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Israel has supplied advanced electronic warfare systems to the Turkish Air Force, marking the first exchange of military equipment with Turkey since relations between the two countries deteriorated in the wake of the Israeli Navy raid on the Mavi Marmara ferry in May 2010.
The deal was reported on Sunday in the Turkish newspaper Zaman and confirmed today by a senior Israeli defense source. The source stressed that the deal was finally approved due to American pressure as well as Israeli attempts to improve relations with Turkey, recognizing the tension between Turkey and Iran over the Syrian civil war.
The electronic warfare systems, which will significantly upgrade the capabilities of the Turkish Air Force early-warning planes, are made by ELTA, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries and were ordered for the Turkish aircraft by Boeing, the American aircraft manufacturer.
In 2002, Boeing won a contract to supply Turkey with four new Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, which are Boeing 737 airliners modified to carry large radar and other military electronic systems. As part of the deal, Boeing ordered electronic warfare systems from ELTA for the Turkish aircraft as part of a $200 million deal. The planes were supplied to Turkey by Boeing three years ago and entered operational service.
The Israeli systems were supposed to upgrade the planes in 2011 but following the rapid deterioration in relations between the two countries following the flotilla incident, in which nine Turkish activists were killed, ambassadors were recalled and there were concerns about the close ties between Turkey, Hamas and Iran, the Defense Ministry decided to curtail all arms deals with Turkey.
The decision lead to the cancellation of a joint ELTA-Elbit project to develop aerial reconnaissance pods for Turkish F-16 fighter-jets and a freeze in the supply of the electronic warfare systems for the Boeing AWACS.
In the past Israel has been a major supplier of weapon systems to Turkey, including the upgrade of M-60 main battle tanks and the supply of ten IAI Heron unmanned aerial vehicles.
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7 Foods You Should Never Eat When You're Sick
The truth is when you are battling the flu or a stomach bug, food is definitely not the first thing on your mind. Here are 9 foods and drink you should avoid when you are sick:
1. Sugary foods
Avoid sugar like the plague if you have the plague (or any other illness.) According to Dr. Arthur,eating refined sugar can suppress your white blood cells' ability to fight off bacteria.
Your immune system becomes weaker after snacking on cookies, candy, or sugary cereal for hours. The result is that the immune system is less efficient at fighting off the germs that are making you sick.
"Sugar tends to pull fluid out of the GI tract, which can lead to loose, watery stools and diarrhea," Dr. Arthur says.
2. Soft drinks
In general, you shouldn't drink soda, but especially when you're sick. Just like coffee, caffeinated sodas are dehydrating. They alsoconsist of sugar that suppresses your immune system and messes with your GI tract.
Dr. Arthur advises that if water is not appealing, you should try a lower-sugar drink with rehydrating electrolyte, just like a sports drink or coconut water.
Diet soda is off-limits, too. Dr. Arthur says that a lot of artificial sweeteners are large molecules, which cannot be broken down and digested well, which causes bloating, cramping, and even diarrhea.
3. Crunchy foods
If you're coughing or have a sore throat, crunchy stuff shouldn't be eaten. As per Dr. Bhatia, the abrasive texture of snacks like potato chips, granola, or even crispy toast will feel like sandpaper on your raw throat.
The truth is that the more you irritate your throat, the longer it will take to heal, too. So you can end up prolonging your misery.
4. Fried foods
These foods are especially bad when you have a stomach bug. Dr. Bhatia says: "Fatty foods take longer to move through the digestive system, which can make nausea worse and trigger acid reflux."
They can make diarrhea worse, because they also cause muscle spasms in your intestinal tract.
5. Dairy
Milk should be avoided when you have congestion of any kind. Maybe you have heard that you should not drink milk when you are sick because it makes you produce more mucus or phlegm.
According to Dr. Arthur, there is no clear evidence that reducing milk will reduce mucus. But, many people find that dairy makes their phlegm thicker and more unpleasant. In case it bothers you, you should go ahead and cut it out until you are feeling better.
6. Spicy food
You've probably heard that spicy foods help clear your sinuses. Well, hold on! Capsaicin is a compound in chili peppers and hot sauce that can irritate your nasal passages and make your nose run.
But, on the other hand, when you are stuffed up, it might break up your mucus so you are temporarily less congested.
7. Alcohol
Skip alcohol when you have any illness of any kind, especially a stomach bug. Alcohol, like so many other items, is a diuretic that can worsen illness-related dehydration, Dr. Arthur says.
Dr. Arthur says that alcohol can be the reason for watery stool or diarrhea.
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In some cases, it can cost a youth and families more to go through the juvenile court system than to cover the cost of attendance at the University of Michigan School of Law or Michigan State University.
This report is the product of the National Juvenile Defender Center's year-long assessment of Michigan's juvenile court system. The authors discuss the accessibility and quality of representation, the juvenile court system's lack of funding and oversight from the state, and the ways youth experience injustice based on economic disparities. The report concludes by outlining the steps Michigan is taking to improve its juvenile justice system and recommendations for additional reform.
You can read the full text of the report here.
- Requiring youth and families to pay for constitutionally-required defense creates barriers to representation and may discourage the appointment of counsel, or result in the termination of counsel prematurely or the creation of conflicts of interests for attorneys.
- Courts may add late fees, garnish wages, or impose bench warrants, tax intercepts, and collection from government benefits to compel payment. Once assessed, debt collection continues indefinitely, burdening youth and families unless the court takes action to provide relief.
- The juvenile delinquency courts that track income information on youth involved in the juvenile justice system reported that 60 percent of those youth and families were on public assistance or made less than $20,000. Another 20 percent of youth and families had an income level of less than $30,000.
- Even when bail conditions are met, bail payments may not be returned to the parent or guardian, but instead may be applied to reimbursement costs or other court fines and fees.
- Ensure that cash bail does not prevent youth from gaining pretrial release.
- Eliminate or substantially reduce juvenile court fines and fees.
- Ensure adequate funding to support an effective system of juvenile defense services.
- Eliminate reimbursement fees that youth and families pay for representation.

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A number of protocols for working with Indigenous communities and Indigenous culture and heritage have been developed. The protocols provide a best practice model for artists.
It is important to be aware that Indigenous protocols cannot answer all the questions you may be faced with, as every Indigenous community, organisation and individual is different. However, Indigenous protocols are an excellent resource as they provide:
- a starting point for solving problems,
- a set of guidelines and principles to help you think about a project or the nature of collaboration,
- questions to ask the Indigenous participants, and
- legal and non-legal issues to be considered.
There are a number of different types of Indigenous protocols:
- Protocols for artists and those working with them
- Protocols for arts dealers
- Protocols and information for consumers
- Protocols for cultural institutions
- Protocols for the media
- Protocols for language projects
The Australia Council for the Arts published a set of Indigenous protocol guides in 2002, written by Indigenous lawyers Robynne Quiggin and Terri Janke. Those protocols provide information and advice on respecting Indigenous culture and heritage.
There are five sets of protocols specific to the following Indigenous art forms:
Arts Tasmania - Respecting Cultures, Working with the Tasmanian Aboriginal Community and Aboriginal Artists
This publication provides a specific Tasmanian perspective as a companion text for the Australia Council's protocols. Respecting Cultures promotes greater awareness of the protocols needed to ensure that Aboriginal artists are acknowledged and their intellectual property and culture is respected and protected.
National Association for the Visual Arts – Valuing Art, Respecting Culture: Protocols for Working With the Australian Indigenous Visual Arts and Craft Sector
This document sets out protocols both to guide non-Indigenous people in their relationships with Indigenous artists and communities, and assist Indigenous artists to define their rights.
The IAACCC is a voluntary code to regulate the conduct of participants in the Indigenous art industry. Its main aims are to ensure fair and ethical trade with artists, transparency with the promotion and sale of artwork as well as a fair and equitable dispute resolution system for disputes arising under the code. The Indigenous Art Code Limited, a public company, was founded to administer the IAACCC.
The City of Melbourne has developed a code of practice for galleries and retailers of Indigenous art. The code is a guide outlining ethical and appropriate ways to display and sell authentic Indigenous art and work with Indigenous artists.
National Indigenous Consumer Strategy - Taking Action, Gaining Trust: National Indigenous Consumer Strategy – Action Plan 2010-2013
The National Indigenous Consumer Strategy (NICS) was developed by the Standing Committee of Officials of Consumer Affairs (SCOCA), who represents all the Commonwealth, State and Territory government consumer protection agencies. The NCIS aims at improving the consumer outcomes of Indigenous Australians by encouraging consumer protection agencies to share information and education materials, collaborating in the enforcement of consumer rights and laws, and co-ordinating research, policy development and consumer education initiatives. The NCIS was originally created in 2005 as a three year strategy. However an updated action plan for 2010-2013 has recently been developed.
Australian Government, Department of Environment and Heritage – Welcome to Country: Respecting Indigenous Culture for Travellers in Australia
This information brochure is aimed at providing travellers in Australia with some key protocols to follow in order to ensure respect for Indigenous culture. It is framed around three main principles:
- Relationship – Recognise Indigenous people's relationship and connection to the land.
- Responsibility – Acknowledge the ongoing responsibility Indigenous people have to their country, and recognise your own responsibility to travel thoughtfully.
- Respect – Respect Aboriginal beliefs associated with country and culture. As a visitor, respect the wishes of your hosts and and restrictions that you have been asked to observe.
These resource guidelines are aimed at assisting cultural institutions in developing links with the broader community. They are intended to be used to support non-Indigenous cultural heritage workers in small museums throughout Australia who wish to work with culturally diverse communities, including Indigenous communities.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library and Information Resources Network (ATSILIRN) – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols for Libraries, Archives and Information Services
The ATSILIRN Protocols are intended to guide libraries, archives and information services in appropriate ways to interact with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the communities which the organisations serve, and to handle materials with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content.
