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However, new research has found that solo suppers, both out and at home, are bad for your health as they can increase your risk of developing a metabolic syndrome such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol, especially in men, a study claims.
For the experiement, researchers from Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, analysed 7,725 adults, asking them how often they eat alone and then comparing it to their health. The team also looked at lifestyle factors including smoking, alcohol use, age and the amount someone worked out per week.
Results showed that men who ate alone had a 45 per cent increased risk of being obese and are 64 per cent more likely to develop a metabolic syndrome.
As for women, it was found they were 29 per cent more likely to develop a metabolic syndrome if they ate alone twice or more per day, though when lifestyle factors were taken into account the percentage was reduced.
Findings have been published in Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, with the team conducting the research to see if there was a link between loneliness and metabolic disorders in an age where more and more people are living on their own.
Previous research published in 2013 found that limited contact with others increases a person's overall risk of death over time. It's estimated that more than 27 per cent of the American population lives alone, up from five per cent in 1920.© Cover Media


Building new, weird CPUs in FPGAs
40 thoughts on "Building new, weird CPUs in FPGAs
 1. The HAD summary is very confusing. There's a lookup table with 32 bit target address, and this lookup table uses index values based on an 8-bit value in the program, and the value of the Program Counter. So, the PC defines a certain window in the table, and you use the 8 bit index to select a value.
 1. The description here at hackaday is wrong. The jump is made indirectly, but the index addresses a location in a sliding window. The window slides as a function of the PC, but in an entirely different memory space.
 1. Indirect addressing is standard on all CPUS i know, including the 6502. Am I missing something? Otherwise the "sliding memory window" is something that is supported by the MMU in modern (after 1990) CPUs.
 2. It's basically a constant pool of jump targets. Why not just use it as a constant pool of 32 bit values, which can be used either as addresses, or as any other 32 bit constant?
 It also needs a better escape mechanism for when the constant pool is full.
 1. Arlet, you are right. It is a bit like the constant pool, but better since it can be shared across multiple functions.
 When the window is full you can always jump to another place in memory. The compiler can see that the window is close to being full and put some padding (or insert some data) before the function to create room in the table. In my forth work this happened pretty rarely.
 Thank you for your great 6502 core, BTW.
 3. Is this already possible to some extent by adding an immediate value to the PC? (Though this only gives four bits of resolution plus some shifting.)
 I realise that if someone's gone to the trouble of modifying a processor instruction set, they're going to know it pretty well and if there's already a workable variant they're not going to bother reinventing the wheel.
 4. Nothing against doing something just for the practice, but it'd be nice to see some actual analysis of the problem, and how this solution will help. Eg. have a simulated processor run some realistic code not specifically engineered to showcase far jumps, with performance measurements. Also lacking is details of how this will affect the CPU pipeline, and how compilers can take advantage of this feature.
 5. Sounds a lot like how the TI-99/4 and 4A operated. "Only the Program Counter, Status Register, and Workspace Pointer registers were on the chip; all work registers were kept in RAM at an address indicated by the Workspace Pointer. 16 registers were available at any given time, and a context switch instruction which changed to another workspace automatically allowed fast context switches compared to other processors which may have had to store and restore the registers."
 Imagine that concept running on a current speed CPU, with many more workspace pointers and much larger workspaces.
 1. There's an even better way – keep those registers with you.
 Heavily pipeline, but make the pipe wide enough to carry the instruction, PC and "registers" (operands/result/src/destination addresses) along in one cycle, then just switch to the next thread every clock.
 It means that one thread takes ~ 100 clks per "instruction cycle"- to and from memory a couple of times, via operation units, in lots of little steps. All the "registers" are in memory somewhere, apart from the specialized units used as fifos or rendevous between threads. (or to initiate a run of subthreads, or to collate results).
 The reason the very next clock can't be operating on the same thread is because such pipelining causes hazards – the "instruction" hasn't actually completed yet!
 But then you get to run up to n threads concurrently without impacting any threads performance. (if the round trip for one "instruction" worth of thread – from one instruction fetch to the next in the same thread – was n clks.)
 This also makes time management easier, as you can easily calculate how long a thread will take to execute, regardless of what else is running. (once you know the map of the specific layout, at least).
 Add a way of "holding" low priority threads in a round-robin manner, and you can have any number of user threads at uncertain speed, plus a few "real-time" system threads doing time-critical IO type tasks.
 One would then swap having a "ALU" that can *optionally* perform different operations, for a bank of dedicated adders/multipliers, fifos/semaphores etc. This way the "opcode" becomes in effect an address used to route the "instruction" in flight. This means extending the architecture is really easy as well, since a given packet doesn't need to execute always in the same operational unit – it carries its payload/operands with itself anyway, in parallel.
 One could also conceive of reconfiguring a block of operational units to change the number/type of such dynamically, on an as-needed basis. If the adders are running flat out but some of the extra multipliers are stalled, reconfigure the excess multipliers as more adders.
 It should achieve much better performance/watt overall, at the cost of not running any one thread particularly fast, by modern standards. If many op units aren't needed, power them off. The idea is to contruct the architecture from the "worker's" point of view, IE: keep the op units busy! This is in contrast to conventional design, which is to make one thread go as fast as possible, then try to extend to many. Better would be to make any "high priority" thread *always* execute in the same time, regardless of whatever else is happening, then to allow many other things to happen so as to use up all the op unit's schedules.
 It's a bit of a stretch to call such a thing a CPU though, since it's the opposite of a central processing unit – more a decentralized computation grid. (or maybe, substrate?)
 All the above is free for whoever to try their hand at it – I have been "putting off" sitting down with an FPGA to implement this for about three years now. I am well familiar with the "character building" nature of detailed computer engineering. The article is spot on about that!
 For all I know, all those threads in flight will encounter sticky "traffic jam" issues.
 That or the whole width will end up just too wide. But I suppose it doesn't necessarily have to have every part bit of the width in the same place – so long as the path takes the right number of clocks to get to where it needs to.
 Anyway, an interesting paradigm flip which may or may not help. It's interesting, however, that modern supercomputer architecture chips do exactly this sort of 'fine grained' SMT – usually across their fairly shot pipelines.
 6. those real programmer stories reminds me of those nascar guys who refused to wear those safetybands on their neck for avoiding breaking the neck and obviously borke their necks
 7. Thanks for your feedback. Many of you seemed to have missed the point – this is not indirect jumping at all. The jump is made through a sliding window that looks into a different memory space which contains only pointers. As the PC moves along, the sliding window slides, retiring old pointers and allowing for new ones.
 The reason to do this is to allow an 8-bit index to address any amount of RAM.
 1. I think I get what you mean. The window slides up and down as CALLs and RETs are issued. An 8-bit short-cut to a 256(say)-element lookup table that contains the actual addresses. The 8-bit shortcuts are just representative tokens of the real address. Since CALLs tend to be paired up with RETs, as the pointer moves up and down, it's effectively an infinitely long list, or a long enough one. IE very few programs call up data from 300 positions down the stack. Most stack accesses use the most recent few bytes placed there.
 1. Close. Since the base of the window of 256 available targets is relatted to the PC at runtime, the window does not slide, it is instantly located where it belongs. At compile time, each subroutine has its own space, and since calls are target-localized (that is a subroutine that has been used is likely to be used again nearby and much less likely far away), there is a lot of overlap within the window – pointers in the table get reused.
 8. I have mixed feelings about this: on one hand, the 8 bit tokens sound like the code density could be really good. On the other hand, storing the lookup table is going to take a significant amount of memory, so it might in fact be both easier and more efficient to just store the 32 bit value right where you need it.
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 2014-08-11
 The improvement in light extraction efficiency from reflective scattering structures in AlGaN ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UVLEDs) emitting at ∼270 nm is shown to be influenced by optical polarization. Three UVLEDs with different reflective scattering structures are investigated and compared to standard UVLEDs without scattering structures. The optical polarization and therefore the direction of light propagation within the various UVLEDs are altered by changes in the quantum well (QW) thickness. The improvement in light extraction efficiency of the UVLEDs with reflective scattering structures increases, compared to the UVLEDs without scattering structures, as the fraction of emitted light propagating parallel to the QW plane increases. Additionally, the light extraction efficiency increases as the average distance to the reflective scattering structures decreases.
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 Vasefi, Fartash; Chapman, Glenn H.; Chan, Paulman; Kaminska, Bozena; Pfeiffer, Nick
 2008-02-01
 Imaging structures within a turbid medium using Angular Domain Imaging (ADI) employs angular filter array aligned to a laser source to separate ballistic and quasi-ballistic photons from the highly scattered light by means of angular filtration. The angular filter consists of a high aspect ratio linear array of silicon micromachined tunnels, 51 micron wide by 10mm long with a 0.29 degree acceptance angle. At heavy scattering ratios of >1E7 image detectability declines due to the non-uniform scattered background light fraction still within the acceptance angle. This scattered signal can be separated out by introducing a wedge prism to deviate the laser source where it enters the medium by an angle slightly larger than the acceptance angle. This creates a second image consisting of pure scattering photons with the filtration characteristics of the angular filter, and a pixel by pixel correspondence to the fully scattered illumination emitted from the medium. Experiments used an 808 nm laser diode, collimated to an 8×1 mm line of light, entering a 5cm thick medium with a scattering ratio of > 1E6, with a wedge prism creating a 0.44 degree deviation. Digitally subtracting the deviated scattered signal from the original image significantly reduced the scattered background and enhanced image contrast. We can have about images at least 40 times more of our previous scattering limits. Depending on test phantom object location, the contrast level can be increased from 4% of the total dynamic range to over 50% which results in higher definition and visibility of our micro-scale test structures in the turbid medium.
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 Maughan, Justin B.; Sorensen, Christopher M.; Chakrabarti, Amitabha
 2016-05-01
 Q-space analysis is applied to the scattered intensity from Gaussian Random Spheres (GRSs). Q-space analysis involves plotting the scattered intensity vs. the magnitude of the scattering wave vector q = 2 k sin θ/2 where k = 2 π / λ with λ the wavelength and θ is the scattering angle, on a log-log plot. The light scattering properties of GRSs were calculated using a discrete dipole approximation algorithm. The GRSs had σ=0.2 and ν=3, where σ is the relative standard deviation in the radial direction, and ν describes fluctuations in the angular direction. Calculations were systematically performed with size parameters ranging from 10 to 30, and with a relative index of refraction, m, ranging from 1.01 to 1.5. The results show quantifiable, power law descriptions of the scattered intensity and a Rayleigh functionality of the forward scattered intensity that depend upon the phase shift parameter ρ = 2 k Req | m - 1 | where Req is an equivalent radius. Similar functionalities have been observed in both spheres and other irregularly shaped particles. These results continue the implication that there is a comprehensive description of light scattering for all particles that can be uncovered with the application of Q-space.
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 2013-01-01
 Recently developed optogenetic tools provide powerful approaches to optically excite or inhibit neural activity. In a typical in-vivo experiment, light is delivered to deep nuclei via an implanted optical fiber. Light intensity attenuates with increasing distance from the fiber tip, determining the volume of tissue in which optogenetic proteins can successfully be activated. However, whether and how this volume of effective light intensity varies as a function of brain region or wavelength has not been systematically studied. The goal of this study was to measure and compare how light scatters in different areas of the mouse brain. We delivered different wavelengths of light via optical fibers to acute slices of mouse brainstem, midbrain and forebrain tissue. We measured light intensity as a function of distance from the fiber tip, and used the data to model the spread of light in specific regions of the mouse brain. We found substantial differences in effective attenuation coefficients among different brain areas, which lead to substantial differences in light intensity demands for optogenetic experiments. The use of light of different wavelengths additionally changes how light illuminates a given brain area. We created a brain atlas of effective attenuation coefficients of the adult mouse brain, and integrated our data into an application that can be used to estimate light scattering as well as required light intensity for optogenetic manipulation within a given volume of tissue. PMID:23874433
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 Wirick, M. P.
 1985-01-01
 In this patent application, in order to reduce the amount of internally scattered radiant energy in an optical system having a collecting optical chamber and a secondary optical chamber, a moving aperture device is positioned in a first focal plane between the chambers; the aperture device has a continuous moving metal band that has staggered slits therein. The band is sprocket driven and cryogenically cooled to reduce thermal emission. The band can be synced with other scanning detectors in the optical system such as one might find in an infrared telescope used in outer space.
 4. Light scattering and dynamics of interacting Brownian particles
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 Tsang, T.; Tang, H. T.
 1982-01-01
 The relative motions of interacting Brownian particles in liquids may be described as radial diffusion in an effective potential of the mean force. By using a harmonic approximation for the effective potential, the intermediate scattering function may also be evaluated. For polystyrene spheres of 250 A mean radius in aqueous environment at 0.00125 g/cu cm concentration, the results for the calculated mean square displacement are in qualitative agreement with experimental data from photon correlation spectroscopy. Because of the interactions, the functions deviate considerably from the exponential forms for the free particles.
 5. Quasi-elastic light scattering from structured particles.
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 Chen, S H; Holz, M; Tartaglia, P
 1977-01-01
 We present a formulation by which the scattered field correlation function of a nonstationary structured particle can be calculated. Specifically, we consider the case of micron-size bacteria, where the Rayleigh- Gans-Debye approximation may be used to evaluate the correlation function. We show that the width of the intensity correlation spectrum (as measured, for example, by the photon correlation technique) exhibits I an oscillatory behavior which is characteristic of the interference pattern produced by the internal structure. Two cases are of interest: diffusion and motility are considered in detail, and some evidence of the predicted behavior is shown from the photon correlation measurement of E. coli bacteria. PMID:20168450
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 Knowles, Kevin M.; Butt, Haider; Batal, Afif; Sabouri, Aydin; Anthony, Carl J.
 2016-02-01
 Willemite is a zinc silicate mineral used in modern day pottery as a decorative feature within glazes. It is produced by controlled heat treatment of zinc oxide-containing ceramic glazes. The heat-treated glazes devitrify, producing thin nanoscale needle-like willemite crystals growing in spherulitic morphologies through branching of the needles. We show here that this resulting morphology of willemite crystals in an inorganic glass matrix has a previously unreported strong interaction with light, displaying remarkable optical diffraction patterns. Thin sections of such spherulites act as optical diffusers, enabling light beams to be spread up to 160° in width. Analysis of the interaction between the willemite spherulites and light suggests that the high density of willemite crystals in the spherulites and the length scales associated with both the thickness of the needles and the spacings between branches are together responsible for this optical diffusion behaviour.
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 Itoh, Harumi; Arai, Tsunenori; Kikuchi, Makoto
 1996-05-01
 We evaluated the particle density detectability and particle size detectivity of our fiber-optic light-scattering measurement system. In order to prevent the multiple pregnancy on current in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer, we have aimed to develop a new quantitative and non- invasive method to select a single viable human embryo.


