ete ee nd july epic cash epic private internet cash peer peer electronic cash system store value medium exchange unit account billion adults access global financial system another e billion underserved epic cash unlocks human potential connecting individuals rs global market fast virtually free use open version b xc epic private internet cash iad od xc abstract privacy fungibility scalability monetary policy emission schedule mining conclusion technical specifications glossary xc epic private internet cash epic cash l abstract epic cash final point journey toward true pp internet cash cornerstone private financial system epic currency aims become world effective privacy protecting form digital money order fulfill goal satisfies three principal functions money store value saved retrieved exchanged later time predictable value retrieved medium exchange anything accepted representing standard value exchangeable goods services unit account unit value thing accounted compared usd btc epic store value qo medium exchange g qo unit account q bitcoin emerged first blockchain based digital currency three defining characteristics cryptocurrencies evaluated g trustlessness nobody required g immutability transactions cannot decentralization blockchains trust centralized entity counterparty order network function undone highly improbable difficult rewrite history b impossible anyone owner private key move funds associated private key c transactions recorded blockchain politically decentralized one controls architecturally decentralized infrastructural point failure bitcoin blazed new trails technologically adhering time tested fundamentals structure monetary policy bitcoin success strongly related limited supply combined trustless immutable decentralized blockchain epic cash emulates bitcoin monetary policy decreasing inflation limited supply ensure epic currency serve effective store value despite bitcoin success certain shortcomings revealed since inception years ago projects tried overcome shortcomings investigated best use starting point decided upon utilizing grin codebase excellent work several projects help us perfect hard accomplishments discovered faults epic cash predecessors epic cash possesses key qualities ideal currency fungibility value given unit epic must always g privacy epic cash blockchain safeguards anonymity equal another unit epic one yen yuan always equal replaceable another yen yuan achievement fungibility large part hinges privacy scalability epic cash maintains space efficient blockchain upon new nodes easily established without resource intensive equipment epic cash blockchain capable least twice throughput bitcoin buterin vitalik meaning decentralization february https medium com vitalikbuterin meaning decentralization acba epic holders users protecting details transactions third parties designed untraceable invisible surveillance speed epic cash transactions smooth continuous executed much faster previous generations blockchain technology bitcoin requires six minute blocks achieve complete transaction confirmation epic transactions occur within single block confirmation soon j minute block mined xc one noda epic private internet cash privacy modern day use money understood collective transference units account people institutions landscape money given point time mapped answering following questions holding much holding transacting much traditional fiat currencies indeed bitcoin well answer questions much revealed people lives consumption patterns ownership transactional counterparties fairly accurate conclusions drawn individual interests intentions tracing transfers value without privacy transaction data dangerous information hands predatory third parties privacy identity privacy transaction past decade use cryptocurrency shows continuum privacy varying blockchain implementations privacy scale one considered ranges open notorious one end anonymous privacy erodes one essential cornerstone cryptocurrency trustlessness degrades evidenced success bitcoin blockchain analysis services bitcoin situated towards notoriously transparent end privacy soledad pamela mav ialaeesre saat locneen lace la inadvertently transact tainted bitcoin epic cash solution swings needle towards anonymous restores essential property ensuring privacy individual privacy transactions engineered system fundamental level xc epic private internet cash epic cash privacy identity cryptocurrencies like bitcoin stored wallets whose addresses refer public keys derived wallet private keys addresses thought locators one private vault digital world epic cash blockchain eliminates addresses entirely instead applies one grand multisignature public private keys generated single use basis bitcoin wallet addresses vault locator digital world wallet traced owner internet protocol ip address anchors owner computer unique location given point time simply explained bitcoin transaction takes place transaction broadcast communication hub called node propagated nodes called peers information quickly spreads nodes peers consecutively across entire network process aptly named gossip protocol quite simply bitcoin visible online position physical location rather bitcoin owner found journalist grace caffyn noted bitcoin secret google search home internet connection addition eliminating wallet addresses epic cash blockchain secures privacy identity ensuring ip addresses traced integration dandelion protocol improving upon predecessor original dandelion protocol dandelion protocol result seven researchers continued work combat deanonymization attacks blockchain dandelion transactions passed random intertwined paths cables suddenly diffused large network nodes like pods dandelion flower blown stem figure makes nearly impossible trace transactions back origin thus originating ip addresses figure anonymizing transactions dandelion protocol dandelion forwards messages one two intertwined paths regular graph broadcasts using diffusion figure transaction propagates blue solid path process makes extremely difficult trace transactions back source thereby preserving privacy path path x propagation fcaftyn grace chainalysis ceo denies sybil attack bitcoin network march coindesk com chainalysis ceo denies launching sybil attack bitcoin network fanti g venkatakrishnan b bakshi denby b bhargava miller viswanath p dandelion lightweight cryptocurrency networking formal anonymity guarantees proc acm meas anal comput sys vol article pg readkong com page dandelion lightweight cryptocurrency networking p xc epic cash epic private internet cash privacy transaction oo al epic cash blockchain assures transaction privacy obscuring amounts sender receiver relationship transaction achieved application ideas familiar confidential transactions ct coinjoin methods large part developed gregory maxwell bitcoin core developer co founder cto blockstream ct originally created adam back later refined maxwell works breaking transactions smaller parts homomorphic encryption method performing calculations encrypted information without decrypting first preserve privacy divided observers cannot see actual amounts transactions blinding factors system throws random numbers mix transaction fragments conceal values fragments ultimately transacting parties know value exchange transaction verified network confirmation sum output values equals sum input values sum output blinding factors equals sum input blinding factors privacy summary complicate task prying eyes epic cash transactions cloaked ct mixed together hide connections transacting parties done maxwells second concept coinjoin illustrate coinjoin simplistically imagine b c sending epic x z respectively sent cofnfoin medium known b c sending x z receiving transaction amounts remain invisible coinfoin system fundamental epic cash one way aggregate signatures owas combine transactions inside block single transaction epic cash blockchain protects privacy individuals transactions eliminating wallet addresses location identifiers digital vaults within blockchain transactions constructed directly person person wallet wallet basis confidential transactions divide transactions multiple pieces introduce blinding factors collection pieces values pieces transaction parameters cannot known dandelion protocol obscures digital pathways transaction transaction sender ip address coinjoin combines transactions bundles mask relationships transacting parties ast bitcoin forum xc epic cash epic private internet cash ill fungibility charlie lee creator litecoin stated fungibility property sound money missing bitcoin litecoin admitting privacy fungibility next battlegrounds coins andreas antonopoulos one world foremost blockchain experts claimed tainted coins destructive break fungibility privacy break currency fungibility property set goods assets ensures individual units set equal value interchangeable differentiates earliest forms currency preceding systems barter without confidence fungibility money money rapidly loses utility illustrated fungibility cryptocurrencies uncertain whereas epic cash privacy architecture ensures impervious threats cryptocurrencies similar bitcoin nature transparent blockchains exist verifiably traced every wallet kept private third parties governments alike monitor bitcoin blockchain increasingly sophisticated means quickly identify coins used previous activities naturally leads concerns tainted coins might someday banned transactions leaving subsequent good faith holders loss march u office foreign asset control ofac announced considering including digital currency addresses list specially designated nationals sdns entities u persons businesses forbidden transact even troubling ofac ruled inclusion addresses currently holding tainted coins onto sdn list would effectively place innocent owners tainted cryptocurrency criminal blacklist due affiliation tainted coins owned led new york university legal professor andrew hinkes quip kiss fungibility goodbye public expect premium freshly minted coins traced clean coins developments mind difficult imagine upheaval crypto market suffering even extinction many well established cryptocurrencies however epic one cryptocurrencies avoids problem entirely due strong privacy features previously described paper removing link identity ownership relationship transacting parties epic never affiliated person activity value epic remains independent users provides high degrees privacy security cannot easily manipulated malicious actors criminal financial political arenas tainted coins destructive break fungibility privacy break currency niui john p charlie lee litecoin ltc soon confidential transactions fungibility january https ethereumworldni com charlie lee litecoin itc soon confidential transactions fungibilit carl andreas antonopoulos says fungibility fixed bitcoin could attacked april com andreas antonopoulos says fungibility fixed bitcoin could attacked hinkes andrew ciccolo joe ofac crypto blacklist could change crypto march coindesk com goodbye fungibility ofacs bitcoin blacklist remake crypto xc epic cash iv scalability epic private internet cash e epic cash mimblewimble blockchain implementation yields advances scalability result space efficient design sheds redundant transaction data cut functionality responsible assures blockchain grows space efficient time unlike cryptocurrencies including bitcoin new nodes created minimal investments memory computing power remaining space efficient capacitates widely dispersed network fosters decentralization furthermore bitcoin node must store entire chain epic cash nodes able contribute network security based asmall subset blocks cryptocurrencies require indefinite storage transaction data blockchains bitcoin chain currently gains gb memory day ethereum chain increases even faster rate gb day bitcoin chain continues grow current rate eventually reach approximate tb size time last reward block mined year ethereum surpass tb date blockchains without mimblewimble transactions must verified nodes around world data increases burden node even gb approximate size current bitcoin chain synchronizing data requires stable network high speed disk read write capability references old outputs confidential transaction outputs consequently mining become increasingly centralized among large pools leveraging costly computing resources entire blockchain history bitcoin stored epic cash blockchain instead would fit nearly less space smaller faster transaction requires less time transmit secure mimblewimble solves storage dilemma innovative method block pruning referred cut order understand cut works best first look transactions blocks composed within mimblewimble blockchain difference outputs inputs plus ies authentication prove non inflation figure mimblewimble transaction parts pli crypto blockchain big data problem january https longhash com n blockchains big data problem inputs outputs excesses xc epic private internet cash epic cash epic cash blocks contain merkle trees transaction inputs merkle trees transaction outputs list excess values signatures rangeproofs figures adapted andrew poelstra presentations see newly mined epic represented white input cells identically colored cells represent outputs corresponding spent inputs cut process inputs matching spent outputs removed free space within block reduces amount data needs stored blockchain transactions omitted ledger remaining excess kernels mere bytes permanently document transactions took place blocks continue created mimblewimble applies cut across blocks long run remains block headers approximately bytes unspent transactions transaction kernels approximately bytes grin second mimblewimble implementation launched showed mimblewimble chain similar number transactions bitcoin chain would nearly size bitcoin chain furthermore size node order gb bitcoin sized chain potentially optimizable hundred megabytes figure mimblewimble transactions cut sf bitcoin developers mimblewimble andrew poelstra november https www youtube com watch v ahtr bcauym grin forum grin blockchain size december https www grin forum org grin blockchain size gandalfthepink introduction mimblewimble grin march https github com mimblewimble grin blob master doc intro md stands marked contrast bitcoin entire blockchain must stored node time space efficiency epic cash blockchain grows relative bitcoin blockchain cost efficiencies relative participation nodes epic cash network lower barriers participate helps ensure crucial resilience node layer network design implementation mimblewimble application chain pruning cut process epic cash blockchain offers scalability way often overlooked cryptocurrency community one captures essence bitcoin like minded projects decentralization regardless many transactions per second coin might able process good sustained broad diverse network memory requirements validation ultimately gravitates towards strong mining conglomerates cryptocurrency community efforts create decentralized ecosystem obviated provide additional throughput lightning style layer implementation planned short term objective epic cash development roadmap offsetting transactions netted ss e ee qa nm oa ees ee ee gs xc v monetary policy oe tla epic private internet cash monetary policy epic cash bitcoin similar epic cash circulating supply first expands rapidly synchronizes circulating supply bitcoin increases thereafter declining rate reaching maximum supply million epic epic cash qualities become safe store long term value circulating supply known point along emission lifecycle culminates fixed maximum supply epic cash monetary policy characterized following four features rapid emission first nine years lifespan epic total supply mined exact emission rates outlined emission schedule section paper maximum supply million epic reached year approximately time bitcoin reaches maximum supply million units epic circulating supply emission rate synchronize bitcoin epic singularity around may following singularity emission rate decreases increasing rate circulating supply grows decreasing rate epic decimal divisibility structure epic equal freeman bitcoin equal satoshi epic cash monetary policy modeled bitcoin following reasons agreement economic fundamentals bitcoin namely scarcity predictability circulating supply underlie strong store value properties public already familiar bitcoin model proven track record last ten years since inception approximately synchronizing bitcoin circulating supply mirroring bitcoin maximum supply divisibility structure epic takes path least resistance towards mass adoption xc head dh ol pd orta vi emission schedule epic cash total mining eras defined decreases block rewards relative preceding era epic genesis date epic block mined takes place august blocks mined one per minute first five eras produce nearly epic maximum supply matching years bitcoin emissions approximately nine years thought chance turn back clock missed spectacular rise bitcoin emission schedule table outlines start end dates first seven mining eras corresponding block rewards ensuing circulating supplies era eras included table brevity sake eras suffice understand subsequent era block reward halfthe amount reward preceding era exactly bitcoin amount epic emitted eras sum block rewards within year era approximately days epic singularity epic circulating supply intersects number bitcoin circulating supply point epic cash adopts bitcoin block reward halving pattern sees block rewards decrease half every four years exception epic blocks continue mined rate one minute versus bitcoin rate one block every ten minutes epic circulating supply maintains approximate parity bitcoin circulating supply remainder existence table emission schedule first seven mining eras dates close approximations era block reward aug jun oct jun aug fe may may stang ate jun oct jun aug may may may end date length days starting supply end supply wu maximum supply figure epic bitcoin emission schedules coin supply bitcoin supply jan rd epic launch epic cash supply dec st synchronize xc epic cash epic private internet cash b vii mining epic cash blockchain pursues decentralization welcoming wide variety computation hardware epic mining initially available cpus gpus asics using three respective hashing algorithms randomx progpow cuckatoo algorithms trivially hot swapped without compromising integrity chain randomxx cpus random x proofof work pow algorithm optimized general purpose cpus uses randomized program executions several memory hard techniques achieve following goals prevention development single chip asics minimize efficiency advantage specialized hardware general purpose cpus mining epic cpus requires contiguous allocation gb physical ram kb l cache kb l cache mbofl cache per mining thread windows devices require gb ram inconceivable one day distant future mobile phones could become viable mining nodes early cpu integration epic cash mining network excellent opportunity many modest computing means earn block rewards helping secure epic cash network progpow gpus programmatic proof work progpow algorithm depends memory bandwidth core computation randomized math sequences take advantage many gpu computing features thereby efficiently capture total energy cost hardware progpow specifically designed take full advantage commodity gpus difficult expensive achieve significantly higher efficiencies specialized hardware progpow algorithm mitigates incentives large asic pools outcompete gpus often seen many pow algorithms bitcoin sha gpus although prevalent cpus still commonly available technological development driven powerhouses nvidia amd gpus able parallel process many multiples mining solutions cpus per unit basis due combination ubiquity high processing power gpus provide backbone much mining activity initial eras indicated table cuckatoo asics cuckatoo asic friendly permutation cuckoo cycle algorithm developed dutch computer scientist jonn tromp relative asic resistant cuckaroo cuckatoo generates random bipartite graphs presents miners task finding loop given length n passing vertices graph teyador randomx march bttos github com tevador rancdomx xc epic private internet cash epic cash amemory bound task meaning solution time bound memory bandwidth rather raw processor gpu speed result cuckoo cycle algorithms produce less heat consume significantly less energy traditional pow algorithms asic friendly cuckatoo allows efficiency improvements gpus using hundreds mb sram remaining bottlenecked memory vo ultimately asics offer greatest potential economies scale three mining options interest inclusivity however though allocated small portion mining rewards relative cpus gpus early eventually asics assume majority stake mined block rewards assumption competitive ecosystem device manufacturers cuckatoo table mining reward allotments subject revision allotments directed achieve maximum decentralization consistent long term interests network era days cpus gpus asics figure mining reward allotments era according table subject revision asic era e sceller quentin introduction grin proof work november blockcypher com introduction grin proof work aaafc xc epic cash epic private internet cash mining contributions starting epic genesis concluding epic singularity mining process allocation epic redirected mining contributions towards epic blockchain foundation epic blockchain foundation dedicated technical development promoting awareness utility epic cash project early years inception creating marketing activities developing partnerships within financial technology industry singularity epic foundation role assumed epic distributed autonomous corporation edac developed foundation prior handover epic blockchain foundation funded percentage mining rewards deducted block rewards according following annual rates table annual rates foundation mining contributions percentage mining rewards year mining rewards xc epic private internet cash epic cash viii conclusion epic aims recognized decentralized digital silver medium exchange counterpart bitcoin recognized position decentralized digital gold reintroducing lost fungibility much energy efficient ecologically friendly hardware backbone epic cash tilts balance power back favor individual users stark contrast recent centralizing trends combination bitcoin economics game theory proven proof work formula best contemporary blockchain technology results trustless immutable decentralized currency epic scalable fungible protects privacy users epic cash blockchain open public borderless censorship resistant preserves privacy wealth users rewards deploy hardware support network via mining every epic mined existence via proof work supply begins zero network considered fair launched functional testnet currently running epic cash key facts mining begins august st qo epic cash blockchain based mimblewimble defining features protocol cut removal redundant information blockchain promote space efficiency encourage wide scale participation network validation steward decentralization coinjoin bundling transactions within block ensure fungibility epic cryptocurrency dandelion protocol propagation transactions communicating across intertwined channels diffusing across broad network nodes severing connections


