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COLONIAL HACIENDAS, ROSE PLANTATIONS & MEDICINAL HERBAL PLANTS
KTQ102 - 2 Days / 1 Nights - Departures: daily except Sundays / from Quito
Nature & Wildlife, Volcanoes, Gastronomy, Anthropology, Train Tour, Ethnicities, Handicrafts, Community Projects
Day 1: Quito – Rose Plantation – Peguche – Otavalo
Leaving Quito north along the Panamerican Highway we drive across colorful valleys. Guayllabamba valley, an important area producing avocado and the local chirimoya fruit (custard apple). Cayambe valley on the other hand, traditionally dedicated to dairy cattle and manufacturing of dairy products, in the last three decades, has seen an important boom in rose farming. The region offers great photo opportunities. Arrival in the province of Imbabura, known as the "Ecuadorian lake province".
This tour will take us to one of the rose plantations of the region. Delight your senses in observation of the process of rose producing activity, from the hoop houses to the post-harvest rooms. Beauty in colors, perfume and the sizes of the roses will prove to be a tour for the senses!
Visit the village of Peguche, known for traditional weaving and the handcrafted Andean musical wind instruments. Time for lunch (not included). Overnight at nearby colonial hacienda.
Day 2: Otavalo – Magdalena – harvesting techniques - Quito
Breakfast. Continue to drive towards the indigenous community of Magdalena, located in rolling hills east of the Imbabura volcano. The women of the region traditionally have embroidered the blouses of their costumes, now you can purchase utilitarian goods with this beautiful multicolored embroidery.
Community members demonstrate local planting techniques, including the materials and animals used to farm a variety of products including potatoes, quinoa, lupin, corn, beans, wheat and other vegetables depending on their harvesting seasons.
To plow their land they use oxen, and have no need for fuel, thus protecting their environment. The Karanki culture creates their own "guachos" (rows of land for sowing), and use spades, curved shovels and yokes, or wooden rests with hoes attached to them that the ox pulls as it plows the land. Enjoy a traditional lunch prepared by the women of the community. Return to Quito.


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QuickMap is normally installed by running setup off Disk 1, followed by Disk 2. However larger organisations may choose to install QuickMap automatically via a login script, SCCM or AD Software Deployment. The instructions below describe how QuickMap may be installed automatically for individual users via a login script.
To install Quickmap in silent mode, you will need to use the following command line switches:
INSTOPT="MINIMAL | TYPICAL"
These can be used on the Quickmap.msi found in the Release folder, to be run with msiexec with the /i and /qn switches.
After you have installed Quickmap, you will have to register it silently. To do this, see Step 3, below.
Here's an example of how to install Quickmap silently (note one is typical using no GUI, the other is minimal using a basic GUI):
msiexec /i Quickmap.msi /qn INSTOPT="MINIMAL" TARGETDIR="C:\Qmap"
msiexec /i Quickmap.msi /qb INSTOPT="TYPICAL" TARGETDIR="C:\Qmap"
Below is an example of a silent install of a client – server.
Step 1 – Setup the server
Do a full QuickMap install of your server PC in the standard way (e.g. to C:\QMap)
Step 2 – Client install
Share C:\QMap on the server to each client (e.g. to Z:), then for each client, do an unattended minimal install with the command:
msiexec /qb /l* qmaplog.txt /i Z:\Release\quickmap.msi INSTOPT="MINIMAL"
Where Z:\ is the shared folder on the server.
To do a full install, rather than minimal, the command would be
msiexec /qb /l* qmaplog.txt /i Z:\Release\quickmap.msi INSTOPT="TYPICAL"
Step 3 – Register QuickMap
Write your Registration Key Number to the registry HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Qkey\Option\Default
This will result in the registration key be automatically displayed when QuickMap prompts the user to register the first time they run it. All the User has to do is click the Register button. They do not need administrator rights to successfully register QuickMap.
If autoregister.lic exists in the quickmap Data folder (e.g. Z:\Data) then QuickMap will register itself online without asking for any input from the user. A dialog box is displayed while this registration process is in progress.

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exposure.
Uncured resin with 0% degree of cure has a log(IV) = 6.9 and fully cured resin, presumed to be 100% degree of cure, has a log(IV) ~10.8. For many thermosets and polymers, the change in log(IV) is proportional to the change in degree of cure, therefore by interpolation it is possible to correlate cumulative relative exposure with both an ion viscosity and a degree of cure.
Figure 5. Maximum ion viscosity and degree of cure for U3345 vs. cumulative relative exposure
Figure 5 shows log(IV) and degree of cure increase in proportion to the cumulative exposure, until reaching a maximum value that corresponds to complete cure. This result is expected because the total amount of activated photoinitiator is proportional to the total irradiation, and the amount of activated photoinitiator, in turn, determines the extent of polymerization. If absolute irradiance could be measured at the sample, then it would be possible to relate cumulative exposure with the resulting degree of cure.
Cure inhibition from long exposures
Figure 6. Ion viscosity of U3345, showing cure inhibition
Curing behavior with long exposures may have significantly different dynamics compared to brief exposures. Figure 6 plots ion viscosity for four tests with increasing exposure times.
1) Relative irradiance = 9.3, exposure time = 1 s. Ion viscosity increases normally and monotonically through UV and dark cure to the plateau of log(IV) ~10.8, indicating a typical approach to 100% degree of cure.
2) Relative irradiance = 15.3, exposure time = 5 s. Ion viscosity shows a very slight knee at about 9 s (4 s after start of exposure) then a typical approach to 100% degree of cure.
3) and 4) Relative irradiance = 15.3, exposure time = 10 s and 20 s. Ion viscosity shows a pronounced knee at about 9 s (4 s after start of exposure) while temperature continues to increase significantly due to the intense light. Log(IV) decreases until the end of exposure at 10 s for curve 3, and 20 s for curve 4. Subsequently, dark cure proceeds to the ion viscosity plateau and 100% degree of cure.
This "knee" in ion viscosity has been observed in thermally cured resins (thermosets) if cure stops during an increasing temperature ramp.8 Ion viscosity is determined by both degree of cure and temperature, and has two basic behaviors:
 - At constant temperature, ion viscosity increases as degree of cure increases.
 - At constant degree of cure, ion viscosity decreases (increases) as temperature increases (decreases).
Normally, log(IV) increases as cure advances, and in most cases this response dominates even as temperature increases. However, if cure stops while the temperature continues to increase, then the degree of cure is constant, and ion viscosity decreases, resulting in the "knee."
Similarly, for U3345, the knee in log(IV) – slightly visible for curve 2, prominent in curve 3 and even more prominent in curve 4 – indicates polymerization has stopped. In fact, cure has been temporarily inhibited, because ion viscosity increases again after exposure ends and the U3345 undergoes dark cure.
Since ion viscosity in Figure 6 reaches the maximum value of ~10.8 (100% degree of cure) for each of the four curves, the U3345 has experienced only a delayed time to end of cure for the 5-, 10- and 20-second exposures. This cure inhibition may be a general phenomenon because it has been observed in all of four UVcured resins examined to date.
Figure 7. Determination of cure inhibition time
It is difficult to determine a precise time for the start of cure inhibition, but it can be estimated by the intersection of asymptotes on either side of the knee, as shown in Figure 7. Cure inhibition time is defined as the difference between the start of exposure and the start of cure inhibition. Figure 8 plots the cure inhibition times for several tests across a range of irradiance. The quantity of activated photoinhibitor increases with irradiance, and the trend line of Figure 8 shows increasing irradiation corresponds with shorter inhibition times. This relationship suggests a connection between the level of activated photoinitiator (or, conversely, photoinitiator depletion) and the onset of cure inhibition.
Figure 8. Cure inhibition time as a function of relative irradiance
Cure inhibition cannot be due to the depletion of activated photoinitiators because dark cure indicates the continued presence of initiating radicals. It is possible cure inhibition results from high exposures that generate too many initiating radicals, which encounter and cancel one another. High exposures also may create excessive amounts of short polymer chains and no long ones. Perhaps bleaching of all photoinitiators eliminates screening of UV radiation from the monomers, causing them to absorb UV photons and become too energetic to bond. Although the cause of cure inhibition is not yet known, further study may yield interesting information about photoinitiator chemistry.
Cure degradation from long exposures
Figure 9. Ion viscosity of U3345, exposure time = 30 s
Long exposures with high irradiances risk over-cure and degradation of a UV-cured adhesive. Figure 9 shows the progression over three tests of increasing irradiance with an exposure time of 30 seconds.
1) Relative irradiance = 2.1, exposure time = 30 s. Normal cure but total energy is only sufficient to achieve final log(IV) = 10.2 and degree of cure = 85%.
2) Relative irradiance = 2.9, exposure time = 30 s. Normal cure and total energy sufficient to achieve final log(IV) = 10.7 and degree of cure ~100%.
3) Relative irradiance = 3.4, exposure time = 30 s. Cure shows cure inhibition and over-cure from excessive total energy, resulting in reduced final log(IV) = 10.1 and degradation.
Figure 10. UV damage with increasing exposure
Compared to the value at 100% degree of cure, a reduction in final ion viscosity, despite greater irradiance, indicates the presence of damage. Lower ion viscosity is the result of greater conductivity (lower resistivity) due to degradation byproducts and broken bonds. Figure 10 shows four tests with varying irradiances and exposure times. Lack of absolute UV power measurements necessitates use of relative exposure, given by Equation 2, to allow comparison among tests:
Equation 2. Relative exposure = Relative irradiance • time (s)
Test 1, with a relative exposure = 87, shows normal cure that achieves log(IV) ~10.7 and ~100% degree of cure. Tests 2, 3 and 4 have higher relative exposures but lower final ion viscosities, with log(IV) ~10 – a clear sign of degradation. Additional evidence of degradation are irregular features such as the dip starting at 30 s in Test 2.
Figure 11. Correctly exposed (a), slightly (b) and significantly overexposed (c) samples
Figure 11 shows the effect on UV-cured resin with different degrees of exposure. Extreme deterioration (Figure 11 b and c) is apparent as voids from overheating. More subtle degradation is visible as yellowing or discoloration, which may be faint or subjective. Dielectric measurements, however, can provide a supplemental, objective measure of damage caused by overexposure.
Real-time dielectric cure monitoring (DEA) of UV-cured resins can complement traditional laboratory tests to relate degree of cure and exposure energy, measure the effect of formulation on cure and identify degradation from overexposure. The ability of dielectric cure monitoring to capture events in real time allows observation of transient phenomena such as cure inhibition, which appears to be a response of UV-cured resins in general to very long exposures.
The authors would like to thank Uvitron International for the SunSpot 2 UV Spot System and H.B. Fuller for the UV-curable materials used in this study. In addition, we would like to thank Martin Thompson of Domino Printing for comment and discussion.
 1. U3345™ UV-curable adhesive, manufactured by Cyberbond Europe GmbH, Wunstorf, Germany
 2. Application Note 3.22, "Cure Index and Degree of Cure," Lambient Technologies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US.
 3. J.H. Chen, M.A. Octeau, M. Hojjati and A. Yousefpour, "Cure Cycle Optimization for Composite Panels Fabricated by RTM Using Dielectric Sensors," National Research Council Canada, Institute for Aerospace Research, ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials (2009).
 4. Day, D.R., "Dielectric Determination of Cure State During Non-Isothermal Cure," Polymer Engineering and Science; 29(5):334-338, (August 2004).
 5. Quarto-Varicon™ sensor, manufactured by Lambient Technologies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US.
 6. SunSpot 2™, manufactured by Uvitron International, Inc., West Springfield, Massachusetts, US.
 7. LT-631™ High Speed Dielectric Cure Monitor, manufactured by Lambient Technologies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US.
 8. Application Note 3.21, "Measuring Degree of Cure with Dielectric Cure Monitoring," Lambient Technologies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US.


