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In a garden in Bloomsbury an interactive sound sculpture is using the movements of pedestrians to evoke the ghost of a lost iron fence. The railings at Malet St Gardens were removed during the 1940s as part of a wartime initiative to democratize parks and gardens – and never reinstated. Using sensor-based acoustic devices, the installation makes evident the absence of railings by creating a resemblance of the familiar sound produced by running a stick along an iron fence.
Through enlivening the stumps of the railings, the project engages with a centuries-old debate about public space and accessibility. It aims to bring these subjects into question, and to promote a critical awareness of the social and spatial history of the city in a way that is innovative, entertaining and accessible to all.
The project has been developed by public interventions, an interdisciplinary collective working at the Centre for Creative Collaboration (C4CC), University of London. It will remain on site until the 14 October.
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From time to time, my customers have asked me to help them define a stable computing environment. They want make sure their systems are, for lack of a better term, stable. Of course this makes perfect sense, defining a stable computing environment is important for a number of reasons.
For one, it establishes a benchmark that you can use to measure performance, access, change management, and supportability. Suppose that a contractor is hired to make configuration changes or install a new product that may affect server performance. Having a benchmark that outlines the minimum acceptable levels for a stable environment can prove that the contractor met the criteria and kept the system stable. Without it, the contractor cannot be held accountable should a problem occur that causes system instability. This could cost the company both money and time. Having this benchmark also helps when support calls are logged for repair problems. When admins have objective measurements, it helps them determine the system's stability before they close a ticket.
The problem is that stability means different things to different people under different circumstances. For instance, a Windows environment with a network that consists of a handful of sites in a single city and connected by high-speed fiber links could be considered stable if there were no outages and no breaks in connectivity. Meanwhile, a global network that has many remote offices connected by slow and perhaps unreliable links might be considered stable if it was fully functional 75% of the time.
Unfortunately, there is no one template that can be used to generate a punch list to make sure failure will not occur. There is, however, a set of guidelines and best practices in the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) that can be used by any Windows IT manager to define policies, practices and procedures that proactively ensure stability, which ultimately improves change management processes.
And while there are many ITIL standards that should be employed in any IT environment, there are three key areas that you should focus on when defining stability in your organization. They are:
1. Service-level agreements (SLAs)
2. Change management procedures
3. Security policies
While it should be obvious that a stable environment is defined by the service-level agreements and change management regulations for various components in the Windows enterprise, I am continually amazed at the careless attitude many companies have when it comes to dealing with these elements. But the elements are critical for achieving and maintaining stability with the computing environment, so let's take a closer look at them.
1. Service-level agreements
I find that service-level agreements are often seen as documents that executives read to reassure themselves that they are complying with corporate edicts, but they are rarely used to run day-to-day operations. This needs to change, because SLAs actually play a crucial role in defining a stable computing environment.
Generally, an SLA determines the permissible outage for hardware or software levels that must be maintained in order to meet business goals. Not only will it have an impact on how fast a recovery is made after an outage, but it will also affect the costs associated with the recovery.
When establishing an SLA, it's crucial for IT managers to properly define the business needs and to temper the SLA with what is technologically possible and within the budget. In a Windows shop, create a separate SLA for each of the following components:
- Business critical application servers and software
- Domain controllers
- Exchange/email servers and software
- Related storage arrays
2. Change management procedures
Changes such as hardware configuration, patch installation and software version upgrades always have the potential to cause failures, which can result in costly outages. Creating a strict, well-defined change management process will ensure that the changes are planned and tested in an orderly manner and will reduce the risk of failure.
3. Security policies
Until there are security measures in place for administrative rights, security patches, antivirus updates and access policies for passwords and remote access, your Windows computing environment will not be stable. In general, the following points should be included in your policies:
- Establish and maintain user password policies. Also, ensure that passwords are hard to crack, but that they won't generate a lot of help desk tickets due to length, history and age.
- Incorporate remote access protection. Opening your corporate network to the outside world for the sake of convenience is always a risky proposition. But, if you must, use secure technologies such as dual-factor authentication, IPsec encryption and VPNs to prevent attacks from disrupting your business.
- Monitor and maintain security and antivirus updates.
- Identify and use existing technologies and products to ensure that security patches and antivirus updates are applied regularly. Consider using Network Access Protection (NAP) methods to prevent client workstations and servers from harming the environment because security updates are outdated.
There are of course other factors to consider in order to bring stability to your Windows environment, such as involving key stakeholders and defining enforcement policies. Just make sure these factors are technically feasible, affordable and truly meet your business needs. If you need help, review these ITIL recommendations; doing so will help improve change management procedures.
Gary Olsen is a systems software engineer for Hewlett-Packard in Global Solutions Engineering. He authored Windows 2000: Active Directory Design and Deployment and co-authored Windows Server 2003 on HP ProLiant Servers. Gary is a Microsoft MVP for Directory Services and formerly for Windows File Systems.

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One man's quest to help the world learn
January 08, 2009 11:18 IST
Under his leadership, more than 1.7 million children in the developing world now have access to greater educational opportunities.
Room to Read to date has opened 725 schools and 7,000 bilingual libraries, and has funded more than 7,000 scholarships for girls. Wood talked with Knowledge@Wharton about the launch of Room to Read, the book he wrote called Leaving Microsoft to Change the World, and his personal definition of success.
Knowledge@Wharton: I read your book back in 2006. You began it with the epiphany you had during your trip to Nepal, which inspired you to do what you're doing now and led to the creation of Room to Read. Can you tell us a little bit about that story?
Certainly. The book is called Leaving Microsoft to Change the World. The nice thing is I got that title before Bill Gates could get that title for his book, because, of course, Bill has now left Microsoft and is going to do amazing things to change the world through the Gates Foundation.
My own personal journey to devoting my life to education was undertaken because in so many places where I've traveled, whether it be post-Apartheid South Africa or post-Khymer Rouge Cambodia or the mountains of Nepal, you just find so many kids who have so little opportunity to gain the gift of education.
To me, it just seemed like a very cruel catch-22, that you would meet people who say, "We are too poor to afford education, but until we have education, how will we ever not be poor."
Throughout places I traveled, be it India, Nepal, Cambodia or Vietnam, I kept meeting kids who wanted to go to school but they couldn't afford it. I would have kids ask me for a pencil. I thought, "How could something so basic be missing?"
At a certain point, I decided I needed to start taking action. I needed to do something. So I started funding some very small projects, like libraries in Nepal and scholarships for promising students in Vietnam, and realized that a small amount of money could go so far. It wasn't charity because it's education.
Education, as all of your listeners, who are well-educated themselves, know, is ultimately a hand-up, not a hand-out. I decided that the best thing I could do with my life was not to stay at Microsoft, where I loved the company but I kind of felt like I was making rich people richer.
We live in a world today with 800 million people who are illiterate; 200 million kids in the developing world and there's no place for them to go. They don't have a school to go to, and two-thirds of those groups, roughly, are girls and women. It just seemed to me like we needed to do a lot more to give people the opportunity to help themselves through that incredible power of education.
So you started Room to Read as your response to this reality that you described? Could you tell us a little bit about how you got started and some of your initial challenges?
Certainly. So I started Room to Read, really, as a hobby, when I was still at Microsoft and then transitioned to doing it full time during the year 2000. The organization itself is about eight years old. The challenge, of course, of starting a new organization is there are so many of them. Where do you start?
There's the fund-raising challenge, there's hiring great people. I was very fortunate that I had met a gentleman named Dinesh Shrestha in Nepal, who was a member of the Kathmandu Lions Club, who had worked with me to get my first shipment of books through customs in Nepal and went out and set up 10 libraries in rural villages.
For me, what felt so good was seeing the kids who had never had children's books before and watching the smiles on their faces and looking at these kids as they were viewing African wildlife for the first time and looking at pictures of the rings of Saturn and the solar system and sharks and starfish and the stuff that's happening in the ocean. These kids just had the most wide-eyed and the biggest smiles on their faces and I thought, if I was going to do this full-time, I wanted to do it in a big way.
One of my heroes is Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie certainly had a lot to atone for, but one of the things he did really well was set up libraries across many parts of the world. When Carnegie grew up, books were not accessible to the poor, and the poor were 95% of England or Scotland. That changed because Carnegie set up thousands of libraries.
I looked around the world and I said, "Who's the Andrew Carnegie of India? Who's the Andrew Carnegie of South Africa? Who's the Andrew Carnegie of Ethiopia?" And I didn't see work being done at a scale that would bring books to kids. It just seemed that something fundamental was missing.
I can't imagine a world without books. Yet for billions of people, that is a reality. So my goal was fairly simple: to start Room to Read and to try and change that.
Initially, I think, when you wrote the book, you had given away 1.2 billion books. You had 2,600 libraries and you had 1,700 girls who had received scholarships. Could you tell us a little bit about where Room to Read stands today, globally?
Certainly. The book, Leaving Microsoft to Change the World, has been really great for Room to Read in terms of bringing us new employees, new investors, new donors. A lot more people are getting involved as a result of reading the book.
And we, as an organization, have quadrupled in size just in the last two and a half years on the strength of the book. By the end of this year, 2008, we will have expanded the girls scholarship program to about 7,000 girls now on long-term scholarship. Last year, 98.5% of them passed to the next grade.
We're very proud of them. They're doing great.
It's pretty incredible, when you think about it. These girls come, quite often, from marginalized groups. They've been freed from child trafficking. They come from lower-caste families. They aren't aware that they're expected to fail. We tell them they're going to pass and, sure enough, 98.5% of them do.
The other big growth for Room to Read has come in our school program. We have now opened about 725 schools. That's our estimate by the end of 2008, using parental labor through our challenge grant model.
And finally our flagship program, the library program, is very exciting. We are now up to about 7,000 libraries that have been opened. All of them are bilingual, so kids have books in their own language first.
They all have trained librarians, and they all have systems set up to do monitoring and evaluation, to make sure the libraries are being well-utilized and that the kids are hopefully taking full advantage of the fact that these libraries exist.
That network of libraries now has five million books, about half of which are in the local language, which we're very proud of because we've had to publish a lot of books in languages that have never had many children's books before.
We estimate that that network is now accessible to over two million kids who have access to our schools and to our libraries.
Finally, we've expanded our work onto the African continent. We're now working in both South Africa and Zambia, setting up school libraries, publishing books in the local languages and funding long-term scholarships for girls, which is a very big issue in many parts of the world.
There are parts of Africa where only one in five girls even starts sixth grade. If you think about that, why is there intractable poverty?
Well, if 80% of your girls don't even make it past sixth grade, that's going to have such a ripple effect on the children and the grandchildren. I just feel like we live in a world that has a lot of resources. I think every kid everywhere should go to school. That should non-negotiable.
It's obviously a very ambitious goal and a very worthy one. For an organization to be able to pull that kind of thing off, though, you need a sustainable business model. I wonder if you can explain what the business model is that allows you to sustain what you do and also how some of your training and background in business contributed to that.
The main part of the business model, really, is to be very good at fund-raising. I'm unapologetic in telling people that they need to support Room to Read, requesting respectfully that people help us, because it only costs $250 to put a girl in school for a year and do everything that that she needs, from school fees to her uniform to a bicycle to school supplies to mentoring and tutoring.
So I'm very unapologetic about asking people around the world to support this cause.
We are trying to turn Room to Read into a worldwide movement. We now raise 43% of our funding outside the U.S. I'm constantly traveling--to Japan, to Dubai, to Sydney, Australia, to London, to Amsterdam, to Zurich--and telling people, "Let's make this a worldwide movement."
The same way that Muhammad Yunus turned Grameen into a worldwide movement. Why can't we


