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Antigua and Barbuda has written to the Harvard Law School to make amends for Antiguan slave labor contributions to the creation of the school in the form of payment of reparations.
Prime Minister Gaston Browne wrote personally to Harvard President Lawrence Bacow about the demands.
"Reparation from Harvard would compensate for its development on the backs of our people," Browne wrote in an October 30 letter to Bacow, reports Miami Herald.
"Reparation is not aid; it is not a gift; it is compensation to correct the injustices of the past and restore equity. Harvard should be in the forefront of this effort," Browne added.
Bacow in a response said the Harvard Corporation in 2016 approved the removal of the law school's shield, which included symbols drawn from the family crest of Isaac Royall Jr., the Antigua slaveholder who left land to Harvard College in his will to establish its first professorship in 1815 leading to the creation of Harvard Law School, according to Miami Herald.
A stone memorial acknowledging the "the enslaved whose labor created wealth that made possible the founding of Harvard Law School" was then mounted in the plaza.
"These were significant steps for our entire community," Bacow wrote, adding that the university recognizes "that there is more work to be done."
"Harvard is determined to take additional steps to explore this institution's historical relationship with slavery and the challenging moral questions that arise when confronting past injustices and their legacies," Bacow wrote.
Browne is, however, unsatisfied with Bacow's response to his request. He said the failure of Harvard to acknowledge its obligations to the eastern Caribbean nation at a time when other universities are acknowledging their ties to slavery and making reparations is "shocking if not immoral."
Weeks earlier, Princeton Theological Seminary earmarked $27.6 million for a reparation plan to "repent" for its past ties to slavery.
The money will be used to fund scholarships and provide cross-cultural changes to its curriculum, the New Jersey seminary said in an official statement.
The reparations initiative will include 30 new scholarships and five doctoral fellowships for students who are descendants of slaves or from underrepresented groups, according to reports.
The decision to set aside the aforementioned amount for reparations followed an audit which revealed that the founding members of the faculty used slave labor at some point in their lives and that the seminary "benefited from the slave economy, both through investments in Southern banks in the mid-19th century and from donors who profited from slavery."
"The Seminary's ties to slavery are a part of our story," Princeton Seminary President M. Craig Barnes said.
"It is important to acknowledge that our founders were entangled with slavery and could not envision a fully integrated society.
"We did not want to shy away from the uncomfortable part of our history and the difficult conversations that revealing the truth would produce," Barnes added.
Although the seminary, founded in 1812, did not own slaves, the historical audit uncovered it benefited from the slave economy, both through investments in Southern banks in the mid-19th century and from donors who profited from slavery.


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Cattleya warscewiczii is the best known of all Colombian Cattleya, although, it is safe to assume that it is not the most popular among hobbyists, simply because in the northern hemisphere, the blooming season is usually during the hot months of July and September.
The plant was discovered near Frontino in 1849 by Josef Warscewicz. Most plants from the early collection perished during the trip to Europe and it was not until some 20 years later that the plants became more popular in the European collections.
By the end of the XIXth century, they received very high awards by the Royal Horticultural Society. It also received the name of Cattleya gigas because of its size, but this name is only a synonim of Cattleya warscewiczii. A friend of mine told me once that you do not need to be an orchid grower to appreciate the beauty of this Cattleya. It is indeed a magnificent Cattleya when it is in full bloom. Not many orchids compare to it at during blooming season.
During my literature search on articles about Colombian Cattleya I had some trouble finding good articles that describe accurately the habitat, the flower, the plant's morphology and also that provide some guide as to how to cultivate the them. I found the best article ever published on any Colombian Cattleya in Orquideología in the issue of December of 1973. The article was later re-published in English in the Orchid Digest of April 1996.
Anything that can be written can hardly improve on that particular article about Cattleya warscewiczii. As with most Colombian Cattleya, there are very clear and defined zones where the plant is found in its natural habitat. Although most have subtle differences as to their morphology and chromatic variations, important color variations in this Cattleya are rare to find.
Zone 1: Frontino - Dabeiba This zone is located some 150 kilometers Northwest of Medellín towards the Urabá zone where Cattleya aurea variety dureda is found.
It is found at elevations between 700 to 1.000 meters above sea level. It is the possible to find Cattleya hardyana in this habitat as well. Most color variations come from this region. The variety used to be called imperialis. Alba, semi alba, cegata, coerulea, light semi alba, and very dark forms can be found, although the normal color form is pink to dark lilac pink.
The lip is usually very round and the shape of the flower is, on average, the best of all zones where cattleya warscewiczii is found. Blooming takes place in March and April after a dry season that started mid - December. Each flower spike will have between three to five flowers. Plants receive water abundantly during and after the blooming season until mid June. Mr. Warscewicz discovered this Cattleya in this region.
Zone 2: Porce Most cattleya are found along riverbeds where air circulation is always present.
Cattleya warscewiczii grows also along the Porce River down to the village of Amalfi. The region is only about 80 to 100 kilometers due North of Medellín.
This variety can be in many ways compared to the Frontino – Dabeiba variety, both because of its color variations and because of the shape of the flower. However, flowers tend to be a bit lighter in color and therefore the cegata or darker varieties are more difficult to find.
The region is somehow drier than Frontino – Dabeiba and this may cause the plants to have smaller flowers but if abundant water is given during bud formation and after flowering, there will be virtually no difference between the flowers of both regions.
Zone 3: San Juan. This zone is also called Amagá.
It is found some 100 kilometers Southwest of Medellín. Even though the plants can be found near the village of Amagá (25 kilometers South of Medellín), the main area where this variety is found is along the San Juan River, a subsidiary of the Cauca River. If one continues some 50 kilometers up the Cauca River (to the North) one would find Cattleya quadricolor.
Alberto Echavarria and Rodrigo Escobar describe plants having a "smaller size and lesser quality". I can only agree with this statement. However, There is something very extraordinary about these plants, that is the way they bloom. They simply cover themselves with flowers in the month of April.
Although there is a famous alba variety called Amagaceña (From Amagá), it is doubtful that it really comes from this area as it does not have smaller flowers and is very good in shape. There is simply no color variation on this area.
Zone 4: Carare Opón Zone The variety is also called Sanderana.
It is found where the Sates of Antioquía, Cundinamarca Santander and Boyacá come together along the Magdalena River. Blooming takes place about a month after all other zones, probably because the plants receive more water for longer periods.
Plants are found in wooded areas to deeply forested areas. Plants of this variety can stand heavier water regimes than the plants originated in the other varieties. Plants are also larger and more massive. The main difference however is in the size of the flower and the quantity of flowers per bloom. Flower size can reach 25 centimeters across and each flower spike can bear some 10 flowers. This is unique to this Cattleya.
The shape of the sanderana type will never match that of other variants simply because of the size and the clear rib in the middle od the petals. The petals rarely overlap. The region is difficult to reach and plants grow in tall trees (Anacardium).
Few color varieties come from this region, probably because it has been less collected and because there are fewer persons living in the area. Peasants tend to collect color variations and keep them in their homes as decoration. Having fewer people on the area also probably means fewer possibilities to find newer color forms.
Despite the fact that color variations are rare, all color forms described in other Cattleya are present in warscewiczii except true concolor. There was a true concolor plant called "Goyo" which died in cultivation soon after it was collected. Only a nice old picture is left of that plant.
It is possible to find true alba forms such as "Envigado" "Porce" and the magnificent "Firmin Lambeau" all the way to a very dark color form like "Ebano". Coerulea variations can also be splendid; among them, "Mamá Polita" also called ""La Floresta", "Helena de Ospina" "Ituango" and many others.
Much work has been done through breeding to improve the shape and color of Cattleya warscewiczii. It is now possible to find most variations in excellent shapes. Mr. Francisco Villegas from Orquifollajes has done a remarkable job in this area. Place text here
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The degree program focuses on youth ministry principles, adolescent culture and development, intergenerational ministry, and understanding contextual issues. Students also will learn the importance of personal spiritual health and their role in counseling others. Adolescence is a pivotal point in life. People are looking to find themselves and their place in the greater world. This degree program will help you to successfully facilitate personal growth among youth populations and built strong faith relationships.
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In this guide, I'm going to show you how to setup Node Red in Docker.
For purposes of this tutorial, I'm just going to show you how to configure Node-Red in a simple Docker container in 2021, but you'll have to do your own research as to how to fully use it. A great resource to learn the basics of Node-Red is a Youtube channel called The Hook Up.
What is Node Red?
Node Red is a web-based flow editor. It allows you to create functionality between different "nodes" via your web browser. These are called flows. If you are into smart home tech or home automation, you might create a flow to notify your family if smoke or carbon monoxide was detected.
Node Red is extremely powerful; I've only just begun to scratch the surface of it's true potential. Many people use Node Red as a replacement to the entire Automations section in Home Assistant. Others, like myself, may use it to display an RSS feed in their Homer dashboard.
This guide assumes you already have Docker installed. For reference, I have Docker installed on a Ubuntu 20.04 VM.
If you don't have Docker installed yet, follow my Docker Setup Guide.
Step 1: Create Node Red Container
First, you'll need to SSH into your Docker server and create a new container.
Most of my containers are stored in the directory
/srv/config, so the path I'm using in my command is /srv/config/noderedChange the green text to your own path.
sudo docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v /srv/config/nodered:/data --name mynodered nodered/node-red
If you happen to see an error, you might need to take ownership of the directory first. You can do that by running this command:
sudo chmod -R 777 /srv/config/nodered
If you did receive an error, then you won't be able to simply start the container after taking ownership. You'll have to create a new directory. So, run this command (the only thing that changed is the container name in green).
sudo docker run -it -p 1880:1880 -v /srv/config/nodered:/data --name nodered nodered/node-red
Step 2: Open Node Red Web Interface
The next step is launch Node Red. You can do this by typing your Docker IP and port (i.e. – 192.168.68.141:1880)
If all goes well, Node Red should open in your browser like this:
How To Import a Node Red Flow
Luckily, you don't necessarily have to create all of your own Flows. A lot of users have created Flows and added them to the official Flows library. Feel free to browse through the available ones to see if you find one you could use. Flows can be thought of as templates, where the only thing you might need to change out is endpoint IP addresses URL's.
To import a Flow, copy the RAW json to your clipboard.
Then, in the top right-corner of Node Red, click the 3 lines and click Import.
Paste in the copied text, and then click Import. Your imported flow should now appear:
Hopefully this very basic guide helps you deploy Node red quickly and easily. It's an entirely different and complex beast, but from what I've read, once you understand how it works and how you can utilize it in your homelab, it's extremely powerful.


