it's looked up from databases. The
# value contains series of from -> to characters. For example "#@/@" means
# that '#' and '/' characters are translated to '@'.
#auth_username_translation =
# Username formatting before it's looked up from databases. You can use
# the standard variables here, eg. %Lu would lowercase the username, %n would
# drop away the domain if it was given, or "%n-AT-%d" would change the '@' into
# "-AT-". This translation is done after auth_username_translation changes.
#auth_username_format =
# If you want to allow master users to log in by specifying the master
# username within the normal username string (ie. not using SASL mechanism's
# support for it), you can specify the separator character here. The format
# is then <username><separator><master username>. UW-IMAP uses "*" as the
# separator, so that could be a good choice.
#auth_master_user_separator =
# Username to use for users logging in with ANONYMOUS SASL mechanism
#auth_anonymous_username = anonymous
# More verbose logging. Useful for figuring out why authentication isn't
# working.
#auth_verbose = no
# Even more verbose logging for debugging purposes. Shows for example SQL
# queries.
#auth_debug = no
# In case of password mismatches, log the passwords and used scheme so the
# problem can be debugged. Requires auth_debug=yes to be set.
#auth_debug_passwords = no
# Maximum number of dovecot-auth worker processes. They're used to execute
# blocking passdb and userdb queries (eg. MySQL and PAM). They're
# automatically created and destroyed as needed.
#auth_worker_max_count = 30
# Host name to use in GSSAPI principal names. The default is to use the
# name returned by gethostname().
#auth_gssapi_hostname =
# Kerberos keytab to use for the GSSAPI mechanism. Will use the system
# default (usually /etc/krb5.keytab) if not specified.
#auth_krb5_keytab =
auth default {
 # Space separated list of wanted authentication mechanisms:
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 # NOTE: See also disable_plaintext_auth setting.
 mechanisms = plain login
 #
 # Password database is used to verify user's password (and nothing more).
 # You can have multiple passdbs and userdbs. This is useful if you want to
 # allow both system users (/etc/passwd) and virtual users to login without
 # duplicating the system users into virtual database.
 #
 # <doc/wiki/PasswordDatabase.txt>
 #
 # By adding master=yes setting inside a passdb you make the passdb a list
 # of "master users", who can log in as anyone else. Unless you're using PAM,
 # you probably still want the destination user to be looked up from passdb
 # that it really exists. This can be done by adding pass=yes setting to the
 # master passdb. <doc/wiki/Authentication.MasterUsers.txt>
 # Users can be temporarily disabled by adding a passdb with deny=yes.
 # If the user is found from that database, authentication will fail.
 # The deny passdb should always be specified before others, so it gets
 # checked first. Here's an example:
 #passdb passwd-file {
 # File contains a list of usernames, one per line
 #args = /etc/dovecot.deny
 #deny = yes
 #}
 # PAM authentication. Preferred nowadays by most systems.
 # Note that PAM can only be used to verify if user's password is correct,
 # so it can't be used as userdb. If you don't want to use a separate user
 # database (passwd usually), you can use static userdb.
 # REMEMBER: You'll need /etc/pam.d/dovecot file created for PAM
 # authentication to actually work. <doc/wiki/PasswordDatabase.PAM.txt>
 passdb pam {
 # [blocking=yes] [session=yes] [setcred=yes]
 # [cache_key=<key>] [<service name>]
 #
 # By default a new process is forked from dovecot-auth for each PAM lookup.
 # Setting blocking=yes uses the alternative way: dovecot-auth worker
 # processes do the PAM lookups.
 #
 # session=yes makes Dovecot open and immediately close PAM session. Some
 # PAM plugins need this to work, such as pam_mkhomedir.
 #
 # setcred=yes makes Dovecot establish PAM credentials if some PAM plugins
 # need that. They aren't ever deleted though, so this isn't enabled by
 # default.
 #
 # cache_key can be used to enable authentication caching for PAM
 # (auth_cache_size also needs to be set). It isn't enabled by default
 # because PAM modules can do all kinds of checks besides checking password,
 # such as checking IP address. Dovecot can't know about these checks
 # without some help. cache_key is simply a list of variables (see
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 # %u%s - Username and service (ie. IMAP, POP3) must match.
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 # If service name is "*", it means the authenticating service name
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 # System users (NSS, /etc/passwd, or similiar)
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 #passdb passwd {
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 #args =
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 #passdb shadow {
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 #args =
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 #args =
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 #passdb passwd-file {
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 #args =
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 #passdb checkpassword {
 # Path for checkpassword binary
 #args =
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 # SQL database <doc/wiki/AuthDatabase.SQL.txt>
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 #args =
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 #
 # User database specifies where mails are located and what user/group IDs
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 #
 # <doc/wiki/UserDatabase.txt>
 #
 # System users (NSS, /etc/passwd, or similiar). In many systems nowadays this
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It's so beautiful on the country side and it's so healthy for the kids to get a lot of fresh air. It's time to get out of the city and into the Nature. This week, we release two new activities in Mingoville Virtual World. The first activity is a new Nature map where the kids learn English while playing with Esmeralda and exploring the Nature. The other English activity is a new educational game that takes the kids fishing for English words. It's all about fun English learning.
Explore Nature and Learn the English Words
On Mingoville's new map Nature, the kids can now enjoy the fresh air out in the nature together with Esmeralda. Esmeralda is Bob and Candy's aunt in Mingoville. Esmeralda will take the kids on a tour around Nature. The activity is developed to let the kids practice the vocabulary learned in Mission 4 in Mingoville School; Nature and Season.
Esmeralda will ask the students to go and find different words that relate to Nature and Seasons – that could be fire camp, flowers, clouds, skies, trees, etc. If the students are good, they will get a reward for their effort. It's kind of a treasure hunt as they have to find their reward in the end by guessing the hint from Esmeralda.
The English exercise is based on both listening to the word as well as recognizing the words in order to be able to find them. We recommend that the students work with the English exercises of Mission 4 in Mingoville School prior to exploring Nature in Mingoville Virtual World.
Go Fishing and Do Some Spelling
In Nature, the kids can also learn English going on a fishing trip. When fishing on the Mingo Lake, the students have to catch the fish in the water with their fishing rod. For every fish they catch, they earn points. However, some fish have a letter in the stomach. If the kids can spell the word illustrated in the upper left corner by catching the fish with the right letter, they get bonus points. If they catch other things like boots, they lose points.
The game is on time and the student has to reach the target – it means, they have to reach the goal set within the time frame which is typically between 60-120 seconds.
The Fishing game has several levels. In the first level, the kid can get around with "just" catching fish to reach the target. However in level two or level three, they cannot reach the target without catching in the bonus – they need to spell the word to go to the next level. The higher the level, the tougher it gets.
All words to be spelled are from Mission 4 in Mingoville School; Nature and Seasons. If the kids cannot spell the words, we recommend they complete activity 1-8 in Mission 4.
We hope you have a lot of fun – if there is something you don't understand or have suggestion on things we need to do, feel free to comment

source: openbmb/Ultra-FineWeb


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For Immediate Release
April 22nd, 2016
Mayor Crombie's Statement Marking Earth Day 2016
"Earth Day is a reminder that we are all stewards of the environment. As residents, we can make small but important changes at home – from reducing waste, to planting a garden and being aware of everything that goes into our curbside storm drain.
"At the City of Mississauga, we are committed to safeguarding our environment for families and future generations to enjoy. We have committed to planting one million trees by 2032. This initiative was launched to help conserve and enhance our community's open spaces and forested areas for all residents to enjoy. Trees are important to the environment, health and quality of life of Mississaugans.
"Our One Million Trees program has now planted more than 202,000 trees and shrubs. The tremendous success of our tree planting program shows that our residents and community partners are committed to preserving, protecting and improving our urban forest.
"There continues to be a growing recognition that environmental sustainability, quality of life and economic prosperity are related features of the most successful communities. In 2012, Council moved forward with the Living Green Master Plan – Mississauga's first environmental master plan.
"With the ongoing environmental policy developments emerging from the 2015 Paris Climate Conference – COP21, along with new efforts by Premier Wynne's government to set up a cap-and-trade system, climate change will continue to be a significant priority for all levels of government over the coming years.
"In January, Council directed the Environmental Division of Community Services to draft a report that outlines the following:
- A review of existing measures the City has taken to address climate change;
- Information about climate change agreements signed by the provincial and federal governments, and the implications these agreements could have on municipalities, like Mississauga; and
- Recommendations on next steps, including the development of a comprehensive climate change plan for Mississauga.
"We must do everything we can to continue building a healthy, green and sustainable Mississauga. Together, we can make a lasting and positive difference toward improving our local environment."

