TIRASPOL, Jan. 18 — The Dniester region's parliament on Wednesday will consider candidacy of former industry minister Pyotr Stepanov for premiership.
The newly elected president of the unrecognized republic Yevgeny Shevchuk nominated him for this post. If parliamentarians reject the candidate three times, the president has the right to dissolve the parliament.
Representing a program of a new Cabinet to the parliament's presidium on Tuesday Stepanov pointed to the republic's complicated economic situation.
"This year the budget deficit is 70 percent, such figure has never been registered for the whole history of the republic," he said stressing the need for changing the investment climate and creating new jobs.
"For many years we've stayed artificially isolated from the outside world. This is inadmissible. All efforts should be targeted at attracting investments. Moreover, it is necessary to put things in order as concerns rehabilitation of the republic's image," Stepanov said.
The candidate for premiership stressed the need for the Dniester region to recognize its gas debt to Russia's gas giant Gazprom and to seek its restructuring.
Speaking about the structure of a new Cabinet he noted that this will be "a mixture of experience and youth, mobile structure of the republic's management." He promised to form the Cabinet within a week.
The Dniester region established the post of prime minister last year ahead of the December presidential election won by Yevgeny Shevchuk. The parliament approved amendments to the relevant law abolishing the position of vice-president.


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Management of recurrence of hepatitis C infection following liver transplantation
M. Charlton
Liver disease secondary to hepatitis C infection is the most common indication for liver transplantation. Infection of the allograft begins at the time of transplantation. The histological progression of hepatitis C infection is greatly accelerated in liver transplant recipients when compared to the natural history in immunocompetent patients. Chronic allograft injury is apparent in >50% of HCV-infected recipients in the first postoperative year. Appro-ximately 10% of HCV-infected recipients die or lose their allograft secondary to hepatitis C-associated allograft failure and a further 30% will have cirrhosis by the end of the fifth postoperative year. Cumulative exposure to corticosteroids is associated with increased mortality, higher levels of HCV viremia and more severe histological recurrence. In contrast to non-HCV-infected recipients, treatment for acute cellular rejection is associated with attenuated patient survival among recipients with hepatitis C. Therapy with pegylated IFN (± ribavirin), although less efficacious than in immunocompetent patients, should be considered in recipients with histologically apparent recurrence of hepatitis C before jaundice develops. Ribavirin is poorly tolerated in liver transplant recipients, limiting efficacy of combination therapy. Ribavirin dosing should be adjusted for renal insufficiency. Passive immunity, through anti-HCV antibody preparations, has not been efficacious to date. The role of hepatitis C new immunosuppression agents in the management of posttransplant hepatitis C infection is still evolving.
Minerva Chirurgica
Liver diseases, etiology
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Charlton, M. (2003). Management of recurrence of hepatitis C infection following liver transplantation. Minerva Chirurgica, 58(5), 717-724.
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European Markets Mixed Wednesday
в Economy & Business
European markets were mixed Wednesday.
At midday, the FTSE index in Britain was down 0.1%, while Germany's DAX index fell 0.5%. France's CAC 40 was up 1.5 points (+0.03%).
Markets in Asia and Australia also ended mixed hours earlier, bringing an end to a multi-day winning streak.
The Nikkei in Japan dropped 0.5%. Seoul's KOSPI index fell 0.9%. The Sensex in Mumbai was down 0.7%.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index gained 1.1%, while the TSEC index in Taipei surged 3.5%. The S&P/ASX in Sydney closed 0.4% lower.
Shanghai's Composite index remains closed for the Lunar New Year.
In commodities trading, gold was selling at $1,788.10 per ounce, down 0.6% U.S. crude oil was selling at $60.94 per barrel, up 1.4%, and Brent crude was up 1.8%, selling at $64.50 per barrel.
In futures trading, the Dow was trending slightly higher, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were trending negatively ahead of the opening bell on Wall Street.
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The mojarra frita (fried whole fish) is a special treat: I order without fries, NOT extra crispy. Perfect! Best fish fry I've found since Field House dropped the catfish. Expensive, though.
I think the people are friendly, and the service is fine. My only complaint is that, while the salsa is good, there's a sign on the salsa bar asking people to limit how much they take. No other place in town does that!
Tacos Los Altos now has a Mexican grocery section, including a meat case: you can order the meat as is, just like at the carnicería, or (even better!) they'll cook it for you on the spot as a platter. They also offer herbs, spices, and canned goods, but as far as I can tell, nothing you can't get at Basha's.


