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When ever we have to restore existing database, we always get error "Exclusive access could not be obtained because the database is in use" And what we do to kill all spids we either take database offline or in single_user_mode.
But is this the right solution?
1. Drawbacks for taking database in offline:
- Some times it takes very long time to take database offline / online depend on size of database.
- If data file \ log file have internal corruption then you will not able to take database online again.
2. Drawbacks for taking database in single_user_mode:
- If you are taking database in single user mode and you didn't have any sessions on database you might not able to get session on database again to make it multi user or to run restore.
- Many times you will struggle to make database in multi user and some time if you are unlucky you have to restart sql database
- Some times by the time you make database in single_user_mode, some of system spid will take session and you cant kill system spid the only way to recover is restart sql server.
- If database is having any negative spid on it then you cant kill negative spid if database is in single user mode.
So best option is to kill all spid
How To Kill All SPID In Database
How To Kill All SPID On Multiple Databases


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Employment equity laws ensure workplace fairness
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At long last a measure of employment equity is coming to the Peel District School Board (PDSB) with its recently announced "Journey Ahead Action Plan." This plan, which the PDSB states will "transform" its work sets out findings, timelines and tasks for "Equitable Hiring and Promotion" flows from a settlement of a human rights complaint by a teacher, Ranjit Khatkur who had alleged before the Hearings Tribunal of Ontario that the PDSB's hiring and promotion practices were resulting in the systemic exclusion of applicants of racially and culturally diverse backgrounds. The 15-page Action Plan includes such measures as conducting a demographic survey of the school board workforce, removing artificial barriers to hiring, and training principals on how to conduct bias-free job interviews.
Sadly, PDSB is not the only workplace that is plagued with discrimination. Most employers, like the PDSB, don't voluntarily change their practices. It often takes legal proceeding to compel them into action.
Just think where Khatkur and other worthy job applicants might be at this point had Ontario not repealed its 1993 Employment Equity Act.
Employment equity laws and policies focus on redressing inequalities by requiring employers to plan to end discriminatory practices facing women, racialized and aboriginal peoples, people living with disabilities and others who are similarly disadvantaged.
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Rosalie Abella's 1984 royal commission report documented how these disadvantaged groups populate the bottom rungs of the labour market — facing systemic discriminatory barriers in getting and keeping good jobs and earning fair pay. Justice Abella found that "systemic discrimination," while often not intentional, was embedded in the labour market and employers' systems of hiring, promotion, conditions of work and pay. She called for employment equity laws and policies since insufficient progress was being made with voluntary measures or under a complaint-based human rights laws.
The 2004 Federal Pay Equity Task Force Report relying on Statistics Canada data again documented the pay disparities faced by these groups and called for strengthened pay equity laws to address them. The federal government rejected this report. While some progress has been made since 1986, a recently released Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives report, "A Living Wage as a Human Right," documents how discrimination continues to affect the ability of many workers to earn a living wage. This persistent state of inequality continues while the income of the average CEO has grown to 189 times the income of the average Canadian.
Despite this evidence of widespread inequalities, Conservative governments have strongly opposed employment equity laws. In 1995, the Ontario Conservative government repealed Ontario's then Employment Equity Act, 1993 based on false allegations that the law created reverse discrimination and arbitrary quotas. Nothing could have been further from the truth — the law just required employers to make sure that all qualified candidates were considered on an equal footing.
The Federal Employment Equity Act and Federal Contractors Program were established in 1986 as a way for Canada to move forward to meet its international and domestic human rights obligations. Under the act and the program, there is a mandatory obligation for employers to first identify the barriers in their workplaces which are faced by these disadvantaged groups and then, working with a union if any to take steps to plan for the elimination of those barriers and enact positive measures, goals and targets which will lead to a more representative and inclusive workforce.
Yet last June, without notice or public consultation, Canadians woke up to discover that one of their important protections, the mandatory obligations of federal contractors to plan and work toward discrimination-free workplaces had been eliminated by a legislative amendment buried deep in the Federal omnibus budget bill.
Until June 2012, federal contractors had to commit to comply with the Employment Equity Act in order to obtain government contracts. More than 1,000 employers are currently covered by the program, involving 1.2 million employees. Now, the law leaves it to the minster's discretion to decide what rules federal contractors should follow.
Why is it important for rules to be mandatory? Because history has shown that employers need government rules to ensure that they act fairly. Employers are very familiar with developing plans which identify a problem and set targets and timetables for resolving that problem or developing a new product. Employment equity laws just require businesses to use that same model for maintaining discrimination-free workplace.
Effective human rights enforcement is one of the best investments a country can make. With disadvantaged groups struggling in this volatile economy and Canada needing to take advantage of the skills and qualifications of all its workers, this is not the time to scrimp on human rights enforcement. A labour market that allows vulnerable workers to be channelled into low-paid, undervalued work when the economy needs their skills will not be able to compete successfully in the global economy.
Planning to achieve and maintain employment equity will attract and retain the most talented workers, increase productivity, stimulate the economy and increase competitiveness while giving everyone equal opportunities to work. We need to strengthen the Federal Employment Equity Act and we hope the new premier-designate will bring similar legislation back to Ontario.
Mary Cornish is chair of the Equal Pay Coalition; Avvy Yao-Yao Go is director of the Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic; John Rae is former president of the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians.
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A Review of Team Psychological Capital Research
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Suqin Shen, and Hui Tian
Team psychological capital reflects the consistency level of individual psychological capital. It is a collective positive psychological state formed by team members in coordination and interaction, and a collection of positive psychological capabilities that promote team development. This paper defines the connotation of team psychological capital through the study of related literature, and introduces the structure of team psychological capital: common vision, team effectiveness, team resilience, team optimism, and team belonging. Three measurement methods of team psychological capital are proposed: individual psychological capital sum method, individual evaluation average method, and overall discussion method. On this basis, this paper analyzes the antecedent and outcome variables of team psychological capital from the level of individual variables and organizational variables. Based on the theory of social infection and cognitive convergence, the formation mechanism of team psychological capital is analyzed, and the development and management measures of team psychological capital are finally put forward.
Psychological capital, Team, Competitive advantage

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Blog Challenge Day 8 – Google Calendar to do Daily Reflections
One thing that can help greatly in the classroom is to reflect daily on your teaching practice. Reflect on well the lesson went, how the students did with the content for the day and how the class flowed. It is important to take time to reflect in order to make sure that we are constantly improving. If we just teach and then move onto the next day, we stand to repeat all of the mistakes we made in class again and again, we fail to truly create a great learning environment.
Finding the time to reflect and then organizing those reflections so that we can use them again in the future seems to be a problem for many teachers. Instead of doing a full blog, a teacher could easily just put in a new entry each day into their Google Calendar. They could either do a whole day event or put down an event for each type of class they teach. Writing down a 2-3 sentence reflection and then being able to go back and see exactly when that reflection was made can be really helpful for us to be able to make the changes necessary in order to become a truly effective teacher. Using Google Calendar means that we can have quick access to it using any device and it is saved online so we do not have to worry about misplacing it, something that happened to me a lot with my legal pad full of notes and reflections. Heck, you could even share the calendar with another teacher in order to get a different perspective and work with that person in order to collaboratively grow as a teacher.
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Identical twins are rare, but monoamniotic identical twins, who share the same amniotic sac and placenta, are even more so—they make up just 1% of all twin pregnancies. That's why everyone is so excited that a lucky Ohio mom gave birth Friday to a pair of "mono mono" twins who clutched each other's hands as doctors held them up.
"They're already best friends," said Akron, Ohio, mom Sarah Thistlethwaite, 32.
Twin sisters Jillian and Jenna were each born at around four pounds. Although they avoided umbilical cord entanglement, one of the biggest risks of mono mono pregnancies, they did need some breathing help. They'll stay at Akron Children's Hospital for two to four weeks.
Their mom, a middle school math teacher, is especially excited about their arrival because she's been on bed rest since March. She spent the time on TV, books, "trashy gossip magazines," and YouTube videos about crocheting baby hats.
The twins also have an older brother, Jaxon, who is 1.
[Photo Credit: Akron Children's Hospital]


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VI, 200 pp., author's preface. Black and white photographic frontispiece, showing a photograph of some Australians at Lourdes. Within the text there are a black and white photographs illustrating the text. Plain text front cover, which is white with black writing on front panel. This is a facsimile of a book first published in 1921, with the facsimile printing, the text is at times smudged. The photographs have not fared well at all, with poor resolution and loss of definition can leave the reader at a loss as to exactly what the photographs show. A World War I ex-Australian Army Chaplin talks about Australian Army soldiers visiting Lourdes during World War I campaigns. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Religion -- Christianity; Military History -- World War I; Australia; Inventory No: _PHONE_.

