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Language and Communication
In Asian Literature...
Language and communication, how do you translate and decode it?
Language and communication is different in every place you may visit. Some places may have the same languages but their communication ways may be different. Like here in America we say things that others in another place that speaks English may think is rude or something completely different. Plus things someone says in French may translate to something completely different in English or Spanish.
Asian Literature and Language??
Asia's main language is Mandarin. So that means they read and write that, and thats different than what we Americans read and write. So their literature could potentially be translated and decoded differently than what they wrote. They could write a whole book on peace but it could be translated into something about war or even food.
South East Asia - Culture Quest - April 20th, 2011 11.30 A.M.
This video shows the culture of Asia and it also gives you a chance to listen to one of many songs from Asia.
Honoring Asian literature in what authors write.
Asian literature might honor and challenge cultural traditions because its where they come from and their lifestyle.
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Shrew spit may help in the screening of prostate, ovarian, and breast cancers. I don't understand this one, so here it is from the CBC:
The northern short-tailed shrew, a mouse-like mammal with a long snout, is one of the world's few venomous mammal species. With one bite, its saliva can paralyze prey.
Biochemist Jack Stewart of Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.B., set out to find out how.
Stewart spent several years luring the animals with pepperoni and trapping dozens of shrews in his rural backyard before he eventually identified the chemical in shrew saliva that causes paralysis. Researchers then purified and synthesized it.
At first, Stewart thought the chemical — called soricidin — might be a potential painkiller, because it blocked nerve transmission. When he tested it on a random cell culture that happened to be ovarian cancer cells, however, he found the cells died — which was initially a source of annoyance to him.
"Then a light bulb came on," Stewart recalled. "Oh, they died," he said with a laugh. "That's a good thing in cancer."

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I don't really understand that except that it confirms that photons do not exhibit mass. (I'll take "infra red" to include LF radio too.) When I asked what he said about low frequency photons, I was wondering about the situation with interference from two independent synchronous, RF sources. This is such an easily produced phenomenon at RF and not that difficult with two phase locked lasers, apparently.yes,I know what he has said.He said to give photon a mass in low energy limit to avoid infrared divergence and then combining it with cut-off provided by bethe in non-relativistic limit gives a fully divergenceless result i.e. no infrared divergence!and take mass zero in the end.mass is invariant.
If, indeed, it were really necessary for actual photons from each RF source to interfere with each other in order to produce an interference pattern then surely we would expect an awful lot of photons from each source not to interfere ('cancel' in one direction) - producing a very diluted interference pattern. In fact, very deep, stable nulls (0.1% amplitude) can be formed from two independent RF sources. If the sources are actually not phase locked at all but just very stable and slowly drifting past each other, a very clean interference pattern can result. (All that is necessary is that the amplitudes are equal, of course)
So the choice is between saying that, magically, pairs of matched photons are always present in the two 'beams' so that they can combine into a perfect pattern or that the interference is nothing to do with photons at all and the photons only turn up when they're actually detected (which is in line with the Copenhagen interpretation, I think).
I wish someone could comment on this and find the flaw - if there is one.

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Duncan goes to Macbeth's castle in Act 1, Scene 6.
Ducan is highly impressed by Macbeth's act of honour, loyalty and courage, as shown during the battle introduced to the readers in the introductory scene. Duncan falls in Macbeth's favour, when the wounded captain/officer informs him about the courage showed by him, when Duncan's army faces a dbouble attack by the Norweign lord. Duncan is now completely convinced about Macbeth's love and loyalty towards him and can not stop praising him. thus, in order to congratulate Macbeth, Duncan approaches Macbeth's castle along with his noblemen. Duncan bears a gift for Lady Macbeth. In the Elizabethan era, when a king would come down to a nobleman's castle, it would a news of great honour, a sort of blessing for the nobleman. This was because in those days a king was considered to be the representative of God on earth.
(BASIC POINTS REQUIRED TO BE EXPLAINED FOR A 20 MARK ANSWER= SECTION B. ISC)

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Grammar page 5
The fifth page of the grammar lessons.
When giving advice this is useful.
CONSTRUCTION: ta form (#3) + ほう が いい hou ga ii
yasunda hou ga ii.
It would be better to rest.
kiita hou ga ii.
It would be better to ask (someone).
NOTE: The ta form is the past form. (But obviously no past meaning is intended here.) Observe that the English equivalent "It would be better" or "You had better" gramatically speaking uses the past tense as well, altough it expresses no past meaning.
better / worse than より、のほうがいい/の方が良い
This has the same hou ga ii as above. But here we using it to compare things. Also we will introduce yori (less than).
～のほうがいい ~no hou ga ii (more than),
～より ~yori (less than)
This is a little confusing if you think too much on this! But I suggest memorizing one or two examples and then you should be able to keep it straight.
watashi wa inu yori, neko no hou ga suki.
I like dogs less than cats. (I like cats more than dogs.)
You should spend some time studying the above example to understand how the ordering works.
Notice in English we use either "less than" or "more than" and the meaning is understood by the order of "dogs" and "cats" BUT in Japanese this is also ok:
watashi wa neko no hou ga inu, yori suki
For example たとえば/例えば
Anytime you want to make an illustration or give an example this is the phrase to use.
watashi wa washoku ga suki desu.
I like Japanese style food.
tatoeba, gohan to misoshiru.
For example, rice and miso soup.
You can also ask someone this to get more concrete information.
For example, what?
and (then) そして/然して
そして soshite - connecting phrases. そして is generally used at the start of a sentence, and relates to the preceeding sentence.
watashi wa nihongo ga hanasemasu. soshite, doitsugo ga yomemasu.
I can speak Japanese and I can read German.
watashi wa kare no yuujin desu, soshite itsumademo sou deshou.
I am his friend and will remain so.
そして soshite - inside sentences. In the following example it connects two sub-clauses of a sentence with an 'and' like construction.
watashitachi wa nani o suru ka, soshite doko e iku ka ni tsuite hanashimashita.
We discussed what to do and where to go.
そして soshite - with lists.
watashitachi wa yuushoku no ato, utai, odori, soshite oshaberi o shimashita.
We sang, danced and chatted after dinner.
Here is a very useful question word -- どう dou -- Let's look at ways of using dou.
どうですか。 dou desu ka? How is (it)? [Use this for asking about food, or anything that is being done now] どうでしたか。 dou deshita ka? How was (it)? [Use this to find out about past experiences - movie, last night's date, molded pizza you just ate...]
どうやって？ dou yatte? How do you do it? [Ask this when you are not sure how to do something]
どうしましたか。 dou shimashita ka? What happened? [Ask this if someone looks sad or something has happened]
どうしよう dou shiyou What shall (I or we) do? [This is often used when you can't make a decision and want help... doushiyou, ne!]
どうするの？dou suru no? What will you do? [When you want to encourage someone to make a decision -- Well, what will you do?]
Isn't it? でしょう
If you want to state your opinion and then encourage someone to agree, use deshou.
フィリピンは暑いでしょう? firipin wa atsui deshou? The Philippines is hot, isn't it? 痛いでしょう？ itai deshou? It hurts, doesn't it? [You see someone who has just slammed their head in the low doorway]
But usually でしょう is used to mean 'probably':
雨が降るでしょうね。 Ame ga furu deshou ne. It will probably rain, don't you think?
And another common usage is どうでしょう meaning 'how about...' or 'what do you think about'
うどんはどうでしょう？ udon wa dou deshou? How about some Udon?
Meet the wonderful 'と to.' Mr. と can act as a quotation marker ("). Don't confuse this with the と that means 'and.' Very often if you are quoting someone or some source. This is best shown with examples:
「俺はスーパマン」と言いました。 ore wa su-paman to iimashita. He said, "I am Superman."
あの絵は十世紀に作ったと書いてあります。 ano e wa juu seiki ni tsukutta to kaite arimasu. The book says (it is written) that this painting was made in the 10th century.
It can also be used to mark sound effects of things or animals:
あの犬は「ワン」と言いました。 ano inu wa 'wan' to iimashita.
There are many other usages for 'to.' Paying attention to each usage will help you get a good grasp.
It isn't a sin to be negative. Interesting I should say that...'sin' sounds like'sen' which marks the negative in Japanese in the -masu form. (Ok, so I set that one up...)
話せます hanasemasu - can speak becomes...
私は、日本語が話せません。watashi wa nihongo ga hanasemasen. (I) can't speak Japanese.
分かります wakarimasu - understand becomes...
私は、英語が分かりません。watashi wa eigoga wakarimasen. (I) don't understand English.
If you can make the -masu form, just drop the す and add the せん。
Making negative verb endings.
To make the negative in the plain, or simple, form by taking the basic stem and adding ない to it.
With the 'ru' verbs you simply drop the る and add ない as in 忘れる wasureru (to forget)...
日本語を忘れない。nihongo o wasurenai. (I) don't forget Japanese.
And for the 'u' verbs we change the ending 'u' sound to a 'a' sound as in 書く kaku -> 書か...
手紙を書かない。tegami o kakanai. (I) don't write letters.
する and other irregular verbs
する is しない in the simple form and しません in the polite form
スカイダイビングをしません。sukaidaibingu o shimasen. (I) don't do sky diving.
And 来る kuru is 来ない konai and 来ません kimasen in the formal...
ゴジラが来ない。gojira ga konai. Godzilla doesn't come.
To review the 3 types of verbs click here.
Plan to 予定、つもり
If you plan on speaking Japanese these two words are very useful.予定 yotei and つもり tsumori
予定 yotei and つもり are very similar in meaning and usage. 予定 conveys more of a 'schedule' feel whereas つもり is more of a 'conviction of doing something. All you have to do is to stick either on the end of a verb (simple form)...
To add つもり or 予定 to any verb just find the simple form...
日本に行くつもり/予定です。nihon ni iku tsumori (or yotei) desu. I intend to go to Japan. [if you use tsumori, you 'intend' to go one way or another; if you use yotei you already have a hard schedule set to leave at a certain time.]
Here is how you add it to a する verb
あなたと結婚するつもり/予定です。anata to kekkon suru tsumori (or yotei) desu. I intend to marry you.
You can also use it with nouns by sticking a の before the tsumori and after adjectives. But for now concentrate on the verb usage.
Punctuation 。 、「 」
Punctuation is in many ways similar to English. You have a comma, called a てんor とうてん(読点)and a period at the end of a sentence called a まる or くてん(句点)．The Japanese quotation mark 「 」 is called かぎカッコ(鉤括弧).
Let's quickly go over some common Punctuation thingies:
|。 the まる acts just like our period by ending the sentence. It looks like a ball - maru|
|、 the てん acts like a comma. This is often found after は as in わたし


