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Queen's Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male sovereign known as King's Counsel (KC), are senior lawyers in various Commonwealth countries.
They are appointed by letters patent to be one of "Her Majesty's Counsel learned in the law". They are not a separate type of lawyer. They are more than long serving lawyers, because their status is given by the Crown and recognised by the courts.
Queen's Counsel have the privilege of sitting within the Bar of court, and wear silk gowns of a special design (hence the informal title Silks). The special robes are the reason why becoming a QC is often called "taking silk".
In order to "take silk" a lawyer usually has to serve as a barrister or a Scottish advocate for at least 10 years. Recently solicitors have also been appointed Queen's Counsel.
A QC's status means they generally charge higher fees than ordinary barristers, and always have another barrister as an assistant. This assistant is called a "junior" even if the junior has been a lawyer longer than the "silk".


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We show that the binding energy of the shallow impurity (at the center of the quantum well) ground state is strongly reduced by the presence of a metallic mirror at a few effective Bohr radii from the quantum well. For a given depth of the quantum well, we find that the absolute value of the image potential energy without the metallic mirror is equal to that with a fixed metallic mirror while a certain width of the quantum well is met. Hence, it is proposed that the binding energy of the shallow impurity ground state in the quantum well with and without the metallic mirror can be separately measured by the variation of the width of quantum well. The contribution of the image potential energy to the binding energy of the shallow impurity ground state may then be deduced.
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There are 5 trials each with success probability of 0.02. The probab of winning only at the 3rd AND 5th trial is 0.02^2 * 0.98^3.
What if I am asked the prob of winning at the 3rd OR at the 5th trial?
How do I do it? And why?
The probability of winning when playing one game on the slot machine is 2%. Mr Brown tries 5 times(assume independently). What is the probability of winning only at the third and the fifth trials?
That is the exercice and in class we solved it like this: 0.02^2* 0.98^3.
In class we never seen the "OR" and I was wondering what I am supposed to do if at the exam they put me an exercice with "Or" istead of "and". Can you help me? Can you explaining me what all your questions mean? I mean can you let me see how they are different? Thank you so so much.
But you really need to discuss this with your instructor. Find out her/his take on the language of this question.
well I was just trying to figure out what to do in case I find an "OR" somewhere. We are not supposed to hae the same exercices we did in class. They are usually things we have never seen before, that is why I was wondering about the or.
So to wrap up: if I find something that appears to mean "3rd(let's say) or 5th but not both" I compute the prob of getting ONLY the 3rd as success just thinking the others are all failures. do the same with the 5th and sum them.
If I find "3rd or 5th or both" the same as before plus the probab of having exacltly those two successes.
Is this right? Are there any other cases I might find? Might you please let me see how to answer the questions you posed, I have no idea where to start?
Thanks a lot

