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Max Weinberg's 'Pure Perfection' Home on Sale for $5.25 Million
Corey Irwin Published: December 5, 2019
Corcoran Group
Max Weinberg, the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, is selling his Florida mansion.
Built in 2013, the property is located in Delray Beach, approximately 55 miles north of Miami. The two-story home includes six bedrooms and five bathrooms, and is only a few blocks away from the ocean.
"Quite simply, the home expresses pure perfection," boasts the property's official listing. Highlights of the house include a large kitchen with white marble accents, an expansive living room with floor-to-ceiling windows and a state-of-the-art screening room.
The second story, accessed by either the stairs or elevator, includes a luxurious master bedroom, with adjoining bathroom and office. A spacious veranda wraps around the second floor, connecting the master to its neighboring guest rooms.
Outside, the property boasts a gorgeous patio with built-in barbecue, fire-pit area, outdoor shower, pool and spa. A tree-lined fence surrounds the property, while the landscaped yard provides plenty of space for activities.
Weinberg purchased the home a little more than two years ago for $4 million. The property is currently listed for $5.25 million. You can see pictures of the luxurious estate below.
After famously responding to an ad placed in The Village Voice, Weinberg joined the E Street Band in 1974. His career alongside Springsteen has spanned more than 45 years and earned the drummer enshrinement in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The rocker also found success outside of the E Street Band, earning further celebrity on television during his 16-year run as bandleader on Late Night With Conan O'Brien.
More recently, Weinberg has been touring with his four-piece group, Max Weinberg's Jukebox. The band uses audience suggestions to craft impromptu set lists for its shows, often performing songs from some of rocks greatest artists, including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and, of course, Springsteen.
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Q: Ignore all warnings in a specific file using LLVM/Clang There are some files in my iOS project that have some warnings, and I want to ignore those warnings. I don't want to disable warnings in the entire project (know how to do that), just some specific files. So, is there a way to completely ignore all warnings from a specific file?
I'm using LLVM 3.0 and Clang on Xcode 4.2.

A: I inherited a project that contained a lot of 320 code, and that code base threw several warnings and static analyzer errors at me that I had no interest in fixing since I will be removing that code from the project in the near future.
You can disable static analyzer warnings for a specific file by including the following compiler flag:
-Xanalyzer -analyzer-disable-all-checks

You can combine this with -w to disable warnings for that file as well.  That has allowed me to push forward with new development while not having to be pestered with the 30 or so warnings generated by that code base.
Using the instructions from above:
To use Xcode to alter a file's build flags:

*

*select the target

*select the build phase

*locate the file to modify the arguments in the "Compile Sources" phase

*double click its "Compiler Flags" cell to edit

*add "-w -Xanalyzer -analyzer-disable-all-checks" to suppress warnings and clang warnings

A: if you're just using clang, then you should use the pragma syntax for sources you maintain (assuming it is impossible to remove the warning by altering the program appropriately).
here is the syntax:
#pragma clang diagnostic push
#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wmultichar"

char b = 'df'; // no warning.

#pragma clang diagnostic pop

if these are programs you cannot change and don't maintain, you should specify the warning(s) to disable for the file, rather than all. to disable all, you can add the per file argument -w. sources change, and some warnings do (or do not) apply with different build settings. clang's messages can tell you what flag equates to the generated warning.
To use Xcode to alter a file's build flags:

*

*select the target

*select the build phase

*locate the file to modify the arguments in the "Compile Sources" phase

*double click its "Compiler Flags" cell to edit

A: You can select specific target -> Build settings, search for Inhibit All Warnings and set to YES. This will disable warnings on this target.
This can be useful if you use some code like JSONKit with cocoapods, and you don't want to see how compiler cries about warnings :)

A: With the help of justin's answer, this is how you do
1. Locate the name of the warning.
In my case its conversion

2. Add a per file compiler flag build phases
Use the filter to find the name of the file in compile sources, type -Wno-[error name] e.g. -Wno-conversion