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Configure the BMC Discovery connector
The Snow Integration Connector for BMC Discovery is configured in the Snow Integration Manager (SIM). For more information on SIM, refer to Snow Integration Manager. The BMC Discovery connector uses an API connection.
Prerequisites
A supported version of BMC Discovery or with the REST API enabled is required. Refer to the Compatibility matrix for versions supported by the Snow Integration Connector for BMC Discovery.
A user account in BMC Discovery with API access (API-access permission group) and the user's API key is required.
For details on how to create an API Access user and how to generate an API key for BMC Discovery, refer to: _URL_
Set up the Data connection
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 1. In the Server, enter the server URL.
 Example 21.
 https://192.168.5.2
 2. Enter an API key for your server.
 3. To verify the connection, select Test connection.
 4. In the Initial aggregation length, select the number of months for the initial aggregation of inventory data.
 5. To reset an ongoing incremental aggregation, select Clear Last Aggregation Date.
 6. Optional: Enter a site Id for this connector.
Set up the Filtering
Filtering can be done in two ways:
 - by defining filter criteria based on predefined attributes or custom attributes of the host, or
 - by using one of the access methods that BMC Discovery uses for scanning the host, for example, ssh, Windows, and SNMP.
For a list of attributes that can be used, see Attribute names.
BMCDiscoveryFilteringTab.png
 1. To create a filter based on attributes:
 1. Define a filter criterion using the Attribute, Operator, and Value.
 2. To add the defined criterion to the filter, select Add. Multiple filter criteria can be added using the AND or OR operators
 3. To remove a defined criterion from the filter, select the respective criterion and then select Remove.
 4. To test the filter and check the result, select Preview.
 To see what an attribute filter and a preview result can look like, see the example in Attribute names.
 Note
 When you apply a filter, devices older than the number of months selected in Initial aggregation length (months) of the Data connection tab are excluded from the preview result.
 2. To create a filter based on access method:
 1. In the Access method select an access method type.
 The list of available access methods is created based on the information from BMC Discovery.
 2. To test the filter and check the result, select Preview.
 3. To include information on software packages, select Include Packages.
 Note
 Due to limitations in BMC Discovery Software Library, the connector supports the extraction of BMC Discovery packages, which contain the raw data about the installed software to produce an enriched inventory result.
 4. To include the Oracle data present in BMC Discovery, select Include Oracle Database Technology information.


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We have twice seen Mr.3 open seastone cage/cuffs with his wax powers, once in Alabasta and once in the war of the summit. How can his wax key not melt once inside the keyhole?
As stated in seastome wikia
Seastone only works upon direct and constant contact.
Which means it works only on devil fruit user not on the power or material they produce using power.
It has been shown that although a Devil Fruit user loses his/her powers when in contact with the Seastone, said powers can still be used on and affect the Seastone. Example is when Mr. 3's candle wax key could open Seastone cuffs and cell doors, though this may be because the locks themselves are not made of Seastone or because the wax has no Devil Fruit powers inside it, as shown when he unlocked Ace's Seastone handcuffs. Another example is when Shiki levitated battleships in Marineford, despite the hulls being lined with Seastone. Trafalgar Law was also able to switch Seastone chains with regular ones, using his abilities.
Another example is Aokiji Kuzan's ice formation power, which he uses it to make ice road on the sea to travel in his bicycle. Here the ice doesn't melt just because it came in contact with the sea.
And this is just the guess but seastone might melt if comes in contact with Akainu's lava where the temperature of lava is greater than melting point of seastone.
oda stated that devil fruit can't be affected after activating it, we can see it clearly when MR3 in marineford made a key to rescue ace, after the key was formed they could open, and also happened with aokiji when he did the ace age, so that means the seastones won't affecte on the devil fruit abbility after it activated


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Why all the Pulses?
You're sitting in chair pose at the barre, shaking like a leaf and your instructor shouts "one last set of pulses" and you can't help but think "why all the pulses?!". It's not some twisted form of barre torture being performed by your favourite barre tender, we promise. There is a reason for all the pulses! Let us explain. What is a Pulse? A pulse is a small movement that is less than an inch in either direction. This type of movement is called an isometric movement. Isometric movements occur when a muscle tenses without changing its length, almost like a small contraction. This contraction is then followed by the release of the muscle, resulting in a small one-inch movement back into the original position. An isometric movement is the opposite of concentric and eccentric movements. These occur when a muscle stretches then shortens - think bicep curls or plies. At BBS we use a combination of both. After several sets of pulses, you feel that deep burn in your muscles and you may have a case of the shakes – your muscles are at the point of exhaustion. This is where the concentric and eccentric movements come in. The pulses are often followed by a set of singles (full plies, squats, lunges etc), which help flush out the lactic acid that built up during the isometric movements. Why all the Pulses? So, now that you know what exactly a pulse is we can tell you why we use all those pulses. Put simply, an isometric movement helps maintain muscle strength. It strengthens muscles without adding bulk. Isometric exercises target specific muscles that are often not targeted in other types of exercise, as well they work multiple muscle groups at once. There is less strain on ligaments and tendons during isometric movements, preventing injuries more common in traditional strength training. A benefit of isometric exercises is that you can hold a position while continuously engaging your muscle. The pulse acts like a mini-recovery allowing you to hold positions for longer and perform a higher number of sets, increasing both strength and endurance. To sum it all up, we know that a pulse is an isometric movement and isometric movements are small movements that tense muscles without changing their length. This targets specific muscle groups which builds strength without adding bulk and increases endurance. XO BBS Team
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text: ananyo writes "Rappers making up rhymes on the fly while in a brain scanner have provided an insight into the creative process. Freestyle rapping — in which a performer improvises a song by stringing together unrehearsed lyrics — is a highly prized skill in hip hop. But instead of watching a performance in a club, Siyuan Liu and Allen Braun, neuroscientists at the U.S. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders in Bethesda, Maryland, and their colleagues had 12 rappers freestyle in a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine. The artists also recited a set of memorized lyrics chosen by the researchers. By comparing the brain scans from rappers taken during freestyling to those taken during the rote recitation, they were able to see which areas of the brain are used during improvisation. The rappers showed lower activity in part of their frontal lobes called the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during improvisation, and increased activity in another area, called the medial prefrontal cortex. The areas that were found to be 'deactivated' are associated with regulating other brain functions. The results echo an earlier study of jazz musicians. The findings also suggest an explanation for why new music might seem to the artist to be created of its own accord. With less involvement by the lateral prefrontal regions of the brain, the performance could seem to its creator to have 'occurred outside of conscious awareness,' the authors write in the paper." Bonus points for science rhymes; for anyone who has the time.

