Consider a parallel-plate capacitor. Charge is stored physically on electrodes ("plates") which are flat and parallel to one another. If one electrode has charge $+Q$ and the other electrode has charge $-Q$, and $V$ is the potential difference between the electrodes, then the capacitance $C$ is $$C = \frac{Q}{V}$$

(This definition of $C$ is given in, for example, Introduction to Electrodynamics by David J. Griffiths.)

But, now, let's think about the energy stored in the electric field between the electrodes of this parallel-plate capacitor. As stated in Griffiths on page 105, "How much work $W$ does it take to charge the capacitor up to a final amount $Q$?" It turns out that $W$ is $$W = \frac{1}{2} CV^2$$

So:

(i) the capacitor's capacitance $C$ goes like $\frac{1}{V}$; and

(ii) the energy $W$ stored in the electric field goes like $V^2$.

Are statements (i) and (ii) at odds with one another? I am sure that they cannot be. But conceptually I am having difficulty.

We desire high capacitance -- we want to put as much charge on the electrodes as possible, because if we accomplish this, then I think that will increase the energy density of the system. But is what I just said true?

If we manage to increase $Q$, then by $V = \frac{Q}{C}$, the potential difference $V$ between the plates will also increase. This, I think, is why capacitor electrodes are separated by a material (such as a polarizable dielectric material like a slab of plastic); otherwise $V$ will become too large and the breakdown voltage will be reached, generating a spark.

But, now, the equation $W = \frac{1}{2} CV^2$ (where I think that $W$ can be conceptualized as the energy stored in the electric field between the electrodes) seems to say that as $V$ increases, so does the energy $W$, quadratically.

So, my question is, do we want a capacitor to have a large potential difference $V$ or a small potential difference $V$? If $V$ is large, then $W$ is large (which we want), but $C$ is small (which we do not want).

Am I somehow thinking of two different potential differences $V$ and confusing them?

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Capacitance is a function of the geometry of the capacitor (directly proportional to the overlap area of the plates and inversely proportional to it's separation) and of the relative permittivity of the dielectric employed. Once this constructive parameters have been fixed, it's capacitance gets uniquely defined, and so it's constant when the capacitor gets charged and discharged (assuming linear response, as it's the norm in standard circuits).

The relation between voltage between the plates of the capacitor, the accumulated charge and it's capacitance is just the definition of the latter. That capacitance is a property of the system which is a function only of geometry and dielectric's permittivity, is a fact that can be deduced from this definition.

So, once you have picked up a capacitance (by fixing the parameters involved as explained above) maximization of stored energy in the electric field generated gets down to increasing voltage between the plates as much as possible. Nevertheless, increasing the electric field's strenght has a limit (the dieletric strength), which corresponds to the breakdown voltage of the dielectric, so that is the maximum voltage safely and technically attainable. So:

The amount of energy stored in a fully charged capacitor is just obliquely related to it's capacitance. Nevertheless, even though the energy of the electric field is directly proportional to the volume of dielectric between the plates (the product of the plate's area and their separation), for a given amount of dielectric material, the preferred geometry implies a large area and as little separation as possible, because that arrangement allows more compact designs. That's why a larger capacitances leads to larger energy densities in practical applications.

First of: the energy W does not increase exponentially it increases quadratic!

Second:

What do you want?

Energy density!

So to get good high energy density you need high C because you can (as you already stated) only go to a certain amount of voltage until you get a breakdown. The problem is, C does not change easily. If you take a simple Plate - Plate capacitor
$C \propto \frac{A}{d}$ where A is the Area of the plates and d the distance between them. The smaller the distance the higher the electric field gets between the plates gets relative to Voltage ($|\vec E| \propto \frac{U}{d}$) the faster you get a spark. So the only thing you can actually increase safely is the area. That of course increases the wight/size of you capacitor, reducing the Energy density. This generally applies to all capacitors

A newtonian spring has a certain flexibility, describing the force you have to pull it relative to the expansion of the spring:

$F=k \times x$

Where F is the Force k is the flexibility and x the way. So the capacitance is actually k in this analog. But F is not the Energy W.

$E = \int_0 ^x F(x) dx$

So the more you pull the harder it gets to pull because the force from the spring increases. So to get the energy you can not just calculate $E = F \times x$ but you rather have to integrate the way.

That of course gets you to

$E = \frac{1}{2} k x^2$

Back to the Capacitor:

The more electrons you put in it, the stronger becomes the electric field between the plates of the capacitor. So you have to increase the voltage. The capacitance just tells you how high your voltage has to be (how hard you have to push) to put more electrons on the plate.

Thanks! Still, though, do we want large $V$ or small $V$? My difficulty is still that "What do you want? Energy density!" seems to imply that we want both large $C$ and large $W$. Both $C$ and $W$ depend on $V$, but in very different ways: $\propto \frac{1}{V}$ versus $\propto V^2$, and I still find this confusing.
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AndrewJul 29 '12 at 17:40

think about what you can change! C does not only depend on V, it also depends of Q. You can not decrease the voltage on one and the same capacitor without changing Q as well. Think about diminishing the force of a spring without changing the expansion of it. You would need another spring.
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miceterminatorJul 29 '12 at 17:51

Capacitance depends on the geometry of the conductors holding the charge. To maximise the energy stored, you maximise the capacitance by changing the geometry of the conductors, and maximise V by transferring as much charge as possible.

Thanks! I understand that we need to "maximise the capacitance," since the total energy $W$ stored is proportional to the capacitance $C$, by $W = \frac{1}{2} CV^2$. But I don't understand why we need to "maximise $V$" if $C = \frac{Q}{V}$, where increasing $V$ causes a decrease in $C$.
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AndrewJul 29 '12 at 18:23

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@Andrew You misunderstand the use of $C = Q/V$. That is a prescription about how to measure the capacitance. Once you have chosen a geometry the capacitance does not change. Again, the capacitance is a function of the geometry and materials chosen. It is not a function of the potential because the charge Q and the potential V are linked to one another.
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dmckee♦Jul 29 '12 at 18:41

So, my question is, do we want a capacitor to have a large potential
difference V or a small potential difference V

No, this is not a good question, I'm afraid because, in general, we don't think about capacitors this way. Generally speaking, the important parameter is the value of the capacitance and this value is determined by various design equations. We want the capacitor to have a particular value of capacitance which may be very small, very large or anywhere in-between.

