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Machine learning methodologies are widely used in almost all aspects of software engineering. An effective machine learning model requires large amounts of data to achieve high accuracy. The data used for classification is mostly labeled, which is difficult to obtain. The dataset requires both high costs and effort to accurately label the data into different classes. With abundance of data, it becomes necessary that all the data should be labeled for its proper utilization and this work focuses on reducing the labeling effort for large dataset. The thesis presents a comparison of different classifiers performance to test if small set …
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I've tried to be a good boy this year — and not just because I want a new pony. The problem is, my job requires me to watch The X Factor for a living, and it's turning me into a monster.
No, seriously, the cynical, horrible questions that went through my mind during Top 10 performance night left me feeling like I'd booked a one-way ticket to Hell; now it's just a matter of whether I'm going express or local.
What kinds of questions am I contemplating, you ask? Oh, I dunno: As Diamond White talked about how her mother "died on the operation table" during surgery for scoliosis, I was overcome with the urge to Google "Can you really die from scoliosis?" Later, as the kind of annoying chick from Fifth Harmony gave a tearful account of how she was born at a mere 1 lb, 4 oz, a little voice in my head said, "I wonder if producers fact-checked that info with her local hospital."
See? The X Factor has released the Kraken, and the Kraken is me!
Other burning questions that percolated during the telecast: Doesn't Tate Stevens have anything more depressing to talk about than his dad giving up his own music dreams to provide a solid living for their family? That's just good common sense, not a tragedy! Did Vino Alan just pull a Kristy Lee Cook by singing a song that makes you feel like a traitor to your country if you don't throw a couple votes his way? Have the guys of Emblem3 changed their shirts since Judges' Houses round? Does Britney Spears know the difference between an Arin Ray and a Carly Rose Sonenclar? (Spoiler alert: Probably not.)
But Santa, the thing you need to know is I'm not the Grinch. I'm not Scrooge. I'm not even Vanessa Williams in A Diva's Christmas Carol. I got totally choked up hearing CeCe Frey talk about how her older sister died at age seven from cerebral palsy. My heart broke for Paige Thomas hearing her talk about how at age six, she lost her mother on Christmas Eve. I didn't even throw anything at my TV screen when they cut to a shot of Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, and those other people who are always on E!.
It's just that piled into one sloppy heap of emotional manipulation, this week's X Factor "Thanksgiving"-themed telecast was a tough plate to digest. I tune in to this show every week to watch wannabe singing stars compete with their voices and with their creativity for a record contract — not to reward one of 'em with $5 million for having endured the greatest degree of hardshup and horror in the course of their young lives.
And when these sob stories get harvested from the individual (and totally innocent) contestants, then placed on a conveyor belt to be sterilized, shaped, and packaged for mass consumption, it makes for the strangest kind of viewing experience. Do I laugh? Do I cry? Do I work through my feelings by sending hate Tweets at Mario Lopez for dropping verbal bombs like "It's all right. I was a fat baby, too"? Is this why Khloe Kardashian's facial expression keeps alternating between frozen grin and total nothingness? Is she suffering an existential crisis, too?
I don't know, Santa. It's only one night in a long series of nights of The X Factor's second season. Maybe Top 8 week won't be so bad. I promise I'll bring my most upbeat, positive attitude to next week's show — as long as you promise to vote 10 times for Beatrice Miller.
Happy Thanksgiving,
p.s. Here are my grades for this week's performances (I'm keeping my critiques as short as Britney's because it's Thanksgiving eve, y'all, and I need my proper rest if I'm going to be named 2012 Eating Champion after dinner with my in-laws):
Diamond White: Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me" | Her vocal was so spot-on, I didn't even mind the cliché of a Gospel chorus emerging from behind the curtains on the final refrain. L.A.'s "get it, girl!" head-bobbing said it all. Grade: A-
Carly Rose Sonenclar: "Over the Rainbow" | Yowza, this youngster has more vocal horsepower than five Paiges, three CeCes, and a Demi combined. And while there's part of me that wished she sang a little more from the heart, and a little less from the head, there's no point in denying she's a major talent. (Anyone wondering if she can coast to the finale without ever again going uptempo?) Grade: A-
Beatrice Miller: Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars" | I know, I know…half of Beatrice's big showy notes were as wobbly as Aunt Nancy's Thanksgiving Jell-O mold, but on a visceral level, I just didn't care — partially because it was clear the kid was a little choked up, and partially because she's the most (only?) emotionally raw contestant in the competition. For me, when Beatrice sings, it's more about feeling the music rather than listening to it, and that's why she gets…a B+
Fifth Harmony: The Pretenders' "I'll Stand By You" | I was really looking forward to seeing whether or not the girls would/could successfully harmonize this week, but alas, I couldn't hear them over the full Gospel choir Simon brought in to bolster their pretty sound. Also, dare I say usual MVP Camilla was a tad off her game tonight? Grade: B
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DirectionRepublic's "Secrets" | These guys may not have the most distinctive tones to their voices or the best grasp of pitch, but they do have charisma and chemistry, and a penchant for arranging their songs in a way that makes them seem ready for real-world success. I just wish the judges would dole out constructive criticism — be careful of going too nasal! don't rely so much on the wave-one-arm-from-side-to-side move! — rather than L.A.'s ridiculous comments about not showing enough pre-Thanksgiving emotion. Really, dude, the telecast wasn't maudlin enough for your taste??? (Side note: Anyone else notice the blond one couldn't even keep his shirt on while building homes for earthquake victims in the Dominican Republic? Good grief.) Grade: B-
