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The Union government, on Monday, released a draft National Deep Tech Startup Policy (NDTSP) for public consultation.
According to a statement issued by the office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government on July 31, by fostering a favourable ecosystem for deep tech startups to thrive, the government aims to address the unique and complex challenges faced by these ventures.
The policy defines a deep tech startup as developing early-stage innovations based on scientific or technical breakthroughs — including emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, quantum, blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), drones and augmented reality (AR) that must still be designed for commercial uses.
On July 7, 2022, the government recommended the creation of a National Consortium and a Working Group to propose a comprehensive policy framework to address the needs and strengthen the Indian deep tech startup ecosystem. The earlier two versions were iterated with senior officials at other government departments, academia and stakeholder firms and now draft policy is currently open for public feedback until September 15.
According to National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) president Debjani Ghosh, India's deep tech startups need higher seed and early stage funding to grow faster, as only 11% of technology-related funds reach this ecosystem.
Speaking at the 'Startups and Entrepreneurship: Vision India@2047', event, organised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry of Commerce, she said that there are a total of 25,000-plus tech startups in the country, but only 3,000 are related to deep tech that account for only 12%.
In fact, at a Startup summit organised by Dun & Bradstreet India in June 2023 in Bangalore, Prashanth Prakash, a founding partner of the US venture capital firm Accel Partners in India, also said that "deep tech startups have no real ecosystem in India".
Towards this end, the draft NDTSP comes up with a nine-point program aimed at creating a conducive ecosystem for the deep tech sector. It seeks to bolster research and development in deep tech start-ups, foster innovation and intellectual property system, ease financial access, enable infrastructure access and resource sharing, standards, and certifications, among other things.
The proposal also suggests a group called The Centre for Deep Tech Translation to regularly review the requirements of enabling the deep tech ecosystem to function better, like evaluate Indian research (publications, patents, etc.) and more.
Additionally, the policy also includes means to attract global talent, such as offering "networking opportunities to international deep tech startups and experts interested in relocating and contributing to the local ecosystem."
A report titled "Tracxn Geo Semi Annual Report: India Tech- H1 2023" by Tracxn, a SaaS-based market intelligence platform, published in June, showed that the overall Indian startup ecosystem saw a 72% ($19.7 billion) decline in funding during the first half of 2023 as compared to 2022 in the same period. A separate report by Tracxn showed that some of the deep tech innovations in India are attracting investments from venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) firms. For instance, investments in companies offering AI-based models jumped nearly 10% in the calendar year 2022 to $5.03 billion in India.
Institutes like Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have been promoting such innovations very aggressively. The institutes incubation centre created over 300 deep-tech startups in the past 12 years, 82% of which survive beyond the first five years, said Ashok Jhunjhunwala, president of IIT-M Research Park and Incubation Cell, and a professor at the institute said at the Mint Digital Innovation Summit on 9 June. He also informed that the total valuation of such startups incubated by the institute so far stands at $4.6 billion.


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We optimized the resolution of nanohole arrays in metal films for refractive-index sensing by increasing the sensitivity with modifications to the hole-array parameters and by increasing the signal to noise ratio of the sensor system. The nanohole-array parameters (including film thickness, periodicity and diameter) were first optimized by finite-difference time-domain simulations, and then the arrays were fabricated and tested, showing good agreement between the two cases (theory and experiment) in terms of optimal parameters. To improve the sensitivity and to reduce the noise, the laser source wavelength was optimized (including the efficiency of the camera for detection) and the intensity was increased. A bulk resolution of 6 × 10-7 refractive-index units was demonstrated. Due to the collinear microscope geometry and potential for multiplexing of nanohole arrays, these results are encouraging for future biosensing applications.
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|Journal||Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing|
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SPOKANE, Wash. — It probably will not come as a surprise to many people that the hazardous air quality in Spokane is breaking records.
The air quality index hit 479 out of 500 on Sunday, according to records from the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency. On Saturday, measurements indicated that number was 368 at its peak — which is still well within the hazardous range.
That's the worst air quality reported in at least two decades.
As of Tuesday morning, the air quality index is sitting at 322 out of 500. This is the fourth day in a row that Spokane air quality has been in the hazardous quality.
According to the agency, the highest number on the air quality index before the past weekend was 257 on Aug. 19, 2018. That year was one of the smokiest on record in Spokane.
The last time Spokane saw air quality above the moderate range was on Aug. 7, 2019, when it fell into the unhealthy for some groups category.
The data from the Spokane Clean Air lists every day since 1999 that air quality was above the moderate range due to wildfire smoke or other factors. The agency began monitoring these numbers shortly after the Environmental Protection Agency established a health-based standard for fine particle pollution.
On Sunday, the 24-hour average for air quality in Spokane was more than 13 times the health-based standard outlined by the EPA. For some added context, the 24-hour average in Spokane following the eruption of Mount St. Helens was estimated to be 100 times the health-based standard at that time.
Some KREM viewers have asked what happens if the air quality index soars above 500. Lisa Woodward, a spokesperson for Spokane Clean Air, said values above that number are considered beyond the AQI since it is set from 0 to 500. People should continue to follow recommendations for the hazardous category, she added.
In the current conditions, everyone should avoid or limit time outdoors, Woodard said.
Air quality in Spokane is expected to remain at unhealthy levels until the weekend.
Charlotte Dewey, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Office in Spokane, said a weak system moving through on Monday may improve conditions a bit but forecasters are not expecting any major changes. Poor ventilation combined with active wildfires will cause smoke to remain trapped near the surface.
Woodard said residents should expect readings in the hazardous range through Tuesday. Hourly updates from the agency are available online.
The better chance for improvement in the air quality will come on Friday and into the weekend when a weather system should bring the Spokane area some rain and begin to clear out the smoke, forecasters said. Air quality in Spokane may improve slightly from hazardous to unhealthy levels ahead of the weekend.
An Air Quality Alert was issued for all of Washington state on Thursday. It has since been extended through noon on Friday for Spokane and surrounding areas.

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text: The aim of this study was to analyze the physical and chemical characteristics of the maturation process of pitaya fruit (Hylocereus undatus) to identify indicators that can be used to determine the point of physiological maturity and establish the optimal timing of physiological maturity for harvesting the fruit. A completely randomized experimental design was employed and four biological repeats were performed. Physiological maturity was assessed using various physical characteristics: longitudinal length (LL), equatorial diameter (ED), pericarp thickness (PeT), pulp thickness (PuT), fruit mass (FM), pulp mass (PuM), pericarp mass (PeM), pericarp percentage (%Pe), pulp percentage (%Pu), pulp/pericarp ratio (Pu/Pe), pericarp color index (CI), hue color angle (h°), lightness index (L*), chroma (C*), blue-yellow variation (b*), and green-red variation (a*). Additionally, chemical characteristics such as soluble solid content (SS), titratable acidity (TA), SS/TA ratio, and pH were screened. The data were statistically analyzed by fitting regression models and computing Pearson's correlation coefficients (P < 0.05). Physiological maturity in pitaya fruits occurred between the 30th and 32nd days after anthesis, and this proved to be the optimal period for harvest.


