Sweet basil cure respiratory problems
Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) known as Tiruneetrupachai in Tamil is a herb that grows in multiple climatic conditions. It is an aromatic plant that also finds its use in multiple cuisines for its flavour. The plants including leaves, stem, roots, flowers and seeds have medicinal properties and find their use in traditional Indian medicine. In this recipe, the use of sweet basil to cure respiratory disorders is the focus.
Health benefits of Sweet basil
The health benefits of Sweet Basil (Thiruneetrupachai) are many. We have just explained a few of their benefits in the points below.
 1. Sweet basil leaves can be chewed on to remove intestinal worms including tape worms.
 2. A concoction made using sweet basil leaves, pepper and ginger can help to reduce the symptoms of fever.
 3. The flowers can be used to cure indigestion. A decoction or concoction made using Sweet basil flowers can be consumed multiple times a day to cure indigestion and nausea.
 4. The leaves are an excellent remedy to treat cough. The leaves are more effective in the case of whooping cough. Since the leaves taste good, they can also be given to kids regularly.
 5. The extract of sweet basil leaves is dropped in the nostrils to cure respiratory disorders including whooping cough. This also helps to get rid of phlegm in the chest and brings it out.
 6. A paste made using sweet basil leaves and turmeric can be applied on ringworm affected areas to cure the infection.
 7. Leaves extract has also been beneficial in reducing the symptoms of constipation and regulating bowel movement.
It is good to include the leaves in soups, salads and any other recipe where they would add flavour. There are no side effects and is good to build immunity in children.
Here is the recipe to use Sweet basil for curing respiratory disorders in kids.
Sweet Basil to cure respiratory disorders – DIY
 - 15-20 leaves Sweet Basil leaves (Tiruneetrupachai in Tamil)
 - 2 teaspoons Honey
 - 300 ml Water
 1. Take fresh leaves of Sweet Basil, filtered water and organic honey for this remedy.
 2. Take the leaves in a mortar after washing them well.
 3. Add a teaspoon or two of water.
 4. Semi crush the leaves to get some of the extract.
 5. Transfer the crushed leaves and extract to a small jar. You can use glass or silver ware. Kindly avoid plastic.
 6. Pour hot water on the leaves.
 7. Close the jar and let the leaves steep for about an hour.
 8. Open the jar. The water would have come to room temperature by now. Add two teaspoons of honey and stir once.
 9. Done. Give this multiple times a day to your kid in small doses.
Give your kids 2 to 3 teaspoons of the extract multiple times (4-5 times) a day.
Continue till all symptoms are gone.
Ramya Srinivasan, PDGBA, earned her Master's degree in Business. As a result of her passion in native medicine, she got her Diploma in Traditional Siddha Medicine from Bharat Sevak Samaj registered under the Indian Planning Commission. She is certified by Stanford University School of Medicine in Introduction to Food and Health.


The Developer perspective in the web console provides you the following options from the +Add view to create applications and associated services and deploy them on OKD:
 - From Git: Use this option to import an existing codebase in a Git repository to create, build, and deploy an application on OKD.
 - Container Image: Use existing images from an image stream or registry to deploy it on to OKD.
 - From Dockerfile: Import a dockerfile from your Git repository to build and deploy an application.
 - YAML: Use the editor to add YAML or JSON definitions to create and modify resources.
 - From Catalog: Explore the Developer Catalog to select the required applications, services, or source to image builders and add it to your project.
 - Database: See the Developer Catalog to select the required database service and add it to your application.
 - Operator Backed: Explore the Developer Catalog to select and deploy the required Operator-managed service.
 - Helm Chart: Explore the Developer Catalog to select the required Helm chart to simplify deployment of applications and services.
Prerequisites
To create applications using the Developer perspective ensure that:
Importing a codebase from Git to create an application
You can use the Developer perspective to create, build, and deploy an application on OKD using an existing codebase in GitHub.
The following procedure walks you through the From Git option in the Developer perspective to create an application.
Procedure
 1. In the +Add view, click From Git to see the Import from git form.
 2. In the Git section, enter the Git repository URL for the codebase you want to use to create an application. For example, enter the URL of this sample Node.js application _URL_ The URL is then validated.
 3. Optional: You can click Show Advanced Git Options to add details such as:
 - Git Reference to point to code in a specific branch, tag, or commit to be used to build the application.
 - Context Dir to specify the subdirectory for the application source code you want to use to build the application.
 - Source Secret to create a Secret Name with credentials for pulling your source code from a private repository.
 4. In the Builder section, after the URL is validated, an appropriate builder image is detected, indicated by a star, and automatically selected. For the _URL_ Git URL, the Node.js builder image is selected by default. If a builder image is not auto-detected, select a builder image. If required, you can change the version using the Builder Image Version drop-down list.
 5. In the General section:
 1. In the Application field, enter a unique name for the application grouping, for example, myapp. Ensure that the application name is unique in a namespace.
 2. The Name field to identify the resources created for this application is automatically populated based on the Git repository URL if there are no existing applications. If there are existing applications, you can choose to deploy the component within an existing application, create a new application, or keep the component unassigned.
 The resource name must be unique in a namespace. Modify the resource name if you get an error.
 6. In the Resources section, select:
 - Deployment, to create an application in plain Kubernetes style.
 - Deployment Config, to create an OpenShift style application.
 - Knative Service, to create a microservice.
 The Knative Service option is displayed in the Import from git form only if the Serverless Operator is installed in your cluster. For further details refer to documentation on installing OpenShift Serverless.
 7. In the Pipelines section, select Add Pipeline, and then click Show Pipeline Visualization to see the pipeline for the application.
 8. In the Advanced Options section, the Create a route to the application is selected by default so that you can access your application using a publicly available URL. You can clear the check box if you do not want to expose your application on a public route.
 9. Optional: You can use the following advanced options to further customize your application:
 Routing
 Click the Routing link to:
 - Customize the hostname for the route.
 - Specify the path the router watches.
 - Select the target port for the traffic from the drop-down list.
 - Secure your route by selecting the Secure Route check box. Select the required TLS termination type and set a policy for insecure traffic from the respective drop-down lists.
 For serverless applications, the Knative Service manages all the routing options above. However, you can customize the target port for traffic, if required. If the target port is not specified, the default port of 8080 is used.
 Health Checks
 Click the Health Checks link to add Readiness, Liveness, and Startup probes to your application. All the probes have prepopulated default data; you can add the probes with the default data or customize it as required.
 To customize the health probes:
 - Click Add Readiness Probe, if required, modify the parameters to check if the container is ready to handle requests, and select the check mark to add the probe.
 - Click Add Liveness Probe, if required, modify the parameters to check if a container is still running, and select the check mark to add the probe.
 - Click Add Startup Probe, if required, modify the parameters to check if the application within the container has started, and select the check mark to add the probe.
 For each of the probes, you can specify the request type - HTTP GET, Container Command, or TCP Socket, from the drop-down list. The form changes as per the selected request type. You can then modify the default values for the other parameters, such as the success and failure thresholds for the probe, number of seconds before performing the first probe after the container starts, frequency of the probe, and the timeout value.
 Build Configuration and Deployment
 Click the Build Configuration and Deployment links to see the respective configuration options. Some options are selected by default; you can customize them further by adding the necessary triggers and environment variables.
 For serverless applications, the Deployment option is not displayed as the Knative configuration resource maintains the desired state for your deployment instead of a DeploymentConfig.
 Scaling
 Click the Scaling link to define the number of pods or instances of the application you want to deploy initially.
 For serverless applications, you can:
 - Set the upper and lower limit for the number of pods that can be set by the autoscaler. If the lower limit is not specified, it defaults to zero.
 - Define the soft limit for the required number of concurrent requests per instance of the application at a given time. It is the recommended configuration for autoscaling. If not specified, it takes the value specified in the cluster configuration.
 - Define the hard limit for the number of concurrent requests allowed per instance of the application at a given time. This is configured in the revision template. If not specified, it defaults to the value specified in the cluster configuration.
 Resource Limit
 Click the Resource Limit link to set the amount of CPU and Memory resources a container is guaranteed or allowed to use when running.
 Labels
 Click the Labels link to add custom labels to your application.
 10. Click Create to create the application and see its build status in the Topology view.
Using the Developer Catalog to add services or components to your application
You use the Developer Catalog to deploy applications and services based on Operator backed services such as Databases, Builder Images, and Helm Charts. The Developer Catalog contains a collection of application components, services, event sources, or source-to-image builders that you can add to your project. Cluster administrators can customize the content made available in the catalog.
Procedure
 1. In the Developer perspective, navigate to the +AddFrom Catalog to view all the available services in the Developer Catalog.
 2. Under All Items, select the kind of service or the component you need to add to your project. For this example, select Databases to list all the database services and then click MariaDB to see the details for the service.
 odc devcatalog mariadb
 Figure 1. Developer Catalog
 3. Click Instantiate Template to see an automatically populated template with details for the MariaDB service, and then click Create to create and view the MariaDB service in the Topology view.
 odc devcatalog toplogy
 Figure 2. MariaDB in Topology


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Charm++ chare linear system merger group to solve a linear system.
Charm++ chare linear system merger group used to collect and assemble the left hand side matrix (lhs), the right hand side (rhs) vector, and the solution (unknown) vector from individual worker chares. Beside collection and assembly, the system is also solved. The solution is outsourced to hypre, an MPI-only library. Once the solution is available, the individual worker chares are updated with the new solution.
This class assembles and solves two linear systems, whose rhs vectors may change during time stepping. One of the two linear systems is called a high-order and the other one is the low-order linear system.
Characteristics of the low-order linear system: (1) the left hand side matrix is diagonal, (2) the right hand side vector is a combination of the high-order right hand side vector and another vector, assembled separately (and overlapped with that of the high-order system). This dual system solution is done here as required by the flux-corrected transport algorithm used for transport equations in inciter.
The implementation uses the Charm++ runtime system and is fully asynchronous, overlapping computation and communication. The algorithm utilizes the structured dagger (SDAG) Charm++ functionality. The high-level overview of the algorithm structure and how it interfaces with Charm++ is discussed in the Charm++ interface file src/
- namespace tk
- Toolkit declarations and definitions for general purpose utilities.

