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Human Dignity Donation Box
Human Dignity Donation Box
Students have set up a "Human Dignity Donation Box" in the Commons at Sheil Catholic Center, Evanston. This box was designed as a means for Sheil students to connect with those experiencing homelessness in Evanston.
As you run errands in downtown Evanston, go to dinner with friends, or partake in other endeavors that draw you to a location where someone effected by homelessness tends to be, you are invited to consider bringing some of the goods in this box with you on the trip to offer to them. This is an opportunity to practice the ministry of presence: simply being with someone, in struggle and in community.
As Catholics, we are not only called to service, but Catholic social teaching tells us that every individual has a right to human dignity. As Catholics, we have a duty to ensure this is possible for all individuals. This box is meant to provide resources for students to actively engage in Catholic social teaching in our local community. It is also designed to be mainly student funded and student run. The Church blesses us with many gifts, and now we can take those gifts and transform them into new gifts for our community!
If you feel so called, please take some goods with you on your trip. If you don't feel comfortable with engaging someone directly, consider donating funds to keep the box stocked, perhaps forgoing that extra coffee this week and using those three dollars for service. You can donate by contacting Wioletta in Sheil's administrative office that is directly off the Commons or by calling Wioletta at _PHONE_.
Both safety and engaging in a manner that is empowering to those we seek to support are extremely important. Please consider the following tips. If you have additional questions feel free to contact Tim Higgins at _EMAIL_, Hannah Boyd _EMAIL_, or Sophia Schiffer _EMAIL_
Human Dignity Tips and Safety
- Engage in conversation! Make eye contact. Learn names. Ask how someone's day is going. Take time to form a relationship and learn someone's story. This is the human dignity. Learn their story but remember not to share any of your personal information. Avoid mentioning "Sheil" or where you live on campus.
- Offer positive reinforcement and words of encouragement! A smile, a "it gets better," a "you matter."
- Never offer cash. Use the goods from this box to provide a service.
- Avoid trying to help someone "logic" through their situation. i.e., "Get a job."
- Use your intuition. If someone appears inebriated or does not appear to want to interact, choose not to engage. Threaten to call the police if you feel unsafe
- Remember, we are all people, and we all have bad days. If someone is irritable one day, it does not mean they will be the next. Offer grace.
It is OK to feel uncomfortable at first, or to build up confidence in engaging with unfamiliar people over time. Keep in mind that just a smile, nod, or small form of acknowledgment goes a long way.
Note: If you would like to use dining dollars or funds to purchase goods, please reach out for a list of needs. If in conversation you learn of goods that are needed by someone, let us know so we can stock the box with these goods in the future.
Homelessness is, and should be seen as, a temporary condition.
-Michael, a local veteran dealing with homelessness


Create DNS records at 1&1 Internet for Office 365
Caution: Note that 1&1 Internet doesn't allow a domain to have both an MX record and a top-level Autodiscover CNAME record. This limits the ways in which you can configure Exchange Online for Office 365. There is a workaround, but we recommend employing it only if you already have experience with creating subdomains at 1&1 Internet.
If despite this service limitation you choose to manage your own Office 365 DNS records at 1&1 Internet, follow the steps in this article to verify your domain and to set up DNS records for email, Skype for Business Online, and so on.
These are the main records to add. Follow the steps below or watch the video(Need more help? Get support.)
After you add these records at 1&1 Internet, your domain will be set up to work with Office 365 services.
To learn about webhosting and DNS for websites with Office 365, see Use a public website with Office 365.
Note: Typically it takes about 15 minutes for DNS changes to take effect. However, it can occasionally take longer for a change you've made to update across the Internet's DNS system. If you're having trouble with mail flow or other issues after adding DNS records, see Troubleshoot issues after changing your domain name or DNS records.
Add a TXT record for verification
Before you use your domain with Office 365, we have to make sure that you own it. Your ability to log in to your account at your domain registrar and create the DNS record proves to Office 365 that you own the domain.
Note: This record is used only to verify that you own your domain; it doesn't affect anything else. You can delete it later, if you like.
Follow the steps below or watch the video (start at 0:42).
 1. To get started, go to your domains page at 1&1 Internet by using this link. You'll be prompted to login.
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 2. Choose Manage domains.
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 3. On the Domain Center page, find the domain that you want to update, and then choose the Panel (v) control for that domain.
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 4. In the Domain Settings area, choose Edit DNS Settings.
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 5. In the TXT and SRV Records section, choose Add Record.
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 6. In the Add Record area, in the boxes for the new record, type or copy and paste the values from the following table.
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 Note: This is an example. Use your specific Destination or Points to Address value here, from the table in Office 365.
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 7. Choose Save.
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 8. Choose Save.
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 9. In the Edit DNS Settings dialog box, choose Yes.
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 10. Wait a few minutes before you continue, so that the record you just created can update across the Internet.
Now that you've added the record at your domain registrar's site, you'll go back to Office 365 and request Office 365 to look for the record.
When Office 365 finds the correct TXT record, your domain is verified.
 1. Go to the Domains page.
 2. On the Domains page, choose the domain that you are verifying.
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 3. On the Setup page, choose Start setup.
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 4. On the Verify domain page, choose Verify.
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Note: Typically it takes about 15 minutes for DNS changes to take effect. However, it can occasionally take longer for a change you've made to update across the Internet's DNS system. If you're having trouble with mail flow or other issues after adding DNS records, see Troubleshoot issues after changing your domain name or DNS records.
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Add an MX record so email for your domain will come to Office 365
Follow the steps below or watch the video (start at 3:22).
 1. To get started, go to your domains page at 1&1 Internet by using this link. You'll be prompted to login.
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 4. In the Domain Settings area, choose Edit DNS Settings.
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 5. In the MX Records section, in the Mail Exchanger (MX Record) area, select Other mail server.
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 6. If there are any MX records already listed, delete each of them by selecting the record and then pressing the Delete key on your keyboard.
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 7. In the boxes for the MX 1 record, type or copy and paste the values from the following table.
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 <domain-key>.mail.protection.outlook.com
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Add the six CNAME records that are required for Office 365
1&1 Internet requires a workaround so that you can use an MX record together with the CNAME records that are required for Office 365 email services. This workaround requires you to create a set of subdomains at 1&1 Internet, and to assign them to CNAME records.
Important: Make sure that you have at least two available subdomains before starting this procedure. We recommend this solution only if you already have experience with creating subdomains at 1&1 Internet.
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Basic CNAME records
Follow the steps below or watch the video (start at 3:57).
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 First, you'll create the Autodiscover subdomain.
 4. In the Subdomain Overview section, choose Create Subdomain.
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 8. In the Subdomain Settings area, choose Edit DNS Settings.
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 9. In the A/AAAA Records (IP Addresses) section, in the IP address (A Record) area, select CNAME.
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Examples of Federal Crimes vs. State Crimes
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Examples of Federal Crimes vs. State Crimes
Federal crimes are violations against the U.S. Constitution and always overrule state law. The majority of criminal trials are held in state courts. For a crime to go to federal court, it must be of federal interest. See below for some examples of common federal crimes vs. common state crimes.
Some factors that make a crime a federal offense are:
 1. the criminal activity occurs in multiple states
 2. the crime happened on federal property (like the robbery of a federal bank)
 3. a specific federal law was violated
 4. the crime involves citizens from different states
The federal courts may take a case where state law goes against constitutional law. The supremacy clause, which is outlined in the Constitution, states that federal law will always trump state law.
When state laws and federal laws don't align, the general idea is that within the state borders the federal government doesn't have jurisdiction. However, the federal government can interfere and decide to convict you of a federal crime.
A common example of this is the legalization of marijuana. Some states allow the use of medicinal or recreational marijuana. Yet, the federal government has it listed as a Schedule 1 controlled substance. This makes the use, possession, or sale of the drug federally illegal
Examples of federal crimes:
 - IRS (tax) violations and mail fraud
 - drug trafficking/drug possession
 - kidnapping
 - counterfeiting bills
 - immigration crimes
 - copyright infractions
 - child pornography
The difference between state crimes vs. federal crimes boils down to where the court proceedings will occur (jurisdiction). For a state crime, court will be held in the city or county where the crime was committed. For a federal crime, there are three levels to the court system: district court, court of appeals, and the Supreme Court.
Examples of common state crimes:
 - traffic violations
 - contract breach
 - robbery/burglary/theft
 - rape
 - arson
In Arizona, some of the most common crimes are aggravated assault, other violent crimes (such as assault, rape, and murder), and burglary.
Representation Matters
In 2014 in Arizona, there were fewer than 100 lawyers certified as Criminal Law Specialists. Todd Coolidge is one of those lawyers. He is a member of the Criminal Law Advisory Commission and has been a certified specialist for twenty years. For legal representation in Chandler, Arizona and the surrounding area, contact the office of Todd Coolidge. He deals with cases of domestic violence, DUIs, traffic offenses, and felonies
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Select takes a solutions-driven approach to bring a new thought process to our combined expertise in water and chemistry. Cutting-edge technology enables us to deliver precision, value and convenience at every touchpoint.
We adopt early. Technology allows us to face customer problems head-on. Some recent highlights include:
- Intelligent Automation
- Water Analysis and Optimization via Data Lakes
- Sustainability Innovation and Carbon Research
- Safety Technology
Delivering true automation means implementing technology that gathers, interprets and acts on data in real time—all with limited human intervention. Through Select Energy's patented1 WaterONE™ services, that true automation is possible.
We Put Technology to Work
Automated Water Transfer
Each piece of equipment responds automatically to changes in conditions on the transfer string—improving efficiency and safety.
The unique design of our EFR Combustors offer significant cost advantages while providing exceptional performance and reliability. Designed to meet or exceed current regulations, rich gas mixtures were tested to a combustion efficiency > 99.9 %.
Through careful analysis of data from production simulations, field tests,
core samples and other sources, our engineers can tailor fluids to improve production.
Select uses a network of remote monitoring equipment to track your water assets from source to completion, improving employee and asset utilization and reduces costs.
Simulating downhole conditions on a "frac chip" allows our engineers to control for specific fluid properties and propose the optimal chemistry to access pore networks.
The Select Copperhead™ offers true cyclonic separation with a wide range turn-down ratio that increases adaptably to individual well fluid dynamics improving performance under real-world conditions.
Making the Match
With Fluidmatch®, you get a single-source provider to support operators seeking real-time frac optimization. By designing and implementing entire water and chemical systems, we are the only company that combines visibility on each component to see how it impacts your bottom line.
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We're always looking for opportunities to put our technology to work. This includes presenting the value of our current offerings to customers as well as piloting new technology. Contact us today to learn more about technology at Select.

