Kyabazinga of Busoga
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Isebantu Kyabazinga or Kyabazinga of Busoga is the title given to the ruler of the Kingdom of Busoga in Uganda. Isebantu means "father of the people." [1] This name was a symbol of unity derived from the expression and recognition by the people of Busoga that their leader was the "father of all people who brings all of them together", and who also serves as their cultural leader. The former Kyabazinga of Busoga was Henry Wako Muloki, who was born in 1921 and died on 1 September 2008.
The queen consort to the Kyabazinga is known as Inhebantu.
The Kyabazinga of Busoga was abolished in 1966 when the former President of Uganda Milton Obote disbanded all traditional institutions within the country, including the Kingdom of Busoga and the title of Kyabazinga.[2] The Kyabazinga was restored with the restoration of traditional institutions during the 1990s and the second coronation of Henry Wako Muloki on February 11, 1995.[1]
The Kyabazingaship in Busoga is an elected post.[2] The Kyabazinga is chosen from just five of the eleven Busoga royal traditional chiefs.[2] Only these five may elect the next Kyabazinga, who is from their own ranks.[2] The Kyabazinga holds the title for a certain period of time before a new title holder in chosen by the chiefs.[2]
There have recently been calls by Basoga elders to allow that all eleven royal hereditary chiefs be permitted to elect the next Kyabazinga, instead of just the traditional five chiefs.[3] The demands for change came during the selection process for a successor to the late Henry Wako Muloki.[3]
List of Kyabazinga of Busoga[edit]
 1. ^ a b c Bita, George (2008-09-14). "Life and times of Wako Muloki". New Vision. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
 2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Muyita, Solomon (2008-09-02). "Rest in Peace: Kyabazinga Wako Muloki dies at 87". The Monitor (Uganda). Retrieved 2008-09-26. [dead link]
 3. ^ a b Kirunda, Abubaker (2008-09-25). "Busoga elders want all chiefs to elect Kyabazinga". The Monitor (Uganda). Retrieved 2008-09-26. [dead link]
 4. ^,2014-september [william wlberforce Nadiope Gabula IV] THE TRUE ONE [1]. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
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| In 1938, the Board of Directors of the Texas A&M College authorized the development of an airport at the existing site. The University applied to the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) for certification as a primary flight training school under provisions of the Civilian Pilot Training Program. In 1940, the airport was formally named for Navy Lt. Jesse L. Easterwood. Easterwood was a former student of the College who enlisted in the Naval Air Service in 1917. After being commissioned as Ensign, he was later promoted to Lieutenant in the Naval Air Service and was the second American to qualify as Naval Aviation Pilot. He served with the Royal Flying Corps in 1918 and had to his credit sixteen successful raids behind German lines. He served in three foreign countries and was killed in an airplane accident in the Canal Zone May 19, 1919. He was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously "for distinguished and heroic service as an aviator."
The original facility in 1940 consisted of one hangar and a turf landing strip and taxiway which were eventually paved through funding provided by the CAA, the Works Projects Administration (WPA), and Texas A&M. In 1948 a large hangar was relocated to the airfield from a US Army flying field near Corsicana, Texas. The FAA established a Flight Service Station (FSS) at the Airport in 1951 and Pioneer Airlines began scheduled air service in that same year. Many changes have occurred over the years including moving the Flight Service Station to Montgomery County and Continental Connection and American Eagle now provide scheduled air service.
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The number of dignitaries and quality events supported by Easterwood far exceeds those of many airports much larger than Easterwood. The airport regularly supports dignitaries arriving for special events at the University or the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The airport is only two minutes from the campus or library by motorcade. This proximity to the University makes it especially desirable for visitors. Some of the special activities and guests passing through Easterwood Airport have included:
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Easterwood Airport parked almost 200 private and corporate aircraft on the day of the library opening, the largest number ever at the airport. Special guests attending the library opening that passed through the airport included then President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton, Former President Gerald Ford, Former First Ladies Nancy Reagan and Lady Bird Johnson, Former President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter, Governor and Mrs. George W. Bush, Dr. Billy Graham, and Mr. Newt Gingrich.
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You can learn a lot about writing by studying the work of your favorite authors, journalists, and bloggers. When you come across a sentence you especially like, try writing your own sentence in the same pattern. This process is called "sentence modeling."
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 2. He goes out onto his baseball field, spins around second base, and looks back at the academy.
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Floris and Blancheflour
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Floris and Blancheflour is the name of a popular romantic story that was told in the Middle Ages in many different vernacular languages and versions.[1] It first appears in Europe around 1160 in "aristocratic" French. Roughly between the period 1200 and 1350 it was one of the most popular of all the romantic plots.
The story of Floris and Blancheflour[edit]
The following synopsis is from the original Old French "aristocratic" version (Floire et Blancheflor) of the late 12th century.
Aristocratic French version[edit]
Felix, King of Al-Andalus (Muslim Spain), on one of his ventures into Galicia in northwestern Spain attacks a band of Christian pilgrims en route on the Way of St James to the famous medieval pilgrimage shrine of Santiago de Compostela. Among the pilgrims are a French knight and his recently widowed daughter, who has chosen to dedicate the rest of her life to the sanctuary. The knight is killed, and his daughter is taken prisoner to Naples, where she is made lady-in-waiting to Felix's wife. Both women are pregnant, and the children are born on the same day, Palm Sunday: Floris to the Muslim Queen, and Blanchefleur to her lady-in-waiting.
Floris ("belonging to the flower") and Blanchefleur ("white flower") are raised together at the court and grow close. King Felix fears his son may desire to marry the "pagan" girl and decides that she must be killed. However, he cannot bring himself to do the act and instead sends Floris away to school, then sells Blanchefleur to merchants traveling on the way to Cairo (called Babylon in the story), where she is then sold to the emir. Felix constructs an elaborate tomb for Blanchefleur and tells Floris she has died. Floris's reaction is so severe that Felix tells him the truth. Distraught but encouraged she is still alive, Floris sets out to find her.
Floris eventually arrives outside Cairo where he meets the bridge warden named Daire who tells him about the emir's tower of maidens. Each year the emir selects a new bride from his tower and kills his old wife. Rumour has it that Blanchefleur is soon to be his next chosen bride. To gain access to the tower, Daire advises Floris to play chess with the tower watchman, returning all winnings to him until the watchman is forced to return the favor by allowing him entrance to the tower. Floris outplays the watchmen at chess, and according to plan, Floris is smuggled in to the tower in a basket of flowers, but is mistakenly placed in the room of Blanchefleur's friend Claris. Claris arranges a reunion between the two, but they are discovered two weeks later by the emir.
The emir holds off killing them on the spot until he holds a council of advisers. So impressed are the advisers at the willingness of the young lovers to die for one another that they persuade the emir to spare their lives. Floris is then knighted, he and Blanchefleur are married, and Claris marries the emir (who promises Claris she will be his last and only wife, forever). Soon after, news of Felix's death reaches Cairo and Floris and Blanchefleur depart for home where they inherit the kingdom, embrace Christianity, and convert their subjects as well.
High Middle English version[edit]
The poem tells of the troubles of the two eponymous lovers. Blancheflour ("white flower") is a Christian princess abducted by Saracens and raised with the pagan prince Flores ("belonging to the flower"). The two fall in love and separate. Blancheflour gives Flores a ring that will reflect her state, so that it will tarnish if she is in danger.
Blancheflour is in a different caliphate from Flores, and there she is accused falsely and sent as a slave to a Tower of Maidens. The Emir has within his garden a "Tree of Love" that determines a new wife for him every year. Its flower will fall on the destined maiden from the harem, and yet he can also magically manipulate the tree to cast its flower upon a favorite. He has decided to make it fall on Blancheflour, for she is the loveliest virgin in the harem. Flores, knowing that Blancheflour is about to be taken by the Emir as a wife, comes to rescue her from her peril. The reunited lovers are found in bed (though they were chastely together) by the Emir the next morning. When he hears their whole tale of chaste love and long promises to one another, he demands proof of her virginity by having her put her hands in a water that will stain if she has been with a man. She is proven pure, he pardons both lovers, and all is well.
The story contains elements of both older heroic sagas and romance. Unlike the usually bloody and martial Romances earlier in the period (e.g. Havelok the Dane), this Romance is, indeed, romantic. The older original "aristocratic" version does not contain knightly combat but the "popular" French version that would come later does contain some elements. The story contains themes of conflict between paganism and Christianity. Additionally, unlike other Romances, each section of the story is dependent strictly upon the previous section, so this poem has a linear plot. The poem also emphasizes the power of romantic love (rather than courtly love or divine favor) over force of arms to preserve life and ensure a good end.
The Middle English version of the poem derives from an Old French "aristocratic" version (Floire et Blancheflor) of the tale. The story has analogs in Indian literature, particularly the Jatakas of the early fifth century. Many of the details, such as the Tower of Maidens (i.e. harem), eunuch guards, and the odalisques derive from material carried to the west via The Arabian Nights. The tale could be originally French, or possibly of Oriental origins, or a synthesis of motifs.
Boccaccio wrote a version of the same tale in his "Filocolo", in 1336, while he was in Naples. The tale has been a popular subject for later retellings, and it was treated by Swedish poet Oskar Levertin in the romantic ballad "Flores och Blanzeflor" in the collection Legender och visor (Legends and Songs) in 1891.
Vernacular versions[edit]
Not a complete list.
Its continuing popularity is demonstrated by an allusion to it in the romance Emaré, where Floris and Blancheflour are one of the pairs of lovers embrodiered on a robe, along with Tristan and Isolt, and Amadas and Idoine.[2]
In music[edit]
"Blanziflor [Blancheflour] et Helena" is one of the songs in Carl Orff's scenic cantata Carmina Burana.
 1. ^ Laura A. Hibbard, Medieval Romance in England p184 New York Burt Franklin,1963
 2. ^ Laura A. Hibbard, Medieval Romance in England p187-8 New York Burt Franklin,1963