They are a guide to good practice which will need to be interpreted and applied in the context of each organisation's mission, collections and client community.
Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA) - Cultural Institutions, Law and Indigenous Knowledge: A Legal Primer on the Management of Australian Indigenous Collections
This document examines some of the legal issues which arise for cultural institutions and other bodies in the acquisition, use and reproduction of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural material. The term 'cultural material' is used broadly to refer to collection items that reproduce, record or depict Indigenous people, cultures, knowledge and experiences; in some cases, this is highly sensitive of restricted information. It includes artistic outputs and archival research material.
Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) - Guide for Ethical Research in Indigenous Studies
The AIATSIS guidelines provide recommendations and suggestions for achieving the best standards of ethical research in Indigenous studies. The document is laid out with a series of principles, which are accompanied by a brief definition and some practical applications.
Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) - Connections: Indigenous Cultures and the Australian National Maritime Museum
The ANMM's Indigenous protocols provide guidance on Indigenous issues that can impact on museum programs and procedures. It aims to help the ANMM and other institutions interpret Indigenous cultures authentically and respectfully.
Museums Australia – Continuing Cultures, Ongoing Responsibilities: principles and guidelines for Australian Museums working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage.
The Continuing Cultures, Ongoing Responsibilities document is intended to guide museums and galleries in framing their own procedures for dealing with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the management of their cultural heritage.
The Collections Australia guide provides a practical tool for land developers, land users and managers, cultural heritage professionals and many others who may have an impact on Indigenous heritage. This title – 'Ask First' is intended to highlight the guides focus on consultation and negotiation with Indigenous stakeholders as being key to addressing heritage issues.
Screen Australia (Terri Janke) – Pathways and Protocols: A filmmaker's guide to working with Indigenous people, culture and concepts
Screen Australia's guide provides comprehensive information for all filmmakers working with Indigenous content and communities, providing advice about the ethical and legal issues involved when transferring Indigenous cultural material to the screen. The guide includes information on documentary and drama productions, including short dramas, feature films and television drama. Drawing upon real case studies as practical examples, the guide assists and encourages recognition and respect for the images, knowledge and stories of Indigenous people.
This protocol is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and their consultants working together to produce language materials, for example linguists, schools and ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) specialists. The FATSIL guide covers protocols for producing language materials at a local level, rather than through one of the major publishing houses.
The aim of this protocol is to encourage positive working relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and their consultants. Any language materials produced should recognise the cultural and intellectual property rights of the language community. The FATSIL protocol accompanies, and should be read in conjunction with, the model language agreement prepared by the Arts Law Centre of Australia


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Uganda boasts a number of wetlands that have been listed as Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar convention. All these sites are recognized by BirdLife International as Important Bird Areas as well as providing a vital habitat for other threatened plants and animals.
Two of these wetlands are found within Uganda's national parks:
Lake Mburo-Nakivali Wetland System, Lake Mburo National Park
This unique habitat lies at the convergence of two biological zones, giving it very high biodiversity. It supports globally threatened species of birds such as the Papyrus Yellow Warbler and Shoebill, and two of the endangered cichlid fish species which have become extinct in the main lakes. It is the only area in Uganda in which the impala is found.
Murchison Falls-Albert Delta Wetland System, Murchison Falls National Park
The site stretches from the top of Murchison Falls to the delta at its confluence with Lake Albert. The delta forms a shallow area that is important for water birds, especially the shoebill, pelicans, darters and various heron species. It is also an important spawning and breeding ground for Lake Albert fisheries, containing indigenous fish species, and it forms a feeding and watering refuge for wildlife during dry seasons.
Other Ramsar sites:
- Lake Bisina Wetland System
- Lake Nakuwa Wetland System
- Lake Opeta Wetland System
Lake Victoria Region:
- Sango Bay-Musambwa Island-Kagera Wetland System (SAMUKA)
- Nabajjuzi Wetland System
- Lutembe Bay Wetland System
- Mabamba Bay Wetland System
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What is DCDC?
DCDC stands for Dunlap Community Development Corporation. It was formed in 1991 as a 501(c)(6) organization with the purpose of enhancing the economic environment of Dunlap and improving the quality of life for its citizens. DCDC also works with local government and other institutions in DUnlap to support the development of the Dunlap community in order to sustain and expand business endeavors.
How does DCDC accomplish this?
By being actively involved in the development of Dunlap's current and historical aspects through the use of four committees: Design, Economic Restructuring, Organization, and Promotion.


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R (Maughan) v Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire EWCA Civ 809:
Suicide, Unlawful Killing and the Standard of Proof
During the inquest into the death of Mr Maughan, an inmate at HMP Bullingdon, the coroner ruled that there was insufficient evidence upon which the jury could reach a short form conclusion of suicide. However, he posed three questions for the jury to answer as part of a narrative conclusion, applying the civil standard of proof, which in essence invited a finding of suicide.
On appeal in July last year the Divisional Court took the opportunity to reformulate the appropriate burden of proof for a finding of suicide. Undaunted by 35 years of apparently settled law, it considered the civil standard, not the criminal, should apply.
The Court of Appeal has now endorsed this view.
In doing so it overturned the decision in R v West London Coroner, ex parte Gray 1 QB 66, and distinguished the Court of Appeal's remarks in R v Wolverhampton Coroner, ex parte McCurbin 1 WLR 719 on the basis it was an unlawful killing case. Looking at the issue as one of principle it noted:
"The central point is then, in my view, that there seems a very real inconsistency in adopting a criminal standard of proof for a short-form conclusion but a civil standard of proof in a narrative conclusion. Where is the logic and sense in that hybrid approach? I cannot discern any. Moreover, not only would it create difficulties for juries in having differing standards of proof relating to various findings within its conclusions, depending on their nature, but also it could tend to create difficulties or confusion in terms of public perception of the outcome."
It considered the civil standard should apply to suicides for the following reasons –
- The "essence" of an inquest is investigative. It does not make findings of guilty or liability. Consequently, "The underpinning rationale for the need to have a criminal standard of proof in criminal proceedings simply has no obvious grip in inquest proceedings, given their nature." As it had earlier noted, the basis for a higher standard of proof in criminal proceedings, after all, "ultimately rest(s) on the serious consequences: potential loss of good character and, in particular, of liberty for the defendant, coupled with concern for the risk of condemning the innocent".
- Suicide is no longer a crime.
- Civil courts apply the civil standard "even when the proposed subject of proof may constitute a crime or suicide".
- Obligations under Article 2 – the proper investigation of a death – "strongly supports the application of the (lower) civil standard".
- Applying a civil standard to narrative conclusion of suicide "would cohere with the standard which is on any view applicable to other potential aspects of the narrative conclusion (for example, whether reasonable preventative measures should or could have been taken and so on)".
The Court of Appeal also provided useful obiter regarding the criminal standard for lawful killing. It observed
"there is a very powerful case for saying that the civil standard of proof should apply to all inquests in all respects: and in particular, for these purposes, that it should apply to cases of unlawful killing. Such an approach would reflect the essentially inquisitorial nature of an inquest; would reflect the importance of the need to investigate the circumstances of death where s.5(2) applies [i.e. Article 2]; would promote consistency of approach both with regard to the findings reached within each potential conclusion and with regard to all other conclusions available to an inquest; and would accord with the general approach to proof of criminality adopted in civil cases."
Nonetheless, the decision in McCurbin – overlooked by the Divisional Court – remained binding. It is a position which is not "devoid of supporting arguments". In particular, despite the fact an inquest is not supposed to assign blame, the term "unlawful killing" connotes a crime. The identity of the individuals responsible is likely to have been made clear in the inquest. It may be unfair to the individual concerned to have such a finding made to a lower standard than would apply in a criminal court.
The court ended its judgment by observing how unfortunate it was that the issue of the appropriate standard of proof was not properly articulated in the coroner's rules itself – surely a strong hint to the Ministry of Justice. Until such a review is undertaken, however, this judgment has at least provided certainty at last.


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IWitness Adds Activities and Clips in Three New Languages
IWitness is expanding its offerings for non-English speakers.
A trio of new activities have been published in three different languages: an Information Quest about Roman Kent (Polish), Homecoming: Hatred After the Genocide (Czech), and How Could it Happen? (Hungarian).
In the Roman Kent Information Quest, students watch testimony clips of Polish Holocaust survivor Roman Kent (in English with Polish subtitles) and construct word clouds representing the themes, emotions, people and places of his testimony.
The Czech activity includes testimony clips in which Czech survivors describe the hatred and intolerance they faced when they returned home after the Holocaust, and asks students to consider how intolerance affects current-day society and what they can do to promote positive change in themselves and others.
The Hungarian activity teaches students about the process of deception that led to the Holocaust. Students must write a short essay about why it is important to speak about the Holocaust today.
The Polish and Czech activities were written by USC Shoah Foundation's regional consultants Monika Koszyńska and Martin Šmok, and the Hungarian activity was written by teacher and Teaching with Testimony in the 21st Century graduate Mónika Mészáros.
In addition, the Watch page on IWitness now includes testimony clips in Czech and Hungarian.
The 23 new Czech clips are either spoken the Czech language or subtitled in Czech – 10 from the Visual History Archive's Holocaust collection, four from the Rwandan Genocide collection, and nine from the Armenian Genocide collection. The clips cover the topics Anti-Semitism, Auschwitz, Postwar Life/Return to Life, Survival, Reflections on Genocide, and Deportation.
Three Hungarian-language clips on Perpetrators were also published, with another 15 clips coming soon.
The activities and clips in Hungarian, Polish and Czech reflect the growing need for IWitness content in the native languages of students and educators across Europe. Educators who wish to incorporate non-English testimony into their classroom activities now have access to curated testimony clips and activities in their own languages directly through the IWitness website.
