал. Безусловно, умение «выписать» материал очень важно. Но прежде чем приступить к этой стадии подготовки публикации, следует определить круг источников информации, заручиться их помощью, обезопасить себя от возможных юридических проблем, наконец, проверить и проанализировать собранный материал. Внимательно прочитав наши рекомендации, наработав собственный опыт, вы безусловно придете к убеждению, что журналистское расследование — это не столько жанр, сколько метод, который имеет массу особенностей.
В России журналисты должны учитывать следующие правовые нормы:
 Конституция, ст. 24 — сбор, хранение, использование и распространение информации о частной жизни лица без его разрешения не допускаются.
 Уголовный кодекс РФ: ст. 129 — клевета; ст. 130 — оскорбление; ст. 137 — нарушение неприкосновенности частной жизни.
 Постановление Пленума Верховного суда РФ от 18 августа 1992 года № 11 «О некоторых вопросах, возникающих при рассмотрении судами дел о защите чести и достоинства граждан, а также деловой репутации граждан и юридических лиц» (с изменениями от 25 апреля 1995 года).
 Закон РФ «О средствах массовой информации» от 27 декабря 1991 года (с изменениями и дополнениями от 2 марта 1998 года): редакция в праве запрашивать информацию о деятельности государственных органов и организаций, общественных объединений и должностных лиц (такой запрос может быть как в устной так и в письменной форме). Статья 39 Закона РФ «О средствах массовой информации».
 Согласно статьям 47, 49 репортёр имеет право:
 искать, запрашивать, получать, распространять информацию;
 посещать государственные органы, организации, предприятия, учреждения, органы общественных объединений либо их пресс-службы;
 быть принятым официальными лицами в связи с запросом информации, получать доступ к документам и материалам, за исключением фрагментов, содержащих государственную, коммерческую или специально охраняемую тайну;
 копировать, публиковать или оглашать либо иным способом производить документы, материалы при условии соблюдения части 1 настоящего Закона;
 воспроизводить записи, в том числе с использованием средств аудио- и видеотехники, кино- и фотосъёмки, за исключением случаев, предусмотренных законом;
 посещать специально охраняемые места стихийных бедствий, катастроф, массовых беспорядков, массовых скоплений граждан, а также местности, в которых объявлено о чрезвычайных положениях, присутствовать на митингах и демонстрациях;
 проверять достоверность сообщаемой ему информации; излагать свои личные суждения и оценки в сообщениях и материалах, предназначенных для распространения за его подписью; отказываться от подготовки за своей подписью сообщений или материалов, противоречащих его убеждению;
 распространять подготовленные сообщения и материалы за своей подписью, или под псевдонимом, или без подписи, а также пользоваться иными правами, предоставленными законодательством РФ о средствах массовой информации.

В поддержку журналистских расследований

С другой стороны, в соответствии со ст. ст. 108, 171 УПК РСФСР в советское время, а затем УПК РФ в первой его редакции, до введения в действие нового УПК, публикации в зарегистрированном средстве массовой информации являлись основанием для начала уголовного производства и возбуждения уголовного дела в отношении объекта журналистского расследования — физического лица или организации. Кроме того, в отличие от решений субъектов оперативно-розыскной деятельности и органов следствия, которые были привязаны к конкретным административно-территориальным единицам (районам, городам, областям, краям) и не могли действовать самостоятельно за пределами своей юрисдикции, сообщения в прессе обладали экстерриториальностью, по этой причине публикациям в советской прессе придавалось столь большое значение партийно-государственными функционерами различного уровня, — на основании обличающей публикации в любой советской газете, даже сделанной не журналистом, а читателем в разделе «Письма в редакцию», чиновника любого уровня (кроме членов Политбюро ЦК КПСС) могли снять с должности, исключить из партии и отдать под суд. При этом, с формально-юридической точки зрения письмо читателя приравнивалось к категории «заявления граждан» и рассматривалось на общих основаниях в соответствии с законодательными актами о заявлениях граждан (в срок до одного месяца с момента публикации), а публикация за авторством штатного корреспондента или в колонке редактора как «сообщения учреждений и организаций». К указанной категории источников информации не относились только тексты в стенной печати, а также в изданиях, не прошедших государственную регистрацию («самиздат» и «тамиздат»), даже если при этом применялся типографский способ их изготовления. Комментируя указанную норму, российский правовед С. А. Шейфер относит публикации в прессе к доказательственным материалам (что существенно увеличивает их вес в судопроизводстве, поскольку в отличие от иных материалов, которые лишь являются основанием для проверки информации органами следствия или прокуратуры, материалы печати сами по себе являются доказательством). После распада СССР указанная правовая норма «перекочевала» в уголовное право и процесс постсоветских республик: Армении (ст. 104 УПК РА), Белоруссии (п. 4 ч. 1 ст. 166 УПК РБ), Украины (п. 4 ч. 1 ст. 94 УПК Украины) и др.