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"I am thankful to Auburn's Department of Aerospace Engineering for nominating me and am truly honored to have been selected for this prestigious award," Voss said. "I believe that this recognition reflects very favorably on the quality of aerospace engineering education I received at Auburn."
A native of Opelika, Alabama, Voss also earned a master's degree in 1974 from the University of Colorado, which later granted him an honorary doctorate. Voss joined NASA in 1987 and flew on five space missions, including a five-and-a-half month assignment on board the International Space Station. Before his career as an astronaut, he served in the U.S. Army, retiring with the rank of colonel. He is married to Suzan Curry Voss, '71 mathematics, and together they have one daughter.
Upon retirement from NASA, Voss became the associate dean of engineering at Auburn where he also taught human spacecraft design classes. He then worked in private industry leading development of human spacecraft for NASA.
Voss retired from the industry in 2013, but continues to pursue his passion for education and space by teaching human spaceflight classes at the University of Colorado. He remains involved with the nation's space program by serving as a member of the NASA Advisory Council.
Past recipients of the AIAA Haley Space Flight Award include Theodore von Kármán, Wernher von Braun and Neil Armstrong.
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191 * @param min The minimum value.
192 * @return true if the value is greater than
193 * or equal to the minimum.
194 */
195 public boolean minValue(float value, float min) {
196 return (value >= min);
197 }
198
199 /**
200 * Check if the value is greater than or equal to a minimum.
201 *
202 * @param value The value validation is being performed on.
203 * @param min The minimum value.
204 * @return true if the value is greater than
205 * or equal to the minimum.
206 */
207 public boolean minValue(Float value, float min) {
208 return minValue(value.floatValue(), min);
209 }
210
211 /**
212 * Check if the value is less than or equal to a maximum.
213 *
214 * @param value The value validation is being performed on.
215 * @param max The maximum value.
216 * @return true if the value is less than
217 * or equal to the maximum.
218 */
219 public boolean maxValue(float value, float max) {
220 return (value <= max);
221 }
222
223 /**
224 * Check if the value is less than or equal to a maximum.
225 *
226 * @param value The value validation is being performed on.
227 * @param max The maximum value.
228 * @return true if the value is less than
229 * or equal to the maximum.
230 */
231 public boolean maxValue(Float value, float max) {
232 return maxValue(value.floatValue(), max);
233 }
234
235 /**
236 *
Perform further validation and convert the Number to
237 * a Float.

238 *
239 * @param value The parsed Number object created.
240 * @param formatter The Format used to parse the value with.
241 * @return The parsed Number converted to a
242 * Float if valid or null if invalid.
243 */
244 @Override
245 protected Object processParsedValue(Object value, Format formatter) {
246
247 double doubleValue = ((Number)value).doubleValue();
248
249 if (doubleValue > 0) {
250 if (doubleValue < Float.MIN_VALUE) {
251 return null;
252 }
253 if (doubleValue > Float.MAX_VALUE) {
254 return null;
255 }
256 } else if (doubleValue < 0){
257 double posDouble = doubleValue * -1;
258 if (posDouble < Float.MIN_VALUE) {
259 return null;
260 }
261 if (posDouble > Float.MAX_VALUE) {
262 return null;
263 }
264 }
265
266 return new Float((float)doubleValue);
267
268 }
269
270}


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A Plot3D is a specialised form of Plot that provides facilities for producing 3D graphical output.
If a null Object pointer (AST__NULL) is given, a default 3-dimensional Frame will be used to describe the physical coordinate system. Labels, etc. may then be attached to this by setting the appropriate Frame attributes (e.g. Label(axis)) for the Plot.
The first triple of values should give the coordinates of the bottom left corner of the plotting volume and the second triple should give the coordinates of the top right corner. The coordinate on the horizontal axis should be given first in each pair. Note that the order in which these points are given is important because it defines up, down, left and right for subsequent graphical operations.
AST A Library for Handling World Coordinate Systems in Astronomy