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Here is another video for my ESL English students to help build listening skills and vocabulary comprehension. This ESL listening exercise will also be used as a quiz and for the final exam.
ESL Listening Test Video
- What did the man do before working?
- How long did he work?
- What did he hurt?
- What happened after he was hurt?
- What happened after that?
- What does he have now?
- Why does he think he is lucky?


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How to Add World Map in SQL Server 2012
By Vipendra Verma on Aug 22, 2012
This article explains how to add world map in SQL Server 2012.
Introduction
This article explains how to add world map in SQL Server 2012. You can add world map in SQL Server 2012 and search or find any location using SQL statement. This feature is very useful for a global application.
Using this feature we can find any city, state or county. You can add world map based on administrative area, political point and ocean seas.
To add a world map to your SQL Server you need to add a file. To download this file click here. Download this file and extract it. You will find the file as given below.
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After doing that you need to also download the SQL spatial tools. To download the SQL spatial tools click here. This tool is used to convert a shape file to a SQL table. Download this tool and run the exe file.
Now you need to add a shape file using browse button and enter server name then click on the configure button to add some other detail. Here you need to add server name, choose login type, login name, password and database. After entering all information click on ok.
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Now click on Upload Database to upload the file in SQL Server 2012.
Now start your SQL Server 2012 and execute the following statement.
Statement that execute world map in SQL Server 2012:
SELECT * FROM world
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Statement that executes a map of a country (India) in SQL Server 2012:
SELECT * FROM world WHERE code_desc ='india'
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Statement that executes a map of a country (Japan) in SQL Server 2012:
SELECT * FROM world WHERE code_desc ='japan'
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Statement that executes a map of a State (Delhi) in SQL Server 2012:
SELECT * FROM world WHERE name='delhi'
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Statement that executes a map of Asia in SQL Server 2012:
SELECT * FROM world WHERE class_desc ='asia'
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Statement that executes a map of Europe in SQL Server 2012:
SELECT * FROM world WHERE class_desc ='europe'
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The project is about the reconfiguration of the Assumption Cathedral in Ischia. Historical events led to the destruction of most of the building and the remains of the architecture are no longer easily identifiable. Today this religious structure appears as a square inside the Aragonese castle.
Our project wants to maintain the current characteristics of this ruin by introducing a permeable roof with a completely autonomous shape with no plan to rebuild. This roof will be made of a light steel structure with triangular links following the dimensions of the ruin and will be covered with a ETFE membrane.
The permeability of this roof allows to guarantee the current light conditions of the ruin / square. The dense screen-printed texture on the membrane resembles the decorative patterns of the Aragonese age, creating a characteristic shadow play. The material is anti-glare, tensile strength, low weight, high temperature resistance and it does not reflect the sounds produced in the space below.

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As we check our coding page in.net application we found that at the top after the namespaces there is a call that is partially defined in every web page. The question arrives in our mind that what is this Partial and why we use the class with partial access specifier. Why we not use the class as publicly or privately? Here we are to answer all these question. First we will get the partial class definition and its need.
The Normalisation is a data analysis technique to design a database system. The Normalisation allows the database designer to understand the current data structure within an organisation. The end result of a normalisation is a set of entity. We remove the unnecessary redudency by normalising the database table. Read the rest of this entry »
The Alias name is the name that is referred to any column name or table name that is given by user. The alias name also used to represent some column or table without using its real name. As we will proceed in this article we will see that how we can use both the alias column name and alias table name in SQL Server.
Using the Querystring is the another method to pass information between pages in your ASP.NET application. As we know that Querystring is the portion of the URL after a Question Mark(?). The information is always retrieved as a string that can be converted with any type.Here we get the code to pass multiple values at a single time in Querystring.
The Cast() Function is used to change the data type of a column. We can use the cast() function for various purpose.
Cast(Original_Expression as Desired_DataType) Read the rest of this entry »
The convert() function is used to convert an expression of one specific data type to another type. Also this function can be used to represent the value of date/time type variable in different different format. As we will discuss later in this post we will see how we accomplish this task.
Reference type are important features of the C# language. They enable us to write complex and powerful application and effectively use the run-time framework. If we define the reference type variables in C# then the Reference type variables contain a reference to the data not the value. The value is stored in a separate memory area. for example in C# we used several reference type variables such as Classes, Structures, Array, Enumeration etc.

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MSS Celebrates World Meteorological Day 2012 with Opening of New Upper Air Observatory and Launch of Singapore's First Book on Local Weather
Students, teachers and the general public will be able to better understand Singapore's weather with The Weather and Climate of Singapore, a book written by Ms Micheline Fong, a senior meteorologist with the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS). Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, officially launches The Weather and Climate of Singapore at the new Upper Air Observatory as MSS celebrates World Meteorological Day 2012.
Launch of The Weather and Climate of Singapore
The Weather and Climate of Singapore is the first comprehensive publication to focus specifically on Singapore's weather and climate. The 228-page book covers the weather systems we commonly experience, such as thunderstorms, "Sumatra" squalls and monsoon surges. Written with students, teachers and the general public in mind, the book explains the science of weather observations and predictions, as well as local climate statistics in an easy-to-understand manner. Exciting features on the monsoons, clouds, and the science of weather observation and prediction are presented in various interesting formats such as photographs, illustrations, graphs, and satellite images.
Recent extreme weather events serve as reminders of the growing importance of accurate weather and climate predictions and information. The launch of the book at a time where there is growing public interest in Singapore's weather and climate serves to complement MSS' intention to make available more comprehensive real-time data in the coming months.
"There are many aspects to the weather, and different weather phenomena that can be observed in Singapore," said Micheline. "I hope people will feel that our weather is part of their 'natural heritage' and take pride in it", she added.
Opening of the Upper Air Observatory
MSS also officially opens the Upper Air Observatory at 36 Kim Chuan Road.
The Upper Air Observatory (UAO) gathers meteorological observations of the atmosphere that are essential for weather monitoring and forecasting, and climate research. MSS' UAO is part of a global network of about 1300 stations world-wide.
Twice daily measurements are carried out at the UAO through the releasing of balloon-borne meteorological sensors which measure wind, temperature, humidity and air pressure up to heights of 30 km or more.
The new UAO is equipped with improved facilities for the launching of weather balloons. It is housed in a new building with green features such as solar panels and a rain harvesting system that harvests rain water to irrigate the building's landscape.
The Director-General of MSS, Ms Wong Chin Ling, said, "The opening of the new UAO marks a significant milestone for MSS which has been collecting upper air observations for the past 60 years. With the latest upper-air sounding system, Singapore will continue to contribute reliable, high quality observations to the international meteorological community for forecasting and research purposes."
World Meteorological Day 2012
On 23 March 2012, MSS celebrates the World Meteorological Day together with 189 worldwide member states of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The theme for this year is "Powering our future with weather, climate and water". According to Mr Michel Jarraud, the Secretary-General of the WMO, the theme "highlights the growing roles of weather, climate and water in powering a sustainable future".
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So far, Ballotpedia has three types of overview articles about ballot propositions:
 - One year/one state overview articles like: Ohio 2008 ballot measures. These articles are an overview of the ballot measures in one state in one year.
 - One year/all states overview articles like: 2008 ballot measures. These articles are an overview of all the ballot measures in all states in one year.
 - One topic/all years/all states articles like: Alcohol ballot measures. These articles are an overview of ballot measures in any year and in any state that are related to a particular theme or topic.
One year/one state overviews
A one year/one state overview should include:
 - An introductory sentence or two that quickly gives the reader the basic facts. For example, "Three ballot measures were on the November 4, 2008 ballot in Massachusetts. Two succeeded, one failed."
 - A chart that shows all the ballot measures that were on the ballot in that state, that year.
 - You might consider a second chart that shows the ballot measures that tried, but did not succeed, at making the ballot. Doing this creates an important historical record. For example, it is historically important to know which ballot initiatives filed signatures but did not make the 2008 ballot in Arizona.
 - External links, such as links to any voter's guides compiled about the ballot measures, links to relevant election department information about the ballot measures, and so on.
 - It is also helpful to include a section that tells the reader how this year's ballot measures in this state fit into the overall picture of ballot measures in that state. Here's an example of that.
Future election
If you're working on a list of ballot measures for a state and year where the election has not yet been held--for example, Maine 2009 ballot measures -- for highly reliable research about what might be on the ballot in that state and in that year, go to State ballot measure websites to find a link to the election authority in the state you're working on that captures that information.
However, you'll sometimes run across a situation where a newspaper talks about a forthcoming or potential ballot initiative that hasn't been listed on an official government website. This can happen when:
 - A state legislature is debating about and voting on whether to refer a particular question to the ballot. Not until both houses of the state legislature have agreed to do this, and the governor has signed it, will this ballot measure ordinarily appear anywhere on an official election website in that state. But, it would still be worthwhile to start writing an article about it.
 - An organization or individiual has announced that they're thinking about collecting signatures for such-and-such a ballot initiative. This can also be worth starting an article about.
Past election
If the election has already been held, it's much easier to do your research.
 1. Go to state ballot measure websites for the elections website for your state. In some states, the election department has a list of all initiatives that have ever been on that state's ballot. (Wyoming and Washington, for example.) In most states, the election department does not provide a list of all the ballot propositions that have ever been on that state's ballot, but does provide information for the years since the election department started posting election information online. That can go back to 1998 or 2000 or 2002...it depends on the state.
 2. The Initiative & Referendum Institute publishes a list for each of the 24 states that have initiative & referendum of their ballot initiatives from the time the process was begun in that state, up through the year 2000. This list, however, generally does not include other statewide ballot propositions, such as veto referendum or legislative referrals.
 3. Project Vote Smart. This site has information about ballot measures back to 1998.
 4. Try to find a copy of your state's Blue Book; it might have information about all ballot measures (not just initiatives) going back in history.
