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On current projections, there are sufficient gas and oil resources for another 40 to 60 years. Coal reserves may last for another 150 years at current rates of use. Burning of fossil fuels is the main source of greenhouse gas emissions and the United Nations Climate Panel advises rapid reductions (IPCC, 2007). This implies a need for widespread development of renewable energy sources and/or nuclear power. Nuclear power has a great many risks as well as unresolved waste problems, whilst the renewables are safe but are seen as difficult to harness.
The building industry is a giant amongst energy consumers; its use of energy is divided between the production, operation and demolition phases of buildings, and amounts in total to no less than 40% of all energy used in society. Sustainable construction is thus one of the most important challenges we face. And the potential for improvement is huge.
1.2.1 Stages of energy consumption in building materials
Local industries create less need for transport.
The manufacture, maintenance and renewal of the materials in a conventional building over a 50-year period require energy amounting to between 2000 and 6000 MJ/m2 (Gielen, 1997; Thormark, 2007). The main reason for this very large variation lies in our choice of building materials. For example, timber structures typically require 30% lower energy than concrete ones.
Further, the part of this energy use that is directly dependent on the materials used, normally comprises between 10 and 25% of the total energy use over the whole building lifecycle (Kram, 2001). By far the largest part is therefore needed to operate the building during its lifetime. However, with today's low energy buildings, the lifetime operation takes far less energy and at the same time energy needed to produce the building is increasing. For advanced low energy buildings, this fraction can be as high as 50% of the total lifetime energy used (Nielsen, 1995; Winther, 1998; Thormark, 2007).
This implies that there is an optimum where further increases in insulation thickness and other energy-consuming product inputs into the building itself cannot be justified in terms of the added energy saving that will be achieved in the operational phase.
It is thus becoming clear that the issue of building materials is in fact as important as the issue of reducing operational energy use in buildings. This, however, is quite a new perspective and it is not yet being recognized by the majority of today's decision makers.
EMBODIED ENERGY OF BUILDING MATERIALS
The embodied energy of a product includes the energy used to manufacture it all through the process of mining or harvesting the raw materials, refining, processing, and various stages of transport, to the finished product at the factory gate. Other
Table 1.2 Energy consumption in transport
Type of transport
MJ/ton km
By road, diesel
By rail, diesel
By rail, electric
inputs include, for example, the energy costs of restoring mined areas, marketing and packaging, even though they may be minor. Also included in the embodied energy isthe combustion value of the raw materialsthemselves, often called feedstock. If incinerated after subsequent demolition the energy content recovered from the product will be given as a negative value and subtracted from the total energy consumed. However, as noted above, the valuable energy content that could be recovered by combustion may be lost due to problematic non-flammable or toxic additives.
The embodied energy of materials is usually about 85 to 95% of the total energy input in the production of a building and is divided up inthefollowingway:
* The direct energy consumption in extraction of raw materials and the production processes, can vary according to the different types of machinery for the manufacturing process.
* Secondary energy consumption in the manufacturing process refers to energy consumption that is invested in the machinery, heating and lighting of the factory and the maintenance of the working environment.
* Energy in transport of the necessary raw and basic materials depending on distance, type of fuel and method oftransport.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR ERECTION, MAINTENANCE AND DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDING
The remaining 5 to 15% of the total energy input consists of the construction site, transport and operational processes involved in erection, maintenance and demolition.
* Energy consumption for the transport of manufactured products from factory to site can have a large role in the total energy picture. For a time, lightweight concrete elements were exported from Norway to Korea using 3 times more energy for transport than the initial embodied energy. This illustrates the principle that heavy materials should be used locally. See also example with granite from China in Figure 2.3.
* Energy consumption on the building site, includes consumption for heating, lighting and machines. The use of human energy varies depending on construction methods but has a small impact on the overall picture. Assuming one person uses 0.36 MJ energy per hour, the erection of an average dwelling would consume 270-540 MJ.
The amount of energy used on the building site has grown considerably in recent years as a result of increased mechanization. Drying out of buildings with industrial fans - mainly in order to accelerate the building completion time - is relatively new and is responsible for a substantial part of this increase. Traditionally the main structure of the building, with the roof, was completed during the spring, so it could dry during the summer. The moisture content of the different building materials also affects the picture. For example, it takes more than twice as long to dry out a concrete wall as it does a massive timber wall.
• Energy consumption for maintenance and upgrading. Sun, frost, wind, damp and normal wear and tear lead to maintenance. At the start, materials are often chemically treated and painted. Surface treatment and repainting must then be done regularly. Then follows the replacement of decayed or defective parts. If the building is not designed adaptively for interior changes this may also lead to large added inputs (Thormark, 2007).
• Energy consumption of dismantling or removal of materials during demolition.This may amount to approximately 5% of the overall energy input, but a lot less for constructions that are designed for easy deconstruction.
1.2.2 Reduction of energy consumption in the building industry
Since energy consumption in the building industry is closely connected to the use of materials, reduced materials use is critical; see page 6. For the energy sector, the following are additionally important.
Decentralized production reduces transport and is especially appropriate with local materials. Mobile production units are also an interesting option in many cases.
Use of highly efficient sources of energy. Electricity as an energy source produced in thermal power plants from oil, coal and nuclear power utilizes only 25 to 40% of the energy available. Hydroelectricity can be over 60% - still not extremely efficient. Where possible, it is best to avoid electricity and instead use production methods based on direct heat energy or mechanical energy - rotational power being an example.
Maximum efficiency depends on the relationship between the source of energy and the manufacturing process used. This principle relates to thermodynamics and describes levels of energy quality (see Table 1.3). Where electricity is produced in thermal power plants
Table 1.3 Energy qualities from renewable sources
Energy qualities
Above 600 °C
Below 100 °C
Water/wind/waves
Biogas/bioethanol
Notes: x: commercially available; (x): not commercially available; x1: via electricity.
it should always be in a cogeneration system producing heat as well as power - but this depends on the industry being located next to other functions that have a need for heat.
The energy needed to keep a worker and her family is so small that it has little effect in the total energy calculation. Labour-intensive processes are almost without exception energy-saving processes.
Use of local sources of energy. The shorter the distance between the power station and the user, the smaller the amount of energy lost in distribution. Over larger distances these losses can be around 10-15%. Small local power stations have shown definite economic advantages over recent years.
