affect the structural integrity of the aeroplane," the safety watchdog warns.
EASA says two types of cracks have been found in the L-shaped brackets, called rib feet, that join the A380's wing surface, which is also made of an aluminium alloy, to the ribs whose profile defines the wing's cross sectional shape. The first type of rib foot crack was found when the aircraft damaged in last November's A380 engine-loss incident was being checked out after repairs.
But after subsequent checking of more of the fleet, engineers found a "more significant" form of cracking has developed on the rib feet of some of the aircraft. So EASA has ordered "detailed visual inspections" within the next six weeks for A380 aircraft that have flown between 1300 and 1799 takeoffs and landings - and within just four days for those with over 1800 flight cycles.
There's a good reason safety watchdogs take no chances with even the smallest of cracks: it was cracks caused by the then unknown phenomenon of metal fatigue that caused the fatal midflight breakups of the De Havilland Comet, the first world's pressurised, aluminium-skinned jetliner, in the 1950s. Tiny cracks around window portholes eventually propagated, bursting the fuselage, after a certain number of flight pressurisations and depressurisations.
While EASA has not said what might happen if A380 rib feet fail owing to cracking, if a section of wing skin were to separate from the plane the debris could potentially damage any critical structure it collides with - like the tailfin.
Jacob Aron, technology reporter
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Fast-moving birds like goshawks can zip through dense forests by intuitively avoiding the trees, but researchers at MIT have discovered a theoretical speed limit over which they are guaranteed to crash. The findings could help build more efficient unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by designing them to mimic bird flight paths.
UAVs are currently designed to fly at relatively slow speeds, allowing them to come to a halt before reaching the edge of their field of view. You might think that adding more sensors would allow them to fly faster, but MIT aerospace engineer Emilio Frazzoli says otherwise.
Frazzoli and colleagues created a mathematical model that shows a bird or drone flying through a built-up environment of a given density will always crash once it reaches a certain speed, no matter how much it knows about its surroundings.
Paul Marks, senior technology correspondent
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Sick of having to ditch your bottled water, booze and toiletries at the airport security post? That appalling hassle should end by April next year, when airports are supposed to start screening the contents of bottles for explosives.
But they can only do this if the bottle-scanning technologies currently being trialled are up to the job. This week, Cobalt Light Systems of the UK says its explosives detector has passed all its European civil aviation security tests - which means the end should be in sight for bottle-dumping at airport security.
The rule that no bottles larger than 100 millilitres can be carried on aircraft followed the failed 2006 attempt by 17 would-be terrorists who conspired to carry hydrogen peroxide-based liquid explosives onto aircraft in Britain.
Paul Marks, senior technology correspondent
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Yesterday's shutdown of the Megaupload file storage website, and the arrest of four of its founders in New Zealand, illustrates how a global Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) may be facilitating coordinated multinational clampdowns on alleged digital content piracy.
The move, led by the FBI, comes just a day after huge protests on the internet against SOPA - controversial US legislation designed to stop online piracy.
Megaupload allowed users to upload and store large files to make them easily downloaded by others, without using sophisticated peer-to-peer software. But the FBI alleges it was posting "movies, music, TV programmes, ebooks and business and entertainment software on a massive scale" - allegedly costing copyright owners $500 million in lost sales.
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Students groaning under the weight of multiple textbooks can now swap their hefty tomes for an iPad - if they can afford one. Apple today launched a new range of interactive textbooks specifically designed for its tablets.
iBook Textbooks dump the paper-flipping effect of ebooks for a more app-like experience, offering images, videos and interactive diagrams alongside the text. Students can also highlight passages and make notes, then touch a button to have them transformed into study cards.
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Picture-1(2).jpgWikipedia went down, denying access to the 85 million people who visit the site every day. Flickr users chose to black out over 200,000 photos. Reddit, a news aggregator that is an important source of traffic for many media sites, was out of action. Wired censored its own headlines and BoingBoing, a popular tech culture blog, censored its entire site. So, did yesterday's black-out have any effect?
For the benefit of those who missed the furore, which at one point was the subject of 4,500 tweets per minute, the black-outs were protests against two copyright bills - dubbed SOPA and PIPA - that are making their way through Congress. The bills would give copyright holders greater power to take down content deemed to be infringing, and so are liked by Hollywood and big music companies.
The protests seem to have been effective. Several Republican supporters of the legislation, most notably potential vice-presidential pick Marco Rubio, withdrew their backing. Since the White House had already signalled its dislike of the bills, supporters of SOPA and PIPA will probably have to substantially rewrite their proposals, or kill them altogether.
Jacob Aron, technology reporter
The Wikipedia protest against US anti-piracy laws is in full swing, with the site blacked out until 5 am GMT on 19 January. But while millions are realising they might have to reach for those dusty Encarta DVDs, those in the know can still access the web's favourite encyclopaedia. Here are our top five ways to get your Wiki fix.
While those visiting Wikipedia on their desktop or laptop will see a black page (pictured above), mobile users can access the site as normal. That means you can also view the mobile site on your regular PC - just point your browser at for full access, albeit in shrunk-down form. Wikipedia says this was done intentionally, to allow access "during an emergency".
A Wikipedia app for your phone is normally an optional extra for those who don't like using the mobile site. But apps for the Apple or Android smartphones and tablets also avoid the blackout, since they should work as normal. Some apps even download Wikipedia content to read offline, which makes them immune to any future downtime.
Jacob Aron, technology reporter
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Wikipedia, the sixth-most visited website on the internet, is planning a major shutdown to protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), two proposed laws aimed at halting online piracy that critics say could seriously harm the internet.
From 5am GMT tomorrow, the English language version of the online encyclopaedia will be replaced by a single black page asking visitors to contact US politicians and express their opposition to the proposed laws. The decision to shutdown the site was reached in typical Wikipedia fashion, with users discussing the pros and cons before eventually agreeing to go ahead with the protest.
The community rushed to reach a consensus so that the protest could coincide with other website blackouts, including social news site Reddit and news blog Boing Boing, set for 18 January, the same day as a planned SOPA hearing in the US Congress.
That hearing has now been postponed following criticism of the legislation from the White House, but Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales says the protest will still go ahead. "Unclear that SOPA is really dead, but messaging will target the reality on the ground on Wednesday," he said on Twitter, later adding that PIPA, which is still due to be debated by the US Senate, remains "a live threat".
Not all Wikipedians support the protest, however. Some have complained about the speed at which the decision was reached, while others questioned the need for an international blackout to protest US legislation.
Other websites wanting to join the protest can now use an app created by CloudFlare, the web security service previously used by LulzSec to protect its website from attacks. CloudFlare users can activate the Stop Censorship app to automatically black out words longer than five characters and ask visitors to protest the new laws.
CES: High-tech scales zero in on fat
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As the Consumer Electronics Show wraps up in Las Vegas, Nevada, many of the 140,000-plus attendees are heading home a few pounds lighter: walking around 158,000 square metres of exhibition space for a week will do that to you.
Still, some may come away wanting to lose even more weight after seeing all of the high-tech bathroom scales at the show. From small vendors to electronics giants such as Samsung, which demonstrated a scale that can beam its results to a television, futuristic weight-watching devices were all over the place.
Tanita Corp., a small Japanese company, showed off a dozen scales ranging in price from $100 to $500. All of them incorporate Wi-Fi and transmit either to smartphone apps or computer software.
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LPC: Regarding to Internal Clock Calibration
In MCU development, using the internal crystal oscillator as a clock source instead of the external crystal oscillator can save costs. But the clock frequency generated by the internal crystal oscillator is affected by temperature and MCU frequency more than external crystal oscillator. Many customers have questions about the internal clock accuracy, whether the internal clock can be used for USB transmission, and how to calibrate the internal clock. This article mainly explains this.
1. Calibrate internal clock by FREQTRIM
Normally, we can only calibrate the internal clock by adjusting the FREQTRIM value.
The internal clock frequency is affected by temperature, MCU frequency and other factors. The FRO control register can calibrate the internal clock, as follows:
The FREQTRIM register value ranges from 0 to 255, and each adjustment step is about 0.1% of the internal clock frequency. There is no precise formula to express the relationship between the FREQTRIM value and the FRO frequency. The ideal FREQTRIM value can only be determined by adjusting FREQTRIM in code and observing FRO output waveform with oscilloscope.
Test and observation:
The following is the test result. It shows how FRO frequency varies with FREQTRIM increasing from 0-255.
Test result of first development board:
Test result of second development board:
The following two points can be seen from test results:
- There is no linear relationship between the FRO clock frequency and the FREQTRIM register value, and there is no precise formula to express the relationship between them;
- Even for chips of the same part number, the internal clock frequency changes are slightly different, with the FREQTRIM register value changing, but the trend is same.
Therefore, there is no precise formula to guide internal clock frequency calibration. You can only adjust the FREQTRIM register value repeatedly, just like adjusting the focus of a projector. Use an oscilloscope to check the frequency of the internal clock pin to find the most suitable FREQTRIM register value.
There is same solution for FRO clock frequency calibration about other LPC chips.
2. LPC51U68: Software calibration USB transmission when using internal clock source
The Full Speed USB module of LPC51U68 has a unique FRO automatic calibration function, which automatically adjusts the FREQTRIM value to achieve FRO calibration by measuring the USB SOF bit. Once FRO is calibrated, the corresponding system clock and peripheral clock are calibrated. This solution is only applicable to LPC51U68, please refer to the user manual for other chips.
The following is the FRO clock accuracy described in LPC51U68 User Manual, which is ±1%:
For Full Speed USB, the USB data transmission accuracy requirement is ±0.25%, and the FRO clock accuracy is not satisfied. NXP provides a software solution to calibrate FRO by measuring the first packet of frame (SOF), which can meet the transmission accuracy in Full Speed mode.
The solution download link is as follows:

