Dear Alice,
If my wife is sexually adventurous, does it mean she's more likely to cheat? My wife is slowly opening up to me about how sexually adventurous she wants to be (I'm talking bondage-type stuff), and I'm afraid that maybe she might cheat in the future if her "appetite" isn't met. I haven't voiced any of these concerns, I've been completely supportive of it and actually would be completely ok with doing all of it. I just worry that maybe the adventure-ness might be a sign of promiscuity?
Dear Reader,
The concept of sexual adventurousness has different meanings depending on whom you ask. For some, keeping the lights on during sex is adventurous, while others might consider role-playing, threesomes, or bringing sex toys into the bedroom all as potential sexy adventures. For this reason, clear communication is a key characteristic for sexual relationships. Fortunately, your wife is open about her sexual tastes and desires, and better yet, you're also interested in exploring her interests. Worry not — sexual adventurousness is not necessarily linked with promiscuity or infidelity, especially when both or all partners' sexual needs are being met, and when partners make an effort to be honest, nonjudgmental, supportive, and highly communicative.
Although the percentage of relationships that are affected by infidelity is a difficult figure to measure (data compiled from several different studies hover around the 20 to 30 percent mark), infidelity is the single most cited reason for divorce. In an attempt to determine why so many relationships are affected by infidelity, the Department of Psychology at the University of Colorado Denver conducted a study that aimed to isolate risk factors for infidelity in married, heterosexual, monogamous couples. Among those couples where the female engaged in infidelity, there were several predictors: lower levels of positive communication, higher levels of invalidation (or lack of support), higher male and female negative communications, and higher levels of premarital sexual satisfaction. In couples where the male engaged in infidelity, predictors included lower premarital male relationship satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, and positive communications. Sexual compatibility, age, gender, religiosity, frequency of one-night stands, attitudes toward infidelity, income, personality, marital status, level of performance anxiety, susceptibility to sexual excitation, and mental health may also play a role in predicting whether an individual will cheat, but research is still developing.
Many marriages are affected by the "disillusionment model," in which partners overlook each other's shortcomings during courtship that arise later during the early years of marriage. To prevent any possible issues from taking their toll overtime, make sure to check in with your sweetheart regularly. This goes for sexual satisfaction too. The University of Colorado study suggests that higher premarital interest in sex for women could be a risk factor for infidelity if a woman's level of sexual satisfaction decreases during marriage. However, infidelity is not likely to become an issue if you remain open to exploring your wife's sexual desires. It is crucial to be validating and supportive of her interests as well; the more validating your relationship is, the less likely it is that infidelity will become a problem.
Research regarding predictive factors for sexual infidelity remains a developing field, but what is largely regarded as the most important indicator for extramarital affairs is poor communication at the beginning of and throughout the duration of a relationship. Effective communication is proven to have a protective effect on monogamy, especially when openness is supplemented with support and validation, so keep it up!
To obtain further emotional support and advice, you can talk to a counselor. Kudos to you for being receptive and supportive of your partner's sexual interests!
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My updates to rawNumbers.php for Nagvis
At work I utilize Nagios to monitor our systems and Nagvis to display things in a visual way on a large screen monitor so we can see whats it going on at a glance. One of the gadgets we use quite a bit is the rawNumbers.php by Sascha Runschke. Now while it works well at what it does, which is displaying data as a number in image format, it is very limited with customizations. Nagvis gives you the ability to pass options in the gadget_opts field so that you can choose what you want to display. What I have done is to add some extra functionality to the gadget to allow you to modify the following
* divide = divides the perfdata by this number.
This allow you to set the divisor for traffic data which is in bps to show as MB/s. As an example, your perfdata is _PHONE_,4Bits/s and you use divide=_PHONE_, then rawNumbers will display 3.5 as the output
* datauom = shows this as the uom instead of the perfdata, showuom must not be set to 0.
This is a fairly simple change that allows you to change what displays after the value. For example, you might want to show Hz for Hertz or C for Celsius after your values. Note that showuom must not be set to '0' or whatever you set here will not display.
* showuom = <0|1> default = 1 shows the unit of measure.
This allows you to turn off the display of the unit of measure so it does not display.
* string = s s is a string the perfdata label has to contain
This allows you to choose what to display if you have multiple perfdata in the array. It is handy when displaying traffic counters. You would set string=traffic_in and string=traffic_out to get both in the inbound and outbound traffic data to show. Replace traffic_in / traffic_out with your own perfdata names of course.
This example uses gadget_opts of:
In: showuom=1 divide=_PHONE_ datauom=Mb string=traffic_in
Out: showuom=1 divide=_PHONE_ datauom=Mb string=traffic_out
Here is another example from a UPS. These use divide=10 to format them correctly.
Download the below file and extract the contents into your nagvis gadgets directory. (likely something like /usr/share/nagvis/share/userfiles/gadgets) Be sure to back up the original files first in case something goes wrong.
Hopefully these changes will come in handy for someone else.


Creating wait for approval tasks#
A Wait for approval task pauses a deployment until a designated user provides approval. Email notifications are sent to users when the task starts.
Before using email tasks in your deployments, setup an email server.
To create a wait for approval task, complete the following steps:
 1. On the Deployment plan detail page, click Create Task.
 If you want to insert a task at a specific position in the plan, select a task before using the Create Task. The new task is inserted above the selected task.
 2. On the Create Task dialog box, in the Type list, select Wait for approval.
 3. In the Name field, enter a name for the task.
 4. In the Approval prompt field, enter the text that you want to include in the email message.
 The text is displayed in the Task Details section of the email.
 5. In the Approvers list, select the users or groups designated to approve the task.
 Team members and groups are available to choose.
 6. In the Required approverarea, specify whether all the approvers must approve the task, or a single approver is sufficient.
 7. Click Save.
 The task is inserted into the deployment plan.
When the task runs, email notifications are sent to the selected approvers. The deployment plan cannot progress until the task is approved or skipped. Approval is granted by completing the task in the deployment plan.
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From this page you can download the demo version of smartTomo.
To download the demo of the latest version, please click the following link:
The demo version is limited to a fixed dataset.
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SmartTomo is an efficient tool for seismic travel time tomography. Easily and in a very short time, it allows building an image of the underground velocity distribution. The output is the product of the iterative optimization of the starting model. Additionally, the user can define the initial model to fit the knowledge of the geology of the survey area.
SmartTomo uses an optimized implementation of the method by Moser, T. J. (" Shortest path calculation of seismic rays." Geophysics 56.1 (1991): 59-67)) and optimizes the results through a specialized Simultaneous Iterative Reconstruction Technique. To guarantee efficiency, it exploits the computational power of modern multicore CPUs, while minimizing the required amount of memory.
- Both manual and automatic first brake picking. Possibility to pick first breaks automatically or by hand.
- The computation of tomographic at leasts needs the check by the user of automatics pickings. The computation of the tomographic profile can be almost completely automated. The user can supervise the computation and possibly provide specialized settings.

