YRC Worldwide is a small position for me and, barring a significant move up, it is going to remain a small position. Nevertheless, its such an interesting idea that I want to go into some detail to explain my thinking here.
YRC Worldwide is the amalgam of two nationwide trucking companies, Yellow Transportation and Roadway, and three regional companies, New Penn, Holland, and USF Reddaway.
The business combination of the Yellow and Roadway nationwide was completed in July of 2003. It was followed by the acquisitions of regional truckers New Penn, Holland and USF Reddaway between 2003 and 2005. Along with the acquisitions came a heavy debt load, of which about $300 million unfortunately came due at perhaps the worst time possible, during the economic collapse of 2008.
Since that time the company has been in a battle to dig itself out of the debt hole; it has gone through a couple of workforce restructurings, a restructuring of its labor contracts and pension contributions, and a restructuring of its debt (which diluted existing equity to almost nothing).
Even after all of this, the balance sheet remains ugly. Below are the company's on-balance sheet liabilities.
There are also off-balance sheet liabilities associated with the company's pension plans. The company has both a pension plan that they run themselves (they refer to this as their single employer pension plan) and other union run plans that they contribute to along with other unionized employers (referred to as the multi-employer pension plan). All of their plans have significant net liabilities.
The single-employer plan covers about 14,000 employees. The funding liability, which is basically the anticipated deficit between the plans assets and liabilities, was $438 million as of year end 2011.
The company is funding this liability by making cash payments each year that exceed the nominal payments that would otherwise be required. This excess cash payment is determined by law and is a function of the expected returns and anticipated plan deficit going forward. In 2012 the company made cash payments of about $70 million. Below are the expected cash payments for 2013 and beyond.
The actual cash contribution can jump around quite a bit depending on the assumptions used and the actual returns accrued to the pension. At the beginning of 2011 the expected contributions from 2014 through to 2016 were over $100 million per year.
Worth noting is that the cash payments differ from the expensed payment that goes through the income statement (where it is expensed as an item within the Salaries, Wages and Employee Benefits). The expensed amount passed through on the income statement is around $30 million per year. Cash payments are higher to make up the deficiency in the fund and will continue as long as the plan has an unfunded liability.
If you think the single employer pension plan is ugly, the multi-employer plan is worse. In the 10-K the company makes the following statement about the state of the multi-employer pension plans that they participate in.
We believe that based on information obtained from public filings and from plan administrators and trustees, our portion of the contingent liability in the case of a full withdrawal or termination from all of the multi-employer pension plans would be an estimated $9 billion on a pre-tax basis. Our applicable subsidiaries have no current intention of taking any action that would subject us to payment of material withdrawal obligations.
When a number like $9 billion is thrown out there, it is worth examining.
Now onto that truly frightening figure of what it would cost to get out of the multi-employer pension plan: $9 billion dollars. It is worth putting this number into context. Based on the research I have done, the reason that the cost of exit is so high is because of the rather insane structure of the multi-employer pension plan. The way it works is that as employers run into financial difficulty and can't pay their pension dues, their obligation falls on others to make up the difference. This is probably the quintessential example of a house of cards. As companies fall by the way side, the burden grows for the remaining participants, making it more likely that they too will not be able to fulfill their obligation. In my opinion, something has to give. It is in nobody's best interest, not the workers, not the union and certainly not the companies involved, to continue burdening them with other people's debt. But I admit that I do not know how this plays out and it could get pretty ugly going from A to B.
While the play out of these long-term issues could be rough, in the short term I am more focused on the fact that the pension costs are known and quantifiable over the next two years, and that the company is approaching profitability at an operational level with that expense. The existing agreement that YRC Worldwide has with its unions is good until 2015. And the single employer plan stands to benefit from any pick-up in the US economy. With respect to the longer term issue of how the multi-employer plan plays out, I have little more to add, expect to say that well before that time my thesis is going to have played itself out one way or the other. I hope to be long out of the stock before this problem has to be resolved.
There is an obvious question here: Why am I investing in a company with this many problems?
I am always on the look-out for opportunities that will result in out-sized returns. And while I can find a lot of solid companies with strong balance sheets that have good prospects, usually the market already knows about these companies, and the return potential is measured in low double digits at best. In order to find companies that have multi-bagger potential, you have to go into some pretty ugly scenarios, accept them for what they are, and figure out if there is a chance that they can dig themselves out of the hole they are in. Witness my investments in MGIC and Radian, or even Impac Mortgage, earlier this year as recent evidence of this.
The table below compares YRC Worldwide to a number of its competitors in the less-than-load and general freight trucking business (Note that I put this table together a few weeks ago so the stock prices are a bit dated, but its the relative magnitude of valuation that is important here and they have not changed much).
YRC Worldwide has a little less than 7 million shares outstanding right now. The lowest conversion price of any of the convertible debt is $14, so it can be ignored for the time being (if I got $14 out of the stock it would be time to re-evaluate). As far as earnings go, a 10 basis point move in the operating ratio of the company as a whole creates about $4.5 million in income. That is $0.64 per share. It doesn't take much of a change in the operating results to create big swings in earnings.
And while big swings in earnings have been almost exclusively to the downside over the past 4 years, there are signs that the ship might be turning. The last few quarters have been marginally profitable.
The Regional segment is outperforming its competitors. The operating ratio is a metric commonly used to compare the efficiency of trucking companies. The operating ratio is quite simply the direct expenses divided by the revenues. In the third quarter the regional segment put up an operating ratio of 92.5%. This was the second best ratio of any publically traded regional provider, including non-union competitors.
In my opinion the problem has been less that of a company that has a lot of debt, and more that the assets that back the debt are not generating a return. While YRC Worldwide has a significant amount of on-balance sheet debt, it's really not that far out of line with other companies of similar size when measured by revenue and could quickly become in-line if the company can show some top-line growth.
Listening to the last couple company conference calls and reading prior reports paints a picture of a company that took on unprofitable business, made poor investments, let their operating efficiency and customer service slide, and did all of this at a time where the US economy hardly grew. It was a little over a year ago that a new management team was put in place to try to turn around the company.
Year over year results of both YRC Freight and the regional carriers have shown consistent improvement. Below is the quarterly operating income of both segments.
What is made clear by breaking out the regional and national segments is that the stage of turnaround of the two segments is quite different. The turnaround of the regional carriers is already well underway. The businesses are profitable and in the third quarter the regional carriers performance was the second best of any regional less-than-load trucker, including their non-union competition.
The national business, YRC Freight, has a lot more work to do. Up until this year the national business was in disarray. Before the introduction of the current management team, YRC Freight did not even have a dedicated management team of its own. It was being run at arms length by the holding company. Morale was poor and efficiencies were non-existent. But that appears to be in the early stages of turning itself around. When you look at the operating income of the Freight segment you can discern that some improvement has begun to take place in the last year, but that there is still a long ways to go.
The bet here is that the improvement at YRC Freight continues. There is no question that in the aggregate, as measured by the operating statistics, the company has improved its performance since the restructuring in 2011. If this can continue, and really that is what this is a bet on, then the debt may not be as unmanageable as it seems to be now.