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Simulated reconstruction of a three-dimensional (3D) object in from cylindrical hologram is proposed. The simulation is done using a fast calculation method, where wave propagation in spectral domain and in cylindrical coordinates is used to generate the cylindrical hologram of a 3D object. The same procedure is followed to reconstruct the object back. The reconstructions resembled the original object and could be seen from all. The whole simulation process is done using open-source software.
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We are so excited to be getting back out on the water these school holidays! Join us for an expedition of the beautiful Canning River as we practice our canoeing skills with fun challenges before setting off downstream to explore this incredible environment. We will search for the local wildlife and learn how to identify elusive species by finding evidence they leave behind. Finally, learn how to protect this precious ecosystem and put your new skills into practice.
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7 useful MacOS audio tips
Mac is really not synonymous to music but a lot of users spend time listening to music on Mac devices. The sound is not a very great factor in Mac devices and most Apple computers have such small speakers that give out a flat sound. You invest a hefty amount in owning a Mac device and it gives a major headache if the sound is not working. You must know all possible tips so that the sound on your device is always right and even if there are issues you know how to handle.
7 important MacOS audio tips
If the sound on Mac is a concern for you, here are some useful tips that you can follow:
 1. Did you just check the mute button?
Sometimes it can be that there is nothing wrong with your device; you had muted the audio sometimes or did set the volume at a very low range. A very easy shortcut is to press the F10 button, or you can locate the mute button and unmute. After doing that, check whether it's audible or not.
 1. Check all ports and for the external sound device
First of all disconnect anything that you kept connected to the ports. It's good to also check the headphone jack to check for dust particles. All of these things could cause a blockage hindering the flow of sound. It might happen that your Mac is not playing sound simply because you have Air pods or headphones connected. Play the sound, use headphones, remove headphones and play on the speaker to check the sound system.
 1. Your Mac needs a software update
You must update your Mac software because when the version goes out of date, there is a problem with the sound. The audio works immediately right after you update the software.
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 1. Fix the audio out that is missing
Your sound is not muted but you still cannot hear music? There is a method for bringing sound back to all Mac speakers including the internal, external ones, airpods, headphones or other speakers. This method is implemented when Mac chooses any other audio platform. Follow the steps:
 - Go to 'Apple Menu', choose 'System Preferences' and then select 'Sound' panel
 - Choose the 'Output' tab
 - Then you have to choose 'internal speakers' as an output device
 - Adjust sound level and play the sound to check whether the issue has been resolved
 - Alter the 'mute' stance in case it is 'on'.
 1. Fixing audio with a connect and disconnect
For this you would require an external sound device like headphones or speakers and the method is mentioned below:
 - Firstly, connect headphones to the headphone jack on Mac.
 - Now open iTunes and play music or any video.
 - Plug your headphones from the jack in your Mac device.
 - You can hear the sound that will be played from the in-built speakers
 - You can check by opening iTunes and listen to music.
 1. Add extra hardware and software
Do you have great headphones and speakers? For better sound from your Mac, it's great if you could add some extra hardware and software. Mac does not come with an impressive sound card so an external sound card could be the solution. If you want the best sound from your headphone, you could use a digital-analog-converter (DAC) and also a headphone amp. There is certain software like MP3 volume equalizer and more that can also help to improve the music experience.
 1. Invest in headphone and speakers
Invest in a set of headphones and speakers to enhance the audio quality in Mac. While buying make sure you are familiar with the terms manufacturers use to describe great headphones and speakers. There are many factors that determine which headphones and speakers you must buy. Explore the market be in online or offline to hunt for the best set of headphones and speakers.
Conclusion
The sound is a big factor when you are using a Mac device and now that you have known all the ways to fix audio in Mac, you would never have to go without sound. The issues can get resolved real soon only by changing the sound preferences. Yes, if any of these methods did not work then it could be some internal problem and you need to rush to your nearest Mac store for maximum support.
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Rainfall Analysis of Northeast Florida. Part III: Seasonal Rainfall Data
Rainfall data is an essential element of basic data input tomany hydrologic and engineering studies. Peak rainfall data areused in designing stormwater management systems and in determiningthe flooding potential of various frequency storm events. Daily orhourly data are required in continuous hydrologic simulation procedures.Monthly and seasonal rainfall data are used in determiningsupplementary irrigation water requirements, and in engineeringstudies related to storage analyses, water supply, and reservoirmanagement.
Publisher - St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD)
Subjects - Weather, Rain
Citation: Rao DV, Jenab SA, Clapp DA. 1989. Rainfall Analysis of Northeast Florida. Part III: Seasonal Rainfall Data. Palatka (FL): St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD); Technical Publication SJ 89-1. 120 pp _URL_


After updating a database field the values are not reflected in the application layer
Issue: After updating a database field directly on the primary data source the values are not reflected on the IMSI and/or FHIR interfaces.
Applies To:
 - OpenIZ Immunization Management Service (IMS)
Symptoms:
 - When updating a database field using SQL the value is changed in the database but not reflected in applications.
 - When querying a FHIR based resource the updated values do not present themselves.
Cause: The OpenIZ IMS uses an in-memory cache to speed up the retrieval of data from the primary data source. The two options for this are a built-in memory cache or REDIS. When you update the value directly on the database, it does not invalidate the cache data.
Solution:
When using the built-in memory cache:
 1. Open a command prompt as Administrator
 2. Restart the OpenIZ host process using the command:
 - net stop openiz
 - net start openiz
 3. Note: Your instance of OpenIZ IMS will be unavailable during this time
When using the REDIS cache service
 1. Open a command prompt as Administrator on your REDIS host server
 2. Restart the REDIS process using the command
 - net stop redis
 - net start redis
 3. Note: Your instance of OpenIZ IMS will continue to be available during this time.
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In a recent survey by United Educators, it is clear that more colleges and universities than ever are implementing ERM as a way to prepare for and respond to risks and opportunities. Preparation for one of the most significant risks to these institutions, unfortunately, is not as prominent. Reputational risk is emerging as a top risk for colleges and universities due to its increasing likelihood, quickness to spread, and the high impact such a risk can have on an institution. This article assesses ERM practices at colleges and universities, describes reputational risk factors, and provides the best practices for identifying, prioritizing, and mitigating reputational risks.
ERM in Higher Education
Higher education institutions have historically been slow to adopt ERM policies and practices. However, over the past few years this has changed with 70% of institutions reporting a formal ERM process and structure in place in 2017. Board integration in the ERM process is also reportedly increasing as 69% of surveyed institutions in 2017 say that they are discussing institutional risk to the full board. Though this increase is promising, much of the responsibility of discussing risk is still falling on the audit committee with only 14% of institutions having board risk committees.
When addressing who is responsible for leading ERM within these institutions, the responses vary. Approximately 40% of respondents believe the responsibility falls on the CFO or the Chief Administrative officer and another 19% believe the responsibility falls on one of these two and is shared with another senior leader. Assigning responsibility for ERM and reputational risk is task that should be taken with great consideration as university leadership is highly scrutinized and individuals in these roles often are connected to the root causes of reputational risk events.
Reputational Risk in Higher Education
The top four reputational risks in the past three years are identified, and described by their risk factors, in descending order.
 1. Campus Climate
 1. Diversity and inclusion of student body
 2. Diversity and inclusion of senior management
 3. Controversial speakers
 2. Sexual Assault/Title IX
 1. Prevention and response to student-on-student sexual assault
 2. Title IX compliance
 3. Academic Programs
 1. Quality and integrity of academic programs
 2. Quality of students and faculty
 3. Faculty conduct
 4. Integrity of researchers and federal grant administrations
 4. Student Behavior
 1. Greek organizations
 2. Campus safety
 3. Student mental health
 4. Inclusion of international students
Going forward, the top three reputational risks of the future were identified as:
 1. Business Model
 2. Sexual Assault/Title IX
 3. Campus Climate
Interestingly, the top reputational risk that institutions believe they face in the future is sustaining the business model of universities and colleges. High tuition, large tuition discounts, and diminishing state support are all factors that test the viability of the current business model.
Managing Reputational Risks in Higher Education
When managing reputational risks, it is essential to take guidance from the ERM framework, especially the governance and culture aspects. To successfully manage their reputational risks, higher education institutions must build their governance and culture to set the tone at the top, engage leaders in risk management, enforce accountability, and demonstrate desired behaviors surrounding reputational risk. Identifying, assessing, and managing reputational risks can help ensure that when reputational risk events occur, the impact is less devastating.
Institutions can take steps to promote the identification of reputational risks by allocating resources and developing capabilities relating to the specific management of these risks. The connection between managing reputational risk and high performing institutions is a key indicator that spending energy and resources on reputational risks is more than worth the costs. High performing institutions are more likely to have a formal ERM process and structure, to proactively manage reputational risk, to know when a reputational risk event has occurred, and have a better understanding of reputational risk outcomes. However, despite this preparedness, only 57% of high performing institutions believe that they can withstand a major reputational risk event.
Best Practices for Managing Reputational Risks
There are seven key practices to best manage reputational risks.
 1. Understand the institution's current reputation through social media mentions and rankings in guidebooks.
 2. Assess the culture of the institution and make clear the mission and values of the institution.
 3. Assigned ownership of the institution's reputational risks and create specific line of communication between leaders.
 4. Consider the institution's programs, people, or areas that are highly esteemed and perceived to be above the rules.
 5. Obtain a collection of all risks and understand how non-reputational risks may affect reputational risks.
 6. Communicate the risk portfolio and mitigation plans with the Board on a regular basis, conveying the resilience of the institution should a risk event occur.
 7. Create and maintain a risk monitoring system to proactively identify potential risk events.
While colleges and universities are making progress in terms of establishing ERM policies and practices, there is still a gap in the preparedness of institutions and the probability of reputational risk events occurring. Even more concerning is the devastating impact that reputational risk events have on institutions. To improve their preparedness for such events, and promote long-term success, institutions should move toward governance, culture, and practices that help identify, prioritize, and manage reputational risks.
Link: United Educators "ERM and Reputational Risk: More Talk Than Action?"
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Definition - What does Home Key mean?
The Home key is a key found on most physical and virtual keyboards and is supported by most operating systems. The Home key is supported by certain software applications as well. The primary functionality of the Home key in most applications is to return the cursor to the beginning of a line, document, page, screen or worksheet cell based on the position of the cursor.
Techopedia explains Home Key
The Home key helps in navigation of applications or a word processing programs. It is most commonly used to make the cursor move to the beginning of the line in a text editing program. The Home key has the opposite functionality of the End key.
Keyboards which do not have a Home key, usually due to limited size, can achieve the same functionality with the combination of a function key and the left arrow key. If a document is not editable, the Home key can help in scrolling the scrollable document to the beginning in operating systems like Microsoft and Linux. This is in addition to the functionality involving text editing applications, where the Home key can help return the cursor to the beginning of the document or the current line. Along with other function keys, the Home key can provide different functions like selecting all characters in a selectable text before the cursor, by pressing a combination of the Home and Shift keys simultaneously. In software applications, the Home key can have different functions such as reaching the menu screen.
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An initial or tentative version of a prospectus.
Preliminary Prospectus
The first prospectus distributed prior to a new issue of a security. The first prospectus contains information such as the terms of issue, the size of issue, and other, relevant data about the security. Importantly, however, it does not contain the new issue's price. Because the preliminary prospectus is subject to change and because the SEC requires part of it to be printed to red ink, it is informally called a red herring.
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Hike an extraordinary ice age landscape
Oze National Park is a beautiful hiking destination in the mountains of Northern Gunma.
Its elevated boardwalks plot the trail around its main highlights: Ozegahara Plateau and Ozenuma Pond. Ozegahara's marshland blooms with skunk cabbages in spring and daylilies in summer. In autumn, the grass turns golden.
The area's two most popular trailheads start at Hatomachitoge (near Ozegahara) and Oshimizu (near Ozenuma Pond). From these trailheads, it takes around one hour to walk to Ozegahara.
The marshland dates back to the ice age around 10,000 years ago. Many of the plants that bloom across the marsh have evolved from that time.
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The Central Switching System
The Source for Hydro Meteorological Data & Products
What is the Central Switching System
The central communications switching system (called the Gateway) is a major component of
the Telecommunications Operations Center's, National Weather Service Telecommunication
Gateway (NWSTG). The organizational management is through the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) National Weather
Service (NWS), Office of the Chief Information
The Gateway is the primary data communications
switching system of the NWS. It is a global destributor of weather messages in support
of the NWS commitment to the WMO World-Wide data
exchange structure, therefore, the Gateway maintains a recognition system for all weather
data and products for purposes of exchange to global customers. This Center is a
Region Telecommunication Hub (RTH) of the WMO
Global Telecommunication System (GTS) communications network. The Gateway is the World
Area Forecast Center (WAFC) distribution system for the
World Area Forecast System (WAFS). The WAFS distribution is through a satellite
broadcast to geographical areas located over two-thirds of the globe.
The Gateway provides national and global near real-time data exchange services using
automated communication resources, transmitting a wide variety of environmental data types.
The Gateway is operated twenty four hours a day to acquire, process observations, construct
messages, and disseminate messages and files of observations, model analysis, and forecast
products. The time-perishable products are disseminated cyclically according to fixed
schedules. The Gateway is committed to maintaining a timely and reliable transmission of
products at the highest level.
The Gateway is the data source for the
Family of Services (FOS) data distribution and the data broadcast to the
Information Network (EMWIN).