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CPA Approach
Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract (CPA) is a highly effective approach to teaching that develops a deep and sustainable understanding of maths in pupils. Often referred to as the concrete, representational, abstract framework, CPA was developed by American psychologist Jerome Bruner. It is an essential technique within the Singapore method of teaching maths for mastery.
Interested in learning more about the CPA approach?
See how maths mastery helps every learner develop problem-solving skills using forward-thinking teaching techniques and step-by-step teaching support.
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At a glance
 - An essential technique of maths mastery that builds on a child's existing understanding
 - A highly effective framework for progressing pupils to abstract concepts like fractions
 - Involves concrete materials and pictorial/representational diagrams
 - Based on research by psychologist Jerome Bruner
 - Along with bar modelling and number bonds, it is an essential maths mastery strategy
The CPA basics with Dr Yeap Ban Har
Dr Yeap Ban Har explains the principles of the Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract framework as used in Singapore style maths mastery textbooks.
Background to the CPA framework
Children (and adults!) can find maths difficult because it is abstract. The CPA approach builds on children's existing knowledge by introducing abstract concepts in a concrete and tangible way. It involves moving from concrete materials, to pictorial representations, to abstract symbols and problems. The CPA framework is so established in Singapore maths teaching that the Ministry of Education will not approve any teaching materials that do not use the approach.
Concrete step of CPA
Concrete is the "doing" stage. During this stage, students use concrete objects to model problems. Unlike traditional maths teaching methods where teachers demonstrate how to solve a problem, the CPA approach brings concepts to life by allowing children to experience and handle physical (concrete) objects. With the CPA framework, every abstract concept is first introduced using physical, interactive concrete materials.
For example, if a problem involves adding pieces of fruit, children can first handle actual fruit. From there, they can progress to handling abstract counters or cubes which represent the fruit.
The concrete step of CPA
Pictorial step of CPA
Pictorial is the "seeing" stage. Here, visual representations of concrete objects are used to model problems. This stage encourages children to make a mental connection between the physical object they just handled and the abstract pictures, diagrams or models that represent the objects from the problem.
Building or drawing a model makes it easier for children to grasp difficult abstract concepts (for example, fractions). Simply put, it helps students visualise abstract problems and make them more accessible.
Abstract step of CPA
Abstract is the "symbolic" stage, where children use abstract symbols to model problems. Students will not progress to this stage until they have demonstrated that they have a solid understanding of the concrete and pictorial stages of the problem. The abstract stage involves the teacher introducing abstract concepts (for example, mathematical symbols). Children are introduced to the concept at a symbolic level, using only numbers, notation, and mathematical symbols (for example, +, –, x, /) to indicate addition, multiplication or division.
Moving from the concrete, to pictorial, to abstract stages.
Making CPA work for you
The MNP Primary Series approach encourages teachers to vary the apparatus that children use in class. For example, students might one day use counters, another day they might use a ten frame. Likewise, children are encouraged to represent the day's maths problem in a variety of ways. For example, drawing an array, a number bond diagram or a bar model.
When teaching young children numbers, counters and multi-link cubes are more commonly used in the UK. However, concrete materials are frequently shelved by the time children reach KS2 — many teachers believe them to be too childish or distracting. Removing concrete materials exposes children to abstract concepts too early. As a result, they miss out on the opportunity to build a conceptual mathematical understanding that can propel them through their education.
It is important to recognise that the CPA model is a progression. By the end of KS1, children need to be able to go beyond the use of concrete equipment to access learning using either pictorial representations or abstract understanding. What is important, therefore, is that all learners, however young, can see the connections between each representation.
Find out how proven mastery strategies, world-class training, and step-by-step teacher guides can give you and your school a maths boost.


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temperate rain forest
Definition of temperate rain forest
: woodland of a usually rather mild climatic area within the temperate zone that receives heavy rainfall, usually includes numerous kinds of trees, and is distinguished from a tropical rain forest especially by the presence of a dominant tree
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Peter Jonsson, Christer Bäckström
One of the most widespread approaches to reactive planning is Schoppers' universal plans. We propose a stricter definition of universal plans which guarantees a weak notion of soundness not present in the original definition. Furthermore, we isolate three different types of completeness which capture different behaviours exhibited by universal plans. We show that universal plans which run in polynomial time and are of polynomial size cannot satisfy even the weakest type of completeness unless the polynomial hierarchy collapses. However, by relaxing either the polynomial time or the polynomial space requirement, the construction of universal plans satisfying the strongest type of completeness becomes trivial.


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How Long Does Anker Portable Charger Last
How Long Does Anker Portable Charger Last?
In today's fast-paced world, staying connected is crucial. Whether you are traveling, attending a conference, or simply going about your daily activities, having a reliable portable charger is essential. Anker has become a household name when it comes to portable chargers, known for their durability and long-lasting performance. But just how long does an Anker portable charger last? Let's delve into this topic and explore some frequently asked questions about these power-packed devices.
Anker portable chargers are renowned for their exceptional build quality and impressive battery life. With advanced technology and high-quality components, these chargers are designed to provide extended power to your devices. The duration a portable charger lasts depends on various factors, including its capacity, the devices being charged, and the usage patterns. Anker offers a wide range of portable chargers, each with different capacities and features to suit different needs.
The battery capacity of an Anker portable charger is measured in milliampere-hours (mAh). The higher the mAh rating, the longer the charger can sustain the power supply. For instance, an Anker portable charger with a capacity of 10,000mAh can charge a smartphone with a 3,000mAh battery approximately three times. Similarly, a charger with a capacity of 20,000mAh can provide multiple charges to a tablet or even a laptop. It's important to note that the actual number of charges may vary depending on the device's battery efficiency and the charger's power conversion rate.
To estimate the duration an Anker portable charger can last, you need to consider the power consumption of your device and its battery size. For example, if your smartphone has a 2,500mAh battery and the portable charger has a capacity of 10,000mAh, it can theoretically charge your phone fully four times. However, it's worth noting that portable chargers are not 100% efficient, and some energy is lost during the charging process. Therefore, the actual number of charges may be slightly lower.
Another crucial aspect to consider is the output power of the portable charger. Anker offers a variety of chargers with different output specifications, allowing you to charge devices at varying speeds. Some portable chargers provide higher output power, enabling faster charging, while others offer multiple ports to charge multiple devices simultaneously. The charging speed also depends on the device being charged, as some smartphones and tablets support fast charging technology, while others do not.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
Q: How long does it take to recharge an Anker portable charger?
A: The charging time of an Anker portable charger depends on its capacity and the power source used. Generally, it takes around 4 to 6 hours to fully recharge a portable charger with a capacity of 10,000mAh using a 2.4A wall charger. However, larger capacity chargers may take longer to recharge fully.
Q: Can I use my device while it's charging from an Anker portable charger?
A: Yes, you can use your device while it's charging from an Anker portable charger. Anker chargers support pass-through charging, which means you can charge your device while the charger is connected to a power source. However, keep in mind that using your device heavily while charging may slow down the charging process.
Q: Are Anker portable chargers compatible with all devices?
A: Anker portable chargers are compatible with a wide range of devices, including smartphones, tablets, cameras, and more. They come with various charging cables and adapters to ensure compatibility with different devices. However, it is always advisable to check the charger's specifications and your device's requirements before making a purchase.
Q: How long does the battery of an Anker portable charger last?
A: Anker portable chargers are built to last, and their batteries have a lifespan of hundreds of charge cycles. With proper care and usage, an Anker portable charger can last for several years. It's important to follow the manufacturer's instructions regarding charging, storage, and usage to maximize the battery's lifespan.
In conclusion, Anker portable chargers are known for their long-lasting performance and durability. The duration a portable charger lasts depends on its capacity, power output, and the devices being charged. Anker offers a wide range of chargers to suit different needs, ensuring you stay powered up wherever you go. understanding your device's battery size, power consumption, and the charger's capacity, you can estimate how long an Anker portable charger will last. With proper care, these chargers can serve you for years, keeping your devices juiced up and ready to go.

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Professionals in most of the industries today use beam trolly to move heavy objects horizontally along a beam. You can find a steel beam trolley or other options to as per your need. Actually, a steel type of beam trolley is a device that gets used to move heavy loads, like steal, beams, along an overhead track or even rail.
The trolley is made up of or consists of a frame that is simply mounted on wheels and is designed in a way that you can roll it along the track. The load is attached to the trolley frame that is then moved manually or even with a hoist or crane.
Steel type of beam trolleys are commonly used in construction, manufacturing, and even material handling applications where heavy loads required to be moved from one location to even another within a facility. They are even get used in maintenance and repair applications in which heavy loads need to be lifted and even transported to a work space or area.
Moreover, the usage of a steel type of beam trolley helps to reduce manual handling and even improve safety in heavy load handling tasks and operations. The trolley offers a stable platform for the load, even permitting it to be easily moved without the requirement for manual lifting or even handling, reducing the danger of injury to workers. Additionally, the trolley can even get equipped with locking mechanisms to make sure that the load stays securely in place during overall transportation. Anyhow, the following are some points that show you why you must use these beam trollies.
A beam trolley is going to permit heavy objects to be moved easily and even efficiently along a beam. Hence, it simply reduces the need for manual lifting and even carrying.
Beam trolleys can really be easily adjusted along the length of the beam, offering flexibility in moving objects to diverse types of locations. Hence, the level of flexibility you get in these beam trolleys is matchless.
Beam trolleys are definitely designed to withstand heavy use and are most of the times made of high-quality materials, ensuring their durability over overall time.
By making use of a beam trolley, heavy objects can get moved safely and securely, minimizing the danger of injury or even damage to the object getting moved. Of course, if you want that the tasks get performed properly in your space and that too without any safety issues; use these trolleys for sure.
A Cost-effective option
Beam trolleys are most of the times less expensive than other types of lifting equipment, making them a clear cost-effective solution for moving heavy objects. When you compare them to others, you yourself would find a good amount of money saving as well as effectivity.