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The Path Of Pan de Sal
"Pan de sal is the bread of our history, at the core of our culture, at the heart of our tastes."
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On Mabini Street in Barrio Kapasigan, a red van filled with firewood is parked in front of a two-story white house, inscribed with "Dimas-Alang" and the year "1919." A man in a white sando wraps the logs in a towel and carries them inside Panaderia Dimas-Alang. The bakery uses the logs to fuel its century-old wood-fired oven (pugon) to make traditional breads—a rarity in Metro Manila these days, when many have switched to gas ovens. Panaderia Dimas-Alang is one of the remaining bakeries that still keep to tradition since it was founded in Pasig in 1919.
At the heart of this panaderia is their pan de sal, once hailed by a local magazine as one of the best in the metro. Panaderia Dimas-Alang's pan de sal has its roots from traditional recipes, with just a hint of salt and the breath of the wood-fired oven clinging to its light, crisp crust.
It is the pan de sal most recognize: a small, oval bread with a brown crust, dusted with breadcrumbs, and narrow, pointed leaf-like edges on the top that distinguishes it from an ordinary dinner roll. This type of pan de sal is baked on a half-sheet pan (plancha) hence it's also known as pan de sal de plancha.
A wood-fired oven (pugon) and baker's peel in Panaderia Dimas-Alang
The pugon and its long baker's peel is on the ready for loading the prepared dough for baking.
In the old days, these types of bread were entirely done by hand. They have since been able to adapt to modern processes, particularly by using mixers to prepare the dough. The pugon remains an important element of the traditional pan de sal, but its popularity diminished after the ban on cutting of the bakawan (mangroves) used as fuel and the rise of the gas oven.
Still, bakers continue to shape the pan de sal by hand so the result has the same shape, texture and flavor as what can be deemed "traditional," especially in the memories of older consumers who grew up on them. To taste pan de sal a little salty, almost bland is to savor the simple, pure flavor of bread, Filipino-style.
A baker kneads and shapes the dough to prepare it for cutting
A bakery worker cuts the dough into pan de sal
The maestro panadero rolls and tucks the edges of the dough to form into a baston before cutting, the Spanish word for cane or walking stick. This is a special technique done in making the traditional pan de sal.
At the supermarket, there are the rounded, less crusty, soft and lighter-colored pan de sal: pre-packaged, sanitary and uniform, as the dough has been produced in quality-controlled processes and modern equipment. The sweet pan de sal is also being made today at a small panaderia or in larger bakery chains, which have adapted to the preferences of contemporary times. It deviates from the origin of its name: "bread of salt." If you compare the formulations, the "new" pan de sal has 18 percent sugar while the old-fashioned has only 1.75.
Both traditional and modern pan de sal variations co-exist to this day at the panaderia. The shift from the traditional happens when certain variables of pan de sal-making change: the move from manual mixing to machine mixers, baking in a pugon to gas ovens, using fresh or active dry yeast to instant dry yeast (reducing fermentation time).
The danger is that many of us come to know only the kind of pan de sal most convenient and accessible to us. What do we lose when we forget or never know the form and taste of the traditional pan de sal? What if our breadmakers forego tradition in favor of profit and convenience?
In essence, we lose a little of who we are. Pan de sal "is our basic tinapay, our 'bread of salt,' whether putok or pang-araw-araw (the daily bread). It is the bread of our history, at the core of our culture, at the heart of our tastes," writes Doreen Fernandez eloquently in her book Palayok.
"It is brown and plain like the Filipino, good by itself or alone, crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. It is good, basic and strong—just the way we are, and would like the nation to be."
A baker at Panaderia Dimas-Alang shapes the dough for other baked goods
Six years ago, we traveled to as many local bakeries as we could to do research for Panaderia: Philippine Bread, Biscuit and Bakery Traditions, a book I co-authored with food writer Amy A. Uy. One of the first bakeries we visited was Panaderia Dimas-Alang. Inside, we found traces of traditional breadmaking—the cavernous pugon with its long baker's peel, the wooden drawer the size of a door where the dough is rolled in breadcrumbs, and vintage escaparate to display the breads.
Manolo Lozada, the owner, inherited the bakery from his parents Lucio Lozada and Felisa Santos Lozada who had acquired it from an offshoot of a much older bakery from the 1900s. He wrote down their old recipes in order to preserve them after interviewing their maestro panadero (or master baker), Emiliano Torres, who was also his cousin and a very good baker.
"But the measurements are a little embarrassing," he said. "Sometimes it says 'one cup from a tin of evaporated milk,'" referring to how the panadero of old would cut an empty milk tin in half to serve as container and measuring cup.
What do we lose when we forget, or never know, the form and taste of the traditional pan de sal?
Manolo is a painter, but after inheriting the bakery he studied at the Philippine College of Arts and Trades (PCAT) to learn the rudiments of baking. The lessons included ingredients measured by weight rather than volume. The milk tin method is common in the history of other panaderia in the Philippines. A precursor to the weighing scale; it spoke of the bakers' resourcefulness. But for a time, it kept the panaderia from becoming more efficient—accurately measured ingredients produce better yield, which in turn reduces wastage.
The older panadero clung to their tin cans and plastic pitchers out of habit, until the bakery owners adopted the weighing scale.
Still, some traditional practices live on.
A bakery worker tends to the pugon at Panaderia Dimas-Alang
Merced Bakehouse in Quezon City is a bakeshop founded in 1972 that makes panaderia breads alongside 70s-era specialties like the chocolate beehive and birthday cakes with marshmallow icing. The head baker Juanito Pacia, fondly known as Simeon, shapes two kinds of pan de sal (kalabasa and malunggay). He also bakes Merced's popular egg pan de sal, smaller in size, soft and yellow-hued from the eggs and butter.
Simeon, who has been working here since 1980, hails from the town of Cuenca, Batangas, also the hometown of many bakers working in other panaderia across the country. As a baker for the past 33 years, he has become accustomed to the changing times.
"We used active dry yeast and blocks of fresh yeast before. Now we use instant dry yeast with bread improver," he said. He also knew how to measure with empty milk tins. "But it's better to use the scale. One has to look after the cost of ingredients," he said.
Three shelves of freshly baked loaves of bread
The cost of ingredients directly affects how local bakers made bread. As the price of flour increases, the weight of the pan de sal decreases. Our great-grandparents enjoyed big, hefty pan de sal. In 1908, the health department issued a 30-day food guide for Filipinos, which listed pan de sal as part of the breakfast menu. The menu chart indicated that one large piece of pan de sal weighed 80 grams and was sold for two cents apiece. Its nutritional information was also listed as having "198.72 calories, 5.68 protein, 41.84 carbs,.96 fat."
Perhaps the closest version to this type of pan de sal that still exists to this day is the pan de sal de suelo, traditionally baked directly on the floor of a pugon to get the ridge or crack on the top. It requires the pugon to be very clean, as the dough pieces have to be directly loaded onto the oven floor. At Kamuning Bakery, the pugon's floor is swept clean daily before the bread is baked. Once cleaned of debris and dirt, Kamuning's pugon is further wiped down with katcha or flour bags turned inside out.
The bakers' work stations near a wood-fired oven at Panaderia Dimas-Alang
Six years later, I return to Panaderia Dimas-Alang. The bakers wear their signature orange t-shirts emblazoned with the white bakery logo. But the black hairnets have been replaced with white baker's skull caps. Inside the


