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Gold Drift Norway SprucePicea abies 'Gold Drift'
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The Gold Drift Norway Spruce is a unique cascading specimen evergreen with lime-green needles that turn golden yellow in the sun. It grows quickly to cover an area of 10 to 12 feet across, or become a specimen 10 to 15 feet tall, within 10 years. Grow it on banks and slopes, cascading over walls or among boulders, or stake it to become a tall specimen weeping tree. It looks just as exciting and unique either way, and you get to decide, depending on your needs. Why not get two and grow it both ways?
Full sun is needed for the Gold Drift Norway Spruce to develop its characteristic 'gold dust' look. It is hardy, growing in zone 3 to 4, and thrives in cooler climates with good sunshine. It grows in most soils, doing best in moist, well-drained soils but having some drought resistance once well established. Young plants may scorch a little in their early years, but this stops once they become more mature. Pests and diseases are very rare, and this vigorous, fast-growing plant is one of the most spectacular evergreens available.
Imagine golden branches cascading across the ground, and piling up in deep drifts of needles. Imagine a tall weeping tree, with branches cascading to the ground, each one a skein of golden threads catching the sunlight. Imagine you could have both, or either, from the same remarkable plant. You can when you plant the Gold Drift Norway Spruce, because its growth pattern is in your hands. This remarkable evergreen has lost the knowledge of how to grow upwards, so left to itself it will spread out across the ground, following the contours; cascading down a slope, spilling over a wall, or flowing between boulders. With some help from you and a strong stake, it can be held up to form a central trunk of any height you want, while the side branches follow gravity and cascade downwards, making a striking weeping tree. The only constant is the rich golden color that the lime-green needles turn when exposed to the sun. Best of all, this is not some pampered miniature adding just a few inches a year. Within 10 years it will add 12 to 15 feet of growth – upwards or outwards – becoming a truly unique and spectacular specimen to show with pride.
The Gold Drift Norway Spruce is an evergreen tree that forms a cascading mass of branches, growing about 12 inches of new growth each year. The branches are densely encircled with needles that are between ½ and 1 inch long. They are closely-packed, pointing slightly towards the end of the branch. They are a bright lime-green color which holds well for years, without darkening very much over time, but spring growth is a little brighter and fresher looking. Where the sun strikes the needles directly they turn bright lemon gold, looking like gold dust has been scattered across the plant. Direct sun is needed for this color to develop, and you might see some burning of the needles in summer on young plants. Don't worry, as it grows and mature this will stop happening, and the gold effect will be unblemished. Older plants may produce small purple-red cones up to one inch long in spring, that release yellow pollen, and female cones that may develop into 7½ inch long hanging cones 6 months later.
This particular plant lacks the orientation of most trees to grow upwards, so the branches simply cascade downwards if not controlled. A plant left to do this will form a thick flowing carpet across the ground, flowing wherever gravity takes it. Within 10 years it will be about 12 feet across, in a pile of branches a foot or two thick. If you attach it to a strong stake as it grows, you can lead it up 10 to 15 feet high, with cascading side branches.
The remarkable plant should be planted where it can be shown to best effect. If you want it cascading, plant it on a slope, at the top of a wall, or among rocks and boulders, perhaps with other unusual conifer varieties. As a staked specimen it can be grown among shrubs in beds, with other conifers, as a lawn specimen or in a paved patio. It can also be grown in a large tub as a specimen.
This plant is remarkably cold-hardy, growing well in zone 4, and probably also growing in zone 3, as the parent tree does. Although it prefers cooler areas, and may struggle in very hot and humid summers, it will grow in zone 8.
To develop the gold effect on the needles, this tree must be grown in full sun, with as much direct sunlight as possible. It does especially well in regions with lots of summer sun, once the potential for sun scorch on young plants has been outgrown. It grows best in moist but well-drained soil that is acidic or neutral. Avoid very alkaline soils and very dry soils, although plants that are well-established have good drought tolerance to normal periods of summer dryness. Mulch over the roots with stones or organic material will help it in drier places.
If you want to grow the Gold Drift Norway Spruce as a ground cover, just plant it, remove any stakes it comes with, and let it grow. You can lead the branches in particular directions if you wish to. To grow it as an upright specimen, use a strong stake, preferable steel, and tie one or two of the flexible branches to it, training them upwards as it grows. The stake will soon be hidden by the stems, but it will always be needed to prevent breakage. It can be upright, or at an angle to create a graceful curtain of branches. This tree could also be trained up a wall or on a fence in any fashion you want it to grow. Side branches should be allowed to cascade naturally. Pests and diseases are normally not a problem for this tough and vigorous plant, which will benefit from some tree fertilizer in spring.
This plant is a selected form of the Norway Spruce, Picea abies. That tree grows throughout Scandinavia, and also in mountainous areas of France and Italy. It forms a tall forest tree 60 feet tall, that can in time reach 150 feet or more. There are many selected garden forms, including several that have lost the ability to naturally grow upwards. The two varieties that do this most are called 'Reflexa' and 'Inversa', and these may in fact be the same plant. In 1990 the plantsman Bob Fincham, who owns a former nursery and personal arboretum called Coenosium Gardens, in Eatonville, Washington State, found a unique branch growing on a tree of 'Inversa'. He called it, "Unlike anything currently available anywhere", and named it 'Gold Drift'.
This plant is seriously coveted by collectors, and in 2013 it was included in the American Conifer Society's 'Collectors' Conifer of the Year' program. We know that collectors will soon find that we have this plant, and they will be gone. Order right now, because rare plants like this leave our farm almost as soon as they arrive.


Extact latitude and longitude from eopatch
Hello everybody!
I'm new in eolearn. I executed the full example of slovinia.
In order to adapt the code to my study area I need to have the latitude and longitude of each point of an epoatch.
How could I do that please!
Hi Sophie,
You will find some useful elements in this post. Maybe _USER_ has made some progress and can give some tips?
Hi _USER_.lamare _USER_
I would like to help. But, I am still seeking the solution. There is no much documentation. I am trying to find something.
If there is any improvement it be shared.
Take a look at this stack overflow post, it should help you. You have the corner coordinates and pixel size from your eopatch, and I'm thinking you can assume zero rotation and thus use the simplified calculation.
Otherwise, I found some inbuilt eolearn functions that can help: eopatch_to_dataset & new_coordinates, but you would need to experiment with them (they are seldom used):
from eolearn.visualization.xarray_utils import eopatch_to_dataset, new_coordinates
# Convert patch to xarray
ptch = eopatch_to_dataset(eopatch)
# Get coordinates in lat lon (check the input and output CRS
# they may be different for you)
latlon = new_coordinates(ptch, CRS('32633'), CRS('4326'))
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This is the first of two articles which considers how real options can be incorporated into investment appraisal decisions.
A real option is an economically valuable right to make or else abandon some choice that is available to the managers of a company, often concerning business projects or investment opportunities. Real options differ thus from financial options contracts since they involve real i. Key Takeaways A real option gives a firm's management the right, but turbo options rating the obligation to undertake certain business opportunities or investments.
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Real option refer to projects involving tangible assets versus financial instruments. Real options can include the decision to expand, defer or wait, or abandon a project entirely. Real options have economic value, which financial analysts and corporate managers use to inform their decisions.
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Having options affords the freedom to make optimal choices in decisions, such as when and where to make a specific capital expenditure. Various management choices to make investments can give companies real options to take additional actions in the future, based on existing market conditions. In short, real options are about companies making decisions and choices that grant them the greatest amount of flexibility and potential benefit regarding possible future decisions or choices.
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The first group are options relating to the size of a project. Depending on the ROV analysis, options may exist to expand, contract, or expand and contract the project over time, given various contingencies. Real options are most appropriate when the economic environment and market conditions relating to a particular project are both highly volatile yet flexible.
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World Atlas of Total Sky-Cover.
Environmental research papers,
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The purpose of this atlas is to establish a global cloud climatology that details seasonal and diurnal variations. The Boehm Sawtooth Wave BSW simulation model is used to devise a method for describing the frequency distribution of total sky-cover. Two parameters, scale distance and mean sky-cover, permit the calculation of the sky cover distribution from clear to overcast. This is an efficient means of data storage, since two numbers define the entire frequency distribution. Hence, the frequency distribution of sky cover can be found for locations world-wide using the global analyses of mean sky cover and scale distance given in the atlas. Twenty maps are presented for each of these parameters - one set 4 times daily 0000-0200, 0600--0800, _PHONE_, _PHONE_ LST, for each midseason month January, April, July, and October, and another set of monthly means for all hours for each midseason month.

