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Interested in checking out EWB-OSU’s newest program? Join the Cambodia Program Team as they plan for their second assessment trip for December 2017!

O’rana has a population of about 1,050 people and consists of over 200 households. The community farms sustenance and cash crops including rice, cassava, cashew trees, and rubber trees. Water access is highly variable from house to house, but on average families spend about 20% of their income on bottled water for cooking and drinking. There are also about 45 families with private drilled wells, 12 public drilled wells, and 18 hand dug wells in the community that provide water for at least part of the year. The least affluent community members will also use stream water when it’s available, especially while they’re working on their farms.

Upon returning from the first assessment trip in December 2016, the Cambodia program compiled all data, maps, and partnership agreements into a technical report to clearly define the problems our first project will address and the potential solutions. This included performing a groundwater assessment, evaluating the safety and quality of water sources, taking topographic data, and analyzing community demographics. After completing the report, an alternatives analysis was done to compare compare options for supply, distribution, and filtration of a drinking water system. Part of this process was maintaining regular contact with our NGO partners and finalizing the creation of a community water committee that will help run the system.

Our team plans to build a series distribution system with water storage and filtration, sourced by existing public drilled wells. Rainwater catchment system may also be incorporated for areas of the community that aren’t well suited for a distribution system. An education plan will be implemented in addition to meetings with the community and water board to get input and continue to develop our relationship with the community. This may include the construction of some small projects such as public filtration stands for the community. A second assessment trip traveled in December 2017 and collected data about the capacity of specific drilled wells, pipeline routes, and site mapping for storage. After this trip we should a great foundation to quickly begin design and be ready to begin construction in December 2018.

Cambodia Program Meetings:

Check out the Home Page for the Cambodia Program meeting times this term.

To join the email listserv and updates on the groups progress, email Keaton Townley at cambodia@ewb-osu.org


They were coming off a sublime campaign under rookie head coach Ben McAdoo, ordained an offensive guru who was fortified with sagacious free agent signings on defense. All three mercenaries — Olivier Vernon, Janoris Jenkins and Damon “Snacks” Harrison — played past the back of their glittering football cards. Then this year, the Giants signed all-world wideout Brandon Marshall, whom, with Odell Beckham Jr. in his prime and Sterling Shepard entering his, gave us the sense that the world was their Big Blue oyster.

Rather than provide the generic box-score breakdown and parse the statistical particulars, there’s one moment that flawlessly conveys the Giants’ struggles and their eyesore of a season. An otherwise ordinary play in the second half led to an extraordinary remark. And it was a complete, pristine microcosm of that team at this time.

If you’ve listened to Darryl “Moose” Johnston over the years, you’ve noticed two things about his public mien. He’s very good at breaking down football plays, and he’s also vehemently neutral. A hardworking, bruising fullback during his days in Dallas, Johnston is an equally blue-collar commentator — fair and firm.

It takes a lot to make Moose’s blood bubble. Yet such a play occurred Sunday during the Giants-49ers game. The Niners handed the ball to running back Carlos Hyde, who ran off tackle. Shortly after blowing past the line of scrimmage, Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins was the first defender in front of him. Rather than blasting his chest, wrapping his waist or lunging at his legs, Jenkins went full matador, stepping toward the halfback before offering full, free passage.

Perhaps nothing shreds Johnston’s gridiron sensibilities more than an NFL player allergic to hitting. Moose called out Jenkins — with clear contempt in his voice — for totally avoiding contact. Jenkins isn’t some practice squad player or marginal talent who is 52nd on a 53-man roster. Jenkins is a stud, a perennial Pro Bowl talent, whom the Giants signed to five-year, $62 million contract with a $12.5 million annual salary, $10 million signing bonus and $28.8 million in guaranteed money. Jenkins makes $12.9 million this season. Jenkins is 29, in his absolute prime, and an alleged leader of the defense.

Yet Jenkins avoided ball carriers like they carried Kryptonite under their arms. Johnston is not in the habit of embarrassing players, but something as egregious as Jenkins’s effort demanded a breakdown, crackdown and smackdown. The unit that was universally lauded in 2016 is now ranked 31st in defense.

And that wasn’t the entire highlight reel on Jenkins. Read the scathing piece from NJ.com, which characterized Jenkins’ afternoon as a “no-show Triple Crown” and went into painful detail over three plays in which Jenkins whiffed, intentionally, to avoid contact. Or, as players sardonically assert, Jenkins made a business decision. In all, Jenkins whiffed on Hyde, on Garrett Celek, and Marquise Goodwin.

The same NJ.com piece pondered Jenkins’ future and whether the Giants will just cut bait on their all-world cornerback. Conveniently, Jenkins is not due another guaranteed dime after 2017, so the G-Men can jettison him with a more palatable $6 million salary cap hit after this season. And Jenkins is not the only one who should be looking for work in a new town.

Sorry. It’s really not your job, nor mine, to tell employers how to hire or fire employees. But the Giants are fully in collapse and rebellion. It speaks to the men hired to run the company. General manager Jerry Reese was hired to pick the players, and coach McAdoo was hired to make them play hard and well and with some measure of dignity. Pros should play and behave like professionals. The Giants do neither, giving up on plays and games, then are absent for team functions between games.

At least two players, ducking under the cloak of anonymity, said the team surrendered, that they don’t care or play with passion. They said, directly and indirectly, that the team has given up on the season.

There is no greater plight, slight or stain on a professional football player, than that of waving the white flag, of quitting, of a total disregard for the teammates, team and town. Bluntly, the Giants just don’t give a crap. And that falls entirely on the coach and the man who hired the coach. Between the historical proof that it doesn’t help and the Mara family’s gracious desire not to embarrass their employees, McAdoo won’t likely be fired before the season ends. But there is no reason for McAdoo — who makes Ray Handley look like Tom Landry — to begin 2018 as the Giants’ coach.

Big Blue is a blue-blood franchise, a proud member of the sport’s aristocracy, an NFL iteration of an Original Six squad. This stuff happens in Cleveland, in California, in Florida. Heck, it happens down the hall in MetLife Stadium, where the Jets have been the longest gridiron soap opera in syndication.

It doesn’t happen to the New York Giants. Until you hire Ben McAdoo. And things won’t get better until you fire Ben McAdoo.


From the STMicroelectronics newsletter from today, there was a new interesting PFC controller that is well within the power range for use in fairly large Tesla coils, especially easy to make a design with their eDesignSuite (online circuit designer) that gives you a complete schematic after giving it components values for like 10 key parts. It does seem that you need a ST account to use it though!

The STNRGPF01 is a digital controller designed specifically for interleaved PFC boost topologies and intended for use in high power applications.

The controller is capable of driving up to 3 interleaved channels, generating the proper signals in each condition. Moreover, it implements a flexible phase shedding strategy that enables the correct number of PFC channels based on the actual load condition. With this function, the STNRGPF01 is always able to guarantee the highest power efficiency across a wide range of load current requirements.

The device works in CCM at fixed frequency with average current mode control, and implements mixed signal (analog/digital) control. The inner current loop is performed by hardware, ensuring cycle-by-cycle regulation. The outer voltage loop is performed by a digital PI controller with fast dynamic response.

It also features a full set of embedded protections against overvoltage, overcurrent, and thermal faults.

The STNRGPF01 is configured through a visual dedicated software tool (eDesignSuite) to match a wide range of specific applications. Using eDesignSuite, the user can customize the PFC conversion configuration and all the relevant electrical components. As a result, the tool will automatically generate a full schematic which includes a complete list of material and the final binary object code (FW) to be downloaded to the STNRGPF01.

From the STMicroelectronics newsletter from today, there was a new interesting PFC controller that is well within the power range for use in fairly large Tesla coils, especially easy to make a design with their eDesignSuite (online circuit designer) that gives you a complete schematic after giving it components values for like 10 key parts. It does seem that you need a ST account to use it though!

The STNRGPF01 is a digital controller designed specifically for interleaved PFC boost topologies and intended for use in high power applications.

The controller is capable of driving up to 3 interleaved channels, generating the proper signals in each condition. Moreover, it implements a flexible phase shedding strategy that enables the correct number of PFC channels based on the actual load condition. With this function, the STNRGPF01 is always able to guarantee the highest power efficiency across a wide range of load current requirements.

The device works in CCM at fixed frequency with average current mode control, and implements mixed signal (analog/digital) control. The inner current loop is performed by hardware, ensuring cycle-by-cycle regulation. The outer voltage loop is performed by a digital PI controller with fast dynamic response.

