Promising prospects for cooperation between DBDH and Castilla y León
Date: 12/11/2013
The memorandum of understanding between Castilla y León and DBDH, initiating the a partnership with the Spanish Bioenergy Association and regional politicians in the region of Castilla y León in Northern Spain seems very promising. The objective of the MOU is to promote renewable energy and make district heating more efficient in the region.
Through the cooperation DBDH intent to create a meeting platform for Danish and Spanish district heating companies and strengthen trading relationships between the two countries. The objective is to help establish Danish companies in the region thus enhancing the use of renewable energy in district heating plants.
Ever since 2006, the numbers of district heating plants in Spain have more than tripled. In the regions of the more cold areas of Spain, there is a rising need for Danish knowledge and technology in terms of heating. The Danish technology will make energy from heating plants more efficient. In addition, it will help to make use of the regions vast resources of forest and agriculture.
There have been a substantial amount of articles in the Spanish in the last days:
Castilla y León y Dinamarca se unen para promover redes de calefacción de biomasaí-en-castilla-y-león
Castilla y León y Dinamarca firman un acuerdo para compartir tecnología en sistemas de biomasa


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What is federated Microsoft Teams?
Federation, or external access, is a way for Microsoft Teams users to find, call, chat, and set up meetings with users at other organizations in Teams. You can also use federation to communicate with people from other organizations who are still using Skype for Business (online and on-premises).
How do you add federation to a team?
- In the Teams admin center, go to Users > External access.
- Under Choose which domains your users have access to, choose Allow only specific external domains.
- Select Allow domains.
- In the Domain box, type the domain that you want to allow and then click Done.
- If you want to allow another domain, click Add a domain.
Can I call someone outside my Organisation on Teams?
Use guest access to add a person from outside your organization to a team, where they can chat, call, meet, and collaborate on files. A guest can be given nearly all the same Teams capabilities as a native team member.
What is Federated calling?
Federated VoIP is a form of packetized voice telephony that uses voice over IP between autonomous domains in the public Internet without the deployment of central virtual exchange points or switching centers for traffic routing.
What is a federated chat?
Essentially, federation means that your tenant allows people belonging to other organizations connect to tenant users via chat and calls.
Can Teams call a phone number?
To dial a number from Teams, go to Calls, click Dial a number, and then enter the number of the person you want to reach. This way you can contact anyone, even if they're outside your organization.
Can you use Teams to call a landline?
The answer is Yes, you can. Microsoft Skype for Business supports calling on Landline and so does Microsoft Teams. This is possible if you have the needed Microsoft licenses, like Phone System with Teams. You will just have to tap on Calls located in the bottom bar and dial the number from the dial pad.
What is Federated chat?
If you can only exchange text in your chat with people in other organizations, then you're in a standard external-access (federated) chat. If you've got other chat functionality, including formatting, @mentions, emojis, etc., then you're in a native Teams chat.
Can I use Teams to call someone outside my organization?
With External Access for Teams, you can add or invite anyone outside of your Teams org who uses Teams, Teams for personal use, Skype (for consumers), and Skype for Business to a one-to-one chat.

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This 30-question research-based multiple-choice test is designed to evaluate students' conceptual understanding of symmetry and Gauss's Law. The test may be administered to students in calculus-based introductory physics courses or upper-level undergraduate E&M courses.
The survey is based on investigations of students' difficulties with the concepts of symmetry, electric field, and electric flux and should be given in a 50-minute period. Statistical results have shown the survey to be reliable and valid. A summary of the construction and analysis of the survey is available in Student Understanding of Symmetry and Gauss's Law of Electricity, Am. J. Phys. 74 (10), 923-936 (2006).
This assessment is free for use by instructors in their classroom. However, as it takes years of development effort to create and validate reliable assessment instruments, the file is password-protected. Furthermore, the author requests that 1. students are not given copies following examination; and 2. none of the questions are incorporated into web-based question delivery systems without adequate security to prevent printing or unauthorized access by students.
To obtain the password, please send a request with your name, email, institution, and a link to a page at your institution that confirms you are an instructor.
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Wunder, M.B., F.L. Knopf, and C.A. Pague. 2003. The high-elevation population of Mountain Plovers in Colorado. The Condor 105(4): 654-662.
We surveyed a discrete population of Mountain Plovers (Charadrius montanus) in South Park, Park County, Colorado, to determine the size and relative contribution of this geographically isolated area to the global population of plovers. First, we mapped potential plover habitat within South Park based on landform and vegetation descriptors. Second, we identified occupied habitat using observations from a systematic inventory of potential habitat from 1995–1999 and from a study of breeding biology from 2000–2002. Third, we estimated breeding densities within a framework designed specifically for distance sampling. We mapped 82 750 ha of potential habitat. We recorded 2516 plover locations from which we estimated 29 176 ha of occupied habitat. We estimated densities for 14 960 ha of potential habitat. Average plover density from 2000–2002 was 7.9 +/- 0.9 (SE) breeding adults km -2, a high value compared with other sites. We calculated a population of 1187 +/- 140 (SE) plovers in the distance sampling area. Assuming density in our sampling area was similar for all documented occupied habitat, we estimated the population of plovers in South Park at 2310 adults. We conclude that South Park represents a contemporarily large concentration of breeding Mountain Plovers.