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Bulanglang is a very healthy dish which is hugely popular in Philippines. More or less like a salad, the dish is prepared in different ways in different regions but in most places, the basic recipe and ingredients remain the same. There are both completely vegetarian and non-vegetarian versions of the preparation.
Origin of Bulanglang
Although somewhat disputed, the origin of the dish has been traced back to the Katagalungan Region of Philippines where fruits and vegetables have always been in abundance. The main ingredient of the non-vegetarian version of the dish, the Milkfish, is also easily found in the region. The preparation is a part of everyday cooking across most Batangas households.
Bulanglang RecipeIngredients
Main ingredients of the preparation are over-ripe guava, pechay leaves, onion, garlic, radish, salt, whole pepper, finger pepper and root ginger. For the non-vegetarian version, 2 large milkfish, locally known as Bangus, are sliced and added.
Ingredients of the dish are almost always consistent. However, some prefer to change the meat used and add pork or chicken instead of fish.
Bulanglang RecipePreparation
Making the dish is fairly easy and does not take more than a few minutes. All the vegetables and fruits are combined and boiled and the milkfish, pepper and salt are added. The mixture is cooked for sometime, pechay leaves are added and Bulanglang is ready to be served.
Eating and Serving Bulanglang
The dish is served and consumed hot, especially the non-vegetarian version. Depending on individual preferences, however, it can be eaten warm, at room temperature or chilled. Guava flavoring or tamarind flavoring can be added for more taste.
Although a salad, the dish is considered a wholesome meal in itself and consumed as one. Some, however, prefer to serve it alongside a bigger lunch or dinner meal or as an appetizer.
Health and Nutrition Facts of Bulanglang
Since the dish is made entirely from vegetables and fruits and there is no frying method involved, the preparation is very healthy and a perfect food for those looking to diet. Even the non-vegetarian Bulanglang is fairly healthy as it contains fish.


Office 365 - Suggested Meetings add-in
Suggested Meetings add-in scans emails for meeting dates/times and allows you to create the meeting invitation from that email. It will send an invitation to all those involved on the email thread (sender and recipients). There is no way to "force" it to scan an email, and it does sometimes miss obvious events or highlights obvious non-events.
How does the Suggested Meetings add-in work?
The Suggested Meetings add-in is a contextual add-in that detects requested keywords or entities, such as meeting suggestions or addresses, that are in your message, and it underlines them. Please note that this add-in doesn't attempt to read or comprehend your message. Even though you might see underlined text, no information is sent to the add-in. Remember, the add-in can run only after you have given your consent to activate it, and you've selected the text underlined by the add-in.
 1. If you see text underlined like in the screenshot below, you can click on it to bring up a Suggested Meeting.
 underlined text
 2. This will bring up the Suggested Meetings pop-up window to create the event.
 Suggested Meetings pop-up
Managing add-ins
 1. You can manage the add-ins available to you by selecting the Settings | Manage Integrations.
 2. To turn off an add-in, simply uncheck the box. There are some add-ins you may not be able to turn off.
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Similarly to the previous post, we will once again add types to the Rust code which works perfectly fine without them. This time, we'll try to improve the pervasive pattern of using indexes to manage cyclic data structures.
The problem
Often one wants to work with a data structure which contains a cycle of some form: object foo references bar, which references baz which references foo again. The textbook example here is a graph of vertices and edges. In practice, however, true graphs are a rare encounter. Instead, you are more likely to see a tree with parent pointers, which contains a lot of trivial cycles. And sometimes cyclic graphs are implicit: an Employee can be the head of a Departement, and Departement has a Vec<Employee> personal. This is sort-of a graph in disguise: in usual graphs, all vertices are of the same type, and here Employee and Departement are different types.
Working with such data structures is hard in any language. To arrive at a situation when A points to B which points back to A, some form of mutability is required. Indeed, either A or B must be created first, and so it can not point to the other immediately after construction. You can paper over this mutability with let rec, as in OCaml, or with laziness, as in Haskell, but it is still there.
Rust tends to surface subtle problems in the form of compile-time errors, so implementing such graphs in Rust is challenging. The three usual approaches are:
 - reference counting, explanation by nrc,
 - arena and real cyclic references, explanation by simonsapin (this one is really neat!),
 - arena and integer indices, explanation by nikomatsakis.
(apparently, rewriting a Haskell monad tutorial in Rust results in a graphs blog post).
I personally like the indexing approach the most. However it presents an interesting readability challenge. With references, you have a foo of type &Foo, and it is immediately clear what that foo is, and what you can do with it. With indexes, however, you have a foo: usize, and it is not obvious that you somehow can get a Foo. Even worse, if indexes are used for two types of objects, like Foo and Bar, you may end up with thing: usize. While writing the code with usize actually works pretty well (I don't think I've ever used the wrong index type), reading it later is more complicated, because usize is much less suggestive of what you could do.
Newtype trick
One way to ameliorate this problem is to introduce a newtype wrapper around usize:
struct Foo;
#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Ord, PartialOrd, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
struct FooIdx(usize);
struct Arena {
 foos: Vec<Foo>,
}
impl Arena {
 fn foo(&self, foo: FooIdx) -> &Foo {
 &self.foos[foo.0]
 }
}
Here, "one should use FooIdx to index into Vec<Foo>" is still just a convention. A cool thing about Rust is that we can turn this convention into a property verified during type checking. By adding an appropriate impl, we should be able to index into Vec<Foo> with FooIdx directly:
#[test]
fn direct_indexing(foos: Vec<Foo>, idx: FooIdx) {
 let _foo: &Foo = &foos[idx];
}
The impl would look like this:
use std::ops;
impl ops::Index<FooIdx> for Vec<Foo> {
 type Output = Foo;
 fn index(&self, index: FooIdx) -> &Foo {
 &self[index.0]
 }
}
Coherence
It's insightful to study why this impl is allowed. In Rust, types, traits and impls are separate. This creates a room for a problem: what if there are two impl blocks for a given (trait, type) pair? The obvious choice is to forbid to have two impls in the first place, and this is what Rust does.
Actually enforcing this restriction is tricky! The simplest rule of "error if a set of crates currently compiled contains duplicate impls" has severe drawbacks. First of all, this is a global check, which requires the knowledge of all compiled crates. This postpones the check until the later stages of compilation. It also plays awfully with dependencies, because two completely unrelated crates might fail the compilation if present simultaneously. What's more, it doesn't actually solve the problem, because the compiler does not necessary know the set of all crates beforehand. For example, you may load additional code at runtime via dynamic libraries, and silent bad things might happen if you program and dynamic library have duplicate impls.
To be able to combine crates freely, we want a much stronger property: not only the set of crates currently compiled, but all existing and even future crates must not violate the one impl restriction. How on earth is it possible to check this? Should cargo publish look for conflicting impls across all of the crates.io?
Luckily, and this is stunningly beautiful, it is possible to loosen this world-global property to a local one. In the simplest form, we can place a restriction that impl Foo for Bar can appear either in the crate that defines Foo, or in the one that defines Bar. Crucially, whichever one defines the impl has to use the other, which makes it possible to detect the conflict.
This is all really nifty, but we've just defined an Index impl for Vec, and both Index and Vec are from the standard library! How is it possible? The trick is that Index has a type parameter: trait Index<Idx: ?Sized>. It is a template for a trait of sorts, and we get a "real" trait when we substitute type parameter with a type. Because FooIdx is a local type, the resulting Index<FromIdx> trait is also considered local. The precise rules here are quite tricky, this RFC explains them pretty well.
More impls
Because Index<FooIdx> and Index<BarIdx> are different traits, one type can implement both of them. This is convenient for containers which hold distinct types:
struct Arena {
 foos: Vec<Foo>,
 bars: Vec<Bar>,
}
impl ops::Index<FooIdx> for Arena { ... }
impl ops::Index<BarIdx> for Arena { ... }
It's also helpful to define arithmetic operations and conversions for the newtyped indexes. I've put together a typed_index_derive crate to automate this boilerplate via a proc macro, the end result looks like this:
#[macro_use]
extern crate typed_index_derive;
struct Spam(String);
#[derive(
 // Usual derives for plain old data
 Debug, Copy, Clone, Ord, PartialOrd, Eq, PartialEq, Hash,
 TypedIndex
)]
#[typed_index(Spam)] // index into '&[Spam]'
struct SpamIdx(usize); // could be 'u32' instead of 'usize'
fn main() {
 let spams = vec![Spam("foo".into()), Spam("bar".into()), Spam("baz".into())];
 // Conversions between 'usize' and 'SpamIdx'
 let idx: SpamIdx = 1.into();
 assert_eq!(usize::from(idx), 1);
 // Indexing 'Vec<Spam>' with 'SpamIdx', 'IndexMut' works as well
 assert_eq!(&spams[idx].0, "bar");
 // Indexing 'Vec<usize>' is rightfully forbidden
 // vec![1, 2, 3][idx]
 // error: slice indices are of type 'usize' or ranges of 'usize'
 // It is possible to add/subtract 'usize' from an index
 assert_eq!(&spams[idx - 1].0, "foo");
 // The difference between two indices is 'usize'
 assert_eq!(idx - idx, 0usize);
}
Discussion on /r/rust.


