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Bengaluru: For hundreds of years, the village of Kokkarebellur in Mandya district of Karnataka, which has considered spot-billed pelicans and painted storks as their 'daughters', is now witnessing a rapid decline in the number of avian visitors to the village. It's a known fact that the birds would come from thousands of miles away and nest in the tall trees that stand in the heart of the village. The same village that was once happy to welcome more than 2000 pelicans, now sees a mere 400 birds or less.
Each year, during the post-monsoon season, hundreds of birds circle over the village of Kokkarebellur and choose a tree to nest in. The pelicans arrive first and settle on the crowns of mature, large-canopied trees. The lighter, more agile, storks come a few weeks later and take up residence on the outer branches. The area in the vicinity of the village offered several large tanks such as the Tailur Kere, Maddur Kere and Sole Kere that provided food for these birds.
The birds were seen nesting in clusters of 15 to 20 pairs per tree. They lay eggs from October to November. The village women have also adopted these birds. They consider them their daughters and the feeling is similar to when their own pregnant daughters come home for childbirth. For over six months, bird and man co-exist peacefully and the droppings of these fish-eating birds rich in nitrates are used as natural fertiliser.
Watch: 'The vanishing wings of Kokkarebellur': Nearly 30 years ago, the village of Kokkarebellur in Mandya district of Karnataka was home to more than 2000 pelicans and the numbers have now dwindled to a mere 400 birds.
For over 500 years the village has been shared by birds and human beings living in perfect harmony. But now this age-old pattern of peace between the avian visitors and their human hosts has been rudely shattered and the very existence of the pelicans is in jeopardy.
Nearly thirty years ago the village provided a home to more than 2000 pelicans. The numbers have now dwindled to a mere 400 birds.
"Lack of nesting space is one of the major factors contributing to the decline in the number of pelicans and storks," said a villager.
There are only about 200 trees left in the village where the birds nest. There has been an increase in demand for firewood to cook food and also to burn bricks that are manufactured here for local use. This has caused the decline in the number of trees both in and around the village.
The increasing conversion of the land for arable crops has also caused the loss of trees that provided vital breeding sites. In the village of Bannahalli, about two kilometers from Kokkare Bellur, both the pelicans and storks have stopped breeding due to lack of nesting space.
From time to time, these birds are also victim to the high-tension line that passes through the village, very near the nesting trees. "Each year about 20 to 25 birds get electrocuted," says a villager.
A recent intervention by the members of the pelican conservation group to increase the distance between the power lines and the neutral lines of the high-tension wires that pass close to the Bellur lake, was successful, as many birds used to get electrocuted while taking off from the lake and landing.
Once the birds have laid eggs, the predators come in large numbers. Cats and dogs feed on these chicks that have fallen from the nest.
The local villagers do manage save some of these chicks. They feed them and raise them to the fledgeling stage so they can return to the wild.
Every season means new life for these birds. How many more seasons of life do we intend to give these birds? With the nesting grounds soon disappearing, who will know or remember these birds once they are gone forever?
Illegal sand mining biggest threat to birds
The illegal sand mining activity seen along the banks of the river Shimsha, about 800 meters away from the village of Kokkare Bellur, is also leading to the shrinking of water bodies which provide food for these migratory birds.
"Sand loads are being transported on bullock carts. It is something of an open secret. Sand collected here is later sold at unimaginably high prices," said a villager.
This story was originally published in Deccan Chronicle May 9, 2016, edition.


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The level switch is an active device designed to give an alarm signal if liquid falls below, or rises above, a preset level. It can be specified with a delay to eliminate false alarms due to turbulence.
Containing a factory programmable microprocessor, the switch offers sink to ground or source voltage output. Its small footprint with limited intrusion into the tank means a reduced risk of damage and a wide range of customer specifiable options make it suitable for most applications.
The switch is designed to operate in both earthed metal and isolated plastic tanks. For high accuracy, it is ideally mounted horizontally at the point where an alarm or control signal is required. However, the switch can be mounted vertically.
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Shotgun patterns are the most important thing to know before you go hunting.
There are many different types of shotgun patterns that can be utilized for hunting.
The first type of shotgun pattern is the "O" pattern, which is a circular pattern with a center point. The second type of shotgun pattern is the "X" pattern, which is a cross-shaped pattern.
The third type of shotgun pattern is the "W" pattern, which looks like an upside down letter "V" and it's usually used for shooting at waterfowl.
The fourth type of shotgun pattern is the "Y" Pattern, which looks like an upside down letter "Y" and it's usually used for shooting at small game animals or upland birds
Introduction: What are Shotgun Patterns?
Shotgun patterns are a type of design pattern that is used to create a map from the user's input data to the output data.
Shotgun patterns are designed for use-cases where one or more input parameters need to be mapped to one or more output parameters. It is also known as a "shotgun approach" because it can produce many different outputs when given different input parameters.
Shotgun Patterns are an example of Object-Oriented Design in which the parameters are objects with specific interfaces and behaviors, and the outputs are objects with specific interfaces and behaviors.
Shotgun Pattern Types and Why You Need to Know Them
Shotgun Patterns are a way to organize your code in a logical manner. This article will explore the various types of Shotgun Patterns, why you need to know them, and how they can help you write better code.
The article will cover the following topics:
- The three types of shotgun patterns
- Why it's important to use them
- How they can make your code more readable and easier to maintain
Patterns for Hunting Different Animal Types
Hunting is a sport that has been around for centuries. Hunting different animal types is a challenge that hunters are faced with every time they go out on a hunt. There are many patterns that hunters use to hunt different animals. They can be broken down into two categories - the type of animal and the environment in which the animal lives.
How to Choose the Right Shotgun Pattern for You?
A shotgun pattern is a type of ammunition that is used in shotguns. It spreads out, or "sprays", the pellets in a wide pattern. Shotguns with this type of ammunition are often used for hunting large groups of animals at close range or for shooting clays.
There are two types of shotgun patterns:
- Full choke: The shot has a tight spread that makes it best to use when shooting at medium ranges and when there are multiple targets.
- Improved cylinder: The shot has an average spread that makes it best to use when shooting at long ranges and when there is only one target.
Shotguns are one of the most versatile and powerful weapons in the game. They can be used to take down enemies at a distance, and they can also be used to take down enemies who are close by.
Shotguns are versatile weapons because they have a wide range of different types of ammunition that you can use with them. For example, slugs will do more damage to an enemy than buckshot, but buckshot will do more damage than birdshot. One thing that makes shotguns so powerful is that you don't need to be too accurate with them in order for them to work well for you.
Shotguns have been around for a long time and there's no sign of them going away any time soon. If you're looking for an effective weapon to add to your arsenal then
Introduction: What is a shotgun pattern, how do hunters pattern a shotgun, and what are the benefits of doing so?
Shotgun patterns are used to create a spread of shot in a cone shape. The pattern is created by the shooter's aim and the choke of the gun barrel.
There are two types of shotgun patterns: open and closed. The open pattern is created by an open choke, which means that it has no constrictions in the end of the barrel. A closed pattern is created by a fully constricted barrel with no gaps or holes.
The benefit of using shotgun patterns is that it allows hunters to hit their target from a longer distance than if they were using single shots, but it also has drawbacks because it can cause more collateral damage to nearby animals than if hunters were using single shots.
A shotgun pattern is an intentional distribution of lead pellets over an area, usually at close range,
What Kind of Pattern is Ideal for Hunting different Animals?
The patterns of animal hunting are not the same for every species. The pattern of hunting a deer is different from hunting a rabbit.
Different animals have different patterns when it comes to their habitat, behaviour, and diet. There are many factors that make up a pattern of animal hunting. Hunting patterns also vary depending on the time of day and season.
Conclusion: Valid Reasons To Practice With A Shotgun Ball Pattern Target
Valid reasons to practice with a shotgun ball pattern target
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Unequal bequests can wreak havoc on a family when they read the will. Children typically expect that assets will get divided evenly. Three children all expect the same amount of money, for example, or they expect to share ownership of real estate.
