Public Participation Meetings/Panels
Public Participation Panel Guidebook
SPC maintains Public Participation Panels (PPPs) for each county in its transportation planning region. Residents do not need to travel outside their own county to address SPC. PPP meetings are open to the public. Appointed Members represent the population of their respective counties in regards to age, income, ethnicity, special needs, and special interests. Members help to "get the word out" about what they learn at meetings to the groups they represent. They also assist SPC by reaching out to involve the general public.
Public Participation Panel Meetings
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Schemes & Scholarships
The trainees of the Government ITIs are awarded the following scholarships:
- Merit scholarshipsat the rate of Rs. 250/- per month per trainee will be awarded to 40% of the sanctioned strength in each trade at every ITI on the basis of:
- Below Poverty Line (BPL) Scholarship at the rate of Rs. 250/- per month is awarded to the trainees belonging to BPL, SC/ST categories and to the trainees whose family's annual income is less than Rs. 3,00,000/- on the production of an income certificate issued by (1) The concerned village Panchayat Secretary under the respective Panchayat area duly attested by the Sarpanch of the concerned village Panchayat or (2) Chief officers of the respective municipal council to the residents under their respective municipal council area or (3) by the Mamlatdar of the concerned Taluka or (4) The District Collector/Magistrate.
I)The marks scored for internal test.
II)Assessment of the sessional work, discipline and punctuality three months after admissions. If the number of trainees in any unit is less than the number of sanctioned seats, the merit scholarships shall be awarded in proportionate number.
Scholarships are also awarded by the Education Department to the ITI trainees whose parents are teachers.
- The trainees of the Private ITIs are awarded the following scholarships: Sesa Private ITI awards merit scholarship to deserving trainees based on merit as well as on financial status of the family.
- Apart from this, the trainees belonging to certain categories admitted in all the Private ITIs are eligible to receive the scholarship offered by the Department of Social Welfare.

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The Colonial Art Museum of Sancti Spiritus, in central Cuba, is one of the city's most prominent landmarks. This house, located near the Iglesia Mayor, was built in the XVIII century and owned by the wealthy Valle Iznaga family. It was the first two-story building to exist in the village.
The museum was founded on October 10th, 1967 thus being considered the first facility of its kind created by the Cuban Revolution. More than 70% of the museum's valuable collection belonged to the owners of the house.
Although it has been known as the Palace of the Hundred Doors, it actually has a larger number after having undergone several modifications in this regard, mainly due to ventilation needs.


text: The orbital inclination of the symbiotic prototype Z And has not been established yet. At present, two very different values are considered, i ~ 44 degrees and i >~ 73 degrees. The correct value of i is a key parameter in, for example, modeling the highly-collimated jets of Z And. The aim of this paper is to measure the orbital inclination of Z And. First, we derive the hydrogen column density (nH), which causes the Rayleigh scattering of the far-UV spectrum at the orbital phase phi = 0.961 plus/minus 0.018. Second, we calculate nH as a function of i and phi for the ionization structure during the quiescent phase. Third, we compare the nH(i,phi) models with the observed value. The most probable shaping of the HI/HII boundaries and the uncertainties in the orbital phase limit i of Z And to 59 -2/+3 degrees. Systematic errors given by using different wind velocity laws can increase i up to ~74 degrees. A high value of i is supported independently by the orbitally related variation in the far-UV continuum and the obscuration of the OI] 1641 A emission line around the inferior conjunction of the giant. The derived value of the inclination of the Z And orbital plane allows treating satellite components of H-alpha and H-beta emission lines as highly-collimated jets.


Caribbean Netherlands Age of Consent & Sex Laws Age of Consent in Caribbean Netherlands
What is the Caribbean Netherlands Age of Consent?
The Age of Consent in Caribbean Netherlands is 16 years old. The age of consent is the minimum age at which an individual is considered legally old enough to consent to participation in sexual activity. Individuals aged 15 or younger in Caribbean Netherlands are not legally able to consent to sexual activity, and such activity may result in prosecution for statutory rape or the equivalent local law.
Caribbean Netherlands statutory rape law is violated when an individual has consensual sexual intercourse with a person between 12 and 16, and the act takes place out of wedlock.
Because there is no close-in-age exemption in Caribbean Netherlands, it is possible for two individuals both under the age of 16 who willingly engage in intercourse to both be prosecuted for statutory rape, although this is rare. Similarly, no protections are reserved for sexual relations in which one participant is a 15 year old and the second is a 16 or 17 year old.
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Compression and End-Gas Temperatures from Iodine Absorption Spectra
THIS paper discusses a method of measuring compression temperature by means of the absorption of light. An optical-electronic system measures the change in color of a trace of iodine gas that has been added to the intake mixture. From these measurements the temperature of the iodine and by inference, the temperature of the gases, is determined. The apparatus used is described briefly and the test results obtained in measuring compression and end-gas temperatures in a spark-ignition engine are also presented.


text: Future advanced driver assistance systems will contain multiple sensors that are used for several applications, such as highly automated driving on freeways. The problem is that the sensors are usually asynchronous and their data possibly out-of-sequence, making fusion of the sensor data non-trivial. This paper presents a novel approach to track-to-track fusion for automotive applications with asynchronous and out-of-sequence sensors using information matrix fusion. This approach solves the problem of correlation between sensor data due to the common process noise and common track history, which eliminates the need to replace the global track estimate with the fused local estimate at each fusion cycle. The information matrix fusion approach is evaluated in simulation and its performance demonstrated using real sensor data on a test vehicle designed for highly automated driving on freeways.

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contribution of this paper is the introduction of controlled invariant sets in the fault detection mechanism. The control action is chosen in order to guarantee the closed-loop positive invariance of a candidate region when the exogenous signals (additive disturbances, noise and reference/set-points) are bounded.
This article deals with fault tolerant multisensor control schemes for systems with linear dynamics. Positive invariance is a common analysis and control design tool for systems affected by bounded constraints and disturbances. This article revisits the construction of \epsilon-approximations of minimal robust positive invariant sets
for linear systems upon contractive set-iterations. The cases of switching between different sets of disturbances and the inclusion of a predefined region of the state space are treated in detail. All these results are used in multisensor control schemes which have to deal with specific problems originated by the switching between different estimators and by the presence of faults in some of the sensors. The construction of positive invariant sets for different operating regimes provides, in this context, effective fault detection information. Within the same framework, global stability of the switching strategies can be assured if the invariant sets topology allows
the exclusive selection of estimates obtained from healthy sensors.


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Fort Saint Vrain
Fort Saint Vrain was an 1837 fur trading post built by the Bent, St. Vrain Company, and located at the confluence of Saint Vrain Creek and the South Platte River, about 20 miles (32 km) east of the Rocky Mountains in the unorganized territory of the United States. This area later became part of the State of Colorado. A historical marker notes the place where Old Fort St. Vrain once stood, today at the end of Weld County Road 40, located about seven miles north of Fort Vasquez, Colorado. Among those who helped to establish the fort was Ceran St. Vrain, after whom it was named.
William Clark, governor of the territory, granted the Bent, St. Vrain Co. a license to trade on November 8, 1836. Like neighboring forts, the structure was built as a two-story adobe structure whose walls encased an interior courtyard. It accommodated trade with Native American tribes and mountain men engaged in fur trapping. It resembled the adobe building and plaza reconstructed at Fort Vasquez and Bent's Old Fort.
Marcellin St. Vrain, Ceran's brother, managed the trading post. He employed such notable people as James Beckwourth, a mountain man, and Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, who was born to Sacajewea during the _PHONE_ Lewis and Clark Expedition. She helped guide the expedition with her husband, the trapper Toussaint Charbonneau.
After the Taos Revolt in 1847, the St. Vrain brothers both returned to St. Louis. After Ceran St. Vrain sold his shares of the Bent, St. Vrain Co., William Bent became sole proprietor by 1849. Bent moved to Fort St. Vrain temporarily before building a new Fort Bent in the Big Timbers area.
- Whiteley, Lee; The Cherokee Trail: Bent's Old Fort to Fort Bridger; Lee Whiteley; 1999; Johnson Printing; Boulder, Colorado; ISBN 0-_PHONE_-1-7
- Brotemarkle, Diane; Old Fort St. Vrain; Diane Brotemarkle; 2001; Johnson Printing; Boulder, Colorado; ISBN 0-_PHONE_-0-4
- Ubbelohde, Carl; Benson, Maxine; Smith, Duane A; A Colorado History: Third Edition; 1972; Pruett Publishing Co; Boulder Colorado

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SQL Server function for joining string values
JOINSTR
Updated: 14 December 2009
Use JOINSTR to concatenate the text from multiple rows in a table.
Syntax
SELECT [wctString].[wct].[JOINSTR] (
 <@Separator, nvarchar(4000),>
 ,<@MaxItems, int,>
 ,<@Values_Tablename, nvarchar(4000),>
 ,<@ColumnName, nvarchar(4000),>
 ,<@GroupedColumnName, nvarchar(4000),>
 ,<@GroupedColumnValue, sql_variant,>)
Arguments
@Separator
is the text value to be used to connect the text to be concatenated. The @Separator argument can be of data types that are implicitly convertible to nvarchar or ntext.