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July 24, 2012
Stars are responsible for forging every heavy element in the universe when they fuse hydrogen and when they explode at the ends of their lives. But they also create a strange third type of chemical bond between atoms, caused by their incredible magnetic fields. This previously unknown type of bond could lead to new research in quantum science, perhaps even quantum computing.
Kai Lange, Trygve Helgaker and colleagues at the University of Oslo discovered this third bond by accident, when they were studying the magnetic fields in compact stars like white dwarfs, magnetars and neutron stars. Some white dwarfs have magnetic fields 10,000 times the strongest field anyone can produce on Earth, for instance, and neutron stars are five orders of magnitude more powerful. This is certain to introduce some strange behaviors that go beyond the Coulomb force we all know and love.
Basic chemistry teaches us that there are two types of bonds between atoms: Covalent bonds, where adjoining atoms simply share their outer-shell electrons, and ionic bonds, where two oppositely charged atoms are attracted to each other. This newly found third type only exists in these supercharged magnetic fields.
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Here we go round the Mulberry Bush .
A childs nursery rhyme of long ago. No it was not from an innocent source indeed a far cry from the nursery,the childs bed that we all had this sung too. Sinister in fact is its origin and somehow it entered the school yard and prep school as infectious tunes will do.
We go back in time to the first real mention of the mulberry tree. The ancient Chinese art of silk making from the tiny worm that ate white mulberry tree leaves to make cocoons that would end up as silk thread.
The latin Botanical name for the mulberry is Morus Moraceae. The red mulberry is sweeter fruit but silk worms failed to make progress on it as London found out when planting the wrong trees for King James 1st. Who himself had interest in silk making. The Silk Road trade brought tons of silk to Europe and in England cloth was made by looms designed just for silk to be made into cloth.Who has not loved a silk shirt next the skin.
A Russian black mulberry exits and is said to be really sweet for pies and pastry dishes.
In fact it will grow as a species almost anyplace in European hedgerows wild. Taken to America in 1687 it grow well there too.
Silk worms feeding on white Mulberry leaves
What brought us its fame was a simple song related to Her Majesties State Prison on Wakefield Yorkshire England. Long ago a cutting was planted in the exercise yard when women inmates were allowed to circle around it to impact the ground so the winds would not blow the seedling away in 1609. After the bush grew they did the same dance and sang here we go round the mulberry bush although we killed our husbands.
It as a song was a famous tune and soon words made by those who recorded it accepted by all in books as a chanting song.Girls skipped to it and at Christmas 1900 it was sung as carol at Westminster school.
Wakefield Prison was built as a house of correction and poor house in 1594.Today it is a male only top high security dispersal prison for those too risky to public safety. It is the largest prison of that sort in the United Kingdom.
Here we go round the mulberry bush sung by children all over Europe came from roots long ago in space and time but now we know its rather pitiful origin.
Thank you dear readers,Yours Sir Kevin.
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 1. Thank you dear lady I do know as I have copied your recipe. I do not have Mulberry tees unfortunately but can buy the fruits on Riga 7 acre covered market. I do so intend to make it one fine day before winter. I am glad that you enjoy my blogs.It makes writing them worth doing.
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Your prompt should tell the user to enter a four-digit integer. You can then assume that the user follows directions. (Hint remainder operators.)
2) Repeat the previous project, but read the four digit integer as a string. Use String methods of the hint.
3) Write a program that converts degrees from Fahrenheit to Celsius, using the formula
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DegreesC = 5(DegreesF ?32)/9
Prompt the user to enter a temperature in degrees Fahrenheit as a whole number without a fractional part. Then have the program display the equivalent Celsius temperature, including the fractional part to at least one decimal point. A possible dialogue with the user might be
Enter a temperature in degrees Fahrenheit: 72
72 degrees Fahrenheit is 22.2 degrees Celsius.
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8.2.1 condition-case
As we have seen earlier (see Generate an Error Message), when the Emacs Lisp interpreter has trouble evaluating an expression, it provides you with help; in the jargon, this is called "signaling an error". Usually, the computer stops the program and shows you a message.
However, some programs undertake complicated actions. They should not simply stop on an error. In the kill-region function, the most likely error is that you will try to kill text that is read-only and cannot be removed. So the kill-region function contains code to handle this circumstance. This code, which makes up the body of the kill-region function, is inside of a condition-case special form.
The template for condition-case looks like this:
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The second argument, bodyform, is straightforward. The condition-case special form causes the Lisp interpreter to evaluate the code in bodyform. If no error occurs, the special form returns the code's value and produces the side-effects, if any.
In short, the bodyform part of a condition-case expression determines what should happen when everything works correctly.
However, if an error occurs, among its other actions, the function generating the error signal will define one or more error condition names.
An error handler is the third argument to condition-case. An error handler has two parts, a condition-name and a body. If the condition-name part of an error handler matches a condition name generated by an error, then the body part of the error handler is run.
As you will expect, the condition-name part of an error handler may be either a single condition name or a list of condition names.
Also, a complete condition-case expression may contain more than one error handler. When an error occurs, the first applicable handler is run.
Lastly, the first argument to the condition-case expression, the var argument, is sometimes bound to a variable that contains information about the error. However, if that argument is nil, as is the case in kill-region, that information is discarded.
In brief, in the kill-region function, the code condition-case works like this:
If no errors, run only this code
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Title: SEASONALLY REGULATED PROTEINS IN PEACH (PRUNUS PERSICA): WHAT ARE THEY AND WHAT DO THEY DO?
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item Arora, Rajeev - WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
Submitted to: Plant Dormancy Symposium
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Publication Acceptance Date: June 30, 1999
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Technical Abstract: The seasonal process of cold acclimation in woody plants allows them to tolerate and survive freezing. Additionally, temperate woody plants undergo a period of dormancy where growth is arrested. Transitions (onset and loss) in dormancy and cold acclimation partially overlap, making it difficult to associate physiological and molecular changes specifically with one or the other phenological events. To overcome this problem, researchers have devised several different approaches. One of these strategies has been the use of sibling genotypes of peach segregating for deciduous (dormant) and evergreen (non-dormant) habits. These genotypes exhibit a significant difference in their ability to cold acclimate while the apical meristems of the evergreen genotype do not form buds or exhibit endodormancy. This system has allowed us to identify several seasonally- regulated proteins that may be specifically associated with either dormancy yor cold acclimation. We have characterized a 60 kDa dehydrin (PCA60) extensively and cloned the gene (ppdhn1) coding for this protein. The protein is both qualitatively and quantitatively associated with cold acclimation within and between genotypes. We have also identified several other proteins (5, 16, and 19 kDa) in peach that due to their seasonal expression and abundance would be typically classified as storage proteins. Based on the partial or entire sequence of these proteins or genes, however only one, the 16 kDa protein, may serve solely as a nitrogen reserve. The 5 kDa protein is a defensin (a family of highly antifungal proteins) while the 19 kDa protein is highly homologous to pathogenesis-related and ABA- responsive proteins. The 19 kDa and defensin are also fruit ripening related.
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The Berber calendar is the agricultural calendar traditionally used by Berbers. It is known as the fellaḥi; the calendar is utilized to regulate the seasonal agricultural works. The Islamic calendar, a lunar calendar, is not suited for agriculture because it does not relate to seasonal cycles. In other parts of the Islamic world either Iranian solar calendars, the Coptic calendar, the Rumi calendar, or other calendars based on the Julian calendar, were used before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar; the current Berber calendar is a legacy of the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis and the Roman province of Africa, as it is a surviving form of the Julian calendar. The latter calendar was used in Europe before the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, with month names derived from Latin. Berber populations used various indigenous calendars, such as that of the Guanche autochthones of the Canary Islands; however little is known of these ancient calendrical systems. The agricultural Berber calendar still in use is certainly derived from the Julian calendar, introduced in the Roman province of Africa at the time of Roman domination.
The names of the months of this calendar are derived from the corresponding Latin names and races of the Roman calendar denominations of Kalends and Ides exist: El Qabisi, an Islamic jurisconsult by Kairawan who lived in the 11th century, condemned the custom of celebrating "pagans'" festivals and cited, among traditional habits of North Africa, that of observing January Qalandas. The length of the year and of the individual months is the same as in the Julian calendar: three years of 365 days followed by a leap year of 366, without exceptions, 30- and 31-day months, except for the second one that has 28 days; the only slight discrepancy lies in that the extra day in leap years is not added at the end of February, but at the end of the year. This means that the beginning of the year corresponds to the 14th day of January in the Gregorian calendar, which coincides with the offset accumulated during the centuries between astronomical dates and the Julian calendar. In addition to the subdivision by months, within the traditional agricultural calendar there are other partitions, by "seasons" or by "strong periods", characterized by particular festivals and celebrations.
Not all the four seasons have retained a Berber denomination: the words for spring and autumn are used everywhere, more sparingly the winter and, among northern Berbers, the Berber name for the autumn has been preserved only in Jebel Nafusa. Spring tafsut – Begins on 15 furar Summer anebdu – Begins on 17 mayu Autumn amwal / aməwan ( – Begins on 17 ghusht Winter tagrest - Begins on 16 numbír An interesting element is the existing opposition between two 40-day terms, one representing the coldest part of winter and one the hottest period of summer; the coldest period is made up by 20 "white nights", from 12 to 31 dujamber, 20 "black nights", beginning on the first day of yennayer, corresponding to the Gregorian 14 January. The first day of the year is celebrated in various ways in the different parts of North Africa. A widespread tradition is a meal with particular foods. In some regions, it is marked by the sacrifice of an animal. In Algeria, such a holiday is celebrated by many people who don't use the Berber calendar in daily life.
A characteristic trait of this festivity, which blurs with the Islamic Day of Ashura, is the presence, in many regions, of ritual invocations with formulas like bennayu, babiyyanu, bu-ini, etc. Such expressions, according to many scholars, may be derived from of the ancient bonus annus wishes. A curious aspect of the Yennayer celebrations concerns the date of New Year's Day. Though once this anniversary fell everywhere on 14 January, because of a mistake introduced by some Berber cultural associations active in recovering customs on the verge of extinction, at present in a wide part of Algeria it is common opinion that the date of "Berber New Year's Day" is 12 January and not the 14th; the celebration at the 12, two days before the traditional one, it had been explicitly signaled in the city of Oran. El Azara is the period of the year extending, according to the Berber calendar, from 3 to 13 February and known by a climate sometimes hot, sometimes cold. Before the cold ends and spring begins there is a period of the year, feared.
It consists of ten days straddling the months of furar and mars, it is characterised by strong winds. It is said that, during this term, one should suspend many activities, should not marry nor go out during the night, leaving instead full scope to mysterious powers, which in that period are active and celebrate their weddings. Due to a linguistic taboo, in Djerba these creatures are called imbarken, i.e. "the blessed ones", whence this period takes its name. Jamrat el Ma, "embers of the sea", 27 February, is marked by a rise in sea temperature. Jamrat el Trab, "land embers" in English, is the period from 6 to 10 March and known to be marked by a mixture of heavy rain and sunny weather. Jamrat or coal is a term used t
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The Republic of China controlled the Chinese mainland between 1912 and 1949. It was established in January 1912 after the Xinhai Revolution, which overthrew the Qing dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of China, its government moved to Taipei in December 1949 due to the Kuomintang's defeat in the Chinese Civil War. The Republic's first president, Sun Yat-sen, served only before handing over the position to Yuan Shikai, leader of the Beiyang Army, his party led by Song Jiaoren, won the parliamentary election held in December 1912. Song Jiaoren was assassinated shortly after and the Beiyang Army led by Yuan Shikai maintained full control of the Beiyang government. Between late 1915 and early 1916, Yuan Shikai tried to reinstate the monarchy before abdicating due to popular unrest. After Yuan Shikai's death in 1916, members of cliques in the Beiyang Army claimed their autonomy and clashed with each other. During this period, the authority of the Beiyang government was weakened by a restoration of the Qing dynasty.
In 1921, Sun Yat-sen's Kuomintang established a rival government in Canton City, Canton Province, together with the fledgling Communist Party of China. The economy of North China, overtaxed to support warlord adventurism, collapsed between 1927 and 1928. General Chiang Kai-shek, who became KMT leader after Sun Yat-sen's death, started the Northern Expedition military campaign in 1926 to overthrow the Beiyang government, completed in 1928. In April 1927, Chiang established a nationalist government in Nanking, massacred communists in Shanghai, which forced the CPC into armed rebellion, marking the beginning of the Chinese Civil War. There were industrialization and modernization, but conflict between the Nationalist government in Nanking, the CPC, remnant warlords, the Empire of Japan. Nation-building took a backseat to the Second Sino-Japanese War when the Imperial Japanese Army launched an offensive against China in 1937 that turned into a full-scale invasion. After the surrender of Japan at the end of World War II in 1945, the Chinese Civil War resumed in 1946 between the KMT and CPC, with both sides receiving foreign assistance due to the Cold War from the USA and USSR, respectively.
During this period, the 1946 Constitution of the Republic of China replaced the 1928 Organic Law as the Republic's fundamental law. Near the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party established the People's Republic of China, overthrowing the nationalist government on the Chinese mainland; the Government of the Republic of China moved from Nanking to Taipei in 1949, controlling only the Taiwan area after 1949. The official name of the state in the mainland was the "Republic of China". Shortly after the ROC's establishment in 1912, while it was still located on the Chinese mainland, the government used the short form "China" to refer to itself, which derives from zhōng and guó, a term which developed under the Zhou dynasty in reference to its royal demesne, the name was applied to the area around Luoyi during the Eastern Zhou and to China's Central Plain before being used as an occasional synonym for the state during the Qing era; the ROC used alternate names throughout its existence were Republican China or Republican Era, as well as the Beiyang government, the Nationalist government.
A republic was formally established on 1 January 1912 following the Xinhai Revolution, which itself began with the Wuchang Uprising on 10 October 1911 overthrowing the Qing dynasty and ending over two thousand years of imperial rule in China. From its founding until 1949 it was based on mainland China. Central authority waxed and waned in response to warlordism, Japanese invasion, a full-scale civil war, with central authority strongest during the Nanjing Decade, when most of China came under the control of the Kuomintang under an authoritarian one-party military dictatorship. At the end of World War II in 1945, the Empire of Japan surrendered control of Taiwan and its island groups to the Allies, Taiwan was placed under the Republic of China's administrative control; the communist takeover of mainland China in the Chinese Civil War in 1949 left the ruling Kuomintang with control over only Taiwan, Kinmen and other minor islands. With the 1949 loss of mainland China in the civil war, the ROC government retreated to Taiwan and the KMT


