What do IB Diploma Programme grades mean?
Following the publication of IB exam results for Diploma Programme (DP) or Career-related (CP) students following the May 2016 session, it is worth focusing for a moment on what those results actually mean.
In most DP courses the IB uses a seven point grading system, helpfully labelled 1 to 7, where 1 means that the student has shown very little knowledge and understanding in their answers and 7 showing that the student has gained a great depth of knowledge and understanding. These grade descriptors are a core part of how grade boundaries are set. In the core subjects we use grades A to E but the principle remains, each grade means something.
It is difficult to put every single candidate into just one of seven boxes for each course. Students are complex in their understanding of topics and so trying to award one grade is a huge simplification. There will be many cases where a candidate's performance could be reasonably described by either grade. This problem does not go away if we increase the number of grades to 14 or 28, in fact the issue becomes more common because the more grades you have the more opportunities there are to fall between two of them.
But what does this all mean for candidate results? We appreciate that not every student who scores, for example, 73 marks will have the same understanding of their subjects. Sometimes candidates lose marks because they make mistakes on questions they would have otherwise got right. At other times candidates deserve marks for what they have written but it may represent a deep understanding in one specific topic rather than the subject in general (as indicated by their answers to other questions). When we are setting grade boundaries we will review some candidate work on 73 marks that the examiners judge to be at the lower end of a grade 7 and other candidates' work which has the same mark but the examiners judge to be at the very top of a grade 6. We make the fairest decision we can so that the majority of students on that particular mark get the grade that best fits their performance.
Most importantly, for these 'boundary candidates' both grades are fair based on their performance in the examinations. The problem with putting students into 'grade-shaped boxes' is that a one point difference can change their grade. There will always be a candidate one mark away from getting a better grade where ever the grade boundary is set.
Realistically, it would have been fair to award candidates who are one or two points above the set grade boundary the lower grade, and it would most likely be fair to award candidates who are one or two points below the set grade boundary the higher grade – however the important point to note is that in each of these cases both grades are fair reflections of the candidates performance.
So with an element of ambiguity, one might ask if it is reasonable to give out grades at all. Should we simply give a description of the strengths and weakness of the student? We would strongly argue that this would be even less fair because decisions on a student's future will be made. If not on 'grades' then on criteria which are even less fair – how well they get on with an interviewer, how smartly they dress or where they live perhaps? When assessing IB students, we take great care in giving a fair and meaningful indication of a student's performance in their examinations, and whatever the challenges, it is a better measure than trusting completely to other admissions and recruitment departments, who have less knowledge of the student and may take less care when making decisions on a student's future.


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Andrew Garda is a current NFL Featured Columnist and former lead writer for the Bleacher Report NFC North blog, a staff member of the fantasy football site Footballguys.com, and the NFL writer for CheeseheadTV.com. Garda is also a member of the Pro Football Writers Association and has contributed to sites such as TheJetsBlog.com.
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He has been credentialed at the last five NFL Drafts, as well as events like the Senior Bowl and various Pro Days at universities such as USC, Cal-Berkley, San Jose State and Hawaii among others.Among the various players he has interviewed are Matt Forte, Clay Matthews, Sedrick Ellis, Ndamukong Suh, Geno Smith, Andrew Luck and many more.
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Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying Facts and Stats
As Lewis Hamilton edged Valtteri Bottas for P1 at Albert Park to record pole number 84 of his career, here are the hot stat takes from qualifying for the 2019 Australian Grand Prix.
Hamilton equals Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher's records for the most poles at one venue – all three having scored eight at a particular circuit, Imola for Senna and Suzuka for Schumacher.
Hamilton also equals Schumacher with the most poles for one team, this being his 58th for Mercedes
... but it's not all good statistically for Hamilton. Having been on pole here every year since 2014, he's only managed to convert one of those P1 starts into a win.
Sebastian Vettel managed to win last year from third on the grid – the position he starts in for 2019.
Vettel won from third in 2018
Max Verstappen starts P4, and to-date, he's never run a lap in the top three in Australia.
It's the third year in a row that Romain Grosjean has started the Australian Grand Prix in sixth – although with five Australian Grand Prix DNFs, the Frenchman has the worst finishing record of any driver on the grid here.
Lance Stroll in P16 recorded his fifth consecutive Q1 knock-out (carried over from 2018) – the longest streak of any driver on the grid.
Lando Norris' P8 is the best start for a McLaren driver on their debut since 2014.
Norris' achievement came on a great day all around for the three rookies on this year's grid. Alexander Albon and George Russell both also outqualified their team mates.
It's the first time that both Williams - winners of the first ever race at Albert Park - have had both cars eliminated from Q1 in Melbourne.
TEAM GUIDE: Aston Martin's complex F1 roots – and how they're aiming to fulfil lofty title ambitions
From scrapping with Verstappen to sensational Sao Paulo win – The best moments of George Russell's 2022 season
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Songs recorded 8-10-13
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Written, performed and recorded by Troy Peterson
Limited release one of one
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Troy Peterson artist statement:
The spoken parts were from a found cd having something to do with sounds that the body makes, the other sounds were generated by playing my guitar through the various effects pedals, and into a looping pedal.
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The two cassette players on the middle and bottom left in the picture comprise a homemade tape delay that I made which gives everything an organic, wobbling sound. The cassette four track was only used as a mixer for the different sources and also to loop sounds back through the effects. All of the sounds were then captured on the Panasonic tabletop micro-cassette recorder. I'm always picking up walkmans and micro-cassette recorders at thrift stores, so it was my happy day when I found this gem in a junk shop for $2.00. My "songs" are generally improvisational, and I believe the a-side track was my fourth try, and the b-side was the first take. You can hear more of my music and the music of other "fringe artists" at my label's facebook page www.facebook.com/pages/Bad-Mantra/306002802863451
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Q: HTML validator fails with custom html elements When i try to validate an HTML file with custom elements, then it will get errors.
Can anyone explain why?
Here is an example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
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Then it says that the hello-world element is not valid.
But the custom attributes are valid.

A: While you can invent new attributes (by using data-...) you can not just invent new elements - this would make the HTML invalid.
You could register new elements, as described here.
var XFoo = document.registerElement('hello-world', {
  prototype: Object.create(HTMLElement.prototype)
});

But as this use JavaScript, the validator will still not pass.