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Open Programs for Associative Learning is an interactive system using computer technology and hypermedia principles to present an alternative approach to learning and teaching. OPAL modules provide tools such as, intermodular links, interactive animations, sensitive zones and words, and navigation tools. This module covers the structure, development and mechanisms of function of various immune cell types. It includes immunoglobulin structure, action, classification and genetics; the MHC complex; the system of complement; cell-mediated lysis and cytotoxicity; and T cell activation. The software is compatible with Mackintosh and MS-Windows operating systems. It requires 2 Mb Ram and 2Mb hard disk storage.
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Join us Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 9 am CDT, 10 am EDT, 3 pm BST, 7:30 pm IST
As an IT leader, you know there is a need to create a future-ready IT talent base, but what is the best approach and what will yield results? Most enterprises currently struggle to create a sustainable workforce strategy.
In this webinar, Everest Group's analysts will discuss the key principles of a holistic IT workforce strategy, and practical considerations to successfully bring it to life.
If you're an executive in a business that develops IT workforce strategies, you will gain valuable insights from our expert analysis, including answers to questions such as:
- Why are current IT talent development initiatives not yielding the desired outcomes?
- What are the foundational elements of an effective IT workforce strategy?
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Fiber-fed spectrographs can now have throughputs equivalent to slit spectrographs. However, the sky subtraction accuracy that can be reached on such instruments has often been pinpointed as one of their major issues, in relation to difficulties in scattered light and flat-field corrections or throughput losses associated with fibers. Using technical time observations with FLAMES-GIRAFFE, two observing techniques, namely dual staring and cross beam switching modes, were tested and the resulting sky subtraction accuracy reached in both cases was quantified. Results indicate that an accuracy of 0.6% on the sky subtraction can be reached, provided that the cross beam switching mode is used. This is very encouraging regarding the detection of very faint sources with future fiber-fed spectrographs such as VLT/MOONS or ELT/MOSAIC.
Click to download the full article in PDF : Sky background subtraction with fiber-fed spectrograph
On-sky tests of cross-beam switching operations with FLAMES/GIRAFFE at the VLT. Left panel: raw frame with individual spectra showed as individual columns and wavelength along the vertical axis; the sky lines can be seen as horizontal bright regions. Right panel: results after direct subtraction of the raw and sky frames after switching to science and sky fibers: no significant residuals can been seen. The bottom-right panel shows the accuracy of the method, which can reach a 0.6% accuracy. Optimized systems with advanced algorithms are expected to reach to ~ 0.1 % accuracy level.
Who are we? Infos on the MOSAIC consortium.
Scientific goals and milestones: why MOSAIC?
How do we get there? All the technology behind MOSAIC.
What performance can we expect from MOSAIC?
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Literature review of how telecentres operate and have an impact on e-inclusion
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This report includes the results of the research project 'Exploratory study on explanations and theories of how Telecentres and other community-based e-Inclusion actors operate and have an impact on digital and social inclusion policy goals'. This study was commissioned by IPTS to feed into a forthcoming 2-year research project: Measuring the impact of eInclusion actors on Digital Literacy, Skills and Inclusion goals (MIREIA). The literature review presented in this report was designed to capture the theories and explanations represented in the existing body of research in order to: 1) Provide a comprehensive and multidisciplinary landscape on theories and analytical frameworks; analyze the value of these theories and analytical frameworks based on predefined criteria and; 2) Develop recommendations on the most promising theoretical pillars that could inform the future research mentioned above. A two-phase research approach was designed: 1) An extended mapping of the literature from the last ten years in which over 100 articles, reports and books were reviewed, coded and identified the most dominant and/or common explanations in relation to the work of e-Inclusion actors; and 2) a selection, categorization, and in-depth coding of these explanations vis-à-vis different impact areas, as well as in relation to institutional capacity. As a conclusion it has been noted that although a lot of the research on eInclusion is set out to measure impacts, in reality studies often end up with some measures of usage and analysis of why expected impacts were not achieved. In addition, there is a large proportion of available literature on telecenters and other such eInclusion actors which is based more on perceived potential than on demonstrated fact and highly contextualized studies, making it difficult to identify valid or reliable trends. These findings will be taken into account in the development of the different tasks of the MIREIA project.
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What is Chinese wolfberry?
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The Chinese wolfberry is a vibrant reddish-orange fruit that is native to China. The Chinese wolfberry is more commonly known as the goji berry. The goji berry is very nutritious, and it is often consumed raw or used in goji juices, teas, medicine and wine.
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Many people eat goji berries to treat health issues such as fever, diabetes, eye problems and high blood pressure. Goji berries have empirically been shown to promote feeling at ease and decreasing anxiety, enhancing athletic performance, elevating mood and improving sleep. There is not decisive support indicating that goji berries are nutritionally superior to other berries, as all berries have health benefits. Goji berries may negatively interact with various drugs such as warfarin and some diabetic and high-bloodpressure medications.
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Niobella humfrayi Trilobite
Trilobites Order Asaphida, Suborder Asaphina, Superfamily Asaphoidea, Family Asaphidae
Geologic Age: Lower Ordovician
Trilobite is 40 mm long
Table Head Formation, Random Island, Newfoundland, Canada
Remarks: This is a very rare trilobite. So rare, you are unlikely to see a picture of another. The genus Niobella is more commonly seen from the lower Ordovician near Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Also see: Canadian Trilobites
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John S. Turnbull was a merchant, municipal official and land owner in Belleville and Hastings County, Ontario. Turnbull was a dealer in dry goods, groceries, hardware, crockery, and country produce. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1793 and died in Belleville in January 1869.
He was also in influential member of Belleville society as both a civic leader and elected official. He was appointed Treasurer of the County of Hastings in 1838, and was elected to the municipal council as a representative for Ketcheson Ward n 1853.
Turnbull helped organize the first Sunday School in Belleville in 1822 with assistance from Dr. Anthony Marshall, and Doctor George Cooper. In addition to this, he also was instrumental in bringing the Presbyterian Church to Belleville. In 1821, Turnbull helped arrange a land grant of one acre on the east side of church street on lots 30 and 31. This land would be the home of the St. Andrew's Church and cemetery in 1831.
Turnbull was also in possession of lucrative property holdings. The John Turnbull Building downtown Belleville is the most recognized. It sits at 207 A to 211 Front Street on Lot 24 on the east side of the street. His properties in the city of Belleville include: Lot 38, east side of Pinnacle St.; Lot 5; Lots 9 and 10; Lots 18 and 19; Lot 24; Lot 28. In Rawdon, he owned: Lot 1, Concession 11; Lot 1, Concession 13; Lot 4, Concession 14; Lot 5, Concession 13; Lots 12 and 13, Concession 13; Lot 18, Concession 13; as well as Lots 16 and 24. He was also the owner of Lot 18, Concession 6 and Lot 6, Concession 11 in Madoc; Lot 9 in Richmond; Lot 35, Concession 5 in Tyendinega; and Lot 19, Concession 1 in Hungerford.
John Turnbull built what is known as the Turnbull-Campbell Villa in the 1850s. It was built for his daughter Charlotte Turnbull and used to stand at 23A Charlotte Street.


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Some old pickle recipes call for a bluestone to be added to the pickling brine to give the pickles a blue-green color. Bluestone is copper sulfate and is also known as blue vitro. In earlier days, pickles were usually made in metal pans containing copper. They turned a bright bluegreen as the copper ions interacted with the chlorophyll molecules in the pickle. A similar color was sought for pickles brined in enameled pan or crocks, and it wasn't long before copper sulfate, or bluestone, was found to do the job. Since high levels of copper can produce toxicity symptoms in humans, particularly gastrointestinal problems, the use of copper sulfate in pickling should be avoided. Since its only function is to color the pickles, the bluestone can be simply eliminated from the recipe without affecting the overall quality of the final product.


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A campaign is a collection of marketing activities that includes emails, email workflows, web plugins, print media, online ad campaigns, or any combination of these. You can use supplier-provided or create your own. By creating campaigns, you will be able to gather data in one place for all the marketing activity around a specific product or service.
Each activity in a campaign has its own dashboard. The dashboard is a snapshot of the activity details at any given time. The dashboard display varies based on the activity's status, which can be Draft or Sent. This article covers both the draft and sent statuses.
To navigate to the dashboard, select Campaigns > My Campaigns > select a campaign > select an email.
Activity Dashboard for an Email in Draft Status
For an activity still in Draft status, you can edit details, personalize the content inside the blue dotted lines, add contacts, and schedule deployment. Note that not all suppliers allow for content to be personalized.
In this view, you will see the following:
- Alerts notifying you that tasks need to be completed before the activity can be deployed.
- Buttons to Share on Social Media, Delete the activity, and Edit the activity. Selecting Edit take you to the wizard where you can edit activity details, personalize activities, add or delete recipients, and schedule or unschedule the activity.
- View Email is a preview of the email and is available for email activities that have not been sent.
- Details gives the activity status, email for both the sender and replies, create dates and notifications when the activity is sent.
- Recipients will show the number of recipients or that no recipients are added to the activity.
- Notifications are sent when mailing recipients complete and submit a related form. Additionally, each person set to receive email notification will also receive an email summary report 1 day, 3 days, and 7 days after the mailing is sent. For workflow tactics, the Gear icon indicates if the workflow is active and running or paused.
Activity Dashboard for an Email in Sent Status
After the activity is deployed and building statistics, the dashboard will display statistics for the activity. For email mailings, the statistics are Opens, Clicks, Bounces, and Unsubscribes. After deployment the activity can no longer be changed.
In this view, you will see the following:
- Left navigation menu for Activity Dashboard, Leads, Recent Activity, Analysis, and View Activity (email, web plugin).
- Buttons to request Agency Assistance and Share on Social Media.
- The Analysis Bar shows data for Email Opens, Email Clicks, Web Views, Web Clicks, and Leads. The Analysis Bar will display for emails, web plugins, and social media activities. Note that the Emails Sent total does not include emails sent to less than five recipients. The Zift platform assumes that less than 6 recipients indicates a test mailing.
- Details give the activity's status, which is Sent, and the date.
- In Sent status, the activity cannot be edited or personalized.
- For email activities the detail shows the sender's email, the reply-to email, subject, create date, and notifications when the activity is sent. For workflow activities, you will also see entry conditions.
- For workflow tactics, the Gear icon indicates if the workflow is active and running or paused.
- Notifications are sent when mailing recipients complete and submit a related form. Notifications can be edited. Additionally, each person set to receive email notification will also receive an email summary report 1 day, 3 days, and 7 days after the mailing is sent. For workflow tactics, the Gear icon indicates if the workflow is active and running or paused.
- Statistics for the activity. The icons will show as red, green, or yellow based on percentages. Statistics are shown for the following:
- Opens: the number of times the email was opened.
- Clicks: the number of times something in the email was clicked.
- Bounces: indicates the number of hard bounces (either the email address or domain no longer exists).
- Unsubscribes: the number of times recipients clicked the unsubscribe option in the activity.
- Recipients: The total number of activity recipients as well as a breakdown of the number of recipients in each workflow step.


