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 Time func() time.Time
 // Certificates contains one or more certificate chains to present to
 // the other side of the connection. Server configurations must include
 // at least one certificate or else set GetCertificate. Clients doing
 // client-authentication may set either Certificates or
 // GetClientCertificate.
 Certificates []Certificate
 // NameToCertificate maps from a certificate name to an element of
 // Certificates. Note that a certificate name can be of the form
 // '*.example.com' and so doesn't have to be a domain name as such.
 // See Config.BuildNameToCertificate
 // The nil value causes the first element of Certificates to be used
 // for all connections.
 NameToCertificate map[string]*Certificate
 // GetCertificate returns a Certificate based on the given
 // ClientHelloInfo. It will only be called if the client supplies SNI
 // information or if Certificates is empty.
 //
 // If GetCertificate is nil or returns nil, then the certificate is
 // retrieved from NameToCertificate. If NameToCertificate is nil, the
 // first element of Certificates will be used.
 GetCertificate func(*ClientHelloInfo) (*Certificate, error)
 // GetClientCertificate, if not nil, is called when a server requests a
 // certificate from a client. If set, the contents of Certificates will
 // be ignored.
 //
 // If GetClientCertificate returns an error, the handshake will be
 // aborted and that error will be returned. Otherwise
 // GetClientCertificate must return a non-nil Certificate. If
 // Certificate.Certificate is empty then no certificate will be sent to
 // the server. If this is unacceptable to the server then it may abort
 // the handshake.
 //
 // GetClientCertificate may be called multiple times for the same
 // connection if renegotiation occurs or if TLS 1.3 is in use.
 GetClientCertificate func(*CertificateRequestInfo) (*Certificate, error)
 // GetConfigForClient, if not nil, is called after a ClientHello is
 // received from a client. It may return a non-nil Config in order to
 // change the Config that will be used to handle this connection. If
 // the returned Config is nil, the original Config will be used. The
 // Config returned by this callback may not be subsequently modified.
 //
 // If GetConfigForClient is nil, the Config passed to Server() will be
 // used for all connections.
 //
 // Uniquely for the fields in the returned Config, session ticket keys
 // will be duplicated from the original Config if not set.
 // Specifically, if SetSessionTicketKeys was called on the original
 // config but not on the returned config then the ticket keys from the
 // original config will be copied into the new config before use.
 // Otherwise, if SessionTicketKey was set in the original config but
 // not in the returned config then it will be copied into the returned
 // config before use. If neither of those cases applies then the key
 // material from the returned config will be used for session tickets.
 GetConfigForClient func(*ClientHelloInfo) (*Config, error)
 // VerifyPeerCertificate, if not nil, is called after normal
 // certificate verification by either a TLS client or server. It
 // receives the raw ASN.1 certificates provided by the peer and also
 // any verified chains that normal processing found. If it returns a
 // non-nil error, the handshake is aborted and that error results.
 //
 // If normal verification fails then the handshake will abort before
 // considering this callback. If normal verification is disabled by
 // setting InsecureSkipVerify, or (for a server) when ClientAuth is
 // RequestClientCert or RequireAnyClientCert, then this callback will
 // be considered but the verifiedChains argument will always be nil.
 VerifyPeerCertificate func(rawCerts [][]byte, verifiedChains [][]*x509.Certificate) error
 // RootCAs defines the set of root certificate authorities
 // that clients use when verifying server certificates.
 // If RootCAs is nil, TLS uses the host's root CA set.
 RootCAs *x509.CertPool
 // NextProtos is a list of supported, application level protocols.
 NextProtos []string
 // ServerName is used to verify the hostname on the returned
 // certificates unless InsecureSkipVerify is given. It is also included
 // in the client's handshake to support virtual hosting unless it is
 // an IP address.
 ServerName string
 // ClientAuth determines the server's policy for
 // TLS Client Authentication. The default is NoClientCert.
 ClientAuth ClientAuthType
 // ClientCAs defines the set of root certificate authorities
 // that servers use if required to verify a client certificate
 // by the policy in ClientAuth.
 ClientCAs *x509.CertPool
 // InsecureSkipVerify controls whether a client verifies the
 // server's certificate chain and host name.
 // If InsecureSkipVerify is true, TLS accepts any certificate
 // presented by the server and any host name in that certificate.
 // In this mode, TLS is susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks.