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Star Marshals: Moons of Jupiter
by Dave Lemel
Since the invention of radio broadcast humans had become noisy. Luckily for the citizens of Earth a benevolent species of alien, known as Bopecans, had been the first to hear the noise. Once they arrived the Bopecans explained that others were out there, they too would be coming and not all of them would be as well intentioned as the Bopecans. Humans needed to be ready. They helped the human race establish an agency to police the solar system and pursue fugitives of it. This agency became known as Star Marshals. Now, nearly forty years after their inception, vague messages have arrived from a mysterious source. These cryptic messages indicate a potentially monumental threat to our solar system. A pair of marshals are dispatched to the moons of Jupiter to investigate.
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Looking for Miza: Teaching Resources
Language Arts & Social Studies Lessons (Gr 3-8)
Inspired by the book Looking for Miza, by Craig Hatkoff and his daughters Isabella and Juliana, the teaching resources below will take your students on a journey to Central Africa. On your trip, students will visit Virunga National Park to learn how to identify mountain gorillas and create action plans to raise awareness of the problems facing these endangered creatures.
As a class, watch video highlights from the Kids Gorilla Summit that aired on September 26, 2008. Students will learn from environmental experts, guest speakers, and other students as they discuss how they are actively working to make a difference with both the humanitarian and mountain gorilla crises in Africa.
Help teach your students about real world issues and how to help save our planet through the story of Miza.
Learn about other remarkable true stories about animals who have overcome adversity.
And don't forget to watch the Winter's Tail Virtual Field Trip Webcast.
Use these lesson plans and printables to teach your students about mountain gorillas, Africa, and how to raise awareness about endangered animals.
Find out more about the book Looking for Miza, as well as other books from the Turtle Pond Collection.
Warm up your students with a quick quiz that tests what they already know about mountain gorillas.

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Henry Levinson established a small family company in 1933, named Permanent Pigments Company. He initially only made artist oil colors. In 1955, Permanent Pigments invented the first water-based acrylic gesso. Levinson tried to think of a name that aptly described this new invention, a medium that could go from fluidity to heavy texture. He decided on the name Liquid Texture, or Liquitex.
Mr. Levinson's idea soon took off, and in 1956, the first commercially available fluid acrylic colors, known as Soft Body paints, were developed. The first heavy bodied, water-based acrylic colors, called Heavy Body, followed in 1963.
Liquitex has a long history of creativity, but creativity doesn't always begin in a laboratory. With this in mind, the company created a Lecture Demonstration Program that still continues to this day. In 1965, it was the first program of lectures and demonstrations given by practicing artists to students at colleges and universities throughout the United States. This program is known today as the Artist Outreach Program. [ visit manufacturer website ]


When designing for a digital brand, you or your designer has to find a balance between creating something visually novel and exciting whilst communicating all the important stuff. Icons and images come hand-in-hand to set the tone for your user's experience and invite them to soak up your brand's identity and ethos.
Here we put together a "how to" guide, focusing firstly on using icons and images in design. Covering all the basics, it's a great springboard for you to jump off and into your digitally creative pursuits.
Let's dive in.
simple line art icon designs
Icon designs by Clicky
How to feature icons successfully
Icons add visual accents to digital designs. If you have a lot of info to present, they are a brilliant tool for breaking up text-heavy content into a more digestible and exciting format. In order to do this effectively, you need to be strategic.
Read on to discover five great ways for implementing icons into your visual content.
1. Signify key points
Our favourite spring cleaners, bullet points or numbered lists, work to declutter text. Separating bits of info from the rest of the text body, they highlight key points and takeaways. A more creative approach to the classic list format involves iconography.
COVID measures icons
via Alex Solorzano
Designing unique symbols to further purvey your brand identity and relay your message in a visual way keeps the rhythm light and bouncy for your reader. For instance, take a look at this set of infographics, illustrating the steps that this brand is taking to handle the Covid-19 pandemic. Not only does it explain this important information in a light-hearted, easy-to-read way but it's full of character and represents the brand's values.
2. Label charts or graphs
Some designs suit being text heavy (think written articles or the blurb section of a book cover) but other informational content, such as infographics, requires a more visual approach. One of the benefits of iconography is that it allows readers to visualise the text, which can be especially valuable when you're trying to communicate data or stats.
Six components of human beings with and without icons
via Visme
Take a look at the above example, first without icons and then with icons. Doesn't the option that includes icons look so much less cluttered and easy to read? It's because there are visual supporting elements for each label, helping to explain each point.
One thing to be sure of is that you're always incorporating icons that are hyper-relevant to the point, or else they won't make sense. You're not adding icons for the sake of adding icons—you're doing it to ensure your designs are easy-to-understand and visually appealing.
Let's look at another type of infographic in the below images, noting the differences between these two data visualizations. Swapping written statistics and names for a chart labelled with visual logos creates a clearer, more accessible and, therefore, more efficient design.
Teen social media usage with and without icons
via Visme
3. Show consistency
There are so many different styles of icons, from flat, to outline, to isometric and more, that it can feel a little overwhelming to know where to start. We've rounded up three things for you to keep in mind when choosing or designing iconography for your project. Finding the right stylecolor and size is crucial for consistency and reflecting your brand identity.
Icon style
As there are so many different styles of icons to choose from, it's important to stick to a single icon style throughout your design, regardless of which one you choose.
Here's an example to help showcase why this consistency is so important:
Britain attitude to meat icon differences
via Visme
See how in the first instance, the icons have a similar look and feel? It makes the design as a whole feel cohesive and put together. But in the second example, the carrot is a black outline icon while the lettuce remains a colorful icon, throwing the viewer off and disrupting the design.
Icon color
Another important aspect of icon consistency is color. While certain contexts demand that icons retain "logical" colors (see the carrots and lettuce in our previous example), sometimes it's more fun to get creative. One way to do so is to match the icon's colour with the data widget they appear in (or the overall color scheme), like the following set of coordinating colors between the statistic and their corresponding icon.
Webinar viewers data
via Visme
Icon size
Large icons in Portuguese
Via Beatriz Ayres
A final major thing to consider when implementing icons into your design work is their size. Whatever message they are denoting, consider whether that message is just as significant as the other points. If so, and you want your reader to consider each one equally, the size of your icons should reflect this as each element in a design project should be streamlined together. What's more, using the same sized circles helps create a uniform look around some of the more oddly shaped icons, which leads us to our next point…
4. Add a background
Graph information
via Visme
As you may have noticed in the previous examples, an icon as a line shape is often dramatic enough. Sometimes, however, you may wish to add an extra contrasting layer to your design to really make the iconography dazzle and this means adding a background. Apart from the usual spherical shapes to back your icons, there are a couple of other creative avenues you can explore, including sizing, shape, placement and transparency… whatever takes your fancy, really.
infographics step by step
Via Visme
5. Adding animation
What is Design Thinking?
via Visme
If you weren't excited enough, why not contemplate animating your icons? Adding ticking, twitching or trembling adds drama and communicates the symbol's message more effectively. Allow an excess of creativity (and motion) to run through your iconic ideas and see what happens… until then, let's talk about images.
How to maximise your image potential
Got some fab graphics and not quite sure how to fit it into your webpage? Perhaps you're in the midst of designing a digital space or platform and need some inspiration on jazzing it up. Imagery grabs attention; they entice users towards your call-to-action and provide an enriched experience. Not only this, but they tell your brand's story and ethos; visually speaking.
Contrasting and complimenting white space and brand colors, featured images are so significant in design that you need to get it pretty perfect to distinguish yourself from competitors. So, we thought it'd be cool to put together five alternative techniques for presenting imagery in your designs.
1. Crack a crop
crop image pattern
Via Visme
crop image pattern
One unusual way to incorporate images into your designs is to crop them into abstract shapes and create unique patterns. You could start with something simple like a square, circle, or triangle (or something asymmetrical if you're feeling adventurous) and then play around with the dimensions to find the right fit. If it's a geometric design you have in mind, you could also try tiling, with some shapes exposing the image and some filled with complimentary/contrasting block colors.
2. Use images as a background
Community Share online marketing image
via Visme
Filling a background with an image creates atmosphere and welcomes the reader to make a deeper connection with your brand. You can try different techniques, like using a transparent box out to display text over the image but make sure you choose contrasting colours and placement to keep things easy to read.
3. Cutouts
food photography cut outs
Via Visme
food photography cut outs
Love the main element in an image but not its background? Slice away the bits you don't need into an image cutout (see donut). This technique gives you a lot more freedom as you're able to slot it's main feature into your design without having to worry about the edges of a square/rectangular photo feeling awkward. It also opens up your site to embrace white space. Get creative with it, and see how many similar image cutouts you can use. You might even place your image cutout over part of your text to give more depth to your design.
4. Collages
Surreal graphic
via Matt Pamer
Since around 1910, the practice of collaging has evolved alongside several art and culture movements. These days, it flirts with white space to create digital designs that are dynamic, packed with character and brand identity and enthralling to look at. A brilliant way to tease or playfully manipulate content, it is the ultimate alternative mode to present imagery through.
You can use a slick grid system as a base or perhaps you want to go "old school", scan and rip up photos before putting them together into a digital collage oozing a grungy D-I-Y aesthetic. Be explorative with compositions but ensure it all ties in nicely with your overall brand identity and color palette.
5. Add a simple transition
Artist magazine image
via Zhenya Rynzhuk
A big entrance never hurt anyone and images are no exception. Static websites can be incredibly powerful, but they can also be unapproachable. A simple motion transition increases interactivity between site and user, offering a memorable experience for the user while creating another chance to express individual brand identity.
Time to take the plunge
Icons and imagery may be small additions to your designs, but they can have a huge impact. With these 10 tips you can start integrating them into your designs to take them to the next level. Not sure what type of icon or image will work for you? The best approach to perfecting digital design is through experimentation. Choosing the right icons and imagery and learning how to manipulate them to fit the