How to ingest a media file bundled with metadata (CSV, XML, API)
To enable more advanced content ingestion options, the provided CSV/XML samples can be extended to include multiple/custom metadata items, account specific settings, update action and advanced content ingestion options (for example, ingestion of multiple transcoding flavors, multiple thumbnails etc.) Each item element within the XML, and each line in the CSV, represent a single entry created in the publisher account. Each entry will be populated with the metadata listed in its item element and the content referenced from it. When submitted, the bulk upload XML/CSV is validated on the Kaltura server. The validation includes an inspection of the XML structure, and verification of elements' structure and order compliance with Kaltura's bulk upload XSD (XML schema). For more information see Bulk Upload and FTP Upload.
To ingest a media file bundled with Metadata
 1. Select the Upload tab.
 2. Click Download CSV/XML Samples.
 3. Enter the metadata in the relevant fields.
 4. For more information on the XML Custom data upload see the following:
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Common name: Stomach worm
The adult worms measure 40 to 48 mm long.
Anterior end of worm
The egg, containing the infective first stage-larva, is passed in the feces and eaten by a beetle larva. The larva develops to the infective third stage larva. The dog eats the beetle and the worm develops to the adult stage in the stomach. Eggs are laid in the stomach and pass out with the feces.
Common Diagnostic Test
© University of Pennsylvania 2004
Comments or Questions please contact: Dr. Nolan at:


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Age 7 to 11
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They had a map which looked like this:
They were at point B and they began their journey with ten points.
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First they made these journeys:
How many points did they have each when they reached E?
Do you notice anything?
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Can you explain your observations?
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Here they had a new map which looked like this (here are two copies of the map):
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IDataViewChanges[]
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getDataView(): View
Gets the data view of table sheet.
example
//This example gets the data source.
tableSheet.getDataView();
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View
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group the table sheet by options
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 slice: 'Office'
 }
 ]
 }
 ])
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options? IGroupByOptions[] The options of the groupBy
Returns
IGroupByOptions[]
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groupOutlinePosition(value?): boolean
Whether to show or hide the grouping outline in viewport area and column header area, or row header area after Table Sheet is grouped.
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tableSheet.groupOutlinePosition(GC.Spread.Sheets.TableSheet.GroupOutlinePosition.none);
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Name Type Description
value? GroupOutlinePosition A value which indicates the position of the grouping outline.
Returns
boolean
Returns the position of the grouping outline.
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hasRowState(type, row): boolean
Judges the row with the specified state.
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Name Type Description
type RowColumnStates The type of row states.
row number The row index.
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boolean
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Move the hierarchy data by the specified row down.
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tableSheet.moveDown(8);
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Name Type Description
row number The row index.
Returns
void
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moveUp(row): void
Move the hierarchy data by the specified row up.
example
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tableSheet.moveUp(8);
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Name Type Description
row number The row index.
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printInfo.bestFitRows(true);
printInfo.bestFitColumns(true);
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Name Type
value? PrintInfo
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any
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Name Type Description
row number The row index.
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removeGroupBy
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remove group status of the table sheet
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tablesheet.removeGroupBy()
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removeRow
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Removes the specified row from table sheet.
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tableSheet.removeRow(8);
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Name Type Description
row number The row index.
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resetRow
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Resets the changes of the specified row of table sheet.
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tableSheet.resetRow(8);
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Name Type Description
row number The row index.
Returns
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rowActionOptions
rowActionOptions(options?): IRowActionOptions[]
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options.push({
 icons: ["./comment.png"],
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tableSheet.rowActionOptions(options);
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options? IRowActionOptions[] The options of the row action.
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tableSheet.saveRow(8);
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row number The row index.
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sheetArea? SheetArea -
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The Snoopy in Space lesson plans include plans for hands-on activities that are intended to help students learn about the solar system. There is also a lesson about the space station and a lesson about space exploration including missions to Mars and the moon.
The Take Care With Peanuts lesson plans have three components to them. Those components are taking care of yourself, taking care of others, and taking care of Earth.
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Copper Cluster Size Effect in Methanol Synthesis from CO2
journal contributionposted on 08.05.2017, 15:49 by Bing Yang, Cong Liu, Avik Halder, Eric C. Tyo, Alex B. F. Martinson, Sönke Seifert, Peter Zapol, Larry A. Curtiss, Stefan Vajda
Size-selected Cun catalysts (n = 3, 4, 20) were synthesized on Al2O3 thin films using mass-selected cluster deposition. A systematic study of size and support effects was carried out for CO2 hydrogenation at atmospheric pressure using a combination of in situ grazing incidence X-ray absorption spectroscopy, catalytic activity measurement, and first-principles calculations. The catalytic activity for methanol synthesis is found to strongly vary as a function of the cluster size; the Cu4/Al2O3 catalyst shows the highest turnover rate for CH3OH production. With only one atom less than Cu4, Cu3 showed less than 50% activity. Density functional theory calculations predict that the activities of the gas-phase Cu clusters increase as the cluster size decreases; however, the stronger charge transfer interaction with Al2O3 support for Cu3 than for Cu4 leads to remarkably reduced binding strength between the adsorbed intermediates and supported Cu3, which subsequently results in a less favorable energetic pathway to transform carbon dioxide to methanol.


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Canada Chemical Management Plan – Canada Challenge
About The Canada Chemical Management Plan
Canada's Chemicals Management Plan aka the "Challenge" regulates chemicals that are harmful to human health or the environment. The Prime Minister, along with the Ministers of the Environment and Health put the "Challenge" into effect on December 8, 2006. The Chemicals Management Plan is the collection of information on the properties and uses of approximately 200 chemical substances identified through the categorization process as high priorities for action. Under the "Challenge", approximately 200 substances of the highest priority were divided up into a number of smaller groups of substances. The Government is using the mandatory information gathering provisions of section 71 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA, 1999) to gather information that is deemed required for improved decision-making. Industries are being invited to submit additional information that may be used to inform risk assessment and to develop and benchmark best practices for risk management and product stewardship.


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Lewis Edison Waterman
Born November 20 1837 – Died May 1 1901
Patent No. 293,545
Lewis Waterman invented a superior fountain pen that made inkwells and dip
Waterman improved on earlier fountain pen designs by including a nib and
feed mechanism that produced a steady flow of ink. He founded the Ideal
Pen Company (later the L.E. Waterman Company) in New York in 1884, to
manufacture his pen while he continued to improve its design. In
addition to being functionally superior, Waterman pens were
well-balanced and aesthetically pleasing; some had gold and silver
overlays, others were studded with gems. A Waterman pen won the Medal of
Excellence at the Paris World Exposition in 1900.
By 1901, Waterman was selling 1,000 pens per day. They remained popular
until the Great Depression made them an impractical luxury for many.
After World War II, disposable ballpoint pens came to dominate the
industry. Nonetheless, high-quality Waterman fountain pens are still
made today in a wide variety of styles.
Waterman was born in Decatur, New York. With only five years of
schooling, he worked as a teacher, carpenter, and book salesman before
becoming an insurance agent. He is said to have vowed to invent a better
writing instrument when an inferior pen leaked on an important insurance
contract, delaying him long enough that he lost the client.