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Pick up that little section of lead pipe; feel it in your hand. It's heavier than you might've thought, maybe? It's dense, in other words, right? Right.
Now, pick up that chunk of pumice, about the same size. What do you call that, in comparison to the pipe? Light? True, it is lighter than the pipe, but it could be just as heavy, if only it were bigger. Airy? Maybe, but even in a vacuum it would feel like it had the same weight, most likely. Sparse? No: It's not a forest in your hand, after all.
The question is, when we're talking about material objects, what's the opposite of dense?
The answer, at the moment, is less dense, unsatisfactory because of our habit of using paired descriptions for physical properties (heavy/light, soft/hard, wet/dry, and so on). Once upon a time, though, dense had an opposite. Until the mid-19th century, the word was rare.
In fact, the earliest meaning of rare in English was precisely this one. The OED notes the word's meaning as "[o]pposed to dense," and provides the following example (from around 1420), among others:
The londis fatte, or lene, or thicke, or rare.
I don't know what a londis is, and I'm intrigued by thicke as a stand-in for dense (as in a thicket, perhaps). But mostly, I'm thrilled to find rare used in this way.
One can imagine how, in the less dense Britain of the 15th century, a word like rare could move from describing a single object (as in, for example, "this rare piece of pumice") to describing a collective object ("this rare forest") to describing the likelihood of encountering individual objects while wandering through the realm ("the rare African swallow").
Still, I propose we resuscitate rare's original meaning. I've looked for such a word many times, and so have others. To inspire you, I close with more examples from the OED:
Cvcumber in this mone is sowen rare. [C. 1420]
The Assemblie was so rare that they were not exceeding the number of nineteen Commissioners.
A projectile would travel a far greater distance through a rare medium like air, than through a dense medium like water.
Who wouldn't want a word that can as readily describe cvcumbers as Commissioners, projectiles as londises? The chance to improve our language by looking to antiquated usage is (forgive me) a rare one.

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This book is first and foremost a grammatical description of Baure, a seriously endangered language from Bolivian Amazonia. Baure belongs to the Southern Arawak language family and it forms part of the Guaporé-Mamoré linguistic area. This book is the first detailed and comprehensive grammatical description of Baure, covering its phonology, morphology, syntax, and discourse structure.
Special attention is given to the complex (morpho)phonological processes within a phonological phrase, the rich noun classification system, the distinction of verbal and non-verbal predicates with respect to the argument marking pattern, the three-level distinction of verbal morphology, and specific clause types based on different nominalization strategies, which also play an important role in clause subordination. This book is aimed at linguists from all backgrounds and is of special interest to typologists, historical linguists, Arawakanists, Americanists, and anthropologists. It is also an important record of a dying language for its speech community and their descendants.

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Brittle system
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Brittle systems theory creates an analogy between communication theory and mechanical systems. A brittle system is a system characterized by a sudden and steep decline in performance as the system state changes. This can be due to input parameters that exceed a specified input, or environmental conditions that exceed specified operating boundaries. This is the opposite of a gracefully degrading system. Brittle system analysis develops an analogy with materials science in order to analyze system brittleness.[1] A system that is brittle (but initially robust enough to gain at least some foothold in the marketplace) will tend to operate with acceptable performance until it reaches a limit and then degrade suddenly and catastrophically. The table below illustrates the concept behind the analysis using an example of a communication system.
Materials Science Target System Brittle Systems Analysis Materials Science Quantification
Stress Interbyte jitter, EMI, number of slaves, etc. Amount parameter exceeds tolerance Force per unit area within a body
Toughness Ability to withstand the above System robustness Ability to absorb energy up to failure
Hardness* Constant latency, throughput with stress in tolerance Level of performance within tolerance Resistance to deformation
Ductility* Gradual reduction in latency, throughput as stress exceeds tolerance Level of performance out of tolerance Fracture strain or reduction of area at fracture
Plastic strain Latency, throughput are permanently degraded System cannot recover from degradation Deformation between particles in a body relative to length
Reversible strain Latency, throughput are temporarily degraded System can recover from degradation Same as above, but returns to normal after force removed
Brittle fracture Sudden steep decline in latency, throughput Sudden steep decline in performance There is no reduction of area when material breaks
Ductile fracture Graceful degradation in latency, throughput Graceful degradation in performance The area at the point of fracture gradually reduces to zero
Brittleness* Hardness over ductility Ratio of hardness over ductility Ratio of hardness over ductility
Deformation Degradation in latency, throughput Degradation in performance Change in shape of a material
Young's modulus Stress (jitter/EMI) over reduction in latency and throughput Amount of tolerance exceeded over degradation Measure of the stiffness of an elastic material
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References[edit]
 1. ^ Stephen F. Bush, John Hershey and Kirby Vosburgh, Brittle System Analysis, arXiv:cs/_PHONE_
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Turbulence detected on water vapor imagery
Satellite data is critical to safe air travel. Along with routine displays of clouds and weather systems, satellite images are used to generate upper air winds at all levels of the atmosphere around the entire globe. Tools based on real-time satellite data also help pilots steer clear of aviation hazards such as turbulence and volcanic ash.
In this lesson you will learn about:
- Satellite derived winds
- Clear Air Turbulence
- Volcanic Ash
This lesson will take you approximately 40 minutes to complete.


