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Create 2D and 3D geo located markers on an equirectangular map or projected onto a sphere. In other words, add map location data to your After Effects comp quickly and easily!
1. 3D Checkbox:
If you enable the 3D option the markers you create will be created using cartesian coordiantes. That allows you to place them on a sphere. These markers are bound to an center layer that has aslider for the radius of that sphere. If this is unchecked your comp needs to be in an 2:1 ratio.
2. bake Checkbox:
If you enable this the script will use the AE positions. The expression that calculates the position based on lat lon is still there but disabled.
3. Cogwheel Button:
Opens the settings panel. There you can set if you use comma or tab separated values. Add a prefix and suffix for the text and change the layer name prefix.
4.? Button:
Opens the help. Duh.
5. Read Locations Button:
This button opens a file chooser dialogue. Select an.tsv or.csv file. The Script only can handle tab or comma separated values. It will parse the content of the file and try to fill your latitude, longitude and text dropdown.
6. Marker Type Dropdown:
0 --> nothing
1 --> nullObject
2 --> LightLayer
3 --> TextLayer
4 --> SolidLayer
5 --> Marker Precomp
There are different type of markers. LightLayers will be handled different than the rest due to the fact that lights can't have effects. So the script will calculate the real position and not, like the rest, add 2 angle controllers that can be used to change the lat long degrees. If you choose the Marker Precomp option the script will create a tiny comp that will be used as marker.
7. Lat Dropdown:
Select the latitude row of your csv after reading it in. If your row is named lat/latitude/Latitude/LAT/Lat the script will find them end set them for you.
8. Lon Dropdown:
Select the longitude row of your csv after reading it in. If your row is named lon/longitude/Longitude/LON/Lon the script will find them end set them for you.
9. Name Dropdown:
Select the row that should be used as text. This text will always be the layername and if you use textlayers it also will be its content. If your row is named name/Name/NAME/city Name/etc the script will find them end set them for you.
10. Build Locations Button:
This will create your markers.
11. NEW By id Ceckbox:
This allows you to sort the layers by the given id in the layers name.
12. NEW Sort Button:
Hit the button and the script will try to sort by the give field in the name dropdown (9) or by the id the script creates in the layers name.
Get and Create Geo Data
But there is more going on. For example has twitter an API that gives you geolocations. With this url:
You get all the recent tweets that are geo referenced within an one mile radius around that location.
Or maybe NA weather stations? You just need to find some way to turn these datasets into.csv or.tsv. Geocommons can be helpfull with that. Have a quick look into this tutorial on creating geodata with geocommons.
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Practical Leadership is an interactive seminar where students receive repeated coaching and real-time feedback on their own leadership capabilities from their peers and the instructor. The course is structured around a set of readings. However, the key component is each student's own self-assessment. These self-assessments are done by the students in the first week of the semester. The areas for improvement that the students identify are then targeted in the weekly role plays that are customized for each student in the class. The goal of the class is for each student to increase his or her own leadership abilities through an ongoing cycle of practice, feedback and reflection.

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How do I cite a film still from a website?
Cite the still the way you would any image from a website. The following provides an example:
Still of the queen from the film Mirror Mirror. "Excuse This Rant about Mirror Mirror," by Emmet Asher-Perrin, 2 Apr. 2012.,
In the example above, the Title of Source element is a description of the still you are discussing. The first Container element is the essay in which the still appears, followed by the author and the date of publication. The second Container element is the name of the website, and the Location element is the URL.
If you are referring to an essay on a website that contains many stills from a film, you can cite the essay as a whole instead of an individual still:
Asher-Perrin, Emmet. "Excuse This Rant about Mirror Mirror.", 2 Apr. 2012,
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The feed expansion machinery manufacturer tells you: 1. The equipment for the broken arch feeding bin and feeder in the pet feed production equipment
A basic reference data in the control system of Jinan feed extruder is the flow of materials. The increase of water, steam and other liquids in the system is based on the flow rate of the materials. Therefore, the stability of the material flow directly affects the production of all extruders. Stability. In order to ensure the stability of the logistics, the system uses differential feeding, that is, placing all the feeding bins and feeders on the load cell, forming a closed loop control between the weighing sensor, the variable frequency feeder and the computer. Feeding.
The basic request for differential feeding is the soft connection between the upper and lower interfaces, that is, the soft connection between the broken arch feeding bin and the pneumatic gate at the upper part of the cartridge body and between the feeder discharge port and the conditioner inlet. Soft convergence, the soft connection between the two places usually uses canvas as the data to connect.
The equipment of the load cell is another important factor affecting the feeding. There are usually two methods for sensor equipment: lifting and loading, both of which can be used depending on the site requirements. When selecting the hoisting, some methods should be selected to ensure the stability of the warehouse. During the production process of the extruder, when feeding into the feeding bin, the falling of the material causes all the bins to sway, and the length of the shaking and shaking is closely related to the length of the sensor lever, although the control program puts the material into the bin. The feed data at the moment uses the data before the feed, but after the material enters the warehouse, if the tank body insists on shaking, it will directly affect the accuracy of the sensor weighing, and request the limit device at the lower part of the warehouse body, and the limit is satisfied. Bit devices do not affect weighing. Another equipment method is the loading, the equipment method does not sway, but all the warehouses are easy to move, which requires the equipment to be fixed on the bracket when the equipment is requested, and the equipment on each side of the lifting bin Limit block to prevent the movement of all the bins.
In the equipment of the broken arch feeding bin of Jinan feed extruder, it is necessary to pay attention to the orientation of the maintenance door, to ensure that the maintenance door can be opened together with the maintenance equipment in the lower part of the maintenance door.
2, Jinan feed extruder double shaft differential conditioner equipment
Because the support frame body of the double-axis differential speed adjuster is a group weldment body, there will be a certain deformation in the process of conveying the feed puffing machine. When the support is deformed, the direct adjustment device will form a conditioner main shaft and a gear box. The output shaft has different axes. When the equipment is running, the noise generated by the roller chain coupling will form the coupling gear and the chain wear. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the support frame to make the main shaft of the conditioner and the gearbox output shaft the same. axis.
When the conditioning equipment of the Jinan feed extruder is used, the relative orientation of the two spindles is also requested. The equipment can be used according to the symbol of the shaft end, and the relative orientation equipment can also be selected by itself. For details, please refer to the instruction manual.


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Achieving Competitive Employment
The ACE (Achieving Competitive Employment) program helps individuals with disabilities to get and keep jobs. Our aim is to provide resources to identify, develop, and utilize employable skills and abilities.
ACE Staff Can Provide:
- Job search assistance: how to help employers see past a disability and understand the assets you bring to their business
- Job development: direct contact with employers to generate leads and facilitate paid placements
- Job coaching: one-to-one support to adapt to a new workplace and be successful there
Who Can Use ACE?
- You must be 16 years of age or older
- You must also have an identified disability (this can mean a lot of things – if you're not sure, ask us!)
- Resident of Guelph or Wellington County
- Ready to prepare and achieve employment
A.C.E. is funded by Ontario Disabilities Support Program Employment Supports


