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Read Kansas! Middle School - M-19 Depletion of the Buffalo
This middle school lesson uses the buffalo as the object of conflict among the Plains Indians and buffalo hunters on the western frontier. The lesson encourages students to compare and contrast different cultural views. Students work with an 1872 diary to understand the point of view of a buffalo hunter. The lesson is written for two class sessions but can be adjusted to meet individual classroom needs.
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Kansas History Standards:
- Benchmark 3, Indicator 1: The student describes the reasons for tension between the American Indians and the United States government over land in Kansas (e.g., encroachment on Indian lands, depletion of the buffalo and other natural resources, the Sand Creek massacre, broken promises).
- Benchmark 4, Indicator 9: The student uses paraphrasing and organizational skills to summarize information (e.g., stated and implied main ideas, main events, important details) from appropriate-level narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive texts in logical order.
Common Core Reading Standards:
- RH. 6-8.2 The student will determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.


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Concerning Authorizing and Funding Bonds for Energy Efficiency Projects in Schools
Washington Ballot Measure - Referendum Bill 52
Argument For
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 Explanatory Statement
 The Law as it Presently Exists
 The State of Washington issues bonds as one way of borrowing money for various public purposes. Bonds are written agreements, under which the state agrees to pay the borrowed money back over a stated period of time, with interest. One type of bond is referred to as a "general obligation bond," which means that the state promises to repay the bonds from its general revenues, rather than from a dedicated source of revenue. The state pledges its full faith and credit toward the repayment of general obligation bonds. The state constitution limits the amount of money the state can borrow, except for debt approved by the voters.
 The state receives revenue in the form of taxes, including the state sales tax. The sales tax currently applies to most purchases of bottled water. The law makes exceptions for bottled water that is sold for certain medical purposes, or to people who do not otherwise have a readily available source of clean water. Current law also provides that the application of the sales tax to bottled water will expire July 1, 2013, and after that date the sales tax will no longer apply to purchases of bottled water.
 The Effect of the Proposed Measure if Approved
 This measure asks the voters to approve the state's issuance of general obligation bonds to pay for certain construction and repair projects to improve energy efficiency in public schools and in higher education buildings. The measure would authorize the state to borrow $505 million by issuing bonds to be repaid from future revenue.
 The money raised by selling the bonds would be deposited into the state treasury, and would be used to make financial grants to public school districts, public universities, colleges and community colleges, and other public agencies. The grants would be used to pay for capital improvements for energy, utility, and operational cost savings.
 Grants would be awarded on a competitive basis, based on applications explaining what particular projects applicants propose to use the money to achieve. Grants would be awarded in competitive rounds, with at least five percent of the money in each round awarded to small public school districts with fewer than one thousand students. Each project would be weighted, based on: (a) the availability of nonstate money to assist in funding the project; (b) the energy savings to be achieved by the project; and (c) how quickly the project could be ready to proceed. The dollar amounts awarded for each project would be determined in order to fund the maximum number of projects with the greatest energy and cost benefit. Only eight-five percent of projects for which applications are submitted could be funded in each round, until the last round.
 General state revenues would be used to repay the bonds. If the voters approve this measure, then an amendment to state law would take effect that removes the expiration date for applying the state sales tax to purchases of bottled water. This would have the effect of continuing the collection of sales tax on purchases of bottled water after July 1, 2013, when that tax would otherwise expire. This measure states that the legislature intends to increase state revenue in this way in order to pay for a portion of the costs of repaying the bonds authorized by this measure.
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Hockerton Housing Project
The Hockerton Housing Project (HHP) is the UK's first earth sheltered, self-sufficient ecological housing development. The residents of the five houses generate their own clean energy, harvest their own water and recycle waste materials causing minimal pollution or carbon dioxide emissions. The houses are amongst the most energy efficient, purpose-built dwellings in Europe. The houses are the focus of a holistic way of living, which combines the production of organic foods, low intensity fish farming, promotion of wildlife, and the planting of thousands of trees.
The project was conceived in the early 1990's. It took two years to complete the planning agreement with the local authority and a further two years to build the homes and facilities.
Over the years the project has established itself as an exemplar of sustainable development. As a result of this, it has developed a range of services through the creation of a small on-site business. This workers' co-operative provides a level of employment for its members, whilst promoting sustainable development. Its activities include running guided tours, workshops, talks, consultancy and, soon to be launched, a match-making service.
Although each family has their own home, the community share food growing, site maintenance, managing the facilities and a common sustainable business.

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Repair virtual instruments is an increasingly popular and rewarding way to add a touch of realism to your live performance.
 This article looks at how to do it.
 What you need to know before you begin.
 Before you begin, it's important to understand the basic steps of how to repair a virtual instrument:You will need to have a set of stereo and/or microphone equipment that you can play through a virtual console.
 If you have one of these, we recommend you use the Virtual Mic and/o Mic for this tutorial.
 You can also repair virtual instrument components on the fly, using an instrument repair program like VSTi Repair or Ableton Live.
 If the software is not available, you can use Ableton's Repair app, which allows you to perform repairs of hardware, software, and hardware-related items on your computer or mobile device.
 If you have a real instrument, you will need a special tool that can remove the microphone, and then the instrument.
 This is where your microphone goes.
 You will also need a MIDI controller or a virtual instruments program that supports the instrument, like Ableton Instruments.
 If there is not one available, the software that you use can be downloaded from the Ableton website or from Ableton Audio.
 You also need to connect your instrument to a computer via a USB cable.
 You can do this by using a USB-to-Digital Converter (USB-DAC) to plug your computer into a computer and connect it to your computer's USB port.
 You will need an audio interface that will play a track from your USB device to your virtual instrument, and the software will convert the track into a MIDI track.
 The virtual instrument itself is not the only thing you need.
 You'll need a digital microphone, a speaker, and a guitar tuner.
 You could also use a MIDI cable to connect two of these things, but it's a bit more work.
 You need to be willing to pay for these items.
 If your instrument is a real one, you could also buy a kit that includes the equipment you need, but in that case you will not have a good deal for repairing your instrument.
 If it's not a real thing, you may be able to save money by getting a digital instrument that you get for free.
 Here are some more tips:Make sure you have the correct equipment to repair the virtual instrument.
 A good way to do this is to use a professional's virtual instrument repair tool that you have.
 If this isn't possible, then you can always contact your local hardware store.
 For some virtual instruments, the hardware may come with software that supports their functions.
 These software may be free, but you will be charged for them.
 If not, you should contact your hardware store to get software that is compatible with your instrument and that you want to use.
 Make sure you know the software you want, as well as the features that it has.
 If a virtual device has a built-in software, it is usually more expensive.
 If the virtual instruments software is free, then the virtual device may not be compatible with the virtual hardware that you bought.
 For example, some virtual machines that are available for sale will only work with a virtual machine that has software that only works with a real computer.
 To find out if the virtual machines software is compatible, look for the virtual machine's name on the hardware page.
 Some virtual instruments require a digital signal to be connected to them.
 This signal can be an audio signal or an audio source.
 If either of these are not available on your instrument, then there is no way to use it.
 If these devices are free, you probably can't use them.
 If your instrument doesn't have an external signal source, then a digital device may be the way to go.
 You may be tempted to use an external analog audio device, such as a CD player, but these devices require an external source of audio to play through the virtual interface.
 If that source is not readily available, then it's probably best to use your virtual guitar tuners.
 These devices are sometimes called digital guitar tunings.
 These devices have a built in amplifier that can play audio, and they use a digital digital signal instead of an analog digital signal.
 You are charged for these devices, but if you have to purchase the amplifier and a tuner separately, it will probably cost more than the cost of the instrument and tuner combined.
 If an external digital signal source is available, it can also be used to play the instrument using your own software.
 If an external audio source is included with the instrument in some cases, you'll need to purchase an external USB audio interface to play it.
 Some virtual instruments may also come with a software that includes a virtual keyboard and mouse.
 The software will play the virtual keyboard, and it will also be compatible if your instrument supports that functionality.
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Data tables, 2016 Census
About this variable: Tenure (4)
'Tenure' refers to whether the household owns or rents their private dwelling. The private dwelling may be situated on rented or leased land or be part of a condominium. A household is considered to own their dwelling if some member of the household owns the dwelling even if it is not fully paid for, for example if there is a mortgage or some other claim on it. A household is considered to rent their dwelling if no member of the household owns the dwelling. A household is considered to rent that dwelling even if the dwelling is provided without cash rent or at a reduced rent, or if the dwelling is part of a cooperative.
For historical and statutory reasons, shelter occupancy on Indian reserves or settlements does not lend itself to the usual classification by standard tenure categories. Therefore, a special category, band housing, has been created for census purposes.
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The influence of waves on morphodynamic impacts of energy extraction at a tidal stream turbine site in the Pentland Firth
Renewable Energy, Volume: 125, Pages: 630 - 647
Swansea University Authors: Iain Fairley, Harshinie Karunarathna, Ian Masters
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Extraction of energy from tidal streams has the potential to impact on the morphodynamics of areas such as sub-tidal sandbanks via alteration of hydrodynamics. Marine sediment transport is forced by both wave and tidal currents. Past work on tidal stream turbine impacts has largely ignored the contr...
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Extraction of energy from tidal streams has the potential to impact on the morphodynamics of areas such as sub-tidal sandbanks via alteration of hydrodynamics. Marine sediment transport is forced by both wave and tidal currents. Past work on tidal stream turbine impacts has largely ignored the contribution of waves. Here, a fully coupled hydrodynamic, spectral wave and sediment transport model is used to assess the importance of including waves in simulations of turbine impact on seabed morphodynamics. Assessment of this is important due to the additional expense of including waves in simulations. Focus is given to a sandbank in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth. It is found that inclusion of wave action alters hydrodynamics, although extent of alteration is dependant of wave direction. Magnitude of sediment transport is increased when waves are included in the simulations and this has implications for morphological and volumetric changes. Volumetric changes are substantially increased when wave action is included: the impact of including waves is greater than the impact of including tidal stream turbines. Therefore it is recommended that at tidal turbine array sites exposed to large swell or wind-seas, waves should be considered for inclusion in simulations of physical impact.
Tidal stream turbines; Environmental impact assessment; Waves; Morphodynamics; Numerical modelling; Pentland Firth
Faculty of Science and Engineering