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SC Gov. To Start Nightly Rotation 'Staking Out' Different Women's Uteruses
By James Schlarmann
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — Not content to simply sign one of the nation's most restrictive anti-abortion laws, South Carolina's governor announced this morning she would begin "staking out" every uterus that belongs to a sexually active female in her state.
Gov. Nikki Haley (R) signed the bill, which bands abortions from the 20-week mark of a pregnancy forward, said at a prayer breakfast held at a local bowling alley in the capital that she felt "deeply committed" to "preserving the sanctity of life from the earliest point possible." Because of that commitment, she says she realized that she couldn't just assume that the abortion ban would effectively end all abortions in the state ever, she had to "personally see to it that nothing but penises are entering uteruses in this state, and then only exclusively for making babies." After a pause, she said, "Republican babies."
"I'm going to be staking out every uterus in this great state of ours," Haley told breakfast attendees, "because while some might argue that my job is to govern this state and not find ways to circumvent the Constitution and the Supreme Court, I disagree. While others might feel there is literally nothing about this bill that would mean I favor small government, I disagree. What else is government, if not small, if I can cram it up your vagina to spy on you what you do with your uterus?"
Haley said that she initially considered literally crawling up inside South Carolinian women's uteruses and spending the night in each one on a nightly rotation, but decided that spending the money on a shrinking ray wasn't as expedient as just camping out in front of women's homes. The governor also said she would be asking the state legislature to set aside funds so she can create a "Uterine Task Force" that will investigate all miscarriages reported in the state.
"Look, twenty weeks is a super-early cutoff y'all," Haley told everyone at the breakfast, "and it's right in the time when a lot of pregnancies miscarry, which is an abortion in and of itself, and I have directed by Attorney General to look into whether we can prosecute either God or the Universe for murdering all those unborn babies, but until we can do that, I need to be able to separate the abortions from the miscarriages."
The governor said that need to determine how a pregnancy ended is why she is asking for more funding to start a "task force that will hunt down women who claim to have had a miscarriage" and "conduct exhaustive interrogations of them."
"We need to be ensuring it really was nature and not human interference that murdered that poor, defenseless, semi-parasitic organism that causes major health risks in every single pregnancy that we're just so spoiled to live at a time when western medicine has found ways to mitigate most of them," Haley said.
State legislators will also be asked to raise additional revenue so that Gov. Haley can "administer random pregnancy tests" to people she meets in the street.
"No one can hide from us," Haley said, "no one can keep their pregnancy a secret from our small, fiscally conservative government that is now going to spend millions of dollars in court fighting for this law when it is inevitably challenged and struck down all the way to the Supreme Court."
This story is developing.
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DeSantis Demands Floridians Call February "White People Have History, Too Month"
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This literature review examines existing literature on trauma-informed frameworks, models, and guidelines that have been developed to guide organizations to improve service provision to survivors of sexual violence with mental health problems.
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This document helps organizations who wish to become "trauma-informed" by navigating the "continuum" of trauma-informed implementation starting from becoming trauma aware, moving to trauma-sensitive to responsive to being fully trauma—informed.
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Online poll shows almost 70% of respondents were receptive to the idea of a non-Muslim premier helming the nation.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is ready for a non-Muslim prime minister, a 10-day online opinion poll conducted by FMT revealed.
Sixty-eight percent or 2,752 out of 4,065 readers who took part in the poll, which ran from May 20, said that the country was ready for a non-Muslim premier.
Sixteen percent or 667 respondents said that the country was not ready for a non-Muslim prime minister while another 16% or 651 said that they did not care about the religion of the premier.
Many claim that the prime minister must be a representative of the majority race and religion of Malaysia, and hence only a Malay-Muslim can be the head of government.
The religion of the prime minister has been a contentious and sensitive matter as it is closely linked to Islam, whose special position is enshrined and protected under the Federal Constitution.
Several independent constitutional experts have argued that there are no provisions in the Federal Constitution that state the premier must be a Malay-Muslim.
More recently, the issue of the premier's religion popped up again during the "Christian Malaysia" controversy as highlighted by Malay daily, Utusan Malaysia.
The Umno-owned paper's unsubstantiated report claimed there was a conspiracy by Christians and DAP leaders to install a Christian prime minister.
This allegation riled up Malay extremist group Perkasa which lodged a police report, clamouring for action to be taken against the "perpetrators".
The group claimed that although there was no specific provision that says that the prime minister had to be Malay-Muslim, it was an "implied" conclusion.
"If the constitution is read in toto, the prime minister does not have to be a Muslim," said Perkasa women's Youth chief Zaira Jaafar.
She added: "Under Article 181 on the sovereignty of the Malay Rulers, we understand that a king has to be a Malay and professes Islam as his religion."
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The main goal of this thesis is the failure and reliability investigation of RF-MEMS switches and photovoltaic solar cells. For technical developer people the reliability issue is often consider a secondary problem in electronic devices since it is not considered an important factor in the production chain. This concept is changing is the last years because reliability studies are considered an important technological step to improve the production process. This fact is confirmed by the investments that companies adopt to test their products. In the particular case of this thesis, we can easily mention the solar cell production line where the cells are subjected to reliability tests that extrapolate the efficiency and the fill factor in order to study the performances and to consequently improve the production process.
Wireless communication systems for space applications require electronic components with a high level of reliability, a low power consumption and they should be as small as possible in order to be better integrated in satellites. Radio Frequency Micro Electro Mechanical System (RF-MEMS) can be considered one of the best candidates to comply with previous requirements and, under certain conditions, they can completely replace an entire solid-state circuit. RF-MEM devices in general are characterized by a good miniaturization, an easily integration in a standard solid-state circuit, an almost zero power consumption, a good RF linearity and a high quality factor Q.
Concerning RF-MEMS switches RF performances, they exhibit a very low insertion loss, lower than 0.1 dBm up to 60 GHz and, at the same time, a good isolation, more than 20 dBm. From an electrical and mechanical point of view the power consumption of these switches is close to zero because of an "on-state" current around pA and they are almost unaffected by high level of acceleration or deceleration because of their mass that is extremely small. The possibility to integrate the production of these devices in the standard foundry silicon processes and their integration with mature semiconductor technology are a great advantage for their spread making possible to produce them in an easy and cheap way.
Over the last 10 years important developments on MEMS switches have been done all over the world. As a matter of fact, these switches are quite attractive since they combine excellent RF performances and low power consumption of mechanical switches with the small size and low weight of semiconductor devices. However, the appearance of MEMS switches on the market has been hindered by the need for specific packaging as well as by reliability issues. Reliability is a major issue for any satellite since it is almost impossible to envisage any repair work once the spacecraft has been launched. Hence, reliability is a key driver when designing any RF equipment. If we consider a RF-MEMS switch, we have to guarantee that his electromechanical performances will be the same after an intensive usage in harsh environment, for instance after millions or billions of cycles and after the exposure to different kind of radiations. In case of their application in a redundancy scheme, they have to be completely operative even after a long period of activity or inactivity.
The aim of this thesis is to perform an electrical characterization and several reliability tests on different kind of RF-MEMS switches in order to analyze which are the weaknesses and the strengths of this new technology. Electrical characterizations have been done using two different measurement systems. The first, based on a vector network analyzer and a power supply, has been used to test the RF performances of the devices and to extract the actuation and deactuation voltages. The second set up, based on the internal RF signal generator of the VNA, an 8-GHz digital signal oscilloscope and a profilometer (polytec MSA 500), has been used to characterize the electrical performances like actuation time, release delay and dynamic performances.
Cycling stress, one of the most common test used to understand the robustness of this kind of devices, has been performed on different topologies of switch in order to better understand how some parameters of the RF MEMS switch, such as the shape of the beams or the actuation voltage, impact on the reliability of the device. Furthermore, the influence of continuous actuation stress on the reliability of dielectric-less switches has been investigated, comparing different designs and studying the variation of the main electrical parameters induced by the stress and the successive recovery phase.
A solar cell, or photovoltaic cell, is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect. The operation of a photovoltaic (PV) cell requires 3 basic attributes: (i) the absorption of light, generating either electron-hole pairs or excitons, (ii) the separation of charge carriers of opposite types and (iii) the extraction of those carriers to an external circuit.
Over the last decades, many research groups have tried to improve the conversion processes in order to increase the efficiency of solar cells and to reduce the parasitic effects that limit the energy conversion. This has generated a real challenge to the best conversion efficiency. The average efficiency of multicrystalline silicon solar cells at the beginning of 2014 was about 16% but in research labs different solar cells have exceeded the 20% with records over 24%. The continuous growth of the solar cells efficiency has been achieved thanks to the reliability study of the single cells and to the degradation analysis of the real photovoltaic systems. These studies have revealed the critical points of PV solar cells and have led to a constant improvement of the production processes.