Use of energy-efficient production technologies. It is possible to reduce energy consumption in many of today's industrial processes by using efficient heat recovery and improved production techniques. Cement burning in shaft furnaces needs 10 to 40% less energy than traditional rotational furnaces. In the steel industry one can reduce the use of energy by 50% by changing from open blast-furnaces to electric arc furnaces.
Use of low-energy products. Several studies have indicated that the embodied energy in conventional buildings can be reduced by 15 to 20% by choosing low energy products (Thormark, 2007). A comparison of beams for the new airport outside Oslo showed that the total energy consumption in the manufacturing of steel beams is two to three times higher than the manufacturing of glulam beams (Petersen, 2005).
Natural drying out of the building. There is a lot to be gained by choosing quick drying materials - brick rather than concrete, for example - and by letting the building dry out naturally during the summer season.
Use of building techniques that favour recycling. Many building materials have used a great deal of energy during manufacture. This is especially the case with metals, concrete and bricks. By re-using seven bricks one litre of oil is saved. Material recycling metals can save between 40 and 90% compared with extracting from ore. For other materials the savings achieved by material recycling are less; for example, recycling glass wool insulation saves only about 5% energy.
However, the ability to recycle fairly locally is a decisive factor -otherwise transport energy costs quickly change the picture from gains to losses. This once again is a significant argument in favour of simple materials: many advanced industrial materials have to be transported over long distances to special units for recycling. See page 27 for the reading rules for Table 1.4.
Table 1.4 Effects on resources
[kg/m3]
Raw materials, see Table 1.1. R = renewable
Reserves, see Table 1.1. [years]
Embodied energy [MJ/kg]
Combustion value [MJ/kg]
Use of water [litres/kg]
From ore
Galvanized from ore
Stainless from ore
17-40-8-25
Appr. 25
85% recycled
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Areated concrete
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Light aggregate concrete
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Activities During Boarding School Multicultural and Diversity Club - Founder Green Key Club - Captain Volleyball- JV Captain WeWeek Committee
Reflections and Advice:
1.) What do you think makes your school unique relative to other boarding schools?
Berkshire is a small school. The fact that there were less than 400 students during my time there made it so easy for this campus and the people to feel like home. Because of it's small-nature, we were able to foster a close-knit community where everyone knows you and you know everyone. You may not interact with everyone on a day to day basis, but you will know everyone's name. Another unique aspect of Berkshire is the fact that the people will genuinely be interested in you. Whoever you are, wherever you come from, whatever your story is-- there is a place for you at this school. The people who make up Berkshire truly care about one another. That isn't something you find everywhere. Pro-Vita is also one of the best parts of Berkshire. Pro-Vita is a week long program where Berkshire students take classes different from regular academic classes. Pro-Vita is a symbol of our school motto, not just for school, but for life.The classes offered are about things that we could use in life (how to sew, how to change a tire, how to survive in the wilderness, how to finger paint, being black in America, etc.) while there are also other super unrealistic courses like how to survive in a zombie apocalypse, but that's the fun of it!
2.) What was the best thing that happened to you in boarding school?
Berkshire allowed me to find my voice. It shaped me and my story. Through the good and the bad, this place became my home and the people became my family. I knew that these people wanted to see me thrive and grow, and they made sure that I did.
3.) What might you have done differently during your boarding school experience?
I would have gone abroad for Pro-Vita! There were such beautiful trips being offered, but I was always so hesitant for some reason. If I could go back, I'd go abroad for every single Pro-Vita.
4.) What did you like most about your school?
The people. I met some of the most incredible people at this school. Berkshire is a place that attracts kind people. This place fosters some of the most beautiful friendships I've ever seen. I love that no matter where you came from, you were a part of the family that is Berkshire. Even after graduation, I know that there are so many people cheering me on and rooting for me. Berkshire is such a special place, I wish I could put into words what this place means to me.
5.) Do you have any final words of wisdom for visiting or incoming students to your school?
Have an open-mind. Try new things. Go abroad for Pro-Vita. Get to know your teachers. Berkshire has such incredible opportunities for it's students, take advantage of it! Don't be afraid to be different and do your own thing– we are what makes Berkshire be the beautiful place it is.
1.) Describe the academics at your school - what did you like most about it?
I was challenged. The most amazing part about Berkshire's academics is that it is shaped to accommodate everyone's need in the classroom. Classes are offered in a spectrum that allows for every student to be challenged, no matter their level. By offering regular, advanced, and Advanced Placement courses, all students are able to thrive at their own pace.
Athletics:
1.) Describe the athletics at your school - what did you like most about it?
I wasn't big on sports during high school. But Berkshire has such diversity in sports so it was easy for me to try new things! The fact that there are JV and Varsity for all sports makes it better for those of us who aren't super athletically inclined. The coaches also understand this and work with the students on our techniques.
Art, Music, and Theatre:
1.) Describe the arts program at your school - what did you like most about it?
Our theatre director is great at spotting talent. He would incentivize people to join the program and make them to mini stars. It was incredible to watch. We had so much talent in our theatre program.
Extracurricular Opportunities:
1.) Describe the extracurriculars offered at your school - what did you like most about it?
There is such a wide range of organizations to accommodate the student passions and interests. I would leave my Multicultural and Diversity Club meeting and go to Green Key society (tour guide club). It is actually pretty cool to see everyone's passions come to life through their extracurricular choices.
Dorm Life:
1.) Describe the dorm life in your school - what did you like most about it?
Dorm life is great at Berkshire. First of all, the dorms are BEAUTIFUL! They have all been renovated in the last couple of years. They are small communities themselves. There are so many bonding opportunities on the weekends and during Winter Carnival.
1.) Describe the dining arrangements at your school.
Food wasn't the best. But I was also used to my mother's home cooked meals everyday. Best thing is that there is so many options, so if you don't like the cooked meal, you can make yourself a salad, sandwich, quesadilla, burger, etc. So there's always something to eat!
Social and Town Life:
1.) Describe the school's town and surrounding area.
I'm a big city girl. Great Barrington is a GREAT little town to visit during the weekend town trips. There's a movie theater, hispanic market, cute little restaurants, and THE BEST ice cream shop I've ever tried! It's a cute little place to drink some coffee and get off campus for a bit.
2.) Describe the social life at your school - what did you like most about it?
Social life at Berkshire wasn't the best, but then again it IS boarding school so I always kept that in mind. Berkshire's activities club puts on a bunch of cool events throughout the year life Spring Carnival, cookouts, carnival rides during the weekends. It's also just nice to have a night in with some friends with pizza and a movie. The campus is so beautiful at night so sometimes my best friend and I would go on night walks on Saturdays.
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Battus philenor orsua es una subespecie de la especie Battus philenor de mariposas de la familia Papilionidae.