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While your child is learning the importance of the letters A-B-C-D, you need to be learning the importance of the letters R-E-S-P.
An RESP is a tax-deferred savings plan that makes it easier to save money for a child's post-secondary education.
And thanks to the Canadian Education Savings Grant (CESG), the federal government supplements RESP contributions, matching up to 20% of your annual contribution (to a maximum of $500 per beneficiary per calendar year.)
ATB's RESP investment products include GICs; mutual funds, stocks and bonds—and even a specially designed RESP savings account, the Daily Interest Savings Account.
- Current rules allow you to contribute a lifetime maximum of $50,000 per child. There is no annual contribution limit.
- You can grow your savings faster with financial assistance from federal and provincial government grants.
- All money in the plan grows tax free until it's withdrawn, and when your child starts using the money for school, only the accumulated interest is taxable as income.
- You can choose from individual plans (one beneficiary) or family plans (multiple beneficiaries)
- Anyone can contribute to a child's RESP, not just the parents of the child.
- If your child decides not to attend post-secondary, your options include:
- Designating an alternate beneficiary
- Transferring the income earned (up to a maximum of $50,000) into an RRSP, provided there is unused contribution room in the RRSP
- Withdrawing the funds
- Donating the income earned to a post-secondary institution
Learn more about federal and provincial government RESP grants
Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG)
The CESG is a federal government incentive that pays 20 cents on every dollar you contribute to your RESP, up to a yearly maximum of $500 per beneficiary. The CESG goes directly into your RESP plan until the beneficiary reaches age 17.
Depending on the family's net household income, an additional CESG payment may be available on the first $500 contributed to an RESP annually.1
Canada Learning Bond (CLB)1
This is a bond of $500 for children born on or after January 1, 2004 to families entitled to the National Child Benefit Supplement. These children could also receive an additional $100 each year until they reach 15 years of age.
Alberta Centennial Education Savings (ACES) Plan1
The ACES Plan is a provincial government grant that contributes $500 to the RESP of every child born to or adopted by Alberta residents on or after January 1, 2005. Additional grants of $100 are available to children attending school in Alberta at ages 8, 11, and 14, provided that their parents invest at least $100 in an RESP in the year before applying for the grant.
How do I apply for these grants?
To set up an RESP and receive government grant money, your child needs a birth certificate and a social insurance number (SIN). Once you have set up the RESP, your ATB Financial or ATB Investor Services representative will apply for all eligible grants on your behalf.


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Topbuxus Health Mix was developed by Europe's largest Box grower. Based on a 'tonic' already being used to increase the health of the growing plants, essential elements were added and the results were delightfully effective!
Not only does Topbuxus Health Mix rapidly green up your Box but it strengthens the plants at the same time and increases their natural resistance to diseases such as Box Blight.
The nitrogen will stimulate growth, whilst the magnesium and sulphur will enable the plant to take up micronutrients, keeping the leaf green and healthy. The copper will have the effect of hardening the cell structure of the leaves and stems. This will make the plant much more impervious to the ingression of fungal spores. It will not only look much better, but it will be more robust and able to defend itself.
One tablet is sufficient for a single application of 10m2 (4-5 applications per year are recommended).


