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regulatory rules encourage the ORSA output to form part of the decision making process of the firm. This has fostered a cultural shift in firms, where firms actively consider the ORSA and SST when making key decisions, so as to ensure that the impacts are fully explored and understood.
- The ORSA and SST illustrates the risk profile of the firm – whilst it may be easy to identify what the key risks to your business are, it takes real discipline to formally consider these risks and quantitatively assess their impacts. This assessment enables decision makers to really understand what the key risks are, what can be lived with and what requires more active management.
- Reverse stress testing is a key part of most ORSA processes and is actively encouraged by the regulatory authorities. Reverse stress testing asks a firm to consider the risks, or combination of risks, that could lead to failure of the firm. Whilst the event may be improbable, actively considering it enables decision makers to better understand what the tipping points may be and identify actions to prevent such points being reached.
- The ORSA process tends to focus on downside risks, i.e. risks that cause a loss to the firm, lead to lower profits or less available capital. Many firms are focused on protecting the business and view the ORSA and SST as a crucial tool to do this. However, upside risk should also be considered – there are scenarios where, if the firm has positioned itself appropriately, it can take advantage of changing market trends or consumer preferences, perhaps establishing a first mover advantage.
- The regulatory requirements mean that firms focus on the business planning horizon, which for most firms is 3-5 years. Whilst some firms do think of longer-term risks, these are the exception rather than the rule. As a result, there can be excessive focus on short-term, immediate impact risks that materialise over a very short space of time. Consideration may not be given to risks that arise over the longer-term.
- The regulatory focus can cause some issues:
- The regulatory requirements can ultimately lead to reports that have too much material and are too long, meaning that the key messages can be lost in a haze of filler material.
- Given the regulatory expectations, the ORSA process can be very long-winded, taking many months to complete. This means it can lose relevance as external environments change and the stresses considered become irrelevant.
- The exercise can be viewed as a compliance exercise which adds no value to the business – it is completed to avoid any regulatory sanctions, meaning that the potential value that could be added is lost.
- The regulatory requirements mean that the exercise can be treated as a cyclical "business as usual" process, rather than as an exercise that can enable leaders to form new perspectives on the business.
In my opinion, the SST that adds most insight to the business is one which is:
- Gets senior leadership engagement,
- Focuses on key results,
- Considers upside and downside, and
- Considers short-term (level 2-3 uncertainty) and long term (level 4 uncertainty) risks.
Stress and Scenario Testing – how to start
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step". This is true in the case of SST. Consideration of SST can be a long journey, as it may ultimately lead you to consider your business in a new light. Hence, you may use it to continually explore new things. However, the crucial thing really is to just start – that first step is the most important one to take.
In terms of how to approach SST, there's no defined way. Whilst regulatory rules in the life insurance approach add structure, these structures can cause problems, so don't think that a life insurers' approach is necessarily best. The following points give some food for thought and some generic considerations:
- Firstly, if you think it's important to do, then it is important to do right; fully commit to it! Allocate time and resources to it. Block off a day and try take those involved away from the day-to-day tasks (i.e. distractions!) that they will otherwise engage in.
- Be clear on what you want out of the exercise. For example, it could be that you just want to consider some plausible futures and how they may impact your business, rather than making any significant strategic or tactical decisions.
- In advance, ask those involved to give it some thought. In terms of establishing scenarios to explore, the points below may help:
- Sometimes the easiest place to start is what scares you – the stuff that keeps you awake at night. What would kill our business? Once you start exploring issues like that at a leadership level, you may find that there are some issues which require genuine focus and some which do not.
- Consider what your competitors are doing. Don't copy them, but consider their actions and ask why they are doing it. Are there things you should be doing? Are there scenarios where their actions would give them a huge benefit versus you?
- Consider the risks you take on a day to day basis – you may buy, you may sell, you employ staff, you incur expenses, you pay taxes. What variation in these items have you seen? How have you dealt with it? What level of variation can you tolerate and manage? What level would create a challenge?
- Consider the key assumptions that you have about your business – what are they? Sometimes our assumptions can become so deeply ingrained in the way that we think, we forget what exactly they are – assumptions. Just because we believe something to be true, does not mean it actually is. They may not actually be based on reality! Consider what your assumptions are, what could prove them to be untrue and what impacts that may have.
- Consider related industries and look at emerging trends. Do the patterns emerging there indicate any issues that may emerge from your industry? E.g. decrease in air travel – does this bode well for the domestic tourism industry?
- Consider upside – don't just focus on bad things. What would happen if sales exploded? Could you handle it, or would you make commitments to a large volume of customers that you would ultimately be unable to satisfy? Would that destroy your business? What if you grow by 20%, not 5% - how would you handle this?
- Consider PESTLE – political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental issues and how they could change over time and the impacts they would have. Recall the examples given at the outset of this article.
Stress and scenario testing is a powerful tool that enables business leaders to identify what their key risks are and how potential future evolution could impact on their business. It can generate unique insights to your business. I must also emphasise that the world constantly changes. Business leaders don't always cause these changes, but the success or failure of your business will depend on your ability to respond to them. SST gives you a head start in developing your response.
Dave O'Shea is an actuary in KPMG Ireland's life insurance practice and has been involved in stress and scenario testing for a number of insurance companies.
The views of this article do not necessarily reflect the views of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland, the Enterprise Risk Management Committee, or the author's employer.
 Enterprise Ireland, see: _URL_
 American Trucking Association, see _URL_
 Strategy Under Uncertainty, Courtney, Kirkland and Viguerie, Harvard Business Review, November 1997
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You are given an integer number S. You can transform any integer number A to another integer number B by adding x to A. This x is an integer number which is a prime factor of A (Please note that 1 and A are not being considered as a factor of A). Now, your task is to find the minimum number of transformations required to transform S to another integer number T.
給你一個數字S，你可以將A轉換成B藉由加上一個X，X是一個A的質因數(1跟A不考慮進去)，現在你的工作就是找出最少需要轉換次數把S轉換成T
EX: 6 12
6->9->12 2次
6->8-> 10->12 3次
Input
For each test case, there will be a line with two integers, S (1<=S<=100) & T (1<=T<=1000), as described above. The last test case will be followed by a line with two 0 s denoting end of output. This case should not be processed.
每組測資都有兩的數字S (1<=S<=100) & T (1<=T<=1000)，
兩個0代表結束，不用輸出任何數字 。
Output
For every test case except the last one, print a line of the form "Case X: Y" where X is the serial number of output (starting from 1). Y is the minimum number of transformations required to transform S to T. If it is not possible to make T from S with the given rules, Y shall be -1.
對於每個一個測資，除了0 0以外 ，請應出 "Case X: Y"，X從1開始算起，Y為S轉換到T的最小次數，若是無法轉換成功請書出-1
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6 13
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Case 1: 2
Case 2: -1
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Our blueberry farm is located next to Burns Bog, a wetland ecosystem with a diverse variety of plant, animal and insect species; more than 300 plants and animals as well as 175 bird species are found in these 8,600 acres of wetland. It is the largest raised peat bog on the West Coast of North America. Burns Bog is important because it regulates water preventing flooding and maintaining cool water temperatures and regulates climate, which helps preserve the health of nearby creeks, an essential ecosystem for salmon breeding.
Having Burns Bog next to our farm means that our land is very rich in soil matter and is adequate for producing high quality blueberries. Because of our location, we also receive considerable amounts of sunshine every year – much more than any other place in the Lower Mainland. This is not only nice, of course, but also a vital requisite for healthy plant growing. Burns Bog was officially designated as an Ecological Conservancy Area in 2005 and we are thrilled to have it as our neighbour.

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A method of concentrating an electron beam by utilizing the residual gas in a tube; beam electrons ionize the gas molecules, forming a core of positive ions along the path of the beam which attracts beam electrons and thereby makes the beam more compact. Also known as ionic focusing.
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Organized by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), the event, is gathering steam with CEOs and oil and gas industry leaders all joining to present key addresses on prospects and pitfalls for the Middle East oil and gas focusing on the low oil price environment and its impact.
For example, Saint Joseph University has developed a master's program in oil and gas focusing on exploration, production and management, while the American University of Beirut has expanded several existing programs such as petroleum geology and petroleum engineering.


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Each zone on the map represents the approximate date (to the nearest week) when walleyes begin to spawn. Actual dates in your immediate area may vary due to local water temperatures and weather conditions. Note that the dates listed apply to large, public waters, and remember that walleyes will spawn earlier in smaller or shallower water bodies.
In many states, walleyes are protected by closed fishing seasons during the spawn, though border waters between states often remain open. Make sure you know the regulations where you fish, and if you do have the opportunity to target early-season 'eyes, this map will help you zero in on them.
Spawning activity in rivers is dependent on the weather conditions upstream, and the spawn may occur earlier or later than in nearby lakes. Expect walleyes to spawn earlier in rivers with high input of water from springs. For example, in the Current River in southeast Missouri, the spawn usually happens two to three weeks earlier than in nearby rivers and reservoirs lacking substantial spring flows.
Walleye fisheries have been established throughout much of the West, and elevation will strongly affect the spawn. In Wyoming, for example, walleyes spawn in early April in Glendo Lake (elev. 4,600 ft.), but not until late April in nearby Alcova Lake (elev. 5,500 ft.), and as late as early May in Seminoe Lake (elev. 6,300 ft.). Obviously, many factors can affect the spawn, but the timing for walleyes is all about water temperature. And 45 degrees is the magic number. In the North, waters can warm to 45 degrees within a week or two of ice-out.
Male walleyes begin moving to the spawning shores or shoals about one week before the females. If you are catching a lot of males in a particular area, come back in three to five days to target the females.
The circle in Mississippi and Alabama represents the current, naturally-reproducing population of the Gulf Coast strain of walleyes.