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Description: The Rosewood Tree is a very rare plant with fern-like leaves. It is falsely called Palisanderbaum, but it is not related to rosewood. The Palisanderholzbaum comes from Argentina, but it is currently found where the climate is warm and humid.
In nature, rosewood is a tall tree. As a container plant, it forms tender and slender shoots. In the wild the Palisanderholzbaum forms beautiful blue bellflowers. As a container plant it rarely makes its flowers.
Care: The rosewood tree can be a sophisticated plant. He needs a partially shaded, warm and very humid place. The temperature should not drop below 16-18 degrees C throughout the year, especially in winter. In summer, the plant can be put outdoors, in a sheltered place. For casting, we use only warm, soft water. The Palisanderholzbaum is sensitive to calcium, even in the fertilizer. He is fertilized every 2 weeks. If, after the winter, the rosewood tree loses a lot of leaves, we should not worry. Soon he will form new ones. The fallen leaves should be removed immediately, because they smell unpleasant. The Palisanderholzbaum is usually suitable for greenhouses.
Propagation: Pretty easy on seeds. They are seeded in permeable soil at 25 degrees C in February-March.
Diseases and pests: Root rot can occur when the soil is too wet. Leaves may fall off if the air is too dry.
Phot. Pawan Tikku, Published under license CC-BY-SA-3.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons. The photo shows the adult plant.

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I used simple knife for cutting colocasia roots, while cutting them scab starts on my hands. I can used coconut oil on my hands before start cutting them but it was not effective tell me some methods to avoid this
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 Is it caused by an irritant substance or by the roughness of the surface? Either way disposable gloves would help, but in the latter case they would have to be more robust than the typical ones for food use, so it makes a difference – Chris H Dec 3 '18 at 16:37
 - Do you mean blisters start forming on your hands? If so, is it from the friction of working the knife on those roots? – UnhandledExcepSean Dec 3 '18 at 18:57
The colocasia root (also known as the taro root) has calcium oxalate near the surface under its skin. This makes it toxic to eat uncooked and can irritate the skin.
Common methods to avoid skin irritation are oiling the hands (which isn't working for you), peeling them under running water, which rinses off the irritants quicker, and lastly is wearing gloves.
I would recommend getting a box of food grade latex gloves, that should keep your skin from coming into contact with the irritants. Doing it under running water also wouldn't hurt.
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The Governor General of Canada and the President of the United States of America each appoint three commissioners who serve without remuneration. In recent years, one commissioner from each country has been an employee of the federal fisheries agency, one a fisher, and one either a buyer or a processor. The chairmanship of the Commission alternates annually between countries.
The commissioners appoint the Director who supervises the scientific staff, which collects and analyzes statistical and biological data needed to manage the halibut fishery. The commissioners annually review the regulatory proposals made by the scientific staff and consider proposals from the industry, the Conference Board, and the Processors Advisory Group. The regulatory measures adopted by the Commission are submitted to the two governments for approval and fishers of both nations are required to observe the approved regulations.

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- What does a very active baby in utero mean?
- What are the symptoms of having a boy?
- In which month of pregnancy gender is formed?
- What if baby kicks on right side?
- Which gender is more active in womb?
- Which side of uterus is baby girl?
- Is baby kicking a lot a good sign?
- Are active babies smarter?
- Is it bad if baby moves too much in womb?
- Is there any difference between boy and girl pregnancy?
- Does the baby sleep in the womb when the mother sleeps?
- Why do babies kick more at night?
- How do you guarantee a baby boy?
- Can I sleep on my right side while pregnant?
What does a very active baby in utero mean?
Recent studies have suggested that the fetus moves around more in response to maternal stress and also when the mother is happy.
More active fetuses also seem to achieve higher scores on a brain maturation test and have better control of body movements after birth..
What are the symptoms of having a boy?
It's a boy if:You didn't experience morning sickness in early pregnancy.Your baby's heart rate is less than 140 beats per minute.You are carrying the extra weight out front.Your belly looks like a basketball.Your areolas have darkened considerably.You are carrying low.You are craving salty or sour foods.More items…•
In which month of pregnancy gender is formed?
Baby's sex organs develop mostly between weeks 7 and 12 Between week 7 and week 12 of pregnancy, the foundations of your baby's sex organs develop. At about week 9, a baby boy's genitals begin the process of becoming male. The genital ridge starts lengthening around week 9 to form the penis.
What if baby kicks on right side?
When a baby is presenting persistently on the right side in pregnancy (the back is on the mom's right side with baby's kicks felt on the left), those babies are more likely to go posterior rather than anterior (front) in labor.
Which gender is more active in womb?
Results: By the fourth month of pregnancy, mothers reported that males were significantly more active in the womb than females. Also, fetal activity was positively correlated with hyperactivity following birth, especially for males.
Which side of uterus is baby girl?
In 2011, a paper attributed to Dr. Saad Ramzi Ismail claimed that when the placenta attaches to the right of the uterus, women were more likely to have a boy. And when the placenta attaches to the left, they were more likely to have a girl.
Is baby kicking a lot a good sign?
Your first baby may move around a lot more — or a lot less — than your second. What's important is paying attention to patterns of your baby's movements in utero. And as your pregnancy progresses, those kick counts can be a good way to give yourself some peace of mind.
Are active babies smarter?
Join the thousands of parents already raising smarter, happier babies with our online baby classes: The Active Babies Smart Kids series. Click here. Babies who have the right early movement experiences in their first year have better coordination, concentration, memory, behaviour and perception as they get older.
Is it bad if baby moves too much in womb?
No. In fact, if she's active, you can probably take this as a sign that she's doing well! Every pregnancy is unique. There's no set number of movements or kicks that you should feel so it's unlikely that your baby's moving "too much".
Is there any difference between boy and girl pregnancy?
Three weeks into pregnancy, women carrying girls exhibited hormone levels 18.5 percent higher than those of their boy-carrying counterparts, regardless of factors such as previous pregnancies or maternal age. Finding this gender-related difference so early in pregnancy may help explain how it occurs.
Does the baby sleep in the womb when the mother sleeps?
There was no link between their babies' movements in the womb and their subsequent sleep routines. Our sleep patterns are controlled by an internal body clock.
Why do babies kick more at night?
Studies conducted by the American Pregnancy Association show that some babies are nocturnal and due to that are more active at night. You may feel a particularly hard kick if the baby is riled up about something. This can be due to discomfort, or lack of space for the baby to stretch.
How do you guarantee a baby boy?
Key points of the Shettles method include:sex close to ovulation.sperm deposited close to the cervix using positions allowing for deep penetration.alkaline environment in the vagina.woman having an orgasm first.
Can I sleep on my right side while pregnant?
Right now, side sleeping is safest for your baby. Plus, it's more comfortable for you as your abdomen grows. Is one side of the body better than the other for sleeping? Experts recommend lying on your left side.