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The colors on Pakistan's flag showcase the state's official commitment to uphold the rights of religious minorities in the country. The sea of green represents Islam and the majority of Muslims in Pakistan while the white stripe is symbolic of religious minorities and the state's promise to defend their rights.
Unfortunately, Pakistan's actual record on minority rights stands in sharp contrast to the symbolism reflected on the Pakistani flag.
Last year, a minority rights group ranked Pakistan as the sixth-most-dangerous country in the world for minorities. While the rights of minorities, including minority Muslim sects, are under near-constant threat in Pakistan, the most captivating and underreported story about minorities in Pakistan pivots around the Jewish community, which has virtually disappeared from Pakistani society.
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Former Basingstoke teacher pens new book
AN UNANSWERED question on a family holiday to Belgium sparked a former Basingstoke chemistry teacher's journey of discovery that led him to pen a new book.
Dr Michael Freemantle, 70, of Plover Close, Kempshott, has published a non-fiction book detailing the chemistry used during the First World War.
Far from being a dull textbook filled with complicated equations, the 240-page hardback details the history and impact of well-known chemicals used in the 1914 to 1918 war such as morphine, mustard gas, and khaki dye, as well as lesser known substances such as phosgene, lyddite, and guncotton.
"The First World War was the first example of how chemistry was used for industrial-scale slaughter," said Dr Freemantle, a former chemistry teacher at Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College.
"But chemistry was also used for immense benefit to help relieve suffering. Chemicals have a very bad name from their use in the war, but they can be, and were, used beneficially."
The father-of-four said he had only a passing interest in the history of the Great War until a visit to the battlefields of Ypres, in Belgium, where the tour guide was unable to tell him what chemicals soldiers used to defend themselves against chlorine gas attacks, which inspired him to find out more.
And after three years of research into that and more unanswered puzzles, the final book Gas! Gas! Quick, Boys! – How Chemistry Changed the First World War, published by The History Press, has gone on sale for £18.99 "You don't need to be a chemist to understand it," said Dr Freemantle. "There is a lot of interest in the First World War, especially as we are coming up to the centenary in 2014."
The book has been well received on Amazon and has notched up an average review of five stars out of five.
"I loved researching the book," added Dr Free-mantle, "I liked finding out the things that are not familiar. What I wrote was only about five per cent of information that I collected. I am very happy with it."

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Role of Applied Linguistics in the Teaching of English in Saudi Arabia
Intakhab Alam Khan
The importance of applied linguistics in general and English language teaching in particular is perceived by almost all pedagogues and educationists. Gone are days when a postgraduate or a graduate used to join teaching profession due the fact that he possessed good knowledge in English literature or even language. In the modern educational setting, the English teacher is supposed to know linguistics or applied English linguistics in order to prove himself as an effective English language teacher. In most pedagogic situations in Saudi Arabia, the teacher of English is bound to make error/contrastive analysis between LI (Arabic) and L2 (English) so that he can evolve a compatible strategy for each sub-aspect of the language: sound, grammar, spelling, meaning etc. The present paper is a modest attempt towards exploring the use of applied linguistics in the whole process of teaching/learning of the target language (English).
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Advocating for Bilingualism: A Call to Action
Advocating for our children is an inherent part of parenting. We do it every single day in both big and small ways. We know bilingualism is good and we want it for our children. So how can we advocate to make languages more accessible in our communities? In this episode, we begin exploring how you can go from knowing to doing with our guest, Amanda Seewald, the president-elect of the Joint National Committee for Languages. Think of it as a call to action.
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Amanda is the owner of Maracas Language Programs, has raised a bilingual daughter and son, and is an experienced language teacher. She spends much of her time advocating for language programs and policy.
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These are those items that relate to all payslips. All payslips will have a field for Basic Salary automatically added – click on this to get started:
- For salaried employees, it will be their salary for the period. If it is a shortened period, e.g. where someone started work during the month, you should still enter the full salary, as the system will automatically calculate the pro-rata amount based on their appointment date.
- For hourly paid employees, enter their hourly rate – you will enter the hours worked under Payslip Inputs (discussed below).
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SimplePay automatically calculates statutory deductions for PAYE and UIF and you will see these in the Payslip block, along with all of the other items you added above. Once you are happy with what you see in the Payslip block, you have the following options:
- Preview will open a PDF preview of the payslip, which will also contain the automatically calculated employer contributions for UIF and any other applicable amounts such as SDL and pension contributions.
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i want to build a hollow diamond using python. Let's say the below is my sample input:
Input an odd Integer:
 9
This is my desired result:
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However, I was following a similar code written in C, but that is not working properly. Kindly guide me to achieve my output:
a=int(input("Input an odd integer: "))
k=1
c=1
r=a
while k<=r:
 while c<=r:
 print "*"
 c+=1
 r-=1
 c=1
 while c<=2*k-1:
 print "*"
 c+=1
 print "\n"
 k+=1
r=1
k=1
c=1
while k<=a-1:
 while c<=r:
 print " "
 c+=1
 r+=1
 c=1
 while c<= 2*(a-k)-1:
 print ("*")
 c+=1
 print "\n"
 k+=1
The above code is returning the below result:
Input an odd integer: 7
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The main problem with your code is that you are constantly using print(). Kindly be informed that the print statement will add a line-break after what you printed except you explicitly tell it not to. In Python 2, you need to perform like this:
print '*', # note the trailing comma
In the python 3x version, you can use:
print('*', end='')
The correct solution is that I feel should be this:
# The diamond size
l = 9
# Initialize the first row; this will create a list with a
# single element, the first row containing a single star
rows = ['*']
# Add half of the rows; we loop over the odd numbers from
# 1 to l, and then append a star followed by 'i' spaces and
# again a star. Note that the range will not include 'l' itself.
for i in range(1, l, 2):
 rows.append('*' + ' ' * i + '*')
# Mirror the rows and append; we get all but the last row
# (the middle row) from the list, and inverse it (using
# '[::-1]') and add that to the original list. Now we have
# all the rows we need. Print it to see what's inside.
rows += rows[:-1][::-1]
# center-align each row, and join them
# We first define a function that does nothing else than
# centering whatever it gets to 'l' characters. This will
# add the spaces we need around the stars
align = lambda x: ('{:^%s}' % l).format(x)
# And then we apply that function to all rows using 'map'
# and then join the rows by a line break.
diamond = '\n'.join(map(align, rows))
# and print
print(diamond)
This will give you this output:
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DescriptionThe creativity of the past: Tradition as a standard and resource in folk art This papers explores the role of tradition in creative production taking folk art as a case study. It is argued that traditions are formed by a system of representations and practices trasmitted from generation to generaton but also constituted for artisans and lay audiences by a social representation of what is 'traditional'. Creativity in the context of craft is shaped both by representations from the past and representations of the past since its meaning is related most often to the idea of mastery, of using tradition in ways that both continue and 'take it forward'. Examples of creative production in the artistic craft of Easter egg decoration in Romanian communities will be offered to illustrate the use of tradition in creative work both as a standard against which new creations are evaluated and a resource, a pool of representations artisans draw from in an effort to advance their craft. In the end an image of Easter egg decoration emerges as a 'neo-tradition', continuously reconstructed in action and representation.
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A person is guilty of obstructing firefighting operations when he intentionally and unreasonably obstructs the efforts of any:
 1. fireman in extinguishing a fire, or prevents or dissuades another from extinguishing or helping to extinguish a fire; or
 2. fireman, police officer or peace officer in performing his duties in circumstances involving an imminent danger created by an explosion, threat of explosion or the presence of toxic fumes or gases.
Obstructing firefighting operations is a class A misdemeanor.


