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How We Work
Successful engagements are defined by enduring outcomes. Enduring outcomes are realized by both short and long term utility of strategies, education and structures.
Positive results are founded upon the needs, capacities, vision and desires of those involved. Thus, a successful engagement begins with an informed understand of what the client is looking to create or implement, who will be involved and how the outcomes will be realized.
The work proceeds with clarifying needs, defining goals and structuring strategies for attaining a successful outcome. This implementation is built upon the unique composition of the families involved and each process is unique to the individuals engaged. Finally, integrating the changes into family life such that they are enduring is essential to the final phase of our consultations.
Stages of a Typical Engagement
Phase I: Discovery
What are you trying to achieve?
Who will be involved?
A thorough process of discovery illuminates the focal issues the client expects to impact. The "what" of an engagement is shaped by these goals and, importantly, by who will be involved. Each individual and family brings a unique set of values, history, talents, capacity and possibility. Discovery focuses on the issues both at hand and heart, assessing strengths and areas of growth. With a solid grasp of the individuals, relationships, opportunities and challenges, an assessment is made integrating the goals of the engagement with what will work with in this specific situation with these specific people. Recommendations for implementation conclude Phase I.
Phase II: Engaging and Implementing
How are the goals of this engagement going to be realized?
Importantly, why are we committing to this?
For an engagement to be sustained and successful, those involved must feel included, committed and motivated. At the beginning of a consultation, quite often individuals are at different places with regard to their interest and commitment. A thorough process of discovery unearths core interests in each individual such that engaging can become meaningful and powerfully relevant to his or her life. Participants have both "stakes" and "shares" in the process and outcome. These personal and familial interests help shape the common goals for the engagement and standards by which they will be assessed. 'Why' a client engages then becomes the basis for 'how' the engagement moves forward. Phase II involves collaboratively defining structure, process, action, and roles for each participant. The desired outcome is defined both on an individual and group (family, council, board or business) level. Phase II moves from assessment into action, becoming the "working" phase of the engagement. Periodic assessment of progress and satisfaction shape the work and establishes a pattern of recursive learning.
Phase III: Integrating and Enduring
How will the accomplishments be integrated into individual and family life?
What is the measure of an enduring result, and how will it be maintained?
Education, change, communication, growth – these are the indicators of success. There are many opportunities in life to experience an "a ha" moment, but fewer times when these are integrated into an enduring transformation in one's life. Our engagements foster increased awareness, evolving development, and opportunities to put new experiences into practice. The results are metabolized into a new ways of approaching issues and creating solutions. A recursive process evolves with such learning, and new methods, habits and accomplishments build infrastructure to sustain continued progress.
In the process of the collaboration, we develop assessments, tools, and resources that are unique to client needs. Progress and goals are evaluated by standards the clients define, which can be refined throughout the engagement and thereafter. The consultation transitions from a central place in the process to an ancillary one, with increased capacity within the individuals and family becoming the basis for moving forward. The future is met with new capacities, vision, strength, and possibility.