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The basic shape of East Dean church is unaltered from the time of its construction between the middle of the 12th century to the first part of the 13th. The cross shape with the tower at the middle is still there, with the impressive south door with its columns and multiple arches.
A north aisle was added in the 14th century and later removed, leaving only the traces of an arch visible in the outside wall. A wooden spire came and went.
The tower arches were beefed up with segmental curves at some point, and it is said the tops of the original medieval pointed arches are still visible above the plaster ceiling in the crossing.
The basic plan even survived the Victorians, who in 1870 brought in not one but two architects. The rector, who was responsible for the chancel, employed the nationally-known Ewan Christian, but the parishioners, who had to pay for the rest, got John Marshall, a local builder who was presumably much cheaper. Fortunately, although much of the stonework was replaced or sharpened up, they did not interfere too much.
A pair of lovely 18th century gravestones in the churchyard nicely illustrate two contrasting approaches to memorialising death. One is covered with symbols of mortality – a skull, a funerary urn and what looks like a bell. The other has symbols of the afterlife – the rays of God's glory, two cherubs and bunches of grapes.
It would be lovely to know if the first was erected to the gloomy old pessimist of the village, and the other to the local sunny optimist.


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Grant Hall, the symbol of Fort Leavenworth and headquarters of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center
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Fort Leavenworth is a United States Army facility located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, immediately north of the city of Leavenworth in the upper northeast portion of the state. It is the oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C., having been in operation for over 180 years. Fort Leavenworth has been historically known as the "Intellectual Center of the Army".
Fort Leavenworth was also the origin of the Buffalo Soldiers who were originally members of the U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, formed on 21 September 1866 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The nickname was given to the "Negro Cavalry" by the Native American tribes they fought; the term eventually became synonymous with all of the African-American regiments formed in 1866.
During the country's westward expansion, Fort Leavenworth was a forward destination for thousands of soldiers, surveyors, immigrants, American Indians, preachers and settlers who passed through. The garrison supports the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) by managing and maintaining the home of the United States Army Combined Arms Center (CAC). CAC's mission involves leader development, collective training, Army doctrine and battle command (current and future).
Fort Leavenworth is home to the Military Corrections Complex, consisting of the United States Disciplinary Barracks, the Department of Defense's only maximum security prison, and the Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility. In addition, the Fort Leavenworth Garrison supports numerous tenant organizations that directly and indirectly relate to the functions of the CAC, including the United States Army Command and General Staff College and the Foreign Military Studies Office.
The fort occupies 5,600 ac (2,300 ha) and 7,000,000 ft² (700,000 m²) of space in 1,000 buildings and 1,500 quarters. It is located on the Frontier Military Scenic Byway (U.S. Route 69 and K-7 corridor), which was originally a military road connecting to Fort Scott National Historic Site and Fort Gibson.
Tenants and organization
The garrison commander is a colonel reporting via IMCOM West to the Installation Management Command. The fort claims to be the "intellectual center" of the Army because much of its mission involves training.
Major tenants include:
- United States Army Combined Arms Center (CAC) which among its various responsibilities is the United States Army Command and General Staff College, which includes a degrees granting graduate school for U.S. and allied soldiers and officers. The school trains almost all of the army's majors. All modern five-star army generals have passed through the college including George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Henry "Hap" Arnold, and Omar Bradley. Since 1978 it has been commanded by a Lieutenant general (3 stars). In 2007, its commander was David Petraeus. It reports to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).
- United States Disciplinary Barracks, which is the only maximum security prison for military personnel of all branches. Since a 2007 reorganization, its commander is a colonel who reports to the United States Army Corrections Command.
- Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility, a low security prison. reports to the United States Army Corrections Command.
- Foreign Military Studies Office (which reports to TRADOC)
- Munson Army Health Center (base hospital)
- University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies (which includes teaching Red Teams among its courses)
- Sherman Army Airfield—the base airport (which reports to the garrison)
- Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
- TRADOC Analysis Center (which reports to TRADOC)
- Headquarters of the National Guard's 35th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
- Battle Command Training Center is the focal point for National Guard of the United States division and brigade staff training and development.
- Army/ACE Registry Transcript Systems (handles transcripts for all its training)
The fort is 10 miles north of the 18th century French Fort de Cavagnal, which was the farthest west fort in Louisiana (New France). Its commandant was François Coulon de Villiers, a brother to Louis Coulon de Villiers, who was the only military commander to force George Washington to surrender (after revenging the murder of his half brother Joseph Coulon de Jumonville while in Washington's custody, which was the incident that set off the French and Indian War).
The French abandoned the fort after ceding its territory to Louisiana (New Spain) at the conclusion of the French and Indian War.
The fort location had been chosen then because of its proximity to a large Kansa tribe village.
Colonel Henry Leavenworth, with the officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Regiment from Jefferson Barracks at St. Louis, Missouri, established Fort Leavenworth in 1827 to be a forward base protecting the Santa Fe Trail.
Leavenworth's instructions had been the following:
Colonel Leavenworth of the 3d Infantry, with four companies of his regiment will ascend the Missouri and when he reaches a point on its left band near the mouth of Little Platte River and within a range of twenty miles above or below its confluence, he will select such position as in his judgment is best calculated for the site of a permanent cantonment. The spot being chosen, he will then construct with the troops of his command comfortable, though temporary quarters sufficient for the accommodation of four companies. This movement will be made as early as the convenience of the service will permit.
Leavenworth was to report that spot around the confluence on the east side of the Missouri River (near present day Farley, Missouri) would be prone to flooding and on 8 May 1827 recommended the location 20 miles (32 km) upstream on the west bank in the bluffs above the river.
The first army installation in Cantonment Leavenworth (its original name) was located on Scott Avenue, south of the Post Chapel with initial strength of 14 officers and 174 enlisted men.
The Cantonment almost immediately increased in importance as it became the eastern terminus for the Santa Fe Trail and Oregon Trail. After Indian Removal Act of 1830 attempted to remove all Indians west of the Missouri-Kansas border, the fort which is west of the border assumed even more importance. In 1832, it was renamed "Fort Leavenworth".
Between 1832 and 1834, the Rookery was built as bachelor officer quarters. The Rookery is the oldest building in Kansas and would be the office of the first territorial governor and thus the first capitol in Kansas from 1854 to 1855 when the capitol was moved to Pawnee, Kansas.
In 1836, William Clark at the fort presided over the transfer of Indian land directly across the Missouri River from the fort to the U.S. government in the Platte Purchase which involved the entire northwest corner of Missouri.
In 1839, Col. Stephen W. Kearny marched against the Cherokees with 20 companies of dragoons, the largest U.S. mounted force ever assembled. Throughout the Mexican-American War, Fort Leavenworth was the outfitting post for the Army of the West.
During the 1850s, troops from Ft. Leavenworth were mobilized to control the "Mormon Problem" in what became known as the Utah War.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Camp Lincoln was established on post as a reception and training station for Kansas volunteers. In 1864, news of the approach of Confederate General Sterling Price prompted construction of Fort Sully, a series of earthworks for artillery emplacements on Hancock Hill, overlooking what is now the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. (See Fort Sully (Fort Leavenworth)). However, Price's forces never reached Fort Leavenworth, having met defeat at Westport, which is now part of Kansas City. During its long history, the post was never subject to enemy attack.
For three decades following the war, the Army's chief mission was control of the American Indian tribes on the Western plains. Between 1865 and 1891, the Army had more than 1,000 combat engagements with Apache, Modoc, Cheyenne, Ute, Nez Perce, Comanche, Kiowa, Kickapoo and other tribes.
The Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery is one of the national cemeteries established by Abraham Lincoln on 17 July 1862. Veterans since the War of 1812 have been laid to rest in the cemetery. One veteran of the War of 1812 is the cemetery's most famous occupant, Brigadier General Henry Leavenworth, who gave his name to the fort, the cemetery, and the town and county they are located in. Others buried in the cemetery include 10 Medal of Honor recipients, seven Confederate prisoners of war as well as soldiers killed in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Although there is no longer space for new burial sites, burials frequently take place for those who already have family members interred in the cemetery.
Reconstruction and Indian wars
In 1866, the U.S. Congress authorized the formation of four black regiments, which were the 24th and 25th Infantry Regiments and the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments


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Operating a daycare service is an excellent means of supporting your community. In light of the COVID-19 crisis, your contributions to society are more critical than ever. That said, running a daycare comes with tremendous obligations. Remaining financially viable plays a major role in your ability to provide high quality, reliable child care for your customers. For this reason, monitoring the liability-related expenses of your business is necessary.
Explaining Liability-Related Expenses
Liabilities are financial obligations you incur during the course of your facility's operations. They also include legal financial debts.
Most daycare centers have short term liabilities (12 months or less) and long term liabilities (12 months or longer). Despite being defined as an obligation, liabilities also include former business transactions that result in economic benefits in the future.
Recorded on the right side of the balance sheet, liabilities include items such as:
- Accrued expenses
- Unearned premiums
- Deferred revenues
- Accounts payable
Various Costs From Startup to Fully Operational
Operational costs should reflect everything that goes into managing your daycare facility. The average capital needed to launch a successful childcare center ranges between $10,000 and $50,000.
For those taking over an existing child care facility, a complete renovation may cost an average of $55,000 and up, according to Chron. In addition to this, educational supplies and equipment may run above $5,000, and classroom supplies may cost over $60 per child. Other common liability-related expenses include legal representation, marketing, insurance, equipment, as well as payroll — bringing potential startup costs to nearly $100,000 or more.
Possible Liability-Related Expenses in Light of COVID-19
Childcare facilities that remain open face some difficult challenges. To date, at least four states are providing free childcare services to children of grocery store workers, emergency medical staff, health professionals, and law enforcement. Meanwhile, states like Ohio will soon allow daycare centers and churches to apply to open short-term childcare facilities for children of emergency workers.
However, each center must grapple with a number of issues like higher staff-to-child ratios resulting from the need to hire additional staff. Daycare centers also face potential legal liabilities if children or staff contract coronavirus.
In light of this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued Supplemental Guidance covering a range of child care programs. In the CDC's Supplemental Guidance, keeping all surfaces clean is critical. The new health directives may lead to many facilities hiring additional cleaning staff, thus increasing their payroll obligations during a time of social and economic instability.
Liability-Related Expenses Pertaining to ADA Compliance
If you run a child care facility, you will likely care for children with special needs.
In such a scenario, your liability-related expenses may increase, depending on the child's needs. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires most child care providers, regardless of size or number of employees, to comply with Title III of the ADA. In addition, many small, home-based centers will also have to comply with the provisions of Title III.
The only exception to this rule "is child care centers that are actually run by religious entities such as churches, mosques, or synagogues. Activities controlled by religious organizations are not covered by Title III."
In accordance with the ADA, childcare centers may have to pay for special renovations to make facilities more accessible to children with special needs.
The Child Care and Development Fund: A Reliable Buffer During Downturns
During an economic downturn, the Child Care and Development Fund may prove critical to both daycares and parents. This program provides assistance to low-income families who need child care. The Child Care and Development Fund webpage states:
"In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a parent or primary caregiver responsible for children under the age of 13 years of age, or under 19 if incapable of self-care or under court supervision who needs assistance paying for childcare; and must also characterize your financial situation as low income or very low income. In order to qualify, you must also be either employed or in some States enrolled in a training or education program."
Daycare facilities wishing to become an affiliate of the Child Care and Development Fund must adhere to the Federal Affiliate Policy. This type of government assistance program guarantees a steady income — even during economic downturns. To qualify, daycare centers must comply with a set of federally-mandated "best business practices."
In addition, qualifying as an affiliate also requires close monitoring of liability-related finances. The United States government wants to be sure that funds are not misappropriated. This means program affiliates will be subject to random audits.
Daycares should also take advantage of the numerous local, state, and federal tax benefits available (dependent on location). Monitoring your liability-related expenses will also ensure that you don't miss out on valuable tax deductions. To help with this, Prime Child Care offers a complete suite of configurable reports to track your center's financial health.
$2 Trillion Stimulus Package Includes Relief for the Childcare Industry
On March 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed a $2.2 trillion stimulus package into law. Specifically, the CARES Act allocates $3.5 billion for the Child Care and Development Block Grant program. Funds will help childcare centers stay in business and continue paying their staff. The law also provides $750 million to Head Start programs to meet the coronavirus-related needs of children and their families.
The most critical portion of the Cares Act centers on the Paycheck Protection Program. Funding will help daycare centers meet liability-related expenses (rent, mortgage, utilities, payroll). These federally guaranteed loans don't require collateral or personal guarantees. In addition, loan payments will be deferred for six months and be forgiven entirely if daycare centers maintain their payrolls and keep their staff.
And, if you have fewer than 500 employees, you may qualify for an Emergency Economic Injury Disaster grant to cover costs like paid sick leave, rent/mortgage, and payroll. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act also has provisions that may help. Your center will be eligible for 100% reimbursement if you provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave for your employees.
All things considered, the childcare industry continues to face unprecedented challenges. To help, Prime Child Care Software offers software solutions to monitor your center's liability-related expenses. Insight into your facility's daily operations will prove especially critical during the COVID-19 crisis. If you'd like to learn how to protect your center financially during this time, contact us today. Be sure to check our blog for new information as we face this ongoing crisis.
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Assignment: Students write a narrative about how they lost a tooth. Students will recount how they lost a tooth using the sequence of "First", "Next", "Then", and "Finally". When you are teaching this, demonstrate how to increase the font size, search for appropriate images, size and position images, and delete images.
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Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure. Common Core Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.3
Finished Example - How I Lost My Tooth
Prompt students to write a sequenced story about how they lost their tooth using "First, Next, Then, Finally".
How I Lost My Tooth


whaleWow, it turns out that the SeaWorld whale which just killed a trainer has killed before.
Here's the WIkipedia entry for Tilikum:
Tillikum was first sent to live at Sealand of the Pacific near Victoria, British Columbia. There, he lived with two older females named Haida II and Nootka IV. While living in British Columbia, Tilikum sired his first calf when he was about eight or nine years old. His first son, Kyuquot, was born to Haida II on December 24, 1991. Just a few months prior to the birth of Kyuquot, Tilikum was involved in an incident which resulted in the death of a trainer. Twenty-year-old Keltie Byrne, who worked at the park, slipped and fell into the tank with the whales. Tillikum, a pregnant Haida II, and Nootka IV grabbed her in their mouths and tossed her to each other, presumably playing. Keltie drowned. The orcas had never had humans in the water with them before. Haida II and Nootka IV were overprotective of the newborn calf and aggressive towards Tillikum, who was forced into the small medical pool. Because of his huge size, Seaworld requested an emergency transfer to their facility. Tilikum was moved to SeaWorld Orlando, Florida in January 9, 1992; he has been there ever since. Sealand of the Pacific closed soon thereafter.
Since his arrival at SeaWorld, Tilikum has sired many calves with many different females. His first calf, born in Orlando, was to Katina. Katina gave birth to Taku on September 9, 1993. Tillikum's other calves are: Nyar (born 1993, died 1996), Unna (1996), Sumar (1998), Tuar (1999), Tekoa (2000), Nakai (2001), Kohana (2002), Ikaika (2002), Skyla (2004), and Malia (2007). In 1999, Tillikum began training for artificial insemination (AI). In early 2000, Kasatka who resides at SeaWorld San Diego was artificially inseminated using his sperm. She gave birth to Tillikum's son, Nakai, on September 1, 2001. On May 3, 2002, another female in San Diego, named Takara, bore Tilikum's calf through AI.
Tilikum was at the scene of another death on July 6, 1999, though evidence suggests the Orca was not at fault. A park guest, 27-year-old Daniel Dukes, was found floating naked in Tilikum's pool, apparently killed by a combination of hypothermia and drowning. Dukes had visited SeaWorld the previous day, stayed after the park closed, and evaded security to enter the Orca tank.
Tilikum never takes part in water work with trainers, not necessarily due to aggression (he is in fact very docile), but because he doesn't necessarily realize his own strength. Tilikum is the feature of the show "Believe" where the audience and trainers chant "Shamu" as Tillikum soaks the audience.[34] On February 24th, 2010 Tilikum was involved in a fatal accident with a female trainer. Witnesses report that during a show the whale grabbed a trainer by the waist and started thrashing her around. The attack was so violent the trainer's shoes were thrown off. The incident is currently under investigation. [35]


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|Look up armenian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.|
Armenian refers to something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia:
- Armenians, persons from Armenia, or of Armenian descent
- Armenian language, the Indo-European language spoken by Armenian people
- Armenian cuisine
- Armenian alphabet
- Armenian (Unicode block)
- Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, one of the republics that made up the former Soviet Union
See also
- SS Armenian, ship torpedoed in 1915
- List of all pages beginning with "Armenian"
- Armenia (disambiguation)
- List of Armenians
|This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.


