aapllp. Give prob of sequence llal.
3/715
Four letters picked without replacement from wwjkkzkwwdj. What is prob of sequence djzk?
1/1320
What is prob of sequence mmv when three letters picked without replacement from {o: 4, v: 5, m: 2}?
1/99
Three letters picked without replacement from zzzhhhzzzhzzzzzzhzh. What is prob of sequence hzz?
52/323
Calculate prob of sequence xxx when three letters picked without replacement from xlxxll.
1/20
What is prob of sequence ffff when four letters picked without replacement from ffff?
1
Four letters picked without replacement from {r: 1, a: 3, n: 3}. What is prob of sequence aann?
3/70
Two letters picked without replacement from wee. Give prob of sequence we.
1/3
What is prob of sequence mm when two letters picked without replacement from vvvvvvvvvuvmvvvpm?
1/136
Two letters picked without replacement from edieerrrgrejjggrrgrr. Give prob of sequence re.
8/95
Calculate prob of sequence fed when three letters picked without replacement from femedffffffppfddpf.
3/272
Two letters picked without replacement from {g: 4, w: 4, k: 3, y: 2, h: 1}. What is prob of sequence ky?
3/91
Three letters picked without replacement from qccqcqocqcqccqcoqco. Give prob of sequence ooo.
1/969
Two letters picked without replacement from ssrrr. Give prob of sequence rr.
3/10
Calculate prob of sequence yooo when four letters picked without replacement from {y: 3, i: 4, o: 9}.
9/260
Calculate prob of sequence rrr when three letters picked without replacement from rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrarrrr.
17/20
Four letters picked without replacement from nsxzzzzsxzz. Give prob of sequence nxxs.
1/1980
Calculate prob of sequence eu when two letters picked without replacement from {f: 3, e: 5, u: 3, t: 6}.
15/272
Calculate prob of sequence bbsb when four letters picked without replacement from ssssbbsbssbsb.
4/143
Three letters picked without replacement from {l: 2, h: 8, b: 2, r: 5}. What is prob of sequence rll?
1/408
Three letters picked without replacement from hhhhhhhhhhthhhhhhh. Give prob of sequence hhh.
5/6
Three letters picked without replacement from {e: 1, z: 10, l: 1, s: 6, m: 2}. What is prob of sequence elm?
1/3420
Three letters picked without replacement from fxfjfhxfjfxjj. What is prob of sequence hxx?
1/286
Three letters picked without replacement from xxxgxxxxggx. What is prob of sequence ggg?
1/165
Calculate prob of sequence rmf when three letters picked without replacement from {m: 1, f: 1, r: 1, l: 10}.
1/1716
Calculate prob of sequence xr when two letters picked without replacement from wrnwxnqsrnqq.
1/66
What is prob of sequence mc when two letters picked without replacement from qxxctmcaa?
1/36
Four letters picked without replacement from kkkkkkkjkkkkkkkkkkf. What is prob of sequence fkjk?
1/342
Calculate prob of sequence ke when two letters picked without replacement from gpepmkmkgggpkkmkgg.
5/306
What is prob of sequence eej when three letters picked without replacement from ejeejjeejjeeejjejeej?
11/76
Calculate prob of sequence yw when two letters picked without replacement from {m: 2, y: 2, w: 7}.
7/55
Three letters picked without replacement from {q: 8, z: 8, y: 2}. Give prob of sequence qqz.
14/153
What is prob of sequence jjyj when four letters picked without replacement from {j: 14, y: 4}?
91/765
Calculate prob of sequence vv when two letters picked without replacement from {v: 2, m: 1, h: 1, d: 1}.
1/10
What is prob of sequence ul when two letters picked without replacement from luuu?
1/4
Three letters picked without replacement from vjvvjjvvjjjjjj. Give prob of sequence vjv.
15/182
Calculate prob of sequence mmm when three letters picked without replacement from mmmxmmmmmmmmmmm.
4/5
Calculate prob of sequence irz when three letters picked without replacement from {i: 2, r: 3, z: 4}.
1/21
Calculate prob of sequence je when two letters picked without replacement from gtqevetjeggv.
1/44
What is prob of sequence nn when two letters picked without replacement from gnliwgnoolwwgw?
1/91
Calculate prob of sequence pqeq when four letters picked without replacement from {q: 4, e: 5, p: 2, y: 4}.
1/273
What is prob of sequence il when two letters picked without replacement from iiuruiuuuiisiulii?
1/34
Calculate prob of sequence kx when two letters picked without replacement from {l: 1, x: 9, i: 1, k: 2}.
3/26
Two letters picked without replacement from lawtwwaatsattsstll. What is prob of sequence lt?
5/102
Two letters picked without replacement from {t: 11, p: 3}. Give prob of sequence pt.
33/182
Calculate prob of sequence ub when two letters picked without replacement from uiuiiiiuibuubibuiu.
7/102
Calculate prob of sequence too when three letters picked without replacement from {t: 12, c: 2, o: 3}.
3/170
What is prob of sequence ve when two letters picked without replacement from {e: 2, v: 2}?
1/3
Two letters picked without replacement from ggeggggeg. Give prob of sequence ee.
1/36
Two letters picked without replacement from {j: 2, e: 1, o: 2}. What is prob of sequence ej?
1/10
Three letters picked without replacement from hmmmnnmaafmnnmf. What is prob of sequence ana?
4/1365
What is prob of sequence qpqp when four letters picked without replacement from opoqiopqiio?
1/1980
What is prob of sequence aau when three letters picked without replacement from {e: 4, b: 7, q: 1, u: 2, a: 2}?
1/840
Three letters picked without replacement from {j: 2, u: 4, o: 5}. What is prob of sequence uju?
4/165
Two letters picked without replacement from {c: 5, t: 2, a: 2}. Give prob of sequence tt.
1/36
Four letters picked without replacement from cofcwccpzffwpfcffcc. Give prob of sequence cofp.
7/7752
Calculate prob of sequence xhss when four letters picked without replacement from shxlls.
1/180
Calculate prob of sequence wva when three letters picked without replacement from wbdveab.
1/210
Calculate prob of sequence mem when three letters picked without replacement from {z: 4, y: 2, f: 1, e: 2, v: 9, m: 2}.
1/1710
Four letters picked without replacement from {t: 4, r: 1, q: 5, u: 2, c: 2}. What is prob of sequence rccu?
1/6006
What is prob of sequence kk when two letters picked without replacement from gpgkhdkdhhhpkkgpdgd?
2/57
Calculate prob of sequence ffff when four letters picked without replacement from fffff.
1
Two letters picked without replacement from {u: 4, a: 6}. Give prob of sequence uu.
2/15
Calculate prob of sequence lkp when three letters picked without replacement from {p: 5, m: 3, l: 1, x: 1, b: 1, k: 2}.
5/858
Four letters picked without replacement from llssslsgsyssslg. What is prob of sequence sgys?
2/585
What is prob of sequence mqm when three letters picked without replacement from {m: 2, q: 17}?
1/171
What is prob of sequence tud when three letters picked without replacement from wtttttutddttjjttd?
1/136
Calculate prob of sequence eexx when four letters picked without replacement from {x: 14, e: 4}.
91/3060
What is prob of sequence ou when two letters picked without replacement from {o: 3, u: 5}?
15/56
What is prob of sequence tr when two letters picked without replacement from taprptrtrhptt?
5/52
Three letters picked without replacement from njoyocppn. What is prob of sequence ync?
1/252
What is prob of sequence ikvv when four letters picked without replacement from kvivkvubekbvuiu?
1/455
Four letters picked without replacement from {f: 3, d: 4}. What is prob of sequence fddd?
3/35
Calculate prob of sequence amr when three letters picked without replacement from gmellaggeraeaellgae.
2/2907
Two letters picked without replacement from avaxwttatxd. Give prob of sequence ta.
9/110
Calculate prob of sequence xhx when three letters picked without replacement from {h: 12, x: 2, i: 5}.
4/969
What is prob of sequence nnb when three letters picked without replacement from {b: 5, n: 5}?
5/36
Calculate prob of sequence dgn when three letters picked without replacement from gddnnpgdgdndg.
5/143
Three letters picked without replacement from xqxhqh. Give prob of sequence qhh.
1/30
What is prob of sequence sbbp when four letters picked without replacement from jpppjhsbbffsfs?
3/4004
Calculate prob of sequence hh when two letters picked without replacement from {h: 4, x: 9, o: 1}.
6/91
Two letters picked without replacement from yynynyn


England’s Captain Alastair Cook plays a shot during the fourth day of the second Test cricket match between England and India, at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, England on July 20, 2014 (AFP Photo/Ian Kington)

London (AFP) - Former England captain Nasser Hussain urged Alastair Cook to stand down as skipper after a 95-run defeat by India at Lord's on Monday condemned the side to its tenth Test without a win.

Immediately after the match Cook said he had no intention of resigning and the England and Wales Cricket Board do not appear in a mood to sack him.