Because the debt is such a big part of the story, I think its worthwhile to review it in detail. Below is the total on-balance sheet debt of the company.
Next I want to point out some of the key features of each of the debt instruments.
The company is in compliance with all of these covenants as of the third quarter. The EBITDA covenant has been the most difficult to maintain, but they were about $50 million above the covenant amount in Q3.
Size: Our ABL facility provides for a $225.0 million ABL last-out term loan facility (the "Term B facility") and a $175.0 million ABL first-out term loan facility (the "Term A facility").
Covenants: The ABL facility contains certain affirmative and negative covenants and "Termination Events," including, without limitation, specified minimum consolidated adjusted EBITDA, unrestricted cash and capital expenditure trigger events (that are consistent with the credit agreement), and certain provisions regarding borrowing base reporting and delivery of financial statements.
The Series A Notes mature on March 31, 2015. They pay interest at 10% per year.
As of year end 2011, there was $146.3 million in principal Series A Notes outstanding after considering "payment in kind". What payment in kind means is that instead of YRC Worldwide making cash interest payments, they pay interest by issuing further principle. This conserves cash. The company "paid in kind" about $22 million of interest from the Series A and B notes in Q3.
There are convents on the Series A but these apply to limitations on what can be done with the assets that back the notes, and not operating conditions on the company.
The Series A Notes are convertible into shares of our common stock at the conversion price per share of approximately $34.02. If all the notes are converted it will result in abut 6 million shares.
The Series B Notes are similar to the Series A. They bear interest at 10% per year and mature on March 31, 2015. Interest is paid in kind. And they are convertible to shares. There is $6.3 million in principle outstanding. The Series B is convertible at $18.54 and if the full amount was converted it would create 7.7 million shares.
There are $69.4 million in principal outstanding of 6% convertible senior notes. The 6% notes are due February 2014. Even though the notes are convertible, the convertible price is so high that they effectively are not.
In 2009 YRC Worldwide sold assets to pay back debt and then entered into agreements to lease back those assets. Below are the relevant facts about the agreement.
We are required to make monthly lease payments, which are recorded as principal and interest payments under these arrangements, generally over a term of ten years, with effective interest rates ranging from 10% to 18.2%.
Probably the most important point about the debt is that nothing significant comes due until March 2015. Between now and that time the only debt maturity is in February 2014, and that is for $69.4 million. The company has a run way. If operating performance can continue to improve over the next year, an in particular if the turnaround at YRC Freight can take hold, refinancing the $69 million shouldn't be a problem. If that continues through 2014, we should be looking at a significantly different company by the time the debt matures.
I know it's a lot of if's. As I wrote in my post a few weeks ago, I would not characterize myself as "confident" that the company will turn itself around. I think its possible, that there are reasons to believe that it will happen. But if it happens, the reward is going to be huge. I think its reasonable to expect that if the YRC Worldwide became profitable the stock is a double or a triple from $7, where I purchased it.
While I've thrown out a lot of numbers, both with respect to debt and earnings, I'm really reluctant to go a step further and forecast what earnings could be or what the stock price might be worth as earnings improve.
The value of the equity is a call option on the success of the turnaround. If you look at the competition you can get a sense of what the value might be, and it is clear we are talking multiples here. All hinging in if, and to what degree, management is successful.
Whether they are successful depends on a lot variables. The strength of the US economy. The motivation of the workforce. The success of the initiatives to improve efficiency. The drive of the sales staff. A lot has to come together.
So its a watch and see story. I have my position. I will sit on it and see how the next quarter goes. It could be a tough one. Hurricane Sandy is going to have an impact. Additionally, the quarter is typically seasonally weak. But less than the absolute performance I will be focused on how things are doing relative to the previous year, particularly at YRC Freight. Management comments on the state of the business will be equally important. If the turnaround is in tact, I will hold and maye even add, while if not, then I'm out. We'll see how this pans out.
An excellent writeup as usual.
i almost passed this one by, as the trucking industry is so difficult, and is plagued by low returns.
What I find so compelling is the sales leverage behind these shares. The company is trading for .01 Price/sales ratio. Each share has over $600 of revenue behind it.
If, in a couple of years, if YRCW can simply keep 1% of revenue, they will make over $6/share!
One concern I have is that the depreciation of their fleet has to be made up at some point. The tractors & trailers will definitely wear out and have to be replaced. What happens when all the depreciation has gone to pay debt and nothing is left to replace the capital stock?
The book value is also at -$56? The company would have to earn $56 before the stock has a zero book value?
Definitely long odds, but this is definitely an interesting speculation. I don't think it will work out well, but if it does, you are right, you will make MULTIPLES on your investment.
Looks like you understood my position. I'm not suggesting YRCW is a sure thing, or a great company waiting to be recognized or anything like that. I'm just saying that if it does work out the reward is ridiculous because of the leverage.
The other point that gets forgotten with stocks is that really, we don't need it to work out so much as we need the appearance that it is working out for a time. YRCW does not have to turn itself around permanently to make money on the idea. I don't want to be too focused on whether YRCW is a viable entity 5 or 10 years from now. I think its easy to get caught up treating a stock like you are actually buying the business. But you aren't – you can sell tomorrow if its not panning out. So I'm more interested in if YRCW can be in a better position 6 or 9 months from now than they are in today. I think that is quite possible. And if they are in a better position the impact on the stock price could be substantial because of the leverage.
Keep an eye on ABFS. That is likely a better trucking company to own.
YRCW has no shot to come out of this with the stock surging. I've looked at them in the past, but the issue is their trucks are old and outdated. They are fuel inefficient and don't have the money to invest in their business. They are falling further behind the rest of the industry and you can see that as their revenues continue to drop as competitors steal share.
I put together a position in ABFS as well, and its a bigger one than YRC Worldwide. No question is in a better position right now. I'm not so sure that YRCW has no shot, we'll have to wait and see if you are right.
I think you've got a good strategy here. Get in quick, get out quick. They don't have to actually earn a lot of money, just show YOY improvement.
I'm not very good at trading, I"m going to work on improving that in the new year.
Have a happy, healthy & prosperous new year!
Hi, the stock price had surged to $28-30. And I am fairly new at this, would you tell me what I should do? Some people said it is worth a lot more.
So you might be right, but the path from $30 to say $100+ is not as clear to me as the one from $6 to $30 was. The move so far was a simple thesis: the company is not going to go bankrupt. The move from $30 to $100+ is going to depend on just how much earnings they can generate, how the next round of union negotiations is settled, how much market share they can take back from competitors, you can go on with a littany of questions that need answers in order to value the business… and most of these questions are harder for me to answer. Perhaps the hardest question to answer is what earnings eventually look like once the turnaround is complete. And at this price level, determining whether the company has earnings power of $4, $5, or $6 per share begins to matter, and I have always found it difficult to predict earnings at inflections.
So those are my thoughts. I sold some stock yesterday on the BB&T upgrade. I'll probably sell more as the week goes on. It's a lot like MGIC earlier this year, once the bankruptcy question was answered and the stock made its pop the questions that needed to be answered were with respect to profitability and the long-term business plan which for me are tougher questions, so I took down my MGIC exposure to a more suitable level given my uncertainty with the answers. I expect the same sort of pattern here.
I am very impressed with the precision of your analysis, and only using fundamental data.
Based on this I dare to ask …. 6 months later, you see this stock??
I think that can reach up to $ 300 in the 2nd or 3rd Q, but would appreciate your opinion.
The company do have ABL terminate on sep, 30 2014. The ABL is also significant portion of company's debt.
It's interesting to see how they restructure 2014 debts?