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Build Ceph
You can get Ceph software by retrieving Ceph source code and building it yourself. To build Ceph, you need to set up a development environment, compile Ceph, and then either install in user space or build packages and install the packages.
Build Prerequisites
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Check this section to see if there are specific prerequisites for your Linux/Unix distribution.
Before you can build Ceph source code, you need to install several libraries and tools:
./install-deps.sh
Note
Some distributions that support Google's memory profiler tool may use a different package name (e.g., libgoogle-perftools4).
Build Ceph
Ceph is built using cmake. To build Ceph, navigate to your cloned Ceph repository and execute the following:
cd ceph
./do_cmake.sh
cd build
make
Hyperthreading
You can use make -j to execute multiple jobs depending upon your system. For example, make -j4 for a dual core processor may build faster.
See Installing a Build to install a build in user space.
Build Ceph Packages
To build packages, you must clone the Ceph repository. You can create installation packages from the latest code using dpkg-buildpackage for Debian/Ubuntu or rpmbuild for the RPM Package Manager.
Tip
When building on a multi-core CPU, use the -j and the number of cores * 2. For example, use -j4 for a dual-core processor to accelerate the build.
Advanced Package Tool (APT)
To create .deb packages for Debian/Ubuntu, ensure that you have cloned the Ceph repository, installed the Build Prerequisites and installed debhelper:
sudo apt-get install debhelper
Once you have installed debhelper, you can build the packages:
sudo dpkg-buildpackage
For multi-processor CPUs use the -j option to accelerate the build.
RPM Package Manager
To create .rpm packages, ensure that you have cloned the Ceph repository, installed the Build Prerequisites and installed rpm-build and rpmdevtools:
yum install rpm-build rpmdevtools
Once you have installed the tools, setup an RPM compilation environment:
rpmdev-setuptree
Fetch the source tarball for the RPM compilation environment:
wget -P ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/ _URL_
Or from the EU mirror:
wget -P ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/ _URL_
Extract the specfile:
tar --strip-components=1 -C ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/ --no-anchored -xvjf ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/ceph-<version>.tar.bz2 "ceph.spec"
Build the RPM packages:
rpmbuild -ba ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/ceph.spec
For multi-processor CPUs use the -j option to accelerate the build.


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is Cool Air Best?
Why is cool air best for Whooping Crane migration? Senior Pilot Joe Duff of Operation Migration answers.
Cooler air is more dense than warmer air. Warm air can actually hold more moisture because molecules are farther apart, making more room for moisture. Cold air is dense and compact; it's "thicker," so when you breathe in you get more oxygen. Thicker air also means there's more for a crane's wings to push against. When the propeller spins there's more thrust. When the wing flies there's more lift to it. The aircraft works better because the engine works better, the propeller works better, and the wing works better. And for the birds, their wings work better too. They get more oxygen and it's easier to cool their bodies. They don't overheat.
It's just a lot easier to fly in cold air. Cold air is really a big factor in the birds' endurance. Warm air wears them out very quickly. You see them panting quickly, their tongues come out, they start to splay their feet to help cool their bodies, and they just can't fly."
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
1362.1 - Regional Statistics, New South Wales, 2004
Latest ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 27/05/2004
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Where are the greenest households in New South Wales?
The Northern Beaches Statistical Region (SR) recycled 99% of household waste, compared to 95% for all New South Wales (NSW) households in March 2003, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today.
Northern Beaches SR also led the way in the re-use of household waste (98%), compared to any other region of the state (80% for all of NSW).
From Bourke to Bankstown and from Dubbo to Deniliquin, other highlights from Regional Statistics New South Wales include:
Further information is in Regional Statistics New South Wales 2004 (cat. no. 1362.1).
Media Note: This publication includes information on labour force status, educational attainment, crime, population, births, deaths, building statistics, hotels and motels and local council finances for different regions of NSW. It also features information on environmental issues, community preparedness for emergencies, and census data on dwelling structure and tenure type.
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function hook_field_schema
Define the Field API schema for a field structure.
This is invoked when a field is created, in order to obtain the database schema from the module that defines the field's type.
This hook must be defined in the module's .install file for it to be detected during installation and upgrade.
Parameters
$field: A field structure.
Return value
An associative array with the following keys:
 - columns: An array of Schema API column specifications, keyed by column name. This specifies what comprises a value for a given field. For example, a value for a number field is simply 'value', while a value for a formatted text field is the combination of 'value' and 'format'. It is recommended to avoid having the column definitions depend on field settings when possible. No assumptions should be made on how storage engines internally use the original column name to structure their storage.
 - indexes: (optional) An array of Schema API indexes definitions. Only columns that appear in the 'columns' array are allowed. Those indexes will be used as default indexes. Callers of field_create_field() can specify additional indexes, or, at their own risk, modify the default indexes specified by the field-type module. Some storage engines might not support indexes.
 - foreign keys: (optional) An array of Schema API foreign keys definitions.
Related topics
7 functions implement hook_field_schema()
Note: this list is generated by pattern matching, so it may include some functions that are not actually implementations of this hook.
field_test_field_schema in drupal/modules/field/tests/field_test.install
Implements hook_field_schema().
file_field_schema in drupal/modules/file/file.install
Implements hook_field_schema().
image_field_schema in drupal/modules/image/image.install
Implements hook_field_schema().
list_field_schema in drupal/modules/field/modules/list/list.install
Implements hook_field_schema().
number_field_schema in drupal/modules/field/modules/number/number.install
Implements hook_field_schema().
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5 invocations of hook_field_schema()
field_create_field in drupal/modules/field/field.crud.inc
Creates a field.
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DC Soil Map
Natural Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey
Locate DC Soils by Address - DC GIS Services
- Go to the DC Geographic Information Systems website.
- After you click on the above link, there is a tab at the top left labeled "Layers."
- Select a Map Category, e.g. "Environment".
- Scroll down and choose "Soil Type".
View DC Soils Descriptions and Tables Online
Interpretation of DC Soil Maps
Print soil tables and download official NRCS soils data.
- Click on Select State.
- Click on DC.
- Click on Select Survey Area.
- Click on Generate Reports.
- A table will appear with definitions of soil map codes.


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ESSENTIALS: MAKE IT SIMPLE
Accurately test your aquarium's salinity with a
Portable Refractometer. Simple to use, optical instrument gives a direct, temperature compensated reading of specific gravity and salinity.
Deep Six Hydrometer's unique design takes true water samples for accurate reading.
Instant Ocean Hydrometer economically tests your aquarium's salinity and specific gravity.
Specific gravity measures the relative salinity (amount of dissolved salts) in your aquarium water in comparison to pure water. Measuring specific gravity on a regular basis is crucial to maintain the ideal environment for your marine inhabitants. The following helpful tips will ensure accurate results when measuring specific gravity.
- Most hobbyists use a simple hydrometer or a refractometer to measure salinity.
- For professional results consider a portable refractometer or a high tech electronic salinity monitor.
- Before changing your aquarium water, measure and record the specific gravity. Make sure the new saltwater matches the specific gravity of your aquarium. Too much of a deviation in salt levels could "shock" or potentially kill sensitive aquarium inhabitants.
- Replenish evaporated water with clean freshwater - not prepared salt water. Remember, salts remain behind after water evaporates. If you top off your aquarium with salt water, you are compounding salt levels in your aquarium.
- Before using a new swing-arm hydrometer, condition or "season" the hydrometer by soaking it in saltwater for 24 hours.
Reef Aquarium: 1.023 to 1.025
FOWLR Aquarium: 1.020 to 1.025
FAQs About Refractometers
What does a refractometer do?
Serious hobbyists know that the best way to measure the salinity and specific gravity of aquarium water is to use a refractometer. These precision optical instruments are incredibly accurate even at very low salt levels, and are equally easy to use. Recently, these instruments have become more affordable, so now every aquarium owner can have one to help monitor water conditions.
How do I use it?
Place 1 to 2 drops of aquarium water onto the prism glass and close the plate cover. Once a fluid sample is placed on the measuring surface, the light passing through it slows and bends. The refractometer focuses this bent light on a tiny internal scale. The scale is magnified by the eyepiece lenses so it is easily visible.
Look through the eyepiece and view the scale. The top portion of the scale appears blue and the bottom part appears white. Take your reading at the intersection of these two colors. One side of the scale measures salinity and the other side measures specific gravity.
To effectively monitor your marine aquarium water conditions, consider investing in a refractometer. The accuracy and affordability make it worthwhile.
|Salinity & Specific Gravity are easily viewed when looking through the Refractometer