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From Waitress to a Real Estate Queen
By Idina Eng, Fortune Magazine
Barbara Corcoran's story would make perfect fodder for movies or TV: A diner waitress with moxie takes a $1,000 loan, uses it to build the first woman-owned real estate firm in New York City, and rises to the top of residential real estate in the city before selling her firm, the Corcoran Group, for $66 million in 2001. Sure enough, the woman who once owned 14 red suits — her visual trademark — eventually found her way to the small screen, with regular roles on the Today show and Shark Tank, a reality hunt for entrepreneurial talent. Her bestselling books share business advice, and today Corcoran, 64, who was once too terrified to speak in public, enjoys giving motivational talks. Her story:
I grew up in Edgewater, N.J., the second oldest of 10 kids, and even though it was a very poor town, I thought we were the Kennedys because my father wore a suit to work. He was a printing-press foreman, and my mother was a housewife.
I went to Catholic school, and it was an accomplishment for me to make straight D's. I say this because there's always a dumb kid in school who thinks grades have something to do with what you end up doing in life. They don't. It's street smarts that helped me succeed. I had 20 jobs before I graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas College in 1971, doing everything from selling hot dogs to being an orphanage housemother in my senior year.
After college, I met my boyfriend Ray Simone, a small builder in New Jersey, while waitressing at a diner. He gave me a $1,000 loan, and we started a business together called Corcoran-Simone in 1973. He got 51%, and I became a rental agent in Manhattan.
One day I started showing rentals to an engineer from Union Carbide, who said he wanted to buy a place. I had no listings, but walked him all over town, acting as though I knew what I was doing, and he ended up buying one. It was sheer happenstance. He paid around $50,000, which meant a $3,000 commission, more than 10 times a rental commission. I decided we were supposed to go into sales, and advertised for a sales agent the next day.
I had this routine. In 1973 a three-line New York Times ad cost about $180. Whenever I had more than $180 in receivables, I'd hire a new agent. If you could pay for an ad with your new agent's name on it, the agent was happy. The minute I had enough to hire a new person, I rented double the space needed. I was getting a taste for the higher commissions, and by 1975 I was doing only sales.
We had 14 agents and our annual revenue was about $560,000 when Ray told me he was marrying another woman. As we divided the company in 1978, he said, "You'll never succeed without me." Those words branded my soul. I started the Corcoran Group to prove my ability to succeed.
Back then there were no female-owned real estate firms in the city. The business was worked by women and owned by men. I wore short skirts and bright colors to stand apart from the crowd. I was not welcome, but I was noticed. That first year, I had seven agents and revenues of $350,000.
It was fun building a business. We never had a Christmas party in December. We did it in February because I could get a cheap price for a fabulous place. I'd have massage guys give people 15-minute massages at their desks. It's a high-stress job selling real estate, and anything you do for an employee above and beyond says "I love you." When you love people, they love you back. Those at the top of the food chain got along because people forgot they were competitors. That culture made us different from everyone else.
The biggest challenge was cash flow. When things were good, I spent money quickly to invest in the business. But in 1980 I owed a lot and needed $10,000 to keep going. In a moment of desperation, I almost sold 50% of my business to a French gentleman I'd done some work for. I don't remember his name. We shook hands, but he changed his mind, and a couple of months later, the market changed. I was able to hang on.
I never knew what the revenue was. I left that to Esther Kaplan, the first agent I hired after leaving Ray. She eventually became a 10% partner in the Corcoran Group. Esther had her finger on the overhead and was a genius at increasing our credit lines with the banks. She'd do cash projections, and if she knew that we'd have an extra $80,000 in August, she wouldn't tell me. She was right, because if I knew it, I'd have spent it.
By 1993 we were selling real estate online, two years before our competitors. I also registered all the URLs for my competitors who had a brand so that they'd have to come to me when they wanted the name. I didn't charge them for the URL. I just wanted them to call and ask for it so that I'd know when the competition started selling online. The little guys, who had to be creative, called first. The largest companies called last.
In 1988 I had married Bill Higgins, who was running his parents' real estate firm at the time. After eight years of in vitro treatments, at age 46 I gave birth to our son, Tommy. That was the biggest challenge in my life and a dream come true. It also led to selling my company. Back then — before there were multiple-listing services — I kept tabs on listings weekly. One day, in 2001, I saw that we had more listings than all our competitors in every category. I had reached my goal of being the No. 1 broker in New York. I realized I wanted to be there 150% for my family in the office, and 150% for Tommy, and I couldn't do both. So I decided to sell. I had 850 salespeople, and revenue was about $97 million.
NRT [now part of residential real estate giant Realogy] was the big buyer in town. So I hired an attorney on its board and told him I was interested in selling. He, of course, went to NRT. When he called and said he'd gotten me $20 million, I said, "Tell them I'll take $66 million," and hung up. Sixty-six is my lucky number. We signed the contract on Friday night before 9/11 and closed two weeks later. I convinced Henry Silverman, the chairman of NRT, that he was buying the best company poised for shooting forward in the industry.
I started reflecting and decided to write my first book [If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails]. After a year, I was going crazy with no people around me. I realized I love attention. Since I'd been interviewed on TV a lot as head of the Corcoran Group, I became a political contributor for Fox TV. It wasn't a good fit, and I went to Good Morning America as a real estate contributor. In 2007 I moved to the Today show. I think I'll die with my boots on there.
In 2009 I got a call from Mark Burnett Productions, asking if I'd be interested in being one of the investors on Shark Tank. I signed the option agreement without even reading it. I e-mailed Mark Burnett and told him he should fly me out for a tryout. He did, and I was hired. Later he told me I was the only shark who e-mailed him about their interest in being on the show.
I'm always asked what makes a great entrepreneur, and I was curious about who's starting businesses in America today. So we did the Corcoran Entrepreneur Report, which shows that in 2012, 67% of all people starting a business during the preceding year were immigrants. Thirty-eight percent of those starting a business today didn't graduate from high school, which begs the question of the emphasis put on MBAs.
I think business plans are overrated. To this day I can't read a financial report. You're better off having a picture of what you want in your head. Half of business is planning, and half is reacting. It's always changing. So visualize what you want and stay motivated by your dream.
My advice
Have the courage to seize opportunity. The first time I met Donald Trump, I'd produced a report called the Top 10 Condominium Survey in New York, and his building was near the bottom. He was so upset. I quickly thought up a solution. Instead of looking at what a room would sell for, the way it was done then, we could calculate price per square foot, which would put him on top. He became my biggest advocate.
Don't let rejection stop you. I spent $71,000 to videotape all our listings. My salespeople wouldn't show the tapes for fear a buyer would take them to another broker, and they'd lose the sale. So I posted the tapes on Corcoran.com, and we had our first online sale within a week. I'd stepped into the next big thing by trying another angle.
Protect the optimism of your firm. The minute I spotted a chronic complainer, I'd fire them. I didn't care how much money they brought in because negativity kills optimism and belief in the future.
This story is from the June 10, 2013 issue of Fortune
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Implications of the late palaeozoic oxygen pulse for physiology and evolution
The pulse of oxygen concentration in the late palaeozoic oxygen may have fluctuated between as high as 35% to as low as 15% and thereby influenced the evolution of major groups of organisms. Enhancement of diffusion-dependent processes such as respiration may result from an increase in atmospheric oxygen which in turn will increase body-size. Increase in oxygen concentration can also enhance metabolic rate and resource accessibility, which may result in promoting the radiation of some extra taxa.
Author: Dudley, Robert, Graham, Jeffrey B., Aguilar, Nancy M., Gans, Carl
Environmental aspects, Earth, Atmospheric chemistry, Atmospheric research
Limits to vertebrate locomotor energetics suggested by hummingbirds hovering in heliox
The muscle mass-specific power for the hovering ruby-throated hummingbirds' wingbeats ranges from 98 watt/kg in normal air to 133 watt/kg, when aerodynamic failure results. The muscle efficiency is constant at 10% despite changes in the power consumption. By changing the wing-stroke amplitude, modulation of the power output is achieved. A study of hummingbirds showed that wingbeat was also modified by changes in density of the surrounding gas.
Author: Dudley, Robert, Chai, Peng
Measurement, Observations, Muscle strength, Oxygen consumption, Oxygen consumption (Metabolism), Physiological regulation, Hummingbirds, Locomotion
Directed aerial descent in canopy ants
The workers of the neotropical ant, 'Cephalotes atratus', which use directed aerial descent to return to their home tree trunk with less than 80% success during the fall, are shown. It is revealed that 'Cephalotes atratus' workers descend abdomen-first through steep glide trajectories at relatively high velocities.
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Q: The channel dimension of the inputs should be defined. Found `None` I'm trying to make some LSTM+CNN hybrid for my college project and here's my code
def model_robo():
  grid=tf.keras.Input(shape=(1,10,12),dtype=tf.float32)
  print(grid.shape)
  cnn_result=tf.keras.layers.TimeDistributed(Conv2D(1,kernel_size=(3,3),data_format="channels_first"))(grid)
  cnn_result=tf.keras.layers.TimeDistributed(MaxPooling2D(2,2))(cnn_result)
  cnn_result=tf.keras.layers.TimeDistributed(flatten())(cnn_result)
  lstm_input=Concatenate()([price,cnn_result])
  masked_position=Masking(mask_value=-1)(lstm_input)
  result=LSTM(50, name='LSTM')(masked_position)
  prediction=(TimeDistributed(Dense(1,activation="relu")))(result)
  model=tf.keras.Model(inputs=[grid,price],outputs=[prediction])
  optim=tf.keras.optimizers.Adam(lr=0.001,amsgrad=False)
  model.compile(optimizer=optim,loss='mae')
  return model

