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The cat known in the United States as the Turkish Van is a rare and ancient breed that developed in central and southwest Asia, which today encompasses the countries of Iran, Iraq, southwest Soviet Union and eastern Turkey. "Van" is a common term in the region that has been given to a number of towns, villages and even a lake, Lake Van. So it's no surprise that the uniquely patterned cat native to the region was named the "Vancat" by the residents.
They were first brought to England in 1955 as the Turkish cats, but this was later changed to Turkish Van to avoid confusion with the Turkish Angora. Although the breed has an ancient lineage, the Turkish Van is a relative newcomer to the United States, arriving in 1982. They are considered regional treasures in their homeland and are not readily available for export to other countries. Even in areas where the breed has been known for centuries, they are still relatively rare.
The breed was first brought into Europe from the Middle East by returning crusaders and has been known by a variety of names over the centuries such as the white ringtail and the Russian longhair. A common misconception is that the Turkish Van is simply a color variation of the better known Turkish Angora. In reality, the Van and the Angora are distinct breeds that developed in geographically distant regions of Turkey. When seen together, the differences in type, size, boning and coat are readily apparent. Van's may have amber, blue or "odd" eyesmeaning one amber and one blue.
The coloration of the Turkish Van, which is considered by many to be the original breed to carry the piebald gene, calls for a white, semi-longhaired cat with colored markings restricted primarily to the head and tail. Other piebald cats that have been selectively bred for many generations to achieve similar markings are said to be "van-patterned" after the breed that originally sported it. The coat lacks an undercoat and has a very unique cashmere-like texture that makes it water-resistant. This brings us to another interesting feature of this breed: they love water and in their native region they have been termed "the Swimming Cats."


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4def round_down(v):
5 return (int(v[0]), int(v[1]))
4def roundInt(a): return int(a+0.5)
17def round_up(x, base=1):
18 return int(base * round(float(x)/base))
27def roundint(v):
28 return int(round(v))
631def rpy_round(number, ndigits):
632 # Algorithm copied directly from CPython
633
634 if number == 0 or rfloat.isinf(number) or rfloat.isnan(number):
635 return number
636
637 # Deal with extreme values for ndigits. For ndigits > NDIGITS_MAX, x
638 # always rounds to itself. For ndigits < NDIGITS_MIN, x always
639 # rounds to +-0.0.
640 if ndigits > NDIGITS_MAX:
641 return number
642 elif ndigits < NDIGITS_MIN:
643 # return 0.0, but with sign of x
644 return 0.0 * number
645
646 # finite x, and ndigits is not unreasonably large
647 z = rfloat.round_double(number, ndigits)
648 if rfloat.isinf(z):
649 raise OverflowError
650 return z
71def roundup(n, q):
72 import math
73 return int(math.ceil(float(n) / float(q)) * q)
48def iround(x):
49 if (x < 0): return int(x-0.5)
50 return int(x+.5)
147def round3(x):
148 return int(x * 1000) / 1000.0
312def p_round(n, precision=5):
313 precision = int(precision)
314 return int(round(n / float(precision))) * precision
40def roundUpToIncrements(inp,inc):
41 if inp % inc == 0: return inp
42 return inc * (int(inp/inc) + 1)
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lectio difficilior Look up lectio difficilior at Dictionary.com
Latin, literally "harder reading," from phrase maxim difficilior lectio potior. In textual reconstruction (of the Bible, etc.) the rule that, of two alternative manuscript readings, the one whose meaning is less obvious is less likely to be a copyist's alteration, and therefore should be given precedence. From lectio, noun of action from past participle stem of legere "to read" (see lecture (n.)).


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Guide to Workplace Safety Inspection.
Workplace inspections are walk through on all or certain selected workplace areas and locations of a particular workplace. These walkthroughs are meant to examine various materials, equipment, products, and processes to ensure potential hazards such as illnesses and injuries are eliminated from the workplace environment.
The scheduled inspections are necessary for controlling potential hazards through an elaborate system that ensures compliance of health and safety programs and the monitoring of standards have been adhered to comprehensively.
Who should conduct inspections?
An authorized body or organization puts in place acts of law that outline different responsibilities to the persons who are supposed to conduct inspections. In using Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act as a case study, the responsibility of conducting the workplace safety inspections on the workplace physical conditions is placed on a worker health and safety representative.
Therefore, an employer can meet his or her overall legal duties by implementing effective workplace inspections. The participative aspect of the Act can be met when the management assigns a few of its employees the duties of collaborating with the worker health and safety representatives in conducting a joint workplace inspection.
How regular should the Workplace Inspections be carried out?
The workplace inspections should be conducted at least once a month by the worker health and safety representative. If conducting the inspections on a monthly basis won't be feasible, then the representative should inspect part of the physical conditions at least once a month and thus the entire facility at least once a year.
The joint inspection committee should draw an effective schedule for conducting the inspections. In workplaces of less than twenty employees, the employer and the worker health and safety representative should jointly conduct the inspection.
5 Points to consider when doing the safety inspection.
- The number of operations to be inspected.
- The right interval for conducting an inspection.
- The type of machinery to be inspected as determined by the legislation.
- The number of shifts to be inspected at the workplace because the nature of an activity may vary from one shift to another.
- Whenever a new process or equipment has been introduced into the workplace.
How to conduct workplace inspections.
Being able to successfully conduct workplace inspections depends on the available information about the workplace's materials, equipment, workers and processes. The general system of management controls ought to be flexible enough to accommodate changes whenever necessary. Otherwise the inspections cannot be viable if recommendations from the findings won't be implemented adequately.
The persons conducting the workplace inspections also need to have the required skills necessary for doing the walkthroughs. If the persons conducting the workplace inspections are not properly trained to handle the inspection tasks, they may not be able to identify the potential hazards accordingly.
The training should include but not limited to understanding: all potential hazards on various workplace equipment, the workplace layout so as to appropriately record the findings, the possible hazards that are associated with the workplace equipment and processes, and the existing industry controls and regulations.
The persons conducting the inspections should also know how to utilize vital pieces of information from the Ministry of Labor inspection records such as the results of a previous inspection exercise, data about previous accidents, and Maintenance reports. Knowing how to use this information is very important to guiding the inspection representatives to compile a comprehensive report that has recommendations on how to make the workplace safer.
The information is also critical in helping the persons conducting the inspection create a checklist that will be used in the walkthrough. These checklists shouldn't be used for every inspection exercise but rather be reviewed, revised and updated whenever necessary.
For instance, if an accident reveals a previously unsuspected potential hazard, it has to be included in the checklist for a future inspection. New processes or equipment into a workplace should also be accounted for in the inspection checklist. Besides the hazardous materials, the checklist should contain a reference to the hazards associated with all equipment or machinery available at the workplace.
When conducting an inspection it's very important to record observations and rank the findings according to importance. The identified hazards can be recorded in classifications of A, B, or C. The class A hazards are major issues that have the potential of causing the largest losses such as loss of life, cause permanent injuries, loss of body part, substantial loss of structure and loss of materials or equipment. A condition or practice like an unguarded saw has the potential of causing a lot of damage at the workplace.
The Class B Hazards are practices or workplace conditions that can cause illnesses, disruptive workplace damages that are not very extensive or temporary disability to the workers. For instance, spilled oil on the aisle is capable of bringing losses that are not so extensive at a workplace.
Class C Hazards are practices that can only lead to minor injuries, illnesses or no-disruptive losses at the workplaces. The fact that a condition or practice can cause a minor damage to the property at the workplace doesn't mean it should be ignored. For instance, workers handling solvents without using protective gear or gloves should be considered as a class C hazard.
It's very important to ensure that an official reporting form is used in informing the management and all other responsible follow up teams at the workplace about these findings. If the responsible management controls is not made aware of the findings of an inspection, then the inspection can be considered null and void.
The official reporting form can also be used as the reference for spot inspections or other periodic checks by the management or supervisor of the workplace. The joint health and safety committee will also use the official reporting form in scheduling for future workplace inspections.
The form will come in handy in designing recommendations necessary for eliminating the potential workplace hazards and being in compliance with the industry regulations as set out by the relevant regulatory bodies. A workplace supervisor can also conduct random checks and inspections and take subsequent corrective actions by using information recorded on the official reporting form.

