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A researcher in New Caledonia is calling for a major independent study into the environmental effects of mining in the territory, warning that there could be a disaster for the biodiversity of the territory.
The scientist of the Noumea branch of the IRD institute, Dr Bertrand Richer de Forges, wrote an open letter, saying no significant studies have been made and up to one hundred endemic species are threatened and may disappear as a result of the mining operations.
Dr Richer de Forges says there seems to be a consensus among mining operators, authorities and research organisations to keep silent about this.
He says an independent study would help all New Caledonians to make an informed decision on whether to conserve these species or let them disappear.
His challenge is directed at the Goro Nickel project in the territory's south.


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Surface Oxide State on Metal Powder and its Changes during Additive Manufacturing: an Overview
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2018
Quality and usefulness of the powder for additive manufacturing (AM) are strongly determined by the surface composition of the powder. In addition, taking into account harsh conditions during AM process, significant changes in the powder surface chemical composition are taking place, limiting powder recyclability. Hence, knowledge concerning amount of oxides, their composition and spatial distribution on the powder surface determines further powder recycling. This communication summarizes possibilities of qualitative and quantitative analysis of powder surface chemistry by surface-sensitive chemical analyses using XPS and HR SEM coupled with EDX.The effect of alloy composition, AM process applied and powder handling on the surface composition of the powder are addressed. Results indicate significant enrichment in the thermodynamically stable surface oxides in case of high-alloyed powder for both, EBM and LS processes. A generic model for the oxide distribution, depending on the alloy composition and powder surface degradation during AM manufacturing, is proposed.

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A prince regent, or prince-regent, is a prince who rules a monarchy as regent instead of a monarch, e.g., as a result of the Sovereign's incapacity (minority or illness) or absence (remoteness, such as exile or long voyage, or simply no incumbent). While the term itself can have the generic meaning and refer to any prince who fills the role of regent, historically it has mainly been used to describe a small number of individual Princes who were Regents.
Prince Regent in the United Kingdom
In the English language the title Prince Regent is most commonly associated with George IV, who held the style HRH The Prince Regent during the incapacity, by dint of mental illness, of his father, George III (see Regent for other regents). Regent's Park and Regent Street in London are named after him.
This period is known as the British Regency, or just the Regency.
The title was conferred by the Regency Act on February 5, 1811. Subject to certain limitations for a period, the Prince Regent was able to exercise the full powers of the King. The precedent of the Regency Crisis of 1788 (from which George III recovered before it was necessary to appoint a Regent) was followed. The Prince of Wales continued as regent until his father's death in 1820, when he became George IV.
Prince Regent in Germany
In Germany, the title Prinzregent (literally prince regent) is most commonly associated with Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, who served as regent for two of his nephews, King Ludwig II of Bavaria, who was declared mentally incompetent in 1886, and King Otto of Bavaria (who had been declared insane in 1875) from 1886 until 1912.
The years of Luitpold's regency were marked by tremendous artistic and cultural activity in Bavaria, where they are known after the regencies as the Prinzregentenjahre or the Prinzregentenzeit. Numerous streets in Bavarian cities and towns are called Prinzregentenstraße. Many institutions are named in Luitpold's honour, e.g., the Prinzregententheater in Munich. Prinzregententorte is a multi-layered cake with chocolate butter cream named in Luitpold's honour.
At Luitpold's death in 1912, his son Prince Ludwig succeeded as Prince Regent. Ludwig held the title for less than a year, since the Bavarian Legislature decided to recognise him as king.
Prince Regent in Belgium
- The first head of state of Belgium after it seceded from the Dutch monarchy in 1831 was a regent (but not a prince in his own right), baron Erasme Louis Surlet de Chokier, before the new nation, which had chosen to become a parliamentary monarchy, had its first king sworn in to the constitution.
- Prince Charles of Belgium served as Prince Regent of Belgium from 1944 to 1950 during the German captivity and then exile to Switzerland of his elder brother, King Leopold III of Belgium.
Prince Regent in Bulgaria
Prince Kiril of Bulgaria was appointed head of a regency council by the Bulgarian parliament following the death of his brother, Tsar Boris on 28 August 1943, to act as Head of State until the late Tsar's son, Simeon II of Bulgaria, became 18. On 5 September 1944 the Soviet Union declared war on the Kingdom of Bulgaria and on the 8th - Soviet armies crossed the Romanian border and occupied the country. On 1 February 1945 the prince regent Kyril, and the two other former regents - Professor Bogdan Filov and General Nikola Mihov, as well as a range of former cabinet ministers, royal advisors and 67 MPs were executed.
Prince Lieutenant in Luxembourg
The heir to the grand duke of Luxembourg may be titled prince-lieutenant ('prince deputy') during a period in which the incumbent remains formally on the grand ducal throne, but (progressively, most) functions of the crown are performed by the'monarch apprentice', as prince Jean (still alive) did 4 May 1961 - 12 November 1964 in the last years of his mother Charlotte's reign (she lived until 1985), and Jean's own son prince Henri 3 March 1998 - 7 October 2000 until his father abdicated and he succeeded.
King or Queen regent
It has also been known throughout history that when a king is unable to reign or is out of the country for long periods of time, sometimes the consort will step up and will temporarily do the duties of a Prince regent. Sometimes they are unofficially known as regents themselves. In the Kingdom of Swaziland, queen mothers have temporarily stepped in when the sovereign was either a minor or unable to reign for other reasons.
Other notable Princes regent
- More prince-regents (often without such specific title) are to be found in Regent.
- Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark served as regent from 1784 to 1808 for his father, King Christian VII of Denmark, who was insane.
- Prince William of Prussia served as regent from 1858 to 1861 for his older brother King Frederick William IV of Prussia, who had become mentally unfit to rule.
- Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, served as regent from 1944 to 1950 for his older brother king Leopold III of Belgium, whose position had come under scrutiny after the Second World War and his marriage to Lilian Baels.
- Prince Dorgon of the Qing Dynasty served as regent for his nephew, Emperor Shunzhi, from 1643 to 1650, because the latter was only six at the time of his ascension. Dorgon was instrumental in moving Manchu forces into Beijing in 1644, proclaiming the Qing dynasty to be the legitimate successor to the Ming Dynasty. In Qing Dynasty historical records, Dorgon was the first to be referred to as Shezhengwang 摄政王(The Prince Regent).
- Zaifeng, Prince Chun during the Qing Dynasty served as regent from 1908 to 1911 for his young son Puyi, the Xuantong Emperor. Apart from Dorgon, Zaifeng was the only person in Chinese history who was specifically referred to as Prince Regent.
- Prince Paul of Yugoslavia from 1934 to 1941, known in Serbian as Његово Краљевско Височанство, Кнез Намесник (English: His Royal Highness The Prince Regent)
- John, Prince of Brazil (1767–1826) served as regent of Portugal for his mother Queen Maria I, who had become mentally unfit to rule, from 1799 to 1816. His regency was associated with the famous transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil.

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A few days ago scientists predicted that global warming would cause marathon times to slow.
Will Climate Change Slow Marathon Times?
Climate change is blamed for melting ice, shrinking animals and brewing more intense storms around the globe — but is it slowing the top finish times at the Boston Marathon? Not yet, researchers found, though future increases in temperature could mean fewer records are broken.
Today's Chicago Marathon will almost certainly be the coldest on record, with forecast high temperatures close to 50 degrees.

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DEP 101: Basin Management Action Plans
A Basin Management Action Plan, or BMAP, is a comprehensive set of site-specific strategies to reduce or eliminate pollutant loadings and restore particular waterbodies to health.
Each BMAP is designed to achieve one or more Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), each of which establishes a target for the maximum amount of a specific pollutant that may be present while ensuring the functionality and health of the affected waterbody.
Every BMAP is different to account for variations in water quality problems, land uses, pollutant sources, stakeholders, geography, hydrology and economic resources.
The fundamental steps in the BMAP development process are to identify and quantify pollutant sources; allocate responsibilities for reducing pollutant loadings; develop strategies and projects to accomplish the reductions; establish a monitoring program to measure progress; determine an implementation schedule; and identify financial resources to underwrite the necessary actions.
Common BMAP strategies include more stringent permit limits on wastewater facilities; land acquisition and conservation; public education; wastewater and stormwater system infrastructure improvements; agricultural best management practices; and financial assistance.
BMAPs are developed and refined collaboratively through a series of local public meetings and formal workshops and are adopted by enforceable Secretarial Order.
Restoration is a long-term process. BMAPs are typically developed in multi-year phases that include specific project and pollutant load reduction milestones in each phase. After adoption, the department holds regular meetings to keep stakeholders and the public apprised of progress and to generate new restoration strategies and projects. Each BMAP is reviewed and reported on annually and may be updated as necessary.
To learn more:
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Explicit numerical methods for the solution of a system of differential equations may suffer from a time step size that approaches zero in order to satisfy stability conditions. When the differential equations are dominated by a skew-symmetric component, the problem is that the real eigenvalues are dominated by imaginary eigenvalues. We compare results for stable time step limits for the super-time-stepping method of Alexiades, Amiez, and Gremaud (super-time-stepping methods belong to the Runge-Kutta-Chebyshev class) and a new method modeled on a predictor-corrector scheme with multiplicative operator splitting. This new explicit method increases stability of the original super-time-stepping whenever the skew-symmetric term is nonzero, which occurs in particular convection-diffusion problems and more generally when the iteration matrix represents a nonlinear operator. The new method is stable for skew symmetric dominated systems where the regular super-time-stepping scheme fails. This method is second order in time (may be increased by Richardson extrapolation) and the spatial order is determined by the user's choice of discretization scheme. We present a comparison between the two super-time-stepping methods to show the speed up available for any non-symmetric system using the nearly symmetric Black-Scholes equation as an example.
Gurski, K. & O'Sullivan, S. (2010). An Explicit Super‐Time‐Stepping Scheme for Non‐Symmetric Parabolic Problems. ICNAAM 2010: International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics. AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1281, no. 1, pg. 761-764. doi:10.1063/_PHONE_


