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Known locally as gwal-y-filiast – kennel of the greyhound bitch - this single stone chamber is all that remains of a once much larger burial monument. The name may come from a variant of the Arthurian legend of Culhwch and Olwen, which appears in two fourteenth-century Welsh texts, but the site itself is very much older dating from the Neolithic period, some 5,000 to 6,000 years ago.
St Lythans is a type of monument known as a chambered long cairn and was originally covered by an earthen mound, probably similar to that found at its close neighbour, Tinkinswood. Although the stone chamber is conspicuous as you approach it from the road, the remains of the cairn – or mound – are barely discernible. It seems to have been about 24 metres (80 feet) long and 11 metres (35 feet) wide with the chamber occupying the eastern end. The chamber now consists of three upright stones with a capstone weighing up to 35 tonnes. How long it was used and who was buried here are questions that remain unanswered but finds of human remains and pottery recovered from the site some time before 1875 were recorded by the antiquarian, J. W. Lukis.


Summary: In this programming example, we will learn different ways to convert char* to string in C++.
In C++, char* and char array are almost identical (they both store reference), therefore we can easily convert a pointer into a string variable like we converted char array to a string.
Here are some of the methods using which we can convert a char* to string in C++:
Method 1: Using '=' Operator
Since each character in the string has an index value, using the = operator we can assign every character of the char pointer array to their same corresponding index position in the string variable.
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Method 2: Using String Constructor
The inbuilt string constructor of the String class accepts the char pointer array as an argument that implicitly changes and assigns the argument to a string value.
Char Pointer
These are two simple ways we can use to convert a char pointer array into a string variable in the C++ programming language.
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Syntactic Complexity; Grammar Theory; Interface Syntax; Clausal Embedding
The paper is organised as follows. In order to establish which kinds of parentheses should be considered 'anchored', I present a global overview in §2. This is followed by a discussion of the core properties of anchored parentheses, focusing on the relation between anchor and parenthesis, and their 'specificational' interpretation. §3discusses anchored parenthesis in the domain of parallel construal, and shows why the Kosterian colon phrase is not sufficient to account for them. In §4, I elaborate onthe structural independence of parentheticals in the context of De Vries' syntactic approach, suggesting a parenthetical version of the colon phrase to account for anchored parenthesis. §5 is a brief discussion of two implications (or: complications) of this analysis. §6 concludes the paper.

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Since 2003, Mexico's aggregate exploration spending grew faster than the world average moving Mexico from eight to fourth place on the global mining ranks. Much of this growth was attributed to Canadian-based junior exploration companies, making up 80% of the active explorers in Mexico.
Key Reasons to Work in the Mexican Mining Industry:
- Mexican legislation encourages investments in the sector. The 1993 Mining Law (Ley Minera) opened up new areas to foreign investment previously limited to Mexican financing. It also removed the requirement for foreign capital investments to be associated with Mexican capital in a proportion of 49-51% respectively.
- Openness to foreign direct investment. Any company from around the world is encouraged to invest in the country.
- Obtaining mining licences are quick. Typically takes between 6-8 months for a licence to be granted as opposed to North America it can take between 5-10 years.
- Labour costs are lower. Labour is 60-80% lower as compared to the first world.
- Long history of mining. Mining in Mexico stretches over 500 years, before the Spanish conquest and colonization. One of the main reasons why the workforce in the mining industry is highly skilled.
- Availability of public mining information. Delegated by the Mexican government, the Mexican Geological Survey and Ministry of Economy makes public all information relevant to mining including exploration surveys, historical mining information, suppliers, land ownership and much more.
- Supporting investment. The Ministry of Economy's Mining Promotion Trust (FIFOMI) is another key player. In 2009 it helped capitalize micro, small and medium-sized mining companies as well as the sector's production chain with loans worth 510 million USD, 20% higher than in 2008, in addition to offering training and technical assistance to more than 8,000 companies.
- Canada a key player. Out of more than 738 exploration projects currently carried out by 232 companies, 70% are undertaken with investment coming from other countries: 75% from Canada, 15% from the US and the rest coming from countries such as the UK, Australia and Japan, among others.
Sources: ProMexico, Latin American Herald Tribune, NAFTA, DoingBusinessinMexico.com, Mining.com, Metal Economics Group (MEG)

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Department of Defense
The Department of Defense (DOD) has a history of commitment to environmental security and the management of resources that have been entrusted to its stewardship. In addition, DOD is bound by certain Federal land management laws, such as the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, and has developed regulations pertaining to resources management.
What is green infrastructure at DOD?
This agency does not specifically define green infrastructure, but uses it as a component of its strategies dealing with land conservation and economic and community development issues.
What DOD departments are involved in green infrastructure?
The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary Of Defense Installations and Environment's (I&E) mission is to provide installation assets and services necessary to support military forces in a cost effective, safe, sustainable and environmentally sound manner. Within I&E, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI), part of the Department of Defenses' Sustainable Ranges Initiative, is DOD's core effort aimed at protecting military readiness by preventing incompatible development and preserving habitat through buffer projects, supportive education, engagement, and regional planning. Military Buffer zones account for millions of acres of conservation land, preserve green infrastructure and protect ecosystem services, and protect defense test and support services. DOD partners with conservation organizations, (e.g. the Nature Conservancy) and state and local governments, to preserve buffer land and habitat around military installations and ranges.
Additional DOD green infrastructure resources:
- Department of Defense Installation Watershed Impact Assessment Protocol report assesses the potential impact of installation activities on watersheds.
- The Sustainable Ranges Initiative ensures the long-term viability and continuity of military training and testing ranges while providing good stewardship for the land.
- Collaborative Land Use Planning: A Guide for Military Installations and Local Governments provides an overview of how collaboration between regional councils and military installations is crucial to ensure that the presence of military installations within a community does not negatively impact either.
- Working to Preserve Farm, Forest and Ranch Lands assists DOD planners on how to work with communities to help conserve land for farming, protect valuable habitat to support well-planned growth, and preserve significant historical and cultural assets while promoting military development.

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COMMON SENSE DEFINED
If we're going to think about common sense I guess we first need to look for a definition. One dictionary's definition is:
common sense: (kòm¹en sèns) noun: Native good judgment. [Translation of Latin sênsus commúnis, common feelings of humanity.]
I get from the reference "native" that a little common sense comes from experience and a little may be given to each of us by God. When I was a child, after getting caught for something I had done, I lost count of the times my grand-mother said, "Sometimes you don't show the common sense God gave a jackass!" So, from an early age I was informed that God did give us some kind of sense that is supposed to be "native" to our being and that even jackasses have some of this gift. Once a person reaches an age where conscious thought actually occurs, we continue to show signs of a common sense that apparently comes from God. For example, testing has proven that all children have an inborn fear of heights. Without anyone actually receiving lessons, common sense tells a child that if they fall or jump from a high place, they're only going to fly straight to the bottom and that, most likely, they will only get to do it once. Then there's common sense learned from experience. As a child growing up in Florida, I once chased down, and caught in my hand, a rather large, brown spider. Notice I said "once". Fortunately for me the lesson was only painful and not deadly. No one had ever told me that spiders would bite. However, from that point forward, without ANY outside instruction, I was always aware that anything and everything "might" bite. Viola! …. Another seed of common sense had just been planted to hopefully keep at least one fool from early disaster. Unfortunately, this aspect of developing common sense can be somewhat painful, and takes longer with some than others. It does not take much common sense for most of us to know that running into a brick wall full force will be an uncomfortable and unrewarding experience. I have a wonderful daughter, who for some unknown reason, when she was young, insisted on experiencing many of life's challenges, first-hand, in an equally similar manner with the usual predictable results. ZOOM! SPLAT! OUCH! More than once, she got her nose bloodied, before her common sense finally began to start showing itself.
I don't know just how much common sense God actually decided to give the jackass, or if the jackass tried, could he ever improve his station in life beyond being a politician; but I hope and pray that now, as an older adult, I have developed that which the Lord did choose to give me, plus what I have learned the hard way, to a level of being able to help my children and even grand-children, "fine tune" their own common sense, while experiencing fewer bloody noses.