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All > Technology > Parallel Computing > Grid Computing
- Adding a layer onto some entity so that the new entity exhibits the interface properties of the original. This layer hides the true implementation of the virtualized object so that the original can be changed or replaced without fundamentally impacting the interaction of entities that have a dependency on it. An example is disk LUNs, which present the interface of a disk, yet may be implemented as a whole disk, a partition of a disk or perhaps an aggregation such as a RAID stripe.
Open Grid Forum - Cite This Source - This Definition
- Allows interacting with a resource using an abstract mechanism so that the underlying physical resource can be replaced with another one of similar capability without affecting the resource consumer. Virtualization balances supply and demand by providing a transparent, aggregated computing resource.
Oracle - Cite This Source - This Definition
- Abstraction, GASS (Global Access to Secondary Storage), GRAM (Grid Resource Allocation and Management), Policy-based Management, VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor), VO (Virtual Organization)

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Things To Note:
1. The figures provided above are indicative and were derived from the Medisave contribution schedule made available on the CPF Board website. These supplied figures are also largely relevant to individuals hailing from other self-employed professions (sole-proprietors, hawkers, taxi-drivers etc).
2. The age of the contributing individual is defined as that at 1 January 2016.
3. Medisave contribution schedules are subjected to changes at the discretion of the relevant authorities. It is strongly advised that the individual consult the CPF Board website for the latest updates.
4.Arrangements can be made to fulfil one's Medisave contribution via a GIRO installment payment plan. Say for example, if a 48 year old private tutor is required to contribute 7200 SGD based on a net taxable income of 72,000 SGD, he can set aside 7200/12 =600 SGD per month to meet his minimum contribution requirements.
5.The current Medisave contribution ceiling stands at 49,800 SGD. Whilst filing tax returns next year, ie 2017, tax reliefs can be claimed for current contributions.


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Inverse hyperbolic tangent elementwise.
x : array_like
out : ndarray
arctanh is a multivalued function: for each x there are infinitely many numbers z such that tanh(z) = x. The convention is to return the z whose imaginary part lies in [-pi/2, pi/2].
For real-valued input data types, arctanh always returns real output. For each value that cannot be expressed as a real number or infinity, it yields nan and sets the invalid floating point error flag.
For complex-valued input, arctanh is a complex analytical function that has branch cuts [-1, -inf] and [1, inf] and is continuous from above on the former and from below on the latter.
The inverse hyperbolic tangent is also known as atanh or tanh^-1.
|[R7]||M. Abramowitz and I.A. Stegun, "Handbook of Mathematical Functions", 10th printing, 1964, pp. 86. _URL_
|[R8]||Wikipedia, "Inverse hyperbolic function", _URL_
>>> np.arctanh([0, -0.5]) array([ 0., -0.54930614])


Do no harm: Examining the impact of medical students' short-term international study
International study experiences are a valuable and increasingly expected part of medical students' academic experience, but authors of a new article say not all programs leave patients and communities better off. They have recommendations for choosing effective programs and also for shifting the focus to ensure the programs are beneficial for all.
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A "rageaholic", or "anger addict", is a person who gets excited by expressing rage, or a person prone to extreme anger with little or no provocation.[1] While "rageaholic" is not a formal medical diagnosis, it has been developed as a lay psychology term by counselors and anger-management groups seeking to help people who are chronically angry and who compulsively express fits of rage. There are also 12-step programs for dealing with rageaholics, such as Rageaholics Anonymous in Los Angeles, California, United States (US).[2]
Origin of term[edit]
The word "rageaholic" is patterned after terms such as "alcoholic" and "workaholic", and the condition is called "rageaholism". The term is relatively rare compared to the older term "alcoholic"; that is, 30 major online dictionaries on the Internet define alcoholic, whereas few include "rageaholic" as a valid term.[3]
Potential triggers and coping skills[edit]
Once an alcoholic takes that first drink, their chances of getting drunk increase exponentially. Once a rageaholic expresses their anger, their chances of throwing a tantrum also increase exponentially. Rageaholics Anonymous advises, "Abstaining completely from acting on anger is the only answer for a rageaholic."[4] The following are things that can be done right now to avoid expressing the anger and opening the door to another rageaholic episode.[4]
 - Take responsibility: Regardless of what triggered it, acting on the anger is dangerous for everyone around. It is time to stop blaming others for the rageaholism.[4]
 - Score the anger: Each time they start to lose their tempers, it is useful to score how angry they are on a one-to-ten scale. When they reach a 5 or more, they can try some new behaviors. (See below.)[4]
 - Interrupting: The quickest way to escalate a situation is to talk over someone. Even if they interrupted first, concentrating on not interrupting will help prevent a rageaholic episode.
 - Staring: There is a huge difference between paying attention and glaring. When people stop staring to intimidate, it stops the cycle that escalates internal anger into acting out.
 - Cursing: This is not a moral point. When people stop using profanity, they stop fanning the fire of their anger.
 - Name-calling: It is just like cursing. When people stop using demeaning terms (like calling people "stupid" or "crazy"), they stop the expanding cycle of anger that could lead to a rageaholic slip.
 - Threatening: People use threats to manipulate and control others. A threat usually implies "I will leave you or hurt you." It plays to other's insecurities, usually escalates their feelings and, moreover, takes the anger up a notch.
 - Pointing: Note the cliche, "When we point at someone else, we have three fingers pointing back at ourselves." There is the opportunity to stop blaming others for anger problems.
 - Yelling: When people yell, raise their voices, or talk in a mean tone, they fuel their own anger. Many are unaware when they start to raise their voices. People should ask others to respond when the volume is rising and thank them.
 - Sarcasm: Using sarcasm and mocking others is a way of expressing anger and humiliating people they care about.
 - Throwing things: When people throw things, slam doors, or bang walls, they intimidate others and escalate their anger. It is time for them to stop physically showing their anger.[4]
 - Touching: When people touch, hold, or push someone in anger, they are committing a crime. Even if they claim it is self-defense, aggressive touching must stop. A very high percentage of caregivers deluded into thinking they are superior are guilty of this crime.[4]
 - Hero stories: When people recount angry events with themselves as the hero, they get to re-feel those powerful angry feelings, fueling the addiction and seeming to justify those actions. It is important to take responsibility for the anger, not glorify it.[4]
 - Eye-rolling: People can communicate disgust and anger, non-verbally, by rolling their eyes, sighing or making mouth noises. By doing so, that can often raise the level of animosity by inflaming the other person. It is important to recognize what is being done and abstain from doing it.
 - Criticizing: It is not a responsibility to help everyone with anything they haven't asked for help or advice on. Criticizing and lecturing are no longer on the "to do" list.[4]
 - Angry driving: Speeding, angry horn honking, cutting people off, and yelling at other drivers, are major ways to keep anger bubbling. Reformed addicts attempt to drive in a relaxed manner, regardless of how others are driving.[4]
See also[edit]
 1. ^ "Rageaholic" in Webster's New Millennium of English, Preview Edition (v0.9.7), 2003–2008, Lexico Publishing Co., webpage: Dcom-rageaholic
 2. ^ "Rageaholics Anonymous Stopping the Anger Cycle", adapted from Newton Hightower's Anger Busting 101, Rageaholics Anonymous in Los Angeles, 2007
 3. ^ "alcoholic - OneLook Dictionary Search", OneLook Dictionary Search, 2008, webpage: OneLook-alcoholic.
 4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j adapted from Newton Hightower's Anger Busting 101.
External links[edit]
 - Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v0.9.7), 2003–2007, Lexico Publishing, Co., webpage: Dcom-rageaholic.


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The 140 N-cm figure is for the motor, 3000 oz-in is for the output spindle. 1.4 N-m and 21 N-m in SI units.
Yes gears exchange torque for angular velocity whatever kind of motor you put them on!
Also how many steps are in 1 stepper motor rotation
Commonly 200, but you always read the datasheet.
and last of all, could a 428 oz-in or 1020 oz-in holding torque stepper motor lift a 4kg weight connected to the motor spindle 0.7m away from a vertical 115 degrees into the air.
Cannot understand that description. Perhaps a diagram?