According to a poll of investors, Peabody Energy is the coal stock that's most poised to outperform.
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- There's been concern among investors that coal stocks are heading for trouble amid falling natural gas prices and the growing preference among many utilities for renewable resources and natural gas as opposed to dirty coal.
Amid this growing sentiment, coal companies such as Consol Energy ( CNX - Get Report) are making their way into natural gas territory. In April, Consol announced the completion of its deal to buy Dominion Resources' ( D - Get Report) natural gas business for roughly $3.475 billion in cash.
Despite the bearish trends for coal, a number of analysts believe there's upside for the industry; the bullish indicators are there. Also noteworthy in the bullish regard for coal and the economy is Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.B and Warren Buffett's large Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad purchase earlier this year; Burlington is the second-largest railroad operator in the U.S., and one of the largest transporters of coal.
Currently, S&P coal analyst Mathew Christy's 12-month outlook for the coal and consumable fuels sub-industry is neutral, based on his belief that demand for coal will increase in 2010, as thermal coal inventories are reduced on higher electricity demand and little to no fuel switching, along with firmer demand in the seaborne and metallurgical coal markets. Meanwhile, market research firm IBISWorld said coal exports have been rising over the past five years, given that firms have been serving the Asia emerging markets where steel production -- a major source of metallurgical coal demand -- is still booming relative to the U.S. markets.
Indeed, coal analysts such as S&P's Christy continue to have favorable views on a number of coal stocks and to believe they will continue to do well amid natural gas concerns and relatively stronger steel market deman in the growing emerging market economies. Those stocks include Alpha Natural Resources ( ANR, James River Coal ( JRCC, Arch Coal ( ACI and Peabody Energy ( BTU - Get Report).
In light of all this, we recently asked readers of TheStreet which coal stock of the ones above they consider to be the alpha stock of the group, and which they would most likely invest in over the next 12 months. The winner of the group was Peabody Energy, with 28.5% of the poll votes. Bullish attributes of the company include its large size and direct exposure to greater-growth markets such as India and China.
Alpha Natural Resources, James River Coal and Arch Coal received 25.6%, 24.4%, and 21.5% of the votes respectively.
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Profile: Jesse Chrisp
Small-town lawyer succeeds through diligent studies and a passion for taking down Goliaths
Stephen Ellison
Other professions may have suited Jesse Chrisp just fine, but a chance opportunity at mixing law with business in a community that few other attorneys focused on was one he couldn't pass up. So, he found his niche and put his heart and soul into making law his life's work in his hometown.
Chrisp grew up in Lake County, a mostly rural area in Northern California known best in recent years for its historic wildfires and flooding. But long before those disasters made national headlines, he had been providing a voice for "neighbors" experiencing personal disasters as a result of another party's negligence or gross misbehavior.
Being that voice is Chrisp's greatest source of pride these days, as he comes from the same humble background as do many of his clients. Playing David against the Goliaths of the corporate world still drives him today.
"Since I was a little kid, I have been focused on social justice," Chrisp said. "I always knew I wanted to be a lawyer. I grew up in a small town, my mother was a Jehovah's Witness, and my critical thinking was turned on by that. I was interested in local politics, I watched a lot of TV movies with lawyers in them, loved lawyers on TV. I love the idea of being able to help fight for the weaker parties, and I hate bullies."
Over the years, Chrisp has challenged wrongdoers big and small, from dog bite cases to car crashes to wrongful deaths. He has litigated hundreds of cases in Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma, Yuba, Colusa, Contra Costa, Marin and San Francisco counties and won numerous verdicts and settlements for his clients.
Not too bad for someone who in law school wasn't expecting to practice law when he graduated. Chrisp recalled having no intention, as he attended Golden Gate Law School in San Francisco, of starting a career in law. He had been selling real estate to pay for college and law school and initially thought real estate would be his life pursuit. When that didn't "click" due to boredom, the young Chrisp started working for a seminar company and had decided that too was not his end game.
While he was still working for the seminar company, Chrisp got an offer that was hard to pass up and would put his law career in motion.
"I got offered a contract with the local indigent defense contractor with the county, which is basically how rural counties give public defender services," he explained. "So, for me it was a great opportunity because I got paid $4,000 a month, and had 1,000 clients a year. I was a misdemeanor public defender, but there is no public defender's office in Lake County, so you can take all the private cases you want. So, I started adding on my business card 'personal injury lawyer.'"
Chrisp found that he loved being in court and loved learning the court system, regardless of whether it was personal injury or criminal defense, he said. He was still young at the time, about 27 or 28, and could hardly contain his excitement of being in front of a courtroom full of people.
"I finally did my first jury trial, and it was a criminal trial, a 30-day case," Chrisp said. "I defended a man wrongly accused of a sex crime. If he lost, he was going to be a registered sex offender. He had eight other lawyers before me, including five public defenders and three private lawyers he couldn't afford anymore. They would move on or become felony attorneys or move out of the area. Finally, a judge called and told me he was going to assign me the case. I took that case to trial, and after 30 days, the jury came back in 45 minutes: 12-0 not guilty. So, that was an amazing taste of what being a trial lawyer would be like. The feeling was just thrilling."
'Fighter' for the underdog
Chrisp was sold. And once he decided on a career in law, he went all in. He read all the books he could get his hands on, took training sessions, attended seminars, watched how other trial lawyers conducted themselves and spent a lot of time in court, honing his skills.
What started as a solo practice out of his home in Lake County grew into a firm with three lawyers and a staff of 10.
"One of the memorable moments was when I wrote a letter and got a check for $15,000 – that kind of blew my 28-year-old mind," Chrisp said. "Initially, it was lucrative, and it was a way to make a living in Lake County. I tried everything. I took real estate cases, I took private criminal cases. But chasing people down for an hourly fee I just couldn't stomach. Even today – and my staff probably can't stand it – I'm probably too nice about reducing our fee if I feel it's just not fair.
"And that was definitely there back then," he continued. "I would write a contract to represent someone for a DUI for $2,000, and I'd end up waiving it after they paid the $500 retainer. I would never chase them down for the rest – I just couldn't do it."
Contingency work indeed was way more in alignment with Chrisp's beliefs and values. It was high risk, no doubt, but it was risk and reward, and it was a sure thing for clients in rural counties where no one really has the money to pay what it would cost to litigate a case, he said.
Best of all, Chrisp said, the contingency model serves as an equalizer.
"It levels the playing field against rich, massive corporations," he said. "They get to hire a fighter who will fight for them as much as he can, and it doesn't cost the regular people to have a fighter on their side. I really like that."
Growing up "dirt poor" in a rural community, Chrisp had very little exposure to lawyers or the legal community. His maternal grandfather attended law school at UC Hastings College of the Law but never practiced, and Chrisp didn't have much of a relationship with him.
But Chrisp's childhood provided subtle influences. His father was a big fan of country music and a musician himself. As a child, Chrisp and his siblings would be invited onstage to sing in front of audiences, even once in front of 10,000 people at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, he said.
"We kind of had a musical childhood and had exposure to being on stage," he said. "Also, the good side of being a Jehovah's Witness is you go to everybody's door in a suit and tie. So, I consider it great sales training, if anything."
But perhaps his greatest influence occurred in undergrad college at Chico State University. A program called the Community Legal Information Center (CLIC) brought lawyers to campus to work with college students, and the whole program was run by the students. Chrisp's interest was piqued, and he wanted to learn more, even though he was a journalism major at the time. He got involved with CLIC and soon became director of what was basically their criminal program, he said.
"Back then, it was called Traffic and the Law because you could give information about tickets and stuff like that," Chrisp recalled. "So, I did that and got to hang out with the lawyers. And then I was pretty convinced. One of the lawyers in particular was a well-known criminal lawyer, your classic trial lawyer's lawyer. He wore three-piece suits, and he drove a sleek sports car, probably a Corvette. But he was cool, and he would take all the students to lunch. He was probably in his late 50s, 60s and spending his time helping college students get down the path. He made the law really fun as far as how it looked. So, I was on the path."
During law school, Chrisp got his first taste of personal injury law through an internship, he said. He learned how to write demands and how to help a client from first walking through the door of a lawyer's office all the way to getting a settlement from an insurance company. But he didn't learn anything about litigation or trial and had no idea he would come to love those areas so much.
Those things he learned through his own diligence, research and tireless work ethic. Chrisp is a huge believer in the Reptile Strategy and the cognitive approach to persuading jurors. He attended a multitude of seminars that helped him learn how to build a case for his client.
"I'm a huge believer in Trial Guides, which is a website that has all the material," he said. "I read basically every book I could get my hands on, from 'Damages' to 'Rules of the Road' to 'Polarizing the Case.' Those books and trainings and seminars started helping me understand what we we're really trying to accomplish and how to really build a case.
"Then, I started trying civil cases, winning some and losing others," he continued. "Taking smaller cases to trial in the rural courts was difficult, and we just kept going, and now we're getting results that are very good."
Winning at opening
Chrisp's approach starts with case selection. He said he thrives most when there's a significant power imbalance against his client, "the classic David and Goliath tale," as he puts it.
If the case makes it to trial, Chrisp simply sets out to win over the jury with his opening statement. And it starts before he gets into the courtroom, with extensive research about the opposition's experts. He scours all forms of prior depositions, digs deep on Google for all the data he can find, anything that gives his team access to what those experts have said before, in case it contradicts what they say now. He also takes video depositions, some of which can be extremely long.
"Then, I attack very hard in opening," Chrisp explained. "I want to take away the halo effect. There's a lot of cognitive science that goes into this approach: Basically, you don't want their expert to get on the stand because he's going to be a good talker, he's going to be smooth and charming. And I don't want their expert on the stand and have the jury see this expert for the first time the way the defense wants him seen. So, I bring the video clips at the beginning to show the jury what this guy is going to say and anything that's good for our case and anything that puts bias on this expert.
"My last opening was over 200 slides; it took about two hours," he added. "But by the end of it, the case was done, the jury was on our side, and the defense had nothing."
Soak it all in
When Chrisp is not working, he enjoys traveling across the globe. He's been to 50 countries on six continents, including Antarctica. The only one left is Australia, he said. Last year, he lived abroad because of his wife's Swedish citizenship. "She couldn't enter the U.S. for a year, so we had to live abroad for a while, which was a little tough for both of us," he said.
In the area of advising his younger colleagues, Chrisp emphasized networking and gaining as much experience as possible as soon as possible.
"There's a path out there, and everyone's is different," he said. "Try to make contact with older, experienced lawyers. Go watch them, ask them questions. The plaintiffs' lawyers bar is unique in that we always share. Good artists copy; great artists steal. And we're all thieves of the best material. The nice thing is it's freely accepted and encouraged.
"Lastly, I've learned a ton from losing," Chrisp continued. "That which hurts worst teaches best. Don't be afraid to lose because that's inevitable. I've learned more from losing and became a better trial lawyer from learning what went wrong with a case or where I went wrong in a case than I have in winning."
Stephen Ellison is a freelance writer based in San Jose. Contact him at ssjellison@aol.com.
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Q: Parsing a filename and directory from a single parameter I'm working on a script that will create an XML document for use in further automation. Among other things, the dropDir and fileName should be parameters. But since these are both going to be required and the file will always be in the dropDir.
I'm wondering if there's a way that I can combine these two parameters into a single parameter, and then just parse out the file from the single string?
So for example, the user would call the script:
.\iAmAScript.ps1 -path C:\prodfiles\settings.xml
Internally in iAmAScript, it would logically take the following actions:
If (![System.IO.File]::Exists($path)){
    New-Item $path -type file
    $dropLoc = $path.<some method returning C:\prodfiles\>
    $fileName = $path.<some method returning settings.xml>
}