However, parents sometimes opt to leave unequal bequests, which can lead to some serious disputes. Children feel insulted. They feel like their parents didn't love them as much as their siblings. They feel like the estate plan rips them off. They take all these frustrations to court.
So why do parents do it? Below are four potential reasons that they leave unequal amounts to their kids:
1. Lack of contact
Parents may lose touch with one child over time, while keeping in touch with others. This level of contact can make a difference. They may be willing to leave more to the children they feel closer to, while cutting the estranged child out to some degree — or removing them from the will completely. This is especially an issue if some children ignored the relationship while others actively helped care for their elderly parents in old age.
2. Favoring biological children
With blended families and stepchildren, the biological children may get favor from their parents. This may mean that the way assets get passed down depends on which parent passes away first. Either way, the stepchildren of the remaining parent could find themselves getting less than their brothers and sisters.
3. Favoring one marriage over another
Another potential issue is when parents get remarried and then have biological children with the new partner. Now they have children from an older marriage that failed or ended, and they have children from a current — or at least more recent — marriage. They could favor one set of children, depending on the way that the marriages played out, even though the children have nothing to do with that directly.
4. Providing for those who need it
One of the most common reasons for unequal bequests is when the parents feel that one child needs money more than the other. A child with massive amounts of debt and a low-paying job may end up getting more than a child with no debt and a good career.
The problem is that the child who gets less may feel like it's a punishment for a successful life, rather than a reward. Regardless of the clear need, this can lead to estate disputes.
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One of the subjects that is coming up more and more is that of accompanying children in public bathrooms. When a mother accompanies her daughter, or when a father accompanies his son it's pretty straightforward, but when it's mother/son or father/daughter things becomes a little more complicated. The main rule when taking your opposite-gendered child to the bathroom is this:
You go to your bathroom, no theirs. Fathers take daughters to the men's bathroom, mother's take sons to the women's bathroom.
The tricky question is how old does a child need to be for this practice to become inappropriate? Though honestly that's not the real question, the real question is how old does a child need to be before they can safely be allowed to go to a public bathroom alone? Because as a parent myself I can assure you that safety will win out over impropriety every time.
That's a question that I don't intend to answer right now, and is going to vary from child to child, parent to parent and situation to situation (not all public bathrooms are created equally). What I will say is that I'm a big fan of family bathrooms and one person bathrooms which eliminate these problems and concerns.
Now alert reader Roger recently asked a related and very important question:
What is the proper thing to do when you enter a public restroom, a man is at the wash basins with a young daughter, and the urinals are close by. Do you step up to the urinal or wait until they leave? This has happened to me several times.
That's a tricky one. When the man and his daughter entered the bathroom, there could have been men at the urinal. When they exited the stall (presumably the father and/or daughter went pee in a stall in this case) there could have been men at the urinal. So while possibly a little uncomfortable, there is certainly precedence for men to use the urinals while the daughter is present. But should you start to use the urinals while the daughter is at the sink, especially if the sink is close by?
In general the answer is no. There are obvious exceptions, like the urinals and sinks being in virtually separate rooms, but as a general rule if there is a female child using the sinks in the men's room, and the urinals are close by, you should wait. The time spent at the sinks is almost always very short, so in this case it's best just to play it safe and bide your time until the father and daughter have finished up and left.
1 James { 07.12.13 at 5:57 pm }
Don;t make a big thing about it. Go about your business like nobody is there. It works.
2 Grandma { 07.28.13 at 5:34 pm }
My twin (boy/girl) just turned 5 in June, are now allowed to use a public bathroom by themselves while in a restaurant. I'm upset over this and has discussed it with my son and his wife. But, I lost out. They think ediquette rules that their children can use a public bathroom by themselves. Not just the type with only one toilet, but the type that has a few stalls or urinals in the wall. What is considered the best way to handle this? Am I too old fashion?
3 msykes { 08.01.13 at 8:28 am }
This is not an etiquette issue, this is a safety issue. If the parents don't feel it is safe for the kids to go to the bathroom alone, then the kids should not go to the bathroom alone.
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The bbe algae online analyser is able to test continuously, with results given in real-time. Like all bbe fluorometers, the AOA is able to measure algae concentrations and differentiate between the various classes up to five classes simultaneously.
Alarm levels can be set for green algae, blue-green algae, diatoms, cryptophyceae, yellow substances, as well as the total chlorophyll a measured. The alarm can be used to switch a relay, or to send a certain value to an analogue output.
The algae online analyser has the option of RS232, LAN, or up to 8 analogue outputs for connection to PC or existing SCADA systems.
The software allows the user to select either cell count, or µg/l, and provides straight forward calibration modes for yellow substances and algae fingerprints. The instrument is low maintenance and proven to be an effective tool for monitoring algae.
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The whole blood volume is used as a general guide in estimating reasonable volumes of blood that can be removed safely.
The table below shows values for mean blood volume in children, men and women (Geigy Scientific Tables, 7th Ed; 1971):
|Whole Blood Volume||(ml/kg Body Weight)|
|Newborn, 15-30 minutes of age||76.5|
|Newborn, 24 hours||83.3|
|Children, 3 months||87|
|Children, 6 months||86|
|Children, 1 year||80|
|Children, 6 years||80|
|Children, 10 years||75|
|Children, 15 years||71|
Blood banks consider that 7-9% of whole blood volume can be removed safely on a single occasion in a person in good health and with a hematocrit level not less than 38 volume%. For this purpose, guidelines have been developed that are based on body weight, starting at 41 lb. Available data suggest that similar criteria can be applied also to children weighing less than 41 lb, and to infants and newborn.
The IRBMED has modified and extended the criteria of blood banks, and recommends that they be followed in removing blood from human subjects for research purposes:
1. In human subjects in good health, and a hematocrit of not less than 38 volume%, the following volumes of blood may be removed over a 3-month period, on a single occasion or in divided portions:
Body Weight (lb) Blood Volume (ml) 0-10 20 11-20 30 21-30 50 31-40 100 *41-51 164 *52-63 214 *64-74 260 *75-85 308 *86-97 355 *98-109 403 *>110 450
Body Weight (kg) Blood Volume (ml) 0-5 20 6-10 30 11-15 50 16-20 100 21-25 150 26-30 200 31-35 250 36-40 300 41-45 350 46-50 400 >50 450
* Specified by Blood Banks
2. Additional volumes of blood may be removed in subsequent 3-month periods using the same criteria, as long as the subject remains in good health and maintains a hematocrit level of not less than 38 volume%.
3. If a subject may not be in good health, and in particular may have a cardiovascular, pulmonary or hematopoietic problem, the volume of blood to be removed should be reduced appropriately.
4. If the study protocol necessitates that the volume of blood to be removed exceeds the above criteria recommended for subjects in good health, or that the volume cannot be reduced in consideration of poor health or low hematocrit level, IRBMED may consider approving the project only if the added risk can be justified by the expected direct benefit to the subjects.
5. Whenever the volume of blood to be removed will exceed 1% of whole blood volume of the subject, hematocrit should be determined in advance, to ascertain that it is not <38%. The frequency of monitoring hematocrit levels should be commensurate with the volume of blood to be removed, and the estimated vulnerability of the subject to blood loss.
6. The estimated volume and frequency of blood to be removed, risks associated with blood removal, and the measures to be taken to minimize those risks should be included in the information to be given to the subject in a written informed consent document.

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Apple Pie Chinese Theatre
Apple Pie Language Chinese Theatre is a fun and interactive Speech & Drama programme that focus on improving Chinese oracy skills and boost self-confidence in children. Children are introduced and exposed to the aesthetics of the Chinese language through music and movement, tongue twisters, nursery songs, storytelling, language games, role play, poetry/rhymes recital, speech and drama production based on different genres and themes. By learning through play and the medium of performing arts, children will develop their imagination and creativity, improve their communication and social skills, build up their confidence to effectively express themselves in public. Our aim is to nurture and instill a life-long love and appreciation for Chinese Language in young children.
Chinese Little Theatre
Course is not just speech and drama. It is experiential education, involving a series of comprehensive educational activities carried out through the expression of drama. Through the training in the four elements of Theatre Course: Voice, Speech, Body movement and Drama performance, combined with the liberating nature of our teaching method, the Chinese Theatre Course will develop children's confidence and expressiveness which also help to cultivate children's abilities to Observe, Imitate, Think, Express and Work in teams.