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#Introduction
A gm script for auto loading paginated web pages. It will join pages together based on the rules.

The script is forked from https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/10433-super-preloaderplus-one.
Thanks for the original author [swdyh](https://github.com/swdyh) && [ywzhaiqi](https://github.com/ywzhaiqi/userscript/tree/master/scripts/Super_preloaderPlus) && [NLF](http://userscripts-mirror.org/scripts/show/84937)
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The other reason for the existence of this userscript is because someone needs to maintain the rules for Chinese and English users since swdyh's rules are mainly for Japanese websites. Don't be afraid of the fact that most feedbacks are in Chinese. I would like to add rules for English users if I could. Feel free to leave feedback.

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|JS manager          | Chrome   | Firefox (>57) | Firefox (<57) |
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|Greasemonkey 4      |   NA     | ✓             | NA            |
|Greasemonkey 3      |   NA     | NA            | ✓  (test with WaterFox 56.2.3)|
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#Changelog
* July 15th 2018: Update rules for comics
* June 14th 2018: Translate the UI into English


So glad that we went earlier. Mr Gan and I were out till 12am everyday when we were there. Having said that, I hope that the situation in Bangkok will be normalised soon. I still want to go there!
So after the late night at Red Sky Bar the night before, we planned to sleep in and wake up later. But my body clock is so attuned to my working life that I woke up at 8am and couldn't get back to sleep. Self entertained all the way till about 10.30am before I went to disturb Mr Gan. Hahhahahaha.
Then we went to have the SBXII wanton noodles, which is highly raved and supposedly very nice.
It is located just round our hotel. Approximately 5 minutes walk. After coming out of Amari Watergate, turn right, walk down the street all the way until you see Shibuya 19, turn right into the alley and walk down for 30 seconds and you will find it on your right!
With a super hipster looking dude cooking the noodles.
We ordered 1 soup and 1 dry. Personally I find it overrated. Perhaps it's the nicest wanton noodles in Bangkok, but I think there are nicer ones in Singapore. Like the famous Wanton Noodles/Pork Rib with Mushroom Noodles at Amoy.
Bought crepe on the way to Platinum! Which is located along the main street before you turn into SBXII.
And shopping time! Didn't really shop much this time round maybe because there isn't anything I wanted/needed. I only bought like 3 tops and 1 dress? Whereas Mr Gan bought wayyyyyy more.
Went to Pantip Plaza for their A&W! Somehow I find the chicken in BKK a lot more chicken-y than that in Singapore. I love their chicken! It's like I can taste the chicken taste.
Prior to meeting Mr Gan's Thai friend, we went to the Afteryou Cafe at centralworld to try their famous toast!! They also have an outlet at Siam Paragon.
I REALLY LOVE IT! It's so good! I really want to have it now! We also tried their lava cake because Mr Gan loves anything chocolate! It's really good as well!!
Then we met up with Mr Gan's Thai friend who drove us to Ban Nam Kieng Din for dinner!!
We have always wanted to go there but didn't managed to because it's very inaccessible. While you can easily cab there, coming back will be a problem. Also the menu there are in Thai for the local food, so ordering will definitely be a problem. So now we finally had the chance!
He brought another of his Thai friend along and we really enjoy our time with them! They are super hospitable and took very good care of us. And I finally understood the magnitude of the Thai flood back in 2009/2010. According to him, the seating area of Ban Nam Kieng Din was fully submerged.
Like if you sit on the bench above, you will be underwater. Flood aside, please enjoy the beauty of the place. And Ban Nam Kieng Din is different from Chocolateville. One is located on the east and the other on the west.
Ending off with this photo because we looked genuinely happy. Thank you Mr Gan's friend for the awesome hosting! We will be a good host when you come Singapore this July!


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Maplesoft launches new version of Maple mathematics software
By Rachel Evans on	 March 25, 2020 Simulation, Test equipment
A new version of Maplesoft's Maple mathematical software is now available. The 2020 updates are said to provide a more powerful math engine, improved tooling for interactive problem solving, and application development.
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You are here: Home / Healthy Living / Three Cheers for Campbell's!
Campbell's Soup Company has announced that in an effort towards providing what their customers want, they will be labeling all products containing GMO's. This follows their July 2015 announcement to remove all MSG from children's condensed soups and phase out GM ingredients in the kids soup line.
When American shoppers pick up food in the grocery store, they usually have no way of knowing if any ingredients came from potentially harmful crops designed to tolerate insecticides and herbicides on the genetic level.
Transparency from such a large food company is a big step in the movement for honest labeling. Campbell's will also be making a push towards federal legislation that will require other companies to label GMO's.
The state of Vermont has a GMO labeling law that will go into effect July 2016. They are the first state to lead the way on this issue.
You can help support the GMO labeling movement by voting with your dollar. Only buy products containing organic corn, soy, or sugar as these are the most common GM food items. There are also thousands of Non GMO verified products already on the market. Find them at nongmoproject.org.