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Cape buttercup (Sparaxis grandiflora)
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Cape buttercup description
This perennial plant is well suited to its scientific name grandiflora, meaning 'large-flowered', as it bears prominent, cup-shaped flowers, in vivid shades of white, yellow or purple (4). The flowers, each measuring 35 to 45 millimetres across (4), are arranged in a cluster on the unbranched stem (5). Sparaxis grandiflora produces a fan of fairly succulent, sword-shaped leaves (4) (6), and an underground storage organ, or corm (2). The fruit of Sparaxis grandiflora is a capsule, within which are large, spherical, shiny seeds (5).
- Height: 10 - 25 cm (2)
Cape buttercup biology
Sparaxis grandiflora is a perennial plant (4), meaning that it lives for more than two seasons and, after an initial period, produces flowers once a year (7). The large flowers appear between August and September (2), and are pollinated by a range of insects, including bees, scarab beetles, and tabanids (8). A Sparaxis grandiflora plant may live for approximately ten years (5).Top
Cape buttercup range
Endemic to the Cape Floristic Region, an area of incredible plant diversity in south-western South Africa. Sparaxis grandiflora is distributed within this region from Clanwilliam south to Bredasdorp (2). The subspecies S. g. grandiflora is restricted to a few localities within the Tulbagh Valley (5).Top
Cape buttercup habitatTop
Cape buttercup status
Sparaxis grandiflora subspecies grandiflora is classified as Endangered (EN) on the Red List of South African Plants. Sparaxis grandiflora subspecies actutiloba, fimbriata, and violacea are all classified as Least Concern (LC) (3).Top
Cape buttercup threats
The subspecies S. g. grandiflora is classified as Endangered due to its small distribution. Previously more widespread, the expansion of agriculture, particularly vineyards and wheat fields, has taken its toll, and this subspecies can now only be found in small patches of natural renosterveld habitat that remain between agricultural lands. These remaining populations of S. g. grandiflora are threatened by pesticides, affecting the plant and its insect pollinators, and fertilisers, overloading the plant with excessive nutrients, that run-off the adjacent fields (5). With 90 percent of South Africa's wine production occurring within the Cape Floristic Region (9), the further expansion of vineyards poses a constant and significant threat to the survival of this subspecies (5).Top
Cape buttercup conservation
There are a number of protected areas within the Cape Floristic Region and several conservation projects being undertaken, which Sparaxis grandiflora may benefit from (10). The Custodians of Rare and Endangered Flowers (CREW), an initiative which has been involving communities in monitoring and conserving threatened plants in the Cape Floristic Region since 2003, mapped the natural vegetation of Tulbagh as part of the Tulbagh Renosterveld Project (11). The data collected by CREW confirmed the threatened status of S. g. grandiflora and alerted conservationists and local farmers to the importance of preventing further declines in the remaining populations (5). In addition, Sparaxis grandiflora, along with many other plants in the Cape Floristic Region, may benefit from a partnership between the wine industry and the conservation sector to conserve the rich biodiversity of this area. The Biodiversity and Wine Initiative (BWI) arose out of concern that some of the region's vulnerable natural habitat might be targeted for vineyard expansion, and aims to prevent further loss of natural habitat in important sites, and promote changes in farming practices to enhance the suitability of vineyards as habitat for biodiversity, and reduce practices that have negative impacts. For example, the wine-producing owner of land at Contreberg set aside an area as a wildflower reserve, where Sparaxis grandiflora grows (9).Top
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For further information on the Biodiversity and Wine Initiative see:
Biodiversity and Wine Initiative:
Authenticated (06/07/10) by Lize von Staden, Red List Scientist, Threatened Species Programme, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
- Cape Floristic Region
- An area occupying about 90,000 square kilometres in South Africa that contains an incredibly high diversity of plant species (around 8,700 species), of which 68 percent are found no where else.
- A short swollen stem, which develops at ground level or below ground and has a storage function.
- A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
- A plant that normally lives for more than two seasons. After an initial period, the plant produces flowers once a year.
- To transfer pollen grains from the stamen (male part of a flower) to the stigma (female part of a flower) of a flowering plant. This usually leads to fertilisation, the development of seeds and, eventually, a new plant.
- An animal that in the act of visiting a plant's flowers transfers pollen grains from the stamen (male part of a flower) to the stigma (female part of a flower) of a flowering plant. This usually leads to fertilisation, the development of seeds and, eventually, a new plant.
- A type of fire-prone shrubland vegetation, characterised by a dominance of members of the daisy family. Renosterveld grows in fertile, clay-rich soils, where the annual rainfall is between 300 and 600 millimetres.
- A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.
- Flies belonging to the family Tabanidae. Includes horseflies and gadflies.
- Heywood, V.H. (1978) Flowering Plants of the World. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
- Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J. (2000) Cape Plants: A Conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. National Botanical Institute of South Africa, Pretoria and Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri.
- Raimondo, D., Von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. (2009) Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
- Paterson-Jones, C. and Manning, J. (2007) Ecoguide Fynbos. Briza Publications, Pretoria, South Africa.
PlantZAfrica (March, 2008)
- Goldblatt, P. (1992) Phylogenetic analysis of the South African genus Sparaxis (Including Synnotia) (Iridaceae-Ixioideae), with two new species and a review of the genus. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 79(1): 143-159.
- Allaby, M. (1998) Dictionary of Plant Sciences. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
- Goldblatt, P., Manning, J.C. and Bernhardt, P. (2000) Adaptive radiation of pollination mechanisms in Sparaxis (Iridaceae: Ixioideae). Adansonia, 22(1): 57-70.
Biodiversity and Wine Initiative (March, 2008)
UNEP-WCMC: Cape Floral Protected Areas of South Africa (March, 2008)
- Ebrahim, I. (2005) Tulbagh Renosterveld Project. Crew News, 1: 5.
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Coaching Manitoba has announced they will be offering an Introduction to Competition A Course on June 15-16, 2018.
The course consist of the following aspects:
- Planning a Practice
- Make Ethical Decisions
Introduction to Competition A
The ICA course consists of three modules: Planning a Practice, Nutrition and Make Ethical Decisions.
Planning a Practice
The Planning a Practice module will give you the skills to:
- organize a well-structured practice plan with safe, age-appropriate activities you've designed to match the proficiency level of participants;
- identify potential risk factors that could impact the sport and practice activities;
- create an emergency action plan; and
- identify practice goals and design activities that offer the best training benefits for the athletic skills required in your sport.
After taking the Nutrition module you will be able to:
- determine if foods and beverages consumed by your athletes before, during and after training are adequate;
- offer suggestions for more suitable food and beverage alternatives when necessary;
- gain a better understanding of the best way to promote healthy food choices that are consistent with basic sport nutrition principles to both athletes and their parents.
Make Ethical Decisions
By successfully completing the Make Ethical Decisions workshop you will be fully equipped to handle virtually any ethical situation with confidence and surety. MED is one of the NCCP's cornerstone workshops, and leaves coaches with no doubt as to what to do when the going gets tough. Upon completing the MED module you'll be able to:
- analyze a challenging situation and determine if it has moral, legal or ethical implications;
- apply the NCCP Ethical Decision-Making Model to properly respond to each situation in a way that is consistent with the NCCP Code of Ethic.
Sport for Life Centre
145 Pacific Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 2Z6
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Increasing the rated speed of electric rotating machines can be considered as the current main trend in their development. This can achieve a decrease in dimensions of these machines and material savings. In case of very frequently used electric motors and generators with installed permanent magnets in rotors, it is necessary to deal with the issue concerning protection of individual rotor components against influence of centrifugal forces, i.e., mostly by means of various types of bandages.
The most frequent method of banding is solved by means of a tape from twisted glass fibres. However, this method of banding is only suitable for low and medium levels of stresses due to centrifugal forces. Bandages based on carbon or Kevlar fibres are intended for the highest levels of stresses due to centrifugal forces.
- Banding of rotors using a suitable bandage (Polyglas, Kevlar, carbon)
- Protection of rotors using a protecting sleeve


Text::Pangram - utilities to find English pangrams
Version 0.01
use Text::Pangram;
my $text = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."; my $pangram = Text::Pangram->new( $text );
print "Pangram!\n" if $pangram->is_pangram;
if ($pangram->find_pangram_window) { print "Smallest window is ". $pangram->window_length " characters:\n"; print $pangram->window. "\n"; } else { print "Not a pangram!\n"; }
A pangram is a text that contains every letter of the alphabet. This module provides utilities for identifying pangrams.
Constructor. Receives the text that will be analyzed.
Returns true if the supplied text is a pangram.
Finds the shortest "pangrammatic window" in a text: the shortest span of text that contains a pangram. It is designed to be fast when scanning large texts.
The method will return false if the text does not contain a pangram at all. If the text is pangrammatic, $pangram will allow you to access three pieces of data:
The length of the shortest pangrammatic window.
The pangrammatic window from the original text.
The stripped text of the pangrammatic window. (That is, with all nonalphabetic characters stripped out.)
Jesse Sheidlower <>
Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-text-pangram at, or through the web interface at I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.
Extend to handle non-English text, other alphabets, etc.
Thanks to Adam Turoff, Ben Rosengart, and Perrin Harkins for help and suggestions.
Copyright (c) 2014 Jesse Sheidlower.