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Although people were able to see representations of their gods as decoration on the outside of religious buildings, sculptures such as the one seen here, were the first sacred artifacts seen by people outside of the temple. Most of the time, they were only seen by the temple priests inside the private, innermost chambers of the temple. However the rings at the bottom of this object allowed temple priests to carry the sculpture in religious ceremonies. Therefore, the common people were able to see their deities and the deities were able to see their devotees. At all times, the sculpture was elaborately decorated with jewels and flowers, such as marigolds. Priests poured gold infused water and milk over the sculpture to serve as a ritual washing.
Unidentified Maker, India
15 inches H; 12 1/4 inches W; 6 inches D
Museum purchase in honor of David T. Owsley
118-125 CE The Pantheon is constructed in Rome.
220 CE The Han Dynasty in China comes to an end.
720 CE Islamic Caliphate invades India; Islam practiced in India.
1325 The Aztec civilization founds Tenochtitlan, modern day Mexico City.
1617 British East India Company is given permission to trade in India.


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Research in urban history: a review of recent theses
Barry M. Doyle a1 a1 School of Law, Arts and Humanities, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA
This year's review is slightly shorter than usual, but does provide a broad overview of the types of current research being undertaken in the field of urban history by doctoral students in Great Britain and North America. As in previous years, the survey employs a wide interpretation of 'urban history' which includes both the history of, and history in, urban areas. Providing brief summaries of a selection of abstracts published in the Aslib Index
Theses [ASLIB] and Dissertations
International [DAI] of theses completed mostly in 1998 and 1999, it attempts to highlight both the novel and traditional in current research.


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earthworks for commercial and residential development.
Almost all commercial and residential developments require some degree of site preparation, surface treatment and cut/fill works to provide a suitable level platform on which to construct the works.
In Australia AS 3798-2007 provides details of recommended earthworks procedures and specific earthworks inspection and testing requirements (Section 8). In New Zealand, NZ54431:1989 provides these details of projects involving earthworks regularly require independent monitoring, testing and assessment of compliance with construction specifications and the requirements of these standards.
CMW staff in Australia routinely undertake both Level 1 Inspection and Testing and Level 2 Sampling and Testing, as defined in AS 3798 for earthworks operations, While our New Zealand offices all maintain IANZ accreditation with ISO 17025 quality systems which covers a selection of tests and our trained staff who are routinely inspecting and testing earthworks operations. We prepare Earthworks Completion Reports or Statements of Compliance (as appropriate) confirming that the works meet the relevant projects' national and local council specifications.
CMW provide pro-active earthworks monitoring, incorporating on-site engineering advice and design support. We consistently provide practical relevant advice and information to optimise, and so reduce costs associated with earthworks operations. CMW achieve this in a number of ways including:
- optimising topsoil strip depths based on organic content;
- blending of topsoil to reduce overall organic content;
- optimising fill lift thickness and compaction criteria in order to avoid over compaction;
- assessing fill lift thicknesses and compaction criteria to optimise plant efficiency;
- engineering based assessments in consideration of the end-use of land development to ensure cost effective earthworks strategies.
The fees associated with our hands on proactive engineering approach are insignificant when compared to the project savings achieved for the developer and/or construction efficiencies for the contractor.

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Map of flight path and driving directions from Boise to Lebanon.
Shortest flight path between Boise Airport (BOI) and Lebanon Municipal Airport (New Hampshire) (LEB).
How far is Lebanon from Boise?
There are several ways to calculate distances between Boise and Lebanon. Here are two common methods:Vincenty's formula (applied above)
- 2177.279 miles
- 3503.992 kilometers
- 1892.004 nautical miles
Vincenty's formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points on the earth's surface, using an ellipsoidal model of the earth.Haversine formula
- 2171.385 miles
- 3494.505 kilometers
- 1886.882 nautical miles
The haversine formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points assuming a spherical earth (great-circle distance – the shortest distance between two points).
Time difference and current local times
The time difference between Boise and Lebanon is 2 hours. Lebanon is 2 hours ahead of Boise.
Carbon dioxide emissions
Estimated CO2 emissions per passenger is 238 kg (524 pounds).
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ii |x-3| is not equal to zero
lets take statement i. there are four possibles.
a. both modulas are +ve; x = 3.
b. both modulas are -ve; x = 3.
c. |x+1| is +ve and (2|x-1|) is -ve; x = 1/3.
d. |x+1| is -ve and (2|x-1|) is +ve; x = 1/3
so x is either 1/3 or 3. so statement i is not suff.
statement ii says |x-3| = 0. this alone is also not enough cuz we do not know the value of x and only know x is not equal to 3.
from i and ii, both, we know that x = 1/3 which is less tha 1.
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Question: How Much Is 12 Oz Of Beer?
How much is 12 oz of beer in pints?
Beer packaged in cans in the US most commonly comes in a 12 oz size which is 3/4 of a pint however 16 oz is also seen on the retailer's cooler shelves as are 8 oz and 22 oz cans.
Bottles of beer are usually 12 oz, while other sizes including 32 oz and 40 oz..
How many beers equals a shot?
Is 12 oz half a pint?
half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter). Informal.
How many drinks is a 12 oz beer?
Standard Drinks Per Bottle Beer: There is one standard drink in a regular 12-ounce can or bottle of beer, and one and a half standard drinks in a 16-ounce "tall boy." Another container, referred to as a "40," has 40 ounces of beer, which is the equivalent of three and a half standard drinks.
Is 1 drink a day OK?
Moderate alcohol use for healthy adults generally means up to one drink a day for women and up to two drinks a day for men. Examples of one drink include: Beer: 12 fluid ounces (355 milliliters)
Is 12 alcohol a lot?
The rule of thumb is that a glass of wine is worth one standard drink and women get one of these a night and men get two. However, this makes the assumption that the wine is only 12% ABV. So if you're drinking a high-alcohol wine like Port or Thunderbird (at 20% ABV), the recommended serving size is about half.
How do you calculate standard drink?
The formula to work out the number of standard drinks in an alcoholic drink is: Amount of drink in litres (the volume of the container) multiplied by the percent by volume of alcohol (%) multiplied by 0.789 (which is the density of ethanol at room temperature) equals the number of standard drinks.
How much is 12 ounces of beer in ML?
12 oz (341 ml) bottle of 5% alcohol beer, cider or cooler. 1.5 oz (43 ml) shot of 40% hard liquor (vodka, rum, whisky, gin etc.) 5 oz (142 ml) glass of 12% wine.
Is a bottle of beer 12 oz?
How many shots are in a standard drink?
1.5 fl oz shot of Each beverage portrayed above represents one U.S. standard drink (also known as an alcoholic drink-equivalent).
How much alcohol is in a standard drink?
A standard drink contains 10 grams of alcohol. This is equal to: 285 mL of full strength beer. 425 mL of low strength beer.
Is 2 pints of beer a lot?
Therefore, a pint of beer (16 ounces) is a little more than one drink. And two pints is a little more than 2.5 drinks. Two pints might be enough to get you to a. … woman, it can be as little as two such drinks."
Is drinking beer good for you?
What is a standard drink of beer?
What beer comes in 7 oz bottles?
Michelob UltraNEW YORK – Today, Michelob Ultra, the fastest growing beer brand in the U.S., unveiled 7 oz. bottles, bringing consumers the superior, refreshing taste they've come to know and love from Michelob Ultra at a portion that will fit their needs any night of the week.