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Among the things that landlords and property managers usually don't enjoy having is a vacancy in one of their rental properties.
Vacancies can have a detrimental impact on a property management business, so it is essential to know exactly what it is and how reduce it.
But, did you know that there are actually various forms of vacancies?
In this article, we will be discussing the ins and outs of vacancies, including the different types as well as how to reduce it.
To begin, let's go over what a vacancy is.
What Is A Vacancy?
A vacancy refers to an unoccupied unit or space in a rental property, such as an apartment complex or a commercial building.
A vacancy can occur for various reasons, such as a tenant moving out, a unit being temporarily unoccupied while undergoing renovations, or a unit not being rented out at all.
However, there are a few different kinds of vacancies that landlords and property managers should know about, which we will discuss below.
Different Types Of Vacancies
There are several types of vacancies that can occur in rental properties, including:
This is a vacancy that occurs when a tenant moves out at the end of their lease or decides to not renew their lease.
This type of vacancy occurs when a rental property is only occupied during certain times of the year, such as a vacation rental that is only occupied during the summer months.
This type of vacancy occurs unexpectedly, such as when a tenant moves out unexpectedly or a unit becomes uninhabitable due to damage.
This type of vacancy occurs when a unit is not able to be rented out due to structural issues or repairs that need to be made.
However, no matter the type of vacancy, landlords and property managers should always aim to have the least number of vacant units as possible.
If they do have a high vacancy rate, they can face detrimental consequences, which we will discuss in the next section.
Effects Of Having Too Many Vacancies
Having too many vacancies in a rental property can have negative impacts on the financial performance of the property.
When units are vacant, the property owner is not receiving rental income from those units, which can lead to a decrease in net operating income.
Additionally, having a high vacancy rate can also negatively impact the value of the property, as potential buyers or investors may view a high vacancy rate as a red flag.
So, in the past few sections, we have mentioned the term vacancy rates a few times, but what is that?
In the next section, we will discuss what a vacancy rate is and how to calculate it.
What Is The Vacancy Rate?
The vacancy rate refers to the percentage of units or spaces in a rental property that are currently unoccupied.
It is a key metric used to assess the financial performance of a rental property and is calculated by dividing the number of vacant units by the total number of units in the property and multiplying by 100.
But, what most landlords and real estate investors are concerned with is lowering the rental vacancy rate. Below, we will explain exactly how to do just that.
Lowering Vacancy Rates
There are several strategies that property owners and managers can use to lower the vacancy rate in their rental properties:
Price rentals appropriately
Setting rental rates that are too high can discourage potential tenants from renting, leading to a higher vacancy rate.
It's important to research the local rental market and set rental rates that are competitive but also generate a profit for the property owner.
Offering incentives, such as a discounted rent rate for the first few months or a waived application fee, can help attract potential tenants and lower the vacancy rate.
Market the property effectively
Marketing the property effectively can help attract potential tenants and lower the vacancy rate.
This can include using various marketing channels, such as online listings, social media, and networking with real estate agents.
Maintain the property
Keeping the property well-maintained can help attract potential tenants and lower the vacancy rate.
This can include making necessary repairs, keeping common areas clean and well-maintained, and providing prompt maintenance services to tenants.
If you are curious as to how to go about calculating vacancy rate, we will explain exactly how in the next section.
Calculating a Property's Vacancy Rate
Calculating the vacancy rate of a rental property is fairly straightforward. To calculate the vacancy rate, you will need to know the total number of units in the property and the number of units that are currently vacant.
To calculate the vacancy rate, divide the number of vacant units by the total number of units and multiply by 100 to get the percentage. For example, if a property has 20 units and 5 of them are currently vacant, the vacancy rate would be calculated as follows: (5 vacant units / 20 total units) x 100 = 25% vacancy rate.
It's important to regularly track the vacancy rate of a rental property to understand the financial performance of the property and identify any potential issues that may be impacting the occupancy rate. Monitoring the vacancy rate can also help property owners


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William Luther Sibert (_PHONE_) was a civil engineer involved in several of the ambitious construction projects undertaken by the U.S. government, including the Panama Canal, the Soo Locks on the Great Lakes, and the Hoover Dam in the American Southwest. He also oversaw the construction of the Alabama State Docks at Mobile in the mid-1920s. In addition, Sibert is known as the "father of the Chemical Corps," having been the first commander of the U.S. Army's Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. Throughout the course of his almost 40-year military career, Sibert earned a reputation as a skilled manager of large-scale and complex projects.
Sibert was born on a farm near Keener, Etowah County, on October 12, 1860, to William J. and Marietta Ward Sibert. Sibert's grandfather, David, had come to Alabama from South Carolina in 1819 and purchased the family's property from the Cherokees in the area. Sibert's father served briefly in the Confederate Army, suffering a wound in the Second Battle of Bull Run in Virginia that left him unable to make a living at farming. The family then moved to Gadsden in 1867.
Sibert attended primary school but left before high school. He entered the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, in 1878 after a single year of preparatory work with a tutor. His scholastic performance won him a scholarship for his second year, and in 1880 he entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. Sibert distinguished himself as a student and graduated as one of the top cadets in his class in 1884. During post-graduate training at the Engineer School of Application at Willets Point, New York, he met and married Mary Margaret Cummings, with whom he would have seven sons and one daughter. Two sons died in infancy, but several others would have distinguished careers in the military, serving in World Wars I and II and the Korean War.
Sibert was appointed a second lieutenant in 1887 and was assigned to oversee improvements in the lock and dam system on the Green and Barren Rivers near Bowling Green, Kentucky. Four years later, he was assigned to the ambitious project to construct a new lock in a lock-and-dam system near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, which enables ships to travel between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes. (Originally named the Sault Locks, they became known as the "Soo Locks" for the French pronunciation of "Sault.") Sibert was a key assistant on the portion of the project that extended from the lower end of Lake Huron to the upper end of Lake Erie. His performance earned him an independent command in charge of the River and Harbor District at Little Rock, Arkansas, just two years later. With the outbreak of the Philippine-American War in 1899, Sibert was assigned to the Eighth Army Corps as its chief engineer. His primary responsibility during the conflict was overseeing the rehabilitation of the key Manila-Dagupan Railroad.
Sibert returned to the United States in 1900 and was placed in charge of rivers and harbors in the Louisville District in Kentucky for a short time. Reassigned to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he supervised improvements on the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers. His tasks included the construction of a series of locks and dams and the destruction of a dam on the Allegheny River to prevent the inundation of Pittsburgh during the flood of 1905, earning him a commendation from Congress.
In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt tapped Sibert, by then a major, to be part of the Isthmian Canal Commission charged with building a canal across the Isthmus of Panama. As the head engineer of the Atlantic Division, Sibert was placed in charge of the design and construction of the extremely large and complex Gatun Locks. He also oversaw the building of the Gatun Dam on the Chagres River, the largest earthen dam ever built when completed in 1913. The resulting Gatun Lake was the largest man-made body of water ever created up to that time, comprising more than 40 percent of the Panama Canal's navigational channel. In addition, Sibert directed construction of the breakwater in Colón Harbor and the excavation of the seven-mile-long channel from Gatun to the Caribbean Sea during his time on the project. Sibert's work was aided by fellow Alabamian and U.S. Army physician William Crawford Gorgas, who oversaw efforts to combat mosquito-borne illnesses in the region.
Sibert returned to the United States in 1914 and then spent several months working on flood mitigation preparedness in China with the Red Cross. On March 15, 1915, Sibert was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. Also in 1915, Sibert's wife died; he married Juliette Roberts in 1917, and she died 15 months later. Following the outbreak of World War I, he was named the first commanding general of the First Infantry Division, known as the "the Big Red One." Sibert oversaw the unit's combat training and led them to France in 1917. (The division would go on to participate in many important actions.) He returned to the United States in January 1918 to become the commanding general of the Southeastern Department of the Army at Charleston, South Carolina.
Later in 1918, Sibert was advanced to the rank of major general and in June was named the commander of the newly formed Chemical Warfare Service (CWS). The unit was created at the recommendation of Gen. John J. Pershing and encompassed several previously existing units, including the Gas Service Section, which he had taken over in May, and the Chemical Service Section, both of which were created in response to the use of chemical weapons in World War I. Sibert oversaw the training of countermeasures to protect soldiers from this new type of weaponry as well as the research and development for their use by U.S. forces. Sibert was later awarded the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Honor from the French government for his work organizing and administering the Chemical Warfare Service during the war. In early 1920, the Army came very close to eliminating the CWS, and Sibert resigned from active duty that April after testifying before Congress about the continuing need for the unit. The Chemical Warfare Service was made a permanent branch of the regular Army by the National Defense Act of 1920. (In 1946, it was renamed the Chemical Corps.)
In 1922, he married Evelyn Clyne Bairnsfather of Edinburgh, Scotland. The couple retired to a farm near Bowling Green, Kentucky, where Sibert enjoyed foxhunting. In 1923, however, he returned to Alabama to lead the construction of the $10 million Alabama State Docks project at Mobile. The project was spurred in part by a desire on the part of Alabama business interests to capitalize on the surge in maritime trade brought about by the completion of the Panama Canal. In his five years as director of the Alabama State Docks Commission and chief engineer of the project, Sibert oversaw the creation of a 500-acre site that integrated modern port facilities with pre-existing railroad lines.
In 1928, Congress appointed Sibert chairman of an advisory board to investigate and report on the construction of Boulder Dam on the Colorado River. (The project was later renamed Hoover Dam.) Sibert then returned to retirement at his Kentucky farm. He died on October 16, 1935, and 2,000 troops took part in the military honors at his burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
In 1942, the Army established Camp Sibert in Etowah County to house its first Chemical Warfare Center. The site, the first
large-scale chemical agent training area in the United States, was deactivated in 1945. A military camp near Boulder City,
Nevada, established in the early 1940s was also named in Sibert's honor, although the name was later changed to Camp Williston.
That facility closed in 1944. In 1961, Sibert was inducted posthumously into the Alabama Hall of Fame. The U.S. Army Chemical
Corps presents the Major General William L. Sibert Award (Sibert Award), established in 1988 to the best chemical company
on active duty, in the Army Reserve, and in the National Guard.
Brophy, Leo P. and George J. B. Fisher. The Chemical Warfare Service: Organizing for War. 1959. Reprint, Washington D.C.: The Center of Military History, United States Army, 1989.
Clark, Edward B. William L. Sibert: The Army Engineer. Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company Inc., 1930.
Sibert, William Luther and John Frank Stevens. The Construction of the Panama Canal. New York: Appleton and Company, 1915.
C. J. Schexnayder
Published December 6, 2012
Last updated December 6, 2012


