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Open source machinery computer vision datasets, pre-trained models, and APIs.
This project is trying to create an efficient computer or machine vision model to detect different kinds of construction equipment in construction sites and we are starting with three classes which are excavators, trucks, and wheel loaders.
The dataset is provided by Mohamed Sabek, a Spring 2022 Master of Science graduate from Arizona State University in Construction Management and Technology.
The raw images (v1) contains:
 1. 1,532 annotated examples of "excavators"
 2. 1,269 annotated examples of "dump truck"
 3. 1,080 annotated examples of "wheel loader"
Note: versions 2 and 3 (v2 and v3) contain the raw images resized at 416 by 416 (stretch to) and 640 by 640 (stretch to) without any augmentations.
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Here are a few use cases for this project:
 1. Construction Site Monitoring: The "Test" model can be used to analyze images or video feeds from construction sites to identify and track the presence of different equipment and personnel. This can help site managers ensure safety protocols are followed and optimize the utilization of equipment on site.
 2. Industrial and Warehouse Automation: Utilizing the "Test" model, businesses can automate certain processes such as inventory management or safety inspections by identifying and tracking the presence of equipment like wheel loaders, trucks, along with human personnel, effectively streamlining operations.
 3. Equipment Maintenance & Inspection: The "Test" model can assist maintenance teams by recognizing specific heavy machinery (e.g., excavators, wheel loaders) and assessing whether or not the equipment is working correctly based on the state of the bucket (empty or full).
 4. Training and Simulation: The "Test" model could be integrated into virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) training applications for construction or heavy equipment operators, enhancing the realism of the environment by accurately identifying and simulating elements such as trucks, excavators, and wheel loaders.
 5. Search and Rescue Operations: The "Test" model can be used in search and rescue applications to quickly analyze drone footage or images from disaster zones, identifying the presence of humans, heavy equipment, or vehicles to prioritize rescue efforts and allocate resources effectively.


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The ethics of dealing with the provision of nutritional therapies has been complicated by technological advances that have affected all of medical science. As a result, nurses are increasingly confronted with decisions regarding the provision of invasive treatments. Indeed, enormous faith is invested in the ability and wisdom of healthcare professionals to alleviate suffering and accomplish cure through the application of invasive therapeutic interventions such as percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement. Such decisions are often complex, present a moral dilemma, and are further complicated by prevailing politico‐economic, social, and cultural influences. The insertion of tubes for artificial nutritional support in those patients who can be defined as "vulnerable" is no exception. This article explores both the clinical and ethical realities of PEG tube placement and use thereafter in vulnerable patients. The ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, and justice are discussed within the context of PEG placement and feeding and recommendations are given for nurses practicing in the area of gastroenterology.
About the author: Sarah Breier Mackie, PhD(c), RN, is Clinical Nurse Specialist, Royal Hobart Hospital, and a PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania, Australia.
Received June 20, 2000; accepted September 25, 2000.
Address correspondence to: Sarah Breier Mackie, PhD(c), c/o Royal Hobart Hospital, Division of Medicine, GPO Box 1061L, Hobart 7001, Tasmania, Australia (e‐mail: _EMAIL_).

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Foods, Nutrients and Calories
Gatorade G2 Low Calorie Grape Thirst Quencher 12 Fluid Ounce Bottle., UNPREPARED, GTIN: 00052000124378 (fl oz (355 mL)) weigh(s) 253.61 gram per (metric cup) or 8.47 ounce per (US cup) [ weight to volume | volume to weight | price | density ]
Gravels, Substances and Oils
Gravel, Dolomite weighs 1 865 kg/m³ (116.42815 lb/ft³) with specific gravity of 1.865 relative to pure water. Calculate how much of this gravel is required to attain a specific depth in a cylindrical, quarter cylindrical or in a rectangular shaped aquarium or pond [ weight to volume | volume to weight | price ]
Weights and Measurements
The area measurement was introduced to measure surface of a two-dimensional object.

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The sculptor of the "Sedgwick" was H.K. Bush-Brown (_PHONE_).
The Gettysburg Battlefield has four bronze sculptures by Henry Kirke Bush-Brown. Of these four, three are equestrian statues. An equestrian statue is, by definition, a statue of a horse-mounted rider. The term is from the Latin "eques, meaning "knight."
Henry Kirke Bush-Brown was the son of Robert W. and Caroline Bush. He would be adopted as a young boy by his mother's sister and her husband Henry Kirke Brown. H. K. Bush-Brown would study under his uncle and become well schooled in the basics of his art. Additional training would take H.K. Bush Brown to Paris and New York where his further development would continue.
H.K. Bush Brown would produce many works but his first equestrian was the "Meade" dedicated in 1896 at Gettysburg. Another would follow of the "Reynolds" also at Gettysburg in 1899. The "Sedgwick" would be Bush-Brown's final equestrian at Gettysburg. Bush-Brown would sculpt the bust of Lincoln for the Lincoln Speech Memorial in the National Cemetery. This monument was erected in 1912.
For a sculptor to be given the commission for an equestrian was indeed and honor and considered the highlight of ones career. H.K. Bush-Brown, having three equestrians at Gettysburg, speaks of his talent and artistic abilities.
Henry Kirk (H.K.) Bush-Brown would comment about his thoughts when designing the monument: "I have endeavored to represent General Sedgwick as he might have appeared on his arrival there overlooking that part of the field which his troops were to occupy." Present at the dedication, Bush-Brown would comment on his completed work that it would present General Sedgwick "quiet and undisturbed by the battle around him, waiting for orders, an intense expression of readiness in the man and in his horse." It is obvious that Bush Brown has accomplished this!
The sculptor was noted for his great attention to detail. Note the "dents" in the scabbard of Sedgwick's sword and the stitching around the horse blanket as seen in the photo below.
The photos used on these pages are copyrighted by myself or others. They can only be copied or reproduced with written permission or the clearly legible quotation "Copyright _URL_ and linked back to this web site. Please contact me by using the Contact Gettysburg Sculptures page on this site.

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Case of Post-hysterectomy Nephrectomy : Doctrine of "Res ipsa loquitur"
The plaintiff received hysterectomy performed by the defendant under the impression of myoma, and suffered from post-operatively from peritonitis, left ureter injury, and subsequently left hydronephrosis. Several subsequent operations were performed to preserve left urinary tract but in vain, and only led to left nephrectomy. The plaintiff claimed for damages.
The court applied the doctrine of "Res ipsa loquitur" to shift the burden of proof toward the defendant, and found for the plaintiff. The reasoning is that since the ureter injury after hysterectomy is only 1%, so rare that it won't happen if the defendant should have exerted the reasonable prudent technique. Besides, the complication is caused by surgical instrument and situation within the exclusive control of the defendant, and is not caused by any voluntary action or contribution on the part of the plaintiff.
This review article elaborates in-depth what the 1% complication stands for in medical literature and explores the feasibility of applying the doctrine of "Res ipsa loquitur" in this case. This review holds that in medical malpractice litigation the court should order expert testimony, or request an agency or organization to conduct an investigation to determine the matter of facts conform to the elements of doctrine of "Res ipsa loquitur" or not, in order to assess the feasibility of applying this doctrine.


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Phi Phi remains open as Thailand's national park system starts annual seasonal closure
Bangkok, 15 February, 2018 – Phi Phi Islands and Maya Bay remain open as Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) begins its annual cycle of temporary closure of national parks next month, which allows for natural rejuvenation during almost half the year depending on the schedule.
This is often due to extreme weather that may create unsafe conditions and to allow for some ecological recovery time. Several national parks close every year for certain periods between March and December (dates are varied depending on weather and park conditions).
To make sure parks are open, it is best to
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The objective of this procedure is to show you how to use an oxyacetylene torch for heating. Wear a leather apron or similar protective clothing and welding gloves when using an oxyacetylene torch and always use proper welding goggles.
Part 1. Preparation and safety
- Use an oxyacetylene torch for heating.