Member variable XbpRtf():selItalic Foundation
Configures italic type face for the selection.
Attribute: EXPORTED
Data type: Logic (.F.)
Description
The property contains .T. (true) when the text at the selection is displayed in italic type face, otherwise .F. (false). Assigning a logical value to the property changes the type face of the text beginning at the position :selStart accordingly.
If the text in the current selection contains sections with both italicized and normal text, the instance variable :selItalic contains the value NIL. This value represents an indeterminate state that the Xbase++ application may chose to visualize in its user interface. Some word processor applications use grayed controls to visualize conflicting properties in the current selection, for example.
NIL is a valid value for reading only. A run time error results, if an attempt is made to assign NIL to the :selItalic instance variable.
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category of Unicode
+ * letters. Same as scripts and blocks, categories can also be specified
+ * by using the keyword {@code general_category} (or its short form
+ * {@code gc}) as in {@code general_category=Lu} or {@code gc=Lu}.
+ *

+ * Scripts, blocks and categories can be used both inside and outside of a
+ * character class.
 *
 The supported categories are those of
 * <a href="_URL_
 * The Unicode Standard in the version specified by the
 * {@link java.lang.Character Character} class. The category names are those
 * defined in the Standard, both normative and informative.
+ * The script names supported by Pattern are the valid script names
+ * accepted and defined by
+ * {@link java.lang.Character.UnicodeScript#forName(String) UnicodeScript.forName}.
 * The block names supported by Pattern are the valid block names
 * accepted and defined by
 * {@link java.lang.Character.UnicodeBlock#forName(String) UnicodeBlock.forName}.
- *
+ *

 *
Categories that behave like the java.lang.Character
 * boolean ismethodname methods (except for the deprecated ones) are
 * available through the same <tt>\p{</tt>prop<tt>}</tt> syntax where
@@ -2488,12 +2505,34 @@
 name = new String(temp, i, j-i-1);
 }

- if (name.startsWith("In")) {
- node = unicodeBlockPropertyFor(name.substring(2));
+ int i = name.indexOf('=');
+ if (i != -1) {
+ // property construct \p{name=value}
+ String value = name.substring(i + 1);
+ name = name.substring(0, i).toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
+ if ("sc".equals(name) || "script".equals(name)) {
+ node = unicodeScriptPropertyFor(value);
+ } else if ("blk".equals(name) || "block".equals(name)) {
+ node = unicodeBlockPropertyFor(value);
+ } else if ("gc".equals(name) || "general_category".equals(name)) {
+ node = charPropertyNodeFor(value);
+ } else {
+ throw error("Unknown Unicode property {name=<" + name + ">, "
+ + "value=<" + value + ">}");
+ }
 } else {
- if (name.startsWith("Is"))
+ if (name.startsWith("In")) {
+ // \p{inBlockName}
+ node = unicodeBlockPropertyFor(name.substring(2));
+ } else if (name.startsWith("Is")) {
+ // \p{isGeneralCategory} and \p{isScriptName}
 name = name.substring(2);
- node = charPropertyNodeFor(name);
+ node = CharPropertyNames.charPropertyFor(name);
+ if (node == null)
+ node = unicodeScriptPropertyFor(name);
+ } else {
+ node = charPropertyNodeFor(name);
+ }
 }
 if (maybeComplement) {
 if (node instanceof Category || node instanceof Block)
@@ -2503,6 +2542,21 @@
 return node;
 }

+
+ /**
+ * Returns a CharProperty matching all characters belong to
+ * a UnicodeScript.
+ */
+ private CharProperty unicodeScriptPropertyFor(String name) {
+ final Character.UnicodeScript script;
+ try {
+ script = Character.UnicodeScript.forName(name);
+ } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+ throw error("Unknown character script name {" + name + "}");
+ }
+ return new Script(script);
+ }
+
 /**
 * Returns a CharProperty matching all characters in a UnicodeBlock.
 */
@@ -3567,6 +3621,19 @@
 }

 /**
+ * Node class that matches a Unicode script
+ */
+ static final class Script extends CharProperty {
+ final Character.UnicodeScript script;
+ Script(Character.UnicodeScript script) {
+ this.script = script;
+ }
+ boolean isSatisfiedBy(int ch) {
+ return script == Character.UnicodeScript.of(ch);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
 * Node class that matches a Unicode category.
 */
 static final class Category extends CharProperty {
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/util/zip/GZIPInputStream.java Tue Jun 01 21:25:26 2010 -0700
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/util/zip/GZIPInputStream.java Tue Jun 01 21:36:00 2010 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1996, 2006, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1996, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 *
 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -66,19 +66,24 @@
 * Creates a new input stream with the specified buffer size.
 * @param in the input stream
 * @param size the input buffer size
+ *
+ * @exception ZipException if a GZIP format error has occurred or the
+ * compression method used is unsupported
 * @exception IOException if an I/O error has occurred
 * @exception IllegalArgumentException if size is <= 0
 */
 public GZIPInputStream(InputStream in, int size) throws IOException {
 super(in, new Inflater(true), size);
 usesDefaultInflater = true;
- readHeader();
- crc.reset();
+ readHeader(in);
 }

 /**
 * Creates a new input stream with a default buffer size.
 * @param in the input stream
+ *
+ * @exception ZipException if a GZIP format error has occurred or the
+ * compression method used is unsupported
 * @exception IOException if an I/O error has occurred
 */
 public GZIPInputStream(InputStream in) throws IOException {
@@ -94,26 +99,30 @@
 * @param len the maximum number of bytes read
 * @return the actual number of bytes read, or -1 if the end of the
 * compressed input stream is reached
+ *
 * @exception NullPointerException If buf is null.
 * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException If off is negative,
 * len is negative, or len is greater than
 * buf.length - off
- * @exception IOException if an I/O error has occurred or the compressed
- * input data is corrupt
+ * @exception ZipException if the compressed input data is corrupt.
+ * @exception IOException if an I/O error has occurred.
+ *
 */
 public int read(byte[] buf, int off, int len) throws IOException {
 ensureOpen();
 if (eos) {
 return -1;
 }
- len = super.read(buf, off, len);
- if (len == -1) {
- readTrailer();
- eos = true;
+ int n = super.read(buf, off, len);
+ if (n == -1) {
+ if (readTrailer())
+ eos = true;
+ else
+ return this.read(buf, off, len);
 } else {
- crc.update(buf, off, len);
+ crc.update(buf, off, n);
 }
- return len;
+ return n;
 }