But with India 1-0 up in the five-match series, following a drawn opener at Trent Bridge, Hussain urged Cook to reconsider ahead of Sunday's third Test in Southampton.

"He needs to tell ask himself, '(am I) making a difference as a captain to this England side?' The stats tell you that he's not," Hussain told Sky Sports.

"Would we miss Alastair if he was not captain at the Ageas Bowl?," added Hussain who spent his senior career with Essex, Cook's county.

"If Michael Clarke was suddenly not captain of Australia I think they would miss him.

"If Alastair Cook was not captain of England at the Ageas Bowl would we look up and say 'we're missing the tactical genius of Alastair Cook?' We wouldn't."

England were 173 for four, chasing 319 to win, on the stroke of lunch on Monday's final day.

But the last ball of the session saw Moeen Ali turn his head away from an Ishant Sharma bouncer and glove a catch to short leg.

Even so, at 173 for five and with a minimum 60 overs left, England were still in the game.

However, several batsmen fell to a blatant hooking trap, Matt Prior the first as he belied his status as a veteran of 79 Tests.

Ben Stokes and Joe Root followed in similar fashion before England were dismissed for 223, with paceman Sharma taking test-best figures of seven for 74.

This match saw opener Cook's run without a Test hundred extended to 27 innings but Hussain said England's problems ran far deeper than their skipper's lack of runs.

"There's been a lot of stuff written this week that he just needs a score. That will not change all of England's woes.

"If he gets an 80 at the Ageas Bowl, will they stop collapsing? No. Will they bowl better to the tail? No. Will they bowl better with the new ball? No. Will they play the short ball better? No."

Michael Vaughan, Hussain's successor as England skipper, was scathing about the way in Sharma took four wickets for nine runs in 21 balls after lunch before James Anderson's run out sealed India's victory.

"It's been absolutely pathetic from England," Vaughan told BBC Radio's Test Match Special.

"We've seen some collapses in the last year -- against Australia, Sri Lanka and now India -- but this is the worst of the lot.

"India were the better team over the five days -- they were better led and batted and bowled better.

"What was said in the England dressing room at lunch? To come out and play all those shots, it's absolutely ridiculous," added Vaughan, England's 2005 Ashes-winning captain.


2016–17 Scottish League Cup

The 2016–17 Scottish League Cup  (also known as the Betfred Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 71st season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition.

The format for the 2016–17 competition changed from the previously used knockout-rounds. Instead, it began with eight groups of five teams which included all 2015–16 Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs, excluding those competing in Champions League and Europa League qualifiers, as well as the winners of the 2015–16 Highland Football League (Cove Rangers) and the 2015–16 Lowland Football League (Edinburgh City).

Celtic won the final 3–0 against Aberdeen on 27 November 2016.

Schedule

Format
The competition began with eight groups of five teams. The four clubs competing in the UEFA Champions League (Celtic) and Europa League (Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian) qualifying rounds were given a bye through to the second round. The 40 teams competing in the group stage consisted of the other nine teams that competed in the 2015–16 Scottish Premiership, nine from the 2015–16 Scottish Championship and all of the teams that competed in the 2015–16 Scottish League One and 2015–16 Scottish League Two, as well as the 2015–16 Highland Football League and the 2015–16 Lowland Football League champions.

The winners of each of the 8 groups, as well as the 4 best runners-up have progressed to the second round (last 16), which will include the four UEFA qualifying clubs. At this stage, the competition reverts to the traditional knock-out format. The four group winners with the highest points total and the clubs entering at this stage were seeded, with the four group winners with the lowest points unseeded along with the four best runners-up.

Bonus point system
In December 2015, the SPFL announced that alongside the new group stage format, a bonus point system would be introduced to provide greater excitement  and increase the number of meaningful games at this stage. The traditional point system of awarding 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw was used, however, for each group stage match that finished in a draw, a penalty shoot-out took place, with the winner being awarded a bonus point.

Group stage

The group stage was made up of nine teams from the 2015–16 Scottish Premiership, nine teams from the 2015–16 Scottish Championship and 10 teams from each of the 2015–16 Scottish League One and 2015–16 Scottish League Two, as well as the winners of the 2015–16 Highland Football League and 2015–16 Lowland Football League. The 40 teams were divided into two sections: North and South; with each section containing four top seeded teams, four second seeded teams and 12 unseeded teams. Each section was drawn into four groups with each group being made up of 1 top seed, 1 second seed and 3 unseeded sides.

The draw for the group stages took place on Friday 27 May 2016 at 7:30pm BST at the BT Sport Studio in London and was shown live on BT Sport Europe.

North

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

South

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Best runners-up

Knockout phase

Second round

Draw and seeding
The following teams qualified and will compete in the second round of the 2016–17 Scottish League Cup. Aberdeen, Celtic, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian entered the competition at this stage, after receiving a bye for the group stage due to their participation in UEFA club competitions.

The draw for the second round took place at Tannadice Park following the conclusion of the Dundee United–Dunfermline Athletic match on 31 July, and was shown live on BT Sport. The four UEFA-qualifying clubs and the four group winners with the best record were seeded for the draw.

Teams in Bold advanced to the quarter-finals.

Notes
† denotes teams playing in the Championship.
* denotes team playing in League One.

Matches
All times are BST (UTC+1).

Quarter-finals

Draw and seeding
The quarter-final draw took place at Celtic Park following the conclusion of the Celtic–Motherwell match on 10 August, and was shown live on BT Sport. The draw was unseeded and ties scheduled for the midweek of 20/21 September.

Teams in Bold advanced to the semi-finals.

Matches

Semi-finals

Draw and seeding
The semi-final draw took place at Pittodrie Stadium following the conclusion of the Aberdeen–St Johnstone match on 22 September and was shown live on BT Sport. The draw was unseeded and ties are scheduled for the weekend of 22 October.

Teams in Bold advanced to the final.

Matches

Final

Top goalscorers

References

External links

Category:Scottish League Cup seasons
League Cup
Category:2016–17 in Scottish football cups


Energy Saving Tips for the Holidays

Systems has helped gain an thoughtful understanding of the systems that make up our homes and the built structure around us, as well as the natural systems within our world.

Here are some ways you can reduce your energy consumption this holiday season:

LED Christmas Lights

limit the use of christmas lights/lights in general. Make sure to turn off the lights during the day and before you go to sleep at night, this will also help prevent fires.

The Fireplace. The Alliance for Saving Energy says that “while using a fireplace, reduce heat loss by opening dampers in the bottom of the firebox (if provided) or opening the nearest window slightly (about an inch), closing the door to that room, and turning down the thermostat to 50 to 55 degrees. And don’t forget to close the flue when you’re done enjoying the fire.”

Eat less meat. Meat is carbon-intensive. Check local places (or even places like Wegman’s), where you can get meats from local supplies. This will reduce food miles and combustion energy.


Q:

python 3 open window on screen 2 by default (multi displays)

I have a program that opens two separate windows, one of which is full screen. I would like to open the full screen window on the secondary display (this program will require at least 2 screens to be properly functional, but is not enforced) and the other window on the main display.
Is there any way to do this in python 3 and tkinter?

A:

Probably not a very portable solution, but what I have seen done in the past is to use absolute positioning (using wxPython, though).  So if you have two monitors set at 1024X768 in a side by side setup, the first screen's x would be 0, and the second screen's x would be 1024 (or 768 if I have my x's and y's mixed up ;).


Q:

Shorthand to check value in array

Is there a short way of doing this?
if ((isset($a['key']) && ($a['key'] == 'value')) {
  echo 'equal';
  // more code
}
else {
  echo 'not equal';
  // more code
}

I need to test lots of values on an array that can or cannot exist. I feel that this method is too verbose.
I could remove the isset() and mute the notices... but then I feel dirty.
Edit:
Answering Jack's question: "Could you give an example how you would test lots of values in an array?"
example:
if (isset($_GET['action']) && $_GET['action'] == 'view') {
  //code
}
if (isset($_GET['filter']) && $_GET['filter'] == 'name') {
  //code
}
if (isset($_GET['sort']) && $_GET['sort'] == 'up') {
  //code
}
if (isset($_GET['tag']) && $_GET['tag'] == 'sometag') {
  //code
}
etc...

A:

I don't like to answer my own questions but I feel that the best and cleaner way to do this kind of checkings is to write a "helper funcion" like:
function iskeyval(&$a, $k, $v) {
  return isset($a['key']) && ($a['key'] == 'value');
}

and then:
if (iskeyval($a, 'key', 'value')) {
  ...
}
else {
  ...
}


Q:

Mounting an attached ebs volume in EC2

I've created an EC2 instance, created an EBS volume, attached it to the running instance, and successfully ssh'ed into my instance.
The drive is attached as /dev/sdf
Next, I tried mounting the drive by running:
mkdir /testName
mount -t ext3 /dev/sdf /testName

But then I get the error message:
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdf,
       missing codepage or helper program, or other error
       In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
       dmesg | tail  or so

What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.