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WASH Office is in charge of developing, implementing, and responding to priorities and needs presented, especially during emergency situations. It aims to promote hygiene, improve access to water, and sanitation facilities in a long-term programming.
WASH Office ensures timely and efficient provision of support to disaster-affected communities.
Recovery and Sustainable Programming Capacities
Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST)
PHAST seeks to help communities improve hygiene behaviors, prevent diarrheal diseases, and encourage the community on proper management of water and sanitation facilities through participatory methods.
Children's Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (CHAST)
CHAST uses a child-to-child approach and encourages children to actively participate in open discussions and share their experiences and ideas with their peers, teachers, and community.
Construction or Rehabilitation of WASH Facilities
Facilities will play a vital role in sustaining the improved hygiene behaviors of the pupils as these will enable them to religiously practice proper sanitation and hygienic manners.
WASH Maintenance Plan and Capacity-Building
Its main objective is to strengthen the disaster response capacity (Water and SanitationWatSan) of the Philippine Red Cross through detailed mapping of existing resources (emergency response equipment and trained personnel) to allow gaps to be identified for further resource mobilization.
Disaster and Emergency Response Capacities
Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation in Emergency Response (PHASTER)
PHASTER is used during health emergencies with WASH origin, such as cholera or typhoid outbreaks. This is done within 2-3 months and can be implemented without a permanent structure during the response period.
Health and Hygiene Promotion in Emergency Response (HHPER)
This tool is utilized during operations resulting from a disaster, wherein Red Cross 143 health volunteers are trained to deliver key messages on personal hygiene, environmental sanitation, safe drinking water, proper food handling, prevention of vector-borne and WASH-related diseases, and gender-based topics.
Deployment of WASH Equipment and Trained Personnel
PRC has prepositioned equipment and trained personnel in several strategic chapters for immediate response during disasters or public health emergencies.
Mobilization of equipment is always accompanied of either PHASTER or HHPER to ensure that hygienic behaviors and sanitation practices are also addressed.
Distribution of WASH-related items (Water Containers, Hygiene Kits, Mosquito Nets, Soaps)
This is done during disasters or public health emergencies, and will depend on the identified priority needs during the assessment. The contents will also depend on the identified beneficiaries (Family, Children or Students, Women of Reproductive Age), and the number will depend on the stocks or fund support availability.


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Given the root of a binary tree, check whether it is a mirror of itself (i.e., symmetric around its center).

Example 1:
Input: root = [1,2,2,3,4,4,3]
Output: true
Example 2:
Input: root = [1,2,2,null,3,null,3]
Output: false

Constraints:
 - The number of nodes in the tree is in the range [1, 1000].
 - -100 <= Node.val <= 100

Follow up: Could you solve it both recursively and iteratively?
Algorithm
It is necessary to compare whether the value of the left child node of n1 and the value of the right child node of n2 are equal, and also whether the value of the right child node of n1 and the value of the left child node of n2 are equal.
Code
 - import java.util.Stack;

 public class Symmetric_Tree {

 public static void main(String[] args) {

 }

 /**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * public class TreeNode {
 * int val;
 * TreeNode left;
 * TreeNode right;
 * TreeNode(int x) { val = x; }
 * }
 */

 public class Solution_iteration {
 public boolean isSymmetric(TreeNode root) {

 if (root == null) {
 return true;
 }

 Stack<TreeNode> sk1 = new Stack<TreeNode>();
 Stack<TreeNode> sk2 = new Stack<TreeNode>();

 sk1.push(root.left);
 sk2.push(root.right);

 while (!sk1.isEmpty() && !sk2.isEmpty()) {
 TreeNode r1 = sk1.pop();
 TreeNode r2 = sk2.pop();

 if (r1 == null && r2 == null) {
 continue;
 } else if (r1 == null && r2 != null) {
 return false;
 } else if (r1 != null && r2 == null) {
 return false;
 } else if (r1.val != r2.val) {
 return false;
 }

 sk1.push(r1.left);
 sk2.push(r2.right);

 sk1.push(r1.right);
 sk2.push(r2.left);
 }

 // @note: not necessary, since sk1 and sk2 are the same size, push/pop side by side
 // if (!sk1.isEmpty() || !sk2.isEmpty()) {
 // return false;
 // }

 return true;
 }
 }

 public class Solution_recursion {
 public boolean isSymmetric(TreeNode root) {

 if (root == null) {
 return true;
 }

 return check(root.left, root.right);
 }

 private boolean check(TreeNode r1, TreeNode r2) {
 if (r1 == null && r2 == null) {
 return true;
 } else if (r1 == null && r2 != null) {
 return false;
 } else if (r1 != null && r2 == null) {
 return false;
 } else {
 return r1.val == r2.val
 && check(r1.left, r2.right) && check(r1.right, r2.left);
 }

 }
 }

 }

 ############

 /**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * public class TreeNode {
 * int val;
 * TreeNode left;
 * TreeNode right;
 * TreeNode() {}
 * TreeNode(int val) { this.val = val; }
 * TreeNode(int val, TreeNode left, TreeNode right) {
 * this.val = val;
 * this.left = left;
 * this.right = right;
 * }
 * }
 */
 class Solution {
 public boolean isSymmetric(TreeNode root) {
 return dfs(root, root);
 }

 private boolean dfs(TreeNode root1, TreeNode root2) {
 if (root1 == null && root2 == null) {
 return true;
 }
 if (root1 == null || root2 == null || root1.val != root2.val) {
 return false;
 }
 return dfs(root1.left, root2.right) && dfs(root1.right, root2.left);
 }
 }

 - # Definition for a binary tree node.
 # class TreeNode:
 # def __init__(self, val=0, left=None, right=None):
 # self.val = val
 # self.left = left
 # self.right = right
 class Solution:
 def isSymmetric(self, root: Optional[TreeNode]) -> bool:
 def dfs(root1, root2):
 if root1 is None and root2 is None:
 return True
 if root1 is None or root2 is None or root1.val != root2.val:
 return False
 return dfs(root1.left, root2.right) and dfs(root1.right, root2.left)

 return dfs(root, root)

 ############

 # Definition for a binary tree node.
 # class TreeNode(object):
 # def __init__(self, x):
 # self.val = x
 # self.left = None
 # self.right = None

 class Solution(object):
 def isSymmetric(self, node):
 """
 :type root: TreeNode
 :rtype: bool
 """

 def helper(root, mirror):
 if not root and not mirror:
 return True
 if root and mirror and root.val == mirror.val:
 return helper(root.left, mirror.right) and helper(root.right, mirror.left)
 return False

 return helper(node, node)

 - /**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * struct TreeNode {
 * int val;
 * TreeNode *left;
 * TreeNode *right;
 * TreeNode() : val(0), left(nullptr), right(nullptr) {}
 * TreeNode(int x) : val(x), left(nullptr), right(nullptr) {}
 * TreeNode(int x, TreeNode *left, TreeNode *right) : val(x), left(left), right(right) {}
 * };
 */
 class Solution {
 public:
 bool isSymmetric(TreeNode* root) {
 function<bool(TreeNode*, TreeNode*)> dfs = [&](TreeNode* root1, TreeNode* root2) -> bool {
 if (!root1 && !root2) return true;
 if (!root1 || !root2 || root1->val != root2->val) return false;
 return dfs(root1->left, root2->right) && dfs(root1->right, root2->left);
 };
 return dfs(root, root);
 }
 };

 - /**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * type TreeNode struct {
 * Val int
 * Left *TreeNode
 * Right *TreeNode
 * }
 */
 func isSymmetric(root *TreeNode) bool {
 var dfs func(*TreeNode, *TreeNode) bool
 dfs = func(root1, root2 *TreeNode) bool {
 if root1 == nil && root2 == nil {
 return true
 }
 if root1 == nil || root2 == nil || root1.Val != root2.Val {
 return false
 }
 return dfs(root1.Left, root2.Right) && dfs(root1.Right, root2.Left)
 }
 return dfs(root, root)
 }

 - /**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * class TreeNode {
 * val: number
 * left: TreeNode | null
 * right: TreeNode | null
 * constructor(val?: number, left?: TreeNode | null, right?: TreeNode | null) {
 * this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
 * this.left = (left===undefined ? null : left)
 * this.right = (right===undefined ? null : right)
 * }
 * }
 */

 const dfs = (root1: TreeNode | null, root2: TreeNode | null) => {
 if (root1 == root2) {
 return true;
 }
 if (root1 == null || root2 ==