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Monographs, Technical Reports, & Books
Educational Needs Assessment Study for DNR Department of ForestryA 2002 study was led by Chris Beimborn, CMSER staff member, on behalf of the Wisconsin DNR Division of Forestry. The purpose of the study was to examine the needs of the educational community for a proposed Forestry Awareness and Education Center on the Milwaukee County Grounds. Several collaborators from the education community as well as staff from many local field trip providers contributed to this report.
The research analyzed a wide range of topics, including building needs; statistics about the targeted audience; input from over 200 learning coordinators, science teachers, and district administrators; a directory of other Southeastern Wisconsin field trip providers and locales; and models from existing field trip providers.
The finished report is included below, titled Barking Up the Right Tree: An Educational Needs Assessment for the Forestry Education and Awareness Center. If you are interested in viewing a hard copy of the report or have specific questions regarding the study, contact the CMSER.
NOTE: In order to view and print this form, you must have Acrobat Reader 6.0. To download a free version of this program,click here.
| 6.96MB ||Needs Assessment Report |

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Since 2018, USAID Economic Resilience Activity (ERA) has focused its activities on eastern Ukraine. In 2022, it expanded its geography of cooperation to other regions due to Russia's full-scale invasion and occupation of part of Ukraine. In 2023, given the military and political circumstances and challenges, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) changed ERA's priorities.
ERA is one of the implementers of the U.S. Government's Interagency Agriculture Resilience Initiative – Ukraine (AGRI – Ukraine), which aims to support Ukrainian agricultural production and exports and help address the global food crisis exacerbated by Russia's brutal war against Ukraine. USAID supports the Government of Ukraine, including working with the State Agency for Restoration and Development of Infrastructure of Ukraine (SARDI) and the State Customs Service, through ERA, to modernize border crossing points to improve grain trade and exports, passenger traffic, and perceptions of Ukraine. ERA is also implementing the Economic Stability and Recovery Initiative (ESRI), which focuses on job retention and creation and assists small and medium-sized enterprises.
USAID ERA prioritizes work on AGRI and rehabilitating EU-facing border crossing points (BCPs). The AGRI component is extending its technical assistance to Ukrainian Agri-traders and logistics companies supporting them in increasing capacity and potential of grain export logistics. The BCP component includes complex construction management and procurement of equipment and service for BCPs to become more efficient in processing big cargos of grain and other commodities through the border.
About the job
The Finance Officer will be pivotal in supporting financial management and compliance within the USAID ERA project. This position will maintain accurate financial records, prepare financial reports, and ensure adherence to USAID regulations and guidelines. The Finance Officer will collaborate with the finance team to allocate and utilize resources for various projects and programs. The Finance Officer is based in Kyiv or Lviv and reports to the Finance Manager /Senior Finance and Compliance Manager.
- Ensures that accounting policies and practices are carried out in accordance with GAAP standards and local accounting standards; project internal controls are established and implemented by DAI policies, USAID rules/regulations, and the contract terms.
- Monitors and reports on partner/vendor payment schedules and obligations.
- Assists in preparing information for any contractual financial reporting requirements (if applicable);
- Conducts daily reviews of backup documentation to ensure completeness, accuracy, and full compliance with DAI's regulations.
- Initiates wire requests for field project implementation.
- Verifies vendor invoices for accuracy.
- Verifies the accuracy of expenses and project accounting codes.
- Audits travel requests and expense reports for accuracy and compliance.
- Prepares and submits monthly financial reports for review to the Finance Manager and Senior Finance and Compliance Manager.
- Responsible for recording and assigning costs based on approved budget in the field accounting system (vFER);
- Uses field accounting system (vFER), cloud software for backup documentation, and DAI's operations system (TAMIS), etc., regularly.
- Supports preparation of internal and external audits.
- Analyzes and reconciles project inventory regularly, ensuring that the value/purchase price of project assets reflected in the inventory register agrees with the total shown in the cumulative non-expendable account balanc
- Ensures accurate and timely processing of invoices, advances and reimbursements, checks, and wire transfer payments.
- Performs monthly bank reconciliations and routinely monitors bank account balances.
- Compiles backup documentation for all project-related transactions and ensures completeness and appropriate review and approvals are documented; scans and uploads the backup documents in DAI archiving systems.
- Maintains files on grant/ procurement/subcontractor documents and modifications as applicable.
- Responsible for maintaining file management systems for soft and hard copy documentation.
- Ensures taxes are paid, tracked, recorded, and reported to Ukraine tax authorities and USAID.
- A. Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent.
- 4+ years of relevant experience and progressive responsibility in finance and accounting, office administration, and project operations at the mid-level of an organization
- Experience with enterprise accounting software and Microsoft Office suite
- Demonstrated knowledge of internal controls and audit processes (e.g., procurement, local subcontract agreements, etc.)
- Demonstrated report writing skills in English is required.
Contract length: 12-month employment agreement with a possibility of extension.
Benefits: all benefits envisaged by the Labor Code of Ukraine, corporate medical insurance for employees and immediate family members.
Start date: November 2023
All applicants must send a cover letter and updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English to _EMAIL_
Closing date for applications: November 22, 2023.
For further information about DAI GLOBAL LLC, please consult our website era-ukraine.org.ua.

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3 Monuments to Explore in Austria
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Monuments to Explore in Austria
In the centre of the Mozartplatz is the Mozart Monument, a statue of the composer by Ludwig Schwanthaler. The statue was to be unveiled in 1841 on the 50th anniversary of Mozart's death. However, this was delayed because a Roman mosaic had been found on the site selected for the statue. After the mosaic had been excavated, the statue was eventually unveiled on 4 September 1842. The marble pedestal on which the statue sits was donated by King Ludwig I of Bavaria.
The Mozart Monument in honor of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Vienna has been located in the Burggarten in the 1st district of the inner city since 1953 . The memorial is right at the entrance opposite Eschenbachgasse and can be seen clearly from the Burgring .The 7.5 meter high monument was created by the architect Karl König and the sculptor Viktor Tilgner and on April 21, 1896, five days after Tilgner's death, on Albrechtsplatz unveiled.


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Self-produced booklets by migrant parents about their own educational background
To make a folder that compares the migrant parents' educational background with the Danish school system and its pedagogical background. The aim is to create dialog and understanding.
How to do:
1. Meeting – parents and teachers
a. The parents in each class talk together two and two about their own educational background. They talk about their experiences with: education, homework, discipline, teachers, school yard, and how their parents worked together with the teachers.
Each pair of parents agrees on a history they want to tell, and the stories will be recorded on tape.
b. The parents talk together about their children's education, and choose one ore two stories, and the stories will also be recorded on tape.
An interpreter helps the teacher to translate and write the stories. These stories are collected in a small booklet.
The small booklet will be sent home to all the parents.
2. Meeting – parents and teachers
In this meeting the parents tell their story. The teachers and the other parents ask questions and compare with their own education and school. Then they compare with their children's education and school and their way of learning.
3. Meeting – Parents, teachers and children
In this meeting the children create plays about their parent's stories. (There will be taken a lot of photos of every subject)
The subject of the sketches and the histories are:
- Parents and teachers work together
After each subject there will be discussions, comparisons and questions about the subject and to the teaching which is going on (right) now for the children. Subjects, discussions, arguments and questions are written and collected together with the photos in a (small) booklet.
The booklets are sent to the parents.
Through dialogue, debate, arguments and questions, the two booklets the parents have made themselves are going to be used as a key to understanding. In addition it creates knowledge and the possibility to ask questions.
The booklet can be adapted to different age levels.


