In the garden this week: Sweetcorn dens, plus squish those bugs
Create a shady play area for kids, plus a quick way to control aphids
Garden week: Sweetcorn
Munch bunch. Photograph: David Sillitoe
Sweetcorn secrets
A sweetcorn den provides a secretive, shady play area for allotment-bound kids and armfuls of sweetcorn. Sow into pots now for planting out when they are big enough, or sow direct into your chosen shape. Choose a sunny spot, not too windy, that has been deeply dug over. If sowing direct, mark out whatever shape you fancy, then sow two or three seeds per station, 45cm apart. When they germinate, remove the weaker seedlings, leaving one per station.
Bug squish
The squishing of aphids between fingers and thumbs is the job of the moment. They swarm over youthful buds of roses and others, and multiply at an astonishing rate, contorting growth with their sap-sucking ways. Later on, ladybirds, lacewings and other beneficial insects will get their numbers up and keep aphids under control, but for now it's down to you. Pour cold washing-up liquid over affected plants, too; the soap suffocates aphids. Nice.


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I want to copy the parameters foo(bar).baz in the following code:
function(foo(bar).baz)
First attempt: Cursor on one of the parentheses, then y%. This gives me the parameters plus a bit extra:
(foo(bar).baz)
Second attempt: Cursor on opening parenthesis. Set a mark ma, jump to end with % then y'a to copy back to the mark. This gives me:
(foo(bar).baz
Setting a mark at the end and going the other way gives me exactly the same. Setting a mark on the f, then typing mah%y'a does give me the foo(bar).baz that I want, but maybe there's something more concise. Is there?
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Use text objects:
yi( (or ya( if you want to include the parenthesis).
You can also use " to work inside quotes, etc. See the link for details, or type :help text-objects in Vim.
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You could also use yib or yab. I find the parenthesis keys a little fiddly. – Prince Goulash May 5 '11 at 10:33
A slightly shorter alternative to yi( is yib. Similarly yiB is equivalent to yi{ - yanks the contents inside braces.
Personally I usually do vib (visual select the text inside braces) first to make sure that the expected text is selected, followed by a y.
For more text object goodness, see :help text-objects.
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Following should do it
Yank Inner Block
yi(
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Perfect, thanks. – Mr E May 5 '11 at 10:33
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UNIJOS that, in spite of the multiplicity of advantages offered by the computer, the academic staff seem to possess inadequate computer literacy skills, and that the use of computer for academic work also seems to be minimal in these institutions among the academics. The conventional method appeared to dominate research, teaching and learning activities of these institutions. This is supported by Ogunrewo, (2010) in an appraisal of internet usage among academic staff of universities, that, academic staff do not adequately ultilize internet facilities.
Furthermore, the researcher's interactions with some members of the staff indicate that most of them seem to be ignorant of the various computer literacy skills acquisition methods, and that economic factors and time constraint appeared to be factors militating against the acquisition of computer literacy skill among academic staff.
These scenarios if not urgently addressed, will have far reaching negative effects on both the staff and the products of these universities. The staff may not be able to adequately access current information to update their knowledge for effective teaching. This will lead to producing half baked graduates that may not be adequately prepared to face the challenges of the wider society.
Finally, the researcher's extensive search of the literature shows that, within the context of this research, no work has ever been conducted on the assessment of computer literacy of academic staff of NSUK and UNIJOS. This therefore calls for the need for an assessment of computer literacy skills of the academic staff of these institutions. This research is therefore being carried out to fill this gap.
Purpose of Study
The purpose of this study is to assess the computer literacy skills of academic staff of NSUK and UNIJOS. Specifically, the study will:
- Find out the computer literacy skills possessed by both academic staff members of NSUK and UNIJOS
- Assess the areas to which the academic staff members employ computer skills in carrying out their work.
- Find out the methods available for acquiring computer literacy skills by the academic staff of NSUK and UNIJOS.
- Find out the effectiveness of the methods of computer literacy skills acquisition among the academic staff members.
- Determine problems that hinder the acquisition of the right level of computer literacy skills by academic staff members.
- Identify strategies for the enhancement of computer literacy skills among academic staff members of these Universities.
This study will be guided by the following research questions:
- What are the computer literacy skills possessed by the academic staff members of NSUK and UNIJOS?
- What are those areas to which the academic staff of NSUK and UNIJOS employ computer literacy skills in carrying out their work?
- What are the available methods used by these staff members in the acquisition of computer literacy skills?
- How effective are the methods used by the academic staff in acquiring computer literacy skills?
- What are the problems that hindered the academic staff members of NSUK and UNIJOS in the acquisition of computer literacy skills?
- In what ways can the problems faced by the academic staff in the acquisition of computer literacy skills be improved?
Significance of Study
This study which seeks to assess the computer literacy skills of academic staff of universities will no doubt add to the existing body of knowledge in the department of library and information science.In addition, the findings of this work are expected to be of benefit to the academic staff, the management of the two universities and other researchers.
To the academic staff, it will reveal their weaknesses and strengths in the areas of computer literacy skills acquisition. It will also benefit them as it will identify those areas for which the computer can be used to enhance academic work. These will enable them to adjust accordingly.
Also expected to benefit from the findings are the managements of the two universities as the findings will enable them to understand better the various methods of computer literacy skills acquisitions available. This will guide management in the decision on the choice of the most appropriate method(s) to adopt in the training and retraining of academic staff in the area of computer literacy skills acquisition.
Above all, the findings are expected to identify the major hindrances and remedies for effective acquisition of computer literacy skills. This will help management to adapt adequate means towards enhancing the acquisition of computer literacy skills among the academics.
Furthermore, researchers conducting empirical and non-empirical studies related to this topic will find this work relevant.
Scope of the Study
This study intends to focus on the concepts of computer literacy of academic staff. It will discuss in details the nature of computer literacy skills possessed by the academics, the areas that academic staff apply these skills for academic work, the methods and the effectiveness of the skills acquisition methods, the challenges as well as the remedies to overcome the various challenges militating against the acquisition of these skills.
The work covers Nasarawa state University, situated in Keffi and University of Jos sited in Jos, Plateau State, all within North central Nigeria