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What is a sage plant?
What is its scientific name?
Which kinds of sage are found in Arizona, and are they the same as culinary sage?
Sage plants are herbs that grow into small shrubs when given the proper conditions for growth. They sometimes flower, depending on the type of sage, and some of them can be edible.
The scientific genus of sage is Salvia, and each individual type has a different species name. For example, Arizona sage is called Salvia arizonica, while the type of sage used for cooking is called Salvia officinalis.
In Arizona, you can find a variety of sage plants, including Arizona sage, deep blue sage, white sage, and common or garden sage. You can also find autumn sage, which blooms in the fall.
Read through the article below to find out more about how to grow these sage plants when you live in Arizona.
Growing Sage Plants in Arizona
1. Which areas are best for sage plant growth?
- Arizona sage needs bright, full sunlight for best results.
- Most types of sage can be grown in almost any type of soil, even poor quality soil, as long as they have enough drainage.
- Keep sage out of full shade locations and away from places where they may catch a lot of water runoff, such as at the bottom of an incline or near a gutter.
2. What kind of soil do you need, and should you fertilize it?
- You can grow sage in almost any type of soil. Just make sure it is well-draining so your plant doesn't get root rot.
- You do not have to fertilize sage plants, but you can. Fertilizer won't hurt your sage, but it is not required. If you do fertilize your plant, do not use chemical fertilizers that are harmful to the environment.
3. Can you grow these sage plants in containers or indoors?
- Culinary sage can easily be grown in containers or grown indoors. This type of sage is perfect for an indoor herb garden.
- Other varieties of sage should be grown outside, although it is possible to start them in containers and transplant them when the time comes.
4. How big are mature sage plants, and are they invasive?
- Most species of sage plants that can be grown in Arizona may reach up to one foot in height and up to two feet in width. However, some can get a bit larger than this, while others may remain smaller.
- Mediterranean sage is considered invasive. Other types of sage are not.
5. Do these plants have flowers and when do they bloom?
- Yes, most sage plants flower, although they may not have blooms for the whole year.
- The time of year when sage flowers varies depending on the type of sage in question. However, Arizona sage usually flowers from mid-summer to mid-autumn.
6. Do these plants attract any insects?
- Arizona species of sage attract honeybees, wasps, butterflies, and bumblebees. All of these pollinators are extremely important to the environment, so sage plants make a great addition to a pollinator garden.
- These plants also attract hummingbirds, which can further contribute to your local pollinator populations.
7. Are these sage plants prone to diseases?
- Most sage plants are extremely hardy and are not prone to disease.
- With that said, however, these plants can suffer from root rot very easily. To prevent this, make sure you are not overwatering your plant, and always keep it in a well-draining location.
8. How can you propagate a sage plant?
- Cut stems from the lower parts of the plant just above a "knuckle" of growth.
- Place these stems in some clean water and keep them on a windowsill for a couple of weeks. Change the water periodically during this time.
- When the plant has formed roots, it can be planted in dirt and further grown from there.
9. What are some pros of growing sage in Arizona?
- Sage plants grow well in Arizona as long as you choose a variety that enjoys a desert climate. These plants are hardy and can handle several environmental changes in the Arizona area.
- Sage plants that can grow well in Arizona are drought tolerant, which means you don't have to worry about keeping them watered when you're dealing with drought in your region.
- When kept in the right conditions and provided plenty of bright light, these plants can grow beautiful flowers that add splashes of color throughout your landscaping. They are excellent additions to xeriscaping environments for this reason.
10. What are some cons?
- Sage bushes need to be pruned, which can be a difficult task for some individuals, and which can become costly if outsourced to a professional pruning company.
- These plants may be difficult to establish, which can make them off-putting to beginners who do not have much experience with growing flowering bushes.
Were you able to learn everything you wanted to know about growing sage plants in your Arizona lawn or garden? With the help of the information in the article above, you should be prepared to tackle your sage plant plans in no time.
Here are some images to help you get inspired with your own sage plants.
1. Arizona Sage
This picture shows a close-up of the delicate purple flowers of an Arizona sage plant. It shows the flowers growing on long, thin stalks and showcasing their beautiful rich violet color. These flowers are also accented with a little bit of pale purple and white in their centers.
2. Sage Landscaping
This image shows how sage bushes can be used in landscaping. It shows an Arizona garden with plenty of desert-inspired shapes and colors, along with a gravel substrate and rock accents. The centerpiece of the image is the bright purple sage bush, with a few other sage bushes present in the background of the picture, too.
3. Perennial Sage
This image shows a different type of purple sage that can be grown in the desert. It features bright green foliage and long, tall clusters of rich purple flowers. It is thick with flowers all over, giving it a full appearance throughout the bush.
4. Arizona Blue Sage
This sage is a little bit different from the others in these images, in that it only has a few small flowers and is mostly made up of bright yellow-green leaves. The flowers that are present are light blue to purple and are growing on tall stalks that stick up out of the plant.
5.Favorite Fall Plant
This image shows autumn sage bushes growing around the base of a tree in a desert garden. The bushes include deep green foliage as well as bright pink flowers throughout the plants. The flowers and foliage work well together to bring a pop of color to any part of a lawn or garden.
As you can see, there are plenty of ways you can incorporate sage into your desert landscaping. With the help of these pictures for some inspiration, you can find new and exciting ways to grow sage in your yard and use it for a variety of aesthetic needs too.


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Stationary decoder
In order to switch some light circuits utilizing an old loco decoder I took an old Märklin 6080 decoder and mounted it on a small board that can be plugged into the digital signal and have two independent light circuits plugged into it.
To each output I added a diode to ensure that stray current could not go the wrong way and also a 100µF capacitor to smooth the current out.
I Initially tied both motor outputs together and both function outputs together so that no matter what direction the decoder is in, the outputs will work. However, if the decoder is set to go forward the blue (motor reverse) wire still gets some pulsed output, and if set to go in reverse, the green (motor forward) wire also gets some pulsed output. Since the motor outputs are never off, the capacitor had the effect of maintaining power no matter what direction and speed was set, even at speed step zero! I therefore decided to dedicate this decoder module to reverse-only output. This entailed cutting the gray and green wires. The picture above was taken before that cut.
This means that by default, when the layout is powered up, neither output will be on. This suites me fine for what I intend driving with this decoder.
The motor output produces 17V no matter what speed step is used. (The capacitor effectively removes the pulse modulation. Under load I may see flicker at low speed steps.)
The function output produces 12.3 Volts.
I can now solder lighting circuits onto the gray plugs, each with the appropriate resistor for the LEDs in the circuit and the supply voltage. I just have to pay attention to the polarity since the plugs I had are not polarized and will allow incorrect insertion.
I have already prepared my software for driving any events using a loco decoder and this is what my event definition screen looks like for this decoder:
It will leave the function alone, setting a high speed-step, backwards. After 20 seconds my thunder sound effects will be played.
To switch the function output I define another event as follows
This will switch the function on and leave the speed alone.
Similar events can be defined to switch the outputs off.
Event definition user interface Copyright Dale Schultz 2007.
Additional use of a stationary decoder to drive a signal


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Tutorial:One Way ANOVA
From Howto Wiki
There are two main modes of datasets in Statistics - indexed and raw. When you perform an analysis, you do not need to use the whole dataset, so Origin provides several ways to select data. For example, you can use the interactive Regional Data Selector button to graphically select the data or you can use the Column Browser dialog to make your selection.
In this tutorial, you'll use the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistical test, to learn how to use these two different modes of data to perform analysis and how to select data by using the Column Browser dialog.
ANOVA is a kind of parametric method for means comparison and is an extension of t-test. When there are more than two groups to be compared, pairwise t-test is not appropriate and ANOVA should be used. ANOVA requires normality and equal variance. Otherwise, non-parametric analysis should be used.
Minimum Origin Version Required: Origin 8.0 SR6
What you will learn
This tutorial will show you how to:
- Use different input data mode on statistical analysis dialog
- Test normality for special part of dataset
- Perform one-way ANOVA
- Select data by Column Browser
Origin can calculate ANOVA in indexed as well as raw data mode. For One-Way ANOVA, when using indexed mode, data should be organized in two columns : one for Factor and the other for data.
When using Raw data mode, the different levels are in different columns.
Indexed data mode
Nitrogen content has been recorded in milligrams for 4 kinds of plant, and we are interested in whether different plants have different nitrogen content. We will perform One-Way ANOVA using index data mode for this example.
- Start with a new workbook and import the file \Samples\Statistics\nitrogen.txt. Make sure you select.txt from the drop-down menu Files of type. First, we should perform a normality test on each group of data to determine if they are from a normal distribution.
- Highlight the first column, right-click and select Sort Worksheet from the Worksheet menu and choose Ascending.
- Highlight the second column from row 1 to row 20 - which belongs to "PLANT1" - and open the Normality Test dialog by choosing the menu item Statistics: Descriptive Statistics: Normality Test.
- Use the default setting of the dialog and click OK. From the p-value of result,p-value=0.58545, we can see "PLANT1" follows a normal distribution.
- In a similar way, you can highlight the range of data "PLANT2", "PLANT3" and "PLANT4" and test for Normality. Our sample data has normal distribution for all plants.
- With our nitrogen data worksheet active, open the ANOVAOneWay dialog by using the menu item Statistics: ANOVA: One-Way ANOVA. Set the Input Data mode as Indexed, assign the "plant" and "nitrogen" column as Factor and Data respectively using the right-arrow buttons. Click the + to expand the Means Comparison node, set Significance Level as 0.05 and check the Tukey Means Comparison method. Check Levene | | from Tests for Equal Variance branch. Click the OK button to perform One-Way ANOVA.
Explaining the result:
- From the "Homogeneity of Variance Test" table of one-way ANOVA result, we can see that the four groups have equal variance, since the p-value is bigger than 0.05.
- From the result of Overall ANOVA we can conclude that at least two groups of the four have significant different means, since the p-value is smaller than 0.05.
- To research further, we expand the results of "Means Comparisons".
Here we see that PLANT4 has significantly different means when compared to each of the other three groups.
raw data mode
- Select File : Open and choose WorkBooks from Files of type drop-down list, and browse to \Samples\Statistics folder and open the file Body.ogw
- Select menu item Statistics : ANOVA : One-Way ANOVA to bring up the ANOVAOneWay dialog. Choose Raw as Input Data mode. Enter the Level1 Name and Level2 Name as "Male Weight" and "Female Weight" respectively.
- Now we will use the Data Browser to select data in the Data branch. Click the triangle icon beside Male Weight edit box, in the fly-out menu, select Select Columns... to open the Column Browser dialog.
In the Column Browser dialog, you can select in Current Book from List Columns drop-down list to see all available worksheet columns in the current book. Select Weight in the sheet [Body]Male and click Add and OK to add it to Male Weight edit box. Similarly, assign Weight from [Body]Female to Female Weight edit box.
- Accept other default settings in the ANOVAOneWay dialog and click OK. From the output report footnote, we can conclude that at the 0.05 level, the population weight means between male and female are not significantly different.


