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Anosmia Awareness Day
Anosmia Awareness Day on February 27th brings attention to a condition causing a loss of smell. Of all our senses, a smell perhaps is taken for granted more than any other.
There are many causes of Anosmia. The most common reasons are due to upper respiratory or sinus/nasal infections or diseases. We've all experienced a cold or allergy that's temporarily prevented us from smelling.
However, other conditions cause a permanent or long term loss of the sense. When anosmia symptoms are prolonged or life long, many anosmics do not get to enjoy the flavor of foods, the scent of an infant, or use their sense of smell as an early warning system for danger.
Our olfactory sense has a powerful effect on memories and emotions. When we lose this sense, the impact is terrific. Anosmia Awareness Day provides an opportunity to learn more about the condition and where to go for support.
Anosmia Awareness Day History
Daniel Schein founded Anosmia Awareness Day in 2012 to provide improved educational opportunities and support to those with olfactory conditions.


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|BE: Establishing the Production Preparation System
Honda debuted its new CVCC engine in February 1971, using an innovative low emissions technology as a springboard into the global spotlight. In those days, growing public concern with regard to safety and air pollution had forced automobile manufacturers to look beyond high performance and quality. To survive, it would be essential to provide a diverse line of cars designed to meet the needs of individual consumers.
Amid all this, Sayama Factory implemented an organizational change in September of the same year. The factorys Second Plant (the former Third Plant renamed after the Honda Manufacturing Machinery spin-off) transferred to the First Plant its mass-production functions for plastics work such as stamping, molding and casting. It then integrated its pre-production functionsprimarily molding, design, and die productionwith PG (which had successfully completed the Life launch) and restarted it as the Body Engineering Plant, or BE (Body Engineering).
BEs numerous responsibilities included the development of original technologies regarding body-contour reproduction, along with the design and production of dies. Moreover, BE was to collaborate with engineering groups specializing in body production as well as with Honda Manufacturing Machinery, which was responsible for the design and production of welding machines and fixtures (jigs with welding functions). Thus, it was believed that all Honda factories would receive assistance with body production. Therefore, in order to enhance Honda's production structure in all areas of body production, and increase the company's competitiveness, BE took an active role in engineering development. The group even established a system whereby Honda factories could prepare for the production launch of a new model concurrently with product development at Honda R&D. lt was a very close relationship with the factories that established BE as a critical force in production quality.
The system of production preparation established by BE targeted the following requirements:
A shorter lead-time from pre-production through production
Assurance of both productivity and product performance
Fewer initial problems at the start of mass production
Minimized startup costs and losses
Lower per-model investment in production facilities
These rather lofty goals meant that BE would have to work with Honda R&D,and that anticipated engineering problems would have to be settled prior to mass production. The creation of prototypes was one such method.Furthermore, BE collaborated with Honda's production departments in resolving issues arising from inappropriate production structures. The group proposed new systems of production, supplied dies, welding jigs, and machine equipment, and verified in detail whether or not the target requirements were being met.
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Cooperative Learning Activities for Students in Elementary School
Cooperative learning activities are a fantastic way to improve overall social and emotional learning and development, but, many students struggle with speaking up and asking for helpOften, when presented with a situation or question that they're not sure how to handle, they get quiet and shy instead of answering.
In these Decode a Joke worksheets, your students will work with a partner to decode the punchline to several animal-themed jokes by working to decode a joke for Cooper the Lion, an animal character from Zoo U. In the lesson, students will be presented with part of the joke, and in order to find the answer, they need to ask for help from someone holding the key.
Directions for these cooperative learning activities:
 1. Split students into pairs.
 2. Give one student in each pair the code, and give the other the key.
 3. The student with the code is the scribe. He will start by asking what the first symbol means, and the key holder will check the key and tell him the letter that corresponds to that symbol. The scribe will fill in that letter in the box above the symbol.
 4. Students continue to work this way until they have decoded the joke.
 5. If you would like them to switch roles, give them another coded message.
We encourage you or another adult to be in charge of the key, but for older students, this can work as a peer activity. In either case, students learn to ask for help decoding each letter until they uncover the silly answer.
By completing the lesson, students will build confidence and be more likely to ask for help when needed.
Answer Key for Decoded Jokes for Older Students:
 - What is a crocodile's favorite drink? Gator-ade.
 - Which side of a cheetah has the most spots? The outside.
 - What snakes are found on cars? Windshield vipers.
 - Who was the gorilla's favorite American President? Ape-raham Lincoln.
 - What time is it when an elephant sits on the sofa? Time to get a new sofa.
 - What kind of math do birds like? Owlgebra.
 - What do you call a bee that can't make up his mind? A maybee.
 - What kind of bears like to go out in the rain? Drizzly bears.
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- Understand how to calculate velocity using distance-time law
- Be able to determine the gravitational constant from the data we collect
In this session LEGO Education Master Trainer Rob Widger takes you through a workshop, using EV3 to enhance a subject area in the science curriculum.
In the workshop students will learn how to calculate velocity using the distance-time law and how to determine the gravitational constant from the data we collected.


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Aggregation Operations
The following table shows some of the aggregation operations you may encounter while using the Explain SQL window.
Operation Option Description
COUNT

Count the rows in the result set in order to satisfy the COUNT() function.
COUNT
STOPKEY
Count the number of rows returned by a result set, and stop processing when a certain number of rows are reached. This is usually the result of a WHERE clause which specifies a maximum ROWNUM (for instance WHERE ROWNUM <= 10).
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This occurs when a group function is used on data that is already grouped. For instance, select MAX(AVG(SALARY)) from EMPLOYEES GROUP by MANAGER_ID.
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JOIN
Sort the rows in preparation for a merge join.
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A sort to eliminate duplicate rows. Typically occurs as a result of using the distinct clause.
PARTITION
SINGLE
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PARTITION
CONCATENATED
Denotes that operations were performed on multiple partitions.
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GROUP BY
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The Bristol Branch Barnwell lecture took place on Wednesday June 20th at the University of West of England (UWE). Air Commodore Mark Sibley MRAeS, Director of Helicopter Operations, Royal Air Force delivered a lecture entitled 'In-Theatre Helicopter Operations'
Air Cdre Sibley presented an excellent lecture that outlined the many challenges of supporting helicopter operations in Afghanistan. He highlighted the routine environmental challenges and the impact of dust and extreme heat on maintenance operations. He also addressed the many other challenges encountered by the team in Afghanistan including terrain and logistic issues, rudimentary and limited hangars and living accommodation and the not inconsiderable threat posed from hostile forces. Air Cdre Sibley was keen to recognise the involvement and stress the contribution of the UK aerospace industry in overcoming the challenges and reducing the overall maintenance burden.
The Bristol Branch was formed in 1929 (one of the earliest, after Coventry and Yeovil). 1954 was the 25th anniversary of the Branch and the occasion was marked by the inauguration of the first Bristol Branch lecture named to honour the memory of Frank Barnwell. The Barnwell Brothers (Harold _PHONE_) and Frank (_PHONE_) achieved the first powered flight in Scotland on 28th July 1909 (with Harold at the controls). In 1911 Frank Barnwell moved to Bristol to join the British and Colonial Aircraft Company as a designer. He went on to become chief designer and had a key part in designing 150 different models for Bristol between 1915 and 1938 including the Bristol F.2 Fighter and then later the Bristol Blenheim.


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25 May 17. Dunhill Medical invests in us
The Dunhill Medical Trust's £300,000 grant assisted in us purchasing the Siemens Magnetom Prisma scanner.
New state-of-the-art 3T MR scanner
We are delighted that the new MRI scanner that was installed in our Edinburgh Imaging Facility RIE, has now been successfully scanning both patients and volunteers for the last 6 months.
This enables us to do advanced neuroimaging, in order to understand the causes of stroke and dementia, and develop effective preventions.
Some of the areas of research that will use the new scanner for advanced MR brain imaging are:
- Cerebral microvascular disease, which causes up to 45% of dementias and 20% of strokes. The research focuses on causes of microvascular and brain damage, risk factors across the life-course and developing treatments and running clinical trials.
- Delirium, which affects 15% of hospital-admitted patients aged over 65 years of age and increases dementia risk, but is poorly understood. The research will address the role of brain microvessel damage and how delirium increases the risk of dementia.
- Brain haemorrhage, which is a common cause of disability or death in older people, commonly related to amyloid angiopathy and associated with dementia. The research will address causes and risk factors for arteriolar damage and prevention.
- Resilience in cognitive ageing, which is part of several studies including the 1000-strong Lothian Birth Cohort 1936. Research links imaging-detected brain and microvascular damage to life course effects on cognition.
Edinburgh Imaging and the University of Edinburgh's Neuroimaging Sciences team are currently working on four research projects, with another five studies to be set up.