A:

Here's a complete set of commands that you should run once you've attached the EBS volume to your EC2 instance:
mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sdf   # (NOTE - if you created your EBS volume from a snapshot of another volume and want to preserve its data, skip this step)
echo "/dev/sdf  /testName  ext3     noatime  0 0" >> /etc/fstab
mkdir /testName
mount /testName
df -h                   # (you should now see a new /testName file system mounted on the EBS volume)

A:

I had the same problem while mounting an EBS volume that I had taken a snapshot of.  The gotcha was that when I attached the volume (e.g., /dev/sdf), it was actually partitioned so (/dev/sdf1) was also created.  I was able to mount /dev/sdf1 with no problem.

A:

Have you created the filesystem yet?
mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sdf


In order to achieve the best possible flash photography results, taking flash off the camera and using multiple flash units become necessary. For example a typical setup for studio portrait shooting may include key light, fill light, background light, and often hair light. Not all shooting situations require this many lights but it is safe to say triggering multiple lights and synchronizing the light output with the camera’s shutter is the solution the photographer need to find.

Typically corded connections between the camera and flashes are supported by most camera/flash systems but most photographers do not like the hassle of wires. The simplest form of wireless trigger is the inexpensive optical slave triggers. But very often they suffer from poor range and are prone to interference. One step up is radio frequency (RF) wireless flash triggers. These triggers can trigger the flash from long distance and do no require line-of-sight between the transmitter and receiver. Most of the low cost triggers (for example, check out our review of an eBay trigger iShoot PT-04 CN) do not support remote flash power adjustment. All the remote flashes need to be in manual mode. If the photographer needs to change the flash power, he/she needs to get to the flash and change it by using the controls on the flash. Sometimes this is an acceptable inconvenience but sometimes it is unacceptable because of the physical location of the remote flashes or the time required to do so.

This discussion will be focused on wireless triggering and remote power control options currently on the market.

Wireless optical systems

The top two camera manufacturers Canon and Nikon have already the capability in their optically triggered wireless flash lighting system. We have covered extensively how the Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) Advanced Wireless Lighting (AWL) actually works. Basically the camera controls a wireless commander unit, which controls remote flash units via optical pulse communication. Canon’s offering E-TTL II Wireless Multiple Flash technology is similar but differ in the implementation details.

The common complaint is the limitation caused by the line-of-sight requirement. This is especially a problem outdoors when there is no walls and ceilings to bounce the lights around. When used indoors, the lights from commander unit can be bounced around and reach the sensor of remote unit without requiring line-of-sight.

To overcome the limitation, some manufacturers have come up with RF-based solutions. The most popular ones are RadioPopper PX and Pocket Wizard MiniTT1/FlexTT5. Pixel, a company based in Hongkong China has also produced products (TR-331/TR-332) that can remotely trigger flash and set flash levels via TTL system.

RadioPopper

The RadioPopper PX system is a simple and quite elegant solution. RadioPopper PX transmitter has a sensor that can detect the pulses from master flash unit or remote commander on your camera’s hot shoe. The transmitter sends this signal by radio waves to RadioPopper PX receivers. The receiver then uses it’s own built-in light source (most likely an infrared LED) to reproduce this light signal at the sensor window of the flash. The slave flash responds to the “reproduced” light signal just as it normally would had it seen the light directly from the master flash.

Since all the system does is to transport the optical signal over RF, all the functions of the camera-flash optical lighting system is preserved without even worrying about the underlying details of the communication.

One potential problem of the system is the delay caused by the optical->digital->RF->optical signal conversion and transmission. Some light pulses, such as the pre-flash and final triggering flash, have strict timing requirement to ensure proper metering and synchronization. The RadioPopper system claims to have specific design feature to overcome this delay issue. The user manual does caution users about potential crossed signals: pulses from both master flash and the pulse reproduced by the receiver unit enter the sensor of the flash at the same time. This can be avoided by properly sealing the sensor window on the flash and placing the remote flash away from the master unit.

The RadioPopper PX system appears very easy to use. Users need only to setup the master flash and the remote flashes like they would without the Radio Poppers. The receiver will block the light from master unit from reaching the sensor and the signals are transmitted via RF and converted back to optical signal via a light source at the back of the receiver unit.

RadioPopper JrX system also provide remote flash power adjustment functionality when used with JrX studio receiver. Currently the system only officially support some studio lights but some users have found a way to make a simple DIY adaotpr (RPcube) so it can be used to control the power output of portable flashes. The most significant difference between PX and JrX system is no TTL capability with the JrX and no high speed sync (HSS) either.

The RadioPopper works on 915MHz ISM band and have a claimed range between 300 to 1750 ft. In real world situations, the range can be much less than the claimed values due various factors. A very detailed review of the RadioPopper JrX system review can be found here.

Pocket Wizard

Pocket Wizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 system currently available for Canon system works in TTL mode to control one or more remote flashes. The MiniTT1 can only be used as a transmitter but the FlexTT5 can be used as a transmitter or a receiver.

Unlike the RadioPopper system, the Pocket Wizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 system communicates directly with the camera and flash via hot shoe instead of converting the signal from the commander to digital, transmiting it over RF, the converting it back to optical again for the flashes’s infrared sensor.

The Porcket Wizard system has two modes. The basic wireless E-TTL II mode fires all flash at the same power while the ratio wireless E-TTL II mode allows flash power ratio adjustments and independent power settings supported by Canon’s E-TTL II system. For the ratio mode to work, a Canon 580EX flash or ST-E2 Speedlite Transmitter has to be mounted on the transmitter.

Nikon version of the Pocket Wizard system is currently under beta testing.

The Pocket Wizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 system works on 340 – 354 MHz band and has a claimed range of 800 ft.

Pixel TR-331/332 Wireless TTL Flash Trigger

This product is from a little known company called Pixel Enterprise Limited based in Hongkong, China. They are the maker of another product we have covered, the Pixel TF-322 TTL adapter.

Basically the Pixel system is a “wireless TTL cord”. A transmitter sits on the camera and relays the communication with a flash on a receiver via 2.4GHz RF. It has the capability of triggering multiple flashes but only one remote unit can be in “Master” mode, which talks to the camera and maintains TTL capabilities. Other remote flashes have to be in the “Slave” mode, which can be triggered but will not perform TTL functions such as pre-flash camera-controlled output powers. Essentially there is no way of independently adjusting the flash powers from the camera.

The TR-331 is for Nikon and TR-332 is for Canon. The Nikon version was released earlier and appears to have been improved to a more usable state. If you want to follow the status of the Pixel TTL triggers, here is a good discussion thread on flickr.

If you are interested in finding out more about the Pixel system, the company’s website is the worst place to visit. It has extremely poor documentation. Some good reiviews can be found here, here, or here.

More to come?

We can expect more products to come in the area since currently available options have something left to be desired. Two major aspects: cost and functionality. They are all quite expensive. For the RadioPopper and Pocket Wizard to control multiple flashes with independent TTL flash outputs, a dedicated commander flash needs to sit on top of the camera, which is a waste. When things get complicated, the margin of error becomes small and they tend to mis-fire often. Especially the Pocket Wizard MiniTT1/FlexTT5 appears to have gotten some bad user reviews on range and reliability.

The ideal solution

I am interesting in seeing a new system with a RF version of the SU-800 (Nikon) or ST-E2 (Canon) sits on top of the camera and RF receivers connects to each remote flash on the hot shoe. This setup should significantly reduce the overall cost and simply the use.

With mode and power controls on the transmitter, there is no longer a need to have a wasted commander unit sits on top of the camera as the RadioPopper or Pocket Wizard system requires. With hot shoe mounting for the receivers, the system also eliminates the clumsy mounting method of the RadioPopper receivers.

This system can be made but a complete reverse engineering of the communication protocols between Camera and Flash is required. Personally I think it is highly possible since there are many i-TTL or E-TTL compatible flashes out in the market. Those flashes have to be able to understand the specific camera/flash communication to work.


                     NOTICE: NOT FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
 UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL
                 AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.

                                    IN THE
             ARIZONA COURT OF APPEALS
                                DIVISION ONE

                       STATE OF ARIZONA, Appellee,

                                        v.

                      TORRENCE E. DAVIS, Appellant.

                             No. 1 CA-CR 17-0529
                               FILED 1-22-2019

           Appeal from the Superior Court in Maricopa County
                      Nos. CR2012-152527-001 DT
                           CR2016-135082-001 DT
              The Honorable Christopher A. Coury, Judge

                                  AFFIRMED

                                   COUNSEL

Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Phoenix
By Gracynthia Claw
Counsel for Appellee

Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office, Phoenix
By Jesse Finn Turner
Counsel for Appellant
                              STATE v. DAVIS
                             Decision of the Court

                       MEMORANDUM DECISION

Presiding Judge Lawrence F. Winthrop delivered the decision of the Court,
in which Judge Maria Elena Cruz and Judge Kenton D. Jones joined.

