Watch Dogs on the PC is for many, still quite a mess. It's just not performing as well as it should. The situation's even worse for those who use AMD hardware, as the game's been optimised for Nvidia's technologies as part of Nvidia and Ubisoft's GameWorks collaboration. It's a partnership that's set to continue.
Nvidia's GameWorks suite of tools has previously brought superior effects to Ubisoft games when paired with Nvidia hardware. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist: Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, and the most recent Watch Dogs all benefitted from the tech. Now they'll be bringing "amazing PC gaming experiences to life" with Assassin's Creed Unity, Far Cry 4, The Crew, and Tom Clancy's The Division.
Nvidia's pretty excited about the deal too.
Gameworks might make for prettier games, but it also makes for angry AMD employees.
"Gameworks represents a clear and present threat to gamers by deliberately crippling performance on AMD products (40% of the market) to widen the margin in favor of NVIDIA products," AMD Technical Communications, Software & Technologies head Robert Hallock told Forbes.
I think Ubisoft should focus more on making sure their games work properly on PC, instead of making sure they look amazing on a limited hardware set. It's funny. With the new consoles all using AMD hardware, we've all expected PC games to be optimised for AMD hardware, and it seems the opposite is true. At least for Ubisoft's games.


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Joe Biden 'Absolutely' Agrees with NH Voter: Trump 'an Illegitimate President'
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Former Vice President and 2020 Democrat presidential contender Joe Biden on Tuesday said he "absolutely" agrees with a woman who claimed that President Trump is an "illegitimate" during an event in Nashua, New Hampshire.
A transcript of the exchange is as follows:
AUDIENCE MEMBER: I have a very severe case of what's called Trump Derangement Syndrome. It probably pre-dates his announcement for election because I know people in New York City who dealt with him years ago. I have a frustration also with the Democratic party, so this is more of a comment than maybe a question. It has to do with messaging. I would like to see the party and every candidate come out with a very simple message regarding him.
He won the election by 70,000 votes in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. He won it because he had help by the Russians. He refuses to do anything to stop that. He's failing in carrying out the most basic function to uphold the Constitution. He is not defending our national security. He has no interest in doing it. I don't want to live in a country run by Vladimir Putin. I don't think anybody in the country should want that, I don't understand why millions of people don't get that message, and I think every candidate needs to pound that message home again and again and again.
He is an illegitimate president — in my mind. That's it! I think all the talk about impeachment and what the Democrats should do, that's fine. It's theoretical at this point. Let them investigate, let them subpoena, let them go to the Supreme Court. He's illegitimate. And my biggest fear is that he's going to do it again with the help of Vlad, his best pal, and we're going to be stuck for six more years of this guy. And that is terrifying. It's terrifying.
JOE BIDEN: Would you be my vice presidential candidate? Folks, look, I absolutely agree. One of the things we have to do here, we've got to get this part straight in my view, you will never hear me speak ill of another Democratic candidate. And there's a simple reason for that. We have to be in a position, whomever the nominee is, to be able to win. […] You're absolutely right, and now that they have an investigation of the investigators who are investigating whether or not Vladimir Putin and the Russians engaged in trying to affect our elections, give me a break. Gosh almighty."
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International aid 'an investment' for Britain's future
Andrew Mitchell has said that international aid is "a tremendous investment" for Britain's future and vowed that the UK will stand by its commitments despite financial pressures at home.
Speaking to The Andrew Marr Show, the international development secretary said that overseas aid was vital to ensure "prosperity, stability and security" for the UK.
Mr Mitchell also confirmed that ministers would push ahead with plans for legislation to enshrine the government's target of spending 0.7% of GDP on overseas aid into law.
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Do You Believe that God is Bigger than Autism?
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Yes, and if you believe in God's healing, then you will receive.
This is what Daisy Callanta and her son Josiah witnessed in their lives.
Just like all children, Josiah was born an exceptional boy. But when he stopped talking and responding when his parents called his name at the age of 2, Daisy knew that something was wrong.
They took him to a doctor and in just 5 minutes, they found out that their worst fears have now become a fact. Josiah was diagnosed with Autism, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Pervasive Development Delay (PDD).
They were told that Josiah was "zero to non-functional". They were told there was no cure.
"At first I was angry at myself," Daisy recalled. "I was angry at my husband, at the world and I was angry at God. I said if God really exists and He's loving and kind, why would such a loving, cute boy be exceptional, then suddenly not? It just doesn't make sense."
Hoping to find some sense into what's happening to her beloved son, Daisy buried herself into research and started looking for support groups. But the more she discovered about autism, the more she felt hopeless and alone.
Soon after, the marriage of Daisy and her husband suffered. He sought comfort in the arms of another woman and even became physically abusive to his wife. Their eldest, on the other hand, tried to find comfort from his friends and became rebellious for a while.
Daisy found nowhere to turn to while all these were happening at the same time.
"I was tired of fighting," she recalled.
Like Daisy, have you ever found yourself in a seemingly hopeless situation? Where do you seek strength in the midst of uncertainty?
Amidst the hopelessness and anger, Daisy encountered the transforming love of God. Daisy knew that after attending a prayer gathering, God touched her heart and helped her forgive her husband.
"The Lord showed me that love and forgiveness are the keys for the divine kingdom to open. So when I started being close to the Lord, the battle now is on bended knees," she said.
Daisy and her husband sought counseling, anger management sessions, and spiritual advice left and right to restore their family. She allowed herself to forgive and heal. She believed that God could heal Josiah from autism.
Little did she know, her personal encounter with Jesus will lead to a supernatural experience.
Six days after her encounter, God led Daisy to pray over her kids. But as she softly laid her hands on Josiah to pray, his reaction shocked her.
"I touched him lightly, but he suddenly pushed me and said, 'You're hurting me don't touch me!' The Lord said, 'Just touch because there's a spirit of infirmity.' So I started praying and praying, but Josiah was fighting it off!" Daisy said.
The mother also testified that while praying, they heard a loud thud on their roof and shaking of their window, as if somebody wanted to get in. Knowing that the enemy is at work, Daisy continued to lay her hands on Josiah, and fervently prayed from dusk till dawn.
The next morning, miracles started to unfold before their eyes.
"God spoke audibly to me, 'Daisy, Josiah is healed. Autism is not from me, it's from the enemy. All sicknesses came from the enemy to put sicknesses to the lives of many,'" Daisy shared.
Boldly believing in the power of Jesus, Daisy texted her son's specialist, "Think me crazy, but the Lord just told me Josiah's healed and I receive it in faith."
To which the specialist affirmed medically, delivering the great news that there is no trace of autism at all in Josiah.
It was a miracle, and they're up for another one. At five years old, Josiah suddenly spoke.
Daisy recalls the scene vividly, "We were in a cable car and he saw birds flying. He pointed and flapped his hands. We were all surprised because Josiah spoke all of a sudden, 'Mommy, look! Birds are flying.'"
It was a joyous moment for their whole family. From zero to non-functional, Josiah became highly functional. When asked about his healing journey, Josiah answered, "I remember the day when I got healed. I was feeling happy."
He is now living proof that there is no sickness nor situation that the Lord could not carry. A living proof that God is bigger than autism.
Being a witness of God's supernatural healing, Daisy was moved to be an evangelist and founded Jesus HUGS Ministries, an NGO which aims to show God's love to people and communities.
If you or your loved one is on the autism spectrum, Daisy has a message for you.
"There's nothing impossible with the Lord. Never lose hope because, in God, there is hope. If we believe in faith that there is healing, healing can be received. The healing is not about the Lord not wanting to give, it's about us not being able to receive."
Do you find it hard to believe that God is bigger than autism?
This Autism Awareness Month, know that there is supernatural power in the name of Jesus! Pray and believe that He loves and cares for you. Surrender and see that you will experience His goodness personally!
"But Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." (Matthew 19:26 ESV)
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Johnny Argent – Bio and Everything To Know About Roseanne Barr's Partner
There are two perspectives to look at the position of Johnny Argent in Roseanne Barr's life. He is first, her partner in business and second, the man who she finally fell in love with after nine years she divorced her ex-husband, Tom Arnold. Over the years, Tom was quite about his break up with Barr but after she put up offensive tweets about Obama's aide, he responded with offensive tweets regarding the business of the couple. However, Johnny, a gentleman is yet to react to any of these.
While we have successfully briefed you about the ongoings with the trio, we would love to talk about the gentleman, Jonny Argent in this critique. Argent has gained expertise working as a film score composer and is popular as Barr's partner. He earned a spot on the fame list after his work with the comedian, Roseanne Nuts got out. Also, Roseanne's fame has equally rubbed off on him. Thus, this critique would detail you on everything you should know about him.
Johnny Argent's Biography
Amongst the many caps he wears, Johnny Argent is famous for his relationship with comedian Roseanne Barr, even though he has built a successful career as a musician, songwriter, and producer. He came to be on the 4th of July 1949 in Baltimore, United States of America. Johnny was raised with four other children belonging to his parents at his place of birth. He is also the youngest child in the family.
There are no available details pertaining to his educational accomplishments, however, a man like Johhny Ardent who has built a successful career working on scripts and producing movies is no doubt an intelligent man. As scriptwriting and producing entails adequate scrutinization of words and blending in of characters and you could bet that only brainiacs can work in this field.
As regarding the producer's career briefings, he has worked from dusk till dawn to gain a stand on success train. He has written and produced plenty of Roseanne Barr's work and has consistently made a glam from most of them. He walked behind the scenes in the production of Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne, Roseanne Barr: Blonde and Bitchin' and Rockin' with Roseanne, Roseanne Nuts; which eventually pulled him to fame.
Everything To Know About Roseanne Barr's Partner
The following will throw more light on many other facts about Johnny Ardent. Keep at it and stay glued.
Johnny Argent and Rosanne Barr
Love they say would find you when the time is right. Well, Johnny and Barr found love with themselves after several years of the comedian's divorce from her ex-husband, Tom Arnold. The duo met online, one thing led to another, they started working together and eventually fell head over heels with themselves. They have been together for a few years now, though not yet married but they live together somewhere in Hawaii. For the records, Barr on her part has been married thrice and has two children; Jessica Jennifer and Jake Pentland.
Roseanne Barr and Johnny Argent
A lot of their fans have been quite inquisitive to know how the partners have managed their love life away from their business. Answers to this probing question are yet unanswered by the couple but their exceptional outputs in many of their works seem to have settled it. Of a truth, the two have succeeded in creating an understanding at their workplace.
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Johnny Argent's net worth is yet to be unraveled, howbeit, his partner, Barr's net worth is pegged at $80 million. It is no secret that Johnny on his part has amassed an increasing revenue with his remarkable works with the comedian.
Whoops! Johnny Ardent doesn't even look his age., He is quite slim and has a gentleman looks. He is a tall man who stands at 5 feet 11 inches and has a balanced weight of 78 Kg. His eyes are somewhat dark brown and he wear's curly brown hair. Ardent wears shoe size 8. His other body measurements are 38-29-35 for his chest, waist and shoulder sizes respectively.
Following an offensive tweet made by the comedian regarding former Obama-era aide Valerie Jarrett on Twitter, there has been chaos on the internet. In fact, ABC abruptly canceled the comedian's show on the sitcom because of this. While everyone had lots of things to say, Tom Arnold, the comedian's ex-husband in an interview with People's magazine spoke ill about his ex. In his words, he described her as a mental case who had no control of herself.
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Major redevelopment at Queen Street
Transport Scotland have announced a £120 million redevelopment of Queen Street station.
Transport Minister Keith Brown has welcomed news of the latest major milestone in the Edinburgh - Glasgow Rail Improvement Programme (EGIP) and revealed the funding plans allow for a complete transformation of one of Scotland's busiest transport hubs.
Network Rail has today announced construction and engineering firms Morgan Sindall and Costain will work with them on electrifying the Falkirk line between the two cities as part of the flagship infrastructure programme.
This is the largest single element of EGIP, which has already unveiled a new £25 million station at Haymarket in Edinburgh and is making good progress on electrification of the Cumbernauld Line in advance of the Commonwealth Games.
The major plans to completely transfor one of Scotland's busies transport hubs were announced as part of the Edinburgh - Glasgow Rail Improvement Scheme.
The programme will also now see even bigger plans for Queen Street station in Glasgow, to integrate it fully with Buchanan Galleries, improve the passenger experience, create a world-class integrated transport hub and transform a key landmark building in Glasgow.
The news comes as Transport Scotland publishes the Final Business Case for the project, setting out the investment case for EGIP and the benefits it will deliver for Scotland and its rail users, including:
the transformation of Queen Street station estimated at around £120 million,
shorter journey times and more reliable services between our two biggest cities,
a cleaner, greener, quieter railway with lower carbon emissions,
improved capacity and more seats with less crowding at peak journey times.
The project scope has developed significantly since the July 2012 announcement of the first phase of EGIP and now includes the redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street Station, outline plans for which will be revealed by Network Rail next month.
Transport Minister Keith Brown said: "I welcome the contract award on the core electrification of the route and the hundreds of jobs this will support. This announcement represents another hugely important milestone in the delivery of EGIP and shows that we are pressing ahead with the improvements which will give Scotland a railway fit for the future.
"Since I announced the first phase of EGIP In July 2012 we have further developed the original scope to include an even greater transformation of Glasgow Queen Street station and I am pleased to announce the publication of the EGIP Business Case which takes that into account. This prudent and comprehensive assessment of the investment case for EGIP demonstrates substantial benefit for Scotland and its rail users and that the first phase can be delivered on time and on budget."


