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The study concerns the hydrogeology of the Verzegnis group Mt. (Western Carnian Prealps). To define the hydrogeological characteristics of the lithology and the water drainage conditions, geological surveys were conduct also in caves. In the studied area 26 springs were identified. The most important of which were investigated for a two years period (2003 – 2004). Water temperature, water conductivity and discharge measures were monthly performed. To determine hydrochemical characteristics, δ18O and radon concentration, water samples were monthly collected. δ18O values were measured also on precipitations collected during the monitored period in three collection sites. The data obtained permitted to have a preliminary characterization of drainage networks relative to the most important springs fed by Verzegnis Mt. hydrostructure.
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Implications of traffic characteristics on interdomain traffic engineering
Abstract (Summary)This thesis discusses the implications of the traffic characteristics on interdomain traffic engineering with BGP. We first provide an overview of the interdomain traffic control problem. Then, we present results concerning the characteristics of the interdomain traffic, based on the analysis of real traffic traces gathered from non-transit ASes. We discuss the implications of the topological properties of the traffic on interdomain traffic engineering. Based on this knowledge of the traffic characteristics, we go on to study the complexity of designing interdomain traffic engineering techniques by defining the problem as an optimization problem. We show that designing traffic engineering techniques is possible but that several issues inherent to the current interdomain architecture make the task complex. Finally, we evaluate the current state-of-the-art of interdomain traffic engineering and discuss how we envision its future.
Source Type:Master's Thesis
Keywords:traffic engineering internet bgp
Date of Publication:03/02/2004

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Topic 5
Anatomy & Shot Placement
Anatomy & Shot Placement
Understanding the basic anatomy of an elk will help you make appropriate equipment and shot placement choices prior to your hunt.
Vital Organs
Let's first define the "vital organs" and the importance of choosing the vitals as an ethical shot. The most vital organs of elk and all game animals are the heart and lungs. A proper shot through the heart and/or lungs will offer the quickest kill, making it the most humane for the animal. These organs offer the best opportunity for a kill for firearm and archery hunters.
A double lung shot offers a hunter the best opportunity to take down an elk quickly. The lungs provide the largest target and by collapsing both lungs, the animal will be unable to travel a far distance. Though a heart shot will do the job as well, it presents a much smaller target and makes the margin of error smaller for the hunter. The heart is tucked behind the front shoulder towards the bottom of the body cavity. Miss low and you may miss all together, miss forward or high and you may hit shoulder blade (bone) losing necessary penetration.
Envision: You have an elk at 30 yards, whether you realize it or not your body will most likely release adrenaline and therefore you should expect heavier breathing, shaking and even enough excitement to make poor decisions. Would you rather have an inch margin of error or 4-5 inches?
Elk Shot Placement
Image Source: Wayne Trimm
So what tissue, muscle and bones do your arrows and bullets pass through to reach the vital organs?
By now, you have an understanding of just how BIG elk really are. For an animal of this size to support its weight, its "frame" or skeletal system must be sturdy and strong and must be supported by the necessary muscles and tissues for movement.
The scapula of an elk can have a thickness ranging from ¼ inch to 2 ½ inches! Add to that the thickness of the skin/hide, heavy muscles and tendons. There is a lot of matter your arrow or bullet must travel through to even REACH the vitals—and it still must PENETRATE them to make the kill!
Let's take a closer look at elk anatomy from different angles. A proper shot-placement opportunity makes for the most humane kill for the animal, and an easier recovery for you.
Only two shot angles offer shot-placement opportunities to make the ideal double lung or heart shot for both archery and firearm hunters. The hunter's ability to wait for one of these two shots will increase the chance of a successful harvest and decrease the chance of injury and non-recovery of the animal.
This is the ideal shot for most archery and firearm hunters. It provides the hunters with the largest target of the vital area behind the shoulder blade (scapula). Properly placed shots will have little bone to pass through, enabling more penetration to the vitals. This shot angle also provides the best opportunity to make a double-lung/heart shot and offers a quick humane kill.
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Quartering Away
This shot offers another ideal shot-placement opportunity for hunters. The angle of the elk away from you will affect your shot placement for the proper entry and exit holes. An extreme quartering away shot will offer little room for error as the margin between the back hip and front shoulder shrinks as the angle of the elk away from the hunter increases. A slight quartering away angle will open up the vital area to the hunter and provide ample opportunity for a deep penetrating shot. The ability of a hunter to envision the arrow or bullet path through the elk is of high priority to successfully make a double lung shot.
Quatering Away
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While elk will present hunters with other less-ideal shot opportunities such as a quartering toward shot, these shots are not recommended as there is a high chance of hitting bone, resulting in little to no penetration of the vitals. The ability for a hunter to successfully make a double-lung shot decreases and the margin of error becomes much smaller as well. Especially when taken by bowhunters, these shots present the most likelihood of injury to the animal causing potential infection and death over an extended period of time. Many hunters use calls to draw the bulls to get close. That presents a problem because the bulls usually walk straight towards the noise and don't present a broadside shot. Caller placement then becomes important.
Poor shot Placement
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Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used to estimate allocative and technical inefficiency in the cultivation of wheat on 300 farms in the Indian Punjab for the periods 1981-82 and 1982-83. These measures of efficiency as well as farm yield are related to farm size. The paper appears to be the first to measure technical and allocative efficiency in agriculture jointly. It is discovered that, on the whole, large farms are technically and allocatively more efficient than small farms for both years. At the disaggregated level a broadly similar result obtains. Policy implications, particularly for land reforms, are discussed.
|Applied Economics Letters
|Published - 2000


Preparing to hot-add SAS disk shelves
Preparing to hot-add a SAS disk shelf involves downloading documents as well as the disk drive and disk shelf firmware.
Before you begin
Note: A mix of IOM12 modules and IOM6 modules is supported within the same stack if your system is running a supported version of ONTAP. To establish whether your version of ONTAP supports shelf mixing, refer to the Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT).NetApp Interoperability If your version of ONTAP is not supported and you cannot upgrade or downgrade the IOM modules on the existing stack or the new shelf that is to be added to a supported combination of IOM modules, you need to do one of the following:
 - Start a new stack on a new SAS port (if supported by the bridge-pair).
 - Start a new stack on an additional bridge-pair.
 1. Download or view the following documents from the NetApp Support Site:
 2. Verify that the disk shelf you are hot-adding is supported.
 3. Download the latest disk and disk shelf firmware:
 Note: In this step, you are only completing the download portion of the instructions provided in the links. You need to follow the steps found in the Hot-adding a disk shelf section for installing the disk shelf.
 1. Download the disk firmware and make a copy of the disk firmware instructions for reference later.
 2. Download the disk shelf firmware and make a copy of the disk shelf firmware instructions for reference later.


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Translating Poetic Discourse
Questions of feminist strategies in Adrienne Rich
Translating Poetic Discourse argues in favor of a critical model that bridges between translation and women's studies on theoretical and practical levels. It proposes key-elements to be integrated into the problem of interpretation of contemporary poetry by women, and discusses the links between gender markers and the speech situation in feminist discourse as a systematic problem. This book will be of interest to scholars of Translation Studies, Women's Studies, Poetry, Comparative Literature and Discourse.