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shirt will dry faster.
- The shirt will dry faster if spread on a clothesline.. The shirt will dry faster if it has a larger surface area.
- The shirt can be dried in the sun. High temperatures increase the kinetic energy required to convert water vapour to vapour. This will accelerate the evaporation process, and the shirt will dry quickly.
- Iron your shirt. The speed of evaporation or evaporation is increased by heat. This will allow the shirt to dry faster.
Q25. What is the reason why the temperature of a substance remains constant at its melting point or boiling point?
Answer: Latent heat of fusion is why a substance's temperature remains constant throughout melting and boiling and continues to rise after the end of boiling and melting. Latent heat from fusion is a force that allows solid particles to melt into liquids. Hence temperature remains constant. The same happens when vapours form. Latent heat aids solid substances from becoming gaseous. The temperature of a substance remains constant even at its boiling point.
Q26. Fill in the blanks.
- a) Evaporation of a liquid at normal temperature will lead to a _____ effect.
- b) At room temperature, the forces of attraction between the particles of solid substances are ____ than those in the gaseous state.
- c) The arrangement of particles will be less in order in the ____ state. Therefore, there is no order in the_______ state.
- d) ____ is the change of gaseous state which directly converts to solid-state without going through the _____ state.
- e) The phenomenon of change of a liquid into the gaseous state at any room temperature below its boiling point will be known as _____
Answer: a) cooling
- b) stronger
- c) liquid, gaseous
- d) Sublimation, liquid
- e) evaporation
Q27. What are the conditions for "something" to be called matter?
Answer: The main conditions for something to matter are should:
(a) occupy space and
(b) have mass
Q28. Name two processes that provide the most evidence of the moving particles in matter.
Answer: Brownian motion and diffusion are the best examples of random motion of particles within matter.
Q29. What single term can describe copper sulphate mixed with water in a cup?
Answer: Diffusion is the singular term that describes the mixture of copper sulphate and water in a cup..
Q30. The density of gases can change with:
- a) temperature and volume
- b) pressure only
- c) temperature only
- d) pressure and temperature
Answer: b) Pressure only
Q31. What will happen to the volume of the solution when a small amount of sugar is dissolved in it?
- Volume will increase
- The volume will decrease
- Volume first increases, then decrease
- No change in volume
Answer: 2) Volume will increase
Q32. When a liquid starts boiling, the further heat energy which is supplied-
- It is lost due to the surroundings as such
- May increase the temperature of the liquid
- Increase the kinetic energy of the liquid
- It is absorbed as latent heat of evaporation by the liquid.
Answer: d) Is absorbed as latent heat of evaporation by the liquid.
Key Topics Covered in Chapter 1 Science Class 9 Important Questions
This chapter requires proper comprehension of the topics and the complex concepts explained in the chapter, and students must recall and understand new concepts with logical reasoning of the wide range of identities they have read so far.
Matter in Our Surrounding
All the matter around us comprises pencils, pens, tables, food and clothing. The substances and materials that make up matter. Also, the matter is anything that occupies space and can be detected by our senses.
Physical nature of matter
Physical properties refer to the physical features and characteristics of matter. They can be observed or measured and are not affected by their form or composition. It doesn't depend on the amount of matter present in the environment. It includes colour, appearance, smell and melting point.
Characteristics of particles of matter
Particles of matter have intermolecular spaces and are in continuous motion. It experiences forces from one another.
Following are the characteristics of particles of matter:
- Spaces between particles of matter allow for the solubility of substances in other substances. Because sugar particles are trapped between the particles, it is unlikely that water levels will rise when sugar is dissolved in water.
- Matter particles are constantly in motion. They show random movements because of the kinetic energy that they possess. A temperature rise can also increase the kinetic energy, which causes particles to move more vigorously.
- Interparticle forces of attraction are what attract matter particles to each other. To break a substance, we must overcome this force.
States of matter
The state of matter is classified into three forms: solids, liquids, and gases. The table below shows the difference between these three states of matter:
|Solids have strong intermolecular forces.||Liquids have weak intermolecular forces.||Gases have feeble intermolecular forces.|
|It has less intermolecular space||It has a sizeable intermolecular space||It has a vast intermolecular space|
|Solids have high-density melting and boiling point||Liquids have low-density melting and boiling point||Gases have a low melting point.|
|It cannot be compressed||It can be compressed||It has very high compressibility|
Can matter change its state?
Temperatures rise, and particles' kinetic energy increases, making them move with more energy. The attraction force between particles also decreases. They begin to move freely and break away from their original positions. Additionally, matter's condition changes and solids alter their phase. This results in liquids. Liquids also undergo phase changes to become a gas, similar to liquids.
- The melting point is defined as the temperature at which solid metals turn liquid under atmospheric pressure. During high melting points, the liquid and solid phases are in equilibrium.
- The boiling point of a liquid is defined as the temperature where a liquid's vapour pressure equals atmospheric pressure.
- Sublimation is the process by which a substance that was in a solid phase becomes a gaseous phase. Sublimation is a process when a substance in a solid phase changes into a liquid phase.
- Pressure changes: As pressure is applied, the interparticle spacing between matter particles decreases. A solid can be transformed into a liquid by applying pressure and decreasing temperature.
Water boils when it is sufficiently hot. Boiling water can create bubbles of water vapour. These bubbles form when liquid water particles gain enough energy to overcome their attraction and transform into a gaseous state. The bubbles release the steam from the pot as they rise through the water. Vaporisation is the process by which liquids boil and become gas. The boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which liquids boil.
Mirrors may become foggy when you take a hot bath in a bathroom. This may make you wonder what causes it. Hot water evaporates from the shower and comes into contact with more excellent surfaces like the mirror. This causes it to lose energy and cool down. The forces of attraction between the cooler water particles are no longer strong enough to counter them. They combine and form droplets on the mirror. . The process by which gas transforms into liquid is defined as condensation.
It refers to changing liquids into vapour at temperatures below their boiling point. Evaporation can also be described as a surface phenomenon.
These are the main factors that influence evaporation.
Evaporation is affected by an increase in surface area.
- Evaporation can produce a cooling effect.
- The rate of evaporation will increase with an increase in wind speed.
- The rate of evaporation increases with a decrease in humidity
- Temperature increases can increase the rate at which evaporation occurs.
Applications of Evaporative cooling
- Our bodies sweat to cool themselves. Evaporation is the essence of sweat. The process of water vaporising from the body results in energy loss and a decrease in body temperature.
- Cotton clothes are popular in the summer. Because cotton clothes absorb water, it allows sweat to contact more air, allowing for more evaporation. Cotton clothes make us feel cool during the hot summer season..
- To keep water cool, it is kept in earthen pots. Like cotton cloth's pores, the pores in an earthen pot allow for greater evaporation.
- On hot and dry days, an air cooler will be more efficient. Evaporative cooling is the basic principle of how an air cooler works. If it is hot and dry, the humidity is low, and the temperature is high, the evaporation rate will be higher. Water is converted into vapour by the water taking energy from the air. This makes the air cool.
Further, students can refer to Class 9 science Chapter 1 critical questions and improve their preparation for the upcoming examination.
Benefits of Solving Important Questions Class 9 Science Chapter 1
Many students face difficulty solving science questions and doing the class assignments and find it challenging to understand the key concepts and theories which require regular study with notes and revision work. . The best way to overcome this problem is to practice Important Questions Class 9 Science Chapter 1. Students can improve their skills in this subject by solving these questions and strengthening their understanding of the concept. Students can access our website's comprehensive set of matter in our surroundings extra questions.
Some of the benefits of frequently solving NCERT textbook and NCERT exemplar questions for Class 9 Science:
- Important questions in class 9 Science chapter 1 are selected under the guidance of expert faculty with years


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What is FEST? FEST is a film and an educational event divided in different activities and dimensions that include an official short and long feature film competition, as well as the sharing of information and experiences through its parallel educational event called Training Ground. The main objective of the Festival is the promotion of young filmmakers from all over the world. Who are the organizers? Both events are organized by FEST – Associação Cultural, a registered NGO focused on education in the audiovisual area. When and where? The event will take place between the 22nd and 29th of June 2015, in Espinho, Portugal. How is the competition organized? There are two separate competitions. The first is for Short Films by filmmakers up to the age of 30, which will give out awards for Best Short Fiction, Documentary, Animation, Experimental and Academic Work. The second is exclusively focused on long features, by filmmakers of any age who are on their first or second long feature.
- Mark Sanger, editor of Gravity, confirmed at the Training Ground
- Sound Editing Legend Eddy Joseph back to the TG
- Game of Thrones production designer Gemma Jackson at the Training Ground
- Garry Maddison, colorist of The Dark Knight Rises , at the Training Ground
- CP (Trains of Portugal) are now our partner!


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Distance from Burkina Faso to Poland
Distance from Burkina Faso to Poland is 4,779 kilometers. This air travel distance is equal to 2,970 miles.
The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between Burkina Faso and Poland is 4,779 km= 2,970 miles.
If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles) from Burkina Faso to Poland, It takes 5.3 hours to arrive.
|GPS Coordinates (DMS)||12° 14' 17.9880'' N |
1° 33' 41.7240'' W
Map of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso Distances to Countries
|Distance from Burkina Faso to Togo||480 km|
|Distance from Burkina Faso to Northern Mariana Islands||15,298 km|
|Distance from Burkina Faso to Falkland Islands||9,022 km|
|GPS Coordinates||51° 55' 9.9840'' N |
19° 8' 42.5040'' E
Map of Poland
Poland Distances to Countries
|Distance from Gabon to Poland||5,905 km|
|Distance from Northern Mariana Islands to Poland||10,963 km|
|Distance from Belarus to Poland||624 km|


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Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is one of the most widely consumed dietary supplements worldwide. Its anticancer potential has been demonstrated in various studies. However, ginger roots obtained from different geographical locations showed extensive variability in their activities, mainly due to differences in the levels of bioactive compounds. Here we evaluated the effect of these differences on the anticancer activity of ginger by performing efficacy-based fingerprinting. We characterized the fingerprint profiles of 22 ginger samples using liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy, followed by a principal component analysis (PCA) and pearson correlation analysis. We also evaluated the anti-proliferative effects (IC50) of these samples on triple-negative breast cancer cells using the MTT assays. The supervised PCA identified a subset of analytes whose abundance strongly associated with the IC50 values of the ginger extracts, providing a link between ginger extract composition and in vitro anticancer efficacy. This study demonstrated that variation in the ginger fingerprint profiles resulting from differences in their chemical composition could have a significant impact on efficacy and bioactivity of ginger extracts. Also, this first-of-a-kind efficacy-based fingerprinting approach proposed here can identify potent anticancer candidates from the ginger fingerprint without the need for isolating individual components from the extracts.
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Learn about life on the York Reserve. Listen to the experiences of Noongar elders who lived on the reserve until it was closed in 1973. Conducted by Dr Marion Kickett and other family members.
About Dr Marion Kickett
Dr Marion Kickett is a Noongar woman from the Ballardong language group. Born in the wheatbelt town of York, Marion spent her early years living on the York Reserve. She completed Year 10 at York District High School and enrolled in Nurses training at Narrogin Regional Hospital. After the death of her father, she came home to York and worked locally at both Northam and York Hospitals. She left York to further her education, completing two bachelor's degrees, one with Honours. Marion completed her PhD at the University of Western Australia on "Resilience" from an Aboriginal perspective, using an Aboriginal methodology. Marion strongly believes education is the key to a better future for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's and the way forward for all Australians is education.
DATE: Sun 25 Sep, Sun 9 Oct
DURATION: 120 mins
VENUE: At the site of The Reserve (corner Railway Rd & Quairading-York Rd, York)
ACCESSIBILITY: No walking once on site, but requires a 5-minute drive from York. This tour's site is then a short distance from roadside parking.
RECOMMENDED AGE: All Ages (children must be supervised)
CONTENT WARNING: Historical violence: this content may be considered confronting for some participants
PRICE: Free, registration required
Copyright 2022 Wheatbelt Arts & Events, Inc.


