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Napoleon's biographers often note his fondness for theatre, but as we approach the bicentenary of the Emperor's death, little remains known about the nature of theatre at the time. This is particularly the case for tragedy, the genre in which France considered itself to surpass its neighbours.
Based on extensive archival research, this first sustained study of tragedy under Napoleon examines how a variety of agents used tragedy and its rewriting of history to make an impact on French politics, culture and society, and to help reconstruct the French nation after the Revolution. This volume covers not just Napoleon's efforts, but also those of other individuals in government, the theatrical world, and the wider population. Similarly, it uncovers a public demand for tragedy, be it the return of Corneille, Racine, and Voltaire to the Comédie-Française, or new hits like Les Templiers (1805) and Hector (1809).
This research also sheds new light on Napoleonic propaganda and censorship, exposing their incoherencies and illustrating how audiences reacted to these processes. In short, Tragedy and Nation in the Age of Napoleon argues that Napoleonic tragedy was not simply tired and derivative; it engaged its audiences, by chomping at the poetic bit, allowing for a retrial of the Revolution, and offering a vision of the new French nation.


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Alcoa of Australia Limited will receive $11.3m in funding from the Federal Government to explore technology that reduces carbon emissions in its energy-intensive alumina refining process.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) this morning announced the funding to Alcoa in the company's $28.2m project to test Mechanical Vapour Recompressions (MVR) technology, powered by renewable energy, to electrify the production of steam.
The first-of-its-kind deployment in Australia is planned to be undertaken at Alcoa's existing alumina refining facility at Wagerup, WA, with the potential to improve efficiency, reduce costs and reduce emissions.
ARENA chief executive Darren Miller said this project was a significant step towards making low emissions alumina and an important step towards decarbonising metals production.
"It's great to see companies like Alcoa take the initiative to create a pathway to reduce their emissions in what is an energy-intensive hard to abate process," he said.
"This technology represents an opportunity to electrify a refining process that is currently powered by fossil fuels using a renewable solution which addresses our investment priority of helping industry to reduce emissions, as well as the Government's Technology Investment Roadmap.
"This is an important step on the pathway towards green aluminium in Australia."
Alcoa vice president for continuous improvement Eugenio Azevedo says Alcoa is the world's lowest carbon intensity alumina producer and the application of MVR, if proven successful, would be an important step further to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
"Using lower carbon alumina in the smelting process will reduce the overall carbon footprint of the metal, too, when considering the indirect and direct emissions across bauxite mining, alumina refining and aluminum smelting and casting," he said.
Alumina refining is an energy-intensive process that uses high pressure steam to produce the heat required to process bauxite into alumina.
About 70% of the total fossil fuels consumed in alumina refining relates to the production of steam in boilers.
The MVR technology powered by renewable energy could therefore reduce an alumina refinery's carbon footprint by 70%.
The technology also has the potential to significantly reduce water use in the refining process by capturing water vapor that would otherwise be lost to the atmosphere.
In 2019, alumina refining accounted for over 14mt of carbon dioxide in Australia, representing about 24% of Australia's Scope 1 manufacturing emissions.
Australia is the world's largest exporter of bauxite and one of the largest exporters of alumina accounting for 15% of global alumina refining capacity.

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Do not miss this list of the best Mexican movies of yesterday and today that will make you enjoy the magic of cinema in all its registers. Mexican cinema has bequeathed wonderful pieces to the history of cinema, some better known and others less so, in a long cinematographic tradition from which current seventh art animals such as Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuaron and Inarritu emerge.
- You can also read: The 60 best movies of the 90s for moviegoers.
Romantic Mexican Movies Mexican
cinema, rooted in a culture with a rich tragicomic obscurantist imagery, has been little given to the romantic genre. However, since the 1990s, some films have managed to win the hearts of viewers and critics. 1. Como agua para chocolate (Alfonso Arau, 1992)
Rarely has a literary triumph of the magnitude of Como agua para chocolate, by the Mexican writer Laura Esquivel, been transferred so successfully to the cinema. It was done in 1992 by the director Alfonso Arau and the result was one of the Mexican love movies with a great international impact.
The film reflects the soul of Mexican art, with a tribute to magical realismset in a love story in times of the revolution. In this case, gastronomy is used as a metaphor for Tita's frustrated love, condemned to remain single to take care of her mother. 2. Sex, modesty and tears (Antonio Serrano, 1999)
After a few years of creative drought, the nineties were refreshing for Mexican cinema and received the name of New Era. At that stage, one of the great successes was undoubtedly Sex, modesty and tears, which was on billboards for 27 weeks .
Antonio Serrano wrote it to be staged in the theater, but after its success he decided to adapt it to the cinema, where he received the final boost. The key was in the direct and humorous way in which a series of stories that reflect onthe war of the sexes, the crushes and the disappointments in love . 3. Amar te duele (Martha Higareda, 2002)
The romantic Mexican movies had another rebound with the premiere of a tender and brave movie like Amar te duele, by Martha Higareda, which over the years has become an icon of pop culture in the country
The success of the story, in addition to being very well told and having a fast pace, is the presentation of love as a source of tension for economic differences and social discrimination in Mexico . It presents a plot schematic with the classic love story of a young upper-class girl and a humble student who have to challenge her environment. mexican horror movies
Although it has never been the star genre in Mexico, horror has been quite successful in Mexican cinema. The following titles stand out as the most successful among the dozens of scary movies. 4. The Vampire (Fernando Mendez, 1957)
The Mexican homage to Bram Stoker's Dracula resulted, as early as the late fifties, in a cult movie that is still, for many, the best horror movie ever made. has done in Mexico.
The Vampire, by Fernando Mendez, seizes the viewer in a psychological and fantastic terror. The story of a peasant girl who goes to visit her sick aunt and the harrowing journey she undertakes along an unknown path hand in hand with a suspicious traveler.they combine the myth of the vampire with the Mexican rural world . 5. Macario (Roberto Gavaldon, 1960)
Ten years after Los Olvidados, by Luis Bunuel, Roberto Gavaldon challenged the genre with Macario, resulting in a film that mixes drama, terror and magical realism . Because from the tragic portrait of misery that overwhelms the viewer, the director develops a progression that leads to comedy and the leading role that fantasy acquires.
In addition to the approach to the misery of the Mexican peasant, which offers a rich social perspective, it introduces magical, traditional and atavistic elements that are reflected in the relationship of the peasant Macario with death on the eve of the Day of the Dead.6. Even the wind is afraid (Carlos Enrique Taboada, 1969)
One of the essential names in Mexican horror movies is Carlos Enrique Taboada, who, in addition to the movie that we bring up here, rose to fame with Veneno para las hadas (1984 ) to overwhelming critical acclaim and several well-deserved awards.
However, the film that made him known was Until the wind is afraid, the first great terrifying movie with public success in Mexico. The effective argument (a banshee who wants to possess the body of a student terrorizes a girls' boarding school) was executed with a practical rigor that gave the film quality. In 2007 he inspired a remake to be forgotten. 7. Chronos (Guillermo del Toro, 1993)
The debut of one of the reference names in fantastic cinema today, Guillermo del Toro, speaks for itself of the qualities of genius. Cronos presents many elements that he has later perfected in Pan's Labyrinth or The Shape of Water.
A magical item from the time of the Inquisition gives the power of eternal life to its owner, and will change the life of an old man when he accidentally falls into its hands. With this argument, Guillermo del Toro laid the foundation stone for a cinema that stimulates the imagination through a suggestive alliance of terror, suspense and tenderness .
- It may interest you: The 15 best horror movies in history.
Mexican Comedy Movies
If culture is the embodiment of national character, Mexican cinema perfectly reflects the sharp sense of humor of Mexicans and their tendency to satire and jokes. From there have come hilarious and witty movies that you can't miss. 8. There is the detail (Juan Bustillo Oro, 1940) The unforgettable character of Cantinflas , who has made entire generations laugh all over the world, made his debut as a leading role in what is also his most hilarious film.
There is the detail, by Juan Bustillo Oro, it is the typical comedy of entanglements in which fortuitous situations give rise to the most absurd scenes.
The agility of the film aroused the applause of the public and critics, but above all, it showed for the first time what later became known as the "cantinfleo": the graceful verbiage with which, in this case, Mario Moreno Cantinflas blames himself before the judge. 9. Herod's Law (Luis Estrada, 1999)
The best Mexican comedy of all time, and it is because it masterfully combines the two sides of the soul of Mexican culture : satire and tragedy. Humor and drama go hand in hand in this feature film that has been singled out as black humor.
The first scene leads the way: the inhabitants of San Pedro de los Saguaros mercilessly behead the mayor when he tries to flee with the town's taxes. It is, in addition to a great movie,a criticism of the corruption that shocked the country at the time . 10. Paraiso (Mariana Chenillo, 2014)
After a few years without much luck in the Mexican comedy film, the film of a budding director like Mariana Chenillo dazzled the public and the critics. The fresh air that Paraiso transmits is one of those pleasant surprises that the cinematographic talent in Mexico continues to provide.
The key to the success of this film is its lack of pretension: Chenillo abandons the biting and excessively refined humor to offer a light comedy that is both tender and welcoming. A love fable, a story of overcoming and personal growth, according to the director, around the adventures of a fat couple .Mexican drama
films At the same time, Mexican art is deeply impacted by the problems of the human soul and social criticism, and this has been reflected in breathtaking films that invite reflection. The best Mexican directors have taken full advantage of the dramatic genre. 11. The Forgotten (Luis Bunuel, 1950)
The Spanish filmmaker Luis Bunuel, who in his exile became a Mexican national, shot an unforgettable film in 1950, The Forgotten, which earned him the award for best director at the Cannes Film Festival and showed why It is in the Olympus of the history of cinema.
In a drama inspired by the Italian neorealism of Roberto Rossellini, with the stamp of bunuelian surrealism, transports us to the tragic daily life of poor children in the marginal neighborhoods of Mexico City. It also forces us to question ourselves about the close link between poverty and juvenile delinquency. 12. Red Dawn (Jorge Fons, 1989)
This film won the San Sebastian Film Festival prize surrounded by great controversy: firstly, because it dealt with a taboo subject at the time, the Tlatelolco massacre of 1968, and secondly because despite the originality of the content, the criticism was very harsh with the performances and the technical means. It was a box office hit.
The film is not only one of the best Mexican productions of the eighties, but it is also a triumph of the Mexican left against censorship.that the Institutional Revolutionary Party had imposed since 1968 in reference to the massacre. 13. The Alley of Miracles (Jorge Fons, 1994)
In addition to returning a fantastic director like Fons to the top of the genre, this film will be remembered for seeing the birth of a star: Salma Hayek. In this case, the play presents an urban drama based on the homonymous novel by Naguib Mahfuz that moves the action from Cairo to Mexico City.
The film swept the Ariel Awards of the Mexican Film Academy with a swarm of interconnected personal dramas. Fons has inspired a whole generation of great current directors like Arturo Ripstein with that talent to express the dreams that want to fly in the raw social realities. 14. Deep Crimson