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The Mechanism of Ice Crystal Growth and the Theory of Evolution
by Larry Vardiman, Ph.D.
Presented at the Second International Conference on Creationism, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 30–August 4, 1990. Published in: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Creationism, R. E. Walsh & C.L. Brooks (Eds.), pp. 303–314, 1990.
© 1990 Creation Science Fellowship, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Published with permission. All Rights Reserved.
Ice crystal growth has been cited as an example of how evolution creates greater order. The modern explanation of ice crystal shape is described. The second law of thermodynamics is developed in terms of entropy change and applied to ice crystal growth. The difference between the operation of thermodynamic systems and their origin is discussed. It is concluded that ice crystal growth is similar to the operation of life processes but does not support the origin of life as described by the theory of evolution.
Ice Crystals, Growth, Shape, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Entropy, Thermodynamic Systems, Evolution, Snowflakes, Life Processes
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Coventry University Depression and Anxiety Support
The CUDAS is a decision aid which aims to support health professionals in assessing depression and / or anxiety in people with long-term physical conditions. It also supports health care professionals in directing the patient to get the right support for them.
The screening assessment picks up over 90% of people who may have low mood or some anxiety, and so are very sensitive. If the screening assessment concludes that the person does not seem to suffer from low mood or anxiety then no further action is required. As the assessment is so sensitive, it may identify people as having low mood or anxiety that do not have a significant problem. That is why further tests are needed in order to be more specific.
The tools that give us specific feedback are the GAD-7 (measuring anxiety), PHQ-9 (measuring depression) and the suicide risk assessment. Both the GAD-7 and PHQ-9 are interested in how often a person has been experiencing symptoms, if at all, over the past 2 weeks only.
The measures have good reliability and validity in screening for anxiety and depression and assessing its severity. *
* Gilbody S, Richards D and Barkham M. Diagnosing depression in primary care using self-completed instruments: UK validation of PHQ-9 and CORE-OM, Br J Gen Practic, 2007; 650-652
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I am attempting to recreate a flowmap workflow from @underdark
The first step involves joining a non-spatial edges layer to a spatial nodes layer:
SELECT StartID, DestID, Weight,
 make_line(a.geometry, b.geometry)
FROM OD_all_long
JOIN nodesData a ON OD_all_long.StartID = a.ID
JOIN nodesData b ON OD_all_long.DestID = b.ID
WHERE a.ID != b.ID
The logic of this process is simple enough and I was able to achieve the same thing using R: create a line between each O-D point using geometry from node with a common ID, and then assigning the spatial data of Weight to that line from the edges dataset.
In the above code, a and b are references to the nodes table which is logical, as it is the only location with any geometry information. However, I do not understand how a and b are actually established as "references" to the node table (either through the Virtual Layers or through QGIS).
I actually get a join when I run this at the moment, but it has no geometry. As there is no further syntax explanation for make_line in the QGIS Expressions guide, I'm a little lost.
Edges data looks like:
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Nodes data looks like:
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 Are the node spatial data and the edges table both in a SQLite / SpatiaLite database? Have you tried creating a spatial view in SpatiaLite and then adding it to QGIS?
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The a and b are aliases for the nodesData table, you use the alias to refer to the table in the rest of the query. The two queries below are the same except the second uses aliases for the table names.
SELECT Customers.name, Customers.address, Customers.email, tableY.OrderNum, tableY.OrderDate
FROM Customers JOIN Orders ON Customers.CustomerID = tableY.CustomerID
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SELECT a.name, a.address, a.email, c.OrderNum, c.OrderDate
FROM Customers a JOIN Orders b ON a.CustomerID = b.CustomerID
In this case the aliases are just a syntactic nicety that let you write a shorter query by saving you having to use the full table name over and over.
In the case of your query
SELECT StartID, DestID, Weight,
 make_line(a.geometry, b.geometry)
FROM OD_all_long
JOIN nodesData a ON OD_all_long.StartID = a.ID
JOIN nodesData b ON OD_all_long.DestID = b.ID
WHERE a.ID != b.ID
The aliases become vital because they are used to disambiguate the two separate instances of the nodesData table - one for the start point and one for the end point. The first join matches up each row in the edges table with the row in the nodes table where the ID equals the StartID, once the right row is found it can then use the node's geometry as the start point. The second join does a similar thing to find the end point.
The make_line expression creates a line between the two points. The query returns four columns of data: StartID, DestID, Weight and a Line Geometry output by the make_line expression. I find it helpful to develop my queries in the Database|DB Manager and load them as a virtual layer from there. Try pasting your query into a DB Manager SQL Window and Executing it to see the results it produces. You can rewrite the query slightly by adding as geom to the end of the second line, ie:
SELECT StartID, DestID, Weight,
 make_line(a.geometry, b.geometry) as geom
FROM OD_all_long
JOIN nodesData a ON OD_all_long.StartID = a.ID
JOIN nodesData b ON OD_all_long.DestID = b.ID
WHERE a.ID != b.ID
This another alias, this time for the make_line column. If you Execute the query now in the DB Manager you will see a fourth column in the results showing the WKT of the Lines. When you say run the query and get a join but no geometry I'm not sure what you mean. I tested your query and it works. Perhaps it just wasn't obvious that the query was creating the lines. If you can't see any lines on the map maybe the CRS for the virtual layer is wrong? Or something's not right with the query or the data. The DB Manager is your friend for troubleshooting query problems. Regards.
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 - Thanks for this detailed response M Bain - it makes things a lot clearer. The sticky point for me was the so called "disambiguate" the origin and destination instance of what are in the data the same set of nodes. I just tried again without explicitly setting up any alias' in the properties and it worked. Perhaps I also had a problem with data types, as the edges data was reading in as a string which I solved using an accompanying .csvt file. Thanks for help! Jul 3, 2019 at 9:58
 - Glad to hear you got it working.
 – M Bain
 Jul 4, 2019 at 4:55
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The ALS project is developing technologies with the intent to improve the productivity and reduce the cost of mass excavation. In a typical mass excavation application, a loading machine digs material from a face and dumps the material in a truck, with a throughput of hundreds of trucks per day. The process is repetitive and continues day and night and in most weather conditions. The type of loading machine and truck can vary, as can the material to be loaded which may range from sand to hard rock. Other issues include maintaining safety of all machines and personnel in the loading area and coordination of multiple machines to achieve a prescribed goal.
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Commerce ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held an extraordinary virtual meeting to discuss the economic impact of the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), citing the role of their ministries to guarantee the provision and flow of basic and necessary commodities to citizens and residents in their countries, assist the private sector to enable it fulfill its role in the economy amid the current extraordinary circumstances and assess the developments as well as the precautionary measures being implemented by the GCC countries to curb the epidemic.
The meeting was headed by the Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al-Mansouri in the attendance of his GCC counterparts in addition to the GCC Secretary General Dr. Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf.
During the meeting, the ministers of commerce reviewed the recommendations submitted by the undersecretaries of their ministries of commerce, focusing on the importance of cooperation to guarantee the flow of basic goods and commodities to citizens and residents in the GCC countries, got informed of the precautionary measures being taken by their countries to prevent the spread of the disease and reviewed the urgent initiatives taken by the GCC countries to provide support for the private sector, particularly the small and medium enterprises as well as the economic activities affected by the epidemic.
The ministers underscored the importance of goods smooth flow among the GCC countries so that no contradiction could take place between measures allowing goods to move and precautionary measures barring humans from moving as both measures constitute a common goal to curb the epidemic. They also asserted the importance of keeping their airports, sea ports and land exits open to transport commodities among the GCC countries.
The ministers formed a task team from their ministries to coordinate with each other in an endeavor to follow up and eradicate any obstacle that might face the flow of goods among the GCC countries.


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Items in New York Heritage are organized into collections, which provide additional context for understanding their significance and meaning.
Black and white photographs taken in Bellmore, NY.
This collection contains items related to the history of Bethlehem, New York.
Photographs, postcards, and ephemera relating to the history of Big Flats and Chemung County.
A collection of historical documents, spanning over 100 years (c.1890 to present day) including local fires and community events of Blue Point, NY , and photographs of those who served as members of the fire house.


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A complete lesson about the country with the most national languages that begins with an AMAZING WORLD RECORD OF LANGUAGE—
The Country with the Most National Languages—Republic of India!
The world record wows students and the following activities build on their interest.
Three student activity sheets:
- The Country with the Most National Languages
- Language Bridges
- Current Events: Language in the U.S.
Includes teaching guide and answer key.
Aligned with the NCTE/IRA Standards.
THE COUNTRY WITH THE MOST NATIONAL LANGUAGES is excerpted from AMAZING WORLD RECORDS OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.
THE COUNTRY WITH THE MOST NATIONAL LANGUAGES—Language and Literature Worksheets
- Grades 5-9
- 10 Pages
- 3 Reproducible Activity Sheets
- Hands-On Projects
- Teaching Guides
- Complete Answer Key
- Meets the National Council of Teachers of English/International Reading Association Standards
- Part of the Amazing World Records Series of Books
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17 Reasons Why Crabs Are Cooler Than You Thought
1. Everybody knows that crabs are BFFs with mermaids and have Jamaican accents, but there might be even MORE to them than that.
2. Despite their exposure through animation, little is actually known about these mysterious crustaceans.
3. But we do know a few things, like how crabs learn from their mistakes.
4. And they're notorious neat freaks.
5. Crabs can be all different colors―from bright red to bright blue.
6. They can also be all different sizes―from 1 centimeter to 13 feet.
7. Bromeliad crab mothers are some of the most caring around―even placing old snail shells in the water around their babies to boost calcium intake.
8. Crabs can be right-handed, left-handed, or ambidextrous.
Hint: He's a righty.
9. If a male Australian fiddler crab's burrow is being invaded by an intruder looking to take over the burrow, his male neighbor will leave his own burrow to help fight off the intruder.
10. Two neighboring crabs will never fight each other.
11. Sadly, every year fishers in the United States kill hundreds of millions of crabs.
12. Fishers use several methods to catch crabs, including setting traps in shallow water and dragging huge nets along the ocean floor.
13. These methods also capture birds, fish, and other marine animals who are thrown back into the water often after they are already dead or dying.
14. Crabs, who are naturally territorial, are crowded together in holding containers while they await their fate.
15. Those crabs unlucky enough to reach the slaughterhouse alive are sometimes dismembered while completely conscious, like at Linda Bean's Maine Lobster.
16. There, crabs' exposed internal organs are scrubbed off by spinning brushes.
17. Then they are lowered into boiling water. When they hit the water, they are still alive.
Don't let slaughterhouses like Linda Bean's keep dismembering these intelligent animals alive. Take action now:


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Wire Color Conundrum
Honda offers a tip regarding wiring color identification.
Have you ever been under the dash with your droplight while troubleshooting a circuit, and the service information says the wire is light green, but you swear it looks light blue? The wire may look that way for several reasons:
- The wire color has faded due to age or heat.
- The wire color looks slightly different because of the light you're using.
- There's a minor color variation between some wire colors in some late-model vehicles. In 2005, many new vehicles started using wiring made with non-halogen insulation, which is better for the environment than regular PVC insulation when it's recycled or disposed of. Currently, the new wiring comes in 13 different solid colors (blue, light blue, green, light green, orange, red, pink, white, black, purple, brown, gray and yellow), and the manufacturing process doesn't allow for a tracer or stripe.
To make sure the wire you're checking is the correct one, check the wire colors in adjacent cavities. If those wires match the service information, and the original wire is a similar color to what is listed in the service information, you can rest assured that the wire color is correct.
In other words, welcome to the nightmare.


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For more than 100 years miniature ocean liners, paddle steamers and battleships captured the imagination of generations of children, creating a sense of adventure and excitement. At a time when Britain was the worlds great industrial and maritime power toy boats were as fascinating to children as computer games are today.
In May 2010 the National Maritime Museum
(NMM) launches Toy Boats. The exhibition features over 100 toys, games, catalogues and photographs to reveal how the craze for all things maritime drove toy companies to make toy boats of every size and description.
The exhibition explores the range of toy boats made by European manufacturers from 1850 to 1950, a period marked by rapid advances in maritime technology. As nations raced each other to build bigger and better ships, toy makers were swift to exploit the publicity and follow-up with toys that captured the spirit of these famous vessels. The methods used in toy-boat propulsion varied from twisted rubber bands and clockwork springs to fired-up burners producing steam, and early batteries. The show traces these developments through toy boats made by celebrated toy makers in Europe including Gerbrüder Bing, Marklin, Radiguet, Bassett-Lowke, Hornby and Sutcliffe.
Late 19th-century town planning introduced new parks with decorative ponds and fountains, which gave children a space to play with toy boats. This, along with the increase in family seaside holidays, created an appeal which inspired toy makers to compete in creating finer and more sophisticated ships, which also appealed to adults as collectors curios. Germany was the market leader and famous for quality tin toys which were exported around the world. Gerbrüder Bing, the worlds largest toy company, employed over 5000 people in its Nuremberg factory. France was Germanys biggest competitor with companies such as Radiguet renowned for making elegant beautifully finished vessels.
The exhibition looks at the way toy boats were marketed through advertising, packaging and catalogues. The advent of department stores, and their use of large plate-glass shop fronts, offered a new way to showcase merchandise and entice customers.
Archive film footage shows Ron McCrindell, a toy boat enthusiast who has amassed one of the finest collections in the UK, sharing his passion for these miniature vessels.
Kristian Martin, curator of the exhibition said: These miniature boats are a glimpse into a bygone era when every town had a boating lake and children learnt about Britain as a maritime nation through toy boats. They also tell of a rapidly changing world and the developments in technology in childrens toys.'


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1. Family life and African culture are very important to Mma Ramotswe. How do her descriptions and discussions of these areas provide insight into her character?
2. When Mma Ramotswe decides to become a detective, she purchases a manual to help her learn the business. The manual advises her to rely on hunches to solve her cases. How does this advice shape "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency"?
3. Many contemporary mystery and detective novels have a detective solving one major crime, usually a murder. How is "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" different from other mysteries you've read?
4. Early in her life Mma Ramotswe marries Note and the marriage ends badly. How does this experience impact her job as a detective? Does it give her insight into how others act and what might motivate them?
5. "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" features Mma Ramotswe, a female detective from Botswana. How does the author, whose life is very different from that of Mma Ramotswe's, capture her character?
6. "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" includes many detailed descriptions of African life, and especially features life in Mma Ramotswe's beloved Botswana. Were you familiar with what life might be like in Botswana before you read this novel?
7. Were you surprised by Mma Ramotswe's response to Mr. J L B Maketoni's proposal?
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Change Management & First Deployment
Updated 1 year ago by Copado Solutions
Copado Change Management setup will let you achieve best practices in your release management process. With this setup you will be able to control your user stories and their metadata changes as they move through your environment landscape until they finally reach the production environment.
Setup Steps
 1. Create a new project and link it to your pipeline.
 2. Create a user story:
 - In the Project field, select your new project.
 - In the Environment field, select the source environment where you will develop the user story. This environment has to be present in your pipeline.
 - In the Org Credential field select the org credential that corresponds to the environment you have previously selected.
 - Click on Save.
 3. Commit files within the user story by clicking on Commit Changes. Select a couple of metadata components for testing purposes.
 4. Edit the user story and check the Ready to Promote checkbox or click on Submit:
 1. Create a promotion:
 - In the Project field select the project you have already created.
 - In the Source Environment field select the environment where you have been developing your user story. The source org credential and the destination environment and org credential will be populated based on the source environment selected.
 - Click on Save.
 - The user story should appear on the Selected User Stories section. Select it and click on Create Deployment.
 - A new deployment will appear in the Deployments related list. Click on it and you will be redirected to the Deployment detail page.
 2. In the Deployment detail page you will notice that there is a source org and a corresponding destination org (as defined in your pipeline).
 - Click on the Git Promotion step. A table will appear with the metadata components that were committed, which will be deployed to the destination org.
 3. Once the deployment is finished, check the following changes:
 - In the destination org you will find that the metadata components were successfully deployed.
 - In the repository branch linked to the destination org, you will see that the user story files were recently merged.
 - If you open the user story, you will notice the environment has changed from the original value to the destination environment. Now, this user story can be tested again in the new org, and whenever it is ready to be promoted to the next environment, just repeat the promotion process.
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B.5.2.9 MySQL server has gone away
This section also covers the related Lost connection to server during query error.
The most common reason for the MySQL server has gone away error is that the server timed out and closed the connection. In this case, you normally get one of the following error codes (which one you get is operating system-dependent).
Error CodeDescription
CR_SERVER_GONE_ERRORThe client couldn't send a question to the server.
CR_SERVER_LOSTThe client didn't get an error when writing to the server, but it didn't get a full answer (or any answer) to the question.
By default, the server closes the connection after eight hours if nothing has happened. You can change the time limit by setting the wait_timeout variable when you start mysqld. See Section 5.1.4, "Server System Variables".
If you have a script, you just have to issue the query again for the client to do an automatic reconnection. This assumes that you have automatic reconnection in the client enabled (which is the default for the mysql command-line client).
Some other common reasons for the MySQL server has gone away error are:
You can check whether the MySQL server died and restarted by executing mysqladmin version and examining the server's uptime. If the client connection was broken because mysqld crashed and restarted, you should concentrate on finding the reason for the crash. Start by checking whether issuing the query again kills the server again. See Section B.5.4.2, "What to Do If MySQL Keeps Crashing".
You can get more information about the lost connections by starting mysqld with the --log-warnings=2 option. This logs some of the disconnected errors in the hostname.err file. See Section 5.2.1, "The Error Log".
If you want to create a bug report regarding this problem, be sure that you include the following information:
See also Section B.5.2.11, "Communication Errors and Aborted Connections", and Section 1.7, "How to Report Bugs or Problems".