Birding Albufera de Valencia is a guaranty to observe many uncommon species. The Albufera de Valencia is a freshwater lagoon surrounded by rice field on the Gulf of Valencia coast in the Valencia Community, eastern Spain. In this Birding Albufera de Valencia tour, we will visit the main birding spots of this important Natural Park which covers a baste area of 21,120 ha. We will look round the different habitats such as the sandbars, the marshes, the rice fields and the lagoon. In the Albufera, is possible to watch during the migration up to 100 bird species in one single day. In addition, the area is well-known for attracting large number of uncommon species, especially during the migration nevertheless, during the whole year long, a great bio-diversity of fauna and flora can be observed in the Albufera.
Some of the species that could be seen in this tour are: Purple Swamphen, Moustached and Savi's Warbler, Bluethroat, Red-knobbed Coot, Sandwich Tern, Little Tern, Common Tern and Gull-billed Tern, Slender-billed and Audouin's Gull, Balearic Shearwater, Kingfisher, Red-Crested Pochard, Collared Pratincole, Booted Eagle, Marsh Harrier and great number of wintering waders and ducks. Every year in the Albufera de Valencia are recorded rarities such as the Pectoral Sandpiper, 32 observations 2011 and 13 in 2012, Broad-billed sandpiper, 4 observations in 2013, Collared flycatcher, 3 observations in 2013, Blue-winged teal, 9 observations 2012, etc.
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Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act FAQ
Q. What does the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2011 (S. 558) do?
A: The bill would prevent future cluster bomb atrocities by only allowing U.S. military funds to be used for cluster bombs if 1) the cluster bombs have a failure rate of 1% or less and 2) the cluster bombs are not used where civilians are known to be present.
Q: Which U.S. Senator(s) introduced the bill?
A: Senator Dianne Feinstein from California and Senator Patrick Leahy from Vermont.
Q: What other U.S. Senators co-sponsor and officially support the bill?
A: View the most current update of co-sponsors.
Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [HI]
Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [NM]
Sen. Boxer, Barbara [CA]
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [OH]
Sen. Cantwell, Maria [WA]
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD]
Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA]
Sen. Durbin, Richard [IL]
Sen. Franken, Al [MN]
Sen. Harkin, Tom [IA]
Sen. Johnson, Tim [SD]
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [NM]
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [VT]
Sen. Menendez, Robert [NJ]
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [OR]
Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD]
Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [WV]
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [VT]
Sen. Udall, Tom[NM]
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [RI]
Sen. Wyden, Ron[OR]
Q: Where is S. 558 currently located?
A: S. 558 is currently located in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Q: Does the House of Representatives have a similar bill?
A: Yes, there is an identical bill in the House of Representatives – H.R. 996 – introduced by Representative James McGovern of Massachusetts.
Q: What other Representatives co-sponsor and officially support the bill?
Rep. Bousstany, Charles W., Jr. [LA-7]
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14]
Rep. Holt, Rush D. [CA-49]
Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49]
Rep. Jackson, Jesse L. Jr. [IL-2]
Rep. Moran, James P. [VA-8]
Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3]
Q: How does a bill become law?
A: The U.S. Congress is a bicameral legislature, which means that there are two "chambers" or "houses" that the bill must be approved of by: The U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. The U.S. Senate consists of 2 Senators from each state and the House of Representatives consist of 435 Representatives across the country based on the number of people in each state. After both houses pass the bill, the bill then goes to the U.S. President for either an approval or veto. The steps to creating a law include:
Introduction of Legislation: Any Senator or U.S. Representative can introduce a bill on any topic or issue.
Committee Action: The bill is assigned to a committee in the house that it was introduced in. Committees consist of some members whose duty is to vote on the bills that are assigned to that committee. The committee may hold a hearing on the bill and be voted on. If the bill receives enough votes, the bill then moves to the Senate or House floor for debate and approval.
Floor Action: After the bill passes out of committee, the bill goes to the floor of the house it originated from for debate and for a vote by all members of that house. If the bill passes on the floor, it moves to the other chamber for the same process of committee and floor action in that house. However, if there is a similar bill (also known as a "companion bill") located in the other house, the bill goes to a Conference Committee and skips the other chamber.
Conference Committee: Sometimes identical or companion bills are introduced in both the Senate and in the House. When one of those bills pass out of its house of origin, members from both chambers form a conference committee to work out any differences between the two bills. When they reach a compromise, the agreed-upon bill skips the other house and goes to the President for review.
President Decides: The final step of creating a law includes the President's approval or veto of the bill. If the bill is approved, it is "signed into law" by the President and takes effect. If it is vetoed, the bill dies and can be reintroduced in the future by starting the legislative process all over again.
Q: Why is this bill important to the cluster bomb situation in Laos?
A: Laos represents the worst case of the enduring impact of deadly cluster bombs. Passage of this bill would ensure that future injuries and deaths from cluster bombs don't happen anywhere else.
Q: How many cluster bomblets or "bombies" were dropped on Laos during the Vietnam War era?
A: At least 270 million cluster bomblets.
Q: How many cluster bomblets did not explode upon impact and remain on Laos soil?
A: Up to 80 million.
Q: How many people have been injured or killed by unexploded ordnance (UXO), including cluster bombs, in Laos?
A: Over 50,000 people in the period 1964-2012. Over 20,000 since the war ended, in the period 1973-2012.
Q: What is the population of Laos?
A: About 6.5 million people.
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Dusty Baker guided the Nationals to two National League East titles but no playoff series wins in two seasons.
October 20, 2017 at 11:23 p.m.
Dusty Baker is done as manager of the Washington Nationals after two seasons, two NL East titles and zero playoff series victories.
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said he told Baker the news via telephone Friday morning. Baker's two-year deal with the club is expiring.
"Our expectations have grown," Rizzo said during a conference call with reporters. "Winning a lot of regular-season games and winning divisions are not enough. Our goal is to win a world championship and, to that end, we made the decision late last night."
Rizzo declined to say why he believes Baker can't help reach that goal.
The GM also wouldn't offer any specifics about what sort of manager he will be looking for as a replacement. The Nationals will be hiring their sixth manager in a 10-season span.
Rizzo called the split from Baker "a pure baseball decision" and said it was not about an inability to reach a new deal with the skipper.
"This had absolutely nothing to do with negotiations, dollars," Rizzo said. "It was not a negotiation with Dusty."
The contracts for the members of Baker's coaching staff also are finished. The team said it will work with its new manager to fill those positions.
"I think Dusty's great. The whole coaching staff. … They do such a good job of making sure they relate to us. That's a great group of guys in there. They're just as much deserving of the success we've had as we are. They probably work harder than us, to be honest with you," first baseman Ryan Zimmerman said last week. "I think everyone in this room would love to have them back."
The moves come the week after Washington was eliminated from its NL Division Series against the Chicago Cubs with a 9-8 loss at home in Game 5 — and Baker was front and center during a PR debacle involving whether Stephen Strasburg would pitch in Game 4 of that series. The Nationals were bounced from the postseason in the NLDS round in 2016 against the Los Angeles Dodgers; that one also ended with a Game 5 loss at home by one run.
Baker's teams have now lost 10 consecutive games with a chance to advance in the postseason. His career postseason record as a manager is 23-32.
With Rizzo as GM, the Nationals have won four division titles since 2012 but have yet to win a playoff series.
Tigers pick former rival, hire Gardenhire as new manager
The Detroit Tigers were certainly familiar with Ron Gardenhire's managerial resume.
Some of his most significant accomplishments came at their expense.
"It's going to be nice to have him on our side of the dugout," said Al Avila, Detroit's general manager.
The Tigers hired Gardenhire as their manager, bringing the longtime Minnesota Twins skipper back to the AL Central to take over a team in the middle of a significant rebuilding process. Detroit announced the move Friday, saying Gardenhire agreed to a three-year contract, and he was introduced at a news conference at Comerica Park.
Gardenhire takes over for Brad Ausmus, who was let go after four seasons as Detroit's manager. The Tigers went 64-98 this season, finishing tied for the worst record in the majors, but Gardenhire sounded undaunted by the difficult task ahead.
"I don't want to lose, and who's to say we have to lose next year? Who's to say?" Gardenhire said. "Baseball's a great game. A lot of things can happen."
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namespace RepositoryEFDotnet.UnitTest
{
    using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

