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Want to Get Into the Slaughter Goat Business?
Several times each week, I receive phone call from someone who wants to buy live goats in quantity to sell for slaughter. Usually in Florida or a similar state with a large ethnic population, he accurately sees a great business opportunity. He is telephoning goat raisers whose names he has found on the Internet, expecting to find a steady supply of slaughter goats. He knows next to nothing about goats; he just knows that demand for goat meat is high in his area. He has no idea how difficult it will be to find a steady supply. He believes that he can call around the country, locate and purchase hundreds of goats, ship them to his location, slaughter and process the animals, and make a lot of money.
This is not the real world.
There aren't enough meat goats raised for slaughter in the United States to come anywhere close to meeting the demand, and most of these goats are raised in areas far from the locations where large numbers of goat consumers live for reasons I will explain later in this article. About 40% of goat meat consumed in the United States is imported frozen from Australia and New Zealand.
When I started raising goats in 1990, there were about 12 million goats (meat, milk & hair) in this country. In 2014, that number had decreased to less than 2 million. There are several reasons for this: (1) Goats -- ALL goats -- as a species are dry-land animals and much of the USA is too wet to raise meat goats successfully; (2) Most folks don't have enough acreage or the right kind of acreage that allows meat goats to feed themselves as much of the year as possible. Having lots of the right kind of land available on which to raise meat goats is critical to making money raising them for slaughter; (3) Goats (like deer) are very selective (picky) eaters that are difficult to raise properly and profitably. They cannot be feed-lotted. They cannot handle the stress and wormloads that occur in crowded living conditions. Goats need to live like deer, roaming over large acreage in uncrowded conditions and eating "from the top down" so they can avoid the blood-sucking stomach worms that kill them.
I recommend to each caller is that once he has done more research on his actual market, he should contact a commercial auction house, speak with the auctioneer, and hire an order-buyer to purchase what he needs weekly from all of the commercial auctions near his market. He needs this middle man to provide that steady supply of goats to meet his local demand. He cannot find it from individuals. The average goat-raising operation doesn't produce a steady supply of slaughter goats. He also needs to find a slaughter facility that will kill and process the goats at an affordable price. Processing charges are typically quite high, i.e. as much as $40-$60 per goat. Goat slaughter facilities don't exist in many locales. One of the biggest reasons for this is the lack of a steady supply of slaughter goats. That is why most facilities that process goats do it as an add-on to their primary business of slaughtering cattle. Any good business person knows that demand without supply is a failing business model. To create a demand and then not have the supply to fill that demand is to doom your business before it gets off the ground.
Recently a representative of a group of people who wanted to vertically integrate the goat business from raising goats to owning a slaughter house to selling the goat meat visited my ranch. He admitted he and his friends knew nothing about goats other than there is a widespread demand for goat meat. His investment group assigned him the responsibility of investigating what is involved in raising goats before they proceeded. Like most people, his initial thought was: How hard can it be? I spent the entire day with him, going over every aspect of goat raising. His group was planning to buy 1,000 acres of land in West Texas at a price that would only buy rocks, put 1,500+ goats on it, and hire people to take care of the goats. His team leader had run the numbers of how many goats they needed to provide the kind of financial return they required and fit the amount of money they were willing to invest. The group would soon be feedlotting goats once they realized that the goats were wormy, starving, and dying under those living conditions. Won't work. It has been tried many times; much money has been wasted and lots of goats have died. He is an intelligent professional who lives in a city and just had no concept of what is involved in raising goats. I understand and respect that. I've been there. You just cannot make goats live this way; they will simply sit down and die. It also won't be easy to find people who know how to raise goats successfully. Because of the small numbers of goats, many veterinarians have little to no knowledge of goats. You must be your own vet most of the time. You must learn to use medications off-label because very few medications are made for goats.
If your goal is to buy and sell goats for slaughter, you aren't likely to find an adequate supply. Your only realistic alternative is to set up a goat-raising operation in conjunction with your order-buying business to add to your supply line. It's a numbers game.
Raising goats is not like manufacturing products or providing services. These are living creatures whose habits and health issues cannot be molded to fit your plans. You can raise goats for slaughter but you must have lots of the right kind of land in the right climate and have extensive knowledge of goat health, nutrition, and management. You need people who are willing to work and live with the goats on a 24/7 basis, taking care of their health and nutritional needs. You need to learn to THINK LIKE A GOAT and you'll be able to use your knowledge of these unique animals to achieve your goals. Otherwise, you are destined to lose lots of money and have many goats die in your care before you ever get them to a slaughter destination.
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Asymptotic behavior of scattering amplitudes in semi-classical and low energy limits
Annales de l'Institut Fourier, Tome 39 (1989) no. 1, pp. 155-192.
Nous étudions l'asymptotique semi-classique (h0) de l'amplitude de diffusion pour l'opérateur de Schrödinger -(1/2)h 2 Δ+V. Nous obtenons une formule asymptotique pour des niveaux d'énergie sans trajectoire captée. De plus la méthode s'applique à l'étude de l'amplitude de diffusion à basse énergie, pour une classe de potentiels répulsifs décroissants assez lentement (non nécessairement à symétrie sphérique).
We study the semi-classical asymptotic behavior as (h0) of scattering amplitudes for Schrödinger operators -(1/2)h 2 Δ+V. The asymptotic formula is obtained for energies fixed in a non-trapping energy range and also is applied to study the low energy behavior of scattering amplitudes for a certain class of slowly decreasing repulsive potentials without spherical symmetry.
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Robert, Didier; Tamura, H. Asymptotic behavior of scattering amplitudes in semi-classical and low energy limits. Annales de l'Institut Fourier, Tome 39 (1989) no. 1, pp. 155-192. doi : 10.5802/aif.1162. _URL_
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Firmware Engineer, Battery and Charging, Google Pixel
Google welcomes people with disabilities.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
- Ability to speak and write in English fluently.
- Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
- 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
- Experience with the design and development of the system software architecture.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
About the job
In this role, you will research, define, develop, and bring to the consumers innovation on battery management, wired, and wireless charging from concept to production and deployment.
The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google's artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world.
- Develop linux kernel drivers, Android HAL extensions, system API, applications for battery, and charging of the Pixel platform.
- Define and develop techniques for in-field charging monitoring and analysis. Drive the implementation, deployment, and monitoring of charging performances.
- Design, develop, and utilize tools, scripts, testing fixtures, and automation for google infrastructure for testing and analysis of charging performances and system power use cases.
- Help to triage and implement fixes for reported battery/charging issues internally and externally.
- Work with cross-functional hardware, software, and systems teams for the design of solutions for input power management, system and battery charging, and system and thermal management.
To all recruitment agencies: Google does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees or any other organization location. Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
At Google, we're committed to building a workforce that is more representative of the users we serve and creating a culture where everyone feels like they belong. To learn more about our diversity, equity, inclusion commitments and how we're building belonging, please visit our Belonging page for more information.
We welcome and encourage people who are expecting and/or parents-to-be to apply to this or any other role at Google.
Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles.
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The Scripps Translational Science Institute and Vantage Health join hands to transform smartphone medical apps into cancer-finding tools using novel gas chromatography and mass spectrometry techniques.
Vantage Health forms a strategic partnership with the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI), a National Institutes of Health-sponsored consortium led by Scripps Health in collaboration with The Scripps Research Institute.
The collaboration is to advance mobile healthcare technology and develop personalized, point-of-care screening medical apps to detect cancer.
The research intends to commercialize NASA's chemical sensing technology originally developed to trace gases in the crew cabins of International Space Station.
Vantage Health's parent company Nanobeak entered a five-year exclusive commercial license agreement with NASA to develop non-invasive disease screening mobile medical apps using sensor-based applications based on NASA's patented technology.
The strategic partnership between the STSI and Vantage Health envisions using mobile healthcare technology, creating small chemical sensor devices that can be attached to smartphones.
How will developed medical apps detect cancer?
Vantage Health will develop electronic sensors that will identify certain basic Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) commonly associated with lung cancer using Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectroscopy techniques.
The electronic sensors present in the attached mobile healthcare technology device can interact with and detect the presence of VOCs (which are organic chemicals that have high vapor pressure at room temperature) present in the air.
The VOCs can be detected even when the concentration of the compounds is very low and they can predict the molecular structure of certain volatile organic compounds with reasonable accuracy.
The STSI will assist in the testing, evaluation and detection of VOCs to calibrate and validate the results by Vantage Health's electronic sensors.
STSI's Center for Digital Medicine, which is at the forefront of translating wireless and genetic medical technologies into high-quality, low-cost treatments for patients, will plan and execute the clinical trials of these cancer-detecting devices.
The original technology developed by the NASA has been successfully used by various other US federal agencies to detect:
- Trace chemicals in planetary exploration
- Air monitoring in mines
- Leak detection in oil refineries
- Chemical agent detection in hazardous environments using small devices attached to cell phones.
The electronic sensors developed from carbon nanotubes are inexpensive, light-weight and consume very little power.
Now Vantage Health aims to translate that technology into low-cost, point-of-care, non-invasive mobile healthcare technology for the early screening of:
- Lung cancer
- Colon cancer
- Breast cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Ovarian cancer.
The smartphone mobile healthcare technology device is placed near the mouth of the patient to analyze his or her breath print to detect certain VOCs emitted by the cancerous cells.
Detecting cancer through medical apps and the future
At present, only 15% of the lung cancer cases are screened at an early stage.
These mobile healthcare technology devices and medical apps will help health authorities detect cancer at very early stages and provide patients and physicians with tools to better manage cancer spectrum diseases.
The mobile healthcare technology also offers the possibility to develop mobile screening capabilities for:
- Medical adherence
- Heart failure
- Oxidative stress disorder
- Metabolic impairment
When these smart cancer-detecting phones enter the market, they will transform the way a wider range of cancer diseases are diagnosed and treated.
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New Delhi: Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that the central government was committed to provide electricity to all villages by 2018.
Speaking in the Loksabha, the minister said that 18,452 villages are to be provided electricity under the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY). For this, new transmission lines will be set up, he added.
"This is being done as promised by the central government that within 1,000 days of its taking over, all villages, which do not have electricity, will be provided the same," the minister told the house.
He also said that his ministry has come up with a mobile app, which could give the latest information on the on-going work of village electrification.
Goyal also called upon states to cooperate with the central government to achieve the common goal of providing electricity to all.
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi researchers in Himachal Pradesh are developing thermoelectric materials that can efficiently convert heat into electricity.
While solar power has received a lot of attention, other alternative sources, even if less known, are equally promising.
Generating power from heat, for example, is attractive as there is a lot of energy that is generated through human activity in industries like power plants, home appliances and automobiles, where most of this heat is lost.
A research team led by Ajay Soni, Associate Professor (Physics) with the School of Basic Sciences, IIT-Mandi, is studying materials that can convert heat into electricity.
The team has been engaged in research on thermoelectric materials and many of its papers have been published in reputed peer-review international journals, including Applied Physics Letters, Physical Review B and Journal of Alloys and Compounds.
"Thermoelectric materials work on the principle of Seebeck effect, in which electricity is generated due to temperature differences across the junction of two materials," Soni said.
A typical thermoelectric material must have the trifecta properties of high thermoelectric power and electrical conductivity, and low thermal conductivity with a capability of maintaining a temperature gradient.
This combination of properties, Soni said, is hard to come by and a few semiconducting materials must be tweaked further for good thermoelectric efficiency.
In the Western world, many automobile companies, including Volkswagen, Volvo, Ford and BMW, are developing thermoelectric waste heat recovery systems that promise three to five per cent improvement in fuel economy.
Other potential applications of thermoelectric energy harvesting include powering consumer devices and electronics, aviation, as well as space applications.
About 70 per cent of energy globally is wasted as heat and this heat is released into the environment, becoming one of the key drivers of global warming.
The trapping and conversion of waste heat into electricity can serve the dual purpose of energy self-sufficiency and environmental preservation. (IANS)


