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iphone will i be able to use the contact list app to see which number text messages come from?
[Answer]: Yes, as long as the contact in question has been added to your iPhone's contacts.
How can I tell what number a text came from on my iPhone?
Asking Siri where a number came from is a great way to get a general idea of where the number came from, but there is no built-in way to tell who it came from on an iPhone.
How can I tell what phone number a text came from?
The text message text was sent from one or more of your contacts.
The phone number included in the text message is the phone number my contacts use when they text you.
The phone number being used to text you is the phone number that was sent to you.
The phone number that was sent to you is the phone number that was originally used to send the text.
Can you trace a number from a text?
We can also use the Google Voice to do this. This is a free service offered by Google that allows a user to forward a call to a different number.
Can you trace where a text was sent from?
Although it is not a definitive answer, one approach to this question would be to look at the IP address of the user and request a list of recent texts the user sent and/or received. Then, compare those with the ones the user claims to have sent.
Do text messages have metadata?
While most text messages don't have any text, some may. This metadata is in the form of phone numbers, usernames, or even phone calls.
How can I see who is on iMessage?
If you want to know who is on iMessage, log in to your account.
How do you know if someone changed their number on iMessage?
If you message someone who has changed their number, they will not be able to send you a message. So if you continue to message and they do not reply, it is likely that they have changed their number and are no longer using iMessage.
What happens if you text someone who changed their number?
If you want to message someone who changed their number, you need to use Facebook or another social media platform.
How do I find a phone number that was changed?
There are several ways to find out if the phone number belongs to a company. One way is to reverse look it up on an Internet search engine. Another way is to contact the customer service department of the company and ask them if the phone number has been changed.
How can u tell if someone has your number blocked?
One way to tell if someone has your number blocked is to look up their phone number in the phone book or contact list. Another way is to call them on their cell phone and see if it goes through. If it doesn't go through, then they probably have your phone number blocked.
Why is one person always at the top of my Messages?
You may have recently added some people to your contact list and this person has been added to your Messages more frequently.
How do I change the default number on my iPhone text messages?
If you don't have a number that is already set as your default messages number, open the Settings app, select Messages, then tap the Default Number button. You can then enter a new number or choose an existing number from your contacts.
Can you get an IP address from a text message?
Text messages provide the simplest way of communicating through a mobile communication network. However, there is no guarantee that text messages will be delivered to the intended recipient. If the message fails to reach the intended recipient, several alternatives exist to track and find the missing message recipient.
Can IMessages tracked?
It was a bit buggy at first but it's getting better and better every 6 months.
How do you geolocate a text message?
You can geolocate a text message using the phone's GPS capabilities. Another way is to use the phone's IP address.
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A constraint list includes an expression that does not represent a valid constraint on a type parameter.
A constraint list imposes requirements on the type argument passed to the type parameter. You can specify the following requirements in any combination:
 - The type argument must implement one or more interfaces
 - The type argument must inherit from at most one class
 - The type argument must expose a parameterless constructor that the creating code can access (include the New constraint)
If you do not include any specific class or interface in the constraint list, you can impose a more general requirement by specifying one of the following:
 - The type argument must be a value type (include the Structure constraint)
 - The type argument must be a reference type (include the Class constraint)
You cannot specify both Structure and Class for the same type parameter, and you cannot specify either one more than once.
Error ID: BC32061
To correct this error
 - Verify that the expression and its elements are spelled correctly.
 - If the expression does not qualify for the preceding list of requirements, remove it from the constraint list.
 - If the expression refers to an interface or class, verify that the compiler has access to that interface or class. You might need to qualify its name, and you might need to add a reference to your project. For more information, see "References to Projects" in References to Declared Elements (Visual Basic).
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Introduction
In order to validate constraints from a profile, first creation of constraint with specific annotations will be explained and then generation of validation will be explained.
Papyrus ConstraintCreationUseCase.png
Figure 1: Constraint creation
Create a constraint
In the context of the construction of a profile, it is possible to add constraints.
A constraint is a condition or restriction expressed in a language for the purpose of declaring some of the semantics of an element.
How to
In the context of a profile diagram you can create a constraint from the palette.
Papyrus diagramConstraintCreation.png
Figure 2: Constraint creation from the palette
From the model explorer, click right --> new child--> Create a new Constraint
 Papyrus MEConstraintCreation.png
Figure 3: Constraint creation from the model explorer
Specify the context
Before editing a constraint, it is important to specify the constraint; it can be a stereotype, an operation.
How to
From the diagram, a context link can be added between the constraints and the context of the constraint:
Papyrus DiagramContextLink.png
Figure 4: Context link creation in a the profile diagram
From the property view, the context can be specified:
Papyrus propertyviewContextlink.png
Figure 5: specify context from the property view
Specify the language
It is possible to precise the language of the constraint into Papyrus. The constraint body may be written into OCL, JAVA, or natural language.
In order to make constraints usable by the Papyrus, constraint must be written in OCL or JAVA.
How to
By default if your try to edit a constraint, default language will be OCL.
At the creation, after set the context, you can choose the editor for the constraint:
Papyrus constraintEdition.png
Figure 6: choose the editor for the constraint
You can also specify the language in the property view:
 - Select the field specification and choose create or edit the associated opaque expression:
Papyrus SpecificationCreation.png
Figure 7: creation of a specification for the constraint
You can add the language, see following figure:
Papyrus opaqueExpressionCreation.png
Figure 8: specify the language
Then if you want you write the body in the specified language:
Papyrus fillOpaqueExpression.png
Figure 9: Write the body of the opaque expression
Specify the behavior of the constraint in the context of validation
Into Papyrus, the behavior of the constraint during the validation can be precise.
It is possible to precise:
 - The mode, if the validation of the constraint can be done, in t "batch" or "live" mode.
 - The severity: The severity of the problem if the constraint is violated. This correlates to the severity of tasks in the Tasks view of the Eclipse environment. The default severity (if none specified) is ERROR. The CANCEL severity should be used with caution, as it causes the validation operation to be interrupted, possibly resulting in the loss of valuable diagnostic information from other constraints.
 - The message: the message that will be displayed if the constraints is violated
 - The description: a description of the constraint
 - If it is enable by default: Indicates if this constraint should be enabled by default.
For advanced user you can also precise:
 - The Id : the constraint id
 - The status code: The plug-in unique status code, useful for logging.
 - the target of validation, the element to be validated
How to
Apply the DSML validation profile
 - 1. Select the profile root and apply the profile
 - 2. Select the profile tab in the property view
 - 3. Click on the registered profile button
 - 4. Selection the DSML validation profile
 PapyrusDSML-profileApplication.png
Figure 10: apply DSML profile
Apply Stereotype on constraint
 - 1. Select the constraint
 - 2. Select profile tab of the property view
 - 3. Click on apply profile button
 - 4. Select validationRule stereotype
 PapyrusDSML-stereotypeApplication.png
Figure 11: Apply validationRule stereotype
Then you can edit property of stereotype to add information about the behavior of the validation
PapyrusDSML-AnnotationEdition.png
Figure 12: edition of the property of stereotype
Generation from Constraints
PapyrusDSML-UseCaseGeneration.png
Figure 13: Constraint generation
Generate constraints directly into the definition
Constraint written in OCL in the profile can be generated into the definition of the profile and taken in charge during the validation of the model.
How to
When you save the profile,Papyrus asks to you if want to define the profile.
Click on yes and then do not forget to check save OCL constraint in the definition
 PapyrusDSML-ConstraintDefinition.png
Figure 14: save OCL constraints in the definition
Generate constraints as EMF validation plugins
The user can generate plugins that wrap constraint and can be used in the EMF plugin validation.
The constraint can be generated in Java code, or directly from OCL.
How to
Select the root profile
Click right on the model explorer-> create validation plugin for this DSML
PapyrusDSML-PluginValidationGeneration.png
Then a wizard to create the validation is launched. You have to give a name for you validation plugin.
 PapyrusDSML-PluginWizard.png
Figure 15: wizard of constraint validation creation
The you need to install the created plugin.


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by Mir M. Ali, Aliaksandr Amialchuk, Frank W. Heiland
To investigate whether social interactions in friendship networks influence the following weight-related behaviors of adolescents: exercising regularly, playing an active sport, hours of TV/Video viewing, sleeping six or fewer hours, eating breakfast on weekdays, frequency of eating at fast food restaurants, eating five servings of fruits/vegetables daily, and consuming calorie-dense snacks. Method
Data from a nationally representative sample of adolescents are used to examine the association between peer and individual weight-related behaviors. Evidence from multivariate regression analysis controlling for an extensive list of individualand family-level factors as well as school-level unobserved heterogeneity is obtained. Results
We find a significant positive association between individuals' and friends' behaviors in terms of sports, exercise and fast food consumption. The estimated associations are robust to controls for individualand family-level factors, unobserved heterogeneity at the school level and our attempts to account for non-random peer selection. Conclusions
The social transmission of weight-related behaviors is a viable explanation for the spread of obesity in friendship networks documented in recent research. Traditional weight reduction interventions may be fruitfully complemented with strategies that focus on harnessing peer support to modify behaviors.