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Saving causes massive file size.
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Why is it that when I save a map, the map itself grows in size?
The map I currently am working started off at 5mb, then grew to a staggering 48mb.
I eventually transferred all the data to a new map and started over with a 5 mb file. As I was saving, I watched it grow about 300 kb WITHOUT ADDING ANY NEW DATA!
What gives?
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There are a number of reasons that this can happen. For example, it may be caused by a large amount of geoprocessing results stored in the Results tab in ArcToolbox in ArcCatalog. Her eis a Knowledge Base article about how to deal with this:
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This report documents the methodology, findings and conclusions of the Starting to smoke research project. The aim of the project was to explore the reasons young Indigenous people in the Northern Territory start smoking as well as the protective factors which prevent smoking. Young people aged 13-20 years of age were recruited from urban and remote communities to participate in one-on-one and group interviews.
A particular focus of the project was on the social and cultural processes that influence smoking uptake in this group. Based on the project's findings, the report makes recommendations regarding future smoking prevention initiatives. The project was carried out in the Northern Territory across two sites: one in Darwin and one in a remote community in Arnhem Land.
Abstract adapted from Lowitja Institute


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Vocal ontogeny in bat pups
My Ph.D. student Ahana Fernandez studies the ontogeny of the vocal repertoire in bats. Ahana's particular interest is the conspicuous babbling behavior in which Saccopteryx bilineata pups engage regularly (Knörnschild et al. 2006). During ontogeny, pups of both sexes learn territorial songs by imitating adult male tutors (Knörnschild et al. 2010a). Since precursor songs often appear in babbling bouts, babbling probably constitutes vocal practice (Knörnschild 2014). To date, Saccopteryx bilineata is the only non-human mammal that is both a babbler and a vocal imitator, making this bat expecially well suited for biolinguistic studies.
Ahana recording Saccopteryx bilineata pups in a tree (© Stifter).
Ahana descibes the ontongenetic trajectories of different syllable types produced by babbling pups. Moreover, she studies the phonological syntax of babbling bouts and uses playback experiments to test whether pups can discriminate between syntactically correct and incorrect babbling bouts.
Babbling Saccopteryx bilineata pup roosting next to its mother (© Stifter).
Babbling pups utter long sequences of various syllables in a repetitive and juxtaposed fashion reminiscent of human canonical babbling or avian plastic song (Catchpole & Slater 1995, Doupe & Kuhl 1999, Hultsch & Todt 2004). Precursors of all adult vocalization types known to date are found in babbling bouts of pups (Behr & von Helversen 2004, Knörnschild et al. 2006), making it highly probable that babbling plays a crucial role in the species' vocal repertoire acquisition.
Excerpt of a babbling bout from a female Saccopteryx bilineata pup (© Knörnschild).
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Southern, coastal forest landowners needed for Maine Forest Tick Survey
Forest landowners in southern and coastal Maine are partnering with University of Maine researchers as part of the state's first active tick surveillance citizen science program.
The Maine Forest Tick Survey based at UMaine seeks volunteer landowners with 10–1,000 wooded acres in Androscoggin, Cumberland, Hancock, Knox, Kennebec, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo and York counties. The citizen scientists will collect ticks for identification and testing for associated pathogens, and send them to the university for analysis. Online training and collection materials, including drag cloths and vials, will be provided for volunteers in June.
Sampling will begin in July, the month when blacklegged tick nymphs (the life stage responsible for most human infections) are active. Participating citizen scientists will be asked to sample for ticks on three days throughout the month for an hour each day, and will receive the identification and pathogen test results of their tick samples, as well as reports about the findings of the entire project, during the winter.
The Maine Forest Tick Survey focuses on helping landowners understand tick-borne risks in their woods in order to protect themselves. The researchers leading the survey — faculty members Allison Gardner, Jessica Leahy and Carly Sponarski — also are studying the relationship between land management practices and tick-borne risk to help better protect landowners, recreationists and forest workers in Maine.
More information about the Maine Forest Tick Survey, including how to volunteer, is available online or by contacting Elissa Ballman, the citizen science coordinator, _EMAIL_. Follow project updates on Facebook and Twitter.
Contact: Elissa Ballman, _EMAIL_


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Spatial data is frequently used in urban planning contexts to support decision-making. This data can be used to plan routes through the city for public transportation or to designate zones for planning new businesses and residences. Unfortunately, few tools exist that allow non-programmers to rapidly utilize spatial data to create such plans. In this poster, we present SpaceSketch, a tool for rapidly constructing map-based visualizations using spatial data. SpaceSketch utilizes a sketch-based approach to visualization specification in which hand-drawn trajectories and regions are encoded using a user-specified model. Using SpaceSketch, map-based plans can be rapidly constructed, compared, and altered on a multitouch canvas.
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How is TMC calculated?
1 tmc ft is one thousand million cubic feet of water. 1 cusec is one cubic foot of water flow per second. It translates into 28.32 litres of water per second. via
How do you calculate Cusec and TMC?
Cusec is a measure of flow rate of water and is abbreviation for cubic feet per second (which is equivalent to a flow of 28.317 litres per second) and 11,000 cusecs flow for a day amounts to 1 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) water. via
How do you calculate Cusec liters?
Answer: 1 Cusec = 28.32 Litres. via
What is QSEC in dam?
Cusec is the informal shorthand for "cubic feet per second". It can be converted to 28.317 litres per second. Tmcft or TMC is the abbreviation for one thousand million cubic feet. It is equal to 2.83168466 x 10¹⁰ litres. via
What is TMC explain?
Tmcft, (Tmc ft), (TMC), (tmc), is the abbreviation of one thousand million cubic feet (1,000,000,000 = 109 = 1 billion), commonly used in India in reference to volume of water in a reservoir or river flow. via
How many Cusec is TMC?
Cusec is a measure of the flow rate of water and is the abbreviation for cubic feet per second (which is equivalent to a flow of 28.317 litres per second) and 11,000 cusecs flow for a day amounts to 1 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) water. via
What is the value of 1 cusec?
So 1 cusec unit equals 28.317 liters of liquid flow per second. This is elaborated as in one second the flow of water is 28.317 liters from the pipe or door of the dam we can say. So, the correct answer is "1 cusec = 28.317 liters". via
How dam water is measured?
Water is in motion means when water released in dams bigger units are used for the measure the volume of water in dams or reservoirs, or river flows are TMC or Cusecs. Cusecs are informed as cubic feet per second. Hence, Water released from dams is measured in Cusecs. via
How do you calculate water in a dam?
How many kg is cubic meter?
How many cubic meters are in a kilogram of water? 1 m3 / cu m = 1,000.00 kg wt. via
What are the measurements of water?
There are two basic units of water measurement from a water management perspective. For water that is in motion, cubic feet per second (cfs) is the unit of measure. For water that is stored or impounded, the acre-foot (af) is how water is measured. Cubic feet per second (cfs): via
How do you convert gallons to Cusec?
How many gallons per day in 1 cusec? The answer is 646316.88969744. We assume you are converting between gallon/day [US] and cusec. You can view more details on each measurement unit: gallons per day or cusec The SI derived unit for volume flow rate is the cubic meter/second. via
How is Borewell water capacity calculated?
Total well depth – measured distance from top to bottom of well. Water depth – measured distance of depth of water in the well. (Tie a weight to some string and drop it to the bottom of the well. Retrieve the string and measure the portion of the string that is wet.) via
What is TMC in medical abbreviation?
This page is all about Full Form, Long Form, abbreviation, acronym and meaning of the given term TMC. TMC Stands For : Total Midwifery Care | troop medical clinic | The Milkbone Club. via
What is the full form of TMC party?
The All India Trinamool Congress (abbr. AITC or TMC; translation: All India Grassroots Congress) is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in West Bengal. via
What is measurement unit of stored water?
For water that is in motion, cubic feet per second (cfs) is the unit of measure. For water that is stored or impounded, the acre-foot (af) is how water is measured. via
For which measure TMC is used?
answer: Tmcft, (Tmc ft), (TMC), (tmc), is the abbreviation of one thousand million cubic feet (1,000,000,000 = 109 = 1 billion), commonly used in India in reference to volume of water in a reservoir or river flow. via
How big is a cubic Litre?
A cubic decimetre (or litre) occupies a volume of 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm (see figure) and is thus equal to one-thousandth of a cubic metre. The original French metric system used the litre as a base unit. via
What is cusec in geography?
(i)Cusecs: The discharge of the volume of water flowing in the river is measured over time. When the water is measured in cubic feet per second, it is called cusecs. (ii)Cumecs : When the water flowing in the river is measured in cubic metre per second, it is called cumecs. via
What is the biggest dam in world?
World's Tallest Dam
Currently, the tallest dam in the world is Nurek Dam on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan. It is 984 feet (300 meters) tall. Hoover Dam is 726.4 feet (221.3 meters) tall. via
What is one unit of water?
Answer: Each billing unit is 100 cubic feet of water which is equal to 748 gallons. via
What is the unit of water flow?
In water resources, flow is often measured in units of cubic feet per second (cfs), cubic meters per second (cms), gallons per minute (gpm), millions of gallons per day (MGD), or other various units. via
How do you calculate water spread area?
Multiply the length times the width to get the square feet of surface area. This value can be converted to acres by dividing by 43,560 ft2/acre. So, a pond that measures 150 feet long and 100 feet wide would have an area = 150 feet X 100 feet = 15,000 ft2 or 0.34 acres. via
How much water is a Megalitre?
One million litres. This definition applies to: Glossary for Water status: National Water Account 2010. via
How many water dams are in India?
India has 5,202 large dams. According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), a large dam is one with height of at least 15m from its deepest foundation to the crest. This is not an exhaustive list as there are a number of small dams and barrages. via
How many kg is 1m3 of concrete?
One cubic meter of concrete converted to kilogram equals to 2,406.53 kg - kilo. via
What is the weight of 1 cubic meter concrete?
One cubic metre of concrete weighs 2.5 Tonnes. Typically, 1m3 of concrete is made up of 350Kg of cement, 700Kg of sand, 1,200Kg of chippings and 150 Litres of water. via