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The warmer regions of Canada, in USDA hardiness zones 3 through 7, can enjoy various hydrangea species in the garden. Some winter protection from bitter cold and snow ensures the dormant hydrangea plants survive, regardless of location. However, in the far north, western mountains and interior few hydrangeas can handle the coldest of Canada's winters. Select the appropriate hydrangea species for your climate.
Native to eastern Asia, the climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris) is an elegant vine that clings to tree trunks or building facades. It grows from 20 to 60 feet in height and is hardy in USDA Zones 4 through 8, much of southeastern and Pacific Canada.
Among the most cold tolerant of all ornamental hydrangeas, the smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) is native to the eastern United States, being hardy in USDA Zones 3 to 7 and a bit warmer. Popular varieties of this species include 'Annabelle' and 'Grandiflora.'
Summertime is particularly grand with the color-changing blooms of the bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), with blue flower occurring in acidic soils and pink blooms in those that are alkaline. Native to Japan, these hydrangeas are also often forced into bloom by florists to sell as seasonal house plants. Outdoors they are appropriate only the warmest parts of Canada, USDA Hardiness Zones 6 and higher.
Also extremely cold hardy is the white-flowering peegee hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata), native to Japan and southeastern China. It becomes are large shrub to small tree, and is a successful Canadian garden plant in areas with a USDA Hardiness Zone rating of 3 to 8.
Native to the eastern United States and extreme southernmost Canada around the eastern Great Lakes, the oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) is garden-worthy in USDA Zones 5 and higher. The foliage is attractively lobed and flushes red and burgundy in autumn. There are many selections from which to choose, including 'Alison', 'Harmony', 'Snowflake' and 'Snow Queen'.
Like bigleaf hydrangea, the villosa hydrangea's (Hydrangea aspera) flowers blush according to soil pH. This species is hardy only in the warmest areas of Canada, USDA Zone 7 and higher.

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Role of Incident Commander Examined at Expo
The initial actions of an incident commander can have a profound effect on the end result of a fire or emergency situation. That's why it's important for any officer pulling on the scene first know what to do and when, says Michael Daley, a lieutenant and training and rescue officer with Monroe Township, N.J.
Coverage of Firehouse Expo 2012
Daley presented a class called "First Due? Then It's Up To You! The Role of the Initial Incident Commander" at the Firehouse Expo in Baltimore.
"Lack of ICS, inadequate risk assessment and lack of accountability are real problems," Daley said, noting that inadequate communications and poor standard operating procedures are also factors in poor results at fire scenes and lost property.
"If you don't know the rules on how to play, how do you go out the door and try to place by the rules," Daley asked rhetorically.
One of the first things an incident commander must decide when arriving on the scene of a working fire is whether to attack the fire offensively or go to a defensive mode, Daley said. The conditions found will dictate which tactic the officer should take.
Remembering the time honored mission of firefighters, to protect life and property, Daley said houses and buildings of today's construction leave very little time for rescue and fire suppression before fire consumes them.
Humans succumb to fire at temperatures about 212 degrees, the temperature at which water boils – a very low temperature when it comes to fire and some buildings can get to a point of flashover in five minutes or less.
Smoke is also extremely toxic when compared to fires in legacy buildings with natural materials and heavy construction, Daley said, noting that an initial incident commander has to determine whether a fire is survivable or not immediately upon arriving to effectively dictate fire attacks.
Daley said it's also important for incident commanders to remain situationally aware at all times, something that is difficult to achieve when an officer is assigned to tasks at a fire scene.
"The IC should give an initial radio report and take 30 seconds or so and do a quick walk around to see what's going on and get his head in the game," Daley said.
After establishing command, giving an initial assessment, first due officers should then develop an action plan and determine if they have sufficient resources to care it out, he said.
Using slides and scenario based situations, Daley walked the class attendees through a sequence of what should happen on a fire scene.
Given a structure fire in a 2,000 square foot residential building, Daley walked the audience through an exercise on how many firefighters it would take to handle the fire on a first alarm.
Based on a thumbnail analysis, the participants decided it would take upwards of 19 firefighters to achieve all the tasks normally assigned at residential house fires.
"How many people in here can get 19 firefighters on a first alarm," Daley asked. Not a single person raised a hand. "That's what I thought."
Given that reality, Daley said the incident commander will have to make decisions based on staffing.
"You might say; 'I've got a lot going on, I don't have a lot of manpower, I'm going to focus on extinguishment,'" Daley said. "You might decide to go to defensive first and then go into an offense." As staffing arrives on the scene, or conditions change, it's good to reassess going offensively or defensively and not being afraid to switch tactics.
"Make a plan and stick with it, but don't be afraid to make adjustments if the situation changes," Daley said. "Make a plan, but keep plans B, C and D in your pocket."
Daley acknowledged that in his years of experience, he's lost a few structures -- its part of the business. But, one should always try to avoid that scenario if possible.
That's why he is a devotee of reading smoke, Daley said. It's a good indicator of how the fire is progressing and what might happen next. As velocity, volume and color changes, it can tell if firefighters are making a successful attack, or if conditions are deteriorating which would dictate a change in strategy.
Officers should also learn to truck their "gut feeling," Daley said. As officers gain more experience, they become aware when things just are not right and when "things aren't going to taste good when it's all done." That instinct shouldn't be ignored, Daley said.
When all is said and done, one of the best things to do is to an after action critique, Daley said.
"Don't be afraid to bash it around a little bit," Daley said. "Critiquing a fire is one of the best ways to learn."
See all of Michael Daley's contributions to Firehouse.