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Welcome to the
Become the Next eSafety Champion MOOC
With its virtually limitless content and opportunities, the internet has become so popular, we now carry it in our pockets to everywhere we go. However, its popularity and wide reach also bring about risks along with it. In a world where education is increasingly reliant on technology and online tools, it is essential that schools provide an online environment where students and staff can make the most of the internet while staying as safe as possible.
The eSafety Label+ MOOC aims to support education professionals to create an online safety strategy tailored to their school's needs in order to ensure their pupils learn and interact in a safer digital environment. How will this be achieved? Through an introduction to the concept of 'eSafety strategy' and a thorough analysis of the schools' strengths and shortcomings. As a participant, you will reflect upon and be better prepared to make informed decisions about a safer technological infrastructure, school policies and practices for your students. Moreover, the eSafety strategy developed throughout this MOOC will pave the way for your school to receive an eSafety Label, the European online safety accreditation service for schools!
With a view to creating your own personalised eSafety strategy, in this MOOC you will:
- Reflect on the importance of appropriate eSafety policies in a school context,
- Identify the eSafety risks and challenges your school and students may face,
- Learn how to embrace a whole-school approach and encourage all relevant parties (teachers, parents, school managements, ICT professionals, and so on) to develop an eSafety strategy tailored to your school's needs.
- Learn to implement, monitor and assess your eSafety strategy.
This course is open to anyone interested in eSafety in a school context, but it is primarily designed for practising primary and secondary school teachers. Other stakeholders such as heads of schools, ICT teachers or parents may also benefit from this course.
- Module 1: How to build an eSafety strategy
- Module 2: Identifying eSafety challenges at your school
- Module 3: Start building your strategy
- Module 4: Implementing and monitoring your strategy
Each module includes some suggested learning activity that supports the design of an eSafety strategy to be submitted at the end of the course. The final learning activity consists of two mandatory elements: 1) submitting an eSafety strategy (as progressively defined during the course) and to peer-review 3 other participants' strategies. Both tasks are a pre-requisite in order to receive the Course Badge and the final Digital Certificate. During the first module of the MOOC, the participants will be provided with guidelines to develop their eSafety strategy and an eSafety strategy template including all the relevant sections required for the final strategy submission.
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Civil registration records are the vital records made by the government. Records of births, marriages, and deaths are commonly referred to as vital records because they refer to vital events in a person's life.
Civil registration records [registri dello stato civile] are an excellent source for accurate information on names as well as dates and places of births, marriages, and deaths. In addition, civil registration may include documents required for marriage, miscellaneous records (such as stillbirths), deaths occurring in other cities or countries, and legitimations or parental acknowledgments [ricognizioni].
Civil authorities began registering births, marriages, and deaths in 1809 in many areas (1820 in Sicilia). By 1866 civil registration became law. After this date, virtually all individuals who lived in Italy were recorded.
Because they cover most of the population and because they are usually indexed and mostly accessible, civil registration records are one of the most important sources for genealogical research in Italy.
For birth, death, and marriage records before 1809 or 1820, see "Church Records".
General Historical Background
Napoleonic Records (1806–1815)
The earliest vital records in Italy were kept by the churches. In 1806 Napoleon, Emperor of France, annexed large parts of Italy, including Roma, Venezia, and the Piemonte region. He also initiated civil record keeping at that time. As he gained control of most of Italy, he enforced new laws that required local civil registration.
Papal States. In the area formerly known as the Papal States—which included from what is now Molise, Lazio, Umbria, and Marche to Emilia-Romagna—Napoleonic records cover the period of 1810 to 1814.
Veneto and Lombardia. Napoleonic records began about 1806 and ended in 1814 or 1815.
Piemonte. Napoleonic records cover 1804 to 1814.
These records do not exist for areas that Napoleon never ruled such as Sardegna, Sud Tirol, and Sicilia.
Later Records (1815–Present)
After Napoleon's defeat in 1815, many areas discontinued civil registration.
Regno di Napoli (comprising most of southern Italy from Napoli and Campania down to Calabria and Puglia), Toscana, and the Abruzzo region. These areas continued to keep civil registration records after Napoleon's defeat.
Ducato di Savoia. This area in Piemonte began keeping records again in 1839.
In TrentoAlto-Adige parish priests took over the civil registration.
Sicilia. The island of Sicilia began civil registration in 1820 using a format nearly identical to the Napoleonic records.
Italian civil registration began officially as Italy became a unified country between 1860 and 1870. In most areas, the civil records began in 1866 and continue to the present.
Civil authorities did not record many of the births, marriages, and deaths that happened between the end of the Napoleonic era and the time when the Italian government began keeping civil registration records. You must rely on church records as your main source for these years.
Information Recorded in Civil Registers
Birth, marriage, and death records are the most important civil registration records for Italian research. Most of these records retained the basic format introduced by Napoleon in the early 1800s. The registers are divided into separate volumes for each year. Records kept in the south used standardized forms. Many records in the north are handwritten, although they contain basically the same information.
The records were almost always kept in Italian, except for records kept during the rule of foreign powers such as France and Austria.
In the northern regions, many records are in French and German, and given names were often written in the "ruling" language even though the person's name was Italian. For example, Giuseppina Bertaldo may have been recorded as Josephine Bertaldo.
Some church records were transcribed into civil registration records. This transcription usually happened to meet documentation requirements for marriages [processetti or allegati]. Transcribed church records are in Latin, and each volume is usually indexed.
Birth records generally give the child's name, sex, birth date, and birthplace, and the parents' names. Many of the early records and all of the later records provide additional details, including the parents' birthplaces, ages, and occupations and the mother's maiden name. The baptism date is usually included with the civil birth record.
Births were generally registered within a day or two of the child's birth, usually by the father of the family or by the attending midwife. Corrections to a birth record may have been added as a marginal note. In later records, marginal notes are frequently found, providing marriage and death information. See a translation one of the printed forms.
After 1809 Napoleonic law required that the marriage ceremony be performed first by a civil authority and then, if desired, by a church authority. It was then recorded in the civil records. At first, some people resisted this law and had their marriages performed by church authority only. Later when it became legally necessary for their children to be recognized as legitimate, a civil ceremony was performed. In rare cases, you may find a marriage record for a couple in their 50s who were actually married 30 years earlier. In most cases you may find marriages recorded in both civil and church records.
Marriages were usually performed and recorded where the bride lived. In some provinces, these records date from 1809 or from 1820. The early civil marriage records may include more information than the church records. When available, search both the civil and church records of marriage.
If you believe a marriage took place but cannot find a record of the marriage, search records of intent to marry.
Marriage Banns [pubblicazioni, notificazioni, memorandum]. You may find records that show a couple's intent to marry in addition to or instead of actual marriage records. The following are various records that may have been created to show a couple's intent to marry.
Proclamation, allegations, or banns [notificazioni, pubblicazioni, memorandum].These notifications were made a few weeks before a couple planned to marry. The couple may have been required to announce their intended marriage to give other community members the opportunity to raise any objections to the marriage. If one member of the bridal party lived elsewhere, banns were posted in that community also. If you know that a marriage took place but cannot find it in the marriage records of the community, search the marriage banns. It may be posted there and lead you to the community where the marriage actually took place.
Supporting documents [processetti or allegati]. These documents were often filed by the bride and groom in support of their intent or "solemn promise" to marry. Records proving their births and their parents' births and deaths and sometimes documentation on earlier generations may be included. The names of former spouses and their death dates are also provided.
You may find the following records that document the legal completion of the marriage.
Certificates [certificati]. The individual who performed the ceremony or the civil office where the ceremony was recorded may have given the couple a certificate of marriage. This may be in the possession of the family, and the civil registrar may have copies. Usually, however, when writing for information and requesting a certificate, you will receive only a transcription of the most pertinent information. Extracts [estratti] will give you the complete information.
Marriage registers [registri dei matrimoni]. Civil officials recorded the marriages they performed in registers, usually preprinted forms bound in a book and kept in the civil office.
Marriage registers give the date of the marriage and the names of the bride and groom. They also indicate whether the bride and groom were single or widowed and give the names of witnesses. They often include other information about the bride and groom, such as age, birthplace, residence, occupation, name of person giving consent, and names of parents. In cases of second and later marriages, the marriage registers may include the names of previous spouses and their death dates. The registers usually include the date of the church ceremony.
There are two types of printed forms found when researching Italian civiil marriages. The first is a "solemn promise" to marry - a document created when a couple appeared at the city offices and promised they would marry one another (the banns had already been posted by this time). This document is usually found in pre-unification records (_PHONE_). The second is a post-unification record and is the actual marriage document. See translations of these pre-printed forms.
Before 1970 divorces were illegal in Italy. Divorce records are not open to the public. The Family History Library does not have any Italian divorce records.
Death records are especially helpful because they may provide important information about a person's birth, spouse, and parents. Civil death records often exist for individuals for whom there are no birth or marriage records.
Deaths were usually registered within a day of the death in the town or city where the person died. Early death records generally give the person's name and death date and place. After about 1815, death registers usually include the age, place of birth, residence or street address, occupation, burial information, and the informant's name (often a relative). They usually provide the names of spouses and parents and whether or not they were still living. Information about the deceased's parents, birth date, and birthplace may be inaccurate since the informant may not have had the correct information.
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ICAD second call
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 ICAD '94
 International Conference on Auditory Display
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 Dates: November 7-9, 1994
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 Continuing the work of the successful ICAD '92 meeting, ICAD '94 will
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 monitor systems, and provide enhanced user interfaces for computers
 auditory displays, and the array of perception, technology, and
 application areas that these encompass. ICAD '94 will be a singleaffiliation requirements.
 Papers are solicited on any aspects of Auditory Display. Topic areas
 include, but are not limited to:
 - Auditory exploration of data via sonification (data-controlled
 sound) and audification (audible playback of data samples)
 - Real-time monitoring of multivariate data
 - Sound in immersive interfaces (Virtual Reality) and Teleoperation
 - Perceptual issues in Auditory Display
 - Sound in generalized computer interfaces
 - Technologies supporting Auditory Display creation
 - Data handling and sound synthesis for Auditory Display systems
 - Applications of Auditory Display
 Both short and long papers may be submitted. Long papers are not to
 exceed 10 single spaced, single sided pages, and short papers are not
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 Gregory Kramer, CLARITY, SFI
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 Elizabeth Wenzel, NASA Ames Research Center
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 Gregory Kramer, CLARITY, SFI
 Elizabeth Mynatt, Georgia Institute of Technology
 Carla Scaletti, CERL, University of Illinois, Symbolic Sound Corp.
 Julius Smith, CCRMA, Stanford University
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 The focus of the Santa Fe Institute is research on complex systems.
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Here's How Your Lifestyle Impacts Your Health Insurance
Published On Dec 29, 2022 10:00 AM By InsuranceDekho
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A health emergency can knock on your door anytime and burn a deep hole in your pocket. In order to deal with such health emergencies, the demand for health insurance has been rising to a great extent. But, do you know that your lifestyle can alter the health insurance premium amount? Yes, you have got us right, an unhealthy lifestyle not just threatens your well-being but also affects the health insurance premium adversely. This is because a health insurance premium is determined based on your well-being and if you lead an unhealthy lifestyle, then the chances of falling ill are quite high. So, here is a guide to how lifestyle changes affect health insurance premiums.
Effect of Unhealthy Lifestyle on Health Insurance Premiums
Let us understand the effect of an unhealthy lifestyle with an example. Imagine a situation where three individuals decide to buy a health insurance plan from the same insurance company. However, the premium for all three people A, B, and C differs. This is because A indulged in smoking and drinking, B has a high BMI, and C on the other hand leads a healthy lifestyle. Thus, the health insurance premium of A and B is slightly higher than that of C.
Listed below are the factors that affect the health insurance premium
- Smoking: Smoking is not just dangerous for your health but for your health insurance premium too as it increases the health insurance premium. Smoking is also the root cause of several other diseases like cancer. This is the reason why when health insurance companies decide the premium for individuals who are smokers then they set their premium amount higher as compared to non-smokers.
- Drinking: Just like smoking, if you are a person who drinks alcohol or other intoxicants to a greater extent, then you will have to pay a higher health insurance premium. This is because you are prone to falling ill as compared to those who do not drink. Also, understand that if you lie to your insurer about these habits, then not will your claim be rejected.
- Obesity: Nowadays, many of us have this habit of sitting for hours without doing any physical activity. Such an unhealthy habit adversely leads to increased weight. And if you are overweight and have a higher Body Mass Index or BMI, then be informed that your health insurance premium will be higher. The prime reason behind this is that overweight individuals are more likely to get affected by health conditions as compared to others.
- Occupation: Your professional engagement is a part of your lifestyle and thus if you are involved in a profession that is harmful to your health, then your health insurance premium will be higher. For instance, if you are working in the chemical industry, then you are at a higher risk of injuries, thus your health insurance in such a case will be higher.
- Immediate family member's health condition: Your immediate family member's health condition also plays a major role in determining the health insurance premium. For instance, if your parents are diabetic, then your chances of getting diabetes are higher, thus the health insurance premium will be higher. Also, it is better to disclose such health conditions to your insurer so that the health insurance premium can be accordingly determined.
- Engagement in sports activities: If you frequently engage in dangerous sports activities such as scuba diving, biking, and more, then your health insurance premium will be higher. The more you engage in such activities, the more will be the risk of you getting injuries, so the health insurance premium will be higher.
- Eating habits: If you engage yourself in eating junk food or unhealthy food, then your health insurance premium will be higher. As if you eat junk, then you are more likely to get affected by health conditions like high cholesterol, high bp, and more. Thus, in turn, the health insurance premium will be higher.
Apart from these lifestyle-based factors, there are many other factors that affect the health insurance premium such as the following:
- Your age is also an important factor in determining the health insurance premium. So, individuals who are older need to pay a higher insurance premium as compared to others.
- Based on the type of health insurance plan you buy, your health insurance premium will accordingly vary. If you are buying a family health insurance plan, then the health insurance premium will be higher as compared to the individual health insurance plan.
Thus, health insurance companies are bound to pay attention to these lifestyle habits while determining the health insurance premium. So, make sure to lead a healthy lifestyle, that will not just keep you healthy but also save you from paying higher health insurance premiums.
Also read: Does health insurance cover disability?


