- Mia Martin
Fractional Exec-Consultant-Freelance
The following as described by Wikipedia are the definitions of Fractional, Consultant and Freelance:
Fractional executives are professionals who have decided to offer their advice and skills to organizations on a for-hire basis. These executives have typically served a number of years in a business environment in roles such as chairman, owner, CxO, SVP, VP, or director. Their skills may be focused in one discipline or could be more broad-based, depending on the role(s) they have served.
 - Internal consultant: someone who operates within an organization but is available to be consulted on areas of their specialization by other departments or individuals (acting as clients) or
 - External consultant: someone who is employed externally to the client (either by a consulting firm or some other agency) whose expertise is provided on a temporary basis, usually for a fee. Consulting firms range in size from sole proprietorships consisting of a single consultant, small businesses consisting of a small number of consultants, to midto large consulting firms, which in some cases are multinational corporations. This type of consultant generally engages with multiple and changing clients, which are typically companies, non-profit organizations, or governments.
For those that have reached executive level during their careers, you will want to decide if you would prefer to take on projects where you act as an interim or temporary executive and or projects where you are being sourced as a consultant for your expertise. From a positioning perspective, positioning yourself as a consultant will not place you at a disadvantage if you brand yourself in a manner that clearly outlines your capabilities and credentials. Some have expressed that positioning themselves as consultants or fractional execs has impacted their ability to land future work and, as a result, have stayed away from taking on projects while in-between jobs. In this Gig economy, it's all about positioning. Therefore, do not miss the opportunity to land additional paid opportunities while anticipating your next semi-permanent or permanent role. Examples of fractional executive work could fall under functions such as:
Fractional CEO
Fractional CFO
Fractional CTO
Fractional COO
Fractional CMO
Fractional CxO
Fractional CIO
Fractional executives should be viewed as those that have risen to the top of their field and are offering their expertise on a retainer or project basis to solve a problem for the company. Positioning oneself as a Fractional executive could align with higher-paying opportunities should your credentials support your positioning.
Consultants have been brought in for multiple roles on a contract or project basis for years to help support isolated company needs. Conceptually, fractional exec work from problem-solving, but not always complexity runs parallel.
If you never reached the C-Suite during your career, positioning your capabilities as a consultant will still be vital in your ability to build a brand as a subject matter expert as well as position yourself as a problem solver in a specific area.
Five questions to ask yourself when developing your offering regardless of how you would like to classify yourself as Fractional, Consultant, or Freelance would be as follows:
 1. What problem do I want to solve?
 2. Who do I want to solve it for?
 3. What credentials do I have that support my ability to solve that problem?
 4. Who do I know in my network that can align me with my target audience?
 5. What business development tasks will I start with to build my business?
Three questions to ask yourself when taking on a new role are:
 1. What will the role include?
 2. What does success look like for this position?
 3. What is the time commitment?
In conclusion, having a clear understanding of your capabilities and researching who you will want to provide services to will help you formulate how you want to position your service offerings from a branding perspective. If you are a seasoned and multi-faceted executive, think about the benefits of positioning yourself as a fractional executive and or consultant.
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9 Terms For Weed From Around The World You Need To Know
How many of these slang terms from around the world are you familiar with?
Many of us have developed code words for cannabis, discrete ways to conversate about the herb without drawing unnecessary attention. Whether it's an attempt to quietly invite others to partake in a smoke session or a way of obtaining more flowers without being noticed, cannabis consumers have been creating slang terms for decades in reference to the magical plant.
Across the world, cannabis enthusiasts have developed their own terms to identify the most sought after medicinal herb on the planet. Mota, plan, and bareta are terms any traveler should add to their vocabulary if trying to score cannabis in another country is a goal. There are a few more important terms, too. Commit to memory these nine strange terms for cannabis from around the world.
1. Turkey: "Ot"
Translated into English, "ot" literally means "weed". When pronounced properly, the term sounds more like "oat," and is the most common phrase used among the cannabis cultures of Turkey.
2. South Africa: "Zol"
In South Africa, always be sure to ask for "zol." This term refers to a higher-potency strain of cannabis; the good-good, stinky buds. Cheaper, less-potent cannabis is called "jut."
3. Colombia: "Bareta"
Pronounced like the gun model, Beretta, Colombian's commonly use this term to replace the Western World's use of the word "weed". Because Beretta's are a strong type of firearm, perhaps the slang "bareta" was selected to represent their potent strains of cannabis.
4. Egypt: "Bango"
In Egypt, leaves and stems of the cannabis plant are dried, just like buds, and later rolled into joints, called "bango." This less-potent product is common among the Egyptian youth and working class, a majority of the population, adding to the terms popularity.
5. Russia: "Plan"
Used in place of "weed", Russians refer to their herb as "plan." The word is so common, it makes sense that unsuspecting persons would remain unaware of any discussion involving cannabis. It takes the secrecy to an entirely new level.
6. Mexico: "Churro"
Yes, yes, the sugary-sweet cinnamon sticks are also called churros, but lately, the term has been coined in reference to joints. Perhaps, enjoying a churro, then enjoying churros would be the proper solution. It seems to be the most logical conclusion.
7. France: L'Herbe
Ah, nothing like L'Herbe on a Monday morning. L'Herbe simply means "the grass," but everything sounds so much fancier in French. Atop the Eiffel Tower, it would be nice to enjoy L'Herbe, remember that for future visits.
8. India: "Bhang"
This specific type of cannabis found in India is more like what many of us would call an edible. Cannabis is crushed and rolled into a paste or powder and mixed with yogurt or other fruit-based concoctions, then eaten to deliver a powerfully potent mind and body high.
9. Puerto Rico: "Mota"
Puerto Rico is home to some fantastic cannabis, so be sure to know "mota" is a common term used when trying to score in the islands. The slang word is a good fallback to use while traveling through any Spanish speaking area, as it is widely understood to mean marijuana.
What are your slang terms for cannabis? Let us know on social media or in the comments below.

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2. Effect of Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone for theSynthesis of Ceria (CeO 2 ) Nano-Particles by Polyol Mediated Process
Ceria nanoparticles with high phase pure cubic structure were prepared by polyol mediated process with the help of cerium acetate as the starting material and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as the capping agent in ethylene glycol as the solvent. The resultant precipitant was washed and then dried. The dried precipitate was thencalcined at 500 °C for 2 h, to get CeO 2 nanoparticles. The obtained product was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and high resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) analysis. The XRD results revealed that the particle size is 9.2 nm, calculated using Scherrer's formula. Specific surface area of CeO 2 was determined from BET analysis and realized maximal value of 66 m 2 /g.
Keywords: Nanoparticles; Ceria Nanoparticles; PolyvinylPyrrolidone; Polyol mediated process
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Renaming pictures according to their shooting date is a straightforward way to merge photo sets coming from multiple cameras. On Linux, the exiv2 tool does the trick:
exiv2 -r'%F_%H-%M-%S_:basename:' rename $(ls \*.JPG)
The date format is the same as in the standard date command (where %F is a shortcut for %Y-%m-%d). If you omit the :basename: part of the pattern, which is automatically replaced with the file's original name, you may run into multiple photos getting the same file name: in this case, exiv2 will ask whether to overwrite, rename or skip them. As far as I know, you can't get more time precision than seconds from EXIF metadata.
I usually resize images to an 800-pixel width before sending, which can be done seamlessly using the mogrify script from ImageMagick:
mogrify -resize 800 -auto-orient $(ls \*.JPG)
By default, this tool preserves the image aspect-ratio, so you don't need to specify the full output resolution and the width (800) is enough.
Cameras usually store picture orientation in the image's metadata, while pixel data corresponds to the camera's sensor coordinates. That is, when you take a vertical photo, your camera just stores what it sees, and then adds a flag in the metadata saying "this should be rotated by +/-90 degrees". Image viewers interpret this flag correctly, but web browsers and e-mail clients do not (e.g. when you insert the image directly in an e-mail); this is why I threw the auto-orient flag here, which automatically performs the orientation on the pixel data.


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"KOLA"- line mobile generators can be used in fundamental and applied research in radio- and geophysics to study ULF and ELF radio wave propagation, near-Earth plasma structure, deep structure of the Earth's crust, to explore natural resources including the provision of electrical exploration on the continental shelf of the Arctic Ocean.
The generators can be used for:
– ore deposits exploration;
– oil and gas exploration;
– monitoring of seismic activity;
– finding locations for the facilities of utmost importance, including nuclear power plants;
– finding locations for radioactive waste disposal facilities;
– depth mapping of fracture zones.
– automated system for monitoring and recording of generator output parameters


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Questions 1 - 4: Choose the best word to fill in the blanks.
1.Fiona sell flowers.She is a ________.
2.A butcher sells ______at the market.
3. If you have a toothache go and see a ________.
4.The _______paid RM5.00 to the taxi driver.
Question 5 - 7: Choose the best phrase to complete the paragraph.
5.Yong is a painter. He is____________.
A brushing the wall
B painting the wall
C cleaning the wall
D washing the wall
6 His friend, Boon is a carpenter. He is ________________ to make a window.
A sawing the wood
B cutting the wood
C knocking the wood
D chopping the wood
7.Mr Lim, their employer is__________________.
A scared of
B angry with
C happy with
D tired of
Question 8.Study the picture carefully. Then choose the best answer.
A The boys are playing at the court.
B The boys are watching a football game.
C Adam is kicking the ball
Question 9 Choose the best word to fill in the blanks.
9 Roslan _______at a bank.

