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How to Fix Windows Kernel event ID 41 error
event ID 41 error
Windows Kernel event ID 41 error generally occurs when your computer restarts unexpectedly or due to sudden power failures.
When the computer restarts a critical error message gets recorded in the event log:
Event ID: 41
Description: The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first.
When a computer running on Windows starts, a check is performed to determine whether the computer was shut down cleanly. If the computer was not shut down cleanly, a Kernel Power Event 41 message is generated.
However, Windows Kernel event ID 41 error can also occur due to faulty PSU or underpowered/failed power input. So, before trying the below troubleshooting steps make sure to check for faulty or lose power supply connection.

Methods to Fix Windows Kernel event ID 41 error

Method 1: Run System File Checker (SFC) and Check Disk (chkdsk)
1. Open Command Prompt by right clicking the Windows icon in bottom left corner of your screen.
event ID 41 error
2. Now, type the following command and hit Enter after each one.
sfc /scannow /offbootdir=c:\ /offwindir=c:\windows
chkdsk c: /r
Note: Make sure to use the drive where Windows is installed.
3. Exit command prompt and restart your computer.

Method 2: Change the URL in the DeviceMetadataServiceURL
1. Press Windows + R, type regedit and click OK to open Registry Editor. Click Yes if prompted.
2. Now, navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Device Metadata and double click on the DeviceMetadataServiceURL in the right.
3. Now, replace the Value data to _URL_
4. Click OK and close Registry Editor to resolve event ID 41 error.

Method 3: Clean boot your system
1. Press Windows + R, type msconfig and click OK to open System Configuration.
2. Choose Selective Startup in the General tab and uncheck Load startup items.
3. Now, go to Services tab, check mark Hide all Microsoft services box and click Disable all.
4. Restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved or not.
Note: After finishing the above troubleshooting steps, make sure to undo the changes in order to start your computer normally.

Method 4: Repair Install Windows
If the above methods fails to solve event ID 41 error then repair install your computer. Repair Install will repair your system issues without deleting user data present on the system.

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Mar 5, 2022Grant aims to boost Wisconsin's hazelnut industry
A Midwestern effort to crack into the hazelnut industry is getting a boost from a $79,800 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). The Targeted Industry Project (TIP) Grant will help with efforts to expand the hazelnut industry, which in the U.S. has historically been centered almost exclusively in Oregon.
"The global tree nut industry annually draws around $40 billion in revenue," said Jason Fischbach, emerging crops outreach specialist for the University of Wisconsin Division of Extension. "Wisconsin doesn't participate in the nut economy, except for a tiny piece of walnut production. That's a huge loss of opportunity for a state that does agriculture so well. It's ironic, too, given that the hazelnut grows wild on thousands of acres in Wisconsin."
Globally, about 82% of hazelnuts are grown in Turkey and Italy, while the U.S. produces only 2% of the world's crop – and 99% of that American production, totaling nearly $100 million annually, comes out of Oregon's Willamette Valley.
But for the last 15 years, the Upper Midwest Hazelnut Development Initiative – formed by the University of Wisconsin and University of Minnesota – has worked to advance the hazelnut industry across the region. The grant will help advance knowledge and innovation for growing and processing new varieties of hazelnuts as well as helping more farmers enter the market.
"Grants through TIP are designed to provide assistance to strategic industries that will help drive Wisconsin's future economic growth," said WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes. "This grant to help develop the hazelnut industry will help Wisconsin's food and beverage industry diversify and strengthen."
Based on survey work by Fischbach, there are now about 150 growers in the Upper Midwest, including about 90 in Wisconsin. He also found that 150 acres of mature crops are being grown, with an estimated 40,000 pounds of annual hazelnut production.
The initiative's goal is to have 20,000 acres in commercial production by 2030, according to Fischbach, who is the initiative's co-director.
Since the hazelnut grows wild in Wisconsin, the challenge is to domesticate it.
"It's analogous to the cranberry industry because cranberries were a weird-looking bog plant that grew in the wild and eventually turned into this hugely important crop for Wisconsin," said Fischbach.
Most of the initiative's work in that time has been to develop improved hazelnut varieties based on Wisconsin's wild American hazelnut (Corylus americana) to advance commercial hazelnut production and support early-adopter growers. Its breeding work has developed new varieties that, once planted, can enable commercially viable production.
But growing the hazelnuts is just one part of the equation. The initiative is also looking ahead to processing of the crop as the industry grows.
WEDC's grant funding is helping to expand the initiative's Ashland-based Hazelnut Processing Accelerator by providing money for equipment, consulting, personnel and leasing costs.
The public-private accelerator was formed in 2018 to support the emerging hazelnut industry, with a focus on harvest and post-harvest processing of the nuts. That processing includes receiving, husking, grading, size sorting and storage, as well as cracking and cleaning, which is done at the Larson Food Lab at Northland College. The funding helped to fabricate a machine to sort the nuts and separate kernels from shell fragments and to purchase a nutcracking machine and conveyor gear for an inspection line. With the help of the WEDC grant, most of that equipment has been purchased or built.
"When we started, we were working with machines people built in their garages," said Fischbach. "At first, the production cost to go from in-shell nuts to the kernel was $4.50 per pound. Now we have that down to 70 cents. Now we're in viability range."
The development of the hazelnut industry in the Upper Midwest comes at a time when demand for the nuts is outstripping supply, as Turkish production has declined. Fischbach says he is encouraged by market trends and the interest Wisconsin growers have shown in obtaining hybrid seedlings.
"We're building every part of this industry from scratch," he said. "The U.S. is an almond country, not a hazelnut country. But there are a lot of companies trying to change that. If companies like General Mills introduce just a single product, we're talking thousands of acres just to supply them. We're confident there's a market for 20,000 acres, if not more."
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John Snelson wrote:
> The specification for "ORDER BY" contains the following sentence: > > "A plain literal is lower than an RDF literal with type xsd:string of the same lexical form." > > Since the definition of the DATATYPE() function describes the type of a simple literal as xsd:string, this sentence does not make any sense. > > I suggest that the sentence quoted above be removed. In addition, the entries in the "variable bindings in ascending order" table relating to simple literals and literals typed explicitly as xsd:string needs to be revised. > > John
The values that SPARQL's DATATYPE() function returns are similar to, but not exactly the same as the datatype of a literal. In cases where DATATYPE() is called with a typed literal, it returns the datatype of the literal. However, the DATATYPE() function definition also defines two cases in which a value is returned when the literal *isn't* a typed literal:
- If the literal is a simple literal, return xsd:string
- If the literal is literal with a language tag, return rdf:langString
In both of these cases, the literal in question is a plain literal, not a typed literal. With that in mind, hopefully the language used in describing ORDER BY is more clear (that is, "an RDF literal with type xsd:string" is merely one of two possibly argument types for which DATATYPE() may return xsd:string).
I hope this clarifies the issue.
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 1. In memory of Alma D. Bruss nee Hoerres
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 3. Jiroemon Kimura (_PHONE_)
 4. Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper
 5. In memory of Anna (Attina) Gattuso
 6. Could Mortensen or del Toro have reached 116?
 7. Should Jeanne Calment be called supercentenarian?
 8. In memory of Clara da Conceicao Lopes dos Santos
 9. Supercentenarians that used cell phones?
 10. Mathew Beard: Oldest Black Man Ever?
 11. did shigechiyo izumi really reach 120?
 12. Supercentenarians as Representatives of Humanity
 13. In memory of Elsie May Steele
 14. In memory of Susie Nelson.
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Ex: Each member state is allocated a fixed quota in proportion to the seriousness of its regional problems.
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Mold is a common problem in any environment that is perpetually damp, especially if there is a lack of sunlight in the area. Mold can strike anywhere for this reason. While it is not difficult to remove in small amounts, it is a real challenge to remove mould from paintings. Oil paintings require careful cleaning, but watercolours even more so, as exposure to moisture can cause their delicate colours to run. However, with proper care mould can be removed from watercolour paintings.
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Wipe at the mould with a small piece of light-grit sandpaper to carefully remove the mould, if the other methods are not working. Be very careful when doing this because the sandpaper can potentially damage the paint if too much force is applied. Dust the painting afterward to remove any loose sand that has come off the sandpaper.
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WSDA Soil Health Scientist
SoilCon, a conference about soil health and the latest research on soil, is coming next month during Washington Soil Health Week.the Washington Soil Health Initiative, a joint effort of WSDA, Washington State University, and the Washington State Conservation Commission to study soil health in our state and explore ways to improve it.
Soil health focuses on how well a soil system supports plants, animals, and people. It also recognizes the living nature of soils and the importance of soil microorganisms.
SoilCon is a free, virtual event and will be held on Tuesday, February 22 and Wednesday, February 23 from 8 a.m. to noon each day. The theme this year is "From Global to Local: Scaled Soil Health Parameters."
Visit the SoilCon website to register for the conference or view the complete agenda.
Topics covered at this year's conference will include:
- Global soil challenges.
- How to interpret soil health tests.
- The cost and savings growers experience when implementing soil health practices.
- What role soil microbes do (or don't!) play in soil health and farm productivity.
Growers, agricultural professionals, soil enthusiasts, and soil scientists are all invited to attend.
Speakers will include professors from WSU and from universities around the country, as well as graduate students and postdocs providing short, lightning talks.
Join us at the conference and learn more about soil health in Washington state. Visit _URL_ to find our soil health page.