    using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
    using NHibernate;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;
    using Banking.Models.Context.NHib;

    using FluentNHibernate.Cfg;
    using FluentNHibernate.Cfg.Db;

    using NHibernate.Cfg;
    using NHibernate.Mapping;

    using RepositoryEFDotnet.UnitTest.Base;

    /// <summary>
    /// The uow n hibernate in memory sql server unit test.
    /// </summary>
    [TestClass]
    public class UowNHibernateInMemorySqlServerUnitTest : BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests
    {
        #region Constants

        /// <summary>
        /// The db config.
        /// </summary>
        private const string DbConfig = "RepoTest";

        private static Configuration Configuration = null;
        private static SqlServerFullContext Context = null;

        #endregion

        [ClassInitialize]
        public static void Init(TestContext tstContext)
        {
            Configuration = Fluently.Configure().Database(MsSqliteConfiguration.Standard.ConnectionString("Data Source=:memory:;cache=shared;mode=memory")).Mappings(
                o => o.FluentMappings
                    .AddFromAssemblyOf<Banking.Models.Context.Mappings.NHib.SqlServer.BankAccountMap>()).BuildConfiguration();

            // Keep connection to in-memory db alive for duration of test
            // otherwise the db gets discarded when all connections are closed
            Context = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration);
            Context.CreateSchema();
        }

        #region Public Methods And Operators

        /// <summary>
        /// The run all.
        /// </summary>
        [TestMethod]
        public override void RunAll()
        {
            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_Add(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_Get(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_Any(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_Any_WithFilter(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_Any_WithFilter_NothingFound(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_FirstOrDefault(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_FirstOrDefault_WithFilter(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_FirstOrDefault_WithFilter_NothingFound(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_Modify(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_Remove(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_GetAll_NothingFound(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_Any_NothingFound(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_FirstOrDefault_NothingFound(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_AddRange(uow, 100);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_GetAll(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_AllMatching(uow, 50);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_AllMatching_NothingFound(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_GetAllPaged(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_Max(uow, 100);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_RemoveRange(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_Rollback(uow);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// The run all async.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>
        /// The <see cref="Task"/>.
        /// </returns>
        [TestMethod]
        public override async Task RunAllAsync()
        {
            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                await this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_AddAsync(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                await this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_GetAsync(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                await this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_AnyAsync(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                await this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_FirstOrDefaultAsync(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                await this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_RemoveAsync(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                await this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_AddRangeAsync(uow, 100);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                await this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_GetAllAsync(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                await this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_AllMatchingAsync(uow, 50);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                await this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_MaxAsync(uow, 100);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                await this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_RemoveRangeAsync(uow);
            }

            using (var uow = new SqlServerFullContext(Configuration))
            {
                await this.BaseUnitOfWorkUnitTests_BankAccount_RollbackAsync(uow);
            }
        }