Vino Alan: Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" | I thought we'd established Vino as a classic soul singer last week, no? Which is another way to say that this hokey slice of Americana just didn't look as good on his voice. Grade: B-
Tate Stevens: Lonestar's "I'm Already There" | The song choice, the staging and the delivery were about bland as an empty pie crust. And yes, Tate's voice broke several times during the performance, despite Khloe insisting otherwise. (KHLOE YOU ARE NOT A JUDGE, OKAY?) Grade: C+
CeCe Frey: Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings" | Two weeks running, Demi has saddled CeCe with grand diva ballads that lay bare all of her vocal shortcomings, particularly when she's doing anything other than full-throttle belting. Why not give her an upbeat sing-speak ditty like "We R Who We Are" or "Straight Up" or "Can't Get You Out of My Head" that might allow CeCe to sound better than the artist she's covering, rather than sending her into a war for which she has neither the right training or ammunition? Grade: C*
Arin Ray: Enrique Iglesias' "Hero" | I'm kinda glad Arin dedicated this shlocky romantic ballad to his brother — since the awkwardness of it all momentarily distracted me from how listless and pitchy he sounded. And while it's unfortunate that the kid has been saddled with songs that quash his natural showmanship, it's pretty unlikely he'll get another week to redeem himself. (p.s. LA, you can't call it a "great song choice" and in the same breath declare it was "too big" for the vocalist in question. THAT IS THE VERY DEFINITION OF A POOR SONG CHOICE!) Grade: D+
Paige Thomas: Britney Spears' "Everytime" | In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I'm going to say something nice about Paige's performance. At least, unlike the original artist, she didn't lipsync it, right? Grade: D+*
(*graded on a curve because honest to goodness, are we gonna blame CeCe or Paige for barely holding it together after those pre-performance packages?)
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Who were your favorites from The X Factor's Top 10 performance telecast? Who's most likely to get cooked come Thanksgiving night? Hit the comments with your thoughts!Follow @MichaelSlezakTV


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Pediatric elbow separation and elbow cracks incorporate supracondylar humerus breaks, humeral condylar cracks, spiral and neck cracks, and proximal ulnar cracks. Following the expulsion of a remotely focused cast or inside focused needle, the patient needs to effectively practice as quickly as time permits. Else they will encounter restricted elbow expansion, flexion, and pivot work. In extreme cases, the patient is left with waiting confusions (sequelae) influencing the elbow's engine capacities. It is critical to help kids in the beginning periods of their useful activities.
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Tolerant is in a sitting position with the elbow tallness at the same as the tabletop. The patient places their harmed elbow on the tabletop. Overlay a towel to around 125 degrees in tallness and cushion it under the elbow. The palm is looking up with the hand holding an apple or a relating object that interests the patient. Teach the patient to unwind their muscles and persuasively stretch out their elbow to its greatest. Do this for 10 times for every set with an aggregate of 3 sets each day. The extent of augmentation ought to be bit by bit expanded.
Elbow flexion works out
Tolerant is in a sitting position with the elbow tallness at the same as the tabletop. The patient places their harmed elbow on the table edge. The palm of their hand is confronting themselves. The distal lower arm of the harmed appendage is lying on the table edge. Utilizing a forward development of the body, flex the elbow forward. Do this for 10 times for each set with a sum of 3 sets each day. The extent of augmentation ought to be continuously expanded.
Elbow pivot works out
Persistent is in a sitting position with the elbow tallness at the same as the tabletop. The patient spots both of their lower arms level on the table with the two hands making a clench hand. Thumb is in the unbiased position. The thumb turns internal with a forward revolution. The thumb at that point pivots outward with a regressive turn. Do this for 10 times for each set with a sum of 3 sets each day. The extent of augmentation ought to be steadily expanded.
Be mindful so as not to hurry through these activities. For whatever length of time that the patient has a tad of advance each day, most patients' elbow capacity can be reestablished to ordinary. It is suggested that under a specialist's direction, the patient will embrace the right techniques amid the development works out.


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Getting blonded on Monday -- excited. You and Ann2 looks so fabulous, and I'm hoping people won't treat me as quite so fragile if my hair isn't snow white. Then again, working that old lady thing has its graces as well.
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Thank you! I will look into that program, I think I like it. No, the admin couldn't find me anymore, but one of my old coaches remebers me. I will take it up again, when we return to the Netherlands. We are taking the ferry from Greece back into Italy tonight.
Is the Weight Watchers program you follow this Freestyle program? I am kinda looking into it. I also found a coach I used to go to, but that was ages ago and it seems WW doesn't have my name anymore. So no chance I will go back as a life time member... So now I am trying to find something online. I know that in the States the newest programs are used, in the Netherlands we have this freestyle thing. Is that the same thing? Then I can find lots of recipes.
Hi Sraebaer, I'm pleased to report I'm doing a lot better. I'm eating by mouth and starting to be able to take over half my meds by mouth too. Trying to use up my liquid meds. As soon has I use them up I'm gong to try to take all my meds by mouth. I think I will be able to get rid of my tube in the next month maybe two. The doctor wants to make sure once removed I will do good on my own. I'm exercising again. Working on my distance and walking up hills so I can get back to hiking and backpacking and handle distance and elevation. Will start weight training next week. I've been doing upper body. Can't believe how far I've come. Can't wait to go backpacking and have some hikes planned next week. Been out working in the yard, trying to get it back in shape. Can't believe I'm finally back to the land of the living and feel So close to having this behind me. Maybe we can actually do an adventure this Summmer. My cell is (360)601-7351 e-mail email@example.com Hope your having a good spring
That's a bummer!