@MaxItems
is the maximum number of items to be included in the resultant text. The @MaxItems argument can be of data types that are implicitly convertible to int.

@Values_Tablename
the name of the table that contains the text to be concatenated. The @Values_tablename argument can be of data types that are implicitly convertible to nvarchar or ntext.

@ColumnName
the name of the column in @Values_Tablename that contains the text to be concatenated. The @Column_tablename argument can be of data types that are implicitly convertible to nvarchar or ntext.

@GroupedColumnName
the name, as text, of the column in the table or view specified by @Values_Tablename which will be used for grouping the results.
@GroupedColumnValue
the column value to do the grouping on.

Return Types
nvarchar(max)
Remarks
· For more complicated queries, consider using the JOINSTR_q function.
Examples
For this example, we have loaded up the Gettysburg addres into a table and we are going to use JOINSTR to put it back together. You can find the data here.
select wct.JOINSTR(' '
,NULL
,'DOCS'
,'WORD'
,'DOCNAME'
,'Gettysburg Address')

This produces the following result
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Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

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Sectoral electricity demand and direct rebound effects in New Zealand
This paper is one of the limited studies to investigate rebound effects in sectoral electricity consumption and the specific case of New Zealand. New Zealand, like other OECD economies, has aimed for energy efficiency improvements and reduced electricity consumption from 9.2 MWh per capita in 2010 to 8.6 MWh per capita in 2015. However, following a significant decline since 2010, electricity consumption in the main New Zealand sectors is increasing. Energy conservation could play an important role in meeting the growing demand for electricity but rebound effects can affect the effectiveness of conservation policies. We decompose the sectoral electricity prices to capture the asymmetric demand response to electricity price changes and estimate electricity demand elasticity during 1980 and 2015 to estimate the sectoral rebound effects. We find partial rebound effects of 54% and 23% in the industrial and commercial sectors respectively while we find no rebound effect at the aggregate level. The rebound effect is insignificant in the residential sector. These findings lead to policy recommendations for sector specific energy conservation measures and policies.
Open Access Status
This publication is not available as open access
University of Wollongong


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Wipe-Clean Bilingual Coil Books are a fun way for kids to practice essential learning skills in both English and French! Do the exercises in this book with wipe clean markers or crayons. Learn by practicing. It doesn't matter if it's not right the first time. Just keep practicing until it becomes easy! Wipe off the marker or crayon with a dry, clean cloth. To clean the page surface further, use rubbing alcohol or any alcohol-based marker remover. Repeat the exercises again and again until you master the subject!
- 10.7cm x 26.2cm
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I am new to working with DEM files but have a need to be able to work with SRTM3 DEM files to calculate elevation given a Lat,lon coordinates.
I understand from reading the documentation that the file contains binary data that represents Signed Int16 data that has height in meters.
My question is this, given a file say that has its bottom left corner being -33, 152 and covers 1 degree of lat, long how would do read a location in the file based on a given latitude, longitude point.
So if I had a position that was -33.456 152.434 how do I calculate the position of that height reading in the file?
I have read the file in to memory I just need to work out how to select the correct location in the resulting array.
Hope this makes sense.
Thanks for you help


How to highlight active links for one-page navigation with JavaScript
One of my clients wanted to highlight active menu items as the user scrolls through their one page website sections. I implemented the requested feature and I thought I would share how it was achieved.
Here is a simple demonstration of the mentioned effect.
Notes
 - I'll not go much into styling the involved elements to keep this tutorial short and precise.
 - We'll be using jQuery, so this tutorial assumes the library is loaded on your page.
Let's get started.
First of all, we are going to create a navigation menu, it's going to be in the following format.

 Features
 Why Us
 About Us
 Team
 Contact

You can obviously use your own navigation, but we'll keep it simple for this tutorial. Each menu item should be pointing to an existing section with the corresponding ID.
Let's do the magic.
In your scripts file (.js) , or within the scripts tag of your HTML document, add the following to get started.
$(document).ready(function () {
 // Our code will go here
});
We'll wrap all out code inside a 'ready' function, so that it run once the page is ready for JavaScript code to execute.
To manipulate navigation menu items on scroll we need to listen to scroll event.
$(window).scroll(function (e) {
 // Our logic here
});
Now that we have the scroll listener ready, we need to create the logic to find the section in view and highlight the corresponding menu item.
// Detect how far are we from the top of the page
let windowTop = $(this).scrollTop();
// Loop through every navigation menu item
$('.nav a').each(function (event) {
 // Check for the current navigation item associated section
 // Check how far the associated section is from the top
 // If the associated section is as far as the user have scrolled, add 'active' class to the item.
 if (windowTop >= $($(this).attr('href')).offset().top - 100) {
 // Remove 'active' from previously highlighted menu items
 $('.nav .active').removeClass('active');
 // Highlight the current menu item by adding 'active' class
 $(this).addClass('active');
 }
});
With the code above inside our scroll listener, JavaScript will be able to detect the sections in view and highlight the menu items pointing to them. Don't forget to add styling to the 'active' CSS class to give the highlighted items some special looks.
If you want to view the whole code for this implementation with a little bit of customization added to it, you can find it on Github.
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Definition of 'figure on'
Example sentences containing 'figure on'
A NASTY DOSE OF DEATH
Susie's hysterical cry was followed by a wild sob as she saw the figure on the grass begin crawling towards them.MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE
There was no doubt in his mind that the naked figure on the screen had been that of his wife, Louise.CODE BREAKER
Anything to draw her attention away from the tantalizing figure on the driving range.LADY BE GOOD (1999)
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Category:Geometry
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3D Geometry in TouchDesigner is held in SOPs, and is stored in the data structure called a Geometry Detail. The Geometry Detail holds a a Point List, a Primitive, and for each Polygon/Spline-type primitive, it holds a Vertex List. The types of primitives are polygon, mesh, spline, metaballs, spheres, cylinders and particles.
Geometry is rendered to an image by the Render TOP, which takes a set of Geometry Component that contain SOPs whose Render flags are on.
Here are the details on the types of geometry that TouchDesigner is capable of rendering.
A polygon is a type of Primitive that is formed from a set of Vertices in 3D that are implicitly connected together to form a multi-edge shape.
A polygon is a type of Primitive that is formed from a set of Vertices in 3D that are implicitly connected together to form a multi-edge shape.
A sequence of vertices form a Polygon in a SOP. Each vertex is an integer index into the Point List, and each Point holds an XYZ position and attributes like Normals and Texture Coordinates.
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What are flash interviews?
What is a Flash construction interview? The Flash construction interview is one of the most popular forms of construction interviewing today. It basically involves a construction executive meeting a top construction executive or construction executives from the prospective construction employer during an construction interview process, who is consequently shuffled between each interviewer for brief periods of time (10-15 minutes each) so that everyone gets a chance to meet you and form a brief opinion. You of course get the same benefit to meet them, however this form of meeting is usually used as a screening interview method and not used on candidates who are being seriously evaluated.


[Ruby] [Rails] How to use select box in Ransack
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Introduction
In Ransack, I will summarize how to use select boxes.
About #select First, I will explain the select helper for creating a select box.
Basic type
select (object, property name, element information, option, element attribute)
Implementation example
<%= f.select :name, [['sample1', 1], ['sample2', 2], ['sample3', 3]],
 {include_blank:'No selection'}, class:'sample' %>
(Assuming that it is inside form_for, it does not contain any objects.) Thus, if you put an array in the third argument, value 1 or 2 will be sent as a parameter.
Useful helpers
There is also a convenient helper to customize the select box.
options_for_select
Use options_for_select to set the default value of the select box.
Basic form
options_for_select (array/hash, options)
Implementation example
<%= f.select :name, options_for_select({sample1: 1, sample2: 2, sample3: 3}, 1),
 include_blank: true %>
Since "1" is included in the second argument of options_for_select, 1 is displayed as the default value.
options_from_collection_for_select
Use options_from_collection_for_select when you want to create choices from the model.
Basic form
options_from_collection_for_select( array of objects, value attribute, text item, options])
Implementation example
<%= f.select :name, options_from_collection_for_select(User.all, :id, :name ,1) %>
With this, the name in the User model can be automatically made a select box.
How to use #Ransack
Use options_from_collection_for_select as an example.
Implementation example
<%= search_form_for(@q, url: users_path, local: true) do |f| %>
 <%= f.select :name_eq, options_from_collection_for_select(User.all, :id, :name ,1) %>
 <%= f.button'Search' %>
<% end %>
By doing the above, you can search using the name in the User model as the select box. Also, an initial value is set as an option.
The _eq part of name_eq is called matcher and you can search for equal values.
About Matcher
There are also the following matchers.
matcher Meaning
_eq equal
noteq Not equal
_cont Contains value (LIKE)
_iteq Below
_gteq Above
For more information, see the "Search Matchers" section on here.
Reference
_URL_ _URL_


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Authors: Ryan D. Sochol, Daniel Corbett, Sarah Hesse, William E.R. Krieger, Ki Tae Wolf, Minkyu Kim, Kosuke Iwai, Song Li, Luke P. Lee and Liwei Lin
Continuous flow particulate-based microfluidic processors are in critical demand for emerging applications in chemistry and biology, such as point-of-care molecular diagnostics. Challenges remain, however, for accomplishing biochemical assays in which microparticle immobilization is desired or required during intermediate stages of fluidic reaction processes. Here we present a dual-mode microfluidic reactor that functions autonomously under continuous flow conditions to: (i) execute multi-stage particulate-based fluidic mixing routines, and (ii) array select numbers of microparticles during each reaction stage (e.g., for optical detection). We employ this methodology to detect the inflammatory cytokine, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), via a six-stage aptamer-based sandwich assay.