Animal Escape Protocol
Escaped Tiger Running In the event of a dangerous animal escape, the immediate goals are 1.) Insure public safety, 2.) Insure staff safety, 3.) Insure animal safety and 4.) Recapture the animal. All four goals should be accomplished simultaneously. It is of utmost importance that everyone involved in the recapture remain calm and not try to be a hero.
In the event of an animal escape;
1. If an animal escapes within the walkway or the perimeter of the security fence, secure all perimeter gates.
2. Leave cage door open if there are no other animals in the cage.
3. Always use a broom or similar instrument to keep animal back. Do not crowd the animal.
4. If animal escapes the confines of the perimeter fence follow the animal but don't crowd it.
Gun Cabinet;
1. Locate the gun(s).
2. When using the emergency knockdown drugs, refer to the recommended dosage on the bottle for the escaped specimen.
3. If the animal escapes the confines of the property, and is dangerous or a large carnivore, use a rifle to kill the animal.
4. In the event of an escape from the property, it is better to follow the animal and send someone else for the firearm.
To kill or not to kill
There are two reasons to kill the animal;
1. Human injury or loss of life is of immediate concern. Do not wait until someone is attacked before making the decision.
2. The animal in question is a carnivore and its' escape from the confines of the property is imminent.
The Shooter
1. If possible, the shooter should remain in a vehicle when approaching the animal.
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Proteinase K is:
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Tritirachium alkaline proteinase
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Question: What Does A Mermaid With Two Tails Mean?
Why is Starbucks logo a siren?
How do sirens kill you?
In Greek mythology, the sirens kill people by luring them towards the treacherous rocks where the sirens make their home.
Do sirens eat their victims?
The end of that song is death." That the sailors' flesh is rotting away, suggests it has not been eaten. It has been suggested that, with their feathers stolen, their divine nature kept them alive, but unable to provide food for their visitors, who starved to death by refusing to leave.
Why is Starbucks coffee called Pike?
They chose the name Pike Place Roast, as a nod to the company's heritage at its first store at Seattle's Pike Place Market with a launch set just a few months away. It would signify more than just a new brew, but a new brewed coffee philosophy to ensure freshness and flavor.
Who named Starbucks?
Where do mermaids live?
A mermaid is a mythical sea-dwelling creature, often described as having the head and body of a woman and a fish's tail below the waist. Stories of mermaids have existed for thousands of years and span cultures across the world – from coastal settlements in Ireland to the landlocked Karoo desert in South Africa.
What should I get at Starbucks when sick?
Jade Citrus Mint® green tea, Peach Tranquility® herbal tea, hot water, steamed lemonade and a touch of honey mingle tastefully well together for a tea that comforts from the inside out.
Why is Starbucks logo a two tailed mermaid?
The original Starbucks logo was the image of a "twin-tailed mermaid", or siren. Greek mythology has it that sirens lured sailors to shipwreck off the coast of an island in the South Pacific, also sometime referred to as Starbuck Island5. … Since its creation, the original Starbucks logo has undergone many changes.
Are mermaids friendly?
This is just one of many tellings of mermaid lore, however. In other traditions, mermaids can be benevolent or beneficent, giving gifts or falling in love with humans. Tales are often recounted in which mermaids save men who have been shipwrecked and bring them safely to shore.
What is siren The God of?
Siren, in Greek mythology, a creature half bird and half woman who lured sailors to destruction by the sweetness of her song. According to Homer, there were two Sirens on an island in the western sea between Aeaea and the rocks of Scylla.
What is a mermaid with two tails?
A mermaid with one tail is just a plain ol' mermaid. (Sorry, Ariel.) But a siren is often depicted with two tails. She might seem like an unusual choice for the face of a coffee company.
Does Nestle own Starbucks?
Nestle Buys Starbucks' Packaged Coffee Business for $7.15 Billion – Eater.
Are all mermaids sirens?
Today, Sirens are almost always represented as voluptuous mermaids, whose beauty and sexuality lure men to their deaths. But the Classical Greeks understood the Sirens differently: as bird-women, creatures that Mediterranean cultures traditionally associated with hidden knowledge.
What is a mermaid with wings called?
Melusine (French: [melyzin]) or Melusina is a figure of European folklore and mythology, a female spirit of fresh water in a sacred spring or river. She is usually depicted as a woman who is a serpent or fish from the waist down (much like a mermaid). She is also sometimes illustrated with wings, two tails, or both.
the sirenFrom its small beginnings in 1971, the Starbucks logo design has always been a two-tailed mermaid. These days, we call her by her proper name – the siren, even though the newest logo design doesn't explicitly show that she has two tails.
Is there a difference between a mermaid and a siren?
The main difference between mermaids and Sirens is that the latter are predators, killers, and dangerous creatures. … Mermaids may not necessarily kill men, like Sirens do. Mermaids are known as beautiful aquatic creatures that used their voices to enchant sailors and fall in love with them.
Does Ryn have a baby?
At the end of "Life and Death", Ryn takes her newborn merbaby daughter back with her to the water where we see its transformation, they swim away together returning home to their colony.


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In order for individuals and families to achieve economic mobility, the communities they live in need to provide equitable access to high-quality education and jobs. Increased wages, adequate working hours and reasonable working conditions can help advance economic well-being and provide increased access to opportunities such as buying a house, paying for a college education or investing in a business.
Because of the complex social, economic and political issues that have affected economic mobility over several decades, solutions that help individuals and families achieve this "American Dream" require a multi-faceted, cross-sector approach designed to impact change at the systems level.
Now, we're building on our previous work on family economic security and family asset building to explore how community foundations can use the five competencies of community leadership to help families move beyond economic security and toward upward economic mobility through a new Economic Mobility Action Network.
Continued Economic Mobility Work
Building on the remarkable success of the pilot Economic Mobility Action Network, CFLeads will continue supporting community foundations that serve as local coalition builders through their economic mobility work. Read more about our continued economic mobility work in the press release below:


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Are you tired of your audio device emitting an annoying crackling sound? Have you noticed that it only happens when you're reading Black Book? You're not alone. This issue is common among many audiophiles and can be frustrating. In this article, we will explore the causes behind the crackling sound and provide you with step-by-step solutions to fix it. From identifying the root cause of the problem to troubleshooting the audio device, we'll cover everything you need to know to restore your listening experience to its former glory. So buckle up and let's get started!
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|Drink Plenty of Water and Get Enough Sleep
|Use Adequate Lighting
|Choose a Well-Lit Area for Reading
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Understanding the Causes of Crackling Sound After Reading Black Book
When reading a physical book, sometimes you may hear a crackling sound while flipping through the pages. This can be caused by several factors, including:
1. Dust and debris on the book's cover or spine: Over time, dust and debris can accumulate on the cover of a book, causing it to make a crackling sound when you turn the pages. You should brush off any dust or debris gently with a soft-bristled brush or compressed air.
2. Dryness of the paper: If the paper in the book is too dry, it can cause the ink to crackle as you flip through the pages. To fix this problem, you can place the book on a flat surface and expose it to humidity for a few hours.
3. Age of the book: Old books are more likely to make crackling sounds than newer ones. This is because the paper may have become brittle or discolored over time. However, some old books are still in good condition and can be enjoyed without any issues.
4. Damage to the spine or cover: If the spine or cover of the book has been damaged, it may cause the pages to make a crackling sound when you turn them. In this case, the book may need to be taken to a professional for repairs.
5. Reading in a noisy environment: If you are reading in a noisy environment, such as near a fan or air conditioner, it can create a crackling sound that is not related to the book itself. You should try to read in a quiet location to minimize any distractions.
Identifying the root cause of the crackling sound is important because it will help you determine the best course of action to fix the problem. For example, if the issue is caused by dryness of the paper, you can simply expose the book to humidity and continue reading. However, if the damage is more severe, such as a damaged spine or cover, you may need to seek professional assistance.
Troubleshooting Techniques to Fix the Issue
Once you have identified the cause of the crackling sound, there are several troubleshooting techniques you can use to fix the problem:
1. Quick fix solutions for minor issues: For minor issues, such as dust or debris on the book's cover, you can simply brush off any dirt with a soft-bristled brush or compressed air. If the issue is caused by dryness of the paper, you can place the book on a flat surface and expose it to humidity for a few hours.
2. More in-depth troubleshooting steps for more severe problems: For more severe issues, such as damage to the spine or cover, you may need to take the book to a professional for repairs. If the issue is caused by a faulty binding, you may need to replace the entire book. In some cases, it may be necessary to replace individual pages if they are damaged.
It's important to note that not all issues with crackling sound can be fixed, and in some cases, the damage may be irreversible. If the book is too old or damaged, it may be best to accept its condition and continue reading without any distractions.
Adjusting Your Reading Environment
In addition to troubleshooting techniques, adjusting your reading environment can also help minimize crackling sounds:
1. Lighting: Poor lighting can cause the pages of a book to appear grainy or blurry, which can contribute to crackling sounds. Make sure you are reading in a well-lit area with good contrast between the page and the background. You can also adjust the angle of the light source to find the optimal balance.
2. Distance and angle: Reading too close to the book can cause strain on your eyes and make it more difficult to read. Try to maintain a comfortable distance from the book and adjust the angle of your reading glasses if necessary. Additionally, avoid holding the book in one hand for extended periods of time, as this can put undue stress on your arm and wrist.
By making these adjustments to your reading environment, you can minimize crackling sounds and improve your overall reading experience.
1. Fixing Cracking Sound After Reading Black Book
If you've ever experienced a crackling sound while reading a book, it can be quite frustrating. Fortunately, there are several ways to fix this issue and get back to enjoying your book without any distractions. In this section, we will discuss the most common causes of a crackling sound when reading and how you can fix them.
2. Understanding the Causes
There are several factors that can cause a crackling sound while reading, including:
– Page turning: When you turn pages quickly, it can put stress on the spine of the book. Over time, this can lead to cracking sounds.
– Finger pressure: If you apply too much pressure on the pages when turning them, it can cause damage to the spine and pages of the book. This can also contribute to a crackling sound.
– Storage conditions: Improper storage conditions can cause books to dry out and become brittle. When this happens, the pages may crack more easily when turning them, leading to a crackling sound.
3. Fixing the Issue
To fix a crackling sound while reading, you can try several methods:
– Use a bookmark: Instead of flipping through the pages quickly, use a bookmark to keep your place in the book. This will reduce the stress on the spine and prevent damage to the pages.
– Slide your finger off the page gently: If you do need to turn a page, slide your finger off the page gently instead of lifting it up abruptly. This can help prevent damage to the spine and pages of the book.
– Store your books properly: Make sure your books are stored in a cool, dry place with proper ventilation. Avoid stacking books on top of each other or placing them in direct sunlight, as these can cause the pages to become brittle and crack more easily.
4. Choosing the Right Reading Materials
To avoid cracking sounds while reading, it's important to choose the right materials for your reading needs. Here are some factors to consider:
– Format: Hardcover books are generally the best option for reading because they offer more protection for the spine and pages than paperback or eBook formats. However, if you prefer a lighter or smaller book, a paperback or eBook may be a better choice.
– Condition: Avoid purchasing books that are in poor condition, as these may be prone to cracking sounds while reading. Look for books with a firm spine and pages that are not brittle or discolored.
– Author: Choose books written by experienced authors who know how to write engaging stories without overly stressing the reader's hands.
5. Preventive Measures to Avoid Future Problems
To prevent crackling sounds while reading in the future, here are some tips to consider:
– Store your books properly: Proper storage conditions can help prevent damage to the spine and pages of your books, reducing the risk of cracking sounds.
– Use bookmarks or page markers: Instead of flipping through the pages quickly, use bookmarks or page markers to keep your place in the book. This will reduce stress on the spine and prevent damage to the pages.
– Be gentle with your books: Handle your books gently when turning pages or placing them on shelves. Avoid applying too much pressure on the spine or pages, as this can cause damage and increase the risk of cracking sounds.
– Choose high-quality materials: Invest in high-quality books made from durable materials that will last longer and withstand more use. Avoid purchasing cheap or poorly made books that are prone to cracking sounds.
1. What is a crackling sound when reading a Black Book?
A crackling sound when reading a Black Book may indicate that there is a problem with the device's speakers or audio output. It could also be a sign of hardware failure or damage to the device.
2. How do I fix a crackling sound in my Black Book?
Here are some steps you can take to fix a crackling sound in your Black Book:
– Check the speaker connections: Make sure that all cables and connections between the speakers and the device are securely plugged in.
– Restart the device: Turn off the Black Book and then turn it back on. This may help to reset any audio issues.
– Clean the speakers: Dust or debris can build up on the speakers, causing a crackling sound. Use a soft brush or compressed air to clean the speakers carefully.
– Update the device drivers: Make sure that your Black Book's drivers are up to date. Outdated drivers can cause audio issues.
3. Why is there a crackling sound when I read on my Black Book?
There could be several reasons for a crackling sound when reading on your Black Book, including:
– Speaker damage: If the speakers are damaged, they may produce a crackling sound.
– Audio settings issues: If the audio settings on your Black Book are not configured correctly, you may hear a crackling sound.
– Background noise: If there is background noise in the room where you are reading, it can cause