 /**
@@ -144,48 +153,61 @@
 private final static int FCOMMENT = 16; // File comment

 /*
- * Reads GZIP member header.
+ * Reads GZIP member header and returns the total byte number
+ * of this member header.
 */
- private


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What is a Shuttle Roller Coaster?
A shuttle roller coaster is any roller coaster which does not make a complete circuit, but instead reverses and travels the track backwards. Some of the first shuttle coasters were the King Kobra at Kings Dominion (1977 – 1986) and Black Widow at Riverside Park (1977 – 1999). Early shuttle coasters featured a solo vertical loop. Because of their size and relatively low cost, shuttle coasters are often relocated from one amusement park to another amusement park. Steel Venom's recent move from Geauga Lake to Dorney Park and Pleasurewood Hill's relocated Wipeout are some recent examples of shuttle coasters on the move.
Shuttle coasters are a dime a dozen these days. Vekoma's Boomerang model is one of the most popular types of shuttle coasters. It consists of a boomerang loop, (which includes two back-to-back inversions) and then a vertical loop. Riders experience the 3 loops forwards and then backwards. According to RCDB, there are about 40 Vekoma Boomerangs currently in operation around the world.
More recently inverted shuttle coasters, where trains travel below the track, have come onto the scene. Six Flags America's Two Face: The Flip Side is an inverted shuttle coasters were riders face each other during the three loops. The last development in shuttle coasters incorporates the LIM launch technology that blasts trains from 0 to 70 in a matter of seconds. Intamin calls these U-shaped coasters Impulse coasters. The aforementioned Steel Venom, Cedar Point's Wicked Twister, and Six Flags Great America's Vertical Velocity are examples of the latest and greatest shuttle coasters.
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Large liquid argon time projection chambers (LArTPCs), especially those operating near the surface, are susceptible to space charge effects. In the context of LArTPCs, the space charge effect is the build-up of slow-moving positive ions in the detector primarily due to ionization from cosmic rays, leading to a distortion of the electric field within the detector. This effect leads to a displacement in the reconstructed position of signal ionization electrons in LArTPC detectors ("spatial distortions"), as well as to variations in the amount of electron-ion recombination experienced by ionization throughout the volume of the TPC. We present techniques that can be used to measure and correct for space charge effects in large LArTPCs by making use of cosmic muons, including the use of track pairs to unambiguously pin down spatial distortions in three dimensions. The performance of these calibration techniques are studied using both Monte Carlo simulation and MicroBooNE data, utilizing a UV laser system as a means to estimate the systematic bias associated with the calibration methodology.
- Detector modelling and simulations II (electric fields Charge transport Multiplication and induction Pulse formation Electron emission Etc)
- Noble liquid detectors (scintillation Ionization Double-phase)
- Performance of High Energy Physics Detectors; Time projection Chambers (TPC)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematical Physics


How to Remove Stickers from a
Did you just buy a new laptop or other device, only to find it covered in unattractive stickers?. Time to remove those stickers and free your hardware from its role as a traveling advertisement.
1. Make sure this laptop isn't too old. The stickers will dry up, and over time, the glue backing will separate from the printed material. If you decide to remove the stickers, do it quickly. The stickers are not going to stay fresh for more than a year or two, depending upon its quality. If your laptop is a relic, skip to the very last step to use a chemical removal method.
2. Decide which stickers to remove. Some stickers are useful, such as OEM licensing stickers that will be void when removed. Others may contain serial numbers, service tags, support information, or systems specifications. Commonly removed stickers include ones promoting the Windows operating system (ie: "Designed for Windows XP" and "Windows Vista Capable"), as well as Intel and AMD CPU stickers.nhl stickers
3. Remember to do this slowly. If you rush it and try to pull the whole thing off at once, you run the risk of tearing the sticker or separating the glue backing.
4. Start from the edges. Use your fingernails or a non-abrasive abrasive putty knife. Be careful not to scratch or damage any plastic or aluminum surfaces in the process.
5. Pull the sticker up slowly from the edge you just started. Try to pull it up using an angle between 45 and 90 degrees. Never bend the sticker back further than a 90 degree angle, as this will promote the separation of the glue backing and printed material.
6. Clean the surface. Some sticker residue may be rubbed off easily, while some require additional help. As always, avoid scratching the surface.
First, try rubbing off the remaining residue by hand. Many forms of glue, even when mixed with a little paper, will curl up onto itself when moved over a surface.
Second, if rubbing doesn't help, try using duct tape or other very sticky tape to remove the remaining residue. Break or cut off a piece of tape, apply it to the surface, then remove it or, if possible, simply rub the sticky surface of the tape over the residue. Repeat this until all of the residue has been removed, and attached to the tape instead.
Third, apply a small amount of cooking oil, such as canola or olive oils to the adhesive with a paper towel. Allow the oil to sit on the adhesive for site 2-5 minutes. The adhesive should now easily scrape off with your finger or a soft plastic tool. Using window cleaner, such as Windex, and a clean paper towel clean the remaining oil and adhesive off.
Fourth, if all previous attempts fail, use chemicals. A popular and extremely useful method is to use a citric-acid based cleaner such as "Goo-Gone". These types of cleaners will not harm metal or harder plastics, but may dry the surface of softer plastics, leaving a white, frosted appearance. Test this on a small, hidden area first. Another liquid to try is alcohol (try spraying a small amount of your deodorant or perfume, if that is handy). Aerosol furniture polish, like Old English, can be very effective. Another is WD-40 which won't hurt the surface and can be cleaned off the computer's surface with a dish rag and a little soap.
7. A product called "Odor Assassin" (Lemon-Lime Scent) that is available at most "dollar" and discount stores will dissolve most adhesives instantly and can be removed with a clean cotton face cloth.
 - If your laptop sticker has one or more rounded corners, start peeling it from a rounded corner. If you come to an area where it starts to separate, start over from another edge.
 - Patience conquers all stickers. Always go slow and steady on sticker removal. If it's not working and you're getting frustrated, leave it for another day when you have more patience.
 - Try to use tools that won't damage your laptop. Your fingernails, erasers, plastic putty knives, plastic guitar picks, no-stick spatula/pancake flipper, and even tweezers (used carefully) will pose the smallest threat to your laptop's surfaces.
 - Heat from a laptop increases the bond of some glue backings over time. This bond may etch into painted surfaces or even stain some plastics and brushed aluminum.
 - Don't remove any stickers with OEM license information, as it will void some OEM licenses.
 - Sharp or hard objects will damage laptop surfaces if used to scrape off stickers. car art stickers
 - Avoid spilling any liquid into the cracks or exposed area of a laptop, such as the keyboard. Some liquid is conductive and may cause electrical shorts.
 - Before following this process, ensure that the laptop power is turned off, and unplugged from any electrical source. If possible, remove the laptop battery from the case as well.
Things You'll Need
 - Tweezers for stickers that are difficult to start.
 - Cleaning solution such as alcohol or "Goo-Gone".
 - Paper towels, napkins, or rags to use with the cleaning solution.
 - Tape, such as duct tape, to help remove residue.