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Richmond VA Chapter
Developing and building lasting friendships based on mutual understanding through educational, cultural, technical, and commercial exchanges between the people of China and the United States
China, with nearly one quarter of the world's population, has emerged as a nation that plays a significant role in world affairs.
With the realization of full diplomatic relations between the governments of the U.S. and China in 1979, opportunities for the American and Chinese people to learn from each other have increased significantly. Cultural, scientific, educational, medical, and technological exchanges, which are of great value to both countries, are expanding rapidly. The US-China Peoples Friendship Association initiates and participates actively in these exchanges.
Exchanges and programs organized by USCPFA are helping to build a bridge of friendship between our countries. This bridge, based on personal knowledge of the two countries, can play an important role in maintaining world peace.
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The color of an object American softball quilt bedding set depends on both the physics of the object in its environment and the characteristics of the perceiving eye and brain. Physically, objects can be said to have the color of the light leaving their surfaces, which normally depends on the spectrum of the incident illumination and the reflectance properties of the surface, as well as potentially on the angles of illumination and viewing. Some objects not only reflect light, but also transmit light or emit light themselves, which also contributes to the color. A viewer's perception of the object's color depends not only on the spectrum of the light leaving its surface, but also on a host of contextual cues, so that color differences between objects can be discerned mostly independent of the lighting spectrum, viewing angle, etc. This effect is known as color constancy.
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According to Rule 5 of Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 as passed by Lok Sabha :
 1. The person exercising the option to pay tax under section 10 shall comply with the following conditions, namely:-
 1. he is neither a casual taxable person nor a non-resident taxable person;
 2. the goods held in stock by him on the appointed day have not been purchased in the course of inter-State trade or commerce or imported from a place outside India or received from his branch situated outside the State or from his agent or principal outside the State, where the option is exercised under sub-rule (1) of rule 3;
 3. the goods held in stock by him have not been purchased from an unregistered supplier and where purchased, he pays the tax under sub-section (4) of section 9;
 5. he was not engaged in the manufacture of goods as notified under clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 10, during the preceding financial year;
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The trainees of the Government ITIs are awarded the following scholarships:
- Merit scholarshipsat the rate of Rs. 250/- per month per trainee will be awarded to 40% of the sanctioned strength in each trade at every ITI on the basis of:
- Below Poverty Line (BPL) Scholarship at the rate of Rs. 250/- per month is awarded to the trainees belonging to BPL, SC/ST categories and to the trainees whose family's annual income is less than Rs. 3,00,000/- on the production of an income certificate issued by (1) The concerned village Panchayat Secretary under the respective Panchayat area duly attested by the Sarpanch of the concerned village Panchayat or (2) Chief officers of the respective municipal council to the residents under their respective municipal council area or (3) by the Mamlatdar of the concerned Taluka or (4) The District Collector/Magistrate.
I)The marks scored for internal test.
II)Assessment of the sessional work, discipline and punctuality three months after admissions. If the number of trainees in any unit is less than the number of sanctioned seats, the merit scholarships shall be awarded in proportionate number.
Scholarships are also awarded by the Education Department to the ITI trainees whose parents are teachers.
- The trainees of the Private ITIs are awarded the following scholarships: Sesa Private ITI awards merit scholarship to deserving trainees based on merit as well as on financial status of the family.
- Apart from this, the trainees belonging to certain categories admitted in all the Private ITIs are eligible to receive the scholarship offered by the Department of Social Welfare.


To the Editor:-A reading of the study conducted by Kain et al. [1]raises question as to the effectiveness of parental presence during the induction of anesthesia. Although it was concluded that children older than 4 yr benefited from parental presence during induction, it also was reported that children younger than 4 yr were more anxious during anesthetic procedures. A child's previous hospitalization or surgery, type of anesthesia induction, location of induction were all confounding variables that might have affected the validity of the study. Though the study suggests that parental presence appeases some children during the induction of anesthesia for a brief period of time, there is no proof of its long-term effectiveness.
Children are confronted with separation throughout all of their childhood. [2]When a parent leaves his/her child at the church nursery, with the dentist, at the daycare center, or with a sitter, separation anxiety sets in, and the child must learn that this is part of life. Why, then, is the separation of parent and child questioned when dealing with the induction of anesthesia?
Another statement confirming that the presence of parents has no psychologic benefit is as follows: "Parental anxiety mediates children's response to stressful situations such as induction of anesthesia." Many parents may compound their child's induction by conveying to them feelings of anxiety.
In clinical practice it seems there are two groups of parents-those who are calm and accepting of their child's surgery and those who are anxious. Both groups of parents generally convey their behavior to their child. The first group of parents is accepting of their not being in the operating room (OR) with their children. These are the parents who would be helpful in the OR. The second group is more likely to express concern and request his/her presence in the OR (e.g., "Johnny, you're afraid aren't you...? There's nothing to be scared of. Please don't be afraid. This is generally repeated until even the bravest child is afraid.) It is this parent who projects his/her own anxiety who is not helpful to his/her child in the OR. How do you tell a parent that he/she is not appropriate support without insulting his/her parental abilities, especially if you have already allowed the previous parent to be present during the induction?
Perhaps it would be wise to reconsider the need for parental presence during the induction of anesthesia. It is for three reasons that parental intervention is not necessary: there is no significant psychologic proof that children benefit from this practice, society tolerates and even encourages forms of separation, and the anesthesiologist's work may be obstructed by the presence of parents during induction. Although further studies may conclude that there is a significant benefit to parental intervention during induction, such has not currently been proven as being necessary.
William W. Pond, M.D., Associated Anesthesiologist; Jennifer M. Aiken, Research Assistant, Associated Anesthesiologists of Fort Wayne, P.C., 5800 Fairfield Avenue, Suite 150, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46807-3496.
(Accepted for publication August 15, 1996.)
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Kain ZN, Mayes LC, Caramico LA, Silver M, Nygren MM, Anderson G, Rimar S: Parental presence during induction of anesthesia. Anesthesiology 1996; 84:1060-7.
2.
Kaplan HI, Sadock BJ: Anxiety disorders of childhood or adolescence, Synopsis of Psychiatry. Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1991, pp 733-6.


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Transforming a String to Uppercase Letters
To change the case of all the letters in a string object, use the std::transform() algorithm. This algorithm is defined in the standard header <algorithm>. It takes four arguments. The first two arguments are input iterators that mark the beginning and the end of the string, respectively. The third argument is an output iterator which points to the beginning of the original string (the uppercase version of the string is written the original string). The fourth argument is a unary operator (i.e., an object that supports the () operator and takes one argument). The trick is that transform() applies the unary operator to manipulate every element in the sequence. This unary operator can be a pointer to a function or an object function. In our example, we pass the address of the standard function toupper() that is defined in the standard header <cctype>:

#include <algorithm>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <cctype> // for toupper()
int main()
{
 std::string s("hello"); // lowercase
 // transform the string to uppercase
 std::transform(s.begin(), // original string's beginning
 s.end(), // original string's end
 s.begin(), // where to write the new string?
 toupper); // unary operator
 std::cout << s; // display "HELLO"
}
Alas, the program above will not compile because the name 'toupper' is ambiguous: there are two functions with this name:

1) int std::toupper(int); // from <cctype>
2) template <class charT>
 charT std::toupper(charT, const locale&); // from <locale>
We want the first function to be called. To resolve the ambiguity, we add an explicit cast:

std::transform(s.begin(), s.end(), s2.begin(),
 static_cast < int(*)(int) > (toupper));
This tells the compiler which version of toupper() to choose, namely the one declared in <cctype>. In a similar vein, you can transform a string to lowercase letters by using the tolower() function.
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Definition of Intercostal muscle
1. Noun. Muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration.
Exact synonyms: Intercostal, Musculus Intercostalis
Generic synonyms: Skeletal Muscle, Striated Muscle
Derivative terms: Intercostal
Medical Definition of Intercostal muscle
1. Muscle tissue between two ribs. This muscle is a type called skeletal muscle. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intercostal Muscle
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intercostal
intercostal anaesthesia
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intercostal muscle (current term)
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Literary usage of Intercostal muscle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"At the back of the chest they lie between the pleura and the External intercostal muscle, but are soon placed between the two planes of Intercostal ..."
2. The Journal of Physiology by Physiological Society (Great Britain). (1880)
"... united only by the internal intercostal muscle and the pleura, and connected with the rest of the body by a band of tissues consisting of the ..."
3. The Comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals by Auguste Chauveau (1887)
"... which, when it acts singly, it inclines to one side. It may also take part in expiration. 6. Common intercostal muscle. (Fig. 106, 5.) Synonyms. ..."
4. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"Follow the nerve through the internal intercostal muscle. It reaches the deep surface of the muscle at the junction of the cartilage with the bone of the ..."
5. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Allen Thomson, George Dancer Thane (1882)
"G4G) that the direct galvanic stimulation of the external intercostal muscle throughout the fifth space caused the lower rib to rise towards :he upper, ..."
6. An Elementary Treatise on Human Anatomy by Joseph Leidy (1889)
"The external intercostal muscle * starts behind in the position of the tubercle of the ribs, ... The internal intercostal muscle,* thinner than the former, ..."
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- Was Ruku evolved by the direct order from Allah [ie in the time of the Prophet (Sm)]?
- When was it added to Quran?
- Who was/were the pioneered?
- Why was it added?
A ruku'in the quran is a small section that is grouped up based on the meaning of the ayat that are grouped.
An example of a ruku would be the first 7 ayat of surat baqarah.
The origin of this did not begin during the time of the prophet, in fact it is not even recognized worldwide, hence the reason for people misunderstanding your question.
Organizing the quran in ruku' started in south asia, when people began disecting the quran into sections to prepare for taraweeh in ramadan. they seperated it into 540 section to read in each raka' of the month, hence the name "ruku'." this beame a guide for people leading prayer to know how many ayat to say, instead of just guessing.
it is not known when exactly this tradition started, but it still used today by color coding certain quran's sections.

