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Magic ETL v2 Tiles: Pivot (Beta)
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Intro
There are two available tiles in the Pivot tab of ETL DataFlows. These include:
 - Pivot
 - Unpivot
For information about creating an ETL DataFlow, see Creating an ETL DataFlow.
For information about the Data Center, see Data Center Layout.
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Getting this feature
If you are interested in joining the Beta for this feature, please contact your Customer Success Manager (CSM).
Pivot Columns Tile
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The Pivot tile lets you "pivot" or de-normalize data in tables using key-value pairs, transforming a single column with multiple rows into multiple columns in a single row.
Note: If you create a table that reaches the 1500 column limit, you will receive an error. You must reduce the number of columns to continue running your Magic ETL DataFlow.
Example
For example, the Pivot tile converts data in this format...
... to data in this format...
... using this configuration:
To configure the Pivot tile,
 1. Click the Pivot tile in the canvas.
 2. (Optional) Rename the tile by clicking , then entering the name you want.
 3. Enter the name of the key column you want to pivot into new column headers.
 For example, "Product".
 4. Select the column to use to group the row values of the new columns.
 For example, "Month".
 5. For each new column you want to create from the key column, do the following:
 1. Enter the name of the new column header.
 For example, "Product A".
 2. Enter a value from the key column that represents the column header to be pivoted.
 For example, "A".
 3. Select the value column to use to fill the row value of the new column.
 4. For example, "Sales".
 Note: For each column you add to be uncollapsed, select the same value column.
 5. (Conditional) If you want to add another column, then click Add Column.
Tip: You can preview the data transformed by a tile by running a preview, clicking the tile in the canvas, then clicking the Preview tab.
Unpivot Tile
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The Unpivot tile lets you "unpivot" or "normalize" data in tables, transforming multiple columns in a single row into a single column with multiple rows. This action is useful only for unpivoting data in which the number of columns stays the same. If you add another column of data to the original file, this action does not unpivot the new column.
Example
For example, the Unpivot tile converts data in this pivoted format...

... to data in this format...
... using this configuration:
To configure the Unpivot tile,
 1. Click the Unpivot tile in the canvas.
 2. (Optional) Rename the tile by clicking , then entering the name you want.
 3. Enter the name of the column you want to create to contain the column headings from the columns to unpivot.
 For example, "Product".
 4. Enter the name of the column you want to create to contain the row values from the columns to be unpivoted.
 For example, "Sales".
 5. For each column you want to unpivot, do the following:
 1. Select a column to normalize.
 For example, "Product A".
 2. Enter a value representing the column header to be normalized.
 The value appears in the row of the new column. For example, "A".
 3. (Conditional) If you want to unpivot another column, then click Add Column.
Tip: You can preview the data transformed by a tile by running a preview, clicking the tile in the canvas, then clicking the Preview tab.


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Whistle Use
Whistle Use
When should the referee blow the whistle?
Simply put, there are three instances when the whistle should be blown.
 1. To stop play: During active play if the referee blows the whistle it always means STOP, the ball is dead.
 2. To restart play: Always to be blown for the start of the half or quarter, at other times only if you have told the player to wait for you to blow it.
 3. To draw attention to yourself during a dead ball situation.
The whistle should never be blown during active play to indicate the play should continue or that you are playing the advantage.
The whistle is a means of communication, the tone and length of your whistle can convey how you feel about a particular situation. However a single short sharp blow should be all that is needed for most situations.
Much has been written about how long you should blow the whistle to start the game vs. how long you should blow it for a free kick. It is not necessary to worry about this. If a player has just fouled someone I doubt they will deduce from the length of your whistle that you intend for the second half to start right now. Similarly if there are two players standing in the center circle with the ball on the center mark at the start of the second half, it is unlikely that they will think that you have spontaneously decided to award a penalty from the length of your whistle. It is necessary just to blow it so that it can be heard and understood.
If it is obvious that the ball has gone out of play or left the field, there is little point in blowing the whistle. This goes for goals as well. It is only necessary to point to the center circle after an obvious goal has been scored. If there is some question whether the ball is in play or not, or if a goal has been scored or not, then blow the whistle only if the ball is out or the goal has been scored. I find for the younger age groups that it helps to point in the direction of the throw and to also call out the color of the team who should throw it. It saves confusion and keeps the game moving.
For free kicks it is necessary to blow the whistle to award the free kick, but it is not necessary to blow it before the free kick is taken. A quickly taken free kick is part of the game and should not be discouraged. The exception to this is if you tell the attacking team to wait for your whistle so that you have enough time to carry out some other chore you may have, such as showing a red or yellow card, or moving a wall back 10 yards. If the player does not wait, you should show them a yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct and have the kick retaken. This is probably a bit harsh for the younger age groups.
If you wish to draw the attention of a player, for instance if they are taking a free kick from the wrong location, blow the whistle once as you approach them and give them verbal instructions. If they ignore you blow it again with more force.
The whistle can be used to prevent a situation from arising or continuing, such as when two players face each other down in a threatening way while the ball is not in play. Approach the players and blow the whistle a number of times to indicate that you will tolerate none of that.
At the end of the game or half, point to the center circle and blow the whistle three times. This indicates the game is over. It can be distinguished from your gesture indicating a goal has been scored by the fact you blew the whistle three times.
Constant unnecessary use of the whistle can cause players to tune you out, much the way they tune out their parents. You want the players to realize when they hear a whistle that the ball is dead and they need to look at you to see what your call is.
Again remember blowing the whistle during active play means stop.
If you blow your whistle by accident play must stop, and the correct restart is a drop ball at the location where the ball was when you blew your whistle.
Click on the whistle to hear the samples of three whistle types you are likely to use during a game.
 Stop! – Free kick, ball out of bounds, etc
 Don't even think about it, cut it out (good to prevent trouble before it escalates)
 Game over/Half time


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During mating, birds rub their cloacas together. These act like genitalia and are also used for waste elimination. Only 3% of male birds have penises, mostly water-dwelling species.
The cloacal kiss lasts less than a second and occurs multiple times for a few days to a week. This allows for a high chance of successful insemination.
During the mating process, a male bird will press his cloaca against the female's to transfer sperm. This rubbing, known as a cloacal kiss, lasts for just seconds and transfers enough sperm to fertilize the female's egg. Then the sperm travels down the female's oviduct to the infundibulum, where it fertilizes the egg to create a hard-shelled embryo inside the female.
The cloaca is an organ that we're likely to never see in birds, but it's vitally important to the process of reproduction. The cloaca is the single site where all waste elimination happens in reptiles, amphibians, fish and some mammals (including ourselves). Urine and feces from the digestive tract and sperm and eggs from the reproductive system all exit through this common passage, which opens to the outside at the vent.
In most species, the cloaca is located in the center of the body, right below the wings. During mating, the male will mount the female by balancing on her back and she will move her tail feathers to one side and hunch over so that their cloacas touch for just a second. This is called a "cloacal kiss." The cloca may also be seen as a dark area on the underside of the bird, often covered in feathers, which can be a helpful identifying feature during certain seasons.
The reproductive organs of birds are very different from those of mammals. Most bird species lack a penis and instead have an internal chamber called the cloaca (also known as the avian vent). Male and female birds both use their cloacas to transport sperm during mating. By pressing their cloacas together, sperm is transferred from the male to the female and fertilizes the eggs that are being released from her ovaries.
When a pair of birds is ready to reproduce, they will engage in courtship rituals that involve singing, displaying their colors, and dancing. This is done to make sure that the female is receptive and that she will be open to mating.
During mating, the male bird mounts his partner from behind and balances on her back. To help him stay in place, she will hunch over and move her tail to one side. He then rubs his cloaca against her cloaca in a process called the cloacal kiss.
As this happens, a male bird's testes begin to produce sperm and his ovaries start making the ova. If he is lucky, the sperm will make its way to the ovaries and be fertilized by the egg. However, not all birds are so lucky and will instead produce through asexual reproduction known as parthenogenesis. This occurs in some female bird species that are isolated or that have experienced a low male-to-female ratio in the past.
Most birds do not have a vagina or penis, but they do have an opening in the rear end called the cloaca. This is a multipurpose opening used for waste, egg laying and reproduction. During the mating process the male bird mounts the female, and their cloacas touch in what is known as a "cloacal kiss". This brief contact allows for the transfer of sperm from one bird to another.
While the cloacal kiss is taking place, both the male's testes and female's ovaries swell up and prepare to receive sperm. This is a very delicate time for any bird pair, so too much disturbance can cause the mated couple to break up and not complete their breeding cycle.
The male mounts the female by placing his feet in the shallow indentations on her back, often crouching down to help balance himself. Then he begins rubbing his cloaca against hers to stimulate the flow of sperm. The sperm is then passed from the male to the female through the cloaca, and the ovulation process is completed.
During this time, it is likely that the pair will repeat this process several times to increase their chances of successful insemination. The female will then begin laying eggs which will be incubated by the male. It is possible that the same male will incubate all of her eggs, or that he may share the task with other males.
Once a male bird has successfully courted his female mate through various rituals (which vary across species, and may include displays of feathers, dances, or songs), it's time to copulate. This is done in a short but very important act called the cloacal kiss. The female bird will hunch down, move her tail feathers to one side, and arch her body to allow the male's cloaca to touch hers for a second or two in what is basically an intimate rub.
It's during this brief moment that sperm is transferred from the male to the female in what is essentially an internal fertilisation. Once the sperm have reached the female's ovaries they enter her oviduct and are then guided to her egg to be fertilized.
It is a very delicate process and it's very easy to disturb the birds as they go about their business, so please do be considerate if you are lucky enough to witness this important behaviour while out in reserves or even from indoors! Mating is not about pleasure for a bird, it's a vital act to ensure their genes are passed on to the next generation.