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I am working on a time-series project in which I am forecasting the daily activity of something (let's call it 'Y') based on three years of historical data. I know that Y is affected by calendar effects such as Holidays (e.g., it will go down on Christmas). When I analyze the data, I want to account for the calendar effects.
It is clear-cut how to create dummy variables for Holidays (e.g., 1 for Xmas and 0 for the remainder of days). It is less clear, however, how to create variables that account for the lead and lag effects of different calendar days. This is particularly important because a few of my days of interest (days that are not normal holidays but of interest to my study) are likely to have significant lead AND/OR lag effects. For example, activity should start increasing over the course of 30 days (30 is a simple estimate based on visual examination of the data) up to a particular calendar day of interest and for another calendar day of interest, activity should go up on that day and then remain up for a few weeks after, then slowly coming back down.
In this context, I have two questions. One, is there a good statistical approach that I can use to determine what the lag and lead impact is of certain calendar days (i.e., how many days around the calendar day of interest appear to be impacted by that calendar day)? Any particularly open-source package in either python or R?
Second, what should variables that incorporate lead and lag effects look like? For example, would a variable with a lead effect that builds up then drops off look like this: [0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 5, 6, 0, 0, 0]?
In my first go-around with these data, I used a GBM with variables encoding holiday/calendar effects. For the calendar days that have substantial lead and lag impacts (impacts identified through visual examination and domain knowledge), I just created a variable that has days until that calendar day (e.g., [4, 3, 2, 1, 0, 365, 364, 363, etc.]. This model works fairly well but I think that I can improve it by improving how my variables represent calendar effects.
Thanks a bunch for any responses.
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Create a predictor variable (zeroes except a 1 at the beginning of the exceptional period and then specify a poylynomial of order k where k is the expected length. This will form the long response that you are looking for. Make sure that you also accommodate individually tailored windows of response around each major event and level shifts or local time trends.
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Media identification
Updated: January 21, 2005
Media identification
Removable Storage uses two identification methods to track media and perform inventories: on-media identifiers and bar codes.
On-media identifiers
On-media identifiers are electronically recorded on media the first time a tape or disk is inserted into a library. The next time the medium is inserted into the library, Removable Storage uses the on-media identifier to recognize and track the tape or disk.
An on-media identifier has two parts: a label type and a label ID. The label type identifies the specific format used to record information on the tape or disk, such as Microsoft Tape Format (MTF). The label ID is a unique identifier for the tape or disk in the Removable Storage system. If Removable Storage does not recognize the label type, it puts the medium in an unrecognized media pool. If Removable Storage recognizes the label type but does not recognize the label ID, it puts the media in an import media pool. If Removable Storage recognizes the label type and the label ID, it updates the Removable Storage database to reflect that the medium is online and available for use.
 - Removable Storage does not record on-media identifiers for read-only or write-once optical media, such as CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-R, or WORM disks. Instead, Removable Storage uses the volume and serial number information that is already associated with the disk.
Bar codes
If your library supports bar codes, Removable Storage can use them to identify media. Media with bar codes also have on-media identifiers, and Removable Storage can use either one. Using bar codes to track media is generally much faster because each tape or disk does not have to be mounted to read the on-media identifier.
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Interface with the Data API via Spark
When you use this processing library, you implement Compilers, mix in the InputLayers and OutputLayers traits. These interfaces define data structures for the catalog and layer IDs. By implementing these interfaces, you tell the processing library which input catalogs and input layers each compiler requires. The processing library queries the input catalogs accordingly and provides the metadata to the compiler. In addition, the processing library requires each compiler to specify the output layers that it produces.
The Data Processing Library uses this information to implement incremental publishing via the Publisher, where output layers specified in each compiler are queried before publishing, to detect:
 - which partitions contain new payloads
 - which partitions are unchanged
 - which partitions are deleted
Since there is only one output catalog, it is not necessary to specify its identifier in application.conf or when you run the application. However, partition keys contain a catalog identified and you have to use the Default.OutCatalogId value when your compiler products output keys.
Input layers and catalogs can be shared across DriverTasks; the processing library optimizes this by querying the Data API only once. However, each layer of the output catalog can be produced by one task only. This is a requirement to implement incremental publishing: the Publisher collects all the metadata of a layer candidate to be published in one single place to perform the comparison, the conditional upload, and the multipart commit properly.
It is a mistake to have two or more tasks specify the same output layer, as the layer would be fully overwritten by the second task, resulting in an invalid output.
The following sections describe important internals of the Catalog and Publisher, which the Driver operates. While you do not need to directly operate these internals, this information is necessary to understand how input catalogs are accessed and how payloads are pushed to the output catalog.
Query a Catalog
The package contains APIs to access catalogs via Spark RDDs.
The Catalog trait provides convenient access to a Data API catalog via Spark.
The following operations are supported, via the Data Client Library:
 - Snapshot queries: construct an RDD of all the metadata of the catalog at a given version, eventually restricted to a set of layers.
 - Change queries: construct an RDD of changed metadata between two versions, eventually restricted to a set of layers.
 - Commit: regroup (Spark coalesce) an RDD of (updated) metadata into a fixed number of parts, upload them in parallel, and perform a multipart commit.
 - Configuration: easily access catalog configuration.
Most queries, except for configuration and queries for the latest version, are performed in parallel by Spark worker nodes. This ensures that metadata is not concentrated in the Driver, preventing a bottleneck that would hinder scalability.
Publish and Commit to a Catalog
The package provides higher-level functionality to publish the output payloads at the end of data processing and then commit the result. The Publisher class provides two methods to publish the output of compilation: full snapshot publishing and incremental publishing. In both cases, the Publisher requires the following input:
 - an RDD of output keys and payloads, which are the candidates to be published
 - an RDD of metadata for the output catalog, which contains what was already published
The Publisher performs the following steps:
 1. Joins the payloads through the keys (partition + layer), that are candidates to be published with the metadata already published.
 2. Calculates the hashes of the payloads.
 3. Discards all the payloads if their hashes correspond to those already published; discarding all output data that has not changed.
 4. Uploads all the payloads that are actually new via an Uploader, generating new metadata entries for them.
 5. Returns an RDD of metadata to be committed to the Catalog.
However, the two publishing methods vary in that:
 - Full snapshot publishing deletes each entry of the output catalog which was not explicitly provided in the input, in the resulting commit.
 - Incremental publishing does not modify partitions that were not provided in the output catalog.
Changes provided to the Publisher, either a new partition content or a delete request, are applied on top of the existing partitions.
The publisher merely performs incremental publishing based on hash differences, it is not an incremental compiler.
In both cases:
 - Payloads of newly-introduced keys are uploaded and committed as new metadata.
 - Payloads of keys already present in the output are discarded if not modified, otherwise they are uploaded and committed as changed metadata.
 - Empty payloads of keys already present in the output become deleted metadata.
It's important to note that all of this processing takes place in Spark worker nodes: hash calculation and comparison, eventual uploading, generation of the metadata to be committed. The RDD with the resulting metadata can then be passed to the Catalog for the actual commit.
State Layer
The library requires the output catalog to have an additional layer configured with generic partitioning scheme, for internal use. Applications cannot publish data to this layer. The layer ID is configurable but, its default name is: state layer.
The state layer is used by stateful compilation patterns to persist some RDDs and retrieve them on the next run.
Typically, within these RDDs, the input-output dependency graph is persisted. This graph specifies which input partition affects which output partition. This information is stored per-DriverTask and is needed in incremental compilation to identify which output partitions are candidates to be recompiled and republished.
Additionally, Fingerprints, that are required to guarantee the correctness of incremental runs, are also stored in this layer.
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An Overview of Glass Polishing Machines
Glass polishing machines are essential in the industry of glass and ceramic processing equipment. These machines are intended to remove flaws, scratches, and haze from glass surfaces, leaving a smooth and pristine finish. Let's look at the various aspects of glass polishing machines to better understand their importance.
Glass Polishing Machine Types
1. Rotary Glass Polishing Machines: To grind and polish glass surfaces, these machines use a rotating wheel or disc fitted with polishing pads or abrasives. They are commonly used in the fabrication of flat glass, such as mirrors, windows, and tabletops.
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3. CNC Glass Polishing Machines: These machines incorporate Computer Numerical Control (CNC) technology, allowing for precise control of the polishing process. CNC glass polishing machines are extremely efficient and capable of creating complex shapes and patterns on glass surfaces. Click here for Grinding and Polishing Wheels
Glass Polishing Machine Applications
1. Glass polishing machines are widely used in the automotive industry to polish windshields, side windows, and rear-view mirrors. They remove blemishes and improve the optical properties of automotive glass, allowing drivers to see clearly.
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For most Kansans, the name Erasmus T. Carr probably doesn't have a familiar ring.
But talk about the buildings he constructed and his place in state history becomes evident: Anderson Hall at Kansas State University in Manhattan; the Kansas State Capitol Building in Topeka, and the Kansas State Penitentiary, which later became the Lansing Correctional Facility.
He was born in Greenville, N.Y., on Oct. 28, 1824. He started out as a bricklayer, mason and carpenter and, in time, became an architect. He moved to Kansas in 1855. He had been offered the position of superintendent of buildings at Fort Leavenworth, constructing the Arsenal and Ordnance Depot.
He then opened an architectural office in Leavenworth and began work on designing the state penitentiary building in 1863. In 1876, Carr designed the Kansas exhibit building for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
His work on Anderson Hall at K-State was done in pieces, according to the building's application form for the National Register of Historic Places. The Victorian Gothic building design was completed in 1878. It was built in stages based on each year's appropriations from the state legislature. At the time it was completed in 1884, it was one of the largest school buildings in the state.
As his reputation grew, Carr designed buildings for the State Normal School in Emporia, the Insane Asylum at Topeka, the Institute for the Blind in Wyandotte and courthouses for Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Brown, Nemaha, Dickinson and Morris counties. He also designed other school buildings throughout the state.
Carr served as the state architect for Kansas from 1879 through 1885. He was one of three architects to design the Capitol Building in Topeka.
He and his family left the state in 1902 and moved to Montana where he continued his work as an architect. It is unknown when he died.


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The measurement of trace-element concentration in soil, sediment and waste, is generally a combination of a digestion procedure for dissolution of elements and a subsequent measurement of the dissolved elements. Partial and total digestion methods can be used in environmental monitoring activities. To compare measurement results obtained by different methods, it is crucial to determine and to maintain control of the bias of the results obtained by these methods. In this paper, ICP-MS results obtained after matrix digestion with modified aqua regia (HCl+HNO3+H2O2) method and two total digestion methods (microwave aqua regia+HF and HNO3+HF) are compared with those obtained by instrumental neutron activation analysis, a non-destructive analytical method for the determination of the totalmass concentrations of inorganic components in environmental matrices. The comparison was carried out on eight agricultural soil samples collected in one test area and measured by k0-INAA and ICP-MS to determine As, Co, Cr, Sb and Zn mass concentration. The bias of results for As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sb and Zn of the three digestion methods were assessed using selected measurement standards. This paper highlights that the digestion procedure is an integral part of the measurement and can affect the measurement result in environmental analysis.
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Humans eat various living things to survive.
Well, often we kill the once living thing then start eating it.
Turnabout is fair play.
Critters eat humans.
The Guinea Worm lives and grows inside us so they must be eating something while living in our bodies.
Sadly, a concentrated efforts is killing the Guinea Worm and it may be on the path for extinction!!!
Do your part. Assist in the efforts to prevent the extinction of this species!!!
"The rare Guinea Worm faces extinction. Yet despite growing public support for environmentalism and preservation of endangered species, few people will speak out on the Guinea Worm's behalf. In fact, the United Nations and several prominent U.S. agencies are leading a quiet campaign to eradicate this dwindling species forever from the planet. Is the Guinea Worm the world's most endangered species?"