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Sysdig Monitor keeps a watch on time-series metrics, and alert if they violate user-defined thresholds.
The lines shown in the preview chart represent the values for the segments selected to monitor. The popup is a color-coded legend to show which segment (or combination of segments if there is more than one) the lines represent. You can also deselect some segment lines to prevent them from showing in the chart. Note that there is a limit of 10 lines that Sysdig Monitor ever shows in the preview chart.
Defining a Metric Alert
Guidelines
 - Set a unique name and description: Set a meaningful name and description that help recipients easily identify the alert
 - Specify multiple segments: Selecting a single segment might not always supply enough information to troubleshoot. Enrich the selected entity with related information by adding additional related segments. Enter hierarchical entities so you have the bottom-down picture of what went wrong and where. For example, specifying a Kubernetes Cluster alone does not provide the context necessary to troubleshoot. In order to narrow down the issue, add further contextual information, such as Kubernetes Namespace, Kubernetes Deployment, and so on.
Specify Metrics
Select a metric that this alert will monitor. You can also define how data is aggregated, such as avg, max, min or sum. To alert on multiple metrics using boolean logic, switch to multi-condition alert.
Configure Scope
Filter the environment on which this alert will apply.
Filter the environment on which this alert will apply. An alert will fire when a host goes down in the availability zone, us-east-1b.
Use advanced operators to include, exclude, or pattern-match groups, tags, and entities. See Multi-Condition Alerts.
You can also create alerts directly from Explore and Dashboards for automatically populating this scope.
Configure Trigger
Define the threshold and time window for assessing the alert condition. Single Alert fires an alert for your entire scope, while Multiple Alert fires if any or every segment breach the threshold at once.
Metric alerts can be triggered to notify you of different aggregations:
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on average
The average of the retrieved metric values across the time period. Actual number of samples retrieved is used to calculate the value.
For example, if new data is retrieved in the 7th minute of a 10-minutes sample and the alert is defined as on average, the alert will be calculated by summing the 3 recorded values and dividing by 3.
as a rate
The average value of the metric across the time period evaluated. The expected number of values is used to calculate the rate to trigger the alert.
For example, if new data is retrieved in the 7th minute of a 10-minutes sample and the alert is defined as as a rate, the alert will be calculated by summing the 3 recorded values and dividing by 10 ( 10 x 1 minute samples).
in sum
The combined sum of the metric across the time period evaluated.
at least once
The trigger value is met for at least one sample in the evaluated period.
for the entire time
The trigger value is met for a every sample in the evaluated period.
as a rate of change
The trigger value is met the change in value over the evaluated period.
For example, if the file system used percentage goes above 75 for the last 5 minutes on an average, multiple alerts will be triggered. The mac address of the host and mount directory of the file system will be represented in the alert notification.
Usecases
 - Number of processes running on a host is not normal
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What is a School of Living Traditions?
A School of Living Traditions (SLT) is one where a living master/culture bearer or culture specialist teaches skills and techniques of doing a traditional art or craft. The mode of teaching is usually non-formal, oral and with practical demonstrations. The site maybe the house of the living master, a community social hall, or a center constructed for the purpose.
Basiao, Basey SLT on Tikog Weavig (PMED)
Who teaches at SLTs?
It is the culture bearer or master or specialist. This term refers to the individual who is recognized to possess the skills and techniques in doing a particular traditional art or craft. He shall be responsible in teaching his craft to a group of learners and shall ensure that his/her students learn the craft.
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Who are the students at SLTs?
It is limited to the young people from the same ethno-linguistic community.The establishment of Schools of Living Traditions (SLTs) is in response to UNESCO's call for the preservation of cultural heritage by preserving it in a living form, ensuring its transmission to the next generations (the other approach being the recording of it in a tangible form and conserving it in archives). While there are various facets of cultural heritage that can be transmitted to the next generations, this program would like to specifically focus on the transmission of indigenous skills and techniques to the young. It aims to encourage culture specialists/masters to continue with their own work, develop and expand the frontiers of that work, and train younger people to take their place in the future.
The program for the establishment of SLTs is also anchored on the mandate of NCCA to:
(1) conserve and promote the nation's historical and cultural heritage by encouraging and supporting the study, recognition and preservation of endangered human cultural resources such as weavers, chanters, dancers and other craftsmen, as well as the conservation and development of such artistic, linguistic and occupational skills that are threatened with extinction; and
(2) preserve and integrate traditional culture and its various creative expressions as a dynamic part of the national cultural mainstream by helping set up or encourage, monitor and subsidize companion systems at the regional, provincial and local levels, intended to develop traditional cultures such as arts/crafts centers, preferably in community settings apart from the usual museum settings, where exponents of living arts and crafts can practice and teach their art and enrich contemporary designs.Specifically, the program aims to identify aspects/components of traditional culture and art considered to be important to a cultural community that should be imparted to the young so that these aspects can be perpetuated.
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CR Source Water Assessment
The Source Water Assessment was completed to provide information so that the OC-SFWB, NCCWC, and CRW public water system staff/operator, consumers, and community citizens can begin developing strategies to protect the source of their drinking water, and to minimize future public expenditures for drinking water treatment. The assessment was prepared under the requirements and guidelines of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
WHAT AREAS ARE INCLUDED IN OC-SFWB, NCCWC, AND CRW'S DRINKING WATER PROTECTION AREA?
The drinking water for OC-SFWB, NCCWC, and CRW is supplied by three individual intakes on the Clackamas River. These three public water suppliers teamed with DEQ and DHS to complete this Source Water Assessment for the Clackamas River watershed upstream of the intakes. Combined, the three public water systems serve approximately 90,000 citizens.
In addition to the intakes for OC-SFWB, NCCWC, and CRW, there are intakes for three other water providers in the Clackamas River watershed; a schematic diagram of the Clackamas Sub-basin Drinking Water Protection Areas is attached. This assessment addresses the geographic area providing water to OC-SFWB,
NCCWC, and CRW's intakes (SFWB, NCCWC, and CRW's portion of the drinking water protection area) between the OC-SFWB intake and the upstream intake for Estacada. The boundaries of the Drinking Water Protection Area are illustrated on the figure attached to this summary. Information on the protection area upstream of the Estacada intake is summarized in SFWB, NCCWC, and CRW's assessment.
Activities and impacts in the SFWB, NCCWC, and CRW protection area have the potential to also impact the downstream water users (Lake Oswego Municipal Water will be provided a copy of this assessment).
The OC-SFWB, NCCWC, and CRW intakes are located in the Lower Clackamas River Watershed in the Clackamas Sub-Basin of the Willamette Basin. The geographic area providing water to the intakes (the drinking water protection area) extends upstream from the OC-SFWB intake approximately 335 miles (approximately 1,130 miles including area upstream of the Estacada intake) in a southeasterly direction and encompasses a total area of 264 square miles (939 total square miles including the area upstream of the Estacada intake). Included in this area are a number of tributaries to the Clackamas River including Rock, Richardson, Clear, Eagle, Deep, Foster, and Goose Creeks and their tributaries.
The protection area within an 8-hour travel time from the intake extends approximately 14.3 miles upstream of the OC-SFWB intake. It is recommended that the water systems and community consider increased protection within an 8-hour travel time from the intake since eight hours should provide adequate response time to protect the integrity of the public water system intake should a spill or release occur at any crossing or discharge point to the stream.