Scientific principles are general rules that are followed while doing science or rules that nature tends to follow.
Scientific Principle Examples
The Principle of Least Time a.k.a. Fermat's Principle which states that "light travels between two given points along the path of shortest time."
The principle of cause and effect which states that in order for something to happen there must be an underlying cause or is contingent.
Archimedes Principle: the buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by that object
Examples where principles guide peoples actions would be: making sure all your hypotheses are testable and falsifiable (as opposed to unfalsifiable claims, see Russell's Teapot)
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JANUARY 2nd is Betsy Ross Day. Born a day earlier, January 1, 1752, into the Quaker "Griscom" family in Philadelphia, she was 8th of 17 children. Apprenticed as a seamstress, Betsy fell in love with upholsterer John Ross, son of an Episcopal rector at Christ Church and nephew of George Ross, signer of the Declaration of Independence. As Quakers forbade interdenominational marriage, John and Betsy eloped, being married by New Jersey Governor William Franklin, Ben Franklin's son. Attending Christ's Church with Jefferson, Hamilton and Franklin, the Ross' pew number 12 was near George Washington's. During the Revolution, John Ross died when a munitions depot he was guarding blew up. Shortly after, in June 1776, General Washington reportedly asked Betsy Ross to sew the American Flag. In 1777, Betsy married sea captain Joseph Ashburn at the Old Swedes Church. That winter, the British forcibly quartered in their home. Joseph Ashburn sailed to the West Indies for war supplies but was captured and sent to Old Mill Prison, where he died in 1782. Another prisoner, John Claypoole, brought news of his death to Betsy, and in May of 1783, John Claypoole married Betsy at Christ Church and together they had 5 children.
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Celebrate the Rio Grande Valley's natural and cultural history Thursday Nights at Quinta Mazatlán from September 2023 to May 2024. Mark your calendar for a new program each week.
On Thursday, Sept. 14, city of Pharr urban ecologist Hanna Marble will present "Plants for Pollinators and Other Wildlife," which will focus on the native plants of the Rio Grande Valley. The program will begin at 6 p.m. at Quinta Mazatlán, 600 Sunset Drive in McAllen.
Marble graduated from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a BA in Anthropology and Biology in 2016, and has made a career working with the natural habitat from Brownsville to McAllen. She gained experience as the Garden Nursery Coordinator for Edinburg Scenic Wetlands. She has gained a particular interest in the native plants of the Rio Grande Valley as they teach people about the wildlife that live in our area.
South Texas native plants are the ecological basis upon which life depends on here in the Rio Grande Valley. All terrestrial animals, in one way or another, depend on these plants for food, shelter, and nesting.
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- 1. Larger economies tend to trade more with one another
- 2. Economies which are closer together tend to trade more with one another
Although the role of an economy's size (GDP) is well-understood and has theoretical underpinnings, the role of distance is less understood. Despite this, the relationship has proven stable over time and across studies.
Chaney (2018) suggests that distance may actually be a well-behaved proxy for the cost of creating contacts (i.e. between suppliers and customers). He argues that although distance alone may not be enough to explain an individual firm's exports at any given time (i.e. transport and communication technologies and the political environment matter), it may be sufficient to explain trade in the aggregate.
Since we are interested in the trade of a single good (single malt) as opposed to the sum of hundreds or thousands of goods, these aggregate determinants may hold less relevance. Instead, sector-specific determinants may be more relevant (e.g. alcohol consumption). There may also be more inherent volatility and less stability in the relationships between these determinants and observed trade flows of a single good.
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Tunneling properties in α-T₃ lattices
Journal Contribution - Journal Article
Subtitle:effects of symmetry-breaking terms
The alpha-T3 lattice model interpolates a honeycomb (graphene-like) lattice and a T3 (also known as dice) lattice via the parameter alpha. These lattices are made up of three atoms per unit cell. This gives rise to an additional dispersionless flat band touching the conduction and valence bands. Electrons in this model are analogous to Dirac fermions with an enlarged pseudospin, which provides unusual tunneling features like omnidirectional Klein tunneling, also called super-Klein tunneling (SKT). However, it is unknown how small deviations in the equivalence between the atomic sites, i.e., variations in the alpha parameter, and the number of tunnel barriers changes the transmission properties. Moreover, it is interesting to learn how tunneling occurs through regions where the energy spectrum changes from linear with a middle flat band to a hyperbolic dispersion. In this paper we investigate these properties, its dependence on the number of square barriers and the alpha parameter for either gapped and gapless cases. Furthermore, we compare these results to the case where electrons tunnel from a region with linear dispersion to a region with a bandgap. In the latter case, contrary to tunneling through a potential barrier, the SKT is no longer observed. Finally, we find specific cases where transmission is allowed due to a symmetry breaking of sublattice equivalence.
Journal: Physical review B
Pages: 1 - 14
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Let's say a blue dwarf makes the final connection to the gold. However, there are two paths that one could take to get from the ladder to the gold. One of these paths has a blue door, one of them has no doors. Obviously the blue dwarf would prefer to use the path with the door, so does the player who makes the final connection get to choose what path to use? Or does it go by shortest path to the gold? Basically, what are the rules to determine what path counts as the "final path"?
There's no such concept. The following are the win conditions for the red and blue teams from the rules:
A dwarf from the blue team created the connection, and there is a path that's not blocked by a red door, so the blue team wins, and the red team does not. That's it.
The only way the red team can win if a dwarf from the blue team creates the connection is if the blue team can't win (i.e. every path is blocked by red doors).