В настоящее время, указанная правовая норма в формулировке, исключающей двусмысленную трактовку, изъята из уголовно-процессуального законодательства РФ, и публикация в прессе, даже с перечислением конкретных фактов противоправной деятельности и доказательств их совершения, не влечёт каких-либо уголовно-правовых последствий для фигурантов журналистских расследований, хотя может расцениваться органами следствия как «сообщение о совершенном или готовящемся преступлении, полученное из иных источников» (п. 3 ч. 1 ст. 140 УПК РФ в действующей редакции). Однако, указанные публикации могут стать причиной отзыва лицензии у указанного СМИ или запрета на занятие определёнными видами деятельности (журналистикой) для отдельных его сотрудников.

Этические аспекты
Журналистское расследование предполагает постановку острых проблем, часто лежащих не только в области права, но и в сфере нравственности, поэтому часто сталкивается с этическими проблемами. В различных странах к решению вопроса этики в журналистике подходят по-разному. Существуют «этические фильтры», отбирающие журналистские материалы. Основными из них являются:
 Законодательство страны, которое создаёт внешние границы возможного поведения человека;
 Общие этические нормы, принятые профессиональными журналистскими организациями;
 Этические нормы и правила, установленные внутри отдельных СМИ или самими редакциями;
 Руководители газет, телеканалов, радиостанций и т. д., которые решают вопросы этики своих СМИ;
 Этические взгляды конкретного журналиста.

На данный момент в российской практике в большей мере осуществляют свою функцию контроля над соблюдением этики первый и последний пункт. Законодательство регулирует этические границы журналиста, ограничивая использования скрытой видеозаписи, прослушивание телефонных звонков, вторжения в личную жизнь и т. д. Определённые нормы этического поведения для себя формулирует и сам журналист. Правила, принятые редакцией конкретного СМИ, обычно касаются этики лишь в той части, которая затрагивает их финансовое благополучие или может негативно сказаться на их репутации. В основном эти правила существуют негласно, в то время как в западных редакциях они имеют документальную основу, обязательную для исполнения каждым журналистом.

В большинстве европейских стран существуют ассоциации журналистов-расследователей, которые совместно устанавливают и регулируют этические нормы в создании журналистского материала. В России подобной ассоциации не существует, поэтому нет общих норм этики.

Журналист-расследователь сталкивается с проблемами этики в двух случаях:
Проблемы, встающие перед журналистом-расследователем в вопросе этики, подразделяются на две категории:
 Связанные с методами сбора и обработки информации;
 Связанные с публикацией и целями, которые преследовал журналист, обнародуя известные ему факты.

Большинство фактов, используемых при создании материала журналистского расследования, черпаются из открытых источников. Такая информация редко ставит журналиста перед проблемой этического выбора. Но ни одно журналистское расследование не обходится без материалов, которые считаются конфиденциальными. Во многих странах этически считается допустимой передача чиновником конфиденциальной информации в устном или письменном виде. Если он это делает не из корыстных побуждений. Журналист вправе использовать подобную информацию.

В таких странах, как Испания, Франция, Италия общение между журналистами и политиками построено «на сливе» секретной или полусекретной информации, поскольку отсутствуют четкие правила доступа к открытой информации. В других странах (Голландия, Скандинавские страны), где существует традиционная открытость в политической жизни, «слив» информации происходит только тогда, когда политик или чиновник скрывают какую-то проблему. В США и Швеции даже запрещается преследование чиновника, входившего в контакт с журналистами, если можно установить, что он это сделал на благо фирмы, государства и пр. Например, сотрудница Пентагона Линда Трип (Linda Tripp), которая обнародовала информацию об отношениях президента США Билла Клинтона с сотрудницей Белого дома Моникой Ливински, не подвергалась преследованиям со стороны администрации президента или правоохранительных органов и продолжала сотрудничать с Белым домом вплоть до окончания президентского срока Клинтона. В тех странах, где власти имеют право искать источник (Великобритания, Норвегия, Россия), журналист должен вести себя крайне осторожно, чтобы не подвести человека, предоставившего информацию.