W I N T H R O P, Presiding Judge:

¶1             Torrence E. Davis appeals his conviction and sentence for
theft of means of transportation.1 He argues the trial court committed
reversible error by depriving him of his right to represent himself both (1)
at trial and (2) before sentencing. For the following reasons, we affirm his
conviction and sentence.

                FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY2

¶2            Davis was stopped by law enforcement while driving a stolen
vehicle. He was convicted of theft of means of transportation and sentenced
to 11.25 years’ imprisonment.

¶3            He timely appealed his conviction and sentence. We have
jurisdiction pursuant to Article 6, Section 9, of the Arizona Constitution and
Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) sections 12-120.21(A)(1), 13-4031, and
13-4033(A)(1), (3), and (4).

                                  ANALYSIS

    I.    The court did not deprive Davis of the right to represent himself at trial.

¶4           Before trial, Davis told the court he had discovery motions he
wanted his attorney to file. Davis told the court that if his attorney did not

1      Davis also appeals his probation revocation, for which he received a
consecutive, minimum sentence of 1.5 years’ imprisonment, but he raises
no issue in that regard. We note that, pursuant to his plea agreement, he
knowingly waived his right to appeal that conviction and sentence, and we
find no error in the subsequent revocation and sentencing proceedings.

2      We view the facts in the light most favorable to sustaining the
verdict. State v. Payne, 233 Ariz. 484, 509, ¶ 93 (2013) (citation omitted).

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                             Decision of the Court

file those motions, he would be willing to represent himself. The court told
him the following:

              Well, you can go pro per if you want to, but at this
       point, your attorney is the one that decides strategy. Your
       attorney is the one that decides what motions get filed and
       what motions don’t get filed. He’s not going to file a motion
       that he doesn’t think there’s a legal basis for.

Davis responded:

              I do. So if that’s the case, I have to file, I have to go pro
       per, then that’s what I want to do.

The court never directly addressed this statement. Davis argues the failure
to address the statement amounted to the deprivation of his right to
represent himself. We review the denial of a defendant’s motion to
represent himself for an abuse of discretion. See State v. Boggs, 218 Ariz. 325,
338, ¶ 62 (2008). Regardless of the standard of review, the erroneous denial
of a pretrial or mid-trial motion for self-representation is structural error
requiring reversal without a showing of prejudice. See State v. McLemore,
230 Ariz. 571, 575-76, ¶ 15 (App. 2012).

¶5            A defendant has a right to represent himself at trial. See
Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 818-19 (1975). To invoke this right, a
competent defendant must knowingly and voluntarily invoke his right to
self-representation. See State v. Weaver, 244 Ariz. 101, 104, ¶ 8 (App. 2018)
(citations omitted). A demand to represent oneself must also be
unequivocal. Id. (citing McLemore, 230 Ariz. at 576, ¶ 17).

¶6             Here, Davis’ demand to represent himself was not
unequivocal. He conditioned his demand on his attorney’s unwillingness
to file requested motions. Davis’ demands were preceded by conditional
phrases, “if [the attorney] doesn’t want to [file the requested motions], then
I’m willing to put in the motions to go pro per myself,” and “if [he does not
think there is a legal basis for the requested motions], I have to file, I have
to go pro per.” These conditional statements leave open the possibility that
Davis did not want to represent himself if his attorney fulfilled his requests.
By placing conditions upon his desire to represent himself, Davis did not
make an unequivocal demand.

¶7          Even if his demand was unequivocal, however, he
subsequently abandoned his motion for self-representation. A defendant
may abandon his Faretta motion. See McLemore, 230 Ariz. at 582, ¶ 36. When

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                             STATE v. DAVIS
                            Decision of the Court

determining whether abandonment has occurred, we consider the totality
of the circumstances. Id. at 580, ¶ 29. We consider—among other factors—
“the defendant’s opportunities to remind the court of a pending motion
[and] defense counsel’s awareness of the motion.” Id. at 582, ¶ 35. In this
case, after his unanswered request, Davis attended eight pretrial
conferences with his attorney. He did not raise his allegedly pending
motion at any of these opportunities, suggesting he no longer desired to
represent himself. Further, as stated before, Davis’ Faretta motion was
conditional, depending upon whether his attorney fulfilled certain
requests. Davis argued the State had not disclosed discovery items it
possessed. At conclusion of the pretrial conference in which Davis made
his conditional demand to represent himself, the court ordered the State to
provide outstanding discovery. This, combined with Davis’ subsequent
failure to remind the court about or re-urge his motion, indicates his
requests had been fulfilled, and he had abandoned his Faretta motion. In
addition, his attorney was aware of his motion. The court, on two later
occasions, asked his attorney if there were any outstanding motions. On
both occasions, his attorney told the court—with Davis present in the
courtroom—that there were none. We find no abuse of discretion.

   II.    The court did not reversibly err by not allowing Davis to represent
          himself after his guilty verdict.

¶8            After Davis was convicted of theft of means of transportation,
he unequivocally requested to represent himself. The court began the
colloquy to ensure his request was knowing and voluntary. During the
colloquy, Davis told the court he was willing to receive the maximum
amount of time he could receive in prison. The court denied the motion for
self-representation. Davis argues this denial was reversible error. Again,
we review for an abuse of discretion. See Boggs, 218 Ariz. at 338, ¶ 62.

¶9             Although we view the erroneous denial of a pretrial or mid-
trial Faretta motion as structural error, the post-trial denial of a motion for
self-representation is subject to harmless-error review. Structural errors
“affect the entire conduct of the trial from beginning to end, and thus taint
the framework within which the trial proceeds.” State v. Henderson, 210
Ariz. 561, 565, ¶ 12 (2005) (citations and internal quotations omitted). In
contrast, a post-trial denial of a motion for self-representation does not
affect the framework of the trial. Our analysis is supported by decisions of
the Ninth Circuit. See United States v. Maness, 566 F.3d 894, 896-97 (9th Cir.
2009); see also United States v. Walters, 309 F.3d 589, 592-93 (9th Cir. 2002)
(reviewing an alleged sentencing error involving representation for
harmless error).

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                            STATE v. DAVIS
                           Decision of the Court

¶10             Even assuming without deciding the court erred, Davis
cannot demonstrate prejudice. If he had represented himself, Davis would
have received the same sentence. At a pre-sentencing hearing, the State
presented evidence, and the court found beyond a reasonable doubt, that
Davis was convicted of a class 2 felony for an offense committed on March
29, 2004. The current offense was committed on July 24, 2016. For a class 2
felony to be a historical prior felony, it must have been committed within
ten years of the current offense. See A.R.S. § 13-105(22)(b). Because the
calculation period excludes Davis’ five-year period of incarceration, the
class 2 felony is a historical prior felony. See A.R.S. § 13-105(22)(b). Davis
also testified at trial that he committed another felony within five years of
the commission of the charged offense, thereby admitting another historical
prior felony. See A.R.S. § 13-105(22)(b)-(c). With two historical prior
felonies, Davis was required to be sentenced as a Category 3 offender for a
class 3 felony offense. See A.R.S. § 13-703(C). Further, the jury found Davis
was on probation at the time of the offense, meaning he had to be sentenced
to at least the presumptive term. See A.R.S. § 13-708(C). The jury also found
the State had not proven any of the other alleged aggravating factors,
meaning Davis could not have received a maximum or aggravated
sentence. See A.R.S. §§ 13-701(C), -703(K). Therefore, Davis—regardless of
representation—could only have been sentenced to 11.25 years’
imprisonment. See A.R.S. § 13-703(J)-(K). Accordingly, Davis cannot
demonstrate prejudice.

                               CONCLUSION

¶11           Davis’ conviction and sentence are affirmed.

                         AMY M. WOOD • Clerk of the Court
                         FILED: AA

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Q:

How to create a new file in unix?

