Les hommes ont oublié cette vérité. Mais tu ne dois pas l'oublier, dit le renard. Tu deviens responsable pour toujours de ce que tu as apprivoisé.
Le Petit Prince, chap. 21
Saturday, 22 February 2014
Complex interactions between wolves and dogs
Lescureux, N., & Linnell, J. D. (2014). Warring brothers: The complex interactions between wolves (Canis lupus) and dogs (Canis familiaris) in a conservation context. Biological Conservation, 171, 232-245.
Although both wolves and dogs have been the subjects of numerous studies in many disciplines, the complex relationships between them have not yet been synthesized within a common review, and neither has it been placed in a holistic conservation context. Information and data are spread across numerous publications from different disciplines that rarely interact. Dogs have become the most common carnivore and their population is still increasing. In a context of wolf recovery in multi-use landscapes, there is a growing concern among conservationists for the potential negative impact of dogs on wolf conservation. With this paper we aim to review the numerous and complex interactions existing between wolves and dogs, using literature from disciplines as diverse as history, archeology, anthropology, genetics, ecology, and epidemiology in order to better understand the wolf–dog relationship and its potential impact on wolf conservation. Starting with their phylogenetic relationship and following a summary of the current knowledge on the dog's ancestry we explore how dogs can represent a direct threat for wolves through hybridization, disease transfer and competition. The review highlights a number of ways in which dogs can impact wolf conservation, although a general lack of data and conclusive studies is a common theme that emerges for many topics. Then we analyse how dogs can mitigate human–wolf conflicts through their role as livestock guardians or wolf hunters. Finally we describe the complex phenomenon of wolf predation on dogs before discussing the wolf–dog relationships in general, with a special focus on including a more anthropological perspective. The review highlights the diversity of interactions between wolves and dogs, that can be both negative and positive for wolf conservation. However, more important than these direct impacts, the review highlights how the wolf–dog relationship challenges human attempts to construct simple dichotomies between wild and domestic, or between nature and culture. The borders between these concepts are in fact much more fluid and elusive than is often appreciated, and wolf conservation must adapt to this more complex reality.
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What if you could create characters that can act, speak, and feel like real people?
This is the promise of Character AI, a technology that uses artificial intelligence to bring virtual characters to life.
Continue reading more about the Character AI Wrapped and how to access it.
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Introduction To Character AI Wrapped
Character AI Wrapped is similar to Spotify Wrapped.
Character AI Wrapped is a feature that gives you a personalized report of your chat activity with your characters.
It is based on the data collected from your messages, ratings, and feedback.
You can see how many messages you exchanged with each character and what topics you discussed most.
Additionally, it shows how many responses you liked or disliked and what moments stood out for you.
How To Access Character AI Wrapped?
Character AI Wrapped is a premium feature that is exclusive to 2023 with c.ai+ subscribers.
This means you must pay a monthly or yearly fee to access 2023 with c.ai.
You cannot see your Wrapped summary if you are not a 2023 c.ai+ subscriber.
You can't see your Wrapped summary even if you have chatted with your characters for a long time.
Thus, you can follow the guidance below to access Character AI Wrapped:
You must log in to your account on the website or the app.
Generally, you can use the same email and password you used to create your account.
Once logged in, you will see a Wrapped icon on the top right corner of the screen.
It looks like a gift box with a ribbon; click on it, and you can see your Wrapped summary.
Moreover, you can also download or print your summary as a PDF file.
How To Subscribe C.AI+?
To subscribe to Character AI+, you need to follow these steps:
- Visit the Character AI website at character.ai.
- Locate the Upgrade to Plus button on the main page or menu.
- Click the button to go to the subscription page.
- Choose your desired subscription plan (monthly/yearly).
- Provide your payment details as prompted.
- Confirm your subscription and enjoy the benefits of 2023 c.ai+.
Alternatively, you can also subscribe to Character AI+ through the mobile app.
You can download the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
Once you have the app, you can go to the settings and tap the Subscribe to Plus option.
Share Wrapped Summary Results
You can share your Wrapped results with your friends on social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or WhatsApp.
You can do this by clicking on the share button at the bottom of the page.
Further, you can choose which platform you want to share your results on and add a caption or comment.
You can also tag your friends or use hashtags to make your post more visible.
Further, you can compare your results with your friends and see who has similar or different tastes and preferences.
You can also discover new characters or topics that you might want to chat with in the future.
The Bottom Line
Character AI Wrapped shows you a summary of your chat history with your characters.
It is similar to Spotify Wrapped, which shows your music listening habits and preferences.
Further, you can share your Wrapped results with your friends on social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or WhatsApp.
Additionally, you can compare your results with your friends and see who has similar or different tastes and preferences.

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There are no long-term effects on male fertility after receiving a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. A low motile count might be a minor short-term effect.
Unsubstantiated claims about COVID-19 vaccines have been afloat especially on social media ever since the vaccines were developed. A recent Facebook post shared a clipping of an opinion article from the far-right publication Epoch Times regarding effects on sperm count after receiving a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The article's headline read, "Pfizer Vaccine Impairs Sperm CountConspiracy Theorists Were Right." The Facebook post description read, "Unvaxxed sperm will be worth more than gold soon boys. All you other Golden Bollocks out there. Hold the line…"
One Rav Arora penned the Epoch Times article cited in the post. Arora is a young writer and according to his Twitter bio he has written previously for the 'New York Post' and 'The Globe and Mail'. He cited a study by the American Society of Andrology in his article about semen concentration and motility after a person is vaccinated against COVID-19. It appears that Arora did not take into account the complete findings of the study for his opinion piece.
Published on June 17, 2022, the study observed 216 samples from men before and after they took the Pfizer vaccine. In each sample, the researchers investigated factors such as semen volume, sperm concentration, sperm motility, and total motile count. Two samples were taken before the vaccination, and three post-vaccination samples were taken in time frames - 15 to 45 days, 75–125 days, and 145 days after the vaccination date. Initially, the study observed a low motile count three months post-vaccination; however, it was seen as a minor and rare short-term effect. "While on first look, these results may seem concerning, from a clinical perspective, they confirm previous reports regarding vaccines' overall safety and reliability despite minor short-term side effects. Long-term prognosis remains good," the study said.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on July 14, 2022, that there is no evidence to prove that COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility in men or women. The CDC cited a study by The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) from June 2021 which said that men who received the Pfizer vaccine "found no significant changes in these sperm characteristics after vaccination."
In December 2021, Forbes cited a study by a Belgium team that observed the sperm quality of a person after they received a COVID-19 vaccine. According to the study, the quality of the sperm might be sub-optimal after the vaccination, and the estimated recovery time was three months. Follow-up studies were being conducted to ascertain any permanent damage.
There is so far no medical evidence to support the claims that COVID-19 vaccines have adverse permanent effect on fertility, but many experts have raised alarm over reduced fertility if one gets the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In a report published on February 8, 2022, the National Institutes of Health said, "So far, studies have not found associations between COVID-19 vaccination and fertility. However, there is evidence that SARS-CoV-2 infection may temporarily reduce fertility."
The Epoch Time article is an opinion piece by a writer and cannot be considered credible medical information. Studies after studies have exposed misinformation about COVID-19 vaccine. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Logically has debunked several claims regarding medical and vaccine misinformation.
The study cited in the shared newspaper column stated that there could be a minor low motile count after vaccination. However, the study further said that it is not a long-term effect and that it is safe to take the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Hence, we have marked this claim false.

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A gel is a solid jelly-like material that can have properties ranging from soft and weak to hard and tough. Gels are defined as a substantially dilute cross-linked system, which exhibits no flow when in the steady-state. By weight, gels are mostly liquid, yet they behave like solids due to a three-dimensional cross-linked network within the liquid. It is the crosslinking within the fluid that gives a gel its structure (hardness) and contributes to the adhesive stick (tack). In this way gels are a dispersion of molecules of a liquid within a solid in which the solid is the continuous phase and the liquid is the discontinuous phase. The word gel was coined by 19th-century Scottish chemist Thomas Graham by clipping from gelatin.