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ECPE vocabulary practice test 72 of 98 Vocabulary Workshop
HOW TO PRACTISE: There is a practice question below. Select one of the options and you will immediately see the result. Next, click on the golden "Next Question" button at the bottom of the result. This way questions will appear one after another.
Question 1 of 10: What is the meaning of "pragmatic"?
2. ECPE Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "precarious"?
(a) 1. something that is not certain 2. risky or subject to chance 3. something which is entirely safe and secure
(b) 1. something that is not certain 2. clear and definite 3. something which lacks security and is in a possibly dangerous situation
(c) 1. something that is entirely certain 2. risky or subject to chance 3. something which lacks security and is in a possibly dangerous situation
(d) 1. something that is not certain 2. risky or subject to chance 3. something which lacks security and is in a possibly dangerous situation
3. ECPE Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "precede"?
(a) 1. to exist before something 2. to come before 3. to have a higher rank than someone
(b) 1. to come after something 2. to be of less importance
(c) 1. to take political action to formally declare independence and leave a country 2. to separate from a country
(d) 1. to suddenly appear 2. to appear in an unexpected place or at an unexpected time 3. to materialize
4. ECPE Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "precedent"?
(a) 1. a practice or act in the past which is used to justify a similar practice in the present
(b) 1. an event that comes after another important event 2. a result
(c) 1. the leader of a political party, a country, or an organization 2. a democratically elected leader
(d) 1. a feeling that something bad is going to happen in the near future 2. the sensation that something is amiss and that something negative is going to happen
5. ECPE Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "preceding"?
(a) 1. after 2. in the end
(b) 1. in response to 2. as a result
(c) 1. before 2. prior to
(d) 1. on one hand 2. in contrast
6. ECPE Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "precipice"?
(a) 1. a small steep side of a mountain or cliff, typically a short one 2. a preferable situation that could lead to success or joy 3. a very interesting situation
(b) 1. a very steep side of a factory or building, typically a short one 2. an uncertain situation that could lead to harm or failure 3. a very unfortunate situation
(c) 1. a very steep side of a home or building, typically a tall one 2. a confusing situation that could lead to harm or failure 3. a very confusing situation
(d) 1. a very steep side of a mountain or cliff, typically a tall one 2. a dangerous situation that could lead to harm or failure 3. a very dangerous situation
7. ECPE Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "precipitate"?
(a) 1. prevent (something) from happening quickly, suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely before expected, warranted, needed, or desired 2. throw upward; hurl upward 3. fall; fall upward suddenly and dramatically
(b) 1. cause (something) to happen slowly, rarely, expectedly, or maturely before expected, warranted, needed, or desired 2. throw headlong; hurl upward 3. push; push downward suddenly and dramatically
(c) 1. cause (something) to happen quickly, suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely before expected, warranted, needed, or desired 2. throw headlong; hurl downward 3. fall; fall downward suddenly and dramatically
(d) 1. attack (someone) to weaken quickly, suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely before expected, warranted, needed, or desired 2. catch headlong; hurl upward 3. throw; throw downward suddenly and dramatically
8. ECPE Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "precipitous"?
(a) 1. quite steep 2. occurring suddenly or dramatically
(b) 1. related to a specific division of a city for political or policing reasons 2. small-scale
(c) 1. gradually sloping 2. slightly inclined 3. going downhill at a slow pace
(d) 1. too forward or bold 2. open and willing to ask anyone anything 3. liberal to a point that is considered to be socially unacceptable
9. ECPE Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "precise"?
(a) 1. desired by many 2. wanted 3. in fashion
(b) 1. coming before something 2. occurring directly before something else
(c) 1. necessary 2. required in order to do something or access something
(d) 1. accurate; exact 2. meticulous or exacting
10. ECPE Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "predecessor"?
(a) 1. a person who inspects labor issues 2. a labor investigator 3. someone who researches injury claims to confirm whether or not they are true
(b) 1. the current occupant of a post or a role 2. the person who occupies a role at this very time and age 3. something that comes after another related thing in the past
(c) 1. the previous occupant of a post or a role 2. something that comes before another related thing
(d) 1. a person who is in charge of processing credit card payments at a business or in a bank
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Invest your time in learning
It surely takes some time to learn English. There is no shortcut way to learn it. Some websites may say that they will teach you English in seven days or one month. These are false offers. Invest some time in learning and practicing. Your English skills will surely improve.
Speak, speak, and speak!
Try to speak English the same way you write it. Do not worry about grammatical mistakes. The more you practice, the less mistakes you will make and the more fluent you will be. So, practice daily and do not be afraid of grammatical errors.
Slow down your speaking speed
Your confidence will go down if you try to speak fluently from the very beginning. Give yourself some time. Start with slow speaking speed and increase your speed over time as you make more progress day by day. Slowing down speaking speed has another benefit — you will get enough time to make sentences in your mind before you speak.
The more you practice speaking, the more confident you will be.
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CHANGSHA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- China has developed a new kind of rice free from cadmium pollution.
The project led by Yuan Longping, known as China's "Father of Hybrid Rice," passed examination and evaluation by a panel from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Ministry of Agriculture on Friday.
Trial plantation of the new breed, low-cadmium Indica rice, was arranged in a township in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, in soil with 1.5 mg/kg of cadmium.
Sampling showed the cadmium in two samples at 0.06 mg/kg and 0.07 mg/kg, much lower than the national standard of 0.2 mg/kg.
Zhao Bingran, with Hunan provincial hybrid rice research center, said the low-cadmium rice was developed by genome editing and hybridization, without any exogenous gene.
Rice gene that absorbs cadmium is subtracted to get the new breed, said Yuan.
"The technology, a major breakthrough, is low cost," he said.
Bai Lianyang, Party chief of Hunan provincial academy of agricultural sciences, said the new development would probably put an end to rice contaminated with cadmium.
In 2013, rice produced in Hunan Province was found to contain excessive levels of cadmium, a carcinogenic industrial chemical, which was largely believed to be caused by water and soil pollution.


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Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common innate liver tumor. Due to improved surgical techniques, even extended resections are feasible, and more patients can be treated with curative intent. As the liver is the central metabolic organ, preoperative metabolic assessment is crucial for risk stratification. Sarcopenia, obesity and sarcopenic obesity characterize body composition and metabolic status. Here we present the impact of body composition on survival after liver resection in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
Methods: A retrospective database analysis of 70 patients who were assigned for liver resection due to hepatocellular carcinoma was conducted. For assessment of sarcopenia and obesity, skeletal muscle surface area was measured at lumbar vertebra 3 level (L3) in preoperative four-phase contrast enhanced abdominal CT scans, and L3 muscle index and body fat percentage were calculated.
Results: Univariate analysis comparing the survival curves using the score test demonstrated superior postoperative overall survival for sarcopenic (P=0.035) and sarcopenic obese (P=0.048) patients as well as a trend favoring obese (P=0.130) subjects. Whereas multivariate analysis could not identify significant difference in postoperative survival regarding sarcopenia, obesity or sarcopenic obesity. Only large tumor size, multifocal disease and male gender were risk factors for long-term survival.
Conclusions: Sarcopenia, obesity and sarcopenic obesity are indeed no risk factors for poor postoperative survival in this study. Our data do not support the evaluation of sarcopenia, obesity and sarcopenic obesity before liver resection in hepatocellular carcinoma patients. (C) 2018 First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine in China. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Sarcopenic obesity
- Liver resection
- SKELETAL-MUSCLE DEPLETION
- SARCOPENIC OBESITY
- CRYPTOGENIC CIRRHOSIS
- MASS INDEX
- TUMOR SIZE


The Testing Platform Cost Model
By Lawrence Long Bruce Larson Sydney Rosen Sarah Girdwood | |
This cost model provides a simple tool for analysts and decision-makers to determine the cost per test for a testing platform from a provider's perspective. For many developing countries, the decision to introduce or scale-up certain laboratory tests is influenced by the associated costs and effectiveness. For example, introducing point-of-care (POC) testing, or lowvolume testing technologies, into healthcare programmes may improve access, linkage to care and treatment. This tool can assist policy makers in answering questions related to the cost per test for different test technologies, for example CD4, viral load, Gene-Xpert etc., and ultimately improve programme efficiency.
Developed within this project: Cost and Budget Modelling


Ankylosing Spondylitis
The Importance of an Ankylosing Spondylitis Diet Plan
With any diet, a diet plan is essential to reach your desired goal or effect. In this case of Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), an Ankylosing Spondylitis diet plan is essential for managing this disabling disease to reduce pain, symptoms and severity of disease.
Ankylosing Spondylitis Diet Plan
An Ankylosing spondylitis diet plan should always consists of these six essential components:
1. Quality of food
The problem with most diets is that quality of food tend to be ignored. In fact, one of the main reasons why AS diets or diets in general tend to fail because the person is denied of having tasty food that they can eat.
Having food that is tasty is vital for any diet because it prevents the feeling of starvation and also encourages the person to continue or reward the person for eating a healthy diet.
2. Nutritional balance
Green vegetables and fruits are very healthy for an AS diet. But, eating just green vegetables and fruit does not provide all the nutrition you need for a healthy body. Proteins like lean meat and dairy food are essential for a healthy balanced diet.
Unfortunately, some diet fads promote eating one source of food which can have undesired or fatal consequences. This way of eating is unhealthy. The best way is always a balanced diet.
Nutritional balance
3. Quantity of food intake
Too little food is not good. Too much food is also bad. When planning an Ankylosing Spondylitis diet, you should always if possible have six meals a day that isn't heavily portioned. Having a meal like this will prevent you feeling empty in the stomach and prevents over engorgement of food due to long periods of starvation.