Whenever you perform a task in the workshop you must use personal protective clothing and equipment that is appropriate for the task and which conforms to your local safety regulations and policies. Among other items, this may include:
- Work clothing - such as coveralls and steel-capped footwear
- Eye protection - such as safety glasses and face masks
- Ear protection - such as earmuffs and earplugs
- Hand protection - such as rubber gloves and barrier cream
- Respiratory equipment - such as face masks and valved respirators
If you are not certain what is appropriate or required, ask your supervisor.
- Oxygen and acetylene cylinders must be securely stored in an upright position.
- An oxyacetylene torch can produce a large amount of heat. Be aware that any objects you direct the flame towards will become hot.
- Always have a suitable fire extinguisher near your work area.
- Do not use an oxyacetylene torch near any flammable materials.
- Make sure that you understand and observe all legislative and personal safety procedures when carrying out the following tasks. If you are unsure of what these are, ask your supervisor.
Points to note
- If a cylinder falls over and breaks the main valve off, the cylinder will become a missile and cause extreme damage.
- Wear a leather apron or similar protective clothing and welding gloves when using an oxyacetylene torch. T-shirts, nylon and polyester blend clothing will not provide enough protection. Ultraviolet light and sparks of hot metal will pass through them.
- Always use proper welding goggles. Do not use sunglasses because they do not filter the extreme ultraviolet light as effectively. The plastic used in sunglass lenses will not protect your eyes from sparks.
- Never point the lighted flame toward another person or any flammable material.
- Always light the oxyacetylene torch with the striker. A cigarette lighter or match would put your hand too close to the igniting tip.
- Wherever possible, use a heat shield behind the component you are heating. This will prevent nearby objects from becoming hot.
- After heating a piece of metal, label it as "HOT" with a piece of chalk so that others will not attempt to pick it up.
Part 2: Step-by-step instruction
- Light the torch and adjust neutral flame
Light the torch and adjust the gas flow so that you have a neutral flame.
- Heat for 'Removal'
Place a flywheel and ring gear assembly on a set of insulating spacers, to elevate it from the working surface. Direct the flame onto the ring gear and apply the heat until smoke starts to appear. Stop applying the heat. At this stage, the ring gear is hot enough to remove by gently tapping with a hammer and drift. DO NOT TOUCH the metal with your hands. Use welding Gloves and tools that are designed for use in a hot environment.
- Heat to 'Red Hot'
Direct the flame to the component you wish to heat. If the component is made from thin metal it will heat quicker than one that is thicker. Apply the heat evenly, until you notice the object begin to glow red. Once the glow is uniform, the metal will now be hot enough to manipulate. Once again DO NOT TOUCH the metal with your hands. Use welding gloves and tools that are designed for use in a hot environment.
- Shut down
When you have finished the job, you will need to shut down the equipment. Turn off the acetylene valve on the torch handle. This will extinguish the flame. Turn off the oxygen valve on the torch handle. Next, remove your safety goggles or mask and your welding gloves. Turn the main cylinder valve clockwise on the top of both gas cylinders. Now open the two valves on the torch handle to "bleed" the system. Turn both the oxygen and acetylene regulator handles counter-clockwise until they are loose. Close both valves on the torch handle. Put the handle and tips away, and return the gas cylinders and their hoses to their proper storage area.


[Medieval Chronicles] Super Unnatural Walkthrough
Clues and answers for Medieval Chronicles 2. Solve the case of a murderous mummy and its curse. Kongregate.
M. Chronicles 1 | Table of Contents | M. Chronicles 3
1. Go right and talk to the soldier blocking the way. Select the Badge clue at the upper right corner and talk to the soldier again.
2. Go right, then up to the crime scene.
3. After the cutscene, go left to find the officer-in-charge.
4. After the cutscene, interact with the armor with a helmet on it to find the mummy.
~~walkthrough by moshimushi.wordpress.com
Collect clues
1. Talk to Dr. Sigh (+Incident Report)
2. Talk to Assistant Grayson to the leftmost in front of the Rex bones.
3. Interact with the nearest potted plant right of Grayson regarding Incident Report (+Mummy's Sceptre)
4. Talk to Curator Whitesworth, south of the crime scene.
5. Interact with the Mummy (+Pharoah Tututut)
6. Interact with the Mummy with Incident Report (+Too Clean)
7. Interact with the Professor's corpse (+The Victim)
8. Go back to Grayson and talk to him about Pharoah Tututut (+The Curse…!!!) and The Victim (+Behaviour)
9. Talk to Amber, right of Grayson, about Pharoah Tututut. Woofs-a-lot will run off.
10. Talk to Captain Blues, right of Amber, about The Victim (+Workaholic)
11. Go south of the crime scene, after Woofs-a-lot and talk to him about Pharoah Tututut (+Bandages)
12. Go left to the Professor's room where Tira is in. Interact with the blue book regarding The Victim (+The Diary)
13. Talk to Deam, just outside the room, about The Diary (+The Underground)
14. Talk to San, to the right and near Woofs-a-lot about The Diary (+The Dopplers)
15. Talk to Whitesworth about The Diary (+Fake Robberies)
16. Talk to Amber about Fake Robberies (+Wrong Quantity)
17. Talk to Tira about Fake Robberies (+Manifest)
Once ready, interact with the mummy to move on to the next stage.
~~walkthrough by moshimushi.wordpress.com
Professor Redguard:
Right, but his recent behaviour was more erratic than usual… And the reason for that is…
Dopplers (✓)
But he did come in contact with the Dopplers some way. It is evident from the—
Museum Robberies
Professor's Diary (✓)
The Sceptre
The Mummy
The Bandages
The Paintings
So if the Professor was exposed to the Drug, his emotions were affected as well.. Most specifically, his—
Fear (✓)
Your Archaelogical operation is being used to—
Steal Artifacts
Fund Terrorists
Blackmail the Nobles
Create a Zombie Army
Cover Conspiracies
Smuggle Drugs (✓)
Smuggling Drugs:
you can't remember you gave me the clue yourself Tira. Which was—
A Letter
A Bill
A Receipt
A Coded Message
A Manifest (✓)
A Will
Redguard, If I remember correctly, he warned you about—
The Mummy
Professor's Diary
The Sceptre
Museum Robberies (✓)
The Bandages
The Paintings
Everything becomes clear when you factor in one possibility. Which states that there is—
A Ghost
A Mummy
A Thief
An Elephant in the room
A Hidden Agenda
An Inside Man (✓)
Human Psychology:
Consider yourself to be Guilty of the crime. Now everyone is looking for a suspect. What is it you will first do?
Change the Subject
Act Innocent (✓)
Blame someone else
If everyone is discussing the case, what is the best thing you could do to avoid suspicion without any proof.
Stay Silent (✓)
Blame Someone else
The person who stayed silent from Redguard to being accused of a spy is—
Sir Whitesworth
Captain Blues
Assistant Grayson (✓)
The Mummy
1. Continue to click the barrels Dregg hides in until he escapes the room.
2. Chase after Amber. Enter the only available door. Once the mummy comes out of a door on the other side, enter the door to its right. Once out the door again, enter the center door.
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Definition of accountantship
n. - The office or employment of an accountant. 2
The word "accountantship" uses 14 letters: A A C C H I N N O P S T T U.
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Words formed by adding one letter before or after accountantship (in bold), or to aacchinnopsttu in any order:
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How to Remove Mold From Wood Cabinets
Amanda Flanigan
Mold is not confined to only basements and bathrooms; it can lurk in and on your wood cabinets in various areas of your home. If you allow the mold to continue to grow on your wood cabinets, it can deteriorate the cabinets beyond repair. At the very least, the mold will leave unsightly stains on the cabinets.
Mold feeds off the surface it is growing on.
Once you discover mold on your wood cabinets, remove it as soon as possible to prevent the fungus from spreading to other areas.
 1. Open doors and windows in the area to provide better air ventilation and circulation during the mold removal process.
 2. Wear a pair of rubber gloves, N-95 respirator and safety goggles without vent holes. These items are a safety precaution that will keep the mold spores from coming in contact with your skin and eyes and prevent you from breathing them in.