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Instead of working from a task that you have set, you might want your students to work independently on topics of their choice. They can do so by accessing the Practice page from the navigation bar.
When they are in the Practice page, the first thing they should do is to ensure that they are working in the correct syllabus. Mathspace remembers the students' selection for when they next come to the Practice page.
Once the appropriate syllabus has been chosen, the student can then choose a topic and subtopic. They will then have the following options:
 - Scorecard: they can view their previous work done on that subtopic.
 - Question Set: they can view a list of all the questions that might appear, and practice on individual questions of their choice.
 - Lesson: they can view the lesson for the topic.
 - Practice: they can work through a self-started adaptive assessment in the workbook.
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Brigadeiro is a simple Brazilian chocolate fudge candy created in the 1920s. It is named after Brazilian airman Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes. It's commonly served with soda, coffee or milk.
 1. In a heavy saucepan, mix the milk, cocoa powder and butter. Stir to dissolve the chocolate.
 2. Put over low heat and stir constantly to avoid formation of lumps.
 3. Continue stirring for 10-12 minutes, or until you are able to see the bottom of the pot for one second when you scratch it side-to-side with the spoon. (caution: the more you cook, the harder the resulting candy will be - it may vary from liquid fudge to hard candy)
 4. Allow to cool.
 5. Butter your hands and roll the mixture into small balls (around 2cm in diameter) and roll them over the chocolate sprinkles.
(should you accidentally get hard candy, fill the pot with water and leave to rest - the candy will dissolve completely and the pot will be easy to clean)
You can substitute the cocoa powder for 100g of baking chocolate. If you want a lighter candy use powdered chocolate (such as Nestlé Quick). You can also put raisins or nuts in the center of the candy. You can decorate with powdered sugar instead, or cocoa powder.
Brazilian brigadeiros also have gourmet varieties. Some references are available in specialized houses in Brazil: Maria Brigadeiro and Brigadeiríssimo and Brigadeiro Gourmet


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The OECD Global Science Forum (formerly the Megascience Forum) is a venue for meetings of senior science policy officials of OECD countries. Its goal is to identify and maximise opportunities for international co-operation in basic scientific research. The Forum establishes special-purpose working groups and workshops to perform technical analyses, and to develop findings and recommendations for actions by governments. These groups bring together government officials, scientific experts, and representatives of international organisations. Specifically, the Forum serves its Members in the following ways:
- Exploring opportunities for new or enhanced international co-operation in selected scientific areas. The Global Science Forum contributes to the identification and exploitation of opportunities for strengthening the global research infrastructure (e.g.facilities, instruments, databases, research networks and programmes) in response to new developments in science and technology, and to changing societal needs. Activities of this kind are expected to lead to better international co-ordination, sharing and rationalisation of existing or new resources.
- Defining international frameworks for vital national or regional science policy decisions. Governments can strengthen their own decision-making processes by using the Forum to become informed about the priorities, plans and funding decisions of other countries, prior to making their own national or regional plans. Such information can be useful for identifying, at an early stage, attractive opportunities and partnerships for international co-operation. Forum activities promote a dialogue between scientists and policymakers, to supplement the consultations that take place on a national or regional basis.
- Addressing the scientific dimensions of issues of global concern. Scientific research can provide essential information and advice to decision-makers on a wide range of critical global-scale issues. International consultations are needed for strengthening this type of research, and for promoting the use of scientific information in the development of the best policy options.
The Global Science Forum holds two general meetings each year and authorises specialised subsidiary activities as needed. The Forum produces findings and recommendations for action at senior administrative or operational levels. Recommendations to Science and Technology Ministers may also be made. Mechanisms are optimised for each topic under consideration, to produce policy-relevant findings, options, and recommendations for actions by governments:
- Working groups can be established, based on the Megascience Forum model. Such working groups, which have a well-defined scope and duration, bring together senior programme officials to exchange information about national priorities and plans, and to explore opportunities for co-operation and co-ordination on new or existing scientific programmes and projects.
- Single-event workshops can be organised to bring together government officials and scientific experts with the goal of exploring a selected issue in detail, and of formulating conclusions and recommendations for actions by governments and other relevant parties. Conducting a workshop may be appropriate before a working group activity is authorised.
- Surveys and studies can be conducted to gather and analyse information, if there is strong interest by a significant number of Forum delegations. Typically, these activities will serve to inform debate by the Forum itself. The responsibility for initiating and carrying out such work will normally rest with the governments that request it; the secretariat will provide analytical support upon request.
Subsidiary activities of the Global Science Forum are proposed by Member delegations, and participants are appointed by governments. Potential involvement of non-OECD countries, international bodies, and other OECD committees must be considered to maximise opportunities for productive interactions, and to avoid unnecessary duplication. The Forum does not duplicate or interfere with the work of any other international organisation or process, nor does it consider matters that can be dealt with on a bilateral or trilateral basis. In general, purely scientific matters are not to be debated by the Forum or its subsidiary bodies. If unresolved scientific questions emerge during the course of a Forum activity, an appropriate recommendation for action can be made to a scientific body. If opportunities for co-operation are identified, interested governments will decide whether they wish to participate in discussions leading to the negotiation and implementation of international projects. The responsibility for negotiating final agreement and administering the co-operation will reside with the participating governments. The Forum itself will not play an operational role in funding or managing any scientific project or facility.

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Ask a question about 'Conor O'Brien'
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Edward Conor Marshall O'Brien
(3 November 1880–18 April 1952) was an intellectual, Irish aristocrat, republican, nationalist, pioneer in modern maritime theory, owner and captain of one of the first boats to sail under the tri-colour of the Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
, during his circumnavigation in the Saoirse
. Reputedly this was the first small boat to sail around Cape Horn
Cape Horn is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is located on the small Hornos Island...
. This is slightly unfair to Joshua Slocum
Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail single-handedly around the world. He was a Canadian born, naturalised American seaman and adventurer, and a noted writer. In 1900 he told the story of this in Sailing Alone Around the World...
, the Bostonian, who was the first single-handed yachtsman to successfully pass this way (in 1895) although in the end, extreme weather forced him to use some of the inshore routes between the channels and islands and it is believed he may not have actually passed outside the Horn proper. Given the scale of Slocum's achievement it might be considered unfair to deprive him of the honour! Although it was nearly 30 years later, a strict definition of "the first small boat to sail around outside Cape Horn" could indeed cover the 42-foot (13 m) yacht Saoirse, sailed by Conor O'Brien with three hands, who rounded it during a circumnavigation of the world between 1923 and 1925 It was the first boat flying the Irish tri-colour
The national flag of Ireland is a vertical tricolour of green, white, and orange. It is also known as the Irish tricolour. The flag proportion is 1:2...
to enter many of the world's ports and harbours). He was a ship builder/designer (notable boats include the Saoirse and AK Ilen
), gun runner for the IRB during the war of independence in Ireland, captain of a ship sailing in the merchant navy during WWII.