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Stochastic variational inequalities (SVI) model a large class of equilibrium problems subject to data uncertainty, and are closely related to stochastic optimization problems. The SVI solution is usually estimated by a solution to a sample average approximation (SAA) problem. This paper considers the normal map formulation of an SVI, and proposes a method to build asymptotically exact condence regions and condence intervals for the solution of the normal map formulation, based on the asymptotic distribution of SAA solutions. The condence regions are single ellipsoids with high probability. We also discuss the computation of simultaneous and individual condence intervals.
Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


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Add a simple product in WooCommerce
You can add the products for your WooCommerce store from inside the WordPress dashboard. The following steps explain how to add a simple product, though there are other product types available.
- Log in to WordPress.
- In the left-hand menu, click Products, which will expand and give additional options.
- Click Add New in the expanded Products menu.
- Fill-out the Product name field with the name of your product.
- In the large text box, enter a Description of the product.
- In the Product data section, complete the following:
- Check the Virtual and/or Downloadable boxes, if either applies to your product.
- On the General tab, set a price for the product in the Regular price box.
- Look through the remaining tabs and complete any parts that are relevant for the product.
- Next, enter a Product short description, which will typically appear next to the image of the product on your store.
- On the right-hand side of the page, in the Product categories section, check the box for any related categories.
Note: If you have not already added a category, then you can click Add a category to do so.
- Click the Save Draft or Publish button near the top-right.
You can make changes to the product's settings at any time.


Recursive Edit:: When Edebug stops execution. Edebug and Macros * Instrumenting Macro Calls::The basic problem. * Specification List:: How to specify complex patterns of evaluation. * Backtracking:: What Edebug does when matching fails. * Specification Examples:: To help understand specifications. Debugging Invalid Lisp Syntax * Excess Open:: How to find a spurious open paren or missing close. * Excess Close:: How to find a spurious close paren or missing open. Reading and Printing Lisp Objects * Streams Intro:: Overview of streams, reading and printing. * Input Streams:: Various data types that can be used as input streams. * Input Functions:: Functions to read Lisp objects from text. * Output Streams:: Various data types that can be used as output streams. * Output Functions:: Functions to print Lisp objects as text. * Output Variables:: Variables that control what the printing functions do. Minibuffers * Intro to Minibuffers:: Basic information about minibuffers. * Text from Minibuffer:: How to read a straight text string. * Object from Minibuffer:: How to read a Lisp object or expression. * Minibuffer History:: Recording previous minibuffer inputs so the user can reuse them. * Initial Input:: Specifying initial contents for the minibuffer. * Completion:: How to invoke and customize completion. * Yes-or-No Queries:: Asking a question with a simple answer. * Multiple Queries:: Asking a series of similar questions. * Reading a Password:: Reading a password from the terminal. * Minibuffer Commands:: Commands used as key bindings in minibuffers. * Minibuffer Contents:: How such commands access the minibuffer text. * Minibuffer Windows:: Operating on the special minibuffer windows. * Recursive Mini:: Whether recursive entry to minibuffer is allowed. * Minibuffer Misc:: Various customization hooks and variables. Completion * Basic Completion:: Low-level functions for completing strings. (These are too low level to use the minibuffer.) * Minibuffer Completion:: Invoking the minibuffer with completion. * Completion Commands:: Minibuffer commands that do completion. * High-Level Completion:: Convenient special cases of completion (reading buffer name, file name, etc.). * Reading File Names:: Using completion to read file names and shell commands. * Completion Styles:: Specifying rules for performing completion. * Programmed Completion:: Writing your own completion-function. 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Input Events * Keyboard Events:: Ordinary characters--keys with symbols on them. * Function Keys:: Function keys--keys with names, not symbols. * Mouse Events:: Overview of mouse events. * Click Events:: Pushing and releasing a mouse button. * Drag Events:: Moving the mouse before releasing the button. * Button-Down Events:: A button was pushed and not yet released. * Repeat Events:: Double and triple click (or drag, or down). * Motion Events:: Just moving the mouse, not pushing a button. * Focus Events:: Moving the mouse between frames. * Misc Events:: Other events the system can generate. * Event Examples:: Examples of the lists for mouse events. * Classifying Events:: Finding the modifier keys in an event symbol. Event types. * Accessing Mouse:: Functions to extract info from mouse events. * Accessing Scroll:: Functions to get info from scroll bar events. * Strings of Events:: Special considerations for putting keyboard character events in a string. 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Keymaps * Key Sequences:: Key sequences as Lisp objects. * Keymap Basics:: Basic concepts of keymaps. * Format of Keymaps:: What a keymap looks like as a Lisp object. * Creating Keymaps:: Functions to create and copy keymaps. * Inheritance and Keymaps:: How one keymap can inherit the bindings of another keymap. * Prefix Keys:: Defining a key with a keymap as its definition. * Active Keymaps:: How Emacs searches the active keymaps for a key binding. * Searching Keymaps:: A pseudo-Lisp summary of searching active maps. * Controlling Active Maps:: Each buffer has a local keymap to override the standard (global) bindings. A minor mode can also override them. * Key Lookup:: Finding a key's binding in one keymap. * Functions for Key Lookup:: How to request key lookup. * Changing Key Bindings:: Redefining a key in a keymap. * Remapping Commands:: A keymap can translate one command to another. * Translation Keymaps:: Keymaps for translating sequences of events. * Key Binding Commands:: Interactive interfaces for redefining keys. * Scanning Keymaps:: Looking through all keymaps, for printing help. * Menu Keymaps:: Defining a menu as a keymap. Menu Keymaps * Defining Menus:: How to make a keymap that defines a menu. * Mouse Menus:: How users actuate the menu with the mouse. * Keyboard Menus:: How users actuate the menu with the keyboard. * Menu Example:: Making a simple menu. * Menu Bar:: How to customize the menu bar. * Tool Bar:: A tool bar is a row of images. * Modifying Menus:: How to add new items to a menu. Defining Menus * Simple Menu Items:: A simple kind of menu key binding, limited in capabilities. * Extended Menu Items:: More powerful menu item definitions let you specify keywords to enable various features. * Menu Separators:: Drawing a horizontal line through a menu. * Alias Menu Items:: Using command aliases in menu items. Major and Minor Modes * Hooks:: How to use hooks; how to write code that provides hooks. * Major Modes:: Defining major modes. * Minor Modes:: Defining minor modes. * Mode Line Format:: Customizing the text that appears in the mode line. * Imenu:: How a mode can provide a menu of definitions in the buffer. * Font Lock Mode:: How modes can highlight text according to syntax. * Desktop Save Mode:: How modes can have buffer state saved between Emacs sessions. Hooks * Running Hooks:: How to run a hook. * Setting Hooks:: How to put functions on a hook, or remove them. Major Modes * Major Mode Basics:: * Major Mode Conventions:: Coding conventions for keymaps, etc. * Auto Major Mode:: How Emacs chooses the major mode automatically. * Mode Help:: Finding out how to use a mode. * Derived Modes:: Defining a new major mode based on another major mode. * Generic Modes:: Defining a simple major mode that supports comment syntax and Font Lock mode. * Mode Hooks:: Hooks run at the end of major mode functions. * Example Major Modes:: Text mode and Lisp modes. Minor Modes * Minor Mode Conventions:: Tips for writing a minor mode. * Keymaps and Minor Modes:: How a minor mode can have its own keymap. * Defining Minor Modes:: A convenient facility for defining minor modes. Mode Line Format * Mode Line Basics:: Basic ideas of mode line control. * Mode Line Data:: The data structure that controls the mode line. * Mode Line Top:: The top level


VFD Stuff
Vacuum Fluorescent Display
Also abbreviated VFD, this display tube that emerged shortly after the nixie tube, still is being used today. Though not as individual digits, or with a round tubular glass envelope. All modern VFD's, are in flat planar glass housings. They come either as multi-character (and even multi-row) dot matrix displays, or custom for mass produced items.
I, and most old tube junkies, like the obsolete individual digit tubes, and the multi-digit tubes, that come in round cylindrical glass envelopes. The ones no longer made. Here is a link to Noritake, on how to operate VFDs:

Noritake VFD Operation Guide:
It was extracted from an old Noritake databook, from decades past, but still applies. I also download, and posted it here, just in case Noritake removes it:
VFDs are basically directly heated vacuum tube triodes. The cathode and filament are the same element, and is set at some low value, but usually biased a few volts over ground. The heater voltage thru the filament is set just below the point where the filament glows. A VFD has many anodes, and these are coated with phosphor, and act as the light emitting segments. Anode and segment is used interchangeably. There are also be grids, just like in a ordinary vacuum tube triode. Difference, in this case, is that these grids usually have a positive voltage applied. This is done to accelerate the electrons to the anodes. Both anode and grid must have positive voltages on them, in order for that anode to conduct, and emit light, when its phosphor is struck. In fact, the grid usually draws more current than the anode segments.
In multiplexed operation, a grid is usually assigned to each digit, while like segments are tied together. When a digit is selected, a positive voltage is applied its unique grid, and the segments, that are needed to form the intended character. Unlike LEDs or Nixies, both digit and segment data are in the same phase (both positive), where as in nixies and LEDs, they are of opposite phase (one positive, one negative).
A little trick to simplify circuitry, is to use a negative VFD supply voltage. That way for a tube that needs 60V, make its anode and grids see +5V, and bias the filament to -50V. When the grid and anodes are OFF, let them fall to -55V. Here is a drawing illustrating this scheme:
No fancy driver chips are needed. It runs right off of common PNP transistors. Make sure they can handle the maximum extreme. A MPSA55 is good upto 60V (negative supply -55V max), and a MPSA56 is good to 80V (negative supply to -75V). Below is a filament driver scheme using an old, but still available, LM1877 stereo amplifier chip:
This chip was designed to put 1W of power into an 8 ohm load. That means it can deliver 350mA into the filament. Most VFD filaments are under 150mA. It can operate off of a 12V supply. Using some electrolytic caps, to isolate the DC, that AC wave can be shifted down to the negative supply level.
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Math Worksheets and Study Guides Second Grade. Ordinals
The resources above correspond to the standards listed below:
Virginia Standards of Learning
VA.NNS.2. Number and Number Sense
2.3. The student will
2.3.a. Count and identify the ordinal positions first through twentieth, using an ordered set of objects.
2.3.b. Write the ordinal numbers 1st through 20th.


Solidarity with the Buffalo Soldiers Museum
We stand in solidarity with the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum which was vandalized sometime on July 27 or 28. The museum, located in Mid-town Houston, honors the contributions of African American members of the U.S. military who fought and died for this nation and those who continue to serve their country at home and abroad. African Americans have fought for the United States since the Revolutionary War, even as the country denied them their basic rights as citizens. This museum and the history it preserves is vital to our local community and to our nation's struggle to overcome its centuries long history of systemic racism.
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Harvard is a town in Massachusetts. It was formed in 1732 and was previously called Groton/Lancaster/Stow. It can be found in Worcester county and is a part of the Worcester registry of deed district. For more information, contact the county at 13 Ayer Rd., Harvard 01451. On the attached map, Harvard is shown as 17 in Worcester county.
For information about the state of Massachusetts see Massachusetts Family History Research.


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In the weeks and months following the discovery of the body, the identity of the man continued to elude South Australian police. Initially identified by The Advertiser newspaper as local man E.C. Johnson, the appearance of a very much alive Mr Johnson quickly put an end to that idea. And although a number of items were found on the man's body, no form of identification was recovered. With the hope that someone from the public may recognise him, the body was photographed and fingerprinted.
The deceased man was described as approximately 45 years in age, 5 feet 11 inches in height (180 cm), with greying hair and grey eyes. It was also noted that he had a strong physical build, particularly for a middle-aged man. Many from the public came forward believing they knew the man, and several even 'positively' identified him after viewing the body; however, each lead proved unsuccessful. Details were also sent to authorities in several other countries, including the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation or FBI; however, despite a widescale public campaign, it seemed no one knew the man.
The police detectives assigned to the case, Lionel Leane and Len Brown, gave the man's clothing to Professor John Burton Cleland to examine in April 1949. Professor Cleland, from the Department of Pathology at the University of Adelaide, made a remarkable discovery during the course of his investigation.
In June, in a small pocket in the waistband of the man's trousers, he found a small rolled up piece of torn paper with the words "Tamam Shud" printed on one side. Research revealed that these words were from the final verse of a popular collection of poetry known as The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Written in the 11th Century by Persian philosopher Omar Khayyam, the poem had been translated by Englishman Edward Fitzgerald in 1859. Translated into English, the words "Tamam Shud" mean 'it is finished' or 'ended'.
This new clue mystified authoritiessome, including Professor Cleland, believed that the words indicated a man intending to commit suicide. But what was the connection between the deceased man and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam? Were the words 'Tamam Shud' taken from a copy of the book for a specific purpose or to represent a particular meaning? And how did the piece of paper end up in the man's pocket? Did the man place it there or was it someone else?


text: Q1. Determine the power requirement (in hp) for a motor that is needed to drive the pump installed in a pipeline that moves 3.2 m³ /s from reservoir A to reservoir B. The 100 m long, 80 cm diameter pipe is made of rough concrete. The water surface of reservoir B is 20 m higher than the water surface of reservoir A. The overall efficiency of pump is 60%.


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City, county and state governments are required by law to produce basic financial statements. The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report is an audited public document that provides financial information but unlike basic financial statements goes on to provide more detailed economic, demographic and statistical information. Governments are encouraged to create a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report but because of their complexity are not required by law or statute to do so. Wake County creates a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report annually, which is available from the Finance office as well as on this website.
A Comprehensive Annual Financial Report includes combined statements of revenues, expenditures and changes in financial position, somewhat similar to the financial statements of a business. In addition, it provides supporting schedules necessary to demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal and contractual provisions and must include an introductory document called a Letter of Transmittal that is free-format and allows a government to highlight its bright spots or downplay the negative ones. The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report enables taxpayers to assess proper use of public funds and is used extensively by bond rating agencies, underwriters and bondholders to assess the investment risk of a government.
To encourage governments to create Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports that are easily readable and efficiently organized, the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) asks that governments submit their Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for inspection to the GFOA. If the content and format meet the high standard of quality set out by the GFOA, it will award a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to that government. Wake County has been awarded this Certificate of Achievement for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for each fiscal year since 1984.


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- Judges recuse themselves when they take no part in deciding cases that they would otherwise help decide. The judges to recuse themselves from cases where the judge has a financial interest in the case's outcome or where there is otherwise a strong possibility that the judge's decision will be biased.
- Any party in a lawsuit may request that a judge recuse him or herself.
- This question is the pondering of circumstances where an act of recusal becomes a contravention to that judge's legal responsibility and moral duty to hear a matter and deliver unprejudiced justice.
- Also, are the judges accountable for explaining the reasons for recusal to the concerned parties?
- The professional ethics behind recusal of a judge has to do with the opacity about the reasons as to which the recusal has happened. Since India is a liberal democracy, the citizens expect accountability from public servants. By not giving reasons to recusal the judge is putting herself under speculation by the public.
- If a judge finds out that his brother/ sister judge recused for a specific reason, there could be an inclination from the new judge to give a favorable verdict for the party in whose favor the other judge recused.
- Recusal is not an instance where the judiciary is under threat as the aggrieved party would like to know why a judge has recused.
- Judges must give their reasons in writing for recusing themselves from specific cases.
- There has to be a requirement of statutory obligation on the judges to inform the litigants as to why there is a decision to recuse from hearing. Recusal should be used sparingly like the emergency provision in the Indian Constitution.
and the purpose of recusal is to underpin them - Sir Stephen Sedley


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Next: Lu and Torquato Up: Lognormally Distributed Spheres Previous: Pleau and Pigeon
The equation for G given in Eqn. 13 for the sphere distribution of Eqn. 11 can also be used to approximate the correct value of G for the zeroth-order logarithmic distribution used here. The parameters a and b in Eqn. 11 are chosen to yield a sphere diameter distribution with the same modal diameter Dm and specific surface as the logarithmic distribution used here. The specific surface and the modal diameter are related to the parameters from the following equations:
The corresponding values of the parameters are
The corresponding equation for G is
Note again that the value of the numerator differs very little from that in Eqn. 10. Since the distribution proposed by Attiogbe is based upon the zeroth-order logarithmic function used here, it is reasonable to expect that a corrected form for Eqn. 13 which is based the zeroth-order logarithmic distribution would differ very little from the above result. It is this equation for G that is used in Tables 6--8.
As in the case of monosized spheres, the Attiogbe equation does not appear to accurately estimate any reported statistic of the void-void spacing distribution. In the data shown in Table 7, the Attiogbe equation t is nearly an order of magnitude greater than both the 50 th and the 95 th percentiles. As the paste air fraction increases from 0.02 to 0.07, the value of tG only decreases by 10%, where as the measured values decrease by 50%.
Table 8 shows the performance of G in estimating the fraction of paste within either t or tG of an air void surface for lognormally distributed radii. Again, since the Lu and Torquato equation performs so well for the lognormally distributed spheres, it is treated as the true value. As in the case of monosized spheres, the parameter G does not provide a useful estimate of the paste volume fraction within either t or tG of an air void surface. The value of G for the two greatest air contents, although correct, is unremarkable since a cursory analysis would predict that the volume fraction of paste within one half the mean free path should be nearly unity.