The aim of this thesis is the study of the reliability problems related to a single solar cell and to a string of solar cells subjected to different illumination conditions. Different characterization procedures have been developed in order to study the failure mechanisms and to study the weaknesses and the strengths of the technology. Four types of measurement set-ups have been utilized: (i) the first system is able to extract the IV curves in dark and light conditions. This simple measurement procedure has to be opportunely calibrated in order to obtain right results in term of efficiency and fill factor. (ii) The second system extracts the thermographic image of a single solar cell. It can be used to analyze hot spot and other failure mechanisms in the silicon structure. (iii) The third system extracts the electroluminescence and the photoluminescence of a single solar cell. It is able to extract and analyze the defects in the crystalline structure of the materials. (iv) The fourth is the LOANA system: a commercial tool able to extract the External Quantum Efficiency and the Internal Quantum Efficiency with the measurement of the reflectance.
All these characterization procedures have been utilized to study the evolution of the failure mechanisms when a single solar cell is subjected to reverse biasing stresses. The study of the catastrophic degradation of solar cells submitted to reverse current stress is of crucial importance since the failure can lead to the rapid increase of the temperature with a consequent risk of fire and to the breaking of the entire PV system. This particular situation can occur when the PV system is not uniformly illuminated and the solar cells of the system present not uniform shunt resistance.
Additional studies have been performed in the modelization of a solar cell with the two-diode model. The study and modeling of solar cells allow to obtain right results in term of efficiency and fill factor extrapolation. Moreover, the modelization allows the study of string of solar cells working in particular conditions in which the illumination level is not uniform in a whole panel. The simulations allow to predict the dangerous situations and to design appropriate prevention systems.
Lo scopo principale di questa tesi è investigare i meccanismi di rottura e l'affidabilità di interruttori RF MEMS e celle solari. I problemi affidabilistici sono spesso considerati dagli sviluppatori un problema secondario nei dispositivi elettronici dal momento che non sono considerati un fattore importante nella catena produttiva. Questo concetto sta cambiando negli ultimi anni visto che gli studi affidabilistici stanno diventando uno step tecnologico per migliorare i processi produttivi stessi. Questo fatto è confermato dagli innumerevoli investimenti che le aziende stanno elargendo per testare i loro prodotti. Nel caso particolare di questa tesi possiamo facilmente menzionare la linea produttiva di una cella solare dove le celle sono soggette a test di affidabilità che estrapolano l'efficienza e il fill factor. Questo permette di studiare le prestazioni delle celle e di conseguenza di migliorare il processo produttivo.
I sistemi di comunicazione Wireless per applicazioni spaziali richiedono componenti elettronici con un alto livello di affidabilità, un consumo di potenza basso e un'occupazione di spazio ridotta in modo da essere integrati in un satellite. Gli interruttori microelettromeccanici (RF-MEMS) possono essere considerati per sostituire i dispositivi meccanici attuali e, in determinate condizioni, possono sostituire un intero circuito a stato solido. I dispositivi RF MEMS in generale sono caratterizzati da una buona miniaturizzazione, una buona capacità di integrazione nei circuiti a stato solido, un consumo di potenza quasi nullo, una buona linearità e una alto fattore di qualità Q.
Riguardo le prestazioni, gli interruttori RF MEMS presentano una bassa perdita per inserzione, minore di 0.1 dBm fino a 60 GHz e, allo stesso tempo, un buon isolamento, maggiore di 20 dBm. Dal punto di vista elettro meccanico il consumo di potenza è vicino allo zero a causa della corrente di "on-state" vicina ai picoAmpere. Inoltre questi dispositivi non risultano disturbati dagli alti livelli di accelerazione e decelerazione (a causa della loro massa molto piccola). La possibilità di integrare la produzione di questi dispositivi nei processi standard di lavorazione del silicio e l'integrazione con tecnologie al silicio ormai mature sono dei grandi vantaggi per la loro diffusione su larga scala e per l'abbattimento dei costi di produzione.
Negli ultimi dieci anni molti miglioramenti sono stati fatti sugli switch MEMS da vari gruppi di ricerca. Gli switch RF MEMS stanno diventando interessanti per le loro prestazioni RF, per il loro basso consumo di potenza, per le piccole dimensioni e basso peso. Nonostante le loro prestazioni, la diffusione sul mercato è stata rallentata per la necessità di package specifici e per i loro problemi di affidabilità. L'affidabilità dei dispositivi RF MEMS è un fattore predominante in applicazioni spaziali dal momento che risulta impossibile qualsiasi intervento di manutenzione una volta che il satellite è stato lanciato. Quindi per applicazioni spaziali l'affidabilità deve essere considerata un fattore dominante nella fase di progettazione di ogni switch MEMS. Infatti dobbiamo garantire che le sue proprietà elettromagnetiche rimangano le stesse dopo un periodo di utilizzo prolungato in ambiente ostile, per esempio dopo milioni o bilioni di cicli e dopo la continua esposizione a diversi tipo di radiazioni. In caso di utilizzo di switch MEMS in schemi di ridondanza, devono essere completamente funzionanti anche dopo un lungo periodo di attività o inattività (mesi o anni).
Lo scopo di questa tesi è di effettuare caratterizzazioni di tipo elettrico e diverse tipologie di stress di affidabilità su switch RF MEMS in modo da studiare la tipologia di dispositivo più promettente e robusta. La caratterizzazione elettrica è stata eseguita utilizzando due diversi sistemi di misura. Il primo, basato su un "Vector network analyzer" e alimentatori, è stato utilizzato per verificare le prestazioni RF dei dispositivi ed estrapolare le tensioni di attuazione e disattuazione dei singoli dispositivi. Il secondo sistema di misura, composto dal generatore interno del "Vector network analyzer", da un oscilloscopio digitale con banda di 8-GHz e un profilometro ottico (polytec MSA 500), è stato utilizzato per caratterizzare le prestazioni elettriche e meccaniche come il tempo di attuazione, il ritardo introdotto in fase di rilascio e le prestazioni dinamiche dei dispositivi.
Lo stress di tipo "Cycling", uno dei test di affidabilità più comuni usato per comprendere la robustezza dei dispositivi, è stato eseguito su differenti tipologie di dispositivi per comprendere come le caratteristiche intrinseche dei dispositivi (per esempio la forma del ponte mobile) possano impattare sull'affidabilità del dispositivo stesso. Oltre a stress di tipo "Cycling" si è studiato l'influenza di stress di attuazione prolungata sull'affidabilità di dispositivi senza dielettrico, comparando differenti design e studiando la variazione dei parametri elettrici indotti dallo stress prolungato e dalle successive fasi di rilassamento dei dispositivi.
Una cella solare, o cella fotovoltaica, è un dispositivo elettronico che converte l'energia della luce direttamente in energia elettrica attraverso l'effetto fotovoltaico. Il funzionamento delle celle fotovoltaiche richiede 3 principi di base: (i) l'assorbimento della luce, generando coppie elettrone lacuna, (ii) la separazione delle cariche generate e (iii) l'estrazione di queste cariche attraverso un circuito esterno opportunamente dimensionato.
Nelle ultime decadi molti gruppi di ricerca hanno provato ad incrementare il processo di conversione in modo da aumentare l'efficienza delle celle solari e ridurre così gli effetti parassiti che limitano il processo di conversione dell'energia. Tutto questo ha generato una vera e propria corsa alla migliore cella fotovoltaica in termini di efficienza di conversione. L'efficienza media di una cella solare multicristallina all'inizio del 2014 era di circa il 16% ma in alcuni laboratori di ricerca molte celle solari superavano il limite del 20% con record superiori al 24%. La continua crescita dell'efficienza delle celle solari è stata possibile anche grazie agli studi affidabilistici sulla cella solare singola e agli studi eseguiti sui meccanismi di degrado dei sistemi fotovoltaici esistenti. Questi studi hanno permesso di identificare i punti critici delle celle solari e hanno portato ad un costante aumento di prestazione dei processi produttivi.
Lo scopo di questa tesi è lo studio dell'affidabilità delle singole celle fotovoltaiche e di stringhe di celle sottoposte a differenti livelli di illuminazione. Diverse procedure di caratterizzazione sono state sviluppate per studiare i meccanismi di rottura e per studiare i punti di forza e i punti deboli di questa tecnologia. Quattro diversi sistemi di misura sono stati utilizzati: (i) il primi sistema è in grado di estrapolare le curve corrente tensione al buio e in condizione di illuminazione di una singola cella fotovoltaica. Questo sistema di misura apparentemente semplice deve essere opportunamente calibrato in modo da ottenere risultati corretti in termine di efficienza e fill factor. (ii) Il secondo sistema di misura permette di estrarre l'immagine termografica di una singola cella fotovoltaica. Può essere utilizzato per analizzare la presenza di "hot spot" e altri meccanismi di rottura nella struttura cristallina della cella solare. (iii) Il terzo sistema permette di estrarre l'elettroluminescenza e la fotoluminescenza di una singola cella solare. Questo sistema permette di analizzare la presenza di difetti nella struttura cristallina della cella stessa. (iv) Il quarto sistema di misura è il sistema commerciale LOANA (PVTools): questo strumento permette di estrarre l'efficienza quantica esterna e interna attraverso misure di riflettività.
Tutte questi sistemi di misura sono stati utilizzati per studiare l'evoluzione dei meccanismi di rottura quando una singola cella fotovoltaica viene sottoposta a stress in polarizzazione inversa. Lo studio della rottura catastrofica di una cella solare sottoposta a stress in polarizzazione inversa è di cruciale importanza dal momento che la rottura di una singola cella può portare an un aumento repentino della temperatura con conseguente rischio di incendio e rottura dell'intero sistema fotovoltaico. Questa particolare situazione può accadere quando un pannello fotovoltaico non è illuminato in modo uniforme e le singole celle fotovoltaiche presentano resistenza di "shunt" non uniformi in un singolo pannello.
Studi addizionali sono stati eseguiti nella modellizzazione di una singola cella solare con il modello a due diodi. Lo studio e la modellizzazione di una cella solare permette di ottenere risultati corretti in termini di efficienza e fill factor. Inoltre la modellizzazione permette lo studio di stringhe di celle solari che lavorano in particolari condizioni di illuminazione non uniformi all'interno di uno stesso pannello fotovoltaico. Le simulazioni permetto di predire situazioni potenzialmente dannose e quindi di prevedere opportuni circuiti di protezione.
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For this project students studied how their faces are divided into quarters, and then observing where their features are placed.
The first week, students created self-portraits using pencils and crayons, and on the second week they created a clay self-portrait based on their pencil drawing.
These are adorable! And what a great connection using different media. I love the little round shoulders on the 6th photo.
Wonderful, I will definitely evoke Picasso. Greetings.
I like them!!!they are so colourful!!Bravo!!!