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How likely is it that Amesbury novichok is from Skripal batch?
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Experts say nerve agent degrades slowly and direct contact is most likely route of exposure
A police officer stands at a cordoned-off litter bin near the scene of the Wiltshire novichok poisoning.
CCTV footage shows novichok victim day before attack – video report
Science correspondent
Last modified on Fri 24 Aug 2018 07.20 EDT
The latest novichok case raises the question of whether the British couple Dawn Sturgess and Charlie Rowley were exposed to the same source of the nerve agent that poisoned the Russian former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in March.
There has been no official comment on this question, but it is scientifically plausible that the agent might persist for long enough, particularly if it was contained in some way.
Novichok is not a single chemical, but a family of nerve agent compounds that the Soviet Union developed in the 1970s and 80s from chemicals normally used for insecticides and other non-military purposes. Like sarin and mustard gas, their exact chemical structures and properties are considered classified in the UK, the US and other countries.
"How long they take to degrade is certainly not data that is publicly available, but from discussions with people at [the defence laboratory] Porton Down, I understand they are slow to degrade," said Alastair Hay, an environmental toxicologist at the University of Leeds who investigated the use of chemical weapons against Iraqi Kurds in Halabja in 1988. "This is one of the reasons the Skripals were unconscious for so long – it doesn't break down readily in the body."
Novichok chemicals left in the environment would degrade in two main ways: through hydrolysis – being broken down by water – and evaporation. Traditional nerve agents such as sarin are relatively susceptible to these processes. The fact that sarin evaporates quickly means people are rapidly exposed through breathing it in during a chemical attack.
Novichok agents are understood to evaporate far more slowly. "They've been deliberately designed by chemists to be more robust and hang around for longer," said Andrea Sella, a professor of inorganic chemistry at University College London.
The flip-side is that they pose a lower risk to people in the vicinity of a contaminated area. Hay said: "Direct contact is the most likely route of exposure."
The authorities are now engaged in an urgent and expanded cleanup operation. They will also be hunting for forensic evidence that might be relevant for both cases. Access to a bulk sample would give scientists far more information than what they have been able to ascertain so far from blood samples from the Skripals and trace samples from their front door.
"There's the feeling that there's a little crock of forensic gold out there," Sella said. "That would give them a real chemical fingerprint which would give you far more information."
This article was amended on 10 July 2018 because an earlier version referred to mustard gas as an organophosphate compound. This has been corrected.


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Lasers with cylindrically symmetric polarization states are predominantly based on whispering-gallery modes characterized by high angular momentum and dominated by azimuthal emission. Here, a zero-angular-momentum laser with purely radial emission is demonstrated. An axially invariant, cylindrical photonic-bandgap fibre cavity8 filled with a microfluidic gain medium plug is axially pumped, resulting in a unique radiating field pattern characterized by cylindrical symmetry and a fixed polarization pointed in the azimuthal direction. Encircling the fibre core is an array of electrically contacted and independently addressable liquid-crystal microchannels embedded in the fibre cladding. These channels modulate the polarized wavefront emanating from the fibre core, leading to a laser with a dynamically controlled intensity distribution spanning the full azimuthal angular range. This new capability, implemented monolithically within a single fibre, presents opportunities ranging from flexible multidirectional displays to minimally invasive directed light delivery systems for medical applications.
Comparison of radial and whispering-gallery modes. Schematic drawing of the radially emitting fibre laser structure and energy density plot for a high-Q TE0n fibre cavity laser mode. The outgoing, radially directed red arrows denote the direction of laser emission
Microfluidic laser system.
Preform and fibre structure.
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text: When the prestressed concrete pipe piles with hybrid reinforcement (PRC pipe pile) are used as the supporting piles of foundation pits, in order to improve the utilization efficiency of non-prestressed reinforcement, it is proposed to use the pipe pile with non-prestressed reinforcement in the section as the supporting piles. Through the statistical analysis of the moment distribution of the supporting piles in 80 foundation pit projects in Tianjin, the full-scale bending tests and finite element analyses of the prestressed high-strength concrete pipe piles with partial hybrid reinforcement (PR-PHC pipe piles), the feasibility of the sectional reinforcement and the bending resistance of the PR-PHC pipe piles are studied. The research results show that the interval distribution of the bending moment of the pile shaft of single support row piles, inclined piles and cantilever piles has regularity. The non-prestressed reinforcement configured in the section of PR-PHC pipe piles can improve its ultimate bending bearing capacity and bending stiffness, and effectively improve the spread of pile cracks. The proposed numerical model can better reflect the actual situation of the tests. In addition, the adverse working conditions that may be encountered in the practical application of PR-PHC pipe piles are analyzed. It is proved that the PR-PHC pipe piles can be used to replace the PRC ones in foundation pit engineering, which reduces the use of reinforcement and promotes the carbon emission reduction.


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The purpose of the 'Linking Land Protection & Stewardship' project was to bring together conservation partners in key communities, identify common goals and seek opportunities for enhanced cooperation. The Ontario Farmland Trust along with the Ontario Stewardship and the Ontario Land Trust Alliance began the initiative in early 2012. A web-based survey was designed to gather information about current levels of collaboration among local land conservation groups was first distributed. Additionally, the survey was also intended to help identify challenges and opportunities relating to stewardship and securement of natural heritage and agricultural lands. The survey groups included stakeholders such as land stewardship organizations, land trusts, conservation authorities, municipalities, agricultural groups and farmers. Following the administration of the surveys, OFT co‐hosted six information and networking workshops in six different regions throughout Southern Ontario:
- Prince Edward County
- Perth-Huron Counties
- Niagara Region
- Wellington County
- York Region
- Halton Region
The workshops were intended to bring local conservation groups together to share information about each others' work and brainstorm opportunities for enhanced collaboration. The goal of this one‐year initiative were to:
- – Develop strong working relationships between OFT, stewardship organizations, local land trusts, conservation authorities, municipalities and other environmental and agricultural groups;
- – Enhance the ability of stakeholders to collaborate on common goals related to land securement, stewardship and conservation, and landowner outreach and education;
- – Strengthen awareness of land protection and stewardship options among farmland owneroperators and other rural landowners for agricultural and natural heritage lands.
This project provided a forum for meaningful dialogue between groups that previously lacked opportunities to discuss challenges, overlapping priorities and mutual interests. Workshops also provided a learning opportunity for those working in land protection and stewardship, particularly around the work of the Ontario Farmland Trust, the multitude of land securement tools available to them, and understanding how to build stronger relationships with the farming community.
Workshop participants shared over 100 unique recommendations for new or enhanced cooperation between conservation groups in their local communities. Despite variation in comments between geographic areas, common themes emerged that highlight substantial opportunities for expanded collaboration in the pursuit of common land conservation goals. The project was completed in February 2013.
This project was generously supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation
(an agency of the Government of Ontario).


Implementing Custom Domain Name Resolution in TKE
Last updated: 2021-09-22 14:26:35
 Overview
 When using TKE or EKS, you may need to resolve the custom internal domain names in the following scenarios:
 - You build an external centralized storage service, and need to send the monitoring or log collection data in the cluster to the external storage service through a fixed internal domain name.
 - During the containerization of traditional services, the code of some services is configured to call other internal services with a fixed domain name, and the configuration cannot be modified, that is, the Service name of Kubernetes cannot be used for calling.
 Solutions
 This document describes the following three solutions for using custom domain name resolution in a cluster:
 Solutions Advantages
 Using CoreDNS Hosts plugin to configure arbitrary domain name resolution This solution is simple and intuitive. You can add arbitrary resolution records.
 Using CoreDNS Rewrite plugin to map a domain name to the service in the cluster There is no need to know the IP address of the resolution record in advance, but the IP address mapped by the resolution record must be deployed in the cluster.
 Using CoreDNS Forward plugin to set the external DNS as the upstream DNS You can manage a large number of resolution records. As all records are managed in the external DNS, you do not need to modify the CoreDNS configuration when adding or deleting records.
 Note：
 In the first two solutions, you need to modify CoreDNS configuration file each time you add a resolution record (no need to restart). Please select the solution based on your actual needs.
 Examples
 Using CoreDNS Hosts plugin to configure arbitrary domain name resolution
 1. Run the following command to modify the configmap of CoreDNS, as shown below:
 kubectl edit configmap coredns -n kube-system