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Studies on some Physicochemical Properties of the Plant Gum Exudates of Acacia senegal (Dakwara), Acacia sieberiana (Farar Kaya) and Acacia nilotica (Bagaruwa)
The physicochemical properties of gum exudates from three Acacia tree species (A. senegal, A. sieberiana and A. nilotica) in Batagarawa, Katsina State, were determined and compared. Data generated from the study confirm that there are a number of physicochemical differences between the gum exudates. Physicochemical properties vary among the three samples studied within the following ranges: moisture (13.40-16.20%); water solubility at 300C (38-45%); pH of 25% solution (4.50-5.00); relative density of 20% solution (300C) (1.23- 1.32); melting temperature (289-3200C); relative viscosity of 1% solution (20.18-24.80); total ash (3.30- 3.54%); nitrogen (0.38-0.42%); protein (2.51-2.77%) and total soluble fibre (77.99-80.41%). Analysis of all the samples showed no tannin content. Determined cationic composition of the gum samples shows calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), sodium (Na) and potassium (K) as the predominant minerals. Copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), manganese (Mn), chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) were not detected by this study. Despite the physicochemical differences among the samples studied, values of physicochemical parameters obtained compare well with those reported in previous studies on Acacia gums in many parts of the world. There is great potential for the exploitation and application of these gums industrially.
Keywords: Physicochemical properties; gum; Acacia species; Batagarawa


Let's say you were building a marketplace and you wanted to take some type of commission for allowing a user to sell a thing on your marketplace....how exactly does that work? Is there some type of template you can use that allows a person to pay you a commission, but then receive the payment for the sale of their item?
I don't know of any template, but this can be done relatively easily with solidity. Consider the dummy code below:
pragma solidity ^0.8.0;
/*your code here*/
// private function because it simply calculates commission and pays out accordingly.
// Inputs & other validation likely will come from somewhere else in the contract.
function takeCommission(address seller, address platform, uint256 amountPaid, uint256 commissionPercentage) private {
 // ensures the minimum amountPaid is at least 100 wei and is accurately divisible
 require(amountPaid % 100 == 0);
 // divide by 100 because commission percentage is expressed as a uint
 uint256 platformFee = (amountPaid * commissionPercentage) / 100;
 amountPaid -= platformFee;
Just knowing the commission percentage and what was paid lets you calculate it within a function, then you can call the.transfer() function twice with the respective values.
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text: Mineral Sciences LaboratoryThe Mineral Sciences Laboratory is on public display as of November 2017. All experimental stations, collections, and equipment are on view and scientific content is communicated to the visitor by signage, gallery interpreter engagement, video, and social media to our more than 800,000 physical visitors a year. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is located at 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles. It is open daily 9:30 a .m. to 5 p .m. The Museum was the first dedicated museum building in Los Angeles, opening its doors in 1913. It has amassed one of the world's most extensive and valuable collections of natural and cultural history — with more than 35 million objects, some as old as 4.5 billion years. The Natural History Family of Museums includes NHMLA, the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum (Hancock Park/Mid - Wilshire), and the William S. Hart Park and Museum (Newhall, California). The Family of Museums serves more than 1 million families and visitors annually and is a national leader in research, exhibitions, and education. Raman MicroscopyThe Mineral Sciences Department is outfitted with a Horiba ExploRa+ dispersive Raman microscope. Two lasers can be selected, a 532 nm and a 785 nm, with automated calibration for each laser using a silicon standard. Typical Raman spectra for the 532 nm laser can be collected from 70 cm-1 to > 5000 cm-1, while the 785 nm laser spectral range is nominally from 80 cm-1 through 2500 cm-1. Beam size at the sample is approximately 1.2 μm. Slits can be used to obtain better spectral resolution from a selection of 50 μm, 100 μm, 200 μm, and the microscopic can be used in confocal mode by selecting a pinhole, 100 μm, 200 μm, and 500 μm. Laser power at the sample is adjustable, with a maximum of 15.2 mW (532 nm) at the sample. Diffraction grating options are 600 gr/mm, 1200 gr/mm, 1800 gr/mm, and 2400 gr/mm, where the 1800 gr/mm is most commonly used. A 10x (0.1 N.A.), 100x (0.9 N.A.), and 100x (0.7 N.A) long working distance objectives are available. An automated XYZ stage controls sample positioning and mapping procedures. X-ray Fluorescence MicroscopeThe micro-XRF analyzer (Horiba XGT-7200) is used for single point, multi-point (user selected or line-scan), hyperspectral mapping analysis, and transmitted X-ray imaging. The spatial resolution of the instrument is adjustable by means of computer-controlled switching between the 50 μm and 1.2 mm X-ray mono-capillary guide tube. Dual vacuum modes (full and partial) allow for solid and liquid analysis. Partial vacuum analysis keeps the sample at room pressure and the vacuum is applied to the detector and X-ray optics. The elemental range is from Na to U, and Rh target is used with a maximum tube power at 50 kV and 1 mA.X-ray DiffractionSingle CrystalThe Rigaku R-Axis II is used to determine the atomic structure of crystals. Crystals typically need to be less than 300 microns on edge, and larger than 5 microns on edge. The R-Axis II also can do powder diffraction of single crystals or aggregates of crystals that would normally be too small for dedicated powder diffraction instruments.PowderThe Proto AXRD is a low power (600W, copper) X-ray powder diffractometer with a 6-sample autochanger. The autochanger rotates the sample during data collection to help increase powder averaging statistics. The AXRD is equipped with a Dectris Mythen linear detector. Data from this instrument are used for mineral phase analysis as well as Rietveld refinement in some cases.


text: Traditionally, object retrieval methods require a set of images of a specific object for training. In this paper, we propose a new object retrieval method using a single query image, without training, for a global object. The query image could be a typical real image of the object. The object is constructed based on Speeded Up Robust Features (SURF) points acquired from the image. Information of relative positions, scale and orientation between SURF points are calculated and constructed into an object model. The ability to match partially affine transformed object images results from the robustness of SURF points and the flexibility of the model. Occlusion is handled by specifying the probability of a missing SURF point in the model. Experimental results show that this matching technique is robust under partial occlusion and rotation. The obtained results illustrate that the proposed method improves efficiency, speeds up recovery and reduces the storage space.


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The Japanese flag (Hinomaru) Japanese t-shirts and gifts.
The Japanese flag is called Hinomaru, which
means circle of the sun. In English it is sometimes called the Rising
Sun. This flag has been used for over a thousand years
in Japanese history. It was officially adopted as the flag
of Imperial Japan on January 27, 1870.


- Tilt Definition & Synonyms
 1. (n.) Inclination forward; as, the tilt of a cask.
 3. (n.) A covering overhead; especially, a tent.
 4. (v. t.) To cover with a tilt, or awning.
 5. (n.) The cloth covering of a cart or a wagon.
 6. (v. t.) To incline; to tip; to raise one end of for discharging liquor; as, to tilt a barrel.
 8. (v. t.) To point or thrust, as a lance.
 9. (n.) A thrust, as with a lance.
 10. (v. t.) To point or thrust a weapon at.
 11. (v. i.) To lean; to fall partly over; to tip.
 13. (n.) See Tilt hammer, in the Vocabulary.
Angle, Arguing, Argument, Cant, Careen, Contention, Contestation, Controversy, Disputation, Joust, Lean, Leaning, List, Pitch, Rock, Shift, Slant, Sway, Tip, Wobble,
- Tilt-yard Definition & Synonyms
 1. (n.) A yard or place for tilting.
- Tilt-up Definition & Synonyms
 1. (n.) Same as Tip-up.


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Mini how-to "mbed-os-example-blinky"
You can compile the project using mbed compiler online or locally on your PC.
MBED Compiler on-line
The following steps will show you how to compile the project via browser:
1. Go to the Sensor Node page.
2. Click on the + Add to your Mbed Compiler button.
3. From the mbed-os-example-blinky page click on the Import into the Compiler button.
4. From the following form import the project:
5. Once imported check if you selected the right platform, on the right of the screen you should have this:
If there is another platform please click on it and select the Avnet Silica ST Sensor
6. Now you are able to compile the project just clicking on compile button:
7. After the compilation you will download automatically the firmware
8. Copy the binary file mbed-os-example-blinky.bin into the mass-storage TilePlus of the SensorNode board.
The following steps will show you how to compile the project on your PC:
1. Clone this repository with the command:
The cloning process requires few minutes.
2. Enter in the directory and compile the project:
$ cd mbed-os-example-blinky
$ mbed compile -m SILICA_SENSOR_NODE -t GCC_ARM
3. Once compiled copy the binary file mbed-os-example-blinky.bin into the mass-storage TilePlus of the SensorNode board.
You will find the mbed-os-example-blinky.bin file at:
Please close with jumpers the following pins marked as yellow in order to power supply the board via micro-usb cable.
In the red rectangles, with this configuration is not important if you have connected the battery and if the switch is closed or open.