 3. Fill a bucket with 2 cups of warm water and 2 to 3 drops of liquid dish soap. Mix the contents together with a spoon. Dampen a cloth in the mixture and wipe the surface mold off the wood cabinets. Dump the contents of the bucket down the drain and rinse the bucket clean.
 4. Fill the clean bucket with 1 gallon of warm water and 1 1/2 cups of chlorine bleach. Mix the contents thoroughly with a spoon. Alternatively, use 1 cup of oxygen bleach to replace the chlorine bleach. Oxygen bleach is a safer alternative to chlorine bleach that will remove mold and mildew without harming wood finishes.
 5. Fill a spray bottle with the mixture. Mist the wood cabinets with the mixture and let it sit for several seconds. Wipe the mixture off the wood cabinets with a clean cloth. Repeat the process until you have removed all traces of the mold.
 6. Wipe the wood cabinets clean with a clean cloth dampened in warm, soapy water. Wipe the cabinets dry with a towel.
 7. Warning
 Do not oversaturate the wood cabinets with the mold removal solution or water. Excess moisture will cause the wood to warp.


text: How could social scientists and cultural theorists take responsibility in engaging with science? How might they develop an experimental sensibility to the links between the production of knowledge and the production of existence or forms of life? Critically outlining key fields in the social and cultural studies of science, we interrogate a number of approaches to these questions. The first approach tries to make sense of how science operates in relation to economic, political and cultural forces. The second analyses science as a form of embodied work or practice. The third engages with science as collaborative-collective elaboration of events, ranging across cultural theory, contemporary art and participant ethnographies. This outline sketches a vector of responsibility across this diverse range of engagements, suggesting that contemporary movements between science and other knowledges constitute ethical and political imperatives.


Knowledge Management
Summary view host name instead of ip address
kmille2
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How can a device name be displayed for the IP address in the summary search window?
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DrewO
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee
Gerald is correct. By default network inputs assign the sending device/server's ip address as the host name, you can switch it so that Splunk will do a reverse DNS lookup on the IP and grab that as the host name. If you are using Splunk 4.1.x you can make this change in the Splunk Manager, previous versions require you to make the change directly to inputs.conf. (See the docs _URL_ for details.)
Once you make the change as new data comes in the host name will appear in the summary view. However, since the host field is an indexed field your change will not be retroactive, your old data will still have IPs for host names. You can either just wait for the older data to age out of your system and the IP hosts will disappear, or you could delete the older data manually once it's lost it relevance.
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DrewO
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee
Gerald is correct. By default network inputs assign the sending device/server's ip address as the host name, you can switch it so that Splunk will do a reverse DNS lookup on the IP and grab that as the host name. If you are using Splunk 4.1.x you can make this change in the Splunk Manager, previous versions require you to make the change directly to inputs.conf. (See the docs _URL_ for details.)
Once you make the change as new data comes in the host name will appear in the summary view. However, since the host field is an indexed field your change will not be retroactive, your old data will still have IPs for host names. You can either just wait for the older data to age out of your system and the IP hosts will disappear, or you could delete the older data manually once it's lost it relevance.
stefanlasiewski
Contributor
The URL above no longer exists. Is there a newer URL?
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DrewO
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee
Yeah, without a DNS entry there's no easy way. Using a tag is a great solution though since tags are search time changes and will automatically be retroactive.
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kmille2
Explorer
Thanks for the info on your posts; the devices sending Syslog to our Splunk are not in our DNS. So I have settled for adding a descriptive tag to the IP address.
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gkanapathy
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee
I'm going to guess that you've got UDP syslog data coming in to Splunk, in which case you need to enable the
connection_host = dns
in the inputs.conf. I think there is also a setting for this in the GUI for the UDP input.
kmille2
Explorer
For now all the devices are sending syslog and none of them are in our DNS servers.
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southeringtonp
Motivator
The cleanest approach would be to try to find out why the host field is being set to the IP address instead of a hostname on input and fix it there. That would only apply to new events going forward though.
If you want to change the display, you will need to modify the dashboard.xml in the search app. It's driven by this search:
| metadata type=hosts
so you would need to modify it to use a lookup table. Using the nslookup command may also be possible, but I believe that command needs raw events to operate on, and would not work with the output of the metadata command.
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Blanche Sweet. American film actress in 1925
Blanche Sweet. American Actress. Silent movie star. 1920s fashion.
Blanche Sweet 1925
Blanche Sweet. American Actress. Silent movie star.
Blanche Sweet _PHONE_ was an American film actress whose career in the early days of silent films had already peaked. 1909 began her film career at the Biograph and quickly became one of the leading actresses in the films of D.W. Griffith. In 1911 she had the leading role as a young mother in The Last Drop of Water. Her most important main role was as Judith in the first feature-length film by Griffiths Judith Bethulien of 1914. In 1915 she left Biograph and went to the Famous Players-Lasky, where she appeared in films by Cecil B. DeMille and Marshall Neilan. The contemporary film critics held because of their versatility for one of the most outstanding actresses of the entire silent era. Towards the end of the silent era waned her popularity and she only occurred in three sound films. In 1930 she retired from the film business altogether back. When she got no more appointments, she worked at all times in a department store in Los Angeles. In the late 1960s, she was, in particular by European film students, recognition as a pioneer of the American film received.


Harpers (Forgotten Realms)
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The Harpers are a fictional and semi-secret organization in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the role playing game Dungeons & Dragons.
The organization was created near the founding of Myth Drannor by elven elders, generals, and priests, and led by an elven mage named "Lady Steel" (and advised by a young Elminster.) Over time, and after the fall of Myth Drannor, this organization evolved into a new group, founded by Elminster and other influential and powerful individuals, with support from many freedom loving and good-aligned deities and churches (although the churches don't always agree with Harper aims, the deities themselves do.) The deities who sponsored the Harpers are; Deneir, Eldath, Liira, Mielikki, Milil, Mystra, Oghma, Selune, Silvanus, Tymora, and The entire Seldarine. Most of the Seven Sisters, especially Storm Silverhand, are dedicated Harpers.
Pushing for Balance as well as what is right, they oppose all evil organizations such as the Zhentarim and the Red Wizards of Thay. The Harpers strive for many small, allied kingdoms, keeping rulers close to their people and too occupied with actively helping their subjects to be concerned with making war and conquering their neighbors. They are also concerned with maintaining a balance between nature and civilization, keeping woodlands and other natural areas safe from too much destruction, and with preserving all knowledge and learning, especially history, music and art. They recruit a variety of people, but the majority tend to be human, elven, and half-elven rangers and bards (people who are free to roam around a lot); there are more female than male Harpers. Harper members are recognizable by their magically imbued silver pins, which grant various magical protections (such as immunity to electricity, and to magic missiles.)
Harpers are hated in many countries such as Thay or Tethyr, for a variety of reasons, but especially for their vehement opposition to the practice of slavery. The Tethyrian government has a grudge against the Harpers for assassinating their last recognized leader, driving the country of Tethyr into a swirling chaos of civil war and assassinations. However, the Harpers were framed by another, unknown, secret organization.
In 1371DR - The Year of the Unstrung Harp (1 year previously to the start of the 3rd edition campaign) - there has been growing divisions between the Harpers who wished to further the cause of Balance (neutral-aligned) and those who wished to combat evil (good-aligned). A schism happened after the Harper Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun made a deal with Fzoul Chembryl, leader of the Zhentarim. He was expelled from the Harpers, and, with his wife Laeral Silverhand of the Seven Sisters, he went on to form the Harper splinter organization known as the Moonstars.
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The Harpers are also part of the plot of the Forgotten Realms computer game Baldur's Gate.
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The Harpers also play an important role in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn.[1]
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Kannada words for elbow include ವೊಣ ಕ್ಯೆ, ಮುಂಗಾಲು, ಮೊಣಕೈ, ಮೊಣಕೈ and ಎಲಬು. Find more Kannada words at wordhippo.com!
noun. painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand) Synonyms : lateral humeral epicondylitis, tennis elbow.