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Are H-reflex and M-wave recruitment curve parameters related to aerobic capacity?
Soleus Hoffmann reflex (H-reflex) amplitude is affected by a training period and type and level of training are also well known to modify aerobic capacities. Previously, paired changes in H-reflex and aerobic capacity have been evidenced after endurance training. The aim of this study was to investigate possible links between H- and M-recruitment curve parameters and aerobic capacity collected on a cohort of subjects (56 young men) that were not involved in regular physical training. Maximal H-reflex normalized with respect to maximal M-wave (H(max)/M(max)) was measured as well as other parameters of the H- or M-recruitment curves that provide information about the reflex or direct excitability of the motoneuron pool, such as thresholds of stimulus intensity to obtain H or M response (H(th) and M(th)), the ascending slope of H-reflex, or M-wave recruitment curves (H(slp) and M(slp)) and their ratio (H(slp)/M(slp)). Aerobic capacity, i.e., maximal oxygen consumption and maximal aerobic power (MAP) were, respectively, estimated from a running field test and from an incremental test on a cycle ergometer. Maximal oxygen consumption was only correlated with M(slp), an indicator of muscle fiber heterogeneity (p < 0.05), whereas MAP was not correlated with any of the tested parameters (p > 0.05). Although higher H-reflex are often described for subjects with a high aerobic capacity because of endurance training, at a basic level (i.e., without training period context) no correlation was observed between maximal H-reflex and aerobic capacity. Thus, none of the H-reflex or M-wave recruitment curve parameters, except M(slp), was related to the aerobic capacity of young, untrained male subjects.
Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Biomécanique et Bioingénierie, Compiègne CEDEX, France.
SourceApplied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquée, nutrition et métabolisme 37:5 2012 Oct pg 990-6
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Previewing Portable Text
How to configure previews of Portable Text in the Studio
Sometimes you want to use the content from a block array in previews. Here's an example of how to get the first block text from a block array, concatenate the text from its spans and use as title for a preview:
{
 type: 'object',
 name: 'someTypeWithBlockArray'
 fields: [
 {
 name: 'blocks',
 type: 'array',
 of: [
 {type: 'block'}
 ]
 }
 ],
 preview: {
 select: {
 blocks: 'blocks'
 },
prepare(value) {
const block = (value.blocks || []).find(block => block._type === 'block')
return {
title: block
? block.children
.filter(child => child._type === 'span')
.map(span => span.text)
.join('')
: 'No title'
}
}
} }
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Relaxed algorithms for p-adic numbers
Abstract : Current implementations of p-adic numbers usually rely on so called zealous algorithms, which compute with truncated p-adic expansions at a precision that can be specified by the user. In combination with Newton-Hensel type lifting techniques, zealous algorithms can be made very efficient from an asymptotic point of view. In the similar context of formal power series, another so called lazy technique is also frequently implemented. In this context, a power series is essentially a stream of coefficients, with an effective promise to obtain the next coefficient at every stage. This technique makes it easier to solve implicit equations and also removes the burden of determining appropriate precisions from the user. Unfortunately, naive lazy algorithms are not competitive from the asymptotic complexity point of view. For this reason, a new relaxed approach was proposed by van der Hoeven in the 90's, which combines the advantages of the lazy approach with the asymptotic efficiency of the zealous approach. In this paper, we show how to adapt the lazy and relaxed approaches to the context of p-adic numbers. We report on our implementation in the C++ library algebramix of Mathemagix, and show significant speedups in the resolution of p-adic functional equations when compared to the classical Newton iteration.
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The Little Black Doll, The Three Golliwogs
Date: 1960s - 1970s
Artist: Enid Blyton (1897 - 1968)
Confronting Bodies: British libraries
Dates of Action: 1960s-1970s
Description of Artwork: Enid Blyton is known for her children's books that confront class, gender and racial issues. In The Little Black Doll (1937) her main character, Sambo, wants to be washed white, or pink, by the rain. In her book The Three Golliwogs (1944) the main characters are called Golly, Woggie and Nigger.
The Incident: Blyton is the world's most successful children's author to date, having published over 600 books between 1922 and 1967. Her books are said to be written from a middle-class perspective, containing heavy morals and strong purpose. During the 1960s and 1970s publishers began demanding that Blyton change her characters to fit the multicultural society that Britain boasted. Libraries removed her work from their shelves for her "political incorrectness" and alleged racism, classism and sexism. Some critics believed that her work was harmful to young readers.
Results of Incident: Blyton remains the world's most successful children's book writer. After the 1970s, libraries reintroduced her work to their shelves, except with changes. For example, the Golliwogs names were changed to Wiggie, Waggie and Wollie.
Source: Censorship, A World Encyclopedia, ed. D. Jones


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Conkeror has a sophisticated keyboard interface for interacting with web content. Unfortunately, in this area, power comes at the price of some complexity. Conkeror's keymap system may seem more complex than that of its mentor software, Emacs, but this complexity is unavoidable given the complexity of the GUI-web environment that Conkeror must deal with. For example, there must be a set of key bindings for use in text boxes, and another for checkboxes, a set for viewing web pages, and another for non-webpage buffers. In fact many keymaps for the many different contexts of focus that the user can be in. When you want to bind a command so it is available in suitable contexts, you need to pick the proper keymap to bind it in. In this article, we will try to describe all of the available keymaps to help you select the right one.
At any moment a Conkeror window has a stack of current keymaps, with the keymaps most specific to the context at the top, and the most general at the bottom. Which keymaps are present in this stack is partly static and partly dynamic. For example, content_buffer_normal_keymap has a parent link to default_global_keymap. Binding lookups in the one will always fall through to the other. This is a static link. On the other hand, the relationship between content_buffer_checkbox_keymap and content_buffer_form_keymap is dynamic. If a checkbox is focused, content_buffer_checkbox_keymap will be active, but content_buffer_form_keymap will only be active if that checkbox is inside of an html:form.


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A Study on the Awareness of Teachers about Social Media
Ph.D. Research Scholar
Mother Teresa Womens' University, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India
The present study has been conducted among 72 teachers belong to various schools in all over Tamil Nadu to find out the awareness towards social media. The researcher used a self constructed tool for this research. The data collected was analysed and interpreted to draw inference using appropriate statistical methods like mean, standard deviation, t-test, and F-test. The result shows that there is a significant difference between the awareness of teachers towards social media with respect to the type of school, the teachers who have smart phones, and locality. Also it is revealed that there is no significant difference between the awareness of teachers towards social media with respect to the awareness of number of social sites and the time they spend in using social media.


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After a caesarean, you'll have stitches causing a scar along your bikini line. This scar needs time to heal. You will need to be careful with it for at least 6 weeks or it could tear.
Do not do anything that puts extra pressure on your wound.
- lifting anything heavier than your baby
- pulling yourself up into a sit up position from bed
When you are getting out of bed, roll onto your side before getting up.
Focus on your posture
Focus on retraining your posture. This will help your tummy muscles strengthen to support your scar.
Your tummy muscles are usually still intact after a caesarean delivery. They are moved to the side during surgery to allow your baby out of your uterus (womb).
But during pregnancy and birth they do stretch and get longer. This is why working on your posture is important.
Start pelvic floor exercises and gentle walking when you feel ready. Walking is good for your physical and mental health. Listen to your body and take it easy when you're tired.
Speak to your GP before doing any other exercise. You may have to wait for at least 6 weeks.
You will need to wait 3 to 4 months after your baby is born to do high impact exercise. This includes gym exercises and running or jogging. This is because your scar needs at least 12 weeks to heal properly.
Only start high-impact exercise if:
- your scar is healing and has not been a cause for concern
- you have followed the exercise advice for week 0 to 12 weeks to build a strong foundation
Start back to high-impact exercise at a beginner's level.
If you are jogging, start with a very gentle pace and distance. Gradually increase your distance or pace over a period of time.
Do the same with gym exercises. Ask the gym instructor to check that your technique is good. Do this before pushing your body harder than it might have the strength or endurance for.
Talk to your GP if you have any doubt if you ready to return If in doubt or uncomfortable speak with your GP.


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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Ethics in the Gutter: Empathy and Historical Fiction in Comics explores an often-overlooked genre of graphic narratives: those that fictionalize historical realities. While autographics, particularly those that place the memoirist in the context of larger cultural conversations, have been the objects of sustained study, fictional graphic narratives that—as Linda Hutcheon has put it—both "enshrine and question" history are also an important area of study. By bringing narratology and psychological theory to bear on a range of graphic narratives, Kate Polak seeks to question how the form utilizes point of view and the gutter as ethical tools that shape the reader's empathetic reactions to the content.
This book's most important questions surround how we receive and interpret representations of history, considering the ways in which what we think we know about historical atrocities can be at odds with the convoluted circumstances surrounding violence. Beginning with a new look at Watchmen, and including examinations of such popular series as Scalped and Hellblazer as well as Bayou and Deogratias, the book questions how graphic narratives create an alternative route by which to understand large-scale violence. Ethics in the Gutter explores how graphic narrative representations of violence can teach readers about the possibilities and limitations of empathy and ethics.