Descripción
Esta mariposa tiene la cabeza y el tórax de color negro; el abdomen es color azul metálico con puntos amarillos lateroventrales. El lado dorsal de las alas anteriores es de color oscuro, casi negro mate con un ligero brillo azul, con una serie de manchas (banda submarginal) en la región submarginal o spots de color blanco muy tenue. Las alas posteriores son de color azul metálico (con menor intensidad en la región discal), con 6 manchas submarginales blanquecinas. Ventralmente las alas anteriores son del mismo color que el dorso, sin embargo la banda submarginal o manchas submarginales son de color blanco más marcado. Las alas posteriores presentan región basal y área de cédula discal de color negro mate y el resto azul metálico con 7 manchas anaranjadas casi redondas rodeadas de negro y un punto pequeño de color blanco. Además una serie de puntos blancos en la banda posdiscal proximal. Se distingue de la especie nominal, en que en el área de color azul metálico parte inmediatamente después de la cédula discal; y "cola" o prolongación de la vena M3, no está desarrollada en esta subespecie.

Distribución
Esta especie se distribuye en las islas Tres Marías (Nayarit).

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Happy holidays to everyone here, at The 36th Avenue! It's Lyuba again, from Will Cook For smiles, entertaining you today. I brought some cookies to share with you. I hope you like them as much as everyone here liked them. It's been a general consensus that these cookies ROCK. I've even send them to work with hubs and everyone there swarmed him as soon as he walked in with a tray in his hands. I think he is a little scared now every time I send goodies to work with him. There are a whole lot of employees and they always try to get to him first to make sure they get something. I told him to just drop the tray and run next time, might be safer for him. His employees get quite spoiled during the holiday season, when I have so many treats to bake that the three of us can't eat them all. Not to mention when I was working on my books, they got a whole lot of peppermint and pumpkin treats.
Definitely trust the 15 people that got to try these cookies, they are scrumdelicious. They are also very easy to make. All you need is a whisk, a bowl, and a baking sheet to make these cookies. Well, an oven is quite crucial too. White chocolate and cranberry is a perfect winter flavor for these soft and chewy crinkle cookies.
Pour warm butter over sugar and cream cheese and whisk vigorously until all combined and smooth. Add egg and heavy cream, whisk well.
Add flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Mix with rubber spatula until completely combined.
Form 1-inch balls and coat them in powder sugar.
Place the cookies on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake for 11 to 13 minutes.
I got 3 and 1/2 dozen out of it. I liked the zing of the cranberry but the dough itself was a little tasteless. If I tried them again, I might include a teaspoon of vanilla just to give the dough some flavor. Wondering if anyone else felt that the dough was a bit bland?
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Within evangelicalism, it has become an oft-repeated truism that young people are leaving both the faith and Church in very disturbing numbers. Some of the numbers cited are indeed very disturbing.
One very popular evangelical author said that if present trends in the beliefs and practices of young adults continue, church attendance will be half of what it is in ten years. He said that in 2005. We continue to hear similar warnings.
Has this happened in your church? Counter to such dire predictions, evangelical churches across the country are holding their own, even growing nicely in many instances. Even with young people.
Here is a concise explanation of the truth and fiction of this topic. It is a much more encouraging story than the one we usually hear.
The Reality: Yes and no.
Mainline Churches. Young people are running for the exits, just like adults.
Church attendance always slows at college age. Young adults have slowed (not abandoned) their attendance in young adulthood since the 1950s (new independence, college-life, etc.). They return to regular attendance after this stage, when they marry and have kids.
Solid Bible-teaching Churches. These are growing slightly, even among young adults.
High Faith Continuity. Kids raised in faithful, believing, practicing homes – even imperfectly so – are highly likely to retain the faith of their parents. This is evidenced in two large, longitudinal academic studies (conducted at UNC and USC).
Pew reports that only 11% of young adults who left the faith said they had a strong faith as a child. The other 89% reported no real faith.
Our kids don't retain what they never really had.
Much "leaving" is found among youth simply changing faith lanes, typically from mainline or their family tradition to their own identities such as non-denominational or even more liturgical Anglican, Lutheran, Catholic or Orthodox communities. This is a normal part of maturing. Pew explains that nondenominational churches gain 5 members for each one it loses through switching. Traffic is moving toward biblically serious churches.
Those claiming no religious identity- the nones - are indeed growing. But the vast majority of these are not abandoning a meaningful faith. They are simply identifying themselves differently. Most of these are merely cultural Christians, people who identify with a particular faith due to family identity. They are just no longer using that identity which meant little to them anyway. As Ed Stetzer says, "It doesn't mark a change as much as a clarification." This growth of nones does not so much represent a new, growing category of disbelief.
"... emerging adults today appear no less religious than those of previous decades…when it comes to daily prayer, Bible beliefs and strong religious affiliation."
"Not much appears to have changed…on the whole...18- to 24-year-old Americans since 1972 have not become dramatically less religious or more secular."Christian Smith, Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults, (Oxford Press, 2009), p. 95, 99, 141.
"Most emerging adults themselves report little change in how religious they have been in the previous five years. And those who do report change are more likely to say they have become more, not less, religious."