Since the Game Center feature is just an extension of the existing gameNetwork API, there's no need to go over every single available request you can send to Game Center—you can view the updated gameNetwork init(), request(), and show() documentation for that.
So instead, I'll give you a quick overview of what you need to do on the "Apple side" of things (iTunes Connect), the Corona "setup" info, as well as the special considerations that need to be taken to ensure everything works properly in your app.
iTunes Connect
Link: Visit the iTunes Connect Portal
The steps you're required to take on Apple's side of things are pretty straightforward, so I won't need to go too in-depth with this section. In short, you'll need to create Leaderboards (high score boards) and Achievements for the apps you want to enable Game Center features, and also make note of the individual Leaderboard and Achievement ID's you've assigned to each one.
 1. Click the 'Manage Your Applications' link.
 2. Click your app's icon.
 3. On the right, click 'Manage Game Center' button (blue).
 4. Click the 'Enable' button.
 5. Click 'Edit' under the Leaderboard and Achievements sections.
 6. Add Leaderboards and Achievements.
 7. Make note of each 'Leaderboard ID' and 'Achievement ID'.
Of course, if you don't want to have Achievements (or a Leaderboard) in your game, you can skip those sections. It's recommended you add something, or your Game Center implementation might be a little bland to say the least.
System Events and initCallback
Normally, gameNetwork.init() is called at the beginning of main.lua, and is never touched again for the lifetime of your app's runtime. With Game Center, there are two main differences in regards to gameNetwork.init().
The first difference is, because Game Center is a system-wide process in iOS, users are logged out of GameCenter (for your app) every time your app is suspended (e.g. the user presses the 'Home' button or switches to a different app). Therefore, you'll want to call gameNetwork.init() every time your app receives an "applicationStart" system event.
The second difference between other providers is that with Game Center, you can specify an initCallback function that is called once the init request has completed (which gives you a chance do something when the user logs in, declines, or if the they are offline and can't access Game Center features).
Here's an example of how you might use gameNetwork.init() when using Game Center as a network provider:
local gameNetwork = require "gameNetwork"
local loggedIntoGC = false
-- called after the "init" request has completed
local function initCallback( event )
 if then
 loggedIntoGC = true
 native.showAlert( "Success!", "User has logged into Game Center", { "OK" } )
 loggedIntoGC = false
 native.showAlert( "Fail", "User is not logged into Game Center", { "OK" } )
-- function to listen for system events
local function onSystemEvent( event )
 if event.type == "applicationStart" then
 gameNetwork.init( "gamecenter", initCallback )
 return true
Runtime:addEventListener( "system", onSystemEvent )
In your initCallback listener function, the event table includes a single property,, which is set to true upon successful Game Center login, and is nil if user was not logged in. The primary use-case for this is to avoid calling gameNetwork.request() in situations where the user is not logged in. For more information, see the updated gameNetwork.init() documentation.
Game Center Requests
When using Game Center as your provider, the following strings can be used in conjunction with gameNetwork.request():
 - setHighScore
 - loadScores
 - loadLocalPlayer
 - loadPlayers
 - loadFriends
 - loadAchievements
 - unlockAchievement
 - resetAchievements
 - loadAchievementDescriptions
 - loadFriendRequestMaxNumberOfRecipients
 - loadLeaderboardCategories
 - loadPlayerPhoto
 - loadAchievementImage
 - loadPlaceholderCompletedAchievementImage
 - loadIncompleteAchievementImage
Please see the gameNetwork.request() API documentation to see the different kinds of data that needs to be passed with each of the above requests. Most of the above requests allow you to specify a listener which is where you'll receive requested data. The most confusing aspect of Game Center requests is knowing what data is returned to your callback listener through the event table. As a reminder, this information can always be found in the gameNetwork.request() API documentation page and also on the individual class reference pages within the Official Game Kit Documentation. If all else fails, you could always encode the event table into a JSON string and display it on your device's screen through a native alert. Here's an example of how you might do that in conjunction with a "loadFriends" request:
local gameNetwork = require "gameNetwork"
local json = require "json"
-- callback listener for Game Center requests
local function requestCallback( event )
 if event.type == "loadFriends" then
 local data = json.encode( )
 -- show encoded json string via native alert
 native.showAlert( "", data, { "OK" } )
gameNetwork.request( "loadFriends", { listener=requestCallback } )
 1. I see that you said that you include
 components = { "openfeint" }
 in build.settings, but is that for both GC and OF, just GC within OF?
 2. Jonathan Beebe says:
 _USER_: You have two three options when it comes to OpenFeint and Game Center:
 1. Standalone GameCenter
 2. Standalone OpenFeint
 3. Standalone OpenFeint (with included GameCenter features)
 For the first option, you'll include the empty components table in your build.settings.
 For the second and third option, you'll include "openfeint" as the only item in build.settings (see example in article above).
 With the third option, you'll call gameNetwork.init( "openfeint" ) and all of your gameNetwork requests will be to OpenFeint. OpenFeint has integrated Game Center features that allow you to submit to both OpenFeint and Game Center when it comes to setting a new high score or unlocking an achievement (but the requests will go through OpenFeint).
 You cannot init both OpenFeint and Game Center as a *standalone* provider in your app. If you want both of them, you have to go with the third option in the list (which provides only a very limited Game Center implementation).
 3. Since Game Center is already built-in to all iOS devices, we don't make you specify it as a "component". It is always there regardless if you use it or not.
 OpenFeint is a large 3rd party framework which adds several megabytes to your build. We originally tried to be smart about whether we included it by detecting if you did "require('gameNetwork')" in your code. But this won't work anymore since we can't tell if you are using OpenFeint or Game Center from this. So we need you to tell us explicitly now in your build.settings what you really want.
 4. Kiel McDonald says:
 Thanks for the info, looking forward to adding this to my current project!
 Are there any plans to extend Game Center support to include the turn based items released in iOS 5?
 5. This is fantastic! Thanks Ansca, and thanks for the tutorial Jon! I have an implementation question and I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask, but I'll try it:
 I originally submitted my game to Apple using a wildcard App ID. It's my understanding that I can't use GameCenter with an app using the wildcard. Will Apple allow my update to use a different App ID for the same app so that I can add Game Center?
 6. How do we show the leaderboards? I am trying to call it from a button event and the call I am using is: "leaderboards", { listener=dismissCallback } )
 This shoud work correct?
 7. Nm I think the call actually is: "leaderboards", { leaderboard = {category="com.appledts.GKTapper.aggregate", timeScope="Week"}, listener=dismissCallback } )
 8. Jonathan Beebe says:
 _USER_ / Falcon: You can build using a different provisioning profile (that doesn't use a wildcard), but in either case, your bundle ID should actually be the same. As long as the provisioning profile you created is using the same bundle ID as what you have in iTunes Connect, then everything will be fine.
 This is not working in last build: 2012.726
 I didnt include components=openfient but my app has OF bundle files in it. (~300files / 2mb)
 10. Can: If you don't put the components line in your build.settings, we revert to our old behavior which will always include OpenFeint if you have require('gameNetwork') in your code.
 11. Hey Jonathan,
 I'm currently using only game center and insured that build.settings is set correctly, as well as made sure my user is logged in before posting.
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Neuropsychological and Behavioral Testing in Young Patients With Cancer
Trial Purpose and Description
This clinical trial is studying neuropsychological and behavioral testing in young patients with cancer. Collecting information over time from a series of tests may help doctors develop effective tests to measure neuropsychological and behavioral function in young patients with cancer.
I. To utilize a standardized battery of age-appropriate neuropsychological and behavioral tests in conjunction with Children's Oncology Group (COG) Phase III clinical trials to evaluate cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral functioning over time.
II. To institute procedures to ensure a consistent, streamlined, and efficient administration of the neuropsychological/behavioral tests in a cooperative group setting in order to maximize compliance with a standardized assessment battery conducted at 3 standardized timepoints.
Parent and child participants complete the COG Standard Neuropsychological and Behavioral Battery testing at 9, 30, and 60 months post-diagnosis in a 1-hour session conducted by a neuropsychologist or psychologist. The Battery consists of tests of intelligence, processing speed/attention, memory, language preference, general developmental progress, attention and behavior/social/emotional function, executive function, adoptive function, and quality of life. Additionally, parents complete a parent-report questionnaire to gather information about patient's function in terms of attention, memory, executive abilities, and behavioral, social, and emotional adaption.
- 1 Month - 21 Years
- Diagnosis of cancer
- Must be currently enrolled on a COG therapeutic study that aims to examine
neuropsychological, social, emotional, and/or behavioral functioning
- Must have receptive and expressive English language skills
- Patients with a history of severe or profound mental retardation (i.e. intelligence
quotient [IQ] =< 50) are not eligible for enrollment
- Children with a prior history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
or a specific learning disability (e.g. dyslexia) are eligible for this study
- All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed
- Children's Oncology Group
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- September 2008
- Last Updated:
- June 11, 2013
- Study HIC#:
Clinicaltrials.gov ID: NCT00772200


Long Distance Correlations in Wind Power
The fact that wind patterns are coherent over large regions means wind power intensity is similar in whole countries. In particular wind generation falls to near zero frequently over whole countries and whole regions of Europe.
Although everybody knows wind fluctuates dramatically in one location, it seems to be a common belief that local lulls are compensated by generation somewhere else in the country so that overall wind generation stays high. This is not in reality the case and this page gives extensive plots as evidence for this.
Correlations between onshore and offshore wind in same country
(Generation data averaged over 1 day)
it can be seen that the correlations between onshore and offshore wind are very high for small countries (Denmark and Belgium) and lower but still very significant for larger countries (United Kingdom and Germany).
The correlation increases for averages over longer periods so the short distance plots above have averages over 1 day while those below have averages over 3 days. While the longer term averages increase the overall correlation the fraction of points wth nearly zero wind generation is reduced.
Correlations between all wind power in different countries
(Generation data averaged over 3 days)
Table of Pearson Correlation Coefficients for wind generation between countriesThe table shows the correlation between wind generation is high between neighbouring countries and decreases with increasing geographic separation.
These strong correlations mean that exchanges between adjacent countries cannot use wind electricity because the peaks and valleys are the same.


text: Changes in annual, June-September and March-May rainfall and rainy days herein (defined as a day with rainfall greater than 1 mm) have been analysed based on 11 key stations located in different climatic zones of Ethiopia over the common period _PHONE_. The progressive Mann-Kendall trend test shows that there is no trend in the annual rainfall total, the seasonal rainfall total or rainy days over central, northern and northwestern Ethiopia in the period _PHONE_. In contrast, the annual and the June-September total rainfalls for the eastern (Jijiga, 137 mm/decade), southern (Negele, 119 mm/decade) and southwestern (Gore 257 mm/decade) stations show a significant decline since about 1982. Correlation analysis shows that the decline of rainfall in eastern, south and southwestern Ethiopia is caused by the corresponding persistent warming of the South Atlantic Ocean over the period approximately from 1986 to 2002. The sea-surface temperature (SST) over the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean is not significantly correlated with the main rainfall of the semi-arid lowland areas of eastern, southern, and southwestern Ethiopia, except at marginal zones in transition to the Ethiopian Highlands.June-September rainfall over the Ethiopian Highlands is positively correlated to the equatorial east Pacific sea-level pressure and the southern oscillation index, and negatively correlated to SST over the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean as expected, confirming again that warm El Niño-southern oscillation episodes are associated with below-average June-September rainfall over the Ethiopian Highlands.