We note that blackmail has become an option even in cybersecurity sales. It appears some vendors have become so desperate that they've resorted to borderline criminal activity.
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For decades, the Los Angeles–based artist Lita Albuquerque has blurred distinctions between Land art and Light and Space on increasingly grander scales, whether it be building installations surrounding the pyramids in Egypt or placing sculptures across Antarctica to mirror the formation of the stars. Her cosmic explorations continue with two new bodies of work that are currently being shown at Kohn Gallery in Hollywood, from January 9 through February 27, 2016, and at USC's Fisher Museum of Art, from January 26 through April 10, 2016. The latter exhibition will feature an opening performance by Albuquerque on January 24.
IN THE MID-1970's, I started doing projects out in the environment that were about placing objects on the ground in relation to the horizon line or the mountains or the moon, and then it became about the stars. I'm very much of my time; when man landed on the moon I was twenty-two and we had never seen an image of the Earth from space. It was a seminal moment for my generation. I started having visions of mapping the stars on the Earth, and I didn't know why. When I found out that Yves Klein had dreamed of writing his name on the back of the sky and claiming it for his work, and that Arman had claimed plenitude, I decided in the mid-1990s to claim the relationship between the Earth and the sky. I picked the color ultramarine to unite the two because of the intensity of the color—it had a certain vibration to it.
In recent years, I had this feeling to move toward more of a rose or a reddish pink or mauve, which is a much different feeling. Blue is expansive and spiritual; pink is more about the body. At Kohn, I'm showing a new series of paintings titled "Embodiment" in these colors, and they are really about the relationship between the body, the earth, and the sky. It's a totally different work, and yet it runs parallel to what I've always done. It's about activation through a vibrating language of pigments, while the new film I'm exhibiting at USC is about activation through a tonal language and music.
The film came from a text I wrote in 2003 about a twenty-fifth-century female astronaut whose mission is to teach the inhabitants of planet Earth the language of the stars. She lands in the year 6000 BCE in Mali—the beginning of civilization, more or less—and when she comes through the Earth's atmosphere, she forgets her mission. I worked with a young composer named Robbie C. Williamson and an artist named Cassandra Bickman, who developed a tonal language for the character. The work is called 20/20: Accelerando; 2020 is a year, but it's also the measurement of perfect vision. Accelerando is a musical term, but it also conveys the idea of an acceleration of consciousness.
My main interest is always being conscious of where the planet and the body are in space-time. In my film about a body coming to Earth, there's this idea of an interstellar consciousness, and there's an aspect of me in the character as well. She talks about how the language of the stars is like playing notes on a piano, practicing until you become fluent. We are related to the stars, we all know that, but to be fluent in that language is to understand our connectivity and to open up the body to the sublime.
Formative in my thinking as I was writing this essay was a seminar that I had taken with Beatriz Colominawhen I was a student at Columbia. It was a seminar on Loos, and around the same time Beatriz was working on her book Sexuality & Space. Upon reading certain scholarly critiques that suggest the house Loos designed for Baker epitomizes a European white male—and possibly Loos's own—masculinist and primitivist racial and sexual desires, I wanted to offer a slightly different reading of the Baker house and how publicity, sexuality, and the gaze were working in that project. The house can be seen to contain ambiguities that blur the lines between viewer and view, and between subject and object. Features of the house point toward not only the objectification of Baker but also her elusiveness and the illusiveness of her image—for instance, I see connections to the racialized and sexualized dance performances Baker created as part of La Revue Nègre in Paris in the late '20s.