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How many teeth or flutes for my CNC tools?
QUESTION: Does it matter how many teeth or flutes my end mills have? ANSWER: Actually it does. A good rule of thumb for the beginner: the harder the material, the more teeth! What's the difference between teeth and flutes? Teeth do the cutting, flutes bring the cut material away from the part....
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text: Identify the description as PRODUCER or CONSUMER. 1. Tap the add button. 2. Tap the label tool and drag the lable and place it underneath the correct description. 3. Tap the record button and explain, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, what is a producer and consumer. 4. Tap the check to add to your journal.


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You are given an undirected graph G = (V, E) containing N nodes and M edges. The nodes are numbered from 1 to N. A subset C of V is a vertex cover if for every edge (u, v) ∈ E, at least one of u and v belong to C. Note that C = V is always a vertex cover.
Consider a partition of V into two sets A and B. It is said to be a valid partition, if the following two conditions are satisfied: A should be a vertex cover. And for each i such that 1 ≤ i ≤ n/2, nodes 2*i and 2*i - 1 don't belong to the same set (i.e. one belongs to set A and the other to set B).
Determine if a valid partition exists. If it exists, provide an example of one valid partition.
- The first line of the input contains a single integer T denoting the number of test cases. The description of T test cases follows.
- The first line of each test case contains two space-separated integers N and M denoting the number of nodes and number of edges in the graph respectively.
- Each of the following M lines contains two space-separated integers u and v denoting an edge between nodes u and v.
- For each test case, print a line containing the string "possible" (without quotes) if a solution exists or "impossible" otherwise.
- If a solution exists, print a second line containing a binary string. The i-th character of this string should be '0' if vertex i is in set B or '1' if it is in set A.
- 1 ≤ T ≤ 105
- 1 ≤ N ≤ 2 · 105
- 0 ≤ M ≤ 2 · 105
- 1 ≤ u, v ≤ N
- 1 ≤ sum of N over all test cases ≤ 106
- 1 ≤ sum of M over all test cases ≤ 106
Input: 2 3 2 1 2 2 3 4 5 1 3 2 4 1 4 1 2 2 3 Output: possible 011 impossible
Example case 1: We can put nodes numbered 2 and 3 in set A and node 1 in set B. Note that this is a valid partition because set A is a vertex cover; also, nodes numbered 1 and 2 belong to different sets.
Example case 2: There exists no partition which satisfies the conditions.
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A father posts a YouTube video in protest after secretly recorded teachers bullying his 10-year-old son, who has autism
After Stuart Chaifetz was told that his "sweet and non-violent" 10-year-old son Akian was acting violently at his New Jersey school -- including physical assaults against his teacher and teacher's aide -- he decided to investigate.
Akian has autism, as do the rest of the students in the class. This prevented him from being able to explain to his father if anything had been happening to him at school. Chaifetz decided the only way to find out what was behind the outbursts was to send his boy to school wearing a hidden audio recorder.
While Akian's teacher and colleagues denied anything out of the ordinary was happening, the recordings Chaifetz listened to told a different story.
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"You would never get away with talking about your alcohol abuse the night before if this was a mainstream class," Chaifetz says in the YouTube video (below). "And that's the point, isn't it? They knew none of those boys could go home and tell their parents that the person who ran that class was under the influence of alcohol and was throwing up."
As the video continues, Chaifetz introduces the viewer to the voice of his son's teacher, "Kelly", and her classroom aide, "Jodi".
"Who are you talking to, nobody?" Kelly asked Akian, who often talks to himself. "Knock it off," Jodi says sharply.
Upset, Akian begins to cry. "Go ahead and scream because guess what? You're going to get nothing until your mouth is shut," one of the teachers snaps. "Shut your mouth."
The abuse escalates as the video progresses, with Jodi saying, "Oh Akian, you are a bastard."
"She betrayed my son and caused him great pain. If some union rule or HR regulation has allowed her to keep her job, then the law needs to be changed so that the next time a teacher bullies a child, especially one with special needs, they will be immediately fired. For me to do nothing would mean I was treating my son with as much disrespect as they had," he added.
Chaifetz said that he made the heartbreaking video after the Cherry Hill Public School District officials listened to the recordings and decided not to fire the teacher, but rather move her to a different classroom. The aide, Jodi, was fired however. Chaifetz is calling for both the teacher and aide to publicly apologize and for the teacher to resign from her position at Horace Mann Elementary School.


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Even a blogger has to take a vacation some time or another. Heres some tips on how you an get your eyes to join in on the vacation.
Focus on providing relaxation to your eyes through the following ways:
1. Wear your corrective lenses (glasses or contacts) to allow clear comfortable vision
2. Use the 30/30 rule whenever you are reading or using a computer
3. Keep your eyes moist and hydrated – use artificial tears daily just as frequently as you would with hand lotion
30/30 RULE
The 30/30 rule is quite simple. After doing 30 minutes of reading or computer work, take at least 30 seconds off the near work.
Take your eyes away from the near object and look far away. If you are near a window, look out into the trees and the mountains. Blink your eyes several times while looking into the distance. Then you can continue on with the near activity for another 30 minutes.
Just as we get tired from work, school, or the gym our eyes can get overworked as well. Our busy western lives and modern age is infused with gagdets such as iphones, ipads, and laptops. We sit on these devices for several hours a day. Provide your eyes a break and step outside for a change. Enjoy your surroundings and relax.
We will be taking a few weeks break from the blogging world, hope you can enjoy some time to yourselves as well this spring break!


We combined 3 ideas we brainstormed to create an idea we all be interested in. The ideas were gaming, clarefai, and twilio. We wanted to use those ideas and tools in order to create, hence iScavengerHunt was formed.
What it does
You can create scavenger hunts. Monitor scavenger hunts. Participate in scavengers hunts. Using clarefai api to see if you got the right answer. Most of all, have fun.
How we built it
We built it with Android Studio.
Challenges we ran into
Incoprating clarefai and twilio into Android Studio. Debugging and timing. Learning the apis. Working on multiple projects.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Working on project we actually like to do and building it even if it's a prototype. Having fun and learning new technologies.
What we learned
We learned how to use various APIs.
What's next for iScavengerHunt
Putting it all together. Test run and optimize the algorithm.
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text: Studies of the evolution of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) have mostly used a single continuum slope to compute k-corrections. In this paper it is shown that allowing for the observed diversity of AGN continuum shapes greatly affects measurements of both the continuum slopes and number evolution. Less evolution is required between redshift two and the present, and a spurious correlation between continuum slope and redshift introduced in magnitude-limited samples. Two reported correlations between continuum slope and redshift are shown to be consistent with this spurious origin. However, observations of QSOs from the Large Bright QSO Survey show that luminous high-redshift QSOs have intrinsically harder optical-UV continuum slopes. It is concluded that this is an evolutionary effect and not a correlation with luminosity.