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Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) is a painful condition that occurs when tendons in your elbow are overloaded, usually by repetitive motions of the wrist and arm. Despite its name, athletes aren't the only people who develop tennis elbow.
tennis elbow noun. a painful inflammation of the extensor tendon of the humerus caused by overuse of the muscles of the lower arm. Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Tennis elbow. Lateral epicondylitis or lateral epicondylalgia, known colloquially as tennis elbow, shooter's elbow, and archer's elbow or simply lateral elbow pain, is a condition where the outer part of the elbow becomes sore and tender.
The meaning of tennis elbow is inflammation and pain over the outer side of the elbow usually resulting from excessive strain on and twisting of the forearm.
Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, is a condition in which the forearm muscles become damaged from overuse. The condition is common in athletes and in people with jobs that require vigorous use of the forearm muscles, such as painters.
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48th Annual Conference – June 8–10 University of Tübingen
For the Symposia session "Can we Measure Consciousness in Infants and Fetuses?" Prof. Hubert Preissl presented "Tools For Investigating Fetal Brain Activity".
Abstract of the talk:
Fetal magnetoencephalography (fMEG) is the only non-invasive method of directly measuring electromagnetic fetal brain activity in utero. This technique records magnetic fields generated by the fetal brain. Both spontaneous neural activity and event-related fields triggered by auditory and visual stimuli can be recorded with fMEG. Finding obtained from fMEG may also be complemented by fetal neuroimaging data obtained with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a separate technique that can examine fetal brain structure and hemodynamic activity.
This talk will give an overview of developmental insights gained from both techniques, with an eye toward new applications for inferring the emergence of cognition and consciousness in the perinatal period. In the first part of my talk, I will describe studies that show the developmental trajectories of auditory and visual perception during the last trimester of human gestation. Additionally, I will present data that demonstrate the generation of mismatch responses and habituation to repetitive stimuli by the fetal brain. I will also discuss how fetal behavioral states can affect these processes.
Next, in the second part of my talk, I will discuss the results of fetal neuroimaging with MRI, which demonstrates the development of functional connectivity brain networks in utero. In this context, I will explore the effects of adverse factors during gestation on fetal brain development. In conclusion, fetal brain imaging is an emerging field which, in the near, may illuminate the perinatal emergence of perception, cognition, and perhaps consciousness.


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Senior International Credentials Analyst
Position summary: Reviews and evaluates foreign educational credentials. Provides content leadership for the review and evaluation of foreign educational credentials for Credentials Evaluation Services. Applies knowledge and contacts in the credentialing field to strengthen existing programs and to develop new products and/or clients.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Reviews and evaluates foreign educational credentials for further education, state licensing, employment, and immigration purposes.
- In collaboration with the manager, works with consultants, state boards of physical therapy, state boards of nursing, state boards of other professions, immigration lawyers, placement and recruitment agencies, higher education, and other constituents in the context of credential evaluation.
- In collaboration with the manager, establishes and/or strengthens relationships with credentialing organizations and international education organizations.
- In collaboration with manager, prepares and presents conference sessions/webinars and authors books/chapters on the evaluation of foreign educational systems or credentials, fraud detection and evaluation, and other related content to strengthen organizational stature in the field and to contribute to the credentialing profession as well as to international education.
- In collaboration with manager, provides content leadership for the review and evaluation of foreign credentials for ICD.
- In collaboration with manager, monitors policies and procedures governing the verification and evaluation of credentials, fraud detection systems and quality assurance protocols. Develops new policies and procedures and revises existing ones as necessary.
- In collaboration with manager, provides and/or supports professional development for junior staff and serves as the lead person for keeping abreast of knowledge and developments in the field.
- In collaboration with manager, serves as a coach and a resource to guide research and to support quality performance as needed.
- In collaboration with the librarian, provides content leadership to the development of library resources, archival materials, and other databases deemed essential to conducting credential review and evaluation.
- Handles high level correspondence and responses to inquiries on behalf of manager as deemed necessary.
- Participates in special project teams departmentally and interdepartmentally.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Baccalaureate degree from and accredited college or university in a field related to international education.
- Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum of five years of credentialing/academic admissions experience
- with international applicants in a broad range of disciplines and at all levels of education at a regionally accredited college or university or at a NACES member organization.
- Proficient in using computers and related technologies for operational and research purposes.
- Exceptional written, verbal, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
Reports to Manager of Credentials Evaluation Programs.


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Applying a cross-sectional design, we set out to further characterize the significance of extrahippocampal brain atrophy in a large sample of'sporadic' mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE+HS). By evaluating the influence of epilepsy chronicity on structural atrophy, this work represents an important step towards the characterization of MRI-based volumetric measurements as genetic endophenotypes for this condition. Using an automated brain segmentation technique, MRI-based volume measurements of several brain regions were compared between 75 patients with'sporadic' MTLE+HS and 50 healthy controls. Applying linear regression models, we examined the relationship between structural atrophy and important clinical features of MTLE+HS, including disease duration, lifetime number of partial and generalized seizures, and history of initial precipitating insults (IPIs). Significant volume loss was detected in ipsilateral hippocampus, amygdala, thalamus, and cerebral white matter (WM). In addition, contralateral hippocampal and bilateral cerebellar grey matter (GM) volume loss was observed in left MTLE+HS patients. Hippocampal, amygdalar, and cerebral WM volume loss correlated with duration of epilepsy. This correlation was stronger in patients with prior IPIs history. Further, cerebral WM, cerebellar GM, and contralateral hippocampal volume loss correlated with lifetime number of generalized seizures. Our findings confirm that multiple brain regions beyond the hippocampus are involved in the pathogenesis of MTLE+HS. IPIs are an important factor influencing the rate of regional atrophy but our results also support a role for processes related to epilepsy chronicity. The consequence of epilepsy chronicity on candidate brain regions has important implications on their application as genetic endophenotypes.
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Monrovia, capital, largest city, and chief Atlantic port of Liberia, located on Bushrod Island and Cape Mesurado. It was founded during the administration of U.S. President James Monroe (for whom it was named) by the American Colonization Society as a settlement for freed American slaves. The first town (1822) was on Providence Island at the mouth of the Mesurado River. The population is composed of descendants of settlers from North America, most of whom arrived between 1830 and 1871, and of substantial numbers of immigrants from the interior.
Bushrod Island contains the artificial harbour and free port of Monrovia, the only such port in West Africa. As the national centre of commerce and transportation, it attracted petroleum, paint, tuna, pharmaceutical, and cement enterprises. Prominent buildings have included the Capitol (1958), the Executive Mansion (1964), the City Hall, and the Temple of Justice. Many of these and other buildings, however, were severely damaged or destroyed during the fierce multisided civil war beginning in 1990.
Monrovia is the nation's educational centre, with the University of Liberia (founded by act of legislature in 1851, opened 1862, given university status 1951, established a medical school 1968), the modern Monrovia Consolidated School System complex in the Sinkor district, and several church secondary schools. Medical facilities include the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, a government and two church hospitals, and several private clinics. The Monrovia Conference of 1961 served to launch the Organization of African Unity in 1963 (since 2002 the African Union). Pop. (2008) 1,021,762.
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Nothing knocks the edge off like a good file
Get past the precursory hand tools in your toolbox and there is suddenly a massive shopping list of bits and bobs that claim to make your life all manners of magical. The fact of the matter is that more than likely you still need a couple very unsexy tools in your toolbox, but you just don't know it yet. We're here to help. Among the must-have items for every DIY garage dweller is a set of files.
No, we aren't talking about those files you keep in a credenza under the workbench for quick access during tax season. The files we're talking about help you shift from merely replacing parts for your vehicle to making or repairing them. Fabrication is a superpower when used properly, and whether dealing with metal or plastic, a file can be your best friend for adjusting final fitments in a precise and clean way. So let's take a look at what a file is and the different types available.