'Teachers are being appointed illegally'
Lesotho Times - - Big Interview -
THE Ministry of Education and Training is engaging various stakeholders as it looks at amending the Education Act of 2010. This move comes after the ministry realised since its inception five years ago, the Act has not been fully applicable due to "mistakes and omissions", according to Lesotho Association of Teachers (LAT) President Mosaletsane Kulehile. Among other provisions, the law introduced free and compulsory primary education.
LAT President Mosaletsane Kulehile speaks with Lesotho Times ( LT) reporter Lekhetho Ntsukunyane about the Act and the union's involvement in the ministry's quest to have it amended.
LT: The Education Act of 2010—could you tell us what this law entails and why it is being amended?
Kulehile: The Act simply tries to address general issues in the entire education system. These issues include teachers' concerns such as how they are promoted and transferred. However, the law has so many mistakes and omissions which is why together with the ministry and other stakeholders, we are working on an Amendment Bill to close those gaps. Basically, since it was passed in 2010, the Education Act has not been fully implemented due to a number of loopholes.
LT: What exactly are these loopholes?
Kulehile: The Act was made such that it should cover all educational issues, from early childhood to higher education. This is the first problem we encountered with this Act. As teachers, we expected it to address issues pertaining to basic education only. This is because already, there is a law which specifically addresses tertiary education issues. And now you find that there are conflicting issues between the two laws, confusing the entire education system. So in the Amendment Bill we are currently working on, we are recommending that there should be two separate departments; one being for basic education while the other one would concentrate on tertiary.
LT: Is the Education Act of 2010 the same law that introduced free education in public primary schools?
Kulehile: It is the same law which talks about compulsory and free education for all. However, this section is also imprecise. For instance, the law only stipulates how parents would be punished if their children are found not to be in school. However, it does not say what should happen with the children themselves if they refuse to go to school against their parents' will. The other bone of contention in the same law is its interpretation of words like 'teacher'. The law does not clearly explain what a teacher is. We, members of the LAT, have since made it clear in the recommendation for amendments, who should be a teacher. Not everybody who stands in front of learners is a teacher. It should be clear in the Act that a teacher is a qualified professional who is able to apply proper steps to develop the minds of the learners.
LT: What other areas in the Act are you
concerned about?
Kulehile: The law talks about people called inspectors. These inspectors are only based in Maseru and not in the districts. At district level, we only have education and senior education officers. The latter are people employed under the Public Service Commission, and not in the education system. The Act, therefore, does not say anything about them. But these are the people who administer everyday education issues at district level. The inspectors, on the other hand, are fully encompassed in the education law, but they are only in Maseru. They are used mostly to observe high schools, not primary education. So what we are saying in the amendments is we should have specific inspectors in the districts who will even observe early childhood schools. Those people should have relevant education and skills to deal specifically with early and basic education. Like I said, at the moment we have inspectors who are only skilled in observing high and tertiary schools. We don't want those people to also be used to inspect basic education because that is definitely not their area of expertise. We believe one of the factors which contribute to our deteriorating standard of education is this issue of inspectors.
Further, the law does not specifically explain what a student teacher is. The law does not say, in specific terms, whether a student teacher is someone enrolled at the Lesotho College of Education (LCE) or National University of Lesotho (NUL) or both institutions. On the same note, the law directs that there should not be anyone who stands before learners and teaches them without registering with the Teaching Council as a teacher. But again that contradicts with a section in the same Act which directs that student teachers, who are not yet registered with the Council, should be provided with internships to teach at schools! The law should then draw a clear distinction between a teacher and a student teacher and their roles at schools.
LT: Why is it important to register with the Teaching Council?
Kulehile: Teachers, like nurses and lawyers, should not be allowed to practice unless and until they are registered with a legitimate body in charge of the system. At the moment, we have the Teaching Council, which unfortunately, is not operative and effective because it comprises of many officials from the ministry. To make it worse, its chairperson is, in ex-officio terms, the Principal Secretary (PS) in the ministry. We all know that is a political appointment. And because of this, the Council is incapacitated. Most of the time, these officers are engaged in other administrative matters of the government. They are hardly concerned about teachers' issues.
LT: So if the teachers have to register with this ineffective Council, how have they been able to operate since the Act became law five years ago?
Kulehile: All teachers employed since 2010 have been appointed illegally because they have not registered with the Teaching Council as the Education Act of 2010 stipulates. However, this is because the Council has not been operat


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IMS Learning Information Services - Overview
The Learning Information Services (LIS) specification is the definition of how systems manage the exchange of information that describes people, groups, memberships, courses and outcomes within the context of learning. This specification establishes the means by which learning management systems exchange relevant information i.e. it defines system interoperability through a set of identified services.
IMS Global Learning Consortium
IMPORTANT: The LIS v2.0 specification supersedes the IMS GLC Enterprise Services v1.0 specification.
The specification is based upon the concepts of:
- Interoperability – LIS focuses on the exchange of information between learning information systems e.g. student information system, learning management system, etc. There are no assumptions in the specification on how the data is managed internally within a learning information system;
- Service-oriented – LIS defines the exchange of information in terms of the services being supplied by the collaboration of the systems;
- Component-based – the LIS are composed of the Person Management Service (PMS), Group Management Service (GMS), Membership Management Services (MMS), Course Management Service (CMS), Outcomes Management Service (OMS) and the Bulk Data Exchange Management Service (BDEMS);
- Behaviors and data models – the LIS are defined in terms of their behaviors and data models. The behaviors cause changes in the state of the data model and the state of the data model will only be altered as a result of a clearly defined behaviour;
- Multiple Bindings – the LIS information model is to be defined so that a range of different bindings can be made available. The bindings of immediate importance are to the Web Services Description Language (WSDL) and the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
|The Set of Services
The LIS consists of six services that can either be used individually or in various combinations.
The six services are:
- Person Management Service Information Model (PMS) – to manage and manipulate information about People by exchange data about the people who are participating in learning;
- Group Management Service Information Model (GMS) – to manage and manipulate organizational structures, and other Group structures, by exchanging information about those structures;
- Membership Management Service Information Model (MMS) – to manage and manipulate enrolment of People on Courses, and other Group activities, by exchanging information about those memberships;
- Course Management Service Information Model (CMS) – to manage and manipulate Course structure information by exchanging data for about taught courses;
- Outcomes Management Service Information Model (OMS) – to manage and manipulate results information, used in Grade books etc, by exchanging data for outcomes information;
- Bulk Data Exchange Management Services Information Model (BDEMS) – to provide initialization and synchronization transfer of very large amounts of data. This includes support for the data models from each of the other five services.
|The Higher Education Profiles
The Higher Education (HE) Profiles identify the minimal subset of the functionality that must be supported by systems developed for deployment in HE. These Profiles (there is a Core plus several Additions) define the set of operations and data models that must be supported by the systems supporting the set of services within the LIS. A system can support greater functionality but there is no guarantee of interoperability for those extra features. Interoperability is only guaranteed for the functionality described in the HE Profiles.
The Core Profile consists of:
- The createPerson, deletePerson, readPerson, readPersons and replacePerson operations for the Person Management Service;
- The createMembership, deleteMembership, readMembership, readMemberships and replaceMembership operations for the Membership Management Service;
- The createCourseSection, deleteCourseSection, readCourseSection, readCourseSections and replaceCourseSection operations for the Course Management Service;
- The readResult and readResultIdsForLineItemWithLineItemType operations for the Outcomes Management Service;
- The announceBulkDataExchange and the reportBulkDataExchange operations for the Bulk Data Exchange Management Service.
|The four Addition Profiles are:
- Group – provides support for the management of Groups using the Group Management Service;
- Grade – provides support for the management of grades and grade books using the Outcomes Management Service;
- Combined Sections – provides support for the management of SectionAssociations using the Course Management Service;
- Full Course Hierarchy – provides support for the management of the full course structure (templates, offerings, sections and section associations) using the Course Management Service.
|IMS Learning Information Services - Version 2.0
***HTML documents may be viewed online, but may not be printed without permission. To download an electronic copy for printing, please go to the specification download page.***
Title: "IMS Learning Information Services"
Release Date: 15 March 2010
Status: Public Draft

