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Q: Force bars to start from a lower value than 0 in ggplot geom_bar in R I want to plot bar plots using ggplot. I used scale_y_log10 to rescale the y axis. When use the script below, I get bars that are in both directions (upward and downward) and the bars start from 1. I understand that it is because, log10(1)=0.
ggplot (data=dat, aes(x=Col2,y=Col4,fill=Col3,group=Col1))+
geom_bar(stat="identity")+ facet_grid(.~Col1,scales="free_x",space="fixed")+
ylab("")+xlab("")+scale_fill_discrete("")+
scale_y_log10("#Counts",breaks=c(.1,1,10,100,1000),expand=c(0,0))+
theme_bw()+
theme(axis.text.x=element_text(angle=45,hjust=1,vjust=1))

Now, I want to force the bars to start from a lower value (say 0.1 or 0.01) and make all the bars in upward direction. How can I do that? Tried to find related posts and info but had no luck. Can someone direct me if there are such info already?
Edit: I want to use scale_y_log10 because most of the bars are low and some are extremely high. If I use scale_y_continuous, the shorter bars are not visible properly.

A: You can define your own scale, instead of using scale_y_continuous(trans="log10")). In the example below, you will have to change the argument from=-2 to you specific example.
# defining example data (since I don't have your data)
data(mtcars)
mtcars <- rbind(mtcars, mtcars)
mtcars <- rbind(mtcars, mtcars)
mtcars <- rbind(mtcars, mtcars)
mtcars <- rbind(mtcars, mtcars)
mtcars[1, "cyl"] <- 2
# sample plot
c <- ggplot(mtcars, aes(factor(cyl))) + geom_bar()
c + scale_y_log10() # this starts from 1
# defining the scale change
require(scales)
mylog_trans <- function(base=exp(1), from=0)
{
  trans <- function(x) log(x, base)-from
  inv <- function(x) base^(x+from)
  trans_new("mylog", trans, inv, log_breaks(base=base),
            domain = c(base^from, Inf))
}
#
c + scale_y_continuous(trans = mylog_trans(base=10, from=-2)) # starts from 1e-2
c + scale_y_continuous(trans = mylog_trans(base=10, from=-5)) # starts from 1e-5

As you can see in the above example, this plot can be very misleading. The two plots display the same data, but look very different, so be careful when using this scale-change.


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SportCricket
sport, cricket, Matthew Wade, Sheffield Shield, Tasmania
Matthew Wade's days as a wicketkeeper, in four-day cricket at least, are likely a thing of the past. Entering the summer as a Test incumbent rather than a chasing spot, the Tasmanian captain on Monday confirmed his place in the Tigers' Sheffield Shield team was likely to remain as a batsman only, unless there was a need for him to go behind the stumps for team balance reasons. "My keeping days in red ball cricket are probably gone unless the team is looking to play another batsman,'' Wade said in the lead-up to Tasmania's Sheffield Shield opener against Western Australia. "In terms of what is going at the next level for me playing as a batter, I'll be concentrating on that and leave the gloves behind." But he did say he would still be behind the stumps for the "majority" of white ball fixtures for the Tigers, despite not taking the gloves in his recent one-day outings. After two centuries in the Ashes and just 23 runs in two one-day innings, Wade said he was looking forward to returning to long-form cricket. "I am just keen to get out there and play some red ball cricket, as I felt a little bit off in white ball as I hadn't hit a white ball in a long time,'' he said. "I know there's a lot of media speculation about who gets picked in the first Test and guys start to focus a bit more to get picked in that, and I am in that boat as well, but for me it is just slotting back in and playing good cricket, captaining well and trying to win games for Tassie. "If I get a big score that is great, but if I don't, I am confident in my game that I will get one eventually. "Playing the whole series in England at stages I felt like I was holding on pretty tight, but once I got to end I felt like I had got into that zone of playing free cricket without trying to hold on too tight to Australian selection. As long as I can do that I am sure it will come naturally for me, but there's always pressure no matter what level you play." The clash with Western Australia, which starts on Thursday, will be the first with Jeff Vaughan as head coach with Adam Griffith taking a step back in Shield cricket, with Wade saying the transition had been "smooth". Vaughan believed the one-day cup, despite a lack of positive results, had shown the Tigers were playing some good cricket, but acknowledged the WACA did present a challenge. "It's a tough place to play,'' he said. "Everyone I think finds it difficult to play over there, but having said that it is a really enjoyable place to play as a batsman. If you can get in you can get a lot of reward for run-making and as a bowler if you bowl in the right areas you'll get reward as well as the nicks will carry. It is a place where a lot is in your favour to play good cricket."
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Matthew Wade set to focus just on his batting in the Sheffield Shield
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Matthew Wade. Picture: Simon Sturzaker
Matthew Wade's days as a wicketkeeper, in four-day cricket at least, are likely a thing of the past.
Entering the summer as a Test incumbent rather than a chasing spot, the Tasmanian captain on Monday confirmed his place in the Tigers' Sheffield Shield team was likely to remain as a batsman only, unless there was a need for him to go behind the stumps for team balance reasons.
"My keeping days in red ball cricket are probably gone unless the team is looking to play another batsman,'' Wade said in the lead-up to Tasmania's Sheffield Shield opener against Western Australia.
"In terms of what is going at the next level for me playing as a batter, I'll be concentrating on that and leave the gloves behind."
But he did say he would still be behind the stumps for the "majority" of white ball fixtures for the Tigers, despite not taking the gloves in his recent one-day outings.
After two centuries in the Ashes and just 23 runs in two one-day innings, Wade said he was looking forward to returning to long-form cricket.
"I am just keen to get out there and play some red ball cricket, as I felt a little bit off in white ball as I hadn't hit a white ball in a long time,'' he said.
"I know there's a lot of media speculation about who gets picked in the first Test and guys start to focus a bit more to get picked in that, and I am in that boat as well, but for me it is just slotting back in and playing good cricket, captaining well and trying to win games for Tassie.
"If I get a big score that is great, but if I don't, I am confident in my game that I will get one eventually.
"Playing the whole series in England at stages I felt like I was holding on pretty tight, but once I got to end I felt like I had got into that zone of playing free cricket without trying to hold on too tight to Australian selection. As long as I can do that I am sure it will come naturally for me, but there's always pressure no matter what level you play."
The clash with Western Australia, which starts on Thursday, will be the first with Jeff Vaughan as head coach with Adam Griffith taking a step back in Shield cricket, with Wade saying the transition had been "smooth".
Vaughan believed the one-day cup, despite a lack of positive results, had shown the Tigers were playing some good cricket, but acknowledged the WACA did present a challenge.
"It's a tough place to play,'' he said.
"Everyone I think finds it difficult to play over there, but having said that it is a really enjoyable place to play as a batsman. If you can get in you can get a lot of reward for run-making and as a bowler if you bowl in the right areas you'll get reward as well as the nicks will carry. It is a place where a lot is in your favour to play good cricket."
SHIELD SQUAD
Matthew Wade (c), George Bailey, Jackson Bird, Alex Doolan, Jake Doran, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Tim Paine, Alex Pyecroft, Sam Rainbird, Jordan Silk.
Hatchery gets green light