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This paper relate to methods of barite ore sorting. It describes methods that uses sensor based sorting to separate valuable barite-rich rocks in the ore from barite-poor or one consisting of different minerals. The method includes steps of mining, primary grinding, and screening to sensor-based sorting resulting in a product ore that contain pre-determined amounts of barium sulfate mineral. The process includes the use of X-ray transmission sensor-based sorting technology for processing of barite ores to separate barium sulfate mineral component from other minerals and to increase specific gravity of the ore.


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Two monologues do not make a dialogue: the need for medical specialty–specific communication workshops: population-based study
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Aim Increasing attacks on healthcare personnel in India have highlighted the need for improved communication between staff and patients. Currently, communication skill workshops target doctors and nurses, overlooking a key player relevant to patient satisfaction—allied health professionals (henceforth, AHPs). This study evaluates the impact of communication skills training for diagnostic laboratory and blood bank personnel on patient satisfaction scores.
Method The impact of communication workshop for AHPs was tested through pre-workshop and post-workshop questionnaires to participants that tested how they handle communication with patients. Additionally, participants were also administered the questionnaire 4 months after the workshop to test knowledge retention. In parallel, the change in patient satisfaction towards AHPs was assessed by a pre-workshop and post-workshop patient survey.
Results Participants experienced a statistically significant improvement in communication skills, as measured by the pre-workshop and post-workshop questionnaires. This coincided with a significant increase in patient satisfaction scores after the workshop, as indicated by the patient satisfaction survey. The difference in communication skills scores between experienced and inexperienced personnel showed a marked decrease after the workshop, suggesting that such workshops can help inexperienced workers 'catch up' with more experienced workers. However, scores of all participants showed a statistically significant decrease after 4 months, suggesting that the use of such workshops can be enhanced through periodic refresher courses.
Conclusion Communication workshops for AHPs can play a crucial role in improving patient–hospital relations. These workshops can also help standardise services by bridging communication skill differences between experienced and inexperienced staff.
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Although these words are sometimes used interchangeably, particularly in infinitive constructions (apt to fall, liable to fall, likely to fall),1,2 using them interchangeably obscures subtle yet important distinctions between them.
Of the three, it seems that apt is the one most often used in its proper sense—perhaps because, unlike liable and likely, which both stress a potential consequence and thus are often confused, apt simply stresses inherent tendency (eg, "Elmer is apt to be a bit unsteady on his feet").3 Also, whereas liable and likely refer to consequences and thus most commonly to conditions that will become manifest in the future, apt usually refers to conditions manifest in the past or present.1 In addition, some authorities hold that apt is perhaps most commonly used when referring to persons, although it can refer to nonhuman or inanimate subjects as well.1
So far so good—but, as alluded to above, tossing liable and likely into the mix can muddy the waters a bit. Both stress degrees of potential, but liable is the weaker of the two, used to stress possibility (eg, "Because Elmer is apt to be a bit unsteady on his feet, he's liable to fall") rather than outright probability.1 It has sometimes been held that liable should be used only when the subject of the sentence would face unpleasant consequences from the action expressed by the verb ("Because Elmer is apt to be a bit unsteady on his feet, he's liable to fall and break a hip").2 Certainly, of the three words under discussion, liable is the one most often taken as indicating that a consequence might be unpleasant or disadvantageous.3
Compared with liable, likely is a stronger term, used to stress probability (eg, "Because Elmer is apt to be a bit unsteady on his feet, he'll likely fall if the steps are icy") rather than mere possibility.1 However, unlike apt, likely used alone stresses no particular tendency in the subject that would enhance the probability of the outcome; moreover, unlike liable, it need not suggest the potential for an unpleasant consequence (eg, "Although Elmer is apt to be a bit unsteady on his feet, he'll likely not fall, even if the steps are icy").2
The bottom line:
- Looking for a word that stresses inherent tendency, particularly in a person? Use apt.
- Looking for a word that stresses possibility (as opposed to probability)—especially the possibility of some unpleasant consequence? Use liable.
- Looking for a word that stresses probability (as opposed to possibility), whether the perceived consequences be good or ill? Use likely.—Phil Sefton, ELS
1. Apt, liable, likely. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms. Springfield, MA; Merriam-Webster Inc; 1984:56.
2. Liable. TheFreeDictionary.com website.
. Accessed March 8, 2012.
3. Apt, liable, likely. In: Bernstein TM. The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage. New York, NY: Athaneum; 1985:48.