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In every sequence I have data to write to an lvm. I want the data from each sequence to be written into different tabs (worksheets) in the lvm. This way I have one file every time I run the VI but the data from the different sequences is seperated. Thanks.
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First developed in the goldfields of the state of Georgia, the rocker was an important gold mining tool. At the very dawn of the Gold rush to California, the rocker box also known as a cradle was perhaps the most used piece of gold prospecting equipment. For a time it was perhaps even more important that the gold pan. Mostly this was because the miner could make a rocker for himself in the field from rough sawn lumber cut in the forest. They are also truly portable. Rocker boxes were also popular while the Klondike gold rush for working the hillside placers that were far above the creeks.
The 'rocker' is a box with a hopper about 3 to 4 ft. Long and 1 to 2 ft. Wide, sloped like a cradle, and is mounted on semicircular pieces of wood and worked by a, deal with to give it a side motion; and it is also inclined so as to carry the material down to the lower end, which is open. At the upper end is a small hopper that may be removed and which has a sheet-iron bottom perforated with 1/2 -in. Holes. Under the hopper is a canvas apron or tray inclined toward the head of the box but touching neither end of the hopper-box. Some wooden riffles are settled across the box. The material is fed into the hopper and screened straight through by water poured on top; the lighter material is carried over the end, while the riffles in the box catch the gold and magnetic sand. This integrate is cleaned out and panned at the end of the operation. The rocker is used for the same type of work as the gold pan in that it is in general a prospecting tool. A man is able to wash 3 to 5 times more yardage than with the gold pan, and the use of the rocker eliminates much of the backbreaking strain of continuous panning. On the other hand, the easy mobility of the pan as a prospecting gadget is lost.
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So why might a contemporary prospector be concerned in construction his own rocker box? The principal use of a gold rocker is for mining small deposits where water is scarce. It is not truly a desert gadget and it does use some principal water, but not nearly as much as a sluice. In a rocker, gravel requires about three times its own weight of water to wash it. So perhaps the best use is in streams and waterways with very miniature water - where some water is present, but not sufficient to run a sluice box. If sufficient flowing water to run a sluice is present, a sluice is faster and easier to run than a rocker. The rocker is only a primitive machine, having a capacity but one-fifth as great as that of the sluice box, but because it is cheap, requires but miniature water, and saves a high ration of coarse gold, the rocker will continue to be used in many districts.
The doing of a rocker consists of shoveling gravel onto a screen or grizzly, pouring water over it from a dipper, and at the same time giving the gadget a back-and-forth rocking motion. The grizzly retains all the oversized stones, which are removed by hand when they have been washed clean. The operator briefly examines the oversize rock to be sure no large nuggets or gold specimens are being tossed out. The cradle must be settled on an inclination while being worked, and under the influence of the continued side-to-side rocking the dirt is fast disintegrated, passes down straight through the hopper grizzly and the water and the undersize fall down onto the canvas apron which saves most of the gold and places the remainder at the head end of the trough. From the apron it is conveyed to the inner end of the cradle floor (the sluice box like section of the rocker), from which it flows over the riffles, or bars, and out at the mouth. Riffles, canvas, blankets, corduroy, burlap, or cocoa matting with expanded metal have been used to cover the bottom of the trough and all have met with varying degrees of success in salvage the gold. The compound of cocoa matting covered with expanded metal lath has proven to be quite efficient for most gravels. The frequency of cleaning up depends on the richness and character of the gravel, but clean-ups are usually principal two or three times a day. The hopper is taken off first, then the apron is slid out, and washed in a bucket or tub containing clean water, and finally the gold is collected with a spoon from behind the riffle bars, and panned out.
The rocking request for retrial used should be sufficient to keep the gravel disturbed, allowing the gold to conclude out, but a too vigorous movement will cause a gold loss. The gravel bed should be shifted slightly with each request for retrial and should be evenly distributed across the trough. Generally speaking, the rocker is not known for its quality to save fine gold, but with particular and specialist manipulation, decent fine gold recoveries can be achieved. Tailings from both rockers and sluice boxes should be occasionally panned to check for gold losses. When gold is found near the lower end of the rocker or sluice box, the inherent for losses should be investigated.
Because there is no one "right" build for a rocker box, I am not truly presenting definite plans, but on my website I am giving you the information you need to plan, build and build your own rocker box if that's what you conclude to do. My recommended build for a rocker is to start buy construction a sluice box 40 inches long, 16 inches wide on the bottom, sloped like a cradle, and with rockers at each end. The hopper would be 16 inches quadrate and 6 inches deep, with a sheet metal bottom made of perforated steel with 1/2-inch holes. This hopper box needs to be designed so it can be removed for clean up. A light canvas-covered frame is stretched under the hopper, forming a riffle. quadrate riffles of wood or steel are settled across the bottom of the sluice part of the rocker. Curved feet are settled underneath the sluice part of the box to allow it to be rocked back and forth. Historically, rockers are built of wood, as the early prospectors built them. However, there is no speculate that a rocker could not be built from sturdy heavy gauge sheet aluminum. It would be much lighter that the wood version. Remember that wood also absorbs water, and water logged wood is much heavier than dry wood.Build Your Own Gold Rocker Box Or Gold Cradle


How to remove specific elements in a numpy array How to remove specific elements in a numpy array python python
How to remove specific elements in a numpy array
Use numpy.delete() - returns a new array with sub-arrays along an axis deleted
numpy.delete(a, index)
For your specific question:
import numpy as npa = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9])index = [2, 3, 6]new_a = np.delete(a, index)print(new_a) #Prints '[1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9]'
Note that numpy.delete() returns a new array since array scalars are immutable, similar to strings in Python, so each time a change is made to it, a new object is created. I.e., to quote the delete() docs:
"A copy of arr with the elements specified by obj removed. Note that delete does not occur in-place..."
If the code I post has output, it is the result of running the code.
There is a numpy built-in function to help with that.
import numpy as np>>> a = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9])>>> b = np.array([3,4,7])>>> c = np.setdiff1d(a,b)>>> carray([1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9])
A Numpy array is immutable, meaning you technically cannot delete an item from it. However, you can construct a new array without the values you don't want, like this:
b = np.delete(a, [2,3,6])


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PSpice Optimizer is an optimization program used to improve performance of circuits including analog, mixed analog, and digital circuits. Optimization is defined as the process by which different design parameters are fine-tuned in order to see the expected or ideal performance. This program is able to run optimizations, explore performance tradeoffs and fit model parameters. A working design which does not have multiple states or cases is a prerequisite for this program. This is not intended for initial creation of working design.
PSpice Optimizer automatically simulates and calculates for the best option in an electronic working design. For instance, a user would like to check the best way by which he can drive a current of 1 milliampere through a diode using a 15 voltage source and resistor in a series circuit. The user can opt to do the calculations manually but this would be highly inefficient given the many options he could do to tweak and fine-tune the design. If the recommendation, which came up does not satisfy the user's needs, then he can still change the variable and parameters then recalculate. PSpice is able to perform optimizations for both constrained and constrained problems with either a single or multiple objective functions.


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Название:ICT for the Next Five Billion People: Information and Communication for Sustainable Development
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Currently, around one to two billion users are able to connect to the Internet, most of them living in the industrialized parts of the world. However, if we want to improve the quality of life of the world population with the help of access to information and education, it is necessary that in the next decade an additional five billion people gain access to the Internet. The next five billion Internet users are mainly living in emerging economies. Therefore, the main challenge is to lower the economic barrier using new approaches for infrastructure deployment and service delivery to billions of people. This book reflects the discussions of the challenges from the Munchner Kreis with representatives from the ICT industry, academia, non-governmental organizations and governmental development organizations, among them many representatives from emerging economies in Africa and Asia. They had highlighted the real demand for ICT, and what impact ICT creates for the wealth and lifestyle of the people.
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In a professional kitchen, cleanliness is not only a vital health issue, it directly impacts the efficient operation of the kitchen and everyone who works in it. Here are five tricks professional chefs use to maximize cleanliness and efficiency in their kitchens:
1. Don't touch – From the culinary student who chops the onions for the French onion soup, to the chef that cooks the food and puts it on the plate, every team member in a professional kitchen knows that touch spreads germs. Home chefs can reduce the spread of germs in their own kitchens by minimizing the need to touch key tools, like the faucet.
Touch-free faucets, like Kohler's Sensate Touchless Kitchen Faucet, allow you to control the flow of water in your kitchen sink without ever having to touch a potentially germy surface. A state-of-the-art sensor allows the faucet to respond in 20 milliseconds, and eliminates the need for bare-skin taps or awkward waving to activate the sensor. To learn more about the latest in kitchen faucet design and technology, visit _URL_.
2. Always be prepared – In professional kitchens, staff use separate cutting boards – and often utensils – for preparing meats, vegetables and fruits. Storing utensils, pots and pans according to their tasks facilitates quick and easy access when preparing food. Mis-en-place (pronounced meez-ahn-place), a French adage and popular chef's practice, involves gathering all ingredients and implements needed before cooking begins. With everything in its place, you'll be able to move smoothly and efficiently through a recipe without halting food prep to dig through the refrigerator or pantry.
3. Countertop savvy – Countertop savvy goes beyond just keeping them clean. Just as you use separate cutting boards for meats and vegetables, consider the value of task-specific countertop surfaces. Avid bakers, for example, can benefit from marble countertops because the material helps keep the dough cool. If such an installation falls outside your budget, consider a marble pastry board instead. Place it on the kitchen table to transform your eating area into an impromptu bake station. Bonus: rolling dough on a surface slightly shorter than standard 36-inch countertops provides a more comfortable, ergonomic experience.
4. Work the triangle – You may be familiar with the concept of the work triangle: arranging the refrigerator (food storage), sink (food prep area) and range (cooking space) in a triangle configuration makes the kitchen more efficient. But improving efficiency in your kitchen encompasses more than just the arrangement of these three key areas. Expand the concept to include other items that fall into each of these categories. For example, positioning the pantry beside the refrigerator ensures food is stored in the same general location – and increases the efficiency of your triangle flow. In short, the fewer steps taken to navigate the triangle, the more efficient it is.