Information to capture
What you'll want to know about any ballot measure is:
 1. What was it called? Here, you want at a minimum its official ballot proposition name or number.
 2. Did the ballot question have a nickname or a name by which it was popularly known?
 3. What day, month and year was it on the ballot. (Several states hold ballot proposition elections in months other than November).
 4. Type of ballot measure. Was it proposed by the legislature? Proposed through initiative? Or other? If it passes, would it be a new constitutional amendment or a statute?
 5. Subject of the ballot measure. For example: Administration of Government, Taxes or Judicial reform.
 6. Description: This is an 8-10 word description. Keep it short while not misstating the purpose or intention of the measure.
 7. Status: Some possibilities here are "Legislature considering", "Petition drive underway", "Ballot language filed", "Signatures filed, awaiting certification", "Certified for ballot", "Lawsuit pending", "Withdrawn", "Insufficient signatures", "State house approved, senate rejected."
 8. Outcome. Was the measure defeated or approved?
Preferred format for chart
Here's an example of a chart that shows the preferred format for a state/year article where the election has taken place. If the election had not yet taken place, the fifth column would be titled "Status" rather than "Outcome".
Type Title Subject Description Result
CISS Income Tax Repeal, Question 1 Taxes Repeal state income tax Defeatedd
CISS Sensible Marijuana Initiative, Question 2 Marijuana policy Decriminalize small amounts of marijuana Approveda
CISS Greyhound Protection, Question 3 Animal rights Prohibit (professional) dog racing Approveda
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Main article: Ballotpedia:Visual style guide
Ballot measure charts should be standardized to look like the one in the section just above. Here are some hints for how to do that:
State template
For every state, there is a state template. It is always just the name of the state surrounded on both sides by two curly brackets, or braces, like this:
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Your one state/one year overview article should include that state's template at the bottom of the page. Here's an example. You apply the template by typing it on the part of the page where you wish it to appear.
Categorizing the article
It's important to put the right category tag at the end of your article. The established categorization procedure for one year/one state ballot measure overview articles is to put them in a category that looks like this:
 - [[Category:Alaska 2008 ballot measures]]
 - [[Category:Connecticut 2002 ballot measures]]
 - [[Category:Massachusetts 1998 ballot measures]]
 - [[Category:California 1914 ballot measures]]
 - Etc.
One year/all states
See also: Ballotpedia:WikiProject State Ballot Measures/Years
These articles are an overview of all the ballot measures in all states in one year. Here are some examples:
The format used in the 2008 ballot measures article is the preferred format. Most of the older articles need to be re-worked or expanded to meet that standard.
The article should be categorized as Category:2008 ballot measures, Category:2007 ballot measures, etc. Those categories, in turn, should be placed (if they aren't already) as subcategories of Category:Ballot measures.
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All of these articles about ballot measure topics need significant additional work to be useful to readers.
Examples of some of the articles:
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A Venturi is connected to the inlet of the blower. All combustion air flows through the Venturi. The outlet of the 24 VAC gas valve connects directly to the side of the Venturi. Fuel gas flows from the outlet of the gas valve into the side of the Venturi directly.
Inside the Venturi there is a cone shaped restrictor that constricts the air passage to the blower inlet. As air enters the constriction point it's velocity increases. A pressure drop occurs at this point and creates a negative pressure in the cavity between the cone shaped restrictor and the Venturi housing. This negative pressure "pulls" gas from the outlet of the gas valve into the blower where it is mixed with combustion air and then supplied to the burner. See the images below.
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The Effect of using Teams Games Tournaments (TGT) Technique for Learning Mathematics in Bangladesh
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Abdus Salam Anwar Hossain Shahidur RahmanPages: 35-45 Download Count : 6908 View Count: 2388
Games-based learning has captured the interest of educationalists and industrialists who seek to reveal the characteristics of computer games as they are perceived by some to be a potentially effective approach for teaching and learning. Despite this interest in using games-based learning, there is a dearth of studies context of gaming and education in third world countries. This study investigated the effects of game playing on performance and attitudes of students towards mathematics of Grade VIII. The study was undergone by implementing TGT technique for the experimental group and typical lecture-based approach for the control group. A same achievement test was employed as in both pretest and post test, an inventory of attitudes towards mathematics were applied for the pretest and post test on TGT experimental and control group, an attitude scale on computer games was employed for the TGT experimental group, a semi-structured interview for teacher and an FGD guideline for students were applied to serving the purpose of research objectives. After three-weeks of intervention, it had been found out that TGT experimental group students had achieved a significant learning outcome than lecture based control group students. Attitude towards mathematics were differed to a certain positive extent on TGT experimental group. On the basis of findings of this study, some recommendations were made to overcome the barriers of integrating web-based game playing in a classroom.
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Introduction: Halo Zeromedia!
Whether you had a passionate night with your significant other or just got a little too enthusiastic during a makeout session, hickies can be embarrassing and difficult to conceal. Fear not, Zeromedia readers, because we've got you covered. In this article, we'll provide you with tips and tricks on how to cover a hickey and prevent it from becoming a topic of conversation.
Understanding What a Hickey Is
A hickey, also known as a love bite or a kiss mark, is a bruise caused by suction or biting on the skin. The pressure causes blood vessels to burst, resulting in the collection of blood under the skin. Initially, hickies appear as reddish or purple marks and gradually fade into a yellowish or greenish hue as they heal over time.
Preventing a Hickey
Although hickies are not harmful, they can be unsightly and embarrassing. Here are some tips to avoid getting one in the first place:
- Communicate with your partner and set boundaries before engaging in any sexual activity.
- Vary your kissing techniques and avoid focusing on one area for too long.
- Ask your partner to use less suction or pressure when kissing.
- Wear a turtleneck or scarf to cover your neck during intimate moments.
How to Hide a Hickey
If you already have a hickey, don't panic. There are several ways to cover it up and make it less noticeable. Here are some tips:
Concealer is a makeup product that can be used to hide blemishes, including hickies. Here's how to apply it:
- Choose a concealer that matches your skin tone.
- Apply a small amount of concealer to the hickey and blend it into the surrounding skin using your fingers or a makeup sponge.
- If the hickey is still visible, apply another layer of concealer and blend it again.
- Set the concealer with a translucent powder to prevent it from smudging or rubbing off.
Your clothing can also help you conceal a hickey. Here are some tips:
- Wear a high-necked shirt or blouse to cover your neck.
- If you're a man, wear a collared shirt and tie to cover your neck.
- Wear a scarf or pashmina to cover your neck and chest.
Accessories can also be used to cover up a hickey. Here are some ideas:
- Wear a statement necklace or choker to draw attention away from your neck.
- Wear a hat to cover your neck and forehead.
- Wear large sunglasses to cover your eyes and part of your face.
How to Heal a Hickey
While you're waiting for your hickey to fade away, there are some things you can do to speed up the healing process. Here are some tips:
Apply a cold compress to the hickey to reduce swelling and inflammation. Here's how:
- Wrap some ice cubes in a clean cloth or towel.
- Hold the compress against the hickey for 15-20 minutes.
- Repeat several times a day for the first 48 hours.
After the first 48 hours, you can apply a warm compress to the hickey to increase blood flow and speed up the healing process. Here's how:
- Soak a clean cloth or towel in warm water.
- Wring out the excess water and apply the compress to the hickey for 10-15 minutes.
- Repeat several times a day until the hickey fades away.
Q: Are hickies dangerous?
A: No, hickies are not dangerous. However, they can be a sign of an unhealthy relationship or sexual behavior.
Q: How long does it take for a hickey to fade?
A: It depends on the severity of the hickey and your body's ability to heal. Typically, hickies take anywhere from a few days to two weeks to fade away.
Q: Can you get a hickey on other parts of your body?
A: Yes, hickies can occur on any part of the body where the skin is soft and thin enough to create suction or pressure.
Conclusion: Goodbye, Until Next Time!
Now that you know how to cover a hickey, you can confidently go about your day without worrying about unsightly marks on your skin. Remember, communication and respect are key to healthy and safe sexual practices. Until next time, Zeromedia readers!


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Five questions about cakes – Quick Quiz answers
We asked you five quick trivia questions about cakes. Here are the answers:
 1. What fruit-and-marzipan cake, linked with Easter, shares its name with a pretender to the English throne?
 Simnel cake, a fruit cake with a middle and top layer of marzipan, often served with 11 marzipan balls as decoration to represent the Apostles minus Judas Iscariot (or 12, with Jesus). It's popularly believed that Lambert Simnel (who claimed to be the Earl of Warwick and challenged Henry VII's throne in 1487) invented the cake, because Henry pardoned him and employed him in his kitchens. However, simnel cakes were recorded under that name long before.
 2. Unlike most cakes, Pontefract cakes aren't made from flour and eggs. So what are they made of?
 Liquorice. This favourite Yorkshire treat is a sweet rather than a cake. They're stamped with a stylised image of Pontefract Castle, usually with a raven but sometimes with an owl; until the mid-twentieth century all the stamping was done by hand.
 3. McVities went to a tribunal in 1991 to ensure that VAT would not be payable on Jaffa Cakes. Are Jaffa Cakes cakes or biscuits?
 They're cakes, as McVities argued and the tribunal accepted, and therefore attract no VAT. Chocolate-covered biscuits are considered to be luxuries and therefore VATable.
 4. Which cake is traditionally supposed to have been invented because Mary, Queen of Scots didn't like cherries?
 Dundee cake. The baker substituted almonds as an ingredient and as a decoration. But it wasn't until the 19th century that Dundee-based marmalade makers Keiller's started mass-producing them under the name. Apparently they're a great favourite of the Dalai Lama.
 5. Which The Apprentice candidate explained in 2008 that "people in a size 16 and 32 dress are size 16 and 32 for a reason. They love cake"?