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Introduction
In this post, I will demonstrate how to develop a Qt Application that will to get the information of accelerometer sensor at N900 device.
An accelerometer is a device that measures proper acceleration, the acceleration experienced relative to freefall.Single- and multi-axis models are available to detect magnitude and direction of the acceleration as a vector quantity, and can be used to sense orientation, vibration and shock. Micromachined accelerometers are increasingly present in portable electronic devices like mobile phones and video game controllers, to detect the orientation of the device or provide for game input.
Accelerometer Data at N900
The accelerometer data is sysfs file information.Sysfs is a virtual file system provided by Linux 2.6. Sysfs exports information about devices and drivers from the kernel device model to userspace, and is also used for configuration.
The three coordinates of accelerometer sensor is in a text file provided on one line and separated by white space. This file is at path below:
/sys/class/i2c-adapter/i2c-3/3-001d/coord
The values are in mG (milli G). 1000 = 1 G. The g-force experienced by an object is its acceleration relative to free-fall like described above.
At N900 device , the values are connected to the position showed below.
PostN900Accelerometer.png
The Code
 - At starts, i created a QThread. This thread will read the file with data at all the time.
class aThread : public QThread {
 Q_OBJECT
public:
 aThread();
 void run();
 QString x;
 QString y;
 QString z;
public slots:
 void getXYZ();
 void process_data();
signals:
 void dataProcessed(QString,QString,QString);
private:
 QString data;
};
 - At implementation of our thread , the getXYZ() method is called always.
void aThread::run() {
 int a=1;
 while(a)
 {
 getXYZ();
 }
}
 - This method open the file, read and process the string found on the file.
void aThread::getXYZ() {
 QFile file("/sys/class/i2c-adapter/i2c-3/3-001d/coord");
 if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text))
 return;
 QTextStream in(&file);
 data = in.readAll();
 process_data();
}
 - Then, in the processing of information the string found is splited by the white spaces creating three different strings.These strings are the X,Y,Z coordinates of accelerometer.The signal dataProcessed() is emitted to allowing that other class can connect yours slots to this signal.
void aThread::process_data() {
 QStringList data_splited = data.split(" ");
 x = data_splited[0];
 y = data_splited[1];
 z = data_splited[2];
 emit dataProcessed(x,y,z);
}
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Since a topic can have multiple audiences, you can include multiple audience elements. For each audience you specify, you can identify the high-level task they are trying to accomplish with the _USER_ attribute, and the level of experience expected with the _USER_ attribute. The element can be used to provide a more detailed definition of values used throughout the map or topic on the _USER_ attribute.
Many of the attributes on the element have enumerated values, which can be restricted by using constraints or extended by using associated attributes. For instance, the _USER_ attribute can be used to extend the audience type enumeration.
See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.
For a command reference topic for experienced programmers, the following might be an appropriate indication of that audience:
The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group and the attributes defined below.
- Indicates the kind of person for whom the content of the topic is intended. Note that this differs from the _USER_ attribute on many other DITA elements. Beginning with DITA 1.2, values in this attribute are not limited to a small number of choices; the following values were used in DITA 1.0 and DITA 1.1, and are still provided as sample values: user, purchaser, administrator, programmer, executive, services, other, and -dita-use-conref-target.
- Indicates an alternate audience type, when the type is not available in the _USER_ attribute value list. This value is used as the user-provided audience when the _USER_ attribute value is set to "other."
- Indicates the high-level task the audience for the topic is trying to accomplish. Different audiences might read the same topic in terms of different high-level tasks; for example, an administrator might read the topic while administering, while a programmer might read the same topic while customizing. Beginning with DITA 1.2, values in this attribute are not limited to a small number of choices; the following values were used in DITA 1.0 and DITA 1.1, and are still provided as sample values: installing, customizing, administering, programming, using, maintaining, troubleshooting, evaluating, planning, migrating, other, and -dita-use-conref-target.
- If the _USER_ attribute value is "other" the value of this attribute is used to identify a kind of job other than the default ones provided by the _USER_ attribute.
- Indicates the level of experience the audience is assumed to possess. Different audiences might have different experience levels with respect to the same topic; for example, a topic might require general knowledge from a programmer, but expert knowledge from a user. Beginning with DITA 1.2, values in this attribute are not limited to a small number of choices; the following values were used in DITA 1.0 and DITA 1.1, and are still provided as sample values: novice, general, expert, and -dita-use-conref-target.


you combine your techniques (e.g., flameworking with molding ) and would you want to?
A. Sure, almost any glass techniques can be combined if you do it right.
Q. I'd like to know if you have to get air bubbles out of glass (like you do with ceramics or they explode in the kiln) and how on earth you can do that.
A. Yes and no. When the glass is originally melted the temperature of the furnace is turned up to decrease the viscosity of the glass so that air bubbles rise to the surface and pop. If there are still bubbles trapped in the glass after that, it isn't a good thing. That's called seedy glass - those tiny bubbles are seeds and are a defect in the glass.
Sometimes, air bubbles are intentionally put into glass as part of the design of a piece. I use air bubbles as a design element in some of my paperweights. These do not weaken the glass (as long as they are not right next to the surface of the piece).
The difference in a ceramic body is that the air is trapped at room temperature and then expands as the piece is fired, cracking the piece. In glass the air is always trapped hot so it can't expand enough to crack anything. Above approximately 1100 degrees F, glass is soft enough to move with any pressure changes bubbles might cause, clay isn't.
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Can Industrial Parks Be More Environmentally Friendly?
Although industrial parks are often considered major economic engines for the communities in which they reside, they can also consume environmental resources and produce significant pollution that can negatively affect human health and quality of life. A case study published in Environmental Engineering Science (_URL_ a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (_URL_), describes a systems-based approach to assess and reduce the negative societal and economic impact of industrial parks. The article on sustainability management for industrial parks (_URL_ ) is available on the Environmental Engineering Science website.
"The extent of sustainable economic development is critical to the quality of life that defines various communities," says Domenico Grasso, Ph.D, Editor-in-Chief and Vice President for Research, Dean of the Graduate College, University of Vermont (Burlington). "Industrial parks have long been a cornerstone of regional economic activity and prosperity. This paper by Ching-Ho Chen and colleagues does a wonderful job of helping policy and decision makers evaluate the environmental dimensions and consequences of these important developments."
A team of researchers from Taiwan studied the operation and management of a local industrial park. They measured air and water pollution, solid waste production, land use, and water and energy consumption and proposed a management model based on more sustainable practices. Ching-Ho Chen, National Taipei University of Education, Wei-Lin Liu, Ing-Jia Chiou, Nanya Institute of Technology, and Shu-Liang Liaw, National Central University, describe their work in the article, "Methodology and System of Total Quantity and Sustainability Management for Industrial Parks."
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Clinton's woodfern originated as a hybrid of Goldie's fern and crested woodfern, and its characteristics are mostly intermediate between the two parents. The fertile fronds of Clinton's woodfern are taller, narrower, and more upright than its sterile fronds, but the difference is less pronounced than it is in crested woodfern. Like crested woodfern, Clinton's woodfern's lowest leaflets are broadly triangular. The fronds are wider than crested woodfern fronds, but narrower than Goldie's fern fronds.
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Hybrid Metaheuristics and Linear Programming for Finite Capacity MRP in Multi-Stage Flexible Flow Shop with Permutation and Non-permutation Scheduling Options
This paper presents a new algorithm for Finite Capacity MRP (FCMRP) in a multi-stage flexible flow shop. The proposed algorithm consists of four conventional metaheuristics namely, Genetic Algorithm (GA), Tabu Search (TS), Variable Neighborhood Search (VNS), and Simulated Annealing (SA) hybridized with Linear Programming (LP). The objective is to minimize the total cost, which is the sum of tardiness, earliness, and flow-time costs. There are two main steps of the proposed algorithm. Firstly, an efficient sequence of orders is generated by the proposed metaheuristics in a way that reduce the total cost. In this step, the required operations of the orders are scheduled based on two scheduling options called permutation and non-permutation. Secondly, the total cost is minimized by the LP model. The required parameters of the metaheuristics are tuned by using real data from automotive companies. The result shows that the proposed algorithm significantly outperforms the existing algorithm, and GA obtains the best total cost.
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Mains Paper 3: Economy | Mobilization of resources
From the UPSC perspective, the following things are important:
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Need for better regulation of CRAs to maintain investor confidence in Indian markets
According to new regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), liquid mutual funds holding debt securities with a maturity term of more than 30 days will have to value these securities on a mark-to-market basis.
Changes in rules
- Until now, liquid mutual funds could report the value of debt instruments with a maturity term of up to 60 days using the amortisation-based valuation method.
- Only debt securities with a maturity term of over 60 days were to be valued on a mark-to-market basis. So the new rule seemingly narrows the scope for amortisation-based valuation.
- Amortisation-based valuation, which is completely detached from the market price of the securities being valued, allowed mutual funds to avoid the volatility associated with mark-to-market valuation.
- By exempting securities with a maturity period of up to 30 days from mark-to-market valuation, however, SEBI may be doing no favour to individual investors.
- this helps avoid the volatility of mark-to-market accounting and the need to provide a fair account of the value of their investments.
- What is likely is a decrease in the yields received on securities maturing in 30 days or less and an increase in the yields on debt instruments with a maturity period of 31 to 60 days.
- It will, however, do nothing to make investors in mutual funds become more informed about the real value of their investments.
Contrast with earlier arrangements
- The latest SEBI rules are also in direct contrast to the usual accounting practices when it comes to the valuation of securities.
- Generally accepted accounting principles mandate securities with the least maturity to be reported on a mark-to-market basis while allowing the amortisation-based method to be employed to value other securities with longer maturity periods.
- This makes sense as the profits and losses associated with securities with shorter terms are closer to being realised by investors when compared to longer-term securities.
- SEBI would do well to mandate that all investments made by liquid mutual funds should be valued on a mark-to-market basis. Simultaneously, it should work on deepening liquidity in the bond market so that bond market prices can serve as a ready reference to ascertain the value of various debt securities.