Зачастую журналисты не разграничивают понятия «общественный интерес» и «интерес общественности», что приводит к вторжению в частную жизнь отдельных людей. Существуют журналистские расследования, которые не являются значимыми для жизни общества, но удовлетворяют интерес аудитории, где журналистом нарушаются не только этические нормы, но и Конституцию РФ, статья 23 которой гарантирует неприкосновенность личной жизни всем (без исключения) гражданам России:

«1 часть: Каждый имеет право на неприкосновенность частной жизни, личную и семейную тайну, защиту своей чести и доброго имени;
2 часть: Каждый имеет право на тайну переписки, телефонных переговоров, почтовых, телеграфных и иных сообщений.
Ограничение этого права допускается только на основе судебного решения».

Данные гарантии конкретизируются в соответствующих статьях Уголовного кодекса РФ, согласно которым за нарушение положений Конституции РФ предусматривается взыскание штрафа с нарушителя или наказание его исправительными работами или лишением свободы сроком до двух лет (ст. 137, 138, 139).

См. также
 Центр журналистских расследований

Примечания

Литература

 Typewriter Guerillas: Closeups of 20 Top Investigative Reporters, by J.C. Behrens (paperback) 1977.
 Raising Hell: Straight Talk with Investigative Journalists, by Ron Chepesiuk, Haney Howell, and Edward Lee (paperback) 1997
 Investigative Reporting: A Study in Technique (Journalism Media Manual), by David Spark, (paperback) 1999.
 Tell Me No Lies: Investigative Journalism That Changed the World, John Pilger, ed. (paperback) 2005.

Ссылки
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How do I get 100 hours of studying in just three weeks?
I took an informal survey of my CFA candidate contacts recently and was pretty happy with the outcome. Of the nine candidates I talked to, most had started studying for the CFA exams sometime between late January and early March.
Candidates reported spending around 10 or 15 hours of studying and had just over 200 hours total on the CFA curriculum.
There were a few outliers in the group. One candidate had started studying in December and had been over the curriculum for more than 400 hours so far. She was very confident she wouldn't have a problem on the exam.
Another candidate though was not as confident. He was one of those starting later and had not devoted as much time. He estimated that he had only spent about 150 hours studying and wasn't quite through the entire curriculum yet.
Studying 100 hours for the CFA exams, or even more, in three weeks may not be a problem for some candidates. If you can put other classes or responsibilities aside for a few weeks while you cram for the exams, then it doesn't even amount to a full-time schedule.
Other candidates are not as fortunate. Devoting all your time to the CFA exam isn't possible when you have a full-time job, a family or a full schedule of college courses.
But you can still get in another 100 hours of studying before the exams, picking up a ton of additional points and maybe putting you over the pass-no pass level.
Many candidates are expecting to take the last week before the exams off to study but would find it hard to take the whole three weeks off work. It is still possible to spend around four hours a day studying over six days a week. This would accumulate 48 hours of study time over the next two weeks.
I wouldn't recommend you study all seven days of the week. You need time to relax and studying every single day is just going to leave you strained and not retaining information. I would take one of the weekend days off from studying. It may be tempting to take a workday off from studying but it is much more relaxing if you have one day where you don't have to work or study. You'll come back to your schedule much more recovered.
We've talked about ways to find more time to study for the CFA exams here on the blog before. With just a few weeks left, you will need to find more time and use that time as efficiently as possible.