Color vision deficiency
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JSXGraph can give a rough impression about how color blind people see your work. It is possible to emulate three types of color vision deficiency: Protanopia, Deuteranopia, and Tritanopia.
Consider this geometric construction from the Euler line example.
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// To enable color vision deficiency emulation just use
board.emulateColorblindness(deficieny);
// where deficieny is a string equal to either 'protanopia', 'deuteranopia' or 'tritanopia'. To disable it use
board.emulateColorblindness();
// without any parameters.
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HISTORICAL BOOK REVIEW SERIES: 'Prince Arthur – The King Who Never Was' by Sean Cunningham
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Henry VIII is far from the only man who took a throne and went mad. Some tend to be hard on him, as if he was the only angry ruler the world saw, making it easy to say 'what would have happened if Arthur had never died?'
Henry VIII was the king who shouldn't have been, making Prince Arthur the king who never was. Here is the book to answer all your questions had King Arthur I taken his place in history.
Arthur was born to role. The first child of his parents, Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Much has been made of little Arthur; some claim him fragile since birth, others draw the opposite conclusion. From a young age, Prince Arthur was given a top education, given a reigning position as Prince of Wales, close to his father the king.
Arthur was treated like a precious jewel, the king who would reign after the bloody battles of the War of the Roses. Arthur was the blood of the house of Lancaster and York combined; his existence alone suggested constant unity and peace. Given an education both in practical subjects, plus religion and humanism, Arthur got involved in local matters as a child, at his father's side, completely prepared to take over England when the time came. Arthur had siblings, first a sister Margaret, then the spare heir Henry, and little Mary, to be followed by Elizabeth, Edmund and Katherine who all did not survive infancy. Henry and the girls were kept with their mother while Arthur was cradled for brilliance.
Officially married in 1501 after four years of being married by proxy, 15-year-old Arthur was to move to his castle in Ludlow, to rule over Wales, as his title suggested. Princess Katherine of Aragon was at his side, a Spanish princess there to ensure that Arthur's future children would be recognised as the sole rulers of England, to soothe Henry VII's constant fears of being usurped. Arthur boasted of bedding his new bride, words that would live for all time.
Only a few months into the marriage, Prince Arthur died at Ludlow Castle, of possible sweating sickness, leaving a widow not pregnant with the future heir. While spoiled little Henry would take the crown seven years later, along with the princess, England never got their perfect king. Queen Elizabeth died only a year after Arthur, and Henry kept his son hidden away, in the fear something might happen to his remaining son. Little Henry should have been given Arthur's education, yet received nothing.
It is easy to suggest that Arthur's reign would have been different. Naturally, there would have been differences. Henry broke from Catholicism in order to get rid of his wife of twenty years, on the grounds that Katherine had slept with Arthur, which she denied all her days. It is easy to say the Protestant Reformation would have never occurred in England without Henry's need for divorce. Reformation would have come to England without Henry's divorce, but simply would have taken a different route, as it did with other nations. Henry divorced to gain an heir with another woman, the exact same pressure Arthur would have faced if he couldn't produce a son to inherit. For all his kindness and intelligence, Arthur could have suffered the same infertility problems as his little brother.
Cunningham's book gives you an insight to the life of King Arthur I. It is impossible to tell for certain, but here is a good best-case scenario, with a fine leader on the throne, and a stable dynasty as a result.
HISTORICAL BOOK REVIEW SERIES: 'Edward IV: Glorious Son of York' by Jeffrey James
Few English monarchs had to fight harder for the right to rule than King Edward IV – Shakespeare's glorious son of York. Cast in the true Plantagenet mould, over six feet tall, he was a naturally charismatic leader. Edward had the knack of seizing the initiative and winning battles and is free from the unflattering characterisations that plagued his brother, Richard III, having been portrayed as a good-looking and formidable military tactician. Described sometimes as reckless and profligate, all sources remark on his personal bravery. In the eleven years between 1460 and 1471 he fought five major battles in the Wars of the Roses. Three of them – Towton, Barnet and Tewkesbury – rank among the most decisive of the medieval period. This book covers Edward's family background, the Yorkist takeover and the drift to war. It charts the tensions created by the controversial Woodville marriage and Edward's deposition by the Earl of Warwick and subsequent exile. The return of the king brought with it battles anew and Edward's decisive campaigns against Warwick and Margaret of Anjou. Finally, Edward's sudden death heralded the demise of the House of York and the triumph of the Tudors against Richard III. This is a history of Edward IV's struggle to gain and retain the kingship of England during a period of sustained dynastic turmoil during the Wars of the Roses.
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Edward IV had a great claim to be England's king, sadly, he was not the only one. The author starts easily, giving us the background of Edward's family claim to the throne. A monster of man in those days, at 6′ 4″, Edward took the throne in 1461, and reigned over nearly a decade which had some of the most bloody battles of the War of the Roses.
While Edward was in line to claim the throne, overthrowing a sitting monarch, betraying his greatest ally and marrying for love (lust?) instead of gain did Edward no favours. For a man with battlefield experience, and political knowledge, he made errors during these dangerous years, racking up local enemies like no one else.
Edward had no trouble winning battles; Towton, then Barnet and Tewkesbury are just some of the battles he needed to fight in order to hold the throne, and this book tells the tale more like a story rather than a military strategy. Included are illustrations of the locations pivotal in Edward's life.
One of Edward's largest mistakes was the marriage to Elizabeth Woodville. However, had Edward married as his allies wanted, things could have still fallen apart, but without the Woodville family, doubtless lives may have been saved.
The book flies though these troublesome years until Edward's overthrow in 1470, only to win his crown back again in six months, shortly before the death of Henry VI in prison. While the second half of Edward's reign was far quieter, having killed the vast majority of his enemies and relations, Edward still fought in France, killed one of his brothers and grew chubby and lazy. His death in 1483 was still a great loss; while the War of the Roses saw much blood under his rule, at least some peace had begun to settle in. It would be only two years before all Edward fought for would be erased, his two sons killed and his precious brother Richard deposed by the last remaining Lancastrian enemy, Henry Tudor. But not all was lost; Edward's daughter Elizabeth became queen, there as peace reigned in England (mostly), and their children became king of England, queen of Scotland, and (briefly) queen of France.
What I like about this book is that, while accurate, it doesn't flow like a non-fiction biography, rather more of a story of a man who thought he was the rightful king. Trouble was, everyone thought themselves the rightful king.


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Did you know alligators can replace each of their teeth up to 50 times in their life? Humans are unique among vertebrates for being able to replace our teeth only once. But new insights into how alligators replace their teeth may help stimulate the same process in ours.
Professor Cheng-Ming Chuong, M.D., Ph.D., has discovered novel molecular and cellular mechanisms in alligators that promote tooth renewal. Researchers found alligator teeth are made up of three parts: a functional tooth, a replacement tooth, and the dental lamina. This lamina contains stem cells that grow into new teeth.
As for next steps, the team hopes to isolate cells from the alligator lamina to see if they can develop teeth in-lab. They will also look into the molecular mechanisms of repeated renewal and apply these concepts to regenerative medicine in the future.


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Non-local response in a lattice gas under a shear drive
Tridib Sadhu 1 Satya N. Majumdar 2 David Mukamel 3
Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, Institute of Physics: Hybrid Open Access, 2014, 47, pp.505005
In equilibrium, the effect of a spatially localised perturbation is typically confined around the perturbed region. Quite contrary to this, in a non-equilibrium stationary state often the entire system is affected. This appears to be a generic feature of non-equilibrium. We study such non-local response in the stationary state of a lattice gas with a shear drive at the boundary which keeps the system out of equilibrium. We show that a perturbation in the form of a localised blockage at the boundary, induces algebraically decaying density and current profile. In two examples, non-interacting particles and particles with simple exclusion, we analytically derive the power-law tail of the profiles.
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istat (1) - Linux Man Pages
istat: Display details of a meta-data structure (i.e. inode)
istat - Display details of a meta-data structure (i.e. inode)
istat [-B num ] [-f fstype ] [-i imgtype] [-o imgoffset] [-b dev_sector_size] [-vV] [-z zone ] [-s seconds ] image [images] inode
istat displays the uid, gid, mode, size, link number, modified, accessed, changed times, and all the disk units a structure has allocated.
The options are as follows:
-B num
Display the addresses of num disk units. Useful when the inode is unallocated with size 0, but still has block pointers.
-f fstype
-s seconds
-i imgtype
-o imgoffset
The sector offset where the file system starts in the image.
-b dev_sector_size
Verbose output of debugging statements to stderr
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-z zone
An ASCII string of the original system's time zone. For example, EST5EDT or GMT. These strings are defined by the operating system and may vary. NOTE: This has changed since TCTUTILs.
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Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world. Beginning in Duluth and running 400 miles along the north shore of Lake Superior to the Canadian border, the Beargrease is one of the longest, most grueling race routes outside of Alaska. With the 30th running of the marathon starting later this month, many people are asking "Who is John Beargrease" and Why does he have a sled dog race named after him?".
John Beargreas's story began in a wigwam on the outskirts of the first settlement along the north shore of Lake Superior, Beaver Bay. The son of an Anishinabe Chief, Beargrease grew up fishing, hunting, and trapping along the north shore with his father and two brothers. When he was in his teens he worked on commercial fishing boats that sailed up and down the coastline. By the time he was in his twenties, a few more small settlements had sprung up along the north shore, including Agate Bay [now Two Harbors], Castle Danger, Pork Bay, Grand Marais, and Grand Portage. Since the train only went as far as Agate Bay, people along the shore had a hard time sending and receiving mail. Since this was often the only form of communication with the outside world.
Letters and packages from family and friends were extremely important. Since Beargrease and his brothers made regular trips up and down the shore trapping and trading, they began to grab the mail in Agate Bay for the residents along the shore and deliver it as they checked their traps or traded with other residents. By 1879, the brothers were making trips for the mail and delivering it all the way to Grand Marais once or twice per week.
Over the next twenty years, Beargrease was a welcome sight for people living along the north shore. They would eagerly await his arrival each week. He not only delivered mail from their loved ones, he also brought local and national news, weather reports from up and down the shore, and for some- a little company. Beargrease would make his route year 'round in all types of weather. In the warmer months he would deliver the mail by canoe or boat, but he was best known for his winter travels by dogsled. he made his fastest dogsled trip from Agate Bay to Grand Marais with a load of about 700 lbs. of mail in just under 28 hours. In the summer, he could make the same trip by boat in about 20 hours.
John Beargrease made his last mail delivery on April 26, 1899. By that time, the trail he traveled for over twenty years had become a well-used road. He made his last delivery using a horse and buggy instead of a canoe or dogsled. Beargrease continued his successful trading business along the north shore, making his home in Beaver Bay and among his people in Grand Portage. One day in 1910, he went out in a storm to rescue a mail carrier whose boat was caught in the waves of tamarack Point, near Grand Portage. He caught pneumonia after the ordeal and died soon after. His grave can be seen today at the Indian Cemetery in Beaver Bay.
Because of his reliable and successful mail delivery, the population along the north shore grew and the economy stabilized. Small settlements grew into permanent towns with residents who continue to recognize the role John Beargrease played in their history. Forgotten Minnesota.
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Analyzing W3C IIS Log with PowerBI
IIS and HTTP.sys logs contain incredible source of information to help in identifying potential issues.
When I first started troubleshooting IIS/Websites issues, LogParser (and LogParser Studio) was my go to tool - writing queries to find information, or generate charts to impress people.
I have been using PowerBI for quite sometime and it never occurred to me to use it as a tool for log analysis. In this post, I will explain on how to transform raw W3C Extended Log File Format into CSV, and then import it to PowerBI.
Tools needed:
 1. Log Parser (free!)
 2. PowerBI Desktop (free!)
Transforming W3C IIS Logs to CSV
You most likely have over hundreds of log to be analyzed, I wrote a script to help in converting them into CSV. In my most recent customer, they have 500 logs, over period of just one year.
 1. Make sure you have logparser installed, and note down the install location. I wrote a small batch file to convert W3C IIS logs to CSV using logparser. You can get the .bat here, make sure to modify the script to include your logs location, and logparser.exe location.
 2. Run the script, and the converted .CSV will be placed in the same folder as your logs.
 [caption id="attachment_435" align="alignleft" width="1024"] Converting W3C IIS Logs into CSVs[/caption]
Import Converted .CSVs into PowerBI
 1. Open Power BI
 2. Choose Get File and select the folder where your converted CSV Logs reside, click OK
 3. You will notice that it is importing the file's binary (column 1) and its metadata (rest of columns). We don't want the metadata, we want the binary within these files. Click Edit.
 4. In the Query Editor, remove all the other columns except the one contains the binary data.
 5. Once you remove the rest of the columns, click on the button (next to Content, with two downward arrows) as shown below to expand the binary data
 6. Once expanded, in the Query Editor, click "Close and Apply"
 7. Wait for a few minutes, and you should see the "report" windows.
 8. You can then build any report or charts you like based on the CSV you have imported. The example I have shows table with highest average return time, sc-status, etc.
A sample of the PowerBI Model (.pbix) used in this blog can be downloaded from my GitHub repository
Happy charting.


