Doing This With Your Hands Makes People Not Trust You, Experts Say
You probably don't even realize you're doing it, but it may be turning people off, according to experts.
Especially with face masks covering our mouths these days, body language is a huge factor in how we come across. Whether you're sitting straight up, slouched over, or fidgeting with your pen, people are quick to make judgements based on the little things you do. In fact, experts say that making one common gesture with your hands makes people less likely to trust you. Read on to find out what it is, and for more on why people may be doubting you, If You Answer Questions This Way, People Don't Trust You, Study Says.
Putting your hands in your pockets makes people not trust you.
Two young adult colleagues standing on the street talking, low angle
If you want to come off as inviting and trustworthy, keep your hands where people can see them, says Susan Trombetti, a relationship expert and CEO of Exclusive Matchmaking. "When people keep their hands in their pockets, it appears they are hiding something. And someone is more likely to be lying because they are hiding their hands," she explains. Concealing your hands comes across as more controlled, which can be interpreted as "deceitful and untrustworthy," she notes.
In general, when people are being dishonest, they tend to face their palms away from other people, indicating that they're holding back information or emotions, Traci Brown, body language expert and author of How to Detect Lies, Fraud and Identity Theft: Field Guide, told Time. "They may put them in their pockets or even slide them under the table," Brown noted.
And for more telling traits in your romantic life, beware that If Your Partner Has These 4 Qualities, They're More Likely to Cheat on You.
Having your hands in your pockets makes you appear less confident.
Two female friends walking down a Brooklyn alley wearing face masks on a sunny Autumn day, having a quiet conversation.
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Having your hands in your pocket can also make you seem nervous, which could further give people the impression that you're untrustworthy. "People generally consider individuals with their hands in their pockets to be insecure," explains Girish Shukla, a mental health and psychology expert.
He says that someone with this kind of body language often comes off as if they lack confidence, which makes them seem like even they don't trust the words coming out of their mouth. "Since you appear not confident about what you're saying, then you can't expect others to believe you, and this may give others the impression that you are lying," Shukla says.
And for more on how you might be giving off the wrong impression, This Is the One Habit That Makes You Seem Less Confident to Others.
Keeping open body language makes you seem more trustworthy.
raphic designer sharing ideas during meeting in modern office studio
According to Trombetti, someone who is telling the truth—or at least, seems to be—is more likely to keep their hands open and palms up. When your hands are visible, "the physical openness of your body language invites trust," says Lauren Levy, a sales expert who teaches people in the industry how to appear trustworthy.
"Keeping open hands while talking can give others the idea that you can be trusted and that you know what you are talking about," Shukla says. "Whenever you expose your palms it means that you are not hiding anything."
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There are a few other hand or arm movements you should also avoid.
Male colleagues cooperating on their project in co-working office, looking at paper documents together
While putting your hands in your pockets is a sign that you may be lying, covering your mouth with your hand sends the same message, Trombetti says. Your mouth's expression can give insight into your true thoughts and feelings, so trying to cover that up may seem suspicious.
You may also appear to be hiding something if your arms are crossed, says Levy. Even if you aren't, this closed-off body language still makes you seem generally "not open to new ideas," which doesn't come off as inviting to other people, according to Shukla.
And for more on what you should avoid doing in tense moments, check out The One Word You Should Never Say During an Argument, Experts Warn.
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from Future Blogger:
An article by Rosabeth Moss Kanter was just published today on the Harvard Business Review website, titled On Twitter and in the Workplace, It's Power to the Connectors. In it, she highlights the fact that there is an organizational trend moving away from the hierarchical networks of the 20th century, and towards complex, distributed, non-hierarchical structures of business organization and leadership.
She also points out that success today is based on a person's ability to leverage power and influence within their social networks, to act as "connectors" between people and information, and in turn build social capital. [ Read On ]

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From a Notification to a Movement: Exploring a MENA Activism Toolbox [Bread&Net 2020 Session]
The session demystifies online transformation leadership in the civil society by introducing online tools and modules that can be used to understand a given context, organize activist and volunteer groups and bring new mediums to the advancement of civil rights causes in critical contexts; especially where access to the internet may be limited due to political, economic or cultural conditions.
SMEX is a registered Lebanese NGO that works to advance self-regulating information societies in the Middle East and North Africa.


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UV-disinfection reactors may appear in a variety of forms, but it is useful for all types to identify the inflow and outflow zones (those in which the fluid approaches or, respectively, recedes from the radiation source) and the direct radiation zone (in which the flow occurs along the UV lamp). Due to the spatial variability of the velocity field and the radiation intensity, the radiation doses received in different zones of a reactor differ. In this work, theoretical considerations regarding functions describing the variability of UV radiation doses in flow reactors are presented. The most basic parameter of a UV-disinfection reactor is the minimal time required by the fluid to pass through the reactor. Such time depends on the maximum fluid velocity in the reactor. Based on the theoretical analysis of this phenomenon, the doses in different zones of the reactor have been compared for laminar and turbulent flows. The result of the analysis states that UV-disinfection reactors should be designed in such a way to deliver the required amount of radiation to the point at which the fluid velocity is the highest. The other main conclusion resulting from this comparison yields that the most effective in terms of disinfection is the direct radiation zone, whereas the influence of the inflow and outflow zones is negligible.
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verifyNotEqual
Class: matlab.unittest.qualifications.Verifiable
Package: matlab.unittest.qualifications
Verify value is not equal to specified value
Description
example
verifyNotEqual(testCase,actual,prohibited) verifies that actual is not equal to prohibited.
example
verifyNotEqual(testCase,actual,prohibited,diagnostic) also associates the diagnostic information in diagnostic with the qualification.
Input Arguments
expand all
Test case object, specified as an instance of the matlab.unittest.qualifications.Verifiable class. Because the matlab.unittest.TestCase class subclasses matlab.unittest.qualifications.Verifiable and inherits its methods, testCase is typically a matlab.unittest.TestCase instance.
Value to test, specified as a value of any data type.
Value to compare against, specified as a value of any data type.
Diagnostic information to display when the qualification passes or fails, specified as a string array, character array, function handle, or array of matlab.unittest.diagnostics.Diagnostic objects.
Depending on the test runner configuration, the testing framework might display diagnostics when the qualification passes or fails. By default, the framework displays diagnostics only when the qualification fails. You can override the default behavior by customizing the test runner. For example, use a DiagnosticsOutputPlugin instance to display both failing and passing event diagnostics.
Example: "My Custom Diagnostic"
Example: @dir
Attributes
Sealedtrue
To learn about attributes of methods, see Method Attributes.
Examples
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Create a test case for interactive testing.
testCase = matlab.unittest.TestCase.forInteractiveUse;
Compare a numeric value to itself. The test fails.
verifyNotEqual(testCase,5,5,"Values must be different.")
Verification failed.
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 Test Diagnostic:
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 Values must be different.
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 Framework Diagnostic:
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 verifyNotEqual failed.
 --> The numeric values are equal using "isequaln".