Now, in the limited context of energy storage applications, e.g., the reservoir capacitors in large audio power amplifiers, then we simply want large capacitance. The energy stored in the capacitors feeds the amplifier most of the time; the capacitors are rapidly charged on the AC peaks. The voltage across these capacitors is set by the AC power transformer and rectifier. We simply need to make sure that the capacitors we use are rated for that voltage or higher.


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How to install Keil µVision on Ubuntu 18.04

I want to install Keil µVision on Ubuntu 18.04. How can I do that?
I would like to use Keil µVision for my laboratory microcontrollers and embedded systems.

A:

This is working for me.

Download PlayOnLinux.
Download Keil software for Windows from their official website.
Open PlayOnLinux and install Keil µVision using install a non-listed program and choose the Keil executable file. After the installation open Keil µVision.

After that I have experienced two issues:

Could not open file.
Error 56 can't open the file

That was solved by rebuilding the project.
Check the directory and rebuild the
project.
Some issues with memory mapping.
*** Error 65: Access violation at 0x00000004 : No 'write' permission

To solve this problem I created MAP.ini and placed this code inside
MAP.ini saved in /home/usr/Desktop. Then in Keil go to project
options: Ctrl+F7 → Debug → Select the initialization file MAP.ini by
browsing to the specific folder.
Put the code in MAP.ini without "": "MAP C:0x0000, C:0xFFFF read write exec"

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Q:

Is it safe to draw three separate QImages in three separate QThreads?

I have a QMainWindow with three widgets inside that are promoted to a class containing a subclassed QThread.  They each draw on a local QImage in their rexpective qthread which is sent with a signal once its drawn and then rendered by calling update (mandlebrot example) from the slot. Is this safe or dangerous? They do not share any data, at least none that I am generating and am wondering what data they could be sharing that is outside of my coding range ie that is generated by Qt automatically.

A:

From the documentation:
QPainter can be used to paint onto QImage, QPrinter, and QPicture paint devices. Painting onto QPixmaps and QWidgets is not supported. On Mac OS X the automatic progress dialog will not be displayed if you are printing from outside the GUI thread.
Any number of threads can paint at any given time, however only one thread at a time can paint on a given paint device. In other words, two threads can paint at the same time if each paints onto separate QImages, but the two threads cannot paint onto the same QImage at the same time.
Note that on X11 systems without FontConfig support, Qt cannot render text outside of the GUI thread. You can use the QFontDatabase::supportsThreadedFontRendering() function to detect whether or not font rendering can be used outside the GUI thread.
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On my last trip to dentist he cracked a filling.Is the taste in my mouth mercury? It's making my tongue numb.

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package org.mule.runtime.core.api.config.bootstrap;

import org.mule.runtime.core.internal.config.bootstrap.ClassLoaderRegistryBootstrapDiscoverer;

import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * Discovers {@link BootstrapService} instances corresponding to bootstrap.properties files
 */
public final class PropertiesBootstrapServiceDiscoverer implements BootstrapServiceDiscoverer {

  private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
  private final ClassLoader classLoader;
  private final RegistryBootstrapDiscoverer registryBootstrapDiscoverer;

  /**
   * Creates a new instance
   *
   * @param classLoader classLoader used to search for bootstrap.properties files
   */
  public PropertiesBootstrapServiceDiscoverer(ClassLoader classLoader) {
    this(classLoader, new ClassLoaderRegistryBootstrapDiscoverer(classLoader));
  }

  public PropertiesBootstrapServiceDiscoverer(ClassLoader classLoader, RegistryBootstrapDiscoverer registryBootstrapDiscoverer) {
    this.classLoader = classLoader;
    this.registryBootstrapDiscoverer = registryBootstrapDiscoverer;
  }

  @Override
  public List<BootstrapService> discover() {
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    try {
      final List<Properties> discoveredProperties = registryBootstrapDiscoverer.discover();

      propertiesServices.addAll(discoveredProperties.stream()
          .map(discoveredProperty -> new PropertiesBootstrapService(classLoader, discoveredProperty))
          .collect(Collectors.toList()));
    } catch (BootstrapException e) {
      logger.error("Unable to discover bootstrap properties", e);
    }

    return propertiesServices;
  }
}


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Zurb: Foundation Framework

I apologize, if this is extremely simple - I have created a webpage using the foundation framework(5.0) - it is very simplistic at the moment - and I am just looking for a way to define the height of elements on the page. If anyone could point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated.

A:

If you want to define the height of any element one simple way is to make a class for that element
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...
...
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Imperforate hymen with bilateral hydronephrosis in a neonate.
Imperforate hymen is a rare diagnosis in the neonatal period. Bilateral hydronephrosis and renal failure are rare complications of an imperforate hymen. We present the case of a newborn with undiagnosed imperforate hymen complicated with renal failure.


Q:

Free JqGrid - grid does not refresh

I have a combo box where when the selection changes, the associated grid is repopulated with new data.

                <select id="Subcontractors"
                        data-bind="options: Subcontractors, optionsText: 'Subcontractor', optionsValue: 'ContractSubcontractorId', value: selectedSubcontractor, optionsCaption: '<-- Select Subcontractor -->', event:{ change: subcontractorChanged}"
                        class="form-control"></select>

The grid is defined as follows;
var populateGrid = function (data, $form) {
    var grid = $("#grid");
    grid.jqGrid({
        data: data,
        colNames: ["Open Faults", "Address", "Fault No", "Description"],
        colModel: [
            { name: "numberOfOpenFaults", width: 50 },
            { name: "fullAddress", width: 400, align: "left" },
            { name: "faultNo", width: 50 },
            { name: "description", width: 400, align: "left" }
        ],
        prmNames: { id: "contractSubcontractorId" },
        localReader: { id: "contractSubcontractorId" },
        cmTemplate: { autoResizable: true },
        autoresize: true,
        rownumbers: true,
        viewrecords: true,
        iconSet: "fontAwesome",
        autoResizing: { compact: true },
        treeGrid: true,
        treeGridModel: "adjacency",
        ExpandColumn: "numberOfOpenFaults"
    }).jqGrid("gridResize");
    $(".divLoading").hide();
};

var getGrid = function (callback, selectedSubcontractorId) {
    var url = GetHiddenField("sir-get-open-faults-list-url").replace("#", selectedSubcontractorId);
    dataService.getList(url, callback);
};

var reloadGridWithUpdatedData = function (data) {
    var grid = $("#grid");
    var p = grid.jqGrid("getGridParam"); // get reference to all parameters
    p.data = data; // replace data parameter
    grid.trigger("reloadGrid");
};