4. Goal Planning
Goals is one most important component of an Ankylosing Spondylitis diet plan. This is because the goal is reason why you are doing the diet. For an Ankylosing spondylitis diet plan, you should have a goal written up that is clear, have a defined reason and a time frame to achieve it. When you do this, it makes achieving and sticking onto your diet much easier.
Goal Planning
5. Penalty measure
If you do something wrong in your diet, you should have a penalty measure. For instance, if you eat a sloppy hamburger for lunch, you should be penalised by doing 10 push ups. The reason why you must have a penalty measure because if you don't, then there is no incentive to achieve your goal and there is no checking measure to reach your goal. That is, if you do something wrong, then it doesn't make you feel bad on not keeping onto a diet.
Having a penalty measure will increase the likely hood that you will stick to the diet plan.
6. Reward for reaching goals
When you reach certain goals in your diet, you should always give yourself a reward. This is because it increases the motivation to continue on with your diet and also helps you focus clearly on the benefits of being on a diet.
These six essential components of an Ankylosing Spondylitis diet plan are vital for Ankylosing Spondylitis diet to be effective.
Following these rules will help you achieve a healthy body and mind.
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Confidentiality—training materials
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Confidentiality—training materials
These training materials contain template PowerPoint slides and associated notes for use by a trainer when outlining the law relating to the protection of confidential information. Topics covered include: the meaning of confidential information; the effect of breach of confidentiality; laws governing confidentiality; confidentiality agreements; definitions of confidential information; authorised recipients; purpose and duration of confidential information; remedies; handling breaches of confidentiality; arrangements with subcontractors.
The training materials are customisable.
Click the link below to download the PowerPoint presentation.
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 1. Meaning of confidential information
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 3. Laws governing confidentiality
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Why does a whip make a cracking sound when someone whips it? --- Thomas, Englishtown, N.J.
Marshall Brain Answers:
That cracking sound you are hearing is a sonic boom. The tip of a long whip goes supersonic and makes the sound. The following video demonstrates how to make a whip and crack it:
Here is the tip in slow motion:
This article puts a finer point on it:
"A whip is specially crafted to accelerate a loop in its body to high speeds. The tapering of a whip makes a loop traveling along it speed up by a factor of ten. The lightweight free end allows an extra factor of two to three in speed. For realistic whips, the tip can reach speeds more than 30 times the initial speed," he said.
See also: Time Warp: Whip Through Soda Can


How do I add contactless key tags?
There are 2 contactless key tags supplied with the Yale Unity Entrance Lock. A contactless key tag can be added to the lock via the Yale Access App. Follow the steps below;
 1. Tap the guest list icon.
 2. Select invite
 3. Select contactless Key Only
 4. Name the contactless key
 5. Select the lock that the contactless key will be paired too.
 6. Wait for the Bluetooth connection to the lock
 7. Have the contactless key ready
 8. Once prompted by the app, tap the contactless key on the contactless key reader on the front of the lock.
Once a contactless key is created the access can be set.
 - 'Always', for unlimited access for kids and family members
 - 'Reoccurring', for someone like a service person; for example, every Monday at 10am
 - 'Temporary access' for a limited date a time period you choose, once the set time ends, keys are automatically deleted so they can never be reused.
All keys can be deleted at any time for any reason.
Click ok when you're done.


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Abstract: Thermal properties of Ca3xDyxCo3.95Ga0.05O9+d were quantified, as were the thermoelectric properties. X-ray diffraction was used to determine the phase of the samples. The thermopower of all samples was determined to be positive. The figure of merit and the power factor increased for the samples after doping had occurred.
Reference: Journal of Electronic Materials, 42(12) (2013)
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-_PHONE_-3


Tutorial: Optimize indexing with the push API
Azure AI Search supports two basic approaches for importing data into a search index: push your data into the index programmatically, or pointing an Azure AI Search indexer at a supported data source to pull in the data.
This tutorial explains how to efficiently index data using the push model by batching requests and using an exponential backoff retry strategy. You can download and run the sample application. This article explains the key aspects of the application and what factors to consider when indexing data.
This tutorial uses C# and the Azure.Search.Documents library from the Azure SDK for .NET to perform the following tasks:
 - Create an index
 - Test various batch sizes to determine the most efficient size
 - Index batches asynchronously
 - Use multiple threads to increase indexing speeds
 - Use an exponential backoff retry strategy to retry failed documents
If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin.
Prerequisites
The following services and tools are required for this tutorial.
Download files
Source code for this tutorial is in the optimize-data-indexing/v11 folder in the Azure-Samples/azure-search-dotnet-samples GitHub repository.
Key considerations
Factors affecting indexing speeds are listed next. You can learn more in Index large data sets.
 - Service tier and number of partitions/replicas - Adding partitions or upgrading your tier increases indexing speeds.
 - Index schema complexity - Adding fields and field properties lowers indexing speeds. Smaller indexes are faster to index.
 - Batch size - The optimal batch size varies based on your index schema and dataset.
 - Number of threads/workers - A single thread won't take full advantage of indexing speeds.
 - Retry strategy - An exponential backoff retry strategy is a best practice for optimum indexing.
 - Network data transfer speeds - Data transfer speeds can be a limiting factor. Index data from within your Azure environment to increase data transfer speeds.
1 - Create Azure AI Search service
To complete this tutorial, you need an Azure AI Search service, which you can create in the portal. We recommend using the same tier you plan to use in production so that you can accurately test and optimize indexing speeds.
This tutorial uses key-based authentication. Copy an admin API key to paste into the appsettings.json file.
 1. Sign in to the Azure portal, and in your search service Overview page, get the URL. An example endpoint might look like _URL_.
 2. In Settings > Keys, get an admin key for full rights on the service. There are two interchangeable admin keys, provided for business continuity in case you need to roll one over. You can use either the primary or secondary key on requests for adding, modifying, and deleting objects.
 Get an HTTP endpoint and access key
2 - Set up your environment
 1. Start Visual Studio and open OptimizeDataIndexing.sln.
 2. In Solution Explorer, open appsettings.json to provide connection information.
{
 "SearchServiceUri": "https://{service-name}.search.windows.net",
 "SearchServiceAdminApiKey": "",
 "SearchIndexName": "optimize-indexing"
}
3 - Explore the code
Once you update appsettings.json, the sample program in OptimizeDataIndexing.sln should be ready to build and run.
This code is derived from the C# section of Quickstart: Full text search using the Azure SDKs. You can find more detailed information on the basics of working with the .NET SDK in that article.
This simple C#/.NET console app performs the following tasks:
 - Creates a new index based on the data structure of the C# Hotel class (which also references the Address class).
 - Tests various batch sizes to determine the most efficient size
 - Indexes data asynchronously
 - Using multiple threads to increase indexing speeds
 - Using an exponential backoff retry strategy to retry failed items
Before running the program, take a minute to study the code and the index definitions for this sample. The relevant code is in several files:
 - Hotel.cs and Address.cs contains the schema that defines the index
 - DataGenerator.cs contains a simple class to make it easy to create large amounts of hotel data
 - ExponentialBackoff.cs contains code to optimize the indexing process as described in this article
 - Program.cs contains functions that create and delete the Azure AI Search index, indexes batches of data, and tests different batch sizes
Creating the index
This sample program uses the Azure SDK for .NET to define and create an Azure AI Search index. It takes advantage of the FieldBuilder class to generate an index structure from a C# data model class.
The data model is defined by the Hotel class, which also contains references to the Address class. The FieldBuilder drills down through multiple class definitions to generate a complex data structure for the index. Metadata tags are used to define the attributes of each field, such as whether it's searchable or sortable.
The following snippets from the Hotel.cs file show how a single field, and a reference to another data model class, can be specified.
. . .
[SearchableField(IsSortable = true)]
public string HotelName { get; set; }
. . .
public Address Address { get; set; }
. . .
In the Program.cs file, the index is defined with a name and a field collection generated by the FieldBuilder.Build(typeof(Hotel)) method, and then created as follows:
private static async Task CreateIndexAsync(string indexName, SearchIndexClient indexClient)
{
 // Create a new search index structure that matches the properties of the Hotel class.
 // The Address class is referenced from the Hotel class. The FieldBuilder
 // will enumerate these to create a complex data structure for the index.
 FieldBuilder builder = new FieldBuilder();
 var definition = new SearchIndex(indexName, builder.Build(typeof(Hotel)));
 await indexClient.CreateIndexAsync(definition);
}
Generating data
A simple class is implemented in the DataGenerator.cs file to generate data for testing. The sole purpose of this class is to make it easy to generate a large number of documents with a unique ID for indexing.
To get a list of 100,000 hotels with unique IDs, run the following lines of code:
long numDocuments = 100000;
DataGenerator dg = new DataGenerator();
List<Hotel> hotels = dg.GetHotels(numDocuments, "large");
There are two sizes of hotels available for testing in this sample: small and large.
The schema of your index has an effect on indexing speeds. For this reason, it makes sense to convert this class to generate data that best matches your intended index schema after you run through this tutorial.
4 - Test batch sizes
Azure AI Search supports the following APIs to load single or multiple documents into an index:
Indexing documents in batches will significantly improve indexing performance. These batches can be up to 1000 documents, or up to about 16 MB per batch.
Determining the optimal batch size for your data is a key component of optimizing indexing speeds. The two primary factors influencing the optimal batch size are:
 - The schema of your index
 - The size of your data
Because the optimal batch size is dependent on your index and your data, the best approach is to test different batch sizes to determine what results in the fastest indexing speeds for your scenario.
The following function demonstrates a simple approach to testing batch sizes.
public static async Task TestBatchSizesAsync(SearchClient searchClient, int min = 100, int max = 1000, int step = 100, int numTries = 3)
{
 DataGenerator dg = new DataGenerator();
 Console.WriteLine("Batch Size \t Size in MB \t MB / Doc \t Time (ms) \t MB / Second");
 for (int numDocs = min; numDocs <= max; numDocs += step)
 {
 List<TimeSpan> durations = new List<TimeSpan>();
 double sizeInMb = 0.0;
 for (int x = 0; x < numTries; x++)
 {
 List<Hotel> hotels = dg.GetHotels(numDocs, "large");
 DateTime startTime = DateTime.Now;
 await UploadDocumentsAsync(searchClient, hotels).ConfigureAwait(false);
 DateTime endTime = DateTime.Now;
 durations.Add(endTime - startTime);
 sizeInMb = EstimateObjectSize(hotels);
 }
 var avgDuration = durations.Average(timeSpan => timeSpan.TotalMilliseconds);
 var avgDurationInSeconds = avgDuration / 1000;
 var mbPerSecond = sizeInMb / avgDurationInSeconds;
 Console.WriteLine("{0} \