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you guys think one job pays more than the other? I'm thinking cybersecurity analysts might make bank with all the demand for protection against cyber attacks.
darrel l. 5 months ago
Telecom specialists focus more on setting up and maintaining communication systems, while cybersecurity analysts are all about protecting those systems from hackers and cyber attacks. So, kinda different, right?
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20.6. Monitoring Server Activity
The Directory Server's current activities can be monitored from either the Directory Server Console or the command line. It is also possible to monitor the activity of the caches for all of the database.
20.6.1. Monitoring the Server from the Directory Server Console
 1. Select the Status tab.
 2. In the navigation tree, select Performance Counters.
 The Status tab in the right pane displays current information about server activity. If the server is currently not running, this tab will not provide performance monitoring information.
 3. Click Refresh to refresh the current display. For the server to continuously update the displayed information, select the Continuous check box.
The General Information table shows basic information about the server, which helps set a baseline about the statistics that have been gathered.
Table 20.2. General Information (Server)
Field Description
Server Version Identifies the current server version.
Startup Time on Server The date and time the server was started.
Current Time on Server The current date and time on the server.
The Resource Summary table shows the totals of all operations performed by that instance.
Table 20.3. Resource Summary
Resource Usage Since Startup Average Per Minute
Connections The total number of connections to this server since server startup. Average number of connections per minute since server startup.
Operations Initiated The total number of operations initiated since server startup. Operations include any client requests for server action,such as searches, adds, and modifies. Often, multiple operations are initiated for each connection. Average number of operations per minute since server startup.
Operations Completed The total number of operations completed by the server since server startup. Average number of operations per minute since server startup.
Entries Sent to Clients The total number of entries sent to clients since server startup. Entries are sent to clients as the result of search requests. Average number of entries sent to clients per minute since server startup.
Bytes Sent to Clients The total number of bytes sent to clients since server startup. Average number of bytes sent to clients per minute since server startup.
The Current Resource Usage table shows the current demands on the server.
Table 20.4. Current Resource Usage
Resource Current Total
Active Threads The current number of active threads used for handling requests. Additional threads may be created by internal server tasks, such as replication or chaining.
Open Connections The total number of open connections. Each connection can account for multiple operations, and therefore multiple threads.
Remaining Available Connections The total number of remaining connections that the server can concurrently open. This number is based on the number of currently open connections and the total number of concurrent connections that the server is allowed to open. In most cases, the latter value is determined by the operating system and is expressed as the number of file descriptors available to a task.
Threads Waiting to Write to Client The total number of threads waiting to write to the client. Threads may not be immediately written when the server must pause while sending data to a client. Reasons for a pause include a slow network, a slow client, or an extremely large amount of information being sent to the client.
Threads Waiting to Read from Client The total number of threads waiting to read from the client. Threads may not be immediately read if the server starts to receive a request from the client, and then the transmission of that request is halted for some reason. Generally, threads waiting to read are an indication of a slow network or client.
Databases in Use The total number of databases being serviced by the server.
The Connection Status table simply lists the current active connections, with related connection information.
Table 20.5. Connection Status
Table Header Description
Time Opened The time on the server when the connection was initially opened.
Started The number of operations initiated by this connection.
Completed The number of operations completed by the server for this connection.
Bound as The distinguished name used by the client to bind to the server. If the client has not authenticated to the server, the server displays not bound in this field.
Read/Write Indicates whether the server is currently blocked for read or write access to the client. There are two possible values:
Not blocked means that the server is idle,actively sending data to the client, or actively reading data from the client.
Blocked means that the server is trying to send data to the client or read data from the client but cannot. The probable cause is a slow network or client.
The Global Database Cache table lists the cache information for all databases within the Directory Server instance.
Note
Although the performance counter for the global database cache is listed with the other server performance counters in the Directory Server Console, the actual database cache entries are located and monitored in cn=monitor,cn=database_instance,cn=ldbm database,cn=plugins,cn=config, as are the other database activities. Monitoring these entries through the command line is covered in Section 20.7.2, "Monitoring Databases from the Command Line".
Table 20.6. Global Database Cache Information
Table Header Description
Hits The number of times the server could process a request by obtaining data from the cache rather than by going to the disk.
Tries The total number of database accesses since server startup.
Hit Ratio The ratio of cache tries to successful cache hits. The closer this number is to 100%, the better.
Pages Read In The number of pages read from disk into the cache.
Pages Written Out The number of pages written from the cache back to disk.
Read-Only Page Evicts The number of read-only pages discarded from the cache to make room for new pages. Pages discarded from the cache have to be written to disk, possibly affecting server performance. The lower the number of page evicts the better.
Read-Write Page Evicts The number of read-write pages discarded from the cache to make room for new pages. This value differs from Pages Written Out in that these are discarded read-write pages that have not been modified. Pages discarded from the cache have to be written to disk, possibly affecting server performance. The lower the number of page evicts, the better.
20.6.2. Monitoring the Directory Server from the Command Line
The Directory Server's current activities can be monitored using LDAP tools such as ldapsearch, with the following characteristics:
 - Search with the attribute filter objectClass=*.
 - Use the search base cn=monitor; the monitoring attributes for the server are found in the cn=monitor entry.
 - Use the search scope base.
For example:
# ldapsearch -D "cn=Directory Manager" -W -p 389 -h server.example.com -x -s base -b "cn=monitor" "(objectclass=*)"
The monitoring attributes for the Directory Server are found in the cn=monitor entry. For information on searching the Directory Server, see Section 14.3, "Using ldapsearch".
Table 20.7. Server Monitoring Attributes
Attribute Description
version Identifies the directory's current version number.
threads The current number of active threads used for handling requests. Additional threads may be created by internal server tasks, such as replication or chaining.
connection:fd:opentime:opsinitiated:opscompleted:binddn:[rw] Provides the following summary information for each open connection (only available if you bind to the directory as Directory Manager):
fd — The file descriptor used for this connection.
opentime — The time this connection was opened.
opsinitiated — The number of operations initiated by this connection.
opscompleted — The number of operations completed.
binddn — The distinguished name used by this connection to connect to the directory.
rw — The field shown if the connection is blocked for read or write.
By default, this information is available to Directory Manager. However, the ACI associated with this information can be edited to allow others to access the information.
currentconnections Identifies the number of connections currently in service by the directory.
totalconnections Identifies the number of connections handled by the directory since it started.
dtablesize Shows the number of file descriptors available to the directory. Each connection requires one file descriptor: one for every open index, one for log file management, and one for ns-slapd itself. Essentially, this value shows how many additional concurrent connections can be serviced by the directory. For more information on file descriptors, see the operating system documentation.
readwaiters Identifies the number of threads waiting to read data from a client.
opsinitiated Identifies the number of operations the server has initiated since it started.
opscompleted Identifies the number of operations the server has completed since it started.
entriessent Identifies the number of entries sent to clients since the server started.
bytessent Identifies the number of bytes sent to clients since the server started.
currenttime Identifies the time when this snapshot of the server was taken. The time is displayed in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in UTC format.
starttime Identifies the time when the server started. The time is displayed in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in UTC format.
nbackends Identifies the number of back ends (databases) the server services.
backendmonitordn Identifies the DN of each directory database.


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|"||You dare to raise your hand to the Church?||„|
|~ Bernardo Gui, intimidating rebellious peasants|
Bernardo Gui was an inquisitor of the Roman Catholic Church and the secondary main antagonist of the 1986 film The Name Of The Rose.
He was portrayed by Acedemy Award winning actor, F. Murray Abraham, who also portrayed Antonio Salieri in Amadeus, Cyrus Kriticos in Thirteen Ghosts and Grimmel the Grisly in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.
A religious zealot, Gui condemned scores of people to death for the smallest sin or slightest deviation from his puritanical reading of Scripture. He clashed with Brother William of Baskerville, who believed that the goal of the Inquisition was to guide the faithful. William acquitted a man whose only crime was translating a book from Greek that conflicted with Scripture. Gui overruled William and had the man burned at the stake. Gui then accused William of heresy for having defending the man. Despite William's appeals to the Pope, Gui had William imprisoned and tortured until William recanted. William was later released from prison.
During the early 14th century, Gui was sent to a Benedictine Abbey in northern Italy to attend a conference there. The abbey had been the site of several murders, and Gui was chomping at the bit to take care of the problem. Gui had a peasant girl, a hunchback named Salvatore, and a monk named Remigio da Varagine arrested and brought before a tribunal. Gui intimidated the Abbot into agreeing with his verdict, and when William would not do the same Gui detained him, intending to take him to Avignon and answer to the Pope.
Meanwhile the three people Gui had arrested were tied to stakes, and had started them on fire. Salvatore and Remigio were burned to death, while the peasant girl was later freed by area villagers when a fire broke out in the abbey library. Gui tried to escape in his wagon, but a group of angry villagers pushed it over. Gui fell off the cliff and was impaled on the wagon's spokes.

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In the days before cell phones and cordless phones, homes had dial telephones. To make this vintage toy dial telephone, you will need a small box, some dark paper, a few reinforcements (the kind used around holes in notebooks), and a two-legged paper fastener.
Cover the top and sides of the box with dark paper (or paint the box a dark color), then cut a slit about an inch long in the box cover.
Now make the telephone instrument itself. First fold a piece of paper in half and draw a diagram as shown in the small sketch. When this piece is unfolded, you have a telephone with a tab in the center. Insert the tab in the slit in the box cover.
To make the dial on the phone, cut a paper circle and paste ten reinforcement rings around the edge (or draw double circles, if you have no notebook reinforcements). On the circles, write numbers and letters that you can dial when you use the phone. Fasten the dial in place with a two-legged paper fastener.