How do I set up my own LPL web page?
How do I set up my own LPL web page?
To set up a web page you must have a collection of HTML files that are the content of your pages. To create these, you'll need to know how to write HTML. It's quite easy to learn HTML. Take a look at the pages for the HTML Class that we gave a while ago for some places to start.
So if you have the HTML and other files for your web page, how do you get it up on the LPL web pages?
Begin by using ssh to connect to and log in to your LPL UNIX account. In your LPL home directory, create a directory called public_html (you can do this with the command mkdir public_html). You have to make this directory world readable, so that everyone can see your webpage. To do this, you can use the command chmod a+r public_html, from your home directory. Now put all of the HTML files into this directory (or make more directories under this), and you'll be able to see them on the web.
The address of your new web pages will be:
where username is your username.
For example, the web address for rbeyer's web page is
Those are the basics! If you have questions, please email
LPL Webmaster / webmaster


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Climate Change and Economic Growth Prospects for Malawi
An Uncertainty Approach
Malawi confronts a development imperative in a context of rising temperatures and deep uncertainty about precipitation trends. We evaluate the implications of climate change for overall growth and development prospects to 2050. We focus on three impact channels: agriculture, road infrastructure, and hydropower generation while accounting explicitly for the uncertainty in climate forecasts. We find that climate change is unlikely to substantially slow overall economic growth over the next couple of decades. However, climate change implications become more pronounced over time and may become substantially more severe after 2050, especially if effective global mitigation policies fail to materialize.


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It is known that thiol-containing compounds form monolayer membranes on a gold surface via chemisorption from organic solvents in terms of a strong connection ability between thiol and the metal. Here we prepared different kinds of thiol-containing lipids and fabricated monolayer membranes on the gold disk electrode whose surface structures were similar to biological membranes. Responses of this lipid-coated electrode to odor substances were examined by an electrochemical method of a cyclic voltammetry. Blocking ability for the redox reaction of Fe(CN)63− was found to change upon adsorption of odor substances into monolayer membranes. The order of threshold values to detect the odorants was β-iononeβ-citralβchloroform≦n-amyl acetate; this order was the same as that in the human olfactory sense. The present study indicates that the monolayer membrane of thiol-containing lipids can be useful as a transducer of an odor sensor.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy(all)


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Succinic acid, an intermediate in the metabolism of food molecules, has a molecular weight of 118.1. When 1.926 g of succinic acid was dissolved in water and titrated, 65.20 mL of 0.5000 M NaOH solution was required to neutralize the acid. How many acidic hydrogens are there in a mol-ecule of succinic acid? (LO 4.16)
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Home > Closing Gender Gaps
The Women and Public Policy Program of Harvard Kennedy School closes gender gaps in economic opportunity, political participation, health and education by creating knowledge, training leaders and informing public policy and organizational practices.
We look at what policies, organizational structures and leadership techniques help close involuntary gender gaps, those that occur due to constraints rather than choice, either due to explicit barriers (laws or the absence thereof) and/or implicit barriers (stereotypes, biased judgements and discrimination).
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A framework to determine the probability density function for the output power of wind farms
Sairaj V. Dhople, Alejandro D. Domínguez-García
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution
14 Scopus citations
Abstract
This paper proposes a numerical framework to propagate wind-speed uncertainty through to the power output of a wind farm while factoring in the availability of the wind turbines in the farm. In particular, given a probability density function (pdf) that describes wind speed, and a statistical availability model for the wind turbines, we propose a method to determine the wind-farm power output pdf. The proposed framework offers several advantages over conventional methods, e.g., it is agnostic to the wind-speed distribution and easily incorporates wind farm availability. Case studies compare the wind farm power distributions computed using the proposed framework with field data for an actual wind farm. In addition, we demonstrate how the framework allows the computation of common wind generation indices such as the expected available wind energy, expected generated wind energy, and capacity factor.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2012 North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2012
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2012 - Champaign, IL, United States
Duration: Sep 9 2012Sep 11 2012
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Name2012 North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2012
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Other2012 North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChampaign, IL
Period9/9/129/11/12
Keywords
 - Availability
 - random variable transformations
 - wind farms
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Former University of Arizona president Robert N. Shelton has been tapped to lead the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization based in Pasadena, California.
He is set to become president of the project Feb. 20.
The Giant Magellan Telescope's seven primary mirrors are made at the UA's Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab, and the university is a founding partner in the project. The telescope will be built at the Las Campanas Observatory in the Andes Mountains of Chile.
Shelton was UA's 19th president, from 2006 to 2011. Since 2014, he has been president of the Tucson-based Research Corporation for Science Advancement, which funds basic science research.
UA astronomy department head and Steward Observatory director Buell Jannuzi said Shelton has experience with major astronomy projects globally.
"Robert's been involved in so many of our country's leading telescope observatories. The Keck Observatory in California. When he was at the University of North Carolina, he was involved in the development of the (Southern Astrophysical Research) Telescope in Chile," Jannuzi said.
At Research Corporation, Shelton has been on the board of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham in eastern Arizona, Jannuzi said. Shelton also was instrumental in UA becoming a founding partner for the Giant Magellan project, he said.
Shelton is a physicist by training. After leaving UA, he was executive director of the Arizona Sports Foundation, which produces the Fiesta and Cactus college football post-season bowls in the Phoenix area.


text: What will be Volume of Concrete for Given Cement Sand and Aggregate Quantity?QuestionCement volume is 0.25m3, Sand volume is 0.25m3, Coarse aggregate volume is 0.5m3. Concrete grade is M25.(mix proportion is 1:1:2). What will be the concrete volume in m3? in progress 0 Concrete Lahiru 4 weeks 2 AnswersSHARE Facebook Twitter Answers ( 2 ) henok tefera Nov 20, 2017 at 17:02Given, M25, mix proportion would be- (1:1:2) VC=0.25m3 VS=0.25m3 Va=0.5m3 Adding the mix ratios=1+1+2 =4 VConcrete=1/4* VC+1/4* VS+2/4* Va =1/4*0.25m3+1/4*0.25m3+2/4*0.5m3 =0.375 m3 Gopal Mishra Nov 21, 2017 at 19:19Volume of fully compacted concrete is given by following formula:where Vc is the volume of concrete. W, C, Fa and Ca are the masses of water, cement, fine aggregates and coarse aggregates respectively.Density of cement = 1500 kg/m3, fine aggregates = 1700 kg/m3 and coarse aggregates = 1650 kg/m3. So, Weight of cement C = 0.25 x 1500 = 375kgWeight of Fine aggregates Fa = 0.25 x 1700 = 425 kgWeight of Coarse aggregates Ca = 0.5 x 1650 = 825 kgConsider w/c ratio as 0.45, so weight of water = 0.45×0.25×1000 = 112.5 L or kgSc, Sfa and Sca are the specific weight of cement, fine aggregates and coarse aggregates which are 3.15 for cement and 2.6 for fine and coarse aggregates.Therefore, putting these values in the formula above, we getVc = (112.5/1000)+(375/(1000×3.15))+(425/(1000×2.6))+(825/(1000×2.6)) = 0.712m3So, Volume of concrete = 0.712m3Leave an answerYou must login or register to add a new answer .Related questionsHow to add Nanosilica to concrete?What is fire rating requirements of a 4 storey building?What Materials can be used as Fine Aggregate Replacement in Concrete?What type of plastic and its thickness is used for curing concrete?How to Mix Design with GGBS in Readymix Concrete?