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Overcoming barriers to recruitment in health research
Analysis And Comment Confidentiality and consent in medical research
BMJ 2006; 333 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.333.7562.300 (Published 03 August 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;333:300
Jenny Hewison (j.hewison{at}leeds.ac.uk), professor1,
Andy Haines, director2
1 University of Leeds, Institute of Health Sciences and Public Health Research, Leeds LS2 9LT,
2 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London
Correspondence to: J Hewison
The public needs to be included in debates about what is, and isn't, in its best interests. Until then, ethics committees should suspend their preference for "opt-in" recruitment to research projects
The burden and expense of implementing current research ethics and governance requirements are beginning to be recognised.1 2 However, the ethical requirements may also affect the quality of the primary research. Ethics committees are now insisting that researchers can approach only people who respond positively to letters from their general practitioner or hospital clinician, informing them about an opportunity to take part in research—that is, people who have opted in.3 4 However, the ethical benefits of this approach are not proved and it can lead to low response rates, wasted resources, and research of limited validity.
Opting in and out
Before the changes, properly vetted and approved researchers were allowed to contact potential participants directly after NHS staff had identified and sent information to them about the research. The initial letter from NHS providers stated clearly that if people did not want to be contacted by researchers they should let NHS staff know, so that their contact details would not be passed to the research team—that is, they could opt out. By contrast, many ethics committees now require that researchers approach only people who respond positively to a letter from their general practitioner or hospital clinician informing them about an opportunity to take part in research—that is, potential participants must opt in to being contacted by a researcher.3 4 Under both systems, the researcher then seeks informed consent for participation.
An opt-in system for approaching potential participants is claimed to benefit patients because it ensures that only healthcare providers have access to the information that, say, someone has diabetes unless that individual has explicitly agreed to the information being given to a third party. However, we believe that in most cases the adverse effects on the conduct of methodologically rigorous research more than outweigh any putative advantages.
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Firstly, scientific losses must be considered as well as confidentiality gains. If scientific losses are real, patients and the public need to know about them, because they may prefer a carefully regulated opt-out system to an opt-in system that produces evidence—and care—of poorer quality. Such losses are likely to vary according to the type of study but could include:
Failure to include participants who might benefit most from an intervention (such as those who have more severe disease or are socioeconomically disadvantaged)
Underestimation (or overestimation) of the incidence or prevalence of a condition
Biased assessment of the association between an exposure or risk factor and a health outcome
Failure to detect differences in quality of care and outcome between socioeconomic or ethnic groups
Failure to capture the full range of views and perceptions about a health issue.
Secondly, for most patients the claimed confidentiality benefits may not be real. Patients may distinguish between different kinds of third parties and may not consider, for example, a brief telephone call after a letter explaining the proposed research to be an unjustifiable invasion of their privacy if there seems to be a good reason for the call and their privacy is in all other respects protected. If, as seems likely, many people who do not respond to a request would not object to being approached by a researcher, an opt-in system may deprive them of the opportunity to participate in research or allow their records to be used for such purposes. Indeed, some people might prefer an opt-out system because of the support and reassurance that personal contact can provide. This raises the possibility that the advantages and disadvantages of the two systems might be distributed differently across patient groups. All of these arguments point in the same direction: if some kind of trade-off between confidentiality costs and health benefits is unavoidable, the debate about what it means to protect patients' interests must be public.
Evidence of compromised scientific quality
For "catch 22" kinds of reasons, few randomised trials have compared the numbers and characteristics of participants recruited to research projects under opt-in and opt-out conditions. (We know of at least one such trial considered unacceptable by an ethics committee, I Nazareth, personal communication). Nevertheless, two recent studies, one a trial, have provided some relevant information.
A randomised controlled trial comparing the two recruitment strategies in a prognostic study of patients with angina concluded that the opt-in approach "resulted in lower response rates and a biased sample."5 The response rate to the opt-in approach was 12% lower as judged by clinic attendances, and patients in the opt-in arm had fewer risk factors and less functional impairment. Once the appointment was made attendance at the clinic was similar in the two groups, suggesting that those recruited through the opt-out approach were not less motivated to participate in the research.
In Scotland, a survey of 10 000 adults in which participants had to opt in to being sent a postal (or electronic) questionnaire about communicating their views to the NHS achieved a response rate of 20%.4 Previous surveys in the same geographical area but without the extra consent stage had achieved response rates of 70-80%. There was also evidence of increased non-response bias with the opt-in approach.
These results should be considered in the context of extensive epidemiology and health services research showing that apparently small procedural changes in how research participants are recruited can lead to scientifically important biases as well as lower recruitment rates. Research on factors influencing the response to postal questionnaires is particularly extensive,6–8 and indicates that bias and reduced response rates under an opt-in system are not just plausible but predictable. Until the size of such effects is known, neither potential participants nor experts acting on their behalf can set costs against any putative benefits. If trials are considered unethical, we need a meta-analysis of existing recruitment data, perhaps supported by a consortium of research funders with access to unpublished data from project progress reports, etc.
Do participants object to opt-out systems?
Catch 22 applies once again, but a recent example of a project in which researchers were allowed to approach patients directly is provided by the Southampton women's survey.9 Women were sent information and then telephoned by researchers acting under contract to general practitioners; more than 12 500 women (about 75% of those contacted) agreed to join the study. Only a small number queried the researcher's right to approach them, and only a handful maintained a critical stance when the reason for the call was explained, the researcher's credentials were established, and the importance of the research topic was conveyed. This suggests that public concern about an opt-out approach is minimal and likely to be outweighed by the potential for harm from biased results from opt-in approaches.
Support for the general claim that the public considers some invasions of their privacy to be justifiable is provided by a recent national survey that found favourable public attitudes towards the use of the National Cancer Registry for identifying and contacting potential research participants.10 The right to privacy of the minority who do not wish to be approached is safeguarded under an opt-out system.
More debate is needed on the characteristics of research that would, and would not, justify an opt-out approach, but patients seem likely to view opting out as appropriate for most projects relevant to the NHS. Particularly sensitive topics might justify a different strategy, but ethics committees should presume that opting out is the best approach and opting in might occasionally need to be used—the opposite of current practice. The needs of people unable to opt out—for example, because of severe mental incapacity or terminal illness—have to be carefully considered, but in most cases their doctors would be able to exclude them at the stage of sending initial letters.
Decisions to opt in
Little is known about why many people agree to take part in research if the researcher approaches them but far fewer if they have to take the initiative and approach the researcher. The opt-in figure may be argued to be a better reflection of the numbers who actually want to participate because researchers have no opportunity to coerce potential participants. However, researchers are also unable to clarify or extend the information initially provided, which for both practical and ethical reasons is usually kept fairly brief.
Given the important role of the initial information sheet, do we know what information potential participants need and wish to have in order to opt in to research?11 And what kind of information do they regard as coercive? Is it coercive to draw attention to a complimentary article about the research in the local newspaper, for example? A systematic review showed that monetary incentives doubled the odds of responding to postal questionnaires,6 but ethics committees may see their inclusion as an undue inducement. It could equally be argued, however, that it is legitimate to compensate participants for the opportunity costs of taking part in research.
We can find out what information potential research participants are given, and what regulatory authorities say they should, and should not, be given. But that is not the same as knowing what information they would wish or need to be given. Health research is likely to be novel for many potential participants, and few will understand its scientific basis. Most people may not realise the importance of a high response rate, and so some may conclude that their participation is not needed. Others may erroneously assume that their response will not be useful because they are not very articulate, because only "typical" patients will be wanted, or because they cannot see, read, or walk very well. Patients may also have more hostile misconceptions. Although events at Alder Hey did not concern legitimate research, the scandal may nevertheless have fostered the view that research is a morally suspect activity, conducted in pursuit of researchers' private interests, of poor quality, and on topics of no importance or value to the NHS. Discussion with a researcher could allay some of these concerns.
Most participants will not want detailed explanations of methodological matters, such as the problems caused by biased samples. They are likely to prefer reassurance that the topic is important, that impartial and informed referees have judged the research to be of high quality, and that their contribution is valued and appreciated. Methodological research—for example, on informed consent to trial participation12–15—supports this interpretation and also shows that providing information may not in itself be enough to meet the requirements of informed consent.16 A system in which potential participants have to give their consent to have their consent sought loses known benefits with no compensating evidence that the crucial first decision is adequately informed.
The information needs of potential participants at the first stage of an opt-out process have not been properly investigated either, and it is likely that mutually beneficial changes could be made. However, in a well regulated research environment—that is, with further information provided as part of the full consent process at the next stage—the consequences of being less than adequately informed at stage one of the opt-out arrangements are relatively minor.
Consequences of change
Certain kinds of research have suffered more than others under the present system, but winners and losers are determined by administrative factors not research priorities. The least affected are projects in which participants are recruited as they attend clinics that have research staff in attendance. A member of NHS staff must still identify people who are eligible and make the initial approach, but all the patients have to do is agree that the researcher may come over and talk to them, which may be an agreeable diversion if the clinic is running late. However, having a researcher "on standby" is feasible only if there are likely to be many eligible patients or access to research nurses (for example) working across different projects. Except for the most common conditions, eligible patients may be few and far between, particularly for studies that rely on the opportunistic recruitment of patients with specific conditions in primary care. The full impact of an opt-in system is seen in those projects that require records to be searched and letters to be sent: recruitment rates are lower, more practice time must be spent recruiting, inevitably in competition with other priorities. The arrangement is often unsuccessful and may lead to failure of the study.
We suggest therefore that all NHS users should receive brief information about the potential use of personal information for research and that a strategy to inform individuals about how such research can contribute to improved health should be promulgated. The information should explain that the quality of research depends on recruiting the right participants. Recruitment procedures are part of the science, not an administrative add-on, so if patients and the public want certain kinds of research to be conducted, recruitment procedures need to aim to reduce bias and improve recruitment rates as far as possible. Since participation in research is likely to be determined by perceptions of trust and fairness, the NHS must have a robust and forthright communication strategy to explain why research using personal information is needed and the importance of ensuring high participation rates.
Research ethics requirements are compromising the scientific quality of health research
Opt-in systems of recruitment are likely to increased response bias and reduce response rates
There is no evidence that potential participants object to a properly regulated opt-out system
The crucial first decision whether to contact a researcher is unlikely to be adequately informed
Public debate is needed about what it means to protect patients' interests
This article is the third in a series building on a recent Medical Research Council initiative relating to use of personal information in medical research
This series arose from discussions stimulated through participation in the MRC's data sharing and preservation initiative, which aims to extend new and secondary research using high value research datasets collected with public funding for the public good. It will lead to a web based route map through current regulatory processes supported by guidance for good practice when using personal data for medical research (www.mrc.ac.uk/strategy-data_sharing_implementation.htm). We thank Peter Dukes and Allan Sudlow for support and advice. The opinions expressed are those of the authors. Contributors and sources: JH has carried out and reviewed health research conducted under opt-in and opt-out systems. AH chaired a group that developed current MRC guidance relating to use of personal information in medical research (http://www.mrc.ac.uk/pdf-pimr.pdf). AH chairs an MRC working group on managing challenges of consent and confidentiality in research on personal data in medical research. Both authors were responsible for writing the paper, which was based on an original idea by JH. JH is the guarantor.
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2)GUI is a module to control Radmin VPN. Network creation, connection showing, network connection and so on. It starts with OS too and displayed in system tray. Since it`s an ordinary application, it`s autostart can be chanhed in Windows startup. If GUI is turned off the service is still working (in case if that round button in GUI is not red, when he is in stand by mode and all connections with other nodes are closed).
3) Driver is a driver of Radmin VPN network adapter. Data transfer module between nodes. That`s why this driver starts with system. This driver can`t be turned off while Radmin VPN control service is running cause it`l be automaticly turned on. So firstly you need to stop the service before turning off the driver.
That`s why all these 3 modules are required. But Radmin VPN is able to work without GUI, but you`ll be unable to control networks and nodes (PCs) in this case.