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AMA" Ninja Night was a great time for the kids and all seem to have a Blast. I would like to say "Thank You" to all the Sempais, Adult Students and Staff for their wonderful Help!
What a great job and showing as well as some good training. I look forward to next years Ninja Night.
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Welcome to The Podcast Reader, a new publication for the intellectually curious and those open to new ideas, featuring selected transcripts of the world's best longform podcasts. From the overwhelming volume of podcast content, we've chosen the highlights for you. Longform podcasts are an important new media, but the excellent content they create is underappreciated. It's easy to be distracted when listening to them. Interesting details can be missed, especially when episodes are long, and if you're finding part of a conversation uninteresting, there are no practical ways to 'skim' the material. Our printed podcast transcripts make it easier to focus on key points and follow complex ideas
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GRAHAM ALLISON JOLLY SWAGMAN PODCAST 2021 Joe Walker: This is an episode about China-US relations with one of the world's leading authorities on the topic. It's a serious episode and I want to set it up properly. To quote Lee Kuan Yew, 'China is the biggest player in the history of the world.' But China's rise has happened like a thunderclap, to paraphrase former Czech president, Václav Havel. It has happened so quickly we've not yet had time to be astonished. Measured in terms of purchasing power parity, China's economy has grown from being 45 per cent the size of the US economy in 2004, to surpassing it in 2014, to being one-sixth larger last year, and it's expected to be 135 per cent its size by 2024. China's meteoric rise has created…
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ROYA HAKAKIAN ECONTALK 2021 Russ Roberts: Welcome to EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious, part of the Library of Economics and Liberty. Today my guest is author and poet, Roya Hakakian. Her latest book is, A Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious. Roya, welcome to EconTalk. Roya Hakakian: I'm delighted. Thank you for having me on. RR: Let's start with your own story, which is the backstory of your book. Your book is written for any immigrant, and any non-immigrant curious about understanding more about the immigrant experience. It is a fascinating set of observations about America and what it's like to come to America. But what is your story, your particular perspective? What's it based on? RH: I was born and raised in Iran. I came of age exactly when Iran…
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Nana-val "Kick and Kill" Mechanism of Action
EBV is latent in cancer cells and viral kinase genes are silenced epigenetically. Valganciclovir, an antiviral prodrug of ganciclovir (GCV), is inactive in the absence of the expression of the viral protein kinase (PK)
The Kick
Nanatinostat selectively and potently induces expression of EBV protein kinase (PK), which activates GCV and converts it to its cytotoxic form
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Cytotoxic GCV inhibits DNA replication by chain termination leading to apoptosis in EBV+ cancer cells. This combination approach is a form of synthetic lethality
Virus-associated Malignancies
The association of viruses and cancer has been well characterized.
EBV, a member of the γ-herpesvirus family, was the first virus directly implicated in the development of a human tumor and is formally classified as a Group 1 human carcinogen by the World Health Organization (WHO). Primary infection with EBV typically occurs in childhood, occurring first in the nasopharynx and is generally asymptomatic; however, infection later in life may manifest as infectious mononucleosis. Once infected, individuals remain life-long carriers of the virus, with more than 90% of the world's population asymptomatically infected with EBV. The EBV genome can be detected in approximately one out of one million circulating B lymphocytes.
The figure illustrates the association of a number of viruses with various cancers.
EBV Latency
EBV enters periods of latency during which most viral genes are epigenetically suppressed, as depicted in the figure below. In some stages, no viral proteins are expressed on the cell surface, making it difficult to develop broadly effective immunotherapies.
Latent infection and intermittent reactivation are two important characteristics of the EBV lifecycle. The maintenance of latent EBV infection requires the expression of a small subset of genes, and specific expression patterns (Types I – III) of these genes are associated with specific EBV-driven malignancies. EBV has been shown to infect B-cells, T-cells, T/NK-cells and epithelial cells, though its greatest predilection is for B-cells. EBV has been associated with a wide spectrum of human malignancies, with B-cell lymphomas being the most common, and include EBV+ diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified ("EBV+ DLBCL, NOS"), Burkitt's lymphoma ("BL"), post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders ("PTLD"), and lymphomas associated with congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies, including HIV-related lymphomas.
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The gunman, Juan Lopez, who also died following the shooting Monday at Mercy Hospital, had been engaged to Dr. Tamara O'Neal before he shot the emergency room doctor near a hospital parking lot, Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said.
CHICAGO — A man who repeatedly shot his ex-fiancee outside a Chicago hospital before killing two people inside the building was the subject of a protection order request filed four years ago by another woman, yet he had legally purchased several guns in recent years, police said Tuesday.
The gunman, Juan Lopez, who also died following the shooting Monday at Mercy Hospital, had been engaged to Dr. Tamara O'Neal before he shot the emergency room doctor near a hospital parking lot, Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. Investigators said he continued shooting O'Neil after she fell to the ground and, after running into the hospital, killed a police officer and a pharmacy worker.
Guglielmi said another woman complained in 2014 that Lopez was incessantly texting her and refused to stop. He said the woman called police and sought an order of protection from a judge, but it's unclear whether she was granted such an order. Lopez was not criminally charged.
Guglielmi also said Lopez had a permit to possess a concealed firearm, but it's unclear if officials knew about the 2014 complaint when the permit was granted. He said Lopez had legally purchased four guns in the last five years and worked for the Chicago Housing Authority.
O'Neal had recently broken off their engagement when she was fatally shot by Lopez near the hospital on Chicago's South Side, Guglielmi said. Police said it's unclear whether Lopez shot himself or was fatally shot by police.
Investigators identified the other shooting victims as Dayna Less, 25, a first-year pharmacy resident who had recently graduated from Purdue University, and Officer Samuel Jimenez, 28, who joined the department in February 2017 and had recently completed his probationary period. Police said he was married and the father of three children.
"This officer, all of those officers are heroes, they saved a lot of lives because we just don't know how much damage he was prepared to do," Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said late Monday outside another hospital, just minutes after leaving the slain officer's family.
Guglielmi described the shooting as a "domestic-related active shooter incident."
Lopez, 32, and O'Neal had been arguing in the hospital parking lot. When one of O'Neal's friends tried to intervene, "the offender lifted up his shirt and displayed a handgun," Johnson said.
Inside the medical center, Lopez exchanged fire with officers and "shot a poor woman who just came off the elevator" before he was killed, Johnson said, referring to Less, the pharmaceutical assistant.
Maria Correa hid under a desk, clutching her 4-month-old son Angel, while the violence unfolded. Correa was in the waiting area of the hospital for her mother-in-law's doctor appointment when a hospital employee told them to lock themselves in offices.
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Reports: Ambati Rayudu makes himself unavailable for 2019-20 Ranji Trophy season
This is not the first time that Ambati Rayudu has expressed his reservations against playing First-Class cricket.
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Published - Nov 22, 2019 7:13 pm | Updated - Nov 22, 2019 7:13 pm
Ambati Rayudu of India shows his disappointment after being dismissed during game five in the One Day International series between New Zealand and India. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
It has been that sort of year for Ambati Rayudu, hasn't it? From starting the year as the incumbent No.4 batsman for Team India in white-ball formats to being dropped in favour of "3-D player" Vijay Shankar. From taking a sly dig at the national selectors to taking what many called as an emotional retirement to then taking a U-turn months later, the story of Ambati Rayudu and the year 2019 takes an interesting turn with every passing month.
The Hyderabad batsman had announced his retirement from all forms of the game after Mayank Agarwal was called-in as a cover for KL Rahul during the 2019 World Cup had come out of the sojourn back in August. Rayudu had since then led Hyderbad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Twent20 tournament but in an interesting development, the right-hander has expressed his inability in playing the Ranji Trophy- India's premier First-Class tournament.
Rayudu will not be available for the upcoming Ranji season
According to a report published in telanganatoday.com, the Chennai Super Kings batsman has sent a letter to RA Swaroop, chairman of the senior selection committee od Hyderabad Cricket where he has stated that he would not be available for the Ranji season.
Interestingly, this is not the first time that Ambati Rayudu has expressed his reservations against playing First-Class cricket. Last year, in a bid to prolong his white-ball career, the Hyderabad captain had announced his retirement from Four-day cricket. Rayudu's decision to quit First-Class cricket last season backfired substantially as the lack of match-practice during the time when India was not playing white-ball cricket was clearly evident when he did come back to the side for the series against Australia and New Zealand.
He may have finished as the top-run getter in the New Zealand series but a series of convincing dismissals against both pace and seam followed by the concurrent rise of Rishabh Pant and Vijay Shankar meant he fell way behind the pegging order.
With Rayudu no longer available to lead the side, Hyderabad will be led by B Sandeep, who was the sides' top run-getter in the T20 tournament.
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Tonight we went to a family birthday party – called the 250 party because the ages of the three men being celebrated adds up to 250 years.
I was thinking this evening how lucky we are that we have such amazing men in our family. My whole family is such a blessing and I would be lost without my tribe. It was a fun happiness moment of celebrating birthdays and laughing and just being in the fold of the family.