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The Colonial Theatre in Augusta, Maine opened in 1913 and was designed by architect Harry S. Coombs, who was known for designing many local libraries. In 1926 the theater was damaged by a fire, and much of the auditorium had to be rebuilt. The owners took advantage of this and expanded the size of the theater. Originally the 1,240 seat theater showed silent films, and had an orchestra pit directly in front of the stage so music could accompany the films, but this was covered over as silent films gave way to "talkies" or motion pictures with sound.
During World War II, bond drives were held at theaters across the country where you could only gain admission by purchasing a war bond, which were certificates issued by the government to help finance military expenses, and the Colonial Theatre was no exception. At one bond drive held at the Colonial, actress and singer Dorothy Lamour made a appearance to help drive bond sales.
The theater closed in the late 1960s due to declining ticket sales. Mothballed and only used for storage, the building's roof began to deteriorate. Without regular maintenance, water began to leak into the building and eventually causing three large holes in the wooden auditorium floor.
Colonial Theatre, Inc. was founded in 1995 with the purpose of buying and restoring the building. A number of developers expressed an interest in rehabilitating the theater, but no plan worked out and the building continued to deteriorate. In 2009, Colonial Theatre, Inc. began the process of getting the theater listed on the National Register of Historic Places as that status would offer some protection and tax breaks if the theater was restored. Five years later, they succeeded and the theater was listed in the summer of 2014. The theater is open for tours on Saturday mornings during the spring, summer and fall months.
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B.F Keith's Prospect Theatre opened on September 7, 1914 in the Prospect Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. The 2,381 seat theater was constructed on the site of a synagogue and three apartment buildings. It was designed by architect William McElfatrick for the Keith Vaudeville Company. The Prospect was dubbed "the woodless and postless theater" while it was being built due to the fact that no wood was used in its construction and there were no posts helping to support the balcony. Woodwork was left out of the building so that the theater would be much safer if a fire broke out. The balcony was supported by a 65 ton steel beam, which eliminated the need for support beams that could have obstructed views during performances. Opening advertisements boasted that the balcony was strong enough to support the world's ten heaviest locomotives.
Hi Everyone! The blog is still technically on hiatus, but I wanted to announce that I'll be co-hosting another photo workshop at the Victory Theatre in Holyoke, MA on June 27 with Matthew Christopher of Abandoned America. We've raised over $1,600 so far this year for the theater's restoration effort.
The first session will run from 9am to 1pm, and the second from 2pm to 6pm. The last two workshops we held at the theater sold out pretty quickly so get your tickets soon.
Hi Everyone – Just wanted to let you all know that I'm taking a short hiatus from posting while I finish my book on the Loew's Kings Theatre. Don't worry though – the site isn't going anywhere. I have a backlog of 16 theaters that I haven't posted yet and plans to photograph many more. For updates during the hiatus check out the After the Final Curtain Facebook page at: _URL_
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I'm very excited to announce that I'll once again be partnering with photographer/founder of Abandoned America, Matthew Christopher for some photo workshops in 2015!
First, we will be returning to the Victory Theatre in Holyoke, MA on March 28, 2015. The Victory Theatre opened on December 30, 1920 and closed 58 years late on December 15, 1978. It is currently owned by the Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts, who plan to renovate the theater and reopen it as a performing arts center. A portion of the proceeds raised from the workshop will go to MIFA to help with maintenance and restoration.
Then we'll be heading eight hours west to the Variety Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio on April 11, 2015. The Variety opened on November 24, 1927 and after a number of different uses (including a wrestling gym called the Cleveland Wrestleplex) closed in the late 1980s. The building was purchased by the Friends of the Historic Variety Theatre on June 12, 2009, and they plan to restore the theater as a multi-use venue. A portion of the proceeds from the workshop will go to the Friends of the Historic Variety Theatre to help with the maintenance of the theater.
As always Matthew Christopher and I will be on hand during workshops to answer any questions you may have regarding lighting, composition in these spaces. We have a combined 20 years experience photographing abandoned buildings and welcome any questions. Both locations have lights that can be turned on, but are minimally lit so we recommend that you bring your own lights if possible.
The Loew's Canal Theatre opened in September of 1927 in New York, New York. The Loew's Corporation contracted with Thomas W. Lamb, one of the foremost theater architects of the 20th century, to design a theater on Canal Street in Manhattan. The 2,314 seat theater was the second largest motion picture theater in the city when it opened. Even though it was a larger theater, it mostly showed "B" movies and serials. Loew's sold the theater to the Greater M&S Circuit a little over a year after it opened, and bought it back when they went bankrupt in 1929.
On the morning of September 10, 1932, an explosion rocked the front of the Loew's Canal, throwing the ticket booth into the street and shattering windows on a number of neighboring buildings. No one was injured in the blast, but Edward Brown, the theater's night watchman, was thrown down a flight of stairs by it. A similar explosion destroyed the entrance of the Loew's 46th Street Theatre an hour earlier. Both bombings were thought to be connected to the Motion Picture Operators' Union Local 306, who were on strike at the time and protesting in front of both theaters, but nothing was ever proven.
According to an article in the New York Post, Comedian Jerry Stiller grew up going to the theater. Stiller says, "we used to go on Saturday morning at the Loew's Canal. At nine in the morning, they'd show things like the "Fitzpatrick Traveltalk," cartoons and serials like "Flash Gordon." By the time you got to 10:30, they'd get to the double-header, two pictures in a row. What happened was, your mother or father would drop you off at nine, and they didn't have to pick you up until three. That's where we got our education."
Eddie Cantor, who also grew up in the Lower East Side, had the world premiere of his film, "Forty Little Mothers" at the Loew's Canal in April of 1940. The theater closed in the late 1950s, and by the early 1960s the lobby was converted to retail space, while the auditorium was used as a warehouse. The last occupant of the lobby space was an appliance store and repair shop that closed in the late 2000s.
The terracotta façade of the theater was designated a New York City Landmark by the Landmarks Preservation Committee in 2010. Later that year, the Committee to Revitalize and Enrich the Arts and Tomorrow's Economy (CREATE) teamed up with the building's owners to conduct a feasibility study to convert the space into a performing arts center. They received a $150,000 grant from the Lower Manhattan Development Corp., but ultimately the project never came to fruition. The building's owners planned on converting the space into an 11-story condo complex, but the plan was rejected by the NYC Department of Buildings. Currently, the former auditorium is still used as a warehouse, while the lobby space is empty.
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The Adams Theatre in Newark, New Jersey originally opened on January 12, 1912 as the Shubert Theatre. It was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by architect William E. Lehman, who also designed the Proctor's Palace Theatre in Yonkers, NY. The 2,037 seat theater was originally used for theatrical productions, Broadway tryouts and revivals.


TY - JOUR JF - jispp JO - VL - 9 IS - 35 PY - 2020 Y1 - 2020/4/01 TI - Effects of ascorbic acid on physiological and biochemical responses of Zinnia elegans L. to different levels of light intensity TT - تاثیر اسید آسکوربیک بر پاسخ‌های فیزیولوژیک و بیوشیمیایی آهار (Zinnia elegans L.) تحت شدت‌های متفاوت نور N2 - The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different light intensities and ascorbic acid on some physiological and biochemical characteristics of Zinnia elegans L. The experiment was designed as a completely randomized design in a form of split-plot with three replications. The treatments were consisted of three light intensity levels (600, 1200 and 1800 μmol m-2 s-1) as the main factor using shade net and spraying three ascorbic acid concentrations weekly (0, 1, 2 mM) as sub-plots. Analysis of variance showed that light intensity had a significant effect on all studied traits, except for the guard cell width. As light intensity increased, proline content, catalase, and ascorbate peroxidase activity increased. The lower light intensity increased chlorophyll a and b, carotenoids, total chlorophyll, and peroxidase enzyme activity. Further, with increasing light intensity, stomatal density and index, and epidermal cells density increased, so that stomatal density of plants grown under 1800 μmol m-2 s-1 light intensity was twice of that under 600 μmol m-2 s-1 light intensity. Moreover, application of ascorbic acid increased ascorbate peroxidase enzyme activity, stomatal density, guard cell length, while, it reduced proline content, catalase and peroxidase enzyme activities. Overall, the results showed that increasing light intensity induced stress in Zinnia and weekly application of ascorbic acid alleviated the stress effects. SP - 259 EP - 273 AU - mahdavifard, mehri AU - Rezaei Nejad, Abdolhossein AU - Mousaviafard, sadegh AD - University of Lorestan KW - Ascorbic acid KW - Proline KW - Shading KW - Zinnia elegans L. UR - _URL_ ER -


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- The use of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine in Sri Lankan cancer care: results from a survey of 500 cancer patients
Nayar, K. R.
- The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Health, School of Medicine and Public Health
- While the introduction of biomedicine within the Sri Lankan healthcare system has resulted in reduced reliance on traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) over the last century in Sri Lanka, treatment modalities such as Ayurveda, Sinhala and traditional religious practices still receive considerable public support. Cancer is an increasing burden in Sri Lanka, and whilst Sri Lankans are known to use TCAM for everyday ailments, there has been no research examining the role of TCAM in the context of cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and patterns of TCAM use by cancer patients. The study design was a cross-sectional survey. Data were obtained from two Sri Lankan hospitals using a consecutive convenience sample of 500 cancer patients currently receiving biomedical treatment, over a 10-week period in 2008. Analyses showed that 67.4% of those surveyed used one or more TCAM in conjunction with biomedicine for cancer treatment. The most common were Sinhala, Ayurveda and traditional religious practices. Of those patients who used TCAM, 95.0% gave the main reason for usage as 'they thought it would cure their cancer'. The strongest reason for not using TCAM was on advice from their doctor (80.5%). The high use of TCAM amongst cancer patients in Sri Lanka raises numerous important issues, including those related to patient safety, potential benefit, interactions with biomedical cancer treatments, and delays in seeking biomedical cancer care. Further research is needed to explore the decision-making processes of cancer patients, including the perceived benefits/limitations of key processes in biomedical and TCAM care.
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My research examines how Sikh women who survived the anti-Sikh massacre in 1984 in Delhi, India, cope with the long-term legacies of violence and trauma amid the backdrop of the urban space of the city. After the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards, approximately thirty-five hundred Sikh men were killed in October and November 1984. Many of the survivors, Sikh widows and their families, were relocated shortly after to the "Widow Colony," a designated slum also known as Tilak Vihar.
I begin by discussing in depth the space of the Widow Colony and its relation to the rest of the city of Delhi. I then analyze the events of the 1984 massacre through the narratives of Sikh widows and how they remember their experiences of violence. I discuss how violence can have long-term ramifications for everyday life in arenas such as kinship networks, economic stability, health and wellness, and social life. These experiences are further amplified by gender, caste, and class. I also examine the impact of the stigma of widowhood in this community. This research seeks to interrogate how memories of violence inform, and are constituted by, embodied, affective practices carried out in a gendered space produced by the state. I argue that Sikh widows cope with long-term trauma by creating new forms of sociality and memory through their everyday lives and religious practices in the Widow Colony. The memory of the 1984 violence figures heavily among the Sikh diaspora. Thus, I also explore the relationship between the Widow Colony and Sikhs in the transnational arena.