How do I create a new file in a different directory? If the file exists it should also create a new file.
I am using the command:
Touch workdirectory/filename.txt

A:

Try > workdirectory/filename.txt
This would:

truncate the file if it exists
create if it doesn't exist

You can consider it equivalent to:
rm -f workdirectory/filename.txt; touch workdirectory/filename.txt

A:

The command is lowercase: touch filename.
Keep in mind that touch will only create a new file if it does not exist! Here's some docs for good measure: http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?touch
If you always want an empty file, one way to do so would be to use:
echo "" > filename


PROJECT SUMMARY With one of the world's most severe HIV and TB epidemics and an economy dependent upon labor migration to South African mines, Lesotho is an optimal setting to study the effectiveness of TB/HIV integration strategies. HIV prevalence in Lesotho is 23%, the world's second highest; the TB incidence rate of 852 per 100,000 is the world's highest; 72% of TB patients are HIV positive. Basotho migrant miners, who travel between their homes in Lesotho and work in South African mines, and their families are among those with elevated risk of HIV and TB. We found that 32% of miners and miners' family members tested for HIV in three TEBA mining employment offices in Lesotho in 2014-15 were newly diagnosed with HIV; an additional 7% were known to be HIV positive. The TB incidence rate in South African miners is estimated at 3,000-7,000 per 100,000 per year, several-fold higher than that in the populations from which they originate. Testing, linkage, and retention of miners and their families along the TB/HIV care continuum are suboptimal, and TB treatment outcomes are also poor compared with the general population. Implementation science research is urgently needed to determine an effective strategy for improving early detection of HIV and early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) among migrant miners and their families. The PROvide MIner-friendly SErvices for Integrated TB/HIV Care (PROMISE) Study aims to evaluate the effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability of integrated TB/HIV services for migrant miners and their family members provided in miner-friendly service venues (MF). A prospective cohort study design will be used to compare the effectiveness of the MF intervention, which includes provision of family-focused, integrated TB/HIV diagnosis, care and treatment services at TEBA offices six days per week, to public sector health facilities, which deliver usual integrated care for TB and HIV. Additionally, we will assess HIV testing yield to identify PLHIV with CD4 count >500 cells/l, time spent accessing ART and IPT services, and costs associated with delivery of the MF intervention. We will also explore patients' and providers' perceived barriers, facilitators and preferences to understand how they impact uptake and delivery of the MF intervention. The study will leverage long-standing collaborations between ICAP, the Lesotho Ministry of Health, National University of Lesotho and TEBA and a well-trained, highly productive team with substantial experience in implementation science research in sub-Saharan Africa to identify an effective, feasible and acceptable TB/HIV service delivery model for migrant miners and their families that addresses barriers to implementation of early ART and IPT. The ultimate goals of the project are to 1) improve health outcomes among migrant miners and their families, a hard-to-reach population that represents a hotspot of TB/HIV transmission, in Lesotho and in PEPFAR programs more broadly; and 2) strengthen the implementation science research capacity of national and local institutions.


/*=============================================================================
    Copyright (c) 2003 Jonathan de Halleux (dehalleux@pelikhan.com)
    http://spirit.sourceforge.net/

  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
  file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
=============================================================================*/
#ifndef BOOST_SPIRIT_ACTOR_CLEAR_ACTOR_HPP
#define BOOST_SPIRIT_ACTOR_CLEAR_ACTOR_HPP

#include <boost/spirit/home/classic/namespace.hpp>
#include <boost/spirit/home/classic/actor/ref_actor.hpp>

namespace boost { namespace spirit {

BOOST_SPIRIT_CLASSIC_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    //  Summary:
    //  A semantic action policy that calls clear method.
    //  (This doc uses convention available in actors.hpp)
    //
    //  Actions (what it does):
    //      ref.clear();
    //
    //  Policy name:
    //      clear_action
    //
    //  Policy holder, corresponding helper method:
    //      ref_actor, clear_a( ref );
    //
    //  () operators: both.
    //
    //  See also ref_actor for more details.
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    struct clear_action
    {
        template<
            typename T
        >
        void act(T& ref_) const
        {
            ref_.clear();
        }
    };

    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // helper method that creates a and_assign_actor.
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    template<typename T>
    inline ref_actor<T,clear_action> clear_a(T& ref_)
    {
        return ref_actor<T,clear_action>(ref_);
    }

BOOST_SPIRIT_CLASSIC_NAMESPACE_END

}}

#endif


Evolutionary imprint of catalytic domains in fungal PKS-NRPS hybrids.
Fungal hybrid enzymes consisting of a polyketide synthase (PKS) and a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) module are involved in the biosynthesis of a vast array of ecologically and medicinally relevant natural products. Whereas a dozen gene clusters could be assigned to the requisite PKS-NRPS pathways, the programming of the multifunctional enzymes is still enigmatic. Through engineering and heterologously expressing a chimera of PKS (lovastatin synthase, LovB) and NRPS (cytochalasin synthase, CheA) in Aspergillus terreus, we noted the potential incompatibility of a fungal highly reducing PKS (hrPKS) with the NRPS component of fungal PKS-NRPS hybrids. To rationalize the unexpected outcome of the gene fusion experiments, we conducted extensive bioinformatic analyses of fungal PKS-NRPS hybrids and LovB-type PKS. From motif studies and the function of the engineered chimeras, a noncanonical function of C-terminal condensation (C) domains in truncated PKS-NRPS homologues was inferred. More importantly, sequence alignments and phylogenetic trees revealed an evolutionary imprint of the PKS-NRPS domains, which reflect the evolutionary history of the entire megasynthase. Furthermore, a detailed investigation of C and adenylation (A) domains provides support for a scenario in which not only the A domain but also the C domain participates in amino acid selection. These findings shed new light on the complex code of this emerging class of multifunctional enzymes and will greatly facilitate future combinatorial biosynthesis and pathway engineering approaches towards natural product analogues.


(The pinwheel tilings have the property that every tile appears at least once in every possible orientation.)

[PS a topic I've been paying some attention to lately is the existence of quasicrystalline, i.e., Penrose-tiling-ish, solutions to certain packing problems, which are interesting as statistical physics. For prev. coverage of this see here and here.]


1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to electric discharge lamps and, more particularly, to an improved sealing structure for use in such discharge lamps and a method for sealing discharge lamps.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Discharge lamps such as extra-high pressure mercury lamps and metal halide lamps are widely used in optical instruments such as liquid crystal projectors, OHPs and motion picture projectors and in general lightings. Such discharge lamps are highly advantageous in that their energy efficiency is three to five times higher than that of incandescent lamps such as halogen lamps, which emit light by heating filament, and their life time is five to ten times longer than that of such incandescent lamps.
A conventional method of making discharge lamps is briefly described with reference to FIGS. 2(A) and 2(B) illustrating such conventional method.
First, quartz glass is shaped into a glass tube (21) having a hollow light-emitting portion (22) and sealing tubes (23) formed at opposite ends of the light-emitting portion (22). Then, a hole (24) is formed at the light-emitting portion (22) of the glass tube (25) is connected to the hole (24).
Subsequently, a mount (26) having an electrode is inserted through an end of each sealing tube (23) into the glass tube (21) with use of a clamp, while nitrogen gas is introduced into the glass tube (21). The opposite sealing tubes (23) are then sealed by heating and pressing. Thus, the mount (26) is embedded in each sealing tube (23) so that the electrode is located in the light-emitting portion (22).
In turn, a vacuum is provided in the light-emitting portion (22) through the tip tube (25), followed by required treatments such as washing. Subsequently, filer substances such as mercury or a metal halide and a rare gas are filled into the light-emitting portion (22). The connecting portion of the tip tube (25) is then melt and cut to seal the light-emitting portion (22), thereby providing a discharge lamp.
With such method, however, a seal-cut trace (27) of the tip tube (25) remains on the light-emitting portion (22). The seal-cut trace hinders certain light path to cause a shadow, resulting a loss of 10 to 20% in lighting efficiency. Accordingly, when the discharge lamp is used as the light source of a projector or the like, unevenness in the screen brightness results.
Further, since the internal gas pressure if exerted on the light-emitting portion of the discharge lamp, the presence of the seal-cut trace (27) in the light-emitting portion is not preferable in terms of the strength. With the construction having such seal-cut trace, the filling gas pressure is limited, which leads to a lamp having a shorter life time.
To solve the problems associated with the seal-cut trace of the tip tube, so-called xe2x80x9ctiplessxe2x80x9d discharge lamps which can be made without using any tip tube have been developed.
A conventional method of making such tipless discharge lamp is described below with reference to FIGS. 3(A) to 3(C).
First, a first mount (36a) is inserted through an outer end of one sealing tube (33a) into a glass tube (31) as shown in FIG. 3(A). The sealing tube (33a) containing the first mount (36a) therein is then sealed by heating and pressing.
Then, in a vacuum chamber capable of providing a highly reduced pressure, filler substances such as mercury and a rare gas are introduced through an outer end (37) of another sealing tube (33b) which is not yet sealed. Thereafter, a second mount (36b) having a bent lead (35) is inserted through the outer end (37) of the sealing tube (33b). The outer end (37) is then sealed by the use of a laser or a plasma burner, thus closing the glass tube (31) as shown in FIG. 3(B).
In this state, since the lead (35) of the second mount (36b) is bent, it abuts against the inner wall of the sealing tube (33b). Accordingly, although the second mount (36b) is located within a hollow portion of the sealing tube (33b), it can be retained without the aid of any additional retaining means.
The glass tube is then taken out of the vacuum chamber and the unsealed portion (i.e., the peripheral wall embracing the second mount) of the sealing tube (33b) is sealed by heating and pressing. The end portion (37) is then cut away as shown in FIG. 3(C), thus completing the tipless discharge lamp.
In the tipless discharge lamp thus fabricated, the seal-cut trace is not formed and, hence, the light path is not hindered. Thus the unevenness in brightness is less likely to occur. Further, since the lamp thus provided has an enhanced strength, the pressure within the light-emitting portion (32) can be greatly increased.
With this method, however, it is impossible to clean the interior of the glass tube through a tip tube which would otherwise be used after the sealing tube is sealed. Accordingly, impurities generated during such operations as encapsulating the rare gas and finally sealing the glass tube remain within the light-emitting portion (32), which may lead to any failure or a shorter life time.
Further, the cost of equipment such as the vacuum chamber and the like requires is high and, hence, the products are inevitably expensive. This hinders the widespread use of apparatus such as projectors using tipless discharge lamps.
Additionally, since the mount is retained within the glass tube by mere contact engagement between the lead (35) and the inner wall of the sealing tube (33b), the precise positioning of the electrode (36) is difficult, which leads to a poor yield.
Therefore, need exists for means for providing discharge lamps which is less likely to cause unevenness in brightness, which enables easier positioning of an electrode, and which ensure a longer life time at a low cost.
In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electric discharge lamp comprising: a lamp envelop including a first and a second sealing tubes both of which are sealed and a light-emitting portion located between the sealing tubes; a pair of electrodes disposed in the light-emitting portion; and a filler substance encapsulated within the lamp envelop, one of the sealing tubes having a seal-cut trace of a tip tube that has been used for introducing the filler substance into the lamp envelop therethrough.
With this construction, the seal-cut trace of the tip tube is not located on the light-emitting portion, light emanates without interference by the seal-cut trace. Accordingly, the discharge lamp is less likely to suffer from a loss in the luminance and an unevenness in the brightness. Further, the light-emitting portion can be strengthened and hence, the pressure within the light-emitting portion can be increased thereby ensuring the lamp enjoying a longer life time.
In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of making a discharge lamp comprising the steps of: providing a lamp envelop including a first and a second sealing tubes, a light-emitting portion located between the sealing tubes, and a tip tube connected to the second sealing tube for communication therbetween; inserting a first mount having a first electrode into the first sealing tube through an open end thereof so that the first electrode is located in the light-emitting portion and then entirely sealing the first sealing tube; inserting a second mount having a second electrode into the second sealing tube through an open end thereof so that the second electrode is located in the light-emitting portion and then sealing a portion of the second sealing tube so as to maintain the communication between the tip tube and the second sealing tube; cleaning the inside of the light-emitting portion an then introducing a filler substance and a rare gas through the tip tube into the light-emitting portion; removing the tip tube from the second sealing tube by sealing and cutting; and sealing the rest of the second sealing tube in which a seal-cut trace of the tip tube is present.
With this method, the lamp envelop including the second sealing tube connected with the tip tube for communication therebetween is used, and accordingly, a discharge lamp is fabricated which has the seal-cut trace of the tip tube on the second sealing tube but not on the light-emitting portion. Further, since the mounts can be held firmly by clamp, the position of each electrode can be easily adjusted, which leads to a higher production yield.
Furthermore, this method allows the operations of reducing the pressure in the lamp envelop and introducing the filler substance such as mercury into the lamp envelop to be easily performed through the tip tube. Hence, a large vacuum chamber is not needed. Moreover, impurities within the lamp envelop can be discharged through the tip tube and, therefore, it is possible to provide discharge lamps which avoid any failure or any shortened life time associated with such impurities. In addition, the presence of the seal-cut trace of the tip tube on the second sealing tube but not on the light-emitting portion enables the filling gas pressure to increase rather than the conventional level, which leads to lamps enjoying a longer life time.
These and other objects, features and attendant advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the attached drawing, in which;