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What does the name Ryan mean?
Ryan is an English-language given name of Irish origin, and is used by both males and females.
It comes from the Irish surname Ryan, which in turn comes from the Old Irish name Rian.
Popular modern sources typically suggest that the name means "little king" or "illustrious", but the original meaning is unknown..
What does Gregory mean in the Bible?
The name Gregory comes from the Greek Gregōrios, derived from the verb "gregōrien" meaning 'watchful, vigilant'. … The name was adopted by early Christians heedful of the Biblical passage located in 1 Peter 5:8, "Be sober-minded; be watchful.
Who is Gregory in Romeo and Juliet?
Gregory is a minor character in the play. He is of the house of Capulet, and a friend to Sampson. Gregory confronts Sampson about the fact that he complains, yet does not act on the fact that he hates all Montagues.
What does the name Kimberly mean?
The given name Kimberley is derived from place of Kimberley, in Northern Cape, South Africa. … This place name is derived from two Old English elements: the first is the feminine personal name Cyneburg, which means "royal fortress"; the second element is lēah, which means "woodland" or "clearing".
What is Greg a nickname for?
Greg is a name that's been used primarily by parents who are considering baby names for boys. Short form of Gregory. Greg Kinnear, actor.
What nationality is Gregory?
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What is the female version of the name Gregory?
I found several female versions of Gregory, actually: Gregoria (this name has already been mentioned – it's the most popular one, I think) Gregorina. Gregorine.
Who is Gregory FNAF?
Gregory is the implied child protagonist of the upcoming game Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach.
Is Greg a male or female name?
Gender Popularity of the Name "Greg" Boy or Girl? Greg: It's a boy! Since 1880, a total of 75,845 boys have been given the name Greg while we have no record of any girls being named Greg.
Is Gregory a unisex name?
The name Gregory is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "vigilant, a watchman".
What kind of name is Greer?
Meaning: Greer is a girl's name of Scottish origin that means "alert or watchful.
How do you spell the name Greg?
The surname is of Scottish origin and is derived from a shortened form of the personal name Gregory and Greg. As a given name, Greig is of English and Scottish origin. This name is a short form of the names Gregory or Gregor. In some cases it is derived from the surname of the same spelling.
What does the name Gregory stand for?
The masculine first name Gregory derives from the Latin name "Gregorius", which came from the late Greek name "Γρηγόριος" (Grēgórios) meaning "watchful, alert" (derived from Greek "γρηγoρεῖν" "grēgorein" meaning "to watch").
What does the name Gregory mean in Hebrew?
Gregory is a common masculine first name and family name. It is derived from the Latin "Gregorius," which was from the late Greek name "Γρηγόριος" (Gregorios), which was derived from "γήγορος" (gegoros) meaning "watchful, alert". … Because of this background, it is also a very common name for saints.
What name means a gift from God?
Is Gregory a Russian name?
Grischa (alternatively spelled Grisha or Gricha) is a short form for the name Gregory or Grigorij, and sometimes for the name Georgi as well, used in Russia and some other Slavic countries, including Ukraine and Bulgaria. The "sha" ending is a typical short form in the Russian language for names.


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Category groups are used for internal parts of the program only (such as 'Advisor FYI' or 'Expert Assistant'). If you need to edit them, then you really need to question why, because your ability to use them is restricted. You possibly want a budget group, a standard category or a classification, because you can do a lot more with them.
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An application for building approval must contain an estimate of the cost of work. This estimate must be determined in accordance with an instrument that has been signed by the Construction Occupations Registrar under Building (General) Regulation 2008.
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Export/Import Scenarios
In a typical Development server - Authoring server environment you:
 1. Create and test an object on a Development Server.
 2. Export the object.
 3. Import the object to the Authoring Server.
Later, if you change the original object and want to push changes to the site(s) using your object, you would:
 1. Re-export the object from the Development Server
 2. Re-import the object into the sites on your Authoring Server where the object was originally imported.
You might also want to use an object developed by a third-party. In that case, you would:
 1. Download the export packet from the third-party.
 2. Import the object into the desired site(s) on your Development Server.
 3. Test the object.
 4. Import the object into the desired site(s) on your Authoring Server.
Before importing or exporting, please note the following:
ADF (Application Development Framework) Considerations: When importing a Custom Element that includes custom field types or render handlers housed within the ADF, CommonSpot checks to see if the ADF is installed and stops the import if it does not find it. If you are using the CommonSpot Application Development Framework, check that both your web server mapping and the ADF directory are named ADF (all caps).
Path Considerations: Although you can specify any logical path for render handler modules, and export them or Custom Elements containing them to any logical server path, CommonSpot expects import modules to contain site-relative path locations and cannnot properly handle import packets unless the file references they contain are site-relative.
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This is the original form of the ancient name also spelled Llewelyn. In ancient Wales, it was borne by two princes who for a time united their countrymen in North Wales and led opposition to the power of the Norman barons in the south. Llywelyn ap Iorwerth was the greatest of the Welsh rulers of the Middle Ages. This is a popular patriotic name, with nicknames Llelo and Llew, which is also Welsh for 'lion.'
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I want to use the Selenium method mouseMoveAt(java.lang.String locator,java.lang.String coordString). How do I set coordString?
For example, if coordString is the x,y position (10,20), what does that mean?
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You could use following to get element position run time and use them
String xCoordinate = selenium.getElementPositionLeft("elementLocator");
String yCoordinate = selenium.getElementPositionTop("elementLocator");
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Thanks Tarun, So In this case if I have to move my mouse at particular position i need to store the x,y values in string and then use mouseMoveAt() similar for clickAt() method etc... – smriti Jun 24 '11 at 12:23
yup you should try that – Tarun Jun 25 '11 at 1:53
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The above answer is not a possible solution because selenium.getElementPositionLeft("elementLocator"); returns a number and not a string and not just that it also gives an error which says that we cannot make static reference to non static methods.
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We often get questions from our parents about the qualifications required to participate in dual enrollment. The Arizona Revised Statutes dictate which students may, or may not be, eligible for dual enrollment courses.
- To enroll in academic courses a student is required to achieve
- either a 93 or more on the PSAT,
- 930 or more on the SAT,
- 22 or more on the ACT,
- passing of the AIMS test,
- or completion of the SCC placement test that indicates the student is at an appropriate college level for the course.
- To enroll in occupational courses a student may be admitted on an individual basis with the approval of college officials if the student meets the established requirements of the courses for which the student enrolls and the college officials determine that the student's admission is in the best interest of the student.
- High School/College Instructors may recommend or deny a student entry into dual enrollment even though a student is eligible by State Statute. Parents can use the same information in deciding to have their child take dual enrollment courses.
- Students who have exhibited a readiness to perform college level work (research, study time, critical thinking, etc.) will generally be successful.
- Maturity is essential for students who are ready to begin their college careers while still attending high school.
- Disciplinary actions will follow Scottsdale Community College policies above and beyond the actions of the high school.
- Grades demonstrate not only the academic aptitude but also the motivation of a student. Students may have a very strong aptitude in a subject area, yet they may be disinterested in the subject.
- Many high school and college courses have prerequisite courses that must be taken before the desired course. The prerequisite courses ensure the students' knowledge of essential skills needed in the advanced course.