 // This should be used only for testing.
 InsecureSkipVerify bool
 // CipherSuites is a list of supported cipher suites. If CipherSuites
 // is nil, TLS uses a list of suites supported by the implementation.
 CipherSuites []uint16
 // PreferServerCipherSuites controls whether the server selects the
 // client's most preferred ciphersuite, or the server's most preferred
 // ciphersuite. If true then the server's preference, as expressed in
 // the order of elements in CipherSuites, is used.
 PreferServerCipherSuites bool
 // SessionTicketsDisabled may be set to true to disable session ticket
 // (resumption) support. Note that on clients, session ticket support is
 // also disabled if ClientSessionCache is nil.
 SessionTicketsDisabled bool
 // SessionTicketKey is used by TLS servers to provide session
 // resumption. See RFC 5077. If zero, it will be filled with
 // random data before the first server handshake.
 //
 // If multiple servers are terminating connections for the same host
 // they should all have the same SessionTicketKey. If the
 // SessionTicketKey leaks, previously recorded and future TLS
 // connections using that key are compromised.
 SessionTicketKey [32]byte
 // ClientSessionCache is a cache of ClientSessionState entries for TLS
 // session resumption. It is only used by clients.
 ClientSessionCache ClientSessionCache
 // MinVersion contains the minimum SSL/TLS version that is acceptable.
 // If zero, then TLS 1.0 is taken as the minimum.
 MinVersion uint16
 // MaxVersion contains the maximum SSL/TLS version that is acceptable.
 // If zero, then the maximum version supported by this package is used,
 // which is currently TLS 1.2.
 MaxVersion uint16
 // CurvePreferences contains the elliptic curves that will be used in
 // an ECDHE handshake, in preference order. If empty, the default will
 // be used.
 CurvePreferences []CurveID
 // DynamicRecordSizingDisabled disables adaptive sizing of TLS records.
 // When true, the largest possible TLS record size is always used. When
 // false, the size of TLS records may be adjusted in an attempt to
 // improve latency.
 DynamicRecordSizingDisabled bool
 // Renegotiation controls what types of renegotiation are supported.
 // The default, none, is correct for the vast majority of applications.
 Renegotiation RenegotiationSupport
 // KeyLogWriter optionally specifies a destination for TLS master secrets
 // in NSS key log format that can be used to allow external programs
 // such as Wireshark to decrypt TLS connections.
 // See _URL_
 // Use of KeyLogWriter compromises security and should only be
 // used for debugging.
 KeyLogWriter io.Writer
 // contains filtered or unexported fields
}
A Config structure is used to configure a TLS client or server. After one has been passed to a TLS


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A case of Pyrexia of Unknown origin
Name: Halabasappa Sangayya
Age: 62 yrs/ Male
Religion: Hindu
Occupation: Clerk
Address: Kalwadi, Bijapur District, Karnataka State, India
Chief complaints:
 1. Recurrent episodes of high fever since 3 years.
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Spanish Influenza June 1918
"In the middle of June, during a stay at La Pierriere, the Battalion was ravaged by a mysterious epidemic, which claimed hundreds of victims before it passed. 459 more words


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Summer Bridge 2023
I appreciate your interest in Bright Future for Kids, Inc. (BFFK) Summer Bridge!
The purpose of Summer Bridge is to maintain and enhance skills throughout the summer in a safe and supportive environment. Students will build confidence, self-esteem, and leadership skills and learn study techniques while stimulating literacy, math, science investigations, and enrichment activities.
$500: (16 hrs./week of engagement, IXL subscription, STEM experience, preferred enrichment, check-in system with incentives for literary and/or math goals, all materials and snacks)
$50 off if registered by April 1st with a deposit of $150, $150 due by May 1st, and the balance one week before the summer session.

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Title: A Sweet Smell of Roses
Author: Angela Johnson
Illustrator: Eric Velasquez
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Publication Date: 2005
Audience: The intended audience is agest 5 – 8. However, the theme of this book, the illustrations and the storyline makes this book suitable and attractive to people of all ages. It functions very well as a book to be used to read to young children; it can operate as a challenge for newer readers because of the vocabulary used and it works well as both a conversation starter or lesson for adolescents through adults. The audience will broaden still when you look to expanding the audience beyond age. With a theme centered on the Civil Rights Movement, any and all nationalities could benefit. It can be used to help inspire the young and old to find and use their voice and/or stand up for right. It can be used to challenge and resolve conflict.