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The Stabilizing Force of Institutional Independence
The concept of judicial independence, in its theoretical sense, may appear to be a banal and non-contentious issue. However, when it is put into practice in the discharge of one's duties as a judge it becomes a loaded issue which is critical in the delivery of real and substantial justice. The reality is that the institutional independence of the judiciary goes to the very root of the ethical and constitutional obligation owed by a judge in exercising their duty of care to those parties who appear before them. It is essential, however, that the judge feels unencumbered by the possibility of negative consequences which may flow from the decision which they may make.
UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice addresses the role of sports in crime prevention
Nearly every aspect of crime and justice was brought up in Vienna during last month's 28 th Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), in what was a very eventful week for UNODC and for its Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration. Of direct relevance to the Programme's component on sports were two resolutions on crime prevention that were tabled and passed by the CCPCJ, the principle policymaking body of the United Nations in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice.
Titled " Strengthening the engagement of all members of society in crime prevention," the first resolution in question stresses the importance of fostering partnerships with civil society and the private sector for prevention.
Building their freedom with UNODC, women prisoners celebrate Mother's Day in Bolivia
Supported by the Prisoner Rehabilitation component of UNODC's Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration, the project 'Building Freedom' has been implemented in two prisons in La Paz. It aims at teaching women prisoners various skills they can apply in the construction industry, including building, metal work, plumbing, pipefitting, electricity and carpentry.
Last month, in celebration of Mother's Day, with the support of UNODC, some of these women participated in the Socio-Community Productive Fair, organized by the General Directorate of the Penitentiary System of Bolivia, taking place in these two women's prison facilities.
UNODC and OSCE, jointly teaching sports and life-skills in South East Europe
The practice of sports is receiving increasing attention as a powerful tool for crime prevention, especially in dealing with the younger generation. For UNODC's Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration, Youth Crime Prevention through Sports has been an active component since 2016, promoting holistic crime prevention policies and raising awareness on the importance of sports-based activities; they aim at keeping youth away from crime and teaching them life skills to help them deal with their circumstances.
As with its various components promoting a culture of lawfulness, UNODC partners with other international organization around the world, and its cooperation with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) builds on the Joint Action Plan for 2018-2019.
The Doha Declaration Global Programme: translating the outcome of the Crime Congress into concrete results to foster a culture of lawfulness - a special CCPCJ side event
It has been a busy and eventful week for UNODC's Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration. While the work of its different components was discussed and presented in-depth on various panels held on the occasion of the 28th United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, the impact of the Global Programme as a whole was the subject of a main side event giving a glance into its achievements to a packed room.


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package org.apache.samoa.learners.classifiers.trees;

import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer;
import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Input;
import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.Output;

/**
 * Compute content event is the message that is sent by Model Aggregator Processor to request Local Statistic PI to
 * start the local statistic calculation for splitting
 *
 * @author Arinto Murdopo
 *
 */
public final class ComputeContentEvent extends ControlContentEvent {

  private static final long serialVersionUID = 5590798490073395190L;

  private final double[] preSplitDist;
  private final long splitId;

  private int ensembleId; //the id of the ensemble that send the event

  public ComputeContentEvent() {
    super(-1);
    preSplitDist = null;
    splitId = -1;
  }

  ComputeContentEvent(long splitId, long id, double[] preSplitDist) {
    super(id);
    // this.preSplitDist = Arrays.copyOf(preSplitDist, preSplitDist.length);
    this.preSplitDist = preSplitDist;
    this.splitId = splitId;
  }

  @Override
  LocStatControl getType() {
    return LocStatControl.COMPUTE;
  }

  double[] getPreSplitDist() {
    return this.preSplitDist;
  }

  long getSplitId() {
    return this.splitId;
  }

  /**
   * The Kryo serializer class for ComputeContentEevent when executing on top of Storm. This class allow us to change
   * the precision of the statistics.
   *
   * @author Arinto Murdopo
   *
   */
  public static final class ComputeCESerializer extends Serializer<ComputeContentEvent> {

    private static double PRECISION = 1000000.0;

    @Override
    public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, ComputeContentEvent object) {
      output.writeLong(object.splitId, true);
      output.writeLong(object.learningNodeId, true);

      output.writeInt(object.preSplitDist.length, true);
      for (int i = 0; i < object.preSplitDist.length; i++) {
        output.writeDouble(object.preSplitDist[i], PRECISION, true);
      }
    }

    @Override
    public ComputeContentEvent read(Kryo kryo, Input input,
        Class<ComputeContentEvent> type) {
      long splitId = input.readLong(true);
      long learningNodeId = input.readLong(true);

      int dataLength = input.readInt(true);
      double[] preSplitDist = new double[dataLength];

      for (int i = 0; i < dataLength; i++) {
        preSplitDist[i] = input.readDouble(PRECISION, true);
      }

      return new ComputeContentEvent(splitId, learningNodeId, preSplitDist);
    }
  }

  /**
   * The Kryo serializer class for ComputeContentEevent when executing on top of Storm with full precision of the
   * statistics.
   *
   * @author Arinto Murdopo
   *
   */
  public static final class ComputeCEFullPrecSerializer extends Serializer<ComputeContentEvent> {

    @Override
    public void write(Kryo kryo, Output output, ComputeContentEvent object) {
      output.writeLong(object.splitId, true);
      output.writeLong(object.learningNodeId, true);

      output.writeInt(object.preSplitDist.length, true);
      for (int i = 0; i < object.preSplitDist.length; i++) {
        output.writeDouble(object.preSplitDist[i]);
      }
    }

    @Override
    public ComputeContentEvent read(Kryo kryo, Input input,
        Class<ComputeContentEvent> type) {
      long splitId = input.readLong(true);
      long learningNodeId = input.readLong(true);

      int dataLength = input.readInt(true);
      double[] preSplitDist = new double[dataLength];

      for (int i = 0; i < dataLength; i++) {
        preSplitDist[i] = input.readDouble();
      }

      return new ComputeContentEvent(splitId, learningNodeId, preSplitDist);
    }

  }

  public int getEnsembleId() {
    return ensembleId;
  }

  public void setEnsembleId(int ensembleId) {
    this.ensembleId = ensembleId;
  }
}

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Homeless people are using hospitals on a nightly basis as shelters to escape the cold.
Dubliner David O'Brien (30) told the Irish Independent that many people like him have regularly walked into hospitals at night to avoid sleeping rough.
Speaking outside the Mater Hospital yesterday as a genuine patient, Mr O'Brien said that homeless people often had no other choice.
"If you're out on the streets at 3am, you will do whatever it takes to get shelter," he said.
The Summerhill native added that his health had declined as a result of being homeless.
Safetynet Primary Care is a charity that works to improve healthcare access for the homeless, and other vulnerable people.
"Those spending large periods of time on the street will often have respiratory problems, along with issues involving their skin and feet from walking around all day," said general manager Fiona O'Reilly.
"We're providing a wide range of primary services which prevent homeless people from ending up in A&E."
Ireland East Group said The Mater Hospital "unfortunately" experiences homeless people sleeping in and around the hospital year-round, and in particular during the winter months.