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Relationship between copper biosorption and microbial inhibition of hydroxyl radical formation in a copper(II)–hydrogen peroxide system
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The original publication is available at _URL_ microbial retardation of the spin adduct, DMPO-OH, formed in a copper(II)-###hydrogen peroxide-DMPO (5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide) solution was examined in###relation to copper biosorption. A hydroxyl radical is formed in the solution through two steps, the reduction of Cu(II) to Cu(I) by H2O2 and the Fenton-type reaction of Cu(I) with H2O2. The resultant radical is trapped by DMPO to form DMPO-OH. Microbial cells retarded the DMPO-OH in the Cu(II)-H2O2-DMPO far more significantly than in the UV-irradiated H2O2- DMPO solution. Egg albumin showed a higher DMPO-OH retardation than microbial cells both in the Cu(II)-H2O2-DMPO and the UV-irradiated H2O2-DMPO solutions. These results indicated that the retardation effect is related to organic matter and not to microbial activity.###Microorganisms having higher affinities for copper ion retarded DMPO-OH more###significantly. The linear relationship between the amounts of copper biosorption and the inverse of the median inhibitory doses for DMPO-OH indicated that the microbial cells inhibited the reduction of Cu(II) to Cu(I) by H2O2, followed by the decrease of hydroxyl radical formation and the retardation of DMPO-OH. These results also suggest that the coupling between microbial cells and Cu(II) ion can be estimated from their ability to retard###DMPO-OH.
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Noun: Sir Francis Bacon
 1. English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (_PHONE_)
 - Bacon, Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam, 1st Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans
Type of: national leader, philosopher, solon, statesman
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Learning outcomes for the BAS in Hospitality Leadership
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of leadership theory and the relationship between ethical leadership, corporate culture, and performance.
- Students will interact effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Students will engage in community activities directly benefitting the broader community.
- Students will acquire and demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of hospitality industry knowledge.
- Students will engage in learning activities that provide a foundation for the management of foodservice operations.
- Students will acquire an understanding of the importance of tourism and the hospitality industry's role in supporting this vital economic force.
- Students will acquire, integrate, and evaluate a core set of business skills necessary to successfully operate a hospitality organization.
- Students will demonstrate effective written and oral communication.
- Students will demonstrate quantitative reasoning and critical thinking skills needed to make sound business decisions.


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Date: February 06, 2012 06:19 PM
Author: Darrell Miller (_EMAIL_)
Subject: Bioperine Promotes Maximum Absorption
Bioperine
Bioperine is an extract from black pepper that contains about 95 percent piperine. Piperine is an alkaloid, the active substance that contributes to nutrients bioavailability and absorption. Bioperine can be combined with other specific nutrients to form different nutritional supplements that can be used for both animal and human consumption. Black pepper is mostly harvested before ripening, dried in the sun and then the extraction process begins.
How and why use of Bioperine promotes maximum vitamin absorption
Recent research has shown that the use of Bioperine, whose main constituent is piperine, increases thermogenic activity in the body. Thermogenesis is an accelerated metabolic process that takes place in the body cells in which conversion of glucose into energy takes place. An increase in absorption of Discount minerals such as selenium and vitamins such as vitamin A has been witnessed to be triggered by the use of Bioperine. Piperine works through initiating the release of catecholamines hormones that stimulate thermogenesis. However, the nutrients should presently available during this time since; the process takes place for a short duration.
Piperine improves the necessary conditions of the intestines thus enhancing vitamins absorption. It alters the intestinal epithelial cell wall making it more permeable to vitamins and minerals. In addition, absorption of protein supplements such as those used by people who are on a dietary weight loss program is also increased. Several researchers have also shown that Bioperine has other benefits in the body, these includes the antibacterial properties and anti allergy properties.
Experiments prove that use of Bioperine increases vitamin and mineral absorption
Several studies on how much piperine promotes nutrients absorption have been carried out hitherto. For instance, an experiment was carried out on the effect of absorption of beta-carotene, vitamin B-6 and selenium which are fat soluble vitamin, water soluble vitamin and mineral in the form of selenomethionine respectively in the presence and absence of piperine. The experiment showed that absorption of these vitamins and mineral selenium increased appreciably when taken with Bioperine. There was 60 percent increase in absorption of beta-carotene and vitamin B-6 while 30 percent absorption was noticed for selenium. The experiment was carried out using 5 milligrams of Bioperine. Another experiment also showed a 30 to 200 percent increase in the absorption of Coenzyme Q-10.
Bioperine is the only piperine product to undergo comprehensive health tests and to be patented for the effect of increasing nutrients absorption, more so vitamins and minerals. By creating metabolic changes that require vitamins and minerals, Bioperine creates a nutritional need and then follows by increasing the nutrients bioavailability to meet the need. However, the process takes place in a short period. It is therefore advisable to co-administer minerals and vitamins with Bioperine so that they will be available during the right time for absorption. Unfortunately, research has shown that taking black pepper in its natural form does not yield the same results as those of taking Bioperine. This is mainly because the bioavailability of piperine is not that high in the natural form. Finally, antibacterial and anti allergy properties of Bioperine diversifies its application in medication.
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How Does Taurine Help the Brain?
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Subject: How Does Taurine Help the Brain?
Taurine is an amino acid often added to energy drinks. There have been several theories on how taurine affects brain chemicals and improve cognitive function. For many years, it has been compared to caffeine due to its effects on the human brain that appear to enhance mood. Its exact mechanisms of action remain a mystery to the scientific community, but recent studies are believed to be closing in.
It has long been known that taurine crosses the blood brain barrier, allowing it to exert some effects on several neurotransmitters found in the central nervous system. It has been tied to the alleviation of many mental illnesses, such as epilepsy, post traumatic stress disorder, clinical depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety, making it the subject of a number of studies in the past few years.
Rebalances Brain Chemicals
It has been postulated that taurine influences the activities of neurotransmitters in the brain, but only recently has brain scientists been able to actually track its activities in the brain. A team of researchers at Cornell University managed to find a site for the neurological activity of taurine, with initial results pointing to its relationship with gamma the neurotransmitter aminobutyric acid, or GABA. The researchers do not Discount the possibility that taurine may even have a receptor of its own.
Whether taurine interacts with brain chemicals is no longer debatable as it creates homeostasis in the central nervous system. It acts on receptors that the researchers discovered to be the same receptors present in GABAergic mechanisms. That being said, scientists remain inconclusive as to how its interaction with GABA receptors provides energy-boosting benefits as it is marketed in the food and drug industries.
Prevents Neuron Damage
The scientific community is convinced that taurine has neuroprotective properties. High levels of taurine in the brain have been observed to protect brain tissues from cerebral ischemia. Taurine has been linked to many metabolic pathways that are known to promote neurological health, such as the activation of glycine receptors and the regulation of enzymes called cysteine-dependent aspartate-directed proteases.
In addition, taurine serves as antioxidants that protect nerve cells from cellular damage brought on by oxidative stress. The presence of taurine within cells reduces damage from calcium excesses and increases mitochondrial events. For decades, supplementation of taurine has benefited sufferers of brain ischemia, epileptic seizures, panic attacks, anxiety symptoms, and even alcohol withdrawal.
Enhances Cognitive Function
Taurine has already been associated with physiological functions the hypothalamus controls, such as sleep-wake cycle and responses to fatigue. In several laboratory studies, administrations of taurine by way of intraperitoneal injection have successfully induced social interaction in animal subjects. It is one of the amino acids that affect cognitive development, especially in children. While it is one of the most abundant amino acids in the brain, it is depleted as we age, making supplementation a good option.
Protect your brain with Taurine by taking it daily!
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Antioxidants and your health
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There is an impressive amount of scientific evidence supporting the health benefits of supplementing with a wide variety of antioxidants. Consequently, there are many health practitioners who have begun to recommend high dietary intakes of these crucial nutrients in order to prevent against oxidative stress. It was anticipated over two decades ago by leading researchers that high-dose supplementation with antioxidants is developing a significant role in the prevention and treatment of a lot of today's common illnesses. It should be noted that antioxidants do not work in isolation. When an antioxidant neutralizes a free radical, it, itself, is oxidized and must be regenerated by another antioxidant before it can be used again. Because of this, it is crucial to supplement with a wide variety of antioxidants, in order to reflect what actually occurs in nature.
Vitamin C, an aqueous-phase antioxidant, is the main guard against oxidative attack in the extra-cellular matrix, as well as within the cytoplasm of the cell. Vitamin C happens to be a substrate for eight different enzyme systems that are involved in various cellular functions. Among these functions are collagen synthesis, ATP synthesis in the mitochondria, and hormone biosynthesis. Its main antioxidant partners are vitamin E and beta carotene, both of which help to regenerate vitamin C.
Of all the antioxidants, it seems as if vitamin E offers the greatest protection against heart disease because of its ability to protect the cardiovascular system from oxidative damage. It is lipid-soluble, making it an important component of the cell membrane, where it works to protect the cell against lipid peroxidation and control oxidation-induced inflammatory events. Recently, the gamma tocopherol form of vitamin E has shown a great deal of promise in its ability to reduce the risk of several oxidative stress related disease.
Beta-carotene is a member of a diverse group of photosynthetic pigments. It plays a huge role in human nutrition. As an antioxidant, it possesses a double-bond structure that allows it to react effectively with single oxygen radicals, absorbing and diffusing their energy. Beta-carotene also acts as a precursor for vitamin A by supplying a portion of the body's requirement for the vitamin. This act alone plays a central role in the chemistry of vision. Beta-carotene and


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Given a point P(x1,y1,z1) in 3D space and its orientation what would be the co-ordinates of other end of the line of length L, if it starts at P(x1,y1,z1). The rotation of point P(x1,y1,z1) takes place about its local axis.
Kindly read the links I gave on your previous post, as it is essentially the same question.
You'll need to construct a rotation matrix for the orientation and then do something like:
P2 = P1 + mat * (0, 0, L)