        #endregion

        [ClassCleanup]
        public static void Cleanup()
        {
            Context?.Dispose();
            Context = null;
            Configuration = null;
        }
    }
}

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Dedicate a manager to be the point person. Make sure a specific employee is in charge of carrying out an action plan to resolve problems.
Stay in touch with customers from the outset. Communicate with customers throughout the repair process.
Ask for a survey. At the point of checkout, the customer has you on top of mind, so seize the moment.
Don't ignore bad reviews. A bad review is often the result of a miscommunication. Reach out to the customer to see if you can remedy the issue.
Learn from customer feedback. Consistently make changes based on customer interactions.
Mike Cortez, collision center director at Gullo Toyota of Conroe, Texas, still recalls his reaction when, nearly two decades ago, his bosses informed him that they wanted to start surveying customers.
"I said, 'Are you crazy? We're not gonna survey our customers. Can you imagine the laundry list of things they're gonna complain about?'" Cortez recalls. "I really was negative about that. … And it's the exact opposite.
Yes, you can now consider Cortez a convert. The 35-year collision repair industry veteran knows the value of customer service index (CSI) scores and the process of collecting that valuable feedback. The collision center director wants to constantly gauge his business' treatment of customers, timeliness, quality and communication. And, he knows it's tough to improve without receiving constructive criticism on occasion.
But which CSI delivery method is best for your shop? And, how can you benefit from using particular methods? Virtually all shops use customer service surveys in some fashion, but many fail to use the information to its potential. With that in mind, FenderBender sought insight from industry experts.
In Cortez's experience, customers like the chance to sound off to body shop employees and have the potential for a back-and-forth conversation, as long as they've been given a heads up that they might be called for a survey.
According to Dusty Dunkle, president of Customer Research Inc., phone follow-ups are the only method of survey collection "that can result in a more than 50 percent completed survey ratio.
"All methodologies have their pros and cons," Dunkle says. "The key is identifying any customer that had issues with their experience; This sets up the opportunity for the shop to reach back out and do what it takes to satisfy the customer.
Bobby Cobb, co-owner of Today's Collision Centers (with two locations in Massachusetts), appreciates the fact that emails offer the ability for a response that's done on the customer's own time. After all, a customer email can be sent well before or after business hours.
Granted, email un-open rates are high, at nearly 85 percent. But Cobb has noticed that customers that do respond to emailed surveys seem more at ease as opposed to via phone calls, and, as a result, tend to communicate openly and provide valuable feedback.
Customers who complete a survey electronically and choose to write a review can then be prompted to share their review on websites like Facebook and Yelp, which offer potential for shops to gain inexpensive publicity. Another possible benefit: Once a line of communication is opened via email, a shop can then market to that customer in the future (provided they give an opt-out option), through the use of email blasts and thank yous.
Despite all the technological advancements our society enjoys in 2017, traditional mail still has a solid open rate. In fact, there's a 98 percent open rate on mailed surveys. Additionally, the Direct Marketing Association notes that 70 percent of Americans feel traditional mail is more personal than the Internet.
A quick, concise mailing can still capture the attention of customers, even in the digital age. However, mailings from collision repair shops can stir up frustrating memories for customers, so they must be worded carefully.
Once a shop has narrowed down a group of customers that do respond to snail mail, though, that group can be marketed to in the future, in the form of mailed-out anniversary cards, for example. After all, customers that prefer traditional mail typically appreciate the personal touch it presents.
Were you satisfied with the quality of the repair?
Were you kept adequately informed during the repair process?
Were you satisfied with the thoroughness of the person that prepared your estimate?
Were you satisfied with the way you were treated by the personnel?
Were you satisfied with the shop's communication?
On a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being the highest, how likely are you to recommend our shop to family and friends?
Statistics certainly seem to indicate that texting is the way of the future and, for many consumers, the present. According to the Pew Research Center, texting is the most widely-used app on smartphones, with 97 percent of Americans using it at least once daily.
And, nowadays, most cellphone users have unlimited text plans. So, in theory, your shop's text messages are almost always within arm's reach of customers, if that survey option is utilized.
Of course, texting customers can be problematic because, as Dunkle notes, doing so requires expressed consent. And, using text messaging for surveys rarely inspires in-depth responses.
Still, texting has its merits. Many customers simply prefer the survey method that will be as unobtrusive as possible which, for many, entails receiving test messages.
And, if a shop uses text (or email) surveys, staff members don't need to keep track of sending, receiving or indexing; All of that can be done automatically by estimating software. Once a survey has been taken, shops will typically then receive a "hotsheet" generated by any survey with less-than-perfect scores. Then, a staff meeting can be held to discuss the survey's findings and address any underperforming areas.
Using multiple means to seek customer feedback also lends obvious value, if a shop owner is hesitant to rely on one survey delivery method in an era of evolving technology.
Overall, when it comes to CSI survey collection, the main thing to keep in mind is making sure you get consistent, valuable feedback from a wide swath of your customer base.
"My experience has been, just listen," Cortez says in regard to customer feedback. "Once they don't feel like you're listening, man, it becomes pretty negative, quickly. This can be a job, or it can be a service.