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There are different ways in which the terms medical grade
or pharmaceutical grade can be perceived, particularly when referring to honey.
Most Manuka honey that is sold in retail
stores is table grade. However, some
might refer to active Manuka honey as medical grade to differentiate it from
inactive honey. Another perception of
medical grade honey pertains to honey (usually Manuka honey) that has been
gamma irradiated, classifying it as sterile.
Referring to honey (Manuka or otherwise) as being sterile
can be somewhat confusing. The term
sterile is defined as being free of germs or microorganisms. Despite the FDA's refusal of recognizing
honey of any kind as being antimicrobial, scientific evidence suggests that it
is. However, the potential for botulism
spores in some honeys makes gamma irradiation a process that some feel is
necessary in order to refer to it as being truly sterile.
Since honey is heat-sensitive, gamma irradiation is the
only way to sterilize it without diminishing its properties. However, it is unclear as to whether or not
it is necessary to sterilize honey. The presence
of botulism in honey is harmless to individuals over the age of 1 year
old. Infants under the age of 12 months
old have not yet fully developed their immune system, and therefore, cannot
ward off these spores.
Some might say that the only purpose of gamma irradiating
honey is to make it safe for infants to ingest.
Although, doctors who may want to use Manuka honey for wounds seem to
get a warm and fuzzy feeling when using a product that they consider to be
sterile. Either way, the use of Manuka
honey that has not been gamma irradiated on wounds or for other conditions has
been found to be perfectly safe.


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History of Rim Drive, Crater Lake National Park
The Army Corps of Engineers Road System
The engineers left Crater Lake in 1919, mainly because the NPS felt it possessed sufficient expertise to oversee future road construction. An NPS employee named Alex Sparrow served as park superintendent from 1917 to 1923, so this contention possessed some validity. Until 1925, however, Congress failed to appropriate even the $50,000 allotted to the engineers in 1918 for road construction and maintenance, which meant that all park roads remained unsurfaced while nothing more than preliminary surveys took place for two additional approaches to Crater Lake. One route, the Bear Creek Road, was to run from Wineglass on the northeast rim and then descend toward Cascade Spring on its way to the park boundary. The contemplated road location matched that of a rail spur from the mainline of the Southern Pacific, one first proposed in 1908 but not attempted. The road suffered a similar fate, with one of the problems being lack of funding for a connecting road through an adjacent national forest.
Engineers proceeded further on the Sun Notch Road, a short approach envisioned to be 1.5 miles in length and starting from where the Rim Road crossed Sun Creek. They agreed on a final location, but left it to Sparrow and the NPS to build a "trail" to Sun Notch in 1919. Upon its completion, the superintendent advised motorists that the first mile was passable for automobiles.
Something of a northern approach route came into being when the NPS built a trail passable for "light" vehicles between the north boundary and a point on the Rim Road below Llao Rock. It literally dodged around trees over the entire length of 8 miles, but the Forest Service connected the terminal point at the north boundary with a road that reached Diamond Lake in 1922. The trail remained in a primitive state, however, as the NPS road maintenance crew of thirty men were busy with other priorities in the park. Sparrow's successor, C.G. Thomson, saw travel from Diamond Lake on the increase and in 1924, called for conversion of the trail into a suitable road. This project, along with his proposal to establish a checking station near the park's north entrance, did not feature among NPS priorities in allocating its limited road budget.