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The regeneration of a significant area of Hayle Harbour to a mixed use development will bring social, environmental and economic benefits to Hayle.
Greengage were involved in the Environmental Statement for a retail led, mixed use development at South Quay, Hayle Harbour, Cornwall. The team also developed a separate Environmental Statement (ES) for Hayle Footbridge, which will link South Quay to Penpol Terrace.
Through managing the Environment Impact Assessment process, Greengage helped to ensure that the proposed development accords with the sustainable development aims and objectives of both National and Local planning objectives. Specifically reducing the need to travel by car, addressing accessibility, promoting sustainable economic development and delivering a high quality safe environment which links to the surrounding townscape. The application site is adjacent a SSSI so ecological aspects were closely scrutinised by the team.
The work carried out by Greengage helped to promote the regeneration benefits of the scheme. A key one being the footbridge which will help to improve access and permeability for pedestrians and cyclists. The ES demonstrated that such improvements will promote trips between South Quay and Foundry centre and the shops at Penpol Terrace and improve the vitality and viability of the overall Hayle area.


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Time of day predicts the activity budget in the Emerald Tree Boa (Boidae: Corallus batesii) across multiple behaviors
Berry, Savannah Margaret
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Exploring the spatial ecology and behavior of organisms is essential to understand an organism's niche and how to better accommodate animals that are kept in captivity (Ross et al., 2011; Plowman, 2003). Emerald Tree Boas (Corallus batesii) are commonly kept as pets and are important predators in the Amazon; however, despite their commercial exploitation and ecological importance, little is known about their behavior. This paper attempts to fill this literature gap by quantifying the behavior of a juvenile Corallus batesii. The activity budget of the snake was video recorded over a period of three months and was coded using the event logging software, BORIS (Friard & Gamba, 2016). After conducting individual regression analyses on five behaviors (hunting, moving, resting, other: stationary, and out of view), it was found that time of day significantly predicted the behaviors of hunting (p=0.0178, df=23, t=8.50) and resting (p=0.00337, df=23, t=3.52). Hunting behavior was observed between the hours of 2200 h and 700 h and resting between 800 h and 2100 h.


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INFLUENCE OF FOOD MATRIX STRUCTURE AND ORAL BREAKDOWN DURING MASTICATION ON TEMPORAL PERCEPTION OF FLAVOR
Article first published online: 11 MAY 2007
Journal of Sensory Studies
Volume 12, Issue 1, pages 69–86, March 1997
How to Cite
WILSON, C. E. and BROWN, W. E. (1997), INFLUENCE OF FOOD MATRIX STRUCTURE AND ORAL BREAKDOWN DURING MASTICATION ON TEMPORAL PERCEPTION OF FLAVOR. Journal of Sensory Studies, 12: 69–86. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-459X.1997.tb00054.x
- Issue published online: 11 MAY 2007
- Article first published online: 11 MAY 2007
- Received for Publication June 1, 1996
Perception of flavor intensity from a series of model foods was recorded during normal mastication by 8 subjects. Samples varied in gelatin concentration (5–25%) and in the sweetener added (sucrose or aspartame) and represented a range of physical and mechanical properties. All contained the same level of a commercial flavor (banana). Mastication patterns were recorded using electromyography simultaneously with sensory assessment. Increasing the mechanical strength and melting point of the samples resulted in longer chewing times and lower intensity and more prolonged flavor perception. The temporal pattern of flavor perception was closely linked with mastication patterns for each subject but exhibited large individual differences. Flavor perception was influenced by the habitual oral breakdown patterns for individuals.


Chapter 4. Utilities
Table of Contents
Administering the Replication Group
Listing Group Members
Locating the Current Master
Adding and Removing Nodes from the Group
Restoring Log Files
Backing up a Replicated Application
Converting Existing Environments for Replication
This chapter discusses the APIs that you use to administer and manage your replication group.
Administering the Replication Group
There are a series of administrative activities that an application might want to take relative to a replication group. These activities can be performed by electable nodes in the replication group or by applications that do not have access to a replicated environment (in other words, utilities designed to help administer and monitor the group). All of these functions can be accessed using the ReplicationGroupAdmin class.
You can use the ReplicationGroupAdmin class to:
 1. List replication group members.
 2. Locate the current Master.
 3. Remove nodes from the replication group.
You instantiate an instance of the ReplicationGroupAdmin class by providing it with the name of the replication group that you want to administer, as well as a Set of InetSocketAddress objects. The InetSocketAddress objects are used as a list of helper hosts that the application can use to perform administrative functions. For example:
...
 Set<InetSocketAddress> helpers =
 new HashSet<InetSocketAddress>();
 InetSocketAddress helper1 =
 new InetSocketAddress("node1.example.com", 1550);
 InetSocketAddress helper2 =
 new InetSocketAddress("node2.example.com", 1550);
 helpers.add(helper1);
 helpers.add(helper2);
 ReplicationGroupAdmin rga =
 new ReplicationGroupAdmin("test_rep_group", helpers);
Listing Group Members
To list all the members of a replication group, use the ReplicationGroupAdmin.getGroup() method. This returns an instance of ReplicationGroup. You then can then:
 1. use the ReplicationGroup.getNodes() method to locate all the nodes in the replication group.
 2. use the ReplicationGroup.getElectableNodes() method to locate all the electable nodes in the replication group.
 3. use ReplicationGroup.getMonitorNodes() to locate all the monitor nodes that currently belong to the replication group.
Note
In order to obtain a ReplicationGroup object, the process must be able to discover the current Master. This means that the helper nodes you provide when you instantiate the ReplicationGroupAdmin class must be reachable and able to identify the current Master. If they cannot, then these methods throw an UnknownMasterException.
All of these methods return a set of ReplicationNode objects, which you can then use to query for node information, such as its name, the InetSocketAddress where the node is located, and the node's type.
For example:
...
 Set<InetSocketAddress> helpers =
 new HashSet<InetSocketAddress>();
 InetSocketAddress helper1 =
 new InetSocketAddress("node1.example.com", 1550);
 InetSocketAddress helper2 =
 new InetSocketAddress("node2.example.com", 1550);
 helpers.add(helper1);
 helpers.add(helper2);
 ReplicationGroupAdmin rga =
 new ReplicationGroupAdmin("test_rep_group", helpers);
 try {
 ReplicationGroup rg = rga.getGroup();
 for (ReplicationNode rn : rg.getElectableNodes()) {
 // Do something with the replication node.
 }
 } catch (UnknownMasterException ume) {
 // Can't find a master
 }
Locating the Current Master
You can use the ReplicationGroupAdmin class to locate the current Master in the replication group. This information is available using the ReplicationGroupAdmin.getMasterNodeName() and ReplicationGroupAdmin.getMasterSocket() methods.
ReplicationGroupAdmin.getMasterNodeName() returns a string that holds the node name associated with the Master.
ReplicationGroupAdmin.getMasterSocket() returns an InetSocketAddress class object that represents the host and port where the Master can currently be found.
Both methods will throw an UnknownMasterException if the helper nodes are not able to identify the current Master.
For example:
import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.UnknownMasterException;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.util.ReplicationGroupAdmin;
...
 Set<InetSocketAddress> helpers =
 new HashSet<InetSocketAddress>();
 InetSocketAddress helper1 =
 new InetSocketAddress("node1.example.com", 1550);
 InetSocketAddress helper2 =
 new InetSocketAddress("node2.example.com", 1550);
 helpers.add(helper1);
 helpers.add(helper2);
 ReplicationGroupAdmin rga =
 new ReplicationGroupAdmin("test_rep_group", helpers);
 try {
 InetSocketAddress master = rga.getMasterSocket();
 System.out.println("Master is on host " +
 master.getHostName() + " at port " +
 master.getPort());
 }
 } catch (UnknownMasterException ume) {
 // Can't find a master
 }
Adding and Removing Nodes from the Group
In order to add nodes to a replication group, you simply start up a node and identify at least one helper node that can identify the current Master to the new node. After the new node has been populated with a current enough copy of the data contained on the Master, the new node is automatically a member of the replication group.
The node's status as a member of the group is persistent. That is, it is a member of the group regardless of whether it is running, and whether other nodes in the group can reach it over the network. This means that for the purposes of elections and message acknowledgements, the node counts toward the total number of nodes that must respond and/or participate in an event.
If, for example, you are using a durability guarantee that requires all nodes in the replication group to acknowledge a transaction commit on the Master, and if a node is down or otherwise unavailable for some reason, then the commit cannot complete on the Master because it will not receive acknowledgements from all the nodes in the replication group.
Similarly, elections for Masters require a bare majority of nodes to participate in the election. If so many nodes are shutdown or unavailable due to a network partition event that a bare majority of nodes cannot be found to hold the election, then your replication group can perform no write activities. This situation persists until at least enough nodes come back online to represent a bare majority of the nodes belonging to the replication group.
For this reason, if you have a node that you intend to shutdown for a long time, then you should remove that node from the replication group. You do this using the ReplicationGroupAdmin.removeMember() method. Note the following rules when using this method:
 - For best results, shutdown the node before removing it.
 - You use the node's name (not the host/port pair) to identify the node you want to remove from the group. If the node name that you specify is unknown to the replication group, a MemberNotFoundException is thrown.
 - Once removed, the node can no longer connect to the Master, nor can it participate in elections. If you want to reconnect the node to the Master (that is, you want to add it back to the replication group), you will have to do so using a different node name than the node was using when it was removed from the group.
 - An active Master cannot be removed from the group. To remove the active Master, either shut it down or wait until it transitions to the Replica state. If you attempt to remove an active Master, a MasterStateException is thrown.
For example:
...
 Set<InetSocketAddress> helpers =
 new HashSet<InetSocketAddress>();
 InetSocketAddress helper1 =
 new InetSocketAddress("node1.example.com", 1550);
 InetSocketAddress helper2 =
 new InetSocketAddress("node2.example.com", 1550);
 helpers.add(helper1);
 helpers.add(helper2);
 ReplicationGroupAdmin rga =
 new ReplicationGroupAdmin("test_rep_group", helpers);
 try {
 rga.removeMember("NODE3");
 } catch (MemberNotFoundException mnfe) {
 // Specified a node name that is not known to the
 // replication group.
 } catch (MasterStateException mse) {
 // Tried to remove an active Master
 }