3) Give your opinion about recent acts of violence. Will you change the way you live your life? Why or why not?
Remember to use proper format: a proper salutation, paragraphs, polite closing, complimentary close, and signature.
If you write a good first draft, you won't have to rewrite it. Make it so!
P.S. This counts as part of your Mitarbeit grade. If you don't do it, it will count as a "zero" which will not help your Mitarbeit grade.


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Improper use of the social media machine can kill sales. Even worse, it can make your company the laughing stock of an entire planet and it can do so in a New York minute. There is no company big or small enough to be immune to the damage that you can do through carelessness or flippant use of the heaviest marketing tool around.
Even one instance of rude, obtuse, or tactless content can do months and even years of damage.
Social media is a powerful tool, and with power comes responsibility to both your business and to the public.
Personal interaction is a good thing. Your followers and customers like to feel as if they 'know' you. They like to interact on a personal lever – to a certain degree. But be careful, fans and followers are fickle. They can't see your face, they can't hear the tone of your voice, nor gauge your mood. So it's best not to share too much of your personal life or opinions. Jokes, politics and too much personal information can cost you dearly in customers and followers. They just fade away, and you may never realize why.
So a good formula that many social media managers use for a company's social media is a 70/30 rule. Devote 70% to social marketing that is exclusively focused on business. The other 30% can be personal interactions, perhaps a funny story of something that happened in your study, or a challenge you've conquered with a new design. Let them see into your studio and share your accomplishments, or maybe share a problem with your followers and get a lively discussion going as to how to solve the challenge.
Keep your post and online 'attitude' casual but also professional.
Know and follow the rules and guidelines for the site you're using. They are different for each social site. A good plan is to print out a copy of the rules for each site and keep near you as you post or blog.
Don't post on topics that are deemed inappropriate by the social site. First of all the rules are there for a reason, if the social site considers it inappropriate, your followers will most like consider it inappropriate as well. And secondly, it projects a bad image and can get you blocked or even banned from the site.
Your words last forever on the World Wide Web. A post could easily come back to haunt you. So again, choose your post, replies and comments carefully. If you stick to professional posts rather than personal information or opinions, you'll save yourself a lot of headache and keep a professional image.
Even post that are inactive won't truly disappear. They can reappear at any time, sometimes because a follower has caught you inadvertently contradicting yourself, or maybe you posted something in error or made an angry reply to a comment. If this happens, address the issue with grace and honesty.
WHO WANTS TO READ ALL YOUR DUMB 'FLUFF'?
Everyone is busy and your readers will soon get tired of reading "air.' It's unprofessional and can destroy your image. Your readers are following because of a specific interest. Keep your post centered on the common interest.
If you're bored, or commenting and chatting with friends, post on your personal site.
The same goes with posting silly thoughts. Don't post every post that comes into your head. Just because you think it's 'cute' doesn't mean it is. Don't take a chance of looking dumb to your followers.
Small spelling errors are not always a big deal and can be forgiven. But consist misspellings can make a bad impression, especially if you misspell words common in your industry. It would look extremely unprofessional to misspell 'jewelry' through your site. And your spell check will not make the distinction between 'your' and 'you're', or 'there' and 'their'. So take time to proof-read and use your spell check and grammar check.
On social media, image is everything. It only takes one comment or reply posted in bad taste or anger to fuel the flames. Choose comment, posts and replies very carefully. Don't let your attitude appear snarky or uncaring. Angering one follower can result in angering a group of followers. And you never get them back.
If a follower makes a comment your not happy with, it's best to ignore it. If you respond to an angry or unreasonable post from a follower, do so with grace. Address the follower's issue, (not their attitude), and offer a solution. That's good customer service.
Never sling insults that could offend any of your followers. Complaining or insulting anyone on social media is never acceptable. When you're a business owner, your followers will also scrutinize your personal accounts. Keep it friendly and professional.
SOCIAL MEDIA CAN BE GOOD FOR YOU!
When used correctly, social media is an undeniable force that allows companies to do many things that other marketing devices simply cannot do, such as customer support, public relations, new product development, and most importantly, customer relationship management.
Good or bad, social media marketing is an enterprise that is here to stay. Use it wisely, and your business will live long and prosper.