What they do
A file is a chunk of hardened steel with small serrations machined into the surface. These act the same as teeth in a saw blade, but instead of cutting to separate, they remove material in a broader pattern. Depending on the shape of the file, it could be removing to flatten stock, or round to shape inside a tube or fitting. The coarseness of the serrations is measured and labeled by "cut grade," but it boils down to teeth per inch, just like saw blades. The most common grades are bastard, second cut, and smooth. Use each appropriately and not only will you get a great finished surface, you will likely have a cleaner and less-cluttered workspace than if you used a grinder or other means of brute force shaping.
Lets take a look at each of the file types and how you would use them:
Bastard
Bastard file
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Yes, that really is the name. These are the coarsest files and remove the most material with each cut. The bastard should be a staple in any DIY toolbox, as it can remove material quickly. This comes in handy if you are fabricating a piece and need to shape it, need to knock a rough edge off something, or just need to remove casting marks or burrs from a purchased part. Light usage can yield a reasonably smooth result, but if you want a finished look, you need to step up the second cut.
Second Cut
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Up close you can see the fine serrations in the hardened steel. Kyle Smith
Thinking in teeth per inch, the second cut is markedly finer than the bastard. These can still remove a decent amount of material when used aggressively, but more importantly can leave a finished surface on most materials. If you want a do-it-all in your toolbox, this is the place to start. Just make sure to take care of this file, as the finer nature makes it more likely to dull and become ineffective with improper use.
Smooth Cut
Think of this as a purely finishing file. Removing the marks left by heavier cutting tools and making final fitting adjustments is the perfect use for a smooth cut file. This tool will take your fabrication projects to the next level, as that final touch of fit and finish can really elevate a completed project to art, or at least ensure perfect catch-free smooth function.
Maintaining your files
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Much like other cutting implements, sharpness is maintained through careful and proper use. There are single cut files that are a single row of parallel teeth and should only have pressure applied in the cutting direction. Drawing back in the opposite direction serves to do nothing but dull the file. Double cut files have a crosshatch appearance and can be both pushed and pulled to remove material from your project. Keep files in a place where they will not be dropped and damaged. The hardened steel used to construct files is also quite brittle, so do not be tempted to use one as a hammer or prybar just because it is close by. Also, be sure to use a wire brush to remove any built-up cuttings or debris from between the file teeth in order to keep them cutting consistently and evenly.
different file shapes
A couple common file shapes: half round, round, and small square. This is what most would consider a bare-minimum kit. Kyle Smith
There is a seemingly infinite number of files you can purchase, and much like a few of the other tools in your toolbox you will end up with a whole stash over time. Considering that with proper care and feeding they rarely wear out, view files as an investment in your projects and skills. Buy once, cry once, and take care of them.
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BOISE, Idaho — A sub-variant of the Omicron COVID-19 was confirmed for the first time in Ada County, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced Friday.
The infectiousness and severity of Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 is unknown. The earlier Omicron variant, BA.1, is responsible for 98% of the current infections in the Treasure Valley, according to Health and Welfare.
"The identification of the first infection with this sub-variant of Omicron is a reminder that the virus that causes COVID-19 will continue to mutate as long as it is being transmitted, and is a reminder of the importance of vaccination and other measures to protect yourself from this virus," said Dr. Christine Hahn, state epidemiologist and the medical director for DHW's Division of Public Health. "We will continue to monitor this and future variants and are committed to transparency in informing the public what we know when we know it."
Very early information from Asia and Europe suggests there may not be a major difference in BA.2's severity or the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against it. However, treatment and vaccines may become less effective as further mutations emerge, health officials say, underscoring the need to cut down on the number of infections now.
"It is important to take steps to reduce transmission to reduce the chance of mutations, and being up to date on vaccination is our best defense," said Central District Health's Communicable Disease Control Manager Lindsay Haskell. "All of Idaho is currently in high transmission and now is the time that everyone should take action to help reduce the spread."
The BA.2 sub-variant has been found in 22 states and at least 40 countries, "where it is reportedly spreading quickly," according to Health and Welfare.
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Can you actually get high on snake venom?S
Snake venom is not something one intentionally consumes — if anything, we tend to flee from snakes at any cost. But say you are at a rave and someone tosses you a pill touted to contain dried snake venom. From a biochemistry perspective, is it possible to use snake venom as a recreational drug?
Let's take a look at molecules within snake venom, what they do to the human body, and a case where venom might get you high.
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The Chemicals In Snake Venom
Snake venom is a saliva cocktail of enzymes and lipids, and this concoction changes from species to species. The venom comes in a number of varieties, such as hemotoxic (damaging tissue and preventing blood clotting), cardiotoxic (causing cardiac muscle depolarization and irregular beating), and neurotoxic (yielding temporary paralysis and breathing cessation).
Due to numerous variations in the protein components of snake venom, not all snake bites yield the same physiological result. Rattlesnakes often contain hemotoxic venom, while cobras typically contain neurotoxic venom.
Cobras are often mentioned in reports of snake venom being used as a recreational drug. There is a little bit of biochemical background suggesting this recreational use works. The ideally named cobratoxin , a component of cobra venom, causes paralysis by preventing the small molecule acetylcholine from binding to your nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, shutting down synaptic transmission. A temporary, low level of paralysis is associated with some recreational drugs, making cobras an ideal target for use as long as hemotoxic effects can be avoided.
Expensive Rave Pills
In February 2012, reports from raves in India claimed that partygoers were ingesting pills using cobra venom as an active ingredient as well as dried venom sprinkled in soft drinks and alcohol. The pills, named K-72 and K-76, are noted to cost $400 to $500 per dose, ten times the reported cost of ecstasy in India. The chemical constituents and effects of K-72 and K-76 are not described, leaving the actual content of dried venom per pill unknown.
Previous news reports note that K-72 and K-76 are code words used by smugglers for liquid venom. Drug syndicates commonly use venomous snakes to smuggle illicit drugs, as customs officers rarely dare to open the cage.
Due to the consistency of snake venom, drying the liquid is not an easy task. The water in the venom will not readily evaporate if a sample is left out to dry, necessitating a multi-step process in which the venom is freeze-dried.
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Venomous Snakes + Alcohol = Jar Of Fear
Cobras soaked in rice wine or ethyl alcohol is often used as medicine or to kick off a particularly bizarre weekend. This snake wine is an extremely intoxicating substance due to the solvent — grain alcohol — that drinkers feel infuses the liquid with the bodily fluids of the snake.
Drinking snake wine is essentially harmless — since snake venom is made up of proteins, these proteins are unfolded and made inactive by the alcohol. Consuming dried venom is considerably more dangerous than ingesting venom with alcohol, as the proteins enter the body in their folded, operational state. A small amount of dried venom, if solubilized correctly in your body, could lead to a cascade of physical effects events yielding an increase in the user's heart rate, dizziness, and numbing — in short, reactions akin to some narcotics.
After downing a bottle of snake wine, some adventurous drinkers cut up and eat the snake inside. Some go a different, more visceral route when they consume their snake with alcohol, with bartenders cutting a snake's entrails and pouring the fresh fluids directly into a shot of rice wine.
Get Bit To Get High
Getting bit by a snake is the most direct way to experience a "high," and, with some types of snakes, it's not deadly. A 1990 paper looking at the effect of snake bites on heroin addicts showed the addicts to prefer snakebites to heroin, and experience little or no withdrawal when the addicts went days without a bite.
Indian physicians reported two cases of individuals intentionally allowing cobras to bite them to get high. Both users had a history of drug use, and added snake venom to their repertoire due to its psychoactive effects.
With the scant amount of information about venom-laced rave pills available, it is impossible to confirm that the $500 pills contained any venom at all. If you are, however, ever interested in placing a snake in your house and expanding your liquor cabinet at the same time, snake wine is widely available for sale . The only real way to ensure you are receiving the soothing effects of a snake venom is to pick the right type of snake and then get bitten, an adventure I would bet most of us are unwilling to consider.
Top image of a rattlesnake snake being milked taken by Tom Ennis/DeviantArt. Image of snake wine courtesy of Khương Việt Hà/CC. Sources linked within the article.