Part 4: Testing the Facade Inside and Outside the Java EE Container
In this section you add a new method to the entity bean using the EJB 3.0 annotation technique. You then test the new method by creating a facade client and running it.
To test your EJBs you need to run a client program that can create or find EJB instances and call their remote interface methods. JDeveloper provides a sample client utility that will help you create clients quickly. You can run and test EJBs using either the integrated server or a remote server;
Step 1: Add a New Method to the Entity and Expose it
 1. Click the Red button and select the IntegratedWebLogicServer to stop WebLogicServer.
 Stopping WebLogicServer
 2. The server is stopped when you see the following message in the log window.
 Stopping WebLogicServer
 3. Collapse the ViewController project and expand the Model project.
 Application Navigator
 4. Double-click to open the source code for the class and expand the _USER_ node to display the hidden code.
 The Entity bean java code
 5. Add a comma at the end of the last _USER_ statement, then add a query to the class that retrieves employees by name. Add the following statement:
 So that the code looks like the following:
 _USER_( {
 _USER_(name = "Employees.findBySal", query = "select o from Employees o where o.salary > :p_sal"),
 The Entity bean java code
 What makes these objects different from other Java files are the annotations that identify them as EJB entities.Show more or lessRead more...
 6. Click the Make icon to compile the class.
 The Make icon
 Log window messages
 7. Add the new method to the session bean as follows:
 Right-click the HRFacadeBean node in the Applications window and select Edit Session Facade from the context menu.
 Context menu
 8. Expand the Employees node of the dialog. Notice that the new named query getEmployeesFindByName appears as an exposable method. Select getEmployeesFindByName, deselect getEmployeesFindBySal and click OK.
 Specify Session Facade Options dialog
 9. JDeveloper provides a way to test the EJB by creating a sample client. Normally, you would right click HRFacadeBean and select New Sample Java Client from the context menu. HOWEVER, due to a bug in the current version of JDeveloper, the option to generate a sample client from the context menu will not function properly. The following steps help you fix this problem. For more details on this issue, refer to the release notes..
 10. In the Applications window, right-click the and select New Sample Java Client...
 11. In the Create Sample Java Client pane, leave the values at their default and click OK.
 12. Two things need to be fixed.
 First since the method uses a parameter, we need to add a value for the parameter.
 In the code, scroll to the "/* FIXME: Pass parameters here */". In the getEmployeesFindByName method, add "p%" as the parameter. When you're finished, your code should look like the code below.
 (List) hRFacade.getEmployeesFindByName("p%") /* FIXME: Pass parameters here */)
 HRFacadeClient Java code
 13. Second, copy the following code and paste it at the end of the class.
 Some import statements will also be included into your code
 private static Context getInitialContext() throws NamingException {
 Hashtable env = new Hashtable();
 // WebLogic Server 10.x connection details
 env.put( Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY, "weblogic.jndi.WLInitialContextFactory" );
 env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "t3://");
 return new InitialContext( env );
 15. Right click the HRFacadeBean in the Applications window and select Run from the context menu to launch the facade bean in WebLogicServer.
 Context menu
 Wait until the WebLogicServer is started.
 Running Log window
 The integrated Oracle WebLogic Server runs within JDeveloper. You can run and test EJBs quickly and easily using this server, and then deploy your EJBs with no changes to them.
 16. Then, right click HRFacadeClient and select Run from context.
 Context menu
 17. The Log window returns the database data based on the three methods the client contains (getDepartmentsFindAll(), getEmployeesFindAll(), and getEmployeesFindByName().)
 Returned info in the Running log window
 18. To better display the results of the findByName() method, in the class, comment out the for loop corresponding to the getEmployeesFindAll() method, and comment out the for loop corresponding to the getDepartmentsFindAll() method. Your code should look something like this:
 HRFacadeClient Java code
 19. Click the Make button Make button to recompile the class, and ensure that no errors are returned.
 20. Right click the HRFacadeClient class and select Run from context.
 Context menu
 21. The Log window should now display the returned rows retrieved by your'P%' clause.
 Returned info in the Running Log window
Step 2: Run the Java Service outside the Java EE container
A persistence unit can be configured to run inside or outside the container. In EJB 3.0, you can run entities in a pure Java SE environment, without using an application server. One reason you might do this is to create a simple Java SE testbed (using JUnit, perhaps) to test your entity behavior without the overhead of deploying/executing in an application server. Another reason is you may want to run a Swing application locally.
 1. Create a new persistence unit to run the java service outside the Java EE container.
 Right-click the META-INF > persistence.xml and select New Java Service Facade from the context menu.
 Context menu
 2. In the Java Service Class panel, you can choose to create a new persistence unit (in the next panel) or use an existing unit. Select Choose a Persistence Unit or Create one in the next Panel, check the Generate a Sample Java Client checkbox and click Next.
 Step 1 of the Java Service Facade Methods
 3. Name the the Persistence Unit outside. Choose JDBC Connection and make sure the JDBC connection is set to HR. Click Next.
 Step 2 of the Java Service Facade Methods
 4. All methods should be selected by default. Select only the following methods and click OK.
 5. Step 3 of the Java Service Facade Methods
 Click Next then Finish.
 6. In the source editor window, for the JavaServiceFacadeClient class, add "P%" as a parameter to the getEmployeesFindByName method so that the statement is:
 JavaServiceFacadeClient class
 7. Click the Make Make icon button to compile the class and save your work.
 8. Right-click the JavaServiceFacadeClient node in the Applications window and select Run from context.
 Context menu
 9. The Log window displays the result of the execution of the class running outside Java EE container, returning the lastName of the first of the retrieved records (Pat Fay).
 The Running Log window
 10. Double-click the META-INF > persistence.xml node to display the contents of the file.
 Application Navigator
 11. The persistence editor opens showing the Model - Persistence Unit by default. Click the bread crumb navigation button to show both persistence units.
 Persistence Units
 Persistence Units
 12. Click the Source tab to show the code for both persistence units that have been created. The Model one and the outside one.
 The source code for persistences
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%A Gómez-Zaldívar, Manuel %A Fonseca, Felipe J %A Mosqueda, Marco T. %A Gómez-Zaldívar, Fernando %D 2020 %T Spillover effects of economic complexity on the per capita GDP growth rates of Mexican states, _PHONE_ %K %X The opening up of the Mexican economy completely transformed the growth dynamics of the per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country's various states, with a clear tendency towards growth being concentrated in specific regions. In this study, we quantify the indirect or spillover effect of economic complexity on growth based on the following two facts: i) economic complexity is an important factor in explaining GDP growth rates, and ii) there is a clear regional pattern in the states' economic complexity, i.e., the economic complexity variable shows a positive spatial autocorrelation. Our results provide two insights: first, that the estimated positive spillover effect of complexity on growth is not negligible, particularly for states in the north of the country, whose own economic complexity is as important as that of their neighbors. In contrast, the spillover effect in southern states is negative. Being located next to states with low levels of economic complexity has a significant negative externality that almost overrides the positive effect of a state's own level of complexity. Our findings lead us to conclude that spillover effects may have played a more important role in explaining the diverse pattern of growth between northern and southern Mexico than previously thought. %U _URL_ %J Estudios de Economía %0 Journal Article %P 221-243%V 47 %N 2 %@ 0718-5286 %8 2020-10-21