but when I'm trying to call the model with
model=model_robo()

it gives:
ValueError: The channel dimension of the inputs should be defined. Found None

which stems from:
cnn_result=tf.keras.layers.TimeDistributed(Conv2D(1,kernel_size=(3,3),data_format="channels_first"))(grid)

I've tried searching for answer but I think most error comes from the images format like here or here while I don't really use one (the CNN input is numerical matrix put together to form an "image"). the would-be input is 2159x1x10x12 matrix and the grid.shape result is (none,1,10,12)
how can i fix this?
let me know if you need additional information and thanks!

A: It works after I delete the channels_first (and changed it to Conv1D but that's another matters. see here for detail)
My hypothesis is channels_first took the first dimension (None) as the channel instead of the second one. API docs said first channel should be reserved for batch size but like the comment said, it's probably a bug


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2017 Movies: Son of Bigfoot
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Studio Canal UK has released a teaser trailer for the upcoming animated comedy drama film Son of Bigfoot.
Written by Bob Barlen and Cal Brunker and directed by Jeremy Degruson and Ben Stassen, the film follows teenage outsider Adam as he sets out on the challenging mission to uncover the mystery behind the disappearance, years ago, of his dad. The boy finds out that his father is the legendary Bigfoot, who decided to run away and hide in the forest to protect himself and his family from HairCo., a giant corporation eager to run scientific experiments with his special DNA, and that is now on his traces. However, Adam discovers that he has amazing superpowers, which are helpful in his encounter with HairCo.
The teaser trailer, carrying the message that "this year, the wildest legend of all comes to life in an epic adventure", features Adam as he faces all kind of dangers in the deep forests, while searching for his father.
Son of Bigfoot is set to hit the UK theaters on August 11.
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Here's Every Hip-Hop Album Cover Virgil Abloh Worked On
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C. Vernon Coleman II Published: November 28, 2021
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Famed designer Virgil Abloh has passed away at the age of 41.
Abloh, a major name in the fashion industry, was famous in hip-hop circles for his Off-White brand, working with Kanye West, landing the position of Men's Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton and being name-dropped by rappers on dozens of songs. He passed away this morning (Nov. 28), after succumbing to a rare form of cancer. His death was confirmed via a heartfelt statement released on his Instagram page:
"We are devastated to announce the passing of our beloved Virgil Abloh, a fiercely devoted father, husband, son, brother, and friend. He is survived by his loving wife Shannon Abloh, his children Lowe Abloh and Grey Abloh, his sister Edwina Abloh, his parents Nee and Eunice Abloh, and numerous dear friends and colleagues. For over two years, Virgil valiantly battled a rare, aggressive form of cancer, cardiac angiosarcoma. He chose to endure his battle privately since his diagnosis in 2019, undergoing numerous challenging treatments, all while helming several significant institutions that span fashion, art, and culture.
Through it all, his work ethic, infinite curiosity, and optimism never wavered. Virgil was driven by his dedication to his craft and to his mission to open doors for others and create pathways for greater equality in art and design. He often said, "Everything I do is for the 17-year-old version of myself," believing deeply in the power of art to inspire future generations. We thank you all for your love and support, and we ask for privacy as we grieve and celebrate Virgil's life.
September 30, 1980 – November 28, 2021"
Abloh made a name for himself for being versed in both high-end and street fashion. After interning at Fendi in the late 2000s, where he met Kanye West. The rapper would take part in events at RSVP Gallery, the retail space Abloh and Don C launched in Chicago. Abloh also served as creative director for West's DONDA. He later worked at Louis Vuitton as the Artistic Director of the brand's men's collection before launching Pyrex Vision and later, his wildly popular Off-White brand.
Following Virgil's tragic passing, reports claim that the resale price of his Off-White and Air Jordan collaborations have predictably skyrocketed. The resell price of his Jordan 1 x Off-White Chicago colorway sneaker, initially retailed at $190, was going for about $5,300 prior to his death. However, after news emerged of Virgil losing his battle to a rare form of cancer, the sneaker is now even more valuable than before, currently going for $10,000.
Abloh did not just have an eye for fashion. He also worked closely with rappers on album cover designs including Kanye West, Lil Uzi Vert, Kid Cudi and more.
Check out all the hip-hop album covers designed by the late Virgil Abloh below. R.I.P. to a visionary.
Here's Every Album Cover Virgil Abloh Worked On During His Career
Take a look at the hip-hop album covers designed by late fashion icon Virgil Abloh.
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Kassandra Lea
Stolen Hearts
By Kassandra Lea
This book was published on Saturday 12 May, 2018.
GENRE: Gay Western Romance
Rafael Pederos is awakened in the middle of the night by his wheelchair-bound sister Pearl. Someone's in the barn where they shouldn't be. Rafael tells her to call the cops as he storms out to chase off the rustlers, but he's too late. They're already gone, and they've taken four pregnant mares with them. Now the future of the Pederos Ranch is up in the air.
This is where Chad Masters comes in. As a detective-ranger, he swears to track down the missing mares. But that's easier said than done when he realizes there's something about Rafael he can't resist. Now if he can just get past the gruff exterior and teach Rafael how to love again.
"Ma'am, did you call in?"
"Yes," she said, wheeling to the edge of the porch. For a moment he feared she might try to go down the steps, drawing up shy of the first step. There was a ramp a few feet away. "Please. My brother Rafael went to stop them and I'm worried. I heard the report of a gun. Please."
"Okay. Where did he go and to stop whom?"
She gestured frantically toward the barn. "Someone was in there. Raf suspected rustlers."
The word made his heart skip a beat. Rustlers, livestock thieves, he'd known most of them to be ruthless and always armed. Chad drew his gun. "Please, ma'am, go back into the house while I have a look."
She glared at him. "I'm not helpless."
"I'm sure you aren't," he attempted to humor her, "But I'd feel better if you were out of harm's way."
"Bull patootie." She made a beeline for the porch. "I only called y'all because Raf told me to." She rolled down the ramp.
Chad found himself trailing after her, gravel crunching under her wheels, wondering how he'd allowed it to happen. He thought of grabbing the handle of her chair; would it be rude? Well, manners be damned, Chad did it anyway, forcing her to stop. The rifle slid off her lap.
"Ma'am."
"The name is Pearl."
"Alright, Miss Pearl," he addressed her, "if you insist on coming along, please let me go in first." Chad was quick to add, "As a matter of protocol."
She sighed. "I suppose." She bent to pick up the rifle and again he wondered, should he help her, would it be appreciated? He was uncertain and it bugged him. Most time he knew how to handle himself around others. Before he could decide, though, she had the gun back in her capable clutches.
Leading the way, Chad approached the open barn door with due caution. A quick glance revealed Pearl hanging back a respectable distance. Good, it made his job a smidgen easier knowing she wasn't breathing down his back. Chad peered around the corner. There was no one in sight. He crept inside. The barn was laid out like an 'L' and he was on the shorter end. Horses stirred in closed stalls. Pearl came in behind him.
"Police, anyone in here?" Chad called out.
One of the horses nickered. Chad neared the turn, both hands on his gun. By now he was acutely aware of every beat his heart took, licking his lips, praying to avoid a fire fight. At the corner he paused, giving anyone inside one more chance to make their presence known.
"Last chance, buddy, this is the police."
There was a shuffling sound. Chad was forced to step back as a horse charged passed, nearly knocking him over. The startled animal whinnied, disturbed from its usual evening routine. Pearl, with no issue, held out a hand and whistled. Ears flicked in her direction. While she dealt with the wayward horse, Chad took the opportunity to search the rest of the barn. When he returned he found Pearl scratching a velvety pink nose.
She looked at him, imploringly. "Did you find him, my brother? Rafael?"
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UConn Beats Notre Dame for 10th National Title
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Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies are a perfect 10.
The Hall of Fame coach joined some elite company in UCLA's John Wooden after tying the Wizard of Westwood with his 10th NCAA Tournament title.
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Jean Hérault, Baron von Gourville, (* 10. Juli 1625 in La Rochefoucauld; † 14. Juni 1703 in Paris) war ein französischer Abenteurer und Finanzmann. Er verkehrte später fast auf Augenhöhe mit hohen Adligen, obwohl er aus kleinsten Verhältnissen kam und verkörpert damit einen seltenen Ausnahmefall in seiner Zeit.