 Raef "The spoken word is my tool" Bjayou (undoubtedly the best turned-out of any Apprentice candidate ever) when choosing items to sell at a wedding exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre. Large-sized wedding dresses were one of the options available; Raef suggested wedding cakes would be a useful back-up.
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We have considered three approaches to implementing auditing functionality:
 - The pure JPA approach is the most basic and consists of using lifecycle callbacks. However, you are only allowed to modify the non-relationship state of an entity. This makes the _USER_ callback useless for our purposes, as any settings you've made in the method will be deleted then along with the entity.
 - Envers is a mature auditing module provided by Hibernate. It is highly configurable and lacks the flaws of the pure JPA implementation. Thus, it allows us to audit the delete operation, as it logs into tables other than the entity's table.
 - The Spring Data JPA approach abstracts working with JPA callbacks and provides handy annotations for auditing properties. It's also ready for integration with Spring Security. The disadvantage is that it inherits the same flaws of the JPA approach, so the delete operation cannot be audited.
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gy metabolism. Although creatine has been shown to protect neurons of the central nervous system (CNS) from experimental hypoxia/ischemia, it remains unclear if creatine may also protect CNS axons, and if the potential axonal protection depends on glial cells. To evaluate the direct impact of creatine on CNS axons, cortical axons were cultured in a separate compartment from their somas and proximal neurites using a modified two-compartment culture device. Axons in the axon compartment were subjected to acute energy depletion, an in vitro model of white matter ischemia, by exposure to 6 mM sodium azide for 30 min in the absence of glucose and pyruvate. Energy depletion reduced axonal ATP by 65%, depolarized axonal resting potential, and damaged 75% of axons. Application of creatine (10 mM) to both compartments of the culture at 24 h prior to energy depletion significantly reduced axonal damage by 50%. In line with the role of creatine in the bioenergy metabolism, this application also alleviated the axonal ATP loss and depolarization. Inhibition of axonal depolarization by blocking sodium influx with tetrodotoxin also effectively reduced the axonal damage caused by energy depletion. Further study revealed that the creatine effect was independent of glial cells, as axonal protection was sustained even when creatine was applied only to the axon compartment (free from somas and glial cells) for as little as 2 h. In contrast, application of creatine after energy depletion did not protect axons. The data provide the first evidence that creatine pretreatment may directly protect CNS axons from energy deficiency. PMID:22521466
 7. State and location dependence of action potential metabolic cost in cortical pyramidal neurons.
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 Hallermann, Stefan; de Kock, Christiaan P J; Stuart, Greg J; Kole, Maarten H P
 2012-06-03
 Action potential generation and conduction requires large quantities of energy to restore Na(+) and K(+) ion gradients. We investigated the subcellular location and voltage dependence of this metabolic cost in rat neocortical pyramidal neurons. Using Na(+)/K(+) charge overlap as a measure of action potential energy efficiency, we found that action potential initiation in the axon initial segment (AIS) and forward propagation into the axon were energetically inefficient, depending on the resting membrane potential. In contrast, action potential backpropagation into dendrites was efficient. Computer simulations predicted that, although the AIS and nodes of Ranvier had the highest metabolic cost per membrane area, action potential backpropagation into the dendrites and forward propagation into axon collaterals dominated energy consumption in cortical pyramidal neurons. Finally, we found that the high metabolic cost of action potential initiation and propagation down the axon is a trade-off between energy minimization and maximization of the conduction reliability of high-frequency action potentials.
 8. Dicer in Schwann cells is required for myelination and axonal integrity
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 Pereira, Jorge A.; Baumann, Reto; Norrmén, Camilla
 2010-01-01
 Dicer is responsible for the generation of mature micro-RNAs (miRNAs) and loading them into RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC). RISC functions as a probe that targets mRNAs leading to translational suppression and mRNA degradation. Schwann cells (SCs) in the peripheral nervous system undergo re...
 9. Axon Guidance of Sympathetic Neurons to Cardiomyocytes by Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF)
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 Miwa, Keiko; Lee, Jong-Kook; Takagishi, Yoshiko; Opthof, Tobias; Fu, Xianming; Hirabayashi, Masumi; Watabe, Kazuhiko; Jimbo, Yasuhiko; Kodama, Itsuo; Komuro, Issei
 2013-01-01
 Molecular signaling of cardiac autonomic innervation is an unresolved issue. Here, we show that glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) promotes cardiac sympathetic innervation in vitro and in vivo. In vitro, ventricular myocytes (VMs) and sympathetic neurons (SNs) isolated from neonatal
 10. Dicer in Schwann cells is required for myelination and axonal integrity
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 Pereira, Jorge A.; Baumann, Reto; Norrmén, Camilla
 2010-01-01
 Dicer is responsible for the generation of mature micro-RNAs (miRNAs) and loading them into RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC). RISC functions as a probe that targets mRNAs leading to translational suppression and mRNA degradation. Schwann cells (SCs) in the peripheral nervous system undergo...
 11. Cell-type specific expression of constitutively-active Rheb promotes regeneration of bulbospinal respiratory axons following cervical SCI.
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 Urban, Mark W; Ghosh, Biswarup; Strojny, Laura R; Block, Cole G; Blazejewski, Sara M; Wright, Megan C; Smith, George M; Lepore, Angelo C
 2018-05-01
 Damage to respiratory neural circuitry and consequent loss of diaphragm function is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in individuals suffering from traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). Repair of CNS axons after SCI remains a therapeutic challenge, despite current efforts. SCI disrupts inspiratory signals originating in the rostral ventral respiratory group (rVRG) of the medulla from their phrenic motor neuron (PhMN) targets, resulting in loss of diaphragm function. Using a rat model of cervical hemisection SCI, we aimed to restore rVRG-PhMN-diaphragm circuitry by stimulating regeneration of injured rVRG axons via targeted induction of Rheb (ras homolog enriched in brain), a signaling molecule that regulates neuronal-intrinsic axon growth potential. Following C2 hemisection, we performed intra-rVRG injection of an adeno-associated virus serotype-2 (AAV2) vector that drives expression of a constitutively-active form of Rheb (cRheb). rVRG neuron-specific cRheb expression robustly increased mTOR pathway activity within the transduced rVRG neuron population ipsilateral to the hemisection, as assessed by levels of phosphorylated ribosomal S6 kinase. By co-injecting our novel AAV2-mCherry/WGA anterograde/trans-synaptic axonal tracer into rVRG, we found that cRheb expression promoted regeneration of injured rVRG axons into the lesion site, while we observed no rVRG axon regrowth with AAV2-GFP control. AAV2-cRheb also significantly reduced rVRG axonal dieback within the intact spinal cord rostral to the lesion. However, cRheb expression did not promote any recovery of ipsilateral hemi-diaphragm function, as assessed by inspiratory electromyography (EMG) burst amplitudes. This lack of functional recovery was likely because regrowing rVRG fibers did not extend back into the caudal spinal cord to synaptically reinnervate PhMNs that we retrogradely-labeled with cholera toxin B from the ipsilateral hemi-diaphragm. Our findings demonstrate that enhancing neuronal
 12. Cortical compression rapidly trimmed transcallosal projections and altered axonal anterograde transport machinery.
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 Chen, Li-Jin; Wang, Yueh-Jan; Tseng, Guo-Fang
 2017-10-24
 Trauma and tumor compressing the brain distort underlying cortical neurons. Compressed cortical neurons remodel their dendrites instantly. The effects on axons however remain unclear. Using a rat epidural bead implantation model, we studied the effects of unilateral somatosensory cortical compression on its transcallosal projection and the reversibility of the changes following decompression. Compression reduced the density, branching profuseness and boutons of the projection axons in the contralateral homotopic cortex 1week and 1month post-compression. Projection fiber density was higher 1-month than 1-week post-compression, suggesting adaptive temporal changes. Compression reduced contralateral cortical synaptophysin, vesicular glutamate transporter 1 (VGLUT1) and postsynaptic density protein-95 (PSD95) expressions in a week and the first two marker proteins further by 1month. βIII-tubulin and kinesin light chain (KLC) expressions in the corpus callosum (CC) where transcallosal axons traveled were also decreased. Kinesin heavy chain (KHC) level in CC was temporarily increased 1week after compression. Decompression increased transcallosal ax


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From the daring to the demure, fabric manipulation techniques make garments into one-of-a-kind piece of art, which includes various techniques that reshapes the surface of the material by creating 3-dimensional patterns on the garments. There are many variations of fabric manipulation, the main types being: pleating, gathering, wrinkling and smocking. This time, ornamentation through fabrics was given major importance whether you lean toward the intricate masterpieces shown by Esteban Cortazar and Junya Watanbe or the delicate confections that are Hermés and Chanel's signature. From scraped silicone to embossing machines, chiffon rose petals to sketchy beading, Spring/Summer 2017 ready-to-wear was filled with different types of embellishments for fabrics and textiles.
Often what made these embellishments feel relevant was how loose and organic they were, giving a feeling that was spontaneous rather than densely laboured. At the other end of the spectrum, some of the fabric details were based on geometry and repetition with small modular designs used to create all or part of a garment. Now, Indian exporters are making a conscious effort to produce such value-added products aligning well with the requirements of the buyers. It is interesting to see how taking hints from the international runways, exporters have shifted their emphasis to the technique of fabric manipulation.
Fabric art is abstract, with every new tweak in the experimentation; a new genre of fabric manipulation is born. Designers around the world are tirelessly looped in developing innovative techniques which are proving to be the most alluring looks of S/S '17 ready-to-wear collection, with variegated fusion of fabrics which defined the aesthetics of the garment to a different level. Fabric manipulation is the architectural playing of fabrics either joined, layered, gathered or folded together creating multitude textures evoking sometimes subtle, sometimes edgy appeal.