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Q: Newton's Third Law of Motion? Newton's third law of motion states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. But, on punching a wall, I feel much greater force than on punching an inflated balloon. So, what does it mean? Is the balloon not applying an equal and opposite force. Or, what else is going on here?

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Newton's III Law of motion doesn't say that the force applied on the wall should be equal to the reaction of the balloon or viceversa. I think you are mixing both scenarios. Indeed the force is different in both situations but action and reaction in each of those obeys Newton's III Law.
Ballons have less mass than walls and thus they have less inertia (resistance to a change in their movement). When you want both objects to accelerate in the same way (just as your fist moves) what you need is a huge force applied on the wall and a smaller one on the balloon since according to Newton's II Law of motion for an equal acceleration on a different mass object you need different mass forces:
$\vec{a}_{balloon} = \vec{F}_{balloon}/m_{balloon}\;\;$    and    $\;\; \vec{a}_{wall} = \vec{F}_{wall}/m_{wall}$
If $\;\; \vec{a}_{balloon} = \vec{a}_{wall}\;\;$ then $\;\;\ F_{balloon}/F_{wall} = m_{balloon}/m_{wall}$
Which means that the force to be applied on the wall is to the force to be applied to the balloon as large as the ratio of the masses. So, if you want to accelerate the wall in the same way as the balloon and the wall is, let's say, $10000$ times more massive than the balloon, then the force on the wall should be $10000$ times larger than the force on the balloon.
What you really feel in each scenario is the reaction of the wall (or the baloon). Since according to Newton's III Law the reaction is equally intense as the action you should expect the wall to react $10000$ times stronger to your punch than in the case of the balloon.
All of that would happen if you expect the wall and the baloon to move when you punch them at the same rate as you move your fist. This means that we are considering you hitting the wall with more enthusiasm than the balloon (with more muscular force).
But let's say that you hit both with exactly the same muscular force. Then the explanation is different. The balloon is not a rigid object (or at least not as rigid as the wall), this means that if your fist is moving at a velocity $\vec{v}$ you have plenty of time for your fist to decelerate as the baloon deforms. That change in the speed of your fist from $\vec{v}$ to zero will occur in a relatively large timespan and thus the acceleration is low, and thus the force on your fist is small. On the contrary for the wall your fist will transition from a speed of $\vec{v}$ to zero in just a fraction of the time, meaning that there is a larger acceleration imposed on your fist and thus a larger force.
So as you can see it doesn't matter if you punch one with more force to see it moving at the same acceleration as the other or if you punch both with same force to see them moving at different accelerations; the result is the same, you feel a more intense reaction when hitting the wall than when hitting the balloon.
This is even more noticiable in reality when you consider the fact that usually the wall would trully stop your fist but the balloon would probably gain some momentum and then keep moving in the air with the same speed as your fist after the collision without further accelerating, or in other words; the ballon would never absorb all the momentum of your fist since it would fly away before that, something that the wall is not expected to do, and thus the acceleration considered for the fist against the ballon is even smaller than the acceleration considered before.


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Florida Students Turn to Sugar Daddies to Pay Off Student Loan Debt
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Sorry UF, FSU and UM, Forbes Claims Rollins is Best College in Florida
According to the highly cited annual college rankings from US News and World Report, the University of Miami is not only the best college in Florida, but the 47th best in the entire country. However, according to Forbes magazine's rankings, UM is only the 221st best college in the country and fourth in Florida. Yeah, it's a weird list that also claims Florida International University is better than the University of South Florida.
>Forbes uses a vastly different methodology than most other college rankings. Editor Michael Noer explains:
Our annual ranking of the 650 best undergraduate institutions focuses on the things that matter the most to students: quality of teaching, great career prospects, graduation rates and low levels of debt. Unlike other lists, we pointedly ignore ephemeral measures such as school "reputation" and ill-conceived metrics that reward wasteful spending. We try and evaluate the college purchase as a consumer would: Is it worth spending as much as a quarter of a million dollars for this degree? The rankings are prepared exclusively for Forbes by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, a Washington, D.C. think tank founded by Ohio University economist Richard Vedder.
Not a single Florida school cracks the top 100, though Rollins College comes in at 133. That's the best showing for a Florida School. Rollins was also ranked the number one regional university in the South East by US News, but wasn't eligible for the national list because it doesn't offer doctoral programs.
Here's the rest of the Florida schools on the list with their national rankings:
133. Rollins College
137. University of Florida
193. Florida State University
221. University of Miami
292. Eckerd College
294. New College of Florida
377. Stetson University
426. Florida Southern College
485. The University of Tampa
490. The University of West Florida
491. University of North Florida
505. Florida Institute of Technology
516. University of Central Florida
531. Florida International University
553. Florida Atlantic University
556. Barry University
561. University of South Florida
592. Embry Riddle
617. Nova Southeastern University
633. Lynn University
636. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
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Gadsden County woman wins $1 million prize from Florida Lottery scratch-off game
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A Gadsden County woman has won $1 million playing the Florida Lottery.
Midway resident Yolanda Lee, 46, claimed a $1 million prize from a $5,000,000 LUCK scratch off game, according to the Lottery. At the Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee, Lee chose to receive a lump sum of $760,000.
The $5,000,000 LUCK game, which launched in September 2019, costs $20 to play and features over $329 million in cash prizes.
In the 2018-19 fiscal year, scratch-off purchases generated about $965 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF), which provides funding to public schools, universities and student financial aid.
Lee purchased her scratch-off at Murphy USA located at 1800 Pat Thomas Parkway in Quincy. The retailer will receive a bonus of $2,000 for selling the winning ticket.
Florida Lottery Players can find more information at http://www.flalottery.com/closures.
Casey Chapter is the news editor of the FSView & Florida Flambeau. Reach her at CChapter@Tallahassee.com or follow her on Twitter @CaseyChapter.
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Meetings are made for extroverts. They'll talk to anyone about anything. They're gregarious, and they get their energy from interacting with other people. But extroverts only make up about half your attendees, says Sharon Fisher, president of experiential communications company Play with a Purpose. The other half, she says, are the introverts whose personal style is almost the opposite, and those attendees need to be considered in your meeting design.
Introverts prefer to think things through before engaging, and take time to open up with people. They're best in the morning, and unlike extroverts who draw energy from engagement, introverts get more exhausted the more people they talk to. To recharge, they need time by themselves.