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Gourville wurde mit 18 Jahren Diener im Haus La Rochefoucauld und 1646 Sekretär (maître d'hôtel) von François de La Rochefoucauld, dem Autor der Maximen. Er war La Rochefoucauld eine wichtige Hilfe während der unruhigen Jahre der Fronde, in der er eine sehr aktive Rolle spielte und Kontakte zu hohen Kreisen knüpfte, unter anderem zum Anführer der Fronde Louis II. de Bourbon, prince de Condé, Jules Mazarin und Nicolas Fouquet.  Nach der Fronde brachte er es in wenigen Jahren als Vertrauter von Fouquet, der ihn zum Steuerpächter von Guyonne machte, in diversen Finanztransaktionen zu enormem Reichtum. Seinen Reichtum mehrte er weiter durch Geschick im Kartenspiel. 1660 erwarb er für 100.000 Livres das Château de Gourville und nahm den Namen Gourville an.

Beim Sturz von Fouquet wurde auch Gourville angeklagt, konnte aber, da er durch Louvois und Jean-Baptiste Colbert 1661 gewarnt wurde, entkommen und wurde nur in Abwesenheit gehängt. Er ging in die Niederlande und nach London. 1665 wurde er explizit von einer für Finanzleute verkündeten Amnestie durch Ludwig XIV. ausgenommen, erhielt aber 1667 dank der dort geknüpften Kontakte eine offizielle Mission in den Niederlanden. 1668 kehrte er nach Paris zurück, da Condé die Hilfe eines geschickten Finanzmanns benötigte, um seinen Gläubigern zu entgehen, und wurde 1669 Intendant des Hauses Condé. Er wurde auch in diplomatischen Missionen in Deutschland, den Niederlanden und Spanien verwendet. 1671 erfolgte seine Amnestie. 1696 erkrankte er und zog sich auf seine Güter zurück, wo er seine Memoiren schrieb. Sie wurden 1724 veröffentlicht.