// Legal
215u // Legal
0xFeeL // Legal
078 // Illegal: 8 is not an octal digit
032UU // Illegal: cannot repeat a suffix
Following are other examples of various types of Integer literals −
85 // decimal
0213 // octal
0x4b // hexadecimal
30 // int
30u // unsigned int
30l // long
30ul // unsigned long
Floating-point Literals
A floating-point literal has an integer part, a decimal point, a fractional part, and an exponent part. You can represent floating point literals either in decimal form or exponential form.
While representing using decimal form, you must include the decimal point, the exponent, or both and while representing using exponential form, you must include the integer part, the fractional part, or both. The signed exponent is introduced by e or E.
Here are some examples of floating-point literals −
3.14159 // Legal
314159E-5L // Legal
510E // Illegal: incomplete exponent
210f // Illegal: no decimal or exponent
.e55 // Illegal: missing integer or fraction
Boolean Literals
There are two Boolean literals and they are part of standard C++ keywords −
 - A value of true representing true.
 - A value of false representing false.
You should not consider the value of true equal to 1 and value of false equal to 0.
Character Literals
Character literals are enclosed in single quotes. If the literal begins with L (uppercase only), it is a wide character literal (e.g., L'x') and should be stored in wchar_t type of variable . Otherwise, it is a narrow character literal (e.g., 'x') and can be stored in a simple variable of char type.
A character literal can be a plain character (e.g., 'x'), an escape sequence (e.g., '\t'), or a universal character (e.g., '\u02C0').
There are certain characters in C++ when they are preceded by a backslash they will have special meaning and they are used to represent like newline (\n) or tab (\t). Here, you have a list of some of such escape sequence codes −
Escape sequence Meaning
\\ \ character
\' ' character
\" " character
\? ? character
\a Alert or bell
\b Backspace
\f Form feed
\n Newline
\r Carriage return
\t Horizontal tab
\v Vertical tab
\ooo Octal number of one to three digits
\xhh . . . Hexadecimal number of one or more digits
Following is the example to show a few escape sequence characters −
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
 cout << "Hello\tWorld\n\n";
 return 0;
}
When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result −
Hello World
String Literals
String literals are enclosed in double quotes. A string contains characters that are similar to character literals: plain characters, escape sequences, and universal characters.
You can break a long line into multiple lines using string literals and separate them using whitespaces.
Here are some examples of string literals. All the three forms are identical strings.
"hello, dear"
"hello, \
dear"
"hello, " "d" "ear"
Defining Constants
There are two simple ways in C++ to define constants −
 - Using #define preprocessor.
 - Using const keyword.
The #define Preprocessor
Following is the form to use #define preprocessor to define a constant −
#define identifier value
Following example explains it in detail −
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
#define LENGTH 10
#define WIDTH 5
#define NEWLINE '\n'
int main() {
 int area;

 area = LENGTH * WIDTH;
 cout << area;
 cout << NEWLINE;
 return 0;
}
When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result −
50
The const Keyword
You can use const prefix to declare constants with a specific type as follows −
const type variable = value;
Following example explains it in detail −
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
 const int LENGTH = 10;
 const int WIDTH = 5;
 const char NEWLINE = '\n';
 int area;

 area = LENGTH * WIDTH;
 cout << area;
 cout << NEWLINE;
 return 0;
}
When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result −
50
Note that it is a good programming practice to define constants in CAPITALS.
C++ Modifier Types
C++ allows the char, int, and double data types to have modifiers preceding them. A modifier is used to alter the meaning of the base type so that it more precisely fits the needs of various situations.
The data type modifiers are listed here −
 - signed
 - unsigned
 - long
 - short
The modifiers signed, unsigned, long, and short can be applied to integer base types. In addition, signed and unsigned can be applied to char, and long can be applied to double.
The modifiers signed and unsigned can also be used as prefix to long or short modifiers. For example, unsigned long int.
C++ allows a shorthand notation for declaring unsigned, short, or long integers. You can simply use the word unsigned, short, or long, without int. It automatically implies int. For example, the following two statements both declare unsigned integer variables.
unsigned x;
unsigned int y;
To understand the difference between the way signed and unsigned integer modifiers are interpreted by C++, you should run the following short program −
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

/* This program shows the difference between
 * signed and unsigned integers.
*/
int main() {
 short int i; // a signed short integer
 short unsigned int j; // an unsigned short integer
 j = 50000;
 i = j;
 cout << i << " " << j;
 return 0;
}
When this program is run, following is the output −
-15536 50000
The above result is because the bit pattern that represents 50,000 as a short unsigned integer is interpreted as -15,536 by a short.
Type Qualifiers in C++
The type qualifiers provide additional information about the variables they precede.
Sr.No Qualifier & Meaning
1
const
Objects of type const cannot be changed by your program during execution.
2
volatile
The modifier volatile tells the compiler that a variable's value may be changed in ways not explicitly specified by the program.
3
restrict
A pointer qualified by restrict is initially the only means by which the object it points to can be accessed. Only C99 adds a new type qualifier called restrict.
Storage Classes in C++
A storage class defines the scope (visibility) and life-time of variables and/or functions within a C++ Program. These specifiers precede the type that they modify. There are following storage classes, which can be used in a C++ Program
 - auto
 - register
 - static
 - extern
 - mutable
The auto Storage Class
The auto storage class is the default storage class for all local variables.
{
 int mount;
 auto int month;
}
The example above defines two variables with the same storage class, auto can only be used within functions, i.e., local variables.
The register Storage Class
The register storage class is used to define local variables that should be stored in a register instead of RAM. This means that the variable has a maximum size equal to the register size (usually one word) and can't have the unary '&' operator applied to it (as it does not have a memory location).
{
 register int miles;
}
The register should only be used for variables that require quick access such as counters. It should also be noted that defining 'register' does not mean that the variable will be stored in a register. It means that it MIGHT be stored in a register depending on hardware and implementation restrictions.
The static Storage Class
The static storage class instructs the compiler to keep a local variable in existence during the life-time of the program instead of creating and destroying it each time it comes into and goes out of scope. Therefore, making local variables static allows them to maintain their values between function calls.
The static modifier may also be applied to global variables. When this is done, it causes that variable's scope to be restricted to the file in which it is declared.
In C++, when static is used on a class data member, it causes only one copy of that member to be shared by all objects of its class.
#include <iostream>

// Function declaration
void func(void);

static int count = 10; /* Global variable */

main() {
 while(count--) {
 func();
 }

 return 0;
}
// Function definition
void func( void ) {
 static int i = 5; // local static variable
 i++;
 std::cout << "i is " << i ;
 std::cout << " and count is " << count << std::endl;
}
When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result −
i is 6 and count is 9
i is 7 and count is