The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) proposes a side-event focusing on the positive economic impacts of railway transport activity, including in particular the presentation of preliminary results from a study that CER recently commissioned with ECORYS on that theme.
The ECORYS presentation will include, among other topics, the presentation of estimates of both the direct and induced impact of railway transport on gross value added and employment; the wider economic effects of railway infrastructure investments (such as new lines or stations); and the induced effects of railway transport on the competitiveness of European industry.
The presentation of the results of the ECORYS study will be followed by summary presentations of relevant experiences and examples from transport practitioners and Transport Ministry officials. This will be followed by a panel discussion and a Q&A with the audience.


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Рурд Гербенс Легстра (; , Сурабая, Нидерландская Ост-Индия — , Утрехт, Нидерланды) — нидерландский гребец, бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1900.

Леегстра на Играх участвовал только в соревнованиях восьмёрок. Его команда сначала выиграла полуфинал, а затем заняла третье место в финале, выиграв бронзовую медаль.

Сын — Тьерк, участник летних Олимпийских игр 1956 года.

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Whitnash Town Junior Football Club formed in 1994 and is a subsection of Whitnash Sports and Social Club and presently has 129 junior members.     The 2010 / 2011 season has seen the welcome introduction of girls' football to Whitnash for the first time.
U8s / U9s / U10s / U11s / U12s / U13s / U16s and our youth squad, who play at U18s.
Our gender break down is 117 male members and 12 female members.
The above is testament to the hard work of coaches and managers who give up their time voluntarily to deliver grass roots football to the young people of the Whitnash Community.


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History of the United States
The number of times the New York Yankees have won the World Series?
27 times.
Which example of nonverbal communication does Al Gore use in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech
How does Justice Sotomayor ensure that her audience remembers the important parts of her main message
What is the pace of justice sotomayors New York university commencement speech
Which is another use for themes in a speech
Q: The number of times the New York Yankees have won the World Series?
How many times were the New York Yankees in the World Series?
The Yankees appeared in 40 World Series and won 27 times.
How many times did the New York Yankees appear in the World Series?
The Yankees appeared in 40 World Series. They won 27 times.
How many times have the Yankees made the World Series?
The New York Yankees have 40 World Series appearances, and 27 World Series titles.
How many times did the New York Yankees win the World Series title?
The New York Yankees won the World Series 27 times.
How many years have the New York Yankees won the World Series?
The Yankees have won the World Series 27 times.
How many times did the New York Yankees make an appearance in the World Series and how many times did they win?
The Yankees made 40 World Series appearances and won 27 times.
How many times have the dodgers beaten the Yankees in a world series?
The Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 3 times in the World Series. 1955, 1963, and 1981.
The New York Yankees have won the World Series how many times?
The New York Yankees won 27 World Series titles.
What is the win to loss record of the New York Yankees in the World Series?
The Yankees have appeared in 40 World Series and won 27 times.
How many times has the newyourk Yankees won the world series?
Who has appeared in the World Series the most times?
The New York Yankees have appeared in 40 World Series.
How many World Series have the New York Yankees been in?
The Yankees have appeared in a record 40 World Series and have won the championship 27 times.
How many times did the Yankees make it to the world serious but did not win the titile?
13 TimesThe New York Yankees Made the World Series 13 times without winning the World Series title but, They did make it another 27 times and won the World Series.
How many times have the cardinals played the Yankees in the world series?
How many times the NY Yankees won the world series?
What two teams have met most often in the world series?
The Yankees and the Dodgers have met each other eleven times in the World Series.
How many times have the New York Yankees been to the World Series and lost?
The New York Yankees all time World Series record is 27-13.
How many times did the New York Yankees win the World Series in the 1970s?
In the 1970's the Yankees won the World Series twice. They won in 1977 and 1978.
How many times did the New York Yankees win the World Series in 2011?
The Yankees did not win the World Series in 2011. Also a team can only win the World Series one time each season.
How may times have the Yankees won the world series?
27 times, the most recent was on 2009
How many times have the New York Yankees been in the World Series?
Through the 2011 season, the Yankees have played in 40World Series and won 27.
How many times have the Yankees gone to the World Series since 1983?
7 TimesThe New York Yankees made it to the World Series 7 times since 1983, winning 5 and loosing 2.
How many times did the New York Yankees win the World Series during the 1990's?
During the 1990's, the Yankees won the World Series three times. They won in 1996, 1998 and 1999.
How many Yankees World Series loses was a republican president?
The Yankees have appeared in the World Series 40 times and won 27 championships. Of their 13 World Series losses, 10 occurred when a Republican was in the White House.
What team has been in World Series the most times?
The New York Yankees lead Major League Baseball with 26 World Series championships, and have appered in the World Series 39 times.
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13/07/2016 · How to factory reset/erase data/delete any stored data/wipe data from Fitbit Charge HR - Duration: 2:06. MrHappyfood 744,345 views... And finally, you have to replace with the path of the folder which you want to force delete from your computer. Here is an example, how the complete command will look like if you want to delete a particular folder.
You have to close that application first. There is no way to delete it, if it's used by some application. UnLock IT is a neat utility that helps you to take control of any file or folder when it is locked by some application or system.... And finally, you have to replace with the path of the folder which you want to force delete from your computer. Here is an example, how the complete command will look like if you want to delete a particular folder.
In this post we will tell you how to get rid of these files and folders from the command prompt, which can be particularly useful if one is being unable to delete these files from Windows …... You have to close that application first. There is no way to delete it, if it's used by some application. UnLock IT is a neat utility that helps you to take control of any file or folder when it is locked by some application or system.
To be able to Delete, Move or Rename any locked file, try the following procedure: Notice: Before deleting any file you must be sure that this file is not needed from Windows System or Installed Applications to run normally.
How to Use Wise Force Deleter to Delete Locked Files. Wise Force Deleter can help you forcedly and permanently get rid of any file that can't be deleted by Windows.
You have to close that application first. There is no way to delete it, if it's used by some application. UnLock IT is a neat utility that helps you to take control of any file or folder when it is locked by some application or system.