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Reclaimed water for orange orchards in Sagunto (Valencia, Spain)
4 June, 2050
Sagunto waste water treatment plant
Waste water source
The water originates from the Sagunto wastewater treatment plant.
There are pressurized pipes from the WWTP to the filter plant and water is pumped into a water reservoir (of a volume of 10,000 m3) before it enters the Irrigators communities network. After this water (reclaimed) is into the system, it is mixed with other water sources and kept in 2 water reservoirs.
Orchards with orange trees.
Waste water treatment description
Nutrient removal : Decantation and prolonged aeration
Pesticide removal : none
Disinfection : none
Suspended solids removal : Physical sieves and a degreaser
Other : The wastewater treatment plant involves a primary and secondary treatment as described below. No tertiary treatment or disinfection is provided.
Each day 4,461 m³ of municipal wastewater is treated, which correlates to 8,573 population equivalents.
Extent of the agricultural beneficiaries
The reclaimed water is used for the irrigation of 2,800 hectares, divided over 3,070 farmers.
The total implementation cost was 18 million euros. No information about the cost of the water was provided.
Type of agreement
There is an agreement with the Regional Government of Valencia and with the River basin Authority of Jucar river for the use of reclaimed water.


[0 1 0]
 'blue', [0 0 1]
 ii = find(strcmp(color_table(:,1), name ));
 clr_mat(c,:) = color_table{ii,2};
 The problem with containers.Map, in my opinion, is that the key and the value are physically separated. If you want to add one value to the table, you need to edit your function in two places.
 The switch statement really shines when you need to execute different bits of code based on an input, it's not so useful for a simple table lookup.
 I like your method for some applications.
 In the particular case I showed however, I am doing more than a simple table lookup. Instead, I am trying to take an input string of color characters and build an Mx3 matrix of RGB triplets.
 For example, if someone provides the input 'rygb', I want to build the matrix [1 0 0; 1 1 0; 0 1 0; 0 0 1].
 The colors need to be in the correct order, and if someone provides an invalid color character, I want to ignore it.
 To achieve this with your method, I need to do the following:
 color_table = {
 'r', [1 0 0] % red
 'g', [0 1 0] % green
 'b', [0 0 1] % blue
 'y', [1 1 0] % yellow
 'c', [0 1 1] % cyan
 'm', [1 0 1] % magenta
 'p', [1 0.5] % pink
 'o', [1.5 0] % orange
 'l', [.5 1 0] % lime green
 'a', [0 1.5] % aquamarine
 's', [0.5 1] % sky blue
 'v', [.5 0 1] % violet
 'k', [.5.5.5] % grayscale
 'w', [.5.5.5] % grayscale
 num_clrs = length(input(:));
 clr_mat = zeros(num_clrs,3);
 c = 0;
 for k = 1:num_clrs
 c = c + 1;
 ii = find(strcmp(color_table(:,1),lower(input(k))));
 if ~isempty(ii)
 c = c - 1;
 clr_mat = clr_mat(1:c,:);
 if ~isempty(clr_mat)
 clrs = clr_mat
 In my opinion, my SWITCH statement is more compact and readable. I may use your method for other things though… :o)
 A not very clearly documented feature of the switch/case construct that I've found useful is that it's much more general than the examples might lead you to believe. All the examples I've seen have been of the form:
 switch x
 case v1
 case v2
 where x is a variable or expression, and each of the vi are numeric or string constants or cells arrays comprised thereof.
 But this also works:
 switch true
 case exp1
 case exp2
 where each of the expi are logical expressions. The first that evaluates as true has its branch executed.
 Can you use conditional statments in a switch statment for example:
 switch num
 case num<-2
 disp('Num less than -2′)
 I like the switch syntax since the code is so easy for most people to read.
 However, I don't like how it "artificially" drives the McCabe Clclomatic complexity index high. Thus, when I document a function that I've written, & include the output from Code Metrics, I have to write some text to discuss why, for example, the complexity index is 14 rather than my target of less than 10.
 In many cases, my co-workers & I look at the function in detail & decide that it is clearer to use the switch-case syntax & accept the higher index rather than dividing the function into sub-functions just to get the index below 10.
 I'm under the impression that using if-ifelse syntax will result in the same complexity index as the switch-case syntax. Yet, the switch-case syntax is usually clear.
 Maybe I need to invent an Oyster Complexity Index that excludes the effect of the switch-case syntax.
 I appreciate Iain's discussion of decision tables from Code Complete. I browsed thru our copy & see how to implement such a thing in readable code.
 if-else will result in the same complexity as switch. We often make the same trade-off you do, to keep a switch statement instead of having some very small subfunctions. There is a reason switch drives up the complexity though. The number of possible paths through the code does indeed go up, just as in an if-else situation.


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18 May COSMO: Crude Oil Stability Model
Select and buy different crude oils on the market remains an effective way to significantly increase the profits of a refinery. Anyhow the blend of crude oils from different sources, due to their characteristics, can lead to significant issues if it is not properly managed. Destabilization of the asphaltenes, for example, can increase the fouling deposition with consequent increase of the energy consumptions and reduction of the unit flow rate. Asphaltenes can also increase the emulsion stability in the desalter, enhancing the corrosion phenomena with relevant safety risks.
Nowadays it's definitely important to predict which will be the effect of new crudes in the usually processed blend. With this objective in mind, CHIMEC developed COSMO (Crude Oil Stability MOdel).
COSMO is a mathematical model able to simulate the non-linear behavior of the feed blending's stability. It can be used to predict and avoid possible side effects in processing new critical crude oils, allowing the refinery to optimize the blend recipe and plan all the actions necessary to process the most convenient crudes without jeopardizing the normal operations.
COSMO allows to plan the proper application of the antifouling technologies maximizing its efficiency and optimizing the treatment cost.
For further details please contact our Process Development&Marketing (_EMAIL_)