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Gloria Parnham Bradfield (Jour'59) has captured the political intrigue, suspense and humor of 19th century American life in her insightful novel, Thrones (Xlibris) (website). Set in 1848, Bradfield's story transports the reader into the smoldering political climate of the antebellum South where men manipulated, conspired and debated the future of the country as they steeled their positions for what was to come.
Bradfield's years of period research are reflected in the pages of this extremely well-crafted tale. The author snipped a hole in history and inserted fictional land owner Nathan Coulter, his sons Justin and Dan, and Rebecca Chancellor, precocious daughter of the junior senator of South Carolina. The characters' lives intersect with the explosive issues of the day as events lead them from New York to the White House to Virginia's Tidewater and the plantations of South Carolina.
Addressing the predominant topic of the era, Thrones explores the political and economic issues that tied the country to slavery while depicting the slaves' profound contribution to the music, language, cuisine and culture that make up the South's rich heritage.


Biography of J.B.S. Haldane
The Scottish geneticist Professor John Haldane (_PHONE_) at University College London
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J.B.S. Haldane was an evolutionary biologist who made many contributions to the field of evolution.
Dates: Born November 5, 1892 - Died December 1, 1964
Early Life and Education
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (Jack, for short) was born on November 5, 1892, in Oxford, England to Louisa Kathleen Trotter and John Scott Haldane. The Haldane family was well off and valued education beginning at an early age. Jack's father was a well-known psychologist in Oxford and as an eight-year-old child, Jack started studying the discipline with his father and assisted him in his work. He also learned genetics by breeding guinea pigs as a child.
Jack's formal schooling was done at Eton College and New College at Oxford. He obtained his M.A. in 1914. Soon after, Haldane enlisted in the British Army and served during World War I.
Personal Life
After returning from the war, Haldane began teaching at the University of Cambridge in 1922. In 1924 he met Charlotte Franken Burghes. She was a reporter for a local publication and was married at the time that they met. She ended up divorcing her husband so she could marry Jack, almost costing him his teaching position at Cambridge for the controversy. The couple married in 1925 after her divorce was final.
Haldane took a teaching position at the University of California, Berkeley in 1932, but returned to London in 1934 to spend the majority of the rest of his teaching career at the University of London. In 1946, Jack and Charlotte separated in 1942 and finally divorced in 1945 so he could marry Dr. Helen Spurway. In 1956, the Haldanes moved to India to teach and study there.
Jack was openly atheist as he said that was how he conducted his experiments. He felt it wasn't fair to assume no God would interfere with the experiments he conducted, so he could not reconcile having a personal belief in any god. He often used himself as a test subject. Jack allegedly would perform dangerous experiments, such as drinking hydrochloric acid to test the effects on muscle control.
Career and Accomplishments
Jack Haldane excelled in the field of mathematics. He spent most of his teaching and research career interested in the mathematical side of genetics and particularly how enzymes worked. In 1925, Jack published his work with G.E. Briggs about enzymes that included the Briggs-Haldane equation. This equation took a previously published equation by Victor Henri and helped reinterpret how enzyme kinetics worked.
Haldane also published many works on population genetics, again utilizing mathematics to support his ideas. He used his mathematical equations to support Charles Darwin's idea of Natural Selection. This led to Jack helping to contribute to the Modern Synthesis of the Theory of Evolution. He was able to link Natural Selection to Gregor Mendel's genetics using mathematics. This proved to be an invaluable addition to the many pieces of evidence that helped support the Theory of Evolution. Darwin himself did not have the privilege of knowing about genetics, so a quantitative way to measure how a population evolved was a major breakthrough at the time.
Haldane's work brought a new understanding and renewed support of the Theory of Evolution by quantifying the theory. By using quantifiable data, he made the observations by Darwin and others verifiable. This allowed other scientists across the world to use their own data in support of the new Modern Synthesis of the Theory of Evolution linking genetics and evolution.
Jack Haldane died December 1, 1964, after a bout with cancer.


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many a teacher vs many teachers
I've seen this kind of construction before so I know it's not a grammatical mistake or a typo on the publisher's part. (Besides, I'm not proficient enough to point out mistakes made by publishers) But I don't know why the author chose to use'many a teacher' as opposed to'many teachers'. Can anyone provide an explanation for this?
One much talked-about educational theorist in the Rogersian tradition is the well-known Brazilian educator Paolo Freire (1970), whose seminal work, Pedagogy of the Opressed
, has inspired many a teacher
to consider the importance of the empowerment of students in classrooms.
Re: many a teacher vs many teachers
Both mean the same thing...
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many a teacher is a rather old way of writing and not used much any more.
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Why is our town called Nederland?
Our area has undergone many changes in the 150 years as a settlement and town. First in the area were Native American groups who hunted and traveled through here for generations. In the mid-19th century the first white homesteaders who settled here gave it a variety of names. First known as Dayton, then Brownsville, and in 1871, when the first post office was located here, it was called Middle Boulder. That was the same year Abel Breed bought the silver-rich Caribou Mine and decided to bring his ore from Caribou Hill to the ¬warmer' climate of Middle Boulder for milling. It was also the same year the Boulder Canyon Road was completed, though it would be nearly forty years before the first automobile (a Stanley Steamer) would make the difficult trip up from Boulder in 1910.
In 1873, Breed sold the Caribou Mine to the Mining Company Nederland from Holland. Breed's Caribou Mill in Middle Boulder became known among the miners as ¿the Netherlands,î meaning ¿low landsî (which it is compared to the town of Caribou at 10,000' elevation). In 1874 when the town incorporated, the people chose Nederland as the new name.
The mines at Caribou soon declined, however, and the Dutch company pulled out just a few years later. By 1890, there was little ore to be milled and Nederland became another mountain ghost town, with only a handful of families living here year round.
A second mining boom began just after the turn of the century. Sam Conger, who had discovered the Caribou silver mine, found tungsten in areas to the north and east of Nederland, and he knew its value in making steel. The old silver mill in Nederland was converted to process tungsten. By 1916, Nederland had a population of nearly 3,000, about twice its present number. In addition, the town of Lakewood grew north of Nederland and the town of Tungsten sprung up at the foot of Barker Dam. An unnaturally flat area on the south side of the canyon road just below the dam is scant evidence of the town that still appears on some area maps.
Though there were short-lived revivals of tungsten mining during World War II and in the early 1950s, the area's mining fortunes gradually faded since World War I and Nederland evolved into a refuge from the heat of the plains and from the angst of city life. Good folks from all over the country have come to settle here and take part in recreating new lives in one of the most beautiful spots on earth. The history of Nederland is documented in the Nederland Area Historical Society's Mining Museum, complete with working mining machinery.
You'll be glad you chose to visit and we know you'll come back.