Hope the doctor will describe PT!
Good luck.
And as a very wise friend of mine once said: "everybody wants to get old, but no one wants te be old"...
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How is your training for the Kilimanjaro going?
Did I miss the post where you were celebrating getting back on your goal weight?
So sorry...
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Hi Sharon! I hope you are well. I have been off for a bit with all the house crap and dog bite but I am back. How are you??
Sharon, I'm not posting this part about Kristi on the site. She was being moved without her parents, who will have to travel up to Minnesota from Sioux Falls. She facetimed with her closest friends, ws desparate to see her mom and dad before surgery and very scared.
There is a chance that the infection in the upper spine and neck may leave more damage, as in being unable to have full function of hands/arms.
I hear from her most days, but expect her to be recovering from whatever they did toay and tomorrow.
She does not believe it was the result of the sleeve, but rather the stress of the surgery that caused the lupus to flare, resulting in inflammation everywhere.
She is a fighter, but she's the age of my middle daughter, and she is just such a joy. Truly praying for full recovery for her.
Is this the same climb you are going to do?
How are you doing?
My condolences on the passing of your mom. Sounds like you were there right up till the end. I'm also a carer for my mom, 88 years old. It always seems like they will be around forever! Blessings to you.
Oh Sharon... I am so sorry!
These are sad times for you and your family.
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Australia has the highest incidence of cyber crime in the world, according to a global survey of nine countries by software security vendor, AVG.
The study, which canvassed 1000 users each in Australia, the US, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Brazil, and the Czech Republic, found that more than 39 per cent of Australians had been the victim of cyber crime, compared to 32 per cent in Italy, 28 per cent of Americans, and just 14 per cent in Sweden and Spain.
The most common forms of cyber theft experienced by Australians were:
Lloyd Borrett, marketing manager of AVG (AU/NZ), said the fact that Australia experienced more cyber crime was a little surprising, although it might have been impacted by the fact that Australians are more active online users than most other nations.
"While we don't know whether Australians are actually targeted more heavily than other countries, these results highlight the importance of comprehensive security solutions to protect users from obvious threats like phishing and e-mail scams, as well as good education to warn people of the danger," Borrett said.
Forty-seven per cent of Australians said they were more likely to experience cyber crime than to experience burglary, assault, or robbery, and 37 cent of said that cyber crime was a strong concern.
The AVG survey found that Australians had relatively high awareness of Internet security and demonstrated the second highest level of confidence (70.5 per cent after the US's 73.3 per cent) in the protection provided by their software security vendor.


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Back in December, Transportation Security Administration officials caught some flack for forcing a couple of little old ladies at JFK airport to partially disrobe and show screeners their colostomy bags. Now, they'd like those two elderly grandmothers to know they're very sorry.
Back in November, 89-year-old Ruth Sherman and 85-year-old Lenore Zimmerman each suffered humiliating treatment at the hands of TSA when they were strip searched at New York's JFK Airport. Zimmerman uses a walker to get around and was deemed enough of a security threat that she was separated from the herd and asked to remove her clothing for female security officials. The wheelchair-bound Zimmerman was forced to show her colostomy bag and defibrillator to TSA employees.
Initially, the TSA balked at claims that what they did was totally fucked up, insisting that procedures were followed. But now, they've admitted that they acted in a way that was out of hand, remarking that it's not standard to ask travelers to offer their colostomy bags for inspection. This is a sort of big deal because the TSA doesn't apologize for anything; not no way, not no how. (They're sorry you feel that way, though.)
While a spokesperson for the agency admits that some of what happened to Zimmerman and Sherman was not okay, they still refuse to admit that either woman was strip searched.
Thank goodness they were able to put a stop to all that terrorism those grandmas were planning on doing.
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A day in my life as an archaeologist and finds specialist for English Heritage
As one of the small team of archaeologists within the Intervention and Analysis Division of English Heritage, based at Fort Cumberland, Portsmouth, and working 80% of full time due to the three young herberts who more than fill a million percent of the rest of time, my days are always full, and rarely the same. Technology, determination and flexible bosses enable me to cram a fair amount into a week.
My day starts at around 5am with a reading of emails, then the next couple of hours are given over to lunchboxes, breakfasts, hens, cats, dogs, hamsters, after a smidge of yoga before the madness starts. Throughout this time I also tend to listen to the radio or the reading or the violin practice, while catching up on my Twitter feed (@Nicola_Hembrey), which is great for archaeological news (and a little bit of gossip!). Once the school runs are done I dash to the office, and I'm usually sitting at my desk with a fennel and ginger tea by 9.15am. I have a super view out over Hayling Island, and on a clear day I can hear, Table 2, your lunch is ready, from the pub over the stretch of water! I've been at the Fort for thirteen years and I love working within such a diverse, committed and interesting group of colleagues, although the annual ten months of horizontal rain can be a something of a trial.
Yesterday I was – unusually – able to give myself over to an almost entire day of concentrating on one thing; the middle poster above is taken from the site I project manage, the Roman settlement opposite Silbury Hill, which we evaluated in the late summer of 2010, and for which the report is almost complete, hence a day of reading all the specialist contributions, and polishing up my own! I have written the artefacts report, and together with my colleague Vicky Crosby, who led the excavations, I'm working on the overview. I've been doing a great deal of thinking and reading in recent weeks about any ritual aspect to the site. We hope to submit the report to the local journal, the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, in good time before the end of August deadline. The project team have been brilliant in getting this to publication so quickly – in archaeological terms at least! – while under considerable pressure and uncertainty from our recent round of restructuring.