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'Fiber Optic Grass'
- Slender green foliage,
- Tips are buff colored flowers
- Flowers resemble the look of fiber optic lights
- Great in containers or beds and borders
Bright green grasslike plant with small fluffy flowers at the stem tips
Growing and Maintenance Tips for
Fiber Optic Grass is a neutral grass. Where temperatures get colder than 20 degrees F, the plants should be treated as annuals. Once the grass turns brown it can either be removed immediately or removed in the spring. It should not be expected to live through the winter and begin growing again in the spring. In areas where winter temperatures remain above 20 degrees it should be considered a perennial and the following information should be useful. Evergreen or neutral grasses are usually plants that look like grasses but aren't actually classified as grasses, they are generally called grass-like plants. Divide evergreen or neutral grasses and grass-like plants in spring only. Evergreen grasses don't ever go dormant. Dividing plants wounds them to some degree. For evergreen grasses this wounding will really affect their ability to live through the winter.


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Chemical Engineering and Processing, Vol.122, 380-388, 2017
Microwave fast-tracking biodiesel production
Three kinds of biodiesel production processes are compared and it is shown that the microwave heated acid process has higher productivity than the conventional heating alkaline or acid processes. The reaction time to reach the maximum yield in microwave-irradiated process is reduced to 50% of the time required by conventional heating processes. An optimization of process variables was done to identify the optimum microwave process irradiation. Searching an explanation for this non thermal microwave effect, a statistical design to stablish the complete chemical kinetic equation for soya oil transesterification with ethanol catalyzed by methane sulfonic acid was realized. The kinetical results show that this process has a complex mechanism that can be seen as a pseudo-1.6 global order reaction with low activation energy. Precisely, the order is 0.004 with respect to ethanol and -1.6 to soya oil. An analysis of this negative order was done and it brings a little more information to understand how to get best returns from biodiesel operations.


How To Hard Reset iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus (Guide)
iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus have a different kind of home button. Even though the home button looks the same, it is actually not a mechanical button like the one found on previous models. Instead of having an actual click, it gives an illusion of a click when users presses the button with a vibration effect. Thanks to iPhone 7's Taptic engine the vibration 'almost' feels like a normal click. Because iPhone 7 does not have a traditional button Apple has changed the way we can hard reset iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus. The new way is as simple as it was before and involves user pressing two buttons at the same time. In this post we will show you how you can hard reset an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus in case your device gets stuck etc.
Tutorial For iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus Hard Reset
In order to hard reset your iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus follow the simple steps below.
Step 1: Hold your iPhone 7 in such a way that you can press the power and volume down buttons at the same time.
Step 2: Once you are comfortable press and hold the Power button and the Volume down buttons at the same time.
Step 3: Keep the buttons pressed as the screen turns off.
Step 4: Let go of the buttons as soon as you see the Apple logo.
The turning off of the screen and appearance of the Apple logo means you have successfully hard resetted your iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus. This new way of iPhone hard reset might take a while to get used, however this change is for the better. Since both the buttons you are supposed to press are on either sides of the device, this makes it easier for users to press them together with one hand only.
Let us know what you think of this new hard reset method in the comments section below.
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The Inventor
Survival. Brilliance. Obsession. The untold story of modern medicine.
The Inventor is a true story inspired by the life of Herman Margulies, a brilliant, but obstinate holocaust survivor who leaves Poland in search of a better life in the United States. With an unwavering spirit of hope, he overcomes the pain of his past and builds an accomplished, yet un-applauded career as an inventor, revolutionizing modern medical devices. Later, he pursues his passion as an artist, and despite his professional success, his personal life is overshadowed by eccentricities and his obsessive lifestyle with the women he loved.
In the end, will his obsession outweigh his wisdom?
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"No matter what you do, do it with a passion" Herman Margulies


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High-performance depth cameras offer precise 3D mapping capabilities, critical for embedded vision applications to ensure real-time object recognition and spatial analysis.
Their advanced depth perception facilitates accurate gesture recognition and object tracking, elevating user interactions. Moreover, they help applications like autonomous navigation systems get mission-critical data for safe and efficient operations.
But how do you go about picking the right depth camera for your application?
In this article, you'll unearth a thorough comparison of two popular depth cameras on the market: Intel's RealSense D435i and e-con Systems' DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD.
Find out how these cameras fare against each other based on key parameters and get the all-important comparison numbers regarding accuracy, operating temperature, and more.
About e-con Systems' DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD
DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD, designed, developed and manufactured by e-con Systems, is an advanced Time of Flight (ToF) USB camera engineered for meticulous 3D depth analytics.
It integrates a high-resolution 3D depth sensor (640 x 480 @ 30fps) with an AR0234 color global shutter sensor by onsemi®, facilitating HD and FHD video streaming at 30fps. This sophisticated design enables obstacle detection and object recognition capabilities within a single unit.
The DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD also operates with dual range modalities at 1.2m and 6m and employs an 850nm VCSEL, optimizing safety for ocular health and ensuring operability in complete darkness.
About Intel's RealSense D435i
The D435i depth camera is a key component of the Intel® RealSense™ D400 series – representing Intel's advanced depth-sensing technologies. Ideal for technical pioneers, this camera series facilitates effortless out-of-the-box integration, helping state-of-the-art depth-sensing systems to see better and think smarter.
RealSense D435i vs. DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD
1) Depth accuracy in dark rooms and office spaces
Let's start by examining its performance under various lighting conditions. This indicates the camera's robustness and helps potential users understand where it can be best employed.
At 1.5 meters:
- Intel RealSense D435i recorded a depth of 1562mm (or 1.562m), which presents an error of 4.13% from the original 1.5 meters.
- DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD, on the other hand, measured a depth of 1499mm (or 1.499m), closely mirroring the actual distance with just a negligible error of 0.07%.
At 3 meters:
- Intel RealSense's performance further diverged from the actual depth, logging in 3489mm (or 3.489m) – a sizable 16.3% error.
- DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD showcased a remarkable accuracy, presenting 3003mm (or 3.003m) with a negligible error of just 0.1%.
At 5 meters:
- Intel RealSense D435i hit its limitations and could not measure depth beyond this range.
- In contrast, DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD continued its impressive performance, measuring 5003mm (or 5.003m)
At 6 meters:
- Intel RealSense D435i could not measure depth beyond this range.
- DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD kept going, measuring 6015mm (or 6.015m)
Upon evaluation, when used in dark rooms (low-light conditions), the Intel RealSense D435i struggled, showing an error greater than 5%. The DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD, however, maintained stellar accuracy even up to 6 meters.
This superior performance was mirrored in the office space lighting, where Intel's RealSense couldn't calculate depth beyond 3 meters. However, DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD consistently provided depth accuracy up to 6 meters.
2) Depth Feature Highlights
Accuracy alone doesn't give the full picture of a depth camera's capabilities. The clarity with which it depicts the features of an object also plays a vital role in its overall effectiveness.
- Intel RealSense D435i: Unfortunately, in our tests, it was observed that the features of the object were not portrayed accurately. This may limit its utility in applications where clear object definition is essential.
- DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD: DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD outshines by producing clear and distinct representations of the object's features. This accuracy can be especially vital for tasks requiring detailed object analysis.
3) Latency (Motion Blur)
The latency of a depth camera is crucial for real-time applications, especially those dealing with moving objects or deployed in interactive environments.
- Intel RealSense D435i: It presented a higher latency, resulting in visible motion blur, which can be problematic in fast-paced scenarios.
- DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD: It demonstrated commendable performance with lower latency. No motion blur was observed, ensuring the captured images were sharp even with fast-moving subjects.
4) Operating Temperature
The operating temperature range of a device is a testament to its durability and adaptability in various environments.
- Intel RealSense D435i: It has an operating range from 0°C to 35°C – suitable for indoor applications in controlled environments.
- DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD: It displays a broader range, operating effectively from 0°C to 50°C, suggesting it's more adaptable to diverse conditions, especially outdoors or in areas with high ambient temperatures.
In-depth comparison between RealSense D435i & DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD
Comparing Intel's RealSense D435i and e-con Systems' DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD, it's evident that the latter consistently outperforms the former across the parameters tested. DepthVista_USB_RGBIRD is the more reliable and versatile depth camera choice from depth accuracy to latency and operating temperature.
However, please note that it's vital to consider specific use cases, budgets, and additional features not covered in this comparison before making a purchase decision.
e-con Systems offers several high-performance 3D depth cameras
e-con Systems, a trailblazer in depth-sensing technologies for over a decade, was among the first companies to introduce stereo cameras for embedded vision. Today, we offer DepthVista, a line of time-of-flight cameras optimized for precise 3D depth measurement.
These cameras ensure accuracy rates of <1%, discerning depth without ambient light and simultaneously delivering depth and RGB data in one frame. We also offer customization, covering depth range, enclosure, interface, and more.
If you are looking to integrate best-fit depth cameras into your embedded vision products, don't hesitate to get in touch with us at _EMAIL_.
Meanwhile, check out our Camera Selector page to view our complete portfolio.


