Primer for SPTA Officers
By Lisa Grossman, JD, PhD, ABPP, & David White, MPA, CAE
The purpose of this primer is to identify five basic key responsibilities and five of the most significant skill sets necessary to make effective leaders for each officer position in state, provincial and territorial associations. Division 31 sent out a survey to executive directors of SPTAs asking that they be filled out by current association officers and returned to Division 31. What follows are the results of this survey. Division 31 would like to thank all those SPTA leaders who took the time to fill out the survey. Division 31 would also like to express its appreciation to Dr. Jeff Barnett and Dr. Margy Heldring for their helpful suggestions in making this primer possible.
Of the surveys returned, almost half of the responses stated that there were no specific job descriptions for any particular officer position. And, if a job description existed, several people noted that the description was either vague or too general to be helpful.
Based on these survey results, Division 31 recommends the following approaches that would benefit psychological association leadership. Each SPTA may wish to:
 1. Develop a detailed position description for the positions noted;
 2. Use the survey results for guidance and add their own components that are relevant to the needs and demands of the position in their particular SPTA;
 3. Create timelines for each position that specifies tasks that require periodic completion, and deadlines for each task completion;
 4. Create a guidebook for each position that can be added to by each person serving in that position when they are leaving, so that emerging lessons can lead to the delineation of tips that the next person can deploy;
 5. Create brief training manuals and procedures for all officers and committee chairs;
 6. Ensure that all leadership members know parliamentary procedure, each SPTA can use the Abridged Guidelines for Parliamentary Procedure (PDF, 101KB) written by Dr. Jeff Barnett.
 7. Charge each leader to prepare the pipeline by thinking of who will be replacing them and serving in their roles in years to come. Officers need to always be actively working on bringing in, mentoring and nurturing new leaders. Officers need to keep this in mind when making committee and task force appointments;
 8. Prompt each leader to serve as an ambassador of their association and always be working to bring in new members.
Survey Results
Key Responsibilities
 1. Review bank statements and expenditures
 2. Develop budget
 3. Report to board and membership
 4. Keep accurate records
 5. Develop polices to ensure financial health of the organization and work with the board to develop a budget that addresses strategic priorities
Helpful Knowledge/Skills
 1. Helpful to know how to use a spreadsheet on a computer
 2. Experience with budgets and accounting
 3. Knowledge of the operations of your psychological association
 4. Overall fiscal knowledge of business practices
 5. Organizational skills
Key Responsibilities
 1. Take minutes of all meetings including Executive Committee, board meetings, annual membership meetings
 2. Prepare minutes by condensing information into a concise, readable format
 3. Distribute minutes in a timely fashion
 4. Attend all meetings
 5. Focus and listen attentively at all meetings for threads from earlier meetings that may require revisiting
Helpful Knowledge/Skills
 1. Skill at gathering and defining detail into accurate summary statements rather than just writing down pages of discussions.
 2. Knowledge of the operations and organization of the psychological association.
 3. Adequate written language skills
 4. Ability to organize, focus, listen and write quickly
 5. Fundamental understanding of parliamentary procedures
Past President
Key Responsibilities
 1. Coordinate award nominations and presentations
 2. Support the president's agenda
 3. Continue special projects began in presidency
 4. Communicate with membership, Executive Director and leaders
 5. Provide continuity for board meetings/agenda by remembering prior detail
Helpful Knowledge/Skills
 1. Ability to foster, respect and tolerate diversity of opinions
 2. Attendance at APA State Leadership Conference as President-Elect and President
 3. Willingness to assist with several leadership projects as the majority of the membership will not be active
 4. Assertion of direction and education based upon knowledge amassed at various APA and SPTA leadership events
 5. Skill at developing knowledge of the membership needs, issues facing psychology in the SPTA and accessing greater community connections
Key Responsibilities
 1. Provide leadership to guide the association towards it goals and missions
 2. Preside over all board and Executive Committee meetings and acting as official spokesperson for the association
 3. Implement presidential initiatives and agenda
 4. Make committee and task force appointments and help coordinate their work
 5. Help increase membership and encourage current members to become more active in association affairs
Helpful Knowledge/Skills
 1. Developed knowledge of the operations of the association: its history, culture, personnel issues, financial issues
 2. Engagement with the current issues in psychology, politically and professionally
 3. Organizational, management, interpersonal, communication abilities that permit tracking multiple issues/projects simultaneously
 4. Promotion of team rather than micromanaged work
 5. Mediation of conflicting views and consensus building skills
Key Responsibilities
 1. Serve in the absence of the president
 2. Work closely with the president on his/her agenda and association issues
 3. Participate actively in all association business and activities
 4. Develop focus, agenda and priorities for presidential year
 5. Attend APA State Leadership Conference
Helpful Knowledge/Skills
 1. Developed knowledge of the operations of the association, how it is organized, how it functions and how to work with the various staff and officers
 2. Knowledgeable about the political process at the SPTA level as well as the state licensing board
 3. Good interpersonal and communicative skills
 4. Developed vision for the future of psychology
Board Member
Key Responsibilities
 1. Participate in board governance concerning the association
 2. Chair and/or serve on committees or task forces
 3. Attend board meetings
 4. Engage in consistent communication with association members and officers
 5. Volunteer to work on projects of interest and follow-up with further initiatives based upon project results
Helpful Knowledge/Skills
 1. Good leadership and brainstorming skills
 2. Basic management knowledge
 3. High level of energy and commitment
 4. Knowledge of business, marketing or recruiting skills
 5. Interest and enthusiasm
APA Council of Representatives
Key Responsibilities
 1. Attend SPTA Board meetings, vote on issues, assist in the formulation and implementation of policy for the operation of the SPTA
 2. Attend APA council meetings and inform the association membership of relevant APA issues, events and activities by distributing APA reports at the association board meetings, publishing special reports in the association newsletter and communicating with the President and other association Board members about SPTA initiatives that emerge from other SPTAs
 3. Encourage interest and participation of SPTA members in APA issues and governance. Refer members to appropriate APA offices and members
 4. Serve as liaison between the SPTA and APA
 5. Write columns for the SPTA newsletter
Helpful Knowledge/Skills
 1. Previous attendance at APA State Leadership Conference to gain an understanding of how APA and the association can work together effectively
 2. Being able to see the big picture
 3. Some knowledge of parliamentary procedure
 4. Ability to understand system dynamics
 5. Knowledge of national psychological issues on the political and professional level
Several SPTA officers have agreed to serve as mentors for future SPTA Officers. If you would like to contact a mentor, please contact Andy Benjamin.