Helen O'Grady Drama
Helen O'Grady Drama programme provides instruction to children in articulation, voice projection, facial expression, body language/gestures and helps them develop confidence and poise for public speaking as well as effective social and communication skills.
Kindergym is a general gymnastics program designed to develop gross motor skills, movement creativity, physical development, tumbling, body awareness and communication skills, while building self-confidence and self-esteem through fitness and fun in a safe environment through our comprehensive gymnastics classes.
Kinderdance introduces the elements of tap, ballet, imagery and acrobatics to develop the child's self-confidence and self esteem whilst encouraging body awareness and improved co-ordination, stability and flexibility.
Pre-Nursery and Nursery children will be taught both numeracy and linguistics as a step to a whole brain approach.
Phonetics Levels 1 & 2 Workshop
The phonics class will reiterate the sounds of the 26 letters of the alphabet, teach letter blending, vowels, consonants and simple frequency words for Level 1 (K1). For Level 2 (K2), comprehension, close passage, vocabulary, composition writing and English rules are incorporated. This program aims for the children to be Primary 1 ready!
P1 Preparatory Maths
We specialize in Higher order Math, Holistic Math and English for pre nursery and nursery as well as phonetics for K1 and K2. We believe in teaching with passion. Help your children be the best versions of themselves
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Specially designed keyboard program for your child that will:
- Experience the strengthening of right brain & speech memory
- Enjoy and appreciate different genres of music
- Have improved motor skills, hand-eye coordination that helps in reading and many other life skills
- Understand keyboard typography and note sequencing better
- Strengthen the foundation musical concepts that will help your child not only in music but the development of the whole child
Early brain development will definitely make a huge difference throughout your child's life. Using proven techniques that develop both the analytical left brain and the intuitive right brain, your child will be equipped to fully maximise their brain power, thus creating faster learning, better memory & recall, and most importantly, confidence to face challenges.
High Touch High Tech Science
Though discovery style learning, hands-on activities and inquiry based dialogue, children are engaged in exciting lessons that encourage them to explore the many wonders of science. The activities include learning how flowering plants reproduce, discovery of fungi, finding more about the footsteps of animals, discovery of our heart, making chlorophyll separate, learning more about the pH scale, discovery of our amazing sense of smell and more!
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An integrated curricula of Science, Engineering, Numeracy and Technology that promotes children's cognitive capabilities to think critically and innovatively, build resilience and flexibility in problem solving and promote digital competencies while having fun building robots and learning to code. The course offers lots of opportunities for hands-on experimentation and exploration, allowing children to learn and build their knowledge through play.
It also develops math's skills and spatial awareness.
John Langrehr Thinking Program
This enrichment is based on a well established principles of thinking psychology. The program is also be supported by a wide range of thinking questions, problem solving scenarios, practical hands-on activities, fun worksheets and learning games.
Abacus-Mental Arithmetic Course
To provide students with a head start in Mathematics. Benefits include improving listening ability, memory and concentration power, boosting thinking ability, building confidence and developing a greater interest in Mathematics.
Public Speaking for Kids
We are the leading Public Speaking School for kids in Singapore. Our comprehensive programs are meticulously crafted by our panel of professional speakers and business leaders to be well-rounded and effective. Our children have multiple opportunities to practice their public speaking skills in front of their peers to ensure public speaking becomes second nature to them.
Read and Write Program (Creative Writing)
The Read & Write Program is offered to Kindergarten 2 students to build confidence and interest in reading and writing independently.
The course encompasses step-by-step guided reading and writing to equip the student for future learning in primary education.
- Each student be able to read independently
- Each student be able to express him/herself creatively in speech and writing
- Logical and sequential thinking in story and event narration
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- To acquire knowledge of Chinese phonetics.
- To be able to substitute difficult or unknown Chinese characters with Hanyu Pinyin in written work.
- To be able to read books with Hanyu Pinyin.
- To improve proficiency in Mandarin.
- Pronunciation of initials, finals and syllables
- The 4 tones and rules of writing tone-graph
- Rules of phonetics spelling
- Nursery rhymes, tongue twisters, etc.
|1||Chinese Speech and Drama|
|3||English Speech and Drama|
|6||Preparatory Classes + Phonetics Level 1 & 2 Workshop|
|10||P1 Preparatory Maths|
|11||High Touch High Tech Science|
|12||Robotics STEM program|
|13||John Langrehr Thinking Program|
|14||Abacus-Mental Arithmetic Course|
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Administrators can configure the following features for learning playlists via the Playlist Preferences page:
- Creator Information
- Follower Information
- External Content
To access the Playlist Preferences page, go to:and click the link.
Important: Learner Home must be enabled in the portal in order for Playlist and External Content functionality to be available.
|PERMISSION NAME||PERMISSION DESCRIPTION||CATEGORY|
|Playlist Preferences||Grants access to the Learning Playlist Preferences, where administrators can configure settings for the Playlist feature.||Learning - Administration|
In the Creator Information section of the Playlist Preferences page, administrators can use the Display creator information toggle switch to enable or disable the display of creator information on playlists. To allow the playlist creator's image and biography summary to display with their playlists, leave the switch in the On (green) position. To prevent the playlist creator's image and biography summary from displaying with their playlists, toggle the switch to the Off (gray) position.
The Display Follower Information setting determines whether or not follower information displays on the Playlist Details page of a playlist. Information included about followers includes the followers' names, profile photos, and positions. To allow follower information to display on the Playlist Details page for playlists, leave the Display Follower Information switch toggled to the On position. To prevent follower information from displaying, toggle the switch to the Off position. Note: The number of followers displays on the Playlist Details page and playlist tiles regardless of this preference setting.
External content can be added to playlists. Using the Enable Duration Fields setting, external content can be accompanied by Duration fields, which playlist creators can use to indicate the duration time of the external content. To allow creators to populate the duration for external content they have added to playlists, leave the Enable Duration Fields switch toggled to the On position. To hide the Duration fields for external content, toggle this switch to the Off position.
You can select default providers for both playlists and playlist external content in the Define Providers section. To set a default provider for either content type:
- Select the drop-down menu for the content type for which you want to define a default provider.
- Scroll through the system providers until you find the desired provider, then click the provider name.
- Click the button at the bottom of the page to save your changes. Your chosen default provider will be applied to the content type to which you made changes.
Define Playlist Max Item Limit
In the Define Playlist Max Item Limit section, enter a value between 20 and 50. The specified value will be treated as the maximum number of items which playlist creators can add to their playlists.
If a playlist creator attempts to add more than the specified maximum number of items to a playlist, they receive an error stating, "You reached the maximum number of items for a playlist. Remove a few before adding more." The playlist creator will not be able to add more items to the playlist until they have removed enough items to be at or below the maximum value set via Playlist Preferences.
Select this option to overwrite custom settings for child division OUs. If you overwrite custom settings for child division OUs, the selected settings are applied to both new and existing child OUs. Any previously customized child OUs are updated with the selected settings.
- If this option is unselected, then only the child OUs that do not have customized settings are updated, as well as any OUs that are added in the future.
- A child OU that has not been customized always inherits from the parent, regardless of whether this option is selected.
- An OU is considered customized if its preferences or settings have been changed.
Click thebutton at the bottom of the page to save any changes you have made to Playlist Preferences.


text: Résumé : Decision-making impairment is found in several neuropsychiatric disorders, including suicidal behavior, and has been shown to be modulated by genes. On the other hand, early trauma have/has been associated with poor mental health outcome in adulthood, in interaction with genetic factors, possibly through sustained alterations in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis). Here, we aimed to investigate the effect of childhood trauma and its interaction with HPA-axis related genes on decision-making abilities in adulthood among a sample of suicide attempters. The Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) was used to assess decision-making in 218 patients with a history of suicide attempt. Participant fulfilled the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire to report traumatic childhood experiences. Patients were genotyped for single-nucleotide polymorphisms within CRHR1 and CRHR2 genes. Patients with a history of sexual abuse had significantly lower IGT scores than non-sexually abused individuals. Polymorphisms within CRHR1 and CRHR2 genes interacted with both childhood sexual abuse and emotional neglect to influence IGT performance. In conclusion, childhood sexual abuse and emotional neglect may have long-term effects on decision-making through an interaction with key HPA axis genes. Even if these results need to be replicated in other sample, impaired decision-making may thus be the dimension through which child maltreatment, in interaction with HPA axis related genes, may have a sustained negative impact on adult mental health.