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The correct installation method for the pipe connector and pipe patcher, customers can refer to the following installation methods to learn:
1. Remove the burrs and sharp corners of the tube end to ensure that the connector does not damage the rubber seal;
2. Mark the width of half of the pipe joints at both ends as an installation instruction;
3. Put the tube on the joint and adjust the allowable tolerance range of the joint.
4. The joint has passed into the set range;
5. According to the rated torque value on the joint housing, tighten the joint bolt, the torque value on the wrench must be placed in the corresponding value;
6. Once fastened, do not turn the connector on the pipe.
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What kind of seaweed is kelp?
What kind of seaweed is kelp?
Kelps are large brown algae seaweeds that make up the order Laminariales. There are about 30 different genera. Kelp grows in "underwater forests" (kelp forests) in shallow oceans, and is thought to have appeared in the Miocene, 5 to 23 million years ago.
Is kelp seaweed healthy?
Kelp, a type of seaweed, is chock full of good-for-you nutrients that can benefit your health and possibly even prevent disease. Already a staple in many Asian cuisines, this type of sea algae is a natural source of essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
READ: What size generator do I need to run a mobile home?
What exactly is kelp?
Kelp Forests are underwater ecosystems formed in shallow water by the dense growth of several different species known as kelps. Though they look very much like plants, kelps are actually extremely large brown algae. … Kelp thrives in cold, nutrient-rich waters.


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In many communities, there is a particularly acute need for donation of fresh fruits and vegetables and other farm-fresh products, beyond what is currently being donated. Whether growers live in surrounding areas or are part of the growing "urban ag" movement, they can play an important role in addressing food insecurity. NRDC has worked on two levels to engage farmers around food donation issues. In Nashville we conducted a survey of area farmers to gauge their interest in food donation, and in New York State we successfully advocated for passage of a law providing financial incentives for farmers to donate unsold food.
In this guide we share lessons learned from both processes. In addition, this package includes:
- Nashville farm survey instrument
- Nashville farm survey results
- A Farmer's Guide to the Enhanced Federal Tax Deduction for Food Donation
- A Farmer's Guide to the New York State "Farm to Food Bank" Tax Credit
- Addressing Food Waste and Increasing Food Donation Through the New York Farm to Food Bank Tax Credit
1. Gathering farmers' input about the potential to expand donation of surplus farm products
To better understand on-farm losses of fruits and vegetables in central Tennessee, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee and the Nashville Food Project to survey area farmers. The survey aimed to quantify loss and clarify the causes of these losses, identify barriers to sale and donation of these products, and assess farmers' interest in expanding donation and gleaning opportunities. The example survey instrument shows the questions that we asked, and the results document highlights the insights gained from participating farmers.
- We enlisted the help of farmers' markets, extension agents, farmer affinity groups, nonprofit organizations, and the Second Harvest Food Bank to disseminate the survey tool. These organizations were essential for providing email addresses and phone numbers for farmers in their networks.
- Issuing surveys right after the winter holidays helps engage farmers when they tend to be less busy. However, in climates like Tennessee's, the "winter down time" is fairly brief given the long growing season and early spring.
- We had significant challenges obtaining survey responses, especially by email, and soon broadened our reach by mailing hard copies of the survey and telephoning participants to walk them through the survey and record their responses. Phone calls were very labor intensive for NRDC and largely unsuccessful in obtaining responses, although phone conversations provided an opportunity for additional dialogue with farmers.
- To thank them for their time, respondents were offered a gift card to an area farm equipment retailer. One grower included a note stating the gift card incentive made it worth his time to complete and return the survey.
- In designing our survey instrument, we found it important to avoid potential confusion by clearly distinguishing donation of product harvested by the farmer and product that was obtained through gleaning by volunteers.
- The list of fruits and vegetables included in NRDC's survey reflected crops commonly grown in the area surrounding Nashville. Similarly, the options we provided in the question about farm size was reflective of local conditions. Both should be tailored to the environment where the survey is being conducted.
- We also found it helpful to ask growers about their familiarity with federal tax incentives for food donation. Most were unfamiliar with the incentives which confirms the need to communicate more deliberately with farmers about those incentives. See the guidance that NRDC subsequently produced on this topic.
2. State policy strategies to expand donation of farm products
- Though billions of pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables in the United States go unharvested or otherwise never enter the food supply, farmers often cannot afford to pick, pack, and transport that food for donation. To help address this, policymakers in some states have passed legislation designed to reduce donation costs. Helping farmers cover the harvesting and transportation costs incurred when they donate agricultural products can increase access to healthy fresh food and reduce food waste.
- Partnering closely with a wide range of stakeholders, the state of New York enacted a tax credit for donations of agricultural products to the food recovery system to address the costs of donation. This tax credit allows farmers to claim 25 percent of the fair market value of qualified donations, with a maximum benefit of $5,000 per year, thus incentivizing them to donate their unsold products to those in need.
- The success of the New York "Farm to Food Bank" campaign was due in large part to the diversity and breadth of the coalition that developed to advocate for the tax credit. The diversity of the coalition's members, both in terms of geography and the issues they focused on, helped the group address many of challenges it faced in trying to bring the tax credit to fruition.
- We documented the important role of this tax credit and lessons learned in the campaign in our report Addressing Food Waste and Increasing Food Donation Through the New York Farm to Food Bank Tax Credit. To help farmers navigate the changing tax landscape around food donation, NRDC created both "A Farmer's Guide to the Enhanced Federal Tax Deduction for Food Donation" and "A Farmer's Guide to the New York State 'Farm to Food Bank' Tax Credit."


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WIZ-dynamic web-based course presentation system
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The educational potential of the World-Wide-Web is clear. It provides not only a means of communication, but, just as importantly, a means for storing and conveniently accessing a massive amount of information. Such characteristics make it an ideal platform for distance education. One limitation however is the fi.xed nature of the web itself, making guidance and individualized presentation difficult. This thesis presents a project, the WIZ s3'stem, aimed at overcoming this problem. The WIZ system is a dynamic hypermedia system that presents interactive courses over the Internet. It monitors the progress of each student in order to provide a presentation that best matches the individual. Students have the freedom to browse the course material but can return back to the guided presentation by simply clicking on a button. In addition, the WIZ s\'stem exploits the communication (newsgroup and email) facilities of the Internet in order to provide a collaborative discussion environment for courses. WIZ employs sound educational design and software engineering principles to generate affordable, individualized, interactive distance education, independent of time and location.
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Latest hardware improvements on transceivers supporting Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) make it feasible to connect small battery powered devices hundred of meters apart.
We propose a physical computing paradigm fully exploiting this novel technology. Spatial physical computing (SPC) leverages not only natural manipulation typically used on TUI and construction kits but also integrates the necessary deambulation (around a building or a city) in the process of creating, testing and tuning a distributed smart sensor/actuator network.
The overall system is a compound of (an unlimited) set of independent data-processing nodes supporting an event-driven data-flow programming scheme. We demonstrate in a few examples how such networks can be deployed - spatially programmed - through intuitive physical actions, and discuss the unique qualities and challenges of Spatial Physical Computing.