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Arto is a collection of Finnish periodical and monograph articles in Melinda. Arto's information may be searched in Finna and they may be utilised via user interfaces, for example, in publication information searches in higher education institutions.
With the help of Article data entry form any library, scientific publisher or scientific society may store articles in their own fields, subject matter or their own publications in way that will make them easier to find.
- Joining the service requires a contract
- Service usage doesn't require payment
- Private individuals
Article data entry form:Organisations
The National Library of Finland, data management steering group
- Service is developed as part of basic operation of National Library


- St Matthias
Remembrance Day
This year in school we have marked Remembrance Day slightly differently. Due to the current COVID restrictions we have not held year group assemblies so instead form tutors have shared a thought provoking presentation set to music. Students also completed a general knowledge quiz to help them to reflect upon the reasons for the commemoration.
A group of students in year 8 went on to work together to create a cascading poppy installation in the school corridor. They decorated multi-faith symbols of remembrance with thoughtful words and reflections. Members of our student leadership team were also filmed reading the poem 'futility' by Wilfred Owen. This was then shown to all classes on Remembrance Day. Our Graphics teacher also shared the fantastic way that year 11 students had explored the theme of Remembrance Day through their subject. The poppy images were made by GCSE Graphics students in response to a cross curricular Graphics/English project based on the poem 'Poppies' by Jane Weir. A selection of those images are shared in this article.
We are incredibly proud of the respectful attitudes that our students have shown and their enthusiasm for ensuring that St Matthias marked this important day in the most wonderful of ways!
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Journal Article
A new combination of testosterone and nestorone transdermal gels for male hormonal contraception
Combinations of testosterone (T) and nestorone (NES; a nonandrogenic progestin) transdermal gels may suppress spermatogenesis and prove appealing to men for contraception.
The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of T gel alone or combined with NES gel in suppressing spermatogenesis.
Design and Setting
This was a randomized, double-blind, comparator clinical trial conducted at two academic medical centers.
Ninety-nine healthy male volunteers participated in the study.
Volunteers were randomized to one of three treatment groups applying daily transdermal gels (group 1: T gel 10 g + NES 0 mg/placebo gel; group 2: T gel 10 g + NES gel 8 mg; group 3: T gel 10 g + NES gel 12 mg).
Main Outcome Variable
The main outcome variable of the study was the percentage of men whose sperm concentration was suppressed to 1 million/ml or less by 20-24 wk of treatment.
Efficacy data analyses were performed on 56 subjects who adhered to the protocol and completed at least 20 wk of treatment. The percentage of men whose sperm concentration was 1 million/ml or less was significantly higher for T + NES 8 mg (89%, P < 0.0001) and T + NES 12 mg (88%,
P = 0.0002) compared with T + NES 0 mg group (23%). The median serum total and free T concentrations in all groups were maintained within the adult male range throughout the treatment period. Adverse effects were minimal in all groups.
A combination of daily NES + T gels suppressed sperm concentration to 1 million/ml or less in 88.5% of men, with minimal adverse effects, and may be further studied as a male transdermal hormonal contraceptive.