ï»¿ "Ride" related terms, short phrases and links
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 1. Ride was the first to use the Space Shuttle's robot arm in space.
 2. Ride was one of 8,000 people to answer an advertisement in a newspaper seeking applicants for the space program.[ 3] As a result, Ride joined NASA in 1978.
 3. Ride was also chosen for Challenger flight STS-41G, which transpired between October 5 and October 13, 1984.
 4. Ride was preparing for her third mission when the Challenger exploded in 1986.
 5. The ride is lengthy, fast, and fun, and is especially exciting at night.
Crash
 1. Balked at the Strubben by Valentino Rossi's crash, Edwards decided he would rather crash out chasing than ride around in 9th.
Astronauts
 1. In early June 1965, McDonnell started a test program to see if astronauts could ride almost suitless in space.
 2. With the launch program suspended indefinitely, these astronauts had suddenly lost their ride home.
Space
 1. June 19, 1983 - Sally Ride becomes the first American woman to travel in space.
 2. Sally K. Ride became the first American woman to fly in space when STS-7 lifted off on June 18, 1983, another early milestone of the Shuttle program.
 3. If our astronauts want to go to space, we will have to hitch a ride on those Chinese (or other) rockets.
Morning
 1. Day 7 Easy morning ride to Periyar National Park, one of the world's richest bio-diversity spots that is a sanctuary for more than 40 tigers.
 2. In his Morning Ride in the Rijksmuseum, fashionable equestrians at the seacoast are seen riding away from the viewer.
 3. The next morning, HermÃ³Ã°r begs Hel to allow Baldr to ride home with him, and tells her about the great weeping the Ã†sir have done upon Baldr's death.
Park
 1. During hot summers many people would spend some time in Malayer to enjoy the "Horse and Buggy" ride and rest at the park.
 2. Park, who started 2003 with Dale Earnhardt Inc., currently has no ride for next season.
 3. Mopeds may ride between the car lane and the sidewalk and park at bike racks.
Visitors
 1. Visitors may take a train from Bangkok Railway Station to Trang or Thung Song, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and then ride a bus or a taxi to Krabi.
 2. Both boat owners and visitors are able to ride the lift again, since its renovations have taken place.
 3. The train also has a dining car which allows visitors to eat while enjoying a scenic ride.
Island
 1. It takes 20 minutes by seaplane and a short boat ride to get to the island from Male' International Airport.
 2. Terminal: Tongyeong (boat ride to the island).
 3. There are no accommodation facilities on this island, but it is just a short boat ride from Ko Phi Phi Don.
Trip
 1. Tardus I did that trip with my husband, but without the train and added Zakinthos and Crete to the ride.
 2. Despite the weather on the day, the trip to Maastricht and Tongeren was great fun, especially with Cris and Mirjam along for the ride.
 3. Taking a trip, in France, on TGV East is more than just a train ride, it's an experience.
Catch
 1. The ride between Rhodesfield and Sandton, the only station from which commuters will be able to catch the train to the airport, will take 15 minutes.
 2. It is quite an easy day to ride from Kiel to Laboe, catch a ferry to Strande, and cycle back to Kiel.
 3. Ride the world's only double-decker trams and catch a unique glimpse of Hong Kong Island.
Rossi
 1. The possibility that Rossi would go to another team was an accepted risk, but not that he would ride for Yamaha on a "private" team.
 2. Rossi has proven that he can ride around trouble all day long, but Stoner has an old reputation for front end crashes.
 3. Barros led for most of the race, but clutch problems forced him into two errors, providing an easy ride home to the finish for Rossi.
Things
 1. Gallant Man, who missed winning the 1957 Kentucky Derby because of a misjudged ride by Bill Shoemaker, had things his way the last part of the Belmont.
 2. I've got a pretty good feeling where I'm going on the track and I just need to change a few things for tomorrow and hopefully ride a littl e better.
 3. Gomez and Baffert have patched up things, and Gomez will ride the horse in the Derby.
Lot
 1. Nicky Hayden is a lot of things: He's Honda's newest MotoGP rider, signed to ride its championship-winning V-five for 2003.
 2. This track is very difficult like this and there isn't much grip when there's a lot of water; it's hard to ride.
 3. Aside from the conference, also had a great ride down US1 with Aman Verjee, and got to talk a lot about the world, politics, economics, spirituality, etc.
Laps
 1. Ride with Kurt Busch during the last 7 laps of the 2007 Pepsi 400 at Daytona.
 2. In heat 10 Gary Havelock took a Tactical Ride and won the race after passing Ritchie Hawkins who led for the first two laps.
 3. My start was quite good and I could ride with the leaders for the first few laps.
Afternoon
 1. In the afternoon, we will ride to the sea capital of Bulgaria - Varna and then to St Konstantin and Elena seaside resort where you will stay for the night.
 2. Valentino Rossi will ride a Yamaha YZF-R1 at a private test in Misano, Italy this afternoon.
 3. Do not assume that you will be able to ski or ride as well as you could the previous afternoon and always adjust your skiing and riding to the conditions.
Visit
 1. Today early morning we visit the famous Periyar Wildlife sanctuary, where you go on Boat ride on a man made lake, to view the wildlife in it's natural way.
 2. In his arrogance he decided that he could ride Pegasus to Mount Olympus and visit the gods.
 3. While in Piraeus, visit the Marina Zea and catch a ride to the Saronic Gulf to view the large yachts, restaurants, shops and taverns along the shoreline.
Weekend
 1. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team have worked incredibly hard all weekend to give me a really good package to ride today.
 2. The best thing a driver can do for themselves, even if they donâ€™t have a ride for a given weekend, is still to show up at the track.
 3. Ahead of his second appearance for Ducati on Italian soil this weekend it has been confirmed that Nicky Hayden will ride for the factory team again in 2010.
Fast
 1. So far this season, his time aboard the Ducati has been a vale of tears, with Melandri looking visibly defeated by his inability to ride fast on the bike.
 2. I was able to ride fast all the way to the finish, so I learned a lot today.
 3. I was able to ride so fast all day today, a big improvement from yesterday, and my Michelin tyres worked so well all day so thank you to them.
Front
 1. There are many jockeys who ride for the front in a race but Kieren will wait.
 2. Once I got to the front I was able to make a gap from the others but towards the end it was unbelievably hot and it became quite hard to ride.
 3. NASCAR 3D: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE takes viewers on a wild ride that puts them front and center in the back seat of a car, showing the speed and realism.
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 1. Note: You can also do a "ride along," where a race car driver is behind the wheel.
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 3. The wheel is designed for racing, but you'll want to ride it every day.
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 2. When you ride this gas motor scooter you'll be driving up to 80 miles at a time per gallon of fuel.
 3. Waltrip, the younger brother of now-retired Darrell Waltrip, is also in a new ride, driving for the three-car team fielded by Earnhardt.
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The Magnetic Resonance section of the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA), a division of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), has published its MS 1-2008 determination of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in diagnostic MRI.
MS 1 is part of a series of test standards developed by the medical diagnostic imaging industry for the measurement of performance parameters governing image quality of MRI systems. It is intended for use by MRI manufacturers, manufacturers of accessory equipment (including radiofrequency coils) and by MRI end-users.
MRI standards pertaining to SNR and uniformity measurements have been restructured to consider the coil geometry. In addition, new measurement methods have been added to this standard. The parameters serve as a guide to the factors that can influence the measurement. These standards also serve as reference procedures for acceptance testing and periodic quality assurance, according to NEMA.
An electronic copy of the determination may be downloaded at NEMA's website.