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Described here is an electromagnetic approach for the analysis of high-performance computer packages such as the thermal conduction module (TCM) used in the IBM 3080 and 3090 processor units. Modeling of signal paths and limitations of previous methods are discussed. Numerical results are presented for propagation characteristics associated with signal lines and vias, and for coupled noise between signal lines. The results are compared with those obtained by means of test vehicles, scale models, and capacitance calculations.
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Four Parts:Being as smooth as possibleOut-braking your opponentMastering a set of cornersStaying focusedCommunity Q&A
Overtaking in karting is as essential as having the best lap times. Karting is a form of motorsport that can mold you into a better driver and an even better racer.
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Being as smooth as possible
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 Focus on being smooth. This is one point that a lot of racers neglect. Being an aggressive driver may help you gain a few places but will eventually force you to make a mistake and you may lose all the places you took.
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 Make your overtake as clean as possible. If you feel that you are overtaking your opponent before entering the corner but are unable to carry out the overtaking move through the exit of the corner then you are probably doing it wrong.
 - This could be because you are either unable to manage a faster exit speed through the corner or you are too aggressive on the steering and the brakes which in turn make you slower through the corner, which helps your opponent to keep pace with you.
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 Don't always go for a gap. There could be a possibility that you may have the inside line for a corner but the very next corner could be in the opposite direction and may give your opponent the inside line making your overtaking move useless!
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Out-braking your opponent
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 Be prepared to put in plenty of practice. This method of overtaking does not come easily. It takes practice and a lot of patience.
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 Identify a part on the track that helps you find your usual braking point. This is the point that you always brake at before turning into a corner.
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 Try braking a little later than your braking point to see how it affects your exit speed. If you exit too slowly because your kart loses a lot of traction, you might want to experiment more with your braking points.
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 Observe whether the driver ahead of you brakes at the same time that you do. Note whether that driver brakes a lot earlier than you. You can use this knowledge to your advantage and try to steer away from the racing line brake later than the other driver. This allows you to not only overtake the driver but also to make a comfortable exit through the corner, as you are now able to out brake your opponents.
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Mastering a set of corners
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 Use corners you're familiar with. This is the time you start finding a particular corner or a set of corners that you can take flat-out or in which you save a lot of time while doing timed heats.
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 While you have these turns figured out, think about whether the ideal way of overtaking on this corner would be to go on the inside of the opponent or go on the outside of the opponent.
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 Think about a few corners in advance. For example: If you are approaching a hard braking corner after a long straight and you believe that you can overtake the driver then think about the next set of corners. This would help you to analyse how you would have to tackle the next set of corners in order to maintain your position.
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 Note the opponent's moves. You have to be very attentive about how the opponent takes these corners. Notice whether the driver is struggling or is fairly good through these set of corners. Use the opponent's line through the corner and quickly work out your ideal line to overtake the opponent.
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 Don't panic if you are not able to overtake your opponent the first time. You know your strong corners and your opponent will now try to be defensive of his or her space, trying not leave any for you to overtake. Use this behavior to your advantage and push the opponent to make a mistake through a corner; that will be your key to overtaking him or her.
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Staying focused
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 Practice frequently. Karting is an expensive sport, so use your time on the track wisely. When karting, think and experiment with your line, so as to be well prepared when you actually have to use all of your practice to overtake your opponents.
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 Stay confident and reduce your fear. In a high paced sport like karting, never let fear get the best of you. If you do, the other driver behind you will not hesitate to drive you off the track!
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 Look where you want your kart to go. If you have a gap that you can fit through and overtake, stare into the gap because that's where you want to go.
 - If you stare at the kart in front if you and keep thinking that you will crash, you are bound to crash then!
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, you can use the Geronimo Console or the command line. For this example you will use both.
Through the console
Log into the Geronimo console and click on the Deploy New link of the Applications folder located on the left hand side of the console navigation panel. This will load the Install New Applications window.
Then select and load the HelloWorld.war file into the Archive input box and click install button to deploy application in to the server. Once the application is successfully deployed, the screen will be updated with a successful deploy message. Before clicking the install button, make sure that the "Start app after install" checkbox is enabled.
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Change directory to <geronimo_home>/bin and run the following command:
java -jar deployer.jar --user system --password manager deploy <app_home>/HelloWorld.war
Once the application is successfully deployed you should see the following message:
#000000solid E:\geronimo\bin>java -jar deployer.jar --user system --password manager deploy E:\HelloWorld\HelloWorld.war Deployed HelloWorld @ http://localhost:8080/hello
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This article showed you how simple is to have Apache Geronimo up and running. The overall time for getting the server running should be less than five minutes if you have the prerequisite (Java 1.5) already installed. Additionally, this article also showed you how to create, deploy and test a very simple JSP in less than five minutes.
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This project used results of a national survey to collect life expectancies of bridge activities and the durations of construction to do those activities. The national survey also showed the current use of contractors, in-house staff and combinations to execute those activities. In addition, the national survey provided input from 11 agencies on products or processes to speed bridge preservation activities. A second survey of regional bridge engineers in Michigan provided a list of activities and timelines they would use over a 75-year period. A bridge traffic table provides input on traffic for all bridges on the Michigan system. An excel-based tool was developed to evaluate discounted bridge activity costs and user delay costs for bridges in the table. Examples show the effect of discount rate, speed limit, average annual daily traffic, region, and use of modified activity lists. The tool, and especially the use of modified activity lists, allows a region to evaluate user delay costs as well as bridge activity costs for their current practice and for adjustments to that practice. A second tool allows comparison of preservation versus no-preservation activity lists for a user supplied bridge age. Activity costs and User Delay costs are calculated for both scenarios, but decisions in the second tool are based on equivalent annual costs.


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Rivelin Dam, Peak District National Park
Rivelin Lower Dam is used to supply water to the nearby treatment works. The upstream face is protected with stone pitching which has weathered over the years and more recently suffered from some vandalism. A long-term solution was required to strengthen the upstream face and which was acceptable to the Peak Park Planning Authority.
Yorkshire Water proposed Open Stone Asphalt or repairs to the stone pitching. Although there were initially concerns over the visual impact of OSA, we proposed to surface-dress the layer of OSA with a gravel which helped the revetment blend in with the natural stone wave wall.
Other Safety & Environmental benefits of OSA over pitching repairs included a quicker installation time, longer life-expectancy, and majority machine-work rather than hand-work.
Lean Sand Asphalt was used to fill voids in the pitching before a layer of 150mm OSA was placed over the upstream face.
- 1,500 m2 of upstream face protected.
- Lean Sand Asphalt placed to fill voids between stone pitching
- Minimum of 150mm Open Stone Asphalt placed over upstream face.
- Crest trench for OSA used to provide additional stability due to steep slopes up to 1 in 1.5
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This house has been witness of the lives from several people that occupied it, with the years they are part of the walls that we want to share with our guests as another testimony of the exciting history of this city.
The first record
In the late eighteenth century the house was owned by a French citizen and merchant named Jean D'Anglade, married with Rosa Guerra. There are numerous references in the archives that shows the richness of this family. They owned several houses in the city in addition to the hacienda San José de Cospique. Apparently engaged in buying and selling properties we found his name on various documents that show a feverish commercial activity but also slave trade and smuggling.
The Consul's house
In January 1824 reached Cartagena the British Consul Mr. Edward Watts with the purpose of promoting trade relations between UK and this port, after the weakness of the Spanish administration.
He settled down in two houses on Cochera del Gobernador street turning to Candilejo street.
The Consul supports the independence process led by Bolivar, who visited him during his last stay in the city, offering a miniaturist portrait painted by the Italian artist Meucci as a gift. This portrait was used in 1831 as ornament during the funeral that the city made in honor of Bolivar's memory.
Consul Watts was an outstanding member of the city' s aristocracy, proof of it are the numerous references made by English chroniclers and officers in their travel diaries of the years 1820 to 1830 in which they emphasize the friendly and hospitable attitude of Mr. Watts. He was forced to leave the city in 1833 as it was accused to intervene in the internal affairs of Colombia.
When he leaved the country his son George Burghalt Watts assumed as Vice Consul and took over the house. He married in 1838 with Juliana de Porras.
The next generation
In the census of 1851 from the Cathedral quarter on page 13 we can read: " family of George B Watts that includes among its children a boy named Tomas, son, single, age 6, free".
Thomas B. Watts and Porras was born in Cartagena in 1845 and according to a deed of 1883 stored in the historical records of the city bought "for himself and his family two tall houses adjacent to the accessory one side ruined stone tile wood... located on Cochera del Gobernador street... from his mother by an amount of six thousand pesos."
The scenes described in García Márquez book "Love in the Time of Cholera" are not immune to the tragedy that is unveiled from the death certificate of the wife of Mr. Tomas who died in 1892 leaving five minor children "after an illness that deprived her of life ".
The hardware store
In 1912 Tomas B. Watts dies and the house goes to auction on August 22, 1913.
Two years before the trading company Franco Covo & Co.. bought the adjoining house to move its hardware store and who finally round off the house that went for 7.800 "american gold pesos at 4.30 pm."
Since the end of 1800 in the houses had been established different kinds of shops like the pharmacy of Mr. Dionisio Araujo, a bar and the renowned FrancoCovo & Co hardware store that permanently announced new arrivals of imported products in the local newspapers.
At the same time the building of the Andean Corporation is built in the neighborhood that required the demolition of a house called "the island", because it was the largest that existed in the old city.