(NOTE:Active Faculty and Staff benefits are covered under the UCLA /VSP insurance plan, see an associate at U See LA for details)

What are my vision benefits under UC SHIP?

A. An annual eye examination plus annual benefits for glasses AND contact lenses (benefit year is the school year except for certain exceptions including schools of law and medicine)

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A: The contact lens fitting and evaluation is an additional $49 to $79 on top of the $10 exam copay, depending on the contact lenses you and doctor will decide on. If you wear specialty contacts, there may be exceptions but your doctor can discuss this with you.

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The One to Count On...

Quality Athletes, Work Ethic Will Lead Little Dutch to Week Two Improvements, says Football Coach

Though a 41-14 loss to Newton was certainly not the start to the season that the Pella High football team was hoping for, the Little Dutch have returned to practice this week refocused and intent upon proving that they are a better team than one game would indicate. Pella head football coach Jay McKinstrey says overall improvement seems like an obvious goal after a loss, but it would have been just as important following a win.

“We know we’re going to get better. That’s the most important thing, is improving, if that’s what we want to do throughout the season,” said McKinstrey. “We could have won 40-0 and still needed to improve from game one to game two. That’s the key. And if we keep doing that – we’ve got great kids and some good athletes out there – we’re going to get better, and I know some good things will happen to these kids if they can hang in there and respond in a great way.”

The upcoming opponent for the Little Dutch had a very similar result in their season-opener, as Knoxville was defeated 40-14 last Friday by PCM. The two will meet on Friday night inside Ken Locke Stadium in Knoxville.


Harrison McJohnston

Harrison McJohnston (July 26, 1884 – June 11, 1952) was an American organizational theorist and professor of business communication and advertising.

Life and work
McJohnston had started his career as copywriter, sales correspondent, editor at two magazines, and had taught economics at Ohio State University. In 1913 he started his further academic career at the University of Illinois.

The Alexander Hamilton Institute, a well-known correspondence course provider of its day, considered his works as a part of their main instruction for both accounting and advertising.

College football
Prior to his more noted work in academics and business, McJohnston was a business instructor and the seventh head college football coach for the Carroll College (Wisconsin) Pioneers (now called "Carroll University") located in Waukesha, Wisconsin and he held that position for the 1908 season. His career coaching record at Carroll College was 1 wins, 5 losses, and 0 ties.  This ranks him 26th at Carroll College in total wins and 25th at Carroll College in winning percentage.

Selected publications
McJohnston authored several books, papers, and articles. Books, a selection:
 Harrison McJohnston. Business Correspondence. New York, Alexander Hamilton institute, 1918.
 Harrison McJohnston. The Brevity Book on Economics, Chicago, Brevity Publishers, 1919.
 Harrison McJohnston, Impression Analysis Improves Sales Letters,  October 5, 1922

References

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Category:American business theorists
Category:Carroll Pioneers football coaches
Category:People from Vanderburgh County, Indiana


Determination of triterpenic acids in fruits by a novel high performance liquid chromatography method with high sensitivity and specificity.
A novel and interesting pre-column derivatisation method was developed for the analysis of triterpenic acids by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection. Each triterpenic acid produced two HPLC peaks with similar peak areas after derivatising with chiral 1-(9H-carbazol-9-yl) propan-2-yl-methanesulfonate (CPMS), while the fatty acid derivative of CPMS had only one peak. This phenomenon greatly increased the confidence in analyte confirmation. Compound with only one peak or two peaks differing greatly in their peak areas could be excluded from the target compound list. CPMS was compared with five other derivatising reagents, four of which produced only one peak for one triterpenic acid, to study the possible mechanism. Analytes with different behaviours were also studied to better interpret the mechanism. The proposed method also showed the merits of high sensitivity and less sample consumption. It was successfully applied to the analysis of triterpenic acids in fruit peels and flesh. There is no prior report on the two peak phenomenon of triterpenic acids. The information provided in this study will be helpful for those who are also engaged in derivatisation study.


[Itraconazole (Orungal) in the treatment of mycotic infections in oncologic patients].
Clinical and microbiological activity of itraconazole (Orungal, solution for oral use, "Janssen-Cilag") for treatment of oncological patients with inhospital infections associated with candida was evaluated. The trial included 50 patients with oncological pathology of respiratory tract, as representatives of risk group for candida contamination. Two groups of patients were formed: when candida contamination was proved patients of the test group were treated by antifungal agent itraconazole (Orungal, "Janssen-Cilag"). Patients in control group were treated by fluconazole (Diflazon, "KRKA") according to standard therapy regime. When no clinical efficacy was achieved patients in both groups were treated by amphotericin B (Fungizone, "Bristol-Myers Squibb"). Clinical efficacy was demonstrated at 13 patients and microbiological efficacy (pathogen elimination) at 12 patient of 14 of itraconazole group. Clinical efficacy was demonstrated at 9 patients and microbiological efficacy at 7 of 11 patients of fluconazole group. Treatment with amphotericin B was effective at all 4 patients treated with this antibiotic, microbiological effect was demonstrated for 3 patients of the group. Frequency of side effects was significantly less in itraconazole group. The course price was also significantly lower at itraconazole group. All this data are important for elaboration of optimal pharmaco economic policy regarding inhospital infections at critical care units.


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First phase of North 6th Street resurfacing expected to start in 2018

WOOD RIVER — The city of Wood River received a commitment Tuesday for funding for the second phase of a more than $1 million resurfacing project set to begin in 2018.

Wood River Public Services Director Steve Palen said funding for resurfacing of North 6th Street from Edwardsville Road to Illinois Route 143, the second leg of the 6th Street resurfacing project, was secured this week after the money for the first phase was approved a few years ago. The project is estimated at $1 million, Palen said, with the federal government paying 75 percent and Madison County footing the other 25 percent.

