For many people, Minecraft is a game. Indeed, the second most popular videogame of all time is first and foremost an entertainment tool. However, I have often written that Microsoft sees Minecraft as more than a game. A gold mine for one, but also a platform that can be used for learning and accessibility.
A UK-based charity is highlighting again how Minecraft can be used outside the realm of pure gaming. SpecialEffect has created a technology that aids the physically impaired and lets them play Minecraft.
Called EyeMine, the eye-tracking software works with Windows desktops and laptops to let disabled users play the game. SpecialEffect is a company specializing in customizing games so they can be used by those with physical disabilities.
The EyeMine technology uses eye tracking software and hardware to control a mouse. The free software allows those with physical impairments to use their eyes to perform tasks. For example, placing blocks when building or selecting items in the inventory.
Additionally, the tracking software is accurate enough to move the Minecraft character around the map. This includes, attacking, flying, digging, and more. SpecialEffect explains how the new technology works on its official launch page:
"Eye-trackers have inbuilt infrared cameras which track where your eyes are looking, letting you move the mouse pointer around on the screen. You can 'click' by dwelling (staring at a screen button for a certain length of time) or by using a switch that's plugged in to the computer. You can see dwelling in action in the lower screenshot – it's the red circular timer."
The team behind the solution worked directly with physically impaired people to ensure accuracy. EyeMine has already been made to craft stunning creations, including a replica of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Switzerland.
Interestingly, the requirements for using EyeMine are relatively lights. For example, you will need at least a Windows 7 PC, a Minecraft account, and an eye-tracking device. While the latter many seem more problematic, SpecialEffect has listed which eye-trackers are compatible with its technology.


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Student Data Inquiry (305)
Student Data Inquiry displays the basic personal information about a student.
To access the Student Data Inquiry:
A blank selection screen will appear:
To select a student:
To access a student not otherwise available to you:
Note: All data entered, student number, social security number, student name, and birthdate must agree. To avoid the common error of mismatching keys, use only the student number, and if access to the student is normally denied you, PAC number in the birth date field (with leading zeros if necessary).
After selection of a student or if you have retained student information, the Student Data Inquiry screen will appear, as shown below:
The Student Data Inquiry provides basic registration and personal information for each student. A student may be registered, cancelled, or withdrawn, and the date of the status will be displayed. Thus, Ms. Small was last registered in the spring of 1987. If a student has been cancelled or has withdrawn, the last quarter that the student had attended the university will be displayed.
Resident status is used to determine tuition costs. A student may be RESIDENT or NONRESIDENT in the State of Washington; a student is also a US citizen, an immigrant, or on student visa for immigration purposes.
The screen has room for several special programs to be shown. The most common of these are the Educational Opportunity Program and Intercollegiate Athletics. There is also room for three majors to be shown.
Emergency contact is an important piece of data that is often overlooked by students at registration. Encourage your advisers to keep this datum current.
Besides providing the basic personal information for a student, SRF305 shows two important control fields.
The first, not shown on this example, tells whether the student has a hold, and what that hold is. If the student has a hold, a message will show in the top half of the screen.
The second, in the middle of the screen, tells whether the student has authorized release of directory information. Note the wording in the above example "STUDENT AUTHORIZES RELEASE OF DIRECTORY INFORMATION:YES."
If release is "YES" then you may release limited directory information to off-campus inquirers (See the section on Student Data Base Security for exactly what information you may release.) If release is "NO" then Admissions and Records has asked that you state:
"We have a record, but the student has requested that we not release any information."
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The Conflict Dynamics Profile (CDP), an assessment instrument measuring conflict behaviors, is an excellent resource to increase self-awareness and improve conflict management skills. The CDP is unlike any other assessment tool in that it focuses specifically on conflict behaviors, rather than styles. It helps individuals and teams understand how they respond to conflict, what triggers can escalate conflict, and how to manage conflict more effectively.
Two versions of the instrument—the CDP-Individual (CDP-I) and CDP-360— emphasize an action-oriented approach which leads to real improvement. A thorough Development Guide provides information and tips for coping with conflict and building strong interpersonal relationships.
As a "self-report," the (CDP-I) looks at how you view yourself. It provides a simple way of helping you understand more about how you respond to conflict both behaviorally and emotionally.
The CDP-360 enables you to compare your own perceptions about how you behave during conflict with those of your colleagues. It provides a complete "conflict profile" with feedback from bosses, peers, and direct reports. The CDP-360 is particularly helpful for leaders, managers, and high-potential employees for whom conflict can be particularly challenging.
In addition to feedback on 15 scales, both versions of the CDP have a unique "hot buttons" section which identifies the emotional triggers that negatively impact relationships.
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- Abbreviated Development Guide
- Group reports for intact teams
- In-depth view of conflict behaviors
- Detailed analysis of the 15 scales
- Perceptions of colleagues
- Comprehensive Development Guide
- Concrete suggestions for improving behavior patterns
- Group reports for intact teams
Using the CDP
Since the topic of conflict is so universal, there are numerous ways to use the CDP. From leadership development training with individuals and teams to coaching settings with high-potential managers, the CDP can identify both strengths as well as problem areas.
The CDP is an excellent tool to explore how conflict is being managed in an organization. The language of the instrument provides an excellent starting point for how to describe and measure a desired approach to workplace conflict. By learning these new components as part of an orientation session, new employees can adjust their personal behavior to match up with the cultural norms of the organization.
The CDP is particularly helpful in team settings. In addition to each individual report, a group report can be generated that outlines team behaviors and responses. This report often opens up the door for effective conversations about acceptable responses to conflict and hot button triggers. Members of the team learn how certain behaviors might inadvertently trigger irritation in their colleagues as well as how to avoid pushing these hot buttons.
When a client is sensitive to feedback from others or reluctant to use a multi-rater instrument, the CDP can still be used to focus on conflict patterns. The CDP helps the client consider his or her responses to conflict and provides comparisons to a large norm group. It can be a helpful first step in diagnosing areas of strength and developmental opportunities.
Constructive Behavioral Scales:
- Perspective Taking – Putting yourself in the other person's position and trying to understand that person's point of view.
- Creating Solutions – Brainstorming with the other person, asking questions, and trying to create solutions to the problem.
- Expressing Emotions – Talking honestly with the other person and expressing your thoughts and feelings.
- Reaching Out – Reaching out to the other person, making the first move, and trying to make amends.
- Reflective Thinking – Analyzing the situation, weighing the pros and cons, and thinking about the best response.
- Delay Responding – Waiting things out, letting matters settle down, or taking a "time out" when emotions are running high.
- Adapting – Staying flexible, and trying to make the best of the situation.
Destructive Behavioral Scales:
- Winning at All Costs – Arguing vigorously for your own position and trying to win at all costs.
- Displaying Anger – Expressing anger, raising your voice, and using harsh, angry words.
- Demeaning Others – Laughing at the other person, ridiculing the other's ideas, and using sarcasm.
- Retaliating – Obstructing the other person, retaliating against the other, and trying to get revenge.
- Avoiding – Avoiding or ignoring the other person, and acting distant and aloof.
- Yielding – Giving in to the other person in order to avoid further conflict.
- Hiding Emotions – Concealing your true emotions even though feeling upset.
- Self-Criticizing – Replaying the incident over in your mind, and criticizing yourself for not handling it better.
Hot Button Scales:
- Unreliable – Those who are unreliable, miss deadlines and cannot be counted on.
- Overly-Analytical – Those who are perfectionists, over-analyze things and focus too much on minor issues.
- Unappreciative – Those who fail to give credit to others or seldom praise good performance.
- Aloof – Those who isolate themselves, do not seek input from others or are hard to approach.
- Micro-Managing – Those who constantly monitor and check up on the work of others.
- Self-Centered – Those who are self-centered or believe they are always correct.
- Abrasive – Those who are arrogant, sarcastic and abrasive.
- Untrustworthy – Those who exploit others, take undeserved credit or cannot be trusted.
- Hostile – Those who lose their tempers, become angry, or yell at others.
The CDP-I report contains graphs measuring constructive behaviors, destructive behaviors, and hot buttons. It is accompanied by a 40-page Development Guide which gives suggestions for improving behaviors and cooling hot buttons.
The CDP-360 report is much more comprehensive. In addition to containing graphs measuring constructive behaviors, destructive behaviors, and hot buttons, it also has narrative comments from other raters, measures of the organizational importance of various conflict behaviors, and indications of how the individual is viewed during different stages of conflict. Accompanying the CDP-360 report is a 115-page Development Guide with suggestions for development, recommended resources, and guidelines for successful action planning.