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Definition of vorticose
a. - Vortical; whirling; as, a vorticose motion. 2
The word "vorticose" uses 9 letters: C E I O O R S T V.
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Words formed by adding one letter before or after vorticose (in bold), or to ceioorstv in any order:
n - coinvestor
All words formed from vorticose by changing one letter
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THE RADIAL VELOCITIES OF 129 STARS IN THE YEARS _PHONE_.
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A list of 2935 radial velocities is presented for 129 stars. The velocities of each star have been analyzed for binary motion. Preliminary elements are presented for two stars, phi Dra and 6 Lac, not previously known to be binaries. A GCRV - Allegheny comparison has been made for 47 years which had no evidence of binary motion and mean velocity differences tabulated as a function of spectral type. Author


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Robotics: Science and Systems XIV
Bayesian Tactile Exploration for Compliant Docking With Uncertain Shapes
Kris Hauser
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This paper presents a Bayesian approach for active tactile exploration of a planar shape in the presence of both localization and shape uncertainty. The goal is to dock the robot's end-effector against the shape -- reaching a point of contact that resists a desired load -- with as few probing actions as possible. The proposed method repeatedly performs inference, planning, and execution steps. Given a prior probability distribution over object shape and sensor readings from previously executed motions, the posterior distribution is inferred using a novel and efficient Hamiltonian Monte Carlo method. The optimal docking site is chosen to maximize docking probability, using a closed-form probabilistic simulation that accepts rigid and compliant motion models under Coulomb friction. Numerical experiments demonstrate that this method requires fewer exploration actions to dock than heuristics and information-gain strategies.
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@INPROCEEDINGS{Hauser-RSS-18,
 AUTHOR = {Kris Hauser},
 TITLE = {Bayesian Tactile Exploration for Compliant Docking With Uncertain Shapes},
 BOOKTITLE = {Proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems},
 YEAR = {2018},
 ADDRESS = {Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania},
 MONTH = {June},
 DOI = {10.15607/RSS.2018.XIV.051}
}


Let f and g be differentiable functions for all x\in\mathbb{R}
Now if f(x)=(g\circ f')(x), can I conclude that because f is differentiable,
thus (g\circ f') is differenitable.
And further that if (g\circ f') is differentiable then:
(g\circ f')'=g(f'(x))\cdot f''(x) and thus f is twice differentiable?
If not, then how about if g is bijective and thus has an inverse g^{-1}, and the inverse is differentiable.
f(x)=(g\circ f')
(g^{-1}\circ f)(x)=g^{-1}\circ(g\circ f')(x)=f'(x)
And now g^{-1}\circ f is a combination of 2 differentiable functions, thus
(g^{-1}\circ f)'=\left(f'(x)\right)'=f''(x)
then f is twice differentiable?
This is not homework, I am just thinking.


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Microwave Measurements of the Surface Impedance of Superconducting Tin and Lead
Department of Physics, Stanford University., 1967 - 75 pages
In this dissertation, the results of two different experiments are reported. In the first experiment, temperature dependent measurements were made of the surface impedance of superconducting tin and lead at 2.85 and 11.2 GHz; these surface impedance measurements were compared with the Mattis and Bardeen theoretical result, including a finite electron-pair coherence length and a finite electron mean free path. In the second experiment, temperature dependent measurements were made of the ac critical magnetic field of superconducting tin at 2.85 GHz; these ac critical magnetic field measurements were compared with dc critical magnetic field measurements. These two experiments stemmed from the program at Stanford University to develop a superconducting linear accelerator. (Author).
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"The basis of the claim that women have a greater diversity of erogenous zones seems, in part, unjustified," a research team led by Bangor University cognitive neuroscientist Oliver Turnbull writes in the journal Cortex.
"Women clearly experience higher erotic intensity for some body parts, but this effect seems to have been exaggerated in the popular media."
Women rated both the nape and back of the neck as highly erotic; men did as well, but not quite as strongly.
Turnbull and his colleagues conducted an online survey of 793 people, most of whom were residents of either Great Britain or South Africa. (The sample skewed young, with a mean age of just over 24.) Participants were presented with a list of 41 body parts and asked to rate their "ability to facilitate sexual arousal" on a scale of one to 10.
Not surprisingly, the genital areas topped people's lists, followed closely by nipples/breasts and mouth/lips (note our recent report on the importance of kissing). The nape of the neck also scored highly, as did the ears.
Answers were very similar across the board, regardless of gender, nationality, or sexual orientation. This suggests "the factors that determine the intensity of erogenous zones are not greatly influenced by individual life experiences and/or culture," the researchers write.
Feet and toes scored at the bottom of the list for both sexes, which would appear to refute an earlier theory suggesting they have particular erotic qualities. That said, several other body parts scored lower, including the shin, elbow, and nose.
At least in this sample, "men appear to have effectively the same distribution of erogenous zones found in women," the researchers write, adding the caveat that "for women, several body parts are rated at significantly higher levels of intensity."
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Dread start: 6, 9801279100561222763, 1552024982320 count: 2, 9801295593230199896, 0
now we have something like that:
vtkHDFReader (0x559590378920): Error H5Dread start: 6, 0, 32 count: 2, 0, 32
Next, the root of your issue is the usage of CellOffset, ConnectivityIdOffsets.
In your file, only the ConnectivityIdOffsets needs to be updated like what you done.
However, you shouldn't update the CellOffset and let each row to 0 as your cells don't varying on time.
Here the corrected version of your file:
se.out.m0.hdf (107.7 KB)
And here is what I have in ParaView:
result
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Dear Lucas,
thank you, I can confirm this works and the provided corrected hdf file was really helpful.
I have one follow up question: suppose that my domain (cells and points) is evolving with time. Actually the example I provided was prepared in this direction: Connectivity, NumberOfCells, NumberOfConnectivityIds, NumberOfPoints, Offsets, PointData, Types and Points attributes were appended by relevant data for each step (although the data were the same in all steps in this example). Also the Steps Group in my opinion contained data for each step.
The question is how to adapt the example to take evolving domain into account?
Thank you,
Borek
Dear @Borek_Patzak,
I'm glad to see that the corrected file helps you.
The question is how to adapt the example to take evolving domain into account?
As you already append at each step all of these data, for me your example is already ready to support evolving domain.
Regarding the Steps group, it contains several array offset (such as PointsOffset) to be sure to read at a specific step the correct data but it seems to me that you already update it correctly.
I believe you can try it with evolving domain. Let me know if it works or not.
Thanks
Dear Lucas,
thank you. I am still confused by the documentation and missing an example illustrating the data structure for transient unstructured grid with changing topology.
I prepared the simple example of transient hdf file with two steps, in the first one there are 2 elements, in the second one there is additional element added. Basically, I obtain reading error when switching to second time step (Offsets array). I believe I have properly appended all the arrays for both steps and set up the Steps group correctly, but obviously, there is an error that I can't see.
You can find the dump below and you can access hdf file using this link: se2.out.m0.hdf - Google Drive
HDF5 "se2.out.m0.hdf" {
GROUP "/" {
 GROUP "VTKHDF" {
 ATTRIBUTE "Type" {
 DATATYPE H5T_STRING {
 STRSIZE 16;
 STRPAD H5T_STR_NULLTERM;
 CSET H5T_CSET_ASCII;
 CTYPE H5T_C_S1;
 }
 DATASPACE SCALAR
 DATA {
 (0): "UnstructuredGrid"
 }
 }
 ATTRIBUTE "Version" {
 DATATYPE H5T_STD_I32LE
 DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 2 ) / ( 2 ) }
 DATA {
 (0): 2, 2
 }
 }
 GROUP "CellData" {
 }
 DATASET "Connectivity" {
 DATATYPE H5T_STD_I32LE
 DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 20 ) / ( H5S_UNLIMITED ) }
 DATA {
 (0): 0, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4, 5, 3, 0, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4, 5, 3, 4, 6, 7, 5
 }
 }
 DATASET "NumberOfCells" {
 DATATYPE H5T_STD_I32LE
 DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 2 ) / ( H5S_UNLIMITED ) }
 DATA {
 (0): 2, 3
 }
 }
 DATASET "NumberOfConnectivityIds" {
 DATATYPE H5T_STD_I32LE
 DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 2 ) / ( H5S_UNLIMITED ) }
 DATA {
 (0): 8, 12
 }
 }
 DATASET "NumberOfPoints" {
 DATATYPE H5T_STD_I32LE
 DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 2 ) / ( H5S_UNLIMITED ) }
 DATA {
 (0): 6, 8
 }
 }
 DATASET "Offsets" {
 DATATYPE H5T_STD_I32LE
 DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 7 ) / ( H5S_UNLIMITED ) }
 DATA {
 (0): 0, 4, 8, 0, 4, 8, 12
 }
 }
 GROUP "PointData" {
 DATASET "DisplacementVector" {
 DATATYPE H5T_IEEE_F64LE
 DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 14, 3 ) / ( H5S_UNLIMITED, 3 ) }
 DATA {
 (0,0): 0, 0, 0,
 (1,0): 0, 0, 0,
 (2,0): 0.012328, 0.00199971, 0,
 (3,0): 0.012328, -0.00199971, 0,
 (4,0): 0.025, 0.00137615, 0,
 (5,0): 0.025, -0.00137615, 0,
 (6,0): 0, 0, 0,
 (7,0): 0, 0, 0,
 (8,0): 0._PHONE_, 0.00415912, 0,
 (9,0): 0._PHONE_, -0.00415912, 0,
 (10,0): 0.05, 0.00211351, 0,
 (11,0): 0.05, -0.00211351, 0,
 (12,0): 0._PHONE_, -0.000350552, 0,
 (13,0): 0._PHONE_, 0.000350552, 0
 }
 }
 }
 DATASET "Points" {
 DATATYPE H5T_IEEE_F64LE
 DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 14, 3 ) / ( H5S_UNLIMITED, 3 ) }
 DATA {
 (0,0): 0, 0, 0,
 (1,0): 0, 1, 0,
 (2,0): 1, 0, 0,
 (3,0): 1, 1, 0,
 (4,0): 2, 0, 0,
 (5,0): 2, 1, 0,
 (6,0): 0, 0, 0,
 (7,0): 0, 1, 0,
 (8,0): 1, 0, 0,
 (9,0): 1, 1, 0,
 (10,0): 2, 0, 0,
 (11,0): 2, 1, 0,
 (12,0): 3, 0, 0,
 (13,0): 3, 1, 0
 }
 }
 GROUP "Steps" {
 ATTRIBUTE "NSteps" {
 DATATYPE H5T_STD_I32LE
 DATASPACE SCALAR
 DATA {
 (0): 2
 }
 }
 DATASET "CellOffsets" {
 DATATYPE H5T_STD_I32LE
 DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 2, 1 ) / ( H5S_UNLIMITED, 1 ) }
 DATA {
 (0,0): 0,
 (1,0): 2
 }
 }
 DATASET "ConnectivityIdOffsets" {
 DATATYPE H5T_STD_I32LE
 DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 2, 1 ) / ( H5S_UNLIMITED, 1 ) }
 DATA {
 (0,0): 0,
 (1,0): 8
 }
 }
 DATASET "NumberOfParts" {
 DATATYPE H5T_STD_I32LE
 DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 2 ) / ( H5S_UNLIMITED ) }
 DATA {
 (0): 1, 1
 }
 }
 DATASET "PartOffsets" {
 DATATYPE H5T_STD_I32LE
 DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 2 ) / ( H5S_UNLIMITED ) }
 DATA {
 (0): 0, 0
 }
 }
 DATASET "PointOffsets" {
 DATATYPE H5T_STD_I32LE
 DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 2 ) / ( H5S_UNLIMITED ) }
 DATA {
 (0): 0, 6
 }
 }
 DATASET "Values" {
 DATATYPE H5T_IEEE_F64LE
 DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 2 ) / ( H5S_UNLIMITED ) }
 DATA {
 (0): 1, 2
 }
 }
 }
 DATASET "Types" {
 DATATYPE H5T_STD_U8LE
 DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 5 ) / ( H5S_UNLIMITED ) }
 DATA {
 (0): 9, 9, 9, 9, 9
 }
 }
 }
}
}
Any help very much appreciated.
Borek
Dear @Borek_Patzak,
on my side I didn't have an error when I load your data at step2, which version of vtk do you use? I try it in Para