StartProjectVersion - Amazon Rekognition
StartProjectVersion
Note
This operation applies only to Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels.
Starts the running of the version of a model. Starting a model takes a while to complete. To check the current state of the model, use DescribeProjectVersions.
Once the model is running, you can detect custom labels in new images by calling DetectCustomLabels.
Note
You are charged for the amount of time that the model is running. To stop a running model, call StopProjectVersion.
For more information, see Running a trained Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels model.
This operation requires permissions to perform the rekognition:StartProjectVersion action.
Request Syntax
{ "MaxInferenceUnits": number, "MinInferenceUnits": number, "ProjectVersionArn": "string" }
Request Parameters
For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.
The request accepts the following data in JSON format.
MaxInferenceUnits
The maximum number of inference units to use for auto-scaling the model. If you don't specify a value, Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels doesn't auto-scale the model.
Type: Integer
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1.
Required: No
MinInferenceUnits
The minimum number of inference units to use. A single inference unit represents 1 hour of processing.
For information about the number of transactions per second (TPS) that an inference unit can support, see Running a trained Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels model.
Use a higher number to increase the TPS throughput of your model. You are charged for the number of inference units that you use.
Type: Integer
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1.
Required: Yes
ProjectVersionArn
The Amazon Resource Name(ARN) of the model version that you want to start.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 20. Maximum length of 2048.
Pattern: (^arn:[a-z\d-]+:rekognition:[a-z\d-]+:\d{12}:project\/[a-zA-Z0-9_.\-]{1,255}\/version\/[a-zA-Z0-9_.\-]{1,255}\/[0-9]+$)
Required: Yes
Response Syntax
{ "Status": "string" }
Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
Status
The current running status of the model.
Type: String
Valid Values: TRAINING_IN_PROGRESS | TRAINING_COMPLETED | TRAINING_FAILED | STARTING | RUNNING | FAILED | STOPPING | STOPPED | DELETING | COPYING_IN_PROGRESS | COPYING_COMPLETED | COPYING_FAILED | DEPRECATED | EXPIRED
Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.
AccessDeniedException
You are not authorized to perform the action.
HTTP Status Code: 400
InternalServerError
Amazon Rekognition experienced a service issue. Try your call again.
HTTP Status Code: 500
InvalidParameterException
Input parameter violated a constraint. Validate your parameter before calling the API operation again.
HTTP Status Code: 400
LimitExceededException
An Amazon Rekognition service limit was exceeded. For example, if you start too many jobs concurrently, subsequent calls to start operations (ex: StartLabelDetection) will raise a LimitExceededException exception (HTTP status code: 400) until the number of concurrently running jobs is below the Amazon Rekognition service limit.
HTTP Status Code: 400
ProvisionedThroughputExceededException
The number of requests exceeded your throughput limit. If you want to increase this limit, contact Amazon Rekognition.
HTTP Status Code: 400
ResourceInUseException
The specified resource is already being used.
HTTP Status Code: 400
ResourceNotFoundException
The resource specified in the request cannot be found.
HTTP Status Code: 400
ThrottlingException
Amazon Rekognition is temporarily unable to process the request. Try your call again.
HTTP Status Code: 500
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:


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noun (plural felonies)
- The principal felonies were homicide, rape, theft, burglary, robbery and arson.
- California requires DNA sampling only from those convicted for violent felonies and some sex crimes.
- And the schedule is there, so your Honours can see how the felonies and misdemeanours were changed.
In the US the distinction between felonies and misdemeanours usually depends on the penalties or consequences attaching to the crime. In English law felony originally comprised those offences (murder, wounding, arson, rape, and robbery) for which the penalty included forfeiture of land and goods. Forfeiture was abolished in 1870, and in 1967 felonies and misdemeanours were replaced by indictable and non-indictable offences.
Middle English: from Old French felonie, from felon (see felon1).
Words that rhyme with felonyMelanie, miscellany
For editors and proofreaders
Line breaks: fel¦ony
Definition of felony in:
What do you find interesting about this word or phrase?
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"Effervescence" What does that mean?
Have you ever tried shaking a soda bottle hard? If you have, you've probably noticed the bubbles the soda seems to be giving off. This is called Effervescence (pronounced Ef-er-ves-ens), and it happens whenever gas from soda is released. Do you know what else soda is called as? Hint: Carbon ate the water.


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|Frequently Asked Questions > > > Center for Regional History|
How do you get to the Civil War Battlefield at Belmont?
The Civil War battle at Belmont, Missouri is one of the least studied of the state's Civil War engagements. There are no monuments or markers which call attention to the site. In fact the one persistent question about the battle is, "How do I get there?"
This engagement, which occurred on November 7, 1861, early in the war, was a fairly large battle, with 225 men killed and nearly 800 wounded. The battle receives most of its attention from the fact that it was the first military engagement directed by Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant. From his base in Cairo, Illinois Grant moved south on both sides of the Mississippi. The purpose was to clear southeast Missouri and western Kentucky of the Confederate military presence.
With more the 3,100 troops on transports protected by two gunboats, Grant decided to land and attack Confederate troops at the small community of Belmont, Missouri. He landed his troops at approximately 8:30 a.m., and moved his men through thick woods, drove the Confederates through their camps to a position where they were protected by the guns on the Columbus bluffs across the river. While the Union troops burned and looted the enemy's camp, General Sterling Price sent 10,000 men across the river to support the beleaguered troops huddled next to the river. The Confederates landed with little notice by the celebrating federal force, and pursued Grant's retreating army right back to the transports, encouraging them to make a quick withdrawal. For the Union it was a narrow escape.
Overall, the battle was bloody and hard-fought, but inconclusive for both sides. Grant lost over fifteen percent of his entire force, a heavy casualty rate by Civil War standards. Military historians generally credit Grant with learning much from this battle which he would carry with him to later engagements. There was little long-range effect of the battle for southeast Missouri, and due to the isolated location, there has been little commemoration of the battle.
A standard response to the question, "how do I get to the Civil War battlefield at Belmont?" is often, "go to East Prairie, and ask." But, the general area of the battle can be reached by traveling east on Highway 80 out of East Prairie. The highway ends very near the location of the battle.
|Center for Regional History
Carnahan 301 MS2950
|Copyright © Southeast Missouri State University disclaimer|
Last modified 07/18/2009


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Good and Bad Ouija Board Experiences
Ryan Dube
Heart Shaped Planchette On Ouija Board and Candle
There are many people out there who have had some very strange Ouija board experiences. Below, you'll find several examples. It is interesting to note that while some people have negative experiences, other people have some that are positive.
Positive vs. Negative Ouija Board Experiences
The issue regarding whether Ouija boards represent a positive force or a negative force is a debate that has lasted for many years. On the one side, many people believe that Ouija boards serve as a portal or gateway for evil and manipulative forces that seek to negatively influence your life. On the other side, there are people who believe that the Ouija board only serves as a portal to your own psychic abilities and that without your own influence, the board itself has no power. In other words, the board isn't doing the "magic," you are.
Bad Experiences
There are numerous negative and even "demonic" experiences that support the case for the board serving as a tool for evil forces that seek to influence this world. The following are a few prime examples.
An Evil Stench presents a fascinating excerpt from the National Examiner where Robert Stamper told his own story. When he was younger, Robert and his brother experimented with the Ouija board and came in contact with an entity called "Seth". Over the course of the Ouija board experimentation, they asked for supernatural proof that it was real. According to the story, the Ouija board correctly predicted a death a week in the future, it made the house tremor and caused a terrible stench to fill the air. Robert reports that even after getting rid of the Ouija board, the strange tremors would return and a "stench of death" would fill the house.
It Took Over Mom's Life
Another story from comes from a woman named Pam Frost who tells the story about returning home to a mother who had become obsessed with the Ouija board. According to the story, Pam woke up one night to the sound of a party going on downstairs. As she peeked around the corner, she was shocked by the image of her mother sitting in front of the Ouija board that was moving all by itself, and the voices of different people were coming from her mother. Things in the home became so bad that Pam had to move out of the house. This story is told from the unique perspective of a child and parallels the stories of many parents who suffer from addictions of one kind or another.
Get the Boy!
Destination America retells the story of a Reddit user Regnistel. The teenager writes about his frightening experience after having his friend break out her Ouija board. When she refused to participate, he decided to use the board by himself. After some time of using the board with no results, in a typical teenage fashion, he proclaimed that any spirit there but refusing to answer his questions was a coward. He quit and went home, but writes that a week later, he was awakened by a powerful thunderstorm. He lay listening to the thunder and rain, trying to go back to sleep when he heard a voice coming from downstairs whisper, "Get the boy!". The voice was raspy, and he heard it repeat, "Get the boy!" The second time the voice was louder and followed by the slamming of a downstairs door. With no one downstairs and no drafts to cause the door to slam, he was truly freaked out.
Good Experiences
On the other side of the debate, a fair number of personal experiences support the theory that the best Ouija board is either a portal into your own subconscious or psychic abilities, or a temporal doorway to communicate with spirits of people who have passed away. While it is true that some positive Ouija board experiences exist, they are much more difficult to find than the negative ones.
Saved By the Ouija Board
A story from 2006 tells about a woman who received an Ouija board as a gift from her mother when she was a young child. The night before the family was going to head out on a trip to visit her grandparents, they used the board. During the session, the young girl asked the board whether they should leave the house at 10 a.m. as planned. The Ouija board responded by warning the girl and her mother that they should not leave at that time because there would be an accident with a semi caused by a blown tire. The next morning, the family decided to leave five minutes after 10 a.m., and sure enough they just barely avoided an accident when their front tire blew out. Had they been there only a few minutes earlier, they wouldn't have survived.
Max Saves the Girl
One of the best Ouija board stories with a happy ending is found on Thought Catalog and written by Chrissy Stockton. The story is about a teenage girl and a spirit named Max that came through the Ouija board during a sleepover. The girl tired of the Ouija board and along with a couple of other girls retired to another room to conduct tarot readings. Things turned odd when the girls in the other room called out to her saying a spirit named Max was asking about her. It wasn't until Max started revealing secrets about her, such as being abused that she asked her friends to stop. It was a year later when the board was brought out again while she was in the kitchen baking a cake with another girl who had been present the sleepover. The girls in the other room called out to her asking who Max was. She tells how Max is a regular spirit that seems to always be around and a type of self-appointed guardian angel. She claims that he saved her life when he called out her name just as she was about to step into the path of a car and she stopped to turn around.
Statue of an angel in a scary background
Ouija Boards Caution and Warnings
Even if either side of the debate is correct, there is good reason to remain cautious when using such a tool or object with unknown properties. Considering both sides of the argument, there is a lot that is not understood about human psychology and the real nature and power of the subconscious mind. On the flip side, there is also a great deal that remains a mystery about the spiritual level of existence. Therefore, regardless of what answer lies behind the source of information that comes from the Ouija board, the truth is that it remains an object with unknown properties. Carelessly handling such an object would be like a small child handling a loaded gun without understanding the possible consequences. For this reason, it's important to proceed both psychologically and spiritually with caution when laying your fingertips upon this mysterious board.
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 105 - start: is the function that will be called when the OpenFlow Controller is started. Here in our case, we read the file /tmp/portmap and figures out which OpenFlow port points to which path
 106 - switch_ready: is the function that will be called each time a switch connects to the OpenFlow Controller. Here in our case, we allow all non-TCP flows to pass (including ARP and ICMP packets) and ask new inbound TCP flow to go to the controller.
 107 - packet_in: is the function that will be called each time a packet arrives at the controller. Here in our case, we send out a flow_stats_request to get the current statistics about each flow. Then based on the last received statistics (so we are not using the current statistics to make path decisions--there is a delay of two flows), we make our path choices.
 108 - stats_reply: is the function that will be called when the OpenFlow Controller receives a flow_stats_reply message from the OpenFlow Switch. Here in our case, we update the flow statistics here in this function.
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Lowell, MA -Three hundred third graders from Lawrence, Massachusetts, learned stories of the American Industrial Revolution by participating in the "hands on" Change in the Making program at the Tsongas Industrial History Center in Lowell. Through participation in this program, students explore firsthand the continuing changes in the way people work, live, and use the land.
Throughout the program, students debated, as 19th century workers did, whether they would want to leave the farm for life in the Mills of Lowell. Through this experience, these students saw many parallels with children of the past, and agreed that it would be worth leaving home- if their work could help to support their families.
Visiting Lowell National Historical Park and the Tsongas Industrial History Center through a 2012 Youth/School Transportation Grant, the students from Guilmette, Wetherbee, and Bruce elementary schools in Lawrence, took part in this educational program, funded by the Northeast Regional Office of the National Park Service. The Tsongas Industrial History Center is a partnership among Lowell National Historical Park and University of Massachusetts Lowell's Graduate School of Education.