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Gate to Trigger section
Takes a gate signal and give a trigger output on both the rise and fall of that gate. The IN LED will illuminate while the gate input is high.
Trigger to Gate section
Takes a trig signal to start a gate signal and is normalized from the fall output in the Gate to Trig section. The gate length knob controls the gate length. The fall output will generate a trigger at the end of the gate. The OUT LED will illuminate while the gate output is high.
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Le Seur, Minnesota
For many years, farmers and local residents near Le Seur, Minnesota have reported seeing a red light, that looks like a lantern, bobbing along the Omaha Railroad tracks south of the town. These sightings date back many years and have been connected to an unsubstantiated report of an old hermit who lived in a nearby cave. Does his ghost still haunt the area?
The area south of town was known as Old Brewery Hill for the brewery that was started there around 1875 by George Kienzli. He constructed a small building on the hill and beneath it dug two deep cellars into the earth. Large wooden casks were brought in to store the beer while it aged and to hold ice that would keep the earthen chambers cool in the summer. The beer that was brewed there was hauled to nearby towns and it was fairly successful for a number of years. Eventually, it was sold twice more and closed down. The buildings later burned down but it is said that visitors along the east side of Ottawa road can still see the remains of the cellars if they can find the right side of the hill.
While the brewery is long since gone, the story of a ghost in the vicinity remains. It was believed that a man lived in one of the brewery caves and people claimed to see him leave the cave, walking along and carrying a red lantern. It was said that if you tried to approach him, he and the lantern would disappear. Curiosity-seekers who explored the cave found some old clothes, a straw mattress, a shoe box.... and human bones.
Apparently, the hermit who lived in the cave had died long ago, but someone was seen leaving the place at night and walking along the railroad tracks! A brakeman aboard a passing train reported that one night, the train was forced to stop because of someone carrying a lantern along the tracks. When the brakeman got down from the train to removed the man from the path of the train, there was no one there. The engineer and several workers on the train all swore that they had seen a red lantern.
As time has passed the ghost of the old hermit still haunts the stretch of tracks near Old Brewery Hill, still waving his red lantern as he walks along and still vanishing if anyone gets too near. Why he haunts this place remains a mystery....
The small town of Le Seur, Minnesota is located in the south central part of the state, about fifty miles southwest of Minneapolis/ St. Paul. Old Brewery Hill is located south of town along the road to Ottawa. The hill is located on the east side of the highway.
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Comparative Study on Allium schoenoprasum Cultivated Plant and Allium schoenoprasum Tissue Culture Organs Antioxidant Status
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This study was designed to examine Allium schoenoprasum tissue culture organs antioxidant and scavenging activity and to make a comparison between Allium schoenoprasum cultivated plant and Allium schoenoprasum tissue culture organs antioxidant activity. This study reports the results on the root, stalk and leaf antioxidant enzyme activities (superoxide dismutase, catalase, guaiacol peroxidase and glutathione peroxidase), reduced glutathione quantity, flavonoids and soluble protein contents and quantities of malonyldialdehyde and. OH radical. In Allium schoenoprasum tissue culture organs the total antioxidant capacity was determined by the FRAP method and scavenger activity by the DPPH method. The present results indicated that the crude extract of Allium schoenoprasum tissue culture exhibited antioxidant and scavenging abilities in all investigated plant parts, especially in the roots. According to our results, the tissue culture plants exhibited the highest activities in the roots in contrast to the cultivated plants where highest activities were observed in the leaves. Copyright (C) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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|Title:||Noise reduction approach for Arabic phonemes articulated by Malay speakers||Authors:||Almisreb, A.A.
|Issue Date:||2018||Abstract:||Noise reduction in speech signal is significant due to its worthy applications like VoIP, Speech Recognition and Cellular calls. In this paper, a method for noise reduction in Arabic phonemes speech waveforms based on corpus collected from nonnative Arabic speakers is investigate, specifically Malay. Firstly, each speaker is required to articulate the 28 Arabic alphabets without any pre-training. The proposed method combines both Gamma correction function and Negative function, in order to eliminate and reduce the unvoiced signals. In addition, a modified equation of the Gamma correction function is proposed to be used separately from the negative function. Results attained showed that the proposed method capable to enhance the quality and the computational time as well. Based on the spectrogram, the proposed method has shown advantages as compared to Zero-Crossing Rate approach. Experimental results showed that reduction in noise is attained by increasing the gamma value. © 2018 IEEE.||DOI:||10.1109/CSPA.2018._PHONE_|
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Formula of Concord (Lutheran Church)
The Formula of Concord (Formula Concordiae) is one of the symbolic books of the Lutheran Church, the purpose of which was to heal the schisms that had arisen in the church since Luther's death and to restore pure Lutheran doctrine. The formula of unity worked out in 1576 at a convention of theologians at Torgau by Jacob Andreae of Tübingen, Martin Chemnitz of Brunswick, David Chyträus of Rostock, Andreas Musculus of Frankfurt a.d. Oder, and several theologians of Saxony, was not found satisfactory, and was therefore revised in March 1577, at the Bergen monastery near Magdeburg. But this new version called the Formula Concordiae was not approved by all the Lutheran churches either.
The Formula of Concord comprises 12 articles. The last chapter deals with "other gangs and sects, who have never confessed themselves to the Augsburg Confession." This chapter is included to prevent the suspicion that such groups were tolerated. Among them were the Anabaptists, Schwenckfelders, Arians, and Antitrinitarians.
Concerning the Anabaptists the Concordia states: "The Anabaptists are divided into many groups, of which one defends much error, another little; on the whole, however, they teach such doctrine as cannot be tolerated in the churches, by the police, or in temporal government," and the suspicion is aroused that all branches without distinction hold the enumerated tenets.
The articles are divided into three groups. In addition to several doctrinal points, the Anabaptist views on government and economics are condemned, in agreement with article 16 of the Augsburg Confession.
The erroneous tenets of the Anabaptists are listed as follows in the Formula of Concord:
Intolerable Articles on the Church
- That Christ did not receive His body and blood from the Virgin Mary, but brought it with Him from heaven.
- That Christ is not true God, but merely has more gifts of the Holy Spirit than other holy persons.
- That our justification before God does not rest alone on the merit of Christ, but on the renewal, and thus on our own piety, in which we walk. Which is in large part on one's own, peculiar, self-chosen spirituality, and is fundamentally nothing but a new monasticism.
- That unbaptized children are before God not sinners, but righteous and innocent, which are saved in their innocence, because they have not yet reached accountability, without baptism (which, according to their assumption, they do not need). They thus reject the entire doctrine of original sin and what is attached to it.
- That children should not be baptized until they come to understanding and can confess their faith themselves.
- That the children of Christians are holy and children of God even without baptism, for the reason that they are born of Christian parents; and for this reason they do not regard nor promote infant baptism, contrary to the express word of God's promise, which includes only those who keep His covenant and do not despise it, Genesis 17.
- That the church in which sinners are still found is not a true church.
- That one should hear no sermon or attend any temple in which Papist Mass has been held or read.
- That one should have nothing to do with preachers who preach the Gospel in accord with the Augsburg Confession and reprove the preaching and error of the Anabaptists; one should neither serve them nor work for them, but flee and avoid them as perverters of God's Word.
Intolerable Articles Concerning the Police
- That the government is not a God-pleasing position in the New Testament.
- That a Christian cannot with a good conscience fill or officiate in a government office.
- That a Christian cannot with a good conscience use a function of government in occasional matters against the wicked, nor may its subjects call upon its power received from God, for safety and protection.
- That a Christian cannot with good conscience swear an oath nor offer allegiance to the ruling prince by means of an oath.
Intolerable Articles on Economics
- That a Christian with good conscience cannot keep or own any property, but is obliged to give it to the brotherhood.
- That a Christian cannot with a good conscience be an innkeeper, merchant, or knifesmith.
- That married persons must for the sake of their faith separate from one another, and one leave the other and marry another who is of the same faith.
These articles were compiled by the provost Jacob Andreae, who preached 33 sermons in Esslingen in _PHONE_ against "Papists, Schwenckfelders, and Anabaptists," which included eight against the Anabaptists. For the most part they refer to the Hutterian Brethren, who had no brotherhoods in Germany, but were doing successful missionary work there. From their confession of faith, Peter Riedemann's Rechenschaft unserer Religion, Lehre und Glaubens, he quotes entire passages and tries to refute them: infant baptism (p. 28), community of goods (p. 160), oath (p. 141), church officials (p. 75), hearing sermons in the temples (p. 51), Christian and government (p. 101), magistracy (p. 129), merchants (p. 157), knife-smiths or armorsmiths (p. 156), and inns (p. 159). These sermons were printed in 1568, in a second edition in 1575, and enlarged with six additional sermons in 1753.
The views expressed by Andreae in these sermons were concentrated in the Swabian Concordia of 1574, from which they were put almost verbatim into the Formula of Concord. Only a few sentences were added. One on Calvin at the request of the theologians of Brunswick and Wolfenbüttel in session at Riddagshausen read: "The error of Calvin, that the children of baptized Christian believers; are in the covenant of grace and are saved even before they receive baptism, and that they are baptized only because baptism in them signifies and seals the salvation they have beforehand, for such error minimizes the doctrine of original sin." The others were those on the Incarnation.
The Formula of Concord was widely used. It was adopted in Saxony, Brandenburg, the Palatinate, in 20 duchies, 24 counties, and 35 imperial cities. It was rejected by Anhalt, Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Denmark, Hesse, Holstein, Pfalz-Zweibrücken, Pomerania, Sweden, and a number of cities and counties (Bremen, Frankfurt, Magdeburg, Nürnberg, etc.). Though it failed to become a unifying formula for the Lutheran church, it formed the foundation for church doctrine from that time on in the sections that accepted it.
Andreae, Jacob. Dreyunddreissig Predigen, Von den filrnembsten Spaltungen in der Christlichen Religion: IV.
Frank, Fr. H. R. Die Theologie der Concordienformel. Erlangen, 1865. IV, 345-391
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, _PHONE_: v. II, 543 ff.
Heppe, F. H. Geschichte des deutschen Protestantismus. 1857: III.
Loserth, Johann. Quellen und Forschungen zur Geschichte der oberdeutschen Taufgesinnten im 16. Jahrhundert. Vienna, 1929.
Müller, J. T. Die symbolischen Bücher der evangelisch-lutherischen Kirche. Gütersloh, 1890: 558-560, 727 f.
Riedemann, Peter. Rechenschaft unserer Religion, Lehre und Glaubens (ca. 1545).
Wider die Lehr der Widerteuffer. Tübingen, 1568: 1-172.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, pp. 354-356. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
©_PHONE_ by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.
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Measuring Fiber Orientation in Nonwovens: The Hough Transform
- Pourdeyhimi, B., Kim, H.S.
- Textile research journal 2002 v.72 no.9 pp. 803-809
- image analysis, nonwoven fabrics, textile fibers
- This paper extends the work discussed previously in a series of papers devoted to the use of image analysis methods to characterize the fiber orientation. This paper outlines the theory and application of the Hough transform in determining the fiber orientation distribution of a series of simulated and real nonwoven fabrics. The results are compared to those obtained using fast Fourier transform methods.