60-year laser theory overturned
Quantum theorists have overturned a 60-year old theory about how lasers work that could fundamentally remove the Heisenberg Limit on coherence in these important and ubiquitous devices.
The coherence of a laser beam is essentially the number of photons that are emitted consecutively into the beam with the same phase. It determines how well a laser performs in various precision tasks, such as controlling all the components of a quantum computer.
Artist: Ludmila Odintsova
However, researchers from Griffith University and Macquarie University in Australia writing in the journal Nature Physics have now shown that new quantum technologies open the possibility of making this coherence vastly larger than was thought possible.
"The conventional wisdom dates back to a famous 1958 paper by American physicists Arthur Schawlow and Charles Townes," explains Howard Wiseman. "They showed theoretically that the coherence of the beam cannot be greater than the square of the number of photons stored in the laser. But they made assumptions about how energy is added to the laser and how it is released to form the beam," adds Wiseman. "The assumptions made sense at the time, and still apply to most lasers today, but they are not required by quantum mechanics."
The new work shows that the true limit imposed by quantum mechanics is that the coherence cannot be greater than the fourth power of the number of photons stored in the laser. The researchers have now demonstrated through numerical simulation how this might be achieved, which could lead us to a "super laser".
"Our work raises many interesting questions," said Wiseman, "such as whether it could allow more energy-efficient lasers. That would also be a great benefit, so we hope to able to investigate that in the future."


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Tonbridge is a market town in the English county of Kent and has a population of approximately 30,340.
It is located on the River Medway, about four miles north of Tunbridge Wells, 12 miles south west of Maidstone and 25 miles south east of London.
The history of Tonbridge goes back thousands of years to a time when there were no cars, buses and trains and the area consisted of only a few wooden huts.
The following pages will take you on a journey through Tonbridge's past to the thriving town it is today.
These pages have been written for our students to help them with their local history study. (Activity Sheet)


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Joshua F Bennett (b. 1794 Kentucky) was my fraternal fourth great-grandfather. He and his family came to Texas before 1850, and were living in Travis County for the 1850 United States Federal Census. He is my "oldest" Texas ancestor, having arrived here the earliest (so far…).
According to Ancestry.com, the surname Bennett is English, derived from "the medieval personal name Benedict (Latin Benedictus meaning 'blessed'). In the 12th century the Latin form of the name is found in England alongside versions derived from the Old French form Beneit, Benoit, which was common among the Normans."
The Internet Surname Database provides the following information about surname Bennett:
This interesting surname derives from the medieval given name "Benedict", from the Latin "Benedictus" meaning blessed. This personal name owed its popularity in the Middle Ages chiefly to St. Benedict (circa 480 – 550), who founded the Benedictine order of monks at Monte Cassino, and wrote a monastic rule that formed a model for all subsequent rules. There were many versions of the name throughout Europe, and in England in the 12th Century the Latin form of the name can be found alongside versions derived from the Old French forms "Beneit" and "Benoit", which were popular among the Normans. The surname dates back to the early 13th Century (see below). London Church Records list the christening of Dennys Bennett on June 15th 1567 at St. Mary at Hill, and the christening of Thomas Bennit on December 1st 1583 at St. John's, Hackney. One John Bennett was an early emigrant to the New World; he is recorded as sailing in the "Plaine Joan" from London in May 1635, bound for Virginia. A Coat of Arms granted to a Bennett family is silver, a chevron between three red lions' heads erased. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Benet, which was dated 1208, in the "Charter Rolls of Durham", during the reign of King John, known as "Lackland", 1199 – 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Most of my Bennetts were cattle ranchers, first in Texas, then in Wyoming in the early 20th century.
One Bennett brother, James Bennett, Jr, grandson of Joshua F Bennett, apparently was a "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" kinda guy, having killed a man in San Saba County, Texas ca 1880, then fleeing to Wyoming, where he robbed several banks there and in Montana and even Canada, and was eventually killed trying to rob a bank in Glendive, Montana.
A second grandson of Joshua F was Thomas Joshua Bennett, who became a physician and was elected as president of the Texas State Medical Association:
Those Bennett boys where certainly an interesting and colorful bunch!


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Manipulating Data in a DataTable
After creating a DataTable in a DataSet, you can perform the same activities that you would when using a table in a database. You can add, view, edit, and delete data in the table; you can monitor errors and events; and you can query the data in the table. When modifying data in a DataTable, you can also verify whether the changes are accurate, and determine whether to programmatically accept or reject the changes.
In This Section
Adding Data to a DataTable
Explains how to create new rows and add them to a table.
Viewing Data in a DataTable
Describes how to access the data in a row, including original and current versions of the data.
The Load Method
Describes the use of the Load method to fill a DataTable with rows.
Explains how to modify the data in a row, including suspending the changes to a row until the proposed changes are verified and accepted.
Row States and Row Versions
Provides information about the different states of a row.
Describes how to remove a row from a table.
Row Error Information
Explains how to insert error information per row, to help resolve problems with the data within an application.
AcceptChanges and RejectChanges
Explains how to accept or reject the changes made to a row.


Nanopore Simulation
computer visualization of nanopore
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This summer I've been analyzing the electrical properties of solid state nanopores using computer simulation. There's no specific goal for my research other than experimenting with various alignments of nanopores and exploring their properties. A nanopore is basically a very tiny pore on a membrane that could be used for DNA sequencing, isolating ions and other process that operates on nanoscale. I modeled different nanopores and combinations and calculated their conductance and current in corresponding occasion by applying some equations. Computational work is mainly theoretical, but it gives direction in which experiments could be conducted. Through this research I learned to use COMSOL Multiphysics, which is a software for modeling and simulating scientific problems. In terms of physics, I gained a basic understanding of nanopores, their fabrication and properties. And through modeling I familiarized myself with some physics equations that characterize electrostatics, ion flows and fluid flows.
The idea of nanopores seems intuitive at first glance. But to actually making and utilizing them requires dedicated research in many different fields. Participating in this research project furthered my interest in physics and inventions like nanopores that incorporates multiple subjects. There are many angles at which researchers can develop this technology, like signal processing, fabrication, manipulating molecules, etc. Creativity and cross-disciplinary are really important. It's exciting to think about the promising future of solid state nanopores and I wish I can delve deeper into this topic.


An addition to the southern sky, introduced by Johann Bode in his Uranographia atlas of 1801. Lochium Funis represented a nautical log and line used for measuring speed and distance travelled at sea. It was coiled around Pyxis, the Compass, a previous invention by the Frenchman Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. The device consisted of a weighted piece of flat wood (the log), attached to a long rope with knots tied in it (the line); in operation, the sailors threw the log overboard and measured the number of knots that were paid out in half a minute, as timed by a sand glass.
Bode treated Pyxis and Lochium Funis as a combined figure; on his atlas he enclosed them both within the same constellation boundary and listed their stars together in his accompanying catalogue, Allgemeine Beschreibung und Nachweisung der Gestirne. As Bode put it, the log measured the speed of the ship while the compass gave the direction.
Lacaille's Pyxis still exists but Bode's Lochium Funis soon sank without trace.
Lochium Funis snakes around Pyxis, the compass, on Chart XVIII of
the Uranographia of Johann Bode, who invented this now-abandoned
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Is it possible to check if first line of two files is equal using diff(or another easy bash command)?
[Generally checking equality of first/last k lines, or even lines i to j]
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To diff the first k lines of two files:
$ diff <(head -k file1) <(head -k file2)
Similary, to diff the last k lines:
$ diff <(tail -k file1) <(tail -k file2)
To diff lines i to j:
diff <(sed -n 'i,jp' file1) <(sed -n 'i,jp' file2)
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What does p mean in 'i,jp'? – a-z May 3 '12 at 8:59
p means print. – dogbane May 3 '12 at 9:13
and to check equality: if diff...; then echo "equal"; else echo "not equal"; fi – glenn jackman May 3 '12 at 10:12
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My solution seems rather basic and beginner when compared to dogbane's above, but here it is all the same!
echo "Comparing the first line from file $1 and $2 to see if they are the same."
FILE1='head -n 1 $1'
FILE2='head -n 1 $2'
echo $FILE1 > tempfile1.txt
echo $FILE2 > tempfile2.txt
if diff "tempfile1.txt" "tempfile2.txt"; then
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 echo Fail
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My solution uses the filterdiff program of the patchutils program collection. The following command shows the difference between file1 and file2 from line number j to k:
diff -U 0 file1 file2 | filterdiff --lines j-k
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below command displays the first line of both the files.
krithika.450> head -1 temp1.txt temp4.txt
==> temp1.txt <==
Starting CXC <...> R5x BCMBIN (c) AB 2012
==> temp4.txt <==
Below command displays yes if the first line in both the filesare equal.
krithika.451> head -1 temp4.txt temp1.txt | awk '{if(NR==2)p=$0;if(NR==5){q=$0;if(p==q)print "yes"}}'
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