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Waves and Patterns in Discrete Media: Bridging the Gaps
What happens to electrical waves that have to cross gaps in insulation material around nerves in the human body
Differential equations posed on discrete lattices (LDEs) have by now become a popular modelling tool used in a wide variety of scientific disciplines. Such equations allow the inclusion of non-local interactions into models and lead to interesting dynamical and pattern-forming behaviour. The discrete FitzHugh-Nagumo equation is an important example of an LDE. It can be used to model the propagation of signals through myelinated nerve fibres. The coating of such a fibre admits gaps at regular intervals, which forms a strong incentive to use this discrete model instead of its more traditional continuous counterpart, the FitzHugh-Nagumo PDE. Nevertheless, the FitzHugh-Nagumo PDE has attracted far more mathematical attention than the corresponding LDE. In fact, due to the distinct time-scales involved, this PDE has served as a prototype system for the development of modern geometric singular perturbation theory in the ?70s and ?80s. One of the hallmark achievements of this theory is the construction of a branch of stable fast travelling pulses that bifurcates from a certain singular orbit and that connects to a branch of unstable slow travelling pulses. In recent work, we managed to extend part of this benchmark result to the FitzHugh-Nagumo LDE. However, the discreteness of the model causes an energy barrier that travelling pulses must overcome. In particular, waves that propagate in the continuous model may fail to do so in the discrete model. As a consequence, it is unclear at present what a full generalization of the result mentioned above should look like. One of the projects proposed here aims to fill this gap by building on recent mathematical results that were obtained for a class of functional differential equations that involve both retarded and advanced arguments. In addition, we intend to advance our understanding of discrete systems by studying several aspects of travelling wave solutions to LDEs.


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Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens is the largest garden in Sri Lanka with 4,000 different species of plants spread in a spacious 147 acres. Margined by the Mahaweli river from three sides, it is located about 6 km from Kandy city at Peradeniya town. Th garden is considered as a best destination to visit in Kandy city. It is home to more than 10,000 individual trees, some of them hundreds of years old. As well, the garden is highly famous for its beautiful orchid and rose collections.
The history of Peradeniya Garden dates back centuries to the ancient Kandyan reign. The main purpose of this garden was to serve Kandyan nobility as a pleasure garden. Therefore, it is called a Royal Botanical Garden. In 1821, it was transformed into a public garden by the British colonial rulers. Now it has developed into one of the best gardens in whole Asia. Lots of local and foreign nature lovers come to visit this garden every day.
The tour of the botanical garden is educative and fascinating for all visitors. You can see many rare plants and trees in this garden. One of the most fascinating features in Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens is three spectacular palm avenues. Among them, Royal Palm (Roystonea regia) avenue is the most prominent one. Tall Royal Palms lined along the pathway neatly, making wonderful scenery. You can capture a marvelous shot with the background of elegant royal palm avenue in the garden.
(View of Royal Palm Avenue)
Palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer) avenue is another majestic palm avenue within the grounds. This avenue is perfectly landscaped and lined with tall palmyra palm trees for a long distance. This alley is a magnificent spot to capture some photogenic shots.
Cabbage palm (Roystonia oleracea) avenue is a beautiful palm alley with tall cabbage palm trees over 20 m in height. They are lined up perfectly in this pathway. Cabbage palm has a central part similar to the unfolded leaves of cabbage, hence it got this name. This decorative palm avenue enhances the aesthetic value of the garden a lot.
(Cabbage Palm Avenue)
Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens gives the opportunity to see some rare trees in the world. The Double coconut (Laodicea maldivica) is one of the most remarkable palm species you'll find in this garden. The double coconut or Coco de mer produces the largest and heaviest seed in the plant kingdom, weighing up to 20 kg. It takes 5-8 years to mature the seed, while it takes 2 more years to germinate. This is one of the most amazing trees to visit during your trip to the garden.
You'll find a miraculous sight in Cook's Pine (Araucaria cookie) avenue. This is a line of Cook's pine trees bordering the garden's great lawn from the riverside. The distinct feature of this pine avenue is all the trees are leaning to the south, making you feel like you're standing on an inclined plane. The reason for this mysterious leaning behavior is still unknown. These leaned pine trees affectionately call as "drunken Christmas trees". Remember to enjoy the amazing sight of leaning Cook's pines during your journey to the botanical gardens.
(Cook's Pine Avenue)
Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden is home to some ancient trees older than hundreds of years. The giant Java fig tree (Ficus benjamina) is 160 years old now. This huge tree stands at the centre of the great lawn, looking like a giant umbrella from the distance. It was introduced to Sri Lanka in 1861 and it has grown into a large tree with widely spread branches and a giant canopy.
There are some amazing plant collections in the garden. Cycad plant collection is an interesting one not to miss in the garden. Cycads resemble a palm tree or tree fern, but their leaves are very hard, like plastic. They are descendants from the age of dinosaurs and existing on the planet for about 200 million years. The world's most slowly growing cycad is also present in this wonderful cycad collection.
Another interesting plant collection is different species of bamboo trees. They are planted along the Mahaweli riverbank of the garden. The collection includes green bamboo, yellow bamboo, prickly bamboo, dwarf Chinese bamboo, and many more. You can see the largest bamboo species in the world, known as Giant bamboo here. Giant bamboo can grow up to 40 m in height and their new shoots are growing rapidly, about 30 cm per day.
While you are walking in the garden, you'll meet a collection of sky-high, massive trees. This is the Ficus collection, with centuries-old giant Ficus trees. They have huge trunks, supported by aerial roots. These huge aerial roots have dwindled into the earth and become strong pillars of support to the trees. The intertwined roots and branches of these trees make one of the most amazing sceneries in the garden. Take the time to admire the glory of this Ficus collection while walking in the garden.
There is a large collection of memorial trees in Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden. These trees are planted by foreign diplomats who visited the garden. Some of the distinguished personalities include popular Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin. He had planted a flowering yellow Ashoka tree (Saraca thaipingensis) in 1961, in the same year he had been to the moon. There is a miraculous story behind this tree. It says that the growth of this plant was mysteriously stopped after his death. Although it is 60 years old now, you may see this plant is relatively smaller than its other counterparts.
(Memorial tree planted by Yuri Gagarin)
Without a doubt, the most attractive destination in the gardens is the orchid house. It is one of the most important places not to miss during your trip. Orchid house showcases a fine collection of orchids and some of them are very rare species. It maintains with special care as the pride of Sri Lankans. There are about 300 species of colorful orchids and their hybrids, Vandas, Oncidiums, Cattleya, Dendrobiums, and many more. It is a spectacle of color, where each species steals the hearts of visitors by their lovely nature.
Walking through the garden will bring you to the suspension bridge at the north end. This bridge was built in 1905 and is more than hundred years old now. But still, it can accommodate six persons at a time. This photogenic bridge gives a best opportunity to capture some nice shots of the garden. Walking on this moving bridge should be a wonderful experience for you to try.
If you're a nature lover, taking a stroll through Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden is a truly memorable experience. You may need an entire day to walk leisurely through the palm avenues, flower beds, and perfectly manicured landscapes. It is a wonderful place where you can admire the beauty of nature, combined with wonderful landscaping skills. Visit the gorgeous Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens and get close with the lovely nature of Sri Lanka.


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The Gorgeted Wood-Quail is endemic to Colombia and highly Endangered. Feral dogs, that were attacking this species frequently, have been controlled and now the population is showing signs of recovery in the Reinita Cielo Azul Reserve. View the first ever photograph of a couple with their five young at one of our feeders.
With the aim of documenting aspects of their behavior and capture evidence of any feral dogs or hunters in the reserve, two camera traps were installed in the Reinita Cielo Azul Bird Reserve. They have been able to capture unique images of the Gorgeted Wood-Quail about which little is known.
In the picture we can see a family of seven individuals, with both adult female and male plus five chicks. This gives us hope that conservation actions to trap and control feral dogs and educate hunters has been successful.