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SENER has carried out, in a 50% consortium with IDOM, the design, the project management [+]
Primary Health Care Center and High Resolution Center of Specialties in Córdoba
- Client: Andalusian Regional Goverment
- Country: Spain
- Start date: 2006
- Ending date: 2010
The aim of this Project is the construction of a Primary Health Care Center and a High Resolution Center of Specialties located at the west of Córdoba.
The building is given sustainable design criteria and from the outset, a whole series of bioclimatic elements are integrated that seek maximum use of renewable energies and solar conditions.
This center is proposed as a solution to the population increase of the west of Córdoba, an area in expansion and its purpose is to enhance the development of a Primary Health care, Urgent health care and the single act consultation.
Accordingly to this approach, the main focus of the program for the Center is set on the following areas:
- Emergency Areas
- External Consultation Area
- Diagnostic Area
- Clinical support Area
- Parking for 600 vehicles
The building is oriented mainly towards the street Island of Lanzarote where, starting from a unitary building, the different areas of attention are differentiated, rationalizing so, the horizontal and vertical circulation.
The volumetric composition of the proposal is essentially horizontal. It's been structured by the means of four combs of assistance, three floors high each, which are embraced longitudinally by two opposite aisles, one for the public use and the other one for the staff.
- Conceptual Design
- Geotechnical Report
- Preliminary Design of Architecture, Structures, Electrical, Mecanichal and Data facilities
- Detailed Design of Architecture, Structures, Electrical, Mecanichal and Data facilities
- Urbanization and Access project
- Project and Supervision Site Management
- Waste management study
- Quality Control Plan
- Register Document Control
- Cost and deadline Control
- Teams coordination
- Health and safety coordination
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Using tshark I tried to generate a dat file. The following is the command that I used to generate the fields using tshark:
$ C:\Program Files (x86)\Wireshark>tshark.exe -r "C:\swp-final-" -T
 fields -e frame.number -e frame.time -e eth.src -e eth.dst -e ip.src -e ip.ds
t -e ip.proto -E header=y -E separator=, -E quote=d -E occurrence=f > C:\thirty.
Tshark generates the output file in this format.
409 Jul 14, 2012 17:50:19.435836000 00:04:23:b7:3e:a3 00:04:23:b7:1a:0b 6
410 Jul 14, 2012 17:50:19.436084000 00:04:23:b7:3e:a3 00:04:23:b7:1a:0b 6
411 Jul 14, 2012 17:50:19.436110000 00:04:23:b7:1a:0b 00:04:23:b7:3e:a3 6
 1. I want to plot a graph for the numbers packets per second. How do I calculate the number of packets using the above mentioned data for specific flow?
 2. How do generate a log for the specific flows matching ip.dst== from the large pcap file?
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you can start with time 0(time of first packet)
count the number of packets until time increase by one second
repeat the above step for each second and you will get no. of packets per second
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Xbase - Clever solution to laser engraving fumes.
The Xbase extraction and filtration system.The Xbase extraction and filtration system with a laser engraving machine attached on top.
The need to extract hazardous fumes from engraving lasers to protect the health of the operator and to prevent damage to the laser itself is obvious. But what is the best way to do it?
Engraving lasers burn away layers of material such as glass, wood, rubber and metal in order to make an engraving. This process releases various gases, vapours and particles that can affect the quality of an engraving or damage the laser. These fumes can also cause long-term medical conditions if inhaled by the operator.
Health and safety regulations demand that operators of equipment that produce hazardous fumes are protected. One answer to this particular problem is a fume extraction system that connects to the engraving laser.
In the past, laser owners may have connected a fume extraction system that takes hazardous fumes from the laser and discharges them into the atmosphere outside. This has several drawbacks.
To install an external discharge system can require the hiring of specialist companies to drill holes through walls or ceilings, they may also need to install additional pipe systems. If the vent is to go through the roof then scaffolding may be required and a roof stack would have to be installed and secured. All this can be expensive, time consuming and disruptive to work. It may also be impossible to discharge fumes outside, for example if the building is rented or the laser is say, in the middle of a shopping centre or office block.
Any holes made in the walls or ceiling would need to be properly sealed to prevent water leaks and if the laser is moved to another room then the holes would have to be sealed up completely and re-drilled elsewhere. Discharging the fumes outside may also cause complaints from neighbours or the environmental authorities. There is also the risk that fumes may re-enter the workplace through open windows and doors.
Discharging air from the workplace to the outdoors can also increase energy costs as heated or conditioned air will be pumped outside.
The alternative to discharging fumes outdoors is to use an extraction and filtration system such as the Xbase™ from Purex International Ltd.
The Xbase connects to the engraving laser in minutes using a short length of flexible hose and extracts hazardous fumes using powerful flow controlled blowers. The fumes are then drawn through a patented, specialised filter system before clean air is returned to the workplace. Because the Xbase returns air to the workplace there is no need to cut any holes for ducting in walls or ceilings and no heated or conditioned air is lost.
The Xbase is easy to move around, so if the laser moves, the Xbase goes with it. It is quiet in operation and because no holes in walls are required it is ideal for use in shops, malls, kiosks, schools, engraving workshops and offices.
Another added bonus is that many lasers available on the market can sit on top of the Xbase meaning an additional laser stand is not required. The Xbase also has storage space inside it that can be used in a variety of ways.
The extraction rate is fully adjustable so problems like drag marks on the work can be avoided and the system can be configured to filter fumes from most engraving materials.
The Xbase is available from Purex or a worldwide network of stockists, for more information visit the website _URL_