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In the very core of the ezPublish content management system is a tree structure. This architecture is not immediately apparent when you examine the database tables in the MySql server, so to make things I will explain the structure below.
Contents are maintained as nodes in the tree corresponding to a record in the ezcontentobject_tree table.
Each record in the ezcontentobject_tree table corresponds to a record in the ezcontentobject. The ezcontentobject determines the kind of content this node is.
ezcontentobject corresponds to a record in the ezcontenclass which is the declare content type.
The ezcontenclass is described by multiple records in the ezcontentobject_attribute.
Likewise each ezcontentobject is described by corresponding records in the ezcontentobject_attribute.
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Disproportionation happens when an electron from one atom is taken by another one, making two different chemicals. It is the opposite of symproportionation, which is the giving of electrons from one atom to another atom, It makes one chemical from two different chemicals.
Example of disproportionation[change | change source]
Sodium hypochlorite (household bleach) reacts with itself when it is dried. One atom gives two electrons away to two other atoms. The first atom becomes sodium chlorate, while the other two that got the electrons becomes sodium chloride. 3 NaClO → 2 NaCl + NaClO3
Example of symproportionation[change | change source]
Ferric ions react with iron metal. Two ferric ions give two electrons (one electron for each atom) to one iron atom. The ferric ion becomes a ferrous ion. The iron also becomes a ferrous ion. 2 Fe3+ + Fe → 3 Fe2+


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When you're looking to buy plants, you have a couple of different options of where you can get them from. Your two main choices will probably be a big box store or a local garden center. While it may be tempting to go to the big box store because you know their name, there's a wide variety of benefits when you choose a local greenhouse instead. Let's take a look at a few of those benefits.
Most employees who work at your local garden center will live in the area and have an interest in local gardening. They probably plant flowers of their own, giving them experience with growing indoor and outdoor plants in the same conditions as you. These employees can help you choose flowers that will grow well in your garden. They will also be able to give you information on the best conditions, soil, and how to care for the flowers.
The employees at a big box store may not have the same dedication to growing flowers. If you go to them for advice on what you should plant or how to care for your garden, they may not have enough knowledge and experience to help you.
Garden centers have a larger collection of native flowers that grow in your state or region. Many garden centers grow their own plants in a greenhouse or outdoors and they'll also buy from local vendors. This means that they're supporting your community while avoiding having to transport their plants many miles. You can be sure that the employees at your local garden center are watering, fertilizing, and caring for the plants every day. With a personal investment in the success of the shop, they want to sell their flowers and plants in the best condition possible.
Big box stores often have only what sells and do not carry such a wide variety of local plants and flowers. If you buy flowers from a big box store, they may not flourish because they are not native to your area. They may also be in worse condition than what you would find at a local garden center if the employees are not taking the time to properly care for them or if they spent too long in transportation.
These are just a couple of the many reasons why buying flowers from your local garden center is a better choice than going to a big box store. If you're one of the eight in 10 households that enjoy gardening, consider supporting your own community and visiting your local gardening store. They'll have high-quality flowers that will flourish in your region and make your garden look wonderful.


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Emad Iskander, Ph.D., PE performed the design review of slurry wall shafts, Sequential Excavation Method (SEM) adits connecting to the tunnel, and support of excavation for near-surface structures.
The century-old combined sewer system in the District of Columbia was not equipped to handle the population growth experienced during the last 100 years. The sewer system was undersized and has caused chronic flooding in the Bloomingdale and LeDroit Park neighborhoods, at the Rhode Island Metro Station area, and on Mount Olivet Road NE for decades. To address the problem, DC Water has initiated the construction of the Northeast Boundary Tunnel (NEBT) to connect with the existing sewer system, significantly mitigating sewer flooding while improving the water quality of the Anacostia River. At approximately 27,000 ft in length, the NEBT is the largest component of the Clean Rivers Project and will start just south of RFK Stadium and extend north to Rhode Island Avenue and west to R Street NW.


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Med Anthropol. 2014;33(2):109-27
This article focuses on adoption medicine as a subject of scientific knowledge that increasingly defines the parameters of adoptability in the world of international adoption. While this biomedical discourse alludes to the health of adoptee bodies, it also constitutes ethico-moral practices that produce new justificatory regimes of adoption in particular and humanitarianism in general. Drawing on discourse analysis of scientific texts in adoption medicine on the one hand, and interviews and ethnographic data from a Dutch adoption agency on the other, I demonstrate the emergence of a new moral economy facilitating the legitimacy of international adoption. I argue that this moral economy retools the humanitarian justification of international adoption by privileging the politics of "life itself." This paradigmatic shift constructs new categories of adoptee bodies, rearranges orders of worth, and makes visible biopolitical techniques of morality in present-day humanitarian discourse.


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Charity begins at home
This page is about the saying "Charity begins at home".
Possible interpretation: Our first responsibility is to our own family and friends.Note: charity (noun) = the voluntary giving of money or other help to poor people or people in need
The saying "charity begins at home" suggests that
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text: Pakistan has recently inaugurated a nuclear power plant 'Chashma-3' (C-3) in the Punjab. Built with the assistance of China, C-3 has added 340 megawatts (MWs) to the national grid. At Chashma, China has already constructed two other nuclear reactors - C-1 and C-2 - with a combined capacity of over 600MWs. A 340MW power plant 'C-4' is currently under construction and will be operational in April 2017. With a total electricity output of approximately 16,000MWs at present, Pakistan will be producing around 8,800MWs by 2030 through nuclear power alone, according to the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.


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Tele-Communication (Telecom) Terms Glossary and Dictionary
Teleflip is a service that makes it possible for a customer to send short email messages to anyone's phone using only their phone number. The way it works is like this: Open any email program or webmail site, then in the To: field, put your friend's phone number (don't use any parentheses around the area code), followed by _USER_.com. For instance, if your friend's number was _PHONE_, you'd just enter: _EMAIL_. In the body of the message, type a short message, up to 160 characters. You can put something in the subject line too, but it will count towards that 160-character limit, finally,hit Send. Your message will go to TeleFlip, and TeleFlip will convert it into a text message and deliver it to your friend's phone via SMS (Short Message Service).