safemoon deflationary reflection token automated liquidity acquisition safemoon dev safemoondev www safemoon net abstract safemoon protocol aims solve problems prior cryptocurrencies including mining rewards farming rewards liquidity provisioning mining equipment costly harmful environment mining remains interest due opportunities afforded easy alternative mining rewards propose allowing users participate smart contract token reflection produce tokens inside wallet another challenge remains facilitate maintain liquidity decentralized exchanges nature decentralized exchanges require liquidity user participation thus responsibility developers provide historically developers created incentives aimed users provide liquidity outweighed risk due subjectivity impermanent loss solution propose utilizing smart contract function automatically capture liquidity used decentralized exchanges held custody independent user possession additionally smart contract provides capability burn tokens promote scarcity reducing total supply together combination tokenomics may afford far superior benefits community within decentralized venue allowing functions amplified dependent volume provides ideal incentive expedite adoption foster new use cases introduction decentralized finance made possible using decentralized exchanges collaboration liquidity pool smart contracts token smart chain availability swapped decentralized exchange must available liquidity pool tokens swapping challenge remains properly incentivize users keep liquidity pools maintained recognizing developers attempted satisfy conditions using various tokenomic structures incentives user supply liquidity pools automatic liquidity acquisition featured alternative solution compared traditional farming reward structure automatic liquidity acquisition function users offered rewards via reflection lieu traditional farming rewards reflections would act distribute tokens proportional volume could thus provide reasonable incentive holding although reflection automatic liquidity acquisition may contribute stability inherent burn achieve token scarcity depreciating token supply combination tokenomics seeks eliminate flaws various predecessors providing useful incentives use case adoption effectively application added smart contract functions could effect amplifying safemoon tokenomics automated liquidity acquisition understand liquidity crucial trading environment definition decentralized liquidity simply accessibility tokens operated controlled smart contract hosted decentralized exchange historically market makers used provide service buyers sellers traditional order book exchanges better user experience main function market maker services fill buy sell orders promptly reduce overall market volatility caused large orders however traditional order books long outdated newer technology replaced liquidity pools decentralized venue market makers compensated providing service order book environment proper incentives adding liquidity key factor decentralized environment problems arise liquidity pool provider loses incentive add tokens pool occurs token pair subjected impermanent loss resulting arbitrage solution liquidity taken function smart contract using market activity swaps transfers portion swaps transfers captured smart contract utilized function swapandliquify happen portion fee swap transfers kept standalone pool within contract automatically converted liquidity pool token count reaches threshold set billion tokens liquidity managed contract sold paired accordingly thereby alleviating users subject impermanent loss scenarios large liquidity pools act decrease volatility swap impacts overall available supply therefore token matures auto liquidity attributed toward ever growing market stability capable absorbing large market activity token reflection traditional mining costly inconvenient user frictionless static reflection rewards accrue simply holding tokens features innovative hold farming reward structure stands conventional pool farming rewards idea behind function eliminate token dependencies created problems past including limited pooling funds unverified rd party smart contracts external website interfaces transaction fees needed claim rewards earlier models decentralized finance tokens pool farming costly rely user action manually compound rewards solution propose utilisation compounding reward structure requires additional fees smart contract function also known token reflections achieve reflection must happen without cost impact user considering static rate reflection set volume market activity directly impact quantity token reflection based upon percentage tokens held user relative overall supply excludefromreward function enabled individual addresses accounts exchanges hot wallets dapps etc excluded token reflection thus granting rewards individual holders depreciating supply burn address decentralized smart chain environment contract functions utilized achieve token scarcity propose also distributing rewards burn address publicly verifiable participants see track depreciating supply real time added transparency effort establish baseline token burn rate find values dependent three important factors reflection rate token quantity market volume rate reflection rewards proportional total supply holder wallet address important note two particular variables affect calculations increasing scarcity tokens quantity tokens absorbed burn address reasonably understood features synergistic effects stabilize burn rate future


static av_cold int vdadec_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)