I'm just not quite sure how to do this in the context of Powershell, is the best way to try to figure out a way to use the LastIndexOf method within Powershell to truncate everything to the left of the last \?

A: You can use Split-Path to get these components:
$file = $path | Split-Path -Leaf
$dir = $path | Split-Path -Parent

The .NET methods are as follows:
$file = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($path)
$dir = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($path)

You could also get the item and use its properties:
$item = Get-Item -Path $path
$item.Name           # the file
$item.DirectoryName  #the directory

This object can be passed to most cmdlets that accept file parameters, and it exposes additional methods. To do this though, the file has to exist first, so you'd have to create it and then get the item but this might be useful later in your script.

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Prof. Kostas Kormas leads The Microbial Communities and Habitats in Aquatic Environments Laboratory (MiCHAEL) at the University of Thessaly. MiCHAEL focuses on freshwater/marine microbial ecology and aquatic animals-microbe interactions. K. Kormas is a founding member of MikroBioKosmos. Currently, he is an Academic Editor of the journal PeerJ and currently serves as the Greek Ambassador for the International Society for Microbial Ecology.
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Danae Venieri is Associate Professor in Environmental Microbiology in the School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete. She leads the lab of Environmental Microbiology and her main research interests focus on a) the application of novel disinfection techniques for the inactivation of various pathogenic microorganisms contained in water and wastewater, including bacteria, viruses and parasites. Recent research studies deal with Advanced Oxidation Processes (heterogeneous photocatalysis/solar photocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis etc.) and the application of novel photocatalytic materials in lab- and pilot-scale applications; b) the dispersion of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes into the aquatic environment and their elimination rates during disinfection techniques and wastewater treatment methods; c) the biodegradation of pollutants using various microorganisms; d) the investigation of ecotoxicity of emerging micro-contaminants, including antibiotics and estrogens, and the effect of their by-products towards microbial consortia and e) the assessment of microbiological quality of the aquatic environment through the monitoring of pathogenic microorganisms and the risk assessment for public health. She is Associate Editor of the Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (Publisher: John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the Society of Chemical Industry) and Editorial Board member of Catalysts (MDPI).
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Hera Karayanni is Assistant Professor in Hydrobiology at the Department of Biological Applications and Technologies, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina. She leads the Microbial Ecology lab (https://sites.google.com/site/aquamicrolab/) and her main research focus on investigating the diversity of prokaryotes and microeukaryotes in different aquatic environments and deciphering the factors that shape the structure of their communities. Current research deals with the biogeography of protists and the role of micropollutants as vectors of pathogenic and non-pathogenic microbes between ecosystems.
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Q: Why does my search time get shorter the more searches I do? I'm doing an assignment that requires me to measure the time taken by two different search algorithms, sequential and binary (I suppose to make the point about efficiency). I have a target list of about 280 words to look for and a search pool list of about 1200 words. I've read both files in and stored the words in ArrayLists.
Here's the relevant bit for the sequential algorithm I've implemented so far:
long startTime = System.nanoTime();