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Human First Impulse Is Generosity
When people have to make a choice instantly of being more or less generous, their first impulse is toward cooperation. Sophie Bushwick reports
Are human beings inherently generous or selfish? A new study finds that when people have to make the choice instantly, their first impulse is cooperation—which indicates that generosity is innate. Only when they have more time to consider their choice do they behave more selfishly. The research is in the journal Nature. [David G. Rand, Joshua D. Greene and Martin A. Nowak, Spontaneous giving and calculated greed]
In the study, researchers ran several tests in which each participant in a small group received money and then had to decide how much to invest in a shared group fund. The more time people had to choose how much to donate, the less they gave. Subjects told they had to make a decision within 10 seconds even gave more than others who were told they had to wait the same 10 seconds before deciding.
Because snap decisions are based on intuition, the researchers concluded that generosity is the intuitive human response. But given time, we can reason our way to a more selfish decision.
This intuitive cooperation might be either genetically hardwired, or a cultural construct. Either way, next time I run a fundraiser, I'm bringing a stopwatch.
—Sophie Bushwick
[The above text is a transcript of this podcast.]
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Grats (sometimes spelled 'gratz') is a commonly used abbreviation for congratulations. It is most often used when an achievement is announced, or a player reaches a new level. It may also be used sarcastically when someone does something stupid.
In guild culture, there is an expectation that at least one person will say 'grats' when someone announces they dinged or earns an achievement, especially for significant milestones such as reaching maximum level or completing a meta achievement.
Some people find replying to dings and achievements annoying, to the extent that addons such as Grats Bot have popped up to automate the process.


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4. Firing ranges are found in open terrain and near home stations. Ranges in open
terrain usually have the vegetation removed and a clear field of fire; furthermore, there is a
control tower. They are easily recognized. On the other hand, ranges near home stations
are usually scaled ranges to reduce the rising cost of ammunition, fuel, and spare parts.
The following examples are typical ranges.
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Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Abraham Tulin, a veteran American Zionist, a lawyer, and a long-time supporter of the Haifa Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) who died yesterday at the age of 94. At the time of his death, Mr. Tulin was honorary board chairman of the American Technion Society.
In 1947 he served as chief counsel of the Jewish Agency for Palestine before the Anglo-American Commission of Inquiry on Palestine. He was a co-author, with Judges Stanley H. Fuld and Simon H. Rifkind and other distinguished jurists, of a fundamental document, "The Basic Equities of the Palestine Question" which was submitted to the joint commission.
Mr. Tulin was born in Besdjez, Russia, and his early interest in Zionism was kindled by the Dreyfus trial in France. He came to the United States as a child, attended high school in Hartford, Conn. and was graduated from Yale University in 1903. He earned his law degree from the Harvard Law School in 1906.
As a Zionist leader, Mr. Tulin was selected as an American delegate to the World Zionist Congresses held in London in 1919-20, in Basle, 1927 and 1931 and in Prague in 1933. In 1957 the Haifa Technion recognized his outstanding services to the school by awarding him an honorary doctorate in science and technology. He served both as chairman and honorary chairman of the American Technion Society.
Mr. Tulin was instrumental in obtaining for the American Technion Society an amount of about $8 million as a bequest by Gerard Swope, president of General Electric Co. In 1972, he became the first recipient of the Technion Society's Albert Einstein Award, its highest honor.


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OLD UNION, TEXAS (Limestone County). Old Union is just south of Farm Road 3371 and twelve miles southeast of Groesbeck in southeastern Limestone County. It was named for an early interdenominational church. Its population was estimated at 100 in the mid-1930s. A church, a sawmill, two other businesses, and several scattered houses marked the site in the late 1940s, by which time the number of residents had risen to 150. In the 1980s and early 1990s the community's population was reported at twenty-five, and only the church and cemetery were shown on maps of the area.
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl, "OLD UNION, TX (LIMESTONE COUNTY)," Handbook of Texas Online (_URL_ accessed May 25, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.


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A Hurricane Cannon, developed by your friendly neighborhood dictator, Fidel Castro, is a unique, specialized weapon for the purpose of modifying weather patterns to seed hurricanes. Intelligence reports from the CIA state that the weapon is currently deployed on the coast of Cuba. Though the weapon is still actively maintained, it has not been used since the 2008 assumption of office by current president, Raúl Castro.
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Fidel Castro based his plans for the Hurricane Cannon on stories and illustrations surviving from the Middle Ages. Visigoths had once harnessed the ability to seed clouds after trading the secret of the kite from the Chinese. They employed the weapon against their enemy Switzerland, destroying many ships and coastal facilities. As recently as 1987, the French deployed a medium-range hurricane against southeast England in revenge for being defeated in the Cricket world cup.
Documented use of the basic idea of the weapon also took place in Japan. Using similar means as the Visigoths and French, the Japanese were easily able to keep any enemy off their shores by hurling typhoons at them. During this time, the idea evolved beyond a man flying a kite, as the Japanese developed a method of seeding the hurricane systems using arrows fired from large seige engines. They called this weapon a Japanese Typhoon Engine (タイフー ブキ). Use of the weapon was outlawed in the terms of the surrender of World War II.
edit Development by Castro
During his childhood, Castro researched many ways to help bring down the capitalist pigs that surrounded him. It was during this time that he learned of the Japanese Typhoon Engine. After freeing and uniting his own country under the glorious Communist leadership, he immediately returned to researching how hurricane seeding worked. The geographic location of his country lent itself to his plan, as well, due to the region being ripe for creating hurricanes.
After adapting the idea of the Japanese Typhoon Engine to modern weapon and weather control systems, Castro allocated large parts of the nation's budget to developing the weapon. However, he kept the weapon top secret, even from his own men. Castro personally developed the weapons system in a cave on the outskirts of Havana, under the guise that he was constructing a suit of powered armor.
In 1983 he successfully tested the weapon from that same cave and fired what would be known as Hurricane Alicia. The first test shot rained down terror and destruction to Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. Although the weapon has occasionally misfired and hit his own country, it has successfully caused hundreds of billions of dollars worth of damage to the United States infrastructure, and sank one city.
edit Specific Targets
One projected path of how the Hurricane Cannon could threaten San Francisco.
The CIA has disclosed information regarding the targeting system, and stated that they believe that Fidel Castro had been intentionally targeting certain US cities. The default target Castro would aim at is New Orleans, Louisiana, believed to be due to the fact that it is below sea level, therefore potentially sustaining more damage from flooding. However, he has set the sights on other locations, such as cities in Texas and Florida.
Theories have also surfaced regarding the possibility of Castro using relay stations from abandoned Soviet outposts all over the Southern Atlantic and Pacific oceans. If this were the case, he might be able to successfully seed a tropical storm that would be launched out from each relay station, until it came around South America and then hit California. Skeptics counter that the temperature differences would break up a tropical storm, but reports from NOAA state that the time the storm would spend in the Antarctic would be minimal and that it could regain considerable strength on the journey back North.
edit Defense
The United States' developed a defense system in 1985, after discovering that the Cubans had caused Hurricane Alicia. The plan involved having Florida be a defensive wall that should weaken most systems passing into the Gulf. This plan, however, has been scrutinized for several reasons. The weather in Florida is very nice, when hurricanes aren't smashing into it, and so people have settled and built cities on what was intended to just be a wall to block off the Gulf. Another failing point lies in the fact that after seeding, the hurricanes sometimes travel South around Cuba, completely avoiding Florida.