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For our example:
N = 1, PV = -25, FV = 36. Solving for i gets 44.
Percent Margin with TMV solver (HP 12C):
Let N = 1 and PMT = 0
[ i ] = percent margin (enter/displayed as a negative)
[ PV ] = price (enter/displayed as a negative)
[ FV ] = cost
For our example:
N = 1, PV = -36, FV = 25. Solving for i, then pressing [CHS] obtains 30.56.
What is good about the above method is that you can solve for any of the variables.
More Methods: Solutions Handbook
Detailed algorithms for business calculations can also be found in the HP 12C Advanced Solutions Handbook (see source below). For the Platinum edition of the Solutions Handbook, refer to page 92.
Source:
Tony Hutchins, Luiz Vieria, and Gene Wright. HP 12C Platinum Solutions Handbook. Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P. Rev. 03.04 2004
This book can be downloaded from this site (and others) at no cost: _URL_
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Adventures in Python: Generating Random Numbers
Adventures in Python: Generating Random Numbers
This program generates a list of random numbers between 0 and 1, using the pseudo-random number generator frac((π + t)^5).
To use a pseudo-random number generator, you will need an initial seed. This program uses the fractional part of the number of ticks from January 1, 1970. To get ticks, you will need to import the time module. Call the number of ticks by the time.time() function.
Python has no native fractional part. To extract the fractional part of a number, the following formula is required, where t is any variable:
t = t – math.trunc(t)
The function math.trunc(t) truncates t and returns the integer part.
Keep in mind, to generate n items, use the for loop with the in range(0, n-1)
# Program 006 - Random Number Generation
print("Random number generation")
# import time, use as a seed
import time
t = time.time()
print
# since t is a floating number
# lets import math and use
# math.trunc
import math
t = t - math.trunc(t)
# We are going to use a psuedo-random
# formula to generate n numbers. n
# will be an integer as range requires.
n = int(input("How many random numbers?"))
for k in range(0,n-1):
 t = (math.pi + t)**5
 t = t - math.trunc(t)
 print(t)
Output (15 numbers generated):
Random number generation
How many random numbers?15
0.8619577822222482
0.5526325838995945
0.045018018769951595
0.5829554424582284
0.7503835409480644
0.9988016770092827
0.770091723446285
0.8387765088751848
0.11795716208871454
0.9494124177641083
0.9088916269388392
0.2717401531838277
0.3329376152682926
0.38460892637095867
(your answers will vary)
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Geothermal, Heat Pump & Electrification Training
The Routt County Building Department is holding a workshop for building professionals to learn more about heat pumps and electrification, as well as geothermal systems. This
The Routt County Building Department is holding a workshop for building professionals to learn more about heat pumps and electrification, as well as geothermal systems. This is critical information for local general contractors, designers, consultants and mechanical contracts as we evolve and make transitions from traditional methods to new technology to reduce carbon emissions within buildings.
The heat pump portion of the class will focus on the pros and cons between gas vs. electric resistance and the potential for water heating and air heating and cooling.
The class also will provide information on the different types of geothermal systems and the benefits of each, along with information on the tax credits related to these technologies.
Paul Bony from Yampa Valley Sustainability Council and Scott Musgrave from Orca Energy will present during the training. RSVP is required, and lunch and snacks will be provided. Please email Todd Carr at _EMAIL_ to RSVP.
The Building Department will also host a second training from noon-3 p.m. on how to use CityView Community Development Software. The training will include information on applications, searching for information, scheduling inspections and using the software as a project management tool.
The Building Department aims to provide users with the ability to be educated on ways the software, which can be tricky to navigate, benefits users. The session will include an hour for Q&A and input on the software and how it can be improved.
Nick Neiberger from the Routt County Building Department will lead the session.
(Tuesday) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
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A survey on corporate turnround response by financially distressed companies quoted at the Nairobi stock exchange.
Firms that are experiencing financial distress take one action or another in order to turn around their performance. This study sought to find out what turnaround strategies are taken by companies hen faced by financial distress. The financially distressed companies generally take actions that are aimed at reducing costs e.g. laying off employees, asset sales and dividend cuts or take actions that are aimed at increasing revenue generation e.g. asset acquisitions in order to improve efficiency. In severe cases of financial distress a company may opt or be forced into liquidation through bankruptcy proceedings. The Kenyan economy under the period of review had mixed results of growing and declining presumably as a result of among others, the global economic crises, the post election violence, loss of investor confidence at the NSE and increased inflation. Thus the need to establish the restructuring strategies the financially distressed companies took in order to turnaround their performance. This study carried out a survey of the companies that were listed for the entire period of the study(2002-2008). Performance of the companies was established by conducting the Z score analysis on each of the companies. The Z score analysis identified 8 companies has having been financially distressed at one year or another during the period of the study. The survey found out that employee layoff was the most preferred course of action being carried out by 63% by the companies. Asset restructuring was the second most preferred turnaround strategy being carried out by 50% of the companies. Debt restructuring and top management change were the least preferred turn around strategies each one of them being taken by one company each. The study also found out that, in the year of distress the restructuring strategies are more intensified and are carried out less intensively in the subsequent years after distress. This may is presumably because of reducing the immediate liquidity problems being faced by the firm.


Getting Started with Pipelines
Create and run your first Tekton Pipeline
This tutorial shows you how to:
 - Create two Tasks.
 - Create a Pipeline containing your Tasks.
 - Use PipelineRun to instantiate and run the Pipeline containing your Tasks.
For this tutorial we are going to use minikube to run the commands locally.
Prerequisites
 1. Complete the Getting started with Tasks tutorial. Do not clean up your resources, skip the last section.
 2. Install tkn, the Tekton CLI.
Create and run a second Task
You already have a Hello World! Task. To create a second Goodbye World! Task:
 1. Create a new file named goodbye-world.yaml and add the following content:
 apiVersion: _URL_
 kind: Task
 metadata:
 name: goodbye
 spec:
 steps:
 - name: goodbye
 image: ubuntu
 script: |
 #!/bin/bash
 echo "Goodbye World!"