//search sorted list for as long as end of list has not been reached and
//current list item lexicographically precedes target String
while((compareResult > 0)&&(position != searchPool.size()-1)){

    //update to current position
    position += 1;

    compareResult = target.compareTo(searchPool.get((int)position));

    comparisonCount += 1;

}//end while loop

long endTime = System.nanoTime();

timeElapsed = endTime - startTime; //timeElapsed also a long

After this, I display the number of comparisons made and the time elapsed (in milliseconds, so I'm dividing by a million first).
The time returned for the first few numbers is around 0.5 to 0.7 ms. This number wobbles downward to the 32nd word which takes 0.1 ms. The remaining 150 words all take 0.0 ms.
I was expecting a direct correlation between the number of comparisons and the elapsed time. Any idea what's going wrong?
Aside: It occurred to me that the number of comparisons made by the compareTo method (ie word length) might be affecting the time, however even long words that do not appear in the searched list (and therefore must be compared to all items before that conclusion is reached) take no time at all if they appear further down.

A: JVM optimizes the code paths that are frequently executed so they will become faster. Also depending on application first few iterations may involve establishing a connection, loading a resource etc.
So as general strategy you should discard first few samples. And take measurement as average over larger samples for more reliable results.


Senior Squad is available for swimmers 15 years plus who wish to maintain their fitness, improve their technique, increase their training commitment or reduce their training commitment. Our current Teens swimmers can join this squad as well as any Select Squad swimmer unable to commit to 6 training sessions per week. There is an opportunity for Senior Squad swimmers to swim either 1 hour sessions or 2 hour sessions up to 4 time per week.
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Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "denies that there's such a thing as evolution."
"California has added twice as many jobs as Florida" over the past year.
"Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog."


To determine the compliance or non-compliance with ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, and ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low Rise Residential Buildings.
To analyze building loads, annual energy consumption, and operating costs. A source emissions analysis was also performed for the utilities consumed. Trane TRACE 700 was used to model the monthly utility consumption and room/zone load and airflows.
To analyze the existing conditions of the complete heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems that were installed. The usable floor space taken by the mechanical equipment, cost of construction, and a LEED analysis were all performed.


The #2 data center market in Ireland, Regional has a connectivity ecosystem made up of 3 colocation data centers, 21 cloud service providers and 0 network fabrics. With 18 service providers, CIX operates the #1 data center in Regional which is known as Cork. Other important data center market in Ireland include Dublin.


https://www.facebook.com/groups/1436579763316074/ the Wilber finance teacher at Purdue had no credibility the first month of class with the EMT ----, and his attitude, and he was the 'main' teacher, so the entire school Purdue Krannert lacked much credibility. I was accepted, and started, and with several rankings showing with my own 'thinking' that Purdue was ranked 'simply as good as it gets', I finished the degree I started with experience of ---- at OK ST. and High school and job efforts. Some teachers like Wilber may have been frauds, look a likes, inside class. It was/is in many ways 'just a certificate' and america owes me Trillion$ because of the punk/nazi disrespect I have experienced from police/judges/courts public owned stock brokers and topeka license offices, punks/flunks/liars/frauds. Merrill lynch owes me the first trillion since they started the ---- when I was 16 then a blind side arrest after my masters and subsequent arrests for fiction/lies, and invitations to become a client after the ----, and online accounts of mine being turned off. Smith Barney, and Painewebber are next in line of punks who owe me trillion$ and need to be executed, they probably murdered my real dad and had an idiot look a like steal his life/identity. All people need to know these facts/gossip, those who know for real, those innocent who think every thing is alright around town, everywhere in america, it is not.
00002 - S&P 500 McClellan Oscillator (1-Yr).
my best ACT score in 1978/79 was 96%, so 96% of $4,000,000,000/yr hedge fund pay check is minimum wage for me, ( we assume the top pay check/license had a perfect ACT %, but probably did not, probably not as good as mine) plus back pay check for every year since 1966 kindergarten, Merrill lynch and ks securities commission punks say my degrees do not matter, so they are flunk outta kindergarten equivalents. Same back pay from smith barney and painewebber/ punks disrespected me, same back pay from police and courts, in JOCO KS and KCMO where punks disrespected me, probably murdered my real father and his sister. Each of these (companies) owes me $1,000,000,000,000.00 for each incident of disrespect, police actions/jail etc. and all involved publicly executed. punks around here call murdering a person 'RIP' rest in peace? Ripped? nazi mental health said no one is supposed to earn more than $30,000/yr, they got $50,000/yr, they all need to be illed, and since most all are look a likes/frauds, muke them all.
punks create issues, punks disrespect, punks need to be executed, punks use rules against myself, not for myself, they should expect to be illed based on everything, I was 'no different than everyone else' KS Scholar ACT % 1978 to start, I did not understand econ, it 'is all econ', 'A+ first semester OK ST 1979', 'we do not let just anyone do it' 'your degrees do not matter- after I earn them' PUNKS need to be klled... a punk said he would shoot my father I believe they killed him, no one did anything, they like their superior and RIGHT killed, like they do to me. nuke them. one issue after another, punks disrespect, ill them all. NEVER SETTLE FOR ANY THING NOT RIGHT, LET ALONE NAZI PUNK DISRESPECT uke them all.
so what? how does it put money in my account based on my own, every real money experience in my 57 years, and my observations/precedents in america? every real ownership experience/precedent is why I am the way I am, Owner Nation is a result of every thing, strategically I would be an idiot to not use all real experiences and observations and then apply them to every thing I do, plan to do, intelligent strategic planning indeed.
I will contract to 'manage engineers' with my pay at $1 billion/month and a $1 trillion signing bonus up front, ( based on MY EVERYTHING) manage for 1 year, then set for life, and my family set for life, the way it is supposed to be. 'Wants' vs. 'Needs' , no one needs to earn $4 billion/yr, hedge fund pay, I personally just WANT TO, and I do NOT WANT to settle for disrespect, anything not good enough. I WANT TO SEE ALL INVOLVED IN DISRESPECTING ME PUNISHED, UP TO AND INCLUDING PUBLIC EXECUTIONS, based on the magnitude of disrespect, the law and courts have established disrespecting me, all involved are punks/frauds, need to be publicly executed.
2.26.2019- Most of the daily charts are pointing to a top in the averages, thus a decline very soon. Playing short term puts has not been good for me lately, a game I assume best for day trading these days, accounts that allow you to buy and sell the same security in the same trading day. Even though the charts are pointing to an immediate decline, Trump, Trade news can/has/will change the markets on a news flash, so again, 'day trading' best in this environment.
this chart and some others are influenced by J Klein- ranked #1 on the public chart lists, I am also on- Time To Buy- ranked #86, my goal is not to be ranked high(It would be interesting), unless that gets me billion$, positive publicity, and the due punishment to all who have disrespected me, as outlined through out these charts, links, blogs, etc.
the punks at merrill lynch blind side arrested me after my masters when the punks said my degrees do not matter- execute them, they continued for years same with smith barney, painewebber, - execute them all, when I moved to California, they sent me a letter inviting me to the kc plaza office after the blind side arrests execute them all. My dad had trust accounts for me at each office, execute them. The police, real and or fake, court house judges, KCMO and JOCO KS -execute all of them. They gossiped of killing my dad and his sister when I was 16, execute all of them. The person acting as my dad after college, on and off said he was a murderer identity thieve, look a like, of my real dad, 'not my natural dad' execute all of them.