The Gorgeted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus strophium) (EN) continues at serious risk due to factors affecting the reduction of its population, such as hunting and habitat loss due to deforestation for the establishment of grassland and farmland. This is why ProAves continues to perform specific actions for conservation and environmental education in the community and in schools where the children get to know the species and learn to take care of it sharing their knowledge with their families.
This project is been conducted by ProAves and Proyecto YARE, which is supported by the Conservation Leadership Program and American Bird Conservancy.
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|United Nations - world map|
This is the only UN stamp I have.
A Spanish stamp has not only the a map of Spain but shows Peru and Mexico too.
I hope someone will be able to tell me what it was issued for - Fifth Centenary of Printing?
These stamps showing the Indian sub-continent probably date before the country was partitioned and before Pakistan and Bangladesh existed.
There are a number of stamps from Iceland with different maps of the island.
Landsimmi is the Icelandic telecommunications company, now called Siminn. In 1906 a telephone cable was laid from Scotland to the Faroe Islands and Iceland. I believe 1956 was the first time that lines reached the whole of Iceland.
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Barnet, James Johnstone (1827 - 1904)
Born: 1827 Scotland. Died: 1904.
James Johnstone Barnet was clerk of works at the University of Sydney _PHONE_. In 1860 Barnet joined the office of the Colonial Architect, becoming its permanent head in 1865 after acting in the position for two years. As Colonial Architect Barnet was responsible for many of Sydney's significant public buildings until his departure in 1890.
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James Barnet was born in Scotland and studied drawing, design and architecture in London before he sailed for Sydney with his wife Amy in 1854. He lived all his Australian years in Glebe (Derwent Street in 1865) and Forest Lodge (Braeside, now demolished).
In 1860, Barnet joined the Colonial Architect's Office. In 1865, he became Colonial Architect and served in this position for 25 years. Barnet's work in Sydney signalled its maturation from a Georgian town to a Victorian city. His work contributed to a sense of stability and civic pride and includes :
The Australian Museum (1864)
The GPO in Martin Place (1866-90)
The Colonial Secretary's building (1878)
The Lands Department building (1876-81, 1888-93)
Further afield, Barnet designed 169 post and telegraph offices, 130 courthouses (including the Glebe Courthouse (1889)) and many other public buildings across the state.
Glebe Courthouse with the police station in the background.
Barnet was 'a promoter of new technologies, used concrete and fire-resistant materials, introduced electricity into his buildings and was first to install a telephone in a government office.' Chris Johnson, the current Government Architect, states that Barnet was the Colonial Architect who most significantly affected the shaping of Sydney.
James Barnet has left Sydney a legacy of iconic and much-loved Victorian buildings. He died at Forest Lodge aged 78 on 16 December 1904 and was buried at Rookwood Cemetery.
Johnson, Chris, Shaping Sydney, 1999
Herman, Morton, The Architecture of Victorian Sydney, 1964
Lawrence, Joan and Warne, Catherine, Balmain to Glebe, 1995
MacDonnell, Freda, The Glebe: Portraits and Places, 1975
Smith, Bernard and Kate, The architectural character of Glebe, 1989
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My InsightCM™ CMS or MMS device is not online. How can I bring the device online?
For steps to bring a CMS or MMS device online, please refer to Troubleshooting Devices That Do Not Come Online.
A CMS or MMS device can fail to come online for several reasons, such as network configuration issues, application image issues, or failure of the device to authenticate itself with the server.The following conditions must be met for a device to come online:
The device must go through the following steps to successfully transition to an online state:
I. The server must be able to resolve the device's IP address. If the IP address is not visible to the server, then network configuration changes must be made to the network or the device's IP address must be changed.
II. The device must be running the InsightCM application. If the device is not running the application, the user can image the device from the server or use the Replication and Deployment Utility.
III. Once the device is running the InsightCM application image, the CMS device must pass several authentication and validation steps. The server sends connection information to the device, which includes the server's IP address and TCP port number. The device and server then perform a handshake to authorize the device. After the device has received authorization, the server then checks for configuration files on the device, which give application image and hardware configuration. The user then configures the device and saves the configuration.
IV. Once the device configurations are saved, the server sends the updated configuration files to the CMS devices, which causes the device to reset. For a detailed description of the connection process, see What is the Connection Process Between the InsightCM Server and CMS Device?
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Fiber Draw Tower: Innovations in Fiber Drawing
Revolutionizing Fiber Optic Manufacturing: The Revolutionary Compact Fiber Unit (CFU)
The Compact Fiber Unit (CFU) heralds a groundbreaking advancement in the field of fiber optic manufacturing. Developed as a result of lengthy research and innovation, the CFU has redefined the way we manufacture and color optical fibers. In this article, we will investigate the captivating world of fiber optic technology and inspect the components that form the CFU.
Understanding Fiber Optics and Its Draw Tower
Fiber optics, the backbone of modern communication, comprises of slender strands of glass or plastic that convey information in the format of light signals. The process of fabricating these fibers commences with a fiber draw tower, a vital component of the CFU. The fiber draw tower fulfills a critical role in drawing the fibers from a preform, assuring precision and high quality in the end product – SZ stranding line.
The Importance of the Fiber Coloring Machine
A fiber coloring machine is an key part of the CFU, responsible for adding color to the optical fibers. Coloring the fibers is vital for simple identification and organization during installation. The fiber coloring machine uses advanced techniques to ensure consistent coloring without sacrificing the optical properties of the fibers.
Efficiency and Space-Saving with Compact Fiber Units
The launch of compact fiber units has transformed the fiber optic manufacturing industry by integrating various processes into a single, efficient system. By merging the fiber coloring machine and fiber draw tower, the CFU optimizes space utilization, making it a favoured choice for manufacturers with limited floor space.
The Benefits of Using a Fiber Ribbone Line
A fiber ribbone line is another essential feature of the CFU, engineered to handle multiple fibers simultaneously. Unlike individual fibers, which can be time-consuming to splice and organize, fiber ribbons offer higher fiber counts and ease of mass fusion splicing. This characteristic significantly enhances the efficiency of fiber optic cable production.
Optimizing Production with Advanced Automation
The compact fiber unit encompasses cutting-edge automation technology, reducing the need for extensive manual intervention. Automated processes not only heighten production speed but also minimize human errors, ensuring consistent quality in every fiber produced.
Quality Control Measures in Fiber Optic Manufacturing
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In APL design, backwards compatibility is the practice of ensuring that older codebases or systems are able to work with new APL dialects, versions, or libraries. Since its early development, APL—and in particular widely used commercial dialects—has had a strong emphasis on backwards compatibility. However, there have also been several significant languages that retain core APL ideas while breaking compatibility, including Iverson's own J. Ideas from these languages are sometimes incorporated back into mainstream, backwards-compatible APLs.
APL dialects that emphasize backward compatibility typically apply greater caution when designing features in order to preserve the possibility for extension in the future, and may even consider forward compatibility—the ability for an older system to work, or fail safely, with newer features—when designing. Features designed with less care in the past may cause language inconsistencies in the future indefinitely. For example, Membership's behavior on high-rank arrays is incompatible with and less useful than other high-rank set functions, but extending it in the new way would break too much existing code for commercial APLs to consider it.
Different features in an APL implementation are usually subject to different levels of backwards compatibility constraint. The results of primitives, and the meaning of syntax, are always considered the most important to maintain, while system functions are often handled more loosely and I-beams or user commands may have very low backwards compatibility requirements.
The specific error messages produced by any given error is considered less important keep constant. The standards indeed leave it up to the implementations too decide the order in which various aspects of code validity is checked. For example 'ABC'×1 2 3 4 could be a LENGTH ERROR (3 vs. 4 elements) or a DOMAIN ERROR (attempting to multiply characters). Implementations are known to change the precedence of such errors.
Errors can disappear altogether when the domains of primitives are extended, or additional syntax is added. For example, it is common practice to insert a deliberate error into a function, in order to force execution to halt, and the tracing interface to appear. The traditional way to do so was to insert a line with one a function on it. The FinnAPL idiom library includes
738. Syntax error to stop execution
but this will simply print * in dialects that allow primitive functions to be named. Another common phrase was *** as this is easy to search for while being exceedingly unlikely to appear in code. However, with the adoption of trains, this too became valid, and is likely to print verbatim rather than stop execution. APLcart includes... for the same purpose, relying on the continued prohibition against immediately adjacent dyadic operators other than for outer product (∘.g).