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Q: Android remove RecyclerView refresh animation Im using FirestorePagingAdapter to populate RecyclerView with data from Firestore query. Every time user refreshes data with SwipeRefreshLayout or use simple search function, RecyclerView blinks to update content. I wish I could remove whose blinks so that already loaded/cached data would remain intact.
I tried to remove RecyclerView animation, but it just speeds up those blinks. I guess I should implement DataSnapshotListener with onDataSetChanged() to listen for updates and prevent adapter from updating view. But I cant find appropriate solution.
I refresh content this way:
swipeRefreshLayout.setOnRefreshListener(new SwipeRefreshLayout.OnRefreshListener() {
            @Override
            public void onRefresh() {
                Adapter.refresh();
            }
        });

And I use query update to implement search function:
private void listSearch (String searchText) {
        String newSearch = searchText.toLowerCase();
        Query searchQuery = Reference.whereGreaterThanOrEqualTo("title", newSearch);
        FirestorePagingOptions<Adapter> searchOptions = new FirestorePagingOptions.Builder<Adapter>().setLifecycleOwner(this).setQuery(searchQuery, pagerConfig, Adapter.class).build();
        Adapter.updateOptions(searchOptions);
    }

Edit: I've tried to use my document IDs from Firestore inside getItemId(). But with no success. Made a new field with long attribute in my database. And tried to use it. Again no success. (
            @Override
            public long getItemId(int position) {
            DocumentSnapshot snapshot = getItem(position);
            assert snapshot != null;
            Long order = snapshot.getLong("order");
            return order;
        }

A: The blinking effect usually happens when you are not using StableIds and therefore the RecyclerView is will try to use a new ViewHolder each time you do a refresh.
To resolve that, in your Adapter class, use setHasStableIds(true) and then make sure you override getItemId(int position) to something meaningful like the id of the items being searched or something similar. Never return the position itself as the Id.


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I am using Drums in a hospital setting. What is recommended cleaning/sanitizing method for the drumhead?
You can use standard disinfectants like 409, Lysol, or a wash cloth with soapy water(wrung out). Don't soak the drum, simply wipe it down with a cloth that has the disinfectant on it and afterward wipe it with a dry cloth.


These are top 20 best and the most used extensions and apps dedicated to Google+ that I found until now in the chrome web store. These extensions will make a much better Google+ on your Chrome browser. If you have found other most interesting ones, just leave those in your comment.
Tweaks to the layout and features of Google+ (Google "Plus") Full width, thumbnails only, etc.
Colorizes Google+ and Facebook based on the user's photo.
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This giant breed is nothing but gentle.
Nan from "Peter Pan" is perhaps one of the most iconic Newfoundland dogs of all time, and her character isn't far off! While this giant breed can't actually babysit the kids, it can give your children lots and lots of love!
Newfoundlands are renowned for their "babysitting" qualities, which include love, tenderness, and protective instincts. It's no wonder these giant cuddle bugs are a family favorite!
These gentle giants are known for their sweet disposition.
Newfoundlands aren't just sweet – they're super smart, too!
Newfoundlands have gorgeous, thick coats that make snuggling all the more fun.
This giant pup loves spending time with you! He's the ultimate family dog.
The Newfoundland is a giant breed that can get up to 150 pounds.
That glamorous coat does take quite a bit of brushing.
While they do cuddle, Newfoundlands also have a strong work ethic, which means they require regular exercise.
If you mind doggie drool, this breed isn't for you.
The Newfoundland is one of the most popular breeds in the United States. With their gentle temperament, caring nature, and sweet disposition, it's easy to see why. However, this has led these gentle giants to be bred unethically, which can exacerbate health problems in the breed. Instead of buying a Newfoundland puppy from a puppy mill or unethical breeder, adopt one! There are so many rescues looking for love.