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Showing Result Report
After the user has finished the test, it's time to show the report.
The user will pass or fail the test, depending on whether the user has scored more or less points than the minimum required by the test (that is, the MinimumOfCorrectAnswers property of the Exam Definition entity).
As we can see in Figure 19 below, user John Doe failed the test because he scored only 4 points, while the minimum required was 10:
Failing the Test
Figure 19: Failing the test
Then poor John Doe studied a bit more and passed the test in another occasion, scoring 13 points:
Passing the Test
Figure 20: Passing the test
Entity Data Model
The entity data model (the edmx file) shown below matches exactly our database model. Below is a little explanation on each entity:
Entity Description
User Represents the user/student that is applying for the test.
ExamDef Represents the exam definition, containing name, definition, minimum of correct answers, and duration.
QuestionDef Represents the exam questions (along with the YouTube video IDs).
Alternative Represents the question alternatives.
ExamTake Represents the data for each user/student exam appliance.
Answer Represents the answers the user/student has chosen for the alternatives for each question.
Entity Data Model
Figure 21: The Entity Data Model
Wish List and Known Issues
There are still some issues with the application, and some desirable improvements which I hope I'll be correcting soon:
 - It would be great to have an exam definition editor. I'm planning to make one with WPF and publish it in a new article.
 - In the database model, the user is not linked to the exam definition in any way. It would be nice to have a schedule so that you could assign different exams to different users, control exam availability, validity periods, etc.
 - Sometimes the application doesn't properly stop the YouTube audio from playing while switching from one question to another.
 - I had some issues while passing the ExamDef entity from the Silvelight SaveExamTake method, and that's why I used transfer objects to pass data. Although it's not a critical problem, it would be nice and cleaner if I used only Entity Framework entities in those communications.
Final Considerations
I hope you have enjoyed this little application as much as the article. Feedbacks, please! Please tell me what you think of it, and please feel free to write about your complaints, suggestions, and advices.
History
 - 2010-05-18: First version.
 - 2010-05-28: Login View explained.
 - 2010-06-03: Exam View explained.
 - 2010-06-05: YouTube video added.
License
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In 2011, Belair Elementary School had 16 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Missouri average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher.Compare to other schools in Jefferson City School District
The Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.
Students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 are assessed in math and in grades 3 through 8 and 11 in communication arts. Districts have the option to assess students in science in grades 3, 7 and 10, and social studies in grades 4, 8 and 11 on a voluntary basi
Students receive a score of below basic, basic, proficient or advanced. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.


Chromebooks for Student Checkout
LASA students are issued a Chromebook for use during the school year. These devices allow students to access the internet for school-related business, such as online research, assignment submission, online collaboration and communication with teachers and other students, etc. They also can be helpful to students needing access to the web for personal business such as job searching and online test prep.
In order to receive a Chromebook you must complete the following steps:
READ the "Important Chromebook Information for Students and Parents"
SIGN the "Chromebook Consent Form" (NOTE: You must be logged into the AISD Parent Cloud to access consent form).
Electronic devices are allowed, but may only be used before/after school, between classes, and during the lunch period. Cell phones cannot be used during class time without permission from the teacher and for academic purposes only. Students are not allowed to use their electronic devices in the hallway during class time.
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I guess most of us who have been an ardent user of Linux O.S. must have seen dreaded "Kernel Panic" error messages at some point of time and generally those are very difficult to solve and takes away lot of time researching on it.There are many reasons for Kernel Panic error messages and one of them is related to ACPI and APCI, which I am going to talk about in this post. ACPI has superseded the old APM.
Typically you will see error messages like this:
kernel panic – not syncing: VFS: unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
Try passing the following kernel parameters (all at once) in your GRUB (menu.lst) or LILO (lilo.conf) configuration file:
acpi=off pci=noacpi noapic nolapic
There are 90% chances that your problem will solve if it is related to ACPI and APIC. Once you can boot your system by giving above parameters, try eliminating each one of them, one by one, to find which parameter actually is required. However, there could be more than one parameter that you will end up using. For example, in my case I had to give:
to resolve my Kernel panic error.
If you are still getting Kernel panic even after giving the above four parameters, then try these additional parameters in permutation and combination with the above four to see if you resolve the issue:
pnpbios, pci=usepirqmask, pci=biosirq
If you are still not able to solve it, then I suspect that it might not be an APCI and ACPI related issue. However, I strongly encourage you to boot from a Knoppix live CD or Ubuntu live CD and look at the "Help" section before it starts booting. In the help section they suggest many kernel parameters that you may have to give because of broken firmware or buggy BIOS in order to boot your system.
In my next part of this post, I will explain and also give some useful pointers as to why we need to give those parameters to safely boot the Linux Kernel and how can we boot the kernel without giving those parameters because in some situation (when you are using a laptop) you simply cannot give up ACPI features.
As usual, please leave a comment/feedback if you have any. Comments encourages bloggers to post more and keep their spirits high.

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Reliable Industries is considering the construction of a power plant investment in India. Reliable analysts calculate that the cost of building the plant is $600 million, and the IRR of the plant is 13%. The analysts also estimate that given the experience of building the first plant, a second plant can be built for $550 million, and additional plants can be built for $500 million each.
1. How would you go about evaluating whether to build or not to build this power plant in India?
2. Are you evaluating a project or a strategy?
3. How does the risk associated with the power plant strategy compare with the risk associated with the individual power plants?