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The Town of Cambridge is fortunate to be situated in a region consisting of natural areas, including remnant bushland, wetlands, coastal dunes and an A-class reserve.
We therefore have a responsibility to protect these natural areas, to ensure biodiversity is preserved and that future generations can enjoy a rich environment that supports a wide variety of living things.
Find out about the Town's natural areas and what we can all do to protect and preserve these areas.
To find out more about how friends groups can work with the Town to improve and protect natural areas download a copy of the Town of Cambridge Friends Group Manual(PDF, 11MB).
The Town's Natural Areas
The Town of Cambridge has extensive natural areas within its boundary, including remnant bushland, wetlands, coastal dunes and an A-class reserve.
There are twelve remnant bushland areas within the Town covering 42 hectares, including the following:
Fred Burton Park
Ocean Village Park
Roscommon Nature Reserve
Remnant vegetation can also be found within Bold Park, The Coastal Dunes, Perry Lakes, Lake Monger Reserve, Wembley Golf Course, Bold Park Aquatic Centre and The Quarry Amphitheatre. Management plans exist for Bold Park (under the management of Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority), The Coastal Dunes, Perry Lakes Reserve, Lake Monger Reserve and Wembley Golf Course.
Biodiversity conservation in the Town's twelve bushland remnants and The Quarry Amphitheatre is managed under the Town's Biodiversity Action Plan 2016-2020. It is a working plan that is responsive to changes in reserve priority, threatening processes and best practice.
Including local native plants in the garden and creating habitat for wildlife is a great way to boost local biodiversity.
Invite nature into your backyard with the following tools and initiatives:
- Visit the Water Corporation website for a handy search tool for finding plants that grow best in the area where you live.
- The Town has coastal and west coastal planting guides which provide excellent species lists that include vegetation height, flower colour, flower timing and other tips such as whether the species is bird or butterfly attracting.
- Each year the Town of Cambridge in partnership with WESROC offers the opportunity for residents to purchase local native seedlings for a subsidised price through the Native Plant Subsidy Scheme.
There are a number of threats to natural areas that diminish biodiversity.
The Biodiversity Action Plan addresses the following key threats to the biodiversity value of the Town's natural areas.
- Introduced species - Weeds pose a significant threat to natural areas. They compete with native species for space, nutrients and light, altering the structure of an ecosystem and reducing its biodiversity value. Feral animals such as rabbits, foxes and feral cats also significantly impact biodiversity by competing with local native species for resources and through predation.
- Illegal dumping - Illegal dumping of garden waste can introduce pests and weeds into our natural areas. Dumping of building and other materials also smothers native vegetation and damages habitat for native animals.
- Uncontrolled access - Straying off established paths results in trampling of vegetation and introduces weeds into natural areas which threaten biodiversity.
- Fire - Repeated fires overwhelm the capacity of an ecosystem to recover and can result in species reductions or loss. Fire can also alter vegetation structure adversely affecting biodiversity.
There are a number of friends groups that work in the Town's natural areas.
If would like to contribute to the conservation of your local spot please make contact with one of the groups below:
Download a copy of the Town of Cambridge Friends Group Manual. Click here(PDF, 11MB)
Or get in touch with the Town's Sustainability team to discuss your conservation ideas.
Retaining native vegetation and improving links between the Town's remnant bushland and remnants regionally is important to maintain and improve green corridors in the western suburbs. Greening the Town requires both a local and regional approach.
The Urban Forest
It is now widely recognised that increasing density and clearing for development has led to a significant decline in native vegetation across Perth, particularly a decline in trees. The Town aims to prevent further decline and improve native vegetation through the Street Tree Program and the Biodiversity Action Plan. The Town is also gathering information to assist in the development of an Urban Forest Strategy which will provide strategic direction for the maintenance and enhancement of the Town's green infrastructure.
The Western Suburbs Greening Plan is a strategic document developed with the WESROC councils to establish green corridors in the western suburbs and improve remnant vegetation connectivity in the urban environment.

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text: The Oxford English Dictionary defines radical as 'advocating thorough and far-reaching political or social reform… characterised by independence of or departure from what is usual or traditional'. In Great Britain, the word has the further association with the late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century's Liberal Party's stance on reform of society and Parliament. The collections of Senate House Library include material from those who defined themselves as radical in the specific late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century British sense, as well as those who more generally advocated for societal improvements through reform. In fact, Senate House Library has organically developed into a hub for collections of radical voices of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Revealing this strand in our collections not only sheds light on enormously influential but subsequently neglected figures, campaigns and organizations, but also on the University's own institutional history, and potential futures. Join us for a free exhibition and series of events running from 16 January through May 2017.


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Estimate adjustments using the tables below. Add them in to the Operating Profit table below.
It is important that the basic financial information from your accounts is adjusted when calculating Operating Profit, so all farming systems can be compared on an equal footing. The following are the adjustments used, and a brief explanation.
To get up to date figures for adjustments refer to the DairyBase website and navigate to the "Reference Material" page where you will find a hotlink to the latest adjustments under the "Miscellaneous" heading.
Value of Change in Dairy Livestock
If stock numbers change between the start of one season, and the start of the next, this will affect stock income for the year.
- If stock numbers go up then less stock will have been sold than usual. Stock income will be lower than usual, and we adjust Operating Profit up.
- If stock numbers go down income will be higher than usual, and we adjust Operating Profit down.
Such movements make comparison of Operating Profit between years and between farms difficult.
Therefore an adjustment is made to smooth the differences. The value of the change in livestock numbers adjustment is calculated using National Average Market Values and is completed for each stock class. The calculation used is:
Closing numbers of dairy livestock – opening numbers of dairy livestock x closing National Average Market Values
Runoffs or Where Young Stock are Grazed at Home
If you lease a runoff or graze off, then no adjustment is needed – costs appear in your accounts already (Grazing and Run-off).
- People with run-off land will not have the full costs associated with the additional feed grown on the run-off or grazed by dry cows and young stock. The run-off adjustment is used in these cases to create the equivalent of a lease
- The runoff adjustment is either an estimate of the market rate to lease the land for dry stock or the default values as detailed in the table below. If you own a runoff, adjust the Operating Profit down for the value of that land to you.
Calculate your Runoff Adjustment Here
All unpaid labour is valued when calculating the Operating Profit
Some farms are managed by people who receive no direct payment for their work through the farm working expenses in their financial accounts, in other words they take drawings. Other farms employ a manager and/or staff to run the farm, whose wages do appear in the financial accounts. This can result in a significant difference in wage expenses for otherwise very similar farms. Drawings cannot be used as a reliable indicator of the value of the labour provided due to people's different standards of living.
The value of the unpaid labour adjustment is calculated based on a differential rate for wages to the primary manager of the business and other unpaid labour involved in operations rather than management.
Wage for Management (a)
- If the principal farm manager is employed, then the wage cost of the manager will already be in the accounts. No wage for management is needed. This should not include director's fees or shareholder salaries.
- If the farm manager is also the farm owner or 50:50 sharemilker, you need to include a wage for management in the Operating Profit, to value the labour of that person.
Wages for Management are based on the Number of Peak Cows Milked
Use the number of Peak Cows Milked to calculate the appropriate wages of management.
The management adjustment is based on hours worked with 2,400 hrs/year for one full time equivalent (FTE) manager. Where the hours worked are greater than 2,400 hours/year the hours over and above 2,400 for the manager are calculated at the family unpaid hourly rate as detailed in the table below up to 3,600 hours. Over 3,600 hours per annum there is no further adjustment. These rates are also used for additional family labour.
For example, In 2008/09 where one unpaid family manger works 60hrs/week on average as the primary manager, and a second works 20 hours per week assisting with milking a 500 cow herd the adjustment for unpaid labour would be:
Feed Inventory Adjustment
- This is a financial adjustment for the change in supplementary feed held on hand at the start of each season. This is calculated by taking the Closing supplementary feed (dry matter tonnes) less Opening supplementary feed (dry matter tonnes) and multiplying by the value of the feed $/tonne dry matter as per the table below.
Note: Make sure you transfer the negative sign (-) to the calculation sheet where a negative occurs.


Considerations of completeness of expression in the characterization of asynchronous circuits
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We begin with the notion of single form completeness of expression. If a process behavior can be expressed, for instance, completely in terms of logical relationships then the expression will not contain temporal relationships. This can be achieved with a logic that is impractical to implement. As we migrate from the impractical logic to practical logics, completenesses of expression become compromised which must be compensated for by the expression of temporal relationships. I believe that this conceptual approach provides a deeper insight into why and where delay sensitivities arise in digital circuits and how they affect design and performance.
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IOM (ESM) removed
An IOM has either been removed from the drive shelf or is present but is being reported as removed because it is not seated correctly.
 - Although the drive shelf is still operational, you should correct this failure as soon as possible. If the other IOM or its communication path fails, all I/O to that drive shelf will fail.
 - Both IOMs in the same drive shelf must have the same firmware version and be of the same hardware type.
Risk of data loss
Make sure you correctly identify the affected IOM. Removing the remaining optimal IOM or disconnecting drive shelf cables to it while I/O is in progress can cause data loss.
Possible loss of data accessibility
Before proceeding, ensure that the OK to remove field in the Details area indicates Yes. If No is displayed, it indicates that there is another component that must be serviced first. Always select Recheck prior to and after servicing a component to ensure that there aren't any new problems that may affect the component you plan to service.
Electrostatic discharge can damage sensitive components
Always use proper anti-static protection when handling components. Touching components without using a grounding wrist strap may damage equipment.
Recovery Steps
 1. Is the affected IOM shown in the Location field in the Details area still in the drive shelf or has it been removed?
 - If the IOM is still in the drive shelf, go to step 2.
 - If the IOM has been removed, go to step 5.
 2. Without removing the cables, remove the IOM.
 3. Check the connectors on both the IOM and inside the shelf that housed the IOM for any problems such as bent or dirty pins and fix if necessary.
 4. Reinsert the IOM, and then go to step 6.
 5. Reinsert the IOM or, if necessary, replace it with a new one.
 6. Wait 40 seconds, then select Recheck to ensure the problem has been resolved.