However, contrary to general perception fabric manipulation is not just limited to gathering, smocking and layering but has gone far beyond it. Multi-layering, steam baking and vivid heat set affects are applied on nylon, polyester, chiffon and knitwear creating ruffles on the cuffs and collars of the blouses and front or hems of skirts. Lozenge smocking garnished on the waists of pants, trousers and dresses, wrinkled knitwear garments like sweaters and cardigans proved to be another hit this time. The trend has become so big that even Indian designers like DMING, Shantanu & Nikhil, Kanika Goyal, Pinakin and Tarun Tahiliani, among many others took a fancy to this fabric ornamentation and produced masterpieces through treating and manipulating the fabrics.
Shirring, crosscurrents, origami and baked micro pleating have grown more micro and intricate like never before. With Junya Watanabe's spring collection, it became apparent that 3D ornamentation is going to be the biggest "wow" for the season. With the powerful meld of street-tribe clothes and spiky 3D geometry Watanabe's interests, brought together in a show that was incredibly dense with products to buy: everything from patchwork skater pants to shredded jeans and white lace skirts. The 3D over-layers of crenelated, cyber-punkish black nylon made more to the virtual fantasies of gamers and co-players than to the realms of inertly conceptual experimental fashion.
Designers like Chanel, Comme Des and Giambattista valli portrayed different versions of in lace ornamentation, which is also a version of fabric manipulation technique. Some of the laces were seen projected with schiffli technique on sheer fabrics; on the other hand, soft gathered double edged ruffles and lazer cut surreal treatments were given to delicate and flouncy fabrics like net, georgettes and chiffons. Moncler Gamme Rouge also threw highlights through a capsule collection of lacy garments adorned with 3D lace applique in the form of micro flowers.
Few other techniques like spiral bodice design, pleated bodice design, triangle tessellation stitch and smocked diamonds with puff gathering are making a great presence this time. These techniques are intricate and complex on the aesthetics but can be easily achieved through manual or simple sewing machine applications. Few technical manipulation which utilize multi-layering, folding and tucking and bring out more complex version of the simple creations are achieved by specialized sewing machines like the one offered by Kansi and also shirring and smocking machines available with many brands.
In one of Zac Posen's collections, a geometric shape took new life in a long dress made from ribbed satin fabric. Held together with undulating folds and angular ends created through heat machine and shirring machine, the design attracted attention. The softer, more malleable pieces in the Emporio Armani collection still relied on structural tailoring and exact finishes, such as constructed draping and precise laser cut hems, continuing the focus on architectural yet wearable pieces. Simple pair of slouchy pants and short skirts was balanced out by a tightly double edged, tucked ruffles and interestingly fringed top of the same fabric, showing the full versatility of the fabric. With such manual and machine plays on fabrics, it is exciting to cognize the heights of versatility a fabric can achieve through interesting folds, tucks, layers and wrinkles.
Industry upbeat of the 'Fabric Manipulation' trend…
Anbhay Sadh, Founder, Nehklank Textiles
In value addition we are doing a lot of fabric manipulation which is bringing a discrete look to our garments. We have different types of pin tucked ruffles and double edged frills which are achieved both through manual and machine applications. Moreover, trends state that micro pleating has come into actions like never before which lend a peppy and bouncy appeal. From skirts to blouses to pants you will find some or the other kind of tuck, fold or twist in the fabric itself.
M.K. Maheshwari, Partner, SARC Originals
We provide spring collections only for ladies segment. As far as fabric manipulation is concerned we are doing a lot of smocking and elasting on the waist of the dresses and jumpsuits ranging from long to the romper style. We also have lace work with schiffli technique, which has brought a very delicate 3D flowy look to the manipulation, unlike geometrical art. This delicate yet very elegant fabric manipulation and architectural smocking is achieved through a Japanese Kansai machine.
Puneet Tandon, Director, ProEx
We are adding a lot of drapes and layers to the tops and skirts which is a very sophisticated fabric manipulation art. Fabric manipulation is easy to achieve both by machinery and manually, if engineered well mathematically. Amongst all, ruffles and smocking are our favourite techniques and they have been called for too often this season. We are playing on fabrics like rayons and cotton in bold block colours mostly, since they provide a very crisp and cleaner edge to the patterns.
Lalit Thukral, MD, Maharana of India
We work on the clients' requirements, and we have seen a lot of requests for fabric manipulation from them. When it comes to our own collection we have delved into contemporary architectural and geometric fabric manipulations on the major sections like torso and crotch of the garment. These manipulations are achievable by heat setting and tucking/sewing machinery.


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The cave sits next to a small waterfall and pond, explaining the water-filled channels within the cave. The pond contains slaughterfish and their accompanying eggs. The entrance to the cave is illuminated by a brazier, and samples of bleeding crown, mora tapinella, and lavender can be found growing in the area. A bear may be prowling the exterior of the cave.
Chillwind Depths is inhabited by Falmer and infested with frostbite spiders. It is a system of mostly water-logged tunnels, a prime environment for many of the fungi found in Skyrim. The entrance is a downward slope lined with imp stool, Namira's rot, fly amanita, and bleeding crown. It leads down to a partially submerged narrow cavern. Foremost is a small campsite with the body of an adventurer by the campfire. The chest in his campsite has been looted, but there is a potion of healing, some cabbage soup, and a horker loaf on the small rock ledge. With the Fishing creation, this camp also has some Fishing Supplies. Fish from Underground waters can be caught here.
As you wade through the knee-deep water, heading south, notice the proliferation of spider webs. Indeed, where the path becomes extremely narrow, a short passage on the right opens up. This leads to a small nest where one frostbite spider is keeping watch over five web sacs containing spider eggs. There are also two burned corpses entangled in the webbing. At the back of the nest, a dense buildup of webbing can be cut through to reveal a battleaxe. There is also a cluster of blisterwort and fly amanita growing at the entrance of the passage and against the back wall.
Back in the main tunnel, continue south until the tunnel opens to a cavern. The trail leads out of the water, onto higher ground and into four waiting frostbite spiders. Numerous web sacs hang from the ceiling, and there are six clusters of blisterwort growing in this cavern. A cluster of Namira's rot is growing to the left on the shore, and a cluster of imp stool grows on the right. An accessible web sac is hanging from the western wall, and across from it, illuminated by lantern light and amid clusters of blisterwort, is the body of another unlucky adventurer. Fight your way uphill to the exit, another narrow tunnel heading northeast. Burnt corpses tangled in webbing line this short tunnel. Samples of blisterwort, Namira's rot, imp stool, and white cap also grow along the walls. More web sacs hang from above. The tunnel takes a sharp turn to the east, and the water begins to flow again. Here you face a fork in the path, with the choice of going left to the north or straight heading southeast. The path to the left heading north is lined with imp stool and fly amanita. The trail leads downward, becoming submerged, but with enough headroom to breathe. As the trail turns back to the east, it becomes totally submerged, but there is a short enough distance to the other end that waterbreathing is not necessary. You will surface in another water-filled grotto with roots hanging from the ceiling, but enough headroom to breathe. Immediately to your left, on the north wall, take a short dunk underwater to find a submerged apprentice-locked chest. The exit out is on the south wall, and is another fully submerged tunnel. It is swimmable without a breathing aid, and heads south then turns upwards to the west. This tunnel emerges back onto the main trail again, the same as if you had gone straight southeast, back at the fork. You may therefore choose to save yourself some swimming, get the loot from the locked submerged chest, backtrack to the main passage, and take the trail heading southeast. You will see the tunnel opening to the underwater passage on your right as you proceed.
A frostbite spider is a short distance ahead. Next, straight ahead, two Falmer are guarding the trail, each perched on a rocky outcrop. Samples of all the mushrooms are growing along this tunnel, and when the trail takes a slight turn to the west, glowing mushrooms are growing on the wall to your left. Another Falmer is patrolling here as well. This is also the entryway into the Falmer settlement. A pressure plate triggering a spear trap is just at the mouth of the cave. The next room is small, but contains an abundance of all the mushrooms, and given the baskets scattered about, apparently serves as a mushroom farm. A Falmer and a chaurus/spider are also here awaiting your arrival. Continuing on through another waterlogged narrow passage, you will encounter another Falmer and a frostbite spider; after disposing of them, you can mine an Orichalcum ore vein found on the left-hand side of the passage. As the passage turns to the north, the path forks into two: a lower path continuing straight ahead through the shallow water, and a rocky incline ascending along the right-hand wall. There is a Falmer waiting on the rocky ledge of the incline, and at least two more Falmer are straight ahead. Fighting your way through the water takes you through a very narrow passage to the Falmer camp. Fighting through here, while essentially bottle-necking your opponents, does not give you much room to maneuver, and leads to an all-out assault on the camp. A stealthier method is to take the rocky incline up and across the tunnel into a more secluded area of the camp with only a single Falmer hut. Here another Falmer is looking for you. In this campsite are two tables; the table on the right has three chaurus chitin and two iron ores, and the table on the left has a Falmer shield, two Falmer swords, and two Falmer helmets. Inside the hut is a potion. Among the various samples of mushrooms here, five samples of glowing mushrooms can be collected. There is also an Orichalcum ore vein on the north wall, across from the hut. Depending on your sneak level and the row you make up here, another Falmer and a chaurus may come to investigate. After all is clear, continue down the slope to the main camp.
The first structure you come to on the right is the chaurus corral with a leveled chaurus as sentry. Inside the corral are over eighty egg sacs containing chaurus eggs. The body of a prisoner floats in the shallow water. From the gate of the corral, turn left, heading northeast. (Going right takes you back out to the main passage, just below the ramp leading up.) Pick off at least four more Falmer as you make your way through the settlement, at least two of which are sniping at you from above on a rocky ledge. A Falmer chest is on the right, under a rocky ledge. Straight ahead are four prisoner holding pens. The first pen on the left holds the body of a man named Firir. Looting him results in some gold and a torn note in which he describes the horrors of this place and pleads for forgiveness from Eydis. The next pen holds another prisoner's body and some glowing mushrooms. The pen directly across is empty, other than some Namira's rot and imp stool. The last pen has an expert-locked Falmer chest. Turn back, heading south, but veer left onto the shore and up the incline where the two Falmer were shooting at you.