Today, though, I don't have the luxury of getting back to the Later Silbury report, as I have to finish off the list that I've been mentally carting around all week, to avoid next week spiralling away before I'm even out of this one. The illustrations need a final check. My mountain of library books needs renewing. I've been asked to write a caption for a photograph for a colleague's memorial event leaflet. I have to write the final section of my performance review. Timelog doesn't complete itself. I desperately need to catch up on reading the Assessment Report for a project which I have been asked project manage following the redundancy of another colleague, a process which has been difficult for all of us, and the effects of which will be felt for a long while. I whizz down to our stash of outreach material, to find a few objects to donate to a project that wants to bury artefacts at sea for 25 years. I also reply to someone who is working on the update of the professional side of the EH website, after spending an hour writing comments on the pieces of text that he has sent me.
Last year I was able to write up the small assemblage of finds that came from our work as part of the Silbury Hill Conservation Project, and I was also lucky enough to revisit the finds from previous interventions in the area. The Monograph text is currently with our publications team. One of the most interesting objects was an unusual copper-alloy bracelet which came from the base of a Roman ditch, but was of Later Bronze Age or Earlier Iron Age date. This sent me off on a long thought process about the significance of heirloom artefacts – those old objects that are important to people because of their association with another person, or an idea, or a particular time in their life. It made me wonder whether getting to grips with this idea from a present perspective could illuminate our thinking about the importance of old objects in the past; something nigh-on impossible to get to grips with within the archaeological record. This led to the beginnings of a project that I'm hoping to get off the ground with a few colleagues; a public survey, with a large social media element, in which people can post details of their object, and from which we can analyse the data later. I made a phone call, to see if there had been any response yet to our proposal; nothing so far. Hopefully it will happen. Keep your eyes peeled for Objects Of My Affection.
Finally while in the office I had a quick look over my website. I'm secretary and web editor for the Roman Finds Group, a forum for all those with an interest in the subject (do check us out online; we're really very good). I added the details of our forthcoming meeting at the British Museum in April 2013, in which attendees can visit the Pompeii exhibition as part of the very reasonable conference fee (sorry, ad over now!). I'm lucky that EH gives me a small amount of time in which I can sit on this committee.
I leave in time for the return school run, and spend the next couple of hours listening to stories of everyone's day and making supper, while keeping my emails (and Twitter!) open from the iPad in the kitchen. It's the best way to stay on top of things.
I then spend a while re-reading comments that I wrote earlier in the week, on a finds report within a site publication which we have funded through our grants programme, National Heritage Protection Commissions. The report had been a long time coming, but turned out to be really well researched, well thought out and well written. I can easily see it becoming a 'go-to' text for finds reports when it's published. If I have the space within my deadlines I like to write my comments and then leave them a day or so before sending, just to make sure that I haven't missed anything.
Finally, I respond to an email from the Activity Lead of the Ploughzone Activity Team, which has recently been formed as part of the National Heritage Protection Plan. He needs all team members to comment on a proposal. Almost all of our communication is by email to keep costs down, as we come from EH offices all over the country. I add it to my mental list for next week, and mark the email unread, to remind myself.
Later I'll do some more reading, and thinking, if I don't fall asleep first.
So, there it is, a typical day in the life of this (lucky) archaeologist. I seem to have got all the way to the end of this post without including a picture of either an object, or myself, which is probably something of an oversight (particularly the former!). Here's a happy picture of me (at front, red shoes) with the gorgeous site team at Later Silbury, instead.
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The best pineapple upside-down cake I've ever had, and one of the best cakes I've ever made. It's an easy, no-mixer cake. The cake is soft, sweet, with almost imperceptible tang from the buttermilk that adds another layer of flavor.
The pineapple slices add chewiness and texture to the otherwise falling-apart-soft cake. While baking, the pineapple caramelizes in a butter and brown sugar bath giving the cake it's signature glistening top and adding so much rich, browed butter flavor to the pineapple. The maraschino cherries add a burst of sweet flavor, and they're so eye-catching. The buttery, brown sugary pineapple juice that seeps down into the cake from the slices on top make the cake so soft, moist, and buttery that it just melts in your mouth. It's a perfect cake for Easter, Mother's Day, baby and bridal showers, brunch, or anytime you want a cheery, happy cake.
YIELD: one 9-inch round cake, 8 to 10 servings PREP TIME: 15 minutes COOK TIME: about 40 minutes TOTAL TIME: about 90 minutes, for cooling
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- one 20-ounce can pineapple slices
- about 12 maraschino cherries
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- pinch salt, optional and to taste
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup buttermilk (or Powdered Buttermilk, use 2 tablespoons with the dry ingredients + 1/2 cup water added with the wet)
- 1/3 cup sour cream, lite is okay (plain Greek yogurt may be substituted)
- 3 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-Preheat oven to 350F.
2-In a small, microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter, about 1 minute on high power.
3-Pour the butter into a 9-inch springform cake pan. Use your finger to run a bit of butter around the side of the pan so it's well-greased.
4-Evenly sprinkle the brown sugar over the butter.
5-Add 1 whole pineapple slice to the center of the pan.
6-Halve the remaining slices vertically. Stagger them in a fan-like fashion going around the cake. I used 12 slices.
7-Place the remaining slices around the sides of the cake pan with the curved side pointing down toward the bottom of the pan (see photos for reference). There will likely be bare side patches with no pineapple coverage, that's okay.
8-Place 1 cherry in the center of the whole pineapple slice in the middle of the pan.
9-Place 1 cherry in the center cutout of all the fanned pineapple slices; set pan aside.