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14.1. PickList class constants
The class has a few manifest constants. First is the name of the standard color names file.
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Next, a list of all the pathnames in which to look for that file.
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A Guide to the Exhibition Rooms of the Departments of Natural History and Antiquities of the British Museum + Nouveau Guide du Musee Royal Bourbon + Notice des Principaux Monuments exposes dans les Galeries Provisoires du Musee d'Antiquites Egyptiennes a Boulaq + Royal Institution of Great Britain on Greek Coins as Illustrating Greek Art. FOUR PARTS IN ONE.
Panizi, Sir Anthony. _PHONE_ / Stanislas d'Aloe / Mariette-Bey, Reginald Stuart Poole (Editors).
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" This present "Guide" gives a concise account of the contents of the exhibition rooms in the several departments of Zoology, Minerals, Fossils, Botany, and Antiquities, in the British Museum, and is intended to supply such information as is necessary for the generality of visitors to the collections, in addition to that which is furnished by the labels attached to the various objects,


RSL - List of restricted substances in shoes
"Sustainability and environmental protection are the key issues that the cads organization – cooperation for assuring defined standards for shoe and leather goods production (a registered association) - deals with. Its priority is the prevention of dangerous substances in shoes. To achieve this objective, cads members, among them the chemical industry, manufacturers of materials and manufacturers of the shoe, leather goods and textile sector as well as important commercial enterprises, attach great importance to applying the strict values that often exceed the official guidelines not only within their own production processes but also to disseminate them worldwide along the entire supply chain among the manufacturers of materials and the supplier industry.
Since various limits apply in the individual countries, our objective is to set minimum requirements. This also serves the purpose of promoting the dialogue about critical substances with non-governmental organizations. Our efforts culminated in the first version of a joint guideline published in 2013, which had a considerable worldwide response.
The present "List of Restricted Substances in Shoes" was published in close coordination with independent testing and research facilities. All companies that voluntarily belong to cads commit themselves to achieve the consciously set ambitious objectives. In most cases, the voluntary commitment of the cads members even clearly exceeds statutory requirements.
I am sure that the importance of the issues of sustainability and environmental protection will become even more important in the future. For this reason, we recommend all companies of the shoe and leather goods sector to choose a precautionary approach when dealing with the environment and to take initiatives that create a higher sense of environmental responsibility. Join us in our path that leads to pollutant-free, sustainable and environmentally compatible production. Support us in becoming a little better every day! "
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AZO Dyes
Azo dyes are dyes which contain at least one azo bond (-N = N-) within the molecule. Azo dyes are lightfast and acid-stable. In textiles and leather, azo dyes are commonly used as colorant.
Certain azo dyes, when in a basic chemical environment or under certain enzyme conditions, can release dangerous aromatic amines.
The statutory requirement for these aromatic amines from azo dyes is 30 mg/kg in the EU.
cads has specified that value to be reduced by one third to
20 mg/kg which also takes account of the legal requirements in China.
Biocides are biologically active substances, and their toxic and biocidal nature enables them to kill or harm living things. Therefore they are used for mould prevention or as a disinfectant. Biocides have adverse effects on the nervous system when entering into the human body. They may irritate eyes, skin, and the respiratory system. In the manufacture of leather bicides have to be used as product preservation to protect the wet intermediates. In order to prevent excessive use cads uses limits for the biocides based on the requirements of the Blue Angel for shoes.
cads has reviewed the listed substances and pronounced the compliance with the maximum regulatory limits and has fixed sometimes lower limits.
Chlorinated Phenols
In tanneries and the pulp industry the listed chlorinated phenols are used as fungicides, insecticides and bactericides. They are toxic and can be dangerous. For chlorinated phenols exist partially regulations which specify quantity limits, a few of them are prohibited in some states.
cads sets lower limits as given in the legal guideline, in some cases significantly or has set for undeclared substances maximum amounts.
Dyestuffs (allergenous, carcinogenic, others)
Disperse dyes are generally water-insoluble colorants that are mainly used for coloring polyester, nylon and cellulose acetate textile fibers. They have extremely high fastness to light for very pale colors. Some disperse dyes have an allergenous (sensitizing) potential to human skin and some are partly classified as carcinogenic.
cads respects the different requirements and has scheduled for the use of the listed substances a general limit of 3,3 mg/l (50 mg/kg).
Heavy metals
Heavy metals are available in colorants and used as dye-fixing agents. They are also used as stabilizers in plastics. Many heavy metals are bioaccumulative when absorbed by human body through perspiration and give cause for concern in health terms. The listed heavy metals are supposed to technical regulations.
cads has defined additional limits which are based on the
prior art.
Organotin comounds
The major commercial applications of organotin compounds are as plastic stabilizers, catalysts, industrial biocides, antifouling paints, glass coatings, and pesticides. They are also used as disinfectant for textiles, leather and pulp. Organotin compounds are environmental pollutants and particularly dangerous to aquatic creatures.
cads has appointed limits that are a fraction of the allowed values.
Other chemical residues
Many materials can be equipped with special chemicals to produce waterand soil-resistant properties or to prevent shrinkage. Furthermore, chemical substances remain as residues of the manufacturing process in the material, whereby possible health risks by migration in contact with the skin can not be excluded.
cads has fixed stringent limits in consideration of the production-related feasibility.
Perfluorinated substances
Perfluorinated and polyfluorinated substances are non-naturally occurring substances in which hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine. The best known representatives of this class of substances are PFOS (perfluorooctanesulfonic acid) and PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid). These substances are used as water and oil repellent impregnating agents. They are persistent in nature as well as bioaccumulating and are not or are degraded to a very small extent.
Based on legal requirements and technical feasibility, cads has set its strict limits here.
Other phenols
Alkylphenols are used as plasticizers in plastics and for the production of alkylphenol ethoxylates, which are used as nonionic surfactants. APEOs are biodegradable persistant and may have hormonal effects.
Based on legal requirements and campaigns by NGOs, cads has reduced the requirements clearly.
Phthalates have diverse uses in modern commerce. One of their primary uses is as a plasticizer in flexible plastic products. They are also used as fixatives, detergents, lubricating oils, and solvents.
As a result of these diverse uses, phthalates are found in many consumer products, such as textiles, footwear, cosmetics.
Phthalates can result in health problems.
cads, in his position as a pioneer, shows that the reduction of Phthalates is possible and reduces the existing legal requirements for shoes and leather goods.
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
PAHs are produced by the incomplete combustion of organic materials such as wood, oil and animal fats. PAHs are less water-soluble, evaporable and degradable and attach themselves to organic particulate matter. PAH contaminations have been found not only in rubber but also in various plastics, because they will be inserted by the used plastcizer oils or carbon black as coloring agent.
Since the end of 2015 some PAHs are regulated by law. Previously and currently cads decreases current legal limits significantly.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
Although the industry is endeavouring to dispense with substances containing solvents, solvents are neccessary for the manufacture of shoes in the form of adhesive and finish, which evaporate slowly during the transportation and by usage.
Inter alia substances such as acetophenone and 2-phenyl-2-propanol can be formed in the case of incorrect process control for the production of ethylene vinyl acetate materials (EVA). Both substances are classified as harmfull and have a strong Odour. In addition 2-Phenyl-2-propanol is supposed to have an allergenic potential.
cads limits for VOCs are based on the concentrations reachable with the best available technologies.
Chlorinated benzenes and toluenes
Chlorinated benzenes and toluenes are chlorinated aromatic compounds. In addition to the adverse health effects of these compounds they are also questionable from an environmental toxicological point of view. Mainly the chlorinated benzenes and toluenes are used as tools / solvents in the dyeing of synthetic fibers. Some of these compounds are used as biocides. According to today's state of the art these tools can be replaced by safer alternatives.
cads regulates the use of these compounds from its own commitment to protect workers, consumers and the environment.
Flame Retardants
Flame Retardants are used to make easily flammable materials like plastics or synthetic textiles, for example, more resistant for applications under higher temperatures, flying sparks or open flame. Flame retardants represent a large group of chemicals; there are halogenated organic flame retardants, non-halogenated organic flame retardants and inorganic flame retardants. Their function is also extremely varied – thus, flame retardants are often used as plasticizers as well. Some flame retardants persist for a long time, i.e. they can accumulate permanently in the environment, which is why their use has been restricted.