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Criticism: It's Hard to Hear & Hard to Give
D'varim: A resource for families.
Reprinted with permission from Torah Topics for Today.
Criticism is hard to give and hard to hear.
As parents it is a challenge to criticize our children in a way that isn't too hurtful and doesn't engender defensive feelings. Yet, it's important to give constructive feedback to our children, as well as to hear feedback from those we love, if we are going to be effective parents.
This week we begin the book of D'varim, the book of Deuteronomy. It is a long speech by Moses before the children of Israel enter the Promised Land, including a review of their history and of criticism for past misdeeds, as well as laws meant to organize their society in the new land. This reflection on their past, their successes and failures, prepares the Children of Israel to enter into the Promised Land and create their own society. In essence this is the book of their growing up, the book of instructions on how to govern their own land.
Before you give criticism to your child, think first about how difficult it is to hear criticism yourself. A gentle tone and a kind word amidst constructive criticism can make it possible for your children to hear what you have to say without shutting down. Whether regarding how they do homework, or table manners, or about how they play with friends, parental feedback is necessary. However, the kindness with which we dispense feedback will make all the difference in the world to how and if it is received. Furthermore, the way parents criticize one another, with rancor or with respect, provides a good model for children to learn how to criticize their peers.
TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN about the importance and difficulty of giving and accepting criticism.
CONNECT TO THEIR LIVES:
· How do you feel when you receive criticism from your parents? From your friends?
· Do you ever give others feedback or criticism? What has been the reaction from others?
· Why do you think giving or receiving criticism is important?
· In what situations might criticism be destructive rather than constructive?
© Copyright 2010 Joyce and Fred Claar


Healthy lifestyle: Benefits of Healthy Diet
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Guru Manish Ji
Ayurveda
Healthy lifestyle
Eating fruits can cure diabetes. Never eat food in a hurry. Always chew your food properly and choose a healthy lifestyle.
Like you said earlier, one should eat fruits before breakfast. So my question is should we take fruits or salad? Which would have better results?
You can eat both. But fruits definitely help better. Eating fruits for breakfast can cure diabetes.
If we have breakfast at 8:30, so are we supposed to eat fruits at 7:30?
No. you must eat the fruits along with your breakfast. Suppose you eat breakfast at 8:30 in the morning. Then eat a plate of fruits (in grams) ten times your weight. And then after you finish your plate of fruits you can eat your meals, whatever you want like Dalia, Parathe, Padoke, Roti Chawal, etc. there should be no gap between the two. You should eat Roti, Chawal, Dalia whatever, immediately after fruits. There should be no gap.
Secondly, you said that the first part of the lunch should be salad.
Yes. Your weight is multiplied by 5gms. For example, if you weigh 60 kgs then eat 300gms salad. You can also eat fruits and salad mixed.
And for dinner? Dinner is the same as lunch. For dinner also you can eat a mix of fruits and salad, whatever is available at your home. But salad could give you better results.
There are food items that increase (1:31). Like one should not eat radish at night.
It's only restricted for the nighttime, right?
So we should eat by 7 pm?
I will now tell you certain things that apply to everyone. If you want to not fall ill or contract any disease, these things I will tell you would help. No matter what disease you have these tips would be helpful for you. Always chew your food properly. Do not eat in a hurry no matter if you're sick or not. If you adapt to this, your chances of falling ill would become very less. And if you are sick then you would start getting better. Never eat in a hurry. Always chew properly when you eat. And eat a small morsel of food.
Now people always get confused about how big a bit they should take. The roti is only to fill the sabji in. and the bite of the roti should be the size of your thumbnail, i.e. 1cm x 1cm. And this tiny bite should be chewed 32 times.
If you master this, then the enzymes in your mouth like the saliva, amylase, etc.(tainin, lypin). All these go into your stomach and provide nourishment in every bite. So you should always chew 32 times and take small bites.on days when you don't feel good, you are angry, you had a fight, you cry or are under pressure, that day you should skip your meal.
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9 January 2013. Climate change poses many challenges to beaches and coastal areas and to the people living near these areas. In order to educate school students and community members on how to protect their beach environments, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Jakarta office and the FOCIL Foundation organized a Sandwatch training of trainers for teachers and students from Wangi-wangi island, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, in Wakatobi, Indonesia, on 17 and 18 December 2012.
The training involved 18 students and 6 teachers from 3 local schools and started the implementation of Sandwatch activities on the island. In particular, the event aimed to socialize the concept of Sandwatch for climate change adaptation and education for sustainable development, discuss Sandwatch methodologies, and develop a one-year workplan for Sandwatch implementation in the respective schools.
During the training workshop and a fieldtrip, teachers and students identified the environmental problems facing Waha beach, discussed the environmental problems they will focus on as part of Sandwatch activities (each school will choose a beach where they will implement Sandwatch), and debated on how Sandwatch activities can be regularly implemented in the schools for the next 5 months and beyond.
Coastal environmental issues identified and discussed at the training include sand mining and the ensuing rapid erosion, beach use, and debris. One-year workplans for beach monitoring, data analysis, result sharing and taking action are currently being developed by each school.
Participants are encouraged to share the knowledge they have gained with other students and to invite them to implement Sandwatch activities and be part of the global Sandwatch programme. It is expected that by mid 2013, at least 40 students will have been involved in Sandwatch activities in Wakatobi. The first beach monitoring will be carried out by mid January 2013.
The Sandwatch project was launched by UNESCO in 1999 as a volunteer network of primary and secondary school students and teachers. Sandwatch seeks to develop awareness of the fragile nature of the marine and coastal environment and the need to use it wisely. The project activates an educational process through which school students and community members learn and work together. They critically evaluate the problems and conflicts facing their beach environments and develop sustainable approaches to address these issues. Sandwatch provides a practical 'hands-on' approach for integrating the values inherent to sustainable development into all aspects of learning. It thereby empowers citizens to act for positive environmental and social change.


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Featuring Washoe County School District (NV) and El Paso Independent School District (TX)
58 minutes - June 26, 2019
Understanding how students are developing social and emotional skills is a key aspect of how districts are prioritizing SEL to help students succeed. Districts like Washoe County School District (NV) and El Paso ISD (TX) are using measurement to help guide school continuous improvement processes and instructional planning.
In this webinar, we explore how districts are adopting an equity lens to using SEL measurement and addressing school climate through data as key levers of student success.
- Ray Lozano, Executive Director of Student and Family Empowerment, El Paso ISD
- Laura Davidson, Director of Research and Evaluation, Washoe County School District
- Ben Hayes, Chief Accountability Officer, Washoe County School District
- Samuel Moulton, Research Director, Panorama Education
- Duncan Meyers, Senior Manager of Continuous Improvement, CASEL


Selecting the ideal affinity tag for your protein production project
Proteos is an industry leader in the production of high-quality recombinant proteins for drug discovery research. What sets Proteos apart from the competition is our ability and willingness to customize every project to meet the specific needs of each client. Our team of highly skilled scientists have decades of experience in recombinant protein production and will work with you to design an optimized data-driven workflow.
Workflows for tackling challenging protein projects often utilize an affinity tag approach. Selection of the proper affinity tag prior to project initiation can be challenging yet critical to the ultimate success of the project.
Purity, yield, and cost are three, sometimes opposing, factors that need to be considered when selecting an affinity tag for protein purification. For example, the His-tag is a popular choice for recombinant proteins because purification by IMAC generates high yields at low costs. The drawback is that nonspecific interactions between endogenous proteins and the IMAC resin leads to some impurities. Alternatively, monoclonal anti-FLAG beads purify FLAG-tagged proteins with fewer contaminants than His/IMAC, but this specificity comes with lower yields and higher expenses. Prioritize purity, yield, and cost of protein purification in the order that is most suitable for the research project and downstream applications.
If specific buffer conditions are required for purification of the protein of interest, this simplifies the affinity tag selection process. Antibody-based purifications of epitope tags, like FLAG, are not compatible with reducing or denaturing agents. Denaturing conditions and low concentrations of reducing agents are tolerated during IMAC purification of His-tagged proteins, but metal chelators need to be avoided. Overall, having a purification strategy in mind during construct design facilitates selection of an affinity tag.
Our team will work with you to select the proper affinity tag and design a customized workflow to ensure that you project has the greatest likelihood of success. Contact us today to start the conversation.
Selecting the ideal affinity tag for your protein production project


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Can portable concrete mixer be used with batching plant?
The answer is affirmative. Some models of concrete mixer also can be used with concrete batching machine just as engineering concrete mixer in common use.
Portable concrete mixer that can be used with concrete batching plant is characterized by: using lifting type of feeding, like the JZM series of friction drum concrete mixer, JZD350 lifting drum concrete mixer and JZC series portable concrete mixer. These concrete mixers are all meet the character.
Lifting type of concrete mixer is characterized by: its feeding system and stirring system use different motors. When portable concrete mixer is feeding, it can also do concrete mixing at the same time. And feeding and mixing donot affect each other.
Although these lifting drum concrete mixers can be used with concrete batching machine, in general, we manufacturers do not recommend of using portable concrete mixer with concrete batching plant. Besides. users generally do not choose this using way. The reason is that small concrete mixer's output is relatively small, so there is no need for using concrete batching machine.
To sum up, portable concrete mixer be used with batching plant is feasible. But people seldom use portable concrete mixer together with concrete batchign plant in general usage.