It also features a full set of embedded protections against overvoltage, overcurrent, and thermal faults.

The STNRGPF01 is configured through a visual dedicated software tool (eDesignSuite) to match a wide range of specific applications. Using eDesignSuite, the user can customize the PFC conversion configuration and all the relevant electrical components. As a result, the tool will automatically generate a full schematic which includes a complete list of material and the final binary object code (FW) to be downloaded to the STNRGPF01.

On page 2 there is a ZVD (zerocrossing voltage detection) taken from one of the AC inputs, all 3 interleaved PFC stages are run from the same DC bus, so as it can only detect zero crossing on one phase, looking on page 5, the current sensing resistor is placed on the grounded output, as with many other PFC IC solutions, so they can not just be paralleled.

It looks great! They even give you gerbers and BOM for the 3kW eval boardI'll try to import BOM to Mouser to see total part cost, but I suppose it won't be cheap as STW40N60M2 MOSFETs alone are 8€ each

I had a quick look at that chip and the reference design the other day. Didn't price it up but did notice that it uses SiC diodes - when I eventually build a PFC I intend to do the same so I can basically ignore diode switching losses.

I'm personally more interested in the ADP1047/8, similarly they are digital, but with an I2C interface that allows for current/voltage/power measurement during operation and (I believe) changing control parameters (e.g. output voltage) on the fly.

300W and 600W are simply the available demo boards, rather than max output. The chip itself is just a controller so is capable of significantly higher power - in fact both the ST and ADI parts need external MOSFET drivers, and the ST part even needs some external logic (flip-flops) to generate PWM for channels 2 and 3.I looked at the 3kW board (and the ST part) because the power level is about right to use as a start for a DIY design. Even if you don't use the same chip, the design is a good place to start - there won't be significant differences in topology between PFC controllers unless you go to bridgeless or similarly exotic configurations.

300W and 600W are simply the available demo boards, rather than max output. The chip itself is just a controller so is capable of significantly higher power - in fact both the ST and ADI parts need external MOSFET drivers, and the ST part even needs some external logic (flip-flops) to generate PWM for channels 2 and 3.I looked at the 3kW board (and the ST part) because the power level is about right to use as a start for a DIY design. Even if you don't use the same chip, the design is a good place to start - there won't be significant differences in topology between PFC controllers unless you go to bridgeless or similarly exotic configurations.

I have tried, and failed, to scale up a PFC IC to 2kW that was not made for it, mostly it messes up the feedback loops and prevents it from even running or or melts down fairly fast. I do want to give my 2kW unit another try soon, with a change to the voltage and current feedbacks. I will make a separate thread for that

I have 2x 800W and 2x 875W output Dell workstation power supplies which I'm thinking of tearing down and using for PFC experiments. Each PSU has a 2 board construction, with separate PFC and DC-DC PCBs, and thus are relatively easy to re-purpose. I'm hoping that I can remove the existing PFC chips and rewire for operation as a 1600W+ interleaved PFC converter with a new ADP1048 controller.

As for feedback loops, one of the reasons I'm looking at the ADP104x parts is that it can all be setup in software then flashed into the chip, in a nice GUI with graphs etc no less! Hopefully if I'm cautious and use a bulb in series or something to limit fault current I'll get away without blowing up too much silicon

I have 2x 800W and 2x 875W output Dell workstation power supplies which I'm thinking of tearing down and using for PFC experiments. Each PSU has a 2 board construction, with separate PFC and DC-DC PCBs, and thus are relatively easy to re-purpose. I'm hoping that I can remove the existing PFC chips and rewire for operation as a 1600W+ interleaved PFC converter with a new ADP1048 controller.

As for feedback loops, one of the reasons I'm looking at the ADP104x parts is that it can all be setup in software then flashed into the chip, in a nice GUI with graphs etc no less! Hopefully if I'm cautious and use a bulb in series or something to limit fault current I'll get away without blowing up too much silicon


You wouldn’t mistake him for Russell Kirk, but he did study the great conservative ideas.

Wrestling fans were stunned to hear that former professional wrestler The Ultimate Warrior had passed away on April 8. This was only a few months after he had made peace with his old stomping grounds, World Wrestling Entertainment — and, more shockingly, a mere three days after he was inducted into WWE’s Hall of Fame.

Warrior, who was born James Brian Hellwig but legally changed his name in 1993, was a larger-than-life figure in the world of sports entertainment. Although his skills were limited, he was powerful, energetic, and incredibly intense. His monologues were memorable, even if they were rather difficult to understand. When he beat Hulk Hogan for the World Wrestling Federation title at Wrestlemania VI, he became a legendary figure and, in the eyes of many, a true wrestling icon.

Yet for all that we know about Warrior, there was another side to him that was rarely discussed. He became a political conservative in the late 1990s, and was briefly a public speaker (along with Daniel Pinheiro) on political and economic issues.

According to a wide-ranging 2004 interview with conservative author Daniel Flynn, his political conversion began during the height of his wrestling career.

On the road, Warrior “began a lot of self-study, including beginning a self-learning journey reading the Great Books of the Western world and the study of American history and came to see and call the Founding people and times the absolute heroic models.” He viewed this period of time as something “special for me, having done what I did as heroic role model for young minds, and never before in my life able to point to any one identity as a role model.”

The real turning point for Warrior seems to have occurred “during the second term of the Clinton presidency. . . . I thought, here is the literal and figurative role model for the United States of America behaving like a perverted little kid. I just found it all really unmanly and undignified.” As well, he would meet “the woman who would become my wife. She was conservative and through her I knew I had been throughout my life, without knowing it directly, living by a conservative philosophy of life.”

Warrior’s second career was soon in full force. He appeared at CPAC in 2004 and gave a rousing speech about his personal views on conservatism to an eager audience. He toured university campuses, discussing everything from politics to human sexuality.

I have no reason to believe that Warrior didn’t study politics, economics, and philosophy. His recommendations to Flynn of books for young conservatives to read, including Russell Kirk’s The Conservative Mind, Barry Goldwater’s Conscience of a Conservative, and Dinesh D’Souza’s Letters to a Young Conservative, seem legitimate. His views on political and economic issues appeared to be genuine.

Alas, the rawness in his wrestling persona often reared its ugly head in his public speaking.

In one notable instance, he surely made jaws drop at the University of Connecticut when he told students, “Queering doesn’t make the world work.” While it’s clear Warrior was trying to point out that an increase of gay marriages in our society would lead to a decrease in procreation, the way he said it was detestable. It made him look angry and intolerant. More to the point, it didn’t reflect well on his knowledge of conservatism — because that’s not what mainstream conservatives like Kirk, Goldwater, and D’Souza stand for, or have ever stood for.

Warrior wasn’t a conservative intellectual, of course. His views were quite primitive, and he wasn’t the best representative of the political movement. But in fairness, he deserves credit for making an effort to read great books, learn serious ideas, and explore new horizons. These characteristics aren’t something we usually associate with pro wrestling, and maybe it’s time we reevaluate this position.

Rest in peace, Ultimate Conservative Warrior.

— Michael Taube, a Washington Times columnist and a former speechwriter for Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada, has followed pro wrestling for many years.


posted 05-23-200708:06 PM
After over half a year together me and my girl split.We didn't split on bad terms though, the love is still there, on both ends.its just we were getting too much of each other, the annoyances built up.We talked about us trying again once school is over, as that was one of the major stressing factors.

School will be over for the year soon,she's going away on holiday with her friend for a week at the end of this week.I plan to leave her a letter for when she gets back, will a weeks time be too late?I want to let her cool off, and think over us then get back to find my letter.

posted 05-23-200709:25 PM
I was in a similiar situation with my boyfriend a few weeks ago - I think that if it was mutual that you both wanted to split, then maybe it's good to keep it like that. HOWEVER - this is the mistake I made with my boyfriend. We, like you and your girlfriend, were just seeing too much of each other, and got annoyed easily. I jumped to breaking up, when I think we needed was a little break.

So, really, I think if you two really did just need a break from each other, maybe it won't be the end of the relationship. However, if it turns out that she just feels it won't work out anymore, that's how it goes. What I did was get all my questions about the relationship out there, had them answered (so I'd stop chewing my nails over them) and am STILL trying to "let it go."