 2. Apply your Task file:
 kubectl apply --filename goodbye-world.yaml

When a Task is part of a Pipeline you don't have to instantiate it, the Pipeline is going to take care of that.
Create and run a Pipeline
A Pipeline defines an ordered series of Tasks arranged in a specific execution order as part of your CI/CD workflow.
In this section you are going to create your first Pipeline, that will include both the Hello World! and Goodbye World! Tasks.
 1. Create a new file named hello-goodbye-pipeline.yaml and add the following content:
 apiVersion: _URL_
 kind: Pipeline
 metadata:
 name: hello-goodbye
 spec:
 tasks:
 - name: hello
 taskRef:
 name: hello
 - name: goodbye
 runAfter:
 - hello
 taskRef:
 name: goodbye

 2. Apply your Pipeline configuration to your cluster:
 kubectl apply --filename hello-goodbye-pipeline.yaml

 3. Instantiate your Pipeline with a PipelineRun object. Create a new file named hello-goodbye-pipeline-run.yaml with the following content:
 apiVersion: _URL_
 kind: PipelineRun
 metadata:
 name: hello-goodbye-run
 spec:
 pipelineRef:
 name: hello-goodbye

 4. Start your Pipeline by applying the PipelineRun configuration to your cluster:
 kubectl apply --filename hello-goodbye-pipeline-run.yaml

 You see the following output:
 _URL_-goodbye-run created

 Tekton now starts running your Pipeline.
 5. To see the logs of the PipelineRun, use the following command:
 tkn pipelinerun logs hello-goodbye-run -f -n default

 The output shows both Tasks completed successfully:
 [hello : hello] Hello World!

 [goodbye : goodbye] Goodbye World!

Cleanup
To delete the cluster that you created for this quickstart run:
minikube delete
The output confirms that your cluster was deleted:
🔥 Deleting "minikube" in docker ...
🔥 Deleting container "minikube" ...
🔥 Removing /home/user/.minikube/machines/minikube ...
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Homalomenas are tropical plants native to the humid rainforests of Southeastern Asia. 'Selby' is characterized by light-to-medium green oval foliage with dark green speckling throughout. Its thick leaves are lush and striking.
Homalomenas are tropical to subtropical native plants found in such humid climes of Columbia, Costa Rica, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Malaysia and the Philippines. Nearly 135 species of Homalomena plants can be found in the rainforest floors of southern Asia east to Melanesia. These indigenous florae are among the more than 100 species of tropical plants in the aroid family of Araceae. Through Central America and northern South America, there are 12 additional species of growing Homalomena plants alone. Homalomena foliage and stems run the gamut from deep greens to reds, burgundies, and copper tones. Appearing to be waxen, the leaves are of a heart or semi-heart shape speaking to the common names for Homalomena: "queen of hearts" or "shield plant." Homalomena houseplants have attractive but very few finger-like blooms.


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The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery provides investigators and clinicians with services to support health care delivery research that informs evidence-based practice and improves the quality and value of care.
The center offers researchers the following shared services:
- Economic Evaluation Service. The Economic Evaluation Service team analyzes economic costs and health care resource utilization to help researchers show that the expected benefits of a new agent, technology or intervention are worth the costs.
- Knowledge Synthesis. The center's Knowledge Synthesis team evaluates and summarizes all available evidence on a particular topic to ensure that research efforts are comprehensive and efficient.
- Qualitative Research Services. The Qualitative Research Services team offers clinicians and investigators specialized knowledge and experience for planning and conducting the four interconnected phases of qualitative research: research design, data collection, data analysis and dissemination of research findings.