Optical Flow via Locally Adaptive Fusion of Complementary Data Costs
Tae Hyun Kim, Hee Seok Lee, Kyoung Mu Lee; Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), 2013, pp. 3344-3351
Abstract
Many state-of-the-art optical flow estimation algorithms optimize the data and regularization terms to solve ill-posed problems. In this paper, in contrast to the conventional optical flow framework that uses a single or fixed data model, we study a novel framework that employs locally varying data term that adaptively combines different multiple types of data models. The locally adaptive data term greatly reduces the matching ambiguity due to the complementary nature of the multiple data models. The optimal number of complementary data models is learnt by minimizing the redundancy among them under the minimum description length constraint (MDL). From these chosen data models, a new optical flow estimation energy model is designed with the weighted sum of the multiple data models, and a convex optimization-based highly effective and practical solution that finds the optical flow, as well as the weights is proposed. Comparative experimental results on the Middlebury optical flow benchmark show that the proposed method using the complementary data models outperforms the state-ofthe art methods.
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@InProceedings{Kim_2013_ICCV,
author = {Kim, Tae Hyun and Lee, Hee Seok and Lee, Kyoung Mu},
title = {Optical Flow via Locally Adaptive Fusion of Complementary Data Costs},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV)},
month = {December},
year = {2013}
}


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Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is often seen to be constraining and focused on specific skill development for specific occupations. This goal is at odds with the demands of a knowledge economy that requires more general educational outcomes for an uncertain and unpredictable labour market. For this reason, Hui (2012) has adopted a broader definition of student learning outcomes and assessed the extent to which 'cultural literacy' might be a preferred goal for TVET to supplement the skills training element. Cultural literacy refers to an individual's world view, ways to interact with people, character, personal ethics, values and style. Hui's study highlighted the need for TVET to emphasise the development of these generic outcomes, students' comprehensive attitudes and personal qualities in particular. To achieve greater control over the quality of outcomes, this study aims to investigate the influence of students' participation in institutional activities on their growth. Through modifying the well-known National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), this study examines the relationship between the five benchmarks of effective educational practice and students' cultural literacy and their self-reported academic performance. Results of a survey study of 238 Hong Kong TVET students indicated that some of the benchmarks could predict to a strong and moderate degree these two important outcomes. It is argued that proper planning and facilitation of educationally purposive activities could enhance both their learning and development. This article will contribute to the discussion on how to advance TVET students' learning performance. Copyright © 2015 Behalf of UCU.
CitationHui, S. K. F., & Cheung, H. Y. (2015). Cultural literacy and student engagement: The case of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Hong Kong. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 39(4), 553-578.
- Technical and vocational education and training (TVET)
- Student engagement
- Hong Kong
- Cultural literacy
- Outcomes of learning


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RHTML file extension - Ruby HTML web page file
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The RHTML file extension is primarily associated with the Ruby programming language. These *.rhtml files contain HTML web page with Ruby source code or Ruby scripts. It's basically mix of those two.
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Level of consciousness is a measure of a child's ability to interact with other people and react to his or her surroundings. A decreased level of consciousness may point to a serious health problem.
Symptoms of a decreased level of consciousness in a young child include:
Last Revised: April 5, 2012
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine & H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine
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Who's Saying What In Jamestown, Thomas Savage? : Thomas Savage was just thirteen when he sailed to the New World and was sent to live with Powhatan to learn the Algonquian language and be an interpreter between the Indians and the colonists. Pocahontas was a friendly teacher, and soon he was relaying messages. But as the tensions grew between the groups, Thomas's job became difficult no matter how hard he tried not to take sides. Throughout the violent history of Jamestown, Thomas's position provided a unique view of early America, now illuminated through the incomparable lens of Jean Fritz.
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Ruby Roth has written a book for children, Vegan Is Love, which was featured on Today this morning. Inside, there are illustrations of animals hugging. There are also drawings of dead animals strung up and bleeding. Roth says, "My goal is not to scare any child." Roth has a stepdaughter, Akira, who declares: "My favorite food is kale." Probably because she can't eat McNuggets?
Obviously vegan parents are the target audience for this book, and they most likely wouldn't have a problem with the illustrations or the language inside. But, as Matt Lauer mentioned later in the segment, when you send the message "vegan is love," do you also send the message that "eating meat is hate"? And how does that affect a child's budding relationships? Surely no one could argue that you shouldn't educate a kid and teach compassion, even when it comes to food choices. But what about tolerance and acceptance of the choices of others? Even if your moral compass is very tightly wound, and you believe that meat is murder, should you let a kid decide for herself? Is little Akira existing in a world where she believes her teacher and classmates are cruel killers? And: While it's true that healthy eating habits should be taught early on, could this book trigger a constant worry about food choices, and lead to disordered eating? So many questions. Meanwhile, I think of this guy I knew who grew up vegetarian on an Ashram in Vermont. Now that he's older, he loves bacon.


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The number of animals awaiting adoption is integrally tied to length of stay (LOS). In general, the more animals are waiting for adoption, the longer the average length of stay will be. This is another way of thinking about the "odds of adoption" described above.
If 10 animals are waiting at any given time for adoption, and one is adopted each day, the odds of adoption for each animal on any day will be one in 10, and the average length of stay to adoption will inevitably be 10 days. If 20 animals are waiting at any given time for adoption and one is adopted each day, the average LOS will be 20 days. The only way to decrease LOS would be to increase the number of adoptions or decrease the number of animals waiting.
In some cases, the number of adoptions will be increased by making a greater number of animals available. On a short term basis, this can occur with big adoption extravaganzas, where a large number of animals are presented in the context of major publicity, special pricing or other promotions.
In between times, animals should wait in foster care or in homes (via managed intake LINK TO OUR MANAGED INTAKE SECTION) rather than waiting for prolonged periods in the shelter in preparation for big adoption events.
On a longer term basis, having more animals for adoption will lead to increased adoptions only when the reason adopters are not coming to the shelter and going home with a new pet, is that there is not an adequate variety of animals available from which they can choose.
Consider species, age, breed, color, behavior, and special characteristics when evaluating the need for variety. While many adopters are seeking friendly, healthy, young animals, some will seek out hard luck cases, older animals, and those with special challenges. Ideally, survey potential customers to see if they were considering adoption that day, and if so, why they did or didn't choose a pet.
The ASPCA refers to the frequency with which visitors become adopters as "transition rate," and has instructions for creating a customer survey to help understand determinants of transition rate in your shelter.
Beyond the number that ensures adequate variety on a daily basis, fewer animals for adoption at any given time will automatically decrease LOS while maintaining live release: If one animal is adopted each day, the annual adoption number will be 365, whether 10 or 100 animals are waiting for that adoption at any given time.
Finding that perfect "adoption number" is made both more critical and more complicated by the fact that length of stay is not neutral for shelter animals. Some animals will benefit from the opportunity to stay longer in the shelter, particularly those who will receive active treatment or rehabilitation while awaiting adoption, or those who have a unique characteristic (e.g. very large dogs, animals with conditions requiring special care) that makes them suited for a limited number of adopters that come along relatively rarely.
However, for most animals that enter the shelter healthy and friendly, increased length of stay tends to be detrimental rather than beneficial. The more stressful the conditions in the shelter and the less optimal the housing, the more this will be true.
Multiple studies have documented time in the shelter as the single greatest risk factor for illness in shelter dogs and cats [1-3]. In turn, illness contributes to yet longer stays – a detour within the shelter system with substantial cost and yet more challenges for care. An animal who is depressed or develops stereotypic behavior from prolonged confinement sees his or her chances for adoption further decrease.