Despite the criticism, Florida is still the US' best official plan for defense against the Hurricane Cannon. President Bush was able to offer some advice for the outcries following Hurricane Katrina, stating that citizens should not "live in a hut made of Mardi Gras beads below sea level in a hurricane zone," and that "pooping on the er, hurricanes... does not seem to uh, discourage them... or cause them to change course or anything."
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It's on like donkey kong when it come to expats and our accountants deciding which is more beneficial – the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion or Foreign Tax Credits. To determine which tax exemptions are better, we must analyze the benefits and requirements of both.
As a US person living abroad, you have the obligation to pay United States taxes on your worldwide income. You can choose to apply the Foreign Income Exclusion OR the Foreign Tax Credit, but no double dipping. So which one is better? Just like the answer to every other tax question, "it depends."
For US persons with foreign source income I will break down both. At the end of this article I'll show the pros and cons of the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and the Foreign Tax Credit, and explain which is best for your situation.
Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE)
"Foreign" refers to non US source income, which is money made outside of the US and its territories. In most cases, foreign source income is profits from services performed in a foreign country. Foreign sourced income is not income from work performed in the US, even if the customer or client is abroad.
That is to say, it's irrelevant where the customer is. All that the IRS cares about is where you are when you perform the work.
"Earned Income" refers to active income (salary, wages, self employment, tips, etc…) as opposed to passive income (dividends, interest, gambling, alimony, pension, capital gains, etc…). Income that was actively worked for earned, even if earned from your own offshore corporation.
"Exclusion" refers to the maximum amount of money that can excluded from Federal income taxes. You can exclude up to $102,100.00 of your active income. (amounts adjusted for inflation annually)
Now, what does the FEIE mean for a person that worked abroad?
If a US person is a resident of a foreign country, and not a tax resident of the United States, they can exclude income under FEIE by meeting certain tests.
I have to take tests? Yes, you have 2 options:
Physical Presence Test
The physical presence test is easy to calculate but difficult to qualify for. This test require you to be present in a foreign country for 330 day in a 12 month period. To qualify, you simply need to be out of the US for the prescribed number of days… see how easy that is?
While the physical presence test is easy to understand, it's difficult to use in practice. Most clients try to push the envelope by spending more days in the US. If they're off by even one day, because of a flight delay or family emergency, the entire exclusion is lost.
How are the days counted ?
Cruises, international waters, and long flights back and forth to the US, do not count towards the number of required days present. Your physical presence is counted for a 12 month period regardless of calendar year. And you can be in one country or a few countries as long as you are present on non-US land.
Bona Fide Residence Test
The residence must cover an entire tax year (Jan 1- Dec 31) and requires you be a legal resident of a foreign country. Even so, it's much easier to use than the physical presence test.
How is that easier to meet? Its lenient on your days in the United States, so the amount days become less important. If you spend a few extra days in the United States, no big deal so long as you're never here more than 182 days in a calendar year.
And you can add foreign housing exclusion or deduction to the FEIE. Which is an addition part of gross income from your housing that may be deducted for tax purposes.
What's the difference between deduction and exclusion?
The foreign housing exclusion is for employees.
The foreign housing deduction is for self employment.
Under the Foreign housing exclusion/deduction, you may exclude up to 30% of FEIE additionally (for 2017 up to $30,600).
If you are not a foreign resident for entire year you can take a daily rate. I won't go into details here, but take a read through Foreign Housing Exclusion or Deduction on the IRS website.
Foreign Tax Credit
The Foreign Tax Credit provides a credit in the US for foreign income taxes paid. The purpose is to avoid the same income being taxed in two countries (double taxed).
To qualify, taxes must have been paid or accrued and the Foreign Tax Credit can not be combined with The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. Any unused foreign tax credit can be carried back 1 year and forward 10 years.
Foreign tax credits and the FEIE only reduce income taxes. They do not reduce self employment tax. They only way to eliminate SE tax is to live abroad, qualify for the FEIE, and operate your business through an offshore corporation.
A Foreign Tax Credit limit (calculation to determine limit). The definition of this deduction is as follows:
"Foreign" in this case refers to any income source outside of the 50 US states and DC (District of Columbia). Includes all foreign source income from foreign country or US possession (US territories.).
"Tax" refers to legal taxes imposed and paid in another location (foreign country or US territories) for foreign source income.
"Credits" refers to an amount of money that may be subtracted from US taxes owed, generally a dollar for dollar credit for foreign taxes paid. It's not a deduction, exclusion or exemption which reduces the amount of taxable income, tax credits reduce the actual amount of tax.
Foreign taxes that don't qualify for credit are; taxes refundable to you, taxes from 3rd party (related to you), taxes that are not a legal requirement, tax from certain countries (declared anti US terrorism, severed diplomatic relations with US, and if the US doesn't recognized country's government unless Arms Export Control Act is enacted in country).
|Foreign Earned Income Exclusion
|Foreign Tax Credits
|US possession and Foreign countries
|Up to $102,000 of income(2017)
Up to ~$30,000 for housing
|Tax reduction depends foreign tax code
|May include passive
|No residency requirement
|Life of the tax benefit
|Only available in year money is earned
|Carry back 1 yr and Carry over 10 yrs of unused credit
|Worldwide income deducted from earned active income
|Worldwide income has tax subtracted based on taxes paid somewhere else
So, which is better for you, the FEIE or FTC?
- Foreign tax credits are better for those working in countries with high income tax rates (for example, Germany and France).
- FEIEs is best for those working in or operating a business in a low tax country (for example, Dubai and Panama).
- Foreign tax credit is better for the first year of living in foreign territory because residence tests are a challenge.
- FEIE in conjunction with foreign housing exclusion might allow you to exclude up to around $120,000 from foreign income, if requirements are met.
- FEIE is always better for a business owner operating from a country that doesn't tax foreign source income.
- FEIE always best if you are in a low tax country and will have retained earnings.
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By the s and s there was a very strong focus on teaching children to read by this method. Search the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books.
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Classification; a mode or system of classifying natural objects according to certain common characteristics; as, the method of Theophrastus; the method of Ray; the Linnæan method. Method (noun) A technique used in acting in which the actor tries to identify with the individual personality of the specific character being portrayed, so as to provide a realistic rendering of the character's role.method: [noun] a procedure or process for attaining an object: such as.
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Deprecating XML
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 - Great IDE Support (No more laggy xml editor)
 - ViewHolders aren't needed
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Similar to ConstraintLayout, Contour works by creating relationships between views' position and size. The difference is, instead of providing opaque XML attributes, you provide functions which are directly called during the layout phase. Contour calls these functions "axis solvers" and they're provided using layoutBy(). Here's an example:
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Runtime Layout Logic
Because you're writing plain Kotlin, you can reference other Views and use maths in your lambdas for describing your layout. These lambdas can also be used for making runtime decisions that will be evaluated on every layout pass.
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When paired with an animator, your runtime layout decisions can even act as keyframes for smoothly updating your layout.
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Tracking algorithms for arbitrary objects are widely researched in the field of computer vision. At the beginning, an initialized bounding box is given as the input. After that, the algorithms are required to track the objective in the later frames on-the-fly. Tracking-by-detection is one of the main research branches of online tracking. However, there still exist two issues in order to improve the performance. 1) The limited processing time requires the model to extract low-dimensional and discriminative features from the training samples. 2) The model is required to be able to balance both the prior and new objectives' appearance information in order to maintain the relocation ability and avoid the drifting problem. In this paper, we propose a real-time tracking algorithm called coupled randomness tracking (CRT) which focuses on dealing with these two issues. One randomness represents random projection, and the other randomness represents online random forests (ORFs). In CRT, the gray-scale feature is compressed by a sparse measurement matrix, and ORFs are used to train the sample sequence online. During the training procedure, we introduce a tree discarding strategy which helps the ORFs to adapt fast appearance changes caused by illumination, occlusion, etc. Our method can constantly adapt to the objective's latest appearance changes while keeping the prior appearance information. The experimental results show that our algorithm performs robustly with many publicly available benchmark videos and outperforms several state-of-the-art algorithms. Additionally, our algorithm can be easily utilized into a parallel program.