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Investigation of the Multi-Step Dehydration Reaction of Theophylline Monohydrate Using 2-Dimensional Powder X-ray Diffractometry
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(i) To study the dehydration kinetics of theophylline monohydrate using 2-dimensional (2D) powder X-ray diffractometry (XRD), and (ii) to investigate the effect of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) on the dehydration pathway and kinetics.
Theophylline monohydrate (C7H8N4O2·H2O; M) was recrystallized from aqueous PVP solutions of different concentrations. Dehydration kinetics was studied isothermally, at several temperatures, from 35 to 130°C. The experimental set-up comprised of a high intensity X-ray source (synchrotron radiation or 8 kW rotating anode), a heating chamber, and a 2D area detector. Diffraction patterns were collected continuously, with a time resolution ranging from 40 ms to 30 s, over the angular range of 3 to 27°2θ.
Dehydration of M resulted in either the stable (C7H8N4O2; A), or the metastable anhydrate (A*), with the latter having a tendency to transform to A. The XRD technique allowed simultaneous quantification of M, A* and A during the dehydration reaction. The rate constants for individual reaction steps (M→A*; M→A and A*→A) were determined by fitting the data to solid-state reaction models. In presence of PVP, there was a decrease in the magnitude of the rate constant associated with the M→A transition, resulting in an increased build-up of A* in the product. The inhibitory effect of PVP on M→A transition was more pronounced at lower dehydration temperatures, and was proportional to the concentration of PVP.
Two dimensional powder X-ray diffractometry, using a high intensity source, is a powerful technique to study kinetics of rapid solid-state reactions. The inhibitory effect of excipients can have profound effect on phases formed during pharmaceutical processing.
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rasterCVA { RStoolbox}R Documentation
Change Vector Analysis
R: Change Vector Analysis
Description
Calculates angle and magnitude of change vectors. Dimensionality is limited to two bands per image.
Usage
rasterCVA(x, y, tmf = 2, ...)
Arguments
x
RasterBrick or RasterStack with two layers. This will be the reference/origin for the change calculations. Both rasters (y and y) need to correspond to each other, i.e. same resolution, extent and origin.
y
RasterBrick or RasterStack with two layers. Both rasters (y and y) need to correspond to each other, i.e. same resolution, extent and origin.
tmf
Numeric. Threshold median factor. Used to calculate a threshold magnitude for which pixels are considered stable, i.e. no change. Defaults to 2 times the median non-zero magnitude. Calculated as tmf * median(magnitude[magnitude > 0])
...
further arguments passed to writeRaster
Details
Change Vector Analysis (CVA) is used to identify spectral changes between two identical scenes which were acquired at different times. CVA is limited to two bands per image. For each pixel it calculates the change vector in the two-dimensional spectral space. For example for a given pixel in image A and B for the red and nir band the change vector is calculated for the coordinate pairs: (red_A | nir_A) and (red_B | nir_B).
The coordinate system is defined by the order of the input bands: the first band defines the x-axis and the second band the y-axis, respectively. Angles are returned *in degree* beginning with 0 degrees pointing 'north', i.e. the y-axis, i.e. the second band.
Value
Returns a RasterBrick with two layers: change vector angle and change vector magnitude
Examples
library(raster)
## Create example data
data(lsat)
pca <- rasterPCA(lsat)$map
## Do change vector analysis
cva <- rasterCVA(pca[[1:2]], pca[[3:4]])
cva
#> class : RasterBrick
#> dimensions : 310, 287, 88970, 2 (nrow, ncol, ncell, nlayers)
#> resolution : 30, 30 (x, y)
#> extent : 619395, 628005, -419505, -410205 (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
#> coord. ref. : +proj=utm +zone=22 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0
#> data source : in memory
#> names : angle, magnitude
#> min values : 0, 0
#> max values : _PHONE_, _PHONE_
plot(cva)
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When you read the word "abundance" what comes to mind, what do you automatically think of?
The Empress from Tarot Illuminati Deck
The Empress from Tarot Illuminati Deck
For many people the word "abundance", particularly when it comes to the deliberate creation practices of manifesting abundance, generally has a meaning or a feeling that has something to do with money. An abundance of money. Living the good life, without a financial worry. Being able to afford to live the life of your dreams. Which are all fine and good, except….
The reality is that the word 'abundance' simply means a large quantity of something. And 'something' could be anything.
An abundance of money; living the good life without financial worry. etc. can all manifest through a variety of ways – all of which can be related to the word 'abundance' but not all ways are ones that reflect how we want 'abundance' to show up in our lives.
Trying to manifest abstract concepts like the word 'abundance', or 'joy', or 'freedom' can sometimes be tricky. There's nothing physical about these concepts that we can interact with through any of our senses, so it's challenging for us to gain crystal clarity on exactly what we are looking for, what we are trying to manifest. We know exactly what a 'car' is. If we are trying to manifest a new car we can find photos of the exact car we are trying to manifest. We can easily 'feel' ourselves sitting in the driver's seat of the car we want and clearly visualize the experience of driving it.
But because of the abstract nature of words like abundance, or joy, or freedom, each individual has a slightly different understanding of, or meaning for the word that's based on that individual's education, life experiences, and understanding of what 'abundance' or 'joy' or 'freedom' means to them. And sometimes these concepts can be slippery enough that it's difficult, if not impossible, to actually put into words or visuals exactly what these concepts mean to us.
To manifest abundance we first have to translate "abundance" into exactly what we mean, what we are wanting to manifest, and how we want these to show up in our lives.
As an example of how differently the same word or concept can be interpreted and understood, both Tarot cards on this page are of The Empress, the archetype that reflects abundance (among other things) in the Tarot. In each card, the meaning of the Empress is being understood and expressed in very different ways. Each card reflects a very different, very personal understanding of what, or feeling towards what, The Empress card means. Each meaning has manifest into our lives, into reality, in a very different visual image of the same concept.
So what does this have to do with manifesting abundance?
The Empress from the Thoth Deck
The Empress from the Thoth Deck
When we try to manifest something like 'abundance', we need to gain clarity on what it is that we are trying to manifest so that what we are trying to manifest shows up in our lives and in a way or a form that we want it to show up. For example, if we are trying to manifest an abundance of free time, what we don't want is to lose our jobs.
In fact, what we are looking to manifest might not actually even be 'abundance'. What we are wanting to manifest could be something similar but very different from 'abundance' and we just didn't realize it.
For years I believed that what I was trying to manifest was 'freedom'. It was only after trying every different manifesting technique I could think of without success, that an amazing life coach mentioned that what I was actually trying to manifest was "authentic self expression", not "freedom". This was definitely one of those lightbulb moments when everything falls into place and clarity appears.
The one thing I hadn't done over the years of trying to manifest 'freedom' was to gain that crystal clarity on exactly what freedom meant to me and how I wanted 'freedom' showing up in my life. I had a vague intuitive understanding of what freedom was, but not really any understanding on how the feeling of freedom should be showing up in my life.
Before gaining that clarity around what freedom looked like in my life, I had been going after all the wrong things. I had been thinking of quitting my job, perhaps living on my own, perhaps selling everything and becoming nomad!! The more I tried to achieve freedom, the more I failed, and the more frustrated I got. Once I gained the clarity that what I actually meant by freedom was authentic self expression, I started incorporating more authentic self expression into my life and achieved the feeling of freedom that I had been looking for.
Gaining that level of clarity is not always easy. Sometimes our mind accurately makes the connection between what our intuition has identified as being what we are looking for and how our logic wants to interpret, communicate or conceive it. Sometimes it takes someone outside of ourself to make that connection or interpretation for us. Either way, without that clarity, trying to manifest 'abundance' or 'joy' or 'freedom' or whatever, can be an upstream battle of frustration, delay, and struggle.
Powerful manifesting always begins with clarity.
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Types of loss reduction.
Contains the following values:
NONE: Un-reduced weighted losses with the same shape as input.
SUM: Scalar sum of weighted losses.
SUM divided by sum of weights.
SUM divided by number of elements in losses.
SUM divided by number of non-zero
SUM_BY_NONZERO_WEIGHTS: Same as
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will pass "enable-testing" to the app when it's launched, which it can then respond to, like this:
#if DEBUG
if CommandLine.arguments.contains("enable-testing") {
 configureAppForTesting()
}
#endif
What configureAppForTesting() does is down to you, but you might want to consider running UIView.setAnimationsEnabled(false) to disable animations during testing.
If the system will throw up alerts during your test – for example, if you ask for permission to read the user's location – you can set a closure to run that can evaluate the system interruption and take any action you want. If you handled the interruption successfully your closure should return true; if not return false, and any other interruption monitors can be run.
For example:
addUIInterruptionMonitor(withDescription: "Automatically allow location permissions") { alert in
 alert.buttons["OK"].tap()
 return true
}
Remember, a failing UI test means your application isn't in the visual state it expected to be, which in turn means later tests are likely to fail. As a result, it's common to keep this line inside your setUp() method:
continueAfterFailure = false
Handling screenshots
Xcode automatically takes screenshots as it runs your UI tests, and automatically deletes them if your tests succeed. But if the tests fails then Xcode will keep the screenshots to help you step through visually and figure out what went wrong.
You can also take screenshots by hand when something important has happened, attaching a label of your choosing such as "User authentication" or "Cancelling purchase", for example. You can also ask Xcode to keep your screenshots even when tests pass, overriding the default behavior.
To create a screenshot, just call screenshot() on any element. That might be a single control in your app, or it might be the whole app itself, in which case you'll get the whole screen. Once you have that, wrap it in an instance of XCTAttachment, optionally add a name and lifespan, then call add() to add it to your test run.
For example:
let screenshot = app.screenshot()
let attachment = XCTAttachment(screenshot: screenshot)
attachment.name = "My Great Screenshot"
attachment.lifetime = .keepAlways
add(attachment)
XCTAttachment is good for storing things other than screenshots: it has convenience initializers for any Codable and NSCoding objects, or you can just write a Data instance into there.
What now?
I hope this has given you a good starting point from which you can write your own user interface tests. Previously Xcode's UI testing system got a pretty bad rap, partly because the recording system was (and is) still fundamentally broken, but partly also because it's easy to write slow, flaky tests if you don't pay attention.
So, make sure you prefer waitForExistence(timeout:) over a regular exists check, prefer using firstMatch over element where possible, and try to write the most specific queries you can – it all helps improve speed and help keep your tests working into the future.
If you have any tips and tricks for UI testing that aren't covered here, send me a tweet and I'll add them!
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KEBBI STATE Governor: Usman Saidu Nasamu (PDP) Date Created: August 27, 1991 Capital: Birnin Kebbi Main Towns: Gwandu, Argungu, Yauri, Zuru a...
Governor: Usman Saidu Nasamu (PDP)
Date Created: August 27, 1991
Capital: Birnin Kebbi
Main Towns: Gwandu, Argungu, Yauri, Zuru and Birnin Kebbi.
The present Kebbi State comprising of four emirates of Gwandu, Argungu, Yauri and Zuru was carved out of the former Sokoto State.
Kebbi state derived its name from the 14th century "KEBBI KINGDOM" which was a province of the former Songhai Empire.
Kebbi state is divided into 22 local government areas. They are Birnin -Kebbi, Ngaski, Yauri, Sakaba, Wasugu, Danko, Zuru, Koko-Besse, Bagudo, Dandi, Suru, Maiyama, Jega, Bunza, Arewa, Gwandu, Argungu, Aliero, Augie, Fakai, Shanga and Kalgo. Kebbi state enjoys a tropical type climate which is generally characterized by two extremes of temperature - the hot and cold temperatures.
Rainfall begins about April and ends in October with the heaviest fall appearing in July and August. The extremely cold harmattan period usually accompanied by dust - laden winds and fog of alarming intensity, prevails in November, December and January.
Mean annual temperatures vary considerably but usually stand at 100°F or 70°C, while mean annual rainfall is about 500mm.
Kebbi state has one of the most agriculturally viable environment since it is endowed with high soil fertility, vast farm lands and economically viable rivers sheltered by fine tropical climate.
Owing to these factors, agriculture has remained the major source of revenue and indeed the backbone of the economy of the state.
Major food crops in the area are millet, guinea - corn, maize, cassava, potatoes, rice, beans, onions and vegetables, while cash crops including wheat, soya beans, ginger, sugarcane, groundnuts and tobacco are also produced in the state. Similarly, fruits such as mango, cashew, guava and pawpaw are produced under horticulture.
Kebbi state has Kebbi Agricultural Development Authority which is responsible for the implementation of its agricultural policies.
Kebbi state is endowed with economically viable rivers such as the Niger and the Rima for the development of fisheries activities. Fishing has always been one of the key occupation of the inhabitants of the state.
Also environmental factors as well as the largest concentration of cattle and other animals has made the state a basic raw materials source for diary-products industries.
Islam is the predominant religion. The state government recognizes that education is the basic ingredient for socio-economic and technological development. It is committed to ensuring that the people attain high standards in Education.
Nomadic Education is also encouraged to improve the level of understanding of the wandering nomads of the state.
Kebbi State has undergone tremendous industrial and commercial growth. The Government has over the years emphasized the development of industries with bias towards imports substitution and export oriented labour intensive industries.
Attention is also being paid to comprehensive health care services for all and sundry.
One of the occupational festivals is the Argungu Fishing and cultural festival. The Argungu festival was first celebrated as a big event in 1934, when it was staged to mark the visit of the Sultan of Sokoto, Mallam Hassan Dan Muazu to Argungu. Hitherto, it was an irregular get-together of local fihermen residing in the vicinity of the fishing site of Argungu. Today, it is celebrated with a lot of pomp attracting people from both inside and outside the country
The mineral resources in the state include limestone, salt, clay and gypsum