IN RPM 24 MASTER ID has now been renamed to Bypass Code, please redirect to this page for an updated article. _URL_
A master ID is a code that may represent various different things from regions to contracts. This code can be any column on your import spreadsheets/transfers. Commission items can have a master ID imported in the commission data, or a Rep ID can be assigned to a master ID.
Master IDs can be assigned to accounts groups, making it easy to apply a special rule only when the Master ID is imported.
A good example of usage of the Master ID would depends on each set of data coming into RPM, but think of it like a value on each row that you can use to set a special rate or payout. Region being a common usage, or if you wanted to group a set of commission items for internal staff.
Adding a master ID
There are two ways to add a master ID:
1. Automatic: When RPM imports a new master ID it adds it to the system (upload matrix setup).
2. Manual: On the details page of a supplier click Add a master ID


text: The hydraulic backfilling of abandoned room and pillar coal mines with ash-based grout holds promise as an environmentally beneficial method of ash disposal, capable of preventing acid mine drainage and subsidence. For this scheme to be economically viable, the grout must be sufficiently flowable so that mines can be filled from a small number of boreholes. This paper describes the development and testing of a water-ash-bentonite grout using ash from a coal and gob burning atmospheric pressure fluidized bed combustor. Bentonite was needed to prevent settling which would limit the ability of the grout to spread. Laboratory techniques were devised to measure the rheological parameters of the grout. A static model was developed to predict the maximum distance of spread due to gravity. A field injection of 765 m3 of grout into an inactive mine panel showed that the grout flows well enough to make hydraulic backfilling feasible.


Downloading the Recovery Package
You must download an updated copy of the Recovery Package file before and after making grid topology changes to the StorageGRID Webscale system and before and after upgrading the software. The Recovery Package file allows you to restore the system if a failure occurs.
Before you begin
 1. Select Maintenance > Recovery Package.
 2. Enter the provisioning passphrase, and click Start Download.
 The download starts immediately.
 3. When the download completes:
 1. Open the.zip file.
 3. Extract the inner.zip file.
 4. Confirm you can open the Passwords.txt file.