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'Kwanzo' is a Daylily variety in the Hemerocallis genus with a scientific name of Hemerocallis. Kwanzo grows as a Perennial and is a Flower. Being a Perennial, it tends to grow best over several years (approx 3 years and greater). Kwanzo is known for growing to a height of approximately 1.00 metres (that's 3.25 feet in imperial).
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Panama: Current reality and key concerns of the Afro-Panamanian population
Interview with Afro-Panamanian community organizer Samuel Samuels.
From the early colonial period Afro-Panamanians have played a significant role in the creation of the republic.
The descendants of the Africans who arrived during the colonial era are intermixed in the general population or are found in majority Afro-Panamanian communities along the Atlantic Coast.
Other Afro-Panamanians are the descendants of later migrants from the Caribbean, who came to work on railroad construction projects, commercial agricultural enterprises, and especially, building the canal.
In an audio interview with Samuel Samuels, member of the Afro-Panamanian umbrella organization, Coordinadora Nacional Organizaciones Negras Panameñas, he discusses themes such as the need for a more accurate census of the current Afro-Panamanian population, as well as the ongoing need for greater social and economic inclusion and increased participation of young people in national political processes.
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SiliS-PTOXRA, acronym of DRY-in Silico Screening & Prediction of Toxic Hazard and Risk Assessment, was developed for the prediction of toxicological endpoints. Three consensus models to predict Acute Oral Toxicity (AOT) are the first ones in being incorporated to this software. This program was implemented in Java 1.8; thus, it is fully cross-platform. For the development of the SiliS-PTOXRA software, the CDK (v1.4.19), QuBiLS-MAS, AMBIT (v0.0.4) and WEKA (v3.8.0) toolkits were used as libraries for the manipulation of the chemical structures, computation of the molecular descriptors, computation of the applicability domain (AD) and prediction of AOT using the models built, respectively.
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How to lock down an iPhone
A how-to on adding strong restrictions to an iPhone running iOS 11.x
In this post, I will walk through the steps I take to effectively lock down an iPhone running iOS 11.x. This is a process to limit an iPhone's functionality to only what is absolutely necessary. This does not turn a smartphone into a dumbphone.
A note about safety
The end goal is to make the phone safer. This is accomplished through two primary methods: Restriction of the phone's capabilities to only what is needed and accountability. Like all things in recovery, these steps are only valuable if the owner of the device already has a desire to stop their behavior and a willingness to be honest with accountability. There are no restrictions that can effectively prevent a man from accessing pornography.
Nothing can fully prevent access to pornographic material. As with all things, locking down a smartphone is just another tool. If the tool does not work, then I must find another. If I am in such a state that I will simply find a way around the restrictions, then I probably do not need to have a smartphone at all. In such circumstances, I recommend purchasing a dumbphone (one without internet access).
Finally, I often get requests to make a phone "safe". This is normally a question phrased in the following manner: "How can I have access to everything I want, like podcasts, news stations, and social media but keep everything else locked down?". I have found that such half-measures are useless. Either the phone is locked down, or it is not. If it is not, then my reliance is on boundaries and accountability rather than restrictions. This is not the point of "locking down" a phone. If my boundaries are not working, then it is my responsibility to look at what I need to change.
Step 0: Preparation
Identify needs
In preparation, thoroughly identify all the needed Websites and Apps. In addition, determine which accountability browser (if any) will be used. I recommend Covenant Eyes, but there are other options.
As a rule of thumb: if I can function properly without the specific app, then I do not need it. The more apps and features left on the phone, the less locked down it is. Remember, there are no half measures.
As an example, I have yet to see a game that is a need.
Establish Accountability
Determine who will have the restriction passcode and who will receive the accountability reports. This person also needs to be someone that the owner can regularly interact with. If there is a need to adjust something (change an allowed website, download a new app, etc.), this is the person that will be contacted.
Note: I strongly encourage spouses to NOT play the role of accountability partner. It is vital that a trustworthy third party willing to play the role of strict accountability be the primary handler of accountability for the husband's recovery.
Locking down the phone
Having prepared, take the following steps to fully lock down the iPhone.
Step 1. Make sure the phone is fully up-to-date.
Go to: Settings -> General -> Software Update and verify that the software is up to date. If not, update the software.
Step 2. Install Needed Apps
Install all the needed apps.
If navigational maps are needed, I recommend using Waze as it does not show promotional photos of locations (unlike Google Maps and Apple Maps) but is still a well-supported navigation application.
If a browser is needed, I recommend using Covenant Eyes, a subscription-based accountability software. It not only provides a safe browser, but also creates a VPN that tracks all outgoing network connections for the phone, making it easier to be accountable for other app usage.
Step 3. Setup Restrictions
Go to: Settings -> General -> Restrictions and click "Enable Restrictions". You will be prompted for a passcode.
I recommend using a Restrictions passcode that is not your standard 4-digit passcode. In case the individual moves, I can provide their next accountability partner the passcode without compromising any of my personal devices. It is also a good idea to save the passcode somewhere secure, so it is not forgotten.
Step 3a. Disable "Allow" Settings
Under the "Allow" heading, disable the following apps:
 - Safari
 - Siri and Dictation
 - FaceTime
 - iTunes Store
 - Music Profiles & Posts
 - iBooks Store
 - Podcasts
 - Installing Apps
 - In-App Purchases
Step 3b. Disable "Allowed Content" Settings
Under "Allowed Content" heading, disable the following settings:
 - Music, Podcasts, News & iTunes U
 - Movies
 - TV Shows
 - Books
 - Siri
Step 3c. Disable "Allowed Content" Websites
Set the Allowed Websites to "Specific Websites Only" and delete all the default websites by swiping left and tapping "delete". Then add all the specific websites already defined or leave the list empty.
These restrictions will apply to all in-app browsers and third-party browsers.
Step 3d. Disable "Game Center" Settings
At the bottom of the restrictions, under the "Game Center" heading, disable the following sections:
 - Multiplayer Games
 - Adding Friends
 - Screen Recording
Step 4. Delete Unused Apps
Having setup restrictions, many of the built-in apps will be disabled, but others need to be directly deleted.
Delete EVERYTHING that is not needed, normally this includes:
 - Podcasts
 - Music
 - iTunes U
 - Garage Band
 - iTunes Store
 - Stocks
 - iMovie
 - Maps (contains image search capability)
If in doubt, delete it. Remember, the goal is that the phone only has what is needed at the end of this process.
Note: These can all be reinstalled at a later time if desired.
I want to emphasize, the goal of locking down a phone is to make it a safe tool. It does not prevent access to inappropriate material, it merely makes it more difficult to do so. A determined mind will always find a way. This is only beneficial to the man seeking a heightened level of accountability and safety in regard to his smartphone. These steps mean nothing outside of a willingness to do the difficult work of recovery at the same time. Without dealing with the core issues, I will not change.
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Written by: Samuel Beecher (4/21/2018)


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Strontianite (Sr 3) is an important raw material for the extraction of strontium. It is a rare carbonate mineral and one of only a few strontium minerals. It is a member of the aragonite group.
Aragonite group members: aragonite (BaCO3), strontianite (SrCO3), cerussite (PbCO3)
The ideal formula of strontianite is SrCO3, with molar mass 147.63 g, (Ca) can substitute for up to 27% of the strontium (Sr) cations , and barium
The mineral was named in 1791 for the locality, Strontian , Argyllshire, Scotland, where the element strontium had been discovered the previous year. Although good mineral specimens of strontianite are rare, strontium is a fairly common element of 370 parts per million by weight, 87 parts per million by moles , much more common than copper with only 60 parts per million by weight, 19 by moles. Strontium is never found free in nature. The principal strontium ores are celestine SrSO4 and strontianite SrCO3. The main commercial process for strontium metal production is reduction of strontium oxide


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On 21 September 2022, the University of Warwick signed an agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) with Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics (NURE), Ukraine, as part of an international twinning program that is supporting Ukrainian universities during the war.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has published its new Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) data, which rates the impact UK universities have on their communities, regional and local business, and society more broadly. The University of Warwick scored highly in a number of the ratings categories.
Arden Cross Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with both University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) and the University of Warwick to explore opportunities for creating a new Medical & Technology Campus to deliver world-beating innovation in healthcare as part of the £3.2 billion Arden Cross development.
The University of Warwick has been placed 8th in the Guardian University Guide 2023.
"Professor Tom Marsh, the founding professor of the Astronomy and Astrophysics group at University of Warwick, was reported as missing from La Silla Observatory in Chile, where he has recently been working as a visiting astronomer at the ESO (European Southern Observatory).
"The local emergency services are undertaking a thorough and extensive search for Tom and we continue to hope for a successful outcome.