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In Greek the term 'ethos' means 'character'. It can be used to describe the character of an audience, nation or community. For example, one can speak of the 'American ethos' as the characteristics that define American culture. A US presidential candidate would have to speak to the ethos of this nation and culture in order to win votes.
Understanding ethos is important to understanding speech writing. As we study the rhetorical devices of speakers, we want to ask ourselves how the speaker appeals to the ethos of his or her audience. Texts often contain a sense of ethos in order to give the speaker more credit or authority on a matter.
In a sense, ethos answers the question: "What gives you a mandate to speak to me?" Examples of ethos can be found in the following text, 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' by Martin Luther King.


OSINDMD - SYS1201: OS2CDROM.DMD NOT INSTALLED 07/12/96 ====================================================================== SYS1201: OS2CDROM.DMD Not Installed ====================================================================== Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedures -------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION During OS/2 startup, a message appears: SYS1201: OS2CDROM.DMD not installed This indicates that the CD-ROM drive is not recognized. RESOLUTION 1. Insert the OS/2 Installation Diskette into drive A: and restart the system. 2. When prompted, remove the OS/2 Installation Diskette and insert OS/2 Installation Diskette 1. 3. When the Welcome screen appears, press F3 to exit to a command prompt. 4. Change to the drive where OS/2 is installed. 5. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file. Type TEDIT CONFIG.SYS and press Enter. 6. Once you are in TEDIT, press the Esc key. 7. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the CONFIG.SYS file and look for the correct drivers for your CD-ROM drive. If you have an IDE CD-ROM, you should have BASEDEV statements for IBM1S506.ADD and IBMIDECD.FLT. If you have a SCSI CD-ROM connected to an adapter make sure you check the Hardware Compatibility List to ensure that the SCSI controller is supported. If the adapter says that it was tested by OTHER then it is not supported; you will need to contact the vendor for support. ______________________________________________________________________ IBM disclaims all warranties, whether express or implied, including without limitation, warranties of fitness and merchantability with respect to the information in this document. By furnishing this document, IBM grants no licenses to any related patents or copyrights. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995 IBM Corporation. Any trademarks and product or brand names referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners. Consult your product manuals for complete trademark information.


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Wave height data assimilation using non-stationary kriging
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Data assimilation into numerical models should be both computationally fast and physically meaningful, in order to be applicable in online environmental surveillance. We present a way to improve assimilation for computationally intensive models, based on non-stationary kriging and a separable space–time covariance function. The method is illustrated with significant wave height data. The covariance function is expressed as a collection of fields: each one is obtained as the empirical covariance between the studied property(significant wave height in log-scale)at a pixel where a measurement is located (a wave-buoy is available)and the same parameter at every other pixel of thef ield. These covariances are computed from the available history of forecasts. The method provides a set of weights, that can be mapped for each measuring location, and that do not vary with time. Resulting weights may be used in a weighted average of the differences between the forecast and measured parameter. In the case presented, these weights may show long-range connection patterns, such as between the Catalan coast and the eastern coast of Sardinia, associated to common prevailing meteo-oceanographic conditions. When such patterns are considered as non-informative of the present situation, it is always possible to diminish their influence by relaxing the covariance maps.
CitationTolosana-Delgado, R. [et al.]. Wave height data assimilation using non-stationary kriging. "Computers and geosciences", Març 2011, vol. 37, núm. 3, p. 363-370.


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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Grand Exhibit Hall (Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center)
In surveying native pollinators, it is useful to know which traps are most effective in collecting both the highest possible diversity as well as the most individual specimens. Variations in trap type, elevation, and color all potentially play a role in the success of the sampling method. In the following study, four Georgia apple orchards were setup using the same 100mX100m plot design, which were then sampled routinely from March-October, 2010. Trap variations were identical for each site, and included color (UV-reactive yellow, UV-reactive blue, and white) as well as trap elevation (level and 3-foot elevated). When comparing trap colors for both vaneand pan-traps, yellow traps attracted the most pollinators overall. Specifically, the Andrenids and Sphecids almost exclusively preferred yellow, while Apids were drawn primarily to blue. Halictid numbers were divided relatively evenly between both yellow and blue. Dipteran pollinators were overwhelmingly drawn to yellow, though many calyptrate flies also frequented blue and white. Differences in trap height resulted in a far less species-specific variation in the number of specimens collected per trap than did color, but did ultimately produce marked differences in the total number of pollinators sampled. Level pan-traps consistently offered more specimens than elevated, though the color of the individual pan was a better guide to estimate potential pollinator sample loads. By and large, yellow vane-traps and level yellow pan-traps were the most effective in collecting the greatest abundance and diversity of native pollinators, however important exceptions did occur – principally in the family Apidae.

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Can I heat baked beans in the can?
How to cook canned baked beans. That's simple. You can use any oven proof dish you like and mix your canned baked beans right in there. Then bake until they are hot all the way through and bubbling around the edges.
Is it safe to heat canned food in the can?
Aluminum is considered toxic, making it not ideal for heating canned food. Besides this, already used cans that had been heated over an open fire are not suitable because they might not be in perfect condition. Instead, you should heat your food while it's still inside its can.
What to add to baked beans from a can?
How to make Kicked-Up Canned Baked Beans:
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Properly stored, an unopened can of baked beans in sauce will generally stay at best quality for about 3 to 5 years, although it will usually remain safe to use after that.
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The answer to the question is canned corn already cooked is "Yes, it is cooked enough for you to eat it". In fact, corn straight out of the can isn't bad at all. It is fresh and has a certain pop and crunch to it!
What can I add to canned green beans for flavor?
Flavor them with butter, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Let the beans simmer uncovered and stir occasionally. Do not turn off the heat until almost all the liquid evaporates. Otherwise, all the flavors from your seasonings will remain in the liquid and won't stick to the beans.
What is the healthiest canned vegetable?
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Engineering and Modeling
Previous work at Cornell funded by NYSERDA resulted in development of two simulation engines for modeling energy use in greenhouses: GEM and modified EnergyPlus. Each has different methodologies and capabilities. For example, in addition to modeling greenhouses, modified EnergyPlus can also model plant factories. A single unified software architecture that merges the capabilities of the two engines would better facilitate the completion of GLASE tasks. To that end, the two engines shall be benchmarked against each other by running simulations of one or more identical greenhouse building model(s). The causes of any output discrepancies shall be determined and documented, and the anticipated approach to address discrepancies in the unified architecture shall be discussed. Software development shall be undertaken in order to create an integrated energy simulation engine with unified architecture that encapsulates the capabilities of both engines.


How pygeoapi works
pygeoapi is a Python-based HTTP server implementation of the OGC API standards. As a server implementation, pygeoapi listens to HTTP requests from web browsers, mobile or desktop applications and provides responses accordingly.
how pygeoapi works
At its core, pygeoapi provides a core Python API that is driven by two required YAML configuration files, specified with the following environment variables:
 - PYGEOAPI_CONFIG: runtime configuration settings
 - PYGEOAPI_OPENAPI: the OpenAPI document autogenerated from the runtime configuration
See also
Configuration for more details on pygeoapi settings
The core Python API provides the functionality to list, describe, query, and access geospatial data. From here, standard Python web frameworks like Flask, Django and Starlette provide the web API/wrapper atop the core Python API.
pygeoapi ships with Flask and Starlette as web framework options.