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LAMBDA peristaltic dosing pumps for automated pH control (pH-stat) by controlled addition of acid, base or buffers.
The most commonly used LAMBDA acid and base pumps are PRECIFLOW peristaltic pumps.
LAMBDA acid and base pumps can be remote controlled over the whole speed range for automated pH control:
During dosing of acid or base liquid to attain the preset pH value, peristaltic pump dispenses the liquid automatically over its whole speed range. For example, the acid / base pump reduces the speed as the preset pH value is being attained.
LAMBDA acid pump and/or base pump can be used together with, for example: Mettler pH probe and its controller to maintain the pH constant (pH-stat). The LAMBDA acid and base pumps can be controlled by the pH-stat via analog remote control signal.
Additional information about analog remote control of LAMBDA dosing pumps could be found at _URL_
In USP laboratory (upstream processing), the peristaltic pump are directly connected to the bioreactor. The laboratory fermenter regulates the pH automatically with the help of base and / or acid pump.
For automatic pH control by LAMBDA PRECIFLOW pump, the pumps are simply plugged to the bioreactor MINIFOR. The software for pH-stat and pH probe is included in the MINIFOR basic start-up kit.
LAMBDA acid and base dosing pumps can be controlled as a peripheral device by other third-party laboratory bioreactors or fermenters digitally from computer via RS-interface (e.g. using LABVIEW).
The acid and base pumps has to be equipped with RS-485 or RS-232 interface for the digital remote control from the PC software.
An overview of LAMBDA dosing and peristaltic pump could be found at _URL_
Please contact us at _EMAIL_ if you have questions, need quotation or price of the acid and base pumps.
Keywords: pH control; pH control using dosing pumps; pH-stat; pH pump control system; pH control using PID controller; acid pump; base pump; peristaltic dosing pump; pH control using LABVIEW;
Scientific laboratory technicians, researchers, students and scientists all over the world trust LAMBDA laboratory instruments for their efficient experimental work: LAMBDA laboratory equipment are specially designed for high-quality lab work, easy and long term use in the laboratories and industries.
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The difference is that entropy will be the compressed value giving the information about the image and histogram is the distribution information about the image.
 Fig. 3: Flow chart for Histogram difference based key frame extraction
 Normalized histogram computation is given by [6], p(r_k )=n_kMN
 (eqn.2)
 Where,
 k is the luminance value of a pixel, rk is the luminance value of kth pixel,
 p(rk) is the probability of occurrence of a rk, MN is the dimension of the image.
 From (eqn.1) and (eqn.2) it is clear that both the methods are based on the probability of occurrence of the luminance levels in the image, i.e. the frame of the video sequence.
 Based On Color Histogram Difference:
 The color histograms have been commonly used for key frame extraction in frame difference based techniques. This is because the color is one of the most important visual features to describe an image. Color histograms are easy to compute and are robust in case of small camera motions. The idea behind histogram based approaches is that two frames with unchanging background and unchanging (although moving) objects will have little difference in their histograms.
 Fig. 4: Flow chart for Color Histogram difference based key frame extraction
 Experimental Results:
 We did our experiment with the Wildlife video, consists of a total of 901 frames. First the average entropy difference between consecutive two frames is calculated, which is 0.01744. Threshold value used is 0.19814 (11 times the average entropy difference). When the entropy difference between two consecutive frames exceeds the threshold, the latter frame is taken as key frame. In this way 8 key frames (Frame index: 2, 110, 189, 196, 339,
 504, 607 and 721) are identified. Then the average histogram difference is calculated, which is 3870.8. As used in the case of entropy based procedure, we fixed the threshold 23224.8 (6 times the average histogram difference between two consecutive frames). When the histogram difference between two frames exceeds the threshold, the latter is taken as key frame. In this we way 8 key frames (Frame index: 2, 110, 189, 196, 339, 504, 607 and 721) are identified.
 These threshold values used are identified experimentally. The threshold value less than 10 times the average entropy difference for entropy based method and less than 5 times the average histogram difference for histogram based method had given wrong identification of the key frames. Too much of frames are identified as key frames out of which many frames violates the condition to be the key frame. With 10 times the average entropy difference (0.1744) as threshold for entropy based method had given 10 key frames (2, 110, 189, 190, 193, 196, 339,
 504, 607, 721) and with 5 times the average histogram difference (19354) as threshold for histogram based method had given 9 key frames (2, 110, 189, 190, 196, 339,
 504, 607, 721). Frames 190 and 193 were similar to 189 and could not be the correctly identified key frames as they may not be said independent of other frames.
 Fig.6 Key frames extracted from the Entropy difference method
 Comparison Table:
 Methods
 Time Taken (seconds)
 Key Frame Numbers
 Color Histogram Difference Based KFE
 910.837864
 2,126,203,204,205,214,354,519,625,7
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 Histogram Difference Based KFE
 794.629515
 2,126,203,204,214,354,519,625,738
 Entropy Difference Based KFE
 724.538702
 2,126,192,203,214,354,625,738
 Future work:
 Now the KFE methods have been implemented, process of image segmentation will be planned.
 1. APPLICATIONS
 The goal of the distance learning is to provide quality of learning that is effective and comparable with the traditional classroom environment.
 Telemedicine is used to provide the good health care services where direct services are difficult to provide due to some geographical environment. It is combination of audio, video, electronic information which provides diagnosis, consultations, and procedures to the patients at remote site here also key frame will provides a major help.
 Key frame extraction is useful for enhancing the functionality of the interactive televisions.
 In multimedia key frames is important to extract and analyze the important information required for user such as digital libraries, video retrieval etc.
 2. CONCLUSION:
The above comparison of various KFE techniques successfully detects the shot boundary key frames. KFE has lead to an increasing demand of efficient techniques to store, retrieve, index & summarize the video. In this paper various KFE techniques for extracting key frames have been implemented. Since many techniques for KFE have been implemented, the advantages, disadvantages and time behavior of each method have been understood.
REFERENCE:
 1. AriffaBegum ,S. &Askarunisa, A (2014) Performance Analysis of Various Key Frame Extraction Methods for Surveillance Applications, International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, Vol .4, No.9
 2. Aziz Makandar & Daneshwari Mulimani (2016), Key frame extraction and Object Detection in the Sports Video, International Conference on Soft Computing Techniques in Engineering and Technology (ASCTET)
 3. Chandra Shekhar Mithlesh & Dolley Shukla (2016) A Case Study of Key frame Extraction Techniques, International Journal of Advanced Research in Electrical, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Vol.5, No.
 4. Chinh Dang & Hayder Radha (2015) RPCA-KFE: Key Frame Extraction for Video Using Robust Principal Component Analysis,
 IEEE Transactions On Image Processing, Vol.24, No.11
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I'm a bit confused. The official documentation (_URL_ says that ddx(input) is the partial derivative of the input with respect to the "screen-space x-coordinate."
My calculus is fine, but how can it tell what the input is coming from? If I passed it a function, fine, I can imagine what it would do, but the derivative of a number is always zero...?
Is it just a scaling? Like, this would get scaled to one tenth of its size at this distance, so it returns one tenth? But then it doesn't need an input...
Can someone give a quick explanation of what's actually happening?
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 \$\begingroup\$ ddx and ddy do magic that you cannot do yourself. They have access to additional information from the rasterization pipeline that you can't acquire from within a pixel shader. I'm unsure exactly which formula they use; I've been led to believe they use an estimation technique, but I don't know for sure. \$\endgroup\$ – Sean Middleditch Sep 24 '13 at 17:33
 - \$\begingroup\$ That's deeply weird, but still. What does ddx(5) actually represent? If it says.1, how should I interpret that? Or -6? \$\endgroup\$ – Richard Rast Sep 24 '13 at 17:35
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 \$\begingroup\$ ddx(5) is kind of pointless. Use it with an input value, and that will give you the derivative of that value with respect to neighboring pixels in a block. Again, I don't know how precisely it calculates values, but asking for the derivative of a non-input may well just be undefined behavior and produce garbage. See _URL_ for more information than I can provide. \$\endgroup\$ – Sean Middleditch Sep 24 '13 at 17:41
 - \$\begingroup\$ I am not sure but it might well be that the HLSL compiler is actually doing full symbolic differentiation of the expression that you pass to the ddx/ddy. blogs.msdn.com/b/chuckw/archive/2011/03/08/… _URL_… \$\endgroup\$ – Ziriax Feb 1 '15 at 21:11
 - \$\begingroup\$ What does it do? The ONLY slightly reasonable thing, obviously. \$\endgroup\$ – MickLH Jul 10 '16 at 20:54
Internally, GPUs never run one instance of a pixel shader at a time. At the finest level of granularity, they are always running 32-64 pixels at the same time using a SIMD architecture. Within this, the pixels are further organized into 2x2 quads, so each group of 4 consecutive pixels in the SIMD vector corresponds to a 2x2 block of pixels on screen.
Derivatives are calculated by taking differences between the pixels in a quad. For instance, ddx will subtract the values in the pixels on the left side of the quad from the values on the right side, and ddy will subtract the bottom pixels from the top ones. The differences can then be returned as the derivative to all four pixels in the quad.
Since the pixel shader is running in SIMD, it's guaranteed that the corresponding value is in the same register at the same time for all the pixels in the quad. So whatever expression or value you put into ddx or ddy, it will be evaluated in all four pixels of the quad, then the values from different pixels subtracted as described above.
So taking the derivative of a constant value will give zero (as you'd expect from calculus, right?) because it's the same constant value in all four pixels.
Also note that there are "coarse" and "fine" derivatives, ddx_coarse/ddy_coarse and ddx_fine/ddy_fine. An explanation of the distinction is given here. Just plain ddx/ddy are aliases for the coarse versions.
BTW, the reason this functionality exists is that GPUs internally have to take derivatives of texture coordinates in order to do mipmap selection and anisotropic filtering. Since the hardware needs the capability anyway (you can use any arbitrary expression for texture coordinates in a shader), it was easy enough to also expose it to shader programmers directly.
 - \$\begingroup\$ +1; I've found this useful when applying a perturbation effect to a texture; the perturbed texcoords gave some colour distortion, but using tex2Dgrad with derivatives from the original (unperturbed) texcoords gave an undistorted result. \$\endgroup\$ – Maximus Minimus Sep 24 '13 at 20:07
 - \$\begingroup\$ Alright, after some thought I think I figured out my confusion. In my mind, ddx works like every other function in a traditional programming language; you evaluate the input, turn it to a float or whatever, then do the outside function (ddx) to it. But this is differentit takes the input string, evaluates it in several places, calculates a derivative, and reports the result. Is that about right? \$\endgroup\$ – Richard Rast Sep 24 '13 at 22:59
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 \$\begingroup\$ _USER_ Right. You can think of ddx as operating on the expression you pass into it, rather than the value. \$\endgroup\$ – Nathan Reed Sep 24 '13 at 23:22
 - \$\begingroup\$ But see, that's weird enough that it should be in the documentation. I can think of no other time in my programming life where that has been the case. \$\endgroup\$ – Richard Rast Sep 24 '13 at 23:23
 - \$\begingroup\$ Nathan Reed mentioned that GPUs use these functions for mipmap selection. You can also use them to force the GPU to select a desired mipmap level or to prevent artifacts from incorrect mip-level selection. The process is described on pages 163 and 164 of Shader X3. \$\endgroup\$ – JamesHoux Dec 5 '13 at 17:44
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Energy Industry Skill StandardsThe goal of the Energy Industry Skill Standards Project is to specify the critical work functions, key activities, performance indicators and knowledge, skills, and abilities an individual needs to succeed in certain energy-related occupations. The result of this project will support the development of new curriculum and the strengthening of existing curriculum in programs leading to certain careers in the energy industry.
Power Generation Skill StandardsThe Power Generation Skill Standards were made available by the Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board for Industry Skill Panels. For more information or to download the complete manual, go to the Washington State Skill Standards Energy Industry Web site.
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Skill Standards for the Energy Industry-2006 ProjectAlan Hardcastle, WSU Research Analyst
Skills Standards for Operators and MechanicsSkill Standards are the industry-defined skills, knowledge and abilities required for individuals to succeed in the workplace. The standards specify what students, job seekers and current employees must know and be able to do within a particular industry and occupation, including the required levels of performance.
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Responding to Surveys: Written surveys will be used to supplement data collection from industry about foundation skills required for these occupations.
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A variable, often large scale farmed landscape closely associated with village settlements.
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Take a look at the 3D picking demo project (you can find demos here: _URL_
You can add a Rigidbody/KinematicBody/Area (whatever suits you) to your building, with a CollisionShape, and make it
When you do that, input events will be sent to the collision object (rigidbody/kinematic/area) if it has an
_input_event function, as if it was part of the "GUI", so events happening when the mouse is not over it won't be received:
func _input_event(camera, event, pos, normal, shape):
if (event.type==InputEvent.MOUSE_BUTTON and event.pressed):
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Now if you want the building to follow the mouse in 3D... there are multiple ways of doing it, that depends on your game.
FYI if you need to do raycasts, you can do them inside
_fixed_process because that's the time where the physics engine is in sync with scripts.
# Get the camera (just an example)
var camera = get_parent().get_node("Camera")
# Project mouse into a 3D ray
var ray_origin = camera.project_ray_origin(mouse_pos)
var ray_direction = camera.project_ray_normal(mouse_pos)
# Cast a ray
var from = ray_origin
var to = ray_origin + ray_direction * 1000.0
var space_state = get_world().get_direct_space_state()
var hit = space_state.intersect_ray(from, to)
if hit.size() != 0:
# collider will be the node you hit
Other manual queries are listed here _URL_
hit variable is a Dictionary. What it contains is not documented for 3D, but I guess it will be similar to the 2D one: _URL_