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An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the Senate amendment of the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (House, No. 3801), reports, in part, recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 4000).
FY20 General Appropriation Bill
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Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to immediately to make appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and to make certain changes in law, each of which is immediately necessary or appropriate to effectuate said appropriations or for other important public purposes, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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7/22/2019 House Reported from the committee of conference
7/22/2019 House Reported on a part of H3801
7/22/2019 House Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
7/22/2019 House Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance
7/22/2019 House Rules suspended
7/22/2019 House Committee of conference report accepted - 159 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 83)
7/22/2019 Senate Rules suspended
7/22/2019 Senate Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence -see Roll Call #82 (Yeas 39 to Nays 1)
7/22/2019 House Emergency preamble adopted
7/22/2019 Senate Emergency preamble adopted
7/22/2019 House Enacted
7/22/2019 Senate Enacted
7/23/2019 Senate Laid before the Governor
7/31/2019 Executive Signed (in part) by the Governor, Chapter 41 of the Acts of 2019
7/31/2019 Executive Governor returned to the House with vetoes and amendments to certain sections
7/31/2019 House For message, see H4014
7/31/2019 House For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H4016 for section 14
7/31/2019 House For actions on the sections returned with recommendations of amendments, see H4019 for sections 69, 103, 104 and 108
9/18/2019 House The following items and sections severally reported from committee on House Ways and Means recommending, in each instance, that the action of the General Court stand; and the items and sections severally were referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
9/18/2019 House Committee reported, in each instance, that the matter be scheduled for consideration; and Rule 7A suspended, in each instance
9/18/2019 House Item 1595-6368 passed over veto - 125 YEAS to 31 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 92)
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A controversial new ethics proposal backed by the Gannett chain of newspapers has just scored an advancement in its quest to become law.
The so-called "anti-corruption" bill that would hold government contractors to standards now applied to many elected officials has just been adopted as part of Sen. Don Gaetz's SB 686, an omnibus ethics reform bill likely to pass this Session, according to legislative research service LobbyTools.
Gaetz, who also carried the Gannett proposal as a standalone bill which ran into vocal opposition Tuesday, now sounds more sanguine about its chances of passage.
Lawmakers now have "a lot more reason to vote for this bill," Gaetz told the Times/Herald Tallahassee bureau.
Sen. Jack Latvala made waves during a meeting of the Senate Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability Tuesday, saying the panel should not be bullied into passing the measure.
Latvala said he was troubled by the overly broad latitude the bill gives to state attorneys to bring indictments against officials. He also said he was galled by the nerve a journalistic organization showed by first endorsing and opposing candidates, then coming to Tallahassee to lobby them.
SB 686 was reported favorably by the Senate Ethics & Elections committee Tuesday. It faces a gamut of three more committees before it reaches the Senate floor.
A House companion bill sponsored by Rep. Larry Metz now sits before the its first committee of reference. It has not been taken up so far during the 2016 lawmaking period.
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brain computers are entirely a new invention that Elon Musk is working to bring into a reality. Brain computing is based on the assumption that the human brain, which is a reservoir of neural cells or nerve cells, can transfer information through neurons (electrical transmission) to the computers. The easiest way to understand this concept is to consider the method with which the world-renowned British astrophysicist, Stephen Hawking, talks to his students and audience by using a Speech Synthesizer connected to his computer.
Elon Musk's brain computers, on the other hand, should be able to connect brains directly to the computers so that every thought in a person's brain will be displayed on or communicated through the computer.
Despite tweeting that outside investors are not momentarily welcomed, Elon Musk's Neuralink Corp has secured a total of $27 Million funds from undisclosed investors, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It is easy to understand why the company received such a deluge of funds; it all boils down to the man at the helms of affairs - Elon Musk - whose glaring successes at running Tesla, Inc., and SpaceX cannot be overlooked.
Can Neuralink Corp pull this off?
Elon Musk, 46, is known to be a goal-getter; so, all eyes will be on him to repeat the same miracles he has done at Tesla, Inc., and SpaceX. However, the Neuralink Corp's website offers sparse insights into what exactly the company will be doing to achieve this landmark invention. The website only states that the Company "is developing ultra-high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers." About the kinds of employees the Company would be hiring for this project, it is stated that "no neuroscience experience is required: Talent and drive matter far more.
...We expect our team to come from other areas and industries."
Brain computers should benefit those who have speech impediments such as people suffering from ALS and Parkison's disease. It may also be useful for those who are experiencing memory loss. The justice system could use brain computers to detect if an accused is lying or not. However, it is too early to speculate on how brain computers will eventually be used. Elon Musk and the Neuralink Corp's team he is putting together must justify the practicality and safety of their project before it could be publicly embraced.