That comes out to roughly $750,000 in federal money through the Federal Highway Administration’s Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), a funding and authorization bill that governs federal surface transportation spending. Each phase of the project is anticipated to cost the federal government around $375,000.

The other $250,000 will be paid for by the county through its matching tax budget, which was set up to match funds from federal and state sources to help municipalities complete road projects. The city will only be on the hook for design and construction engineering, which Palen estimated will still probably cost city roughly $100,000 per phase.

Even, so, Palen said without that help from the county, the city probably wouldn’t be able to undertake such a large-scale project.

“It makes it a lot easier to get a project done,” Palen said. “Otherwise, we’d be paying $125,000 in construction costs and $100,000 or so in engineering. To be honest, I don’t know if we could afford to do that. We might be able to do one of those two phases, but I don’t know if we could do them both in a three-year period.”

The first phase will involve resurfacing North 6th Street from Woodland Avenue south to Edwardsville Road. The project will also include installing new storm sewers, new sidewalks and ensuring Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility where needed.

With the funding for that leg of the project already secured, Palen said the city could start on the project as early as July 2018. The second phase, from Edwardsville Road south to Illinois Route 143 — locally known as East Madison Avenue — is anticipated to begin around 2020.

That phase will include installation of some new sidewalks and new curbs where needed. Palen also said all intersections will get handicap ramps.

The city will use money from its motor fuel tax (MFT) fund for its portion of the project.

Repaving has been a focus in recent years, and Palen also took the opportunity at Monday’s City Council meeting to update the council on the repaving program the city started in 2015. The first year of that program, which involved repaving of parts of Park, Anderson and Chessen avenues and Condit, Rice, Thompson and Haller streets, is nearing completion, Palen said. One road, Harnett Place, remains before the city is finished with the area.

The 2016 portion of the program will include repaving of Hamilton Street and Beach and Jennings avenues.

Reach reporter Nathan Grimm at 618-208-6451 or on Twitter @GrimmTelegraph.


AT&T’s CEO Blames Google For The Delay In Android OS Updates

Up until now, it was a known fact that Android updates for a majority of the Android handsets in the United States was intentionally delayed by the carriers. While Google has not publicly mentioned this, one of the key AOSP Android engineer had clearly mentioned this in a post on Google+.

Now, it looks like AT&T’s CEO wants to completely change the blame game and has blamed Google for the delay in the release of Ice Cream Sandwich update for some the handsets. Here is the official statement from AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson -:

Google determines what platform gets the newest releases and when. A lot of times, that’s a negotiated arrangement and that’s something we work at hard. We know that’s important to our customers. That’s kind of an ambiguous answer because I can’t give you a direct answer in this setting.

This new certainly put a lot of bloggers and Android fanboys confused. Was Google really behind the delay in Android OS updates? Thankfully, before this news went viral, Google released a statement that it is not sure about what AT&T’s CEO means -:

Mr. Stephenson’s carefully worded quote caught our attention and frankly we don’t understand what he is referring to. Google does not have any agreements in place that require a negotiation before a handset launches. Google has always made the latest release of Android available as open source at source.android.com as soon as the first device based on it has launched. This way, we know the software runs error-free on hardware that has been accepted and approved by manufacturers, operators and regulatory agencies such as the FCC. We then release it to the world.

I am kind of shocked how AT&T’s CEO publicly blamed Google for the delay in Android OS updates, while Google has been pretty transparent about the whole process. It is the ‘ software testing’ from the U.S. carriers that take up more than a month or so to finish, before any OTA update is rolled out to Android handset in their network.


Q:

In SciPy, what is 'slinear' interpolation?

I can't find an explanation in the documentation or anywhere online. What does 'slinear' stand for and what does it do?

A:

Looking at the source of scipy/interpolate/interpolate.py,
slinear is a spline of order 1
if kind in ['zero', 'slinear', 'quadratic', 'cubic']:
    order = {'nearest': 0, 'zero': 0,'slinear': 1,
             'quadratic': 2, 'cubic': 3}[kind]
    kind = 'spline'

...
if kind in ('linear', 'nearest'):
    # Make a "view" of the y array that is rotated to the interpolation
    # axis.
    minval = 2
    if kind == 'linear':
        self._call = self._call_linear
    elif kind == 'nearest':
        self.x_bds = (x[1:] + x[:-1]) / 2.0
        self._call = self._call_nearest
else:
    minval = order + 1
    self._call = self._call_spline
    self._spline = splmake(x, y, order=order)

Since the docs for splmake state:
def splmake(xk, yk, order=3, kind='smoothest', conds=None):
    """
    Return a representation of a spline given data-points at internal knots
    ...


Women's Legal Rights and Access to Justice

A fair legal system and access to justice for women and men is essential to good governance and essential for gender equality. In East and South East Asia, UN Women is working with governments and community-based organisations to ensure that legal systems do not perpetuate discrimination against women, and are in fact tools for the advancement of women's rights.

UN Women in Action

Strengthening Women's Legal Rights in Aceh
In Aceh, women's legal rights are a cornerstone of post-tsunami reconstruction and peace building. Women's groups have mobilized in Aceh to ensure that women's needs are reflected in this crucial period of rebuilding after the tsunami and conflict. With UN Women™ support, gender advocates developed an alternative draft to the Law on Governing Aceh (LoGA) which resulted in six recommendations being included into the final legislation covering economic, social, and political spheres, making it a stronger and more equitable piece of legislation.

Aceh has the right to develop and pass qanuns, local by-laws which are informed by Sharia Law. With UN Women's support, gender advocates in Aceh are playing critical roles in the creating more equitable qanuns by sitting on qanun-drafting committees, advocating to members of parliament and speaking publicly on the need for gender-sensitive laws.

Some of the results of UN Women's work to strengthen women's legal rights include:

The Qanun on the Execution of Elections in Aceh mandates a 30% quota of women in the provincial level Independent Election Commission (KIP), the district level Election Commission (KP) and the Election Observation Committee (Panwaslu Aceh)

The Qanun on Local Political Parties mandates a 30% quota for women candidates, in line with national commitments

The draft Qanun on Women's Empowerment and the Protection of Women's Rights includes principles of substantive equality, non-discrimination and temporary special measures

The Women's Empowerment Bureau has been upgraded to an Agency as a result of advocacy from women's groups

A pool of gender equality advocates are equipped with expertise in CEDAW and Islam and gender responsive legal drafting skills

A valuable knowledge base on MDGs, CEDAW, gender and Islam, SCR 1325 is growing in Aceh

UN Women partners are increasingly taking a seat at the decision making table. The Government and legislature are requesting the attendance of gender advocates at policy discussions, consultations and public forums.

UN Women worked with the Sharia Court to train Sharia Court judges in family law, domestic violence law and CEDAW. The training highlighted the convergence of gender justice in Islam and CEDAW. "This is the first time I realized that CEDAW is not against Islamic values. CEDAW promotes values of justice and fairness just as Islam does." (Sharia Court Judge participating in UN Women training)

A Magna Carta of Women for the Philippines

In the Philippines, an Act providing for the Magna Carta of Women of the Philippines was formally signed into law as Republic Act No. 9710 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on 14 August 2009.

The Magna Carta of Women (MCW) is a landmark piece of legislation that serves as the Philippines' gender equality law. The MCW is significantly linked to CEDAW in explicitly defining gender discrimination, state obligation, substantive equality, and temporary special measures and outlining provisions to implement these principles.

The passage of The Magna Carta of Women is the culmination of a seven year lobby by women's groups. The legislative work for the Magna Carta of Women has been supported by UN Women through its CIDA-funded CEDAW South East Asia Programme since 2006 and by UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Habitat, UNDP, UNAIDS, and ILO through the UN Joint Programme to Facilitate the Implementation of the CEDAW.

"After all the attempts to block the passage of the Magna Carta of Women, the Filipino women have finally emerged victorious. This is a by-product of women's continuous struggle for equality and serves as a gateway in support to women's legitimate concerns," Gabriela women's party-list Rep., Liza Maza, a member of the bicameral conference committee on MCW and a co-author of the House version of MCW

â€œFor the first time, there's a provision which categorically acknowledges that women's rights are human rights and therefore the principles of human rights are there such as non-discrimination, equality, participation, Chairperson Leila De Lima of the Commission of Human Rights

Key provisions of the Magna Carta of Women include:

Ensure that the State will review and, when necessary, amend and/or repeal existing laws that are discriminatory to women within three years from its enactment;

Institute affirmative action mechanisms so that "women can participate meaningfully in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of policies, plans, and programs for national, regional, and local development."

Ensure mandatory human rights and gender sensitivity training to all government personnel involved in preventing and defending women from gender-based violence;

Encourage Local Government Units (LGUs) to develop a Gender and Development (GAD) code in their respective localities based on consultation with their women constituents.