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Deployment of executable programs and shared libraries
 - Generate an executable file for validation and testing.
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 - Instrument the generated code for Simulink® or external tools to monitor and tune the running code.
Deploy algorithmic code in a Simulink block to verify code behavior and computational results, accelerate simulation of a model algorithm, reuse or share algorithms, or protect intellectual property.
Leverage algorithms in external MATLAB®, C/C++, or Fortran code, by integrating them as reusable components in the model.
Package generated model code for relocation to another build environment.
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Foreign JavaScript
I am interested in finding out what this actually does?
if (result = !!(iterator || Prototype.K)(value, index))
I seen this function in the Prototype library and haven't been able to
find any documentation to gain insight into what the line above does.
any: function(iterator) {
var result = false;
this.each(function(value, index) {
if (result = !!(iterator || Prototype.K)(value, index))
throw $break;
});
return result;
},
More specifically it is the … !!(iterator || Prototype.K)(value,
index) … piece of code that confuses me.
-NSHB
Nathaniel Steven Henry Brown
Open Source Insight - _URL_
Open Source Development - _URL_
Open Source Training - _URL_
It looks like it's going to call the iterator function that's passed in
or
Prototype.K if no iterator was passed in. In either case it passes
'value'
and 'index' to the function. I'm guessing that the !! is going to work
to
convert the return value of that function call to a boolean, which is
then
assigned to result.
Prototype.K is just an empty function. So if iterator is not defined
it will just use an empty function instead. The !!() forces the
returned value of the function to be a boolean.
Hope that breif description helps.
Brandon
Just as an additional precision, Prototype.K is not empty, it's the
identity (Kernel) function: it basically returns its first argument,
untouched. Not to be mistaken with Prototype.EmptyFunction :slight_smile:
Brandon Aaron a écrit :
Prototype.K is just an empty function. So if iterator is not defined
it will just use an empty function instead. The !!() forces the
returned value of the function to be a boolean.
Indeed, the !! trick (double-logical-negation) forces any value to be
converted to its boolean equivalent :slight_smile:
Christophe P. a.k.a. TDD
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PPSK Configuration Guide
Configuration Guide
Updated 10-17-2022 06:12:14 AM 49427
This Article Applies to:
A private Pre-Shared Key (PPSK for short) is a security solution in which individual client devices can be managed without much complexity.
With PPSK, each user is assigned a unique passphrase for authentication. Also, it allows the binding of a passphrase and the device MAC address(es), and thus only the specified device can be authenticated using the passphrase.
In PPSK, you can create the PPSK list and apply them to multiple wireless networks, saving you from repeatedly setting up the same information.
1. Introduction to PPSK.
Omada SDN Controller supports two types of PPSK, PPSK without RADIUS and PPSK with RADIUS.
 - PPSK without RADIUS: Just create PPSK profiles on Omada SDN Controller.
 - PPSK with RADIUS:
 - EAP works as a Network Access Server (NAS). You need to create clients in the RADIUS server to allow the EAPs to submit authentication requests.
 - When the client connects to the SSID, EAP uses the MAC address of the client (in the format "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx") as the RADIUS User and User-password, the submitted PPSK as the Tunnel-password and submits the information to the RADIUS server for authentication. Therefore, you need to create users in the RADIUS server in the appropriate format.
2. Configuration Guide for PPSK without RADIUS.
First, create a new PPSK profile by Settings --> Profiles --> PPSK, name the profile, and add PPSKs manually, automatically, or by import. Please refer to the User Guide for more information about the PPSK profile.
The following figure creates a PPSK. The name "TP-Link" is used to identify the PPSK, while the passphrase "tplink123" is used for authentication when clients connect to Wi-Fi
If you enter the MAC address for a PPSK, then only specific clients can use the passphrase for authentication. If you define the VLAN assignment, then the client will connect to the corresponding VLAN after authentication.
After creating the PPSK profile, go to Settings --> Wireless Networks, create a new wireless network, and select PPSK without RADIUS and the PPSK profile.
3. Configuration Guide for PPSK with RADIUS.
Step 1. Set up the RADIUS server.
Here we are running a FreeRADIUS® server on a Linux server. For more information on installation and configuration, please refer to the FreeRADIUS documentation.
First, edit the "clients.conf" file. Here we assume that the EAPs are located in the network 192.168.0.0/24, and the shared secret used for communication between the EAPs and the RADIUS server is "tplink", then the "clients.conf" file is configured like this:
Next, edit the "users" file. With the configuration shown below, three PPSK profiles are created.
 - When the client with MAC address "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx" submits PPSK "xxx_tplink", it will be authenticated.
 - When the client with MAC address "yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy" submits PPSK "yyy_tplink", it will be authenticated and connected to the network of VLAN 10.
 - When a client with an unknown MAC address submits the default password "default", it will be authenticated and connected to the "Guest" network of VLAN 20.
Step 2. Create the RADIUS profile.
Go to Settings --> Authentication --> RADIUS Profile, and create a new profile bound to the RADIUS server. If necessary, note to check "Enable VLAN Assignment for Wireless Network".
Step 3. Create more interfaces for VLAN assignments (optional)
Go to Settings --- Wired Networks --- LAN, and create two interfaces with VLAN10 and VLAN20.
Step 4. Create a wireless network encrypted with PPSK with RADIUS
Go to SettingsWireless Networks and create the new wireless network shown below.
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Under accumulated taxable income, aggregate amount allowable as a deduction under are the following:
1. the nonrecaptured capital gains deductions, or
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Newton's Dark Secrets
Student Handout
Secret Symbols
Sir Isaac Newton is well known for his mathematical and scientific achievements, yet few people know about his work as an alchemist. Some people believe that Newton pursued alchemy with the hopes that it might help him better understand great truths about nature and the universe. Many alchemists described their work in symbols and metaphors. In this activity, you will use a glossary of alchemical symbols to interpret a passage from a famous alchemical text called The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine.
 1. Read the text passage on this page. Use a pencil or highlighting pen to mark any words or phrases you think might be clues to the text's meaning.
 2. As a team, use the description of common symbolism for alchemical substances, principles, and elements on the "Keys to the Stone" handout to decipher the text. Note that some symbols and images have more than one meaning.
 3. Together, write your interpretation of the text on a separate piece of paper, and then share your work with the class. When interpreting the text, refer to the line number in which the word or phrase appears.
The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine
The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine is a famous alchemical text that appears to have first been published in Germany around 1599. The text was later translated into Latin, Greek, and English. The author, "Basilius Valentinus," claimed to be a Benedictine monk. The author's true identity is unknown. The text itself contains 12 coded passages, or keys, that describe the process of creating the Philosopher's Stone, a mythical substance believed to cure disease, confer immortality, and turn ordinary metals into gold. The following is a part of the first step, which involves preparing the materials to be used in the creation of the stone.
1 If you would operate by means of our bodies, take
2 a fierce grey wolf, which, though on account of its
3 name it be subject to the sway of warlike Mars, is
4 by birth the offspring of ancient Saturn, and is found
5 in the valleys and mountains of the world, where he
6 roams about savage with hunger. Cast to him the
7 body of the King, and when he has devoured it, burn
8 him entirely to ashes in a great fire. By this process
9 the King will be liberated; and when it has been
10 performed thrice the Lion has overcome the wolf,
11 and will find nothing more to devour in him. Thus
12 our Body has been rendered fit for the first stage
13 of our work.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
 1. Compare your team's interpretation of the text to others in the class. Did different teams come up with the same answer? Why or why not? Discuss and defend your choices.
 2. Newton used his own symbols and phrases to describe the steps he took when performing alchemical experiments. Explain why he might have done this.


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God's Word is for Everyone.
For many, reading the Bible is a simple, daily activity, but for millions of individuals, accessing God's Word can be a real struggle. Many people with sight loss, learning disabilities or lower levels of literacy find accessing God's Word difficult due to the layout and formatting of a more traditional Bible.
The NIrV Accessible Edition is one step towards greater Bible access and inclusion within the church – developed in partnership with Livability, Torch Trust and Urban Saints, the NIrV Accessible Edition uses Biblica's NIrV translation and features:
- Shorter sentences and simpler language
- A specially designed (16pt) font
- More white space
- Single column setting
- Simpler navigation
- Accompanying ebook and audio versions
- Bespoke illustrations to aid understanding