 2. Modify the hosts configuration to add the domain name to the hosts, as shown below:
 hosts {
 192.168.1.6 harbor.oa.com
 192.168.1.8 es.oa.com
 fallthrough
 }

 Note：
 Map harbor.oa.com to 192.168.1.6 and map es.oa.com to 192.168.1.8.
 The complete configurations are as follows:
 apiVersion: v1
 data:
 Corefile: |2-
 .:53 {
 errors
 health
 kubernetes cluster.local. in-addr.arpa ip6.arpa {
 pods insecure
 upstream
 fallthrough in-addr.arpa ip6.arpa
 }
 hosts {
 192.168.1.6 harbor.oa.com
 192.168.1.8 es.oa.com
 fallthrough
 }
 prometheus :9153
 forward . /etc/resolv.conf
 cache 30
 reload
 loadbalance
 }
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
 labels:
 _URL_ EnsureExists
 name: coredns
 namespace: kube-system

 Using CoreDNS Rewrite plugin to map a domain name to the service in the cluster
 If you need to deploy a service with a custom domain name in a cluster, you can use the Rewrite plugin of CoreDNS to resolve the specified domain name to the ClusterIP of a Service.
 1. Run the following command to modify the configmap of CoreDNS, as shown below:
 kubectl edit configmap coredns -n kube-system

 2. Run the following command to add the Rewrite configuration, as shown below:
 rewrite name es.oa.com es.logging.svc.cluster.local

 Note：
 Map the es.oa.com to the es service deployed under the logging namespace. Separate multiple domain names with carriage returns.
 The complete configurations are as follows:
 apiVersion: v1
 data:
 Corefile: |2-
 .:53 {
 errors
 health
 kubernetes cluster.local. in-addr.arpa ip6.arpa {
 pods insecure
 upstream
 fallthrough in-addr.arpa ip6.arpa
 }
 rewrite name es.oa.com es.logging.svc.cluster.local
 prometheus :9153
 forward . /etc/resolv.conf
 cache 30
 reload
 loadbalance
 }
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
 labels:
 _URL_ EnsureExists
 name: coredns
 namespace: kube-system

 Using CoreDNS Forward plugin to set the external DNS as the upstream DNS
 1. Check the forward configuration. The default configuration of forward is as follows, which means that the domain name that is not in the cluster is resolved by the nameserver configured in the /etc/resolv.conf file of the node where CoreDNS is located.
 forward . /etc/resolv.conf

 2. Configure forward and replace /etc/resolv.conf explicitly with the external DNS server address, as shown below:
 forward . 10.10.10.10

 The complete configurations are as follows:
 apiVersion: v1
 data:
 Corefile: |2-
 .:53 {
 errors
 health
 kubernetes cluster.local. in-addr.arpa ip6.arpa {
 pods insecure
 upstream
 fallthrough in-addr.arpa ip6.arpa
 }
 prometheus :9153
 forward . 10.10.10.10
 cache 30
 reload
 loadbalance
 }
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
 labels:
 _URL_ EnsureExists
 name: coredns
 namespace: kube-system

 3. Configure the resolution record of the custom domain name to the external DNS. It is recommended to add the nameserver in /etc/resolv.conf on the node to the upstream of external DNS. Because some services rely on Tencent Cloud internal DNS resolution, if it is not set as the upstream of self-built DNS, some services may not work properly. This document takes BIND 9 as an example to modify the configuration file and write the upstream DNS address into forwarders, as shown below:
 Note：
 If the external DNS Server and the request source are not in the same Region, some Tencent domain names that do not support cross-region access may become invalid.
 options {
 forwarders {
 183.60.83.19;
 183.60.82.98;
 };
 ...

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We have all seen videos of Golden retrievers happily enjoying a taste of human food. The joy and excitement on their faces are enough to warrant any pet owner to offer them a bite or scoop of whatever they are eating, especially when it comes to ice cream.
Can Golden retrievers eat ice cream? Maybe, depending on the kind of Ice cream it is.
Is Ice Cream Healthy For a Golden Retriever?
Ice cream is delicious, tasty, and refreshing on a very hot day. No Golden Retriever can refuse a scoop of ice-cream. Does that make it healthy for it? Maybe, depending on the type of ice-cream and ingredients used in its manufacture.
Just like many other types of food developed for human consumption, ice-cream is not a dog-friendly food. Store-bought ice-cream contains dairy, a lot of sugar, and certain flavors that can be dangerous to dogs.
Before giving your dog any type of ice-cream, consider asking your veterinarian for their expert opinion. The vet can determine the kind of ice-cream and quantity that should be issued based on your dog's medical history.
Dairy Products And Dogs
Although dairy products are not toxic to dogs, they can cause some serious discomfort. According to an article by Anna Burke "Can Dogs Drink Milk?" most dogs are lactose intolerant and hence have difficulty breaking down and digesting milk. Other dogs have trouble drinking milk, but they can handle other dairy products such as cheese and plain yogurt.
However, some dogs can have adverse reactions to the presence of dairy in their diet and end up having allergic reactions and other health complications.
How can I tell if My Golden Retriever is Lactose Intolerant?
It is not easy to determine whether a dog is lactose intolerant. Usually, a pet owner only finds this out when they offer their pups dairy products.
In other instances, the dog may not be lactose intolerant, however, when it consumes a large amount of milk, ice cream or any other product with dairy, it can induce signs similar to those of lactose intolerance. These include loose stool, gas, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
Sugar and Dogs
Just like humans, dogs are attracted to sweet foods. Anything that has sugar would automatically be appealing to dogs' taste buds. It is for this reason that dogs rarely turn down anything that contains sugar, including ice cream, even if it may not be healthy for them.
Sugar provides energy which is crucial in maintaining certain bodily functions and aids in active play. Store-bought dog food and treats often contain a lot of sugar used to mask the bitterness of some of the ingredients used in the food's manufacture.
Just like human beings, the risks of consuming too much sugar are also experienced by dogs, hence, when feeding golden retrievers and any other dog for that matter, ice-cream, it is important to consider the impact it has on the dog's health.
The increased levels of sugar intake can destabilize the dog's healthy diet leading to other health complications.
Additionally, Colleen Paige, the author of The Good Behaviour Book for Dogs: The Most Annoying Bog Behaviours. . . Solved!" claims that the excess sugar in a dog's diet can lead to uncooperative, hyper, and unfocused behavior when they are on a sugar high, and sleepy, lethargic, moody, and irritable behaviors after the sugar-high dissipate.
What about Sugarless Ice-cream?
If sugar is so dangerous, then is it okay to give my golden retriever sugarless ice-cream? Maybe.
Ice cream that is manufactured without sugar is often sweetened with other artificial sweeteners that can be harmful to dogs. Xylitol, for instance, is one such sweetener.
Liz Palika's article, "Dogs and Sugar: Good or Bad?" defined xylitol as sugar alcohol derived from plants. It is very sweet and has a myriad of dental benefits. It is for this reason that it is used in toothpaste, mouthwash, gums, butter, candies, and baked goods.
As beneficial as it is to human beings, it is extremely toxic to dogs. If a dog consumes any product that contains Xylitol, then it can cause the dog's blood sugar levels to drop.
The dog can exhibit symptoms such as vomiting, lethargy, coordination problems, seizures, and eventually liver failure. Hence, when offering your golden retriever sugarless ice-cream, check the ingredients to ensure it does not contain Xylitol.
Ice-cream Flavour and Dogs
One of the reasons ice cream is such a delicacy is because it can be issued in different flavors. From Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla, Coffee, Blueberry, Raspberry, Bubble-gum, just to name a few. As enjoyable as all these flavors are to humans, some are toxic to dogs.
An article by Katherine Ripley, "Can Dogs Eat Ice Cream?" states that chocolate is one of the few flavors that are toxic to dogs because they are not able to process theobromine, a component within chocolate itself.
For the safety of your golden retriever, it is best to ensure that the only flavor of ice-cream given is plain vanilla.
Dangers of feeding Golden Retrievers Ice cream
Like all other dogs, when golden retrievers are given large quantities of ice cream regularly, they are in danger of:
Due to the excess sugar in the body and the inability of insulin to break down all the sugar. This can also be due to the body's inability to utilize the insulin being produced.
Due to the increased calorie intake levels of the dog as a result of added sugars and a destabilized diet
As a result of lactose intolerance
Rapid Liver Failure
Due to the consumption of Xylitol
Hypoglycemia or blood sugar drop
Due to the consumption of Xylitol
- Sugar Addiction
What Kind of Ice-Cream is good for My Golden Retriever?
Clearly, store-bought ice cream poses a great danger to a dog's health. If you are to give your dog ice-cream as a treat, its best to ensure that the ice-cream issued is purely vanilla flavor and does not contain Xylitol.
It is also important to ensure that the quantity is very minimal to guarantee that the dog's healthy diet is not destabilized. A whole scoop is surely too much! However, just a lick or two should be okay.
If you would like to incorporate Ice-cream as a treat for your golden retriever, since there isn't an option where you can get ice-cream that does not contain sugar, dairy, or artificial sweeteners, it is best to make your own Ice cream!
If your dog absolutely has to have ice cream as a treat, then it is crucial to ensure the best, healthier, safer option is selected, this is Home-Made Ice cream. With it, you can regulate the amount of sugar used and additionally ensure that dairy is not present.
The Banana Treat Ice-cream Recipe described below is an example of a simple homemade nice-cream treat for your golden retriever:
Banana Peanut Butter Ice-Cream Treat
3 Ripe Bananas
1 Tablespoon of Peanut Butter
Peel the bananas (Cut them or leave them whole) and freeze them, for 2 hrs or overnight
Blend the Bananas in a Powerful Blender or Food Processor
When you achieve a creamy texture, add a tablespoon of peanut butter
Continue blending until it is mixed well
Serve immediately or store in a sealed container in the freezer for a much firmer ice cream.
Other simple Home-made dog ice-cream recipe
- Banana Strabery Ice cream
- Banana Ice cream
Alternatives to Dog Ice-Cream
If you do not want to give your golden retriever ice-cream, consider other alternatives. For instance, frozen yogurt. It is fermented, contains less lactose, and is easier for dogs to digest. Ensure that the yogurt is not a commercial brand, as it will have a lot of sugar content, instead buy plain and unsweetened yogurt.
Nice Cream is another viable option in place of ice-creams. It is a vegan ice cream alternative that is made from bananas. It is safe for dogs to consume this; however, consider checking the number of bananas the dog should consume as described in the article "Can my dog eat bananas?"
Conclusion– Can Golden Retrievers eat ice cream
As pet owners, we celebrate the joy our pets have when we offer them delicious treats and other foods that get them happy and wagging their tails. However, even with the joy our golden retrievers give us, it is important to consider that not everything will be beneficial to their health.
As a pet owner, when you consider giving your dog ice cream, take a moment and check the type of ice-cream you are going to give them. If it is not sugarless then consider whether your retriever may be lactose intolerant and give as little as possible as you await the reaction from the dog.
If the coast is clear, consider adding just a bit more, as directed by the veterinarian. If you would like to incorporate ice-cream as a treat, then consider home-made ice-cream and other fruit-based desserts as an alternative to commercial ice-cream.