 Actual Value:
 5
 Prohibited Value:
 5
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 Stack Information:
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 In C:\work\CompareNumericValuesExample.m (CompareNumericValuesExample) at 12
Verify that different numeric scalars are not equal.
verifyNotEqual(testCase,4.95,5)
Verification passed.
Verify that values of different sizes are not equal.
verifyNotEqual(testCase,[5 5],5)
Verification passed.
Create a test case for interactive testing.
testCase = matlab.unittest.TestCase.forInteractiveUse;
Compare two numeric values of different classes. The test passes.
verifyNotEqual(testCase,int8(5),int16(5))
Verification passed.
Create a test case for interactive testing.
testCase = matlab.unittest.TestCase.forInteractiveUse;
Test if two cell arrays are not equal.
verifyNotEqual(testCase,{'cell',struct,5},{'cell',struct,4.95})
Verification passed.
Tips
 - verifyNotEqual is a convenience method. For example, verifyNotEqual(testCase,actual,prohibited) is functionally equivalent to the following code.
 import matlab.unittest.constraints.IsEqualTo
 testCase.verifyThat(actual,~IsEqualTo(prohibited))
 More functionality is available when using the IsEqualTo constraint directly via verifyThat.
 - Use verification qualifications to produce and record failures without throwing an exception. Since verifications do not throw exceptions, all test content runs to completion even when verification failures occur. Typically, verifications are the primary qualification for a unit test, since they typically do not require an early exit from the test. Use other qualification types to test for violation of preconditions or incorrect test setup:
 - Use assumption qualifications to ensure that the test environment meets preconditions that otherwise do not result in a test failure. Assumption failures result in filtered tests, and the testing framework marks the tests as Incomplete. For more information, see matlab.unittest.qualifications.Assumable.
 - Use assertion qualifications when the failure condition invalidates the remainder of the current test content, but does not prevent proper execution of subsequent tests. A failure at the assertion point renders the current test as Failed and Incomplete. For more information, see matlab.unittest.qualifications.Assertable.
 - Use fatal assertion qualifications to abort the test session upon failure. These qualifications are useful when the failure is so fundamental that continuing testing does not make sense. Fatal assertion qualifications are also useful when fixture teardown does not restore the environment state correctly, and aborting testing and starting a fresh session is preferable. For more information, see matlab.unittest.qualifications.FatalAssertable.
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Tolkien Gateway
Mat Heathertoes
Mat Heathertoes
Biographical Information
DeathT.A. 3019
Physical Description
"All good fellows, and they're missed"
Barliman Butterbur[1]
Mat Heathertoes (died Third Age 3019) was a Man of Bree.
[edit] History
With the War of the Ring raging in the South-east, many refugees came up the Greenway to Bree. Not all these refugees came with the same intentions: a group of ruffians was ousted from the town near the end of T.A. 3018. With the help of Bill Ferny and Harry Goatleaf, they returned soon after New Year, and a fight ensued. The number of casualties on the side of the ruffians was not recorded, but five of the Bree-folk, three Men and two Hobbits, were killed. Mat Heathertoes was one of them.[1]
[edit] Etymology
Mat was a name employed by Tolkien to translate the common (but untranslated) Hobbit name Matta.[2] The name Heathertoes was, like all surnames of the Men of Bree, a plant name,[3] though this seems to have escaped Tolkien when he wrote a list for translators. In it he said Heathertoes was a Hobbit name, and was given in joke to the unshod Hobbits. While walking, they would gather twigs and moss between their toes.[4] However, Mat was most certainly a Man: given that two of the five were Hobbits[1], and the last two named victims - Willie Banks and an Underhill were both positively identified as Hobbits as well.[3][4]
[edit] Portrayal in adaptations
Though the "set-to" with the ruffians is mentioned by Butterbur, he does not give the names of the casualties.[5]
 2. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "II: On Translation"
 5. Brian Sibley, Michael Bakewell, The Lord of the Rings, "Homeward Bound"


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A new case of regression of the CTG copy number in the myotonic dystrophy allele was observed in a 7 year old boy. His affected father had an expanded allele of about 100 repeats in his lymphocyte DNA while the child showed a 60 repeat allele, of the same size as the present in the grandfather. Analysis of the father's sperm DNA allowed us to detect an expanded fragment of approximately the same size (62 repeats) as that present in the child's and grandfather's lymphocytes. This fragment was not detectable in the father's lymphocytes. Thus the regression is constitutive in the child, being already present in his father's germline. It is therefore likely that the regressed allele is present in all the tissues of the child, allowing a favourable prognosis.
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Simple Batik Instructions
Batik Instructions for Soy Wax
By: Colorado Wholesale Dye
These are simple instructions with soy wax and pipettes. This method won't work with other waxes as they have higher melting points and require other methods of removal. The proper way to batik is with a batik pen (a Tjanting Tool) but this works just as well if you don't have one available.
What you need:
-Soy Wax -Dye
-Pipettes -Dye Fixer (Soda Ash)
- Melt the wax. Soy wax has a low melting point so it can be melted in the microwave or in a double boiler with some hot water.
2. Apply the wax to your fabric using a pipette. Use caution and gloves as Pipette will get hot from the wax and you don't want to get burned!
(Tip: Make sure to put cardboard or something between the fabric otherwise the wax will soak through and create a resist on the other side of the fabric as well)
3. Wait for the wax to dry completely.
4.Soak the fabric in dye fixer. Use warm water, but not too hot. If the water is to hot it could re-melt the wax and mess up your design.
5. Ring the fabric out and tie it up in the design you wish to achieve.
6. Dye the fabric and then let it sit for anywhere from 3 hours to 24 hours. The length of time you let it sit affects how easy the fabric is to wash out. The longer it is left alone the less loose dye will flow out and the shorter it will be to wash out.
7. Rinse the fabric under COLD running water. Keep rinsing until the water is flowing clear and all the loose dye is washed out.
8. When all the loose dye is rinsed out run the fabric under HOT running water. This will melt the wax and wash it away from the fabric. Do NOT rub the wax to help get it off, this will just spread the wax around and muddy up the design. Just let the hot water run over it and it will all wash away.
9. When the wax is all washed away, wash and dry the fabric as normal.


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The subsidiary protection
The subsidiary protection is recognized in the presence of personal serious damage.
In order to recognize subsidiary protection,serious damage is considered as:
a) death sentence or execution of death sentence;
b) torture or other types of punishment, inhuman or demeaning behaviour to the detritment of the applicant in his/her Country of origin;
c) serious individual threats to the life of a civilian resulting from indiscriminating violence in situations of inland or international armed conflict.
The recognition of subsidiary protection allows:
the issuing of a permit of stay for subsidiary protection for 3 years;
the issuing of a travel document for those who cannot apply for it to their own Embassy for travelling abroad;
to reunite the family, or do a cohesion, on the basis of requirements previewed by the law, but with facilities with regard to the documents certifying family relationship;
access to occupation;
access to education;
health and social care (civil disability, accompaniment benefit, maternity benefit) equal to Italian citizens.


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WQL Syntax
WQL Basics

WQL, the Wagn Query Language, is a syntax for finding Wagn cards. There's a brief introduction on the WQL card that explains why and where to use it. This card is for folks who want to know how to write WQL.
A WQL statement defines a list of cards by their properties, their relationships to other cards, or both.
WQL for developers
 WQL is employed both by web users (in JSON) and by developers (in Ruby). Developers should have no problem translating the examples from JSON ...

Building Blocks

Wagn's basic building block is the card. WQL's basic building block is the card query.

Card queries identify a list of one or more cards. In the same way that one card can include other cards, one card query can include other card queries.

To conceptualize this, it may help to think of card queries as a noun phrase in a sentence. For example:
Image cards.
That phrase can be nested inside another noun phrase:
Cards that link to Image cards.
You can extend this idea ad nauseam:
Cards that include cards for editors of cards that link to Image cards...
Those phrases give a general sense of what WQL is querying for, but unlike SQL, WQL is not a plaintext phrase. Instead it is expressed as a compound object built from three simple types.
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Note that these simple object types are common to a great variety of languages and platforms, and so WQL queries can be easily translated into any such language.

Card queries are "hashes", or unordered lists of key/value pairs. These hashes use five kinds of keys :
 - property - name, content...
 - relationship - link to X, included by Y...
 - arrangement - sort by name, limit to 10...
 - operators - (shortcut for property queries), all the results matching "grantmaker"
 - modifier - add "+address" to the end of each result...
 Card query values can be any of the three object types:
 - simple: for simple matches, card names, etc
 - array: for operators
 - hash: for nested card queries
A +cheat sheet lists these more concisely, but without the explanation given below here:

Properties

Each card query can describe the following card properties:
 - name
 - type
 - content
 - key - canonical name permutation
 - id - unique numerical id that remains the same even when the name is changed

Simple values

Each of these properties can be used as the key in a card query. For example, here is a search for the card named Lewis Hoffman.
{"name": "Lewis Hoffman"}

This card happens to have the id 3, so it can also be found this way:
{"id": 3}
Both the name and id uniquely identify cards in Wagn, so they each return only one item. This type query however will return a list of several items.