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Background and Aim: The purpose of this study was to describe the CT findings of sorafenib-treated hepatic tumors in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and correlate the findings to the overall survival.
Methods: Sorafenib-treated twenty eight patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with viable hepatic tumors between June 2007 and March 2008 were enrolled. Dynamic CT findings were analyzed with regard to the response of the tumor based on the response evaluation criteria in solid tumor, version 1.1, and the attenuation values of the tumors during the late arterial and portal venous phases. Survival analyses according to early changes of the tumors were also performed.
Results: In all patients, the tumor responses were stable disease or progressive disease on follow-up CT scans. Prior to the treatment, the mean attenuation values of the tumors were 93.0 ± 20.0 HU at the late arterial phase and 107.9 ± 23.0HU at the portal venous phase. On the first follow-up CT scans, the mean attenuation values of the later arterial and portal venous phases were 76.9 ± 26.5 HU and 94.2 ± 29.1 HU, respectively (p < 0.01). The median overall survival was better for the patients with the response of stable disease than the patients with progressive disease (p = 0.013).
Conclusions: In patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma who were treated by sorafenib, the size of the hepatic tumors was not significantly reduced. However, the median survival was better for the patients with the response of stable disease. The attenuation values of the tumors became smaller after treatment as compared to the baseline CT scans.


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PALMDALE – A comprehensive financial analysis by the California State Auditor (CSA) revealed that the City of Palmdale has one of the lowest risks of fiscal distress in California.
Of the 471 cities that were analyzed, Palmdale came in at the 405th lowest risk, putting it in the top 14 percent of California cities.
As part of the CSA's high-risk local government audit program, the Auditor has established a process for determining whether a local government agency is at risk of fiscal distress. The CSA launched its most comprehensive analysis of cities, and for the first time, make public an online dashboard ranking the fiscal health of over 470 California cities from highest to lowest risk, using ten key financial indicators. The dashboard is available at _URL_
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California State Auditor's Methodology for Ranking California Cities Based on Fiscal Risk
The California State Auditor (State Auditor) analyzed financial information for 471 California cities to identify cities that may be at risk for fiscal distress. They assessed risk by performing various financial comparisons and calculations that they refer to as financial indicators, as discussed in more detail below. They analyzed the finances related to each city's governmental and business-type activities, including the general fund or main operating fund. Their analysis relied upon information from audited financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that they obtained through various sources such as city websites, the Federal Audit Clearinghouse, the Electronic Municipal Market Access website, and the California State Controller's Office (State Controller). They also analyzed unaudited pension related information from the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and the State Controller.
They selected a set of 10 indicators that enabled them to assess each city's ability to pay its bills in both the short and long term. Specifically, the indicators measure each city's cash position or liquidity, debt burden, financial reserves, revenue trends, and ability to pay for employee retirement benefits. They used a points-based system to rank and categorize cities as either high, moderate, or low risk for fiscal distress. They weighted the results of the indicators by assigning varying numbers of points to each indicator based on their judgment of each indicator's relative importance. The table below summarizes the financial indicators and maximum points assigned to each indicator.


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Children's author Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo is one of the UK's best-loved kids' authors and he's been talking to Newsround about his latest book, Shadow.
The former Children's Laureate has seen loads of his books get turned into stage plays and now Hollywood director Steven Spielberg is turning one of Michael's most famous books, War Horse, into a movie!
Michael Morpurgo's Shadow - book cover
Shadow is based on the true story of a sniffer dog in Afghanistan, who went missing during an attack while out on patrol.
The soldiers thought the dog was dead, but 14 months later he shows up alive. The question is, who looked after him all that time?
Shadow is an imagined story about what happened to the sniffer dog. An Afghan boy called Aman befriends the dog when it turns up outside the cave where he lives.
When Aman's family flees the country and comes to England as asylum seekers, the dog Aman has called Shadow won't leave their side...
Why did you choose to set your new book in Afghanistan?
I've written a lot about war before but particularly wars that have been in the past. With these stories we know the outcome. But when we write about a war that's going on, it's much sharper because we're still full of anxiety about it.
You've written quite a few books about war - what's your interest in war?
Everyone is interested in war, in that people don't want it to happen. I'm much more interested in peace than in war but it's important to understand why we fight.
I grew up in 1943 [during World War II], I was a war baby. The first world I knew was a country that had been through a war. It affected me deeply.
Why should kids be interested in war?
It's important because kids know it's there, they watch TV, they know these things are going on. Books that kids read should be about what is going on in the world.
How did you research for the book?
I did a lot of research about soldiers in Afghanistan, and about Afghan people living in north Afghanistan. I found out about people living in caves in a place called Bamiyan. I researched those people in particular and decided that's where my family should come from.
I also researched a detention centre for asylum seekers called Yarl's Wood. It's the only place in the country where we still imprison children and I was very upset about that.
I visited Yarl's Wood. I didn't visit Afghanistan but I did talk to people who had been there.
Shadow is based on a dog - are you a dog lover?
Yes, we've had dogs in my family all my life until seven or eight years ago, when our beloved lurcher died and we felt we couldn't replace her. Now is the only time I've never a dog.
What's your favourite animal?
Elephants, but they're quite difficult to keep in your house!
I like their eyes - when you look into their eyes you know they're intelligent. I'm fascinated by how ancient they are and how they're prehistoric animals.
You have seven grandkids - do you test out your stories on them?
I don't test my stories on them anymore. I did a little with my children when I was younger. But I do test my stories out on school children. When I visit schools I read them what I've been writing.
I only tested out Shadow on my wife. She always says the same thing - it's very good, but it's not as good as War Horse.
War Horse is being made into a movie - how do you feel about that?
I feel very flattered that one of our great storytellers [Steven Spielberg] has chosen War Horse to make into a film. He's one of very few directors who can do it justice.
It's a very difficult story to tell. At the heart of the story there's an animal - the horse tells the story. There are no stars. It's about a war, the young people, and the animals with them. [Spielberg] will tell it brilliantly in the cinema.
What tips would you give kids who want to become writers?
Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.
Start writing two or three lines every day about something interesting that's happened to you. Go places, meet people - so you have lots to write about.
Read a lot of books, read everything - fill your head with stories, poems, facts.
What kids' book do you wish you had written?
Treasure Island. It's the first book I loved, when I was about nine, the greatest adventure story for boys. Robert Louis Stevenson is my writing hero.