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What Does VR Mean on Nikon Lens?
What Does VR Mean on Nikon Lens?
If you are new to Nikon cameras, you must have come across the VR code and asked yourself, "What does VR mean on Nikon lenses?" A quick lookup on the Internet will tell you that it stands for Vibration Reduction. Simply put, it is an anti-camera shake technology that also goes by the name Image Stabilization (IS) in Canon cameras and Optical SteadyShot (OSS) in Sony cameras.
While that seems to tell you what VR is for sufficiently, we'd like to go further and explain just a little bit more of the anti-camera shake feature for Nikon lenses and what it truly means for you and your shots.
What Does VR Mean on Nikon Lenses?
Long before the invention of anti-camera shake features in cameras, blurred shots were a common problem for long lenses, handheld shooting, and dim lighting. While the use of a tripod, faster shutter speed, and higher ISO helped. Still, a good number of the shots were wasted.
In the year 2000, Nikon found a solution to this problem, making way for higher success in those conditions through its version of the camera shake correction mechanism, the Vibration Reduction (VR) technology.
The VR technology is an optical innovation that provides the equivalent of three to four stops compensation, which affords you sharper photos. Through built-in special motion sensors in the lens itself, it corrects lens, camera, and hand vibration when you're shooting at slow shutter speeds.
Because of the extra three to four stops it affords you, the VR technology also lets you play around with the aperture or exposure metering function of your camera. On an overcast day, for example, you can use an f/8 aperture instead of an f/2 for greater depth-of-field. Similarly, you can also use a lower ISO setting for higher image quality.
While VR doesn't solve all blurring problems, it greatly increases the percentage for getting crisp and more explicit pictures. Shooting in very slow shutter speeds, for example, will still result in overlapping images. Working with VR though, in such case, still brings an improvement.
The same is true when taking action shots or when you're working with moving objects since the science behind the tech only reduces your motion, not your subject's. There is something though that you can do as a workaround. If you couple VR technology with faster shutter speeds and higher ISO, you can up your chances of striking gold. Using a continuous shutter mode, too, will fetch you more clear shots to choose from.
How Does VR work?
The anti-shake technology of Nikon is different compared to other brands. Nikon's VR is integrated into the lens itself, whereas other brands have them in the camera body.
So, how does it work? Once the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the built-in VR sensor and lens group are activated. Two angular velocity sensors send velocity data to the lens microcomputer that computes the compensation needed to correct the detected vertical (pitch) and horizontal (yaw) movements. Then, the data is sent to the voice coil motors (VCM) that move the VR lens unit according to the algorithm. And when the shutter-release button is fully pressed, another algorithm is used to maximize blur correction during exposure.
Nikon has two main reasons for integrating the VR technology into the lens. First is it to provide you a clear and stable image right from the viewfinder. This makes focusing on your subject and exposure metering smooth, comfortable, and precise. Second is that VR units are optimized for each lens. Micro, zoom, and telephoto lens don't get the same treatment but are fitted with VR units specific to its function. With other brands where the VR counterpart is in the camera body, it provides you a one-size-fits-all solution.
Whether it makes a significant difference if the image stabilization technology is in the lens or the body is a subject for another discussion. Still, you have to be wary of the phrase "anti-shake," which is being used loosely by other brands that get away with no real image stabilization mechanism. What they have is just a semblance of it, achieved by boosting the ISO that results in faster shutter speeds.
When Working on a Tripod, Do You Need to Turn Off VR?
If you are using a tripod, then turning on or off the VR will not have any effect on your shots. Remember, a camera shake correction technology like VR serves as a "tripod" or image stabilizer.
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Single, childless, female and ageing - the grim future facing some Australian women
ALONE AND VULNERABLE: Single older women without children face unique challenges. Image: Pixabay
Many single women without children are doing it tough in their senior years, according to new Australian research.
Whereas much past research has focused on the'motherhood penalty' faced by older woman who took time off from work to look after children, the new research by Council on the Ageing (COTA) NSW board member Associate Professor Myra Hamilton and colleagues has found that single women without children (SWWC) face particular challenges which can leave them vulnerable to poverty and isolation.
SWWC make up around nine per cent of the surveyed population aged 45 and older in the National HILDA (Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia) study which follows 17,000 people throughout their lives.
I did find though that because I was single and had part time work it was assumed (by many people, not just my brother) that I would be the main carer. Of course I wanted to - it was my mum, but my health and energy were not even considered. It was hard, but I wouldnt have had it any other way.
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Myra said the research challenged the misconception that SWWC generally have uninterrupted careers and a healthy superannuation balance, instead finding they often have interrupted career paths from various causes - redundancy, ill heath, and the expectation they were available to care for elderly or disabled family members.
Associate Professor Myra Hamilton.
Associate Professor Myra Hamilton.
Housing was a major issue for many older SWWC who cannot rely on a partner to help get and pay off a mortgage making it more of a struggle to enter and stay in the housing market; and single women were less able to absorb temporary financial shocks than a partnered person; so a redundancy, illness or caring responsibility can result in them losing their home and having to move to rental accommodation.
The historical gender factor plays an enormous impact. The facts that these women have often worked in the workforce in maybe casual jobs, part time works. Lower paid work where either no superannuation was required to be paid or a minimal amount of superannuation was required to be paid. So that absolutely impacts their financial security
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Also while single women were more likely to bear the lion's share of caring for ageing parents, they were the least likely to have someone to provide informal care and support for them in later life, leaving them at risk of needing early entry to residential aged care.
Being single and aging is scary. I look around me and my siblings and friends who have children have a network around them as they get older. Who will be the young people in my life to lift me up and support me? Sure I'll have friends, but they'll all be old like me.
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The report's recommendations include:
 - Address the effect of family care on employment and income
 - Amend anti-discrimination legislation to clarify that discrimination against people without family responsibilities is also unlawful
 - Develop more affordable housing options for older women
 - Provide advocates in the aged care system to help older people without informal support
 - Make financial advice more accessible, affordable and catering to women's needs and communication styles.
Security in old age for older single women without children, presents findings from a collaborative project between the Universities of Sydney, New South Wales and Curtin and was funded by CPA Australia.
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School of Irrigation and drainage, Collage of Abouraihan, University of Tehran,Tehran,Iran
Measuring sensitivity of hydraulic structures is considered as an approach for evaluation of water projects performance, due to lower distribution efficiency in Irrigation and Drainage project schemes. Sensitivity analysis approach for irrigation structures is one of flow analysis methods which are developed in recent years in order to measure the behavior of flow in hydraulic structures in an irrigation network. This study examines the sensitivity of offtake structures in Varamin irrigation and drainage network project, which is one of the modern networks in Iran. The sensitivity measurement was carried out by the use of collected data from field in years of 2010, 2011 and 2012, and compared them with the water requirement for crop pattern calculated by CROPWAT model. Flow channel simulation was conducted in the project to identify the most sensitive offtake structures, due to inappropriate allocation of water particularly in downstream of network. Simulation and evaluation were carried out using SOBEK hydrodynamic model, and relationships introduced for sensitivity measures for offtake structures. Investigations and sensitive analysis on hydraulics structures in Varamin Irrigation network showed that Baffle modules have significant sensitivity. According to reviewed equations, sensitivity of Baffle modules is related to upstream depth, and opening of NEYRPIC module gates; which occurred more in terminal structures. The best way to have an optimal operation in this network is supply of required water depth in downstream of each canal. In these circumstances, the water depth in all offtakes is provided, and does not make any changes in the opening modules also.