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Jianfeng Gao, Xiaolong Li, Daniel Micol, Chris Quirk, and Xu Sun
23 August 2010
This paper makes three significant extensions to a noisy channel speller designed for standard writ-ten text to target the challenging domain of search queries. First, the noisy channel model is sub-sumed by a more general ranker, which allows a variety of features to be easily incorporated. Se-cond, a distributed infrastructure is proposed for training and applying Web scale n-gram language models. Third, a new phrase-based error model is presented. This model places a probability dis-tribution over transformations between mul-ti-word phrases, and is estimated using large amounts of query-correction pairs derived from search logs. Experiments show that each of these extensions leads to significant improvements over the state-of-the-art baseline methods.
|Published in||The 23rd International Conference on Computational Linguistics|
|Publisher||International Conference on Computational Linguistics|
Copyright COLING 2010

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Journey Through the Jungle
Exhibit open through Dec. 14, 2012
103 Rowe Hall
Central Michigan University
"Journey Through the Jungle: A Fascinating Look at Life in the Rainforest" is on display through December 14th at CMU's Museum of Cultural and Natural History. The exhibit includes photos and displays of plants and animals that live in the rainforest, live critters and a display on rainforest conservation. The exhibit features a large children's section that includes a replica bat cave and tribal hut, passports for kids to earn stickers at each station they visit, and several hands-on activities.
Special groups of no more than 28 students can book the following activities either in addition to their Journey Through the Jungle tour or separate from the tour. Not all activities require the same about of time.
Grades K-2: The Great Kapok Tree
Students will learn that many animals in the rainforest are dependent upon the kapok tree as they listen to and interact with the story, The Great Kapok Tree
, by Lynn Cherry. Students will also learn about the problem of deforestation. This activity can also include a writing experience. This activity takes about 20 minutes without the writing experience.Click to view Educational Standards
Grades 3-4: Plant/Animal Classification
Students will experience classification as something that scientists do and will classify plants and animals individually and in small groups into several different categories. This activity takes about 30 minutes.Click to view Educational Standards
Grades 3-4: Rainforest Food Chain/Food Web
Students will learn how several animals in the rainforest are dependent upon the kapok tree and will form food chains and food webs as they listen to the story, The Great Kapok Tree
, by Lynn Cherry. Students also will learn about the problem of deforestation. This activity can also include a writing experience. This activity takes about 20 minutes without the writing activity.Click to view Educational Standards
Grades 5-6: Rainforest Food Chain/Food Web
This is a much more complex activity than the one for grades 3-4. Students will simulate food chains and food webs, mutualistic relationships, and what happens in the tropical rainforest if a species is removed. This activity takes about 45 minutes.Click to view Educational Standards
Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sat. & Sun., 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed during university holidays and breaks.
General admission to the Journey Through the Jungle exhibit is free and open to the public. Teachers and those wishing to book group tours should contact Tricia Kierst at _PHONE_ for scheduling and pricing information.
Location & Parking
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Zinc deficiency on walnut
A case of severe zinc deficiency on a walnut orchard in the area of Kavala in N. Greece. The deficiency already caused necrosis and fall of a large percentage of the foliage which is expected to induce quantitative and qualitative loss in walnut production.
Usually zinc deficiency appears in acidic and zinc-poor soils, in light soils which are poor in organic matter, in calcareous soils which cause drop of zinc solubility in the soil solution and in cases where phosphorus fertilizers were used in excess.
Author/photos: Aris Chloridis


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WGBY's Connecting Point: UMass Amherst Astronomy Professor, Daniela Calzetti, discusses the specifics of outer space. A specialist in how galaxies are formed, Calzetti is known worldwide for "Calzetti's Law," a tool she developed in the mid-1990s that allows astronomers to estimate how much information they are missing due to dust obscuring probes of very distant galaxies. She explains what exactly is outer space, why we send telescopes to space, how she is able to use the Hubble Space Telescope to "image nearby galaxies from the ultraviolet to the red."


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As CPS prepares to close a record number of schools, the fate of students and communities is in question.
The Chicago Foundation for Education sponsors about 10 Chicago teachers each year with $1,000 grants to research a question in their own classrooms.
Here is a sampling of past and current research questions:
What happens when students lead their own discussions? What preparation do students need to be successful in a student-led discussion?
—Nora Flynn, history teacher, Payton High
How do students respond to social justice curriculum in my 1st-2nd grade classroom?
—Liz Goss, Foundations Elementary
How can I motivate students to read more?
—Toby Rajput, Area Library Media Specialist


Researchers test new quantum theory of time
Lou Marais (NMI), Michael Wouters (NMI) and Professor Erik Streed next a timing stations.
Lou Marais (NMI), Michael Wouters (NMI) and Professor Erik Streed next to one of the timing stations with atomic clocks. (image credit: ANSTO)
Do clocks run slower the closer they are to a nuclear reactor? Griffith University researchers are aiming to find out as they test a revolutionary new theory that may overturn how time and space is viewed.
Working with atomic clocks from the National Measurement Institute (NMI) and anti-neutrinos from Australian Nuclear Science and Technology's (ANSTO) research reactor, Associate Professor Erik Streed from the Centre for Quantum Dynamics, will test colleague and theoretical physicist Professor Joan Vaccaro's quantum theory of time.
The theory allows for a possible universe that is static and unchanging. It proposes that the fact that we do see things change over time is not a built-in feature of nature, but rather is caused by a fundamental break in time reversal symmetry, called 'T violation'.
"If correct, it will overturn the way we think about time and space as well as fundamental laws, such as the conservation of mass,'' Professor Vaccaro said.
Professor Joan Vaccaro
The theory predicts the time accumulated by a clock depends on the amount of T violation in its local region. A local source of T violation at the quantum scale could contribute to the net amount of T violation and therefore modify dynamics locally.
Anti-neutrinos are sub-atomic particles that exhibit T violation. They move through matter unscathed as they interact weakly with it, and nuclear reactors produce vast streams of them.
A clock placed near the reactor core is predicted to lose synchronicity with a more distant clock. This means that one of the test clocks near the reactor may show some time dilation, or difference in elapsed time, when compared with a clock even a short distance further away from the reactor.
"The reason for the effect is purely quantum in nature and it arises from the T violation of the anti-neutrinos emitted by the reactor core, hence the time-slowing effect is greater closer to the core,'' Professor Vaccaro said.
In December Associate Professor Streed and his colleagues at NMI travelled to the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering at ANSTO's Lucas Heights facility in Sydney to install two timing stations with atomic clocks in proximity to the reactor, where they will collect data for the next six months.
Atomic clocks are often used in tests of fundamental physics to detect tiny effects at the quantum scale because of their outstanding accuracy and precision, which approaches parts in 1017-to 1019 for the best clocks.
Professor Streed said that if the experiment is successful, it will provide a 'number' for how big the quantum effect on time is.
"And if the effect is occurring at the reactor level, we would need to validate it at it at other nuclear reactors and then look for the effect in other places, like planetary orbital data," he said.
"This is just the beginning. There is so much more to be done in terms of more accurate clocks and larger reactors,'' Professor Vaccaro said.
"The current experiment is providing an upper bound of the size of the predicted effect. It will provide preliminary groundwork for a larger research program."
Locally at Griffith this research has been supported by four undergraduate research projects, a PhD student, and an early-career researcher, Dr Fatema Tanjia, investigating various specifics of the expected time violation signature.


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In the colloquial sense, a petition is a document addressed to some official and signed by numerous individuals. A petition may be oral rather than written, and in this era may be transmitted via the Internet. The term also has a specific meaning in the legal profession as a request, directed to a court or administrative tribunal, seeking some sort of relief such as a court order.
Petitions were a common form of protest and request to the British House of Commons in the 18th and 19th centuries, the largest being the Great People's Charter, or petition of the Chartists. They are still presented in small numbers.
The Petition Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of the people "to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." The right to petition has been held to include the right to file lawsuits against the government.
Petitions are commonly used in the U.S. to qualify candidates for public office to appear on a ballot; while anyone can be a write-in candidate, a candidate desiring that his or her name appear on printed ballots and other official election materials must gather a certain number of valid signatures from registered voters. In jurisdictions whose laws allow for ballot initiatives, the gathering of a sufficient number of voter signatures qualifies a proposed initiative to be placed on the ballot. The 2003 California recall election, which culminated in the recall of Governor Gray Davis and the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger, began when U.S. Representative Darrell Issa employed paid signature gatherers who obtained millions of signatures at a cost to Issa of millions of dollars. Once the requisite number of signatures was obtained on the recall petition, other petitions were circulated by would-be candidates who wanted to appear on the ballot as possible replacements for Davis. After that step, a vote on the recall was scheduled.