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Change-over from Kerosene to LPG use – A Family Case Study, Nigeria
This case study examines the "Improving Access of Women to LPG as a Substitute for Fuelwood in Nigeria" project. The project is designed to expand access to affordable LPG as a substitute for fuel wood. Fuel wood currently is the main fuel for households, schools and small businesses in many parts of Nigeria. The overarching goal is to improve the socio-economic and environmental conditions of the poor and vulnerable, particularly women and children whose health is usually negatively affected by indoor air pollution arising from cooking with fuel wood.
In an attempt to expand clean energy services to poor households, while simultaneously and indirectly addressing the environmental effects of energy production and use. The focus on LPG is to explore its comparative advantages compared to traditional biomass fuels, as well as the abundance of gas and petroleum resources in the country. To this end, Friends of the Environment (FOTE) with funding from the Global Environment FacilitySmall Grants Programme (GEF-SGP) in Nigeria, undertook a survey on LPG Perception and Sales in Lagos State in October 2010. The survey chose a sample frame of Lagos State and a sample size of 250 households from two communities, Badagry and Ojokoro (One Rural and One Urban) in administering the questionnaire in Lagos State.
The conclusions were that making LPG readily accessible to all socio-economic groups could be achieved by locating LPG depots strategically across the country to assure uninterrupted product availability and price stability. Affordability, however, would require the whole gamut of facilitating targeted measures such as lowering the costs for cylinders and equipment by tax and duty exemption, ready access to soft financing and other complementary measures without which the high front-end investments in becoming an LPG consumer will remain a barrier to access to many but especially for women and the poor. Low-cost consumer credit is not common in Nigeria and initiatives in this direction are recommended.
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The curriculum unit, "The Science of Sound and Musical Instruments" can be used with students in grades 4-7 with minor adaptations. This unit is one portion of three other units written to discuss the how sound and instruments influence culture. This unit will serve as the science behind sound and will discuss how the instruments introduced in the other units make music or sound.
The paper will be divided into three different sections. Section I, The Structure of the Ear, will focus on how we hear and perceive music. The students will be introduced to each part of the ear and discover how they all work together in order to hear sounds. Section II, The Components of Sound, will introduce students to the concepts which allow sound to occur. They will also discover the role each of these components in producing sound through basic experiments found in the lesson plans at the end of the unit. Section III, How Musical Instruments Create Sound, will explain how the different types instruments mention in the units written by Doreen Canzanella, Judith Dixon and Jackie Porter units create sound.
(1) Identify the components of sound.
(2) Describe the relationship between pitch and frequency.
(3) Explain the terms sympathetic vibrations and resonance.
(4) Perform simple experiments about sound.
(6) Explain how musical instruments create sound.
(Recommended for Science, grades 4-6.)
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Particles: from Homer to the Apocalypse
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Date: Sun Nov 08 1998 - 15:24:45 EST
Moving back and forth between the NT and Homer leaves my head spinning. The
language of Homer seems to be about 30% particles. The syntactical function
and/or meaning of these words is often maddeningly difficult to pin down, even
with the aid of such notable reference works as Smyth, Monro, and Denniston.
I am speculating that one reason the use of particles has diminished
significantly in the NT period is the international character of the Koine.
The particles of the Homeric and Attic periods didn't travel well. Those who
spoke Koine as a second language found that they could get along fine with a
truncated syntax.
Moving backward through the history of Greek from a document like the
Apocalypse of John, through the Attic authors and finally to Homer produces a
kind of syntactical vertigo. I can make sense out of Homer with a lot of work,
but I am still reading Homer as if it were Koine. What I mean by this is I
tend to factor out the features of the language (e.g., particles) which are
not prevalent in Koine.
I am not sure that there is any quick fix for this problem.
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Habitat: South Africa (Provinces of Cape and Karoo)
Cultivation: Sunny exposure, moderately high temperatures, poor watering (once every 10 days in the vegetative period): Faucaria does not need much attention to grow well.
Curiosity: The etymology of this plant derives from the Latin fauces by the similarity of the leaves (at least of some varieties) with the mouths of wild beasts: an effect given by the triangular compact form, with thorns (or teeth) along the edges. Also the names of some species take this similarity, such as the Faucaria felina or the Faucaria tiger.
FAUCARIA KEY FEATURES
The plants of the Faucaria genus are aizoacee that appear in the form of bushes, with the leaves (mostly thick, fleshy and triangular) that gather in rosettes. They do not reach, therefore, large size but overall they are very decorative plants for the peculiarity of the shapes and for the beautiful flowers. Their roots are fleshy; generally do not have branches but can sometimes come out with age. The flowering takes place from September to November: we must not forget that these plants come from the South Africa and thus have an inverted life cycle compared to those which live above the equator. Flowers are generally yellow or orange and large in proportion to the plant; a variety, Faucaria felina presents white flowers and, in the old classifications, was called Candida Faucaria. The petals are long and extremely thin, so that the flower as a whole remembers the shape of the mesembriantem.
VARIETIES AND TYPES
Previous classifications for Faucaria had a total of 33 species: the genus has recently undergone a major revision that has reduced the current classification to only 6 species and 3 subspecies. Most of the old species have been brought into the various subspecies of the feline Faucaria.
- Faucaria boscheana
- F. felina
- F. felina subsp. Britteniae
- F. felina subsp. Felina
- F. felina subsp. Tuberculosa
- F. gratiae
- F. nemorosa
- F. subintegra
- F. tigrina
TIPS FOR CULTIVATION
The Faucaries in general are easy to cultivate but need a slightly richer soil than the one required for the cactaceae.
These are our tips for cultivating:
- Sunny exposure is the most recommended, although the plant lives well even under medium conditions.
- The average temperature should be quite high and in general the plant should remain above 10 ° C. An adult and healthy exemplar could, however, survive even short frosts.
- Watering must be scarce all year : from April to October, it can be watered once every 10 days, in winter irrigation can be less frequent.
- The soil must be well drained and fairly balanced as components: a mixture of peat and inert materials, such as sand or lapillo, is the best choice.
- Fertilize in spring and summer once every 15 days, however using little fertilizer.
- Being small plants, they do not have frequent repotting needs.
Faucaria reproduces well both by seed and by cuttings. As a cuttings, fleshy leaves are in fact perfect because they root very easily. Cuttings can also be used when we realize that the plant is too old, since small plants do not have a very long life cycle; with age, in addition, the plant tends to change its appearance or to face various problems – for example, small branches may come out or roots can easily ruin.


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It has become necessary for every clinic, hospital and medical practice to maintain and preserve records of every patient in a safe and reliable manner. They should have documents related to patient's evolution, medical check-ups, and treatment, etc. These records should be preserved for at least 10 years. The best way to deal with loads of medical records, and medical charts, etc. is to employ current medical records scanning methods so that documents can be saved in the form of computer files. This will help in indexing the records resulting in quick retrieval and safety.
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sustainable transport for the 21st century
One of the most environmentally friendly forms of transport ever developed, the Ultra system's lightweight infrastructure and eco-friendly, battery-powered pods offer numerous environmental benefits.
- Energy efficiency
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The Ultra pod system, which produces no on-site emissions, overall provides a 50% reduction in carbon emissions over buses, and 70% over cars, meeting Kyoto 2050 sustainability targets today. In the Heathrow T5 application, the pod system has replaced the 70,000 bus journeys per year in transporting passengers to and from the T5 Business car park. As the lightweight pods are controlled autonomously, they are much more energy efficient than larger, human-driven vehicles.
In urban applications, the fast and efficient nature of the system makes it an attractive alternative to driving, helping to ease congestion and reduce traffic emissions in the local area.
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We have developed a general method for aligning anisotropic materials by using carbon nanotubes to influence order in the surrounding material. Specifically, we have shown that carbon nanotubes seed the formation of oriented domains in a liquid crystalline polymer (LCP). Using polarized light microscopy, we have observed that the molecular alignment in these large (10-100 μm long) domains is homogeneous and controlled by the direction of the nanotube nucleus. The kinetic nature of this nucleation process was verified by differential scanning calorimetry. The coupling of preferential nucleation and controlled seed orientation may allow bulk LCP materials to be aligned by simply preorganizing a small number of dispersed nanotube seeds. We expect that this work will aid in the development and application of macroscopically ordered nanostructured composite materials.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanical Engineering