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When a bearing moves circumferentially between the bearing ring and the bearing seat it is said to 'creep'. Bearing creep can occur at the shaft or the housing and the result of excessive creep can include overheating and erosion of smooth bearing surfaces.
Bearings are made to exacting tolerances and they should always be fitted to a shaft and a housing taking these tolerances into consideration. When a bearing is not the right size for the application in which it is used it's inevitable that creep will occur. To stop bearing creep the shaft and the housing to which the bearing is fitted must be thus machined extremely accurately.
If the ring and the seat are to rotate without creep, the bearing should usually have an interference fit or a press fit. A circlip or other type of clamp is also a good idea as this can stop lateral movement.
Even if a bearing is fitted using a press fit, creep can occur if the applied load is not in a direct rotating nature. This will cause the bearing to be either pulled or pushed on the shaft which can cause wear and hence cause creep to occur.


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PaperCut includes Find Me printing which solves the problem of locating the closest printer from a host of available devices. It is a roaming print service that allows print jobs to find users based on their physical location. It is sometimes referred to as "Pull Printing", "Push Printing" or "Follow Me" printing. It is an ideal solution for large sites operating a common printer fleet.
Users simply print to a single global virtual queue then go to a print release station and release their print job(s).
Printer Load Balancing
Printer load balancing automatically distributes print jobs between two or more printers. Load balancing is generally used to equally distribute print jobs across a pool of printers saving valuable time in document output for the user and at the same time balancing the wear and tear among printer devices. Load balancing can be implemented in PaperCut as part of Find Me Printing or separately without the need for release stations in a direct printing environment.
Clustering allows your organisation to ensure your printing services are not affected if anything should happen to your main server. PaperCut is a cluster compatible application and is supported under Windows (Microsoft Cluster Server / MSCS, Microsoft Failover Cluster Manager / MSFCM, Vetitas Cluster Server / VCS) and Linux (Novell Cluster Services / NCS, Linux-HA) at all levels of the application, including:
- Clustering at the print spooler service layer by integrating with clustering services
- Failover based clustering at the Application Server layer using clustering services
- At the database layer by utilising cluster aware databases such as Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL or Oracle


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Thunderstorm Phobias in Dogs
Thunderstorm phobia is a disorder in which there is persistent and exaggerated fear of storms, or the stimuli associated with storms. To treat this condition, your veterinarian should have some grasp of pathophysiology, as this phobia involves physiologic, emotional, and behavioral components.
Thunderstorm phobia occurs in both dogs and cats, but dogs are often more susceptible to this type of fear. If you would like to learn more about how this condition affects dogs, please visit this page in the petMD health library.
Symptoms and Types
Stimuli that elicit fear include rain, lightning thunder, strong winds, and possibly changes in barometric pressure and static electricity. This fear may then induce one of more of the following signs:
It may also affect some body systems in a variety of ways, including:
The exact cause of thunderstorm phobia is unknown, but it may include a combination of the following factors:
A veterinarian will rule out any conditions which can cause similar behavioral responses such as separation anxiety, barrier frustration, and noise phobias. Otherwise, they will conduct further tests to identify any conditions or abnormalities that may have arisen from effect of the fear to the thunderstorm.
Anything that produces an action or reaction
A medical condition in which the patient has an abnormally fast heartbeat
The term for a quick heartbeat
A real fear of something
A lack of desire for food
The digestive tract containing the stomach and intestine
Elevated levels of glucose in the blood
A condition in which the skin becomes inflamed
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The Health Information Management and Systems Society opened the HIMSS Innovation Center today as part of the Global Center for Health Innovation, in downtown Cleveland. The 30,000-square-foot Innovation Center includes a Health IT Simulation Center testing health IT interoperability, and a Healthcare Technology Showcase demonstrating the value of IT and information exchange to patient care, clinician and patient satisfaction, population health, and the bottom line.
"The HIMSS Innovation Center is a milestone in our mission to improve health through the best use of information technology," according to Carla Smith, executive vice president of HIMSS, in a prepared statement. "As a permanent facility capable of hosting virtual and in-person experiences, clinicians, health professionals, consumers, and policy-makers can see how the secure and appropriate exchange of health information improves the outcomes, safety, cost-effectiveness, and access to care. It is an interactive setting where, with our collaborators, HIMSS enables testing of interoperable IT products, and provides knowledge and firsthand demonstrations of the value of health IT for patient care."
The Health IT Simulation Center is a multi-care environment populated with simulated patient demographic, clinical and financial data. Members of the health and healthcare communities can interact in real-time to scenarios that elicit a specific product's interoperability and other capabilities to improve quality and patient outcomes, cost-effective care coordination, secure data exchange and better business performance. The Healthcare Technology Showcase includes exhibitions on information exchange, mobile health, and consumer-driven health.
Get the latest information on Health IT and attend other valuable sessions at this two-day Summit providing healthcare leaders with educational content, insightful debate and dialogue on the future of healthcare and technology.


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ClassDojo teachers can now collaborate to improve student skills and behaviors, and with ClassDojo's newest features, students build important skills across all of their classes and grade levels.
ClassDojo — the popular behavior and skills development app used by millions of teachers around the world — today released a new set of features aimed at teachers eager to work together on the application. Teachers across 180 countries already use ClassDojo daily to give feedback to students for important behaviors and skills like curiosity, participation, and grit. Until now, teachers could only encourage students in their own classes. With this new set of collaboration features, teachers within a school can safely connect with each other, give feedback within each other's classes or for specific students, and even review student reports from other classes.
Over the course of 2014, ClassDojo has launched multiple features which strengthen relationships between teachers, parents and students. As research shows, students learn important behaviors and skills faster when there is strong alignment and encouragement from all their teachers, peers and parents. Just as ClassDojo Messaging strengthens the parent-teacher relationship, Shared Classes and Shared Students creates stronger teacher-teacher networks within schools:
- Shared Classes lets multiple educators teach the same class. This feature is especially useful for elementary school teachers, teaching assistants, and any situation where an entire class is taught by multiple teachers.
- Shared Students enables teachers in the same school to share students across different classes and view their student reports. Individual students can now move between different teachers and classes, but still build on their progress over time. This makes ClassDojo much more feasible for older grades, allowing teachers to better understand how their students are performing in other classes very quickly.
Indeed, the company says this has been middle school and high school teachers' greatest request. These two features have been beta-tested for some time ahead of today's widespread release.
As they are already well received by early testers, the company expects to roll out many enhancements in the coming months, ultimately leading to easier sharing and collaboration between teachers in the same school.
"The launch of Shared Classes and Shared Students is a huge moment for our teachers," said Sam Chaudhary, CEO and cofounder of ClassDojo. "So far, millions of teachers have enjoyed using ClassDojo individually within their classrooms, and though it's been effective, we believe teachers working together can unleash greater power from the platform. With [this] launch, for the first time, teachers are able to easily use ClassDojo together across their whole school or grade level. Teachers have a simple, nohassle, schoolwide system they can use to help students build skills and behaviors, students get more consistency across the school day, and parents finally get a unified view of what's happening at school."
Shared Classes and Shared Students are available now, and teachers can access them by
signing up for a free account at _URL_.


DXR is a code search and navigation tool aimed at making sense of large projects. It supports full-text and regex searches as well as structural queries.
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health and medicine question #151
Joan & Colleen, a 11 year old female from the Internet asks on March 16, 2000,
Are cats leftor right-pawed? What percentage are left pawed/right pawed? We are doing some research on this subject for a science fair project and would like to know your results.
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Barry Shell answered on March 16, 2000, A:
Cats do have a preference. Here's something I found about doing an experiment to determine which paw a cat prefers.
This is a good research question. Scientists have found that some animals really do have a preference for one hand over the other. Like humans, monkeys, apes, mice, and gerbils all have preferences for one hand. Even some fish seem to prefer a particular fin for certain behaviors. Here's how you might test your hypothesis: Cats often reach for an object that is placed just a bit in front of them. You can use this natural behavior to study whether cats tend to reach more often with their left or right paws. Try placing a stuffed mouse or catnip toy just out of reach of the cat. To make the cat reach at the toy, try slowly pulling the toy away from the cat just a bit. Cats love this! Next, record whether the cat reached with his left or right paw. Repeat this as many times as the cat will tolerate your teasing! You should try to get the cat to reach about 20-30 times so that you can accurately determine whether he has a preference.
You should try to test as many cats as you can. That way, you'll be able to begin to see whether cats as a group have a general tendency toward preferring right or left paws. Posted By: Lori Holt, Graduate (Ph.D.) Student, Psychology, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Date: Thu Sep 11, 1997
From Cats International website: Out of every 100 cats approximately 40 are left-pawed, 20 are right-pawed, and 40 are ambidextrous. These findings contrast strikingly with the human situation where only 10 individuals are left-handed for every 90 who are right-handed.
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The implementation of standard operating procedures is convenient to ensure consistency and reduce multiple set-up parts and the resulting material waste. These SOPs not only help to shorten the preparation time as much as possible, but also improve the consistency of the bending sequence operation, and can also reduce part deviation caused by individual operators.