>Create a new file create-symlinkCreate a symlink modifyChange an existing file or symlink delete-fileDelete a file ... $user_id expansion is also available for branch access control. Here the user can create, modify, and delete files in a per-user directory:anyone create-file,modify,delete-file ^$user_id/.*$ User IDsYou might be wondering how user identifiers work. Git supports GPG-signed push requests with git push --signed. We can use the GPG key ID as the user identifier, eliminating the need for centralized user accounts. Remember that the GPG key ID is based on the public key. Key pairs are randomly generated and it is improbable that the same key will be generated by two different users. That said, GPG key ID uniqueness has been weak in the past when the default size was 32 bits. Git explicitly enables long 64-bit GPG key IDs but I wonder if collisions could be a problem. Maybe an ID with more bits based on the public key should be used instead, but for now let's assume the GPG key ID is unique. The downside of this approach is that user IDs are not human-friendly. Git apps can allow the user to assign aliases to avoid displaying raw user IDs. Doing this automatically either requires an external ID issuer like confirming email address ownership, which is tedious for new users, or by storing a registry of usernames in the git repo, which means a first-come-first-server policy for username allocation and possible conflicts when merging from two repositories that don't share history. Due to these challenges I think it makes sense to use raw GPG key IDs at the data storage level and make them prettier at the user interface level. The GPG key ID approach works well for desktop clients but not for web clients. The web application (even if implemently on the client side) would need access to the private key so it can push to the git repository. Users should not trust remotely hosted web applications with their private keys. Maybe there is a standard Web API that can help but I'm not aware one. More thought is needed here. The pre-receive git hook checks that signature verification passed and has access to the GPG key ID in the GIT_PUSH_CERT_KEY environment variable. Then the access control policy can be checked. Access control is a git appAccess control is the first and most fundamental git app. The access control policies that were described above are stored as files in the apps/access-control branch in the repository. Pushes to that branch are also subject to access control checks. Here is the branch's initial layout:branches/ - access control policies for branches owner.confgroups/ - group definitions (see below)...refs/ - access control policies for refs owner.conf The default branches/owner.conf access control policy is as follows:owner create-file,create-directory,modify,delete ^.*$ The default refs/owner.conf access control policy is as follows:owner create-branch,create-tag,fast-foward,force,delete ^.*$ This gives the owner the ability to push refs and modify branches as they wish. The owner can grant other users access by pushing additional access control policy files or changing exsting files on the apps/access-control branch. Each access control policy file in refs/ or branches/ is processed in turn. If no access control rule matches the operation then the entire git push is rejected. Groups can be defined to alias one or more user identifiers. This avoids duplicating access control rules when more than one user should have the same access. There are two automatic groups: owner contains just the user who owns the git repository and anyone is the group of all users. This completes the description of the access control app. Now let's look at how other functionality is built on top of this. The merge requests appA merge requests app can be built on top of this model. The refs access control policy is as follows:# The data branch contains the titles, comments, etcanyone modify ^apps/merge-reqs/data$# Each merge request revision is pushed as a tag in a per-user namespaceanyone create-tag ^apps/merge-reqs/$user_id/[0-9]+-v[0-9]+$ The branch access control policy is:# Merge requests are per-user and numberedanyone create-directory ^merge-reqs/$user_id/[0-9]+$# Title stringanyone create-file,modify ^merge-reqs/$user_id/[0-9]+/title$# Labels (open, needs-review, etc) work like this:## merge-reqs/<user-id>/<merge-req-num>/labels/# needs-review -> /labels/needs-review#...# labels/# needs-review/# <user-id>/# <merge-req-num> -> /merge-reqs/<user-id>/<merge-req-num>#...#...#...## This directory and symlink layout makes it possible to enumerate labels for a# given merge request and to enumerate merge requests for a given label.## Both the merge request author and maintainers can add/remove labels to/from a# merge request.anyone create-directory ^merge-reqs/[^/]+/[0-9]+/labels$anyone create-symlink,delete ^merge-reqs/$user_id/[0-9]+/labels/.*$maintainers create-symlink,delete ^merge-reqs/[^/]+/[0-9]+/labels/.*$maintainers create-directory ^labels/[^/]+$anyone create-symlink,delete ^labels/[^/]+/$user_id/[0-9]+$maintainers create-symlink,delete ^labels/[^/]+/[^/]+/[0-9]+$# Comments are stored as individual files in per-user directories. Each file# contains a timestamp and the contents of the comment. The timestamp can be# used to sort comments chronologically.anyone create-directory ^merge-reqs/[^/]+/[0-9]+/comments$anyone create-directory ^merge-reqs/[^/]+/[0-9]+/comments/$user_id$anyone create-file,modify ^merge-reqs/[^/]+/[0-9]+/comments/$user_id/[0-9]+$ When a user creates a merge request they provide a title, an initial comment, apply labels, and push a v1 tag for review and merging. Other users can comment by adding files into the merge request's per-user comments directory. Labels can be added and removed by changing symlinks in the labels directories. The user can publish a new revision of the merge request by pushing a v2 tag and adding a comment describing the changes. Once the maintainers are satisfied they merge the final revision tag into the relevant branch (e.g. "main") and relabel the merge request from open/needs-review to closed/merged. This workflow can be implemented by a tool that performs the necessary git operations so users do not need to understand the git app's internal data layout. Users just need to interact with the tool that displays merge requests, allows commenting, provides searches, etc. A natural way to implement this tool is as a git alias so it integrates alongside git's built-in commands. One issue with this approach is that it uses the file system as a database. Performance and scalability are likely to be worst than using a database or application-specific file format. However, the reason for this approach is that it allows the access control app to enforce a policy that ensures users cannot modify or delete other user's data without running application-specific code on the server and while keeping everything stored in a git repository.


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A battered 18th century Native American boat believed to be the world's oldest canoe has been lifted to the Maritime Museum in Falmouth in a daring restoration bid which could see it repatriated to Canada.
Curatorial experts at the National Maritime Museum in Cornwall gave the vessel daylight for the first time in decades by removing it from a shed on the Enys Estate in Penryn and transporting it to the nearby museum.
The estate belongs to the family of Lieutenant John Enys, a soldier who was part of a battle to save Canada from an American siege in the 1776 American War of Independence and discovered the canoe while travelling during breaks from his regiment.
"Moving the canoe is the beginning of a whole new journey back to Canada for this incredible find," said Andy Wyke, the Boat Collections Manager at the museum.
"For more than 200 years, the canoe has belonged to the Enys family. It's incredible to think its legacy has been resting in a barn in Cornwall all this time."
Wendy Fowler, a relative of Enys, reported the canoe to the Maritime Museum after consulting her personal records from the 13th century.
"The Estate is very special to us and holds many secrets, but I believe this is the most interesting to date," she suggested.
"The grounds hold a host of wonders, but this really is very special. The Maritime Museum are brilliantly ensuring and repatriating another element of our great family history and I'm most grateful that John's travels have led to such a major chapter of boating history being discovered in Cornwall."
Captain George Hogg, an Archivist at the Museum, admits staff had "no idea" how important the find was when Fowler called them.
© John Buxton
"We knew we had something special, but having worked with the British Museum on the artefacts and the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario, we now believe that this is one of the world's oldest Birch Bark Canoes," he revealed.
"This is a unique survival from the 18th century."
A team of investigators will conserve the wood, research the history and recreate the original look of the canoe before it heads to the Canadian Canoe Museum in September 2011, where curators say they are "especially excited" to see it.
Organisers in Falmouth are hoping to put the canoe on display in the Main Hall of the museum by the end of January.


First 5: 20 Years of Putting Kids First
In November 1998, California voters passed Proposition 10, the "Children and Families Act of 1998" initiative. The act levies a tax on tobacco products to provide funding for early childhood development programs. Revenues generated from the tobacco tax must be used to enhance the early growth experiences of children, enabling them to be more successful in school and ultimately to give them an equal opportunity to succeed in life. Revenues must be used for the following specific purposes:
 - To create a comprehensive and integrated delivery system of information and services to promote early childhood development;
 - To support parenting education, child health and wellness, early child care and education, and family support services; and
 - To educate Californians on the importance of early childhood development and smoking cessation.
Tobacco tax revenues are collected at the state level. Eighty percent of these funds are then allocated to the 58 counties according to annual birth rates. The remaining 20 percent of the money is allocated to First 5 California to support statewide programs, research, and media campaigns. Statewide First 5's are the largest investor in early childhood programs ($2 billion in 20 years) However due to smoking prevention efforts, this tobacco tax is a declining source of revenue and therefore the Prop 10 allocation diminishes each year.
In Sacramento County the annual birth rate is approximately 20,000 and First 5 Sacramento's Prop 10 annual allocation is approximately $11 million. This funding provides innovative preventative child development and programs and services. Since our inception First 5 Sacramento has invested $318 million into Sacramento County through our community partners.
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What keyboard key will play the timeline?
What the Keyboard Shortcuts DoSpacebar: This key controls both playing and stopping video in the timeline.
Left & Right Arrows: Pressing either one of these keys will allow you to progress or regress through the timeline, frame by frame.More items…•.
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Left Arrow or Page Up moves to the previous frame, Right Arrow or Page Down moves to the next frame. Add the Shift key to move 10 frames at a time. Shift + Up Arrow moves back in time 1 second, Shift + Down Arrow moves forward 1 second in time.
What is onion skin in animation?
How do you animate in Photoshop 2020?
How to make an animated GIF in PhotoshopStep 1: Set up the dimensions and resolution of your Photoshop document. … Step 2: Import your image files into Photoshop. … Step 3: Open the timeline window. … Step 4: Convert your layers into frames. … Step 5: Duplicate frames to create your animation. … Step 6: Set the delay time of each frame.More items…
How do you make a new frame in Photoshop?
What is onion skin called?
How does Onion change skin color?
In the Drawing tab, in the Onion Skin section, click on the colour swatch of the onion skin display you want to change. In the Colour Picker window, select the colour. 6. Click OK to confirm the colour.
What is a keyframe in animation?
A key frame (or keyframe) in animation and filmmaking is a drawing or shot that defines the starting and ending points of any smooth transition. These are called frames because their position in time is measured in frames on a strip of film or on a digital video editing timeline.
What is tweening in animation?
Inbetweening or tweening is a key process in all types of animation, including computer animation. It is the process of generating intermediate frames between two images, called key frames, to give the appearance that the first image evolves smoothly into the second image.
Is there onion skin in Photoshop?
Paint or add content to the layer. (Optional) In the Timeline panel, choose Enable Onion Skins from the panel menu to enable the onion skin mode. … You can add a blank video frame, duplicate a frame, or delete a frame from the blank video layer by choosing Layer > Video Layers and then choosing the appropriate command.
How do you turn onion skin on?
The onion skin tool lets you preview the previous and next drawings. There is a few ways you can turn the onion skin on. From the top menu, select View > Onion Skin > Show Onion Skin. You can also go to the Timeline View, click on the Onion Skin button next to the layer.
Can I animate with Photoshop?
In Photoshop, you use the Timeline panel to create animation frames. Each frame represents a configuration of layers. … You can also create animations using a timeline and keyframes. See Creating timeline animations.