Start your week with a full-length mock exam or a full set of questions, hitting every topic area from the curriculum. After working through the questions you missed, remember to review the ones where you got lucky guessing, you will review the percentage score in each topic to guide your studying over the week.
If you are consistently scoring less than 50% on any topic area, you will need to go back to the curriculum or summary sheets to review. Even on the non-core topics, scoring less than half of the points available will severely drag your overall score down.
For those topics in which you consistently score above 80%, I would review a one-page summary once or twice a week just to keep the material fresh.
In those topics where you are scoring between 50% and 80%, you will want to work out a schedule of flash cards, summary sheets and practice problems. Time spent on these three resources is about as effective and efficient as you are going to find. Use all three resources and cover a topic area each day, finishing up with a small set of practice problems. Do another set of practice problems on the following day, before you start the new topic area, to make sure you retained the information.
You might have to stretch it a little and get a little less sleep, but studying four hours a day should not be impossible for most people.
Longtime readers of the blog will know that the last week before the exam was my favorite time of the year when I was a candidate. Not only is the excitement of the upcoming test like chugging a keg of coffee, but really devoting the week to the curriculum is a lot like being a professional analyst.
You are going to be spending around half your time as an analyst researching and reading information about your coverage universe. Really digging into the curriculum and studying for eight or ten hours a day is a lot like that and you may be surprised how excited you feel to get started every day.
I've covered study schedules for the last week before the CFA exam as well. There are really two key points you want to build into your schedule.
First, treat your study schedule like a job. If you can take the time off work for that last week then the CFA exam will become your job. Put in at least an eight-hour workday, stopping for a five minute break each hour and half an hour for lunch.
Second, don't stay home to study. There are too many distractions at home and you need a more test-like environment. The public library is usually a good place to study since it is fairly quite but has some background noise that will simulate the actual exam noise.
Start each day with an hour or so of practice problems. Too many candidates put practice problems off until later in the day and end up either not having the time or are too tired to really do their best. Do a few sets of practice problems early to review the previous day's information and to make sure you get them in.
You retain much more information when you use active learnings strategies and practice problems are some of the best.
The rest of the day's studying will be a lot like your previous schedule, just at a longer interval. Try hitting one or two topics in detail each day and review another one or two topics. You don't necessarily have to review every study session over that last week but should cover at least 12 to 15 of the sessions.
If you studied for four hours a day, six days a week during the previous two weeks then you'll need about 52 hours to meet your 100-hour study mark over the week to the exam. That amounts to just under nine hours a day over six days. These will be long days, especially towards the end of each day but you have to stay focused. Just keep telling yourself that it is only a few days to one of the biggest exams of your life.
This is only an example of what you might do to prepare for the 2015 CFA exams over the next three weeks. Your own plan may differ and you may find it easier to do more or less studying. Spending 300 hours isn't a formal rule for the CFA exams, just an average we've seen across successful candidates.
More important than the total time you spend is how well you do on practice and mock exams, so use them as a guide.
The countdown is on! Good Luck!