Prayer for putting up a mezuzah
Prayer for putting up a mezuzah
How do you kiss a mezuzah?
A mezuzah is a small case affixed to the doorframe of each room in Jewish homes and workplaces which contains a tiny scroll of parchment inscribed with a prayer. It is customary for religious Jews to touch the mezuzah every time they pass through a door and kiss the fingers that touched it.
What does the mezuzah symbolize?
The purpose of the mezuzah is to act as a constant reminder of God's presence. Jews will often touch the mezuzah as they go through the door. The instruction for this comes from the Torah.
How do you hang a mezuzah on a metal door frame?
Get hanging material. A hammer and nail or a screw and drill are common ways to hang a mezuzah. Choose a nail or screw that corresponds to your mezuzah. These will go into the door frame and must be big enough to allow the mezuzah to hang securely. Strong glue or double-sided tape are also options.
Can I write my own mezuzah scroll?
For this homemade mezuzah, you can make your own scroll. You can print out an online version of the Shema or write the first line of the prayer "Shema Yisrael: Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad: Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is One" on a piece of paper.
Why is the mezuzah placed at an angle?
Rashi argued that mezuzot should be affixed vertically, in such a way that the top pointed toward the Almighty. They eventually compromised, and agreed that a mezuzah should be hung on the diagonal, with its top inclined toward the inside.
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Why do Jews Rock when they pray?
Every time a Jew engages with the Torah, the light of his or her soul ignites, which is why he or she moves like the flame of a candle. This striking image illustrates the desire of many religious Jews to connect directly with God by learning and praying.
Why do Hasidic wives wear wigs?
Orthodox women do not show their hair in public after their wedding. With a headscarf or a wig – referred to in Yiddish as a sheitel – they signal to their surroundings that they are married and that they comply with traditional notions of propriety.
Which rooms need a mezuzah?
Some interpret Jewish law to require a mezuzah in every doorway in the home except bathrooms (which are not a living space), laundry rooms and closets, if they are too small to qualify as rooms.
Why do Hasidim wear fur hats?
According to Rabbi Aaron Wertheim, Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz (1726–1791) stated that "[t]he acronym for Shabbos is: Shtreimel Bimkom Tefillin – the shtreimel takes the place of tefillin." Since wearing special clothing on Shabbat is a form of sanctification, among the Hasidim of Galicia and Hungary the shtreimel is
Where do Jews put the tefillin?
Tefillin (sometimes called phylacteries) are cubic black leather boxes with leather straps that Orthodox Jewish men wear on their head and their arm during weekday morning prayer.
Does a shul need a mezuzah?
All inner rooms require mezuzos on the doorways, even if there is no actual door, as long as the doorway has both a doorpost and a lintel. 22 The height of both sides of a doorway do not need to be even, but the doorway only requires a mezuzah if the right doorpost is taller.
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Does a mezuzah scroll need to be kosher?
Although a "nonkosher " case does not usually invalidate the affixing of the mezuzah, sometimes it can. Even if an improper mezuzah case is still halachically permissible, one should not suffice with the bare minimum; rather, one should be scrupulous in this mitzvah and merit to lengthen the days of one's life.
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Many taxpayers have applied for Employer Identification Numbers (EINs) listing on the application an individual or entity other than the entity's true responsible party as the principal officer, general partner, grantor, owner, or trustor. The use of such an individual or entity, a "nominee", has resulted in IRS records containing incorrect information. Entities that used nominees on their applications should consider updating the information shown on the original application.
Who Should Update the Information?
Any entity that applied for an EIN listing a nominee as the "principal officer", etc., and listing the nominee's Taxpayer Identification Number as that of the principal officer, should send the IRS a letter providing the name and Taxpayer Identification Number (Social Security Number, Employer Identification Number, or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number) of the true responsible party. Entities that submitted applications that showed, as the principal officer, an individual or entity who is no longer the true responsible party also should update the entity's information.
What the Terms "Nominee" and "Responsible Party" Mean
A "nominee" is someone who is given limited authority to act on behalf of an entity, usually for a limited period of time, and usually during the formation of the entity. The "principal officer, general partner," etc., as defined by the IRS, is the true "responsible party" for the entity, instead of a nominee. See the Responsible Parties and Nominees page for more details.
Why the Information should be corrected
In the event that the IRS has a need to contact an entity about a tax matter relating to the business, we must be certain we are contacting the correct party. Otherwise, information regarding an entity could be disclosed to someone who is not authorized to receive such information. The IRS is considering several ways to identify the responsible parties of entities. However, by updating the information itself, an entity can establish that it is a reliable partner of the IRS in complying with the Federal tax laws.
How to Update the Information
There is no form available to update the information, and the IRS asks entities updating their information NOT to submit a second EIN application. Instead, the IRS asks that the entity send a letter, on company letterhead, if available, providing the name and Taxpayer Identification Number of the current principal officer, general partner, grantor, owner, or trustor. Be sure to include the entity's complete name, EIN, and mailing address so we can correctly identify your IRS account. Depending upon the entity's principal business address, the entity should send the letter to the following IRS campus:
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Written in the sixth century, The Consolation of Philosophy was one of the most popular and influential works of the Middle Ages. Boethius composed the masterpiece while imprisoned and awaiting the death sentence for treason. The Christian author had served as a high-ranking government official before falling out of favor with Roman Emperor Theodoric, an Arian. In the Consolation, Boethius explores the true end of life-knowledge of God-through a conversation with Lady Philosophy. Part prose, part poetry, the work combines Greek philosophy and Christian faith to formulate answers to some of life's most difficult and enduring questions.
About the Editor/Translator:
Scott Goins, Ph.D., is Professor of Classics and Director of the Honors College at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He received his Ph.D. and M.A. from Florida State University and has published writings on several authors including Virgil and Boethius.
Barbara H. Wyman, M.A., M.F.A., teaches English and Latin at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Besides Boethius, she has published writings on George Herbert, Hopkins, and others

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Gap Analysis: A Template for Connecting Potential with Performance
Gap Analysis: A Template for Connecting Potential with Performance
"Continuous effort," said Winston Churchill, "not strength nor intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential."
At the risk of contradicting Brittain's Bulldog … that's only half right.
Effort — what MacArthur Genius Grant winner Angela Duckworth famously dubbed "grit" — is essential to success. However, what unlocks potential is not so much brute force, but a wide-eyed recognition of (1) where we are and (2) a vision for where we want to be.
In business, this process for unlocking potential and fueling growth is known as gap analysis.
This article walks through a simplified process for conducting just such an analysis, along with a downloadable template to guide you.
But, first …
What Is Gap Analysis?
Gap analysis is the quantitative and qualitative comparison of a company or individual's current performance (i.e., present state) with potential performance (i.e., future or target state).
It addresses two questions:
 - Performance: Where are we?
 - Potential: Where do we want to be?
Learn More: How to Conduct a SWOT Analysis for Your Business
Gap analysis goes by many names: need assessment, need analysis, or need-gap analysis. Whatever you call it, the core principle remains the same: to identify and then find solutions to the problems holding your business back.
Gap analysis: performance versus potential
While the process starts with an inward look at current versus potential performance, it doesn't stop there. Gap analysis should also include outside sources like industry benchmarks and your market's competitive landscape.
These type of 360-degree analyses can be performed at both strategic or operational levels. You can analyze your overall business direction or go granular into various processes or departments.
After going through the first phase of analysis — performance versus potential — you may find that your results exceed expectations. The same can also be true if your business is currently experiencing fast-paced growth. In those cases, the aim changes from finding problems to identifying success factors that can be repeated, applied to other areas of your business, and ultimately scaled.
Regardless of what you're evaluating — be it problems or successes, human resources or logistical functions — the actual process of doing the analysis is the same.
Let's take a look at exactly what goes into a gap analysis …
How to Conduct a Gap Analysis
Gap Analysis: A Template For Connecting Potential With Performance
The temptation with gap analysis is to start by going big. Unfortunately, when you try to tackle too much at once — to make everything better, all at the same — resources get stretched thin.
Instead, prioritize the areas where either (1) the biggest positive impact exists or (2) you feel the most pain.
This could be any one of a host of factors:
 1. Sales numbers
 2. Customer satisfaction
 3. Retention rates
 4. Shipping times
 5. Marketing returns
 6. Manufacturing costs
 7. International expansion
Once you've isolated an area big enough to make an impact, but small enough to wrap your head and hands around …
1. Identify Your States
Once you have chosen your areas of focus, your first step is to identify both where you currently are — performance — and where you want to be in the future — potential.
For illustrative purposes, let's select:
 - Multi-channel sales as your Focus
 - Specific outlets as the Channel
 - Current monthly sales as Performance
 - Industry averages as Potential
Gap Analysis: States
(1) Your Current Performance
Every gap analysis starts with introspection. Where are you currently within the metric that you're analyzing? The idea is to list all the attributes — in this case, Channels — that play a role in success or failure.
The attributes (and thus the analysis) can be quantitative or qualitative. The key is to be specific and factual when identifying possible weaknesses. The required data can be collected from a variety of sources depending on what gap is being analyzed:
 - Industry averages
 - Historical benchmarks
 - Internal documentation
 - Customer interviews
 - Etc.
(2) Your Potential State
The future state represents the ideal condition in which you want your business to be. For quantitative analysis, like tracking sales numbers, you would include either data from the industry or projected sales (i.e., goals).
When planning for the future, you can be highly specific (e.g. increase sales by 40% overall by the end of Q3) or generic (e.g. start selling on Pinterest).
(3) Your Gaps
Defined quantitatively, gaps are straightforward. What are the numerical differences between where you are and where you want to be?
Qualitatively, this will take a bit more introspection and collaboration.
2. Describe the Gap
Having identified the gaps, the next step is to describe the gap to better understand the reasons behind their existence.
If you're currently ahead of your targets, then it's a great time to analyze what exactly made the results possible and if there are ways to use the same principles in other areas of your company.
Even a well-performing system can always be optimized, so going through this step is crucial.
Gap Analysis: Describe the Gaps
(1) Gap
This one is easy. Simply carry over the gaps you identified in the previous step, starting with the most underperforming areas first. In our example, we've chosen email because that's where the widest gap between performance and potential exists.
(2) Gap Description
The point of a gap description is to record all the contributing factors responsible for the gap. Therefore, the description has to be consistent with those states. These can either be quantitative or qualitative.
However, more often than not, to address the reasons behind the gaps, you'll use qualitative descriptions.
(3) Why?
The challenging question here is not how far your actual performance fell below target, but why the gap exists. To be of any use, this list has to be specific, objective, and relevant to the issue at hand.
It helps to brainstorm possible causes of poor performance, and then narrow those down using tools like the "five whys" analysis …
Five Whys in Gap Analysis
The "Five Whys" is an iterative technique used to explore the cause-and-effect relationships underlying a particular problem. Its primary goal is to determine the root cause of a problem by repeating the question "Why?" with each question forming the basis for the next question.
Although this technique is called the five whys, it doesn't mean that you have to ask "Why?" five times. The idea is to repeat the process for as long as it takes to identify the root cause(s). It can take fewer or more than five "whys" before you arrive at the underlying issue.
Rather than go the multi-channel ecommerce route, let's look at a situation where customers are unhappy because they're being shipped products that don't meet their expectations.
1. Why are customers being shipped bad products?
Because manufacturing built the products with materials different from what the customer expects based on advertising.
2. Why did manufacturing build the products with different materials than advertised?
Because the supply-chain manager expedites work on the shop floor by calling the head of manufacturing directly to begin production. An error occurred when the specifications were being communicated.
3. Why does the supply-chain manager call the head of manufacturing directly to start work instead of using written communication?
Because the "start work" form requires the supply-chain manager's direct approval before work can begin.
4. Why does the form require approval from the supply-chain manager?
Because the manufacturer does not offer a digital integration with your company's current ecommerce platform.
In this case, only four whys were required to find out that a non-value-added signature — driven by a lack of integration — caused the gap.
Five Whys Limitations
While the example analysis above did lead to a satisfactory answer, this might not always be the case. The method provides no hard and fast rules about what lines of questions to explore or how long to continue the search for additional root causes.
Thus, the outcome still depends upon the knowledge and persistence of the people involved. Plus, there are situations where a multitude of problems all play a role and it's extremely hard to decide which one of them is the main root of the gap.
Still, the "Five Whys" can be useful in identifying underlying problems. And, by being aware of the limitations of the method beforehand, it's possible to use it effectively while steering clear of its shortcomings.
Once we have gone through the process of identifying gaps and the reasons behind them, it's time to start working on finding solutions.
3. Bridge the Gap
The third and final step is to brainstorm all the possible solutions to the gap and the reasons behind it. These solutions must be specific and directly impact the factors listed in the previous step.
To do that, let's return to the multi-channel focus from before:
Gap Analysis: Solutions
By creating an exhaustive list of solutions to the gap-description summary, you enable yourself to think wide and yet position yourself for practical implementation.
When formulating possible solutions, it's important to keep in mind that there may be implementation costs involved. Those costs can include time, money, and human resources.
Final Thoughts on Gap Analysis
In the end, gap analysis yields a detailed examination of the …