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Dizziness: a diagnostic approach.
Dizziness accounts for an estimated 5 percent of primary care clinic visits. The patient history can generally classify dizziness into one of four categories: vertigo, disequilibrium, presyncope, or lightheadedness. The main causes of vertigo are benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Meniere disease, vestibular neuritis, and labyrinthitis. Many medications can cause presyncope, and regimens should be assessed in patients with this type of dizziness. Parkinson disease and diabetic neuropathy should be considered with the diagnosis of disequilibrium. Psychiatric disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and hyperventilation syndrome, can cause vague lightheadedness. The differential diagnosis of dizziness can be narrowed with easy-to-perform physical examination tests, including evaluation for nystagmus, the Dix-Hallpike maneuver, and orthostatic blood pressure testing. Laboratory testing and radiography play little role in diagnosis. A final diagnosis is not obtained in about 20 percent of cases. Treatment of vertigo includes the Epley maneuver (canalith repositioning) and vestibular rehabilitation for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, intratympanic dexamethasone or gentamicin for Meniere disease, and steroids for vestibular neuritis. Orthostatic hypotension that causes presyncope can be treated with alpha agonists, mineralocorticoids, or lifestyle changes. Disequilibrium and lightheadedness can be alleviated by treating the underlying cause.


Conventionally, there is disclosed a technique in which whether the temperature of a memory system exceeds a preset threshold is monitored, and when the temperature exceeds the threshold, memory access is performed while suppressing the temperature increase.
However, in the case of performing memory access while suppressing the temperature increase when the temperature of the memory system exceeds the preset threshold, like conventional art, even in a case in which the temperature suddenly increases, memory access is continuously performed. Hence, according to conventional art, system operation may fail due to a sudden temperature increase and accordingly data may be corrupted.


42 S.W.3d 624 (2001)
COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant,
v.
DLX, INC., Appellee.
No. 1999-SC-0756-DG.
Supreme Court of Kentucky.
April 26, 2001.
Todd E. Leatherman, James J. Grawe, Office of the Attorney General, S. Bradford Smock, David J. Obradovich, Natural Resources & Environmental Protection Cabinet, Office of Legal Services, Frankfort, Counsel for Appellant.
D. Duane Cook, Stamping Ground, Counsel for Appellee.
JOHNSTONE, Justice.
DLX, Inc., filed suit in the Franklin Circuit Court claiming that the Natural *625 Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet ("Cabinet") had taken its property without compensation in violation of Section 242 of the Kentucky Constitution. The trial court granted the Cabinet's motion for judgment on the pleadings on grounds that the case was not ripe for judicial determination and that DLX failed to exhaust its administrative remedies. The Court of Appeals reversed on these issues. We granted the Cabinet's petition for discretionary review. We conclude that DLX failed to exhaust its administrative remedies and, therefore, reverse the Court of Appeals.
DLX owns the right to mine 2,845.4 underground acres of land, approximately 27.23 surface acres, in Letcher County, Kentucky. DLX has a permit with the Cabinet to mine and extract coal from this acreage. In 1994, DLX sought to amend the permit to mine an additional 168.52 acres of land adjacent to the land covered by the existing permit. This additional land lies under or immediately adjacent to the Lilley Cornett Woods, a national landmark. The Cabinet's Department for Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ("DSM") denied the application. DLX appealed the denial to the full Cabinet and a seven day hearing was held on the matter.
The DSM denied the amendment out of its concern for the protection of the hydrologic system underneath the Lilley Cornett Woods. To protect the hydrologic system, the Cabinet's engineers suggested a vertical barrier within which it would not be permissible to mine. The engineers reasoned that a vertical barrier would protect the "stress relief-fracture system," which is the primary source of groundwater movement in eastern Kentucky. In turn, this would ensure that groundwater would adequately flow through the Woods and no damaging erosion would result from the mining operation.
DLX submitted five proposals for the amendment to address the DSM's erosion concerns. The first three proposals were rejected by the Cabinet. The third proposal was rejected because the vertical limit of 110 feet proposed by DLX did not provide adequate protection for the Woods. DLX's fourth proposal contained a 250 feet barrier restriction. The Cabinet was prepared to agree to this barrier because it provided sufficient protection for the Woods. However, prior to the Cabinet's formal acceptance of the proposal, DLX withdrew it and submitted a fifth proposal. This proposal indicated that the Cabinet must accept the third proposal's 110 feet vertical limit or reject the amendment altogether. Citing protection of the Lilley Cornett Woods, the hearing officer recommended rejecting the amendment. The Secretary affirmed and adopted the recommendation. The matter became final on November 3, 1995.
DLX did not appeal the Secretary's final order. Instead, DLX filed suit against the Cabinet in the Franklin Circuit Court for taking its property without just compensation in violation of Section 242 of the Kentucky Constitution. The trial court found that DLX's claim was not ripe for judicial determination and that DLX had failed to exhaust its available remedies. On these grounds, the trial court granted the Cabinet's motion for a judgment on the pleadings. Reversing, the Court of Appeals concluded that DLX's claim was ripe for judicial determination and that it did not have to exhaust its administrative remedies before seeking judicial relief.
As a general rule, exhaustion of administrative remedies is a jurisdictional prerequisite to seeking judicial relief. Goodwin v. City of Louisville, 309 Ky. 11, 215 S.W.2d 557, 559 (1948). While there are exceptions to the general rule, none of them apply to the case at bar.
*626 In its complaint, DLX alleged in part that: (1) the "Cabinet had no legal authority to treat mining under the Lilley Cornett Woods any differently than mining under forested watersheds;" (2) the Secretary's denial of the amendment was "arbitrary and capricious;" and (3) DLX produced substantial evidence that the proposed mining operation would not harm the surface of the property and that the Cabinet failed to produce evidence to the contrary. The trial court noted that these allegations were "more appropriately pled in an administrative appeal." Indeed, DLX had the right to appeal the Secretary's order. KRS 305.0305. The trial court specifically found that "it certainly is not clear that such an appeal would amount to an `exercise in futility' ...." This finding is important because one of the exceptions to the exhaustion of remedies requirement is that a party is not required to exhaust its administrative remedies when to do so would be an exercise in futility. See Harrison's Sanitarium v. Commonwealth, Department of Health, Ky., 417 S.W.2d 137, 139 (1967).
The Court of Appeals concluded that DLX did not have to exhaust its administrative remedies because its taking claim involved a constitutional issue, which the Cabinet successfully precluded from being raised at the administrative level. It reasoned that it would be futile for DLX to appeal an issue, i.e., unlawful taking under the Kentucky Constitution, that it was unable to raise at the administrative level. This reasoning fails to distinguish between facial and as-applied constitutional challenges.
Exhaustion of administrative remedies is not necessary when attacking the constitutionality of a statute or a regulation as void on its face. Goodwin, 215 S.W.2d at 559. This is because an administrative agency cannot decide constitutional issues. Id. Thus, to raise the facial constitutional validity of a statute or regulation at the administrative level would be an exercise in futility. This exception does not apply in the case at bar, however, because DLX has not challenged the facial validity of the surface mining statutes and regulations. Rather, as its complaint shows, DLX's argument is that the Cabinet's application of the statutes and regulations resulted in an unconstitutional taking of its property.
When an administrative agency applies a statute unconstitutionally, it acts beyond the bounds of the constitution, rather than passing on a constitutional question. In other words, until a statute has been applied, there can be no unconstitutional application. This is the basis for the rule that one must first show injury as the result of a statutory application, before that application may be attacked as unconstitutional. See, e.g., Stein v. Kentucky State Tax Commission, 266 Ky. 469, 99 S.W.2d 443, 445 (1936). Thus, exhaustion of administrative remedies is not futile to an as-applied challenge to a statute. Quite the contrary, it is the administrative action which determines the extent, if any, of the constitutional injury.
The United States Supreme Court addressed this same issue in Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank, 473 U.S. 172, 105 S.Ct. 3108, 87 L.Ed.2d 126 (1985). The Hamilton Bank Court explained the exhaustion of administrative remedies requirement in taking cases thusly:
Our reluctance to examine taking claims until such a final decision has been made is compelled by the very nature of the inquiry required by the Just Compensation Clause. Although "the question of what constitutes a `taking' for purposes of the Fifth Amendment has proved to be a problem of considerable difficulty," *627... the Court consistently has indicated that among the factors of particular significance in the inquiry are the economic impact of the challenged action and the extent to which it interferes with reasonable investment-backed expectations.... Those factors simply cannot be evaluated until the administrative agency has arrived at a final, definitive position regarding how it will apply the regulations at issue to the particular land in question.
Id. at 190-91, 105 S.Ct. at 3118-19, 87 L.Ed.2d at 141 (internal citations omitted).
The Court of Appeals erred in holding that making an unconstitutional-as-applied challenge in an administrative proceeding creates an exemption to the exhaustion-of-remedies requirement. Therefore, we reverse the Court of Appeals and hold that DLX's failure to exhaust its administrative remedies by failing to appeal the Secretary's order, deprived the Franklin Circuit Court of subject-matter jurisdiction to hear DLX's takings claim.
COOPER, GRAVES, KELLER, and STUMBO, JJ., concur.
WINTERSHEIMER, J., dissents by separate opinion, with LAMBERT, C.J., joining that dissent.
WINTERSHEIMER, Justice, Dissenting.
I must respectfully dissent from the majority opinion because the claim of DLX was ripe for review as an exception to the exhaustion of administrative remedies doctrine. Here, DLX had no way of initiating or precipitating a challenge except by proceeding in circuit court. When DLX attempted to raise its constitutional taking claims in the administrative proceedings, the motion of the Cabinet to strike the issue from the petition for review was granted. Consequently, DLX was prevented from raising the issue before the Cabinet. DLX did avail itself of the required administrative procedures by seeking the amended permit before the Cabinet and it is now seeking just compensation in court for the taking. Cf. Harrison's Sanitarium, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Dept. of Health, Ky., 417 S.W.2d 137 (1967); Greater Cincinnati Marine Service, Inc. v. City of Ludlow, Ky., 602 S.W.2d 427 (1980).
Although the Cabinet may have acted within its authority in denying the permit amendment, that does not prevent a finding that the action of the Cabinet did constitute a taking. See Commonwealth of Kentucky ex rel Dept. for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection v. Stephens, Ky., 539 S.W.2d 303 (1976). The taking claim involved a constitutional issue and DLX was not permitted to raise the taking question in the administrative proceedings. Accordingly, it could not have raised the issue on appeal of that decision. The appeal of the decision of the Cabinet would have been an exercise in futility regarding the taking claim. See Harrison's Sanitarium, supra. Consequently, it was properly raised for the first time in the separate claim before the circuit court. The claim for inverse condemnation is ripe for determination.
I would affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.
LAMBERT, C.J., joins this dissent.