Elsas Creativity Blog. Creative fire, always changing. A welcome friend.
Do you have a New Year's resolution? Or are you, like me, looking back with a sense of accomplishment?
But for myself, I need to take a moment to look back.
Maybe you want to take your own look back - or forward.
A year ago, I knew nothing about how to make a site visible on the web. Now I've developed 2 sites, both climbing slowly but steadily month after month, both listed on Google, Yahoo, MSN. I am amazed. For that I credit Sitesell - it gave me the information and tools I needed.
Last month, November, the vacation rental site had 5771 page views for the month, and the (newer) creativity site had 3917 page views. This month, it's almost 4200, and the month isn't over yet.
Before this adventure began. Over a couple of years, I slowly learned to design web pages for our rental places, but these pages, though attractive, were totally invisible on the web - meaning if you searched, they would never come up.
Oct 31, 2005. Bought a space on Sitesell. Massively intimidated.
January 2006. Struggled to learn to use very useful tools. I am not a techie.
March 2006. Decided, with Philippe, my partner, on a name for the vacation rental site. And from there the biggest push came - taking the web pages I had created and, one by one, doing my best to get them to be right for web spiders, web crawlers - creatures I had never even heard of.
May 2006. Finished the rental site, using a lot of the Sitesell tools. Mentally exhausted. Yet ready for more.
Last week in May 2006 - work on the creativity site begins. This time I not only pay attention to the creative side, but the web side.
June. Day after day, morning to night I am gripped by images, ideas, work and more work. Slowly the images for the opening page emerge, are put together. The opening image keeps growing.
July 2006. Choose a name - long and cumbersome, but accurate about what the site will be about: elsas-word-story-image-idea-music-emporium.com. Lots of agony about the name. Want to also put creativity in the title - but that makes the name overly long, even for me.
Still July 2006. Upload page after page - the pages I've designed.
I can hardly wait for them to get on the web. Panting, eager, ready. Such a sense of urgency, delight, turmoil. There are so many things I'm unsure of. Not easy. But inside me, one thing is clear: the site has to get up on the web, out into the world, imperfect though it is, unfinished, but with enough ready to give people a taste of what the site is to be like.
August 7, 2006. First newsletter sent out - with the first special of the month, Caro's Quest.
Not easy, that mailing - most because once again technology, a mass email program, was involved, and I go into turmoil, dread, aversion, whenever faced with yet one more tech thing to learn. Lots of time was spent looking at loads of emailers. Finally decided on a simple one - too many confusing options on the more complex programs. But I have to manually delete people who don't want updates. Taking the time to figure out what email program to use longterm - that's one of the things I want to take care of during my "time out."
Sept 7, 2006. The Idea Emporium.
Oct 7, 2006. My Chosen Home.
Nov 7, 2006. Dr Zee's LoveLine.
Aug 7, Sept 7, Oct 7, Nov 7, and even Dec 7 (for the first time, nothing new!) - all these dates are approximate. I liked the idea of a newsletter going out on a regular basis, but with fulltime teaching among other things, sometimes the 7th came and went, and the emailing happened a couple of weeks late.
Much more has happened, like increasing proficiency (achieved only with massive struggle and determination) with Dreamweaver, the web design program I use. That has meant reworking many pages to fit the emerging templates. It sounds so easy. It took day after day. Copernicus, Galileo, Columbus - I know my achievements are smaller, but I think I have needed a good helping of the qualities that kept them going.
Dec 28, 2006. The present. I can see that there is a long distance to go. I am also amazed at how far I've come in a year. The site includes little new creative work - except for the design of the pages. But so much creative work has been finding a home. And I can see how the home is spacious enough for much more.
2007. Zee's Cafe Cafe. And Your Creative Space - for all. Those are the two goals.
Zee's: for all kinds of alternative performers, especially spoken word with music. But that will be mainly for a few people per month.
Your Space: for all creative people. That will take even more skills - programming so anyone can upload.
But I can see all that has been done. It should, once again, be do-able, though once again daunting, intimidating, exhilarating.
In the meantime, I cannot remember a year when more got done.
New Year's resolution? I will try to take a bit more time for everyday pleasures. I will also continue on this path.
And as always, welcome into my world.
New Year's Wishes. But first, looking back with pleasure.
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Jefferson County District Attorney Mike Anderton (R) spoke at a town hall in Adamsville where he said that, "The opioid crisis is literally and figuratively killing us.
Anderton spoke in Adamsville at the Victory Christian Fellowship.
"The opioid crisis is literally and figuratively killing us," Anderton said. "A lot of that is that the dealers are lacing it with really dangerous stuff." The fentanyl that is being abused on the streets is not the prescription version. It is manufactured in large quantities and then smuggled into the country.
"Overdoses are almost always either an especially pure batch of heroin or they are cutting it with fentanyl," Anderson explained. A lot of drug users started using hydrocodone because their doctor prescribed it. They got addicted and when the prescription ran out they have to have it so they go to the dealers. "Hydrocodone costs them $100 a day so they switch to heroin which is just a $25 a day habit. They have made it more pure so that it can be smoked or snorted. A lot of kids who would never stick a needle in their arm will snort it or smoke it. Every time they use heroin they need to use a little more. They will all eventually stick a needle in their arm to get it."
Anderton said that overdoses also happen when a drug addict goes to rehab, goes through withdrawal, gets the drug out of their system, and then goes back on the drug at the level they took before they quit. Their body is no longer used to the drug at that level and they overdose.
Anderton said that everyone knows not to use used needles or share needles; but heroin users don't care. I have talked with them and they said, "I will be dead of something else before AIDs or hepatitis gets me."
"Heroin dealers are not heroin users," Anderton said. "There is no such thing as a heroin addict selling heroin to support their habit."
Anderton said that massive tractor trailer loads of heroin come through Birmingham. "They are trafficking that stuff through our county. You can't stop those kind of traffickers if you give them a break. I am not talking about the guy with a joint in his pocket or the guy that has a dime bag in her pocket. I am talking about the heavy hitters. You can not get anybody's attention if you reduce the charges.
Anderton said that Atlanta is a hub. If it gets to Atlanta some of it will come back here through the distribution network so it is important to catch it going through Jefferson County.
Anderton said that he will aggressively go after heroin and fentanyl traffickers but in the normal business of prosecuting, "The plea bargain is a necessary evil I am afraid."
Anderton said that they do not overcharge in order to force a plea, "We are not going to force him to plead guilty. That's junk. That is certainly junk in the Jefferson County DA's office. That may have been the way it was done in the old days but that is not the way we have done it for the last 36 years."
"I have prosecuted a lot of cases, over 350," Anderton said. "The first thing you do is analyze it." You see if the evidence is there to justify the accusation. "We are not going to manufacture evidence. We are not going to make stuff up. Why would I grab somebody off the street and punish him with the real criminal still loose on the streets?"
"If you see it on CSI or Law and Order, Cinderella is just as realistic," Anderton said. They have got 40 minute to have a crime, have the police respond, to collect evidence, make arrests, go to trial, and solve the case. "It does not work like that."
"I am an Eagle Scout," Anderton said. "I still work with the troop that I grew up on. A lot of slings and arrows have been thrown my way since I got appointed and a lot of lies have been told."
"How can we stay safer," Anderton said. "We have to pay attention. If you see something you have got to tell somebody. If you see two people kicking in the door of your neighbors house and the police come to you and you say nothing you are just as guilty as they are (not legally) but you could have done something."
Anderton said that the ability of prosecutors to handle child sexual abuse has gotten a lot better than when he started as a prosecutor. David Barber opened up Prescott House.
"In the old days a child would be telling their story ten or eleven times before it ever got to court," Anderton said. With Prescott House, "Instead of having to talk to all these policemen with guns or lawyers with legal pads they go to the Prescott House and they are interviewed by somebody who is trained how to interview children. It is videotaped. The police and DHR see that. We go to check out what the child says or debunk what the child says." "That has truly changed how we prosecute and deal with child sex abuse cases. In the old days the DA would do the interview. I chased a three year-old around a coffee table one time asking questions in the voice that I would with an adult. I did not know how to talk to kids. I am a better prosecutor because of the Prescott House."
Anderton showed a video of a man who testified against a man for sex abuse when he was only 12 years old.
Anderton said that the man's molester, "Was a standup guy in the community. He was a Boy Scout leader. He was a Church youth leader."
"He (the accuser) was just 12 years old," Anderton said. "Because he came forward that guy (the abuser) is doing 30 years in the penitentiary." Investigators found a serious of boys that had been abused over decades. Grown men had never come forward.
"We see kids all the time that have been abused," Anderton said. "We do not publish it in a newspaper. We do not get a warrant until we have gathered evidence. Child sex abuse is very prevalent. I don't like it, but we have to deal with it. When a five year old sends you a thank you note in crayon that is where the reward is."
"The people in my office with 15 to 20 years of trial experience, they probably should make twice what they are making but they do it for the service to the community," Anderton said.
Mike Anderton was a career District Attorney. He was appointed as Jefferson County District Attorney by Governor Kay Ivey (R) when the position became vacant.
Anderton faces Danny Carr (D) in the November 6 general election.
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The new 508 sedan moves the brand upscale, while the iOn will be Peugeot's first EV and the 3008Hy4 its first diesel hybrid.
"Creative Technology," the slogan Citroen adopted in early 2009, drives all the product decisions at the brand. The C4, for example, has a blind-spot detection system and a customizable instrument panel.
CEO Carlos Ghosn says Renault must be strong and healthy and, therefore, must seek growth in international markets.
Japanese and Korean manufacturers unveil hybrid- and battery-electric vehicles at the Paris auto show.
The Jaguar C-X75 concept will serve as a "test bed for the technologies of tomorrow," the auto maker says.
The auto maker bought all the billboard space inside a nearby subway station, through which thousands of auto-show-goers must pass. The ads promote the '11 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Wrangler.
Within "a couple of years," 80% of Ford vehicles worldwide will be based on global platforms, the auto maker's CEO says.
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Within hours after the launch of a Soyuz-2-1a rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on April 4, 2019, on the opposite side of the Earth, an identical vehicle lifted off from the Atlantic coast of South America with four O3b satellites heading into a 800-kilometer orbit to provide low-cost Internet access around the world. The European Arianespace consortium, which operates commercial Soyuz launches from the South-American facility, designated the mission as VS22, which denoted the 22nd launch of the Russian-built rocket from French Guiana.
The fifth Soyuz launch with a quartet of O3b satellites is intended to expand the orbital Internet constellation from 16 to 20 spacecraft. According to SES Networks, which operates the system, the addition of the latest group will improve connectivity capabilities, increase performance, and serve to seamlessly scale the existing O3b constellation. It will also enhance coverage while providing greater service availability and reliability to cater for the increasing demand for bandwidth in government and in the telecommunication, cloud, maritime and energy markets, SES said.
The VS22 launch campaign officially started in December 2018, with the integration of the first, second and third stage boosters of the Soyuz rocket at the rocket assembly building of the ELS facility in French Guiana.
All four satellites for the VS22 mission were delivered to French Guiana from the Thales Alenia Space facility in the Rome, Italy, on February 2, 2019, and four days later, the pre-launch processing of the Fregat upper stage was initiated in Guiana.
Due to the domino effect from the delay of the first OneWeb launch in February, the O3b mission had to be postponed from March 26 to March 29, 2019. Then, at the beginning of March, due to a delay of the Vega rocket mission from the ELA-1 facility in Kourou from March 14 to 21, the o3b launch was postponed from March 29 to April 4, 2019.
According to Arianespace, from February 23 to 27, three O3b satellites were attached to their dispenser inside S5 building in Kourou and the fourth spacecraft joined them on March 13. In the meantime, the Fregat was undergoing fueling with its hypergolic propellant and pressurized gas inside the FCube building from February 28 to March 18 and in parallel, the boosters stages of the Soyuz rocket went through pneumatic and propulsion tests. Their electric tests were performed between March 15 and 20.
On March 25, the payload dispenser with the four satellites was delivered to the S3B processing building where it was mounted onto the Fregat and covered with the payload fairing during a period from March 26 to 29.
The three booster stages of the Soyuz rocket were rolled out to the launch pad, installed in vertical position and enclosed by the mobile service tower on April 1. On the same day, the payload section was also brought to the pad and hoisted to the top of the rocket with the crane of the service tower, completing the integration of the vehicle.
The next day and on April 3, final integrated tests and launch simulations were conducted on the pad, clearing the booster stages for fueling and for the final countdown of the mission.
*Launch was postponed for 33 minutes within an hour from the original liftoff time.
Initial powered flight profile during the fourth launch of O3b satellites on April 9, 2019.
A Soyuz-ST-B rocket carrying a quartet of O3b satellites from the Soyuz launch facility near Kourou, French Guiana was scheduled to lift off at 1:30:37 p.m. local time (12:30 p.m. EDT, 16:30 UTC, 19:30 Moscow Time) on April 4, 2019.
However within an hour from the originally scheduled liftoff time, it was postponed for 33 minutes. Arianespace did not specify the reason for the delay, but the official Russian TASS news agency then quoted an anonimous Russian source blaiming a failure of the European ground station and stressing that there had been no problem with the rocket.
The new liftoff time was set for 17:03:37 UTC and, this time, the rocket lifted off as planned.
Following the liftoff, the four boosters of the first stage separated from the still operating second (core) stage nearly two minutes into the flight and a minute later, the payload fairing protecting the payload from the aerodynamic loads split into two halves and fell away, safely above the atmosphere.
The core stage continued firing and then separated four minutes and 47 seconds into the flight, just moments after the ignition of the third stage. The third stage continued its burn until nine minutes and 23 seconds into the flight and separated from the Fregat shortly before the vehicle would reach the orbital velocity. Like all preceding components of the booster, the third stage fell into the sea.
In the meantime, the Fregat upper stage, carrying the satellites, initiated its first firing of the main engine over the Atlantic lasting around five minutes, to reach an initial parking orbit.
Fregat then flew passively for a few minutes before firing its main engine for the second time over Africa. The 8-minute, 36-second maneuver stretched the circular orbit into an ellipse with its apogee (highest point) located 7,869 kilometers above the Earth, which is close to the target altitude of the mission. The stage and its payloads then climbed passively along the egg-shaped trajectory for one hour and 21 minutes.
Near the apogee of the transfer orbit, Fregat fired its main engine for the third time. The maneuver, lasting five minutes and six seconds, circularized the orbit at the new altitude.
The four satellites were released in pairs one after another at an altitude of 7,830 kilometers and an inclination of 0.04 degrees toward the Equator. According to NPO Lavochkin, the release of the satellite pairs took place at 22:04 and 22:26 Moscow Time on April 4, 2019.
In the intervening period lasting around 20 minutes, Fregat performed a small maneuver with its attitude control thrusters to provide a safe distance between the two pairs of satellites.
Satellites were programmed to be released slightly below their operational altitude and were designed to use their own propulsion system to reach their operational orbits.
After releasing the satellites, the Fregat will maneuver into an orbit underneath that of the O3b constellation.
Mission scenario for the fifth O3b mission on April 4, 2019. Credit: Arianespace.