So when I want to repopulate the grid, the callback function in getGrid is reloadGridWithUpdatedData. Otherwise for the initial population of the grid I use the function populateGrid.
The 2 functions are called correctly, but in the function reloadGridWithUpdatedData the line
var p = grid.jqGrid("getGridParam");

does not appear to be executed. It does not throw an exception either. Is it not finding anything?
UPDATE: When the data is first loaded, the data is divided into the correct columns depending on the name of the field, as you would expect. When the data is reloaded the data columns are in the order that they are in the data structure, ignoring the column names. This I find in the p.data property of the grid.
So I made sure that the data structure is reorganised in the same order as the column names, but this does not make any difference, the grid fails to reload.
So why is the reload failing to assign the new data to the data columns?
UPDATE2 - Initially the grid is empty. The data is loaded into the grid every time an item in a combo box is selected, so the data layout is the same. Using Fiddler I have captured the data for 2 successive combo selections;
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Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Server: Kestrel
Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: http://localhost:12528
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A:

First of all the data, which you use have small, but important problem. One have to replace
"parent": 0

property in all root elements of the grid to
"parent": null

It fixes the problem with sorting in the TreeGrid. See the old answer for more details.
To understand the problem with reloading of TreeGrid data one need to look in the following lines of free jqGrid code:
// fix to allow to load TreeGrid using datatype:"local", data:mydata instead of treeGrid: true
if (p.treeGrid && p.datatype === "local" && p.data != null && p.data.length > 0) {
    p.datatype = "jsonstring";
    p.datastr = p.data;
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populate.call(ts);

see here. It means that the code of free jqGrid allows to use datatype: "local" and data parameter as input to simplify the usage of TreeGrid, but it uses still the old jqGrid method for loading TreeGrid data.
Because of that reloading of TreeGrid data will be a little other, for example the following:
var reloadGridWithUpdatedData = function (data) {
    var grid = $("#grid"),
        p = grid.jqGrid("getGridParam");

    p.data = [];
    p.datatype = "jsonstring";
    p.datastr = data;

    grid[0].grid.populate.call(grid[0]);
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See the corresponding demo here: https://jsfiddle.net/OlegKi/o1bhpLyu/


AMSC warns of Q4 loss as top customer refuses shipments

By IBT Staff Reporter04/05/11 AT 10:36 PM

American Superconductor Corp, which makes electrical systems for wind farms, said it will post a loss in the fourth quarter, as a slowdown in China's wind power market forced its top customer to refuse shipments.

AMSC also said it is reviewing its books after Sinovel failed to pay for certain contracted shipments worth about $56 million, which it has already accounted for.

The company has posted a profit for eight straight quarters, and analysts were expecting it to post a 32-cent per share profit this quarter, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

China's wind turbine sector, a stable source of growth for AMSC, experienced explosive growth in the past few years aided by hefty government subsidies. However, it is expected to be flat in 2011.

They (AMSC) are still going to have to remain very focused on China, but obviously they are going to continue to diversify to more components with this market slowing down so significantly, Gleacher & Co analyst John Hardy told Reuters.

AMSC has been trying to diversify its customer base away from Sinovel, which accounts for about 75 percent of its revenue, through new wind turbine orders and emerging power grid opportunities.

Last month, AMSC said it was buying smaller Finnish rival, The Switch Engineering Oy, for $266 million to trim its dependence on China.

AMSC said it was taking actions to cut expenses as it continues to have active discussions with Sinovel to determine when the Chinese company would accept further shipments.

The company expects full-year revenue to be less than $355 million compared with its prior estimate of $430-$440 million.

AMSC also said full-year adjusted earnings would be well below its previous forecast of $1.31-$1.35 per share.


MTHFR rs1801131 C allele and PEMT rs4646356 T allele were associated with a high risk of type 2 diabetes in Han Chinese.

The GG genotype of the PEMT G774C polymorphism, higher levels of serum homocysteine and lower levels of serum betaine are associated with an increased risk of microangiopathy in patients with diabetes.

PEMT is a functional single nucleotide polymorphism (rs7946) in PEMT with sporadic Alzheimer's disease risk in a Han Chinese population.

the PEMT -774G>C and CHDH (show CHDH ELISA Kits) +432G>T polymorphisms were associated with sperm concentration. This finding suggests a possible influence of these genes on sperm quality

genetic association studies on endometriosis in a population of women in Poland: Data suggest interaction between an SNP in PEMT (rs4244593) and an SNP in MTHFR (show MTHFR ELISA Kits) (Ala222Val; rs1801133) in infertile women with some indication of endometriosis.

Results showed that Pemt deficiency and high-fat diet in mouse model demonstrated the phenotypes resemble to the clinical features of the patients with lean non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

propose that cold-induced hypothermia in HF-fed Pemt(-/-) mice is linked to plasma hypoglycemia due to compromised hepatic glucose production.

Lack of PEMT in mice does not promote fatty acid oxidation in skeletal muscle.

Decreased lipogenesis in white adipose tissue may contribute to the resistance to diet-induced obesity in Pemt(-/-) mice.

these findings indicate that the inhibition of Pemt activity ameliorates the ER stress associated with diabetic nephropathy in a model of type 1 diabetes

This study evaluated the role of the role of phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase in hepatic carbohydrate metabolism in chow-fed mice.

Pemt deficiency results in attenuated secretion of very low-density lipoproteins and homocysteine as well as in increased susceptibility to nonalcoholic liver disease.

PEMT Antigen Profile

Antigen Summary

Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is the most abundant mammalian phospholipid. This gene encodes an enzyme which converts phosphatidylethanolamine to phosphatidylcholine by sequential methylation in the liver. Another distinct synthetic pathway in nucleated cells converts intracellular choline to phosphatidylcholine by a three-step process. The protein isoforms encoded by this gene localize to the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria-associated membranes. Alternate splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms.