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In the International Herald Tribune, Pam Belluck has a nice summary of recent research indicating that colors matter in ways we probably don't imagine. Her article, titled "Accurate red, creative blue: Color counts, study says," is excerpted below.
Trying to improve your performance at work or kick-start that novel you want to write? Maybe it's time to consider the color of your walls, or your screen saver.
If a new study is any guide, the color red can make people's work more accurate, but blue can make them more creative.
In the study, published Thursday in the online edition of Science magazine, researchers at the University of British Columbia conducted tests with 600 participants to see how cognitive performance varies when people see red or blue. Participants performed tasks in which words or images were displayed against red, blue or neutral backgrounds on computer screens.
Red groups did better on tests of recall and attention to detail, like remembering words or checking spelling and punctuation. Blue groups did better on tests requiring invention and imagination: coming up with creative uses for a brick or creating toys from collections of shapes.
"If you're talking about wanting enhanced memory for something like proofreading skills, then a red color should be used," concluded Juliet Zhu, an assistant professor of marketing at the university's business school, who conducted the studies with Ravi Mehta, a doctoral student. For "a brainstorming session for a new product or coming up with a new solution to fight child obesity or teenage smoking, then you should get people into a blue room."
Whether color can color performance or emotions has long fascinated scientists – not to mention advertisers, sports teams and restaurateurs.
Consider the Olympic uniform study, in which anthropologists at Durham University in England found that athletes in the 2004 Olympics who wore red instead of blue in boxing, tae kwon do, Greco-Roman wrestling, and freestyle wrestling won 60 percent of the time. The researchers suggested that red, for athletes, as for animals, subconsciously symbolizes dominance.
Perhaps a similarly primal effect was afoot in a 2008 study led by Andrew Elliot at the University of Rochester, in which men considered photographs of women on red backgrounds or wearing red shirts more attractive, although not necessarily more likeable or intelligent.
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In cognitive realms, experts say colors may affect performance because of the mood they transmit.
"When things go wrong or when you feel that the situation you are in is problematic, you are more likely to pay attention to detail, which helps you with processing tasks but interferes with creative types of things," said Norbert Schwarz, a psychology professor at the University of Michigan. By contrast, "people in a happy mood are more creative and less analytic."
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[I]n results that appear to align with the Science study's theory that red makes people more cautious and detail-oriented, Elliot found that people shown red on a test cover before an IQ test did worse than those shown green or a neutral color, and also chose easier questions to answer. IQ tests require more problem-solving, similar to the creative questions that Zhu asked.
Zhu's subjects, asked what red or blue made them think of, mostly said red represented caution, danger and mistakes, while blue symbolized peace and openness. Also, subjects unscrambled anagrams of "avoidance-related" words, like "danger," faster with red backgrounds and unscrambled anagrams of positive "approach-related" words, like "adventure," faster with blue backgrounds.
Besides testing cognitive performance, she also tested responses to advertising, finding that ads stressing "avoidance" qualities, like cavity prevention, or product details, appealed more on red backgrounds, while ads stressing optimistic qualities, like "tooth whitening," or using creative designs, appealed more on blue.
Interestingly, when different participants were asked if they thought they would do better with red or blue, more people said blue for both detail-oriented and creative tasks. Maybe, Zhu said, that is because more people prefer blue to red.
The study, she cautioned, did not involve different cultures, like China, where red symbolize prosperity and luck. And it said nothing about mixing red and blue to make purple.
Also, Schwarz said, color effects can be outweighed by clear instructions – to be accurate or creative in a task – so color means more when a project can be approached either way.
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Create, Edit, or Remove PDF Annotations in UWP
Once PSPDFKit for Windows has loaded annotations from a PDF, these annotations will be made available via the Document API.
The API will return a List of IAnnotations. This interface allows you to determine the AnnotationType and several other properties and methods common to all annotations, such as BoundingBox, Id, PageIndex, and ToJson().
The BoundingBox describes the annotation's location and size on the page. This property is represented by a Rect, with X and Y describing the top-left coordinate of the annotation on the page, and the Width and Height describing the size of the annotation.
PSPDFKit for Windows and PSPDFKit for Web use Instant JSON coordinates. In other words, the origin of the page, "0,0," is at the top left, with the Y axis value increasing as you move down the page. If you need to convert between these coordinates and PDF coordinates — which have their origin, "0,0," at the bottom left, with the Y axis value increasing as you move up the page — you can use the conversion utility methods here.
Using the AnnotationType property, you can cast to a specific annotation type to work with its specific APIs:
if (annotation.AnnotationType == AnnotationType.Ink)
 var ink = annotation as AnnotationType.Ink;
 return ink.IsSignature;
Creating, Updating, and Deleting Annotations
To create an annotation on a page, instantiate the type you want:
var textAnnot = new Text
 Contents = "A new text annotation",
 HorizontalAlign = HorizontalAlign.Right,
 VerticalAlign = VerticalAlign.Center,
 BoundingBox = new Rect(10, 10, 300, 300),
 FontSize = 48,
 Bold = true,
 Italic = true,
 FontColor = Colors.Cyan
Then you can add it to a page like this:
var createdTextAnnotation = await pdfView.Document.CreateAnnotationAsync(textAnnot);
After it's added to a page, the new annotations will have a unique Id.
If you wish to update an existing annotation, this can be done like so:
createdTextAnnotation.VerticalAlign = VerticalAlign.Top;
createdTextAnnotation.Opacity = 0.5f;
await pdfView.Document.UpdateAnnotationAsync(createdTextAnnotation);
To delete an annotation, you only need its Id:
await pdfView.Document.DeleteAnnotationAsync(createdTextAnnotation.Id);


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Outdoor Activity Tracker
By transitioning their Mile-A-Day program to a mobile app, Come Alive Outside was able to automatically measure distance and use gamification concepts like points, streaks and badges to improve user adoption and program completion rates.
Programs the first year
User growth over the first year
Increase in reported participation the first year vs the previous year
Appivo built a comprehensive solution consisting of a mobile application for users and a web interface for program administration. Come Alive Outside is able to manage users and teams, launch programs with different goals, track usage and encourage users. Users of the mobile app are able to track their walks, view individual and team leader boards, unlock badges and send encouraging notes to each other.
The brainstorming process started by analyzing the original paper-based program and processes, taking into account rules and any required flexibility. While translating the program for the digital world, processes were optimized to improve the experience of both program administrators and participants.
The design process focused on simplicity and ease-of-use, as well as ensuring that the mobile app would be visually appealing and inline with Come Alive Outside's brand. Understanding the user types was key, as the app needed to resonate with children, adults, and adults entering data for their children. The iterative design process progressed from sketches to wireframes to full-color mockups.
The comprehensive design effort resulted in a strong roadmap for the development team to follow. The iterative development process started with the administrative web interface before moving on to the mobile app. The final development phase consisted of an internal test run and the completion of a few final tasks before launching to an initial group of participants.