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You can link together pairs of tools, so that changing the information displayed in one tool automatically updates the other. This can be done for virtually any tool in Common LispWorks, and provides a simple way for you to browse information and see how the state of the Lisp environment changes as you run your code. For instance, you can make between an Inspector and a Listener so that every time you evaluate a form in the Listener, its value is automatically inspected.
You can also link two copies of the same tool. This can be a very useful way of seeing two views of a tool at once. For instance, you could create a copy of the Class Browser by choosing Window > Clone, and then link them together. By keeping one browser in the subclasses view, and the other in the slots view, you can automatically see both the subclasses and the available slots for a given class.
Linked tools have a master-slave relationship. One tool (the slave) gets updated automatically, and the other tool (the master) controls the linking process. To link together any two tools:
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With nearly half of Yolo County's land reserved for agriculture, you'd think hunger would be far-removed issue. The truth, as unfortunate as it may be, is that it isn't.
Nearly 18 percent of Yolo County's residents are determined to be "food insecure," according to data compiled by Feeding America's recent Map The Meal Gap survey, which means they do not always know where they will find their next meal.
"That's a frightening number for a county like ours," said Woodland farmer Shane Tucker. "We have so much food growing around us. All the local city councils are interested in preserving and maintaining our agriculture, and yet, 18 percent of our people don't have enough to eat."
Thus, a new local project, Food Bank Farmers, is utilizing the surrounding communities' large swaths of agricultural land as an answer to the problem. The approach is to take acreage donated by farmers and grow fruits and vegetables on it for those in need.
Tucker and his wife, Marsha, dreamed up the idea when they realized they would not be able to commercially farm a small, isolated tract of land they own. Instead of letting it go without purpose, they decided instead to farm it and give the produce to a local food bank.
"It just wasn't smart to leave some of our best land fallow," Tucker said. "We started talking about ways to use it as a benefit to the community. … (Yolo County Supervisor) Don Saylor got us in contact with people who could help us achieve that."
By working in concert with the Food Bank of Yolo County (the recipient) and the Center for Land-Based Learning (the volunteers), Tucker developed a project where growers like himself would devote portions of their land for beginning farmers to plant and harvest produce — and transfer it to the Food Bank — for relatively small costs.
"I am so pleased to congratulate Shane and Marsha Tucker, and am so proud of their contribution to our community," Saylor said. He added that the collaboration "will result in a better supply of healthy, nutritious fresh produce for the most vulnerable residents of our county."
"When I formed Yolo Food Connect a few years ago, I believed that bringing people together would result in positive change, but I could not have imagined something as wonderful as Food Bank Farmers."
The trial run of sorts for Food Bank Farmers is the Tuckers' own farm, on which an expected 20,000 to 25,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables are being cultivated by a group of volunteers.
The 1.5-acre farm is an example of the small-scale operation that could be replicated for other farmers with unused parcels of land. After the crops are harvested, the Tuckers hope to have Food Bank Farmers expanded.
"This is something nice to do, and helpful," Tucker said of his donated property, "but if we can figure out how to expand it, we can make it into something that maybe can make a dent in our county's hunger problem."
Another thing this preliminary test is establishing is what a benefit that an integrated and planned approach to food donations can be for a food bank.
The Tuckers selected the crops — a colorful array of carrots, heirloom tomatoes, beets, pumpkins and more — together with Food Bank officials. They have known since May what they would have for distribution this fall.
"For Shane and Marsha's program to have such an emphasis on the Food Bank; we're just in awe of their generosity," said Kevin Sanchez, executive director of the Food Bank of Yolo County. "Hopefully, we can create a model to share with other food banks across the country."
But to do it takes the help of volunteers, even on the Tuckers' small parcel. Volunteers have to do the unglamorous work of planting, weeding and thinning these small gardens.
And as harvest approaches, there's even more work to do. What's grown must be washed, placed into bins, refrigerated and transferred to Food Bank facilities.
The volunteers' farm activities are handled by Ashley Thomas, whom the Tuckers hired as a part-time farm manager. Thomas is a student at the Center for Land-Based Learning California Farm Academy.
"Farms are a lot of work, and usually that labor is pretty expensive," Thomas said. "If we are going to expand, a lot of this is going to be community-supported. So far, it's been a lot of friends coming out, which is great, but we're going to need more helping hands for harvest."
Anyone interested can contact Thomas through the project's website (foodbankfarmers.org) or Facebook page (facebook.com/FoodBankFarms). Potential volunteers don't have to be expert farmers, as it's intended to be a learning experience.
An expressed desire of Food Bank Farmers in their partnership with the Center for Land-Based Learning is exactly that: to provide valuable experience to a number of individuals en route to a career in farming.
"I know a lot of college students have an interest in sustainable agriculture, and there's no better way to learn about it than to get your hands dirty," Thomas said. "There's only so far you can get in a classroom."
— Reach Brett Johnson at [email protected] or _PHONE_. Follow him on Twitter at @ReporterBrett


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Bermuda's Digital Economy
What is a Digital Economy?
A jurisdiction that has achieved a state of e-readiness and is making use of the rich applications and services that are available, while also assessing how individuals and businesses consume digital goods and services.
What are we doing?
Highlights from the State of ICT in Bermuda 2010:
- The vast majority of Bermuda households own a computer (93% – any, 62% desktop, 78% laptop).
- 52% of residents own a wi-fi or internet ready device such as Apple devices (iPod, iPad), and gaming devices such as Nintendo devices (DS, DS and Wii) and Playstation (PS2, PS3).
- The vast majority of households access the internet (89%); while 92% of residents use the internet via their home, work, cellphone or smartphone device or at an internet café.
- Most households with internet access have a high speed connection (89%).
- Residents spent approximately 10.9 hours per week using a computer at home. 72% of residents use the internet over half the time they are using their computers at home.
- The most regularly used computer activities include emailing, using Government websites, using an internet search engine, using the internet to look for travel information, using word processing software, researching a product or service on the internet before buying it, searching the internet for information on a hobby or interest, using the internet to get news and online banking and bill paying.
Cell Phones and Mobile Devices:
- More than 9 in 10 (94%) of households own a cell phone. Residents owned a larger proportion of smartphone devices (76% vs. 55% in 2009).
- 23% of residents are likely to purchase a smartphone device in the next 6 months.
- The most frequently used cellphone and smartphone device activities include text messaging, emailing, taking pictures, accessing the internet, Blackberry Messenger, downloading ringtones, playing games, social networking and Peer-to-Peer messaging.
- Overall 71% of residents communicate via text messaging. 41% text daily. Multiple daily usage is higher than average among younger residents (18-24 years – 70%; 25-34 years – 54%).
Attitudes and Technology Competence:
- Consistent with the last benchmarking series (2007-2009), residents believed that in order to compete in a global economy, Bermuda must continue to meet or exceed global technology standards.
- 92% believe that having a strong knowledge of technology is essential to getting ahead today.
- 69% of Bermuda residents have a moderate to high level of ICT competence.
- The vast majority of businesses (87%) have a company website. 54% of businesses use.bm.
- Almost a third (32%) offered an online payment facility
- The vast majority of companies continue to report that they use technology for business to business (92%), business to consumer (79%), internal systems (78%), as well as business to government (77%) purposes.
Social Networking and Websites:
- 87% of residents reported using social networking websites to communicate with friends, family members or relatives.
- 97% of students reported using social networking websites to communicate with friends, family members and relatives.
- 31% of companies use social networking to communicate with clients and other businesses.
Computer activities that were school-related included word processing (95%), using an internet search engine (88%) presentation software (86%) and spreadsheet software (74%).
Social activities included watching videos online (92%) and instant messaging (88%).
Almost a quarter reported that they play games, watch videos online, download music and use VOIP daily.