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Project: Historical Bremen, The History of Bremen as a Computer Model
The "Historical Bremen" project is a series of computer models that represent a replica of the city of Bremen at different time periods. With this project, ANYMOTION has expanded its field of expertise to include historical reconstructions. These computer-generated models project detailed images of history into the present. With the support of experts (including Mr. Günther Garbrecht), AnyMotion collected historical facts and turned them into computer models, which in turn serve as the basis for graphics, videos and multimedia products.
The "Historical Bremen" project was launched at the end of 2001 and has since been further developed through continuous supplementary work.
Pictures and videos from the project have already been used in several projects.
AnyMotion has created a modern website for the project, in which you can explore the old Bremen in several centuries in virtual 360 ° panoramic tours. Learn more at:
Overview of AnyMotion services:
- Projekt „Time Guide / City Guide"
In the course of expanding UMTS applications, a program was developed for the PDA by the Bremen agency i2dm. On a given route the user is guided on a historical route through the city. He has the possibility to view the build state of 300 or 500 years ago.
- Project "The History of Bremen, The Film"
Elaborate renderings and spectacular camera rides illustrate to the viewer the history of Bremen. The constructional development of Bremen is being followed over 5 centuries.
- Projekt „Hansestadt"
The subject of e-learning is also becoming more and more interesting for the mediation of historical knowledge. Hansestadt is a classic computer game in which the player has to perform several tasks. During this time, he becomes acquainted with numerous important events. The game is set in the 16th century in the time of Johann Dove.
- Creation of virtual 360 ° Panorma tours for the website ( 1800 n.Chr. / 1600 n.Chr. / 1400 n.Chr. / 1000 n.Chr. / 900 n.Chr. )


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Staphorst alleyway residents caught in postal delivery bind
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STAPHORST – Residents of rare alleyways in the tourism weary but very picturesque Dutch town of Staphorst are battling the one-size-fits-all bureaucratic attitude of their postal services and the heritage protection rules of their municipal government. Through the centuries, local residents, usually farming families, kept adding traditional farmsteads on dead-end alleyways as the next generation needed a place of their own. These structures were buildings with the farmer's family and livestock all under one roof (a traditional and common Dutch practice). The alleyways and the linear 'peat colony' layout of the town were all given protected heritage status under the so-called Belvedere legislation, which combines cultural historical aspects with space concerns. The postal services want the residents to pick up the mail from proposed mailboxes on the main road, which the residents are resisting. A high court sided with the postal services but now the municipality opposes the idea of modern mailboxes since these are seen to ruin the quaint appearance of the protected town site. The residents say they are not impressed with the help they received from their municipal officials.


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It's essential for any company, in any industry, to choose a web content management (WCM) solution that both meets immediate requirements and supports longer-term, strategic business needs for change and growth.
Some organizations instinctively opt to use Microsoft® SharePoint®, a family of software products for collaboration, file sharing and web publishing, to manage their web content. But while SharePoint is well suited for document-oriented enterprise content management (ECM), can it grow to deliver the advanced digital marketing capabilities you need?
You will learn the strategic impact of choosing a full-fledged, "future-proof" WCM solution such as Sitecore, in comparison to pressing an ECM application, such as SharePoint, into duty for web content management. See a feature-by-feature comparison, and examine the downstream impact of this choice on the IT organization, in the context of two critical business issues:
- What is the true total cost of ownership (TCO) of using SharePoint, compared to Sitecore, to manage web content?
- What is the opportunity cost of choosing SharePoint over a marketing-oriented WCM solution such as Sitecore, which is designed to grow with future needs?
This paper also discusses optimal scenarios for SharePoint, and how Sitecore and SharePoint can co-exist, helping companies to extract maximum value from their investments in both providers' solutions.


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A previous column (April 28, 2016) explained how Armenian աղ (agh) and English salt were related to each other. Now it seems fit to explore how salt, in the end, may become… sweet.
Salt gives flavor to all sorts of food, and, of course, it may be used in a metaphorical sense, as Jesus did in the Sermon of the Mount: "You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men" (Matthew 5:13). Without salt, let aside all other condiments, food loses an essential nutrient and much of its actual taste.
The concept of flavor implies, by extension, that salt also provides taste, including "sweetness." The Armenian language has reflected that in a few words. Classical Armenian had the word աղու (aghoo), which meant "tasty, sweet." Villages and mountains in Eastern and Western Armenia were and are named Աղու (Aghoo). The name comes from the combination of the word agh and the suffix ու (oo), used in adjectives like հատու (hadoo, from had(el) "to cut" + oo, meaning "sharp").
But we have more surprises: two common words that are only used in Western Armenian and also have agh as their source. One of them is the word աղուոր (aghoo + or = aghvor), with the meaning of "good, nice" (e.g. աղուոր աղջիկ / aghvor aghchig "nice girl"). The other is աղէկ (agheg), which means "good" (e.g. աղէկ պայմաններ / agheg baymanner "good conditions").
Doesn't it sound convincing? In such cases, comparative examples offer a solution. The Russian word for "salt," from the same Proto-Indo-European source, is sol'. Two surprising derivations of this word are "sweet" (sladkii) and "candy" (sladosti). Why? Such are the mysteries of language.


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The increasing complexity of power systems has warranted the development of geographically distributed real-time simulations (GD-RTS). However, the wide scale adoption of GD-RTS remains a challenge owing to the (i) limitations of state-ofthe- A rt interfaces in reproducing faster dynamics and transients, (ii) lack of an approach to ensure a successful implementation within geographically separated research infrastructures (RIs) and (iii) lack of established evidence of its appropriateness for smart grid applications. To address the limitations in reproduction of faster dynamics and transients, this study presents a synchronous reference frame interface for GD-RTS. By means of a comprehensive performance characterisation, the superior performance of the proposed interface in terms of accuracy (reduced error on average by 60% and faster settling times) and computational complexity has been established. This study further derives the transfer function models for GD-RTS with interface characteristics for analytical stability analysis that ensure stable implementations avoiding the risks associated with multiple RI implementations. Finally, to establish confidence in the proposed interface and to investigate GD-RTS applicability for real-world applications, a GD-RTS implementation between two RIs at the University of Strathclyde is realised to demonstrate inertial support within transmission network model of the Great Britain power system.
- geographically distributed real-time simulations (GD-RTS)
- interface characteristics
- power systems
- smart power grids
- transfer functions
- transmission networks
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- 1 Article
Real-time coupling of geographically distributed research infrastructures: taxonomy, overview and real-world smart grid applicationsSyed, M. H., Guillo-Sansano, E., Wang, Y., Vogel, S., Palensky, P., Burt, G. M., Xu, Y., Monti, A. & Hovsapian, R., 22 Oct 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-reviewOpen AccessFile