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Governador Valadares is a
Brazilian city in the state of Minas Gerais.
In 2006, its population was 260,405
inhabitants.It is an economical center of the middle Valley of the
Rio Doce, making a significant influence on the east and northeast
of Minas Gerais and local authorities of the state of the Espírito Santo
. Governador Valadares
sits on the bank of the Rio Doce, 324 km from Belo
The main watercourse through the municipality is the Doce River
("Rio Doce" in Portuguese) whose basin
(of 83,500 square kilometers) is composed of 222 municipalities.
Nowadays its waters are very polluted, with little vegetation on
its banks and depleted fish stocks.
Valadares is also a statistical micro-region including 25
municipalities: Alpercata, Campanário, Capitão
Andrade, Coroaci, Divino das Laranjeiras, Engenheiro Caldas, Fernandes Tourinho, Frei Inocêncio, Galiléia, Governador Valadares, Itambacuri, Itanhomi, Jampruca, Marilac, Mathias Lobato, Nacip
Raydan, Nova Módica, Pescador, São Geraldo da Piedade, São Geraldo do Baixio, São José da Safira, São José do
Divino, Sobrália, Tumiritinga, and Virgolândia.
Its population (2006) was estimated by the
IBGE to be 407,815 inhabitants in a total area of 11,
The area around Governador Valadares was explored in colonial
first expedition to reach the Doce River was in 1573, leaving from
Seguro in Bahia. Only in the beginning
of the nineteenth century was its colonization begun when in 1808
the Portuguese government created military divisions in the
In 1823, the D. Manoel barracks was established, on
the left bank of the Doce, exactly at the point at which the river
begins to be partially navigable as far as the sea. By the end of
the nineteenth century, Dom Manuel
the main river port on the Doce, being a meeting place for
muleteers and canoes that took products to the coast. Only after
the beginning of the twentieth century was the occupation of the
territory accelerated, with the construction of the Vitória-Minas
railway in 1902. In 1925 the first electric plant was installed to
serve the residences of the town. It was powered by steam.
Throughout its history Governador Valdares has had several
- 1734 - Arraial de Porto de Dom Manuel
- 1808 - Porto das Canoas
- 1888 - Santo Antônio da Figueira
- 1889 – Distrito De Santo Antônio do Bonsucesso
- 1923 - Figueira
In 1937 the municipality of Figueira do Rio Doce was established,
which then changed its name to Governador Valadares, who was the
governor at the time.
Production and the intense trade in precious stones is the reason
the "Brazil Gem Show" takes place in the local authority every
year: an event that consists of the commerce of precious stones
with Brazilians and foreign visitors
Governador Valadares is the biggest city and commercial center of
the Eastern region of the state of Minas Gerais, having several
cities in his area of influence, such as Teófilo Otoni and
Caratinga. At present, Governador Valadares is growing in
industrial development, due to its strategic position, human
resources and international reputation.
It is a trade and industrial center. Sawmills and food-processing
plants are in the city, and mica
are mined in the area. Governador Valadares is
one of the most famous gem-trading centres in Brazil. Gem minerals
. The Golconda
mine, one of the oldest in the city, attracts the curiosity of
tourists and stone collectors from all over the world.
The city is served by the railroad Vitória-Minas, of the CVRD and
by the highway Rio-Bahia (BR 116). It is also connected with the
capital of the state by the BR 381.
The city is on the Belo Horizonte–Vitória railway and on the Rio de
Janeiro–Salvador highway.Distances from major centers:
The local airport is a category 3 airport, with a paved runway
1,400 meters long. There are regular flights to Belo
Paulo, Rio de
Seguro, Salvador, and Vitória.
The city hosts of one of the stages of the Brazilian Championship
of Hang gliding being that the competitors get off the Ibituruna's
Peak, where it is possible to catch sight of the whole region of
the Valley of the Rio Doce which bed is on the feet of the peak,
and also it hosts several international championships of hang
gliding, which takes the local authority to be known like "The
World-wide Capital of the Hang gliding".
It is also the city where the greatest soccer player Pedro Paulo
was born.The city is known internationally for the World Paragliding
that has been held at Ibituruna
Peak (1123 meters).
- Annual average: 32.6 °C [90.7 °F]
- Annual maximum average: 40.7 °C [105.3 °F]
- Annual minimum average: 18.3 °C [65 °F]
Average annual rainfall index: 1,350 mm
Governador Valadares is twinned
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The oldest love poem in history
The oldest poem in history
Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul
'Bridegroom, dear to my heart; goodly is your beauty, honeysweet; lion, dear to my heart'. These are the passionate words of a lover to a king, from more than 4,000 years ago, in the oldest known love poem ever found.
The loving words were passed down over generations, eventually inscribed on an 8 th century BC Sumerian cuneiform tablet small enough to fit in the palm of one's hand. It was uncovered in the 1880s in Nippur, a region in what is now Iraq, and has been held by The Istanbul Museum of the Ancient Orient ever since.
Historians say the words were recited by a bride of Sumerian King Shu-Sin, fourth ruler of the Third Dynasty of Ur, who reigned between 2037 and 2029 BC, and used as a script for a ceremonial recreation of the sacred marriage. It would have been sung at the New Year festival, and at banquets and festivals accompanied by music and dance.
The full translation of the poem is as follows:
Bridegroom, dear to my heart,
Goodly is your beauty, honeysweet,
Lion, dear to my heart,
Goodly is your beauty, honeysweet.
Bridegroom, let me caress you,
My precious caress is more savory than honey,
In the bedchamber, honey-filled,
Let me enjoy your goodly beauty,
Lion, let me caress you.
My precious caress is more savory than honey.
Bridegroom, you have taken your pleasure of me,
Tell my mother, she will give you delicacies,
My father, he will give you gifts.
You, because you love me,
Give me pray of your caresses,
My lord god, my lord protector,
My SHU-SIN, who gladdens ENLIL's heart,
Give my pray of your caresses
Uruk Vase, with procession of naked priests carrying gifts to Inanna's shrine. Inanna greeting them at its door marked by her gateposts. Alabaster. 3′. Uruk, Mesopotamia. Fourth millennium BCE.
According to the Sumerian belief, it was a sacred duty for the king to marry a priestess every year in order to make the soil and women fertile. The ritual of sacred marriage involved the re-enactment of the union of two deities, usually Inanna/Ishtar and Dumuzi/Tammuz. Thus, the priestess represented Inanna, the goddess of fertility and sexual love, while the king represented Dumuzi, on the eve of their union.
J. Stuckey (2005) describes the ritual of the sacred marriage:
From extant hymns, we can piece together what happened in the ritual. First, Inanna was bathed, perfumed, and adorned, while Dumuzi and his retinue processed towards her shrine.
The famous Uruk vase may represent this procession. All the while, temple personnel sang love songs, many of which are extant. Resplendent Inanna greeted Dumuzi at the door, which, on the Uruk vase, is flanked by her signature standards (gateposts), and there he presented her with sumptuous gifts. Subsequently, the pair seated themselves on thrones, although sometimes the enthronement took place only after sexual consummation. The deities entered a chamber fragrant with spices and decorated with costly draperies. Lying down on a ceremonial bed constructed for the occasion, they united in sexual intercourse. Afterwards, pleased by and with her lover, Inanna decreed long life and sovereignty for him and fertility and prosperity for the land.
Muazzez Hilmiye Cig, a retired historian at the Museum, who worked with Professor Samuel Noah Kramer in 1951 to identify and translate the text, explained that the Sumerians "believed that only love and passion could bring them fertility, and therefore praised pleasures".
In the agriculture-based Sumerian community, she said, lovemaking between the king and the priestess would have been seen as a way to ensure the fertility of their crops, and therefore the community's welfare, for another year.
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Free Project Booklet: Group Afghan
This PDF was originally intended for UK schools but the methods are equally useful to any knitters wanting to work together on a project. It was originally produced in booklet form and has been used in many countries around the world. It was written with children in mind and has proved to be equally acceptable to adults.
The main aim of the booklet was to use mathematics in a 'nonthreatening' way so, in addition to the knitting information, it also includes ideas for use in mathematics lessons.
See some of the afghans made in schools, and read about teachers' experiences. and the work of the Cheshire Women's Institute, based on the same booklet.
The photos show three very different afghans created from the same instructions, one from Cheshire WI, the others from schools.
The pattern is free but we would like you to consider making a donation to Kidney Research UK, where we have set up a page in memory of my parents. For more information, see the Tribute Page on the Woolly Thoughts web site.


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Alice in Wonderland: A Puzzle Adventure
Breaking out this gem of a book on a rainy morning like today. Even if you've never read or watched Alice in Wonderland, this book is brimming with puzzles, mazes, and exploratory activities to engage your kiddo without a screen. It's kind of like a look-and-find, Magic Eye, and Where's Waldo all rolled into one. 88 pages packed with intricately detailed, gorgeous, whimsical illustrations that have you noticing different details upon each reread (plus answer keys in the back, always a plus).


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A dialect continuum
means a large geographical area, where the spoken language differs only slightly from village to village, but over a longer distance the differences become that huge, that mutual intelegibility is not possible, which would indicate, that these dialects are Abstandsprachen (pl. of Abstandsprache
). But these dialects can be seen as dialects of a single language, as long as if there is a common standard language, through which communication is possible. Such a situation is called Diglossia
The Romance languages of Portugal, Spain, France and Italy are often cited as an example of this, although the intermediate dialects are tending toward extinction.