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NEW ZEALAND'S HAAST EAGLE
The Haast's eagle is an extinct species of eagle that once lived in the South Island of New Zealand, commonly accepted to be the pouakai of Maori legend. The species was the largest eagle known to have existed.
CLAWS AS BIG AS TIGERS
It is the largest, heaviest eagle species yet described, weighing up to 17.8 kg and had a wingspan up to 3 metres. Near-complete skeleton finds show that it had the body and wings of a giant eagle, legs and bill larger and stronger than the largest living vulture species, and feet and claws as big as a modern day tiger's.
WHY DID THEY GO EXTINCT
The Haast's eagle went extinct relatively recently. Evidence shows that this huge eagle existed when Maori first arrived in New Zealand some 800 years ago, and accounts suggest that it may even have still existed when Europeans arrived in the early 1800's.
Unfortunately, because it relied so heavily on Giant Moa's for its sustenance, Haast's Eagle was doomed when these slow, gentle, flightless birds were hunted to extinction by the first human settlers of New Zealand, going extinct itself shortly afterward. It has now been extinct for 500 years.
THE MAN EATING BIRD!
There are local Maori legends of the Haast Eagle also known as the Te Hokioi hunting children and adults alike. It had talons measuring up to 75mm long and had the power to crush a pelvis. It's main food source was the Giant Moa which weighed in at 250kgs and stood up to 2.5m tall.
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An hydro-alcoolic extraction method is used for the production of liquid tinctures.
These operations are made in our factory in France, located in Brittany.
A distillation method is used to produce essential oils containing the volatile fraction of the medicinal plants.
These operations are made at the location where the fresh plant is harvested.
Products active compositions are formulated through Phytomize's R&D in order to face the main problematics found in animal nutrition and health. Our solutions are based on the synergistic effects between the different extracts produced through Phytomize facilities.


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China will step up exploration of strategic mineral resources including petroleum, natural gas, copper, chrome, tungsten, rare earths and others during 2021 to 2025, the top economic planner said on Friday.
The National Development and Reform Commission revealed the plan for promoting development in resource-dependent regions on its website.
China is also likely to end up in opposition to efforts at COP26 climate talks to phase out coal worldwide and urge countries to beef up their emissions plans as soon as next year.
Energy security concerns will keep China from supporting the proposal on coal, according to a person familiar with China's position who asked not to be named.
While China plans to peak emissions by 2030, the country is now in the grips of an energy crisis and is ramping up coal output to record levels.
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Royal Jelly
Royal Jelly
When worker bees decide to make a new queen, usually because the old one is either weakening or dead, they choose several small larvae and feed them with copious amounts of royal jelly in specially constructed queen cells. This type of feeding triggers the development of queen morphology, including the fully developed ovaries needed to lay eggs.
Royal jelly is widely marketed as a dietary supplement. It is an alternative medicine that falls under the category of apitherapy. Both the European Food Safety Authority and United States Food and Drug Administration have concluded that the current evidence does not support the claim of health benefits, and have actively discouraged the sale and consumption of the jelly. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration has taken legal action against companies that have used unfounded claims of health benefits to market royal jelly products. There have also been documented cases of allergic reactions, namely hives, asthma, and anaphylaxis, due to consumption of royal jelly.
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To look up into the sky and see the towers of the Himalayas is awe-inspiring and certainly a valid and popular reason to come to Nepal. To walk among those mountains is more wonderful still. But to glide silently among them, this is perhaps the most thrilling of all. The adventure of hot air ballooning is now available in Kathmandu.
Once the balloon fills with enough hot air, it takes to the skies. From then on, it is the wind which decides where the balloon goes. Altitude is controlled by adding more or less hot air to the envelope and in this way, air currents can be ridden to reach a desired destination.
Usually flights begin shortly after dawn, when winds are their calmest. Once the balloon is full and all systems double checked, the lines are let loose and the passenger basket is carried up over the morning fog and into the sun-lit skies. The balloon will float at about 1,200 to 1,500 m above the Valley, which will bring passengers close to 3,000 mts! From this altitude, the entire Himalayan range will be in sight -360 degrees of visibility is what the balloon in the air offers, as well as fantastic downward views of the Kathmandu Valley itself.
After 15 minutes or so at this altitude, enough time for people to take their photos and convince their jaws to close again, the balloon will descend for a gentle flight over the sights of the Kathmandu Valley. By the time the basket sets down again, roughly one hour after take-off, the balloonists will have experienced Kathmandu and the mighty Himalaya from an entirely new perspective.


data
an associated data item.
type
an associated array of types.
Note that map does not contain a reference to any DOM nodes; its purpose is to store metadata, data and type, associated with the DOM node. For example, if you wish to programmatically move a DnD item from one Source to another, you must perform DOM manipulations in addition to moving the item from one Source's map to the other Source's map.
However, it is not recommended to access map directly. There are several utility functions to access it. They can be used to virtualize the map, and you can use them with dojo.connect() so you know when DnD items are added/removed/accessed and use it to customize the behavior:
The following accessor and utility functions are defined:
getItem(id)
returns an object with data and type described above, which are associated with the node corresponding to that id.
setItem(id, obj)
associates an object obj with this id. obj should define data and type attributes.
delItem(id)
deletes a record of the node with this id. Warning: it does not delete the node from the container.
clearItems()
delete all records. Warning: it does not delete nodes from the container.
forInItems(f, o)
similar to dojo.forEach() but goes over all items in the map in an unspecified order. The function f will be called in the context o for every item in the map with following parameters:
obj
the corresponding object with data and type defined.
id
the node id.
map
the map object itself.
Note: forInItems() iterates over all DnD items in unspecified order. If you want to iterate over items in the order they are listed in the container you can use the code similar to this:
function OrderedIter(container, f, o){
 // similar to:
 // container.forInItems(f, o);
 // but iterates in the listed order
 o = o || dojo.global;
 container.getAllNodes().forEach(function(node){
 var id = node.id;
 f.call(o, container.getItem(id), id, container);
 });
}
Event processors
Following event processors are defined: onMouseOver, onMouseOut. Two pseudo-events are defined: onOverEvent, onOutEvent, which are cleaned up argument-less onMouseOver and onMouseOut events (otherwise they can be fired several times without actually leaving the container).
CSS classes
Following CSS classes are used by the container object:
dojoDndContainer
assigned to each container node during the construction.
dojoDndContainerOver
assigned when the mouse hovers over the container.
dojoDndItem
assigned to every new data item node. It should be assigned to every item before the container construction, if you want it to be added automatically by the constructor.
dojoDndItemOver
assigned to a data item node when the mouse hovers over the this item. This class is assigned in addition to dojoDndItem class.
Partial reason to add "over" states when the mouse hovers over instead of using CSS was to support it in Internet Explorer too.
Selector
The default implementation of Selector is built on top of Container and adds the ability to select children items. Selector inherits all Container's methods and objects. Additionally it adds a notion of an anchor. The anchor is used to specify a point of insertion of other items. The selector assumes that the container is organized in a linear fashion either vertically (e.g., embedded
s, lists, tables) or horizontally (e.g., s). This assumption allows implementation of familiar user interface paradigms: selection of one element with a mouse click, selection of an additional element with ctrl+click, linear group selection from the anchor to the clicked element with shift+click, selecting an additional linear group from the anchor to the clicked element with shift+ctrl+click. Obviously if you have more complex containers, you could implement different user interface actions.
Constructor
Constructor takes the same two parameters as the Container's constructor. It understands more optional parameters and passes the rest to the underlying container. Following optional parameters are understood by the selector object:
singular
a Boolean flag. If it is true, the user is allowed to select just one item, otherwise any number of items can be selected. It is false by default.
autoSync
a Boolean flag. If it is true, Selector calls Container's sync() method for every onMouseDown. It helps when you add/remove DnD items using HTML DOM API, but can be taxing for containers with large number of DnD items. In order to be more efficient consider calling sync() method after the manipulations were done, or (even more efficient) adding new DnD items using insertNodes() method. The default value of this parameter is false.
Public methods and attributes
Following public methods are defined in addition to the container public methods:
getSelectedNodes()
returns a NodeList of selected DOM nodes.
selectNone()
remove the selection from all items. It returns the selector object itself for easy chaining of calls.
selectAll()
selects all items. It returns the selector object itself for easy chaining of calls.
deleteSelectedNodes()
deletes all selected nodes. It returns the selector object itself for easy chaining of calls.
Following public method is redefined with a new signature:
insertNodes(addSelected, data, before, anchor)
the last three parameters are the same as in Container. The first parameter is a flag, if it is true all newly added items will be added as selected, otherwise they will be added unselected.
The container object defines following public attributes:
selection
a dictionary object keyed by ids of selected nodes. No useful payload is attached to objects in the dictionary.
anchor
the current anchor node or null.
Event processors
Following event processors are defined: onMouseDown, onMouseUp. onMouseMove is attached by onOverEvent and detached by onOutEvent dynamically.
CSS classes
Following CSS classes are used by the selector object in addition to classes assigned the container object:
dojoDndItemSelected
assigned if a data item is selected but it is not an anchor (the last selected element). This class is assigned in addition to dojoDndItem class.
dojoDndItemAnchor
assigned to an anchor data item. At any given time the selector can have zero or one anchor. This class is assigned in addition to dojoDndItem class. Being an anchor means that this item is selected.
Source
The source object represents a source of items for DnD operations. It is used to represent DnD targets as well. In order to be compatible your custom sources should emulate the common source API. Instances of this class can be created from the HTML markup automatically by dojo/parser using data-dojo-type="dojo/dnd/Source".
The default implementation of the source is built on top of Selector, and adds the ability to start a DnD operation, and participate in the orchestration of the DnD. Source inherits all Selector's (and Container's) methods and attributes. User can initiate the DnD operation by dragging items (click and move without releasing the mouse). The DnD operation can be used to rearrange items within a single source, or items can be moved or copied between two sources. The user can select whether they want to copy or move items by pressing the Ctrl button during the operation. If Ctrl is pressed, items will be copied, otherwise they will be moved. This behavior can be overwritten programmatically.
Constructor
Constructor takes the same two parameters as the container's Selector. It understands more optional parameters and passes the rest to the underlying Selector. Following optional parameters are understood by the source object:
isSource
a Boolean flag. If it is true, this object can be used to start the DnD operation, otherwise it can serve only as a target. It is true by default.
accept
an array of strings. It defines what types can be accepted by this object, when it is used as a target. The default is ["text"]. If the array is empty it means that this source cannot be a target.
horizontal
a Boolean flag. If true, the source is based on the horizontally organized list container, otherwise it is based on the vertical one. The default is false.
withHandles
a Boolean flag. If true, an item can be dragged only by a predefined node inside the item, otherwise the whole item can be used for dragging. By default it is false. The handle should be a descendant of the item node and should be marked with class dojoDndHandle.
copyOnly
a Boolean flag. If true, the source doesn't allow to move items out of it, any DnD operation will copy items from such sources. By default it is false.
selfCopy
a Boolean flag. If true, the source copies items by default when dropping on itself. It is false by default. This flag has meaning only if copyOnly is true.
selfAccept
a Boolean flag. If true, the source accepts its own items. It is true by default. This