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Today's empowered citizens expect the same level of service from their government that they receive from private-sector organizations such as retailers and financial institutions. They want 24-hour access to information and services, through the communications channel and device of their choice.
Collaborative technology empowers citizens and government by offering convenient, flexible access to important resources. It helps citizens complete tasks, solve problems, and participate in government. It also allows governments to support interand intra-departmental interaction, as well as improve communication with citizens.
How to Empower Citizens through Collaboration
 - Improve call center efficiency by virtualizing the contact center. This can help increase the number of contacts per agent, reduce wait time and call abandon rate, and support a single-number strategy.
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Vigenère cipher: letter frequency analysis
Vigenère cipher: letter frequency analysis
Letter frequency analysis of a Vigenère cipher
The text of this article was encrypted with a repeated-key Vigenère cipher—the key word is DECEPTIVE—and in a random polyalphabetic cipher. The figure shows how the relative frequency distribution of the original plaintext is disguised by the corresponding ciphertext, which more closely resembles a purely random sequence supplied as a baseline.
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Curve and Surface Fitting Objects and Methods
This section describes how to use Curve Fitting Toolbox™ functions from the command-line or to write programs for curve and surface fitting applications.
The Curve Fitting app allows convenient, interactive use of Curve Fitting Toolbox functions, without programming. You can, however, access Curve Fitting Toolbox functions directly, and write programs that combine curve fitting functions with MATLAB® functions and functions from other toolboxes. This allows you to create a curve fitting environment that is precisely suited to your needs.
Models and fits in the Curve Fitting app are managed internally as curve fitting objects. Objects are manipulated through a variety of functions called methods. You can create curve fitting objects, and apply curve fitting methods, outside of the Curve Fitting app.
Curve Fitting Objects
In MATLAB programming, all workspace variables are objects of a particular class. Familiar examples of MATLAB classes are double, char, and function_handle. You can also create custom MATLAB classes, using object-oriented programming.
Methods are functions that operate exclusively on objects of a particular class. Data types package together objects and methods so that the methods operate exclusively on objects of their own type, and not on objects of other types. A clearly defined encapsulation of objects and methods is the goal of object-oriented programming.
Curve Fitting Toolbox software provides you with new MATLAB data types for performing curve fitting:
 - fittype — Objects allow you to encapsulate information describing a parametric model for your data. Methods allow you to access and modify that information.
 - cfit and sfit — Two subtypes of fittype, for curves and surfaces. Objects capture information from a particular fit by assigning values to coefficients, confidence intervals, fit statistics, etc. Methods allow you to post-process the fit through plotting, extrapolation, integration, etc.
Because cfit is a subtype of fittype, cfit inherits all fittype methods. In other words, you can apply fittype methods to both fittype and cfit objects, but cfit methods are used exclusively with cfit objects. Similarly for sfit objects.
As an example, the fittype method islinear, which determines if a model is linear or nonlinear, would apply equally well before or after a fit; that is, to both fittype and cfit objects. On the other hand, the cfit methods coeffvalues and confint, which, respectively, return fit coefficients and their confidence intervals, would make no sense if applied to a general fittype object which describes a parametric model with undetermined coefficients.
Curve fitting objects have properties that depend on their type, and also on the particulars of the model or the fit that they encapsulate. For example, the following code uses the constructor methods for the two curve fitting types to create a fittype object f and a cfit object c:
f = fittype('a*x^2+b*exp(n*x)')
f =
 General model:
 f(a,b,n,x) = a*x^2+b*exp(n*x)
c = cfit(f,1,10.3,-1e2)
c =
 General model:
 c(x) = a*x^2+b*exp(n*x)
 a = 1
 b = 10.3
 n = -100
Note that the display method for fittype objects returns only basic information, piecing together outputs from formula and indepnames.
cfit and fittype objects are evaluated at predictor values x using feval. You can call feval indirectly using the following functional syntax:
y = cfun(x) % cfit objects;
y = ffun(coef1,coef2,...,x) % fittype objects;
Curve Fitting Methods
Curve fitting methods allow you to create, access, and modify curve fitting objects. They also allow you, through methods like plot and integrate, to perform operations that uniformly process the entirety of information encapsulated in a curve fitting object.
The methods listed in the following table are available for all fittype objects, including cfit objects.
Fit Type MethodDescription
Get input argument names
Get fit category
Get coefficient names
Get dependent variable name
Evaluate model at specified predictors
Construct fittype object
Get formula string
Get independent variable name
Determine if model is linear
Get number of input arguments
Get number of coefficients
Get problem-dependent parameter names
Set model fit options
Get name of model
The methods listed in the following table are available exclusively for cfit objects.
Curve Fit MethodDescription
Construct cfit object
Get coefficient values
Get confidence intervals for fit coefficients
Differentiate fit
Integrate fit
Plot fit
Get prediction intervals
Get problem-dependent parameter values
A complete list of methods for a curve fitting object can be obtained with the MATLAB methods command. For example,
Methods for class fittype:
argnames dependnames fittype islinear probnames
category feval formula numargs setoptions
coeffnames fitoptions indepnames numcoeffs type
Note that some of the methods listed by methods do not appear in the tables above, and do not have reference pages in the Curve Fitting Toolbox documentation. These additional methods are generally low-level operations used by the Curve Fitting app, and not of general interest when writing curve fitting applications.
There are no global accessor methods, comparable to getfield and setfield, available for fittype objects. Access is limited to the methods listed above. This is because many of the properties of fittype objects are derived from other properties, for which you do have access. For example,
f = fittype('a*cos( b*x-c )')
f =
 General model:
 f(a,b,c,x) = a*cos( b*x-c )
ans =
a*cos( b*x-c )
ans =
You construct the fittype object f by giving the formula, so you do have write access to that basic property of the object. You have read access to that property through the formula method. You also have read access to the argument names of the object, through the argnames method. You don't, however, have direct write access to the argument names, which are derived from the formula. If you want to set the argument names, set the formula.
Surface Fitting Objects and Methods
Surface Fitting Objects and Methods
The surface fit object (sfit) stores the results from a surface fitting operation, making it easy to plot and analyze fits at the command line.
Like cfit objects, sfit objects are a subclass of fittype objects, so they inherit all the same methods of fittype listed in Curve Fitting Methods.
sfit objects also provide methods exclusively for sfit objects. See sfit.
One way to quickly assemble code for surface fits and plots into useful programs is to generate a file from a session in the Curve Fitting app. In this way, you can transform your interactive analysis of a single data set into a reusable function for command-line analysis or for batch processing of multiple data sets. You can use the generated file without modification, or edit and customize the code as needed. See Generate Code and Export Fits to the Workspace.
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Dual Purpose Cutting Head
This coke-cutting procedure involves the use of a combination coke-cutting/drilling tool made by Pacific Pumps (Dresser Industries), as shown in Figure 2-12. This cutting head is currently in use in a large minority of U.S. cokers. The Worthington dual-purpose cutting head was found to be impractical and is no longer available.
The head permits switching from the pilot bit mode to the cutting mode, using the same head. Switching is a five-minute manual operation.
The tool design has jet nozzles that create a tighter stream of water that maintains its energy at the wall of large-diameter coke drums. The nozzle concentrates the power from the jet pump and provides a sharper hydraulic jet of water to more effectively cut the coke.
One operator reported that the combination head reduced the cutting time (time from completion of pilot drilling to the time the jet pump is stopped) from 2.5 hours using another bit design, to about 1.6 hours with the combination bit.
When cutting soft, fuel-grade coke or shot coke from a large-diameter drum, and utilizing a high-discharge-pressure jet pump, the main impediment to rapid coke cutting is coke cave-in which can bind the drill stem.
The following drilling and cutting procedure is designed to be used with the combination cutting head to help reduce the cave-in problem and increase the speed with which the coke can be removed from the drum:
- Drill the pilot hole while gradually lowering the stem at a rate of approximately 10 ft/min. A maximum drill stem rotational speed of 15-20 rpm is recommended to create a pilot hole diameter of about 2.5 ft at the top of the coke bed. Do not cut coke out of the bottom cone.
- After the pilot hole is completed, stop the drilling unit and oil the pneumatic motor.
- Withdraw the drill stem with the flow of cutting water stopped. Remember that the top 5-10 ft of the coke bed is like sand and can easily collapse, jamming the drill stem. This can be prevented by careful removal of the stem and by avoiding undercutting the soft coke layer. Undercutting can be prevented by carefully enlarging the pilot hole by running the cutting head down again.
- Switch the combination cutting tool from the pilot drilling mode to the cutting mode by applying air pressure to a fitting on the combination tool and observing the position of a 1 -in. steel pin (refer to manufacturer's instructions).
- Open a 3- or 4-in. water connection located under the drum-relief valve to allow quench water to suppress the evolution of steam from the top head of the drum. This will improve the operator's visibility when the tool mode is switched.
- Adjust the drill stem motor to rotate at a rate of 8-10 rpm and begin coke cutting.
- As cutting progresses, observe the size of the coke lumps leaving the drum. Control the vertical speed of the drill stem so that the lumps leaving the drum are about fist size. Increase the vertical speed if the lump size increases, and decrease the speed if the lumps get smaller. Controlling the lump size is important to avoid cave-ins that result in bottom-head plugging.
- The first pass of the cutting head should enlarge the pilot hole to 4-5 ft in diameter at the top of the coke bed (with water flowing on both the downstroke and the upstroke).
- Make two more passes with the drill stem turning at 8-10 rpm. After the third pass, the level of coke in the drum will be reduced by about 20 ft. This means that, to save time, the cutting head should not be raised to the original starting point after each pass. Gauging the residual level of coke in the drum can be done by observing the evolution of steam from the top head. If no coke is being cut and no coke is falling through the drum, steam evolution will increase. Experienced operators can also note the sound of water striking the metal sides of the drum, indicating coke has been removed from that level in the drum.
- The fourth and subsequent passes should be made with the drill stem readjusted to rotate at 6-8 rpm. Reducing the head rotation speed keeps the tangential velocity of the water jet at the coke interface at a relatively constant value as the coke wall approaches the drum wall.
- In a typical operation, four to six more passes will be required to fully remove the remaining coke. Each of these remaining passes will take about 10-12 minutes.
- After the last cutting pass, a tough ring of coke, several feet high and several feet above the bottom of the drum, will adhere to the drum wall. This can be removed using the high-energy jets of the combination tool. This generally takes only a few minutes. With other head types, this layer has to be removed by grinding.
The procedure depends on a good source of clarified water supply to the cutting head and frequent inspection of the cutting nozzles for wear.
The procedure will reduce cutting time for large coke drums making primarily fuel-grade coke. Field experience indicates that the procedure can decoke drums containing up to 1,000 tons of green coke in about two hours.
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function copies the pointer value (the address, not the string!) into an SV whose reference is rv. SV is blessed if "classname" is non-null.
 SV* sv_setref_pv(SV* rv, const char* classname, void* pv);
The following function copies a string into an SV whose reference is "rv". Set length to 0 to let Perl calculate the string length. SV is blessed if "classname" is non-null.
 SV* sv_setref_pvn(SV* rv, const char* classname, char* pv,
 STRLEN length);
The following function tests whether the SV is blessed into the specified class. It does not check inheritance relationships.
 int sv_isa(SV* sv, const char* name);
The following function tests whether the SV is a reference to a blessed object.
 int sv_isobject(SV* sv);
The following function tests whether the SV is derived from the specified class. SV can be either a reference to a blessed object or a string containing a class name. This is the function implementing the "UNIVERSAL::isa" functionality.
 bool sv_derived_from(SV* sv, const char* name);
To check if you've got an object derived from a specific class you have to write:
 if (sv_isobject(sv) && sv_derived_from(sv, class)) { ... }