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Colorado Boosts its Renewable Energy Requirement to 30% by 2020
March 24, 2010
Colorado has increased its renewable energy standard to require large utilities to obtain 30% of their power from renewable sources by 2020. Governor Bill Ritter signed the legislation on March 22, noting that the new standard makes it the "best in the Rocky Mountain West" and one of the highest in the nation. In 2004, the state became the first in the United States to have a voter-approved renewable energy standard, when a referendum was approved calling for 10% renewable power by 2015. In 2007, state legislation increased the requirement to 20% renewable energy by 2020, a target that the new legislation increased by another 50%.
As with the previous law, the new law credits electricity produced from solar energy, wind power, geothermal energy, biomass power (including power generated from non-toxic plants, animal wastes, and methane from landfills and wastewater treatment facilities), small hydropower, "recycled" electricity from waste heat, and fuel cells powered with hydrogen derived from eligible renewable energy resources. The new law requires utilities to supply at least 12% of their retail electric sales from such sources from 2011 to 2014, 20% from 2015 to 2019, and 30% for 2020 and thereafter. Those requirements apply to all providers of retail electric service in the state, with the exception of municipal utilities serving 40,000 customers or fewer. In-state power facilities receive extra credit towards the requirements.
The new law also sets specific requirements for distributed generation from eligible renewable energy resources. The law divides this into "retail distributed generation," which includes customer-located facilities connected to the customer's side of the meter, and sized to not exceed the customer's load by more than 20%, and "wholesale distributed generation," which includes systems of 30 megawatts capacity of less that don't qualify as retail distributed generation. The law requires investor-owned utilities to draw on distributed generation for at least 1% of their retail electric sales in 2011 and 2012, ratcheting up to 3% by 2020. At least half of the requirement must be met with retail distributed generation. According to the governor, that requirement will lead to at least 100,000 additional solar rooftops over the next decade. See the governor's press release and the full text of the legislation (PDF 75 KB). Download Adobe Reader.


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- The Genova Plus has methods for the measurement of nucleic acid concentration and purity, protein assays and cell density.
- Pre-programmed for DNA/RNA analysis
- DNA purity scan applies across the entire wavelength range
- Protein methods come pre-loaded
- Small footprint
- Save methods and results to USB memory stick
- 3 year warranty including xenon lamp
The Genova Plus is a UV/visible spectrophotometer dedicated to life science analysis. This versatile spectrophotometer can also be used as a standard spectrophotometer. This spectrophotometer allows the measurement of DNA concentrations and purity ratios using wavelengths recorded at 260, 280 and 230nm, with an optional correction at 320nm.The Genova Plus is pre-programmed with Bradford, Lowry, Biuret, BCA and Direct UV methods for protein analysis. The Genova Plus has an OD measurement mode enabling users to measure optical density at 600nm for cell harvesting. The purity scan across the entire wavelength range from 198 to 1000nm displays any distorted peaks enabling impurities to be easily identified.
This life science spectrophotometer uses icon driven software and has an improved navigation system for easy and intuitive usability. As well as the dedicated life science measurement modes this instrument can also be used as a standard spectrophotometer with measurement modes for photometrics, concentration, multi-wavelength, spectrum scanning, quantitation and kinetics.


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This "Section" will include links to some of the major museums of the world that have collections relevant to Biblical History, Ancient History, and Classical History.
A wonderful book that lists and thoughtfully, and thoroughly, comments on artifacts found in the museums of the world is:
Fant, Clyde E., and Mitchell G. Reddish. Lost Treasures of the Bible — Understanding the Bible Through Archaeological Artifacts in World Museums. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008.