{"type": "Fruit"}

Simple values for content can return lists, too. Note that this query will return only cards where the content is exactly and only "Kiwi".
{"content": "Kiwi"}
To narrow searches, you can combine properties:
{"type":"Fruit", "content": "Kiwi"}

Operators
The above examples represent simple searches where the property equals the value. For example, the type equals "Fruit", or the name equals "Lewis Hoffman". WQL allows more flexible ways to constrain properties, via the following operators:
 - match / ~
 - gt / >
 - lt / <
 - eq / = (an explicit form of the default)
 - ne / !=
 - in
In the previous WQL examples, all the card query values are simple strings. With operators, the values are arrays, as follows:
PROPERTY:[OPERATOR, VALUE]
So, the above example of cards with content equalling Kiwi:
{"content": "Kiwi"}
is actually the short form of the following:
{"content": ["eq", "Kiwi"] }
or
{"content": ["=", "Kiwi"] }
The other operators are more interesting. The "in" operator lets you search on multiple values for a given property. This example finds all the cards whose type is either Releases or Point Releases:
{"type": ["in", "Release", "Point Releases"] }

This one gets all the cards which have "Matt" anywhere in their content, even as part of a word (e.g., in "formatting"):
{"content": ["match", "Matt"] }

Operators Shortcut

There is also a shortcut form for operators.
OPERATOR:VALUE
Note that this form does not specify the property, so WQL has to guess, as follows:
 - match - name or content
 - all other properties - just content
 so
{"ne": "Kiwi"}
is equivalent to
{"content": ["ne", "Kiwi"] }

And the following example does a search on both name and content:
{"match": "Matt" }

Relationships
Here's where it gets interesting. Cards in Wagn are related to other cards in two main ways: references (links and inclusions), and compound names). Since these relationships are the source of most structure in Wagn, this is the the element of WQL that adds the most depth.
All of these relationships are specified in WQL by nesting card queries. With the exception of certain "plus" relationships, they all take this form:
RELATIONSHIP: CARD_QUERY

References
Cards linking to or including other cards comprise references. (note -- insert links to feature cards inline here)
WQL supports the following reference keys:
 - link_to - web links
 - linked_to_by
 - include - embedded cards
 - included_by
 - refer_to - web links or embedded cards
 - referred_to_by
The simplest reference relationship is the link_to. Here's how you can use WQL to find all the cards linked to the "John Abbe" card:
{"link_to": "John Abbe"}
Notice that in this case our nested card query is just the card name, "John Abbe". This is a short form of the more explicit expression:
{"link_to": {"name":"John Abbe"} }
Written that way, it looks much more like a nested card query: curly brackets inside curly brackets.

Plus cards
Frankly, if WQL ever gets a little mind-flexing, it's in using plus cards. But that's partly because plus cards are such a flexible way of doing things. If you haven't gotten the basic ideas behind compound names, continuing to read here will likely be very confusing. If you get the gist of plus cards, this will all make sense. But don't feel bad if you have to peek again later.
WQL supports two main plus cards keys:
 - part - value defines cards that are part of a given plus card
 - plus - value defines plus cards of which a given card is part
For each of those, it also supports two side-specific keys:
 - left, right
 - left_plus, right_plus
Part queries are generally pretty simple. Remember, if it has a part, it is always a plus card! The following finds all the cards that have "website" as a part.
{"part": "website"}
"left" and "right" do similar things, but are a bit narrower. This will get all the plus cards of which "email" is the rightmost part:
{"right": "email"}
Plus queries can get a little more involved. This is because, while a card can only ever have two part cards, it can be plussed to countless other cards. And you often want to refer to them in pairs - the other part and the plus card. For example, you might want to find all of the cards connected to "status" (the other part) where the content of X+status (the plus card) is "closed". So the plus card actually takes two queries. Here's the syntax:

"plus":[OTHER_PART, PLUS_CARD]
...and that example we mentioned:
{"plus":["status",{"content":"closed"}]}
In that one, "status" defines the part, and {"content":"closed"} defines the plus card.
If you give the "plus" key just one card query like a normal card query, then it will treat it as the other part.

"plus":OTHER_PART
For example, this finds all the cards connected to status (regardless of the value of the plus cards):
{"plus":"status"}

Users and roles

WQL lets you query the relationship of users (technically, any card with an account) and roles, using these keys:
 - member_of
 - member

For example, this finds all of the cards with accounts who have the GC Staff role:
{"member_of":"GC Staff"}

And this finds all of the roles that Lewis Hoffman has:
{"member":"Lewis


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Serving Lecturer: Introduces the Advantages of Sustainable Biological Fertilizer to the Regent of Blora (IPB News)
IPB News - Dr Yunik Istikorini, lecturer at the Department of Silviculture, along with other young lecturers from the Department of Plant Protection, IPB University, namely Fitrianingrum Kurniawati and Nadzirum Mubin, introduced the various advantages of biological fertilizer.
This activity was attended directly by the Regent of Blora, H Arief Rohman along with other officials as well as the Gondel Village farmer group along with Family Welfare Empowerment Women (PKK) on November 11 2023 at the Gondel Village Hall Office, Kedungtuban District, Blora Regency.
"Biological fertilizer is organic fertilizer added with beneficial microbes. "There are many potential microbes that can be added to organic fertilizer so that the fertilizer has added value so that the minerals in the fertilizer can be properly absorbed by plants," said Yunik.
He mentioned many potential microbes such as Trichoderma, Gliocladium, Bacillus, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Azosprillium, and Azotobacter. These potential microbes are very easy to obtain, for example from forest soil, areas around the roots (rhizosphere) of bamboo, bananas, grass and other healthy plants.
"Plants to which biofertilizer is added have advantages compared to synthetic fertilizer. "Biological fertilizers that are added to plants tend to be healthier and more productive and have higher productivity than plants that are added to synthetic fertilizers," he said.
He explained that the use of synthetic fertilizers has the opposite impact, apart from being expensive, synthetic fertilizers are difficult to obtain. Excessive and continuous use of synthetic fertilizers can cause soil damage so that planting in the following season can reduce plant productivity.
#SDGs3 #SDGs15 #SDGs17


OUJI-CR 5-68
No person may be convicted of forgery in the second degree unless the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each element of the crime. These elements are:
First, making/engraving/(causing to be made/engraved);
Second, without authority;
Third, a plate of a (promissory note)/(bill of exchange)/draft/check/(certificate of deposit)/(evidence of debt);
Fourth, issued by a bank;
Fifth, with the intent to use/(permit it to be used) for the purpose of taking therefrom any impression to be passed/sold/altered.
Statutory Authority: 21 O.S. 1991, § 1575.
Committee Comments
The crimes created by sections 1583 and 1584 are very similar in their elements to the crimes created by the statutes discussed under forgery in the first degree and prior second-degree forgery crimes. The Commission did not classify sections 1583 and 1584 under the earlier instructions because making false coins is generally thought of as a distinct crime called "counterfeiting," rather than the crime of forgery. Sections 1583 and 1584 are forgery crimes, however, because of the mens rea element indicated in the third element. In addition, since no Oklahoma cases have construed these two sections, it seemed more appropriate to deal with the sections separately to avoid cluttering the discussion of the forgery statutes normally used in Oklahoma.
Section 1588 creates a "classic" counterfeiting crime, i.e., making a false stamp. Whether the maker intends the stamp as a joke or as a specimen of his artistic skills, he has committed a crime. Section 1588 has never been construed in Oklahoma for the probable reason that the federal government has the paramount interest in protecting the manufacture of currency and stamps.
Section 1575 also seems to create a counterfeiting crime whereby the authority of a bank to issue certain types of documents is protected. Section 1576 is a definitional statute that indicates when a plate has sufficient resemblance to an authorized plate so as to come within the prohibition of section 1575. No Oklahoma cases have construed sections 1575 and 1576.


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DFT Study of II-VI Semiconducting Nano-Clusters: An Overview
Pp. 239-254 (16)
Semiconductors have been potential materials for device grade applications due
to their exceptional properties. In range of other compound semiconductors, II-VI's are
such compound semiconducting materials having cations from the Group II and anions
from Group VI of the periodic table. Keeping research and technological importance of
these materials, density functional theory (DFT) based study of II-VI semiconducting nanoclusters
was carried out and is described in this chapter.
II-VI semiconductors, Density Functional Theory, Raman scattering.
Physics Department, University of Gujrat, Pakistan.


You should override Object.Equals() and also implement the
IEquatable interface.
By default, Equals() on a reference type checks to see if the objects refer to the same
location in memory. This may be acceptable in some circumstances, but often, you'll
want to provide your own behavior. With value types, the default behavior is to reflect
over each field and do a bit-by-bit comparison. This can have a very negative impact
on performance, and in nearly every case you should provide your own implementation
of Equals().
struct Vertex3d : IFormattable, IEquatable
public override bool Equals(object obj)
if (obj == null)
return false;
if (obj.GetType()!= this.GetType())
return false;
return Equals((Vertex3d)obj);
public bool Equals(Vertex3d other)
/* If Vertex3d were a reference type you would also need:
* if ((object)other == null)
* return false;
* if (!base.Equals(other))
* return false;
return this._x == other._x
&& this._y == other._y
&& this._z == other._z;
Pay special attention to the note in Equals(Vertex3d other). If Vertex3d
was a reference type and other was null, the type-safe version of the function would
be called, not the Object version. You also need to call all the base classes in the
hierarchy so they have an opportunity to check their own fields.
There's nothing stopping you from also implementing IEquatable (or any
other type) on your type—you can define it however you want. Use with caution,
however, because this may confuse people who have to use your code.