Network Working Group Dave Crocker, Rand-ISD
Request for Comments: 729 (Dcrocker at Rand-Unix)
NlC: 40306 13 May l977
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1. Command name and code:
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2. Command Meanings:
 The sender of this command REQUESTS or AGREES to use the BM
 option, and will send sing1e data characters which are to be
 interpreted as if longer data strings had been sent.
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 WILL BM) issue send single data characters which are to be
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 the network; it may NOT be Telnet IAC (decimal 255).
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 The BM option is intended as a simple data compression technique,
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5. Description of the option
 The option is enabled through the standard Telnet Option
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This paper formalizes a widely discussed peer effect titled "acting White." "Acting White" is modeled as a two-audience signaling quandary: signals that induce high wages can be signals that induce peer group rejection. Without peer effects, equilibria involve all ability types choosing different levels of education. "Acting White" alters the equilibrium dramatically: the (possibly empty) set of lowest ability individuals and the set of highest ability individuals continue to reveal their type through investments in education; ability types in the middle interval pool on a common education level. Only those in the lower intervals are accepted by the group. The model's predictions fit many stylized facts in the anthropology and sociology literatures regarding social interactions among minority group members.
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ASTM International - ASTM D2759-00
Standard Practice for Sampling Gas from a Transformer Under Positive Pressure
|Publication Date:||10 October 2000|
|ICS Code (Transformers. Reactors):||29.180|
1.1 This practice covers the sampling of gas above the insulating liquid of a transformer. A gas sampling bottle collects the gas sample from the gas space that is at a positive pressure.
1.2 Representative samples of gas are taken for analysis to determine their compositions.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.


Date of Award
5-1-2018
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Engineering Science
First Advisor
Tezcan, Jale
Abstract
Conventional coherency models which rely on Fourier-based tools do not consider the nonstationary character of ground motions. Accurate understanding for nonstationary coherency can motivate accurate modeling and simulation of spatially incoherent ground motions. In this work, a nonstationary ground motion coherency analysis and modeling are performed using wavelet analysis and relevance vector machine regression. To perform the analysis, earthquake ground motion data from four events recorded at dense seismograph SMART-1 array in north-south and east-west horizontal directions are used to investigate the lagged coherency behavior. Continuous Wavelet Transform (CWT) is used to compute the nonstationary lagged coherency that characterizes the space-time variation of seismic ground motion. Complex Morlet wavelet is chosen as the mother wavelet as it is quite well localized in both time and frequency space. Wavelet transform with significance tests have been used to distinguish the strong motions S-wave window with the corresponding frequency band. Based on these S-wave windows, wavelet transform is used to compute the nonstationary lagged coherency of ground motions. A homogeneous isotropic field is assumed. Lagged coherency behavior with frequency, distance, and time is examined. It is shown that the lagged coherency is not constant and evolves with time. The results implied that the lagged coherency on uniform soil depends mainly on time, frequency, and separation distance. The wavelet transform results from the four events are compared with two conventional lagged coherency models. The comparisons showed the difference between the evolving behavior of the lagged coherency with the stationary prediction of the conventional coherency models. To perform the modeling, Relevance Vector Machines (RVM) regression is used to develop a model for the nonstationary lagged coherency that characterizes the space-time variation of seismic ground motion. Earthquake ground motion data from dense seismograph SMART-1 array is used to determine the lagged coherency model in the north-south and the first principal directions. Frequencies and separation distances for the estimated nonstationary lagged coherency represent the trained data for the RVM set to construct the model and estimate the lagged coherency values. The RVM model results are compared with two conventional lagged coherency models. The proposed model does not require a fixed parametric functional form; it can estimate the lagged coherency for different separation distances at different time instants and frequencies. Finally, in this study, the developed nonstationary lagged coherency model is used to generate incoherent artificial spatial ground motions. The simulation of ground motion stochastic process is performed using specified evolutionary power and cross spectral densities. The simulation results are compared with generated ground motion using conventional stationary coherency model. The phase and phase difference from both simulations are compared to show the difference between the results.
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School of Education Quick Links
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Education Sciences majors engage in an interdisciplinary exploration of the field of education beyond classroom teaching and student learning. The major in Education Sciences provides a foundation for the study of education, focused on four domains:
Students in the major have the option of completing up to two specializations:
With advanced planning, students in the major can complete a minor or second major in another discipline.
A 2015 Forbes study identified Education as the most popular vocational field for recent university graduates. Here a few career options for Education Sciences majors:


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Using "Capture Current State" to Automate Dimensions with iLogic.
iLogic in 2021 introduces the ability to add dimensions to drawings and to capture the state of selected geometry on a drawing view.
In this example I'm going to show you how to create a linear dimension. In the image below I have named some faces (right click on practically any geometry and select "Assign Name"), using the new tools in iLogic, I can now easily place a linear dimension between these 2 faces.
In the drawing environment, simply select the geometry you wish to use and then right click and choose "iLogic" then "Capture Current State".
The information that you need is now copied to your iLogic clipboard.
Note that if you have not already named the geometry, you can still "Capture Current State" from the drawing, you will be prompted by Inventor, letting you know that the underlying geometry is going to be edited.
In a new iLogic, rule, simply paste in the info about the 2 lines from my iLogic clipboard (purple). Note that we have pulled through Face 1 and Face 2.
Next navigate to the new "Drawings" section of the snippets and double click on "Linear Dimension".
Delete the first 3 lines as they are not needed (the are duplicates of the info from our clipboard)
The last line of code looks like this, we need to replace "namedGeometry1" with the information from Face1 and Face2.
Dim linDim1 = genDims.AddLinear("Dimension 1", VIEW1.SheetPoint(0.5, -0.1), namedGeometry1)
If we just put in Face1 we will get something like this, just as if we had chosen Face1 in the interface.
Dim linDim1 = genDims.AddLinear("Dimension 1", VIEW1.SheetPoint(0.5, -0.1), Face1)
If we include Face1 and Face2, we get the following:
Dim linDim1 = genDims.AddLinear("Dimension 1", VIEW1.SheetPoint(0.5, -0.1), Face1, Face2)
Here's the full code that I used to get the linear dimension between Face1 and Face2:
Dim Sheet_1 = ThisDrawing.Sheets.ItemByName("Sheet:1")
Dim VIEW1 = Sheet_1.DrawingViews.ItemByName("VIEW1")
Dim Face2 = VIEW1.GetIntent("Face2")
Dim Face1 = VIEW1.GetIntent("Face1")
Dim genDims = Sheet_1.DrawingDimensions.GeneralDimensions
Dim linDim1 = genDims.AddLinear("Dimension 1", VIEW1.SheetPoint(0.5, -0.1),Face1,Face2)


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Optimization and application of a rapid bioassay method of bifenthrin to Bemisia tabaci.
Objectives: The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) is an important invasive insect pest on the agricultural crops and chemical control is still the main method up to now. In order to get the effective insecticides for the whiteflies, the bioassay method for the whitefly adults through residual film in glass tube was optimized and applied in this study. Methods: The bifenthrin solution was laid on the 1/3 inner wall to the bottom of the glass tube. The B. tabaci adults were released into the glass tubes when the insecticide film were dried and were forced to be kept at the bottom using the cotton plug. The mortality of the tested whiteflies was investigated after several hours determined according to toxicity characters of insecticides. The toxicity of bifenthrin to the whitefly adults were measured using this method and the diagnostic dose was confirmed. The measurement susceptibility of the insecticide film in the glass tube kept at different conditions was monitored finally. Results: The results showed that the residual film method was stable and had good repeatability, and could be used to measure the insecticide susceptibility to the B. tabaci in the field quickly. The residual film in the glass tube can keep its stable sensitivity at 4°C for at least one month. The method in this study was confirmed to be quick and simple. Conclusion: Few tested insects were needed in this bioassay method and the insecticide quantities tested were also low due to the 1/3 volume inner wall being covered by the insecticide film. This bioassay method could also be used on the other flying insects, which provides a quick practical method for the insecticide selection in the field.