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In the early days of the NSDAP, Julius Schreck, the leader of the Stabswache (Adolf Hitler's bodyguard unit), resurrected the use of the Totenkopf as the unit's insignia. This unit grew into the Schutzstaffel (SS), which continued to use the Totenkopf as insignia throughout its history. According to a writing by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler the Totenkopf had the following meaning:
The Skull is the reminder that you shall always be willing to put your self at stake for the life of the whole community.
The Totenkopf was also used as the unit insignia of the Panzer forces of the German Heer (Army), and also by the Panzer units of the Luftwaffe, including those of the elite Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring.
Both the 3rd SS Panzer Division of the Waffen-SS, and the World War II era Luftwaffe's 54th Bomber Wing Kampfgeschwader 54 were given the unit name "Totenkopf", and used a strikingly similar-looking graphic skull-crossbones insignia as the SS units of the same name. The 3rd SS Panzer Division also had skull patches on their uniform collars instead of the SS sieg rune.
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A primary key may include multiple columns, in which case it is known as a "composite" primary key.
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To remove a column from a composite primary key:
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- 2020°C min night temperature
- 1111 hours of daylight per day
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How hot is it in the Bahamas in November?
Daytime temperatures usually reach 28°C in Nassau, Bahamas in November with moderate heat and humidity, falling to 20°C at night.
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There are normally 7 hours of bright sunshine each day in Nassau, Bahamas in November - that's 67% of daylight hours.
How warm is the sea around the Bahamas in November?
The average sea temperature around Nassau, Bahamas in November is 26°C.
Does it rain in the Bahamas in November?
There are usually 14 days with some rain in Nassau, Bahamas in November and the average monthly rainfall is 60mm.
Bahamas November sunrise & sunset times
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|Tuesday, 15th November 2022||06:26||17:22|
|Wednesday, 30th November 2022||06:37||17:19|
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text: The feasibility of performing quantitative analysis with short segments of bandpass-filtered Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) interferograms is demonstrated. The protocol developed in this work addresses four limitations that hinder the use of FT-IR spectroscopy in nonlaboratory applications: (1) the need for a rugged, low-cost, and reliable spectrometer, (2) the lack of representative background spectra for use in acquiring absorbance spectra of the target analyte, (3) the presence of overlapping spectral bands that interfere with the analyte determination, and (4) the difficulty in obtaining useful information from data collected near the limit of detection. In this work, spectral information pertaining to a specific analyte band of interest is isolated directly from a short interferogram segment by the application of narrow-bandpass digital filters. When processed in this way, the filtered interferogram segments contain compound-specific information that can be utilized for quantitative analysis. Successful use of a univariate calibration procedure with filtered interferogram data of benzene and nitrobenzene of varying concentrations is demonstrated. Calibrations based on filtered interferogram segment magnitudes vs concentration yield models with values of R2 in excess of 99%. These results are obtained without the use of a separate background or reference interferogram. This interferogram-based analysis is shown to perform analogously to a conventional spectral-based analysis, with the interferogram method being more efficient in terms of data collection and computational requirements.


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Paper: Entrepreneurialism and Affectivity: Selling Poverty and Childhood in Cusco
Cusco, Peru is one of Latin Americaâ€™s leading tourist destinations. With Machu Picchu and other nearby Inca ruins as the main attractions, tourism has become the principal economic and development strategy for the city. This is apparent not just through numerous public and private investments in tourism infrastructure, and the popularity of guiding as a profession, but also because of the many families who participate in an informal street economy, vending souvenirs and artisanal products to tourists. Local children compose an active group of the most successful vendors, often because of the entrepreneurial strategies they have developed for engaging their clients. Child vendors creatively draw on their own discourses of poverty and childhood to encourage both cultural and economic exchanges, with the affectivity of children enabling them to earn as much asâ€"or more thanâ€"their parents. This dissertation project investigates the interactions between children and tourists in Cusco in a number of spaces, including the streets and in aid centers. Focusing on interactions in this first space, this paper will explore several of the strategies that children use, including their development, how they are passed on between vendors, and their success. The economic roles that children play within their families, and the motivations children offer as to why they sell, will also be discussed. This project contributes to anthropological and interdisciplinary studies of childhood, poverty, and tourism, by exploring the economic and cultural exchanges that occur between local children and foreign tourists. In focusing on the childrenâ€™s perspectives on their own labor and viewing their strategies as entrepreneurially supportive of their families, the project allows a nuanced understanding of child labor as both a global phenomenon and a real issue that many different actors are negotiating in Cusco.