Community Speaker Series Presents Nicholas Epley on 4/20
Presented by The Community Speaker Series, D181 and D86.
Nicholas Epley: Mindwise – A Guide to Understanding the Minds of Others
You are a mind reader, born with an extraordinary ability to understand what others think, feel, believe, want and know. It's a sixth sense you use each day in every professional and personal relationship—but how well do you really know what your coworkers, employees, competitors or customers want or are thinking? How good are you at knowing the minds of others? How well can you guess what others think of you, your business or your product? In this illuminating exploration of one of the great mysteries of the human mind, University of Chicago award-winning psychologist Nicholas Epley introduces audiences to what scientists have learned about our ability to understand the most complicated puzzle on the planet—other people—and the surprising mistakes we often make. Why are we sometimes blind to the minds of others? Why do we so routinely believe that others think, feel and want what we do, when in fact they do not? In his presentation modeled after his book, Mindwise, Epley will not turn other people into open books, but will give you the wisdom to revolutionize how you think about them—and yourself.
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Time: 7:00 – 8:15 p.m.
Format: Zoom Webinar
Register: Click here or visit
For more information, please see attached flyer.


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For many, carrying with a round in the chamber is a step that hasn't been taken yet. The reasons vary, but it's definitely an issue for a lot of people. In this article, I am going to discuss a simple thing that you can do to ease your mind.
If you came here to say something along the lines of "Carrying with an empty chamber is stupid" or "Why even carry if your pipe is empty?", save it. This article isn't for you.
If you're still reading, I hope that you're here for the tip in this article.
First, keep this in mind: For a modern handgun to fire, the trigger needs to be depressed. For the following example, I am going to be referring to Glock pistols as the example, since they have no external safety (aside from the trigger safety).
If you don't already, start to carry your firearm with the trigger in the forward position, shown below:
At the end of the day when you take your firearm out of your holster to put it away, chances are the trigger is still in that position. If it is, congrats, you did not 'experience' a negligent discharge. The word 'experience' is in quotes because we are under the assumption that a round was not in the chamber, rendering a negligent discharge impossible unless you racked the slide before the trigger was accidentally depressed.
Now, if you ever unholster your firearm and see the trigger pulled back, we have a real problem. Again, if your trigger is in the position shown below when you unholster, you need to take a serious look at your carry setup. Something or someone is pulling your trigger back:
If you are using a proper holster (by our standards, one that is molded to your particular firearm) and follow all of the safety protocols, a depress of the trigger should never occur if the firearm remains in the holster.
Another area of concern is holstering the firearm. This is rather obsolete given the scenerio above, but I'll touch on it anyway. Holstering is something that everyone should practice on a regular basis. If you are still concerned with holstering with a round in the chamber, try the same thing as we just discussed. If you holster and unholster, and your trigger is still forward, you're good to go. The main concern with holstering would be getting a piece of clothing inside the trigger guard, or a part of the holster itself. With the right setup and continued practice, this will become a non-issue.
I hope that this article helps at least one person who has been hesitant to carry with a round in the chamber. We're all on different levels of carrying, and it's nothing to be ashamed of.
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Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom
(UNC-GA Policies for Students-Adopted by BOG October 26, 1970)
The instructor may withdraw a student from a course for behavior he deems to be disruptive to the class. The grade assigned will be "W" if the behavior occurs before the deadline for dropping a course without academic penalty, and the instructor has the option of giving a "W" or a "F" if the behavior occurs after the deadline.
I. Binding Procedures for Instructors
The instructor must provide an opportunity for the student to be heard. In providing this opportunity, the instructor must follow the procedure described below:
- The student should be notified in writing at the next class attended that the instructor proposes to drop the student from the course for disruption of the class, and the instructor should provide the student with written instructions regarding the time and place for a meeting with the instructor. A copy of this written notification must be sent to the instructor's department head at the same time.
- A time limit of five working days (M-F) from the time written notification is given for the student's opportunity to be heard by the instructor.
- The date of notification establishes whether the withdrawn student will be given a "W"or "F." "W" is appropriate before the published withdrawal deadline and either "W" or "F" is appropriate after that date, at the instructor's discretion.
- The instructor may suspend the student from class until the instructor takes final action to withdraw the student from class or to allow the student to continue in the class. The final decision to withdraw or continue the student is the instructor's.
- Either party in the resolution of this dispute may invite one other person of the university community to be present as an observer.
II. Students' Right to Appeal
If the student wishes to appeal the instructor's decision to withdraw the student from class, he/she should follow the academic appeal procedures outlined in the section on grading in the Undergraduate Bulletin.


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Metro Ag's value chain is from Field-To-Pump and brings a new source of alternative renewable energy to the marketplace. Pennycress is a non-edible over winter cover crop that has a high energy content and when converted to biodiesel produces outstanding cold weather performance characteristics.
Metro Ag is located in Michigan, a state that is replete with farm fields and numerous transportation channels. With significant research and development capacity, Metro Ag has the technology and strategies... from crop development and seed crush-oil extraction processing through marketing and distribution of a high feedstock oil for biodiesel production and distribution.
PENNYCRESS Grows During Winter as an "Added" Crop
Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) is non-edible. It has a high oil content and is a member of the Mustard family. It contains twice as much oil as soybeans. It grows over the winter between crop cycles and thus it is an "AND" crop, not an "OR" crop. You might have heard of it as stinkweed, fan weed, french weed, or mithridite mustand. We describe it as "a bag filled with money waiting to be harvested."
Planting of Pennycress takes place in September. Growing Pennycress as an energy crop avoids the food-vs-fuel debate. Pennycress is simple and inexpensive to grow: harrow, broadcast, and let it "go grow". Pennycress does not displace food crops or disturb wildlife habitats, and is reported to control pests, such as nematodes.
Planting and growing Pennycress is simple and inexpensive for farmers. The steps are comprised of burndown, tilling, seeding, and harvesting. Addition of fertilizer is not required when Pennycress is used as a cover crop because fertilizer is still present. Pennycress is used to reduce nitrogen runoff.
Pennycress does not disrupt or hinder follow-on planting or growing of other crops. Ten (10) pounds of Pennycress seed per acre yields approximately 45 bushels of oil rich Pennycress seed per acre (~100 gallons per acre). Pennycress is passive yet rugged and grows best in winter.
Harvesting Pennycress occurs in late April/early May. Harvesting is accomplished with conventional combine equipment and existing infrastructure.
Planting and harvesting Pennycress as an overwinter crop allows farmers to increase annual revenues up to 50%. Growing Pennycress adds a "2nd shift" to your agricultural "factory".
Typical yields are 45-50 bushels per acre (up to 2,000 lbs). Because Pennycress contains 32%-36% oil, a single acre of Pennycress can yield 100 gallons of oil (which results in 100 gallons of biodiesel.
Metro Ag Energy, Inc. wants to buy all the Pennycress farmers can produce. The seeds are routed for oil extraction to Metro Ag's crushing facility. Extraction of the oil is achieved by crushing the seeds. The crushing process does not require solvents or chemicals.
The removal or recovery of oil from the plant matter, via the application of mechanical pressure, is a proven technology. However, Metro Ag has trade secrets that make its process more efficient for biodiesel. The Pennycress seeds are screened and de-hulled and the chaff and debris are separated out while the seeds are heated and squeezed to extract the Pennycress oil.
The oil is refined via filtration, centrifugation, and degumming then contained and transported to biodiesel production facilities. The residual meal or cake (which represents approximately 74% by weight of the seed thru put) is reported to have an energy value of 7,000 BTU and can be sold as biomass for production of other alternative energy or as a herbicide and/or pesticide.
Metro Ag Energy brings the sustainable value chain together from field-to-pump with its strategic partners to allow the production of some of the best biodiesel in the world. Metro Ag's strategic partners include:
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Rio Grande Cichlid
As its name implies, the Rio Grande cichlid is a native of the Rio Grande river system in southern Texas and northeastern Mexico, making it the northernmost of all new world cichlids. It became a popular aquarium fish in the 1980s, and began showing up in suburban canals around New Orleans soon after that. It is assumed that pet owners are responsible for multiple releases, and it did not take long for the fish to spread its range throughout the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Although the Rio Grande cichlid is a freshwater fish, it has grown tolerant to salinities of at least 5 parts per thousand (sea water is about 35 ppt). Its ability to tolerate salty water means that it will be able to spread throughout aquatic systems all over the estuary where salinities would otherwise act as a natural control. The Rio Grande cichlid is omnivorous, meaning it feeds on plants, insects, and small fishes. This species competes directly and indirectly with sunfish and other natives.
Common Name(s): Rio Grande Cichlid, Rio Grande Perch, Texas Cichlid
Date of Introduction to the United States: 1980s
Place of Origin: Rio Grande system
Method of Introduction: Accidental releases through aquarium trade
Problem(s): Can out-compete native fish, could also pose a threat to aquatic vegetation, and can have parasites harmful to native fish.
Current Range: Areas around the east bank of New Orleans, Louisiana in the Lake Pontchartrain estuary. Not yet found in the Barataria-Terrebonne system.
Control Methods: Mechanical
Source: Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane


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According to the archives of Universal Genève, the present watch was manufactured in 1966. Accompanied by a Universal Genève Certificate of Guarantee dated December 17th 1968, product literature, Universal Genève presentation box, original strap and tie-tag.
This attractive "panda" dial chronograph is both appealing because of its vintage style aesthetics which are associated with 1960s chronographs, but also because this reference was famously worn by model and wife of the late racing driver Jochen Rindt. Known as the "Nina Rindt" by avid collectors after the fashion muse who wore this model repeatedly, it is also known to be a direct concurrent of the Rolex Daytona. Furthermore, this desired timepiece is seldom discovered in such wonderfully preserved condition with box and papers.
The present watch has spent most of its life in the original box and was likely worn only a handful of occasions, if not less. Essentially New Old Stock, of further interest is the fact that everything from the signed crystal to the crown appears to be original.
The present watch is from the earlier series of Nina Rindt models, noted by the applied steel "u" logo on the dial and tapered luminous-filled register hands. The later version of the Nina Rindt featured a painted "u" in box logo and non-tapered luminous-filled register hands. The luminous-filled register hands were a remarkable innovation that allowed for the wearer to time things with the chronograph at night or in low light which was a function impossible for chronographs from other major chronographs of the era.


Quick Answer: How Do You Fight A Cheque Bounce Case?
How many times a Cheque can be bounced?
Although the Reserve Bank of India states that such action can be taken only if cheques, valued Rs 1 crore or above, have bounced more than four times..
How long does it take to get the court Judgement on a Cheque bounce case in India?
around 2 to 5 yearsHow long does it take to get the court Judgement on a Cheque bounce case in India? If the case goes to court the judgement may take anywhere around 2 to 5 years to take effect. The legal recourse for cheque bounce cases is straightforward in Indian Law [under the negotiable instruments act].
Is bouncing check a criminal case?
While most bounced cheques occur simply because someone makes a mistake there could be legal ramifications. If you are accused of trying to defraud the person you have written a bad cheque to then you could be charged as a criminal.
Which Cheques are not accepted?
1) Insufficient funds: The cheque amount is more than the free balance available in the drawer's bank account. 2) Irregular signature: The signature of the drawer on the cheque does not match the specimen signature available with the bank.
How do you defend a 138 case?
The cheque issued in respect of future liabilities not in existence as on the date of cheque would not attract prosecution Under Section 138 of N.I. Act. So even if security cheque is bounced the prosecution can be initiated and only defence is that there was no legally enforceable debt.
Which courts have jurisdiction to entertain complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act?
INTRODUCTION. The Supreme Court ("Court") has, in its recent decision in Dashrath Rupsingh Rathod v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.1, held that in cases of dishonour of cheque, only those courts within whose territorial limits the drawee bank is situated would have the jurisdiction to try the case.
What happens after a Cheque bounces?
If a cheque is Dishonored/Bounced: When a cheque is dishonored, the drawee bank immediately issues a 'Cheque Return Memo' to the payee mentioning the reason for non-payment such as insufficient funds, the incorrect date mentioned on the cheque, signature mismatch, mismatch of the amount and figures, etc.
How can Cheque bounce case be overcome?
One can file a suit for recovery of the cheque amount along with the cost & interest under order XXXVII of Code of Civil Procedure,1908,(which governs the suit in summary trial) and can also file a criminal complaint u/s 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act for punishing the signatory of the cheque for having committed an …
How do you get bail in a Cheque bounce case?
Bail in cheque bounce is a matter of right of the accused as it's a bailable offence. So you have to give an bail application through your advocate and have to give security as per the orders of the judicial magistrate.
What is the time limit for Cheque bounce case?
30 daysThe cheque should be returned due to insufficient funds. The notice should be given within 30 days of cheque bounce. The drawer has failed to make the payments within 15 days of Cheque bounce notice, legal action can be taken against him within 30 days.
Can you represent a bounced Cheque?
If you have the cheque and it does not state on the top "do not represent" you can take it back to your bank and ask them to "represent" it i.e. put it through the banking system again (pick the week of the month that you think money is most likely to be in the account).
How can I settle a Cheque bounce case in UAE?
In case the issuer of the bad cheque pays the fine, for cheques lower than or equal to Dh200,000, the complainant can go straight to a civil court to claim his dues.
How do you quash a Cheque in a bounce case?
If an accused wants the process under Sections 138 and 141 to be quashed by filing a petition under Section 482 CrPC, he must make out a case that making him stand the trial would be an abuse of process of court, Gunmala Sales (P) Ltd. v.
Will I go to jail if my check bounced?
If you don't clear things up quickly, you may face civil (you have to pay fines) or criminal (you face potential jail time) penalties. Criminal charges can go on your criminal record, might eventually result in jail time, and are likely to come with higher fines.
When Cheque amount is more than actual debt Offence US 138 of NI Act is not made out?
In fact, the amount covered by the cheque was larger than the amount of debt or liability. The whole amount of debt or liability was lesser than the amount represented by the cheque. So, if the cheque for such an amount was dishonoured, the same will not be an offence under Section 138 of the Act".
Who can send notice under 138?
This Notice is a Notice which shall be given by the unpaid Creditor (Payee) to the defaulting Debtor (Drawer) through an Advocate in case of dishonour of Cheque under section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act.
How can I file a case for Cheque bounce?
Can you send the Cheque again to the bank if it has bounced once?
Answer: Yes, you can present the cheque again in the bank for payment, even if it was dishonoured on the first occasion. However, it goes without saying that the cheque can be presented again in the bank only during the period of its validity. Normally, the period of validity of the cheque is 3 months.


What is Decertification in HRM? PDF Book
Learn Decertification definition in hrm with explanation to study "What is Decertification". Study decertification explanation with HRM terms to review HRM course for online MBA programs.
Decertification Definition
 - Process whereby a union is removed as the representative of a group of employees.
Decertification Explanation
Decertification alludes to the procedure where the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) enables workers to require a unique decision to dispose of the association as their "selective agent." It is essential to recall that your organization can't help or help you with decertifying an association. You can connect with different associations to help. The goal of a decertification race is to fire the association's entitlement to speak to you and your kindred representatives. This system furnishes you with full help by removing the association's power to go about as your dealing delegate. On the off chance that you are a piece of the representative association that is secured under an aggregate dealing understanding (regardless of whether you are an endorser or not) you can at present sign an appeal and take part in the decision in favor of decertification. When the association is evacuated as your legitimate haggling agent you never again need to join the association or pay duty or charges to it.
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How to Create TeamSpeak Server on Windows Server
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The purpose of implementing VoIP is to reduce the costs of agencies (companies, schools, hospitals, etc.) as well as individuals in making short and long distance communications. The emphasis of the cost can be done by utilizing the existing data network. So if you want to make VoIP telecommunication network does not need to build a new infrastructure that usually requires a large cost. VoIP in its application using a LAN network system and supported VoIP protocols.
Teamspeak is a VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol application using internet or local network to connect, usually used by gamers to communicate with their friends, users usually using teamspeak to play games that require teamwork. This teamspeak software can run on Windows OS, Linux, Android, macOS and iOS. Use headphones and microphone to communicate. To used TeamSpeak Client should connect to the TeamSpeak Server you created or join the existing TeamSpeak Server that is available, you can create a special channel to chat with friends / team.
There are many applications to do Voice over Internet Protocol. One of them is by using TeamSpeak. TeamSpeak makes it easy for us to do Voice over Internet Protocol. Many people use TeamSpeak, for example as follows.
 1. Game Online Most TeamSpeak users are gamers because the TeamSpeak application contains special features for them. They communicate with each other in real-time while playing games on the Internet.
 2. Company TeamSpeak is used for a company with the goal of saving costs because it does not have to pay expensive phone charges.
 3. Education TeamSpeak can also be used to facilitate virtual classroom or online course for students discussing with each other.
This is the prerequisites before you start the tutorial.
 1. Create host Windows Server for TeamSpeak Server in local environment or you can use vps server here.
 2. Remote Desktop Connection client for Windows.
 3. Credential for access the Windows Server.
 1. First thing you should do is download the TeamSpeak Server for Windows. You can download here for 32 bit and here for 64 bit.
 2. Extract the downloaded file.
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 1. After TeamSpeak Server running, copy the Server Query Admin Account and Server Admin Token. You will need it later for TeamSpeak Client.
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Bleed a radiator
If your gas central heating isn't warming your home properly, or your radiators feel colder at the top than at the bottom, it could be because there are air bubbles trapped in the system. This means you need to bleed your radiators.
1. Turn off your central heating and wait for the radiator to cool down.
2. Find a radiator key. You can buy one cheaply from most hardware stores.
3. Look for a small valve at the top of one end of your radiator. Insert the key and turn it counter-clockwise to open the valve. You should hear a hissing sound as air escapes
4. Hold a kitchen towel or cloth under the key to catch any drips of water.
5. When a steady stream of water squirts through the valve, retighten it.