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Rajasthan's Agriculture department is experimenting with olives to produce anti-cancer drugs from olives' leaves and fruits. To give hope and a new life to cancer patients, this is a great attempt. As per the research, there is triterpenic acid in olive leaves and fruits. Triterpenic acid is useful in treatment of cancer. This led pharmaceutical companies and agriculture experts to use olive for curing cancer patients.
Agriculture department on olive as cancer-curing agent
As tritrepenoid is useful in cancer treatment so Rajasthan is making efforts to extract tritrepenoids from olive leaves and fruits. The agriculture department said there was research in one of the Universities of India where tritrepenoids was extracted from the leaves and fruits olive. Apart from treating different kinds of cancer, tritrepenoids in olives is also used to treat HIV.
Olive farming in Rajasthan
In Rajasthan, seven different varieties of olive are cultivated. The first plant of Olive was planted at Dhindhol farm in Bassi, Jaipur district in year 2008. Recently, 5000 hectare of land has been used for olive farming in Rajasthan. In fact, Rajasthan's produce of olives is also supplied to the other states of the country.


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Extended Side Angle Pose
What is Extended Side Angle Pose?
Extended side angle pose, or utthita parsvakonasana in Sanskrit, is a standing pose that's often sequenced in between warrior poses. From warrior two, the yogi leans their torso toward their bent leg and reaches their arm in line with the torso. The pose provides a deep stretch to the groin and hamstrings.
- Begin in warrior two with the right leg bent.
- Exhale and lean the torso to the right. Rest the right forearm on the right thigh and reach the left arm overhead.
- To deepen the pose, exhale and lower the right fingertips to the floor. Stretch the left arm alongside the ear so that it's in line with the torso.
- Breathe while holding the pose.
- Inhale and return to warrior two. Change sides and repeat.
- Look toward the floor if there is neck pain
Benefits of Extended Side Angle Pose
- Strengthens the legs, knees and ankles
- Strengthens the core
- Stretches the groin and hamstrings
- Relieves shoulder stiffness
- Relieves sciatica
- Improves elimination
Extended Side Angle Pose Details
- Sanskrit Name
- Utthita Parsvakonasana
- oo-tee-tah PARSH-vah-ko-NAH-sah-nah
- Pose Level
- Urdhva (Toward the sky)
- Pose Type
- Core, Standing Poses, Strength


Conversation analytics
Analyze a conversation to better understand the interactions and gain insights about participant behavior.
For example: John and Arya talked over the phone for 60 minutes. John talked for 40 mins. Arya talked for 10 minutes. No one spoke for 10 minutes because John kept Arya on hold.
Use the Get analytics request to view speaker ratio, talk time per speaker, duration of silence, pace, and overlap.
 - Speaker Ratio is the total ratio of a speaker's time spent talking compared to other speakers in the conversation. In our example, the ratio will be 4:1 signifying that John spoke 4 times more than Arya.
 - Talk Time is per speaker. In our example, Talk Time is 40 minutes for John and 10 minutes for Arya.
 - Silence indicates the time during which none of the speakers said anything. In our current example, Silence is 10 minutes.
 - Pace is the rate of speech in words per minute (wpm), per speaker. If John speaks at 100 words per minute, the pace as wpm: 100.
 - Overlap occurs in a conversation if two or more people are speaking at the same time. Analytics reports overlap as a percentage of the total conversation in seconds.
Authentication
This request requires an access token, as described in Authenticate.
Get conversation analytics
This section describes how to get conversation analytics from a conversation. This request requires a conversation ID. You receive a conversation ID when you process a conversation with the Symbl.ai APIs.
To get conversation analytics, use the GET <_URL_ operation:
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ACCESS_TOKEN="<ACCESS_TOKEN>"
CONVERSATION_ID="<CONVERSATION_ID>"
curl --request GET \
 --url "_URL_ \
 --header "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json"
import fetch from 'node-fetch';
const accessToken = '<ACCESS_TOKEN>';
const conversationId = '<CONVERSATION_ID>';
const fetchResponse = await fetch('_URL_ {
 method: 'get',
 headers: {
 'Authorization': 'Bearer ${accessToken}',
 'Content-Type': 'application/json'
 }
});
const responseBody = await fetchResponse.json();
console.log(JSON.stringify(responseBody, null, 2));
import json
import requests
access_token = "<ACCESS_TOKEN>"
conversation_id = "<CONVERSATION_ID>"
headers = {
 "Authorization": "Bearer " + access_token,
 "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.request(
 method="GET",
 url="_URL_ + conversation_id + "/analytics",
 headers=headers
)
print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))
Where:
For additional reference information, see Get analytics.
Example response
{
 "metrics": [
 {
 "type": "total_silence",
 "percent": 26.245,
 "seconds": 8.22
 },
 {
 "type": "total_talk_time",
 "percent": 73.755,
 "seconds": 23.1
 },
 {
 "type": "total_overlap",
 "percent": 0,
 "seconds": 0
 }
 ],
 "members": [
 {
 "name": "unknown_speaker",
 "pace": {
 "wpm": 246
 },
 "talkTime": {
 "percentage": 100,
 "seconds": 23.1
 },
 "listenTime": {
 "percentage": 0,
 "seconds": 0
 },
 "overlap": {}
 }
 ]
}


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Friday, 30 September 2016
PERU: Largest Recovery Of Antiquities Returns To Peru
The pieces include prehispanic pots and textiles, Colonial Cusco-school paintings, prehistoric bones, and Colonial hand-hammered macuquina coins (cobs).
The recovery is the result of several years of work, based on agreements signed by Peru with different countries on the protection and return of historical artifacts. The agreements served to build 22 different legal cases to reclaim pieces that had been found or stolen and smuggled out of the country for the lucrative antiquities market. One of the most famous processes was the Janeir Aude case in Argentina, which took 14 years to recover 4,136 artifacts, including a mummy bundle.
In total, 4,174 pieces were recovered from Argentina, 88 from the United States, 79 from Chile, two from Canada and one from Spain. It was the largest collection of recovered pieces handed over at the same time to the Ministry of Culture.
According to the Ministry of Culture, it has worked closely with the Ministry of Foreign Relations over the past five years in the recovery of antiquities throughout the world. More than 8,000 artifacts have been returned also from Germany, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Denmark, Egypt, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.