HS2 is not a done deal yet, say local Lib Dems

November 6, 2015 9:42 AM

Richard Dickson with Baroness Jenny Randerson

John Whitehouse with Baroness Jenny Randerson

Richard Dickson, Lib Dem parliamentary spokesperson for Kenilworth & Southam, and John Whitehouse, Lib Dem county councillor for Kenilworth Abbey visited the House of Lords yesterday to meet Baroness Jenny Randerson, the spokesperson for Transport in Tim Farron's leadership team in Westminster.

The meeting provided the opportunity to brief Baroness Randerson in detail about the massive impact that HS2 has had over the last 5½ years on the lives of many residents living in the constituency, and in particular those in Burton Green, the community most affected outside London by HS2.

Richard and John explained why local Liberal Democrats have opposed HS2 from the beginning, and continue to do so. They also promoted a new national campaign called Rethink HS2, which is advocating an alternative high speed rail strategy and routing called High Speed UK - which can deliver much better rail connectivity to more cities up and down the UK, at lower cost and more quickly than HS2.

Once the HS2 hybrid bill completes its committee stage in the House of Commons, presumably sometime in 2016, attention will switch to the House of Lords, where peers can be expected to subject the bill to more critical examination than it has received from MPs in the Commons to date.

Richard Dickson said: "HS2 is not a done deal yet. There are still many stages of the parliamentary process to go, and the likelihood of further delays. The impact of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, with further massive cuts in public expenditure expected, may yet swing parliamentary opinion against continuing to spend such huge sums of money on a project with such a poor business and economic case."


Q:

public static readonly field vs getter for a lookup list

I'm choosing between two implementations for a lookup (readonly) list of strings.
With getter:
public static List<string> MyList { get { return myList; } }
private static readonly List<string> myList = new List<string>
{
    "Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3"
};

Or simply:
public static readonly List<string> MyList = new List<string>
{
    "Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3"
};

I would go for the second one for simplicity, but just reading from the code it looks like the second implementation will create a new List every time, whereas in the first implementation there's no such recurring overhead.
Is that the right way to think about it? Or are there better implementations for what I am trying to achieve?
Thanks!

A:

Personally I'd recommend using properties just because they're more flexible. For example you could implement lazy loading of your collection behind your property, which you can't do with a field.
However, there's a much bigger problem with your code. Read only fields and read only properties only ensure that the reference MyList cannot be reassigned to another list. But it's important to realize that neither of these options actually makes the list itself read only.
In both cases there's nothing stopping some other code from calling:
MyClass.MyList.Clear();
MyClass.MyList.Add("Foo");

I'd strongly recommend something like this:
public static IList<string> MyList { get { return myList; } }
private static readonly ReadOnlyCollection<string> myList =
    new ReadOnlyCollection<string>(new[]
    {
        "Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3"
    });


Worth a short term deal. I called this the day after deadline day. Will take time to get up to speed, but a good option and knows where the goal is. Plus he can play in the cup games and give our first 11 a rest. Also, he is good at free kicks, we may score the odd one

Worth a short term deal. I called this the day after deadline day. Will take time to get up to speed, but a good option and knows where the goal is. Plus he can play in the cup games and give our first 11 a rest. Also, he is good at free kicks, we may score the odd one

7 in over 60 games most recently may suggest he's forgotten where the goal os


import torch

import openpifpaf

def test_forward():
    openpifpaf.network.heads.CompositeFieldFused.quad = 0
    model, _ = openpifpaf.network.factory(
        base_name='resnet18',
        head_names=['cif', 'caf', 'caf25'],
        pretrained=False,
    )

    dummy_image_batch = torch.zeros((1, 3, 241, 321))
    cif, caf = model(dummy_image_batch)
    assert cif.shape == (1, 17, 5, 16, 21)
    assert caf.shape == (1, 19, 9, 16, 21)

def test_forward_dense():
    openpifpaf.network.heads.CompositeFieldFused.quad = 0
    model, _ = openpifpaf.network.factory(
        base_name='resnet18',
        head_names=['cif', 'caf', 'caf25'],
        dense_connections=True,
        pretrained=False,
    )

    dummy_image_batch = torch.zeros((1, 3, 241, 321))
    cif, caf = model(dummy_image_batch)
    assert cif.shape == (1, 17, 5, 16, 21)
    assert caf.shape == (1, 19 + 25, 9, 16, 21)

def test_forward_headquad():
    openpifpaf.network.heads.CompositeFieldFused.quad = 1
    model, _ = openpifpaf.network.factory(
        base_name='resnet18',
        head_names=['cif', 'caf', 'caf25'],
        pretrained=False,
    )

    dummy_image_batch = torch.zeros((1, 3, 241, 321))
    cif, caf = model(dummy_image_batch)
    assert cif.shape == (1, 17, 5, 31, 41)
    assert caf.shape == (1, 19, 9, 31, 41)