66 cust-all-details RENAMES cust-name THRU cust-balance.
A 77 level-number indicates the item is stand-alone, and in such situations is equivalent to the level-number 01. For example, the following code declares two 77-level data items, and, which are non-group data items that are independent of (not subordinate to) any other data items: 77 property-name PIC X(80). 77 sales-region PIC 9(5).
An 88 level-number declares a (a so-called 88-level) which is true when its parent data item contains one of the values specified in it clause. For example, the following code defines two 88-level condition-name items that are true or false depending on the current character data value of the data item. When the data item contains a value of, the condition-name is true, whereas when it contains a value of or, the condition-name is true. If the data item contains some other value, both of the condition-names are false. 01 wage-type PIC X. 88 wage-is-hourly VALUE "H". 88 wage-is-yearly VALUE "S", "Y".
Data types
Standard COBOL provides the following data types:
Data typeSample declarationNotes
AlphabeticMay only contain letters or spaces
AlphanumericMay contain any characters
BooleanData stored in the form of 0s and 1s, as a binary number
IndexUsed to reference table elements
NationalSimilar to alphanumeric, but using an extended character set, e.g. UTF-8
NumericMay contain only numbers
ObjectMay reference either an object or NULL
Type safety is variable in COBOL. Numeric data is converted between different representations and sizes silently and alphanumeric data can be placed in any data item that can be stored as a string, including numeric and group data. In contrast, object references and pointers may only be assigned from items of the same type and their values may be restricted to a certain type.
PICTURE clause
A (or) clause is a string of characters, each of which represents a portion of the data item and what it may contain. Some picture characters specify the type of the item and how many characters or digits it occupies in memory. For example, a indicates a decimal digit, and an indicates that the item is signed. Other picture characters (called and characters) specify how an item should be formatted. For example, a series of characters define character positions as well as how a leading sign character is to be positioned within the final character data; the rightmost non-numeric character will contain the item's sign, while other character positions corresponding to a to the left of this position will contain a space. Repeated characters can be specified more concisely by specifying a number in parentheses after a picture character; for example, is equivalent to. Picture specifications containing only digit and sign characters define purely data items, while picture specifications containing alphabetic or alphanumeric characters define data items. The presence of other formatting characters define or data items.
clauseValue inValue out
(this is legal, but results in undefined behavior)
" -10" (note leading spaces)
USAGE clause
The clause declares the format data is stored in. Depending on the data type, it can either complement or be used instead of a clause. While it can be used to declare pointers and object references, it is mostly geared towards specifying numeric types. These numeric formats are:
Report writer
The report writer is a declarative facility for creating reports. The programmer need only specify the report layout and the data required to produce it, freeing them from having to write code to handle things like page breaks, data formatting, and headings and footings.
Reports are associated with report files, which are files which may only be written to through report writer statements.
FD report-out REPORT sales-report.
Each report is defined in the report section of the data division. A report is split into report groups which define the report's headings, footings and details. Reports work around hierarchical. Control breaks occur when a key variable changes it value; for example, when creating a report detailing customers' orders, a control break could occur when the program reaches a different customer's orders. Here is an example report description for a report which gives a salesperson's sales and which warns of any invalid records:
RD sales-report PAGE LIMITS 60 LINES FIRST DETAIL 3 CONTROLS seller-name.
01 sales-on-day TYPE DETAIL, LINE + 1. 03 COL 3 VALUE "Sales on". 03 COL 12 PIC 99/99/9999 SOURCE sales-date. 03 COL 21 VALUE "were". 03 COL 26 PIC $$$$9.99 SOURCE sales-amount.
01 invalid-sales TYPE DETAIL, LINE + 1. 03 COL 3 VALUE "INVALID RECORD:". 03 COL 19 PIC X(34) SOURCE sales-record.
01 TYPE CONTROL HEADING seller-name, LINE + 2. 03 COL 1 VALUE "Seller:". 03 COL 9 PIC X(30) SOURCE seller-name.
The above report description describes the following layout:
Sales Report Page 1
Seller: Howard Bromberg
 Sales on 10/12/2008 were $1000.00
 Sales on 12/12/2008 were $0.00
 Sales on 13/12/2008 were $31.47
 INVALID RECORD: Howard Bromberg XXXXYY
Seller: Howard Discount
Sales Report Page 12
 Sales on 08/05/2014 were $543.98
 INVALID RECORD: William Selden 12O52014FOOFOO
 Sales on 30/05/2014 were $0.00
Four statements control the report writer:, which prepares the report writer for printing;, which prints a report group;, which suppresses the printing of a report group; and, which terminates report processing. For the above sales report example, the procedure division might look like this:
OPEN INPUT sales, OUTPUT report-out INITIATE sales-report PERFORM UNTIL 1 <> 1 READ sales AT END EXIT PERFORM END-READ VALIDATE sales-record IF valid-record GENERATE sales-on-day ELSE GENERATE invalid-sales END-IF END-PERFORM TERMINATE sales-report CLOSE sales, report-out.
Procedure division
The sections and paragraphs in the procedure division (collectively called procedures) can be used as labels and as simple subroutines. Unlike in other divisions, paragraphs do not need to be in sections.Execution goes down through the procedures of a program until it is terminated.To use procedures as subroutines, the verb is used. This transfers control to the specified range of procedures and returns only upon reaching the end.
Unusual control flow can trigger, which cause control in performed procedures to return at unexpected times to unexpected locations. Procedures can be reached in three ways: they can be called with, jumped to from a or through execution "falling through" the bottom of an above paragraph. Combinations of these invoke undefined behavior, creating mines. Specifically, mines occur when execution of a range of procedures would cause control flow to go past the last statement of a range of procedures already being performed.[44] [45]
For example, in the code in the adjacent image, a mine is tripped at the end of when the screen is invalid. When the screen is invalid, control jumps to the section, which, when done, performs. This recursion triggers undefined behavior as there are now two overlapping ranges of procedures being performed. The mine is then triggered upon reaching the end of and means control could return to one of two locations:
COBOL 2014 has 47 statements (also called ), which can be grouped into the following broad categories: control flow, I/O, data manipulation and the report writer. The report writer statements are covered in the report writer section.
Control flow
COBOL's conditional statements are and. is a switch-like statement with the added capability of evaluating multiple values and conditions. This can be used to implement decision tables. For example, the following might be used to control a CNC lathe:
EVALUATE TRUE ALSO desired-speed ALSO current-speed WHEN lid-closed ALSO min-speed THRU max-speed ALSO LESS THAN desired-speed PERFORM slow-down-machine WHEN lid-closed ALSO min-speed THRU max-speed ALSO GREATER THAN desired-speed PERFORM speed-up-machine WHEN lid-open ALSO ANY ALSO NOT ZERO PERFORM emergency-stop WHEN OTHER CONTINUEEND-EVALUATE
The statement is used to define loops which are executed until a condition is true (not, unlike other languages). It is also used to call procedures or ranges of procedures (see the procedures section for more details). and call subprograms and methods, respectively. The name of the subprogram/method is contained in a string which may be a literal or a data item. Parameters can be passed by reference, by content (where a copy is passed by reference) or by value (but only if a prototype is available). unloads subprograms from memory. causes the program to jump to a specified procedure.
The statement is a return statement and the statement stops the program. The statement has six different formats: it can be used as a return statement, a break statement, a continue statement, an end marker or to leave a procedure.
Exceptions are raised by a statement and caught with a handler, or, defined in the portion of the procedure division. Declaratives are sections beginning with a statement which specify the errors to handle. Exceptions can be names or objects. is used in a declarative to jump to the statement after the one that raised the exception or to a procedure outside the. Unlike other languages, uncaught exceptions may not terminate


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III. ANALYSIS OF THE TYPES OF MEASURES BEING USED AT THE SECTOR LEVEL INTEGRATE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS INTO THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES
The main measures currently being implemented by the minerals sector to integrate environmental considerations into the decision-making processes are: (a) the Environmental Planning Act; (b) the Environmental Contaminants Act; (c) the Water Resources Act; (d) the Dumping of Wastes at Sea Act; and (e) the Mining and Petroleum Acts. This section provides an evaluation of the effectiveness of each measure, as perceived by government officials responsible for implementation, as well as the constraints associated with applying the measures. Proposed changes for streamlining and integrating the regulatory systems into one environmental regulation framework are also discussed.