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and since sa^3=constant, then s\propto T^3. Thus,
\dfrac{dY}{dt}=T^3\langle \sigma v\rangle \left( Y_{EQ}^2-Y^2\right)
Now, we can introduce a new time variable, say
Then, we calculate
For a radiation dominated (RD) Universe, \rho\propto T^4 implies that H\propto T^2 and H(x)=-\dfrac{H(m)}{x^2}
In this case, we obtain
with \lambda=\dfrac{m^3\langle \sigma v\rangle}{H(m)}
The final freeze out abundance is got in the limit Y_\infty=Y(x\longrightarrow \infty). Typically, \lambda >>1, and when Y_{EQ}\sim 1 and Y\approx Y_{EQ}, for x>>1, and there, the yield drops exponentially
\dfrac{dY}{dx}\approx \dfrac{\lambda Y^2}{x^2}
\dfrac{dY}{Y^2}\approx \dfrac{\lambda dx}{x^2}
Integrating this equation,
\displaystyle{\int_{Y_f}^{Y_\infty}\dfrac{dY}{Y^2}=\int_{x_f}^\infty \dfrac{\lambda}{dx}{x^2}}
and then
Generally, Y_f>>Y_\infty and the freeze out temperature for WIMPs is got with the aid of the following equation
Indeed, n\langle \sigma v\rangle= H\longrightarrow x_f\sim 10
A qualitative numerical solution of the "WIMP" miracle (and its freeze out) is given by the following sketch
DMyieldWIMPmiracleThe present abundance of heavy particle relics gives
\rho_X=mY_\infty T_0^3\left(\dfrac{a_1T_1}{a_0T_0}\right)^3\approx \dfrac{mY_\infty T_0^3}{30}
and where the effect of entrpy dumping after the freeze-out is encoded into the factor
\left(\dfrac{a_1T_1}{a_0T_0}\right)^3 with \left(\dfrac{g_\star (0)}{g_\star (f)}\right)^3\approx \dfrac{1}{30}
Moreover, the DM energy density can also be estimated:
\Omega_X=\Omega_{DM}=\dfrac{x_f}{\lambda}\dfrac{mT_0^3}{30\rho_c}=\dfrac{H (m) x_fT_0^3}{30m^2\langle \sigma v\rangle\rho_c}
\Omega_X=\left[\dfrac{4\pi^3Gg_\star (m)}{45}\right]^{1/2}\dfrac{x_fT_0^3}{30\langle \sigma v\rangle \rho_c}=0\mbox{.}3h^{-2}\left(\dfrac{x_f}{10}\right)\left(\dfrac{g_\star (m)}{100}\right)^{1/2}\dfrac{10^{-39}cm^2}{\langle \sigma v\rangle}
The main (current favourite) candidate for WIMP particles are the so called lightest supersymmetric particles (LSP). However, there are other possible elections. For instance, Majorana neutrinos (or other sterile neutrino species), Z prime bosons, and other exotic particles. We observe that here there is a deep connection between particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology when we talk about the energy density and its total composition, from a fundamental viewpoint.
Remark: there are also WISP particles (Weakly Interacting Slim Particles), like (superlight) axions and other exotics that could contribute to the DM energy density and/or the "dark energy"/vacum energy that we observe today. There are many experiments searching for these particles in laboratories, colliders, DM detection experiments and astrophysical/cosmological observations (cosmic rays and other HEP phenomena are also investigated to that goal).
See you in a next cosmological post!


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BRAIDED, BRAIDING (πλέγμα, ἐμπλοκή [1 Tim 2:9; 1 Pet 3:3]). The braiding of the hair refers to the custom practiced by women of means during the Rom. period. It involved the elaborate entwining of the hair into knots or braids. The braids would then be folded about the head in a high ornamental fashion often including thin threads of gold, pearls or precious stones of various colors. Two of the NT church leaders speak against this practice because of its identification with the world system of that day. They felt that it brought undue attention to the physical attractions of women, thus causing them to be diverted from their basic calling in life.
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On the eve of Daeboreum, the first full moon of the lunar year, the markets are full of foodstuffs associated with the festival such as peanuts, walnuts, red beans, millet and wild vegetables. The signature dish for the festival, which falls this Thursday, is ogokbap or five different kinds of grain -- rice, millet, red beans and beans.
Choi Myung-lim, a curator at the National Folk Museum of Korea, says some farmers include any crop they grow, since that augurs well for a good harvest of it. People shared ogokbap with neighbors because they believed that eating the ogokbap of more than three households would bring them luck throughout a year.
According to the Korean Almanac, a book on the changing seasons and customs of Korea, ogokbap also has a healing effect for children. If their skin turns dark and they lose weight in spring affected by the change of the season, having them share ogokbap gathered from 100 homes in the neighborhood with a dog will solve the problem -- child and dog should sit face to face and take turns having a spoonful of the dish.
After they eat their ogokbap in the morning, people give it to cattle together with wild vegetables. At that time, it is said, if the cattle eat the ogokbap first, it will be a fat year, and if the cows eat the wild vegetables first, it will be a lean year. Another saying recommends eating ogokbap nine times a day, implying the importance of hard work.
On the morning of Daeboreum, Koreans practice the custom of cracking different kinds of nuts such as chestnuts, walnuts, gingko nuts, pine nuts and peanuts.
What significance does this custom have? Koreans in old times believed that cracking as many nuts as their age in the morning of Daeboreum prevented them from suffering skin trouble like boils and gave them good teeth.
Cho Hoo-jong, a former professor of the Department of Food and Nutrition at Myongji University, said people in the old days practiced the custom to supplement the vitamins and minerals that had been lacking during winter when fresh vegetables and fruit were not available.