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Description: In response to steamship concerns regarding the dangerous shoals on the eastern shore of the Hudson River just north of New York City, Congress authorized the building of a lighthouse in 1847 near Tellers Point and Sing Sing Prison. Officials, however, changed their mind and a site a few miles south was chosen instead. The new site was part of a profitable vineyard operated by Kingsland Point Property, and the two parties could not agree on a selling price, delaying the project indefinitely.
Captain Joseph Ackerman lit the light for the first time on October 1, 1883, a ceremony he would repeat many times during his twenty-one years of service at the rock-rimmed cast-iron tower. The 54-foot-tall conical tower consists of five levels. The first level, having a diameter of eighteen feet, served as a combination kitchen/dining room/living room. Bedrooms were located on the next two levels. The fourth level was split into two rooms, a bedroom and a small storeroom. The fifth level stored fog bell equipment, and the lantern room topped it all off.
The only Caisson style lighthouse on the Hudson River, the Tarrytown Lighthouse housed a fourth-order Fresnel lens, which originally exhibited a fixed white light characteristic from a 56-foot focal plane. The characteristic was switched to fixed-red in 1894 and then in 1902, it was changed to flashing red.
General Motors expanded its automobile plant along the river in 1923, altering the course of the Pocantico River. Slowly, the east shore of the Hudson River expanded until only 50 feet separated the lighthouse from the shoreline.
When the Tappan Zee Bridge was completed in 1955, the Tarrytown Light was no longer needed. Its candlepower was reduced from 7000 to 1500 in 1957, and the inevitable deactivation occurred in 1961. The lighthouse was listed for disposal and fell into disrepair.
In 1969, Westchester County began plans to accept the lighthouse from the General Services Administration (GSA), and ownership was transferred in 1974. Westchester County has worked diligently to restore and maintain the structure. During the 1970s, a metal footbridge was constructed to connect the lighthouse to the shoreline.
On October 1, 1983, the 100th anniversary of the beacon's first lighting, the Tarrytown Lighthouse was opened to the public. Today, Westchester County occasionally conducts tours of the lighthouse, treating visitors to furnishings and photographs depicting life at the lighthouse.
As part of a $800,000 project, funded by Westchester County and the Village of Sleepy Hollow, the lighthouse will be stabilized, have its wooden floors replaced, and receive a new coat of paint. The work should be finished in 2013.
Located just north of the Tappan Zee Bridge
(Interstate 287) on the eastern shore of the
Hudson River. The lighthouse is owned by Westchester County Parks. Tower closed.
The lighthouse is owned by Westchester County Parks. Tower closed.
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Please refer to the guidelines outlined in this article before submitting Lightroom presets to GraphicRiver.
- Lightroom preset packs should contain no more than 50 presets
- Submissions must include presets that work with Lightroom 4. However, you can submit Lightroom 3 versions along with the Lightroom 4 compatible presets.
- All Lightroom presets must be saved as.lrtemplate files.
To meet our minimum requirements for documentation, your file must include:
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We seek to understand how microgravity affects embryonic development in rats and how, if possible, to restore normal growth to embryos while still in microgravity conditions.
We do not currently understand the effect gravity has on cells, but it appears critical to development. Understanding the role gravity plays is an essential step in increasing the human presence in space. Embryonic development has been simulated in microgravity conditions on earth before, and it has been found that the embryos were not able to develop to term. However, already pregnant rats have successfully given birth in space before. It is thought that this developmental failure is a result of the lack of formation of micro tubules at the cellular level, and that this failure happens relatively early in the development process.
According to Kojima et al, the fertilization and implantation of embryos is not senstive to the gravitational vector. However, this study used a series of 1D clinostats. The embryos did perform well after 96 hours, suggesting that five days may be insufficient time to adequetely test the conditions. In a separate experiment, Kojima et al showed that embryos were resorbed if exposed pre-implanatation. Wakayama et al, on the other hand, found a lower fertilization rate in microgravity conditions.
Studies have shown that certain species of fish are capable of mating and producing healthy offspring in space, but that microgravity causes a large degree of morphological variation on terrestial animals. (Crawford) Rats in space have successfully mated and fertilized eggs, but implantation has failed.
Uva et al in 2002 worked with rat cells in a clinostat for 20 hours, and some differences were observed.
It seems that there is a lack of consensus on how exactly embryogenesis is effected by gravity, which makes sense given the gap in knowledge as to the precise way gravtiy affects cells. More current research has suggested that the effects could be due to the cytocskelaton (Crawford-Young).
Project Description
We hope to precisely identify the time that gravity becomes critical to further development. We will incubate mice embryos under microgravity conditions (actually in an environment with no net gravitational force), and vary the length of time they are allowed to develop both with and without gravity before implantation. It is our hope that we can identify a critical phase of development that requires gravity. In other words, we hope to isolate a (hopefully narrow) window of time that an embryo removed from microgravity before or placed in after will develop normally. We will then examine the embryos at this stage and examine what signal pathways are active and how the cell is interacting with its cytoskelaton support. At this point, we would seek to develop an artificial means of triggering the identified signaling pathways. If time and resources permit, we would also attempt to isolate proteins upstream to begin to understand the mechanism by which gravity acts on it.
Identify the gravity dependent components of embryonic development and develop a signal or environmental based factor capable of restoring development potential. Additionally, by identifying the pathways that gravity affects, we can identify the proteins and perhaps the mechanism by which cells sense the small force.
Expected Results
Alternate Plan
Experimental Procedure Summary
Because a mouse must be implanted within five days of zygote formation, without access to a space laborartoy we are limited to testing in this period of time. We will test whether the embryos still develop after being in microgravity conditions for 0-5 days. We will place 5 mice in on day 1 (group A), and one additional mouse from group B everyday. One mouseher apartment-mate will be a recent WashU graduate studying biology. Our move-in date is July 1st. The apartment is part of a 3 unit house with quiet neighbors on a safe, residential street. It is located will be removed from group A everyday as well. All mice will be implanted on day 5. It is possible that additional mice can not be added to the machine without stopping it. If this is the case, each time period must be run separately to completion.
After data analysis, will repeat microgravity conditions to get the embryos at the critical failure stage, and using RNA-seq sequence both a normal gravity and a microgravity mouse embryo. These steps will repeat until the difference is identified.
Once the mRNA has been isolated, will analyze to determine protein. Literature will be consulted for what role protein plays in pathway. Will attempt to activate protein or anything downstream afterwards. Specifics of this will depend on the pathway identified.
3D Clinostat (for microgravity simulation) or access to ISS
Fertalized mice embryos and media to culture
Female mice
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Biketastic: Sensing and Mapping for Better Biking [Conference Paper]
NESL Technical Report #: 2010-1-1
Abstract: Bicycling is an affordable, environmentally friendly alternative transportation mode to motorized travel. A common task performed by bikers is to find good routes in an area, where the quality of a route is based on safety, efficiency, and enjoyment. Finding routes involves trial and error as well as exchanging information between members of a bike community. Biketastic is a platform that enriches this experimentation and route sharing process making it both easier and more effective. Using a mobile phone application and online map visualization, bikers are able to document and share routes, ride statistics, sensed information to infer route roughness and noisiness, and media that documents ride experience. Biketastic was designed to ensure the link between information gathering, visualization, and bicycling practices. In this paper, we present architecture and algorithms for route data inferences and visualization. We evaluate the system based on feedback from bicyclists provided during a two-week pilot.
Publication Forum: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
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Date: 2010-04-01
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heel
 [hēl]
1. the hindmost part of the foot; called also calx.
2. the hindmost portion of an elongated structure, or something else comparable to the heel of the foot.
Thomas heel a shoe correction consisting of a heel one half inch longer and an eighth to a sixth of an inch higher on the inside; used to bring the heel of the foot into varus and to prevent depression in the region of the head of the talus.
heel
(hēl),
1. Proximal portion of the plantar surface of the foot.
2. Synonym(s): calx (2)
3. Synonym(s): distal end
[A.S. hēla]
heel
(hēl)
n.
a. The rounded posterior portion of the human foot under and behind the ankle.
b. The corresponding part of the hind foot of other vertebrates.
c. A similar anatomical part, such as the fleshy rounded base of the human palm or the hind toe of a bird.
calx
, pl. calces (kalks, kal'sēz)
1. Synonym(s): lime (1) .
2. The posterior rounded extremity of the foot.
Synonym(s): heel (1) .
[L. limestone]
dis·tal end
(dis'tăl end)
The posterior extremity of a dental appliance.
Synonym(s): heel (2) .
heel
(hēl)
1. Proximal portion of plantar surface of foot.
2. Synonym(s): calx (2) .
3. Synonym(s): distal end.
[A.S. hēla]
Patient discussion about heel
Q. Is there any good source for heel pain relief, besides NSAIDs? My heel pain is most severe at night when I sleep. It's as if the way I position my feet worsen the condition, but I'm at a loss to know how to position my feet. During the day my heels feel so but don't typically bother me.
A. I have found that keeping my feet flexed (the position they are in when standing) helps ease the pain of plantar facitis. I also don't let my feet get cold(wear socks)and keep heavy blankets and quilts off the feet. Placing a box under the covers at the foot of the bed will help keep the blankets up. Do try the exercises recommended on the above web sites. It usually resolves in about 6 months. Best wishes!
Q. I had sugery on a fractured heel what is the recovery process? Wanting to meet people who are going thru this now or have already recovered from this injury. What should I expect?
A. Hey doyen_98, I was wondering how the recovery was coming along. How long ago have you had the surgery?
Q. anyone knows how to stop hard skin on the feet from becoming cracked??? during summer my feet got lots of hard skin and in the heel area the skin actually got cracked kinda deep. it hurts now and the cracks are starting to get infected I guess... do u guys know how to solve this?? I know there are some creams for that but I thought maybe now it's too late for that and I need something stronger?
A. There are good creams for moisterizing the skin of your feet on a daily basis, however now that you feel they might be infected you should see a dermatologist for some better treatment.
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Use it any time this garbage is recycled and let Ladbrokes, Hills and Corals know there's one way they can be brought to heel - don't give them your business.
Despite promises to maintain its distinct political voice, most media observers agree that NTV has been brought to heel. While the Putin administration still comes in for some criticism, the president himself is mostly off-limits.
There is also the frequent reference to Iraq as a "rogue state" that must be carefully monitored and brought to heel lest it turn on its neighbors, if not the rest of the world.
Forcing her father-in-law to dress in rags, physically thrashing the pregnant concubine and driving her brother-in-law to suicide, this virago is brought to heel after Ma administers a "Remasculinization Medicine" to the hen-pecked husband.
He said without seizing a single TV station the entire media had been brought to heel. The vast damage done could be seen in the media exercising self-censorship, the journalists threatened and abducted.
Integrating a biomedical approach with an emphasis on the importance of good nutrition, decent housing, and human welfare will be necessary if the disease is to be brought to heel. The global community must work together and translate existing knowledge and strategies into effective programmatic interventions in communities most afflicted by TB.
It's also time that policy-making, sandal-wearing, liberalist, bleeding hearts who help to create these glaring injustices were brought to heel and made accountable, given that a lot of them are paid public servants.
The banks still haven't been permanently brought to heel. Unemployment is still a shocking burden for families without a real income.
It has been brought to heel. We are left with government by lobbies--the weapons industry, Big Pharma, AIPAC, the teachers unions--whose representatives pay Congress to do things against the public interest.