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1) Chemical analysis of caught fish.
2) Radio caesium sampling.
3) Sampling of North Sea benthos stations
All stations around the oilfields were sampled for microbenthic and epibenthic fauna, particle size analysis, diesel analysis, carbon/chlorophyll analysis, and fish for taste panel assessment and observations on disease and ulceration. 26 general North Sea stations (including the JONIS line) were occupied and satisfactorily sampled.
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Relaxed Parsing of Regular Approximations of String-Embedded Languages
We present a technique for syntax analysis of a regular set of input strings. This problem is relevant for the analysis of string-embedded languages when a host program generates clauses of embedded language at run time. Our technique is based on a generalization of RNGLR algorithm, which, inherently, allows us to construct a finite representation of parse forest for regularly approximated set of input strings. This representation can be further utilized for semantic analysis and transformations in the context of reengineering, code maintenance, program understanding etc. The approach in question implements relaxed parsing: non-recognized strings in approximation set are ignored with no error detection.
KeywordsString-embedded languages String analysis Parsing Parser generator RNGLR
We thank Dmitri Boulytchev for the scientific guidance and the feedback on this work.
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DIDEVICEOBJECTDATA Structure
Contains buffered device information. This structure is used with the IDirectInputDevice8::GetDeviceData and the IDirectInputDevice8::SendDeviceData methods.
Syntax
typedef struct DIDEVICEOBJECTDATA {
 DWORD dwOfs;
 DWORD dwData;
 DWORD dwTimeStamp;
 DWORD dwSequence;
 UINT_PTR uAppData;
} DIDEVICEOBJECTDATA, *LPDIDEVICEOBJECTDATA;
Members
 - dwOfs
 For IDirectInputDevice8::GetDeviceData, the offset into the current data format of the object whose data is being reported; that is, the location in which the dwData would have been stored if the data had been obtained by a call to the IDirectInputDevice8::GetDeviceState method. If the device is accessed as a mouse, keyboard, or joystick, the dwOfs member is one of the mouse device constants, keyboard device constants, or joystick device constants. If a custom data format has been set, it is an offset relative to the custom data format.
 For IDirectInputDevice8::SendDeviceData, the instance ID of the object to which the data is being sent, as obtained from the dwType member of a DIDEVICEOBJECTINSTANCE structure.
 - dwData
 Data obtained from or sent to the device.
 For axis input, if the device is in relative axis mode, the relative axis motion is reported. If the device is in absolute axis mode, the absolute axis coordinate is reported.
 For button input, only the low byte of dwData is significant. The high bit of the low byte is set if the button was pressed; it is clear if the button was released.
 - dwTimeStamp
 System time at which the input event was generated, in milliseconds. This value wraps around approximately every 50 days. See Remarks.
 When the structure is used with the IDirectInputDevice8::SendDeviceData method, this member must be 0.
 - dwSequence
 DirectInput sequence number for this event. All input events are assigned an increasing sequence number. This enables events from different devices to be sorted chronologically. Because this value can wrap around, care must be taken when comparing two sequence numbers. The DISEQUENCE_COMPARE macro can be used to perform this comparison safely.
 When the structure is used with the IDirectInputDevice8::SendDeviceData method, this member must be 0.
 - uAppData
 Application-defined action value assigned to this object in the last call to IDirectInputDevice8::SetActionMap. This is the value in the uAppData member of the DIACTION structure associated with the object. Ignore this value if you are not using action mapping.
 When the structure is used with the IDirectInputDevice8::SendDeviceData method, this member must be zero.
Remarks
The system time returned in dwTimeStamp comes from the same clock used by the Microsoft Win32 GetTickCount or timeGetTime functions, but it produces potentially more precise values. For example, on Microsoft Windows 95, the GetTickCount timer is updated only every 55 milliseconds, but the dwTimeStamp value is accurate to within 1 millisecond. Therefore, if you call GetTickCount and it returns n, and you then receive an event with a timestamp of n + n1, you cannot assume that the event took place exactly n1 milliseconds after the call to GetTickCount.


electrochemical performance of {alpha}-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}-CNSs nanocomposite has been researched. Enhancing the amount of {alpha}-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3} in nanocomposite would make the increase of specific capacity, but led to the degradation of cyclic stability and rate capability. The electrode of S-FeC (with weight ratio of CNSs/{alpha}-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3} about 4:1) could deliver a charge capacity of 527.6 mAh g{sup -1}at 0.2 C with excellent cyclability (96.9% capacity retention after 50 cycles), and retained 343.3 mAh g{sup -1}even at the rate of 5.0 C. In comparison with pure CNSs and {alpha}-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}, the improved cycling performance, specific capacity and rate capability of S-FeC should be mainly attributed to the combined effects of uniformly dispersed nanosized {alpha}-Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3} particles and the
 2. Lucid dreaming and alpha activity: a preliminary report.
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 Ogilvie, R D; Hunt, H T; Tyson, P D; Lucescu, M L; Jeakins, D B
 1982-12-01
 10 good dream recallers spent 2 nights in the sleep lab during which they were awakened 4 times per night from REM sleep, twice during their highest alpha activity in REM, and twice during low REM alpha. 5 were given alpha feedback training prior to sleep onset. Arousals from high alpha REM sleep yielded significantly higher lucidity ratings. Alpha feedback had no effect upon lucidity or REM alpha levels. Similarities between lucid dreams and meditative phenomena are discussed. PMID:_PHONE_
 3. Osmotic fragility test in heterozygotes for alpha and beta thalassaemia.
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 Maccioni, L; Cao, A
 1985-01-01
 This study shows that the combination of heterozygous beta thalassaemia and deletion heterozygous (-alpha/alpha alpha) or homozygous (-alpha/-alpha) alpha+ thalassaemia may result in the production of erythrocytes which have normal mean volume and haemoglobinisation but decreased osmotic fragility. Based on this finding and previous studies, which have shown that beta thalassaemia screening by the osmotic fragility test may miss a significant proportion of beta thalassaemia heterozygotes, we ...
 4. The PG X-Ray QSO Sample Links among X-ray, UV & Optical Spectra
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 Wills, B J; Laor, A; Wills, D; Wilkes, B J; Ferland, G J; Wills, Beverley J.
 1998-01-01
 A unique, essentially complete sample of 22 QSOs, with high quality soft X-ray spectra from ROSAT, as well as HST and optical spectrophotometry from below Ly-alpha to above H-alpha, is being used to investigate the relationships among the ionizing continuum and the optical and UV continuum, emission and absorption lines. Here we present a first analysis showing that optical 'Eigenvector 1' linking steeper soft X-ray spectra with increasing optical Fe II strength, decreasing [O III] 5007 emission, and narrower BLR H-beta emission, extends to the UV emission lines, and is manifested by weaker C IV 1549 emission, stronger Si III] 1892/C III] 1909 ratio, and narrower C III] 1909 emission. Steeper soft X-ray spectra have been linked to higher L/L_Edd ratios, thus apparently linking BLR densities, high and low ionization gas, and kinematics, to the accretion process.
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 Cyburt, R. H.; Amthor, A. M.; Heger, A.; Johnson, E.; Keek, L.; Meisel, Z.; Schatz, H.; Smith, K
 2016-01-01
 X-ray bursts are thermonuclear flashes on the surface of accreting neutron stars and reliable burst models are needed to interpret observations in terms of properties of the neutron star and the binary system. We investigate the dependence of X-ray burst models on uncertainties in (p,$\\gamma$), ($\\alpha$,$\\gamma$), and ($\\alpha$,p) nuclear reaction rates using fully self-consistent burst models that account for the feedbacks between changes in nuclear energy generation and changes in astrophy...
 6. X-Ray Resonant Photoexcitation: Linewidths and Energies of Kα Transitions in Highly Charged Fe Ions
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 Rudolph, J; Bernitt, S; Epp, S.; Steinbrügge, R.; Beilmann, C.; Brown, G.; Eberle, S.; A. Graf; Harman, Z.; Hell, N.; Leutenegger, M.; Müller, A.; Schlage, K.; Wille, H; Yavas, H.
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 Photoabsorption by and fluorescence of the K{\\alpha} transitions in highly charged iron ions are essential mechanisms for X-ray radiation transfer in astrophysical environments. We study photoabsorption due to the main K{\\alpha} transitions in highly charged iron ions from heliumlike to fluorinelike (Fe 24+...17+) using monochromatic X-rays around 6.6 keV at the PETRA III synchrotron photon source. Natural linewidths were determined with hitherto unattained accuracy. The observed transitions ...
 7. Lyman alpha radiation in external galaxies
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 1990-01-01
 The Ly alpha line of atomic hydrogen is often a luminous component of the radiation emitted by distant galaxies. Except for those galaxies which have a substantial central source of non-stellar ionizing radiation, most of the Ly alpha radiation emitted by galaxies is generated within regions of the interstellar medium which are photoionized by starlight. Conversely, much of the energy radiated by photoionized regions is carried by the Ly alpha line. Only hot, massive stars are capable of ionizing hydrogen in the interstellar medium which surrounds them, and because such stars are necessarily short-lived, Ly alpha emission traces regions of active star formation. Researchers argue that the strength of the Ly alpha emission observed from external galaxies may be used to estimate quantitatively the dust content of the emitting region, while the Ly alpha line profile is sensitive to the presence of shock waves. Interstellar dust particles and shock waves are intimately associated with the process of star formation in two senses. First, both dust particles and shock waves owe their existence to stellar activity; second, they may both serve as agents which facilitate the formation of stars, shocks by triggering gravitational instabilities in the interstellar gas that they compress, and dust by shielding star-forming molecular clouds from the ionizing and dissociative effects of external UV radiation. By using Ly alpha observations as a probe of the dust content in diffuse gas at high redshift, we might hope to learn about the earliest epochs of star formation.
 8. Fabrication and Spark Plasma Sintering of Magnetic alpha-Fe/MgO Nanocomposite by Mechanical Alloying.
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 2016-02-01
 Solid-state reduction has occurred during mechanical alloying of a mixture of Fe2O3 and Mg powders at room temperature. It is found that magnetic nanocomposite in which MgO is dispersed in alpha-Fe matrix with nano-sized grains is obtained by mechanical alloying of Fe2O3 with Mg for 30 min. Consolidation of the ball-milled powders was performed in a spark plasma sintering (SPS) machine up to _PHONE_ degrees C. X-ray diffraction result shows that the average grain size of alpha-Fe in a-Fe/MgO nanocomposite sintered at 800 degrees C is in the range of 110 nm. It can be also seen that the coercivity of SPS sample sintered at 800 degrees C is still high value of 88 Oe, suggesting that the grain growth of magnetic alpha-Fe phase during SPS process tends to be suppressed. PMID:27433621
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 2000-01-04
 Fine particle porous {alpha}-alumina has been prepared by a wet chemical method of combustion synthesis using an aqueous precursor containing aluminum nitrate (oxidizer) and carbohydrazide, an organic fuel as starting materials. The aluminum nitrate and carbohydrazide were reacted exothermically at 400--600 C. The synthesis of {alpha}-alumina ({alpha}-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3