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HSBC Bank International's "Expat Explorer Survey" was done to find out what countries are favorable for expatriates, how well they adjust to local conditions and how well they become friends with the locals.
The study surveyed 2,155 expats from 48 countries spanning four continents early this year. The respondents were asked to rate the country in four categories: Ability to befriend locals; whether they joined local community groups; those who learned the local language; and those who bought any local property.
About 95 per cent of respondents said Canada is the most welcoming country of all; Germany came next with 92 per cent; and Australia was third with 91 per cent. The United Arab Emirates finished last in the survey and was found to be the most difficult for expats, as only 54 per cent were able to make friends with locals.
American respondents found Canada to be the most favorable country; language is not an issue except in French parts of Canada, low government corruption and cultural diversity all made it easy for them to settle in Canada, according to Patricia Linderman, editor of Tales from a Small Planet, an online newsletter for expats.


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The accuracy of genomic prediction partly depends on the genetic correlation between the reference population and the population of selection candidates. This correlation can be lower than 1 due to interactions between genes, such as dominance and epistasis. Wageningen researchers investigated the relationship between gene-interactions and the genetic correlation between populations. They published their results in the journal G3.
Genomic prediction and importance of genetic correlations between populations
Animal breeders aim to improve the average performance of their populations. They achieve this by selecting individuals with the highest breeding values as parents of the next generation. The breeding values can be estimated with a technique called genomic prediction. This technique makes use of a reference population that consists of animals that have both phenotypes and marker genotypes available. The data of the reference population is used to estimate breeding values of selection candidates that only have marker genotypes available. The accuracy of estimated breeding values is lower when the genetic correlation between the reference population and the population of selection candidates is lower than 1.
Publication: Gene-interactions and genetic correlations
Interactions among genes, such as dominance and epistasis, can cause the genetic correlation to be lower than 1, thereby reducing the accuracy of the genomic prediction. Researchers from Wageningen University & Research investigated how gene-interactions affect the genetic correlation between populations. They simulated two diverging populations with different types of gene-interaction. Their results showed that the genetic correlation decreased when populations had diverged for a longer time, and when interaction effects were larger. With dominance, genetic correlations did not drop below 80%, whereas with epistasis, values dropped to as low as 45%. These insights may contribute to the understanding of genetic differences in trait expression between populations, and may help in explaining the inefficiency of genomic prediction across populations and generations.


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Two years and 10 days after his election to the presidency, Cornelius Conway Felton lay dead. His determination to do the job was too much for a constitution already weakened by a heart condition. (Ironically, he had once presided over a Boston physical-education society.)
Felton (_PHONE_) was a noted scholar who also found time to share his talents with the Massachusetts Board of Education and the Smithsonian Institution. Despite its brevity, the Felton presidency produced at least one milestone. At Commencement 1860, Felton conferred degrees upon the first Harvard Class of more than 100 graduates.
More ominously, as civil war loomed on the national horizon, most Southern students left Harvard during the winter break of 1860-61, never to return.
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Gemba is the English version of Genba, a Japanese term that means "the actual place". Gemba consists in walking around the place where value is created and taking notes on how to enhance processes by using a structured checklist. It's a tested strategy that many companies use to increase efficiency and develop a culture of continuous improvement. It relies on observation rather than report analytics.
Gemba-walking is a brilliant way to get employees engaged and establish trust between managers and employees. If you want your gemba walk to be truly successful, you must obey the following three rules:
 - Go see: You must witness how the various processes in your organization operate with your own eyes to decide if the processes are consistent with the company's overall goals and standards.
 - Ask Questions: To remove day-to-day issues, you must completely comprehend each step of the process. Many operations are carried out daily without the workers questioning if they are correct or incorrect. Why is it necessary to ask why? It will help you understand how to enhance processes.
 - Respect: You should interact with your staff and build a relationship with them. Be sure to include the workers in the process and remind them that gemba walks are conducted to make their jobs easier.
Businesses can reap various benefits from introducing Gemba Walks:
 - It promotes teamwork, which enhances cooperation at all levels of the business.
 - Interacting with the workers on the floor reflects your concern for their well-being and increases employee morale.
 - It assists in the identification of both disruptive and beneficial developments.
 - It assists the company in evaluating and enhancing various procedures, resulting in time or money savings and the streamlining of operations.
 - Gemba-Walks have been shown to minimize job injuries by 22.5 percent.
 - It helps companies standardize their processes.
In the restaurant industry, all these factors will culminate in increasing food management and profits whilst eliminating food wastage. Gemba Walk is the way forward!
What are the benefits of reducing food wastage?
According to a study report, 99 % of companies from various industries, such as grocery stores, restaurants, and hotels, saw a positive net profit margin after investing in waste management. Bottom line is, why wait?