Tamra or Tamera. I always thought Mara would be a good nickname.
-- pksteph 3/31/2011
Spelled "Tamora," she is the villainous Queen of the Goths in Shakespeare's tragedy, "Titus Andronicus."
-- mothwing 6/27/2011
Also a popular Ukrainian name. [noted -ed]
-- Lesia 2/22/2012
The name Tamara was given to 201 baby girls born in the US in 2012.
-- Oohvintage 7/17/2013
"Tam-ruh" is the most common (and, in my opinion, the proper) pronunciation of this name in North America. Why isn't that pronunciation listed?
Tamara's my aunt's name, and that's how she pronounces it. I've never met a Tamara who pronounced it any other way.
-- harry_sent_me 8/13/2013
A classy, beautiful name. :-)
-- justsomegirl 4/7/2014
Tamara does not mean'spice' but 'tin', in Sanskrit.
There is another word, Tāmara (long a), listed in the Monier-Williams dictionary as meaning 'water' or 'ghee', but it is from a very in-credible source (it only shows up on one document which collects rare or unusual words).
However, Tāmara (again, long a) is also a word in the Dravidian languages of South Indian, where it has the more poetic meaning of 'lotus'.
-- skolaidhe 1/21/2015
I once had a classmate named Tamara, who pronounced it "tuh-MARE-uh." I feel so sorry for her, because our substitute teachers never pronounced her name correctly! Most substitute teachers thought it was "TAM-er-uh," though one teacher thought it was "tuh-MAR-uh." The teacher would always say Tamara incorrectly, and then the entire class would say, "tuh-MARE-uh!" It seemed hilarious at the time.
-- Anonymous User 2/2/2015
I've known lots of Tamara's. It reminds me of "tomato".
-- Espy 4/14/2015
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Ciné films were used to study swimming in the frog, Hymenochirus boettgeri (Tornier) during near-vertical breathing excursions. The animals generally decelerated during hindlimb flexion (recovery phase) and accelerated throughout hindlimb extension (power phase). Body velocity patterns of frogs are distinct from those of other drag-based paddlers, such as angelfish and water boatman, where the body is accelerated and decelerated within the power stroke phase. The propulsive force, estimated for a single sequence from quasi-steady drag and inertial considerations, was positive throughout extension. The upper and lower bounds of this estimate were calculated by considering additional components of the force balance, including the net effect of gravity and buoyancy, and the longitudinal added mass forces associated with the body. Consideration of the force balance implies that simple drag-based propulsion may not be sufficient to explain the swimming patterns observed in frogs.
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Holding a Scenario
Holding a scenario means to temporarily prevent your GNSS receiver from continuing to move along its scenario trajectory (i.e., halting the trajectory), while the simulation continues to run otherwise (time continues to elapse). This can be done manually, by pressing the [.] / hold key, or by using the SCPI command SCENario:CONTrol, see SOURce:SCENario:CONTrol.
The display will show the HOLD icon in the upper right corner.
Note: Holding a scenario is not the same as arming a scenario (see Scenario Start Variations).
A typical use case for holding a scenario would be to simulate a red traffic light.


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Thank goodness we have mathematics to solve the world's most pressing dilemmas, such as "What's the speed of light?" and "How do I make the world's tastiest pancakes?" Dr. Ruth Fairclough, a mathematics professor at Wolverhampton University, set out to solve the latter problem, and has now unveiled her formula for the perfect pancake—coincidentally, just in time for International Pancake Day.
So what's the secret to the choicest possible breakfast? With L representing the number of lumps in the batter, C the consistency, T the temperature, and a host of other variables, she calculated that perfect pancakes need only follow this simple equation:
100 – [10L - 7F + C(k - C) + T(m - T)]/(S – E).
The closer to 100 the result is, the better the pancake. The temperature of the pan (m), the consistency (C), and how long the batter sits (S) before cooking—to allow for absorption of the milk by the flour—are among the most crucial factors in making successful pancakes. The size of the pan is also important—too big and the pancakes will be hard to flip, of course.


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September 3, 2008 Headliners Music Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
Moonalice poster by Alexandra Fischer
According to Moonalice legend, the tribe in Kentucky was especially talented. Kentucky nomads played incredible music. And the local hippies grew fantastic hemp. Unfortunately, they were all colorblind. That's why they used the same name for their hemp that they used for their music: Bluegrass. Smoke it if you've got it!
According to Moonalice legend, there is far more to the history of Louisville than you read in books. History books say that the first Europeans settled on Corn Island. What they don't say is that the Europeans actually bought Corn Island from the Moonalice tribe for $24 and a bag of microwave popcorn. Of course, it had a different name then. The tribe had named the island after their favorite crop — Hemp — but practiced crop rotation. It just happened that the fields were full of corn when the Europeans arrived. As a result, the Europeans missed out on the opportunity to invent hemp liquor. Fortunately, they went on to discover bourbon, instead. The rest, as they say, is legend.


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I am using Emgucv and i would like to know if it possible to remove the background from a _capture.QueryFrame and to be able to focus on the nearest object on my camera? Thanks in advance.
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Yes this is quite possible take a look at the "MotionDetection" example provided with EMGU this should get you started.
Effectively the code that removes the foreground is effectively named "_forgroundDetector" it is the "_motionHistory" that presents stores what movement has occurred.
The example has everything you need if you have trouble running it let me know,
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Write in Service log Action
After Write in Service log Action completes, some details of its performance are retained in dynamic Variable Wizard values. These dynamic values can be used by any subsequent Action within the same Task as a parameter specifying its operations.
Variable Wizard - Write in Service log Action
Variable Wizard retrieves the following dynamic values from the Write in Service log Action:
Entry textReturns the exact text that was written into the service log file.
Entry typeReturns a value indicating whether the log file entry was categorized as information, warning or error message.
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Australian scientists have discovered that rotten bananas can provide enough energy to power 500 homes. The government has provided funds for the study which could see the 'rotten fruit idea' becoming a reality.
Australian Banana Growers' Council, said: "It's not a hoax." The bananas are combined with bacteria to produce methane. Pipes leading to the turbine would take the gas all the way to the electric grid.
Tony Heidrich added: "Essentially it's just like a big composting bin. It's a waste product and currently we're not doing anything else with it. This would harness the electrical capacity that it can bring."
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How to write parametrized query in phoenix using ecto
how to write parametrized query in phoenix using ecto?
What are you trying to achieve and what have you tried? There are plenty of resources on using Ecto with Phoenix. If you are trying to build dynamic filters, you can use the dynamic keyword. For example, something like:
 def get_users(filter_criteria) when is_map(filter_criteria) do
 # I haven't figured out how to start with an empty starting point,
 # so use a dummy initial filter
 criteria = dynamic([u], not is_nil(u.id))
 criteria = case filter_criteria["min_age"] do
 nil -> criteria
 age -> dynamic([u], u.age > ^age and ^criteria)
 end
 criteria = case filter_criteria["max_age"] do
 nil -> criteria
 age -> dynamic([u], u.age > ^age and ^criteria)
 end
 query = from u in Users,
 where: ^criteria
 Repo.all(query)
 end
There's a post here that explains it further: _URL_
Here's another similar discussion: Making queries in ecto with filters based on a map
Thanks mindok for the reply.
I want to write code which will prevent from sql injection attack.
You should be ok with this approach as Ecto handles all the proper escaping etc, but you should check the Ecto docs for yourself to verify.
If you use Ecto.Query then you should be safe, even with fragment it will use prepared statements and will prevent SQLi attacks.
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You can run a workflow to deploy a package from a local Orchestrator server to remote Orchestrator servers.
About this task
In this example, you can deploy a package from a local server to an array of remote servers.
Procedure
 1. Log in to the Orchestrator client as an administrator.
 2. Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client.
 3. In the hierarchical list of workflows, select Library > Orchestrator > Remote Management and navigate to the Deploy a package from a local server workflow.
 4. Right-click the Deploy a package from a local server and select Start workflow.
 5. Select the package to deploy from the local storage.
 6. Select the remote servers to deploy the package to.
 7. Select whether you want to overwrite the remote server packages.
 Option
 Description
 Yes
 The packages on the remote server are replaced, discarding the version of the packaged elements.
 No
 A version check of the server and the deploying packages is performed. The packages are deployed after a successful check.
 8. Click Submit to run the workflow.
Results
After running the workflow, the status information is displayed in the log view and in the inventory of the plug-in.


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Summary of Survey on Housing, Ownership, and Community Amenities Preferences
In November 2020 we received completed surveys from 38 Founder households which is 98% of all Founder households. One third of the respondent households are single-person.
Most surveyed Founder households won't be ready to move in until 2024 or later.
Our three core amenities include:
- a dance/community hall
- a dining facility/food services
- a licensed Family Care Home (Household Model)
At least two-thirds of Founder households that responded to the survey indicated that these amenities should be either in place upon move-in or within one year thereafter.
Respondents considered the following other amenities (onor off-site) essential or important (by the percentages shown):
- cultural/recreational facilities: 82%
- a licensed Skilled Nursing Facility: 66%
- access to health care with a physician or nurse practitioner and in-home assistance with activities of daily living: 50%
The survey results on housing preferences suggest a development which prioritizes semi-detached dwellings first, apartments second, and single family residences in the third phase, but also realizes that a mix of housing is important in each phase.


