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Lyman House Memorial Museum
Rev. D. B. Lyman House
|Location||276 Haili St., Hilo, Hawaii|
|Area||0.7 acres (0.28 ha)|
|Architectural style||"Cape Cod"|
|NRHP reference No.||78001012|
|Added to NRHP||March 24, 1978|
The Lyman House Memorial Museum, also known as the Lyman Museum and Lyman House, is a Hilo, Hawaii-based natural history museum founded in 1931 in the Lyman family mission house, originally built in 1838. The main collections were moved to an adjacent modern building in the 1960s, while the house is open for tours as the island's oldest surviving wood-framed building.
Reverend David Belden Lyman and his wife, Sarah Joiner Lyman, arrived in 1832, missionaries from the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. It was one of the first houses on the island to be built in the style of their native New England, using native koa and ohia woods. Guests included Mark Twain and Isabella Bird. In 1854 - 1859 the new Haili Church was built across the street, replacing the thatched structures that served previously for the congregation.
Almost a century after the missionaries' arrival, a museum was founded in 1931 by their descendants.
In the late 1960s, architect Vladimir Ossipoff designed and built a Museum building adjacent to the mission house. Upon its completion, the Museum moved there and expanded its exhibits. It has extensive displays on Hawaiian culture and is renowned for its collection of shells and minerals, including a specimen of orlymanite, named for Orlando Hammond Lyman (1903–1986), the museum's founder and great grandson of David and Sarah Lyman. The Museum has been an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution since 2002.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Mission House - Lyman Museum". The Lyman Museum. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
- Lyman, Rev. D. B., House nomination form on National Register of Historic Places web site
- David Barthelmy. "Orlymanite Mineral Data". Mineralogy Database.
- Rod Thompson (27 August 2002). "Lyman Museum gains Smithsonian affiliation". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
- "Missionary Home, Modern Museum Tell Story Of Hawaii's Heritage and Progress". History News. American Association for State and Local History. 29 (5): 120–121. 1974. JSTOR 42648608.

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Venetian glass has long been celebrated for its refined artistry, graceful forms, and clarity of its material. What's more, some have believed that the purity of the glass would resist deadly poisons. In The Power of Poison, currently at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, the history of poison as a natural defense, a murderous weapon, and even a cure is explored in detail.
A diorama of the three Macbeth witches toiling and troubling over a cauldron is placed alongside an exploration of how the Mad Hatter in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland references the real mental degeneration caused by the mercuric nitrate once used in the hat making process. Live poison frogs are in residence, as are in-person presentations on poisoning topics like a 19th century case of coffee poisoning with arsenic, which in its tasteless white form was popularly known as "inheritance powder." Curator Mark Siddall in the AMNH Division of Invertebrate Zoology obviously has an enthusiastic curiosity for all the biology and history of the Earth's most deadly properties.
One area of the exhibition focuses on "poison detectors," which is where that delicate Venetian glass comes in. For it was believed that goblets and glassware made on the Murano island in Venice would shiver and shatter when poison was poured into them. In this way, if you weren't wealthy enough to pay someone to taste your food just in case of fatal flavorings, your trusty Venetian glassware would explode in warning.
Before you head to your local antiques dealer to ease your poisoning paranoia, be warned that sadly Venetian glass, no matter how gorgeous, in actuality has no poison detecting properties. But this didn't mean that the belief it in it was brief, albeit most prevalent in the 16th century. In Lord Byron's 16th century Venice-set play The Two Foscari published in 1821, a character proclaims:
"Tis said that our Venetian crystal has
Such pure antipathy to poison, as
To burst if aught of venom touches it."
Perhaps not coincidentally, this was around the time fear of poisoning was high in Italy, with the most famous case being the infamous Lucrezia Borgia. She may or may not have given dinner guests a dash of death with poison hidden in her hollow ring, although it's now thought these rumors might actually have been spread by people jealous of her power. Yet the prophetic attributes of Venetian glass didn't end with the House of Borgia. As John W. Weatherford cites in his Crime and Punishment in the England of Shakespeare and Milton, _PHONE_, a surgeon examining a poison victim in Elizabethan times who had been doused with poison in his food by his wife in cahoots with her "landlady confidante," "found the poison 'lying around his heart'" and discovered it "by putting it in a Venetian glass. […] The glass broke. The silly pair confessed, and that was that."
Venetian glass isn't the only poison detector highlighted in The Power of Poison; there are also opal rings said to go pale at the presence of poison, Malaysian hornbill spoons that would also change color, and amethyst necklaces worn to protect from poison. They are joined by believed poison purifiers such as fossilized shark teeth (believed to be "dragon tongues") and agate stones. Yet the Venetian glass is one of the more interesting in showing how the idea of manmade artistic perfection could be projected as real power onto an object.
The Power of Poison is on view through August 10 at the American Museum of Natural History (Central Park West and 79th Street, Upper West Side, Manhattan).
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Dissolution of expressive and instrumental voluntary associations: Four key dimensions in explaining organizational change
Dan Sundblom*, Mikko Lagerspetz, Liisi Keedus, Erle Rikmann
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This study inspects the reasons as for why voluntary associations end their activity and dissolveas legal entities. The empirical data was gathered through semi-structured interviews with formerleaders of 30 organizations in Estonia and Finland. To appreciate the sector's diversity, the analysismakes a distinction between associations with mainly expressive, and those with mainly instrumentalfunctions. Causes for the associations' dissolution fall into four different categories related to (1) theassociation as a social entity, (2) resources, (3) goals and (4) environment. Reasons belonging to thefirst category of internal, social reasons, such as problems of leadership, internal organization andmembership recruitment were the most common ones. However, several reasons often intertwined. Acomparison between associations of different types showed that expressive associations were mostoften threatened by causes in the first category, while they were surprisingly immune to the other ones.Instrumental associations are dependent on other actors and external circumstances, and the reasons fortheir dissolution are likely to be related to problems with resource acquisition, goals or environments.
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Marcel-François Richard (_PHONE_)
Marcel-François Richard was born in Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick. He was ordained priest in 1870 and played a key role in the development of Acadian identity. Early in his career, he was concerned with educating young Acadians in French. Richard was also interested in the agricultural aspect of colonization for Acadians in New Brunswick and was active in the colonization of the parishes of Acadieville and Rogersville in southeastern New Brunswick. He is considered the founder of these two parishes, where he also participated in the construction of schools and churches. Marcel-François Richard is responsible for many decisions regarding the national symbols that were chosen during the Acadian National Conventions of 1881 and 1884. He is behind the references to the Catholic religion in the symbols, such as the star on the tricolour flag and the national holiday (the feast of Our Lady of the Assumption on August 15). He also promoted Acadian newspapers and fought for the appointment of an Acadian bishop in New Brunswick.

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This article will explain:
- Why name resolution errors occur on Tyro terminals
- How to resolve this error
Computers use numeric IP addresses (such as 192.168.10.233 or 2001:db8::1) to identify each other on networks. However, IP addresses are difficult for people to remember, so we use more friendly host names (such as _URL_). Name resolution is the process of converting a host name to an IP address, so a Name Resolution Failure occurs when the Domain Name System (DNS) used by your computer can't convert integration.tyro.com into the relevant IP address.
A very common cause of this Name Resolution Failure is that there is no internet connection to the POS computer.
Step 1 - How to resolve name resolution errors
- Reboot your Modem or Router followed by a reboot of your POS Device.
- Visit _URL_ to test your internet and network connection to our Tyro Server (4 green ticks should be displayed).
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The College Board wants to cut thousands of years from its AP World History test. Teachers aren't having it.
Posted June 22, 2018 7:44 a.m. EDT
— If you ask the company that runs the Advanced Placement tests, it'll say it was trying to do world history teachers a favor.
There's just too much history to cover and not enough time. So why not cut thousands of years from the AP World History test -- and start at the year 1450 instead?
If you ask the teachers, they say such a move leaves out key events from the past, such as the massive Mongol Empire and the Middle Ages, and presents a very Eurocentric view of the world.
That's a battle that's brewed for a month between the two sides.
Now, the College Board -- the company that owns the AP program -- is offering a compromise: it's going to figure out a way to start "several centuries" earlier than 1450. It just doesn't know how early.
And until the board decides in mid-July, teachers are unlikely to be satisfied.
"Even if they push back the gate a bit, we won't be satisfied," said Merry Wiesner-Hanks, who leads the World History Association and formerly developed the course and the test.
"Students -- and really, people -- need to see the bigger picture and the long history of the past."
The board's view
The College Board is an American nonprofit that administers AP tests in various subjects that high school students across the country take to get a leg up on college credit.
The AP World History test, as it exists, covers a wide gamut of time periods -- from the hunter-gatherers in the Paleolithic era to 20th century political and social change.
Last month, the board announced it would cut thousands of years from the material and would start the test at the year 1450. The change would take effect in the 2019-2020 school year.
The scope of the course was just too broad, the board says.
Eight in 10 AP World History teachers reported it was impossible to teach the entire course in a year, College Board spokeswoman Jaslee Carayol said.
For instance, on last year's exam, she told CNN, 70% of students didn't get a single point on one of the essay questions.
To fix this, the board proposed splitting the current AP World History curriculum into two separate classes that students could take over two years.
The first course would cover material from 600 B.C.E. to 1450 -- but it still wouldn't be on the AP World test.
Another catch: those course materials aren't free, and only students in schools that can afford both will have access to the entire historical timeline.
"And students have only so much room in their schedules," said Wiesner-Hanks, the World History Association president.
The teachers' view
Since the board's announcement, teachers and students around the country protested the change, saying the test curriculum they're left with is Eurocentric.
"The story starts with European exploration and colonization," Wiesner-Hanks said. "And it becomes the people from all of the other parts of the world reacting to the Europeans getting there."
One of these nationwide protests took place earlier this month in Salt Lake City, Utah, where a group of history teachers spoke out at a public forum where AP program chief Trevor Packer was speaking.
"You cannot tell my black and brown students that their history is not going to be tested, and then assume that that's not going to matter," one teacher said at the forum. "Their histories don't start at slavery. Their histories don't start at colonization."
In New Jersey, a high school student started a petition asking Packer to undo the decision. The petition now has more than 10,000 signatures.
"The class is demanding on students, but is also one of the most rewarding, life changing classes I've ever had the privilege to take," the petition reads. "Without periods 1-3, a historical foundation can't be built, and they are some of the most important in history."
The next step in this battle is in July when teachers wait to see what the board ultimately decides.
"Given how dissatisfied teachers have been with the current breadth of the course, it's all the more powerful when they speak up to defend keeping content within the course," Packer told CNN. "By working with AP World History teachers and our higher ed partners, we will find a way to shift the start date several centuries earlier while still ensuring that students and teachers no longer have to race through the course."


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Osofsky Presents Beyond 'Worst-First' Enforcement Today at Loyola-L.A.
Osofsky 2Leigh Osofsky (Miami) presents Beyond "Worst-First" Enforcement, Toward Better First Solutions at Loyola-L.A. today as part of its Tax Policy Colloquium Series:
When enforcement resources are limited, how should the scarce enforcement resources be allocated to maximize compliance with the law? The answer to this question is crucial in determining to what extent the law on the books translates to the law in practice. A dominant school of thought in the tax literature regarding the allocation of scarce enforcement resources suggests that they should be allocated based on a "worst-first" method, whereby the individuals likely to be most noncompliant are targeted. However, "worst-first" methods suffer some underappreciated weaknesses. While "worst-first" methods can encourage all individuals to increase compliance so as not to be deemed the "worst," they can also provide cover to engage in noncompliance that is perceived moderate for the relevant population. This dynamic can become most problematic in highly noncompliant populations. In such populations, existing, high levels of noncompliance, and underlying, structural causes of the high noncompliance can serve as a means of coordinating on mutual, high noncompliance. Moreover, on top of potential, operational difficulties, "worst-first" theories do not provide a comprehensive explanation for the group and project-based enforcement practices that are found in a number of actual enforcement settings. In response to these deficits in existing theory, I draw on work from across different disciplines to develop a new layer of analysis regarding the allocation of scarce tax enforcement resources. I suggest that, under certain conditions, deterrence can be enhanced by allocating scarce enforcement resources among a low-compliance population of taxpayers through a process I call microdeterrence. After setting forth the theoretical case for microdeterrence, I examine how it might apply in the cash business tax sector, a setting that presents particular challenges for "worst-first" methods. I conclude that certain aspects of the cash business tax sector suggest potential benefits from application of microdeterrence. More fundamentally, I suggest that moving beyond the dominant focus on "worst-first" methods may help improve compliance with the tax law.
Jonathan Kalinski (Office of Chief Counsel, IRS) is the commentator.
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Monte Carlo simulation is a method for exploring the sensitivity of a complex system by varying parameters within statistical constraints. These systems can include financial, physical, and mathematical models that are simulated in a loop, with statistical uncertainty between simulations. The results from the simulation are analyzed to determine the characteristics of the system.
Common tasks for performing Monte Carlo analysis include:
See also: formal verification, financial engineering, random number, system verification and validation, Monte Carlo simulation in computational finance, parameter estimation, load forecasting, modeling and simulation, simulation software, Monte Carlo simulation videos


text: Operation and maintenance (O&M) of drinking water distribution networks (DWDNs) in tropical countries simultaneously face the control of acute and chronic risks due to the presence of microorganisms and disinfection by-products, respectively. In this study, results from a detailed field characterization of microbiological, chemical and infrastructural parameters of a tropical-climate DWDN are presented. Water physicochemical parameters and the characteristics of the network were assessed to evaluate the relationship between abiotic and microbiological factors and their association with the presence of total trihalomethanes (TTHMs). Illumina sequencing of the bacterial 16s rRNA gene revealed significant differences in the composition of biofilm and planktonic communities. The highly diverse biofilm communities showed the presence of methylotrophic bacteria, which suggest the presence of methyl radicals such as THMs within this habitat. Microbiological parameters correlated with water age, pH, temperature and free residual chlorine. The results from this study are necessary to increase the awareness of O&M practices in DWDNs required to reduce biofilm formation and maintain appropriate microbiological and chemical water quality, in relation to biofilm detachment and DBP formation.


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Model based compressed sensing reconstruction algorithms for ECG telemonitoring in WBANs
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Wireless Body area networks (WBANs) consist of sensors that continuously monitor and transmit real time vital signals to a nearby coordinator and then to a remote terminal via the Internet. One of the most important signals for monitoring in WBANs is the electrocardiography (ECG) signal. The design of an accurate and energy efficient ECG telemonitoring system can be achieved by: i) reducing the amount of data that should be transmitted ii) minimizing the computational operations executed at any transmitter/receiver in a WBAN. To this end, compressed sensing (CS) approaches can offer a viable solution. In this paper, we propose two novel CS based ECG reconstruction algorithms that minimize the samples that are required to be transmitted for an accurate reconstruction, by exploiting the block structure of the ECG in the time domain (TD) and in an uncorrelated domain (UD). The proposed schemes require the solutions of second-order cone programming (SOCP) problems that are usually tackled by computational demanding interior point (IP) methods. To solve these problems efficiently, we develop a path-wise coordinate descent based scheme. The reconstruction accuracy is evaluated by the percentage root-mean-square difference (PRD) metric. A reconstructed signal is acceptable if and only if PRD < 9%. Simulation studies carried out with real electrocardiographic (ECG) data, show that the proposed schemes, operating in both the TD and in the UD as compared to the conventional CS techniques, reduce the Compression Ratio (CR) by 20% and 44% respectively, offering at the same time significantly low computational complexity. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
CitacióLalos, A.; Alonso, L.; Verikoukis, C. Model based compressed sensing reconstruction algorithms for ECG telemonitoring in WBANs. "Digital signal processing", 01 Desembre 2014, vol. 35, p. 105-116.
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Concrete Scanning with CR Scan: Precision Meets Professionalism
From towering skyscrapers to the cosy residential homes, the bedrock of most modern structures is concrete. But beneath this seemingly solid surface lies potential challenges. Challenges such as delamination, corrosion, and the overarching concern of concrete's compressive strength. Enter CR Scan, a beacon in the world of concrete scanning, offering unmatched precision and professionalism. Let's delve into why concrete scanning is a must for modern structures and why CR Scan stands head and shoulders above the rest.
At the core of concrete's reliability is its compressive strength, indicating its ability to withstand axial loads. Ensuring that the concrete used in structures meets the required strength is paramount. Concrete Compressive Strength Testing, therefore, serves as a foundational quality check, ensuring the longevity and safety of the structure.
CR Scan employs state-of-the-art tools and methodologies to evaluate concrete's compressive strength. This rigorous testing process provides clients with the confidence that their structure stands robust against the tests of time and use.
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Delamination – a word that sends shivers down the spine of any property owner. It refers to the separation within the concrete's layers, often caused by entrapped air or water. This not only compromises the aesthetic appeal but, more critically, the structural integrity of the edifice.
The expertise of CR Scan in detecting delamination is unparalleled. Using advanced, non-intrusive scanning methods, we can spot even the most subtle signs of delamination, enabling timely intervention and safeguarding against potential hazards.
When steel reinforcements within concrete begin to corrode, the result is a weakening structure. Moisture, chloride ions, and contaminants are usual culprits, speeding up the corrosion process. As the steel rusts and expands, the surrounding concrete is displaced, leading to cracks and potential failure.
Our approach at CR Scan is proactive. By identifying areas prone to corrosion, we help clients take preventive measures. Through our meticulous scanning process, we detect early signs of corrosion, thus extending the life and safety of structures.
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The beauty of modern-day concrete scanning lies in its non-intrusive nature. Gone are the days when one would need to drill or break sections of the structure for a closer look. Non-Intrusive Scanning, as championed by CR Scan, offers a comprehensive view of what lies within and beneath the concrete surface without causing any harm.
This approach is particularly beneficial for structures where preserving aesthetics and integrity is of the essence. At CR Scan, our state-of-the-art equipment coupled with our seasoned experts ensures that your structure undergoes a thorough examination with zero disruption.
Precision and Expertise: Our tools are advanced, but it's the hands that wield them that make the difference. Our team, with its vast experience, ensures every scan is precision-personified.
End-to-End Solutions: From detection to detailed reports and from guidance to potential solutions, our services are comprehensive. Our commitment extends beyond just identifying problems; we're here to guide you through them.
Customer-Centric Approach: At CR Scan, every project is personal. We treat every structure as if it were our own, ensuring the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Innovation at its Best: We're constantly evolving, incorporating the latest in technology and methodology. This relentless pursuit of innovation means our clients always receive the best the industry has to offer.
Concrete scanning is the act of reading what sits under a concrete surface via the use of non-intrusive technology.
This is done in order to identify whether there are elements sitting under a concrete's surface or to obtain an understanding of a known element's condition.
Concrete scanning is further able to identify whether anomalies such as voids or cracks exist under a concrete surface.
All of these scenarios are then interpret by our leading industry specialists who are readily available to help you with any endeavours you have in mind.
Concrete scanning is the conducted via the use of non-intrusive technology such as ground penetrating radar (GPR), a cover meter, ferroscan instrument, ultrasonic scanning equipment and the like.
This technological equipment is able to non-intrusively penetrate your concrete structure and understand what is going on beyond its surface.
Once this has been conducted, industry specialists are then able to interpret the findings and report back to you on the condition of your concrete.
Additionally, recommendations regarding how to repair any poor condition found within the concrete are likewise provided.
Concrete scanning is an extremely effective scanning method.
Concrete scanning experts consider ground penetration radar (GPR) technology to be the best technique for scanning concrete.
GPR penetrates deeper than other methods.
The technology Structural Repairs uses has a better resolution than Ferroscan and the Cover Meter. The detection is not limited to metallic objects like these two methods.
GPR is further able to detect changes in a concrete's subsurface and can detect most materials including plastic, wood and voids.
Overall, however, GPR technology is known for its precise, effective and very successful outcomes as it is able to provide specialists and clients with full and comprehensive reports regarding the condition of a concrete structure.
Ground Penetration Radar
Our Ground Penetrating Radar services operate on a variety of difference concrete surfaces and structures.
They likewise hold the ability to identify and analyse an abundance of different sub ground elements and objects as a means to give you a clear picture of what is going on underneath your concrete.
As well as helping you identify the current conditions of your sub ground concrete, we are further able to assist you as we put into practice the remedial recommendations we have expertly suggested.
Before leaving the job site, Structural Repairs also make sure we communicate the best ways for you to maintain a healthy upkeep of your concrete going forward.
Rebar Corrosion Survey
Our comprehensive Rebar Corrosion Survey services utilise a range of non-intrusive methods in order to scan, identify and understand the current condition of the reinforcing bars under you concrete.
Via industry leading technology, we are able to provide you with a concise and comprehensive report. This will advise of exactly what is going on with your rebar.
Concrete scanning holds a plethora of different benefits. For example, it holds the ability to preserve the structural integrity of your concrete given that slicing through embedded elements can weaken the concrete and impact its structural strength.
Understanding what is going on under the surface of your concrete thus is likewise a time-consuming endeavour as it holds the ability to prevent large errors from taking place.
Cutting through a structure without being aware of any embedded elements can bring a project to a quick halt.
Avoiding damage and errors leads to cost savings as the project runs smoothly, thereby eliminating the need to repair damages, pay fines or penalties, or replace equipment or materials.
In all, a smooth project will allow for better for business to be conducted and will leave clients significantly more satisfied.
Concrete Compressive Strength Testing
In conclusion, the world of concrete, despite its seeming solidity, is riddled with complexities. From ensuring optimal compressive strength to battling challenges like delamination and corrosion, every structure demands diligent care. That's where CR Scan comes in, offering unmatched expertise in non-intrusive concrete scanning. Whether it's commercial edifices or residential dwellings, our commitment to ensuring safety and longevity remains unwavering.
When you think of concrete scanning, think CR Scan. Because in a realm where every detail matters, we make sure nothing is overlooked. With CR Scan by your side, you're not just opting for a service; you're choosing peace of mind, knowing that your structures are in the safest hands in the industry.


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Which breeds of dogs are the most stubborn?
Most dogs are stubborn for the same reasons as humans. Some of them are simply born stubborn and masterful, some are born leaders and have corresponding temper, and some simply do not know how to behave. However with patience and with proper training, even the most stubborn dog can become indispensable friend and protector.
Which breeds of dogs are the most stubborn?
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Some breeds are harder to train than others. Some of these breeds can grow aggressive if not trained properly. Among the small breeds are dachshunds, chihuahua, pug and dwarf pincher – considered one of the most stubborn. All kinds Terriers, from Parson to Bull Terriers, have a well-known stubborn character. Among larger breeds, relatively rebellious working and protective breeds such as boarders Collie, Rottweiler, Doberman, Newfoundland and Golden Retriever.
Perhaps this is not stubbornness
Your dog may not be stubborn, sometimes she may just feel that she has no good reason to do what you mean ask for. Ask yourself what is the benefit for the dog to commit any action, and give her something that she can appreciate. For example, all terriers were bred for hunting, not for entertainment. So if you want to play with him just give him a reason to return the ball to you.
Some dogs were bred to perform certain tasks. without human intervention and therefore need little praise from the owner. For example, hunting or herding dogs could not to do their job if they expected attention from people. In this the group, in addition to terriers, also gets the majority of huskies and spaniels. Always consider for what purpose your breed.
There are other reasons.
Some dogs, such as shepherds, are especially sensitive to the emotions of his master. Your mood can greatly affect your pet's behavior and make learning difficult. More he upsets you, the more he upsets himself. Besides, often dominant behavior in some dogs can be caused external factors, such as annoying behavior of others. Or a dog as it grows older can just sometimes marry framework "as children do.
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What is Dymista? Dymista is a prescription medication to relief allergies in a form of nasal spray. The ingredients are azelastine hydrochloride and fluticasonepropionate. The nasal spray will treat the symptoms of seasonal allergies such as sneezing, congestion, runny nose, inflammation, rhinitis, allergic rhinitis and vasomotor rhinitis.
when working against seasonal allergies, Dymista can work as fast as 30 minutes after the application. Dymista will block histamine to reduce inflammation and will ease the allergies. It works fast and provide long lasting relief according to study.
Dymista side effects
Sleepiness or drowsiness. After applying Dymista, you should not drive because you will feel the sleepiness that might endanger your trip.
Nasal Problems. There are symptoms of nasal problems such as bleeding of the nose, runny nose, form into a hard outer layer in the nose. You may hear a little bit of whistling sound or maybe higher sound when you breathe.
Slow wound healing. When you have problem with your nose, you should avoid using Dymista. The nose must completely healed from a sore in your nose or healed from surgery on your nose, or healed after your nose has been injured.
Candida or an infection to the throat and nose by a fungus. TYou must consult to your doctor if you have white color patches in your mouth or red patches in the mouth or nose.
Glaucoma or cataracts. After applying Dymista you may suffer eye problem such as cataracts or glaucoma. See your eye doctor regularly when you are using Dymista.
Weaker immune system that may increase the risk of infection. Dymista may lower your strength of your immune system to protect your body against the increase your risk of infection. You have to avoid contact with people who have measles or chickenpox while using Dymista. Weaker immune system may promote symptoms such as chills, pains, fever, aches, and feeling tired.
Adrenal Insufficiency. Tiredness, nausea, weakness, low blood pressure, vomiting, are known as the symptoms of Adrenal insufficient.
Delayed growth in children. When a child use Dymista, you should monitor the growth regularly.
Treatment of allergy
One way to treat allergy is by blocking histamine. It is the chemical that is responsible for seasonal allergies. It is the most popular kind of medicine use to provide fast and rapid symptom relief. One thing to remember is that antihistamines is not to relief inflammation in the nasal passages as a result of allergy irritation.
This type of medication can be used to reduce and prevent the inflammation that can come with allergies. It works just for inflammation not to block the histamine.
This type of medication works by shrinking the blood vessels in your nose to temporarily relieve stuffed sinuses and congestion.
This type of medication will treat the symptoms by blocking one of the many chemicals factors in an allergic reaction.
Allergy shot may reduce the allergic response but you must first take test to determine allergic triggers.
Dymista Alternative
Since Dymista can only be prescribed by doctors you have to find other kind of medication or the over the counter medicine for allergy relief. Here is the list.
This medicine is categorized as over the counter medication that provide relief from outdoor and indoor allergy symptoms. You can get the relief in within one hour of dosage. It will last to up to 24 hours for from allergy symptoms.
In one hour you will relief from the symptoms including sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes, watery eyes without drowsiness.
Allegra can be compared over the counter antihistamines like Flonase, Good Sense, Zyrtec, Claritin, Equate, Kirkland, Hyland's, Benadryl, and Nasacort.
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The Nasacort allergy 24 hour is a multi symptoms nasal allergy spray. The spray provide a 24 hours allergy relief without drowsiness. The ingredients including Triamcinolone Acetonide (Glucocorticoid) 55 mcg. It can relief outdoor and indoor allergies.
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The Zyrtec is a long lasting relief from many allergy symptoms such as itchy eyes, red eyes, watery eyes, sneezing, itchy nose. This medicine can effectively treat indoor and outdoor allergies like pet dander, dust and mold. It contains Cetrizine HCL tablets.
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Mixed Bump Dots
These Bump Dots allow a variety of uses from tactile marking of everyday items such as computer keyboards, telephone keypads, and multiple switches to adding feet to vases and ceramic pieces. In homes or offices with both blind and sighted people, use the clear dots so the view of keypad displays aren't obscured. For those with low vision, use black dots on a white background (and vice versa) or the fluorescent orange dots on patterned or darker backgrounds.
There are 8 different types of sizes and colors, 10 of each style for a total of 80 pieces in one package.


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Inmates of a concentration camp north of Berlin were made to walk 11 hours a day around a test track wearing shoes made by Continental with the experimental soles Image Credit: AFP
Auto parts maker Continental became the latest German company to issue a confessional study of its Nazi past, saying it was "a pillar of the National Socialist armaments and war economy" that employed around 10,000 slave labourers, often in inhumane conditions.
During the war, when Continental supplied tyres for military aircraft and vehicles, the company used concentration camp inmates to test products, and the inmates often died as a result, according to the study by Paul Erker, a historian at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich commissioned by Continental to examine its past.
Yet after the war, top managers of the company managed to escape punishment and pursue successful careers, according to Erker, who spent four years doing research for an 800-page book on Continental's wartime history. The study also looked at firms that Continental acquired after the war, like VDO, a maker of auto electronics that supplied guidance systems for V-1 rockets fired at Britain by Germany during World War II.
Such studies have become obligatory for German companies, which often used slave labourers, profited from the Nazi regime and took part in the persecution of European Jews. But Continental, a member of the benchmark DAX index with 230,000 employees worldwide, is far behind other blue-chip companies like Volkswagen or Deutsche Bank that laid bare their wartime pasts decades ago.
Elmar Degenhart, chief executive of Continental since 2009, said the study was "overdue" but could not explain why it had taken so long.
"We can't speak for earlier generations of management and don't want to make any accusations against them," Degenhart said during a news conference Thursday.
Many prominent German companies have still not underwritten detailed studies of their behavior under Naziism. Erker lists some of them in a footnote in his book: electronics giant Siemens; detergent maker Henkel; and chemical and pharmaceuticals maker Bayer, which during the war was a part of the notorious IG Farben conglomerate. IG Farben built a synthetic rubber factory that depended on slave labour from nearby Auschwitz and produced the gas used to kill concentration camp inmates.
Although best known for tyres, Continental, based in Hanover, also makes a wide array of automobile components like electronic sensors and brakes.
Founded in 1871 by Jewish bankers, Continental had many Jews in high-ranking positions when the Nazis took over in 1933. By 1938, as Germany was gearing up for war, they had all been forced out. While supplying the German military with tyres, bullet-resistant fuel tanks, gas masks and brakes for battle tanks, Continental and its subsidiaries also produced consumer products like soles for shoes and hot water bottles that helped fulfill the regime's promise to deliver prosperity to the German people.
The first forced labourers at Continental were French or Belgian civilians or prisoners of war. Often the workers were exposed to toxic chemicals without any protective clothing, the study found.
As able-bodied German men were conscripted into the military, creating a severe labour shortage, Continental drew on concentration camp inmates. They were sometimes forced to work in abysmal conditions underground, where production facilities were moved to escape Allied bombing raids.
In the Hanover suburb of Ahlem, for example, about 750 inmates at a time worked in a former mine in extremely damp, cold and dark conditions under supervision of brutal SS guards. The inmates slept crowded into horse stalls, and hundreds died.
Continental also produced soles for shoes, a critical commodity in wartime because of an acute shortage of natural rubber. To test the durability of different types of synthetic rubber soles, Continental enlisted help from the SS, according to correspondence between the feared Nazi organization and company executives.
SS guards forced inmates at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp north of Berlin to walk 11 hours a day around a test track wearing shoes made with the experimental soles, Erker's report said.
The shoes were often the wrong size, and the inmates were not given socks. The SS guards beat the inmates and made them sing German military songs as they marched a route that took them past the gallows where other inmates were hanged for infractions.
Many of the poorly fed inmates died from the exertion, according to Erker's study. The SS provided Continental with detailed data on how quickly different varieties of synthetic rubber wore out.
Continental was among German companies that together paid about $4.5 billion in reparations to former forced labourers in the late 1990s. The company said recently it would display a commemorative plaque with the names of all the forced labourers who could be identified.


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Fracture Mechanics and Toughness Testing
Fracture mechanics provides great insight into the relationship between applied loading, environmental factors, the presence of cracks and crack-like defects, and the inherent properties of the material used in components. Many industries (eg. Aerospace, Power Generation, Automotive, Construction, etc.) rely on fracture toughness testing to aid in design of robust products that can withstand a range of service loads and environments without failure, particularly with cyclic loading conditions that are below the traditionally utilized design properties of yield or tensile strength of the material. This has led to improved, damage tolerant designs and safer structures.
Fracture mechanics testing can provide quantitative results that aid in predicting crack initiation and crack growth rate. Testing can be performed to determine linear elastic plain strain fracture toughness (K) and elastic-plastic fracture toughness (J) values that can then be used to understand how a design will respond to service conditions through application of fracture mechanics like finite element analysis (FEA).
IMR Test Labs offers accredited testing to ASTME E399 (K1c) and ASTM E1820 (J1c), among other toughness tests, utilizing state-of-the-art equipment to help with your material selection and design efforts. Our experienced engineers can help with specimen design and test parameter selection to best assist with fracture mechanic testing needs.
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Lockheed's Missile and Space Division designed the YO-3A as a nearly silent observation aircraft. The United States Army used the plane to spot nighttime enemy activity and direct artillery fire during the war in Vietnam. A downward-facing periscope equipped with night vision and infrared (heat sensing) capabilities allowed the aircraft's forward observer to spot activity on the jungle floor, even in nearly complete darkness.
The YO-3A and it's prototype, the QT-2 represent represented the first use of aerial stealth technology in combat. Unlike the stealth aircraft we know today, the QT-2 and YO-3A were not designed to hide from radar, but to hide from human detection. The plane's muffler-equipped engine drove a special slow propeller that eliminated the buzzing sound typical of propeller aircraft. This let the YO-3A operate almost unheard by people on the ground. Lockheed project manager, Stanley Hall described the aircraft's noise as "the gentle rushing sound of the ocean surf".
The Museum's aircraft, 69-18005, was the sixth of just 11 aircraft constructed. It served in Vietnam from 1970–1972 before it was sold to an aviation school. The Museum acquired the aircraft in 2010 from Mr. Bruce Elliot of La Connor, WA.
The YO-3A exhibit tells the story of this highly unique aircraft and looks at the sources of airplane noise and ongoing efforts to quiet them down.


The Spinning Particle Model
The Classic Model
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The Spinning Particle Model of the Electron
Some Predictions
of this model are:
Explaining the Questions raised by the Classical Model
Negative charges
Attracting each other
Graphical Particle Collision Solver
Particle & Wave Behavior
Tunnel Effect
Spin Polarized Tunnelling (Giant Magnetoresistance)
Theory of Radiation
Gyromagnetic Ratio g=2
Measuring the Size
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The Hydrogen Atom Model
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Calculating the Spin
 The Spinning Particle Model
 Theory of Radiation
The classical theory of radiation tells us that a particle emits radiation whenever it is accelerated. But in our model the CC is constantly moving in a circular motion and thus it is always accelerated. This means that it is the acceleration of the CM the one that matters regarding radiation.
The theory of radiation has to be rewritten.
Our free particle conserves its kinetic energy but its CC is accelerated, so that no radiation has to be associated to an accelerated CC moving at the speed of light whenever the CM is moving at constant velocity.
The electron cannot decrease its CM velocity spontaneously. Just consider the analysis by the CM observer. A free electron cannot emit radiation.
Radiation has to arise whenever the CM is accelerated and its velocity decreases, so that we need both, an external accelerating force or impulse and a decrease of the CM velocity.
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Dictionary of Louisiana French
As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities
The definitive reference tool for understanding francophone Louisiana and its rich, French variety
The Dictionary of Louisiana French (DLF) provides the richest inventory of French vocabulary in Louisiana and reflects precisely the speech of the period from 1930 to the present. This dictionary describes the current usage of French-speaking peoples in the five broad regions of South Louisiana: the coastal marshes, the banks of the Mississippi River, the central area, the north, and the western prairie. Data were collected during interviews from at least five persons in each of twenty-four areas in these regions. In addition to the data collected from fieldwork, the dictionary contains material compiled from existing lexical inventories, from texts published after 1930, and from archival recordings.
The new authoritative resource, the DLF not only contains the largest number of words and expressions but also provides the most complete information available for each entry. Entries include the word in the conventional French spelling, the pronunciation (including attested variants), the part of speech classification, the English equivalent, and the word's use in common phrases. The DLF features a wealth of illustrative examples derived from fieldwork and textual sources and identification of the parish where the entry was collected or the source from which it was compiled. An English-to-Louisiana French index enables readers to find out how particular notions would be expressed in la Louisiane.
Here is a work of scholarship described by the publisher as 'the definitive resource for understanding a distinct French dialect. ' Senior editor Valdman is the director of the Creole Institute at Indiana University, and the dictionary was subsidized by Indiana University as well as by Tulane University and the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, among others. The goal of the encyclopedia, as stated in the preface, is 'to provide an inventory of the vocabulary of Louisiana French reflecting the speech of the period from 1930 to today. ' The project team drew from existing lexical studies and also conducted fieldwork within a representative sampling of Louisiana's French-speaking communities. Archival recordings served as additional source material. All entries were vetted by project team members who are native Cajuns. Entries and subentries contain spelling variants, a phonetic transcription, part of speech, an English equivalent, examples with English translations, source codes for the examples, and codes identifying the parishes and texts where the term was found. Some entries also contain usage notes. For example, we learn that habitant (farmer) is 'sometimes pej. ' (or pejorative). The illustrative examples make fascinating reading because many of them are based on interviews with native speakers. Among examples for mettre, some of whose definitions (translated into English) include 'to put,' 'to put in,' or 'to put on,' are 'I remember my grandmother, she took newspapers to put up on the wall for wallpaper, she did that'; 'We would make a chicken fricassee and put dumplings in it'; and 'His legs were surely as big as my cigar, but he wore a size fourteen shoe. ' Capping off the dictionary is a substantial reverse English–Louisiana French index. As standard English-language dictionaries in print form dwindle, this volume is a superlative example of a highly specialized dictionary that definitely fills a gap. It is recommended for academic libraries with extensive linguistics collections and for both academic and large public libraries with collections related to the region. Dictionary lovers should seek it out.- Mary Ellen Quinn, Booklist


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A few states have to be defined to represent where the lexer currently “stands” in regards to the code. For example, entering a multi-block comment could represent entering a new state, since everything parsed in this state would belong to this block comment until the block ends, this will also mean another change of state.

In Ace, all syntax highlighting lexers must begin with a start state. From this state we can switch to other defined states. The example below shows how we begin from the start state and can jump to a comment block state when the code matches a regular expression that represents this:

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Ceilometer transformers are part of the Ceilometer pipeline, which is the mechanism by which data is processed. In Ceilometer there is a pipeline for samples and a pipeline for events.

Configurations for these pipelines can be found in /etc/ceilometer/pipeline.yaml and /etc/ceilometer/event_pipeline.yaml.

Transformers are responsible for mutating data points and passing them to publishers that will send the data to external systems.

Different types of transformers exist to mutate different types of data. The following is a table containing all the available transformer types:

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Macedonian Holidays – a Comprehensive Guide
When you observe the hospitable and welcoming predisposition of Macedonian citizens, curiosity strikes right away – I wonder how these people are celebrating their holidays, how many they actually have, and to what degree these obstruct the normal flow of everyday commerce, business and administration?
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The handy guide below lists all of the public Macedonian holidays, their significance and celebratory tradition. It will help you plan upfront, knowing exactly when the country is taking a collective break.
Surely enough, like any nationality close to the Mediterranean, Macedonians like to have their celebrations. But while Macedonian holidays are numerous indeed, only 12 of them enjoy public holiday status. These public holidays maintain religious, national and ethnic tradition, with majority of them based on the orthodox faith.
The fact that some are movable and others have a fixed date, begs the necessity of drawing an annual chart. The one below, as you will notice, is based on the 2018 calendar year.
Macedonian public holidays 2018
The table presented is pretty much self-explanatory, so if you need to have a quick look and orient yourself properly just glance over.
For those of you who like to take a closer look, clicking the name of the holiday will take you down this page for a more detailed explanation. a detailed explanation is available below.
Looking at the table above, you'll notice 12 Macedonian holidays, signifying religious and national tradition.
If a holiday happens to fall on a weekend, the authorities will issue a proclamation that basically sets the observation on a different day, allowing the country to take a collective break. That being said, even people who are not of orthodox faith are getting a day off when celebrating Christmas of Easter. The same holds true for the Muslim holiday of Eid Al Fitr (the end of Ramadan).
Some of the ethnic and religious holidays are enjoyed by specific communities, but the public holidays provide a mandatory break regardless of your ethnic or religious background. The Macedonian holidays are regulated by the Law on Holidays in the Republic of Macedonia, 2007. It is this law which permits the authorities to proclaim additional non-working days for holidays if they are officially published.
The religious holidays are often celebrated traditionally in both the capital of Skopje, as well as around the country. Some of the national holidays are celebrated exclusively at specific locations, like for example Meckin Kamen near Krushevo, respecting historical context and tradition.
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Going over the public holidays in Macedonia, we will try and reflect on the meaning of each, describing the general perception, importance, and cultural appreciation.
New Year's Day
Observing the Gregorian calendar as all other countries in the world (except Israel), Macedonians are celebrating New Year's Day as a public holiday. The celebration traditionally starts at 00:00, with fireworks, music and public square concerts – majority of which have been discontinued recently, for the reason of charity donations. A practice described by many locals as an act of virtue signaling, and populist moves by a sharply divided political spectrum.
Orthodox Christmas Day (often googled as Macedonian Christmas)
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Observed every year on the 7th of January, Macedonians are celebrating the birth of Christ. The celebration is humble and confined to religious temples only, as opposed to the western consumerism craze happening around the holidays. If there is a parallel to be drawn, you can find much similarity to western enthusiasm with Christmas with the celebration of the New Year's Eve in Macedonia.
Much of this, as many believe, boils down to communist rule partly prohibiting excessive religion appreciation. Macedonia is long past the years of communism, but tradition seems to hold on.
Orthodox Easter Monday
The date itself is movable, and it changes every year. For 2018, the Orthodox Easter Day is celebrated on the 8th of April (Sunday – the day of week is fixed and never changes), and the public holiday is established on Monday the 9th of April, being a non-working day.
Easter, traditionally, is celebrated on midnight where many people gather inside and around every active church, to pray and wait for the resurrection of Christ. The traffic in Skopje is largely obstructed, for crowds of people are walking on the streets, visiting churches located in the city center.
Groups of friends, family and teenagers are covering the center, many of which are not paying attention to the religious aspect of the gathering, but are enjoying the social nature of the event.
The following day is considered the 2nd day of Easter (which is celebrated for 3 days in a row), where the family comes together for lunch. Recently, the trend is for people to flock the southern border, heading towards neighboring Greece, for a 2-3 day vacation.
Since Great Friday (observed by Orthodox Christians, and established as a non-working day for the people of the Orthodox faith) extends the weekend, which is further prolonged by the public holiday observed in Monday, many people decide to treat themselves with a short vacation. Putting this into consideration, we can say that the conservative tradition of Macedonians is definitely changing its shape.
Labor Day
May Day, which is associated with the commemoration of the achievements of the labor movement, is celebrated in over 80 countries as a public holiday. It is also known as Labor Day, or International Worker's Day.
In the States, the observation is moved to September, as to avoid commemorating some of the deadliest riots, while in Russia the holiday is meat to symbolize solidarity with the worker class.
In Macedonia, however, there is little appreciation of the ideological background of the holiday. It is, instead, a day reserved for weekend gateways (when the calendar year is gracious enough to place it next to a weekend), or hedonistic picnics in nature.
Saint Cyril and Methodius Day
Celebrated in both Bulgaria and Macedonia, this is a day of culture and literacy as much as it is of religious tradition. Observed on the 24th of May, it is also known as the Alphabet Day, proclaimed as a public holiday only in Macedonia.
Two Byzantine brothers born in the 9th century, Cyril and Methodius went as missionaries to present day Ukraine, spreading Christianity among the Slavic peoples of Great Morava, Pannonia and Bulgaria.
Credited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet (precursor to the Cyrillic, named after Cyril), the transcribed religious book spreading both faith and literacy. As of today, over 300 million people use the Cyrillic script.
Eid al Fitr
Marking the end of Ramadan and the fast, the date of Eid depends on the sighting of the moon, with slight variations in the exact time of celebration around the world.
The law of holidays of the republic of Macedonia announced in the year 2007, established this as the first Muslim holiday elevated to the rank of a public holiday, making it a non-work day for people from all religious backgrounds.
Macedonian Republic Day
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Marking two important events from Macedonian history – the Ilinden uprising in 1903 and the Republic establishment in1944 – this holiday is also known for its religious significance. Marking the prophet Elijah's ascension into heaven, it is therefore known as Ilinden (or Saint Elijah's Day – translated from Macedonian).
The formal celebrations take place in Krushevo, on Meckin Kamen (Bear's Rock), where the famous battle with the ottoman army took place during the 1903 uprising. Ethnic music and traditional Macedonian clothing are often decorating the celebration.
Macedonian Independence Day
Celebrating the referendum for independence in 1991, the Macedonian Independence Day marks the beginning of the modern Republic of Macedonia. When it falls on a weekend, the government additionally announces the observation day.
The country gained its independence from Yugoslavia, where within its borders it was only a federal state. After the Independence Day, Macedonia became a sovereign parliamentary democracy.
Taking place on September the 8th, 1991, over 95% of the voters have chosen Independence from Yugoslavia, granting Macedonia the only peaceful separation from the union, while the region has succumbed to conflict. Several official events are held, celebrating national pride.
Revolution day (Day of uprising)
Celebrated on the 11th of October, this is the day of the uprising against the fascist aggressor, when in 1941 armed insurgents form Prilep attacked Axis occupied zones in the city. The resistance continued well into the following years, lasting until the end of the war in 1994.
No significant celebration events are held during this day.
Day of the Macedonian revolution
Commemorating the establishment of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO – or VMRO in Macedonian), this day is celebrating the historical and patriotic importance of this liberation movement operating within the Ottoman Empire.
The organization was founded by Dame Gruev, Hristo Tatarchev, Peter Pop-Arsov, Andon Dimitrov, Ivan Hadzinikolov and Hristo Batandzhiev. It is celebrated on the 23rd of October, without excessive formality and celebratory events.
The day of the Macedonian revolution is only recently established as a public holiday, thanks to the right wing party bearing the name of the historic organization.
Saint Clement of Ohrid
A disciple of Saint Cyril and Methodius, St. Clement of Ohrid was born in 840. He was leading one of the Slavonic schools established by the Bulgarian King Boris, and is commonly accredited with inventing the Cyrillic alphabet.
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The Most Important Sales KPIs for Each Stage of the Funnel
Profitable sales operations require insights. Numbers tell you which screws to fix, where to invest, who to promote, who to demote. But numbers can also be deceptive.
Working with metrics is a lot like handling microscopes. If you zoom in too much or too few, you'll miss something essential. Place a wrong object on the slide and you never had a chance to get meaningful insights to begin with.
Finding your sales KPIs means finding the perfect zoom level at those spots with the most leverage in your sales process. Here's what you need to measure to keep all systems in check at any time.
Prospecting KPIs
Visualization of sales funnel with four stages.
Prospecting is like holding a sieve over your sales funnel while you pour in raw customer material. Extensive research results in a finer grain and more suitable outbound prospects. Then again, less research means more time for reaching out, hence more chances to score.
Prospecting KPIs measure when and to which extent these equations apply. They serve as a basis for allocating your agents' time wisely.
In order for them to do so, link them up with KPIs further down the funnel. Then they'll also allow you to compare your agents' performance in this first stage.
Research-Response Rate ROI (RRROI)
The percentage by which your response rate on emails or other messages grew per additional hour spent on research before reaching out. This metric tells you how to distribute time between research and contacting.
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Increase the time that your agents spend on research before reaching out for a certain period. Run a contacting round on the prospects gathered here. Then, divide the difference between their new and old response rates by the number of additional hours you had them work on research upfront.
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A positive rate suggests investing more time into research, a declining one suggests spending more on reaching out. You can additionally distinguish response rates per channel or turn the metric around to check whether you can invest less hours in research without hurting response rates.
Research Time to Generate x Leads of x Quality
An agent's or team's research effort put into relation to their lead production quantity and quality. This metric serves the same purpose as the RRROI but links up research time with actual lead generation figures.
First order leads by quality with descriptions like hot, warm, cold etc. This post by HubSpot's Pamela Vaughan explains how to assess a lead's quality. Take the number of same quality leads an agent generated from reaching out to a certain number of prospects. Divide this by the number of hours the agent spent on digging up those prospects:
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To get the denominator, simply let your agents jot down the numbers of hours they spend researching until they reach, say, 500 prospects to contact.
Reach Out KPIs
These key metrics evaluate the productivity and effectiveness of your sales team in first-contacting prospects, both inbound and outbound. They encompass and assess anything that's lead generation but not lead qualification.
Email Open Rate
The percentage of emails sent that were opened by the recipient. Remove bounced emails from the equation.
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A high rate suggests general prospect fit and confirms that first contact has been established as well as that your subject line was enticing. These may seem like low hanging fruits, but don't take people's attention for granted. Compare your open rates to the industry's average with HubSpot's online tool.
Response Rate
The percentage of emails or other text-based messages that triggered an answer. Again, remove bounced emails from the equation.
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This is a reliable indicator of interest in the content of your reach outs, the offers presented in them and their general soundness. The response rate is moderated by prospect fit, which describes how much your products and offers suit the recipients. Filter out this confounding variable by excluding unopened emails from the calculation. This way you specifically analyze the effectiveness of your content.
Reach Outs per Week and Contact Channel
The amount of reach outs accomplished within a certain time. These mere productivity metrics might be shallow, but they do serve a purpose. If you've already found your perfect research/reach out ratio, or if yours is the scatter-gun approach, and you want agents to get out as many cold-calls and messages in a defined time – this is how you track their performance.
Lead-based KPIs
Assess the effectiveness of your lead qualification and your sales communication. These metrics are not tied to revenue and focus on the steps of preparation leading up to the deal, the swing before you strike.
Average Response Time (ART)
The average duration until you reply to your lead's most recent message. Your follow-up speed is an important metric because sales leads live incredibly short lives. Long waits dramatically decrease your chances to convert.
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Qualification Rate (QR)
The percentage of opportunities (opened emails, phone conversations with the target person etc.) that qualified as leads by your definition. For example, by replying and indicating interest within a certain time or within a certain amount of contact attempts.
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This KPI informs you both about your ability to qualify leads as well as the quality of the opportunities you generated. Calculate it for leads of different quality (hot, warm, cold etc.).
Leads Qualified per Month (LQM)
The overall number of leads an agent or team pushed forward, either from opportunity to lead or from one lead status to the next. While the qualification rate incentivizes thoroughness, the LQM's absolute value incentivizes your sales agents' speed.
Average Number of Follow-ups (AFN)
The average number of times you had to contact a prospect or lead to push them forward in your system. Add up the numbers of follow ups you sent to each opportunity or lead that was qualified during a certain period and divide it by the number of opportunities or leads qualified in that time as a whole.
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This metric allows you to put a cap on the number of times you retry to get a hold of prospects and leads. This prevents you from chasing people unlikely to convert.
Purchase KPIs
These are the KPIs that focus on actual deals, your ability to convert leads to customers. They're crunch time metrics, those that sales reps often brag about. And, ironically, those that are commonly overestimated in their predictive power for business success. Track them, but don't let a high score make you ignorant of the sales stages preceding the purchase.
Conversion Rate (CVR)
The percentage of opportunities or leads that took a desired action in your sales process. Probably you'll define this as a buy or deal.
equation to calculate conversion rate
CVR is a very common sales metric in eCommerce. Its predictive power for a company's prosperity, however, is often misunderstood. In his Medium post, Larry Kim explains why CVR is valid only when your lead quality is high.
Repurchase Rate (RPR)
The percentage of your customers that buy again within a set period of time. Usually, sales managers define different time limits for the second purchase and separately calculate the rate for each.
equation to calculate repurchase rate
According to iPrice's Matteo Sutto, repurchase rate is "the single best metric to assess product / market fit". In other words, a high rate is proof that you offer the right product to the right people in the right way. That's a pretty complete success predictor.
Average Purchase Value (APR)
The average monetary value of a purchase. This metric for retailers translates to average deal size for B2B sellers.
equation to calculate average purchase rate
If you intend to target the most valuable customers instead of the easier low-value ones, it gives you a hint where you're at. If you track the number of deals closed, reps might go for easy ones first, not the most lucrative.
Customer Lifetime KPIs
Skyrocketing sales don't necessarily mean viable business if realized only through heavy investments. Hindsight is always 20/20 – and these long-term meta metrics are pure hindsight. They put the whole operation to the test.
Return on Investment (ROI)
The percentage of a capital expenditure that it yields in profit. The formula goes:
Equation to caluclate return on investment
This metric is especially useful when you consider enlarging your team. A positive ROI means scalability. If you hire a new sales agent for an annual $40,000 and she brings in $50,000 in her first twelve months, the ROI of the hiring for that year is 25%.
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As Vincent Nguyen explains, ROI doesn't help to track the impact of marketing investments on sales. Applied solely to sales, though, it's a reliable indicator of the bottom line profitability of that department.
Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)
The sum of the yearly revenues from all active subscriptions generated in a certain period per team or agent. The ARR formula of one customer:
equation to calculate average recurring revenue
This metric is mostly used by Software as a Service companies and other subscription vendors because it cures an issue that's common among them. Namely, that to reliably calculate the expectable income over the course of a year (or month) despite having customers that pay varying amounts of money in varying intervals and over varying extents of time.
Besides that, ARR also allows to calculate an ROI for subscription customers. That's particularly useful after months spent on massaging a lead. By that time, you want to know when you start actually earning money with that new acquisition. SaaSoptics shared some examples


Gate-Controlled Suspended Titanium Nanobridge Supercurrent Transistor
Mirko Rocci Giorgio De Simoni Claudio Puglia Davide Degli Esposti Elia Strambini Valentina Zannier Lucia Sorba Francesco Giazotto [
Abstract
Under standard conditions, the electrostatic field-effect is negligible in conventional metals and was expected to be completely ineffective also in superconducting metals. This common believe was recently put under question by a family of experiments, which displayed full gate-voltage-induced suppression of critical current in superconducting all-metallic gated nanotransistors. To date, the microscopic origin of this phenomenon is under debate and trivial explanations based on heating effects given by the negligible electron leakage from the gates should be excluded. Here, we demonstrate the control of the supercurrent in fully suspended superconducting nanobridges. Our advanced nanofabrication methods allows to build suspended superconducting Ti-based supercurrent transistors which show ambipolar and monotonic full suppression of the critical current for gate voltages of V and for temperatures up to 80 of the critical temperature. The suspended device architecture minimizes the electron-phonon interaction between the superconducting nanobridge and the substrate, and therefore it rules out any possible contribution stemming from charge injection into the insulating substrate. Besides, our finite element method simulations of vacuum electron tunneling from the gate to the bridge and thermal considerations rule out the cold-electron field emission as possible driving mechanism for the observed phenomenology. Our findings promise a better understanding of the field effect in superconducting metals.
Keywords:Josephson effect, supercurrent transistor, suspended metallic nanowire, Dayem bridge, field effect
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Department of Physics "E. Fermi", Università di Pisa, Largo Pontecorvo 3, I-56127 Pisa, Italy \altaffiliationDepartment of Physics "E. Fermi", Università di Pisa, Largo Pontecorvo 3, I-56127 Pisa, Italy CNRNANO]NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR and Scuola Normale Superiore, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
Field effect transistors (FETs) represent one of the fundamental building blocks of the modern electronics era. The electrostatic gating effect is at the basis of FET operation, and is exploited in countless applications. It relies on the strong modulation of the carrier density of the transistor conduction channel by means of an electric field, which is established through the application of a control voltage to a gate electrode. The fairly low carrier density of semiconductor materials is, therefore, pivotal for the realization of any conventional FET-based device, since it prevents the electric field to be unavoidably canceled at the channel surface due to the electrostatic screening. On the contrary and for the same reason, field effect is low or negligible in metals due to their large carrier density, and it was believed to be almost ineffective on superconducting metals as well1, 2. With these premises, to overcome the limitations imposed by heat dissipation to semiconductor-based electronics, the search for non-dissipative field-effect devices was, till recently, focused mostly on non-metallic low charge-density superconducting materials, such as high-critical-temperature 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and proximity-based 8, 9, 10 superconductors. In these systems, the superconducting order parameter can be modulated as the result of a gate-induced tuning of the charge density. Therefore, the modifications of several superconducting properties, such as the critical temperature and the critical current, are the consequence of a conventionally-intended field effect, and are unipolar, i. e. odd in the gate voltage.
Recently, this landscape has been completely repainted by a family of experiments 11, 12 carried on all-metallic supercurrent nano-transistors showing a surprising unconventional gating effect, which cannot be explained by the usual voltage-driven charge density modulation. These include the full ambipolar suppression of the critical supercurrent 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, the increase of quasiparticle population 18, the manipulation of the superconducting phase 19, and the broadening of the switching current distributions 20. Aside from the high potential for future applications 12, these findings raised fundamental questions on the origin of these phenomena 21, which were not predicted by the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) and Fermi-liquid theories22. To date, two complementary hypotheses are under debate: an electrostatically-triggered orbital polarization at the superconductor surface 23, 15, and the injection of highly-energetic quasiparticles extracted from the gate 24, 18. Here, we tackle this crucial issue via a fully suspended gate-controlled Ti nano-transistor. Our geometry allows us to eliminate any direct injection of quasiparticles through the substrate, thereby making cold electron field emission through the vacuum the only possible charge transport mechanism. With the aid of a fully numerical 3D model, based on a finite elements method, in combination with the observed phenomenology, and through thermal considerations we can rule out also the occurrence of cold electron field emission. Excluding these two trivial phenomena is pivotal in light of understanding the microscopic nature of the gating effect in superconducting metallic nanostructures, which represents an unsolved puzzle in contemporary superconductivity. Yet, from the technological point of view, our suspended fabrication technique provides the enabling technology to implement a variety of applications and fundamental studies combining, for instance, superconductivity with nano-mechanics 25.
Figure 1: Geometry of a suspended Ti gated superconductor transistor. a 3D sketch showing a suspended Ti-based nanoscale GST. The Ti wire (blue) is deposited on top of suspended InAs nanowire (red) and it is measured in a conventional four-wire configuration. The amplitude of the GST critical supercurrent was controlled by applying a voltage to the two side-gate electrodes (green). b False-color scanning electron micrographs (top view and 35 tilted, left and right respectively) of a typical device, laid on an intrinsic SiO2 substrate (grey). The Ti wire is 1.7 m long, 70 nm thick, 120 nm wide, and 200 nm raised from the substrate. The two gate electrodes are at nm with respect to the Ti suspended bridge. The gold pads (yellow) are used to hold the suspended structures while the Ti nanowire is mechanically supported by an InAs nanowire located underneath the Ti wire. The InAs nanowire does not contribute to the conduction.
Figure 2: Critical currents and critical temperatures of the suspended Ti GST. a Current-voltage () forward and backward characteristics of the device at several bath temperatures ranging from 20 to 180 mK. The curves are horizontally shifted for clarity. Dissipationless transport and the evolution of the critical current are highlighted by the light gray area. b Blow-out of shown in a, corresponding to the area enclosed by the dotted-line rectangle. Two additional superconducting transitions of the weak links with critical current and are visible and highlighted by the gray and dark-gray areas, respectively. The superconducting behavior disappears for temperatures mK. c Full range of the at several bath temperatures ranging from 20 to 580 mK. A fourth hysteretic transition is visible at large currents (A), and is consistent with the transition of the Ti leads visible up to mK. The curves are horizontally shifted for clarity. d Resistance vs. temperature () characteristic measured with a lock-in amplifier with a small bias current of nA. The curve displays two sharp and one broad resistance drops ( mK, ,mK and mK, respectively) corresponding to the four superconducting critical temperatures of the whole device: mK and mK which belong to the suspended Ti GST, and which corresponds to the drain-source leads of the suspended Ti wire. These temperatures were determined by using the criterion, where is the resistance value taken at the plateau within the range of to . e. Temperature evolution of the critical currents. For a comparison, the curves have been normalized [( mK)].
1 Results and discussion
The geometry of a typical suspended Ti-based gated superconductor transistor (GST) is depicted in Fig.1a. The devices consist of a 70-nm-thick and -m-long single suspended Ti nanobridge flanked by two side gate electrodes (green in Fig.1), separated from the Ti bridge by a gap of nm. All the measurements presented in the following were carried out on the same representative device, where two superconducting source-drain leads connected to the bridge were used to perform low-noise four-terminal transport characterizations in a filtered HeHe dilution refrigerator, as schematically depicted in Fig.1. Our GSTs rely on an ad-hoc nanofabrication process conceived to ensure a mechanically robust suspension. The latter was achieved via an undoped crystalline InAs nanowire 26 set on two pillars of cross-linked insulating PMMA employed as a support scaffold for the fragile Ti layer e-beam evaporated above (blue-colored in Fig. 1). A thermally evaporated Ti/Au (thicknesses 5 and 15 nm, respectively) bi