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AmeriCann is delivering sustainability and scale to the cultivation and production of cannabis and cannabis products. The industry standard of utilizing indoor, warehouse cultivation methods is not ideal. Utilizing the talents of experts in traditional agriculture, we are building greenhouses that utilize a fraction of the energy, water and other resources of warehouse facilities.
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It is easy to fish crabs
Have you tried to catch crabs and do you know how to do this?
If you are by the water near a bathing bridge boat bridge, then you are right where you can catch crabs, because they live in the seaweed around the bridge posts. You can also find them around the poles at the pier or under the big rocks that are laid out to break the waves.
It's just getting started. The only thing you need is a string that you tie on the stick that will be your fishing rod and a cloth clamp that you attach to the end of the string along with a small stone. The cloth clamp must keep the bait and ensure that the crab comes up. You must also have a bucket to store the crabs in. The bait can be mussels from the shore edge or a little topping from the fridge.
If you are fishing with mussels, you must punch the shell or open it in some other way so that the crab can get hold of the mussel.
When you feel that there are bites, it is about pulling the cord gently and getting the crab down into the bucket. The crabs can do well without water for a couple of hours, but then they must be released and they are not long to find the water again.
Enjoy the crab fishing!
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What's the best method to use a temperature controller during fermentation? If you're using a freezer (or warming apparatus) connected to the controller, how do you compensate for the fact that the wort's interior temperature can be several degrees higher than the air temperature around the fermentor?
In answering a recent question about temperature control inside a freezer, mdma stated:
Finally, if you want to be really sure what your fermentation temperature is, it's best to add a thermowell and a separate thermometer. Don't be tempted to use the controller thermometer to both measure and control the wort temperature - the wort changes temperature very slowly, and the controller will overshoot massively, causing everything else in the freezer to be frozen.
This was enlightening to me. I just bought a temp controller and until reading this post I had been planning to put the controller probe into the thermowell. If I understand what mdma is saying, because the relatively dense mass of the wort will not change temperature as quickly as the surrounding air, by the time the probe in the thermowell has reached the target temperature, the air surrounding the fermentor will have dropped considerably farther. Then the ambient temp will continue to chill the wort itself, resulting in a lower-than-expected wort temp and wider swings in temp as the controller cycles cooling on and off, thus defeating the goal of maintaining a consistent temperature.
(Side note: I suspect that when fermenting ales at room temperatures, the rest of the freezer is unlikely to get all the way down to freezing temperatures, but it would still be a significant variance.)
So how do you balance between air temp and wort temp? Do you just keep an eye on it and adjust the controller if the difference is significant? How much do you compensate between air temp and wort temp?
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Regardless of whether you are heating or cooling you simply need to equilibrate the wort to the temp of the freezer (in your example). Meaning chilling the wort to the temp you expect to ferment at. I have never had the problems that mdma describes in the quote you provide.
Don't put 80F wort in a carboy into a freezer unit and set it to 65F, that will create the problem mdma describes. Chill to 63-67F first. IF you can't do that with your chilling, method, then put the fermentor in there first without the probe on it. Let it equilibrate, then attach (or insert) the temp probe to the vessel/wort.
If you start with just a degree or two of difference between the ambient temp and the wort temp things will work out fine. I tend to tape the probe to the side of my fermentor. I tape a small hand towel that's been folded over a couple times against the fermentor to make an insulated pocket. Then slide the probe in there against the carboy/bucket directly.
You also can to play with the differential settings on the controller too. That will ensure the device cuts out prior to things getting too far away from your set point. Say you are trying to cool to a set-point of 50F, setting the differential to cut out at 55F will let the carboy "catch up" to the chilled air before the freezer comes on again. If the differential is set to 51F you are likely to overshoot.
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I'm curious about why you tape the probe to the exterior of the fermentor instead of using a thermowell. Wouldn't the reading be more accurate from the middle of the vessel with a thermowell? I've read in several places opinions from people who don't like thermowells, but I haven't yet read a good explanation of why. – Galapagos Jim Feb 7 '12 at 0:13
In theory measuring in the center might be more accurate, but in reality the temperature monitored at the side is the same. If you've ever used a carboy for fermentation and see how much its stirring itself around the temperature is pretty homogenous throughout the vessel. That and I don't want to clean and sanitize another piece of stuff going into the carboy. – brewchez Feb 7 '12 at 1:34
+1 to taping the thermometer's probe to the outside of a fermentation vessel. From Yeast by Chris White and Jamil Zainasheff: "[One] option is just taping the controller probe to the outside of the fermentor. If you do this, you must cover the probe with some sort of insulation.... As long as there is any fermentation activity in the fermentor, the temperature will be the same throughout the beer." p. 103 -- Hope this helps. – Dustin Rasener Feb 7 '12 at 3:08
+1 good to hear you're not getting these problems, brewchez, but how do you chill the wort to the desired temperature to avoid the large fluctuations - isn't that what the temp the controller is for? I find taping on the outside is the best compromise and allows the freezer to still be used for storing other things. I had written a paragraph about taping the probe to the outside in my quoted answer, but it was already getting too long so I pulled it. – mdma Feb 7 '12 at 8:05
I have a temp controller as well, and I don't use it to cool just-boiled wort unless I have to. I have an immersion chiller, and I always try to pitch yeast a degree or two below my target fermentation temperature. The only time I have trouble getting the wort to ~65 is in the summertime, when the cold-water spigot is too warm (lagering is a similar problem). In these cases, I chill the wort as far as I can with the chiller, then put the un-pitched wort in the temp controller to get down to fermentation temp. See: homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/4629/… – Dustin Rasener Feb 7 '12 at 12:28
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The readers find out the origin of Squinty's name. Squinty and his brothers and sisters grow up. Squinty wants to see the world and have some adventures, so he escapes. However, he's caught by the dog.
Source: Barnum, R. (1915). Squinty, the comical pig. New York: Barse and Hopkins.
- Chapter 1: "Squinty and the Dog"
- The readers find out the origin of Squinty's name. Squinty and his brothers and sisters grow up. Squinty wants to see the world and have some adventures, so he escapes. However, he's caught by the dog.
- Chapter 2: "Squinty Runs Away"
- Don, the dog, brings him back to the pen. The pigs continue to live their lives and play. Squinty continues to daydream about the outside world and escapes once again.
- Chapter 3: "Squinty is Lost"
- Squinty manages to escape the farm and the dog. He steals some potatoes, takes a bath, and winds up lost.
- Chapter 4: "Squinty Gets Home"
- Squinty continues to wander lost in a corn field. Squinty's family notices that he's gone, as does the farmer. He sends the dog after Squinty. Squinty returns home.
- Chapter 5: "Squinty and the Boy"
- Squinty's brothers and sisters were glad to see him and he told them of his adventures in getting lost. A boy begs his father to buy Squinty from the farm. The farmer agrees and Squinty is sold to the boy.
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Great Principals Are Hard To Come By. WSFCS Lost One This Week.
If you want to look at the reason why a school performs well, then look to the relationships that surround the people: student, teachers, parents, community, staff, and what might be one of the most underappreciated roles in public education – the principal.
The responsibility of a principal is hard to even describe, much less fathom, if you have not been in administration before. They are the face of a school, the sounding board of a community, and the instructional leaders.
When a principal is effective, great things happen in a school. When a principal is ineffective, all facets of a school can stagnate.
All effective principals understand that the most sacred dynamic in the school is the student-teacher relationship. They understand that education is a people centered endeavor, not a transaction. They understand that a single test does not define a person.
Joe Childers was more than an effective principal and his sudden death this week is a reminder that public education is a people-centered service and that the positive effect one person can have on others truly lives on forever and can be passed forward.
Mr. Childers had led Atkins High School since 2010. In its short reiteration as a high school in the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County School system, Atkins has been a Gates School, a magnet school, and under Mr. Childers, the HAG school in the county. HE made that school into what it is today, but was the kind of person to never take the credit.
I have met him on two occasions. Both were at Academic Competition meets between West and Atkins. Not many principals come to those competitions.
Joe Childers did.
But the bigger impression he made on me was through indirect characterization: what his students and his teachers said about him and his ability to remove obstacles. Mr. Childers was about the kids.
Atkins lost a great educational leader.
So did this school system.
So did this state.
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 1. Thank you for posting this. Mr. Childers was the principal of Hanes while I was there for middle school. I didn't appreciate him nearly as much as I should have. He was so caring and knew every student by name.
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