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|The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) yesterday warned of prolonged hot weather over the coming days.— VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam
HÀ NỘI — The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) yesterday warned of prolonged hot weather over the coming days.
Nguyễn Văn Hưởng, head of the Weather Forecast Division under the NCHMF, said that average temperatures this summer would be higher than previous years by 0.5-1 degree Celsius at 39-41 degree Celsius.
This month hot spells will occur much in northeastern provinces whereas in July and August, the hot spells will occur in central-northern and central provinces, said Hưởng.
"The prolonged hot weather not only harms people's health with dehydration, exhaustion and stroke risks, but also affect socio-economic development," said Hưởng.
To limit losses, the NCHMF will regularly provide weather updates to the press and steering committees for search and rescue, said Hưởng.
The ultraviolet (UV) warning indicator yesterday was from seven to 10 in Hà Nội, HCM City and the central city of Đà Nẵng, putting humans at high risk of harm.
Scorching weather across the country in recent days has driven power consumption to a record high.
Power volume consumed on May 18 reached 756.9 million kWh following heat waves nationwide, mostly in the north and central regions, according to the Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN).
On May 17 this year, consumed power volume was 755 million kWh, beating last year's high of 725 million kWh on July 3 last year.
In terms of power capacity, the maximum power output or peak power output hit 36,006MW, the highest-ever capacity in Việt Nam, said Vũ Xuân Khu, deputy head of the National Load Dispatch Centre (NLDC) under the EVN.
The EVN was under pressure to supply enough power, he said.
To have enough power for national consumption, the NLDC has mobilised power from different sources since April and nearly 100 solar power projects would be connected to the national grid before the end of this month, deputy general director of EVN Ngô Sơn Hải.
In addition, EVN plans to work with PetroVietnam Power Corporation and Vinacomin Power Corporation to utilise power from hydropower, coal-fired, gas-fueled, and diesel-fueled power plants to feed the economy, Hải said.
Forest fire risk
Authorities in north and central areas are setting up firebreaks, preparing equipment and putting up warning signs as the area's forests face a high risk of fire in the dry season.
Quảng Trị is one province at high risk.
Hoàng Duy Quang, deputy director of the Bến Hải Protective Forest's Management Board, said due to dry weather, forest fire risks were at their peak.
Additionally, local residents burn land for cultivation in this period, also causing forest fire risks.
To limit losses, the province has employed various preventive measures, including setting up inspector teams to patrol forests day and night.
Hà Sỹ Đồng, deputy chairman of the Quảng Trị People's Committee, said that since the beginning of this year, the province delivered plans to prevent forest fires in each village.
Information and warnings about forest fires nationwide are updated regularly on the website kiemlam.gov.vn. — VNS


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According to new figures published today, more than 10 million people visited Church of England's Cathedrals last year. The research according to new figures published last week in the Church of England's Cathedral Research and Statistics Report. Research also revealed that the highest motivating factors for Cathedral attendance were peace and contemplation, worship and music and friendly atmosphere.
Other key findings were that the number of young people attending educational events at cathedrals increased by nearly 14% between 2004 and 2014 and that over the last ten years the number of volunteers supporting the mission and ministry of cathedrals has risen to 15,200.
The Very Reverend Christopher Dalliston, the Dean of St Nicholas' Cathedral, Newcastle,said:
"One of the things we've done is to try to respond to the number of tourists and visitors. We've developed a chaplaincy scheme so as well as having welcomers to help people who want to come and explore we can articulate clearly the spiritual dimension of the cathedral and we have found that's been enormously appreciated".


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simpar (SIMulate PAndemic Response) simulates the spread of a disease through a heterogeneous population using an SIR model. The groups module can be used to manage a heterogeneous population comprised of "meta-groups" with varying contact levels. The tool focuses on providing functionality for assessing pandemic response strategies such as isolation protocols, testing regimes (with varying tests), and vaccination requirements. The Strategy class is used to define a potential strategy. The Scenario class is used to manage the parameters pertaining to a scenario under which a disease is spreading. This consists of a population, environment parameters (e.g. outside rate of infection), and disease parameters (e.g. symptomatic rate). Lastly, the Trajectory class offers methods to compute metrics on a simulation of some strategy applied to a scenario. For more details, see the Documentation.


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"I'm driving the tractor, daddy!!" Probably one of the most oft-reiterated themes that you'll find in various Scientology texts with respect to parenting is the subject of exchange, and the importance of the child being able to contribute back to the family. One such reference I came across recently was the following: "Parental-child relationships are sour, really, only for one good reason. And that is because the child cannot contribute equally to the parent contributions. This … [Read more...]


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Kea parrots (Nestor notabilis) are iconic inhabitants of New Zealand's South Island, known for their intelligence, curiosity, and mischievous nature. Understanding the diet and feeding behavior of kea is crucial for their conservation and management in both wild and captive settings. In this comprehensive exploration, we delve into the intricacies of Diet And Feeding Habit Of Kea and how their feeding behavior contributes to their survival and ecological role.
Natural Diet of Kea Parrots:
Kea parrots primarily feed on a variety of native alpine vegetation, including mountain beech (Nothofagus solandri), tussock grasses (Chionochloa spp.), and subalpine shrubs. These plant resources provide essential nutrients and energy for kea survival throughout the year.
In addition to plant matter, kea also consume animal matter, such as invertebrates (e.g., insects, larvae), carrion (e.g., carcasses of small mammals or birds), and occasionally small vertebrates. This omnivorous diet allows kea to adapt to seasonal fluctuations in food availability and exploit a wide range of resources in their alpine habitat.
Kea exhibit seasonal variations in their diet and foraging strategies, influenced by factors such as food abundance, breeding behavior, and environmental conditions. During the summer months, when plant resources are abundant, kea may focus their foraging efforts on fruits, seeds, and foliage. In contrast, the winter months may see kea shifting towards more energy-rich food sources, such as fatty seeds and animal matter.
Foraging Behavior of Kea Parrots:
Exploration and Manipulation
Kea are renowned for their exploratory and manipulative foraging behaviors, which involve using their beaks and feet to investigate and manipulate objects in the environment. They are adept at dismantling tree bark, prying open seed pods, and even disassembling human-made structures in search of food.
Foraging in kea populations often involves cooperative and competitive behaviors among individuals. They may form temporary foraging groups to exploit food resources or engage in competitive interactions over access to preferred feeding sites. These social dynamics play a crucial role in shaping kea feeding behavior and resource utilization.
Intelligence and Problem-Solving Skills
The intelligence and problem-solving skills of kea are evident in their foraging behavior, as they employ innovative strategies to obtain food resources. Kea have been observed using tools, such as sticks or rocks, to extract food from hard-to-reach places, demonstrating their cognitive flexibility and adaptability in the wild.
Human Interactions and Dietary Changes:
Historically, kea have interacted with indigenous Māori populations and later with European settlers in New Zealand. These interactions have influenced kea behavior and ecology, as they have adapted to human-modified landscapes and exploited novel food sources provided by human settlements.
Impact of Human Settlements
The expansion of human settlements and infrastructure has had profound effects on kea diet and feeding behavior. Kea have learned to scavenge food scraps from rubbish bins, picnic areas, and campsites, leading to dietary changes and behavioral adaptations in response to human-provided food sources.
Kea exhibit a range of behavioral responses to human interactions, including habituation to human presence, increased aggression in competitive feeding situations, and reliance on anthropogenic food sources. These responses can have both positive and negative implications for kea populations, depending on the context and magnitude of human influence.
Feeding Behavior in Captivity:
Challenges and Opportunities
Providing a suitable diet for captive kea presents challenges due to their complex dietary preferences and foraging behaviors. Captive management practices must strive to replicate the diversity and complexity of the natural diet while ensuring nutritional adequacy and dietary enrichment for kea individuals.
Enrichment strategies play a crucial role in stimulating natural foraging behaviors and promoting mental and physical well-being in captive kea populations. These may include providing food puzzles, foraging opportunities, and environmental enrichment devices that encourage exploration and problem-solving.
Importance for Conservation
Understanding wild feeding behavior is essential for informing captive management practices and promoting the welfare of captive kea populations. By mimicking natural foraging conditions and dietary preferences, captive facilities can support the physical, behavioral, and psychological needs of kea individuals in their care.
Threats to Kea Populations
Kea populations face numerous threats related to diet and feeding behavior, including habitat loss, predation by introduced species, lead poisoning from ingesting ammunition residues, and competition for food resources with introduced mammals. These anthropogenic pressures pose significant challenges to kea conservation efforts in the wild.
Conservation strategies aimed at mitigating human-related impacts on kea diet and feeding behavior include habitat protection, predator control, lead remediation efforts, and public education initiatives. By addressing the root causes of threats and promoting coexistence between kea and human populations, conservationists can work towards ensuring the long-term survival of kea populations and their alpine habitat.
In conclusion, the diet and feeding behavior of kea parrots play a critical role in their survival, ecological function, and conservation. By studying their dietary preferences, foraging behaviors, and responses to human interactions, researchers and conservationists can develop effective strategies for
- What do kea parrots eat in the wild? Kea parrots have an omnivorous diet, consisting of a variety of plant and animal matter. They feed on native alpine vegetation such as mountain beech and tussock grasses, as well as invertebrates, carrion, and occasionally small vertebrates.
- Do kea parrots eat human food? Yes, kea parrots are known to scavenge food scraps from human settlements and infrastructure, including rubbish bins, picnic areas, and campsites. While human-provided food may supplement their diet, it can also expose them to potential risks such as ingestion of harmful substances.
- How do kea parrots forage for food? Kea parrots exhibit exploratory and manipulative foraging behaviors, using their beaks and feet to investigate and manipulate objects in the environment. They may dismantle tree bark, pry open seed pods, and use tools to extract food from hard-to-reach places.
- Are kea parrots intelligent? Yes, kea parrots are highly intelligent and exhibit complex problem-solving skills in their foraging behavior. They have been observed using tools, solving puzzles, and adapting to novel feeding opportunities, showcasing their cognitive flexibility and adaptability.