Creating New Variables
To create a new Perl variable with an undef value which can be accessed from your Perl script, use the following routines, depending on the variable type.
 SV* get_sv("package::varname", GV_ADD);
 AV* get_av("package::varname", GV_ADD);
 HV* get_hv("package::varname", GV_ADD);
Notice the use of GV_ADD as the second parameter. The new variable can now be set, using the routines appropriate to the data type.
There are additional macros whose values may be bitwise OR'ed with the "GV_ADD" argument to enable certain extra features. Those bits are:
GV_ADDMULTI
Marks the variable as multiply defined, thus preventing the:
 Name <varname> used only once: possible typo
warning.
GV_ADDWARN
Issues the warning:
 Had to create <varname> unexpectedly
if the variable did not exist before the function was called.
If you do not specify a package name, the variable is created in the current package.
Reference Counts and Mortality
Perl uses a reference count-driven garbage collection mechanism. SVs, AVs, or HVs (xV for short in the following) start their life with a reference count of 1. If the reference count of an xV ever drops to 0, then it will be destroyed and its memory made available for reuse.
This normally doesn't happen at the Perl level unless a variable is undef'ed or the last variable holding a reference to it is changed or overwritten. At the internal level, however, reference counts can be manipulated with the following macros:
 int SvREFCNT(SV* sv);
 SV* SvREFCNT_inc(SV* sv);
 void SvREFCNT_dec(SV* sv);
However, there is one other function which manipulates the reference count of its argument. The "newRV_inc" function, you will recall, creates a reference to the specified argument. As a side effect, it increments the argument's reference count. If this is not what you want, use "newRV_noinc" instead.
For example, imagine you want to return a reference from an XSUB function. Inside the XSUB routine, you create an SV which initially has a reference count of one. Then you call "newRV_inc", passing it the just-created SV. This returns the reference as a new SV, but the reference count of the SV you passed to "newRV_inc" has been incremented to two. Now you return the reference from the XSUB routine and forget about the SV. But Perl hasn't! Whenever the returned reference is destroyed, the reference count of the original SV is decreased to one and nothing happens. The SV will hang around without any way to access it until Perl itself terminates. This is a memory leak.
The correct procedure, then, is to use "newRV_noinc" instead of "newRV_inc". Then, if and when the last reference is destroyed, the reference count of the SV will go to zero and it will be destroyed, stopping any memory leak.
There are some convenience functions available that can help with the destruction of xVs. These functions introduce the concept of ''mortality''. An xV that is mortal has had its reference count marked to be decremented, but not actually decremented, until ''a short time later''. Generally the term ''short time later'' means a single Perl statement, such as a call to an XSUB function. The actual determinant for when mortal xVs have their reference count decremented depends on two macros, SAVETMPS and FREETMPS. See perlcall and perlxs for more details on these macros.
''Mortalization'' then is at its simplest a deferred "SvREFCNT_dec". However, if you mortalize a variable twice, the reference count will later be decremented twice.
''Mortal'' SVs are mainly used for SVs that are placed on perl's stack. For example an SV which is created just to pass a number to a called sub is made mortal to have it cleaned up automatically when it's popped off the stack. Similarly, results returned by XSUBs (which are pushed on the stack) are often made mortal.
To create a mortal variable, use the functions:
 SV* sv_newmortal()
 SV* sv_2mortal(SV*)
 SV* sv_mortalcopy(SV*)
The first call creates a mortal SV (with no value), the second converts an existing SV to a mortal SV (and thus defers a call to "SvREFCNT_dec"), and the third creates a mortal copy of an existing SV. Because "sv_newmortal" gives the new SV no value, it must normally be given one via "sv_setpv", "sv_setiv", etc. :
 SV *tmp = sv_newmortal();
 sv_setiv(tmp, an_integer);
As that is multiple C statements it is quite common so see this idiom instead:
 SV *tmp = sv_2mortal(newSViv(an_integer));
You should be careful about creating mortal variables. Strange things can happen if you make the same value mortal within multiple contexts, or if you make a variable mortal multiple times. Thinking of ''Mortalization'' as deferred "SvREFCNT_dec" should help to minimize such problems. For example if you are passing an SV which you know has a high enough REFCNT to survive its use on the stack you need not do any mortalization. If you are not sure then doing an "SvREFCNT_inc" and "sv_2mortal", or making a "sv_mortalcopy" is safer.
The mortal routines are not just for SVs; AVs and HVs can be made mortal by passing their address (type-casted to "SV*") to the "sv_2mortal" or "sv_mortalcopy" routines.
Stashes and Globs
A stash is a hash that contains all variables that are defined within a package. Each key of the stash is a symbol name (shared by all the different types of objects that have the same name), and each value in the hash table is a GV (Glob Value). This GV in turn contains references to the various objects of that name, including (but not limited to) the following:
 Scalar Value
 Array Value
 Hash Value
 I/O Handle
 Format
 Subroutine
There is a single stash called "PL_defstash" that holds the items that exist in the "main" package. To get at the items in other packages, append the string ''::'' to the package name. The items in the "Foo" package are in the stash "Foo::" in PL_defstash. The items in the "Bar::Baz" package are in the stash "Baz::" in "Bar::"'s stash.
To get the stash pointer for a particular package, use the function:
 HV* gv_stashpv(const char* name, I32 flags)
 HV* gv_stashsv(SV*, I32 flags)
The first function takes a literal string, the second uses the string stored in the SV. Remember that a stash is just a hash table, so you get back an "HV*". The "flags" flag will create a new package if it is set to GV_ADD.
The name that "gv_stash*v


40.4. Sort Messages by Operation Name
The operationName header
When the WS endpoint parses an incoming operation invocation in PROVIDER mode, it automatically sets the operationName header to the name of the invoked operation. You can then use this header to sort messages by operation name.
Sorting by operation name
For example, the customer-ws-camel-cxf-provider demonstration defines the following route, which uses the content-based router pattern to sort incoming messages, based on the operation name. The when predicates check the value of the operationName header using simple language expressions, sorting messages into invocations on the updateCustomer operation, the lookupCustomer operation, or the getCustomerStatus operation.
<beans ...>
 ...
 <camelContext id="camel" xmlns="_URL_
 <route>
 <from uri="cxf:bean:customer-ws"/>
 <choice>
 <when>
 <simple>${in.header.operationName} == 'updateCustomer'</simple>
 ...
 </when>
 <when>
 <simple>${in.header.operationName} == 'lookupCustomer'</simple>
 ...
 </when>
 <when>
 <simple>${in.header.operationName} == 'getCustomerStatus'</simple>
 ...
 </when>
 </choice>
 </route>
 </camelContext>
 ...
</beans>


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Study shows direct relationship between confidence in vaccines and levels of science literacy
Researchers are calling for urgent changes to the GCSE science curriculum to help equip learners with enough science literacy to be able to identify reliable sources and inform their future decision-making process on vaccination.
A recent study from the University of Portsmouth has revealed new insights into factors affecting vaccine hesitancy in a UK population sample. The results showed a direct relationship between confidence in vaccines and levels of scientific education.
Through a survey of nearly 400 participants, researchers sought to determine whether levels of scientific literacy and views on social and political issues are associated with different levels of vaccine confidence and COVID-related concerns. -19.
Participants were asked to what extent they agreed with statements such as:
The study found that participants who studied science up to GCSE level were more hesitant than those with lower and higher levels of science education.
It is possible that participants who had not studied science in high school recognized their lack of knowledge on the subject and tended to seek expert advice on vaccines from qualified personnel, such as health care workers. health. However, those who have taken the GCSE science exams might overestimate their skills in the field and "do their own research", not always with the right results".
Dr Alessandro Siani, Associate Director (Students), School of Biological Sciences, University of Portsmouth
This study also found that participants' levels of concern about the COVID-19 pandemic varied widely depending on their level of science education and political views. 100% of participants with the lowest level of science education (primary or lower secondary) agreed with the statement "I am concerned about the current pandemic", while participants who studied science at postgraduate level were the most likely to disagree with this statement.
Participants with neutral/centrist political views expressed lower confidence than those with a libertarian social position or a left-wing economic position. Greater concern about the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with lower levels of science education, libertarian social views, and left-leaning economic views.
Dr Siani said: "Lack of confidence in vaccines had already been identified as one of the top ten threats to global health, even before the COVID-19 pandemic made global media headlines on the topic. of vaccination. At a time when many countries are still in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic and limited vaccine uptake is hampering global efforts to overcome the current crisis, this study provides important insights into the factors underpinning strain confidence in vaccines and concerns about the pandemic. do not pursue further science studies after secondary education, the observation that participants who have studied science up to GCSE level show the highest level of vaccine hesitancy should be cause for concern."
The researchers conclude that school curricula should not only be designed to teach students accurate and up-to-date scientific concepts, but also to equip them with the tools to understand the scientific method, avoid misinformation and seek out reliable and authoritative scientific sources. on evidence. Ensuring that topics of critical public health importance are adequately covered in secondary school curricula could help improve science literacy and confidence in vaccinations and the health care workers who administer them. .
Siani, A. et al. (2022) Political Opinions and Scientific Literacy as Indicators of Vaccine Confidence and COVID-19 Concerns. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene. _URL_.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2022.63.2.2320.