Using a .csvt file to specify CSV column data type when loading a CSV in QGIS
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CSV are very useful formats consumable not only by GIS but also by other platforms and frameworks. It's one of the most common ways to store and share tabular data.
CSVs can be loaded in QGIS in a couple of ways.
 1. Via the Add Delimited Text Layer in the Data Source Manager (CTRL + L)
 2. Via the Add Vector Layer in the Data Source Manager (CTRL + L)
 3. Dragging the CSV in the QGIS interface
The safest method is using the Add Delimited Text Layer option. I say safest because this option guesses the data type of the columns in your CSV when adding them as layers in QGIS. Most of the time, strings will be considered strings and numbers will be considered as integers or real. This is not the case for the other two options.
When adding a CSV via the Add Vector Layer option or Dragging it into QGIS, the fields become strings by default. This becomes very problematic if you have numeric data in your CSV.
To illustrate: Lets' say we have a CSV of names and ages of persons (sample.csv) like the one below.
Sample CSV to load in QGIS
If we import this as a layer in QGIS via the Add Delimited Text Layer and check its fields, we can see that the data types are correct. The Name is a text/string and the Age is an integer.
Add CSV delimited text layer in QGIS
Layer properties of CSV delimited text layer in QGIS using data source manager
Now, if you try to import it using the other two options. You'll notice that the Age field becomes a string.
Load CSV delimited text layer in QGIS as vector data source manager
Load CSV delimited text layer in QGIS by drag and drop
So how do we solve this? Enter the .csvt file.
The .csvt file
The .csvt file is a one-line text file with a .csvt file extension and holds information on the data types of the columns of the CSV file it corresponds to. CSVTs enable the user to define the following data types: Integer, Real, String, Date (YYYY-MM-DD), Time (HH:MM:SS+nn), and DateTime (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS+nn).
For example, we can create the following .csvt file (sample.csvt) for our sample csv.
Sample CSVT file
For the .csvt file to work it needs to:
 1. Have the same name as the CSV file it corresponds to (i.e. sample.csv has sample.csvt).
 2. Be in the same directory as the CSV it corresponds to.
With the .csvt file present, we can see that the data types of the fields in the CSVs are classified by QGIS based on the .csvt when using Add Vector Layer or Dragging the file in QGIS.
Correct load CSV delimited text layer in QGIS as vector data source manager with csvt
Load correct CSV delimited text layer in QGIS by drag and drop with csvt
And that's the use of .csvt files in ensuring the correct data type for your CSV fields when not using the Add Delimited Text Layer option when loading them in QGIS.
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acl_script_has_symbol_list_c
 status.i4.v = acl_script_has_symbol_list_c(script.g.v, script_type,
 symbol_names.i1a.r,
 num_symbols.i4.v
 [,options.u4.v]
 [,has_symbol.i4a.r]
 [,error_string.i1a.r])
 This routine determines if an Accelerator Command Language (ACL)
 script references a list of one or more symbol names.
 script script to search (can be compiled code, source code,
 or a file name)
 script_type type of script specified
 (ACL_COMPILED_CODE -> code compiled by a call to
 acl_compile_c,
 ACL_SOURCE_CODE -> source code,
 ACL_FLAT_FILE -> ASCII text file name,
 ACL_DB_FILE -> database file name
 (in ACL_DB_TABLE))
 symbol_names symbol name(s) to search for
 (ACL_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN + 1 characters per entry)
 num_symbols number of symbols to search for
 [options] search options
 (ACL_OPT_NONE -> no options selected (default))
 [has_symbol] returned status value(s)
 (TRUE -> script references the symbol,
 FALSE -> script does not reference the symbol)
 (default is NULL)
 [error_string] returned error string
 (Allow ACL_ERROR_STRING_LEN + 1 characters.)
 (A value of NULL can be passed for this argument
 if this information is not needed.)
 This function returns ACNET status values as follows:
 OK success
 CLIB_INVARG null pointer passed for "script"
 argument or no symbol names
 specified
 CLIB_MEMFAIL failed in allocating dynamic memory
 CLIB_SYNTAX syntax error
 CLIB_INVSIZ command line too long
 otherwise other ACNET format error code
 This function requires the following include files:
 ul_acl_h:acl_h, acnet_errors_h
 Related functions:
 intro_acl, acl_script_argument_info_c, acl_script_has_setting_c,
 acl_info_c, acl_execute_c, acl_file_execute_c, acl_file_read_c,
 acl_file_write_c, acl_file_exists_c, acl_db_file_exists_c,
 acl_compile_c, acl_free_c, acl_free_arg_info_c, acl_read_symbol_c,
 acl_read_symbol_as_string_c, acl_read_symbol_info_c,
 acl_read_symbol_dynamic_info_c, acl_read_symbol_names,
 acl_read_intrinsic_symbol_names, acl_delete_symbol, acl_reinit_symbol,
 acl_parse_symbol_name, acl_cancel_requests_c, acl_set_symbol_c,
 acl_default_data_source_c, acl_log_file_c, acl_default_script_path_c,
 acl_script_is_executing, acl_register_host_request_func,
 acl_unregister_host_request_func, acl_translate_command_string,
 acl_file_read_description_c, acl_file_read_author_c,
 acl_file_read_title_c, acl_search_db_files_c,
 acl_file_is_in_repository_c, acl_parse_script_argument_string_c,
 acl_expand_file_name_c, acl_get_user_execution_privilege,
 acl_get_user_db_edit_permission
 C/C++ usage:
 static const char script[] = "$sym = 0";
 char error_string[ACL_ERROR_STRING_LEN+1];
 char symbol_names[NUM_SYMBOLS][ACL_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN+1] = {"sym"};
 int status;
 int script_type = ACL_SOURCE_CODE;
 int num_symbols = NUM_SYMBOLS;
 int has_symbol[NUM_SYMBOLS];
 unsigned int options = ACL_OPT_NONE;
 status = acl_script_has_symbol_list_c((void *) script,script_type,
 (char *) symbol_names,num_symbols,
 options,has_symbol,error_string);


text: We present an approach to the cache bottleneck problem using reversible logic circuits. The high traffic between the cache and the main memory in current systems considerably slows down the performance of the general information processing unit (IPU). Moreover this high traffic has the consequence of high heat generation in VLSI elements such as the CPU or dedicated processors. Thus the reduction in use or complete removal of the cache memory could be beneficial to current processors architecture. We present a model where the IPU is designed as a logically reversible circuit. This allows one to reduce the cachememory traffic because data can be recovered using the output of the current processing. We illustrate the implementation of the approach by providing a design of an adiabatic reversible Toffoli gate with a power consumption equivalent to a classical adiabatic circuit. With these approaches, the cache-memory bottleneck and heat dissipation can potentially be reduced even by using only logically reversible circuit implementation.