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Prolonged exposure of graphite oxide to soft X-ray irradiation during XPS measurements leads to alterations of the chemical composition†
Chun Kiang Chua,a Adriano Ambrosia and Martin Pumera*a
a Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is an indispensable technique to analyse the structural and chemical features of graphene-based materials. Such detailed characterization is often imperative prior to the usage of these materials for various applications. In this work, the effects of the continuous irradiation with soft X-rays during the analysis of graphite oxide with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were investigated. Prolonged exposure to the X-ray source was observed to cause an overall decrease in the amount of oxygen-containing groups, which could consequently lead to the wrong interpretation of the XPS analysis result. Proper and careful consideration on the time span of XPS analysis of graphite oxide is, thus, highly advocated.
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3AN00981E
Analyst, 2013,138, 7012-7015
Prolonged exposure of graphite oxide to soft X-ray irradiation during XPS measurements leads to alterations of the chemical composition
C. K. Chua, A. Ambrosi and M. Pumera, Analyst, 2013, 138, 7012 DOI: 10.1039/C3AN00981E
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The record-breaking winter weather that has put the U.S. Northeast in a deep freeze this month and brought mountains of snow is making most people miserable but travel agents are learning to love it.
Travel brokers from New York, Massachusetts and surrounding states have enjoyed a surge in business from weary residents looking to get out of town. Business is brisk, they say, as people scramble to book last-minute winter holidays to toasty locales such as the Bahamas, Mexico and other places far away from the chill. Others are extending their vacations rather than return to the arctic conditions back home.
In the past two weeks, Erenfeld has fielded a 30 percent to 40 percent increase in calls from people looking to escape the Boston area, where more than 6 feet of snow has fallen this month, making for the city's snowiest February in recorded history.
Instead, customers are looking longingly at places like the Mexican resort of Playa del Carmen or the island of Jamaica, where 80 degree Fahrenheit weather is forecast in the coming days, Erenfeld said.
Unfortunately, it's hard to accommodate, at an affordable rate, such hasty requests, he said.
Some Northeasterners are looking to extend previously planned trips.
Maria Araneo, owner of New Jersey-based Metuchen Travel, recently extended a two-week Caribbean and Central America cruise vacation for a married couple by 12 days.
"They decided to do it because of the cold," Araneo said of the New Jersey couple.
In New York, where chunks of ice have clogged waterways and outdoor fountains, and icy blasts have forced authorities to close some Manhattan streets, residents are scurrying to Mexico's Riviera Maya and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
"A warm climate is a good way to go," said Michael Holtz, owner of SmartFlyer, a Manhattan luxury travel company. Holtz himself just returned from Australia, a country now in the throes of the Southern Hemisphere summer.
In the past month, SmartFlyer has experienced a doubling of clients booking last-minute travel to a warm destination.
Even though the cold temperatures can mean more business from customers seeking refuge in beach resorts, winter is not always kind to travel agencies. Too much snow, he says, can wreck havoc on travel plans when it closes airports.
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NGC 2296 est une nébuleuse par réflexion située dans la constellation du Grand Chien. Cette nébuleuse a été découverte par l'astronome américain Lewis Swift en 1887. Cette nébuleuse a aussi été observée par l'astronome français Guillaume Bigourdan le  et elle a été ajoutée plus tard à l'Index Catalogue sous la cote IC 452.

Malgré le fait que NGC 2296 figure dans des catalogues de galaxies, comme le PGC et le MCG, il est maintenant établi que c'était une erreur. Selon toutes les références consultées, NGC 2296 est clairement à l'intérieur de la Voie lactée et il s'agit d'une nébuleuse par réflexion.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste des objets du NGC

Liens externes

 NGC 2296 sur le site du professeur C. Seligman

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Constellation du Grand Chien
Nébuleuse
Nébuleuse par réflexion
Objet céleste découvert en 1887
Objet céleste découvert par Lewis Swift


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Q: Delete paperclip attachment files from a rake task I have a model which has a paperclip attachment call spreadsheet.
The model is import which imports a spreadsheet data into the database.
I want to setup a task may be a rake task to clean up all the old imports (let's  say older than 1 month).
I am not sure if this is the best way but this is what I found while searching.
The actual question is, when I destroy the model from a rake task, it doesn't delete the file from the system which is associated with the attachment. On the other hand, when I destroy the model from within the web application it destroys it.
What should I do to remove the attachment files along with destroying the model from a rake task ?

A: You shouldn't see any difference between calling #destroy from your controllers or from rake. Perhaps you're confusing #delete and #destroy? #delete ignores callbacks and therefore won't allow paperclip to clean up its attachments.
Of course there's also issues related to file permissions. Are you running the rake task as the same user that runs the app for the web?