{

    VDADecoderContext *ctx = avctx->priv_data;

    struct vda_context *vda_ctx = &ctx->vda_ctx;

    OSStatus status;

    int ret;

    ctx->h264_initialized = 0;

    /* init pix_fmts of codec */

    if (!ff_h264_vda_decoder.pix_fmts) {

        if (kCFCoreFoundationVersionNumber < kCFCoreFoundationVersionNumber10_7)

            ff_h264_vda_decoder.pix_fmts = vda_pixfmts_prior_10_7;

        else

            ff_h264_vda_decoder.pix_fmts = vda_pixfmts;

    }

    /* init vda */

    memset(vda_ctx, 0, sizeof(struct vda_context));

    vda_ctx->width = avctx->width;

    vda_ctx->height = avctx->height;

    vda_ctx->format = 'avc1';

    vda_ctx->use_sync_decoding = 1;

    vda_ctx->use_ref_buffer = 1;

    ctx->pix_fmt = avctx->get_format(avctx, avctx->codec->pix_fmts);

    switch (ctx->pix_fmt) {

    case AV_PIX_FMT_UYVY422:

        vda_ctx->cv_pix_fmt_type = '2vuy';

        break;

    case AV_PIX_FMT_YUYV422:

        vda_ctx->cv_pix_fmt_type = 'yuvs';

        break;

    case AV_PIX_FMT_NV12:

        vda_ctx->cv_pix_fmt_type = '420v';

        break;

    case AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P:

        vda_ctx->cv_pix_fmt_type = 'y420';

        break;

    default:

        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unsupported pixel format: %d\n", avctx->pix_fmt);

        goto failed;

    }

    status = ff_vda_create_decoder(vda_ctx,

                                   avctx->extradata, avctx->extradata_size);

    if (status != kVDADecoderNoErr) {

        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,

                "Failed to init VDA decoder: %d.\n", status);

        goto failed;

    }

    avctx->hwaccel_context = vda_ctx;

    /* changes callback functions */

    avctx->get_format = get_format;

    avctx->get_buffer2 = get_buffer2;

#if FF_API_GET_BUFFER

    // force the old get_buffer to be empty

    avctx->get_buffer = NULL;

#endif

    /* init H.264 decoder */

    ret = ff_h264_decoder.init(avctx);

    if (ret < 0) {

        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to open H.264 decoder.\n");

        goto failed;

    }

    ctx->h264_initialized = 1;

    return 0;

failed:

    vdadec_close(avctx);

    return -1;

}


static void v4l2_free_buffer(void *opaque, uint8_t *unused)

{

    V4L2Buffer* avbuf = opaque;

    V4L2m2mContext *s = buf_to_m2mctx(avbuf);

    if (atomic_fetch_sub(&avbuf->context_refcount, 1) == 1) {

        atomic_fetch_sub_explicit(&s->refcount, 1, memory_order_acq_rel);

        if (s->reinit) {

            if (!atomic_load(&s->refcount))

                sem_post(&s->refsync);

        } else if (avbuf->context->streamon)

            ff_v4l2_buffer_enqueue(avbuf);

        av_buffer_unref(&avbuf->context_ref);

    }

}


void assert_avoptions(AVDictionary *m)

{

    AVDictionaryEntry *t;

    if ((t = av_dict_get(m, "", NULL, AV_DICT_IGNORE_SUFFIX))) {

        av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_FATAL, "Option %s not found.\n", t->key);

        exit(1);

    }

}


static void nbd_refresh_filename(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options)

{

    BDRVNBDState *s = bs->opaque;

    QDict *opts = qdict_new();

    QObject *saddr_qdict;

    Visitor *ov;

    const char *host = NULL, *port = NULL, *path = NULL;

    if (s->saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET) {

        const InetSocketAddress *inet = s->saddr->u.inet.data;

        if (!inet->has_ipv4 && !inet->has_ipv6 && !inet->has_to) {

            host = inet->host;

            port = inet->port;

        }

    } else if (s->saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX) {

        path = s->saddr->u.q_unix.data->path;

    }

    qdict_put(opts, "driver", qstring_from_str("nbd"));

    if (path && s->export) {

        snprintf(bs->exact_filename, sizeof(bs->exact_filename),

                 "nbd+unix:///%s?socket=%s", s->export, path);

    } else if (path && !s->export) {

        snprintf(bs->exact_filename, sizeof(bs->exact_filename),

                 "nbd+unix://?socket=%s", path);

    } else if (host && s->export) {

        snprintf(bs->exact_filename, sizeof(bs->exact_filename),

                 "nbd://%s:%s/%s", host, port, s->export);

    } else if (host && !s->export) {

        snprintf(bs->exact_filename, sizeof(bs->exact_filename),

                 "nbd://%s:%s", host, port);

    }

    ov = qobject_output_visitor_new(&saddr_qdict);

    visit_type_SocketAddress(ov, NULL, &s->saddr, &error_abort);

    visit_complete(ov, &saddr_qdict);

    assert(qobject_type(saddr_qdict) == QTYPE_QDICT);

    qdict_put_obj(opts, "server", saddr_qdict);

    if (s->export) {

        qdict_put(opts, "export", qstring_from_str(s->export));

    }

    if (s->tlscredsid) {

        qdict_put(opts, "tls-creds", qstring_from_str(s->tlscredsid));

    }

    qdict_flatten(opts);

    bs->full_open_options = opts;

}


The Paradox of Female Obesity in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries

Abstract:
SettingObesity, once considered an epidemic of the developed world, is now becoming an even more prominent problem than underweight in low and lower middle income countries (LLMICs). Ample literature has shown that as a countrys income increases, the burden of obesity shifts from the rich to the poor. This is known as the "Reversal Hypothesis." Many studies have explored the effects of various social determinants of health on obesity, but few have studied education as an independent variable on female obesity across LLMICs.

ObjectiveGlobally, adult females have a higher prevalence of obesity and the obesity shift occurs more quickly for women than for men. We aim to address this disparity and contribute towards the reversal hypothesis by exploring the association of education and obesity in women in LLMICs.

DesignIn this cross-sectional study, we used a multi-national and multi-year database from the publicly available Demographic and Health Surveys program with data from 34 LLMICs. Education levels are standardized across countries during survey collection.

ResultsOur age-adjusted prevalence ratio (AA-PR) analysis shows that women in LLMICs with higher education have a significantly greater prevalence of obesity than women with no education. We analyzed this phenomenon by individual nations, continents, and income classifications. Educated women living in low income countries are 5.12 times more obese than uneducated women (AA-PR, 95% CI=4.75, 5.53) and 3.42 times more obese in lower middle income countries (AA-PR, 95% CI=3.31, 3.54).

ConclusionThese findings highlight a need for more studies and policy attention focusing on female education levels, among other factors, to understand, predict, and prevent obesity in LLMICs.

ARTICLE SUMMARY

Strengths and limitations of this studyO_LIA rigorous sample size of 943,947 adult females in 34 LLMIC countries was utilized to study the association between adult female obesity and education level.
C_LIO_LIAge-adjusted and age-and-wealth-adjusted prevalence ratios of obesity were analyzed based on 34 individual nations, three continents, and two major income categories.
C_LIO_LIThis study includes the most recent data available through the Demographic and Health Surveys program, which standardizes education levels during data collection, allowing for comparison between all surveyed countries.
C_LIO_LIThis study is limited by the relatively small number of countries for which data is available through the DHS dataset, and thus, further research will be needed to show whether these results are generalizable to other LLMICs.
C_LI


Real-time Hearing Threshold Determination of Auditory Brainstem Responses by Cross-correlation Analysis

Abstract: Auditory brainstem response (ABR) serves as an objective indication of auditory perception at given sound level and is nowadays widely used in hearing function assessment. Despite efforts for automation over decades, hearing threshold determination by machine algorithm remains unreliable and thereby still rely on visual identification by trained personnel. Here, we described a procedure for automatic threshold determination that can be used in both animal and human ABR tests. The method terminates level averaging of ABR recordings upon detection of time-locked waveform through cross-correlation analysis. The threshold level was then indicated by a dramatic increase in the sweep numbers required to produce "qualified" level averaging. A good match was obtained between the algorithm outcome and the human readouts. Moreover, the method varies the level averaging based on the cross-correlation, thereby adapting to the signal-to-noise ratio of single sweep recordings. These features empower a robust and fully automated ABR test.


Secrets of the hospital underbelly: patterns of abundance of antimicrobial resistance genes in hospital wastewater vary by specific antimicrobial and bacterial family

Abstract:
BackgroundHospital wastewater is a major source of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) outflow into the environment. This study uses metagenomics to study how hospital clinical activity impacts antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) abundances in hospital wastewater.

MethodsSewage was collected over a 24-hour period from multiple wastewater collection points representing different specialties within a tertiary hospital site and simultaneously from community sewage works. High throughput shotgun sequencing was performed using Illumina HiSeq4000. ARG abundances were correlated to hospital antimicrobial usage (AMU), data on clinical activity and resistance prevalence in clinical isolates.