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Localized Dialogue Recording Recommendations (Live Action)
- The recording area should be well dampened from room reflections, hard surfaces, ventilation and resonating metallic vibrations from music stands and other supporting items.
- In the recordings, the booth space should not be audible. If the booth sounds like a booth, that is the first challenge to address.
- Minimize reflective surfaces using various materials
- Position absorption panels to isolate resonances
- Experiment recording in various locations within the booth
- The recording space should be approximately at least 7' X 10' to allow for proper mic-ing with minimal reflections and resonances.
- Avoid using dynamic compression, limiting or equalization (EQ) during recording. These processes are handled during mixing.
- Record with one mic as the primary source for principle dialogue.
- For live-action dialogue especially, be aware of the proximity of the main mic. Dubbing too close will create an upfront sound that will sit on top of the M&E, rather than blending in. There is no requirement to recreate the exact tonality of the original version, instead attempt to make the dialogue sound like a well-recorded, on-set recording.
- For Narrative Voice Over a large-diaphragm microphone can be used if needed.
- When recording the primary dialogue with a super-cardioid microphone placed on a boom, a distance of approximately two feet from the actor is recommended. If using a shotgun mic a distance of three feet is recommended.
- Point the microphone directly at the voice talent, on-axis.
- Note: Some use the terms "boom mic" and "shotgun" interchangeably however it is common to see super-cardioids attached to a boom.
- When using a boom, use a high-quality shock mount to avoid vibrations.
- Avoid using a windscreen during recording unless absolutely necessary.
- When recording voice-over (where the original recording has a narrative, non-dialogue, storytelling quality) a large-diaphragm mic is recommended. In scenarios where the aim is to maintain the same tonality as principal dialogue, a super-cardioid microphone can be utilized.
- In situations where there is a need to match existing dialogue that will remain in the final mix. Pre-existing dialogue may be easier to match using a Lavalier if the OV audio was recorded that way.
- If all dialogue is being replaced with a new language (like most shows), a lavalier recording is generally not needed.
- Lavalier recordings tend to be muffled and require a lot of processing to achieve a good dialogue sound. (the sound when two actors hug in a scene is a good example of that muffled sound)
- Lavalier recordings are prone to clothing rubbing sounds and off-axis changes in the dialogue.
- Ensure you are using a high-quality preamp. The following is a non-exclusive list of suggestions. Netflix will continue to update these lists and welcomes any recommendations or feedback. Please reach out to your Netflix International Dubbing representative:
- Focusrite ISA range
- Grace Design
- Great River
- John Hardy
- Sound Devices
- Use the same preamps and mics on characters conversing in the same scene. Differences can manifest in unacceptable variations between recordings that may result in Netflix rejecting the content.
- In the event that a character is to be recorded in multiple studios, special care to match microphones, preamps, mic placement, and overall tonality should be observed. Additionally, if just one character is recorded entirely in a different studio than the other characters in the production, special care should be taken to match the recording chain as closely as possible. Differences in the tonality of recordings can manifest in unacceptable variations between recordings that may result in Netflix rejecting the content.
Below is a non-exclusive list of microphones with guidance around the type(s) of recordings they should be used for. Netflix will continue to update this list. Please reach out to your Netflix International Dubbing representative if you have any recommendations.
Please Note: Netflix reserves the right to request the use of specific microphones to be utilized on recordings made by our partners. Any such request will be communicated at the beginning phase of a project (upon project kickoff email). The list is subject to possible changes.

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A new study on the Irish electricity system has revealed that the growing levels of wind generation on the Irish electricity network are not adding to the wholesale price of electricity. The report by grid operator EirGrid and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, uses detailed modelling tools to look in detail at the wholesale prices in the Irish electricity system in 2011, which has a total annual value of almost €2 billion
The analysis showed that wind generation lowers wholesale prices by over €70 million, which almost exactly offsets the costs of the Public Service Obligation (PSO) levy and other costs associated with the generation of wind energy. The study clearly demonstrates that wind energy is not contributing to higher wholesale electricity prices on the Irish electricity system.
Wind generators have high capital costs, but as they do not consume fuel they have no short-term costs. By displacing higher cost fossil fuel generation, wind energy tends to reduce the wholesale cost of producing electricity, the study has found. When balanced against other costs, the overall cost impact of wind is less than half of one percent, which is within the study's margin of error.
The increased use of wind energy on the Irish electricity system increases Ireland's security of supply and ensures a more diverse fuel supply in the long-term.
Dermot Byrne, chief executive of EirGrid, says: "Reliable, economic and sustainable power is crucial to Ireland's future. Renewable energy can play an important part in the energy mix but it is important to continuously look at the effect on prices of all sources of energy, in the interest of consumers. This report is a significant contribution to that."
Dr Brian Motherway, chief operations officer of SEAI.
Dr Brian Motherway, chief operations officer of SEAI, remarks: "It is important that our energy debates are based on solid facts and clear evidence. This detailed analysis answers an important question – that exploiting our strong wind energy resource comes at no additional cost. It is right that we keep a focus on energy costs, and it is very good news to see that we can capture the benefits of wind energy without having to pay extra for them. And as fossil fuel prices increase the economic benefits become more significant."
IWEA (Irish Wind energy Association) has today welcomed the publication of the Eirgrid/Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland study. "The report is further proof that Ireland's most abundant and environmentally friendly natural energy resource, wind, can be harvested without any additional cost to the consumer," comments Dr Michael Walsh, chief executive of IWEA. "The study, we anticipate, will be supported by the findings of our own comprehensive report, titled 'The Impact of Wind on Pricing Within the Single Electricity Market', which will be published on March 1st. This report, which was conducted by international specialist energy consultancy Redpoint, follows an in-depth analysis of the impact that wind generation has on two components of consumer bills; electricity prices and renewable support."


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UNUSUAL GROWTH OF POLLEN TUBES IN THE OVARY OF PLUM GENOTYPES DEVELOPED AT FRUIT RESEARCH INSTITUTE ČAČAK (SERBIA)
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Unusual growth of pollen tubes in different pollination variants (self-, cross- and open pollination) was observed in the ovary of six promising plum (Prunus domestica L.) genotypes developed at Fruit Research Institute (FRI), Čačak (hybrids 38/62/70, IV/63/81, 32/21/87, 34/41/87 and 22/17/87 and cultivar 'Nada') in Serbia. The cross-pollination was performed using the pollen of plum cultivar 'Čačanska Lepotica'. The occurrence of unusual pollen tubes growth in the ovary was studied over the three-year period (2009‒2011) using fluorescent microscopy method. The appearance of unusual growth of pollen tubes in the ovary of all studied genotypes during the whole examination period was recorded in the region of the obturator and the micropyle, with or without further growth of the pollen tubes to the nucellus. Several different types of unusual growth of pollen tubes were observed, i.e. the growth of pollen tubes in opposite direction in relation to the nucellus, the curling up of pollen ...tubes, the branching of pollen tubes, as well as combinations of some of the above mentioned types of specific pollen tubes growth. Average values of all analyzed genotypes showed that the highest frequency of the ovaries with unusual growth of pollen tubes was determined in the open pollination variant (7.89%), followed by the cross-pollination variant (6.27%), while the smallest frequency was found in the self-pollination variant (3.12%).
Keywords:Prunus domestica L. / promising genotypes / pollination variant / pollen tubes growth / ovary / unusual growth
Source:Agriculture and Forestry, 2019, 65, 1, 57-64
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Playing a Part in the Performance of a Child's X-ray Procedure
A poster presented virtually due to COVID-19 at the UK Imaging and Oncology (UKIO) congress June-July 2020.
This PhD study aims explore the communication that occurs during a child's non-urgent X-ray procedure and examine children and their parent's perceptions of this communication and the procedure. There is increasing evidence of children's engagement in health services. Less is known about children's experiences of X-ray procedures or the ways they communicate during the procedure. Data were generated through non-participant observations of children undergoing X-ray procedures. Children and their parents were invited after the procedure to take part in a semi-structured interview. Children, parents and radiographers played specific parts during the X-ray procedures and this influenced communication. Three different categories of communication were developed but are not presented as a hierarchy of the communication children preferred. The first category was communication where a child was involved; children's voices were sought with the expectation that they could influence what happened during the procedure. The second category was communication where a child was interrupted; children's voices were replaced because of the bigger roles adults played. The third category was communication where a child was ignored; children's voices were overlooked, silenced or not sought by adults. Children in these procedures had a small role and little power to influence what happened during their procedure. The findings have been discussed using dramaturgical metaphors of roles, scripts and front and back stage performances that unified the three developed categories and lead to the theorisation of a core category of 'Playing a Part in the Performance'. Children are able and value being engaged in meaningful communication during their X-ray. Different roles and interactions can close down or open up children's opportunity and ability to play an active role in their procedure.