Helpful Tips For Refrigerating Banana Bread Batter
Despite what you might assume or may have read about refrigerating banana bread batter. We have found that you can still successfully store the batter overnight or longer in a refrigerator. There are just a few things you should know first.
So if you are planning on making the batter ahead of time, here is what you should know first.
It would be fine to store your banana bread batter in the fridge for up to 48 hours. The longer the batter is stored the more it will oxidize and turn a dark brown or grey color. This will not effect the flavor or texture but will turn the finished product a darker color.
Now that we know there isn't much to worry about when it comes to storing banana bread batter in the fridge.
We can go into slightly more detail to help you understand further. Then we will also share how exactly you need to go about storing your banana bread batter.
Can You Refrigerate Banana Bread Batter?
Banana bread belongs in the quick bread category and the batter is usually meant to be baked right after mixing. Meaning you don't have wait for any rising period.
This is also why banana bread recipes use simple batter mixtures instead of yeast based dough's.
When it comes to refrigerating batter vs dough, you don't have to worry as much about over rising. With other breads time plays a big role in how the bread turns out.
Banana bread batter isn't as delicate to time and temperature. So you can leave it sit for longer periods of time and the taste will not be affected.
Still if you do plan on storing your banana bread batter in a refrigerator overnight or longer. There is one thing to know about one of the ingredients used to make banana bread.
Can Banana Bread Batter Be Made Ahead of Time?
As mentioned you can make banana bread batter a day or two ahead before baking. Despite being aware of changes in the color of the final product.
You should as an extra precaution use a specific type of baking powder. Baking powder is a leavening agent used to help the bread rise and become lighter.
Baking powder begins to work as soon as it comes in to contact with liquid. Releasing carbon dioxide and creating bubbles that help leaven the batter.
In the case of banana bread batter, as soon as you combine the two main mixes, one being dry (the flour, salt and baking powder) the other wet (eggs, butter, sugar and bananas) the powder becomes activated.
Most folks are afraid that after the baking powder works. The effects are ruined by storing the batter in the fridge overnight. The situation is the batter returns to its normal condensed state.
Here is where the type of baking powder you use makes a difference. If you didn't already know there are actually 6 types of baking powder. But the most common is single and double-acting baking powder.
The popular brand is Rumford and they make both types of baking powder. You can pick up double-acting baking powder on Amazon here.
So what is the difference?
Single-acting baking powder works by being activated only by liquid. So single meaning one time activation.
Double-acting works by reacting with liquid at first and then another time by heat.
Really double acting is better to use for banana bread anyways, but you should especially use it for when you plan to store your batter in the fridge.
This way you get the first reaction of the baking powder, then you can count on the second activation when you actually begin to bake the bread.
Remember baking powder does expire and will not be as effective after sitting in the shelf for too long.
How Long Can You Store Banana Bread Batter?
Keeping banana bread batter in the fridge should be no longer than 3 days. After that you can expect the quality to degrade. As the ingredients will begin to partially separate.
Also the best bananas to use for banana bread are over-ripe. So there's only a small window before they break down further.
Make sure to store the batter in a sealed container or wrap the baking pan with plastic wrap. Keep it near the back of the refrigerator.
Coat the pan or container with butter or cooking spray to prevent sticking.
Can You Freeze Banana Bread Batter?
Freezing banana bread batter can be done but we don't recommend it. Only because it actually takes longer to thaw the dough after than it does to mix a new batch.
There are a few helpful tips for freezing batter. If you are going to make a couple loafs or more. Do not freeze these batters together, as they will be nearly impossible to break apart.
Instead freeze both of them separately in the baking pan. Then you can bag each one separately.
Also its best to keep them in a even shaped formation, that way they thaw out evenly. Remember to date the package to keep track of how long its been frozen.
You should thaw the batter out in the baking pan you intend to use. This way if the batter rises slightly if will keep its shape.
How Long Can You Freeze Banana Bread Batter?
You don't want to keep frozen batter for longer that three months. As any bread dough the freezing and thawing makes the rising take longer. Which begins to affect how the bread tastes.
Always thaw out your dough or batter in the refrigerator. As you don't want any part to become warm or room temperature first.
Banana bread batter will take about just as long to thaw as bread dough. About 12 hours in the refrigerator should be enough time.
Cheesecake-Filled Banana Bread
In case you haven't tried making cheesecake filled banana bread. Its actually very simple, so check out the quick video to see how.
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The research aims to predict long-term cardiac side effects from radiation therapy in lung cancer patients using machine learning.
Machine learning algorithms analyze standard lung-cancer scans to identify patients at risk of heart damage later in life.
This method could ensure early monitoring and intervention for at-risk patients before their condition becomes debilitating.
The study represents the first application of functional radiomics to predict cardiac toxicity from medical images.
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Provide hands-on support to an innovative healthy aging program
The Heart and Stroke Foundation, a volunteer-based health charity, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke and reducing their impact through the advancement of research and its application, the promotion of healthy living, and advocacy.
Heart & Stroke launched its innovative project Activate in March 2018. We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our Activate team in Vancouver and surrounding areas!
This role offers volunteers practical experience in community health promotion to help Canadians manage their blood pressure and improve their overall wellness.
Volunteers will be responsible for program enrollment at public community spaces. As part of the enrollment process, volunteers will take participants' blood pressure reading, help participants understand their current risk of cardiovascular disease, and explain how Heart & Stroke's program will support them to make small, yet significant, lifestyle changes.
To learn more about Activate please visit:
Some activities associated with this role include:
- Complete mandatory program training in late October 2019 or early November 2019. Training hours will be included in service hour verification (where requested)
- Greet members of the public and encourage them to learn about the Activate program
- Explain the goals of Activate, as well as provide background about the program
- Take potential participant's blood pressure reading (using an automated machine) to see if they qualify
- Communicate whether potential participants are within the normal, pre-hypertensive, or hypertensive range
- Enroll pre-hypertensive participants into the program's digital health platform using a mobile tablet device (provided by Heart & Stroke)
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Various locations across Vancouver and Victoria Islands, including:
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Estimating the girth of fish by applying an elliptic model
- A new method for estimating the maximum girth of roundfish is proposed as illustrated; this is based on an elliptic approximation of the cross sections of the fish body. Results derived from a small sample horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus, suggest that maximum girth estimates based on the elliptic model are more precise than the values estimated by applying a conventional method.
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The Cavern's Wise Woman: The Bear Goddess
cavernreviewTitle: The Cavern's Wise Woman: The Bear Goddess
Publisher: Spero Publishing
Author: Anne Welch
Pages: 90 pp
Price: $10.99 (paperback)/$3.99 (ebook)
ISBN: 978-_PHONE_ (paperback)/ 2940033057634 (ebook)
There are very few books in pagan and polytheist studies that deal exclusively with bears — or, to be specific, the Bear Goddess. While there are a great many deities and heroes associated with bears — Artemis comes to mind, and Arthur, and Artio (and see what those names all have in common?) — none of them were actually considered a bear deity. (To find one of those, you have to go halfway around the world from Europe in search of Nanuk, the Inuit polar bear god.) But the traces exist, embedded deeply across European and northern Asian prehistory, mythology, and linguistics, indicating the long-ago worship of just such a deity.
Anne Welch has done a masterful job of digging out these ancient fragments of lore, drawing on cave drawings, archaeological finds (including the discovery in France of a perfect circle of cave bear skulls that most specialists in Paleolithic archaeology possess cult significance), and linguistic roots. She melds these fragments with her own personal gnosis, based on years of practice, worship, and work. Her book discusses Arta, the ancient bear goddess of healing, metallurgy, herbalism, and magic, detailing the prayers and rituals she has created for Arta, as well as other facets of this goddess' nature.
Arta, Welch points out, is a goddess so old that almost all traces of her have been lost; she may have been worshipped since Paleolithic times, and subsequent religious practices by European cultures as they grew more civilized may have displaced or destroyed almost any record of her save the paintings and remains found in the caves in Switzerland, Slovenia, Germany, and France.
A note: strict reconstructionists will point out that this book contains far more personal gnosis than historical fact. While it is true that the historical record is, of course, silent on the existence of this particular goddess, much less any recorded human worship of her, the book is less about facts that may only be verified in history books and museums, and more about building a personal religious practice through communication with the deity in question, an understanding of the context in which such worship might historically have appeared, and a willingness to see the patterns in the recorded religious beliefs of other ancient cultures that bear (pardon the pun) a distinct familiarity to what Welch is sharing here. She points out possible links to other gods and goddesses such as Artemis and Odin, and suggests it is possible that some of the gaps we have in our knowledge of pre-Christian history might well be filled in with Arta and other deities like Her.
In the end, it is worth noting that all modern, non-indigenous (Hindu, Shinto, African and Chinese folk/tribal religions) polytheistic traditions are composed mainly of two things: our knowledge of the historical facts, and our personal experience with the gods, spirits, ancestors, and heroes we are honoring. The only difference between the worship of Arta and any of these other traditions (including heathenry, Hellenic paths, Celtic traditions, and so on) is the proportion of historical facts to personal experience; in some traditions, the history outweighs the personal experience, and in others — such as the worship of Arta — the opposite might seem to be true.
What is also true is that historians, archaeologists, and other scientists are constantly discovering new pieces of our myriad ancient cultures to add to the puzzle that is what we know so far. It is, of course, highly unlikely that we will ever have every piece in the puzzle, but there is nothing to say that someone, in the not too distant future, might find such historical evidence to lend more factual weight to the worship of Arta, and I sincerely hope that that day might come soon; adding that knowledge to what we already have can only serve to deepen and broaden the vast tapestry of polytheistic history, further confirming the richness of the religious practices and beliefs of those cultures.
The Cavern's Wise Woman: The Bear Goddess is not a book for everyone, but for those with an interest in potential European religious practices, a love of bears, or just an abiding curiosity, they could do far worse than to invest in a copy and open their minds, hearts, and spirits to the roar of the Bear Goddess.
[Jennifer Lawrence likes the fey and the strange, which explains most of her friends. Her interests include gardening, herbalism, mythology and fairy tales, theology, Celtic music, role-playing games, horror movies, and the martial arts. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including AphelionJabberwocky 4Cabinet Des FeesGoblin Fruit, and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina anthology Unbound: A Devotional Anthology in Honor of Artemis. She lives somewhere near Chicago.]
7 thoughts on "The Cavern's Wise Woman: The Bear Goddess"
 1. i am wishing to buy The cavern's wise woman:the bear goddess.. could i have an address?
 - huldra.witchcraft said:
 hello I'm an Italian pagan girl I'm researching the bear figure and the gods connected to him. I would like to know if after all the time the book is still available.. I am trying to understand why the bear figure has entered my spiritual path
 2. Stephanie said:
 HI The book is not available through either Amazon or Barns & Noble. Can you tell me how to get a copy?
 - Hhmm. Yeah, I've looked around, and it does not even seem to be available through the publisher's site anymore. You might try contacting the folks at Spero Publishing; they might be between print runs or planning a revised edition.
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Thermal properties of fluorinated grapheneThermal properties of fluorinated graphene
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Faculty of Sciences. Physics
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Condensed Matter Theory
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Publication
Lancaster, Pa,
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Physics
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Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics. - Lancaster, Pa, 1998 - 2015
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English (eng)
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University of Antwerp
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Large-scale atomistic simulations using the reactive force field approach are implemented to investigate the thermomechanical properties of fluorinated graphene (FG). A set of parameters for the reactive force field potential optimized to reproduce key quantum mechanical properties of relevant carbon-fluorine cluster systems are presented. Molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the thermal rippling behavior of FG and its mechanical properties and compare them with graphene, graphane and a sheet of boron nitride. The mean square value of the height fluctuations < h(2)> and the height-height correlation function H(q) for different system sizes and temperatures show that FG is an unrippled system in contrast to the thermal rippling behavior of graphene. The effective Young's modulus of a flake of fluorinated graphene is obtained to be 273 N/m and 250 N/m for a flake of FG under uniaxial strain along armchair and zigzag directions, respectively. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.104114
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Labeljoy organizes labels in Groups, which are containers for one or more labels. You can have more than one group per job, and create complex printing jobs.
Each group can contain Barcode, Text and Graphic elements that display whatever is needed to create the desired labels. All elements added to a specific group will then be replicated on all labels belonging to that particular group.
In the Group settings dialog box you can define the Copy number you need for a specific group, or link that group to an external data source so the label elements can be linked to specific fields of the selected data source (only for the Full version).
The layout determines the position and size of the labels on paper. Labeljoy will replicate the same elements (with different characteristics when connected to a data source) many times on a single sheet in case the layout defines more than one column or row (for example with multiple label adhesive sheets), or print only one position per sheet (for example with envelopes).
Element editing will take place through a specific setting dialog box specific for each type of element being edited. For example, setting properties for a Barcode element will take place through a setting dialog box organized in tabs that will contain all customizable aspects of a barcode element, such as the type of barcode, the back color, the size, etc.
Each editing window has 3 buttons that enable you to apply or cancel the changes made. These buttons are:
- OK: by clicking this button, all changes made will be applied and the dialog box will be closed.
- Apply: this button applies the changes made but does not close the editing dialog box. This way you will be able to make further changes to the selected element.
- Cancel: this button will close the editing dialog box and will roll back the element editing status to the way it was before the editing window was opened, even if the Apply button was clicked.
You will also always find in the lower left side a help icon that will enable you to show this help guide, opened to the page related to the current application context.