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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Big Mike Forde, leader of the city's 25,000 union carpenters, twisted and squirmed, a prisoner in his courtroom chair. Every few seconds, he shifted position. He rolled his huge bulldog head around on his shoulders and blew out his cheeks. He stretched back. He scrunched forward. Mostly, he looked straight ahead in the direction of Supreme Court Judge Bruce Allen. Occasionally, he risked sidelong glances at the dangerous jurors across the room. Then he'd shudder. He'd plant his elbows on the defense table, bury his flushed face in his hands, and shake his mighty head back and forth. "How did I wind up here?" he seemed to be saying.

That was last week in Part 45 of Manhattan Supreme Court on Centre Street, where Forde was sitting through his second trial in four years for the alleged crime of bribery of a union official, a class D felony calling for a maximum sentence of seven years. The first time around, in 2004, Forde and Martin Devereaux, his friend and union business agent, who sat beside him still as a stone, were convicted. The two union men avoided a trip to Sing Sing only because a couple of jurors couldn't resist reading a fascinating article about the case in The Village Voice. The conviction was ordered overturned.

The second trial was delayed until last month, when the rematch was set between Assistant District Attorney Michael Scotto, a studious and even-tempered man, against the fiery Michael Dowd of Queens, who represented Devereaux at both trials, and Andrew Lankler, a former prosecutor who sent a prior carpenters-union president to prison for corruption, who represented Forde this time.

As it had at the first trial, the issue of guilt or innocence rested largely on the credibility of the government's chief witness, a former coked-up apprentice mobster and contractor named Sean Richard, who said he had bribed the officials to "look the other way" as he cheated on union work rules. A former car-wash attendant, Richard hit Mafia Lotto when he married the daughter of John Riggi, head of New Jersey's DeCavalcante crime family. Although he didn't know sheet rock from sheet lightning, Richard and his wife, Sara, formed S&S Contracting and quickly won a rigged bid to renovate the cavernous Park Central Hotel on Seventh Avenue and West 56th Street. Richard was there counting his lucky stars in March 1998 when Forde and Devereaux strolled in from the street to see what was up.

If Mike Forde wondered a thousand times later how he had ended up in this fix, the answer was right there: A block wide and 31 stories tall, the massive Park Central has carried a mob curse since 1928.

The then-palatial hotel was only a year old when, on November 4, 1928, in Room 339, someone fatally gut-shot Arnold "the Brain" Rothstein, allegedly for failure to pay gambling debts. Whatever his motive, the gunman snuffed out the most brilliant mind in the American underworld. Rothstein schooled everyone from Legs Diamond to Frank Costello. He was so mesmerizing a character that F. Scott Fitzgerald put him in The Great Gatsby. Today, Rothstein is best remembered for having fixed the 1919 World Series. But his real contribution was educating the mob on the ways and means of paying off politicians. At his death, Rothstein's records showed he was bankrolling Mayor Jimmy Walker's campaign. His slayers were never convicted, a failure that reformers, including future mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, attributed to a failure of will on the part of Walker and his police.

The curse struck again almost 30 years later when, at 10:20 a.m. on October 25, 1957, Albert Anastasia settled into chair number four in the hotel barber shop for a shave. Anastasia was Rothstein's polar opposite, a mobster who chose bullets over brains every time. He ran Murder Inc., the Brooklyn outfit that farmed out contract hits as casually as car rentals. His blood thirst was so great that, out of his hearing, his men called him "The Mad Hatter." As soon as the barber placed hot towels across Anastasia's jowls, two white men wearing black masks entered via the hotel lobby, plugged him with four to five shots, and fled.

The hotel was then calling itself the Park Sheraton, but the name change had no apparent effect on the curse. Again, the killers were never caught, although several of the mob's most colorful members, including Crazy Joey Gallo and Carmine "the Snake" Persico, claimed to have been in on the hit.

Fast-forward another 40 years, when a swaggering developer named Bruce Eichner got it in his head that he would renovate the now-fading tourist hotel, while converting half of the building into a long-stay corporate residence. He gave the hotel its original name back, and soon Richard's S&S Contracting was at work.

Richard's testimony was that it was sometime after St. Patrick's Day when Forde and Devereaux showed up at the Park Central. He said the men chatted about methods for bringing Richard's own workers from New Jersey into Forde's jurisdiction and parted amicably. Forde somehow didn't get around to sending a shop steward—a union requirement—to the site for another two months, a failing that defense attorneys chalked up to the fact that the job was just starting out. (The steward who finally arrived was so intimidated by Richard's thugs that he never even got the names of other workers on the job.)

In the meantime, Richard said he had his bagman and driver, Tony Rucereto, sound out the union reps to see if they'd appreciate $50,000 in exchange for what he called "labor peace." Rucereto, who also testified for the prosecution, said that Forde never said a word when the bribe was offered, only staring back at him "stone cold." Later, Forde added, cryptically: "No non-union men."

Still, Richard was so convinced they had a deal that he set up another meeting for the payoff, at the Hooters restaurant across the street from the hotel. He said Rucereto brought $10,000 cash and that, while he never saw the money change hands, it was gone when they left the restaurant. Rucereto added to the mystery by saying he must have missed the payoff while he was in the bathroom. Richard's clearest recollection—one he has stuck to for eight years—was that as the men sat and drank, Forde made a small joke: "Mr. Forde said he shouldn't be having a beer; they were cracking down at the union."

In their summations, defense attorneys Dowd and Lankler said that Richard, who once bragged about buying champagne at the Oak Room and trinkets for a stripper named Lola, was a "pathological liar," even reading about the malady from medical dictionaries.

"If he was a pathological liar," responded assistant D.A. Scotto when his turn came, "you'd think he would've come up with a better lie."

Whatever the truth of the matter, this time the jury wasn't buying. It deliberated all of 90 minutes on the evening of June 10 before voting to acquit both defendants. "The circumstantial evidence was compelling," said one juror a few days later. "Still, the defense piled on the nagging doubts, and I wasn't convinced enough to send the guys to jail."

After the verdict, Mike Forde, who is trying to quit, lit up a victory cigarette. He deserved it. It is not every day you beat a mob curse.

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Let the bells ring. Though there is much good news, there are those for whom my departure is reason enough for celebration. But I hope that there are also those who reflect on what has been wrought, and on the simple question: what now?