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What Are Gravitational Waves, and Why Do They Matter?
Find out all about these elusive ripples in space-time and why the latest detection has astronomers celebrating.
Gravitational Waves 101
What are gravitational waves and how are they detected? These ripples in space-time, sometimes caused by neutron stars colliding, were recently recorded in the groundbreaking LIGO-Virgo observation.
ByNadia Drake andMichael Greshko
On October 16, scientists announced the first observation of its kind: the detection of gravitational waves, wrinkles in spacetime predicted by Einstein more than a century ago, thrown off by two colliding neutron stars.
The stellar crash, which took place 130 million years ago in the constellation Hydra, marks the first time that astronomers have matched gravitational waves with a visible source—showcasing this new era in astronomy.
The discovery is the latest success for one of the most ambitious (and expensive) physics experiments in decades: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO for short.
NG Staff. Source: LIGO-Virgo collaboration
"This is the first time that the cosmos has provided us what I would call a 'talking movie,'" David Reitze, the executive director of the LIGO Laboratory, said today during an event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. "In this case, the 'audio' of the soundtrack comes from the [gravitational wave] chirp of the neutron stars as they are inspiraling and colliding; the video is the light that we saw."
It's been a big few weeks for gravitational waves. Astronomers only recently unveiled the fourth confirmed detection, spawned by a set of colliding black holes. And on October 3, LIGO founders Rai Weiss, Kip Thorne, and Barry Barish won the 2017 Nobel Prize in physics for their work to detect gravitational waves.
"For as long as 40 years, people have been thinking about this, trying to make a detection, sometimes failing in the early days, and then slowly but surely getting the technology together to be able to do it," Weiss said. "It's very, very exciting that it worked out in the end that we are actually detecting things and actually adding to the knowledge, through gravitational waves, of what goes on in the universe."
But what exactly are these elusive waves, and why are astronomers so excited about this latest detection?
What are gravitational waves?
Put simply, gravitational waves are ripples in the otherwise tough, stiff fabric of spacetime produced by the most violent phenomena the cosmos can offer—things like exploding stars and collisions between ultradense neutron stars or merging black holes. Gravitational waves are washing over Earth all the time, but our instruments have not been sensitive enough to detect them until very recently.
Who first came up with the idea of gravitational waves?
In 1916, Albert Einstein suggested that gravitational waves could be a natural outcome of his general theory of relativity, which says that very massive objects distort the fabric of time and space—an effect we perceive as gravity. Accordingly, very massive objects spiraling toward each other should wrinkle space-time and send those distortions across the cosmos, like ripples spreading across a pond at the speed of light.
In essence, gravitational waves "are propagating disturbances of the shape of spacetime," says Shane Larson, an astrophysicist at Northwestern University and member of the LIGO scientific collaboration.
Though many other scientists accepted Einstein's prediction, Einstein himself wasn't totally convinced that he was right; over the next several decades, he continually waffled over the question of gravitational waves and occasionally published papers refuting his original idea.
Why are these waves so hard to detect?
By the time gravitational waves reach us from the distant events that spawn them, they distort spacetime by an utterly minuscule amount. The distortion is many times smaller than the width of a proton, one of the particles in an atom's nucleus. Measuring such minute changes in length is pretty much impossible for most instruments.
When did astronomers directly detect gravitational waves?
In the 1970s, scientists observing a pair of pulsars orbiting one another indirectly detected gravitational waves for the first time. Using the giant radio telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, the team had measured the orbits of the two pulsars and determined that the pulsars were moving closer together.
For that to happen, the system must have been radiating energy in the form of gravitational waves—an insight that earned Joe Taylor and Russell Hulse the 1993 Nobel Prize in physics.
But it wasn't until 2015 that the LIGO team directly detected gravitational waves, using a pair of ultra-sensitive detectors. The discovery ended a century of speculation and confirmed Einstein's original prediction.
So how does LIGO work?
The LIGO facility consists of two identical L-shaped detectors in Washington state and Louisiana, each of which employs lasers and mirrors to measure the tiny changes in spacetime made by passing gravitational radiation. The name of the game in each location is to record the change in distance between mirrors parked at each end of two perpendicular, 2.5-mile-long arms.
A laser bouncing back and forth between the mirrors keeps track of how far apart they are to an almost impossibly precise degree. Crucially, the detectors are sensitive to things such as passing trucks, lightning strikes, ocean waves, and earthquakes. For a signal to be real, it should show up in both detectors.
Now, the European Gravitational Observatory's Virgo detector, which is similar to LIGO in design, is live. With three working observatories on the ground, scientists can more precisely identify the region on the sky where a gravitational wave source is located. Soon, similar experiments are anticipated to come online in Japan and India.
Why should we care about these things?
Since LIGO's first detection, we've gained unexpected insight into the cosmos. That's because gravitational waves are a new way of "seeing" what happens in space: We can now detect events that would otherwise leave little to no observable light, like black hole collisions. And with this latest detection, astronomers were able to combine gravitational waves with more traditional ways of seeing the universe, helping to untangle mysteries about the dense, dead objects known as neutron stars.
Using the Swope and Magellan telescopes in Chile, astronomers recorded the neutron star explosion as it suddenly appeared as a bright spot in visible light and then faded. After about seven days, the spot was no longer detected in visible wavelengths.
Photographs by 1M2H Team/UC Santa Cruz & Carnegie Observatories/Ryan Foley
"Most of us fully expect that we're going to learn things we didn't know about," Weiss says. "We knew about black holes in other ways, and we knew about neutron stars … but we hope there are all sorts of other phenomena that you can see mostly because of the gravitational waves they emit. That will open a new science."
Wait. What exactly is a neutron star?
As their name implies, neutron stars are made almost entirely of neutrons, or uncharged subatomic particles. They form when a star much bigger and brighter than the sun exhausts its thermonuclear fuel supply and explodes into a violent supernova.
The fabric of spaceitime distorts as two neutron stars spiral in toward their demise in an illustration of the event that spawned the latest gravitational wave detection.
Illustration by NSF/LIGO/Sonoma State University/A. Simonnet
Though the outer layers of the star get blasted into the space, its core collapses inward and forms a sphere about the size of the San Francisco Bay Area but with at least the mass of our sun. These stars, which spin rapidly, are the most compact objects outside of black holes—a sugar cube of the stuff would weigh a billion tons.
And it gets even more exotic. Neutron stars are dead in the sense that they're no longer fusing elements in their cores, so they don't shine like the sun.
But that doesn't mean they're placid. A neutron star's magnetic field can be more than a quadrillion times stronger than Earth's, and its gravitational field can be about a hundred billion times stronger. In other words, you do not want to get anywhere near one of these things if you appreciate being in one piece.
What did we just learn about these weird stars?
Thanks to the gravitational waves acting as a kind of cosmic alert, astronomers were able to scrutinize the remains of these neutron stars and—among other things—help solve a long-standing debate about the origins of precious metals, such as gold and silver, as well a other heavy metals.
Previously, we thought the majority of the universe's gold was crafted by supernovae—the explosive deaths of giant stars. Now, though, scientists have found that the merger of neutron stars ended in an explosion called a kilonova that spewed out a cloud of atomic nuclei and spawned the production of 16,000 Earths' worth of heavy metals. The find suggests that most of these metals are actually forged by neutron star smash-ups.
"The gold in this watch is very likely produced by neutron stars that collided billions of years ago," Reitze announced as he displayed his great-grandfather's gold pocket watch.


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Case Keenum tops long list of Texans injuries
Deepi Sidhu
Texans Insider and Lead Writer
The day after Sunday's game at Indianapolis, the Texans were left with a long list of injuries.
The most significant was the one to Case Keenum's throwing hand. Keenum sprained his right thumb and had an MRI on Monday, according to interim head coach Wade Phillips. The Colts had 8 quarterback hits and four sacks on Keenum in the 25-3 loss.
Whether or not Keenum can play on Sunday against Denver is uncertain.
"Well we'll have to wait and see," Phillips said. "We'll see what they say from the MRI and see what the doctors say and see what he's able to do. But it's certainly a concern on the quarterback when it's right (his) right hand, thumb. But we'll just have to wait and see what he can do on Wednesday in practice."
Ben Tate, who had been playing with cracked ribs since the Kansas City game, also re-aggravated his injury.
"Ben Tate went in for a CT scan on his ribs because he got banged in the ribs again, which he hurt before," Phillips said.
Four additional players had MRIs including Antonio Smith (knee sprain), Johnathan Joseph (groin soreness), Justin Tuggle (hyperextension of elbow), and DeVier Posey who suffered what is initially considered to be a high ankle sprain. The MRI test results were not all available as of Monday's press conference, according to Phillips.
Darryl Sharpton suffered a slight ankle sprain and Bryan Braman had an x-ray on his finger, which showed it was dislocated.
Tight ends Owen Daniels and Garrett Graham are still questionable to return. Daniels could return to practice this week after being placed on injured reserve with designation to return on October 9.
"We thought he might practice last week, but he wasn't able to," Phillips said regarding Daniels. "So I think it's still a 'might situation' this week as far as him practicing. Garrett Graham I didn't mention, but he's still sore. So he's still iffy as far as this week is concerned."
Graham did not practice last week due to a hamstring strain and was inactive for Sunday's game.