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Tenants (both prospective and current) are legally protected from various forms of discrimination under the federal Fair Housing Act. Alabama does not have a state Fair Housing Act, so tenants in the Yellowhammer State must look to the federal Act for protection. Although tenants have protection from certain types of discrimination, there are some legal reasons why a landlord can reject them.
What Types of Discrimination are Prohibited Under the Fair Housing Act?
The federal Fair Housing Act includes prohibitions against housing discrimination on the basis of:
- Skin Color
- National Origin
- Familial Status
- Disability (physical or mental)
These groups are known as "protected classes", and it is illegal for landlords to reject a potential tenant because they are a member of any of these groups. Some examples of illegal practices landlords may engage in include:
- Targeted advertising that is designed to shut out various groups (e.g., targeting a certain age group, gender, and other demographic information with Facebook ads);
- Lying about the availability of a rental unit after learning that a potential tenant falls into one of the protected classes;
- Stating in a rental ad that families with children are not allowed (unless the unit is part of an approved senior living facility);
- Refusing to make a reasonable accommodation for a tenant that is disabled;
- Unreasonably raising rent and other fees in order to force a tenant out (based on a protected class);
- Refusing to make the repairs necessary to provide livable conditions to a member of a protected group.
Tenants have the right to have fair access to housing, and if a landlord engages in any of these or other illegal practices, there are various legal remedies available, depending on the circumstances. The best place to start is to speak with our experienced Alabama discrimination attorney to discuss your legal rights and options.
What are Some Legal Reasons a Landlord Can Reject a Potential Tenant in Alabama?
There are several reasons that a landlord is legally allowed to turn down someone who is applying for housing in Alabama. Here are some of the most common:
- Inadequate Income: One of the most basic reasons a landlord could legally reject a potential tenant is for inadequate income. Clearly, landlords have the right to expect that their tenants will be able to pay the rent and cover the rest of their bills each month. Generally, a tenant may be expected to earn at least three times the amount of monthly rent to have their application approved.
- Unverified Income: Closely related to the first reason is the inability of the landlord to verify how much income the applicant earns. Income is usually verified with pay stubs and W2s, and for self-employed individuals, tax returns. A landlord may also ask for employer references if some of this other information is missing.
- Falsified Housing Application: Maybe your application shows that you have adequate income and you have that documentation to verify this, but your documents are not real – they have been falsified. If the landlord finds this out, he/she has the right to turn down your application.
- Pet Prohibitions: It is not uncommon for landlords to have rules regarding pets. Some do not allow pets at all, others allow only certain sizes and breeds, and still others may only allow cats and not dogs. Prohibiting pets is allowed in Alabama except in the case of certain service animals. Landlords must allow guide dogs that assist tenants who are partially or totally blind.
- Criminal History: Although it may be very unfair, especially if you have a very old criminal conviction, there is no law that prohibits the landlord from denying a tenant because of a criminal history. The one possible exception to this may be a felony conviction for the use of drugs that may fall under the classification of a "mental disability". In such cases, the discrimination would occur because the applicant is part of a federally protected class.
- Credit Problems: A landlord is allowed to consider an applicant's credit history in deciding whether or not to rent to them. Generally, a bankruptcy and/or a credit score of 620 or lower could create problems with your application. You may also have trouble obtaining housing if you have a history of not paying your rent, prior evictions, and doing damage to other units you have rented.
The above are all legal reasons a landlord can reject a potential tenant, but landlords have to be careful that they apply these (and other reasons) equally to everyone. Otherwise, they may find themselves in violation of the Fair Housing Act for once again discriminating against one of the federally protected groups.
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If you or someone you know has been denied housing or otherwise discriminated against in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act, call our office today at _PHONE_ to schedule a free consultation and case assessment. You may also send us a message through our online contact form.


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Evolutionary Transition of Stormwater Pump System in Tokyo
Hiroaki Mitamura and Masaki Fujie
Technological Development Section, Bureau of Sewerage, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
28F Tokyo Metropolitan Main Building No.2, 2-8-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo _PHONE_, Japan
One of the roles of sewerage is to effectively discharge stormwater and protect urban areas from inland flooding, but there are several challenges to overcome. Urban development is progressing in Tokyo, and the amount of stormwater flowing into the sewers is increasing. In order to respond to the increase in the frequency of heavy rainfall in recent years, it is necessary to improve the capacity of stormwater pumps. The Bureau of Sewerage Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been working on the technological development of higher-performance stormwater pumps since the 1950s, when initial-type stormwater pumps were installed. The technological development history of stormwater pumps in Tokyo can be broadly divided into four periods. The first period spanned approximately 30 years when initial-type pumps, which start to operate after stormwater flows into the pump station, were active. In the second period, which spans approximately 20 years from 1980, two types of pumps were developed; a non-water supply pump that could operate reliably even in an earthquake, and a standby operation pump that could respond to sudden stormwater inflow during torrential rains. The third period spans approximately 15 years from 1999, when the waterless standby pump, which integrated the features of the two pumps developed in the second period, was developed and introduced. The fourth period is the era of pumps with higher performances than third period pumps developed after 2015. Currently, these stormwater pumps are operated together with a rainfall radar system that accurately grasps the rainfall situation and protects the citizens of Tokyo from inland flooding.
- M. Sugai, "Stormwater Control Measures for Tokyo," 2009, _URL_ [accessed September 30, 2020]
- Y. Nagata, "Tokyo Effective Drainage Plan Including Stormwater Reservoir and Connecting Pipe," _URL_ [accessed September 30, 2020]
- Tokyo Amesh, _URL_ [accessed September 30, 2020]
- N. Suruga and M. Otsuka, "Improvement of Observation Accuracy and Enhancing Convenience of the Rainfall Information System: Tokyo Amesh," 2018, _URL_ [accessed September 30, 2020]
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A community garden is not only a place to watch seeds grow into tomatoes or to try your first taste of basil; it can also be an entrypoint for conversation and action around politics, civic practice, and neighborhood stewardship. Join NeighborSpace Executive Director Ben Helphand and Assistant Director Robin Cline for a conversation with Pete Leki, Riverbank Neighbors of Lincoln Square; Angela Taylor, Fulton Street Flower and Vegetable Garden of East Garfield Park; and Jessica Fong, McKinley Community Play Garden of McKinley Park, to share stories about local stewardship.
The discussion will highlight the many ways that Chicago neighbors come together to problem solve, design spaces, raise money, welcome strangers, and celebrate. NeighborSpace, the only nonprofit urban land trust in Chicago, preserves and sustains over 120 gardens led by local community groups across the city. These gardens provide healthy food, opportunities for residents to engage with neighbors, and generate beauty, play, health, and safety for their neighborhoods.
NeighborSpace is the only nonprofit urban land trust in Chicago that preserves and sustains gardens on behalf of dedicated community groups. They shoulder the responsibilities of property ownership—such as providing basic insurance, access to water, and links to support networks—so that community groups can focus on gardening. NeighborSpace-protected gardens give young and old alike an opportunity to get their hands in the earth and enjoy nature, right in their own neighborhoods.