1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to laminar electrical heaters.
2. Introduction to the Invention
Laminar electrical heaters, including those which comprise a laminar resistive heating element composed of a conductive polymer, are known. Some of these heaters comprise a pair of laminar electrodes, e.g. of metal foil or pierced metal sheet, with the heating element sandwiched between them. The heating element preferably exhibits PTC behavior, thus rendering the heater self-regulating. It is also known to make such heaters which are heat-recoverable or which are deformable so that they can be atached to heat-recoverable articles and will not prevent heat-recovery thereof. Reference may be made for example to U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,085,286, 4,177,376, 4,177,446, 4,223,209, and 4,318,220, and copending and commonly assigned patent application Ser. Nos. 818,711 and 254,352, published as European Application No. 63,440. For further details concerning conductive polymers and electrical devices concerning them, reference may be made to U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,952,761, 2,978,665, 3,243,753, 3,351,882, 3,571,777, 3,757,086, 3,793,716, 3,823,217, 3,858,144, 3,861,029, 4,017,715, 4,072,848, 4,117,312, 4,177,446, 4,188,276, 4,237,441, 4,242,573, 4,246,468, 4,250,400, 4,255,698, 4,271,350, 4,272,471, 4,304,987, 4,309,596, 4,309,597, 4,314,230, 4,315,237, 4,317,027, 4,318,881 and 4,330,704, 4,388,607 and 4,426,633; J. Applied Polymer Science 19, 813-815 (1975), Klason and Kubat; Polymer Engineering and Science 18, 649-653 (1978), Narkis et al; and commonly assigned U.S. Ser. Nos. 601,424 (Moyer), now abandoned, published as German OLS No. 2,634,999; 732,792 (Van Konynenburg et al), now abandoned, published as German OLS No. 2,746,602; 798,154 (Horsma et al), now abandoned, published as German OLS No. 2,821,799; 134,354 (Lutz); 141,984 (Gotcher et al.), published as European Application No. 38718; 141,987 (Middleman et al.), now Pat. No. 4,413,301, published as European Application No. 38715, 141,988 (Fouts et al.), also published as European Application No. 38718, 141,989 (Evans ), published as European Application No. 38713, 141,991 (Fouts et al.), published as European Application No. 38714, 142,053 (Middleman et al.), now Pat. No. 4,352,083 published as European Application No. 38716, 150,909 (Sopory) and 150,910 (Sopory), U.S. Pat. No. 4,334,351 published as UK Application No. 2076106 A, 184,647 (Lutz), 250,491 (Jacobs et al.) 273,525 (Walty), now Pat. No. 4,398,084 274,010 (Walty et al.), 272,854 (Stewart et al.), 300,709 (van Konynenburg et al.), 369,309 (Midgley et al.), 380,400 (Kamath) and 418,354 (Gurevich) now U.S. Pat. No. 4,435,639. The disclosure of each of the patents, publications and applications referred to above is incorporated herein by reference.
For a number of uses of laminar heaters, it is desirable to make use of a heater having an irregular shape. For example, when such a heater is used as part of a heat-recoverable article, e.g. to cover a telephone splice case, recovery of only certain parts of the article may be desired or necessary. Alternatively, if recovery of parts of the article is all that is needed, then even if recovery of the whole article is not harmful, limitations on the available power supply (e.g. a battery) may make it necessary or desirable to restrict heating to those parts of the article which need to recover (and/or provide other thermal response such as melting of a hot melt adhesive).


The invention relates to a method and to a system for proactively recognizing an action of a road user in road traffic. The invention further relates to an accordingly equipped motor vehicle.
Driver assistance systems, which warn the driver of collisions and/or in part automatically control the motor vehicle, are used with ever greater frequency in motor vehicles to avoid such collisions between motor vehicles and other road users, such as pedestrians or bicyclists who do not have corresponding safety systems to avoid collisions, or even animals. In general, appropriate sensors are provided, which are used to detect the road user by way of measurement. The driver assistance system then becomes active based on the resulting measured data.
Various sensors have already been proposed for detecting road users by way of measurement, for example optical cameras, including video cameras, radar sensors, laser beam sensors or infrared (IR) cameras.
It is particularly important to recognize the action of road users at pedestrian crosswalks, such as zebra crossings. Such areas are frequently subject to situations where an approaching motor vehicle driver is not aware that a pedestrian is planning to cross the road because the pedestrian, for example, is standing with his back to the zebra crossing, but then suddenly turns around and, without further mindfulness, crosses the road because he feels safe on the zebra crossing. Collisions may then occur between the motor vehicle and the pedestrian, even when driving carefully.
A driver assistance system for avoiding collisions of a vehicle with pedestrians is known from WO 2009/141092 A1, in which the speed of an object moving toward a pedestrian crossing is detected by way of a camera sensor and/or a beam sensor, such as a millimeter wave radar, and the probability with which the object will cross the pedestrian crossing is determined. A warning is issued to the driver when a predefined probability threshold is exceeded.
A system for avoiding collisions between a vehicle and pedestrians is also known from EP 1 095 832 A1, in which pedestrian data is detected by way of measurement, as is additional data, such as regarding the roadway surface. A warning is optionally issued to the driver and/or control interventions in the vehicle control are carried out, such as automatic braking, based on processing of the data.
The content of the above-mentioned publications is hereby incorporated as non-essential matter herein.
It is the object of the invention to make a contribution toward the ability of avoiding collisions between a motor vehicle and other road users.
This and other objects are achieved according to the invention by providing a method and system for proactive recognition of an action of a road user in road traffic. For this purpose, an image of the road user, which is structured in a pixel-wise manner, is captured by way of at least one camera, and corresponding image data is generated; image data of multiple pixels is grouped in each case by cells, wherein the image comprises multiple cells; a respective centroid is determined based on the image data within a cell; for each of the pixels, the distance from the centroids of a plurality of cells is ascertained, wherein a feature vector that is associated with the pixel is formed based on coordinates of the respective pixel and the centroids; and the feature vector is compared to at least one reference vector cluster, and a pose is associated with the road user based on the comparison, the pose being representative of the road user planning to carry out the action.
The feature vector in particular has as many dimensions as cells of the image are provided.
A road user can, in particular, be a pedestrian, an animal, a bicyclist, a wheelchair user or another motor vehicle driver, including a motorcyclist. An action of the road user can, in particular, be a crossing of the roadway. By way of the pose recognized according to the invention, it can advantageously be achieved that the corresponding intention of the road user is already recognized before the action begins, for example a crossing intention. The invention is based on the finding that the intention of a road user can be recognized based on poses even before the actual action is carried out, which is to say that it is possible, based on the correct association of a pose of the road user, to proactively recognize that the user will carry out a certain action. Based on this pose recognition, it is then likewise possible to proactively take measures even before the action occurs, for example an acoustic and/or visual warning can be issued to the driver and/or to the road user detected by way of measurement, and/or a controlling intervention in a vehicle system can take place, for example in the brakes or in the steering.
Within the scope of the pose recognition, it is also possible to recognize or associate a sequence of poses, movements and/or partial movements of the road user. For example, the poses or partial movements of the individual extremities of the pedestrian can be determined by the camera of the vehicle and associated already in the region of the curb, even before the actual crossing of a pedestrian crossing by a pedestrian. In particular, the orientation of the pedestrian with respect to the camera and/or the direction of movement of the pedestrian can be detected. It is also possible to detect a group of road users and carry out the corresponding associations for the road users with respect to their potential intention to carry out a corresponding action. For example, it is possible to detect parameters such as poses and directions and speeds of partial movements of the individual extremities of potential pedestrians who intend to cross the road within a future time period. If the system ascertains that a pedestrian plans to cross the road, a warning can be issued to the driver of the motor vehicle, for example, the braking action during braking can be boosted and/or a direct intervention in the braking system can be carried out. Time data, such as a respective start, a duration and/or an end of a time period, at which it is to be expected that the road user detected by way of measurement will carry out the action, can be associated with a pose or multiple consecutive poses. Based on the corresponding time data, further processes, in particular control processes, can be initiated and/or controlled in the motor vehicle for collision avoidance.
A system according to the invention can in particular be a driver assistance system or be integrated therein. It can in particular be provided in a motor vehicle.
It is also advantageously possible to achieve by way of the invention that a correct association of a pose of the road user is already possible using a camera having a relatively low resolution of just a few 10,000 or 100,000 pixels, for example.
On the other hand, it is possible to achieve in this way that the image processing step can be carried out at high speed, and in particular in real time. In this way, effective collision protection can advantageously be achieved for the road users. The image signals can additionally have a high noise component without significantly impairing the detection quality. In this way, the action or the corresponding intention of the road user can be reliably proactively recognized even under unfavorable lighting and/or weather conditions.
In one preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention, the image data captured by the camera is filtered for the determination of the respective cell centroid to the effect that data of a contiguous image area, referred to as foreground image data, is created, wherein the road user is depicted in the image area and at least some of the other image components captured by the camera are filtered out. The cells comprise the contiguous image area of the road user, wherein in particular each of the cells or only a small portion of less than 10% of the cells, for example, comprises at least one pixel of the contiguous image area.
In a further preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention, a respective pixel-wise orientation of the road user relative to the camera is associated in the course of the comparison of the respective feature vectors of the respective pixels to the respective at least one reference vector cluster. Based on the pixel-wise associations, an orientation of the road user is associated. Overall, the ultimate association of the orientation of the road user can, in particular, take place based on a multitude of pixel-wise associations.
In a further preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention, the feature vectors are compared pixel-wise to the respective reference vector clusters and/or further reference vector clusters, which are classified according to possible poses of the road user, and in particular according to the associated orientation based on the associated orientation. The pose is then associated by way of the result of the comparison. The orientation and pose can also be associated in one step, for example by combining the two described steps for associating the orientation and the pose into one step. The two respective reference vector clusters can accordingly be summarized or combined for this purpose in a combined reference vector cluster.
The invention can advantageously be used to provide a two-stage or two-part process in the association of the pose of the road user in such a way that, on the one hand, or first, an association of the orientation of the road user relative to the camera is carried out, in particular from a predefined number of orientations and in particular in two directions as to whether the road user faces away from the camera or faces the same. On the other hand, or thereafter, the association of the pose of the road user is carried out, in particular based on the first association of the orientation, and in particular from a predefined number of poses.
Such a two-part or two-stage process in the association of the pose allows a high association accuracy of the pose to be achieved since the image data for the association of a pose can be evaluated significantly more easily when the orientation of the road user has already been determined.
According to a further preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention, the comparison of the feature vectors to the reference vector clusters is carried out by way of a random forest method. In such a classification method, decision trees that have been constructed in a certain kind of randomized process and comprise the reference vector clusters are used in particular in a learning process. The reference vector clusters can each be associated with an orientation of the road user relative to the camera and/or a pose of the road user.
So as to proactively recognize the action of the road user, advantageously further data can be captured and used, in particular surroundings data, such as data regarding a traffic light, a traffic sign or a zebra crossing; geographic data, such as position data determined by a global positioning system (GPS); map data from a navigation system and/or road images from a two- or three-dimensional map. It is also possible to use measured data regarding the road user, such as data from a LIDAR measuring device, an ultrasonic measuring device or an IR measuring device, and/or data of the motor vehicle, such as the speed thereof.
The invention can be employed for a plurality of traffic situations, for example for crossing a zebra crossing by pedestrians or for the detection of children playing between cars who suddenly cross the road.
A stereo camera system having two cameras can advantageously be used for the invention. In this way, three-dimensional images of the road user can be recorded and used, and the recognition reliability can be increased yet again. The pixels and the respective feature vectors thereof are then likewise configured according to these three spatial dimensions.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of one or more preferred embodiments when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.