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Rhopoint IQ ( Goniophotometer ) 20°/60°
- DOI / RIQ Meter, (quantify orange peel)
- Hazemeter (reflectance haze)
- 20/60˚ Glossmeter for high gloss finishes
- Why buy an IQ, not a glossmeter?
The Rhopoint IQ quantifies surface quality problems that are invisible to a standard glossmeter and profiles how light is reflected from a surface. This incredibly advanced instrument measures: 20/60° GLOSS • HAZE• REFLECTED IMAGE QUALITY (RIQ) • DISTINCTNESS OF IMAGE (DOI) • RSPEC In practice, these terms mean: Gloss: A measurement proportional to the amount of light reflected from a surface measured at 20° (high gloss) and 60° (mid gloss) Haze: An optical effect caused by microscopic textures or residue on a surface. RIQ : Used to quantify effects such as orange peel and surface waviness. This new parameter gives higher resolution results compared to Distinctness of Image (DOI) measurement and better mimics human perception of surface texture, especially on high quality finishes such as automotive paint finish. DOI: A measure of how clearly a reflected image will appear in a reflective surface. RSPEC: The peak gloss value over a very narrow angle.
- Full colour easy to read screen, adjustable brightness 6 button touch sensitive interface
- Single button push to measure all parameters
- Pocket sized instrument with integrated tile holder
- Fully automatic calibration with tile detection and verification for error-free calibration
- Onboard Statistics (max, min, mean, S.D.) and graphs
- Results batching with user definable names
- Rhopoint Data Widget – A windows app that allows results to be instantly transmitted to any PC package such as Excel, Word, SPC programs etc.
- Bluetooth Compatibility – transmit data to any smartphone, tablet or PC
- USB results download to PC without the need to install software
The Ultimate Glossmeter Upgrade
Haze is a common problem associated with coatings and polished materials. Surfaces with haze have a "milky" finish with a "shallow" reflected image. This important characteristic is directly measured with the Rhopoint IQ. THE RHOPOINT IQ MEASURES 20/60/85° GLOSS • RSPEC • REFLECTANCE HAZE REFLECTED IMAGE QUALITY • DISTINCTNESS OF IMAGE GONIOPHOTOMETRIC CURVES
A measurement proportional to the amount of light reflected from a surface. Geometry: The correct measurement geometry should be used according to the sample finish – matt: 85°, mid gloss: 60°, high gloss: 20°.
The peak gloss measured over a very narrow angle. Usage: It is very sensitive to surface texture and can be used to identify subtle differences in smooth surfaces.
An optical effect caused by microscopic texture or residue on a surface. Visible Symptoms: A milky finish is apparent on the surface with a loss of reflected contrast. Halos and patterns can be seen around reflections of high intensity light sources. Causes: Poor dispersion, raw material incompatibility, additive migration, vehicle quality, stoving/drying/curing conditions, polishing marks, fine scratches, ageing, oxidisation, poor cleanliness/surface residue.
Reflective Haze Compensation
The instrument compensates for reflection from within the coating for highly reflective pigments, metallic coatings and speciality pigments, allowing the haze of any painted surface to be measured
Reflected Image Quality (RIQ)
RIQ is used to quantify effects such as orange peel and surface waviness. This new parameter gives higher resolution results compared to Distinctness of Image (DOI) measurement and better mimics human perception of surface texture, especially on high quality finishes such as automotive. Symptoms of Poor RIQ: Orange peel, brush marks, waviness or other structures visible on the surface. Reflected images are distorted. Causes: Application problems, incorrect coating flow, coating viscosity too high/low, sag or flow of coating before curing, incorrect particle size/distribution, overspray, improper flash/recoat time, inter coat compatibility, incorrect cure times and cure temperature.
Distictness Of Image (DOI)
A measure of how clearly a reflected image will appear in a reflective surface.
Fast measurement of all parameters. Full on-board statistics with graphical trend analysis and reporting.
Simultaneous measurement of all parameters, results are date and time stamped.
Displays full statistics for the number of readings in the current batch.
Graphical reporting for quick trend analysis.
Pass / fail parameters can be defined for instant identification of non-conformances
Different types of surface textures produce identifiably shaped reflectance profile. This goniophotometric data can be downloaded to PC for further analysis and comparison via the USB cable or Bluetooth Data Widget.
User definable batch names and batch sizes for quicker and more efficient reporting.
Rapid data transfer Software-free data transfer.
USB connection to PC instantly recognises the device as a drive location which facilitates the quick transfer of files using Windows Explorer or similar.
Direct data input via Bluetooth
Instantly transmit measured readings directly to programs such as MS Excel on your PC / tablet to greatly simplify the reporting process.
20,000+ readings per charge. The instrument is rechargeable via USB/PC or mains.


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Dr. Bruce Schultz
The Schultz laboratory focuses on the function of cells that line hollow organs—epithelial cells. Two ongoing epithelial research projects have tremendous implications for cancer as well as other clinically relevant applications. The male reproductive ducts provide the optimal environment for sperm maturation, storage and delivery. Some segments of this system (e.g., prostate) are particularly prone to cancerous growth, as well. Likewise, mammary epithelial are extremely hormone sensitive and, in certain life stages, produce milk. Mammary epithelium is also prone to cancerous growth. In each case, experiments in the laboratory are designed to determine physiological mechanisms that contribute to cell growth and to epithelial functions such as salt transport, nutrient secretion, and barrier function. Pharmacological interventions are being identified and/or optimized for the development of novel therapies that target distinct cell populations and modify selected aspects of epithelial function.


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Session Type: ACR Poster Session A
Session Time: 9:00AM-11:00AM
Methods:We conducted a nested case-control study using data from electronic medical records of general practitioners, participating in NIVEL Primary Care Database, to evaluate timing and numbers of visits for 192 symptoms and diseases up to nine years before diagnosis of IA. To this end we used the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-1) coding system. 2772 patients who received a new diagnosis of IA between 2012 and 2014 were matched (ratio 1:2) with controls on age, gender, general practice and retrospective duration of follow-up. The frequency of primary care visits between the IA patients and controls were compared using logistic regression in different time periods before diagnosis.
Results:The consultation rate for musculoskeletal symptoms was increased in IA patients in the last 1.5 years before diagnosis with odds ratios (ORs) of 1.8 (confidence interval; CI: 1.6-2.1, p-value<0.05), 1.4 (CI 1.2-1.6, p<0,05) and 1.3 (CI 1.1-1.5, p<0.05), respectively, at 6, 12 and 18 months before diagnosis. For infections, the consultation rate was significantly higher 6 and 18 months prior to diagnosis (OR=1.2; both CI: 1.1-1.4, p-value<0.05). Finally, for IA-related disease and other chronic diseases a significant difference was observed only 3 months before diagnosis with ORs of 1.2 (CI 1.02-1.3, p<0.05) and 1.3 (CI 1.1-1.5, p<0.05) respectively. All ORs are corrected for age and gender. Important contributors to the above mentioned significance levels were presence of shoulder complaints (16.1% in the IA-patients versus 9.6% in the controls; chi2 73.9, p<0.001), hand/finger complaints syndrome (12.2% versus 5.6%; chi2 112.5, p<0.001), carpal tunnel syndrome (5% versus 2.5%; chi2 37.1, p<0.001) and foot/toe complaints (15.2% versus 9.2%; chi2 67.0, p<0.001).
Conclusion:We found significantly increased consultation rates in general practice for musculoskeletal symptoms and infectious diseases prior to the diagnosis of IA. This diverging trend started 4-6 years before diagnosis, but becomes statistically significant around 1.5 years preceding diagnosis. Possibly, these symptoms can be used to develop methods for earlier detection of IA in general practice.
To cite this abstract in AMA style:van Beers-Tas M, Nielen M, Korevaar JC, van Schaardenburg D. Early Detection of Inflammatory Arthritis: The Role of Musculoskeletal Symptoms, Infections and Rheumatoid Arthritis-Related Comorbidities in Primary Care [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016; 68 (suppl 10). _URL_ Accessed August 4, 2021.
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Krylon Marking Paint
Make Your Mark with Krylon Marking Paint
With a known brand like Krylon for marking paint, you know you're getting those bright and crisp lines. But it may not be clear, what kind of marking style of paint is best for the job. So, we broke down some of the most common kinds of marking paint.
Athletic Field Marking Paint
This type of marking paint, athletic field, is common for schools and community events. Fields such as football, marching band, soccer, or baseball. With leaving a minimal impact on the environment, it's perfect to show off those team colors. It's able to stick to grass, dirt or other types of athletic surfaces. But careful enough not to stick to your uniform. Here's a quick guide for athletic striping.
Water Based vs Solvent Based
With all the different kinds of paint out there, it's good to know the correct base to paint with. When people may come in contact with the paint, such as a sporting even with the athletic field paint. You're generally going to use a water base paint. Why? Because it's safer the environment and people. And plus, it will fade or wash away with water over time. Whereas, a solvent based paint is on there for good. You would need a solvent to remove the paint. It does contain more chemicals, which give it it's sticking power.
Inverted Marking Paint
Next, we have inverted paint which one would spray at a downward angle. With inverted marking paint, you can get it in water or solvent based paint. Used many times for marking utilities, surveys, construction, excavation or ground marking. Dries fast as well as allowing you to paint on hot surfaces.
Marking Chalk
Another type of paint is marking chalk, which the name might give it away. It's used for many of the same things that the inverted marking paint used. Perfect for the temporary marking of roads, pavement, gravel, and grass. This non-toxic paint only lasts about 30 days before it will disappear. Or can be removed with brush and wire.
Tallboy Marking Paint
These Tallboys are good if you're wanting more paints in your can. They have almost 30% more paint than the original cans (22 oz compared to the 17 oz). Increase productivity without having to replaces the paint as often.
Overhead Marking Paint
Last but not least, we have the overhead paint. This paint sprays in an upward position and generates low odor. It's able to dry fast and penetrate onto uneven surfaces. Some uses include mines, bridges, and excavations.
With great knowledge about the types of Krylon marking paint, comes great paint responsibility. So get out there and leave your mark!
Edit: If you're not quite in need of marking paint but still need Krylon paint, you want to look into field striping or industrial paint.