Robotic rings for wearable robotic interaction
Robotic rings for wearable robotic interaction
These robotic rings that imitate eye and mouth movements are being developed by a research group at Keio University.
"The robot has electromagnetic motors in the eyes, which are controlled electrically. This bottom part contains a microcontroller to move the eyes, and a battery."
"Until now, robots have usually communicated with people from a distance. That's also true of pet robots like AIBO, and androids. Until now, robots haven't been attached to the human body. We've designed this ring-shaped robot as an entertaining communication device, like an accessory that's fun to wear, to help wearable robots progress beyond the research stage."
At present, the robot is controlled using a special-purpose microcontroller and a PC. But future improvements should enable it to sense motion by the wearer and people nearby, so it can move automatically.
"First of all, this device resembles a toy. So we want to make it more like a character, like when children or their parents play finger games. That would enable a new form of interactive play. We'd also like to incorporate this robot into the way children use their hands to communicate with each other."
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not yet the moduli space of all lattices in the complex plane (up to homothety); instead it is an example of what is called a Teichmuller space. To obtain the moduli space from the Teichmuller space, we need to figure out when two different bases specify lattices that are homothetic.
We will just write down the answer here; two complex numbers \tau and \tau' refer to homothetic lattices if there exists the following relation between them:
\displaystyle \tau'=\frac{a\tau+b}{c\tau+d}
for integers abc, and d satisfying the identity
\displaystyle ad-bc=1.
We can "encode" this information into a 2\times 2 matrix (see Matrices) which is an element of the group (see Groups) called \text{SL}(2,\mathbb{Z}). It is the group of 2\times 2 matrices with integer entries and determinant equal to 1. Actually, the matrix with entries abc, and d and the matrix with entries -a-b-c, and -d specify the same transformation, therefore what we actually want is the group called \text{PSL}(2,\mathbb{Z}), also known as the modular group, and also written \Gamma(1), obtained from the group \text{SL}(2,\mathbb{Z}) by considering two matrices to be equivalent if one is the negative of the other.
We now have the moduli space that we want – we start with the upper half plane \mathbb{H}, and then we identify two points if we can map one point into the other via the action of an element of the modular group, as we have discussed earlier. In technical language, we say that they belong to the same orbit. We can write our moduli space as \Gamma(1)\backslash\mathbb{H} (the notation means that the group \Gamma(1) acts on \mathbb{H} "on the left").
When dealing with quotient sets, which are sets of equivalence classes, we have seen in Modular Arithmetic and Quotient Sets that we can choose from an equivalence class one element to serve as the "representative" of this equivalence class. For our moduli space \Gamma(1)\backslash\mathbb{H}, we can choose for the representative of an equivalence class a point from the "fundamental domain" for the modular group. Any point on the upper half plane can be obtained by acting on a point from the fundamental domain with an element of the modular group. The following diagram, courtesy of user Fropuff on Wikipedia, shows the fundamental domain in gray:
modulargroup-fundamentaldomain-01
The other parts of the diagram show where the fundamental domain gets mapped to by certain special elements, in particular the "generators" of the modular group, which are the two elements where a=0, b=-1, c=1, and d=-1, and a=1, b=1, c=1, and d=0. We will not discuss too much of these concepts for now. Instead we will give a preview of some concepts related to this moduli space. Topologically, this moduli space looks like a sphere with a missing point; in order to make the moduli space into a sphere (topologically), we take the union of the upper half plane \mathbb{H} with the projective line (see Projective Geometry) \mathbb{P}^{1}(\mathbb{Q}). This projective line may be thought of as the set of all rational numbers \mathbb{Q} together with a "point at infinity." The modular group also acts on this projective line, so we can now take the quotient of \mathbb{H}\cup\mathbb{P}^{1}(\mathbb{Q}) (denoted \mathbb{H}^{*} by the same equivalence relation as earlier; this new space, topologically equivalent to the sphere, is called the modular curve X(1).
The functions and "differential forms" on the modular curve X(1) are of special interest. They can be obtained from functions on the upper half plane (with the "point at infinity") satisfying certain conditions related to the modular group. If they are holomorphic everywhere, including the "point at infinity", they are called modular forms. Modular forms are an interesting object of study in themselves, and their generalizations, automorphic forms, are a very active part of modern mathematical research.
Moduli Space on Wikipedia
Elliptic Curve on Wikipedia
Weierstrass's Elliptic Functions on Wikipedia
Fundamental Pair of Periods on Wikipedia
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Fundamental Domain on Wikipedia
Modular Form on Wikipedia
Automorphic Form on Wikipedia
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Advanced Topics in the Arithmetic of Elliptic Curves by Joseph H. Silverman
A First Course in Modular Forms by Fred Diamond and Jerry Shurman
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Students work on finalizing group presentations and reflecting on what it means to "finish" a project well.
Obj 2: Students will discuss implementation, sustainability, and other long-term challenges in regards to codesign processes
Obj 3: Students will learn, practice, and hone basic codesign skills
Guiding Question: What is next in the codesign process?
Check In/Group Discussion:
- Class will share their experience with the nonlinear pathway of prototyping and user testing during their codesign projects.
- Each group will provide an update of the work and discuss what their projects could look like if they had more time to ideate and prototype.
Purpose: Students develop understanding of co-design processes in conversation with existing power structures utilizing their burgeoning codesign experience, case studies, and readings.
Key Questions & Topic
Prototypes to Products
Preparing for Project Presentations
Obligations of designer and stakeholders
How do you finish well?
(with stakeholders, finish iteration, close things out appropriately)
Guiding Question: How do we share our design journey?
Preparing presentations: (45 MIN)
- Students will begin creating short concise slide show presentation sharing their design journey to be presented the following day.
- Presentation should include their:
- Problem Statement, HMW Question
- Stakeholders/Co-Designer Community Profiles + Asset Maps
- User Personas + User Journeys
- Ideation Workshop + Insights
- 1st Prototypes + UserTesting Feedback
- Second iteration of Prototypes
- Theoretical vision for the Future of the Project (short term vs. long term next steps)
Recommend Canva.com for accessible/easy-to-use presentation templates.
Purpose: Students will practice documenting and presenting their ongoing codesign work across various audiences.
Closing Activity (Reflection & Evaluation)
Guiding Question: How do we finish well?
Class Check In/ Discussion: (25 MIN)
- Students will check in with class to share their progress on project presentations and troubleshoot any challenges if necessary.
- Instructor will answer any remaining questions or advice they have regarding presentation or overall codesign project methods.
- Instructor reminds students that stakeholders are at the center of the codesign process, and asks how we finish well with them as we approach the end of our codesign process?
- Students will complete rainstorm activity found in Day 9 Miro Activity to prepare students for their more in depth written response (Miro Link here).
Purpose: Students will discuss the implications of ending a codesign ie. obligations to stakeholders, producing deliverables, and considering sustainability and implementation of projects.
Post Session Work
- Group Work: Students will finish project presentation asynchronously and submit it. Students should be ready to present the following day.
- Reshare example of presentation: Summer Fellows or Graduate students previous work.
- Individual Work: Students will write a 200 minimum reflection in which they create a plan to finish well with their stakeholders. Ie. How do you continue the relationship after the project is over? Or after you as the codesigner transition out?


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The influence of grape maturity on wine volatome was investigated using HS-SPME-GC × GC-TOFMS. Shiraz wines were made from grapes harvested from four different vineyards from two berry maturity levels. A total of 1276 putative compounds were detected in at least one of the wine samples and 175 showed significant trends related to grape maturity. The first two dimensions of the Principal component analysis accounted for 57% of the variation and separated the samples according to the harvest date. Wines from the first harvest date were characterised by an abundance of lipoxygenase derived compounds, norisoprenoids and sulfur-containing compounds whereas a significant increase in some acetate esters was observed in wines produced from the more mature grapes. This study demonstrated a common evolution of grape volatiles for Shiraz inside the same mesoclimate. During the late ripening stage of the grape, a direct nexus between sugar concentration and wine volatile evolution was not observed.
Šuklje, K., Carlin, S., Stanstrup, J., Antalick, G., Blackman, J. W., Meeks, C., Deloire, A., Schmidtke, L. M., & Vrhovsek, U. (2019). Unravelling wine volatile evolution during Shiraz grape ripening by untargeted HS-SPME-GC × GC-TOFMS. Food Chemistry, 277, 753-765. _URL_


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We report preliminary results from simulations of single-phase and two-phase flow through three-dimensional tomographic reconstructions of Fontainebleau sandstone. The simulations are performed with the lattice-Boltzmann method, a variant of lattice-gas cellular-automation models of fluid mechanics. Simulations of single-phase flow on a sample of linear size 0.2 cm yield a calculated permeability in the range 1.0–1.5 darcys, depending on direction, which compares qualitatively well with a laboratory measurement of 1.3 darcys on a sample approximately an order of magnitude larger. The sensitivity of permeability calculations to sample size, grid resolution, and choice of model parameters is quantified empirically. We also present a qualitative study of immiscible two-phase flow in a sample of linear size 0.05 cm; simulations of both drainage and imbibition are presented.
Weitere Kapitel dieses Buchs durch Wischen aufrufen
- Lattice-Boltzmann Simulations of Flow Through Fontainebleau Sandstone
Daniel H. Rothman
- Springer Netherlands