Chegg Guided Solutions for Chemistry The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change 6th Edition: Chapter 16
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 Plan: Add the two equations, canceling substances that appear on both sides of the arrow. The rate law for each step follows the format of rate = k[reactants]. An initial reactant that appears as a product in a subsequent step is a catalyst; a product that appears as a reactant in a subsequent step is an intermediate (produced in one step and consumed in a subsequent step).
 a) Add the two equations:
 Rate laws:
 Step 1 Rate1 = k1[X][O3]
 Step 2 Rate2 = k2[XO][O]
 b) X acts as a catalyst; it is a reactant in step 1 and a product in step 2. XO acts as an intermediate; it was produced in step 1 and consumed in step 2.
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Online{2022] What Does Dose Mean In Medical Terms {Gratuit}
What Does Dose Mean In Medical Terms. Or qid) this means 4 times daily or 4 times a day. An example of a dose is the amount of ibuprofen given to someone with a headache.
What Does The Word Lipoma Mean In Medical Terms
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A large initial dose of a substance or series of such doses given to rapidly achieve a therapeutic concentration in the body A dose is an amount of medication you take at one time. Certain drugs work best when used at set intervals.
What Does The Word Lipoma Mean In Medical Terms
However, while prescribing syrups, doctors tend to write dosage as tsp. It's latin for "bis in die" and literally means twice a day. Fans of medical tv shows might already be familiar with some common terms. Means twice (two times) a day.
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Published in: Journal of Business Venturing, 33: 333-350.
Cited as: Bacq, S., & Alt, E. 2018. Feeling capable and valued: A prosocial perspective on the link between empathy and social entrepreneurial intentions. Journal of Business Venturing, 33: 333-350.
Empathy is a key trait distinguishing social entrepreneurs from traditional entrepreneurs, and an important antecedent of social entrepreneurial (SE) intentions. Yet, little research explains the mechanisms through which empathy motivates SE intentions. We argue that studying the link between the prosocial trait of empathy and the prosocial outcome of SE intentions requires a prosocial lens that traditional entrepreneurial intent theories cannot offer. Building on prosocial motives research, we propose that empathy explains SE intentions through two complementary mechanisms: self-efficacy (an agentic mechanism), and social worth (a communal mechanism). We find support for our hypotheses in a study of 281 university students.
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Future research should:
1) consider multiple facets of empathy other than the affective one (i.e., cognitive), and mechanisms other than agency (i.e., communion), in addressing the important question of how empathic individuals form intentions to engage in social entrepreneurship.
2) explore different settings in which individuals get to interact with and feel valued by potential beneficiaries, not only in terms of the geographical setting but also in terms of the length of interaction with potential beneficiaries, as well as contrasting individual work to teamwork. An experimental design may suit that type of research objective.
3) elaborate on the development of SE intentions in light of recent work indicating a generational decline in empathy among North American university students.
4) extend this work to the field of social entrepreneurship by examining the role of SE self-efficacy in enabling social worth.
5) explore social worth as a fertile construct for the development of future metrics of non-economic outcomes and phenomena not easily monetized.
6) investigate the effect of negative emotions that emerge from responsivity to the negative experiences of others on SE intentions.
7) also look at the role of emotions, such as situational empathy, in predicting SE intentions. Does situational empathy vary after exposure to concepts, stories, and knowledge related to social entrepreneurship, thereby raising SE intentions? Is this effect contingent on the type of course—lecture vs. experiential—or on the context—on-campus vs. field-based?


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DESCRIPTION: The "SUNLABTECH" designed Osborne-Reynolds experiment is used to study the characteristics of a liquid flow through a pipe. It is also used to determine the Reynolds number at each state of the liquid.
This module makes it possible to study the characteristics of the flow of a liquid inside a pipe and the behavior of such flow. Besides, it is possible to determine the range of the laminar and turbulent flows using the Reynolds number. Thus, difference between laminar, turbulent and transition flows can be demonstrated and the Reynolds number can be calculated for each regime.
This module consists on a transparent and horizontal pipe section, which makes it possible to visualize the fluid, a water supply tank, which guarantees the flow homogeneity, and a needle connected to a tank through a hose, from where the dye is supplied. Water flow in the test section can be regulated by means of a valve. Water can be supplied either using the Hydraulics Bench or from the Basic Hydraulic Feed System.
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Distribution of mass, or "Formation" is a critical property that influences strength properties, cockle and curl. Formation, using transmitted light, has been done on white paper for years but has been unavailable to paperboard and liner board due to the inability to use transmitted light. Now, a new method, pioneered by Dr. Steven Keller and Verity IA makes formation measurement to board manufacturers.
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The in-plane distribution of mass, or paper formation, of paperboard products is a critical property that influences strength properties, cockle and curl, as well as the surface uniformity and print quality. While generating the uniform distribution of fibers in the forming section is of paramount importance, imaging and subsequent analysis of the web structure has been difficult. Few formation analysis systems have sufficient beam energy to penetrate paperboards that have grammages values exceeding 120 g·m-2 with sufficient sensitivity to determine mass variation at the spatial dimensions useful for characterizing the flocked structures.
This presentation describes the acquisition method for soft X-radiography that enables the capture of images suitable for advanced statistical and spectral formation analysis. One can discern individual fibers throughout the board structure with the high sensitivity and depth of field when film and scanner are used. The use of storage phosphor systems as the image detector enables the rapid imaging at more practical resolutions of interest to board manufacture. The ash content must be considered in order to avoid over estimation of the grammage by this method. An empirical approach that corrects for the presence of inorganic matter is presented. The results suggest that X-radiography is viable for imaging paperboard formation and that it may also be used to examine the size and distribution of internally contained mineral matter.


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TIMBER THEN AND NOW
In 1901 Australian forests gave up 1.1 million cubic metres of sawn or hewn timber. Nearly a century later, our forests produced about three and a half times this amount of sawn wood (3.6 million cubic metres in 1998-99); over the same period Australia's population grew five-fold. More use of timber substitutes such as steel, concrete and plastic can probably explain the disparity.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Queensland (31%), Western Australia (27%) and New South Wales (21%) produced the most timber, but by 1998-99 Victoria was cutting 25% and New South Wales 24%; Queensland dropped its share to 21%.
One hundred years ago, Australia was a net importer of timber and timber products. In 1901 Australia imported timber and timber products to the value of about $130m in today's terms, while exports then would be valued at about $60m now. In 1998-99 Australia was still a net importer, in broadly similar proportions; the value of exports of timber and timber products ($1.3b) was about 40% that of imports ($3.3b).
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The purpose of improving the insulation of platform screen doors (PSD) is to increase the insulation resistance between PSDs and station building structure which will indirectly causes PSD and EMU having same potential. In this case where voltage difference between PSDs and EMUs are avoided, electric shocks that may be experienced by passengers and station staffs can be prevented. If PSDs unfortunately encounter grounding failure, the negative return current in the rail may burn the control unit circuit board of the PSD. Since the PSD s and rail tracks adopted floating grounding, the insulation resistance between PSD and station structure is regulated to exceed 0.3MΩ/250Vdc.
Upon on-site inspection and test results, insufficient insulation areas were discovered and the MRT Engineering Office of BOHSR demanded the contractor to show correction and improvement. Reasons of insufficient insulation include design factors such as damages of the insulation gasket caused by uneven pressure and the additional base plate causing the insulation gap being too narrow; Construction factors such as extended stationary bolts of piers causing direct contact with the door frame, improper installation of metal washers resulting in direct contact with the base, iron scraps of segmented bolts were not properly removed, and uneven surfaces were not corrected and smoothed. In addition, the PSD contractor should hold CIP meetings with civil engineering tender contractors in advance for verification to prevent disturbing issues such as torn up sandbags causing Cement Asphalt Mortar to fill up the platform door base grooves and disrupts insulation.
After correcting the above deficiencies, insulation still fluctuation on account of weather change (fog, rain, etc.) at some stations. Fortunately, the door panels are anodized and an insulation film is applied under the platform surface within 2.5m range nearby PSD so that there would be no casualties if this happens.