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Name meaning: The given name Eric, Erik, or Erick is derived from the Old Norse name Eiríkr (or Eríkr in Eastern Old Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, eiis derived either from the older Proto-Norse *aina(z), meaning "one, alone, unique", as in the form Æinrikr explicitly, or from *aiwa(z) "everlasting, eternity". The second element -ríkr stems either from *ríks "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic reiks) or from the therefrom derived *ríkijaz "kingly, powerful, rich, prince". The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, autocrat" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful".
The most common spelling in Scandinavia is Erik. In Norway, another form of the name (which has kept the Old Norse diphthong) Eirik is also commonly used. In Finland, the form Erkki is also used. The modern Icelandic version is Eiríkur, while the modern Faroese version is Eirikur. Éric [eʁik] is used in French, and in Germany Eric, Erik and Erich are used.[ًWikipedia]
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The idea of the problem is to find out how long it would take to flush the Great Lakes of pollution. They're set up as a series of five tanks and you are given inflow rates of clean water, inflow rates from the other tanks, and outflow rates.
For our model, we make the following assumptions:
 1. The volume of each lake remains constant.
 2. The flow rates are constant throughout the year.
 3. When a liquid enters the lake, perfect mixing occurs and the pollutants are uniformly distributed.
 4. Pollutants are dissolved in the water and enter or leave by inflow or outflow of solution.
Before using this model to obtain estimates on the cleanup times for the lakes, we consider some simpler models:
 - (a) Use the outflow rates given in the figure to determine the time it would take to "drain" each lake. This gives a lower bound on how long it would take to remove all the pollutants.
 - (b) A better estimate is obtained by assuming that each lake is a separate tank with only clean water flowing in. Use this approach to determine how long it would take the pollution level in each lake to be reduced to 50% of its original level. How long would it take to reduce the pollution to 5% of its original level?
 - (c) Finally, to take into account the fact that pollution from one lake flows into the next lake in the chain, use the entire multiple compartment model given in the figure to determine when the pollution level in each lake has been reduced to 50% of its original level, assuming pollution has ceased (that is, inflows not from a lake are clean water). Assume that all the lakes initially have the same pollution concentration $p$. How long would it take for the pollution to be reduced to 5% of its original level?
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Solution so far:
$\frac{dA}{dt}$ = rate in-rate out where $A$ is the amount of pollution at time $t$.
First I wrote equations for each lake. Rather than using $A$ as my variable, I used the first letter of each lake (with $n$ for Ontario) to stand for the amount of pollution in the given lake at time $t$. This gives...
$\frac{ds}{dt} = \frac{-15s}{2900} $
$\frac{dm}{dt} = \frac{-38m}{1180} $
$\frac{dh}{dt} = \frac{15s}{2900} + \frac{38m}{1180} - \frac{68h}{850} $
$\frac{de}{dt} = \frac{68h}{850} - \frac{85e}{116} $
$\frac{dn}{dt} = \frac{85e}{116} - \frac{99n}{393} $
Rearranging and pulling out the differential operator leads to the following system:
$(D + \frac{38}{1180})[m] = 0 $
$(D - \frac{68}{850})[h] + \frac{38m}{1180} - \frac{15s}{2900}=0 $
$(D + \frac{15}{2900})[s] = 0 $
$(D + \frac{85}{116})[e] - \frac{68h}{850} = 0 $
$(D + \frac{99}{393})[n] - \frac{85e}{116} = 0 $
This is where I'm stuck. I have this system of five equations with five variables. It seems like it should be fairly straightforward to solve from here, but I can't figure out what to do next.
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By the way, this problem comes from Nagle, Saff, and Snider, "Fundamentals of Differential Equations", chapter 5, group project E. – Teepeemm Apr 8 at 19:40
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Just for the sake of brevity, I have converted all the fractions into decimal form ie
$\frac{38}{1180} = 0.0322$
$\frac{68}{850} = 0.0800 $
$\frac{15}{2900} = 0.0051$
$\frac{85}{116} = 0.7327$
$\frac{99}{393} = 0.2519$
I am going to use the Laplace method for converting these differential equations into algebraic equations, thereby we will solve the equations and get the Laplace transforms of $S,H,M,E$ and $N$ and then take the inverse Laplace transforms of these to get the final equations of pollution for these lakes. Now $s(0) = h(0) = m(0) = e(0) = n(0) = p$, since the initial conditions are same for all the lakes.
Therfore using Laplace notation we have,
$sS - s(0) + 0.0051S = 0 $
Therfore $S = \frac{p}{s+.0051}$
Similarly we have $ M = \frac{p}{s+0.0322}$
Now for (2) differential equation we have
Applying Laplace we will have
$ H = \frac{-.0322p}{(s+.0322)(s+.08)}\frac{.0051p}{(s+.0051)(s+.08)}+\frac{p}{(s+.08)}$
Similarly, you can plug in this value of $H$ in the remaining differential equations ( along with the value of $M$ and $S$ found previously to find the Laplace expressions for $E$ and $N$, and then take the Laplace inverse of all and you will get the equations for all lakes.
Now for getting $5\%$ time, just put $0.05p$ and equate it to get $t$ for each case.
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So to get the 5% time I do 0.05p and for 50% it's 0.5p? – Contourette. Dec 9 '13 at 10:03
Yes you have to put $0.05p$ for 5% and $0.5p$ for 50%. – AbKDs Dec 10 '13 at 0:44
I haven't studied Laplace yet so could you give me an idea of Paul Safier's answer? I've commented to his solution. – Contourette. Dec 10 '13 at 9:49
I will definitely give a try :)! – AbKDs Dec 10 '13 at 10:52
_USER_, I realised the equations that you have written and we have subsequently solved are for part (c). Actually in part (b) says to just assume separate tanks, ie no pollution comes in only it goes out. Say for Ontario the equations will be $\frac{dn}{dt} = \frac{-99}{393}n$ ie no incoming flow of pollution (only outgoing pollution). So (b) part is very straightforward. The solutions me and Paul Safier have written are for part (c). – AbKDs Dec 10 '13 at 14:50
Now that you have your system of differential equations defined, you can start solving them. The equations for $s(t)$ and $m(t)$ are not coupled so you can solve those first. All equations have the initial condition of $p$ amount of polutant. After you solve for $s(t)$ and $m(t)$ (and let me know if this is a problem) you can plug in those to the equations for $h(t)$. After you have $h(t)$ you can get $e(t)$ and finally $n(t)$. Then for each equation plug in $0.05 p$ for the concentration and solve for $t$ to determine the time it takes for the concentration in each lake to drop to 5% of the original concentration.
For example, the solution of $s(t)$ is: $$ s(t)=p e^{-\frac{15}{2900}t}. $$ Setting $s=0.05p$ and solving for time gives $t=579$. Do the same for the others.
Does this help any?
Paul Safier
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Okay so I have some uncertainties while solving. As you said I computed the $s(t)$ and $m(t)$ and replaced in $h(t)$. Though when computing $h(t)$ I got really large numbers and I'm not sure if it's correct. Then another question I have is about b). So to compute the time to reduce to 5% you said it's $0.05p$ so that means for 50% is $0.5p$? And for the question at c), I don't really understand what it asks. I mean, the input of a lake is equal to the output ( taking into consideration the clean water) so I have no idea what it asks.I edited the requirements adding last 2 lines to c. Thanks – Contourette. Dec 7 '13 at 12:58
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[tlhIngan Hol] difference between -meH and -wI' in purpose-clause compound nouns
SuStel sustel at trimboli.name
Thu Jun 1 09:02:12 PDT 2017
On 6/1/2017 4:45 AM, Lieven wrote:
> first of all, how would you linguistically call that what I am talking
> about?
In your subject, you call these things "purpose-clause compound nouns."
Strictly speaking, none of these are compound nouns, which in TKD are
individual words consisting of multiple nouns. All of your examples may
be described as noun phrases, but you can't get more specific when
describing all of them. They break down into purpose clauses and
genitive phrases.
> I have noticed that some words are translated like {pe'meH taj}