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Welcome From The Head of Early And Middle Years, Andrew Crider
Andy Crider first came to Woodstock with his parents in 1979 and graduated from the school in 1993. He has a Bachelor's degree in History, along with Certification in Education (Social Studies), from Messiah College in Pennsylvania, USA.
The Middle Years Programme has about 120 students in Grades 6-8.
During these years, students move from the multidisciplinary classrooms of the Early Years and begin to focus on individual subjects taught by specialist teachers.
We believe that the programme in the Middle Years should addresses all facets of student growth, and in doing so provides the foundations for students to successfully mature into lifelong learners. As such, our approach includes carefully designed learning experiences that extend well beyond the purely academic sphere; to development in our students a profound sense of self, healthy interpersonal relationships, a deep sense of global citizenship, and the skills to survive and thrive in today's world.
Woodstock School is a candidate for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP), which from July 2017 has formed the curriculum for Grades 6-8. The MYP Programme Curriculum covers a wide range of subject areas, from language and literature and mathematics, to design and science. Click here to find out more about the MYP Programme Curriculum, including an overview of each subject and detailed assessment criteria for Years 1-3.
Middle Years is also a key period during which students develop their personal identity. Our Middle Years educators demonstrate a deep commitment to the social and emotional well-being of the young people in their care. Our Head of Middle Years takes the lead in pastoral care, monitoring individual progress and supporting student development. Alongside this students are supported by a group of Advisors – faculty members responsible for groups of eight to twelve students. Apart from regular weekly meetings, Advisor Groups get together socially once or twice a semester in order to help foster positive relationships between students and staff.


Hubspot Connector for C#
In this article you will learn how to integrate Hubspot data in C# (live / bi-directional connection to Hubspot). Hubpost Connector can be used to integrate Hubspot and your data source, e.g. Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Excel, Power BI, etc. Get, write, delete Hubspot data in a few clicks!.
Using Hubspot Connector you will be able to connect, read, and write data from within C#. Follow the steps below to see how we would accomplish that.
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Create ODBC Data Source (DSN) based on ZappySys API Driver
Step-by-step instructions
To get data from Hubspot using C# we first need to create a DSN (Data Source) which will access data from Hubspot. We will later be able to read data using C#. Perform these steps:
 1. Install ZappySys ODBC PowerPack.
 2. Open ODBC Data Sources (x64):
 Open ODBC Data Source
 3. Create a User Data Source (User DSN) based on ZappySys API Driver
 ZappySys API Driver
 Create new User DSN for ZappySys API Driver
 You should create a System DSN (instead of a User DSN) if the client application is launched under a Windows System Account, e.g. as a Windows Service. If the client application is 32-bit (x86) running with a System DSN, use ODBC Data Sources (32-bit) instead of the 64-bit version.
 4. When the Configuration window appears give your data source a name if you haven't done that already, then select "Hubspot" from the list of Popular Connectors. If "Hubspot" is not present in the list, then click "Search Online" and download it. Then set the path to the location where you downloaded it. Finally, click Continue >> to proceed with configuring the DSN:
 HubspotDSN
 Hubspot
 ODBC DSN Template Selection
 5. Now it's time to configure the Connection Manager. Select Authentication Type, e.g. Token Authentication. Then select API Base URL (in most cases, the default one is the right one). More info is available in the Authentication section.
 Authenticate using static AccessToken (Private App) to access specific account. Follow 3 simple steps. 1) Create an App, 2) select permissions and 3) get Token and use on this UI. For more information on how to obtain AccessToken visit _URL_ [API Help..]
 Steps to get Hubspot Credentials
 Just follow this link on how to get an PrivateApp Access Token. Once you obtain it, paste it into AccessToken parameter: _URL_
 Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:
 HubspotDSN
 Hubspot
 Private App (Static Access Token) [Http]
 _URL_
 Required Parameters
 AccessToken Fill in the parameter...
 Optional Parameters
 RetryMode Fill in the parameter...
 RetryStatusCodeList Fill in the parameter...
 RetryCountMax Fill in the parameter...
 RetryMultiplyWaitTime Fill in the parameter...
 ODBC DSN HTTP Connection Configuration
 OAuth App must be created in HubSpot website. These settings typically found here _URL_ [API Help..]
 Steps to get Hubspot Credentials
 Just follow this link on how to create an API app: _URL_ On the App Scopes section make sure to select following scopes in order to access all features of this driver. You can choose more or less but keep in mind to select same or less number of scopes on Driver UI (Scopes Property) else it will not authorize the request. If you need File Upload feature then choose files scope.
 Your selected scopes when registering your app must match the scopes you enter here on the connector screen. You cannot request less or more scopes for now (it may change in future). If they don't match, the connector will not be able to work with your HubSpot account!

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 you can add more... but must select same number of scopes in the connection screen too (Scopes Parameter)

 Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:
 HubspotDSN
 Hubspot
 User Credentials (3-Legged) [OAuth]
 _URL_
 Required Parameters
 UseCustomApp Fill in the parameter...
 Scope (Must Match with App Scopes) Fill in the parameter...
 Optional Parameters
 Client ID Fill in the parameter...
 Client Secret Fill in the parameter...
 ReturnUrl Fill in the parameter...
 RetryMode Fill in the parameter...
 RetryStatusCodeList Fill in the parameter...
 RetryCountMax Fill in the parameter...
 RetryMultiplyWaitTime Fill in the parameter...
 ODBC DSN Oauth Connection Configuration
 Authenticate using Static API Key instead of userid / password. It can be found at _URL_ [API Help..]
 Steps to get Hubspot Credentials
 Just follow this link on how to get an API key. Once you obtain it, paste it into ApiKey parameter: _URL_
 Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:
 HubspotDSN
 Hubspot
 API Key in URL (Deprecated) [Http]
 _URL_
 Required Parameters
 ApiKey Fill in the parameter...
 Optional Parameters
 RetryMode Fill in the parameter...
 RetryStatusCodeList Fill in the parameter...
 RetryCountMax Fill in the parameter...
 RetryMultiplyWaitTime Fill in the parameter...
 ODBC DSN HTTP Connection Configuration
 6. Once the data source has been configured, you can preview data. Select the Preview tab and use settings similar to the following to preview data:
 ODBC ZappySys Data Source Preview
 7. Click OK to finish creating the data source.
Video instructions
Read data in C# from the DSN
 1. Create a new Console project and use this code to read the data:
 "HubspotDSN";
 Make ZappySys Driver call in c#
 2. Press F5 to run the code and read the data:
 ZappySys Driver Output in c#
 3. Here is the code in text format:
 using System;
 using System.Data.Odbc;

 namespace ConsoleApp {
 class Program {
 static void Main() {
 var dsn = "HubspotDSN";
 using (var conn = new OdbcConnection(String.Format("DSN={0}", dsn)))
 {
 conn.Open();
 var cmd = new OdbcCommand("SELECT * FROM Products", conn);