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Scholarship eligibility criteria definitions
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
A person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person and is accepted as such by the community in which he or she lives
Asylum seeker, refugee or person from a refugee background
A person is considered to have refugee status if they entered Australia as a refugee or on a Global Special Humanitarian Visa or entered seeking asylum and then gained a permanent humanitarian visa.
Asylum seeker: deemed to be people currently seeking asylum who are Bridging Visa A or E, Temporary Protection Visa or Safe haven enterprise Visa holders.
Refugee: people born outside of Australia, that have had their refugee claim assessed and accepted in Australia and hold a Permanent Humanitarian Visa.
Refugee background: people that arrive in Australia as a refugee.
Care leaver
A care leaver is a person who has spent time in formal out-of-home care as a child (i.e. under the age of 18). Out-of-home care includes foster care, residential care (e.g. children's homes) kinship care or being a ward of the state.
Disability or ongoing medical condition
A person experiencing a long term medical condition or disability (including mental illness) or ongoing effects of abuse and their ability to study at university is affected or is likely to be affected
Educational disadvantage
Experienced for a period of at least 6 months an environment where educational performance has been seriously affected as a result of circumstances beyond the applicants control or choosing. Examples of educational disadvantage may include disrupted schooling, financial hardship, disruptive home environment, English language difficulty, personal illness or disability, or other hardship or disadvantage.
First in Family
First in your immediate family (parents; siblings) to attend University.
Financial Disadvantage
In receipt or eligible for receipt of Centrelink (or other Commonwealth) means tested income support payment or able to provide comprehensive information demonstrating financial hardship; or a student under 19 whose parent or guardian is in receipt of the Family Tax benefit part A
High academic achievement
Students who achieved a high ATAR score International Baccalaureate score or a high undergraduate weighted average mark.
Individual scholarships may have their own specifications regarding the level of academic achievement required.
Leadership qualities
Demonstrated involvement in the community, University, or with external organisations in a leadership role.
Non-English speaking background
Experiences difficulties due to their non-English speaking background that affects their ability to study; came to Australia from a non-English speaking country within the last 10 years; speak a language other than English at home
Personal hardship
For example (not an exhaustive list); death or ongoing illness of an immediate family member or close friend; natural disaster; severe family disruption; abusive living environment; bullying, harassment or discrimination; homelessness; excessive family responsibility.
Regional or rural background
Regional or remote disadvantage if within the two years immediately prior to the start of their proposed course in higher education they lived in a regional or remote area for at least 12 months.
Regional or Remote are all categories other than RA1 on the Australian Standard Geographic Remoteness Areas system map
Department of Health Remoteness Map
Remoteness Structure Information
Resident of social housing
Social housing is housing provided by government agencies or non-profit organisations. It can be public housing or community housing and is for those who are on low incomes and need housing, especially if they have recently experienced homelessness, family violence or have other special needs. Public housing is a form of long-term rental social housing that is managed by the government. Community housing is secure, affordable, long-term rental housing managed by not-for-profit organisations for people on low incomes or with special needs.
Service to the community
Demonstrated impact of volunteering contributions to the community in one or more of the following categories;
 - Community service or community group activities
 - Religious / cultural group activities
 - School leadership or social justice groups
 - Sport, performing arts or charity fundraising group activities
Significant caring responsibilities
A person who, without being paid, cares for another person who needs ongoing support because of a long-term medical condition, a mental illness, a disability, frailty or the need for palliative care (may or may not be a family member; may or may not live with the person they care for; may be in receipt of Centrelink carer allowance or carer payment)
Includes sole parent responsibilities; a person who is single and has at least one dependent child under 18 who is wholly or primarily in their care and who is in Australia
Sporting ability
Demonstrate high achievement in chosen sport and currently competing at a State, National or International level in chosen sport


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Gas Works Park in Seattle, Washington, is an unusual public park located on the site of a former coal gasification plant, on the shores of Lake Union opposite downtown Seattle. The 19-acre site was acquired by the city in 1962, seven years after the plant shut down, and opened to the public as a park in 1975. The park incorporates much of what was left of the gasification plant — the boiler house was converted to a picnic shelter complete with tables and fire grills, while the exhauster-compressor building was transformed into an open-air play barn, housing a maze of brightly painted machinery for children.
The gasification plant of Seattle Gas Light Company was built 1906. Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, the Gas Company was a significant participant in and contributor to the growth of Seattle and adjoining communities. It's primary product was coal gas used for lighting, cooking, refrigeration, and heating homes and water. Additionally, the plant manufactured other basic products necessary for urban growth such as tar for roofing, lampblack for pigment in tires and ink, charcoal briquets for odor-free and efficient home heating, sulfur for chemicals and toluene for use in explosives. The plant ceased production of coal gas in 1956 when Seattle converted to natural gas.
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS conducts applied research and development in the field of high-performance ceramics. The three locations in Dresden and Hermsdorf (Thuringia) together form the largest ceramics research institute in Europe.
Hegewald & Peschke has now equipped the testing laboratory of the Fraunhofer Institute IKTS Ceramic Technologies and Systems Dresden with a HP30S low-load hardness tester. The HP30S is a hardness tester for automatic hardness testing according to Vickers, Brinell, Rockwell and Knoop standards. It covers the load range from HV0.1 to HB62.5, whereby the test load range is freely definable. The number of measuring points can be freely selected. The position of the measuring points is also freely selectable.
For the evaluation of the KIC (crack resistance) the hardness testing software HardWin XL is used. With the software HardWin XL a series evaluation is also possible. In addition, data can be exported to other programs such as MS Excel or as PDF. Test reports can also be created with this software.
A USB camera and optics allow a test evaluation in the entire load range.


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There are a Few Options
A) Move around the planet
While this is the least energy efficient - and a somewhat strange - option, you could move your colony around the planet throughout the year in such a way that they are always on the border between the light and dark parts of the planet. They will get a decent amount of light, comparable to sunrise or sunset, but they will be least affected by solar flares.
This would be most efficient if your colony orbits the planet, or if there is an ocean large enough for a floating colony to navigate the seas throughout the year.
B) Settle underground
See this poster from National Geographic for a visual of what a colony might look like
Lava tubes are cave-like conduits formed underground by cooled, hardened lava
after molten rock has flowed through. Scientists say the ones on Mars may be
significantly larger than those on Earth. The interiors of the Martian tubes,
hidden under dozens of feet of solid rock, are protected from cosmic and solar
radiation and fluctuating temperatures on the harsh, dusty surface.
If your future colonist analyze the structures below the surface, using something like this, they may find lava tubes perfectly suited for colonies! And if not - they can still dig to a reasonable depth where radiation won't cause problems.
C) Use radiation shielding
Scientists have proposed numerous strategies that would allow your colonists to build above ground - it just might not be pretty. Consider coating all structures in six feet of soil, or adding thick metal plates - it doesn't take a lot to match the protection an atmosphere gives once you have a magnetic field - and voila! Earth-like protection.
D) Use artificial magnetic fields
If your colonists want to live above ground, in the sunlight, without thick plating, and stay in once place, this is your final option. It is plausible that by the time your colonists arrive, humans will have figured out how to make cheap magnetic fields - which, if strong enough, are all you need to keep out the radiation from flares.
Also note that if you want croups outside the colony, on the surface, this method would work best.


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Where are optical systems
displacing tactile methods?
Vertical Focus Probing as a gamechanger
in measurement technology
What to expect:
Until now, geometries such as bores and vertical free-forms were hardly measurable optically. The lateral probing of components with vertical surfaces was limited to tactile measuring systems, CT solutions or complex special solutions. This changes with Vertical Focus Probing, an extension of the Focus Variation, which allows optical measurement of components with more than 90°. Component features such as bores, reference surfaces, contours, lengths, etc. can thus be measured with high accuracy, high resolution and short measuring times.
In the first part of the webinar, we will show you what is possible with Vertical Focus Probing, what limitations there are and, of course, why we can do all this.
In the second part, different components from various industries are verified. We will show you which component features can be measured optically with high precision and why tactile systems reach their limits here.
First, you will see the measurements of individual components of a movement and what different requirements there are in precision manufacturing. In the case of the clockboard and the automatic winding mechanism, the main requirements are dimensional accuracy in terms of distance dimensions, diameter, height steps and GD&T, e.g. position tolerances. By combining the technologies Focus Variation, Vertical Focus Probing and the measuring system µCMM, fast and highly accurate measurements are possible from only one viewing direction without further manipulation of the component.
In the second application, we show you not only measurements of a connector of the German company TE Connectivity, but also in which manufacturing steps and tools our technologies are used. These include roughness and defect measurements of surface coatings, GD&T measurements of dies, punching and embossing punches as well as the measurement of inner geometries with more than 90° with Vertical Focus Probing.
During a closing Q&A session, our team of presenters will be available to answer your questions live.
Meet the Presenters
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Spectrum Works Consulting is a boutique consulting firm designed to support individuals on the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with employment issues. We have a unique mandate to deliver targeted services that have been designed by highly trained professionals in the health care and legal industries.
The focus of Spectrum Works is on:
- Employment support for individuals on the spectrum
- Training and support for employers
Spectrum Works has brought together a highly trained team of professionals with considerable experience supporting individuals with ASD over the lifespan. Specialists include:
- Occupational Therapists
- Employment Lawyers
- Job Coaches
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Why do we do what we do?
Current estimates indicate that 1 in 68 people fall somewhere on the Autism Spectrum. Unfortunately, there are a number of potential challenges for individuals with ASD in the workplace. A recent review1 found that up to 54% of young adults with ASD had not found paid work up to 4 years after high school graduation—this is a staggering unemployment number when compared to the typical young adult employment numbers. More importantly, this employment figure is even higher than among young adults with other disabilities (such as learning disabilities, intellectual disability, etc.)!
We know that adults with autism spectrum disorders have unique skills to offer and reducing unemployment among this group is the challenge we want to help solve.