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Chevrolet GM Industry News
2007 Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon under investigation for catching fire
February 8, 2008 June 2, 2011 Omar Rana
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a preliminary investigation of 2007 Chevrolet Tahoes and GMC Yukons after receiving two reports of fires while Tahoes were parked in garages with their engines off. The report said both homes were severely damaged and two people were injured as a result of the fires caused by the SUVs
NHTSA estimates that as many as 400,000 vehicles would be affected if a defect is identified. GM said that it cannot find evidence in its records that the reports were caused by the SUVs. The new 2007 GM SUVs are not equipped with the kind of cruise control switch that led to a recall of more than 10 million Ford cars after reports of fires.
The NHTSA has also opened a preliminary investigation of 2006 Lamborghini Gallardos after getting three fire reports. If recall is necessary, 600 cars will be recalled.
Source: Automotive News (Subscription Required)
[tags]Cars, Car, Auto, Automobile, Vehicles, Technology, Auto News, News, Automotive, GM, Lamborghini
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Fisker's 'top secret' two-door convertible hybrid revealed →


Hottie Matthew McConaughey has married his girlfriend of six years, Camila Alves, in a romantic sunset ceremony at their Texas home.
McConaughey, 42, wore a three-piece Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo, while Alves, 30, wore a gown by a Brazilian designer.
In true celebrity style, the "island beach meets Texas" wedding spanned three days at the couple's huge Austin estate, with guests lounging on hammocks, playing lawn games and chilling in luxury tents.
The couple, who met in a bar in LA in 2006, have two children, Levi, three, and Vida, two.


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Q: Sum of Gaussian binomial coefficients. We all know that $\sum_{i=0}^{n}{n \choose i}=2^{n}$. Is there a similar result regarding the q-binomial coefficients? (a.k.a Gaussian binomial coefficients) - $\sum_{i=0}^{n}{n \choose i}_{q}=?$

A: There are many possibilities, e.g.
$\sum_{i=0}^{n}q^i{n \choose i}_{q^2}=(1+q)(1+q^2)...(1+q^n)$
or
$\sum_{i=0}^{n}q^{i(i+1)/2}{n \choose i}_{q
}=(1+q)(1+q^2)...(1+q^n).$

A: For Gaussian binomial coefficients we have
$$
\sum_{k = 0}^n  \binom nk_q = \sum_{m = 0}^\infty a_m q^m,
$$
where
$$
a_m = \sum_{\lambda\vdash m} \#\{k\in \mathbf Z_{\geq 0}\mid \lambda_1\leq n-k, \lambda'_1\leq k\}.
$$
The notation $\lambda\vdash m$ signifies that $\lambda$ is an integer partition of $m$.
Also $\lambda_1$ is the first (largest) part of $\lambda$ and $\lambda'_1$ is the number of positive parts in $\lambda$.
This follows from the following well-known fact about Gaussian binomial coefficients:
$$
\binom nk_q = \sum_\lambda q^{|\lambda|},
$$
the sum being over all partitions $\lambda$ where $\lambda_1\leq n-k$ and $\lambda'_1\leq k$ (see, for example Stanley's Enumerative Combinatorics, vol. 1, or Eq. (4) in my expository article titled Counting subspaces in a Finite Vector Space).

A: One more version - analog of $\sum_{i=0}^n(-1)^i\binom ni=0$:
$$
\sum_{i=0}^n(-1)^i\binom ni_q=\begin{cases}0,&n=2k-1\\
\prod_{j=1}^k(1-q^{2j-1}),&n=2k\end{cases}
$$

A: The identity $\prod_{i=0}^{n-1} (1+xq^i) = \sum_{k=0}^n x^k
q^{{k\choose 2}}{n\choose k}_q$ is the $q$-binomial theorem. A
combinatorial proof based on integer partitions is mentioned on page
68 of Enumerative Combinatorics, vol. 1, 2nd ed. There is also given
a combinatorial proof based on finite fields. For the online version
at http://math.mit.edu/~rstan/ec/ec1.pdf, see pages 74-75.