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Preface
Introduction to Dubbo-go
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Apache/Dubbo-go (_URL_-go)
It is a distributed RPC framework; it is the Go language implementation of Apache/Dubbo. It aims to provide developers with a convenient microservice application development experience.
Dubbo-go builds a bridge between Java and Go languages, interconnects with the gRPC/Dubbo/SpringCloud ecology, and relies on the Go language ecology to explore the technical dividends of the cloud-native era.
What is Dubbo-go
An article introducing what Dubbo-go is and what it can do
Concept
Dubbo-go framework concept system
New Features of Dubbo-go 3.0
Architecture
Dubbo-go framework code structure
Dubbo-go Samples
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How to Design a Rock Filled Gutter Drain Sump
A rock filled gutter drain sump is also called a dry well or weep pit. A properly designed and installed dry well is beneficial to remove water away from a building foundation to reduce water seepage into foundations and basements. A gutter drain sump is an effective way to move water from gutters away from the house.
Plan the location of the rock filled sump at least eight feet from the bottom of the downspout. Place a stake at the starting point. Measure at least eight feet from the stake and install another stake to mark the location for the edge of the dry well.
Dig a trench from the bottom of the downspout to the location for the dry well. The trench must be at least eight inches deeper and wider than the width of the drainage pipe. The trench must slope at least one inch for every eight feet to provide adequate flow for water in the drainage pipe.
Measure the width and height of the plastic trash can. Dig a round pit four inches deeper than the trash can is tall and at least as wide as the trash can.
Place the edge of the drainage pipe against the side of the trash can approximately two inches from the top of the trash can. Use a marker to trace around the drainage pipe. Cut the circle out of the can with a utility knife. Drill many holes in the sides and bottom of the trash can with a ¾-inch drill bit. Place the trash can into the hole with the circle for the drainage pipe facing toward the trench.
Tie a string around the stake at the starting point, pull it tight and tie the other end to the stake at the edge of the dry well. Place a line level on the string to ensure that the string is level.
Measure the distance from the string to the bottom of the trench close to the downspout. Measure the distance from the string to the bottom of the opening for the drainage pipe on the trash can. Measure the length of the string and divide by eight. The difference between the distance from the first two measurements must be at least the result from dividing the length of the string by eight. For example, if the trench is 16 feet long, the result is two inches. If the measurement from the string to the bottom of the trench next to the downspout is 15 inches, the measurement from the string to the drainage pipe opening on the trash can must be at least 17 inches. Make adjustments in the depth of the trench and the depth of the trash can so proper slope is achieved.
Remove the trash can and line the pit and trench with landscaping fabric. Center the landscaping fabric in the trench with the sides of the fabric against the walls of the trench. Place the trash can back in the hole.
Fill the trench with two inches of gravel.
Place the drainage pipe in the trench. Place the downspout connection on the end of the drainage pipe a move into position directly under the downspout. Insert the other end of the drainage pipe into the hole in the trash can so at least two inches of the pipe is in the trash can. Connect sections of pipe if needed.
Remove the elbow at the base of the downspout by removing screws, drilling out the rivets with a 1/8-inch drill bit placed in the center of the rivet, or cutting with a hacksaw. Measure the distance between the bottom of the downspout to the downspout connection on the drainage pipe. Cut a section of downspout using this measurement and attach to the bottom of the existing downspout. Position the bottom end in the downspout connection on the drainage pipe. Drill pilot holes with a 1/8-inch drill bit through each while in position on both sides and the front and install rivets or short sheet metal screws in each hole.
Cover the pipe in the trench with approximately two inches of gravel and fold the sides of the landscaping fabric over the gravel. Fill the trash can with larger stones and top of the can with a thick layer of gravel. Place a double layer of landscaping fabric over the top of the trash can.
Replace soil and sod in the trench and over the trash can so it is level with the surrounding landscape.
Things You Will Need
- Tape measure
- Line level
- Landscape fabric
- Garden rake
- Drainage pipe
- Large plastic trash can
- ¾-inch drill bit
- Utility knife
- Hacksaw (optional)
- Downspout connection for the drainage pipe
- Downspout section
- Large stones
- Water the replaced sod to encourage growth so it will blend in more quickly with the surrounding area.
- Call your local municipal office to check for possible underground utilities before beginning this project.


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Advanced Performance (Gifted and Talented)
The Advanced Performance programme is intended to stretch, challenge and enrich the learning of our most able pupils. These pupils are identified using baseline testing (entrance test, Yellis and Alis) and faculty nominations as a result of on-going assessment and progress made in lessons. This is to ensure a much more inclusive system and one that caters for young people whose intellectual development is not necessarily linear. As with all our pupils, our abler are set target grades based on their baseline test results, and progress towards meeting these is assessed through regular data collection points throughout the year. If pupils are not on track they will be mentored or given 1:1 support to be so, and for those who need further challenge target grades are adjusted and replaced by aspirational grades. At all stages, pupils are encouraged to exceed externally set expectations.
Advanced Performance is coordinated and monitored by an experienced Lead Teacher. He liaises with Heads of Faculty and ensures that each faculty has its own subject-specific policy for Advanced Performance, is aware of each pupil's individual strength(s), and regularly reviews its performance in meeting the needs of this important cohort of pupils.
Differentiation occurs in all lessons, even within groups which are taught in sets, to ensure that work is pitched at an appropriately high level to cater for individual needs and interests, and all teachers' incorporate Bloom's taxonomy of higher level thinking into their teaching. Schemes of learning include sections on stretch and challenge, accelerated courses are offered where appropriate, and quality assurance is rigorously maintained to a high standard through lesson observations, learning walks, scrutiny of pupil work and thorough analysis of examination results.
Enrichment across all Key Stages is a key aspect of our Advanced Performance programme and nurturing a love of learning is, we feel, of paramount importance. Hence, each faculty offers at least one in-depth faculty challenge session which gives groups of pupils a chance to experience a unique opportunity for learning outside the normal parameters of the curriculum. This is a chance to foster a love of learning without constraint and to encourage independent learning outside of school. An extensive variety of activities are also available to pupils:
- Enquiring Minds
- Digital Leaders
- Budding Authors
- CASA' (Collegiate Aeronautical and Space Administration)
- Collegiate Chorus
- Cantamus Choir
- Orchestra String Quartets
- Wider activities include Amnesty International, Team Uganda, and Saffi Coffee.
An annual trip to a programme of lectures given by Academy Conferences is offered, and Year 11 pupils who are aspiring for Oxbridge entry are encouraged to set their sights high via the annual 'Aim High' trip to the University of Cambridge in May during which pupils get a chance to meet an Admissions Tutor, tour a College and experience the atmosphere of this famous university city.
Reading lists are available in our Independent Learning Centre to prepare pupils for Oxbridge entry and to develop an appreciation and understanding of philosophy and ethics at various levels.
The school offers Year 5 and 6 Advanced Performance Enrichment Days each year for pupils from local primary schools, with our experienced staff offering a wide range of challenging activities.
Pupils' success is celebrated through the publishing of work in 'Aspire!' showcasing a range of pupils work across all key stages and areas of the curriculum.
Finally, we do not believe in exclusivity. If pupils have a gift or talent, we shall identify it and nurture it. With hard work and the support of a dedicated staff, we do believe that there is 'room at the top' for all those pupils with the potential and commitment to strive for the very best.
For more information contact Mr G R Stephenson, Lead Teacher for Advanced Performance Email: _EMAIL_


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Using these 5 innovations, Kamal Kisan is helping farmers reduce labour costs
With its innovative products, the social enterprise is helping small and marginal farmers reduce their labour costs by at least 50 percent.
According to a recent observation made by PRS India, over the past few decades, the agriculture sector's contribution to the growth of the economy has decreased from more than 50 percent of GDP in the 1950s to 15.4 percent in 2015–16. This instability in the agricultural sector has drastically affected farming practices. Uneven access to modern technology, smaller landholdings, non-availability of labour or increase in labour cost, lack of support from the government, and decrease in profit are some of the main reasons for reduction in agricultural productivity.
Devi Murthy, who holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from Drexel University, USA, and a master's in entrepreneurship from IIM Bangalore, founded Kamal Kisan in 2013 with an aim to empower India's small and marginal farmers by developing cost-effective, smart mechanisation solutions that improve profitability and labour productivity.
Having started out with seed funding of Rs 5 lakh from the Rural Technology and Business Incubator at IIT Madras and a small three-member team, Kamal Kisan now reaches over 2,000 farmers in various cities and districts in Karnataka, with a cumulative cost saving of over Rs 20 lakh for the agricultural community.
In the last four years, Devi and her team have been successful in developing some innovative farm equipment that has replaced labour-dependent farm activities. Post the seed funding, Kamal Kisan has received a grant from Villgro and also raised its first round of equity from Social Alpha (Tata Trust Initiative). Below are 5 social innovations by the organisation which are benefiting the farmer -
1. Sugarcane planter
Since sugarcane is the main source of sugar in India, it is the most grown commercial crop (according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2011–2014), and planting is a critical process since it is predominantly manual. Devi says, "With the lack of labour, farmers spend up to Rs 300/day/labourer. Currently, the process requires farmers to plough ridges, place seed material, and cover with soil — all of which is done manually, consuming labour and time. With the help of a sugarcane planter, the same process takes less time and costs less money."
Priced at Rs 95,000 per unit, the sugarcane planter combines the processes of ridging, planting, and furrowing to increase efficiency, and it can be used with tractors with power as low as 30 hp. The planter can plant one acre of sugarcane in 4–5 hours with just two labourers as against six members working over five days, saving up to 80 percent (Rs 10,000) of the cost of planting.
2. Versatile mulch layer
"Mulching sheets are being used more and more often among fruit and vegetable farmers, especially in semi-arid regions since it reduces water consumption by 60 percent while increasing yields due to curbing of weed growth and increased microbial activity in the soil," says Devi.
So the Kamal Kisan mulch machine is a simple tractor attachment that can reduce labour requirements from eight labourers to two, covering one acre in two hours as against eight hours.
The machine can be used with a wide variety of bed sizes and with most tractor sizes, ranging from 25–55 hp, making it versatile. Priced at Rs 40,000, the mulch layer also has a varying array of accessories being developed (fertiliser hopper, bed maker, drip pipe layer), which can be procured on a need basis.
3. Bed maker
The bed maker is a tractor-driven implement which helps in creating a raised bed for all varieties of horticulture crops. With the usage of a bed maker, one can see a significant improvement in germination and better water management system. Priced at Rs 26,000, this equipment can also be converted into a mulch layer with additional accessories. It is suitable for all tractors from 25 hp onwards, and has adjustable bed width from 1 m to 3 m with height adjustment up to 1 ft.
4. Vegetable handy planter
This handy low-cost planter can plant most vegetable and fruit saplings with significant reduction in drudgery and increase in process efficiency. The vegetable planter is capable of planting one acre of vegetables using a single labourer as against four labourers being needed to plant one acre in four hours. It is priced at Rs 2,000.
5. Power weeder
The power weeder can be used with multiple attachments like weeder, brush cutter, tiller, reaper, etc. Priced at Rs 24,000, it is powered by a 52cc engine and half-litre-petrol-per-hour efficiency.
Kamal Kisan plans to extend its services to Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh by the end of this financial year. The company is also working on some innovative soil preparation products that can combine primary and secondary tilling activities. In addition, they are working on automatic seedling planters for horticulture crops. "Our aim is to add at least four new products to our portfolio each year to grow our impact among farmers," concludes Devi.