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How many words in a speech. How Many Words are in a Five 2022-11-09
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The number of words in a speech can vary greatly depending on the purpose and length of the presentation. A short speech might be a few hundred words, while a longer keynote address could be several thousand words. Ultimately, the most important consideration is not the specific number of words, but whether the speech effectively communicates its message to the audience.
One way to determine the appropriate length for a speech is to consider the time allotted for the presentation. For example, if you have 20 minutes to speak, it may not be feasible to deliver a speech that is several thousand words long. On the other hand, if you have an hour or more to speak, you may be able to include more content and use more words.
Another factor to consider is the audience and the topic of the speech. If the topic is complex or technical, it may be necessary to use more words to fully explain the concepts and ideas being presented. On the other hand, if the topic is more straightforward or familiar to the audience, you may be able to use fewer words to get your point across.
Ultimately, the key to a successful speech is to find the right balance between the number of words and the time allotted for the presentation. By carefully considering the purpose of the speech, the audience, and the topic, you can determine the appropriate number of words to use to effectively communicate your message.
How Many Words Should Be in My Speech? (Based on Number of Minutes)
See all the 5 exercises to develop an adaptive speaking rate Tips taken from 1. These estimates use the average speaking pace of 150 words per minute to estimate. A tip is to divide your 750 words into the points you want to impart. By preparing in this way, you can deliver a powerful and effective presentation that will leave your audience impressed. How Do You Estimate How Many Words You Speak Per Minute? Rate of Speech Speed can be calculated in words per minute wpm just like the typing speed. Get to the stage where you no longer require anything gradually. A 32-minute speech should contain between 4000 and 6400 words.
Resultedly, you would cover between 625 to 750 words per minute if you were to write a speech.. A 37-minute speech should contain between 4625 and 7400 words. If you can record yourself, do so. How minutes is 1,500 words? There are 9,000 words in a 1-hour speech. It is easy to get tired of listening to your voice as you get closer to five minutes. Thus, they will remain engaged on what else you have to say.
How Many Words is a 5 Minute Speech? — Word Counter
If you speak at an average speed between: 1200 — 1600 words. How Many Words in a 19-minute speech? There is no tried and true method to get the exact number of minutes it will take you to do a speech except to practice. If you do too many words, you are in danger of repeating points that you have previously made and it will dilute the overall quality of the speech. How Many Words in a 35-minute speech? There are a few key steps you can take to propose something: In order to understand how proposals are created, it is helpful to understand the three main types of proposals. On average if the font is plain, sans-serif, without embellishment, like Arial or Verdana, its size is set for 12px, and the line spacing is set for 1. There are many reasons why either option might be the best one, but ultimately it comes down to personal preference.
A 26-minute speech should contain between 3250 and 5200 words. How many words in an 8-minute speech? The average person speaks 125-150 WPM. A 3-minute speech should contain between 375 and 600 words. Citing concrete examples to prove a point is a persuasive method as well. Another is to get their permission firstthis will ensure that your proposal is truly theirs and not something they think is best for them.
How Many Words In A 10 Minute Speech? [A Word Count Guide]
A 51-minute speech should contain between 6375 and 10200 words. Build Career Skills Online Fast-track your career with award-winning courses and realistic practice. Read again incorporating your changes. Final Thoughts The significance of practice cannot be overstated. After some revision, practise it once more.
How Many Words Is A 4 Minute Speech And The Best Way To Prepare For It
Preparation Tips to Nail Your Speech Presentation Speaking is just talking, right? To help you with that, here are some pointers: 1. Most people can simply hear his voice, mid-speech, and know who is talking. Nowadays you can easily test your English Speaking Speed with TypingMaster's Free Speech Test above. Beyond the word count, being able to communicate the essence of your speech clearly and eloquently is more important. How Many Minutes is 6500 words? They cannot tell you are not looking at them, and it gives you the chance to look up from your notes without making you completely uncomfortable. Also included are some tips for any speaker. You can probably recognize the patterns of speech of famous actors or politicians.
Do you give a speech when you propose? What is your Speech Rate? How Many Words in a 36-minute speech? You should aim to write about 600 to 650 words in this section. A 43-minute speech should contain between 5375 and 8600 words. It will help you master your time You only have 3 minutes to impress your audience. Most expert speakers agree, preparing well can be your best protection against nervousness. What Is The Word Count For A 5 Minute Speech? Naturally this will slow down your speaking rate.
Try not to detract from the flow and coherence of your speech or from the essence of your message. You can use our. How minutes is 5,000 words? Introduction As always, your introduction should be the shortest part of your speech and should remain as concise as possible. How To Fix Voice Recognization Speed Test Problems? Should I really have to write more just because I speak fast? How Many Words in a 15-minute speech? If you are a fast speaker between: 3,200 - 4,000 words. How Many Words in a 46-minute speech? If what you have written is under 4 minutes, then you need to write more. If you speak at an average speed between: 720 — 960 words. Would it be fair to take the number above for a two-minute speech 250 and simply double it when giving a four-minute speech? How Many Minutes is 5500 words? How Many Minutes is 1500 words? If you limit the time or have a minimum amount of time it must be, then you are forcing the speech to be written to a time rather than being written for what needs to be said.
That is all you have to explain your product, tell your story, and convince them to buy it. This article will serve as your guide to writing a 10 minute speech with the appropriate word count. When it comes to three-minute speeches, you still have a limited time to give the information, but the audience gets more time to listen to the content. A 10-minute speech should contain between 1250 and 2000 words. Conclusion How Many Words Is A 3 Minute Speech Since the average number of words a person speaks per minute is 140 to 160, the average word count for a 3-minute speech is 450. How Many Minutes is 7750 words? The average reading speed is exactly as it sounds, it refers to how many words a person can typically read on average per minute.
A 38-minute speech should contain between 4750 and 7600 words. How Many Words in an 8-minute speech? This can be done through writing a proposal, or even just talking about your idea with someone else. With fewer words, you can say more. Many people believe that preparing a speech in advance is a waste of time. Regardless, the following estimations can help you get a good idea of how long it will take you to say a certain number of words based on your speaking speed—slow, medium, or fast. Scholastic gives some Avoid tongue-twisters or big words that are difficult to articulate in one breath. Speaking Speed Test NOTE: Please allow this page to access your Microphone after clicking the Start button.