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The Great Recoinage Fractional Gold Guinea Set
A set of three brand new Guinea coins struck 200 years after they were withdrawn
The Great Recoinage Fractional Set
- The first ever Guinea fractional set to commemorate the Great Recoinage 200th Anniversary
- Comprises three brand new Guinea denominations - the ¼, ⅓ and ½ Guinea struck in Proof Quality
- Struck on the day of the Anniversary – 22nd June 2016
- Solid 22 carat gold
- Limited edition - just 2,016 sets
- Special VIGO mint mark on every Guinea
- Type: Single
On 22 June 1816, Britain's coinage changed forever with The 'Great Recoinage'. It was the Government's attempt to re-stabilise the currency of Great Britain following economic difficulties caused by both the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Master of the Mint, William Wellesley-Pole was chosen to execute the reform. He recalled all earlier issued coins and issued new coinage. Across the country, centres were opened to undertake this massive task, and in just two weeks our coinage was reformed.
Gone forever was the glorious Guinea
In 1816, The Guinea, one of our most famous gold coins that had been introduced in 1663 by King Charles II was taken out of circulation. The public had to exchange their Guineas worth 21 shillings for the new (but lower value) 20 shilling Sovereigns, making the Treasury a fortune.
Minted to mark the 200th Anniversary of the Great Recoinage in 2016, this fractional set is comprised of a ¼ Guinea, ⅓ Guinea and a ½ Guinea and sees a new denomination of guinea being issued 200 years after the Guinea's withdrawal.
Each coin on this set includes a VIGO mint mark in tribute to the most famous and valuable Guinea coin – The 1703 Queen Anne VIGO 5 Guinea. So called because of their VIGO privy mark denoting the coins were struck from gold captured from the Spanish bullion fleet. Fittingly today these 200th Anniversary 2016 fractional Guineas are struck in Gibraltar.
During its history the Guinea was one of the most widely traded British gold coins, so much so that its legacy survived well into the 20th century used as payment terms for lawyers, in horse racing and in the sale of livestock.
- 22 carat gold
- ¼ Guinea, ⅓ Guinea and ½ Guinea
- 2.1g | 2.8g | 4.2g
- 16mm | 17mm | 21mm
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System Management
Gathering WMI Data without Writing a Single Line of Code
John Kelbley
At a Glance:
 - Data available to WMI
 - Simple command-line data collection in WMIC
 - Formatting the output
Download the code for this article: WMIC2006_09.exe (151KB)
can be intimidating, but leveraging the relatively unknown command-line interface of WMI, called WMIC, makes it easier. What is WMIC, and why do I like it so much? Read on.
WMI is the Microsoft implementation of an industry-wide initiative called Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), which defines standards for accessing and managing systems in an enterprise environment. WMI gives you control over many components of your systems, from the hardware all the way up to installed applications. You can use it to access event logs, operating system attributes, processes, installed applications, and much more. When you want to know the MAC address of a network card, the size of installed DIMMs, a list of running processes, user account information, installed operating system patches, and so forth, you can retrieve them via WMI. But getting all that information is not straightforward.
Easier Access
Before WMIC, the power of WMI was typically accessed via programs or custom scripts. For example, let's say you wanted to find out the type of CPU inside your system. In the past, you might have written a short VBScript script that uses WMI to query the name of the CPU on the local system:
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_Processor",,48)
For Each CPU in colItems
 Wscript.Echo "Name " & CPU.Name
Then you'd execute the script using a command line like so:
cscript /NOLOGO cpuname.vbs
And the output of the script would look something like this:
Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 2.00GHz
That's a lot of heavy lifting to get the name of the CPU!
Look how easy it is to retrieve the same information using WMIC. Just type the following at a regular command prompt:
Here's the output:
Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 2.00GHz
As you can see, using WMIC vastly simplifies accessing information via WMI. WMIC lets you modify your system configuration as well. You can start or stop processes and change various configuration options—all from one command. And you can save the all the information in useful CSV or HTML files.
Using WMIC
Now that I've whetted your appetite, open a command window and type WMIC. The first time you do this, WMIC installs itself and drops you at a command prompt within the WMIC shell; your prompt changes to wmic:root\cli>. Start by typing /? to get a helpful listing of what you can do within WMIC. The help output (some of which is shown in Figure 1) is organized into two key sections: global switches and aliases. Try it on your own to see the full output.
[global switches]
The following global switches are available:
/NAMESPACE Path for the namespace the alias operate against.
/ROLE Path for the role containing the alias definitions.
/NODE Servers the alias will operate against.
/IMPLEVEL Client impersonation level.
/AUTHLEVEL Client authentication level.
/LOCALE Language id the client should use.
/PRIVILEGES Enable or disable all privileges.
/TRACE Outputs debugging information to stderr.
/RECORD Logs all input commands and output.
/?[:] Usage information.
For more information on a specific global switch, type: switch-name /?
The following alias/es are available in the current role:
ALIAS - Access to the aliases available on the local system
BASEBOARD - Base board (also known as a motherboard or system
 - board) management.
BIOS - Basic input/output services (BIOS) management.
BOOTCONFIG - Boot configuration management.
CDROM - CD-ROM management.
COMPUTERSYSTEM - Computer system management.
CPU - CPU management.
CSPRODUCT - Computer system product information from SMBIOS.
DATAFILE - DataFile Management.
DCOMAPP - DCOM Application management.
DESKTOP - User's Desktop management.
DESKTOPMONITOR - Desktop Monitor management.
DEVICEMEMORYADDRESS - Device memory addresses management.
For more information on a specific alias, type: alias /?
CLASS - Escapes to full WMI schema.
PATH - Escapes to full WMI object paths.
CONTEXT - Displays the state of all the global switches.
QUIT/EXIT - Exits the program.
For more information on CLASS/PATH/CONTEXT, type: (CLASS | PATH | CONTEXT) /?
Global Switches are universal modifiers to the WMIC command line you'd like to execute, and aliases are references to the actual WMI data you'd like to manipulate.
When you try it on your machine, look through the alias section—it's packed with commands to get all sorts of great information. Perhaps you'd like to know which processes are running and the amount of memory they are using. That's simple enough—at the WMIC prompt, type:
This gives you a dump of all the active processes on the system in a predefined, default layout (the same as if you had typed "process get" at the WMIC prompt). Notice all the information you receive for each process, organized in nice labeled columns. Scroll all the way to the right to make sure you don't miss anything. Of course, all this data may be more than you want. Once you know the columns you're interested in, you can select only those by using the get verb with names of the attributes. Perhaps all you want is the process name and the memory it is using. If you type the following, you'll get the output you see in Figure 2:
process get name, workingsetsize
Figure 2 Processes and the Memory They Use
Getting Data from Remote Systems
WMIC lets you access systems remotely as well as locally, which makes it extra useful for the busy administrator. To get the process listing from a remote system, simply add the /NODE: global switch followed by the remote computer name:
process get name, workingsetsize
You can provide the names of multiple computers in a command line at the same time if you like:
process get name, workingsetsize
In a multi-node query like this, it makes good sense to ask for the computer name as well, otherwise you might not know which system the process is running on. Here's how:
process get CSName, name, workingsetsize
The /NODE global switch can also accept the name of a text file containing a list of host names you'd like to access via your WMIC command line. Simply create the file and include system names or IP addresses, one system per line, and WMIC will process each entry. Here's the command to access a file called serverlist.txt:
/node:_USER_.txt process get CSName, name, workingsetsize
When processing WMIC commands against multiple systems, it's a good idea to use the /FAILFAST:on global switch, which tells WMIC not to wait around for an unresponsive host. Here is an example of how you could use the /FAILFAST switch to check the OS version on several systems:
/failfast:on /Node:johnkelnc6000, "
johnkel-fer" os get Caption, CSDVersion, CSName
Output Formats
The default text output of WMIC is useful, but it's not exactly easy to read. WMIC supports a variety of output formats, including HTML, CSV, MOF, and XML. The two I use most often are CSV and HTML. CSV is perfect for manipulating data using Microsoft® Excel® or for importing into a database tool such as Access or SQL Server™. To generate a CSV formatted file, you simply use the /OUTPUT global switch, specify a file, and select the appropriate format:
/output:c:\os.csv os get /all /format:csv
This generates output values separated by commas and written to the file c:\os.csv.
Note that WMIC doesn't add the double quotes that Excel uses to parse a typical CSV file, so you will likely have to open the file from within Excel and select the appropriate delimiter to properly parse the data (see Figure 3).
Figure 3 Data in Excel
Figure 4 HTML Output in Tabular Form
WMIC does a nicer job with HTML output and provides multiple ways to organize the output (see Figure 4). First let's output the same operating system data into a tabular format similar to the CSV file:
/output:c:\os1.html os get /all /format:htable.xsl
The output is the same as that in the CSV file, but formatted as HTML. This is useful when listing and evaluating multiple lines of similar data—perhaps for comparing operating system information for multiple systems. Here is the code that does that. Figure 5 shows the output:
/output:c:\os_list.html /Node:johnkelnc6000,
"johnkel-fer", "johnkel-lhsrv"
os get Caption, CSDVersion /format:htable.xsl
You can see how useful this tabular HTML format might be for retrieving and comparing information from multiple systems, processes, or volumes. Not all data is best displayed in tabular format, though.