Today we will try to understand how to get out of the "VC"on the computer and not only. The social network "VKontakte" is used by many modern users. But sometimes there is a need to log out of your account. For example, when you change it. How to do it? What advice and recommendations will help to translate the idea into reality?
how to exit PC on your computer
A computer
To begin with, an important role is played by the device,with which the user works. Thinking about how to get out of the "VC" on the computer, it is important to realize that the process will be slightly different from the operation performed when the account is changed on mobile devices. This is due to the difference in the interfaces between the computer and mobile versions of VK.
So, to leave the profile in "VKontakte" on the PC, you will need:
 1. Open Vk.com.
 2. In the upper right corner of the page, click on the user name.
 3. Select "Exit" in the function menu.
That's all. From now on, the user will exit his profile. Now you can re-login or log in with other data.
mobile version
It is clear how to get out of the "VC" on the computer. And the following advice will help to realize the idea if a mobile version of the service is used. It does not matter on a computer or on a mobile device.
In this situation, the guide to exit the profile in "VKontakte" will look like this:
 1. Log in to the social network using m.vk.com.
 2. Scroll through the menu to the very end.
 3. Click the "Exit" button. This is usually a gray line.
Fast, easy, convenient. It is important to understand that the user will exit the profile only on a specific device. On the one with which he worked.
From the program
It's no secret that VK has specialprograms with which you can work with the social network directly from mobile devices. Such applications make life much easier. But the way out of the questionnaire will have to be implemented in similar circumstances a little differently.
output from all devices
How to get out of the "VC"? On the computer, the actions are already clear to us. If the user is working with a special application for VK, you will need:
 1. Log in to the program under your profile.
 2. Open the main menu of the questionnaire.
 3. Go to "Settings".
 4. Scroll the page and click on "Exit".
Nothing incomprehensible or special. Such an instruction will help you to leave the VK account on any mobile device using the same applications. What other tips and recommendations are there for this?
At once and everywhere
It's hard to believe, but with certain actions, the user will be able to log out of the profile at once on all devices. Such an operation may be required if a person suspects the hacking of an account.
The output from the "VC" on all devices is as follows:
 1. Click on the username in the upper-right corner of the vk.com website.
 2. Select "Settings".
 3. Open the "Security" section.
 4. Click on the "End all sessions" line.
In this case, all current sessions with the profile are interrupted. Now it only remains to change the login data.
Change Password
How to exit the "VK" on the computer? The answer to this question will no longer give you any trouble, just like leaving the profile on any other devices.
The last thing that users recommend is changing their password. This trick allows you to leave the account on all devices except for the one with which the person is currently working.
To change the password for entering the "VC", you need:
 1. Open "Settings" - "General".
 2. Click the "Change" button next to "Password".
 3. Enter the new password 2 times. Also, you have to write an old password once.
 4. Click on "Edit".
Enter the confirmation code for the operation. He will come to the mobile device of the user, tied to the questionnaire, or by e-mail.
Now, to enter the VK profile, you will need to use the new profile data. When changing the password, the device automatically exits from all devices on which the questionnaire was used.
link to the exit from VK
Cookies and cache
Some people are interested in the link to the exit from the "VC". It is important to understand that it simply does not exist. But you can leave your profile on the computer in a rather interesting way.
It's about clearing the cache and cookies. If you delete the listed data in the browser, then there will be an automatic exit from the social network. You can do this either through the settings of the application for accessing the Internet (in the "Settings" - "History"), or by working with Ccleaner.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made public the final regulations aimed at cutting pollution from taconite plants that causes haze over northern Minnesota wild areas.
Included in the regulations is the Northshore Mining Co. operation in Silver Bay.
The regulations come after months of delay and will force some taconite operations to add expensive new pollution control equipment to curb nitrogen oxides, or NOx, and sulfur dioxides, SO2.
According to a Duluth News Tribune report Thursday morning, environmental and public-health groups, and now the EPA, say that pollution causes haze over pristine areas like the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Isle Royale and Voyageurs national parks. The groups and the EPA say it also can cause lung ailments in people.
The plan "will reduce pollutants that are harmful to people's health and impair visibility in national parks and wilderness areas," the EPA said in announcing the final rule. The agency said the pollution controls are expected to reduce NOx emissions by about 22,000 tons per year and SO2 emissions by about 2,000 tons per year.
The News Tribune reports the rules affect all six taconite operations in Minnesota as well as the lone taconite operation on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. New plants also would be expected to meet the standards. Many coal-fired power plants already have been required to make similar upgrades.
The federal government stepped in after regulators concluded that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency didn't go far enough to limit haze from taconite plants. The state in April essentially said the industry was doing all it could within reason to control haze pollution.
The feds issued their own rule last summer that said taconite plants must go further and do it faster including installing low-NOx burners to bake their taconite pellets — a so-called best available retrofit technology. The regulations go as far as setting specific limits on how much haze-causing air pollution each plant can emit.
The technology to reduce haze already has been tested at U.S. Steel Minntac operations in Mountain Iron and apparently worked well, state officials have said.


no]quiet Turn off progress output. =item --referer Used to set the C header in the http request sent to the remote server. =item --tcp_nodelay Setting this option will disable TCP's Nagle algorithm. The purpose of this algorithm is to try to minimize the number of small packets on the network (where "small packets" means TCP segments less than the Maximum Segment Size (MSS) for the network). =item --timeout The maximum time in seconds that you allow the transfer operation to take (default: 600 seconds). =item --useragent Used to set the C header in the http request sent to the remote server. =item --verbose Set the parameter to 1 to get the utility to display a lot of verbose information about its operations. Very useful for L and/or protocol debugging and understanding. The verbose information will be sent to C. =back =head1 SEE ALSO =over 4 =item * L =item * L =back =head1 AUTHOR Stanislaw Pusep =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE This software is copyright (c) 2013 by Stanislaw Pusep. This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself. =cut


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Space Travel Can Actually Make You Taller
With the exception of throwing yourself into a pair of tall shoes, there really is no way to make you any taller than that with which genetics blessed you. That is, unless you have a connection with the space program.
According to NASA, traveling to outer space has proven to add anywhere between two to three inches to an astronaut's height. Strangely, even though NASA has been aware of this phenomenon for years, they have not yet been able to pinpoint the exact cause. However, scientists anticipate that it is the result of a spine free from the constraints of gravity, according to Space.com.
To study this hypothesis, researchers plan to study six astronauts in a clinical trial where they will use spinal ultrasounds to gauge the difference in their height during 30, 90 and 150 days of space travel. Researchers say the study will be challenging due to spinal ultrasounds being more difficult to conduct than on other parts of the body.
"Today there is a new ultrasound device on the station that allows more precise musculoskeletal imaging required for assessment of the complex anatomy and the spine," said Scott A. Dulchavsky, the principal investigator. "The crew will be able to perform these complex evaluations in the next year due to a newly developed Just-In-Time training guide for spinal ultrasound, combined with refinements in crew training and remote guidance procedures."
Unfortunately, the extra length incurred in space does not last forever here on Earth. Scientists report that most astronauts return back to their normal size within a couple months.
We are curious to find out if space travel would add extra inches to the length of our man junk. Yeah, yeah, we know what you're thinking: what are those guys going to do with four inch penises?


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How do I get my phone number (MSISDN)?
When you first download the eSIM service and connect to a network you will be sent an SMS with your phone number in it. Unfortunately you cannot choose your number and we only supply UK phone numbers.
You can also get your phone number at any time by dialing the shortcode *133# from your phone in exactly the same way that you would dial a telephone number. However you must make sure that the eSIM plan is selected as the plan used to dial the number ( see the screenshot below ).
The UK numbers are randomly assigned from a pool which means that you cannot choose your number.
Screenshot showing iPhone dialling pad and phone number short-code
You will then receive a message on the screen with your phone number. You will also receive an SMS text message with the same information.
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The interaction of covalently bound heme with the cytochrome c maturation protein CcmE.
Uchida T., Stevens JM., Daltrop O., Harvat EM., Hong L., Ferguson SJ., Kitagawa T.
The heme chaperone CcmE is a novel protein that binds heme covalently via a histidine residue as part of its essential function in the process of cytochrome c biogenesis in many bacteria as well as plant mitochondria. In the continued absence of a structure of the holoform of CcmE, identification of the heme ligands is an important step in understanding the molecular function of this protein and the role of covalent heme binding to CcmE during the maturation of c-type cytochromes. In this work, we present spectroscopic data that provide insight into the ligation of the heme iron in the soluble domain of CcmE from Escherichia coli. Resonance Raman spectra demonstrated that one of the heme axial ligands is a histidine residue and that the other is likely to be Tyr134. In addition, the properties of the heme resonances of the holo-protein as compared with those of a form of CcmE with non-covalently bound heme provide evidence for the modification of one of the heme vinyl side chains by the protein, most likely the 2-vinyl group.