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Sixty three children with CP aged between one and six years old, were enrolled in the phase two study which sought to test whether a child's own umbilical cord blood, stored from birth, could improve function1.
Trial results, published this week in Stem Cells Translational Medicine, details how children were infused with their own (autologous) umbilical cord blood or placebo1. The order of infusion received, autologous cord blood or placebo, was randomised and given one year apart.
"Results of this trial suggest that when adequately dosed, an intravenous infusion of autologous umbilical cord blood improves whole brain connectivity and motor function in young children with cerebral palsy1."
Cord blood is the blood that remains in a baby's umbilical cord and placenta immediately after the baby is born and the umbilical cord has been clamped and cut. Cord blood contains a diverse mixture of important cells, including stem cells and can only be collected at birth.
Cerebral palsy refers to a group of developmental conditions which are all caused by some kind of injury to the brain. The injury can occur in the womb, during the birth, or in a child's first years after birth usually from an infection or trauma to the brain3.
One Australian child is born with CP every 15 hours. It is the most common physical disability in children and affects 17 million people worldwide2, illustrating the importance of ongoing cerebral palsy research.
In addition to a number of potential causes of CP, there is variety of motor controls that may be impaired and are unique to every child diagnosed with CP. This uniqueness is highlighted in the diverse gains in motor function and whole brain connectivity demonstrated by the children in the Duke study.
Sun has expressed how encouraged she is to continue researching the potential for cord blood and cell therapy to treat CP and brain injury, a sentiment echoed by senior author and director of Duke University's Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Joanne Kurtzberg, M.D.
"Now that we have identified a dosing threshold, we are planning additional studies testing the benefits of multiple doses of cells, as well as the use of donor cells for patients whose own cord blood was not banked," Kurtzberg said.
The exciting results from the study support further research into the use of cord blood to potentially treat children with CP and other neurological disorders.
Worldwide, cord blood has been used in over 40,0004 transplants for over 80 life-threatening conditions5.
Stem cells from umbilical cord blood and cord tissue are amongst the most flexible and potent in the body. As these powerful stem cells can only be collected at birth for potential future use, expectant parents interested in learning more are encouraged to do so well before their due date.