Gautham KAMATH
BI Developer specializing in SSAS and MDX
Posts Tagged 'Implicit Overwrite
Too many Attributes in the SSAS dimension can spoil the MDX query
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All of us have heard about the importance of having the correct and appropriate attribute relationships and their impact on MDX query performance. There are a few instances when having too many attributes and attribute relationships can backfire. One such instance is with the Explicit and Implicit conversions. Let me explain.
Attribute relationships:
Attribute relationships create dependencies between attributes. In other words, if City has a RELATED attribute State, then City has a many to one relation with State and conversely State has a one to many relation with City. More specifically, if the current city is Seattle, then we know the State must be Washington.
Related and Relating relationship:
If State is RELATED to City, then City is said to be a RELATING to State.
Because RELATING attribute has a many-to-one relation with RELATED attribute the coordinates for RELATING attributes (City in this case) move to [All] member. For RELATED attribute, that has a one-to-many relation with the RELATING attribute, the coordinates move to one specific member.
Explicit and Implicit Overwrite:
An Explicit overwrite takes place in an expression. Related and Relating attributes undergo an Implicit overwrite. Consider the following query
 WITH MEMBER [Measures].[x] AS ([Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]),
 FORMAT_STRING = "currency"
 SELECT {[Measures].[x], [Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]} on 0
 FROM [Adventure Works]
 WHERE [Customer].[Customer Geography].[City].&[Seattle]&[WA]
It is a simple MDX query that returns the Internet Sales Amount for the City of Seattle in Washington.
x Internet Sales Amount
$75,164.86 $75,164.86
Now lets play with it and add [Customer].[Stare-Province].CurrentMemberto the calculated member expression
 WITH MEMBER [Measures].[x] AS ([Measures].[Internet Sales Amount],
 [Customer].[State-Province].CurrentMember),
 FORMAT_STRING = "currency"
 SELECT {[Measures].[x], [Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]} on 0
 FROM [Adventure Works]
 WHERE [Customer].[Customer Geography].[City].&[Seattle]&[WA]
The query returns the following results
x Internet Sales Amount
$2,467,248.34 $75,164.86
As we know WHERE clause reduces the dimensionality of cube space and hence changes the cube context for the query. What has happened here is
 - [City].[Seattle] is current context (WHERE Clause reduces the dimensionality of cube space and performs an implicit EXISTS with the AXES).
 - Explicit conversion of [State-Province].CURRENTMEMBER to [State-Province].[Washington] (one member from State)
 - Because [State-Province] is related to [City], [State-Province].[Washington] remains as it is (one member from State).
 - Now because [City] is relating to [State-Province], [City].[Seattle] gets implicitly converted to [City].[ALL Customers]
 - Hence the tuple expression for [Measures].[x] becomes ([State-Province].[Washington], [City].[ALL Customers], [Measures].[Internet Sales Amount])
Out of curiosity, let us see what happens when we have subselects instead of WHERE clause?
 WITH MEMBER [Measures].[x] AS ([Measures].[Internet Sales Amount],
 [Customer].[State-Province].CurrentMember),
 FORMAT_STRING = "currency"
 SELECT {[Measures].[x], [Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]} on 0
 FROM (SELECT [Customer].[Customer Geography].[City].&[Seattle]&[WA] ON 0
 FROM [Adventure Works])
x Internet Sales Amount
$29,358,677.22 $75,164.86
Subselects do not reduce dimensionality of cube space and therefore do not change the cube context in which the MDX expressions are to be evaluated. In this case there is no Implicit EXISTS between the Subselect and the AXES and hence the [State-Province].CurrentMember gets Explicitly converted to All member [State-Province].[ALL Customers]. The tuple expression for [Measures].[x] in this query becomes ([State-Province].[ALL Customers], [Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]).
So far so good. This is as per design and how it should behave. Now let us look at the above mentioned scenario but with different dimension ([Product]) and members. Consider the following query
 WITH MEMBER [Measures].[x] AS ([Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]),
 FORMAT_STRING = "currency"
 SELECT {[Measures].[x], [Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]} on 0
 FROM [Adventure Works]
 WHERE [Product].[Product Categories].[Product].[Mountain-100 Silver, 38]
Again a plain and simple MDX query that returns the Internet Sales Amount for the Product "Mountain-100 Silver, 38".
x Internet Sales Amount
$197,199.42 $197,199.42
If we tweek the expression
 WITH MEMBER [Measures].[x] AS ([Measures].[Internet Sales Amount],
 [Product].[Subcategory].CurrentMember),
 FORMAT_STRING = "currency"
 SELECT {[Measures].[x], [Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]} on 0
 FROM [Adventure Works]
 WHERE [Product].[Product Categories].[Product].[Mountain-100 Silver, 38]
We get the same result as the previous expression.
x Internet Sales Amount
$197,199.42 $197,199.42
Result does not seem to be correct as we were expecting $9,952,759.56 but we are getting $197,199.42. It is supposed to be doing the same thing as I mentioned before
 - [Product].[Mountain-100 Silver, 38] is current context (WHERE Clause performs an implicit EXISTS with the AXES).
 - Explicit conversion of [Subcategory].CURRENTMEMBER to [Subcategory].[Mountain Bikes] (one member from Subcategory)
 - Because [Subcategory] is related to [Product], [Subcategory].[Mountain Bikes] remains as it is (one member from Subcategory).
 - Also because [Product] is relating to [Subcategory], [Product].[Mountain-100 Silver, 38] gets implicitly converted to [Product].[ALL Products]
 - Hence the tuple for [Measures].[x] becomes ([Subcategory].[Mountain Bikes], [Product].[ALL Products]).
Yet the result seems to be incorrect. Why? This is because there are TOO MANY ATTRIBUTES in [Product] dimenion and most of the attributes are RELATED to the Product level (leaf level). All those attributes get set by auto-exists when filtering to a specific Product. The following is the subcube information from profiler when the query is fired.
00000000, 000, 000, 010111111111111111111, 000000000000000000000, 00, 100, 000000000000000000000, 000000000000000000000, 000000000000000000000, 00
It equates to the following.
 Dimension: Product (21)
 Attribute: Standard Cost
 Attribute: Color
 Attribute: Safety Stock Level
 Attribute: Reorder Point
 Attribute: List Price
 Attribute: Size
 Attribute: Size Range
 Attribute: Weight
 Attribute: Days to Manufacture
 Attribute: Dealer Price
 Attribute: Class
 Attribute: Style
 Attribute: Model Name
 Attribute: Product Line
 Attribute: Subcategory
 Attribute: Status
 Attribute: Start Date
 Attribute: End Date
 Attribute: Large Photo
 Dimension: Destination Currency (3)
 Attribute: Destination Currency
There are 21 attributes in the Product dimension of which 15 attributes are related to the Product level. What it means is that the above 15 attributes perform auto exist at their respective all level with the Product Level (leaf level) because of the attribute relationship. In context of the query featuring City and State there was only one related attribute (State) at the City level and hence the issue did not arise there.
ROOT function:
The desired behaviour is got back by application of ROOT function. As defined by mdsn, the ROOT function returns a tuple that consists of the All members from each attribute hierarchy within the current scope in a cube, dimension, or tuple. So by modifying the above query in the following way
 WITH MEMBER [Measures].[x] AS ([Measures].[Internet Sales Amount],
 ROOT([Product].[Subcategory].CurrentMember)),
 FORMAT_STRING = "currency"
 SELECT {[Measures].[x], [Measures].[Internet Sales Amount]} on 0
 FROM [Adventure Works]
 WHERE [Product].[Product Categories].[Product].[Mountain-100 Silver, 38]
we get the desired results
x Internet Sales Amount
$9,952,759.56 $75,


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Pools and Spas:
- Lakes are sampled monthly for E. coli
- A lake must have a reading below 126 colonies of E. coli per
100 milliliters or they are resampled
- If three consecutive
samples are above the recommended level, the manager
is notified of the problem
- View results of water analysis
- These short videos show how we can all help keep our lakes and streams clean:
Pool and Water Safety Tips:
- Never swim alone.
- Keep all gates locked or have a cover secured
over the pool, when closed.
- No horseplay or running.
- Lifesaving equipment are not toys. Keep these
items in their respective places on the deck.
- No food or drink in the pool and keep glass containers
out of the pool area.
- No diving in shallow areas.
Return to the Environmental Health Division Homepage or return to the Columbia/Boone County Health Department Homepage


What Is NBAgent.exe? Is It A Virus Or Malware? Uninstall?
What is NBAgent.exe?
NBAgent.exe is an executable exe file which belongs to the Nero BackItUp process which comes along with the Nero BackItUp Software developed by Nero AG software developer.
If the NBAgent.exe process in Windows 10 is important, then you should be careful while deleting it. Sometimes NBAgent.exe process might be using CPU or GPU too much. If it is malware or virus, it might be running in the background.
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The .exe extension of the NBAgent.exe file specifies that it is an executable file for the Windows Operating System like Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.
Malware and viruses are also transmitted through exe files. So we must be sure before running any unknown executable file on our computers or laptops.
Now we will check if the NBAgent.exe file is a virus or malware? Whether it should be deleted to keep your computer safe? Read more below.
Is NBAgent.exe safe to run? Is it a virus or malware?
Let's check the location of this exe file to determine whether this is a legit software or a virus. The location of this file and dangerous rating is mentioned below.
File Location / Rating : C:Program Files (x86)NeroNero 11Nero BackItUp
To check whether the exe file is legit you can start the Task Manager. Then click on the columns field and add Verified Signer as one of the columns.
Now look at the Verified Signer value for NBAgent.exe process if it says "Unable to verify" then the file may be a virus.
File Name NBAgent.exe
Software Developer Nero AG
File Type
File Location C:Program Files (x86)NeroNero 11Nero BackItUp
Software Nero BackItUp