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An entrance and a barrier; welcoming but protective. These are some of the dualities that exist in considering a very specific type of project—land port of entries (LPOE), commonly known as border-crossing stations. The security issues in this post-9/11 world pose new challenges. How does the United States construct an infrastructure of arrival points, where "huddled masses yearning to breathe free" are still invited to enter, but that also serve as a line of protection? LPOE facilities are organized into a complex set of spatial geometries that are coordinated with a highly choreographed set of procedures. These procedures are in place, first and foremost, to protect customs and border agents who often have to make split-second decisions in determining if there is a potential threat.
Light plays a particularly key role here, not just in the experience of these places, but in facilitating an agent's ability to do his or her job. The demands placed on the lighting are somewhat contradictory: Deliver a great amount of light and minimize brightness and glare—all while meeting significant security criteria, energy-code requirements, and sustainable building practices as mandated by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). But it is not an impossible task. The GSA's Design Excellence Program, which oversees the construction of LPOEs, recognizes the need for design to be integral to a project's development and enables even high-security environments to receive thoughtful architecture and lighting. In the process, particularly with some of the most recent LPOEs, lighting criteria have been revisited and new guidelines have been created that meet the priority of security, but do so in a way that creates a better overall environment, one that is securely illuminated.
The land port of entry at Massena, N.Y., is situated along the U.S.-Canada border amid complex site conditions that include the St. Lawrence River, Cornwall Island (home to the Akwesasne Reservation), and a series of wetlands. Site, movement, and light, along with security requirements, contributed to Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects' (SMH) winning design scheme, the result of an invitation-only GSA design competition in 2000. After 9/11, the project was put on hold and did not start up again until 2005. In the interim, with new security concerns on the table, the project requirements were reevaluated.
The main building, which houses offices and anchors the passenger-inspection areas, is the first structure visible on the approach from Canada. Because this façade is north-facing and always in shadow, SMH wanted to integrate architectural details and light so that the building would emerge as a welcoming beacon on the horizon. Originally, supergraphic letters in a reflective-yellow highway paint spelled out the words "United States." The signage, seen in the photo at the right, has since been removed, due in part to some security concerns, and SMH is now working on another solution. But SMH's original yellow wayfinding system is carried on throughout the site in other signage elements.
To meet energy-code requirements yet still provide the 100-plus footcandle light level required for security purposes, SMH relied on architectural forms and natural light for an indirect lighting solution at the passenger vehicle-inspection areas' canopies.
Extremely thin and devoid of any equipment so as not to interrupt the white planar surfaces, the underside of the canopy serves as a light reflector. During non-daylight hours, 250W metal halide uplights, recessed on top of the inspection booths, are aimed at the canopy underside and supplement the even wash of light across the inspection bays, preventing harsh shadowing. In the secondary inspection area, pole-mounted metal halide uplights allow the U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers to perform their inspection duties. "It's a significant design challenge," says architect Sean Gallagher. "Architecture can participate with the operations that are happening at the borders in a way that will make the port run more smoothly and the experience a little bit more sane."Details
Project: U.S. land port of entry, Massena, N.Y.
Completion Date: Fall 2009 (completed ahead of schedule)
Client: U.S. General Services Administration
Architect: Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects, New York
Structural, MEP, Civil, and Security Engineers: Arup, New York
Landscape Architect: Quennell Rothschild & Partners, New York
Environmental Consultants: Barton & Loguidice, Syracuse, N.Y.
Curtainwall Design Consultants: R.A. Heintges Associates, New York
Lighting Designer: Claude R. Engle, Washington, D.C.
Environmental Graphic Design Consultants: Pentagram, New York
Project Cost: $54 million (bid $4 million under budget)
Project Size: 57 acres (campus); 24,500 square feet (inspection plazas—booths and canopies); 37,200 square feet (M-Bldg, administration facility); 6,700 square feet (S-Bldg, secondary inspection facility); 7,900 square feet (G-Bldg, broker offices); 7,700 square feet (N-Bldg, non-intrusive inspection facility)
Photography: Michael Moran
Situated along a thin slice of land overlooking Semiahmoo Bay and the international Peace Arch Park, the Peace Arch U.S. Land Port of Entry (LPOE) is one of the busiest northern border crossing stations serving private vehicle traffic between Washington state and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The design is all about blending the new facility into the landscape. "The architectural challenge was to figure out how to incorporate this much-larger new facility in this very constrained spot," explains Sergei Bischak, project architect at Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.
Because of the busy nature of this location and its 24/7 operation, the station could not be shut down for construction, so a phased approach was applied to demolishing the existing 1970s structure and erecting a new one in its place. Although there are now 10 lanes of traffic—two more than the previous facility had, according to Bischak—the project wasn't about "places for more cars." It was about "facilities to support the processing."
One of the most substantial developments resulting from this project was the creation of a new set of exterior lighting guidelines. As the team, which included Seattle lighting design firm Candela, began to work, it was clear that the existing GSA lighting guidelines were outdated and called for calculation methods that were not useful. Lighting designer Mary Claire Frazier, then a principal at Candela (she has since retired), spearheaded a request to the GSA to revisit the document. She proposed a tour of several LPOEs along the northern and southern U.S. borders so that Candela could analyze lighting conditions, interview U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, and then make recommendations for new lighting guidelines.
After extensive review, the GSA accepted the new findings, which better address vertical illuminance, uniformity, transition and adaptation zones, and glare control. Also of note in the new standard is the stipulation to include an independent lighting designer on all design teams. "The guidelines are written from a lighting designer's perspective," says Randy Fisher, who assumed project responsibilities from Frazier. "Security issues are met, but with an appropriate gradiance of light."Details
Project: Peace Arch U.S. Land Port of Entry, Blaine, Wash.
Completion Date: January 2011
Owner: U.S. General Services Administration
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Seattle office
Structural and Civil Engineers: Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Seattle
Mechanical Engineers: CDi Engineers, Seattle
Electrical Engineers: Sparling, Seattle
Landscape Architect: Swift Company, Seattle
Lighting Designer: Candela, Seattle
Project Size: 15 acres (campus); 35,750 square feet (building); 55,000 square feet (site work)
Energy Code Compliance: ASHRAE 90.1-2004 Based on Candela's U.S. LPOE Design Guide Exterior Lighting Study, 289 fewer luminaires were used than the existing 2006 guidelines would have prescribed. The project also uses 16,773 fewer watts, a 22 percent reduction in total lighting load.
Rendering: Courtesy Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Lighting was a major element from the very start for the redesign of the San Ysidro U.S. Land Port of Entry (LPOE), just outside San Diego. When the Miller Hull Partnership (MHP) was called in for its interview with the GSA after making the short list of architecture firms, it was suggested to them that one of the five team members to include be the lighting designer. "We knew immediately how important lighting design was to the project," says Craig Curtis, design partner at MHP. "Fortunately, we had already decided to team with Candela who we've worked with for years. And coincidentally they had just done a study of LPOEs' lighting design."
As one of the busiest LPOEs in the U.S., there are a tremendous number of demands placed on this facility, and even more since it is a border station along the nation's southern border. An extraordinary number of people—102,000—go through this location every day, 25,000 merely on foot. "The design first of all had to respond to the demand for increasing throughput," Curtis explains. "In addition to that, every architectural move we were making, we were trying to see what we could do in terms of sustainability as part of that same solution."
Striving to be a net-zero energy building


What is abs in Python
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I am new to Python. What is the use of abs in Python?
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The abs() method returns the absolute value of the given number. If the number is a complex number, abs() returns its magnitude.
The abs() method takes a single argument:
 - num - number whose absolute value is to be returned. The number can be:
 1. integer
 2. floating number
 3. complex number
The abs() method returns the absolute value of the given number.
 - For integers - integer absolute value is returned
 - For floating numbers - floating absolute value is returned
 - For complex numbers - magnitude of the number is returned
Example -
# random integer
integer = -20
print('Absolute value of -20 is:', abs(integer))
#random floating number
floating = -30.33
print('Absolute value of -30.33 is:', abs(floating))
Output-
Absolute value of -20 is: 20
Absolute value of -30.33 is: 30.33
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of various containers made from cardboard or coated paper: cans packed in cartons; a milk carton.
- n. The contents of a carton: dyed the whole carton of eggs.
- v. To place (something) in a carton.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A kind of thin pasteboard.
- n. A box made from such pasteboard.
- n. Same as cartoon.
- n. In rifle practice: A white disk fixed on the bull's-eye of a target. It is of much smaller size than the bull's-eye, and is chiefly used in deciding ties and at a pool. A shot striking the carton: as, to make two bull's-eyes and a carton.
- n. An inexpensive, disposable box-like creation fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material. It is designed to hold things for a short period of time and be discarded or recycled after use.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box.
- n. a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top
- n. the quantity contained in a carton
- From French carton. (Wiktionary)
- French, from Italian cartone, pasteboard, augmentative of carta, card, paper, from Latin charta, carta, paper made from papyrus; see card1. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
"It's a mix of everyone from the poor to the politicians, from those whose homes are covered in carton to those living behind the gates."
"But don't be surprised to see your cartoon -- cartoon -- carton, that is, of orange juice become more expensive."
"The twelve eggs in a carton are the twelve disciples."
"Apr 2010 --- Tetra Pak will supply more than 100 million FSC-labelled carton packages to Carrefour stores across France during 2010, the two companies have announced."
"Tetra Pak launched the first FSC-labelled carton package, Tetra Recart, in 2007."
"The front of the carton is a pale blue, with a green circle that features the Pacific logo."
"Secondary nest - often found inside infested wood; made up of material called carton, consisting of soil and chewed wood particles cemented together."
"This study shows a comparison between nectar packaged in glass and in carton, which is a key study for shelf life evaluation in the fruit packaging industry and for consumer awareness of the impact of different packaging on food quality," they added."
"- maybe 1/2 cubic foot in capacity - put inside a carton, which is placed on a legitimately tagged and fully wrapped pallet that's sealed in a container has "
"You would think a rational smoker would buy by the carton which is cheaper than by the pack.... we aren't even talking about the savings from buying off the Internet yet!"
These user-created lists contain the word 'carton'.
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
Idea from Will Shortz's NPR puzzle feature. Two words that share a common letter (end of first word and start of second word) and forming a larger word, e.g., mill and lion = mil-l-ion. Variants...
Words I like mostly because of the way they sound and feel.
Looking for tweets for carton.