Increase women's representation in third level positions in government to achieve equal gender balance within the next five years while the composition of women in all levels of development planning and program implementation will be at least 40 percent;

Provide equal access and elimination of discrimination in education, scholarships and training and outlaw "expulsion, non-readmission, prohibiting enrollment, and other related discrimination of women students and faculty due to pregnancy out of marriage."

Promote the equal status of men and women on the titling of the land and issuance of stewardship contracts and patents; and

The NCRFW will be renamed the Philippine Commission on Women and will be the overall monitoring and oversight body to ensure the implementation of the Magna Carta of Women. The Commission on Human Rights was also designated as the Gender and Development Ombud that will receive complaints and recommend actions for violations of the law. The NCRFW and CHR were also assigned to formulate the implementing rules and regulations of the Magna Carta of Women.


Oral health-related quality of life in hospitalised stroke patients.
The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that impairment of orofacial function following stroke affects the patients' oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). From the University Hospitals of Geneva, 31 stroke patients (18 men, 13 women, mean age 69.0 ± 12.7 years) with unilateral facial and limb palsy were recruited (patient group, PG). In the study, the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP)-EDENT was utilised to assess OHRQoL. Further examinations comprised a test of masticatory efficiency and lip force, stroke severity National Institute of Health Stroke Scale and dental state. The control group (CG) consisted of 24 subjects with similar age, gender and dental state. The PG mean OHIP-EDENT sum score was 18.8 ± 15.5 and proved higher than one of the CG, indicating a lower OHRQoL in the PG (p < 0.01). The score of the sub-domains 'functional limitation' and 'physical pain' were significantly higher in PG (p < 0.03 and p < 0.02, respectively). The masticatory efficiency was significantly lower in the PG (p < 0.0001) and was associated with the OHIP-EDENT sum score and its sub-domains, except for 'physical disability'. This effect was not present in the CG. The OHRQoL is significantly reduced in hospitalised stroke patients whereby functional impairment seems predominant when compared with psychological and psycho-social aspects.


Q:

How large could my sea serpents be?

EDIT: (Important) M. A. Golding commented that the regalecid method of locomotion would be unfit for a constricting predator, so I have completely redone the taxonomy of the sea serpent. They are now eels, closely related to moray eels. The sea serpent taxon has been upgraded to family Serpentimaridae, as opposed to the old subfamily Serpentimaria. I don't have time to draw up a dendogram right now, but they're in the suborder Muraenoidei, in a clade with moray eels.
I think that the current lack of answers is because I have not alluded much information as to the physiology of these animals. Here is a rough sketch I made in Paint (Originally a preparatory draft for a real illustration of sea serpent anatomy):

Note: the reproductive and excretory systems are not shown here, but do not affect their potential size anyway so it shouldn't matter.
So, if the heart needs enlarging, or I should have a bundle of ganglia towards the back as an extension of the CNS, or any other amendment, please let me know. Hopefully, I'll get some answers now that I have clarified a bit more.

This is currently the sixth question about my ongoing worldbuilding project on viable fantasy creatures. I'm too lazy to link all of them here, but the last two were: What kind of animals are my trolls? and How can I explain the evolution of my giants?. You can find links for the rest at the latter.
Now, from giants and trolls we progress to the largest creature in my project, the sea serpent (Subfamily Serpentimaridae). These beasts are not serpents but fish, in the suborder Muraenoidei.
I want these serpents to be massive, at least the length of a blue whale - and upwards from there. Seriously, if the answer is "600 metres", then I'll take that. But, I rather doubt that a fish could grow to a length of 600 metres (Feel free to prove me wrong), so I'll have to find out what's rational and what's not.
Sea serpents are constricting predators, like boas, and use their musculature to crush whales - and, on occasion - ships. They also have pharyngeal jaws, like their close relatives the muraenids, which allow them to swallow a rowboat whole.
I haven't figured out what oceanic zone they'll inhabit, but any is fine for me really. Deeper zones would be convenient as an explanation for why they've remained undiscovered, except for reports by sailors throughout history. They need to be large enough to be able to create waves with lashes of their tail, as well.
To summarise: How big could Muraenoideian sea serpents be?

A:

To answer your question, consider how thick would be the body of the largest animal you intend your sea serpent to prey on by constriction.
If, for example, the prey has a thickness of 1 foot and is perfectly cylindrical, it will have a circumference of 3.14 feet.  If the sea serpent wraps around the victim three times and has length left over, it must more than 9.4 feet long.  And the giant snakes known to science would usually be 10 to 20 feet long if they attacked prey a foot thick.
If, for example, the prey has a thickness of 10 feet and is perfectly cylindrical, it will have a circumference of 31.4 feet.  If the sea serpent wraps around the victim three times and has length left over, it must more than 94 feet long. It could easily be 150 to 200 feet long accounting for the extra neck and tail lengths.
I point out that the longest prehistoric or contemporary animals known to science had or have lengths in the region of 100 to 200 feet.  And some scientists find such lengths amazing because of various factors including the time it takes for signals to travel the length of the body along nerves which sometimes are single immensely long cells.  Some scientists would claim the longest animal proven to have existed must have been the longest animal possible, while others would say that longer animals might be possible.
https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/44788/has-the-human-body-the-greatest-total-length-of-nerves-of-all-animals1
How thick can the body of the constrictor be if it is capable of bending enough to constrict around the body of the prey?  Depending on the flexibility of the constrictor, what is the maximum possible relative thickness of the constrictor's body compared to the prey's body?
If a sea serpent is flexible enough to constrict a victim with a diameter of 10 feet, will the sea serpent be flexible enough to constrict prey with diameters of 5 feet or 1 foot, or will those smaller animals simply escape out of the oversized loops of the constrictor because it can't constrict tightly enough?
It seems to me that a growing sea constrictor will only be able to constrict animals within a certain range of body thicknesses.  It will be unable to constrict thinner or thicker animals.
Once you have decided upon the body thickness necessary for your constrictor to constrict prey within the desired thickness range, you must then decide how your constrictor is proportioned.  The length of your constrictor would range from X  times its thickness to X plus Y times its thickness.
And what would be plausible relative proportions for your sea constrictor?  You can study the proportions of various snakes that constrict.  You could make your sea constrictor proportioned between the stubbiest snake that constricts and the most elongated snake that constricts.  Or you can make a more generalized study of the relative proportions of all the long, narrow creatures in the world.
Or, if you decide that your sea constrictor should have a certain width, you can calculate what its body mass would be at various lengths.  If it is carnivorous it shouldn't be much more massive than the largest known present day or prehistoric sea carnivores or it probably won't be able to feed itself.
Or, you can decide what is the largest mass sea creature it can swallow whole.  Since it will probably usually eat several smaller sea creatures for a meal instead of only one of the largest it can eat, you might decide that the largest creature it can swallow whole is as large as the largest meal it needs, and then decide what body mass a creature would need for that amount of flesh to make a meal.
I think that a combination of those methods should enable you to decide what size your sea constrictors usually are, though of course there could be freak exceptionally small (boring) or large (terrifying) specimens.
I can't help thinking that even the smallest monster you might decide upon would be horrifyingly large.


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Holographic laser beam scanners utilizing an auxiliary reflector.
Holographic laser beam scanners utilizing a main substrate of simple geometry and an auxiliary reflector are described. The design parameters have been defined and the resolution capabilities analyzed. An experimental scanner using a flat main substrate and a convex auxiliary reflector has been constructed. Diffraction limited reconstructions have been obtained throughout the entire scanning range. A method for dynamically stabilizing the scanning beam is described. Since the main substrate on which the holograms are recorded is either flat or slightly concave, they lend themselves to low cost replication.


An international research project has uncovered the genetic “fingerprints” of a range of cancer causes, with Australian experts saying it points the way to future personalised treatments.

Many cancers are the result of damage to a person’s DNA through exposure to ultraviolet light and tobacco smoking, which causes genetic mutations.

The study, the largest of its kind, looked at more than 2600 DNA samples from 38 different tumour types to try to find similarities between those genetic mutations.

The largest study of its kind has uncovered the genetic "fingerprints" for many underlying causes of cancer.

Professor Sean Grimmond from the University of Melbourne led the Australian effort in the study, contributing about 10 per cent of the genetic samples that were analysed.


Water filtration of the forearm in short- and long-term diabetes mellitus.
Blood flow and capillary filtration coefficient (CFC) were measured by strain-gauge plethysmography on the upper and lower third of the forearm in 9 normal subjects and 29 well regulated patients with diabetes mellitus of varying duration (less than 10 years, 10 to 20 years, and more than 20 years). There was no difference in blood flow in the four groups, but CFC was significantly increased in long-term diabetes (duration above 20 years) when measured at the distal part of the forearm near the wrist. Calculations showed that this was probably due to the relatively high contribution of connective tissue in this part of the forearm. Increased water filtration in connective tissue in long-term diabetics is in accordance with earlier findings of a lowered subcutaneous interstitial fluid albumin concentration in long-term diabetics, this being explained by an increase in net water outflux from the microcirculation.


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