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The correct answer is 'carefully'.
- The word 'carefully' means in a way that deliberately avoids harm or errors (एक तरह से जो जानबूझकर नुकसान या त्रुटियों से बचा जाता है)
- Example - They must be carefully handled and stored.
- In the given sentence, the word 'carefully' is used to show that the report must be read in a way that avoids errors so that the performance can be improved.
- Thus, the correct option to fill in the blank is 'carefully'.
Hence, the correct answer is option (4).
- Mischievously: in a way that causes or intends to cause harm or trouble (एक तरह से जो नुकसान या परेशानी का कारण बनता है या इरादा करता है)
- Example - I believe he has mischievously misled the Committee.
- Sorrowfully: in a very sad way (बहुत ही दुखद तरीके से)
- Example - Soldiers marched in groups and sorrowfully discussed the situation and its causes.
- Awfully: very badly or unpleasantly (बहुत बुरी तरह या अप्रिय ढंग से)
- Example - we played awfully.
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Journey starts with Histria, the oldest citadel on Romania territory founded as Greek Colony on the coast of Black Sea in 630 BC that has flourished for 12 centuries. From 1st century AD Histria came under Roman domination. During the Roman period from the 1st to 3rd centuries AD, temples were built for the Roman gods. The bay nearby citadel has transformed into a lake during time, the Sinoe Lake. Nowadays we can admire ruins of greek temples, paved streets, houses of inhabitants from the Roman period and in the center of city one of the biggest Christian basilicas from region since 6th century AD.
Next point of the tour is Enisala fortress, built by the Byzantine Imperial power and the Genovese trading one around 1270 AD on the shore of Razelm lake, a Black Sea bay on that times. During the reign of Mircea cel Batran, the citadel fell into the control of Wallachia, being included in the defense system. At the end of his reign, in 1417, the fortress was conquered by the Ottoman Empire.
The trip continues with a traditional lunch and local wines in the beautiful resort of Enisala village, where you can admire the superb view of the lake Babadag.
Third fortress Argamum is rising on Dolosmanu Cape. The citadel was founded like a Greek colony around 7th century BC with initial name Orgame. In the first century AD, it was included under Roman domination.
- Pick you up from hotel lobby in Constanta at 9 am
- Visit Histria Ancient Citadel and museum
- Visit Enisala Medieval Fortress, on the shore of Razim and Babadag lakes
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- Visit Argamum Ancient Citadel, on Dolosmanu cape
- Return to Constanta around 9 pm
- Duration 12 hours
Price 130 € / person
- Transport by air-conditioned Mercedes Viano
- English speaking guide
- Tickets to museums
- Restaurant lunch
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How ultrasound sensing makes Nest displays more accessible
December 4th, 2019
Directions on a Nest Hub
Ultrasound sensing allows your display to show the most important information when you're far away, as your total commute time, and show more detail as you get close to the device.
To develop the right screen designs, the team tested varying text heights, contrast levels, and information density and measured the ease with which people could read what's on the screen. It was refreshing when, regardless of age or a visual impairment, testers would make comments like, "it just feels easier to read." It turned out that designing for people with low vision improved the experience for everyone.
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Testing ultrasound sensing during the design process.
Ultrasound waves
What ultrasound sensing "sees" on a smart display.
Ultrasound sensing already works for timers, commute times and weather. And over the coming week, your devices will also begin to show reminders, appointments and alerts when you approach the display. Because this is using low-resolution sensing technology, ultrasound sensing happens entirely on the device and is only able to detect large-scale motion (like a person moving), without being able to identify who the person is.
After we built the ultrasound sensing feature, I tested it with my dad. As soon as I saw him reading his cooking timer on the screen from across the kitchen, I knew we'd made something that would make our devices even more helpful to more people.


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National Historic Trails recognize diverse facets of history such as prominent past routes of exploration, migration, trade, communication and military action. The historic trails generally consist of remnant sites and trail segments, and thus are not necessarily contiguous. Although National Historic Trails are administered by federal agencies, land ownership may be in public or private hands. Of the 19 National Historic Trails, 17 are administered (or co-administered) by the National Park Service.
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This test case tests whether basic X initialization is successful with the intel driver.
Setup
 1. Ensure the nomodeset and i915.modeset=0 kernel parameters are not set in your bootloader configuration
 - You can see your current kernel options by running cat /proc/cmdline
 2. Ensure the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf does not exist, or is a valid file that uses the intel driver
 3. Shut your system down entirely, then start it up again
 4. If using a live image to test, ignore the above steps and simply boot the system from the live image with default options
How to test
 1. Observe whether the system successfully reaches the graphical login screen
Expected Results
 1. The system should boot successfully to the normal graphical login screen, at the optimal resolution for your monitor, with no graphical artifacts (missing cursor, wrong colors etc)


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DBL Ball is a team sport where players can manipulate the ball by hand or feet. DBL ball is an acronym for dribbling, kicking and throwing. It is a very dynamic sport where the possibilities of actions are immense. DBL Ball is inspired by the intensity of hockey, basketball dribbling, soccer foot play, smash volleyball, handball pitching and even baseball sliding. Everyone can find their place on a DBL Ball field.


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Finally, a lesson to brighten up the place! The 40th installment of the Crash Course physics series explores the physics of a light source. The narrator examines patterns between light and films and studies the oscillation patterns of...


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Vinyl siding is mostly made up of extruded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) that contains additives, such as:
- Colorant material used to create the many various vinyl siding color options.
- Acrylics and acrylate acrylonitrile added to the cap stock for durability, strength and fade resistance.
- Lubricants to allow the material to pass easily through the extrusion equipment.
In the manufacturing process, two layers of vinyl are extruded, one on top of the other. The material is still hot, so the layers fuse. The lower layer is called the substrate; the top layer is the cap stock. The layers are inseparable.


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Biofield Impact on Protose TGA Analysis Abstract Protose is the enzyme digest of mixed proteins that is recommended for culture media, bulk production of enzymes, antibiotics, toxins, veterinary preparations, etc. This study was proposed to evaluate the effect of biofield energy treatment on the physicochemical and spectroscopic properties of protose. The study was achieved in two groups i.e. control and treated. Keywords: Biofield Energy Treatment, Protose, X-ray Diffraction, Particle Size Analysis, Surface Area Analysis, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy 1. Growth medium or culture medium is a liquid or gel that is designed for the growth of microorganisms, cells or small plants such as moss . Despite lots of applications of culture media, the thermal stability and chemical stability are the important attributes of any culture media. The energy therapies include magnet therapy, bio-electromagnetic therapy, healing touch, etc. and comprise low-level of energy field exchanges .
Spectroscopic Characterization of Potato Micropropagation Medium Abstract Potato Micropropagation Medium (PMM) is the growth medium used for in vitro micropropagation of potato tubers. The present study was intended to assess the effect of biofield energy treatment on the physical, thermal and spectroscopic properties of PMM. The study was attained in two groups i.e. control and treated. The control group was remained as untreated, while the treated group was received Mr. Trivedi's biofield energy treatment. Keywords: Biofield Energy Treatment, Potato Micropropagation Medium, X-ray Diffraction, Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), UV-vis Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy 1. Micropropagation is the technique of rapidly multiplying the stock plant material to generate a number of progeny plants, using advanced plant tissue culture methods [1, 2]. Biofield energy treatment is the part of energy therapy. 2. 2.1. Potato micropropagation medium (PMM, Table 1) was obtained from HiMedia Laboratories, India. Table 1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 3.
Impact of Biofield on Prostate Cancer Cell Lines Abstract Increasing cancer rates particularly in the developed world are associated with related lifestyle and environmental exposures. Combined immunotherapy and targeted therapies are the main treatment approaches in advanced and recurrent cancer. An alternate approach, energy medicine is increasingly used in life threatening problems to promote human wellness. This study aimed to investigate the effect of biofield treatment on cancer biomarkers involved in human endometrium and prostate cancer cell lines. Keywords: Biofield treatment; Cancer biomarker; ELISA; TNF-α; IL-6; Prostate cancer; Endometrium cancer Introduction Cancer has the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body which involves abnormal cell growth. Role of immune cells estimation in microenvironment of tumor has been well established. In the last 70 years, cancer treatment strategies have rapidly increased. Materials and Methods Experimental design Biofield treatment modalities Results and Discussion Conclusion
Physicochemical & Spectroscopic Properties of Bio Peptone Abstract Bio peptone is a combination of enzymatic digest of animal tissues and casein; and generally used for the growth of several varieties of microbes. The aim of present study was to investigate the impact of biofield energy treatment on the physicochemical and spectroscopic properties of bio peptone. The present study was carried out in two groups i.e. control and treated. Keywords: Bio Peptone, Biofield Energy Treatment, X-Ray Diffraction, Particle Size Analysis, Surface Area Analysis,Thermogravimetric Analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy 1. A culture or growth medium is a liquid or gel, which is intended to support the growth of microorganism or cell . Sterilization process plays a significant role on the quality of culture media. In the recent past years, the energy therapies have been reported for beneficial effects in several field throughout the word . 2. 2.1. Bio peptone was procured from HiMedia Laboratories, India. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. 2.6. 2.7. 2.8. 3.
Biofield Impact on Tumor Cells - Two Time Lapse Video Microscopy Abstract Study background: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common subtype of primary brain tumor in adults. The aim was to evaluate the impact of biofield treatment potential on human GBM and non-GBM brain cells using two time-lapse video microscopy technique. Methods: The human brain tumor, GBM cultured cells were divided into two groups viz. GBM control and GBM treatment. Results: GBM control cells showed a basal level of cell death 10 hours prior and 10 hours after the biofield treatment, and the rate remained unchanged over the 20 hours period, while in treatment group of GBM, cell death rate was exponentially increased (41%) after biofield treatment as compared to control. Figure 5: Percent change of cell death after 20 hours treatment period with respect to control. Conclusion: Altogether, data suggests that biofield treatment has significantly increased the cell death rate of treated GBM cells and simultaneously boost the viability of normal brain cells. Introduction Conclusions 1.
Fish Peptone- Physical, Spectroscopic & Thermal Characterization Abstract The by-products of industrially processed fish are enzymatically converted into fish protein isolates and hydrolysates having a wide biological activity and nutritional properties. However, the heat processing may cause their thermal denaturation thereby causing the conformational changes in them. The present study utilized the strategy of biofield energy treatment and analysed its impact on various properties of the fish peptone as compared to the untreated (control) sample. Keywords: Fish Peptone, Biofield Energy treatment, Protein Hydrolysate, Differential Scanning Calorimetry,Thermogravimetric Analysis 1. The fisheries industry is a major source of income for various countries worldwide. The peptones are a mixture of polypeptides and amino acids that are used in several biotechnological applications. The biofield energy treatment was reported as a measure for increasing the thermal stability of some organic products . 2. 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. 2.6. 2.7. 3. 3.1. 3.2.
Study of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus Biochemical Reactions Abstract The recent emergence of the Vibrio parahaemolyticus (V. parahaemolyticus) is a pandemic. For the safety concern of seafood, consumer monitoring of this organism in seafood is very much essential. The current study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of Mr. Trivedi's biofield energy treatment on [ATCC-17802] strain of V. parahaemolyticus for its biochemical characteristics, biotype and 16S rDNA analysis. The lyophilized strain of V. parahaemolyticus was divided into two parts, Group (Gr.) Keywords: Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Biofield Energy Treatment, Biochemical Reaction, Biotype, 16S rDNA Analysis 1. Vibrio parahaemolyticus (V. parahaemolyticus) is a Gramnegative, human-pathogenic halophilic bacterium. As V. parahaemolyticus is an important foodborne pathogen. 2. The strain of V. parahaemolyticus was bearing American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) number 17802, was obtained from MicroBioLogics, Inc., USA. 2.1. Group IIB – Study I Group IIB – Study II 2.2. The lyophilized (Gr. 3.
Spectroscopic Characterization of Yeast Extract Powder Abstract Yeast extract powder (YE powder) is particularly used in culture media for the cultivation of microorganisms found in milk or other dairy products. The present study was intended to explore the influence of biofield energy treatment on the physicochemical and spectral properties of YE powder. The study was accomplished in two groups; first group was remained as control, while another was subjected to Mr. Trivedi's biofield energy treatment and termed as the treated group. Keywords: Yeast Extract Powder, the Trivedi Effect, Particle Size Analysis, Surface Area Analysis, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy 1. Yeast extract powder (YE powder) is the common name used for several forms of processed yeast products . Recently, the energy therapies have been reported for beneficial effects in the several fields throughout the world. 2. The certified yeast extract (YE) powder was obtained from HiMedia Laboratories, India. 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. 2.6.
Alteration in Proteus Vulgaris Antimicrobials Susceptibility Pattern Abstract Proteus vulgaris (P. vulgaris) is widespread in nature, mainly found in flora of human gastrointestinal tract. The current study was attempted to investigate the effects of Mr. Trivedi's biofield treatment on lyophilized as well as revived state of P. vulgaris for antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, biochemical characteristics, and biotype. Keywords: Proteus vulgaris, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Biofield Treatment, Biochemical Reaction, Biotype, 16S rDNA Analysis 1. Proteus