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Shook Twins host 11th annual 'Giving Thanks' show
Thanksgiving just wouldn't be the same without the annual "Giving Thanks'' concert by Sandpoint's homegrown musical stars Shook Twins at the Panida. Last year, due to COVID-19, the group chose to play their show virtually, but this year they're back on the Panida main stage Saturday, Nov. 20. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30 p.m.
Katelyn and Laurie Shook will be joined by bandmate Niko Slice to play as a trio for most of the evening, but will be joined by Justin Landis on drums and Kyle Volkman on bass for the last portion of the show.
Laurie and Katelyn Shook, from left to right, of the band Shook Twins. Photo by Racheal Baker.
Best described as indie folk-pop, Shook Twins' music fluctuates from haunting harmonic ballads to poppy dance tunes; a mix that has taken them around the country on various tours big and small for more than a decade. The intuitive vocal harmonies between twin sisters Laurie and Katelyn is only matched by the infectious energy of utility man Niko Slice, who also writes and leads songs on occasion.
Opening for Shook Twins is local indie folk duo Little Wolf, which features Sandpoint songwriter Josh Hedlund and Landis. Hedlund's prolific songbook has earned him a loyal following of listeners over the years, and Landis is the quintessential go-to musician who is apparently able to play every instrument put in front of him.
As a special treat during the Little Wolf set, a music video for their song "Crickets" will be premiered on the big screen. Shot by Willie Witte, who hails from Sandpoint and has made a name for himself variously as director, editor and cinematographer for the TV series Roadtrip Nation, the video features Katelyn Shook and Kyle Volkman as actors.
"Willie asked a few couples if they wanted to be the stars, but they couldn't do it, so he asked Kyle and I and I was super into it," Katelyn told the Reader. "I wanted to be part of something creative because I respect his cinematography so much. We filmed it over three days in October. It's creepy and awesome."
Katelyn said the main event will feature a mix of new and old songs, touching on more "mellow vibes" while playing as a trio with Laurie and Niko, and picking up the pace when Landis and Volkman join on stage.
The show will serve as the first event at the Panida Theater under its vaccination policy, which states an event can be booked to full occupancy if audience-goers and event organizers show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test result. The other option, without a vaccination or negative test proof, would be limited to around 200 capacity.
Dozens of anti-vax members of the community weighed in their opinions on the Panida's Facebook page, pushing back on the policy, but Shook Twins are undeterred.
"Some of the arguments online are saying, 'Why don't vaccinated people need to take a test, since they can spread it also?'," Katelyn said. "Our defense would be we're just looking at, with all the data we have out there, having this protocol in place. It's not foolproof, but we're at least keeping people out of the hospital. That's important to us to ensure we can keep doing our shows next month and feel safe about it. We'd just much rather have the one thing we know we can do at a show that makes it a little safer."
Attendees will be required to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination, or display negative test results, at the door. COVID-19 tests can be obtained at the testing facility by Bonner General Health on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Alder Street.
Shook Twins will be selling commemorative posters along with other merchandise at the show with proceeds donated to the Panida Theater. They'll also pass around a hat to collect donations for the historic theater, which recently completed renovations on the marquee.
"I feel like the Panida is on an upward trajectory," Katelyn said. "Working with the new staff members while rolling out the show has been night and day from our past experience. They're really on top of it and really supportive of our safety. We feel heard and I just appreciate them."
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The South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP) is the region's leading provider of training in the fields of applied psychology, counselling, coaching and human resource management. With over 20 years of experience, SACAP offers a wide range of qualifications across various study plans from its campuses in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and Online.
Delivering a seamless journey to all students who reach out has always been an integral part of SACAP's ethos. In an effort to streamline its incumbent email support system, SACAP tried centralising the addresses of all student-facing departments and managing interactions with a shared inbox. However, with student volumes growing at an average rate of 36% year-on-year, the teams quickly encountered the limitations of this system and faced many roadblocks to delivering the student experience they aimed for.
As the volume of communication continued to mount, mails would either slip through the cracks without being responded to or have multiple agents provide disparate responses to a single query. The shared inbox email system also did not allow for dashboarding or reporting. Without this, SACAP was not able to track the nature, urgency and resolution time of a query or even who was working on it. This not only rendered it impossible to derive insights that allowed SACAP to make the best use of the system, but also failed to establish clear accountability among the agents.
Business Process Manager, Karina Coetzee was tasked with championing SACAP's migration from its combined inbox email system to a more effective solution that echoed its commitment to being deeply student-centric. Google research and an employee's prior positive experience helped Karina zero in on Freshdesk and usher in a unified helpdesk system that truly worked. With its easy guides, prompts and round-the-clock support, Karina was able to roll out Freshdesk to a pilot team within a week and subsequently brought in agents from other student facing departments including admin, student services, finance, sales and program coordination.
SACAP successfully established a streamlined, efficient and collaborative system with motivated and empowered agents having impactful, seamless conversations with their students.
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Sky Bet Championship football returns to the DW Stadium tomorrow.
Latics host first home game of 2016/17 against Blackburn Rovers.
First of two consecutive home fixtures with Birmingham City visiting on Tuesday.
Former Latics boss Owen Coyle's Rovers arrive at the DW Stadium.
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It's the return of Sky Bet Championship football to the DW Stadium this Saturday as Gary Caldwell's Latics host former manager Owen Coyle's Blackburn Rovers.
Latics return to the DW for their first competitive fixture since lifting the Sky Bet League One trophy in May against Barnsley, looking to put consecutive defeats in the Championship and EFL Cup behind them, after 2-1 losses to Bristol City and Oldham Athletic respectively.
Rovers arrive at the DW having suffered a heavy opening day defeat in Coyle's first match in charge, dropping to a thumping 4-1 loss at home to Norwich City.
They turned their fortunes round midweek with a 3-1 victory at Mansfield Town in the EFL Cup, leaving both sides determined to kick-start their seasons at the second attempt this weekend.
Rovers will be without Elliott Bennett (hamstring), Elliott Ward (ankle) and Corry Evans (groin) due to injury, with Latics hoping to see return of Nick Powell from a pre-season knock.
Defender Jake Buxton is suspended for three matches following his red card in the EFL Cup at Oldham Athletic, whilst Andy Kellett, Reece James and Kyle Knoyle remain sidelined longer term.
Blackburn starting XI v Norwich: Steele, Henley, Ward, Duffy, Feeney, Marshall, Akpan, Lenihan, Bennett, Graham.
Latics' starting XI v Bristol City: Bogdan, Buxton, Perkins, Power, Gilbey, Grigg, Morgan, Warnock, Burke, Wildschut, Burn.
It's been a busy summer for Coyle at his new club, bringing with him former Latics staff members Sandy Stewart, John Henry and former goalkeeper Phil Hughes, as well as six new signings, three permanent and three on loan.
Jack Byrne (Manchester City), Stephen Hendrie (West Ham United) and Sam Gallagher (Southampton) have all arrived at Ewood Park on loan, with Liam Feeney (Bolton Wanderers), Danny Graham (Sunderland) and Anthony Stokes (Celtic) making switches to Rovers.
A higher volume of players have left the club, with Tommy Spurr (Preston North End), Simon Eastwood (Oxford United), Yann Songo'o (Plymouth Argyle), Lee Williamson (Burton Albion), Grant Hanley (Newcastle United), Simeon Jackson (Walsall), Chris Taylor (Bolton), Matt Kilgallon (Bradford City), Chris Brown (Bury) and Nathan Delfouneso all departing.
Led by Gary Bowyer until November 2015 and Paul Lambert thereafter until May 2016, Rovers finished 15th in the Championship on 55 points, a comfortable 15 points above the relegation zone.
The latter's record saw Blackburn win 12 (two in the FA Cup), draw eight and lose 13 (one in the FA Cup) on their way to safety, recording a four game unbeaten run at the end of the season with back-to-back wins against Rotherham United and Reading rounding off the campaign.
After keeping the club in the Championship with relative ease, Lambert parted ways with Rovers, before Coyle joined this summer.
Latics are unbeaten in their last seven home meetings with Blackburn, dating back to a 3-0 defeat in January 2007.
The last meeting between the sides finished all square 1-1 at the DW Stadium in January 2015, with Latics' last home win coming in dramatic style when Emmerson Boyce scored in the final minute to secure a 2-1 victory in October 2013.
A number of high scoring clashes have been played out on home soil, a 3-3 draw in 2011/12, a 4-3 victory in 2010/11 and a 5-3 victory in 2007, which saw both Marcus Bent and Roque Santa Cruz scoring hat-tricks.
Overall Blackburn hold the best record between the two sides with 13 victories to Latics' five, having played out four draws since 1986.