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Are you concerned about protecting your home from potential flooding? Living in an area prone to heavy rains and rising water levels can be worrisome, but there are steps you can take to minimize the impact of flooding on your property. One effective strategy is to incorporate flood-resistant plants into your landscaping. These plants have adapted to withstand periods of flooding and can help reduce soil erosion, absorb excess water, and provide a beautiful and resilient landscape. Here, we will explore some of the best flood-resistant plants that can offer protection for your home.
Cattails are known for their ability to thrive in wetland environments, making them an ideal choice for flood-resistant landscaping. These tall, slender plants not only provide excellent erosion control but also help in purifying water by absorbing pollutants. Cattails can be planted in shallow water or moist soil, and their unique appearance adds a touch of elegance to any landscape.
2. Red Maple
Red maple is a versatile tree that can withstand both wet and dry conditions, making it an excellent choice for flood-resistant landscaping. It can tolerate flooding for short periods and grows well in various soil types. With its vibrant foliage and ability to reach impressive heights, the red maple adds beauty and shade to your property while offering protection against flooding.
Switchgrass is a native grass species that is highly adaptable and resistant to flooding. Its deep root system helps stabilize the soil, making it an effective erosion control plant. Switchgrass also provides habitat for birds and other wildlife and adds texture and movement to your landscape with its tall, feathery plumes.
Irises are not only known for their stunning flowers but also for their ability to thrive in wet conditions. These hardy plants can withstand flooding and can be planted in both wet soils and shallow water. Irises come in a variety of colors and sizes, making them a versatile choice for flood-resistant landscaping.
5. Black-Eyed Susan
Black-eyed Susans are beautiful, low-maintenance perennials that can tolerate wet conditions, making them a great addition to flood-resistant landscapes. These vibrant yellow flowers bloom from summer to fall and attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies. Black-eyed Susans can be planted in well-drained soil or in rain gardens to help absorb excess water.
6. Bald Cypress
Bald cypress is a majestic tree that is particularly well-suited for flood-prone areas. Its unique adaptation allows it to thrive in both wet and dry conditions, making it an excellent choice for flood-resistant landscaping. The bald cypress is known for its attractive shape and stunning fall foliage, adding both beauty and flood protection to your property.
7. Swamp Milkweed
As the name suggests, this flowering plant thrives in wetland habitats, making it an excellent choice for flood-resistant landscaping. Swamp Milkweed can withstand flooding and even help absorb excess water, reducing the risk of water damage to your property. Additionally, it attracts pollinators like butterflies, adding to the ecological value of your landscape.
8. River Birch
This deciduous tree is not only visually appealing but also highly flood-resistant. River Birch can tolerate both wet and dry conditions, making it an excellent choice for areas that experience periodic flooding. Its beautiful peeling bark adds texture and interest to your landscape, making it a standout feature in flood-prone areas.
9. Spider Lily
Spider Lily is a stunning flowering plant that thrives in wet environments, making it an ideal choice for flood-resistant landscaping. With its white, star-shaped blooms, Spider Lily adds a touch of elegance to any garden or pond. These resilient plants can withstand temporary flooding and will bounce back once the water recedes.
10. Blue Flag Iris
Blue Flag Iris is a native perennial that thrives in wetlands and marshy areas. Its vibrant blue flowers bloom in late spring, attracting pollinators and adding a splash of color to your landscape. Blue Flag Iris has a fibrous root system that stabilizes soil and prevents erosion, making it an excellent choice for flood-prone areas.
11. Sweet Flag
Sweet Flag is a versatile plant that can tolerate both wet and dry conditions. Its grass-like foliage adds texture and interest to your landscape, while its rhizomes help stabilize soil and prevent erosion. Sweet Flag is also known for its pleasant fragrance, making it a popular choice for gardens near water features.
Designing Your Flood-Resistant Landscape
When designing your flood-resistant landscaping, it's important to consider the specific conditions of your yard, such as the soil type, sun exposure, and drainage patterns. Consulting with a local horticulturist or landscaping professional can help you choose the most suitable flood-resistant plants for your specific needs.
In addition to selecting flood-resistant plants, there are other landscaping techniques you can incorporate to enhance the flood resilience of your property. These include creating swales, berms, and rain gardens to redirect and absorb excess water, as well as using permeable paving materials to allow water to infiltrate the ground.
The Bottom Line
Incorporating flood-resistant plants into your landscaping not only helps protect your home from potential flooding but also enhances the aesthetic appeal of your property. By choosing plants that can withstand periods of flooding, you are creating a resilient and beautiful landscape that can thrive even in challenging conditions. Take the necessary steps today to safeguard your home and create a flood-resistant oasis that you can enjoy for years to come.


Documentation of menutext
Function Synopsis
answer = menutext(HeaderText, varargin);
Help text
 Generate a text menu of choices for user input (no graphical menu)
 Presents a text menu in the command window. The menu-items will be
 presented as a numbered list in the command window.
 The functionality is nearly identical to menu. However, no graphical
 menu is presented.
 Syntax: answer = menutext(HeaderText, varargin)
 Input parameter:
 HeaderTextString containing the header / descriptive question for the text menu
 varargin - multiple strings or cell array of strings containing the mnu options
 Output parameter:
 answer - Scalar containing thenumber of the selected menu option
 >> choice = menutext('Select function', 'objfun1', 'objfun2', 'objfun6')
 ----- Select function -----
 1) objfun1
 2) objfun1
 3) objfun1
 Select a menu number:
 The number entered by the user in response to the prompt is
 returned as choice (i.e. choice = 2 implies that the user selected objfun2).
 See also: menu
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Decision-making problems in water resources are often associated with multiple objectives and multiple stakeholders. To enable more effective and acceptable decision outcome, it is required that more participation is ensured in the decision making process. This is particularly relevant for flood management problems where the number of stakeholders could be very large. Although application of multi-objective decision-making tools in water resources is very wide, application with the consideration of multiple stakeholders is much more limited. The solution methodologies adapted for multi-objective multi-participant decision problems are generally based on aggregation of decisions obtained for individual decision makers. This approach seems somewhat inadequate when the number of stakeholders is very large, as often is the case in flood management.
The present study has been performed to have an overview of existing solution methodologies for multi-objective decision making approaches in water resources. Decision making by single and multiple stakeholders has been considered under both deterministic and uncertain conditions. It has been found that the use of fuzzy set theory to represent various uncertainties associated with decision making situations under multi-objective multiple-participant environment is very promising. Coupled with multi-objective methods (e. g. compromise programming and goal programming), fuzzy approach has also the ability to support group decisions, to reflect collective opinions and conflicting judgments.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
Overview, Multiple objectives, Multiple stakeholders, Decision-making, Flood management
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Akter, Taslima and Simonovic, Slobodan P., "A General Overview of Multi-objective Multiple-participant Decision Making for Flood Management" (2002). Water Resources Research Report. Book 4.


Scroll, Refraction and Shader Effects in Three.js and React
Discover how to use react-three-fiber and combine some common techniques to create a Three.js powered layout with shader effects.
Featured image for the tutorial Scroll, Refraction and Shader Effects with Three.js and React
In this tutorial I will show you how to take a couple of established techniques (like tying things to the scroll-offset), and cast them into re-usable components. Composition will be our primary focus.
In this tutorial we will:
 - build a declarative scroll rig
 - mix HTML and canvas
 - handle async assets and loading screens via React.Suspense
 - add shader effects and tie them to scroll
 - and as a bonus: add an instanced variant of Jesper Vos multiside refraction shader
Setting up
We are using React, hooks, Three.js and react-three-fiber. The latter is a renderer for Three.js which allows us to declare the scene graph by breaking up tasks into self-contained components. However, you still need to know a bit of Three.js. All there is to know about react-three-fiber you can find on the GitHub repo's readme. Check out the tutorial on, which goes into the why and how.
We don't emulate a scroll bar, which would take away browser semantics. A real scroll-area in front of the canvas with a set height and a listener is all we need.
I decided to divide the content into:
 - virtual content sections
 - and pages, each 100vh long, this defines how long the scroll area is
function App() {
 const scrollArea = useRef()
 const onScroll = e => ( =
 useEffect(() => void onScroll({ target: scrollArea.current }), [])
 return (
 {/* Contents... */}

scrollTop is written into a reference because it will be picked up by the render-loop, which is carrying out the animations. Re-rendering for often occurring state doesn't make sense.
A first-run effect synchronizes the local scrollTop with the actual one, which may not be zero.
Building a declarative scroll rig
There are many ways to go about it, but generally it would be nice if we could distribute content across the number of sections in a declarative way while the number of pages defines how long we have to scroll. Each content-block should have:
 - an offset, which is the section index, given 3 sections, 0 means start, 2 means end, 1 means in between
 - a factor, which gets added to the offset position and subtracted using scrollTop, it will control the blocks speed and direction
Blocks should also be nestable, so that sub-blocks know their parents' offset and can scroll along.
const offsetContext = createContext(0)
function Block({ children, offset, factor,...props }) {
 const ref = useRef()
 // Fetch parent offset and the height of a single section
 const { offset: parentOffset, sectionHeight } = useBlock()
 offset = offset!== undefined? offset : parentOffset
 // Runs every frame and lerps the inner block into its place
 useFrame(() => {
 const curY = ref.current.position.y
 const curTop =
 ref.current.position.y = lerp(curY, (curTop / state.zoom) * factor, 0.1)
 return (

 {children}
This is a block-component. Above all, it wraps the offset that it is given into a context provider so that nested blocks and components can read it out. Without an offset it falls back to the parent offset.
It defines two groups. The first is for the target position, which is the height of one section multiplied by the offset and the factor. The second, inner group is animated and cancels out the factor. When the user scrolls to the given section offset, the block will be centered.
We use that along with a custom hook which allows any component to access block-specific data. This is how any component gets to react to scroll.
function useBlock() {
 const { viewport } = useThree()
 const offset = useContext(offsetContext)
 const canvasWidth = viewport.width / zoom
 const canvasHeight = viewport.height / zoom
 const sectionHeight = canvasHeight * ((pages - 1) / (sections - 1))
 //...
 return { offset, canvasWidth, canvasHeight, sectionHeight }
We can now compose and nest blocks conveniently:

Anything can read from block-data and react to it (like that spinning cross):
function Cross() {
 const ref = useRef()
 const { viewportHeight } = useBlock()
 useFrame(() => {
 const curTop =
 const nextY = (curTop / ((state.pages - 1) * viewportHeight)) * Math.PI
 ref.current.rotation.z = lerp(ref.current.rotation.z, nextY, 0.1)
 return (