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In addition to searching out evidence for Archean microbial mats, my revisitation of the Pongola sandstones gave me the chance to look a bit more closely at their lithology. When I last posted pictures from this sequence, there was a bit of discussion about why the beds appeared to be quite dark – sandstones are generally lighter in colour (being composed mainly of quartz). Is this due to some weird mineralogy? Or just an effect of modern day weathering?
Here's a close-up of one of the dark beds:
It does appear that the dark colour does indeed seem to be a result of minerals actually in the rock, rather than formed by weathering on the surface. However, I'm still not sure what these minerals are; presumably there's just enough squeezed in between this quartzite's cemented quartz grains to change it's optical properties. You'd probably have to make a thin section to know for sure what they are – any guesses?
A bit further up section, you find much more familiar-looking, pale quartzites:
Two things of interest here*. Firstly, the appearance of much coarser gravel-rich horizons indicates a more high energy environment: stronger currents are afoot that can move around larger sediment grains. Secondly, just as in the first picture, there are numerous squarish holes surrounded by rusty weathering halos, which mark the former location of iron-rich minerals that have now been oxidised. From their shape, I suspect that these were detrital pyrite grains, which are one of the bits of evidence for an anoxic atmosphere in the Archean; it is only in a reducing, anoxic atmosphere that pyrite can be eroded, transported, and redeposited, rather than being chemically destroyed as it has been on exposure to the modern elements. The fact that these pyrites occur in both in the pale and the dark quartzites seems to rule out weird anoxic geochemistry as the explanation for the latter. Perhaps the stronger currents evident in the light quartzites have just winnowed away any darker minerals.
*Other than the use of my mobile phone as a scale bar. And the primitive nature of said phone.


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Garage door openers
While cleaning my garage, I found a garage-door opener that I had replaced several years ago and naturally saved it thinking that someday I would try to figure out why it stopped working. So I started wondering about the history of garage-door openers. Who was the ingenious person who figured that out? We are all spoiled by this convenience, but it sure is nice.
The garage door follows the history of the automobile. Early on there were parking garages not at the house, or a carriage house was used. But folks did not want to walk to the parking garage or put their brand new automobile in with their horses. As a result a building similar to the carriage house was built to house their new cars. The name garage comes from the French word "garer" which means to shelter or protect. Naturally these buildings needed doors, so they were originally built like barn doors and strap hinges were used for the doors and opened outward. The disadvantage of this type of door was that they were difficult to open. Also, after a snowstorm, the snow had to be shoveled out of the way first. A better way was needed.
In 1921, C. G. Johnson invented the first overhead door. This door could be lifted upward, folding parallel to the garage ceiling. Five years later, in 1926, Mr. Johnson also invented the electric automatic garage-door opener.
The first garage doors that I remember were very heavy wooden doors that required heavy counter-balance. As time went along, lighter materials were used. Our garage has doors of translucent fiberglass. The doors are very light and were installed almost 40 years ago.
Now most of the doors are better insulated to keep the garage warmer, and we have remote control so the door can be opened from the comfort of our home or car. They also have more safety features. Just be sure the electric eye is not hindered by a leaf or cobweb to make the door go back up. That has happened to us a few times.


text: Scale model of high specific speed Francis turbines may present at upper part load operation under low cavitation number pressure fluctuation in the range 2 to 4 times fn, the rotating frequency. In the framework of the FLINDT project, pressure measurements on the draft tube wall of a Francis turbine scale model at 104 locations revealed such phenomenon at a frequency of almost 2.5 fn. The phase shift analysis of the measured pressure fluctuations in the draft tube at this frequency points out a pressure source located in the inner part of the draft tube elbow. The spectral analysis of the pressure signal at this location shows that there is energy uniformly distributed in the range 0 to 7 fn. This results from impacts of the vortex rope during its precession on the draft tube wall. The wave speed along the draft tube is calculated using the experimental results of the phase shifts and allows modeling the entire test rig with SIMSEN. The simulation of the hydro acoustic behavior of the entire test rig, including the scale model and the piping system, and considering white noise excitation at the pressure source location provides eigen frequencies of the full hydraulic system. An eigen frequency at 2.46 fn is identified and the corresponding mode shape agrees well with the experimental results. A forced excitation composed of the synchronous pressure fluctuation measured in the draft tube cone added to pressure impulsion peaks at the vortex rope precession frequency is also simulated. This excitation represents the synchronous part of the vortex rope excitation and the energy provided by the impacts on the draft tube wall. The analysis of the resulting pressure fluctuation in the entire test rig shows significant pressure amplitude mainly at 2.46fn, which evidences the excitation mechanism.


Build Ceph
You can get Ceph software by retrieving Ceph source code and building it yourself. To build Ceph, you need to set up a development environment, compile Ceph, and then either install in user space or build packages and install the packages.
Build Prerequisites
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Check this section to see if there are specific prerequisites for your Linux/Unix distribution.
Before you can build Ceph source code, you need to install several libraries and tools:
./install-deps.sh
Note
Some distributions that support Google's memory profiler tool may use a different package name (e.g., libgoogle-perftools4).
Build Ceph
Ceph is built using cmake. To build Ceph, navigate to your cloned Ceph repository and execute the following:
cd ceph
./do_cmake.sh
cd build
make
Hyperthreading
You can use make -j to execute multiple jobs depending upon your system. For example, make -j4 for a dual core processor may build faster.
See Installing a Build to install a build in user space.
Build Ceph Packages
To build packages, you must clone the Ceph repository. You can create installation packages from the latest code using dpkg-buildpackage for Debian/Ubuntu or rpmbuild for the RPM Package Manager.
Tip
When building on a multi-core CPU, use the -j and the number of cores * 2. For example, use -j4 for a dual-core processor to accelerate the build.
Advanced Package Tool (APT)
To create .deb packages for Debian/Ubuntu, ensure that you have cloned the Ceph repository, installed the Build Prerequisites and installed debhelper:
sudo apt-get install debhelper
Once you have installed debhelper, you can build the packages:
sudo dpkg-buildpackage
For multi-processor CPUs use the -j option to accelerate the build.
RPM Package Manager
To create .rpm packages, ensure that you have cloned the Ceph repository, installed the Build Prerequisites and installed rpm-build and rpmdevtools:
yum install rpm-build rpmdevtools
Once you have installed the tools, setup an RPM compilation environment:
rpmdev-setuptree
Fetch the source tarball for the RPM compilation environment:
wget -P ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/ _URL_
Or from the EU mirror:
wget -P ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/ _URL_
Extract the specfile:
tar --strip-components=1 -C ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/ --no-anchored -xvjf ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/ceph-<version>.tar.bz2 "ceph.spec"
Build the RPM packages:
rpmbuild -ba ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/ceph.spec
For multi-processor CPUs use the -j option to accelerate the build.


Instructables
Build a Tactor to Experiment with Haptic Feedback
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Experiment with a haptic (touch) feedback interface by building your own "tactor" (tactile stimulator). Although commercial tactors cost hundreds of dollars, this one (Fig. 1) can be built for under ten dollars.
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Step 1: Make Holes in the Speaker Cone
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Since we are making a tactor, we want the voice coil to move as freely as possible, and make as little noise as possible. The answer is to perforate the loudspeaker cone (see Fig. 2). This can be done using the fine tip of a soldering iron, or the tip of a small brass rod heated in a flame. Do NOT use a screwdriver or any magnetic material, since there is a strong magnetic field around the voice coil. Disregarding this advice leads to the sort of results shown in Fig. 3.
Step 2: Make the Stimulator Tip
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Make the stimulator tip (the part that contacts your skin). This should be made of a lightweight, non-magnetic material and should be about 3/16" in diameter, 3/16" long, rounded at the tip, and wide and flat at the base (where it will attach to the voice coil). Suitable materials could be the sawed-off tips of a light-emitting diode, small wire nut or push pin. In a pinch you could cut a suitable cylinder of wood by cutting a toothpick or wooden matchstick. Be sure to sand as necessary so the base is flat and the top is smooth and rounded. Using plastic or other non-magnetic tweezers, glue the stimulator tip to the speaker's voice coil with a small drop of Super Glue. Fig. 4 shows the finished tip made from the sawed-off end of a small wire nut.
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Drill a hole in the dead center of the film can top that is large enough to clear the stimulator tip, and smooth the edges of the hole with a small, round file. The film can cover should now slip snugly onto the loudspeaker, with the stimulator tip peeking out of the center hole.
bobjoe12344 months ago
This is really cool. I am just a bit confused about the simulator tip. In one photo you have it as the end of a wire nut, but in the next it looks like the tip of an LED. Did you use both? Also, does the simulator tip need to be hollow? Thanks.
this sounds really interesting, what would you use it for?