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[SUB]URBAN STUDIO is a two-year creative arts project that will offer exciting new arts opportunities in Greater Dandenong.
Residents have an opportunity to participate in workshops and performances to explore the mediums dance, puppetry and spoken word.
[SUB]URBAN STUDIO is funded by the City of Greater Dandenong and Creative Victoria as part of the Creative Suburbs program.
"Through dance, puppetry and spoken word, the Greater Dandenong community will have opportunities to express themselves creatively while learning new skills" - City of Greater Dandenong's Arts and Cultural Officer, Greer Davis.
What is contemporary dance?
Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet.
Chunky Move is Victoria's premier contemporary dance company that has toured globally that everyone can dance to.
"Contemporary dance can be for everyone" - Chunky Move's Performer and Choreographer, Bec Reid.
For more information visit website _URL_.
What is puppetry?
Puppetry is a form of theatre/performance that involves the manipulation of puppets–inanimate objects, often resembling some type of human or animal figure that are animated or manipulated by a human called a puppeteer.
"Puppetry is poetic and suggestive and expresses ideas that people cannot always say" - Black Hole Theatre's Artistic Director, Nancy Black.
What is spoken word?
Spoken word is a style of entertainment involving performance-based poetry that primarily focuses on the aesthetics of word play and story-telling. It can often include collaboration and experimentation with other art forms such as music, theatre, rap and dance.
"Spoken word is an avenue of expression – a free form version of poetry – that enables the performer to be traditional (i.e. Shakespeare) or contemporary (i.e. hip hop) in style" - Spoken Word Artist, Abdul Hammoud.
Would you like to get involved?
Participate and get involved in a range of workshops, performances, exhibitions and events.
All dance, puppetry and spoken word workshops are free and open to all members of the community.
All classes will provide a safe, social and most importantly fun environment
Sign up to receive information regarding workshops, events and performances


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Sheriff Walter B. Butchart
Walter B. Butchart, aged 21, was appointed to fill out the unexpired term of his father, William B. Butchart, also known as "Old W. W.", when the later died in his sleep Aug. 28, 1904. The following day, Walter pinned on the gold star and became the youngest sheriff on record in St. Louis County and one of the youngest in the nation.
Walter B. Butchart was educated in the Duluth Schools. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War he enlisted with Company G, 14th Minnesota regiment. (Source: Minn. 920 W628 Who's Who In St. Louis County; Collier. 1932)
Byron Butchart is pictured with the badges worn by his family during their law enforcement history.


text: Gamma-irradiated potassium hydroquinone monosulfonate (PHM) single crystals were investigated between 125 and 300 K using the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technique. Between 125 and 300 K no changes in the spectra have taken place. The spectra were found to be temperature independent. The investigation of EPR spectra of irradiated single crystals of PHM showed the presence of two PHM anion radicals. The g values of the radiation damage centers observed in the PHM single crystal and the hyperfine structure constants of the free electron with nearby protons were obtained.


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Target visualisation is main goal of the practical radargram recovering procedure. There are a lot of visualisation algorithms (2D-filtering. migration. FFT etc.) that is mainly based on final images processing. Existent methods are not frequently allowed to get adequate results due to considerably complex properties of the surrounding target environment.
In this work an approach to target visualisation based on phased-array effect in antennas with transient excitation is proposed and discussed. This reconstruction method uses initial information about properties of the used for radargram getting antennas. Preliminary results of this approach, its applicability and sensitivity are presented.
An Approach of Target Visualisation
In contrast to antennas behaviour with sinusoidal or narrow frequency band excitation such one with transient excitation has some differences. As a matter of fact transient radiation of an antenna depends on its geometry. If pulse generator impedance and input antenna impedance is matched in the antenna is observed so-called double-passing excitation mode. hi this case temporary structure of the antenna radiation field consists of three impulses sequence. Note that time delays between neighbouring impulses are associated to antenna length and the second impulse polarity is inverse one to the first and third pulses.
Let's consider monopole linear antenna with impulse excitation in Cartesian coordinates as it is shown in Fig. 1. Assume that the antenna length is L and a target coordinates is (X0. Y0). Distances from target to excitation point and antenna edges are Rl and R2. accordingly.


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Step 1a: Outlook 2010 - Click the File Tab, click Open, click Import.
Step 1b: Outlook 2007 - On the File menu, click Import and Export.
Step 2: 2. Click Export to a file, and then click Next.
Step 3: In the list, click Personal Folder File (.pst), and then click Next.
Step 4: 4. Click the folder that contains the messages you want to back up. If the folder contains a subfolder that you want to include, select the Include Subfolders check box, and then click Next.
Note: if you want to export the entire mailbox, make sure you select "Mailbox – Your Name" for 2007 or Your email address for Outlook 2010 and make sure Include subfolders is selected.
Step 5: Under Save exported file as, click Browse, and then specify a name and location for your backup file, for example, Mail Backup.
If you back up a.pst file that you have backed up to before, click one of the following:
Step 1a: Outlook 2011 - On the File menu, click Export.
Step 2: Select your export options.
Step 3: Select the option "No, do not delete items"
Step 4: 4. Type a name that is suitable for the backup file in the Save As: box, and select a location where you can easily find your exported file.
Step 5: 5. You're all done. Click the Done button to complete the export process.


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Wallace & Gromit teach kids about invention and intellectual property
17 May 2012
Wallace and Gromit, the world-famous characters developed by British studio Aardman Animation, are the stars of an interactive exhibition on innovation and intellectual property (IP) which opened at Scienceworks in Melbourne on 19 May.
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention showcases innovation and creativity in everyday life, highlighting the important link between invention and IP protection.
Visitors walk through different rooms in Wallace and Gromit's "house", where they can view both real and imaginary innovations, learn about important Australian inventors and discover how IP rights work in practice. Visitors are also encouraged to get creative themselves with activities such as devising a smoothie recipe and logo, inventing household tools and singing their hearts out in the Karaoke Disco Shower.
We are the principal sponsor of the exhibition in Australia and have worked with Scienceworks to ensure that the exhibition contains strong and accurate IP messages that are relevant to an Australian audience.
We hope that the exhibition inspires a new generation of Australian inventors who understand IP rights and how to use them to protect their inventions.
The exhibition will be in Melbourne until 11 November 2012 and then move to the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney from 12 December 2012 until 26 May 2013. Tickets are $19 for adults, $7.50 for concession holders and $6 for children.
We will be organising a number of events, competitions and activities associated with the exhibition so keep an eye on out for details. You can visit the ScienceWorks' website for more information.
Last Updated: 29/11/2012


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If they say that $f_i$ is the central difference discrete of $f(t,x)$ in the point $(t_n,x_i)$.
What do they mean by this?
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Typically a central difference means you compute $f(x_{i+1}) - f(x_{i-1})$ and often you may divide by $\frac{1}{2 \Delta t}$ or something similar. The key thing is that a difference is computed where $f(x_i)$ is in the centre of the two things which we're subtracting.
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The mission of the Toms River Police Department's Emergency Service Unit (ESU) is to support the Department's community-based policing efforts to reduce the incidence and the fear of crime. This is accomplished by developing and deploying a reserve force of the most highly trained and disciplined personnel. The Emergency Services Unit is continually trained in the use of specialized tactics and equipment in order to provide the most proficient and professional tactical response possible; reducing the risk to officers, suspects and the general public.
Since its inception, the Emergency Service Unit ESU has provided a ready response to situations that were beyond the capabilities of normally equipped and trained department personnel. ESU responds, upon request, to assist in resolving barricade/hostage episodes and calls involving suicidal individuals. The unit also plans and executes all high risk warrant services within the township. The Emergency Services Unit is deployed numerous times each year to conduct search warrants, high risk arrest warrants and to apprehend dangerous, armed subjects. The unit has earned numerous commendations and citations for their involvement in these activities.
The need for ESU expertise and assistance with warrant service is dependent upon the following criteria:
- Unusual circumstances beyond the capabilities of patrol.
- Heavily fortified locations.
- Weapons are known to be present and/or have been used in the past.
- The presence of suspects with extensive criminal history.
The Emergency Service Unit is under the command of Lieutenant Robert Rankin _EMAIL_.


The UMAP Credit Transfer Scheme (UCTS) was developed to simplify the process of transferring credits earned in overseas exchange programs to the students' home universities.
UCTS uses the 60 credit point scale originally developed for the European Credit Transfer Scheme (ECTS). These points can be applied to both trimester-based and semester-based academic years.
The UCTS credit point scale facilitates the conversion of credits between different grading systems. It is not intended to supplant the existing credit point scales (or other measures of student workload) used by the host and home universities, nor is it meant to replace universities' regulations and autonomy in terms of assessing students' learning outcomes.


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Javascript Question
How to replace $1 , $2 in string
var params = ['tom' , 'harry'];
var string = 'hello $1 and $2 how aa are you $1 and $2';
What i tried
var params = ['tom' , 'harry'];
var string = 'hello $1 ,$2 how aa are you $1 , $2';
var temp;
for(var i = 0; i<params.length ; i++)
{
temp = string.replace(/[$1]+/g,params[i]);
}
Firefox console wrong output : "hello harry ,harry2 how aa are you harry , harry2"
Final Output : hello tom and harry how are you tom and harry
Answer Source
One solution:
string.replace(/\$1/g, params[0]).replace(/\$2/g,params[1])
More explanation:
The reason I put $1 as \$1 because $1, $2,... have special meaning inside regular expressions. They are considered as special characters. E.g., if you want to search . (dot) in your string then you cannot just place . in regex because in regex . means match any character inside string (including dot too); so, in order to find . in your string you've to place(slash \) before dot, like \. , inside regex, so that regex engine can find exact . character.