ResultsMicrobiota and ARG composition varied between collection points and overall ARG abundance was higher in hospital wastewater than in community influent. ARG and microbiota compositions were correlated (Procrustes analysis, P=0.014). Total antimicrobial usage was not associated with higher ARG abundance in wastewater. However, there was a small positive association between resistance genes and antimicrobial usage matched to ARG phenotype (IRR 1.11, CI 1.06 - 1.16, P<0.001). Furthermore, analysing carbapenem and vancomycin resistance separately indicated that counts of ARGs to these antimicrobials were positively associated with their increased usage (carbapenem rate ratio (RR) 1.91, 95% confidence intervals (CI) 1.01 - 3.72, P=0.07, and vancomycin RR 10.25, CI 2.32 - 49.10, P<0.01). Overall, ARG abundance within hospital wastewater did not reflect resistance patterns in clinical isolates from concurrent hospital inpatients. However, for clinical isolates of the family Enterococcaceae and Staphylococcaceae, there was a positive relationship with wastewater ARG abundance (odds ratio (OR) 1.62, CI 1.33 - 2.00, P<0.001, and OR 1.65, CI 1.21 - 2.30, P=0.006 respectively).

ConclusionsWe found that the relationship between hospital wastewater ARGs and antimicrobial usage or clinical isolate resistance varies by specific antimicrobial and bacterial family studied. One explanation we consider is that relationships observed from multiple departments within a single hospital site will be detectable only for ARGs against parenteral antimicrobials uniquely used in the hospital setting. Our work highlights that using metagenomics to identify the full range of ARGs in hospital wastewater is a useful surveillance tool to monitor hospital ARG carriage and outflow and guide environmental policy on AMR.


Memory recovery is related to default mode network impairment and neurite density during brain tumours treatment

Abstract:
ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to test brain tumour interactions with brain networks thereby identifying protective features and risk factors for memory recovery after surgical resection.

MethodsSeventeen patients with diffuse non-enhancing glioma (aged 22-56 years) were longitudinally MRI-scanned before and after surgery, and during a 12-months recovery period (47 MRI in total after exclusion). After each scanning session, a battery of memory tests was performed using a tablet-based screening tool, including free verbal memory, overall verbal memory, episodic memory, orientation, forward digit span and backwards digit span. Using structural MRI and Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging (NODDI) derived from diffusion-weighted images, we respectively estimated lesion overlap and Neurite Density with brain networks derived from normative data in healthy participants (somato-motor, dorsal attention, ventral attention, fronto-parietal and Default Mode Network -DMN-). Linear Mixed Models (LMMs) that regressed out the effect of age, gender, tumour grade, type of treatment, total lesion volume and total neurite density were used to test the potential longitudinal associations between imaging markers and memory recovery.

ResultsMemory recovery was not significantly associated with tumour location based on traditional lobe classification nor with the type of treatment received by patients (i.e. surgery alone or surgery with adjuvant chemoradiotherapy). Non-local effects of tumours were evident on Neurite Density, which was reduced not only within the tumour, but also beyond the tumour boundary. In contrast, high preoperative Neurite Density outside the tumour, but within the DMN, was associated with better memory recovery (LMM, Pfdr<10-3). Furthermore, postoperative and follow-up Neurite Density within the DMN and fronto-parietal network were also associated with memory recovery (LMM, Pfdr=0.014 and Pfdr=0.001, respectively). Preoperative tumour, and post-operative lesion, overlap with the DMN showed a significant negative association with memory recovery (LMM, Pfdr=0.002 and Pfdr<10-4, respectively).

ConclusionImaging biomarkers of cognitive recovery and decline can be identified using NODDI and resting-state networks. Brain tumours and their corresponding treatment affecting brain networks that are fundamental for memory functioning such as the DMN can have a major impact on patients memory recovery.


DeepProg: an ensemble of deep-learning and machine-learning models for prognosis prediction using multi-omics data

Abstract: Multi-omics data are good resources for prognosis and survival prediction, however, these are difficult to integrate computationally. We introduce DeepProg, a novel ensemble framework of deep-learning and machine-learning approaches that robustly predicts patient survival subtypes using multi-omics data. It identifies two optimal survival subtypes in most cancers and yields significantly better risk-stratification than other multi-omics integration methods. DeepProg is highly predictive, exemplified by two liver cancer (C-index 0.73-0.80) and five breast cancer datasets (C-index 0.68-0.73). Pan-cancer analysis associates common genomic signatures in poor survival subtypes with extracellular matrix modeling, immune deregulation, and mitosis processes. DeepProg is freely available at https://github.com/lanagarmire/DeepProg


Long-Term Effects of Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke and Botulinum Neurotoxin on Wrist and Finger Passive Mechanical Properties

Abstract:
BackgroundNeural impairments that follow hemiparetic stroke may negatively affect passive muscle properties, further limiting recovery. However, factors such as hypertonia, spasticity, and botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), a common clinical intervention, confound our understanding of muscle properties in chronic stroke.

ObjectiveTo determine if muscle passive biomechanical properties are different following prolonged, stroke-induced, altered muscle activation and disuse.

MethodsTorques about the metacarpophalangeal and wrist joints were measured in different joint postures in both limbs of participants with hemiparetic stroke. First, we evaluated 27 participants with no history of BoNT; hand impairments ranged from mild to severe.

Subsequently, seven participants with a history of BoNT injections were evaluated. To mitigate muscle hypertonia, torques were quantified after an extensive stretching protocol and under conditions that encouraged participants to sleep. EMGs were monitored throughout data collection.

ResultsAmong participants who never received BoNT, no significant differences in passive torques between limbs were observed. Among participants who previously received BoNT injections, passive flexion torques about their paretic wrist and finger joints were larger than their nonparetic limb (average interlimb differences = +42.0{+/-}7.6SEM Ncm, +26.9{+/-}3.9SEM Ncm, respectively), and the range of motion for passive finger extension was significantly smaller (average interlimb difference = -36.3{degrees}{+/-}4.5{degrees}SEM; degrees).

ConclusionOur results suggest that neural impairments that follow chronic, hemiparetic stroke do not lead to passive mechanical changes within the wrist and finger muscles. Rather, consistent with animal studies, the data points to potential adverse effects of BoNT on passive muscle properties post-stroke, which warrant further consideration.

rehabilitation medicine and physical therapy


Influence of sexual risk behaviour and STI co-infection dynamics on the evolution of HIV set point viral load in MSM.

Abstract:
HIV viral load (VL) is an important predictor of HIV progression and transmission. Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) has been reported to reduce HIV transmission by lowering VL. However, apart from this beneficial effect, increased levels of population mean set-point viral load (SPVL), an estimator for HIV virulence, have been observed in men who have sex with men (MSM) in the decade following the introduction of ART in the Netherlands. Several studies have been devoted to explain these counter-intuitive trends in SPVL. However, to our knowledge, none of these studies has investigated an explanation in which it arises as the result of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) co-factor in detail.

In this study, we adapted an event-based, individual-based model to investigate how STI co-infection and sexual risk behaviour affect the evolution of HIV SPVL in MSM before and after the introduction of ART.

The results suggest that sexual risk behaviour has an effect on SPVL and indicate that more data are needed to test the effect of STI co-factors on SPVL. Furthermore, the observed trends in SPVL cannot be explained by sexual risk behaviour and STI co-factors only.

We recommend to develop mathematical models including also factors related to viral evolution as reported earlier in the literature. However, this requires more complex models, and the collection of more data for parameter estimation than what is currently available.


Metagenomic analysis of common intestinal diseases reveals relationships among microbial signatures and powers multi-disease diagnostic models

Abstract:
Common intestinal diseases such as Crohns disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC) and colorectal cancer (CRC), share clinical symptoms and altered gut microbes, necessitating cross-disease comparisons and the use of multi-disease models. Here, we performed meta-analyses on thirteen fecal metagenome datasets of the three diseases. We identified 87 species and 65 pathway markers that were consistently changed in multiple datasets of the same diseases. According to their overall trends, we grouped the disease-enriched marker species into disease-specific and -common clusters, and revealed their distinct phylogenetic relationships: species in CD-specific cluster are phylogenetically related, while those in CRC-specific cluster are more distant; strikingly, UC-specific species are phylogenetically closer to CRC, likely because UC-patients have higher risk of CRC. Consistent to their phylogenetic relationships, marker species had similar within-cluster and different between-cluster metabolic preferences. There were part of marker species and pathways correlated with an indicator of leaky gut, suggesting a link between gut dysbiosis and human derived contents. Marker species showed more coordinated changes and tighter inner-connections in cases than the controls, suggesting that the diseased gut may represent a stressed environment and pose stronger selection to gut microbes. With the marker species and pathways, we constructed four high-performance (including multi-disease) models with AUROC of 0.87 and true positive rates up to 90%, and explained their putative clinical applications. We identified consistent microbial alterations in common intestinal diseases, revealed metabolic capacities and the relationships among marker bacteria in distinct states, and supported the feasibility of metagenome-derived multi-disease diagnosis.

ImportanceGut microbes have been identified as potential markers in distinguishing patients from controls in colorectal cancer, ulcerative colitis and Crohns disease individually, whereas there lacks a systematic analysis to investigate the exclusive microbial shifts of these enteropathies with similar clinical symptoms. Our meta-analysis and cross-disease comparisons identified consistent microbial alterations in each enteropathy, revealed microbial ecosystems among marker bacteria in distinct states, and demonstrated the necessity and feasibility of metagenome-based multi-disease classifications. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that constructed multi-class models in these common intestinal diseases.


What is the best evidence for graft choice in ACL reconstruction? Protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Abstract:
IntroductionAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is one of the most commonly performed sports medicine procedures. A variety of grafts are currently used for reconstruction, including both allograft and autograft. Despite numerous meta-analyses, there exists no high-quality quantitative synthesis of all randomized controlled trial (RCT) data on graft choice.

ObjectiveTo identify the optimal graft choice for ACL reconstruction by performing the first systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) to include both functional outcomes and complications.