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In recognition of the unique role of seats of learning and their historical and social missions, this document establishes the guiding principles for scholarship at Nagoya University. Nagoya University maintains a culture of free and open-minded academic endeavor and aspires to contribute to the prosperity and happiness of all people through research and education in those fields studying human beings, society, and the natural world. Above all, it aims to foster the harmonious development of humanity and science, to conduct advanced research, and to provide an education that encompasses the full range of the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. To these ends, we outline below the goals and guidelines for carrying out the required measures for continuing to perform our duties as a leading university.
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2. The ability to separate the code from the data is a strength of XPages. But it is then no longer possible to set the property on a document's form when the XPage is not in the same database. We need to send a link using mime, as you would have done in earlier versions of Notes. Here is the SSJS version:
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In this case we simply want the email recipient to see a message about their role in the workflow, followed by a hotlink (Open Link) to open the appropriate document:
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detectMultiScale on Gpu problem with minNeighbors parameter
asked 2016-09-07 10:37:12 -0500
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Hi, for my thesis i'm trying to make a program that can detect an object and can assign to the detection object a score using the GPU. The score represents the quality of the detection.
Using the CPU version of the function detectMultiScale I created a metric for assign a score. I look the list of Rect returned by the functions and a search for those rectangle that are similar in area and position and, after, I group the rectangles into a single one who contains the detected object. This is possible if a put the parameter minNeighbors = 0, in this way detectMultiScale for CPU does not group the rectangle and so i can apply my metric. The problem is when i try to do the same thing with the GPU version of detectMultiScale, indeed if i put the parameter minNeighbors = 0 the classifier does not detect anything!! but if I put minNeighbors = 1 or greater it detect the same object of the CPU classifier version. My teacher pretends the use of GPU and I don't know why the two version of the classifier have not the same behavior. Please, can any one help me to resolve this problem?
I loaded two image that explain what i mean grouped.png ungrouped.png The ungrouped.png is the output of the classifier CPU and grouped.png image is the result of my metric, and 17 is the detection score.
PS: sorry for my english :-)
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so i can apply my metric. --> is there any reason why you should use your own metric and not the built-in ones. That being said, many of us are aware that the CUDA implementation of cascade classifiers is horribly corrupted. This is exactly why I tell my students to use the multithreaded CPU with TBB. That works in our case faster than the GPU-CPU data copying bottleneck.
StevenPuttemans gravatar imageStevenPuttemans ( 2016-09-08 06:06:44 -0500 )edit
the reason is that my thesis consist of two parts. The first parts is the object detector that detect and assign a score to some target. The second part is an implementation of an algorithm of orienteering that use the previous score for create a strategy to visit the target with constraints of time e maximizing the score. An important thing that I not mentioned is that i use OpenCV version 2.4.12 optimized by Nvidia on a board jetson tk1.
LucaVeggian gravatar imageLucaVeggian ( 2016-09-08 06:38:03 -0500 )edit
please, can you explain me a way for give the score to a detection using the CPU version of detectMultiscale? i'm in panic because I'm not expert in computer vision because, i'm a "system embedeed student" and if you can teach me a little bit on this problem I appreciate it! thanks!
LucaVeggian gravatar imageLucaVeggian ( 2016-09-12 05:49:08 -0500 )edit
There is an overlap function that can get you the number of neighbours per detection. It is exactly what you need!
StevenPuttemans gravatar imageStevenPuttemans ( 2016-09-12 05:59:11 -0500 )edit
is groupRectangles(vector& rectList, vector& weights, int groupThreshold, double eps=0.2)? Do you mean that in param weights are summed the weight of the groupped rectangles?
LucaVeggian gravatar imageLucaVeggian ( 2016-09-12 06:04:56 -0500 )edit
no, there is this overload function for detectMultiScale, which can be found here. Take a look at that one!
StevenPuttemans gravatar imageStevenPuttemans ( 2016-09-12 06:20:17 -0500 )edit
LucaVeggian gravatar imageLucaVeggian ( 2016-09-12 07:10:58 -0500 )edit