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Fatorpa

Fatorpa is a village in Quepem taluk, South Goa, Goa. There are two famous temples of Shree Shantadurga in this Village.

Geography
It is located at an elevation of 147 m above MSL.

Location
Nearest Mail/Express Trains main railway station is at Margao.
Nearest Passenger/Shuttle/Local Trains railway station is at Bali.

Places of interest
 Shri Shantadurga Temple
 Shri Mahamaya Temple

References

External links
 Satellite map of Fatorpa
 About Fatorpa

Category:Villages in South Goa district


Devils retire Scott Niedermayer's No. 27

Devils retire Scott Niedermayer's No. 27The Devils raised Scott Niedermayer's No. 27 to the rafters of the Prudential Center, where it joined the banners for the three Stanley Cups he helped New Jersey win.

NEWARK, N.J. -- Scott Niedermayer spoke with the same type of grace with which he played.

On a night in New Jersey that belonged to him and his No. 27, Niedermayer took several minutes out of his speech to thank so many people, including many from the Devils organization, both alive and deceased, to the training staff, former teammates, ex-coaches, the evening's MC, Mike Emrick -- and his family, even the one that housed him when he first came to New Jersey in 1991 as an 18-year-old.

At the same time, the Devils did all they could to thank Niedermayer, making Friday night at Prudential Center all his as they sent his No. 27 up to the rafters to join Scott Stevens' No. 4 and Ken Daneyko's No. 3 -- not to mention the Stanley Cup championship banners from 1995, 2000 and 2003 that the three of them helped to win.

Other than immortality for his number, the Devils gave Niedermayer a mountain bike, a Tiffany's crystal engraving of the banner that went up to the rafters, a framed No. 27 Devils jersey, a fully loaded 2011 Lincoln Navigator, and the opportunity to speak to the fans that chanted his name on so many occasions at the Meadowlands from 1991 through 2004.

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Niedermayer in his own class

Dan Rosen - NHL.com Senior Writer The top skating and puck-moving defenseman on the Devils' three Stanley Cup winners will be honored by the team prior to Friday night's game when his No. 27 becomes the third in franchise history to be retired. READ MORE ›

"When I was drafted just over 20 years ago in Buffalo, I'm pretty sure I didn't imagine the good fortune and what would happen throughout my career," Niedermayer told the sold-out crowd during his 35-minute jersey retirement ceremony. "It was an honor and privilege to be a New Jersey Devil for many years. These are memories I'll cherish for the rest of my life."

Niedermayer made his NHL debut with the Devils on Oct. 16, 1991 against the New York Rangers. In his 13 years as a Devil, including 12 full seasons, he put up 740 regular-season points, won the Stanley Cup three times, and captured the Norris Trophy in 2004.

However, it wasn't until Friday night that Niedermayer stepped into the center ice faceoff circle at Prudential Center as a New Jersey Devil. After all, his entire Devils career was played in East Rutherford, and he played his only two games in the team's new state-of-the-art home as an Anaheim Duck.

Stevens and Daneyko brought out Niedermayer's red No. 27 jersey for him to put on for the first time since April 17, 2004 -- his last game as a Devil. He wore it while giving his speech from a podium at center ice.

Niedermayer left a large chunk of his speech to thank his former teammates, starting with Martin Brodeur, Daneyko, Stevens and Sergei Brylin -- the other four Devils along with No. 27 to play on all three Stanley Cup-winning teams. Brodeur, Daneyko and Stevens were part of the ceremony, but Brylin couldn't be because he's still playing in Russia.

Brylin, though, was part of MSG Network's video tribute to Niedermayer prior to the ceremony.

"As I've had time to think about my career and look back on it, what really stands out to me is the teammates, friends that I played with throughout my career," he said. "I've been fortunate to play with a lot of great hockey players, and they really deserve a huge, huge thank you."

There were several long ovations for Niedermayer throughout the ceremony, but the longest and loudest came when Emrick introduced him. Niedermayer stood and waved to the fans as they gave him a standing ovation and chanted his name. He had to pause before beginning his speech because the chanting kept going on.

"That feels pretty good," Niedermayer opened. "It's been a while since I've been back here and to put this jersey on again, feels right.

"When I was drafted just over 20 years ago in Buffalo, I'm pretty sure I didn't imagine the good fortune and what would happen throughout my career. It was an honor and privilege to be a New Jersey Devil for many years. These are memories I'll cherish for the rest of my life" -- Scott Niedermayer

"Your passion and support of the Devils always made every win and every championship that much sweeter," he later added.

Of the late Dr. John McMullen, who was the Devils owner when Niedermayer was drafted and when the team won its first two Stanley Cup championships, Niedermayer said: "He gave us great support and allowed Lou (Lamoriello) and the organization to do what they needed to do to support us to win championships."

Of Lamoriello, who in typical fashion was neither seen nor heard during the ceremony, Niedermayer offered: "I didn't really know what I was getting into when I was coming to New Jersey, but I wouldn't trade it for anything now. Thank you for drafting me and thank you for the work and leadership he shows this organization."

Niedermayer even thanked the current Devils and Dallas Stars for their patience during the ceremony, which forced the start of Friday's game to be pushed back an hour.

"I've been in a few of these situations," he said. "It's not the easiest when you have a game coming up."

Finally, Niedermayer walked down the red carpet to the table by the goal crease nearest the Zamboni entrance. Awaiting him and his family was the banner that will now forever hang from the rafters at Prudential Center.

As it started to go up, Emrick bellowed: "Ladies and gentleman, we salute, No. 27, Scott Niedermayer."

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft


Q:

Tool to measure "screen flickering level"

I have an LCD monitor (BENQ FP931) which started to flicker recently. Sometimes I can recognize the flickering, and sometimes I cannot.
I need a tool (preferably a free one) to test the monitor's flickering action. It would be nice if it could give some technical details (e.g. the level of flickering, change of this level over time, etc.).
Note:
For those who may want to know about the problem: There is no problem with the PC and the monitor cables; I have tested them. The flickering problem definitely comes from the monitor (its production date is Nov. 2004).

A:

Since the problem is most likely with the monitor and not the pc you'll have to use some external device to measure it since the pc isn't aware of any flickering.
Is it a desktop or a laptop? If it is a laptop you should try to see if the flickering disappears when you unplug the laptop en let it run on battery power.