't separate. If it wants to go to Dal Quor, it goes there in one piece. So it doesn't "dream", but it could planar travel. This ties to the second point. The mortals of Eberron are touched by all planes. War and peace, light and darkness, madness and dream; all of these things shape mortal minds. An immortal is a creature of one shade. It is PURE war, unadulterated madness or dream. It is a physical embodiment of the core ideas of its plane. A rakshasa or a Fernian balor has no innate connection to Dal Quor; dreams aren't part of their core identity.
Having said that, could a Khyberian Overlord find a way to project itself into Dal Quor? Sure. If that's the story you want to have happen, make an explanation. Perhaps Bel Shalor's connection to the Silver Flame lets it ride mortal spirits into Dal Quor. Perhaps the followers of the Voice In The Darkness have created an eldritch machine that lets her push into the realm of dreams. If you want it to happen, decide what it takes. But it's not normal, and it would be a significant event.
Furthermore, it also states that "the only way to reach Dal Quor from the Material Plane is through the psychic projection of dreaming." Does this mean that only mortals on the material plane dream? What about mortals on other planes? What about mortals from the material plane traveling to other planes?
As noted above, creatures of Eberron are inherently shaped by all of the planes, and it its this connection to Dal Quor that lets us go there when we dream. Many of the planes don't HAVE mortal inhabitants… or their mortal inhabitants are immigrants (or descendants of immigrants) from the material plane. I would say that most native mortals don't go to Dal Quor when they sleep; in this I'll point to the Eladrin, who don't dream. Do traveling mortals dream? I'd say it depends on the plane. In Fernia, you might dream in Dal Quor; however, planes such as Baator (well, demiplanes) or Dolurrh might have a spiritual gravity that prevents you from escaping through dreams.
Do some noble lords have their own armies, as in feudal societies?
Yes and no. If you look to Karrnath, while the army has a national command structure, individual forces are raised and maintained by the noble families; the leaders of each family are known as warlords. So while the army typically serves the coordinated vision of the king, every soldier is personally loyal to a specific warlord, and any warlord could choose to remove his support from the king – something Kaius has to keep in mind. While this has been specifically called out in Karrnath, I imagine it's the basic model for most of the nations: nobles are charged to raise and maintain elements of the national armies. Beyond this, there's nothing stopping nobles from having their own private forces. The only restriction that's ever been mentioned is the Korth Edicts, which prevent Dragonmarked Houses from having armies. If a noble of Galifar wants an army and can afford to maintain it, that's their business.
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Using the TextNow app, you're able to call any number in the US and Canada! Here's how it works on your mobile device:
1. Open your TextNow app and tap on the dial-pad icon in the top right-hand corner . (If you don't see the dial-pad icon, tap on the main menu button and then tap on Conversations.)
2. This will bring you to the Calling page. Below are the Android and iOS versions, respectively:
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3. You can place a call directly from this page by typing in the ten-digit number you're calling (area code + seven digit number) and then tapping the green Call button in the bottom-center of that screen.
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Dead keys are used to create special characters that do not exists on some keybords, like
ä, çIn order to get those you have the possibility to configure your windows manager (or select an appropriate keyboard driver in windows). However, this will now affect all programs, even if you just write programs instead of a letter. By defining the appropriate dead keys only if you actually write text, you would getter something much more appropriate. Besides, if you write html pages, you would probably prefer to enter things like
The following macros allow you to do this. They consist of three different source file, each of which installs either no dead keys, standard dead keys or html dead keys. By using you can cycle through the three definitions (I decided to use files instead of functions, as functions use up memory in every copy of vim that you start, while files that are never "sourced" don't).
To use those files store them in some directory (and make sure to change the last line in each to point to the correct directory):
map :source $VIM/set/text_dead.vimand make sure to change the path accordingly.
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Is Confidence Social?
Consider some uses of the word "confident":
Tom is confident the bus will arrive soon.
This is often interpreted as Tom assigning a high probability to the bus arriving soon. But then what about:
The CDC is confident this diseases poses only a moderate risk.
Is there a high probability that moderate risk is the correct risk assessment? But what can it mean for an estimate to be "correct"? Is this about the robustness of estimate to analysis variations? Now consider:
Sam took me into his confidence.
Perhaps this means Sam assigned a high probability that I would not betray him. But then what about:
Bill's manner is more confident these days.
Perhaps this means Bill assigns a high probability to his having a high ability. But this last usage seems to me better interpreted as Bill acting higher status, and expecting his bid for higher status to be accepted by others. Bill does not expect to be challenged in this bid, and beaten down.
If you think about it, this status move interpretation can also make sense of all the other uses above. Sam taking me into his confidence might mean that Sam didn't expect me to use his trust to reduce his status. And the CDC might expect that its risk estimation could not be successfully challenged by other parties, perhaps in part because this estimate was robust to analysis variations. Similarly, Tom might expect that his status won't be reduced by the bus failing to show up as he predicted.
Yes, sometimes confidence can be in part about assigning a high probability, or about the robustness of an analysis. But more fundamentally, confidence may be about status moves. It is just that in some circumstances we makes status bids via asserting that some event is high probability, or asserting that variations of an analysis tend to lead to similar results.
If you ever offer advice, to someone who asks you how confident you are in your advice, try to remember that this may at root not be a question about probabilities. It may instead be a question what can happen socially if your advisee follows your advice. How easily might others might challenge that advice, perhaps then lowering your advisee's status? To figure that out, you may need to look beyond probabilities and analysis robustness, and consider who might want to challenge this advice, what might make them want to launch such a challenge, and what resources they might bring to such a fight.
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 - Stefano Bertolo
 when I was working at on the axiomatizaton of common sense knowledge I often wondered whether adverbs like 'very' might work exactly this way. I.e. if the choice of describing something X as "very beautiful" might express an estimate that very few people would reject the claim that X is beautiful.
 - TGGP
 Just happened to be reading/listening to Kahneman (hat-tip Tyler) on intuitive thinking and our bad performance on probability questions. Most of his discussion of what the brain (or Type/System 1) is "good" at sounds social. You are confident in something if you can fit available information into a good story, not because your belief is very robust to information you have not yet learned.
 - Stefano Bertolo
 on the issue of confidence and status challenges see also
 "Zhao Gao was contemplating treason but was afraid the other officials would not heed his commands, so he decided to test them first. He brought a deer and presented it to the Second Emperor but called it a horse. The Second Emperor laughed and said, "Is the chancellor perhaps mistaken, calling a deer a horse?" Then the emperor questioned those around him. Some remained silent, while some, hoping to ingratiate themselves with Zhao Gao, said it was a horse, and others said it was a deer. Zhao Gao secretly arranged for all those who said it was a deer to be brought before the law. Thereafter the officials were all terrified of Zhao Gao. (tr. Watson 1993:70)"
 - PeterW
 An exercise: what does it say about a social equilibrium when everyone is told that "be more confident" is a good thing – and "be less confident" or "be more humble" is never advised?
 - Mark
 I'd say this analysis is stretching it. To put someone under your confidence is to give that person access to some private vulnerability while trusting him/her not to exploit that vulnerability. While such an exploitation may affect your status, it needn't necessarily do so. E.g., I put a friend in my confidence by giving him access to an emergency stash of money and he secretly steals some of it.
 - Rodney Polkinghorne
 Harold Jeffreys's Theory of Probability gives a way to interpret the CDC's statement. He points out that probabilities calculated from uncertain data are uncertain themselves, and should strictly be stated in terms of higher order probabilities.
 The CDC can assert two things. Firstly, on the information available to them, the risk they estimate is moderate. Secondly, they would be surprised if further information changed their estimate.
 The rest of the post strikes me as asking for the police force in newtons.
 - Katja Grace
 The bus situation doesn't seem to translate well into status at all, and the disease and trust examples seem strained. The probability interpretation seems to fit better. People seem to intuitively believe a risk estimate can be 'correct', even if they can't say what that means. If Bill places a high probability on his having good qualities, it follows that he will act high status, so it's not surprising if the concept makes you think of him making status bids even if that's not what it usually means.
 - T B
 I'm curious…do you think you're making the same mistake that Meno/Socrates was in The Meno? By looking for one common usage that seems fundamental to the uses of a word? Quotes like:
 "this status move interpretation can also make sense of all the other uses above."
 "But more fundamentally, confidence may be about status moves"
 I also see that you are slightly hesitant to state definitively that it would "always be about status moves"–which would be an odd claim.
 What would you say to someone who says that you're being an essentialist, and not taking into account the full variety of the ways we use words like "confidence"?
 I'm thinking mostly about Wittgenstein's idea of family resemblance (and Wittgenstein in general)–since you studied philosophy of science I assume you would have a counter to his argument that the uses of the words can't be made sense of by one single thing, that there is no fundamental "one" usage? (Because it depends on context.) What's the counter to this?
 - DW
 Maybe a more charitable way of putting this is for you to consider whether someone else might offer better advice.
 - Doc Merlin
 Its much bigger than that. Overconfidence is what allows market evolution to actually work.
 If entrepreneurs actually acted based on rational expectations of their success they would be much less likely to start their own business. Considering 10 year startup success rate is less than 1/3rd, we wouldn't get the evolution and failures we need for enough ideas to be tried out, and way less innovation would happen than is necessary.
 Another way of looking at it. The only thing that matters is meme propagation. If overconfidence increases the chance of meme propagation, more than its costs reduce meme propagation, then overconfidence will persist.
 In short, irrational overconfidence is a necessary part of the evolutionary process.