10-In a large bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, optional salt; set aside.
11-In a separate small bowl, whisk together the next 5 wet ingredients (through vanilla).
12-Add the wet mixture to the dry, mixing lightly with a spoon or folding with a spatula until just combined. Small lumps will be present, don't overmix or try to stir them smooth.
13-Gently turn batter out into prepared pan, being careful to not disturb the pineapple slices on the sides or bottom. Fill pan only to about 3/4-full. If you have a little extra batter, discard it rather than overfilling your pan.
14-Place pan on a cookie sheet (to catch anything that does overflow) and bake for about 40 minutes, or until center is set and not jiggly, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter. Only go down about 1-inch with the toothpick, not all the way to the bottom where you'll hit gooey pineapple juice.
15-Place pan on a wire rack and allow cake to cool for at least 30 minutes before inverting, slicing, and serving. I allowed cake to cool overnight, covered with a sheet of foil, before inverting. Cake will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 5 days.
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The function of the recirculation pump is to ensure that hot water is always available as close to the consumption point as possible, in order to reduce water wastage and to increase comfort.
A recirculation pump can be sized for a given system using the following formulas:
Water flow qc= Φ/ΔT x 4200
qc = the circulating water flow [m3/s]
Φ = heat loss from the circulation system [kW]
ΔT = the water cooling, normally 5°C determined at the farthest consumption point [°C]
Normally uncontrolled pumps are used as the flow variation is relatively small. In large systems, however, it may be advantageous to use controlled pumps to enable adjustment of the flow when starting up the system and to be able to apply temperature control.


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By Hayden Wright
LOS ANGELES, CA (RADIO.COM) – This year, Rick Astley stepped out of the shadow of a meme that won't die to release a studio album of new music entitled 50. During a show in Los Angeles to promote the new material, Astley performed a cover of AC/DC's "Highway to Hell," accompanying himself on drums. Though the energized hard rock song is worlds away from "Never Gonna Give You Up," fans got a clear view of Astley's undersung versatility.
In addition to topping the UK album charts, 50 has spawned Astley's first sold-out United States shows in 25 years. Check out footage from the performance here:
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Ethics committee investigates Reps. Young, Andrews
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee said Tuesday it is forming a special panel to investigate whether Alaska Rep. Don Young failed to report gifts on his annual disclosure forms, misused campaign funds and lied to federal officials. The committee also announced a separate special panel will examine whether New Jersey Rep. Rob Andrews broke House rules by using campaign funds for personal travel.
The allegations against Young, a Republican who has served in the House since 1973, focus on his expenses and travel costs for trips that were already the subject of an ethics investigation. The investigative subcommittee will look at whether he, or persons acting on his behalf, obtained or received improper gifts, misused official resources or campaign funds for personal use or failed to report gifts on required disclosure statements.
The committee said in a statement that it will investigate the allegations after a referral from the Department of Justice. The department had previously investigated allegations Young accepted gifts in exchange for political patronage.
Michael Anderson, a spokesman for Young, said Young would cooperate with the investigation.
"Congressman Young has cooperated with the committee and will continue to do so," he said.
The allegations against Andrews involve whether the Democrat improperly used campaign funds for personal trips, including a wedding in Scotland and numerous trips to California with his daughter, who has a fledgling career as a singer and actress. The case was referred to the House Ethics Committee by the independent Office of Congressional Ethics.
A report the OCE, released in August of last year, said Andrews' trip to Edinburgh, Scotland -- including four business class tickets for himself and his family -- was either paid for or later reimbursed by Andrews' campaign accounts.
Andrews said he expected the investigation to clear him.
"As I have previously stated, this continuing review by the House Ethics Committee will establish and confirm that I have always followed all the rules and met all the standards of the House," Andrews said.
Andrews said he will "eagerly provide" all the information requested by the committee.
The panel investigating Andrews will be led by Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C. The panel investigating Young will be led by Rep. Patrick Meehan, R-Pa. The committee said in its statement announcing the panels that the investigative subcommittees will determine whether the lawmakers violated the House's Code of Official Conduct.
The committee, in its statement, also makes clear that the establishment of the subcommittee does not indicate that any violation had occurred.


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LEMONT – The village of Lemont is promoting Assistant Village Administrator George Schafer to village administrator, effective July 1.
Schafer is replacing Ben Wehmeier, who is leaving for a job in Wisconsin.
"I am truly excited for the opportunity to become the next village administrator for this great community," Schafer said in a statement. "I look forward to working with the Village Board, staff, residents and others in accomplishing the community's goals over the coming years."
"I believe that George has the capabilities and has proven himself as a worth administrator," Lemont Mayor Brian Reaves said Wednesday.
Reaves made the appointment at the Lemont Village Board on Monday. The board will discuss and vote on Schafer's contract during the June 24 meeting.
Schafer first started working for the village in 2005 as an intern. He was hired full-time as the assistant village administrator in 2007.
Wehmeier said he has been working with Schafer on the transition since he announced he was leaving because Schafer was going to be part of the process no matter who the new village administrator was.
"I think George is an excellent pick," Wehmeier said. "He has grown very much since he started here in 2005.
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Stocks Down In Anticipation Of Weak Jobs News
The August employment report, due for release at 8:30 a.m. ET, is expected to show that the jobless rate stayed at 9.1 percent, or ticked higher, and that fewer jobs were added to payrolls than in July, both Reuters and Bloomberg News are reporting.
Each news service is basing their forecasts on surveys of economist.
Financial markets overseas appear to be betting that a weak report is coming. Bloomberg says "stocks in Europe and Asia declined, U.S. futures fell and gold advanced before a U.S. jobs report that may show companies added fewer workers in August."