No running today... Achilles is saying have a rest! Booked in to see the physio tomorrow, fingers crossed it's nothing serious. #parklife #loverunning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Workshop finished! This was one of the most physically challenging things I've done in a while. Much more practice is needed...(as you can see in my coach's face)I have so much respect for this discipline. I'm also realizing that the fun for me, lies in the challenge.😛😛😛 gracias @arlencabello 🖤🐰🙏⚡ #missionaccomplished #lovedit . . . . . .


Traxdata is one of the world's leading optical media brands, and their European discs are manufactured and distributed by Ritek. That means you get the famous Ritek high-compatibility dyes in every Traxdata disc sold at Disk Depot- ideal if you're doing large-scale duplication for use in different brands of player or drive.
Ritek is a major Taiwanese company that has particular expertise in the areas of optical disc data storage and flash-memory based devices. Since they were founded in the late-1980s, they have grown to be one of the world's leading disc manufacturers. Their media are particularly well-known for their high-compatibility with different CD and DVD drives.


Bee Farrell and Susy Webb believe that time spent cooking and eating together is vital for healthy and diverse communities. These powerful experiences of sharing offer opportunities for cultural knowledge interchange, the practise of food skills and empower social and personal health.
They are not the only ones who work to promote this basic human need. Oxford University Professor of Psychology Robin Dunbar worked with the British charity The Big Lunch. He believes that "making time for and joining in communal meals is perhaps the single most important thing we can do – both for our own health and well-being and for that of the wider community" (2016).
Through lively and interactive social engagement events and learning programmes that include feasts, talk programmes, conversations around the table, food walks and skills' workshops Farrell and Webb co-create enlightening, educational and tasty encounters with food and eating.
Bee and Susy met on the Anthropology of Food masters programme at SOAS, University of London in 2013. There they further developed their knowledge about the politics, economics, history, cultures and traditions of food and eating from world leading professors and fellow scholars.
Bee's food background is in writing (she is a member of The Guild of Food Writers) education, consultation and project management of heritage, sustainability, architectural master planning and food security work. Susy has worked in a variety of business settings in Greece, France, America and Iceland. She is now interested in how food investigates the peculiarities of different cultures.
Food is fundamental. Biologically and culturally. Yet perhaps because eating is such a frequent experience the stories and knowledge that surround the view that "we eat what we are" become invisible. Bee and Susy aim to make some of those stories more visible through co-curating food experiences and educational events that trigger discussion, memories, knowledge exchange, sustainable food practices and inspiration.
"Fabulous session, great to be taken back to traditional methods in a calming environment"
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Would you like to plan a fun and exciting trip to New York this summer? Well, you still have time to make all the arrangements and achieve your goal. You are guaranteed to have a fantastic experience because that city has a lot to offer. Regardless of your tastes of interests, there is something for everyone. Still, there are many things that all travelers should try when they visit the Big Apple. I've outlined some of the most popular activities on this page. With a bit of luck, my advice will help to point you in the right direction. If you don't try these three suggestions when you're in New York, you're going to miss out!
New York is famous for its many coffee houses and bistros. If you spend time in the city, you must take a moment to find out why so many people make a fuss. Once you've made it through border security and dropped your bags at the hotel, go for a walk! The staff at your accommodation will probably make recommendations. However, the best course of action is to discover the city at a pace that suits you. Walk in any direction for five or ten minutes, and you're sure to stumble upon somewhere decent where you can get a hot drink. Sit down and take a moment to chat with the locals. That is how you will see the real side of the city.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the US government from France. It has stood in pride of place for many years. While it's possible to get inside, you can't climb all the way to the top these days. So, the best way to experience the attraction is to take a helicopter ride. Many different companies offer that package. Most of them try to remain competitive, and so you shouldn't have to break the bank. The average helicopter ride takes around fifteen minutes. That means there's no need to worry too much if you don't like flying. Just make sure you grab your camera!
New York can often seem like a bustling city that never sleeps. However, there are still many ways in which you could relax during your stay. Central Park is a vast area in the middle of the city where you can get away from the madness. It's easy to spend hours walking through the open space and meeting people. There are also lots of restaurants and places to eat nearby. You might even see a famous face or two if you spend enough time in the park. Many of New York's most recognizable residents use the location to exercise and keep fit. So, make sure you add it to your list of places to visit.
Whatever you decide to do in New York, just make sure you have a memorable experience. Take as many photos as possible and embrace the tourism culture over there. Don't worry about sticking out because most of the people in the city live elsewhere. Indeed, it has become one of the most-visited tourist destinations in the entire country. Best of all? It's easy to find affordable accommodation if you book online.