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Why the diverse ley system of rotational farming has lasted for 200 years.
British novelist L.P. Hartley famously wrote that, 'The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.' But not when it comes to farming with diverse leys. This is a system that has stood the test of time, having been at the centre of UK agriculture for the past two centuries.
So what is it about diverse leys that has made them last for so long, and what makes the ley farming system a solution for many of the problems facing today's farmers?
We are talking here about grass leys that are the basis for farming rotation and combine completely different species rather than varieties of the same species. A herbal ley is a good example of a diverse ley but this is by no means the only mixture of plants that can be used.
Lasting between 3-5 years, diverse herbal leys are used for livestock fodder and to build soil quality for the cash crops that nearly always follow these temporary leys.
Back in 234 BC Cato said that 'farmers should have a low cost of production, be a seller and not a buyer.' It's such a simple and logical statement with which most farmers would struggle to disagree. But how far from this ideal have many travelled? How much money do we spend on inputs, bought in feed, pesticides, fertilisers? The increasing costs of production has caused a big problem for farmers but it's a problem, like the solution, that is by no means new.
In the eighteenth century, agricultural writer Arthur Young rode horseback through Britain recording cropping and livestock production in different regions. He wrote about chicory, sainfoin and burnet, all the plants we are becoming interested in once again.
Then came Robert Elliot (1837 -1914), a pioneering farmer who saw that agriculture was unprofitable, depressed and in need of change. There was no money in growing arable crops because of cheap cereals being imported into the country. A lot of his land was poor soil on the Scottish borders near Kelso. So he looked beyond the idea that all grasses are the same and realised there were huge differences, particularly in the depth of their roots structures. He was the first person to identify the imprtance of grasses, clovers and herbs and to use herbal leys in the sense that we know them today. He wrote a wonderful book called 'The Clifton Park Farming System' which detailed the system he had developed using deep rooting four year leys at the centre of a rotation to boost self sufficiency, improve soil fertility and provide low cost forage. Ultimately his aim was to increase profitability. What he said is as relevant today as it was then, because once more there is too much cheap cereal in the marketplace and farmers are struggling, needing to become more profitable.
William Lamin was a Nottinghamshire farmer on sandy land. 'It's like throwing money away putting ryegrass on dry land,' he observed, noting how the plant's shallow roots, unable to reach moisture, just do not grow. Lamin's father thought he was mad to even try to farm this land. But then Lamin read Elliot's book and wrote his own version, describing how the roots of the chicory and cocksfoot he grew were so long they 'would be tickling the miners ears below the ground.'
Frank Newman Turner was around in the same era and he advocated 'health from the soil up' and described herbal leys as 'a fertiliser merchant, a feed manufacturer and a vet, all in one', summing up the value the plants gave to his soil, to the health of his animals and the food he produced.
As an ecologist during WWII Sir George Stapleton understood the importance of grassland and the effect it would have on the nation at a time when it was struggling to feed itself. Well known for setting up the Welsh Plant Breeding Station at Aberystwyth, he was another advocate of multi-species swards.
There are plenty of modern equivalents to Elliot, Lamin et al. A former case study Lyndon Edwards in Monmouthshire, has adopted leys with a high legume and clover content and uses red clover to fatten lambs. 'I hardly use any concentrate anymore to fatten lambs,' he said when he made the change.
We need to look again at why all these inspirational men have put diverse grass leys at the centre of their farming operations. The principal of the rotation is to have three or four years of complex grass leys followed by a cash crop, then cereal followed by a second cereal, undersowing the cereal before it's back to ley again. There are many different variations but what's important is that the leys that form the basis of soil structure and fertility comprise 50% of the crop rotation.
The NFU tells us that farmers are experiencing the biggest fall in profitability for years. The solutions are to intensify and produce more, or lower the cost of production. Cheap cereal prices, poor soil health and rising cost of inputs are going to have a massive impact on the state of agriculture. And all the agriculturists who faced these same problems in the past believed the solution lay in diverse leys - and the UK has the perfect temperate climate for growing cheap, grass leys. This is the way to reduce costs.
Date Posted: 21st September 2016


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I am developing an astronomy software and need to know the color of each planet in the Solar System, when observed with the naked eye. I cannot find that information after googling for a while. Is there any good source? a RBG color associated to each planet would be ideal but it can be any other color system.
Here are some values found by taking the hue from images, and adjusting the brightness to fit the albedo:
Mercury #1a1a1a Yes it is really that dark
Venus #e6e6e6 or perhaps a bit darker
Earth tricky as it is a mix of colors, and changes over the year seems to average out as about #2f6a69
You might find these surprisingly dark. Planets look like bright dots against the dark sky
First look up what elements the planets are composed of. Then figure out how the elements should react due to the planets atmosphere,light scattering,spin,sun reflection from natural satellites if one or many is present,gravity wave overlaps calculations. Finally how the human eye perceives them. But may I add the human eye will never be able to view the colors in there true form, The technology used to view the planets will not correlate to the human eye. So a composite of what the human eye should observe must be composed. "The amount of details reflects the amount of workmanship, that then could produce a Masterpiece. Its up too you"


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Binge eating in surgical weight-loss treatments :Long-term associations with weight loss, health related quality of life (HRQL) and psychopathology
Objective. Previous studies that have investigated the relation between binge eating and long-term outcome of bariatric surgery have shown mixed results. Does binge eating before or after bariatric surgery affect long-term BMI, health related quality of life (HRQL) or psychopathology after surgery? The objective of the present study was to address these questions that might help decide to what extent binge eating needs to be addressed in the context of bariatric surgery. Method. We assessed 173 bariatric patients, preto 3 years after surgery, regarding weight, binge eating, HRQL and psychopathology.Results. Binge eating, preand post-treatment, were unrelated to long-term BMI outcome. Binge eating post-treatment was associated with more psychopathology, and lower HRQL.Conclusion. Preor post-treatment binge eating does not predict long-term BMI outcome, hence exclusions from surgery for only this reason is difficult to motivate. However, results show that binge eating post-surgery is common, and is associated to more psychopathology and lower HRQL. The poor psychological health status of post-surgical patients with binge eating also motivates studies with longer follow-ups, to investigate whether post-surgical binge eating might increase the vulnerability for future weight regain and complications, beyond three years. The high rate of binge eating after surgery and its negative association with HRQL and psychopathology indicates that we need to be observant of the occurrence and potential effects of binge eating in the context of bariatric surgery.
Source Type:Doctoral Dissertation
Keywords:MEDICINE; medicin; Medicine
Date of Publication:01/01/2009


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You have two main options when creating a vision board with your kids. The first is to create a physical board together, and the second is to create a digital vision board. The question is, which version is more effective?
There are pros and cons to each option. Therefore, it's a good idea to familiarize yourself with these differences before deciding which one to attempt with your child.
Here, we'll explore digital and physical vision boards, the differences between them and how to choose the right one to create with your kids.
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What are physical and digital vision boards?
Physical vision boards are the most common type created by both adults and children. They typically consist of images cut out of magazines or photos, stuck onto a whiteboard or cork board.
Digital vision boards are created online. Images are taken from the internet, arrange using graphic design software and then printed off to be displayed.
What are the main differences between them?
There are a few notable differences between physical and digital vision boards. The main one being how they are created.
It takes a little more effort to create a physical board as you need to go through the motions of cutting and pasting. However, they do give you a lot more versatility in terms of design. You can use images and quotes, or you could even add physical items onto the board. With digital vision boards, you can only use digital materials.
One of the downsides of physical vision boards, is that you do need materials on hand that you can use. This means investing in magazines. If you don't have a magazine subscription, it can get expensive finding the right materials for the board. With a digital vision board on the other hand, all of the materials you find are free.
However, while the materials for digital boards are free, printing them out professionally can make them more expensive. So, if you're on a budget, you'll want to stick to printing them onto photo paper.
You and your child will also need a few more skills to create a digital vision board. Teaching them how to use graphic design software can be tricky. With physical boards on the other hand, your child likely already has the skills to create one.
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How to choose the best vision board for you and your child
So, now you know the differences between physical and digital vision boards, the question is how do you choose which one to create with your child? It helps to ask yourself the following:
- Is your child familiar with digital software?
- How much are you willing to spend?
- Does your child learn more from physically doing something?
- How much time do you have to spare?
If your child isn't familiar with digital software, it can be challenging teaching them how to create a digital vision board. However, if you do have the time and they are old enough to learn, you could use it as an opportunity to teach your child a new skill. If they are likely to struggle, a physical board might be your better option.
How much you're willing to spend is also important as a professional looking digital vision board can be expensive. Similarly, if you don't have magazines lying around, buying some could also really add up.
Physical vision boards are great for kids who learn more by physically doing something. If they've actively put together the vision board, they will be more connected to it and therefore more likely to find it effective. However, some kids are more digitally minded, so consider the personality of your child when choosing between them.
Both physical and digital vision boards take time to create. However, digital boards do tend to take a little more time. So, consider any time restrictions you may have before making a decision.
Both digital and physical vision boards have their advantages. It's important to be aware of both the pros and cons before choosing which one to create with your child.
Which vision board would you choose for yourself and your child? Comment below.