Solid Crystal Fortune Cookies (in preparation)
Solid Crystal Fortune Cookies (triptych, part 3) is currently in preparation (planned for 2020). The film will be a contemporary parable, based on the collective memory of a vanished community. "What if the fisherman and the farmer have effectively disappeared?" After The Rabbit and the Teasel (2014) and I watched the white dogs of the dawn (2018), this film further explores themes such as the relationship between man and nature, the 'condition humaine', social conflict, the 'disenchantment' of the world and our quest for happiness. The following questions are key: do we have free will? Why do we have to suffer? What is it we call human nature? Are there limits to our reason? Are we bound by moral laws? How do we achieve happiness? Solid Crystal Fortune Cookies is a film that offers rituals. Rituals that reconnect us, with each other and with nature. The story of Solid Crystal Fortune Cookies is the result of an amalgam of happy, chance encounters with the unexpected.
Solid Crystal Fortune Cookies, 2020, triptych, part III, 00:40:00, color, sound, digital file.
Copyright Els Dietvorst.
Fiction and autobiographical elements smoothly mingle in a lyrical tale that drags the viewer into a universe of beauty, death, and decay. A masterful narrative, an extremely accurate work on the texts and the powerful aesthetics of timeless rural landscape, perfectly combine with the slow and relentless pace of remembrance and the melancholy of a lost innocence. (Paolo Moretti, Catalogue Visions du Reel, Nyon.)


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Machinability of carbon and alloy steels is a shear process. Working the metal (Shearing to create chip) provides heat. The subsequent sliding of the produced chip on the face of the cutting tool provides heat as well.
Three ways to improve machinability include
Optimizing the chemistry to provide for a minimum shear strength
Adding internally contained lubricants
Adjusting cold work
The steels that we are talking about are in large part composed of the ferrite phase. This is advantageous to us as machinists, because it has a relatively low shear strength.
Because ferrite is also ductile, it does not cut cleanly and tends to tear. Grade 1008 or 1010 are prime examples of how pure ferrite machines. Long stringy, unbroken chips, torn surface finishes and lots of machine down time to clear "birds nests" are typical results.
Adding carbon up to a point improves machinability by adding a second harder phase (pearlite) into the ferrite. The good news is that up to a point, the chip formation is greatly improved, and surface finish improves somewhat. The bad news is that the shear strength of the steel is also increased. This requires more work to be done by the machine tool.
Addition of Nitrogen and Phosphorous can not only increase the shear strength of the ferrite, but also reduce the ductility (embrittle it).This ferrite embrittlement promotes the formation of short chips, very smooth surface finishes, and the ability to hold high dimensional accuracy on the part being produced. The downside is that these additions can make the parts prone to cracking if subsequebnt cold work operations are performed.
The graph below shows how cold work (cold drawing reduction) works in combination to reduce chip toughness, resulting in controlled chip length, improved surface finish, and improved dimensional accuracy of the part. To read the graphs, the Nitrogen content is shown in one of two ranges, and Phosphorous content is varied as is the amount (%) cold work. You can see how the synergistic effects of these two chemical elements when appropriately augmented by cold work, can drop the materials toughness by as much as 80-90%.
Add to that internal lubrication by a separate manganese sulfide phase or a lead addition, and now you can see how these factors can make grade 1215 or 12L14 machinable at speeds far, far, faster than their carbon equivalent _PHONE_. With greater uptime and tool life.
- Internal LubricantManganese Sulfides
And you thought that cold drawing just made the bar surface prettier and held closer in size…


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July 14, 2020
It depends. Under Nevada law, a person cannot own or have a gun in his/her possession if s/he:
 - has been convicted in Nevada or any other state of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence (as defined in our Federal Gun Laws section);
 - has been convicted of a felony in Nevada or any other state;
 - has been convicted of a stalking in Nevada or any other state and the court entered an "admonishment of rights" (explained here), which prohibits the abuser from having or using a firearm;
 - has a Nevada extended order for protection against domestic violence against him/her – or a similar order from another state – and the order includes a statement that the abuser is prohibited from having or using a firearm while the order is in effect;
 - is a fugitive from justice;
 - is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, any controlled substance;1
 - is illegally or unlawfully in the United States.2
Also, federal laws, which apply to all states, restrict a person's right to have a gun under certain circumstances such as when the abuser has been convicted of certain domestic violence-related crimes or if you have an order of protection against the abuser that meets certain requirements. Go to Federal Gun Laws to get more information.
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Event Detection / Handling in Smart Energy Environments
The goal of this PhD project is the formalization and the development of a generic event detection process applied to serve various smart energy environments such as Smart Buildings, Smart Grids, and Smart Cities for example. By automatically detecting the events that could arise in such environments, event handling mechanisms can be put into place. This could serve for improved conceptualization and management of these environments, both from an energetic and utility point of view.
The study is designed to develop a technological base that offers:
- A generic framework for event detection
- A platform enabling the integration of the event detection mechanism into different smart energy networks
- An intelligent processing that allows not only event detection but also provides event handling and a better overall understanding of these environments
- Data Mining
- Event Detection
The LIUPPA (laboratory) MOVIES team
LIUPPA is a computer science laboratory related to the "Université de PAU et des Pays de l'Adour" (UPPA), and interested in the formalization of digital ecosystems in multimedia sensory networks and microgrids. The lab is present in the various campuses of the university in southern France, particulary in Anglet, Mont-de-Marsan, and Pau.
The lab contains two teams: T2I and MOVIES each dedicated to different research activities.
A generic framework for event detection
- Mansour, Elio, et al. "F-SED: Feature-Centric Social Event Detection." International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications. Springer, Cham, 2017.
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Abhishek Agarwal, Edward Dintwa, karim Moorad, and Lentsoe Noko
thermal energy storage, solar drier, specific heat capacity
In current era, thermal energy storage is a standout amongst the most proficient approaches to store the solar oriented renewable energy for warming and drying the air by energy gathered from sun. The paper exhibits a test examination of a stuffed rock bed solar thermal storage system. A 30 mm crevice is loaded with Polyester insulation in an air sealed dark painted plywood compartment from where heat can be extricated by constrained air convection. This system is able to constantly provide the required heat input into the setup. The heat decay characteristic of the bed is additionally contemplated. The most elevated introductory temperature of the rocks was recorded to 65.5 0C. Experimental result is likewise dissected by utilizing 3 thermocouples with data logger EasySenseTM software. After preparatory thought of specialized, environmental and economic aspects consideration, the effective thermal efficiency of the system is measured to 63.16% with 8.814 MJ integrated energy simply following 5 hour charging period.