MethodsMultiple digital databases including MEDLINE, Embase, and CENTRAL will be searched independently and in duplicate for RCTs randomizing graft choice in ACL reconstruction in skeletally mature patients. A Bayesian framework with a random-effects model will be used for NMA. Surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) values will be used to generate a rank list for each outcome. Results will be reported as mean differences (MD) (or standardized mean difference, if necessary) or relative risk (RR) with 95% credible intervals (CI). Comparisons will be inferred to be statistically significant if the 95% CI of MD does not cross zero or if the 95% CI of relative risk does not cross one. Studies will be assessed for quality using the Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool. Quality of evidence for each network comparison will be determined as per the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach for network meta-analyses. This NMA will be reported according to the PRISMA extension statement for network meta-analyses

Outcomes of interestFunctional outcomes of interest including range of motion, return to activity/sport, and IKDC, Lysholm, Tegner, ACL-QOL, and KOOS scores. Persistent laxity as measured by Lachman, Pivot-shift, side-to-side, and measured laxity (e.g. KT-1000) will also be analyzed. Complications (e.g. infection, graft failure, donor site pain), tunnel osteolysis, and failure (including but not limited to graft rupture and/or persistent laxity) will be compared between grafts.

Relevance/ImpactThis NMA will be the first high-quality syntheses of all randomized evidence regarding graft choice in ACL reconstruction. As the first analysis to compare all major graft choices independently, it will be used to inform surgeon-patient decision making. It has the reasonable possibility of changing clinical practice.


Alterations in Brain Morphology by MRI in Adults with Neurofibromatosis 1

Abstract:
ObjectiveTo characterize alterations in brain morphology by MRI in adults with neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1).

MethodsPlanar (2D) MRI measurements of 29 intracranial structures were compared in 389 adults with NF1 and 112 age- and sex-matched unaffected control subjects. The 2D measurements were correlated to volumetric (3D) brain measurements for 99 of the adults with NF1.

A subset of adults with NF1 (n = 70) was also assessed for clinical severity of NF1 features and neurological problems and received psychometric testing for attention deficits and IQ. Correlation analyses were performed between principal components of the intracranial measurements and clinical and psychometric features of these patients.

ResultsFour of nine corpus callosum measurements were significantly greater in adults with NF1 than in sex- and age-matched controls. All seven brainstem measurements were significantly greater in adults with NF1 than in controls. Increased corpus callosum and brainstem 2D morphology were correlated with increased total white matter volume among the NF1 patients. No robust correlations were observed between the 2D size of these structures and clinical or neuropsychometric assessments.

InterpretationOur findings are consistent with the hypothesis that dysregulation of brain myelin production is an important manifestation of NF1 in adults.


My town is a medium - sized city with eighty thousand inhabitants .

My town is a medium size city with eighty thousand inhabitants .


It has a high - density population because its small territory .

It has a high density population because its small territory .


It has a high density population because of its small territory .


Although of it is an industrial city , there are many shops and department stores .

Despite of it is an industrial city , there are many shops and department stores .


Despite it is an industrial city , there are many shops and department stores .


I recommend visiting the artificial lake in the center of the city which is surrounded by a park .

I recommend visiting the artificial lake in the certer of the city which is surrounded by a park .


Pasteries are very common and most of them offer the special dessert from the city .


Pasteries are very common and most of them offer the special dessert of the city .


There is a comercial zone along the widest street of the city where you can find all kind of establishments : banks , bars , chemists , cinemas , pet shops , restaurants , fast food restaurants , groceries , travel agencies , supermarkets and others .

There are a comercial zone along the widest street of the city where you can find all kind of establishments : banks , bars , chemists , cinemas , pet shops , restaurants , fast food restaurants , groceries , travel agencies , supermarkets and others .


There are a commercial zone along the widest street of the city where you can find all kind of establishments : banks , bars , chemists , cinemas , pet shops , restaurants , fast food restaurants , groceries , travel agencies , supermarkets and others .


Context: The reason for the order of the classes and the reason why people were placed in a certain class was the date they surrendered to the Mongols, and had nothing to do with their ethnicity. The earlier they surrendered to the Mongols, the higher they were placed, the more the held out, the lower they were ranked. The Northern Chinese were ranked higher and Southern Chinese were ranked lower because southern China withstood and fought to the last before caving in. Major commerce during this era gave rise to favorable conditions for private southern Chinese manufacturers and merchants.

Question: Why were Northern Chinese ranked higher?


Context:
Oxygen gas can also be produced through electrolysis of water into molecular oxygen and hydrogen. DC electricity must be used: if AC is used, the gases in each limb consist of hydrogen and oxygen in the explosive ratio 2:1. Contrary to popular belief, the 2:1 ratio observed in the DC electrolysis of acidified water does not prove that the empirical formula of water is H2O unless certain assumptions are made about the molecular formulae of hydrogen and oxygen themselves. A similar method is the electrocatalytic O
2 evolution from oxides and oxoacids. Chemical catalysts can be used as well, such as in chemical oxygen generators or oxygen candles that are used as part of the life-support equipment on submarines, and are still part of standard equipment on commercial airliners in case of depressurization emergencies. Another air separation technology involves forcing air to dissolve through ceramic membranes based on zirconium dioxide by either high pressure or an electric current, to produce nearly pure O
2 gas.

Question: What other catalysts can be used to produce oxygen?


Context: In the 1930s, radio in the United States was dominated by three companies: the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), the Mutual Broadcasting System and the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). The last was owned by electronics manufacturer Radio Corporation of America (RCA), which owned two radio networks that each ran different varieties of programming, NBC Blue and NBC Red. The NBC Blue Network was created in 1927 for the primary purpose of testing new programs on markets of lesser importance than those served by NBC Red, which served the major cities, and to test drama series.

Question: What kind of markets did NBC Red serve?


Context: The Apollo program succeeded in achieving its goal of manned lunar landing, despite the major setback of a 1967 Apollo 1 cabin fire that killed the entire crew during a prelaunch test. After the first landing, sufficient flight hardware remained for nine follow-on landings with a plan for extended lunar geological and astrophysical exploration. Budget cuts forced the cancellation of three of these. Five of the remaining six missions achieved successful landings, but the Apollo 13 landing was prevented by an oxygen tank explosion in transit to the Moon, which disabled the command spacecraft's propulsion and life support. The crew returned to Earth safely by using the Lunar Module as a "lifeboat" for these functions.

Question: What forced the cancellations of three future landings?

Budget cuts
Budget cuts
oxygen tank explosion
Budget cuts
Budget cuts


Context: Tesla worked every day from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. or later, with dinner from exactly 8:10 p.m., at Delmonico's restaurant and later the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Tesla would telephone his dinner order to the headwaiter, who also could be the only one to serve him. "The meal was required to be ready at eight o'clock ... He dined alone, except on the rare occasions when he would give a dinner to a group to meet his social obligations. Tesla would then resume his work, often until 3:00 a.m.":283, 286

Question: At what time did Tesla get dinner?


... an otherwise intense , twist-and-turn thriller that certainly should n't hurt talented young gaghan 's resume .


the film 's welcome breeziness and some unbelievably hilarious moments -- most portraying the idiocy of the film industry -- make it mostly worth the trip .


is the time really ripe for a warmed-over james bond adventure , with a village idiot as the 007 clone ?


so much facile technique , such cute ideas , so little movie .


a broad , melodramatic estrogen opera that 's pretty toxic in its own right .


the longer the movie goes , the worse it gets , but it 's actually pretty good in the first few minutes .


that is a compliment to kuras and miller .


but it 's too long and too convoluted and it ends in a muddle .


at times , the suspense is palpable , but by the end there 's a sense that the crux of the mystery hinges on a technicality that strains credulity and leaves the viewer haunted by the waste of potential .


due to some script weaknesses and the casting of the director 's brother , the film trails off into inconsequentiality .


Answer: sixteenth

Context: for by the viewing public, and the outcome of the public votes is then revealed during a results segment. The results segment feature group performances by the contestants as well as guest performers. The Top-three results also features homecoming events for the Top 3 finalists. The season reaches its climax in a two-hour results finale show, where the winner of the season is revealed. With the exception of the first two seasons, the contestants in the semifinals onward perform in front of a studio audience. They perform with a full band in the finals. The current musical director is Kris. airing is delayed, the shows may sometimes be combined into one episode to summarize the results. In Italy, the twelfth season was broadcast by La3. American Idol American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle USA and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It initially aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to April 7, 2016, for 15 seasons. On March 11, 2018, the sixteenth season debuted on ABC. It started as an addition to the "Idols" format that was based on "Pop Idol" from British television, and became one. Connick, Jr. returned for their respective fourth, third and second seasons as judges. Eighth season runner-up Adam Lambert filled in for Urban during the New York City auditions. Randy Jackson did not return as the in-house mentor for this season. Scott Borchetta replaced Jackson as the mentor. Changes this season include only airing one episode a week during the final ten. Coca-Cola ended their longtime sponsorship of the show and Ford Motor Company maintained a reduced role. The winner of the season also received a recording contract with Big Machine Records. Nick Fradiani won the season, defeating Clark Beckham. By

Question: what season of american idol are we in


Answer: Kirsten Dunst

Context: Rachel DeWoskin Rachel DeWoskin (born 1972, Kyoto, Japan) is an American actress and author. DeWoskin was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she attended the alternative Community High School. The daughter of a Sinology professor at the University of Michigan, she majored in English and studied Chinese at Columbia University in New York City. She went to Beijing in 1994 to work as a public-relations consultant and later starred in a Chinese nighttime soap opera, the hugely successful "Foreign Babes in Beijing", which was watched by approximately 600 million viewers. DeWoskin played the character of Jiexi. As Reuters noted, the. Taraji P. Henson Taraji Penda Henson ( ; born September 11, 1970) is an American actress, singer, and author. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest-roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in "Baby Boy" (2001). She received praise for playing a sex-worker in "Hustle & Flow" (2005) and a single mother of a disabled child in David Fincher's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008); for the latter, she received Academy Award, SAG Award and Critics Choice Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress; for the former, she received a Screen Actors. Jumanji Jumanji is a 1995 American fantasy adventure film directed by Joe Johnston. It is an adaptation of the 1981 children's book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg. The film was written by Van Allsburg, Greg Taylor, Jonathan Hensleigh, and Jim Strain and stars Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst, Bradley Pierce, Jonathan Hyde, Bebe Neuwirth, and David Alan Grier. The story centers on 12-year-old Alan Parrish, who becomes trapped in a supernatural board game while playing with his best friend Sarah Whittle in 1969. Twenty-six years later, in 1995, siblings Judy and Peter Shepherd find the game,