ReSharper 2018.1 Help
Managing Assembly Lists
To apply order to the way you work with multiple assemblies, and also to support switching between different sets of assemblies, ReSharper organizes assemblies and folders into assembly lists. You can work with different assembly lists depending on your context. You can save and reopen assembly lists, or clear the current list if you no longer need it.
To save current assembly list
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To load a saved assembly list
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When you expand an assembly in the Assembly Explorer window, you can see the list of referenced assemblies under the References node. The referenced assemblies do not expand further; however, you can explore them by adding to the root level of the Assembly Explorer.
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Cantonese vs Quechua Alphabets
Wondering about the number of letters in Cantonese and Quechua alphabets? When you compare Cantonese vs Quechua alphabets you will understand the number of alphabets in both the languages. Because lesser the number of alphabets, faster the language to learn, find all the Easiest Languages to Learn. Cantonese and Quechua Alphabets are collection of symbols or letters used for writing. Cantonese alphabets contain 28 letters and Quechua Alphabets contain 31 letters. The writing direction of Cantonese is Left-To-Right Horizontal and Top-To-Bottom whereas the writing direction of Quechua is Not Available. Cantonese and Quechua Alphabets are the basics of Cantonese and Quechua languages. Check the detailed comparison of Cantonese and Quechua.
Cantonese and Quechua Scripts
Compare Cantonese and Quechua alphabets and find out scripts used by Cantonese and Quechua language. Cantonese and Quechua scripts are the methodology and rules for writing. Scripts used by Cantonese and Quechua languages are Chinese Characters and derivatives and Latin respectively. After learning alphabets in Cantonese and Quechua you can also learn useful Cantonese greetings vs Quechua greetings.
Cantonese Vowels vs Quechua Vowels
If you are comparing Cantonese and Quechua alphabets then you need to find out Cantonese vowels vs Quechua vowels too. The number of vowels and consonants in Cantonese are 8 and 20 and number of vowels and consonants in Quechua are 5 and 26. Language codes are unique and are two or three letter codes assigned to each language. Check out all the language codes of Cantonese and Quechua language codes.
Is Cantonese Harder than Quechua?
Is Cantonese harder than Quechua? No language is hard or easy to learn as it depends on individual interest and efforts for learning that language. When you decide to learn any language, you need to find out time required to learn that language and levels in that language. As mentioned above, while comparing Cantonese and Quechua Alphabets the number of alphabets in any language decides hardness in learning that language.
It's important to know Cantonese and Quechua alphabets because for learning these languages, alphabets are the starting point. The levels in Cantonese language are 10. And time taken to learn Cantonese language is 88 weeks. While there are no levels in Quechua language And time taken to learn Quechua language is 44 weeks.
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SHD file extension - Microsoft Windows shadow spooler file
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File extension shd is used for the Microsoft Windows shadow spooler files. The print job's spooled data is contained in a spool file. The shadow file includes some additional information used by the spooler, like job settings.
For each print job there are two spool files generated by the Windows® NT/2000 spooler. One file with the .SHD extension for job settings, and one with the .SPL extension for the drawing commands.
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text: Welcome to the Skill Up MOOC E-guidance in higher education to promote graduates' lifelong career development. High quality career guidance in higher education integrating information and communication technologies can help graduates transition to the workplace more effectively. It can also help reduce shortages and mismatches of employability skills by informing undergraduates about what types of jobs are available, the skills required to access those jobs, and paths to develop those skills. However, while career guidance and counselling has a strong tradition in some European Higher Education systems, in others the access to guidance services is relatively basic or even non-existent. Our MOOC aims to train career guidance workers and counsellors, providing them with the knowledge, methods, techniques and tools to offer effective guidance in higher education and vocational training centres, so that they can help undergraduates make well-informed choices about their career paths and the professional skills they need to develop. This MOOC is especially intended for higher education and vocational training. It's for advisors, career counsellors, counsellors, educators career mentors and coaches. That said, the course is also a unique opportunity for all of the educational community – including other educational levels and sectors – in order to gain insights into effective career guidance in higher education and vocational training. The contents of the MOOC are structured over five weeks. Each week corresponds to a course module that includes new contents, case studies and a variety of authentic learning activities aimed at transferring and applying knowledge to the professional practice. This MOOC is a result of the Skill Up project, funded by the European Union's Erasmus plus programme. The Skill Up project is developing practical and scalable ways to enhance new graduates' employability skills by improving the connection between higher education curricula and the demands of the labour market. Join the Skill Up MOOC to discover how effective guidance and counselling in higher education using ICT can be a catalyst for new graduates' employability!


assume more risk in ordinary circumstances and less risk when a crisis arises, in each case making those banks more valuable. Understanding that change in governance is vital in light of the COVID-19 crisis, which has transformed the risks that banks face. IVe show that-beyond new regulation, as others have proposed-having a director who thinks like a lawyer is likely to make boards more effective in managing new risks. Lawyer-directors add value to boards by drawing on advocacy skills to analyze opposing points of view, an essential quality in managing risk. They are more likely to make complex information more accessible to a board and to build a consensus among different points of view. Lawyer-directors, of course, are also skilled at assessing litigation and regulatory risks, which have grown significantly in recent years. Our findings challenge the standard framing of the board. Improving board efficacy requires a more nuanced understanding than has happened to date of the effect on boards of board composition and directors skills. We use the example of bank lawyer-directors to begin addressing that shortcoming. Beyond banks, however, our findings underscore the need for a new approach to analyzing what really matters for boards and corporate governance.
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Open Forum Infectious Diseases ; 8(SUPPL 1):S353, 2021.
Article in English | EMBASE | ID: covidwho-_PHONE_
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Background. Long-term care facility (LTCF) residents are at increased risk of severe COVID-19, with CMS data indicating > 20% mortality. BLAZE-1 trial noted lower hospitalization rates in high-risk patients receiving monoclonal antibody (mAb) vs placebo (4.2% vs 14.6%) for mild to moderate infections, making it a treatment option for LTCF residents;however, many LTCF lack staff to prepare and administer mAb therapy. To address this need, Region VII Disaster Health Response Ecosystem (R7DHRE) coordinated via NE Medical Emergency Operations Center (NEMEOC) an ASPR pilot project to facilitate infusion of COVID-19 mAb therapeutics for LTCF residents in the state. Methods. R7DHRE partnered with Great Plains Health, Nebraska DHHS, Nebraska Antimicrobial Stewardship Assessment and Promotion Program (ASAP) and Infection Control Assessment and Promotion Program (ICAP) to surveil cases in the state, establish distribution/administration pathways, and educate providers on mAb therapeutics. A multi-hub-and-spoke model was created to allow LTCF to work with regional hospitals or pharmacy services to administer drug in their facilities, reducing time to therapy and transmission risk associated with patient transport. A centralized request process was created using a REDCap platform and verification of patient eligibility by ASAP. This request link, informational documents, fact sheets, and custom-built order form templates were hosted on a dedicated ASAP webpage, and details were shared during weekly ICAP LTCF webinars. Outcomes data, including 14- and 28-day COVID-related hospitalizations and mortality, were collected using databases from Nebraska Health Information Initiative and Nebraska DHHS. Results. Through this program, 513 doses were administered to LTCF residents. Average time from symptom onset to infusion was 2.6 days. COVID- related hospitalization and mortality rates were lower than previously reported for LTCF residents (Table 1). Conclusion. By utilizing existing relationships with LTCFs in the region, we established a program to promptly distribute, prepare, and administer monoclonal antibody therapy to LTCF residents in need, preventing COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths.
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Critical Care Medicine ; 50(1 SUPPL):43, 2022.
Article in English | EMBASE | ID: covidwho-_PHONE_
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INTRODUCTION: The U.S. healthcare system remains vulnerable to crisis and troubled by resource inequities. Uneven distribution and scarcity of critical care (CC) clinicians is one example: COVID19 overwhelmed many hospitals with critically ill patients forcing some clinicians to provide care beyond their normal scope of practice and level of comfort. METHODS: The National Emergency Tele-Critical Care Network (NETCCN) was developed to address this problem by providing on-demand access to CC experts. NETCCN was funded by the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act;as a collaboration between the U.S. Army's Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), the Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS ASPR), and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). NETCCN focused on rapid development and deployment of technology platforms that were simple and user-friendly, cyber-secure, and HIPAA compliant, and only required a cellular connected mobile device. This federally funded resource allowed local non-CC caregivers to consult with CC experts. RESULTS: NETCCN has deployed to six states/territories, eight hospitals and cared for hundreds of patients in locations unfamiliar with managing critically-ill patients. While limited in scope, the NETCCN experience highlights key challenges and successes to address or sustain moving forward. Fear commonly prevented wider acceptance and use of NETCCN support. Clinicians fear judgment when asking questions;hospital administrators fear violating laws or disrupting "normal" practice patterns;and provider groups fear loss of market share. Despite laws that permit expedience during disaster conditions, major policy barriers, particularly local credentialing and privileging processes, hinder the use of tele-CC consultation solutions. Finally, lack of consistent federal, state, and local telehealth policies, especially for in-patient and e-consult services, caused confusion and prevented wider deployment of NETCCN. CONCLUSIONS: A federal capability that provides telemedicine support to hospitals or communities in crisis as part of a disaster response system is feasible, but policy barriers and cultural expectations impede rapid adoption.
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exogenous (not comparable)
- Having an external cause.
- (biology) Produced or originating outside of an organism.
- (biology) Growing as an exogen, by successive additions to the outside.
- (medicine, of a disease) Having a cause external to the infected organism.
- (economics, of a model) Being or relating to a change that comes from outside the model and is not explained by the model.
- (databases, of a key) A key that has no meaning such as an automatically generated ID number, usually accompanied by a name or title which DOES have meaning.
Produced or originating outside of an organism.
Having a cause external to the infected organism