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Gas-solid flows are present in many industries such as Oil & Gas and Chemical Processes, and can be measured experimentally or by numerical simulations. This work presents the results of both.
The experiments were conducted in a test facility where vertical and horizontal sections of a pipe were selected as probing stations with radial profiles for axial solid velocities, obtained using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) technique. The test operating conditions behaved as a dilute flow and the solid particles had similar diameter compared to those applied in FCC units. The numerical simulations were run in STAR-CCM+ and a Grid Convergence Index (GCI) study was performed using Roache's approach. The refinement factor between the consecutive hexahedral meshes given by the directed mesher was accomplished with the help of HEEDS MDO. Turbulence in the gas phase was modeled with the standard k-epsilon and Reynolds Stress models whereas on the solid phase, a few different approaches were made for the model closure, such as the inviscid model and the Kinetic Theory of Granular Flows (KTGF).
Results showed that both inviscid and KTGF models produced good agreement with the experiments among the stations, particularly in regions of developed flow.


Importing the data into staging tables, SQL Server can now take over the process of merging the new data into existing production tables. This script is used for both SQL and Oracle. For each table from the OLTP system I have an unprocessed rows table that is stored in my staging database. For several reasons I need to import this data into a staging table (not directly into the target). When initiating the staging process from SQL Server Management Studio, you use one of three stored procedures. Relationship Staging Table (Master Data Services) 04/01/2016; 2 minutes to read +3; In this article. In order for the IDM system to be decoupled as much as possible from the Salto DB, the staging table must be located outside the Salto DB. Consolidated Member Staging Table (Master Data Services) 04/01/2016; 2 minutes to read +3; In this article. A staging databaseis a user-created PDW database that stores data temporarily while it is loaded into the appliance. The tables are created using a relational database, such as Oracle or SQL Server, to organize the data into a format that can be easily matched to the application. SP Question - Insert into table using generic insert SP, You should be able to update and insert directly from the, >do an update if the customer number exists(for an address, Updating nulls to defaults in staging table, Resolution - Re: ADP uses underlying table for UPDATE, INSERT instead of view, ADP uses underlying table for UPDATE, INSERT instead of view, Request SAMPLE PROGRAM of Insert/Update table using DTS, Table reference in INSERT/UPDATE stmt using ANSI JOIN, After restoring a database using pg_restore , cannot insert or update records in tables with primary keys, Updating or Inserting into an Access 97 table using ODBC, using Triggers to update table value after insert, Inserting and updating the same table using a single trigger, ADP uses view's underlying table privs for UPDATE, INSERT, update a table during inserts and updates, SP Question - Insert into table using generic insert SP. Note: all of these parameters should have populated dropdowns with data from your Microsoft SQL Server. The data consists of a customer number(unique) and a customer address. The problem with the latter scenario is that SQL Server doesn't always decide to use a spool; often it's happy to re-read (and re-process) the same data repeatedly. Obviously, creating a new table in the database for loading the staging data and dropping it after finishing the task is not the best solution… Use the appropriate script for your application type to create the staging tables in the new database: If I did decide to use them, and was running a stored procedure from the staging database which called for data referenced by that view, does this present a performance issue (as I know that views can require a lot of joins). The data consists of a customer >number(unique) and a customer address. If the data in the staging tables need to be recoverable in the case of a crash for some reason, then the tlog backups are needed and full recovery should be used. You can use SQL Server Integration Services as a tool to extract and transform data from various sources, and then load it into the staging tables. Future blog posts in this series will build upon this information and these examples to explain other and more advanced concepts. SQL Server has supported parallel data load into a table using BCP, Bulk Insert and SSIS. Table reference in INSERT/UPDATE stmt using ANSI JOIN, 6. After restoring a database using pg_restore , cannot insert or update records in tables with primary keys, 7. You use the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Master Data Services (MDS) entity-based staging process to import data into MDS. on the data combined from different sources may be needed before loading it into the final SQL Server database tables. It covers the basics of partition switching. Another set of the job will run and pull the data from the staging table and do the data clean and apply the business run and load it into the destination. You can setup an insert statement and an update statment in your task then use a lookup query to determine if the record existed and specify which statment you wanted to execute based on the result of the lookup query. ADP uses underlying table for UPDATE, INSERT instead of view, 4. The above code was not tested so the syntax may need to be tweaked to work. You could use a smarter process for dropping a previously existing version of the staging table, but unconditionally dropping the table works so long as the code to drop a table is in a batch by itself. When initiating the staging process from SQL Server Management Studio, you use one of three stored procedures. stg.udp__Consolidated. Source to Staging Templates; Building Databases, Tables and SSIS packages for source to staging in BimlFlex. Because the data is delivered every night, there is no primary key possible to be defined, since the input comes from other tables from foreign systems.
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Reaches Settlement with Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe for
Water Pollution Violations:
Substantial Reductions of Air Emissions and Water Pollutants
(03/156) TRENTON - New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner
Bradley M. Campbell today announced two settlement agreements
with Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe (Atlantic States), Warren
County, for multiple violations of the New Jersey Air Pollution
Control and Water Pollution Control Acts. The total penalty
for both settlements is nearly $1.4 million.
"Atlantic States appears ready to
reverse its past history of environmental noncompliance
and has now made an enforceable commitment to reduce toxic
air pollution emissions and closely adhere to water pollution
control measures required to protect public health and the
environment," said Commissioner Campbell. "The
company has taken an important first step toward compliance
by switching to a new type of paint that will prevent the
emission of hundreds of tons of air pollution each year."
Under the settlement agreement, Atlantic
States must reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds,
which contribute to the formation of ozone, by an estimated
350 tons annually. This reduction will be achieved by substituting
water-based paint for the asphalt-based paint typically
used in the industry to coat cast iron pipes. In addition,
Atlantic States submitted an application to modify its Air
Pollution Control Operating Permit to reflect the addition
of its paint spray operation. The facility also must evaluate
the type of emission controls or other measures needed to
meet its air pollution emission limits that will be specified
in the new permit.
"This settlement demonstrates our
commitment to addressing in-state sources of pollution at
the same time that we are vigorously pursuing out-of state
sources," said Attorney General Peter C. Harvey. "We
will continue to be vigilant in our enforcement of environmental
To address its stormwater violations, Atlantic
States commissioned a new stormwater collection and reuse
system and closed three of four outfall pipes, which discharge
into the Delaware River.
Atlantic States manufactures cast iron
pipes by processing recycled scrap metal through a melting
furnace to produce a base molten iron. Once cast, the pipes
are coated with paint. As a result of the process, the facility
emits carbon monoxide, particulate matter and other air
Between 1999 and 2002, the DEP issued 10
enforcement orders and penalty assessments to Atlantic States
for exceeding air pollution limits for carbon monoxide,
for illegally installing and operating a paint spray operation
without proper air pollution permits, for exceeding emission
standards of particulate matter and nickel compounds, and
for allowing emissions to bypass air pollution controls.
Atlantic States also was fined for failure
to keep proper records and submit stack emission test results.
To settle the air pollution violations, Atlantic States
will pay the state a $1 million penalty in three installments,
which will be paid in full by March 2004.
In addition to air pollution violations,
between 1997 through 2001, Atlantic States violated water
pollution limits regulated by its DEP permit and failed
to sample and analyze its stormwater discharge. Atlantic
States discharges stormwater to the Delaware River through
the Town of Phillipsburg's municipal storm sewer system.
To settle its water pollution violations, Atlantic States
will pay the state a $381,648 penalty plus interest to be
paid in full by 2004.
In both cases, Atlantic States admits no
Copies of the settlement agreements between
the DEP and Atlantic States for both air and water pollution
violations are available upon request.