When the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on the July employment picture, it said payrolls had grown by 117,000 from June. At private employers, there were 154,000 more jobs. Government agencies trimmed 37,000 position. All those figures may be revised in today's report.
We'll post the news from today's report as soon as possible after its release.
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I dread the first lawn mow of the spring. The engine is out of practise and residual corrosion has changed the delicate balance of chemistry required for ignition.
This is where the global economy is at. Central banks have flooded the engines with fuel, hoping to fire up growth and cut unemployment.
First they cut interest rates to zero, or nearly zero. They printed money to buy government bonds, squirting money into the banking system to encourage lending. But still the engine hasn't fired.
Economists describe it as the zero-bound problem, where the closer interest rates get to zero the less risk borrowers want to take on. Money gets hoarded in central bank deposits, failing to be pushed into the real economy.
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Some are worried there is so much petrol that when the engine does fire up, the global economy will burst into flames in a surge of inflation or hyperinflation. Certainly much of the petrol of printed money has spilled out of the United States, Japan, Britain, China and Europe, and is surging into smaller economies such as New Zealand and Australia, which have open borders for investment flows. This is pushing up exchange rates and creating asset bubbles in these smaller, open economies.
Many economists are now wondering if there are structural problems. Firstly, ageing populations in the developed world are slowing growth. Older savers opt for government bonds and guaranteed bank deposits, which pushes down investment returns and means those households have less money to spend.
Secondly, there's been a structural shift in income and wealth over the past 20 years. Those with higher incomes spend proportionately less of their incomes, reducing demand for goods and services that generate economic growth. Those on middle to lower incomes topped up their spending power over the past two decades with debt, but have now maxed out their credit lines.
Thirdly, global deregulation has heightened market volatility, created "too big to fail" banks and shifted a chunk of income to a sector that has destroyed value rather than created it.
It's clear the economic engine needs rebuilding. That means a redistribution of wealth, a restructuring of debts that cannot be repaid with current growth rates, and a re-regulation of a financial sector that has created dangerously large institutions.
The mower needs a new engine, not just more squirting and pulling.
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Author(s): Pip Adam
Carla, Sharon and Duey have worked in fashion for longer than they care to remember. For them, there's nothing new under the sun. They're Generation X: tired, cynical and sick of being used. Tommy, Cal and Kurt are millennials. They've come from nowhere, but with their monied families behind them they're ready to remake fashion. They represent the new sincere, the anti-irony. Both generations are searching for a way out, an alternative to their messed-up reality. Pip Adam's new novel walks the streets of Auckland city now, examining the fashion scene, intergenerational tension and modern life with an unflinching eye. From the wreckage and waste of the 21st century, new animals must emerge. Cover art and design by Kerry Ann Lee.
Winner of The Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize 2018 - Ockhams New Zealand Book Awards
PIP ADAM gained an MA in Creative Writing with Distinction from Victoria University in 2007, and a PhD in 2012. Her PhD project explores how engineers describe the built environment. Her work has appeared in Sport, Glottis, Turbine, Landfall, Lumiere Reader, Hue & Cry, Metro and Blackmail Press, and she received an Arts Foundation of New Zealand New Generation Award in 2012. Her first collection of short stories, Everything We Hoped For won the NZ Post Best First Book Award in 2011. In 2013 she published her first novel, I'm Working on a Building. The New Animals is her second novel. "Pip Adam is one of the most exciting new writers around." Damien Wilkins. "Adam knows how to brew a story to its essence and to infuse an emotional undercurrent that is deeply affecting" - Paula Green, NZ Herald


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On July 29, 2010 in New Orleans Louisiana, the NAACP and the Department of Homeland Security co- hosted an interagency briefing to discuss the BP Oil Spill Disaster and contingency planning for hurricanes and natural disasters in the BP Oil Spill affected areas. This briefing was convened in response to several meetings held with the NAACP National office and the Gulf Coast States (State Conference Presidents, Branch Presidents, and members) to ensure that resources and information would be disseminated to our members and to guarantee support for people of color who are often left out of strategic planning processes.
This event gives the NAACP leverage with some of the main agencies charged with providing services and resources to states affected by the BP Oil Spill Disaster. The agencies included: Department of Homeland Security, Department of the Interior, US Coast Guard, BP, Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, NOAA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Wildlife and Fisheries.. During the meeting, each federal agency, as well as BP had an opportunity to give an overview of their initiatives, plans, and procedures, as well as how they all work together.


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"Drive it like you stole it." Wendy Venturini took the words on her shirt to heart and claimed the pole position for the second annual Better Half Dash during a wet and rainy qualifying session at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Monday.
Venturini, a motorsports analyst for SPEED Channel, outpaced Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins Pastrana, wife of NASCAR driver Travis Pastrana, by 0.069 seconds to claim the top spot in Thursday's 25-lap charity Bandolero race around the frontstretch quarter-mile oval.
"We lead really busy lives in NASCAR and it's fun to be able to come out here and do this," Venturini said. "I'm proud to represent MRO and the ladies of NASCAR and show that this is not just for the boys."
Monday night's final practice was shortened due to rain, but not before track officials adjusted the schedule to move up qualifying. Each driver took two laps around the frontstretch quarter-mile oval, with the best lap time determining the starting order.