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What gems is South Africa known for?
Tanzanite is one of the rarest gemstones in the world. In fact, it is known to be a thousand times scarcer than diamonds, and with reports that the supply of the precious stone could be completely depleted in 10 to 15 years time, tanzanite is becoming increasingly coveted and sought after.
Is South Africa rich in gems?
South Africa is rich in a variety of minerals. In addition to diamonds and gold, the country also contains reserves of iron ore, platinum, manganese, chromium, copper, uranium, silver, beryllium, and titanium.
Where can I dig for crystals in South Africa?
Vredendal, Villiersdorp, Worcester and Ceres (the latter two both about 120 km from Cape Town ) are beautiful areas. Nestled between the Cape fold mountains, these areas deliver beautiful and unusual quartz specimens.
What gemstones are native to Africa?
Precious Gemstones of Africa
- African Ruby: The Answer to Burma Rubies. …
- Rhodolite Garnets: A Unique Mineral Combination. …
- Paraiba Tourmaline: From Brazil to Africa. …
- Tsavorite: A Lucid Emerald Substitute. …
- Topaz: The Hardest Silicate Gemstone. …
- Tanzanite: An Exclusive Gift from Tanzania. …
- Zircon: A Reasonable Diamond Substitute.
What is a unakite stone?
Unakite is an altered granite composed of pink orthoclase feldspar, green epidote, and generally colorless quartz.
Are diamonds from South Africa?
Diamonds. Ever since the Kimberley diamond strike of 1868, South Africa has been a world leader in diamond production. The primary South African sources of diamonds, including seven large diamond mines around the country, are controlled by the De Beers Consolidated Mines Company.
Is it legal to pan for gold in SA?
A prospecting right is a permit which allows you or your company to survey or investigate an area of land for the purpose of identifying an actual or probable mineral deposit. A prospecting right is valid for five years. … you are not contravening the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act 28 of 2002)
Where is amethyst found in South Africa?
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Are quartz valuable in South Africa?
The South African government says that stones found in a village last month are not diamonds but quartz. A cattle herder first uncovered the stones in KwaZulu-Natal province. … But after conducting tests, officials have said the stones are quartz crystals, which are far less valuable.
Where are agates found in South Africa?
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|Drakensberg region, Eastern Cape, South Africa|
|Caledon River, Kopanong Local Municipality, Xhariep District Municipality, Free State, South Africa|


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Recently Asahi News reported the following:
Nissan Motor Co., together with the measurement control equipment making company Chino (Tokyo) had jointly developed a small equipment as a means to deal with the new influenza. It could in three seconds measure the temperature of people visiting office buildings and communal facilities etc. The heat image sensor technology developed by Nissan for the car was applied. When the sales was started in September, about 300 were sold to major companies in one month, and the sales target by the end of the current year was 5,000. When the face was brought close up to 15 centimeters, the temperature of the body surface would be measured. If the temperature was 38-degree or more, a red lamp would blink, and the warning sound would be activated. According to Chino, the price would be about 300,000 to 400,000 yen cheaper than the equipment for measuring body temperature used in airports etc (costing about 1 million to 5 million yen).
After reading the above I think major commercial buildings in Hong Kong could consider installing similar machines to help fighting the next round of influenza.


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Potato starch is a valuable and affordable technical raw material for a number of industries. For selection of plants producing starch with optimal processing properties effective methods for physicochemical parameters evaluation of a large number of starch samples are needed. Thus, variability of phenotypic traits data are important both for fundamental works on identification of genomic loci responsible for a wide range of potato starch characteristics as well as for applied accelerated selection of new varieties for technical use. Estimating the morphology of starch granules by microscopy is one of the most accessible and therefore widespread methods of phenotyping. We developed a four-step approach to the estimation of the geometric parameters of starch granules. It includes an isolation of starch from the tuber (stage1), the preparation of micrographs of starch samples (stage 2), processing and analysis of the images obtained in the freely distributed ImageJ program (stage 3), and the construction of distribution curve for starch granules by geometric parameters (stage 4). It was shown that the starch granules of different varieties and hybrids of potato differ in morphology and can be differentiated by microscopy with obtaining data on the Feret's diameter and the circularity of the particles. Thus, typical values of the Feret's diameter of starch granules of "Alena" and "Nevsky" varieties and 785/8-5 hybrid are 5, 22 and 67 microns, respectively. The distributions on circularity of starch granules of these varieties and the hybrid have only minor differences. Light optical microscopy of starch granules followed by digital image analysis is an affordable, economical, simple and effective approach to phenotyping the varieties and hybrids of potato Solanum tuberosum L. on the physicochemical parameters of starch. The approach may be applied for accelerated analysis of a large number of samples on a limited amount of natural material in the field and countryside economic laboratories.
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Further light on this glacial problem is provided by the combined pollen and lake-level record from Lake Frome, which suggests substantial variation in effective precipitation during the height of the glacial period (Bowler 1986; Singh & Luly 1991).
In New Guinea reduced effective precipitation is suggested between c.
In northern Australia effective precipitation was the major influence on landscape features.
In central Australia higher levels of effective precipitation and a more complete vegetation cover are suggested from a cessation of sand dune activity, generally between 8000 and 4000 b.
Based largely on such data, MacPhail (1979) considered that maximum effective precipitation occurred in Tasmania between 8600 and 7000 b.
suggested effective precipitation higher than that of today (Churchill 1968).
Reductions in vegetation canopy cover, lower lake-levels and river flow velocities can be attributed to some decrease in effective precipitation.
Any net decrease in effective precipitation may be accounted for by cooler oceans and a higher degree of continentality.
The data indicate that effective precipitation was lowest for the whole period during all or part of the late glacial throughout the region.
These estimates are in direct conflict with the general belief that temperatures peaked with effective precipitation between c.


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This week we investigated a floodplain in the Finnis River area that is currently used for high intensity pasture production. The area was under investigation as during periods of high river flow the flood plain becomes inundated with water and then once the river subsides the water is left for a prolonged period ponding on the soil surface.
Due to the lie of the land and numerous natural depressions there is a dysfunctional pattern of flow that traps the water and prevents it from draining laterally off the field. In the investigation it was evident that there was elevated sodium and magnesium in the sub soil, resulting in dispersion and sealing of the clay which prevented the movement of water down through the more porous sub surface profile.
The owner is currently looking into levelling and redistributing the soil to improve the water runoff drainage management. A works in progress as the land forming begins next month.


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The mission of the Evansville Audubon Society is to promote the awareness of and appreciation for birds and other wildlife and their habitats through education and conservation.
The Evansville Audubon Society (EAS) is a chapter of the National Audubon Society and has proudly served the tri-state area since our incorporation in 1971. Our mission is to promote the awareness of and appreciation for birds and other wildlife and their habitats through education and conservation.
To achieve our mission our members and volunteers actively engage in numerous educational and conservation projects that address the environmental issues facing our local and regional communities. As examples of active involvement, our members present programs, lead hikes, assist in sponsoring events, visit classrooms at local schools, and volunteer for community events (e.g. trash pick up in our neighborhoods and parks).
Additionally, we provide education and conservation grants annually to other non-profit organizations or individuals we feel represent and reflect our mission. The donations we receive are essential to achieve our mission, so we thank all our donors for supporting the activities of our chapter.


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Two methods, one is relatively stable, the upper and lower weights and the larger floor area of the sculpture, the iron expansion screw at the bottom, welded by welding and sculpture steel keel can be; the other is not light, the bottom is not the big center of gravity is not very stable. The steel plate and the inner keel should be welded firmly on the ground. The ground should have pre-embedded iron.
The upper part of the steel plate with multiple turning rebars is buried under the concrete and has a deep structure. The layer steel plate is welded firmly, and the stone structure or planting grass is buried outside the foundation to reveal the steel structure outside the sculpture.