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Increased Risk Of COVID-19 Could Be Related To Exposure To Wildfire Smoke
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Wildfires are raging across the Western United States, with parts of California and Oregon blanketed by thick layers of smoke. Much of California's population has been exposed to air quality levels that are unsafe, according to community air quality monitoring website Purple Air.
Smoke from wildfires can cause serious irritation to a person's lungs, the Environmental Protection Agency says. Wildfire smoke is made up of a "complex mixture of gases and fine particles" that are created when wood and other organic materials burn, the EPA explains.
"The biggest concern with wildfire smoke is fine particles. They can penetrate deep into your lungs," Dr. Raymond Casciari, a pulmonologist at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., says. Those particles can cause a slew of health issues, including burning eyes and a runny nose to chronic heart and lung issues, the EPA says.
But being exposed to wildfire smoke and poor air quality can also increase your risk of infection, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, says. "Smoke can damage a person's respiratory defenses and lower the threshold for infection with a variety of agents, which would include SARS-CoV-2," he says.
Wildfire smoke specifically causes your mucosa, the tissue lining your airways, to become dry and inflamed, Casciari says. "Your mucosa becomes vulnerable and that makes it easier for SARS-CoV-2 to enter into your cells and body," he says.
Wildfire smoke can also leave a person vulnerable to complications from COVID-19, Dr. Jonathan Parsons, a pulmonologist at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, says. "Wildfire smoke can lead to significant irritation and inflammation of the respiratory system," he says. "If this inflammatory environment is present at baseline, and one contracts COVID-19, the risk of complications is increased significantly."
Casciari says that, in such situations, it's best to say indoors as much as possible. "Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated so that your mucosa stays hydrated," he says. He also recommends shutting your windows and doors and running your air conditioner if you have one.
If you need to venture outside, wearing an N95 mask is ideal, Casciari says. These masks, however, which filter out 95 percent of particulate matter, are in short supply due to the coronavirus pandemic and should be reserved for health care workers. A bandana "does almost nothing" when it comes to protecting your lungs from wildfire smoke and poor air quality, but a cloth face mask or surgical mask may offer some level of protection, Casciari says. "Use any kind of mask you have available," he says.
Taking care of your mental health is important too, given that being stuck indoors during a global pandemic and widespread wildfires can be stressful. "One of the most frightening fears of people is to be closed in with no escape. This combination of world events and the fires closing in is exceptionally frightening," clinical psychologist John Mayer, author of Family Fit: Find Your Balance in Life, says.
Going outside is often a way that people decompress, but it's not an option for those struggling with poor air quality due to the wildfires, Mayer points out. He recommends exercising indoors, if possible. (Casciari says it's considered safe "if you have a decent air conditioning filter system.") Trying to recreate the calming outdoor experience by watching travel videos or looking at pictures of pretty scenery may also help, Mayer says.
Jennifer Carter, a psychologist at Wexner Medical Center, recommends rethinking your news sources. "If you find that your anxiety increases after taking in news from particular sources, limit your exposure to those sources," she says. She also says it's important to find ways to connect with others. "We are social beings, and it's important to connect socially even when we cannot connect physically," Carter says. "Reach out to others and express your feelings. Research indicates that simply labeling a feeling — 'I feel stressed'— can decrease its intensity by activating the logical brain."
And while it can be difficult to think of much else in this kind of situation, Mayer says it helps to remember that the current intense status quo won't last forever.
Ultimately, Casciari says the most important thing is for people on the West Coast to be protective of their health overall. "Stay inside, if you can," he says.
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В июле 1874 года был назначен губернатором префектуры Сага, где также добился ряда успехов. Когда было решено перевести его на службу в Министерство промышленности, Ивамура рекомендовал своего младшего брата  в качестве преемника губернатора префектуры Сага, и его кандидатура была одобрена.

После службы в качестве председателя окружного суда Ямагути, в 1877 году, когда разразилось Сацумское восстание, Мититоси был переведён на должность губернатора префектуры Кагосима. Считается, что с согласия военных Ивамура похоронил тело лидера восстания Сайго Такамори с почестями в храме  в Кагосиме.

Ивамура Мититоси, также добившийся успехов на посту губернатора префектуры Кагосима, был назначен в Гэнроин (1880—1881) и председателем Счётной палаты (1881—1884), а в 1882 году стал губернатором префектуры Окинава.

После службы в качестве губернатора Окинавы, стал помощником министра юстиции, пропагандируя важность развития Хоккайдо правительству и призывая к созданию агентства по делам Хоккайдо. Эта идея была одобрена, и в 1886 году была создано правительство префектуры Хоккайдо, а Ивамура был назначен первым губернатором. Будучи главой префектуры, отвечающим за развитие Хоккайдо, Мититоси предполагал создание  на территории города Асахикава, который должен был стать аналогом Токио и Киото на Хоккайдо.

В 1888 году Нагаяма Такэсиро сменил на посту губернатора Хоккайдо, а Ивамура снова был назначен в Гэнроин. После службы в качестве заместителя министра сельского хозяйства и торговли, 24 декабря 1889 года был назначен министром сельского хозяйства и торговли в первом правительстве Ямагаты Аритомо. Уйдя в отставку с поста министра, Мититоси служил советником Императорского двора и членом Палаты пэров (1890—1915). 5 июня 1896 года за заслуги на службе ему был присвоен титул барона (дансяку). В 1900 году была основана корейская железнодорожная компания , где Ивамура занял должность исполнительного директора. 20 февраля 1915 года Ивамура Мититоси умер в своём доме в районе Бункё в Токио. Похоронен на токийском кладбище Янака.

Является синтоистским божеством почитаемым в храмах  в Асахикаве и Хоккайдо-дзингу в Саппоро. Также в честь Ивамуры были установлены памятники в  в Асахикаве, парке Одори и  в Саппоро.

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Братья: , министр связи и министр сельского хозяйства и торговли и , губернатор ряда префектур. Второй сын, , вице-адмирал Императорского флота. Пятый сын, , министр юстиции. Восьмой сын, , предприниматель и член Палаты пэров, был усыновлён старшим братом Ивамурой Хассаку. Вторая дочь, Ивамура Эсо, жена двоюродного брата , искусствоведа и профессора. Третья дочь, Ивамура Цуки, жена зоолога . Четвёртая дочь, Ивамура Кита, жена авиаконструктора .

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  Орден Восходящего солнца 2 класса (25 ноября 1887)
  Орден Священного сокровища 1 класса (28 декабря 1897)
  Орден Восходящего солнца 1 класса (23 июня 1904)