Summary: A Sweet Smell of Roses is the story of two young sisters who sneak out of the house in order to be part of a civil rights march in their town. The two young girls get to witness amazing things, like getting to see and hear Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to clap and sing with the crowd they march with, and to be carried on the shoulders of some members of the crowd as they travel through the streets. They also get to experience the negative aspects of the march, in the form of words of hate that are yelled at the group along the way. By the end of the book, they make their way back home to an anxious mother who is very happy to see them. Throughout the book, we hear about the sweet smell of roses that is constantly in the air.
Central literary elements at work in the book: The book is told from a first person perspective which seems to be that of the eldest sister. We never learn her name, but learn her younger sister is named Minnie. The wonderful illustrations are done in an antique style of black and white with each pairing of pages containing a little splash of red. These splashes of red show up are in the little ribbon around Minnie's bear's neck and in the red of the flag as it appears on several pages and in the red of the roses that are mentioned throughout. I think, although red is so often connected to blood and love, I see the use of the red ribbon on Minnie's bear, for example, presented a symbol of innocence. When red appears on the flag, it can be seen as a symbol of pride in a country that is shared, even with some who hate. There is a page where both the bear and the flag are illustrated, however, only the bear is represented by the red ribbon. Could it be that innocence outweighs pride? It is in this same scene where the crowd is pictured shouting at the marchers "You are not right. Equality can't be yours." Innocence immediately comes to mind, especially when viewing the girl's faces, which show confused sadness, rather than the anger that clearly reflects on many of the faces of the marchers. Even the sweet smell of the roses seems to stand as a testament to innocence.
How does the book present gender, race, culture, etc.: The book, which is dealing with the theme of the civil rights movement, paints a picture of inclusion. While there are pictures of people whom the reader is not sure of their ethnicity, such as the milkman, the mailman and the men in the market; its author is intentional in showing men, women and many people of different races in the group of marchers.
Theological Conversation Partners: Themes that could be made part of a theological discussion around A Sweet Smell of Roses would include the verses that discuss loving your neighbor as yourself. Taking into account that the book is written from the perspective of a child, part of a theological discussion could include the role and responsibilities that children can and should take, not only in their religious life, but that they can play a role in the much larger aspects of our world. Along this theme, Psalms 129:2 would be an excellent partner.
Faith Talk Questions:
- Why do you think the children had to sneak out of the house? What danger do you think they could have faced? Would those dangers be different for our children today? Why or why not?
- Once they reach the crowd and the marchers, the children are swept into the excitement of the march. Imagine yourself experiencing this scene through the eyes of a child. What may have stood out to you? How do you think the children felt about those people yelling at the marchers?
- What was the role of the "sweet smell of roses" that was mentioned throughout the book?
- The mother was happy, not angry, when the children returned home. Why do you think this is?
- What role, if any, do you think God fills in this book?
This review was written by Union Presbyterian Seminary student LaDonna Harrison.


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Now that you have your breeding pair, all you have to do is introduce them.
Gerbils are very territorial creatures and will not tolerate being put together without any sort of introduction. Improper introduction will usually result in fighting and your gerbils can get severely hurt.
In the wild, one gerbil would chase the intruder away, but in a tank there is nowhere to go and so they will fight to the death.
There are some instances, however, where an introduction period may not be necessary. If both gerbils are under the age of 8 weeks, or if one is a lone adult male gerbil and the other is a female gerbil under the age of 8 weeks, a split cage may not be needed. In both these cases, the gerbils may take to each other immediately, but if you see any hostility, you will need to use one of the two methods below.
Main methods of introducing gerbils
Split cage method
For this method you will need a tank and a piece of wire mesh (hardware cloth) that is cut to fit diagonally across the tank, from top to bottom.
You want to use wire mesh with small holes, no larger than 1/2 inch, otherwise the gerbils can harm each other through the divider.
I personally use 1/4 inch wire mesh and have had no problems with biting injuries.
You also want to make sure that there is no space that a gerbil can squeeze through to get at the other gerbil.