, or with itself.
For example, if your Employee record type has a supervisorId and an employeeId, you could create a many-to-one relationship on the Employee record type using those two fields as the common fields. Then you can use the relationship to reference the supervisor's first and last name instead of displaying the supervisorId.
When you add a relationship, note that the relationship will only exist on the record type that defines the relationship. If you want to establish the inverse relationship on the related record type, use the Suggested Relationships available on the related record type's Data Model page.
To add a record type relationship:
 1. In a record type with data sync enabled, go to the Data Model page.
 2. Click ADD RELATIONSHIP.
 3. Under Related Record Type, enter the name of the record type you want to establish a relationship with.
 4. Click NEXT.
 5. Under Relationship Name, enter a name for the relationship. This is how you'll reference the relationship to access the related record fields.
 6. Under Relationship Type, select One-to-Many, Many-to-One, or One-to-One.
 7. Under Common Fields, choose the fields to enforce the relationship type. The common fields must be the same data type.
 You must use the primary key or other unique field on the one-side of any relationship type. For example, you could use the customerId field in a Support Case record type and the Id field (the primary key) of the Customer record type as the common fields.
 8. Under Preview, select a record to see a preview of the related record.
 Configure the relationship
 9. Click ADD.
A link icon will appear next to any fields used as common fields in a relationship. All relationships defined on the record type will appear in the RELATIONSHIPS section of the Data Model page.
 - To edit a relationship, click the relationship name.
 - To remove a relationship from the record type, click Remove Relationship . If you remove a relationship, any references to the relationship will break.
 - To view all relationships accessible from your record type, select the Show relationships from related record types checkbox under the relationship diagram. Learn how to reference relationships.
Add many-to-many relationships
In addition to one-to-many, many-to-one, and one-to-one relationships, it's likely that your enterprise data also contains many-to-many relationships. For example, say you have an Employee record type and a Project record type. Each project has a team of multiple employees, and a given employee can be on more than one project.
Unlike the other relationship types, you can't implement a direct many-to-many relationship between these two record types in Appian. Instead, you can effectively create a many-to-many relationship by creating a third record type to connect the other two.
This third record type will sit between the two record types of the many-to-many relationship. It should include a primary key field, and two additional fields that references the primary key fields from the other two record types. In a database, this would be your join table. Once you set up the source, you can then connect the three record types using one-to-many and many-to-one relationships.
Let's look at the Employee and Project example.
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To create a many-to-many relationship between employees and projects:
 1. Create a new record type. In this example, we'll call it Project Assignments.
 2. Set the data source of the record type to a join table. In this example, the Project Assignment record type uses a join table with the fields Id (primary key), employeeId, and projectId.
 In the underlying data source of your third record type, you must have a primary key field. It's also recommended to add foreign keys to the fields that reference the primary keys from the other two record types. This will allow your source to enforce referential integrity. Learn more about referential integrity and record type relationships.
 3. From the Project Assignment record type, add a many-to-one relationship with the Employee record type, and a many-to-one relationship with the Project record type.
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 4. Click SAVE CHANGES.
 5. From the Employee record type, add a one-to-many relationship with the Project Assignment record type.
 6. From the Project record type, add a one-to-many relationship with the Project Assignment record type.
Now, you can use the relationship on the Employee record type to index into the Project Assignment record type, then use the relationship on the Project Assignment record type to index into the Project record type. For example, recordType!Employee.relationships.projectAssignments.relationships.projects.fields.name would return the related project names for a given employee.
Since the Project record type also has a relationship with Project Assignments, you can use the Project record type to return fields from the Employee record type. In this instance, you could use recordType!Project.relationships.projectAssignments.relationships.employees.fields.lastName to return the related employee last names for a given project.
By connecting all three record types, you can easily reference your many-to-many data in your grids, charts, queries, and more. Learn more about referencing related data.
Once you configure a record type relationship, you can easily reference your related data to build advanced record views, lists, reports, or queries.
When you reference related record fields, Appian automatically enforces the record type object security and any default filters configured on the related record type. This means you don't need to add any additional configurations to your queries to filter out sensitive or conditionally available information. Learn more about record type security.
You can reference your related record data in Design Mode or using simple relationship references in Expression Mode.
In Design Mode
In Design Mode, you can easily leverage related record fields when you configure a records-powered component.
When you select a field to configure the component, you'll see your relationship names appear in the list of available record fields. By hovering over the relationship, you can select a related record field, or index into any relationships defined on the related record type to select a field from a different record type.
For example, say you have a read-only grid that uses the Support Case record type to display relevant case information, including the customerId associated with each case. Since the Support Case record type has a relationship with the Customer record type, you can reference the name field from the Customer record type in your grid.
To reference the related record field in this example:
 1. In a new or existing grid column, go to the Display Value field.
 2. From the dropdown, hover over the customer relationship. This will display all available fields on the Customer record type.
 3. Select the name field from the Customer record type. The related record field will appear appended to the relationship name. In this example, the field appears as customer.name.
Now, let's say you want to create a chart that shows the number of cases per customer industry. If the Customer record type has a relationship with the Industry record type, then the Support Case record type can index into the relationship on the Customer record type and select a field from the Industry record type.
To reference the nested relationship in this example:
 1. In the chart's Primary Grouping field, use the dropdown and hover over the customer relationship.
 2. From the customer relationship, hover over the industry relationship.
 3. Select the label field from the Industry record type. The related record field appears as customer.industry.label.
In Expression Mode
To reference a related record field in an expression, you'll use the recordType! domain followed by . dot notation and the relationships property.
Simply append the relationships property to the record type object reference to autosuggest a list of available relationships. From the relationship, you can select a related record field or index into a relationship on the related record type to select a record field from a different record type.
For example, you want users to easily view more information about each related customer, so you want to add a link to each Customer record. From the read-only grid, you can edit the Customer column and enter an expression in the Display Value:
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 identifier: fv!row[recordType!Case.relationships.customer.fields.id]
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Like in Design Mode, you can also reference nested relationships by indexing into the relationships property on a related record type.
For example, to display the customer industry as a column in the read-only grid, you could use the following reference as the Display Value: fv!row[recordType!Case.relationships.customer.relationships.industry.fields.label].
See Reference a record type in an expression to learn more about referencing relationships in Expression Mode.
When you select the related record fields to display in your interfaces and reports, you may decide that you only need a limited amount or a filtered subset of your related data.
For example, if the Support Case record type has a one-to-many relationship with the Comments record type, you may not want to list every comment left on a case in your read-only grid. Instead, you just want to display the most recent comment left on each case.
To return the exact data you


Collins Living Learning Center | Industrial Pastoral: American Progress
L100 | 7475 | David Constable
Plotting a course from the natural repose of early 19th century
painting to the technological present, this class will explore the
convulsive evolution of land in relation to art during a tumultuous
period in American history. In what ways, and why, does American
landscape painting evolve as a result of rapid industrialization? Will
the canonical tradition of Western art be able to sustain itself
amidst these dramatic shifts, and can American artists reinvent
landscape as a vital branch of artistic practice? Using examples from
painting, photography, film, installation, sculpture and critical
writing, this class will investigate the replacement of a pastoral
vision with a technological aesthetic tailored to a 21st Century


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Antecedentes penales de adultos
Adult criminal records contain a history of tickets, arrests, and convictions you have had as an adult. Your record is public and may appear on background checks. However, you can often use expunctions or nondisclosures to erase or seal parts of your record.
This section on adult criminal records includes expunction and nondisclosure guides, articles, and forms.