 //Increase the timeout duration from the default 30 seconds, which may be insufficient in certain scenarios
 cmd.CommandTimeout=600; // 600-Seconds

 var rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
 while (rdr.Read())
 {
 for (int i = 0; i < rdr.FieldCount; i++)
 {
 Console.Write("{0}\t", rdr[i]);
 }
 Console.WriteLine();
 }
 }
 Console.ReadKey();
 }
 }
 }

 4. If you want to avoid being dependent on a DSN and creating multiple DSNs for each platform (x86, x64), then you can use a fully qualified connection string. Simply go to your DSN and copy the Connection String . Then in your C# code, pass the connection string as an argument when calling the OdbcConnection object's constructor, for example:

 var connectionString = "DRIVER={ZappySys API Driver};ServiceUrl=_URL_

 using


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The South Bank, Somerset House and Covent Garden – three London landmarks that have seen spectacular change from their original uses. Although all are cultural destinations, their architectural responses are radically different. How did the buildings develop and adapt, and will they remain relevant in a changing world?
The Festival of Britain in 1951 sparked redevelopment of the South Bank, so our walk begins at Royal Festival Hall. We consider the brutalist institutions along the Thames before crossing Waterloo Bridge, with its panoramic views of the city. North of the river we discover Somerset House and some of the most fascinating buildings around Aldwych, before ending our journey at Covent Garden.
Are you interested in seeing and understanding more about the architecture of London? Join us on an informative walk with an architect as your guide. Our group tours explore the past, present and future of London's architecture and urbanism. We specialise in giving insight on some of the most interesting and influential modern buildings. We also see how these buildings are shaped by their historical and social context.
Our scheduled tours are aimed at London residents and visitors who are interested in architecture and design and who want to experience a walking tour that goes beyond the tourist routes.


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Forms of benefit sharing in global health research undertaken in resource poor settings: a qualitative study of stakeholders' views in Kenya.
Lairumbi GM., Parker M., Fitzpatrick R., English MC.
BACKGROUND: Increase in global health research undertaken in resource poor settings in the last decade though a positive development has raised ethical concerns relating to potential for exploitation. Some of the suggested strategies to address these concerns include calls for providing universal standards of care, reasonable availability of proven interventions and more recently, promoting the overall social value of research especially in clinical research. Promoting the social value of research has been closely associated with providing fair benefits to various stakeholders involved in research. The debate over what constitutes fair benefits; whether those that addresses micro level issues of justice or those focusing on the key determinants of health at the macro level has continued. This debate has however not benefited from empirical work on what stakeholders consider fair benefits. This study explores practical experiences of stakeholders involved in global health research in Kenya, over what benefits are fair within a developing world context. METHODS AND RESULTS: We conducted in-depth interviews with key informants drawn from within the broader health research system in Kenya including researchers from the mainstream health research institutions, networks and universities, teaching hospitals, policy makers, institutional review boards, civil society organisations and community representative groups.The range of benefits articulated by stakeholders addresses both micro and macro level concerns for justice by for instance, seeking to engage with interests of those facilitating research, and the broader systemic issues that make resource poor settings vulnerable to exploitation. We interpret these views to suggest a need for global health research to engage with current crises that face people in these settings as well as the broader systemic issues that produce them. CONCLUSION: Global health research should provide benefits that address both the micro and macro level issues of justice in order to forestall exploitation. Embracing the two is however challenging in terms of how the various competing interests/needs should be balanced ethically, especially in the absence of structures to guide the process. This challenge should point to the need for greater dialogue to facilitate value clarification among stakeholders.


I took $3$ random polynomials with non zero roots one having even degree and two having odd degrees
 1. $f(x)=\color{red}{4}x^2-(4\sqrt3+12)x+12\sqrt3$ having roots $\color{blue}{3,\sqrt3}$ and leading coefficient $\color{red}{4}$ and calculated values of $xf'(x)$$(f'(x)$ is the derivative of $f(x))$ at both roots which are $3f'(3)$ and $\sqrt3f'(\sqrt3)$ and then sum of their reciprocals $\frac1{3f'(3)}+\frac1{\sqrt3f'(\sqrt3)}=\frac{-1}{12\sqrt3}=\frac{-1}{\color{red}{4}}\left(\frac{1}{\color{blue}{3\cdot\sqrt3}}\right)$ then repeated same thing for
 2. $g(x)=\color{red}{1}x^3-\frac{20}{3}x^2-12x+\frac{32}{3}$ having roots $\color{blue}{8,-2,\frac{2}{3}}$
 $\frac1{8g'(8)}+\frac1{-2g'(-2)}+\frac1{\frac{2}{3}g'(\frac2 3)}=\frac{1}{\color{red}{1}}\left(\frac{1}{\color{blue}{8\cdot-2\cdot\frac2 3}}\right)$
 3. $h(x)=\color{red}{1}x^5+41x^4+137x^3-1601x^2-1818x+3240 $ having roots $\color{blue}{1,-2,5,-9,-36}$
 $\frac1{1h'(1)}+\frac1{-2h'(-2)}+\frac1{5h'(5)}+\frac1{-9h'(-9)}+\frac1{-36h'(-36)}=\frac{1}{\color{red}{1}}\left(\frac{1}{\color{blue}{1\cdot-2 \cdot5\cdot-9\cdot-36}}\right)$
Is this true for all polynomials? Is there any known result?
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 $\begingroup$ If the polynomial has a double root, then it is a root of its derivative, and the expression is not well-defined. $\endgroup$ – Daniel Aug 16 '19 at 17:06
 - $\begingroup$ You want to show that $\sum\limits_{i=1}^m\frac{a_0}{\sum\limits_{j=1}^nja_jx_i^j}=(-1)^{\deg p}$ where $p(x_i)=\sum\limits_{k=0}^na_kx_i^k=0$ with $m\le n$. $\endgroup$ – TheSimpliFire Aug 16 '19 at 17:22
This results from partial fraction decomposition.
Suppose $g(x)$ has no repeated roots, and without loss of generality is monic (leading coefficient $1$). Then it factors as $\displaystyle g(x)=\prod_{r}(x-r)$ over all roots $r$ and
$$ \frac{1}{g(x)}=\sum_{r}\frac{c(r)}{x-r} $$
for some constants $c(r)$, one for each root $r$. To find the constant $c(s)$ for a specific root $s$, first multiply the equation by the factor $(x-s)$,
$$ \frac{x-s}{g(x)}=c(s)+\sum_{r\ne s} c(r)\frac{x-s}{x-r} $$
then "evaluate" i.e. take the limit $x\to s$ to obtain
$$ \frac{1}{g'(s)}=c(s). $$
Therefore we may plug $x=0$ into
$$ \frac{1}{g(x)} =\sum_{r} \frac{1}{g'(r)(x-r)} $$
and manage negative signs to get
$$ \frac{(-1)^{\deg g}}{\displaystyle \prod r} = -\sum_{r} \frac{1}{rg'(r)}. $$
When $\deg g$ is odd, all signs can go away.
 - $\begingroup$ Beautiful! And I managed to understand all steps! $\endgroup$ – Zamu Aug 16 '19 at 23:22
It is true for all polynomials with non-zero simple roots.
This follows from the barycentric form of Lagrange interpolation: $$ L(x)=\ell (x)\sum _{j=1}^{n}{\frac {w_{j}}{x-x_{j}}}y_{j} $$ where $$ \ell (x)=(x-x_{1})(x-x_{1})\cdots (x-x_{n}), \quad w_{j}={\frac {1}{\ell '(x_{j})}} $$ Therefore, for the constant function $1$ evaluated at $x=0$ we have $$ 1= L(0) = -\ell (0)\sum _{j=1}^{n}{\frac {1}{x_{j}\ell '(x_{j})}} $$ For a polynomial $f$ with simple roots $x_1, \dots, x_n$, we have $$ f(x)=a(x-x_{1})(x-x_{1})\cdots (x-x_{n})=a\ell (x) $$ and so $$ \sum _{j=1}^{n}{\frac {1}{x_{j}f'(x_{j})}} =\sum _{j=1}^{n}{\frac {1}{x_{j}a\ell '(x_{j})}} =-\frac{1}{a\ell(0)} =-\frac{1}{(-1)^{n}ax_1 \cdots x_n} =\frac{(-1)^{n+1}}{ax_1 \cdots x_n} $$ This can also be written as $$ \sum _{j=1}^{n}{\frac {1}{x_{j}f'(x_{j})}} =-\frac{1}{f(0)} $$
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DI 30001.800 Quality Assurance Unit (QAU) Analysis and Feedback
The QAU provides analysis and feedback that improves quality within the Disability Determination Services (DDS) and should:
collect and analyze data on DDS performance from all available sources;
provide accurate and timely feedback to various levels within DDS; and,
The QAU analysis is based on:
statistical data from QAU sample case reviews, high-risk case reviews, and special studies;
feedback from Social Security Administration (SSA) review components (OQR, RPC, etc.); and,
information from all other relevant sources such as audit findings or independent consultant reports.
2. SSA feedback
The QAU should use the results of SSA case reviews as part of its monitoring of DDS determinations. DDS management should ensure that QAU staff receives all SSA review reports, special studies, and statistical feedback regarding the quality of the DDS product.
3. SSA deficiency returns
The QAU should serve as the DDS focal point for:
review and analysis of individual case deficiency returns from SSA review components; and,
coordination of the DDS's timely action in response to the return.
The QAU should also:
maintain records about returns received from SSA;
use this information along with other data in its analysis; and,
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Acceleration of the measurement time of thermopiles using sigma-delta control
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Rights accessOpen Access
This work presents a double sliding mode control designed for accelerating the measurement of heat fluxes using thermopiles. The slow transient response generated in the thermopile, when it is placed in contact with the surface to be measured, is due to the changes in the temperature distributions that this operation triggers. It is shown that under some conditions the proposed controls keep the temperature distribution of the whole system constant and that changes in the heat flux at the thermopile are almost instantaneously compensated by the controls. One-dimensional simulations and experimental results using a commercial thermopile, showing the goodness of the proposed approach, are presented. A first rigorous analysis of the control using the Sliding Mode Control and Diffusive Representation theories is also made.
CitationDominguez, M. [et al.]. Acceleration of the measurement time of thermopiles using sigma-delta control. "Sensors", 18 Juliol 2019, vol. 19, núm. 14, p. 3159-1-3159-21.