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Gericke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Gericke family
The surname Gericke was first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in North Holland, a province of the Netherlands and seated at Herwynen. The principal cities in the region are Amsterdam, Haarlem and Hilversum. It was the seat of the old Counts of Holland. Seat of one of the oldest families is Brederode Castle near Haarlem. There are many old and quaint towns in the province. including Medemblik, Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Edam, and Monnikendam. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.
Early History of the Gericke family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gericke research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1833, 1846, and 1876 are included under the topic Early Gericke History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Gericke Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gericke, Gerecke, Geriche, Gereche and others.
Early Notables of the Gericke family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Gericke family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: those recorded from the mid 17th century onward in the great migration from Europe to the New World.
Contemporary Notables of the name Gericke (post 1700) +
- Hans Gericke (_PHONE_), German architect and urban planner
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About Hannah Rowan
Notions of the vessel, tactility, material transformation and permeability flow through Hannah Rowan's Mater Collects series, which includes works on paper and hand-built ceramics. The series of works are inspired by vessels and aquatic life forms of bivalve molluscs and octopus tentacles. Hannah Rowan's work explores the slippery complexities of water that draws together a liquid relationship between the human body and geological and ecological systems. She uses a range of media including sculpture, installation, performance, video and sound to investigate the ephemerality and flux of materials that transmute into other forms. She is interested in exploring notions of bodies of water, vessels, animacy of matter and the temporal transformation of materials. She often works with water to catalyse transformation and visualize a continual state of becoming. Her work is informed by a Hydrofeminst perspective to understand all bodies of water as interconnected, aquatic entities weaving throughout her work suggest an intimacy and relationality across bodies of water.
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Hannah Rowan, Black Earthenware Oyster Shells (gloss)
Ocean Held (Oyster)
Black Earthenware, glaze, 2022. Approximate dimensions 1.5 x 7 x 4.5cm
(5 Available in gloss, variations in shell)
Each shell is individually cast in a process of hand pressing black earthenware clay into molds cast from oyster shells. The oyster shells come in a choice of either a gloss glaze or matt finish, images are indicative of different finishes but expect variation as each shell is unique.
These shells materially extended my research around marine ecosystems and the intertidal zone into small sculptures of ceramic shells, to explore notions of time and memory in water and to evoke the fragility yet resilience of aquatic entities. Like ice cores, oyster shells hold atmospheric memories carried through water, they encode time and events in calcite layers, their shells embody the aquatic conditions upon which they inhabit, and they tell us stories about the health of our waters. They fit into the palm of our hand yet bear witness to planetary scale events from human-induced climate change, pollution and weather events like hurricanes and droughts.
What might oysters teach us about caring for the health of our waters? Oysters improve water quality, increase marine biodiversity, and protect shorelines from flood surges. Oysters play an important role removing pollutants from the sea, preventing erosion, and helping sea life flourish.


Ceramic materials have been used for centuries due to their unique properties like high temperature resistance, durability, and excellent electrical insulation. With the development of advanced ceramics like Itowu ceramic materials, their application in various industries has expanded. Itowu provides several advantages compared to traditional ceramics, making it a perfect solution for demanding industrial applications.
What are Itowu Ceramic Materials?
Itowu ceramic materials are an advanced type of ceramic material developed by leading manufacturers. They are made from a combination of oxide and non-oxide materials such as alumina, zirconia, silicon nitride, and yttria-stabilized zirconia. The result is a ceramic material that exhibits exceptional mechanical strength, wear resistance, and fracture toughness, making it ideal for demanding industrial applications.
 Advantages of Itowu Ceramic Materials
The unique characteristics of Itowu ceramic materials make them suitable for several industrial applications. Their high fracture toughness and wear resistance make them ideal for use in high-load applications, including cutting tools, bearings, and medical implants. They also exhibit excellent thermal shock resistance, allowing them to withstand rapid changes in temperature without cracking or breaking.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Itowu ceramic materials are a promising development in the world of advanced ceramics. With their superior mechanical strength, wear resistance, thermal shock resistance, and biocompatibility, they offer several advantages over traditional ceramic materials. Their versatility makes them suitable for various industrial applications, particularly in the production of cutting tools, bearings, and medical implants. Manufacturers and businesses looking to improve their products' performance should consider Itowu ceramic materials as a viable solution.
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Friday, 30 September 2016
PERU: Largest Recovery Of Antiquities Returns To Peru
The pieces include prehispanic pots and textiles, Colonial Cusco-school paintings, prehistoric bones, and Colonial hand-hammered macuquina coins (cobs).
The recovery is the result of several years of work, based on agreements signed by Peru with different countries on the protection and return of historical artifacts. The agreements served to build 22 different legal cases to reclaim pieces that had been found or stolen and smuggled out of the country for the lucrative antiquities market. One of the most famous processes was the Janeir Aude case in Argentina, which took 14 years to recover 4,136 artifacts, including a mummy bundle.
In total, 4,174 pieces were recovered from Argentina, 88 from the United States, 79 from Chile, two from Canada and one from Spain. It was the largest collection of recovered pieces handed over at the same time to the Ministry of Culture.
According to the Ministry of Culture, it has worked closely with the Ministry of Foreign Relations over the past five years in the recovery of antiquities throughout the world. More than 8,000 artifacts have been returned also from Germany, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Denmark, Egypt, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.


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Bolstered by the community's embracement of the first two phases of Substancial, the opportunity emerged to explore the initial concept and intentions of the piece in further detail. Substancial Phase 4 reflects the origins of the hudson river Health Center as a grassroots project and ties into the later emergence of the concept of the health center as a network of service providers which originates from the the flagship Health Center in Peekskill NY. Since the Health Center's inception in 1975, 14 additional facilities have been created in different counties throughout NY State. Substancial Phase 4 incorporates this idea of the relationship between potentiality and movement with it's dense accumulation of lanterns which convey a sense of potential energy and expanding mass in an explosion of light and form along the length of the façade of the health center.


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Microsoft Clippy (aka "Office Assistant" or "Clipit") is a feature remembered by many users of Microsoft Word. It assisted users by way of an interactive animated character, which interfaced with Office's online Help. Although the concept of "embedded" or "persistent" Help was good, its application in the real-life working environment was not well received.
With more and more people reading information via tablets and mobile phones, and with the new technologies they contain, perhaps it's time to revisit the concept of Clippy. Perhaps it can be done right this time?
There are two technologies that tablets and mobile phones contain which are worth considering. One is haptic feedback, the other is ambient technology.
- Haptic feedback is technology that interfaces with the user through the sense of touch – typically through your device vibrating.
- Ambient technology refers to electronic environments that are sensitive and responsive to the presence of people.
An example from the e-learning environment is Evernote Peek, which makes use of the iPad's Smart Cover to present information.
Perhaps instead of an animated character clamouring for our attention, a more subtle notification by a vibration or a glowing button might be a better way to tell users help is available that can guide them through their task.
We're not aware of any User Assistance that is using haptic or ambient technologies today, so do let us know if you've seen any examples out there.


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What are the commonly-used measures of earnings?
The commonly-used measures of earnings are:
- EBITDA – meaning Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
- EBIT – meaning Earnings before Interest and Tax
- Profit before Tax – meaning Earnings before Tax
Why is it important to understand the different measures of earnings in a transaction context?
A prospective buyer will want to understand the different measures of earnings (adjusted for any non-market costs which will not continue post-sale) in order to place a value on your company.