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March in Montana has warmed sharply since 1950
Rising temperatures can affect climate generally, but increases at specific times of year can have special impact. In the Northern Rockies, temperatures have been rising especially fast in springtime — a trend that is projected to continue. Warm springs leads to earlier melting of winter snowpack which leads to reduced stream flow and more extensive wildfires.
Analysis by Climate Central scientists, based on data from 696 weather stations across Montana, shows that temperatures rose 7.6°F from 1950 to 2007. An older look by the Montana State Climate Office, based on a much smaller number of stations, pegs the increase at 5-7°F since the 1950s.[[Running, Steven W. "Annual Mean Temperature,°F _PHONE_."]]
Climate Central ran its analysis by using data from the PRISM Group at Oregon State University, which generates high-quality temperature and other climate data. PRISM divides the lower 48 states into small square cells, roughly 2.5 miles on a side, and uses weather station records to compute a single average temperature value per square per day or month. PRISM uses only stations belonging to the Cooperative Network of NOAA National Climatic Data Center (there are currently 696 in Montana).[[When there is no station inside a cell, PRISM estimates what the temperature value should have been, based on values from nearby stations, the local terrain, and well-tested statistical methods.]]
Climate Central scientists took the average March temperatures for all the squares in Montana to get one statewide average March temperature per year. Next, they "smoothed" these statewide averages by performinga "five-year running average" for each year. What this means is that for a given year — say 2007 — the temperatures for that year and the four preceding years were averaged together. This well-established method makes it easier to see long-term trends in data that naturally vary a lot from year to year.


Orihimechan no Hoppeta (Hand-made Bakery aLzo)
Orihimechan no Hoppeta means Orihimechan's cheek. Orihimechan is the Katano's industrial promotion character. The concept of the character comes from the Tale of Tanabata. In the story, Orihime is a female deity of weaving.
She fell in love with a deity of cowherd – Hikoboshi. As a result, people's lives were gradually decayed due to the fact that they didn't take their responsibilities as deity. Orihime's father who was very upset about the situation decided their separation. Although people's lives returned to normal, Orihime really missed Hikoboshi every night. In the end, her father allowed Orihime to meet up with Hikoboshi at Amanogawa River (the Milky Way) once a year.
Katano is deeply relating to the Tale of Tanabata. For example, in Katano, there are a lot of Tanabata's spots such as Hatamono Shrine, Hoshida Myokengu Shrine, Amanogawa River, and Aiai Bridge. The reason is that the landscape of Katano is quite similar to that of the tale of Tanabata. Hence, in the Heian period, the Heian nobles who used Katano as a vacation place put Tanabata-related names to each place.
The Hand-made Bakery aLzo started to make very soft bread using Katano's local produce. aLzo is one of Katano's unique bakeries which make original breads.


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How do I update my the NOD32 system?
NOD32 supports both automatic and manual updates. By default, an automatic update task is scheduled after the installation of NOD32. If necessary, a manual update can be forced by clicking the Update now button in the main update panel.
For update to work properly, the following conditions must be fullfilled:
Update over LAN:
- a correct user name and password must be specified in the update setup panel (if either the server or worsktation is running an NT-based system and updates are not retrieved through
- Update through a share/mapped drive: a valid server must be selected (we recommend to use UNC paths intead of mapped drives which may not work on some systems)
- Update through http: NOD32 Update http mirror
must be active. On clients, the local mirror address should be added and
chosen as primary update server (e.g. http://192.168.10.3:8080).
Update from the Internet:
- a correct and valid user name and password must be specified in the update setup panel
- the update server should be set to automatic selection (which is, by
- an Internet connection must be established at the time an update is performed


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The trick to programming Puppet is to remember first that it is not a typical imperial style language, it is a programmatic case logic block style. A good example is that at the end of each command, you must call notify to the next block that you'd like to run.
All the magic of Puppet comes down to Types and Providers, developed in Ruby they are what really makes the plain case logic of Puppet come alive:
The resource types provide the model for what you can do; they define what parameters are present, handle input validation, and they determine what features a provider can (or should) provide.
The core of Puppet's cross-platform support is via Resource Providers, which are essentially back-ends that implement support for a specific implementation of a given resource type. For instance, there are more than 20 package providers, including providers for package formats like dpkg and rpm along with high-level package managers like apt and yum. A provider's main job is to wrap client-side tools, usually by just calling out to those tools with the right information.