Letter to Justin Trudeau on Behalf of Our Members
6 April 2020
Dear Prime Minster Trudeau:
We are writing to express our appreciation for your announcement that support for post-secondary students is forthcoming. Our union local—Public Service Alliance of Canada Local 40004—represents graduate students who work at the University of Saskatchewan as teaching assistants, research assistants, and student assistants. Our members have experienced considerable problems due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Graduate students cannot access offices, labs, archives, and field work necessary to complete their research. These problems are universal and affect graduate students in every department and university across Canada.
Graduate students are the future of Canada's scholarly excellence in all fields of endeavour and will support the continuation of Canada as a research-based economy and society. To that end, we want to highlight to you the supports that our members need and that we hope your government will include in its support for post-secondary students.
Canadian universities have faced financial constraints for many years, so the federal government should provide funding that universities can give directly to their students.
Federal funding should require that universities:
1. Grant all graduate students, regardless of what year they are in of their program of study, an automatic one (1) year extension.
2. Provide all graduate students one (1) year of guaranteed funding
3. Waive tuition and fee payments until students can fully access all university facilities including offices, labs, research materials, libraries, and other campus services
An automatic program extension will give graduate students the time they need to complete their thesis and dissertations. It will make up for time they have lost due to the necessary public health measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. A full additional year of guaranteed funding is necessary to provide the financial ability for students to focus on their academic work. As not all students are eligible or able to take on the debt of more student loans, guaranteed funding is the best solution.
COVID-19 is a universal crisis that creates universal problems for graduate students, therefore, a universal response is required. Your government can lead the way by ensuring support for graduate students that will allow them to complete their programs and begin contributing to Canada's knowledge economy.
With respect,
PSAC Local 40004


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Prescription for Heterosexuality
Nursing Clio's very own Carolyn Herbst Lewis recently sat down with Jackie Wolf, host of WOUB's Conversations From Studio B, to talk about her new book, Prescription For Heterosexuality: Sexual Citizenship in the Cold War Era.
Carolyn's book examines "how medical practitioners, especially family physicians, situated themselves as the guardians of Americans' sexual well-being during the early years of the Cold War. She argues that many doctors viewed their patients' sexual habits as more than an issue of personal health. They believed that a satisfying sexual relationship between heterosexual couples with very specific attributes and boundaries was the foundation of a successful marriage, a fundamental source of happiness in the American family, and a crucial building block of a secure nation."
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A group of young people, convinced that the events of a popular horror film were real, decide to make a documentary at the same place where the events in the film took place to prove it. Sound familiar? While the premise of Grave Encounters 2 may sound a lot like another rather famous horror sequel from 2000, the comparisons end there. Written and produced by the Vicious Bothers, who directed the original Grave Encounters, the film strives to recapture the eerie feel of the first film while attempting to take the series in a new direction.
Grave Encounters 2 starts off with a collection of youtube-style reviews from viewers who both praise and discredit the film Graves Encounters. One of the reviewers is Alex Wright (Richard Harmon), a budding film student who is in the process of making his own horror film for his thesis project. After doing some research into what happened to the cast of Grave Encounters, Alex becomes increasingly convinced that their deaths in the film were actually real. Alex soon starts to receive cryptic messages from someone who claims they can confirm his suspicions about the film. The mysterious person will only reveal the truth about Grave Encounters if Alex is willing to meet at the same abandoned mental institution in Canada where the film was shot.
Believing that this is his one chance to capture the truth on film, Alex convinces the crew of his horror film to switch gears and make a documentary about their trip. His production team includes fellow students Jennifer Parker (Leanne Lapp), an actress who is in love with Alex; Trevor Thompson (Dylan Playfair), Alex's best friend and one of the two cameramen; Jared Lee (Howie Lai), another friend who serves as the second cameraman; and Tessa Hamil (Stephanie Bennett), Jennifer's best friend who is along for the ride. Despite Alex's beliefs that paranormal forces are at play, neither he nor his crew can anticipate the true horror that awaits them.
To its credit, Grave Encounters 2 goes to great lengths to expand on many of the aspects that made the original such a memorable film. Once Alex and his team reach the institution the film really takes off. Not only does the pacing ramp up, but director John Poliquin seems at his most comfortable when playing with the house of horrors potential that the institution provides. He ups the level of chills in the film while still convincingly incorporating a creepy subplot involving Grave Encounters star Lance Preston (Sean Rogerson).
The problem with Poliquin's film though is that it takes far too long to get to the institution. The first forty minutes or so of the film is used to develop the main characters. Unfortunately, most of the characters are rather one dimensional during this portion. For example Alex is selfish with illusions of grandeur, Trevor is obnoxious and Jennifer, easily the most fascinating character, is reduced to being a girl who will do anything to get Alex's attention. It is only when Alex encounters the producer of the original Grave Encounters, that the film truly hits all the right character, and meta, moments that Poliquin clumsily was striving for at the beginning. It is just a shame that it takes so long to get to this point.
Grave Encounters 2's biggest strength is Sean Rogerson reprising his Lance Preston role. By making a film about people who believe a fictional film is real, Poliquin inadvertently distances you from the events occurring in the film. Instead of putting yourself in the characters shoes, you merely watch events unfold. However, Rogerson manages to pull you back into the film with his strong performance. He expands on the madness that he displayed in the latter half of Grave Encounters, while still managing to add some humour to the role.
If you are willing to look past the painfully sluggish first half of the film, Grave Encounters 2 provides enough inventive scares to satisfy fans of the series. While nowhere near as strong as Grave Encounters, the second half of the film, and Sean Rogerson's performance, makes Grave Encounters 2 worth the watch.


My Paternal Lineage - a Memory of Leatherhead.
My paternal grandparents lived and worked at Polesden Lacey from circa 1899 to 1906, under, first, Sir Clinton Dawkins and then later Mrs Greville.
Their first born was at a large house in Leatherhead; their second born was in the house of Polesden Lacey itself.
They left Surrey at that time and their other children, one of which was my father, were born in Shropshire.
Stories told on the hearth, abound re their time in Surrey, the lanes and places nearby -such as Ranmore Common. Another age, another world, but we keep it in our memories.
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Does your family history of Polesden mention the rebuilding of the bridge over Connicut Lane? This would have been around 1903. I have access to the censuses of the time if you'd like me to look them up.
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BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
CITY OF MALOLOS, BULACAN
BASIC INPUT-OUTPUT SYSTEM (BIOS)
In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in Research and Technical Writing A Thesis Proposal Presented to Professor Marjorie M. Miguel
Ayeng, Katrina N.
Manila, Kimberly R.
Manio, Klarryze Jenel B.
Mundo, Justine DB.
Salamat, Norman Jan R.
PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
The Importance and Functions of the Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) Introduction
Nowadays, many computer users around the world encounter a problem regarding Basic Input-Output System (BIOS). It is usually seen when a computer failed to shut down successfully where one can read the phrase "Enter BIOS system" on the options but not everyone knows what is it for, how does it function and is it necessary to be familiar with. That is why we have chosen to conduct a research paper regarding BIOS. It is important to have knowledge or idea about it because of its many uses, importance and functions on a computer system that will be stated on the following chapters of this research paper. It is an exciting and interesting topic to be discussed and to be researched. Not only that, in this research paper, one can learn or have ideas on upgrading BIOS, what are the effects of upgrading it and why is it necessary to be upgraded and updated.
Statement of the Problem/ Objectives
What are the importance and functions of Basic Input-Output System (BIOS)? 1. To know the importance or significance of Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) in a computer system. 2. To increase the knowledge of people about Basic Input-Output System (BIOS); to know its history. 3. To enumerate the functions of Basic Input-Output System (BIOS). 4. To lessen the number of people who doesn't know Basic Input-Output System (BIOS). 5. To contribute new ideas about Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) in the field of computers.
Significance of the Study
The research contributes to knowledge production in general about BIOS. The purpose of this research is to gain a better understanding of the importance, uses and functions of Basic Input-Output System (BIOS). The benefit of the study is for the ordinary student and for the people to have deeper understanding about BIOs problems. * Students, who were in the field of computer. This will help them to have more information about BIOS and how this affects the performance of a computer. * Teachers/Professors. For them to have an additional information about BIOS and what are the things that they need to tackle more to their students in the field of computer. * Specialists/Developer of computers. For them to have an idea on the things that they need to develop more based on its functions and performance. * Ordinary students/people. To correct their misconceptions about BIOS.
Scope and Delimitation
The coverage of this study is all about the definition, importance and functions of Basic Input-Output System (BIOS). It focuses on every student who uses computer on their field of studies and also to those people who use computer in their everyday life and looks for information about BIOS.
This study limits its coverage on the hardware system particularly Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) only and to those people who encounters regarding BIOS.
"If it is not broken, don't fix it" (Perkins, David N, 2007). "Intel says that if the mobo is working properly that bios and drivers shouldn't be updated. Mine is working properly and I know if it isn't broke don't fix it, but what are the advantages and disadvantages to updating it anyway?" (webhead68, 2007) (Intel,2006 para. 2) stated that update the BIOS on your computer only if the newer BIOS version specifically solves a problem you have. It is not recommend updating your BIOS for computers that do not need it.
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Optimal Control Theory for Undergraduates
AbstractDynamic optimization is widely used in financial economics, macroeconomics and resource economics. This is accounting for some tension between the undergraduate and graduate teaching of economics because most undergraduate programs still concentrate on static economic analysis. This paper shows how, with the help of the Microsoft Excel Solver tool, the principles of dynamic economics can be taught to students with minimal knowledge of calculus. As it is assumed that the reader has no prior knowledge of optimal control theory, some attention is paid to the main concepts of dynamic optimization.
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Waulking songs (Scots Gaelic: Òrain Luaidh) are Scottish folk songs, traditionally sung in the Gaelic language by women while fulling (waulking) cloth. This practice involved a group of women rhythmically beating newly woven tweed against a table or similar surface to soften it. Simple, beat-driven songs were used to accompany the work.
A waulking session often begins with slow-paced songs, with the tempo increasing as the cloth becomes softer. As the singers work the cloth, they gradually shift it to the left so as to work it thoroughly. A tradition holds that moving the cloth anticlockwise is unlucky.
Typically one person sings the verse, while the others join in the chorus. As with many folk music forms, the lyrics of waulking songs are not always strictly adhered to. Singers might add or leave out verses depending on the particular length and size of tweed being waulked. Verses from one song might appear in another, and at times the lead singer might improvise to include events or people known locally. The chorus to many waulking songs consists of meaningless vocables, serving a function similar to 'tra la la' or 'hey hey hey' in other song forms. Some waulking songs have a strict verse-and-chorus structure. In other songs, the vocables are sung at the end of each line of a verse. In a song like 'S Fliuch an Oidhche ('Wet is the Night'), also known as Coisich a Rùin ('Come on, My Love'), the last two lines of one verse become the first two lines of the following one. A tradition holds that it is bad luck to repeat a song during a waulking session, which may explain in part both the many verses of some songs and the large number of songs.
While fulling is a common practice across the world, it is only in Scotland that music became so strongly associated with it as to become an important cultural feature of the country. Waulking is rare in Scotland today, mostly confined to the Outer Hebrides, where it is carried out as a celebration of heritage. The last true waulking (for the purpose of making cloth) is believed to have occurred during the 1950s.
During the Highland clearances, traditional methods of waulking spread with the Scottish diaspora. In Nova Scotia, and in particular on Cape Breton Island, waulking is known as milling. Although in Scotland women waulked cloth, in Nova Scotia both men and women took part in milling frolics. The practice continues as a cultural celebration today.