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RANDOM DAMAGE DISTRIBUTION
It can sometimes be the case that damage has to be distributed randomly amongst a Damaged unit, and this is called random damage. The enemy unit has been hurt, but nobody knows which warriors have been damaged!
If invoked dice must be distributed randomly, first count how many Different Warriors there are in the Damaged unit, called the different warrior count. Different Warriors are those that have a different profile to another member of the unit, such as a Forthegn within a unit of Duguth.
A Damaged unit suffering ten damage has three different warriors within it, so the different warrior count is 3.
Then assign numbers between 0-9 to each different warrior so that the resulting different warrior divisions cover the numbers of a D10 as equally as possible, noting any remainders. Each different warrior division applies to one particular different warrior, chosen by the Damaged unit's player.
As the different warrior count is 3 and there is ten damage, rolls of 0-2 are applied to the first different warrior, rolls of 3-5 are applied to the second different warrior and rolls of 6-8 are applied to the third different warrior.
Roll Distribution Dice
Once that is done, the Damaged unit's player rolls a distribution die for each damage point suffered. The result of the distribution die determines where that damage point is distributed, and any rolls outside of the different warrior divisions
are re-rolled until they are within a division.
The distribution dice result in rolls of 1, 1, 2, 5, 3, 7, 8, 4, 9 and 0. Thus, the rolls 0, 1, 1 and 2 are applied to the first different warrior; the rolls of 3, 4 and 5 are applied to the second different warrior; and the rolls of 7 and 8 are applied to
the third different warrior. The roll of 9 is outside the different warrior divisions and so is re-rolled, resulting in a 3. Thus, the first warrior division suffers five invoked dice; the second warrior division suffers three invoked dice; and the third warrior division suffers two invoked dice.
This will make 126.96.36.199: CONTINUOUS EFFECTS 188.8.131.52., etc.


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LeSS has a big impact on the management style in organizations. It requires a different type of management than the traditional management by controlling subordinates. It is much more aligned to the "Managers as Teachers" principle promoted in Lean Thinking
Two big impacts on the role of management:
- Self-managing teams delegates a lot of responsibilities to the team.
- Product Owners decide on what the work is that the team works on.
Both these dramatically change the role of managers in a LeSS organization.
Theory X and Theory Y
One important concept for understanding management in LeSS is the two extreme management styles also called Theory X and Theory Y (first coined by Douglas McGregor in The Human Side of Enterprise.
McGregor defined Theory X management as being based on the following assumptions:
- Average humans dislike work and will try to avoid working.
- Because of this, people will need to be coerced, controlled, directed and threatened so that the maximum amount of effort can be extracted out of them.
- People want to be directed as they have little ambition and avoid taking responsibility.
McGregor offers Theory Y assumptions, which are:
- Peoples spend effort to work as natural as they do to play and rest.
- People will use self-direction and self-control for goals that he is committed to. Commitment comes most strongly from the intrinsic rewards related to the achievement itself. That is the challenge, the learning, and the sense of purpose.
- Provided the right environment, humans seek responsibility rather than avoiding it.
LeSS requires management styles that are more on the Theory Y side.


what is minute arm in torque
In the context of torque, a second arm, also recognised as a lever arm or torque arm, refers to the perpendicular distance between the axis of rotation and the line of action wherever the drive is applied. It plays a important position in analyzing the magnitude of torque or rotational drive exerted on an item.
The formulation to work out torque is:
Torque = Force × Minute Arm
Wherever:
– Torque is the rotational force or minute, commonly measured in models such as Newton-meters (Nm) or foot-kilos (lb-ft).
– Pressure is the utilized drive performing on the object, measured in units of pressure these kinds of as Newtons (N) or kilos (lb).
– Second Arm is the perpendicular length concerning the axis of rotation and the line of action wherever the force is used. It is measured in models these types of as meters (m) or toes (ft).
The idea of the minute arm can be illustrated with a very simple case in point: a wrench becoming made use of to tighten a bolt. When you use a pressure to the manage of the wrench, the moment arm is the length concerning the centre of rotation (the bolt) and the position where by you grip the take care of. The for a longer time the instant arm, the higher the leverage and torque you can exert on the bolt.
In summary, the minute arm in China torque arm manufacturer refers to the length involving the axis of rotation and China torque arm manufacturer the point where by the force is applied. It decides the effectiveness of the drive in developing rotational motion or torque on an object. A for China torque arm exporter a longer time second arm will allow for greater leverage and torque, although a shorter second arm outcomes in less torque.