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Generally, arrival time assessments are based on the distance to port and the mean speed of the ship. Our service takes into account the wind, wave, and current conditions during the trip and the effects that they have on the speed.
Background project
Upon arrival of a ship in the harbor a quay needs to be free for offloading of for example containers or bulk products. For this purpose a time slot has been requested and hinterland transport arranged by for example barges or trains and trucks. A ship failing to arrive in time results in infra-structure not being used or last minute reallocation of resources.
Issue and needs
To optimize marine transport the current ship position has to be monitored and time to harbour estimated. The latter is influenced by MetOcean conditions along the planned shipping route and requires accurate weather forecasts and ship response parameters.
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To predict ship arrival time the effect of wind, waves and currents on its velocity is determined. Assessment of ship response parameters is based on actual shipping data and MetOcean conditions and does not require a dedicated complex physical model of the ship's hydrodynamic behaviour. The technology combines near real-time ship data, MetOcean forecasts and the ship response parameters to predict sailing times. Ship position and speed are monitored using AIS technology. Historic AIS data and MetOcean data are analysed to assess ship speed related to ambient waves, wind and currents.
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The technology will increase efficiency in the maritime transport sector and ports. The service enables optimized use of harbour infrastructure and increase throughput capacity including use of hinterland connections. The service is provided to support the maritime transport sector, ship owners and seaport authorities.
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New Zealand's universities risk slipping further down the international rankings if the Government doesn't urgently address its misplaced spending priorities, National's Tertiary Education Spokesperson Paula Bennett says.
"For the first time in nearly two decades universities in New Zealand have received no increase in Government funding, not even to keep up with inflation, instead directing $2.8 billion into the failed policy to increase student numbers.
"This means that universities are being forced to make cuts to staffing, with the anticipation that there will be more to come. These cuts will negatively impact the ratio of staff to students and jeopardise the quality of tertiary education delivered in New Zealand.
"If our universities are unable to maintain the number of staff they have had as a result of a lack of Government funding they will continue to slide down the international rankings. This will make it harder for them to attract staff, which will cause the quality to drop even further.
"The Government needs to consider what is really important here, participation numbers or the quality of our tertiary education.
"We can be sure that if we don't maintain the quality of our tertiary education institutions, the best and brightest students will just take their enrolments overseas.
"The Minister has put all his eggs in a misplaced basket with his badly targeted $2.8 billion fees free policy and hasn't considered the funding needs of the tertiary education sector.
"National is committed to ensuring quality education is delivered in New Zealand and our tertiary education system is supplying the skills we need to support our growing economy."


15] may be combined to prove that the initial-value problem associated to the Hirota-Satsuma equation is globally wellposed in H 2 (R) for initial data u0 ∈ H 2 (R) satisfying conditions (8). Theorem 2.2. Let u0 ∈ H 2 (R) be such that ku0 kH 1 < kϕ? kH 1 and E(u0 ) < E(ϕ? ) as in (8). Then the local solution u to the initial-value problem  R∞ ut + ux − utxx − uut + ux x ut dx0 = 0, (17) u(x, 0) = u0 (x), for x ∈ R, obtained in Theorem 1 of [15] extends uniquely to a solution u ∈ Cb (R; H 2 (R)) that solves (2) and, additionally, has the property that ku(·, t)kH 1 < kϕ? kH 1 ,
for all t ∈ R.
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Proof. Let u0 ∈ H 2 (R) satisfy the hypotheses, which is to say, the inequalities in (8). The initial value u0 can be approximated in H 2 by, say, H ∞ -functions {u0,i }∞ i=1 that also respect (8), uniformly for i = 1, 2, · · · . It follows from Theorem 1 in [15] that there exists positive times Ti = T (r0 (u0,i ), r1 (u0,i ), ku0,i kH 2 ), with rj (φ) = k∂xj (−∂x2 − φ + 1)−1 kB(L2 ) , (19) j = 0, 1, and associated solutions ui of the Hirota-Satsuma equation such that ui ∈ C([0, Ti ); H 2 (R)), i = 0, 1, · · · . Note that T can be taken to be a continuous, positive function of its arguments. Thus, to show the solutions ui , i = 1, 2, · · · , may be extended to arbitrarily large time intervals, it suffices to derive a priori bounds on the quantities r0 (ui (·, t)), r1 (ui (·, t)), and kui (·, t)kH 2 and then reapply the local well-posedness result an arbitrary number of times. But the bounds on r0 (u(t)) and r1 (u(t)) are obtained in Theorem 3 in [15] since u0 satisfies (8), while the bound on ku(t)kH 2 is a consequence of the second-order conservation law obtained in Proposition 2.1 combined with (18) and standard Sobolev embedding results. 3. Solitary-wave solutions and the variational problem. Consider the solitary waves φµ in (11) which are solutions to (10), for 0 < µ < 1. Define e(µ) and f (µ) by e(µ) = E(φµ ) and f (µ) = F (φµ ), for 0 < µ < 1, and set e? = E(ϕ? ) and f ? = F (ϕ? ) where ϕ? = lim φµ . µ→1
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Recall that ϕ is a solution to equation (9). The first step in the analysis is a technical lemma which asserts that e and f are bijections. Lemma 3.1. Let e and f be as defined above. Then, (i) the function e is a strictly increasing bijection from (0, 1) onto (0, e? ), and (ii) the function f is a strictly decreasing bijection from (0, 1) onto (f ? , 0).
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Proof. First, observe that since φµ is a solution to (10), then Z Z  0 2 2 φµ (x) + µφµ (x) dx = φµ (x)3 dx. R
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On the other hand, observe that ϕ? (x) = µ−1 φµ (µ− 2 x) does not depend on µ since it satisfies equation (9), so that (21) becomes 0 1 µ 3 ? 2 1 5 − µ 2 kϕ kL2 . e(µ) = µ 2 kϕ? k2L2 + 3 2 6 It is therefore concluded that 0 3 1 5 3 5 3 (22) e0 (µ) = µ 2 kϕ? k2L2 + µ 2 − µ 2 kϕ? k2L2 > 0, 6 4 12 since µ ∈ (0, 1), which proves (i). Attention is now given to the proof of (ii). To obtain a helpful expression for f (µ), the following identities satisfied by φµ are useful. First, differentiate (10), multiply the result by φ0µ and integrate by parts to reach the formula Z Z  φ00µ (x)2 + µφ0µ (x)2 dx = 2 φµ (x)φ0µ (x)2 dx. (23) R
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and integrate by parts to obtain Second, multiply (10) by Z Z  0 2 3 2φµ (x)φµ (x) + µφµ (x) dx = φµ (x)4 dx. R
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R
Combining (13), (20), (23) and (24) yields  Z  1−µ 0 2−µ 3 1 f (µ) = F (φµ ) = φµ (x)2 − φµ − φµ (x)φ0µ (x)2 dx. 2 6 6 R
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On the other hand, if (10) is multiplied by φ0µ and the result integrated, there appears 2 − (φ0µ )2 + µφ2µ − φ3µ = 0, (26) 3 which, together with (20), gives Z Z 1 0 2 φµ (x)3 dx. (27) φµ (x) dx = 6 R R Finally, upon gathering together (25) and (27) and performing the same change of variable as for e, it transpires that Z 0 3 µ  5 ?0 2 1 7 2 2 f (µ) = − − µ kϕ kL2 − µ ϕ? (x)ϕ? (x)2 dx. 2 2 6 R It is concluded that f and f 0 are strictly negative on (0, 1) since ϕ? is a positive function. In what follows, λ connotes a fixed, but arbitrary number in the interval (0, e? ). Consider the variational problem  Minimize F (φ) on the admissible set of functions (Vλ ) (28) Iλ = {φ ∈ H 2 (R) | E(φ) = λ and kφkH 1 < kϕ? kH 1 }.
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For the fixed value of λ, let Fλ = inf{F (φ) | φ ∈ Iλ }. The next result characterizes the solutions of the Euler-Lagrange equation associated to (Vλ ). Lemma 3.2. Let α ∈ R and let φ ∈ H 2 (R) be such that kφkH 1 (R) < kϕ? kH 1 . Then φ is a solution to the Euler-Lagrange equation associated to (Vλ ) for the Lagrange multiplier α, which is to say, F 0 (φ) + αE 0 (φ) = 0,
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if and only if φ solves the elliptic differential equation − φ00 + αφ − φ2 = 0.
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Proof. Let α ∈ R and φ ∈ H (R). Define Λ(φ) := F (φ) + αE(φ)  Z  1 00 2 1 α 2+α 3 1 4 3 = (φ ) + (1 + α)(φ0 )2 + φ2 − φ + φ − φ(φ0 )2 dx. 2 2 2 6 6 2 R A straightforward calculation reveals that Λ0 (φ)h  Z  α 2 2 3 3 0 2 (4) 00 00 = φ − (1 + α)φ + αφ − (1 + )φ + φ + (φ ) + 3φφ hdx (31) 2 3 2 R   Z 2   d 1 α 1 = − 2 + 1 − φ (−φ00 + αφ − φ2 ) + (− (φ0 )2 + φ2 − φ3 ) hdx. dx 2 2 3 R Hence, if φ is a solution to (30), it is deduced from (26) and (31) that φ is a solution to the Euler-Lagrange equation (29). Reciprocally, let φ be a solution to the Euler-Lagrange