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Navy Restarts X-47B Carrier Testing
A X-47B lands on Nov. 10, 2013 onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). US Navy Photo
The U.S. Navy has a begun a second set of sea-trials for its Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstrator (UCAS-D) aircraft onboard the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) about 60 nautical miles off the Virginia coast.
Opinion: What's the point of Air Sea Battle?
By: Capt. Brett Friedman
The 1977 cover art for the Atari 2600 game: Air Sea Battle
The recent mantra regarding Air Sea Battle is that "it is not a strategy, it's an operational concept." If so, what is the concept? It seems predicated on improving interoperability between the Navy and the Air Force, but that's just joint operations — what the Pentagon says its been doing for years.
Why the fancy name and media blitz?
CNO Greenert to Congress on Budget: 'We're Tapped Out'
The leaders of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps gave their bleak assessments of the future of Sea Service readiness under future budget cuts in a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. Read More →
Navy: Despite Cost Overruns Ford Carriers are Built for Affordability
A composite photo illustration representing the Ford-class aircraft carrier, USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79). US Navy Photo
The head of the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier program offered a mea culpa for cost overruns on the service's new Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) nuclear carrier class in a Tuesday briefing with reporters. Read More →
Document: U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments and Issues
The following is from the Oct. 22, 2013 Congressional Research Service report: U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues.
Even though the United States plans to reduce the number of warheads deployed on its long- range missiles and bombers, consistent with the terms of the New START Treaty, it also plans to develop new delivery systems for deployment over the next 20-30 years. The 113th Congress will continue to review these programs during the annual authorization and appropriations process. Read More →
Lockheed Martin SR-72 is Only a Plane on Paper
An artist's conception of the proposed Lockheed Martin SR-72. Lockheed Martin Photo
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Aerojet Rocketdyne have made a breakthrough in hypersonic propulsion technology, but the Mach 6.0-capable SR-72 remains more of aspiration than a real airplane.
Lockheed's SR-72 Could Fill Crucial Pentagon Need
Artist's conception of the SR-72 so-called Son of Blackbird concept from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. Lockheed Martin Photo
Could Lockheed Martin Skunk Works' SR-72 hypersonic concept design fill the Pentagon's need for a penetrating intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft? The answer could be yes. Read More →
Next-Generation Fire Scout Has First Flight
An MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle takes off from Naval Base Ventura County at Point Mugu on Oct. 31, 2013. US Navy Photo
The Navy's next generation rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) had its first flight on Thursday at Naval Base Ventura County at Point Mugu, Calif., according to a statement from the service. Read More →
NAVAIR Cancels Pre-Solicitation for New Super Hornets
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 prepares to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) on Oct. 26, 2013. US Navy Photo
The U.S. Navy removed pre-solicitation notices for 36 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and 84 General Electric F414 engines from the Federal Business Opportunities website today. Read More →
New Super Hornet Solicitation Could Threaten Navy's Joint Strike Fighter Buy
An F-35C Lightning II aircraft on Aug. 14, 2013 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. US Navy Photo
The U.S Navy has released a pre-solicitation notice for 36 additional Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters, which could potentially threaten the production ramp-up for the service's Lockheed Martin F-35C Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) variant. Read More →


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André Degaine, né le  à Billom et mort le  à Paris , est un historien du théâtre français, qui fut également dessinateur, décorateur et auteur dramatique. Il était surnommé « le spectateur absolu ».

Biographie
André Degaine, inlassable spectateur, a applaudi Louis Jouvet, Charles Dullin et Ludmilla Pitoëff, de même que Jean Vilar, Roger Planchon ou encore Patrice Chéreau.

Depuis le début des années 1950, il a pris des notes, fait des croquis d'après nature et « pioché » dans l'histoire du théâtre. Dans le cadre du théâtre non professionnel, il a été tour à tour comédien, décorateur et constructeur de décors, machiniste et metteur en scène, affichiste et auteur.

Tant à Paris qu'en province, il a rédigé, notamment pour des associations de spectateurs, des dizaines d'articles, calendriers théâtraux à afficher, études diverses (toujours avec beaucoup de dessins). La Comédie de Saint-Étienne, sous la direction de Jean Dasté, a donné en lecture-spectacle l'une de ses pièces, Slovik.

On a pu l'entendre régulièrement dans les émissions du Masque et la Plume de France Inter, bien qu'il ne fasse pas partie des critiques, et il a été souvent sollicité pour ses remarques sur l'histoire des pièces mises au programme.

Postier, il a été le fondateur du "Théâtre Club" de la Société Littéraire de La Poste, Magazine parlé du spectacle vivant lieu où auteurs, metteurs en scène, comédiens, humoristes, chanteurs sont présents pour présenter ce qui se joue actuellement dans les principales salles parisiennes.

André Degaine est mort dans la nuit du 27 au  à l'hôpital Saint-Antoine (Paris) : il allait sur 84 ans.

Œuvres
  Dessins magiques, Le Cendre, Éd. B.O.F., 1981
 Histoire du théâtre dessinée : de la préhistoire à nos jours, tous les temps et tous les pays, avant-propos de Jean Dasté, Paris, A.-G. Nizet, 1992, 436 p.
 Guide des promenades théâtrales à Paris, Paris, Nizet, cop. 1999, 258 p.
 Le Théâtre raconté aux jeunes, Saint-Genouph, Nizet, 2006, 367 p.

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Texte en partie tiré de la  de couverture de son livre Histoire du théâtre dessinée, de la préhistoire à nos jours, tous les temps et tous les pays, Nizet, 1992.

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Critique dramatique
Historien de théâtre
Historien français du XXe siècle
Dramaturge français du XXe siècle
Naissance en septembre 1926
Naissance à Clermont-Ferrand
Décès en mai 2010
Décès dans le 12e arrondissement de Paris
Décès à 83 ans