the digits they have to carry during a mathematical operation. It decreases beam weapon accuracy by 2%.
 - Babbage engine: This mechanical computer can add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers up to two digits long. It decreases beam weapon accuracy by 5%.
 - ENIAC: This computer is based on vacuum tubes rather than mechanical gears and wheels, and can not only add, subtract, multiply and divide, but clean up unwanted dust and dirt left on the floor. It decreases beam weapon accuracy by 10%.
 - Hand-held calculator: Made out of transistors and a small digital display, a calculator facilitates easy manipulation of mathematical functions. However, it is prone to encounter errors when dividing by zero or subtracting 0.1 from 1 minus 0.9, which decreases beam weapon accuracy by 20%.
 - Apple Macintosh: This computer uses chips and a magnetic hard drive to run, making it even harder and more complicated to use. It is equipped with not only a keyboard for text input, but also a mouse. All this new equipment and processing power decreases beam weapon accuracy by 50%.
 - Microsoft Windows XP: The most advanced operating system ever designed, Windows XP is so enormous and so convoluted that no one can possibly understand how it works or use it properly. It provides thousands of help functions, but none of them actually lead to anything useful, and its complexity also makes it defenseless against viruses. This hyperadvanced computer technology decreases beam weapon accuracy by 100%, guaranteeing that beams fired from a ship equipped with it will never hit their targets.
 - Baking soda and vinegar bomb (bomb): This bomb is filled with baking soda and vinegar, and is triggered when it hits the ground, bursting with a loud pop and spilling fizzy chemicals all over its target. It does 1 damage to planetary surfaces and takes up 1 space.
 - Laser cannon beam: A laser fires a concentrated ray of light at the target, illuminating it. It is most useful on sharks, because then you can see whether or not they're coming to eat you. Does 0-1 damage and takes up 1 space. Since v1.0 this weapon always inflicts minimum damage.
Nuclear bombs often miss their targets. All this one killed was a few fish.
 - Nuclear bomb (bomb): A nuclear bomb is filled with uranium and explodes when it hits the ground. Humans get bonuses with this weapon. Does 3-6 damage to planetary surfaces and takes up 3 space.
 - Nuclear missile (missile): a nuclear missile is filled with uranium and explodes when it hits something. Humans get bonuses with this weapon. Does 5-10 damage and takes up 6 space.
 - Mass driver (beam): A mass driver is called a beam but isn't actually anything like other beam weapons. It accelerates a magnetic bucket to extremely high speeds and releases it in the direction of an enemy ship. Normally it just richochets off their shields and disappears into interstellar space, but if it does hit it does 6 damage. It uses up 6 space.
 - Fusion bomb (bomb): A fusion bomb is filled with deuterium and explodes when it hits the ground. Humans get bonuses with this weapon. Does 8-16 damage to planetary surfaces and uses up 6 space.
 - Phasor (beam): A phasor is a beam weapon that infringes on the Star Trek copyright and fires a concentrated ray of tachyonic ions. It does 6-20 damage and uses up 12 space.
 - Disruptor (beam): A disruptor displays computer pornography to the enemy ship's computers, messing up its internal systems. It does only 5-10 damage directly to the enemy ship's system and takes up 12 space.
 - Antimatter bomb (bomb): An antimatter bomb is filled with antimatter and is supposed to explode when it hits the ground. However, usually it never goes off and simpy crushes whatever it lands on under its tremendous weight. Those who think it doesn't matter are in for a nasty surprise when they find an antimatter bomb rolling towards them! It does 15-30 damage to planetary surfaces and takes up 12 space.
 - Stellar Converter (beam): A steller converter is an enormous plasma cannon big enough to blow up entire planets (small planets, admittedly), but unfortunately it is so big it can't be aimed properly at anything else. It does 400 damage to planetary surfaces and takes up 200 space.
 - Asshole generator (special): An asshole generator causes an asshole to appear in the middle of the enemy ship. This slowly covers the ship in shit, eventually destroying it.
Special systems
 - Battle pods: During battle, your crew can take peas out of these pods and shoot them at enemy ships through straws, improving your offensive capability by 5%. It takes up 5% of your ship's total space.
 - Survival pods: Survival pods allow the captain of the ship to bail out and fly away to safety, leaving the crew to go down (or whatever direction they go in zero gravity) with the ship in a spectacular display of selfish cowardice. It takes up 30% of your ship's total space.
 - Scout lab: This labrador retriever dressed as a boy scout is trained to rocket through space using a personal reaction device and bring back the components of enemy ships. It repairs the ship it is equipped on by 1% a tern, until the dog biscuits run out. It takes up 5% of your ship's total space.
 - Cloaking device: The cloaking device puts a big black cloak over the ship when activated. This has very little effect because the enemy can still see where the black cloak is obscuring the light from the background stars. However, it does keep other ships from sexually molesting your otherwise naked ship. It takes up 10% of your ship's total space.
 - Achilles targeting unit: By taking an ancient greek warrior on board your ship, you can reduce beam weapon accuracy by an additional 20%. Note that if this is used along with Windows XP, beam weapon accuracy will remain at 0% rather than going down to -20%. It takes up 3% of your ship's total space.
After building up your home planet with extra casinos, pubs, football stadiums and so on, you can start building colony ships and expand to other star systems. Ships in Master of Orion II can fly faster than light, and (if you upgrade their drives) even faster than bad news, so it doesn't take very long to get to other stars. When you get your colony ships there, you can build colonies on their planets. Try to pick out the best planet in a given star system in order to keep from wasting expensive colony ships.
After expanding and researching for a while, chances are you will eventually discover another alien civilization. When you first meet them, they will greet you with a sneering, selfish, derogatory line such as 'We want nothing to do with you, [your race] scum. Stay out of [our race] space or face the consequences.'. This usually doesn't mean anything, and a few terns later you will be able to sign trade treaties with them so that you can trade alien sex toys and pornography.
Finally, it is absolutely impossible to win the game, even if you cheat, because the computer can and will always cheat more than you. They didn't even bother putting in a cinematic for when you win because of its utter and complete impossibility. However, there are a variety of ways to lose:
 - Being defeated: If the enemy destroys every single ship, building and population unit you own, you lose and the game ends.
 - Losing a galactic election: If somebody else gets enough votes on the galactic council, they become the leader of the galaxy, you lose and the game ends. Just like UN, when somebody win, everyone always lose.
 - Vanishing: If you are doing really, really well, have zillions of ships and planets all over the galaxy, and are about to crush the computer once and for all, it will just cheat and make you vanish. You will receive the following message:
This even happens in multiplayer games with no computer players.
Other important aspects of the game
Space monsters
Some of the more useful stars in the galaxy are protected by giant space monsters, in order to prevent players from getting them. Other space monsters occasionally fly into the galaxy and attack players. They are quite tough, because for some reason random individual life forms can evolve in interstellar space to be more powerful than ships built by intelligent civilizations. Space monsters come in several varieties:
 - Dragon: Space dragons are enormous brown reptiles that fire plasma breaths at anyone who approaches them. However, they are also very greedy and occasionally it is possible to pay one off to go attack a different player.
 - Eel: Space eels are huge red invertebrates that cruise into the galaxy and start multiplying at an amazing rate. They must be dealt with quickly before their exponential rate of growth swamps everyone in the galaxy. It's not clear where they find the food to do this; apparently the designers didn't consider that part.
 - Crystal: Space crystals are gigantic silicon-based monsters that attack by telepathically taking over ships and using them against their former owners.
 - Jesus: As a tribute to Uncyclopedia, one of the monsters available is a 500-foot Jesus. Unlike other monsters, it is on a mission for peace in the galaxy, and will magically heal any damaged ships it comes across. Unfortunately, sometimes during a battle it will tend to heal the