Splitting a number into integer and decimal portions
Posted on November 22nd, 2010 in Excel Howtos , Learn Excel - 34 comments
Splitting Numbers in to Decimal and Integer Portions using ExcelHere is a quick formula tip to start another awesome week.
Often while working with data, I need to split a number in to integer and decimal portions. Now, there are probably a ton of ways you can do this. But here are two formulas I use quite often and they work well.
Assuming the number is in cell A1,
 - Integer part =INT(A1)
 - Decimal part =MOD(A1,1)
These formulas work whenever my data has only positive numbers (which is the case 90% 0f time). But if I am dealing with a mix of positive and negative numbers, I use,
 - Integer part =INT(A1) +(A1<0)=TRUNC(A1,0) [thanks to Somnath for suggesting this]
 - Decimal part =MOD(A1,SIGN(A1))
What formulas do you use to process numbers?
I use a lot of formulas while working with numbers. But my favorite ones are MOD, INT, SIGN, ABS, RAND and RANDBETWEEN (new in Excel 2007, requires Analysis toolpak in earlier versions).
What about you? What formulas do you use and how do you process your numbers? Please share using comments.
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34 Responses to "Splitting a number into integer and decimal portions"
 1. david says:
 interested to know about this =INT(A1) +(A1<0)
 wat's the purpose of +(A1<0) ?
 i traced it and it gave it as TRUE.
 thanks!
 2. Chandoo says:
 @David: Excel treats TRUE as 1 and FALSE as 0. Since INT(negative number) will give a value 1 less than expected, I want to add 1 to it whenever a number is negative and 0 if the number is positive. So the expression (A1<0) will be TRUE or FALSE based on the sign of A1. Now, if you add this to another number, excel converts the TRUE to 1 and FALSE to 0.
 Hope that makes sense.
 3. sam says:
 Number in A1
 For Integers
 In B1
 =TRUNC(A1,0)
 For Decimal
 In C1
 =A1-B1
 4. Eamon says:
 To split numbers (negative or positive) I use =TRUNC(A1,0) then to get the decimal =A1-A2 assuming =TRUNC(A1,0) is in cell A2.
 5. Eamon says:
 Woops – just saw Sam's post!
 6. Pedro Wave says:
 Formulas to split positive decimal numbers are used to separate dates into days and hours.
 I like to operate with fractions typed as:
 A1 = 0 5/8
 A2 = 2 1/8
 A3 = A1 + A2 = 2 3/4
 7. Shashi says:
 One of my friends had a requirement to separate X and Y coefficients from a string received from CAD software.
 The string would look like x123.234y234.56.(X will be always in the first place but Y place is not fixed as it would depend on integer and Decimal places of X co-efficient)
 Here is one of the solutions:
 Assuming
 Cell A1 -> x123.234y234.56
 Enter Cells B1-> =FIND("x",A1,1) – to find the place of X in the string -(it will be always 1)
 Enter CellsC1 ->=FIND("y",A1,1) – find Place of Y (position depends on X Coeff.)
 Enter Cells D1 -> =MID(A1,B1+1,C1-2) – to get X coeff.
 Enter Cells E1 -> =MID(A1,C1+1,LEN(A1)-C1)
 Hope this would be helpful for those who take help of Excel while working on Mechanical design software.
 - Karthik KN says:
 There is a better and easier way :
 Assuming Cell A1 contains : x123.234y234.56
 Then
 =MID(A1,2,FIND("y",A1,1)-2) – Would give you the X value
 and
 =MID(A1,FIND("y",A1,1)+1,LEN(A1)-FIND("y",A1,1)) – Would give you the Y Value
 without much fuss 😉
 8. Kalyan Chattopadhyay says:
 Chandoo,
 your blog (Splitting a number into integer and decimal portions) on these two formulas helps me a lot to solve a big problem at my office. Really awesome blog. Thanks Chandooo.
 THANKS A LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT.
 Keep it up.
 9. Prateek says:
 Good, but whts the significance of typing 1(divisior) in case of decimal formula. I typed 2,3…. got the same result….
 10. Chandoo says:
 @Eamon & @Sam: Thanks for the tip on TRUNC(). I did not know about it earlier.
 @Pedro: I use it for splitting days and time as well. Also, do you know you can show fractions in excel with custom format code – # ?/?
 @Shashi..good tip, thanks for sharing.
 @Kalyan: I am so glad you find this tip useful.
 @Prateek: The result for 2, 3 will not be same as 1. Check it with multiple values. the fraction portion of a number is nothing but what remains after you remove nearest multiple of 1. (essentially mod(number,1) )
 11. Somnath says:
 Chandoo,
 Since =INT(A1)+(A1<0) on a whole negative integer (with no decimal parts) E.g: -7.00 will return -6, I think the TRUNC function is more effective.
 12. Raiyan says:
 Hi Chandoo…..Can we apply more than one for formula for a cell or a selected range of cell???If we can then how could we…explain with a simple example.
 Regards
 Raiyan
 13. Pedro Wave says:
 Chandoo, using fraction format "As Hundreds" or custom format – # ?/100, decimal number -12.23 can be represented as -12 23/100.
 This fraction format only split decimal numbers visually, but is awesome to me.
 14. Ayan says:
 Thanks Sam & Emon for trunc
 15. Gaurav Jaswal says:
 float a, c, d=0;
 int c
 while(a!=0)
 {
 c= a*10;
 d= d*10 + c;
 a=a*10 – c;
 }
 16. humphrey says:
 How do I split $84,000 in a 12 month period with july and August having equal amounts? What formula can I use? Thank you.
 17. sophie says:
 thanks, this helped me a lot with my formula!
 18. krish says:
 14-294,5,8,9,11,13-17
 hi ,
 in this number series how to take a total count in excel?
 19. John robinson says:
 Hi Chandoo, I. Need to know what formula to use if I want the decimal values to add up separately ie 47.6+48.5=95.11. Every time the decimal value exceeds 9, it automatically increases the values left of the decimal. I do not want that. Kindly assist.
 20. reza says:
 Hi. Thanks for your post.
 I need an formula to change location of decimal and integer digit in a number in excel, like 21.3 => 3.12.
 - reza says:
 Hi
 I find a below formula that can use in word
 Using find and replace (Ctrl+H)
 In find filed type this formula
 ([0-9]{1,}).([0-9]{1,})
 In replace filed type this formula
 \2.\1
 and check Use wildcard and click replace all.
 21. james says:
 HI
 what about these two areas, a number 92.45 , id like to grab part of the numbers from both sides, cant seem to work out how to combine them, e.g. 92.45 I want .45 to be as 45 ( solved as above in a post ) however what about 245 where the first number and the decimals are only looked at . I don't want he number 9 . also what about 81.7653 , I want to be able to grab only the last 3 digits of the decimal place, so it looks like 653?
 any help on truncing this correctly would be good , thanks in advance.
 22. GNG says:
 Hi,
 A1 cell is having integer part 12.00 and A2 Cell is having decimal part 0.34545. How can we concatenate in B1 Cell as


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In this article, we have covered different topics that fall under GST Payment. Here is the table content for the same:
Under the GST regime, there are various types of GST payment and they are:
Intra-state supply; wherein the taxpayer is required to pay CGST that goes into the Central Government Account and SGST/UTGST that goes into the account of the concerned Union Territory or State.
Inter-state supply; in this type of supply, the taxpayer is required to pay IGST which will have components of both CGST and SGST and GST payment received directly remits to the Central Government account.
Generally, every supplier supplying goods and services is required to pay GST online. However, there are certain cases where the recipient is required to pay GST online such as imports and other notified supplies. These kinds of supplies are known as reverse charge supplies. Moreover, there are certain cases where the liability to pay tax is on 3rd person, the common example of such supplies are TCS and TDS.
As per section 12 and 13 of the GST Act, the taxpayer is required to pay GST on goods or services at the time of their supply. The supply time as per the GST Act is generally the earliest of the following,
Here is a process through which a taxpayer can make GST payment online:
STEP-1 Log in to the GST Portal (_URL_) using valid credentials and captcha code
STEP-2 From the drop-down of services choose payments and under the payments option you can find the link of creating challan
STEP-3 After entering the amount of payment, choose the method of GST payment. There are three option to make GST Payment online and they are
Once all the details have been furnished, click on the Generate Challan button.
Note: For over the counter GST payment there is a limit of 10K INR per challan.
STEP-4 After clicking on the Generate Challan button a challan will generate containing all the details of taxes. Once you make GST Payment online or offline the amount paid will reflect into the cash ledger of the taxpayer.
Ans. A challan is valid for 15 days from the date of its generation. Howsoever, the taxpayer can generate a new challan after the expiry of the previous one.
Ans. CPIN is an acronym for Common Portal Identification Number that is a fourteen digit identification number that helps in identification of the generated challan.
Ans. CIN is Challan Identification Number that is of 17 digits where the first 14 digits are CPIN and the following 3 digits are bank code. CIN is generated by authorized bank or RBI when the amount is credited into the relevant account of government. The CIN generated is communicated to both the taxpayer and GSTN.