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Sequela (//; plural sequelæ or sequelae, Latin sequela, from sequi ("follow") is a pathological condition resulting from a disease, injury, or other trauma. Typically, a sequela is a chronic condition that is a complication of an acute condition that begins during that acute condition. This is in contrast to a late effect.
Examples and uses
Chronic kidney disease, for example, is sometimes a sequela of diabetes, and neck pain is a common sequela of whiplash or other trauma to the cervical vertebrae. Post-traumatic stress disorder may be a psychological sequela of rape. Sequelae of traumatic brain injury include headache and dizziness, anxiety, apathy, depression, aggression, cognitive impairments, personality changes, mania, psychosis.
Other examples of sequelae include those following neurological injury; including aphasia, ataxia, hemiand quadriplegia, and any number of other changes that may be caused by neurological trauma. Note that these pathologies can be related to both physical and chemical traumas, as both can cause lingering neuron damage.
The phrase status post, abbreviated in writing as s/p, is used to discuss sequelae with reference to their cause. Clinicians typically use the phrase to refer to acute traumatic conditions. For example: "the patient had neck pain status post a motor vehicle accident".
- Traumatic causes of Tempormandibular Joints Disorder (dysfunction)
- James A Lindsey, Chronic Sequelae of Foodborne Disease, Emerging Infectious Disease, Vol 3, No 4, 1997.
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From Amanda Bell, Hydrologist, USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center
The State of Michigan has selected water bodies of high importance to study for harmful algal blooms (HAB) based on recreational or drinking water use. US Geological Survey (USGS) will work with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to enhance current monitoring and response in the state by conducting additional sampling and incorporating sensor and satellite technologies. The objective will be to validate data from the Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) application and use sensor data to develop HAB predictions at selected lakes in the state.
As part of their annual HAB sampling EGLE collects samples from lakes that are experiencing visual blooms. At selected lakes, water samples will be collected by USGS on a biweekly schedule. EGLE will collect water samples from these lakes as part of their ongoing HAB response network. The CyAN Application will also be used to determine lakes that maybe experiencing a HAB, and may warrant a response-based water sample. EGLE and USGS will work together to determine threshold criteria for response samples based on CyAN imagery data. In addition to water sampling, buoys will be deployed by USGS at selected lakes in the 2021 growing season. In conjunction with the CyAN application data, the buoy data will be used to determine lakes that maybe experiencing a HAB. Using predetermined thresholds of the measured parameters, notifications will be sent to selected personnel as to when a HAB may be occurring. Comparing the collected parameters and the results from the water samples we will be able to determine the cyanotoxin concentrations and potential for cyanotoxin production during times of possible HAB occurrence, therefore allowing us to ground-truth the use of additional real-time buoys in more locations and ground truthing the CyAN imaging in more lakes.
These are the lakes being sampled this summer:
Hardy Dam Pond
Paw Paw Lake
Van Etten Lake
Not all of the lakes will be sampled next year as there is only funding for 8 buoys so lakes that had active blooms this year would be the priority to have additional sampling next year and have the buoys deployed.
For more information about HABs, The Michigan Riparian magazine had an extensive article in the Summer 2020 issue and we encourage you to visit the EGLE website: _URL_
If you believe you are experiencing HABs on your lake, you can contact EGLE: _PHONE_ or _EMAIL_


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Letters Section Editor: Stephen J. Lurie,
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To the Editor: We have 2 concerns about the
study by Dr Rosenheck and colleagues.1 First,
the average dosages of olanzapine (14.1 mg/d) and haloperidol (13.6 mg/d)
do not reflect similar levels of dopamine D2 receptor occupancy
in each treatment group: about 75% for olanzapine and about 90% for haloperidol.2 Although the dosages that the authors used are
common in practice, they do not reflect optimal dosing for haloperidol. Given
the relationship between dopaminergic neurotransmission and extrapyramidal
symptoms and aspects of cognitive and motor functioning,3 differences
in dopamine D2 receptor occupancy could partially explain the small
advantages found in favor of olanzapine.
de Haan L, van Beveren N. Olanzapine vs Haloperidol for Treatment of Schizophrenia. JAMA. 2004;291(9):1064. doi:10.1001/jama.291.9.1065-c


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This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course L161 Exploring languages and cultures [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)].
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Do plants receive nutrients immediately after application?
No, which is the point of a slow-release plant food. Instead, Osmocote nutrients are released into the soil as replacements
for the nutrients being drawn into the plant's root system.
The temperature of the soil controls the rate at which nutrients are taken up by the plant and the rate at which nutrients are released by the Osmocote granules. The warmer the soil, the faster nutrients are released. Conversely, when soil temperatures drop, so does the release of nutrients.
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(HealthDay News) – A significant correlation between coronary artery disease (CAD) and prostate cancer (PCa) has been found among men participating in a prostate drug trial, according to research published online February 7 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
Jean-Alfred Thomas II, MD, from Duke University in Durham, NC, and colleagues analyzed data from the four-year REDUCE study, which tested dutasteride 0.5mg daily for PCa risk reduction in men with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) of 2.5 to 10.0ng/mL and a negative biopsy. The association between CAD and overall PCa risk and disease grade was examined, adjusting for clinicopathological features, in men who underwent at least one on-study biopsy (6,729 men; 82.8%).
The researchers found that 547 men (8.6%) had a history of CAD, and they were significantly older and had greater body mass indices, PSA values, and prostate volumes. They were also more likely to have hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes, and to take aspirin and statins. CAD correlated with an increased risk of PCa diagnosis (odds ratio [OR], 1.35; P=0.007), and an elevated risk of low-grade (OR, 1.34; P=0.02) and high-grade disease (OR, 1.34; P=0.09).
"Ultimately, if the relationship between CAD and PCa risk is confirmed, then measures proven to reduce CAD may theoretically also reduce PCa risk," the authors write.
Several authors disclosed financial ties to GlaxoSmithKline, which partially funded the study.


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Non-Intrusive Methodology for Estimation of Speed Fluctuations in Automotive Turbochargers under Unsteady Flow Conditions
ISSN: _PHONE_, e-ISSN: _PHONE_
Published April 01, 2014 by SAE International in United States
Citation: Ponti, F., Ravaglioli, V., Corti, E., Moro, D. et al., "Non-Intrusive Methodology for Estimation of Speed Fluctuations in Automotive Turbochargers under Unsteady Flow Conditions," SAE Int. J. Engines 7(3):_PHONE_, 2014, _URL_
The optimization of turbocharging systems for automotive applications has become crucial in order to increase engine performance and meet the requirements for pollutant emissions and fuel consumption reduction. Unfortunately, performing an optimal turbocharging system control is very difficult, mainly due to the fact that the flow through compressor and turbine is highly unsteady, while only steady flow maps are usually provided by the manufacturer. For these reasons, one of the most important quantities to be used onboard for optimal turbocharger system control is the rotational speed fluctuation, since it provides information both on turbocharger operating point and on the energy of the unsteady flow in the intake and exhaust circuits.
This work presents a methodology that allows determining the instantaneous turbocharger rotational speed through a proper frequency processing of the signal coming from one accelerometer mounted on the turbocharger compressor. Consequently, the developed algorithm can be used to determine both rotational speed mean value and the amplitude of speed fluctuations that are caused by unsteady flows. From this last evaluated quantity, it is also possible to obtain an estimation of power delivered by the turbine, that might be used for control and diagnostic purposes.
The whole estimation algorithm has been developed and validated for a light duty turbocharged Diesel engine installed in a test cell at the University of Bologna. This paper reports the experimental layout used in this work and the accuracy obtained applying the speed fluctuations estimation procedure to the turbocharged Diesel engine under study.