Over All Ratings for NBAgent.exe
If the developer of the software is legitimate, then it is not a virus or malware. If the developer is not listed or seems suspicious, you can remove it using the uninstall program.
Based on our analysis of whether this NBAgent file is a virus or malware we have displayed our result below.
Is NBAgent.exe A Virus or Malware: NBAgent.exe is not a Virus or Malware.
How To Remove or Uninstall NBAgent.exe
To remove NBAgent.exe from your computer do the following steps one by one. This will uninstall NBAgent.exe if it was part of the software installed on your computer.
 1. If the file is a part of a software program, then it will also have an uninstall program. Then you can run the Uninstaller located at directory like C:Program Files>Nero AG>Nero BackItUp >Nero BackItUp> NBAgent.exe_uninstall.exe.
 2. Or the NBAgent.exe was installed using the Windows Installer then to uninstall it Go to System Settings and open Add Or Remove Programs Option.
 3. Then Search for NBAgent.exe or the software name Nero BackItUp in the search bar or try out the developer name Nero AG.
 4. Then click on it and select the Uninstall Program option to remove NBAgent.exe file from your computer. Now the software Nero BackItUp program along with the file NBAgent.exe will be removed from your computer.
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In order to stop the nbagent.exe process from running you either have to uninstall the program associated with the file or if it's a virus or malware, remove it using a Malware and Virus removal tool.
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You can find this by opening the Task Manager application (Right-click on Windows Taskbar and choose Task Manager) and click on the Disk option at the top to sort and find out the disk usage of NBAgent.exe.
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Bangladesh has one of the highest maternal mortality rates with 95% home births.Training local women to become home birth attendants can help save lives of mothers and babies in rural villages
There is a severe lack of healthcare facilities in rural areas in Bangladesh, therefore the high level (over 95%) of home deliveries and the lack of trained birth attendants result in mothers and babies dying during difficult labor or from infection. Mothers are attended by neighbors or relatives during child birth. They are not trained to recognize complications, use good hygiene, stop heavy bleeding or recognize when mothers need to be rushed to hospital for emergency care.
Trained birth attendants will provide health education in isolated villages(family planning, breastfeeding, nutrition, maternal and infant care). Mothers and children receive adequate care with recognition and referral of early signs of complications
Providing pregnant women with education, counseling, prenatal care, continuous hands-on assistance during labor and delivery, and postpartum support help prevent maternity complications in Ramu that has the highest rate of maternal mortality.
Some of my family members in Bangladesh will not go to a clinic to deliver their baby but will be happy to be attended by a trained member of their village or community that they know and trust. - Anju Mahmood, Hope Foundation US office volunteer
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,336
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $4,664
Total Funding Goal: $7,000
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Ramu, South Mitachari,


How to retrieve organizations IP address
I am trying to create a visualization which shows the organization the IP address.
Check this link may help you
thanks @ylasri I am still very confused. is it possible for you to guide me step by step i want to get the ASN from an IP address which is in Log.
How are you ingesting your logs into elasticsearch ? filebeat or logatsh ?
Check this processor to have more ideas
*Depends on what is available in database_file :
 - If the GeoLite2 City database is used, then the following fields may be added under the target_field : ip , country_iso_code , country_name , continent_name , region_iso_code , region_name , city_name , timezone , latitude , longitude and location . The fields actually added depend on what has been found and which properties were configured in properties .
 - If the GeoLite2 Country database is used, then the following fields may be added under the target_field : ip , country_iso_code , country_name and continent_name . The fields actually added depend on what has been found and which properties were configured in properties .
 - If the GeoLite2 ASN database is used, then the following fields may be added under the target_field : ip , asn , organization_name and network . The fields actually added depend on what has been found and which properties were configured in properties .
Try this example on Dev Console, you can combine multiple geoip processor to get what you need
PUT _ingest/pipeline/geoip
{
 "description" : "Add geoip info",
 "processors" : [
 {
 "geoip" : {
 "field" : "ip"
 }
 },
 {
 "geoip" : {
 "field" : "ip",
 "target_field" : "geo_asn",
 "database_file" : "GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb"
 }
 }
 ]
}
PUT my-asn-logs
{
 "settings": {
 "number_of_shards": 1,
 "number_of_replicas": 0
 },
 "mappings": {
 "properties": {
 "timestamp": {
 "type": "date"
 },
 "ip": {
 "type": "ip"
 }
 }
 }
}
POST my-asn-logs/_doc?pipeline=geoip
{
 "@timestamp": "2020-10-10T10:10:10.000",
 "ip": "196.75.80.10"
}
GET my-asn-logs/_search
okay I will try and revert.Thanks
@ylasri Thank you how should i visualize this for example an ip address in the log matches with the asn so is it possible to create a visualization?
Yes all possible, all you need is :
1- Create an index pattern
2- Go to discover to search on your logs you will get ip and asn
3- You can create visualization (Example unique count of IP per ASN ... etc)
i created an index pattern
in discover it does show ip and asn
i want to create a visualization matching kibana sample log and the my-asn-log rest is working just fine
The data in kibana_sample_data_logs has been enriched using default properties
You need to reindex the data using a custom ingest pipeline to add properties like asn ...
Try this
PUT _ingest/pipeline/geoip
{
 "description" : "Add geoip info",
 "processors" : [
 {
 "geoip" : {
 "field" : "clientip",
 "database_file": "GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb",
 "target_field": "clientip_geo"
 }
 }
 ]
}
POST kibana_sample_data_logs/_update_by_query?pipeline=geoip
you will see a new field added
 "clientip_geo" : {
 "ip" : "111.58.155.54",
 "organization_name" : "Guangdong Mobile Communication Co.Ltd.",
 "asn" : 9808
 },
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yep one step closer but when i try to build the visualization the fields that are added are not displayed inside the table are not being displayed
Go to index pattern and refresh it
Thank you so much for your effort, time,help and patience. :smiley: :+1:
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That is a new topic :), could flag this as solution and open a new thread please
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IELTS Essay Sample Latest Question # Course Fee
You should spend 40 minutes on this task.Some people think that governments should pay the course fees for everyone who wants to study at university.To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Write at least 250 words.
- Paying the fee for everyone will be over budget for the government.
- No competition left resulting in degrading quality of education.
- People with high quality of life will also use government resources which can be put on other resources.
- There are millions who need money for the junior education as well.
- Issues like food, job and many others need attention as well.
Millions all around the world live with the unfulfilled wishes of studying in a university although there are very few who do get the opportunity. With this, there are many who believe that it is the responsibility of the government to ensure that everyone does get admission in the university. In my opinion, the government should definitely give attention to the number of students demanding university education but paying for everyone is surely not a pragmatic step.
Firstly, there are a lot of issues a country face; education being just one of them. There are homeless people, ones who need food and then millions seeking for job. Spending the entire budget on providing university education to everyone will leave government with few resources. Even more, free things often don't receive respect and importance. So, if the students are given free education without any competition, they are likely to take things very lightly. Also, there are students who lack even basic education. It is the responsibility of the government to ensure that the entire nation is on the same page.
In addition, if the government spends fortune on providing education to all, there is less money left for endeavors like space and sports which require equal importance. Nevertheless, it is the competition that ensures that people work hard and improve. Taking away the competition will surely degrade the quality of education.
Overall, surely there are many in need of university education but providing it to all free of cost will bring down the education quality. On the other hand, competition can surely be loosened up and government can provide better scholarships than making it completely free.


Fluvoxamine Attenuated Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced Leptin Resistance
Abstract
Increasing evidence indicates that endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) is involved in the development of metabolic syndrome. However, pharmacological treatments targeting ER stress are not well understood. In the present study, we found that fluvoxamine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor used for depression, can attenuate ER stress-induced… (More)
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2012.00012
Topics
5 Figures and Tables
Cite this paper
@inproceedings{Hosoi2012FluvoxamineAE, title={Fluvoxamine Attenuated Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced Leptin Resistance}, author={Toru Hosoi and Tsuyoshi Miyahara and Takaaki Kayano and Shota Yokoyama and Koichiro Ozawa}, booktitle={Front. Endocrin.}, year={2012} }


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UN Library's Francesco Pisano: 'This body of knowledge is the Silicon Valley of multilateralism'
1.7 million books. Tens of thousands of digital references. All the official UN documents. And the ongoing digitising process of the entire fund. This means making knowledge accessible to all and help to create wisdom. At least for the United Nations Library and Archives in Geneva.
The UN Library is a historical institution. More than a source of international documentation, it plays an essential role in the history of multilateralism. Built long before the birth of the United Nations on private money, it finds its voice in the stronghold of the knowledge it protects.
UN Library and Archives director, Francesco Pisano, describes this body of knowledge as the Silicon Valley of multilateralism, where its history can be fully retraced and its meaning for us as a civilisation defined.
At an age of digitalisation, the library's purpose transcends the sole preservation of knowledge, he says. It can connect people and organisations and address needs to move forward and tackle global issues.
"Digitising documents is an important part of the process today. It is not so much moving from the old paper-based library to the new and modern library, because paper is eternal. There is no conflict between the two, there is continuity. Information about knowledge is everywhere, but it's not accessible for anyone anywhere. And this is what keeps global frameworks from succeeding. Our digitising process aims to change that. To contribute to create wisdom and inspire solutions."
Pisano reflects on the importance of substance versus data in a world where change is necessary to rethink the global framework and face the future, by setting up collaboration across disciplines in the interest of many and not the competition of few. Listen to his conversation on resilience with Geneva Solutions.