Question: who is the little girl that plays in jumanji


Answer: Jinkx Monsoon

Context: a position at the magazine as Contributing Editor, a complete sewing studio to launch his/her winning line from Brothers Sewing and Embroidery and a cash prize of USD 100,000. Names and locales per official site: Designer Legend "Original airdate": The designers must tap into their past to create a look inspired by a moment that kick-started their fashion career. Valerie is praised for her game-changing design while Ken is declared the one to beat by Isaac. Despite failing to impress the judges or fulfill the dictates of the challenge, Mitchell and Daniel are both spared from elimination, as Alyssa gives. RuPaul's Drag Race (season 5) The fifth season of "RuPaul's Drag Race" began airing on January 28, 2013, with a 90-minute premiere episode. It had the most contestants since the creation of the show with fourteen. As this season's winner, Jinkx Monsoon walked away with the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar" along with a lifetime supply of Colorevolution Cosmetics, a one-of-a-kind trip courtesy of AlandChuck.travel, a headlining spot on Logo's Drag Race Tour featuring Absolut Vodka and a cash prize of $100 000. Santino Rice and Michelle Visage were back as judges at the panel. The theme song playing. Ken and Sam are praised for manipulating the fire hose into two very strong textiles, and ultimately Sam is declared the winner of the unconventional challenge. Alexander is commended for his textile, but the judges needed him to elevate that dress to another level, whereas Asha is told she had good ideas, but didn't take them far enough. However, Stella is sent home both for her "mall" garment, as well as the judges' frustration with her excuses on the runway. "Original airdate": The designers must create winter wear for "naturists" (commonly referred to as nudists) of both sexes. In the

Question: who won season 5 ru paul drag race


Answer: partial fraction decomposition

Context: Factorial In mathematics, the factorial of a positive integer , denoted by , is the product of all positive integers less than or equal to . For example, The value of 0! is 1, according to the convention for an empty product. The factorial operation is encountered in many areas of mathematics, notably in combinatorics, algebra, and mathematical analysis. Its most basic occurrence is the fact that there are ways to arrange distinct objects into a sequence. These arrangements are called the permutations of the set of objects. The definition of the factorial function can also be extended to non-integer. Partial fraction decomposition In algebra, the partial fraction decomposition or partial fraction expansion of a rational function (that is, a fraction such that the numerator and the denominator are both polynomials) is an operation that consists of expressing the fraction as a sum of a polynomial (possibly zero) and one or several fractions with a simpler denominator. The importance of the partial fraction decomposition lies in the fact that it provides an algorithm for computing the antiderivative of a rational function. The concept was discovered in 1702 by both Johann Bernoulli and Gottfried Leibniz independently. In symbols, one can use. Resultant In mathematics, the resultant of two polynomials is a polynomial expression of their coefficients, which is equal to zero if and only if the polynomials have a common root (possibly in a field extension), or, equivalently, a common factor (over their field of coefficients). In some older texts, the resultant is also called the eliminant. The resultant is widely used in number theory, either directly or through the discriminant, which is essentially the resultant of a polynomial and its derivative. The resultant of two polynomials with rational or polynomial coefficients may be computed efficiently on a computer. It is

Question: which expression can be used to find the sum of the polynomials


Input: [1] Skin Type [2] What It Does [3] Expected Results [0]

Output: Skincare Product

Easy Steps for Sensitive Skin Routine - Cleure Advice by Concern


Input: [1] Best for dry or normal skin type [2] Gently cleans without soap or harsh ingredients, such as sulfates. [3] Cleure Lotion Cleanser gently cleans without leaving your skin feeling tight and itchy. Instead your skin feels clean, smooth and soft. [0]

Output: Lotion Cleanser

Easy Steps for Sensitive Skin Routine - Cleure Advice by Concern


Input: [1] For all skin types [2] Glycerin conditions as it cleans, oatmeal helps sooth away problem skin. [3] Used daily for face and body cleansing, skin becomes softer and smoother with each use. Great for the whole body. [0]

Output: Glycerin Face & Body Bar

Easy Steps for Sensitive Skin Routine - Cleure Advice by Concern


Input: [1] Oily skin [2] Gently removes impurities without stripping the skin of natural oils. [3] Your skin feels better and clearer when you use the right cleanser for your sensitive skin type. [0]

Output: Face & Body Wash

Easy Steps for Sensitive Skin Routine - Cleure Advice by Concern


Input: [1] Best for oily, adult acne prone skin [2] This is the final step for cleaning your face. Toner helps prevent breakouts by cleaning and closing pores. Helps clean by gentle exfoliation. [3] Cleure alcohol-free toner leaves your skin pH balanced for perfect healthy and clear complexion. It's important to only use alcohol-free toner. [0]

Output: Toner

Easy Steps for Sensitive Skin Routine - Cleure Advice by Concern


Input: [1] Excellent for adult acne prone skin, and preventing aging [2] Acne, sun damage and aging skin can cause the surface of your skin to appear unhealthy and dull. Daily or bi-weekly exfoliation helps remove build-up of dead skin cells. [3] Cleure Exfoliating Scrub gently removes dead cells from the surface, leaving your skin smooth, radiant and healthy. This should be an important part of daily skin care routine to prevent acne, and pre-mature aging of your skin. [0]

Output: Facial Exfoliant

Easy Steps for Sensitive Skin Routine - Cleure Advice by Concern


Input: [1] All skin types [2] Kaolin clay and dead sea mud help add vital nutrients to dull complexion. [3] A regular at home facial with scrub and mask is vital to healthy complexion. Fruit acids help improve skin's resilience. Your skin will feel refined, soft and smooth with regular use. [0]

Output: Refing Facial Mask

Easy Steps for Sensitive Skin Routine - Cleure Advice by Concern


Input: [1] Dry, or combi- nation skin [2] Moisturizer with shea butter and anti-oxidants help rebuild natural moisture-retaining barrier of the skin, damaged by the environ- ment. [3] Keeping your skin hydrated is important for preventing aging and for healthy skin. Anti- oxidants help fight harmful free-radicals. [0]

Output: Day Cream Moisturizer

Easy Steps for Sensitive Skin Routine - Cleure Advice by Concern


Input: [1] Oily skin [2] Moisturizer is important for oily skin. The wrong type can cause clogged pores and breakouts. [3] Hydrates without oily feel or resulting clogged pores. Your skin feels smooth, healthy and clear. [0]

Output: Oil-Free FacialLotion

Easy Steps for Sensitive Skin Routine - Cleure Advice by Concern


Input: [1] All skin types [2] Helps repair while you sleep. Anti-oxidants help fight free-radicals. [3] Apply nightly and you'll notice repair and rejuvenation while you sleep. [0]

Output: Night Cream

Easy Steps for Sensitive Skin Routine - Cleure Advice by Concern


The USHL completed an expansion draft on Monday as 10 players who were on the rosters of USHL teams during the 2009-10 season were selected by the League's two newest entries, the Muskegon Lumberjacks and Dubuque Fighting Saints.


Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig will be speaking at St. Norbert College next month.

Bud Selig to speak at St. Norbert College


It's fresh cherry time in Michigan and the best time to enjoy this delicious and nutritious fruit.


An Evesham man is facing charges in Pennsylvania after he allegedly dragged his girlfriend from the side of his pickup truck on the campus of Kutztown University in the early morning hours of Dec. 5, police said.


NRT LLC, one of the nation's largest residential real estate brokerage companies, announced several executive appointments within its Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage operations in Southern California.

NRT announces executive appointments at its Coldwell Banker operations in Southern California


THE JSE kept toying with an all time high by midday today as resources continued to fuel the bourse.


The government is defending the latest police crime statistics despite a worrying rise in the recorded amount of violent offending.


The renovated Marappalam bridge, which had been opened for two-wheelers last week, was opened for other vehicles also on Friday.


A new survey shows 30 percent of Californians use Twitter, and more and more of us are using our smart phones to go online.

Survey: 30 percent of Californians use Twitter


Brightpoint ,a provider of logistic services to the mobile industry, has started operations in the Turkish market.

Brightpoint starts operations on Turkish market


It starred Hicks 's wife , Ellaline Terriss and Edmund Payne .


`` Time `` magazine said the film was `` a multimillion dollar improvisation that does everything but what the title promises '' and suggested that `` writer George Axelrod ( `` The Seven Year Itch `` ) and director Richard Quine should have taken a hint from Holden [ 's character Richard Benson ] , who writes his movie , takes a long sober look at what he has wrought , and burns it . ''


Pakistani scientists and engineers ' working at IAEA became aware of advancing Indian nuclear program towards making the bombs .


In February 2008 , Church 's Chicken entered the UK market under the `` Texas Chicken `` name , claiming to have signed up 50 former Dixy Chicken franchisees .


This rivalry intensified in 1919 when Arsenal were unexpectedly promoted to the First Division , taking a place that Tottenham believed should be theirs .


Seizures often begin as apnea , cyanosis , and hypertonia and last less than 1 minute .


The platform is based on the 2003 Rolls-Royce Phantom and has styling heavily derived from the Rolls-Royce 100EX , a concept car unveiled to celebrate the company 's centennial in 2004 .


Only one of four entered Corvettes - GT1 C6R of Luc Alphand Aventures - eventually finished the race , taking second place in class .


He has also written several plays and various articles on the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1905-1911 , the French Revolution , and the Russian Revolution .


Alimentum is a non family-friendly restaurant near Burger King in the city centre.

Alimentum is located in the city centre. It is not family-friendly.