What Does The Baphomet Mean?
Since the founding of the Church of Satan in 1966, it has been heighted in film, print, and television globally. One of the most common symbols associated with the church in the public eyes is the Baphomet. Additionally, Eliphas Levi in his work Transcendental Magic wrote on the symbolism of the Baphomet. This led to the uptake of the sigil of Baphomet as it is now referred in Satanism as a foremost symbol in the Church of Satan. But what exactly is this symbol, its history and its meaning. This article seeks to provide these answers.
What does the Baphomet look like?
The most modern form of the Baphomet image was the one depicted by Eliphas Levi in his book Transcendental magic: Its Doctrine and ritual. According to him, it is a winged creature that has a goat's head but a human body. There is a torch between the goat's horns and a pentagram on the goat's forehead. Its arms has the Latin words Solve and coagula meaning separate and join together respectively.
The history of Baphomet
The now prime symbol of Satanism has not always been used by the church of Satan. It history dates back to 1098 when it is the earliest known of the use of the word Baphomet. This was in a letter written by a French crusader in 1908. The word was described as being used by crusaders who were enemies of the Holy Land. The crusaders who were believed to be the Knights Templar in France called upon Baphometh before battle. However, the name could have been Mahomet which is the old French name for Mohammed the Islam prophet.
During this time, the worship of Mohammed by Islam worshippers was viewed as idolatry by Christians from Europe. It is believed that many of the Templars were accused of joining Islam and tortured by King Philip IV of France to confess although these accusations are assumed to have been fabricated.
In 1818 Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall in one of his essays referred to Baphomet as a stone figure which was hermaphroditic that had been borrowed from Egypt and worshipped by the Templars. The release of this essay saw museums in Europe catalogue Baphomets that were carved idols that were said to be associated with the Templars.
The Church of Satan Baphomet
The sigil of Baphomet as depicted by Levi is a sabbatic goat with an inverted pentagram on its forehead. It is used as the Church of Satan logo.
 - The Latin words on the goat's arms references the powers that church leaders claim to have been taken from God by people.
 - The two finger salute gesture on the Baphomet according to Levi represents the perfect harmony in terms of mercy with justice.
 - Levi also co-opted the Greek symbol of two serpents around a staff that symbolizes negotiation, trade, and reciprocity.
 - The inverted pentagram seeks for people to reconsider their values by looking at the available evidence.
 - The torch between the horns is a central symbol to the Church of Satan beliefs and it encourages the pursuit of knowledge.
In conclusion, the Baphomet as the prime Church of Satan symbol is not a representative of a supernatural deity. It is a symbol representation of personal freedom, enlightened inquiry, and eternal rebel.
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Treats severe lung infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
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When This Medicine Should Not Be Used:You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to ribavirin. This medicine is usually given to young children and babies. If you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant, you should not receive this medicine or be nearby while someone is having a treatment with this medicine. Ribavirin may be very harmful to an unborn baby.
How to Use This Medicine:
- Your doctor will prescribe your dose and tell how often it will be given.
- A machine called a SPAG-2 (small particle aerosol generator) is usually used to give your treatment. The machine turns the medicine into a mist that you breathe into your lungs. You will wear a mask or hood or be in an oxygen tent so you can breathe in the medicine.
- A nurse or other caregiver trained to use the SPAG-2 will give your treatment. The medicine may be given nonstop for 12 to 18 hours a day and is usually given at a hospital.
- Ribavirin comes as a powder that needs to be mixed with sterile water before it given.
If a dose is missed:
- If you miss a dose, call your doctor for instructions.
How to Store and Dispose of This Medicine:
- After the powder is mixed with sterile water, it can be kept for up to 1 day (24 hours) at room temperature. After 24 hours, it should be thrown away.
- Any medicine that is still in the SPAG-2 after 24 hours should be thrown away.
- Keep all medicine out of the reach of children.
Drugs and Foods to Avoid:
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- The SPAG-2 should only be used to give ribavirin. You should not use it to give other medicines.
Warnings While Using This Medicine:
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Set Up a Consistent Project Structure
Not much to say here, except we'll have the standard src and tests directory. The tests directory should mirror the src directory.
├── requirements.dev
├── requirements.prod
├── src
│ ├── __init__.py
│ └── data_prep
└── tests
 ├── __init__.py
 └── data_prep
Add Some Basic Methods
Before we proceed with the next steps, we'll first need some code to test.
For this article, I've written some basic methods to process sample data from the Titanic data set. (They say you should never write about the Titanic or MNIST datasets, but you understand the focus of this article is not about the data, right?)
We have a categorical module to process names and extract titles (e.g., Mr, Mrs, Miss), and a continuous module to fill missing values (specifically, age). Here's how the extract_title method looks like. The rest of src is here.
def extract_title(df: pd.DataFrame, col: str, replace_dict: dict = None,
 title_col: str = 'title') -> pd.DataFrame:
 """Extracts titles into a new title column
 Args:
 df: DataFrame to extract titles from
 col: Column in DataFrame to extract titles from
 replace_dict (Optional): Optional dictionary to map titles
 title_col: Name of new column containing extracted titles
 Returns:
 A DataFrame with an additional column of extracted titles
 """
 df[title_col] = df[col].str.extract(r' ([A-Za-z]+)\.', expand=False)
 if replace_dict:
 df[title_col] = np.where(df[title_col].isin(replace_dict.keys()),
 df[title_col].map(replace_dict),
 df[title_col])
 return df
Write Some Unit Tests; They're Our Safety Harness
Unit tests verify the functionality of our methods. This is important to ensure that updates don't break anything, especially in data science where data transformation and feature engineering errors usually fail silently. Thus, we'll include some mock data in our tests.
"Tests are stories we tell the next generation of programmers on a project." – Roy Osherove
The de facto for unit tests is pytest. There's also unittest which comes with python (though most people just use pytest).
To test our extract_title method, we'll want to create a sample DataFrame for testing. Here's how it would look like:
def test_extract_title():
 string_col = ['futrelle, mme. jacques heath (lily may peel)',
 'johnston, ms. catherine helen "carrie"',
 'sloper, mr. william thompson',
 'ostby, lady. engelhart cornelius',
 'backstrom, major. karl alfred (maria mathilda gustafsson)']
 df_dict = {'string': string_col}
 lowercased_df = pd.DataFrame(df_dict)
 result = extract_title(lowercased_df, col='string')
 assert result['title'].tolist() == ['mme', 'ms', 'mr', 'lady', 'major']
Running the test is then as simple as:
$ pytest
============================= test session starts ==============================
platform darwin -- Python 3.8.2, pytest-5.4.3, py-1.8.2, pluggy-0.13.1
rootdir: /Users/eugene/projects/python-collab-template/tests/data_prep
collected 1 item
test_categorical.py::test_lowercase_column PASSED [100%]
============================== 1 passed in 0.24s ===============================
You'll notice that the extract_title method lets you pass in an optional dictionary to map titles. For example, we might want to map 'ms' to 'miss', and 'lady' and 'major' to 'rare'. We'll want to test this too.
Take Advantage of Fixtures for Reuse
Instead of copy-pasting the code for creating that DataFrame, we can make it a fixture for reuse. This is easily done with the pytest.fixture decorator. Now, we can use that lowercase_df across our tests and stay DRY.
@pytest.fixture
def lowercased_df():
 string_col = ['futrelle, mme. jacques heath (lily may peel)',
 'johnston, ms. catherine helen "carrie"',
 'sloper, mr. william thompson',
 'ostby, lady. engelhart cornelius',
 'backstrom, major. karl alfred (maria mathilda gustafsson)']
 df_dict = {'string': string_col}
 df = pd.DataFrame(df_dict)
 return df
def test_extract_title(lowercased_df):
 result = extract_title(lowercased_df, col='string')
 assert result['title'].tolist() == ['mme', 'ms', 'mr', 'lady', 'major']
def test_extract_title_with_replacement(lowercased_df):
 title_replacement = {'mme': 'mrs', 'ms': 'miss', 'lady': 'rare', 'major': 'rare'}
 result = extract_title(lowercased_df, col='string', replace_dict=title_replacement)
 assert result['title'].tolist() == ['mrs', 'miss', 'mr', 'rare', 'rare']
Let's run the tests again. Perfect. 👍
$ pytest
============================= test session starts ==============================
platform darwin -- Python 3.8.2, pytest-5.4.3, py-1.8.2, pluggy-0.13.1
rootdir: /Users/eugene/projects/python-collab-template/tests/data_prep
collected 2 items
test_categorical.py::test_extract_title PASSED [ 50%]
test_categorical.py::test_extract_title_with_replacement PASSED [100%]
============================== 2 passed in 0.30s ===============================
Test for Exceptions Too
In the fill_numeric method, we allow users to select the method to fill missing values, such as mean, median, etc. If the user selects an incorrect method, it should return a NotImplementedError. We can test for this in pytest too.
def test_fill_numeric_not_implemented(dummy_df):
 with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
 fill_numeric(dummy_df, col='int', fill_type='random')
Aside: Deliberately Breaking a Test
To better appreciate the value of unit tests, we'll deliberately introduce a bug where we check if replace_dict is True, instead of whether a dictionary was passed in.
def extract_title(df: pd.DataFrame, col: str, replace_dict: dict = None,
 title_col: str = 'title') -> pd.DataFrame:
 df[title_col] = df[col].str.extract(r' ([A-Za-z]+)\.', expand=False)
 if replace_dict == True: # BUG INTRODUCED HERE
 df[title_col] = np.where(df[title_col].isin(replace_dict.keys()),
 df[title_col].map(replace_dict),
 df[title_col])
 return df
Running our tests again


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Rasp was very much used long ago and is still.
It is made by grating raw potatoes on a home made rasp or grater. The rasp is made by boring holes in a piece of tin with a wire nail. The grated potatoes are mixed with flour and baked.
Boxty is like rasp except that the liquid of the potatoes is strained off or pressed off.
Bread - Oatmeal cakes were made by mixing oatmeal with water and sometimes milk and were baked on a griddle: a flat round shaped piece of metal. Before the time of griddles they were baked by standing on edge against the back of a low stool before a red turf fire on the hearthstone.
Wholewmeal cakes made from wheaten meal were baked on a griddle. Sometimes oatmeal and Indian meal mixed with flour were used to make bread. Oatmeal bread was carried in the pocket on a long journey to keep away the ''fear-gorta'' or hunger-weakness.
Meat - veal - ''cruibins,'' fowl, wild fowl and bacon were used. These were cooked on a ''spit'' that is suspended from a chain and hung before a glowing fire.
Vegetables - cabbage, nettles and ''samsogs''
Three feeds of nettles in Spring were eaten to keep away disease during the the year.
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Emma Watson is a British actress, model, and activist known for her role as Hermione Granger in the "Harry Potter" film series. Here are some key points about her career and background:
- Early Life: Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born on April 15, 1990, in Paris, France, while her parents were living there. She later moved to Oxfordshire, England, with her family.
- Acting Career: Watson's acting career began when she was cast as Hermione Granger in the "Harry Potter" film series at the age of 11. She appeared in all eight films based on J.K. Rowling's beloved books, and her performance earned her critical acclaim.
- Post-"Harry Potter" Career: After the conclusion of the "Harry Potter" series, Emma Watson continued to act in both film and theater. She starred in movies such as "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," "Noah," "Beauty and the Beast" (as Belle), and "Little Women."
- Education: Despite her busy acting career, Watson prioritized her education. She attended Brown University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature from Ivy League university.
- Modeling: In addition to acting, she has worked as a model and has appeared in campaigns for various fashion brands.
- Activism: Emma Watson is known for her advocacy work, particularly in the areas of gender equality and women's rights. She serves as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and launched the "HeForShe" campaign, which advocates for gender equality.
- Philanthropy: She has been involved in various charitable and humanitarian efforts, including support for education and girls' empowerment.
- Personal Life: Emma Watson is known for her privacy regarding her personal life. She has been in the public eye since a young age but has kept her personal life largely out of the media spotlight.
- Upcoming Projects: While taking a break from acting, Emma Watson has focused on her activism and advocacy work. She has expressed her commitment to using her platform to promote positive change in society.
Emma Watson's portrayal of Hermione Granger made her a beloved figure in the world of cinema, and her dedication to education and social causes has solidified her status as a role model for many. Her contributions to film, her advocacy for gender equality, and her continued commitment to making a difference in the world have earned her widespread respect and admiration.