JAMA. 2008 Sep 10;300(10):1181-96. doi: 10.1001/jama.300.10.1181.
Context: The increasing use of Internet-based learning in health professions education may be informed by a timely, comprehensive synthesis of evidence of effectiveness.
Objectives: To summarize the effect of Internet-based instruction for health professions learners compared with no intervention and with non-Internet interventions.
Data sources: Systematic search of MEDLINE, Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, ERIC, TimeLit, Web of Science, Dissertation Abstracts, and the University of Toronto Research and Development Resource Base from 1990 through 2007.
Study selection: Studies in any language quantifying the association of Internet-based instruction and educational outcomes for practicing and student physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, and other health care professionals compared with a no-intervention or non-Internet control group or a preintervention assessment.
Data extraction: Two reviewers independently evaluated study quality and abstracted information including characteristics of learners, learning setting, and intervention (including level of interactivity, practice exercises, online discussion, and duration).
Data synthesis: There were 201 eligible studies. Heterogeneity in results across studies was large (I(2) > or = 79%) in all analyses. Effect sizes were pooled using a random effects model. The pooled effect size in comparison to no intervention favored Internet-based interventions and was 1.00 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.90-1.10; P <.001; n = 126 studies) for knowledge outcomes, 0.85 (95% CI, 0.49-1.20; P <.001; n = 16) for skills, and 0.82 (95% CI, 0.63-1.02; P <.001; n = 32) for learner behaviors and patient effects. Compared with non-Internet formats, the pooled effect sizes (positive numbers favoring Internet) were 0.10 (95% CI, -0.12 to 0.32; P =.37; n = 43) for satisfaction, 0.12 (95% CI, 0.003 to 0.24; P =.045; n = 63) for knowledge, 0.09 (95% CI, -0.26 to 0.44; P =.61; n = 12) for skills, and 0.51 (95% CI, -0.24 to 1.25; P =.18; n = 6) for behaviors or patient effects. No important treatment-subgroup interactions were identified.
Conclusions: Internet-based learning is associated with large positive effects compared with no intervention. In contrast, effects compared with non-Internet instructional methods are heterogeneous and generally small, suggesting effectiveness similar to traditional methods. Future research should directly compare different Internet-based interventions.
Publication types
 - Comparative Study
 - Meta-Analysis
 - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
 - Review
MeSH terms
 - Computer-Assisted Instruction*
 - Health Personnel / education*
 - Humans
 - Internet*


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WSDOT cultural resource specialists help the agency comply with state and federal cultural resource laws that apply to:
- historic structures
- culturally important areas
Transportation Projects and Archaeological/Historic Resources Management
Washington State has a rich and diverse prehistory/ history that have left evidence across the landscape. When WSDOT embarks on a project, federal and state laws require that impacts to archaeological, historical and cultural resources be considered. To assess potential impacts, cultural resource specialists:
- Coordinate with the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) to complete transportation projects with limited impacts to archaeological and historic resources.
- Identify archaeological remains and historic structures eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places located within a project's area of disturbance.
- Consult with the State Historic Preservation Officer (DAHP), Native American Tribes, and the public concerning the appropriate treatment of archaeological and historic resources that cannot be otherwise avoided.
For more information on how WSDOT complies with historic preservation laws, regulations, and polices, visit the Cultural Resources Compliance page.
Creative Mitigation Efforts
It is WSDOT policy to avoid adverse effects, where practical, to historical, archaeological, and cultural resources in planning, constructing, operating or maintaining the state's transportation system. If it is not practical to avoid them, such effects will be mitigated. A sample of creative mitigation options developed for various WSDOT projects are provided below:
Gee Creek Archaeological Site- I-5/ SR 502 Project
|Lacey V. Murrow ("The Skipper") held the position of Director of the Washington State Department of Highways (1933- 1940) and Chief Engineer of the Washington Toll Bridge Authority (_PHONE_). Appointed at age 28, Murrow is the youngest person to ever hold the Director's position. Notable projects include: |
This documentary outlines the life and career achievements of one of our state's most influential figures in transportation history.
- Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge (Galloping Gertie)
- Deception Pass Bridge
- Lake Washington Floating Bridge, the first concrete pontoon floating bridge in the world built on Lake Washington (later dedicated as the Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge).
Remembering The Ebey Slough Swing Bridge, SR 529 (wmv file)
The Simpson Avenue Bridge: A Case Study in Maintenance Success, US 101 (wmv file)
They Called Him 'The Skipper'; The Life and Times of Washington's Lacey V. Murrow (wmv file)
The Manette Bridge: Bringing People Together for 81 Years, _PHONE_, SR 303 (wmv file)
- pod casts
- archival photo documentation
- lesson plans (grade K-12)
- historical essays for journal publications and cyberpedias
I-5 Nuclear Fallout Shelter- "Waiting for the the End of the World: Prototype Fallout Shelter Under Interstate 5 in North Seattle" by Craig Holstine, WSDOT Historian, appearing in the Journal of Northwest Anthropology
- information centers for the public
SR 16 Tacoma Narrows Bridge ProjectBridge History
Hood Canal Bridge - Port Angeles Graving Dock
Gee Creek Archaeological Site- I-5/ SR 502 Project
Washington State Historic Bridges
McMillin Bridge, 1934
A National Register Listed Historic Bridge of significant and rare architectural style.
Visit the WSDOT Historic Bridges site to view highlights of Washington's most significant Transportation structures.
Pacific Northwest Ethnobotany
The Ethnobotany and Cultural Resources List identifies plants found along the highway Right-of-Way in Western Washington of traditional cultural significance and use.
Cultural Resources Training (CRT)
Each spring, WSDOT partners with the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation and Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission to offer a multi-day Cultural Resources Training (CRT) at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington.
CRT promotes awareness, preservation and stewardship of Washington's cultural resources and is the only comprehensive training of this kind in the state. Enrollment is open to anyone with a need or desire to learn about cultural resources, cultural resource management laws and regulations, and the importance of preservation.
||Training participants will explore historic and archaeological sites in the Kittitas Valley and Columbia River Gorge.|
|Historic Homestead Cabin at Olmstead Place State Park in Kittitas County.
Using classroom and field exercises, participants work with some of the region's most qualified instructors to learn the skills necessary to address cultural resource management issues. This award-winning training is held only once a year and space is limited. 2014 Cultural Resources Training
When: Spring 2014
Where: Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington
- Check back for information on Registration for Spring 2014.WSDOT
staff interested in attending may contact Erin Littauer, Cultural Resource Specialist at _PHONE_ or _EMAIL_
to register. For general registration
(non-WSDOT): Please contact Russell Holter, Preservation Design Reviewer with the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation at _EMAIL_
If you have attended CRT in the past and it has been over 5 years, you are encouraged to enroll again this year as cultural resource laws and regulations have changed. Please note, preference for enrollment will be given to new attendees.
Cultural Resources Program
Contact the Cultural Resources Program Manager or refer to our Frequently Asked Questions.
Specific Project or Region Activity
Contact that region's or program's Cultural Resource Specialist (CRS) (pdf 51 kb).
Native American Tribes
Contact the WSDOT Tribal Liaison Office site.

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Experiment 3: Completed-No Excess Heat
|January 18, 2015||Posted by Jack Cole under Uncategorized|
The third experiment in this series has started with a new control run. The following modifications have been made: 1) external temperature sensor attached to the top of the tube furnace, and 2) improved mechanical connections between the wire from the power supply to resistance heater wire. The external temperature sensor data is collected through an Android app, which was written for electrolysis experiments conducted previously by this author. Along with this is an additional temperature sensor for measuring ambient temperature (this in addition to the type K thermocouple measurement system).
This new setup will allow two separate measurement systems for both ambient temperature and temperature of the apparatus (type K for the core and a temperature sensor from Atlas Scientific for the temperature on the outside surface of the tube furnace). Therefore, there will be two separate calibration curves from which to perform calculations of excess heating.
Because the tube furnace contains ceramic, fire brick, and steel, the calibration steps were extended to 2 hours from 1 hour to allow for a longer time constant for the external temperature sensor. The control run will take 12 hours. If there is time today after the reactor has cooled, the fuel will be added and seal applied. It will be allowed to sit overnight, and the active run will start tomorrow (assuming no major problems or equipment failure).
Results (1/20/15): The run failed to demonstrate excess heating. Also notably absent was the variability in resistance noted in the successful run. The experiment did demonstrate the utility of the secondary set of temperature measurements providing a calorimetric measure, which will be utilized in future experiments.