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Basic Rat Terrier Information
- Lifespan: 12 - 16 years
- Height: - inches
- Weight: - pounds
Medical Conditions Seen in Rat Terriers
Rat Terrier Traits
- Jogging Partner
- Lap Dog
- Good with Children
- Warm Weather
- Cold Weather
- Grooming Requirements
- Ease of Training
Rat Terrier History
- The rat terrier's ancestors may have included Manchester terriers, smooth fox terriers, and perhaps whippets. Later breeds that may have played a role included the beagle, Italian greyhound, miniature pinscher and Chihuahua.
- Mixes of these breeds came from dogs brought to America by working class immigrants from Britain in the late 1800s.
- Rat terriers were used for both vermin control and for rat pit contests, where men bet on how many rats in a pit a dog could kill in a certain time period. A rat terrier holds the rat killing record of 2501 rats in a seven hour period in an infested barn.
- President Theodore Roosevelt hunted with these dogs and even kept some in the White House. He is credited with naming them rat terriers.
- The Rat terrier has traditionally been viewed as a strain, rather than a breed, of dog, which means that crossing to other breeds and mixes has been permissible throughout most of its history. The modern incarnation of this practice is probably the feist, a strain of small terrier-like hunting dogs used to catch squirrels and other rodents.
- Because it has been bred as a strain with used to hunt game of varied size, the rat terrier comes in a great range of sizes.
- Rat terriers were popular farm dogs by the early 1900s; in fact, although no statistics are available, they were probably among the most popular dogs in America.
- With the advent of pesticides in the 1950s, the rat terrier's popularity as a working vermin hunter declined. By that time, however, the breed had a following because of it attributes as a companion.
- Several breed clubs now exist, but they disagree about what the best course is for the future of the breed.
- The National Rat Terrier Association has maintained breeding records for decades and is opposed to recognition by major kennel clubs.
- The United Kennel Club recognized the rat terrier in 1999.
- The Rat Terrier Club of America is working toward AKC recognition. It is recognized by the AKC Foundation Stock Service, which makes it eligible to compete in many AKC performance events.
Rat Terrier Behavior Concerns
- Makes a loyal and energetic companion.
- Playful and very good with children.
- Somewhat reserved with strangers
- May be cocky and even scrappy with other dogs.
- May not be good with small pets, and is especially ill-advised around rodents.
- Does best with reward-based training involving food or games.
- Eager to please, and learns quickly, but is easily bored and distracted.
- Some may bark a lot.
Rat Terrier Suggested Exercises
- Makes an alert housedog.
- This is a very active and playful dog. A daily walk around the block, coupled with several play sessions, will help meet its exercise needs.
- May not do well in dog parks unless large dogs are segregated from small dogs. Even so, some rat terriers may bully other small dogs.
- Games and tricks provide needed mental exercise.
- Its thin coat and small size makes it vulnerable to chilling.
Rat Terrier Grooming
- Coat is smooth, hard and short.
- Brushing once a week will remove dead hair.
- Shedding is average.
Suggested Rat Terrier Nutritional Needs
- Rat terriers tend to stay in good weight or be slightly overweight.
- Small snacks can cause weight problems in very small dogs.
- Tiny rat terrier puppies should be fed often to prevent hypoglycemia, a serious condition to which very small puppies are prone. Frequent small meals of high protein, fat, and complex carbohydrates may help guard against this condition.
Did you know?
- Grapes and raisins are harmful to dogs.
- Some dog parasites are transferable to humans.


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Since receiving a number of citizen tips regarding a suspicious discharge on the old naval-base in North Charleston, Charleston Waterkeeper has been following up on any leads that could provide more information about the situation.
The Clean Water Act serves as the primary statute preventing illegal discharges into the waters of the United States. Any discharge must be permitted by a regulatory agency that has been given such authority by the EPA. In South Carolina, the Department of Health and Environmental Control is the agency responsible for granting and regulating these permits.
Upon seeing what appeared to be the de-watering of a stormwater basin directly into the Cooper River, Charleston Waterkeeper immediately contacted DHEC to inquire about any permits allowing such activity. DHEC responded promptly by sending a representative to the site today to investigate the discharge further. We have discovered that the construction project is managed by the Charleston Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority (RDA) and has been contracted to Landmark Construction.
Dewatering is the removal of water from solid material or soil. This process entails draining water from "a riverbed, construction site, caisson, or mine shaft, by pumping or evaporation." If the "dewater" is discharged directly or indirectly into the waters of the United States, a permit must be sought for this activity. Dewatering can significantly affect the water quality of a river especially when the discharge is from polluted groundwater or stormwater.
DHEC is working to determine whether the direct discharge was covered by any permits and will determine whether such actions were in violation of the Clean Water Act. We will report on any updates as we receive them.