Many of the members of the BindingSource class operate on the underlying list represented by the List property and simply refer their operation to the underlying list. W związku z tym BindingSource , gdy jest powiązany z IListimplementacją niestandardową, dokładne zachowanie tych elementów może różnić się od zachowania opisanego w dokumentacji klasy.Therefore, when the BindingSource is bound to a custom implementation of IList, the exact behavior of these members may differ from the behavior described in the class documentation. Na przykład RemoveAt metoda wywołuje IList.RemoveAtmetodę.For example, the RemoveAt method calls IList.RemoveAt. Dokumentacja zawiera opis IList metody z zrozumieniem, że Metodabazowajestprawidłowozaimplementowana.RemoveAt RemoveAt BindingSourceThe BindingSource documentation describes the RemoveAt method with the understanding that the RemoveAt method for the underlying IList is correctly implemented.
Konstruktory
BindingSource()
Inicjuje nowe wystąpienie BindingSource klasy do domyślnych wartości właściwości.Initializes a new instance of the BindingSource class to the default property values.
BindingSource(IContainer)
Inicjuje nowe wystąpienie BindingSource klasy i BindingSource dodaje do określonego kontenera.Initializes a new instance of the BindingSource class and adds the BindingSource to the specified container.
BindingSource(Object, String)
Inicjuje nowe wystąpienie BindingSource klasy z określonym źródłem danych i składową danych.Initializes a new instance of the BindingSource class with the specified data source and data member.
Właściwości
AllowEdit
Pobiera wartość wskazującą, czy elementy na liście bazowej mogą być edytowane.Gets a value indicating whether items in the underlying list can be edited.
AllowNew
Pobiera lub ustawia wartość wskazującą, czy AddNew() Metoda może być używana do dodawania elementów do listy.Gets or sets a value indicating whether the AddNew() method can be used to add items to the list.
AllowRemove
Pobiera wartość wskazującą, czy elementy można usunąć z listy podstawowej.Gets a value indicating whether items can be removed from the underlying list.
CanRaiseEvents
Pobiera wartość wskazującą, czy składnik może zgłosić zdarzenie.Gets a value indicating whether the component can raise an event.
(Odziedziczone po Component)
Container
Pobiera, który zawiera Component. IContainerGets the IContainer that contains the Component.
(Odziedziczone po Component)
Count
Pobiera łączną liczbę elementów na podstawowej liście, pobierając bieżącą Filter wartość.Gets the total number of items in the underlying list, taking the current Filter value into consideration.
CurrencyManager
Pobiera Menedżera waluty skojarzonego z tym BindingSource.Gets the currency manager associated with this BindingSource.
Current
Pobiera bieżący element z listy.Gets the current item in the list.
DataMember
Pobiera lub ustawia określoną listę w źródle danych, do której jest aktualnie powiązany łącznik.Gets or sets the specific list in the data source to which the connector currently binds to.
DataSource
Pobiera lub ustawia źródło danych, z którym jest powiązany łącznik.Gets or sets the data source that the connector binds to.
DesignMode
Pobiera wartość wskazującą, czy Component jest aktualnie w trybie projektowania.Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode.
(Odziedziczone po Component)
Events
Pobiera listę programów obsługi zdarzeń, które są dołączone do tego Componentelementu.Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component.
(Odziedziczone po Component)
Filter
Pobiera lub ustawia wyrażenie używane do filtrowania wierszy, które są wyświetlane.Gets or sets the expression used to filter which rows are viewed.
IsBindingSuspended
Pobiera wartość wskazującą, czy powiązanie listy jest zawieszone.Gets a value indicating whether the list binding is suspended.
IsFixedSize
Pobiera wartość wskazującą, czy lista podstawowa ma stały rozmiar.Gets a value indicating whether the underlying list has a fixed size.
IsReadOnly
Pobiera wartość wskazującą, czy lista podstawowa jest tylko do odczytu.Gets a value indicating whether the underlying list is read-only.
IsSorted
Pobiera wartość wskazującą, czy elementy na liście podstawowej są sortowane.Gets a value indicating whether the items in the underlying list are sorted.
IsSynchronized
Pobiera wartość wskazującą, czy dostęp do kolekcji jest synchronizowany (bezpieczny wątkowo).Gets a value indicating whether access to the collection is synchronized (thread safe).
Item[Int32]
Pobiera lub ustawia element listy pod określonym indeksem.Gets or sets the list element at the specified index.
List
Pobiera listę, z którą jest powiązany łącznik.Gets the list that the connector is bound to.
Position
Pobiera lub ustawia indeks bieżącego elementu na liście podstawowej.Gets or sets the index of the current item in the underlying list.
RaiseListChangedEvents
Pobiera lub ustawia wartość wskazującą, czy ListChanged zdarzenia mają być zgłaszane.Gets or sets a value indicating whether ListChanged events should be raised.
Site
Pobiera lub ustawia wartość ISite. ComponentGets or sets the ISite of the Component.
(Odziedziczone po Component)
Sort
Pobiera lub ustawia nazwy kolumn używane do sortowania, a także porządek sortowania służący do wyświetlania wierszy w źródle danych.Gets or sets the column names used for sorting, and the sort order for viewing the rows in the data source.
SortDescriptions
Pobiera kolekcję opisów sortowania zastosowanych do źródła danych.Gets the collection of sort descriptions applied to the data source.
SortDirection
Pobiera kierunek sortowania elementów na liście.Gets the direction the items in the list are sorted.
SortProperty
PropertyDescriptor Pobiera, który jest używany do sortowania listy.Gets the PropertyDescriptor that is being used for sorting the list.
SupportsAdvancedSorting
Pobiera wartość wskazującą, czy źródło danych obsługuje sortowanie wielokolumnowe.Gets a value indicating whether the data source supports multi-column sorting.
SupportsChangeNotification
Pobiera wartość wskazującą, czy źródło danych obsługuje powiadomienie o zmianie.Gets a value indicating whether the data source supports change notification.
SupportsFiltering
Pobiera wartość wskazującą, czy źródło danych obsługuje filtrowanie.Gets a value indicating whether the data source supports filtering.
SupportsSearching
Pobiera wartość wskazującą, czy źródło danych obsługuje wyszukiwanie przy użyciu Find(PropertyDescriptor, Object) metody.Gets a value indicating whether the data source supports searching with the Find(PropertyDescriptor, Object) method.
SupportsSorting
Pobiera wartość wskazującą, c


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Turtle nesting season begins in Seychelles
It is that time of the year again and hawksbill turtles are making their annual pilgrimage to Seychelles' shores to nest. The hawksbill breeds throughout Seychelles, peaking between mid-October and midJanuary. On Cousin Island, an early appearance was reported on August 8. Appearances are starting to pick up now and more turtles will arrive in November, December and January.
As numbers peak so will monitoring. The Special Reserve has one of the longest running monitoring programmes - started in 1972 - forming a core part of the wardens' and volunteers work programs. Appearance dates and locations have to be recorded with nesting beaches being patrolled several times a day.
The wardens also use metal tags with unique identification code, which they attach to the front flippers of each nesting turtle encountered, as one of the ways to monitor the turtles. This enables them to identify individual females returning to the beach each season. They also take other data such as turtle measurement, track measurement and information related to the location of the nest, like beach parameters and vegetation. Other monitoring methods are also being introduced such as the use of data loggers in turtle nests to monitor temperature.
The hawksbill turtle still remains a critically endangered species. Poaching is one of its biggest threats and still occurs in spite of the legal deterrents in place. Hawksbill are protected by Seychelles law and international treaty.
Beyond human-related threats, nesting success can be affected by other reasons. Eggs can be washed away by waves, while steep crests and obstacles can inhibit the female's progress across the beaches to lay eggs. Once hatched, babies are a favorite food for ghost crabs, birds and fish.
Baby turtles could also be affected by beach lighting, which can cause them to head inland rather than out to sea. "No wonder then that baby turtles heading towards the sea are often sent off with a word of encouragement and entreaty to survive, much as one would a child leaving home!" Says Eric Blais, Nature Seychelles Conservation officer also in charge of monitoring. Green turtles also nests in the Seychelles Islands all year round, but few on Cousin Island.
For more information, please contact: _EMAIL_ as the use of data loggers in turtle nests to monitor temperature.


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The Boxer Chow is a crossbreed between the Boxer and the Chow Chow developed in the year 2000 in the USA. They are of a new kind, so little is known about its history, but one can identify their characteristics through their parents.
Temperament and Personality
The breed acquires the characteristics of its parents of being a guard dog and an excellent family pet. They are known for their quiet, graceful, dignified, loyal and comical behavior, although they don't like much cuddling. They are affectionate and love to play with kids, but are cautious of strangers. However, introduction to newcomer's can keep them away from getting aggressive.