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DRUGS & PHARMACROPS: Does Africa need a genetically modifiedsolution to diarrhea?
Subject: DRUGS & PHARMACROPS: Does Africa need a genetically modifiedsolution to diarrhea?
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TITLE:  'Hybrid rice can't cure diarrhea'
SOURCE: This Day, Nigeria
AUTHOR: Godwin Haruna
URL:    http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=73347
'Hybrid rice can't cure diarrhea'
Attempts at introducing Genetically Modified (GM) rice as a
pharmaceutical crop to treat diarrhea in African children is
unnecessary, demeaning and a calculated move to distract from ongoing
global programmes to save children suffering from the disease, the
Friends of the Earth Africa (FOE Africa), has said.
A new variety of GM rice containing Human genes is set to be approved by
the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for large-scale planting in
Kansas, United States after two other states barred such plantings. The
California-based biotech company, Ventria Bioscience, announced that the
rice which had been engineered to produce recombinant human milk protein
will be used in oral rehydration solutions to treat diarrhea and also as
supplements in yogurt, sports drinks and granola bars.
Friends of the Earth groups in Africa, in a statement issued through
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoEN),
condemned the action, stating that barely few months after the illegal
contamination of (GM) rice LL601 in Ghana and Sierra Leone; proponents
of GMO are once again using Africa to propagate their illegal and unsafe
crops.
The group added that despite refusal of the US Food and Drug
Administration to approve the recombinant pharmaceutical product as
safe, not only was Ventria going ahead with its massive planting of drug-
containing rice, but 150 infants from age 5 to 33 months have been used
to experiment this technology in Peru, one of Latin American's poorest
countries.
According to FoE Africa, parents of the children were not adequately
informed of the experimental nature of the treatment, and at least two
mothers of infants in the clinical trial reported that their infants
suffered serious allergic reactions, causing Peruvian government to
launch an enquiry into the experiment.
"Africa does not need a genetically modified solution for diarrhea. The
solution of diarrhea lies with its cause, not GMO. We are yet to get
over the contamination in West Africa of GM rice as commercial imports
and food aid from the United States and now this, we are becoming
increasing concerned at diverse moves to permeate GMO in this
continent,", said FoE Africa GMO campaigner, Nnimmo Bassey.
The first GM food containing human genes is set to raise many socio
economic, cultural, religious as well as ethical questions besides the
environmental and health concerns, the groups streesed.
TITLE:  Does Africa need a genetically modified solution to diarrhea?
SOURCE: Pambazuka News, South Africa
AUTHOR: Nnimmo Bassey
URL:    http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/40303
Does Africa need a genetically modified solution to diarrhea?
Nnimmo Bassey is the Director of Environmental Rights Action (Friends of
the Earth Nigeria)
The introduction of genetically modified rice into Africa is being
justified by presenting it as a solution to diarrhoea, responsible for
2,000,000 deaths per year (mainly children) in the global South. However
there are other very simple means of reducing cases of diarrhoea such as
improved sanitation and cleaner, free water supplies.
On 6 March 2007, it was reported in the media that a new variety of
Genetically Modified (GM) rice containing human genes obtained
preliminary approval from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for
large-scale planting in Kansas. California-based Ventria Bioscience, the
developer of the rice, claims that it can be used to treat diarrhea. A
BBC TV report on 6 March 2007 showed images of African children in a
hospital as an example of some supposed beneficiaries of the new rice.
Friends of the Earth Africa believes that our continent does not need
genetically modified solutions to diarrhea and condemns the use of
African children as a tool to promote the new GM rice produced by
Ventria Bioscience. Diarrhea is an illness that has well-known causes,
and proven, inexpensive solutions. Ventria's GM rice is unproven,
unnecessary, and a distraction from ongoing programmes to save children
suffering from diarrhea on our continent.
Monitoring activities undertaken by Friends of the Earth Africa in 2006
revealed that Africa has been contaminated by illegal GM rice LL601 in
Ghana and Sierra Leone, main African recipients of rice as commercial
imports and food aid from the US.
The dust raised by the revelation of the contamination of the food chain
by an illegal rice variety, LibertyLink Rice601 (LLRice 601), had barely
settled when news arrived of new contamination episodes in other parts
of the world. On the 5 March 2007, the USDA announced that it was
prohibiting the planting of another type of long-grain rice after
confirmation of a new case of contamination. The genetically modified
contaminant detected in a long-grain rice variety known as Clearfield
CL131 was not authorised for commercialisation. Therefore, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) decided to prevent its planting and distribution.
Just a few days before this latest contamination episode, it was
reported that the USDA had given preliminary approval to a large-scale
planting of a new variety of GM rice containing human genes. The rice,
produced by a company called Ventria Bioscience, has been engineered to
produce recombinant human milk proteins to be extracted from the rice
for a variety of suggested uses. In the media, Ventria claims these
proteins will be used in oral rehydration solutions to treat diarrhea.
But elsewhere, the company says it will use them as supplements in
yogurt, sports drinks and granola bars.
If that earlier contamination was worrisome, the USDA's support for
planting up to 3200 acres of Ventria's 'pharmaceutical rice' is even
more so. We are particularly concerned that this massive planting of
drug-containing rice is going forward even though the US Food and Drug
Administration has refused to approve Ventria's recombinant
pharmaceutical proteins as safe.
The first GM food crop containing human genes is set to raise many socio-
economic, cultural as well as ethical questions, besides environmental
and health concerns.
This rice is being produced by Ventria Bioscience, a biotech company
based in California, USA. According to Ventria Bioscience, the rice,
which will be planted on up to 3,200 acres in Kansas, is endowed with
human genes that produce recombinant versions of human proteins,
including bacteria-fighting compounds found in breast milk and saliva.
If Ventria's application is fully approved by USDA, this will be the
largest planting of a drug-producing food crop in the US.
Ventria has been field-testing rice engineered with human genes since
1996 to produce three pharmaceutical proteins-lactoferrin, lysozyme and
serum albumin. When farmers, consumers and food companies protested
against their field trials in California and Missouri, concerned that
the engineered crops would contaminate rice destined for the food
supply, Ventria shifted to Kansas.
According to analysts, pharmaceutical (pharma) crops such as Ventria's
rice pose a threat to human food supply and public health, as the
proteins they contain are intended to be biologically active in humans,
yet have not undergone adequate testing or received FDA approval as
drugs, and thus may thus be harmful if eaten accidentally. The chances
of contamination are also high when such compounds are produced in food
crops grown outdoors. The contamination routes are numerous, including
cross-pollination and seed mixing during commercial growing and seed
Ventria's rice has already been publicized in many written and
audiovisual media as an important solution to one disease that
particularly affects poor children in the Third World: diarrhea. On 6
March, a BBC report showed images of ill African children in a hospital
as an example of some of the supposed beneficiaries of that new GM rice.
'We can really help children with diarrhea get better faster. That is
the idea', said Scott E. Deeter, president and chief executive of
Sacramento-based Ventria Bioscience. The proponents of this GM rice say
they want to widely introduce their products into oral hydration
solution,'which is consumed by at least half of the world's children'.
They define their product as 'the Holy Grail' of rice and assert 'that
is what every mother would want for their child'.
From the company's sources, an experiment using this technology has
already been conducted in Peru on 140 infants from five to 33 months in
age, in hospitals attended by the poorest sectors of the population.
Several reports indicate that parents of the children were not
adequately informed of the experimental nature of the treatment, and at
least two mothers of infants in the clinical trial reported that their
infants suffered from allergic reactions, causing the Peruvian
government to launch an enquiry into the experiment.
Does Africa need a genetically modified solution for diarrhea? Diarrhea
is responsible for over 2,000,000 deaths every year, the majority in the
Third World. Despite being a major cause of deaths among children,
particularly those under five years old, today there are already well-
known measures to prevent and treat diarrhea. In fact, these proven and
effective measures have already reduced the mortality rate of children
suffering from diarrhea from 4.600,000 deaths in 1980 to 1,500,000 to
2,500,000 million deaths today, and is regarded as one of the greatest
medical achievements of the 20th century.
Simply put, when a person has loose or watery stools, he has diarrhea.
If mucus and blood can be seen in the stools, he has dysentery. It can
be mild or very serious and may come suddenly or remain for many days.
It is known that the disease is more common among young children and
especially so with the undernourished ones. A well nourished child would
usually recover from a case of diarrhea even without any medical
treatment. For a poorly nourished child, on the other hand, an attack of
diarrhea can easily prove fatal.
One of the most prevalent causes of diarrhea is linked to the limited
access to safe water supply and sanitation coverage. In Africa, nearly
40 per cent of the population has an unsafe water supply and poor
sanitation coverage. The World Health Organisation (WHO) found that a
reduction in the number of diarrhea cases and deaths due to diarrhea was
directly related to access to safe water supply and sanitation services.
As the Water Quality and Health Council indicates, 'if access to safe
water and sanitation coverage were improved there would be a smaller
frequency of diarrhoea cases', which consequently would mean that
patients would avoid costs related to treatment expenditures, drugs,
transportation and time spent going to hospital and clinics. The WHO
concluded in a 2004 study that simple technologies for improvement of
water and sanitation 'would lead to a global average reduction of 10% of
episodes of diarrhoea'. WHO concludes that if the level of intervention
was higher, the reduction of diarrhea episodes could be higher: 'access
to in-house regulated piped water and sewerage connection with partial
treatment of waste waters, could achieve an average global reduction of
69 per cent'.
Diarrhea is a symptom of infection caused by a host of bacterial, viral
and parasitic organisms most of which can be spread by contaminated
water. It is more common when there is a shortage of clean water for
drinking, cooking and cleaning, and basic hygiene is important in
prevention. Water contaminated with human faeces, for example from
municipal sewage, septic tanks and latrines, is of special concern.
Animal faeces also contain micro-organisms that can cause diarrhoea.