Preparation work order: For frequent processing tasks, one of the methods available to the operator of the CNC press brake is to use the "preparation work order". The preparation worksheet specifies in the form of a file the tools and molds used for each purpose and the hints for specific processing tasks, which need to be used every time the processing task appears again.

Loading in the open state: Another important method is to load the tool and die when the machine tool is fully open, which provides the operator with a more accessible working space and forms a safer working environment.

The factory should also consider adopting appropriate procedures and tool systems, such as loading and unloading devices, so that workers can complete regular processing tasks more quickly and efficiently.

Auxiliary tool features: Many step-by-step molding die systems include punch holders, button-operated safety clips, quick-change 2V die and electric pressing mechanism, so the operator alone can change the die very quickly. These systems also help operators to complete tasks more independently and efficiently without compromising safety.

Segmented mold: Manufacture finely ground segmented mold components according to the required bending length, without having to spend time cutting the mold into a certain length. The fine grinding of the mold also reduces or eliminates the need for gasket adjustment. The segmented mold is light in weight and easy to handle, so it can reduce physical labor and fatigue and reduce the possibility of accidents. In order to extend the service life, the precision grinding mold is also quenched and surface strengthened.

Mold identification: There are almost all laser etching related information on molds, which is convenient for workers to quickly identify, plan and reorder molds. This information generally includes category number, tool nose angle, radius, V-shaped die groove, length and rated tonnage.

Mold storage: Using cabinets to store molds in groups can gain the dual benefits of increased safety and improved material/tool management. Using an orderly storage system, there is no need to search for tool racks for a customized length of mold. In addition, orderly storage enables managers to monitor the status of the mold more vigilantly, thereby ensuring high-quality inventory, timely identifying mold wear and damage, and determining the method and time of mold replacement.

The new bending machine provides advanced functionality and many features that can help workers run the machine more efficiently. Operators who master the new machine tool control features can use these features to improve efficiency.

Workpiece mold specification memory: Most of the new CNC bending machines have a common feature: the ability to store the work piece specifications and all related processing information, such as mold model, position and bending sequence. Moreover, the CNC function enables operators to store and access the tool library, which provides convenience for managing tool inventory.

Material thickness detection: When using precision grinding molds, the CNC press Brake bending machine can detect changes in material thickness and perform real-time bending calculations, thereby reducing the number of parts with excessive or insufficient bending angles.

3-D graphic display and bending simulation: As the workpiece is bent and formed, these functions can display the bending process of the part on the controller screen to avoid material scrap due to incorrect forming of the part.

Offline programming: Offline programming of CNC press brake bending machine can save preparation time, because workers do not have to compile part processing programs; part programs can be programmed by technicians and downloaded to the bending machine.

Universal mounting height: The universal mounting height mold series can simplify complicated graded mold adjustments by using the "plug and play" function. The universal mold height mold was developed successfully with the appearance of the back gauge after CNC vertical movement. In order to accurately use the principle of "universal mold mounting height", vertical CNC control is necessary, because the universal mold mounting height is achieved by keeping the bottom of the lower mold opening at the same height (from the lower mold base). When the lower die opening is enlarged, the total height of the lower die must be increased accordingly. This is why it is no longer necessary to use special pads or special gaskets to drive the mold to close synchronously.

Small and complex parts often require offset bending, 90° bending and leveling, and their preparations generally need to be performed on multiple machine tools or equipment. The grading or universal mold height mold enables this operation to be completed by a CNC press brake bending machine with one feeding. Using the universal mold height mold, the operator can install the 30° mold, the offset mold, the leveling mold and the gooseneck mold on the same mold base and complete all the processing of the parts.

Metal processing plants that use bending machines are currently facing some complicated problems. The high cost of raw materials makes every blank must be turned into a good product. A sheet metal processing plant that responds quickly and is willing to change the operating mode of the bending and forming section to meet current needs can reduce preparation time, thereby gaining greater production capacity and reducing scrap rate. Better use of storage and inventory systems, comprehensive utilization of machine tool functionality, and full exploration of human resources are effective methods to help the bending and forming workshop improve efficiency and productivity.
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Pictured of a recent lab involving the Advanced Students and NASA-Sally Ride EarthKam!
Eighth grade advanced science students at FMS participated in a recent NASA Mission where they selected locations on Earth for the Space Station to photograph. The students had to interact with a NASA's model to find locations globally within 35 miles of the space station orbits, review weather models to find cloud free days, and then submit image requests directly to the space station. What a way to learn about models and how we use them! Submitted by Chelsea Ellison


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The pyrrolo(1,4)benzodiazepine antitumor antibiotic, anthramycin, shares a number of toxicities with the widely used anticancer agent adriamycin. We investigated whether acute doses of anthramycin and the structurally related compounds, sibiromycin and tomaymycin, would depress P-450-dependent drug biotransformations as has been reported for adriamycin. Alterations in drug metabolism rates were determined in rats using 50 and 75% of the approximate 7-day LD50 determined in mice. 4 days post dosing ethylmorphine demethylase and aniline hydroxylase activities in liver 9000 g supernatant were depressed from 26 to 76%. Tomaymycin lowered drug metabolism in a dose-related manner, while sibiromycin produced the greatest amount of depression. Like adriamycin, the pyrrolo(l,4)benzo-diazepines possess the ability to depress hepatic drug metabolism and therefore may affect the disposition of compounds with which they are co-administered.
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What is a kite ? Definition and examples.
A kite is a quadrilateral with two pairs of adjacent sides that are congruent and no opposite sides that are congruent.
Kite
Furthermore, a kite has no pairs of parallel sides. Notice the use of tick marks in order to show which pair of sides is congruent.
Be careful!
 - A kite is not a parallelogram.
 - If opposite sides of a kite are congruent, then the kite is no longer a kite. The kite has become a rhombus.
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by Lee R. Skabelund, ASLA
The Kansas State University Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional & Community Planning hosted a colloquium this past fall on Examining Green Roofs at Kansas State University with the Aim of Improving Design, Implementation & Management.
Associate Professor Lee Skabelund's Mary K. Jarvis Chair research in Manhattan, Kansas has focused on understanding the performance and dynamics of five living roofs on the K-State campus. These efforts have been supported by the excellent work of three graduate students (Allyssa Decker, Priyasha Shrestha, Student ASLA, and Pam Blackmore), undergraduate student Marcos Aleman, Student Affiliate ASLA, faculty, staff, and students from several other colleges and entities at K-State, visiting scholar Jialin Liu, and other green roof researchers.
This research provides essential baseline knowledge for long-term green roof research and monitoring of the K-State Memorial Stadium Green Roofs (implemented in 2015 and 2016), and the K-State APDesign Experimental Green Roof (constructed in 2017). These efforts complement Professor Skabelund's ongoing long-term observations, data collection, and hands-on management of a number of green infrastructure systems within local communities.
This collaborative research effort is expected to help guide future plans, designs, and management activities for green roofs and other green infrastructure within the Flint Hills Tallgrass Prairie Eco-region, across the Central Plains, and elsewhere.
The presentation highlights the vital role of prairie-like green roofs and other types of green infrastructure—as well as native or planted prairies, savannas, woodlands, wetlands, and other ecosystems—to create integrated open space networks that support a wide-range of services and functions for people, for other creatures, and for the health of the planet.
A recording of the presentation may be viewed online.
For more information—including on the CitiesAlive presentation discussed in the presentation, "Towards characterizing green roof vegetation using color-infrared and thermal sensors, " and other resources—see the K-State Green Roofs webpage.
Lee R. Skabelund, PLA, ASLA, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional & Community Planning at Kansas State University's College of Architecture, Planning and Design.