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Walter E. Owen
Associate Chairman for Distributed Programs & Outreach
Mail Code: SE/On
Department of Systems Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Email: wowen (at) nps.edu
DPA - Golden Gate University, 2003
MS - Naval Postgraduate School, 1992
Management (Financial Management)
BS - U.S. Naval Academy, 1979
Naval Engineering (Management and Technology)
NPS EXPERIENCE:
2007-Present: Senior Lecturer, Associate Chairman for Distributed Programs and Outreach, Department of Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Sciences. Joint appointment with Graduate School of Business & Public Policy.
2005-2007: Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy. Joint appointment with Department of Systems Engineering.
2002-2005: Senior Lecturer, Wayne E. Meyer Institute of Systems Engineering. Joint appointment with Graduate School of Business & Public Policy.
2001-2002: Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business & Public Policy.
1995-2001: Lecturer, Department of Systems Management.
1992-1995: Military Instructor, Department of Systems Management.
OTHER EXPERIENCE: (View an extended list)
1988-1990: Air Operations Officer, USS Enterprise (CVN-65). Executive position responsible for all ship Air Traffic Control functions during around-the-world cruise.
1985-1988: Officer Programs Officer, Navy Recruiting District St. Louis (NRD-STL). Executive position responsible for the attainment of all Navy Officer programs in greater St. Louis bi-state region to include MDs, Nurses, Dentists, Nuclear and Surface Officers, Aviators, Special Forces and Medical/ROTC scholarships.
1982-1985: Naval Flight Officer, Fighter Squadron One-Five-Four (VF-154). Flew over 500 hours in F4 Phantom and F14 Tomcat aircraft with over 200 carrier landings. Deployed on numerous cruises and held numerous squadron leadership and management positions to include facilities manager, aircraft line division officer and personnel officer.
1979-1982: Naval Officer Flight Training program.
1975-1979: Midshipman, United States Naval Academy.
Project Management, Financial Management, Logistics, Contract Management.
Systems Engineering, Systems Acquisition, Product Development, Test and Evaluation.
Public Policy, Defense Resource Analysis, Policy Evaluation, Performance Assessment, Leadership, Research Methods.
Defense Systems Acquisition: Acquisition Policy, Education & Training, Program Management, New Business Development, Logistics Support and Cycle Time Analysis.
Systems Engineering: Integrated Product & Process Development, Risk Management, Configuration Management, Modeling & Simulation and Requirements Analysis.
General Management: Organizational Transformation, Team Building, Leadership, Systems Theory, Total Quality Theory and Strategic Management.
Public Administration: Public Policy, Program Evaluation, Performance Measurement.
Distributed and Distance Learning: Effectiveness Studies, Business Models, Assessment Tools, Interactive Instructional Designs and Training for Educators.
AWARDS: (View an extended list)
Special Act Award (July 2010) presented by Chairman, Department of Systems Engineering for exceptional contributions toward success of distributed learning programs and 100% increase in student enrollments for period July 2009 to July 2010.
Inductee to Hall of Fame, Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Sciences (September 2009) for superior service and contributions toward school mission and strategic goal achievements.
Recognition Award (September 2006) presented by Director of the Office of Continuous Learning and the Dean of GSBPP for contributions to NPS distributed learning efforts.
Special Act Award (August 2004) presented by Associate Provost for Academic Affairs for superior performance as Director, Leadership in Product Development for the 21st Century (PD21) program.
Letter of Appreciation (November 2003) presented by Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity for design, delivery and support of their Master of Science in Systems Engineering by distance learning.
Letter of Appreciation (June 2003) presented by Executive Director, Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center for leadership and dedication toward the realization of a Systems Engineering degree program delivered to technical workforce.
Above and Beyond Award (May 2003) presented by Superintendent, NPS for quality service and behind the scenes contributions to the Naval Postgraduate School.
BOARDS/MEMBERSHIPS:
Distributed Learning Advisory Council, Naval Postgraduate School.
Hiring Committee, Department of Systems Engineering.
Distance Learning Task Force, Naval Postgraduate School.
Educational Consortium for Product Development Leadership in the 21st Century.
International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).
Project Management Institute (PMI).
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA).
American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC).
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Owen, Walter & Roberts, Benjamin (2011). Ensuring Graduate Success for Systems Engineering Distance Education Students: Paper accepted and presentation to be given at International Journal of Arts & Sciences, Multidisciplinary Conference, March 7-10. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Owen W. & Roberts, B. (2009). A Case Study of Distance Education at the Naval Postgraduate School. World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & telecommunications, 2654-2659.
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GOP Blocks Small Business Lending Bill
Senate Democrats frustrated by lack of progress on bill to stimulate small business loans.
Republicans in the U.S. Senate recently blocked a bill intended to help increase the amount of lending small businesses are able to obtain.
The Small Business Jobs Act, which would create a $30-billion government fund, was stalled by members of the Republican party, many of whom claimed that the fund was too similar to the bailout of large banks. In addition to creating the lending fund to help community banks, the bill also includes a $12-billion tax break for small businesses, exempting them from paying sales tax.
Senate Democrats expressed frustration at the delay on the bill's progress. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that his party had done everything it could in order to try to come to an agreement, but that they weren't getting cooperation.
"I don't think they want an agreement. We agreed to everything they wanted," said Reid in an interview with CQ Politics. "My frustration is pretty high."
The lack of progress on the lending bill is sure to frustrate President Barack Obama, who made small business news recently when he met with local merchants in New Jersey. The Newark Star-Ledger reports that the president promoted the bill while at the Tastee Sub Shop in Edison, New Jersey.
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CoP Accuses Gov't of Shielding 'Top Cronies'
Hannah N. Geterminah
Abraham Darius Dillon: senator of Montserrado County.
— Rejects Minister Dean's framing of the GAC's report
The leadership of the Council of Patriots (CoP) has accused the Weah-led administration of "shielding and protecting top level cronies" who are reportedly linked to the misuse of US$25 million, which officials say were infused into the economy to mop-up excess liquidity of Liberian dollars.
CoP has also rejected Justice Minister Frank Musa Dean's framing of the General Audit Commission (GAC) Report, which they consider as a clever attempt to shield and protect top-level cronies of the government.
The CoP in a press statement, signed by Abraham Darius Dillion, one of the group's spokespersons, said the huge variances and discrepancies cited in the GAC Report, which amount in some instances to over L$900 million or over US$6 million, as well as the many suspicious observations, including the transactions with bogus unregistered foreign exchange bureaus and businesses, can in no way support Minister Dean's definitive conclusion that "no money was missing."
Mr. Dillion recalled that after investigating the printing and importation of the L$16 billion banknotes, the government came to a similar conclusion that "no money is missing," but that there were variances and discrepancies, which occasioned the arrest on the very day the report was released of CBL Deputy Governor Charles Sirleaf, and Director of Banking Dorbor Hagba.
He said former CBL Governor Milton Weeks, and two others were later arrested and incarcerated, and the five former and current CBL officials are undergoing prosecution, adding that unfortunately, and in a classic display of double standard, the government has yet to effect any arrest in spite of the fact that the Kroll, PIT, and now the GAC reports on the US$25 million mop-up exercise all point to huge unexplained variances and discrepancies as well as acts of commission and omission, for which officials and individuals should be held liable and culpable.
Mr. Dillion said Minister Dean's frail reaction to the grievous and criminal acts committed in the design and implementation of the mop-up exercise is a source of serious concern. "It is also troubling and suspicious that the nation would have to wait for days to hear from President Weah on what specifically the government intends to do in response to the three reports on the mop-up exercise when they did not wait for a much-publicized presidential address to take actions on those that allegedly printed and imported the L$16 billion.