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Structure and Working of E-Mail
Electronic Mail (email or e-mail) is a method of exchanging messages between people using electronic devices.
Structure and Working of E-Mail:

Electronic Mail (email or e-mail) is a method of exchanging messages between people using electronic devices. Email first entered limited use in the 1960s and by the middle of 1970s had taken the form now recognized as email. Email operates across computer networks, which is primarily called as Internet.
Earlier email systems required the sender and the recipient to both be online at the same time, in common with instant messaging. Today's email systems are based on a store-and-forward model. Email servers accept, forward, deliver, and store messages.
The structure of the E-mail address is username@domain name
An example of E-mail address is _EMAIL_
An E-mail address consists of two parts separated by @ symbol. The first part Raman is the user name that identifies the address and the second part gmail.com is the domain name of the E-mail server.

Sample E-mail Application

How Email works on the Internet :
To send Internet e-mail, requires an Internet connection and access to a mail server. The standard protocol used for sending Internet e-mail is called SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). The SMTP protocol is used to both send and receive email messages over the Internet.
When a message is sent, the email client sends the message to the SMTP server. If the recipient of the email is local the message is kept on the server for accessing by the POP, IMAP or other mail services for later retrieval.
If the recipient is remote (i.e. at another domain), the SMTP server communicates with a Domain Name Server (DNS) to find the corresponding IP address for the domain being sent to. Once the IP address has been resolved, the SMTP server connects with the remote SMTP server and the mail is delivered to this server for handling.
If the SMTP server sending the mail is unable to connect with the remote SMTP server, then the message goes into a queue. Messages in this queue will be retried periodically. If the message is still undelivered after a certain amount of time (30 hours by default), the message will be returned to the sender as undelivered.

Structure of an Email message:
To: This field consists of the address to whom the message has to be sent. This is mandatory.
CC: Short for carbon copy. This is optional. The people who were mailed copies of the message. The recepients of the message will know to whom all the copies have been sent.
BCC: Its stands for Black Carbon Copy. It is used when we do not want one or more of the recipients to know that someone else was copied on the message. This is optional.
Subject : The Subject field indicates the purpose of e-mail.
Attachment: Attachment contains files that you are sending, linked documents, pictures, etc. along with an e-mail.
Body: The email body is the main part of an email message. It contains the message's text, images and other data (such as attachments). The email's body is distinct from its header, which contains control information and data about the message (such as its sender, the recipient and the path an email took to reach its destination).
Signature: Name of the sender
Advantages and Disadvantages of Email:

Advantages:
- Reliable: Because it notifies the sender if not delivered.
- Speed: E-mail is very fast delivered in fraction of seconds.
- Inexpensive: Its very cheap.
- Waste Reduction: Helps in paperless communication thus eco-friendly.

Disadvantages:
- Forgery: Anyone who hacks the password of the sender can send a message to anyone.
- Overload: Because it is cheap loads and loads of messages keeps coming.
- Junk: Junk emails are not intended mails and is inappropriate also. Junk emails are sometimes referred to as spam.