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Meristematic cell proliferation and ribosome biogenesis are decoupled in diamagnetically levitated Arabidopsis seedlings
Manzano, Ana Isabel and Larkin, Oliver J. and Dijkstra, Camelia E. and Anthony, Paul and Davey, Michael R. and Eaves, Laurence and Hill, Richard J.A. and Herranz, Raul and Medina, F. Javier (2013) Meristematic cell proliferation and ribosome biogenesis are decoupled in diamagnetically levitated Arabidopsis seedlings. BMC Plant Biology, 13 . 124/1-124/15. ISSN _PHONE_
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Background: Cell growth and cell proliferation are intimately linked in the presence of Earth's gravity, but are decoupled under the microgravity conditions present in orbiting spacecraft. New technologies to simulate microgravity conditions for long-duration experiments, with stable environmental conditions, in Earth-based laboratories are required to further our understanding of the effect of extraterrestrial conditions on the growth, development and health of living matter.
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Alamosa River above Terrace Reservoir, CO
The Rio Grande Water Conservation District (RGWCD) works to protect water rights and promote efficient and sustainable water use within the San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado, in the upper portion of the Rio Grande basin. In 2005, after consultation with the RGWCD, Connie Woodhouse developed reconstructions for four gages (on the Rio Grande near Del Norte, Saguache Creek, Alamosa River, and Conejos River) which represent most of the surface water supply for the San Luis Valley.
A forward stepwise regression procedure was used to calibrate the observed flow record with a pool of potential predictors consisting of 15 tree-ring chronologies from Colorado and northern New Mexico. The residual chronologies, with the low-order autocorrelation removed, were used. Six predictor chronologies were selected by the stepwise procedure for the reconstruction model. Validation statistics were computed using a leave-one-out (cross-validation) approach.
Predictor Chronologies: Montrose (CO), Platt Bradbury (CO), Tres Piedras (NM), Wild Rose (CO), Natural Arch (CO), Trail Gulch (CO)
|Explained variance (R2)||0.80|
|Reduction of Error (RE)||0.75|
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|Root Mean Square Error (RMSE)||14,296 AF|
Figure 1. Scatterplot of observed and reconstructed Alamosa River annual flow, _PHONE_.
Figure 2. Observed (black) and reconstructed (blue) annual Alamosa River annual flow, _PHONE_. The observed mean is illustrated by the dashed line.
Figure 3. Reconstructed annual flow for the Alamosa River (_PHONE_) is shown in blue. Observed flow is shown in gray and the long-term reconstructed mean is shown by the dashed line.
Figure 4. The 10-year running mean (plotted on final year) of reconstructed Alamosa River flow, _PHONE_. Reconstructed values are shown in blue and observed values are shown in gray. The long-term reconstructed mean is shown by the dashed line.


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Fluorescence spectroscopic and viscosity studies of hydrogen bonding in Chinese Fenjiu
The associative behavior of ethanol with water and total hydrogen bonding property in Chinese Fenjiu were examined on the basis of fluorescence and viscosity measurements, respectively. Ethyl esters and acetic acid initially strengthened and then weakened ethanol–water hydrogen-bonding structure, while sodium chloride exhibited its enhanced effect. The fluorescence intensities and viscosities were measured for 12 Fenjiu samples of a distillery, aged for 0–20 years in two different types of containers. The ethanol–water fluorescence intensities and viscosities of Fenjiu samples are proportional to their contents of sodium ion and opposite to their contents of total esters. It can be concluded that the strength of the ethanol–water hydrogen bonding as well as the total hydrogen bonding in aged Fenjiu are directly predominated by total esters lost and sodium ion gained in ceramic containers and not dependent on just the aging time.
► The ethanol–water hydrogen bonding in Fenjiu was measured by fluorescence spectrum. ► The total hydrogen bonding in Fenjiu was assessed by viscosity. ► The hydrogen bonding strength in Fenjiu was found to not depend on the aging time.
Journal: Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering - Volume 115, Issue 4, April 2013, Pages 405–411


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The organization of bead production during the Aurignacian has significant implications for understanding the role of these artifacts in Upper Palaeolithic societies, and the evolution of symbolic behavior and social organization more generally.
For this special issue on "The Role of Art in Prehistoric Societies," a case study of Early Aurignacian beads in ivory and soapstone are presented, and related production debris, from four sites (Abri Castanet, Abri de la Souquette, Grotte des Hyènes at Brassempouy, Grotte d'Isturitz) in the Aquitaine region of France.
The data from the case study are used to evaluate three hypothetical models of production and exchange in the given regional context, and are evaluated in terms of the current, common criteria for the recognition of craft specialization in the archaeological record.
Based on these criteria, these artifacts could reasonably be considered the products of specialist producers. It is argued that the data presented here indicates two possibilities in the interpretation of prehistoric production-organization: either the presence of craft specialization in the Early Upper Palaeolithic can be accepted, or the criteria for recognizing specialization in the archaeological record should be revised.
In either case, there is a demonstrated need for the refinement of models and vocabularies related to production organization in small-scale societies that better reflect the complex patterns apparent in the ethnographic and archaeological records.
In addressing these issues, it is necessary to reconsider many basic assumptions about production, wealth, and exchange in Palaeolithic contexts, the perceived limitations of the archaeological record, and the nature and the antiquity of what is considered "complex" social organization.
This case study and the arguments that follow are not intended to be a definitive statement on craft specialization and production organization in the Upper Palaeolithic. They are presented as an example of the kind of data-driven modeling of production and exchange in the Early Upper Palaeolithic that can serve as a concrete basis for the reconsideration of production and exchange in these contexts.


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Case Study: Theatre Seating
In many auditoria, the seating and audience form the main absorption in the room, and consequently being able to correctly measure and predict the absorption coefficient of these surfaces is very important. The wrong estimation of seating absorption has been blamed for acoustic problems in many halls. Salford University developed a method for testing theatre seating which is now used commercial.
The aim of measuring the random incidence absorption of a small sample of seats in a reverberation chamber is to predict the absorption that a large area of the same seats will exhibit when installed in an auditorium. There are problems, however, in that the small sample of chairs in the reverberation chamber (say 24) is unrepresentative of a large block of seating because the edge effect is overemphasised in the reverberation chamber measurements.
The Kath and Kuhl method involves placing the seating in the corner of the reverberation chamber in rows with their intended row spacing, and the exposed edges obscured with barriers. The concept is to separately measure three absorption coefficients by carrying out measurements with and without barriers:
- For an infinite array with no edges with side and front barriers in place;
- For the front edges with the side barrier only in place, and
- For the side edges with the front barrier only in place.
This then allows the absorption of the array, front and sides to be found, and a proper prediction of the absorption of any size array.
The test technique has been used extensively over the past few years to test provide information for the design several new or refurbished theatres and concert halls such as the Royal Albert Hall and Royal Festival Hall.
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Reproduction of the original piece in the Lerida Diocesan and Local Museum, made in the L'Esfera modelling and museographic studio.
The original disk is crafted from gold sheeting and thread and comes from the site known as the Racó de la Pampa (Soses, Segrià region).
In the centre there is an encrusted oval face of glass or carnelian depicting the bust of a woman.
This kind of disk or disc-like fibula was purely ornamental in nature. It can be related to the upper class and landowners of the late Roman times who occupied this region along the course of the Segre River.