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|Dunedin Railway Station|
Anzac Square and Dunedin Railway Station
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|Lines||Main South Line|
|Connections||Taieri Gorge Railway|
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Possibly the best-known building in the southern half of New Zealand's South Island, Dunedin Railway Station is a jewel in the country's architectural crown. Designed by George Troup, the station is the fourth building to have served as Dunedin's railway station. It earned its architect the nickname of "Gingerbread George".
Dunedin was linked to Christchurch by rail in 1878, with a link south to Invercargill completed the following year, and the first railway workshops were opened at Hillside in South Dunedin as early as 1875. Early plans were for a grand main station on Cumberland Street, but these never got any further than the laying of a foundation. Instead, a simple weatherboard-constructed station was built next to the site in 1884, though this was only ever intended to be a temporary structure. It took close to 20 years for government funding to be allocated to the new structure, and planning for the new station only really commenced as the 19th century was drawing to a close.
The logistics of constructing what would be (for a time) New Zealand's busiest railway station took three years before construction finally began in 1903. Dunedin, at the time a major commercial hub, required a station suitable to a wide range of activities: it was a commercial and industrial centre, close to still-active gold and coalfields, and was surrounded by a hinterland that was dependent on both livestock and forestry for its economy.
In an eclectic, revived Flemish renaissance style, (Renaissance Revival architecture), the station is constructed from dark basalt from Kokonga in the Strath-Taieri with lighter Oamaru stone facings, giving it the distinctive light and dark pattern common to many of the grander buildings of Dunedin and Christchurch. Pink granite was used for a series of supporting pillars which line a colonnade at the front of the building. The roof was tiled in terracotta shingles from Marseilles surmounted by copper-domed cupolas. The southern end of the building is dominated by the 37-metre clocktower which is visible from much of central Dunedin.
The booking hall features a mosaic floor of almost 750,000 Minton tiles. A frieze of Royal Doulton porcelain runs around the balcony above it from which the floor's design (featuring a locomotive and related symbols) can be clearly seen. The station's main platform is the country's longest, extending one kilometre.
The building's foundation stone was laid by the Minister of Railways Joseph Ward on June 3, 1904. The Prime Minister Richard Seddon was also present. The station was opened by Ward, by then Prime Minister, in 1906. The construction of the building was kept within budget, and cost £40,000.
In its early days, the station was the country's busiest, handling up to 100 trains a day, including suburban services to Mosgiel and Port Chalmers, Railcars to Palmerston and the Otago Central Branch and other trains to Christchurch and Invercargill. The city's economic decline and the reduction in the prominence of rail transport mean that only a handful of trains use the station today.
The station used to have dock platforms at both the north and south ends and a crossover midway along the main platform. Large shunting yards, most of which have now gone, occupied land to the south of the station. Much of this land has now been subdivided into wholesale and light industrial properties.
With the decrease in passenger rail traffic, the station now serves more functions than the one for which it was originally designed. Bought by the Dunedin City Council in 1994, the station's uses have greatly diversified, though it is still the city's railway station, catering for the Otago Excursion Train Trust's Taieri Gorge Railway tourist train. Much of its ground floor is now used as a restaurant, and the upper floor is home to both the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame and the Otago Art Society. A produce market is held in the station's grounds to the north of the building every Saturday morning. Every year in March, the station takes centre stage in the South Island's main fashion show, with the main platform becoming reputedly the world's longest catwalk.
A thorough refurbishment of the exterior took place in the late 1990s, accompanied by the landscaping of the gardens outside the entrance, in Anzac Square.
In October 2006, the centenary of the station was celebrated with a festival of railway events, including the operation of eight steam railway locomotives from all over New Zealand. In 2006 the Dunedin Railway Station was recognised by DK Eyewitness Travel as one of "The World's 200 Must-See Places".
On February 12, 2008, a freak accident occurred when a container wagon struck and partially destroyed a historic footbridge which stands at the southern end of the station. Four pedestrians were on the bridge at the time, with one suffering minor injuries when she fell 4.5 metres from the wreckage. Reconstruction of a footbridge of similar design on the same site joining Anzac Square with the industrial zone close to Dunedin's wharves is due to begin in September 2008.
The square lies at the southern end of Anzac Avenue, a kilometre-long tree-lined street running roughly parallel to the railway, which leads to Logan Park, the northern end of which is part of State Highway 88, which links Dunedin with Port Chalmers. Logan Park was the site of the 1925 New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, and the avenue and square were named to commemorate the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, the "ANZACs", who were New Zealand's main military force during the then recently concluded First World War. After the refurbishment of the square, a large plaque dedicated to New Zealand's Victoria Cross recipients was relocated to the north end of the square, close to the start of Anzac Avenue. This has since been relocated again, and now stands close to the city's main war memorial in Queen's Gardens, 400 metres to the south.
The northern end of Anzac Avenue is likely to be severely affected by the construction of a new city stadium to replace Carisbrook close to Logan Park, and it is likely that the course of State Highway 88 will be diverted away from the northern end of Anzac Avenue. Directly across the square from the station is Lower Stuart Street, which leads to the city's centre, The Octagon.
Dunedin Railway Station is served by daily sightseeing trains to Middlemarch or Pukerangi via the Taieri Gorge, and to Palmerston. Although lacking any facilities specific to bus travel, the station is Dunedin's terminal for shuttle vans to Dunedin International Airport and for most long-distance bus companies, other than Intercity, which has its own terminal nearby.


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What is IBMC?
____ Each year Turner Fenton Secondary School hosts the International Baccalaureate Mentorship Conference (IBMC) to help ease the transition for grade nine students from their middle school in to the Middle Years Program (MYP). The International Baccalaureate Mentorship Conference is a one day conference that provides the opportunity to interact with other students in the, Middle Years and Diploma program.
We look forward to seeing you at the 2013 International Baccalaureate Mentorship Conference on September 14th for a fun-filled and informative day!
The conference aims to help new students gain a better understanding of the years they face ahead in the IB program. It provides students with the background, knowledge, and skills necessary to excel throughout the four years of the IB program. IBMC helps nurture a foundation for the new students to become well-rounded individuals that excel academically and contribute to the school community.
At IBMC, grade nine students will become delegates and take part in team-building activities that foster confidence and collaboration amongst their peers. Throughout the conference, delegates enjoy several fun-filled entertaining activities that give them an unforgettable experience. Their day also includes teacher-led lessons that clarify the philosophy component and requirements of the IB program; such as the Learner Profile, Areas of Interaction and a Personal Project. The three hundred delegates that participate in IBMC are given the opportunity to have fun, make new friends and gain essential skills for the years ahead.
The idea for the conference came from 3 grade 12 IB students who wanted to foster the relationships among the older grade 11 and 12 IB students and the incoming grade 9 MYP students. Today this conference is organized by 30 IB student volunteers in 10 months of planning. The, delegates gain insight and understanding about the IB program from both teachers, and students enriched with experiences of the IB program.