Health Benefits Of Jamun (Black Plum)
Here Are Some Essential Health Benefits Of Jamun Fruit
Health Benefits Of Jamun (Black Plum)
Black Plum or Java Plum, more commonly known as Jamun in South Asia, is a very popular summer fruit and is in high demand whenever it becomes available. Jamun has many health and medicinal benefits associated with it.
Jamun is an evergreen tree and in Pakistan, it can be planted both in spring, that is the months of February and March, and the monsoon season that is the months of July and August. The outer layer of Jamun is black and it has a distinct sweet taste with sour undertones, making it a very sought-after fruit during the summer season.
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Black Plum or Jamun is rich in nutrients and is known to relieve stomach pain, decrease the risk of diabetes, and keeps blood sugar in check. Here are some essential health benefits of Jamun:
1. It is Wonderful For Skin Care:
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Pipe elbow is a common feature in pipelines and piping systems as a means to changing directions of otherwise straight pipelines. Irrespective of the processes involved in manufacturing pipe elbows, it is of interest to investigate whether they have any geometric imperfections. Researchers at the University of Alberta have devised a technique to measure initial imperfection of straight pipes prior to testing, using high resolution 3D surface profiler in conjunction with 3D reverse engineering software. The objective of the current study is to extend the imperfections measurement technique from measuring straight pipe segments to pipe elbows. Six (6) ninety (90) degree elbows are measured in this research with outside diameters ranging from NPS 12 inch to NPS 42 inch. A 3D laser scanner is used to acquire surface data and create 3D models corresponding to each elbow. A method for the geometric analysis of the elbows is developed using 3D inspection and reverse engineering software Geomagic®. The geometric idealization of a pipe elbow is a torus, which can be defined by a circle revolving around an axis, coplanar with the circle. The idealized geometry for each elbow is obtained through the developed method of geometric analysis, which includes the diameter of the circle defining the torus, and its distance from the axis of revolution. The difference between the ideal torus and the scanned geometry is considered as imperfection of each pipe elbow. The wall thickness values at the ends or edges of select pipe elbows are also measured from the scanned data and are reported as percentage deviation from the specified wall thickness around the perimeter at different cross sections. The 3D reverse engineering of the elbows indicated that they resemble the ideal geometry very closely. The ovalization imperfections are seen to be well within the value specified by CSA Z662-11. The wall thickness deviations are seen to vary between −10% to +25% of the specified value, with increased thickness being more prominent in the elbows. Finite element analysis of an elbow with thickness imperfection shows that higher hoop stress appears on the intrados than initially intended.
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Background: As the pregnancy progresses, insulin sensitivity (SI) might slowly decrease to 50% of the normal value which could be resulted in gestational diabetes. As weight gaining is associated with reduction in insulin sensitivity and vice versa, we evaluated the possible correlation between nutritional status and insulin sensitivity, especially in early pregnancy.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 138 primiparous healthy women at 6-10 weeks of pregnancy. Maternal characteristics were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Participants' weights were measured by a digital scale. Nutrients intake were estimated from the 72-hour dietary recall by nutritionist-4 software. Physical activity scores were calculated by the pregnancy physical activity scale. Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index )QUICKI index) were computed from the fasting plasma glucose and insulin levels based on the formula.
Results: After adjusting for significant maternal characteristics, the QUICKI index in the first trimester was associated with participants' weight and household income. Furthermore, there was a significant inverse relationship between both saturated fatty acid and polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and the QUICKI index, while total fat intake was positively correlated. Also, consumption of vitamin C, glucose, fructose, sugar and carbohydrates increased the QUICKI index, while intake of vitamin E decreased it.
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Florida Monkeys Threaten Residents With Herpes
 September 14, 2013
 Amanda Crum
A large group of Rhesus monkeys from a small island near Silver River are now posing a health threat to Floridians, wildlife experts say.
The monkeys–which were first brought to the area by tour guide Colonel Tooey in the 1930's–have had a population boom over the years and eventually learned to swim, and now hundreds of them are infected with Herpes B and are moving towards Jacksonville. Officials say the virus is rarely transmitted to humans, but it is possible, and it can be deadly.
The virus is caused by Macacine herpesvirus 1, according to the Center for Disease Control.
The virus is commonly found among macaque monkeys, including rhesus macaques, pig-tailed macaques, and cynomolgus monkeys (also called crab-eating or long-tailed macaques), any of which can harbor latent B virus infection and appear to be natural hosts for the virus. Monkeys infected with B virus usually have no or only mild symptoms. In addition, rabbits, guinea pigs, and mice can be experimentally infected with B virus. Infection with B virus is extremely rare in humans; however, when it does occur, the infection can result in severe neurologic impairment or fatal encephalomyelitis if the patient was not treated soon after exposure.
Local residents are being urged not to approach the animals, no matter how friendly they may seem.
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1 Seasonal and Interannual Variability of Peruvian anchovy Population Dynamics --progress report-- Yi Xu and Fei Chai June 2007
2 Key Questions  What are the key environmental factors regulate Peruvian anchovy growth dynamics? How do these factors vary on seasonal, interannual, and decadal time scale?  How do physical and biological conditions affect Peruvian anchovy recruitment and natural mortality?  What is the role of ocean current in controlling Peruvian anchovy larvae distribution and their growth dynamics? How do El Nino events affect larvae and adult distribution?  What is the impact of Peruvian anchovy on plankton biomass and productivity?  How can we use the model to evaluate and compare natural and fishing mortality of Peruvian anchovy?
3 Methods The Circulation Model: Regional Ocean Model System (ROMS) The Biogeochemical Model: Carbon, Nitrogen Silicate Ecosystem (CoSINE) The Fish Model: Individual Based Model(IBM)
4 Anchovy Life History Chart MATURE-SENILE LIFE SPAN ~3 YEARS PREDATE BY SEA BIRDS, MARINE MAMMALS AND OTHER FISHES LENGTH: ~20CM WEIGHT: ~55 gm OPTIMUM TEMP: 18.6°C SPAWN ~20 TIMES/Y EGGS YOLK-SAC LARVAE JUVENILE AGE-1 YOY AGE-3&3+ LIFE CYCLE OF PERUVIAN ANCHOVY (Engraulis ringens) OVAL EGG LENGTH: MM DURATION: 24 HOURS TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE NO SWIMMING ABILITY MORTALITY RATE>99% LENGTH: MM SMALL JUVENILE PREFER ZOOPLANKTON WHEN >80MM PREFER PHYTOPLANKTON LENGTH: MM FEED BY YOLK NO EXTERNAL FEEDING DURATION: HOURS TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE SMALL SWIMMING ABILITY BECOME SEXUAL MATRUE READY TO SPAWN LENGTH: >~10CM FEED BY PHYTOPLANKTON AND ZOOPLANKTON FEED 3 TIMES A DAY START FROM FIRST FEEDING (~4.5DAYS) LENGTH: 4--46MM (AVE.30, POST LARVAE 30-50MM) MORTALITY~50% AFTER 5 TH DAYS AND ~80% AT THE 8 TH DAY AFTER HATCHING 3-5MM LIKE FEEDING 5-12MM ~NO FEEDING >12MM FEEDING AGAIN DURATION: ~80 DAYS WHEN REACH 4.75CM, FISHERY RECRUITMENT STARTS COUNTING
5 IBM An Individual Based Model (IBM) is established for Peruvian Anchovy. Model the entire anchovy life history: spawning events, egg hatching, larva development, growth of juvenile and adults Based on conservation of energy (bioenergetics): growth=consumption-respiration-egestion-excretion Input: temperature and four plankton groups from ROMS-CoSiNE Output: anchovy growth (length and weight)
6 Major Results One Fish Anchovy growth curve Comparing with otolith data or ELEFAN I method etc, the bioenergetics model can provide a nice way the study the growth of the Peruvian anchovy.
7 mesozooplanktonRecruitment diatom Major Results One Fish There is a clear seasonal and interannual variability characterized by anchovy recruitment to 5cm. Strong El Nino Moderate El Nino Temperature diatom mesozooplankto n Recruitment
8 Major Results Multi Fish (Pauly, 1987) Start with different eggs distribution, anchovy recruitment shows a seasonality.
9 Recent Model Modification (past 12 months) Anchovy Life history (One Fish) Egg hatching and yolk-sac larva development Post larva, juvenile and adults bioenergetics equations Population dynamics (Multi Fish) Mortality & Survival 3-D Model Configuration Passive drift Swimming behavior randomness
10 3-D Model Configuration Multi-Time Steps: Eggs & Yolk-sac Larva: hourly Post larva, juveniles and adults: daily Spatial Resolution: 12.5km horizontally Standard depth vertically
11 3-D model results Passive drift Using 12.5km ROMS-CoSiNE monthly output
12 3-D model results Swimming Assumptions 1.Fish is able to search a given round area, the radius is determined by swimming speed
13 3-D model results Swimming Assumptions 2.The new location is determined by the highest potential growth rate within the search area. 3. If there are more than one preferred place, then randomly choose one
14 3-D model results Swimming Results 0m Regular swimmer Fast swimmer
15 3-D model results at depth of 50m Swim No Swim
16 Concluding Remarks One Fish bioenergetic model is tested to be a convincing method to study the Peruvian anchovy growth. The days to recruit shows an clear seasonal and interannual variability. Multi Fish Model studied the population dynamics of Peruvian anchovy. The model simulated results show that not only the growth pattern but also the numbers of survival anchovies has a clear seasonal and interannual variation. Sensitivity studies suggest both temperature and food supply play important roles to Peruvian anchovy growth and population dynamics. The combination of both changes may magnify the anchovy oscillation.
17 Concluding Remarks (continue) 3-D Model is on its way. Criteria for three major effects are established in the model: passive drift, swimming behavior, and randomness. Preliminary results show that the surface drift is very strong to vanish anchovies offshore. At depth, the offshore current is much weaker and anchovy has stronger retention to stay along the coast. Swimming behavior and random walk allow anchovy to search larger area and potentially find better places to grow and survive.
18 Future Study Seasonal and interannual 3-D El Nino & La Nina Finer resolution of dataset Fishing behavior & activity Online vs Offline Close life cycle Comparison Studies more …
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India's data localisation plans could hurt its own startups the most
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India's push for data localisation won't abate anytime soon. And neither will the resistance by international lobbyists.
Data localisation is a key area covered by the Srikrishna Committee's draft bill, which, if passed, will become India's first privacy law. Released this July, the draft bill includes provisions that require a copy of all online personal data of Indians to be stored within the country, and certain "critical personal data" to be processed only in India. Also, the Reserve Bank of India has issued a circular mandating all payments companies to store their Indian customers' data locally.
While some major companies, such as Facebook-owned WhatsApp, have already lined up to complymany global players, including US trade groups that represent companies such as Amazon, American Express, and Microsoft, have lobbied against data localisation.
On Sept. 26, up to 10 industry bodies and organisations together wrote to India's law and IT minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, requesting the removal of localisation requirements from the draft bill. The signatories included the US-India Business Council (USIBC), the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), DigitalEurope, and the Japan Information Technology Services Industry Association (JISA), among others.
Allied for Startups, a Brussels-based advocacy group, also signed the letter. The organisation is a global network that helps startup communities understand and effectively interact with public policy and governments.
In an email interview with Quartz, Lenard Koschwitz, director of Allied for Startups, shared his thoughts on data localisation and the damage it stands to do to India and the global startup economy. Edited excerpts:
According to research, what are the overall economic effects of data localisation?
Where data localisation is happening, economies suffer. According to a 2016 study by the European Centre for International Political Economy, the EU's GDP would gain €8 billion, the same amount as all EU free trade agreements, by abolishing data localisation measures. On the other hand, with data localisation measures as strict as those proposed in India, the EU would lose over €50 billion annually: 0.5% of its entire GDP. If we assume similar effects, India could lose nearly $8.4 billion (over Rs62,000 crore) annually.
(Note: Data localisation will largely be abolished in the EU around next May, when the recently passed regulation on the free flow of data will begin to be enforced.)
What would mandating data localisation in India mean for people and businesses?
The consumer and the society at large will notice data localisation measures through the cost and the number of services available. Data localisation is a bit like having a national internet, a splinternet. Rather than choosing the best, fastest, and cheapest providers to store data, the choice is limited to domestic providers who have little incentive to provide superior services due to the lack of competition.
It might hinder Indian startups from growing globally and selling abroad because the cost for servers and cloud infrastructure may give them a competitive disadvantage. For startups from Europe, data localisation measures could be a reason not to scale to India because of an additional burden and cost of storing data locally.
Without localisation, are there ways to protect sensitive data and ensure that law enforcement can investigate crimes?
Data security and integrity is best provided through encryption and clear legal frameworks. Let's assume data is stored locally but encrypted, or that data required for a criminal investigation is stored in another territory, where there are strict data localisation laws (which prohibit the flow of data outside the country). In both scenarios, criminal investigations might become impossible and the economy may suffer. Regardless of the actual location of data, the government should invest in legal frameworks and judicial oversight to provide clarity for law enforcement authorities, companies, and citizens alike.
What would be the ideal way forward for India when it comes to data localisation and privacy policies?
India is in an incredibly interesting situation right now. On the one hand, there is an incredible growth and uptake in digital services and entrepreneurship. On the other hand, India's policymakers have the opportunity to examine what other economies, the EU for example, have done when it comes to data localisation and privacy. Two things are crucial for India to stay ahead of the curve. First, policymakers must believe in the transformative power of Indian entrepreneurs to succeed globally and allow those entrepreneurs to sit at the table and be part of decisions regarding privacy and data flows. Second, rather than simply copying foreign legislation, the Indian government could cut red tape and legal uncertainty for businesses while providing an adequate protection of data in a global context.