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WALTHAM™ Kitten Growth Charts
How big will my cat get? When will my kitten stop growing? What should a kitten weigh? Like many new kitten owners, you might be asking yourself all these questions – and more. Owning a kitten can be a challenge. And if needle sharp teeth and tiny, yet powerful, claws weren't enough to deal with, healthy weight gain should also be a priority.
Created by a group of experts including veterinarians, statisticians, and nutrition scientists, WALTHAM™ Kitten Growth Charts can help pet owners and veterinary professionals monitor cats' growth.
Why should I use them?
Just like babies, kittens that grow too quickly or slowly can suffer from lifelong health problems - therefore it's important to ensure that kittens grow at a healthy rate.
WALTHAM™ Kitten Growth Charts are a free user-friendly tool to allow owners monitor their cat's growth from 8 weeks - adulthood.
By using the charts, you can compare your kitten's weight and growth to the weight of other healthy kittens at the same age. This allows you to see if they're growing at a healthy rate or spot any unusual growth so you can contact your veterinarian before it becomes an issue.
The charts are based on data from thousands of healthy young cats and are intended to be a standard for healthy growth. They have been scientifically developed in a similar manner to charts used to monitor the growth of children (e.g. the WHO growth standards), which are used by healthcare professionals around the world. .
As well as these Kitten Growth Charts, we have also created WALTHAM™ Puppy Growth Charts. They are available to download or use our app and track your puppy's weight online
Download the free of charge printable PDF Kitten Growth Charts to benefit from:
- Kitten Growth charts scientifically developed by veterinarians and scientists using data from thousands of healthy cat and kittens
- Your kitten's ideal adult weight
- Unlimited downloads
- Printable charts that you can share with your veterinarian
WALTHAM™ Kitten Growth Charts FAQs
Kittens grow very quickly in their first few months, so their date of birth is important in tracking their growth accurately. A difference of a week or two could make a big impact as to how their growth is interpreted. If you don't know your kitten's birthday, you could check with the breeder or if you got your kitten from a shelter, your veterinarian may be able to estimate their age. If you use an estimated date of birth, follow the curves with caution and speak to your veterinarian if you have concerns or if your kitten's growth appears to be going off track.
Yes! The kitten growth charts have been developed using data from domestic short haired, the most common type of cat in the UK and US, rather than recognised pedigree cat breeds. However, they are suitable for all cat breeds and cross breeds that have an adult weight between 2-7kg.
You can weigh your kitten at home using regular digital scales. You may want to put them in something e.g., a carrier or bowl to keep them still when weighing. If doing this don't forget to subtract the weight of what you're using from the combined weight to get the accurate weight of your kitty.
Check your scales go up in small (e.g., 1 gram) increments to accurately track your kitten's growth
Top Tip: Try to use the same scales each time you weigh your kitten. Make sure you factor in how big they're going to grow, or how wriggly they may get!
Every 2-4 weeks up to 6 months of age, and then every 1-3 months until fully grown
It's not encouraged to weigh your kitten more frequently as things such as meals and toileting meals can make your kitten's weight appear to fluctuate. Regular (e.g., every 2-4 weeks) weight measurements over a longer period are more likely to reflect the true change in weight.
- Calculate your kitten's age in weeks. There are lots of online calculators that will help you do this if you're unsure
- Accurately weigh them
- Find their age on the horizontal (bottom) axis and the appropriate weight on the vertical (side) axis. Make a small dot where the two lines intersect.
- Do this every 2-4 weeks up to 6 months of age, and then every 1-3 months until fully grown
Sorry to hear your kitten is unwell! We recommend you continue weighing them even though they're not feeling their best.
Some illnesses, such as gastroenteritis, can lead to a temporary halt in growth. In most cases your kitten should catch up again to the original centile line. If this doesn't happen, they're unwell for a long period of time, or they cross 2 or more centile lines, please contact your veterinarian.
Top Tip: make a note of when they were unwell in your calendar in case you need to discuss with the veterinarian in the future.
Your kitten's growth chart includes curves, which are centile lines. These represent the expected range of normal growth for cats based on the data from thousands of healthy cats.
The number of the centile reflects the percentage of the population (weight category) whose weight falls below that line; for example, if a cat is on the 75th centile, it means than 75% of cats in that population will weigh less (and 25% will weigh more).
Weights that follow a curved lined are considered to be 'normal', regardless as to whether this is the lowest or the highest growth curve. For example, a kitten's growth can track consistently between the lowest two curves and have healthy, normal growth.
Typically, a healthy kitten's weights will stay in the same part of the chart throughout growth. However, some healthy kittens track more closely to the curved lines than others.
By tracking weight and comparing them to the growth curves, problems can also be identified and managed more quickly. For example, kittens crossing growth curve (or centile) lines upwards are growing quicker than expected, whilst those crossing downwards are growing more slowly than expected. Crossing these lines can occur in healthy cats, however it's more likely to occur when there is a health issue or problem with nutrition and may indicate that a trip to the veterinarian may be needed.Further reading: WALTHAM™ pocket book of healthy weight maintenance for dogs and cats
Most kittens reach their mature adult weight by 52 weeks of age. However some kittens, in particular those that have a healthy adult bodyweight above average, may continue to grow a little longer.
When your kitten reaches the end of their growth curve, this is when they are considered fully grown. In our study looking at the growth data of thousands of healthy cats, we saw the majority had finished growing by 78 weeks.
Neutering can impact growth. We found neutered female kittens require portion control to stay at a healthy weight.
To develop the charts, only the data from entire cats was used. This doesn't mean the growth charts are not appropriate for neutered kittens. However, because neutering is a risk factor for becoming overweight/ obese in later life it is a good idea to closely monitor your kittens weight following neutering. If you kitten's weight after neutering deviates from its growth centile you should seek veterinary advice to check that your kitten is developing as it should do.
Top Tip: Mark the neuter date to your chart so you can see if it impacts your kitten's growth.
Body condition score charts are a great way to check if your cat is in ideal condition.
If you haven't been trained and gained experience measuring lots of different cats, they can be tricky to use and may result in a cat being scored incorrectly.
The WALTHAM™ Kitten Growth Charts can be used by anyone without training and help owners track if their kitten is gaining a healthy amount of weight.
Top tip: when you take your cat to the veterinarian ask them to body condition score your cat and explain why so you get used to what your cat feels like at a healthy weight.
Once you have taken enough measurements (at least 3 after 8 weeks of age, spaced a minimum of 2 weeks apart), so that you know the growth curve line that your kitten is following, you could then use this to predict expected adult weight, assuming that your kitten continues to grow at a healthy rate.
Your kitten should reach adulthood following a single, or in between two centile lines of their growth chart. This bodyweight should be healthy for your pet. Make sure you keep monitoring their weight as this should not fluctuate too much. If it changes by more than 5% seek veterinary advice
The charts are based on data from thousands of healthy young domestic shorthair kittens and are intended to be a standard for healthy growth. These cats had their bodyweight recorded during routine trips to one of the Banfield Pet Hospitals in the USA. They all remained healthy and in ideal body condition during their first 2.5 years of life. Once developed, the charts were validated by comparing the growth curves to the growth pattern of other healthy cats and cats that were overweight, or underweight or had diseases associated with abnormal growth.
The methods behind the creation and validation of the kitten Growth Charts have been published in PLoS One, an independent international, peer-reviewed scientific journal. They were created by a group of experts including veterinarians, statisticians, and nutrition scientists. The scientific approach to develop these charts is similar to the one used to monitor the growth of children (e.g. the WHO growth standards), which are used by healthcare


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Pronunciation of ok
Meaning of ok in Hindi
अंग्रेजी मे अर्थ[+]
Meaning of OK in English
 1. All correct
 2. Only kidding
 3. a state in south central United States
 4. Okay
 5. an endorsement
 6. being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
 7. an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
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OK Sentence Example and Usage
OK has been recently used in news headlines. Please see the examples belowExamples and usage of OK in prose and poetry
To better understand the meaning of OK, certain examples of its usage are presented.Examples from famous English prose on the use of the word OK
 1. "Its ok,' he told mundungus, 'we can trust harry, he's our financial backer"
 The word/phrase 'ok' was used by 'J. K. Rowling' in 'Harry potter and the order of the phoenix book'.
 2. "Ok, everyone,' said angelina, entering from the captain's office, already changed"
 'J. K. Rowling' has used the ok in the novel Harry potter and the order of the phoenix book.
 3. "Hagrid's tough, he'll be ok"
 To understand the meaning of ok, please see the following usage by J. K. Rowling in Harry potter and the order of the phoenix book.
Usage of "OK": Examples from famous English Poetry
 1. "A secret verse so dont tell the pigs ok"
 - This term ok was used by Eamon J Healy in the Poem The hells angels - poem.
 2. "All i say is ok hegets sorta mad"
 - This term ok was used by Danielle Brown in the Poem Why does he do this to me - poem.
 3. "Another way just keep trying' it's ok"
 - This term ok was used by leanna gazay in the Poem Another day.
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OK की तस्वीरें Images of OK
OK की और तस्वीरें देखें...
English to Hindi Dictionary
आज का विचार
और भी
रफ़्तार से जुड़े
शब्द रसोई से
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Informz can work directly with clients that have admin permissions in MemberSuite. Because Informz uses the MemberSuite SOAP API, no additional configuration is needed from MemberSuite.
There are four required steps to connect Informz and MemberSuite. In MemberSuite, you'll need to:
- Create an API User
- Create an Access Key for the API User
- Capture the Access Key
- Capture the Association ID and Enable API Access from the Association Settings
*Log in to MemberSuite as an Admin User in order to complete the steps below
1) Creating An API User
- Navigate to Setup > Security > Manage Users
- Select Create a New User in the User Tasks column on the right
- Populate the user information for the new API user. Check the Is API User checkbox.
- Click Save to save the new user
2) Create an Access Key for the API User
- Navigate to the Manager Users page and click the Magnifying Glass icon for the newly created API user
- From the What Would You Like To Do? list, select Create an Access Key
3) Capture the Access Key
- Expand the Show Access Key section and copy the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key from the resulting window. Make note of these keys (paste them into an application, such as Notepad, so that they can later be pasted into Informz).
4) Capture the Association ID and Enable API Access from the Association Settings
- Navigate to Setup > General Setup > Association Settings.
- Find the Association ID and copy it. As above make note of this ID (paste it into an application, such as Notepad, so that it can later be pasted into Informz).
- Check the Enable API Access checkbox and then Save the changes.


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The founder of the program had discovered many troubled kids come from homes where the parents lack empathy and set out to increase that empathy for both parents and children.
Bornstein reports: "Ervin Staub, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Massachusetts, has studied altruism in children and found that the best way to create a caring climate is to engage children collectively in an activity that benefits another human being. In Roots, children are enlisted in each class to do something to care for the baby, whether it is to sing a song, speak in a gentle voice, or make a 'wishing tree.'"
So far the program has seen an 88-percent decrease in aggressive behavior among bullies. If that wasn't enough, program also saw a decrease in such things as gossiping and backstabbing.
No surprise, I guess, that the more we focus on the needs of others, the less we obsess about our own.