10 Tallest Women Recorded in History and Their Gut-Wrenching Stories
Do you know Sandra Elaine Allen was recognized by the Guinness World Record for being the tallest woman in her era? She was 7 feet 7 inches tall.
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10 Tallest Women Recorded in History and Their Gut-Wrenching Stories
You might be somewhere around 5 or 6 feet tall, but there are people in the world who are over 8 feet and gained the spotlight for this reason. While some of them acted in movies, others began to earn early due to their unique physical appearance.
You would be amazed to know that the human body undergoes several changes until the person dies. Whether you are 4 ft or 8 ft, changes in the body are natural, and there is nothing that you can do for that.
Likewise, you don't need to do something extraordinary to add your name to the Guinness Book of World Records; sometimes, your height could do this for you.
Let us know about the tallest women in the world and the truth behind their death.
1. Ella Ewing - 8 feet 4 inches
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Ella Kate Ewing was a Missouri woman, real-life giant, and also the world's tallest female of her era. She was the only child of Anna Eliza and Benjamin F. When she was young: her family moved to Scotland County. Her abnormality appears after her 7th birthday.
When she turned 14, her height crossed other children, her parents, and other people measuring 6 ft 10 inches. Her height was a matter of dispute. Some claimed her height to be over 8 ft, but her mother said that her height growth stopped when she was 22, at 8ft 4 inches tall.
However, the Guinness Book of Records stated that she measured 7ft 4 inches tall and might have reached 8feet ¾ inches tall by the time she died. Her professional career started when she was 22, and a museum owner from Chicago offered $1000 for a 27-day appearance at his establishment.
2. Trijntje Keever- 8 feet 2 inches
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Trijntje Cornelisdochter Keever is recognized as the tallest woman in history, measuring 8 feet 2 inches tall. She was the daughter of Anna Pouwels and Cornelis Keevera and died at the age of 17. Her parents took her to carnivals to earn money by allowing people to see her. She gained attention when she was nine years old and reached 6 ft 7 inches.
3. Zeng Jinlian - 8 feet 1 ¾ inch
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She was the tallest woman recognized in modern times. She was born in 1964 and lived until 1982. She belonged to Yujiang village in the Bright Moon Commune, Hunan Province, China. She began to grow when she was four months old and could lift 110lb when she was only 18 months old.
Her mother was 5ft 2½ inches, and her father was 5ft 2 inches tall. His brothers were born normal. She suffered from scoliosis and could not stand up straight. She was 8feet and 1¾ inch tall.
4. Anna Haining Bates - 7 feet 11 inches
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Anna Haining Bates was a Canadian woman and another tallest woman known for her great stature of 7feet and 11 inches. During her birth, she weighed 16 pounds and was the third of 16 children. On her 4th birthday, she was over 4 feet.
By her 15th birthday, she was 7 feet tall. She was excellent in music and literature and has also learned piano and acting lessons. In 1877, she and her husband purchased 53 ha of land and designed furniture according to their specifications.
The main part of the house had 4.3m ceilings, while the doors were 2.4m tall. She conceived two children with Martin. The first child was a girl who died during birth. The next year, she delivered a boy who survived only for 11 hours. He was the largest newborn ever recorded at 10.7 kgs and nearly 30 inches tall. She died suddenly of heart failure in her sleep, one day before her 42nd birthday.
5. Sandra Elaine Allen - 7 feet 7 inches
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Sandra Elaine Allen was an American actress and writer, recognized for her tall height. She wrote a book and grabbed the title of the tallest woman in the world for 16 years of her life. She was tall-heightened due to a tumor in a pituitary gland that caused it to release growth hormone uncontrollably.
When she turned 22, she underwent surgery. Unfortunately, her height continued to grow, and she suffered from medical problems related to gigantism. Here are some rare medical conditions that could occur at any age.
She mostly performed in the circus and was also featured in the movie Side Show and the American documentary film Being Different. In later years, she used a wheelchair because her tall legs didn't support her tall statue in a standing position. On 13th August 2008, she died due to a blood infection, kidney failure, and breathing troubles.
6. Carolina Rascón - 7 feet 5 inches
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Carolina Rascón belonged to a small mining village in Mexico and measured 7ft 5 inches tall. Not enough is known about her as she lived back in 1944.
7. Delores Pullard - 7 feet 5 inches
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Delores Pullard was 7ft 5 inches, but everyone said that she was 8ft tall. She was the tallest woman in the world back then and passed away in 1971 after surgery complications.
8. Maria Fassnauer - 7 and a half feet
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Maria Fassnauer was considered the tallest woman of her time. She was born to Josef and Theresia in Ridanna. When she was 21 years old, she was taken into service along with her sister as a waitress and as an attraction to be exhibited at receptions.
Between 1906 to 1913, she toured fairs in Germany, England, and Austria in the traditional South Tyrolean costume on which they made her wear a male hat to give more attention to her height. After several health problems, she returned to her country and spent her last years. She died on the family farm when she was 38 years old due to heart failure.
9. Malee Duangdee - 6 feet 8 inches
Source = Bangkokpost
Measuring 6 feet 8 inches tall, Malee Duangdee was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest woman in the world. She died of a heart attack in her hometown at the age of 24.
The doctors said she had a long history of chronic diseases, including heart attack, brain tumor, and other diseases. Her tragic death also followed several illnesses related to high blood pressure.
10. Maria Alexandrovna Stepanova - 6 feet 8 inches
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She is a Russian professional and Olympic basketball player and also the third tallest player in the league. Born in the village of Shpakovskaya and grew up in Tosno, Maria wears size 15 (US) shoes and is 6ft 8 inches tall. The other players in the league are 7 ft and nearly 6 feet 10 inches tall.
Do you know about other tallest women in the world? Have you ever met any of them? Share your experience below.
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ChemoGLO is the most widely used wipe contamination kit in the United States.
A single kit can measure 13 separate drugs (docetaxel, paclitaxel, 5-FU, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, methotrexate, platinum analogues, etoposide, vincristine, cytarabine, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, busulfan, gemcitabine, irinotecan, mitomycin C, and 5-azacytidine) at the same time thereby minimizing costs and the time required to perform the wipe studies.
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A guide to Australian insect families (from CSIRO) can be found at:
A useful introduction to Insects, visit:
A diagram of Insect morphology illustrating terminology with legend of body parts:
A diagram of an insect illustrating terminology based on a worker ant, see:
There are two main ways to photograph insects with a camera: using a macro close-up lens or a zoom lens. If the insect tolerates your getting very close, then you can use the macro lens. For example, some moths will remain quite still when approached, believing they are camouflaged and invisible. However, many insects, especially those that can fly, will move away when you approach. This is especially true for insects like butterflies and dragonflies. So a good zoom lens is very useful for photographing many insects. If you are using a smartphone, then use a macro lens or a macro attachment. E.g. OlloClip for iPhone. If you want to have an insect identified to species then clear photographs are usually needed because minute parts of the anatomy may need to be checked. It is valuable to take several photos from various angles so that these anatomical details can be seen. Many insects are have particular plants that they feed on, and they can be identified more easily when the associated plant is known. So if the insect is resting or feeding on a plant, take note of what the plant is or ensure that a photo shows the plant clearly.
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Difference Between Magma and Lava
Difference Between Magma and Lava
Magma and lava are both geographical features of a rapidly changing earth. Magma is the source from which igneous rocks are formed. It is usually molten or semi-molten. However, the biggest differentiating feature of magma is that it is found beneath the earth's surface. It is essentially part of the mantle that has escaped to the surface because of the presence of cracks in the crust of the earth. It is the plastic material on which the tectonic plates float and move.
Magmatism is not only found on our planet; it has also been discovered on other planets and even some satellites. Magma is also a repository of precious crystals and gas bubbles. These gas bubbles contain some very poisonous gases, and if inhaled, they can also cause death. When magma escapes to the surface of the earth through volcanic activity, these gases and the lava flow can cause immeasurable damage to society and civilisation. On the other hand, volcanic activity is also responsible for life-sustaining minerals and nutrients introduced to the soil due to volcanic explosions.
Magma is stored near the surface of the earth in magma chambers. These magma chambers are located mainly in subduction zones, continental rift zones, mid-ocean ridges and hotspots. During their rest in magma chambers, the magma may change in its composition due to crystallisation. This happens because of the lower temperature near the earth's surface compared to the mantle region. Pure magma is also contaminated by the melting of the crust when it comes in contact with magma chambers.
The major source of magma's release through to the surface of the earth are volcanoes. Volcanoes are hills or mountain-like structures on the surface of the earth that have an active connection to the magma chambers. Volcanoes may be active or dormant. Active volcanoes show recent and fresh signs of volcanic activities. Dormant volcanoes may look innocuous, but they may become active at any time, causing a sudden volcano eruption. These eruptions are responsible for the loss of thousands of lives.
Magma is a constant danger when drilling the earth's surface, for it can be encountered abruptly and can lead to loss of equipment or lives. Such incidents have indeed happened in Iceland and Hawaii.
Lava, on the other hand, is similar in composition to magma but the biggest differentiating factor that sets it apart from magma is that it is the part of the magma that has been expelled to the surface of the earth. The temperature of lava ranges from 800 to 1,200°C. The term 'lava' is also sometimes applied to the rock that forms after the lava has cooled.
Lava is found primarily on the earth's surface, and as a result, it is free to move. The movement of lava on the surface of the earth is described by the term 'lava flow'. It is the result of a process called 'effusive eruption'. Effusive eruption happens when the lava is expelled continuously from the crust vis a subterranean duct. It is much slower and chaotic than an explosive eruption, where the lava is expelled at a very high velocity.
Lava is at times 100,000 times more viscous than water. This viscosity is similar to ketchup that we use to dress our food. But lava can travel a great distance before it is solidified completely. This happens because when lava is exposed to the air on the earth's surface, it develops a thin outer crust that keeps the inner lava from cooling rapidly.
The words lava and magma originate from Latin and Greek, respectively. Lava originates from Latin' labes', which means a fall or a slide. On the other hand, the word magma comes from the Greek word 'magma', which was used to refer to 'a thick unguent'. An unguent is a thick paste that is used to treat injuries of the skin.
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Magma
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Magma is present beneath the surface of the earth.

It is stored in the magma chamber. These magma chambers are present inside the crust of the earth.
It is hotter than lava. This is because magma is present under the surface of the earth where the pressure and temperature are much higher than the surface.
It does not flow because of the limited space and high pressure in the magma chambers.
It is the part of magma that has been expelled to the surface of the earth.

It is released in volcanic eruptions.

It is cooler than magma because of its exposure to the air present in the atmosphere.

Lava is free to flow on the surface of the earth and this flow can lead to serious damage to the property and the lives of humans.
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Documentation » Configuration » Login Dialog » Advanced »
The Connection Page (Advanced Site Settings dialog)
The Connection page on the Advanced Site Settings dialog allows you to configure general protocol-independent options for the connection.
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More connection options are available on subpages:
 - Proxy (connection through proxy server)
 - Tunnel (connection through SSH tunnel)
 - TLS/SSL (TLS/SSL protocol options)
Refer to documentation of page sections:
Connection
Use Passive mode to toggle between passive and active FTP connection mode. Passive mode is selected by default. WinSCP will try the other mode, if the selected mode does not work. The option is supported only with FTP protocol.
The Optimize connection buffer size enables optimization of socket buffer size. It greatly improves transfer speed. Disable it only when experiencing problems. The option is not available with WebDAV protocol.
Timeouts
By the Server response timeout you define how long should WinSCP wait for an answer from the server before displaying window with option to Abort the connection. Note that the window does not block the waiting, so when it is displayed and the response is finally received it disappears itself.
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WinSCP can automatically reconnect session, if the server is not responding too long.
Keepalives
Some servers (and also firewalls and routers on the way between the client and the server) disconnect clients if they do not receive any data from it within a defined period. In the Keepalives box, you may order WinSCP to send some dummy data in regular periods to avoid being disconnected. This period is defined with Seconds between keepalives.
For SFTP and SCP, WinSCP implements two methods for keepalives. The basic option is Sending of null SSH packets (SSH ignore messages). Some servers may be configured not to count these packets as data and thus they will still disconnect clients sending them. As an alternative WinSCP can improve the keepalives by Executing dummy protocol commands instead. For SFTP it is implemented as canonization of path /. For SCP it is implemented as echo command.1
For FTP, the basic option is to keep the session alive by Executing dummy protocol commands. As an alternative, WinSCP can improve the keeplives by Additionally reading the current directory.
The keepalives are not available with WebDAV and S3 protocols, as those are stateless protocols.
Note that keepalives are not always helpful. They help if you have a firewall which drops your connection after an idle period; but if the network between you and the server suffers from breaks in connectivity then keepalives can actually make things worse. If a session is idle, and connectivity is temporarily lost between the endpoints, but the connectivity is restored before either side tries to send anything, then there will be no problem – neither endpoint will notice that anything was wrong. However, if one side does send something during the break, it will repeatedly try to re-send, and eventually give up and abandon the connection. Then when connectivity is restored, the other side will find that the first side doesn't believe there is an open connection any more. Keepalives can make this sort of problem worse, because they increase the probability that WinSCP will attempt to send data during a break in connectivity. (Other types of periodic network activity can cause this behavior; in particular, re-keys can have this effect.)
Therefore, you might find that keepalives help connection loss, or you might find they make it worse, depending on what kind of network problems you have between you and the server.2
Internet Protocol Version
This option allows the user to select between the old and new Internet protocols and addressing schemes (IPv4 and IPv6). The default setting is Auto, which means WinSCP will do something sensible and try to guess which protocol you wanted. (If you specify a literal Internet address, it will use whichever protocol that address implies. If you provide a hostname, it will see what kinds of address exist for that hostname; it will use IPv6 if there is an IPv6 address available, and fall back to IPv4 if not.)
If you need to force WinSCP to use a particular protocol, you can explicitly set this to IPv4 or IPv6.2
The Auto setting is available with SFTP and SCP protocols only, it is not available with FTP protocol. Whole option is not available with WebDAV and S3 protocols.
Further Reading
Read more about Login dialog and Advanced Site Settings dialog.
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 1. With SCP this keepalive method does not work while WinSCP waits for user prompt in the middle of file transfer.Back
 2. The text is copy of PuTTY User Manual or was inspired by it.Back
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Latest U.S. Department of Energy Stories
Radiation safety and worker protection firm Dade Moeller announces its expanded role at the Hanford nuclear site, providing technical direction and operation of the radiation dosimetry program
Climate instruments mounted aboard the Horizon Spirit container ship begin taking data
Approximately 8 billion years ago, the light from distant galaxies began streaming towards Earth. Now, at a mountaintop observatory in Chile, the newly constructed Dark Energy Camera has captured that ancient starlight and recorded it for the first time.
New and Improved Model of Molecular Bonding from Researchers at Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry
- A ceramic container used inside a fuel-fired kiln to protect pots from the flame.