> "cutting knife", while others use -wI': {toSwI' qal'aq} "jungle gym".
> And then, sometimes I wondered, why -wI' and not -meH?
> Of course, all phrases make sense in both ways, but is there a
> difference? Why is it not {toSmeH qal'aq} "structure for climbing"?
> Why say {chevwI' tlhoy'} and not {chevmeH tlhoy'} for "territiorial
> wall"?
> "suntan lotion" is translated as {DIr QanwI' taS} - why not {DIr
> QanmeH taS}?
> What do you think about that?
I think it's arbitrary, and you just have to learn which way it's said.
I also think you wouldn't be particularly wrong if you said *chevmeH
tlhoy'* instead of *chevwI' tlhoy',* for example. It would be like the
difference between /border wall/ and /wall of the border:/ one is said
and the other isn't, but the other is still perfectly understandable.
> Next, I think there is also a difference between combinations where
> the meH-ed verb directly influences the noun (pe'meH taj means that
> the knife is for cutting) while other situations are just real
> noun-noun combinations (as in {nISwI' DaH} which is a "array of
> disruptors" and not a "array to disrupt").
> I'm just lacking the right terms to say what I think, so maybe you can
> clarify.
Genitive is a broad concept, and Klingon noun-nouns seem to embrace that
breadth. You seem to be sensing sub-types of genitive. Here's a page
that breaks down various types that appear in Latin:
. Klingon grammar treats
them all the same.
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Dihedral Di*he"dral, a. [Gr. di- = di's- twice + ? a seat, bottom, base, fr. ? to sit. Cf. {Diedral}.] 1. Having two plane faces; as, the dihedral summit of a crystal. [1913 Webster]
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{Dihedral angle}, the angular space contained between planes which intersect. It is measured by the angle made by any two lines at right angles to the two planes. [1913 Webster]
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 - dihedral — [dī hē′drəl] adj. [< DI 1 + Gr hedra, a seat, base + AL] 1. having or formed by two intersecting plane faces [a dihedral angle] 2. a) having wings that form a dihedral angle with each other, as some airplanes b) … English World dictionary
 - dihedral — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or contained by two plane faces. ► NOUN 1) an angle formed by two plane faces. 2) Aeronautics upward inclination of an aircraft s wing … English terms dictionary
 - dihedral — i. The positive acute angle between the lateral axis of an airplane and a line through the center of a wing or horizontal stabilizer. A dihedral is normally associated with a low wing aircraft, although some dihedral angles may be incorporated… … Aviation dictionary
 - dihedral — /daɪˈhidrəl/ (say duy heedruhl) –adjective Mathematics 1. having, or formed by, two planes: a dihedral angle. 2. relating to or having a dihedral angle or angles. 3. (of an aircraft) having the wings sloping, especially upwards. Compare anhedral … Australian English dictionary
 - dihedral — adj. & n. adj. having or contained by two plane faces. n. = dihedral angle. Phrases and idioms: dihedral angle an angle formed by two plane surfaces, esp. by an aircraft wing with the horizontal. Etymology: dihedron f. DI (1) + HEDRON … Useful english dictionary
 - dihedral — noun Date: circa 1911 1. dihedral angle 2. the angle between an aircraft supporting surface (as a wing) and a horizontal transverse line … New Collegiate Dictionary
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MMCV implements registry to manage different modules that share similar functionalities, e.g., backbones, head, and necks, in detectors. Most projects in OpenMMLab use registry to manage modules of datasets and models, such as MMDetection, MMDetection3D, MMClassification, MMEditing, etc.
Note
In v1.5.1 and later, the Registry supports registering functions and calling them.
What is registry
In MMCV, registry can be regarded as a mapping that maps a class or function to a string. These classes or functions contained by a single registry usually have similar APIs but implement different algorithms or support different datasets. With the registry, users can find the class or function through its corresponding string, and instantiate the corresponding module or call the function to obtain the result according to needs. One typical example is the config systems in most OpenMMLab projects, which use the registry to create hooks, runners, models, and datasets, through configs. The API reference could be found here.
To manage your modules in the codebase by Registry, there are three steps as below.
 1. Create a build method (optional, in most cases you can just use the default one).
 2. Create a registry.
 3. Use this registry to manage the modules.
build_func argument of Registry is to customize how to instantiate the class instance or how to call the function to obtain the result, the default one is build_from_cfg implemented here.
A Simple Example
Here we show a simple example of using registry to manage modules in a package. You can find more practical examples in OpenMMLab projects.
Assuming we want to implement a series of Dataset Converter for converting different formats of data to the expected data format. We create a directory as a package named converters. In the package, we first create a file to implement builders, named converters/builder.py, as below
from mmcv.utils import Registry
# create a registry for converters
CONVERTERS = Registry('converters')
Then we can implement different converters that is class or function in the package. For example, implement Converter1 in converters/converter1.py, and converter2 in converters/converter2.py.
from .builder import CONVERTERS
# use the registry to manage the module
@CONVERTERS.register_module()
class Converter1(object):
 def __init__(self, a, b):
 self.a = a
 self.b = b
# converter2.py
from .builder import CONVERTERS
from .converter1 import Converter1
# 使用注册器管理模块
@CONVERTERS.register_module()
def converter2(a, b)
 return Converter1(a, b)
The key step to use registry for managing the modules is to register the implemented module into the registry CONVERTERS through @CONVERTERS.register_module() when you are creating the module. By this way, a mapping between a string and the class (function) is built and maintained by CONVERTERS as below
'Converter1' -> <class 'Converter1'>
'converter2' -> <function 'converter2'>
Note
The registry mechanism will be triggered only when the file where the module is located is imported. So you need to import that file somewhere. More details can be found at _URL_
If the module is successfully registered, you can use this converter through configs as
converter1_cfg = dict(type='Converter1', a=a_value, b=b_value)
converter2_cfg = dict(type='converter2', a=a_value, b=b_value)
converter1 = CONVERTERS.build(converter1_cfg)
# returns the calling result
result = CONVERTERS.build(converter2_cfg)
Customize Build Function
Suppose we would like to customize how converters are built, we could implement a customized build_func and pass it into the registry.
from mmcv.utils import Registry
# create a build function
def build_converter(cfg, registry, *args, **kwargs):
 cfg_ = cfg.copy()
 converter_type = cfg_.pop('type')
 if converter_type not in registry:
 raise KeyError(f'Unrecognized converter type {converter_type}')
 else:
 converter_cls = registry.get(converter_type)
 converter = converter_cls(*args, **kwargs, **cfg_)
 return converter
# create a registry for converters and pass ''build_converter'' function
CONVERTERS = Registry('converter', build_func=build_converter)
Note
In this example, we demonstrate how to use the build_func argument to customize the way to build a class instance. The functionality is similar to the default build_from_cfg. In most cases, default one would be sufficient. build_model_from_cfg is also implemented to build PyTorch module in nn.Sequential, you may directly use them instead of implementing by yourself.
Hierarchy Registry
You could also build modules from more than one OpenMMLab frameworks, e.g. you could use all backbones in MMClassification for object detectors in MMDetection, you may also combine an object detection model in MMDetection and semantic segmentation model in MMSegmentation.
All MODELS registries of downstream codebases are children registries of MMCV's MODELS registry. Basically, there are two ways to build a module from child or sibling registries.
 1. Build from children registries.
 For example:
 In MMDetection we define:
 from mmcv.utils import Registry
 from mmcv.cnn import MODELS as MMCV_MODELS
 MODELS = Registry('model', parent=MMCV_MODELS)