Cytokine responses in primary and secondary respiratory syncytial virus infections.
Primary respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are characterized by high levels of IL-8 and an intense neutrophilia. Little is known about the cytokine responses in secondary infections. Preschool children experiencing RSV secondary infections were recruited from the siblings of infants admitted to hospital with RSV acute bronchiolitis. Fifty-one infants with acute bronchiolitis (39 RSV positive, 12 RSV negative) and 20 age-matched control infants were recruited. In addition, seven older siblings of infants from the RSV-positive cohort and confirmed RSV infection were recruited. Samples of nasal secretions were obtained using a flocked swab, and secretions extracted using centrifugation. Cytokine bead array was used to obtain levels of interleukin (IL)-17A, IL-8, IL-6, IL-21, and tumor necrosis factor-α. Levels of IL-8 and IL-6 were significantly lower in the RSV-positive siblings compared with the RSV-positive infants. There were no significant differences between levels of the other cytokines in the primary and secondary infections. The very high levels of IL-8 and IL-6 response characteristic of the primary RSV infection was not observed in secondary RSV-positive infections and this did not appear to be due to a global reduction in cytokine production.


The Ministry of Finance has confirmed that Martin Skancke has resigned his position as head of the department overseeing the Government Pension Fund Global. The sovereign wealth fund has an estimated $600bn in assets, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management.
NBIM is answerable to the Norwegian Parliament through the country’s Ministry of Finance, where Skancke headed the relevant department. In addition to overseeing the fund, the Ministry also takes an active role in determining investment strategy……………………………………….Full Article: Source

Libya’s rebels are investigating possible corruption at the country’s $65 billion sovereign wealth fund and its links to the family of leader Moammar Gadhafi, the Financial Times reported Friday, citing the man in charge of the probe.
“We are collecting all the information and data needed to evaluate the state of these assets, and will look at all the misdoings and corruption and those responsible for it,” Mahmoud Badi, appointed by the National Transitional Council to track down Libya’s foreign assets including those held by the Libyan Investment Authority, said………………………………………Full Article: Source

Libya’s sovereign-wealth fund and central bank were major investors in some of Italy’s biggest firms, including Milan-based bank UniCredit SpA, defense contractor Finmeccanica SpA and the Turin football club Juventus. Libya’s stakes in those firms remain frozen.
Eni’s agreement to supply local Libyan populations is a first step in reviving the Italian oil giant’s vast operations in the country. Before the conflict, Rome counted on the North African country for about a quarter of Italy’s oil supplies and 10% of its natural gas……………………………………….Full Article: Source

The Tripoli seafront headquarters of Libya’s $65 billion sovereign wealth fund lay empty and unguarded on Thursday, the only sign of recent human activity a giant torn poster of Muammer Gaddafi in the foyer.
Perched high in a tower overlooking the southern Mediterranean, the offices of an institution that was once courted by some of the world’s leading banks lay open to visits from rebel fighters and looters — even if its most interesting doors remain locked for now……………………………………….Full Article: Source

The call by the ‘Governors’ Forum’ for the suspension of the implementation of the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) in Nigeria , has been roundly condemned by analysts.
The analysts say that suspending the Sovereign Wealth Fund would pose a threat to the huge benefits to be reaped in the long run, from the fiscal consolidation advocated by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , Nigeria ’s finance minister……………………………………….Full Article: Source

A Korean Chaebol may join forces with an Arab sovereign wealth fund to take up a 15% stake in Hynix which would give them management control of the memory company.
The Chaebol, STX, builds ships among other activities. It owns the European ship building interests formerly operated by Kvaerner, Alstom and Aker which include shipbuilding yards in Brazil Finland, Norway, France, Rumania and Vietnam……………………………………….Full Article: Source

India’s sovereign wealth fund plans are gaining momentum. The proposed USD 10 billion fund will shop for energy assets including crude oil, gas and coal.
It has been on the table since 2010 as a very important strategic initiative. It was first proposed by the Planning Commission to support India’s energy security and its growth plans by acquiring energy assets abroad……………………………………….Full Article: Source

The government recently tossed up the idea of becoming a direct overseas investor by setting up a sovereign wealth fund. The strongest argument in support of this is that the country imports 80% of its oil needs.
There is, therefore, an overwhelming need to acquire oil and gas assets overseas to boost energy security. This task is not easy since it requires the kind of resources that are often beyond the scope of individual companies……………………………………….Full Article: Source

Whether it is rebuilding after the devastating impact of the summer floods on Queensland, or trying curb the affect of a strong Australian dollar on manufacturing and its workers, one issue keeps returning to the political debate - calls for the establishment of a sovereign wealth fund.
Treasurer Wayne Swan was again this week batting away such suggestions to ease upward pressures on a dollar that is crippling manufacturing, and a key factor that has led to the loss of 1000 jobs at BlueScope Steel as it shut down its export operations……………………………………….Full Article: Source

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is investing in companies involved in the manufacture of cluster bombs, the Green Party claims.
Answers to Green Party parliamentary written questions have revealed the fund invests $2.5 million in five companies allegedly involved in the production of cluster bombs……………………………………….Full Article: Source


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Cuba Tries To Reboot Its Creaky State News Apparatus

A television shows Cuba's President Raul Castro speaking during a television broadcast in Havana, Dec. 17, 2014.

WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A. (VOA) -- The Cuban government is trying to reboot its Soviet-era news apparatus with a high-definition current affairs channel staffed by young journalists.

The Caribe channel is starting slowly, with three-and-a-half hours of programming a night on a new channel available to a few hundred thousand viewers who have bought high-definition decoder boxes.

Producers say they hope to eventually expand to nearly round-the-clock programming. That's a niche currently occupied only by Telesur, a regional news channel financed by leftist Latin American governments.

Caribe channel producers say their programming premiering Tuesday night will be less dogmatic and more openly critical than traditional Cuban state television, whose reporting rarely goes beyond repeating communiques from government ministries. Cuban state media are facing increasing competition from more widely available online sources as internet access expands.


– If we achieve much higher licensees and corresponding higher on-band activity, what do we do about saturation of the bands & stop recruiting as a result?

– What are the motives told, actual motives and net benefits of the bandwidth reducing technologies?