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In today's article, we'll look at how different categories of holders behaved after the rise of Bitcoin.
After yesterday, Bitcoin is only a few hundred dollars away from overcoming the previous ATH and rewriting history. However, with this increase, many traders have a dilemma as to when it is the right time to sell or if at all.
Thanks to analysts from Santiment, we can look at four graphs that show how Bitcoin owners of different categories behave.
The first graph shows the behavior of those who own between 0.1 – 1.0 BTC. These smallest players started selling BTC when it was at $ 13.5k.
When we look at the hodlers category with 1.0 – 10 BTC these traders started selling at $ 15.2k.
The third category is the larger fish with 100 – 1,000 BTC, which began to leave the boat when Bitcoin was at $ 18.0k.
Finally, there is the strongest category called Whales, which have 1,000 to 10,000 BTC and are currently still accumulating and holding their Bitcoin.
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Description of impactProf LAU Chi-pang is one of a few scholars who can claim to be true experts on the history of Hong Kong and South China. His passion for the city has led him to devote more than 20 years to research, teaching, and collecting as many "Hong Kong stories" as possible. He has published more than 30 scholarly publications in academic journals and books and all have been widely cited.
"An appreciation of history is all important; without it, a city or region can start to appear totally 'lost' and 'forgotten' almost overnight," Prof LAU believes. "It lets you understand the unique position of your own city in the world and how and why it is different from every other city and country." Prof LAU's research covers "everything" and seeks to capture all walks of life, including oral history, personal memoirs and official studies of the colonial era up to interviews with doctors who fought through the Sars crisis, which affected hundreds of people in 2003.
How will the History Learning Programme impact the younger generation?
The Jockey Club Hong Kong History Learning Programme, and the Knowledge Transfer project commissioned by the Hong Kong Museum of History, are recent highlights among Prof LAU's other work and engagements.
The former aims to develop a comprehensive set of teaching and learning resources by delving into the breadth of Hong Kong history. It can then support the main learning areas of "personal, social and humanities education" in the curriculum of primary and secondary schools with the help of five key components. These range from the development of teaching kits on Hong Kong history to thematic seminars, study tours, oral history workshops and mobile exhibitions.
"There will be over 75 topics covering aspects of geography, politics, the economy, society, culture, biography, buildings, and other thematic records," Prof LAU says.
He hopes the programme will cultivate a more in-depth understanding - among students and teachers - of Hong Kong's development and changes. It should also inspire the younger generation to think of ways to preserve the city's precious collective history and give them a sense of why understanding the past matters so much.
What is the significance of the Knowledge Transfer project?
"For the Knowledge Transfer programme, we have been interviewing professionals and people who have served society during their careers," Prof LAU says.
Earlier this year, for example, he interviewed over 20 local toy manufacturers who made their names in overseas markets over the past few decades. The findings were the basis for "The Legend of Hong Kong Toys" exhibition. "These legendary manufacturers had a lot of interesting stories to share," Prof LAU says. "Most of them started from scratch and successfully developed all sorts of technical know-how over the years."
The two projects will help to further Lingnan's mission of developing a research network among historians and institutions for the study of Hong Kong and South China as well as establish Lingnan University as a hub of Hong Kong and South China historical research.
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Once the testing activity is over we will record all the discrepancies and errors identified during the test run. These observations are documented and sent for corrections or fixes. The errors identified are called as defects or bugs. The testing team will log those errors after completing the test cycle and they will categorise the Priority and Criticality of the defects. After this the defects are monitored till it is being fixed by the development team. This process of checking the defect till it gets closed is called defect management.
The Key aspect of the defect management process is that to keep track on the bugs identified and ensure they are closed before the software is released. The defects logged are allocated with a specific time period to fix it called as Defect Life Time or it can be cut off time for the development team. The defects reported are closely monitored by the testing team and updates on them will be shared to the management team regarding the status. A typical Defect Life cycle in the image.


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Scientists Study Immune System for Better Mormon Cricket Control
By Stephanie Yao
January 18, 2011
Better understanding of the Mormon cricket's immune system could help identify when microbial control agents will be most effective against this pest, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist and cooperators.
Like its grasshopper cousin, the Mormon cricket plagues farmers and ranchers in the Northern Plains during the summer. Cricket infestations can wipe out acres of grasses and field crops through their voracious feeding. They also pose a danger to drivers when their crushed bodies build up on highways and create road slicks.
Entomologist Robert Srygley, with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory in Sidney, Mont., is studying the Mormon cricket's immune system to determine its most vulnerable stage during development. This will help identify when biocontrol agents will be most effective in curbing infestations. ARS is USDA's principal intramural scientific research agency.
The researchers have found that a young Mormon cricket will sacrifice the growth of its immune system to allocate more resources for physical growth. Enzyme assays have also revealed that the immune system is weakened with each molt, when the insect sheds its exoskeleton as it grows larger. At the adult stage, the Mormon cricket no longer molts and therefore no longer needs to compromise its immune system. Based on these findings, it seems ideal to apply biocontrol agents during the insect's immature or early-adult life stages.
Srygley also conducted field experiments with university colleagues to compare protein-fed Mormon crickets with carbohydrate-fed ones. They found insects lacking enough protein in their diets were deficient in an enzyme key to combating fungi. Similarly, crickets lacking enough carbohydrates in their diet were deficient in an enzyme involved in fighting bacteria. Details of this study have been published in Ecological Entomology.
Srygley plans to further study this phenomenon by rearing carbohydrateand protein-deficient crickets in the laboratory. He hopes this knowledge will help scientists identify which microbial control agents would be most effective to use against this seasonal pest.
Read more about this research in the January 2011 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.


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The Audit Add DB User event class occurs whenever a login is added or removed as a database user to a database. This event class is used for the sp_grantdbaccess, sp_revokedbaccess, sp_adduser, and sp_dropuser stored procedures.
This event class may be removed in a future version of SQL Server. It is recommended that you use the Audit Database Principal Management event class instead.
Data column name
Data type
Description
Column ID
Filterable
ApplicationName
nvarchar
Name of the client application that created the connection to an instance of SQL Server. This column is populated with the values passed by the application rather than the displayed name of the program.
10
Yes
ClientProcessID
int
ID assigned by the host computer to the process where the client application is running. This data column is populated if the client process ID is provided by the client.
9
Yes
ColumnPermissions
int
Indicator of whether a column permission was set. Parse the statement text to determine which permissions were applied to which columns.
44
Yes
DatabaseID
int
ID of the database specified by the USE database statement or the default database if no USE database statement has been issued for a given instance. SQL Server Profiler displays the name of the database if the ServerName data column is captured in the trace and the server is available. Determine the value for a database by using the DB_ID function.
3
Yes
DatabaseName
nvarchar
Name of the database where the username is being added or removed.
35
Yes
DBUserName
nvarchar
Issuer's username in the database.
40
Yes
EventClass
int
Type of event = 109.
27
No
EventSequence
int
Sequence of a given event within the request.
51
No
EventSubClass
int
Type of event subclass.
1=Add
2=Drop
3=Grant database access
4=Revoke database access
21
Yes
HostName
nvarchar
Name of the computer on which the client is running. This data column is populated if the host name is provided by the client. To determine the host name, use the HOST_NAME function.
8
Yes
IsSystem
int
Indicates whether the event occurred on a system process or a user process. 1 = system, 0 = user.
60
Yes
LoginName
nvarchar
Name of the login of the user (either the SQL Server security login or the Microsoft Windows login credentials in the form of DOMAIN\username).
11
Yes
LoginSid
image
Security identification number (SID) of the logged-in user. You can find this information in the sys.server_principals catalog view. Each SID is unique for each login in the server.
41
Yes
NTDomainName
nvarchar
Windows domain to which the user belongs.
7
Yes
NTUserName
nvarchar
Windows user name.
6
Yes
OwnerName
nvarchar
Database user name of the object owner.
37
Yes
RequestID
int
ID of the request containing the statement.
49
Yes
RoleName
nvarchar
Name of the database role whose membership is being modified (if done with sp_adduser).
38
Yes
ServerName
nvarchar
Name of the instance of SQL Server being traced.
26
SessionLoginName
Nvarchar
Login name of the user who originated the session. For example, if you connect to SQL Server using Login1 and execute a statement as Login2, SessionLoginName shows Login1 and LoginName shows Login2. This column displays both SQL Server and Windows logins.
64
Yes
SPID
int
ID of the session on which the event occurred.
12
Yes
StartTime
datetime
Time at which the event started, if available.
14
Yes
Success
int
1 = success. 0 = failure. For example, a value of 1 indicates success of a permissions check and a value of 0 indicates failure of that check.
23
Yes
TargetLoginName
nvarchar
Name of the login that is having its database access modified.
42
Yes
TargetLoginSid
image
For actions that target a login (for example, adding a new login), the security identification number (SID) of the targeted login.
43
Yes
TargetUserName
nvarchar
Name of the database user being added.
39
Yes
TransactionID
bigint
System-assigned ID of the transaction.
4
Yes
XactSequence
bigint
Token used to describe the current transaction.
50
Yes
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Clustering pavement aggregate particles based on shape and texture properties
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Aggregates are the major component of pavements. Physical characteristics of aggregates significantly affect the properties of pavements. Different pavement construction projects may require different characteristics of aggregate. Proper selection of aggregate with consistent shape properties ensures high performance of pavements. The available test methods for evaluating the aggregate physical properties and classifying them are laborious, time-consuming, and subjective. This study presents the development of an objective system which evaluates the shape properties of aggregate particles and classifies them into distinct groups regarding their sphericity, form, angularity and texture features. By using this system, the heterogeneity in an aggregate sample based on a given feature could be assessed. This system includes a laser scanner developed at the University of Texas at Austin to scan aggregate particles. Total of 1398 aggregate particles, from eight different quarries in the state of Texas, were scanned. The scanned data were analyzed using a MATLAB algorithm for measuring the sphericity, form, angularity, and texture of particles. All the measurements were stored in an Excel file and were imported to another algorithm developed in R software and OpenBUGS package to cluster the aggregate particles. Several methods of clustering were reviewed and finally, model-based clustering approach was selected. The model-based cluster analysis was applied to the measurements aiming to detect subclasses in aggregate particles based on each feature. This study shows how to use this clustering approach to group the particles based on their sphericity, form, angularity, and texture features.