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Hydrogels with fine-toothed molecular combs may make enduring glucose-monitoring implants
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Comb-like molecules within the meshes of the hydrogel prevent small molecules, like glucose-sensing assays, from leaking out. Credit: Dr. Melissa Grunlan/Texas A&M University College of Engineering
In a new study, published online in the journal American Chemical Society (ACS) Applied Polymer Materials, scientists at Texas A&M University reported they have designed a hydrogel membrane that may be used to house optical glucose sensing materials, toward building a biosensor for monitoring sugar levels in diabetics.
By incorporating dangling, comb-type molecular chains within a type of hydrogel called poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) or poly NIPAAm for short, they showed that the membrane could prevent leakage of small-sized molecules, like the ones for glucose-sensing, while still allowing glucose to freely diffuse in and out.
When ready for clinical use, the researchers said these membranes could be used to form biosensors that could be easily implanted under the skin of the wrist and might offer a more comfortable alternative to transdermal implants, which sit partially outside the skin. Moreover, unlike transdermal implants that need to be changed every few weeks, this type of subcutaneous implant may only need to be replaced every few months.
"We've done a lot of work on hydrogel materials looking at mechanical properties and foreign body reactions, but our grand goal has always been to use poly NIPAAm membranes to build a subcutaneous glucose biosensor," said Dr. Melissa Grunlan, professor and holder of the Charles H. and Bettye Barclay Professorship in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. "In this study, we have been able to fine-tune the diffusion properties of these hydrogels that we have previously identified as a promising candidate for building long-term functioning glucose biosensors."
Poly NIPAAms are a class of organic hydrogels that have a soft texture, like contact lenses. One of their attractive properties is that they can undergo cyclical swelling and deswelling with small temperature fluctuations in the body. Since their surface is dynamically changing with temperature, they deter the attachment of cells and biomolecules. This active, self-cleaning mechanism makes poly NIPAAm hydrogels appealing for implants since they minimize the attack from the immune system.
To use the poly NIPAAm membrane for monitoring blood sugar, it must house enough glucose-sensing molecules or assays. Furthermore, the longevity of the hydrogel also depends on the membrane's ability to retain these assay molecules without their leaking out.
"Think about the NIPAAm hydrogel like a knitted sweater where the spaces between the meshes are formed by the crossing stitches. Right now, these spaces or windows in the hydrogels are too big, letting the assay molecules go right through," said Grunlan. "If the assays keep leaching out this way, we're not going to have a long functioning sensor."
Therefore, Grunlan and her team focused their efforts in fine-tuning the properties of poly NIPAAms to limit the leaking of glucose-sensing molecules while still allowing the glucose to freely diffuse through the hydrogel.
To decrease the size of gaps, the researchers inserted dangling molecules of different charges, lengths and concentrations to the poly NIPAAm hydrogel. When incorporated into the hydrogel, these molecules create comb-shaped barriers, whose teeth are designed to block diffusion of small assay-sized molecules. To test if this comb-like architecture can limit diffusion of glucose sensors, they also put within the hydrogel, fluorescently tagged molecules called dextrans, which served as proxies for glucose-sensing molecules. Next, they placed the hydrogel into water and measured the amount of fluorescence in the water due to the leaking of dextrans from the hydrogel.
The researchers found that when they used a negatively charged molecule called poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) or PAMP, the combs prevented the diffusion of dextrans. Furthermore, they also observed that glucose molecules were unhindered in their flow in and out of the hydrogel.
Grunlan noted that now that they have proof-of-concept that their hydrogels can curb leaking of small dextrans, the next step in their research would be to build a biosensor with glucose-sensing molecules contained within the membrane.
"Even though our present study did not involve actual sensing molecules, it very conclusively and precisely shows you what comb architectures can do for hydrogels to limit diffusion," said Grunlan. "This was a systematic study to show the effectiveness of our approach and the possibility of extending our findings to other areas of research other than glucose sensing for which hydrogels with limited diffusion need to be designed."


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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-Randolph, Texas –
Air Force active-duty, Reserve and Air National Guard members all wear the same uniform, salute the same flag and support the same mission. Improving this collaboration is the Total Force Integration team.
TFI officials visited Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph to learn from the successes and improve the challenges of JBSA-Randolph Airmen Feb. 4-6.
"We're here at Randolph to understand the unique organization with training units, the Reserve and the active-duty flying training squadrons, and how they interact and produce combat-ready pilots for the Air Force in a TFI structure," said Brig. Gen. Thomas Grabowski, special assistant to the director, Air National Guard for Total Force Integration.
The TFI directorate, under Headquarters Air Force, was congressionally mandated in 2014 to integrate active duty, Reserve and Air National Guard and assess association effectiveness, conduct analysis and better connect the Air Force.
"We want to improve total force integration through our lines of effort by driving the policy and resourcing changes necessary to really break those barriers to integration," said Col. Robin Bowman, TFI director, in her opening statement to 12th Flying Training Wing.
Through focus groups, data collection and meetings with leadership, TFI collects information on total force associations. Associations are agreements between two or more organizations that share resources and perform a common mission.
"We are truly here as facilitators, to explore and gather the data that works and doesn't work so that that information can be shared abroad," said Brig. Gen. Scheid Hodges, special assistant to commander, Air Force Reserve Command for Total Force Integration.
Since JBSA-Randolph plays a critical role in training and development of Airmen, which resonates through their whole career, assessing how Randolph functions as an association is valuable to TFI.
"Right now, JBSA-Randolph is trailblazing for what total force is going to look like in the future," Grabowski said. "We're excited about being here for the next couple of days to learn from total force partners and figure out what we can do to bottle the magic that happens here at Randolph, and replicate that in other areas of the Air Force portfolio."