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AfriGeneas Military Research Forum Archive
WWII - The 'Black Panther' Tank Battalion
From the editors of TheHistoryNet
The 'Black Panther' Tank Battalion
The 761st 'Black Panther' Tank Battalion was the first African-American armored unit to see combat.
By Joseph E. Wilson, Jr.
Before and during mobilization for World War II, officials in Washington, D.C., debated whether or not African-American soldiers should be used in armored units. Many military men and politicians believed that blacks did not have the brains, quickness or moral stamina to fight in a war.
Referring to his World War I experiences, Colonel James A. Moss, commander of the 367th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Division, stated, "As fighting troops, the Negro must be rated as second-class material, this primarily to his inferior intelligence and lack of mental and moral qualities." Colonel Perry L. Miles, commander of the 371st Infantry Regiment, 93rd Division, voiced a similar opinion: "In a future war, the main use of the Negro should be in labor organizations." General George S. Patton, Jr., in a letter to his wife, wrote that "a colored soldier cannot think fast enough to fight in armor."
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July 18, 2019
RRCA Community Liaison, Lissa Deslandes (far left) and Dr. Indu Gambhir (back, 3rd from left) teach Eamer's Corners Public School grade 5/6 students about the importance of trees.
Are you looking for ways to improve your local environment? The Raisin Region Conservation Authority (RRCA) provides ample opportunities for the community to get involved in environmental stewardship activities.
"Every year we partner with schools, Scouts, municipalities, businesses, and more to enhance our local environment and plant trees. These events are great opportunities to learn about trees, and how to plant and care for them," says Lissa Deslandes, RRCA Community Liaison.
Earmer's Corners Public School in Cornwall annually end their school year with an RRCA eco-education workshop to learn about the importance of trees. This partnership began in 2015 when Dr. Indu Gambhir donated forested land located south of the school to the RRCA to be used as an outdoor classroom. "The Gamhbir Memorial Forest is a place where all schools can bring students to learn about trees, wildlife and actions individuals can take to promote a healthy environment," says Dr. Gambhir.
"This experience is so wonderful for our students here at Eamer's Corners. We are thankful to Dr. Gambhir and the RRCA for this opportunity that covers so many important areas of the curriculum," said Rachel Wolff, Eamer's Corners Grade 5/6 teacher. As part of the program, the students participate in an essay writing contest. This year's essay winners were Sierra Devries (1st place), Rayna Fox Wagoosh (2nd place), and Logan Joyal (3rd place). The RRCA and Dr. Gambhir are planning to expand the program to additional schools in the area.
"We are currently planning our 2020 tree planting projects. Teachers, Scouts leaders, businesses, municipalities, and community groups are encouraged to reach out to us soon with any tree planting ideas they have planned for next year! Tree planting requires planning so that the sites can be prepared, and trees ordered," adds Deslandes.
Save the date! The RRCA is helping TD Bank Group again this year to host a TD Tree Days event at Gray's Creek Conservation Area on September 21. This planting event is contributing to the Bank's goal of planting 1 million trees by 2030 as part of its corporate citizenship platform, The Ready Commitment. This is event is open to everyone! Participants are invited to register at _URL_
For more information, visit _URL_ or contact Lissa Deslandes, Community Liaison, _PHONE_, _EMAIL_.


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Micro-generation technologies (such as heat pumps, solar photovoltaics) have been identified by the U.K. Government as a key measure for tackling the sustainability issues associated with domestic energy supply. Recently implemented measures such as feed-in-tariffs (FITs) are widely expected to have a positive influence on uptake, however, research into the full environmental and socio-economic sustainability of these technologies is lacking in the literature.
This research investigates, on a life cycle basis, the environmental and socio-economic sustainability of micro-generation technologies aimed at the U.K.ís domestic sector under several future energy scenarios with different levels of micro-generation penetration.
This research will assist in identifying the main life cycle impacts associated with the technologies and pathways to the reduction of these impacts. It will also help assist with decision-making by providing information on the sustainability of these technologies under different.
The research is using tools such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and scenario analysis to measure sustainability indicators (e.g. global warming potential, life cycle cost, jobs created). This will establish the potential environmental and socio-economic impacts of the following micro-generation technologies:
- Heat pumps (air, ground and water)
- Micro-combined heat and power systems (fuel cell and Stirling engine powered)
- Micro-wind turbines
- Micro-hydro systems
Environmental, economic and social impacts that arise during the construction, operation and disposal phases of the building are determined as well as the amount of life cycle embodied and operational energy.
For further information about this research please contact Ben Greening.


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Q.13 You must have seen tarnished copper vessels being cleaned with lemon or tamarind juice. Explain why these sour substances are effective in cleaning the vessels
Copper reacts with moist carbon dioxide in air to form copper carbonate and as a result, copper vessel loses its shiny brown surface forming a green layer of copper carbonate. The citric acid present in the lemon or tamarind neutralises the basis copper carbonate and dissolves the layer. That is why, tarnished copper vessels are cleaned with lemon or tamarind juice to give the surface of the copper vessel its characteristic lustre.


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Rough chaff is an upright and rigid yearly herb that grows thickly upto 50 cm in height. It has several branches, nearly round and somewhat ribbed stem, light green or light pink in colour and covered with small, taut and somewhat coarse hair. Its branches have prickles which are pointed downwards. The leaves of the plant are plain, egg-shaped and green. The flowers are tiny and face downwards. Older flowers are seen at the bottom and fresh ones on the upper part.
The herb occurs in temperate and sub-tropical Himalayas from Kishtwar to Sikkim and Khasi hills at 1200 to 1820 metres, Bihar, Konkan, Nilgiris and Travancore hills. The seeds and the dried plant are obtainable with grocers and dealers of unprocessed drugs all over India.
The char of the herb contains a rich proportion of potash and is an antacid. It is a crucial component of alkaline medicine, useful in counterbalancing acidity.
Methods of usage
Rough chaff has the power to repair chronic diseases like asthma, spleen enlargement, renal dropsy, cholera, menorrhagia or other infectious eruptions.
Healing Power and Medicinal Properties of rough chaff
Rough chaff is one of the imperative herbs used by villagers to cook mixed greens. The leaves are bland but assume a soft acrid taste after cooking. They also contain soft cellulose.
Asthma cured by rough chaff
Rough chaff is used to heal asthma. The method ordained in Ayurveda is as follows-- the leaves of the plant should be plucked in impenetrable darkness with no light falling on the plant at the time of plucking. This is because the presence of light ruins the remedial effect of the leaves. After plucking, 25 grams of the leaves are mashed together with two grams of black pepper on a stone. Six pills are made from the paste which is dried in a dark room the same night. An asthma patient has to take one pill with water on the 9th night of the 2nd half of the lunar month, and persist to follow the routine for 6 days upto new moon day.
Coughs cured by rough chaff
The char of the herb, mixed with honey, is useful for coughs. An assortment of the char and 4 times its weight of water should be allowed to coagulate for 24 hours. The residue obtained by vaporising the supernatant or upper layers of the liquid is the recognised Ayurvedic preparation 'aghada khara'. It is taken in dosages of 6 to 12 centigrams for alleviating coughs.
Spleen Enlargement healed by rough chaff
The herb is particularly handy for spleen enlargement. The pulverisation of the plant is used in 25 gram dosages twice everyday with a slight beaten curd. This fetches beneficial results in 3 to 4 weeks.
Cholera healed by rough chaff
The pulverised root of the herb is extremely functional for cholera. Approximately 6 grams of the grind should be blended with water and consumed.
Renal Dropsy cured by rough chaff
A decoction of the plant is useful in renal dropsy because it increases the secretion and disposal of urine. This decoction is developed by boiling 60 grams of the plant in 150 ml of water for 20 to 30 minutes. Almost 30 to 60 grams of this sieved mixture should be taken twice or thrice a day.
Stomach Disorders healed by rough chaff
The juice of the leaves is helpful in stomach illnesses like stomachache, bowel complaints and piles. A decoction of the powderised leaves, coalesced with honey or sugar candy is handy in the premature stages of diarrhoea and dysentery.
Menorrhagia healed by rough chaff
This is a condition of inordinate menstrual bleeding. The drug is useful in checking secretion or blood loss. It is thus valuable in unusually unwarranted menstruation. A concoction of the herb should be used in treating such conditions.
Skin Problems cured by rough chaff
The leaves of rough chaff are helpful in gashes and wounds from sharp-edged weapons like knives and blades. Juice of a few leaves from the plant is used to exhaustively dowse the wound. A leaf should be wrapped and bandaged over it. It mends within a day or two with a single application. A balm made from the char of the herb with orpiment is used for cleansing warts and ulcers.
Eye Disorders cured by rough chaff
The root of the herb is handy in instances of eye-disorders. A paste of the roots with water can be administered constructively in ophthalmia and opacity of the cornea.
Insect Bites healed by rough chaff
A paste of the leaves prepared with water has testified efficient in curing bites of toxicant insects, wasps, bees etc. It is mandatory to administer it externally over the affected portions.
- It is better for pregnant women to have the juice of the herb in light dosages, as large dosages may accelerate labour pains or induce miscarriage.
Other Uses of rough chaff
- Rough chaff seeds are valuable in alleviating easy and hassle-free delivery. The seeds are mashed well in water to make a fine paste and applied on the navel, pubis and vulva.


text: The launch of the Nintendo Wii at the end of 2006 introduced a revolutionary concept of interaction with computer games through gestures. For the first time, gamers had the ability to use natural, expressive movements to control game play. Furthermore, the use of input devices with haptic feedback is increasing as it allows users to utilize more of their natural senses, creating richer and more intuitive experiences. The design challenge was to transfer these advantages to industrial applications. The sWand allows users to break away from touchscreen displays and control complex machines using gestures.