Final qualifying results:
1. Wendy Venturini – 20.913 sec.
(motorsports analyst for SPEED Channel)
2. Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins Pastrana – 20.982 seconds
(wife of NASCAR driver Travis Pastrana)
3. Jacquelyn Butler – 21.098 sec.
(fiancée of NASCAR driver David Ragan)
4. Adriene Pattie – 21.111 sec.
(wife of NASCAR crew chief Brian Pattie)
5. Michelle Gilliland – 21.175 sec.
(wife of NASCAR driver David Gilliland)
6. Ashley Allgaier – 21.272 sec.
(wife of NASCAR driver Justin Allgaier)
7. Kristen Yeley – 21.308 sec.
(wife of NASCAR driver JJ Yeley)
8. Melanie Self – 21.373 sec.
(representing Motor Racing Outreach)
9. Angie Dillner – 21.491 sec.
(wife of SPEED Channel's Bob Dillner)
10. Katrina Childers – 21.707 sec.
(wife of NASCAR crew chief Rodney Childers)
11. Amy Gordon – 21.753 sec.
(wife of NASCAR crew chief Todd Gordon)
12. Patricia Driscoll – Did not qualify
(girlfriend of NASCAR driver Kurt Busch)
After qualifying on the pole, Venturini said her strategy for Thursday's race is pretty simple.
"I don't want to give up that lead," she said. "I want to get up front and I want to stay up front."
While the better halves take the wheel, their significant others will serve as crew chief and spotter for the race, but drivers and crew members are not permitted to make any engine, chassis or suspension modifications.
The winning driver will receive $10,000 to be paid to the charity (or charities) of her choice.
Updates on the race and entrants can be found at www.charlottemotorspeedway.com or motorracingoutreach.com or by following #BetterHalfDash on Twitter.
In addition to the Better Half Dash on Oct. 11, Bojangles' Pole Night will also feature NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying for the Bank of America 500, as well as the UNOH Southern Slam 150, the season finale for the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
Tickets are $12 in advance or $20 on event day. Kids 13 and under get in free. Fans can reserve two frontstretch tickets to the Bank of America 500, with the best views of the world's largest HDTV and all the action along pit road, for just $99. Tickets for all October races at Charlotte Motor Speedway can be purchased online atwww.charlottemotorspeedway.com or by calling the speedway ticket office at 1-800-455-FANS (3267).
For more information on the October races and other events, connect with Charlotte Motor Speedway on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CLTMotorSpdwy or become a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/charlottemotorspeedway.


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Department of Surgery faculty members, both physicians and scientists, are world-renown in their subspecialties. Faculty members are passionate in their clinical care and research practices, as well as being mentors for medical students and trainees. The department also invests significant funds to provide protected time and lab space for junior faculty to perform research.
Maria Stapfer
Complicated gallstone disease: diagnosis and management of Mirizzi syndrome Surg Endosc. 2017 05; 31(5):2215-2222. . View in PubMed
Outcomes after liver transplantation in patients achieving a model for end-stage liver disease score of 40 or higher Transplantation. 2013 Feb 15; 95(3):507-12. . View in PubMed
Donor-derived Coccidioides immitis fungemia in solid organ transplant recipients Transpl Infect Dis. 2012 Jun; 14(3):305-10. . View in PubMed
Removal of a large hepatic neuroendocrine tumor causing Budd-Chiari syndrome using a median sternotomy approach in conjunction with a midline laparotomy incision Am Surg. 2011 Feb; 77(2):E27-9. . View in PubMed
Alternate method to secure the aorta for organ perfusion in donation after cardiac death donors Transpl Int. 2008 Dec; 21(12):1190-1. . View in PubMed
Intraoperative umbilical herniorrhaphy during liver transplantation Surgery. 2008 Mar; 143(3):451-2. . View in PubMed
Ischemic mass effect from biliary surgical clips J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2008 Feb; 18(1):84-7. . View in PubMed
Left extended hepatectomy for a metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor after a disease-free interval of 17 years: report of a case Surg Today. 2007; 37(1):70-3. . View in PubMed
Impact of a transfusion-free program on non-Jehovah's Witness patients undergoing liver transplantation Arch Surg. 2006 Sep; 141(9):913-7. . View in PubMed
Risk factors for graft survival after liver transplantation from donation after cardiac death donors: an analysis of OPTN/UNOS data Am J Transplant. 2006 Apr; 6(4):791-6. . View in PubMed
Pancreaticoduodenectomy in adults with congenital intestinal rotation disorders Pancreas. 2005 Nov; 31(4):413-5. . View in PubMed
Transfusion-free techniques in pediatric live donor liver transplantation J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2005 Apr; 40(4):521-3. . View in PubMed
Establishment of a nude mouse model of hepatic metastasis for evaluation of targeted retroviral gene delivery J Surg Oncol. 2003 Feb; 82(2):121-30; discussion 131. . View in PubMed
Management of duodenal perforation after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and sphincterotomy Ann Surg. 2000 Aug; 232(2):191-8. . View in PubMed
Molecular engineering of matrix-targeted retroviral vectors incorporating a surveillance function inherent in von Willebrand factor Hum Gene Ther. 2000 May 01; 11(7):983-93. . View in PubMed
In addition to numerous other complex surgeries involving the liver, bile ducts, pancreas, and duodenum, Dr. Stapfer has performed 1200 Whipple and pancreatic surgeries, over 800 liver resections, and over 700 liver transplants. Her experience with liver transplantation has given Dr. Stapfer exceptional proficiency with locally advanced pancreatic cancers that require portal vein and mesenteric artery reconstruction.
In order to offer her patients shorter, more comfortable recoveries, Dr. Stapfer has become highly skilled in laparoscopic techniques for liver resection and pancreatic surgery.