Diarrhea can also spread from person to person, aggravated by poor
personal hygiene. Food is another major cause of diarrhoea when it is
prepared or stored in unhygienic conditions. Water can contaminate food
during irrigation, and fish and seafood from polluted water may also
contribute to the disease (World Health Organisation).
It is important to note that diarrhea usually lasts a day or two and
goes away on its own without any special treatment. Only prolonged
cases, however, present indications of other problems Thus, special
treatment for diarrhea is needed only occasionally. What children
suffering from this condition need is rehydration as they lose a lot of
water through the diarrhea. There are already very cheap and accessible
ways of fighting dehydration by simple oral rehydration therapy.
It is obvious from the above that the world does not require rocket
science in order to combat incidents of diarrhea. More than anything
else, what is needed is basic hygiene, safe water access and the
provision of infrastructure that would support that. Moreover, investing
in GM solutions when 'simple' solutions exist constitutes a diversion of
energies from the already challenging objective to guarantee the right
to clean water and sanitation.
Key measures to reduce the number of cases of diarrhea include:
- Access to safe drinking water
- Improved sanitation
- Good personal and food hygiene
- Health education about how infections spread.
Key measures to treat diarrhea include:
- Giving more fluids than usual, including oral rehydration salts
solution, to prevent dehydration
- Continue feeding
- Consulting a health worker if there are signs of dehydration or other
(World Health Organisation)
African children have been used once again in the media in order to
facilitate acceptance for a new product which is not needed in our
continent. Diarrhea is a disease with well-known causes, as well as
solutions. If deaths from a preventable disease such as diarrhea are to
be stopped, more efforts should be undertaken to tackle its causes and
greater investments should be made in improving basic water and
sanitation conditions in our continent.
We once more state that Africans do not need GMOs and by no means want
'medicine crops' beyond the ones already supplied by nature. Africans do
not need these expensive, experimental fixes.
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Samsung Galaxy S7 excels in camera shootout with iPhone 6S Plus and Galaxy S6
We put Samsung's new flagship phone up against last year's model and Apple's finest in a taxing camera test.
Andrew Hoyle
March 9, 2016 10:16 a.m. PT
Samsung's brand new Galaxy S7 boasts a bunch of new camera tweaks.
Although it has a 12-megapixel sensor -- less than the S6's 16 megapixels -- those pixels are physically larger to allow it to capture more light. It has a wider f/1.2 aperture too to let more light in -- both of which are designed to make it a formidable low-light shooter.
I've put the new Galaxy S7 against its older sibling, the Galaxy S6, and its great rival, Apple's iPhone 6S Plus. All shots are taken in fully automatic mode and at the full available resolution. (Note that the Galaxy S7 Edge has an identical camera to its smaller stablemate, so these examples just as well apply to the larger phone too.)
Samsung Galaxy S7 camera test (click image to see full size)
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iPhone 6S Plus camera comparison (click image to see full size)
Samsung Galaxy S6 camera comparison (click image to see full size)
First up, this lovely daffodil, captured well by all three phones. The S7's HDR mode kicked in automatically on this shot, brightening up the darker background and the green leaves. The iPhone's shot is darker and with higher contrast overall. For a spring scene, I prefer the S7's brighter attempt. There's little difference between the S6 and the S7 -- despite the S7's lower resolution, there's no noticeable difference in clarity.
The phones achieved similar results here, with the iPhone's shot being the darkest of the bunch. This sort of scene can easily fool a phone's camera, with the automatic settings choosing to expose for the bright sky behind the trees, and plunging the rest of the scene into darkness. This seems to be what's happened with the iPhone's shot.
The grass in front of Hampstead Heath's Kenwood House is much darker on the S7 and S6, but the iPhone has managed to keep a more balanced exposure -- quite the opposite of what we saw in the previous two tests.
Samsung Galaxy S7 camera test, with HDR (click image to see full size)
iPhone 6S Plus camera comparison, with HDR (click image to see full size)
With high dynamic range (HDR) mode enabled on all three phones, results were better. The S7's shot was brighter, with an attractive exposure balance between the sky and the ground. The iPhone's HDR mode worked well too, although its shot lacks contrast when compared to the other two. You can boost this in editing of course, but straight out of the camera, I prefer the S7's attempt.
HDR has again helped the three devices balance the bright blue sky with the shadows on the buildings below. The images are very similar, with natural-looking colours and tons of detail across all three. I marginally prefer the iPhone's attempt as its HDR mode retained more contrast, producing a more realistic scene. This is again very different from the HDR results in the previous test.
Samsung Galaxy S7 low-light camera test (click image to see full size)
iPhone 6S Plus low-light camera comparison (click image to see full size)
Samsung Galaxy S6 low-light camera comparison (click image to see full size)
Low light is always a difficult for phone cameras, as their small image sensors can't take in as much light as the larger sensors you'll find on professional dSLRs. But with the S7's larger pixels and brighter aperture, it's well equipped to get good shots in dimly lit scenes.
Despite the S7's lower resolution, it's achieved a crisper shot than the Galaxy S6. The words on the books's pages suffer from less image noise on the S7, which is particularly noticeable at full screen. Both Galaxy phones have used a very warm white balance, however, giving an unnatural yellow hue to the scene. The iPhone's shot, while darker than the others, has more natural colours.
The S7's shot is the brightest here, which is particularly noticeable on the tin of tomatoes in the centre -- the white text is satisfyingly crisp. On the bottle of Lea & Perrins sauce to the right though, things aren't as good. It's bright, sure, but there's much less detail. The iPhone's shot has more clarity in this portion of the image.
It's probably more useful to have a brighter image than an entirely crisp one -- you'll appreciate your shot of your pasta dinner being well lit more than having every single piece of farfalle in perfect focus.
Samsung Galaxy S7 low-light camera test with flash (click image to see full size)
iPhone 6S Plus low-light camera comparison with flash (click image to see full size)
Samsung Galaxy S6 low-light camera comparison with flash (click image to see full size)
Both the Galaxy S7 and S6 gave similar results with the flash switched on. The scenes are reasonably well lit, without being overpowering and there's plenty of detail to zoom in on the fine lettering. The iPhone's shot is different, with a warmer colour balance that I'm quite keen on. It's a brighter shot, too, stopping just short of being unnaturally bright.
Samsung Galaxy S7 front-facing camera test (click image to see full size)
iPhone 6S Plus front-facing camera comparison (click image to see full size)
Samsung Galaxy S6 front-facing camera comparison (click image to see full size)
All three phones were, let's face it, pretty awful when it came to selfies in low-light situations. The scene is dark and while the iPhone managed to bring my face out a little more, it's plagued with image noise.
Samsung Galaxy S7 front-facing camera test with "flash" (click image to see full size)
iPhone 6S Plus front-facing camera comparison with "flash" (click image to see full size)
The Galaxy S7 and iPhone have "flashes" -- the screen itself pulses with a bright light -- to light up your face (although not the S6, hence not including a photo from it here). The iPhone is the clear winner of the two, with its more natural colours. I don't remember my face ever looking as purple as it did in the shot from the Galaxy S7.
The Galaxy S6 was one of our favourite phone cameras and the S7's upgrades have cemented it firmly as one of the best mobile shooters around. It's capable of taking some brilliant shots with even exposures and rich colours. It has the edge over the iPhone 6S Plus in my tests when it comes to high-contrast scenes, and its low-light skills help deliver brighter images when you're gallivanting in dim bars.
The iPhone still put in a great performance and it takes the prize when it comes to selfies in poor lighting.
While it's undeniably excellent, the S7's camera isn't such a big leap ahead of the S6 to justify an upgrade on its own. Nor is it so much better than the iPhone 6S Plus to warrant switching. Mix in the new water-resistant design and expandable storage to the great camera though, and you're left with a phone that should absolutely be on your wishlist if you're using an older handset.
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leak site with a specialized spraying wand clutched in an articulated arm. This enabled the dispersant to be injected directly into the oil leak. Over 590,000 gallons of dispersant had been used during the first half of May.
Inspection. Following the sinking of the Transocean Deepwater Horizon rig, the ocean floor was littered with over 5,000 feet of twisted, mangled pipe that constituted the rig's main riser pipe. It was through this pipe that several leaks were gushing crude oil into the surrounding water. ROVs equipped with video cameras were employed to scour every square inch of this pipe, relaying this vital visual data via fiber optic cable to engineers at the Response Command Center.
Manipulation. Since the first day following the accident, engineers were convinced that the fastest and easiest way of stopping the oil leak was engaging the ram locks on the BOP. ROVs relentlessly toiled at activating the BOP. This effort was ongoing, even while other attempts were being made at stemming the flow of oil from MC252.
Construction. As incredible as it may sound, while all of these other salvage tasks were being performed, another set of ROVs were being used for building a shutoff valve inside the leaking main riser pipe. Actually, this work is more along the lines of a traditional ROV role — tirelessly toiling underwater building a widget faster than it would take human divers to complete. And at nearly one mile down, this time savings is extremely valuable. According to the ROV industry, ROVs can work for days, whereas divers can only endure several hours underwater. Likewise, a skilled ROV operator can perform almost every function that can be performed by an experienced diver.
This entire operation doesn't come cheap. During the height of the Deepwater Horizon response effort, BP was spending over $6 million per day.
Stanching the Flow
By May 17, 2010, the round-the-clock work of BP's engineers was beginning to pay off. A five foot long section of pipe had been equipped with rubber seals for holding back seawater. This rubber-fitted capture pipe — known as
Terminology Used in Oil Spill Containment
BOP — Blowout preventer.
Hydrates — Ice-like formations of methane and water that
occur in seawater at low temperature and high pressure.
Junk shot — Clog the BOP with golf balls and rubber tire
pieces prior to attempt a top kill.
RITT — Riser insertion tube tool.
ROV — Remotely-operated vehicle.
Tophat — A containment funnel used to channel oil to a
surface collection/processing vessel where the oil is
separated from seawater.
Top Kill — Filling the BOP with heavy drilling mud followed
by capping the well head with cement.
How to do a "top kill" on the stricken MC252 BOP.