Art practice and the Nondual experience
My art practice is an exploration of the concept of 'nonduality'. In the Western philosophical traditions, nonduality relates to the mind-body or subject-object issue. A nondual experience refers to a state of consciousness, in which the dichotomy of 'I' and the 'other' is "transcended".
Non-duality means "not two" or "one undivided without a second". In the Eastern traditions (Advaita Vedanta, Buddhist philosophy and Sufism) nondual experience is described as a'spiritual experience', or 'experience of oneness'. It is the human experience of oneness with all things; a sense of connection to and identity with the entire universe.
Aesthetic objects are contemplated as objects of sensory pleasure and hold significance and value. The act of experiencing (or looking at) an artwork requires a seer and an object that is being seen. Could there be a moment in that experience where the distinction between the seer and the artwork blurs? In some literature an aesthetic experience is described as nondual because it is nonintentional, and cognitive. Often it becomes difficult to distinguish between aesthetic and spiritual.
My art practice is two pronged: exploration of the question whether an aesthetic experience is similar to a nondual (or spiritual) experience, and creating art to explore the issue of representation of nonduality in contemporary art. I research on nondual experience in various traditions and how they are represented in contemporary art.


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Haemul pajeon (seafood scallion pancake)
Type Jeon
Place of origin Korea
Main ingredients Batter (eggs, wheat flour, rice flour, green onions)
Cookbook: Pajeon Media: Pajeon
Hangul 파전
Hanja 파煎
Revised Romanization pajeon
McCune–Reischauer p'ajǒn
Pajeon is a variety of jeon with green onions as its prominent ingredient, as pa literally means 'green/spring onion' in Korean. It is a pancake-like Korean dish made from a batter of eggs, wheat flour, rice flour, green onions, and often other additional ingredients depending on the variety. Beef, pork, kimchi, shellfish, and other seafood are mostly used.[1] If one of these ingredients, such as squid, dominates the jeon, the name will reflect that; ojing'eo jeon (오징어전) is'squid jeon.'
Pajeon is usually recognizable by the highly visible green onions. It is similar to a Chinese green onion pancake in appearance but is less dense in texture and not made from a dough.[1] It is not to be confused with bindaetteok, which is a mung bean pancake.
Seafood pajeon[edit]
In Korean, a seafood pajeon is called haemul pajeon (해물파전). Various seafood are used in the batter and toppings, e.g. oysters, shrimp, squid, clams.[2]
Dongnae pajeon[edit]
Dongnae pajeon
Dongnae pajeon is named after Dongnaesung (동래성), a former fortress in the Joseon Dynasty and now a district in the city of Busan. Dongnae was a prominent battleground during the Imjin War[3] and legend says the people of Dongnae threw green onions while defeating the invading Japanese soldiers. Dongnae pajeon was made in honor of the victory.[4]
The dish was also presented at the king's table and became popular when the Dongnae market flourished in the Joseon era.[5]
Dongnae pajeon is usually made from a batter of rice flour, glutinous rice flour, eggs, and gochujang. Soft spring onions, beef, clams, mussels, oysters, shrimp and other seafood are also added.[5]
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Other countries[edit]
 1. ^ a b (Korean) Pajeon at Doosan Encyclopedia
 2. ^ Goldberg, Lina "Asia's 10 greatest street food cities" CNN Go. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11
 3. ^ (Korean) Dongnae Fortress at Doosan Encyclopedia
 4. ^ (Korean) Dongnae pajeon at Doosan Encyclopedia
 5. ^ a b (Korean) Dongnae pajeon - Dongnae Pajeon Research Group, Dongnae-gu office
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Kew GardensRichmond, Greater London
Also at Kew Gardens, you'll learn incredibly fascinating facts about the nature around us and the fact that there is over 12,000 species of grass globally! If you want to discover something truly remarkable, find the Palm House and explore a wilderness paradise of tropical plants, indoor rainforest and the most threatened environments in the world. Learn the plant names in the Royal Botanic Gardens, and explore the tropical botanical collections in the Palm House that you won't find here in the UK. Did you know rainforests only cover 2% of the world's surface but account for 50% of the world's species?!
Then discover the living plant collection at Kew Gardens, which sets a botanic garden apart from a standard garden. As its plant collections to be observed, researched, conserved and for education purposes. Here you can admire the carnivorous plant collection where there are 5 of the largest carnivorous genera! Ever wanted to see a bonsai tree in person? Kew Gardens has it, acres of woodland with deciduous and coniferous woody trees. And if you love aquatic environments, check out the aquatic collection where you can see water lilies, water lotus' and more. But if you really love flowers, then you have to explore the Island Flora collection in an exotic garden, with beautiful, colourful and stunning flowers for you to feast your eyes on. It's a floral paradise!
Kew Gardens Food & Drinks
- Discover over 50,000 species of living plants
- Teach kids about conservation in a fun way and our dependence on plants
- Enjoy seasonal kid-friendly activities!
Pricing & Tickets
Peak time (1st February to 31st October)
Child (under 4) free
Child (4-15) from £5.00
Young Adult (16-24) from £9.00
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Find other attractions similar to Kew Gardens by visiting our attraction tickets section.
Yes, there is parking onsite and nearby.
Kew Road (A307): Free
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Adding Push Notification
The Thing-IF SDK uses the push notification for receiving the response from the things. For iOS, Kii Cloud provides the push notification via Apple Push Notification service (APNs). You need to make some APNs-related configuration and prepare your build environment besides configuring Kii Cloud.
See Overview of the Push Technology for iOS for the technical overview of APNs.
Initialization of push notification is not required if your mobile app does not manage end nodes but only the gateway which interacts with Thing Interaction Framework.
By following the description in this page, you will be ready to receive push notifications from Kii Cloud.
Setting up
You need to complete various configurations in order to enable push notification with APNs. Kii recommends you to follow the instructions in the tutorial because such configurations and implementations of push notification are complicated.
First, in order to make push notification functional, follow the steps described in iOS Push Notification Tutorial to set up, implement, and test push notification. Skip the steps that you have already done such as integration of the Kii Cloud SDK into your development project. Choose Swift 2.3 in the tutorial because the Thing-IF SDK supports Swift 2.3 only.
After completing the above steps, go to Modification for Thing-IF.
The tutorial explains how to enable the feature in the development environment. You need to enable it in the production environment in a similar way before you release your mobile app. Also, note that the tutorial does not cover the instruction for integrating the Thing-IF SDK. You need to integrate the Thing-IF SDK to your project for the Thing-IF SDK features.
Modification for Thing-IF
Once you are done with the tutorial, we will remove lines that are unnecessary for mobile apps with the Thing-IF SDK. Replace the lines for device installation that use the Kii Cloud SDK API with those that use the Thing-IF SDK API. This is because the method for device installation is different between the two SDKs.
Remove the call of the KiiPushInstallation.installWithDeviceToken method from the application:didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken: method in the AppDelegate class. The code below reflects the removal.
 let username = "user1"
 let password = "123ABC"
 KiiUser.authenticate(username, withPassword: password) { (user: KiiUser?, error: NSError?) -> Void in
 if (error!= nil) {
 print("Failed to authenticate: \(error!.userInfo["description"])")
Leave the sample code as the above for now. We will insert the API call for Thing-IF later. See Installing a device in the Initializing and Onboarding topic for more information.
Also, according to the specification of your mobile app, rewrite the login processing that uses user1 for testing. The sample code in the Initializing and Onboarding topic uses a pseudo user as a thing owner. If you implement a login screen where an explicit owner user logs in, move the above login processing to the processing class of the login screen. Also, update the program structure so that you can use deviceToken that contains the device token from APNs after the owner logs in.
Customizing a push notification
Some of the APIs used in the initialization of push notification are iOS APIs. They do not depend on Kii Cloud.
You can also customize the way that push notification works by using the APNs features such as categories. For implementation, see Initializing APNs in the push notification topic for the Kii Cloud SDK.