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Homemade Rocket Kills Three Engineers
A homemade rocket recently exploded and killed three young engineers at the Callery Chemical Co. plant near Lawrence, Kans. Four others were injured by the blast at the plant, which manufactures boron compounds to fuel missiles and jet planes. The rocket assembly apparently consisted of a 1-inch section of copper tubing about 2 feet long. The fuel used was believed to have been a mixture of waste chemicals and silver nitrate.
The experiment was conducted after normal working hours and against company regulations according to the plant manager, who said, "This is a grim lesson for makers of homemade rockets when five graduate chemical engineers have one blow up on them.


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I transposed "you" and "everyday" at the beginning of the sentence. Is that not allowed in a question?
It is alright, but word order does have a subtle effect on the focus and perspective of the speech, which somehow I think we can ignore first at beginner/intermediate stage.
2019-01-21: I used "你每天都几点回家" and it was marked wrong.
Can a native speaker clarify the nuances between using "每天" and "每天都"?
Does "every day" always have to be before "what time"? I flipped those and got it wrong.
Is it always just biggest to smallest increments of time, or is this some other rule?
Why there's no 都 after 每天in this sentence?
Any reason why we can't use 每天都 instead of just 每天 in this sentence?
It is also acceptable. 都 adds emphasis, but it's used quite often.
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- DALI – Digital Addressable Lighting Interface, is a trademark of DiiA (DALI Alliance), a IEEE (Industry Standards and Technology Organization, Inc) for network-based systems that control lighting in building automation.
- DALI is specified by technical standards IEC 62386 and IEC 60929.
- A DALI network consists of a controller, a power supply and one or more slave devices.
- Each device is assigned a unique short address in the numeric range 0 to 63.
- DALI gateways can be used to implement systems that have upto 64 devices.
Data is transferred between controller and devices over a two-wire bus, with a fixed data transfer rate of 1200 bit/s.
- The bus is used for both signal and power. A power supply provides ≤ 250 mA at 16 V DC; each device may draw up to 2 mA.
DALI 2 Introduction
- DALI-2 is the updated and improved version of the DALI lighting protocol, which includes more features and more product types and has a strong focus on product interoperability.
- Specifically, DALI-2 refers to version 2 of IEC 62386, the international DALI standard. DALI-2 extends and enhances the strengths of DALI as a dedicated, standardised protocol for digital lighting control.
- DALI-2 brings standardisation to system components such as sensors and other input devices, as well as application controllers, which are the 'brains' of a DALI system.
- Which are intended to ensure that products from different suppliers are able to work together.
- Compared with the original DALI version 1 standard, DALI-2 includes clearer specifications for control gear features such as timing, fading, power-on and start-up, as well as new features such as extended fade times.
- DALI-2 is designed for backwards compatibility, so DALI-2 control gear can be used in older systems.
- DALI-2 certification brings the promise of significantly improved multi-vendor interoperability compared with the current DALI (version-1) systems in the market.
- Testing procedures for DALI-2 are much more detailed and comprehensive than for DALI version-1, and will be further improved if new issues are identified.
- DALI-2 includes control devices for the first time
- Control devices were not included in version 1 of the DALI standard, meaning it is not possible for control devices to carry the DALI version-1 logo. Only certified products can carry the DALI-2 logo.
- Benefits of DALI-2 for control devices:
- Application controllers and Input devices defined
- Single-masters and multi-masters allowed
- Event priorities defined
- Separate addressing & grouping from control gear.


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


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Streamlining Legacy Workload Migration with Microsoft Fabric's OneLake

Migrating legacy workloads to the cloud can be a daunting task for organizations, in particular when migrating complex and expansive legacy workloads with mission critical data. Microsoft understands the significance of enterprise information and that is why they specifically considered the complexity of legacy migrations when designing OneLake.
OneLake serves as a unified data lake, acting as a single repository for all analytics data within an organization, similar to how OneDrive handles file storage. At the core of Microsoft Fabric, it allows for data reuse within Fabric, empowering all engines. To successfully migrate legacy workloads to OneLake within Microsoft Fabric, follow these steps:
Step 1: Assessing Legacy Workloads
Before migrating legacy workloads to OneLake, it's crucial to perform a comprehensive assessment of your legacy data warehouse and/or data lake. Use Next Pathway's cloud migration planning tool CRAWLER360 to identify the applications, data sources, and dependencies across the entire legacy system. Gain meaningful insights into the complexity and scope of the migration with CRAWLER360.
 Step 2: Developing a Migration Plan
Based on the assessment results from CRAWLER360, develop a migration plan that includes the migration approach, timeline, and required resources.
The valuable information displayed through this tool will allow users to create the optimal migration plan, segmenting the legacy system into logical and meaningful sprints that will allow for immediate testing to take effect.
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 Step 3: Preparing Data for Migration
Use Next Pathway's next-generation code translation software SHIFT Cloud to prepare the data (code and ETL pipelines) for migration. SHIFT Cloud can automatically analyze your entire code base, providing a valuable and meaningful Analyzer Report. This report will provide essential information on the complexity of your code base, any unique exceptions that OneLake may not support. This is a valuable tool to help plan a successful migration.
Step 4: Migrating the Data
SHIFT Cloud automatically translates code translation from a multitude of legacy systems and ETL platforms. SHIFT Cloud will also verify the quality of the translation so that user acceptance testing is expedited – saving both time and money and getting customers production-ready faster.
Step 5: Validating the Migrated Data
After migrating the data to OneLake, it's crucial to validate its accuracy and accessibility. Utilize Next Pathway's powerful automated data validation and testing tool, TESTER, to perform thorough testing. This step helps identify any issues or discrepancies that may have occurred during the migration process, ensuring the integrity of the migrated data.
Step 6: Optimizing Migrated Workloads
Once the data is successfully migrated to OneLake, it's time to optimize the migrated workloads to fully leverage the features and benefits of OneLake. This includes optimizing data storage, access, and analytics workloads that utilize the data. Take advantage of OneLake's capabilities, Azure Data Factory, Synapse Data Engineering, Synapse Data Science, Synapse Data Warehousing, and Synapse Real-time Analytics to optimize the performance of the migrated workloads.
By incorporating CRAWLER360 for assessment, SHIFT Cloud for migration, and TESTER for testing, organizations can streamline and automate key tasks in the migration process. This approach ensures the efficient and effective migration of legacy workloads to OneLake within Microsoft Fabric, while also validating the migrated data and optimizing the workloads for optimal performance.
Migrating legacy workloads to the cloud is made more manageable with the powerful capabilities of Microsoft Fabric's OneLake. By following these steps and using Next Pathway's tools, organizations can ensure a smooth, risk-free, and successful migration, unlocking the full potential of OneLake's unified data lake for their analytics needs. Get started today and embrace the benefits of cloud-based data management with OneLake.