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Hanging around playing video games may sound like fun, but it is also part of a University of the Fraser Valley research project focused on kids with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
UFV has been running FAST Club, an after-school motor-skills program for children with FASD for the past three years. New this year is an after-school video game program called BrainGamers Club. Both projects have a mission of helping children tap into their inner strengths with regards to their motor skills and gaming skills, and investigating whether the impacts of these activities cross over into other areas. FAST Club is almost full for this year, but there is still room for more children in the winter session of the new BrainGamers Club, which runs for 24 sessions, twice a week from January until April.
"A typical approach to treating children with FASD involves focusing on their weaknesses. We do assessments and target their best areas and give them choices about what skills they want to improve upon," says Dr. Chris Bertram, UFV Kinesiology program head and one of the project researchers. "We have seen positive changes in other brain functions after participating in our FAST club."
The researchers are now looking for more children with an FASD diagnosis to participate in BrainGamers, the new neurofeedback video game program. The BrainGamers project is based at the UFV Abbotsford campus. Some help with transportation may be available.
BrainGamers participants will be playing specially developed video games while their brainwaves are measured through a cap they will wear.
"If the brain area we're focusing on becomes overactive or underactive, the visual appearance of the screen will change. The only way the child will be able to fix the screen will be by altering the electrical output of the brain. We're hoping that over time if the brain patterns change, we'll see some positive behavioural outcomes, as has been the case in studies of children with other developmental disabilities," says Bertram.
While the kinesiologists and other scientists involved in the program are interested in research outcomes, for the participating children, it's just plain fun.
"There are very few programs offered just for kids with an FASD diagnosis," says Alison Pritchard-Orr, another member of the UFV research team. "This is a university-run project where the children get to work with enthusiastic university students who also enjoy the program. It's a definite plus for them to get this kind of attention. And the activities they do are based on their strengths and specifically tailored to them."
Through these projects, UFV is connected to two multi-university partner Centres of Excellence: NeuroDevNet, which focuses on Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and FASD and has received $30 million in federal funding, and GRAND, a group focused on graphics animation and new media development in connection with Canadian research investigating the potential uses of video games for diagnosis and treatment of childhood brain disorders.
To find out more about these opportunities for children with FASD, contact:
- Project Director : Alison Pritchard Orr at _PHONE_ (loc.4755) or email: _EMAIL_ or
- Program Coordinator: Dorothy Henneveld at _PHONE_ (loc. 4113) email: _EMAIL_
Or check the UFV FASTclub website.
Media contact: Anne Russell


Static Linking
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This topic is about static linking against AROS sdk libraries/objects with FPC compiler.
First let's take this moment here to inform that the acquired information and results could not have been obtained and created without the really fantastic help and support provided by AROS developer Deadwood. We can't thank him enough for his patience and shared knowledge. Also a big thank you to Chain-Q for helping us through this process by implementing new calling mechanism support in FPC for AROS.
When source-code is compiled by the compiler, there is a special program being used to accomplish the task of generating a workable executable for you. That program is called a linker.
Wikipedia explains what is a linker [1]:
And on the topic of static linking Wikipedia writes [2]:
Static linking is the result of the linker copying all library routines used in the program into the executable image. This may require more disk space and memory than dynamic linking, but is more portable, since it does not require the presence of the library on the system where it is run.
The latter description being what we would like to accomplish with Free Pascal and AROS. The AROS SDK comes accompanied with quite some interesting available static libraries which we would like to use. Besides the SDK, the AROS archives also contains static libraries that were ported to AROS.
In case wondering, Wikipedia writes about a static library [3]:
Linking and Free Pascal
Free Pascal is just like any other compiler out there in that it is able to use an external linker such as from binutils provided linker (ld, or in the specific case of AROS it calls ld indirectly using the collect-aros binutil) in order to link against (static) objects in order to incorporate the linked code into the final produced executable.
An important thing to realize before any attempt is made to link against object files, is that the compiler is to be told where exactly it is able to locate those objects(-libraries) (in case you do not have them lined up side by side to your source-code).
 - In order to link against objects you can either use directive {$OBJECTPATH} or better configure fpc.cfg to specify the path using the option -Fo
 - In order to link against object libraries you can either use directive {$LIBRARYPATH} or better configure fpc.cfg to specify the path using option -Fl
Of course on both occasions it is also valid to provide these options providing them as command-line parameter
Some keywords with regards to linking and Free Pascal
 - directive {$LINK} [4]
 - directive {$LINKLIB} [5]
 - Errors of assembling/linking stage [6]
Some (Free Pascal) caveats:
 - The Free Pascal compiler is only able to show linker results when the main program source is compiled
 - The Free Pascal compiler will only link when at least one functionality of the static libraries is actually invoked inside your code. Just linking against the object(s) does not necessarily means the linker will link in all the requested objects.
 - When exported symbols are not 'used' in the eyes of the compiler, they will get optimized away, even when optimizations are turned off. This is a very important caveat to realize and it requires some trickery in order to force the compiler to do our bidding.
There are also some additional caveats depending on which linking method is being used, for that please refer to their corresponding paragraphs which describes those caveats.
In the process of experimenting with this topic different approaches were taken in order to achieve results.
It is always a bit of a difficult spot to give a name to something that was recently accomplished as the mind is still full of impressions focused on accomplishing a single goal, thereby losing oversight of the bigger picture (so in case reader has a better name for them, please feel free to suggest). So, at first idea i describe the different approaches:
 - Method 1: controlled linking with FPC
 - Method 2: 'Abuse' AROS' default startup/linking system
Linking Method 1
For a practical example see static MikMod - method 1
Linking Method 2
For a practical example see static MikMod - method 2
 - Step 1: Link in basic required objects
For this approach at least these 3 default items should be linked to your project:
 - libarosc.a
 - libautoinit.a
 - startup.o
These 3 link objects are the bare minimum required to resolve the symbols that are needed to get your chosen library linked in correctly in order to be used inside your Pascal project.
{$LINKLIB libarosc.a}
{$LINKLIB libautoinit.a}
{$LINK startup.o}
While libarosc takes care of resolving the clib functions, libautoinit supplies initialization routines (also symbols needed by libarosc) while startup.o takes care of providing the actual startup code and resolves the last bits of symbols needed by libarosc and libautoinit.
On the Pascal side of things we would need to implement functionality that initializes things as AROS would do. More on this later.
 - Step 2: Link in library of choice
If the above 3 objects are linked in successfully then we are left with the most important part namely linking in the static library of your choice.
This is done in a similar way:
{$LINKLIB NameOfYourPreferredLibray.a}
... where you replace the part "NameOfYourPreferredLibray.a" with the filename of the library that you actually wish to link to.
When done so successfully, you are able to use the functionality from this library to be used from Pascal side.
Note that sometimes a static library needs other objects to be able to resolve all missing symbols, in which case additional objects would need to be linked in as well. Which objects that are exactly depends completely on the library that is linked against and would require some proper research.
In case you are familiar with c-coding on AROS you are probably already aware which objects are used by the different available static libraries.
 - Step 3: Declaring Pascal headers for the linked library
Although said in the previous step that you could now use the functionality from the static library, we can only make such thing happen when all types, constants and functions have been declared in a so called Pascal wrapper.
That is also reason it is easier to link against the library of your choice in an existing header file that is already available for your library. In worse case scenario such header file does not exist and in which case you would have to convert from original sdk of that library.
It is a bit out of scope to make here a full example, therefor please see here for an example for libmikmod.
Be sure to at least read the chapter "Linking Issues" of the Free Pascal manual. There you are able to read about keywords/modifiers such as "external", "cvar" and "name" which more or less are used to import and export variables and procedures/functions.
 - Step 4: Mimic startup code
In order to get the initialization process used by AROS working for use with Free Pascal we are obligated to mimic some of that behaviour, otherwise we would be linking but none of the linked in objects would then be properly initialized (and so things would crash on usage).
The code we need to mimic originates from the file startup.c (it is indeed the original source-file that created the startup.o object that we linked against).
The two functions that we need to call are:
 - __startup_entries_init;
 - __startup_entries_next;
But, in order to be able to do so we also need some additional code:
 - Export and intialize SysBase variable
 - Export and intialize DOSBase variable
 - import function __startup_entries_init()
 - import function ___startup_entries_next()
 - Create a wrapper function __startup_entries_next() that invokes ___startup_entries_next()
If that's implemented then we are almost there, albeit some additional tuning for Free Pascal is required (more on that later).
Let's start with implementing the basic things first (and remember that exported variables mingle with c-code and that c-code is case sensitive), and let's use the main program file for this case in order to do so
 // Import variables SysBase and DOSBase
 SysBase : Pointer; cvar; export;
 DOSBase : Pointer; cvar; export;
 // Import the two startup entries functions
 procedure __startup_entries_init; cdecl; external;
 procedure ___startup_entries_next(SystemBase: Pointer); cdecl; external;
// startup_entries_next() wrapper function
procedure __startup_entries_next;
// AROSC Initialization routine
procedure AROSC_Init;
 // Intialialize SysBase variable
 SysBase := AOS_ExecBase;
 // Initialize DOSBase variable
 DOSBase := AOS_DosBase;
 // Call startup_entries_init()
 // Call startup_entries_next()
Under no circumstances run this code yet, or at least, not with calling the function __startup_entries_next() yet (you can comment it out to see the results sofar if you like).
Now, proceed to the following step
 - Step 5: Let's say hello to Pascal
In case you didn't listen and did call __startup_entries_next from the previous step, then you might have seen that there is some looping going on, and for sure no additional Pascal code is fired (