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Persimmon is a delicious and nutritious fruit that is enjoyed by many. Its vibrant orange color and sweet flavor make it a popular choice, especially during the autumn months. However, some people have noticed that eating persimmon can leave their mouths feeling dry and parched. In this article, we will explore the reasons why persimmons have the potential to dry out your mouth and discuss ways to mitigate this uncomfortable sensation.
The Nature of Persimmons
Before delving into the reasons why persimmons may cause dryness in your mouth, let's understand the nature of this fruit. Persimmons belong to the genus Diospyros and are native to various regions around the world. They are classified into two main types: astringent and non-astringent.
One of the most common varieties of astringent persimmons is the Hachiya persimmon. These fruits are typically consumed when fully ripe and have a soft, jelly-like texture. Astringent persimmons contain high levels of tannins, which contribute to their characteristic mouth-puckering sensation.
Non-astringent persimmons, such as the Fuyu variety, are firm and can be eaten when they are still slightly crisp. Unlike astringent persimmons, they have a milder flavor and lower tannin content, resulting in a less astringent experience.
Tannins and Mouth Dryness
Tannins, the compounds responsible for the astringency in persimmons, are found in various plant-based foods, including grapes, tea, and certain fruits like persimmons. These compounds bind to proteins in the saliva, leading to a sensation of dryness in the mouth.
When you consume a persimmon, the tannins interact with the proteins in your saliva, causing them to coagulate. This coagulation can create a dry, sticky feeling in your mouth, similar to the sensation you may experience when consuming an unripe banana or an overly ripe banana.
Ripe Persimmons vs. Unripe Persimmons
The level of mouth dryness you experience when eating persimmons can vary depending on the ripeness of the fruit. Unripe persimmons contain higher levels of tannins, intensifying the astringency and the subsequent dryness in your mouth.
On the other hand, ripe persimmons, particularly non-astringent varieties like Fuyu, have lower tannin levels. This results in a milder astringent effect and a reduced likelihood of experiencing excessive mouth dryness.
Managing Mouth Dryness from Persimmons
If you enjoy persimmons but find that they tend to dry out your mouth, there are a few strategies you can try to mitigate this effect:
Choosing Ripe Persimmons
One way to minimize the dry mouth sensation is to select ripe persimmons. Ripe persimmons have a softer texture and a milder flavor. Fuyu persimmons can be enjoyed while they are still firm, but for Hachiya persimmons, it is crucial to wait until they are fully ripe and have a jelly-like consistency. Ripe persimmons have lower tannin levels, which reduces the drying effect.
Another technique to reduce the drying effect is to eat persimmons in smaller bites. Taking small, deliberate bites allows your saliva to mix and interact with the tannins more effectively, minimizing the drying sensation. Additionally, chewing the persimmon thoroughly before swallowing can aid in breaking down the tannins, reducing their impact on your mouth.
Dry Mouth Oral Spray
In addition to the mentioned techniques, another effective way to combat the dry mouth sensation caused by persimmons is to use a dry mouth spray. Dry mouth sprays are specifically designed to provide instant relief from dryness by moisturizing the mouth and stimulating saliva production.
Dry mouth sprays contain ingredients like xylitol, glycerin, and natural lubricants that help to lubricate the oral cavity, relieving the uncomfortable dry sensation. These sprays can be conveniently carried with you and used whenever needed, making them a practical solution for combating dry mouth caused by persimmons.
Pairing with Hydrating Foods
If you find persimmons particularly drying, consider pairing them with hydrating foods. Fresh fruits and vegetables with high water content, such as watermelon, cucumbers, or oranges, can help counterbalance the drying effect of persimmons. The additional moisture will keep your mouth hydrated and alleviate the dry sensation.
Hydrate Before and After
To prevent excessive dryness, it is advisable to drink water before and after consuming persimmons. Staying hydrated will not only help alleviate dry mouth but also promote overall oral health. Drinking water before eating persimmons can create a thin protective layer in your mouth, reducing direct contact between the tannins and your mucous membranes.
While persimmons are a delightful and nutritious fruit, their high tannin content can leave some individuals with a dry and parched sensation in the mouth. Understanding the binding effect of tannins and employing techniques to mitigate the drying effect can help make persimmons a more enjoyable experience.
Moreover, choose ripe persimmons, eat them in smaller bites, pair them with hydrating foods, use dry mouth oral spray, and stay hydrated before and after consumption. By doing so, you can continue to relish the unique flavor and benefits of persimmons without the discomfort of a dry mouth.
So go ahead, enjoy the goodness of persimmons, and keep your mouth hydrated along the way!
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You must be an Insightly administrator to create a new rule.
Lead assignment rules automate the process of assigning leads as they are added to Insightly, making it easier on sales managers and teams to distribute leads evenly or according to specific criteria. You can choose to assign leads in a number of different ways, including:
- Geographic area, by selecting fields like Postal Code, State/Province, or City.
- Number of employees, by selecting the Employee Count field.
- Your own custom fields that you've set up in Insightly.
- Round robin, by selecting a team or multiple individuals to receive leads on a rotating basis.
You can use almost any lead field to set up a rule, and you can choose from many different matching criteria.
Creating a lead assignment rule
- Click the profile icon, and navigate to the System Settings > Lead Assignment Rules page.
- Click the Add Rule button.
- Enter a name for the rule that summarizes the criteria you'll be entering. In this example, we're assigning leads according to the state or province in their mailing addresses, so we're calling it "Assign by Region."
- Select which methods of entry the rule will apply to. These are the ways your leads are being entered into the CRM. Your options are:
- API - When leads are created automatically from sources outside of Insightly through our API.
- Web to Lead form - When leads are added from an Insightly-generated webform that you place on your website.
- Manually Added Leads - Leads entered by one of your users through their web browser or Insightly mobile app. This also includes copied leads, or contacts that are changed to leads.
- Select more than one of the above - You can apply the same rule to more than one entry method.
- Select none of the above - You can create rules that won't be applied to any of the entry methods above, but can be selected when you import leads.
While you can create more than one lead assignment rule, only one can be active for a particular entry method. In other words, you can set up a rule that applies to leads created from the Web to Lead form and are manually entered. But if you create another rule for manually-entered leads, the first rule you created will no longer apply to that entry type.
- Click the Save Rule button.
- The criteria section will now appear for your rule. This is where you tell Insightly which data to look for and whom to assign the matching leads to. To enter your first set of criteria, click the Add Criteria button.
- Select the field and an operator, then enter a value for the leads you want to match to. For each new filter, click the Add Filter Row link and select the AND or OR operator. Use AND to narrow the number of leads that will match, and use OR to broaden the list of matches with either the preceding value or the next value.
In this example, we're creating a set of criteria for a region of western U.S. states. We'll filter our leads by State/Province fields that are equal to CA OR NV OR AZ.
- When your criteria filters use both AND and OR Boolean operators, you'll need to organize them using the Filter Logic field to correctly match the leads. If you're not mixing AND and OR operators, skip this step.
- Select a team, a user, or multiple users. When a team or more than one user is selected, Insightly will assign the leads in a "round robin" fashion. That means the system will rotate the assignments through the group of users alphabetically by first name.
For example, for a three-person team: Lead #1 goes to user Adam Smith, Lead #2 to David Hume, and Lead #3 to Thomas Reid, then Lead #4 will go to Adam Smith and start the cycle again, evenly distributing the leads as they are added.
- Click the Save Criteria button.
- The rule will be updated and saved with your new criteria. Click the Add Criteria button to add your next set of criteria following steps 6 through 10. Continuing our example, we could add other regions for states in New England and the Southeast U.S.
- Click the bar to the left of an item to reorder the criteria, if necessary. Each entry will be executed sequentially, so if a new lead matches the first set of criteria, it will be assigned and the process will end. If it doesn't match the first, Insightly will check the second, then the third, etc. Place the criteria in an order that considers that logic.
It's a good idea to have the last set of criteria be broad enough to catch leads that will slip through all the other rules. For the regional example, we might have a criteria that says "if State/Province is empty, assign to the sales manager."
- Click the Save Rule button to save your changes.
- Now that your rule is set up, enter a test lead through each of the methods you've selected. If the lead isn't assigned properly, adjust your rules and criteria as necessary. (Don't forget to delete your test leads when you've finished testing.)
Testing the process will also help you catch criteria that may have been overlooked. This can be a bit of a logic puzzle at first, but you'll get the hang of it!


note dave_the_m If there is a process adding new files to the directory while your "tar up" script is running, then you need to face the twin issues of deleting files which haven't been put in the tar file, and putting empty or half-written files into the tarball. If possible, you need to be able to stop the process from adding any new files while the script is running; but if you can't, then the following should be safe. Use the script I gave you above to, for example, move all files starting with 'b' into a b/ subdirectory. Then wait a few minutes, or however long it could reasonably take for the process to finish writing the current file, then from the command line, simply: $ tar -cfz.../some-path/b.tar.gz b/ $ tar -tfz.../some-path/b.tar.gz > /tmp/foo View /tmp/foo in a text editor to see if it looks reasonable, then $ rm -rf b/ If the rm fails due to too many files, then write another perl script similar to the one above, but using 'unlink' to remove each file one by one. Dave. _PHONE_ _PHONE_