How do i change the osnap settings in autocad?
How do I manually transfer settings in AutoCAD?
 2. Find the following registry key: …
 3. Right-click the 'ACAD-xxxx:40x' folder and choose Export.
 4. Enter a file name of your choice, choose a location to save the file, and then click Save.
 5. Close the Registry Editor.
How do you set snap points in AutoCAD?
To specify an object snap at a prompt for a point, you can do one of the following:
 1. Press Shift and right-click to display the Object Snap shortcut menu.
 2. Right-click and choose an object snap from the Snap Overrides submenu.
 3. Click an object snap button on the Object Snap toolbar.
 4. Enter the name of an object snap.
How do I change display in AutoCAD?
To Change the Background and Other Color Settings
 1. Click Application button > Options.
 2. In the Options dialog box, Display tab, click Colors.
 3. In the Drawing Window Colors dialog box, select the context and the interface element that you want to change.
 4. On the Color list, select the color that you want to use.
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How do I change settings in AutoCAD 2020?
To migrate settings from old to new computer.
 1. Install the newer version of AutoCAD in trial mode on the old system.
 2. Migrate settings to that version as you install.
 3. On the Start menu, use the Export [product_name] Settings option under the Migrate Custom Utilities menu to export those settings.
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What is the difference between SNAP and osnap in AutoCAD?
Snap is for a background grid (you can turn it on and off with the "Grid" command). Osnap is "object snap", and it's all about snapping to something else, like lines, midpoints, center of circles and so forth. Try the command "osnap", it'll bring forth a nice menu showing the possibilities.
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How many snap points does an object have in AutoCAD?
One Two Depends upon the object At least four.
How do I change my AutoCAD background to black?
How to change AutoCAD background to black?
 1. Right click on the drawing area and select Options…
 2. Click on the Drafting tab, and click on Colors…
 3. Select. 2D model space. Uniform background. and select black is the drop down menu color. Click on Appy & Close.
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On the command line in AutoCAD, type OPTIONS. In Options, click the Display tab and then the Colors button. Choose 2D model space and Uniform background (selected by default). Click the Color drop-down menu and select the desired color.
How do you change the scale factor in AutoCAD?
To Scale an Object by a Scale Factor
 1. Click Home tab Modify panel Scale. Find.
 2. Select the object to scale.
 3. Specify the base point.
 4. Enter the scale factor or drag and click to specify a new scale.
Where are AutoCAD settings saved?
Launch AutoCAD. From the application menu, choose Reset AutoCAD for Mac. This automatically creates a backup of the current settings and stores it in an archive named Settings Backup . tgz placed in ~home/Library/Application Support/Autodesk.
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Open the target version of AutoCAD. Enter CUI at the command line. Go to the Transfer tab.
 1. Expand the Workspaces header.
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What is the Difference Between Giemsa Stain and Wright Stain
The main difference between Giemsa stain and Wright stain is that Giemsa stain is used to stain chromosomes to identify chromosome aberrations. But, Wright stain is used to differentiate blood cell types. Furthermore, Giemsa stain composes of a mixture of Azure B, methylene blue, and eosin dye, while Wright stain composes of a mixture of eosin and methylene blue dyes.
In brief, Giemsa stain and Wright stain are two types of differential stains mainly used in the differential staining of blood smears. Moreover, both stains are types of Romanowsky stains, which are neutral stains, composing of a mixture of oxidized methylene blue (azure) dyes and Eosin Y.
Key Areas Covered
1. What is Giemsa Stain
 – Definition, Components, Staining
2. What is Wright Stain
 – Definition, Components, Staining
3. What are the Similarities Between Giemsa Stain and Wright Stain
 – Outline of Common Features
4. What is the Difference Between Giemsa Stain and Wright Stain
 – Comparison of Key Differences
Key Terms
Eosin, Giemsa Stain, Methylene Blue, Wrist Stain Difference Between Giemsa Stain and Wright Stain - Comparison Summary
What is Giemsa Stain
Giemsa stain is a form of Romanowsky stain, named after the German chemist Gustav Giemsa. Primarily, it is employed in the demonstration of malarial parasites in blood smears. Generally, malaria parasites have a red or pink nucleus and blue cytoplasm with Giemsa stain. Specifically, P. vivax shows Schüffner dots are seen as an even carpet of pink dots in the cytoplasm of red blood cells. Meanwhile, P. falciparum shows unevenly distributed Maurer clefts and coarse bodies in the red cell cytoplasm.
Difference Between Giemsa Stain and Wright Stain
Figure 1: Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Giemsa stain
Besides, Giemsa stain composes of a mixture of Azure B, Methylene blue, and Eosin dye. Of these, Azure B and eosin are acidic dyes while methylene blue is the basic dye. The acidic dyes stain basic components of the cell such as cytoplasm and cell granules in pale colors. Meanwhile, basic dyes stain acidic components of the cell such as the nucleus in dark purple or blue.
Moreover, concerning its applications, in histology, it is important for the routine examination of blood smear. Additionally, in cytogenetics, it is important in staining chromosomes and identifying chromosomal aberrations through G-banding (Giemsa-Banding).
What is Wright Stain
Wrist stain is another type of Romanowsky stain, named after James Homer Wright. It is important in staining peripheral blood smears, urine samples, and bone marrow aspirates. It is widely applicable in differential white blood cell counts as Wrist stain easily distinguishes between blood cells. Furthermore, the main components of the Wrist stain are methylene blue and eosin.
Main Difference - Giemsa Stain vs Wright Stain
Figure 2: Eosinophils in Peripheral Blood Smear
Moreover, another related form of Romanowsky stain is the buffered Wright stain or the Wright-Giemsa stain, which is a combination of Wright and Giemsa stains. Typically, the buffered Wright-Giemsa stain include eosin Y, azure B, and methylene blue. Thus, this stain increases the brightness of the "reddish-purple" color of the cytoplasmic granules.
Similarities Between Giemsa Stain and Wright Stain
 - Giemsa stain and Wright stain are two types of differential stains important in coloring different cell types.
 - They compose of eosin, an acidic dye, staining basic components of the cell and methylene blue, the basic dye, staining acidic components.
 - Further, both stains color basic components cytoplasm and granules in pale pink or blue and acidic components such as the nucleus in dark blue or purple. Also, they stain red blood cells in pink color.
 - The common types of cells stained using these stains are blood cells.
 - Apart from that, they are important in other applications of cytogenetics.
Difference Between Giemsa Stain and Wright Stain
Definition
Giemsa stain refers to a stain, named after a German scientist, Gustav Giemsa. It is important in cytogenetics and histopathological diagnosis of malaria and other parasites. Meanwhile, Wright stain refers to a hematologic stain, facilitating the differentiation of blood cell types.
Named after
Giemsa stain was named after Gustav Giemsa, while Wrist stain was named after James Homer Wrist.
Composes of
Giemsa stain composes of a mixture of Azure B, methylene blue, and eosin dye, while Wright stain composes of a mixture of eosin and methylene blue dyes.
Smears
Giemsa stain uses both thick and thin smears, but the Wright stain uses only thin smears.
Staining
Giemsa stain colors erythrocytes in pink, platelets in light pale pink, lymphocyte cytoplasm in sky blue, monocyte cytoplasm in pale blue, and leukocyte nuclear chromatin in magenta. In contrast, Wright stain colors erythrocytes in red to pink, neutrophils in dark purple nuclei, pale pink cytoplasm, reddish-lilac small granules, eosinophils in blue nuclei, pale pink cytoplasm, red to orange-red large granules, basophils purple to the dark blue nucleus, dark purple, almost black large granules, lymphocytes dark purple to deep bluish-purple nuclei, sky blue cytoplasm, platelets in violet to purple granules.
Importance
Giemsa stain is important in staining chromosomes to identify chromosome aberrations, while Wright stain is important to differentiate blood cell types.
Conclusion
Giemsa stain is a type of differential stain, especially important in identifying chromosome aberrations in cytogenetics. It was named after Gustav Giemsa, and it contains a mixture of Azure B, methylene blue, and eosin. Meanwhile, Wright stain is another type of differential stain, named after James Homer Wrist. But, this stain only contains a mixture of methylene blue and eosin. It is important for differentiating blood cells. Therefore, the main difference between the Giemsa stain and Wright stain is their components and importance.
References:
1. Rijal, Nisha. "Giemsa Stain: Principle, Procedure and Results." Learn Microbiology Online, 26 Aug. 2019, Available Here.
2. "Wright's Stain." HiMedia Laboratories. Available Here.
Image Courtesy:
1. "Eosinophils in Peripheral Blood Smear" By Ed Uthman (CC BY 2.0) via Flickr
2. "Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma, FNA, Giemsa stain" By Ed Uthman (CC BY 2.0) via Flickr
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Lakna, a graduate in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, is a Molecular Biologist and has a broad and keen interest in the discovery of nature related things. She has a keen interest in writing articles regarding science.
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The Cumberland darter has a limited range in the upper Cumberland River drainage, most of which is in Kentucky. A proposed rule is currently in review to federally list this species as endangered, because of recent range curtailment and fragmentation resulting from habitat degradation. CFI, in cooperation with Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife (KDFWR), developed captive propagation protocols for reintroduction of the Cumberland darter into streams within its native range to restore populations that have been extirpated. Because of the apparent rarity of this species, captive propagation and reintroduction is considered an appropriate tool for its recovery and eventual delisting. Propagated individuals will be released within the watershed from which brood stock are taken, to avoid mixing potentially unique evolutionary lineages. Reintroduction sites will be chosen where habitat conditions are suitable and there is some level of protection (e.g., within wildlife management area or national forest boundaries). Survivability and movement patterns of released fish will be assessed through mark-recapture methods and through periodic monitoring using non-invasive methods, such as visual census techniques.
Captive propagation and reintroduction are considered appropriate tools for the recovery and eventual delisting of the Cumberland darter. Although the life history of the johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum) has been relatively well studied, details of the reproductive biology (e.g., spawning behavior) of the Cumberland darter was unknown, though turned out to be similar. Identification of critical habitat and other environmental conditions necessary for spawning to occur is essential to the recovery of this species. Restoration of extirpated populations through reintroduction is considered a necessary step to remove the Cumberland darter from the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife list.
August 2009 the 60 juvenile Cumberland darters propagated at CFI were released into Cogur Fork, McCreary County KY. Production efforts in 2010 and 2011 yielded 335 and 297 larvae respectively each year. The addition of a chiller to the rearing system of the larvae greatly increased larval survivorship and 2012 production increased to 1800 Cumberland darter juveniles! Although Cogur Fork apparently lacked Cumberland darters prior to stocking, habitat appeared suitable, and two other commonly associated darter species were present (rainbow and stripetail). The release of the low number of propagated fish was intended to test potential survivorship and dispersal. We are looking forward to participating in monitoring efforts to see how these fish are doing in their new home.