The Bricklayer Ecosystem - Art, math, and code
Victor Winter, Betty Love, Cindy Corritore
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This paper describes the Bricklayer Ecosystem - a freely-available online educational ecosystem created for people of all ages and coding backgrounds. Bricklayer is designed in accordance with a "low-threshold infinite ceiling" philosophy and has been successfully used to teach coding to primary school students, middle school students, university freshmen, and in-service secondary math teachers. Bricklayer programs are written in the functional programming language SML and, when executed, create 2D and 3D artifacts. These artifacts can be viewed using a variety of third-party tools such as LEGO® Digital Designer (LDD), LDraw, Minecraft clients, Brickr, as well as STereoLithography viewers.
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Lake Tahoe's Sunken Treasure: The SS Tahoe
March – April 2016
Diving exploration team reveals the depths of famed ship's history.
By RYAN HUGHES
It took only 50 years for the Lake Tahoe Basin to transform from an untouched oasis into a bustling asset of the logging industry. When John Fremont first set eyes on the breathtaking views Lake Tahoe had to offer, there was nothing but beauty and silence. As the land developed into a major resource of both logging, as well as tourism, there were many vessels to grace its clear blue waters—the most famous of which now rests approximately 400 feet under the lake's surface: the SS Tahoe.
Long before there was a road around Lake Tahoe, it was up to a developed maritime industry—the SS Tahoe as its grandest vessel—to bring everything from supplies and mail to visitors around its shores. The Steamer Tahoe, at 170 feet long, was the largest ship to ever navigate Lake Tahoe.
FULL STEAM AHEAD
According to Martin McClellan of New Millennium Dive Expeditions (NMDE), Duane Leroy "DL" Bliss commissioned the steamboat from Union Iron Works in San Francisco in 1894. The future "Queen of Tahoe" was shipped by train in several pieces, then reassembled and launched in Glenbrook on June 24, 1896. The ship transported the mail, cargo and passengers in style, with brass and marble fixtures adorning its luxurious dining room.
The completion of a road around the lake in 1935 brought the SS Tahoe's four decades of economic service to the basin to an end, and it was purposely scuttled by William Seth Bliss, son of DL Bliss, on Aug. 29, 1940. McClellan explains that William sunk the ship in honor of its historic contribution to not only his family, but to the lake itself and to the old ways of Lake Tahoe—the days of logging, desolation, and a lack of roads.
William had requested the steamer to rest around 100 feet deep where it could be observed by visitors and tourists through glass-bottomed boats; unfortunately, due to community controversy over her intended scuttling, Lloyd Saxon, captain of the Quic-Chakidn was instructed to tow the SS Tahoe from her berth late in the afternoon, putting him in Glenbrook Bay in the dark. Never having scuttled such a large vessel and without any depth-sounding equipment, the Tahoe began to weigh heavily upon Captain Saxons' small ship. Thinking only of the safety of the persons aboard his ship, Saxon cut the towline in a panic, nowhere near 100 feet of depth. The SS Tahoe hit the bottom at 335 feet of depth and slid along the bottom to where it came to rest in in approximately 400 feet of water.
Research conducted between 2002 and 2010 by NDME accurately reveals the ship today is submerged with its bow at 365 feet and stern at 475 feet.
HOW DEEP CAN THEY GO?
In 1999—59 years after the Tahoe was scuttled—a nonprofit team of divers with a common goal to execute exploration objective dive projects was formed with the goal of exploring the steamship. New Millennium Dive Expeditions began as a ragtag bunch of average Joe's, but what they would accomplish in the coming years pushed the limits of technical diving at altitude and astounded the diving world. Most of all, it helped the world explore the maritime history of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
When diving to depths as deep as the SS Tahoe, a diver must have years of advanced experience and training, plus thousands of dollars in gear and sophisticated equipment; they must breath a precise mixture of gasses, and have plenty of time to carefully execute such a demanding dive. During their journey to the Tahoe, the team from NMDE had to overcome all of these obstacles, and many others.
The divers had a couple of specific goals in mind for exploring the Tahoe: to test new decompression software, and, to be the first team to ever dive on this historical shipwreck.
The high-altitude dive had to be precisely coordinated and planned. A technical dive to such depths is extremely dangerous and requires more skill and preparation than the average dive. The team planned, trained, and gathered funding and equipment for approximately three and a half years, and in addition to preparing, the exact location of the shipwreck had to be discovered
Underwater archaeologist and explorer Mitch Marken assisted the team in marking the location of the Tahoe through the use of remote-operated submersible cameras piloted by Gary Trimble. On a fun note, the first time this was done was in 1963 by gaming pioneer Bill Harrah, who according to McClellan found the ship by placing a casino-monitoring camera into a homemade waterproof plastic housing. Bill had hoped to retrieve the ship, but the Bliss family asked him to leave it be.
In 2002, once the location was pinpointed Martin and his team were one step closer to uncovering the lost monument of Lake Tahoe's fascinating history.
To Martin, the SS Tahoe was a goal he would have gone to almost any extent to reach. He and his team were extremely passionate about the ship and its history.
"Anytime you spend a couple thousand hours of your time going after a dream or a goal, when you finally accomplish that goal, it's an awakening experience," Martin explains.
DIVING TO NEW DEPTHS
The team made its first descent to the SS Tahoe on the morning of June 29, 2002. The NMDE divers were able to get approximately 30 feet from the ship but were not able to get as close as they hoped due to some confusion with the plan. They did, however, get to see the ship clearly and shoot video of the Tahoe. The second dive took place on July 20, 2002, and it was first time anyone had touched the ship since 1940.
"That made it real," Martin says. "I don't know how to describe it. Euphoria?"
During the initial dives on the SS Tahoe in 2002, Martin's dive teammate was Brian Morris, a northern Nevada attorney. During the funded dives in 2009/2010 by the Nevada State Historical Preservation Office, Martin brought in his second teammate, James Novaes, a commercial diver for 15 years prior to the SS Tahoe expedition. His background in marine construction brought an invaluable amount of experience to the team. Another skill that proved to be crucial was James and Martin's ability to communicate with each other during the dives with hand signals, physical gestures and wet-notes (paper and pencil designed specifically for underwater use), especially when things did not go as planned.
"I remember one time we lost a gas at 190 feet. It was totally unexpected but with the training and knowledge we possessed the team handled the situation with ease," James recalls. "We maintain our gear meticulously for these dives, but problems still can happen. You do what you have do; change the decompression, change the gas, alter times, but whatever decision we make, we cannot ascend to the surface; that would surely result in decompression sickness possibly leading to permanent disability but more likely death. It takes tremendous decompression knowledge and diving ability to be able to conduct such problem-solving tasks while you're living it."
In 2002, the wreck of the Tahoe became Nevada's first submerged cultural resource listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Though the team faced many obstacles—including a lack of funding, a lack of community support, and the need for thousands of volunteer hours of pure commitment—the New Millennium divers pushed the limits of technical diving and made Tahoe history. The team continues to assist in conservation efforts with their current endeavor, Project Baseline; Lake Tahoe.The NMDE team has safely executed a total of 10 dives on the SS Tahoe to date. Ten successful technical dives to such depth is an amazing task, but considering the conditions present in Tahoe, 39 degree Fahrenheit water temperature at depth, altitude, and its remote location in terms of hyperbaric medical treatment, NMDE demonstrated its professionalism in representing technical diving above and beyond expectation during every dive.
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Head-turning Approach to Eye-tracking in Immersive Virtual Environments
Reliable and unobtrusive eye tracking remains a technical challenge for immersive virtual environment, especially when Head Mounted Displays (HMD) are used for visualization and users are allowed to move freely in the environment. In this work, we provide experimental evidence that gaze direction can be safely approximated by user head rotation, in HMD-based Virtual Reality (VR) applications, where users actively interact with the environment. We discuss the application range of our approach and consider possible extensions.