Human bone sialoprotein. Deduced protein sequence and chromosomal localization.
A cDNA encoding the human bone sialoprotein was isolated from a lambda Zap expression library (made from cultured human bone cell poly(A)+ RNA) using radiolabeled rat bone sialoprotein cDNA (Oldberg, A., and Heinegard, D. (1988) J. Biol. Chem. 263, 19430-19432) as a probe. A 5' 1-kilobase EcoRI fragment of the purified 3-kilobase clone was sequenced and found to contain the entire protein-encoding region. The deduced protein sequence revealed a 317-amino acid protein (34,982 Da) containing a 16-amino acid hydrophobic signal sequence and a 33,352-Da protein destined to undergo extensive post-translational modifications before being secreted from the cell. A comparison of the human and rat protein sequences showed extensive (greater than 70%) amino acid identities including the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) tripeptide thought to confer the cell attachment activity observed previously for this protein. Also conserved were three regions rich in acidic amino acids and three regions rich in tyrosine. While all three tyrosine-rich regions appear to be composed of a nominal repeat structure, only the two carboxyl-terminal regions that flank the RGD sequence fit all three of the requirements for extensive tyrosine sulfation. Interestingly, human bone sialoprotein, whose final secreted product is approximately 50% carbohydrate, contains no cystines. Northern analysis showed that while bone cells are the major source of bone sialoprotein message production, other tissues may contain trace amounts of this message. Southern hybridization of DNA from human-rodent somatic cell hybrids that have segregated human chromosomes indicated that the gene is located on human chromosome 4. The human bone sialoprotein gene is a single copy gene unlikely to exceed 11.1 kilobases in length. No restriction fragment length polymorphisms were observed with 12 different restriction enzymes in 10 normal individuals.


Certification of steroid carbon isotope ratios in a freeze-dried human urine reference material.
An accurate method for the measurement of carbon isotope ratios of steroids in human urine has been developed at the National Measurement Institute, Australia (NMIA) for the certification of a freeze-dried human urine reference material (CRM NMIA MX005). The method measures δ(13)C values by gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS) analysis following hydrolysis, solvent extraction and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) purification. Reference δ(13)C values for testosterone metabolites etiocholanolone, androsterone, and endogenous reference compounds (ERCs) 11β-hydroxyandrosterone and pregnanediol were determined, as well as information δ(13)C values for testosterone, epitestosterone, 11-oxoetiocholanolone, and a range of differences (Δ(13)C) between testosterone metabolites and ERCs. The measurement uncertainty was rigorously evaluated with expanded uncertainties for the reference δ(13)C values between 1.1 and 1.6 ‰ at the 95% coverage level.


/*
 * Copyright @ 2015 Atlassian Pty Ltd
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package org.jitsi.impl.neomedia.protocol;

import javax.media.protocol.*;

/**
 * Implements a <tt>SourceStream</tt> which wraps a specific
 * <tt>SourceStream</tt>.
 *
 * @param <T> the very type of the <tt>SourceStream</tt> wrapped by
 * <tt>SourceStreamDelegate</tt>
 *
 * @author Lyubomir Marinov
 */
public class SourceStreamDelegate<T extends SourceStream>
    implements SourceStream
{

    /**
     * The <tt>SourceStreamDelegate</tt> wrapped by this instance.
     */
    protected final T stream;

    /**
     * Initializes a new <tt>SourceStreamDelegate</tt> instance which is to
     * wrap a specific <tt>SourceStream</tt>.
     *
     * @param stream the <tt>SourceStream</tt> the new instance is to
     * wrap
     */
    public SourceStreamDelegate(T stream)
    {
        this.stream = stream;
    }

    /**
     * Implements {@link SourceStream#endOfStream()}. Delegates to the wrapped
     * <tt>SourceStream</tt>.
     *
     * @return <tt>true</tt> if the wrapped <tt>SourceStream</tt> has reached
     * the end the content it makes available
     */
    public boolean endOfStream()
    {
        return stream.endOfStream();
    }

    /**
     * Implements {@link SourceStream#getContentDescriptor()}. Delegates to the
     * wrapped <tt>SourceStream</tt>.
     *
     * @return a <tt>ContentDescriptor</tt> which describes the content made
     * available by the wrapped <tt>SourceStream</tt>
     */
    public ContentDescriptor getContentDescriptor()
    {
        return stream.getContentDescriptor();
    }

    /**
     * Implements {@link SourceStream#getContentLength()}. Delegates to the
     * wrapped <tt>SourceStream</tt>.
     *
     * @return the length of the content made available by the wrapped
     * <tt>SourceStream</tt>
     */
    public long getContentLength()
    {
        return stream.getContentLength();
    }

    /**
     * Implements {@link Controls#getControl(String)}. Delegates to the wrapped
     * <tt>SourceStream</tt>.
     *
     * @param controlType a <tt>String</tt> value which specifies the type of
     * the control to be retrieved
     * @return an <tt>Object</tt> which represents the control of the wrapped
     * <tt>SourceStream</tt> of the specified type if such a control is
     * available; otherwise, <tt>null</tt>
     */
    public Object getControl(String controlType)
    {
        return stream.getControl(controlType);
    }

    /**
     * Implements {@link Controls#getControls()}. Delegates to the wrapped
     * <tt>SourceStream</tt>.
     *
     * @return an array of <tt>Object</tt>s which represent the controls
     * available for the wrapped <tt>SourceStream</tt>
     */
    public Object[] getControls()
    {
        return stream.getControls();
    }
}


XML Jobs in Daresbury

The table below looks at the statistics for XML skills in IT jobs advertised for the Daresbury region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited XML over the 3 months to 31 March 2015 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

XMLJobs Demand Trend in Daresbury

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing XML across the Daresbury region as a proportion of the total demand within the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category.