What is the meaning of the phrase throw him under the bus?
When someone "throws another person under the bus" it means to sacrifice a person by allowing that person to get into some form of trouble or bad situation so that another person can gain personally or because they just want that other person to suffer.
Example of "throw him under the bus" in a sentence
An example of how the expression is used will help you understand it's usage.
"Joe and Nate were caught by the police doing drugs.
Joe decided to throw Nate under the bus by telling the
police that Nate is also a drug dealer."
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Can you explain how to enable and disable connection pooling?
Can you explain how to enable and disable connection pooling?
Set Pooling=true. However, it is enabled by default in .NET.
To disable connection pooling set Pooling=false in connection string if it is an ADO.NET Connection.
If it is an OLEDBConnection object set OLEDB Services=-4 in the connection string.
Can you explain how to enable and disable connection pooling?
To enable connection pooling :
SqlConnection myConnection = new SqlConnection(@"Data Source=(local)\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=TEST;Integrated Security=SSPI;");
This has connection pooling on by default.
To disable connection pooling:
SqlConnection myConnection = new SqlConnection(@"Data Source=(local)\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=TEST;Integrated Security=SSPI;Pooling=false;");
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Returns a string representation of the key attribute(s) that is suitable for use in an HTML DOM id. This can be overwritten to customize the default generated string representation if desired. If you need to read back a key from a dom_id in order to query for the underlying database record, you should write a helper like 'person_record_from_dom_id' that will extract the key either based on the default implementation (which just joins all key attributes with '-') or on your own overwritten version of the method. By default, this implementation passes the key string through a method that replaces all characters that are invalid inside DOM ids, with valid ones. You need to make sure yourself that your dom ids are valid, in case you overwrite this method.
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Why ARIS Media Streamer can't stream YouTube videos
It's the same story with many streaming media apps.
They're designed to play video on your TV or desktop, but you're still using your TV's built-in streaming device to stream your video.
But ARIS has a feature that lets you stream video directly to your TV via your phone, iPad, and other smart devices.
When you do that, ARIS automatically turns on your device's video stream, so you don't have to.
ARIS Streamer lets you: Start a video stream.
Play and pause video.
Stream and record video.
Play video clips.
Play a video and audio clip.
Download video clips or clips from your favorite video app.
Browse video clips and audio clips.
Select from hundreds of audio and video clips in the ARIS library.
Start a new video stream: Start your video stream by pressing a button on your ARIS device.
If you have an app that has a video app, you can use ARIS's feature to start your stream directly from that app.
Start your ARis video stream with ARIS Replay mode: When you start your ARIstream stream, you'll see a small "Start Replay" box on the top of your ARIAccess bar.
Select it and your stream will start playing right away.
The app will pause when you close it, and the ARI stream will resume when you open it again.
It will also stop playing once you close the ARIAcess bar.
You can pause your stream to watch another video in your ARIEccess bar: Select the "Pause" button on the bottom right of your stream and then press the button to start playing the next video.
Once you're done playing a video, you should see the ARIs Replay button in the top right corner.
It'll display the current video playback time and playback progress.
To stop the playback, select the "Stop" button from the bottom left.
ARIAuth bar: When the ARIEcess bar is full, you need to open the ARISAccess bar to continue playing your video or audio clips or video clips from other apps.
To open the bar, press the left or right arrow buttons on your home screen.
You'll see an ARIAuthority bar on the left side of the screen.
Tap it to open it.
You will be prompted to enter your email address and password to authorize your account.
Tap the "Authorize" button to authorize ARIS for the video stream or audio stream you just started.
You need to use this authorization to start the video or to play a clip from another app on your phone.
You won't be able to pause your ARIs video stream if you don�t have the video app on the device, so check out our video streaming guide to learn how to use ARIs in a variety of video apps.
Play audio clips from an ARI video: If you're playing a clip in a video on another device, you will need to enable the "play audio clips" option.
Once that's done, you must enter the audio clip ID or audio clip name of the audio file that you want to play in the video, and you must press the right or left arrow buttons to play the audio.
You don't need to have the audio player open to start a playback.
To play the video you just played, you have to press the play button again on the right side of your screen.
To pause the playback of a video clip or audio file, you just need to press either the pause button on top of the video screen or the pause arrow on the video player.
You cannot pause playback in the middle of a playback or record video in the right hand bar.
If your ARISE stream is playing an audio clip, you won't see any audio in the left hand bar, so don't worry about that.
You still need to listen for the "start replay" notification.
You also have to wait for the start replay notification to appear.
When the start Replay notification appears, press and hold the button on ARIaccess bar and wait for it to appear on the screen (press the button again if it doesn't appear).
Then press the start button on video player or pause button in video player and continue playing.
If the start play button doesn't display, press both buttons on video or pause player and wait a few seconds for it again to appear in the screen and then play the start video.
When your video is over, press either pause button or start button in ARIS and the video will pause.
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When does your Netflix subscription expire?
When will my Netflix subscription be up for renewal?
The most popular streaming media service for the masses, Netflix, is currently available on nearly half of the world's devices, including Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Roku, and others.
The streaming service has grown in popularity as more people embrace their gadgets and the devices themselves, and is now available on more devices than ever before.
With the advent of the next-generation Apple TV and Apple TV Stick, Netflix is now on more than half of U.S. homes.
On October 5, Netflix will start its new subscription year with a two-week window to renew its membership, which ends on October 21.
The service will also begin its new streaming box-style subscription for the first time in the U.K. in September.
However, the streaming service is only available to Apple TV owners and Apple devices with iOS 6 or later.
The first-year subscription lasts two weeks.
In the U, the first-time subscription costs £29.99, and it can be cancelled anytime for an extra £15.99.
On top of the two-day renewal window, the service will continue to be available on iOS devices for five days after its end.
Netflix also recently announced that it will add a new way to pay for the service: a payment plan that allows users to make one-off payments of up to £15 a month for unlimited access to all of its shows, movies, and music, as well as a free trial period.
The new plan, dubbed the Netflix One Plus, will launch this fall in the UK, and in the coming weeks in the US and Germany.
Netflix said it is looking to build on its existing one-time-only streaming plan for its members, adding that it would like to expand to new countries.
What is Netflix subscription?
Netflix's membership model is unique among streaming media companies.
Users pay a monthly fee for access to the service.
However the monthly subscription does not come with a single set price, which is the way most of the major streaming services operate.
Instead, subscribers pay a fixed price based on their devices, which Netflix calls "the tier."
Each Netflix subscriber can have up to two Netflix streaming devices and can watch a limited number of movies and TV shows on those devices.
Users can also subscribe to multiple devices at the same time, or they can buy individual subscriptions for individual devices.
Netflix offers a single subscription for £9.99 per month, with access to 100 hours of video a month.
Each month, the monthly fee is based on the number of devices the subscriber has and the number hours they can watch each month.
If the subscriber wants to watch more, they can upgrade to a subscription that offers a higher-end price of up for £19.99 a month or more for unlimited hours of streaming.
The cost of the monthly Netflix membership is also determined by the device used to access the service, which in most cases is an Apple TV or Apple TV Pro.
The company also offers a subscription-based video service called Netflix Ultra.
However it is currently limited to U.k. customers and only available for Apple devices running iOS 6.9 or later and on Apple TV 4.7 or later or later, or Android smartphones running Android 4.4 or later (for a limited time).
Netflix also offers an Apple-branded streaming device called the "Netflix Box."
Netflix also sells the Roku TV.
For the moment, Netflix's streaming service in the United States is limited to Apple devices.
It's unclear whether Netflix plans to offer streaming devices in other countries, such as India and Brazil.
Will Netflix renew its subscription?
At this time, Netflix hasn't announced if it plans to extend its subscription period.
However there are indications that the streaming giant is considering the possibility of a new model for its streaming service.
The most recent round of talks between Netflix and Amazon to expand its streaming services in India and South Africa came to an end last week, according to The Wall Street Journal.
However Netflix still has to sign a contract with its existing subscribers in those countries before it can move forward with the deal.
Netflix will also have to make a decision about its future


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Wind-induced external and internal pressures on tiles installed on a low-rise building model with gable roof were investigated by using a full-scale wind testing facility generically named Wall of Wind (WoW). Emphasis was given to ridge tile where a failure usually initiates during extreme wind events. Three different profiles field tiles namely high, medium, and low were investigated in combination with two types of ridge tiles namely rounded and three-sided. Effect of weather block on the pressure was examined. The study produced a unique high resolution pressure data in the form of pressure coefficients (Cpmin, Cpmax and Cpmean) for field and ridge tiles. These tests revealed high pressure coefficients for the ridge tile compared to the field tiles including those at the corners. Ridge tiles at the middle of the roof saw slightly lower wind pressure compared to those close to the gable end. Weather blocking of clay tiles while useful preventing water intrusion, increased the wind loads on the field tiles. The case without weather blocking produced significant pressure underneath the field tiles that resulted in lower net pressures.
Feuze Lekem, Serge Alain, "Wind Pressure Evaluation for Field and Ridge Tiles" (2011). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 340.
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Airlander 10, a 302ft-long (92-metre) part plane, part helicopter and part airship, was damaged at its base at Cardington Airfield, Bedfordshire, on Wednesday morning.
Photographs emerged showing the aircraft on the ground with its nose pointing towards the floor.
A spokesman for Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), which is developing Airlander 10, said: "Airlander sustained damage on landing during today's flight."
He added: "We're debriefing following the second test flight this morning. All crew are safe and well, and there are no injuries."
First developed for the US government as a long-endurance surveillance aircraft, the British firm launched a campaign to return the craft to the sky after it fell foul of defence cutbacks.
It is about 50ft (15 metres) longer than the biggest passenger jets and uses helium to become airborne, travelling at speeds of up to 92mph.
The Airlander successfully completed its first test flight without incident on August 17. It performed one lap of the airfield before landing about half an hour later.
That was set to be the beginning of 200 hours of test flights for the 143ft-wide (44-metre) and 85ft-high (26-metre) craft, which will be able to stay airborne for about five days during manned flights.
HAV claims it could be used for a variety of functions such as surveillance, communications, delivering aid and even passenger travel.
It is also hoped an Airlander 50 will eventually be developed, which would be able to transport 50 tonnes of freight.


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The Gidran is one of the few purebreds that has both the strength and endurance of saddle and harness horses. This large-sized horse is usually used for pulling carts, wagons and carriages as well as riding.
Gidrans have strong body contours. Because of their big body, they have been used as saddle horses. The head is quite small but is relative in size to the body. They have large, clear brown eyes with ears slightly pointed inward. The neck is sloped and brawny; the back is straight and the loins are stretched; the chest is deep while the shoulder is broad. The legs are strong and the joints are somewhat well-rounded. The hooves are hard and perfectly shaped. Gidrans are usually chestnut brown and stand 16.1-17 hands high (64-68 inches, 163-173 centimeters).
Personality and Temperament
Gidrans are gentle horses that are very useful in farm work. They can stay for long hours under the hot sun, even on rocky ground. Although these horses are average jumpers, they can be used in sporting events.
History and Background
The Gidran is believed to have originated from Siglavy Gidran, an Arab stallion. The breed was brought to
During the cross-breeding of the Thoroughbred and the Gidran, there have been incidences of ill-tempered horses. Luckily, breeders have developed methods to decrease the instances of this kind of offspring. The Hungarian studs only serve one purpose in keeping these Gidran: they want to preserve the pure bloodline while experimenting on breeds which will eventually produce an appealing breed of Gidran.
A horse that is four years of age or older; a stallion is intact
The term for an animal's young
Horses that jump at shows and go through judgment
The term referring to the various lines of breeding within the family.
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From telescopes to the Erie Canal, to planes, trains and automobiles, technological innovations have long been incorporated into wallpaper designs. With cast iron reaching new aesthetic and structural heights in architecture beginning in the 1850s, it made sense to capture its more decorative aspect in a wallpaper design. This paper highlights views of New York City architectural landmarks including Trinity Church, Federal Hall, Exchange Place, Grace Church, and Castle Garden, with each view enclosed within a decorative cast iron framework. Flowering vines are entwined around the support columns. A narrow border fragment is still attached at the top edge with the border colors matching those found in the sidewall paper. The format of this design is quite typical for the period but the normal framing elements of scrolling foliage and wood moldings have here been replaced with decorative cast iron. While the maker of this paper is unknown it is appropriate that the cast iron design incorporates New York City landmarks as there were numerous cast iron foundries in New York City. The SoHo (South of Houston) district of New York City contains possibly the largest collection of cast iron architecture in the world.
With origins dating back to ancient China, cast iron was not a new material at this time but there was a boom in its use for architecture. Refinements in its production allowed the material to be used as a structural element in large building projects beginning in the late eighteenth century, while its cheapness and availability in the 1850s led to its increased use in architecture. Support columns made of cast iron were more slender than those of masonry supporting a similar weight, which created more usable interior space, and also allowed for larger, more decorative windows when used on the exterior.