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Axial Collapse Characteristics of Aluminum/CFRP Compound Circular Tubes
Aluminum or CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics) tube subjected to axial loading sustains load, and absorbs energy during axial collapse. The aluminum tube absorbs energy by stable plastic deformation, while the CFRP tube with higher specific strength and stiffness than those of the aluminum tube absorbs energy by unstable brittle failure. To achieve a synergy effect by combining the two members, aluminum/CFRP compound tubes were manufactured, which are composed of aluminum tubes wrapped with CFRP outside aluminum tubes with different fiber orientation angle of CFRP and number of plies. The axial quasi-static collapse tests were performed for the tubes. The collapse characteristics of the tubes were compared with those of respective aluminum tube and CFRP circular tube. Test results showed that the collapse of the aluminum/CFRP tubes complemented unstable brittle failure of the CFRP tube due to the ductile characteristics of the inner aluminum tube. The collapse modes and the absorbed energy were influenced by the fiber orientation angle of CFRP and the number of plies. The absorbed energy per unit mass, which is in the light-weigh aspect, was higher in the aluminum/CFRP compound tube than in the aluminum tube or the CFRP tube alone.
Young-Jin Kim, Dong-Ho Bae and Yun-Jae Kim
C. S. Cha et al., "Axial Collapse Characteristics of Aluminum/CFRP Compound Circular Tubes ", Key Engineering Materials, Vols. 297-300, pp. 166-171, 2005


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If you're looking for family-friendly fun in the Dominican Republic, head to Manatí Park for a 2-hour tour of animal exhibits with an informative guide. This theme park includes a selection of animal shows and cultural performances throughout the day. Be entertained by sea lions, dolphins and parrots, and watch Taino dancers and artisans recreate the life of their indigenous ancestors.
Once you're picked up from your hotel in Punta Cana and arrive at Manatí Park, your knowledgeable guide leads you on a 2-hour tour of the landscaped theme park. You'll be introduced to native fauna including orchids and other tropical plants.
Stop by animal exhibits featuring fauna of the Dominican Republic such as caimans, iguanas, tropical birds, flamingos and snakes, and learn about their behaviors from the keepers. You can opt to see several animal shows scheduled throughout the day.
Watch dolphins follow the commands of their trainer, see horses perform equestrian tricks and be amused by the antics of comical parrots. Immerse yourself in the indigenous culture of the Dominican Republic at the Taino Village.
Observe the choreographed steps of Taino dances that showcase their rituals and folklore, and see craftspeople fashioning the art of their ancestors—with paintings, statues and traditional clothing on display at the museum.


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I hope I'm asking on the right StackExchange site. Apologies if I'm not.
I want to generate 3D triangulated models of optical lenses, circular in shape. I can create the meshes for the front and back surface. I'm having trouble creating the triangles for the sides of the lenses (as the front surface is a certain distance from the backside, also on the sides). I want the vertices of the front and back surfaces to be on a rectangular grid (z=f(x,y) where (x,y) are on the grid). That means the sides will have to deal with the "staircasing" that exists because of clipping the front and back on the rectangles of the grid.
How do I select which vertices (on/near the edge) of the front and back surfaces to use for the lens sides?
That appears to be not as easy as I thought. For instance, taking the vertices that are within "lens radius" and "lens radius minus sqrt(grid spacing)" from the center doesn't work. Similar other tries didn't work out either.
To be a little more clear: the front and back surface are perfectly aligned and share the same grid for their x and y coordinates. Therefore the sides are always vertical.


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HPL/SQL is included to Apache Hive since version 2.0
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HPL/SQL Command Line
You can run hplsql tool from a command line to execute a SQL statement or HPL/SQL script.
Syntax:
hplsql -e 'query' | -f file
 [-main procname]
 [-d | --define | -hiveconf | -hivevar var=value ...]
 [-version | --version]
 [-trace | --trace]
 [-H | --help]
Parameters:
Parameter Description HPL/SQL Version
-e 'query' SQL statements to execute 0.1
-f file Execute SQL statements from file 0.1
-main procname Entry point (procedure or function name) 0.3.7
-d var=value Variable definition 0.1
--define var=value 0.1
-hiveconf var=value 0.1
-hivevar var=value 0.1
-version --version Print HPL/SQL version 0.1
-trace --trace Print trace information 0.1
-H --help Print help information and exit 0.1
Notes:
 - -e and -f cannot be specified together
 - if -main option is not specified, HPL/SQL starts executing all statements from the beginning of the script
 - You can use single 'query' and double "query" quotes with -e option
 - Currently -d, --define, -hivevar and -hiveconf are equivalent and allow you to define input variables.
Example 1:
Executing HPL/SQL statements from a script:
hplsql -f script.sql
Example 2:
Executing HPL/SQL statements from command line:
hplsql -e "NVL(MAX_PARTITION_DATE(db.sales, local_dt, code='A'), CURRENT_DATE)"
Example 3:
Using variables:
hplsql -e "PRINT a || ', ' || b" -d a=Hello -d b=world
Result:
Hello, world


The orientation of some pages change from portrait to landscape when I scan multiple pages with Epson Scan and save them as a PDF. What should I do?
 - This happens if ABBYY Fine Reader is installed and you selected Create searchable PDF in Epson Scan. (The Create searchable PDF option saves the PDF file in a format that allows you to search for text within the document.)
 Follow these steps to disable this setting:
 1. Start Epson Scan.
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The Differences Between SFP, SFP+, SFP28, QSFP+ And QSFP28?
The Differences Between SFP, SFP+, SFP28, QSFP+ And QSFP28?
SFP, SFP+, SFP28, QSFP+ and QSFP28 are all different optical transceiver types. All of them are hot-pluggable network interface modules that are used for connecting a network switch and other networking devices for data transmission. So then, what are the differences between them? SFP vs SFP+ , SFP28 vs SFP+, QSFP vs QSFP28, Is QSFP28 compatible with QSFP+? Can I use SFP28 transceiver in SFP+ ports? This post will offer explanations.
Introduction on the different Types of Transceivers
Before figuring out the difference in SFP vs SFP+, SFP28 vs SFP+, or QSFP vs QSFP28, it's necessary to know what SFP, SFP+, SFP28, QSFP and QSFP28 are.

SFP
SFP+ (small form-factor pluggable plus) is an enhanced version of the SFP. It supports 8 Gbit/s Fibre Channel, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Optical Transport Network standard OTU2. SFP+ also introduces direct attach for linking two SFP+ ports without additional fiber transceiver, including DAC (direct attach cable) and AOC (active optical cable), which are quite brilliant solutions for the short-distance direct connection between two adjacent network switches.
SFP28
SFP28 (small form-factor pluggable 28) is an enhanced version of SFP+. SFP28 has the same common form factor as the SFP+, and supports 25Gb/s over a single lane. SFP28 provides a new way for networking upgrade: 10G-25G-40G-100G, which is an energy-efficient solution to meet the growing demands of next-generation data centre networks.
QSFP+
QSFP+ is an evolution of QSFP (quad small form-factor pluggable). QSFP can carry 4 channels simultaneously and each channel can handle 1 Gbit/s data rate- hence the name Quad SFP. Unlike QSFP, QSFP+ supports 4x 10 Gbit/s channels. And the 4 channels can be combined into a single 40 Gigabit Ethernet link. The QSFP+ transceiver can replace 4 standard SFP+ transceivers, resulting in greater port density and overall system cost savings over traditional SFP+ products.
QSFP28
QSFP28 (quad small form-factor pluggable 28) is designed for 100G applications. It offers four channels of high-speed differential signals with data rates ranging from 25 Gbps up to potentially 40 Gbps, and finally, meet 100 Gbps Ethernet (4×25 Gbps) and 100 Gbps 4X InfiniBand Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) requirements. Note that, QSFP28 can do 4x25G and 2x50G breakout connection, or 1x100G depending on the transceiver type that is used.
Comparisons in SFP vs SFP+ vs SFP28 vs QSFP+ vs QSFP28
After figuring out what SFP/SFP+/SFP28/QSFP+/QSFP28 are, the following part will give detailed comparisons of SFP vs SFP+, SFP28 vs SFP+, QSFP vs QSFP28 and SFP28 vs QSFP28.
SFP vs SFP+: Same Size with Different Speed and Compatibility
SFP vs SFP+ transceivers, both are virtually identical in size and appearance. This allows the equipment producer to reuse existing SFP physical designs for network switches with SFP+ ports. As for the difference, the clear one is that they support different transmission speeds, SFP is up to 4 Gbit/s while SFP+ is 10 Gbit/s. Besides, they comply with different specifications. SFP is based on SFF-8472 protocol, and SFP+ conforms to SFF-8431 and SFF-8432. And in terms of SFP vs SFP+ compatibility, SFP+ ports often accept SFP optics but at a reduced speed of 1 Gbit/s. And SFP+ transceiver cannot be plugged into an SFP port, otherwise, the product or port may be damaged.
SFP28 vs SFP+: Can I Use SFP28 Transceiver in SFP+ Ports?
The answer is yes. From the above, SFP28 is the upgrade version of SFP+ that SFP28 has been upgraded to handle 25 Gbit/s per lane. They use the same form factor, and the pinouts of SFP28 and SFP+ connectors are mating compatible. So SFP28 will work with SFP+ optics but at a reduced speed of 10 Gbit/s. And SFP+ module will work well with SFP28 port on a network switch if the port can be set up for 10G transmission, otherwise the SFP+ modules cannot work. When it comes to copper cable, SFP28 copper cable possesses significantly greater bandwidth and lower loss compared with SFP+ version.
SFP28 vs QSFP28: Work on Different Principles
Though there is a number "28 in their names, SFP28 and QSFP28 transceiver can adopt different sizes and working principles. SFP28 supports only one channel with 25 Gbit/s, while QSFP28 supports 4 separate lanes, and each is 25 Gbit/s. Both can be used in 100G networks, but the SFP28 is applied in the form of QSFP28 to SFP28 breakout cables. The following shows a direct connection for 100G QSFP28 to 4x SFP28 DAC.
QSFP+ vs QSFP28: Different Speeds for Different Uses
QSFP+ and QSFP28 transceivers integrate 4 transmitting and 4 receiving channels and share the same size. Besides, the product family of QSFP+ and QSFP28 both includes transceiver module and DAC/AOC cable, but with different speeds. QSFP+ module supports 1x 40 Gbit/s and QSFP+ DAC/AOC cable supports 4x 10 Gbit/s. QSFP28 module is capable of transmitting data at 100 Gbit/s, and QSFP28 DAC/AOC cable can run at 4x 25 Gbit/s or 2x 50 Gbit/s. Note that, usually, QSFP28 modules cannot break out into 10G links. But it is another case to insert a QSFP+ module into a QSFP28 port if switches support (how to realize 4x 10G mode on QSFP28 100G port, please visit QSFP28 100G Port Play with 40G, 25G and 10G). In this situation, a QSFP28 can break out into 4x10G like a QSFP+ transceiver module.
Conclusion
SFP vs SFP+, SFP28 vs SFP+, and QSFP+ vs QSFP28, all their differences in the various types of transceivers have been stated clearly in this article. Though some of them share the same design, they are designed for different data rates. And from the comparisons, the main driving force behind the evolution of optical transceivers is the need to achieve higher bandwidth rates with smaller form-factor. For example, QSFP28 provides more bandwidth than QSFP+ in the same form factor. Want to know more about the transceiver package, you can refer to the article Why 100G Data Centre Transceiver Prefers COB Packaging.