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The Open Multithreaded Transaction (OMTT) model is a transaction model that provides features for controlling and structuring not only accesses to objects, as usual in transaction systems, but also threads taking part in transactions. The model allows several threads to enter the same transaction in order to perform a joint activity. It provides a flexible way of manipulating threads executing inside a transaction by allowing them to be forked and terminated, but it restricts their behavior in order to guarantee correctness of transaction nesting and isolation among transactions. Lightweight and heavyweight concurrency are treated in the same way in the open multithreaded transaction model, meaning that what is called thread here might as well be a process executed on a single machine or in a distributed setting.
OPTIMA is an object-oriented framework that provides the necessary runtime support for open multithreaded transactions. AspectOPTIMA is a purely aspect-oriented implementation of the framework.
The auction system case study has shown how the inherent complexity of a dynamic, distributed, concurrent application can be reduced by structuring the execution with open multithreaded transactions. Reasoning about fault tolerance issues and consistency of the overall system is also made a lot easier. Without open multithreaded transactions, the application programmer had to deal with threads, object creation and deletion, and exception propagation in an ad hoc way, making the process error prone.
Due to the isolation property and disciplined exception handling, open multithreaded transactions act as firewalls for errors, since they can not propagate to the outside. This fact, together with the ability to nest open multithreaded transactions, makes them ideal units of fault tolerance.
Any thread can start a transaction. A thread wishing to work on behalf of an already existing transaction can do so by joining it. In order to join, it has to learn (at run-time) or to know (statically) the identity of the transaction it wishes to join. Threads working on behalf of an open multithreaded transaction are referred to as participants. External threads that create or join a transaction are called joined participants; a thread created inside a transaction by some other participant is called a spawned participant.
Within an open multithreaded transaction, threads can access a set of transactional objects. Although individual threads evolve independently inside an open multithreaded transaction, they are allowed to collaborate with other threads of the transaction by accessing the same transactional objects.
All participants finish their work inside a transaction by voting on the transaction outcome. Possible votes are commit and abort. Voting abort is done by raising an external exception. The transaction commits if and only if all participants vote commit.
Once a spawned participant has given its vote, it terminates immediately. Joined participants are not allowed to leave a transaction, i.e. they are blocked, until the outcome of the transaction has been determined. If a participating thread "disappears" from a transaction without voting on its outcome, the transaction is aborted, as this case is treated as an error.
The figure above shows two open multithreaded transactions: T1 and T1.1. Thread C creates the transaction T1, threads A, B and D join it. Threads A, B, C and D are therefore joined participants of the transaction T1. Inside T1 thread C forks a new thread C' (a spawned participant), which performs some work inside the transaction and then terminates after voting. Thread B also forks a new thread, thread B'. B and B' perform a nested transaction T1.1 inside of T1. B' is a spawned participant of T1, but a joined participant of T1.1. In this example, all participants of T1 vote commit. The joined participants A, C, and D are therefore blocked until the last participant, here thread B, has finished its work and given its vote.
The open multithreaded transaction model incorporates disciplined exception handling adapted to nested transactions. It allows individual threads to perform forward error recovery by handling an abnormal situation locally. If local handling fails, the transaction support applies backward error recovery and reverses the system to its "initial" state.
The model distinguishes internal and external exceptions; the latter ones are also called interface exceptions. The set of internal exceptions for each participant consists of all exceptions that might occur during its execution. There are three sources of exceptions inside an open multithreaded transaction:
 1. An internal exception can be raised explicitly by a participant.
 2. An external exception raised inside a nested transaction is raised an an internal exception in the parent transaction.
 3. Transactional objects accessed by a participant of a transaction can raise an exception to signal a situation that violates the consistency of the state of the transactional object.
All these situations give rise to a possibly inconsistent application state. If a participant does not handle such a situation, the application's correct behavior can not be guaranteed.
A participant must therefore provide handlers for all internal exceptions. If such a handler it is not able to deal with the situation, it can signal an external exception. If any participant of a transaction signals an external exception, the transaction is aborted, the exception is propagated to the containing context, and the exception Transaction_Abort is signaled to all other joined participants. If several joined participants signal an external exception, each of them propagates its own exception to its own context.
In the open multithreaded transactions model participants perform their work by invoking operations on transactional objects. To guarantee the ACID properties, operation invocations made by participants must be controlled at two levels: Guaranteeing the isolation property of all updates made within a transaction with respect to other transactions running concurrently is the first concern. This can be achieved using existing optimistic or pessimistic concurrency control techniques. The second concern is data consistency. To ensure correct updates, operations performed concurrently by participants of the same transaction must be executed within mutual exclusion. This can be achieved by using monitors or similar techniques found in modern concurrent languages.
Early error detection and consistency of application state is important for modern applications. Existing transactional systems mainly rely on the programmer to write a transaction in such a way that it preserves consistency. In the open multithreaded transaction model, developers of transactional objects can help the transaction programmer to write consistency-preserving code by developing so-called self-checking transactional objects, that is to introduce invariants while designing them. Methods of transactional objects are to be decorated with preand post-conditions. When an invariant, preor post-condition is violated by the execution of a method, and the object is left in an inconsistent state, an exception is propagated to the participant that has invoked the operation. The participant must then handle this internal exception in order to address this inconsistency. If handling fails, the transaction is aborted, all the changes made to transactional objects on behalf of the transaction are undone and an external exception is propagated to the calling context.
Publications on Open Multithreaded Transactions
 1. Maxime Monod, Jörg Kienzle, Alexander Romanovsky: "Looking Ahead in Open Multithreaded Transactions", in Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Object and Component-Oriented Real-Time Distributed Computing, IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 53 - 63, April 2006.
 2. Jörg Kienzle: "Open Multithreaded Transactions - A Transaction Model for Concurrent Object-Oriented Programming", Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN: _PHONE_, 2003.
 3. Jörg Kienzle, Alexander Romanovsky, Alfred Strohmeier: "Auction System Design Using Open Multithreaded Transactions", in Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Object-Oriented Real-Time Dependable Systems - WORDS'02, IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 95 - 104, January 2002.
 4. Jörg Kienzle, Alfred Strohmeier, Alexander Romanovsky: "Open Multithreaded Transactions: Keeping Threads and Exceptions under Control", in Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Object-Oriented Real-Time Dependable Systems - WORDS'01, IEEE Society Press, p. 197 - 205, January 2001.
 5. Jörg Kienzle, Alexander Romanovsky: "Combining Tasking and Transactions, Part II: Open Multithreaded Transactions", in Proceedings of the 10th International Real-Time Ada Workshop, Ada Letters XXI(1), ACM Press, p. 67 – 74, March 2001.
 6. Jörg Kienzle: "Combining Tasking and Transactions", in Proceedings of the 9th International Real-Time Ada Workshop, Ada Letters XIX(2), ACM Press, p. 49 – 53, June 1999.
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Explore the rich artistic legacy of the ancient Costa Ricans in this exhibition of vessels and figures that helps us trace relationships between the peoples of Costa Rica and their neighbors north and south. In ancient Costa Rican cultures, these objects were used to teach about mythology, religion, and the environment. Today, they help archaeologists reconstruct ancient paths of trade and distribution, revealing that thousands of years ago Costa Rica was, in effect, already regionally "globalized." The exhibition is guest curated by Fred Lange, and archaeologist of Central American cultures.
This exhibition was organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, and generously funded by the William B. Jaffe and Evelyn A. Hall Fund. Fred Lange's residency at the museum was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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I just do not let them use any copy written or registered trademarks. I
find the kids are more creative, rather then using a familiar symbol,
they have to come up with something unique. There is quite a bit of
moaning and groaning at first, but eventually, they just get used to it
and don't argue with me anymore.
Brookings Middle School
From: Jackie Brewer [_EMAIL_]
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 11:20 AM
To: TeacherArtExchange Discussion Group
Subject: [teacherartexchange] familiar images
What I am curious about in many examples I see using technology with art
is the use of familiar images, such as the Nike symbol or Bart Simpson.
Are teachers having students write for permission to use these symbols
in works or art, or do they just let them do it. I am aware of one
situation in a state competition that a student used Spiderman mixed
with a self portrait. For all purposes, the artwork would have been
disqualified but on the back of the work, along with the intent form,
was a letter giving the student permission to use the work. In the long
run, the person with the copyright,wanted a sample of the finsihed
piece. I know that there are many views on what is permissible and what
is not. As a teacher who does have Art and Technology use in the
classroom, a lot, I try to make it a habit that if a student does wish
to use a familiar icon, such as Spiderman, then they have to get
permission to use it. Yes, it does take time but I feel in the long
run, it also gives the student the chance to have contact with
companies, artist, etc. and also provides insight into doing what is
With all that being said, how do you as a teacher handle this.
Me - students must have permission to use any familiar icons.


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Non-Gaussianity and coherent vortex simulation for two-dimensional turbulence using an adaptive orthogonal wavelet basis
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We decompose turbulent flows into two orthogonal parts: a coherent, inhomogeneous, non-Gaussian component and an incoherent, homogeneous, Gaussian component. The two components have different probability distributions and different correlations, hence different scaling laws. This separation into coherent vortices and incoherent background flow is done for each flow realization before averaging the results and calculating the next time step. To perform this decomposition we have developed a nonlinear scheme based on an objective threshold defined in terms of the wavelet coefficients of the vorticity. Results illustrate the efficiency of this coherent vortex extraction algorithm. As an example we show that in a 2562 computation 0.7% of the modes correspond to the coherent vortices responsible for 99.2% of the energy and 94% of the enstrophy. We also present a detailed analysis of the nonlinear term, split into coherent and incoherent components, and compare it with the classical separation, e.g., used for large eddy simulation, into large scale and small scale components. We then propose a new method, called coherent vortex simulation �CVS�, designed to compute and model two-dimensional turbulent flows using the previous wavelet decomposition at each time step. This method combines both deterministic and statistical approaches: �i� Since the coherent vortices are out of statistical equilibrium, they are computed deterministically in a wavelet basis which is remapped at each time step in order to follow their nonlinear motions. �ii� Since the incoherent background flow is homogeneous and in statistical equilibrium, the classical theory of homogeneous turbulence is valid there and we model statistically the effect of the incoherent background on the coherent vortices. To illustrate the CVS method we apply it to compute a two-dimensional turbulent mixing layer.
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text: Among different brain–computer interfaces (BCIs), the steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP)-based BCI has been widely used because of its higher signal to noise ratio (SNR) and greater information transfer rate (ITR). In this paper, a method based on multiple signal classification (MUSIC) was proposed for multidimensional SSVEP signal processing. Both fundamental and second harmonics of SSVEPs were employed for the final target recognition. The experimental results proved it has the advantage of reducing recognition time. Also, the relation between the duty-cycle of the stimulus signals and the amplitude of the second harmonics of SSVEPs was discussed via experiments. In order to verify the feasibility of proposed methods, a two-layer spelling system was designed. Different subjects including those who have never used BCIs before used the system fluently in an unshielded environment.