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Introduction to Db2
Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows (LUW) is a database server product developed by IBM. Db2 LUW is the "Common Server" product member of the Db2 family, designed to run on most popular operating systems.
The version numbers in Db2 are non-sequential with v11.1 and 11.5 being the two most recent releases. Specifics of Db2 versions and platforms supported on Delphix are located in the Db2 Compatibility Matrix.
IBM Db2 Authentication
Db2 User and group authentication is managed in a facility external to Db2 LUW, such as the operating system, a domain controller, or a Kerberos security system. This is different from other database management systems (DBMSs), such as Oracle and SQL Server, where user accounts may be defined and authenticated in the database itself, as well as in an external facility such as the operating system.
Any time a user ID and password is explicitly provided to Db2 LUW as part of an instance attachment or database connection request, Db2 attempts to authenticate that user ID and password using this external security facility. If no user ID or password is provided with the request, Db2 implicitly uses the user ID and password that were used to login to the workstation where the request originated. More information on Db2 authentication and authorization is available via IBM documentation.
Delphix Db2 Authentication
Delphix for Db2 requires that the staging and target hosts must already have the necessary users and authentication systems created/installed on them. Delphix will neither create users nor change database passwords as part of the provisioning process.
Db2 Database Level Support
Delphix supports a number of Db2 database-level features. An overview of Db2 database level support is as follows:
- Support for multiple databases linking in a Single Instance, which allows Delphix Engine users to utilize an available instance on the target more efficiently.
- Support for using a customer-supplied directory for the Delphix Plugin, Db2 Mount Points, and Db2 Delphix files and logs.
- Support for the in-memory BLU feature of Db2.
- Support for Kerberos environments.
- Support for VDB provisioning of the same OS version level or one version higher than the source and staging instances.
- Intelligent handling of HADR logs.
High Availability Disaster Recovery (HADR)
The HADR feature of IBM Db2 provides a high availability solution for both partial and complete site failures. It protects against data loss by replicating data changes from a source database, called the primary, to one or more target databases, called the standby.
Delphix HADR Support
HADR replication takes place at a database level, not at the instance level. Therefore, a standby instance can have multiple databases from multiple different primary servers/instances on it. If the instance ID on the Delphix standby is not the same as the instance ID on the primary, the Delphix standby instance ID must have database permissions secadm and dbadm granted to it on the primary database. These permissions and all HADR settings must be implemented on the primary database before you take the backup on the primary database.
All changes that take place at the primary database server are written into log files. The individual log records within the log files are then transmitted to the secondary database server, where the recorded changes are replayed to the local copy of the database. This procedure ensures that the primary and the secondary database servers are in a synchronized state. Using two dedicated TCP/IP communication ports and a heartbeat, the primary and the standby databases track where they are processing currently, the current state of replication, and whether the standby database is up-to-date with the status of the primary database. When a log record is "closed" (still in memory, but has yet to be written to disk on the primary), it is immediately transmitted to the HADR standby database(s). Transmission of the logs to the standbys may also be time-delayed.
Beginning in Db2 v10.1, the HADR feature supports multiple standby databases. This enables an advanced topology where you can deploy HADR in multiple standby mode with up to three standby databases for a single primary. One of the databases is designated as the principal HADR standby database, with the others termed as auxiliary HADR standby databases. As with the standard HADR deployment, both types of HADR standbys are synchronized with the HADR primary database through a direct TCP/IP connection. Furthermore, both types support the reads on standby feature and can be configured for time-delayed log replay. It is possible to issue a forced or unforced takeover on any standby, including the delphix auxiliary standby. However, you should never use the Delphix auxiliary standby as a primary, because this will impact Delphix performance.
Delphix HADR Synchronization
The Delphix for Db2 uses the HADR capability of Db2 to synchronize data from a production Db2 database into a Delphix-controlled Db2 "standby" server. By using this mature and existing Db2 capability, the Delphix Engine is able to ingest data and keep the standby server in sync with only a minimal impact on production. The HADR connection is configured to Super-Asynchronous (SUPERASYNC) mode where log writes are considered successfully transmitted when the log records are sent from the primary database. Because the primary database does not wait for acknowledgments from the standby database, there is no delay on the primary and transactions are considered committed regardless of the state of the replication of that transaction. For further information on Delphix synchronization, see Linking a dSource from a Db2 Database: An Overview.
Database Partitioning Feature
Database Partitioning Feature (DPF) lets you partition your database across multiple servers. Since you can add new machines and spread your database across them, this allows users to scale their database. This means more CPUs, more memory, and more disks from each of the additional machines are available for your database. DPF can be used to manage large databases for a variety of use cases including data warehousing, data mining, online analytical processing (OLAP), or online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads.
DPF enables the user to divide a database into database partitions, a database partition is a part of a database that consists of its own data, indexes, configuration files, and transaction logs. Each database partition can be configured on the different physical server having its own set of computing resources, including CPU and storage. When a query is processed, the request is divided so each database partition processes the rows that it is responsible for. DPF can maintain consistent query performance as the table grows by providing the capability to add more processing power in the form of additional database partitions. This capability is often referred to as providing linear scalability using Db2s shared-nothing architecture.
DPF is an approach to sizing and configuring an entire database system. Please follow the recommended practices for optimal performance, reliability, and capacity growth. Please refer to IBM documentation of DPF for more details in IBM knowledge center.


Q&A: Lindsey Ullom Has a Plan to Keep Projects on Track
Project Controls Help Identify and Mitigate Risks So Projects Stay on Schedule and Budget
Lindsey Ullom
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While project controls has always been a critical component of project execution, its value was showcased in 2020 when faced with intense risk mitigation: the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, project controllers worked alongside project managers to assess and mitigate potential risks, such as labor shortages, material shortages and shipping delays, to determine the cost and schedule impacts to current and future projects.
Though the pandemic was an unprecedented situation, projects experience unexpected events, weather and more all the time. As a vital piece of a successful project management approach, project controls focuses on creating plans and budgets, tracking progress against the plan and helping teams identify the risks that these events can cause.
Project controls department manager Lindsey Ullom has a lot to say on its importance. With more than 13 years of experience in project controls, she is dedicated to collecting, analyzing and communicating vital data for a holistic view of projects that helps mitigate risk.
Q: What exactly is project controls?
A: I'm frequently asked that question, and I have found that the answer varies across industries. The Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International defines project controls as a management process for controlling the investment of resources in an asset where investments are made through the execution of a project. To me, that definition means we collect, analyze and report on the health of a project to help our teams understand the progress, risks and trends occurring throughout the project life cycle. This can include tracking actual costs incurred against budgets, looking at schedule trends compared to the plan, and helping identify potential risks or savings to our teams.
Q: How do project controls provide value for an engineer-procure-construct (EPC) team?
A: Project controls can add value in various ways, but perhaps the most significant is the early identification of risks on a project. By working with the team to document a solid plan and budget at the beginning, as well as a plan for tracking and reporting on progress, management teams can truly know how their projects are performing and make quick decisions on corrective actions when necessary.
For example, if the shipment of a critical piece of equipment is delayed due to severe weather and no one is tracking its progress, crews might be unnecessarily waiting on-site. This installation delay could further push other trades back as well, snowballing up to the project's completion, potentially resulting in additional costs for extended labor time, extended equipment rentals and costs to the client.
However, if a plan is in place and someone is tracking it, that unexpected delay could be identified the moment the storm hits, along with all the downstream impacts. Then the team can work with crews on mitigation plans and time the labor appropriately to get the schedule back on track to meet the project completion target date — reducing the overall cost of that storm delay.
Q: What are the tools in a project controller's toolbox?
A: An extensive number of tools are used for project controls to see that the data collected and analyzed is accurate. After all, bad data in is bad data out. At Burns & McDonnell we use tools for cost management, change management, schedule management and analytics to visualize trends, so our toolbox is filled.
The most meaningful tool of all, though, is the person. Projects need someone who understands the data and then can analyze and communicate it in a way so the entire project team can visualize and understand it quickly when critical decisions need to be made.
Q: What are the benefits of having a project controller embedded on a job site?
A: Having project controls staff on-site can be essential to capture real-time, daily data for time-sensitive and critical project progress, as well as knowing exactly how to use that data. My personal "aha" moment regarding the importance of on-site project controls happened when I was on a job site and my project manager came to me asking when we could close the exterior wall of a building being constructed. If I were in the office and simply looked at the schedule, I wouldn't have seen a reason not to close the wall the next day. However, I decided to walk the site with my manager and saw all the large equipment still inside the building that was needed to complete ongoing pipe and duct installations. If we closed the exterior wall, there would be no way to get the equipment out, which could have caused costly issues. That is my personal example of one of the many benefits to having a project controller on-site to track the project schedule and progress.
Efficient project delivery is critical to the successful construction of projects. Learn about the benefits of EPC achieve project goals.
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The objective of the digital competitiveness ranking is to assess the extent to which a country adopts and explores digital technologies leading to transformation in government practices, business models and society in general.
The second edition of the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking (WDCR)assesses the capacity of 63 economies to adapt and explore digital technologies. In this edition of the Criterion of the Month we will explore what is the correlation between the Future Readiness factor and indicators of productivity.
To understand the state of the global economy, it is imperative to know what economic indicators to look for. The World Competitiveness Center (WCC) produces a regular report known as the global competitiveness report, which can provide an excellent starting point when trying to decipher the economic growth rate and potential of countries across the world.