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Post Acute Myocardial Infraction Patient are being under diagnosis for psychological distress disorders such as depression, anxiety, and post traumatuc.
Research Question and Problem
Assignment: Please write a research question and problem with supporting literature. The question should contain independent variable and dependent variable. The question should state what type of study will be performed (quantitative study or qualitative study).
1.My topic statement is psychological distress in post-acute myocardial infraction (MI) patients. The problem is that many times this patient population is being under diagnosis for psychological distress disorders like depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. The problem is there is no specific nursing assessment tool that have been developed to help nurses working with this patient population assess and pick up on signs and symptoms of psychological distress disorder in order for this post-acute MI patients can get psychological distress disorder treatment early.
Is there a difference in detecting psychological distress disorders like depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder early in post-acute (MI) patients who complete a psychological questionnaire with a nurse before discharge and those who do not complete psychological questionnaire with a nurse before discharge?
The independent variable is psychological discharge questionnaire by nurse before discharge. The dependent variable is detecting psychological distress disorders such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder early in post-acute (MI) patients. Post-acute MI patients are times psychological distress disorders are under diagnosed in this patient population. It is also important to examine the associated factors which might favor greater distress such as (family history and number of MI etc).


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A method for 3D model content-based search and retrieval based on the 3D Radon transform and a querying-by-3D-model approach, is presented. Descriptors are extracted using the 3D Radon transform and applying a set of functionals on the transform coefficients. Similarity measures are then created for the extracted descriptors and introduced into a 3D model-matching algorithm. This results to a very fast and accurate matching method. Experiments were performed using two different databases and comparing the proposed method with others. Experimental results show that the proposed method can be used for 3D model search and retrieval in a highly efficient manner.


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Knowing there had to be a perfectly good, logical explanation why this circle of 'shrooms was there, I set out to uncover the toadstool ring's origin. But what I found was that the fantastical version is considerably more...entertaining.
Fairy rings, as they have long been called, have found a popular place in folklore for thousands of years.
Wikipedia says that a fairy ring, also known as a fairy circle, elf circle, elf ring or pixie ring, is a naturally occurring ring or arc of mushrooms.
European folklore believes that fairy rings are gateways into elfin kingdoms or places where elves gather and dance. According to the folklore, a fairy ring appears when a fairy, pixie or elf appears. It will disappear without a trace in less than five days, but if an observer waits for the elf to return to the ring, he or she may be able to capture it.
Now, for the scientific version, which is interestingly significant but less appealing.
Mushrooms, also sometimes called toadstools, tend to pop up through the soil in woods or on lawns after heavy rains (thank you, Hurricane Isaac).
The rings can grow to over 33 ft. in diameter, and they become stable over time as the fungus grows and seeks food underground.
Purdue University states that the presence of mushrooms usually indicates an organic source of nutrients, such as a buried tree stump or chopped down bush was or is nearby.
When you see a mushroom growing in a lawn, you are only seeing a small part of the fungus, Purdue says. The fungus also grows underground as a thread-like mass that is called mycelium. This mycelium tends to grow in all directions from a central point. Thus, an invisible circular pattern occurs. The fruiting bodies (mushrooms) then tend to appear in a circular pattern.
The term "fairy ring" comes from a superstition that the mushrooms growing in a circle represent the path of dancing fairies. Usually on the inside of the fairy ring, a dark green ring of grass will be evident. This is because extra nitrogen is available in that area where the fungal mycelium has died.
There is no good control for a fairy ring. Mushrooms can be temporarily removed by regular mowing or raking. Since they are most visible on low fertility conditions, you can mask the fairy rings by regular applications of low rates of nitrogen.
The fairy ring of fungus, photographed above, was discovered last Thursday, Sept. 6. However, as of Monday, Sept. 10, the lawn had been cut, removing with it a very, fairy tale.


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Oklahoma Water Survey sets public forums to discuss wastewater reuse
NORMAN — The Oklahoma Water Survey will host a series of public forums beginning next month to discuss wastewater reuse.
The events are designed to educate residents on options for planning for the state's future water needs.
Robert Puls, director of the Oklahoma Water Survey, said wastewater reuse needs to be a critical part of Oklahoma's water planning if state officials hope to meet the goals laid out in the Water for 2060 Act.
Signed in 2012 by Gov. Mary Fallin, the act puts forth the goal of using no more fresh water in Oklahoma in 2060 than the state used in 2010, while accounting for population growth and economic development.
Many of the state's water planning efforts have focused on water conservation. But conservation alone won't be enough to meet those goals, Puls said.
wastewater reuse would allow communities to make better, more efficient use of the water that's available, Puls said, noting several cities, including Norman, already are considering it as a part of their overall water plans.
The first of the three forums is scheduled April 23. During that event, representatives from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and the state Department of Environmental Quality will discuss how water is managed in Oklahoma and state laws and regulations regarding water reuse.
The second forum is scheduled May 14. During that forum, residents will learn where their drinking water comes from and where wastewater goes.
During the third forum, officials will discuss what treatment options are available for cities that begin reusing wastewater. That forum is scheduled June 18.
All three forum will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Room 1313 at the National Weather Center, 100 David L. Boren Blvd. Admission is free.
Agency directors: Exploring ways to better manage Oklahoma's water (Published Feb. 22, 2015) Individuals must do their part to help in water conservation efforts (Published Nov. 5, 2014) Drought planning is best done before drought begins, Oklahoma water officials say (Published Oct. 22, 2014) Oklahoma cities consider water conservation options (Published Aug. 17, 2014) Man-made wetlands turn wastewater into tap water (Published Aug. 4, 2014)


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Noun: butternut 'bú-tu(r),nút
 1. North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
 - butternut tree, white walnut, Juglans cinerea
 2. Oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
Derived forms: butternuts
Type of: edible nut, nut, walnut, walnut tree
Part of: genus Juglans, Juglans
Encyclopedia: Butternut, Wisconsin


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Optimal Placement of Readers in an RFID Network Using Particle Swarm Optimization
An RFID network consists of a set of tags and readers. The cost and the number of tags covered directly depend on the number of readers. So, finding optimal number of readers and their positions to cover all tags is one of the most important issues in an RFID network. In this paper, the authors have proposed a reader placement technique in a departmental store equipped with RFID network using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). The proposed algorithm finds minimal number of readers along with their position with 100% coverage of tagged items. Simulated results also show the algorithms effectiveness in achieving the optimal solution.