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Sunshine Coast Airport, represented by Rede Project Consulting, commissioned Woolpert to provide a Feature and Level Survey, 3D Laser Scan and Building Information Model (BIM) of SCA.
The Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) engaged Woolpert to conduct a bathymetric survey of portions of the bed of the Lachlan River and adjacent creeks.
Woolpert was commissioned to acquire and process LiDAR and image data over the 180km2 Captains Mountain Wind Farm in Queensland for Vestas Asia Pacific (Vestas).
Woolpert are commissioned to complete recurring survey work for a mining company based in South East Queensland.
Bathymetric LiDAR for Waterway Management Woolpert were commissioned to survey for a project that involved 645 km2 over a coastal and waterways network in Eastern Australia. The site had a shallow drafted estuary, where bathymetric information was needed to maintain the usability and safety of the waterways. The area was subject to dynamic coastal processes. […]
Woolpert were commissioned to conduct a 2.7km railway corridor Mobile Laser Scanning (MLS) survey to determine its Building Information Model (BIM) suitability. This required accurately defining assets and utilities with dense point cloud information for feature survey and 3D modelling production.
Brookfield Rail Line Survey Brookfield Rail Line Survey Overview AAM were commissioned to survey 188 kms of optimised rail line from Tilley Siding, Morawa to Narngulu Yard in Western Australia. The as-constructed survey required capturing the main line and passing track's alignment amongst other services. An accuracy of +/- 0.03 or better was also required […]


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Ciftcioglu, E.N. ; Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA ; Sagduyu, Y.E. ; Berry, R.A. ; Yener, A.
We consider two sources in a wireless network exchanging stochastically varying traffic using an intermediate relay. Each relay use incurs some cost, which, for example, could be transmission energy. This cost is shared between the sources when packets from both are transmitted simultaneously by the relay using network coding. If the relay transmits a packet originating from one source only, the cost is incurred by that source only. In this setting, we study transmission policies that tradeoff the average cost with the average packet delay. We first present the cost-delay tradeoff for a centralized scheme using Lyapunov stability arguments. Next, we consider a distributed policy, where each source aims to optimize its own cost-delay tradeoff. We determine the Nash equilibrium of the resulting non-cooperative game and show that it performs worse than the centralized algorithm. To overcome this limitation, we introduce a pricing mechanism at the relay, which is shown to achieve the centralized performance. These algorithms, though oblivious to the arrival statistics, do require global knowledge of queue backlogs. Lastly, we consider distributed algorithms that overcome this requirement. Among those, we observe that simple queue-length threshold algorithms perform remarkably well.
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4. Keep Your Gas Gauge Working Properly
Test out your gas gauge when you notice strange fluctuations. Once you've determined the cause of the issue, you can figure out what needs to be done or how much it will cost.
Rather than guess what's wrong with your vehicle, it's best to find out. Make sure you understand your gauge and the average cost in your area to keep you from getting any costly surprises.
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5. How do you fix an inaccurate gas gauge?
Take the cable off the terminal on the sender and ground it to the chassis. Unless the sender is grounded or faulty, the gauge will now read empty. To test the sending unit terminal on the dash gauge, touch a grounding lead to it.
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What is a fuel gauge sender?
What makes your car know when it's full or empty? Thanks to the fuel gauge sender. You will find a resistor in the fuel tank of your car, which measures electrical flow. By sending current to the fuel gauge, you can determine how much gas is left in the tank based on pressure. Afterward, you can read your dash and determine how long you have to go until your next fill-up.
How does a fuel gauge work diagram?
The sending unit of the car is found in the fuel tank. With a thin, rigid metal rod connected to afloat, which is usually made of foam. Rod ends are mounted with variable resistors. Through this strip of material, the wiper connecting the gauge conducts the current from the gauge to the resistor.
Can the fuel gauge be fixed?
Check the fuel gauge after disconnecting the wiring from the fuel sending unit. A faulty fuel gauge will give you an empty reading. This should be replaced immediately. It is recommended to replace the sending unit if you receive a full reading from the gauge.
Where is the fuel level sensor located?
Senders for fuel gauges are located in the fuel tank and attached to the fuel pump. There is a rod and a float attached to the sender's base.
How does a fuel level sensor work?
In reality, the level sensor in a vehicle's fuel tank is composed of three components: an afloat, an actuating rod, and a resistor. An electronic device or a little black box triggers the fuel gauge using a variable signal sent by this combination of components.
What happens when a fuel sensor goes bad?
A decrease in acceleration power may be caused by the fuel pressure sensor when you step on the gas pedal. This sensor will interfere with the air-fuel ratio if it is bad. While driving, you will lose power from your car.
Can you drive with a broken gas gauge?
Of course, you can. Gas gauges can easily break, even though they do not disable your engine or affect your car's performance. Because of this, you'll have to leave your car stranded on the side of the road, or walk to the gas station.
Does the fuel pump affect the gas gauge?
If the actual fuel level is low, sediments will be picked up by the fuel pump, which can clog the fuel filter, fuel injectors, or high-pressure fuel pump. Identifying the source of your gas fuel gauge's malfunction is vital before planning a repair.
Why is my fuel gauge stuck on full?
An empty fuel gauge can be caused by a faulty fuel gauge resistor that sends full voltage to the fuel gauge at all times. When a vehicle regularly uses fuel, the fuel sending unit is constantly in motion, which causes the wiper in the variable resistor to move constantly as well.
How do you check gas without a gauge?
Disconnect the electrical connector on top of the gas tank (it's located on the top). You can measure the resistance of the Fuel Level Sensor (it's the terminal for the car's Yellow wiring that runs to the fuel gauge, you say doesn't work). It is 95 ohms when the battery is empty, 33 ohms when the battery is mid-range, and 7 ohms when the battery is full.
Can I Change My Bad Fuel Gauge?
Of course but you need some experience. If you never have done it before then our suggestion is not to do that by yourself.
You can reduce your parts and labor costs with this guide to repairing a gas gauge. We would appreciate any feedback you have about the gas gauge fixing. Keep reading to learn more about the car parts, fuel gauge, and other related information.
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Ahead of COP26, we've created a series of policies calling on industry, Governments across Great Britain and pharmacy teams to implement change to reduce the environmental impact of medicines.
Medicines are the most widely deployed healthcare intervention and are responsible for 25 per cent of the NHS's carbon emissions. This means pharmacists and pharmacy teams have a clear role to play in combating climate change. However, pharmacy cannot do this alone: that's we're calling on other stakeholders to work with us to tackle the climate emergency.
The four areas we have focused on are:
- Improving prescribing and medicines use
- Tackling medicines waste
- Preventing ill health
- Infrastructure and ways of working
RPS President Claire Anderson said: "The role of the pharmacist and the pharmacy team in preventing illness, optimising medicines and reducing pharmaceutical waste already reduces the impact of medicines on the climate.
"There's significant workload pressure on pharmacy teams right now but there are small changes in the way we work where pharmacists and pharmacy teams can make a difference. Our sustainability policy supports pharmacy teams to pave the way for change and to lead the way in climate action within healthcare.
"Pharmacy can have an impact on every stage of the life cycle of a medicine, from design and development, marketing authorisation to production, post- authorisation, health technology assessment, prescription and consumption and finally waste disposal."
Last month we released our Declaration of Climate and Ecological Emergency, which acknowledged that far from being simply an environmental issue, the climate emergency is the most significant health threat that modern society has ever faced.
Read about some of the innovative ideas and projects from across pharmacy in Great Britain; from managing wastewater in Scotland, to thinking about nitrous oxide in Wales, with these RPS blogs.
Read the RPS sustainability policy
Register for our sustainability policies virtual launch on Wednesday November 3 at 7.30pm
Keep up to date with what we are doing during COP26 on the RPS website.