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How much bleach will kill a plant?
How much bleach will kill a plant.
Highly diluted amounts of bleach can actually be helpful to plants.
This fact may surprise you, but 1/4 tsp.
bleach poured into a quart-size vase full of water can actually help to keep cut flowers alive longer..
Can bleach kill tree?
If bleaching a tree stump can kill it, then killing tree roots with bleach will work as well. Simply expose the roots you want gone by cutting into them. … With a paintbrush, paint bleach onto the roots where you have cut into them or fill the holes. If the root doesn't die, then repeat this process.
Does bleach kill earthworms?
Also question is, does bleach kill earthworms? If you're going to fish the same day you're grabbing worms out of the yard – you can use a mild solution of diluted bleach – they'll pop right out of their tiny little holes. However, you must rinse them off or they will die quickly.
What will kill plants quickly?
Both salt and vinegar effectively kill off plants. Salt dehydrates plants when water is added, causing them to die. Vinegar, when mixed with water, can be sprayed onto plants and around the soil to soak into the roots.
Does bleach break down in soil?
Chlorine bleach is caustic and can cause great damage to plants and soil.
What does bleach do to dirt?
First, bleach is a disinfectant, not a cleaner. Bleach does a fantastic job of killing germs; it removes tough stains and whitens clothing. Bleach doesn't really clean dirt and residue from surfaces. … If there was a stain on a sink, the bleach may not remove it but it would kill any germs on the surface.
Does detergent neutralize bleach?
I had heard that bleach should be used before adding detergent because detergent neutralizes the actions of bleach, but the Clorox instructions direct users to add at the same time. … Our standard directions are to add bleach WITH the detergent as the wash water is filling and BEFORE the clothes are added.
Can I use bleach for root rot?
The fungal disease root rot is a constant plague for hydroponic plants. … Gardeners can remove rotting plant debris and fungi from growing tanks by using a diluted bleach solution without causing permanent damage to the plants.
Will bleach water kill my grass?
Undiluted bleach can zap weeds growing through the cracks in your walkway or driveway. Spray undiluted bleach on the weeds and let stand. … Bleach will kill grass, flowers, and other vegetation as well, so take care where you aim!


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A Child's Book of Values
Estsve Pujol i Pons
Number of pages: 112
A Child's Book of Values is a collection of stories from different cultures around the world,each story illustrating a different virtue.
"Fairy tales, fables, parables, examples, stories, epigrams, epic poems, ballads—all havetransmitted the science of life from generation to generation since the remotest times.They not only educate the individual but mold the thoughts of a people."
The twenty-six stories come from many cultures, but as the case with most good liter-ature, they are universal. With engaging full-color illustrations and clever design elements,this is a book to pick up and read to little ones and to give to middle schoolers to readthemselves. School libraries will find this a wonderful addition to their collection.
Among the stories readers will find:
- George Washington and the Cherry Tree(Story from the U.S.A.): Honesty
- The Elves and the Shoemaker(Brothers Grimm): Justice
- In the Sand and on the Rock(Arab Folk Tale): Peace
- The Emperor's New Clothes (Hans Christian Andersen): Sincerity
- Now We Will See What Time Brings Us(Chinese Folk Tale): Hope
- The Clever Girl (Polish Folk Tale): Creativity


Friday, November 22, 2019
1:30 – 4:30 pm.
Crisis Communications: Maintaining the Narrative in the Digital Age
Captain Chris Hsiung, Mountain View Police Department
When a crisis strikes, your association and/or agency has seconds to get ahead of the news cycle. You are up against journalists, bystanders, and passers-by who can and will try and beat you to the narrative of a critical incident. How do you, as an association/agency, stay ahead of the game? By successfully navigating your association's and agency's narrative in the digital age, you can ensure that you are prepared to know what to expect when your association/agency faces potentially catastrophic predicaments. Learn how the evolution of social media has changed the way we communicate in times of crisis, and understand how your association and agency can have a multifaceted, successful approach by understanding the nuances of how social media platforms play into your messaging strategy. Learn how the evolution of social media has changed the way in which we must communicate in times of crisis. See how you can use social media to reclaim and maintain control of your story when your community needs to hear from you most.
Saturday, November 23, 2019
1:30 – 4:30 pm.
Keeping Super Heroes Super
Dr. Kimberly A. Miller
Public safety professionals are passionate about serving others; however, this calling can take its toll. High stress, low sleep, dealing with the worst of society and witnessing human tragedy reduces employees' mental/physical health. This class will explore the differences between stress, burnout and compassion fatigue and describe how to address each one, discuss why we all struggle to have balance in our lives and engage in regular self-care, detail what our "early warning systems" are, and describe specific strategies, tools and interventions that can be used by both individuals and organizations to foster healthy coping, balance and a positive mindset in employees.
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Epidemiology: Family Involvement And Parenting Skills Assignment help
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related events and conditions in populations. While epidemiology primarily focuses on the occurrence and spread of diseases, it can also be applied to understand the impact of various factors on health outcomes, including family involvement and parenting skills. Here are some key points related to this topic:
- Family Involvement and Health Outcomes:
- Epidemiological studies have shown that family involvement plays a significant role in shaping health outcomes, particularly in children.
- Positive family involvement, such as supportive and nurturing relationships, has been associated with better physical and mental health outcomes in children.
- On the other hand, negative family dynamics, such as family conflict, abuse, or neglect, can have adverse effects on children's health and well-being.
- Parenting Skills and Child Health:
- Parenting skills encompass a range of behaviors, strategies, and attitudes that parents employ in raising and caring for their children.
- Epidemiological research has demonstrated that effective parenting skills are associated with positive child health outcomes, including better physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development.
- Parenting styles characterized by warmth, responsiveness, consistent discipline, and appropriate limit-setting tend to be associated with better child health and well-being.
- Impact on Child Behavior and Risk Factors:
- Family involvement and parenting skills can influence child behavior and the development of risk factors for various health conditions.
- Positive family involvement and effective parenting can promote behaviors such as healthy eating, physical activity, and good hygiene practices.
- Conversely, negative family dynamics and ineffective parenting may contribute to the development of risk behaviors, such as substance abuse, unhealthy eating habits, and sedentary lifestyles.
- Intergenerational Effects:
- The impact of family involvement and parenting skills extends beyond immediate health outcomes and can have intergenerational effects.
- Positive parenting practices and family involvement in one generation can promote positive health outcomes and parenting skills in the next generation.
- Adverse family environments and poor parenting skills can perpetuate negative health outcomes and risk behaviors across generations.
Epidemiological studies on family involvement and parenting skills often utilize various research designs, including longitudinal studies, cohort studies, and population-based surveys. These studies can help identify the associations between family dynamics, parenting practices, and health outcomes, while controlling for potential confounding factors.
Understanding the role of family involvement and parenting skills in health outcomes can inform public health interventions and programs aimed at promoting positive family environments, enhancing parenting skills, and improving child health and well-being. Such interventions may involve parent education programs, support services, and policies that create supportive environments for families.


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Converts the value of the current DateTime object to its equivalent short time string representation.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The value of the current DateTime object is formatted using the pattern defined by the DateTimeFormatInfo.ShortTimePattern property associated with the current thread culture. The return value is identical to the value returned by specifying the "t" standard DateTime format string with the ToString(String) method.
The string returned by the method is culture-sensitive. It reflects the pattern defined by the current culture's DateTimeFormatInfo object. For example, for the en-US culture, the standard short time pattern is "h:mm tt"; for the de-DE culture, it is "HH:mm"; for the ja-JP culture, it is "H:mm". The specific format string on a particular computer can also be customized so that it differs from the standard short time format string.
For more information about the current thread culture, see the CurrentCulture property. For more information about format characters, format patterns, and the output they produce, see the Formatting Types in the.NET Framework topic. For more information about changing the format pattern associated with a format character, see the DateTimeFormatInfo class.