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Don't Assume Payroll Is Your Highest BC/DR Priority
Workarounds and buffers in the payroll cycle make it far less time-sensitive than most organizations think. Payroll is often automatically labeled as Tier 1 in BC/DR planning, and mistakenly given a higher priority than other truly time-sensitive services (e.g. customer-facing services).
Most organizations can tolerate a day of downtime and still execute an accurate payroll run, so high availability (HA) is not required. Furthermore, even if your normal payroll can't be executed, there are workarounds to ensure at least base salaries are paid, limiting the impact.
Ensure you are clear on the following before assuming payroll can't tolerate any downtime:
 - Payroll time-sensitivity
 - Workarounds to reduce payroll risk
 - Criteria for assessing criticality
We'll look at these issues from the perspective of a Financial Services organization, but the same concepts are true for most industries.
Clarify Time-Sensitivity in Your Payroll Process
Document and review your payroll process to identify time-sensitive steps. Typically, the most time-sensitive step is the actual creation, review/approval, and submission of the payroll file. Clarify how much leeway you have. For example:
 - Typically payroll files are submitted Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, and payment goes out end of day Thursday (to show up Friday in bank accounts).
 - The net result is most organizations have a 24-hour window (e.g. Wednesday morning to Thursday morning) to recover from a payroll disruption. HA is not required.
 - If you have other services where impact is felt more immediately (again, consider client-facing services), they need to be prioritized higher both in terms of recovery order and disaster recovery (DR) investment (e.g. invest in HA for your phone system if that is core to customer service and sales before investing in HA for your payroll system).
Similarly, consider other time-sensitive steps, such as submission of timesheets and payroll adjustments (e.g. salary changes, bonuses awarded). For example:
 - Timesheets (or equivalent) might be due on Friday, which allows time on Monday to process changes and review exceptions.
 - If time collection was delayed to Monday due to a Friday outage, can that delay be absorbed?
 - Also consider adjusting your process (e.g. alter your deadline for time entry and payroll adjustments).
Formalize Workarounds to Further Reduce Payroll Risk and Time-Sensitivity
Every organization I've worked with has been able to identify a workaround, but it needs to be formalized, tested, and pre-approved to avoid delays and mistakes in executing those workarounds.
Work with your Finance team to identify what fits your requirements. Below are a few examples:
Workaround 1: Create and maintain a base payroll file as a stop-gap.
This ensures all staff receive at least their base pay. For part-time staff, use the average hours worked. Alternatively, allocate the upper-end of the range of hours worked by part-time staff to err on the side of overpayment.
Workaround 2: Modify base payroll file to get closer to an accurate payroll run.
This option works in conjunction with Workaround 1, but takes it a step further if possible depending on the nature of the outage. The goal here would be to resolve the most problematic issues to minimize goodwill impact with staff and reconciliation efforts for next payroll. For example, remove part-time staff who did not work that pay period.
Workaround 3: Instruct your bank (or payroll service provider) to re-run the same payroll file from the previous pay period.
This is the easiest option and ensures staff are paid a reasonable (if not accurate) salary, but is also potentially the most problematic as it does not allow for adjustments and variability week to week. Potential issues include:
 - Casual or part-time staff whose hours might vary greatly.
 - Variable compensation (bonuses, commission, etc.).
 - Salary adjustments due to promotions.
For all of the above workarounds, be prepared to:
 - Work with your bank (or payroll service provider) to clarify options and limitations (e.g. options for submitting a payroll file late, or making adjustments after submission).
 - If you have to execute a workaround, communicate payroll status and the plans to reconcile discrepancies (e.g. that staff will only receive base pay, and when/how discrepancies will be resolved).
 - Manage exceptions:
 - Give managers the ability to escalate potential issues (e.g. an employee who counts on their monthly commission check to pay their mortgage).
 - Clarify the process for approving and providing direct payments (e.g. hand-writing checks) where necessary to manage exceptions.
 - Reconcile discrepancies. This includes tracking actual payments made, plus ensuring that recovering payroll data (e.g. timesheet entries) is part of your disaster recovery plan (DRP) so that discrepancies can be identified and resolved.
Conduct a Business Impact Analysis to Assess Criticality
Payroll is a great example of why organizations need to conduct a business impact analysis (BIA) to determine criticality, rather than go by gut feel. Conduct a BIA to ensure payroll is properly ranked based on impact and time-sensitivity:
 - Financial/cost (e.g. inability to sell services: consider peak times such as RRSP season).
 - Goodwill or reputational impact (e.g. frustration over service delays, especially if there is also a cost impact for the customer due to delays processing investment requests).
 - Legal/regulatory compliance impact (e.g. delays in providing compliance reports).
 - Health and safety impact. For a Financial Services organization, this is typically not a relevant criteria. However, more-general examples might include impact on services that provide personal safety/security (e.g. for a university, this would include impact on campus security services such as patrols and security cameras).
For payroll disruptions, the impact is indirect (e.g. staff are upset about delays in pay or inaccurate pay, and that can affect job performance; however, ask yourself if staff in your organization would actually walk out and risk their careers over a one-day pay delay). Furthermore, some downtime can be incurred before there is any impact, and that impact can be mitigated by implementing workarounds.
 - Document and review your payroll process to better understand tolerance for downtime.
 - Identify and implement workarounds that fit your requirements.
 - Conduct a BIA to ensure payroll is properly ranked in your list of BC/DR planning priorities.
Bottom Line
Don't assume payroll is your highest priority for DR and business continuity. Yes, people need to be paid, but most payroll processes can tolerate downtime. Furthermore, workarounds can reduce payroll downtime risk without implementing an expensive HA solution.
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A Comparative Study on the Effect of Qi -Lu Cultural Differences on Regional Economic Development in Shandong
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DOI: 10.25236/icbdem.2020.002
Jinqing Zhang
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There is a close correlation between culture and economy, and economic development of any region is inseparable from cultural factors. Qi-Lu culture, as one of the traditional Chinese cultures, exerts a profound impact on economic development of Shandong. This paper analyzes the similarities and differences between Qi culture and Lu culture, and takes economic development of Jining and Zibo as examples to investigate the characteristics of regional economic development in Shandong Province under the impact of the two cultures. Regional economic development is inseparable from driving force of culture. Traditional culture not only needs to be promoted, but moreover, reformed and innovated. Only in this way can we promote the construction of Shangdong as a strong economic and cultural powerhouse. Culture means a tradition. It is under combined action of factors like a region's unique geographical environment, natural conditions, customs, humanities, history, politics that the region's unique culture is formed[1]. Economy is formed on certain cultural basis. The development of regional economy is inseparable from the driving force of regional culture. In turn, the economy acts on the inheritance and development of culture[2]. The integrated development of culture and economy can not only provide a source of power for economic development, but also carry forward the promotion and prosperity of culture.
Qi-Lu culture; regional economy; cultural powerhouse


Predicting an Antiaromatic Benzene Ring in the Ground State Caused by Hyperconjugation
Benzene, the prototype of aromatics, has six equivalent C‐C bonds (1.397 Å), which are intermediate between a C‐C double bond and a C‐C single bond. For over 80 years, chemists have spent much effort on freezing a localized structure to obtain a distorted bond‐length alternating benzene ring in the ground state, leading to various localized trisannelated benzene rings. However, most of the central benzene rings are still aromatic or nonaromatic. Here we report an antiaromatic benzene ring caused by hyperconjugation.
Unconventional Aromaticity in Organometallics: The Power of Transition Metals
Aromaticity, one of the most fundamental concepts in chemistry, has attracted considerable attention from both theoreticians and experimentalists. Much effort on aromaticity in organometallics has been devoted to metallabenzene and derivatives. In comparison, aromaticity in other organometallics is less developed. This Account describes how our group has performed quantum chemical calculations to examine aromaticity in recently synthesized novel organometallic complexes.
Probing Hyperconjugative Aromaticity of Monosubstituted Cyclopentadienes
Hyperconjugation and aromaticity are two of the most important concepts in chemistry. Mulliken and co‐workers combined both terms to explain the stability of cyclopentadiene. Here, we carried out DFT calculations on a series of mono‐ and disubstituted cyclopentadiene derivatives to investigate their hyperconjugative aromaticity. Our results revealed that one electropositive substituent can induce aromaticity, whereas one electronegative substituent prompts nonaromaticity rather than antiaromaticity.
Probing the Strongest Aromatic Cyclopentadiene Ring by Hyperconjugation
Hyperconjugation, an interaction of electrons in a σ orbital or lone pair with an adjacent π or even σ antibonding orbital, can have a strong effect on aromaticity. However, most work on hyperconjugative aromaticity has been limited to main-group substituents. Here, we report a thorough density functional theory study to evaluate the aromaticity in various cyclopentadienes that contain both main-group and transition-metal substituents.
Probing the Most Aromatic and Antiaromatic Pyrrolium Rings by Maximizing Hyperconjugation and Push–Pull Effect
Hyperconjugation, a weak interaction in organic chemistry, can have a strong effect on aromaticity, leading to the concept of hyperconjugative aromaticity, which was first proposed by Mulliken in 1939. However, most studies are limited to main group chemistry. Here we report the most aromatic and antiaromatic pyrrolium ring by maximizing the hyperconjugation caused by transition metal fragments and the push–pull effect.
Synthesis of tetraand octa-aurated heteroaryl complexes towards probing aromatic indoliums
Polymetalated aromatic compounds are particularly challenging synthetic goals because of the limited thermodynamic stability of polyanionic species arising from strong electrostatic repulsion between adjacent carbanionic sites. Here we describe a facile synthesis of two polyaurated complexes including a tetra-aurated indole and an octa-aurated benzodipyrrole. The imido trinuclear gold(I) moiety exhibits nucleophilicity and undergoes an intramolecular attack on a gold(I)-activated ethynyl to generate polyanionic heteroaryl species.