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2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupé
Registration no. ST60 EEW Chassis no. WMX1973772A003382
Sold for £ 147,333 (US$ 191,520) inc. premium
Registration no. ST60 EEW
Chassis no. WMX1973772A003382
*One of only 250 right-hand drive cars
*Automatic transmission
*One previous keeper
*7,223 miles from new
*Full main agent service history
*Recently serviced by Mercedes-Benz
"For anyone wishing to give their Mercedes that extra personal touch, Mercedes-AMG GmbH has just the answers. The Daimler-Chrysler subsidiary offers the combined experience of Mercedes-Benz and AMG in the field of high-quality enhancements for Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and puts the emphasis firmly on individuality when creating the customer's dream Mercedes." - Mercedes-AMG GmbH.
AMG, which is now the official performance division of Mercedes-Benz, has a long history of producing high-performance derivatives of Mercedes' standard production vehicles, and these improved versions enjoy an enthusiastic following world-wide, with prominent figures of the motorsports, entertainment, sport, and business communities being counted among aficionados.
With the introduction of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in 2010, the Affalterbach-based firm took a significant step forward. First seen at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show and acknowledged as a tribute to the legendary 300 SL 'Gullwing' coupé of the 1950s – arguably the world's first supercar – the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG was notable as the first car to be designed in-house by AMG. A collectors' item from the day it was announced, the newcomer featured 'Gullwing' doors like its illustrious predecessor and succeeded the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren at the top of the German manufacturer's range. Styled by Mercedes-Benz's Mark Fetherston, the SLS AMG received numerous prestigious design awards, and is the only automobile ever to have won the (gold) Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany. An open roadster version was introduced for 2011.
Boasting a chassis/body of mainly aluminium construction, the SLS (Sport Licht Super) was powered by a 6.2-litre V12 engine producing 563bhp initially - the most powerful normally aspirated production car engine of its day - while the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission was similarly state-of-the-art. A rear wing, extendable at high speeds, kept the SLS stable at its near-200mph maximum, while its low weight (3,573lbs) helped the car lap the Mercedes-Benz test track quicker than its SLR McLaren predecessor. Not surprisingly, given its pedigree, the SLS AMG proved very popular with racing drivers, Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton among them, while the list of celebrity owners includes Eddie Murphy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Pacino, Roger Federer, Sylvester Stallone, and Tom Hanks. Several limited edition versions were introduced, including a GT3 racer, leading up to the SLS AMG GT Final Edition of 2014. Mercedes-AMG CEO Tobias Moers has said that there are no plans for a successor, so for the time being the SLS AMG remains the ultimate expression of the noble 'Gullwing' tradition.
Currently registered to only its second keeper, this rare right-hand drive example comes with full main agent service history and has been serviced recently by Mercedes-Benz. Its mouth-watering specification includes the following:
Auto dimming interior and exterior mirrors
Command apps with DVD changer
Bang & Olufsen Beo Sound
Interior motion sensor
AMG ceramic bake system
Adaptive rear interior light
Universal comms interface
Siren bracket
Bi-xenon headlamps
Adaptive brake light flashing
MoT'd to 28th March 2020, this collectible modern Mercedes is offered with a V5C registration document; the aforementioned full service history; and all books and tools.


So many moments sparked emotions at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. But when Bobby Hill took the stage on Monday night, he grabbed the microphone and softly belted out his rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner.
It was a moment of unity that brought party members to their feet for the 14-year-old.
Cheering and singing along, hundreds of delegates enjoyed the sweet soprano melody that rang out at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Monday.
Bobby gained national attention last September when he rendered an impromptu performance for Pope Francis during his visit to Philadelphia. Bobby told ABC's David Muir that he only had five minutes to prepare and he was not nervous at all. He performed an a cappella version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Pie Jesu.
Bobby is not an ordinary teen. He has his own website and spends most of his time honing his craft. According to his website, Bobby's love for singing began at home. He started singing in the New Covenant Church Children's Choir when he was just 3 years old. At age 7, he joined the Keystone State Boychoir and continues to sing with the ensemble now. His favorite musical genre is opera.
As a member of the Boychoir, Bobby sang in the Opera Philadelphia's production of La Bohème at the Academy of Music as a featured performer. He also appeared as part of the urchin chorus in a one-night benefit concert of the musical Oliver! at the Shubert Theater on Broadway in New York with Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell.


Delightful stud earrings featuring 3mm round brilliant cut Amethyst gemstones in the centre of a diamond cut setting, crafted to resemble a perfect flower. Complete with 9ct gold fittings. Total dimensions: 9mm diameter. Made in England. Supplied in a luxury gift box - Great Gift!!


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Q: HTML5 markup for a slideshow I have a slideshow on my home page. The slideshow have no content, only background images.
The question: Should I mark it up as a section or anything else? Maybe skip the HTML5 markup?