Mixing HTML and canvas, and dealing with assets
Keeping HTML in sync with the 3D world
We want to keep layout and text-related things in the DOM. However, keeping it in sync is a bit of a bummer in Three.js, messing with createElement and camera calculations is no fun.
In three-fiber all you need is the helper (_USER_ atm). Throw this into the canvas and add declarative HTML. This is all it takes for it to move along with its parents' world-matrix.
If we strictly divide between layout and visuals, supporting a11y is possible. Dom elements can be behind the canvas (via the prepend prop), or in front of it. Make sure to place them in front if you need them to be accessible.
Responsiveness, media-queries, etc.
While the DOM fragments can rely on CSS, their positioning overall relies on the scene graph. Canvas elements on the other hand know nothing of the sort, so making it all work on smaller screens can be a bit of a challenge.
Fortunately, three-fiber has auto-resize inbuilt. Any component requesting size data will be automatically informed of changes.
You get:
 - viewport, the size of the canvas in its own units, must be divided by camera.zoom for orthographic cameras
 - size, the size of the screen in pixels
const { viewport, size } = useThree()
Most of the relevant calculations for margins, maxWidth and so on have been made in useBlock.
Handling async assets and loading screens via React.Suspense
Concerning assets, Reacts Suspense allows us to control loading and caching, when components should show up, in what order, fallbacks, and how errors are handled. It makes something like a loading screen, or a start-up animation almost too easy.
The following will suspend all contents until each and every component, even nested ones, have their async data ready. Meanwhile it will show a fallback. When everything is there, the component will render along with everything else.
}>

In three-fiber you can suspend a component with the useLoader hook, which takes any Three.js loader, then loads (and caches) assets with it.
function Image() {
 const texture = useLoader(THREE.TextureLoader, "/texture.png")
 // It will only get here if the texture has been loaded
 return (

Adding shader effects and tying them to scroll
The custom shader in this demo is a Frankenstein based on the Three.js MeshBasicMaterial, plus:
The relevant portion of code in which we feed the shader block-specific scroll data is this one:
material.current.scale =
 lerp(material.current.scale, offsetFactor - top / ((pages - 1) * viewportHeight), 0.1)
material.current.shift =
 lerp(material.current.shift, (top - last) / 150, 0.1)
Adding Diamonds
The technique is explained in full detail in the article Real-time Multiside Refraction in Three Steps by Jesper Vos. I placed Jesper's code into a re-usable component, so that it can be mounted and unmounted, taking care of all the render logic. I also changed the shader slightly to enable instancing, which now allows us to draw dozens of these onto the screen without hitting a performance snag anytime soon.
The component reads out block-data like everything else. The diamonds are put into place according to the scroll offset by distributing the instanced meshes. This is a relatively new feature in Three.js.
Wrapping up
This tutorial may give you a general idea, but there are many things that are possible beyond the generic parallax; you can tie anything to scroll. Above all, being able to compose and re-use components goes a long way and is so much easier than dealing with a soup of code fragments whose implicit contracts span the codebase.
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My name is Paul Henschel, I am a frontend developer based in Germany and Switzerland. I am the founder of Luxundlaune, a photography platform in Germany, Paran


\label{eq-2.6.30} \end{align} and consider $V(x,t)= \varsigma U(-x,t)$ with $\varsigma =\pm 1$.
Proposition 1. If $U$ satisfies (\ref{eq-2.6.28})-(\ref{eq-2.6.30}) then $V$ satisfies similar problem albeit with right-hand expression $\varsigma F(-x,t)$, and initial functions $\varsigma G(-x)$ and $\varsigma H(-x)$.
Proof. Plugging $V$ into equation we use the fact that $V_t(x,t)=\varsigma U_t (-x,t)$, $V_x(x,t)=-\varsigma U_x (-x,t)$, $V_{tt}(x,t)=\varsigma U_{tt} (-x,t)$, $V_{tx}(x,t)=-\varsigma U_{tx} (-x,t)$, $V_{xx}(x,t)=\varsigma U_{xx} (-x,t)$ etc and exploit the fact that wave equation contains only even-order derivatives with respect to $x$.
Note that if $F,G,H$ are even functions with respect to $x$, and $\varsigma=1$ then $V(x,t)$ satisfies the same IVP as $U(x,t)$. Similarly, if $F,G,H$ are odd functions with respect to $x$, and $\varsigma=-1$ then $V(x,t)$ satisfies the same IVP as $U(x,t)$.
However we know that solution of (\ref{eq-2.6.28})-(\ref{eq-2.6.30}) is unique and therefore $U(x,t)=V(x,t)=\varsigma U(-x,t)$.
Therefore
Corollary 1.
 1. If $\varsigma=-1$ and $F,G,H$ are odd functions with respect to $x$ then $U(x,t)$ is also an odd function with respect to $x$.
 2. If $\varsigma=1$ and $F,G,H$ are even functions with respect to $x$ then $U(x,t)$ is also an even function with respect to $x$.
However we know that
 1. odd function with respect to $x$ vanishes as $x=0$;
 2. derivative of the even function with respect to $x$ vanishes as $x=0$
and we arrive to
Corollary 2.
 1. In the framework of Proposition 1a $U$ satisfies (\ref{eq-2.6.27});
 2. In the framework of Proposition 1b $U$ satisfies \ref{eq-2.6.27-'}.
Therefore
Corollary 3.
 1. To solve (\ref{eq-2.6.24})-(\ref{eq-2.6.26}), (\ref{eq-2.6.27}) we need to take an odd continuation of $f,g,h$ to $x<0$ and solve the corresponding IVP;
 2. To solve (\ref{eq-2.6.24})-(\ref{eq-2.6.26}), \ref{eq-2.6.27-'} we need to take an even continuation of $f,g,h$ to $x<0$ and solve the corresponding IVP.
So far we have not used much that we have exactly wave equation (similar argments with minor modification work for heat equation as well etc). Now we apply D'Alembert formula (2.5.4): \begin{multline*} u(x,t)= \frac{1}{2}\bigl( G(x+ct)+G(x-ct) \bigr) + \frac{1}{2c}\int_{x-ct} ^{x+ct} H(x')\,dx' +\\ \frac{1}{2c} \int_0^t \int _{x-c(t-t')} ^{x+c(t-t')} F(x',t')\, dx' dt' \end{multline*} and we need to take $0< x< ct$, resulting for $f=0\implies F=0$ \begin{equation} u(x,t)= \frac{1}{2}\bigl( g(ct+x)- g(ct-x) \bigr) + \frac{1}{2c}\int_{ct-x} ^{ct+x} h(x')\,dx' ,\qquad \label{eq-2.6.31} \end{equation} and \begin{multline} u(x,t)= \frac{1}{2}\bigl( g(ct+x)+ g(ct-x) \bigr) +\\ \frac{1}{2c}\int_0 ^{ct-x} h(x')\,dx' + \frac{1}{2c}\int_0 ^{ct+x} h(x')\,dx'\qquad \tag*{(31)'}\label{eq-2.6.31-'} \end{multline} for boundary condition (\ref{eq-2.6.27}) and \ref{eq-2.6.27-'} respectively.
Example 5. Consider wave equation with $c=1$ and let $f=0$,
 1. $g= \sin (x)$, $h=0$ and Dirichlet boundary condition. Obviously $G(x)=\sin (x)$ (since we take odd continuation and $\sin(x)$ is an odd function). Then \begin{equation} u(x,t)=\frac{1}{2}\bigl( \sin (x+t)+\sin (x-t)\bigr)= \sin (x)\cos (t). \label{eq-2.6.32} \end{equation}
 2. $g= \sin (x)$, $h=0$ and Neumann boundary condition. Obviously $G(x)=-\sin (x)$ as $x<0$ (since we take even continuation and $\sin(x)$ is an odd function). Then $u$ is given by (\ref{eq-2.6.32}) for $x\ >t\ >0$ and \begin{equation} u(x,t)=\frac{1}{2}\bigl( \sin (x+t)-\sin (x-t)\bigr)= \sin (t)\cos(x) \label{eq-2.6.33} \end{equation} as $0< x< t$.
 3. $g= \cos (x)$, $h=0$ and Neumann boundary condition. Obviously $G(x)=\cos (x)$. Then \begin{equation} u(x,t)=\frac{1}{2}\bigl( \cos (x+t)+\cos (x-t)\bigr)= \cos (x)\cos (t). \label{eq-2.6.34} \end{equation}
 4. $g= \cos (x)$, $h=0$ and Dirichlet boundary condition. Obviously $G(x)=-\cos (x)$ as $x<0$. Then $u$ is given by (\ref{eq-2.6.35}) for $x>t>0$ and \begin{equation} u(x,t)=\frac{1}{2}\bigl( \cos (x+t)-\cos (x-t)\bigr)= \sin (t)\sin (x) \label{eq-2.6.35} \end{equation} as $0< x< t$.
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Re: Hurst Descendants Part II
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Hi Dawn, thank you so much for the information.
Also there were Burkes and Herringtons, who married Hursts, and I noticed these surnames in the information you sent me.
We have, Allen Burke, born 1844 in Burke County. He married, Bethia Herrington Burke on 1-9-1881. According to the Burke County 1900 census, they had 6 children.
We also have an Joseph/Joe Hurst born 1877, who married Emma Herrington Burke, born 1882.
There is also a Aaron Hurst born 1840?, wife's name Mary, born 1846? they are listed on the 1890 census of Burke County, as having six children.
I also have a copy of some papers showing one Lucy Herrington, who had a son Red Herrington. Documents were witnessed by one L. Lovett and A.J. Lovett. There is also mention of one Charles Hurst or Hursh and he is listed as the Sheriff of the County of Burke. Document is dated April 1896.There was also one Lucy Herrington, who had a daughter Emma, who marred a Hurst. It seems our Hursts and Herringtons lived in the same location as the family's of Jennie Cooper, B. F. Bargeron, J. L. Herrington, Alfred Herrington, W.L. Lovett and J. I. Herrington.
If this is the origin of how my husbands family acquired the surname Hurst, then maybe I can find out their slave origins. I would have to find out if slaves were bought to Burke County by Ship, and where the ships originated from. Probably when the first slaves were bought to
Anyway, thanks again, your information has helped tremendously.
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Time for fresh thinking about erosion
Time for fresh thinking about erosion
To the Editor:
In light of the wasteful expense, energy consumption, and environmental damage related to moving the Schifter house, necessitated by severe beach erosion at Wasque, I would like to suggest a relatively inexpensive alternative which could save the house as well as the beach.
I propose that a surplus ship, about the size of the old Islander, be run ashore permanently on the southeastern tip of Wasque Point. The ship would be oriented approximately north to south, perpendicular to the beach, and be flooded with water, sand, or concrete so it stays put on the bottom. By doing this, the ship would function like a groin or jetty to catch the easterly flow of sand that is coming from up Island and is ending up in the growing sandbars between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
By placing a ship at this location, sand would naturally accumulate, the beach would grow, and there would be no need for all the unfortunate waste and potential environmental damage that comes with moving this house.
Given the quickly accumulating environmental conundrums facing the Island as a result of ongoing development of the coast, isn't it time to get creative and start thinking outside of the box?
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The Analysis of Slice-Induced Factors in Golf Swing Using a 3D Motion Capture System
In golf, it is crucial that unintended shots, such as slices, be minimized. However, it has proven rather difficult to improve golf performance via investigations of the causes of slicing, as this particular phenomenon is induced by a cooperative effect by each segment of the body, rather than by a single postural anomaly. Thus, the objective of this study was to isolate and characterize the factors causing slicing, and to present possibilities for the improvement of golf performance via the minimization of the number of slices executed, using a three dimensional motion capture system, combined with multiple regression analysis, artificial neural network, and fuzzy logic techniques. This study obtained some interesting results, such as the following: (1) We isolated 9 slice-inducing factors, using a stepwise method. (2) Our artificial neural network (ANN) accurately separated'slice' from 'normal' shots (classification rate: 100%). (3)We could present the possibility of reducing the number of slice using the fuzzy logic. We expect that our data might be eventually used to improve golf performance.
Seung-Seok Lee, Joon Hyun Lee, Ik Keun Park, Sung-Jin Song, Man Yong Choi
T. Y. Sim et al., "The Analysis of Slice-Induced Factors in Golf Swing Using a 3D Motion Capture System", Key Engineering Materials, Vols. 321-323, pp. _PHONE_, 2006