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Kuldip Singh Uijeer

Kuldip Singh Uijeer (born 16 May 1943) is a Malaysian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

References

Category:1943 births
Category:Living people
Category:Malaysian male field hockey players
Category:Olympic field hockey players of Malaysia
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During testing of microelectronic dice, the dice are moved by pick-and-place mechanisms and advanced to further processing. A plurality of dice is often tested in a die tray that includes several die pockets. After testing, the die tray is removed and stacked for further use with dice that are up-line from testing. Occasionally, a die is not removed from a die pocket of a die tray, and tested devices are stacked on top of untested devices, which can result in “escapees” of untested devices.


package js.node.webkit;

@:jsRequire("nw.gui", "Clipboard")
extern class Clipboard {

	public static inline function getInstance() : Clipboard {
		return untyped Clipboard.get();
	}

	public function get( ?type : String ) : Dynamic;
	public function set( data : Dynamic, ?type : String ) : Void;
	public function clear() : Void;

}


Q:

Simple algebra question - separating fractions

How does the following come about? I'm completely lost. Can anyone help me fill in the steps in between?
$$
\frac{s+2}{s(s+1)} = \frac{2}{s} - \frac{1}{s+1}
$$
I figured that
$$
\frac{s+2}{s(s+1)} = \frac{s}{s(s+1)} + \frac{2}{s(s+1)} = \frac{1}{s+1} + (\text{not sure})
$$

A:

HINT:
Using Partial Fraction Decomposition,
$$ \frac{s+2}{s(s+1)}=\frac As+\frac B{s+1}$$
$$ \implies s+2=A(s+1)+Bs$$
$$ \implies s+2=s(A+B)+A$$
$$ \text{Now, Compare the constants & the coefficients of $s$}$$


Furious Fergie fires warning to United's next generation

02 December 2010 08:52

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Sir Alex Ferguson's withering response to the Carling Cup mauling at West Ham will have sent shivers down the spines of his young players. I did not expect that, he said and for those involved in Tuesday's Upton Park humiliation the warning signs are clear. The last time United suffered an embarrassing exit in this competition - a 2-0 defeat at home to Coventry in the autumn of 2007 Ferguson's response was ominously similar. I did not expect that at all, he said after two Michael Mifsud goals stunned Old Trafford. I am not interested in giving reasons or mitigating circumstances. It was just a very bad performance. We have trumpeted these young lads a lot, so what has happened was a big shock for us all. Dramatic Those lads included Phil Bardsley, Danny Simpson, Fraizer Campbell and Chris Eagles all of whom were subsequently ushered out of the door. Ferguson's reaction to Tuesday's 4-0 defeat at West Ham might not be so dramatic but the fate of those involved in the Coventry clash will serve as a warning. As committed as the United manager is to developing youth, he is every bit as ruthless if he believes they are not up to the task of making it at Old Trafford. He said his latest crop of youngsters will remember Tuesday night. So will he. As much as he took the blame for his Upton Park selection, it was a line-up that he fully expected to secure victory and a place in the semi-final. Chris Smalling, Jonny Evans, Fabio, Anderson, Javier Hernandez, Gabriel Obertan and Bebe may be young but have all been trusted in the Champions League. So Ferguson's claim that his side was too inexperienced to cope with West Ham's onslaught and the typical intensity of Upton Park was fundamentally flawed. Ferguson's success over 24 years at United has not only been achieved because of his ability to nurture talent, but also his ruthlessness in knowing when to cut it loose. Context And even if Tuesday's defeat must be taken in context United remain at the top of the Premier League and through to knockout stage of the Champions League he has made it clear that he is in the process of building his next generation. It has been the performances of Evans, Danny Welbeck, Darron Gibson, Federico Macheda and the Da Silvas in this competition over the last two years that have given him the belief that he has crop of talent that can become fixtures at Old Trafford. But as heartened as he has been by back-to-back Carling Cup successes over the past two years, this year's exit will have been a rude awakening. Ryan Giggs says the challenge now is to put the result behind them starting with Saturday's trip to Blackpool. Disappointment can help you, he said. It doesn't feel good at the moment, but hopefully the young players can learn from it. Next time they're playing they'll be determined to improve their performance and get a better result. We're Manchester United and have to rise above disappointment. You have to carry on, keep playing football and not let your head drop." Do you think any of United's youngsters are in danger of being cut loose? Have your say.


Q:

Insert zero value rows for missing column value Postgres

I have this table (elev_table) :
 country      | cat |    elev
--------------+-----+----------
 USA          |   0 |    41.46
 USA          |   1 |   878.90
 USA          |   2 |    78.01
 CAN          |   0 |    46.00
 CAN          |   1 |    78.92
 CAN          |   2 |    78.01
 CAN          |   4 |   667.77
 CAN          |   5 |    10.80

How can I create a query to return the same table, filled with missing cat values? The cat column has to values from (-1 to 5) but not every country value contains every cat value.
Essentially, for every country in my table I need rows with elevation values for every cat value of -1 to 5.....
For example I want the resulting table to look like:
 country      | cat |    elev
--------------+-----+----------
 USA          |  -1 |        0
 USA          |   0 |    41.46
 USA          |   1 |   878.90
 USA          |   2 |    78.01
 USA          |   3 |        0
 USA          |   4 |        0
 USA          |   5 |        0
 CAN          |  -1 |        0
 CAN          |   0 |    46.00
 CAN          |   1 |    78.92
 CAN          |   2 |    78.01
 CAN          |   3 |        0
 CAN          |   4 |   667.77
 CAN          |   5 |    10.80

I believe 0 would be a good representation, but maybe NULL would be better?
I have tried the following query, but this doesn't create missing row values for each country... I know I am missing something but can't seem to figure out what!!!
with cat_series as(
  select generate_series(-1,5) as fullcat
)

select fullcat, coalesce(sum(t.elev),0), t.country
from cat_series
  left join elev_table t on cat_series.fullcat=t.cat
group by fullcat, t.country
order by fullcat, t.country;

Still quite new to postgres, sql. Any help or pointers would be appreciated!

A:

You can use a cross join followed by a left join:
select c.country, g.cat, coalesce(sum(t.elev), 0)
from (select distinct country from elev_table) c cross join
     generate_series(-1, 5) as g(cat) left join
     elev_table et
     on et.country = c.country and et.cat = g.cat
group by c.country, g.cat;

I left the group by in the query, although based on the sample data, this is sufficient:
select c.country, g.cat, coalesce(t.elev, 0)
from (select distinct country from elev_table) c cross join
     generate_series(-1, 5) as g(cat) left join
     elev_table et
     on et.country = c.country and et.cat = g.cat;

You can remove the coalesce() if you prefer NULL to 0.


1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method of producing a solid electrolytic capacitor consisting of a stack of capacitor elements each of which has an anode part and a cathode part.
2. Related Background Art
A conventional production method of a multilayer solid electrolytic capacitor is, for example, one described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-5477. The method described in this Application is the one in which a multilayer solid electrolytic capacitor is formed by connecting aluminum wires to anode parts of a plurality of single-plate solid electrolytic capacitors by welding and thereafter stacking the plurality of single-plate solid electrolytic capacitors in a zigzag folded shape.


755 F.2d 174
*U.S.v.Noonan
84-5483
United States Court of Appeals,Eleventh Circuit.
2/11/85

1
S.D.Fla.

AFFIRMED

2
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* Fed.R.App.P. 34(a);  11th Cir.R. 23.


A conventional process and a motor vehicle with a means for executing the process are known from DE 40 05 803 A1. In this design, motor vehicle performance data filed in a memory of an evaluation unit, especially with respect to exhaust data, are compared to the values which actually occur in different operating states. Deviations in the direction of unallowable values are indicated by increasing a counting pulse rate. There is an officially approved evaluation unit. The latter has a memory which can be loaded by means of a mobile counting medium which is charged with monetary units, for example a magnetic or chip card. The stored amount of monetary units is reduced by the counting pulses which occur. Payment of an advance tax by charging the magnetic or chip card and transfer of the charged amount into the memory of the debiting unit are the prerequisite for the motor vehicle operator's license. The status of the memory or the account is publicly displayed on a display. Therefore the operator's license to be derived from the account status can be read at anytime from the outside and can be evaluated accordingly by the authorities. The motor vehicle can be used at any time by the card holder when the memory is charged, but also by any third party. Therefore, in the case of theft, it can also be used without permission by a thief, a fence, rowdies or the like. These individuals generally do not pay much attention to overly high exhaust content or overly high pollutant values, thus negating the object of evaluation.
It is known from international application WO 90/15401 published on Dec 13, 1990 that, to eliminate or reduce unpleasant traffic situations, such as traffic jams on roads or lots, for example parking lots, for example by reducing the amount of time necessary to traverse a given distance, by adhering to a stipulated average speed or by recording the number of times the motor vehicle stops, a certain amount is demanded of drivers when they are driving into these zones.
To encourage drivers to avoid these zones or to leave these zones as quickly as possible, it is proposed that amounts corresponding to conditions be debited from a chip card charged with a certain amount of money in these zones. Although it would be a good idea, for example, in congested areas, to incorporate exhaust emissions in a suitable manner, there is no information thereon.
Furthermore it is known from DE 35 25 671 A1 that when a certain maximum speed is exceeded, a corresponding fine is debited from a chip card charged with monetary units. To do this, speeding can be automatically checked. However there is no linkage to an exhaust emission here either.
It has already been suggested that a so-called eco-tax be levied for exhaust pollutants in combustion units, especially in internal combustion engines. In this connection matching the motor vehicle tax to the pollutant discharge of the vehicle is considered.
It is known on the other hand that telephone charges can be debited via chip cards charged with monetary units. Chip cards of banks, warehouses or the like are known via which the amount of money corresponding to a target, bill or the like can be debited, not from the chip card itself, but from the account of the chip card holder.