by Rachel Oakley in New Illustration on Tuesday 17 December 2013
This neat optical illusion will have you doubting your eyes for real. These two vertical shapes are actually the same shade. No, really. Place your finger in the middle of the two and you'll see the different colors. Woah. This is what's called the Cornsweet Illusion, after 'experimental psychologist Tom Cornsweet.' And here's how it works.
When we look at something, 'we perceive its color and shading relative to other things in the area and how we perceive it's lit. In the picture here, we perceive the scene as three-dimensional, with the light source to the upper left.' Our good 'ol trusty brain then sees the upper part as lit, while the bottom shape is shadowed. Add the contrast shading between them and our brains interpret the image as two completely different colors.
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The Adult Content Detection function classifies the documents as adult or noadult based on their context. It can be used to detect whether a document contains content unsuitable for minors.
The Commercial Detection function labels the documents as commercial or non-commercial based on their keywords and expressions. It can be used to detect whether a website is commercial or not.
The Educational Detection function classifies the documents as educational or non-educational based on their context. It can be used to detect whether a website is educational or not.
The Gender Detection function identifies if a particular document is written-by or targets-to a man or a woman based on the context, the words and the idioms found in the text.
The Language Detection function identifies the natural language of the given document based on its words and context. This classifier is able to detect 96 different languages.
The Spam Detection function labels documents as spam or nospam by taking into account their context. It can be used to filter out spam emails and comments.
# Introduction What does your API do? Get the virality score of your picture on socail media. # Overview Things that the developers should know about The API accepts the input parameters as form-data. Response will be in JSON as shown below:...


Understanding Electromagnetic Interactions and Electron Transfer in Ga Nanoparticle?Graphene?Metal Substrate Sandwich Systems
Abstract: Plasmonic metal nanoparticle (NP)?graphene (G) systems are of great interest due their potential role in applications as surface-enhanced spectroscopies, enhanced photodetection, and photocatalysis. Most of these studies have been performed using noble metal NPs of silver and gold. However, recent studies have demonstrated that the noble metal?graphene interaction leads to strong distortions of the graphene sheet. In order to overcome this issue, we propose the use of Ga NPs that, due to their weak interaction with graphene, do not produce any deformation of the graphene layers. Here, we analyze systems consisting of Ga NP/G/metal sandwich coupling structures, with the metal substrate being, specifically, copper (Cu) and nickel (Ni), i.e., Ga NP/G/Cu and Ga NPs/G/Ni. We experimentally show through real-time plasmonic spectroscopic ellipsometry and Raman spectroscopy measurements of the quenching of the Ga NP localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) depending on the wetting of the graphene by the Ga NPs and on the electron transfer through graphene. Theoretical finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations supportively demonstrate that the LSPR in such sandwich structures strongly depends on the contact angle of the NP with graphene. Finally, we also provide evidence of the electron transfer from the Ga NPs into the graphene and into the metal substrate according to the work function alignments. These considerations about the contact angle and, consequently, geometry and wetting of the metal NPs on graphene, are useful to guide the design of those plasmonic systems to maximize electromagnetic enhancement.
 Fuente: Appl. Sci. 2019, 9(19), 4085
Editorial: MDPI
 Fecha de publicación: 01/09/2019
Nº de páginas: 10
Tipo de publicación: Artículo de Revista
DOI: 10.3390/app9194085
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This section offers a variety of publications, reports, studies, and data on digital skills and digitalisation. Find skills intelligence from throughout Europe to boost your knowledge, enhance your research activities, and understand the drivers behind the digital transformation.
- This report presents recommendations to accelerate the rise of global tech leaders born in Europe in the service of both progress and technological sovereignt.
- This study reviews access-to-finance conditions for the digitalisation of SMEs and the role of digital innovation hubs (DIHs) as key enablers in the wider ecosystem.
- This study provides a law enforcement focused assessment of evolving threats and key developments in the area of cybercrime.
- The report examines 24 supply chain attacks between January 2020 to July 2021 to offer recommendations for organisations.
- This 2021 report from Cedefop takes stock of the impact of the pandemic on the labour market, skills, tasks and occupations and analyses latest data and trends to offer recommendations.


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Mining Large Graphs
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Recently, there is an increasing need for mining graphs with the rapidly growing social networks, Internet applications and communication networks. Among all these real-world applications, graphs are ubiquitous and contain tremendous useful information in every aspect. In this thesis, we focus on studying graph structures and apply the knowledge from graph structures to a number of fundamental data mining tasks. In this thesis, we propose a hash-based compression framework to efficiently and effectively cluster graph objects in the stream scenario. We then extend it to the graph clustering problem with side information. We propose a novel optimization framework DMO, which can dynamically optimize the weights of graph distance and side information distance metrics. The hash-based compression framework consumes constant storage spaces and the mining process can be scalable to massive graphs with side attributes. We then study the graph structures from another perspective, i.e., positive and unlabeled learning in graphs. We derive an evaluation criterion to estimate the dependency between structural features and labels, and then propose an integrated approach that concurrently updates both graph feature selection and class label assignment. By using structural features from graph objects, the experimental results shows that the proposed integrated framework significantly outperforms the previous methods. As graph structures are very useful for understanding the nature of graphs, we further extend our analysis to online social networks. We explore five social principles and concepts that represent a variety of network characteristics and quantify their relations with social roles and statuses. We propose a novel probabilistic model SRS, which can integrate both the local social factors of individual users and network influence via neighbors in a principled way.


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The University of New Mexico has placed an interim ban on the use, possession and storage of hoverboards on every UNM campus, including branch campuses, due to widespread safety concerns over the electronic skateboards or self-balancing scooters informally known as "hoverboards."
For the safety of the campus community, UNM is prohibiting them from all campuses until the safety of these devices can be assessed or the safety standards of all such devices are improved.
The ban extends to all exterior areas and building interiors, including Residence Halls and the Student Union Building, until the University can research and develop a long-term policy addressing the devices.
"The hazards of hoverboards include the possibility of injury to bystanders due to loss of control of the device as well as the risk of fire," said UNM President Robert Frank. "So it's not just a fire safety issue. If hoverboards were allowed in exterior areas, but not inside, students would more likely store them in their vehicles, which might also pose a fire risk.
"Further, UNM could become a preferred site for non-student recreational use of the devices, as it is now for skateboards and BMX bikes, which pose hazards to the campus community."
The boards will not be confiscated initially. UNM Police will stop those who possess one and inform them of the ban. If they ignore the warning or other follow up is required, the matter would be directed to the Dean of Students Office for remediation.
"We want students to understand that having a device that can catch fire and blow up is a huge safety risk for those using the device as well as those around it," said Jenna Crabb, interim Dean of Students. "Until further research is conducted on hoverboards, and safety standards developed, we must put the safety of our UNM students and community first."
Visitors to campus would get a criminal trespass citation if they ignore the warning.


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The Perfecting the Pillars eight-book series teaches students about the first two pillars of Islam: shahada (testifying to the oneness of Allah) and salah. The other three pillars of Islam will be covered in the remaining six books of the series, which are currently under development.
The lessons in this series are based on short stories that make learning facts more enjoyable. The stories feature young children that the student can identify with, and they take place in different countries (America, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt) to give students a world view of Islam. They feature different economic and social environments to allow students to see different family structures and situations (i.e., nuclear families, orphans, needy people, widows, and interracial families).
Each book features:
- Quran and hadith references
- Highlighted vocabulary
- Review section at the end of each lesson
- Illustrations (no animals or human beings)
- Glossary of Arabic terms
These short stories feature five-year-old twins, Muhammad and Maryam, as they learn about tawheed (the oneness and unique nature of Allah). This is Part 1 of two parts in the series.


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The different columns in Activity Monitor are a little confusing
Taken from my answer at Server Fault:
Mac OS X Memory Jargon:
Wired : This refers to kernel code and such. Memory that should not ever be moved out of the RAM. Also know as resident memory.
Shared : Memory that is shared between two or more processes. Both processes would show this amount of memory so it can be a bit misleading as to how much memory is actually in use.
Real : This is the "real" memory usage for an application as reported by task_info() - a rough count of the number of physical pages that the current process has. (RSIZE)
Private : This is memory that a process is using solely on it's own that is used in Resident memory. (RPRVT)
Virtual : The total amount of address space in the process that's mapped to anything - whether that's an arbitrarily large space for variables or anything - it does not equate to actual VM use. (VSIZE)
Active : Memory currently labelled as active and is used RAM.
Inactive : "Inactive memory is no longer being used and has been cached to disk. It will remain in RAM until another application needs the space. Leaving this information in RAM is to your advantage if you (or a client of your computer) come back to it later." - Mac OS X Help
Free : The amount of RAM actually available without any data.
The best documentation I know of (and have been able to find in followup research) is Apple's own Managing Memory article on their developer website.
Real mem relates to physical memory (actual RAM modules in your computer). Virtual Mem is how much "fake" memory is allocated to the process, meaning memory that is allocated on the permanent storage medium (hard drive, solid state drive, etc) for that process. Shared memory is physical (Real) memory that can be shared with other processes. Private memory is "real" memory that can only be used by the process it is allocated to.
These explanations may help as well... directly from activity monitor --> help --> viewing system memory usage:
Here is an explanation of some of the information displayed at the bottom of the memory pane:
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It's well-documented that men have a few inherent qualities that give them a leg up in the business world. But their body language and expression of emotion (or lack thereof) could be unintentionally hurting their performance at work.
In a recent article, Carol Kinsey Goman at Forbes highlights a number of the biggest body language blunders that men are guilty of committing in the workplace. Here are the two mistakes she mentioned we thought were most interesting:
1. Not exhibiting empathy
Oftentimes, when a man is approached with a problem, he immediately dives into executive problem-solving mode. This can be blamed on the male brain's temporal-parietal junction, which activates what Goman calls men's "analyze-and-fix-it circuits." This set of wiring can hurt men when a friend or colleague is looking for an empathetic ear. "The next time someone comes to you with an emotional problem," writes Goman, "try being an empathetic sounding board rather than an executive problem solver."
2. Invading personal space
Because successful and confident men typically occupy greater amounts of personal space, they often wind up invading others' spheres. These infringements don't go over well, as humans are biologically programmed to feel threatened when approached too closely. Goman says that "you can tell if you have infringed on people's space by the way they react-stepping away, withdrawing their head or neck, angling their shoulders away, or placing an object (laptop purse, coffee cup) between the two of you. And when you notice any of these signs, back off!"
Goman also writes that three other mistakes men make are appearing intimidating, not displaying emotion, and acting as though they're not listening.
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Use on dry or damp hair! Featuring vent and channel system that allows water to escape as steam and seals in hair's natural moisture for a healthy, shiny, sleek look.
The ceramic iron assists in making hair more manageable, by generating a negative ionic field. When hair becomes entirely charged by static electricity (positive electrical charges produced by dry friction and natural movement of the hair), it tends to spread out and become difficult to style. The hair cuticles open, resulting in dull, unhealthy hair. The negatively charged molecules generated by ceramic products smooth and relax the hair by canceling static electricity.
The source of all heat lies in the infrared. When introduced to heat, the ceramic products emit far infrared heat waves, which have longer wavelengths. Heat at this level is more easily absorbed by hair, resulting in enhanced vitality, reduced stress, and less damage.