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The Viñales valley is encircled by mountains and its landscape is interspersed with dramatic rocky outcrops. Traditional techniques are still in use for agricultural production, particularly of tobacco. The quality of this cultural landscape is enhanced by the vernacular architecture of its farms and villages, where a rich multi-ethnic society survives, illustrating the cultural development of the islands of the Caribbean, and of Cuba.
This site is featured as one of the fifty
in the new "Places of Wonder & Discovery" book.
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Northern Pacific Railroad Museum
Anchoring the north end of Sixth Street is the Northern Pacific Railway Depot. The Chateauesque building is a stunning example of the types of stations that the Northern Pacific and other railways erected along their tracks. It features a cut stone foundation, brick first story, and stuccoed concrete second story beneath a steeply pitched hipped roof. A three-story tower with a conical roof occupies the southeast corner of the building, and a pent roof separates the first and second stories on the main facade. The first story's unusual 12-inch yellow bricks were originally intended for the 7-story Olympian Hotel in Tacoma, the western terminus of the Northern Pacific. This hotel, which was modeled after the French chateau at Chaumont, was never finished, however, thwarted first by the 1893 financial collapse and then by an 1899 fire. Some 15,000 bricks were then shipped to Wallace for the Northern Pacific's passenger station, which was completed in 1901.
In 1986, during the construction of I-90, an agreement between transportation and preservation interests resulted in the depot being moved 200 feet south across the Coeur d'Alene River to its present location. It is now houses the Northern Pacific Railroad Museum.
McKenzie, William A., Burlington Northern Railroad, Milwaukee, MN. Personal correspondence with author, 1980.
Wells, Merle, "Northern Pacific Railway Depot," Shoshone County, Idaho. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, 1976. National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior, Washington, D.C.
Shelford, Nick. "The Northern Pacific Depot and the Compromise of Wallace." Spokane Historical. Accessed January 17, 2019. _URL_
Wood, John V. Railroads through the Coeur d'Alenes.Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 1983.
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Pigeonholing is any process that attempts to classify disparate entities into a small number of categories (usually, mutually exclusive ones).
Common failings of pigeonholing schemes include:
- Categories are poorly defined (often because they are subjective).
- Entities may be suited to more than one category. Example: rhubarb is both 'poisonous' and 'edible'.
- Entities may not fit into any available category. Example: asking somebody from Washington, DC which state they live in.
- Entities may change over time, so they no longer fit the category in which they have been placed. Example: certain species of fish may change from male to female during their life.
- Attempting to discretize properties that would be better viewed as a continuum. Example: attempting to sort people into 'introverted' and 'extroverted'.
- Criteria used to categorize entities do not accurately predict the properties ascribed to those categories. Example: relying on astrological sign as a guide to someone's personality.
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Submitted to: Water Resources Research
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/12/2007
Publication Date: 2/20/2008
Citation: Emmerich, W.E., Verdugo, C.L. 2008. Precipitation thresholds for CO2 uptake in grass and shrub plant communities on Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed. Water Resources Research. 44, W05S16, doi:10.1029/2006WR005690.
Interpretive Summary: Precipitation is the driving force for plant growth and carbon uptake from the atmosphere in arid environments. The timing, frequency, and amount of precipitation influence how grass and shrub communities grow. Precipitation thresholds for a carbon dioxide uptake response for a shrub and grass plant community were determined. Precipitation timing and frequency were found to be more important than amount for thresholds and for total carbon uptake. This study will allow scientists to better understand how shrub and grass plant communities interact and estimate what plant communities will prosper and which will not with climate change.
Technical Abstract: In semiarid ecosystems, precipitation is the major driving force for carbon uptake and subsequent plant growth. The hypothesis for this study was that the timing, frequency, and precipitation amount would produce different carbon dioxide and moisture fluxes for grass and shrub plant communities. Eight years of precipitation inputs to a grass and shrub ecosystem were evaluated for the influence on carbon dioxide fluxes and uptake totals for spring and summer seasons. Bowen ratio energy balance systems were used to measure carbon dioxide and moisture fluxes. Precipitation threshold amounts needed for an uptake response were determined for spring and summer events. In the spring at the shrub site, close to or above long-term average spring precipitation was required to produce an uptake response, whereas the grass site needed much less to produce an uptake response. A spring response reduced the threshold values for a summer response at both sites. Threshold values for multiple summer responses were smaller for each subsequent response at the sites. Summer precipitation threshold values were higher than spring values relating to the high evapotranspiration demand. Precipitation timing and frequency had a major influence on threshold values and could be more important than total precipitation for carbon uptake. The influence of precipitation timing and frequency along with the variability in precipitation timing and frequency resulted in no definitive conclusions as to differences between the grass and shrub threshold values, except that the grass site had slightly lower thresholds.


Determining surface orientations of transparent objects based on polarization degrees in visible and infrared wavelengths
Techniques for modeling an object through observation are very important in object recognition and virtual reality. A wide variety of techniques have been developed for modeling objects with opaque surfaces, whereas less attention has been paid to objects with transparent surfaces. A transparent surface has only surface reflection; it has little body reflection. We present a new method for obtaining surface orientations of transparent surfaces through analysis of the degree of polarization in surface reflection and emission in visible and far-infrared wavelengths, respectively. This parameter, the polarization degree of reflected light at the visible wavelengths, is used for determining the surface orientation at a surface point. The polarization degree at visible wavelengths provides two possible solutions, and the proposed method uses the polarization degree at far-infrared wavelengths to resolve this ambiguity.
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The Gopher Tortoise Council (GTC) was formed in 1978 by a group of biologists and others concerned about the range-wide decline of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus). The Council offers professional advice for management, conservation, and protection of gopher tortoises; encourages the study of the life history, ecology, and management of gopher tortoises and other upland species; conducts active public information and conservation education programs, and seeks effective protection of the gopher tortoise and other upland species throughout the southeastern United States.
Approximate range of the gopher tortoise
The gopher tortoise is a species in decline and warrants additional protection rangewide on both a state and federal level. It is a species that lives a long life, reaches sexual maturity at over ten years of age, produces relatively small clutches, experiences low recruitment, and suffers from an upper respiratory tract disease, high levels of predation and loss of habitat. Severe losses in the western half of its range have resulted in the gopher tortoise being listed as Federally Threatened in Louisiana, Mississippi, and western Alabama.
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- New 2012 Georgia Outdoor Recreational Pass Effective in January
- New Activity Books to Download!! Look under the Education Tab!
- Find us on Facebook! search for the Gopher Tortoise Council
- Gopher Tortoise Bibliography In Development
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This XML file is named example.xml:
 Environment for UberPortalConf
 This is the description

If I load the example.xml file above using ElementTree and print the root node:
>>> from xml.etree import ElementTree
>>> tree = ElementTree.parse('example.xml')
>>> print tree.getroot()
I see that Element also contains the namespace _URL_
How do I:
 1. Get the foobarportal.version text, increase it by one and write the XML file back while keeping the namespace the document had when loaded and also not change the overall XML layout.
 2. Get it to load using any namespace, not just _URL_ I still don't want to strip the namespace, as I want the XML to stay the same except for changing foobarportal.version as in 1 above.
The current way is not aware of XML but fulfills 1 and 2 above:
 1. Grep for (.*)
 2. Take the contents of the match group and i increase it by one
 3. Write it back.
It would be nice to have an XML aware solution, as it would be more robust. The XML namespace handling of ElementTree is making it more complicated.
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I've tried tree.getroot().find('project') which does not work due to the namespace. After that I am pretty much stuck and the documentation didn't help me. – Deleted Feb 29 '12 at 15:26
Show us the code you have tried, in the question. – Marcin Feb 29 '12 at 15:43
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If your question is simply: "how do I search by a namespaced element name", then the answer is that lxml understands {namespace} syntax, so you can do:
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The fandango is an exuberant Spanish courtship dance and a genre of Spanish folk song. The dance, probably of Moorish origin, was popular in Europe in the 18th century and survives in the 20th century as a folk dance in Spain, Portugal, southern France, and Latin America. It has become the national dance of Spain.
Usually danced by couples, it begins slowly, with the rhythm marked by castanets, clapping of hands, snapping of fingers, and the stamping of feet; the speed gradually increases. The music is in 3/4 or 6/8 time. Occasionally there is a sudden pause in the music, and the dancers stand rigid until the music resumes. The dance is an expression of passion, and the partners tease, challenge, and pursue each other with steps and gestures. In another version, the fandango is danced by two men as a contest of skill. The first dancer sets the rhythm and steps, the second picks up the step and elaborates.
As song, the fandango consists of coplas, improvised satirical, religious, or romantic verses, sung to melodies improvised according to set rules. Fandangos can be sung to accompany the dance or as solos. As a dance and as a genre of song, the fandango exists both within and outside of the flamenco, or Andalusian Roma (Gypsy), tradition.