AHCI Virtualization in Device Model
AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) is a hardware mechanism that allows software to communicate with Serial ATA devices. AHCI HBA (host bus adapters) is a PCI class device that acts as a data movement engine between system memory and Serial ATA devices. The ACPI HBA in ACRN supports both ATA and ATAPI devices. The architecture is shown in the below diagram.
HBA is registered to the PCI system with device id 0x2821 and vendor id 0x8086. Its memory registers are mapped in BAR 5. It only supports 6 ports (refer to ICH8 AHCI). AHCI driver in the User VM can access HBA in DM through the PCI BAR. And HBA can inject MSI interrupts through the PCI framework.
When the application in the User VM reads data from /dev/sda, the request will send through the AHCI driver and then the PCI driver. The User VM will trap to hypervisor, and hypervisor dispatch the request to DM. According to the offset in the BAR, the request will dispatch to port control handler. Then the request is parse to a block I/O request which can be processed by Block backend model.
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If you're out and about and see an upside down sheep you could be forgiven for thinking it was just resting.
But Avon and Somerset Constabulary has warned it can actually be something much more sinister.
The force has warned people sheep could be in a near-death experience if they are lying on their back.
During the winter months sheep grow more wool and their fleece can become extremely heavy if there is a lot of rain.
his can cause the sheep to topple over due to the sheer weight and being left on their back.
If left for too long in this position, the animal can suffocate and die.
Police shared the following post on its rural crime page, Somerset Live reports.
A Facebook user has been warning others about the issue. In a post, she said: "If you spot a sheep in this position, they're not sunbathing.
"If they are left like this, they will die."
The post also offers advice on what to do if you find a sheep in the awkward position.
It says: "If you are able to, turn them up the right way, or try to find someone that can.
"If they have been upside down for a long time, it may take several attempts for them to stay upright."
The post also says people may have to hold on to them for a while while the water drains from their coats.


text: The objective of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Rapid Overt Reconnaissance (ROR) program and the Airborne Littoral Reconnaissance Technologies (ALRT) project's LAMBS effort is to determine if electro-optical spectral discriminants exist that are useful for the detection of land mines in littoral regions. Statistically significant buried mine overburden and background signature data were collected over a wide spectral range (0.35 to 14??m) to identify robust spectral features that might serve as discriminants for new airborne sensor concepts. LAMBS has expanded previously collected databases to littoral areas - primarily dry and wet sandy soils - where tidal, surf, and wind conditions can severely modify spectral signatures. At AeroSense 2003, we reported completion of three buried mine collections at an inland bay, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico beach sites.1 We now report LAMBS spectral database analyses results using metrics which characterize the detection performance of general types of spectral detection algorithms. These metrics include mean contrast, spectral signal-to-clutter, covariance, information content, and spectral matched filter analyses. Detection performance of the buried land mines was analyzed with regard to burial age, background type, and environmental conditions. These analyses considered features observed due to particle size differences, surface roughness, surface moisture, and compositional differences.


Partnership with Digital House
Digital house is a Coding School where programmers and digital professionals are trained. In 2017 we were the first school to develop a joint training project, in which Secondary School students learn to program and develop digital skills and computational thinking.
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-Different programming languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, UX (user experience).
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-Through a practical approach, based on inquiry and the application of the design cycle as a central tool.
- Problems are identified and innovative and creative solutions are presented to challenges that include website development, interactive games, data analytics and digital marketing, considering the experience of users and digital citizenship.
-With teachers from Digital House and from our school.


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Homeowners nationwide are receiving letters asking them to pay upwards of $80 to obtain a certified copy of their property deed. What the mailings don't mention is that deeds are available from the county for a few dollars or less.
How the Scam Works:
You receive a letter in the mail in an official-looking "open immediately" envelope. It warns that you should have a certified copy of the deed to your house or condo. Getting a copy is easy; just pay the business $80 or more, and they will mail you one.
The letter is misleading. Deeds really only cost a few dollars, so the scammers are making a hefty profit.
As with most scams, the letters take several forms and the exact name, amounts and wording used change over time.
Some versions of the letters look like a bill. Others warn that an additional $35 will be tacked on to a base charge if you don't order by a set date. However, the mailing always uses an official sounding business name, including National Deed Service, Secured Document Company and Conveyance Transfer Services. These three all have a Washington DC return address and a toll-free number.
How Can I Get a Copy of My Deed?:
If you are thinking about selling or refinancing your home, you will need a copy of your deed. But you don't need to pay scammers for one.
 - Where to get a new one: Call or check the website of the county clerk's office, where deeds are usually recorded.
 - What you need to get it: The street address of the property. There is no fee if you request the title yourself, but there may be a small charge for copying and certification.
 - How long it takes: The process takes about 10 business days in most cases.


Middle Ground Coastal Battery
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The Middle Ground Coastal Battery is a heritage site of an antique coastal gun battery managed by the Indian Navy on an islet off the coast of Mumbai, India. It is situated on Middle Ground isle in Mumbai Harbour, a few hundred metres away from the Gateway of India, in Thane Creek.
The Middle Ground Coastal Battery was once part of a reef, like the nearby Oyster Rock. Middle Ground islet is a piece of hard basalt rock, emerging from the creek bed, having an area of a few hundred square metres.
The island was fortified in 1682 by the British East India Company to curb the sea piracy in the area. Later a marine police force of Bhandaris was stationed on the islet to keep an eye on the pirates who used to board ships. The Bhandaris were chosen for their honesty and local knowledge. They had a distinctive uniform of yellow turbans and blue trousers. After piracy moved to the South China Sea, about two hundred years ago, the police were disbanded and the rock passed into the control of the Royal Navy (RN), and from thence to the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and eventually to the Indian Navy (IN).
The RIN added to the fortifications with the use of cannons and later on three anti-aircraft guns to protect the harbour from a perceived Japanese invasion during World War II. The AA guns were eventually removed, but the deep cylindrical mountings of the old guns still remain.
Current use[edit]
The island is manned by a staff of eight sailors of the Indian Navy who keep in touch with the mainland through radio communications. Currently the island serves as the saluting base to the Flag Officer Commander-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Western Naval Command. The old cannons are ceremonially fired along with a bugle call when a new FOC-in-C takes office or when a naval ship returns to its home port in the harbour after an extended deployment.
The edifice stores artefacts of the colonial era such as ceramic bathtubs, etc. A maritime museum occupied a portion of the isle, but it was shut down in 2000 with the exhibits moving to the maritime museum of the decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Vikrant (R11) when it was opened to the public. Ensigns of old naval ships are still stored on the isle.
The islet is difficult to visit owing to the problems faced while berthing during low tide. The Navy has been offered many lucrative deals for the obsidian isle, but selling it would heavily compromise the security of warships berthed at Naval Jetties.
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I received two notes on this happy leap day that there was a problem someone was having in with accounting for leap years in their code. Both were quickly solved.
The first was programming for a leap year that turned out to be a common problem. The programmer was checking for leap year by dividing the year evenly by 4, and seeing an error when looking at historical transactions in 1900 and 2000. Centennial leap years can only be evenly divided by 400.
The other was with the use of the ATL COleDateTime API related to handling leap years in Visual Studio and.NET Framework. It turned out that the workaround referenced in this article on Connect solved the issue: _URL_
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Software Component for Polyglot Text - to - Speech Synthesis: User Interface and Beta Testing Results %A Paul Fogarassy-Neszly %A Zlatomir Zinveliu %A Costin Pribeanu %P 145-148 %X ext - to - speech synthesis has many applications in the area of assistive technologies for visually impaired people. Some applications require multilingual text - to - speech synthesis . In this case, multilingual text analysis and voice switching are desirable . In this paper an improved functional version (beta) of a software component for polyglot text - to - speech synthesis is presented. Beta testing results are useful to reveal the optimal level of par ameters and suggest new directions to improve the method and algorithms. Testing results show that the new version of the component is able to automatically detect the language with a reasonable accuracy from texts with a variable degree of fragmentation. %K Multilingual speech synthesis, language recognition, text - to - speech synthesis, assistive technologies beta testing, usability, accessibility %W _URL_


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Evidence of reduced health-related quality of life in older Mexican Americans with arthritis
TitleEvidence of reduced health-related quality of life in older Mexican Americans with arthritis
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsBindawas, SM, Snih, SA, Grady, JJ, Protas, EJ, Graham, JE, Markides, KS, Ottenbacher, KJ
JournalEthn DisEthn Dis
Date PublishedSpring
ISBN Number1049-510X (Print)1049-510X (Linking)
Accession Number21749029
KeywordsAge Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and Over, Arthritis/complications/ ethnology/psychology, Case-Control Studies, Female, Health Status, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Mexican Americans, Quality of Life, Socioeconomic Factors
AbstractOBJECTIVE: To examine the association between self-reported physician-diagnosed arthritis and health-related quality of life among older Mexican Americans. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study involving population-based survey. SETTING: Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (EPESE) survey conducted in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and California. PARTICIPANTS: 839 non-institutionalized Mexican American older adults (> or = 75 years) participating in Hispanic EPESE. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Self-reported physician-diagnosed arthritis; sociodemographic variables; medical conditions; body mass index; and the physical and mental composite scales from the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36). RESULTS: 518 (62%) of the subjects reported physician-diagnosed arthritis. Participants with arthritis had significantly lower scores on the physical composite scale (PCS) (mean = 35.3, SD = 11.3) and the mental composite scale (MCS) (mean = 53.5, SD = 10.8) of the SF-36 compared to persons without arthritis (PCS mean = 42.9, SD = 10.9; MCS mean = 57.0, SD = 8.8). Multiple regression showed that arthritis was associated with decreased PCS and MCS (model estimates of -5.74 [SE =.83]; and -3.16 [SE =.64]), respectively, after controlling for sociodemographic and clinical covariates. CONCLUSIONS: Arthritis is a highly prevalent medical condition in Mexican American older adults. Our findings suggest that deficits in both physical health and mental function contribute to reduced quality-of-life in this population.