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Accession Number : AD0637269
Title : PRELIMINARY RADIATION MEASUREMENTS OF HIGH SPEED FLOWS OVER CYLINDERS AND SPHERES.
Descriptive Note : Technical note.
Corporate Author : BALLISTIC RESEARCH LABS ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
Personal Author(s) : Clay,Wallace H.
Report Date : MAR 1966
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Abstract : Caliber 30 Lexan cylinders, 1/4 inch saboted Lexan spheres, and 1/4 inch saboted ceramic spheres were fired. Instrumentation was developed to measure the radiation emitted from these models for various range conditions. The investigation was restricted primarily to the near infrared spectral region, but some measurements were made in the visible region. Some preliminary results are presented to show that this instrumentation can provide reliable measurements of radiation from the model and its wake. (Author)
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The Einstein Cannon model computes and displays the trajectory of cannonballs (particles) shot from a cannon in the vicinity of a black hole. It was created for the study of Einstein's theory of general relativity and the Schwarzschild metric. The main window displays a map of space in the vicinity of the black hole using Schwarzschild coordinates and a cannon located a distance r0 from the center black hole's center. The position and firing angle of the cannon can be adjusted by dragging a marker and the number of cannon balls and their initial speed can be changed using input fields. The maximum speed of the cannon ball is the speed of light c=1 in accordance with Einstein's theory. Newton suggested that a cannon ball fired from a high mountain could fall to Earth, orbit the Earth, or fly away depending on how it was fired. The same is true in general relativity but there are many important differences. This model demonstrates these differences.
The Einstein Cannon model is a supplemental simulation for the article "When action is not least for orbits in general relativity" by C. G. Gray and Eric Poisson in the American Journal of Physics 79(1), 43-55 (2011) and has been approved by the authors and the American Journal of Physics (AJP) editor. The simulation was developed using the Easy Java Simulations (EJS) modeling tool and is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive. Double clicking the ejs_gr_EinsteinCannon.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.
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Thanks to "NANOCON" metallic resin's high design property, it can be widely applied to familiar products other than automotive.
UNITIKA offers a way to reduce costs of metallic colored parts with NANOCON compounds with metallic appearance. "NANOCON" is a high-gloss material that features metallic brilliance, rigidity, heat resistance, and chemical resistance.
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As each silicate layer has almost the same size as a polyamide 6 molecule chain itself, nanocomposite molding items have an excellent surface appearance compared with the conventional reinforced materials. Metallic pigments in NANOCON shine brilliantly because the synthetic layered silicate has a fine white appearance compared with the natural layered silicate and NANOCON itself is colourless.
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Nanocomposite polyamide 6 "NANOCON" is a reinforced material based on the polyamide 6 with numerous ultra-fine inorganic fillers. NANOCON is a novel composite material which has completely different properties from conventional composite materials reinforced with "micron-sized" fillers, such as glass fiber and talc.
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The government of Zimbabwe has launched the construction of a pipeline to bring raw water from the Gwayi-Shangani dam to the city of Bulawayo
The project which was launched by the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa aims to pump raw water from the Gwayi-Shangani dam to supply Bulawayo and surrounding communities in the arid Matabeleland region.
The development is also part of the Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project (MZWP) whose overall objective is to end the permanent water shortage in this arid province. The project is being implemented in several phases. In the first phase, the authorities want to deliver the Gwayi-Shangani dam. The dam is being built on the Zambezi River in the Hwange and has been entrusted to China International Water and Electric Corporation (CWE), a subsidiary of the giant China Three Gorges Corporation (CTE).
The Chinese company was supposed to commission the reservoir in 2021. However, works has been delayed due to travel restrictions imposed by the authorities at the height of the Covid-19 health crisis.
CWE is constructing a roller-compacted concrete gravity dam 70 m high and 305 m wide. The facility, located approximately 6 km downstream of the confluence of the Gwayi and Shangani Rivers (tributary of the Zambezi River), will be capable of storing 634 million m3 of water. With the lifting of sanitary restrictions, CWE plans to commission the reservoir in 2022.
Phase two of the project involves the construction of an intake in the new dam. The raw water will follow the new pipes, the laying of which was recently launched by the Zimbabwean authorities. The pipelines will bring water to Bulawayo. The government upon the project completion, plans to treat this water for households and send some of the raw water to feed irrigation systems in the arid Matabeleland region.