 @MODELS.register_module()
 class NetA(nn.Module):
 def forward(self, x):
 return x

 In MMClassification we define:
 from mmcv.utils import Registry
 from mmcv.cnn import MODELS as MMCV_MODELS
 MODELS = Registry('model', parent=MMCV_MODELS)

 @MODELS.register_module()
 class NetB(nn.Module):
 def forward(self, x):
 return x + 1

 We could build two net in either MMDetection or MMClassification by:
 from mmdet.models import MODELS
 net_a = MODELS.build(cfg=dict(type='NetA'))
 net_b = MODELS.build(cfg=dict(type='mmcls.NetB'))

 or
 from mmcls.models import MODELS
 net_a = MODELS.build(cfg=dict(type='mmdet.NetA'))
 net_b = MODELS.build(cfg=dict(type='NetB'))

 2. Build from parent registry.
 The shared MODELS registry in MMCV is the parent registry for all downstream codebases (root registry):
 from mmcv.cnn import MODELS as MMCV_MODELS
 net_a = MMCV_MODELS.build(cfg=dict(type='mmdet.NetA'))
 net_b = MMCV_MODELS.build(cfg=dict(type='mmcls.NetB'))

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The Eye of This Chimp Saved From Poachers Changed Color Because of the Physical Trauma It Suffered
Two baby chimps, Felix and Mara, were adopted by Lwiro Primates Rehabilitation Center in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after their families were poached for bushmeat or the exotic pet trade, the institution announced in a Facebook post on Monday.
"Different day, same story—just like that, these babies have lost the only home they knew," explained the post.
This trauma was so great, staff in the center have said, it caused Felix's eye color to change. Staff at the center believe Felix was beaten, leaving a severe ulcer in his right eye, while the brown hair on his body suggests he experienced severe malnourishment.
"As you can see, the discoloration in one of his eyes is because of trauma," a health update published on Tuesday stated.
While changes to eye color are rare, it can happen—in humans as well as in primates.
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Mara (left) and Felix (right) had to be rescued after their families were poached. Felix's right eye is discolored from the physical trauma he experienced. _USER_ and _USER_
"The factors that can cause eyes to change colors—or appear to have different colors—include genes, diseases, medications and trauma," Omar Chaudhary, MD, an ophthalmologist in Potomac, Maryland, said in an article for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
This change in color may relate to the iris or other parts of the eye that can make it appear that the color of the iris is different. One way trauma can change eye color is through uveitis, an inflammation of eyeball's middle layer. Another way is through tissue loss, which can make the iris appear as though it is a different color.
Felix isn't the only one showing physical signs of the ordeal they'd been through. Mara still has bags under her eyes, suggesting she is malnourished and dehydrated.
"Psychologically, she has been very untrusting of humans, and also not as playful as Felix," staff said.
It is not known exactly what happened to Felix and Mara's family but chimps like these are often taken by poachers to feed the market for exoctic pets. According to the BBC, a baby chimp can fetch up to $12,500 on the international market.
Tactics adopted by poachers do not just target the baby chimp, but the entire chimp family who might try to resist the poaching. The prize of one (alive) baby frequently involves the slaughter of up to 10 adults, the BBC reports. They are then often sold for bushmeat.
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5 Ways to Ensure Millennial Would Want to Dine in Your Restaurant
Restaurants around the world are doing everything they can to stay in business and stay ahead of the trends. At this point, it is hard to deny that millennials are the generation who are leading the food trends, as they eat out more, spend more of their income on dining experiences, and have a lot of opinions. Therefore, it makes sense that restaurants would want to attract this generation as their clientele.
If you are looking to bring more millennial diners into your establishment, read on for the five ways you can ensure that millennials want to dine in your restaurant.
1. Prioritize local food, sustainable practices.
If there is one thing that you can be sure of, millennials like to eat food that is grown locally and sustainably. After all, millennials care significantly about being conscious of the world and their impact on it. More than any generation before them, millennials care about the environment, which extends to the food they consume. Therefore, if you want them to eat in your restaurant, you need to show that you also care about the ingredients in your dishes and your environmental impact.
One of the ways to demonstrate this to millennials is by showing the origin of items on the menu. For example, if you are serving a lunch dish with eggs and bread, you can state that the eggs are from a particular local farm, the bread was baked in a local patisserie, and the condiments were made in small batches by a local company.
While these options may be more expensive, millennials have shown that they are willing to pay more for the ingredients that fit their perspective and lifestyle.
2. Have a wide array of beverages on offer.
In addition to your food offerings, you also want to consider your beverage menu carefully. Similar to their feelings toward food, millennials want to know where their beverages are coming from, and they are willing to pay more for healthier drinks produced locally.
For this reason, it is highly recommended that you work with mineral water suppliers in Dubai (or wherever you are located) so that you can offer them high-quality sparkling and still natural mineral water, as well as carbonated sparkling fruit beverages.
Furthermore, specialty coffee drinks and teas are popular with millennials who like to try beverages from around the world. For example, Darjeeling tea from India, pu erh tea from China, Qishir-spiced coffee from Yemen, and Hong Kong-style milk tea all have many millennial fans. Additionally, cappuccinos from Italy, Matcha from Japan, and cortados from Spain are all popular caffeinated beverages.
Millennials also enjoy mocktails and other non-alcoholic drinks. Some of the most popular mocktails for millennials include Virgin Daiquiris, Virgin Mint Lemonade, Pomegranate Spritzer, and a non-alcoholic Mojito.
3. Allow them to share plates.
Another dining trend that millennials love is small, sharing plates. These diners like to mix, match, and share what they have ordered, so they tend to prefer menus with a variety of small plates rather than single entrée sizes.
Millennials tend to love this style of dining because they're able to taste multiple dishes which works for their adventurous spirit that craves variety. This means that you can create a menu that is filled with smaller, higher-margin dishes.
Similarly, millennials like to sit at communal tables. This comes from the fact that they view dining out as an integral part of their social life. For this reason, they tend to eat in larger groups, which allows them to meet new people. Therefore, they like to be able to move around the table during the meal and want to ensure that everyone who is dining can interact with each other.
4. Provide them with an experience.
Known as the "experience generation," millennials live up to this stereotype, especially when it comes to their dining habits. Therefore, if you want to attract them to your restaurant, you need to provide them with something unusual. Whether that is funky interior design, a thought-provoking menu, photo-worthy dishes, or something else entirely, to catch their attention, it needs to be experiential.
Providing an experience is also good for business, as millennials are willing to pay a lot more for dining 'experiences' rather than just getting a meal. Even opting to host a game night, a themed evening, or live entertainment can do a lot to attract the diners you crave.
5. Have a social media and web presence.
For the generation that grew up with the internet, it is second-nature for millennials to quickly check out a restaurant's website or social media page before deciding to dine there.
In some cases, they will want to check out the menu; in other cases, they will want to see photos of the dishes and the interiors. If you do not have a social media and web presence, they are quickly going to move on to choosing to dine somewhere else.
Restaurants that recognize the importance of their social media and web presence can utilize it to reach a wider audience. By curating an aesthetic that looks pleasing across all platforms, you are positioning yourself to be in a better place to attract millennial diners.
What's more, if millennials like a restaurant, then they want to follow it and support it on social media platforms. In fact, research shows that millennials are more likely to be loyal to a restaurant that engages with them on social media.
Having a presence on social media is also a valuable marketing tool, as you can get free marketing by having your millennial diners share their experiences with their followers. In other words, restaurants that are lacking a social media presence are missing out on meaningful opportunities to connect with new millennial diners.
Are you a restaurant owner? If so, what steps are you taking to ensure that you can attract millennials? On the other hand, if you are a millennial diner, what do you look for in eating establishments? Let us know your thoughts and any relevant insights in the comments below!
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2D games using Silverlight - Collision detection implementation
This article shows how to implement collision detection in a Microsoft Silverlight game application. This is the second article in a series which will show how to create a complete working game (a clone of the classic Arkanoid game).
The first article in this series 2D games using Silverlight - implementing the game loop introduced the possibility of writing 2D games using Silverlight, an approach that has benefits when targeting all of the platforms: Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 and Internet browsers. The original article covered the creation of the game skeleton for a simple Arkanoid clone called JailBreaker, and included the games loop and the game controllable loop.
This article extends the game skeleton by adding collision detection.
Collision detection implementation strategy
There are numerous strategies and algorithms for collision detection: broad detection phase, narrow detection phase, how to use dot production to estimate distance, etc. However it does not make sense to re-invent the wheel: for more complicated games there are open source physics engines, and for simple games like this there are often platform APIs that can be used to help with collision detection. For this example we use the collision detection functionality built into the platform, along with a good understanding of the simple collision detection required for this game.
Considering the game environment:
- There are few components with complex non-predictable movement - essentially just the club and ball. All other elements either stand still or fall in predictable manner - they do not collide. As a result we only need to consider a single object, the ball, for determining whether a collision has occurred.
- We only need to consider collisions in three directions along the active object movement: forward, forward diagonal up, forward diagonal down. This limitation allows us to minimize number of tests required
Collision detection in the platform:
- There is a helper class VisualTreeHelper in the platform that allows hit test on the component tree (all visible components in Silverlight application form a component tree hierarchy)
- There is a support for object animation based on StoryBoard that is suitable for steady moving objects
- the game movement is based on screen refresh rate, which is not constant across devices. To make object speed the same on different devices/conditions we need to measure the refresh rate before calculation the object next position
- During object movement, the object perception will be conducted on the next the object position because we are going to make the calculations in a hook to the screen refresh loop.
New module in the project PhysicalBody
The new class PhysicalBody is attached to a UI element statically created in XAML. It handles the element:
- position update
- object collision assessment
- checking the class container extends to keep the element position inside the container
Also it accepts gameOver and hitScores() method delegates from the class container
The position update is a simple increment of the current position based on the current body speed. Note that the body speed defines the body direction according to the coordinate system: positive value is from left to right by X axis, and from top to bottom in Y axis and negative value is in the opposite direction.
Object collision assessment
This is the crucial part of the article. The collision detection is implemented in one function and follows the strategy we have declared above in the preceding sections.
Let us examine the code:
private void assessCollision()
// get bounding box and offset the box in movement direction on one step
Canvas canvas = (Canvas)body.Parent;
// (1) for converting screen-to-control coordinates
var transform = canvas.TransformToVisual(Application.Current.RootVisual); // for converting screen-to-control coordinates
var origin = transform.Transform(new Point(Canvas.GetLeft(body) + velocityX, Canvas.GetTop(body) + velocityY));
var boundingBox = new Rect(origin, new Size(body.ActualWidth, body.ActualHeight));
// (2) check whether there are element exist on the body's way
// in three directions : forward, forward-diagonal-up and forward-diagonal-down
// (3) use VisualTreeHelper helper class to walk through elements hierarchy tree
// (4) filter out all objects except Shapes
if (isCollided(VisualTreeHelper.FindElementsInHostCoordinates(new Point(boundingBox.Right, boundingBox.Bottom), (Canvas)body.Parent)) ||
isCollided(VisualTreeHelper.FindElementsInHostCoordinates(new Point(boundingBox.Right, boundingBox.Y), (Canvas)body.Parent)) ||
isCollided(VisualTreeHelper.FindElementsInHostCoordinates(new Point(boundingBox.X, boundingBox.Bottom), (Canvas)body.Parent)))
for more details please check the source code
Given approach shows how easy to implement collision detection in Silverlight game project if use only the platform means. Working example is available in source code that can be build and run on Windows Phone 7.X device. Also since Windows platform does not allow side-loading installation binaries, just for reference the same code has been deployed to a web site and can run embedded into a browser.