On this rise is another Falmer campsite. Other than a skeever charring over the fire, there is nothing of interest in this camp. From the top of the incline, make a hairpin turn, heading north to continue. From this position, you will witness a leveled Falmer performing some sort of ritual over the body of another prisoner. A Falmer hive is on the wall to the left, so keep an eye out for emerging Falmer. Slopes on either side of the stone table lead down to a sunken retention pond with numerous chaurus egg sacs and glowing mushrooms. The boss Falmer may retreat when he sees you, fleeing across the bridge to the far side of the cavern. After defeating him, continue down the narrow path to the boss campsite. A coin purse is on a rock shelf on the right. Ahead is a table with a copy of the Lockpicking skill book Advances in Lockpicking, an apothecary's satchel, a warhammer, and a helmet. To the left of the table is the boss Falmer chest. A potion is next to the chest. The path out is to the east, leading you to a small ledge. Jump down to the water below to find yourself back at the main entrance to the cave, by the first unfortunate adventurer's camp.
- A Solitude guard will sometimes remark, "The road to Whiterun's not safe these days. Lots of travelers just... disappear, south of Dragon Bridge. Can't find a trace of them." A map marker for Chillwind Depths will be added when this occurs.
- An Adventurer's Journal in an abandoned camp down along the river, just across from the main road, tells of the adventurer'


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@@ -11,6 +11,129 @@ describe 'About Dictionaries'
Expect ___(4) ==# type(empty_dictionary)
end
+ it 'dictionaries are accessed by key with [] notation'
+ let dict = {'foo': 'bar'}
+ Expect ___('bar') ==# dict['foo']
+ end
+
+ it 'dictionaries are also accessed by key with . notation'
+ let dict = {'foo': 'bar'}
+ Expect ___('bar') ==# dict.foo
+ end
+
+ it 'dictionaries can contain numbers as keys'
+ let dict = {3: 'is a number'}
+ Expect ___('is a number') ==# dict[3]
+ end
+
+ it 'dictionaries do type coercion on key lookup'
+ let dict = {3: 'is a number'}
+ Expect ___('is a number') ==# dict['3']
+ end
+
+ it 'dictionaries do type coercion on key lookup'
+ let dict = {'3': 'does not end well'}
+ Expect ___('does not end well') ==# dict['2 cats' + '1 mouse']
+ end
+
+ it 'dictionary entries are set with [] notation'
+ let dict = {'foo': 'bar'}
+ let dict['bar'] = 'foo'
+ Expect ___('foo') ==# dict['bar']
+ end
+
+ it 'dictionary entries are also set with . notation'
+ let dict = {'foo': 'bar'}
+ let dict.bar = 'foo'
+ Expect ___('foo') ==# dict.bar
+ end
+
+ it 'nested dictionaries are accessed with two pairs of []'
+ let dict = {'foo': {'bar': 'baz'}}
+ Expect ___('baz') ==# dict['foo']['bar']
+ end
+
+ it 'nested dictionaries are assigned to with two pairs of []'
+ let dict = {'foo': {'bar': 'baz'}}
+ let dict['foo']['baz'] = 'bar'
+ Expect ___('bar') ==# dict['foo']['baz']
+ end
+
+ it 'nested dictionaries are also accessed with two .'
+ let dict = {'foo': {'bar': 'baz'}}
+ Expect ___('baz') ==# dict.foo.bar
+ end
+
+ it 'nested dictionaries are also assigned to with two .'
+ let dict = {'foo': {'bar': 'baz'}}
+ let dict.foo.baz = 'bar'
+ Expect ___('bar') ==# dict.foo.baz
+ end
+
+ it 'empty(dict) tells if a dictionary is empty'
+ let empty_dictionary = {}
+ Expect ___(1) ==# empty(empty_dictionary)
+ end
+
+ it 'has_key tells if a key exists in the dictionary'
+ let dict = {'foo': 'baz'}
+ Expect ___(1) ==# has_key(dict, 'foo')
+ end
+
+ it 'has_key tells if a key does not exist in the dictionary'
+ let dict = {'foo': 'baz'}
+ Expect ___(0) ==# has_key(dict, 'bar')
+ end
+
+ it 'len(mydict) returns the numer of keys in the dictionary'
+ let dict = {'foo': 'baz', 'bar': 'verb'}
+ Expect ___(2) ==# len(dict)
+ end
+
+ it 'keys(mydict) returns a list of dictionary keys'
+ let dict = {'foo': 'baz', 'bar': 'verb'}
+ Expect ___(['foo', 'bar']) ==# keys(dict)
+ end
+
+ it 'values(mydict) returns a list of dictionary values'
+ let dict = {'foo': 'baz', 'bar': 'verb'}
+ Expect ___(['baz', 'verb']) ==# values(dict)
+ end
+
+ it 'items(mydict) returns a list of lists of dictionary keys and values'
+ let dict = {'foo': 'baz', 'bar': 'verb'}
+ Expect ___([['foo', 'baz'], ['bar', 'verb']]) ==# items(dict)
+ end
+
+ it 'accessing a non-existent dictionary key throws an exception'
+ let dict = {'foo': 'baz'}
+ let caught = 'no'
+ try
+ let disallowed = dict['bar']
+ catch /Key not present in Dictionary/
+ let caught = 'yes'
+ endtry
+ Expect ___('yes') ==# caught
+ end
+
+ it 'remove(key) removes a key from a dictionary'
+ let dict = {'foo': 'baz', 'bar': 'verb'}
+ let removed = remove(dict, 'bar')
+ Expect ___('verb') ==# removed
+ end
+
+ it 'unlet removes a key from a dictionary'
+ let dict = {'foo': 'baz', 'bar': 'verb'}
+ unlet dict.bar
+ let caught = 'no'
+ try
+ let disallowed = dict['bar']
+ catch /Key not present in Dictionary/
+ let caught = 'yes'
+ endtry
+ Expect ___('yes') ==# caught
+ end
+
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Introduction The Dr Foster Global Comparators Network (GC) aims to improve quality in healthcare by promoting inter-hospital collaboration through sharing of outcome data and benchmarking standards.
This study aims to utilise the GC database to establish whether geographical differences in outcomes exist following high-risk emergency general surgery (EGS) admissions, whilst determining if structural differences between healthcare systems can be linked to high-quality care.
Method Discharge data for a cohort of EGS patients were collated using a pre-determined protocol. Hierarchical logistic regression analysis was performed to examine geographical and structural differences between GC hospitals.
Results 69,490 patients, admitted to 23 centres across Australia, England and the USA with high-risk EGS diagnoses from 2007–2012 were identified. Outcomes including: seven/thirty-day mortality, readmission and length of stay were all superior in the USA.
19,082 patients (27%) underwent emergency abdominal surgery. No geographical differences in mortality were seen at seven-days in this subgroup. Thirty-day mortality (OR = 1.47) readmission (OR = 1.42) and length of stay (OR = 1.98) were all worse in the UK.
Across this cohort, patient factors, (age, pathology and co-morbidity) were significantly associated with worse outcome as were structural factors including: low ITU bed ratios, high unit volume and inter-hospital transfers. Having dedicated EGS teams cleared of elective commitments with formalised handover of patients was associated with shorter length of stay.
Conclusion Post-operative outcomes were similar at seven but not at thirty-days. This may be attributable to better infrastructure and resource allocation towards EGS in the US. The costs associated with this healthcare gain were not measured.
Disclosure of interest None Declared.


Little Nightmares 2: The Story Explained
Little Nightmares 2 is an adorably horrifying delight. However, due to the nature of the game, the story isn't exactly straightforward. With no dialogue between any of the characters, you have to piece together the plot from clues seen in the environments. Thankfully, we here at TheGamer are adept at deciphering obtuse narratives. So let's take a look at the story of Little Nightmares 2 and try to figure out exactly what has happened to this disturbing world of disgusting, fleshy, cannibalistic creatures.
(As you might suspect, massive spoiler warning for Little Nightmares 2.)
Little Nightmares stars a young boy with a bag on his head named Mono. Throughout the game, Mono is drawn to television sets that display a transmission of a long hallway that ends at a door with an eyeball symbol. He is able to enter the TVs as if they were portals, but he can never quite reach the door before he's sucked back out to the real world. This will be very important later on.
He starts his adventure by traveling through a trap-infested forest before arriving at a creepy old house. Inside, he finds rotting meat and mannequins that are most likely the taxidermied remains of unlucky humans. He also finds a little girl playing with a music box who is being held hostage in the basement. He frees the girl by smashing the door with an ax, but instead of thanking him, she scurries away as fast as she can.
Mono finds the girl upstairs and the two begin working together in order to survive. They eventually discover the owner of the house who is a violent Hunter wearing a sack over his head. Upon seeing the children trying to escape, he chases after them with a shotgun. The two break into a small shed where a spare shotgun is being stored and shoot The Hunter, which presumably kills him. They find a large, discarded door and use it as a raft to cross a body of water. This takes them to the shores of a place known as The Pale City.
The two enter a school that is surprisingly populated with children. Of course, they're not normal children since this is Little Nightmares. They're actually strange living dolls with porcelain heads known as Bullies. They're all being taught by a woman called The Teacher, who has the bizarre ability to stretch out her neck to absurd lengths like Elastic Man. After the girl is captured by the Bullies, Mono rescues her again and the two barely escape from the school. They walk out into the streets during a heavy rainstorm. It is here that the little girl finds a familiar yellow raincoat and puts it on. So yeah, she's Six from the first game. What a twist!