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Harper was born in Claremont, in California's Inland Empire. His father, Leonard, was of African-American and Cherokee ancestry, and his mother, Ellen Chase-Verdries, is Jewish. His maternal great-grandmother immigrated from Lithuania. His parents divorced when he was five, and he grew up with his mother's family. Harper has two brothers, Joel and Peter.
Harper began playing guitar as a child. His maternal grandparents' music store The Folk Music Center and Museum laid a foundation of folk and blues for the artist, complemented by regular patrons Leonard Cohen, Taj Mahal and David Lindley and quotes of William Shakespeare and Robert Frost made often by his grandfather. During the '80s, in his teen years, Harper began to play the slide guitar, mimicking the style of Robert Johnson. Next, Harper refined his style, taking up the Weissenborn. Harper broke out of the Inland Empire after being offered an invitation by Taj Mahal to tour with the artist. The 20 year-old Harper and the blues legend then recorded Follow the Drinking Ghour(d) and toured Hawaii.
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Definition: Relative reproductive success of an individual or genotype in a given environment
Table of Contents
Darwinian Fitness Definition
Darwinian fitness refers to the measure of an individual organism's or genotype's reproductive success or the ability of an organism to pass on the genes to the next generation in a given environment. The name is credited to Charles Darwin, the British biologist who is widely known for his theory of natural selection. Individuals (or genotypes) with higher fitness are more likely to survive and reproduce. Consequently, they will also have a higher likelihood to pass on the advantageous traits to their offspring, resulting in the spread of those traits in a population over time.
Before we define Darwinian fitness in the context of evolutionary biology and theoretical population biology, let us have an overview of the meaning of fitness in natural selection and evolution below.
- What does fitness mean in biology?
Fitness, in biology, is not just about physical strength as it would have been defined in a general, broader context. Instead, it is about the overall capacity of an organism to pass on its DNA to its progeny. It is a relative measure, meaning it depends on the interaction between an organism's traits and the environment in which it lives. It would additionally rely on essential traits, such as resistance to diseases, behavioral attributes for efficient mating and parental care, and greater adaptability to varying ecological factors (environmental conditions) leading to successful reproduction.
- What is evolutionary fitness? Is it the same as Darwinian fitness?
Evolutionary fitness and Darwinian fitness are at times used interchangeably. In fact, there are other terms that appear to have a similar context. These are reproductive fitness, biological fitness, and relative fitness. They all refer to the same concept of measuring the ability to survive and reproduce successfully in a certain environment.
- In simple terms, what is meant by fitness in Darwinian evolution?
In simple terms, Darwinian fitness (or evolutionary fitness) reflects how well a particular type of organism (or genotype) can survive and take over in a competition for resources, including mates. The key idea behind it is that organisms within a population vary in their traits, and some of these variations provide advantages in the context of their environment.
- How is Darwinian fitness calculated?
The calculation of Darwinian fitness typically depends on the mode of reproduction (whether asexual or sexual):
» Asexual: Darwinian fitness can be calculated in a more straightforward manner by counting the number of offspring produced by fitness. Example: If an asexual individual A produces 10 offspring, the fitness of individual A would be 10.
» Sexual: Calculation of Darwinian fitness is relatively complex. It entails controlled breeding conditions and comparing the reproductive success of different genotypes within a population. The number of offspring produced by each cross is counted and then the relative fitness of each genotype is obtained. Another approach is to calculate fitness based on the frequency of a genotype in subsequent generations. By tracking the changes in genotype frequencies over generations, the fitness of the different genotypes can be inferred.
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Darwinian fitness is a fundamental concept in evolutionary biology and is based on Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection. Darwinian fitness is a measure of the relative reproductive success of an organism in passing its genes to the next generation's gene pool.
Darwinian fitness differs from "physical fitness", which is more associated with health, muscle tissues, oxygen, and physical effort. Darwinian fitness is more concerned with reproductive success, i.e., how successful an organism has been at passing on its genes. The more likely that an individual is able to survive and live longer to reproduce, the higher the fitness of that individual. Thus, it may indicate the relative measure of the reproductive success of an organism in passing its genes to the next generation. It denotes the relative ability of an individual (or population) to survive, reproduce and propagate genes in an environment. Thus, when one says an organism is biologically fit, it could mean that the organism is adapted and suitable to its environment based on its relative reproductive success with respect to its population.
Etymology: derived from the surname of Charles Darwin, the British biologist known for his theory of evolution through natural selection.
Synonym: Reproductive fitness; Biological fitness; Evolutionary fitness; Relative fitness
Fitness Is A Propensity
How can one say if an organism is 'fitter' than the other? How can we tell that a trait is advantageous or effective at improving 'fitness'?
The term "propensity" generally refers to a tendency, a predisposition, or a natural inclination. It speaks about 'probability'. Thus, in this context of evolutionary biology, the propensity interpretation of fitness refers to the natural tendency of an organism to survive, reproduce, and pass on its genes in a specific environment. Just like how some organisms have an instinctive tendency to vie for limited resources, some would also have the innate tendency to have offspring more than others.
The concept of "fitness as a propensity" (PIF) refers to the idea that an organism's fitness is not a fixed value; rather, it is a probabilistic measure that influences its ability to survive, reproduce, and pass on its genes to the next generation. Fitness is not deterministic but involves probabilities, allowing for variations and uncertainties in reproductive outcomes.
The concept of fitness is a complex and multifaceted topic. PIF is one of the widely discussed and debated. There are other perspectives attempting to interpret fitness. Statistical view, for instance, is a perspective wherein fitness is treated as a statistical property. It makes use of mathematical models and statistical methods to understand the distribution of traits and genes in populations in relation to the population's reproductive success. Inclusive fitness and kin selection, in turn, is where the role of genetic relatedness in determining fitness is emphasized.
Models Of Fitness: Asexuals and Sexuals
Fitness in asexual organisms is a case in point wherein fitness is illustrated through reproductive models sans the complexity of sex and recombination. That way fitness can be measured and attributed directly to genotypes. Conversely, fitness in sexual organisms is more complex. It would have to consider the reproductive successes of different genotypes within a population.
There are two ways through which fitness can be measured: absolute fitness (W) and relative fitness (w). Both of them can tell how well a specific genotype or genetic trait is performing in a population. They differ in their approach and interpretation.
Absolute fitness refers to the overall reproductive success of an individual asexual organism. It quantifies the proportional change in the abundance of a genotype over one generation solely due to natural selection.
Relative fitness is a measure of the comparison of the absolute fitness of one individual or genotype to the absolute fitness of other individuals or genotypes in the population.
To define relative fitness (w): Absolute fitness of a genotype / Absolute fitness of a reference genotype of the same population (often, the most successful or fittest in a population)
Note: Relative fitness that is equal to 1 indicates reference genotype
In summary, absolute fitness refers to the raw (exact) number of offspring an organism has over one generation whereas relative fitness is the fitness ratio.
Sample Exercise 1 (Asexual population)
See Table 1 below. Based on the relative fitness (w) of each genotype, which genotype would be considered the most "fit"?
|Table 1: Relative fitness of each genotype|
|Relative fitness||20/20 = 1.0||10/20 = 0.50||5/20 = 0.25|
If reproductive rates are the same for the three genotypes, then relative fitnesses can be derived by dividing the absolute fitnesses by the highest absolute fitness value, which in this example is 20. So, if the respective relative fitnesses are as follows: 1.0 for AA, 0.50 for Aa, and 0.25 for aa, then, AA is the most fit or most successful among the three genotypes in that given environment at that particular time.
Change in genotype frequencies due to selection
Genotypes with higher fitness, i.e., those that produce more offspring, are more likely to become more prevalent in the population. Conversely, those with lower fitness may decrease in frequency or disappear. The process of selection is, therefore, driven by the differential reproductive success of genotypes and their ability to adapt to the prevailing environmental conditions.
To calculate the change in genotype frequencies due to selection, one can make use of relative fitness:
where p represents the frequency of one allele and q represents the frequency of another allele in the population.
Sample Exercise 2 (Sexual population)
Consider these offspring data on fly population. If A1A1 individual cells produce, on average, 23 offspring, A1A2 individual cells produce, on average, 26 offspring, and A2A2 individual cells produce, on average, 28 offspring each generation.
Question: Using relative fitness and assuming the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, how will the genotype frequencies in the population change or evolve?
1. Let's calculate the relative fitness (w) of each genotype using A2A2 as the reference genotype (highest)
|Table 2: Relative fitness of each genotype|
|The average number of offspring||23||26||28|
|Relative fitness (w)||23/28 = 0.8214||26/28 = 0.9286||28/28 = 1.0000|
2. We can now use the values to calculate the change in genotype (or allele) frequencies in one generation through the process of selection.
In the absence of evolutionary forces


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UAE-based non-profit agricultural research center, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) has displayed the beta version of an AI-powered mobile app for detecting plant disorders to agricultural researchers and specialists from the public and private sector organizations in the Emirates.
Organized under the project titled "Developing a user-friendly mobile application for smallholder farmers to detect plant disorders", the workshop was conducted by scientists from ICBA and the University of Barcelona, Spain.
The project currently targets farmers in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and the UAE. The mobile app will be available in more countries later. It is also being customized for each country, and the final version will be available in three languages and they are Arabic, English, and French.
Dr. Jose Luis Araus, Professor of Plant Physiology at the University of Barcelona, Spain commented, "ICBA and the University of Barcelona have been collaborating for the last six years to develop monitoring techniques to allow more efficient saline agriculture for different species, including date palm, quinoa, Salicornia, and cereals."
"We are delighted to showcase the beta version of this mobile app in the UAE – a country which is at the forefront of innovation in different sectors, including agriculture. The development of the mobile app is aligned with our research focus on data-driven agriculture and the use of artificial intelligence to improve farming. Currently, we have a number of projects focused on using drones, the internet of things, and smart systems. We hope that once the mobile app is released in the UAE and other countries, it will help agricultural researchers, specialists, and farmers to detect plant disorders at early stages and thus take necessary actions to minimize yield losses."
"Estimates show that annual crop losses due to pests and diseases range between 20 percent and 40 percent, undermining rural livelihoods, national economies, and food security. Therefore, intelligent systems like the mobile app that we are developing with our partners at the University of Barcelona can help farmers make prompt diagnoses and facilitate an effective response to plant diseases and pest attacks at their early stages," remarked Dr. Henda Mahmoudi, Plant Physiologist at ICBA.