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5039. Parker, R. and A.G. Ogg. undated. Crop bioassay for herbicide residues.. WSU Cooperative Extension Bulletin EB 1417.
A method for assessing herbicide carryover damage potential is outlined. Each sample requires 10 lb of soil from representative parts of a field. A non-treated check sample is advisable. Indicator plants are grown in containers for about 3 weeks. A chart of herbicides and the appropriate indicator plant is included. Where a susceptible crop must be planted, activated charcoal can be added to the soil as a spray and worked in. Rates range from 100-800 lb/ac depending on the chemical and the crop to be grown.


Digital Recruitment In Nigeria
The digitization of the recruitment process in Nigeria is still in its infant stage.
Few of the businesses I have come across have not digitized their human resource system talk less of recruitment.
In many organizations, the only digitized platform you may see is the employee data management portal. Every other thing is manual.
For those who care to know, its
Digital recruitment also means recruiting via digital platforms or if you will, social media platforms which include:
1. Facebook.
2. LinkedIn.
3. Twitter.
4. Instagram
Other traditional methods are:
1. Newspapers.
2. Post cards/ bills
3. Radio, TV
4. emails.
In Europe, the use of digital recruitment is at an all time high, rising to an astounding 94% of recruiters using digital platforms to hire candidates over the last six years.
So are there any benefits of using these social media platforms for recruitment? The answer is yes, and the statistics remain impressive. I found the following very interesting
# 73% of job applications have been successfully filled through the uses of social media.
# 42% of companies say that the quality of their candidates has improved.
# 20% of companies say that it takes less time to hire their candidates when using social media.
# 31% of companies that used social media to recruit saw an increase of employee referrals.
# 65% of companies that used social media to recruit compensate employees for referrals.
Its difficult to get a hang of data in Nigeria
To make things clear, what is digital recruitment?
Digital recruitment is the process of recruiting, head-hunting and searching for a prospective candidate to match their skills and experience to a prospective employer through chats or calls about a new opportunity with the aid of a blend of social profiles like LinkedIn and HR software that work simultaneously to seek out these ideal candidates.
Typically, here is a simplified example of how a digital recruitment process would be:
1. Understand what you are looking for i.e
a) What role you want filled
b) What specifications the job entails
c) The description
d) The relevant skills and experience needed
e) The background you are looking for etc.
This is why its important that we use the right titles and descriptions for our profiles on LinkedIn
2. Head-hunt
Recruiters use any of the social media platform and its highly important that when you are registering or creating an account that you use the right description.
Keywords are typed in search engines or on those social media platforms and the results are perused for specific profiles.
People have also been warned to desist from posting things that could become a contradiction to the kind of image you are trying to show to your professional networks.
3. Connect.
Here you request for a chat with the prospect via;
a) Skype.
b) Call.
c) Other comfortable platform that is comfortable with both partners.
4. Decide to proceed.
After the chat you can decide to proceed by requesting for the CV which you store in the data bank which is automated. The data bank can have certain commands other to access the resume easily such as;
a) Prospect name
b) Job title
c) Medium CV was received.
If you will not be proceeding with prospect after the chat, it is better to use a style where the candidate is told immediately about the status. It may require experience to pull this through.
5. Interview, tests or simulations
We all know how this works.
6. If employed, employee profile is immediately created and stored in data management system such as PeopleHR, Workable, WhenIWork etc.
This helps to easily track, training requirements, profile, leave requests, attendance, promotions, PPR etc because its all automated.
The only department in 21st century Nigerian business environment which is setback on digitization is basically the HR department and you will agree with me that digitization makes work and our lives very efficient.
Written by Adetunji Bademosi
 1. The technological takeover ha come slowly but steadily to Nigeria. But with the way things are looking up, we can expect our lives to be ruled by technology. I, for one, am truly excited by the prospect.
 2. It really is so much complicated for me to understand that what you are actually trying to say.
 3. I like this post I really appreciate the kind of topics you post here.thank you
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Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is frequently associated with cancer. This study aimed to assess patients with acute PE and identify diagnostic predictors of new cancer after 1 year of follow-up. Methods: One hundred and twenty-one patients with PE were enrolled consecutively from the emergency department of a single medical center in Taiwan. Data from computed tomography angiography, echocardiogram, electrocardiogram and for baseline comorbidities, clinical presentation, and laboratory parameters were recorded. The surviving discharged patients without a cancer diagnosis were followed-up for 1 year, and new malignancies were recorded. Results: Of 121 patients with acute PE, 44 (36%) had an underlying cancer history (cancer group), and 77 (64%) did not (noncancer group). Baseline demographic characteristics, comorbidities, clinical symptoms, biochemical parameters, echocardiogram data, and electrocardiogram data of the two groups were similar except for a higher hospital mortality rate (56.8% vs 9.1%; p < 0.001), lower body mass index (22.6 ± 4.1 vs 25.5 ± 4.9; p =0.02), higher systolic blood pressure (139.7 ± 33.7 vs 125.4 ± 24.1; p = 0.02), lower low-density lipoprotein level (67.4 ± 38.3 vs 90.4 ± 33.8; p = 0.04), lower creatinine kinase (CK; 43.0 ± 43.0 vs 83.5 ± 83.1; p = 0.01), higher myocardial band (MB) form of CK ratio (0.2 ± 0.2 vs 0.1 ± 0.1; p < 0.01), higher partial pressure of arterial oxygen (122.81 ± 81.2 vs 90.2 ± 59.4; p = 0.03), and less presentation of chest pain (15.9% vs 40.3%; p = 0.01) in the cancer group. Kaplan-Meier curve analysis revealed that the 30-day survival rate was higher in the noncancer group than in the cancer group (log-rank p = 0.04). After 1 year of follow-up, 6 of 59 (10.17%) initial non-cancer-related PE survivors were diagnosed with malignancies. After multivariate analysis, only the initial CK-MB level was associated with a diagnosis of new cancer (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.37, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.029-1.811; p = 0.03). Conclusion: This study suggests that the CK-MB level is associated with future malignancy in patients with PE. Patients with cancer-related PE had a worse 30-day survival rate.
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These questions test your verbal reasoning skills. This includes your testing vocabulary, a logical approach, your ability to determine patterns within words and your ability to manipulate words.
Verbal - "Compound Words"
(path step lollipop)
(girl lady mother)
There are nine possible answer combinations:
path girl
path lady
path mother
step girl
step lady
step mother
lollipop girl
lollipop lady
lollipop mother
You can eliminate options 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 9 as these do not make words.
There are now two options to choose from:
step mother
lollipop lady
Stepmother is one word, but lollipop lady is two words. Therefore the correct answer is "step" "mother" which is answer options B,E.