The final thing of my design may be a product type design. So I made an interaction diagram and business flow. The interaction between people and products is mainly reflected in three aspects:
1. Interaction between human hands and small clouds (pinch, squeeze)
2. The way people use the chair normally
3. The spinning of the chair caused by the shaking of the human body.
The business model is also worth thinking about. If it appears on the market as a piece of furniture, how to stimulate people to purchase is also a problem. I considered making the material and color of this cloud more variable. People can buy products in newly launched colors. At the same time, they can also recycle old products and the old parts.
Some feedback from my interviewees
1.Worried that the balls inside will run out. It is recommended to add a double-layer shell, which will be more stable as well.
2.Looking forward to more interactions on the light. (How to turn on the light)
3.The "cloud" inside can be used separately.
4.Provide more using ways. For example: you can embrace "clouds" as a pillow.
5.Consider the size.
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How to use Dynamic Groups to manage your contacts
April 21, 2016
We've already explained in this post how to use dynamic groups to create groups based on specific features such as age, gender, location, etc.
This post goes further into this feature and how it can help you organize your contacts based on features, engagement and/or missing information.
Organize contacts by feature(s)
Let's say we're interested in sending a poll to contacts between the age of 15 and 18 years. To do this you first need to find the contacts meeting that age requirement.
Go to the Contacts tab and enter the following query in the search bar:
age>=15 AND age<=18
It should look like this:
In this example, 2 contacts were found fitting the age requirement. We can save these contacts as a group by clicking on Save as Group button. We can now send a message or poll to this particular group.
It is also possible to search for contacts meeting multiple criteria. Let's assume we are interested in contacts who are female, are between 15 and 18 years old and who live in Kampala. In this case we enter the following query in the search bar:
gender=female AND (age>=15 and age<=18) AND district=Kampala
Here again we can decide to save the found contacts as a group.
Organize contacts based on "engagement"
You may remember this post where we showed how to keep track of contacts' participation in RapidPro. We added an "engagement counter" which measures how often contacts participate in flows. We can use this counter to group contacts based on their level of participation using dynamic groups.
Obviously, we first need to define engagement. We could for example decide that contacts who have participated in more than 10 polls will be considered "super" contacts. Now we can search for contacts whose counter is higher than 10 by simply entering this query in the search bar:
We may also want to take the "date of last participation" into account when measuring engagement. For instance, we consider a contact a "super" contact only if he/she participated in more than 10 polls AND has participated in a poll in the last month. To do this we could use this query:
last_participation_date>22-03-2016 AND engagement_counter>10
Using this query allows us too search for contacts that have participated after 22 March 2016 and whose engagement counter is bigger than 10. Note that the last participation date has been added as a contact field which keeps track of when a contact participates last in a poll. See this post for more info.
Identify contacts missing information for follow up
In an earlier post we said that there is no need for using temporary groups in registration flows to keep track of who hasn't responded to what question. Besides using the Split by Contact field feature we can now also search empty contact fields in Contacts. To do this we can use the query missing_field="" (as in quotation marks).
For example, if we look for contacts whose gender is unknown we can use this query:
All contacts that are missing gender information will be returned, which we can save as a dynamic group, for example "missing gender group".
Now we create a simple flow asking for just gender which could look like this:
This flow can be triggered by a campaign if you use the Registration Date as reference, or you can choose the option "Start a flow in the future or on a schedule" under Triggers.
In the case of campaign:
- Go to the Campaign tab and click Create Campaign
- You name the campaign and select the group to be involved and click Ok
- You click Add Event in the next page after which you'll see this screen:
- Here you choose the option "start flow", select which flow, in our case "ask for gender flow" and indicate when the flow should be triggered using the Registration Date as reference.
- You can add as many events as you want: 10 days after registration, 20 days after registration, etc.
In case you choose to use Triggers:
- Go to the Triggers tab and click on "Start a flow in the future or on a schedule":
- In the next screen you can select which flow to trigger, the contacts to receive the flow, the start date and time of the event and whether you want the trigger to be repeated (in our case every month):
Note that as soon as a contact provides his/her gender information he/she will be taken out of the missing gender group automatically (hence the name dynamic group). So there is no need to add an action in the flow to remove the contact from this group!
- Once a dynamic group is saved, any new contact that matches the applied query will be automatically placed in that group. This means that we don't need to run the query again as the groups are updated automatically.
- Space is not allowed in the contacts search bar. For example, the "last participation date" should be entered as last_participation_date. If we're not sure how the field is named we can check under Manage Contact Fields:
- When querying contacts you can use logical comparisons which evaluate to TRUE or FALSE. You may use the equals (=), not-equals (<>), greater-than (>), greater-than-or-equal (>=), less-than (<) and less-than-or-equal (<=) operators. When comparing text values, the equals (=) and not-equals (<>) operators are case-insensitive.
- Make sure that any contact field containing a number such as age and engagement counter are defined as Numeric and date fields as Date & Time. If the format is not set right, the queries may not work! In the screenshot above we see that the "last participation date" field is defined as "Date and Time". The "engagement counter" field on the other hand is defined as Numeric:


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"Richtung" is a noun used in the prepositional meaning of a movement or view into a direction.
Unlike directional prepositions (nach etc.), it concentrates solely on the act of moving (viewing) and its special direction.
"Richtung" can be preceded by the prepositions "in" (with accusative, to name the destination of the movement) and "aus" (dative, to name the starting point of the movement) and
its article "die/der". It has to be followed by a name word, substantive or subordinate clause.
In the latter case, "Richtung" keeps its substantive character and must be preceded by its article.
If a substantive follows, the article of this can in some cases be omitted.
Some rules for the use of the preposition and article before "Richtung" and
the article before a following substantive.
1) If a name word or a substantive used in its general meaning follows, "Richtung" can only be preceded by "in/aus". "In" can be omitted.
Wir kamen aus Richtung München.
Er ging (in) Richtung Autobahn.
2) If the article (or a possesive pronoun) is used to point on a specific substantive, "Richtung"
must be preceded by "in/aus", and the article can be inserted. The following substantive has the genitive.
Wir liefen in (die) Richtung des Feuers.
3) if a subordinate clause follows, "Richtung" must be preceded by preposition and article.
Sie sah in die Richtung, aus der die Schreie kamen.
All verbs describing some movement/view of the acting subject or objects used by the subject can be used in connection with "Richtung", like
- gehen, laufen, wandern, kommen etc.
- blicken, schauen, sehen; zeigen
"Richtung" emphasizes the movement and its direction. It should not be used if end point of the movement should be integrated in the expression. In this case, "nach", "zu", "in" or other prepositions are the right choice.
Let me know if I should add/clarify things. Please criticize if something is incorrect.


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- Remember to sign off the eCard with your name!
- Blog title: Thank you from yourname
An eCard could be a digital image some text printed on top of a photo. There are several ways to create one. Here are two suggested ways (you may choose to use other methods that you are familiar with):
- Using KeyNote or PowerPoint, insert a photo into the slide. Insert the desired text. Export the slide as an image.
- Using online dynamic tools like Glogster. This card could be animated. You may generate and embed the HTML codes into the blog post.


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Lions, Gulf of, or Golfe du Lion, a wide bay of the Mediterranean Sea along the southern coast of France and off the northeastern tip of Spain. It extends from a point near Toulon to Cabo de Creus, a cape in Spain. The Rhône River empties into the bay through a delta. The shoreline is marked by a number of lagoons. Marseille, France's leading seaport, lies on the bay.
Alps, a mountain system of central Europe. Its lofty ranges stretch in a rough arc from the Riviera on the Mediterranean coast, across southeastern France and northern Italy, through most of Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein, and into southern Germany and Slovenia.


ADEOS (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite)
ADEOS (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite) was a series of two Japanese Earth resources satellites. ADEOS 1, also known by its national name Midori meaning "green," was the first resources satellite to observe our planet from space in an integrated way. Developed and managed by Japan's NASDA (National Space Development Agency), it carried eight instruments supplied by NASDA, NASA, and CNES (the French space agency) to monitor worldwide environmental changes, including global warming, depletion of the ozone layer, and shrinking of tropical rainforests. Due to structural damage, the satellite went off-line after only nine months in orbit.
ADEOS 2 continued where its predecessor left off, but also studied the global circulation of energy and water. It contributed to NASA's EOS (Earth Observing System) by carrying NASA's Seawinds scatterometer, a microwave radar to measure near-surface wind velocity and oceanic cloud conditions, which scientists hoped would improve their ability to forecast and model global weather. However, all communication with ADEOS 2 was lost in Oct 2003, probably as a result of heightened solar flare activity at the time. Its active lifetime had been roughly the same as that of its predecessor. See also Japan in space.
launch date Aug 17, 1996 Dec 14, 2002
launch vehicle H-2 H-2A
launch site Tanegashima Tanegashima
orbit 800 × 800 km × 98.6° 804 × 806 km × 98.7°
size (stowed) 4.0 × 4.0 × 5.0 m 4.0 × 4.0 × 5.0 m
mass at launch about 3,500 kg 3,730 kg