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ACS Early Career Faculty Seminar
March 11, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EST
Making Connections: Early Development of Neural Circuits for Breathing in Larval Zebrafish
Dr. Kimberly McArthur, Southwestern University
View the recording of the event below.
The hindbrain generates many coordinated, rhythmic behaviors (like feeding and breathing) that are critical for an animal's survival. How do the neural circuits that generate these behaviors develop and refine themselves over time? In this talk, you will learn how experiments in larval zebrafish are helping us understand the early development of these neural circuits — with important implications for our understanding of human brain development.


For a geneticist who works on analyzing the genome of a tumor, the graphic representation of data is crucial. In order not to get lost in the maze of genetic changes, a clever graph was created; a graph that depicts the genome as a circle, on which chromosomal rearrangements are represnted by different-colored, long lines, changes in the number of copies of DNA fragments with short lines and small variants with dots.
Being able to visualize such data and read it is not easy, but it must be said that circos plots have a charm to them.
The infographic here presents a brief instruction on how to read such beautiful graphs.


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Simple: To figure out which way something is threaded, figure out why it's threaded that way.
The reason for thread directions on rotating objects with lateral load
In general, the thread direction is NOT chosen so that friction from the rotating shaft will tend to tighten things. If that were the case, pedals would be left-hand threaded on the right side and vice-versa.
Rather, it has to do with precession. If you hold a pencil loosely in your left hand while you move the end of the pencil around in a circle with your right hand, the pencil will tend to rotate in a direction opposite of the direction you're rotating the end.
When you pedal a bike forward, the right pedal is moving in a counter-clockwise (or anti-clockwise, on the other side of the pond) direction, relative to the pedal shaft. This produces the counter-intuitive (anti-intuitive on the other side of the pond) effect of driving the pedal shaft in a clockwise direction -- rightie-tightie.
For the same reason, English-threaded bottom bracket cups have a LEFT HAND thread on the right side, and vice-versa. (The sneaky French and Italians just use Loctite and right-hand threads on both sides.)


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The initial diversification of animals paralleled some of the most dramatic episodes of climate and environmental change in Earth history. We compiled global Neoproterozoic–early Paleozoic detrital zircon age data to track spatiotemporal variations in continental arc systems to explore the influence of tectonic outgassing of CO2 on these climatic shifts. These data indicate that global continental arc systems were spatially reduced at the onset of the Cryogenian glacial interval, widespread during the Cambrian greenhouse, and reduced during Ordovician cooling. The Cambrian greenhouse was coincident with ecologically stressed conditions, whereas Ordovician global cooling was accompanied by a major biodiversification event. Thus, variation in the continental arc CO2 flux likely played a critical role in major climatic fluctuations, which profoundly influenced early animal evolution.
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"It's me" vs "It is I"
by Mark Israel (freely adapted from an article by Roger Lustig)
 [This is a fast-access FAQ excerpt.]
 Fowler says: "me is technically wrong in It wasn't me etc.;
but the phrase being of its very nature colloquial, such a lapse is
of no importance".
 The rule for what he and others consider technically right is
*not* (as is commonly misstated) that the nominative should *always*
be used after "to be". Rather, it is that "to be" should link two
noun phrases of the same case, whether this be nominative or
 I believe that he is I. Who do you believe that he is?
 I believe him to be me. Whom do you believe him to be?
According to the traditional grammar being used here, "to be" is not
a transitive verb, but a *copulative* verb. When you say that A is
B, you don't imply that A, by being B, is doing something to B.
(After all, B is also doing it to A.) Other verbs considered
copulative are "to become", "to remain", "to seem", and "to look".
 Sometimes in English, though, "to be" does seem to have the
force of a transitive verb; e.g., in Gelett Burgess's:
 I never saw a Purple Cow,
 I never hope to see one;
 But I can tell you, anyhow,
 I'd rather see than be one.
The occurrence of "It's me", etc., is no doubt partly due to this
perceived transitive force. In the French C'est moi, often cited
as analogous, moi is not in the accusative, but a special form
known as the "disjunctive", used for emphasis. If etre were a
transitive verb in French, C'est moi would be Ce m'est.
 In languages such as German and Latin that inflect between the
nominative and the accusative, B in "A is B" is nominative just like
A. In English, no nouns and only a few personal pronouns ("I",
"we", "thou", "he", "she", "they" and "who") inflect between the
nominative and the accusative. In other words, we've gotten out of
the habit, for the most part.
 Also, in English we derive meaning from word position, far more
than one would in Latin, somewhat more than in German, even. In
those languages, one can rearrange sentences drastically for
rhetorical or other purposes without confusion (heh) because
inflections (endings, etc.) tell you how the words relate to one
another. In English, "The dog ate the cat" and "The cat ate the
dog" are utterly different in meaning, and if we wish to have the
former meaning with "cat" prior to "dog" in the sentence, we have to
say "The cat was eaten by the dog" (change of voice) or "It is the
cat that the dog ate." In German, one can reverse the meaning by
inflecting the word (or its article): Der Hund frass die Katze
and Den Hund frass die Katze reverse the meaning of who ate whom.
In Latin, things are even more flexible: almost any word order will
 Feles edit canem
 Feles canem edit
 Canem edit feles
 Canem feles edit
 Edit canem feles
 Edit feles canem
all mean the same, the choice of word order being made perhaps for
rhetorical or poetic purpose.
 English is pretty much the opposite of that: hardly any
inflection, great emphasis on order. As a result, things have
gotten a little irregular with the personal pronouns. And there's
uncertainty as to how to use them; the usual rules aren't there,
because the usual word needs no rules, being the same for nominative
and accusative.
 The final factor is the traditional use of Latin grammatical
concepts to teach English grammar. This historical quirk dates to
the 17th century, and has never quite left us. From this we get the
Latin-derived rule, which Fowler still acknowledges. And we *do*
follow that rule to some extent: "Who are they?" (not "Who are
them?" or "Whom are they?") "We are they!" (in response to the
preceding) "It is I who am at fault." "That's the man who
he is."
 But not always. "It is me" is attested since the 16th Century.
(Speakers who would substitute "me" for "I" in the "It is I who am
at fault" example would also sacrifice the agreement of person, and
substitute "is" for "am".)


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Even if yours is not a religious organization, your donor file is filled with people of faith. Religious people dominate the ranks of donors. That's just the way it is.
If you're in a Western country, the large majority of those religious donors are Christians.
We know from experience that using Bible quotations generally has a positive impact on Christians, increasing their motivation to get involved. But what can you do if you're a non-religious organization, have a lot of non-religious donors, and quoting Scripture would simply be inappropriate for you?
Here's help from Sean Triner's blog: Christian Language for non-Christians.
... look at some the Bible sayings (or interpretations of sayings) that have come into everyday use. Many Christians will relate to the sayings, but non-Christians are unlikely to recognise the saying as a quote from the Bible. Provided it is a good quote, in context, and helps the appeal it is therefore likely to have a net positive impact.
Here are some possibilities:
- "Go the extra mile" (Matthew 5:41).
- "Salt of the earth" (Matthew 5:13).
- "It is better to give than receive" (Acts 20:35).
- "It's like feeding the 5000!" (Matthew 14:13-21).
- "United we stand, divided we fall" (Matthew 12:25).
(And "God helps those who help themselves" is not in the Bible.)


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According to a study by the Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT in Oberhausen, vehicle tire wear is the world's largest source of microplastic. On average, a car tire weighs 1 to 1.5 kg less at the end of its life than at the beginning. This difference is largely released into the environment as microplastic particles.
In order to answer the question of the whereabouts of microplastic particles from tire abrasion, new analysis methods are urgently needed to reliably detect and count these particles. We have carried out a pilot study to explore the possibilities of automatic SEM-EDX analysis when quantifying tire abrasion in environmental samples.
Our project partner provided us with a sample taken from a real street. We prepared a portion of this particulate sample by means of vacuum filtration on a membrane.
In order to find the tire abrasion particles in the sample, we first took reference particles from real tires and analyzed them by SEM-EDX. The following shows a microscopic image and an element spectrum of a tire rubber particle on a silver membrane from the reference sample.
A comparison of the abrasion of different brands has shown that tire rubber contains not only carbon (C), oxygen (O) and nitrogen (N), but also sulfur (S). Depending on the manufacturer, mineral and metallic fillers (Si, Ca, Al, Fe, Zn) are also added to define the hardness of the rubber. This chemical "fingerprint" is unique and allows the precise differentiation of tire wear from other inorganic and organic components that occur in street sweepings.
With this knowledge, we successfully identified and quantified the portion of tire wear in the sample by automated SEM-EDX particle analysis. In the following table we show exemplary results of the sample, the analysis shows all particles larger than 5 µm.