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I have a mesh of triangles (navigation mesh), and a point in 3d space. This point should be "over" one of the triangles all the times. I'm trying to determine which triangle is the one the point is "over", but I can't quite figure it out.
I have found a way to tell if the point is in the triangle using one of the techniques described here, but I can't quite figure out how to project the point on the triangle (or the plane the triangle is in, for that matter). I've been looking online but I can't find anything helpful.
Does anyone know how to project a point onto a triangle (or plane)?
Also, if someone knows of a better way to test which triangle is the one the point is over, it would be appreciated.
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Do you mean "over" the triangle in the context of a fixed global "up"/"down" direction (i.e., is your nav mesh aligned to a plane at all times?), or do you want to know if the point is "over" the triangle in the sense that it would be inside the volume created by extending the triangle into a prism along it's normal / perpendicular to the surcace? In either case, you could use a projection matrix to reduce the problem from 3D to 2D, in one case you would just need to use one matrix, in the other one per triangle. – melak47 May 8 '12 at 10:19

I meant "over" as in extending the triangle into a prism along it's normal, I think in most cases the nav mesh will be aligned to a plane, but I don't want to limit my possibilities with this. – uorbe001 May 8 '12 at 10:44
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In that case, create an orthogonal projection matrix oriented along that normal, then transform the triangle's vertices and your point through multiplication, and it should becomes a simple 2D check to see if the point lies in the triangle (volume).
Additionally, you would aso have a Z value you could use to discard points too high above the triangle.
LookAtLH is how you could do this in D3D/XNA for example, EyePosition could be the center of your triangle, Focus would be EyePosition + normal, and updirection should be anything perpendicular to that, i.e. any of the vertices of the triangle should work.
I'm sure you can find the source for a similar LookAt transformation matrix with a little googling if you don't want to use a whole library just for one function.
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I've tried this using the orthocenter of the triangle as the eye position, and it doesn't seem to work, what are you referring to with the center of the triangle? (based onthis implementation of lookAt) – uorbe001 May 8 '12 at 14:32

Hmm. Make sure that if you use the orthocenter, as eye position, that you use normalize(vertexPos - orthocenter) as the up direction, and orthocenter + normalDirection as the target position. – melak47 May 8 '12 at 23:25

I haven't been able to build the projection matrix using lookUp, as far as I can tell it should indeed work, but I must have some mistake on the matrix implementation. I'll look into it later. For the time being, I've been able to build the projection matrix by setting the matrix diagonal to (1 - normal.x, 1 - normal.y, 1 - normal - z, 1). I'm not sure this works for all the normals though, so I'll probably have to change it soon enough. – uorbe001 May 9 '12 at 11:04

@uorbe001 Maybe compare your implementation against the D3D one: _URL_-us/library/windows/desktop/… – melak47 May 9 '12 at 15:39
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Gomal Zam Dam Multipurpose Project is being implemented as part of a WAPDA's vision 2025 programme to irrigate the area of 660,000 hectares. Gomal Zam Dam is located at Khajuri Kach on Gomal River. The Dam is 133 meters high roller compact concrete (RCC) Dam to create a dead storage of 300 million cubic meters, a live storage of 800 million cubic meters and flood retention storage of about 300 million cubic meters. The dam will incorporate a spillway, a bottom outlet, desilting sluices and other appurtenant works. An irrigation component serving a CCA of about 66,000 ha, including a barrage with a canal head regulator of about 37 cumecs, and concrete lined main and distributary canals. Hydropower component comprising intake, headrace tunnel, pressure shaft, a tailrace tunnel and a powerhouse to generate about 17MW is provided.
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Volvo Trucks Teaches Kids the Importance of Being Seen in Traffic - VIDEO STORY
STOCKHOLM - July 2, 2010: Sixty per cent of all accidents in which a truck collides with a pedestrian or cyclist can be blamed on the driver's blind spot. Many of the people injured are children. In Denmark, Volvo Trucks and several other organisations have therefore joined forces in a project designed to teach children how to behave when there are trucks around. The "Traffic Safety at Eye Level" campaign was launched in 2003; so far, more than 60,000 children throughout Denmark have done the course.
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NOTE: In this article, Desert spoon and Dasylirionwheeleri may be used interchangeably; in fact, Dasylirionwheeleri is the botanical name for Desert spoon.
The desert spoon plant, also known as the spoon yucca plant, is a perennial shrub that is related to the Agave. A semi-succulent species, the plant grows at a moderate pace in dry, arid environments across Texas, parts of the Rio Grande Valley, the Pecos Valley in New Mexico, and parts of Arizona.
Why does my Dasylirionwheeleri roots have rot?
Root rot on your Desert spoon (Dasylirionwheeleri) can be fatal if not treated with care. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you follow our guide to keep your plant alive if the symptoms occur: Root soft and blackened.
Why does my Desert spoon have gray mold spots?
A particular fungus that frequently affects flowers and spreads quickly is known as gray mold spots. This fungus is most likely to blame if you see any brown (or gray) spots. Don't ignore these signs because doing so could cause your plant to die.
When you understand the root of the issue, the solution makes perfect sense. The majority of the time, it is caused by the Dasylirionwheeleri being overwatered. We urge you to cut off the infected roots and leaves, remove the affected sections of the plant, and then repot your plant in a fresh container with sterile potting soil.
Why does my Desert spoon have leaf spots?
We provide you with all the information you need to identify and save your plants if they display signs like leaves that suddenly change color or wilt/droop. This sort of sickness is one of the most aggravating for Desert spoon owners.
Why are my Desert spoon leaves turning yellow?
Yellowing leaves are arguably the most prevalent issue in the gardening world. Overwatering or a lack of nutrients are the 2 main causes of this issue.
Whether you think your plants are getting too much water, cut back on how often you water them, and take the following measures to see if they might be nutritionally deficient:
Here are some indicators of yellowing on the Dasylirionwheeleri brought on by its numerous flaws:
- The first symptom of a magnesium deficiency is yellow patches between leaf veins on elder leaves. The leaf's core turns yellow while the veins stay green. The edges of the leaf yellow last.
- Yellowing between leaf veins is another sign of iron shortage, but young leaves on plant tops and branch tips are initially affected.
- Sulfur deficiency starts with the newest leaves, turning them yellow throughout.
- Leaf edges turning bright yellow but inside leaf remaining green are signs of potassium insufficiency. The symptoms first appear on older leaves, and the leaf edges quickly become dark.
- A lack of nitrogen is indicated by a widespread yellowing. Older, inner leaves are the first to yellow. As the yellowing progresses, it eventually touches young leaves as well.
According to the symptoms mentioned above, you just have to act accordingly. You can reduce your watering frequency, or fix a deficiency in Potassium, or Nitrogen, for that, you just have to buy a special soil for your deficiency, a consultant in a gardening store will know perfectly well how to inform you.
Is my Desert spoon sunburned?
It is simple to determine whether your Desert spoon (your Dasylirionwheeleri) has sunburn. Your plant will change color in this instance, beginning to turn yellow or white, much like it does on us.
As we saw above, if your Desert spoon receives too much water or not enough light, the leaves may also change color.
To find out if the yellow leaves have been sunburned, look at the part of the bottom that is tinted closer to the base. The yellow leaf is probably burnt and not something else if this portion stays greener.
Why are my Desert spoon leaves turning brown?
Most of the time, leaves of a Desert spoon that turn brown is a sign that your plant has been sunburned, it has probably been exposed to too much direct sunlight. Don't panic, your plant probably won't die from this, but its growth will take a hit.
Should I leave my Dasylirionwheeleri in direct sunlight?
No! Don't leave your Dasylirionwheeleri (or Desert spoon) in the sun if it displays the symptoms mentioned above; that's why it's in such a bad situation.
The remedy, as said in the paragraph above, is simple: just move your plant's Desert spoon out of direct sunlight. Your plant should swiftly re-grow with this strategy and appropriate watering.
Why are my Dasylirionwheeleri leaves drooping or wilting?
This typically occurs when your Dasylirionwheeleri gets dehydrated. Large plants are more at risk since they naturally require more water than smaller plants.
You may quickly determine if your Dasylirionwheeleri plant needs water by under-weighing its pot; if it seems light, the soil and roots are probably fairly dry and require water.
If the soil in your plant's pot is completely dry, you will need to start by moistening it so that the roots will also benefit from the water. A common mistake is to drown the Desert spoon right after a dry period thinking that it needs a lot of water.
This is true, but the easiest way to end it is to give too much water at once. Instead, you should water the soil properly, returning to a peaceful watering rhythm.
Caring Tips for Dasylirionwheeleri
Water is essential to the survival of your plant, however, it is important to balance the rate of watering. As we explained above, overwatering could have fatal consequences for your Dasylirionwheeleri.
Touching the soil will let you know whether your plant needs water or not; if it still feels damp, it's generally best to wait a few more days.
Always keep temperatures stable
It is also a good idea to keep your Dasylirionwheeleri at a stable temperature (especially if it is kept indoors!). At GreenShack, we generally recommend staying in the 65 and 85 degrees F range. Of course, do not place your Dasylirionwheeleri near a source of hot (or cold) air such as A/C units, radiators or the like.
Keep your Desert spoon Dust-Free
This one relates to indoor plants. Just like your furniture, dust collects on the leaves of your indoor plants. The issue is that this can block the photosynthesis process from starting, which would cause the plants to gradually lose their color.
This would be a true journey into hell for your Desert spoon and would also satisfy the pests.
To remove the dust, gently rub the plant's leaves with a microfiber cloth. Dust can be removed more easily with a damp cloth, but stay away from corrosive substances like rubbing alcohol!
Keep drainage in mind
If you have a tendency to overwater, you need to keep an eye on your drainage, we advise you to opt for a pot with drainage holes if it is not already the case and a saucer.
If your pots don't already have holes in them, you can add volcanic rocks (or any other pebbles with holes) to the bottom of your pot in the meantime. This will assist in creating a channel and keep the water from pooling there for an extended period of time, protecting the roots from decay.