Mono and Six make it through a dark hospital filled with living mannequins who can only be stopped by light. The two end up in the lower levels where they encounter a huge man called The Doctor. He's a grotesquely bulbous figure who scampers across the ceiling like some sort of spider. After a tense chase, Mono manages to trick The Doctor into entering an incinerator and burns him alive.
At this point, the two have seen a giant spire that's far off in the distance of the city. This is the Signal Tower and it's broadcasting a transmission that warps the bodies and minds of those who watch it. It explains the strange mutations that the characters we've come across have. It also explains the appearance of the hypnotized citizens known as The Viewers, whose faces have been turned into featureless, sunken flesh folds.
Mono has been lured to various TV sets a few times and almost reached the end of the hallway before being pulled away by Six. Mono finally enters one of the TVs and makes it to the end of the hallway. He opens the door with the eyeball on it, which turns out to be a big mistake. This unleashes a ghostly entity known as The Thin Man, who begins to hunt down the children upon his release. While Mono manages to hide from him, Six isn't as lucky and is sucked into the TV. The Thin Man continues to chase Mono until he's finally cornered in the middle of the city. It is here that we find out that Mono possesses similar powers to that of The Thin Man. He is able to use the transmission to defeat The Thin Man, which causes him to vanish. He then enters the Signal Tower to rescue Six once again.
Inside the Signal Tower is a strange, pinkish-purple alternate dimension where gravity and time seem to be distorted. After some searching, Mono finds Six. The only problem is that the Signal Tower has transformed her into a giant, twisted version of herself. This Six is obsessed with a music box that's similar to the one she was playing with when Mono originally saved her. Seeing that this music box is the object behind her transformation, Mono destroys it. Six tries to stop him, but he succeeds and frees her from the influence of the transmission.
The Signal Tower then suddenly begins to fall apart revealing that underneath the building is an overwhelming mass of gooey flesh and eyeballs. The two children run away as a wave of flesh tries to crush them. As a bridge towards the exit begins to crumble, Mono leaps towards a ledge, and Six manages to catch him. However, while she could easily lift him up, Six decides to let him go and Mono falls to the depths of the Signal Tower as Six nonchalantly escapes. She's not a very good friend.
Mono now finds himself stranded at the bottom of the tower. As he walks among the pulsating flesh and eyeballs, he comes across a single wooden chair. He sits down and he suddenly seems to be in a normal-looking room. We then watch a montage of him aging. He grows taller and thinner. He has become The Thin Man.
In the secret ending, we see Six exit through a TV set. As she stands, a glitched, shadow version of herself appears and looks down toward a drawing of the massive ship from the first game, The Maw. We then hear the familiar rumbling of Six's stomach. The events of this game were a prequel to the original Little Nightmares, as it shows the origins of Six's selfish survivalism, her impetus to reach The Maw, and the birth of her constant hunger.
And that's the bizarre tale of Little Nightmares 2. These games are unsettling pieces of art that need to be experienced. Even though you've just read the entirety of the story, it's still worth playing just to see what has come out of the disturbing imagination of Tarsier Studios.
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output location.
Access functions:
QUrl outputLocation() const
bool setOutputLocation(const QUrl &location)
state : const QMediaRecorder::State
This property holds the current state of the media recorder.
The state property represents the user request and is changed synchronously during record(), pause() or stop() calls. Recorder state may also change asynchronously when recording fails.
Access functions:
State state() const
Notifier signal:
void stateChanged(QMediaRecorder::State state)
status : const QMediaRecorder::Status
This property holds the current status of the media recorder.
The status is changed asynchronously and represents the actual status of media recorder.
Access functions:
Status status() const
Notifier signal:
void statusChanged(QMediaRecorder::Status status)
volume : qreal
This property holds the current recording audio volume.
The volume is scaled linearly from 0.0 (silence) to 1.0 (full volume). Values outside this range will be clamped.
The default volume is 1.0.
UI volume controls should usually be scaled nonlinearly. For example, using a logarithmic scale will produce linear changes in perceived loudness, which is what a user would normally expect from a volume control. See QAudio::convertVolume() for more details.
Access functions:
qreal volume() const
void setVolume(qreal volume)
Notifier signal:
void volumeChanged(qreal volume)
Member Function Documentation
QMediaRecorder::QMediaRecorder(QMediaObject *mediaObject, QObject *parent = Q_NULLPTR)
Constructs a media recorder which records the media produced by mediaObject.
The parent is passed to QMediaObject.
QMediaRecorder::~QMediaRecorder()
Destroys a media recorder object.
[signal] void QMediaRecorder::actualLocationChanged(const QUrl &location)
Signals that the actual location of the recorded media has changed. This signal is usually emitted when recording starts.
Note: Notifier signal for property actualLocation.
QString QMediaRecorder::audioCodecDescription(const QString &codec) const
Returns a description of an audio codec.
QAudioEncoderSettings QMediaRecorder::audioSettings() const
Returns the audio encoder settings being used.
See also setAudioSettings() and setEncodingSettings().
QMultimedia::AvailabilityStatus QMediaRecorder::availability() const
Returns the availability of this functionality.
See also availabilityChanged().
[signal] void QMediaRecorder::availabilityChanged(bool available)
Signals that the media recorder is now available (if available is true), or not.
Note: Signal availabilityChanged is overloaded in this class. To connect to this one using the function pointer syntax, you must specify the signal type in a static cast, as shown in this example:
connect(mediaRecorder, static_cast<void(QMediaRecorder::*)(bool)>(&QMediaRecorder::availabilityChanged),
 [=](bool available){ /* ... */ });
[signal] void QMediaRecorder::availabilityChanged(QMultimedia::AvailabilityStatus availability)
Signals that the service availability has changed to availability.
Note: Signal availabilityChanged is overloaded in this class. To connect to this one using the function pointer syntax, you must specify the signal type in a static cast, as shown in this example:
connect(mediaRecorder, static_cast<void(QMediaRecorder::*)(QMultimedia::AvailabilityStatus)>(&QMediaRecorder::availabilityChanged),
 [=](QMultimedia::AvailabilityStatus availability){ /* ... */ });
QStringList QMediaRecorder::availableMetaData() const
Returns a list of keys there is meta-data available for.
QString QMediaRecorder::containerDescription(const QString &format) const
Returns a description of a container format.
QString QMediaRecorder::containerFormat() const
Returns the selected container format.
See also setContainerFormat().
[signal] void QMediaRecorder::durationChanged(qint64 duration)
Signals that the duration of the recorded media has changed.
Note: Notifier signal for property duration.
Error QMediaRecorder::error() const
Returns the current error state.
See also errorString().
[signal] void QMediaRecorder::error(QMediaRecorder::Error error)
Signals that an error has occurred.
Note: Signal error is overloaded in this class. To connect to this one using the function pointer syntax, you must specify the signal type in a static cast, as shown in this example:
connect(mediaRecorder, static_cast<void(QMediaRecorder::*)(QMediaRecorder::Error)>(&QMediaRecorder::error),
 [=](QMediaRecorder::Error error){ /* ... */ });
QString QMediaRecorder::errorString() const
Returns a string describing the current error state.
See also error().
bool QMediaRecorder::isAvailable() const
Returns true if media recorder service ready to use.
See also availabilityChanged().
[override virtual] QMediaObject *QMediaRecorder::mediaObject() const
Reimplemented from QMediaBindableInterface::mediaObject().
Returns the QMediaObject instance that this QMediaRecorder is bound too, or 0 otherwise.
QVariant QMediaRecorder::metaData(const QString &key) const
Returns the value associated with a meta-data key.
See also setMetaData().
[signal] void QMediaRecorder::metaDataAvailableChanged(bool available)
Signals that the available state of a media object's meta-data has changed.
Note: Notifier signal for property metaDataAvailable.
[signal] void QMediaRecorder::metaDataChanged()
Signals that a media object's meta-data has changed.
If multiple meta-data elements are changed, metaDataChanged(const QString &key, const QVariant &value) signal is emitted for each of them with metaDataChanged() changed emitted once.
Note: Signal metaDataChanged is overloaded in this class. To connect to this one using the function pointer syntax, you must specify the signal type in a static cast, as shown in this example:
connect(mediaRecorder, static_cast<void(QMediaRecorder::*)()>(&QMediaRecorder::metaDataChanged),
 [=](){ /* ... */ });
[signal] void QMediaRecorder::metaDataChanged(const QString &key, const QVariant &value)
Signal the changes of one meta-data element value with the given key.
Note: Signal metaDataChanged is overloaded in this class. To connect to this one using the function pointer syntax, you must specify the signal type in a static cast, as shown in this example:
connect(mediaRecorder, static_cast<void(QMediaRecorder::*)(const QString &, const QVariant &)>(&QMediaRecorder::metaDataChanged),
 [=](const QString &key, const QVariant &value){ /* ... */ });
[signal] void QMediaRecorder::metaDataWritableChanged(bool writable)
Signals that the writable state of a media object's meta-data has changed.
Note: Notifier signal for property metaDataWritable.
[signal] void QMediaRecorder::mutedChanged(bool muted)
Signals that the muted state has changed. If true the recording is being muted.
Note: Notifier signal for property muted.
[slot] void QMediaRecorder::pause()
Pause recording.
The recorder state is changed to QMediaRecorder::PausedState.
Depending on platform recording pause may be not supported, in this case the recorder state stays unchanged.
[slot] void QMediaRecorder::record()
Start recording.
While the recorder state is changed immediately to QMediaRecorder::RecordingState, recording may start asynchronously, with statusChanged(QMediaRecorder::RecordingStatus) signal emitted when recording starts.
If recording fails error() signal is emitted with recorder state being reset back to