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Q: Is there a formula for this case of infinite inclusion-exclusion? Apparently, for any integers $m\ge 0,\ k\ge 1,$ and real $\alpha > 1$, the following series is convergent:
$$S_{k,m}(\alpha) =\sum\limits_{m<i_1<\ldots<i_k<\infty}\alpha^{-(i_1+\ldots+i_k)}.$$
Examples (computed with Sage):
$$\begin{align}
S_{1,m}(\alpha) &= \frac{\alpha^{-m}}{\alpha-1}\\
S_{2,m}(\alpha) &= \frac{\alpha^{-2m}}{(\alpha-1)^2 (\alpha+1)}\\
S_{3,m}(\alpha) &= \frac{\alpha^{-3m}}{(\alpha-1)^3(\alpha+1)(\alpha^2+\alpha+1)}\\
S_{4,m}(\alpha) &= \frac{\alpha^{-4m}}{(\alpha - 1)^4(\alpha + 1)^2(\alpha^2 + 1)(\alpha^2 + \alpha + 1)}
\end{align}$$
Question: Is there a general pattern in these fractions that allows a single formula for $S_{k,m}(\alpha)$ in terms of some standard functions? Is there a closed form for the alternating series $S_{1,m}(\alpha)-S_{2,m}(\alpha)+S_{3,m}(\alpha)-\ldots$?
Motivation:
If $x_1 x_2 x_3 ...$ is an infinite string of random symbols i.i.d. uniform on a finite alphabet of size $\alpha\ge 2$, then, using [infinite inclusion-exclusion], the probability that the string has a square prefix of length greater than $m$ is
$$P(\exists i>m:  x_1..x_i = x_{i+1}..x_{2i})=S_{1,m}(\alpha)-S_{2,m}(\alpha)+S_{3,m}(\alpha)-\ldots$$
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package enkstest

import (
	"context"
	"crypto"
	"crypto/x509"
	"encoding/pem"
	"fmt"
	"time"

	authorizedappdatabase "github.com/google/exposure-notifications-server/internal/authorizedapp/database"
	authorizedappmodel "github.com/google/exposure-notifications-server/internal/authorizedapp/model"
	exportdatabase "github.com/google/exposure-notifications-server/internal/export/database"
	exportmodel "github.com/google/exposure-notifications-server/internal/export/model"
	"github.com/google/exposure-notifications-server/internal/project"
	"github.com/google/exposure-notifications-server/internal/serverenv"
	verificationdatabase "github.com/google/exposure-notifications-server/internal/verification/database"
	verificationmodel "github.com/google/exposure-notifications-server/internal/verification/model"
	"github.com/google/exposure-notifications-server/pkg/keys"
)

const (
	Audience = "test-aud"
	Issuer   = "test-iss"
	Name     = "Test issuer"
)

// BootstrapResponse is the response from a successful bootstrap.
type BootstrapResponse struct {
	Signer             crypto.Signer
	HealthAuthority    *verificationmodel.HealthAuthority
	HealthAuthorityKey *verificationmodel.HealthAuthorityKey
	AuthorizedApp      *authorizedappmodel.AuthorizedApp
	SignatureInfo      *exportmodel.SignatureInfo
	ExportConfig       *exportmodel.ExportConfig
}

// Bootstrap configures the database with default data.
func Bootstrap(ctx context.Context, env *serverenv.ServerEnv) (*BootstrapResponse, error) {
	db := env.Database()

	// Generate a random name
	randomName, err := project.RandomHexString(6)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate random name: %w", err)
	}

	// Get the key manager
	keyManager := env.KeyManager()
	signingKeyManager, ok := keyManager.(keys.SigningKeyManager)
	if !ok {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("key manager is not SigningKeyManager %T", keyManager)
	}

	// Create signing key for the health authority
	signingKey, err := signingKeyManager.CreateSigningKey(ctx, "bootstrap", "ha-signer")
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create signing key: %w", err)
	}
	signingKeyVersion, err := signingKeyManager.CreateKeyVersion(ctx, signingKey)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create signing key version: %w", err)
	}
	signingKeySigner, err := keyManager.NewSigner(ctx, signingKeyVersion)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create signing key signer: %w", err)
	}
	signingKeyPublicEncoded, err := x509.MarshalPKIXPublicKey(signingKeySigner.Public())
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal public key: %w", err)
	}
	signingKeyPublicPEM := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "PUBLIC KEY", Bytes: signingKeyPublicEncoded})

	// Create health authority
	healthAuthority := &verificationmodel.HealthAuthority{
		Audience: Audience,
		Issuer:   Issuer,
		Name:     Name,
	}
	if err := verificationdatabase.New(db).AddHealthAuthority(ctx, healthAuthority); err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to add health authority: %w", err)
	}

	// Create health authority key
	healthAuthorityKey := &verificationmodel.HealthAuthorityKey{
		Version:      "v1",
		From:         time.Now().UTC().Add(-1 * time.Hour),
		PublicKeyPEM: string(signingKeyPublicPEM),
	}
	if err := verificationdatabase.New(db).AddHealthAuthorityKey(ctx, healthAuthority, healthAuthorityKey); err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to add health authority key: %w", err)
	}

	// Create authorized app
	authorizedApp := &authorizedappmodel.AuthorizedApp{
		AppPackageName: "com.test.app",
		AllowedRegions: map[string]struct{}{
			"TEST": {},
		},
		AllowedHealthAuthorityIDs: map[int64]struct{}{
			healthAuthority.ID: {},
		},
	}
	if err := authorizedappdatabase.New(db).InsertAuthorizedApp(ctx, authorizedApp); err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to insert authorized app: %w", err)
	}

	// Create signature info
	signatureInfo := &exportmodel.SignatureInfo{
		SigningKey:        signingKeyVersion,
		SigningKeyVersion: "v1",
		SigningKeyID:      "TEST",
	}
	if err := exportdatabase.New(db).AddSignatureInfo(ctx, signatureInfo); err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to add signature info: %w", err)
	}

	// Create export config
	exportConfig := &exportmodel.ExportConfig{
		BucketName:       fmt.Sprintf("bucket-%s", randomName),
		FilenameRoot:     fmt.Sprintf("root-%s", randomName),
		Period:           1 * time.Second,
		OutputRegion:     "TEST",
		From:             time.Now().UTC().Add(-1 * time.Hour),
		Thru:             time.Now().UTC().Add(1 * time.Hour),
		SignatureInfoIDs: []int64{signatureInfo.ID},
	}
	if err := exportdatabase.New(db).AddExportConfig(ctx, exportConfig); err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to add export config: %w", err)
	}

	return &BootstrapResponse{
		Signer:             signingKeySigner,
		HealthAuthority:    healthAuthority,
		HealthAuthorityKey: healthAuthorityKey,
		AuthorizedApp:      authorizedApp,
		SignatureInfo:      signatureInfo,
		ExportConfig:       exportConfig,
	}, nil
}

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