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Top 4 Reasons Why Organizations Use Data Lineage
As we all know, reliable data is critical to drive improved decision making and processes in every aspect of the business, from sales to HR. However, this information is only valuable if stakeholders are confident that it is accurate, as only high-quality data can generate useful insights. With the help of data lineage, you can view data changes caused by data migration, system updates, errors, etc., to ensure the integrity of data throughout the life cycle. That's the reasons why organizations use data lineage.
Why Do Organizations Use Data Lineage?
Data lineage documents the relationships between enterprise data in a variety of business and IT applications. Details include:
- Where the data is located and how it is stored in an environment, such as on-premises, a data warehouse, or a data lake.
- How the data is used and who is responsible for updating, using and changing the data. This also includes roles and applications that have access to specific parts of sensitive data (e.g. personally identifiable information, PII).
- Track data generated, uploaded, and changed by business users and applications. For example, it could be adding contacts to a customer relationship management (CRM) system, or it could be data transformation, such as deduplication of records.
- Data created and integrated from different parts of an organization, such as network hardware and servers.
How data lineage works?
Metadata allows users of data lineage tools to fully understand how data flows in the data pipeline. Metadata is "data about data" and includes various information about the data asset, such as type, format, structure, creator/creation date, modification date, and document size. Data lineage tools provide a comprehensive view of the metadata that guides users in determining how useful the data is.
In recent years, the way we store and utilize data has continued to evolve with the development of big data. Enterprises are increasingly investing in data science to drive decision making and business outcomes. However, in order to build a good analysis, they need to use data lineage tools and data catalogs for data discovery and data mapping exercises.
While data lineage tools show how data has changed over time through metadata, the data catalog uses the same information to create a searchable inventory of all data assets in an organization. They both allow data citizens to understand the importance of different data elements for a given outcome, which is the basis for developing any machine learning algorithm.
Data Lineage vs. Data Provenance vs. Data Governance
Data lineage, data provenance, and data governance are closely related and inseparable terms. Together, they ensure that organizations can maintain data quality and data security on an ongoing basis.
Data governance creates structure within an organization to manage data assets by defining data owners, business terms, rules, policies, and processes throughout the data lifecycle. A data lineage solution helps data governance teams ensure data conforms to these standards, giving you a complete picture of how data is changing in your pipeline. Data provenance is often used in the context of data lineage, but the former refers specifically to the first instance or source of data.
Data lineage provides a fine-grained level of audit trail for data; this level of detail helps debug any data errors, enabling data engineers to troubleshoot more efficiently and determine solutions faster. While the scope of data governance is broader than data lineage and data provenance, this aspect of data governance is important for enforcing organizational standards.
Thank you for reading our article and we hope it can help you to have a better understanding of the reaons why organizations use data lineage. If you want to learn more about data lineage, we would like to advise you to visit Gudu SQLFlow for more information.
As one of the best data lineage tools available on the market today, Gudu SQLFlow can not only analyze SQL script files, obtain data lineage, and perform visual display, but also allow users to provide data lineage in CSV format and perform visual display. (Published by Ryan on Jul 31, 2022)


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The Water Management Program
The Trent-Severn Waterway is a 386-kilometre inland canal system crossing central Ontario from Trenton on the Bay of Quinte to Port Severn on Georgian Bay. Natural rivers and lakes are connected by canal cuts, locks, and dams to form a navigable route through two neighbouring watersheds – the Trent and the Severn. There are three key components to the Waterway: the Trent River watershed, the Reservoir Lakes, and the Severn River watershed (Figure 1
). The characteristics of the three components are summarized here and described in more detail in fact sheets provided as appendices.
Figure 1. Watersheds of the Trent-Severn Waterway© Parks Canada
Runoff and Evaporation
Runoff rates and evaporation losses are determined by the characteristics of the lands in the watersheds and weather conditions.
South of the Shield
- Primarily rock and shallow soils
- Rapid runoff
- Less evaporation due to deeper lakes
- Deeper soils
- Slower runoff: depending on the time of year, only about 25% of precipitation appears as runoff flows
- Greater evaporation due to shallower lakes with larger surface
The Trent River watershed drains to Lake Ontario. The river basin has an area of 12,200 square kilometres and includes the reservoir lakes. Approximately one third of the basin lies in the Canadian Shield, with the other two thirds in the rolling farmlands of southern Ontario. The Trent River basin contains the Kawartha Lakes: Rice, Katchewanooka, Clear, Stony, Lovesick, Lower Buckhorn, Buckhorn, Chemong, Pigeon, Sturgeon, Scugog, Cameron and Balsam. These lakes lie primarily south of the Canadian Shield in rolling countryside, where rainfall runoff is usually slow and evaporation losses in the summer are high. The Otonabee and the Trent are the two primary rivers, with the Otonabee connecting Katchewanooka Lake and Rice Lake and the Trent connecting Rice Lake and the Bay of Quinte.
The Reservoir Lakes to the north consist of forty-four lakes in the Haliburton Highlands area that are dammed to collect spring runoff water. Water from the Reservoir Lakes is released over the summer to supply the Trent component of the Waterway. These lakes lie in the Precambrian Shield on the tributaries of the Gull, Burnt, and Mississagua River, as well as Nogies, Eels, and Jack Creek. The drainage area of the Haliburton tributaries (Gull and Burnt River) is in the order of 3,200 square kilometres.
The Severn River watershed
lies immediately west of the Trent River watershed and drains into Georgian Bay. This 6,160 square kilometre drainage area has three major components:
- The Lake Simcoe and Couchiching basin, including the Talbot River
- The Black River watershed that feeds into the Severn River downstream of Lake Couchiching
- The lakes and channels of the Severn River below Washago, including Sparrow Lake, Six Mile Lake and Gloucester Pool
Most of the drainage area for the Lake Simcoe-Couchiching basin is in the rolling farmland and deeper soils characteristic of the southern area. As a result, water run-off is slow and evaporation losses from both land and lake surfaces are high.
The Black River watershed, located in the thin soils and rock of the Precambrian Shield, is virtually unregulated and produces rapid run-off of precipitation with lower evaporation losses. Consequently, even though the Black River watershed is less than half of the area of the Simcoe-Couchiching basin, its long-term average flow is comparable. The Black also has high peak flows during the spring period. The watercourses of the Black and the Severn Rivers contain numerous narrow sections and natural constrictions that increase water levels in the river and create upstream flooding during high flows.