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Wonder! How to clean a commercial deep fryer? Don't be worried as the cleaning process is simple and you can do it without a cleaning expert. It is a common commercial kitchen appliance that needs regular cleaning. Because a recent study by NFPA shows that 21% of restaurant fires are caused by dirty fryers.
A dirty fryer can change the taste of your food dramatically. Moreover, Its dirtiness may damage the longevity of the machine. A dirty fryer coil may take a longer time than usual that wastes more energy. Therefore get ready with all the supplies to clean the deep commercial fryer.
What You Will Need to Clean the Deep Commercial Fryer?
Before you start cleaning your commercial deep fryer, you need the following supplies. All of the materials are important and you cannot skip any of them.
- Nitrile Gloves: protects your hands and skin from extreme heat.
- Safety Goggles: protect your eyes from a splash of hot oil or water.
- Vinyl Apron: It is a heavy apron that protects your skin and clothes.
- Drain Valve Extension: easily emptied the oil container.
- Scrub Brush Long Handle: it helps to reach where your hand cannot reach.
- Fryer Rod: a metal tool that cleans the food debris
- Fryer Coil Brush: It helps to reach all over the machine to clean inside.
- Stock Pot: a basin to keep the oil.
How to Clean a Commercial Deep Fryer
There are two parts of the machine, the interior, and the coil. First, we will show you the interior cleaning process then we will focus on the coil of the deep fryer. The best way to clean the fryer is to boil it.
Why Should You Boil the Deep Fryer?
Old food and grime can affect the taste of the food and change the flavor as well. There are proteins, polar contaminants, and other materials that can affect your oil to deteriorate. If you boil the fryer all the contaminating will vanish and keep the oil fresh. To start boiling, drain all of the oil to a container then do the following.
- Use a fryer rod to clean the remaining food debris from the dryer.
- Rinse the fryer with hot water to clean the excess stored fat.
- Fill the oil tank of the fryer 3-4" and add fat fryer cleaner. Before that, read the instructions on how much to use the liquid with a specific amount of water.
- Turn on the machine and put it on the medium temperature level. Boil for 20 minutes.
- Let the water cool for 2 hours, drain the water slowly then use a hand brush to clean the interiors of the machine.
- Never use a metal scraper. The metal scrap can damage the components of the fryer and also might leave behind metal shavings.
- Rinse thoroughly with clean water and wipe the interior to avoid oil and water mixing.
While using the machine, there are extra oil drops around the machine, especially at peak hours. Later oil becomes sticky and greasy. Therefore, for a healthy deep fryer, clean the exterior with the following steps.
- Clean the exterior of the fryer with a cleaning spray. We recommend using nine heavy-duty cleaners to remove the grease and disinfect the sticky surface.
- Rub the stubborn spots with a synthetic pad to remove them.
- Wipe the exterior and let it dry completely before starting to use the machine.
- Clean the floor using a degreaser cleaner to disinfect.
- Rinse and dry the exterior of the fryer completely after cleaning is complete.
How to Clean the Coil of the Deep Commercial Fryer
The coil is the main part of the deep fryer that makes oil hot to fry things. Sometimes the food debris and other liquid materials trap the coil. That's why the fryer takes a longer time to heat the oil. To clean the coil you don't have another cleaning process. When you do the above cleaning the coil is cleaned.
Though if you need to clean the coil and the interior of the fryer separately take the coil out. Place it on a big pan and use the scrub to clean if anything is left after boiling. Then wash and wipe it with a clean dry cloth. Place it back and it is ready to use.
How a Deep Fryer Works
The deep-frying cooking method uses fat or oil to cook food. The process works by submerging the food completely into the oil. When food is submerged, the moisture of the food turns into steam. That allows the formation of crust to begin. The surface of the food dries to create a crispy brownie surface.
Benefits of Deep-Frying
A deep fryer has significant importance in a commercial place, as the restaurant needs to cook faster at peak hours. To cook a lot of food at the same time a deep commercial fryer is most essential. Look at its other benefits below.
- It is a faster way of cooking that saves and maintains time.
- When it reaches 3000 F, it creates Maillard and caramelization flavor.
- When the food is cooked with proper heat, it creates a crispy crust surface by drying all of the moisture from the food.
- Food is less greasy and retains its shape.
- Comparatively, it keeps the kitchen neat and clean, which is easy and safe to use.
You may buy a standard and expensive deep fryer but without proper cleaning, a commercial deep fryer is a hazard. To keep it working faster, regular maintenance is essential. Most importantly the deep fryer coil should be cleaned at least once in two weeks.
You can use the special kit to clean but the method we have explained is both effective and economical. However, you should filter the frying oil and clean the exterior every day as the fryer is used rapidly in the restaurant.


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This iReport is part of an assignment:
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
HUMAN DNA IN WATER
This DNA should be detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) if samples of water from the sea bed is tested close to the suspected final resting place of mh370.
Water sample could be tested from deep sea bed where Black box pingers were detected. Closer to the plane higher the DNA concentration in water.
Looking for human DNA may be useful as no debris field was detected .I do not think that this has ever been tried before but worth considering,


WebViewPrefab
class : MonoBehaviour
WebViewPrefab is a prefab that makes it easy to create and interact with an IWebView in world space. It takes care of creating and initializing an IWebView, displaying its texture, and handling click and scroll interactions from the user. So, all you need to do is load some web content from a URL or HTML string, and then the user can view and interact with it.
You can create a WebViewPrefab one of the following ways:
 - By dragging WebViewPrefab.prefab into a scene via the editor and setting its "Initial URL" property.
 - By instantiating an instance at runtime with WebViewPrefab.Instantiate() and then waiting for its Initialized event to be raised, after which you can call methods on its WebView property.
WebViewPrefab handles standard events from Unity's input system (like IPointerDownHandler), so it works with input modules that extend Unity's BaseInputModule, like Unity's Standalone Input Module and third-party modules.
If your use case requires a high degree of customization, you can instead create an IWebView outside of the prefab with Web.CreateWebView().
Summary
Public properties
ClickingEnabled
bool ClickingEnabled
Clicking is enabled by default, but can be disabled by setting this property to false.
DragToScrollThreshold
float DragToScrollThreshold
In order to prevent dragging-to-scroll from triggering unwanted clicks, a click is discarded if the pointer drags beyond this threshold before a "pointer up" event occurs. The default threshold is 0.15.
InitialUrl
string InitialUrl
If you drag a WebViewPrefab.prefab into the scene via the editor, you can set this property in the editor to make it so that the instance automatically initializes itself with the given URL.
ScrollSensitivity
static float ScrollSensitivity
Allows the scroll sensitivity to be adjusted. The default sensitivity is 0.001.
ScrollingEnabled
bool ScrollingEnabled
Scrolling is enabled by default, but can be disabled by setting this property to false.
Visible
bool Visible
Controls whether the instance is visible or hidden.
WebView
IWebView WebView
A reference to the prefab's IWebView instance, which is available after the Initialized event is raised. Before initialization is complete, this property is null.
Public methods
Destroy
void Destroy()
Destroys the instance and its children. Note that you don't need to call this method if you destroy the instance's parent with GameObject.Destroy().
Init
void Init()
Asynchronously initializes the instance using the width and height set via the Unity editor.
You only need to call this method if you place a WebViewPrefab.prefab in your scene via the Unity editor and don't set its "Initial URL" property. You don't need to call this method if you set the "Initial URL" property in the editor or if you instantiate the prefab programmatically at runtime using Instantiate(). In those cases, Init() is called automatically for you. This method asynchronously initializes the WebView property, which is available for use after the Initialized event is raised.
Init
void Init(float width, float height)
Like Init(), except it initializes the instance to the specified width and height in Unity units.
Init
void Init(float width, float height, WebViewOptions options)
Like Init(float width, float height), except it also accepts an object of options flags that can be used to alter the webview's behavior.
Instantiate
static WebViewPrefab Instantiate(float width, float height)
Creates a new instance with the given dimensions in Unity units and initializes it asynchronously. The WebView property is available after initialization completes, which is indicated by the Initialized event.
Example:
// Create a 0.5 x 0.5 instance
var webViewPrefab = WebViewPrefab.Instantiate(0.5f, 0.5f);
// Position the prefab how we want it
webViewPrefab.transform.parent = transform;
webViewPrefab.transform.localPosition = new Vector3(0, 0f, 0.5f);
webViewPrefab.transform.LookAt(transform);
// Load a URL once the prefab finishes initializing
webViewPrefab.Initialized += (sender, e) =>; {
 webViewPrefab.WebView.LoadUrl("_URL_");
};
Instantiate
static WebViewPrefab Instantiate(float width, float height, WebViewOptions options)
Like Instantiate(float width, float height), except it also accepts an object of options flags that can be used to tweak the generated webview's behavior.
Resize
void Resize(float width, float height)
Resizes the prefab mesh and webview to the given dimensions in Unity units.
Public events
Clicked
EventHandler Clicked
Indicates that the prefab was clicked. Note that the prefab automatically calls the IWebView.Click() method for you.
Initialized
EventHandler Initialized
Indicates that the prefab finished initializing, so its WebView property is ready to use.