SciPy
root(method='broyden2')
scipy.optimize.root(fun, x0, args=(), method='broyden2', tol=None, callback=None, options={})
See also
For documentation for the rest of the parameters, see scipy.optimize.root
Options:
nit : int, optional
Number of iterations to make. If omitted (default), make as many as required to meet tolerances.
disp : bool, optional
Print status to stdout on every iteration.
maxiter : int, optional
Maximum number of iterations to make. If more are needed to meet convergence, NoConvergence is raised.
ftol : float, optional
Relative tolerance for the residual. If omitted, not used.
fatol : float, optional
Absolute tolerance (in max-norm) for the residual. If omitted, default is 6e-6.
xtol : float, optional
Relative minimum step size. If omitted, not used.
xatol : float, optional
Absolute minimum step size, as determined from the Jacobian approximation. If the step size is smaller than this, optimization is terminated as successful. If omitted, not used.
tol_norm : function(vector) -> scalar, optional
Norm to use in convergence check. Default is the maximum norm.
line_search : {None, 'armijo' (default), 'wolfe'}, optional
Which type of a line search to use to determine the step size in the direction given by the Jacobian approximation. Defaults to 'armijo'.
jac_options : dict, optional
Options for the respective Jacobian approximation.
alpha : float, optional
Initial guess for the Jacobian is (-1/alpha).
reduction_method : str or tuple, optional
Method used in ensuring that the rank of the Broyden matrix stays low. Can either be a string giving the name of the method, or a tuple of the form (method, param1, param2, ...) that gives the name of the method and values for additional parameters.
Methods available:
 - restart: drop all matrix columns. Has no
 extra parameters.
 - simple: drop oldest matrix column. Has no
 extra parameters.
 - svd: keep only the most significant SVD
 components.
 Extra parameters:
 - to_retain: number of SVD components to
 retain when rank reduction is done. Default is max_rank - 2.
max_rank : int, optional
Maximum rank for the Broyden matrix. Default is infinity (ie., no rank reduction).


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The short, squat fruit catches my eye. It sits, spherical and yellowy, like an apple. I'm drawn closer until I can smell its fragrant, sweet scent wafting through the air. It reminds me of oranges and lemons. What will it taste like? I cautiously take a tiny chomp. My eyes bulge and my taste buds pop! Pieces, small and flavourful, attack my mouth. I love the pungent flavour. The persimmon is lovely. (Matthew in grade eight)
students will be able to write a detailed descriptive paragraph
1. Hand out large newsprint.
2. Make brainstormed lists of synonyms for...
– round – orange – bright – sweet
– fragrant – carefully – bite – tastes
– smells – drifting – widen – fills
3. Observe, smell and then taste a piece of food; e.g a slice of persimmon.
4. Record the words that come to mind.
5. Finally, use the 'missing word' sheet to write a descriptive paragraph. (Note the use of an appositive near the end.)
The _________ (adj.), ___________ (adj.)__________ (noun) ___________ (verb) my eye. It ____________ (verb), ______________ (adj.) and _______________ (adj.), like a _____________________________ (simile). I'm drawn closer until I can smell its ____________ (adj.), ____________ (adj.) scent _______________ (verb) through the air. It reminds me of ______________ (noun) and ____________________ (noun). What will it taste like? I ____________ (adv.) take a tiny _____________ (noun). My eyes ____________ (verb) and my taste buds ________________ (verb). ___________ (noun), ________ (adj.) and _________ (adj.), _________ (verb) my mouth. I _____________________________________________________ (descriptive phrase). _________________________________
(short, emotive sentence ).
[This page may be copied for use with students if the following credit is provided: ©2009 Sophie Rosen.]
A Small Delight
My stomach did backflips with nervousness and excitement,
as I walked through the door.
The warmth welcomed me,
causing me to forget the pouring rain behind me.
Colours sprang up from every corner,
while the aroma overwhelmed me.
As I watched them create it fresh,
my mouth watered,
as they poured the batter like silk,
or a sweet waterfall.
I stepped up to the counter,
and it was finally mine.
We walked back to the car,
and though it was cold,
I forgot all about it,
and thought of what in my hand I held.
I felt the squish and the goeyness
as I slowly savoured it,
it melted in my mouth.
It was as if I heard the hallejuah chorus,
and I hoped it would never end,
as I ate the moist, enticing fudge,
my small delight.
(Morgan in grade eight)
One of my favourite foods is the cucumber. When I see one, my mouth waters. I love how crunchy yet how soft and juicy it is. It just all goes together so well. My mom gets gets cucumbers quite often and they are always fresh. In fact, I had one today! I like to add salt to my cucumbers just to give it a bit more taste. I love biting through the green, bumpy, crunchy cover and letting the juicy surprise from inside flow into my mouth. Sometimes cucumbers smell like dirt but to me that makes them seem more fresh and, therefore, more appetizing. I love it when my mom buys small cucumbers that I can just simply snack on. I love cucumbers.I don't think I could ever give up the delightful, crunchy, smooth, juicy and wet heaviness of them. These green rod-shaped vegetables are truly one of my favourite foods. (Riley in grade eight)
My favorite food is pizza. The hot savory cheesy meaty aroma makes my mouth water. Looking at the box where the pizza is held captive makes me wanna run over and tear the box right in half. When I take my first bite of pizza, it is always one of the best days of my life. The spicy taste of the sausage, the gooey-ness of the cheese, the tangy flavor of the sauce, the squish sound as the sauce comes out the side, the crunch of the peppers, the rough texture of the pepperoni….Pizza is so good! (Ryan in grade eight)