move document to AS400 (Iseries) folder
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How do you move (or copy) a document from an IFS directory to an Iseries folder?
ASKED: December 22, 2008 6:49 PM
UPDATED: December 24, 2008 8:48 AM
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When you say iSeries folder, are you referring to a DLO (document library object) in the original, pre-IFS OS/400 folder structure? If so, then those folders are part of the IFS, through the /QDLS path. Thus, a folder named MYFOLDER would be accessed using the IFS syntax of /QDLS/MYFOLDER, and to reference a specific document, the syntax is /QDLS/MYFOLDER/MYDOCUMENT.
You could use the MOV command, to move the object from its current IFS directory to the desired folder/directory in the /QDLS path. You can also rename or convert the object to another format and/or CCSID with that same command. Example:
MOV OBJ('/MyIFSDirectory/MyFile') TODIR('/QDLS/MYFOLDER')
(Be aware that /QDLS only supports the old DOS 8.3 naming convention, so if you try to move a file there that doesn't conform, you will get an error. In that case, you would have to rename the file first, before moving. This can be done via the REN command.)
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 To quote from the help panel (F1=help on all iseries screens) For more information about integrated file system commands, see the Integrated file system information in the iSeries Information Center at _URL_ That's a long winded route I prefer _URL_
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Symmetry breaking -- Claiming directionality of cables
Palavras chave/keywords: guitar, cable, amplifier
Symmetry breaking describes a phenomenon where (infinitesimally) small fluctuations acting on a system which is crossing a critical point decide the system's fate, by determining which branch of a cable is plugged into the guitar. To an outside observer unaware of this, the choice will appear arbitrary. This process is called symmetry "breaking", because such transitions usually bring the system from a symmetric state into one definite state. Symmetry breaking is supposed to play a major role in guitar playing[clarification needed].
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text: The effects of unions on productivity and firm performance have been the topic of extensive research. Existing studies have, however, primarily focused on firm-level bargaining and on markets that are characterised by a small and fixed number of identical firms. This paper studies how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity and firm performance in a monopolistic competition model with heterogeneous firms and free entry. While centralised bargaining induces tougher selection among heterogeneous producers and thus increases average productivity, firm-level bargaining allows less productive entrants to remain in the market. Centralised bargaining also results in higher average output and profit levels than either decentralised bargaining or a competitive labour market. From the perspective of consumers, the choice between centralised and decentralised bargaining involves a potential trade-off between product variety and product prices.


Turning Points in Australian History
edited by Martin Crotty, David Roberts
Paperback | Oct 2008 | UNSW Press | 9781921410567 | 320pp | 234x153mm | GEN | AUD$34.95, NZD$39.99
'If only', 'what if' and 'why didn't we' are phrases that often come to mind when we look back to the past. This exciting and stimulating book looks back at turning points and crucial moments in Australian history. Rather than arguing that there have been forks on a pre-determined road, the book challenges us to think about other paths or better paths that might have led to different outcomes. It shows that a decisive event often becomes so only in retrospect and that what seemed like a major turning point at the time often had no real impact at all.


The Technique Behind Frosted Glass
Frosted glass doors offer a great deal of privacy, while still maintaining the flow of your home or business and letting light come into rooms, even when the door is closed. They are an excellent option for smaller homes where extra light makes the space look and feel better. They are great for businesses, allowing light into what could otherwise be a drab workspace, while still giving employees the privacy they need to work. Of course, these are just two ways to use frosted glass doors; many people choose them for their showers, pantries, closets, entry ways, and bedrooms.
Frosted glass is made using one of two methods – acid etching and sandblasting. Both processes evenly roughen up the surface of the glass, creating a uniform color and smooth surface that still allows light in. Acid etching uses strong acids to cut into the surface of the glass. Typically, this process is used when a design is being etched into the glass. Sandblasting blows tiny, rough particles like sand at the surface of the glass. These particles hit the glass at high speeds causing tiny microscopic scratches to appear on the surface of the glass. Eventually, enough scratches appear that the glass looks like it has been covered in the frost of an early winter morning.
Like a morning frost, frosted glass doors have a delicate beauty that is undeniable. Unlike the frost found in nature, however, when you buy frosted glass doors from The Sliding Door Company, your doors will be around for much more than a morning. Our frames and glass are highly durable and are made to last for years to come.
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Temporary Protected Status Ended for Haitian Citizens
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke recently announced that tens of thousands of Haitians living in the United States under Temporary Protected Status have until July 22, 2019, to return to Haiti.
The Haitian citizens were given protected status to live and work in the United States after Haiti's infrastructure was heavily damaged in a 2010 earthquake. Since then, the status of those protected and their ability to safely return to their country was evaluated periodically and the status extended. After the most recent review, the Department of Homeland Security announced its decision to end the protected status for the Haitian citizens, who must now return to Haiti by the July 22, 2019, deadline or face deportation.
Temporary Protected Status may be granted to citizens of a foreign country who are already in the United States and cannot return to their countries due to temporary conditions that make it unsafe to return, or because their government cannot handle their return. The status is granted by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Even undocumented immigrants in the country illegally when a Temporary Protected Status is designated for their countries are protected.
Haitian citizens are not the only group that is protected under the Temporary Protected Status. In addition to Haiti, there are other large groups from nine other countries that are allowed to live and work in the United States without fear of deportation. Citizens of El-Salvador living the United States under Temporary Protected Status are reported to represent the largest group of people living in the United States under this status, and will be next to hear if their status will be extended.
As the name suggests, the program is supposed to offer temporary relief for humanitarian reasons. The situations for which Temporary Protected Status may be approved for citizens of a foreign country include:
 - Ongoing armed conflict,
 - An environmental disaster, or an epidemic, and
 - Other extraordinary and temporary conditions
Depending on the country in question however, these situations may not be temporary, and may impact the ability of the foreign government's' ability to receive its citizens for a long time. This is part of the criticism against the program, that it is not temporary, and is used as a back door to allow immigrants to settle in the country.
Because most people who are granted the chance to live and work in the United States under this program have children and otherwise settle into their lives here, going back to their countries of origin is not an easy task. For those with children who were born in the United States and are therefore citizens, the decision to take their children back or leave them in the United States will be a very difficult one to make. The parents will either have to find others who are willing to take care of their children, or stay beyond the deadline and face deportation. People who are facing this choice should explore their options in terms of adjusting their status in order to stay in the United States legally.
Contact an Experienced Immigration Attorney
For more information on how an experienced immigration attorney can assist you in reviewing your options to change your status and stay in the United States, contact our multi-lingual staff to speak to an experienced immigration attorney from Strassburg, Gilmore & Wei, LLP, in Pasadena, California.
How the Issue of Competence Affects an Immigration Proceeding
In criminal proceedings in which a person is charged with a crime, the prosecution cannot go on if a person is found to be incompetent or suffering from a mental illness. This is usually done in order to protect the defendant and ensure that the person is afforded constitutional due process rights. In immigration proceedings, a person's incompetence due to a mental illness or condition can affect a person's removal or deportation, but not in the same way as in a criminal trial.
In a deportation hearing, the person to be deported is presumed to be competent for purposes of the proceedings. However, if there is an indication that the person is not competent, for example because the person shows signs of mental illness, then the immigration judge has to make a determination of the person's competency before the proceedings can go on.
A person who is able to communicate with his or her attorney and rationally understand the deportation proceeding is generally deemed to be competent, and the immigration proceedings can proceed without a legal challenge.
Once the judge makes a determination that a person who is facing deportation is not competent, the deportation proceedings do not stop as a criminal case would if the judge found a defendant incompetent to stand trial. The immigration judge is supposed to ensure that certain safeguards are in place, and then the removal proceedings can go on.
Some of the safeguards include ensuring that the person facing deportation is assisted by another person in presenting his or her case, not accepting admissions or other incriminating confessions from the person, and closing the hearing to the public. These safeguards do not truly address the issue of the person's incompetence, and are therefore inadequate to offer real protections for a person suffering from mental illness and facing deportation.
Immigration judges make determinations of whether or not someone is incompetent by reviewing the evidence provided by the person facing deportation, as well as by the government. Neither the government nor the person facing deportation has a formal burden to provide the evidence upon which the judge relies. The judge also reviews all the evidence under a standard of proof that is lower than that required in a criminal case. This means that the person facing deportation cannot rely on the fact that the government has not produced evidence of competency to prove incompetency.
A person can prove that he or she has a mental illness that makes that person incompetent for purposes of the proceeding by calling witnesses to testify on his or her behalf, or by introducing medical records and evaluation reports that support the claims. If there is a long history of treatment and an indication that the treatment should be ongoing, it is likely that the immigration judge may find the person incompetent for purposes of the immigration proceeding.
Contact an Experienced Immigration Attorney
Having an attorney during an immigration proceeding is extremely important, especially for someone who cannot truly represent himself or herself due to mental illness. For more information on how a person's mental illness can affect him or her during deportation proceedings, you should contact our multi-lingual staff to speak to an experienced immigration attorney from Strassburg, Gilmore & Wei, LLP, in Pasadena, California.
ICE Sensitive Locations
The story of a young girl facing possible deportation after being apprehended by border patrol agents while she was on her way to a hospital to undergo surgery has raised questions about the so-called sensitive locations where immigration-based arrests are not generally conducted.
Sensitive locations refer to areas that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has restricted immigration enforcement actions except in three situations:
 - If there are exigent circumstances;
 - The immigration officials are led to the sensitive location through other law enforcement investigations; or,
 - The immigration officials have prior approval to conduct the enforcement actions from a designated supervisory official.
In some cases, arrests and other enforcement actions can take place in a sensitive location as long as there is a prior agreement between the undocumented immigrant and immigration enforcement agents. For example, when an undocumented immigrant surrenders to immigration agents at a hospital or church.
Sensitive locations include hospitals, schools, daycare centers, rallies or demonstrations, and places of religious worship. Courthouses are not considered sensitive locations. The designation of these areas as sensitive areas is supposed to encourage people to seek the services offered at these locations without fear of deportation. It is also important to note that sensitive locations that are located near a border are treated differently. Sensitive locations near borders are afforded less protection that those away from borders, although immigration officers are supposed to use common sense in taking action in these areas so as to act within the spirit of the policy.
The young girl mentioned above was detained after being stopped at an immigration check point on her way to the hospital as opposed to being detained at the hospital. Therefore, and immigration officials argue that this distinguishes her from someone who would be arrested at a hospital after going there to seek treatment. While this seems like a hollow distinction, because the policy of not making arrests in sensitive locations is a government agency policy and not a law, there are few ways to challenge its application unless the agency failed to follow its own policies.
Because of deportation priorities, immigration agents do have some discretion when it comes to whom to detain and place in immigration proceedings, and this determination can be made on a case by case basis. In the past, undocumented immigrants who were convicted of crimes were priority targets for deportation. The priorities are less clear now.
Undocumented immigrants who need to go to sensitive locations for services should not rely on the designations of these spaces as sensitive spaces. Being improperly apprehended at a sensitive location is not a defense that will necessarily stop an undocumented immigrant from being deported.
Contact Our Team for a Consultation
If your family member has been detained pending deportation proceedings, you need an experienced immigration attorney to present your best case before the immigration judge. For legal assistance with seeking a change in your immigration status, contact our multi-lingual staff to speak to experienced immigration attorney Nathan Wei from Strassburg, Gilmore & Wei, LLP, in Pasadena, California for a consultation.
Proving Extreme Hardship for American Children When Undocumented Parents are Deported
When an undocumented immigrant who has American born children is in removal proceedings facing the possibility of deportation, the immigrant may seek a waiver from being deported because the immigrant's deportation would cause extreme hardship to his or her children. This is a recognized exception, and if the immigrant can meet certain factors, he or she may be able to avoid deportation.
In claiming that the children will face undue hardship, there is a difference in the kind of information required as proof of the hardship when the children have another parent present in the United States and that required when