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LINWOOD, ONT. — The play must go on, students decided at a Linwood elementary school.
And because teachers had withdrawn from extracurricular activities, the students at Linwood Public School were left with only one option — put on the Christmas play themselves.
The result — A Christmas Crime, which debuts Wednesday — is a play written, directed and performed by students, parents and former students upset at the thought of missing out on the school's annual Christmas play.
The whole thing was Brianna Bowman's idea. The 17-year-old used to attend the Linwood school, but is now at Elmira District Secondary School. Her brother Brett, a Grade 8 student at Linwood, came home talking about how the teachers' actions were affecting Linwood students.
"He said, 'We can't do our play now,' " Brianna said Tuesday. "It ruined his Grade 8 year."
She remembered how much she used to look forward to the school play.
She jokingly said, "We should write a play. I'll write the script. It was all fun and games."
The joke became serious.
Brianna wrote the play about Santa being kidnapped by bad elves and getting him back two days before Christmas.
About 40 Linwood students from Grades 3 to 8 play the roles of Santa, Mrs. Claus, two detectives, search and rescue workers, reindeer and good and bad elves. Brianna is the director.
Her mother, Kathy Bowman, approached the school principal. She was told the students had to form a club and contact the school board to rent the school outside normal hours. The Linwood Drama Club was born.
It was made clear teachers would not participate in any way. The students had to leave school at 3:30 p.m. each day, then return at 4 p.m. for rehearsal after the school buses and teachers had left, "so they can make the distinction between students and the Linwood Drama Club," Brianna said.
Kathy Bowman and other parents provided supervision at rehearsals, helped collect props and round up the makings of costumes from dollar stores.
"It's been great. The kids are loving it," Bowman said. "The bottom line is a group of high school students and a couple of parents have rented the school."
Former Linwood graduates and friends of Brianna's got involved.
"They felt it was important. It was part of their memory of making school fun," Kathy Bowman said.
Brianna didn't know anything about putting on a play, but researched it on the web. She learned how to assign parts by having kids sit in a circle and read through the script.
"On the first day of rehearsal, I kind of yelled, 'You say this, and you say that,' " she said. "If the part didn't sound right on them, I gave them something else."
She got the idea for A Christmas Crime while watching the television show Criminal Minds.
"I thought, 'oh my goodness, we can kidnap Santa,' " she said. "I just thought it would be a fun way of making the Christmas play different."
Her mother jokes, "There's lots of spoofs and thaw and order."
Karin Krepstakies says the students are excited.
"I thought it was a great idea," said Krepstakies, who has two sons at the Linwood school. "I know my children came home and were upset there wasn't going to be a Christmas production this year."
The younger students will sing carols in between the acts. There will be commercials (written by students) for beard growth and reindeer feed.
During the play, students will walk into the audience asking, "Have you seen Santa?"
Brianna expects as many as 120 people to turn out. There will be punch and cookies served and tables and chairs set up.
"These kids rose to the challenge of helping out the community," Kathy Bowman said. "They made a sense of community for their younger counterparts."
The play starts at 7 p.m. at the school. All are welcome.
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Definition of topgallant in English:
noun(also topgallant mast)
1The section of a square-rigged sailing ship's mast immediately above the topmast.
- Then the topgallant masts and sail fell onto the forecastle, dragging in the water until cut free.
- The jibsails came down smoothly, then the topsails, until only the topgallants were still drawing.
- On the topgallant mast is the topgallant sail, on big vessels divided into two sails, like the topsail.
1.1 (also topgallant sail) A sail set on a topgallant mast.
- Above the upper topsails are the topgallant sails and above these, the royals and the skysails.
- On large ships, the topgallant sail sometimes comprises 2 separate sails for the same reason.
- In a short time the topgallant sails and mainsail were handed and preparations made to reef the fore topsail.
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In order to get genealogical information from Montenegro, it is necessary to determine where the records you need are located. To do this you first write to the archive to inquire where the records are. After receiving a reply you send a letter to the address given to you by the archive. It may be possible for you to get information by writing. However, you can expect to wait several months for a reply and it is also quite possible, that you will not receive an answer.
Following are two sample letters to guide you in writing genealogical inquiries. Type or clearly print your letter using these sample letters as a guide.
Use Sample letter A as a guide to write a letter asking where the records are located. Include two International Reply Coupons in your letter to cover their postage costs in answering you. You can obtain International Reply Coupons at your post office. The answer should include the address of the archive or registry office where the records you need are located.
Upon receiving the needed address, use Sample letter B to write a letter to the place where the records are kept. Again include two International Reply Coupons.
Please note the following when writing your letters:
Write dates in day-month-year order. For example: 12. aprila 1844 / oko [about] 1844. The names of months are not capitalized. The months in the possessive form used in writing dates are:
januara, februara, marta, aprila, maja, juna, jula, avgusta, septembra, oktobra, novembra, decembra.
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Sample Letter A
Državni arhiv Crne Gore
Novice Cerovića 2
81250 Cetinje
Dragi Gospodine/Gospodjo!
Moj predak je rodjen [rodjena if the ancestor was a female] u Crnoj Gori.
Datum rodjenja:
Rodno mesto:
Želio bih da saznam podatke o njegovom (njezinom if the ancestor was a female) datumu rodjenja i venčanja. Takodje bih želio da saznam podatke o roditeljima moga predka. Molim Vas možete li mi napisati gde mogu da dobijem spomenute informacije?
Uz pozdrav і poštovanje,
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In descriptions of grinding and the Harlem Shake, twerk occurs with great regularity. The verb means "to move one's buttocks in a suggestive way." It has not yet made its way into OED and perhaps never will (let us hope so), but its origin hardly poses a problem: twerk must be a blend of twist (or twitch) and work (or jerk), a close relative of such verbs as squirm (possibly a blend of dialectal squir "to throw with a jerk" and worm) and twirl (? twist + whirl). When blends are coined "in plain sight" — as happened to brunch, motel, and Eurasia — no one has questions about their descent. Nowadays, blending has become a tiresome custom, and the stodgy products of grafting one word on another are usually as transparent as Texaco or Amtrak and equally inspiring. But no one can prove that twirl is indeed a sum of twist and whirl. Its origin will forever remain "unknown." Be that as it may, twerk does look like a blend, even though we don't know who, where, and when launched it into the linguistic space of North America.
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Sentences Containing 'rightful'
After the assassination of Francisco Pizarro, in retaliation for his father's execution in 1538, Diego de Almagro II, "El Mozo", continued to press claims as the rightful ruler of Peru and as leader of his father's supporters.
Although later Carolingian historians cast her as a concubine, she was during her time the rightful wife of Charles.
As a result, he opposes his enemies not only because he finds their actions evil, but also because they have usurped the rightful authority of the crown.
At the age of twelve, their eldest son, Andrew, became the rightful heir to the family title, Baron Castle Stewart, passed down from Andrew's uncle.
Because list MPs gain their positions by virtue of being on a party list, rather than by winning votes personally, some contend that the party, not the MP, is the rightful "owner" of the seat.
By 1938, the only use the Germans had for the A.G.N.A. was to threaten to renounce the treaty as a way of pressuring London to accept continental Europe as Germany's rightful sphere of influence.
Dawoodi Bohra believe that after Muhammad, Ali had been the rightful "wasi", Imam and caliph, but the actual Caliphate was usurped by Ẓāhirī ("literalist") caliphs.
Furthermore he noted that as Kazembe was the rightful owner of Msiri's country, the Kazembe treaty effectively gave them all the 'Lunda country' (by which he included Msiri's territory comprising the south-east of present-day Katanga).
George Sinclair of Keiss, who was considered the rightful heir, stormed the castle in 1679, an action which led to the Battle of Altimarlech in 1680, in which the Campbells were victorious.
He is compelled to send a telepathic message to his twin C'tair (who is hiding on Tleilaxu-conquered Ix) that his own heighliner carries rightful Ixian ruler Rhombur Vernius, on his way to free the planet.
Her home also became a focal point for young society women, though she was never able to take her rightful place in society due to the scandals surrounding her husband.
His eldest son and rightful heir was Koretsune.
If police agencies are not able to return the stolen merchandise to the rightful owners, by law they must sell seized, recovered, found, and unclaimed personal property at public auction.
In 1949, the museum was among the first to return a work that had been looted by the Nazis, when it returned Claude Monet's "The Seine at Asnières" to its rightful owner.
In 1973, several episodes of the series were compiled together as an overseas theatrical release entitled "Call Me By My Rightful Name".
In 1996, Rodney King sued Burris and two other attorneys, accusing them of trying to defraud King out of his rightful share of recovery from a multi-million-dollar jury verdict against Los Angeles; a court ruled that King's suit was not brought within the statute of limitations.
In March 2011, when asked if he was the rightful heir, Idris said a family council would decide who would be king, not an heir.
Isis could not stand by and let this happen because her son was the rightful ruler.
Later, Vortigern is deposed by the rightful King of the Britons, Aurelius Ambrosius (the historical Ambrosius Aurelianus) and Hengist is captured and later executed.
Like the Provisional IRA before it, the RIRA sees itself as the only rightful successor to the original Irish Republican Army and styles itself as simply "the Irish Republican Army" in English or "Óglaigh na hÉireann" (Volunteers of Ireland) in Irish.
Mediaeval sources describe the Rhinegrave as the village's and municipal area's highest "Vogt" and rightful chief justice.
Paul's Cathedral declaring Edward's children bastards and Richard the rightful king.
Princess Alexa enters, and wonders why the marriage must take place at all, since Melissa is the rightful heir.
Since then the two sons and their respective followers have been feuding over who is the rightful successor of Moshe, with the followers of Aaron attempting to gain control of approximately $372 million worth of Satmar buildings and land (including its synagogues) in Williamsburg and elsewhere.
The Amboy Conference was the setting of the official "re-organization" of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints into the Latter Day Saint denomination now known as the Community of Christ. Held on April 6, 1860, this conference recognized movement founder, Joseph Smith, Jr's eldest son, Joseph Smith III as his rightful successor and sustained the young Joseph as President of the Church.
The Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) filed its own challenge for the Cup and then filed a court case asking that CNEV be removed as Challenger of Record as being unqualified under the Deed of Gift. GGYC also asked that it be named as the rightful Challenger of Record, being the first club to file a conforming challenge.
The merchandise is only auction after the police has attempted to return the items to the rightful owner and the merchandise is no longer needed in any police investigation.
The rightful heir was believed to be Edward Berkeley Philipps (later Mansel), son of Courtenay Philipps, son of Richard Mansel, younger brother of the tenth Baronet.
The story is mainly about the sorceress Gudrun, who rules the Jarl's people through fear; the power struggle between her and her son, her very reflection and one weakness; and the small, motley band of outlaws who join him in the fight to restore the land to its rightful leader.
The younger one initially claims to be the true heir of the Duke of Bilgewater, and the older one the lost son of Louis the XVI and the rightful king of France.
There followed a long and acrimonious legal battle, with the New York Court of Appeals finally deciding on April 2, 2009, that CNEV did not qualify as valid challenger, and that the GGYC was thus the rightful Challenger of Record. Dispute.
When Dom Miguel returned and seized power from the rightful heir, his niece Maria II, and proclaimed himself 'Absolute King', Travassos Valdez held out in Madeira until his defence of the island was overwhelmed by an expeditionary force despatched from Portugal. As Miguel had given orders that Travassos Valdez should be hanged if captured, he was forced to flee the Portuguese realms and, with his wife, brother, and six children, sailed to England under the protection of the British Royal Navy in September 1828.
Yahya believed that as the next oldest son, he was next in line to be Ottoman Sultan and felt cheated out of his rightful destiny.
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::: cantankerous - ill-humored; irritable
::: disclose - reveal; N. disclosure
::: obsequy - funeral ceremony