She is board certified in general surgery, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, and abdominal organ transplant.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dean Lombardi was awake until dawn after the Los Angeles Kings' Stanley Cup defense came to a crashing end in the Western Conference finals.
After talking with coach Darryl Sutter until 4:30 a.m., the Kings' general manager decided he couldn't fault his team for its effort or its tenacity in a difficult postseason run that ended one series early.
Lombardi also remained steadfast in his belief that the Kings can stay in annual Cup contention for quite a while.
"You can never condone losing, but I have to condone their sense of honor," Lombardi said Sunday. "They didn't quit. Fought through. They deserve to be commended for what they did accomplish, and they deserve to be commended for the fact that right now, they're not satisfied."
The Kings spent Sunday decompressing from their elimination by the Chicago Blackhawks, who finished off the conference finals in double overtime in Game 5. Los Angeles is the 14th consecutive NHL champion to fail to repeat, but the first in four years to make it back to the conference finals the next year.
Once they've spent a few days clearing their heads and healing from the litany of injuries dogging everyone this time of year, the Kings will look back a bit more fondly on the most successful two-year stretch in franchise history. Los Angeles won its first Stanley Cup title last season and followed it up with just the third trip to the conference finals in the Second Six club's history.
Los Angeles had never won more than three playoff rounds in any two-year stretch before winning six rounds in the past two seasons. Although the Blackhawks finished off the Kings relatively quickly, the champions kept the NHL's respect.
Not that any of it will make the Kings feel any better about missing an opportunity to repeat.
"I think a lot of our team, and I think we could have made a push for it there again," goalie Jonathan Quick said. "I think as a team and individually, I don't think we played as well as we could have played. … You think about it, who finished 30th this year? Colorado? We're in the same boat as them. We didn't accomplish what we set out to do."
Although the Kings played impressively at times during their playoff run, they still lost seven of their last nine postseason games after taking a 2-0 lead in the second round against San Jose. They finished 9-9 in the postseason, going 1-8 away from Staples Center and managing just 2.06 goals per game.
Those numbers might make the Kings' run to the conference finals less impressive — or they might make the Kings' resilience and determination even more impressive. The Kings are trying to keep an optimistic perspective.
"Going into (Game 5), I still thought we could come back and win," said center Mike Richards, who returned from a three-game absence with an apparent concussion to score the last-minute goal to force overtime. "Everybody still thought we could win that series and move on and contend for the Stanley Cup again. The most frustrating, devastating part is you still have that belief. That's the most heartbreaking thing, when you believe you can, and maybe even deserve, to win last night, and not getting the opportunity to."
While Quick and captain Dustin Brown both had rough stretches in the postseason, the Kings' biggest individual disappointment likely was center Anze Kopitar, their leading scorer for each of the past six seasons. The Slovenian star appeared to be a shadow of his usual self at times in the postseason, managing just three goals and six assists in 18 games with a minus-2 rating.
Most Kings fans suspected Kopitar was playing with an unreported major injury, but Kopitar said Sunday he had no significant injuries: He was just in a slump.
"We needed more from me in terms of the production this postseason, but I honestly wish I could point a finger on something and do it different," Kopitar said. "The cold streak came at the wrong time. Definitely frustrated because of it, but that's the way it goes sometimes. Now for me, it's a matter of working mentally and just getting prepared for these kinds of moments … and getting out of this problem quicker and not feeling too down."
Lombardi already has spent plenty of time planning the Kings' future. The GM said he would love to keep his entire roster intact again, as he did last summer, but knows it will be more difficult with an encroaching salary cap and numerous free agents.
Rob Scuderi, Dustin Penner and Brad Richardson are unrestricted free agents, while Slava Voynov, Trevor Lewis, Kyle Clifford, Jordan Nolan, Jake Muzzin and Alec Martinez are restricted.
Lombardi already has much of the Kings' core under long-term deals, even locking down new defenseman Robyn Regehr for two more years during the playoffs, but the NHL's new collective bargaining agreement and salary cap could force Lombardi to make decisions he didn't anticipate a year ago while patiently building the Kings into a power.
"We've got a challenge here, but I'm confident we can meet it," Lombardi said. "It's unfortunate: We don't have a bad contract. Not one guy I want to get rid of. Basically we're being punished (by the CBA) for not having a bad contract."
Even before a full day had passed since the close of the season, Lombardi and Quick both mentioned an apparent goal for the Kings next year: A top-four finish in the Conference standings and more playoff series starting on home ice, where the Kings were practically unbeatable this season.
Los Angeles finished fifth in the West this season, missing home-ice advantage in the first round and again in the conference finals. The Kings had home-ice advantage on San Jose in the second round — and they needed it, with the home team winning all seven games in the series.
Lombardi thinks the Kings must establish a regular-season consistency that translates into top-four finishes and even division titles — something the Kings have won just once in franchise history.
He wants more Stanley Cups, but he also wants annual, steady excellence to attract and to retain the best players.
"I think we're there now where the most important thing — players want to be here because they can win," Lombardi said. "Now we take advantage of the fact that this is one of the best places in the world to live."
(© Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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CNN reports "n Austrian man who allegedly held his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years has been charged with murdering one of their children, prosecutors say. Austrian State Prosecutor Gerhard Sedlacek told CNN Thursday that Josef Fritzl, 73, was charged with murder because one of the seven children died in infancy. The other six children survived. Fritzl, a retired electrician from Amstetten, 75 kilometers (46 miles) west of Vienna, was also charged with rape, incest, false imprisonment and slavery. The murder charge stems from the death of Fritzl's infant son, Michael Fritzl, who died from lack of medical care, the prosecutor said."
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