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By Andie Chilson | Reporter
The new film adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel, "Emma" brought quick wit and flawless acting chops to the small screen earlier this month. Compared to the 1996 film, the latest adaptation delivers something more suited for modern audiences.
"Emma" was among a few films that were released early for at-home streaming this month in the wake of COVID-19 and stay-at-home mandates. Other films released early included "The Invisible Man" and "Birds of Prey."
The latest adaptation of the story was surprisingly fresh considering how many times the classic novel has been adapted. The 1996 film version starring Gwyneth Paltrow was a classic adaptation of the original story featuring old English language and all of the dramatics that are characteristic of Austenian work.
The 2020 version of "Emma" also stayed true to the language and mannerisms of Austen's original story, but it had more of an edge than its 1996 predecessor. The latest adaptation of the film utilized quick wit and dark, biting humor to make what might otherwise be an antiquated storyline feel fresh and exciting.
The 1996 film is a pure adaptation of Austen's original work, and, for that reason, felt a bit dated and inaccessible for modern audiences – even in 1996. The blatant sexism and strict gender roles that were typical of the early 19th century when "Emma" was originally published were difficult to watch for two straight hours in the 1996 film.
The most recent adaptation, however, approaches the archaic gender roles of Austen's original work through a satirical lens. Using smart and sarcastic humor, the film pokes fun at some of the antiquated practices such as not dating below your class and valuing women solely for their ability to procure a husband.
Although the latest film uses the satire and dark humor that modern audiences love, it still manages to maintain the integrity of the original story. The plot strictly adheres to Austen's 1815 novel and features all of romantic missteps and twisted love triangles that make the original story so brilliant. The 2020 version delivers these classic troupes in a lighthearted, mocking way compared to the more serious 1996 adaptation.
The new film also features stunning costume and set design that make the film easy to watch. It uses a consistent color palate of pastel pinks and blues from start to finish that make it feel like the audience is watching a perfectly curated Instagram feed in movie form.
The cinematography in the new movie also utilizes quick, close up shots which add to the humor of the plot and make for a fast-paced, engaging film. There are moments when the camera zooms into an actor's face as they deliver a biting one-liner that make for laugh-out-loud comedic moments.
If you're looking for a more purist take on Austen's classic novel, the 1996 version of "Emma" is for you; but if you're in the market for dark humor and a fast-paced story, the latest adaptation of this classic tale is the way to go.


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Autobiography Of An Unknown Indian
- Publisher: Jaico Publishing House
- ISBN-13: 9788172242879
- Pages: 575
- Binding: Paperback
- Year of Pub / Reprint Year: 2016
About The Book
Autobiography of an Unknown Indian is the collective memoir of Nirad C. Chaudhuri, a man remembered for his support of the British Empire at a time that India was struggling to hold on to its newfound freedom.
Chaudhuri, a self-professed anglophile, dedicates the book to the British Empire and showcases the tone of the book from the very beginning. From his childhood in Kishorganj the book follows his growth and mental development. He describes colonial Calcutta and his fascination with the British Empire. An examination of the Indian renaissance, the politics that led to Freedom and the nature of Indian nationalism, the book is considered a vital contribution to Indian literature and contemporary history by several esteemed writers
About The Author
Nirad C. Chaudhuri was a Bengali-English writer and cultural commentator. He is best known for: A Passage to England, The Continent of Circe, The Intellectual in India, Thy Hand, Great Anarch! and Three Horsemen of the New Apocalypse among several other books.
A recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Scholar Extraordinary, a biography of Max Müller, he was later bestowed the title of Commander of Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 1992.


text: Retractions are a sign someone is working hard to breathe. The areas below the ribs, between the ribs, and in the neck sink in with each attempt to inhale. Normally, when you take a breath, your diaphragm and the muscles around your ribs create a vacuum that pulls air into your lungs. (It's kind of like sucking liquid through a straw.) But if a person is having trouble breathing, extra muscles kick into action. The use of these muscles results in retractions, which can be seen as the person tries to inhale (breathe in).


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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Accession of King Albert I
The Cross of Laeken details the centenary of the accession of King Albert I of the Belgians, the gallant "soldier-king" who led his nation in their heroic resistance to the German invasion during World War I. The late monarch stands out as one of the illustrious few who was "every inch a king" being regal with the 'common touch', courageous in war, leading his troops at the front, devoted to his family and sincerely religious. His noble example inspired not only the Belgian people but also many others around the world among the Allied powers during the Great War.


So This Is What Kindle Games Look Like
You could already use Instapaper on your Kindle, but now Amazon's released two games. Games! A Kindle app store's been inevitable ever since Amazon opened the device to developers in January, but now we know what'll be on the shelves.
The two games, Every Word and Shuffled Row, are both text-based, which makes sense given that they're on a black and white device QWERTY device geared at bookworms.
In Every Word, you're shown six or seven letters and tasked with finding how many words they contain:
Your score is comprised of two components: first make a lot of words, second try to make the longest word possible in each scramble. The best way to increase your score is to do both, but it's a huge bonus to find the longest word possible. Why? Because when you do, you earn the right to play a completely new level with a brand new set of letters. As long as you keep finding the longest word, you can move on to a new level with a new jumble of letters and push your score higher and higher.
While Shuffled Row also asks you to find words, this time in 60 lettered tiles:
The tiles are added to your row one at a time so you'll constantly be working with a new set of letters. After you submit a word, the letters you used will be removed and new ones will be added. Increase your score by using less common letters. Create longer words and increase your score even more. If you don't use the letters fast enough, they'll disappear and new ones will take their place, so you'll have to decide if you want to play it safe and use short words or try to wait for more letters to form longer words.
[gallery _PHONE_]Both games are free to download at Amazon right now. They look fun if you're a word dork like I am, but rudimentary. So now that we know Kindle games are here, the question is how far will they go? [Amazon via TechFlash]