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IntelliJ IDEA lets you create a new or import an existing project with a SBT module. SBT is a build tool for your Scala projects. You can also use SBT for Java projects.
1. Create a New Project
Let's create a new project from scratch. To do that, chooseFileNew Projecton the main menu, or click the New Project icon on the Welcome screen. On the first page of the New Project wizard, in the selector pane, choose SBT. On the right part of the page, enter the necessary information, such as project's name, its location and click Finish:
2. View Project Tool Window
Intellij IDEA creates the following SBT-specific directories:
 - target directory - this directory contains compiler-related information such as generated objects and classes.
 - build.sbt file - in this file you can add dependencies, plugins, etc.
 - SBT build directory - this directory contains build-related information such as configuration classes.
3. View SBT Tool Window
IntelliJ IDEA also creates an SBT Tool window. You can use this window for adding tasks, refreshing your SBT projects, attaching or detaching external projects.
4. Import SBT Project
IntelliJ IDEA lets you import an existing SBT project.
To import an existing project, on the main menu selectFile→ Import Project. In the window that opens, select a file that you want to import and click OK.
The Import Project wizard opens.
On the first page of the wizard, select Import project from external model option and choose SBT project from the list. Click Next.
On the next page of the wizard, select the following options:
 - Use auto-import -select this check box to resolve all the changes made to the SBT project automatically every time you refresh your project.
 - Create directories for empty content roots automatically - select this option to add a src directory to your project. When you import a project the scr directory is not created. When you create a project, the src directory is generated automatically.
 Click Finish.
5. Add a Dependency to an SBT Project
IntelliJ IDEA lets you add and refresh dependencies in your SBT project.
To do that, open the build.sbt file and add a dependency.
If you chose the Use auto-import option when you imported your project than your dependency is imported automatically.
If you didn't choose that option then after you have added your dependency in the build.sbt file, press Refresh all SBT projects button in the SBT Tool Window to import the dependency.
You will also see the pop-up message suggesting to enable the auto-import option.
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A rare Scottish clan seal dating back to the 16th century and seen as evidence of a turbulent and bloody history has been discovered by a student on Islay.
The artefact was found during a three-week excavation at Dunyvaig Castle and is the seal of Sir John Campbell of Cawdor, one of the most important figures of his generation.
It bears the arms of the clan, with a stag's head and a galley on one side, and is inscribed with the words 'Ioannis Campbell De Cawdor'. The seal is dated 1593 on the other side.
The discovery was made by Reading University undergraduate, Zoe Wiacek, one of a team of 40 archaeologists, scientists and other students who have been working at the site as part of an annual dig.
She traced the seal under the rubble of a collapsed stone wall and, realising its significance, passed it on to Dr Darko Maricevic, the director of the excavation at Dunyvaig, who has investigated the often turbulent rivalry between the Campbells and the MacDonalds.
Miss Wiacek said: "I removed a piece of rubble and it was just sitting there. I called over my supervisor and when it was lifted the soil fell away to show the inscription.
"I am so proud to have discovered something so important for the project and for Islay."
Mr Maricevic said: "This is a remarkable find.
"Not only is it a beautiful and well-preserved object, but it comes from the floor of a building that we can now confidently date back to the Campbell occupation of the castle.
"Buried below this floor we will have the story of the MacDonalds – the Lords of the Isles – to reveal."
Originally built in the 13th century, little remains of the original Dunyvaig Castle structure.
What is left is the 16th century building created by the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg.
Following a series of battles and skirmishes, Sir John Campbell of Cawdor took possession of the castle in 1615 and that helps explain why the discovery of the seal has sparked such interest among experts.
Roddy Regan, an archaeologist at Kilmartin Museum in Lochgilphead, added: "Seals are extremely rare finds.
"This artefact conjures up an image of a Campbell garrison fleeing from the castle when under attack and dropping and losing one of their most precious items or perhaps the seal had once been hidden within a wall niche and it had then been long forgotten."
Islay Heritage is hoping to continue to explore the history of the site over the next five years.


Uniqueness of invariant Lagrangian graphs in a homology or a cohomology class
Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa - Classe di Scienze, Série 5, Tome 8 (2009) no. 4, pp. 659-680.
Given a smooth compact Riemannian manifold M and a Hamiltonian H on the cotangent space T * M, strictly convex and superlinear in the momentum variables, we prove uniqueness of certain "ergodic" invariant Lagrangian graphs within a given homology or cohomology class. In particular, in the context of quasi-integrable Hamiltonian systems, our result implies global uniqueness of Lagrangian KAM tori with rotation vector ρ. This result extends generically to the C 0 -closure of KAM tori.
Classification : 37J50, 37J40, 53D12
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 author = {Fathi, Albert and Giuliani, Alessandro and Sorrentino, Alfonso},
 title = {Uniqueness of invariant Lagrangian graphs in a homology or a cohomology class},
 journal = {Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa - Classe di Scienze},
 pages = {659--680},
 publisher = {Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa},
 volume = {Ser. 5, 8},
 number = {4},
 year = {2009},
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Fathi, Albert; Giuliani, Alessandro; Sorrentino, Alfonso. Uniqueness of invariant Lagrangian graphs in a homology or a cohomology class. Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa - Classe di Scienze, Série 5, Tome 8 (2009) no. 4, pp. 659-680. _URL_
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The tcp_time_wait_interval is how long a connection stays in the TIME_WAIT state after it has been closed (default value 240000 ms or 4 minutes). With the default setting, this socket will remain for 4 minutes after you have closed the FTP connection. This is normal operating behavior. It is done to ensure that any slow packets on the network will arrive before the socket is completely shutdown. As a result, a future program that uses the same socket number won't get confused upon receipt of packets that were intended for the previous program.
On a busy Web server a large backlog of connections waiting to close could build up and the kernel can become inefficient in locating an available TCP data structure. Therefore it is recommended to change this value to 60000 ms or 1 minute.
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A novel wavelet-based algorithm for real-time detection of epileptic seizures using scalp EEG is proposed. In a moving-window analysis, the EEG from each channel is decomposed by wavelet packet transform. Using wavelet coefficients from seizure and nonseizure references, a patient-specific measure is developed to quantify the separation between seizure and nonseizure states for the frequency range of 1-30 Hz. Utilizing this measure, a frequency band representing the maximum separation between the two states is determined and employed to develop a normalized index, called combined seizure index (CSI). CSI is derived for each epoch of every EEG channel based on both rhythmicity and relative energy of that epoch as well as consistency among different channels. Increasing significantly during ictal states, CSI is inspected using one-sided cumulative sum test to generate proper channel alarms. Analyzing alarms from all channels, a seizure alarm is finally generated. The algorithm was tested on scalp EEG recordings from 14 patients, totaling 75.8 h with 63 seizures. Results revealed a high sensitivity of 90.5%, a false detection rate of 0.51 h-1 and a median detection delay of 7 s. The algorithm could also lateralize the focus side for patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.


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Handheld metal detectors can pick up signals from the magnetic ink on U.S. cash, a new study found.
Think those TSA agents waving a metal-detecting wand at your pockets only know how many coins you're carrying? Think again.
Metal detectors can tell how much cash is on you, too, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Washington's Applied Physics Laboratory in Seattle, the Daily Mail reported.
The handheld metal detectors get signals from the magnetic ink dollar bills are printed with, and the strength of the magnetic signals increases when bills are stacked together.
In other words, don't try smuggling big stacks of cash through airport security.
The discovery by Antao Chen and Chris Fuller, which they're presenting at is still in its nascent stages, though, and the pair says there's still no way for the metal detectors to count the exact amount of cash they find. They can only count the number of bills they find.
That's because a dollar bill carries the same amount of responsive magnetic ink as a $100 bill — meaning somebody carrying $10 in ones would trigger the metal detector just as much as somebody carrying $1,000 in hundreds.
Other sources can interfere with the signal, too, particularly ones that also have magnetic ink, New Scientist noted. Adding other equipment to the simple detectors could cut down on that interference, one scientist at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom said.


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Sets up cartridge data for the cart.
- A string that is likely to be unique across all Pico-8 carts.
A cartridge can store 64 numbers (256 bytes) of data to persistent storage. This data is available the next time the user runs the cart, and persists in the player even if the cartridge is replaced with a new version of the same cartridge.
The function takes a string ID that uniquely identifies the cartridge among all Pico-8 cartridges that might have persistent data. There is no central registry for cartdata IDs, and you're expected to not willfully overwrite data belonging to other carts. Likewise, you can purposefully use the same ID across multiple carts to share persistent data between carts, such as to implement a very large adventure game that requires multiple carts.
One reasonable way to derive a unique ID for your cart is to use the following pattern:
username is your Pico-8 BBS username,
title is the title of the cartridge, and
version is an optional version ID. You would only increment the version ID if a new version of the cart stores cart data in a format incompatible with previous versions.
cartdata() has been called, the data bytes can be accessed directly at memory locations 0x5e00 to 0x5eff. Using poke() to update these values persists the new value automatically, similar to dset().
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Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Telomere Length in a Random Sample of 5448 U.S. Adults
The relationship between fruit and vegetable intake and telomere length was examined using a cross-sectional design and an NHANES random sample of 5448 U.S. adults. Fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption was assessed using a 24 h recall, and telomere length, an index of cellular aging, was measured using the quantitative polymerase chain reaction method. Telomere length was linearly related to F&V intake when combined (F = 22.7, p < 0.0001) and also when separated as fruit (F = 7.2, p < 0.0121)
... r vegetables (F = 15.4, p < 0.0005), after adjusting for covariates. Specifically, telomeres were 27.8 base pairs longer for each 100 g (3.5 ounces) of F&V consumed. Because each additional year of chronological age was associated with telomeres that were 14.9 base pairs shorter, when women and men were analyzed together, results indicated that a 100 g (3.5 oz) per day increment in F&V corresponded with 1.9 years less biological aging. When the 75th percentile of F&V intake was compared to the 25th, the difference was 4.4 years of cellular aging. When separated by sex, fruits and vegetables were both related to telomere length in women, but only vegetable intake was predictive of telomere length in men. In conclusion, evidence based on a random sample of U.S. adults indicates that the more the servings of F&V, the longer telomeres tend to be.