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Recently, RFID has emerged to be a promising technology to revolutionize the supply chain and logistics management. Currently there exists a sharp contrast between retailers in China and their counterparts in the United States with respect for RFID adoption. In the United States, big retailers like Wal-Mart are actively pursuing RFID by issuing mandates to their suppliers worldwide for RFID adoption. However, retailers in China never enjoy such a dominating role in pursuing RFID. To explore what is behind this phenomenon, in this paper, an analysis framework is proposed to develop decision support tools for RFID technology adoption analysis in retailers in China. The framework is realized in a service platform developed based on three principles to help reach mutual understanding between RFID vendors and customers in RFID technology adoption analysis. The framework is illustrated and validated through an example to demonstrate its feasibility to help to analyze the adoption of RFID technologies retailers in China. The technology analysis service platform integrates various tools enabling interactive and flexible analysis processes to understand how RFID technology can be adopted and used effectively in retailers in China and in logistics and supply chain management.


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Parent Teacher Association (PTA) — The PTA's fundamental goal is to positively impact the lives of all children. The Hillcrest PTA does that in three primary ways, including but not limited to: (1) raising money through various fundraisers, such as the Auction, Walkathon, Donation Letter, Scrip/Retail Programs, etc., to provide for school needs (e.g., classroom support, art/music/other enrichment, etc.) that are not funded by district, state or federal funds; (2) providing programs to parents and children that are educational, informative and entertaining; and (3) communicating news, activities and information to parents and children through various means including the website, e-mail and the Yellow Pages.
School Site Council (SSC) — Every Oakland Unified School District school has an SSC, an elected body of parents and teachers representing the Hillcrest community. (Parents are elected by the parents, teachers by the teachers.) The SSC meets monthly, generally on the first Monday of the month, at 3 pm at the school. The SSC is generally charged with advising the Principal on programs, positive school climate, activities, and expenditures at the school. In particular, the SSC is responsible for reviewing and approving the Single Plan for Student Achievement as well as monitoring progress toward achieving that plan and recommending revisions as appropriate.
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