How to Become a Sniper in Law Enforcement
In response to several sniping incidents against civilians and police officers around the country, police departments developed teams designed to react to emergency sniper situations, according to the Los Angeles Police Department website. The teams consisted of military marksmen and police officers who used their skills to protect innocent victims. Today, almost every police department has a SWAT -- special weapons and tactics -- team with a sniper division.
Police Officer Job
Before becoming a sniper in a police department, you must work as a police officer. The requirements for police officers vary by location. For instance, some facilities require police officers to have at least an associate degree, but other offices hire individuals with a high school diploma, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Completing your degree in criminology, sociology or criminal justice may improve your chances of getting a job. Expect to attend the police academy based on your state's requirements. During this time, focus on the shooting skills required to be a sniper.
Physical Conditioning
A sniper on the task force is generally a member of the SWAT team. These teams often enter high-stress situations that require excellent physical and mental conditioning. Creating a routine or hiring a personal trainer helps you meet the physical requirements of being a sniper. Incorporate weightlifting and cardio into the program to build up strength and stamina for best results.
Specialized Training
Police snipers have specialized training in shooting that often comes from prior military experience. While there are no national standards for police snipers, some facilities supply sniper training for the snipers on their SWAT teams. Organizations like the American Sniper Association offer certification for agencies with high training standards. Other schools and training programs also teach marksmanship skills required for snipers.
Apply to SWAT
The agency accepts applications internally for the SWAT team on an as-needed basis. Members of the team often train on a monthly basis, performing drills and target practice. To be considered for the sniper position, you must qualify by shooting more accurately and proficiently than the other team members on a consistent basis. For instance, when a maximum number of points is awarded for the drill, you should receive at least 70 percent to be considered for the sniper position, but this will depend on specific agency policy.


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Thymbra capitata is one of the most common and characteristic constituents of phrygana vegetation, often occurring together with other low, dense shrubs such as Euphorbia acanthothamnos and Sarcopoterium spinosum (Plate 21: 9). It is an aromatic shrublet, flowering in mid-summer and abundant on hot and dry hillslopes mainly in coastal areas almost throughout the country.
GR(IoI NPi SPi Pe StE EC NC NE NAe WAe Kik KK EAe)
Greece (East Aegean islands present; East Central Greece present; Ionian Islands present; Kiklades present; Kriti and Karpathos present; North Aegean islands present; North Central Greece present; North Pindos present; North-East Greece present; Peloponnisos present; South Pindos present; Sterea Ellas present; West Aegean islands present)
Native / Non Range-Restricted
Xeric Mediterranean Phrygana and grasslands
Presidential Decree 67/81
As assessed by Bräuchler & al. (2010), there is no justification for a segregate, monotypic genus Coridothymus.


How many times a year does the Hogwarts Express run between Hogwarts and London King's Cross?
I know the train goes to Hogwarts at the start of the school year near the start of September, and back to London before the summer break, since the books describe Harry ride these several times. But is the train also used for the Christmas break, when most students leave Hogwarts? We never see Harry use it, but that's because he doesn't want to spend the break with the Dursleys. Does it perhaps run even more frequently, so that students with parents in England can visit home several times a year, or shop in Diagon Alley in London?
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 The wikia suggests six times a year, maybe more, as needed. So I think we can assume 6 to be the lower bound, assuming that is correct of course. Though I wouldn't base an answer off of that. – TheLethalCarrot Apr 25 '18 at 12:45
 - As far as I know students aren't permitted to leave school - except to visit Hogsmeade - during term time (unless their parents come and take them out of school), so it's unlikely the Hogwarts Express runs frequently. Six times per school year seems reasonable, as there are three terms. – Anthony Grist Apr 25 '18 at 13:05
Likely six times in a normal year
The school year at Hogwarts is split into three terms: From the start of the school year until the Christmas break, after the Christmas break until the start of the Easter break, and after the Easter break until the end of the school year.
We know - as the question states - that the Hogwarts Express runs at least twice at the start and end of the school year. However, as students are permitted to return home for the Christmas and Easter breaks, it's extremely likely that the Hogwarts Express runs at the start and end of each term, which would mean it runs at least six times per year.
This seems unlikely.
There's no explicit mention in the books of Hogwarts students being permitted to leave school during term-time, except for the infrequent allowed trips to Hogsmeade (which is a relatively short walk from the school), unless their parents come and take them out of school.
There are also logistical concerns that would appear to make it not worthwhile. Students have lessons Monday through Friday, leaving only weekends when students could potentially return home on a frequent basis.
We know that the Hogwarts Express departs from King's Cross on the 1st of September at 11:00 (11am). We also know that it arrives the same day, though the exact time isn't explicitly stated in the books at any point. This means that the total travel time isn't known, but we can attempt to estimate it.
I believe that in the books it's dark when the Hogwarts Express arrives in Hogsmeade. According to this site sunset in Glasgow1 on September 1st is 20:19 (8:19pm). That would give us a minimum travel time of roughly nine and a half hours.
A travel time of nine and a half hours each way during a weekend is possible, but doesn't leave a huge amount of time in your destination (especially if you have additional travel after arriving in King's Cross). Usage would likely be low, which likely means they simply wouldn't run it at all.
Of course, nine and a half hours might be an overestimate for the total travel time (I doubt JKR consulted sunset times for September 1st when writing the books). However, even assuming the Hogwarts Express arrives early evening - around dinnertime - then the travel time is likely 7 to 8 hours, with the arrival time being between 18:00 and 19:00 (6 and 7pm). That still seems too long to make the trip worthwhile on a weekend.
1 Hogwarts isn't in Glasgow (or central Scotland), but the times shouldn't vary so wildly that it affects the estimate too much.
Presumably Four to Six Times
We know that students take the Hogwarts Express at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year, as these journeys are documented in most of the books. We also know that students can go home for the Christmas holidays, and Harry in fact does leave Hogwarts for Christmas in both Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince. In Order of the Phoenix he takes a portkey to Grimmauld Place, and takes the Knight Bus back to Hogwarts:
"You have all used a Portkey before?" asked Dumbledore, and they nodded, each reaching out to touch some part of the blackened kettle. "Good. On the count of three then... one... two..."
They were to return to Hogwarts on the Knight Bus the following day, escorted once again by Tonks and Lupin, both of whom were eating breakfast in the kitchen when Harry, Ron, and Hermione arrived there next morning.
In Half-Blood Prince we are not told how they got to the Burrow, but they return to Hogwarts via the Floo Network:
Late in the afternoon, a few days after New Year, Harry, Ron, and Ginny lined up beside the kitchen fire to return to Hogwarts. The Ministry had arranged this one-off connection to the Floo Network to return students quickly and safely to the school.
However, it would appear that these travel arrangements were an exception rather than the norm. In Order of the Phoenix they had to leave Hogwarts under emergency circumstances and wanted security on the way back; in Half-Blood Prince the Ministry apparently set up a Floo connection for security reasons as well. Indeed, earlier in the series we do find the Hogwarts Express being used for the Christmas holidays.
In Chapter Twelve of Chamber of Secrets we find the following statement:
In Deathly Hallows when the Ministry was already under Voldemort's control (so there would be no need for extra security traveling for Christmas) we again find the train used for Christmas:
Hogwarts also has Easter holidays. In all the years Harry attended Hogwarts, though, I don't believe we ever see anyone going home for Easter. However, in Prisoner of Azkaban a conversation between Fudge and Harry implies that students could go home for Easter:
"Ah, you're worrying about the reaction of your aunt and uncle?" said Fudge. "Well, I won't deny that they are extremely angry, Harry, but they are prepared to take you back next summer as long as you stay at Hogwarts for the Christmas and Easter holidays."
Harry unstuck his throat.
And in Deathly Hallows, though Harry no longer attends Hogwarts, we do hear about Malfoy and Ginny being home for the Easter holidays:
"Follow me," said Narcissa, leading the way across the hall. "My son, Draco, is home for his Easter holidays. If that is Harry Potter, he will know."
"... lucky that Ginny's on holiday. If she'd been at Hogwarts they could have taken her before we reached her. Now we know she's safe too."
However, we are not told how Ginny or Malfoy returned home. We might assume that the Hogwarts Express is used for Easter just like it is used for Christmas, but on the other hand it is possible that if so few people tend to go home for Easter then they wouldn't bother running the train.
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Work team and play team: same method?
By 26 mai 2021Non classé
What are the similarities between play and work?
We often tend to perceive play and work as two separate things. However, these two concepts share a lot of similarities, especially in a team. You can even improve your concentration by making a task more playful. Indeed, whether you are playing or you are working, you:
 - feel engaged in the project
 - want to give the best performance
 - share your thoughts with your teammates
 - try to solve a problem
 - want to have fun
When you are playing a multiplayer game, you need your partner to care as much as you do. By helping each other out, you will find solutions to complete the tasks you were given. Now, do you see how this also applies to work?
Work team = Play team!
When a project is about to start, it is crucial to bring you and your team in a playful mode. In a team, everyone needs to feel useful and trusted. What you want is to engage them to use their best skills to complete a task. Play team or work team, this works for both.
Let your team try new things. Let them bring new points of view. This will benefit your work, because everyone will be welcome to say something. And yes, there will sometimes be failures. But your team will never run out of lives to try again!
How to engage your collaborators as a play team?
There are 3 phases in a playtime:
 - The invitation to play, or creating the conditions to play as a team
Play always starts with an invitation. It can take different forms: a note, a speech, a question… Or you can be even bolder and use some actual play tool. For example, you can use dices and cards to set the mood. Look up our article about why dices and cards are the most universal tools of play.
The idea is to put your team in a playful mode right when the project is starting. If they see the project as a game, they will have more fun working on it!
Like a team in sports, there must be a goal to achieve, with obstacles (an opposing team for example). This notion of the game is particularly present in soccer teams for example, where winning is a quest that can take years of training.
The example of rugby teams is also a great example of strong teams working together to win the game. And in fact, many coaches of rugby identify parallels between teamwork in sports and management
 - Perspective taking, or evaluating all the possibilities
Everyone plays a game differently than anyone else, because everyone has its own personality and skills. To bring a project to a higher level, there is nothing like welcoming a completely different perspective to the table. It is like wearing different glasses every day. Tomorrow, you won't see the world the same way as today!
So what you can do is gather your team around a table, and let a game of hazard decide who gets to speak. This way, everybody will have the same chances to express themselves.
Here again, we can take the example of a sport such as volleyball, in which each player has his role and especially the right to touch the ball so that the passes are fluid, fast and effective.
 - The landing, or taking decisions
Now that we evaluated all the options, we're ready to choose! Since anyone has shared their ideas at work, you have multiple solutions to only one solution. It is now time to select the best one out there and to develop it into an action plan.
Congrats! You have successfully adapted to each and every personality in your team. Therefore, you have created an environment where people can bring out the best of themselves, while having fun.
So, basically, the fundamentals to make your work team a play team is to promote autonomy and benevolence into your management. Same thing goes with us. We are offering you to be your play partners. This is our invitation to you. If you want to play and work with us, check out our workshop about Basics of play to see how we can help you!