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Montes de Malaga Natural Park
 North of Malaga city, the Montes de Malaga © Michelle Chaplow
Barely a few kilometres north of Malaga city, the Montes de Malaga Natural Park
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Montes de Malaga Natural Park
Barely a few kilometres north of Malaga city, the Montes de Malaga Natural Park is a region of dense pine forest. It covers a gently rolling area of 4,996ha crossed by small valleys and water courses, fast flowing in winter, and waterfalls. Due to its proximity to Malaga, it is a popular weekend destination for malagueños.
The park is dominated by Aleppo pines, which were planted in the Río Guadalmedina river basin by Malaga city council in a concerted reforestation campaign, from 1930 until 1950, in an attempt to prevent the disastrous flash floods that had plagued Malaga for centuries.
Deforestation of the original Mediterranean woodland began in the 15th century when the Catholic Monarchs took possession of Malaga and divided up the land. The new owners cut down the native trees and replaced them mainly with olive trees and grapevines. Major deforestation signalled the beginning of a succession of catastrophic floods in Malaga, the first recorded one being in 1544, and these continued until the early 20th century. With the creation of the Agujero reservoir and the series of reforestation programmes in the 1930s, there was considerably less flooding.
Until the phylloxera epidemic ravaged the area in the late 19th-century, viticulture was the main economic activity and the legacy of this can be seen today, in the lagar houses dotting the Montes de Malaga. A lagar was a house with its principal section dedicated to wine production. You can visit a former lagar, now converted into a museum: the Ecomuseo Lagar de Torrijos.
The park is rich in flora and fauna, with species of 400 plants, 90 birds, 27 mammals, 19 reptiles and eight amphibians being recorded here.
Its hills range from 80m to just over 1,000m above sea level.
The park is located in the river basin of the Río Guadalmedina, which flows to the west of the park. Tributaries of the Guadalmedina feed into it, running southwest, like the Arroyo de Don Ventura, the Cañada de Guijarrro and Arroyo de Humaina. In the northern part of the park are Arroyo de los Frailes, Arroyo de Chopares and Arroyo de las Vacas.
The main entrance is at Fuente de la Reina, near the Parque de Torrijos, off the A345. This road leaves the north east of Malaga city and climbs steeply up the mountain with some hairpin bends. It then follows the eastern border of the park.
Alternately take the N331 Motorway north from Malaga in the direction of Antequera. This motorway follows the Guadalmedina Valley which forms the west border of the park. There is no access however from this side. At Casabermeja take the A355 east in the direction of Colmenar where you can take the A345 south along the eastern border of the park where there are a number of entrances.
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C语言程序设计解决Pipe Fitters的算法问题的正确思路怎么实现
Problem Description
Filters, or programs that pass processed'' data through in some changed form, are an important class of programs in the UNIX operating system. A pipe is an operating system concept that permits data toflow'' between processes (and allows filters to be chained together easily.)
This problem involves maximizing the number of pipes that can be fit into a storage container (but it's a pipe fitting problem, not a bin packing problem).
A company manufactures pipes of uniform diameter. All pipes are stored in rectangular storage containers, but the containers come in several different sizes. Pipes are stored in rows within a container so that there is no space between pipes in any row (there may be some space at the end of a row), i.e., all pipes in a row are tangent, or touch. Within a rectangular cross-section, pipes are stored in either a grid pattern or a skew pattern as shown below: the two left-most cross-sections are in a grid pattern, the two right-most cross-sections are in a skew pattern.
Note that although it may not be apparent from the diagram, there is no space between adjacent pipes in any row. The pipes in any row are tangent to (touch) the pipes in the row below (or rest on the bottom of the container). When pipes are packed into a container, there may be ''left-over'' space in which a pipe cannot be packed. Such left-over space is packed with padding so that the pipes cannot settle during shipping.
Input
The input is a sequence of cross-section dimensions of storage containers. Each cross-section is given as two real values on one line separated by white space. The dimensions are expressed in units of pipe diameters. All dimensions will be less than 2^7. Note that a cross section with dimensions a*b can also be viewed as a cross section with dimensions b*a.
Output
For each cross-section in the input, your program should print the maximum number of pipes that can be packed into that cross section. The number of pipes is an integer -- no fractional pipes can be packed. The maximum number is followed by the word grid'' if a grid pattern results in the maximal number of pipes or the wordskew'' if a skew pattern results in the maximal number of pipes. If the pattern doesn't matter, that is the same number of pipes can be packed with either a grid or skew pattern, then the word ''grid'' should be printed.
Sample Input
3 3
2.9 10
2.9 10.5
11 11
Sample Output
9 grid
29 skew
30 skew
126 skew
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The London Planetree grows in acidic, alkaline, drought tolerant, loamy, moist, sandy, well drained, wet, wide range, clay soils.
The London Planetree is a widely planted street tree, and for good reason. Its attributes were discovered in London where the new hybrid first appeared around 1645. It was found to thrive in the sooty air and provide wonderful shade. Its ability to withstand air pollution, drought and other adversities assures its popularity as an urban tree. Its strong limbs also help make it a good choice where site conditions allow for its large size.
Red-brown scales flake to show cream-colored inner bark. Large distinctive leaves with lighter undersides. Fast growing, resistant to anthracnose. Prefers moist, well-drained soil and full sun to light shade. Grows to 75' to 100', 80' spread. (zones 5-9)
The pendant seed balls are used by purple finches, goldfinches and squirrels.
The scientific name for this tree comes from the Greek platys, which means "ample" or "broad," and can be applied to either its individual leaves or its spreading crown. Acerifolia clearly refers to the leaves which are maple-like in appearance. The London Planetree is believed to have resulted in a cross between the Oriental Planetree from Asia - southeastern Europe and our American Sycamore.
Moist well-drained soil is best for this tree.
The leaves resemble some Maples, but are alternate on the stem whereas Maples are opposite. They are large, about 6 to 7 inches long and up to 10 inches wide. Sparingly toothed along the edges.
The flower is deep red and is not noteworthy in appearance.
Flowers bloom in April..
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In the eighteenth-century it was believed that drinking and bathing in mineral water could cure many ailments. Buxton's thermal waters were known to the Romans. They built baths at Buxton, then known as Aquae Arnemetiae, a name meaning the springs at the sacred grove of the goddess Arnemetiae (a Celtic Goddess).
When the baths in the Crescent, the centrepiece of Georgian Buxton comprising two hotels, lodging houses, thermal baths and an assembly room, were renovated in 1975 builders found 232 Roman coins, 3 bronze bracelets and a wire clasp. These suggests that offerings were made here by the Romans to the Goddess Arnemetiae. These objects are now on display at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery.
Coins date from the time of Marcus Aurelias, Antoninus Pius, Sabina (Hadrian's wife).