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Numerical Simulation of the Ancient Protiron Structure Model Exposed to Seismic Loading
This article presents the results of a numerical stability analysis of the old stone Protiron structure model in Split exposed to seismic loading. The analysis was performed by open source Y-3D numerical code based on the Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method (FDEM). The FDEM code was extended with a new dissipative contact interaction algorithm in order to overcome the limitation related to energy dissipation under normal contact interaction, which, combined with dry friction, represents a relevant mechanism for energy dissipation in dry-joint masonry structures. The performances of the presented numerical model are demonstrated through the comparison of numerical results with the experimental tests of the Protiron model obtained by the shaking table investigations. The most significant results of the measured displacement vs. time have been numerically reproduced by the presented numerical model which confirms the suitability of the FDEM method for assessing the seismic resistance of dry-joint masonry structures.
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Doe's any one know the history behind, or background of the multiple naming conventions for the equivalent risk functions. Different quant authors prefer using different names, does any one know why? which came first? why do some quants prefer one over the other. What is the history behind all of this.
ES - expected shortfall
CVaR - conditional value at risk
AVaR - average value at risk
ETL - expected tail loss
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Possibly the biggest road block to learning statistics are the varied and nonsensical naming. "[...]bad names reflect (or even result in) difficulties in understanding." Hurst, Joseph, colours and noises: The importance of names in an important natural behaviour, Demetris Koutsoyiannis itia.ntua.gr/getfile/792/1/documents/… – montyhall Mar 15 '13 at 5:40
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No specific history. I'm not aware who introduced this measure initially. Most probably it came up as an example in the research papers on coherent risk measure. All names make sense to some extent:
Expected shortfall - as it's an expectation of losses
Conditional Value at Risk - as it can be written as $E[X |X >VaR_α(X)]$, i.e. conditional expectation
Average value at risk - as it can be written as $\frac{1}{1-\alpha}\int_{\alpha}^1VaR_{\beta}(X)d\beta$, which is essentially an average Expected Tail Loss - as it's expectation calculated in the tail of loss distribution
It's also sometimes called Tail VaR.
Personal preferences of people are usually based on their favorite risk management reference book.
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I have also seen (in rough decreasing importance order): Mean excess loss, Tail conditional expectation and the variant C.T.E., Tail mean, Mean shortfall...
AVaR doesn't seem as common as the other three you mentioned.
Acerbi&Tasche 2002 discuss the difference between CVaR and ES. In practice there's little mention on reasons for each choice and rarely any differences have a significant role so that all variants become equivalent. The different naming flavours mostly originate historically from various areas: very roughly (from my concentrated and relatively limited sample) CVaR seems more en vogue among economists&traders, ES among risk managers, ETL among "statisticians", TVaR in econometrics, CTE among actuaries etc...
For other formulations of ES check also spectral and distortion risk measures.
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How useful is the the short foot exercise for the foot?
There are lots of exercises which are included in the treatment of foot . The aim of these exercises are generally to strengthen and stretch muscles and also mobilise the joints. These are one of many tools which foot specialists make use of to deal with a wide range of foot problems. One exercise which has been getting a lot of recent support is one called the short foot exercise. This exercise is carried out weight bearing and the muscles in the arch of the foot are contracted in order to shorten the foot. This is claimed to strengthen the arch of the foot. If you believe some of the rhetoric on the internet concerning this exercise, it can heal almost anything that might go wrong with the foot, which is clearly incorrect.
Perhaps the biggest issue using this exercise is the blind faith and belief that so many believe that it will deal with so many of the problems that may go wrong with the foot, when there is actually not any scientific data that it's useful for any foot problems. Simply stating that it is useful and hoping that is it does not cause it to so. That's the logical fallacy of wishful thinking. For that short foot exercise to be effective it will require time to build up the strength. A lot of conditions improve after some time, so there is not any way of figuring out if people improved just because of this natural history or for the reason that the exercise does actually help. That does not suggest that there is something wrong with the exercise and that it should not be used. It could be that the exercise is a very effective and helpful exercise. It just implies that the scientific studies have not been done and a lot of belief ought not to be put in any therapy that falls short of clinical research to underpin its use. By all means continue to use the short foot exercise, however use it in the understanding of these issues that are widely known about this.


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What might our landscape look like in the near future? More specifically, where has urban growth occurred in the last thirty years, and where is it likely to occur over the next twenty years? Researchers at UNC Asheville and UNC Charlotte, as part of an ongoing Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) project, are conducting analyses that answer these types of questions, and also developing tools to help policy makers and planners understand and manage rapid urban growth.. Using historical satellite imagery, development trends, population data and population projections, they've been able to design an Urban Growth Model that can generate visual representations of what our landscape may look like in the future.
Building upon a similar study of the Greater Charlotte region, released in 2007, researchers are in the process of analyzing land conversion patterns for all of western North Carolina. The initial results of their collaborative research highlight the effect of development on four western North Carolina counties: Madison, Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania. Those results indicate that between 1976 and 2006, development in the four-county region increased nearly 500 percent, or at an average rate of six acres of green space per day – outpacing population growth by nearly 10-to-one.
Researchers have identified several important predictors of development patterns, including an area's proximity to nearest road or interstate interchange and proximity to nearest urban center, or major employment center. Topographical slope and "development pressure," or proximity to previously developed areas, are also key indicators of where urbanization and future development are likely to occur. Development forecasts extend to 2030, utilizing all available county-level population projections for the region.
The Urban Growth Model indicates an additional 47,489 acres of forests and farm lands will be developed in the four-county region by 2030, which is the equivalent of losing almost 75 square miles – or more than six properties the size of the Biltmore Estate – worth of green space. That's significant for an area that draws visitors from around the globe for its natural and scenic attractions.
The Urban Growth Model results include statistics on the amount and rate of development as well as maps of future development patterns. These are important tools for policy makers, planners and conservationist as they provide valuable information on not only when and how much development is expected, but also where it is likely to occur.
James Fox, the director of RENCI at UNC Asheville and the school's National Environment Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC), has already witnessed local lawmakers' interest in the growth model results. "It's going to be used by several different groups of decision makers," he said, adding the study is an important tool that will make it easier for local governments to collaborate with each other when making policy and planning decisions.
"This is another important tool we can incorporate into our work," said Richard Broadwell, a Land Protection Specialist for the Conservation Trust of North Carolina, which is working to preserve the scenic viewsheds along the Blue Ridge Parkway. His organization plans to use the data to help them determine which lands to protect and "how to spend our limited funds."
Most of the anticipated growth is expected to occur in Buncombe and Henderson Counties. These two counties are forecast to contribute 22,101 and 18,381 acres of developed land, respectively, between 2010 and 2030. Henderson County is predicted to experience the greatest change in total developed land relative to county area, with total number of developed acres comprising 13.5% of county area in 2010 and 21.3% of county area by 2030.
"For every acre of land that is converted from a natural state through development, there is a really big impact on the mountains' plants and animals," said Carl Silverstein, Executive Director for the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy.
Silverstein is also concerned about development pressure on local farmers, decreased interest from tourists, and the impact urban sprawl could have on the headwaters of rivers, which provide drinking water for millions of North Carolina citizens.
Further, the findings demonstrate that humans require more land per person than they once did. In 1976, developed land equated to 0.06 acres per person in the four-county area. By 2030, researchers forecast per-capita land requirements will increase to over a quarter-acre in the region.
Madison County's "human footprint" is projected to increase more than the other three counties, by 0.18 acres per person (a 67 percent increase) between 2006 and 2030. In comparison, per-capita land consumption in Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania Counties is forecast to increase by 28 percent, 13 percent and 18 percent, respectively, in the same period.
Created in 2004, RENCI includes a statewide network of academic institutions working to solve complex problems affecting quality of life and economic competitiveness in North Carolina by tapping into university expertise and through the use of advanced technologies.
The study on the four-county expansion of the Urban Growth Model was conducted by researchers at UNC Charlotte's Center for Applied Geographic Information Science (CAGIS), which is one of the partners in the RENCI at UNC Charlotte team. RENCI's UNC Asheville Engagement Center is the lead regional partner for the western North Carolina expansion, with funding from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, the City of Asheville, the U.S. Forest Service and RENCI's home office in Chapel Hill. The study's findings for the remaining western North Carolina counties are expected to be released in the spring of 2010.
Additional research findings, including animated maps of land conversion rates for the four-county region, are available at (_URL_
RENCI operates facilities at UNC Asheville, UNC Charlotte, East Carolina University, UNC Chapel Hill, Duke University and NC State University as well as its flagship site off campus in Chapel Hill. _URL_
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As the only designated liberal arts institution in the 16-campus University of North Carolina system, UNC Asheville serves students who are prepared for academic challenges by offering an intellectually rigorous education that builds critical thinking and workforce skills. UNC Asheville's 3,400 undergraduate students select from 30 majors. The University gets high marks for educational innovation from U.S. News & World Report and is ranked among the best liberal arts colleges nationally. _URL_
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A public research university, UNC Charlotte is the fourth largest campus among the 17 institutions of The University of North Carolina system. It is the largest institution of higher education in the Charlotte region. The University offers 18 doctoral programs, 62 master's degree programs and 90 programs leading to bachelor's degrees. Fall 2009 enrollment surpassed 24,000 students, including 5,000 graduate students. _URL_
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