Although the GAC did not use the phrase, "money laundering" like the Kroll Associates and the Special Presidential Investigative Team (PIT) reports, according to Dillion, it dug up sufficient evidence to prove that money laundering did indeed marred the "unconventional" mop-up exercise as millions of dollars were exchanged with bogus, and unregistered businesses."
He said the so-called exercise has the effect of allowing shady individuals and institutions to wash (launder) their shady or criminally acquired Liberian dollar banknotes for clean and crisp US dollar banknotes.
Mr. Dillion said Minister Dean's framing of the GAC report completely deflected attention from the role and culpability of the Technical Economic Management Team (TEMT) chaired by Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah, and Co-chaired by CBL Governor Nathaniel Patray in the flawed designed and implemented the mop-up exercise.
He added, "It is the public knowledge that this unconventional, high-risk direct mop-up exercise that completely by-passed the commercial banks, and entailed the deployment of teams with huge sums of US dollar banknotes to communities was designed, directed, and publicly justified by the TEMT, especially its domineering and talkative Chairman Samuel Tweah."
"In spite of mounting public concern and fear about the design and conduct of the mop-up exercise, Tweah, as Chair of the TEMT, instead of addressing those concerns by ensuring proper monitoring and oversight, as well as instituting mid-course corrective actions, chose to publicly dismiss those concerns, and allowed a flawed process to proceed non-stop and unaltered for an entire three-month period," Mr. Dillion said.
He said the CoP is not surprised by the latest actions by the justice minister, "because it is a well-calculated strategy designed by the government to prevent the public from knowing the gory details of what transpired in the mop-up exercise, and protect key government actors from being held to account for the "missing money."
He added, "In the first place, Ministry Dean excluded the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), two key institutions that were involved in the initial investigation of the mop-up exercise from taking part in the follow-up investigation these institutions had recommended."
"The exclusion of the LACC and the FIU was done in the full knowledge of the fact that these two institutions have stronger forensic investigation capabilities than the GAC, and such capabilities would have been very helpful in the second investigation. We strongly suspect that one possible motive for the exclusion of the LACC from the second investigation by the Ministry of Justice was to prevent the possibility of the LACC; relying on powers in the LACC Act, from recommending and later prosecuting top-level officials for misdeeds in the mop-up exercise if the Ministry of Justice does not pursue prosecution after three months," Dillion said.
It can be recalled that on Wednesday, May 23, 2019, Minister Dean held a press conference on the GAC Report of factual findings on the US$$25 million mop-up exercise, stating that the GAC Report proved that "no money was missing" in the mop-up exercise although variances and discrepancies were discovered during the audit.
Minister Dean said the investigative reports by Kroll Associates, the Presidential Investigative Team (PIT) and now the GAC point to entrenched weaknesses at the Central Bank, for which he had made appropriate recommendations to President Weah, who is expected to address the nation today, as announced by the Executive Mansion on Monday, May 27, 2019.
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Kopia May 29, 2019 At 4:51 am
The God we serve will help us through, and we will learn from it.
Moses May 29, 2019 At 6:20 pm
God tired with Liberia. He will not do nothing to save you. You got yourself in this mess.
SolomonMuntari Harmon May 29, 2019 At 10:39 am
With the issues that is unfolding surrounding the missing 25 million dollars it's well said by the spokesperson of the council of Patriots Abraham Darius Dillon
F. Hney May 29, 2019 At 12:07 pm
The Representatives are quiet. The Senators are also quiet. The political opposition machines are continuing with their drumbeat of stirring things up. Yet, the run for the Presidency is four and a half years away. Amid this constant drumbeat of stirring things up politically and economically, how can anything be done? The members of the watchdog organizations have not created a job. Wow! Calm down. Give him a break!!
Ben Nmah May 29, 2019 At 3:40 pm
Where are the SOLUTIONS you guys are advancing? Where are the alternative choices you are putting forward? And then you called yourselves so-called opposition without any new ideas per structure and revenue enhancements? Zero! But, to complain day and night without any new solutions. Shameful as politics is about exchange of solid ideas…
Daa May 29, 2019 At 6:59 pm
Ben, solutions to these unfortunate misdeeds are inherent in themselves. No solutions are going to be imported to salvage the situation we find ourselves in. For example, a sound solution to calming down the drummed up emotion of the opposing masses is to 'hold individuals like Tweah and Nat culpable of corruption for their roles in causing the public to suffer so much distress as a result of misappropriation of the $25,000,000.00. Should the Prezo make a move against these and other fellows, I bet you Ben, calm will certainly return and emotions of the Liberian masses will be subsided. That's just one of actions the Prezo can take to bring solution to our own problems. Secondly, he could, without wasting any time put into place all or at least some of the suggestions proffered by the international community to see the economic rise out of its present predicament. But the question now is: will Georgie listen up and .make these 'sactifices' even if it meant 'a little discomfort' to himself? Don't respond oh. Ar jes asking.
Right.To.Be.Anonymous May 29, 2019 At 5:17 pm
Compatriot Matthew Innis turns in his grave!
My late and beloved countryman, Matthews Innis, I did not know you personally while you were on this earth, and neither was I an acquaintance of any of your family members, but one thing that I can assure fellow Liberians of, is that you live posthumously.
And I know that in your non-corporeal form, you have by now read some of the most damning and serious indictments of this sordid government that are being eloquently articulated by a stalwart citizen in the person of the Hon. Abraham Darius Dillion. Let me assure you that the values for which you were brutally murdered by this government will remain kindled forever in this fight against the invincible scourge of corruption.
Weah's government thinks that it has won the battle by liquidating you and removing you out of the picture. But death has no dominion over you my brother! Your fate in fact, only afforded you the opportunity to a glorious, spiritual transition from this morally despicable life. The LNP and Weah's ex-rebel generals were not on your side during the night when you were killed. Notwithstanding, God of the Angels' Army will forever be on your side."
The timing of your death was incredibly synchronized. It came at the time when one of the most vicious plots in the financial history of Liberia concocted by the Weah's kakistocracy, began to unfold with the Central bank of Liberia being the epic-center of it all. The powers-that- be under-girded and give stout support to have you murdered because of your access to strategic information within that bank.
And in their sinuous minds, they are thinking today that they have done a job well by murdering you and successfully concealing their dastardly deeds. But let me remind them that we serve an immutable and omnipotent God. He has never changed. He is the same God yesterday, today, and forever. He still wields the same power with which He delivered the Biblical Children of Israel from bondage and led them victoriously through every obstacle whenever they did not disobey his commandments.
R.I.P Compatriot Innis. The cause for which you were murdered will never not go in vain.
Beautiful and heartwarming tribute! May his soul rest in perfect peace as we push on in this struggle for Mama Liberia.
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JO divided over commission probing bond sales!
Top figures in the joint opposition are divided over the appointment of a presidential commission to inquire into the Central Bank bond sales.
MP Bandula Gunawardena told the media at the Colombo high court today (06) that he did not believe this commission would ensure justice.
He questioned the justice of MPs accused of misusing state vehicles being denied bail, while Arjun Mahendran and others who had swindled billions of rupees were being allowed scot free.
Prof. G.L. Peiris said it was pointless to appoint a commission of inquiry after the earnings from the bond sales had been exhausted.
This commission should have been appointed two years ago, he said, adding it could do nothing practical now.
However, leader of the JO Dinesh Gunawardena has told BBC Sandeshaya that he approved of the appointment of the commission, but demanded the accused company, Perpetual Treasuries, be immediately de-licensed pending the commission's determination.
Also, all of its dealings, including investments, should be prohibited, as per the internationally recognized procedure.
Gunawardena noted that president Maithripala Sirisena has described the matter as a loss and a crime.