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Electronystagmography is a test to look at voluntary and involuntary eye movements. It evaluates the acoustic nerve, which runs from the brain to the ears (and control hearing and balance) and the occulomotor nerve, which runs from the brain to the eyes.
How the test is performed:
Patches called electrodes (similar to those used with ECG, but smaller) are placed above, below, and to the side of each eye. They may be attached by adhesive or by a band around the head. Another electrode is attached to the forehead.
The electrodes record eye movements that occur when the inner ear and nearby nerves are stimulated by delivering cold and warm water to the ear canal at different times. Sometimes, the test is done using air instead of water. Each ear is tested separately.
When cold water enters the ear, it should cause rapid, side-to-side eye movements called nystagmus. The eyes should move rapidly away from the cold water and slowly back. Next, warm water is placed into the ear. The eyes should now move rapidly toward the warm water then slowly away.
Patients may also be asked to use their eyes to track objects, such as flashing lights.
The electrodes detect the length and speed of eye movements, and a computer records the results.
The test takes about 90 minutes.
Electronystagmography provides exact measurements of eye movements detected by the electrical changes the movements produce. It is more objective than simply watching the eyes after flushing warm or cold water into the ears. It can record behind closed eyelids or with the head in a variety of positions.
How to prepare for the test:
No preparation is necessary. Check with your health care provider if you are taking any medications.
How the test will feel:
There is minimal discomfort. You may find cold water in the ear uncomfortable. Brief dizziness (vertigo) may occur during the test.
Why the test is performed:
The test is used to determine whether a balance or nerve disorder is the cause of dizziness or vertigo.
Your doctor may order this test if you have dizziness or vertigo, impaired hearing, or suspected damage to the inner ear from certain medications.
Distinct involuntary eye movements should occur after instillation of warm or cold water into the ear canal.
Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
What abnormal results mean:
Abnormal results may be a sign of damage to the nerve of the inner ear or other parts of the brain that control eye movements.
Any disease or injury that damages the acoustic nerve can cause vertigo. This may include:
- Blood vessel disorders with bleeding (hemorrhage), clots, or atherosclerosis of the blood supply of the ear
- Cholesteatoma and other ear tumors
- Congenital disorders
- Medications that are toxic to the ear nerves, including aminoglycoside antibiotics, some antimalarial drugs, loop diuretics, and salicylates
- Multiple sclerosis
- Movement disorders such as progressive supranuclear palsy
- Some poisons
Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:
What the risks are:
There is a small risk associated with the caloric stimulation part of the test. Excessive water pressure can injure a previously damaged eardrum, but this rarely occurs. Caloric stimulation should not be performed if your eardrum has been perforated recently because of the risk of causing ear infection.
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The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World presents
Mining Community in the Long Durée: A Case Study of the Southeastern Hubei Mining Area in China, ca. 3 to 1 Millennium BCE
Dongming Wu (ISAW Visiting Assistant Professor)
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
This event is free and open to the public, however an RSVP is required. Please RSVP here.
The southeastern Hubei mining area was a major source of copper, lead, and tin, the primary elements of bronze alloy in Bronze-Age China. Chinese archaeologists and archaeometallurgists have impressively reconstructed the chaînes opératoires of miners and metalworkers, however, there have been few attempts to investigate the lives of miners and the mining community. Based on archaeological surveys, GIS mapping, and statistical study of mortuary data, this talk examines how the mining community in southeastern Hubei organized ore mining and ingot smelting, how the economic activities shaped the lifeways of the villagers and the societal structure in the mining area, and how the local people interacted and exchanged with the outside world. This research demonstrates the politico-economic transformation of the mining community from third to first millennium BCE, and brings to light the people who played an important role in the economic networks but are often neglected in studies of metallurgy in current scholarship.
Dongming Wu received his BA in Chinese Literature (2008) and MA in Comparative Literature (2011) from Sichuan University, and his MA (2015) and PhD (2022) in History from Columbia University. His research interests include economic history, history of science and technology, and intellectual history in early China.
His dissertation, titled "The Bronze Economy and the Making of the Southern Borderlands in the Zhou Dynasty (1045-256 BCE)," examines the connections between resource, technology, and power in early Chinese societies. It demonstrates how the production, exchange, and consumption of bronze, a strategic resource in Bronze Age China, transformed the social landscape of southern China in the Zhou dynasty. This research project utilizes diverse types of data and multidisciplinary approaches, including GIS, statistical analysis, and archaeometallurgy, to systematically study the political economy centered on bronze in late Bronze Age China.
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July 8th-26th, 8:30a.m.-3:00p.m. (all 3 weeks required to participate)
$1350 (total for 3 weeks, full day camp)
Join Studio Playground at Moses Brown School for our summer performance camp! Studio Playground teaches classes based in clown and physical acting. Students explore the benefits of laughter through movement, collaboration, and playful improvisation. In this 3-week camp, students work together to create an original show under the guidance of Artistic Directors, Matthew Bretschneider and Stefanie Resnick. The first week includes ensemble development and theater games to build performance skills. In the second week, students determine the theme for our play, create their own characters, and begin rehearsals. The third week focuses on building the production as students are immersed in the rehearsal process. Camp occurs Monday-Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm. Performances take place the evenings of Friday, July 26 on Moses Brown campus and Saturday, July 27 at a venue to be determined. Please note there will be an additional rehearsal prior to the performance on Saturday, July 27.


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The objective of this lesson was for the students to create a one-point perspective using the letters of their name.
Definition: One-point perspective is a type of linear perspective. All of types of linear perspectives include a horizon line and a stationary point (the position of the observer). In one-point perspective, only one vanishing point exists; lines radiate outwardly from this point, and perpendicular lines meet at this point.
We used pencils to draw our design.
We used color pencils and water colors to complete our composition.
We went over our letters with a black sharpie.


Multi-class classification of breast tissue using optical coherence tomography and attenuation imaging combined via deep learning
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We demonstrate a convolutional neural network (CNN) for multi-class breast tissue classification as adipose tissue, benign dense tissue, or malignant tissue, using multi-channel optical coherence tomography (OCT) and attenuation images, and a novel Matthews correlation coefficient (MCC)-based loss function that correlates more strongly with performance metrics than the commonly used cross-entropy loss. We hypothesized that using multi-channel images would increase tumor detection performance compared to using OCT alone. 5,804 images from 29 patients were used to fine-tune a pre-trained ResNet-18 network. Adding attenuation images to OCT images yields statistically significant improvements in several performance metrics, including benign dense tissue sensitivity (68.0% versus 59.6%), malignant tissue positive predictive value (PPV) (79.4% versus 75.5%), and total accuracy (85.4% versus 83.3%), indicating that the additional contrast from attenuation imaging is most beneficial for distinguishing between benign dense tissue and malignant tissue.
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Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative was launched on behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors. The initiative is rooted in inspiring stories of courage and survival that emerged during the Armenian Genocide, when 1.5 million Armenians perished. Those fortunate few who survived were saved by the courageous and heroic acts of institutions and individuals who intervened, at great risk. A century later, the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative seeks to express gratitude, share remarkable stories of survivors and their saviors, and celebrate the strength of the human spirit.
The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative creates and supports projects designed to raise public awareness and address the world's most pressing humanitarian issues.
The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative spans a number of projects:
- The Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity: the philanthropic vision of Noubar Afeyan, Vartan Gregorian, and Ruben Vardanyan, the co-founders of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative. Together, they seek to build a humanitarian movement by drawing attention to the issues faced by the world's most vulnerable and recognizing those individuals and organizations who intervene for good.
- The Aurora Dialogues: a series of thoughtful discussions between leading members of the political, humanitarian, and business communities to raise awareness and address some of the world's most pressing humanitarian issues.
- The Aurora Humanitarian Index: an international survey exploring the causes and trends behind the "compassion gap" that exists between what the general public says they feel about humanitarian issues and how they actually engage with these crises.
- The Aurora Gratitude Scholarships: a series of international projects aimed at shaping a better future for generations to come, with a special focus on education and social development – from the Gratitude Scholarships to partnerships with NGOs that are advancing humanitarian causes.
- 100 LIVES: a global media and content creation project aimed at preserving the memory of the victims and survivors of the Armenian Genocide, as well as those who intervened on their behalf a century ago. It is also a platform to present the stories of the Armenian diaspora and its connections to the Armenian heritage, culture and values.
All projects are designed to honor and support deserving individuals and organizations as an expression of gratitude to the saviors who intervened on behalf of Armenians a century ago.


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