NASA To Hire Crypto Expert For Data Scientist Role
NASA To Hire Crypto Expert For Data Scientist Role
NASA To Hire Crypto Expert For Data Scientist Role
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is reportedly working on hiring a data scientist who has experience working with blockchain and cryptocurrency.
The agency's intention to employ this data scientist was announced through an advert on Linkedln.
The person who gets the job being offered by NASA will be working at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory located in Pasadena, California. The advert did not specify how much knowledge about crypto the person will need.
In addition to the blockchain and cryptocurrency experience, the ad states that candidates should have a Master's or Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or any other similar and relevant fields.
This new member of staff at NASA is required to have knowledge about big data, machine learning, database management, AI, cloud computing, robotics, statistics, and internet of things.
The person is also required to have a strong background in mathematics as their role will deal with a lot of things that make use of the field.
Duties of the data scientist
Some of the duties specified for the data scientist include creating analysis programs for large data sets. This suggests that the agency may be looking to study blockchain and cryptocurrency further.
The data scientist will be responsible for creating programs to help analyze any data about digital assets.
The job posting talks about how the data scientist will be responsible for the development and conceptualization of applications which will be used in various tech sectors such as cloud computing, intelligent digital assistants, multi-mission estates, next-generation flight hardware, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
US agencies and cryptocurrency
Several countries have developed applications for cryptocurrency wallets and are using them in different industries. You can see the list of the best Bitcoin wallets here. The US government has shown a negative perception towards cryptocurrency and restrictive policies have been created.
Many crypto related businesses have stopped doing business in the US or have created US-centric platforms to circumvent the country's unfriendly regulations.
The world's cyberspace is being controlled by nations that make use of digital assets.There are 27 places to buy Bitcoin in the United States listed on. The asset class provides access to data that puts these countries in a position of power in the various geopolitical battles that occur worldwide.
The US has started delving deeper into the study of cryptocurrency exchanges in a bid to get ahead of other countries that are making use of the asset class.
China and South Korea are some of the countries that are ahead in the crypto game.