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How to assign "Development Key Hash" for a device and not an emulator

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how can I assign a "Development Key Hash" to a android device?
using KeyTools
keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore path/to/keystore/with/forgotten/pw -destkeystore path/to/my/new/keystore

I sign only the application using the emulator and not device
how can I fix it?

A:

You can get the key hash for that device with this snippet, just add the code in your MainActivity and check the Logcat.
try {
    PackageInfo info = getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(
            "com.facebook.samples.hellofacebook",
            PackageManager.GET_SIGNATURES);
    for (Signature signature : info.signatures) {
        MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA");
        md.update(signature.toByteArray());
        Log.d("KeyHash:", Base64.encodeToString(md.digest(), Base64.DEFAULT));
    }
} catch (NameNotFoundException e) {

} catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {

}

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Internet-based versus Conventional Referral System for Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening in Iran.
To compare the efficacy of an internet-based versus traditional referral system for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening in Iran. Two referral screening systems were compared in this prospective observational study. Group A (internet-based) comprised premature babies who were registered into an online system for screening. Their appointments were scheduled automatically based on standardized criteria. Group B (conventional) comprised premature babies whose referrals were based on oral or written recommendations. Babies were referred based on standard criteria (gestational age, GA, <37 weeks or birth weight < 3000 g). A total of 2115 neonates were screened between October 2011 and October 2012. From these 1896 met the inclusion criteria (group A n = 856, group B n = 1040). Time of first examination for neonates with GA≤27 weeks was 30.07± 2.72 weeks postmenstrual age in group A and 38.52± 7.03 weeks in group B (p = 0.049), and for neonates with GA>27 weeks was 4.86 ±1.77 and 8.16 ±4.93 weeks after birth in groups A and B, respectively (p < 0.001). All registered babies in group A attended their first screening exam. One case (0.1%) of advanced ROP developed in group A (in a patient with poor follow-up compliance), whereas advanced stages of ROP were seen in 26 cases (2.5%) in group B (p < 0.001). An internet-based registration system for ROP screening resulted in fewer cases of delayed first examination and resulted in fewer babies with advanced ROP.


Probably because he’d staved off embarrassment, harassment and undoubted comparisons to Lionel Messi, this World Cup’s current whipping boy following repeated disappointment.

But Brazil’s No. 10, one of the top players entering this tournament, still deserves rebuking for a different reason than his South American counterpart.

Neymar’s petulance — the whining, the complaining, the arm-flailing, the diving — is more than aggravating. It’s turning everyone against him, including those who recognized his undoubted talent.

Referee Bjorn Kuipers, 45, was assigned this fixture for a reason. One of this tournament’s most experienced officials had the stones to repeatedly wag a finger in Neymar’s face every time Brazil’s top player went down easy here at Krestovsky Stadium.

Their final heated exchange midway through the second half probably provoked the Dutch official to produce one of the biggest, most blush-worthy moments at this tournament so far.

Neymar became the first player to have a penalty revoked by VAR after Kuipers had a second look and ruled the Brazilian had embellished inside the box. Everyone not wearing yellow quite enjoyed the decision.

That said, there’s no doubt Neymar was fouled on the play. There’s also no doubt the decision went against him due to his repeated antics at this World Cup.

If only that had capped Brazil’s day after its best player was ripped for being selfish in a disappointing Matchday 1 draw with Switzerland.

Instead, a stoppage-time strike from Philippe Coutinho provided the Selecao the only goal they’d need before Neymar tacked on another with seconds remaining to relieve the anxiety he also shed through tears post-game.

Again, were they the tears of a man thrilled with a result, or the tears of someone who’d just alienated a large percentage of football fans?

“The joy and satisfaction and pride of representing the Brazilian national team is a lot,” Brazilian coach Tite said in excusing Neymar’s roller coaster of emotions.

“(Neymar) has the pressure,” he added. “He has the courage to show it. Every person shows it the way they can.”

Then he justified Neymar’s pettiness, his constant appeals, by questioning Kuipers’ decision to rescind the PK he originally awarded before deciding he’d been duped.

“We don’t need referees to win the game,” an animated Tite suggested. “We don’t need that. We just want it to be fair! To me, it was a penalty.”

He referred back to Brazil’s previous match and reminded a room of friendly Brazilian journalists his side had been denied a clear penalty against Switzerland.

“We don’t want any help (from the referees),” Tite continued, playing the victim moments after his own player had flopped around on the field. “We don’t need any help. The athletes don’t want any help.”

It was a statement that seemed to run counter to Neymar’s in-game actions. Tunnel cameras captured the Paris Saint-Germain striker accosting the referees at halftime in an episode that exhibited Neymar’s tendency to think he deserves special treatment.

There were moments early in this Group E fixture that made it seem as though Neymar thought he was above being challenged, as if the name on the back of his shirt protected him from physicality when the stakes were highest.

The problem with Brazil’s top player is the good he produces doesn’t outweigh the bad right now. The few moments of brilliance Neymar shows doesn’t trump what consistently turns off viewers: The silly games he’s playing at this World Cup.

Some enjoyed seeing Neymar showboat near the end of this match with a rainbow flick that ultimately saw him needlessly lose possession.

It was more surprising an irritated Costa Rican defender didn’t come through and clean him out — and give one of the most annoying players at this tournament an actual reason to be on the ground.

TITE: NEYMAR FINDING WAY BACK FROM INJURY

SAINT PETERSBURG — Brazil coach Tite says Neymar hasn’t yet reached the top of his game at this tournament.

The 26-year-old striker only recently returned from a foot injury that saw him miss three months of action before this World Cup.

“His individuality shows up if the whole group is playing well,” Tite said following Brazil’s 2-0 win over Costa Rica. “You can’t put all the responsibility on the shoulders of one player.

“He is resuming a process that I’ve been talking about. He (missed) three and a half months and he played the full match (today).

He’s a human being. He needs some time to resume his high standard. There is still a team that needs to be strong and not dependent on him.”

Tite’s prediction will need to hold true if Brazil is going to return to glory following disappointment four years ago.

“Will he make it? Yes, of course,” Tite said of Neymar returning to top form. “He’s going to reach the top. You’ll see.”

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canvas text not showing? - javascript

I am using the ctx.fillText function to draw text onto my screen and it dosent seem to be appearing.
overlay("rgb(50, 50, 200)", "This is the beginning screen", 48, "black", "center", centerx, centery)

var overlay = function(colour, text, font, size, fontColour, oreintation, x, y){
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    ctx.fillRect(0, 0, ctx.canvas.width, ctx.canvas.height)
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still learning javascript so dont downvote because i am noob :(

A:

You must define your function var overlay before you call it with `overlay(...);
centerx & centery are undefined
the font face font is missing from overlay(...)
the background fill is the same color as the text fill so the text does not show

Working demo:

var canvas=document.getElementById("canvas");
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var cw=canvas.width;
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var overlay = function(colour, text, font, size, fontColour, oreintation, x, y){
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with increased intra-abdominal fat, an important antecedent of noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and cardiovascular disorders. Furthermore, MDD is commonly accompanied by endocrine and immune dysregulation that has also been discussed in connection with the pathogenesis of NIDDM and ischemic heart disease. In borderline personality disorder (BPD), a dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system has also been described. Therefore, our study aimed at examining visceral fat, insulin resistance, and alterations of cortisol and cytokines in young depressed women with and without comorbid BPD. Visceral fat was measured in 18 premenopausal women with MDD and in 18 women comorbid with MDD and BPD by means of magnetic resonance tomography at the level of the first lumbar vertebral body. Twelve BPD patients without MDD and 20 healthy women served as the comparison groups. Concentrations of fasting cortisol, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin-6 were measured, and indicators of insulin resistance and beta-cell sensitivity were calculated according to the homeostasis assessment model. We found increased visceral fat in women comorbid with MDD and BPD, and to a lesser extent, in women with MDD but without BPD. Insulin sensitivity was reduced in comorbid patients. Serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha concentrations were significantly increased in both groups of depressed patients. Reduced insulin sensitivity correlated with the amount of visceral fat and with serum concentrations of IL-6. Young depressed women with and without comorbid BPD display increased visceral fat and may constitute a risk group for the development of NIDDM and the metabolic syndrome. Our data support the hypothesis that the immune and endocrine alterations associated with MDD and BPD may contribute to the pathophysiologic processes associated with NIDDM.


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