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What is the Timber Flooring Janka Hardness Rating?
Timber floors have been very common in many places, especially Australia, since European building construction first began. You can find them in both houses and public buildings and make up an important part of the building's structure. While timber floors can provide a basic walking area within a building and create an attractive feature in homes when the homeowner polishes them, it is also very easy to damage them.
Factors to consider before buying timber flooring
While wood flooring looks quite attractive there are some common daily occurrences that can easily diminish this beauty. These occurrences include the following:
- Extensive traffic in a small section of the floor causing a "worn" look in only that area
- Lack of care when moving furniture
- Chair loads that fail to provide proper load bearing for the floor
- Stiletto heels crossing the surface—can cause damage even to hard timber
While the above incidents are certainly considerations before choosing wood flooring, the main reason people choose this type of floor is appearance. Additionally there are factors that influence appearance such as colour, width of the board and even the finish of the individual wood an individual or contractor uses.
Janka test for hardness
Testing the hardness of any wood has no relationship to the wood's ease when working with various tools. Instead it is a measure of how well the wood resists indentation. The figures from the Janka test are used to determine the hardness of any piece of timber.
In order to check the hardness of wood using the Janka hardness rating test a steel ball that measures 11.18 mm in diameter is pressed into the test specimen until it reaches half the diameter of the ball. Some of the available Janka figures are only based on a small sampling, and as such are not appropriate for those who need to make fine distinctions between various types of wood. The two primary sets of figures are for green wood and seasoned wood. Sometimes green wood in a particular species shows a lower hardness than mature timber in the very same species; however, this is not consistent with all species of wood.
The Janka wood ratings are generally as follows:
- Moderately Hard/Very Hard
Other types of flooring options
While timber is a very common type of flooring, there are other types as well such as engineered flooring, laminate flooring and bamboo. In most cases engineered flooring has a face of solid timber that is approximately 3mm thick on the upper surface that is already exposed. You can purchase bamboo flooring as laminated flooring or as strand woven flooring. The former is classified as hard while the latter falls into the very hard category.
Understanding the test results
The results of the Janka testing process are stated in accordance with the measurements in various countries thus leading to confusion. For instance, in the United States the measurement shows in pounds; in Sweden it appears in kilograms; and in Australia it appears in either newtons or kilonewtons. This can become confusing for someone who does not understand the different measurements or are uncertain which unit of measure was used in the testing results.
The direction of the grain in wood has a significant bearing on the hardness. This means if the testing results from side hardness (measure in the direction of the centre of the tree), the result will be similar to that obtained from an angle than is tangent to the rings of the tree. The most common purpose of a Janka hardness rating test is to determine whether a particular species of wood is suitable as a material for flooring.
When considering whether to install wood flooring, it's important to keep the hardness factor in mind. Some woods do not hold up well when they are installed in high traffic areas or areas that sustain damage from the movement of high heels or improper movement of furniture. All of these factors are important to consider before choosing wood flooring or make the decision to choose other types of flooring such as laminate or bamboo.
Janka testing determines the hardness of an individual piece of wood, and this in turn tells a potential buyer whether that type of wood is suitable for his purposes. While the results are not likely of great importance to someone who is hiring a contractor, the buyer does need to inform the contractor of the circumstances surrounding the area where he is installing the floor so he can choose the proper wood hardness for that area.
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Software design involves translating a set of task requirements into a structured description of a computer program that will perform the task. A software designer can use design schema, collaborative design knowledge, or can reuse design artifacts. Very little has been done to include reuse of design artifacts in the software development life cycle, despite tremendous promises of reuse. As a result, this technique has not seen widespread use, possibly due to a lack of cognitive understanding of the reuse process. This research explores the role of a specific cognitive aspect, opportunism, in demand-side software reuse. We propose a cognitive model based on opportunism that describes the software design process with reuse. Protocol analysis verifies that the software design with reuse is indeed opportunistic and reveals that some software designers employ certain tasks of the reuse process frequently. Based on these findings, we propose a reuse support system that incorporates blackboard technology and existing reuse library management system
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7.2 Alias Objects
The raw data for the Alias record, suitable for storing in a resource
or transmitting to other programs.
- Resolve ([file])
Resolve the alias. If the alias was created as a relative alias you
should pass the file relative to which it is. Return the FSSpec for
the file pointed to and a flag indicating whether the Alias object
itself was modified during the search process. If the file does
not exist but the path leading up to it does exist a valid fsspec
- GetInfo (num)
An interface to the C routine GetAliasInfo().
- Update (file, [file2])
Update the alias to point to the file given. If file2 is
present a relative alias will be created.
Note that it is currently not possible to directly manipulate a
resource as an Alias object. Hence, after calling
Update() or after Resolve() indicates that the alias
has changed the Python program is responsible for getting the
data value from the Alias object and modifying the
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These objects hang from many balconies of multi-story buildings in urban Yangon. They can function as several things; a doorbell if you attach a bell to the end, and a mailbox if you hook a plastic bag around the end. Why not just use a normal doorbell, or get a conventional mailbox, you may ask? There isn't always electricity, and hence there isn't always a way to make the doorbell ring (despite the idea of a "bell" being something you can just hit to make work, the idea today is not that simple). Nobody wants to trudge up 6 flights of stairs in the dark only to find that the person who they wanted to see is not home - much easier to pull on a rope that has a bell attached to the top end of it so that if an apartment's inhabitants are home they will hear the bell and come to the balcony.
As for mailboxes, well, why incorporate something into a building in a dense urban environment where space is already very scarce when you can instead place it outside in the air, an uncrowded and relatively limitless space? Standard protocol dictates that a deliverer of any mail will give several courtesy rings on the ring-rope to notify inhabitants of a delivery.


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In this puzzle game you must guide the bee safely into his hive. You will be shown a safe path and you must remember it in order to find the bee hive. An educational and fun game for kids this will help you improve your memory skills. Guide the busy bee safely to his hive. Bounce from flower to flower until you reach the honey bee hive. Keep away from the mean old wasp because he'll try to steal all of your pollen!
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According to the release, children are susceptible to the irritation — which can cause painful and itchy skin eruptions — after repeated use of wooden toilet seats or those with harsh cleaning chemical residue.
Johns Hopkins Children''s Center investigator Bernard Cohen, M.D. said: "Toilet seat dermatitis is one of those legendary conditions described in medical textbooks and seen in underdeveloped countries, but one that younger pediatricians have not come across in their daily practice. If our small analysis is any indication of what''s happening, we need to make sure the condition is on every pediatrician''s radar."
Cohen says that toilet seats and cleaners — both at home and school — may be the culprit for irritation.
To prevent toilet seat dermatitis, Cohen recommends: Using paper toilet seat covers in public restrooms; replacing wooden toilet seats with plastic ones; cleaning toilet seats and bowls daily; and avoiding harsh cleaners containing skin irritants like phenol and formaldehyde, the story noted.
Lead Researcher Ivan Litvinov, Ph.D. said: "Some of the children in our study suffered for years before the correct diagnosis was made."
Researchers also noted that persistently irritated skin is vulnerable to bacteria and may lead to more serious infections, the story added.
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Input file
Please upload the files of your Paradox database directory. The file extensions are: .DB (for table), .PX (for primary index), .MB (for memos), .VAL (for validation), .TV (for formatting) and others.
Max file size for web uploads: 50 GB
Output file
The API will return a ZIP archive that contains a .SQL file. This .SQL is a MariaDB dump file and can be restored into your MariaDB installation.
Conversion methods
Using our Java tool
Download the RebaseData client Java tool . To convert your database using RebaseData, run the following command:
 java -jar client-0.0.5.jar convert --output-format=mariadb database-files.. output-dir/

Using CURL
Let's imagine we want to convert the EMPLOYEE table of the paradoxReader's sample files. We would have to upload all files starting with "EMPLOYEE", namely EMPLOYEE.DB, EMPLOYEE.F10, EMPLOYEE.PX and EMPLOYEE.VAL. The curl command would look like this:
curl -F 'files[]=@EMPLOYEE.DB' -F 'files[]=@EMPLOYEE.F10' -F 'files[]=@EMPLOYEE.PX' -F 'files[]=@EMPLOYEE.VAL' '_URL_ -o output.zip
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RCS reduction of integrated antenna arrays with resistive sheets
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Journal Electromagnetic Waves and Applications
Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag: VSP BV
Edge diffraction call be a major source of high radar visibility for integrated array antennas. In this paper, it is shown that tapered resistive sheets at the edges of the array can be used to transform the scattering properties of the antenna to that of a metallic plate and hence reduce the radar cross section. Numerical examples of kill array of self-complementary patches and a, bandpass frequency selective radome are presented to illustrate the. results. The RCS reduction is very good for TE polarization but, not IS efficient for the TM polarization.
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70% of the Iranian youth surf internet illegally
Meet Hackers
Iranian government has announced in a report that 23.5 million youth is using web in Iran and among 69.3 percent are using vpn's and proxies to access the global internet.Presently citizen of Iran is often facing firewall when trying to access websites that doesn't meet Iranian government internet censorship policy.In Iran using vpn is illegal and is violating the governement law,which can lead user for punishment.
excluding to this,Iran has a policy of filtering online content which leaves major and famous websites like "facebook "twitter" "youtube",iranian cannot access these websites without using vpn or proxies.
according to the filtering advocates of Iran,Internet censorship in Iran helps to protect people from immoral content,such pornographic websites and other content.but with the use of vpn major citizen of iran is able to breaks down the restrictions.
last month Iran permit 3g mobile internet licenses for two Iranian companies which was considered the first step towards providing easier internet access on Iran,
but with filtering policy Iranian government are also accused of deliberately slowing the internet which makes Iranian users difficult to access on non-restricted websites.The 3g permit granting caused controversy with some of the country's officials who said video calls functions on smartphones could open youngsters to dubious content.
later on The ministry of telecommunication,technology and information said that video calling wont be available until and unless skype or facetime and any other video calling service being accessible on normal internet connections.
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Srinagar, Feb 14: To strengthen farmer welfare programmes and develop the agriculture sector across Jammu and Kashmir, two state seed certification agencies of Jammu and Kashmir will go digital through the centralised online seed traceability portal SATHI — Seed Authentication, Traceability and Holistic Inventory.
Additional Chief Secretary of the Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo said this during the formal launch of the SATHI portal for Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Atal Dulloo said that to make seed certification more efficient and transparent with provisions for effective monitoring and traceability of seeds, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, conceived and developed a centralised online system 'SATHI' for capturing various parameters such as grower details, seed testing details, lot details, sample details, certification agency, among others of notiied seed varieties.
He highlighted that this move will help farmers to buy quality and genuine seeds besides help in curbing the menace of spurious seed.
The ACS further said that with the help of smart phones, farmers can scan the Quick Response code on the seed pack and various details about the seed will flash on the screen, which will allow farmers to cross-check whether they are buying good quality seeds or not.
He added that the process will not only improve the credibility of seed producers by value addition for seeds in the market but will also help the seed law enforcement authorities to conduct spot assessment of the genuineness of seed and initiate action against offenders.
Dulloo further remarked that with digitisation and traceability in the seed industry, the quality of seed will be effectively monitored and help in better earnings for the farmers.
He added that this digital intervention will strengthen seed exports to developed countries also by ensuring conformity with seed quality and improved efficiency.
The SATHI is a national portal for automation of the entire life cycle of seed, which includes seed production, seed certification, seed traceability and seed supply chain.
Under SATHI, the seed certification system, a process is designed to maintain and make available to the farming community a continuous supply of high quality seeds and plantation material of notified kinds and varieties of crops.