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Many people are confused about the concepts in DBus. This page gives an analogy to the web which should help to explain things.
- unique bus name
- well-known bus name
- object path
- method name
- in parameters
- out parameters
Web Server Analogy
- unique bus name is like an IP address. In particular it is dynamic.
- well-known bus name is like a hostname. It can be held by different programs at different times, but they should all implement the same API
- object path is like the path on the server
- interface/method name is like GET or POST
- in parameters are like like GET/POST variables
- out parameters are like the page which is returned.
Object-Oriented Language Analogy
- an object path refers to an object, such as a java.lang.Object
- an interface is exactly like a Java interface
- in parameters are method arguments
- out parameters are method return values
- unique bus name identifies the running process or application uniquely (these bus names are never re-used by a different process)
- well-known bus name is a "symlink" that points to the process providing a particular API
- an API is made up of objects that are expected to exist, which are expected to implement certain interfaces
- see also _URL_


Vector variables in C++
By: Grant Braught Viewed: 169 times Printer Friendly Format
This sample C++ program makes use of Vector Variables to implement a selection sort.
#include
// Function prototypes.
void GetList(vector &theList, int n);
void PrintList(const vector &theList, int n);
void SelectSort(vector &theList, int n);
int IndexOfLeast(const vector &theList, int start, int n);
int main( void )
{
 vector theList(10);

 GetList(theList,10);
 SelectSort(theList,10);
 PrintList(theList,10);
 return 0;
}
void GetList(vector &theList, int n)
{ // Given: A vector of integers and the number of
 // integers to read into it.
 // Results: Reads in integers and fills the vector.
 int i;

 for (i=0; i> theList[i];
 cout << endl;
 }
}
void PrintList(const vector &theList, int n)
{ // Given: A vector of integers and the number of its
 // elements to print out.
 // Results: The first n integers of the vector are displayed.
 int i;

 for (i=0; i &theList, int n)
{ // Given: A vector of integers and the number of
 // integers in that vector.
 // Results: The integers in the vector are sorted.

 int i;
 int IofLeast;
 int temp;

 for (i=0; i < n; i++)
 {
 // Find the location of the smallest number in the
 // vector between locations i and n.
 IofLeast = IndexOfLeast(theList,i,n);

 // Swap the values of the ith location and the
 // location that contains the smallest number.
 temp = theList[IofLeast];
 theList[IofLeast] = theList[i];
 theList[i] = temp;
 }
}
int IndexOfLeast(const vector &theList, int start, int n)
{ // Given: A vector of integers. The index at which
 // to start searching that vector for the smallest
 // integer. The length of the vector.
 // Returns: The index of the smallest integer in the vector
 // between locations i and n.
 int i;
 int IofLeast = start;

 for (i=start + 1; i < n; i++)
 {
 if (theList[i] < theList[IofLeast])
 {
 IofLeast = i;
 }
 }

 return IofLeast;
}

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The first Red Admiral (Vanessa Atalanta) spotted in the garden this morning, though the photo here was not taken by me. A little early in the season to arrive from their migration I would have thought, usually associating this butterfly with the month of September more than late June. However upon reference it is described as, 'a strong migrant, spreading northwards from the Mediterranean region each summer to breed. Adults hibernate and a few survive the winter in Britain'. It would have to be a strong insect to have survived last winter, the coldest for several decades!
Butterflies flit across the pages of 'The Garden of Cyrus', Browne, the keen lepidopterist observing, that the colour of the Caterpillar will shew again in the Butterfly, with some latitude is allowable. Nor can he omit the enquiry how Butterflies and breezes move their four wings from his speculations, even likening butterflies to flowers in the form of the Butterfly bloomes of leguminous plants.
It's also of interest to note that the Ancient Greek word for "butterfly" is ψυχή (psychē), which translates as'soul', but also as'mind'. There is of course a wealth of symbolism in literature throughout the world, both ancient and modern which alludes to the transitory, migratory nature of the butterfly, or as it was known as in the seventeenth century, the 'breeze-fly', being likened to the soul.


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Effects of collision energy on stereodynamical information of the reaction F + HI $\rightarrow$ FI + H
The vector correlations between products and reactants for the reaction F + HI $\rightarrow$ FI + H are studied using quasi-classical trajectory (QCT) method. Employing a semiempirical LEPS potential energy surface constructed by Kornweitz and Persky, this work calculates the angular distributions of 𝑃 (𝜃r), 𝑃 (𝜙r) and several PDDCSs in the center of mass frame. The effect of the collision energy on the product vector properties is also discussed.
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Managing the Generations
By Kerry L. Roberts and Pauline M. Sampson
Generational differences are common in schools; after all, for the most part students and their teachers have always come from different generations. We'd like to call attention to another kind of generational difference in districts: those among school board members, administrators, and teachers.
For many reasons, including economics and changing demographics, many districts have three or even four generations working for it. We note this because people born in different generations see and perceive situations, values, and work differently, and they communicate differently. This is a broad generalization, of course, but the era in which you grow up does influence your outlook, philosophy, and work habits.
Understanding generational differences can help school board members and superintendents lead more effectively. They can make the differences work to the advantage of the district and to improve student achievement.
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FLUENT provides the ability to calculate streamwise-periodic--or "fully-developed''--fluid flow. These flows are encountered in a variety of applications, including flows in compact heat exchanger channels and flows across tube banks. In such flow configurations, the geometry varies in a repeating manner along the direction of the flow, leading to a periodic fully-developed flow regime in which the flow pattern repeats in successive cycles. Other examples of streamwise-periodic flows include fully-developed flow in pipes and ducts. These periodic conditions are achieved after a sufficient entrance length, which depends on the flow Reynolds number and geometric configuration.
Streamwise-periodic flow conditions exist when the flow pattern repeats over some length , with a constant pressure drop across each repeating module along the streamwise direction. Figure 9.4.1 depicts one example of a periodically repeating flow of this type which has been modeled by including a single representative module.
Limitations for Modeling Streamwise-Periodic Flow
The following limitations apply to modeling streamwise-periodic flow:


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Begin in 3ds Max by drawing the outline of your mesh. Users typically load an image that that they used for creating an RPC into the background and trace it using splines. Don't worry about the size. This is determined at the time the RPC is created. Be sure and close the spline.
I have created an outline of the pumpkin from October's blog and create a shape to represent the base of the RPC. The tip of the triangle depicts the front of the RPC. Right click on these and select Convert to editable mesh.
Once I have created the shapes for my RPC's mesh I arrange them the way the final mesh will look.
To export the mesh, select the geometry to be exported and then click on the 3ds Max icon (File button), Export then Export Selected. Choose AutoCAD *.DXF as the file type when naming the file. Choose the option for Selected Objects and click on OK.
At this point a.DXF file should be successfully created, however we will need to convert this into a.msh file to use it with RPC Creator. This can be performed by using the Convert to RPC Icon Tool. This file can be downloaded here:
Once installed open the Convert to RPC Icon Tool and select the.DXF file just generated and then select a name and creation path for the RPC Icon Mesh file that will be created. Click on Convert and the.msh file will be created.
This is the file that will be used during the RPC Creation process. Select the custom mesh option and then browse for this file.
When the RPC is added to a scene it will now have a mesh representation prior to rendering so that a better example is given of what the actual rendered object will look like. Custom meshes save RPC users the time necessary to have to reposition objects that could have been placed more accurately using this technique.


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Starting Over: Stepfamilies
What happens to children when parents remarry? Just as with children of divorced and never-married parents, the picture is complicated. When mothers remarry, the family's financial status may improve, which in turn increases the quality of services and educational opportunities available to the children. However, some groups of children experience greater benefits from remarriage than others. For example, living with a stepfather can increase a boy's chances of finishing high school, attending and graduating from college, and finding subsequent job opportunities. If the stepfamily remains stable over many years and provides appropriate care for the children, it can have a positive effect on children's intimate relationships when they reach adulthood. If children are able to maintain good relationships with both biological parents and stepparents, they can end up with even more access to parenting resources than children with continuously married biological parents (Amato, 1999a; Hetherington et aI., 1998; McLanahan, 1999; Wallerstein et al., 2000).
Most stepchildren seem to have reasonably positive views of their stepfathers. Close relationships between stepchildren and stepparents have positive effects on children's academic achievement and psychological well-being, and introducing a stepparent even in adolescence can be beneficial to children's adjustment (Amato, 1999a; Buchanan et aI., 1996; Hetherington & JodI, 1994). In general, stepparents can have a positive impact on their stepchildren's lives.
But step families also present special challenges. Although remarriage has the potential to increase financial security, there is also the risk that it may worsen children's financial circumstances. Some experts point out that remarried parents, particularly remarried fathers, may feel pressure to provide first for their new spouse's children from a prior marriage or for biological children they have with their new spouse. As a consequence, these parents may decrease financial and/or emotional support to their biological children from a previous marriage, especially if these biological children do not live with them (Wallerstein et al., 2000).
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MIX-UP and PRESERVE: sharing expertise to upcycle food packaging
PRESERVE has been invited by MIX-UP to collaborate on their upcoming event and Guest lecture. Willem Uyttendaele, Researcher on Textile Functionalisation & Surface Modification from Centexbel, represented PRESERVE and delivered an informative talk on September 1, 2023, at 11 a.m. (CEST) during MIX-UP's Monthly Guest Lecture. The presentation provided a comprehensive overview of the latest developments within PRESERVE.
Attendees, comprising 36 esteemed experts hailing from diverse fields including microbiology, biotechnology, biochemistry, bioeconomy, materials chemistry, bioprocessing, and chemical technology, as well as university students in related disciplines, were treated to an insightful session. The geographical reach of the event was impressive, with participation from Germany, Ireland, France, Spain, the United States, and China.
Willem's presentation showcased the project's multifaceted efforts in the realm of sustainable packaging. The presentation highlighted PRESERVE's core objectives, including the enhancement of biobased packaging properties, recyclability, and the promotion of circularity through material recovery and upcycling strategies.
The audience was introduced to PRESERVE's practical demonstrations, which covered the development of biobased and recyclable food packaging, as well as the recycling of personal care and transport packaging. These initiatives aimed to address the pressing need for eco-friendly packaging solutions.
Willem also delved into the exploration of bioplastic multilayers, where the project investigated the feasibility of utilizing biobased materials like PLA and BIOPET for packaging while ensuring recyclability and barrier properties. The potential use of whey protein as a sustainable alternative to conventional packaging materials was a key focus.
Moreover, the audience learned about PRESERVE's efforts in developing biobased adhesives for laminate multilayers, with a strong emphasis on bond strength and biodegradability. The project's exploration of paper-based multilayer packaging aimed to make packaging materials more environmentally friendly.
The presentation culminated in a discussion of PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoate), a promising bacterial polymer with notable barrier properties. PRESERVE's work in applying PHA coatings to paperboard was highlighted, showcasing the potential for biobased, biodegradable, and recyclable packaging solutions.
In summary, Willem's presentation underscored PRESERVE's commitment to advancing sustainable packaging through innovative materials, upcycling strategies, and environmentally conscious coatings, ultimately contributing to a greener and more responsible future for the packaging industry.
The presentation is available here.