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No. 257 - End of the twenty-third eclipse season, end of the fourteenth Earth occultation season, continuation of the surface imaging campaign
Cebreros ground station
All Cebreros ground station activities were nominal during this reporting period.
A major software upgrade to the ground station's Intermediate Frequency and Modem System 1 (IFMS-1), was implemented over a period of four days from 12 to 15 February 2013.
The IFMS is a complex software system for telemetry, telecommanding and ranging that uses entirely digital technology. It was developed by ESA to meet the needs of Deep Space missions and is deployed throughout ESA's European Space Tracking Network (ESTRACK) system of Telemetry, Tracking and Command stations, of which Cebreros is one. IFMS merges the traditional telemetry, telecommand and ranging functions into one unit, forming the core of ground station software. It also supports high-accuracy Delta Differential One-way Ranging (delta-DOR) and spacecraft tracking.
Three copies of the IFMS software are used at the Cebreros station. One of these copies, IFMS-2, was used as the primary system for communications with the spacecraft during the upgrade. The process was completed smoothly, without any adverse effects on spacecraft or ground system operations.
High accuracy spacecraft ranging
The New Norcia and Cebreros ground stations were used for a Delta Differential One-way Ranging (delta-DOR, or DDOR) measurement at the start of the communications pass on 19 February. The measurements slightly reduced the length of the Cebreros pass and hence the volume of data downloaded during the pass.
Delta-DOR measurements are carried out with the Venus Express spacecraft on a regular basis to support the accurate determination of the ephemeris for the planet Venus that is maintained by NASA's Solar System Dynamics Group.
For more information about DDOR, see the Delta-DOR measurements link in the right-hand column.
End of the twenty-third eclipse season
The twenty-third eclipse season ended on 23 February. The eclipses during this planning period varied from 52 minutes to 6 minutes in duration.
For further information, please see Science observations with Venus Express during an eclipse.
End of the fourteenth Earth occultation season
The fourteenth Earth occultation season ended on 16 February. Seven occultation measurements were performed during this planning period - these are listed in the 'summary of main activities table' below. The New Norcia ground station was used as the receiving station for the occultation radio signal.
For further information, please see Venus Express Earth Occultation Seasons.
Orbit correction manoeuvres
Nine orbit correction manoeuvres (OCMs) were executed during this planning period – a highly unusual number for such a short period of time.
Six of these were apocentre lowering manoeuvres (performed at pericentre), which brought the orbit apocentre altitude down to about 66 000 km over the south pole. The other three manoeuvres (performed at apocentre) were used to raise the pericentre altitude above the north pole.
It is theoretically possible to perform each apocentre and pericentre altitude change in a single engine burn; it would also be easier for the spacecraft operations team to calculate and execute. But when necessary, for example, when the amount of fuel is low, large burns are broken up into smaller burns, to ensure that they are performed accurately.
In space, due to the absence of gravity, there is nothing to 'force' the liquid oxidizer and fuel into the inlet pipes leading to the spacecraft engines. Although the tanks are pressurised with helium to help force the fluids out of the tanks, this difference in pressure does not push the liquid oxidizer and fuel in a preferential direction. To help the fluids congregate at the entrance to the inlet pipes, screens are placed over the pipe openings. As the fuel moves around in the tanks, some (but not all) of the fluids will 'stick' to the inlet screens due to surface tension, assuring a constant flow into the inlet pipes.
In instances when missions are well into their design lifetime and the majority of the spacecraft's fuel has been exhausted, problems with the fluid flow are not unknown. The surface tension of the mesh screens over the inlet pipes will only trap a certain amount of fuel and oxidizer, and how much cannot be known in advance.
Thus, when large manoeuvres become necessary, there may not be enough fluid on the screens at the pipe inlets to support the entire burn. This can lead to 'burps', where the burn is interrupted by gaps in the flow of one or both fluids. To avoid this, the burns are broken into multiple smaller burns, over a number of orbits, so that a constant supply of fuel can be maintained during each burn.
The OCMs carried out during this reporting period were 'cool': during the OCM, the attitude of the spacecraft was such that no thermally-sensitive faces were exposed to the Sun. The burn orientations therefore did not heat up the spacecraft and it was not necessary to provide for a subsequent cooling period. 'Hot' science observations could be carried out after the manoeuvres, increasing the flexibility of the science operations.
Summary of main activities
The table below shows a chronology of the main spacecraft bus activities in the reporting period.
|Main activities during reporting period|
|2644||03-Feb-2013||034||CEB communications pass. OCM at pericentre.|
|2645||04-Feb-2013||035||CEB communications pass.|
|2646||05-Feb-2013||036||CEB communications pass. OCM at apocentre.|
|2647||06-Feb-2013||037||CEB communications pass. OCM at apocentre.|
|2648||07-Feb-2013||038||CEB communications pass. NNO occultation pass.|
|2649||08-Feb-2013||039||CEB communications pass.|
|2650||09-Feb-2013||040||CEB communications pass. NNO occultation pass.|
|2651||10-Feb-2013||041||CEB communications pass.|
|2652||11-Feb-2013||042||CEB communications pass.|
|2653||12-Feb-2013||043||CEB communications pass. IFMS-1 upgrade started. NNO occultation pass.|
|2654||13-Feb-2013||044||CEB communications pass. NNO occultation pass.|
|2655||14-Feb-2013||045||CEB communications pass. NNO occultation pass.|
|2656||15-Feb-2013||046||CEB communications pass. IFMS-1 upgrade completed. NNO occultation pass.|
|2657||16-Feb-2013||047||CEB communications pass. NNO occultation pass.|
|2658||17-Feb-2013||048||CEB communications pass.|
|2659||18-Feb-2013||049||CEB communications pass.|
|2660||19-Feb-2013||050||CEB communications pass. Venus delta-DOR with CEB and NNO.|
|2661||20-Feb-2013||051||CEB communications pass.|
|2662||21-Feb-2013||052||CEB communications pass.|
|2663||22-Feb-2013||053||CEB communications pass.|
|2664||23-Feb-2013||054||CEB communications pass.|
|2665||24-Feb-2013||055||CEB communications pass. Eclipse season ends. OCM at pericentre.|
|2666||25-Feb-2013||056||CEB communications pass. OCM at pericentre.|
|2667||26-Feb-2013||057||CEB communications pass. OCM at pericentre.|
|2668||27-Feb-2013||058||CEB communications pass. OCM at pericentre.|
|2669||28-Feb-2013||059||CEB communication pass. Problems with downlink due to bad weather, ice on dish. OCM at pericentre.|
|2670||01-Mar-2013||060||CEB communications pass. OCM at pericentre.|
|2671||02-Mar-2013||061||CEB communications pass.|
At the end of the reporting period on 2 March Venus Express was at 255 million km from Earth. The one-way signal travel time was 850 seconds. The final oxidizer mass was 19.436 kg and the final fuel mass was 11.904 kg.
This reporting period falls under the 89th Medium Term Plan (MTP), which covered the period from 3 February to 2 March 2013. The fourteenth radio occultation season ended on 16 February, and the twenty-third eclipse season ended on 23 February.
This MTP was 'hot


Question: Why Do Models Not Smile?
What is a pout face?
The definition of pouty is the look on someone's face who is frowning.
An example of pouty is when a sad person frowns and sticks out his lips..
Why do models look weird?
Most are objectively beautiful. Fashion models often look weird in their photos, but that's not because THEY look weird or ugly; it's because the clothes are weird, or the poses, or whatever. … Because it's about the clothes. Not the girl in the clothes.
Why do models look so good?
Just by gauging the face of a model, they know what kind of lighting would flaunt her best features. They also know what angles to shoot from such that they can capture the most stunning features of the fashion model and camouflage the unattractive ones. This is why every fashion model looks good in her photographs.
What are the 4 types of models?
This can be simple like a diagram, physical model, or picture, or complex like a set of calculus equations, or computer program. The main types of scientific model are visual, mathematical, and computer models.
Do models eat?
The VS diet is high in good fats and protein, low in carbs – and limited to 1,300 calories-a-day. The models are told to eat lean chicken, beef or fish with every meal, or the equivalent in eggs (around three). Dairy and gluten are banned – as are vegetables which grow below the ground, which are harder to digest.
How skinny do models have to be?
Fashion (Editorial) Model Female editorial models are generally at least 5 feet, 9 inches tall and very slim, with measurements that are usually around 33 inches around the bust, 23 inches around the waist, and 33 inches around the hips.
What do Japanese eat to stay thin?
Why do models have to be skinny?
When showing off their newest fashions, designers obviously want their outfits to look as beautiful as possible. In order for that to happen, the clothes need to drape and flow, which happens naturally when they are placed on a tall, skinny frame. That is why most mannequins come in such a small size.
Why do designers like skinny models?
According to Clements, designers know that their clothes look better on skinny models. So, they send samples – the pieces used on the catwalk and for photo sessions – that cannot be worn by women larger than miniscule. … Designers also know that models should never upstage the clothing. That is why models rarely smile.
Why do models pout?
Why are runway models instructed to pout or look fierce most of the time instead of smile? … The look is meant to be neutral, but many models lower their chins, which is a posture of aggression. (Think of a snarling dog or a hissing cat: lowered chins.)
Do models have to be pretty?
Being a model isn't just about being "good looking" or "pretty." There are a lot of beautiful people in the world. If you're serious about getting into modeling, it's important to have "a look." There should be something unique about the way you look or the way you're built.
Why do models smoke?
Many female and male models may smoke because it's believed to be an effective approach to weight loss, but in reality the picture is more complicated than that. Smoking among professional models may be common, but it isn't a good idea.
Who is the skinniest model?
1. Olga ShererKim Noorda.Colette Pechekhonova.Snejana Onopka.Magdalena Frackowiak.Vlada Roslyakova.Tatiana Lyadochkina.Gemma Ward.Irina Lazareanu.More items…
Why do models have to be tall?
A taller stature offers a commanding presence at runway shows, and so this is ideal for designers who want their work to be noticed. Longer legs, a tiny waist and relatively small breasts have become the industry standard for runway models.
Why do models have weird faces?
They look for someone bold, someone unusual, someone who has a "look". If agencies looked for pretty girls, there would be twice as much models in the industry. Agencies need unique faces, that will attract people to the brand.
Can you be a model if you're not pretty?
So You Want to Be a Model… But You're Short, Fat or Ugly (by Agency Standards) … Well, surprise: You absolutely can have a successful modeling career even if you don't look like Gisele Bundchen.
Why do models walk funny?
Models are thin, with almost no body fat to speak of, and having that gap between their thighs, which makes it appear from the side that they are crossing their legs (they don't but it simply looks that way). This is what considered as stylish, however, the leg crossing is a bit exaggerated.
What facial features do models have?
Symmetry is also important; most models have symmetrical faces; one eye is not bigger or lower on the face than the other, the nose is centered on the face, the cheekbones are high and level, and the jawline is even.


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Interfacing is the inner construction material that lies between layers of fashion fabric.
It adds stability, shape, strength and body to every project. Many garments require some type
of interfacing. You can find it in collars, cuffs, waistbands, lapels, necklines, buttonholes and any opening that needs additional stability or support.
There are three different types of interfacing: non-woven, woven and knit. These types come in either fusible or sew-in applications and come in different weights and colors. A rule of thumb to follow when choosing interfacing is to always choose a weight that is the same or slightly lighter than the fabric you are using. Let's take a closer look at the three types and applications of interfacing.