text: This paper proposes a new control method in the phase-shifted full-bridge converter for the server power supply, which is variable delay time of lagging-leg switches under the light load conditions. By widening the delay time, the switching occurs at the lower drain-source voltage and then switching loss can be reduced under the light load conditions. The voltage stress of synchronous rectifier switches is also reduced. Without additional power devices and side effects at heavy load condition, the higher efficiency under the light load conditions can be obtained. The analysis and experimental results are presented in this paper to confirm the validity of this study.


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The performance of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) is known to be severely affected in multipath scenarios, providing a biased position solution which could jeopardize possible geodetic-grade applications. Indeed, multipath estimation and/or mitigation has attracted the attention of many researchers in the recent years. Nevertheless, few attention has been given to the detection of multipath. That is to say, acknowledging that a given scenario is corrupted by multiple propagation paths, and thus using adequate techniques to combat its effect. This paper proposes a statistical multipath detector based on an antenna array GNSS receiver. Specifically, the detector resorts to the estimated noise covariance matrix to compute a statistic that measures the dispersion of its eigenvalues. The theoretical distribution of such statistic is known. This is used by the proposed method to perform a Kolmogorov-Smirnov one-sample test to assess departures from the theoretical distribution, with the resulting detector being Constant False Alarm Rate. The detector is analyzed in terms of its probability of detection and an analysis is provided regarding its behavior under synchronization errors. Results of the detector under realistic scenarios are also discussed.


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Objective: The recovery after general anesthesia is influenced by the choice of inhalational agent. Stimulations might make patient's agitate. However, the recovery using no touch technique might be safer. In this study, we compared the recovery time, awakening end-tidal concentration, and respiratory complications among inhalational anesthetics in pediatric patients using no touch technique, retrospectively. Material and methods: The subjects were pediatric patients aged 3 months to 11 years under general anesthesia using sevoflurane, isoflurane, or desflurane. Background, awakening end-tidal concentration, respiratory complications, the time of eye open, body movement, and extubation were recorded. Results: A total of 170 patients were included in the study. There were no respiratory complications during emergence. Awakening end-tidal concentration in desflurane was 0.98%, sevoflurane (0.39%), and isoflurane (0.25%). In patients received desflurane, the time of body movement, eye open, and extubation were significantly shorter than patients who received other anesthetics (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The recovery from desflurane was significantly shorter among three inhalational anesthetics with no touch technique. In addition, no airway-related complication occurred. Clinical relevance: The recovery from desflurane might be useful to predict emergence by end-tidal inhalational concentration.
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What is this thing?
This is a program designed for windows that allows specified sub-commands to be executed in a different process tree.
For example, if you are running a process that calls regsvr32, the normal execution will look like this:
cmd.exe - process.exe | - regsvr32.exe
With command-decoupler, it will look like this
cmd.exe - command-decoupler.exe | - process.exe | - regsvr32.exe
This program, in most situations, is completely useless. My use-case for this was spurred on by a bug in HPE's Fortify which caused some sub processes be behave incorrectly when wrapped by it's sourceanalyzer command. Full blogpost is here.
For example, if I had a C++ project that was configured to register a COM or OCX object, the following would fail:
sourceanalyzer.exe -b myid msbuild myproject\myproject.sln /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=Win32
The process tree looks something like this:
cmd.exe - sourceanalyzer.exe | - msbuild | - regsvr32.exe (Fails to load OCX)
Using the command-decoupler to move the regsvr32 command to the outside of the Fortify process tree mysteriously works fine. The process tree would instead look like this:
cmd.exe - command-decoupler.exe | - sourceanalyzer.exe | | | - msbuild.exe - regsvr32.exe
Ok... How does this work?
Command-decoupler performs the following actions:
- Creates a named pipe, and starts a goroutine to monitor it for execution requests.
- For each -cmd specified, it creates a copy of itself with that name and places it into a temp folder (overridable by -path)
- It adds the temp folder (or folder specified by -path) to the PATH env var
- It starts the specified subcommand
- Any time the subcommand calls one of the masqerading binaries, that binary will send the parameters over the named pipe for execution, and the results will be sent back
- the command masqueraders can't correctly report the exact return code, it just returns 0 or 1
- it does not properly split out STDERR and STDOUT
- there have been situations where the temp dir isn't removed, and can cause collisions on subsequent executions
- it can't be executed in parallel with itself since the named pipe path is hardcoded


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The Importance of Empathy in "The Fish"
In her poem "The Fish," Elizabeth Bishop denies the negative influence of civilization on her own ability to empathize with another animate being. The title suggests that the fish is a symbol of nature, and Bishop's description of the fish serves to emphasize the gulf between man and nature. The fish is described as being "old and wise," with "brave eyes" that have seen "the workings of the moon." In contrast, the speaker is described as a "child" who has yet to learn the ways of the world. The contrast between the two demonstrates Bishop's belief that humans have become disconnected from nature due to the advancement of civilization.
Bishop goes on to describe the fish in more detail, emphasizing its otherness. The fish is said to have "rainbow scales" and a "speckled tail," features which serve to make it more alien to the human eye. The implication is that, due to the advance of civilization, humans have become so divorced from nature that they can no longer see the beauty in its creatures. This is further emphasized by the fact that the fish is caught in a net, which symbolizes the way in which humans have trapped and captured nature.
All of this changes when the speaker sees the fish close up. Suddenly, she is able to see past its alien appearance and into its soul. She describes its eyes as being "kind" and full of "wisdom," suggesting that she has finally been able to connect with the fish on an emotional level. This moment of empathy is significant because it demonstrates that, despite the advances of civilization, humans still have the ability to connect with nature. Bishop believed that it was important for humans to maintain this connection, as it is what allows us to empathize with other creatures and understand their perspectives.
The poem ends on a note of hope, with the speaker promising to release the fish back into the sea. This act of kindness suggests that, despite our differences, we can still find common ground with those who are different from us. In releasing the fish, the speaker is also releasing herself from the confines of civilization and reconnecting with nature. This final act reinforces Bishop's belief that empathy is essential in our relationships with both others and nature.
In conclusion, "The Fish" is a poem about the relationship between man and nature. Bishop believes that, despite the advances of civilization, humans still have the ability to connect with nature on an emotional level. This connection is what allows us to empathize with other creatures and understand their perspectives.
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