Hello everyone! Yes, I've finally gone and started up a YouTube. It's something I've been considering doing for a while but I never had many ideas of what to do. However, for New Years I've decided to be super productive and dedicated to my blog and YouTube because I love updating them and hence, my first YouTube video! I'm basically walking you through the steps to recreate Kylie Jenner's lovely black to blue ombre hair and showing you how I did her style on my own (very dark) hair.
I hope you get a chance to watch the video as I spent an embarrassing amount of time trying to make sure it looked alright! If you have YouTube please like and subscribe and leave any suggestions for further videos. I'd really appreciate it!
That is so cool! I wish I could do that too!
Hey, I just want to give you a little tip for future videos. If you use copyrighted music, they might take it down in the near future… especially Music from Taylor Swift, you've probably heard about the fuzz with her not putting her album on Spotify etc.
Great video! I'm going to try and dip-dye my hair in the next couple of weeks and I need all the tutorial videos I can get! Haha.


I'm not sure if it's age or kids or a hubby who gets up way before me…but over time, I've become THAT morning person! I love going to the office early and being way productive before anyone even gets in. I love to get up early and feel like I'm not wasting any of the day! I have more energy in the morning and can usually tell that around 4 pm I am hitting my wall and need to slow down a bit in order to make it until bedtime. What I still need to figure out? Why, as exhausted as I am, I can't go to SLEEP then? Ohhh, insomnia, you are not my friend!!
When are YOU most productive and energized?
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A new Elementary 1 class will commence on Friday, 23rd Jan 2015. Lessons are twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays (7.30pm – 9.30pm). Please contact the Society to register or obtain more details.
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NPR One App Review
By Chris Carter | August 9, 2014 | 11:00am
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In recent years, NPR has become synonymous with "talk radio." Whether it's through regular old AM and FM airwaves, Sirius/XM, or online, odds are you know someone who religiously listens to NPR. People have been clamoring for a fully featured app for some time, and now it's finally here with NPR One. Thankfully, it delivers pretty much everything you could possibly want.
First things first, the app is extremely clean. Because it's being streamed live, there's the option to pause, play, rewind 15 seconds, and skip to a new segment. All of the information is easy to read, and the standard UI notes the day, subject, and approximate length of the segment. Having said that, don't expect nearly as much control as pretty much every other podcast app on the market. What you see is what you get, and although it's good enough to switch between segments, it's decidedly low-tech by current standards.
What it could also use is a little extra navigation, displaying multiple channels and the current subject matter in a better format. As it stands, you have to search for specific regions by typing in a zip code (or its call letter), or by searching for channels near your location. It's a great start, but a full regional listing with all of the current subjects would be ideal.
Where NPR One really shines is in its ability to deliver short news bursts in a rapid-fire fashion. You can easily search your history as well as flip through the skip function to find something you're interested in, from pop culture to world news in seconds.
NPR One is a fine app, but it's not a one-stop-shop for all things NPR quite yet. It needs a few more updates until it fully replaces your go-to listening app, as even the Sirius/XM on-demand system is more refined. For everyone else who just wants to listen to quality programming with no fuss though, you'll find exactly what you're looking for.
NPR One is an iOS app that can be downloaded for free in the iTunes App Store.
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I built this site with a simple idea – that writing should be fun. Challenging? Yes. Important? Absolutely. But also fun. When students love writing, they write more (improving fluency) and they work to improve their writing (improving quality).
As a former middle school teacher, I lived for those magical moments when students would be so into their writing that they would groan when I announced a transition time. I loved watching reluctant writers grow into passionate authors who had found their voice.
This is why I've created these free video prompts that you can use as you inspire your students to fall in love with writing.
When my son was in the fourth grade, he had a teacher who inspired her students to love writing. They wrote picture books and blog posts and filled their journals up with persuasive essays and personal narratives. They met regularly for their writer's workshop and, over the course of the year, they began to view themselves as authors and writers.
My son would finish his chores early in the morning and hop onto the computer to start writing. During the summer, he formed a writer's workshop and co-write stories on a shared document.
An innovative teacher. Now, she didn't design everything from scratch. Her creative genius was that she knew how to curate resources and find the right tools to help her students fall in love with writing.
I believe that the most powerful element for helping developing writers is the role of a teacher. Yes, teachers are artists and architects, but they also need tools. This is why I created Video Writing Prompts. These are a suite of tools that you can add to your toolbox. Sign up below to get a set of prompts and updates each time I create a new one.
With video prompts, students can access the prompts from any device. If they need to review the prompt, they can rewatch it any time.
Video prompts make learning visible by creating a bridge between the abstract and the concrete. This is especially helpful for students who are second language learners.
Video prompts will inspire students to think more divergently, solve problems, engage in creative writing, and make creative use of argumentation.
These high-interest prompts will help your students fall in love with writing. When students love writing, they write more and when they write more, they improve in their writing fluency.
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Centropogon marmoratus és una espècie de peix pertanyent a la família dels tetrarògids i a l'ordre dels escorpeniformes.

Etimologia
Centropogon deriva dels mots grecs κέντρον (kéntron, fibló) i pogon (barba), mentre que l'epitet llatí marmoratus vol dir marbrat en referència a la seua coloració.

Descripció
En comparança amb Centropogon australis, no té una àrea ampla i nua a sota de la part anterior espinosa de l'aleta dorsal, les crestes interorbitals són relativament febles i presenta un cos marbrat.

Hàbitat i distribució geogràfica
És un peix marí, associat als esculls i de clima tropical, el qual viu al Pacífic occidental: és un endemisme dels fons tous de la plataforma continental de Queensland (Austràlia) des de Gladstone fins a Moreton Bay (encara que, probablement, estigui molt més estès al llarg del sud-est d'Austràlia).

Observacions
És inofensiu per als humans i el seu índex de vulnerabilitat és moderat (45 de 100).

Referències

Bibliografia
 Anònim, 2000. Col·lecció ictiològica del Museu Zoològic d'Hamburg (Zoologisches Museum Hamburg). Divisió d'Ictiologia i Herpetologia. Museu Zoològic d'Hamburg (ZMH).
 Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao i C.F. Lai (eds.), 1999. Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 pàgines.