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1944, Universal, 65 min, Dir: Julien Duvivier, Reginald Le Borg
Originally intended to be the opening tale of FLESH AND FANTASY, Universal elected to turn this segment into a 65-minute stand-alone feature, its added passages directed by Reginald Le Borg. A pair of robbers (Alan Curtis and Frank Craven) hide out in rural Paradise Valley, where the townsfolk are so pleasant and trusting that the crooks eagerly map out a plan to rob them blind. But a farmer's daughter (Gloria Jean), who really is blind, has a big surprise in store for one of them.
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Based on technical support questions we have received during the past year and constructive criticisms we have received from the alumni workshop, we have made some changes to the GEP web framework. As the fall semester begins, I would like to take this opportunity to review some of these changes and also briefly mention some of new tools we have developed for finishing and annotation.
- Redesign the Project Management System to make it platform and browser independent (now works on Internet Explorer 7, Safari 3 and Firefox 2). We have also made additional performance improvements and bug fixes to improve the system.
- Changed the project names in the claim system so that they match the project names on the UCSC Browser mirror at the gander server (http://gander.wustl.edu).
- Projects can now be claimed unlimited number of times. A project will disappear from the claim list only if the project has been submitted twice. However, projects claimed three times or more are highlighted in red in the claim table.
- Added new section to allow faculty members to review the projects they have claimed and submitted.
- The number of claimed D. erecta projects have been reset based on the number of submitted projects that have annotations for all isoforms. (Note: more D. erecta dot chromosome projects now available to be claimed, so please claim these projects first).
- The difficulty scores for all the D. erecta projects have been revised to give additional emphasis on the number of predicted genes your students will annotate.
- Annotation projects are compressed using the zip format instead of the tgz format. zip files can be open on MS Windows, Mac OS X and Linux systems by default and do not require you to install additional software.
- Claimed table includes direct links to the corresponding genome browser on the gander server so faculty members can assess the projects prior to claiming the projects.
- In addition to the Project Claim System, you can download the project packages through the GEP Data Repository (under Projects in the main navigation bar).
- We anticipate that additional changes will be made to the annotation project submission system to ensure that students have annotated all isoforms for all the genes in a given project (e.g. an annotation checklist).
- The Drosophila mojavensis projects, additional sequencing results and digest data are available for download through the GEP Data Repository.
- The finishing portion of the Project Management System is being redesigned in preparation for the D. grimshawi finishing project next spring. Links to the following sections have been disabled: claiming and submitting finishing projects, reaction orders and student accounts.
- The GEP Live CD allows you to run phred/phrap/consed without configuring and installing the software yourself. Using the Live CD image, you can run phred/phrap/consed on MS Windows, Mac OS X and Linux systems.
- Two sequence improvement training projects are included in the Live CD image (Intro to Consed and Using Consed Graphically).
- You can burn the LiveCD image as a bootable CD or launch a virtual appliance with the Live CD image inside a virtual machine.
* VirtualBox should work under most Linux distributions as well but we have not yet tested this setup.
- Identify the set of unique exons for all isoforms in a given gene. This tool can be used to substantially decrease the amount of work required to annotate all isoforms of a gene since many isoforms share the same exons.
- Documentation for the Gene Record Finder is available under 'Help -> Documentations' on the GEP main page.
- Generate a web-based graphical output viewer from a plain-text BLAST output. You can use the viewer to examination and interpret complex BLAST results (e.g. annotation homework #2).
- Documentation for the BLAST Viewer Generator is not yet available. Once the documentation is complete, you can access the file through the 'Help -> Documentations' section on the GEP main page.
- Allow you to access all the annotation and finishing project files without using the Project Management System.


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Determinant Factors Causing Symptoms Of Respiratory Disorders With Exposure To Nitrogen Dioxide In Adults Around The Steel Industry
Suyud Warno Utomo1,2 and Redi Yudha Irianto3*
1. University of Indonesia, Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, Depok – 16424, Indonesia
2. University of Indonesia, School of Environmental Sciences, Central Jakarta – 10430, Indonesia
3. Poltekkes Kementerian Kesehatan Bandung, Bandung – 40173, Indonesia
Air pollution is a health problem that causes many deaths. The respiratory disorder is one of the causes of death due to increased air pollution in the environment. One of the gases that damage the environment is nitrogen dioxide (NO2). NO2 can be produced from the combustion process, one of which is the result of combustion in the steel industry. This study was conducted to determine the relationship of factors that influence the respiratory disorders that occur in adults around the steel industry. Variable respiratory disorders, the concentration of NO2, length of stay, BMI and a history of respiratory disease were tested using the Chi-square test with a p-value<0.05. Respiratory disorders have a significant relationship with a history of respiratory disorders having OR (95% CI) value of 3.69 (1.548-8.799). Although it turns out that the NO2 concentration variable does not have a significant relationship with respiratory disorders with OR (95% CI) value of 0.765 (0.329-1.779), other than that, the unrelated variable, is the variable length of stay having OR (95% CI) value of 1.179 (0.523 – 2.655), BMI having OR (95% CI) value of 1.739 (0.754 – 4.01). In this study, it was found that a factor that can cause the respiratory disorder is a history of respiratory disorders in adults.
Respiratory disorder, Nitrogen dioxide, Adult population, Steel industry, Determinant factor
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Dermirel, G., et al. 2014. Personal exposure of primary school children to BTEX, NO2and ozone in Eskisehir, Turkey : Relationship with indoor/outdoor concentrations and risk assessment. Sci. Total Env., 473-474(2):537-548.
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Dwicahyono, H.B. 2017. Analysis of NH3content, individual characteristics and respiratory scavenger complaint in landfills Benowo rubbish and not scavenger around landfills Benowo Surabaya. J. Kesehat Lingkungan. 9:135-144.


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At a recent meeting, the Springfield Rotary Club welcomed River Valley Technical Center superintendent/director Scott Farr, center, as a new member. Welcoming Farr to the Rotary Club are President Carol Cole, right, and Rotarian Bob Flint, left.


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Great Location right near Dam Square and De Wallen. Perfect for getting around to sight see and enjoy the night life.
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There is no kitchen in the Hostel.