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Energy is emitted in this electronic transition.
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Just remember that: - Energy must be absorbed to move an electron from a lower state (lower energy) to a higher state (higher energy). - Energy would be emitted as an electron moves from a higher state (higher energy) to a lower state (lower energy). The addition of the electron to an atom is an interesting case. In this case, since the electron is added from outside, we assume its initial position is in the n = $\infty$ state. Afterwards, it ends up in the n = 3 state. Therefore, a movement from higher state (n = $\infty$) to lower state (n = 3) has occurred. Energy has been emitted in this case.


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I have a number of shared libraries calling each other (.so, ARM, Android), binary-only.
I want to add logging to some functions, funcA(), ..., funcZ() defined in libsomething.so. The functions are called from libstuff1.so, ..., libstuffN.so. I can rename a function in the original library (keeping the name in the same bucket is a bit tricky, but possible).
I want to either:
 1. Add an extra library to the dependency list of the calling library, that is, libstuff1.so originally referenced only libsomething.so, and I want it to reference both libsomething.so and libOneMoreLib.so.
 2. Or, add an extra function to existing library, e.g. in libsomething.so, I rename funcA() to funbQ() and define (that is, add) funcA() to print logs and call funbQ().
How can I do any of these?
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The required shared libraries are stored as DT_NEEDED entries in the dynamic section of the executable. This entry, in turn, points into the dynamic string table. So, to add another library, you will need to do something like this:
 1. Parse the list of program headers and find the PT_DYNAMIC entry
 2. Map its p_vaddr back to a file offset using the other PT_LOAD entries. (you could use the p_offset field of the PT_DYNAMIC entry itself but it's not guaranteed to be correct.)
 3. Read and parse the dynamic section entries until you hit DT_NULL.
 4. Remember address and size of the string table (DT_STRTAB/DT_STRSZ). Note that it is a virtual address and needs to be mapped back to file offset using the PT_LOAD entries.
 5. Extend the string table with your library's name. You will probably need to find some other place for it since there's unlikely to be enough space at the table's end. If so, you may need to add another PT_LOAD entry to make sure it ends up in the process memory. This will mean shifting all file offsets of other entries. But let's assume you've done it.
 6. Go through the dynamic section again, and update all entries that point into the string table with the new addresses. Also update DT_STRTAB/DT_STRSZ.
 7. Now you can finally add a new DT_NEEDED entry for your lib, and another DT_NULL terminator after it. And hope the new DT_NULL did not overwrite anything important :)
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 - Is there a library that can read the .so into memory, converting it into some data structures (like DOM parsers read XML), so that I could add one element to the list and write it back? Apr 21 '14 at 10:04
 - Haven't seen any.
 – Igor Skochinsky
 Apr 21 '14 at 12:48
 - Update: it seems PatchELF implements at least some of the necessary functionality, so you can try extending it, or submit a feature request.
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 Apr 23 '14 at 13:42
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A simple way there is. readelf -d libxyz.so all dependencies lists. One of these libraries extend or substitute you can.
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I know it's not a direct answer to your question, but would something like LD_PRELOAD mechanism allow you to achieve what you want?
With LD_PRELOAD you can specify your library which is to be loaded and functions from that library will be used instead of ones in the original library. This is a common and simple way of doing function hooking on Linux systems.
Here is an example of using LD_PRELOAD to hook functions.
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Continuous automatic firing electrode, referred to as self firing electrode, is composed of electrode paste and iron shell. The electrode is constantly consumed when working in the calcium carbide furnace, so it is necessary to continue to discharge the electrode to supplement it. When the electrode is placed under the conductive jaw, the electrode paste is carbonized to form an electrode through high-temperature baking at about 1000°C. Because the electrode iron shell can continue to be welded without power failure in the electric furnace, the electrode paste is continuously added to the iron shell, and it is sintered in the calcium carbide furnace, so it is called continuous automatic baking electrode.
Self-fired electrodes are widely used in calcium carbide furnaces and ferroalloy furnaces. The characteristic of this kind of electrode is that the diameter can be expanded to 2 meters, it is very convenient to connect on the calcium carbide furnace without screw joint, and the price is low. This creates favorable conditions for the development of calcium carbide furnace to large capacity. In the entire equipment of the calcium carbide furnace, the electrode is the heart. In the production of calcium carbide, the electric current is inputted into the furnace through the electrodes to generate an electric arc to smelt calcium carbide. The electrode occupies an extremely important position in the entire electric furnace. There are many parameters in the design of calcium carbide furnace with reference to the diameter of the electrode.
The size of the electrode diameter is determined by the current density allowed by the current passing through the electrode cross-sectional area. If the diameter is small, the allowable current density is large; if the diameter is large, the allowable current density is small. The selection of current density and electrode diameter is very important for the entire electric furnace.
The determination of the electrode diameter has great guiding significance for the design of considering the electrode concentric circle diameter, electrode spacing, furnace inner diameter, furnace depth, even the outer diameter of the furnace, and the thickness of the bottom of the furnace. Because the data of these dimensions refer to the empirical data of multiple relationship with the electrode. Three-phase electric furnace electrodes generally adopt a triangular arrangement. When designing, it is necessary to consider the distance between the electrodes, so that it has sufficient and uniform temperature distribution, and can form a larger high-temperature area that can collude with each other, and also consider that there is enough distance between the electrode and the furnace wall to make it be against the furnace.
The wall radiation is uniform to avoid the furnace wall from burning out too quickly. The ratio of the diameter of the electrode concentric circle to the inner diameter of the furnace wall is generally 0.44. The inner diameter of the furnace is 2.25 times the diameter of the electrode concentric circle. Regarding the ratio of the electrode concentric circle diameter to the electrode diameter, most of the empirical data used are currently 2.7 times better. The depth of the furnace is 2.3 times the diameter of the electrode.
In addition, the diameter of the electric furnace, the depth of the electrode inserted into the charge, the thickness of the bottom of the furnace, the area of the bottom of the furnace, and the furnace capacity are all related to the electrode. It can be seen that the electrode occupies an extremely important position in the design of the entire electric furnace equipment. At present, most of the electrodes in domestic electric furnaces use self-burning electrodes, and the accidents we often encounter in the entire electric furnace equipment are electrode accidents. These accidents are soft broken electrodes, hard broken electrode shell ruptures, electrode leakage, electrode "stabbing fire", electrodes cannot be put down and so on.
Where an accident occurs in the electrode, it affects the normal production of the electric furnace, and sometimes causes the production to stop for dozens of hours or days, a lot of manpower and material resources are wasted, and even serious personal injuries occur. In short, the electrode occupies an important position in the calcium carbide furnace. Without it, the electric furnace cannot function. If it has a problem, the entire furnace production will not be able to proceed normally, or even paralyzed. Therefore, as a calcium carbide production worker, it is necessary to understand the composition, performance, production method, function and influence of the electrode paste on the electric furnace.