The Best (And Worst) Bedding Substrates For Baby & Juvenile Tortoises
Unless you subscribe to a fairly radical approach to caring for hatchling and juvenile tortoises then you'll probably agree that keeping them indoors in a properly set up tortoise table or vivarium is essential, permanently for at least the first year of their lives.
This then tapers off to be less and less time indoors, until they are about 5 years old when they should spend most of their time outside, only really being bought inside for hibernation or over wintering.
Given that juveniles spend almost all of their time in their indoor enclosures it is of course of huge importance to make sure the conditions inside said enclosures are optimised to promote good health and proper development.
One of the most important items within your tortoise enclosure is the substance that lines the base of the enclosure, known as the 'substrate'.
In my experience soil/loam based substrates along with straw pellets are the best options on the market, as neither pose a threat to the tortoise, and do a good job of absorbing excess moisture.
Obviously the substrate is designed to simulate the natural environment of your tortoise, but it does more besides being an aesthetically pleasing piece of scenery.
What is the Purpose of The Substrate?
I don't think it's any coincidence that tortoise's have short legs and are basically in close proximity to the ground at all times. This means that whatever is going on at ground level is either deliberately important to the tortoise, or if not will have a profound effect on its health.
The microclimates and particulates that operate at ground level will have an effect on the tortoise's shell, skin, and perhaps most importantly of all, its breathing.
Generally speaking all tortoises require a fair degree of humidity at ground level in order to stay healthy. Even mediterranean and desert tortoises spend much of their time burrowed into sandy ground, which although dry on the surface, are actually fairly moist when the tortoise burrows down a few inches.
However it's a tricky balance trying to maintain the correct level of humidity with your own substrate. Too dry and the tortoise may suffer from dehydration, too wet and bacteria can thrive, leading to shell rot.
You'll find a lot of impassioned opinions on what substrates you should or shouldn't use for your tortoise's substrate, so much so that I don't believe there is a clear answer. Each species differs in their exact requirements, although the same propensity for shell rot or dehydration is pretty universal across the various species.
What is pretty clear though is that some substrates are a definite no no, for the simple fact that can actually prove to be lethal to your tortoise.
What Types of Substrate Are There? What Are The Pros And Cons of Each Type?
Commercially available substrates vary in their composition from fine and dry sandy substances, to moist soils, to larger dry 'chippings'. Some popular varieties include:
Play Sand
Play sand has been used historically among tortoise owners, probably because it appears to be close to the natural environment of desert and mediterranean tortoises.
Despite the fact that this might well be true, pure sand isn't recommended as a substrate, largely due to the fact that it can be accidentally ingested.
Obviously sand can't be digested, and if ingested it can sit in the gut of the tortoise. Repeated compaction of sand in the gut can be fatal, so it is best avoided.
Sand is also sometimes mixed with a more moist substrate such as a loam compost to try and provide the balance between being too dry or too moist. To me this doesn't seem like a great idea either though, as the same risk of sand ingestion/compaction exists, even if it takes longer to be dangerous.
Soil or Loam Based Substrates
Provided it doesn't contain any pesticides or fertilizers, soil is the ideal natural substrate for captive indoor tortoises. Sterilised soil is heat treated to kill off any bacteria or fungus, which is even better for preventing disease from developing in your tortoise.
As mentioned above, sand is often mixed with soil to prevent it from turning too 'muddy' when too much water is present in the soil. It's far better to use another organic substance in combination with the soil if you do choose to go down the mixture route.
If I was to choose a substrate to mix with soil I would go for peat moss as it's small enough to be safe if accidentally ingested, and it does a good job of absorbing excess moisture
Wood Chips
Bark or wood chips look good, and they're a cost effective natural option if you have access to a supply of them from a non commercial source. Large chips also have the distinct advantage of being 'washable' to a certain extent, so you can in theory reuse them when they get soiled. Although there is of course a limit to how many times you'd want to do this.
The downside to wood or bark chips; besides the potential for the tortoise to ingest mould, fungus or bacteria introduced to their enclosure on the chips; is that as with sand, ingesting wood or bark chips can cause serious blockages within the tortoise's gastrointestinal tract, and sharp pieces of bark can even pierce the walls of the intestine.
Both scenarios can prove fatal, so use wood chips with caution, keeping them well clear of the area where you provide food for the tortoise.
Straw Pellets
I might come under fire for this one, but I actually prefer this type of substrate over most others.
Compacted straw pellets are a natural product and don't pose the same risk of impaction within the gastrointestinal tract as other 'bulky' substrates (that I can find evidence of anyway), and besides in their dry state the pellets are too large to be accidentally ingested anyway.
Straw pellets are also easy for your tortoise to dig into as it won't take them long to go very far – if you think of it as like a ball pit for your tortoise you'll see what I mean
There is an argument that old pellets to turn mouldy, particularly when they get wet and compacted, so it is necessary to clean out this type of substrate fully every 2 weeks, although the same is true for every other type of substrate anyway.
Although popular among a lot of tortoise owners, it's difficult to see why hemp would ever be considered a good choice of substrate.
The problem is that, like wood chippings, hemp fibres can be very sharp and normally come in a form small enough for tortoises to swallow. This makes the risk of puncturing the gastrointestinal tract dangerously high, and there have also been reports of injuries to the other parts of a tortoise such as the eyes or cloaca.
How Much Substrate Should I Put Down?
Because the temperature and conditions inside your tortoise table or vivarium should be fairly well regulated, the natural necessity to burrow for shelter or safety for the most part doesn't exist.
Nevertheless burrowing still forms a natural part of a tortoises behaviour, so I would consider it cruel to deny them the ability to burrow.
Therefore it's necessary to provide a deep enough layer of substrate to allow your tortoise to burrow a fair way down, so I would say a good 2 or 3 inches across the entire enclosure. If you want to avoid burning through to much substrate too quickly you can just make it deep enough to dig in one corner for example.
How Often Should the Substrate Be Changed?
To some degree this depends on how much your tortoise soils their substrate, and of course what the substrate is, but the general rule I stick to is to fully replace it no less frequently than every 3 weeks.
With my preference for straw pellets, it's easy to see which areas have become soiled because poo shows up easily against the light coloured straw background, and if the pellets gets wet they disintegrate, making it easy to know when to replace areas that have become soiled.
So although I change the straw pellet substrate every 2 to 3 weeks it's rarely all in one go, rather I'm replacing areas of it on a daily basis, such that the whole lot gets replaced bit by bit over the course of a few weeks.
With a substrate such as soil, it can sometimes be more difficult to spot the poo against the soil meaning you could miss trace amounts of it. Likewise if it gets wet you won't necessarily know about it, especially if it then dries out again. So replacing the whole lot in one go every 2 or 3 weeks is the more likely strategy with a soil based substrate.
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High-performance generator controller.
"Other tools only allowed us to view certain parameters of the machine. Now, we can look at all of them. MathWorks tools are orders of magnitude better than any other tool on the market."
Jay Vaidya, Electrodynamics Associates
Research and development projects for military applications are challenging because of their complexity and innovative nature. For small to mid-size engineering firms to compete successfully for these projects, they must adopt practices that accelerate design and development while solving difficult engineering problems.
Electrodynamics Associates, a designer and manufacturer of electric motors, generators, and associated controllers, met the strict performance requirements for a 200 KW generator for the military by using MathWorks tools instead of building hardware prototypes.
"We used to build hardware-based controllers that were inflexible," explains Jay Vaidya, president of Electrodynamics Associates. "With MathWorks tools, we can run simulations and generate code for a PC or DSP that we place in the control loop. We couldn't have completed this project without them."
Electrodynamics Associates would need to design a 200 KW generator capable of running at 62,000 RPM in an airborne system. Since the generator would be used for military purposes, they would need to design the generator and controls to comply with rigid standards and specifications.
The most difficult technical challenge would be to control the conditions and actions of the rotating components inside the generator so that the power generated would meet those specifications. To control these conditions and actions, Electrodynamics Associates would need to simplify complex computations using a mathematical coordinate system of transformations.
"Not only do we want to control the voltage and other conditions inside the generator, but we also want to monitor the data on the machine—speed, current, voltages, and temperatures—from our PC," says Vaidya. "Some of the generator outputs will feed into sensitive avionic equipment, so controlling the voltage is critical."
Finally, Electrodynamics Associates would need to deliver their controller design on a portable system so that military personnel could connect to the generator and validate performance.
Using MathWorks tools, Electrodynamics Associates designed a controller for the 200 KW generator that operates at 62,000 RPM for a military airborne application.
After defining the technical specifications, Vaidya and his team used MATLAB® and Simulink® to model the generator and the power electronics system and to design the control loop. Before they built the generator, they ran simulations of their models to simulate the operation of the generator and validate performance.
While the physical system is constructed to provide three-phase power output, the mathematics that describe the current and voltage generation is complex and difficult to implement. Electrodynamics Associates simplified the mathematics with Simulink by expressing the current and voltage generation in a rotating frame of reference.
"The conversion from the three-phase model is too complex for other software packages," says Vaidya. "Simulink let us make these conversions easily."
Using Simulink, Electrodynamics Associates identified the quantities of voltage and current in the rotating frame. Using that data, they controlled the output voltage of the generator. They also modeled the system failure modes and the actions to protect the system in the event of failure.
After completing the preliminary design, mechanical and electrical engineers built the actual generator along with the power electronic devices and control interfaces.
They then used Simulink Coder to generate C code from the Simulink controller model, which they downloaded to xPC Target to control their machine. They then tuned and calibrated the controller for generator characteristics.
"There are certain parameters that you cannot measure, such as those that change with temperature," says Vaidya. "You need to estimate parameters in the design stage and then run the machine to tune the controller. This can be a slow process, but xPC Target lets us do it quickly."
Electrodynamics Associates will deliver its design to the military on a CD that contains all of the Simulink models, along with a PC and other hardware to run the system in real time using xPC Target.
The company is incorporating DSP-based controllers, and plans to deploy code onto their new real-time controller for TI's C2000 and C6000 DSPs using Embedded Coder®.
 - Costly hardware prototypes avoided. "We used to build the controllers with resistors, capacitors, and chips, which was expensive because it took a long time to make changes," says Vaidya. "xPC Target lets us make a change by essentially typing in a number."
 - Project deadlines met with automatically generated code. "We couldn't have completed the project without Simulink Coder," says Ottman Elkhomri, an electrical engineer at Electrodynamics Associates. "Our models are so complex that we wouldn't think of writing the code by hand, plus the error messages ease our debugging."
 - Future development time reduced with reusable models. Electrodynamics Associates is already reusing the models from this project for a 30 KW generator. "We're using essentially the same models, except that we change the numbers," says Vaidya. "That alone will save us 80-100 hours in development time."
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 - Future development time reduced with reusable models
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HYDROMECHANICS, DRAINAGE AND PUMPING ON CAREERS
The total complexity of the discipline is 108 hours (3 credits ECTS)
The purpose of discipline. The purpose of discipline is to teach students the basics of jetting process, as one of the types of complex mechanization of mining operations, to study the effect of groundwater and surface water in terms of exploitation of drainage and drainage career fields and dumps; drainage in his career.
The problem of discipline. As a result of the discipline, students should know:
- The theory of hydraulic rock breaking;
- Methods for calculation of hydraulic transport of rocks;
- Technological bases comprehensive dredging mining at the quarry zemsnaryadnih tease and development;
- Processes and technology of hydraulic mining of mineral resources;
- Technology underwater mining from the bottom of the seas and oceans;
- The influence of surface water and groundwater conditions in the mining and the main drainage scheme career fields;
- Major drainage and drainage schemes.
The main didactic sections:
.1. History and current state of dredging.
2. Mining jetting technology.
3. Tech mining dredges.
4. Tech mining dredge.
5. Underwater mining from the bottom of the seas and oceans.
6. Drainage and drainage pits and dumps.
7. Drainage and sewage.
As a result of the discipline "Hydromechanization, drainage and drainage in the pits," the student should be able to:
- Determine the number of jetting and set their technological parameters;
- Calculate the hydraulic transport options and choose a rational scheme of water supply with the choice of a suitable hydraulic pump equipment;
- Identify key parameters gidrovidvaloutvorennya;
- Calculate the basic parameters of development plan rocks dredgers and dredging;
- Calculate the water flow into the pit and drainage systems;
- Select and calculate drainage schemes and drainage pits and dumps;
- Select technical means of drainage.
Types of training activities: lectures, practical classes.
The study ends with discipline standings.