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Petyr claimed the title of river king or King of the Trident in the generations after the riverlands were conquered by the Storm King Arlan III Durrandon. Lord Petyr had a brief, inglorious reign before being put down.
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The Experience Map allows you to see your work through the eyes of the people receiving, benefitting or even funding it. It lays out the different routes and points at which these people become aware of, connect with, and feel about what you do – especially at the points when they come directly into contact with your work. Identifying these junctures, and highlighting the interactions, helps you reflect on how you engage with these people and take your work further.
The worksheet provided here shows how you can quickly define the points which determine different people's perception of what you do – as well as the problems and opportunities each of these moments represent. A completed Experience Map is a way to condense complex information into a format more easily understood through highlighting the key points of your offering.


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Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of hydroelectric power station "Ismayilli-1" built near Sumagalli village of Ismayilli District14 august 2013, 13:50
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended the opening of hydroelectric power station "Ismayilli-1" built near Sumagalli village of Ismayilli District.
The president of the "AzerEnergy" OJSC, Etibar Pirverdiyev, informed the President of Azerbaijan that hydroelectric power station "Ismayilli-1" is a facility built as part of a program on the rational use of alternative energy sources. The construction of small hydroelectric plants saves fuel in electricity generation, while at the same time not causing any damage to the environment.
President Ilham Aliyev was informed about the construction of the station, its activities and main components of the project. It was indicated that the construction of the station had begun in 2011. The delivery of the main and auxiliary equipment, as well as all of the construction and assembly work, was carried out by "Azenco". A total of 100 people worked on the construction of the station. A water intake plant, three pipelines 2,115 meters in length and 800 millimeters in diameter each and a building of the station built during construction.
In the lobby of the station there is a photo stand describing the attention of nationwide leader Heydar Aliyev and President Ilham Aliyev to the development of power engineering in Azerbaijan, as well as the projects undertaken for the modernization of the industry. The building operates control, protection and management systems.
President Ilham Aliyev launched the station from a control center.
It was noted that the station consists of three turbines with a combined design capacity of 1,600 kilowatts and three hydro generators. It has a 10/0.4-kilovolt substation and transmission lines.
The treated water flowing downstream from the station will be supplied to hydroelectric power plant "Ismayilli-2", which is still under construction Thus, the Ismayilli power station will become a cascade of small hydroelectric power plants with a total capacity of 3,200 kilowatts. This project is very effective and significant. The diversion-type hydropower plant being constructed near the village of Sumagalli is capable of generating 8,000,000 kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually.
Twelve people will be provided with permanent jobs at the power plant. The station has been landscaped and a modern lighting system installed.
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Here is a food chain:
A wildcat will eat 3 birds every day. These three birds will eat 10 caterpillars each, every day, totaling 30 caterpillars. The 30 caterpillars will eat one small bush together every day.
a. In the area that these animals live in, the ecosystem can support 500 small bushes being eaten every day. Calculate the numbers of each animal in the food chain.
b. As you go up the food chain, the amount of energy available to the following predator decreases. For this food chain, the amount of energy available decreases by 25% for every level in the chain. Calculate how much more energy the wildcat could obtain from becoming a
vegetarian and eating the bush rather than from eating birds.
c. One year, a bacteria kills 5000 caterpillars. What effect will this have on the food chain?
d. Suppose that the wildcats decide to become vegetarians and eat bushes instead of other animals. How many wildcats could 500 bushes support (ignoring the other animals)?
e. If the wildcats became omnivorous (with some of them eating animals and some eating bushes), how many animals would there be if half of the bushes were eaten by caterpillars and the other half were eaten by wildcats?


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Nora Kenworthy is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Health Studies at the University of Washington, Bothell, and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Departments of Global Health and Anthropology. At UW Bothell, she directs the undergraduate Minor in Global Health. Her research explores the politics of global health governance, the sociopolitical impacts of HIV initiatives in southern Africa, and the changing roles of philanthrocapitalism and corporations in shaping global health programming. Kenworthy is the author of Mistreated: The Political Consequences of the Fight Against AIDS in Lesotho (2017, Vanderbilt University Press). She received her PhD and MA from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, and her BA from Williams College.
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Kenworthy, N. (2017). Mistreated: The Political Consequences of the Fight Against AIDS in Lesotho. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press.
Kenworthy, N., Dong, Z., Montgomery, A., Fuller, E., Berliner, L. (2020). A cross-sectional study of social inequities in medical crowdfunding campaigns in the United States. PLOS One 15(3): e0229760. _URL_.1371/journal.pone._PHONE_.
Kenworthy, N. (2019). Crowdfunding and global health disparities: An exploratory conceptual and empirical analysis. Globalization and Health 15(s1): 71-84. doi:10.1186/s12992-_PHONE_-1.
Kenworthy, N., MacKenzie, R., & Lee, K. (2016). Case Studies on Corporations and Global Health Governance: Impacts, Influence and Accountability. London: Rowman & Littlefield.
Kenworthy, N., Thomann, M., & Parker, R. (2018). From a global crisis to the 'end of AIDS': New epidemics of signification. Global Public Health 13(8):960-971.