A: I guess a DIV would be fine. You could use section if you have a header for the slider and maybe a paragraph also. It's a list of images, right? So make an UL with the images inside, and remove the bullets with CSS.

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The College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is now accepting applications for its GEN 100 Peer Instructor & Outreach Leader Program for fall 2019 (formerly known as the "peer mentor" program). These undergraduate instructional positions offer a leadership development opportunity focused on a guided project to create campus and community engagement activities for GEN 100 students for graded, course credit at the 300-level. The course now fulfills academic enrichment experience and professional support requirements of CAFE degree programs.
GEN 100 is a first-year course that exposes students to core issues in agriculture, food and environmental sciences. This course also helps new students navigate college life, understand the variety of campus resources available to them, and engage with the wider campus and Lexington community.
Each GEN 100 faculty member is paired with at least one peer instructor/outreach leader. Peer instructors attend class with the professor, assist in class activities, serve as a student resource, help organize field trips, lead select discussions, and complete a graded leadership and engagement project over the course of the semester.
Be able to commit time to the program, including meeting for three seminars with other peer instructors during the fall semester (we will work with your schedules).
Click here to listen to former students share their experience.


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YESTERDAY:
* woke up kinda early
  * also daylight savings
* head to Crave Yoga
  * flexibility and balance are mostly there
  * back only felt slightly sketchy on two moves
* head home for tutoring
  * graph problems!
* Jackie made tomago for lunch
* couch arrived!
  * I suggested using floor sliders
  * the guy had to borrow my scissors to cut them
  * then he asked to borrow a flathead screwdriver to pop off some plastic parts (to install the sliders)
  * then he asked if I could heat up his lunch in my microwave ...
  * we're basically best friends now :D
* made a lovely smoothie
* took a nap
* bit of coding
* Jackie had a weird craving for Red Lobster
  * got seated pretty quickly
  * not bad ...

TODAY:
* head to work
  * soo many meetings
* head to workout
  * PR week was interesting
  * apparently I increased my squat by 20 kg?
* Jackie wasn't feeling too well
* dropped by HK Bistro on the way home
  * porride and chow fun
  * not as salty as it used to be

LEARNINGS:
* a "lobster tail" is actually most of the lobster (minus head, claws, and swimmerets)
  * in Asia, the lobster tail is just the tail ...
* HK Bistro closes at 9 pm now???


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Q: Binomal dist. statistics coin flip question I have the following consolidation question as per a worksheet.
An experiment consists of flipping a fair coin 8 times and counting the number of
tails. Find the probability of seeing exactly 6 or 7 tails
I assumed out of the three probabilities we were learning Binomial would be the best one to tackle this. My only issue is what do I use for the $P(X=x)$ part of the formula. Since it's $6$ or $7$ heads to I calculate $6$ using $P(X=6)$ and then calculate $7$ $P(X=7)$ both independently rather then in the same formula? I'm not quite sure how to get both of them in the one formula and I don't think you can.
I have currently tried solving for each probability of $6$ and probability of $7$…And have two values.
I did the following for $6$:
$$
\frac{8!}{6!(8-6)!}0.5^6(1-0.5)^2` = 0.109375
$$
and for $7$:
$$
\frac{8!}{7!(8-7)!}0.5^7(1-0.5)^1 = 0.03125
$$
So my question is, what now, have I answered the question or do I need to add these probabilities together or something?

A: The mass function for the binomial is
$$
{n \choose x}p^x(1-p)^{n-x}
$$
You should especially make note of the $p^x$ part -- you are leaving out the $x$ in the exponent of $p$.
Your way of doing $Pr(X=6\text{ or } X=7)$ is the easiest way of doing it. So have a look at the probability mass function again and you should be fine.


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Q: Size of _SFR_IO_ADDR() result in AVR GCC I am in a situation where I need to save addresses of IO ports to variables.
I've found that eg. _SFR_IO_ADDR(PORTB) gives address of PORTB.
What data type do I need to reliably contain the result of this macro? Will uint8_t suffice?
(I tried to google it, found nothing - sorry.)

A: The easiest way to do it is to just use a pointer. GCC will Do The Right Thing.
volatile char *pb = &PORTB;


Growing up, I had my own case of anxiety. I went through counseling because I would have unexpected panic attacks and episodes due to low self-esteem, bullies, etc. The boy I was dating at the time showed me marijuana and I began self-medicating. For a long time, I was able to smoke and feel good about myself. It calmed my mind down and almost gave me a sense of confidence in myself that was buried and locked away for years. I spent my highschool years very humble and matured after this, and was grateful I could find something to turn to when I was feeling frazzled.
The sad point in time came when I reached about junior year and couldn't smoke anymore. One random day, I smoked and had an episode. By this, I mean I went psycho. I felt as though I had no thought process and had blind spots. My heart was also beating so fast and hard that I could feel it when I breathed. The scariest part was when I tried to fall asleep, I would stop breathing. I figured it was just a one time thing, maybe a bad batch of green. So, of course, I tried time and time again, and it only got worse. What happened?
There was a minor detail that hid in the shadows and waited patiently to come out for vengeance. This issue is such a small factor, but can really affect girls especially, and if I can educate at least one person that is in the same boat, then I have done my job. It may be TMI... but I'm not the gal to stress about that.
When I got my period at the age of 11, it was awful—and only got worse. I get unbearable cramps to the point where the pain causes me to pass out, enter a state of crazy to say the least, profusely sweat, and the list goes on. I also lose a dangerous amount of blood for approximately eight days. I came to a conclusion by visiting my doctor as to why these eight days were worse than any girl around me. I am anemic.
When my time of the month comes around, my body doesn't make enough blood to keep up with the amount that I am constantly losing.
Me being anemic, I, and many others who may not even be, experience something called POT Syndrome experience. Yes, I said POT syndrome. This syndrome is poorly understood, but the basics do the explaining. This is caused when the blood returning to your heart is at a lower amount than usual. It can cause you to faint, have blurred vision, feel a fast heart beat, etc. It is common in women 15-50 and reaches its most evil during your menstrual cycle. Me being anemic, I get the crap end of the stick with it. It treats every single person differently and can differ per activity said person is doing. It can be felt with something as simple as standing up too fast or as severe as doing hard drugs. Over time, your body loses the strength in the cells that carry through your blood, and simply cannot handle the toxins going into your body.
Can I smoke now that I know this is the cause? Sadly, not yet. I have tried to space out my sessions among a few months, and yet I am still not able to smoke without having an episode. I have been meditating, walking, and reading to ease my anxiety where I would normally smoke a bowl. Although I miss that option, my body is finding new ways to deal with the daily stresses and I can actually come to a complete zen when needed.