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Creating a table of two indexes
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I am trying to make a temperature conversion table but when I print at the end, all my values are jumbled. How can I seperate the calculations and label the results for each?
bF = input('Input the beginning temperature in Fahrenheit');
eF = input('Input the endung temperature in Fahrenheit');
disp('Temperature in Fahrenheit & Celcuis')
F = [bF:10:eF];
for k = 1
C = (F-32)*(5/9);
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Benjamin Kraus
Benjamin Kraus on 3 Dec 2020
You need to merge F and C into a single matrix and transpose that matrix:
fprintf('%8.1f\t%8.1f\n',[F' C']')
Benjamin Kraus
Benjamin Kraus on 3 Dec 2020
As your code demonstrates, it is not necessary to use a for loop to perform the same computation on every element of a vector in MATLAB. You can do that in one line of code without a loop.
The requirement to use a loop looks like a homework requirement. You can do this using a for loop, but it isn't necessary, and your current code is not using the for loop correctly.
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This step-by-step tutorial will guide you through the process of Google Classroom Integration With LMS Theme
Schools and technology companies can use the Classroom API to build tools that interact with Classroom and G Suite for Education, and make Classroom work
Step 1 : Please install and activate the plugin DesignThemes Webinar
Step 2 : Navigate to the WP Dashboard > DT Webinar > General > JSON Credentials. Please add your Google Classroom API JSON text
Step 3 : You can choose the page layout for the classes which are retrieved from Google Classroom
Step 4 : Go to _URL_ for creating the api keys. Login with the gmail id that is going to be the admin email of google classes
Step 5 : Create new project and then Credentials > OAuth client ID, there you need to enter your url and the redirect url. For url use your domain name and for the redirect url use this url _URL_ Replace yourdomain.com to corresponding one.
Step 6 :Now you can download the json file from the option shown in this screenshot
Step 7: Open the json file and copy the content and paste it in the json text area mentioned in point 2 and click save. Once saved just click the button "Connect / Reconnect To Google Classroom" now it will be redirected to the google auth page. Sign in with the gmail id in which you have created google classrooms.
Step 8: Now all the google classrooms data will be saved in our site.
Step 9 : To Display the google classrooms in the frontend, just create a new page and assign "Google Classroom Template" as shown in this screenshots


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The Fredericksburg Area Food Bank knows how expensive it is to buy food, especially produce. We also know that because of this too many low-income families resort to fast food and prepackaged choices that are high in fat and low in nutritional value. The Food Bank tackles this problem in an innovative way.
Community Garden Program
The Fredericksburg Area Food Bank community garden , along with 5 other gardens, provides fresh, healthy vegetables throughout the growing season, increasing the quantity and nutrition of food provided to families in need. The Community Garden program provides a local supply of healthy produce throughout the growing season.
We have developed the gardens using a variety of different methods at partner agency sites and on the front lawn of the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank. In the 2012 growing season, these gardens produced more than 1,500 pounds of fresh produce that were distributed and used within our community.
A variety of produce is planted in order to not only increase availability, but to also increase awareness about the ease of growing and utilizing fresh produce in daily meals.
We offer a variety of workshops and volunteer opportunities to promote gardening and assist individuals with growing produce, including hands-on learning at the Food Bank.
For more information contact:
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History of the Zoological Collection
The earliest roots of the Zoological Collection date back to 1775 when a "Naturhistorisches Museum" (Museum of Natural History) was funded to support education in zoology, botany, and mineralogy of the medicine curriculum. With the first chair of Zoology (held by Rudolf Kner) the historical development starts to be rather dynamic. Several additional collections were established at the University under which the "Museum of Comparative Anatomy" of Joseph Hyrtl was the most prominent.
Rudolf Kner (around 1859)
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Joseph Hyrtl (around 1850)
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Berthold Hatschek (around 1925)
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Finally, the three collections of three different zoological institutes were united in two steps (1884 and 1897) into a single "zoologisch-vergleichend anatomischen Sammlung" (zoological-comparative anatomical collection) as it exists today with constant enlargement. Around the turn of the centuries, Berthold Hatschek enlarged the collection significantly. Besides the common functions of resource conservation for, mostly vertebrate, anatomical and morphological studies and teaching support, science history of the former zoological institutes of the University and a general new understanding of our academic and cultural heritage have become more of a research focus in recent years. This includes not only archive enquiry and preservation of our own objects but also takes advantage of other collections (e.g., zoological specimens of the Medical University of Vienna, historical zoological wall charts, scientific estates, etc.)
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Claytile redesigns for sustainability with new rotary kiln
Claytile recently revamped its entire production process. This included the replacement of its tunnel kiln with a rotary kiln and the installation of variable speed drives in factory equipment. The revamp also provided the opportunity for Claytile to reconsider its material flows and redesign its clay milling process with dematerialisation and sustainability in mind.
Replacement of the tunnel kiln with the new rotary kiln has led to lower thermal energy, electricity and maintenance requirements. The rotary kiln is more efficient at using thermal energy than the previous tunnel kiln. It also relies on the natural convection of air, requiring less fans to operate. This has led to a significant decrease in electricity use which is usually required to drive fans. Claytile also decreased its electricity use by installing energy efficient variable speed drives in its conveyer belts and other factory equipment. Maintenance requirements have been reduced because the new rotary kiln is carless.
Milling & Extrusion
At the start of the production process, clay milling operations were changed to include screening before and after crushing. The inclusion of screening before crushing eliminated the need for electricity to be used on crushing approximately 30% of the raw material that was already small enough to be used in production, leading to significant monetary savings.
Considering that Claytile's screening is particularly fine for its multi-perforated products, the pre-screening practice would likely provide similar value to a number of brick makers. The layout of the crushing process was also improved to minimise handling and three-day souring applied to allow water to penetrate the clay better, leading to increased wetting and energy savings at extrusion as a result. This also reduced wasted raw materials and improved brick quality.
Heat recovery and ambient drying
As part of Claytile's recent production process overhaul, the company also implemented ambient drying, heat recovery measures and installed a scrubber to drastically reduce air pollutants.
Ambient drying is used to decrease the water moisture content in extruded bricks. This reduces the amount of energy needed to remove moisture during drying, decreasing the energy required to dry and fire each brick. Although natural drying is common practice with clamp kilns, it is less common with the use of tunnel kilns where bricks are usually moved from dryer to kiln within half a day. This is because the firing energy savings from reduced brick moisture are not usually deemed enough to outweigh the kiln car expenses and space required to move and ambient dry extruded bricks.
However, Claytile was able to implement ambient drying by packing bricks on the ground inside the factory's semi-open building structure, allowing bricks to dry for two days after extrusion before being fired in the kiln. Minimising the handling required for ambient drying and protecting the bricks from rain conditions, made it worthwhile financially to use ambient drying which reduced the water moisture in bricks from previous levels of 15% to 10%.
Claytile also reconfigured its production process to recover waste heat for reuse in drying. This included full recovery of both exhaust gas heat from brick firing and waste heat from cooling, which together provided enough energy to power the dryer. A scrubber was also installed on the factory's only exhaust stack to capture 90% of the sulphur dioxide and particulate matter that would otherwise be expelled from the dryer exhaust into the air.
The heat recovery measures and natural air drying practice, have together led to a 40% reduction in thermal energy requirements for both drying and firing. These reductions have yielded the benefits of lower firing fuel costs and decreased air pollution.