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In the cherry blossom's shadeby Kobayashi Issa
English version by Robert Hass
Original Language Japanese
In the cherry blossom's shade
there's no such thing
as a stranger.
|-- from The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry, by Stephen Mitchell|
In Japanese Zen poetry, spring blossoms, particularly cherry blossoms, are often used as symbols for the simple, natural, unfolding springtime of enlightenment.
Understanding this, the rest of the poem opens up.
In the "shade" or, you might say, beneath the canopy of enlightenment, there is no longer any sense of separation. Nothing and no one is foreign to you. There is no such thing as a stranger.


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Zen Buddhist Rhetoric in China, Korea, and Japan
edited by Christoph Anderl
One of the key factors for the success of the Chán/Sǒn/Zen schools in East Asia was the creativity of their adherents concerning the development of innovative literary genres and the skillful application of linguistic and rhetorical devices in their textual products. From the very beginning, Zen Buddhists used literature in order to attract the attention and support of influential lay Buddhists, such as literati, officials, and members of the aristocracy. Consequently, Zen Buddhist texts had a deep and lasting impact on the development of East Asian languages, literary genres, and rhetorical devices, and more generally, on East Asian culture.
In this volume, leading specialists in East Asian Buddhism and linguistics analyze the interplay of language and doctrine/ideology in Chinese Chán, Korean Sŏn, and Japanese Zen, as well as tracing developments triggered by changes in the respective sociopolitical and socio-religious contexts.
As a special focus, Zen rhetoric will be related to pre-Chán Buddhist literary developments in India and China, in order to trace continuities and changes in the application of rhetorical strategies in the overall framework of Buddhist literary production.
Through this diachronic and comparative approach, the great complexity and the multifaceted features of Chán/Sŏn/Zen literature is revealed.


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holes of Cay Sal Bank are most striking. These holes were most
likely formed during the ice age when the area was dry land. As
the earth collapsed forming a sink hole, a limestone substrate
become exposed. Millions of years later as water began to cover
the bank, these narrow ridges of limestone became a perfect base
for corals and sponges to attach.
Today, divers can enjoy the ancient
coral that covers the rims of the blue holes that begin in about
20 -30 feet of water. Colorful tropical fish dart in and out of
the coral. Octopus and huge basket stars come out after dark.
And a plethora reef sharks call the blue holes home as well make
blue hole dives an exciting experience.
The smallest blue hole at Cay Sal Bank
is a hundred yards wide, while the largest is a quarter of a
mile in diameter. The depth sounder on the boat reads to
approximately 400 feet at the holes' centers. The clear waters
can have visibility exceeding 100 feet, revealing galleries of
stalagmite and stalactite that are more proof that these holes
were once caves on dry land.


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The Jonathan Adler Crafted by Fisher-Price Sensory Gym, with music and lights, extra-large mat, premium fabrics, tummy wedge, and calming vibrations, helps exercise developmental skills. Your little wiggle worm has lots of room to explore on this stylish gym, designed in partnership with Fisher-Price. The extra-large mat is full of big fun, with nine linkable toys and a variety of textures and sounds to discover. Newborns can lay and play, watching the "dancing" colored lights and mobile overhead and batting at the colorful toys.
As baby grows, encourage tummy time play by moving the toys to the mat and making your little one comfy with the tummy wedge that provides 10 minutes of calming vibrations. And don't leave all the fun behind—remove the soft mobile and attach it to baby's stroller for on-the-go play! With so much to see, hear and do, including short play and long play music (up to 20 minutes), this will be baby's new favorite place to play!
-Includes soft giraffe stacker, soft chime elephant, large mirror, lion rattle, two linking monkeys, koala teether, and plush tummy wedge with calming vibrations
-Overhead mobile glistens with twinkling lights
-20 minutes of music
-Suitable for all ages
Where development comes into play:
Fine Motor: Grasping rattles and clackers fosters fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination.
Gross Motor: Fosters gross motor skills when baby kicks-at, bats-at, shakes, and reaches for the toys and activities.


man holding gunThis is the next post in a series of articles discussing issues that commonly arise in cases involving gun-related charges in Austin, Texas. My previous post provided an overview of the topics to be discussed throughout this series. It also stressed the importance of taking gun charges seriously and retaining a lawyer with experience in defending clients against such matters. In this post, I will explain why gun charges are often brought in connection with charges for other criminal activity. If you have been arrested and your charges include firearm-related offenses, contact my office as soon as possible to speak with an attorney.
In Texas it is not illegal to possess a handgun, or pistol, in your own premises or in a vehicle (if it is not openly displayed within the vehicle). However, if a person who is arrested for another offense is found to be in possession of a firearm, even if it would be otherwise legal, that person will likely find themselves charged with a weapons possession charge on top of whatever else they are arrested for. Gun charges often accompany accusations of other criminal offenses. It is not uncommon, for instance, for the police to arrest an individual on a matter unrelated to a firearm, such as a DUI or possession of drugs, and realize the perpetrator is possessing a gun. Whether or not the firearm was used in the commission of such underlying crime, the person will likely face charges for the primary criminal activity as well as a gun charge. If the accused is a felon, that person may be guilty of violating state and federal felon in possession statutes, whether or not they are convicted of the accompanying charge. This is because even the ordinarily legal possession of a firearm in a vehicle becomes illegal if the person is committing another crime in the vehicle.
Consider the following example. A police officer observes a parked car with a large amount of smoke billowing from its windows. As the officer approaches, he recognizes the smell as heroin smoke. He arrests the driver and passenger after finding heroin and paraphernalia openly visible in the car. The officer pats down the individuals and finds that they are both carrying weapons. The weapons are immediately seized. Both the driver and the passenger are charged with drug possession offenses and illegally possessing firearms. Under this scenario, the defendants, if convicted, could face separate penalties for each charge, which may or may not run concurrently. Furthermore, depending upon the circumstances, a prosecutor may be able to charge them with elevated crimes because the guns were present during the commission of the offense. If either of them were already convicted felons, they would face state or possibly federal felon in possession charges. Had they not been caught engaging in the drug-related activity, they may not have been accused of firearm charges, and unless they were otherwise prohibited from gun possession, their possession of the weapon.
Even those with a Concealed Handgun License (CHL) can be arrested for possession of a firearm in the course of committing another offense. For example, an otherwise lawfully-carrying citizen could be charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by License Holder if he is accused of committing another offense while carrying (including misdemeanor offenses such as criminal trespass or DUI).
If you have been arrested and face gun-related charges, contact my office today to speak with an Austin criminal defense attorney. My office also serves the cities of Rollingwood, Round Rock, Elgin, Jonestown, Manor, Bee Cave, Lago Vista, Sunset Valley, Lakeway, Creedmoor, Georgetown, Cedar Park, Leander, and San Marcos, Texas.


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Creating a Web Cookbook
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary
- Subject Area: Math
Students report briefly on their experiences shopping for and cooking dinner for their families. Students use HTML editing software to write their menus, including suggestions based on their own experiences cooking them, cultural and social context for the recipes, if known, and pictures or graphics if they choose.
- Give a brief discussion of their experiences shopping and cooking for their families.
- Compile their recipes into a Web-based cookbook of dinner menus.
Materials and Resources
In developing our lessons and activities, we made some assumptions about the hardware and software that would be available in the classroom for teachers who visit the LETSNet Website. We assume that teachers using our Internet-based lessons or activities have a computer with the necessary hardware components (mouse, keyboard, and monitor) as well as a World Wide Web browser. In the section below, we specify any "special" hardware or software requirements for a lesson or activity (in addition to those described above) and the level of Internet access required to do the activity.
- Special hardware requirements: Space on a server for storage of the recipes in "cookbook" format.
- Special software requirements: An HTML editing application.
- Internet access: A medium-speed or higher connection.
- Have each student give a brief discussion of their reactions to grocery shopping and cooking dinner.
- Have students use an HTML editing software application such as BBEdit or HTML Editor to format their menus, reactions to their experiences, and pictures, graphics, or cultural context if they so desire. Students can be as creative as they wish.
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Midnight peers over the side, observing the battle.