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The U.S. transit industry has essentially converted to low-floor transit buses for most new orders. Much of the rationale for choosing these designs is based on two primary arguments: customer convenience and more cost-effective compliance with accessibility regulations.
As was the case first in Europe, and later in many cities worldwide, low-floor transit buses have virtually completed their conquest of the North American marketplace. Indeed, no manufacturer now offers a standard-floor vehicle (i.e., a higher floor with steps at the doors). Low-floor design advantages include faster boarding and alighting for the majority of passengers, as well as elimination of the traditional wheelchair lift, which has been one of the biggest sources of maintenance-related road calls since accessible buses began to be mandated in the U.S.
However, there are applications where these benefits may be trumped by those of standard-floor buses, including the accommodation of the preference of many riders who would rather sit higher above the roadway, as well as higher capacity in vehicles of comparable size.
To bus engineers, every design decision represents a trade-off, with advantages in certain areas inevitably creating disadvantages in others, and the choice of floor design is no exception. Given the growing, near universal enthusiasm over low-floor buses among today's public transit fleets, could some of their disadvantages be overlooked?
Standard-floor designs may be worth another look for two considerations, the first of which is that many passengers prefer a higher seated position. This is particularly true of passengers on higher-speed commuter routes. Several bus manufacturer executives have noted that the first areas of a stepped low-floor bus to fill up with passengers tends to be the higher-floor sections. Whether it is a perceived safety consideration or preference for looking out the windows at a higher level, many passengers do prefer seating in those sections — even if they prefer the lower floor at entry and exit.
This is particularly true at higher speeds. They report that in express routes, for example, riding in the lower floor section at higher speeds feels to some customers like "riding in a bathtub." Perhaps this explains why many people prefer SUVs and trucks over regular passenger car designs, capacity issues aside.
It is also important to note that wheelchair lifts have substantially improved in reliability during the past two decades. The present generation of wheelchair lifts, now in wide use on paratransit and other fleets, are far more reliable.
Further, in some applications, longer dwell times may not be as important to fleet productivity or customer convenience as the rest of regular-route transit service. One such example is commuter or express service. The additional dwell time needed for wheelchair lift deployment to assist boarding and alighting of mobility-impaired patrons is not as important an issue in these applications as comfort, speed and capacity.
Moreover, wheelchair ramps are still designed with actuator, linkages, safety gates and other components. Although certainly less complex overall than a conventional lift, these ramps also present maintenance challenges — they require the drivers to leave their seats to deploy the ramps and assist passengers with their securement systems. Thus it is not clear how much dwell time or maintenance-related savings are being achieved.
Operating cost advantages?
The second reason why transit agencies may want to reconsider using low-floor buses in all applications in their service areas is the inherent disadvantage in low-floor buses of standard floor design with fewer seats per coach. This could help explain some rising operating costs in recent years.
According to National Transit Database (_URL_) statistics, per-passenger operating costs have actually risen in recent years, from $2.15 in 1995 — when low-floor buses really began to be delivered to agencies in large volumes — to $2.54 in 2002, the most recent year studied. This represents a rise of 18 percent, at a time when the average fleet age was actually decreasing, due to record levels of funding that allowed transit agencies to replace their aging vehicles. It was also at a time when ridership continued to climb at levels not seen since the 1950s. Could low-floor buses be part of the reason?
There could be a number of explanations for rising operating costs, including higher driver and maintenance technician wages, additional high-tech equipment, poorer fuel economy of alternative fuels and costs associated with more stringent emission controls, among other factors.
These rising costs, however, could be exacerbated by the trend toward low-floor bus procurements for the following reasons:


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Breadth First Search Reading Sequence
In the example BST given in the section, how does 30 get added to the queue after 11 when the tree is being read if there is no link between 11 and 30?
In breadth-first traversal, we traverse through one complete level of children nodes before moving on to the next level of grandchildren nodes. In this example, when 15 gets popped off the queue, it's children 11 and 30 are pushed to the queue. When 11 is popped off, its children 7 and 13 are pushed to the queue.


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Returns the name of the column identified by the specified column ID.
Public Function GetColumnName( _
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public string GetColumnName(
columnID ID of the column. The value must be in the range [0,ColumnCount-1].
The name of the column or a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the column has no name. If the column is aliased in the SQL query, the alias is returned.
Note that in result sets, not all columns have names and not all column names are unique. If you are not using aliases, the name of a non-computed column is prefixed with the name of the table the column is from. For example, MyTable.ID is the name of the only column in the result set for the query "SELECT ID FROM MyTable".
Column IDs and count may change during a schema upgrade. To correctly identify a column, access it by name or refresh the cached IDs and counts after a schema upgrade.


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How the PHIL can help photo librarians and researchers...
Health care providers are engaged in
diagnosing and treating diseases. These occupations include physicians (all
specialties), physician assistants, dentists, nurses, veterinarians, and
pharmacists, among others.
Using the search function above, the PHIL collection can be used to:
- Illustrate textbooks, presentations, web sites, written reports, etc.
- Augment training materials
- Illustrate advertising campaigns, health promotions, etc.
PHIL images are:
- Available free of charge
- Print quality
- Accessible through the Internet to both Macintosh and PC users
- Copyright cleared (with few exceptions)


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How to Make a Puzzle
Jan 04, 2013
Puzzles are great rainy day activities and they range from simlpe ones with just a few pieces to more difficult ones with thousands of pieces. Every puzzle has an image, some make putting the puzzle together more challenging because there's repeating colors and patterns. Most times you have to choose an image from a selection at the store, but you can also make your own image!
Even if it's not a rainy day, puzzles are fun for family get together's or time with friends. And when you make your own you can use an image of whatever you choose. Draw a picture, use a photo of your friends or use your favorite poster and make it into a puzzle!
 - Piece of cardboard or foam
 - Picture, poster or drawing
 - Glue
 - Scissors
 - Pencil
 1. Measure the piece of cardboard or foam so that it is slightly bigger than your picture.
 2. Glue the picture to the cardboard.
 3. Let the glue dry completely with a flat weight on it, something like a book. To make sure it is completely dry, let it dry over night.
 4. Cut the excess cardboard or foam from the edges of your photo.
 5. On the back of the cardboard or foam, take your pencil and draw out puzzle pieces. The larger the pieces the easier the puzzle, and the smaller the harder.
 6. Cut out each piece along the line you just drew.
 7. The scissors may have curled the edges of the cardboard, if so just lay them flat under the weight for a few hours.
 8. Happy puzzle solving!
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Do you do puzzles? What's the largest number of pieces you've ever put together? Share your stats in the comments section below.


text: We investigate the stationary and dynamical behavior of an Anderson localized chain coupled to a single central bound state. Although this coupling partially dilutes the Anderson localized peaks towards nearly resonant sites, the most weight of the original peaks remains unchanged. This leads to multifractal wave functions with a frozen spectrum of fractal dimensions, which is characteristic for localized phases in models with power-law hopping. Using a perturbative approach we identify two different dynamical regimes. At weak couplings to the central site, the transport of particles and information is logarithmic in time, a feature usually attributed to many-body localization. We connect such transport to the persistence of the Poisson statistics of level spacings in parts of the spectrum. In contrast, at stronger couplings the level repulsion is established in the entire spectrum, the problem can be mapped to the Fano resonance, and the transport is ballistic.


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Note:Before you setup internet for your D-Link DIR-450, please make sure you are able to connect to the internet with the PCMIA(EVDO) card in your laptop/desktop, without the D-Link DIR-450 being in the configuration.
Connect to your Network
Note: Ensure that the power to your DIR-450 mobile router is not connected before performing the installation steps below:
32-bit PCMCIA(EVDO)card connection
Step 1: Attach the antenna to the router.Once secured, position the antenna upward in its connecting joint. This will ensure optimal reception.
Step 2: Insert your wireless 32-bit PCMCIA (EVDO) card into the internet slot on the back of the router.
Step 3: Insert the ethernet cable into the LAN port 1 on the back panel of the DIR-450 mobile router, and an available ethernet port on the network adapter, in the computer you will use to configure the unit.
Step 4: Connect the power adapter to the receptor on the back panel of your D-Link DIR-450 Mobile Router. Then plug the other end of the power adapter into a wall outlet or power strip.
The Power LED will turn ON to indicate power has been applied.
Other LEDs will flash ON and OFF as the DIR-450 Mobile Router performs initialization and internet connection processes. This will take a few minutes.
When complete, the following LEDs will illuminate Blue: Power, Status, Internet, WLAN and LAN port 1 (or your specific LAN port connection)
Step 5: Open your web browser and enter the IP address of your DIR-450 Mobile Router ( Enter username (admin) and your password (blank by default).
Note: You will need to set a static ip address on the computer, on the same subnet, for example,
Step 6: Under Setup, click Internet on the left. Select Manual Configure from the bottom of the page.
Step 7: Under WWAN, select your PCMCIA card from the drop down menu.
Step 8: Enter your WWAN Username, Password, Server Name, and Dial Number.
Step 9: Click Save Settings to save your settings. Once the router has finished rebooting, click Continue.
Please allow 1-2 minutes to connect.
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