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Powered by Boiling Petrol.>
Incredible as it may seem, around the end of the nineteenth century, small boats really were powered by boiling petrol and using the vapour to drive a sort of "steam" engine. The "petrol" was more often called "naptha" at the time, and was a mixture of low-boiling point hydrocarbons distilled directly from crude oil rather than the sophisticated brew we know as "petrol" nowadays. The literature of the day used both terms pretty much interchangeably, and I have done the same here.
The naptha was boiled by burning a certain proportion of the working fluid, ie naptha. At first I thought that the designs below were merely optimistic proposals, but further research has shown that "naptha launches" really did exist, though in what numbers I cannot presently say. Certainly they were recreational craft for the rich rather than working boats.
I initially thought that naptha was adopted as a working fluid because it boiled at a lower temperature than water, and so was thought to be more efficient. (This is actually wrong thermodynamically, but let's not get into Carnot's Law just here; see the thermodynamics page) The real reason, at least in the case of the Ofeldt boat, was quite different. It was simply to get round a law that required every steam-boat to carry a licensed steam engineer. Another motivation was that they could get up working pressure faster than a steam engine.
THE YARROW ZEPHYR: 1888
As reported in the French journal Nature for 21 July, 1888.
The launch Zephyr was the first boiling petrol boat. It was built by Mr Yarrow of London, who gave a talk on its design before the Institute of Naval Architects. Its length was 11 metres and the beam was 1.8 metres. It carried 40 gallons of petrol, which was both the fuel and the working fluid. The petrol vapour from the engine was recondensed in longitudinal chambers on each side of the hull.
Above: The Zephyr Boiling-Petrol Launch.
The machinery and operation of this vessel appears to be very similiar to that of the Ofeldt launch described in detail below, and I will not describe it again here. The latter design is apparently not as original as I once thought.
One of the advantages that Mr Yarrow claimed for his power plant was that it could be started from cold in only five minutes. Nature made it very clear that they understood that reducing the operating temperature range would reduce cycle efficiency, not increase it, as one might at first suppose.
THE ESCHER WYSS NAPTHA LAUNCH: 1890
From the French journal Nature for 21 July, 1888.
Left: The Escher Wyss Boiling-Petrol Launch.
The company of Escher Wyss still exists, as a moment's Google will demonstrate.
THE OFELDT BOILING-PETROL LAUNCH: 1897
This section shows the bizarre and frightening arrangements of the Gas Engine and Power Company of Morriss Heights, 185th St, New york City. It was called the Essh system; that may be some sort of contraction of "Escher Wyss".
The main motivation for this system was to evade the USA regulations that required even the smallest steam launch to carry a qualified steam engineer; this stipulation was not lifted until 1912. Other countries had no such regulations, and the use of boiling petrol outside the USA was minimal.
Above: Cross-section of the Boiling-Petrol Launch.
This thing was probably expensive to build: there is no such thing as a free launch.
Above: The Boiling Petrol System.
An interesting feature of this boiler-engine combination is that there is no throttle valve. With small steam launch engines with flash boilers it was quite practical to operate just using the reverse gear and the burner control, as the amount of working fluid in the boiler was very small, and the response to burner modulation therefore reasonably quick. The same applied to the boiling-petrol system.
Above: Another View of The Boiling Petrol System.
A proportion of the vapour is diverted from B through tube T, and is squirted through injector P, entraining air from the funnel shaped thing A and driving the petrol/air mixture down pipe H to the ring-burner K, which heats the boiler tubes.
The exhaust petrol vapour, on leaving the engine, was condensed in "tubes outside the launch" that were under water, and returned to the tank in the bows. Condensation did not create a vacuum, and the back-pressure on the engine pushed the condensed petrol forward and up into the bow tank.
Petrol consumption was said to be between 17 and 20 pints per hour, generating 6 horsepower at 233 rpm. The launch would carry two people at about 5.5 knots.
The petrol acted as lubricant as well as working fluid, and it was said that "the density of the petroleum employed should be between 0.68 and 0.70. Below the former figure the petroleum does not lubricate satisfactorily, and above 0.70 it does not evaporate sufficiently rapidly." This seems like a very small range of density to specify in an age when the refining of petrol was very much in its infancy.
The dangers of this system hardly need enumerating. Most steam engines have little puffs of steam coming out of various crevices, such as the piston-rod packing. I see no reason why a petrol-boiling sytem should be any more leakproof, so it would seem to be only a matter of time before escaping petrol vapour was ignited by the nearby flame on the boiler, with dire consequences. J A Crabtree, writing for the Newcomen Society, was more optimistic, pointing out that there was a relatively small amount of petrol actually in the boiler, and the main risk was in starting without adequate pre-heating, when burning liquid fuel might run into the bottom of the burner casing and spill into the bottom of the boat. Crabtree states that anyone familiar with flooded vaporisers in paraffin-fired steam boilers would have been aware of the risks; this seems unduly complacent to me, as petrol and paraffin are very different in their flammability. Crabtree also says "It was hardly possible to apply these power-units for anything but marine work because of the need for infallible condensing arrangements." ie an ample supply of cold water. Crabtree's comments are reproduced in full below.
Turning to the possibility of excessive boiler pressure, a steam boiler explosion is quite bad enough; a petrol boiler explosion would add conflagration to detonation and would be considerably more dangerous and destructive.
Left: External View of The Boiler, with the engine under it..
The Scientific American said:
"These little boats have won for themselves an astonishing record. They seem to be as absolutely secure from accident as any kind of power driven craft can be. Every possible precaution is adopted..."
This seems an extraordinary conclusion to draw. There are many questions about how such a perilous technology came to get even limited acceptance. A sea-going experiment with ether as a working fluid came to a fiery end in 1855, long before the naptha launches appeared.
Left: A relatively modern view of the petrol launch and its safety problems.
CONFLAGRATIONS AND EXPLOSIONS
Left: News of naptha launch explosions at Henley and Cowes: 1891
Left: A naptha launch goes up in 1910
Left: A naptha launch goes up in 1904
This is taken from a 1965 article called "Naphtha Launches" by F L Herreshoff in the journal Rudder, from the USA:
"Certainly as we look at the naphtha launch today it seems a most infernal machine. Strange to say, however, these launches had few explosions or fatal accidents 'though most of them blazoned up occasionally. Many were copper sheathed in the engine compartment so these blaze-ups were rather laughed at or thought to be part of the game... The real, and possibly the only reason for the naphtha launch was to get around the law that required a licenced engineer on a steam launch... The genius who worked up the naphtha power plant to evade the law was a German named F W Ofeldt of New York and I class him as a genius because he arranged or designed launches that had few serious accidents and because the power plants were novel and built at little expense... The naphtha launch was smaller, lighter, cheaper and, of course, much quicker starting than the steam launch. They sold like hot cakes right up to around 1900 when the internal combustion engine began to be reliable and lighter than the naphtha ones."
Hopefully that extract is short enough to avoid copyright issues. I'm not at all sure about "few serious accidents".
From the Eagle Harbour website:
"The commentary on the smaller boat hulk was very interesting. My father who began to spend time at the Harbor in about 1905 always told the story that this boat was a "naptha launch" that exploded and burned at a dock on the west end of the Harbor with several fatalities. It was later towed to the east end and sunk by the coast guard. As I recall he said that the boat was owned by a prominent copper country family."
Which sounds like the sort of accident that would be all too likely. Clearly this "blaze-up" was not a laughing matter.
An extract from a news report in 1900:
"July also featured the Larchmont Yacht Club "Race Week." Thursday, July 25th, was a scheduled break


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National Civil Registration and Statistics Improvement Committee
The National Civil Registration and Statistics Improvement Committee (NCR SIC) is a cross-jurisdictional body established to develop and oversee collective strategies to advance and coordinate improvements to Australia's civil registration and vital statistics system.
Civil registration is the system used to record a jurisdiction's vital statistics, which include data about the births, deaths and marriages that happen within the region.
The primary responsibility of NCR SIC is to identify and progress the policies and initiatives required to deliver a more seamless, harmonised and robust national civil registration and vital statistics system that works across Commonwealth, state and territory jurisdictions.
The committee has representatives from:
- Australian registries of births, deaths and marriages (RBDMs)
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages (invited to participate in an ex-officio capacity).
There are 3 key objectives of the committee:
- improve harmonisation, integration and coordination of the national civil registration and statistical system
- understand requirements of users of civil registration data and related statistics, and facilitate efficient access to appropriate information
- advocate and support NCR SIC as a cohesive body to improve the national civil registration and vital statistics system in Australia.
What we have done
The committee has achieved a number of initiatives, including:
- implementing the Australian Coordinating Registry (ACR) model for coordinating and disseminating national datasets through various inter-governmental agreements
- making 2 national death datasets available through the Queensland RBDM as the ACR
- developing harmonised national data access principles for use across the country's RBDMs and with a registry acting as the ACR
- identifying national minimum requirements to address inconsistences in birth and death datasets across jurisdictions and improve the quality of vital statistics
- sharing vitals data with New Zealand and Pacific region countries to improve data collection and systems that help address policy and cross-border law and order matters.
Use the form below to contact us if you have an enquiry about:
- the work of the committee
- the administration of civil registration nationally
- access to birth, death, marriage and other data.
- NCR SIC meeting - November 2018 (TBC)
- Australian Vital Statistics Interest Group meeting - 21 November 2018 (tentative)
- International CRVS conferences