The initial description here has been shifted from the "Trace"
section of WL#2360 Performance Schema. This task depends on WL#2360.
"Trace" is not a requirement. However, this task description
must be here to show that, with WL#2360 as a basis,
we could produce trace files if we wanted.
Providers could dump to a trace file as well as copy to performance-structures.
It's certain to be slow (10%?) so doing it from the start would be an error.
The benefit is mostly to professional performance analysts.
Enabling Trace
There will be a new column in SETUP_INSTRUMENTS:
it affects the instrument code path, and because we want to
enable/disable depending whether the event is a WAIT, a STATEMENT, etc.
The default value is 'no'.
It is an error to set TRACE_ENABLED='yes' if ENABLED='no'.
There will be a new column in the SETUP_ACTORS table (see WL#4674):
The default value is 'no'.
Use of this column is affected by the FILE privilege and --secure-file-priv.
Trace file writing will occur for a particular instrumentation if:
There is no maximum length of a trace file.
Creating a trace file
For each new thread,
or for each existing thread when a user updates a TRACE_ENABLED value:
 If (this thread is a thread for this setup_actors value)
 Set thread file name = datadir/"thread".actor.thread.
 For example, for datadir 'd' actor 'a' thread 1, = d/thread.a.1
 Create this file.
If a thread is associated with multiple actors,
for example host 'h' user 'a' role 'r', MySQL
will combine all names that fit the thread.
One File Per Thread
We turn on tracing "per actor" but we have
one file "per thread". This is necessary
because we don't want two threads writing
to the same file at the same time -- either
thread#1 would wait for thread#2 (which is bad),
or thread#1 would not wait for thread#2 (which is bad).
It should be simple to make a utility
which combines all per-thread files and sorts
the rows by one of the timer columns (but not EVENT_ID
because EVENT_ID is now a per-thread counter).
The instrument start_wait() and instrument end_wait()
code (both!) will write to the trace file.
There is no attempt to fsync, flush, or whatever.
You crash, you lose some of the trace.
The writing looks like
This is a good possible spot for a plugin,
that is, we could replace "write(buffer)"
with "plugin(buffer)" if instead of writing
we wanted to examine the contents, cause a
crash, send an email, etc. We'll decide not
to do this.
File Errors
All kinds of errors can occur.
For example, the create fails due to privileges missing,
or the write fails due to full disk.
MySQL will not display an error message and stop
the statement processing. That is not what the
user, who is issuing the statement, expects.
MySQL will disable the trace for all threads
for the current actor. Thus, users will be able
to discover that a failure happened by seeing
Thus, any error will disable tracing permanently.
Content and Format
This is a text file containing lines which
are equivalent to "events" rows in PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA
tables. Doubtless it would be quicker to dump raw
data from underlying structures, but when you ask
for a trace file you've given up on speed.
Doubtless it would be interesting to output
things in summary or state tables, but then
it wouldn't be tracing.
The header row is:
"/* MySQL Trace File for (actor_name) on (datetime) */".
This is redundant. Users can find out the
time the file was created, the actor, and the
thread, by saying 'ls -l'.
Each detail row takes one line and looks like an
INSERT statement, with all the columns of a row of
Since different lines might be for rows of
different 'tables', a simple CSV format is not
possible. But it's easy to produce a database
file from INSERT statements.
Since writing occurs both before and after the
instrumentation point, everything is duplicated.
Suppose user Harry has thread 5.
Harry has privileges to update performance_schema tables.
Harry says:
 SET enabled='yes', trace_enabled='yes';
INSERT INTO performance_schema.SETUP_ACTORS
 VALUES ('%','%','%','yes');
This causes creation of trace files.
Harry now executes a statement
SET _USER_=5;
which happens to cause one mutex lock, no stages.
As a result, there is a trace file named
It contains
/* MySQL Trace File for Harry on 2009-04-07 14:18:00 */
INSERT INTO events_statements_current VALUES ('SET _USER_=5',...);
INSERT INTO events_waits_current VALUES ('mutex',...);
To distinguish between'start' and 'end' rows, check if TIMER_END is NULL.
The cost of taking a performance-struc and formatting it as
an INSERT statement is between 100 and 200 cycles. Most of
the time is string-move instructions. The cost of invoking
a write function is about 20 cycles on Peter's x86. The writing is deferred
so you don't immediately see the actual cost of writing to disk.
We have Kelly Long's test for "how many transactions per second on a
loaded system". We'll run it with "trace on and no update of
performance schema tables" versus "trace off and update of
performance schema tables".
mysqld option
Marc Alff pointed out: if one can enable a trace file with a mysqld option,
there's no need to worry about adding dozens more mysqld options that would
enable particular performance schema instruments for analyzing operations
that happen before the first user connects, for example crash recoveries.
For this, we could say that, if the server started with
mysqld --performance-schema-trace-enabled=true,
then any instrument which is 'enabled' is considered to be 'trace_enabled'.
More settings
We've said that there is no maximum length for a trace file,
and said that the destination is datadir/"thread".actor.thread.
But we know that users sometimes need to choose such things somehow.
So we could say that these things are
(a) specifiable in SETUP_INSTRUMENTS,
(b) specifiable via global variables similar to Oracle 11g's
(c) specifiable in one of the ways described by WL#3824 Resource Limits.
We've said that errors will be visible because SETUP_ACTORS.TRACE_ENABLED
becomes 'no'. But we can guess that users sometimes want to choose
what action to take on error. They could want to increment a counter,
or change file destination, or cause a warning from the SQL statement.