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From Security-as-a-Hindrance Towards User-Centred Cybersecurity Design
Authors: Rick Van Der Kleij
Abstract: Cybersecurity controls in the workplace are viewed by many people as a hindrance that results in wasted time. End-users often bypass controls to get their work done and because of this, even the technically most secure systems can become unsecured. One crucial reason for this could be a lack of attention paid to usability factors by the software development teams that de-sign controls. In this paper I investigate how to design cybersecurity controls in such a way that the user is more likely to behave in a secure manner when confronted with these controls. I put forward three practices that, when employed alongside each other, hold the promise to produce usable and effective cybersecurity controls.
Keywords: security-by-design, human-centered design, usable security
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Terrance Ellington Zoology Lab Gene Function March 6, 2013 The effects of YEPD + 10mM EGTA on mutant yeast strain Purpose and Background: Purpose of this experiment is to find out the function of genes in yeast strain. To find these functions, will look for the phenotype controlled by each gene. To differentiate what phenotype is controlled by what gene mutant strains (test); strains that have been altered by having a gene knocked out, will be compared to the isogenic wild (control) type stain. Strategy: We take mutant yeast strains that have been grown in YEPD medium and grow them along side of each other on different mediums, some of which will have added nutrients and others will have certain nutrients removed. We will grow them at different temperatures to see if we can differentiate the phenotypes controlled by each gene. Materials: A. Yeast Strain: a. FTY18 (control strain) b. FTY406 c. FTY495 d. pmr1Δ e. gpa2Δ f. nrg2Δ g. pep12Δ h. tpo4Δ B. Medium: YEPD + 10 mM EGTA C. Sterilized toothpicks D. Marker pens Procedure: 1. Two plates of YEPD + 10 mM EGTA were divided into six parts. Each section was then labeled according to strain that it represented. 2. Next, the plates were populated with the yeast strains using the streak plate method a. The top ⅓ of a section was streaked with cells using a toothpick, taking care not cross line into a different section & discarded b. Using a fresh toothpick, the second ⅓ of section was populated by being streaked using cells from first ⅓ of section c. To populate the last ⅓ of section, a fresh toothpick was used to gather cells from the second ⅓ and streaked into the last ⅓. 3. Steps were repeated until each section was complete for each plate. 4. Plates were then labeled according
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Model 906 is an inexpensive, one piece, easy to install battery fuel gauge. It is completely solid state and provides a reliable, accurate, and easy to read display of battery state-of-charge.
Model 906 is available in six panel mount packages and a printed circuit board mounted module for custom dash panel applications.
This battery fuel gauge features Curtis patented technology and is ideal for golf cars, commercial cleaning equipment, mobility aids, electric bicycles, electric marine motors, medical devices, and similar equipment.
- All principal circuits are integrated in a single chip for long-life reliability.
- A 10-bar LED displays the state-of-charge successively, bar by bar, from full to empty.
- At 70% depth of discharge, a flashing LED signals an "energy reserve" alert.
- At 80%, alternately flashing LEDs provides an "empty" status warning.
- Model 906 is compact and easily installed in panel cutouts as small as 36.8 X 24.1 mm, with as little as 35 mm behind panel clearance needed, see dimensions of various case styles.
- Recognizes improperly charged battery.
- Keyswitch activated LED display (state-of-charge is monitored as long as 906 is connected to battery).
- Memory allows gauge to recall state-of-charge whenever battery is disconnected.
Three possible reset methods:
- Open Circuit Reset (OCR): Upon reconnection of a battery the gauge will reset if it measures 2.09 volts/cell or higher (example "B" profile) (for units with memory option).
- High Voltage Reset (HVR): Gauge must measure >2.35 volts per cell for 6 continuous minutes during charging (example "B" profile).
- Charge Tracking Reset (CTR): Display tracks charge level during opportunity charging (requires gauge to be connected to battery when charging).
- The Output Signal option causes the voltage on pin 3 to drop from 5 to 0 volts at 80% discharge. It can be used to signal another component or to allow for the disabling of a specified vehicle function, insuring against abusive deep discharge conditions. The Output Signal can also be used to drive the Curtis 1178 Relay Module.
- Special models and custom panels are available.
- System Voltages: 12V, 24V, 36V, 48V
- Operating voltage: +/–25% of nominal voltage
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EMF Health-effects Research
Curcio G, Ferrara M, De Gennaro L, Cristiani R, D'Inzeo G, Bertini M.
Neuroreport. 15(1):161-164, 2004
The study aimed to investigate the time-course of electromagnetic field (EMF)-induced effects on human cognitive and behavioral performance and on tympanic temperature.
Following a double-blind paradigm, subjects were tested on four performance tasks:
 - an acoustic simple-reaction time task,
 - a visual search task,
 - an arithmetic descending subtraction task and
 - an acoustic choice-reaction time task.
Moreover, tympanic temperature was collected five times during each session.
Results indicated an improvement of both simpleand choice-reaction times and an increase of local temperature on the exposed region under the active exposure. There was a clear time-course of the reaction time and temperature data, indicating that performance and physiological measures need a minimum of 25 min of EMF exposure to show appreciable changes.


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"I am here to learn how I can make a difference," shared Aung San Suu Kyi who offered the keynote address of the Summit.
"Imposing assistance on people with intellectual disabilities is not the correct approach. It is they who really know their own needs and who are best placed to shape their own futures. They should be given the opportunity to participate in decision-making and to be active in their communities."
The Summit discussed the obstacles faced by people with intellectual disabilities. In every community around the world, people with intellectual disabilities and their families face stigma and stereotype that results in low expectations for what they can accomplish and apathy and ignorance that limits their access to health care, education, housing, and employment.
They also experience a lack of protection under the law that denies them their humanity, robs them of their dignity, subjects them to poverty and abuse, and threatens their freedom to participate as full and equal members of society.