Can a candidate ride a throbbing bass voice to electoral victory? According to a new study from Duke University and the University of Miami, humans — in the absence of candidates' appearances, parties, and policy positions — prefer their politicians with lower voices. The sample for this study came from a pool of Miami undergraduates and volunteers at Duke. Explain the researchers in a recent paper in The Proceedings of The Royal Society B:
[...] We recorded men and women saying 'I urge you to vote for me this November'. Each recording was manipulated digitally to yield a higherand lower-pitched version of the original. We then asked men and women to vote for either the loweror higher-pitched version of each voice. Our results show that both men and women select male and female leaders with lower voices. These findings suggest that men and women with lower-pitched voices may be more successful in obtaining positions of leadership.
So that's why Christian Bale was gargling gravel instead of huffing mylar balloons on the set of The Dark Knight. Duke University biologist Rindy Anderson further elaborates:
We often make snap judgments about candidates without full knowledge of their policies or positions. These findings might help explain why [...] It's clear that our voices carry more information than the words we speak. Knowing this can help us understand the factors that influence our social interactions and possibly why there are fewer women elected to high-level political positions.
There are a slew of caveats here. The researchers do acknowledge that this carefully limited study is not supposed to supplant political reality. And as with prior low voice studies, it's also murky what biological mechanisms make deeper voices appealing in the first place. Finally, Mr. White's candidacy for global dictator-for-life is not a real option, given that his ghost was accused of murder last month. That's one hell of a campaign liability.
Hat tip to Ghost in the Machine.


Laundry and Ironing Jobs
Doing laundry typically refers to the washing of clothing and other textiles. Laundry processes are usually done in a laundry or utility room.
A stand-alone business that contains washing and drying machines is called a launderette or laundromat. Items that cannot be cleaned in a washing machine are often dry-cleaned instead. Dry cleaning involves the cleaning of a material using a chemical solvent instead of water. The modern dry cleaning process was developed and patented by Thomas L. Jennings.
Ironing as opposed to pressing or steaming is the running of an iron over a fabric to remove all the creases. This makes items look professional and presentable. Steaming can be used on items too easily damaged to use an iron on.
In the current, modern era of both parents working, time can be scarce in regards to looking after the home. As such, laundry and ironing businesses can profit from taking away this time-consuming task. Meanwhile, larger corporations such as hotel chains require laundry and ironing services to provide a high quality experience for their customers.
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Definitions for "packed"
Keywords: jam, theater, suitcase, crowded, dirty
Same as jammed.
Crowded; as, the theater was packed.
filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater"
This is also referred to as PACKED-DECIMAL or COMPUTATIONAL-3 or COMP-3. A numeric encoding scheme used on a mainframe. For example, an unsigned number of 12345 would be stored in memory on the mainframe system as x'F1F2F3F4F5' ( EBCDIC-encoded, zoned-decimal format). If the same number was defined as PACKED (or COMP-3) it would be stored in memory as x'12345F'. In this example the packing of the number reduces the size from five (5) bytes to three (3) bytes. The low-order nibble of the low-order byte is used as the sign. If an arithemetic operation is attempted on a field defined as COMP-3 and the field contains non-numeric characters then a data exception error (S0C7) will ABEND the attempt. Refer to COMP-3 in this glossary or for more information.
pressed together or compressed; "packed snow"
A layout in which the motifs are placed close together. Details...
Keywords: spoon, cup, sugar, fat, towards
To pack brown sugar or fat for measuring, spoon it a little at a time into a measuring cup, and then use the back of the spoon to pack it down. Work from the outside edges in towards the center.
A product that is wrapped in software designed to prevent its use without appropriate authorization. In this form a product is a BOB.
Keywords: felted, compacted, wool
Wool that becomes compacted or felted.


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The Steiner Problem in Phylogeny
One subject in the field of phylogenetics is finding the most probable evolutionary tree to a given set of DNA-sequences. If one assumes that mutations can only occur by alteration of single nucleotides, and each of these alternations occures with the same probability, then the "most probably" evolutionary tree is the one with the fewest alternations. This tree is also called the "most parsimony" tree. Thus finding the SMT over the given DNA-Sequences with Hamming metric gives us the most probable evolutionary tree, which gives information about the relatedness of species.


text: The initial molecular steps of the acid-catalyzed silica sol−gel process de-parting from tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) were investigated by in situ 29Si NMR and UV−Raman spectroscopy. The use of a substoichiometric H2O:TEOS molar ratio (r-value 0.2−1.2) slowed the silicate oligomerization reaction and allowed unraveling the initial steps of silica condensation. Molecular modeling confirmed Raman signal and 29Si NMR shift assignment. A comprehensive listing of all Raman and 29Si NMR assignments is provided, including unique Raman assignments of cyclosilicates and the linear tetramer. The combination of experiment and modeling allowed an analysis of the reaction kinetics. The derived kinetic model and the experimental observation both revealed that the H2O:TEOS molar ratio had a strong influence on the reaction kinetics but not on the reaction pathways. The multianalytical approach led to development of an oligomerization scheme. As dominant oligomerizations, chain growth, cyclodimerization, and branching were identified. Under the investigated conditions, chains did not grow longer than pentamer, and ring sizes were limited to 6-rings. Chains of 4 Si atoms and 4-rings were abundant species. Branched rings and chains were formed by attachment of dimers and trimers. Gelation proceeded from branched 4-rings and branched chains with limited hydroxyl functionalities.


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COVID-19 threat fades as Japan downgrades disease, officially ends restrictions
Stars and Stripes May 8, 2023
TOKYO — Japan marked the end of an era Monday by declaring COVID-19 a disease on par with influenza, dealing an end to years of restrictive public measures designed to curb its spread.
The announcement by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, which was planned weeks in advance, follows a declaration Friday by the World Health Organization ending more than three years of a worldwide public health emergency.
COVID-19 is "now an established and ongoing health issue which no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern," according to a statement from WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. WHO declared the public health emergency in January 2020, and in March 2020 began referring to it as a pandemic.
By downgrading COVID-19, the Japanese government may no longer legally restrict public movement to prevent the spread of infection. Preventative measures will be an individual responsibility, according to the Health Ministry.
"In principle, the decision regarding preventative measures will be left to the judgment of individuals and businesses," the Cabinet Secretary's website states.
However, the ministry still recommends measures such as proper ventilation and washing and sanitizing hands as effective in preventing infection.
Television news in Tokyo on Monday showed convenience store clerks taking down plastic partitions at cashier counters and clerks without masks serving customers. Reports also showed many commuters on public transportation still wearing masks.
The Japanese government on March 13 had already lifted the mask restriction. It also lifted all border control measures on April 29, allowing travelers to enter Japan without showing proof of taking a series of three vaccinations nor proof of a negative test result prior to arrival.
The new policy also means that anyone infected with COVID-19 is no longer required to stay home for five days but should stay home, the same procedure for seasonal influenza, according to the Health Ministry. Close contacts of those infected also do not have to stay home.
Japan had counted 33.8 million COVID-19 cases and 74,654 deaths as of Sunday.


The Role Of Sound On The Path With Kirtan Musician Krishna Das
Join Andrew on this interview with Krishna Das, the renowned Kirtan musician, on a heartfelt journey into the world of devotion, and the role of sound on the path. What is Kirtan, and how does one listen to it? Can you bring music onto the path, and what are the near enemies in doing so? The discussion turns to sound as the nature of reality, and the role of mantra to reveal reality. Even scientists talk about the Big Bang, and "string theory." Is the world made of sound and light? ("In the beginning was the word, and the word was made flesh.") How does one "listen to the mind," instead of the classic instruction of looking at the mind? KD talks about creativity, the role of improvisation, and what happens when he performs. The conversation turns to how devotion, guru yoga, bhakti yoga, and openness are central to the journey. This interview is uniquely personal, with Andrew and KD sharing intimate stories of their respective paths. At Andrew's request, KD offers two selected Kirtan chants, with commentary; and Andrew offers his performance of a Rachmaninoff prelude. Join us for this disarming and sound-soaked interview, with one of the most endearing artists on the planet.
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What is the role of job owner in SQL Server? How does it affect job?
role of job owner account
When SQL Server Agent run the schedule job it will check for the permission of the job owner, if job owner is non-sysadmin account, SQL Server logs into job using its own credential and switches the context of the job to non-sysadmin job owner account.
You can see the job history below message for the security context switch
Executed as user: Jugal
If the job owner is sysAdmin account SQL Agent will run the job under its own security context, for example job owner is SA which is SQL Server Sysadmin account. You can see in the job history, SQL Server service account.
Executed as user: SQL Server Service account
It is recommended that individual user accounts should not be set as the owner of the agent jobs because of the security issue and to avoid the important job failures, in case individual account deleted or required permission revoked due to role change or account disable in active directory.
Instead of using individual user accounts as job owner dedicated account with the least privileges should be created to run SQL Server agent jobs.
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