SpoilerKnowledge (Geography) to figure out where we are:(1d20+5)
Knowledge (Local) to ascertain the particulars of this battlefield: [ROLL1d20+5[/ROLL]
Knowledge (History) to remember anything important about this area, such as famous battles: (1d20+5)
Knowledge (Nobility/Royals) to identify any coats of arms: (1d20+5)


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Adobe Reader Error 14 On Windows 10 – Tactics You Should Not Miss Out On
No software is error-free, and so the case of Adobe Reader. In a few cases, the users encounter some complicated and troublesome glitches in Adobe Reader. Adobe Reader error 14 is one of the common errors which you might confront while trying to open the PDF file. When this issue strikes, you can see the following error message – "Here was an error opening this document. There was a problem reading this document (14)".
This error basically appears for an outdated version of the Adobe Reader. It's very irritating to find glitches while using the software on your device, then it's necessary to know the most effective methods to solve this error code 14. This error is pretty prevalent and is faced by several users across the globe. In case you are also dealing with this error, go through this article to learn some effective solutions to mitigate this issue quickly.
Common Reasons Behind Adobe Reader Error 14
Error code 14 on Adobe Reader can crop up due to several reasons. The most prominent reasons for error 14 are:
 1. Corrupted PDF files.
 2. Outdated versions of Adobe Reader.
 3. Virus or malware infection.
 4. Incomplete installation of Adobe Acrobat software.
Ways to Troubleshoot Adobe Reader Error 14
Upon encountering the Adobe Reader error 14, follow the easy and effective methods provided below. These methods are approved by the best-in-class experts to remove this error.
Method 1: Update the Adobe Reader
When the version of the Adobe Reader software in your device is outdated, then it might be incompatible with the OS version of your device. Then, the PDF document won't open in this earlier Adobe Reader option. So, if you update the Adobe Reader software to the latest version, then you can get rid of this issue. So, to update this software, you need to go through these below steps one by one:
 1. At first, open the Adobe Reader software on your device.
 2. Then, choose the Help option.
 3. Now, click on the 'Check for updates' option.
 4. You can see the update option if an update is available for Adobe Reader software.
 5. By clicking this Update option, an updater window will pop up on the screen.
 6. Now, go for the latest version of this software. Click on the latest version, and then select 'Install Now' button to install the most updated version.
 7. Then, restart your device.
 8. After restarting the device, open the Adobe Reader software and check if the issue still persists or not.
Method 2: Repair the PDF File
If the PDF file is corrupted, then it will not open and the error code 14 will appear on the screen. So, you need to repair this PDF file. There is a myriad of software by which you can repair the file. One of the best software to do that is PDFaid.com and you can easily repair the PDF file by this software. So, follow the easy guidelines to repair the PDF document by PDFaid.com:
 1. First of all, invoke the PDFaid.com in a browser.
 2. Click on the 'Select the PDF File' option.
 3. Then, select the particular PDF document which you are unable to open in Adobe Reader.
 4. You can enter some optional PDF properties in the text boxes.
 5. Now, select the 'Repair PDF' button to repair this document.
 6. After repairing, choose the 'Download PDF' button to save the PDF file.
 7. Now, open the Adobe Reader software and try to open the PDF file. If you are encountering this error 14 till now, then you should try the other methods to eradicate this issue.
Method 3: Extract Pages from the PDF
By extracting pages from the PDF can help you out from this troublesome issue. Most of the users report that they get benefit by performing this simple method. So, it's a worth try for you. To do so, you have to download the Sejda PDF extractor, and then follow the guidelines instructed below:
 1. First of all, invoke the Sejda PDF extractor in a browser.
 2. Then, select a document by clicking the 'Upload PDF files' option. You can also select a document from Dropbox or Google Drive by clicking on the small arrow.
 3. After that, select the pages to extract from the document by clicking their thumbnail images.
 4. Now, click on the 'Extract pages' option.
 5. A window will pop up on the screen automatically.
 6. Now, go for the 'Download' option to save the extracted PDF file.
Method 4: Repair Registry Entries Associated with Error 14
We suggest to backup of your documents before trying this method. Just go through these steps one by one to repair the corrupted or damaged registry files:
 1. At first, select the Start button of your computer.
 2. Now, go to the search box and type 'command'.
 3. Now, press and hold the Ctrl and Shift combination on the keyboard. Press the Enter key.
 4. A permission dialog box will pop up on the screen.
 5. Now, click on Yes to grant the permission.
 6. A black box will be opened automatically.
 7. Now, type 'regedit' in the search box, and then press the enter key.
 8. The Registry Editor will open.
 9. Then, you have to select the Adobe Reader which you are willing to back up.
 10. Now, go to the File menu.
 11. Then, choose the Export option from this menu.
 12. You have to choose the folder to save the backup key in 'Save In' list.
 13. Now, rename the backup file.
 14. You have to go to the Export range box and make sure that the 'Selected branch' is selected.
 15. Now, select the Save button.
 16. The file will be saved with a .REG file extension.
Now, the process is completed and it's time to check the issue still strikes or not. If you are bothered with this error code 14 still, then you need to scan your device by Antivirus software.
Method 5: Conduct a Full Malware Scan of your PC
Sometimes, due to the virus or malware infection, PDF documents will not open and Adobe Reader software might crash. Then, scanning your device is a better option to mitigate this error 14. To do so, just follow the easy instructions cited below:
 1. First of all, install a reliable antivirus.
 2. After completing the installation process, open the software.
 3. Now, you can find an option like 'Scan your PC'. just, go for this to eradicate all the virus-infected files.
 4. This process will take several minutes even an hour to complete successfully.
 5. After completion, check if you still confront the Adobe Reader Error 14 or not.
Method 6: Try to Open the PDF with Alternative Software
This is the last option left to get rid out of this error. You can try to open the PDF with some alternative software like Edge, Foxit Reader, Universal File Opener, etc. This is not exactly a fixing method, but you can try this resolution which might help you out from this error code 14.
These are the six easy ways by which you can troubleshoot this Adobe Reader error code 14 completely on your device. Make sure you follow all the steps correctly and as per the order given here. If you are still struggling or do not consider yourself tech-savvy, seek help from the experts.
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Potential causes for spring coming out of a disc:
 1. Clutch Judder over a long period of time
Clutch Judder Definition: Clutch judder is caused by the clutch components and the flywheel not meeting concentrically or mating properly. This generally happens after the vehicle has come to a complete stop and during the engagement of the clutch while taking off. The physical juddering is the clutch alternately
 1. Driving the car in higher gearing while maintaining low speed
 2. Excessive clutch slip
 3. Repeated drivetrain shocks, examples include towing heavy loads, aggressive driving (abusive upshifting and downshifting), worn or missing pilot bearing/bushing
 4. Excessive vibration in the assembly
 5. Missing dowel pins between engine and transmission creating misalignment in the assembly
 6. Hanging of the transmission upon install, bending the disc or damaging the hub spline of the disc
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Fun Riddles In English With Answers
Easy Fun Riddles for Kids in English with Answers
Fun With Puzzles presents the Fun Riddles in English for Kids. These are Fun Riddles that one can ask from his/her friends and surprise them with the funny answer of these riddles. Answers to these Fun Riddles in English are given at the end. Do try to solve these riddles by looking at the answers. These Fun Riddles is an extension of the earlier published riddles with a post titled "Quick Super Funny Riddles for kids with Answers".
21. Tom decided to give his bike 3 coats of paint. Which coat would go on the first?
22. If you have 5 fish in the fish tank and 2 drown how many fishes do you leave with?
23. What has only two words but thousands of letters?
24. What starts with the letter E and has only one letter.
25. What never asks questions but is always answered. What am I?
26. What is the longest word in the English language?
27. Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
28. Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
29. What grows when it eats, but dies when it drinks?
30. What has no beginning, end, or middle?
31. What has many keys but can't open any doors?
32. When you look at my face, you can't find 13 any place. What am I?
33. What you can catch but not throw?
34. What has one eye, but cannot see?
35. What can you hold without ever touching it?
36. If you had only one match and entered a COLD and DARK room, where there was an old heater, an oil lamp, and a candle, which would you light first?