Context: USER says I'm looking for a Filipino place to eat. SYSTEM says Which City are you looking at? USER says I want to eat in San Bruno SYSTEM says I have 3 restaurants, Cabalen is a nice one in San Bruno. USER says Any other suggestions? SYSTEM says What about Isla Restaurant in San Bruno? USER says How cheap is it and how much does it cost? SYSTEM says It is moderate pricing and they are at 448 San Mateo Avenue USER says Please can you make the reservation SYSTEM says What time for? USER says On the 12th at six pm SYSTEM says Please confirm: Booking a table for 2 at Isla Restaurant in San Bruno. It is on March 12th at 6 pm. USER says That's good. Do they serve liquor and what is there number? SYSTEM says Reservation made.The number is 650-588-6078 and they do serve alcohol. USER says Thanks a lot SYSTEM says Have a great day.

Question: what is the intent of this conversation?

Answer: looking for a Filipino place to eat


Context: USER says Can you find me something economical to eat in Pleasanton. SYSTEM says Are you looking for Italian, Indian or something else? USER says I would like some Italian food. SYSTEM says Found 5 restaurants for you out of which De La Torre's Trattoria seems a great from Pleasanton. USER says Can you provide the address and do they have live music? SYSTEM says No, they do not have live music and its address is 6025 West Las Positas Boulevard. USER says Any other recommendation? SYSTEM says Forno Vecchio also seems nice and its located n Pleasanton as well. USER says Can you provide more options? SYSTEM says Another good restaurant in Pleasanton in Gay 90's Pizza Co. USER says That sounds like a good choice for me. SYSTEM says Is there anything else? USER says Yes, make a reservation at the restaurant. SYSTEM says What time do you want me to make the reservation? USER says I'll reach there at 1:30 pm. SYSTEM says Please confirm that you want to make a reservation at Gay 90's Pizza Co. which is located in Pleasanton for 2 people. The reservation is for today at 1:30 pm. USER says No, change the time to 7 pm and for one person only. SYSTEM says Alright, please confirm that the reservation is at 7 pm for 1 person. USER says No, change it on next friday. SYSTEM says Sure. Please confirm that the date is now next Friday and for 1 person. USER says Yes. Sounds good. SYSTEM says Your reservation is booked. USER says What is the address of the restaurant and do the have live music? SYSTEM says The address is 288 Main Street and No, they don't have live music either. USER says Alright, Thank you. SYSTEM says Have a great day.

Question: what is the intent of this conversation?

Answer: find me something economical to eat


Context: USER says I'm starving! Can you help me find a restaurant that serves Breakfast in Fairfield? SYSTEM says There is 1 restaurant that meets your needs. Mimi's Cafe in Fairfield serves breakfast. USER says Is there a band playing there? SYSTEM says No, unfortunately, they don't offer live music. USER says That's okay. It will work anyway. SYSTEM says Do you wish to make a reservation? USER says Yes, I'll need to make a reservation for a table for 2. SYSTEM says What time will you be visiting? USER says Please make it for half past 5 in the evening. SYSTEM says You'd like a table for 2 today at Mimi's Cafe in Fairfield at 5:30 pm. Is this correct? USER says I'm sorry, I need to change that. I'd like it on the 9th and it will be for 3 people. SYSTEM says Let's review those changes. You'd like the reservation on March 9th for 3. Have I got it right? USER says I'm sorry. I need to make it on Monday next week at half past 12 in the afternoon. SYSTEM says You'd like your reservation for 3 next Monday at 12:30 pm. Is that correct? USER says Yes, I'm sorry for the confusion. Can you tell me their phone number please? SYSTEM says The phone number is 707-421-0835. Your reservation is confirmed. USER says Great! Thank you so much for your help. SYSTEM says You're welcome. Have a nice day!

Question: what is the intent of this conversation?

Answer: help me find a restaurant that serves Breakfast in Fairfield


Context: USER says I have a plan to eat out side for which I need some best places, can you search one for me? SYSTEM says Do you have any interested type of food to eat and in which city? USER says Asian kind of food will be good for me and please search it in Fremont City. SYSTEM says Found 3 results, Asian pearl Seafood Restaurant is the best one in Fremont city, hope you like it. USER says Yes, I like the same. SYSTEM says Shall I make a reservation at this restaurant? USER says Yes, make it at half past 1 in the afternoon that will be the perfect time to eat. SYSTEM says Please confirm to book a table for 2 persons in Asian Pearl Seafood REstaurant in Fremont at 1:30 pm on today. USER says change it to March 10th. SYSTEM says Please confirm to book for 2 persons on March 10th. USER says Yes, confirmed. continue with reservation. SYSTEM says Your booking was confirmed. USER says Thanks for your help. SYSTEM says Any other help you need? USER says No, thanks. that's all. SYSTEM says Have a great day.

Question: what is the intent of this conversation?

Answer: eat out


Context: USER says I would like to look for a place where I could eat. SYSTEM says What kind of food do you prefer to eat? Which city are you located now? USER says Please look in Dublin, a burger is perfect to have now. SYSTEM says I have found 1 restaurant that you might like, maybe you like McDonald's in Dublin? USER says I want a restaurant with music. SYSTEM says Yes, they have live music. USER says Alright, please make a reservation for me at this evening 7:15. SYSTEM says Please do confirm the following details: book seats at McDonald's in Dublin at 7:15 pm for 2 people today. USER says Please make it at 7 pm. SYSTEM says Please do confirm the following details: book seats at McDonald's in Dublin at 7 pm. USER says Actually its for 3 people on 14th of March. SYSTEM says Please do confirm the following details: book seats at McDonald's in Dublin for 3 people on March 14th. USER says Yes, that's right. How about the price range, is it very fancy? SYSTEM says The reservation has been successful. Price range is inexpensive. USER says Thank you, that's all for now. SYSTEM says Have a wonderful day!

Question: what is the intent of this conversation?

Answer: place where I could eat


Rheolytic thrombectomy with the Possis AngioJet: technical considerations and initial clinical experience.

Percutaneous revascularization of thrombus-containing lesions has an increased incidence of adverse events such as abrupt vessel closure, periprocedural myocardial infarction and death.

Various pharmacologic and mechanical approaches have demonstrated modest angiographic success with significant periprocedural complications.

The AngioJet (Possis Medical, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a dual lumen catheter that uses the principle of rheolytic thrombectomy to remove unorganized thrombus.

A previously unreported scoring system based on clinical and angiographic data may help to select patients most likely to benefit from AngioJet treatment.

When compared with urokinase in the randomized VeGAS 2 Trial, AngioJet therapy yields greater angiographic success with a lower incidence of 30-day major adverse events.

Technical considerations and complications are reviewed in detail.


Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a small-sized hydroelectric generator for generating electricity by utilizing the water flow that runs inside a water pipe.

Description of the Prior Art
A conventional small-sized hydroelectric generator is known, in which electricity is generated by utilizing water flowing inside a water pipe for use as a source of electricity for controlling a valve of automatic hand washer or the other devices, or as a source of electricity for products using a dry battery, for example, by charging up a condenser or an accumulator.

A structure of the conventional small-sized hydroelectric generator is as follows.

Namely, an inflow port connecting and communicating with the water pipe is formed at an end of a casing and an outflow port is formed on the other end thereof.

An electricity generating section comprising a stator and a rotator is arranged inside the casing.

An impeller is integrally mounted to the rotator so that the impeller may be rotated by the water flow coming from the inflow port.

Thus the rotator is rotated to make the stator generate an induced voltage and electricity, while the water that is used to rotate the impeller is made to drain to the outflow port through a passage formed to go through the center part of the rotator. (

See Patent Publication 2000-213446, for example.)

Patent Document 1:
Japanese Patent Publication 2000-213446
However, according to the conventional small-sized hydroelectric generator as mentioned above, since a whole quantity of water flowing inside the water pipe is applied to the impeller for use as a rotational energy for the rotator, the output voltage from the stator increases in proportion to the quantity of water flow, as shown in FIG.

4, whereby not only a constant and stable voltage may not be obtained but also the impeller and a shaft bearing which supports a medial axis of rotation of the rotator may be worn out for a short period of time when the generator is connected to the water pipe having much quantity of flow or having a high water pressure, because the impeller rotates at a higher speed than a necessity requires.


This directory contains example data and input files
as well as utility scripts for the oxDNA/oxDNA2/oxRNA2
coarse-grained model of DNA and RNA.

/******************************************************************************/

/examples/oxDNA/duplex1:
/examples/oxDNA2/duplex1:

Input, data and log files for a DNA duplex (double-stranded DNA)
consisiting of 5 base pairs.

The duplex contains two strands with
complementary base pairs.

The topology is

A - C - G - T - A
|   |   |   |   |
T - G - C - A - T

Note that in this example the stacking and hydrogen-bonding interactions
are sequence-averaged (cf.

keyword 'seqav' in according pair styles).

/******************************************************************************/

/examples/oxDNA/duplex2:
/examples/oxDNA2/duplex2:

Input, data and log files for a nicked DNA duplex (double-stranded DNA)
consisiting of 8 base pairs.

The duplex contains strands with
complementary base pairs, but the backbone on one side is not continuous:
two individual strands on one side form a duplex with a longer single
strand on the other side.

The topology is

A - C - G - T - A - C - G - T
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
T - G - C - A   T - G - C - A

Note that in this example the stacking and hydrogen-bonding interactions
are sequence-averaged (cf.

/******************************************************************************/

/examples/oxDNA2/duplex3:

This example uses the duplex1 with sequence-dependent stacking and
hydrogen-bonding interactions and both nucleotide mass and
moment of inertia set to the value used in the standalone implementation
of oxDNA (M = I = 1).

The masses can be set directly in the input and
data file, whereas the moment of inertia is set via the diameter of the
ellipsoid in the data file and has a value of 3.16227766.

The change of mass and moment of inertia allows direct comparison of
trajectory data or time-dependent observables on a per-timestep basis.

As mentioned above, the stacking and hydrogen-bonding interactions
are sequence-dependent (cf.

keyword 'seqdep' in according pair styles).