Can Bearded Dragons Recognize Their Owners? [& Their Name?]
Bearded Dragons are hugely rewarding pets in many different ways. As an owner, you put so much love and attention into their care that it would be nice to know if they appreciated your efforts and associated you with looking after them. Intrigued, I decided to do some research. I will be sharing all in which I have been able to find here today.
So, can bearded dragons recognize their owners? Bearded dragons can learn to recognize their owners, and do so primarily as a food source. While they are generally docile, they do develop preferences for certain people and are more comfortable and trusting when handled and cared for properly.
Due to their friendly nature, bearded dragons make excellent pets as they are usually very even tempered.
Whilst they can be handled, there are certain guidelines to follow to ensure everyone remains safe.
For instance, the right technique, the right approach and being very stringent on when are all of importance.
Let us now take a closer look at how a bearded dragon can respond to their owners and environment.
We will be taking a look at some of the most commonly asked questions surrounding this topic so be sure to read to the end!
You'll be surprised at what you'll learn if you do!
Do Bearded Dragons Get Attached To Their Owners?
For the most part, bearded dragons are solitary reptiles. Instinctively, they are generally used to being alone for extended periods.
This is primarily why it is important that they are housed alone, or at least away from males, as they can be very territorial and aggressive with other males.
Nevertheless, this does not mean that they do not make for a great pet. In fact, quite the opposite:
Source: Rick Axelson, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
But it does take time, and new owners will likely find that their bearded dragon does not take to them right away.
It takes time to build trust, and for a bearded dragon to learn to recognize that you are a their main source of food.
In fact, there are several reports from bearded dragon owners whom notice their beardies preferring, or being more trusting of certain individuals in the house over others:
Source: Bearded Dragon Subreddit.
So, as we can see, there certainly does appear to be some recognition over time involved.
Nevertheless, its all about security and safety for your bearded dragon.
So, if they see you, or another family member as being able to provide this, they will generally be more receptive to you.
As with most reptiles, patience and consistency is key.
This is why handling is so important when keeping a bearded dragon; it needs to be done correctly and safely. They need to feel supported yet not confined.
You can look to talk to your bearded dragon. In this way, they can get an understanding of what you sound like.
Can Bearded Dragons Recognize Their Name?
Whether or not a bearded dragon can recognize their name is a subject of much debate.
However, it has been observed that a bearded dragon can learn to respond to their name, if they associate it with something that benefits them i.e. food.
That being said, its important that the same tone of voice is used consistently and repetitively over time.
So, if you did want to build this association, you need to begin talking to your bearded dragon each time you look to feed them.
Its also a good idea that your bearded dragon hears you speak at other times, but it is during feeding that you are likely to get a response.
Can Bearded Dragons Smell Their Owners?
Bearded dragons have an interesting sense of smell, and like most reptiles, smell using their tongues and by licking!
This is used as a means of detecting danger, seeking out food, and sampling it before consumption.
They do this through the Jacobsen's organ – which connected to the mouth.
This is also why, when owning a beardie, you may see them poking their tongues out from time to time.
Chances are they are having a good old 'sniff' (or taste) of their environment!
Ensuring it is safe, looking out for food.
Sensitivity to smell means that you may see changes in your bearded dragon's behavior if they are exposed to strong or unusual smells, for example perfume.
When handling your beardie, you may notice that on occasion they appear to be licking you, too.
This is your bearded dragon making itself familiar with your scent and also probably making sure that you are not something to eat!
It therefore comes advised to avoid wearing aftershave, perfume or strongly scented products. Otherwise, this change in aroma may make your beardie stressed and ingesting it is not good for them either!
Due to the fact that bearded dragons do not have the best sense of smell, they generally need to get quite close for their safety checks.
It is for this reason, that any bearded dragon owner needs to think about regular contact and careful handling. This is how a bearded dragon can get used to you, and learn to trust that you are safe.
Do Bearded Dragons Show Affection?
It is often said that bearded dragons are the only reptiles to show affection. Another reason why they make such rewarding pets!
However, these displays are in more obscure ways, than you may have initially had expected.
For instance, you may observe your bearded dragon closing their eyes and relaxing their entire body in your presence.
This may not sound like much, but take it as a HUGE compliment. This is a clear and visible sign that they feel comfortable, safe and calm in your presence.
You'll know if a bearded dragon likes you by how much trust they place in.
Licking you is one such way that they will look become familiar with you, and in time, they will likely be a lot more relaxed and docile in your presence.
So, the more time and the better care/handling you have with your beardie, the better your relationship will be with them.
Here are some good tips:
 - Establish a feeding routine by ensuring there are fixed meal and snack times, consistency is key,
 - Handle your beardie carefully and allowing them to explore you by walking over you,
 - Making note of the food that your bearded dragon responds most positively too and treating them with this,
Bearded dragons make amazing pets. Fascinating to watch and rewarding to care for.
In time, with proper care, you should start to notice that your bearded dragon trusts you.
Being that person whom provides food is one sure-fire way to get them to recognize you. Just be consistent, and patient.
Its all about investing time and meeting the needs of your beardie. That is our responsibility as the owner, after all.
Related Questions
How do I know if my beardie is happy? Bearded dragons will express their happiness by displaying certain behaviors. These behaviors typically include pressing up against you, licking the air, coming towards you, laying down and flat when you are near, and basking more often than usual. Ultimately, you are looking for signs of trust in you, and comfort in their surroundings.
What does it mean when a bearded dragon licks you? A bearded dragon will lick you when they are comfortable and/or trying to get a better understanding of you and their environment. During this time, bearded dragons will equally be attempting to smell you. If your bearded dragon attempts to lick you very frequently, it indicates that they trust you, that you have something on you that they like or that they are trying to acquire your scent.