– What is the point of link establishing minimalistic QSOs (like JT65)?

My take (and YMMV):

– License & Band Saturation Question

I’d like to comment on the Band Saturation part first. We are seeing some peaking of band usage as the demographics are seemingly changing. Weekends are heavy and contest weekend very saturated. Added is the better outlets for self-promotion of contests & events increasing involvement and the general improvement of many ham’s station capabilities.

Saturation can be short term addressed by displacing peak loads during the week to avoid climbing on top of each other. Increasing the award prestige for lower power (100w and QRP classes) or increasing the hurdles for QRO might help. Promoting alternative areas of the hobby can help.

Otherwise saturation will be what it is. If it gets too bad – the QRM will put off involvement pushing back to an equilibrium. I am certain I’m not the only one to have hit such a wall of contesters that I went off to do something else rather than fight through the wall.

So basically I see saturation as self-limiting and a lesser issue.

On the overall number of licensees we are replacing a lot of retired folk with newly retired and middle age hobbyists. That we have no reoccuring test requirements means he have a lot of “paper licensees” with no station or regular activity. Some hobbies have retests and currency requirements. Perhaps we should follow the Private Pilot route of separating license and privilege? I have a pilot’s license but am “not current” requiring me to meet a series of requirements before I would be legal to fly solo. Perhaps Amateur Radio could do something like this?

My point is it makes it very difficult to draw conclusions what level of licensees is license saturation? If every ham was active HF every weekend contesting we likely have too many already. If many just want their ticket “in case” or for VHF/UHF Emcomm work, and others are inactive then who knows what number is good?

– Bandwidth reducing technologies

Bandwidth reducing technologies are, as you point out, a double edges sword. I’ve had visiting hams usually not on HF complain that HF DX isn’t as nice & clear as their EchoLink and VHF experiences! I should hope the different technologies have differing characteristsics. WHat they are telling us though is that they want their ham experience to be like a cell phone. Not much adventure in that.

Digital modes is whole different animal, where outside of the extremes like JT65 there is potential for some sort of QSO, often in band conditions that SSB is dead during and CW may even be troublesome.

So where is the hobby with bandwidth reducing technologies? Is it good or bad? Afraid the answer is in all cases “it depends.” More underused repeaters is a waste (though the tin-foil-hat crowd will tell you they see a dark side to the D-Star repeaters as a central authority can stut them down). Why do it, except for the experimentation and fun? Wait – isn’t that much of what this is all about – Experimentation and Fun? DItto with the extreme modes.

– Minimal Exchange QSOs

As for minimal exchange QSOs, like contesting in any mode and JT65, they offer a lot less but more off it.

JT65 is a mode that I liken to running around high-fiving everyone you can, rather than taking their hand in a handshake clasp and exchanging pleasantries. It is a “Hey You?!” and “Yah, Gottacha and Hey You Too” mode. I do run some JT65 myself, as the technology interests me, but only when everything else on the bands is dead. There is some satisfaction connecting in highly adverse conditions with minimal power. I couldn’t see running it exclusively or all that often though.

Contesting is a different animal, one where the operator self-challenges themselves on stamina (self and station) and technique. Again the QSOs are like high-fiving, but are more like high-fiving touching the basketball hoop’s rim! A bit more accomplishment there.

I’ve rambled on enough that I am going to self-post this at my blog, linking to your question. I’ll follow up with my thoughts on the future of amateur radio in a few weeks.


# Simple nginx example

`deploy-node-app` should "just work" when targeting a directory full of static HTML!

Note that live development works by default here, do `deploy-node-app dev` means zero-configuration remote development on static sites with Kubernetes!

Take a look at [the Nginx driver](https://github.com/kubesail/deploy-node-app/tree/master/src/languages/nginx.js) to learn a bit more!