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I want to run a query on an Oracle database and for each column in the result set, I want to know the schema that the column came from. I tried the following:
ResultSetMetaData rsMetadata = rs.getMetaData();
String schemaName = rsMetadata.getSchemaName(1)
However, this returns an empty string. Is there any work around to get the schema name?
Edit in response to OMG Ponies:
The tool we are developing takes data from a database and analyzes the data to find the most informative subset for a given question. We then create a query which returns only the rows that are informative for the given question. For instance if we had a customer database and wanted to know which customers are most likely to discontinue their service, our tool can create a query which returns 5% of the customer records which can then be run through high powered analytics algorithms. The benefit is that we run our analysis on only a subset of the data which of course will save time. It turns out as well that the high powered analytics algorithms work better now because the first step was essentially filtering the noise out of our data.
So in response to OMG Ponies, the user specifies the database connection information and query as inputs to our tool. Because they can specify any query they like, it would be possible for a user to connect to connect to schema foo, and then run the following query:
SELECT* FROM bar.customer;
If for some reason eye color and gender were predictors of people discontinuing their service, the resulting query that our system generates might look like this:
SELECT * FROM bar.customer WHERE bar.customer.eye_color='blue'
 AND bar.customer.gender='M'
It would be nice to know the schema for each column in the results set so we can make sure our query will run correctly. We could assume the schema is the same as the schema used in the database connection and that should be fine 99% of the time. I'm just concerned for that 1% of the time a user might do something unexpected like run a query against another schema.
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Just need to look at the table(s) to get the schema, but that'll give you grief if you are dealing with a view... It begs the question - why don't you have access to the schema? – OMG Ponies Nov 2 '10 at 20:58
Good question! The short answer is that the user can specify any query they like which means they could in theory refer to any schema. I edited the question with the more complete answer. – Jay Askren Nov 3 '10 at 18:47
Can't the query manipulator verify that the schemas and tables are valid? It sounds like you're executing the modified query and passing the results back, so you already know it works. If you're actually passing the modified query back to be executed later, and really want the information, can you extract and pass back a list of the schemas/tables involved as well? I'm still not clear why it would be a problem, unless you're modifying and executing the query while connected as different users. – Alex Poole Nov 9 '10 at 19:31
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According to an old Oracle code sample:
OracleResultSetMetaData interface does not implement the getSchemaName() and getTableName() methods because underlying protocol does not make this feasible.
That implies to me that ResultSetMetaData will not have those methods for an Oracle either, at least when using an Oracle driver. (I tried with the OCI driver to see if that made a difference, but apparently not).
There's a WebLogic 8 document that suggests it could be done, but that type 4 driver has been deprecated in later releases. So it's possible you may still be able to find a third-party driver that supports getSchemaName() against Oracle, but it seems unlikely.
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You may be able to get this information with some custom functions and queries. Basically, find the columns used by a query with DBMS_SQL and then match that to the tables referenced in v$sql_plan. There are potentially a large number of issues with this approach though; possible ambiguities between which column came from which table, and different objects in the explain plan, etc.
--#1: Create some test data
create table employee (id number primary key, name varchar2(100), department_id number);
create table department(id number primary key, name varchar2(100), test number);
insert into department select level, 'department test', level from dual connect by level <= 100;
insert into employee select level, 'employee test', level from dual connect by level <= 100;
--Actually run the query for this example so there will be data in the data dictionary.
select employee.* from employee inner join department on department_id =;
--#2: The first difficult part is to find the sql_id of the query. Can you get this directly from the
-- result set? If not not you'll have to find it.
-- I'm not exactly sure how you'll want to do this, here are some options:
--Look at the last loaded query in v$sql (I don't think this always works, especially if the query has run multiple times)
select * from v$sql where v$sql.parsing_schema_name = user order by first_load_time desc;
--Compare the query text (sql_text removes newlines, sql_fulltext is a clob)
select * from v$sql where sql_text like'select employee.* from employee inner join department on department_id =';
--Find the last sql_id for this session. This doesn't work for me, maybe it's just an express edition bug?
select prev_sql_id, v$session.* from v$session where sid = sys_context('USERENV', 'SID');
--Look at the plan. Note that there may be an index instead of a table.
--(On my system the sql_id is 0k2t2y1d312j8, but it will probably be different on yours)
select * from v$sql_plan where sql_id = '0k2t2y1d312j8';
--3: Create a type and a function to return all of the columns from a specific query.
--It'd be more consistent to use the SQL_ID here, but then there are permission issues if we
--have to get the text from v$sql.
create or replace type varchar2_tab is table of varchar2(30);
create or replace function get_columns(sql_text in varchar2) return varchar2_tab
authid current_user pipelined is
 my_cursor number;
 column_count number;
 my_columns DBMS_SQL.DESC_TAB;
 select count(*) into column_count from v$sql;
 my_cursor := dbms_sql.open_cursor;
 dbms_sql.parse(my_cursor, sql_text, dbms_sql.native);
 dbms_sql.describe_columns(my_cursor, column_count, my_columns);
 for i in 1.. my_columns.count loop
 pipe row(my_columns(i).col_name);
 end loop;
--Test queries. Note that it's possible for a column to be listed twice.
select * from table(get_columns('select employee.* from employee inner join department on department_id ='));
--4: Find the columns and their tables and schemas that are used in a query.
--Currently this only works for tables and indexes in the explain plan.
--There's probably a large number of items that won't work - materialized views, clusters(?), pipelined functiions, etc.
--You'll need to add each object type as necessary.
--(Remember to replace the SQL_ID and the query text with the real values)
select distinct owner, table_name, column_name
 --Find all the columns for the relevant tables
 select all_tab_cols.owner, all_tab_cols.table_name, all_tab_cols.column_name
 --Find the relevant tables from the plans (may need to find the table behind an index)
 nvl(all_indexes.table_owner, plan_objects.object_owner) owner,
 nvl(all_indexes.table_name, plan_objects.object_name) table_name
 select object_owner, object_name, object_type
 from v$sql_plan
 where sql_id = '0k2t2y1d312j8'
 object_type = 'TABLE'
 or object_type like 'INDEX%'
 ) plan_objects
 left outer join all_indexes
 on plan_objects.object_name = all_indexes.index_name
 and plan_objects.object_type like 'INDEX%'
 ) relevant_tables
 inner join all_tab_cols
 on relevant_tables.owner = all_tab_cols.owner
 and relevant_tables.table_name = all_tab_cols.table_name
) relevant_tab_cols
--It would be more
inner join table(get_columns('select employee.* from employee inner join department on department_id =')) all_possible_columns
 on relevant_tab_cols.column_name = all_possible_columns.column_value;
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A leather belt.
A belt is a flexible band, usually made of either leather or fabric, commonly with a buckle for fastening, worn around the waist.
Belts as spanking implements[edit]
Belting illustration by Herric for French novel Cinglants châtiments (1932).
Post-belting scene of bare bottom female.
Leather belts are often used as spanking implements. In this role, they function as a form of strap. Belts as spanking implements are often impromptu — an ordinary belt worn as an article of clothing (either the spanker's or the spankee's) can quickly and easily be made available as a spanking implement. Such a spanking is often called a belting.
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 1. the sound of removing the belt from the spanker's trousers
 2. the sound of the belt striking the spankee's buttocks, and
 3. the mild thud sound of the two halves of the belt slapping each other.
In a belt spanking (sometimes called a belting, also sometimes called a strapping because a belt is a kind of strap), sounds (2) and (3) are repeated in a mind-numbing series.
Sound (3) can also be made by itself before a spanking to intimidate the spankee, similar to the popular swish of a cane through the air. The doubled-up belt is pulled straight by both ends with some speed, which produces this slapping sound.
Some devotees use a well-worn, oiled belt with a sharp crease at the middle. The tip of such a belt becomes a flat, polished surface. Consensual spanking with a belt typically involves a warmup cycle wherein the spankee becomes adjusted to the strokes, followed by a more harsh cycle. Spankees receiving a spanking with a belt typically are not restrained.
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Belts can also be used for bondage, albeit they are less suitable than straps for most bondage purposes, as they are too long and stiff to tie wrists or ankles well. They may be of some use when it comes to restraining the bottom by his/her waist (e.g. to a spanking bench or a tree). Woven belts are softer yet can be extremely strong. Fabric belts are softest and very versatile for bondage as they can be knotted and don't require any buckle.
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Horse Racing in Mongolia is one the three manly sports of Naadam Holidays. No doubt, horse race goes way beyond Genghis Khan but the earliest record is in Secret History of the Mongols. Mongolians say of themselves as nomads born in a saddle.
Also, we say that horse is the man's best friend and Mongolians learn to ride as early as three years old, or it is said that before they even began walking. Mongolian horses are known by their small size, sturdiness and strength. They live in herds led by a stallion which leads and protects them from wolves. They are well adapted to the harsh weather conditions of Mongolia.
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The horse trainers in Mongolian called "uyaach". They start training their horses for the Naadam or Tsagaan Sar (Lunar New Year) couple of months before the race but they literally train them throughout the year.
These are not ordinary day-to-day labor horses, they are of special racing breed and are very expensive too. Training is a science and few do make mistakes that in rare occasions cause horses to die during the races.
Mongolian horse race tracks are wide open steppes and hills, and range between 15 to 30 kilometers equivalent to 9,4 to 19 miles. Mongolian race horses are divided according to the horse age: one (daaga), two (shudlen), three (khyazaalan), four (soyoolon) and over five years (ikh nas), and stallions.
Guess the age of the jockeys? They are between 5 to 12 years old, both boys and girls. They are not merely riders but are strategic warriors because the success of the race is equally dependent upon horses and their little riders. They know when to hold the horse back and when to speed up and to my surprise most of them ride on bare backs. Ouch.
Horse racing in Mongolia awards only first five horses in each age category. The ultimate winner is entitled as Tumnii Ekh which means mother of ten thousand. The winners enter the stadium to receive their awards and praise songs which talks about the owner, rider and horse. Similar song of encouragement sang to the loosing two year old horse as bayan khodood means full stomach – too much food does not help the race!
Horse racing in Mongolia is a prestigious sport that carries along much fame but not much money. They do not make fortunes like wrestlers but are highly respected and honored, in life, they are ordinary nomads.
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