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Fri, Sep 29|
Cape Cod Museum of Art
Luminous Encaustic Painting for Beginner/Intermediate Artists with Alla Zbinovsky
(4) Fridays, 9/29-10/20, 10-12:30 pm. This workshop will provide an opportunity to explore the art of painting with molten beeswax and pure pigments. Participants will learn the exciting, ancient process of creating luminous paintings with instructor Alla Zbinovsky.
Time & Location
Sep 29, 10:00 AM
Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Ln, Dennis, MA 02638, USA
The Museum School at the Cape Cod Museum of Art presents:
Introduction to Encaustic Painting with Alla Zbinovsky
Four Fridays, September 29 - October 20, from 10:00 – 12:30 PM.
Member $210 / Non-Member $240; includes $50 materials fee
This workshop will provide an opportunity to explore the art of painting with molten beeswax and pure pigments, for beginners and those with some experience. Participants will learn the exciting, ancient process of creating luminous paintings! We will cover the basics of working with beeswax, color, and a heat gun, using the materials safely and efficiently. Students with more experience with this medium will be able to continue experimenting with individualized instruction. Techniques explored will be fusing, layering, incising, photo embedding, and collaging.
Instructor demos and examples, as well as lots of student painting time, allow for hands-on learning. Students should come to class with 7-8 cradled wood or Masonite panels, preferably smaller sizes like 8x8, 10x10, or 12x12. Students will be working on two panels during each class.
Cover image encaustic on wood panel by Alla Zbinovsky.
Alla Zbinovsky is an artist based in Cape Cod and New York who paints in encaustic, oil, and egg tempera. She received classical training in art while living and working in Moscow in the 1990s, and has taught art and art history to children and adults. Alla's paintings embody intuitive, coloristic responses to the natural world. She is an artist-in-residence at the Harwich Cultural Center. Her work can be seen at Cross Rip Gallery and at AllaZbinovskyArt.com.
The Cape Cod Museum of Art is committed to making Art accessible to everyone in the Cape Cod Community. The Museum School Scholarship Fund provides tuition assistance to qualified, year-round Cape Cod residents ages 6 and up. Click here to apply.
Cancellation policy: CCMoA must be notified 1 week prior for refund.
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= 'git diff-index --cached --name-only HEAD'.split("\n")
 files_modified.each do |path|
 next if path.size == 0
 has_file_access = false
 access[$user].each do |access_path|
 if !access_path || (path.index(access_path) == 0)
 has_file_access = true
 end
 if !has_file_access
 puts "[POLICY] You do not have access to push to #{path}"
 exit 1
 end
 end
end
check_directory_perms
This is roughly the same script as the server-side part, but with two important differences. First, the ACL file is in a different place, because this script runs from your working directory, not from your Git directory. You have to change the path to the ACL file from this
access = get_acl_access_data('acl')
to this:
access = get_acl_access_data('.git/acl')
The other important difference is the way you get a listing of the files that have been changed. Because the server-side method looks at the log of commits, and, at this point, the commit hasn't been recorded yet, you must get your file listing from the staging area instead. Instead of
files_modified = 'git log -1 --name-only --pretty=format:'' #{ref}'
you have to use
files_modified = 'git diff-index --cached --name-only HEAD'
But those are the only two differences — otherwise, the script works the same way. One caveat is that it expects you to be running locally as the same user you push as to the remote machine. If that is different, you must set the $user variable manually.
The last thing you have to do is check that you're not trying to push non-fast-forwarded references, but that is a bit less common. To get a reference that isn't a fast-forward, you either have to rebase past a commit you've already pushed up or try pushing a different local branch up to the same remote branch.
Because the server will tell you that you can't push a non-fast-forward anyway, and the hook prevents forced pushes, the only accidental thing you can try to catch is rebasing commits that have already been pushed.
Here is an example pre-rebase script that checks for that. It gets a list of all the commits you're about to rewrite and checks whether they exist in any of your remote references. If it sees one that is reachable from one of your remote references, it aborts the rebase:
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
base_branch = ARGV[0]
if ARGV[1]
 topic_branch = ARGV[1]
else
 topic_branch = "HEAD"
end
target_shas = 'git rev-list #{base_branch}..#{topic_branch}'.split("\n")
remote_refs = 'git branch -r'.split("\n").map { |r| r.strip }
target_shas.each do |sha|
 remote_refs.each do |remote_ref|
 shas_pushed = 'git rev-list ^#{sha}^@ refs/remotes/#{remote_ref}'
 if shas_pushed.split("\n").include?(sha)
 puts "[POLICY] Commit #{sha} has already been pushed to #{remote_ref}"
 exit 1
 end
 end
end
This script uses a syntax that wasn't covered in the Revision Selection section of Chapter 6. You get a list of commits that have already been pushed up by running this:
git rev-list ^#{sha}^@ refs/remotes/#{remote_ref}
The SHA^@ syntax resolves to all the parents of that commit. You're looking for any commit that is reachable from the last commit on the remote and that isn't reachable from any parent of any of the SHAs you're trying to push up — meaning it's a fast-forward.
The main drawback to this approach is that it can be very slow and is often unnecessary — if you don't try to force the push with -f, the server will warn you and not accept the push. However, it's an interesting exercise and can in theory help you avoid a rebase that you might later have to go back and fix.


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1 February - 7 May 2023
Atlantide 2017 – 2023, the project curated by Lorenzo Balbi and conceived for MAMbo by Yuri Ancarani is an "explosion" of the film Atlantide, which premiered in the Orizzonti section of the 2021 Venice Film Festival and was subsequently shown at numerous international festivals: a journey through the research process and the many materials produced and on which the artist made a selection, giving them a new formalization over the last six years, before, during and after the making of the film.
In an enveloping and immersive atmosphere, the audience can follow an external narrative that goes beyond a feature film, thanks to a series of previously unseen contents produced for the exhibition.
Although the film's narrative, set in Venice, revolves around Daniele and other boys and girls, the lagoon city's singularity emerges as the main character. Thus, the focus is the Venice-Atlantis the artist has recreated at MAMbo, a city difficult to define, suffocated by exploitative tourism, and under constant environmental threats that affect the entire planet yet become particularly meaningful here. Now reduced to fewer than 50,000 inhabitants, they live suspended between the need to fight against being inundated by the lagoon, the relentless waves of tourism, and the temptation to abandon the struggle and leave the city to its fate. At the same time, from a broader perspective, Ancarani's Venice loses its geographical and urban connotation, becoming a symbol, an ideal representation of the decadence of capitalism, and a model depicting a global problem.
Adolescent despair, Venice's decay, and the deterioration of the environment and human relationships are the major themes that run through Atlantide 2017 – 2023, that can be interpreted as a single choral work. At the journey's end, one realizes how these problems, these issues, concern not only Venice or Venetians but involve us all directly.
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nandor (Qenya)
Main article: Nandor
nandor is a Qenya word meaning "farmer".[1]
While listed by Helge Fauskanger in his Neo-Quenya wordlists, he notes that the word is "perhaps obsolete in LotR-style Quenya, clashing with the name of the Nandor".[2]
[edit] Cognates
 2. Helge Fauskanger, "English-Quenya Wordlist (Quettaparma Quenyanna)" at Ardalambion (accessed 16 June 2011)


"DarkLight: looking for dark matter at the JLab Free Electron Laser" The Dark Forces explanation of dark matter predicts a low mass (0.01-10 GeV/c^2) scalar or vector boson that kinetically mixes with the photon. DarkLight will look for evidence of the dark force by search for an electron positron resonance in ep->epee scattering. The experiment makes use of the 1MW free electron laser beam, a dense H2 target and a detector able to measure all three final state leptons and the recoiling proton, allowing full reconstruction of each event. After briefly reviewing the theory, I will describe our experiment and several other experiments exploring other parts of the parameter space.


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Insignia form an indispensable part of Masaryk Universtiy traditions. As early as the Middle Ages, insignia have stood for a sovereign symbol of universities. At first, insignia reflected the exclusive status of universities in the medieval society; in the modern times, however, the meaning of insignia was reduced only to be fulfilling a representative function. A seal, a sceptre and a medal with a chain represent the oldest insignia of the university. The university could obtain its principal insignias in a traditional way – insignias were donated by the founder of the university or by another distinguished persona.
President Masaryk commissioned Otakar Španiel to design a new medal. The foreside depicts a portrait of T. G. Masaryk; while the essential motif of the reverse side is the dedication: "To Masaryk University in Brno by the President" together with a facsimile of Masaryk's signature. The same foreside, but with different reverse side – the central national emblem – appears on the Vice-Chancellor chain medal.
The celebration ceremony of presenting insignias to Masaryk University took place in the after-Munich atmosphere on 15 December 1938. At the outset of the occupation, insignias were put in a safe at the Faculty of Law, which was occupied in November 1939 (after the closure of the university). This caused the later decision to keep the insignias in the Mortgage and Land Bank of Moravia safe (Hypoteční a zemědělská banka moravská), where they were kept until 1945. The rector's sceptre as well as the rector's and vice-chancellor's medals was sent to the Ministry of Education where they were to be destroyed. Nevertheless, owing to the patriotic clerical workers, these jewels were saved in the National Museum and at the Ministry.
In 1960, the university was renamed into the University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně. In connection with this change, a new rector chain was provided. Its medal depicted a portrait of J. E. Purkyně on the foreside – which was inspired by his plaque medal in Prague made by Josef Václav Myslbek – with the inscription of "UNIVERSITAS PURKYNIANA". Watson's and Crick's scheme of the deoxyribonucleic double spiral during its division was used for the reverse side. The sketch was drawn by Pavel Bravený. The motto of the faculty is "SCIENTIA EST POTENTIA". The author of the pictorial concept of the medal was the sculptor Andrej Peter. The medal of new rector's chain is different from its predecessors in its size – the caliber was 80 mm, while all the other examples were minted with a caliber of 65 mm. The chain had been used until the beginning of 1990 – a year when the university returned to its original name.
In 1937, a competition for designing university sceptres was announced. Designs of Václav Rada and Ladislav Bartoníček won. The lion with a double tail and a Slovak emblem on its shield was chosen for the capital of the sceptre.
The four founding faculties – the Faculty of Law, Medicine, Science and Arts – have their own traditional insignias, medals with chains and sceptres. Portraits of outstanding Czech personalities of particular science fields were chosen for the foresides of the medals in 1936. Otakar Španiel was the designer of all four medals – he also created the rector's medal. Along with him, Jaroslav Benda also contributed to the designs of the chains. The medals of particular faculties depict portraits of distinguished representatives of the subject fields at the faculties. Moreover, mottos relating to these personalities form an integral part of the portraits. In the period when other faculties were established, a need for new insignias arose. A traditional conception to present a medal with a portrait of an outstanding personality from a particular field was adopted; however, the Faculty of Social Studies decided otherwise and chose a symbol of dialogue instead.
The university sceptres of the founding faculties were made in 1938 according to the designs of Václav Rada and Ladislav Bartoníček. The chains, together with medals, are made of gilded silver, the rector's medal being an exception – it was minted in a golden compound. As for the newly established faculties, the authors of the designs and implementations of the insignias were chosen individually, on the basis of announced contests.
The Faculty of Sport Studies does not have its own insignia.
Albín Bráf is a representative of the law field of study – his portrait is depicted on the medal of the Faculty of Law; the motto "LEX DURA SED LEX" constitutes the reverse side of the medal.
The Faculty of Law chose a figure of Justice holding a sword for its sceptre.
This faculty chose a portrait of Jan Evangelista Purkyně with his motto "MEDICINAE MUNUS – SCIENTIA DE VITA HUMANA".
The main motif of the Faculty of Medicine is Aeskulap's staff with a snake.
Gregor Mendel is the main figure of the Faculty of Science sceptre with the motto "IN NATURA SPES ET VERITAS".
The sun with rays constitutes the capital of the Faculty of Science sceptre.
František Palacký with his motto "SVOJI K SVÉMU A VŽDY PODLE PRAVDY" belongs to the symbols of the Faculty of Arts.
This faculty chose the owl standing on an open book as its symbol.
The medal on the rector's chain was designed by Václav Adolf Kovanič. The foreside represents a portrait of J. A. Komenský; the reverse side depicts hands passing on a torch. The motto of the Faculty of Education is "TRADITIO LAMPADIS".
As the burning torch was chosen as the symbol of this faculty, the sceptre was made according to that (after the design by Eduard Milén). The insignias originate from 1965.
The Faculty of Economics and Administration was established in 1991; it chose a portrait of the first rector of Masaryk University and an outstanding economist Karel Engliš for the foreside of its medal. The motto "VÝKONNOST, HOSPODÁRNOST, SOLIDÁRNOST" forms its reverse side and it constitutes a part of the composition with symbolic church of wisdom and knowledge.
The capital of the sceptre bears a motive of a winged helmet. The design of the chain and sceptre was created by sculptor Michal Vitanovský. The sceptre was made by sculptor Pavel Filip, following Vitanovský's design. The faculty has been using its insignias since November 1995.
The Faculty of Informatics was established in 1994 as the seventh faculty of Masaryk University. The faculty has its own insignia since March 2007. The author of the insignia is the sculptor and art metal caster Jaromír Gargulák.
The portrait and signature of Kurt Gödel (_PHONE_) decorates the foreside of the medal. Kurt Gödel, who was born in Brno, is considered one of the most important scientists of all times working in the field of Mathematics, Logic, and Philosophy. His ground-breaking results became a part of foundational theoretical results contributing to Informatics as a scientific discipline with far-reaching practical outcomes. The motif of the reverse side of the medal is the emblem of the Faculty.
The capital of the sceptre refers to the symbol of fire as represented by Prometheus's bringing fire to mankind. Fire was once essential for mankind as a rudimentary technology of versatile use, much alike the present role of Informatics.
The expanding Faculty of Social Studies has it own insignias, too. The designer is Lefteris Joanidis, who is also the author of the faculty logo. In the case of this faculty, however, the portrait of a distinguished persona was replaced by the three-dimensional depiction of the faculty symbol (used both for a one-sided medal and a capital of the sceptre). These insignias have been used since May 2004.
The Faculty of Sports Studies was established in 2002 as the nineth faculty of Masaryk University. It has used its insignia since September 2006. The insignia was designed by Lefteris Joanidis.
The dean's chain bears a medal with an engraved logo of the faculty on its foreside. An inscription kalokagathia decorates the reverse side of the medal.
The upper part of the sceptr – the capital – is composed of a medal which bears the logo of the faculty on its foreside and the inscription of kalokagathia on the reverse side. The laurel garland with gems in the faculty's colors frames the medal. In this sequence of the lower and upper parts of the scepter the symbolic appellation is hidden: there is no victory without fire.