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Game of Thrones Is Coming Back! The 6 Biggest Questions We Have for This Season
By Janelle Grodsky
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Let's give a shout-out to last season's Game of Thrones. It finally answered a long list of burning questions that we've been asking since the show's inception. Thank you, George R. R. Martin! From Jon Snow's (Kit Harington) true lineage to Hodor's backstory, both good and bad moments unfolded over the course of last season that tied up many loose ends. I mean, we've only been waiting six years for Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) to sail for Westeros. Finally!
But with all of those revelations, GoT still managed to leave us hanging on many other plot points. Now, a whole year later, we're demanding clarity. Scroll down to find out what we hope will be answered in Season 7. Then, catch the much-anticipated premiere this Sunday, July 17 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.
Will Jon Snow's Parentage Be Revealed to Him?
Fans have been speculating about Jon Snow's true parentage for years now, with most theories pointing to Lyanna Stark (Ned Stark's sister) and Rhaegar Targaryen (Daenerys Targaryen's older brother) as his parents. During one of Bran's time travels to the Tower of Joy, he witnessed Lyanna give birth to Jon, confirming the biggest fan theory of the series. Now that it has been revealed to us, the next question is: when will Jon find out? Will Bran get the chance to tell him? Will his word be enough? Does he have a chance at the Iron Throne? Is he the ice to Dany's fire? Tell us, George!
Will Daenerys Go Straight to King's Landing?
Last season's final scene saw Dany, her dragons, and her huge fleet of ships sailing out of Slaver's Bay (renamed the Bay of Dragons). But where exactly is she headed? We know that King's Landing is her ultimate goal, but will she take a pit stop anywhere first? Since Varys brokered a deal with Ellaria Sand and Olenna Tyrell, will she head to Dorne first? We would give anything for a tête-à-tête between Daenerys and Olenna!
How Does Sansa Feel About All of This?
Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) was left with several things to think about at the end of last season that could steer her course in many directions. Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish (Aiden Gillen) planted a seed in her head by saying she should rightfully be Queen of the North. Will she try to take the title away from Jon Snow? After Sansa's stunt at the Battle of the Bastards, she clearly doesn't trust her half-brother yet, but at the end of the day, she knows he's capable of leading. Will she stand by his side or shake things up?
Where Will Arya Go Next?
We're crossing our fingers that Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) makes it to Winterfell this season. For now, she's roaming the Riverlands after just off'ing Walder Frey, Lord of Riverrun. Will she seek out the rest of her kill list or head home? Better yet, will she run into her old direwolf, Nymeria? We can only hope.
Did Cersei Use Up All the Wildfire?
What does Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) do best? Take out her enemies. Last season, she blew up the Great Sept of Baelor with a surplus of wildfire, where all of said enemies lied in wait (including the High Sparrow, his followers, and almost all of the Tyrells). Our main question is: did she use all of that combustible green fire at one time? How will she defend herself against the oncoming Targaryen fleet (plus dragons)? She got back the Iron Throne but may have left herself totally defenseless in the process. Shame, shame, shame!
What Will Happen to the Wall?
We now know that the Wall was built with some kind of magic that prevents White Walkers from passing through—even the undead Benjen Stark can't cross it. But thanks to Bran's run-in with the Night King, who marked the young Stark boy, this may no longer be the case. Because of that incident, the White Walker leader is now able to track Bran. Remember what happened when the Night King found Bran hiding in the Children of the Forest's cave, which was, before his arrival, off-limits for all White Walkers? Recap: all hell broke loose, Meera yelled "Hold the door!" to Hodor. What will happen when Bran inevitably crosses the Wall? Will the Night King be able to track him across it and break the charm in the process? Did Bran just end GoT civilization as we know it?
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California to ban smoking on state parks, beaches
by: KATHLEEN RONAYNE, Associated Press
Posted: Oct 12, 2019 / 12:15 AM CDT / Updated: Oct 12, 2019 / 12:20 AM CDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will ban smoking on state parks and beaches starting next year under legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The law also bans disposing cigar and cigarette waste at parks and beaches. Violations of the law will be punishable by a fine of up to $25. Newsom, a Democrat, announced Friday he had signed the bill into law.
It covers smoking traditional cigarettes as well as using electric smoking devices. Smoking will still be allowed in parking lots at beaches and parks. Film and television productions can still allow people to smoke on state property with the proper permits.
Democratic state Sen. Steve Glazer has been pushing such a ban for years, with lawmakers approving it several times. But former Gov. Jerry Brown, a fellow Democrat, repeatedly vetoed it.
"We have many rules telling us what we can and can't do and these are wide open spaces," he wrote last year.
Glazer has argued such a rule will protect public health and curtail pollution.
California already prohibits smoking at child care centers, within 25 feet (7.6 meters) of farmers' markets, in government buildings and on public transportation. Cities and counties can also adopt their own smoking laws.
California has roughly 280 state parks and 340 miles (547 kilometers) of coastline.
A legislative analysis predicts it will cost the state parks system nearly $2 million to put up more than 5,000 signs alerting people to the ban and complying with various state regulations.
The law is supported by many medical and environmental groups as well the cities of Huntington Beach and Santa Monica. Many Republicans in the Legislature voted against the measure.
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by JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press / Jan 22, 2020
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The federal government took Ohio's side Tuesday in a lawsuit over a state law prohibiting doctors from performing abortions based on a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
"Nothing in Ohio's law creates a substantial obstacle to women obtaining an abortion," the Justice Department said in a filing, "and nothing in the Constitution or Supreme Court precedent requires States to authorize medical providers to participate in abortions the providers know are based on Down syndrome."
by ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press / Jan 22, 2020
BANGKOK (AP) — News that a new virus that has afflicted hundreds of people in central China can spread between humans has rattled financial markets and raised concern it might wallop the economy just as it might be regaining momentum.
Health authorities across Asia have been stepping up surveillance and other precautions to prevent a repeat of the disruptions and deaths during the 2003 SARS crisis, which caused $40 billion to $50 billion in losses from reduced travel and spending.
Science Says: What to know about the viral outbreak in China
Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new virus that originated in China. Governments are stepping up surveillance of airline passengers from central China and taking other steps to try to control the outbreak.
Here's what you should know about the illness: