Processing Settler Toxicities: Part II
Toxicity is violence.
The etymology of the word "toxic" comes from the greek word for bow and arrow, to the word for arrow poison. I don't often turn to etymology for meaning, but I think it is worth keeping in mind the direction and agency and intentionality of the poisoned arrow in discussions of toxicity. So often, we speak about the toxic as something already-there, a latent substance in the environment or in our food or in our bodies. I want to trace the poison back to the flight path of the arrow, to the archer. I want to remember that he aimed to kill us when he raised his bow.
Toxicity refers to the capacity of a substance to harm or debilitate or kill an organism. Another word for toxicity is "poison," but this is not how industry likes to talk about toxicity, perhaps because "poison" is a verb.
My work is with and for Indigenous land defense. Currently, the most vicious attacks on our territories, the biggest threats to our lives and futures and lands, come from resource extraction. Our opposition to oil and gas and mining is twofold:
 1. to prevent the (further) toxic contamination of our land, water, and air in light of the toxic effects of mine tailings spills, pipeline breaks, and air-borne poisons
 2. to re-occupy our territories to assert Indigenous sovereignty and to protect these territories for Indigenous use, including hunting, fishing, trapping, medicine gathering, and ceremony.
The more toxic our territories become, the harder it is to live on them. When we can't hunt or fish or gather medicines, how will we fulfill our responsibilities as Indigenous peoples? Toxicity harms us as individual bodies, and also as social and cultural bodies. It threatens our existence as peoples.
Toxicity is violence. More specifically, it is settler colonial violence. Toxicity and the invasive infrastructures it spills from separate us from the land by damaging our relations to it. If our lands are toxic, the more we engage in our cultural practices, the more we risk harming our bodies. Toxicity turns our relations against us. It kills us through connection. It eliminates us as Indigenous peoples by making Indigenous practices dangerous. Don't eat the fish, don't drink the water, don't gather the berries. It does the work of settler colonialism by destroying to replace. Our ways of sustaining ourselves, our local economies, our food provision, our medicine, are cleared for the expansion of an economy based primarily on oil and gas. Here, the pipeline spills and toxic emissions, while perhaps "accidents," are not without direction or intent. Trace the poison arrow back through its flight path, to the archer. Who is holding the bow?
Chemical toxicity harms us through contact. Our intimacy with the land and water and air and other-than-human relations means we ingest the poison. It is absorbed through our porous skin. We breathe it in.
Settler toxicity and toxic masculinity also operate through intimacy. Regimes of property ownership that naturalize the theft of Indigenous land take form in settler men. The cowboy. The pipeline man camps. The john. It is no wonder that the rates of sexual violence against Indigenous women and girls increase at the frontiers of oil and gas expansion. Settler toxicity harms us through contact. Our intimacies turn dangerous.
While chemical toxicities from resource extraction and industrial and military development cause slow death for Indigenous peoples, either through the illnesses produced by environmental destruction or the generational elimination of Indigenous ways of life, toxic settler masculinities have already fully infected settler state governance and law. As Indigenous feminist scholars (Joanne Barker, Jennifer Denetdale, Mishuana Goeman, J. Kehaulani Kauanui, Audra Simpson, Leanne Simpson, to name only a few) have pointed out, the sexualisation and sexual exploitation of Indigenous women served/ serves to destabilize Indigenous political orders by removing women and two-spirit people from the realm of decision makers and leaders. Reduced to property through heterosexual marriage, removed from leadership by the imposition of patriarchal settler governance structures, pacified through the threat of violence, Indigenous women and two-spirit people are transformed into white possessions, much like the land itself. Toxic settler masculinities harm our bodies, and (as L. Simpson points out), target the reproductive potential of autonomous Indigenous nations. They target the existence of alternatives to heteropatriarchal white possession. Our intimacies are regulated. Our relations are a technology of control.
Meanwhile, the murderous violence of white men is excused and legitimized by the state, affirming settler control over indigenous land (as property) and Indigenous women (as property). As I prepared this piece, two landmark cases went to trial. In each, a white man was acquitted after killing an Indigenous person. I'm going to briefly describe the two cases, here. I focus on the toxic settler masculinity that permeates these decisions, and not on the spectacle of Indigenous suffering they caused. I focus on the violent men. I'm going to hold the names of the Indigenous victims until the end of this article, because I believe they deserve to be held apart from anecdote and the analysis of their killers.
Toxic settler masculinity 1: white men and defense of property
On August 9, 2016, Gerald Stanley shot and killed a young Cree man. The young man was sitting in a car that his friends had driven onto Gerald Stanley's farm in rural Saskatchewan. The driver and other passengers had exited the car. Stanley claims they were attempting to steal his property. He approached the car with a handgun, fired several shots in the air, and then shot the young man in the head at point-blank range. He claimed the gun misfired—forensics experts found no evidence of this. When the young man's girlfriend, distraught, ran up to Gerald Stanley's wife asking why he had killed her boyfriend, she replied "that's what you get for trespassing." The public debate following the murder exposed a widespread sentiment among white settlers in Saskatchewan that Stanley was justified in the murder of an Indigenous man in order to protect his property/ because the man was "trespassing." It is worth noting that this "trespassing" happened on Treaty 6 Cree territory, territory that can only be considered "private" after the signing of Treaty 6 under conditions of forced starvation, the confining of Indigenous peoples to reservations, and the sale of Indian land to pioneers. Stanley continues the pioneer mentality by protecting his "property" against the perceived threat of Indigenous attack. On February 9, an all-white jury acquitted Gerald Stanley of all charges. There will be no appeal. He murdered an Indigenous man to protect property stolen from Indigenous people, and the courts found him not guilty. He walked.
Toxic settler masculinity 2: white men and sexual violence
On August 17, 2014, police pulled the body of a 15 year-old Indigenous girl from Winnipeg's Red River. She had been wrapped in a duvet and weighed down with rocks. Raymond Cormier was charged with second-degree murder. In secretly recorded conversations, he admitted to wanting sexual relations with the teen. He admitted that she was killed because he "drew the line," because he "found out she was 15 years old." There was no forensic evidence or eyewitness testimony linking him to her death. On February 22, a jury found him not-guilty. He walked.
It is hard to convey the fury and grief that these two cases have caused north of the colonial border. The toxic settler masculinity has so fully permeated the Canadian legal system that it was legal for Gerald Stanley to shoot and kill an Indigenous man for trespassing, and the sexual abuse and murder of an Indigenous girl in Winnipeg is apparently nobody's fault. Here, the violence of Indigenous death is recast as toxicity. It is removed from agency or intention.
Toxicity refers to the capacity of a substance to harm or debilitate or kill an organism. Another word for toxicity is "genocide" but this is not how the state likes to talk about toxicity, perhaps because "genocide" has perpetrators.
We can trace this violence back through the flight path of the arrow, to the archer. The poison on the arrow is a toxic settler masculinity that sees Indigenous land and Indigenous bodies as property. That sees white men as the natural owners, that deems them not-guilty for regrettable Indigenous death. That continues to push the frontier into Indigenous land and Indigenous bodies through extractive industry and the chemical toxicities that follow. Processing and removing these toxicities is work that often falls to Indigenous women. Our physical, mental, and emotional health strain with the labour of removing these toxins from our Indigenous communities. They manifest in violence against us. Indigenous women are the heart of our movements; they are also the liver. (more on the gendered work of *processing* to come in a later post)
I want to end by honouring the lives of Colten Boushie and Tina Fontaine, young Indigenous peoples loved by friends and family. I want to hold up their families, who have not and will not find justice in this toxic settler colonial system, who deserve better than what this system can offer to Indigenous peoples. We will continue to fight against this violence, and to build alternatives. We owe it to you, and to all the young Indigenous people who deserve a future on their sovereign territories, a future free from chemical toxicity and sexual violence and colonial disease. A future free.
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Students who normally enroll in this course are students who are majoring or minoring in mathematics or computer science. Students are required to have some previous knowledge and experience in working with computer applications. This means knowing how to use various mathematical software, and their capabilities and shortcomings. Students extensively use mathematical software such as MATLAB, Maple, Mathematica, Excel and OPL Studio.
Students work in teams under guidance of LSU faculty or graduate students. Faculty and graduate students at LSU have supervised teams of students on many significant projects, including projects that involve control theory and other important areas. You can read more about some of the teams here and at the Projects by Semester links on this page. During the Spring 2016 semester, the focus in the Clinic was on 3D printing and 3D scanning. The emphasis in Math 4020 is on the success of the teams and students' contributions to them. Students often meet with clients who visit to give feedback, and then team members give oral presentations. This gives students a unique opportunity to communicate results to people who are interested in the end product more than the technical details. Problems and projects come from refineries, hospitals, security agencies, banks and other departments and industries.

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Museu Soares dos Reis: The Oldest Art Museum In Portugal
Museu Soares dos Reis is the oldest Art museum in Portugal and is located in Porto. This national museum was established in 1833 to educate and showcase art procured from monasteries and convents after they were dissolved. Today, the Museu Soares dos Reis houses a highly valuable collection of glass, ceramics, paintings, and jewelry.
The National Museum Soares dos Reis is located in the historical Carrancas Palace in Porto and turned into one of the most famous art museums in Portugal, displaying many of the masterpieces of Portuguese art. Some of the most famous are the art works by the Portuguese sculptor Antonio Soares dos Reis, to whom the museum is dedicated.
Museu Soares Dos Reis in Porto was actually set up by King Peter IV as Museu Portuense (Porto's Museum) in 1833. Housed then, at the St. Anthony's Convent, in the heart of the city. The exhibits of the museum were primarily religious artifacts and art pieces collected from missions and convents as well as pieces from the followers of King Peter IV's rival, Miguel I of Portugal, who had lost to Peter IV in 1832. However, the museum made many more acquisitions during the entire 19th century, while the focus always remained the art collections.
After three decades, the museum was shifted from the city center to its current location at the ancient Carrancas Palace. Also, new and improved facilities were added, including those for the exhibits and their storage. From 1992 to 2001, the repository was renovated and expanded under the supervision of Fernando Tavora, a known architect in Porto.
The neo classical Carrancas Palace, home to the Soares dos Reis Museum was built around the turn of the 19th century as a residence and workshop for the 'Moraes-e-Castro' family. The design of the palace is similar to neo palladian style buildings like the St. Anthony Hospital and the Feitoria Inglesa (English Trading Post) in Porto. The interiors of the palace were designed by Luis Chiari, who used stucco and wall paintings for effect.
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Mark Belinsky, vice president and general manager of Immersion's Mobility and Gaming group said: "though touchscreens offer many benefits, the loss of tactile feedback when a user makes an onscreen selection can create usability problems. TouchSense technology helps solve these problems and supplies a new and unique feature that people like -- and a powerful differentiator."
Comprising circuit and mechanical specifications, firmware, APIs, and vibration, or tactile "effect" libraries, TouchSense technology provides high-speed control over a small electromechanical actuator, like those in mobile phones.
Using the TouchSense API, the portable device's software application is programmed to respond to touch input by making calls to the TouchSense executable, running in the background on the host processor. The executable generates signals through the Immersion-specified drive circuit, which controls the vibrations of the actuator, mounted to the side or rear of the device's display. These finely tuned vibrations create sensations that can feel to the user like a button press or release.
This kind of technology is particularly interesting for PNDs for which most of the user's commands are done through the touch screen, but in an environment where the driver is supposed to look at the road not at the screen.

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Cryogenic electron tomography (cryoET) is an imaging technique used to reconstruct high-resolution (~1–4 nm) three-dimensional volumes of samples, often (but not limited to) biological macromolecules and cells. cryoET is a specialized application of transmission electron cryomicroscopy (CryoTEM) in which samples are imaged as they are tilted, resulting in a series of 2D images that can be combined to produce a 3D reconstruction, similar to a CT scan of the human body. In contrast to other electron tomography techniques, samples are imaged under cryogenic conditions (< −150 °C). For cellular material, the structure is immobilized in non-crystalline, vitreous ice, allowing them to be imaged without dehydration or chemical fixation, which would otherwise disrupt or distort biological structures.
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Traditionally, in Latin American countries, environmental management policy has been drawn up and implemented in a highly centralised manner, without the involvement of civil society. However, over the last decade, awareness of the importance of including the general public in environmental management has increased. This has generated significant reforms fostering a different relationship between civil society and State bodies. In spite of this, several obstacles continue to conspire against citizen participation in environmental management.


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31.8: Current Growth And Decay In RL Circuits
The current growth and decay in RL circuits can be understood by considering a series RL circuit consisting of a resistor, an inductor, a constant source of emf, and two switches. When the first switch is closed, the circuit is equivalent to a single-loop circuit consisting of a resistor and an inductor connected to a source of emf. In this case, the source of emf produces a current in the circuit. If there were no self-inductance in the circuit, the current would rise immediately to a steady value of ε/R. However, from Faraday's law, the increasing current produces an emf across the inductor, which has opposite polarity. In accordance with Lenz's law, the induced emf counteracts the increase in the current. As a result, the current starts at zero and increases asymptotically to its final value. Thus, as the current approaches the maximum current ε/R, the stored energy in the inductor increases from zero and asymptotically approaches a maximum value. The growth of current with time is given by
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When the first switch is opened, and the second switch is closed, the circuit again becomes a single-loop circuit but with only a resistor and an inductor. Now, the initial current in the circuit is ε/R. The current starts from ε/R and decreases exponentially with time as the energy stored in the inductor is depleted. The decay of current with time is given by the relation
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The quantity inductance over resistance is given by
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measures how quickly the current builds toward its final value; this quantity is called the time constant for the circuit. When the current is plotted against time, It grows from zero and approaches ε/R asymptotically. At a time equal to time constant, the current rises to about 63%, of its final value, but during decaying, at the same time constant, it decreases to about 37%, of its original value.
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dc.contributor.authorRaghuwanshi, Ghanshyam
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dc.identifier.citationGupta, Y., Raghuwanshi, G., Ahmadini, A. A. H., Sharma, U., Mishra, A. K., Mashwani, W. K., . . . Balogun, O. S. (2021). Impact of weather predictions on COVID-19 infection rate by using deep learning models. Complexity, 2021 doi:10.1155/2021/5520663en_US
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dc.description.abstractNowadays, the whole world is facing a pandemic situation in the form of coronavirus diseases (COVID-19). In connection with the spread of COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths, various researchers have analysed the impact of temperature and humidity on the spread of coronavirus. In this paper, a deep transfer learning-based exhaustive analysis is performed by evaluating the influence of different weather factors, including temperature, sunlight hours, and humidity. To perform all the experiments, two data sets are used: one is taken from Kaggle consists of official COVID-19 case reports and another data set is related to weather. Moreover, COVID-19 data are also tested and validated using deep transfer learning models. From the experimental results, it is shown that the temperature, the wind speed, and the sunlight hours make a significant impact on COVID-19 cases and deaths. However, it is shown that the humidity does not affect coronavirus cases significantly. It is concluded that the convolutional neural network performs better than the competitive model.en_US
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Disparities; Access to Care; Medicaid; Vulnerable Populations
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Identifying and eliminating disparities are priorities for State Medicaid programs, especially in the context of increased enrollment through Medicaid expansion. We assessed racial, ethnic, regional, and managed care organization (MCO) differences, as well as time trends before and after Medicaid expansion, in primary care and emergency department (ED) utilization in a large Medicaid program. We performed a cross-sectional evaluation of data from Pennsylvania Medicaid from 2011-2015. Three primary care outcomes included: 1) adult access to primary care; 2) adolescent access to primary care; and 3) pediatric access to dental care. Our fourth outcome reflected ED utilization. We observed significant racial and regional disparities in access to primary care and ED utilization. In the context of Medicaid Expansion, adult primary care and ED utilization had wide racial disparities but were stable over time, while adolescent access to primary care worsened and pediatric access to dental care improved. Hispanic enrollees had higher primary care access compared with non-Hispanics. We additionally identified high and low-performing MCOs, and racial disparities within MCOs. In conclusion, disparity-reducing interventions should address region and MCO in addition to race, and should focus on post-Expansion trends. The state Medicaid program should consider these results in MCO recommendations and contracts.
Parekh, Natasha; Jarlenski, Marian; and Kelley, David
"Disparities in Access to Primary Care and Emergency Department Utilization in a Large Medicaid Program,"
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice: Vol. 11
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Doyle is one of those Michigan towns that barely existed...and when it did, it wasn't for long.
Doyle was located on the border of Macomb & St. Clair Counties in Riley Township. It was created specifically as a post office in 1885 and was also a railroad station along the Port Huron and Northwestern railway, approximately 23 miles west of Port Huron. The railway later became part of the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad.
Some sites reference Doyle as being at the junction of Bordman & Cryderman roads...but the railroad tracks actually went through a half mile north on Riley Center Road, where you can still see where the tracks were originally laid on satellite maps. Another half mile up the road is an old schoolhouse.
Even though Andrew Martin was the first area postmaster, to his chagrin the community was not named after him; that honor went to train agent Charles Doyle.
The Belle River was about 4 miles east of Doyle, from which the town of Memphis reaped the benefits. Water sources for Doyle were the skimpy Ashery Creek (south) and Sage Creek (northeast).
Finally, in 1913, the trains stopped coming through Doyle. With that revelation, the post office had no choice but to shut down for good. Today, no one would ever know there was once the faint glimmer of a village that failed to grow. The old one-room schoolhouse just north of town is now used as a residence.
Looking at satellite maps, it looks like another railway may have come through town, running NW & SW. Just below that is where the Port Huron and Northwestern railway went through, now used as a path for electric wire towers.
When roadtripping near the thumb, add Doyle to the itinerary. There are no stores, gas stations, or eateries so don't plan on stopping to pick up any road munchies here. There are a very few homes scattered around, so be respectful if you visit.


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- Explain to your child that birds have hollow bones. Hollow objects are lighter than solid objects and, because of this, birds use less energy in flight and need less food. Hollow bones may not seem very strong to your child, but in this experiment she'll see how strong hollow bones can be!
- Starting at one of the shorter sides, have your child roll a sheet of printer paper into a tube approximately 1 inch in diameter and 11 inches tall. Tape the edges of the paper so the tube doesn't unroll. Repeat this step with two more sheets of paper so you have three "bones" in all.
- Have your child stand the three bones on end and then balance a paper plate on top. It may help to tape the bones to the bottom of the plate to keep the structure from falling.
- Ask your child how many pennies she thinks it will hold. Have your child write her estimate down on paper, then write down your own estimate.
- Add pennies to the plate one at a time to see how many the structure can hold. Distribute the pennies evenly around the center of the plate to keep the structure balanced.
- Continue adding pennies until the bones collapse and the structure falls. Have your child count the pennies. Were either of your estimates close?
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Brian Derby is Professor of Materials Science in the School of Materials. He is based in the Materials Science centre. His research spans three of the research groups within the School of Materials: ceramics and glasses, biomaterials, nanostructured materials.
Brian graduated in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University in 1978 and obtained his PhD, also from Cambridge, in 1981. He spent 1 year working at the Centre d'Etudes Nucleaire de Grenoble as an ESA Fellow before spending 2 years in Cambridge University Engineering Department as a Research Fellow. He was in the University of Oxford, Department of Materials from 1983 -1998 as a Research Fellow, Lecturer and Reader in Materials Engineering, where he was Director of the Oxford Centre for Advanced Materials and Composites. He was appointed Professor in Materials Science at the Materials Science Centre in 1999. He was elected a member of the World Academy of Ceramics in 2004.
Brian Derby's research interests span a wide range with a focus on the processing-structure-mechanical properties relation in ceramics and glasses, biomaterials and nanostructured materials. Recently he has been at the forefront of research into the development of inkjet printing as a manufacturing tool. He has particular interest in developing methods of characterising materials and processes in situ. Much of this work has been carried out collaborating with industry and other research groups across the world.
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Estimating Productivity of Water at Different Spatial Scales Using Simulation Modeling.
Droogers, P.; Kite, G. 2001. Estimating productivity of water at different spatial scales using simulation modeling. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IWMI. v, 16p. (IWMI Research Report 53) [doi: 10.3910/2009.058]
A clear understanding of the current water balance is required to explore options for water saving measures. However, measurement of all the terms in the water balance is infeasible in terms of spatial and temporal scale, but hydrological simulation models can fill the gap between measured and required data. For a basin in Western Turkey, simulation modeling at three different scales, field, irrigation scheme and basin scale, was performed to obtain all terms of the water balance. These water balance numbers were used to calculate the Productivity of Water at the three spatial levels distinguished to assess the performance of the systems.


Why is spring migration getting earlier?
In Iceland, young trend-setting Black-tailed Godwits are changing the timing of spring migration
Flocks of up to 5000 Black-tailed Godwits gather in Alftafjordur in spring: Tómas Gunnarsson
Flocks of up to 5000 Black-tailed Godwits arrive in Alftafjordur (East Iceland) in spring: Tómas Gunnarsson
In recent years, earlier arrival of spring migrants has been widely reported in birds as diverse as swallows and waders but it's not a universal trend; species such as British Cuckoos and Icelandic Whimbrels have not changed their arrival dates. Interestingly, many of the species that have not advanced timing tend to be those that are declining. By thinking about the mechanisms that enable some species to take advantage of earlier spring warming it might be possible to explain how timings and population changes may be linked.
Are individual Black-tailed Godwits arriving earlier each spring? (Photo: Nigel Clark)
Are individual Black-tailed Godwits arriving earlier each spring? (Photo: Nigel Clark)
The simplest way for spring migration to advance would be for individual birds to change their arrival dates, arriving earlier now (either because they have departed earlier or migrated faster) than they did in previous years. These changes could be facilitated by changes to weather conditions before, during or after migration. In general, the arrival of short-distance migrant species has advanced more than long-distance species, which has led to suggestions that individual birds are able to assess conditions on their breeding grounds from afar, and to 'fine-tune' arrival accordingly. This could explain why long-distance migrants seem less well able to change their schedules than species which have less far to travel.
Figure 1: Changes in first spring arrival dates of six species of waders in southern Iceland from 1988 to 2009 (reproduced from Gunnarsson & Tómasson 2011)
Figure 1: Changes in first spring arrival dates of six species of waders in southern Iceland from 1988 to 2009 (reproduced from Gunnarsson & Tómasson 2011)
This pattern of advances in arrival dates, and greater advances in short-distance migrants is seen in birds arriving into Iceland each spring (Gunnarsson & Tómasson). By monitoring the first dates of a range of migratory breeding species to the area around Laugarás, an inland village in southern Iceland, over the period 1988 to 2009, Tómas Gunnarson and Gunnar Tómasson showed that species which spend the winter further south than France showed no change in arrival, whilst those from further north in Europe were returning earlier. The southern group included the only wader in the Gunnarsson & Tómasson study which uses this migration strategy, Whimbrel (see diagram).
GL-YX on a windy day in western Iceland. He has been seen in eleven years. Despite the vagaries of spring weather, his arrival dates have only been spread over nine days (standard deviation 3.5 days) and have not advanced over the period 2003-2015
GL-YX on a windy day in western Iceland. He has been seen in eleven years. Despite the vagaries of spring weather, his arrival dates have only been spread over nine days (standard deviation 3.5 days) and have not advanced over the period 2003-2015
One of the species that has advanced spring arrival (by about two weeks in the last two decades) is the Black-tailed godwit. Since 2000, we have been recording arrival dates of individually colour-ringed godwits into coastal Iceland – giving us the opportunity to assess whether individuals have indeed brought forward their time of arrival. By making regular visits to the same sites we have discovered that the dates when we first come across individuals are remarkably consistent. Although the arrival of the whole population is spread over a five or six week period, the window in which a specific Black-tailed Godwit appears is generally predictable, whether he or she is a bird that we tend to first see in mid-April or mid-May. There are annual differences, of course, which appear to be linked to periods of adverse weather during the period of the sea-crossing (Gunnarsson et al 2006), from departure points in The Netherlands, The UK Ireland, France and Portugal, but there is no significant trend.
Dates of spring arrival into Iceland of 54 individually marked black-tailed godwits recorded on arrival in between 4 and 8 years, from 1999 to 2012 (reproduced from Gill et al. 2014). Whether an individual arrives early (left-hand birds) or late (right), the sighting dates for each bird are highly consistent.
Dates of spring arrival into Iceland of 54 individually marked black-tailed godwits recorded on arrival in between 4 and 8 years, from 1999 to 2012 (reproduced from Gill et al. 2014). Whether an individual arrives early (left-hand birds) or late (right), the sighting dates for each bird are highly consistent.
timing pop v indivAlthough the arrival date for the population has been advancing at ~0.8 days per year (Gunnarsson & Tómasson 2011), there has been no trend in individual arrival dates (not significantly different to zero days per year); Gill et al. 2014.
Most of the godwit chicks were ringed by groups of volunteers led by Pete Potts and Ruth Croger (Photo: Tómas Gunnarsson)
Most of the Black-tailed Godwit chicks were ringed by groups of volunteers led by Pete Potts and Ruth Croger (Photo: Tómas Gunnarsson)
If individuals are consistent in arrival but the population is advancing, the advance must presumably result from new birds recruiting into the population being earlier-arrivers than recruits from previous years? Fortunately, there is a second long-running set of data that's available to answer this question, in a large part because of the efforts of Pete Potts and Ruth Croger of Farlington Ringing Group. In the period 1999 to 2014, they organised teams of volunteers to ring Black-tailed Godwit chicks in Iceland, with the support of the Icelandic Natural History Museum. Significant contributions to the total of over 350 colour-ringed chicks were also made by Tómas Gunnarsson and José Alves, while researching the breeding ecology of Black-tailed Godwits for the Universities of East Anglia and Iceland.
Dates of spring arrival into Iceland of 46 individuals hatched in different years and subsequently recorded on spring arrival (reproduced from Gill et al. 2014)
Dates of spring arrival into Iceland of 46 individuals hatched in different years and subsequently recorded on spring arrival (reproduced from Gill et al. 2014)
Wader chick mortality is quite high and there are further losses in the eighteen-month period between autumn departure from Iceland and the first return trip, eighteen months later, so it was wonderful to have a sufficiently big cohort of marked recruits to look at patterns and trends. For this study, arrival dates for 46 individuals of known hatch year were available for analysis. As can be seen from the graph, arrival dates of new recruits have been getting earlier, with birds hatched in the last decade arrive around two weeks earlier than individuals hatched in the 1990s.
There are several reasons why recent recruits may be arriving earlier than in previous years, but the most likely is that this is a knock-on effect of advances in godwit laying dates that have occurred in recent decades. Icelandic godwits nest earlier in warmer springs, and the frequency of warmer springs has increased. Early fledging may benefit new recruits, by increasing the time available for them to migrate south, locate a good winter site and be in condition to return early when they recruit into the breeding population (Alves et al. 2013 _URL_ _URL_ As their arrival date will be consistent thereafter, the overall timing of arrival of the population will advance.
Will this young Black-tailed Godwit contribute to our understanding of the timing of migration? (Photo: Tómas Gunnarsson)
Will this young Black-tailed Godwit contribute to our understanding of the changing timing of migration? (Photo: Tómas Gunnarsson)
Many other studies of different species in which individuals are tracked during migration are showing similar levels of consistency in individual timing of migration. What then is causing the variation among species in rates of advance? Long-distance migrants typically arrive later on the breeding grounds and breed quite soon after arrival, while short-distance migrants can have quite large time gaps between arrival and laying, depending on conditions for breeding. Short-distance migrants therefore have more capacity to advance laying dates (because they are on the breeding grounds waiting for suitable conditions), while long-distance migrants, such as Whimbrels in Iceland, arrive later and so cannot breed earlier even in a warmer year. Advances in spring arrival dates may therefore result from advances in laying dates and associated benefits of early fledging for recruits, and lack of advance in long-distance migrants may be a consequence of arriving late and hence being unable to take advantage of early, warm spring conditions.
In the Icelandic subspecies of Black-tailed Godwit, which is expanding in both number and distribution, it is clear that young recruits to the breeding population are driving the advance in timing of migration. We only know this because of the long-term programme of chick ringing by volunteers and because we have been able to record the timing of individual birds' migratory activities over a large number of years. Funding for this work has been provided by the volunteers themselves, NERC , Icelandic Research Council and EU TMR.
This blog is based upon research presented in the following open access paper:
Gill, J.A., Alves, J.A., Sutherland, W.J., Appleton, G.F., Potts, P.M. & Gunnarsson, T.G. 2013 Why is timing of bird migration advancing when


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I know there are not so many of us but I was just asked about Ink on my blog and what you do with it. This arises from someone want more space to take notes in ink without opening the Topic Notes pane and getting all notes in the foreground rather than hidden in a note.
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Do you know what a travelling wave tube is, what it does and how it is made? A new video highlights the innovation, craft and precision required in this technological marvel, refined by world-leader Thales over many decades.
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岳梦恩，谭晓欣，韦星船*，黄浩然，赵丽建，邓翯儿（广州大学化学化工学院，广东 广州 510006）
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Research progress of waterborne ultraviolet-curable paints // YUE Meng-en, TAN Xiao-xin, WEI Xing-chuan*,HUANG Hao-ran, ZHAO Li-jian, DENG He-er
Abstract: The advantages and disadvantages of waterborne ultraviolet (UV)-curable paints, as well as the mechanisms of their preparation and curing were summarized. The research progress, current problems, and future development of the main components of waterborne UV-curable paints including oligomers, photoinitiators, and pigments were described.
Keywords: waterborne ultraviolet-curable paint; oligomer; photoinitiator; pigment; review
First-author's address: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006,China


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California Senate Bill (SB) 188 seeks to provide a broader definition of "race" in California's anti-discrimination law. The bill defines "race" as "inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles." The bill is expected to become law, and employers may want to plan accordingly.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has long held that the meaning of "race" is not limited to skin color. Color discrimination is itself a protected category, which can be defined as discrimination based on pigmentation, complexion, or skin shade or tone. "Race" has a broader meaning and can include physical characteristics associated with race (such as a person's hair, facial features, and height and weight), as well as cultural characteristics related to race (including a person's name, cultural dress and grooming practices, or accent or manner of speech).
Recently, the New York City Commission on Human Rights released new guidance regarding the application of the New York City Human Rights Law to situations involving characteristics and cultural practices closely associated with race. The commission focused in particular on discrimination against hair texture and hairstyles associated with being Black because of the frequency of such discrimination. The commission explained that "[r]ace discrimination based on hair and hairstyles most closely associated with Black people has caused significant physical and psychological harm to those who wish to maintain natural hair or specific hairstyles but are forced to choose between their livelihood or education and their cultural identity and/or hair health." California's SB 188 further reflects this development in civil rights law.
SB 188 makes a series of findings and declarations, including that discrimination against "'blackness,' and the associated physical traits" is pervasive in society and has "permeated societal understanding of professionalism." The bill states that this "Eurocentric image of professionalism... disparately impact[s] Black individuals." Accordingly, the bill expressly includes protections of traits historically associated with race, including protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists.
Key Takeaways for Employers
California employers are likely to see this new standard become law, so they may want to consider taking steps to ensure that their discrimination and harassment prevention programs, as well as their grooming policies, comply with this new standard. For example, companies could train management that the following policies and practices would likely violate the standards set forth in SB 188:
- Having a grooming policy that prohibits twists, locks, braids, cornrows, Afros, Bantu knots, or fades—all of which are commonly associated with Black people
- Having a grooming policy that requires employees to alter the state of their hair to conform to the company's appearance standards, including a policy that requires employees to straighten or relax hair (which involves the use of chemicals or heat)
- Having a grooming policy that bans hair that extends a certain number of inches from the scalp, thereby limiting Afros
- Having a grooming policy that requires "professional hair" or "clean and tidy hair" but is applied to mean that employees cannot wear Afros, locks, twists, or braids
- Forcing Black people to obtain management approval prior to changing hairstyles but not imposing the same requirement on other people
- Requiring only Black employees to alter or cut their hair or risk losing their jobs
- Telling Black employees with locks that they cannot be in a customer facing role unless they change their hairstyle
- Refusing to hire a Black applicant with cornrows because his or her hairstyle does not fit the image the company is trying to project to customers
- Mandating that Black employees hide their hair or hairstyle with a hat or visor
Instead, employers may want to consider adopting the following policies and practices:
- Adopting a grooming policy based on rules that are valid, nondiscriminatory, have no disparate impact, and are uniformly applied
- For example, the policy may include a race-neutral rule requiring employees to keep their hair neat and clean.
- Similarly, a company could adopt a rule requiring all employees to secure their hair for bona fide safety or hygienic reasons.
- Revising discrimination and harassment prevention policies to broadly define race to include physical and cultural characteristics associated with race
- Supplementing harassment prevention training programs with hypotheticals that further illustrate the broad meaning of race-based harassment and discrimination
- These examples may include, as the EEOC has explained, unfair height and weight standards that have an adverse impact on Asian Americans and hairstyling rules that have an adverse impact on Black women.
- Emphasizing that a respectful workplace does not condone teasing or joking about traits that have historically been associated with one's race or ethnic identity in harassment prevention trainings


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Purpose: To evaluate if using the laser fluorescence (LF) device improves the detection of early or more advanced occlusal caries lesions in primary teeth. Materials and Methods: A total of 181 occlusal sites in primary teeth were assessed by one examiner using DIAGNOdent. The same examiner and a second examiner evaluated 72 of the sites again to assess intraand inter-examiner reproducibility. After histological validation, lesions were divided at three thresholds according to the lesion depth: outer half of the enamel (D1), inner half of the enamel (D2) and dentine (D3). The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and area under ROC curve were calculated for cut-off points for the sample considering the aforementioned thresholds. The parameters were compared using chi-square test and by comparison between unpaired ROC curves. Results: The overall LF performance was better at dentine threshold than at enamel threshold. The higher specificity was found at D3 and D2, and higher accuracy at D3 (P < 0.001). The intraand inter-examiner agreements were classified as good or excellent for all thresholds. Conclusions: The LF device performs better at the dentine threshold than at the enamel threshold. This method does not perform well in detecting initial enamel caries lesions.
Keywords: dental caries, early detection, laser fluorescence, occlusal surface, primary teeth


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|Taekwondo Bible, Vol.2||
8. Unity of Samjae and Kang-Yu
8-3. Failure of Technique
People cannot use Taekwondo techniques although they've learned them. For they
didn't learn them exactly. For they didn't learn exact techniques. What is the
reason you don't learn exact techniques? First you don't understand the substance
of Kang-Yu, and second you have no idea of Samjae even though you understand
Kang-Yu substantially. What's the reason you don't understand the substance
of Kang-Yu? Because you only imitate the technical motions yet losing the truth
of Kang-Yu. What's the reason you have no idea of Samjae though you know Kang-Yu?
It is also because you lose its invisible foundation in the visible changes
Understanding Kang-Yu with the knowledge of Samjae and TAEKWONDO as its foundation you come to understand the importance of basics. And you also come to understand the importance of training, mental attitude, and furthermore, of the rightness in your life. The right life is the basis of the entire Taekwondo. If you ignore this fact only attached to magnificent motions you will go in vain and danger like those who have exaggerated reputation. Mencius warned of this mistake with his analogy to the water of no source. Hence saying ¡°if a thing has no source, it is like the rain water that collects after a downpour in the seventh and eighth months. It may fill all the gutters, but we can stand and wait for it to dry up. Thus a gentleman is ashamed of an exaggerated reputation.¡±2) Likewise, Taekwondo man should be ashamed of exaggerated magnificence of technique more than the firmness of basics.
To sum up, the foundation of Taekwondo technique is Kang-Yu; the foundation of Kang-Yu is Samjae; and its foundation is Ilgiyae as TAEKWONDO.3) And, the foundation of skill is basic motion; it foundation is training; and its foundation again is mental attitude. And the foundation of mental attitude is ethical(right) life. This is why we say the foundation of Taekwondo is verily ethical(right) life.
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Erosion Control Netting
What is Erosion Control Netting?
Erosion control netting is a temporary measure to protect the soil surface. It is usually made of a synthetic material that is laid and anchored over straw or other mulch to hold the mulch in place and protect it from wind and water damage. It reduces soil erosion and provides a good environment for vegetative regrowth. The material is photodegradable or biodegradable, so it will eventually decompose and is not a threat to the environment.
When is Erosion Control Netting Used?
This practice is often used on areas that may erode near structures such as homes, roads, and bridges. Erosion control netting can be used on small, moderately steep, disturbed areas. Jute or coir netting can also be applied without mulch on flat sites for dust control and seed germination enhancement. However, it should not be used without mulch where runoff quantities are expected to be high. Erosion control netting is not appropriate in all situations, and the local NRCS office can help you decide if the use of netting is appropriate in your case. Situations when netting may not be appropriate include the following.
Steep slopes with sandy soils
Steep slopes with many rocks on the surface
Steep slopes with a lot of burned vegetation remaining
How is Erosion Control Netting Installed?
The soil surface should be reasonably smooth. Rocks and other obstructions which rise above the level of the soil and mulch must be removed. Erosion control netting can be purchased from a construction material supplier. Individual rolls of erosion control netting should be applied up and down the slope and never along the contour. The end of the netting at the top of the disturbed area should be buried in a trench at least eight inches deep. Rolls should be laid out so that edges overlap each other by at least six inches across the slope. When more than one roll is required going down the slope, the ends should overlap by at least three feet in a shingle fashion. This is extremely important!
Anchor pins or staples are used to anchor the netting to the soil surface. Anchor pins are made of rigid, 0.12-inch diameter or heavier, galvanized wire with a minimum length of 10 inches for hook or "J" type pins. Staples should be of wire.09 inches in diameter or greater and should have U-shaped legs at least six inches in length. Longer staples are needed for sandy soil.
Staples or anchor pins need to be driven perpendicularly into the slope face and should be spaced about five feet apart down the sides and center of the roll. Staples at the upper end of a roll and at the end overlap of two rolls should not be greater than one foot apart.
Erosion control netting should go beyond the edge of the mulched or seeded area by at least one foot at the sides and three feet at the bottom. If there is existing vegetation at the boundaries of the area, the erosion control netting should be continued into the stable vegetated area or to the edge of a structure.
Volunteers and NRCS employees apply erosion control netting, construct straw check dams, and use straw mulching to reduce erosion in this small, ephemeral drainage that was severely burned in the Bitterroot Valley during 2000.
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A landscape management model for conserving biodiversity in the Comoros
Host Country Institutions:
- Rapid appraisal of local agroforestry practices and farming systems and Dahari's reforestation and agroforestry interventions to feed into the agroforestry component of the full project proposal;
- Facilitation of landscape management planning workshops with local communities and testing of participatory modelling tools that have potential for application during the full project;
- Assess capacity of community management bodies so as to propose a process of capacity building for the full proposal and potential exchanges;
- Review of Dahari's monitoring and evaluation framework to feed into a proposed system for the full proposal to prove the impact of the work;
- Identify training and exchange opportunities for Dahari staff;
- Meetings with authorities to introduce the partner organisations, discuss relevant legislation and policy, and present the proposed project.


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ABU DHABI, 27th January, 2018 (WAM) — The world's largest reserve of high quality desalinated water, recently announced below the Liwa Desert, is a significant milestone toward ensuring sustainable water security in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, said.
"The directives given by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the follow-up of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region, are the main driver behind ensuring sustainability at the water and electricity sector in line with the Abu Dhabi Plan 2030 and the UAE Water Security Strategy 2036, aimed at providing water security, social welfare and economic wellbeing for the entire country," said H.H, Sheikh Hazza after a field visit of the world's largest reserve of high quality desalinated water which has been secured in a network of 315 recovery wells lying up to 80 meters below the Liwa Desert.
The wells are fed by one of UAE's longest water pipeline networks which runs the water from Shuweihat desalination plant at a rate of 7 million imperial gallons (approx. 32,000 m3) / day over 27 months.
The reserve, which has at its core an infiltration and recovery system sitting atop a natural fresh water underground aquifer, was first investigated in 2002.
H.H. Sheikh Hazaa commended the efforts made by Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity (ADWEA) in implementing the mega project, saying it is added to the track record of achievements made by the authority in this essential sector to the country's economy.
Present during the visit were Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, Dr Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei. Secretary-General of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Jassem Mohammed Al Zaabi, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office, Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi, Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police, Falah Mohammad Al Ahbabi, Chairman of the Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities, Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, Secretary-General, Environment Authority – Abu Dhabi (EAD), and Dr. Saif Saleh Al Sayari, Acting Director-General of ADWEA, in addition to a number of state officials.
The project was announced on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, which recently concluded in the UAE capital.
The project addresses Abu Dhabi's water security and its resilience through the recharge of groundwater aquifers with high-quality desalinated water, which cannot be stored above ground due to contamination and other factors. The desalinated water is piped from the coast to create the secure, underground reserve system and was accomplished by a multi-national and multi-disciplinary team of experts from EAD, Abu Dhabi Transmission & Despatch Company (TRANSCO), ADWEA, RSB, the independent regulatory body for Abu Dhabi's water and electricity sector, GIZ International, Do. Rainer Consultancy and ACC-POSCO JV.
Established in one of the world's driest areas where rainfall rarely exceeds 10 cms a year, the project has been completed at an estimated cost of AED1.61 billion to deliver a fallback pumping capacity of 100 million gallons of water / day to the emirate if required. The desalinated water percolates into the subsurface through basins with a system of semi-perforated underground pipes to recharge the aquifer using only gravity as a driving force.
The project ensures continuous water supply for Abu Dhabi city and Al Dhafra region and secures the reserve for future generations. Whenever needed, water from the 315 wells, lying up to 80 metres below ground, can be used to recover supplies at any time. The reserve now holds more than 26 million m3 of water (equivalent to 5.6 billion imperial gallons) that can bolster drinking water supply when needed.
"Long-term wellbeing of our communities is enhanced by the maintenance and enhancement of groundwater while being conscious that we need to progress additional recharge and recovery projects to optimize flexible allocation of water as required," said Razan Al Mubarak.
Throughout the implementation of the project, considerable attention was paid to the use of highly engineered, environment-friendly specification materials, which were deemed appropriate to the Liwa area. The infiltration basin was insulated with protective materials, including a gravel mix of large pore stones to evenly distribute water and ensure better filtration.
The 160-kilometre pipeline from the strategic water reserve site to the Madinat Zayed distribution network in Abu Dhabi city consists of approximately 9,000 sections of welded pipes some of which measure 1.2 metres in diameter, and are up to 18 metres long. The sections had to be transported into the desert and pieced together through high precision welding which would take up to five continuous hours per section with stringent, follow-on X-ray inspection to ensure the system was leak-proof and could withstand the prevailing water pressure for a minimum of 50 years.


In this article, we go over:
 1. How PostBeyond user accounts can be generated via SSO
 2. The solution to ensure these accounts are organized within your company's instance
 3. How to set up the SSO Default Group
How are PostBeyond user account's Generated via SSO
If an employee is found within the IdP group of the PostBeyond SSO application and they do not have a PostBeyond user account, clicking SSO from the PostBeyond login page will generate an account:
If a user's account is created in this method, they are automatically put into the Core/All group of the instance, which might not be ideal for a program as this is typically the group that has access to all content.
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Original Name : Grand Anglo-Français Blanc et Noir
Type : Braccoid
Male size : 25½-28½ inches
Female size : 24½-26¾ inches
Degree of grooming :
Countries of origin : France United Kingdom
These brave, powerful dogs are built to chase down big game like wild boar and roe. Muscular and strong boned, Great Anglo-Francais White and Black Hounds are as hardy and robust as their kinship to the Gascon Saintongeois would suggest.
Strong, rather short with parallel skull and muzzle lines.
Straight, well supported back, fairly broad, rather short loins, slightly sloping croup, well filled flanks, broad, deep chest.
White and black mandatory, with large black mantle and patches more or less widespread with or without black or bluish speckles, even small tan markings, but only on the legs.
Medium length, fairly flat at the base, curling towards the tip.
Strong at the base, long and straight, tapering to a slender point.
Smooth, fairly strong, close.
The forefather of the Great Anglo-Francais White and Black Hound breed is the Anglo-Saintongeois, a type that first appeared in the mid 19th century as a cross between the Hound of Saintonge and the Foxhound. The breed population is around 2000 and some 200 puppies are born every year. They are used in 20 or more roe deer packs and one deer pack. They are friendly dogs that form close relationships with humans and are easy to manage in packs.


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The cycle double covering conjecture states that every bridgeless graph admits a collection of cycles such that every edge in the graph is contained in exactly two cycles from the collection (allowing repetitions). The counterexample with the smallest number of edges is proved to be cubic. My first question is that whether it is true that such a minimal counterexample has the property that removing every edge yields a bridge. In other words, is it true that if $G$ is a graph with a cycle double covering, then $G\cup e$ also has a cycle double covering, where $e$ is an added edge between two vertices of $G$?
My second question is whether anything is known regarding cycle coverings that cover every edge the same number of times.
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No. In a minimal counterexample of the cycle double cover conjecture, removing an edge creates no bridges. The reason is simple. If such an edge existed, then contracting it would yield a smaller counterexample. In fact it is known that a counterexample to the cycle double cover conjecture with the smallest number of edges is a Snark. For more information I suggest looking at M. Chan's survey on the cycle double cover conjecture.
As for your second question, it is known that every bridgeless graph has a cycle cover which covers every edge precisely $2k$ times for every $k\geq 2$. So in particular there is always a cycle 4-cover. This is all stated with references in the survey I mentioned above.
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Thanks Gjergji. So it follows that such a minimal graph $G$ admits a cycle covering so that every edge is covered exactly $2E-2$ times, where $E$ is the number of edges of $G$. Maybe there is a more trivial way of covering a graph with cycles that cover all edges the same number of times? Also do we know for example if there is a quadruple covering (or a number smaller than $2E-2$)? – Hej Jun 4 '12 at 2:03
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Bamasaba, Masaba in Uganda
Largest Religion
Main Language
Introduction / History
The Bamasaaba are a Bantu people group of about 1,000,000 who live in eastern Uganda, Mbale and Sironko Districts, adjacent to Mt. Elgon at the Kenyan border. They migrated from Kenya and were the first people to inhabit the western and southwestern slopes of Mt. Elgon (known as Mt. Masaba by the locals). The area is considered the food-basket of Uganda and is also known for producing high-quality Arabica coffee, the main cash crop.
The Bamasaaba are subsistence farmers, growing bananas, sweet and Irish potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, maize, beans, carrots, passion fruit and onions. They also raise cattle and other livestock and trade on a small scale. The main custom that distinguishes them from other tribes is their tradition of male circumcision. They see this rite as their defining feature as a tribe. They also have different naming rituals and worship a different local god than their neighbors although the majority belongs to one of the many Christian churches in the area. The problem they face is the dense population and minimal land; a father's land is inherited by all of his sons, so the land is being divided further and further into very small plots.
Where are they Located?
They live in the Mbale, Sironko, Bududa, Manafa and Bulambuli districts of Uganda.
What are Their Needs?
They need proper housing; especially housing situations that can withstand floods and landslides. They also need clean drinking water.
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People Name General Masaba
People Name in Country Bamasaba, Masaba
Population in Uganda 1,855,000
World Population 1,910,000
Countries 2
Progress Scale 3.2
Least-Reached No
Indigenous Yes
Alternate Names Gishu, Gisu
Affinity Bloc Sub-Saharan Peoples
People Cluster Bantu, Central-Lakes
People Name General Masaba
Ethnic Code NAB57d
People ID 13561
Country Uganda
Region East and Southern Africa
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country East, Mbale and Sirinko districts, adjacent to Mount Elgon. Source: Ethnologue 2010
Masaaba (1,855,000)
Masaaba 1,855,000
Bible Translation Status (Years)
Bible Portions Yes (_PHONE_)
New Testament Yes (_PHONE_)
Complete Bible No
Audio Bible Online
Format Resource
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings Online New Testament (FCBH)
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Masaaba
Major Religion Percent
0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 25.00 %)
83.00 %
Ethnic Religions
10.00 %
0.00 %
5.00 %
0.00 %
Other / Small
2.00 %
0.00 %
Christian Segments Percent
45.0 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
Other Christian
0.0 %
5.0 %
Roman Catholic
50.0 %
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%0 Journal Article %A GONG Hong-En %A LIN Ping %A WANG Kai-Liang %A YAO Xiao-Hua %A YE Si-Cheng %A ZHUO Ren-Ying %T Cloning and Expression Analysis of Citrate Synthase(CS) Gene in Camellia oleifera %D 2016 %R 10.7525/j.issn._PHONE_.2016.04.011 %J Bulletin of Botanical Research %P 556-564 %V 36 %N 4 %X A citrate synthase(CS) gene were isolated from Camellia oleifera by RT-PCR. The full-length cDNA of the CS is 1416 bp in size, encodeding a deduced polypetide of 471 amino acids with estimated molecular weight of 52.74 kD and theoretical isoelectric point of 6.95. Homologous alignment showed that the deduced protein had high identities with the CS proteins of other plants, therefore the gene was named as CoCS(Genbank No.KU161147). By phylogenetic tree analysis, CoCS had close genetic relationships with Rhododendron micranthum and Vitis vinifera. By qRT-PCR, the expression of CoCS in root was induced by phosphate deficiency and increased at first and decreased subsequently. The expression patterns of CoCS were different among different tissues and different cultivars. %U _URL_


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Alachlor is a chloroacetanilide herbicide. It is a carcinogen, ground water contaminant, developmental or reproductive toxin, and a suspected endocrine disruptor. Pesticide Action Network lists it as a Bad Actor pesticide. In California, alachlor is most commonly used on corn and beans. It causes slight acute toxicity. Alachlor is made by Monsanto and sold under the trade name Lasso.
Pollution of Waterways
According to a 1999 U.S. Geological Survey publication, alachlor was among the top herbicides found in streams in agricultural areas. However, in shallow groundwater in agricultural areas, it is more common to find breakdown products of alachlor than finding alachlor itself.
Resources and Articles
Related SourceWatch Pages
- Alachlor, Pesticide Info Database, Pesticide Action Network, Accessed September 29, 2011.
- Different pesticides dominate in different land-use areas, U.S. Geological Survey, Circular 1225, Accessed September 29, 2011.


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Utah's Best-Kept Secret: Capitol Reef National Park (PHOTOS)
By Lorraine Boissoneault
Published Mar 27 2014 08:42 PM EDT
Most tourists heading out to the American West to explore frontier towns and vast wildernesses stop by parks like the Grand Canyon and Yosemite and Bryce Canyon. But all those caravans are missing one of Utah's best-kept secrets: Capitol Reef National Park.
The spectacular geologic formations that characterize the park are part of the Waterpocket Fold, a wrinkle in the earth created by underlying faults that extends for almost 100 miles, says the National Park Service. The uplifted ridges have been eroded by wind and rain and transformed into cliffs, mazes, canyons and cathedral-like domes.
(MORE: Where the Forest Meets the Sea - Breathtaking Landscapes of Oregon)
Although modern travelers seem to overlook Capitol Reef National Park, our ancient ancestors didn't. Archaic people traveled through the canyons and left petroglyphs etched in the walls, providing evidence of their unique culture that began around 500 CE. Following the Fremont Culture more than a thousand years later, the Mormon pioneers arrived in the area and planted orchards of fruit. Today, the park has around 3,100 fruit and nut trees, making it the largest historic orchards in the National Park System.


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Cimetidine reduces the production of
stomach acid. It helps prevent stomach and intestinal ulcers and treat
existing ones. It can also soothe stomach and esophageal inflammation
and decrease gastric and esophageal reflux. Cimetidine is used in cats,
dogs, horses, and sometimes other animals, including ferrets, rabbits,
small rodents, reptiles, swine, and cattle.
Benefits of Cimetidine:
- Treats current stomach
and intestinal ulcers
- Helps prevent stomach and
- Treats gastritis and esophagitis
- Treats some hypersecretory
- Decreases stomach acid production
- Reduces acid reflux to promote
comfort and prevent internal damage
- Makes your pet more comfortable
- Prescribed for use in a
variety of animals
Use of Cimetidine varies based on the
type of animal, body weight, and the condition for which it is being
used. Use only as prescribed by your veterinarian. Tablets are given
by mouth. Administer the exact dosage prescribed at the prescribed frequency
and for the prescribed duration. Follow all veterinarian-provided instructions.
Store out of the reach of children
Keep Cimetidine at controlled room
temperature, protected from light.
It is a violation of Federal Law
to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling.
Cimetidine prevents and treats abomasal,
duodenal, and gastric ulcers, as well as esophagitis, stressand drug-induced
erosive gastritis, uremic gastritis, duodenal gastric reflux, esophageal
reflux, and certain hypersecretory conditions. The basic mechanism by
which Cimetidine works is blocking the action of histamine in the stomach,
lessening acid production.
Cimetidine requires a prescription
from your veterinarian.
Cimetidine is only for use in animals
for which it has been prescribed. Not for use in humans.
Do not allow children to handle or
Review all package directions and warnings
Keep this product out of reach of children
and animals. Do not use or store in or near open flame or heat.
Cimetidine is intended only for use
in animals that have a prescription for the medication. Do not use in
other animals or humans.
Administer Cimetidine exactly as prescribed
by your veterinarian.
CAUTION: Not for use in animals
with hypersensitivity to cimetidine. An allergic reaction requires immediate
veterinary care. Signs may include itching, rash, hives, facial swelling,
cold limb, seizures, shock, or coma.
Use with caution in elderly animals
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Cimetidine may interact with a number
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For this thesis a new concept, the Passive Remote Electromechanical Dynamic Absorber (RDA) is investigated. The current design utilizes piezoelectric elements to convert the mechanical strain energy of a parent system into electrical energy, which is fed into the RDA. The RDA similarly uses piezoelectric elements to convert the applied electrical energy into mechanical self-excitation. A lumped-system model of the coupled system is developed, accounting for the stiffness and mass of both the parent and RDA systems, along with a coupling stiffness term. Additionally, a coupled-system finite element model, developed in Ansys/multiphysics to include a three dimensional representation of the coupled system, is considered. Experimental work is conducted to validate the concept of the lumped system model and to validate the finite element modeling technique. A reasonable correlation between the experimental results and the analytical predictions validate the qualitative analysis. FEA such as was developed for this thesis in ANSYS/Multiphysics can reasonably predict the actual performance of an RDA. Furthermore, analytical predictions of the RDA show successful reduction of the parent response by up to -30 db, in a narrow frequency band around its uncoupled resonant frequency. The overall qualitative agreement between the analytical and the experiment confirm the validity and potential of the proposed Remote Electromechanical Dynamic Absorber for vibration suppression of dynamic systems.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Electromechanical devices--Design and construction; Vibration--Control; Damping (Mechanics)
Department, Program, or Center
Mechanical Engineering (KGCOE)
Nichols, Todd, "Experimental and analytical investigation of a passive remote electromechanical dynamic absorber" (2001). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
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Preparing for Your Neighborhood Clinic Visit
The King County Bar Association, sponsor of the Neighborhood Legal Clinics, has posted a useful checklist for preparing to attend a session at one of their legal clinics. To make the best use of your time please:
1. Decide on the desired outcome or goal.
2. Schedule an appointment at a Neighborhood Legal Clinic.
3. Write a list of specific questions for the attorney.
4. Bring to the clinic appointment:
–Agreements or contracts (signed or proposed)
–Written rules or policies
–Court orders
–Court papers served on you or that you filed with the court
–All letters or emails to and from person or business with whom you have the disagreement
6. Identify all deadlines.
7. Tell the legal clinic volunteer about these deadlines.


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The large shale gas deposit around Blackpool is 50pc bigger than previously estimated, a report by the British Geological Survey is expected to show.
The shale gas drill site in Singleton, Blackpool Photo: © Alamy
The report, due out in the new year, will say that the Bowland Basin to the east of Blackpool contains 300 trillion cubic feet of gas, The Times reported.
Last year, the shale exploration company Cuadrilla estimated there were 200 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Basin.
The latest figure is the equivalent of 17 times the known reserves of the North Sea.
The British Geological Survey is reviewing the UK's shale gas deposits and is expected to publish its findings next year.
Last week, George Osborne, the Chancellor, said shale gas could make a significant contribution to the UK's gas supply by the 2020s, with early production likely to start after 2015.
Mr Osborne said the Government is looking at tax breaks to spur development of shale in the UK, and that the development of the industry would be overseen by a new Office for Unconventional Gas and Oil.
Cuadrilla started exploratory drilling at the Blackpool site in 2011, but after the work was found to be the cause of two small earthquakes in the area, the Government suspended all "fracking", or hydraulic fracturing, the process by which shale gas is extracted.
However the company is expected to get permission to restart work this month.
The new Office for Unconventional Gas and Oil will be responsible for regulating shale exploration, and will make sure "regulation is safe but simple", according to Mr Osborne.
Announcing its gas strategy alongside the Autumn Statement last week, the Government also increased its estimates for the amount of power produced by gas-fired power stations that will be needed by 2030.
As much as 26 gigawatts of new gas capacity may be needed, up from previous estimated of between 10 and 20 gigawatts, the Department for Energy and Climate Change said.


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In search of El Dorado? the experience of migration to France in contemporary African novels /
Abstract (Summary)iii Literary criticism of recent novels about the theme of migration to France often fails to take into account both the reality and experiences of migrants. Worse, critics tend to minimize both the role of French imperialism and the strength of African cultures as they read these works. Their analyses raise the broad question of just how African migration literature can be interpreted to reflect the social realities which frame the action of the protagonists who are most vulnerable to France's contradictory immigration policies. Drawing on the concept of tragedy as both a genre and as a philosophical framework, I analyze four novels that convey the stories of francophone African immigrants to Europe. These are Fatou Diome's Le Ventre de l'Atlantique, Alain Mabanckou's Bleu Blanc Rouge, Bessora's 53 cm and Nathalie Etoké's Un amour sans papiers. The study reveals that the novels' characters, style and narrative progression indicate the authors' attempt to simultaneously articulate the suffering of poorer African migrants and appeal to the Republic to redress it. The search for a middle ground between Africa and France minimizes the Republic's pursuit of power at the cost of African lives. This result contradicts the tragic imperative that the powerful actors receive blame for the suffering of the most vulnerable members of society. The unsuccessful attempt at neutrality also reflects the paradoxical situation of Africans who use the French language to articulate the dilemmas in which the Republic is heavily implicated. This study thus proposes a model of criticism that acknowledges the role of iv migrant experiences, African traditions and critics' personal inclinations in the experience of and narratives about migration to France. It complements works by JeanPaul Sartre, Frantz Fanon and Lewis Gordon that call on intellectuals to accept their implication in pressing social issues and to situate events on a global stage. The study also emphasizes the need to include a range of social, historical and environmental factors in determining the causes of injustice. Above all, it presents reality based criticism as an alternative to literary criticism dominated by theoretical concerns that often minimize the challenges of every day life.
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Etymological Meaning of the Bird of Paradise Flower
All five different Bird of Paradise flowers get grouped together under the Strelitzia scientific name. While the common name comes from the bird-like appearance of the bloom, the scientific name is drawn from Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was married to King George III when the flower was first imported into Great Britain, so the royal gardener named it after her. It's also more commonly called the crane flower in its native home.
Symbolism of the Bird of Paradise Flower
The Bird of Paradise symbolizes many different meanings because it's such an exotic and unusual flower. Everyone that encountered it developed their own idea of the bloom as a symbol. As a native lily from South Africa, freedom and beauty are the two traditional meanings that stand out the most. The Bird of Paradise also means a royalty lineage or bearing due to its association with ruling families. The sheer beauty of the contrasting petals makes it an obvious symbol of excellence and success. It's not commonly used as a birth flower, but it is the floral gift given for the 9th wedding anniversary since the Bird of Paradise is reminiscent of faithfulness. As one of the largest individual blooms used for arranging, it's usually used in the center with clusters of smaller matching flowers to make a statement.
Bird of Paradise Flower Colour Meanings
Since all the Bird of Paradise varieties feature different sets of two contrasting colors, the contrast has more meaning than the specific colors. The look created by combining bright orange and purple or gold and dark blue petals truly makes the flower look alive and like a bird about to take off from the plant's stem. All five varieties sport bright colors rather than muted or pale tones, adding passion and energy to the symbolism behind them.
Meaningful Botanical Characteristics of the Bird of Paradise Flower
While they respond well to being kept in a greenhouse or other humid and warm environment, there is still relatively little breeding of Bird of Paradise plants to produce new varieties. All five types currently available developed in the wild on their own. These plants usually rely on nectar-feeding sunbirds for pollination, so professionals and hobbyists that want to breed their own flowers must do the delicate work themselves with special tools. A few plants that share the same name with the Bird of Paradise are used for medicinal purposes, but the true version is poisonous and offers no medicinal or edible value. The unscented plant also produces no oils or absolutes for perfume formulation.
Special Occasions for the Bird of Paradise Flowers
Wondering when to splurge on a big Bird of Paradise as a gift for someone else? Stick with an appropriate occasion like:
- Birthdays, especially for adults that already have everything else
- Congratulating someone on a promotion, graduation, or other success
- Celebrating the handling of a sticky situation in a graceful way
- Birth and relocation announcements, or any celebration of a new beginning
- Farewell parties for people departing on long trips
The Bird of Paradise Flower's Message Is…
Stay open to new possibilities and seek your freedom wherever you can find it. Explore the world with a sense of optimism and excitement.


Consider a conical pendulum with a 68.0 kg bob on a 10.0m wire making an angle of θ = 3.00° with thevertical. (Consider +i hat to be towards thecenter of the circular path.)
(a) Determine the horizontal and verticalcomponents of the force exerted by the wire on the pendulum.
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(b) What is the radial acceleration of the bob?
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text: David Wilcock displays several examples of hidden ancient builder race bases found in orbit around Saturn. As the early German bell-crafts ventured deeper into the solar system, many ancient ruins were discovered throughout. Amongst the remains they found ancient bases hidden within the hollow interiors of the largest moons. The secret truth of these discoveries has been stealthily disclosed in surprising ways over the years. This presentation was originally presented November 30, 2015.


text: Investigating Media Discourse explores spoken interactions in the media, drawing on contemporary sources from the English speaking world including chat shows, radio phone-ins and political interviews with leaders such as Tony Blair and George W.Bush. The main theoretical framework used in this work is influenced by Goffman, where each media encounter is viewed as a three-way participation framework involving the broadcaster, interviewee and audience, all of whom shape the interaction. The spoken media interactions are analysed from this viewpoint to illustrate how they are managed, how pseudo-relationships are established and maintained and how 'others' are created. O'Keefe brings together methodologies of discourse analysis, conversation analysis and corpus linguistics allowing the media extracts to be explored from different perspectives whilst providing multiple insights. Investigating Media Discourse will appeal to students and researchers of applied linguistics, english language and media. Anne O'Keeffe is Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the Department of English Language and Literature, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland.


Change scan and pattern size
Patterns in an EBSD or EBSDMasterPattern signal s are stored in the attribute as either numpy.ndarray or dask.array.Array. HyperSpy's user guide explains how to access, i.e. index, the data. This section details example uses of scan and pattern indexing specific to EBSD and EBSDMasterPattern objects.
Crop a scan or pattern
A new EBSD or EBSDMasterPattern signal s2 can be created from a region of interest in another EBSD or EBSDMasterPattern signal s by using HyperSpy's navigation indexing method inav. The new signal keeps the metadata and original_metadata of s. Say we, after plotting and inspecting the an EBSD scan, want to create a new, smaller scan of the patterns within a rectangle defined by the upper left pattern with index (53, 82) and the bottom right pattern with index (74, 105):
>>> s
>>> s2 = s.inav[53:74, 82:105]
>>> s2
Or, we want a new EBSDMasterPattern signal with only the 20 keV beam energy:
>>> s
>>> s.axes_manager["energy"].axis
array([10., 11., 12., 13., 14., 15., 16., 17., 18., 19., 20.])
>>> s2 = s.inav[-1]
>>> s2
Patterns can also be cropped with the signal indexing method isig. Say we wanted to remove the ten outermost pixels in our (60 x 60) pixel patterns:
>>> s3 = s.isig[10:50, 10:50]
>>> s3
The same pattern in scan s before cropping (left) and in scan s3 after cropping (right).
A new EBSD scan with patterns binned e.g. by 2 can be obtained using the rebin() method provided by HyperSpy, explained further in their user guide, by passing in either the scale or new_shape parameter:
>>> print(s,
>>> s3 = s.rebin(scale=(1, 1, 2, 2))
>>> print(s3,
 uint64
Note that rebin() casts the data to uint64. This means that in this example, each pixel in the binned scan s3 takes up eight times the memory size of pixels in the original scan s. If you want, you can rescale the intensities to e.g. the uint8 data type range.
This also works for EBSDMasterPattern signals.