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This post is part of a series called Integrating Multiple Choice Quizzes in WordPress.
Integrating Multiple Choice Quizzes in WordPress: Creating the Front End
Multiple choice questions are something that most of us have faced at least once in our life. We love them because we can provide correct answers by logically thinking about provided possibilities, even if we don't exactly know the correct answer. Also answering takes less time which makes it so popular.
Creating a multiple choice quiz in WordPress can be a very exciting and profitable task. You can use it in your personal blog to attract more visitors, or you can create a premium section with advanced quizzes, or you can create quizzes focusing on popular certification exams. There are numerous possibilities for making it profitable.
This plugin won't take you through to creating quizzes for building a business, but we have to start somewhere to get where we want to go. So this would be a good start for creating quizzes and making profits out of it.
So let's get started.
Functionality of the Plugin
First we need to gather the requirements of the plugin before going to design or implementation. Basically, we should be able to create multiple choice quizzes and allow users to take the quizzes and get results.
So let's take a look at the detailed requirements and components of our plugin:
 - The plugin should have a backend where we can insert questions and answers dynamically. Also it's ideal to have quiz categories to group quizzes into specific sections.
 - Site admin should be able to configure the quizzes through a settings page.
 - Users should have a frontend where they can take a quiz.
 - Once a quiz is completed users should be able to get the scores and results.
This tutorial is going to be constructed as a two part series, where we develop the backend of the plugin in the first part, followed by the plugin frontend in the second part.
Planning the Plugin Backend
In this part we are going to focus on developing the backend of the plugin where we develop the required data for quizzes.
Usually there is a list of quizzes, each of them containing a specific list of questions. With this plugin we are not going to create quizzes. We will be creating individual questions and assigning them dynamically to quizzes when requested.
Now we can take time to identify the components required for implementing the backend as listed in the following section.
 - Questions need to be created in the backend with the answers. A custom post type will be the best solution for implementing the questions. So we are going to use a custom post type called wptuts_quiz.
 - Each question should have multiple answers and one correct answer. Fields for answers will be created inside a meta box in the custom post creation screen.
 - Questions will be categorized into various sub-topics hence we need a custom taxonomy called quiz_categories for the wptuts_quiz post type.
 - Then we need to validate the question creation process. We will be using client side jQuery validations when necessary in question creation.
 - Finally we need a plugin settings page to store the number of questions per quiz and the duration for a quiz.
Having identified the necessary WordPress components, we can directly move into implementing the backend of the quiz plugin.
Creating Questions
The question creation process consists of four main sections: defining custom post type, defining custom taxonomy, assigning custom fields, and validations. Each of these sections will be discussed with detailed code in the upcoming sections.
1. Creating the Questions Custom Post Type
We need the most basic form of custom post type for questions without any advanced configurations. The only thing we need to consider is the selection of the right field for the question.
The default post creation screen contains two fields for title and content. You can choose any of those fields for the question. I am going to choose concatenation of both title and content fields considering advanced possibilities.
We will be creating an object-oriented plugin instead of a functional plugin, so all of the necessary actions, shortcodes and initializations will be done inside the constructor. The following contains the code for implementing the wptuts_quiz post type.
We have enabled both title and editor fields in the custom post type to use for the question. Since the functions are located inside a class, we have to use $this in our WordPress actions, filters, and shortcodes to call the functions.
Apart from that all the parameters mentioned in the code are initialized with their default values.
2. Creating the Question Categories
In order to group questions into specific sections, we need something similar to default WordPress categories. Hence we will be using a custom taxonomy called quiz_categories. We need to call the custom taxonomy generation function on the init action as we did earlier. So the constructor of our plugin class needs to be updated with the following code.
Then we can implement the wpq_create_taxonomies function on the wptuts_quiz post type as shown in the following code.
I have used the default option parameters to create this custom taxonomy. Once the plugin is activated your custom post type and taxonomy will be displayed as shown in the following screen.
3. Creating the Question Answers
Next, we have to create multiple answers for each question. In this plugin the maximum number of answers per single question will be limited to five.
You can dynamically assign 1-5 answers for any question. Also we need to specify the correct answer from the provided list of answers. Since this data is associated with our questions, we can use a meta box with custom fields to generate the necessary fields.
As usual we need to update the constructor with the following code:
Consider the following code for the implementation of meta boxes with answers fields.
4. Code Explanation
 - Answers of each question will be stored in a JSON encoded string in the post_meta table with the key _question_answers. So we access this field using the get_post_meta function to get the current values.
 - Then we get the correct answer of the question using a similar method. The correct answer will be stored as a string in the post_meta table with the key _question_correct_answer.
 - Finally, we create the HTML form, which contains the correct answer as a dropdown box and the possible answers as five text area fields.
 - All the existing values retrieved using the get_post_meta function will be assigned to the respective fields.
You should see something similar to the following screen, once you create the meta box.
quiz1
Now we have all the data required for our quiz generation plugin. Next step is to save the question data into the database.
But we need some validations prior to that. So let's move into validations.
Validating Question Creation
We don't have complex validation rules at this stage in the question creation process. Therefore we are going to use client side jQuery validations before submission.
Here we need the admin_enqueue_scripts action to be included into the constructor of our plugin.
So update the constructor with following code before we get started.
Now look at the following code for including necessary script files for validation.
Using wp_register_script and wp_enqueue_script, we have a plugin-specific JS file called quiz.js for handling validations. Validation will be done using the jQuery library and hence we have set the built-in jQuery library as a dependency for our plugin-specific JavaScript.
Having included the scripts, let's implement the actual validations in the quiz.js file as shown in the following code.
First, we assign an empty div element to the post creation screen to display any errors. Then we can call a custom JS function on the post publish action by checking the correct post type using the #post_type hidden field value.
The following code contains the implementation of the wpq_validate_quizes function.
Code Explanation
 - First we have to hide the error container and set its current error message to empty.
 - Then we check whether the title exists, as title is mandatory for questions.
 - Next we get the selected correct answer and check whether the answer field related to the correct answer is empty.
 - When validation errors are generated we display the errors in the specified error container and prevents the submission of the post.
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Back has some paper glued to where photo was mounted in an album.
6 x 9 cm.
(Red text is an electronic watermark that is not physically part of the photo for sale).
The Heinkel He 70 is a German mail plane and fast passenger aircraft of the 1930s which was also used in auxiliary bomber and reconnaissance roles.
Twenty-eight aircraft were sent with the Legion Condor, where they were used during the Spanish Civil War as fast reconnaissance aircraft. Their high speed (and likely the already existing "blitz" title) gave them the nickname Rayo (lightning).
The He 70K (later He 170), a fast reconnaissance airplane variant, was used by the Royal Hungarian Air Force in early World War II during 1941–42. The Luftwaffe operated He 70s from 1935, initially as a light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft. As soon as purpose built designs became available, it was relegated as a liaison and courier aircraft.
The main weakness of the He 70 in military use was that crews considered it a fire risk. A single hit from a light machine gun is reputed to have often set the entire aircraft ablaze.
Note: The sale of these items in no way supports the actions or philosophies of the Axis powers. I am selling the historical record.


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Estimating the contribution of ion–ion recombination to sub-2 nm cluster concentrations from atmospheric measurements
Abstract. The significance of ion–ion recombination for atmospheric new particle formation is not well quantified. Here we present and evaluate a method for determining the size distribution of recombination products from the size distributions of neutral and charged clusters. Our method takes into account the production of recombination products in the collisions between oppositely charged ions and the loss due to coagulation. Furthermore, unlike previous studies, we also consider the effect of condensational growth on the size distribution of recombination products. We applied our method to the data measured in Hyytiälä, Finland, to estimate the contribution of ion–ion recombination to the concentrations of atmospheric clusters in the size range of 0.9–2.1 nm. We observed that the concentration of recombination products was highest in the size classes between 1.5 and 1.9 nm. The median concentrations of recombination products were between 6 and 69 cm−3 in different size classes, which resulted in a small proportion of all neutral clusters, varying between 0.2 and 13%. When examining the whole size range between 0.9 and 2.1 nm, the median fraction of recombination products of all neutral clusters was only 1.5%. We also investigated how the results change if the effect of condensational growth is neglected. It seems that with that assumption the fragmentation of newly formed recombination products has to be taken into account, or else the concentration of recombination products is overestimated. Overall, we concluded that our method provides reasonable results, which are consistent with the earlier estimates on the contribution of recombination products to atmospheric cluster population in Hyytiälä. Still, in order to determine the size distribution of recombination products more accurately in the future, more precise measurements of the size distribution of atmospheric clusters would be needed.