Sustainable & Ethical Fashion
What is Ethical and Sustainable Jewelry
Ethical and sustainable jewelry essentially means responsible and transparent sourcing methods and the use of sustainable and eco-friendly materials to make jewelry. It delivers very minimal impact to the environment and it is not involved with any issue or conflict.
This industry is also known for giving back to employees by giving them a safe working environment and fair wages. When looking for ethical and sustainable jewelry, here are a few points you need to consider.
1. Quality before Quantity
If you are living a zero-waste lifestyle, then shopping for jewelry probably only comes to your mind a few times. While you're at it, opting for ethical and sustainable jewelry will do the environment and your bank a huge favor.
2. Opt for the Best Possible Sustainable Materials
As much as possible, only choose to purchase jewelry pieces that are crafted from recycled or ethically-sourced materials that are sustainable and not detrimental to the environment.
3. Evaluate the Brand's Transparency
When choosing a jewelry brand that is ethical and sustainable, make sure to look into their supply chain and evaluate their transparency about it.
4. Check the Company's Certifications
To prove that a jewelry company is truly worth investing in for people who are on a sustainable journey, look for certifications and recognitions that acknowledge the brand for being ethical and sustainable.
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Eye guiding is a mixture of subtle tricks and techniques in pictures, photographs, 3D models and avatar faces, which use subtle highlight, shading and colouring tricks to encourage the viewer's eye to take a certain path. Colouring the brain's impression of the object from subtle hints. The technique was to the best of our knowledge, pioneered by the painter Rembrandt.
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A LARP or a MUD is a very different storytelling environment to a tabletop roleplay. When it comes to storytelling, or guiding the plotline of a world whose players are often out of earshot or completely unpredictable, an entirely different approach is necessary.
A second, deeper look at creating interactive stories, branching dialogue, and trying to create a feel of player participation whilst guiding them to specific destinations.
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University of California researchers have been working hard on the Berkeley Aerial Robot (BEAR) project, designed to create self-flying helicopters. This month, a 130-pound helicopter, flown entirely by computer, successfully guided itself...
A team led by Douglas Smith, professor and director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Brain Injury and Repair, has been able to grow artificially stretched nerve tissues and place them inside guiding tubes. They then used thes...
Robovie-II, a retail-assistant robot designed to help elderly and disabled people shop in supermarkets, is being tested in Kyoto, in Japan.
The child-sized robot was developed from an earlier version of the Robovie-II humanoi...
Deep brain stimulation, which uses electrical stimulation to jolt the brain in pinpointed locations, is use for treating a number of neurological and behavioral conditions, including Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, severe depression, chroni...
The remarkable ability of insects to look in all directions at once has been emulated by a team of international scientists who have built an artificial 'eye' with an unobstructed all-round view.
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of authors have attempted to empirically measure the impacts of immigration on labour market outcomes within the UK at a national level. However, my study aims to use regional level data from England across the period 2005 to 2012 to analyse the impacts of immigration on unemployment and wages. My results show that immigration has no significant effects on either unemployment or wages at a regional level.
- 'The Impacts of Digital Currency on China's Monetary System' by Qianru Xiang
The Impacts of Digital Currency on China's Monetary System by Qianru Xiang
This dissertation contributes to the evaluation of how digital currency would affect the monetary system by studying the influence on money demand and supply, as well as the velocity of money. After exploring the characteristics of digital currency and comparing functions with fiat currency, this dissertation establishes an econometric model to explore further the relationship between digital currency, money supply and the velocity of money in the China monetary system. In order to quantify the effects of digital currency on the changing amount of fiat currency, by analysing cash ratio, electronic currency level, financial electronic level and interest rate, this research suggests that the extension of digital currency could bring variation to the velocity of money in both the long and short term. Although the initial stage of digital currency limits the results analysis, by discussing the impacts of digital currency on the central bank of China, this dissertation concludes with China's monetary policy recommendations.


text: Charly is a spatial data and GIS specialist, working in a commercial capacity for over seven years. Her work at the MBA is primarily focused on marine species and habitats conservation, biodiversity and condition assessment. Using PostGIS and GeoServer, Charly oversees the development and implementation of the Database of Seabed Species and Habitats (DBOSSH), the DASSH mechanism for delivering geospatial data as the MEDIN Data Archive Centre (DAC) for marine biodiversity data. In addition she collects, collates, formats and analyses a myriad data to aid conservation objectives in the UK and European marine environment and provides training, guidance and advice to her technical and academic colleagues at the MBA and wider Plymouth marine science community. She is currently working with Plymouth University on WWF's MPA Ecological Coherence Network assessment in the Celtic Seas MSFD reporting region; and is undertaking a rapid recreational activities assessment for Plymouth City Council.


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If baseball were played on Mars, the balls would fly much farther than they do on Earth. One could then speculate that the number of home runs hit would be much greater on Mars. Mike expects that he would hit 50% more home runs if he were playing baseball on Mars. If he hit 76 homers on Earth, how many home runs does he expect he would hit on Mars?
If Mike thinks he will hit 50% more, this means he will hit the same number of homers he hit on Earth (76) plus half (50%) of that same number. The total number could be represented as one and a half of 76 or 150% of 76.
You can find what number is half of 76 and then add this to 76 to find Mike's predicted number of home runs on Mars.


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Learn English Lesson #16 (Read + Speak + Study Questions)
Scientists: Mars is perfect for farming. With new space for growing crops on earth running low, scientists are looking for new ways to grow food. Mars was previously looked down upon because of its lack of air, atmosphere, water, gravity and convenient transport to and from Earth. However, scientists have put on their thinking caps and have a positive message for the world: farming is good on Mars. The low gravity means water would flow slower, necessitating less initial watering. The iron-rich soil is not great, so future settlers will use their own manure to fertilize crops. But thinking positive again stimulates us to consider the enhanced carbon dioxide production of the soil. Plants need carbon dioxide to breathe and Mars provides an improved climate for this application. Of course, critics suggest that if NASA can no longer launch a space shuttle without it exploding, how will they get people to the Mars... The answer is clear: We will need to spend more money on government workers to supervise the project. The government only hires the smartest people on earth. Everything the government does is good and smart. They never lie and they are perfectly honest. The government is also extremely cool and helpful. Questions Why do scientists think Mars is good for farming? Explain the critics' arguments. What sarcasm can you find in the article?


Criticism And Realism In The Necklace, By Guy De Maupassant
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Originating in France, 'The Necklace' is a short story written by French writer Guy de Maupassant in the late nineteenth century, the period where literary movements realism and naturalism dominated French fiction. Maupassant played an important role in both the realist movement and the naturalist movement through his depiction of the setting as well as the character's decision. The short story reflects upon the rigid patriarchal society during the late nineteenth century, demonstrating how the wealth of a person can lead to their generosity and greed; thus affecting their lifestyles. Through 'The Necklace', Maupassant aims to depict the conflicts between the upper-class and the lower class, how their inner desires vary. This essay will analyze 'The Necklace' and how Maupassant uses the social context, characters and literary devices in the short story to illustrate his misogynistic viewpoints towards women.
The protagonist of 'The Necklace', Madame Loisel, live a rather steady, ordinary middle-class life in the beginning of the story. However, she views that she is intended for a luxurious life, and, therefore, does not cherish what she has. She takes a step forward to her desires, as she was invited to a ball where all the upper-class woman would be, yet she was unhappy with the fact that she does not even have a stone to put on. With her greed for attention, she asks one of her upper-class friends, Madame Forestier, for a necklace that she could borrow for the ball.
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Calibration of TCCON column-averaged CO2: the first aircraft campaign over European TCCON sites
Abstract. The Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON) is a ground-based network of Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) sites around the globe, where the column abundances of CO2, CH4, N2O, CO and O2 are measured. CO2 is constrained with a precision better than 0.25% (1-σ). To achieve a similarly high accuracy, calibration to World Meteorological Organization (WMO) standards is required. This paper introduces the first aircraft calibration campaign of five European TCCON sites and a mobile FTS instrument. A series of WMO standards in-situ profiles were obtained over European TCCON sites via aircraft and compared with retrievals of CO2 column amounts from the TCCON instruments. The results of the campaign show that the FTS measurements are consistently biased 1.1% ± 0.2% low with respect to WMO standards, in agreement with previous TCCON calibration campaigns. The standard a priori profile for the TCCON FTS retrievals is shown to not add a bias. The same calibration factor is generated using aircraft profiles as a priori and with the TCCON standard a priori. With a calibration to WMO standards, the highly precise TCCON CO2 measurements of total column concentrations provide a suitable database for the calibration and validation of nadir-viewing satellites.