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On a high level, 3D Systems and Stratasys have very different approaches to their market opportunity. 3D Systems is taking more of an approach where it continuously reinvests its earnings into improve its chances of long-term success. As a result, 3D Systems has amassed seven different 3-D printing technologies, allowing it to cast a very wide net on the overall rise of 3-D printing. With only two major 3-D printing technologies suited primarily for prototyping, there is simply less earnings potential for Stratasys over the long-term than 3D Systems.
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1DSO someone who runs for sport or pleasure [↪ jogger]:
a long-distance runner
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2 a horse that runs in a race:
The runners and riders appear in Friday's Racing Post.
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By the time the police got there, the boys had done a runner.
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5DHH the bar of wood or metal that a drawer or curtain slides along
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- How do you keep a paralyzed dog clean?
- Can a paralyzed dog be happy?
- How do paralyzed dogs pee?
- Can a paralyzed dog walk again?
- When should you euthanize a dog with degenerative myelopathy?
- Can my dog live with Ivdd?
- How do you empty a paralyzed bladder in a dog?
- Can dogs with IVDD wag their tails?
- Can paralyzed dogs pee on their own?
- Do dogs feel pain when put to sleep?
- How much is Ivdd surgery for a dog?
- Can a Paralysed dog wag its tail?
- Can dogs poop in a wheelchair?
- Should I put my dog down with Ivdd?
- Why do dogs back legs give out?
- What to do when my dogs back legs give out?
- Why is my dog paralyzed from the waist down?
How do you keep a paralyzed dog clean?
Be sure to keep incontinent dogs on an absorbent pad or in a diaper when not being directly supervised.
Use dog diapers for dogs in carts or those with some mobility.
Replace diapers and underpads frequently and keep the dog's skin clean and dry.
Bathe the dog as needed and use baby wipes between baths..
Can a paralyzed dog be happy?
Often, paralyzed or partially paralyzed dogs are still perfectly capable of living a comfortable, happy life. They continue to show interest in playing, they're alert and excited when they see you, and they maintain a healthy appetite.
How do paralyzed dogs pee?
Pets who are unable to move their hind limbs are unable to urinate on their own. Sometimes, when a paralyzed pet is lifted, urine is passed – this is likely due to "overflow." The pressure on the abdomen with a full bladder may result in release of urine.
Can a paralyzed dog walk again?
The good news is that most of them do walk again. Statistically, about 80% of paralyzed dogs will walk again with therapy.
When should you euthanize a dog with degenerative myelopathy?
It is best to euthanize a dog with degenerative myelopathy between six months to three years after it has been diagnosed in lots of cases. It is not in your place to make this decision. Your vet will examine your dog and tell you how this illness can impact the quality of its life.
Can my dog live with Ivdd?
Outcomes are most successful in dogs that have not lost their ability to walk. In dogs that have had ongoing symptoms of IVDD, atrophy of the spinal cord can occur and lead to less successful outcomes. Expect recovery from IVDD surgery to take about 6 – 8 weeks.
How do you empty a paralyzed bladder in a dog?
To express the bladder itself, you can use your finger tips or your fingers curled up. Slowly apply steady pressure until you get a steady stream of urine. Keep applying pressure until the urine slows to a dribble or stops and you can almost feel your fingers from each hand touching each other.
Can dogs with IVDD wag their tails?
There is also a grading scale used for dogs with IVDD: … Grade 3: Non-ambulatory paraparesis – these dogs are still able to move their legs and wag their tails, but are not strong enough to support their own weight and walk.
Can paralyzed dogs pee on their own?
A paralyzed dog may have difficulties urinating on their own. If they are not urinating often, it could cause bladder infections. It could also lead to more serious problems if it spreads to the kidneys.
Do dogs feel pain when put to sleep?
Finally, the euthanasia solution is injected into your pet's vein, where it rapidly travels throughout the body. Within seconds, your dog will become unconscious, experiencing no pain or suffering. Breathing will slow down and then stop over the next several seconds.
How much is Ivdd surgery for a dog?
Surgical Treatment of IVDD How much IVDD surgery costs depends on many factors, however you can expect to pay in region of $1,500 to $4,000 for IVDD surgery for your dog.
Can a Paralysed dog wag its tail?
They also can no longer voluntarily wag to express themselves, though they do wave their tails involuntarily as a reflex.
Can dogs poop in a wheelchair?
Yes! Dogs are able to eliminate when in their K9 Cart dog wheel chair. They do not squat, but tend to spread their legs and urine and feces will fall onto the ground missing the supportive frame of the wheelchair.
Should I put my dog down with Ivdd?
There is one small group of IVDD dogs for whom euthanasia is always the best decision: A very small number of severely-affected dogs are unlucky enough to go downhill with PMM (progressive myelomalacia) during the first few days of their illness.
Why do dogs back legs give out?
Causes of Back Leg Weakness in Dogs Degenerative myelopathy. Injury. Fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy. Intervertebral disc disease.
What to do when my dogs back legs give out?
Spinal treatments may help some kinds of neurological dysfunction. Your dog might benefit from herniated disc removal and spinal fusion surgery, or from strong anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce swollen tissues that pinch nerves.
Why is my dog paralyzed from the waist down?
Paralysis of a hind leg is usually associated with injury to the nerve roots in the lower back or tailbone, the network of nerves located between the spinal cord and the hind leg (lumbosacral plexus), or the femoral, sciatic, peroneal, or tibial nerve in the leg.


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In addition to the white pine, Eberling would also recommend a couple of nonnative Maryland varieties. The Norway spruce and white spruce retain their lower branches longer than a white pine, he said.
Hemlock trees also can be good windbreakers. But now is probably not a good time to plant one, as hemlock in certain spots along the East Coast, including Washington County, are suffering infestation by the hemlock woolly adelgid, said Eberling and Annette Ipsan, horticulture extension educator for Maryland Cooperative Extension in Washington County.
Eberling said the bugs cling to the bottom of the needles, from which they suck out the juice. This can kill the hemlock unless caught early and treated annually.
Any deciduous tree will provide shade and cool a house during the hotter months, while letting sunlight through its bare branches during winter months to help heat the home, Eberling said.
Large deciduous trees that can provide shade and beauty and grow well in Washington County's clay soil include river birch, hackberry and varieties of red maple, Galloway said.
Hackberry is such a tolerant tree, it could grow in rocky, awful soil, Ipsan said.
Eberling said hackberry also grows well in any limestone-based soils in the valley, including in the Hagerstown area.
White oak, which is Maryland's state tree, and black walnut are two other varieties good for shade, he said. But many people object to black walnut trees because of the large nuts that fall off in autumn. White oaks drop acorns.
Flowers, fruit and beauty
Experts mentioned eight species of small, spring-flowering trees that have either fruit or seeds that birds like.
Galloway recommended crabapple, flowering dogwood, Washington hawthorn, pawpaw, serviceberry and redbud. Eberling also suggested staghorn sumac or smooth sumac.
For damp sites, plant river birch and sweet bay magnolia, Ipsan said. Sweet bay magnolia is typically associated more with sandy areas; Ipsan said she has seen it grow in our area.
Some trees do double duty. American holly doesn't provide great shelter from the wind, but birds like its berries, Ipsan said. Plus you can use holly prunings for decoration.
Norway spruce, with its droopy, hanging branches, also is decorative, Eberling said.
For more information about planting trees, check out these Web sites:
o Maryland Department of Natural Resources' Tree-Mendous program Web site has information about planting and caring for trees at _URL_
o Marylanders Plant Trees' Web site ( _URL_ ) provides information about native species, planting trees and calculating the benefits of planting a particular tree variety in your area.
o Arbor Day Foundation's Web site ( _URL_ ) has information about tree care and planting the right tree in the right place.


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On Saturday a number of families gathered in Foresta 2000 woodland in Mellieħa to celebrate the school donations raised for tree management in the area. Donations were collected through a fundraising activity of Dinja Waħda, the environmental education programme run by BirdLife Malta.
"The school donations are vital in helping to look after the developing trees so that future generations will be able to enjoy walking through rich woodland, full of healthy local trees and shrubs," Ray Vella, Foresta 2000 reserve warden said.
Last scholastic year a total of €4,378 was raised. The school which raised the most money was Rabat Primary School which collected an impressive €360 by involving the whole school.
This accumulates from 20 euro cents that children donate for the Dinja Waħda activity called Foster a Forest. Each time a donation is made, they colour a part of a paper tree, thus making the tree grow. This activity also teaches about the importance of forests as ecosystems and homes for wildlife.
BirdLife Malta organised Foresta Family Day, a new annual event, to thank all of the kids, parents and teachers. On Foresta Family Day participants enjoyed a guided walk and other activities such as tree planting demonstration, a discovery session to find out the variety of plants and animals, and time for creativity with nature art.
"My favourite part was naming a tree and getting to know about them," said Ellen, one of the participating kids.
The Dinja Waħda programme currently covers over 80% of all Primary Schools, providing educators with vast teaching resources for environmental education.
Foresta 2000 is a restored wooded area, where to date over 21,000 native trees and shrubs have been planted in the formerly degraded land.


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Microstructure and kinetics of Cu/Y2O3-doped MgB2
Cu/Y 2O 3-doped MgB 2 samples with different Y 2O 3 content were prepared by traditional solid-state sintering method. The microstructure and phase composition of the material were analyzed by SEM and X-ray diffraction. The results show that layered structure only appeares in Cu/5%Y 2O 3-doped sample. The solid-solid reaction of this system is further investigated by kinetics analysis in terms of thermal analysis curves. Finally, the most appropriate mechanism function is ascertained to be Avrami-Erofeev, n=2, which means random nucleation followed by instantaneous growth of nuclei. The activation energy (E) and the pre-exponential factor (A) both trend to be stable at early stage and decrease at final stage.