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In high vacuum and UHV conditions, high voltage electrical feedthroughs are used widely. This use of high voltage electrical feedthroughs enables the transmission of high voltages both into and out of hermetically sealed chambers, without reaching a point of potential pressure loss, thanks to the ingress of atmospheric gases.
In this article, the high voltage feedthroughs available from Allectra, as well as their significance and uses, are outlined in more detail.
Significance of High Voltage Feedthroughs
High vacuum conditions range from approximately 10-5 millibar (mbar) – 10-9 mbar. To achieve this pressure regime, it is necessary to evacuate a chamber to all but residual gaseous molecules. A series of pumps is required to effectively evacuate the chamber, given that collisions between these molecules and the walls of the vacuum chamber dominate the pressure regime.
To exhaust the bulk of the gases, a rough vacuum pump is used. At the onset of the high vacuum regime, however, a different pump is necessary to evacuate residual molecules, once they have entered the pump aperture.
The conditions of an ultra-high vacuum (UHV) are even more severe than the above and extend in almost entirely dry conditions above 10-9 mbar. This range of pressure is on an order of trillionths of the atmosphere. It is primarily hydrogen (H2) that remains in UHV conditions while water molecules persist in high vacuum processes, thanks to the lightness of the gas and the high mobility.
To achieve high purity vacuum conditions of greater than 10-9 mbar, specialist UHV pumps and bakeout are required.
The backing of multiple pumps and hermetically sealed processing chambers is necessary to achieve the high vacuum and UHV conditions, as it is an energy-intensive process. Voltage feedthroughs are required to alter process conditions in real-time without compromising the vacuum's integrity,
Depending on the application requirements and chamber architecture, the designs of high voltage feedthroughs can vary significantly.
Allectra can provide a huge variety of voltage feedthroughs for high vacuum and UHV processing, including:
- Coaxial, Safe High Voltage (SHV) Feedthroughs, which have the option of either recessed or exposed ceramic on the vacuum side and a choice of either 5/6 kilovolt (KV) signals. The SVH10 is rated for 10 KV, and the SHV20 is rated for 20 KV.
- MIL-C-5015-compliant MS Circular Socket high voltage feedthroughs with multiway pins, offered with either 7.5, 10, 23, or 40A per pin.
- Power Glove high voltage feedthroughs, which have sockets and air-side cables. There are numerous design options available for our Power Glove feedthroughs, with voltage capacities of 5, 10, 20, and 40 KV. Options for multiple pins and various flange types are available, which additionally ameliorate the applicability of the product.
This information has been sourced, reviewed and adapted from materials provided by Allectra Limited.
For more information on this source, please visit Allectra Limited.


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The corruption of innocence is at the heart of David McVicar's production of Verdi's potent tragedy.
Rigoletto, court jester to the libertine Duke of Mantua, is cursed by the father of one of the Duke's victims for his irreverent laughter. When the Duke seduces Rigoletto's daughter Gilda, it seems the curse is taking effect.
Giuseppe Verdi wrote in 1855 that Rigoletto, based on Victor Hugo's play Le Roi s'amuse, was his 'best opera'. He had to overcome state censorship to stage it – the censors objected to its depiction of an immoral ruler – but he was vindicated by the premiere's huge success in 1851. Rigoletto was performed 250 times in the next 10 years and has remained one of the most popular of all operas. David McVicar's production highlights the cruelty and degeneracy at the heart of the court of Mantua. Richly dressed courtiers engage in brutal orgies and revelries to Verdi's spirited dances. In contrast, Rigoletto lives in a rundown hovel and laments his unhappy existence in a powerful soliloquy. Along with this and Rigoletto's Act II aria 'Cortigiani, vil razza dannata!', musical highlights include the ebullient 'La donna è mobile', in which the Duke boasts of his disregard for women; Gilda's exquisite duets with Rigoletto and the Duke; and the quartet in Act III that weaves the voices together as the story quickens to its shattering conclusion.


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Science: Balls and Ramps
These resources explore basic concepts of science related to balls and ramps. Learn about the characteristics and properties of balls and ramps, relationship between the physical properties of balls and their motion, and some of the factors that affect the way balls behave. Includes lesson plans, experiments, and simulations. There are also links to eThemes Resources on force and motion, and gravity.
TEACHEngineering: How High Can a Super Ball Bounce?
Students learn about elasticity for super balls; includes: prerequisite knowledge, learning objectives, materials list, introduction, vocabulary, procedures, safety issues, troubleshooting tips, investigating questions, assessment, activity extensions,and activity scaling advice.
PBS Kids: Balls and Ramp
This lesson introduces students to the concept of gravity; includes materials needed and activity instructions.
NOTE: This site includes a discussion board (message board, forum, etc).
In this experiment, students learn about factors such as temperature and construction that affect the height of a ball bouncing.
Basketball: A Physicist Party Trick
Through these activities, students learn the relationship between energy of a basketball and how high it bounces.
BBC: Force and Movement
Play an interactive game and observe the relationship between force, size of a car, and steepness of a ramp. NOTE: The "Talk" link leads to a discussion forum.
BBC: Forces in Action
Observe how far the truck travels with changing the gradient. Note: The "Talk" link is a link to discussion forum.
Ramps 1: Let it Roll
In this lesson, students will explore and measure the rate of spherical objects rolling down a ramp.
This experiment aims to help students understand things that affect the distance and speed of objects rolling from ramps.
eThemes Resource: Physics: Force and Motion
These sites cover the basic concepts of physics. Learn about force, motion, and friction using interactive simulations where you can manipulate the variables. Includes links to an eThemes on Simple Machines, Magnets, and Gravity.
eThemes Resource: Physics: Gravity
These sites explain how the earth's gravity works. Includes photographs, simulations, videos, hands-on activities, and online quizzes. Included are eThemes resources on mass versus weight and force.


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StÃ¶lben GmbH developed an appropriate sampling technique for the paleoclimatic research project in the Eifel Maar region (Germany) for the University of Mainz (Prof. Sirroko).
The sampling technique bases on the wireline triple tube core drilling method. This method turned out to be the most appropriate one to obtain the best possible sample quality for the fine grained and laminated sediments of this region and for paleoclimatic research purposes.
In sampling by wireline core drilling a tripple tube corebarrel with a bit fitted to the lower end is rotated and fed into the sediment to be sampled by the drill rig via the wireline drill rods. This action produces a non moving and non rotating core sample within the inner tube of the corebarrel.
The borehole diameter ranges from 70 mm to 140 mm. Usually we use a diameter of 146 mm. When the core run is completed, the inner tube containing the core sample is withdrawn through the drill rods by means of a wireline cable and winch. The bit, out tube and drill rods remain in the borehole during this process.
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Let $v\in \mathbb{C}^n$ be an $n$ dimensional complex vector. Define the non-standard bilinear form $\left< u,v \right> = u^T v$ (the usual inner product except without the conjugation). What are the properties of the self orthogonal vectors, those such that $\left < v,v \right>=0$? What are the properties of this space of vectors?
For example, if we say that $v^Tv = 0$ has the null property, then so does $\lambda v$ for any complex $\lambda$, and so does $v^*$ (the conjugated vector). Clearly, the set of null vectors is not a vector space since generally $u+v$ is not null if $u$ and $v$ are null.
This may be well known, but I just have no idea what to Google for. Any pointers to existing literature are appreciated.
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These vectors are called isotropic vectors (for the complex symmetric bilinear form you mentioned). – Marc van Leeuwen Nov 30 '11 at 7:13
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The most natural way to view your set of vectors is in the setting of projective geometry; the vector space $K^n$ (where $K$ is now an arbitrary field, so $K = \mathbb{C}$ for you) can be seen as a projective space $\mathbb{P}^{n-1}(K)$ of dimension $n-1$. (The "points" of the projective space $\mathbb{P}^{n-1}(K)$ correspond to the vector lines $\{ \lambda v \mid \lambda \in K \}$ of $K^n$).
In your example, the set of isotropic vectors for the bilinear form $\langle u, v \rangle = u^T v$ correspond to a quadric in $\mathbb{P}^{n-1}(K)$. See, for instance, _URL_ Note that over an algebraically closed field such as $\mathbb{C}$, there is essentially only one non-degenerate bilinear form, so also only one quadric.
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Shape fluctuations of crystal bars
1990
In: Physical review B, Jg. 41 ; Heft 4, S. 2434 - 2444
Zeitschriftenaufsatz / Fach: Physik
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Shape fluctuations of crystal bars
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1990
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In the standard theory of the equilibrium shape of a crystal {Wulff construction), thermal fluctuations are neglected. In the present work their effect is investigated in the simple case of a bar with four symmetric facets. The edges of the facets are found to undergo fluctuations with a correlation length proportional to the width 2R of the facets, which is itself proportional to the diameter of the bar. The amplitude of these fluctuations decays exponentially beyond a range proportional to R ' '. It is therefore legitimate to neglect them for large crystals. The stability of the bar is also considered: The decay into crystallites is very slow with a characteristic time increasing exponentially with R.