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About BASARC
Considerations for Rope Rescue in 2012 (Kenneth N. Laidlaw)
Quick Start Guide to APRS for Search and Rescue Application
SAR Forms
Team Links
Post date: Oct 27, 2011 4:53:37 AM
Bay Area Search and Rescue Council 2009
Chris Wong N6JGC
What is APRS?
APRS = Automatic Packet Reporting System. See positions of SAR teams in real-time on a map.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Packet_Reporting_System
http://www.tapr.org/aprs_information.html
For hams who want more in-depth information about APRS, see Bob Bruninga's APRS site. This provides more information about the full spectrum of APRS communication.
http://www.aprs.org/
In SAR applications, what equipment do I need to get on the air?
Tracker: (the transmitter unit that goes in field pack)
You must be a licensed ham radio operator (technician or higher license class) or there must be a license ham acting as a "control operator" for all stations transmitting over the ham bands. FCC requirement.
A reliable GPS that works in dense foliage capable of transmitting an NMEA text string to an RS-232 connector (DB9).
A reliable handheld 2 meter radio (144.390Mz) capable of transmitting 1 to 3W for the duration of a search. Hiigh capacity battery packs are strongly recommended.
TinyTrak 3 Plus interface device (see http://www.byonics.com/tinytrak for more details)
Interface cables for GPS and Radio, including any adapters needed
Access to a computer that can program the TinyTrak 3P interface unit
Figure 1-1: APRS Tracker set up utilizing TinyTrak3P, Yaesu FT-530, Byonics GPS2, short interface cable w/9V alkaline battery. Primary/Secondary switch included to adjust transmit rates on the fly. Components fit nicely into PMI radio chest harness from Search Gear products.
The TinyTrak, interface cables, and programming software can all be obtained from Byonics of Las Vegas, NV. See http://www.byonics.com for more information.
Ability to view APRS position reports on the web at the following sites:
http://aprs.fi
http://www.openaprs.net
http://www.findu.com
Exact call signs of the units to be tracked (including the suffix –n designator)
(Note: Transmitting stations must be in range of a digipeater which is tied to the Internet via IGates. In most urban areas of the Bay Area, this is not a problem. When you get into the remote area along the Pacific Coast or Sierra mountains, you may encounter limitations.)
If I want to monitor station packets directly, what do I need? (e.g. when you don't have access to the web in the field)?
APRS Receive Station: (the receiving unit which maps the position reports on a computer)
You do not need to be a ham radio operator just to receive radio transmissions. Be sure the radio is locked not to transmit or the software is set up so the unit is not digipeating.
A Terminal Node Controller (TNC)
A reliable receive radio that can interface with a TNC – portable or mobile
Good external antenna capable of picking up weak radio signals in the field
Ground mounting (e.g. tripod) and 15 to 20 feet of masting
Computer with RS-232 (DB9) serial port or USB port with the appropriate USB-to-Serial adapter
Coax and necessary RF adapters
Necessary interface and power cables for radio
(note: A GPS is not required for a receive station)
Figure 1-2: APRS Receive Station set up utilizing Kantronics KPC-2 TNC, Kenwood TR-2500 2M HT, laptop computer and USB-to-Serial interface cable. Radio is connected to external antenna at home.
APRS Software:
The recommended software for SAR applications are:
DMapper http://www.roadfacts.com/software/dmapper/dmapperInfo.htm (shareware license required)
WinAPRS http://www.winaprs.com/ (shareware license required)
Most SAR teams are using either DMapper or WinAPRS on the Microsoft Windows platform, although WinAPRS is available for the Mac. These packages seem to be well suited for use of topographical maps. APRS Point and APRS + SA are more geared toward tracking of vehicles over a larger area. Map details are not available at the same level as the recommended programs.
What can I do to increases reliability in the field?
On average, APRS is about 70% reliable. The key factors that can increase reliability and usability are:
Good antennas and power (on both receive and tracker stations)
Rugged tracker units that can handle the elements
Extra batteries for radio and tracker
Setting up digipeating station on a high mountain top above the search area
Competent and experienced APRS users who have years of field experience in deploying and operating APRS
Dedicated computer for tracking and mapping
Where do I go to get help?
APRS for SAR applications is very much experimental. Everyone has an opinion and there are 1000 ways to make a tracker. Some folks swear by certain software programs; there functions in every software package that users hate. It all comes down to what the user is most comfortable with both with Trackers and Software.
Good sites for learning more about APRS are:
http://www.tapr.org
http://www.winaprs.com
http://www.byonics.com
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/aprs
APRS for SAR is a special application, and the challenges of poor reception, extreme environment, and an emergency situation tend to favor systems which are tested, reliable, and easy to use. Folks who have actual field experience in deploying and using APRS for searches are the ones to seek out.
Feel free to contact any of the following for assistance. This list will grow as more teams gain experience with APRS.
Chris Wong N6JGC cwong78c@sbcglobal.net
Greg Carter NV6G gcarter@openaprs.net
Don Wing KG6IZS kg6izs@aol.com
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Now Is The Time To Switch Search Engines
Monday, February 18, 2019 by Wil Gomez in News and Opinion
How many search engines can you name? Hmmm. Good question. First, there's Google, and then, uh, um; hmmm. Oh yeah. Microsoft's Bing. And Yahoo! Are they both still in business?
Last week I came across an excellent review of the major search engines. Well, almost major. David Nield examined Google, Microsoft's Bing (let's assume Yahoo! is the same), and little DuckDuckGo.
The Winner?
Actually, there is no real winner because comparing search engine results has far too many variables and requirements. If you don't want your searches to be tracked, don't use Google, because no search engine tracks users more than the verb. You could use Bing, but it's advertiser supported so there's that tracking thing again.
That leaves few alternatives. One is called StartPage which uses Google but without all the tracking. And, there's a favorite that grows on you the more you use it. DuckDuckGo.
As Nield found out in the Popular Science search comparison, results vary even more than features.
Speaking of Google Assistant, one of the advantages of Google is of course the way it ties into all the other Google apps and services: You can search for places on Google Maps, or bring up images in Google Photos, or query your Google Calendar, right from the Google homepage (as long as you're signed in). Try Googling "my trips" for example to see bookings stored in your Gmail account.
And we're back to the obscene amount of tracking again. On the surface, it looks as if Google is just helping you out with access to more relevant information. Remember, there is no such thing as a free lunch, so anything with a Google logo on it means the company is working diligently to track your online whereabouts and what you're doing.
DuckDuckGo does not.
Google and Bing and Yahoo! have privacy statements which run a few pages in length. This is the one for DuckDuckGo.
We don't store your personal information. Ever. Our privacy policy is simple: we don't collect or share any of your personal information.
Well, that's nice. Is there anything else? I mean, advertisers need some information, right?
We don't follow you around with ads. We don't store your search history. We therefore have nothing to sell to advertisers that track you across the internet.
What's not to like about that? It works that way even in Privacy Mode. The idea here is that search engines deserve alternatives, choices, options– and getting privacy from Google or Bing requires that browser users have to jump through a few hoops.
What about features?
All three of these search engines feature filters for images, videos, news, and products; Bing and Google include a Maps option as well. You can dig in further on all three sites as well—filtering images by size or by color, for example. Google and Bing let you save searches to come back to later, whereas DuckDuckGo doesn't
As to the latter option, that's in keeping with DuckDuckGo's privacy policy.
There's no doubt that both Google and Microsoft promise to protect your privacy and use the data they have on you responsibly—you can read their respective privacy policies here and here.
The key to understanding the value of a search engine is to understand what you get for what you give away. Both StartPage and DuckDuckGo also have apps for iPhone and iPad, and extensions for Safari on the Mac.
How do their search results compare?
Maybe you're happy enough to have this data collected and to see a few adverts related to what you've just been searching for in return for all the extra bells and whistles that Google offers, or maybe you're much more interested in locking down how much other firms know about you as you travel the web.
In other words, life isn't so bad without Google or Gmail or other free apps which you get to use in exchange for giving up some privacy while you're online.
I wish Apple would buy DuckDuckGo.
About Wil Gomez
I live in Brooklyn, New York and work in Manhattan; a Mac owner for almost 25 years, and an IT specialist on mixed platforms-- Mac, Windows, and Linux. Read more of my articles here. My fiancée is semi-famous Kate MacKenzie. Follow her on PixoBebo.
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