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Attic fans can be electrical or solar powered with various installation options including surface, curb, or gable mount and several methods for controlling operation. They all function under the same principle; accelerate the movement of air through the attic, drawing cool air in so that the hot air can exit reducing or preventing the buildup of heat. Because excess heat can damage your shingles and potentially void their warranty, reducing the heat in your attic can help prevent a serious and costly repair.
Solar Powered Attic Fan
The major advantages of a solar powered attic fan are...
- They operate costand pollution-free. They operate on solar energy alone and don't give off harmful pollutants.
- They don't require an electrician to install. Since they operate on solar energy, you don't need to hook them up to your home's electrical system.
- A homeowner with basic DIY skills can install. They come with instructions that you can follow. A great DIY solar energy project!
- Quiet operation. No harmonic noise from the motor so they can run all day long without a bothersome "hum".
- Efficient operation. Because they cost nothing to run, longer operation means less chance of heat buildup
- You may be eligible for a 30% Federal Tax Credit on the price of a Solar PAV and installation costs. Click here to learn more.
Electric Powered Attic Fan
The major advantages of an electrical powered attic fan are...
- Higher performance. Because they draw more power than their Solar cousins they can deliver much higher CFM (cubic feet per minute of air). Higher CFM means more air is moving through your attic so the heat can be quickly removed.
- They don't depend on sun to run. Your attic can heat up even on an overcast or cloudy day. Electrical powered attic ventilators are not dependent on the sun for their energy so there are no worries about losing or reducing power throughout the day.


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Flag of Puconci - Image by Željko Heimer, 26 January 1999
The symbols of Puconci are prescribed by Decision Odlok o uporabi grba in zastave Občine Puconci, adopted on 16 February 1998, and published in the official Slovene gazette Uradni list Republike Slovenije, nr. 22, 20 March 1998, pp. 1475-7.
The flag is defined in Article 9, as follows:
The flag of the Municipality of Puconci is of yellow green color. Each color takes a half of the flag lenghtwise.
The ratio of the height to length is 1:2. The flag is always hoisted vertically, with the colors ordered, looking from the front, yellow to the left and green to the right side of the flag. On the upper half of the flag is the coat of arms of the Municipality of Puconci, set vertically.
We might easily ignore the lack of precision in the description about ratio (usually we call "height" the vertical length), but it is clear that the flag is higher than wide (vertically hoisted!). But, the problem is this - in the attached drawing it is clearly visible that the two color fields are separated by a thin white fimbriation, approximately of the same width as the white border of the coat of arms.
The symbols of Puconci are said to represent the concept "where the lowlands and the hilly lands shake hands".
Erroneous flag of Puconci, as shown in the official Decision - Image by Željko Heimer, 26 Janaury 1999
The size and exact position of the coat of arms are not defined in the text of the Decision. On the image in the official gazette, the approximate size of the coat of arms (along horizontal axis) is half the flag hoist, and its lower end is set along the imagined horizontal line dividing the flag in half.
Željko Heimer, 14 May 2006
Coat of arms of Puconci - Image by Željko Heimer, 26 January 1999
The coat of arms of Puconci is determined in article 6 as follows:
The coat of arms of the Municipality of Puconci is in shield shape ending in semicircle. The coat of arms is bordered with a white border with black outlines. Vertically in the middle there is in the upper part a corn ear, in the middle hill outlines and the sun, and in the lower part an apple. All those symbols are outlined in black. The coat of arms includes four colors:
- Golden yellow (sky behind corn ear) HKS 4 K
- Orange (sun and corn ear) HKS 8 K
- Green (hills) HKS 57 K
- Red (apple) HKS 15 K.
A good image of the coat of arms is given in the attachment shown in the official gazette.
Željko Heimer, 26 January 1999