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Delhi Jal Board to extract extra water to meet demand
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Jal Board will extract around 55 million gallons per day (MGD) of extra water from all water treatment plant (WTP) complexes to augment the city's water supply during the summer season. Delhi Water Minister and DJB chairperson Satyendar Jain issued the direction on Thursday during a meeting of senior officers and members of the Delhi Jal Board, wherein the need to increase city's water supply was discussed.
The minister said that most of the Water Treatment Plants of the DJB are located in floodplain zones where groundwater gets recharged every year in the monsoon during flood, hence this extraction will be recharged without compromising groundwater levels.
The water will be extracted through tubewells and mixed with regular supply water in the reservoirs. This exercise will ensure water is supplied at adequate quantity and pressure at the tail end especially during summers. Jain further instructed the department to maximize utilisation of existing or defunct tubewells for groundwater recharge so that rainwater can be harvested during the monsoon period.
"Due to urbanisation, natural catchments and absorption capacity of soil have reduced. DJB has been instructed to take innovative steps to meet with increasing water demand in the city. Water augmentation is the only solution to meet the increasing demand for water in Delhi," said Jain.
"This utilisation of defunct tubewells is an opportunity to recharge groundwater directly in the residential areas. This will also reduce total dissolved solids (TDS) in groundwater after dilution of harvested rainwater. The initiative of rejuvenation of 600 water bodies and lakes, flood water harvesting, rejuvenation of old canals and irrigation minors will also bring overall improvement of groundwater," he added.


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Panther Paint Job
Watch a 57-year-old warbird go from Winona rags to Blue Angel royalty.
- By Michael Klesius
- AirSpaceMag.com, November 17, 2009
Wings held high, the Panther appeared ready to take flight like a bird flapping its wings. The wings folded to maximize space aboard aircraft carriers in the early 1950s, and were usually positioned nearly vertical. On this day, the staff was testing special wing struts they had fabricated from an original piece. Numerous patches were visible on the airplane where holes and dents had been filled with an aluminum epoxy compound, then sanded.


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"The secret of Warren Buffett is that he is the dullest man in America: how do you write a novel about that?"
Even Dorothy Parker, the queen of witty ripostes might have had a hard time making light of this fresh hell.
In the video clip we learn a little about Sacks's writing process – it's a surprisingly soggy one.
"That is the first known example of written Yiddish in history."
"I'm always excited when I discover a new Yiddish book, but sometimes it takes me a while to get into it."
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1. Setting the Stage
Dying With Dignity Canada (DWDC) is a human rights charity focused on advocating for choice in end-of-life care and dying. Established in 1980, DWDC has a number of ongoing important purposes in its history including:
- Defending the rights of all Canadians who choose medical assistance in dying (MAID);
- Educating Canadians about their legal rights with respect to end-of-life choice;
- Supporting people who are suffering from a medical condition and wish to die on their own terms and extending support to the families and caregivers of these people; and
- Supporting health care professionals who assist individuals wishing to die on their own terms
DWDC is a leader in the dynamic assisted dying landscape. The environment changed significantly in February 2015 when the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) issued its unanimous decision on the Carter v. Canada case. The justices of the high court decided that current federal law violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The federal government, under the newly elected Liberal regime responded with new legislation, Bill C-14. DWDC continues to focus on ensuring that Canadians are eligible for and have access to assisted dying in accordance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
DWDC relies on a strong network of chapters, councils, volunteers and supporters to achieve its mission throughout the country, allowing it to have a growing national footprint. Furthering of the advocacy, support and education in all parts of the country and reaching all demographics is key to the success of its work.
As an organization, DWDC is looking ahead with respect to its role and leadership, acknowledging key internal and external drivers of its vision and its work. Internally, the following factors will help shape strategic priorities:
- Talent Management: DWDC's talented staff needs to be supported with quality tools and resources and have opportunities to nurture their talents or grow into new roles
- Legacy Gift: a transformational legacy gift has enabled the organization to undertake more strategic, impactful work
Externally, developments in the legal, political, and health care landscapes are shaping both current and future priorities:
- Court challenges to Bill C-14: current cases such as Lamb v. Canada, Jean Truchon and Nicole Gladu v. Attorney General (Canada) and Attorney General (Quebec), and Christian Medical and Dental Society v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CMDS v. CPSO) are making their way through courts in BC, Ontario, and Quebec, which may impact MAID legislation and regulations in Canada. DWDC involvement further builds on established strategic partnerships with other key organizations.
- Health Canada Reviews: Bill C-14 mandated that a review be conducted with respect to three areas not included in current legislation: assisted dying with respect to mature minors, mental illness as the sole reason and advance requests. The reviews (without recommendations) were delivered by the Council of Canadian Academies in December 2018. All three reports are comprehensive, thoughtful and can serve DWDC as launching pads politically and legally to advance our key strategies over the next five years.
- Political and Regulatory Landscape: government changes at the federal and/or provincial/territorial levels are being monitored as possibly impacting on access to MAID. DWDC is also monitoring the health care regulatory landscape for developments which may impact access and care regarding training, standards and practices.
The demand for DWDC's leadership in the assisted dying space has increased alongside its capacity for deeper investments in its strategic areas of work. DWDC's leadership has identified these four strategic pillars of work:
1) Eligibility: Ensuring that assisted dying legislation complies with the Canadian Constitution and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
2) Access: Ensuring that Canadians can access medical assistance in dying in compliance with the Canadian Constitution and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
3) Support: Supporting people, their families and caregivers and health care providers as they explore end-of-life options including medical assistance in dying
4) Education: Leading education on advance care planning, patient rights and end-of-life options including medical assistance in dying
These pillars of work will be fortified and facilitated by strategic operational activators:
1) Talent Management: Investing in DWDC's talent, capacity and capabilities, including staff, board, and volunteers. Providing current tools and continued development for our team of talented, knowledgeable and caring staff and volunteers to ensure excellence for the community of people accessing DWDC support
2) Governance: Ensuring DWDC's effectiveness and accountability
3) Brand, Marketing and Communications: Supporting and amplifying
DWDC's advocacy and programs, and fundraising efforts
4) Fundraising: Optimizing DWDC's fundraising streams to ensure organizational sustainability and future growth
This five-year Strategic Plan sets out the goals and directions for the period 2019- 2024. It is an evergreen document, intended to guide, track and fortify the organization's ability to deliver impactful, quality results that advance Canadians' end-of-life rights.
2. Mission, Vision, Values
Through advocacy, public education and personal support, Dying With Dignity Canada ensures Canadians have access to quality end-of-life choice and care.
All Canadians have the right to choose their good death.
The values of DWDC are to be Person-Centred, have Compassion, Integrity and Courage, and foster Collaboration.
- Person-Centred: DWDC believes the person, be it the patient, the family and friends, or the interdisciplinary health care team, must have a safe and accessible experience with MAID. The context will differ, but DWDC's goal of facilitating that experience remains the same—to ensure the person feels heard, to ensure that family members and friends have the opportunity to access help for their loved ones, including grief supports and to ensure that health care team members are system supported.
- Compassion: DWDC strives to support people through the physical, mental and emotional pains and struggles that often come with grievous and irremediable medical conditions. The end of life is a time when people, their families and caregivers need warmth, kindness and support; the very principles that drive DWDC's programming. Compassion motivates staff, board and volunteers to alleviate suffering by working to overcome barriers to choosing a good death.
- Integrity: DWDC is committed to be a leading voice for protecting and advancing human rights for those seeking a dignified death. Integrity embodies the honesty, accuracy and consistency in advocacy and programming. DWDC is motivated by the principle that Canadians should have access to high quality, timely end-of-life choices and care.
- Courage: As a human rights organization, DWDC confronts challenging issues and advocates for the right to choose a good death. At times, its work has faced opposition, but the organization has persevered, guided by the understanding that the right to choose must be protected and human rights must be upheld. DWDC will continue to promote safe spaces for people to make the choice right for them and to support health care workers who are willing to help patients have the good death they desire.
- Collaboration: As the leading human rights organization for MAID in Canada, DWDC knows that the cause must be the priority and at times other concerned groups will have more visibility or influence. As a grassroots organization, DWDC values organizations who share this space and pledges to work in collaboration with them to protect the rights of Canadians, while seeking to work with partners across the health and legal systems to ensure a safe, accessible experience for people, families and care providers.
3. Value Proposition
A good death. Your right to end-of-life choice.
Dying With Dignity Canada champions end-of-life rights through advocacy, awareness, education, support and systems change.
4. The Big Strategic Goal
Dying With Dignity Canada will leverage its experience as the national human rights organization to be the leader for assisted dying and end-of-life choice.