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Karsten Müller (born November 23, 1970, in Hamburg, West Germany) is a German chess Grandmaster and author. He earned the Grandmaster title in 1998 and a PhD in mathematics in 2002 at the University of Hamburg. He had placed third in the 1996 German championship and second in the 1997 German championship.

He has written about endgames, including in Fundamental Chess Endings (Gambit Publications, 2001) and Secrets of Pawn Endings (Everyman Chess, 2000), both with Frank Lamprecht. He also wrote How to Play Chess Endgames, with Wolfgang Pajeken (Gambit, 2008) and Magic of Chess Tactics (Russell Enterprises 2003) with FIDE Master Claus Dieter Meyer.  His column "Endgame Corner" has appeared at ChessCafe.com since January 2001 and he has been a regular contributor to ChessBase Magazine since 1997. He also contributed material to some of the early issues of the online daily chess newspaper Chess Today.

The seventh chapter of Tibor Karolyi's 2009 book Genius in the Background is devoted to him. His main interest apart from chess are football and mathematical games.

Books
  Corrected edition by Gambit in 2007, .

ChessBase Products
Karsten has authored a large number of ChessBase products. These can be found online here

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1970 births
Living people
Chess grandmasters
German chess players
German chess writers
German male non-fiction writers
University of Hamburg alumni