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ON THE CALPACK OF THE MOUNTAINS - OR LEMKO IDENTITY
The paper refers to the bilingual, Polish-Lemko, collection of poems by Władysław Graban,
Na kołpaku gór (On the Calpack on the Mountains), published in 1991. The mountains, the Beskids, the Lemkos' homeland, are presented as the exotic calpack, a type of cap made of several pieces of fabric sewn together. The analysis is based on the assumption that the Lemkos' identity has been shaped like a calpack, sewn together from various cultural, religious and linguistic elements as a result of cultural transgressions — complex in their course and stretched over time. In the successive parts of the article the author discusses the various components of the ethnic identity of this minority, little known to the public at large.


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Morocco increases water reserves
Morocco's dam reservoirs reached 69 percent capacity as of March 18, 2004, holding a total 10.2 billion cubic meters of water, up seven percent compared to the same month last year, reported MAP.
According to the secretariat of state in charge of water, the rise in reserves is due to the high level of rainfall recorded between September 1, 2003 and March 18, 2004.
In 2001, Morocco embarked on an initiative to construct nine new major dams and eight mid-size dams by 2004, in an effort to alleviate water shortages in the country. The agricultural sector in Morocco consumes about 80 percent of the available water in the Kingdom, estimated at 14 billion cubic meters. — (menareport.com)
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A. Typically, a Terminal Services session has a full environment, so the usual process of starting the SoftGrid shortcut works fine. However, if you're using seamless windows (i.e., with no environment, requiring you to publish the application directory), you need a different approach. The solution is to publish the application via the sfttray.exe executable file with the /hide switch, and pass the name of the application to launch (or the OSD file). Microsoft documents the process in the article "How to publish a SoftGrid-enabled application in Citrix MetaFrame" (_URL_


text: This paper explores the application of Inelastic Nonlinear Buckling Analysis (INBA) with Stiffness Reduction Factors (SRFs) in the analysis of web-tapered I sections, a structural configuration known for its non-uniform geometry. Leveraging the advanced capabilities of the SABRE2-V2 software, the study investigates the direct load capacity of members and frames, focusing on the implications for structural efficiency and steel material utilization. The inclusion of fixed brace conditions at the midpoint of the beam member, with non-uniform bending, expands the applicability of INBA to complex configurations. The research validates the analytical methods through comparison with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) with four cases that includes different taper angle, achieving an average 98.6% consistency. The study unveils a characteristic S-shaped buckling pattern influenced by strategically placed braces, providing valuable insights into stability and performance optimization. Furthermore, INBA coupled with SRFs elucidates yielding patterns within the member, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of load-carrying behavior and potential failure mechanisms. The findings support the broader adoption of INBA for web-tapered I sections, offering engineers reliable tools for enhanced structural analysis and design. The paper concludes with implications for future research, suggesting exploration of varied taper angles, loading conditions, and material properties.


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What is horseback archery? And where can I do this?
Horseback Archery
There is something magical about archery. The precision at which archers release their arrows to hit the intended targets is a joy to watch. Now, imagine the thrill of seeing an archer shoot targets while riding a horse at high speed. That's horseback archery. However, to excel in this sport, you must have high levels of agility, coordination, balance, and have a good connection with your horse.
Where can I do Horse Archery?
Horseback arching is growing in popularity. In different states, you will find regional competitions for horseback archers. You can always participate in these competitions as they will enable you to interact with other horse archers while gauging your skills against them.
You can also join the Mounted Archery Association of the Americas (MA3), which is the body responsible for the National Ranking Systems of horse archery in the United States. The rankings are based on results garnered from live competitions, and it includes all horse archers in the US, irrespective of their affiliation.
Some of the areas where MA3 competitions are held include;
 - Eagle Point in Oregon
 - Bluff Park farm in Alaska
 - Soldier Follow in Midway, UT
The benefit of joining an association like the MA3 is that you get exposure to different events, competitions, and clinics. The more you participate in these activities, the more you improve your sport and grow as an athlete. You also get the chance to become part of a community that shares a common interest, and you can even create long-lasting friendships with other horse archers.
If you are a pro in horse archery, you can also be selected for major events such as the IHAA and WHAF World Championships, where you get to compete with horse archers from other parts of the world.
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What is horseback archery
The difficulty of Doing Archery on a Horse
Shooting an arrow while standing on the ground requires a lot of precision and accuracy to hit the intended target. Now, can you imagine what it takes to hit a target while on the back of a horse that is galloping at top speed? Indeed, it's not easy. Horseback archers are never stationary when shooting their arrows. This means that the distance from their target keeps on changing, and they must maintain a vision of the target; otherwise, they will lose their focus and shoot aimlessly.
As a horse archer, you also don't have the luxury of looking down at your bow as you nock your arrow on the string. Instead, you must rely on your instincts and touch, which is not easy, especially for a beginner.
Again, there is no arrow rest as you shoot, and it takes lots of practice to master the art of shooting with an arrow that is not steady.
Preparing Your Horse for Horseback Archery
The relationship between a horse archer and their horse is crucial to their success in this sport. Typically, it takes about two years to train a horse for horseback arching properly. This process will involve daily feedings and practice riding to ensure that the horse fully understands and appreciates the sport.
You should also incorporate frequent fun rides and fun shoots so that the horse does not get bored doing the same things over and over again. A change of scenery once in a while will also ensure you and your horse have a happy and healthy relationship. Before your horse adapts to the sport, you will need to be patient with them because learning takes time and consistency.
Additional Skill Required to Excel in Horse Archery
As a horse archer, both hands are used to hold the arrow and the bow. You might ask – how will I control my horse then? Typically, you must learn to gallop your horse and maintain proper balance without using your hands. You will need to master that skill, but the good thing is that with the right training and practice, you will be good to go. Again, this also calls for the need to foster a good relationship with your horse.
Bottom Line
The popularity of horseback archery is growing every day. With more competitions, both regionally and internationally, being organized, the future certainly looks bright for horse archers. If you are aiming to get in this sport, focus on improving your skills, engage in different events and competitions, and you will surely go far.
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Graham Mitchell
What started out as a fun summer camp activity, has become a passion of mine over the years. Whether it's target shooting, competitive archery or bow hunting, I hope you find this site to be a valuable resource of archery information.
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We read another version of The Gingerbread Man today. Mrs N explained that it's a very old story that has been retold many times and it was first published in 1875, which is 136 years ago! The version we read today was by Jim Aylesworth. It was a little different to the story we read online last week. The Gingerbread Man was still chased by a little old woman, a cow and a pig, but he never tried to cross a river. The fox took him by surprise and ate him up, instead of tricking him as he crossed the river.
We're starting to learn about writing narratives. We learned that a narrative is a made-up story and is usually written to entertain us. The Gingerbread Man is a narrative and we've decided to write our own version of the story, but it's going to be set in our school. We wrote the opening paragraph of it today. It's going to be fun!
Our Monday Munchies food today was snow pea shoots and we LOVED them! Every single person in the class thought they were delicious and would definitely like to eat them again.
Some of the words we came up with to describe snow pea shoots were:
Love from The Smarties and Mrs N