Breath–the great slowing of the world–or not. If they choose to not continue it then reveal the Duration number. If the Duration number higher than the Count, the Breath ends and the world catches up and they may take their turn as normal. If the Duration is equal to the Count, the world snaps back abruptly and the wearer takes 1 exhaustion, but may continue their turn as normal otherwise.
The PC may take their turn as normal, but their movement is halved and they may not take Reactions.
At the end of their turn, raise the Count by 1. All other turns, counts, durations, and actions (and reactions) by all other parties are suspended (as they are frozen in time). This includes progress on poisons or spell effects. The wearer starts another turn (begin the "at the start of their next turn" sequence with the DM checking if the Duration is less than the Count…" and on).
 1. The description for The Long Breath is a little confusing. Here's how I understand it: if you end the Breath early, you're fine. If not, you take a level of Exhaustion. If you go over the Duration, you also gain a number of levels of Exhaustion equal to the Duration. Is that right? If so, I'd suggest changing it to "after ending the Breath, the user gains a number of Exhaustion levels equal to [the Count – the Duration], minimum 0."
 1. They do not. I suggest writing down the particulars (what there are) on an index card and putting it in an envelope or similarly secure tamper-proof place. Bring it out when their death happens. Voila.
 For example, if the card says "A year hence there will be a woman, child of a maker, and from her hand and smile the asps will bite inside you"… that's off to the side and maybe a Tavern wench, a forgettable NPC, mixes up the cups and poison that was intended for some other assassination (off camera) accidentally gets served to the PC. Death. Rip open the flap, show the contents.
 What the player should try and do is find ways to Divine out what's on the card. Commune spells from the Cleric… Divination magic… etc. There's nothing that says they CAN'T know, only that they don't start off knowing.
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Sustainable Communities Initiatives
Sustainable Communities Initiatives in Scotland designs and helps build greenhouses made from plastic bottles.
This project has been incorporated especially in schools, because the children learn not only how to built the structure, but also the importance of reducing and reusing. But anyone can do it; you just need hundreds of plastic bottles, a little know-how and a few hours of hard work.
Editor's Note: Earth911 partners with many industries, manufacturers and organizations to support its Recycling Directory, the largest in the nation, which is provided to consumers at no cost. The International Bottled Water Association is one of these partners.


Sexual dimorphism in the human brain: evaluation of tissue volume, tissue composition and surface anatomy using magnetic resonance imaging
@article{Nopoulos2000SexualDI,
 title={Sexual dimorphism in the human brain: evaluation of tissue volume, tissue composition and surface anatomy using magnetic resonance imaging},
 author={Peg Nopoulos and Michael A Flaum and Dan O'Leary and Nancy C. Andreasen},
 journal={Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging},
 year={2000},
 volume={98},
 pages={1-13}
}
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to evaluate sex differences in brain morphology by comparing measures of brain tissue volume, brain tissue composition (proportions of gray and white matter), and measures of cortical surface anatomy. A large and well-matched sample of healthy women (n=42) and healthy men (n=42) were evaluated. There was a significant gender effect on intracranial volume, males being larger. However, this increase in size was limited to the cerebrum as there was no sex… CONTINUE READING
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Algorithm for determining if a graph is possible?
Suppose that we have n vertices and m edges, and that the possible degrees of vertices are a or b. If a and b are nonnegative integers less than n, and the system of Diophantine equations, consisting of ax+by=2m and x+y=n, has a nonnegative solution, then does the set of conditions necessary require the existence of such a graph?


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What does 'godspeed' mean? What is the definition of 'godspeed' / 'god speed'?
The words "God speed" are found only in the King James Version of the Bible, and only in 2 John 1:10–11: "If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds." John is saying we should not wish a false teacher of the gospel a certain success or blessing brought by God.
The origins of the phrase godspeed meant to wish someone success, or a wish that God would prosper someone. It comes from the Middle English "God speid", or "God spede you" from the 15th century. It was used to bless someone starting a journey or some special endeavor.
Spede, or speid, is not about swiftness, but prosperity. It is similar in nature to saying goodbye—which originated with "God be with ye" in English. In French, the salutation adieu, and in Spanish adios, also have connections with God, both originally meaning "I commend you to God."
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One of the most well known and tragic attacks during World War I was the sinking of the Lusitana in 1915. Torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of Cork, it sank quickly and claimed over one thousand lives with about seven hundred people surviving. One of those survivors, Michael G. Byrne, gave many details about the sinking in a letter to his wife. Extracts from the letter were published in the New York Times on 25 May 1915. The article outlines that after Mr. Byrne was rescued he eventually made his way to Paulstown, where he stayed with relatives.
Michael Byrne was born in the late 1860s in Ireland. He came to New York around 1887 and married a German woman named Herminie in the 1890s. The newspaper article notes that he was living at 444 West 50th St in Manhattan and it is at this address that the 1910 and 1920 US censuses show him living with his wife. By 1920 they had been married 26 years and did not have any children.
 Author Unknown, Submarine man observed wreck New York man writes. New York Times, 25 May 1915, p.4
 1910 US Census, New York County, New York, population schedule, part of 22nd Ward, p.13b (stamped); dwelling 444, family 287, Michael G. Byrne; digital image, Ancesty.com, _URL_ : accessed 10 December 2010; NARA microfilm T624 roll 1027


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If there was a woman photographer who arguably ruled over her contemporaries it was American shooter, Helen Levitt. Her jaw-dropping archive is about to be revisited in Helen Levitt at the Albertina Museum in Vienna, starting 12 October.
Levitt owned the New York streets. She started focusing on poor and marginalized neighborhoods such as the Lower East Side, Bronx, and Harlem — spending her days documenting the chronicle of the Big Apple. Her scope ranged from children playing on the streets, passersby engrossed in conversation and strangers on the mundane grind.
However, Levitt often added a twist to her supposedly'straight-photography'. Levitt valued the dynamics of elements at play in her images — always carefully and concisely composing her frames. Thus, her images would often have surrealist-influenced aesthetics. Chief Curator Walter Moser described her work to be "poetic and lyrical —an oversimplified reading, which has long obscured its tremendous complexity."
"Figures defamiliarized by masks or puzzling gestures bear the influence of Surrealism, for instance. Human interactions, which she represented as a kind of exceptionally dynamic stage performance, evidence her interest in the performative, including the expressive actions and themes that were extensively explored in the cinema at the time. Lastly, Levitt's focus on poor neighborhoods in New York can be understood as a critical response to a highly industrialized and profit-driven modernity, which was epitomized in the contemporaneous popular representations of clinical and technoid skyscrapers."
Street photographers revolutionized the use of color in straight photography and Levitt herself was a pioneer of the New Color Photography Movement, as she began using color film in 1959. Levitt was the first color photographer to be showcased in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Moser further explained her legacy in color photography:
"Helen Levitt's pictures thus combine every day with the political, the theatrical with the authentic, and the humorous with the abysmal. These elements can be discerned in her later work, as well, when she turned first to film in 1948 and then returned—in color—to photography in 1959. Levitt invented in her color work a new pictorial language, which indeed shares the interest in street life found in her black-and-white photographs, yet nevertheless often represents people as secondary to abstract color fields."
The upcoming exhibition will be open until 27 January 2019.


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How many centimetro in 1 bee space?
The answer is 0.65.
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The SI base unit for length is the metre.
1 metre is equal to 100 centimetro, or 153.84615384615 bee space.
Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results.
Use this page to learn how to convert between centimetros and bee space.
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20 centimetro to bee space = 30.76923 bee space
25 centimetro to bee space = 38.46154 bee space
30 centimetro to bee space = 46.15385 bee space
40 centimetro to bee space = 61.53846 bee space
50 centimetro to bee space = 76.92308 bee space
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El centímetro es una unidad de longitud. Es el segundo submúltiplo del metro y equivale a la centésima parte de él. Su abreviatura es cm.
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