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Is there some form of a lock that I could use?
Maybe something using doors and watersource...
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possible duplicate of How do you create a waterfall elevator? – badp Dec 15 '10 at 17:11
I don't think this qualifies as a duplicate question. The answer is the same, yes, but that closing it for that reason is like closing "what is 2 + 2?" as a duplicate of "What is 1 + 3?". – Raven Dreamer Dec 15 '10 at 18:02
If you don't mind modding, the finite liquid mod might allow you to construct a real water lock with pistons (or doors?) – Zommuter Aug 24 '13 at 7:15
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Okay so the key mechanic that broke the traditional waterfall elevator was that boats no longer travel upward in a waterfall. However, boats will move rapidly upward in source blocks.
So what is a source block? A source block (also known as "still water") is water that is created during map creation or placed with a bucket. Water that "flows" from this block is informally known as moving water. So in order to create a modern boat elevator, we need to create a shaft of only source blocks.
Here is my construction.
1: I created a canal with a glass wall and an "entranceway" fitted with signs. These signs prevent water from flowing past them but still allow boats through.
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2: I build up a second layer of glass walls around my new shaft. Then I flood this layer with water. Note that I have to fill each of the four blocks in this layer of the shaft with water from the bucket - these are now all source blocks. Notice how none of them are moving. If the water is moving, you need to add more hits from your bucket.
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3: I keep adding glass layers and each time I do, I add a layer of source water.
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4: Here I've added a spillway at the top where the boat can float after it has risen up the shaft.
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There is much win in this post. – Kenneth Posey Feb 1 '12 at 1:18
This applies to versions before Beta 1.6.4
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Water won't pass through doors, open or closed. So your lock system would end up being more of a dam. – ElfSlice May 4 '11 at 0:27
_USER_ - "water cannot pass through doors". How does that disagree with your comment? – Raven Dreamer May 4 '11 at 0:36
_USER_ > I'm just not sure how you were planning to rig up a lock system using doors. :P – ElfSlice May 4 '11 at 1:13
_USER_ - you can easily get your boat's momentum high enough that you can travel through the air block without stopping. Same idea where you can put a switch (or other non-minecart track block) in the path of your minecart and still have it complete its circuit. – Raven Dreamer May 4 '11 at 2:28
_USER_ - honestly, I was only speaking from a "getting out" perspective. I haven't tried re-docking, as it were. – Raven Dreamer May 4 '11 at 4:39
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Upper Mustang is a hidden paradise of Nepal where ancient Buddhist culture and religion are being followed for several years. It lies north of the Trans Himalaya border of China and Dolpo in Nepal. It was forbidden to foreigners until 1992 and comes in the restricted region of Nepal. Therefore, foreigners have to take special permits from the Nepal Tourism Board to trek in this region. You have to pay USD 500 for 10 days per person and an extra USD 50 each day thereafter. According to the Nepal Government, you are not allowed to trek in this region alone, and there should be at least 2 people in a group not including guide and porter.
Mustang offers a dry landscape, therefore, it's well-known as 'rain shadow valley'. It has fewer trees barren landscape, the hill is formed by sandstone with brown and pink colour. Likewise, Lo – Manthang, Tsarang, and Ghami are the main villages of this valley. These villages were found before the 15 century and are best for side trips. In the same way, there are many monasteries built here before the 12th century like Logheghar or Ghara gompa, and line of colourful mani walls.
Similarly, Lo – Manthang is a small valley surrounded by little sandy hills and white snow-capped peaks. Valley includes beautiful monasteries, monk school, clean and comfortable lodges, shops, and administrative office. Nonetheless, the main attraction of this valley is Buddhist people's distinctive culture, whitewashed wall, and flat-roofed city and the aTiji festival that falls in Spring and breathtaking natural beauty. The cultivated farmlands bloom with colourful flowers and crops during the late-May to late-September. The main income of people residing here is business, agriculture, and animal husbandry. This place is a truly phenomenal destination for adventurous motorbiking tours and cycling tours. In a word, you have an opportunity to explore Mustang arid valley in a short time on motorbike or cycling.
Introduction of the Trail:
Motorbiking and Cycling tour to the Upper Mustang is one of the best ways to witness the stupendous beauty of this region. We will journey from Kathmandu to Pokhara by Greenland tourist bus, and begin our Cycling tour towards the Upper Mustang through the subtropical lands such as Kusma bazaar, Beni-Baglung road. Another alternative is to take a scenic flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara and then to Jomsom. This will save adventurer's time and energy, and the sky journey offers you the gorgeous view of this lower Mustang valley from the sky.
Our amazing Cycling journey starts through the Kali Gandaki sandy bar valley along with the views of Nilgiri Himal Tilicho and neighbouring mountains like Dhaulagiri and Annapurna. We will reach Kagbeni for the first stop, there is a police check post office. We should have to register our permit and exit to make ensure our entry and outing from the restricted area. After short breaking for refreshment and to register the permit, we ride again following up the Kaligandaki River along the newly constructed motorable road through Chhuksang, Tsaile, Samar, Syangboche, Ghani, Dhakmar, Tsarang, and Lo- manthang authentic Buddhist cultured lands. During our Cycling trip, we will have a splendid landscape.
Before the availability of a new motor road to this valley, it was caravan trail up to the border of China for trade. In past days, Nepalese people use to bring salt, clothes, and some more daily necessary things from this caravan path using horses, yak, and sheep as their transportation to sell in the local market. If you have got extra time, you can make a round trip through Yara – Ghara, Tangge, Tetag, and Muktinath. Further, the trip switches back to Kagbeni, Jomsom, and back to Pokhara.
"A Two in One package for the people who never had enough to explore and will probably not get such an astonishing and panoramic Cycling tour. Now, we offer 19 days full packaged service"
Unlimited beauty of nature here. Ancient monasteries, Fortress, Chortens, Mani walls, colourful sandstone hill, and Kaligandaki dark River.
An ancient Kagbeni Monastery, Lokeghar Monastery, Luri Gompa and Chooser cave.
Stunning view of Flat roofed- whitewashed Lo-manthang walled city. Tsarang medieval palace, Kagbeni, Muktinath, Marpha ethnic group's whitewashed and flat-roofed houses. Ancient villages like Yara, Ghara, Di, Tange, Chhoser, Niphu, Garphu and Thingri. Ancient religious Caves like Chungsi Cave, Muktinath Temple, and Luri cave. Buddhist people's genuine culture, and lifestyle. A colourful sandstone hills arid valley's view. Stupendous surrounding mountain views like Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Tilicho, Nilgiri, Damodar Himal, Bhrikuti and many more neighbouring mountains view. A fascinating colourful sandstone hills, Ancient historical Caves. Unmatchable Kaligandaki River gorge view. Upper Mustang is an exotic land in the Trans Himalayan country.
We serve you 3 times meals in a day with drinks like tea, coffee, and juice. We have an open Menu, which means the client can choose any dish as they like from the menu cards or the client can ask a guide for particular hygienic meals.
We serve our distinguished clients or new guest as per their choice. You can get plain toast/ French toast/ Chapati bread/ Tibetan bread/ Vegetable omelet/ Cheese omelets/ Scrambled egg/ Fry eggs/ Boiled Eggs/ Vegetable fried potato/ Veg fry Potatoes cheese top/ jam, honey & butter with any Breads/ Rice pudding/ Rice porridge/ Oat porridge with fruits/ Uuesli porridge with hot drinks
We serve you fresh vegetable items or meat items such as Egg fried Rice/ Vegetables, Egg, and Cheese fry Rice/ Meat fry Rice/ Egg, Vegetable fry Noodle/ Meat fry Noodle/ Noodle soup with Meat/ Veg Noodle soup/ Vegetable curry Rice/ Meat curry Rice/ Vegetables, Egg fry Potatoes/ Vegetable fry Potatoes with cheese top/ Spaghetti with vegetable cheese/ Pasta with Vegetables, Egg Cheese top/ Finger chips, roasted Potatoes with hot sauce/ Vegetable spring rolls/ Sandwiches/ pizza/ Burger/ MoMo/ Fry Vegetable/ Dal Bhat set/ Meat curry Rice/ Chicken curry Rice/ Mutton curry Rice/ Soup items/ Fresh fruits with hot drinks.
Soup items with snacks/ Dal Bhat set vegetarian/ Dal Bhat set non-vegetarian/ Chicken curry rice/ Mutton curry rice/ Yak curry rice/ Vegetable curry rice/ Yak steak/ Paper steak/ Yak burgers/ Sandwiches/ Pizza/ MoMoitems/ Fry Vegetables/ Fresh fruits with hot drinks.
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu [1,350m/4,429ft], transfer to Hotel.
Day 02: Valley sightseeing Kathmandu, Patan, Bhaktapur.
Day 03: Drive to Pokhara [820m/2,690f], 200km,7hrs.
Day 04: Fly to Jomsom [2,720m/8,924ft], ride to Kagbeni [2,810m/9,219ft], 9hrs.
Day 05: Ride to Muktinath [3,760 meters/12,336ft], 20km.
Day 06: Ride to Tsaile [3,050 meters/10,006ft], 18km.
Day 07: Ride to Syangboche [3,800 meters/12,467ft], 20km.
Day 08: Ride to Tsarang [3,560 meters/11,680ft], 22km.
Day 09: Pleasant ride to Lo - Manthang [3,810m/12,500ft], 20km.
Day10: Entirely Exploration day in Lo Manthang [3,810m/12,500ft].
Day 11: Ride to Chosar - Tingkar valleys back to Lo-manthang.
Day12: We retreat to Gami village [3,520 meters/11,548ft], 30km.
Day13: We ride back to Samar [3,620m/11,876ft], 32 Km.
Day14: Ride back to Marpha [2,670 meters/8,729ft], 30km.
Day15: Ride to Tatopani [1,190 meters/3,094 ft], 45km.
Day16: Ride to Naudanda Sarangkot [1,592 meters/5,223ft].
Day17: Sarangkot to Pokhara [820 meters/2,690ft].
Day18: Drive from Pokhara to Kathmandu [1,350m/4,429ft].
Day19: Departure to Home.
Welcome to the land of white glowing mountains. Before your landing in Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport, one of our representatives will have reached there to welcome you. After landing your aircraft, we come to pick you up with our welcome greetings. Collecting your luggage, we drop you off to Hotel. Later, in the evening, you will have welcome dinner along with Nepali cultural dance with your guide's briefing about the day program tomorrow. The hotel service includes bed and breakfast.
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In a Haskell program compiled with GHC, is it possible to programmatically guard against excessive memory usage? That is, have it notify the program when memory usage reaches a specified limit, preferably indicating the offending thread.
For example, suppose I want to write a server, hosting a scripting language interpreter, that users can connect to. It's Turing-complete, so programs could theoretically use unlimited memory or time. Suppose each client is handled with a separate thread. If a client writes an infinite loop that consumes memory very quickly, I want to ensure that the thread consumes no more than, say, 1 MB of memory, before being alerted with an exception. I do not want other users to be affected when that happens.
This is probably possible using separate processes and ulimit, but:
 - I would rather keep it in one program, to avoid the complexity of inter-process communication.
 - I need to support both Linux and Windows, so I would prefer to keep it platform-agnostic if possible.
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I think it might be possible to do this using RTS options. The -M option in particular looks promising, but I'm not sure it's enough by itself. – hammar Sep 4 '11 at 6:26
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In your example, you may need to modify the source of the scripting language interpreter, make some twists to the memory mgmt. module(s), of course IF it has some managed memory allocation features, the interpreter can complain about an execessive use of memory quota by an API callback to your host application.
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The interpreter is something I was planning to write in Haskell. Unless I allocate memory manually (which basically defeats the purpose of writing it in Haskell), I am interested in a capability of GHC's allocator. – Joey Adams Sep 9 '11 at 6:17
_USER_ Adams: For that you would need to have a concept of ownership of memory. However in general purpose allocator it needlessly complicate things - for example what if thread is terminated and other thread is using it (quite common when you're using par etc.). – Maciej Piechotka Sep 14 '11 at 20:01
May not be exactly what you want. But, as documented here you have a ghc compile option: -Ksize, update: Oops, sorry, -K is for stack overflows. Still, you can check that link.
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