Tetrarògids

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Victoria's two Large Air Tankers, RJ85 and C130 Hercules, were activated for their first shift as part of the 2017/18 season yesterday, helping to battle a bushfire burning at Mooralla in western Victoria.
RJ85 and C130 Hercules dropped 50,000 litres of fire retardant across four separate drops on the Mooralla fire, assisting crews on the ground who battled the fire in tough conditions including high temperatures and northerly winds.
The Large Air Tankers were among 25 aircraft dispatched to fires across Victoria yesterday and are part Victoria's core fleet of 49 aircraft that are available to help support fire fighting efforts across the state throughout the fire season.
This year's aircraft fleet includes an additional firebombing helicopter, and includes a mix of aerial supervision, intelligence gathering aircraft as well as firebombing aircraft.
State Response Controller and Forest Fire Management Chief Fire Officer Stephanie Rotarangi said yesterday's hot and windy weather conditions saw Country Fire Authority (CFA), Forest Fire Management Victoria and Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) crews attend more than 40 bushfire, grass and scrub fires across the state.
"Yesterday's spike in weather conditions is a timely reminder that Victorians need to be prepared for the fire season ahead.
"Now is the best time to understand your fire risk and get prepared, not when a fire starts. Talk to your family about the fire risk where you live and about how you'll know when to leave, where you'll go and how you'll get there.
"It's important that Victorians stay informed of the conditions of their local area and never rely on just one source for emergency information," Chief Fire Officer Stephanie Rotarangi said.
Victorians can get emergency information from a number of sources including the VicEmergency app, www.emergency.vic.gov.au (External link), tuning in to ABC radio or other emergency broadcasters including commercial and community radio stations or Sky TV or by phoning the VicEmergency Hotline on 1800 226 226 and following VicEmergency on Facebook and Twitter.


Walking Group established in 2003, usually walking about once per month throughout the year: 'You don't need to be a Member to attend your first two Walks with the Club, but please choose a grade A or B walk the first time you join us'.
'Many of the cottages we advertise are in or close to New Quay where there are a number of scenic walks, footpaths and trails There is a choice of walks through wooded valleys, coastal paths, along beaches, and around historic trails ... New Quay is also on the newly established Ceredigion Coastal Path which connects with the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path at Cardigan / Poppit Sands.' ALERT Website Link changed from that originally cited.
ALERT Record originally used for a Cambrian Walking Festival, now for Guided Walks in the Cambrian Mountatins: 'There are nearly 30 walks to choose from in Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire'.


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Joseph Norman Leard (March 23, 1875 – July 20, 1961) was an American football coach and secretary to Green McCurtain, principal chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. He was one-thirty-second Choctaw origin and attended in the Indian schools in Oklahoma. He was the head football coach for the Kendall Orange and Black football team from 1895 to 1897.  In addition to being the coach, he was also the captain and quarterback of Kendall's first football team.

Head coaching record

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1875 births
1961 deaths
American football quarterbacks
Tulsa Golden Hurricane football coaches
Tulsa Golden Hurricane football players
People from Le Flore County, Oklahoma


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Gold smuggling:Tougher check on ground staff at Delhi airport
Published Feb 24, 2014, 8:14 pm IST
Updated Mar 19, 2019, 9:38 am IST
Delhi airport staff are under the scanner by custom officials.
New Delhi: Employees engaged by Delhi airport operators may soon have to face tougher checking by customs officials as part of efforts to put a check on incidents of gold smugglings involving them.
The move comes after Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and customs officials found involvement of some airport ground staff, including those responsible for collecting garbage, loading and unloading cargo, maintaining inventory, cleaning and supervising other maintenance works, in smuggling of the yellow metal.
Of late, some employees hired by contract firms of Delhi airport operators have been held by the DRI and customs officials for allegedly trying to smuggle in gold with the help of passengers, official sources said.
The customs department may take up the matter with Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a joint venture consortium of GMR Group (54 per cent), Airports Authority of India (26 per cent), and Fraport AG & Eraman Malaysia (10 percent each), they said.
The DRI and customs officials are also in favour of conducting a deep background check of all employees hired by various contract firms engaged in providing different services to the airport.
The DRI had on Thursday arrested three persons, one of whom was working with a contract firm of M/s GMR at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here, for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold valued at about Rs 30 lakh.
One of the accused involved in the case has been identified as Jitin Gupta, senior customer service associate of M/s Global airport, DRI officials said.
Gupta was apprehended by DRI officials on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday for allegedly trying to smuggle in 1.152 kg of gold brought by Surinder Pal who, after arrival from Bangkok, handed over the metal to Gupta inside the bathroom in immigration hall, they said.
The gold, valued at about Rs 30 lakh, was to be delivered allegedly by Gupta to Rakesh Verma who was waiting outside the IGI airport. All the three persons have been arrested, the officials said.
Verma is a former employee of a cargo and clearing firm in Mahipalpur.
The DRI has found a nexus between organised syndicates of gold smuggling and a section of employees of various organisations working at the airports.
Such persons working at the airports are lured by the syndicate as they are allowed free access inside the facility and their movement is not routinely checked by the customs, the sources said.
DRI had in November last year arrested an employee of an aviation firm who was employed at the IGI airport as utility hand when he was allegedly taking delivery of Iridium powder, used as an adulterant in gold, from an international passenger inside a bathroom of the airport.
A similar modus operandi was noticed by the DRI in a recent case at Jaipur International Airport where an employee of a company working on contract with National Informatics Centre was caught after he had allegedly taken delivery of gold, DRI officials said.
Tags: gold, delhi airport, gold smuggling, directorate of revenue intelligence, ground staff, airport staff
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package org.knowm.xchange.examples.bitmex;

import org.knowm.xchange.Exchange;
import org.knowm.xchange.ExchangeFactory;
import org.knowm.xchange.ExchangeSpecification;
import org.knowm.xchange.bitmex.BitmexExchange;

public class BitmexDemoUtils {

  public static Exchange createExchange() {

    // Use the factory to get Bitmex exchange API using default settings
    Exchange bitmex = ExchangeFactory.INSTANCE.createExchange(BitmexExchange.class);

    ExchangeSpecification bitmexSpec = bitmex.getDefaultExchangeSpecification();

    // bitmexSpec.setApiKey("");
    // bitmexSpec.setSecretKey("");

    bitmex.applySpecification(bitmexSpec);

    return bitmex;
  }
}


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First-principles study of LiPON and related solid electrolytes
Y. Du, N. A. W. Holzwarth.
Physical Review B, 81, 184106, (2010)
Lithium phosphorus oxynitride materials have been investigated for many years, especially in relation to the thin film electrolyte LiPON, developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. We have carried out first principles simulations of related crystalline materials in as a first step toward understanding the sources of stability and mechanisms of Li ion conductivity in these materials. In addition to a comprehensive survey of known crystalline materials related to LiPON, we have also predicted some materials. For example, starting with crystalline LiPO3 which has twisted phosphate chains, we considered the possibility of modifying the structure by substituting N and Li for O. The optimized structures were computed to have regularized phosphate chains which form planar -P-N-P-N- backbones. To the best of our knowledge, the predicted crystals, which we call s1-Li2PO2N with a 24 atom unit cell and s2-Li2PO2N with a 12 atom unit cell, have not yet been observed experimentally. We suggest several possible exothermic reaction pathways to synthesize these crystals.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.81.184106