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Родившиеся в 1840 году
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Губернаторы префектур Японии
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Бароны Японии
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55 in., 3-D, dual view, flexible IGZO, a-Si, and more.
by Sung Kim and Barry Young
SOCIETY for Information Display (SID) members and others showed up en masse to view the world's most advanced AMOLED displays at the 49th Annual Display Week in Boston. We were surprised to hear at least one well-known financial analyst report that aside from the large AMOLED 3-D TVs, there were no unexpected AMOLED developments at the show. Perhaps the display industry has progressed so far and so quickly that people expect a major technology shift every year. In fact, there was much that was notable at the show, including new backplane technologies, the demonstration of large AMOLEDs with a-Si backplanes, and flexible displays nearing mass production – all far from ho hum developments.
Ever since CES in January, Samsung and LG have been getting rave reviews for their 55-in. AMOLED TVs, and now we know why. The TVs shown at Display Week were thin, with high contrast, viewability from any angle, and no ghosting. Samsung showed three TVs – a 2-D version, a 3-D version, and a dual-view version (Fig. 1). LG showed only a 3-D version, but it appears that the LG unit is closer to mass production (Fig. 2).
Fig. 1: Samsung showed its 55-in. TV in three configurations at Display Week. From left to right are "basic" 2-D imagery, a 3-D version, and a dual-view display that allows two viewers to watch and listen to different content on the same screen. Photo courtesy Samsung/OLED-A.
Fig. 2: LG's OLED TV displayed vibrant imagery (left) in an ultra-thin (0.157-in.) package (right). Photo courtesy LG/OLED-A.
Although the TVs from both companies were 55 in. on the diagonal, had full-HD resolution, and used organic fluorescent and phosphorescent materials, they were constructed very differently, as shown in Table 1. From an image perspective, most people I spoke with thought they were both terrific, with Samsung having a slight edge. Perhaps the difference was the mura on the LG AMOLED, which seemed to be caused by the lack of temporal stability, a characteristic of indium-gallium-zinc-cxide (IGZO) TFTs (seeTable 1). Samsung and LG had hoped to be in production in time for the Olympics, but that is not happening. Forecasts by both companies that volume could reach 200,000 units each by the end of 2012 have been toned down to approximately 25,000 each.
Table 1: Comparative specifications for LG and Samsung OLED TVs are shown above. Courtesy OLED-A, Companies.
LG Display Samsung Display Co.
Manufacturing Gen 8 6-up Gen 5.5 2-up
Backplane IGZO poly-Si
OLED Architecture Bottom emission Bottom emission
Stack Tandem Single
Color Yellow/orange, blue Red, green, blue
Patterning None LITI
Color Filter Yes No
Cover Glass/metal Metal
Comparison Material Cost 4-light emitting 3-light emitting
OLED Yield Medium High
Transport Yield Medium Medium
Backplane Yield Low High
Material Utilization Low Low
Lifetime Higher Lower
Gray Scale White plus 3 colors
Driving Voltage 2X X
Cathode LiF, Al+ LiF, Al+
Power Consumption Higher Lower
Differences Effect of color filter Gray scales
Cost Comparison Color filter on array LTPS
Organics 4 LELs 3 LELs
Generation _ Gen 8 _ Gen 5.5
IGNIS Innovation, now operating out of both Canada and Taiwan, showed the world's first 20-in. AMOLED TV with an a-Si backplane(Fig. 3). IGNIS has developed technology that not only compensates for the threshold-voltage shift of the TFT but also the aging of the OLED. For a-Si, IGNIS has designed a more robust process. Some of these developments were discussed in a paper from IGNIS given at the Display Week Symposium, "Stabilized AMOLED Displays by Process Tuning and Backplane OLED Compensation." IGNIS will soon be releasing its first AMOLED product, a 3.5-in. HVGA display on a cell purchased from E Ink, propagated by a color OLED from RiTdisplay.
Fig. 3: IGNIS has introduced a 20-in. AMOLED with an a-Si backplane. Photo courtesy IGNIS/OLED-A.
Another innovative AMOLED was a 7.4-in. VGA flexible (conformable) display from the Flexible Display Center at Arizona State (Fig. 4). While the display is still in development, the University was able to demonstrate the results of an intensive program that uses a unique bond/debond process, IGZO, and a reusable carrier to produce the backplane. The cover process involved thin film and the OLED deposition and patterning of side-by-side RGB using VTE and FMM. The module process was fairly rudimentary, so there were lots of unattached rows and columns. Nonetheless, this technology demonstrator was a major achievement and a significant step in showing the practicality of flexible AMOLEDs. This OLED panel was developed with funding from the U.S. Army, features 480 x 360 (81 ppi) resolution, has an oxide-TFT (IGZO) backplane, and is built on a PEN (polyethylene naphthalate) substrate. It was developed in collaboration with Universal Display Corp., DuPont (Teijin Films), Sunic, and Henkel.
Fig. 4: Arizona State's 7.4-in. flexible OLED was one of the more impressive prototypes shown at the exhibit. Photo courtesy Arizona State University/OLED-A.
Chimei Innolux (CMI) showed up at Display Week for the first time with its pre-release small-to-medium displays that included 3.4- and 4.3-in. AMOLED panels (one shown in Fig. 5). A few days before Display Week, CMI announced that it will begin to produce these panels by Q4 2012. At the show we learned that the first OLED fab to go online is actually an old TPO/Toppoly Gen 3.5 fab. The panels will use LTPS backplanes and will both feature 960 x 540 resolution (translating to 324 ppi on the 3.4-in. panel and 256 ppi on the 4.3-in. panel). CMI says that its technology is "ready" for 4.5-in. 720p (326 ppi) panels as well. CMI uses white OLEDs with a color filter, so processes are not limited by the use of a fine metal mask.
Fig. 5: Chimei Innolux's 3.4-in panel is one of two AMOLED displays the company says will enter production in Q4 2012. Photo courtesy Chimei Innolux/OLED-A.
Samsung Mobile Display (now Samsung Display Co.; see Industry News article in this issue) also showed a range of small-to-medium AMOLED displays for the Galaxy S2 and 3, Galaxy Note, and the first AMOLED tablet. The sizes were 4.3, 4.65, 4.8, 5.3, and 7.7 in., respectively. Samsung has now fully adopted the PenTile technology for its high-pixel-density (>250 ppi) panels. For OLEDs, the PenTile approach maintains brightness, which results in an increase in lifetime. At >250 ppi, it is indistinguishable from side-by-side designs for all but the advanced image experts such as DisplayMate. Joel Pollack, Senior Vice President for PenTile developer Nouvoyance Inc., says, "PenTile technology is now used in 100% of production products with OLED displays of greater than 230 ppi. Products using PenTile OLEDs have won an SID DYA Gold Award 2 consecutive years (Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Note). With the unprecedented adoption by consumers of the new Galaxy S3 with a 4.8-in. PenTile OLED, it seems that the market has voted with their wallets for phones with PenTile OLED displays."
Speaking of no-shows, Sharp made a major announcement the week before Display Week that indicated the company was reversing its no-OLED policy, and revealed a 13.4-in. and a flexible OLED using IGZO. One of the OLED news sites picked up the announcement and reported that the displays would be shown at Display Week. But most of the people in the Sharp booth had no clue that Sharp had even reversed its policy and there were no OLED displays. Too bad, as Sharp had a major opportunity to make news by demonstrating why it has reversed course so dramatically. Could it be that the Hon Hai, Sharp, and Apple relationship was just too new to announce that Apple now has a supplier, not named Samsung, which is capable of providing flexible AMOLEDs?
Both eMagin Corp. and Fraunhofer IPMS showed up with OLED microdisplays, which keep improving from both a resolution and a power-consumption perspective. With the backlight eliminated, OLED microdisplays are the most efficient near-to-eye products currently available and are getting a lot of play in the area of futuristic integrated displays and glasses. The eMagin display had WUXGA (1920 x 1200) resolution with additional rows and columns that brought the total pixel count up to 1944 x 1224. The extra rows and columns allow the image to be shifted in 1-pixel increments for optical centering of the image. The full-color imager uses eMagin XL technology: a white OLED with a color-filter array. Subpixels were 3.2 μm x 9.6 μm to produce a 9.6-μm-square full-color pixel with a fill factor of 71%. The Fraunhofer IPMS HMD was only VGA, but the unit used the Fraunhofer bidirectional OLED backplane. The bidirectional OLED has a backplane that acts as both a micro- display and a camera sensor to allow eye tracking in HMDs. The microdisplay has one camera pixel for every OLED pixel. (This technology won a Best-in-Show award this year; see the Best-in-Show article in this issue.)
A number of Chinese display manufacturers have announced the goal of building AMOLEDs using LTPS and VTE, but only Tianma actually showed up at Display Week with a demo, a 12.1-in. WVGA panel that looked good (Fig. 6). Tianma doesn't expect to commercialize the demo, as it intends to concentrate on smartphone applications 5-in. and below. Tianma will install a Gen 5.5 LTPS fab for LCDs this year and hopes to convert it to AMOLEDs by the end of 2013.
Fig. 6: Tianma showed a 12.1-in. WVGA prototype. Photo courtesy Tianma/OLED-A.
Clearly, important developments in OLED technology were shown at Display Week. As mentioned earlier, perhaps the media and financial analysts have been so spoiled or are a little jaded by the pace of change that they are no longer easily impressed. What has to happen to excite these individuals; something like turning wallpaper into displays at no cost? •
Sungeun Kim is an Associate of the OLED Association (www.oled-a.org). She can be reached at sungeun@oled-a.org. Barry Youngis Managing Associate of the OLED Associa-tion. He can be reached at barry@oled-a.org. The contact number for both authors is 1-512-785-1888 .


VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NV Gold Corporation (TSX.V: NVX; OTC Pink: NVGLF) ("NV Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the filing of its August 31, 2018 year-end financial statements and recent board changes.
At the same meeting at which the Board approved our year-end financial statements, the Board concluded its review of Board composition and decided to propose a smaller board of five directors for election at its next AGM in January 2019. In connection with this decision, NV Gold graciously accepted the resignations of both Ken Booth and Paul Zyla. Paul Zyla will remain as a Board Advisor going forward, and Quinton Hennigh, Odin Christensen, Alf Stewart, Peter Ball and John Watson will remain on the Board and will be management's director nominees for the Company's AGM.