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Many women diagnosed with breast cancer find that complementary medicine techniques such as yoga can help them achieve physical, mental, and emotional balance during and after conventional treatment. A study shows that women treated for early breast cancer who did Iyengar yoga had a better quality of life compared to women who didn't do yoga.
The study also showed that the women who practiced yoga had decreased activity of a protein in the body, NF-kB. NF-kB is a protein in the immune system and is associated with physical and mental stress. Less activity by this protein may possibly mean the women have less stress, but more research is needed.
Scientific research on most complementary therapies is relatively new and the studies are small (like this one). Still, early results have shown that some complementary techniques may help ease physical and emotional symptoms in some people. When combined with conventional medicine, complementary therapies may offer a more integrated approach to healing.
In the breastcancer.org Complementary Medicine section you can learn more about complementary therapies, including yoga. If you'd like to try a complementary medicine technique, talk to your doctor about it. Together, you can decide what's best for YOU.


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If someone visited Router configuration, they can easily understand purpose of interface on Cisco Router or Switch with Interface description. An interface description can be used to specify important information like Bandwidth, distant Router name, a circuit ID number, a specific network segment or Service provider etc. Router interface descriptions are description commands that network administrators configure on each interface of a Router. It really helps the network engineer to find or remember and troubleshoot specific information about the Router Interface. The description file exists in Router memory but it doesn't affect the operation of a Router. The Cisco Router description can be included by maintaining or by applying a format. The Cisco Router or any other Router description can be included the following things:
- Purpose of the interface
- Circuit ID
- Location of the interface
- The devices those are connected to the interfaces
- Service Provider Name
If Router having a description on each interface then it provides great opportunities to the support personnel to better understand the problems about the interface or included interfaces. The most benefit is that you can able to faster resolution of the problem. Find below step by step interface description configuration on Cisco Router.
Configure Interface description of a Cisco Router:
The step by step interface description configuration on a Cisco router is described below:
1. Enter into Router global configuration mode. To enter Router global configuration mode, you have to issue the command configure terminal from Privilege Exec Mode.
2. Enter the Router interface configuration mode of specific interface which you want to configure description. For example, if you want to configure the description on FastEthernet 0/0, enter the command interface fastethernet 0/0.
3. Now, enter the command description and then write the information which you want to display.
4. Now exit from interface configuration mode to privileged EXEC mode by pressing Press Ctrl + Z or with END command.
5. Now save the configuration by using the command copy running-config startup-config.
In below example I configured interface description on Cisco Router for LAN and uplink interfaces.
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#interface fastEthernet 1/0
Router(config)#interface fastEthernet 1/1
%SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
Router#copy running-config startup-config
Destination filename [startup-config]?
Now you can verify interface description on Router by using sh interface description from Router Exec mode or Privilege Exec mode.
Router>sh interface description
Interface Status Protocol Description
Fa0/0 up up ##LAN##
Fa0/1 up up ###uplink###
Se0/0/0 up up
Se0/0/1 admin down down
NV0 up up
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Payer Address Verification
Address verification allows users to validate addresses against the United States Postal Services (USPS) directory in order to make corrections before claims or letters are sent to the patient. The system will automatically verify the address in real-time. Address Verification is managed in the Services section.
If Address Verification is not included in your price plan, your invoice will reflect a charge each time a verification was made.
This feature will only determine if the address is on file with the USPS. If the system is unable to validate the address with the USPS, you will be given an option to Ignore the address which will remove the invalid address message.
Follow the steps below to perform an address verification for a payer.
 1. Select Customer Setup > Payers.
 2. Click the New Payer button. Or use the Search field to search through your payers.
 3. Select the Payer.
 4. Click the Verify Address link.
 1. An invalid address will return as "This address is invalid" message, click on the "See Suggestion" link.
 2. Click Use Suggestion to apply the suggested address. Or Click Ignore to leave the address as is.
 3. If the suggestion is used, a green checkmark will appear with the message "This address was successfully verified."
 5. Click Save.


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People Born in the
People Who were Born in the 1950s
A list of famous people who were born in the decade of the nineteen fifties. The 1950s start from the 1st of January 1950 and finish on the 31 of December 1959.
Famous People Born in the 20th Century - 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s
See also: Famous Peoples Birthdays, Famous Peoples Star Signs, Famous Peoples Chinese Zodiac Signs
Ascension Gateway> Spiritual Quotes> Famous People> Twentieth Century>
Famous People Born in the Decade of the 1950s
Spiritual Guide> Famous Inspirational Quotes> Famous Personalities> 20th Century> Famous People that were Born in the Fifties


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The collection of 14 daguerreotypes come from the direct descendants of Commander Sir John Franklin and will be estimated at £150,000-200,000 at the auction on September 21.
Dubbed "one of the most significant rediscoveries for the history of photography and polar exploration", the collection was originally commissioned by Lady Jane Franklin and taken en plein air aboard HMS Erebus just three days before it was to set sail, never to return.
The images, taken by Richard Beard studio on May 15-17, 1845, are the last photographs of 14 members of the expedition.
The ill-fated voyage to explore 500km of Artic coastline to complete the charting of the Northwest Passage – a vital sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans – ended in tragedy when both ships became stuck in the ice and eventually all its 24 officers and 110 crew perished.
The worst disaster in the history of British polar expeditions, dozens of subsequent explorations were launched to discover what had happened to Franklin and his crew.
The 14 sixth-plate daguerreotypes, each hand-tinted coloured with shell gold applied to the buttons, hat bands and epaulettes of the officers' jackets and each inscribed with the details of the sitters, were unknown to the wider world until recently.
The only other known set of the daguerreotypes is in the collection of the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) in Cambridge but this set lacks the images of Robert Sargent and Captain Francis Crozier.
Emily Bierman, global head of Sotheby's Photographs department, said: "A true monument in the history of photography, these haunting daguerreotypes are among the most important examples of 19th century photographs to ever appear at auction. Each plate is stunningly crisp and conveys the high level of detail the best daguerreotypes are known for. Their re-emergence after 178 years is a truly significant moment for the market and our understanding of the medium."
Dr David Goldthorpe, head of Sotheby's Europe Books & Manuscripts department, said: "Apart from its broader significance, it is worth remembering the private dimension that this set of images holds. Franklin's family must have known that the safe return of the 59-year-old Sir John was no certainty. It is when viewed as a private keepsake, rather than as a public record, that the human stories beneath these images truly come alive."
Supplied with three years' worth of preserved food supplies, The Franklin Expedition set sail from Greenhithe on May 19, 1845, with a crew of 24 officers and 110 men.
With no word from them, eventually Franklin's wife offered a reward, equal to £2m today, and many failed searches took place, with more men and ships lost than in the expedition itself.
In 1854, the Scottish explorer John Rae determined the fate of the expedition by talking to Inuit hunters during his survey of the Boothia Peninsula for the Hudson's Bay Company.
Both ships had become icebound with the men dying from the cold and in some cases resorting to cannibalism. The news caused widespread anger in Victorian society.
Lady Franklin's determined efforts to find her husband led to a further 25 searches over the next four decades, which although did not add further information in locating her husband, contributed hugely to the mapping of the Arctic.
In 2014 HMS Erebus was remarkably discovered by Parks Canada in collaboration with Inuit communities, followed by the discovery of HMS Terror in 2016. These marked two of the most important polar archaeological finds in recent history.
Many of the objects discovered during these missions are now held in the National Maritime Museum.


text: Discharges from historic and current coal mines frequently generate waters low in pH (<3), high in heavy metals (e.g. Fe, Al) and cover streambeds in metal precipitates. The present study investigated periphyton communities at 52 stream sites on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, representing a range of impacts from acid mine drainage (AMD). Taxonomic richness was negatively related to acidity and metal oxides and biomass was negatively correlated with metal oxides, but positively related to acidity. Streams with low pH (<3.5) had low periphyton richness (14 taxa across all sites) and were dominated by Klebsormidium acidophilum, Navicula cincta and Euglena mutabilis. As pH increased, so did taxonomic richness while community dominance decreased and community composition became more variable. Canonical correspondence analyses of algal assemblages revealed patterns influenced by pH. These findings indicate that streams affected by AMD possess a predictable assemblage composition of algal species that can tolerate the extreme water chemistry and substrate conditions. The predictability of algal communities declines with decreasing stress, as other abiotic and biotic factors become increasingly more important.