APL dialects that historically have strongly emphasized backwards compatibility include:
In the 1970s and early 1980s it was common to create new APL implementations to run on new hardware. These implementations almost always shared the primitive set of APL.SV or another IBM APL, but often developed new system functions or other peripheral functionality to better match the host system.
Even the languages listed above may make changes to existing behavior. APL2 broke from APL\360 by promoting bracket indexing to higher precedence than stranding, a decision that wasn't taken up by its contemporary Dyalog APL, but was shared by some later dialects including APLX and GNU APL. More recently, Dyalog APL 13.0 broke compatibility for the Power function while introducing complex numbers, which were controversial feature for that and other reasons. Some dialects include a compatibility setting as a system variable.
Notable APL dialects or offshoots that discard backwards compatibility with APL in significant ways include:
Of these, J has built a large enough user base to develop its own backwards compatibility concerns, even though early J design was fairly loose with respect to backwards compatibility. Beginning with version 8.07 in 2018 it has removed various features that are considered less important.
Newer and less commercial APLs such as APL\iv, April, or ngn/apl tend to be less focused on backwards compatibility than historical ones. These dialects tend to take most design choices from a well-known APL such as Dyalog APL or GNU APL, but make small breaks for experimentation or address particular issues. They typically do not support features that were historically important but are now rarely used, such as shared variables or Branch, and may discard features that are still in use but have an adequate replacement, for example removing tradfns in favor of dfns.
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Why is on sensor PDAF drastically slower than traditional PDAF? I assume the technology is the same, doesn't matter if the module is on the sensor or located behind a mirror. But the performance is not even close.
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The technology in theory is similar, but the implementation isn't exactly the same.
Without knowing exactly which model, or even which manufacturer made your camera, it is difficult to be very specific. There's a large difference in performance between different models and lenses.
It always starts with light, so let's begin there. The amount of light used by each pixel of an on-sensor PDAF array is much less than the amount of light used by each pixel of a dedicated PDAF array.
 - The dedicated PDAF sensor pixels are several times the size of, and thus more sensitive than, the pixels in the image sensor. The light falling on them is gathered from an even wider area through the use of the splitter and micro-lenses between the reflex mirror and the focus array.
 - The pixels in most cameras with on-sensor PDAF have a Bayer filter or other form of color filter over the light wells. This means two thirds of the light that falls onto a pixel doesn't make it into the light well. Traditional PDAF sensors are monochromatic, so there is no need for any color filters.
 - Getting the data from the sensor is another potential speed bump. Since the data from a dedicated PDAF sensor is gathered from lines only a single pixel wide, the data can be read more quickly than that coming off a full sensor that is also being used for metering and possibly WB computation as well.
 - Most cameras with PDAF use a hybrid form that includes elements of both PDAF and CDAF. Any CDAF system requires more stages than a PDAF system as it is a "move and measure" system that repeats the process until it finds the distance that produces the most contrast. A PDAF system can measure once, determine how far and in which direction the lens is out of focus, and then move the lens. A CDAF system must take at least two measurements to determine which direction to move the lens to get more contrast, and then must sample until the lens has moved past focus and contrast begins to fall off.
 - The half-silvered portion of the main mirror that all light falling on a dedicated PDAF sensor array must pass through does reduce the light by 50%, but even with this loss the dedicated sensor is still getting much more light per pixel for the same amount of light entering an equivalent lens.
Having said all of that, I highly suspect another big reason for the difference lies in the design of the lenses attached to the respective cameras. With traditional DSLRs, PDAF speed can vary quite a bit on the same body depending on the lens being used. The focus motors on lenses designed for the typical on-sensor PDAF cameras are more comparable to consumer grade DSLR lenses, and even fixed lenses on bridge cameras, than to higher end DSLR lenses. Overall design, weight of the elements being moved, the size and type of motor used to move the lens, and the firmware that controls it all have an influence on the overall speed and accuracy of the lens' mechanical focus system. If the on-sensor PDAF camera is even capable of interchangeable lenses, there may be faster lenses (aperture and focus drive) available for a premium. Remember that aperture is figured on actual, not effective, focal length. Some of the cameras in question, like the Fuji X100S, have APS-C sized sensors. When this is the case the aperture sizes are comparable to lenses used on APS-C DSLRs. But other cameras like the Nikon 1 series have 1" sensors with barely half the linear dimensions and less than 1/3 the surface area of an APS-C sensor, not to mention that they are dwarfed by the 7.5X larger 36X24mm full frame sensors. When comparing the lenses for these cameras, the absolute size of the diaphragm is smaller for a given f-number and angle of view because the focal length for that same angle of view is shorter. The mass of the optics in such lenses is less than that of more typical faster focusing DSLR lenses, but the space available for the motor that drives the movement of those optics is also much less.
Thanks to jrista for the information in his comments regarding this answer. Much of the correct information on this heavily revised answer is his. All of the mistakes are mine. B-)
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I also suspect that on-sensor PDAF has fewer and less sensitive focus points compared to the dedicated sensors. I fully expect on-sensor PDAF to improve quickly though, possibly approaching the performance of the dedicated sensor, at least in good light. – Chinmay Kanchi May 2 '13 at 17:23
The number of focus points doesn't affect speed that much. In fact the more points there are, the more data has to be processed before the camera makes a decision. This is offset by the fact that the cameras with the most focus points generally also have the most powerful processors. It is mainly about the amount of light and the speed of the mechanics of the focus system in the lenses. – Michael Clark May 2 '13 at 17:26
According to your answer, on sensor PDAF is unlikely to improve? It will never be monochromatic? – erotsppa May 2 '13 at 17:31
Good answer. The one thing I strongly suspect that affects on-sensor PDAF is that the distance between measuring sites is too tight. With a dedicated sensor, the distance between sites measuring phase are spread at irregular intervals which depend on the maximum aperture they are able to focus with. – Itai May 2 '13 at 17:38
An article I read on dpReview says they are green on the Fuji X100S. – Michael Clark May 3 '13 at 7:40
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Traditional phase detect autofocus system runs mainly in an open loop configuration: take measurement, send focus distance to lens. Contrast detect autofocus is closed loop, it has to take a contrast measurement, move the lens, take a contrast measurement, move lens etc. which is clearly much slower.
The reason phase detect on sensor isn't nearly as fast as a dedicated phase detect unit is simply that it isn't accurate enough to use in open loop mode, so the camera has to take several measurements to fine tune the focus.
The reason for the difference is accuracy is that a dedicated phase detect system has a series of lenses to direct the incoming light to two pixel arrays that are wide apart in order to measure the difference in phase and therefore the angle of incidence which tells you how far out the plane of focus is.
Phase detect on sensor uses a series of special pixels that have have an opaque mask over one half. By measuring the difference in light reading from pixels which have the left side blacked out compared to those which have the right side blacked out you get a measure of the angle of incidence but it's not very accurate as the height of the microlens above the pixel is small, leading to a much shorter baseline. Baseline is key to accuracy, imagine shutting one eye and trying to judge the distance of something by moving your head, if you can only move your head a tiny amount it's very hard.
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At least on Fuji's version, the pixels used are filtered for green. This article quotes Mr. Yamashita of Fuji regarding the design of the sensor. – Michael Clark May 3 '13 at 7:48
_USER_ fair enough, I'm sure a saw something from another manufacturer stating they used clear filters for those pixels. – Matt Grum May 3 '13 at 8:19
re: monochromatic pixels on some on-sensor PDAF cameras. I think I have too, but I couldn't find it today. I think the Nikon 1 series uses green also, but I've too many photos to edit right now to look for it. – Michael Clark May 3 '13 at 8:26
+1 for explaining how on-sensor PDAF does baseline and 'phase' measurement – Kaushik Ghose Oct 10 '13 at 19:18
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