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The American Baptist Personnel Services (ABPS) is a computer-based data-storage-and-retrieval system which produces personnel profiles. The mission of ABPS is to provide profiles of men and women professionally trained who seek new places to serve local congregations and denominational entities. ABPS also provides resources which enable a local congregation to discover its mission and leadership needs. ABPS provides useful information which is shared openly and without bias, standing fully in the spirit of American Baptist Home Mission Societies Ministry purpose to develop Christ-centered leadership. ABPS is committed to ABHMS values of integrity, stewardship, diversity, collaboration and teamwork.
ABPS works in partnership with ABCUSA region staffs who assist local church search committees by using the ABPS resource titled "Calling an American Baptist Minister" to better understand their congregation, its mission and leadership needs. With this information a search of the ABPS data base is completed to retrieve profiles of persons with the skills and experiences identified by the church. All ministerial leaders in the American Baptist Churches USA are encouraged to enroll in the profile system and to keep their profile updated so that their gifts for ministry are afforded a broad and timely consideration.
ABHMS seeks to provide the denomination with those among American Baptists who are skilled in a variety of ministry gifts. The ABPS Profile system can be searched for those who are educated and experienced in a broad diversity of ministries. Any affiliated American Baptist organization may contact the ABPS office for such searches.
You can examine a sample profile here in PDF format:
Sample Profile (103 KB)
Un ejemplo del historial personal se puede examinar aquí en formato PDF:
Muestra del Perfil Profesional (107 KB)
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Author(s): Abbas MI
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Abstract Knowledge of the solid angle (and consequently, the geometrical efficiency) is essential in all absolute measurements of the strengths of radioactive materials and to calibrate detectors. The method of high-efficiency gamma counting by means of well-type HPGe and NaI (Tl) detectors is widely used and has proved a powerful tool, particularly when low-activity, small-volume environmental samples are to be analyzed by gamma-ray spectrometry. In the present work, we introduce a direct analytical method for calculating the solid angle subtended by a well-type detector at axial point, non-axial point, extended circular disk and cylindrical sources. The validity of the derived analytical expressions was successfully confirmed by the comparisons with some published data (experimental and Monte Carlo).
This article was published in Appl Radiat Isot
and referenced in Journal of Physical Mathematics


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Evergreen New Student Survey
The Evergreen New Student Survey is used to:
Study students' future goals after college and their level of confidence in their ability to succeed at Evergreen and obtain the education that they want;
Study student perceptions of their own skills and knowledge, which provide a baseline for measuring learning progress later in their Evergreen experience;
Study reasons students chose to attend Evergreen in order to understand the match between Evergreen's academic offerings and services and the students who attend.
Gather demographic information that is not available through other means, such as college records. This information is useful for understanding students' backgrounds and responding to student needs and changing demographics.
The survey is integrated with the Evergreen Student Experience Survey and alumni surveys to provide for longitudinal research exploring student retention, student connection to the Evergreen learning community, and learning progress.


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National Aviation Day Recipe Ideas
Celebrate National Aviation Day with a recipe! A recipe? That's right. When you think of this aircraft themed holiday, food probably isn't the first thing that pops into your mind. Making paper airplanes, visiting an airport or taking a tour of a historic airfield museum might all seem like activities that are more connected to this day than cooking. But, that doesn't mean you can't get into the kitchen (with your kids!) and create a few National Aviation Day themed treats.
Create a bento box style mini meal that looks like what you'd get on a plain. Pick a few fun finger foods, such as double-stacked sandwiches (cut into bite-sized pieces), carrots and celery or crackers and cheese. Place the food into a compartment-style lunch container or make your own out of a shallow cardboard box (use extra pieces of cardboard as dividers).
Rice Cereal Treats
Mix up a batch of rice cereal treats (you'll need the cereal, butter and marshmallows). While the mix is still warm, spoon it into airplane-shaped cookie cutters. Let the treats cool, and then use icing to decorate them.
Turn a few crackers, some fruit and cheese into a creative airplane snack. Make the body of the plain from a block of cheese. Add crackers underneath as wings. Cut another cracker in in half diagonally to make a tale and use grapes to make wheels.


Places in Esther
Download KML file of Esther for use in Google Earth.
Chapters with Places
 1. Esther 1 (5 places)
 2. Esther 2 (3 places)
 3. Esther 3 (1 place: Susa)
 4. Esther 4 (1 place: Susa)
 5. Esther 8 (3 places)
 6. Esther 9 (1 place: Susa)
 7. Esther 10 (2 places)
Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Babylon 1
Esth 2:6
 1. Ishtar gate from BabylonBabylon
Esth 1:1, 8:9
 1. pyramid at El-Kurru in EthiopiaEthiopia
Esth 1:1, 8:9
 1. panorama of hills in the historical province of IndiaIndia
Esth 2:6
 1. aerial cityscape of JerusalemJerusalem
Esth 1:3, 1:14, 3 more
 1. ruins at Tell HagmatanaMedia
Esth 1:3, 1:14, 3 more
 1. panorama of ruins at Persepolis in PersiaPersia
Esth 1:2, 1:5, 15 more
 1. ruins at ShushShush
Image Credits
Radomir Vrbovsky, Bertramz, AQEEL BAIG, Godot13, Philippe Chavin, Hadis Faghiri, Carole Raddato
This page attempts to identify all possible locations for every place mentioned in this book of the Bible.
The isobands you see on the map (gray areas with dark borders) attempt to give you confidence where a region is. Because many ancient regions aren't precisely defined, I consulted atlases to determine where the biblical region is located and used that data to build the isobands. The smaller isobands reflect more confidence that the given isoband is in the region, while the larger isobands reflect less confidence. Isobands are a kind of contour line that here indicate confidence levels.