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Image-reconstruction algorithms implemented on existing computerized tomography (CT) scanners require the collection of line integrals that are evenly spaced over 360 deg. In many practical situations, some of the line integrals are inaccurately measured or are not measured at all. In these limited-data situations, conventional algorithms produce images with severe streak artifacts. Recently, several other image-reconstruction algorithms were suggested, each tailored to a specific type of limited-data problem. These algorithms make minimal use of a priori knowledge about the image; only one has been demonstrated with real x-ray data. We present a new operator framework that treats all types of limited-data image-reconstruction problems in a unified way. From this framework we derive iterative convolution backprojection algorithms that make no restrictions on the location of missing line integrals. All available a priori information is incorporated by constraint operators. The algorithm has been implemented on a commercial CT scanner. We present examples of images reconstructed from real x-ray data in two limited-data situations and demonstrate the use of additional a priori information to reduce streak artifacts further.
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FRIENDSWOOD FRIENDS CEMETERY
The Friendswood Friends Cemetery is certified by the Texas Historical Commission as a "Texas Historic Cemetery." It was established in 1895 just months after the first settlers arrived. Friendswood co-founder, Frank J. Brown, donated the land and laid out the cemetery with its two private roads crossing at the center. A burial site was needed for young Newton Knode who was killed instantly by a falling tree while he was cutting firewood. Many Friendswood pioneers and their descendents are buried here as are other former city and church leaders.
"Cemeteries are like open history books whose pages are tablets of stone." 1
You are welcome to explore the cemetery on your own. An annotated map (cemetery layout) is provided to help you locate several of our early pioneers' grave sites. An overview video is displayed below. Also, if you are interested in pursuing Friendswood history further, we suggest that you visit the Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum located at 108 Skyview.
1. Historic Cemeteries in Texas – Texas Historical Commission web site. _URL_


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The River Teme has been used for navigation since Roman times. Their settlements all along the river were supplied by water. Silver Gold and Lead were mined in the hills west of Leintwardine. An enormous tonnage of lead was cast into sheets 5ft x 3ft in a quarry on the Black Hill and carried down an incline behind the Wharf Inn at Felindre to be loaded into dugout boats for transport to the Severn and up the Salwarpe to Droitwich. Here it was used to make Salt Pans for boiling the Brine.They constructed some 25 weirs and flash locks along the Teme using the impounded water to power flour and iron mills.
Over the centuries the river was an important trading route. In the 14th Century Ashford Carbonnel mill was constructed from Caen,Normandy stone transported up the Severn and Teme.Until the railways arrived in the valley small barges or Trows sailed up with cargoes of wheat for the mills and general goods for the towns. An 1840's painting shows four square rigged trows unloading at Dinham Mill. now Mr Underhills Restaurant. Another Trow under full sail is moving upstream probably to Downton Gorge for a cargo of iron billets. These were taken to the Severn and up the Stour to Wolverley to be rolled into bars and strip products. Some iron was stored in a warehouse still existing in Eastham for use by village blacksmiths. Through navigation ceased when Powick Power Station Turbines were installed in the 1890's and the weir and lock on Powick Ham were removed to deepen the channel to improve the water flow. The River Teme is still a statutory navigation much enjoyed in canoes and coracles from Leintwardine to the Severn. Max Sinclair Waterways Historian.
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GUI Versus Script: Is This Old Load Testing Debate Now Over?
New breed of hybrid load testing solutions
The first step in performance or load testing a web application is to create a realistic test script. This script, representing a specific type of end user, contains steps that are fully automated transactions flows. Often, complex behaviors need to be emulated as part of these flows. To incorporate the needed behavior or to handle complex scenarios, testers need to customize these load scripts. The question is whether you utilize a tool that takes a GUI driven approach for script customization/manipulation, or whether you choose a tool which requires the use of a programming language.
As Performance testers, we typically evaluate several load testing tools before diving into a project. Some of us prefer the GUI driven approach to creating load scripts because, being results driven, we want to get the test up and running as quickly as possible. The GUI approach saves us time and there is no programming involved thus the learning curve is also extremely fast. These GUI scripts are typically easily modified by having their parameters and values organized in a visually obvious format. And just because a tool is easy to use, doesn't mean that it's only for beginners. Remember the good old days of MS-DOS? Eeek, thank goodness for GUI driven DOS (Windows).
Some testers (mistakenly) dismiss the GUI driven approach as being too limited for complicated behaviors. Old school testers insist on only utilizing program-based scripts because past experience has led them to think that this is the most flexible or the only choice for handling complicated behaviors. All too often, the perception is that GUI driven scripts limit the level of customizations possible to emulate a real user. This opinion is likely based on experiences with rudimentary GUI tools on the market that are too basic and limited in their capabilities such as handling dynamic content and varying the transactions flows.
However, there is a new breed in load testing solutions, designed and built to handle the most complex advanced scenarios. These are true enterprise-class solutions which provide a hybrid approach by containing both GUI and programming features. The power behind this hybrid approach enables the user to emulate even the most complex behavior but it also includes time saving features which can only be offered by a GUI solution.
Let's get really technical for a minute to highlight an example: Some tools provide the common "programming" tools like loops and conditions. Recorded values of parameters are easily replaced by variables with a click of the mouse. NeoLoad, an example of a modern enterprise solution, goes further to provide even more advanced features. Some specific examples include: 1) "Wait Until" Action to the current execution thread until certain conditions have been verified 2) "Shared Queue" Action to use values from one VU's response as input in an entirely different VU execution 3) a "While" Action allows various transactions, such as web pages, to be iterated while a condition remains false 4) "Try ...Catch" Action to break out of the script based on Validation or Assertions and go to the End phase. The use of nested actions creates even more complex behaviors. All of these advanced scenarios are accomplished without programming! PUSHtechnology which is rapidly being deployed in today's RIA's adds even more complexity. With asynchronous updates pushed to/from the page independent of complete page refreshes...imagine this programming nightmare! NeoLoad has a way to solve this problem using cutting edge technology that can "listen" for PUSH behavior (all polling or streaming requests) and wrap all these asynchronous requests into a GUI fork Action, even calculating the average time interval between execution, then presents you with a newly modified script to emulate these load pattern characteristics. Again, all of these GUI centric features allow further manipulation without the need for programming.
Admittedly, there are rare occasions which call for programming and the new breed solution has a Javascript Action with a complete API to give it a "hybrid" of GUI and coding capability. Again, simply drag the Javascript action into the place where you want it executed and add the java or javascript required. Accomplish things like computation of variables, logging values to files, manipulating cookies, etc.. Incorporating the javascript feature allows for unlimited flexibility in scripting.
As the script becomes more complicated, it's nice to have this hierarchical GUI-type view.
New breed solutions not only allow for complex behaviors...the GUI approach has other time saving embedded assets. To handle dynamic parameters, NeoLoad is delivered with an ever evolving list of known architectural framework dynamic parameters which are automatically detected and handled by a wizard. The search and replace feature finds strings embedded in any request (body, header, URL's, XML tree, partial matches, etc.) and replaces or concatenates to the string with any data or variable - choose to replace entire string or just part of the string. There's an automatic extraction feature to take data from any response and use it to populate the value of a variable. You can enable/disable specific transactions at a page level or embedded request level which a click of the mouse to isolate transactions of interest. Target an entirely different QA/Performance/Production environment - change the Servers field from host where you initially made the recording to the new server name and port. Debug scripts easily using the side-by-side comparison feature with a tab isolating only the differences of recorded vs. replayed values.
From this perspective, the great debate over choosing a GUI driven or programming approach is over...eliminate the tradeoffs and choose a hybrid which has a powerful GUI and also extends the flexibility for programming. Skip most of the manual programming and only use coding where it's required. Both experts and beginners can agree there is now a solution which meets all of the load & performance testing challenges of your own unique web application. Introducing the "GUI hybrid".
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Rebecca Clinard is a Senior Performance Engineer at Neotys, a provider of load testing software for Web applications. Previously, she worked as a web application performance engineer for Bowstreet, Fidelity Investments, Bottomline Technologies and Timberland companies, industries spanning retail, financial services, insurance and manufacturing. Her expertise lies in creating realistic load tests and performance tuning multi-tier deployments. She has been orchestrating and conducting performance tests since 2001. Clinard graduated from University of New Hampshire with a BS and also holds a UNIX Certificate from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
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How Much Does the Ocean Weigh?
Water does weigh something; about 8.3 pounds per gallon. In research published this week, scientists from the National Oceanography Center and Newcastle University have proposed an idea that will assess the mass of the world ocean by weighing it at a single point. But there is a catch. Global sea level is currently rising at about 3 mm per year, but predictions of rise over the century vary from 30 cm to over a meter. There are two ways global sea level can increase. The water in the oceans can warm and expand, leading to the same weight of water taking up more space. In other words water density can vary which must be taken into account. Alternatively, more water added to the ocean from melting of land ice will increase the ocean's weight.
The National Oceanography Centre's Prof Christopher Hughes said: "We have shown that making accurate measurements of the changing pressure at a single point in the Pacific Ocean will indicate the mass of the world ocean. And we know where to place such an instrument — the central tropical Pacific where the deep ocean is at its quietest. This pressure gauge needs to be located away from land and oceanic variability. The principle is rather like watching your bath fill: you don't look near the taps, where all you can see is splashing and swirling, you look at the other end where the rise is slow and steady."
By a lucky chance, pressure measurements have been made in the Pacific Ocean since 2001, as part of the U.S. National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program, which focuses on detecting the small pressure fluctuations produced by the deep ocean waves that become tsunamis at the coast.
From these measurements, the team including Dr Rory Bingham, based in the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at Newcastle University, have been able to show that a net 6 trillion tonnes of water enters the ocean between late March and late September each year, enough to raise sea level by 1.7 cm, and leaves the ocean in the following six months.
Prof Hughes: "Of course, what we are most interested in is how much water accumulates in the ocean each year, and this is where we currently have a problem. While present instruments are able to measure pressure variations very accurately, they have a problem with long term trends, producing false outcomes."
By knowing the weight an estimate of how much the ocean in increasing would be known which would be related to how much global warming is occurring.
"This is a challenging goal. The pressure changes are smaller than the background pressure by a factor of about 10 million, and the deep ocean is a hostile environment for mechanical components with erosion and high pressures. However, there are many other measurement systems with this kind of accuracy and there is no reason, in principle, why someone with a new idea and a fresh approach could not achieve this.
Article appearing courtesy Environmental News Network.
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Anat Biletzki, Professor of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University. Albert Schweitzer Visiting Professor, Quinnipiac University, is giving this lecture tonight:
The Goldstone Report (Report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict) was commissioned by the United Nations Human Rights Council "to investigate all violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law that might have been committed at any time in the context of the military operations that were conducted in Gaza…" After three months of investigation it was published as an official document in the context of international humanitarian law and international human rights law; it was received, however, as a political manifesto. The ensuing citations of its highlights, explications of its content, commendations of its daring, admonitions against its conclusions, denials of its empirical results and analysis, and accusations of its biases merit a critical assessment. Professor Biletzki's point is not to evaluate its factual and legal substance – though that may serve as necessary background – but rather to appraise the subsequent discussion as a political conversation.
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JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT; INDIAN TURNIP (ARISAEMA TRIPHYLLUM)
Jack-in-the-pulpit is not widespread in Nova Scotia, but can be found in rich soil in woodlands, thickets, ditches, and low-lying streamsides. It is an unusual wildflower in appearance. Leaflets are in threes, above which a spathe arises. This green and white striped hood obscures the spadix carrying the flowers, or Jack. The fruit are clusters of red berries.
The corms were once dried and ground as a coarse flour; apparently, this processing renders harmless the oxalate crystals, which normally cause poisoning symptoms when the plant is eaten.
The greatest concentration of the toxin occurs in the leaves.
Calcium oxalate, a compound derived from oxalic acid, as well as enzymes that trigger the release of histamine in the bloodstream of persons who ingest the leaves. Oxalates are needle-like crystals, which, when eaten, may pierce the mouth, throat, and digestive tract as they pass through, causing, at the very least, intense discomfort.
TYPICAL POISONING SCENARIO
The main problem lies with infants, toddlers, or pets who, once attracted to the showy flowers and foliage, may nibble on the leaves. If arums are kept out of curious mouths, there is little further risk, as they are quite safe to handle.
Even small doses of oxalate toxin is enough to cause intense sensations of burning in the mouth and throat, swelling, and choking.
In larger doses, oxalate causes severe digestive upset, breathing difficulties, and—if enough is consumed—convulsions, coma, and death. Recovery from severe oxalate poisoning is possible, but permanent liver and kidney damage may have occurred.
JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT; INDIAN TURNIP POISON INFORMATION
Oxalates are unstable salts of oxalic acid. When eaten, they break down to release the highly poisonous acid.
The sour flavour of sorrel (Rumex species), wood sorrel (Oxalis), and even rhubarb is due to the presence of the acid.
Some plants may contain differing amounts of potassium or calcium salts, rendering them unsafe, particularly in the buckwheat and goosefoot families.