NAME Template::Flute::PDF - PDF generator for HTML templates VERSION Version 0.0041 SYNOPSIS $flute = new Template::Flute (specification_file => 'invoice.xml', template_file => 'invoice.html', values => \%values); $flute->process(); $pdf = new Template::Flute::PDF (template => $flute->template(), file => 'invoice.pdf'); $pdf->process(); DESCRIPTION Template::Flute::PDF is a PDF generator based on Template::Flute and PDF::API2. UNITS Template::Flute::PDF uses the pt unit internally. In addition, the following units are supported and automatically converted by this module: in An inch converts to 72 pt. cm A centimeter converts to approximately 28.3 pt. mm A millimeter converts to approximately 2.8 pt. px A pixel converts to 1 pt. CONSTRUCTOR new Create a Template::Flute::PDF object with the following parameters: template Template::Flute::HTML object. file PDF output file. page_size Page size for the PDF (default: A4). html_base Base directory for HTML resources like images and stylesheets. Margin parameters margin_top Top margin, defaults to 20. margin_right Right margin, defaults to 20. margin_bottom Bottom margin, defaults to 50. margin_left Left margin, defaults to 20. METHODS process Processes HTML template and creates PDF file. set_page_size Sets the page size for the PDF. select_page PAGE_NUM Selects page with the given PAGE_NUM. Creates new page if necessary. content_height Returns the height of the content part of the page. content_width Returns the width of the content part of the page. font NAME [weight] [style] Returns PDF::API2 font object for font NAME, WEIGHT and STYLE are optional. text_filter TEXT Adjusts whitespace in TEXT for output in PDF. setup_text_props ELT SELECTOR [INHERIT] Determines text properties for HTML template element ELT, CSS selector SELECTOR and INHERIT flag. calculate ELT [PARAMETERS] Calculates width and height for HTML template element ELT. check_out_of_bounds POS DIM Check whether we are out of bounds with position POS and dimensions DIM. textbox ELT TEXT PROPS BOX ATTRIBUTES Adds textbox for HTML template element ELT to the PDF. hline SPECS HPOS VPOS LENGTH WIDTH Add horizontal line to PDF. borders X_LEFT Y_TOP WIDTH HEIGHT Adds borders to the PDF. rect X_LEFT Y_TOP X_RIGHT Y_BOTTOM COLOR Adds rectangle to the PDF. locate_image Determines location of an image file from the 'src' HTML attribute. $imgfile = $pdf->locate_image('images/cart.png'); The location is based on the current directory, or on the 'html_base' constructor parameter if the 'src' HTML attribute contains a single file name only. image OBJECT HPOS VPOS WIDTH HEIGHT Add image OBJECT to the PDF. begin_transform Starts transformation of current content object. end_transform Ends transformation of current content object. FUNCTIONS to_points [DEFAULT_UNIT] Converts widths to points, default unit is mm. SUPPORTED HTML/CSS SYNTAX This is an incomplete list of supported HTML/CSS syntax. HTML tags font-weight The values "normal" and "bold" are supported. style The HTML attribute "style" is not supported. AUTHOR Stefan Hornburg (Racke), BUGS Certainly a lot, as converting from HTML to PDF is quite complicated and challenging. Please report any unknown bugs or feature requests to 'bug-template-flute-pdf at', or through the web interface at KNOWN BUGS Background color Using background color hides text. Vertical align We currently support only aligning to top or bottom of the available space. This is in contradiction to HTML, where the default vertical align is baseline (of the text). SUPPORT You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command. perldoc Template::Flute::PDF You can also look for information at: * RT: CPAN's request tracker * AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation * CPAN Ratings * Search CPAN LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT Copyright 2010-2012 Stefan Hornburg (Racke). This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; or the Artistic License. See for more information.


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Patient Rule Induction Method with Active Learning
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|Kurzfassung||PRIM (Patient Rule Induction Method) is an algorithm to create hyperboxes that are human comprehansable. But PRIM requires relatively large datasets. It has been shown, that using ML models (e.g. Random Forrest) that generalize faster can increase performance by around 75%.
In this Thesis we are trying to increase the overall performance even further, using an active learning approach in order to train the models. Acquiring labels for a given dataset can be quite costly, with active learning only a small part of the dataset has to ben labeled (if at all). Furthermore, a preliminary experiment indicated, that combining these methods does indeed increase performance even further.


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Fabian Temme (TU Dortmund)
The First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) is an Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope (IACT) located on the Canary Island of La Palma. Its target is to provide long term monitoring of stellar objects like Active Galactic Nuclei. FACT is the first IACT to use Silicon Photomultipliers instead of conventional PMTs. Therefore studying the detector properties is especially important. An event class that can offer valuable insight in the detector are Muon rings. These images are created by single muons that hit the mirror of the telescope. Because their unique shape one can use shape recognition techniques like the hough transform to identify these events. The well-known properties of muon rings and their small photon arrival time distribution allow to estimate the time resolution, photon detection efficiency and point spread functions of the telescope. In this contribution the methods used to extract the muons will be presented. Also the first results including the time resolution of FACT and the calibration of the Monte-Carlo simulations are shown.
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Mr Maximilian Noethe (TU Dortmund)


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Understand the threats facing our treasured wildlife and what Defenders is doing to help.
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Types of Garage Door Sensors
There are various types of sensors involved in the proper functioning of a garage door. These sensors work under different mechanism whereby infrared signals is the primary mechanism. There are major four types of garage door sensors. These sensors include safety sensors, monitoring sensors, pressure sensors and Carbon dioxide sensors. These sensors have different purpose and functionality. The following is a brief description of each of these garage door sensors.
Safety sensors are used to prevent the garage door from closing on people, pets, cars, bikes and any other thing that moves in and out of the garage. They are hooked on the rails on both sides of the garage door and make use of infrared signals.
Monitoring sensors are used in homes that have more than one garage door. Their purpose is to notify the homeowner of whether the garage door is open. Some types of sensors can automatically shut an open garage door after a specified set time duration. These sensors offer extra safety since they prevent intruders from accessing your home.
Pressure sensors are usually fixed on the bottom edge of the door. They are used to sense the changes in pressure when the garage door is closing. These sensors change the garage door direction whenever they detect a change in pressure. They also help in preventing the door from closing on items and people underneath.
Carbon Dioxide Sensors
Carbon dioxide sensors are used to measure the carbon dioxide level inside the garage. They work continuously and monitor the levels of toxic gas inside the garage and check if they are hazardous. They are not commonly used but can help in safety guarantee to your people and pets.
You should always repair or replace your garage door sensors whenever an issue arises. They are very critical when it comes to the proper functioning of the garage doors. Call now for garage door repair Waltham MA


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Selective Hauling understands the importance of earning every possible point when our clients are seeking LEED certification. We can help you achieve your goals by helping you understand what you need to accomplish from a LEED construction waste management standpoint.
According to the LEED guidelines, a project can earn either one or two points from construction and demolition waste management. Calculations can be made by weight or volume.
Under the one-point option, the project needs to divert at least 50% of the total construction and demolition material, and the diversion must include at least three material streams. Under the two-point option, the diversion rate is 75%, with four material streams. It is important to note that those streams must be hauled from the project directly to each of their final destinations in order for it to be count as one material stream, and therefore commingled materials count as only one stream.
"Commingled materials that are processed in the same way (i.e. over the same recycling line) are counted as one "stream" in LEED, even if the processing facility separates the output into multiple materials for recovery after processing." – Guide to LEED Certification: Commercial
The LEED Guide also offers methods to add more material streams:
"Since commingled recycling counts as one stream, projects are encouraged to seek additional material streams through waste prevention and diversion. Successful projects have implemented the following strategies to count as material streams in LEED:
- Quantify waste prevention design and construction techniques that result in source reduction.
- Stage collection bins onsite to correspond with construction phases and contractor schedules. If one trade is onsite for a defined period that has a recyclable waste stream, consider having a single bin for that type of waste instead of—or in addition to—a commingled bin (examples include a bin for concrete recycling during demolition, or separate bins for drywall, wood framing, or roofing waste during those phases).
- Salvage components from the project renovation and reuse them in the project or for other projects.
- Donate surplus materials.
- Participate in manufacturer take-back programs for products like ceiling tiles or flooring.
- Work with subcontractors and/or finish material suppliers to eliminate or recycle packaging waste and take-back extra materials." – LEED Guide to Certification: Commercial
When you are seeking those crucial LEED points, be sure to let us know when we are in the planning stages with your project. Selective Hauling will help you understand what we can do to help you earn those points and achieve LEED certification!