Q: I purchased my property many years ago and am not sure where I have placed the deed to my property, what can I do?
A: The deed you received at the time of purchase or even any subsequent changes you have made would have all been recorded with the County (respective) Recorders Office. Your Real Estate Agent would have access to all and any recorded deeds and should be able to provide you a copy in a timely manner. An original copy of your deed is not necessary as all the recorded deeds on your property are safe housed through the county recorders, with a document recording number.
Q: I recently refinanced my property and want to make sure that my old loan was properly paid off. Should I have received something from my old Bank?
A: When you refinanced your loan, your new Bank would have paid off your old Bank. This would have been through the Title and Escrow Company that your new lender would have used. However, the old Bank/Lender should issue and recorded a Reconveyance Deed. The Reconveyance is the recorded evidence that the Bank/Lender have been paid and that the loan has been satisfied. Many times the lenders don't have this recorded in a timely manner. It's a good idea to check with your Real Estate agent to see if this has been recorded.
Q: If my name is the only name on our mortgage statement does that mean, I am the only person who is responsible for the loan or is my spouse also responsible?
A: The mortgage statement may not always reflect all the borrowers or responsible parties on the loan. A review of the recorded deed of trust or a review of the note would show who the borrowers are. Sometimes the lender may only have 1 parties name on the mortgage statement, when really both the husband and wife are the borrowers.
Q: I have a family trust set up and I provided my attorney with the addresses of the properties I own. Is there anything else I need to do with my properties?
A: The creation of a family trust does not automatically convert your Real Estate assets to now being owned by the Trust. There should have been a deed executed by the current owners of the home, putting the Real Property into the trust. There would be a notary involved and then a deed would be recorded with the County Recorders.
Q: My husband and owned our property for several decades. We owe nothing on our home. But recently my husband passed away. Since we own the property outright, I don't need to notify anyone of my husband's passing in regards to my property do, I?
A: The county assessor's needs to be notified if an owner of a property passes. This can be done through recording an affidavit of death. You would need a notarized document and a certified copy of the death certificate. There are a few different types of Affidavits that can be used. The type you would select would depend on how you were holding title on your last recorded deed.
Q: I am a divorced man and have a few children I would like to leave my home to, if anything ever happened to me. Can I leave my property to surviving children as long as I have them named in my Last Will?
A: This can be a much more detailed answer but in a nutshell in the state of California if you were holding Title alone your property would be subject to Probate even if you have a Last Will. The Last Will can expedite the Probate process at time of your passing but in most instances your heirs would still need to open a Probate Case. Your attorney may offer the best solution for your particular situation but in most cases a Trust or having your heirs on title with you may alleviate the need for Probate.
Q: I am married and would like to purchase an investment property alone. The down payment and responsibilities around it would also be solely mine. Is there anything in particular I need to do to achieve this?
A: The state of California has explicit rules around Community Property. A married person is typically presumed to own properties together as husband and wife. If the intent is to own the property as your sole and separate, your spouse would sign, acknowledge and notarize an interspousal or quit claim deed. This would need to take place simultaneously at the time of purchase. Essentially the spouse is signing off or relinquishing their Community Property rights to the property.
Q: I have had some issues with the IRS and am working through the issues. Can I still sell my home even if I owe money to the IRS?
A: It would depend on the nature of the issues you have with the IRS. If lien has filed and or recorded the effects of the lien would have to be addressed. The lien would need to either have a lien release or an amount determined by the IRS would need to be paid prior to the close of the transaction. If any of the owners on title have an IRS or State Tax lien, the liens would need immediate attention and would need to be resolved prior to the close of the transaction.
Q: I own a property with a friend, and he has decided that he does not want to own the property any more. We want to avoid the cost and hassle of him selling the property to me. Can I just pay him the money we decided on and can he use a quit claim deed?
A: Most people in this situation think that the exchange of money and a quitclaim deed would suffice. However, there are several things to consider prior to buying out a partner. Both parties want to insure that the effect of the deed would not be questioned later on. An "uninsured" deed is the most common problem. Without the proper process you will be subject to collecting additional documentations and signatures well after the transfer has taken place.
Q: I would like to add my son to the title of my home, what is the process that is required?
A: Adding someone to title can be done using a Grant Deed. An attorney or other legal professional can assist in drafting the deed. Once the deed is completed and notarized, it will need to be recorded. Once someone is added to title, the action is typically irreversible. So, when someone is added to title this new person has been given rights to the property and those rights cannot be taken back by the original grantor. Sometimes the use of a Trust is a better alternative than simply adding someone to title. Your trusted Real Estate Agent would be able to best advise you on this matter.


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SUB II To Be Revamped; Major Renovations Set to Re-energize Building
Reuben Jones, Broadside Correspondent
Once the home of Mason's dining hall, Ciao Hall, Student Union Building II has since turned into a building of very little activity and few signs of life.
This is all set to change, however, with a major renovation planned for the building. The goal of the updated facility will be student activity, and with that comes a host of changes.
The second floor of SUB II, which formerly housed Ciao Hall, and is now empty, will be completely revamped.
One of the most significant changes will be the introduction of a burger restaurant called the "Original Burger Company." The restaurant is a Sodexo concept and according to Regional District Manager of Sodexo Denise Ammaccapane, it will be "kind of like Five Guys."
Customers can pick their toppings for their burgers from a simple menu. Each food item will be the same price and the restaurant will have some salads and chicken sandwiches, although Ammaccapane says the priority dish will be burgers.
The reason for a burger restaurant on campus comes from a survey conducted last year by dining services. From 4,400 people surveyed on what type of food they would like on campus, "the burger was loud and clear," said Ammaccapane.
Shaliana McFarland, a senior sports management major, believes that "it's about time they do something with it," referring to SUB II. "It's a good idea," said McFarland but she emphasizes that the success of the restaurant and game room will be determined by the hours.
According to McFarland, the hours are important because the locations will need to be open during the night for students to take advantage of them.
Another major edition to the second floor of SUB II will be a brand new state of the art game room.
The game room will replace the Corner Pocket, along with the current game room inside of SUB I. According to Tom Olund, the project planner for SUB II, the game room will be "fairly extensive with added features."
The room will offer pool, ping pong and an electronic gaming facility that will have up to 16 stations. The gaming facility and the Original Burger Company will be next to each other, allowing students to grab a bite to eat and then head over to play a game.
The gaming facility will have lounge seating giving the opportunity for students to come and relax while enjoying the numerous games.
According to Olund, the Original Burger Company will hold around 100 people, while the full capacity of the second floor of SUB II will be around 160 people.
Along with changes to the second floor of SUB II, there are additional renovations to the first floor.
While the mail room will stay as it is, all of Student Media will relocate from SUB I to the first floor of SUB II. The Student Activities center will also move to SUB II, which means Student Government and the Program Board will move from the Johnson Center, while Student Activities will relocate from SUB I.
The third floor of SUB II, which holds a ballroom and multiple meeting rooms, will not be changed.
SUB II, however, will undergo an official name change. Although the name has not been announced, a name committee has been formed through Student Activities.
The changes to SUB II will allow for a dramatic increase in space for Student Activities, including 50 cubicle areas and 75 to 100 large locker spaces.
There will be a significant area for the fraternity and sorority office and a student government suite which will provide large rooms for the Student Senate and Executive Board.
"I'm so excited, I wish it was tomorrow," said Director of Student Activities Lauren Long. "Students are going to be floored when they see this."
Long adds that the changes to student activities and clubs on campus will be "ripe for possibilities."
According to Olund, the hope is for SUB II to become a main hangout spot for students on campus. With the resources of the Johnson Center and Southside close by, SUB II will be a new option for students who are looking for something to do.
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