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Anemonella thalictroides 'Rosea'
The only member of its genus, rue anemone is a tuberous perennial native to the woodlands of eastern North America. 'Rosea' has pink, fragile, cup-shaped flowers on slender stems from spring to early summer, a long bloom sesaon for a spring wildflower. It often goes dormant in summer. Its flowers resemble a small anemone and its leaves resemble Thalictrum (meadow rue), hence its common name of "rue anemone." Use this delicate, small plant in a shady rock garden, in a woodland or native plant garden, or as underplanting in a shady shrub border


What is a 3G pitch? And how about 4G or 5G?
A question we get asked frequently here at McArdle Sport Tec, is "What is a 3G pitch?".
With all the buzzwords being thrown around in the industry these days, we can understand the confusion.
So, what does 3G stand for?
To explain it simply, 3G is short for Third Generation.
Third Generation (3G) surfaces are the newest generation of artificial turf and are referred to as one of the major recent innovations in football. They are designed to offer similar playing characteristics to playing on natural turf, mimicking the ball bounce and ball roll. Read more details about what makes these pitches so effective here.
What sets a 3G pitch apart from older generation synthetic pitches?
A 3G surface is created using a blend of grass-like fibres attached to a special backing. Unlike older style synthetic pitches which were filled with sand, 3G pitches are filled with sand as well as rubber granules. The rubber helps to keep the turf pile upright and makes the surface less abrasive when in contact with skin, resulting in fewer friction burns – which is fantastic for players.
Prior to 3G pitches being developed there were 1G and 2G pitches. 1G pitches are non-infilled surfaces, also known as astroturf, and 2G pitches are sand-based pitches primarily used for hockey.
And what qualifies a pitch to be branded as 3G?
To become an accredited 3G pitch, the surface must meet the RFU or FIFA's stringent guidelines. Each pitch will be tested by an accredited 'Field Testing and Certification' body and retested on a periodic basis to ensure the facility complies with mandatory governing body standards.
How about 4G and 5G surfaces?
The FA's Third Generation Football Turf Guidance state "At the moment there is no such thing as 4G or 5G." These are marketing terms used by companies Some manufacturers may promote non-infilled products, but these have not received acceptance as a suitable football surface and often struggle to satisfy FIFA requirements.
Some organisations offering these 'latest generation surfaces' may not be able to offer the appropriate accreditation for the pitch facility. McArdle build and install our artificial pitches in full accordance with SAPCA (Sport and Play Construction Association) and Sport England guidelines. We work closely with our clients to make sure we stay focused on their specific needs and always fully comply with FIFA, FIH, RFU, World Rugby and IAAF requirements.
Why should I choose a 3G pitch?
3G pitches are widely considered to have revolutionised football and rugby. The pitches are extremely durable and proven to perform well for high-level rugby training. Research commissioned by FIFA also concluded that the game of football didn't change significantly when played on a 3G pitch compared to natural grass, and also found that there were no significant differences in the types or number of injuries between these two surfaces – proving that 3G surfaces are doing their job well in imitating natural grass sports pitches.
For further information, or to discuss a possible 3G pitch project, call our friendly sales team on 01491 827810 Ext 1, or send us a message with any queries you have and we would be happy to help.
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Adhoc Routing Based Data Collection Application in Wireless Sensor Networks
Source: Kansas State University
Ad hoc based routing protocol is a reactive protocol to route messages between mobile nodes. It allows nodes to pass messages through their neighbors to nodes which they cannot directly communicate. It uses Route REQuest (RREQ) and Route REPly (RREP) messages for communication. Wireless sensor networks consist of tiny sensor motes with capabilities of sensing, computation and wireless communication. This paper aims to implement data collector application to collect the temperature data from the set of wireless sensor devices located within a building, which will help in gathering the information by finding the route with minimum number of hops to reach destination and generates low message traffic by not encouraging the duplicate message within the network.