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People with disabilities are three times less likely to have a job than people without disabilities, and if they are employed they tend to be paid less, according to a report released by the United States Census Bureau Thursday.
Disabled people are most likely to work in low-paid roles as service workers and administrative support positions. Janitorial staff, dishwashers and truck drivers are among the most common occupations for workers with disabilities.
The Census Bureau found that disabled workers receive wages equal to about 75 percent of what workers without disabilities earn.
More than half of workers with disabilities earned less than $25,000 a year.
The wage gaps persist even when disabled people are compared to people without disabilities in the same jobs, according to the Census Bureau.
The National Governors Association is researching ways that states can partner with the private sector to help people with disabilities find employment, as Stateline has reported. Nationally, more than 30 percent of the adult population receiving income-based government assistance through programs, such as Medicaid and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, has a disability, according to another recent report from the Census Bureau.
-- from wire reports


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Arsenic Poisoning in dogs has become more common when Arsenic was used as an active ingredient in ant and roach bait. However, the authorities have ordered the reduction of arsenic in ant and roach bait thus resulting in reduced cases of Arsenic poisoning.
For most dogs, the lethal dose is 1-12 mg of Arsenic per pound of body weight. Aside from rat and ant bait, another potential source of the poisonous substance is in medications. There are arsenic compounds which are being used to treat heartworm infections in dogs however this is not similar to the heartworm preventatives that your vet has prescribed. The small amount of arsenic in the medication is designed to target the heartworms and ensure that the dog is not affected. Arsenic poisoning can occur when there is an overdose of the heartworm treatment.
Arsenic is highly toxic to the liver, kidneys, and the digestive tract. Once an animal ingests this toxic substance, the initial sign is vomiting in an effort to reduce the amount of poison within the gastrointestinal tract. If not given proper treatment, damage to the liver and kidneys take place and can lead to the death of the animal.
In most cases where only a small dose of arsenic was ingested, most animals can survive even without treatment however ingestion of high doses result in acute cases where death may occur a few hours after signs of poisoning were manifested by the animal. It is for this reason that any suspected case of arsenic poisoning should be brought immediately to your veterinarian's attention.
Prognosis is often grave when an animal has ingested large amounts of arsenic. Each case of arsenic poisoning should be treated as a medical emergency in order to improve the dog's chances of survival.
Common clinical signs of arsenic poisoning include vomiting, diarrhea, drooling, abdominal pain, staggering, dehydration, weakness and collapse.
In dogs, diagnosis of arsenic poisoning can be confirmed by testing the urine and stomach contents. Other recommended procedures to help in diagnosing the condition include a complete blood count, urinalysis, liver and function tests.
The aim of the treatment procedure is to lessen the amount of arsenic absorbed while reducing and eliminating any remaining poison still inside the body.
Poison can be removed either by inducing vomiting and/or pumping the stomach. Most animals often vomit without being induced because arsenic is very irritating to the stomach. Dogs which have ingested large amounts of the substance and are showing advanced signs of toxicity can benefit from chelation therapy. It is a process where medication is used to promote binding of arsenic and prevent it from being absorbed into the blood circulation. However, the medications which have been used for arsenic chelation often have adverse side effects thus the procedure should only be used when the dog is confirmed to have consumed high doses of arsenic. Excretion of arsenic from the body can be facilitated by administration of intravenous fluids which can also help correct the fluid and electrolyte imbalance of the body.


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Travis Air Force Base midair collision avoidance pamphlets (MACA) from 2007 and 2011. The 2011 pamphlet was amended to address the impact of spinning turbine blades on radar. Both pamphlets can be downloaded by clicking on the links below. The third 1-page document shown below is taken from the 2011 MACA.
Documents filed under Safety from California
On January 10, 2011, at 1057 Pacific standard time, a Rockwell International S-2R, impacted a meteorological tower (met tower) during an aerial application on Webb Tract Island, Oakley, California. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the pilot was killed. The met tower was erected for the purposes of planning a wind energy facility. The preliminary NTSB report can accessed at the link(s) below.
The California Wind Energy Collaborative was tasked to look at barriers to new wind energy development in the state. Planning commissions in the state have developed setback standards to reduce the risk of damage or injury from fragments resulting from wind turbine rotor failures. These standards are usually based on overall turbine height. With the trend toward larger capacity, taller towers and longer blades, modern wind turbines can be "squeezed out" of parcels thus reducing the economic viability of new wind developments. Current setback standards and their development are reviewed. The rotor failure probability is discussed and public domain statistics are reviewed. The available documentation shows rotor failure probability in the 1-in-1000 per turbine per year range. The analysis of the rotor fragment throw event is discussed in simplified terms. The range of the throw is highly dependent on the release velocity, which is a function of the turbine tip speed. The tip speed of wind turbines does not tend to increase with turbine size, thus offering possible relief to setback standards. Six analyses of rotor fragment risks were reviewed. The analyses do not particularly provide guidance for setbacks. Recommendations are made to use models from previous analyses for developing setbacks with an acceptable hazard probability.