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The thesis describes in detail the area of the uranium lodes in the South Alligator River valley in the Northern Territory of Australia. The four land forms are described, together with the soils developed on them, and the morphological and genetic relationships of the latter are discussed. The published stratigraphy of the area is recapitulated, and some changes of viewpoint are advocated: an unconformity within the Upper Proterozoic rocks is described; the characteristics of the Scinto Breccia unit are ascribed to silicification of diverse stratigraphic units; the allegedly organic origin of calcareous rocks of the Koolpin Formation is disputed; and the lack of obvious signs of unconformity between the Stag Creek Volcanics (Archaeozoic?) and the Lower Proterozoic sequence is pointed out. A petrological study of a collection of rocks from the area is made, and this includes a description of some diaspore-rich volcanics in which the uranium mineralisation appears to be of syngenetic origin. The characteristics of the ore bodies or radioactive prospects are described, together with the ore-deposition controls. An epigenetic origin is postulated for most of the uranium deposits. Exploration techniques employed in the discovery or evaluation of the ore bodies are discussed, and the results are reported of a programme of geochemical testing of stream waters in the drainage basin. It is concluded that, in this area, the geochemical technique has only limited usefulness for the discovery of uranium. The extraction of ore, and its subsequent treatment by solvent-extraction processes is described.
An account is given of some other uranium occurrences in northern Australia viz., the Rum Jungle, Mary Kathleen and Pandanus Creek ore bodies, and the radioactive or mineralised prospects at Denham River and Saunders Creek in Western Australia.
A general account of theories of emplacement of uranium ore in Australia and elsewhere postulates an epigenetic origin from a magmatic source for most of the Australian deposits, but accepts a sedimentary origin for the uranium associated with conglomerates.
A brief historical survey of developments in the uranium industry pays special attention to events in Australia.


BuiltIn.Delay Method
Applies to TestComplete 14.72, last modified on January 20, 2021
This method is obsolete. See the Remarks section below.
Description
The Delay method lets you delay script execution for some period of time. You may want to delay script execution when the application under test is performing some time-consuming operations (for example, when it is loading a database or connecting to a network computer).
Declaration
BuiltIn.Delay(msStr)
ms [in] Required Integer
Str [in] Optional String Default value: "Delays script execution for ... milliseconds."
Result None
Applies To
The method is applied to the following object:
Parameters
The method has the following parameters:
ms
The number of milliseconds during which you want to delay script execution.
Str
Specifies the text displayed by the TestComplete indicator icon during a delay. The default value of Str is "Delays script execution for ... milliseconds.", where ellipsis means the number of milliseconds specified by the ms parameter.
You can format the Str string, for example, specify the delay time value within it:
JavaScript, JScript
var ms = 5000;
var HelpStr = "Delaying test run for " + ms + "milliseconds.";
BuiltIn.Delay (ms, HelpStr);
Python
ms = 5000
HelpStr = "Delaying test run for " + str(ms) + "milliseconds."
BuiltIn.Delay(ms, HelpStr)
VBScript
ms = 5000
HelpStr = "Delaying test run for " & ms & "milliseconds."
BuiltIn.Delay ms, HelpStr
DelphiScript
var ms, HelpStr: OleVariant;
...
ms := 5000;
HelpStr := 'Delaying test run for ' + aqConvert.VarToStr(ms) + 'milliseconds.';
BuiltIn.Delay (ms, HelpStr);
C++Script, C#Script
var ms = 5000;
var HelpStr = "Delaying test run for " + ms + "milliseconds.";
BuiltIn["Delay"](ms, HelpStr);
If you need more sophisticated formatting, use the aqString.Format method.
Result Value
None.
Remarks
This method is obsolete. It is supported for backward compatibility only. To delay the test execution, use the aqUtils.Delay method.
See Also
Delaying Test Execution
Delay Method
Format Method
Pause Method
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The Elizabeth Plankinton mansion was built in 1886 by John Plankinton in anticipation of of his daughter, Elizabeth's, marriage to British sculptor, Richard Hamilton Park. Unfortunately before the couple were married and could move into the new home, Park changed his mind and ran off with a dancer from Minneapolis. After that event Elizabeth chose not to live in the palatial structure and spent much of her time abroad. The mansion was empty until 1896 when it was purchased by the widowed Mrs. Hugh L. Johnston. The Knights of Columbus began using the structure in 1910 and would occupy it until it was destroyed in 1980. Marquette University purchased the land around the mansion in 1975. The Elizabeth Plankinton mansion was on the list of the National Register of Historic Places and many students, polticians and citizens protested when they learned of plans to tear it down. However, their efforts were to no avail, as bulldozers began demolishing the building on October 11, 1980, before the permits were issued for such activities.
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Niihau (nēˈhou) [key], island (1990 pop. 230), 70 sq mi (181 sq km), in Kauai co., Hawaii, W of Kauai island. It is mostly arid lowland, rising to 1,281 ft (390 m) at Paniau Mt. The island is suitable for cattle grazing. Niihau, privately owned since 1864 when it was purchased from the Hawaiian kingdom by an American family, is operated as a ranch.
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How classic literature can contribute to the vital quest for meaning.
With a symphonic integration of all the resources of language, great love poets take the most elusive nuances, thrills, mysteries, and motifs of love and throw them into sharp relief.
Experience the power of poetry to sharpen our vision, intensify our feelings, deepen our souls, and expand our capacity to love.
One of the great joys of the present school year has been the addition of an art appreciation class, taught by art enthusiast and VanDamme Academy teacher Luc Travers. Mr. Travers' unique approach to analyzing a work of art has transformed my esthetic life, enhancing...


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ROME.- Roman churches, funerary monuments and museums where artistic treasures are housed have been damaged in the Italian region affected by the earthquake. Even though the extent of the damage has not been calculated, David Rijser, an expert in Classic and Renaissance antiquities has tried to calculate the losses.
"It has been a true drama, there is a lot that has been lost, said David Rijser to Radio Nederland. In 1985 I visited the Abruzzo region for the first time. At that time there were no tourists, he told reporter Philip Smet by telephone. These days there are few art lovers in the region even though there are a lot of places that deserved to be visited. In L' Aguila and its surroundings there are many Roman and Gothic churches and other buildings from the XIII, XIV and XV centuries.
Italy today lives the tragedy caused by the earthquake that hit a region that is the birthplace of art and civilization. No other catastrophe can ever erase the memory of those who, throughout the centuries, marked the identity of their cities.
Among the masterpieces destroyed were the gothic church of Maria di Collemaggio, built in the 13th century in the mountainous region of Abruzzo that was the epicentre of the quake.
Sources from the Italian Superintendency of Cultural Heritage have stated that the Caracalla Thermal Baths, in Rome, have suffered damages due to the earthquake. Other Roman monuments in Rome have not suffered damages.


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Today I would like to talk about a very interesting computer vision technique to control robots: Visual Servoing. Also called Vision-Based Robot Control, is a technique which uses the information gathered from a vision sensor (usually a camera) to control the motion of a robot.
A very good start point is the tutorial Visual Servo Control, Part I: Basic Approaches by F. Chaumette and S. Hutchinson published at IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 13(4):82-90, December 2006.
The basic idea of a visual-based control scheme is to minimize the error between a set of measurements (usually a set of x,y coordinates of several image features) taken at the goal point of view and the set of measurements taken at the current point of view.
In this post I will not go into the details of the method, for that I refer you to the article cited above. But, instead I would like to show you a video, of the simulated robot I am working with, doing Visual Servo Control.
First the robot is activated and it learns how the target pattern "looks like" from the starting point of view (this will be the "goal point of view"). Then the target pattern is moved 6cm up. Obviously, at this position the point of view of the target that the camera sees is different than before, so the robot adapts itself to match the original point of view.
Later the target is moved 50cm towards the robot and again it moves itself so the goal point of view of the target is achieved.
The demo has been developed using Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio and EmguCV