37. Some months have 30 days, some months have 31 days. How many months as 28 days?
38. What has hands, but cannot clap. What am I?
39. What can you catch but not throw?
40. What demands an answer, but asks no questions.
41. Which alphabet is a part of our body?
Answers of Fun English Riddles
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The screenshot shows the Execute Configuration Scripts window. At the top is the text 'The following configuration scripts need to be executed as the "root" user in each cluster node.'
There is a table in the middle of the window titled Scripts to be executed. It lists one script. The script location is /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/
Below the Scripts to be executed table is the following text: 'To execute the configuration scripts:
1. Open a terminal window
2. Log in as "root"
3. Run the scripts in each cluster node
4. Return to this window and click "OK" to continue.'
At the bottom of the Execute Configuration Scripts window are two buttons: Help on the left, and OK on the right.
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rings are visible but they aren't any cause for concern.
sigma 35mm 1.2 bokeh
sigma 35mm 1.2 bokeh
At 1.4 the roundness of the balls improves on the Sigma. The Zeiss displays less oval shapes at 1.4 but has more onion rings. The Samyang bokeh circles are smoother inside but have a distinctive light border.
sony 35mm 1.4 bokeh
sony 35mm 1.4 bokeh
Af f2, the Sigma and Zeiss display beautiful rounded circles, whereas on the Samyang we start to see the shape of the iris blade.
samyang 35mm 1.4 bokeh
At f2.8 and f4, they all start to display the shape of the aperture but once again it is more pronounced on the Samyang.
Subject separation and portrait examples
The Sigma has the advantage of a faster aperture and shallower depth of field. The separation between subject and background is very pleasant. The Sony does a good job as well and both lenses have a creamy and pleasant bokeh that doesn't distract you. Because of the different bokeh characteristics, the Samyang displays a somewhat busier background but it also gives the lens a more distinctive character.
If we look at another example with a full body shot, the difference is less perceptible between the Sigma and the Sony. The former gives you slightly more shallow depth of field but the latter does equally well when it comes to subject separation. The Samyang separates a bit less than the other two but has a more distinctive look because of the higher contrast by default as well as more severe vignetting (which I decreased in this example).
The Sigma has one advantage over all the others however and that is sharpness once again. See the crops below to see how well preserved the details are on the subject in comparison to the other two photos.
Optical Quality: Field of View and Distortion
Despite all three being labelled 35mm lenses, the Sigma has a slightly narrower field of view in comparison to the other two. The Zeiss is the widest but the difference with the Samyang is almost imperceptible.
Note that in the three images below, the lens profile was deactivated. When applied, the field of view becomes slightly narrower on the three lenses but the same difference remains.
Another difference concerns the maximum magnification at the minimum focus distance. The Sigma has the highest magnification factor whereas the Samyang angle of view is wider than the other two lenses.
The three lenses exhibit some barrel distortion: the Sigma is the one that suffers more from it whereas the Sony/Zeiss is the least affected. When the lens profile is applied, the distortion becomes well contained.
Note however that there isn't a dedicated lens profile for the Samyang. The closest I could get was the manual focus version, and I applied some extra adjustments to make it look good.
Optical Quality: Colours and Chromatic Aberration
In terms of colour rendering, the Sony has cooler tints whereas the Samyang is the one that gives a warmer image. The Sony version is a bit darker too, which means that the light transmission capability is below the other two products (about 0.4Ev).
In the following crop, you can observe the difference in colours better. I've levelled up the exposure to make it easier to observe. Of course, keep in mind that these colour shifts are easy to correct when processing the RAW files.
The Sigma displays a bit of purple fringing at the fastest aperture which disappears between f/4 and f/5.6. It is easy to remove it in post with the CA correction tool.
The Zeiss has less purple fringing but a bit of longitudinal chromatic aberration. It is almost gone by 2.8 and 4.
The Samyang displays purple fringing that only disappears from 5.6 / 8.
Optical Quality: Vignetting and Flare
The Samyang shows more vignetting at the fastest aperture. The Sigma manages to mitigate most of it from f/2.8 already, whereas it takes further stopping down on the other two lenses to get rid of it. If you apply the lens profiles, vignetting becomes a non-issue but I would say that even without it, it is easy to correct in post.
The three lenses can display flare when a strong source of light is the frame, such as the sun in the sky. Ghost flares of different sizes and colours will appear in images taken with the Sigma and Samyang lens, whereas flare on the Sony is a bit smaller but shows a distinctive triangular rainbow flare.
If you like sun star flares, the most capable out of the three lenses is the Samyang. The Sigma is not as pleasant whereas the Zeiss doesn't really shine when it comes to this specific characteristic.
Auto and Manual Focus
The Sigma is a bit noisy when working in stills mode, but gets quieter in movie mode.
The Zeiss is the quietest out of the three. In S-AF you can hear the aperture blades opening and closing, but in C-AF and video mode it is very silent.
The Samyang is the loudest in all modes. It is not very loud but you can hear the noise quite clearly.
As for the autofocus speed, the Zeiss is the fastest followed closely by the Sigma. The Samyang is somewhat slow, something you can notice with Eye AF as well.
The three lenses have a fly-by-wire focus ring but the experience when manual focusing is quite different.
sigma 35mm 1.2 for sony
The Sigma is the best for fine tuning your focus point manually, especially when using the magnification mode. Unlike the other two, turning the ring slower or faster doesn't affect the distance travelled. This means that it takes longer to go from infinity to the shortest focus distance, but you also have more rotation available to nail the focus precisely.
The Zeiss gives you good feedback and is precise to use, although not as pleasant as the Sigma lens. The Samyang is the worst. The fly-by-wire electronic mechanism is too erratic and it works in steps rather than giving a smooth change. It can be annoying when trying to focus precisely on a point of your image.
samyang 35mm 1.4 autofocus
Finally, the Samyang shows a bit more focus breathing than the other two lenses.
To my eyes, the Sigma 35mm 1.2 Art comes out on top, and not by a small margin. The sharpness it is capable of delivering from 1.2 is impressive. The subject separation and the quality of the bokeh are exceptional, the colour rendering is excellent and it handles other things such as distortion and vignetting very well. There is a bit of purple fringing to deal with at the fastest aperture (in backlit situations mainly), but it is easy to eliminate.
The manual focus experience is the best out of the three lenses thanks to the precise focus ring. The price is very competitive given its characteristics, so really the only negative aspect I can mention is the size. The Sigma is a large and heavy lens, but it is a small price to pay in comparison to what this 35mm delivers in terms of quality.
The Sony / Zeiss Distagon don't reach the same level of optical quality as the Art lens, but I do like its bokeh and how it separates the subject from the background. It is not as sharp but it remains a very good lens overall. It has the fastest and quieter AF motor but unfortunately it is the most expensive out of the three products here.
The Samyang is the most affordable option, so I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being a best-seller. From an optical point of view, I find it to be the one with the most distinctive character when it comes to the bokeh, although it may not be to everyone's taste. (I personally find it a bit distracting at times.)
I wish Samyang would make the effort to add some controls to the lens barrel (AF/MF switch, but also an aperture ring like the other two lenses would be nice). The focus ring is terrible and made my sharpness tests more challenging than they should have been. The AF motor is the noisiest for stills and video, but it focuses fast enough.
Choose the Sigma 35mm 1.2 Art for your Sony E-mount camera if:
 - you want the very best optical quality
 - you plan to shoot a lot at the fastest aperture
 - you like to work in manual focus
Choose the Sony 35mm 1.4 ZA for your Sony E-mount camera if:
 - you want the fastest and quietest AF motor
 - you want a small but high quality lens to carry around
Choose the Samyang 35mm 1.4 AF for your Sony E-mount camera if:
 - you want to spend less
 - you like the unique bokeh rendering
Check price of the Sigma 35mm 1.2 Art on:
Amazon | Amazon UK | B&H Photo | eBay
Check price of the Sony 35mm 1.4 ZA on:
Amazon | Amazon UK | B&H Photo | eBay
Check price of the Samyang 35mm 1.4 AF on:
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Second-hand E-mount lenses on:
So, now it's your turn. Which one would you choose and why?
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