Diagnostic Updater API
diagnostic_updater provides a variety of C++ utilities to assist in integrating diagnostics with your software. Common updater tasks include:
 - publishing the status of a sensor data topic on a device driver
 - reporting that a hardware device is closed
 - reporting an error when a value is out of bounds, e.g. temperature
It also provides a Python API very similar to the C++ API
Examples and Tutorials
A working example of a diagnostic_updater can be found in diagnostic_updater/src/example.cpp. This example goes through some of the most common uses of an updater.
API Stability
The documented C++ API is widely used and should be considered stable.
diagnostic_updater::DiagnosticStatusWrapper
The diagnostic_updater::DiagnosticStatusWrapper class eases the pain of filling out a diagnostic_msgs/DiagnosticStatus message. It handles setting the summary, possibly with printf-type formatting of the message field, and setting of key-value pairs with type-conversion and formatting of the values. It also has facilities for merging multiple diagnostic_msgs/DiagnosticStatus messages without losing information in the status message.
diagnostic_updater::Updater
The diagnostic_updater::Updater class manages a set of diagnostic update functions, and their periodic publication.
diagnostic_updater::DiagnosedPublisher
Monitoring a topic's frequency, a common diagnostics feature, and the validity of its timestamps can be done using pre-packaged diagnostic update functions. A diagnostic_updater::DiagnosedPublisher wraps a Publisher and standard diagnostics that relate to it in a single class.
Topics with expected frequency lower than 1 Hz are supported. However, DiagnosedPublisher will report the diagnostic_updater::TimeStampStatus task in WARNING state for the periods when no message came. If you want to work around this limitation and report the timestamp status as OK in the empty periods, you have to manually create a task of type diagnostic_updater::SlowTimeStampStatus and use it together with a diagnostic_updater::FrequencyStatus task instead of the DiagnosedPublisher.
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The oldest Chinatown in Canada is the one in Victoria, British Columbia. Victoria's Chinatown is also the second oldest in North America.
This article contains the following information about Victoria's Chinatown:
Victoria's Chinatown Neighbourhood
Chinatown comprises about three or so blocks in downtown Victoria. The neighbourhood is full of Chinese restaurants, Asian-style shops and heritage buildings.
Where is Chinatown?
Chinatown is a historic area of Victoria between Douglas Street and Store Street.
At the core of Chinatown are the two blocks along Fisgard Street between Government Street and Store Street. There are also a few Chinese-influenced buildings and restaurants in the block between Douglas and Government streets, and for a block or so along Government Street itself. There is also Fan Tan Alley which runs between Fisgard Street and Pandora Avenue.
What to Expect in Chinatown
You can expect to see a number of Chinese restaurants including a couple of the city's most famous and popular ones in Victoria's Chinatown. Visitors will also find a couple of shops selling vegetables and Chinese groceries, and a number of stores full of souvenirs, clothing and various other Asian products. You'll also likely encounter a few shopkeepers whose first language is, no doubt, Chinese.
Chinatown isn't large. It's actually quite tiny, and far smaller than Vancouver's Chinatown. Both Chinatowns contain quaint, older buildings and lots of history. Both neighbourhoods are also popular destinations for sightseeing busses which often drive through the areas.
At the entrance to the main part of Victoria's Chinatown, at the corner of Fisgard Street and Douglas Street, is the Gate of Harmonious Interest. The gate looks like it might be quite old, but was actually built in 1981.
Fan Tan Alley
Between the 500 block of Fisgard Street and the 500 block of Pandora Avenue is Fan Tan Alley. This unique place is known as the narrowest street in all of Canada.
Fan Tan Alley is a neat shopping street with several locally-owned stores. The shops are small in size but each offers something different. Products available in Fan Tan Alley range from ice cream and other treats to vintage records and trendy clothing.
Another key feature of Fan Tan Alley is its architecture. A significant amount of the exterior has a brick finish. The old buildings appear extra tall thanks to the street's narrow width.
(Trivia: If you've ever seen the movie Bird on a Wire you might remember seeing Mel Gibson, or more likely his stunt double, riding a motorcycle down Fan Tan Alley.)
A place to definitely check out in Fan Tan Alley is the Chinese Canadian Museum. The museum's main location is in Vancouver. In Victoria, however, they also have a location at #10-14 Fan Tan Alley. As of December, 2023, the museum in Victoria is open Thursdays to Sundays between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm. The last entry is at 4:30 pm. Whereas you have to pay to see the Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver, admission to the place in Victoria is by donation. To learn more, visit the chinesecanadianmuseum.ca website.
Chinese Restaurants in Chinatown
The following places to eat are some of the best Chinese restaurants in Victoria. They are all located within the city's historic Chinatown district.
- Bao – a Chinese-Japanese fusion restaurant that offers traditional street food at 626 Fisgard Street.
- The Cozy Place Restaurant – a small but highly-rated Chinese restaurant located at 1692 Douglas Street.
- Don Mee – a popular old-fashioned Chinese restaurant in the middle of Victoria's Chinatown at 538 Fisgard Street.
A highly-rated Cantonese and Szechuan restaurant is J & J Wonton Noodle House. The restaurant is about a 20-minute walk from Chinatown at 1012 Fort Street. Still worth checking out, though.
The History of Chinatown in Victoria
Victoria's Chinatown is one of the oldest in North America. Construction within the city began in the 1800s when miners arrived in British Columbia in search of gold. Chinese immigrants came to the area, and many began building what they could at the time.
During the 1880s, over the course of construction, Canada employed thousands of men to build the Canadian Pacific Railway. As many as 6,500 of the workers, or over half of the total, were of Chinese origin. Whether arriving from California or directly from China, Victoria was their main port of entry. Those who were able to afford bringing their families along with them helped Victoria develop a large Chinese population.
Over time, the basic buildings in Chinatown were reconstructed to meet the needs of the community. Public stores, schools and other necessary buildings were constructed in the area. By the early 1900s, Chinatown was home to about 3,000 individuals.
Despite the overall decrease in size and population in the years that followed, Victoria's Chinatown remains one of the city's most visited attractions to this day. While much of the area has evolved over time, some features of the buildings have been preserved. The distinct Chinese architecture sets it apart from the rest of Victoria.
Other Places of Interest in the Area
Chinatown is a tiny part of town, but it's worth visiting, especially as it's close to other interesting places in the heart of Victoria. The entire area is full of heritage buildings and interesting restaurants, shops and boutiques.
Nearby places of interest include the following:
- Market Square
- Centennial Square and Victoria's City Hall
- The Songhees Walkway (on the other side of the Johnson Street Bridge)
- MacPherson Playhouse Theatre
- Government Street
- Bastion Square
To learn about BC's other most famous and historically significant Chinatown neighbourhood see Vancouver's Chinatown. And the next time you're in Vancouver, be sure to check out the Chinese Canadian Museum which opened in the summer of 2023.
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Pardofelis is a genus of the cat family Felidae, which includes three species native to Southeast Asia: the Marbled cat, the Bay cat and the Asian golden cat. Inhabiting the forest environment of Southeast Asia, these cats have typically reddish brown color. The word Pardofelis is composed of two Latin words pardus = pard (leopard or panther) and felis = cat in allusion to the spots of the type species, the Marbled cat.
The word Pardofelis was first proposed as generic name by Nikolai Severtzov, a Russian naturalist and explorer, in 1858. It comprises of single species, the marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata), occurring in tropical Asia. In 1917 a renowned British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock recognized the taxonomic classification of Pardofelisas comprising of not only the marbled cat but also the Borneo bay cat (Pardofelis badia), due to similarities in the shape of their skulls. In 1939, he described Pardofelis marmorata on the basis of its skins and skulls, which were taken from Sumatra, Java, Darjeeling and Sikkim (both in India). In the latter half of the 20th century, both Bay Cat and the Asian Golden Cat were placed under the genus Catopuma.
The classification of Pardofelis as a monotypic genus remained widely accepted till 2006. Genetic analysis carried out at the turn of the century uncovered a close genetic relationship between the Borneo bay cat (Pardofelis badia, syn. Catopuma badia) and the Asian golden cat (Pardofelis temminckii, syn. Catopuma temminckii). It also revealed that all of them had branched out from other felids about 9.4 million years ago, and have therefore been recommended to be placed in the genus Pardofelis. Both bay cat and the Asian golden cat separated from one another between 4.9 and 5.3 million years ago, long before Borneo broke away from the neighboring islands. This taxonomic re-classification has meanwhile been accepted by members of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group.
On the feline family tree, the relationship between this branch and others has also become clearer. Species belonging to the genus Pardofelis do not stem from the Pantherinae subfamily but belong to the other main branch of mostly smaller species, the Felinae. They share a more recent common ancestor with African golden cats, servals and caracals than with any other existing cat genus.
Cats belonging to the genus Pardofelis are smaller in size with long tails, shorter heads and rounded ears. They are distinguishable from the members of Prionailurus genus and other related Oriental genera by the skull higher and more rounded, with the mesopterygoid fossa lanceolate in front and provided with thickened margins or a better developed external crest. Their skulls are short, broad, strongly convex in dorsal profile, not comparatively long and low. The nasal branch of the premaxilla is thin, not expanded, the summit of the muzzle is not compressed above, the maxilla is not expanded where it abuts against the nasal bone, and develops no excrescence outside the suborbital foramen.