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The reemergence of the two party system in America during the early to mid-1800s was due greatly to the battles for states' rights and the economic issues of the time. These two topics were closely associated with each other and they helped contributed to the political struggle between the Democrats and the Whigs. The political divisions had occurred one part due to Jackson's veto of the re-chartering of the Bank of the United States, the Tariff of Abominations, and the disastrous effects the Panic of 1837 had on the economy. Jackson's veto of the Maysville Road Bill and South Carolina's nullification of the Tariff of Abominations had an enormous effect on the separations of political support as they pertained to states' rights. These…show more content…
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The Impact of Food Away From Home on Adult Diet Quality
by Jessica Todd
, Lisa Mancino
, and Biing-Hwan Lin
Economic Research Report No. (ERR-90) 24 pp, February 2010
Food away from home (FAFH) has been associated with poor diet quality in many studies. It is difficult, however, to measure the effect of FAFH on diet quality since many unobserved factors, such as food preferences and time constraints, influence not just our choice of where to eat but also the nutritional quality of what we eat. Using data from 1994-96 and 2003-04, this study applies fixed-effects estimation to control for such unobservable influences and finds that, for the average adult, FAFH increases daily caloric intake and reduces diet quality. The effects vary depending on which meals are consumed away from home. On average, breakfast away from home decreases the number of servings of whole grains and dairy consumed per 1,000 calories and increases the percent of calories from saturated and solid fat, alcohol, and added sugar (SoFAAS) in a day. Dinner away from home reduces the number of servings of vegetables consumed per 1,000 calories for the average adult. Breakfast and lunch away from home increase calories from saturated fat and SoFAAS on average more among dieters than among nondieters. Some of the overall negative dietary effects decreased between 1994-96 and 2003-04, including those on whole grain, sodium, and vegetable consumption.
Keywords: Food away from home (FAFH), diet quality, 2005 Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2005), fixed-effects, first-difference, Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII), National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
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15 million LEGO components are made every year. Have you ever wondered how they are made? Business Week takes a look at the production process of how classic LEGO bricks are produced. LEGO has been named Toy of the Century twice and their popularity has been cemented ever since they were introduced back in 1958. Check out how they start from granulated acrylitrile butadine styrene, a type of shiny plastic and finished off as minted bricks. The production of LEGO bricks are extremely accurate where only 18 out of 1 million LEGO elements are considered defective.
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feast ones eyes
any rich or abundant meal: The steak dinner was a feast.
a sumptuous entertainment or meal for many guests: a wedding feast.
something highly agreeable: The Rembrandt exhibition was a feast for the eyes.
a periodical celebration or time of celebration, usually of a religious nature, commemorating an event, person, etc.: Every year, in September, the townspeople have a feast in honor of their patron saint.
verb (used without object)
to have or partake of a feast; eat sumptuously.
to dwell with gratification or delight, as on a picture or view.
verb (used with object)
to provide or entertain with a feast.
feast one's eyes, to gaze with great joy, admiration, or relish: to feast one's eyes on the Grand Canyon.
1150–1200; Middle English feste < Old French < Latin fēsta, neuter plural (taken as feminine singular noun) of fēstus festal, festive, equivalent to fēs- (akin to fair2) + -tus adj. suffix
feaster, noun
feastless, adjective
outfeast, verb (used with object)
overfeast, verb
prefeast, noun
unfeasted, adjective
2. Feast, banquet imply large social events, with an abundance of food. A feast is a meal with a plenteous supply of food and drink for a large company: to provide a feast for all company employees. A banquet is an elaborate feast for a formal and ceremonious occasion: the main speaker at a banquet.
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feast (fiːst)
1. a large and sumptuous meal, usually given as an entertainment for several people
2. a periodic religious celebration
3. something extremely pleasing or sumptuous: a feast for the eyes
4. movable feast a festival or other event of variable date
vb (foll by on)
5. (intr)
 a. to eat a feast
 b. (usually foll by on) to enjoy the eating (of), as if feasting: to feast on cakes
6. (tr) to give a feast to
7. to take great delight (in): to feast on beautiful paintings
8. (tr) to regale or delight: to feast one's mind or one's eyes
[C13: from Old French feste, from Latin festa, neuter plural (later assumed to be feminine singular) of festus joyful; related to Latin fānum temple, fēriae festivals]
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c.1200, from O.Fr. feste "festival, feast," from V.L. *festa (fem. sing.), from L. festa "holidays, feasts," from neut. pl. of festus "festive, joyful, merry," related to feriæ "holiday" and fanum "temple." The spelling -eawas used in M.E. to represent the sound we mis-call "long e." The verb
first attested c.1300. Related: Feasted; feasting.
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Subsidy vs. Installment Models-Economic Impacts
The key difference between wireless subsidized and financing/installment models is that a sizable portion of the phone price is carried by the carrier in the subsidized model. In the installment model, the full price is split monthly in equal installments over the full period of the plan with no subsidization. With the installment plan model, the wireless courier makes a marginally higher incremental margin. In both Canada and the United States, major wireless carriers no longer offer subsidized contracts. In addition, the cost of wireless phones is rising, resulting in a decline in subscriber growth. Below, we discuss this topic in more detail.
- A wireless subsidized model or contract bears a sizable portion of the cost of the phone paid by the carrier up front. The result is a smaller contract price for the consumer.
- To protect the initial cost of acquisition (COA) by the courier, the consumer must sign a contract for a period of months. This is typically 24 months in both Canada and the United States.
- The subsidized price is recovered over the length of the contract.
- In the installment model, the full retail price (FRP) is shown up front to the consumer.
- The FRP price is divided over the term of the plan into monthly repayments. Most plans are 24 months.
- In Canada, the installment plan can include a payment up front. If there is payment up front, it will reduce monthly repayments.
- Interest is not charged over the repayment period of the wireless phone.
- The phone belongs to the consumer at the end of the plan.
Model Cost Comparison
- When comparing the purchase of a wireless device of around $600 in value between a subsidy and outright payment contract model, the following applies:
- The following items are charged for in the subsidized model, a monthly service charge, activation and retention ETF/EU waiver.
- Total monthly cost of the $600 phone is $46.33.
- The following items are charged for in the outright payment model, a monthly service charge, activation, retention and the outright cost of the wireless phone.
- The total monthly cost of the phone on the installment plan is $69.99.
- From this exercise completed by NPI, the cost of an outright payment contract model is more expensive than a subsidized contract model. This is primarily because a subsidized phone contract has a reduced cost on the phone model bought.
- The idea of a subsidized model is about retention, keeping the consumer in the carriers stable for as long as possible, increasing your profit per client over time.
- In an installment model, there is a general incremental profit over subsidized contracts.
- Wireless carriers raise the finance for the phones through bank loans and public security.
- Because the cost of an ever-improving wireless phone is increasing constantly, the risks to profit margins are high for the carriers and have dropped the subsidized model.
- All the leading carriers in Canada and the United States only offer the installment model now. AT&T stopped using the subsidized contract model in 2016.
- The 24-months installment contract is the normal contract length, but longer installment contracts are now being explored by carrier companies. This will keep the consumer locked in for longer with increased profit margins.
- According to Verizon, their previous consumer subscribers are not replacing their phones. This indicates both the subscriber and profit margins are down.
- An article by the New York Intelligencer supports Verizon's findings and that a smartphone plateau has been reached. United States wireless sales are in a decline across the board. This is expected to continue into 2022.


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Peacocks
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Peacocks
By Mia Krugman Tessler
Peacock Body
Parts
Head, Train (Tail), Eyes,
Legs, Feet, Beak, Neck. They
are mostly green and blue.
Their life span is 20 years.
Their train or tail is used for
mating.
Peacock Food
Cat Food, Cheese, Cooked
Rice, Bread, Celery, Flower
pedals, turkey pellets, Black
Sunflower Seeds
(Unshelled), Vegetables,
Fruit. Fun Fact: Peacocks will
probably eat everything you
give them if they are the
right foods. Flower pedals,
Grains, Ants, Millipedes,
Grass.
Peacock Habitat
A lot of space, must have tall
trees, keep clean, Forest,
Rain forest, (for domestic
peacocks):must be kept In a
cage when the babies are
first brought home. They live
near Asia, they live near the
southern hemisphere. They
live in India, Pakistan,
Western china, Bangladesh,
Sri Lanka, Africa, and
Australia.
Peacock
Predators
Their main predators are:
Tigers, Leopards, and
Mongoose. When they sense
danger they fly and hide in
trees. They spend nights in
trees for the same reason.
Peacock Eggs
They hatch after 28 days.
They are borne with perfect
wings. They lay 4-6 eggs
Peacock Young
Baby peacocks are called
peachicks. In a couple of
days they can fly. A one day
old peachick can walk, Eat,
and drink without
assistance. They are brown
on their little heads.
Other Facts
About Peacocks
Their real name is peafowl
not peacock. Their scientific
name is Pavo Cristatus. They
are birds that can fly. A lot of
them live in India. You can
have them as a pet. Their
family name is phasianidae.
Their life span is 12-20
years. Male peafowls tails
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They can grow to be 5 feet
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There is no scientific evidence to suggest that any animal holds grudges, as emotions such as resentment and revenge are generally considered to be human traits. However, some animals have been observed exhibiting behavior that could be interpreted as holding a grudge, such as elephants seeming to remember past injustices committed against them. But it's important to note that these behaviors are often not malicious in nature and may stem from survival instincts or other reasons not related to holding grudges.
What animals have the ability to remember past events?
Many animals have the ability to remember past events, including primates, dolphins, elephants, dogs, and birds.
Do animals hold any form of resentment towards others?
As far as scientific studies go, there is no conclusive evidence that indicates animals hold grudges or experience resentment towards others. However, some researchers suggest that certain animals may remember past negative experiences with particular individuals or other animals and modify their behavior accordingly. Nonetheless, it is important to remember that the cognitive processes of humans and animals are different which makes it difficult to accurately determine whether they feel resentful or not.
How long can an animal hold onto a negative experience or emotion?
It is difficult to measure how long an animal can hold onto a negative experience or emotion as it varies among species, individuals and their life experiences. However, some scientific studies suggest that animals can remember traumatic experiences for a long time and may exhibit behavioral changes because of it. For example, elephants have been observed mourning their dead for years after they pass away. Likewise, dogs who have had traumatic experiences such as abuse may exhibit fearful or aggressive behavior towards certain situations or people long after the incident occurred.
What factors influence an animal's ability to hold a grudge?
There is currently limited scientific research on whether animals are capable of holding grudges or not. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that animals may hold grudges, especially those with high cognitive ability like elephants, dolphins, and primates. Factors that could potentially influence an animal's ability to hold a grudge may include their past experiences with the individual or situation they feel wronged by, their social and emotional intelligence level, as well as their capacity for long-term memory and recognition of individuals. Nonetheless, this subject requires more research to determine if animals genuinely possess the capability to hold grudges.