Let me explain what I want to do:
I want to change a expression like this: x * (2 + 3) - (y + 1)
to this: 5 * (2 + 3) - (6 + 1)
using this:
instVar('x', 5);
instVar('y', 6);
The problem is I get the following output:
5 * (2 + 3) - (y + 1)
x * (2 + 3) - (6 + 1)
Here is my code:
 size_t pos = 0;
 while ((pos = originalExpr.find(var, pos)) != std::string::npos)
 {
 modifiedExpr = originalExpr;
 char a_val = '0' + val;
 std::replace( modifiedExpr.begin(), modifiedExpr.end(), var, a_val);
 pos++;
 }
 //Testing the output if it works
 cout << modifiedExpr << endl;
How can I change it so that the output can give me this:
5 * (2 + 3) - (y + 1)
5 * (2 + 3) - (6 + 1)
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modifiedExpr = originalExpr; needs to be moved outside the loop. The way you have it now is every time the loop is executed modifiedExpr becomes the original again erasing what you just did.
Yeah, I tried that. Still gives me the same output.
When the function exits are you updating the original expression to be the modified? If not then this will always happen. I think you need to store the modified expression in the class and when you first set the expression set the modified expression to be the same as the original. then whenever you call a function that modifies the expression use the modified expression.
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Don't understand the fuss
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
string replace(string expression, char a, char b)
{
 for (int i=0; i<expression.length(); i++)
 {
 if(expression[i]==a)
 {
 expression[i] = b;
 }
 }
 return expression;
}
int main()
{
 string var = "x *(2+3)-(y+1)";
 string tmp = replace(var,'x','5');
 cout << replace(tmp,'y','1');
}
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Or OOP
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
class Expression
{
 public:
 string my_expression;
 void set(string k)
 {
 my_expression = k;
 }
 void set_string(char a, char b)
 {
 for (int i=0; i<my_expression.length(); i++)
 {
 if(my_expression[i]==a)
 {
 my_expression[i] = b;
 }
 }
 }
 void print()
 {
 cout << my_expression;
 }
};
int main()
{
 Expression one;
 one.set("x *(2+3)-(y+1)");
 one.set_string('x','5');
 one.set_string('y','7');
 one.print();
 return 0;
}
Yeah that could work, but still, the problem remains getting to change a previous instantiated variable. If you add another one.set_string('x','3') then it will unfortunately still remain as:
5 * (2 + 3) - (7 + 1)
I appreciate your efforts so far. I really appreciate it!
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OK this should fix it...
Expression one;
 one.set("x *(2+3)-(y+1)");
 one.set_string('x','5');
 one.set_string('y','7');
 one.print();
 Expression two;
 two.set("x *(2+3)-(y+1)");
 two.set_string('x','3');
 two.set_string('y','7');
 two.print();
Woah! So close. But I am not allowed to add another object of the class. I must only work with one object and be able to change it like this:
Expression expr("x * (2 + 3) - (y + 1)");
//Assigning values to the variables
expr.instantiateVariable('x',5); // -> 5 * (2 + 3) - (y + 1) = Output
expr.instantiateVariable('y',6); // -> 5 * (2 + 3) - (6 + 1) = Updated output
expr.instantiateVariable('y',7); // -> 5 * (2 + 3) - (7 + 1) = Updated output
Which should give the output such as:
5 * (2 + 3) - (y + 1)
5 * (2 + 3) - (6 + 1)
5 * (2 + 3) - (7 + 1)
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Hmm let me think about that one, can I ask will the variables that you replace be only one digit long or could it be more than one digit or even a decimal:
e.g x = 324 or x = 1.4323
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Actually, I wanted to ask are you 100% sure you're not allowed to instantiate another object, the reason I ask is this seems more complicated than it should be for an assignment.
The only way I can see you doing this is to store the index positions of all the letter variables in an array, but it gets hairy real quick if you are substituting letters for integers larger than 9 or decimal numbers.
Additionally, what if your expression has ab + (5-9)
You would have to go through and put a start inbetween the a and b making a*b and what about a(2-3) that would make a*(2-3) If I was setting this assignment I would definitely not expect something like this, I would just be looking to understand if you get the shunting algorithmn working which, in itself is more than complicated by itself.
Well we are working with ints and not doubles (Thank goodness). Yeah I expect that we must be able to to "ab = a*b". It's a heavy assignment... :(
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Better go clarify that with your teacher as I suspect you won't need to convert ab to a*b or 2abc^2 to 2*a*b*c*c
Don't assume anything otherwise you'll end up wasting time. Also clarify by ints will those ints be larger than 9, i.e. more than one character long - this is important as it will affect the complexity of your program.
If your teacher is any good he'll point you in the right direction.
If you need to be able to change a variable at any time why not store everything as tokens? Then the token for a variable can hold onto the variable and the value of it. When you read in the expression you would tokenize the string and create a stack, list or vector of tokens. Then you could change variables at any time.
NVM guys. I managed with the instantiation. I will share my code with you.
I might have more questions so stay tuned! ^^
void Expression::instantiateVariable(char var, int val)
{
 string valA;
 valA = numberToString(val);
 for(int i = 0; i < originalExpr.length();i++)
 {
 if(originalExpr[i] == var)
 {
 modifiedExpr.replace(i, 1, valA);
 }
 }
}
string Expression::numberToString(int number)
{
 ostringstream ss;
 ss << number;
 return ss.str();
}
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In your function it is probably not a good idea to call your two parameters the same name.
I would go for function(char val1, int val2) that way you know exactly which one is which.
@iamthewee The OP's function uses var and val. I don't think it would compile if they had the same name. I think that would be a type redeclaration error.
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Oh God you're right, my eyes were playing tricks on me.
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text: The camera uses a single extension baseboard with a gear driven focus mechanism. Traditional frame and panel construction allows for wood movement due to changes in relative humidity while maintaining the critical dimensions for fit. The rear box of the camera utilizes traditional dovetailed joints with a finger jointed bellows mount frame let into the box in grooves during assembly. The bellows is made with traditional construction utilizing an outer layer of Hypalon coated fabric, reinforcement strips at the folds and a liner of neoprene coated cotton. A second section of bellows folded material is stitched into the center of the bellows to form a septum that divides the two halves for stereo. The front standard is made with only a single axis of rotation for tilt. A lateral swing for a stereoscopic camera would entail swinging the two lens boards individually in a synchronized motion. The rear standard also supports tilt in a single plane because lateral swing would not be possible with the stereoscopic configuration. It is a base tilt only design. The camera has variable inter ocular separation for the two lenses. The knob above the two lens boards is used to control the separation. A section of bellows material is used on each side of the two lens boards to provide a wide range of light protected motion. The focus knob on one side is complimented by a focus lock knob on the other side. It is a brass rack and pinion mechanism.


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- Open GarageBand and select "File > New" in the upper left corner. Create the name of your new song and adjust the time and the key that you want to make your song.
- Once the screen is finished loading for your new song, select the symbol of "+" in the lower right corner of the screen. This will create your new track.
Note: you can also do this by selecting "Track > New Track" in the top menu.
- Choose whether you want to use "Software Instrument", "Real Instrument" or "Electric Guitar".
A- "Software Instrument" lets you record using instruments already mounted in GarageBand using the keys on your computer, or connected via MIDI or USB keyboard.
B-''Real Instrument" allows you to record voice or instruments using the microphone on your computer.
C-"Electric Guitar" allows you to edit recordings of electric guitar with amplifier fitted on GarageBand, with delay and sustain settings.
Add tracks in the Software Tools
Select "Software Instrument". The default instrument is "Grand Piano", but also counts with a wide variety of instruments for your preference. When you add a new track, a full menu of these will be available in a menu on the right side of the screen.
Press the "I" icon in the lower right corner to bring the menu to the front or minimize it.
Bring the keyboard to the front. You can play music with any instrument that you like using the keyboard on the screen available in GarageBand. To make the keyboard visible, select "Window > Keyboard" or press "Command+K". Just click the keys on the keyboard with your mouse to play music.
You can also use the "Musical Typing" option, which allows you to play music with the keyboard of your computer instead of the mouse. For this option, select "Window > Musical Typing" or press "Shift+Command+K". Also, you can enter this mode from the "Keyboard" mode by pressing the "A" icon in the upper-left corner of the keyboard.
In both modes, the part of the miniature keyboard in blue is the eighth in which you are. You can adjust the eighth by pressing anywhere different miniature keyboard.
Record a track. To start recording, click the round red button at the bottom of the screen, in the same way, that recording with a "Software Instrument." When you click on "Record", that "Real Instrument" track bar will turn red and will expand to the right until you press again the "Record" button again. When you stop recording, the bar for that track will be purple.
When you record with the microphone on your computer, make sure that you're singing and touch in a clear manner and close to your computer. Try to eliminate the noise out as much as you can.
Look for the loop that you want to use. The "Loop Browser" allows you to filter loops depending on its characteristics, such as scale, instrument, mood, genre, and tone. You can also filter several properties simultaneously; for example, you can search loops that are "Jazz", "Piano", and "Grooving". Once you've activated your preferred filters, you'll see a list of available loops. You can listen to any of the loops you want with only giving double clicks on the name. You will also see information about the tempo, key, and duration of the loops and have the option of adding to your list of favorites.
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We know the bacteria in our gut controls a lot more than just keeping our intestinal systems healthy, but what about the bacteria in our mouths? A 2019 study points out that using an oral, antibacterial mouthwash can affect your blood pressure and how your body reacts after a workout.
While you exercise, due to the dilation of blood vessels, your body produces more nitric oxide, and after you're done exercising, blood pressure is lowered in a phenomenon called post-exercise hypotension. Though the exact mechanisms of this are unknown, some researchers have found evidence to believe it is due to oral bacteria and its role in recycling the nitric oxide and byproducts after exercise.
Nitric oxide produces a byproduct called nitrate, which oral bacteria break down into nitrite. Some of the nitrite gets taken up again by the body after we swallow it in our saliva, and the nitrite is then turned back into nitric oxide, which keeps the blood pressure lower. Researchers believe that the reason why we experience low blood pressure even hours after exercising is because of this cycle.
To test their hypothesis, researchers asked healthy participants to exercise and have their blood pressure monitored afterwards for a period of two hours. Half of the participants were given an antibacterial mouthwash, while the other half were given a placebo mouthwash with no antibacterial properties.
In the group of participants who were given the antibacterial mouthwash, their blood pressure wasn't lowered to the same degree that the placebo group experienced. After the two-hour post-exercise period had passed, the antibacterial mouthwash participants did not have any post-exercise hypotension effects left at all. The mouthwash directly reduced the saliva's ability to make nitrite, and there were lower levels of nitrite in blood and saliva samples.
On the other hand, the group which was not given a mouthwash that would kill off any oral bacteria experienced lowered blood pressure and were still experiencing post-exercise hypotension at the two-hour mark.
Even though this research won't affect how you exercise or use mouthwash, it provides the potential for more research about oral health and the oral microbiome and how it relates to cardiovascular health. It's well known that gum disease and poor oral health can contribute to cardiovascular disease. It may be possible to use studies like these to populate the oral microbiome of compromised individuals with the right type of bacteria to help control blood pressure.
- Cutler, C., et al. "Post-Exercise Hypotension and Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation Is Regulated by Nitrate-Reducing Activity of Oral Bacteria." Free Radical Biology and Medicine, vol. 143, 1 Nov. 2019, pp. 252–259., _URL_