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EL ALTO, Bolivia
Every morning from 6:00 to 8:00 AM, native people in this sprawling working-class suburb of La Paz, Bolivia listen to the programme broadcast by former education minister Donato Ayma in the Aymara language.
Peru will debut a new mechanism for prior consultation with indigenous peoples by seeking their approval for a new stage of oil drilling operations in the infamous Lot 1AB in the northeastern Amazon region of Loreto.
Up to 80 Yanomami men, women and children in a remote community in the Amazon jungle in southern Venezuela were reportedly killed in early July by wildcat gold miners from Brazil, according to indigenous organisations.
Although they are only five percent of the global population, indigenous people account for up to 15 percent of the world's poor, according to a new study published by members of the World Bank.
Indigenous leaders from all over South America are making their way by foot, canoe and eventually on buses to be part of the Kari-Oca Caravan to Rio de Janeiro, to talk to world leaders at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20.
"Midwives in Guatemala attend to women during pregnancy, the birth and the post-partum period. They give the women warmth and support, because they speak the same language and belong to the same culture," said Silvia Xinico with the Network of Organisations of Indigenous Women for Reproductive Health.
A unique response to the challenge of global warming is happening in rural areas of Peru, where a network of indigenous elders is working out how to adjust weather forecasts in the light of climate change, while taking measures to safeguard their crops.


Oxidative stress has been linked with sleep deprivation (SD)-induced pathological conditions and reproductive dysfunction. On the other hand, glutamine has been established to have antioxidant property. However, the impact of SD, with or without glutamine, on male reproductive function is yet to be elucidated. Thus, this study was designed to investigate the role of SD, with or without glutamine, on male reproductive function and possible associated mechanisms. Ten-week old male Wistar rats weighing 175.6 g ± 0.42 were randomly assigned into vehicle that received per os (p. O.) distilled water, glutamine (1 g/kg; po), SD, and SD + glutamine that received treatments as glutamine and SD. Treatment/exposure lasted for 72 h. The results showed that SD led to reduced body weight, seminiferous luminal and epididymal sperm density, low sperm quality, increased testicular and epididymal malondialdehyde, uric acid, DNA fragmentation, and testicular injury markers. In addition, SD caused a reduction...
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Kevin Good interviewed about the D3S ID
Radiation detector for hazmat teams, police and border forces
Hear Kromek's Kevin Good, Business Development Director Homeland Security, talk about our D3S ID pocket-sized RIID system on the Darley Podcast (Darley is an American distributor of the D3S ID). The D3S is a perfect radiation detector for hazmat teams, police and border forces as well as event and VIP protection.
The D3S ID allows discrete and fast identification of gamma-ray isotopes and neutron detection – in other words, it is a tool that you use to protects you and the people you are sworn to protect against nuclear terrorism and other nuclear dangers.
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Radiation is an invisible but insidious threat to first responders
When responding to an incident, hazmat, fire and rescue, police and border personnel may be walking into a situation that involves substances that are radioactive. The radiation may be from a malicious attack, say a radiological dispersion device (often called a dirty bomb) or a radioactive substance left in the open as a radiological poison. Alternatively, the threat could come from a smuggler trying to move radioactive substances across a border. Or from a legitimate user having an accident where the shielding around the isotope is lost.
All of these create new time pressures on the first responder and create a need to identify what isotopes are being encountered and if a neutron source is detected.
Why neutron detection is important
A radioactive substance used in a terrorist attack is likely to be shielded to prevent its detection by gamma radiation detectors; it is vital that any detectors carried can detect neutrons as well as identify the radioactive isotopes found.
Why is identifying the radioisotope important
There are numerous radioactive substances used in the medical, industrial and technology sectors. Being able to identify those substances and identify the radioisotopes that are more likely to have a malicious use is vital. Armed with this knowledge the first responder can act appropriately. In each, every case speed and accuracy of detection is important as is the ability to reach back to get more specialist help if needed – all this means that the radiation detector for hazmat teams, police and border forces should be designed specifically for them.
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It is designed to give first responders the radiation dose, radioisotope identification and neutron detection in one easy to use wearable detector. The data from the detector is shown on our secure mobile phone app (which can announce the results over the phone's speakers or through an earpiece) as well as on the screen. This makes it very easy to use and understand. It also makes it very hard to spot if the device is being used. The detector is always searching for radiation and can via the DARPA Sigma network can automatically report is finding back to a central control screen.
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Cooling and crystallization instructions:
Cooling and crystallization are key palm oil fractionation process. Once crystallization successes, palm oil separation becomes easily. Therefore, different type of crystallization should have own cooling exchange surface, cooling system and mixture structure.Palm oil Cooling and crystallization condition determines the start of palm oil crystallization nuclei, the number of crystals and crystal size in palm oil fractionation process. Cooling efficiency and ordering ensure special crystal formation and filterability in palm oil fractionation.Under stirring and circulating water cooling state, according to set temperature difference between palm oil and cooling water, palm oil cooling time and control palm oil cooling process to form nuclei and slowly grow. When reaching the required temperature (depending on desired quality of soft fat obtained, typically 20 degrees Celsius), stop cooling.
Crystallization Theory & Practice:
◆Palm Oil is a complex multi-component mixture of triglycerides with melting points ranging from -30…+70°C
◆Crystallization for fractionation is a selective crystallization of triglycerides with higher melting point
◆Selectivity for crystallization is achieved by controlled temperature profile during cooling cycle
◆Crystallization process consists of four stages: Pre-cooling, Formation of Nuclei, Crystal Growth,Final Conditioning.


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Level 2 Skills for Professions in Building and Construction
Learn bricklaying techniques and construct a variety of brickwork and blockwork projects.
Learn construction methods, tools and resources, health and safety in construction and working as part of a team in the construction industry.
Construct brickwork walling - various walls, bonds and techniques.
Construct block walling - cavity walls and solid blockwork.
Theory modules - Focussing on health and safety, the construction team, methods of construction, tools and materials.
Suitable for those aged 19+ who wish to study during the day on a part-time basis.Subject: Brickwork
Qualification Type: Diploma
Study Location: Hackney Campus
No Formal entry requirements, but should be at Entry Level 3 English and maths. You are encouraged to study short English and maths courses with us prior to course start.
Where does it lead:
Apprenticeship or employment in construction
Who is the course available for: Adult