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Why is understanding herbal products, it's extracts and raw herbs are so important.
Herbalists prefer to use extracts and the raw herb together in a single use.
The extracts are produced from the whole herb material.
At Solo we believe that the benefits of standardised extracts with the raw herb together is because:
- Extracts are usually soluble and therefore easily absorbed, along with the raw herb.
- Highly concentrated.
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- The extraction process breaks down the plant cell walls, this then releases the active ingredients.
Reliable consistent strengths guaranteed.
The manufacturing process to produce 40mg extract of Ginkgo Biloba.
10g Fresh Leaves are made up of 75% water the first process is drying.
2.5g dried leaves consists mainly of fibre and sugars with small amounts of mainly the active active compounds.
40mg extract. The herb extract now contains mainly the active compounds.
Extract ratio / weight 50:1 means 40mg x 50 = 2000mg of whole herb equivalent.
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First Congenital Chagas Case in U.S. Reported
Boy's mother said that she was diagnosed with the Chagas disease during a previous pregnancy, and was not treated for the disease, as well as having no signs or symptoms.
Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD
FRIDAY, July 6, 2012 (MedPage Today) — A Virginia boy born almost a year ago is the first case of congenital Chagas disease reported in the U.S., according to the CDC.
The boy was delivered by cesarean section at 29 weeks gestation in August 2010 after he was found to have fetal hydrops, the accumulation of fluid in at least two fetal compartments, the agency reported in the July 6 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
In the second week after birth, his mother – a 31-year-old immigrant from Bolivia – told physicians she had been previously diagnosed with Chagas and testing of the infant revealed evidence of Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes the disease, which is transmitted to humans by blood-sucking insects.
These insects are often called "kissing bugs" because they tend to bite people on the lips.
The boy is "the first documented congenital transmission of T cruzi in the United States," the CDC reported, adding, "additional, but unrecognized, cases likely exist."
The CDC said the boy's case is a reminder of the need for greater awareness of the disorder among healthcare providers.
The boy was born with ascitic fluid in the peritoneal cavity, pleural effusion, and pericardial effusion, the agency noted, and his physicians carried out a range of tests to discover the cause.
Blood tests for Toxoplasma gondii, rubella virus, and cytomegalovirus were negative, as were genetic tests for cytomegalovirus and enterovirus, a malaria smear, and a hepatitis panel.
Antibodies to herpes simplex virus were present, but cultures and genetic testing for viral nucleic acid were negative.
The boy was treated empirically with acyclovir (Zovirax) and given five days of ampicillin (Principen) and gentamicin (Garamycin) for presumed sepsis.
But testing for the parasite did not take place until the mother told doctors she had been diagnosed with the disease during a previous pregnancy in Bolivia and had not been treated.
T cruzi trypomastigotes — the extracellular form of the parasite — were found in a blood smear, serologic tests for antibodies against the parasite were positive, and polymerase chain reaction testing for T cruzi was strongly positive, the CDC reported.
After a 60-day course of benznidazole, the boy's symptoms cleared up and at 10 months repeat testing for the parasite was negative. Benznidazole and nifurtimox, the anti-parasitic drugs used to treat Chagas disease, are not approved in the U.S., but are available through the CDC for use under investigational protocols.
Testing of the mother showed she had Chagas disease, although she had no signs or symptoms and her electrocardiogram was normal.
The incidence of such cases is not well understood, the CDC noted, although an estimate based on home-country prevalence and birth rates among immigrants from areas where Chagas is endemic suggests between 65 and 315 congenital transmissions a year in the U.S.
The agency noted that U.S. obstetrician-gynecologists have "limited knowledge" of the disease, adding increased awareness is needed, especially among those who treat pregnant women from Mexico and South and Central America who might be at risk.
One difficulty, the CDC added, is that congenital T cruzi infection "has no specific clinical signs" and infected newborns may have no symptoms or only very subtle ones.
But "even severe disease might not be recognized because of the lack of defining clinical features and because the diagnosis is not considered," the agency said.
On the other hand, treatment in the first few weeks of life has a cure rate of more than 90 percent, the CDC reported.
Chagas was at the center of a controversy last month when a tropical medicine specialist called the disease the "new HIV/AIDS of the Americas."
Peter Hotez, MD, dean of Baylor College of Medicine's National School of Tropical Medicine in Houston, wrote in an editorial that there were notable similarities between people living with Chagas and those living with HIV/AIDS.
"Based on the chronic morbidities and high mortalities, the prolonged and expensive treatment courses, the lack of therapeutic options, and barriers to access to essential medicines, a patient living with Chagas disease faces formidable challenges that resemble those faced by someone living with HIV/AIDS," he stated.
But the president of the Chagas Disease Foundation called the comparison "unfortunate," adding that unlike HIV/AIDS, Chagas disease can be effectively treated in a short period of time.
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produced from stem cells
By Tina Hesman Saey
Scientists have grown a mouse pituitary
gland for the first time from embryonic
stem cells. Or rather, the gland grew
itself after researchers coaxed embryonic stem cells to form the type of tissues that normally surround the gland.
The feat, reported online November 9
in Nature, could be the first step toward
replacement pituitaries for people.
Glands grown in lab dishes may also
help researchers learn how the organs
develop in the body.
"There's a lot in it to be excited
about, whether you're a developmental
biologist or interested in clinical applications," says Sally Camper, a developmental geneticist at the University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor. Camper has
tried, and failed, to coax embryonic stem
cells to form pituitary glands.
Precursors of hormone-producing pituitary endocrine cells (red) form among
more primitive cells (blue-green).
complete with the five different types
of hormone-producing cells found in a
naturally formed gland. The dish-grown
gland secretes one of those hormones,
adrenocorticotropic hormone, both in a
lab dish and when transplanted in mice.
Sasai says his group is testing to see if
lab-grown glands can make other pituitary hormones.
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1560 (aged 68) (disputable)
Bowman Wright was a skilled metal charmer who lived in Godric's Hollow sometime during the Middle Ages. Born to a witch mother and a Muggle father, he invented the Golden Snitch as a replacement for the endangered Golden Snidget, combining his interest in science, magic, and sports.
The English "wright" is a word referring to a skilled craftsman.
Behind the scenes
- The dates given for Bowman's birth and death on his Famous Wizard Card (_PHONE_) do not agree with the timeframe laid down in Quidditch Through the Ages, which would indicate that he was alive towards the end of the 1300s.
- Bowman shares the same last name as Bonnie Wright, who portrays Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter films. Incidentally, Bonnie Wright's parents, Gary Wright and Sheila Teague, are both jewellers.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
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The Hardin Cemetery Disaster
Hardin, Missouri in Ray County, Missouri
In 1993, a record breaking flood occurred along the Missouri and Mississippi River that resulted in the destruction of a community cemetery that was on a scale never before experienced. Before the flooding, the cemetery contained a total of 1576 burials. Of these, 793 graves were washed out by the flood waters. For some weeks afterward, remains from the cemetery were recovered and in many cases were at quite a long distance from the cemetery. Eventually, 645 remains were recovered which means that an additional 148 remains were never located. Of the recovered remains, only 120 were able to be identified. Those remains that were recovered but could not be identified were later buried together in a mass grave at the cemetery marked by a large memorial.
Today, the cemetery still shows the incredible damage done by the flooding. The cemetery now is basically in three sections: Portions of the original cemetery are present on the east and west sides of the large middle portion that was cut away by the flooding. The west section contains two memorials to commemorate the disaster. To the east is a smaller section that was also part of the original cemetery and also includes a section of numerous tombstone placed close together. These are tombstones that were recovered from the destroyed portion of the cemetery but could not be matched with any of the recovered remains. Despite the years that have passed, to view the damage that was done is still a sobering sight. Even now, it is difficult to image the heartache the families have had to deal with.
The Hardin Cemetery is located just east of Hardin, Missouri on the south side of Highway 10. Hardin is in Ray County, Missouri and is about ten miles east of Richmond, Missouri on Highway 10. At Richmond traveling west, Highway 10 becomes Highway 210.
This large memorial is located on the west side of the cemetery. The text reads as follows:
"On July 12, 1993, floodwaters
from the Missouri River gained entrance to the cemetery. As the water rose, the
A second memorial records the names of those displaced by the flooding and reads as follows:
This is a view of the cemetery from the east side looking to the west. At the the far side are tombstones on the west side of the cemetery. The center portion where water can be seen is the washed away portion of the cemetery. The cut away area is rather deep and is normally filled with rainwater creating a lake in the center of the cemetery.
This view is of the washed away area of the cemetery and looking to the east. This gives some idea of the depth of the area removed by the flood waters. This was the the middle area of the cemetery and is where all of the graves were removed by the destructive action of the flood.
This is the area of relocated tombstones that were recovered but could not be matched with any of the recovered remains. This view is from the east side of the cemetery looking to the west with the lake area located between.
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Northern Red-bellied Snake
Photo Credit: Scott Gravette
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata
OTHER NAMES: Red-bellied snake
DESCRIPTION: This species is a small snake, typically less than 16 inches, with a blunt head. The color of this snake is highly variable, its back could be gray, brown and less commonly black and the head may be a different color altogether. On the neck are typically three spots, though they may fuse and appear as a collar. The coloration of the belly is often in stark contrast with the rest of the snake; as suggested by the species' common name, the belly is typically red but may also appear pink or orange. Scales are keeled.
DISTRIBUTION: The species ranges throughout the eastern portion of North America, generally east of the Dakotas in the north and Texas in the South. It's likely they occur in every county in Alabama.
HABITAT: This snake can be found hiding under leaf litter, logs, and other cover objects within hardwood forests and around wetland edges. They prefer their habitats to be relatively moist and well shaded.
FEEDING HABITS: Red-bellied snakes eat primarily invertebrates; slugs and worms are important food items.
LIFE HISTORY AND ECOLOGY: As a small, leaf-litter dwelling species, they are vulnerable to predation by a wide range of animals, ranging from birds to toads. Females give birth to live young once a year, litters average about eight individuals. Although secretive and rarely seen, this is likely a locally abundant species in suitable habitat.
Ernst, C. H. and E. M. Ernst. 2003. Snakes of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C.
Mount, R. 1975. The Reptiles & Amphibians of Alabama. Auburn Printing Co., Auburn, AL. 347 pp.
AUTHOR: David A. Steen, Ph.D. Candidate, Auburn University


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There's big doings down there in Corvallis, Oregon as Oregon State University begins construction on an ambitious $5 million facility to test a "hot" new nuclear technology. Although a number of new tech designs incorporating small size and passive water-cooled systems - making them meltdown-proof - have been tested (and Corvallis spinoff NuScale has reportedly begun marketing such modular systems), the design this facilty will test is a new "superhot" version, cooled by helium.
Operating temperature is about 2000 degrees; three times hotter than other nuke plants, but the design precludes meltdowns while producing electricity some 50% more efficiently than current alternatives - with half the waste. Moreover, than can also produce hydrogen for fuel cells, and efficiently desalinate water.
And the apocalyptic Greenies will love this part: it produces zero "greenhouse gas" emissions. Better yet, the system's being built in Newberg, Oregon. Sort of like "farm to fork" science. Think of the reduction in "carbon footprint" achieved by buying locally!
There is one teeny problem: the planet's running out of helium, and man-made global warming aside, we're presently too cold to make more of the stuff. If this tech takes off, we may need to send robot ships off-planet to capture and return more.


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Montane: The montane biome is extraordinary both in its beauty and its wide range of habitat. The Rocky Mountains are 65 million years old which is fairly young, geologically speaking. The upper boundary of the Montane biome is defined by the tree line (below the sub-alpine zone). This unique high altitude ecosystem hosts a variety of plants due to the variations in soil, temperature, climate, and slope.
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Telekinesis is the ability to move objects using the mind. Alden Tate, John White (as the Beast) and the Dust Men Conduits have this ability. Cole MacGrath also possesses variations of this ability, though they rely on his mastery of Electromagnetism. Ice Crushers exhibit some form of Telekinesis, lifting ice spikes off the ground, and firing them at an opponent.
- Alden Tate used his abilities to lift a bus and throw it onto a rooftop. He also used telekinesis to create a large "Golem" armor for himself as he fought Cole MacGrath. He may have used the ability to fly or at least slow his descent when he fell off the bridge to escape Cole.
- Dust Men conduits can form metal around them to become metal "golems" granting them strength and durability. While fighting with this armor on, they can throw projectiles at a high speed, similar to a minigun, or use it to lift large objects and throw them at their targets.
- Additionally, Armored Conduits can make smaller Scrap Crabs, to aid them in battle.
- John White uses telekinesis to lift objects off the ground and pull them into a purple vortex in the palm of his hands, he can then throw this at enemies.
- Cole can use electromagnetism to lift up large and heavy objects, and throw them towards a target.
- "Anything for Trish" is the only mission where Alden is seen directly using his telekinesis without his Golem armor on.
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Propagation of Hermite-Gaussian beams in apertured fractional Fourier transforming systems
Abstract:The apertured fractional Fourier transform (FRFT) system is introduced and applied to treat the propagation of Hermite-Gaussian beams. Based on the treatment that a rectangular function can be expanded into a approximate sum of complex Gaussian functions with finite numbers, the analytical expressions for the output field distribution of a Hermite-Gaussian beam through an apertured FRFT system are obtained and compared with those obtained from numerically integral calculation. The results show that our method can significantly improve the numerical calculation efficiency.
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 2004-02-01