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6 Reasons to Get a Hot Tub for Your Home
Updated: Sep 10, 2020
Hot tubs are the epitome of luxury and relaxation but they are also known for their health benefits as well as their ability to promote mental and emotional well-being.
From clearing the body of toxins to improving cardiovascular health, there really seems to be no downside to having a hot tub in your home.
If you are looking for a new way to relax at home with your friends and family, a hot tub may be the answer. Here are the main reasons you should get a hot tub for your home.
Hot tub on deck that is over looking a lake at dusk.
1. Anxiety Relief
Although it seems obvious, hot tubs and their connection to stress reduction and relaxation are extremely valuable. On top of the physical benefits regularly soaking in a hot tub, there is a mental and emotional benefit to it as well.
Stress is a common and dangerous health issue in the US that affects close relationships, sleep, mental health, weight, and overall well-being. Whether work is your source of stress or if it's the demands of modern life everyone deserves a break, including you.
You can incorporate hot tub sessions into your mornings to start the day off right or the evenings to wind down. Adding a soak in a hot tub to your daily life would be a life-changer.
You can face a stressful day head-on knowing that it will end with you soaking in a hot tub.
Stress and anxiety can be managed with a proper diet, regular exercise, and proper sleep but another aspect to anxiety relief is time spent simply enjoying a moment of quiet.
2. Promotes Quality Sleep
Insomnia is a common struggle for Americans that links to depression, anxiety, weight gain, high blood sugar, the list goes on and on. When you're not getting enough sleep you can begin to stress over getting sleep which, in turn, makes you sleep even less.
Because sleep disorders can be difficult to treat on your own it can be discouraging and exhausting to try and find ways to finally get some rest. Supplements, medications, and sleep podcasts could help but have you considered soaking in a hot tub before bed?
Using a hot tub daily promotes stress relief as we know, but that ties into getting quality sleep as well. Studies on hot tubs and their connection to sleep showed that using a hot tub before bed leads to deep, restful sleep.
Having a nighttime sleep ritual to signal to your brain and body that its time for sleep and ending it with a nice soak in the hot tub sounds like the perfect thing to do to keep your nerves away.
3. Self-Care
When you're busy, it is easy to get stuck on auto-pilot. Life moves fast and time never stops, it can be easy to overlook your needs and it can be difficult to prioritize yourself.
Self-care and self-love are necessary for all people. By assuring that we take little moments of our hectic days to check in with ourselves will assure that we can handle any amount of stress that comes our way.
Taking care of our emotional and mental well-being results in resiliency and strength when things don't go our way. Having a hot tub in your home is a sure-fire way to ensure that you will set aside some quality time to be with yourself.
By taking care of yourself first and foremost, you will signal to others around you that your time is valuable and your needs are important. Self-care can also increase confidence and self-esteem.
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Make it a complete experience by buying yourself a proper robe and slippers, putting on some relaxing music, and getting some waterside snacks and drinks.
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Hot tubs also give you the perfect reason to spend some time outside in Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter ❄. You can enjoy a sunrise, sunset, or a starry night from the comfort of your hot tub.
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The hot water also increases circulation in the body which leads to a decrease in inflammation and an increase in joint mobility for up to hours after you get out of the tub. Regular soaks in the hot tub also decrease muscle spasms and it's a great way to recover after a hard work out.
If you have arthritis, hot tubs can also be helpful to provide a gentle place at home to do exercises for your joints. Water exercises are pain-free and they increase flexibility and strength without the pressure on your joints.
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Introduction to Electricity Markets
8.4 LMP on a Three Node Network, Constant Marginal Cost
8.4 LMP on a Three Node Network, Constant Marginal Cost
Now that you've seen the basic idea of LMP calculations, we'll move on to the three node network. This will be more complicated because we'll need to use our power flow adjustment calculations as we did in a previous lesson. We will go through a couple of different versions - one with constant marginal costs and one with linear marginal costs.
Our example with constant marginal costs is based on the three node network in the figure below. The marginal cost of Generator A is $5/MWh and the marginal cost of Generator B is $2/MWh. In this example we will impose some capacity constraints on the generators - Generator A can produce at most 10 MW and Generator B can produce at most 7 MW. Demand at Node C is 10 MWh.
3 node network labeled A,B,C, equal resistance. Node 1: MC = $5. capacity= 10MW, Node 2: MC = $2, Capacity = 7MW. Node 3: Demand = 10MWh
Figure 8.6: A three node Network
Source: This image by S. Blumsack © Penn State University is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
First, we will clear the market and calculate flows without imposing any limits on the transmission lines. The market-clearing solution is for Generator B to produce 7 MWh and Generator A to produce 3 MWh. The SMP is $5/MWh. Flows in the network are calculated as:
F BC = 1 3 G A + 2 3 G B =5 2 3 MW F AC = 2 3 G A + 1 3 G B =4 1 3 MW F AB = 1 3 G A - 1 3 G B =- 4 3 MW
Since there is no transmission congestion in the network, we have that the LMPs are all identical and equal to $5/MWh.
Now we will impose congestion on the system by assuming that the maximum possible flow on Line (B,C) is 5 2/3 MW (which was our flow solution above). We will also assume that demand increases to 11 MWh, so we need to redispatch the generators to avoid overloading Line (B,C). We calculate the redispatch as follows, using the same technique as in Lesson 4:
ΔF BC = 1 3 ΔG A + 2 3 ΔG B =0
 = 1 3 ΔG A + 2 3 ( 1-ΔG A )=0
 - 1 3 ΔG A + 2 3 =0
 ΔG A =+2MWh, ΔG B =-1MWh
We now have GA = 5 MWh and GB = 6 MWh. Since marginal costs are constant, we have:
LMP(A) = $5/MWh; LMP(B) = $2/MWh
LMP(C) = 2 × $5 + (-1 × $2) = $8/MWh
The LMPs at the generator nodes (A and B) are equal to the generator marginal costs. The LMP at Node C reflects the costs of the actions needed to deliver an additional MWh to Node C (increasing generator A by 2 MWh, which imposes a cost of $5/MWh; and reducing output at generator B by 1 MWh, which saves $2/MWh).


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DESIGN: Self-Charging Battery Achieves Milliamp Milestone
Strategic Elements is claiming several development milestones for its moisture-powered self-charging battery. The first is a demonstration of the company's Battery Ink technology powering an electronic device equipped with multiple sensors and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication. The ability to power BLE connectivity will enable wireless sensor networks for wearable and internet of things (IoT) devices that transmit data to other devices like mobile phones, computers, and others.
Deemed most significant, the second milestone is to print a prototype battery pack with the Battery Ink that can generate over a one milliamp (1 mA) of current from moisture (humidity) only. Obviously, achieving this higher milliamp range expands the range of devices a battery can power.
Strategic Elements' Battery Ink technology employs graphene oxide-based ink to print small, thin, and lightweight battery cells on surfaces like glass and plastic. The battery cells derive power and self-charge from moisture only. According to the company, "moisture from humidity in the air and graphene oxide are a readily available, environmentally-friendly source of energy compared to alternatives based on lithium."
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The OpenAjax Alliance has announced approval and availability of OpenAjax Hub 2.0 as an industry standard for more secure Web 2.0 mashup applications. Advances in security in Hub 2.0 can help protect enterprise mashups from malicious intent, giving IT staff greater confidence in adding these features to their Web sites.
The major addition to Hub 2.0 is a JavaScript Library for Secure Enterprise Mashups created to better protect widgets and mashups from hackers and malicious intent. It addresses concerns among IT managers that may have inhibited adoption of mashup software within companies.
"OpenAjax Hub 2.0 is a major step forward for the OpenAjax Alliance towards its mission of promoting Ajax interoperability," says the OpenAjax Alliance's David Boloker. "In order to realize the potential for mashups across the industry, there needs to be standards. Hub 2.0 defines a key industry standard for how widgets can be isolated into secure containers and then how widgets can talk to each other through a mediated messaging bus."
Hub 2.0 isolates third-party widgets into secure sandboxes and mediates messaging among the widgets with a security manager. For example, suppose a Web site includes a third-party calendar widget. That widget itself might be malicious or might become malicious if its code has vulnerabilities that allow a site to hijack the widget. Malicious widgets could transmit hijacked data to a scamming web site or piggyback user credentials to read and write from company servers. Hub 2.0 prevents attacks by isolating untrusted widgets from the main application and other widgets, and by preventing access to user credentials. It protects against widget hijacking due to its features around careful widget loading and unloading and message integrity.
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Femininity and the Factory: Women's Labouring Bodies in the Moir's Candy Plant, _PHONE_
Mulrooney, Margaret Anne
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In post-war Canada, married women's labour force participation rose dramatically. Labour historians have studied this trend with a primary focus on married women's disadvantaged position in the labour market. This thesis examines female factory workers as manual labourers and asks how their bodies affected and were affected by their jobs, and how specifically female embodiment shaped their experience of work. Using the framework of job-related, cultural, and reproductive body work developed by sociologist Chris Shilling, this case study examines the experiences of eleven women who worked at the Moir's candy plant in Halifax between 1949 and 1970. Semi-structured interviews are the main source of research data for this study. This case study explores working conditions at Moir's, such as work on conveyor belts, the gendered division of labour, piece-work, and breaks, and determines the ways the women responded to and also shaped these conditions. The women's testimonies reveal that their embodied experience as labourers was based both in workplace conditions (such as company regulations) and in family responsibilities. There are three main findings. First, I argue that in the context of the Moir's factory, women's acts of sabotage (in the form of breaking the conveyor belts), use of make-work, and development of other coping strategies were intended to create needed leisure time in the workplace. Second, I challenge the common assumption in labour sociology that factory work does not require that employees carry out true emotional labour. I argue that feelings of pride and shame had a strong influence over the women's workplace dress and behaviour; managing these feelings were an important part of the women's occupation. Finally, I argue that in the post-war era, women's reproductive body work was directly connected to their paid labour because of the lack of public childcare and other reproductive labour resources available to wives and working mothers.