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 1. (dated) One who is ready to quote texts.
 - Bishop Robert Sanderson
 Men's daily occasions for themselves or friends, and the necessities of common life require the doing of a thousand things within the compass of a few days, for which it would puzzle the best textman that liveth readily to bethink himself of a sentence in the Bible, clear enough to satisfy a scrupulous conscience of the lawfulness and expediency of what he is about to do []


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When Sense Alerts is enabled, push notifications will be sent to your device whenever the system detects motion. You can enable these notifications to send at all times or only while nobody is at home using the Smart Activation feature.
You need to assign a Primary device to everyone to ensure Sense can properly determine if everyone has left and also enable the People notifications.
- Tap on the Sense icon on the home screen.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and open Sense Settings.
- Under Modes and Alerts, slide the Smart Activation toggle to the right if you do not wish to receive alerts while you are home.
- Under the Alerts section, you can set the minimum Time between alerts to either 1 Mins, 2 Mins, 3 Mins, or 5 Mins. This prevents you from getting too many notifications if a motion alert gets triggered immediately after another one.
- Scroll back up to the top of the screen to turn Sense alerts from ON to OFF.
- Open the main menu from the home screen and choose Sense.
- Ensure Motion Detection is on and then tap on the Smart Activation button at the bottom of the screen.
- Slide the Smart Activation toggle to the right if you do not wish to receive motion alerts while you are home.
- Go back to the home screen and tap on the Sense icon.
- Tap on the ellipses next to Sense Alerts and tap On to turn on alerts or Off to turn off alerts.
When are Sense Alert push notifications triggered?
Sense alerts will only be triggered if:
- Sense motion detection is enabled.
- Sense Alerts are enabled.
- If the Smart Activation of alerts has been enabled, everyone has left your home. (all assigned primary devices have been disconnected for 15 minutes or more)
- The motion being detected occurs for at least 2 seconds (5 seconds if pet mode is enabled), within an approximate 10'-13' radius from a motion detection device or SuperPod.
- The minimum time interval since the last alert has been met.


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IPCMS (University of Strasbourg and CNRS joint lab) has been certified ISO 9001 for the following activities:
– Elaboration and characterization of materials by several different techniques (SEM, XRD, TEM)
– Nanofabrication in STnano cleanrooms.
The shared research facilities of IPCMS implemented a quality management system (synergy between skills, know-how, people and scientific / technical equipment) that led to the ISO 9001 certification by AFNOR. This certificate guarantees the quality and traceability of the results obtained by researchers, external users and industrial partners on IPCMS platforms. The students teaching and training in the platforms also enter into the quality system and certification.
This certification confirms the commitment to quality in the research activities that IPCMS has been conducting since 30 years
The four shared facilities of the IPCMS are:
– Plateforme de nanofabrication STnano
– Plateforme de diffraction par rayon X
– Plateforme de microscopie électronique à balayage
– Plateforme de microscopie électronique à transmission


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The Value of a GIft
Why Your Gifts Matter
Alumna Michele Karnash Mandell '69 discusses how scholarships played an important role in her education at Cal U and the financial challenges that students face today and Alexandra Brooks talks about the hardships she faced as a teenager and how a Cal U scholarship broke her cycle of life.
See how a coal miner's sacrifices continue to inspire generations of teachers and students.
Watch the stories of peer mentoring participants and see the impact of giving time to help others.


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STEEL WIRE AND NAIL MAKING. The importance of the steel wire and nail in dustry in the United States may be measured by the fact that in 1902 there was produced a total of 1,574,293 tons of wire rods of which nearly 500,000 tons were made into wire nails. In 1909 the production of wire rods was 2,514, 504 tons, valued at $67,440.000. The 1918 out put is estimated as 3,000,000 tons, of the value of $100,000,000. About one-fourth of this goes into nails. Time was when both wire and nails were manufactured entirely from wrought iron, and to secure the toughness and high tensile strength required, great care had to be used in the preparation of the iron, the cost of the prod uct being proportionately high. It was only a question of time before steel, because of its less cost and its high strength, became the standard material in this as in other branches of the iron and steel industry; and today practically the whole of the wire and wire nails used are made from either Bessemer or open-hearth steel, the latter being specified where wire of the special grades with higher physical prop erties is required.
Physical Properties of Steel As showing the great increase in strength of steel over iron wire, it may be mentioned that while good black iron wire will show an ultimate tensile strength of about 25 tons to the square inch, and bright hard-drawn wire a strength of 35 tons to the square inch, Bessemer steel wire will stand a strain of 40 tons and open-hearth steel wire 60 tons to the inch. Of the 'Ispecialp grades of wire a high-carbon open-hearth steel will stand about 80 tons, crucible cast-steel wire about 100 tons, and the best cast steel, or as it is sometimes called, °plow* steel wire, 120 tons to the square inch; while certain qualities of cast-steel wire, made under specifications calling for a particular composition and requiring very elaborate working, have been produced, showing an ultimate breaking strength of from 150 to 170 tons to the square inch; The process of wire-drawing serves greatly to improve the physical qualities, and the smaller the size to which the wire is drawn down the greater is the ultimate breaking strength. The wonderful
qualities of piano wire are proverbial, the average strength of English piano wire as given by the manufacturers ranging from 225 pounds for No. 12 music wire gauge, which is 0.029 inch in diameter, to 650 pounds breaking strength for No. 22, which is 0.052 inch in diameter. Re duced to the square-inch unit, the ultimate ten sile strength per square inch would range from 300,000 pounds to 340,000 pounds. The com position of this remarkable wire is as follows: Carbon, 0.570; silicon, 0.090; sulphur, 0.011; phosphorus, 0.018; manganese, 0.425. An analy sis of another wire of unusual strength known as "plow,o shows 0.828 per cent of carbon, 0.587 per cent of manganese, 0.143 per cent of silicon, 0.009 per cent of sulphur, 0.030 per cent of copper and no phosphorus. The tests of this wire ran from 200,000 pounds per square inch for wire 0.191 inch in diameter to 350,000 pounds for wire 0.093 inch in diameter. Of course, with such high tensile strength the elongation or stretch was very small, ranging from 0.75 to 1.1 per cent only.
Billet bulk of the wire and wire nails of commerce are manufactured from Bes semer billets. Open-hearth billets are worked up into rods for the manufacture of chain, for special grades of wire and for various finished products in which high tensile strength is called for. In each rod mill billet continuous-heating furnaces are continually at work. The billets, which are 4 X 4 inches in section and 36 inches in length, are fed transversely into the furnace, side by side. They are pushed through the fur nace door by a hydraulic charging machine, and by the time they have been heated to the proper temperature for rolling, they are pushed, one after the other, out through the rear door of the furnace and fall upon a conveyor, by which they are carried down into the rod mill.