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Electropolishing is a process where the specimen is made the anode in an electrochemical cell. When a current is applied, minute irregularities in the surface are dissolved, leaving a highly polished surface.
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Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO), established in 1928, was the first scientific research institution in China to carry out satellite and space debris observation, and is the base and operation unit of the Optical Observation Network of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
PMO houses four key laboratories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Radio Astronomy, Space Object and Debris Observation, Dark Matter and Space Astronomy, and Planetary Sciences, as well as two research centres of the Chinese Academy of Sciences – the Centre for Space Object and Debris Observation and Research, and the Centre for Antarctic Astronomy. Its research in astrophysics and celestial mechanics is grouped into four divisions: dark matter and space astronomy, Antarctic astronomy and radio astronomy, applied celestial mechanics and space objects and debris, and planetary sciences and deep space exploration. Each division consists of research groups, observation stations, and laboratories, supported by a number of observations stations.
This partnership aims to strengthen the research activities of the Centre for Space Object and Debris Observation and Research, as part of a large network spanning more than 20 countries.
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ASTRONOC's first pilot observatory is located on the farm Elethu in the rural Cape village of Bonnievale, on land leased from the Bonnievale Workers Empowerment Trust (BWET). The farm is one of SA's first full-circle BBBEE projects in the agriculture sector.
Elethu simply means "ours", in Xhosa. It was established in 2007 under the wing of Bonnievale Wines, and received 60 ha of fertile river-fronting land, donated by the Langeberg Municipality. While Elethu supplies fruit to Bonnievale Wines, the workers receive mentorship in aspects from management to viticulture.
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said, if the HDD LED is on, then the drive is active. If it is being heavily used, then it will be unresponsive, that's just how it works. I'll add some info on figuring out what the access is. – Synetech Aug 29 '13 at 14:47
Did you find out what the file accesses were? – Synetech Aug 29 '13 at 19:47
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The described symptoms are indeed endemic of a bad drive. When a disk is unresponsive, the system waits for a seemingly immeasurable amount of time before timing out and throwing an error.
That said, it is curious that it only seems to happen to the D: volume (which you implied was a partition on the same physical drive as C:). If it were a software issue (e.g., corrupt file-system on D:), then it should not be happening intermittently, while a hardware issue could indeed happen intermittently if for example there are only a couple of bad sectors towards the inside of the platter and the system only occasionally happens to touch them. Of course you already said that HD Tune reported none. However, as you thought, modern drives do indeed hide bad sectors. They usually have a bunch of spare sectors that they can remap bad sectors to and yes, they do this transparently so that the OS does not know about them (other than generic information via SMART).
If the Data column is reporting raw data, then yes, 2,465 relocated sectors is a lot. If it only happens with D:, then the bad sectors are likely grouped towards the center of the platter where the head goes to park, so maybe the drive got jostled while the drive was shutting down/spinning up.
What is that volume being used for? If it is being used for things like storing the temp directory and such where the OS or programs make occasional access to it, then it could be a corrupt file-system (of course you said you ran chkdsk, so it should not be).
You can check/confirm if it is a physical problem with your drive by opening the Event Viewer (eventvwr.exe) and checking the System log for events with a Source of Disk. You can cross-reference the indicated disk number in the Disk Management MMC snap-in (diskmgmt.msc).
Bad Disk event in Event Viewer
Corresponding disk number in Disk Management snap-in
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(Yes, that's XP's Event Viewer, but Windows 7 shows the same info for drive-access errors; it's just more annoying to access because the 7 Event Viewer is slower and more cluttered.) – Synetech Oct 31 '12 at 4:54
Yes, D: is a partition of the same physical drive as C:. I have programs in C and data in D. Filtering the evento log does bring up nearly 4000 events for disk, but they are all "The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk1\DRXX" or "An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk1\DRXX during a paging operation.". None of them include the string Harddisk0, which would be the ID for the primary drive. Woudn't the drive firmware make the reallocated sectors invisible to the OS anyways? – Gaia Oct 31 '12 at 11:22
CHKDSK found only some unused index entries and unused security descriptors to clean up. No bad sectors – Gaia Oct 31 '12 at 11:26
If it is mentioning the controller, then what could be happening is that the cable is loose (common with SATA cables). Of course it doesn't explain why it only happens with D:, but it is a simple check and fix to rule it out. Do you have any external/flash/USB drives or memory cards connected? I find I get problems like that whenever I have a flash drive connected to a specific USB port through an obviously flaky extension cable. – Synetech Oct 31 '12 at 17:32
If it's still doing it with a new drive, it's likely a problem with the controller or cable. I've had flaky drive behavior like this due to the cable being incompletely inserted into the drive/motherboard connectors. (I've never had this happen with IDE, only SATA because the design is incredibly poor.) Make sure the cables are fully inserted at both ends and are not being pushed on by something else. If it still doesn't work, then the motherboard's SATA controller is probably faulty, but try each connector (when IDE channel 2 of an old motherboard, I was able to keep using it with channel 1). – Synetech Aug 22 '13 at 19:01
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The problem has been traced down to VMWare Player. It happens immediately after on some time after VMWare guest OS is shut down. More info here.
The solution in my case was disabling the VMware Authorization Service. This service is only needed when the virtual machine needs to be run by non administrators.
Update: Disabling the VMware auth Service AND re-enabling the Application Experience Service (which I had disabled because I deemed it unecessary) solved the problem.
The D: drive still goes "offline" for a few seconds, even after I have replaced the HD. This doesn't render the entire machine unresponsive, only specific applications that depend on data stored on D: (like outlook, in my config). I'm going to consider the D: offline drive issue as a separate issue.
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Ah, so you had disabled the Application Experience service? You should have said that in the first place! (I'm kidding; you had no way of knowing that it was related.) But seriously, disabling that service causes Windows to deny access to some files for some time. It seems to be related to Security Essentials in some way, presumably that SE depends on it and when it is disabled, it can't scan an (executable) file, so it keeps the file locked until some lengthy timeout period elapses. That does fit your symptoms. For the record, you probably don't need to disable the VMWare Auth service. – Synetech Aug 24 '13 at 14:57
_USER_ i confirmed the VMWare Auth service is unnecessary. i already have a lot of necessary stuff running. And yes, Application Experience did leave some EXEs locked for a period of time. – Gaia Aug 24 '13 at 18:33
Yes, it's unnecessary when you're not running VMWare, but you don't have to disable it; you can set it to manual (it's really annoying that you have to manually start it since VMWare won't start it automatically ಠ_ಠ). Either way, what I meant was that it isn't causing the problem, so simply running Application Experience would fix it even if VMWare Auth is still running. – Synetech Aug 24 '13 at 19:38
the stalling still occurs, though less frequent and only when i shut down vmware. could it be related to a very large file (2gb+) being accessed? – Gaia Aug 25 '13 at 0:40
Do you have an LED that shows disk activity? If so, look at it. I suspect that when you shut down VMWare, it does a bunch of clean up which includes a lot of disk activity (writing RAM to disk, etc.) In fact, this would be a lot worse after shutting down than while the guest OS is actually running. Does it still happen if you wait a long time after VMWare has shut down (e.g., go for lunch and come back)? – Synetech Aug 25 '13 at 3:15
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This is a hard problem to diagnose from the information you provided (which was a lot of info, don't get me wrong). One way to diagnose this as a hardware problem is to try to recreate the problem with an install of Linux, such as through wubi.
I have seen similar things happen when there are bad sectors on the HD. But I have also seens simliar problems due to faulty drivers.
Have you tried CHKDSK and scanned for bad sectors?
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HD tune reports no bad sectors. I haven't ran CHKDSK recently, but I have ran it since the problem started. – Gaia Oct 31 '12 at 2:34
I ran CHKDSK and it gave me no errors at all. I believe that the disk subsystem would hide errors from CHKDSK anyways, no? – Gaia Nov 5 '12 at 17:04
Not for bad sectors, there is no way around them because the hardware can't write or read and hence no hiding is possible. – Mikhail Nov 6 '12 at 6:02
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Warning and Error Messages
Warning and error messages appear when a problem or error has occurred.
Language
Warning dialogs should be:
 - Understandable: Phrase your messages clearly, in non-technical terms and avoid obscure error codes.
 - Specific instead of general: If the message is reporting a problem concerning a specific object or application, use the object or application name when referring to it.
 - Informative and constructive: Tell the user the reason for a problem and help on how to solve the problem.
 - Polite, non-terrifying and non-blaming: Avoid wording that terrifies the user ("fatal", "illegal"), blames him for his behavior, and be polite.
Confirmation buttons
 - To close a warning or error message that does not require further user interaction, provide a Close button. Do not use an OK button. Users may get confused if they are asked to confirm an error.
 - Use buttons which match the type of statement or question made in the warning or error message. For example, do no ask a Yes/No question but then provide OK/Cancel buttons.
 - When the user must choose between two actions to continue, use descriptive button labels instead of standard Yes/No or OK/Cancel buttons. For example, if the user must choose to continue or stop an action, provide the buttons "Continue" and "Cancel".
Details on demand
 - Provide only a short error message and complement it by a Details button that provides more a detailed explanation in the same error dialog.
 - If it makes sense for this kind of error, link from the error dialog to the corresponding page in the help system. Provide a Help button then.
Which widget to use
 - Use dialogs for critical error messages, and when you need to make sure that the user sees the message.
 - Use info panels for non-critical messages which do not require any further user interaction (typically dialogs with a single "OK" or "Close" button).


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The argument that there are gaps in the fossil record is used extremely commonly by apologists and is basically the same as saying that there are no transitional fossils. There are several large problems with this argument, however:
 1. When the The Origin of Species was first published the fossil record was very sparse and, thus, the amount of gaps it contained was very damning. However, as the years passed scientists found more and more fossils, thus decreasing the amount of gaps. Nowadays gaps do still exist, but in some places the gaps are very small and in some they're very large. It's not logical to state that the gaps that exist nowadays will never be filled.
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