Early diagnosis of particular pathological conditions of the human body can provide patients with adequate time to make well informed decisions regarding the treatment of their pathological condition, as well as prepare for the potential incapacitation of the patient. One such pathological condition is colon cancer. The American Chemical Society has reported that colon cancer is the second most common cause of cancer in the United States (Fleischer, D. et al. Detection and Survival of Colorectal Cancer (1989) JAMA 261(4):580. It has been estimated that approximately 145,000 new cases of colon cancer are reported yearly in the United States, and the overall mortality rate of this pathological condition is almost 60%. Moreover, a diagnosis of colon cancer has been estimated to shorten that patient's life by six to seven years (Id). Consequently, early detection of this pathological condition offers a patient the best hope of survival.
Approximately three principal screening tests for the early detection of colon cancer or precancerous polyps are presently available to physicians. One such test is the Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT). Basically, this test is designed to test whether blood is present in the fecal material of the patient. Hence, this effectiveness of this test is dependent upon the assumptions that blood in the fecal material is indicative of the presence of colonic neoplasms, and that these neoplasms will bleed in sufficient quantity in order to cause a positive FOBT result.
However, it is because of these necessary assumptions that applicants believe the FOBT contains significant shortcomings as a screening tool for colon cancer. For instance, it has been shown that not all colonic neoplasms bleed sufficiently into the colon. As a result, this test is readily capable of giving false negative results.
In addition, there are other factors which could result in a false positive result for this test. For example, it has been found that aspirin and other non-inflammatory analgesics have been known to cause irritation in the stomach and increased gastro-intestinal tract blood loss, thereby producing in a false positive result. The patient's ingestion or rare beef and fruits and vegetables which contain catalases and peroxidases within 24 hours of administering the test may also cause a false positive result.
Another screening test that is available is the Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) test. CEA is a glycoprotein that may be produced by cancerous lesions in the colon. This test is desired to measure the concentration of CEA in the patient's blood to determine if it is elevated relative to normal levels. It is believed that an elevated level is due directly to the presence of colon cancer in the patient. Hence it was hoped CEA would act as a genetic marker for colon cancer. Immunological techniques are usually used to measure CEA levels in the blood.
However, soon after this test became available to health professionals, it was observed that this test was simply too insensitive to recognize numerous types of colon cancers. As a result, the CEA test was relegated to the detection of a recurrence of colon cancer after surgery is performed to remove cancerous lesions from the colon. Even in this role though, it has met with only limited success. In 1993, a study on the effectiveness of CEA testing in 1017 patients was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study showed that 417 patients out of the original group developed recurrent colon cancer, and 247 of these had elevated CEA levels prior to diagnosis of recurrence. However, of the remaining 600 patients, 98 also had elevated CEA levels. Hence the rate of false negatives for the test was 41%, and the rate of false-positive results was 16%. (Moertel, C., et al. An Evaluation of the Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Test for monitoring Patients with resected Colon Cancer. JAMA 270(8):954 (1993).
In concluding their study, the authors questioned the efficacy of the CEA Test. In support of this conclusion, they explained that, based on their data, the maximum anticipated gain from CEA monitoring would probably be a small number of lives saved (less than 1% of patients monitored) after resection and hepatic metastasis. In addition, the authors specifically stated, “Since the most defensible objective of CEA monitoring is detection of potentially resectable hepatic metastasis, it would also seem appropriate to consider alternative strategies that might fulfill this objective in a more sensitive, specific, and cost-effective manner.” (Id)
Another method used to screen for colon cancer is to have the patient undergo a periodic sigmoidoscopic examination. The use of this screening test in a particular patient is dependent upon the age of the patient and whether he or she is a member of a high-risk population. Research on this screening technique has concluded this method to be the best known screening method for colon cancer presently available (see Selby, J. Sigmoidoscopy in the Periodic Health Examination of Asymptomatic Adults JAMA (1989) 261(4):595)
However, researchers have also acknowledged that this screening method contains inherent limitations. For example, the high cost for the specialized instruments required to perform this screening test, and the special training required in the operation of the instruments in order to perform the procedure safely are acknowledged. Moreover, general patient discomfort while undergoing this screening is believed to be one of the obstacles in providing mass screening for the general population. Finally, health professionals acknowledge that there is a very slight risk of perforating a patient's colon while undergoing the procedure. Consequently, applicants believe a simple, cost effective screening test for colon cancer is needed.
Another type of pathological condition, present exclusively in women, is ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer comes from cells of the ovary that grow and divide uncontrollably. Applicants believe that statistical information on ovarian cancer indicates that approximately one woman out of every fifty-five (approximately 1.8%) will develop ovarian cancer some time in her lifetime, and it was believed that in 1996, approximately 26,000 women would be diagnosed with ovarian cancer and approximately 14,500 women would die of the disease. Moreover, 85 to 90% of women diagnosed with the condition before it spreads from the ovary are cured. However, there is only a 20 to 25% chance of living after diagnosis, if the diagnosis is made after the disease has spread beyond the ovary.
Presently, there are methods available to diagnose ovarian cancer, but such methods have inherent limitations. One such method is assaying the patient's blood for elevated levels of Cancer Antigen 125 (CA 125). It has been determined that eight out of ten women with advanced ovarian cancer, and in one out of two women with cancer localized in the ovary will have such elevated levels. However, endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease of the tubes and ovaries, uterine fibroids, and pregnancy can also elevate levels of CA 125 in the blood, resulting in false positives.
Another method involves screening the ovaries for a growth, surgically removing the growth, and then performing a biopsy on the growth. Screening can occur with a pelvic examination, during which the physician feels for growths on the ovary, or with special types of x-rays. If such a growth is discovered, it must be surgically removed, so that a biopsy can be performed. Another such screening method is ultrasound examination of the ovaries. However, like the pelvic examination, this method provides no definitive answer regarding the presence of cancer in the ovaries.
Another pathological condition for which early diagnosis would benefit the patient is testicular cancer. With this type of cancer, the patient develops a growth within the body of the testicle. The physician must then determine whether the growth is cancerous using presently available diagnostic procedures.
One such procedure is to perform a biopsy on the growth through the scrotum. However, such a procedure presents a problem to the patient in that it could contaminate the scrotum, which could then be a site for the development of cancer. Moreover such a biopsy could disturb the pattern of nodal metastases, and make points for subsequent surgery difficult to predict.
Another such procedure is inguinal orechiectomy, which is done through an incision made above the inguinal ligament. The testicle is then brought up through the inguinal canal and examined visually. However this procedure has limitations in that it is done surgically, like the biopsy, and is a qualitative inspection of the testes. Consequently, a false positive or false negative can result from this procedure.
Another method available for diagnosing testicular cancer is assaying the patient's blood for elevated levels of Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin, beta subunit (Beta HCG). However, this method contains inherent limitations in that it has been determined that low testosterone states, and marijuana use by the patient can produce false positives.


It showed Alvarez, a linebacker, gripping the tiny puppy by the back of the neck and repeatedly striking the pup across its face as it screamed in terror.

Akins, a defensive lineman, filmed him and shared it with fans on Snapchat along with the caption: '[expletive] said you don't pay rent.'

The pair later told coaches they were trying to discipline the animal for urinating indoors.

The video is no longer available in full but an eagle eyed fan recorded it on their own phone to hand over to authorities. WSMV obtained a copy of the fan's recording.

Middle Tennessee Coach Rick Stockstill said that the players told him they were trying to "house train" the dog.

'The players explained to me that the puppy urinated inside and they were simply spanking it as a form of discipline.

'They told me there was never any intent to harm the dog. This was an important teaching moment.

'I talked to them about other approaches that should have been considered in this situation.

'And I pointed out how disciplining a pet in such a manner could be misconstrued, especially with the impact of social media,' he said.

Hey, Rick Stockstill. Would you still be issuing such a moronic statement if the abused victim were a 2-year-old child screaming in pain and terror each and every time Alavarez hit him/her? You can hear the smacks on that puppy's tiny body by a full grown man who is much more muscular than most his age. Stop enabling and minimizing abuse, Rick Stockstill. Whether it's abuse of women, children or animals - IT'S NOT RIGHT!

NOW WE KNOW WHY AKINS THINKS IT'S FUNNY TO POST VIDEOS OF INNOCENT ANIMALS BEING ABUSED, HE'S A THUG

Rutherford County Animal Control investigators said when they were trying to track Akins down for an interview at the College Grove apartments, they found he was evicted last May and not allowed there or at Aspen Heights for a shooting incident involving police.

Channel 4 also found Akins was arrested in January for resisting arrest and possession of marijuana.

Murfreesboro Police are investigating the pair for animal cruelty. No charges have yet been brought.

It is not clear which of the pair the dog belonged to. - A different article said the puppy didn't belong to either of these cretins.