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Modern communication engineerings, such as elliptic curve cryptographies, often requires algebra on finite extension field defined by modulus arithmetic with an irreducible polynomial. This paper provides a new method to detemine the minimal (irreducible) polynomial of a given proper element in finite extension field. In the conventional determination method, as we have to solve the simultaneous equations, the computation is very involved. In this paper, the well known "trace" is extended to higher degree traces. Using the new traces, we yield the coefficient formula of the desired minimal polynomial. The new method becomes very simple without solving the simultaneous equations, and about twice faster than the conventional method in computation speed.
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Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University
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2001-03-27
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Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University
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岡山大学工学部
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197
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205
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0475-0071
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Old Canadian Cemeteries: Places of Memory by Jane Irwin, photographed by John de Visser
In her Acknowledgments section, Ms. Irwin notes two reasons why cemeteries are fascinating.
"Cemeteries are set apart from the mundane pressures of our everyday lives, they have an inherent power to provide a brief respite from temporary concerns and a chance to see our own life in a longer perspective."
Her second observation warns that, "Searching out favorite themes…may develop into a kind of addiction," comes too late for this writer, as finding new carvings has turned into a serious hobby, not unlike bird watching.
Luckily, Old Canadian Cemeteries indulges both of these cravings.
Beginning with the chapter, Changing Burial Traditions, one travels from the 7,500 years-old burial cairn in L'Anse Amour in Southern Labrador to the ghost town graveyards in Ancestral Ties to the six Lawson grandchildren at the Old Burying Ground, Halifax to multicultural Ross Bay Cemetery in Exploring Canada's Historic Cemeteries. Eventually, the reader brushes up on Canadian history in National Memory.
Irwin also writes on stone inscriptions, the highlight being the Puzzle Stone in Ontario's Methodist Rushes Cemetery, created in 1865 by Samuel Bean for wives Henrietta and Susanna. It's meant to be read in a circulating, outward pattern.
Ultimately, the best chapter is Old Canadian Cemeteries, A Visual Tour. Here, the photos speak for themselves through various shades of light and weather. They are best reflected in a shot of the Holy Sepulchre cemetery in Ontario, where rows of white, cowled figures silently stand guard over their assigned memorial stones.


Raising the topic of weight in general practice: perspectives of GPs and primary care nurses
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Study on the Measurement Method of Skin Textile Electrodes Contact Impedance
Electrode-skin impedance is strongly influencing the quality of electrocardiograms (ECG) signals. Lower impedance results in stronger signals as well as less noise disturbance. In this study, we determine contact impedance between the skin and a flexible textile electrode based on a modified poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) :poly (styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) coating, developed in our laboratory. Cotton knitted fabrics were used to test the measurement technique. For each measurement, a pair of same electrodes in terms of size was used. To obtain a better understanding of the obtained impedance results, the contact impedance was simulated by an electronic model and hence electrode circuit model components were calculated. In order to realize a comparative study, conventional medical electrodes silver/silver chlorides (Ag/ AgCl) were also assessed. The measurement technique can be applied to any other type of electrode in contact with a skin.


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Student-Centered Learning at Michigan's Education Achievement Authority
Last month, I had the opportunity to visit three schools in Detroit run by Michigan's Education Achievement Authority (EAA). I'll be sharing what I saw and learned on CompetencyWorks over the next couple of weeks.
Background: The EAA is a local education agency with the authority to reinvent Michigan's Priority Schools, previously called Persistently Lowest Achieving (PLA) schools. The EAA is charged with transforming the five (5) percent PLA schools across Michigan by providing increased flexibility and autonomy at the local school level and eliminating the barriers that impede student performance. They are getting results — in Detroit, all of the EAA K-8 schools were in the top twenty schools for growth in achievement.
EAA established a specific model to be implemented with 12 schools initiating the turnaround in 2012 with another set starting implementation in 2013. The model is described as student-centered and is a dynamic integration of mastery-based and blended learning topped off by a no-excuses leadership mentality. In order to implement EAA had to secure a seat-time waiver from the state. EAA is led by John Covington and Mary Esselman. They, their team, and the leadership in the EAA schools are definitely people to watch.
EAA Model: The EAA describes their approach as student-centered (you'll see and hear SCL referred to throughout the schools) in which "pedagogy, assessments, support systems and culture are refocused to facilitate student progress organized around mastery instead of age and seat time." Students learning experiences are personalized through the use of blended learning, and Buzz a powerful teaching and learning platform.
EAA's model is built upon five pillars:
- Students are grouped by readiness, not by grade. Teachers and students refer to levels. There are about two levels for each age-grade. Students are assessed using the Scantron Performance Series when they enter school to assign them their levels in each subject area.
- Students create and assume ownership for their respective personalized learning and success paths and are able to communicate their progress relative to their individualized learning goals. In addition to Buzz that tracks progress, you'll see several rituals in the classrooms in which students mark their progress as well as let teachers know how they are doing.
- Students are allowed to work at their own pace, using a blended delivery system, to master rigorous standards to ensure they graduate college, career, and next-generation ready. Buzz is designed for students to manage their learning through four phases for each unit: Learn, Practice, Apply and Assess. There is a lot of online content but teachers may also direct students to do projects or use other materials. One of the best things about Buzz is teachers can individualize options for students instantly based on their progress and needs.
- Students provide evidence of mastery through relevant performance tasks and common assessments. Assessment is taken seriously with lots of professional development so that teachers have a shared vision of what proficiency looks like for each level. EAA considers three levels of assessment — performance tasks, common assessments and state-level assessments. Students ask for a conference to meet with teachers when they think they are ready for assessment.
- Continuous feedback is provided to students, teachers, administrators and parents through the teaching and learning and the data warehouse. At the student and teacher level there are already many ways they can monitor progress and pace including horizontally (within a level) and vertically (via a learning map of the PK-14 Common Core progression). EAA is still in the process of creating all the types of reports they need for managing a strong continuous improvement process….and there are limits due to interoperability.
The EAA extended the school day to 7.5 hours for students, 8 hours for teachers and the school year to 210 days for students and 220 days for teachers, the typical academic calendar used by high performing nations globally, as opposed to Michigan's 170 days (which is one of the lowest).
Competencies Drive Learning: EAA has transformed standards into "I can" statements to empower students and reinforce that their education is for themselves. However, it is the 12 overall competencies that they expect students to be able to do by the time they graduate, with college readiness being just one of the competencies, that are driving schools to ask "Are we doing all we can to help develop students into young adults?" These competencies demonstrate EAA's student-centered approach thinking well-beyond academic development.
- Resilient and Flexible
- Creative, critical, and analytical thinker
- Driver of innovation and design
- Fiercely globally competitive
- National security minded
- User of data to inform decisions and choice
- Technologically intuitive and savvy
- Environmentally cognizant and sensitive
- College ready without need for remediation
- Mindful of healthy living
- Globally competent
I couldn't help but think the kids are really going to need every one of these skills in the rapidly changing dynamics in Detroit.
Flexibility and Autonomy: EAA has been given the authority to hire the staff they need to run the schools. The schools had fallen into such a state of despair and disrepair that in some cases this was bringing in a new team ready to learn, ready to believe in themselves and students, and ready to embrace a no-excuses mentality. The way that EAA has re-designed functions between the LEA and schools is interesting as it firmly sets the direction while allowing for ongoing continuous improvement. For example:
- EAA supplies the content for Buzz, yet schools can add content to be across the school and teachers can modify the content themselves for their classes or for individual students. This is all done instantly so that students receive personalized content when appropriate. EAA then looks across the content that teachers contribute or that schools select and adding it to Buzz for everyone to use if it strengthens the overall content options.
- EAA takes very strong role in professional development providing online contents, videos of teachers in action, and support from trainers and coaches as teachers build their own skills. Teachers make their own videos to demonstrate their skills, thus adding to the pool of resources from teachers to draw from.
All in all, this is creating a culture of innovation in which schools in their 2nd year of implementation are already seeing new innovations in how schooling is organized and resources deployed on behalf of students.
Results: As we know implementation is challenging. The first year schools had to clean out junk from the schools, form partnerships, engage community and parents (sometimes this meant getting the city to board up empty homes neighboring the school), re-establish expectations for behavior, and train new teachers in personalized, mastery-based, blended learning. Even so, six of the schools had at least 70% of their students with one year of growth or more in reading. That's impressive after one year of implementation.
Stay tuned on posts about Brenda Scott Theatre Arts Academy, the Buzz learning platform and more.