How many species of giraffe are there?
In a recent paper in Current Biology, Fennessy and colleagues [1] conclude that there are four species of giraffe and that their numbers are declining in Africa. Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) are presently classifi ed as one species, with nine subspecies, which are considered 'Vulnerable' on the IUCN Red List [2]. The present consensus of one species divided into nine subspecies has previously been questioned (Supplemental information), and Fennessy and colleagues [1] provide another viewpoint on giraffe taxonomy. The fundamental reason for different taxonomic interpretations is that they are based upon different datasets that adopt different statistical techniques and follow different criteria for nomenclature.
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Louis Washkansky (1913-67)
Louis Washkansky was a Lithuanian Jew who moved to South Africa in 1922 and became a grocer. Although he participated in sport and led a healthy lifestyle, he was diabetic and suffered from an incurable heart disease, resulting in three heart attacks which led to congestive heart failure.
Washkansky was the recipient of the first successful human heart transplant on 3 December 1967. He received the heart of a young woman, Denise Darvall, who had been critically injured in a car accident. His ground-breaking surgery was performed by Christiaan Barnard, who immediately became famous around the world.
Even though Washkansky died 18 days after he received his transplant, his surgery was considered a success and while many other heart transplant patients died after a short period of time in the early period of transplant surgery, advances in drug therapy and surgical techniques have provided a longer life for recipients.


Michal ZimmermannPieces of knowledge from the world of GIS.
PostGIS: Rectangular Grid Creation
Creating a rectangular grid to cover a given extent with same sized cells is one of the basic GIS tasks I've had to solve several times so far. I used QGIS or some Python to give me a bunch of INSERT statements to run in PostGIS database, now I've come with a final solution at last.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cm_grid(
 blx float8, -- bottom left x coordinate
 bly float8, -- bottom left y coordinate
 trx float8, -- top right x coordinate
 try float8, -- top right y coordinate
 xsize float8, -- cell width
 ysize float8, -- cell height
 srid integer DEFAULT 5514,
 OUT col varchar,
 OUT "row" varchar,
 OUT geom geometry
) RETURNS SETOF record AS
$$
DECLARE
 width float8; -- total area width
 height float8; -- total area height
 cols integer;
 rows integer;
BEGIN
 width := @($1 - $3); -- absolute value
 height := @($2 - $4); -- absolute value
 cols := ceil(width / xsize);
 rows := ceil(height / ysize);
 RETURN QUERY
 SELECT
 cast(
 lpad((i)::varchar,
 CASE WHEN
 char_length(rows::varchar) > char_length(cols::varchar)
 THEN char_length(rows::varchar)
 ELSE char_length(cols::varchar)
 END,
 '0')
 AS varchar
 ) AS row,
 cast(
 lpad((j)::varchar,
 CASE WHEN
 char_length(rows::varchar) > char_length(cols::varchar)
 THEN char_length(rows::varchar)
 ELSE char_length(cols::varchar)
 END,
 '0') AS varchar
 ) AS col,
 ST_SetSRID(
 ST_GeomFromText(
 'POLYGON((' ||
 array_to_string(
 ARRAY[i * xsize + blx, j * ysize + bly],
 ' '
 ) || ',' ||
 array_to_string(
 ARRAY[i * xsize + blx, (j+1) * ysize + bly],
 ' '
 ) || ',' ||
 array_to_string(
 ARRAY[(i+1) * xsize + blx, (j+1) * ysize + bly],
 ' '
 ) || ',' ||
 array_to_string(
 ARRAY[(i+1) * xsize + blx, j * ysize + bly],
 ' '
 ) || ',' ||
 array_to_string(
 ARRAY[i * xsize + blx, j * ysize + bly],
 ' '
 ) || '
 ))'
 )
 , srid) AS geom
 FROM
 generate_series(0, cols) AS i,
 generate_series(0, rows) AS j;
END;
$$
LANGUAGE plpgsql;
And you call it like this:
CREATE TABLE grid AS
SELECT *
FROM cm_grid(-675593.69, -_PHONE_.19, -672254.69, -_PHONE_.19, 333.47, 333.47);
Few notes:
The messy CASE statement makes sure both row and col are of the same length. I used array_to_string for better readability. It might not be the fastest way, didn't do any benchmarks.


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How Mathematical Research Is Making the Life of Pi Tiger Even Better
At Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, many leading prognosticators are predicting technical category wins for Life of Pi, the mystical tale of a boy and his shipwrecked companion, a Bengal tiger. When half of your leading cast is a creation of computer graphics, you've got to get it right, and Rhythm & Hues (the financially troubled graphics company behind the effort) is being widely praised for its tiger that – spoiler alert – paces, jumps, and lies down in remarkably lifelike fashion.
The computerized wizardry that armies of computer engineers employed has been widely covered, but what about the next leap forward? How can future computerized creatures be even more convincing?
To answer these questions, entertainment companies engage with academia in a mutually beneficial long-term relationship. CGI companies get software tools that allow artists to make convincing animals, and mathematicians get generous helpings of raw data on which to unleash their latest models.
Patrick Sanan is a Ph.D. student in Applied and Computational Mathematics at the California Institute of Technology. Last year, he worked at Rhythm & Hues but it wasn't an obvious path. He began his graduate school career working on Computational Partial Differential Equations, and while the fundamentals of math were intriguing in their own right, Sanan was drawn to the internship because of its real-world links. "In the film industry, you're working with very concrete things as you work to put a product on the screen," he says. "It's directly motivated by applications."
And while Sanan joined the project after the film had been made, he has used the digital tiger – a remarkable work of art that emerged from thousands of man-hours – to advance his own work on elasticity and computational geometry. One of the limiting factors in computational research is usable raw data; most models put the same tired shapes – a bunny, a teapot, or a dragon – through their paces. And while there's certainly value in using the same data to compare methods, the dearth of model inputs can make it difficult to determine which methods will work well with the types of models used in production.
The partnership is useful for the entertainment industry too, as Sanan is pushing the technology further than ever before, creating new, ever more realistic digital objects.
It all comes down to, as Sanan puts it, "a middle road between being practical and being theoretical." Mathematicians like to work on small scales, tweaking theories in their esoteric language of Greek letters and hieroglyphic squiggles. But these models often break down at larger scales, lengths more in tune with the real world. "Our theory that we're implementing with the tiger is based on mathematical elasticity," Sanan says, "and we simplify that theory to make it implementable at relevant scales."
A graphics engineer looks at an object and sees triangles. Lots of them. Triangles are a useful currency because they are the simplest two-dimensional shape (and in math-speak, a Simplex*); their dimensions are a natural way to describe a surface's geometry, and a place to store information that "lives" on a surface, like color or even fur.
As that object deforms, it's easy to approximate the resulting movement with a linear deformation, which is a good treatment for small movements, but wildly inaccurate for larger ones. Sanan's central task is to use "geometrically nonlinear" models which are almost as easy to use as linear models, yet work equally well for all deformations, maintaining an object's volume across a full range of motion. Paying attention to the geometric details facilitates the development of tools that behave in a more realistic manner, allowing artists to use them more efficiently. Sanan notes that fluid-modeling modules in particular "are ubiquitous tools in the industry," and as the math behind such software gets increasingly sophisticated, objects will look more lifelike.
So the next time you recoil in fear as a 3-D tiger swipes at our contemplative hero, take a moment to consider the exquisite nonlinear elasticity as you catch your breath and reach for the popcorn.
* Caution: hyperlink contains actual math; use at your own risk.