Is There an Indicator That I Can Use to Detect Blood in a Spill or Residue in My Home or Business?
Odds are at some juncture in your lifetime you will face the prospect of cleaning up a spill, or the residue from spill, and not be entirely certain of its composition. Understanding what composes a spill or residue from a spill is vital in order to embark on the proper course of cleanup. For example, if a spill consists of inorganic material you will take one course and if it is something organic, like blood, you will do something else.
There are also safety issues to keep in mind. You will want to identify the presence of blood in a spill because of the reality that this type of bodily fluid can obtain dangerous pathogens. Blood can contain viruses and bacteria that can cause diseases and conditions like:
 - HIV
 - Hepatitis B
 - Hepatitis C
 - MRSA
Testing for the Presence of Blood
There are specialty chemicals that are used by law enforcement and others designed to detect the presence of blood. If you spend any time watching television or going to movies, you likely have heard about crime scene investigators utilizing something called luminol.
Noting that there are commercial products available on the market that detect the presence of blood, you do not need to access them in order to identify a spill containing blood in your home or business. Rather, you have a simply and highly affordable option to you.
The Hydrogen Peroxide Blood Test
Hydrogen peroxide, which you may already have in your home, can be used as a means of detecting blood. Keep in mind that hydrogen peroxide is available on the market in different concentrations, the most common being 3 percent and 6 percent. You will want to use the 6 percent derivation when it comes to using hydrogen peroxide as a blood indicator. The 3 percent solution is what is used for health-related purposes.
Hydrogen peroxide is available in spray bottles. Ideally, purchase the solution in this type of bottle. In testing for the presence of blood, applying hydrogen peroxide with a spray bottle is the most effective way of using the solution.
If you've never purchased hydrogen peroxide, you will see that it comes in a brown bottle, including a spray bottle. Spray bottles on the market normally are not designed in brown. The brown coloring is important because it limits exposure of the hydrogen peroxide to sunlight. Sunlight exposure can cause hydrogen peroxide to break down into water quickly.
If you end up using a traditional spray bottle by pouring hydrogen peroxide solution into it, don't save it for future use. Again, the clearer nature of a traditional bottle exposes the solution to light and will cause it to break down into water.
Actually testing for the presence of blood using hydrogen peroxide is easy. With a spray bottle, saturate the area or item believed to be contaminated with blood with "fresh" hydrogen peroxide. If blood is present in a spill, it fizzes.
Some people use this hydrogen peroxide on dried stains or residue as well. If there is blood present in the residue, it may not fizz if it is old. With that said, there is no health danger associated with blood that is thoroughly dried and so old that it doesn't react with hydrogen peroxide. On the other hand, you won't be able to rule out the presence of blood in old residue simply because of a lack of fizzing when it comes to needing information about how to clean the stain.
Finally, someone or something died on a hardwood floor, or if something else happened that caused the release or spilling of blood, there may be an issue with blood seeping under the floorboards. Hydrogen peroxide can assist you here as well.
Using the same hydrogen peroxide solution, you can spray it between the boards. One you've done that, you can look for fizzing or listen for a fizzing sound as a means of detecting blood.
Cautionary Note
Hydrogen peroxide can alter the color of certain types of items, particularly fabrics. Thus, before using it, you need to make certain that it will not alter the color or otherwise damage the area or item being tested for blood. When you do use hydrogen peroxide as a blood indicator, wipe it off the area or item on which it was applied immediately after the test.


Aggravated Assault
Aggravated Assault – A.R.S. § 13-1204
In Arizona Aggravated Assault results from a combination of a violation of misdemeanor assault A.R.S. § 13-1203 and additional elements found in A.R.S. § 13-1204.
Misdemeanor Assault is divided into 3 subsections
1. Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing a physical injury to another person. (Class 1 Misdemeanor)
Physical injury can be defined in a large number of ways. Some judges have found physical assault includes something as simple as redness on the face from being slapped. In fact, at least one judge has found that mere pain from being slapped with no physical showing of injury will suffice for a person to be found guilty.
2. Intentionally placing another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent physical injury. (Class 2 Misdemeanor)
An example of a violation of this form of assault would be if a person (person A) throws a brick, a rock, or an object at another person (person B). The object doesn't hit the person B but flies past him/her. Person B seen the object coming at them and flinched or has to move out of the way from being hit and believed they were going to be hit. Person A can be charged and possibly found guilty of assault.
3. Knowingly touching another with the intent to injure, insult, or provoke them. (Class 3 Misdemeanor)
Simple Misdemeanor Assault can turn into a felony aggravated assault when:
 - A person causes a serious physical injury to another
 - A person uses a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument in the assault
 - A person causes temporary substantial disfigurement, impairment of a body organ, or causes a fracture of any body part
 - A person assaults another who is physically bound or their ability to resist is impaired
 - A person goes to anthers house and assaults them in their own house
 - A person 18 years old or older assaults a person 15 and under
 - A person is under a protective court order and assaults the person who obtained that court order
 - A person assaults an officer
 - A person assaults a constable in the course of his/her duties
 - A person assaults a firefighter, a teacher, a healthcare worker, a prosecutor, a code enforcement officer, a park ranger, a public defender, or a judge
 - A person impedes the breathing of another
Several other factors exist in which a person can be charged with Aggravated Assault.
Mr. Thornley has extensive experience looking for and finding holes in the state's case in both assault and aggravated assault cases. In many cases, a person is justified in their actions but it is necessary to have an attorney who knows when a justification defense is appropriate.


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Applied Surface Science, Vol.257, No.6, 2148-2158, 2011
Flame treatment on plastic: A new surface free energy statistical prediction model and characterization of treated surfaces
Flame treatments on polymeric materials improve surface free energy (SFE) and consequently the wettability and adhesion of coatings, metallizations, varnish and glues. In this paper, using a statistical methodological approach based on DoE technique and multivariate analysis of flame treatment process parameters, a mathematical model of SFE and wettability is obtained. Contact angle experimental technique was applied to measure the improvement of wettability and SFE. In order to study the oxygen diffusion within the polymer, morphological variation and change of its structure, analyses of treated surface sample were carried out on micro and nano scales. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis, performed before and after flame treatment, showed the O-radical group improvement on a polymeric surface. Focused ion beam and transmission electron microscopy technology were used to determine the exact thickness of the polymeric material influenced by flame treatment, identifying a composite change on nano scale and a porosity change on microscale. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


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Great Tosson : In The 20th Century
During the last century Great Tosson witnessed profound social, economic and demographic changes in common with the other villages in the National Park. Two world wars left their mark on this part of Coquetdale in terms of the casualties amongst those who went off to fight. World War II also left a tangible reminder in the fabric of the locality in the shape of the concrete pillboxes built at Newtown and Ryehill as part of the Coquet Line of defence in 1940.
Agriculture now employs fewer people than in the past, but it remains a crucial element in the economy of the locality and the farms in the village continue to operate, having acquired the usual assortment of large modern shelter sheds and the like. However other local industries have also declined.
The limestone quarry has long since fallen into disuse, as lime is no longer such an important agricultural input, and the woollen mill which was still flourishing at the beginning of the century, when Dixon wrote (1903, 469-70), had already closed by the time volume XV of the County History, which dealt with Great Tosson, appeared in 1940 (NCH XV (1940), 397).
Leisure and tourism have assumed much greater importance following the creation of the Northumberland National Park in 1956 and the increasing recreational time and opportunities available to all sections of the population in the second half of the 20th century. Any negative aspects of the last century and its impact on the village must be balanced against the enormous improvement in living standards experienced by ordinary people over its course.
The houses and cottages in the village all now form comfortable homes with the full range of services - power, water and telephone - expected in the modern world. It is likely that this residential function - in providing homes for people who work elsewhere - will become increasingly important for Great Tosson as the current century progresses.
Pictures : Cottages at Tosson