Direct cavitation inception index measurements and observation on occurrence of cavitation are compared to results of novel spatial pressure distribution measurements in a 2D cavity shear flow. This non-intrusive technique utilizes four-exposure PIV to measure the distribution of material acceleration, and integrating it by means of omni-directional virtual boundary integration algorithm to obtain the pressure distribution (Liu and Katz, 2006). Consequently, it provides the instantaneous spatial distributions of velocity, material acceleration and pressure over a sample area along with their statistics. The present Reynolds numbers based on the cavity length vary from 1.7×105 to 3.4×105. High-speed imaging of cavitation inception, recorded at 30,000 fps, indicates that for this 2D cavity flow, the onset of cavitation always occurs on the top of the cavity trailing edge, regardless of the free stream speed. With decreasing pressure cavitation intermittently expand to the region located just in front of the cavity. The time-averaged spatial pressure distribution has a minimum just above the trailing edge due to the interaction of the impinging shear layer with the trailing wall. Around the cavity trailing edge, the mean flow first decelerates due to the impingement, but then accelerates right above the trailing edge, creating a local pressure minimum there. RMS values and PDFs of pressure fluctuations show that the highest fluctuations occur around the cavity trailing edge, and that the pressure peaks are consistent with the measured cavitation inception indices. There is also agreement between pressure statistics and conditions of appearance of cavitation in front of the trailing edge. The paper also provides the first directly measured experimental data on pressure-velocity correlation and pressure diffusion terms that appear in the evolution equation for turbulent kinetic energy. Results compared to other terms that act as sources and sinks in the turbulent kinetic energy balance. It is evident that near the trailing edge of the cavity, the contribution of pressure diffusion is comparable to that of turbulent kinetic energy production rate, and is much larger than the turbulent diffusion rate. Trends and spatial distribution of pressure diffusion also differs from those of turbulence diffusion.
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-bar lift, is a mechanised system for transporting skiers, snowboarders, etc. uphill. It is only used in low capacity situations in large resorts and small local slopes servicing skiers numbered in the dozens rather than in the hundreds or thousands. The T-Bar lift have an aerial steel cable loop running over a series of wheels, powered by an engine at one end. Hanging from the rope are a series of vertical recoiling cables attached to a T-shaped bar, about a meter in both dimensions, that is placed behind the skier's or snowboarder's buttocks. This pulls the passenger uphill while they slide across the ground. A single T-bar transports a maximum of two people per T-bar unit.
Tail The back of a ski.
Terrain Pod A contiguous area of land deemed suitable for ski lift and trail development due to its slope gradients, exposure and fall line characteristics.
Tillers are mounted on the rear of a grooming tractor and is driven hydrostatically. A tiller typically requires deep snow conditions and is used to break up compacted snow surface, to reduce snow and ice chunks, and to mix old and new snow. The tiller itself is similar to a garden roto-tiller and consists of a rotating shaft (cutter bar), which has multiple tines that are typically three to five inches (7.6 to 12.7 cm) in length that condition the snow when operated at a high RPM, and a plastic comb or "snow finisher" The tractor's horsepower must be sufficiently large to operate the tiller.
Top Elevation This is the elevation at the top terminal of the ski lift.
Torque The twisting movement of a ski. The amount it will twist along its length will affect its performance. Generally, the stiffer the torque, the higher will be the ski's performance.
Trail means an alpine ski run, cross country ski trail, or other trail shown in or contemplated by the Resort Master Plan.
Trail designation system that categorizes ski and snowboard slopes by difficulty has been set up since the 1960s, in mountain resorts throughout North America (and much of the world). It uses green circles, blue squares and black diamonds to indicate the difficulty of the slope.
Trail System Each trail must have generally consistent grade within a given ability level to provide an interesting and challenging ski experience for the ability level for which the trail is designed. Optimum trail widths should vary depending upon topographic conditions and the caliber of the skier being served. The trail network must minimize cross-traffic and should provide the full range of ability levels consistent with market demand. The trails must be designed and constructed to minimize off fallline conditions and to avoid bottlenecks and convergence zones, which might produce skier congestion.
Turning Radius: A function of sidecut, the turning radius equals the natural circle that a pair of skis or a snowboard can make on edge. The more dramatic the sidecut, the tighter the turning radius.
Unweighting Turning a ski by taking weight off it. An unweighting movement is generally executed by pivoting the tails of the skis around the tips although occasionally a ski can be pivoted around the centre (as in the Wedel turn or learning in the bumps).
Upper body The torso
Uphill turning Making a downhill turn away from the fall line, and thus decreasing the angle of descent.
Vertical Demand is the amount of vertical terrain that skiers/riders can be expected to ski over the course of a day (typically a six to seven hour period). This figure is calculated separately for each skill class. The average vertical demand has been increasing for all skill levels.
Vertical rise This is the difference in elevation between the top and bottom terminals of a ski lift.
Vertical Transport Feet Per Hour (000) - (VTF/Hour) - The number of people lifted 1,000 vertical feet per hour (vertical rise of a lift, times the lift capacity per hour, divided by 1,000). An area's total VTF, is the sum of VTF for all ski lifts.
Warm Bed A classification of bed units that refers to frequent occupancy, typically accommodation that encompasses public, rental bed units that are available for short-term rental through covenants placed on the property.
Waist, the narrowest point of the ski.
Weight The application of weight on to a ski is gauged by the pressure applied by the soles of the feet. As a general rule weight is kept on the middle of the foot, and seldom moves more than an inch or two either backwards or forwards to get the desired result. The distribution of weight between the two skis can vary from all on one ski to an equal spread between the two.
Wire rope is a type of rope which consists of several strands of metal wire laid (or 'twisted') into a helix. Initially wrought iron wires were used, but today steel is the main material used for wire ropes.
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SmartGraph Management
This chapter describes the JavaScript interface for creating and modifying SmartGraphs. A SmartGraph is a specialized version of a General Graph, which means all of the General Graph functionality is available on a SmartGraph as well. The major difference of both modules is handling of the underlying collections:
 - General Graphs do not enforce or maintain any sharding of the collections and can therefore combine arbitrary sets of existing collections.
 - SmartGraphs enforce and rely on a special sharding of the underlying collections and hence can only work with collections that are created through the SmartGraph itself. This also means that SmartGraphs cannot be overlapping. A collection can either be sharded for one SmartGraph or for another. If you need to make sure that all queries can be executed with SmartGraph performance, just create one large SmartGraph covering everything and query it stating the subset of edge collections explicitly.
To generally understand the concept of this module please read the chapter about General Graph Management first. In the following we will only describe the overloaded functionality. Everything else works identical in both modules.
Create a Graph
SmartGraphs also require edge relations to be created. The format of the relations is identical. The only difference is that all collections used within the relations to create a new SmartGraph must not exist yet. You have to let the SmartGraph module create the Graph collections for you, so that it can enforce the correct sharding.
graph_module._create(graphName, edgeDefinitions, orphanCollections, smartOptions)
 - graphName (string): Unique identifier of the graph
 - edgeDefinitions (array): List of relation definition objects, may be empty
 - orphanCollections (array): List of additional vertex collection names, may be empty
 - smartOptions (object): A JSON object having the following keys:
 - numberOfShards (number): The number of shards that will be created for each collection. To maintain the correct sharding all collections need an identical number of shards. This cannot be modified after creation of the graph.
 - smartGraphAttribute (string): The attribute that will be used for sharding. All vertices are required to have this attribute set and it has to be a string. Edges derive the attribute from their connected vertices.
The creation of a graph requires the name and some SmartGraph options. Due to the API edgeDefinitions and orphanCollections have to be given, but both can be empty arrays and be added later.
The edgeDefinitions can be created using the convenience method _relation known from the general-graph module, which is also available here.
orphanCollections again is just a list of additional vertex collections which are not yet connected via edges but should follow the same sharding to be connected later on.
All collections used within the creation process are newly created. The process will fail if one of them already exists, unless they have the correct sharding already. All newly created collections will immediately be dropped again in the failure case.
Examples
Create a graph without relations. Edge definitions can be added later:
arangosh> var graph_module = require("@arangodb/smart-graph");
arangosh> var graph = graph_module._create("myGraph", [], [], {smartGraphAttribute: "region", numberOfShards: 9});
arangosh> graph_module._graph("myGraph");
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{[SmartGraph]
}
Create a graph using an edge collection edges and a single vertex collection vertices as relation:
arangosh> var graph_module = require("@arangodb/smart-graph");
arangosh> var edgeDefinitions = [ graph_module._relation("edges", "vertices", "vertices") ];
arangosh> var graph = graph_module._create("myGraph", edgeDefinitions, [], {smartGraphAttribute: "region", numberOfShards: 9});
arangosh> graph_module._graph("myGraph");
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{[SmartGraph]
 "edges" : [ArangoCollection _PHONE_, "edges" (type edge, status loaded)],
 "vertices" : [ArangoCollection _PHONE_, "vertices" (type document, status loaded)]
}
Create a graph with edge definitions and orphan collections:
arangosh> var graph_module = require("@arangodb/smart-graph");
arangosh> var edgeDefinitions = [ graph_module._relation("myRelation", ["male", "female"], ["male", "female"]) ];
arangosh> var graph = graph_module._create("myGraph", edgeDefinitions, ["sessions"], {smartGraphAttribute: "region", numberOfShards: 9});
arangosh> graph_module._graph("myGraph");
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{[SmartGraph]
 "myRelation" : [ArangoCollection _PHONE_, "myRelation" (type edge, status loaded)],
 "female" : [ArangoCollection _PHONE_, "female" (type document, status loaded)],
 "male" : [ArangoCollection _PHONE_, "male" (type document, status loaded)],
 "sessions" : [ArangoCollection _PHONE_, "sessions" (type document, status loaded)]
}
Modify a graph definition at runtime
After you have created a SmartGraph its definition is not immutable. You can still add or remove relations. This is again identical to General Graphs.
However there is one important difference: You can only add collections that either do not exist, or that have been created by this graph earlier. The latter can be achieved if you for example remove an orphan collection from this graph, without dropping the collection itself. Than after some time you decide to add it again, it can be used. This is because the enforced sharding is still applied to this vertex collection, hence it is suitable to be added again.
Remove a vertex collection
Remove a vertex collection from the graph:
graph._removeVertexCollection(vertexCollectionName, dropCollection)
 - vertexCollectionName (string): Name of vertex collection.
 - dropCollection (bool, optional): If true the collection will be dropped if it is not used in any other graph. Default: false.
In most cases this function works identically to the General Graph one. But there is one special case: The first vertex collection added to the graph (either orphan or within a relation) defines the sharding for all collections within the graph. They have their distributeShardsLike attribute set to the name of the initial collection. This collection can not be dropped as long as other collections follow its sharding (i.e. they need to be dropped first).
Examples
Create a SmartGraph and list its orphan collections:
arangosh> var graph_module = require("@arangodb/smart-graph");
arangosh> var relation = graph_module._relation("edges", "vertices", "vertices");
arangosh> var graph = graph_module._create("myGraph", [relation], ["other"], {smartGraphAttribute: "region", numberOfShards: 9});
arangosh> graph._orphanCollections();
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 "other"
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Remove the orphan collection from the SmartGraph and drop the collection:
arangosh> graph._removeVertexCollection("other", true);
arangosh> graph_module._graph("myGraph");
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{[SmartGraph]
 "edges" : [ArangoCollection _PHONE_, "edges" (type edge, status loaded)],
 "vertices" : [ArangoCollection _PHONE_, "vertices" (type document, status loaded)]
}
Attempting to remove a non-orphan collection results in an error:
arangosh> graph._removeVertexCollection("vertices");
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[ArangoError 1928: collection is not in list of orphan collections]
You cannot drop the initial collection (vertices) as long as it defines the sharding for other collections (edges).
arangosh> var graph_module = require("@arangodb/smart-graph");
arangosh> var relation = graph_module._relation("edges", "vertices", "vertices");
arangosh> var graph = graph_module._create("myGraph", [relation], [], {smartGraphAttribute: "region", numberOfShards: 9});
arangosh> graph._deleteEdgeDefinition("edges");
arangosh> graph._removeVertexCollection("vertices");
arangosh> db._


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Heart of Darkness Topic Tracking: Wilderness Imagery
Wilderness Imagery 1: Marlow describes for his shipmates the wild state of nature that must have existed when the Romans first visited England.
Wilderness Imagery 2: Marlow watched the jungle from his ship, seeing pure wilderness for the first time.
Wilderness Imagery 3: Marlow describes the wild and varied vegetation he saw on his journey, and the oppressive impression it had on him.
Wilderness Imagery 4: Marlow had an image, at the Central Station, of the surrounding wilderness waiting to outlast the invasion of the Company.
Wilderness Imagery 5: Marlow imagined the forest looking back at the manager and his uncle--the wilderness is personified.
Wilderness Imagery 6: The vegetation and wild natural state along the river overwhelmed Marlow--he imagined it observing him from all sides.
Wilderness Imagery 7: Marlow looked back and could see no trace of where the ship had come from--it was as though the jungle was closing in behind them.
Wilderness Imagery 8: Marlow says that the wilderness had taken control of Kurtz.
Wilderness Imagery 9: When he leaves the ship to look for Kurtz, Marlow ends up in the midst of the living, wild jungle he had been fearing all along.
Wilderness Imagery 10: Kurtz, cursing the wilderness, asked Marlow to close the shutters to keep him from seeing the "curtain of trees" around him.