Cigarette Gift Giving Practices in China: A Descriptive Analysis
The practice of gifting cigarettes is deeply rooted in Chinese culture and found throughout China regardless of economic or smoking status.1 The gifting of cigarettes, particularly premium brands, is considered both a sign of respect and a status symbol and is particularly common during holidays and other special occasions. The tobacco industry exploits these gift giving holidays, e.g., Spring and Fall Festival, by promoting their brands using festival values, such as, warmth, friendship, and celebration.2 These practices have contributed to the normalization of smoking in China and have be
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All Weapons Offences Lawyer in Rolling Hills Alberta
Facing Weapons Offences in Ontario
All Weapons Offences in Toronto Ontario
If you are charged with a weapons offence, you need to know your rights. Caramanna Friedberg LLP has a successful track record representing clients charged with weapons offences in Ontario.
In Canada, it is illegal to carry a weapon for a dangerous purpose. Simply possessing a weapon in certain circumstances can be a criminal offence as well, such as carrying a concealed weapon in a public place.
The definition of weapon is extremely broad and can include any object that is used to cause injury to a person. A weapon is any object that is used to either threaten or intimidate another individual. Many weapons are designated as restricted or prohibited by law. Being in unauthorized possession of a restricted or a prohibited weapon can significantly increase the possible penalties associated with an offence.
There are many possible ways to defend a weapons offence. Our firm has represented hundreds of clients on weapons related offences. We have had charges dismissed based on some of the following factors:
 - The weapon may have been discovered as a result of an illegal search or detention and could be excluded from evidence at trial;
 - There may be a lawful reason for possessing the object, such as self defence; or
 - An individual may be carrying a "weapon," such as a knife, for a legitimate purpose, like work.
Weapons offences are complex and are often related to other criminal charges. Caramanna Friedberg LLP has the knowledge, expertise and experience to ensure you have outstanding legal representation when facing a possible conviction.
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From Ohio History Central
United Romanian Societies Carpatina of Cleveland
The Carpatina Society is the first Romanian mutual-benefit society in Cleveland, Ohio. It also is the first such society in the United States of America.
Forty-one Romanian Ohioans established the Carpatina Society on November 1, 1902. The society's original purpose was to provide Romanian immigrants with a social and cultural institution to practice traditional Romanian customs and beliefs. The Carpatina Society also provided members with financial assistance if they became ill or helped with funeral costs if a family member died. In 1917, the Carpatina Society built its own meeting hall. The structure was known as Carpatina Hall. Cleveland's Carpatina Society continues to enhance Ohio's cultural landscape at the start of the twenty-first century.
- Van Tassel, David D., and John J. Grabowski, eds. The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996.


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Boise State's Intermountain Bird Observatory has gained lots of fans in the local community, including Zamzows Inc., the longtime Boise lawn, garden and pet store.
Zamzows organized a January fundraiser in which it pledged to give $1 for every bag of wild bird food sold to the IBO. On Friday, Feb. 8, Zamzow's presented the observatory with a check for $2,300.
"The Intermountain Bird Observatory will use this donation to help us connect more students to our research programs, so that they can meet real scientists and learn about bird conservation in action," said Heidi Carlisle, education and outreach director.
If you'd like to support similar efforts, the observatory welcomes donations for its annual bird banding projects. Hummingbird banding takes place each year in Idaho City. Songbird banding takes place at the observatory's station near the Boise River. The IBO also runs the Lucky Peak banding station to monitor songbirds, hawks, and owls. The banding projects reach more than 2,000 people, and students from more than 20 schools each year, said Carlisle. The projects rely heavily, and in some cases entirely, on donations.
The Intermountain Bird Observatory (formerly Idaho Bird Observatory) is a nonprofit academic research and community outreach program of the university focused on impacting human lives and contributing to conservation through a combination of research, education, and community engagement.


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To send a mail or a parcel to Cold Bay, Alaska you need to address it correctly. For this purpose, you have to enter the exact details of the sender and recipient. ZIP code is among them. The same information is needed while shopping online. For indicating where to ship the order, customers have to provide their own ZIP codes, which can be checked here – "What is my ZIP Code".
What is the ZIP code of Cold Bay, AK?
There are such ZIP codes in Cold Bay, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska:
To check another postal code, use our ZIP Code Lookup.
Usual ZIP code format is 5 digits that are written without spaces and punctuation marks. 9-digit ZIP codes are called ZIP Plus 4. It helps to identify a geographic segment within the 5-digit delivery area, but it is not necessary for a regular client of the post to know it. Nowadays, the system itself determines the ZIP + 4 by your address.
If you know the 5–digit code but are not sure if it matches your city, use our ZIP code searcher. This tool helps to check which city or state belongs to a particular code.
For usual user it is not necessary to know and remember current ZIP code. You can always find US postal ZIP codes on our website for free.
ZIP Code meaning
As you can see above each ZIP code consists of 5 digits. It is standard format for US postal codes which can help to identify exact location. For example, the first digit shows certain U.S. states group which Cold Bay belongs to. The second and the third digits are the identifiers of a region. By the fourth and the fifth digits the postal services determine a group of delivery addresses within that region. You can read more about ZIP Code structure here – "What is a ZIP code? Structure, examples and meanings"
ZIP Codes structure in USA
What structure US ZIP codes have, see in the example below:
Envelope example with Cold Bay ZIP Code
To understand how it is written when addressing a letter, look at the example for ZIP code. Envelope example is shown below:
City, state and ZIP code
Cold Bay, Alaska, 99571
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What time is in Cold Bay, AK now?
You can see current time and date of Cold Bay here:
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Cold Bay area codes
There might be several area codes in each city or location. It depends on different factors, so we recommend to check the area codes which are used in Cold Bay, AK or any other cities and states by this Area Code Lookup. For more details enter the name of the city to find out what digits the local phone numbers start with.
To see the whole list of area codes which are observed in the United States and the U.S. territories, follow here – All area codes in the USA.


Make particles synchronize with sound
edited April 2017 in Library Questions
Hello there. I'm trying make the rain particles fall synchronized with the sound using the minim library, but I know nothing about this and I have no idea how to make this happen. If someone could explain me how to do it, it would be great. This is what I have right now. Thank you and sorry for the slightly dumb question!
import ddf.minim.*;
Minim minim;
AudioPlayer player;
int numero = 200; // how many rain drops on your screen??
Rain[] rains = new Rain[numero];
void setup()
 size(512, 200, P3D);
 for(int i=0; i height) //initialize raindrop which arrives bottom.
 x = random(0,600);
 y = random(-1200,0);
 - Please provide more details. What is the meaning of your statement:
 I'm trying make the rain particles fall synchronized with the sound
 - I mean, I want the particles to fall faster when the sound gets higher, and the particles to be less when the sound is lower.. if that's even possible
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 Yes, that is possible and your description is now clear.
 You see, in line 43 you get a buffer with your waveform. You could EITHER [1] find the maximum in the buffer or [2] find the average value of the whole bugger and use it as your metric for amplitude. You will need to characterize the max (or average) of a whole song to be able to determine the maximum range of these values.
 Then you can do speed_factor=map(your_metric,metric_low,metric_high,0.05,0.95); In other words, you map the min and max value of your amplitude to a factor between 5 to 95% and you can use this factor to control the speed of the particles. You will pass this factor to your Rain object in draw() and your Rain class will have this modification at line 56: y += speed*speed_factor;
 I hope this helps,
 - thank you!!
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Tapinauchenius polybotes
Lesser Antilles (St. Lucia)
IUCN Status
Type Locality : Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles
Etymology : The specific epithet is a noun in apposition, referring to the giant Polybotes originating in the Greek mythology and is in reference to the large size of the species compared to congeners of the genus and subfamily in general.
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Based on molecular and morphological phylogenetic analyses a new genus of Theraphosidae is described, Pseudoclamoris gen. n. Tapinauchenius gigas and Tapinauchenius elenae are transferred to Pseudoclamoris and a new species of Pseudoclamoris from the Amazon Region is described: P. burgessi sp. n. Two new species of Tapinauchenius from the Caribbean are described: T. rasti sp. n. and T. polybotes sp. n. Tapinauchenius subcaeruleus is considered a nomen dubium. Psalmopoeinae subfamily is diagnosed based on molecular and morphological phylogenies, and Pseudoclamoris gen. n. and Ephebopus Simon, 1892 are included. A taxonomic key for Psalmopoeinae genera Tapinauchenius, Pseudoclamoris, Psalmopoeus, and Ephebopus is provided.
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An Isolable Anionic Gallabenzene: Synthesis and Characterization Taichi Nakamura Katsunori Suzuki Makoto Yamashita 10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00310.s001 _URL_ An anionic gallabenzene was isolated and structurally characterized for the first time. The structure of gallabenzene in the crystal was isostructural with that of the recently reported anionic aluminabenzene. Structural parameters of the gallabenzene ring such as planar structure and unsaturated bond character without bond alternation were consistent with the structural criteria of the aromaticity. By DFT calculations of the gallabenzene, in addition to the presence of an ambiphilic contribution similar to the aluminum analogue, the plausible difference of the electronic structures between the galla- and aluminabenzenes due to the difference of electronegativity was also suggested. 2015-05-26 00:00:00 aluminabenzene Isolable Anionic Gallabenzene Structural parameters gallabenzene ring DFT calculations bond alternation ambiphilic contribution bond character aluminum analogue