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Efforts are underway to minimize future erosion and flooding along a North Westside creek.
On Monday, the provincial government approved a funding application that was submitted by the Regional District of Central Okanagan over the weekend to construct a bypass channel in Shorts Creek at Fintry.
"The goal of this emergency work is to stop the threat of any serious sudden erosion that could occur from elevated flows in Shorts Creek," said Bruce Smith, RDCO communications co-ordinator.
"During three separate significant rainfalls over the past three months, the creek bank has sustained serious erosion and any further heavy rainfall could result in the creek bursting its bank. Diverting and redirecting flows in the creek to a safer northern channel will reduce the threats posed to public safety and infrastructure in the area."
Design of the work and creek surveying is underway and it's hoped construction of the new bypass channel in the creek can be started this week.
Until this project is complete, officials continue to monitor the creek in case further action is needed by RDCO's regional emergency program.
"The regional district is grateful to Emergency Management B.C. and various provincial ministries for their co-operation and quick consideration of its application for this emergency work," said Smith.
Last week, the regional board was told of the threat posed by any further catastrophic erosion of Shorts Creek.
A report from Urban Systems highlighted concerns that any additional flows and high water levels in the creek could cause flooding problems in the Fintry area.


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How to Pin People on Snapchat
Understanding the Pinning Feature on Snapchat
Snapchat's Pinning feature allows you to keep track of important conversations with specific friends or groups by pinning them to the top of your chat list. This means that the conversation will stay at the top of your chat list, making it easier to access and find.
When you pin a conversation on Snapchat, a small thumbnail of the friend's Bitmoji or profile picture appears next to the chat, indicating that it is pinned. You can pin both individual chats and group chats, and there is no limit to the number of conversations you can pin.
One of the main benefits of the Pinning feature is that it allows you to prioritize your conversations and stay organized. This can be especially helpful if you have a lot of friends or if you're part of multiple group chats. By pinning the most important conversations to the top, you won't have to scroll through your entire chat list to find them.
It's also worth noting that when you receive a new message from a pinned conversation, it will still appear at the top of your chat list, even if it's not the most recent message you've received. This ensures that you don't miss any important messages from your pinned conversations.
Overall, the Pinning feature on Snapchat is a handy tool for keeping track of important conversations and staying organized on the app.
Step-by-Step Guide on How to Pin People on Snapchat
Pinning a conversation on Snapchat is a quick and easy process. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to pin people on Snapchat:
 1. Open the Snapchat app and go to your chat list.
 2. Find the conversation that you want to pin and swipe right on the chat.
 3. A thumbtack icon should appear next to the conversation. Tap on the thumbtack icon.
 4. The conversation should now appear at the top of your chat list with a small thumbnail of the friend's Bitmoji or profile picture.
 5. To unpin a conversation, simply swipe right on the conversation again and tap on the thumbtack icon to remove it.
It's important to note that you can pin both individual chats and group chats on Snapchat. Additionally, there is no limit to the number of conversations you can pin.
By following these simple steps, you can easily pin people on Snapchat and keep track of your most important conversations on the app.
Customizing Your Pinned People on Snapchat
Snapchat's Pinning feature not only allows you to prioritize your conversations, but also customize the friends or groups that you pin. Here are some tips on how to customize your pinned people on Snapchat:
 1. Pin your closest friends or family members: Pinning your closest friends or family members can help you stay connected with the people who matter most to you. You can easily access their conversations at the top of your chat list and stay up-to-date with their latest messages.
 2. Pin important group chats: If you're part of multiple group chats on Snapchat, it can be helpful to pin the most important ones to the top of your chat list. This can include work-related group chats, study groups, or any other groups that you need to stay on top of.
 3. Pin conversations with your favorite celebrities or influencers: If you follow any celebrities or influencers on Snapchat, you can pin their conversations to the top of your chat list to stay up-to-date with their latest updates and posts.
 4. Unpin conversations as needed: It's important to regularly review your pinned conversations and unpin any that are no longer important or relevant. This can help you keep your chat list organized and prevent it from becoming cluttered.
By customizing your pinned people on Snapchat, you can create a personalized experience on the app and stay connected with the people and groups that matter most to you.
Troubleshooting Common Issues with Pinning on Snapchat
While pinning people on Snapchat is generally a smooth and simple process, there are some common issues that users may encounter. Here are some troubleshooting tips for common issues with pinning on Snapchat:
 1. Thumbtack icon not appearing: If the thumbtack icon doesn't appear when you swipe right on a chat, try restarting the app or updating to the latest version of Snapchat. You can also try clearing the cache on your device.
 2. Pinned conversations not staying at the top: If your pinned conversations are not staying at the top of your chat list, try unpinning and re-pinning the conversations. You can also try restarting the app or updating to the latest version of Snapchat.
 3. Can't pin certain conversations: If you're unable to pin certain conversations on Snapchat, it may be because the conversation is too old or inactive. Snapchat only allows you to pin conversations that have had recent activity.
 4. Pinned conversations not syncing across devices: If you use multiple devices to access Snapchat, your pinned conversations may not sync across devices. To fix this, try logging out and back in to your account on all devices.
 5. Pinned conversations disappearing: If your pinned conversations disappear from your chat list, it may be because the friend or group has blocked you or deleted their account. In this case, you won't be able to pin their conversations anymore.
By troubleshooting these common issues, you can ensure that your pinned conversations stay organized and accessible on Snapchat.
Exploring Creative Ways to Use the Pinning Feature on Snapchat
While pinning people on Snapchat is a useful tool for staying organized, there are also some creative ways to use the Pinning feature. Here are some ideas:
 1. Pin motivational messages or quotes: If you're using Snapchat as a way to motivate yourself, you can pin messages or quotes from friends or accounts that inspire you. This can help you stay focused and positive throughout the day.
 2. Pin recipes or cooking tips: If you're a foodie, you can pin recipes or cooking tips from your favorite accounts or friends. This can help you stay organized and make it easier to access the recipes you want to try.
 3. Pin workout routines or fitness tips: If you're using Snapchat to track your fitness journey, you can pin workout routines or fitness tips from your favorite accounts or friends. This can help you stay motivated and on track with your goals.
 4. Pin important dates or events: If you have an upcoming event or deadline, you can pin the conversation related to it to the top of your chat list. This can help you stay organized and prevent you from missing important dates.
 5. Pin travel plans or recommendations: If you're planning a trip or looking for travel recommendations, you can pin conversations related to it to the top of your chat list. This can make it easier to access important information and keep all your travel plans in one place.
By exploring these creative ways to use the Pinning feature on Snapchat, you can make the most out of the app and customize your experience to your unique interests and needs.
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Organic Garlic Chive Seeds
HERB-CHIVE-2-1Regular price $3.95
We love Garlic Chives - a pungent herb with a mild Garlic flavour. It is not only super easy to grow from seed, it is also 'cut and come again', so you will have a plentiful supply for dumplings, soups and Asian dishes.
Our Ecoseeds range is certified organic, non-GMO and open pollinated. Each Garlic Chives seed packet includes approximately 60 seeds.
What are Garlic Chives (Chinese Chives, Chinese Leek)?
Garlic Chives are a clumping herb with a flat, grass-like leaf, and pretty star-shaped white flowers. Native to Asia, their existence was first records 4,000-5,000 years ago in China. Garlic Chives are a great companion plant for your vegetable garden - they are said to deter a range of pests and diseases.
The main difference between Garlic Chives and plain Chives, are the leaf shape (plain Chives have a hollow round stalk), flower colour, and the flavour. Garlic Chives taste more garlicky, while plain Chives have more of an onion-like flavour.
Try Garlic Chives as a border plant, along a path, or in a container garden.
Culinary Uses for Garlic Chives
Chives are a versatile herb and are a delicious addition in lots of European, Mediterranean and north Asian recipes. This herb is great in dumplings and soups, or in a compound butter to go on grilled meat.
Growing Conditions - Garlic Chives
Chives can be planted in your herb garden any time from spring through to autumn. Carrots, Mint, Marigolds and Tomatoes are good companion planting choices.
Chives are easy-care plants that prefer a mildly acidic but free draining soil. They grow best in part shade and when watered frequently (soil should be moist not soggy).
What type of climate do Garlic Chives prefer?
Chives can be planted any time from spring through to autumn. They are somewhat cold and frost-tolerant. This means they will tolerate the odd cold spell or light frost, but they won't survive hardy frosts, bitter temperatures or snow. If you live in a colder part of New Zealand, you could grow Chives inside over winter.