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Liquid Biopsy Testing Can Improve Selection of Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients to Rechallenge with Gefitinib
Riziero Esposito Abate, Raffaella Pasquale, Alessandra Sacco, Maria Carmela Piccirillo, Alessandro Morabito, Paolo Bidoli, Giovanna Finocchiaro, Rita Chiari, Luisa Foltran, Roberta Buosi, Marcello Tiseo, Laura Giannetta, Ciro Battiloro, Gianpiero Fasola, Gianpiero Romano, Libero Ciuffreda, Antonio Frassoldati, Filippo de Marinis, Federico Cappuzzo, Nicola Normanno
Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale
Centro di Riferimento Oncologico
The ICARUS trial is a phase II, open label, multicenter, single arm study conducted to investigate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of a rechallenge treatment with the first-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) gefitinib in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients carrying activating mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). The ICARUS trial enrolled 61 patients who were rechallenged with gefitinib at progression after second-line chemotherapy. Serum-derived circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) collected before the rechallenge from a cohort of 29 patients, was retrospectively analyzed for the EGFR exon 19 deletions and for the p.L858R and p.T790M single nucleotide variants (SNV). The analysis of cfDNA detected the same EGFR activating mutation reported in the tumor tissue in 20/29 patients, with a sensitivity of 69%. Moreover, a p.T790M variant was found in 14/29 patients (48.3%). The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 2.7 months for p.T790M positive patients (CI 95% 1.4-3.1 months) versus 3.5 months for the p.T790M negative patients (CI 95% 1.6-5.3 months), resulting in a statistically significant difference (Long rank test p = 0.0180). These findings confirmed the role of the p.T790M mutation in the resistance to first-generation TKIs. More importantly, our data suggest that TKI rechallenge should be guided by biomarker testing.
Published - Sep 25 2019
non-small-cell lung cancer
p.T790M
rechallenge
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31557965
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Esposito Abate, R., Pasquale, R., Sacco, A., Piccirillo, M. C., Morabito, A., Bidoli, P., Finocchiaro, G., Chiari, R., Foltran, L., Buosi, R., Tiseo, M., Giannetta, L., Battiloro, C., Fasola, G., Romano, G., Ciuffreda, L., Frassoldati, A., de Marinis, F., Cappuzzo, F., & Normanno, N. (2019). Liquid Biopsy Testing Can Improve Selection of Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients to Rechallenge with Gefitinib. Cancers, 11(10), [1431]. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers11101431
Liquid Biopsy Testing Can Improve Selection of Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients to Rechallenge with Gefitinib. / Esposito Abate, Riziero; Pasquale, Raffaella; Sacco, Alessandra et al.
In: Cancers, Vol. 11, No. 10, 1431, 25.09.2019.
Esposito Abate, R, Pasquale, R, Sacco, A, Piccirillo, MC, Morabito, A, Bidoli, P, Finocchiaro, G, Chiari, R, Foltran, L, Buosi, R, Tiseo, M, Giannetta, L, Battiloro, C, Fasola, G, Romano, G, Ciuffreda, L, Frassoldati, A, de Marinis, F, Cappuzzo, F & Normanno, N 2019, 'Liquid Biopsy Testing Can Improve Selection of Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients to Rechallenge with Gefitinib', Cancers, vol. 11, no. 10, 1431. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers11101431
Esposito Abate R, Pasquale R, Sacco A, Piccirillo MC, Morabito A, Bidoli P et al. Liquid Biopsy Testing Can Improve Selection of Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients to Rechallenge with Gefitinib. Cancers. 2019 Sep 25;11(10):1431. doi: 10.3390/cancers11101431
Esposito Abate, Riziero ; Pasquale, Raffaella ; Sacco, Alessandra et al. / Liquid Biopsy Testing Can Improve Selection of Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients to Rechallenge with Gefitinib. In: Cancers. 2019 ; Vol. 11, No. 10.
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AU - Finocchiaro, Giovanna
AU - Chiari, Rita
AU - Foltran, Luisa
AU - Buosi, Roberta
AU - Tiseo, Marcello
AU - Giannetta, Laura
AU - Battiloro, Ciro
AU - Fasola, Gianpiero
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package smartHome.controllable.controllableObjects;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;

import smartHome.controllable.Command;
import smartHome.controllable.command.CommandFactory;
import smartHome.controllable.command.ToggleRadioSocketCommand;
import smartHome.controllable.command.TurnOff;
import smartHome.controllable.command.TurnOn;
import smartHome.controllable.controllableObjects.RadioSocket;
import smartHome.controllable.controllableObjects.RuntimeExecuter;
import smartHome.exceptions.CommandExecutionError;

public class RadioSocketTest {
	private String testDeviceName = "test";
	private RuntimeExecuter runtimeExecuterDouble;
	private RadioSocket testObject;

	@Before
	public void setup() {
		// Setup
		this.runtimeExecuterDouble = mock(RuntimeExecuter.class);
		this.testObject = new RadioSocket(this.testDeviceName, "", "", new CommandFactory(), new File(""),
				runtimeExecuterDouble);

	}

	@Test
	public void hasAllCommands() {
		// Test
		List<Command> actual = this.testObject.getCommands();

		// Validate
		Iterator<Command> iter = actual.iterator();
		while (iter.hasNext()) {
			Command currCommand = iter.next();
			assertTrue(currCommand.getName().equals(ToggleRadioSocketCommand.name)
					|| currCommand.getName().equals(TurnOn.name) || currCommand.getName().equals(TurnOff.name));
		}
		assertTrue(this.testObject.getName().equals(this.testDeviceName));
		assertTrue(this.testObject.getType().equals(RadioSocket.type));
	}

	@Test
	public void turnOnFromOff() throws IOException, CommandExecutionError {
		this.testObject.turnOn();

		this.validateRuntimeCallsAndOnOffState(1, true);
	}

	@Test
	public void turnOnFromOn() throws IOException, CommandExecutionError {
		this.testObject.turnOn();
		this.testObject.turnOn();

		this.validateRuntimeCallsAndOnOffState(2, true);
	}

	@Test
	public void turnOffFromOn() throws IOException, CommandExecutionError {
		this.testObject.turnOn();
		this.testObject.turnOff();

		this.validateRuntimeCallsAndOnOffState(2, false);
	}

	@Test
	public void turnOffFromOff() throws IOException, CommandExecutionError {
		this.testObject.turnOff();
		this.testObject.turnOff();

		this.validateRuntimeCallsAndOnOffState(2, false);
	}

	@Test
	public void toggleOnce() throws IOException, CommandExecutionError {
		this.testObject.toggle();

		this.validateRuntimeCallsAndOnOffState(1, true);
	}

	@Test
	public void toggleTwice() throws IOException, CommandExecutionError {
		this.testObject.toggle();
		this.testObject.toggle();

		this.validateRuntimeCallsAndOnOffState(2, false);
	}

	private void validateRuntimeCallsAndOnOffState(int timesOfRuntimeExecuterCalled, boolean isExpectedToBeOn)
			throws IOException {
		verify(this.runtimeExecuterDouble, times(timesOfRuntimeExecuterCalled)).execute(any(String.class),
				any(File.class));
		assertTrue(isExpectedToBeOn == this.testObject.isExpectedToBeOn());
	}
}