The nucleotide types are assigned as follows:
A = 1,5; C = 2,6; G = 3,7; T = 4,8

The topology is
A   C   G   T   A   C   G   T   A   C   G   T   A
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 1 - 2 - 7 - 8 - 1
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 6 - 5 - 4
T   G   C   A   T   G   C   A   T   G   C   A   T

With a large (32 or 64) number of atom types quasi-unique base pairing
between two individual nucleotides can be established.

/******************************************************************************/

/examples/oxRNA2/duplex4

This example uses the duplex2 with the oxRNA2 force field instead of oxDNA or
oxDNA2 force field.

Sequence-dependent stacking and hydrogen-bonding
strengths enabled (cf.

/******************************************************************************/

/util:
This directory contains a simple python setup tool which creates
single straight or helical DNA strands, DNA duplexes or arrays of DNA
duplexes.


Cloning and characterization of human and mouse homologs of the Drosophila calcium-activated potassium channel gene, slowpoke.

Potassium channels play important roles in a wide variety of physiological processes.

Although several genes encoding voltage-activated potassium channels have been analyzed at the molecular level, no calcium-activated potassium channel gene has yet been characterized in humans.

In an effort to provide the foundation for functional analysis of such polypeptides we report the cloning of mouse and human homologs of the Drosophila melanogaster calcium-activated potassium channel gene, slowpoke.

Both the human and mouse genes encode polypeptides that have more than 50% amino acid identifies with their Drosophila counterpart.

In addition, like the Drosophila slowpoke gene, both the mouse and human genes generate multiple transcripts by alternative splicing.

The human gene maps to chromosome 10 based on the results of polymerase chain reaction analysis of genomic DNA from human-hamster hybrid cell lines.

Because calcium-activated potassium channels participate in wide variety of cellular functions including neuromuscular communication, secretion and cellular immunity, their continued analysis promises to have broad biological and medical significance.


Development of a personal electronic health record card in the United Kingdom.

In most emergency situations, health professionals rely on patients to provide information about their medical history.

However, in some cases patients might not be able to communicate this information, and in most countries, including the UK an on-line integrated patient record system has not been adopted.

Therefore, in order to address this issue the ongoing project MyCare Card (MyC(2), www.myc2.org) has been established.

The aim of this project is to design, implement and evaluate a prototype patient held electronic health record card.

One of the tasks involved in the project was to develop a Graphical User Interface (GUI) software, which provides access to the data stored on the card.

The requirements for this software had to be established via questionnaire surveys and end user evaluations, conducted simultaneously with the software development.

This paper is addressing development of the MyCare Card GUI software.

It also overviews the hardware and open-source software solutions selected for the MyCare Card implementation.


EcoDirectory

Center for Biological Diversity

Works to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction, through science, law, and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters, and climate that species need to survive.


In the last few days I made a lot of (small) changes at home.

I moved things around, put some away and took some out of the cabinets.

And while doing it I realized I haven't been taking pictures of our home for a while.

Since I have several shots of our home on Instagram taken with my phone.

But I now start feeling the need of going back to proper styling and shooting.

I certainly won't have time for it before our summer holidays this week-end but this is a good project for when I'm back.

In the meantime, here are some little details from home from my instagram account.

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That looks like a well read library to me, wonderful!

Mine is much smaller and when having read my German books, I give them to my grandmother who is always very happy:-) Happy 1st of August, Ilaria!

The truth is I've grown up in a house covered by books and I cannot imagine living in a place without them.

I read less that I did in the past, but still I love having them around.

Even though we sometimes wonder what's the purpose of keeping books we've read and probably won't read ever again (which isn't the case for all of them).

It's a lot of place and a lot of (heavy) boxes every time we move ;-) Happy 1st of August to you as well dear Gudy!


Surface acoustic wave devices are small-sized and stable to temperature and to variations with time, can be adapted to give the desired filter characteristics by varying the configuration of comblike electrodes and therefore find wide application, for example, to IF filters for television receivers, IF filters for satellite broadcasting, RF converter oscillators for VTRs, etc.

In recent years, especially, great efforts are directed to the development of high frequency surface acoustic wave devices for use in pocket pagers, mobile radio telephones and the like.

Attention has been focused on surface acoustic wave devices of this type which include a single crystal aluminum nitride film or a C-axis-oriented aluminum nitride film as a piezoelectric film assuring a high wave propagation velocity.

Surface acoustic wave devices incorporating a single crystal aluminum nitride film are disclosed in IEEE Transaction on Sonics and Ultrasonics, Vol.

5, September 1985, "Zero-Temperature-Coefficient SAW Devices on AlN Epitaxial Films."

Further surface acoustic wave devices including a c-axis-oriented aluminum nitride film are disclosed in Applied Physics Letter, Vol.

643-645, 15 Apr. 1980, "Low-temperature growth of piezoelectric AlN film by rf reactive planar magnetron sputtering."

It is desired that surface acoustic wave devices be as great as possible in effective surface acoustic wave coupling coefficient K.sup.2 which represents the efficiency of conversion of electrical energy to surface acoustic wave energy.

For example, it has been proposed to give an improved coupling coefficient to surface acoustic wave devices employing a single crystal lithium tetraborate substrate by suitably selecting the direction of propagation of the wave (Unexamined Japanese Patent Publication SHO 59-4309).

However, full research has yet to be made on improvements in the coupling coefficient of surface acoustic wave devices employing an aluminum nitride (AlN) film.

For example, the device disclosed in the foregoing IEEE Transaction, which comprises a single crystal film of (1120)[0001] AlN formed on a substrate of (0112)[0111] Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 is as low as 0.8% in coupling coefficient K.sup.2.

The device having a c-axis-oriented aluminum nitride film and disclosed in the above-mentioned Applied Physicas Letter has a very low coupling coefficient K.sup.2 of 0.12%.


02-09-2018 18:51 GMT

Having dropped off the radar in terms of music releases for a while, London's best kept secret, Saachi Sen has resurfaced sounding bigger and better than ever with a series of back-to-back music releases over the past couple of months and she has been turning a lot of ears and getting pop fans really excited especially with her last two singles "What Are Friends For" and "I Need Love".

She has been closely watched since the start of her career back in 2012 when she was just leaving school and she has played some of the most prestigious live music venues in London.

Just a couple of weeks after the release of "What Are Friends For", Saachi is back with another new song which is already getting a lot of attention from fans, and getting industry insiders, DJs and reviewers very excited. "

Tethered", the new single was released on the 20th of August and is available on iTunes, Spotify and all top digital music platforms as well as free music promotion platforms like Soundcloud where it can be streamed for free.


THW force all news organizations to be non profit(i.e. NHK, BBC, PBS)


THR the romanticization of success stories about educational achievement(e.g Biri Gal, Dragon Zakura)


THW weigh shareholder votes in line with the length of time their shares hve been held


THP a world in which the majority of people believe in moral pessimism rather than moral optimism

MOral pessimism is the belief that humans are innately bad, and need to learn morality from external sources, fighting their inner urges to be better. Moral Optimism is the belief humans are innately good, and need to follow their true self and overcome societal expectations to be better.


In aging societies, THW tax workers who are not living with their elderly parents.


THBT developing countries should heavily prioritize the massive construction of infrastructure over the direct provision of financial benefit (including but not limited to cash, subsidy for education and medicine) to citizens.


THW not allow out of court settlements for workplace discrimination and harassment.


When night falls
She cloaks the world
In impenetrable darkness
A chill rises
From the soil
And contaminates the air
Suddenly...
Life has new meaning
When night falls
She cloaks the world
In impenetrable darkness
A chill rises from the soil
And contaminates the air
When night falls
She cloaks the world
In impenetrable darkness
A chill rises from the soil
And contaminates the air
Suddenly life has new meaning
Life has new meaning
Meaning


This is war! Huh, wow!
I lie wounded, on wintery ground
With hundreds of corpses, all around
Many wounded, crawl helpless around
On the blood, red snowy ground
War!
War!
War!
War!
Cries of death , suffering sound
Cries for help, to all their dead moms
War!
War!
War!
War!
Many hours, of music
Many drops, of blood
Many shiverings, and I am... DEAD!
And still, we must never give up
War!
War!
War!
War!


I wonder how winter will be
With a spring that I shall never see
I wonder how night will be
With a day that I shall never see
I wonder how life will be
With a light I shall never see
I wonder how life will be
With a pain that lasts eternally
In every night theres a different black
In every night I wish that I was back
To the time when I rode
Through the forests of old
In every winter theres a different cold
In every winter I feel so old
So very old as the night
So very old as the dreadful cold
I wonder how life will be
With a death that I shall never see
I wonder why life must be
A life that lasts eternally
I wonder how life will be
With a death that I shall never see
I wonder why life must be
A life that lasts eternally


The head is a head of a serpent
From its nostrils mucus trickles...
The ears are those of a basilisk
The body is a sun fish, full of stars
Ea, lord of the depths...
His horns are twisted into three curls
The body is a sun fish, full of stars
The base of his feet are claws
His name is Sassu Wunnu
A sea monster. A form of Ea
Ea, lord of the depths...


My eyes are shut I cannot see
Though clear is thy despair
I drift away - far away
From places of which you seek
Though I seek thy hell
You close the gate before me
Your life is right, and Im to
Follow to your paradise
I cannot fall in love
Love is for them
Lusting for the sky -
Heaven
Why did I come to this world
Of sorrow why is this true
Where is my dagger of sacrifice
I will open the gates to Hell one
Day...


Drifting
In the Air
Above a Cold Lake
Is a Soul
From an Early
Better Age
Grasping for
A Mystic Thought
In Vain... but Whos to Know
Further on Lies Eternal Search
For Theories to Lift the Gate
Only Locks Are Made Stronger
And More Keys Lost as Logic Fades
In the Pool of Dreams the Water Darkens
For the Soul Thats Tired of Search
As Years Pass by
The Aura Drops
As Less and Less
Feelings Touch
Stupidity
Has Won too Much
The Hopeless Soul Keeps Mating


Hear my Sword
...in the Making
Of my Spell
Literally
Damkuna, Iftraga
Sheb Nigurepur, Dafast
The Worlds Tragedy, Is Served at My Feast