The whole year has incorporated classwork and rehearsals for displays to aid fund raising for a number of local charities and schools where everyone concerned enjoyed the hard work put in beforehand and working with the community and the days event. At these venues we have had the privilege of hearing and seeing the talented Charlotte Goldsack singing and playing her guitar to which she has composed music and songs and incorporating the debut of Niamh Robb playing Saxaphone, Sophie Lyons playing guitar, Hazel Woolmer, Megan Barnes-Rolf, Sophie O'Gorman and Sam O'Gorman singing solos and duets.
Well done to all concerned and sincere thanks to all those behind the scenes, Parents, Relatives and Friends without their support none of this would be at all possible.We are now looking forward to further success with our I.D.T.A . examination session booked for this November 2014 and then onto the Christmas dancing displays.
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Franco Ordoñez is a White House Correspondent for NPR's Washington Desk. Before he came to NPR in 2019, Ordoñez covered the White House for McClatchy. He has also written about diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and immigration, and has been a correspondent in Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and Haiti.
Ordoñez has received several state and national awards for his work, including the Casey Medal, the Gerald Loeb Award and the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Excellence in Journalism. He is a two-time reporting fellow with the International Center for Journalists, and is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School and the University of Georgia.
In Tweet, Trump Tells Congresswomen To Go Back Where They Came From
By Franco Ordoñez • 1 hour ago
Federal Agents Joked About Migrant Deaths, Propublica Reports
By Franco Ordoñez • Jul 2, 2019
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
For A 2nd Night, Immigration Was A Big Debate Issue
By Franco Ordoñez • Jun 28, 2019
NOEL KING, HOST:
All right. Immigration was a big issue in last night's debate as expected. NPR White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez was keeping an eye on the questions and the answers.
Good morning, Franco.
FRANCO ORDOÑEZ, BYLINE: Good morning.
Trump Threatens To Deport 'Millions,' As He Kicks Off Campaign For Reelection
Updated at 10:40 a.m. ET
On the day of his self-declared presidential campaign kickoff, President Trump is threatening to deport "millions" of immigrants in the United States illegally beginning "next week."
But what's known is far less definitive.


Read Andy Lockwood's wonderful blog, hear about the visit in our pupils' own words and a gallery of photos.
A great part of this year's visit has been Andy Lockwood's blog andyinafrica.co.uk which has enthralled Bambisanani supporters with daily updates from South Africa.
Thanks to Mr Wilkes and Mrs Chattoe, there have also been many tweets on our Bambisanani Partnership Twitter account.
The tweets generated a surge of Bambisanani Twitter interest 1100% greater than ever before!
No words will be able to fully express the amazing day the Bambisanani Partnership has had today!!!
We will add photos and more from the 2015 visit on this website over the summer. Look forward to it!


Golden Arrows coach Steve Komphela wants to see Abafana Bes'thende players in Bafana Bafana, challenging his SA-born troops to draw inspiration from the club's foreign contingent.
Since the days of Thanduyise Khuboni, Arrows have never had a regular in the Bafana set-up.
But their foreign recruits, particularly from neighbouring countries, have been flying the Abafana Bes'thende flag with aplomb, aiding their respective countries to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).
"There's quite a number of them [Arrows players who helped their countries qualify for Afcon]. I am sure about four... Maximilian Mbaeva [Namibia], Knox Mutizwa, Divine Lunga and Danny Phiri [all Zimbabwe]. The only international players who didn't qualify their nations are Limbikani Mzava [Malawi] and Joao Moreira [from Portugal]," said Komphela.
"It gives you great confidence [seeing your players in their national teams], but the question is why other South African players are not part of the qualification. Why are they not in the national team? Arrows players must qualify SA as well."
Komphela went on to confirm his foreign charges came from the recent international break injury-free, hoping their experience plays a pivotal role when they take on his former side Bloemfontein Celtic in the quarterfinals of the Nedbank Cup at Dr Molemela Stadium on Saturday (3pm).
"Everyone came back healthy. Their enthusiasm should help us a great deal. It's a cup of dreams, as they say," noted the Arrows mentor.
Having started the campaign at the helm of Phunya Sele Sele before joining Arrows in December last year, Komphela sounded concerned about the threat Celtic pose under his former assistants Lehlohonolo Seema and John Maduka.
"We know how they are and maybe it's a monster we created lapha kwa [there at] Celtic... I think Maduka and Seema have been doing very well," said Komphela.


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From the VC's Desk
How UCT is moving to Lockdown Level One to support your student
25 September 2020 | From Kgethi
Dear parents, fee payers and sponsors
The shift to Lockdown Level One from midnight on Sunday, 20 September 2020, combined with the phased return of some students and staff members to campus, has raised questions about the possible effect on the University of Cape Town (UCT).
Our foremost priority is the health and safety of every person who enters campus property. For this reason, only those who have received written invitations and letters of authorisation may return.
We have asked everyone on our campus – staff members and students – to help each other to follow the basic rules for reducing the chance of spreading infection, and we ask you to encourage your student to follow these protocols:
Wear a mask that covers the nose and mouth at all times when not in a private space and upon arrival on campus.
Keep a distance of 1.5m from other people on campus.
Regularly wash or sanitise hands (sanitisers are available across campus).
Everyone who returns to campus at this time will need to observe all public health and safety protocols.
UCT's COVID-19 Coordinating Committee, under the leadership of Dr Reno Morar, has prepared guidelines on the health and safety protocols, useful information about returning to campus and a list of contacts for things like getting health advice or counselling. Please encourage your student to keep this document handy.
Students can only return to residence if they have received an invitation to do so, and may only arrive on the date specified in that invitation. Students need to exercise individual accountability in complying with the obligatory public health safety measures listed above, to protect their own health and that of the UCT community.
Catering operations will resume from 1 October 2020 for students who have meal plan options. Students undergoing compulsory quarantine can collect daily meal packs at a designated point within their residence during quarantine. Students will only be allowed in the dining halls once they are operating, and after students have completed their compulsory quarantine. Students must comply with dining hall protocols.
Cleaning materials and refuse bags will be provided to residence students to freshen up their rooms and dispose of refuse. Students will remain responsible for their own room hygiene.
As a campus community, we are relying on our students and staff to take personal responsibility to follow these protocols and to remind each other if someone happens to forget them. Because these protocols are so important, there is also a legal responsibility to follow them. In adhering to these protocols, we are fulfilling our part of the collective community responsibility to help protect people from the impact of this pandemic. We are jointly responsible for protecting all students, staff and visitors to UCT, including their loved ones at home. We are responsible for each other and UCT will take the required action against any breach of these protocols.
I urge you to read the frequently asked questions (FAQs) about UCT's response to COVID-19. We will continue to update the FAQs as new information becomes available.
Read the FAQs about UCT's response to COVID-19
It is important to remember what President Cyril Ramaphosa said: "By any measure, we are still in the midst of a deadly epidemic. Our greatest challenge now – and our most important task – is to ensure that we do not experience a new surge in infections."
Read the President's full statement
Read the Government Gazette of 18 September 2020 on Alert Level 1
Because we are a campus community, it is important to watch out for each other. We do this by each taking personal responsibility to follow the protocols during this COVID-19 pandemic, as well as helping others to be compliant with the protocols. Thank you for paying attention to these rules and helping your student to follow them.
Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng
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March for Life in Peru turns into aid for flood victims
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Zelda Caldwell - published on 03/30/17
Volunteers, gathered for pro-life march, collect and distribute food and water instead.
There's more than one way to affirm the sanctity of life, and pro-life activists in flood-ravaged Peru demonstrated that last weekend.
When devastating floods and mudslides in Peru left hundreds of thousands stranded without basic necessities, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Lima decided to cancel the annual March for Life and replace it with a drive to aid the victims of the flooding.
On Saturday over 3,000 pro-life volunteers instead gathered several tons of food and nearly 4,000 gallons of water, according to a CNA report.
Torrential rains and flooding have left 94 dead and 700,000 without homes, according to the Los Angeles Times. The extreme weather, which began in January, is expected to continue with heavy rains forecast through this weekend.
Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Lima explained that organizers of the March for Life, which was attended by more than 750,000 people in 2016, had already set up canteens, tents and medical care in some of the areas hard hit by the flooding.
Fr. Luis Gaspar of Lima thanked "the thousands of Peruvians who today marched not only for the lives of the unborn children, but brought aid for our brothers in need. We are the largest march in Peru and today it was up to us to shoulder our responsibility," the CNA reported.