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Antimicrobial Use Over a Four-Year Period Using Days of Therapy Measurement at a Canadian Pediatric Acute Care Hospital
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance is a concern that is challenging the ability to treat common infections. Surveillance of antimicrobial use in pediatric acute care institutions is complicated because the common metric unit, the defined daily dose, is problematic for this population.OBJECTIVE: During a four-year period in which no specific antimicrobial stewardship initiatives were conducted, pediatric antimicrobial use was quantified using days of therapy (DOT) per 100 patient days (PD) (DOT/100 PD) at the Alberta Children's Hospital (Calgary, Alberta) for benchmarking purposes.METHODS: Drug use data for systemic antimicrobials administered on wards at the Alberta Children's Hospital were collected from electronic medication administration records. DOT were calculated and rates were determined using 100 PD as the denominator. Changes over the surveillance period and subgroup proportions were represented graphically and assessed using linear regression.RESULTS: Total antimicrobial use decreased from 93.6 DOT/100 PD to 75.7 DOT/100 PD (19.1%) over the 2010/2011 through to the 2013/2014 fiscal years. During this period, a 20.0% increase in PD and an essentially stable absolute count of DOT (2.9% decrease) were observed. Overall, antimicrobial use was highest in the pediatric intensive care and oncology units.DISCUSSION: The exact changes in prescribing patterns that led to the observed reduction in DOT/100 PD with associated increased PD are unclear, but may be a topic for future investigations.CONCLUSION: Antimicrobial use data from a Canadian acute care pediatric hospital reported in DOT/100 PD were compiled for a four-year time period. These data may be useful for benchmarking purposes.
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Finding the right resources for your congregation
Faith leaders are in a unique position to provide vision and guidance in the area of climate change. Blessed Tomorrow offers resources to equip leaders across the religious spectrum to engage their communities for meaningful action. From a succinct list of "talking points" on how faith is related to climate change, to worship helps and action planning guides, the website is loaded with practical tools and information. Its interactivity makes for lively and up-to-date information exchange including emerging best practices. There are tips for incorporating creation care into worship, inspirational success stories from congregations across the country, and web-based pathways to resources on creation care practices, community outreach, and leader development. The events calendar is open to postings from the public. An interfaith pool of participant organizations makes Blessed Tomorrow a fit for evangelical Christians, mainline Christians, Catholics, Jews and evangelical Latinos.


The Differences Between a Comforter and a Blanket – Our Definitive Guide
Comfortable sleeping is essential for getting a good night's rest. If you frequently wake up in the night feeling too hot or too cold, you may need to switch up your bedding to better suit your needs.
Various factors like climate, age, medical conditions, and snoozing alone versus alongside a partner could affect how comfortable you feel under a comforter versus a blanket.
Generally, comforters will be warmer than blankets because their filling provides additional insulation, as blankets are typically only made with a single layer.
Below we'll detail the variations between a comforter versus a blanket and how to know which is best for your needs.
How Many Layers Do You Need?
If you get chilly easily in the night or wake up cold and uncomfortable, you may need a warmer cover on your bed. Comforters filled with down feathers or alternative down are known for their warmth, as they hold additional loft (fluffiness) between the outer fabrics. While down comforters are thick, they are typically lightweight, allowing you to layer up if necessary without feeling heavily weighed down.
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Waking up hot and sweaty is an awful feeling in the middle of the night; if this is a frequent issue, single-layer blankets might be a better option for you to prevent overheating.
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Differences Between Blankets and Comforters
A comforter is made with insulation between two layers of fabric, and a blanket is made of a single layer. However, the aspects detailed below are worth considering.
Comforters are commonly filled with natural down like goose or duck feathers or alternative-fill including cotton, polyester, wool, or silk. Natural down can be incredibly comfortable and warm, but alternative down could offer just as much warmth and loft for people concerned about animal welfare.
View Our Guide: Best Down Alternative Comforters
A blanket is a single layer of fabric. These are great for warm sleepers who prefer less insulation, but still excellent for layering during colder nights. Further, layering could be a good idea for individuals who experience hot flashes, so you can go to bed warm and toss off layers in the night as needed.
Warmth Level
Natural duck and goose feathers are well known for their insulation capabilities, so if you run cold and enjoy being bundled up warm at night, a down-filled comforter should be an excellent choice.
Blankets are great if you prefer a cover with less warmth, as a single layer of fabric won't hold as much insulation as a down fill. Additionally, blankets work well when you anticipate the temperature changing throughout the night and need to peel off layers as needed.
Illustration of a Woman Sitting on a Bed With a Throw Blanket Over Her Back
Climates with more significant temperature changes between the summer and winter months mean you'll likely need a change in bedding to accommodate the weather, so you'll need to find storage in the off-season.
Storing down comforters could be a challenge as they have significantly more loft than a blanket. If you're concerned about space, you could opt for blankets instead, layering them as needed. Single-layer covers should store nicely as they'll typically easier to fold and fit into smaller spaces.
Looking after your covers with care is wise to ensure longevity. Before washing a comforter or blanket, be sure to read the label for instructions on washing your product. Down-filled comforters may require dry cleaning or gentle cycles to protect the soft fill.
Blankets are often made of more robust fabrics but may still require particular washing depending on the label in order to be carefully laundered.
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Resistance to Dust Mites
Unfortunately, the filling in comforters that works so well for retaining warmth could also trap dust, making it an excellent breeding ground for dust mites. Individuals with allergies might experience irritation, such as sneezing, coughing, or a runny nose after dozing under a fluffy comforter.
The woven fabric that blankets are made of can help prevent dust particles from sneaking inside. If you do use a comforter, putting it inside a zippered cover and following proper washing and care instructions could help protect it from dust mites.
Depending on what fabrics are used in a comforter or blanket, the prices vary considerably. Comforters can cost anywhere from $50 to a couple of hundred dollars due to high-end materials and delicate filling.
Blankets are generally more affordable than comforters because the construction is often simple and the fabrics less expensive. When looking for a moderately priced cover, layering a couple of blankets could provide a good option that shouldn't break your budget.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a comforter blanket?
A comforter blanket is a fluffier, thicker blanket with an alternative filling for insulation. This middle insulation should work to keep you extra warm without using natural feathers.
When choosing a product, if you're seeking a soft, luxurious feel, microfiber is an excellent material that provides an affordable option. Microfiber has high breathability, meaning you shouldn't overheat, and the material is naturally wrinkle-resistant. Further, the fabric offers a substantial value as it's made with strong fibers that should last a considerable amount of time.
Additionally, some comforter blankets are reversible, making them great for kids if they enjoy changing up their bedding. Though these covers tend to have a higher loft than regular blankets, they definitely lean more toward the blanket category than comforters.
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Fraction Forest is a game of exploration. Part of the fun is figuring out what to do.
On Level 1, the sign contains a recipe with the fraction of chocolate needed. How can you use the cutting tool to cut the chocolate bar and make that fraction?
On many of the levels, the forest animal is thinking about the fraction it needs. Your job is to make the right size pieces and give them to the animal. TIP: To finish most levels, select the final fraction piece. Then select the animal or object that is asking for the fraction.
Want more practice more problems like this? Try Fraction Forest Playground.
Need a simpler challenge? Try Fargo and Denny Part 1.
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Mental Math - solve fraction puzzles visually
Common Core Connections
Fraction 1/b is formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts.
Fraction a/b is formed by a parts of size 1/b.
Understand a fraction as a number on the number line.
Represent the fractions 1/b and a/b on a number line.
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"If farmer's suspect spotted knapweed has begun to invade agricultural land, we would like to know about it so we can more closely monitor the problem. A major infestation of spotted knapweed is a real threat and we hope to track it and educate people about it before it gets out of hand," said Schnakenberg.
At left, view of the rosette stage of the spotted knapweed
At right, its flowering stage showing the black-tipped flower bracts
At left, spotted knapweed from a distance
At right, a close-up of the noxious weed that may be invading Ozark pastures
Spotted knapweed is a short-lived perennial plant that grows 2-4 feet tall. It forms a rosette the first year and then sends up a flower stalk the second year. The leaves, which are rather sparse on a hard and woody stem, have a pale green color. The weed blooms in mid-summer and the blooms are pink to purple in color and rather attractive. The weed reproduces solely by seeds and is a prolific seed producer with 1000 or more seeds per plant.
Spotted knapweed was first noticed in the Ozarks about five years ago. It is believed to have been brought in with straw or hay that was used to mulch construction sites and highway right-of-ways where utilities were installed.
"The weed has been found along Highway C north of Seymour, along Highway 60 east of Seymour, along Highway A between Marshfield and Highway 60, and along the railroad right-of-way through Marshfield," said Bob Schultheis, natural resource engineering specialist with University of Missouri Extension in Marshfield.
A weed identification guide provided by the University of Missouri may be found here.