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Theocracy of Xochimechatl
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|Local:||Xochatl, Mechi, Xochimechatl|
|Data codes:||xm, xml|
|Other:||Ravenniara, Iztepl, Pucara|
|Government type:||Theocracy (highly decentralised)|
|High Theocrat:||Icocho Ixatlac|
Xochimechatl is a small island state to the east of Melania.
Xochimechatl's name, which means "civilized homeland isle", is roughly pronounced "Sho-khee-meh-KHAH-tl", with kh representing the sound in "loch". It is a combination of the names Xochatl ("civilized isle") and Mechi ("homeland"), the two most common names for the country among citizens themselves.
Xochimechatl is a theocracy, being govered by the Council of Theocrats, consisting of the leaders of nine different religious groups. The groups vary considerably in size, but all have the same voting rights in the Council. One of the Theocrats takes the title of High Theocrat, although this position is largely ceremonial.
The Council of Theocrats concerns itself only with matters relating to the Xochimechatlan state itself and with foreign affairs. (This is largely because the Council is inevitably split between hostile temples, and is not able to formulate any coherent administrative policy). Matters not handled by the Council, such as law, education, and health, are dealt with by various lower orders of government — usually city or district councils. The system tends to be chaotic, with frequent jurisdictional disputes between different authorities.
Xochimechatl has no formal political divisions, but its various city and district councils serve a similar purpose. These councils define their own territories, in consultation (and often dispute) with neighbouring councils. Because the central government of Xochimechatl does almost nothing, these councils are the real holders of power in most of the country — they have control over law, police, education, health, media, and virtually every other governmental activity aside from foreign affairs.
There are currently eighteen separate "jurisdictions" (as they are typically known) in Xochimechatl. Thirteen of these are city councils, although they typically administer a considerable amount of rural land in the area surrounding their city. The four remaining are district councils, administering mainly rural land. The cities and districts were originally defined under the Lendian administration of the island, although since that point, there have been mergers and annexations.
The thirteen cities are, in order of population: Ravenniara, Iztepl, Teocapec (the capital), Cajamarca, Tulilopan, Calicala, Chucuita, Tlaloc, Ciyotapetl, Paramonga, Pucara, Tapeczitlan, and Santa Lucia. The districts are simply named the Northern District, Central District, Southern District, and Iromina District.
Xochimechatl has no political parties at the national level, with the nine temples of the Council of Theocrats being the closest equivalent.
The two main ethnic groups of Xochimechatl, the Xochimechatlans proper and the Chitec, are believed to have originally come from mainland Melania, being related to various peoples living there. They displaced an earlier people related to the Maritim islanders, of whom only traces remain. The first civilization on the island arose among the Chitec people, who inhabited the northern half of the island. The Xochimechatlans, in the south, later conquered the Chitec, and adopted many elements of Chitec culture. They gave their name to the island as a whole. Xochimechatl was at first ruled by a monarch, but later came under the control of an alliance of three major temples, establishing the first theocracy. Xochimechatl was then discovered by Lendian explorers, and was conquered along with neighbouring islands. A significant number of Lendians moved to the island, although not enough to displace the existing groups. When the Lendian Empire was dissolved in 299 AP, Xochimechatl gained its independence as part of the United People's Republic of the Mari'im Islands, but re-established itself as a separate state the following year.
The main island of Xochimechatl consists of two main clusters of mountains (north and south) with a relatively flat plain between them. The northern mountains, which are the most substantial, reach a height of around 2,500 metres. A small island, called Iromina, lies a short distance off Xochimechatl's eastern coast.
The total land area of Xochimechatl is around 17,500 km².
Xochimechatl's population is estimated at 5,047,000, giving a population density of about 288 people per square kilometre. A slight majority of the population is ethnically Xochimechatlan, with most of the remainder being either Chitec or Lendian (roughly half each). There are also a considerable number of people with mixed ethnicity.
The flag of Xochimechatl is dark grey with a light grey border, with a traditional Xochimechatlan symbol of power and authority in the centre. The symbol is a depiction of the scepter of the old emperors.
Xochimechatl is a relatively poor state, with an economy considerably less developed than most other countries. Much of Xochimechatl's population still lives on subsistance farming. The country is home to a substantial number of foreign-owned factories, located there due to cheap wages and lax regulation. In general, ethnically Lendian parts of the island are considerably richer than the rest.
The largest language in Xochimechatl is the Xochimechatlan language itself. The Lendian language is used in ethnically Lendian parts of the country, and also extensively in business, media, and higher education. The Chitec language is used among the Chitec people in the north, although often mixed with Xochimechatlan.
There is a diverse range of religious belief present in Xochimechatl, although the exact number religions depends on one's definition. Four basic "streams" can be defined:
- The Sky Temples — the Teotlahtolli, Meztli, and Citialin faiths worship the sun, moon, and stars, respectively. Each temple regards the basic beliefs of the other two as legitimate, but nevertheless pays homage only to its own aspect. As such, there is debate over whether the Sky Temples are a single religion or three separate ones.
- The Chitec Gods — the two remnants of a once-larger Chitec pantheon. One is Calacoayan, a god of justice and protection, whose followers are instructed to serve the weak. The other is a nameless god, followed by the Temoans ("seekers"), who believe that their god has turned his back on the world until the world returns to the correct path.
- The New Paths — the two faiths or philosophies established in Xochimechatl considerably after the Sky Temples and the Chitec deities, although still a long time ago. The Teraeli faith worships the elements, and what they supposedly stand for. The Inxichtlincuicatl faith, by far the smallest on the island, worships randomness and spontaneity, believing that people can only be "free from the prison of reason" by acting impulsively and irrationally.
- The Foreign Religions — the two religions brought to Xochimechatl from other countries. The first is Ula'ikism, indigenous to the Mari'im islands. The other is Cruisianity, brought by the Lendian colonists. The former is represented in Xochimechatl by the monasteries of Meko'u, while the latter is represented by the Church of San Alandro.


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To examine these relationships, the project leaders conducted research at two elementary schools in southern California: Lugonia Elementary School in Redlands, and Inland Leaders Charter School in Yucaipa.
Pilot testing of spatial activities and assessments took place at Lugonia Elementary School during the spring of 2016. The purpose of that research was to fine tune the activities and assessments that would be used in the larger research study. A comparison-group study was conducted at Inland Leaders Charter School during the 2016-17 school year. The goal of this study was to gather data that could be used to explore relationships among spatial thinking skills, computational thinking abilities, and mathematical performance.
Two treatment classrooms in each K-5 grade at Inland Leaders Charter School implemented spatial thinking activities for approximately 30 minutes each day during the 2016-2017 school year.
Two control classrooms in each grade did not do the designated activities. The spatial activities included creating designs with manipulatives such as design blocks and tangrams, mapping classrooms and schoolyards, using a map to find treasures, and providing directions with coordinate systems. At the beginning and end of the school year, all students completed spatial and mathematics assessments. A spatial-computational thinking assessment was also piloted with K-2 students.


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Regarding vertex processors
I have a small question regarding the way in which information is sent to the GPU. For eg: I do the following:
a) set MVP matrices, draw an object(i.e send everything to the shader A)
b) Change MVP matrices, draw another object(i.e send everything to the shader B)
Finally, Do a SwapBuffers()
Now, lets say in (a), the object has 10 vertices and in (b) there are 10 vertices. And also, lets say there are 10 vertex processors. How exactly is the decision of sending vertices to different vertex processors taken? What are generally the ideas beind telling a vertex processor to execute a vertex shader?
Can anyone please provide some links as to where i can read more about it?
Let's not do that. It is hardware specific detail and not something you need to know.
Originally Posted by myk45
PS. it is a safe bet that no relevant hardware even has any such specialization - making your question rather meaningless (ie. what do you mean by "vertex processors" and on what specific hardware).
OpenGL doesn't specify any of this - it will be entirely hardware-dependent, and you can bet that whatever decision - say - NVIDIA make will have a good chance of being completely different to the one AMD make (and vice-versa).