What is the correct spelling of 14
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Spelling of digits with -years and -years
If under-18s meet over-16s, we are probably dealing with 17-year-olds. There are some uncertainties with the spelling of digits in connection with -year, which should be clarified here.
According to the old spelling, there was no difference between adjective and nouning in age designations written with numbers: the twelve-year-old boy was "the twelve-year-old boy" and the twelve-year-old was "the twelve year old". The spelling reform brought two innovations here: On the one hand, according to the new spelling, a hyphen is set between number and "year old", on the other hand, the nouns are capitalized after the hyphen: the 12 year old boy, but: the 12 year old. So far, so easy.
Difficulties are often caused by the connections with "under" or "over", as shown in the introductory sentence. The following applies here: "under" and "over" are more specific and are not written together with the age, but - like an adverb - simply put in front of it: those over fifty or those over 50 (wrong: "those over fifty"; wrong: "those over 50"). Corresponding: those under 18 years of age; the almost 80-year-old; the already 90-year-old.
Another stumbling block is specifying an age range: Fourteen to eighteen year olds is written with numbers: 14 to 18 year olds. Often there is a tendency to leave out the supplementary dash after the first number, since the word "to" follows afterwards (incorrect: "14 to 18 year olds"). Actual is just the spelling 14 to 18 year olds correct, since it is an abbreviation of the spelling "14-year-olds to 18-year olds". Shortened again with the to sign, this results in the following notation: the 14-18 year olds. Please note that the first dash (the to sign) should ideally be longer than the hyphen and match the length of the dash.
Finally, it should be pointed out that compounds with "-year" can of course also denote a period of time in addition to the age: the five year old or 5 year old Stay abroad. The correct delimitation of "-annual" must be observed here: for one two year old Vacation you are on vacation for two years, with one biennial Holidays are taken every two years.
And what about the "50th anniversary"? Basically, the critics are right when they object that the anniversary will not be 50 years old after all. However, this form has meanwhile passed into linguistic usage and is so common that it can no longer be regarded as wrong - especially since the linguistic alternatives, e.g. B. make the "50th anniversary" rather cumbersome.
Julian von Heyl on 11/27/12 | Comments (5) | Visits: 9551
Section briefly explained:
The German language is riddled with pitfalls. Here we address selected problem cases and provide brief explanations and definitions of spelling, grammar and practical application.
1 anonymous
A better equivalent for "50th anniversary" would not be "Jubilee of 50th anniversary", but rather "50th anniversary (of existence)". See also: Wikipedia article about "Jubilee"
Posted by anonymous on 04/03/13 3:47 PM
2 Julian von Heyl
Wikipedia says: "Today it has become common practice to call every annual return an anniversary." In the language I know, this has not yet become commonplace, and even the dictionaries have not noticed anything. In this respect, the Wikipedia statement should first be questioned rather than being able to derive questionable forms such as "50th anniversary" from it.
Written by Julian von Heyl on 04/03/13 4:03 PM
3 Holger
Here are a few comments:
a) My teachers (long before RSR) were of the opinion that numerals smaller than 13 should be written out; so every two years, not every two years, etc.; ten-, elevenand twelve-year class reunions.
b) Whether an anniversary or an existence is said / written, I find both good, where it is not about people. So about companies, corporations, etc. In comparison with English, where it says' anniversary ". I mean: I think it's stupid when a club or company celebrates a '25th birthday '. German would therefore be '25th anniversary' (of the existence / since the foundation) possible.
c) I find the use of the descriptions from the wedding day calendar cunning: golden company anniversary, silver divorce, etc.
Written by Holger on 11/15/15 6:23 PM
4 Ulrich
Hello Julian von Heyl!
I agree with everything except the paragraph that talks about "under" and "over". These two words are more specific in this case. That's right. But what are you referring to? They don't refer to the whole word "50 year olds". If it were, your spelling would be correct. However, they refer solely to the number or the numeral "50". Only "over-50s" is therefore logical.
We have a similar example with the church name "St. Josefs-Kirche". "St. Josefs-Kirche" or "St. Josefskirche" is often incorrectly written. The term "Saint" means "holy" and does not refer to the church, but to St. Joseph, after whom it is named. Written with space between words, however, the church would be holy.
If the three terms are written in one word, this logically also applies to "those over 50". I don't know who determined the notation given. In any case, I do not consider them sensible or logical.
Written by Ulrich on 3/24/17 5:42 PM
5 R. Mulde
Regulations, instructions,... First of all, it is important that "in this our country" (H.Kohl) everyone can write as he or she likes. It has been found to be quite practical that this is done in such a way that it can be easily understood.
Refinements such as the forced subjunctive after indirect speech are desirable, but not to be found everywhere in the group of participants, because you know or suspect what should be said.
Because this point of view threatens to torpedo the endeavors of the author of this page (and led to difficulties in the grading in German lessons), who is obviously concerned with the "correct" form of the German language, I withdraw what I have just said, blushing with shame.
Let's leave aside what the usual guidebooks like Wahrig, Duden and even the unreliable Wikipedia have to say: What reason can there be not to write "81 years old" and instead use a hyphen (or is that a minus sign?) In to tinker the text?
Language or the development of language rarely follows regulations. The big (now suffering) newspaper and book publishers are more likely to set the pace, provided that people today still read anything other than what is on their mobile phones or on the menu.
By the way: I personally (!) Prefer "17 years old" because it is the shortest.
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Carrara marble quarries are situated nearby the city of Carrara in the province of Massa-Carrara in the Lunigiana, the northernmost tip of Tuscany. Carrara marble is a type of white or blue-grey marble of very high quality, popular for use in sculpture and building decor.
Carrara marble has been used since the time of Ancient Rome. Huge blocks of marble were loaded onto ships and were then transported from the port of Luni to Rome. The marble was used for the decorations of the roman temples. The real breakthrough in marble quarrying came in the 16th century with the advent of explosives. During the Renaissance marble was used by Michelangelo for his sculptures, the artist came personally to select the blocks of marble for his works (for example for the David, the Pietà and the Moses).
In the 17th and 18th centuries, the marble quarries were monitored by the noble Cybo and Malaspina. At the end of the 19th century, Carrara became the cradle of anarchism in Italy, in particular among the quarry workers. Many of them were ex-convicts or fugitives from justice. The work at the quarries was so tough and arduous that almost any aspirant worker with sufficient muscle and endurance was employed, regardless of their background. In the middle of the twentieth century Carrara marble has been loved by fashists: Mussolini even gave the marble of Carrara for one of the two mosques of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
The quarries are places where for many centuries marble was quarried. There are two types of marble quarries: closed and open. There are currently about 270 active Carrara marble quarries, and in these quarries the world's most advanced technology is used. Yet although there are hundreds of Carrara quarries, only a few yield the top quality marble so prized for its colour and texture. The best marble is „hidden" very deep in the mount, and it is pure white and has a perfect texture.
UnseenTuscany.com author Federico Baglini joined Carrara Marble Jeep Tour. Carrara Marble Tour offers off road 4×4 trip in the stunning scenery of the Carrara marble basins, where some scenes of the James Bond Quantum of Solace film were shooted in 2008. This tour is a unique possibility to see stunning places usually inaccessible to most visitors and discover the world of Carrara's marble.
The itinerary starts at Fantiscritti parking place. The professional driver of 4X4 off road vehicle (up to 9 seats) brings you up through a steep marble road connecting a net of 30 open-air active quarries at an altitude of almost 1000 m above the sea level. Here you can admire a breathtaking view over the entire Apuan-Versilian coastline. Inside the quarrying site, our tour guide gives information about both ancient and modern methods of excavation of marble.
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