Soul retrieval
Soul Retrieval
When we experience a traumatic event, whether small or large, our spirit self can become fractured and a piece of it can leave. At this time, it is disengaged and inaccessible. This leads to a drop in the vitality of our physical, mental and emotional aspects. Disease becomes more likely, "dis-ease" inevitable.
The shamanic soul retrieval process involves the practitioner seeking out and returning these spirit or soul parts. This is done primarily in non-ordinary reality with the help of benevolent spirit guides. The result of this healing is typically an increase in vitality, energy and health.


What do various terms mean on Snapchat
What do various terms mean on Snapchat
Snapchat has developed its own language of sorts. It has friend emojis, chat notification, not to mention user lingo! If you too feel overwhelmed with this trove of information, we got your covered. In this article, we will cover everything you need to know about Snapchat jargon (terms, emojis, icons, etc.) to set you on your way to ace the app.
Friend emojis
Snapchat assigns different emojis depending on your interaction with specific users. These emojis appear next to the contacts name. A recent update now lets you customize these emojis to your heart's content! However, in this article, we will explain what the default friend emojis mean.
Snapstreak?
If you see a flame emoji appear next to a user's name, this means that you have started a 'Snapstreak' with the user. A similar emoji will appear next to your name in the user's contacts. To begin a Snapstreak with a user, both you and the other person must snap each other for three days consecutively.
Snapstreaks do not count messages; so it has to be snaps. The number that appears next to the flame emoji corresponds to the number of days you and your friend have consecutively sent snaps to each other.
Note: If you miss a single day, the Snapstreak will reset to zero.
Related: How to never lose your Streak in Snapchat with these tips (Snapstreaks)
Hourglass ⌛
The hourglass emoji appears if your Snapstreak is about to expire. A Snapstreak will expire if two users do not send each other a snap within 24 hours. If you see this emoji next to your friend's name, quickly send them a snap. When the snap is delivered, the hourglass emoji will disappear.
Mutual BF's?
Characterized by the emoji with sunglasses, this appears next to a user's name if both you and the user, have a best friend in common. The emoji will also appear next to your name on the user's account.
Mutual Besties?
This awkward emoji perfectly represents the situation you are in. Mutual Besties indicates that both you and the other user have the best #1 best friend. This means that both you and the user have been sending snaps to the same person.
BFs?
This smiling emoji indicates that the user is one of your best friends. Snapchat uses a simple algorithm to determine who you communicate with the most (only snaps). 'BFs' doesn't mean that the person is your #1 best friend, but they are sure someone who you communicate with a lot.
The emoji does not necessarily appear next to your name on the other user's account.
Besties?
This yellow heart emoji is a nice thing to notice next to one of your contacts names. It means that both you and the user are each other's #1 best friends. You send the most snaps to this user, and vice versa.
This emoji appears beside your name on your friend's account too.
BFF ❤
If you have continued to send each other snaps for two weeks in a row, your yellow heart emoji will be upped to a red heart. This indicates that you have been each other's #1 Best friend for two weeks.
This emoji appears beside your name on your friend's account too.
Super BFF?
This is the highest honor of Snapchat friends. 'Super BFF' appears when you have been each other #1 best friend for 2 months straight! You deserve the double hearts because that takes dedication.
This emoji will appear beside your name on your friend's account too.
Snapchat Lingo and Terms
If you're having a hard time keeping track of all the new Snapchat lingo, this guide is for you. The acronyms are not limited to use on Snapchat only, and pop up quite frequently on other platforms like Instagram, Facebook, etc.
Women Crush Wednesday: This acronym is generally used as a hashtag accompanying an image of a woman that the user admires. It could be a friend, a celebrity, a sportswoman, etc. As the name suggests, WCW is usually used on a Wednesday.
Shoutout For Shoutout: Originating on Snapchat itself, SFS is used to tell another user that you would like to be mentioned in their snap, as well as mention them back in your own snap. This is usually used for promotions so that you can increase your visibility.
Screen Shot: This common acronym is now freely used on most platforms. However, because of Snapchats distinguished feature of disappearing snaps, SS is used to request a screenshot of a picture that you cannot view.
Snap Back: A snap back is when a user replies to your snap with another snap. The interaction by snaps is called a snap back. SB can also be used to request another user to send you a snap (especially if you believe your Snapstreak is about to break).
Whatever: Used quite freely while texting, 'wtv' is an abbreviation indicating that the user does not care about the matter. For example, 'Do you want to go to the park?' 'Yeah, wtv'.
Black Lives Matter: A strong and powerful hashtag currently trending on most social outlets, BLM shows support for people of color and takes a stand against unjust offenses against the same.
If you know, you know: This abbreviation is used to stir up mystery as well as remind others who were with you. It basically means if you were there with me, you know what I'm talking about. It can also be used to check if people are on the same page as you.
Favorite, Thumbs up, Comment: While generally used on video streaming sites like YouTube, FTC has come to mean 'subscribe'. When used out of context, it can mean, 'stay tuned for more such content.'
Don't wait up: DWU is used to tell another person not to worry about you. It can also be used more literally to tell a person not to wait up for you to return, as it could be late.
I don't mind: This one is quite straight forward. It is used to indicate that the person is ok with whatever the other person is conveying.
I don't even know: This acronym is used to express confusion on the user's part. For example, 'Do you think we'll be going camping with this weather?' 'Honestly, idek!'
Better be going: If you have trouble ending a conversation, BBG can come to your rescue. You can use BBG when you want to politely let the other person know that you are ending the conversation.
Nevermind: Quite self-explanatory, this one. It can also be used to express disappointment. For example, 'I thought the Mayor was going to turn the town around….#nvm'.
Rate/Date/Hate: RDH is used to get an honest opinion of a third party. Usually accompanied by a picture of the person in question, RDH is used to understand what other people think of that person. For example, 'Sending you a pic. What do you think? RDH?'
F*ck with: This acronym has gained a lot of popularity recently. While it sounds aggressive, most of the time, it is used to indicate a close liking for something. For example, 'Deadmaus is dope. I'd FW that for sure.'
F*ck you talking bout: This is used to indicate disdain or sometimes surprise about what another person is saying. It is a shortened form of the sentence 'what the f*ck are you talking about!' If used more literally, it can also indicate that you actually do not know what the other person is talking about. For example, 'What smoke? I just got home, fytb?'
Laughing my a*s off: This old-but-gold acronym is still used today to express laughing at a humorous situation. You may have encountered the same acronym being used with repeating letters (lmaaao/lmaooo). All of these mean the same thing.
Just saying: Js is generally used to soften a harsh sentence. It is added at the end of a sentence to portray that the user is just being honest. For example, 'I don't think that color suits you, js.'
Tough sh*t: This acronym can be used to show pity or understanding of another person's problems. It can be compared to the term 'that sucks!'
I miss you: Imy can be used both, in sentences, as well as with a hashtag. It expresses that the user misses the person that they are texting. When used as a hashtag accompanying a picture, it may refer to the person in the picture.
Group Chat: GC just means group chat. It refers to a chat with more than two people in it. It can be referring to different platforms like WhatsApp, texting, etc.
Snapchat Notifications
Snapchat has its own indicators to let a user know what's going on in their account. Use this guide below to better understand what different indicators mean.
Grey arrow / pending
The grey arrow appears when you send a snap to a person, and it hasn't gone through yet. If you have a fast internet connection, you may not even see the grey arrow, as the snap will be sent immediately. However, if you have slower/bad internet, the grey arrow will remain, until the snap has successfully gone through.
It could also mean that the person you are sending the snap to has not added you as a friend yet, or has unfriended you.
Red square / full arrow / empty arrow
The red arrow appears when you have sent a snap (picture/video) without


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Celebrate Mental Health Week – May 7-13, 2012
CMHA's Mental Health Week is an annual national event that takes place during the first week in May to encourage people from all walks of life to learn, talk, reflect and engage with others on all issues relating to mental health.
This year's Mental Health Week theme is Mental Health for All. Mental Health Week 2012 will focus on key topics that will help the public have a broader understanding of mental health, including: Kids Have Stress Too!; Resiliency: at Home, at School, and at Work; and Mental Health is Everyone's Concern. Local events and activities are planned in communities across Canada. Find an event near you or plan your own!
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