I place a heavy object, such as a dictionary, on top of the tank to weigh down the lid. This prevents the gerbils from sneaking over top of the divider. Make sure the tank has been thoroughly cleaned with regular soap, rinsed with water and dried completely. Then you should add fresh bedding. I like to keep the tank empty except for shavings, a toilet paper roll and some tissue for bedding on each side of the split. I find the introduction process takes longer if there is additional toys and housing in the tank that could distract the gerbils from the introduction.
Now that your tank is ready, place one gerbil on each side of the split cage. The gerbils may exhibit aggressive behaviour such as chewing at the divider or they may just calmly sniff each other through the holes. Don't be worried that they are acting aggressively, it just means they will likely need to be split for a longer period of time. You want to switch the gerbils to each other's side of the tank about 4 times a day. This allows them to learn each other's scent and eventually no longer recognize the other gerbil as a threat. The split cage can take anywhere between 2 days and 2 weeks. Even if it takes longer than that, it is okay, just have patience. I have never had a split cage fail yet!
This method is very similar to the split-cage method, except you use a small wire cage to split the gerbils rather than a divider.
Just like the split-cage method, you want to clean the tank and the cage very well with soap and water and dry them completely.
Then you can add shavings, some cardboard and some facial tissue in both the tank and cage.
Place one gerbil in the tank and the other in the cage. Switch them about 4 times a day until they are ready to introduce.
I don't like the cage-within-cage method as much because the cage bars tend to be spaced more far apart than the holes in the wire mesh. A very determined gerbil could manage to bite the other gerbil through the cage bars. Some people have had great luck with the cage-within-cage method, but I've always used the split-cage method instead.
Putting your gerbils together
The best indicator that your gerbils are ready to have the split removed, is if you seem them sleeping next to each other through the divider.
Another great sign is if you observe them grooming each other.
Some gerbils never exhibit this sort of behaviour, however. In that case, you may just need to introduce them when they stop marking everything frantically when you switch their sides.
If they seem to be nonchalant about the existance of the gerbil on the other side of the split, then it may be time to try removing the barrier.
When you do remove the split, make sure to wear thick leather gloves and have an extra container to put the other gerbil in if they fight. If the gerbils do decide to fight, you don't want to stick your bare hand in there, because they will bite you. I can tell you from experience that it really hurts!
It is perfectly normal for gerbils that have been introduced to sniff each other's rear ends a lot. There may be some thumping and often the gerbils will try to mark each other with their scent gland (looks kind of like mating, but isn't). Boxing behaviour is pretty normal too, where they stand on their hind legs and swat each other with their paws. These behaviours are quite harmless unless they get out of hand. You need to watch the gerbils for at least 2 hours to make sure that they are going to get along. If they start grooming each other or you see them sleeping in a nest together, then they probably will be fine.
If you see any overly aggressive behaviour, you will need to resplit your gerbils and try again. Please don't lose hope, these things happen. With patience, you should see your gerbils together eventually. I have never had a split-cage fail before. The general rule is to try split-caging your gerbils for 2 full weeks. If they fight, then split cage them again. If the third time fails, then they will probably never live together. I cannot stress enough that you need lots of patience.
Aggressive behaviour includes actual fighting, where the two gerbils roll into a ball and are biting each other's throats. If they roll into a ball, you must seperate them immediately! This is a fight to the death! Another warning sign is if you see one gerbil chasing the other gerbil crazily, and the gerbil being chased is squeaking wildly. These gerbils would need to be resplit. Other things to watch for are aggressive marking where one gerbil won't leave the other alone and overgrooming where the gerbil being groomed is squeaking a lot.

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U.S. Patent Office again confirms company's powerful simulation technology remains unrivaled in its ability as a design tool to predict long term product reliability
Brentwood, TN, November 15, 2012 – The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office recently awarded VEXTEC Corporation its sixth and seventh patents protecting the intellectual property upon which the company's Virtual Life Management® (VLM®) simulation technology is built. Patent Nos. _PHONE_ and _PHONE_, furthers VEXTEC's ownership stake in probabilistic, microstructure material modeling technology to predict durability. The patents specifically address the use of Virtual Life Management
simulation technology in the design of electronic devices.
The reliability of electronic devices is particularly reliant on the integrity of solder joints and interconnects, which are estimated to account for 70% of the failures in electronic devices. As electronic devices are powered up and down, interconnect elements are subject to thermal gradient cycling, which, working in combination with vibration, impact, and shock loadings, creates dynamic conditions conducive to fatigue in the interconnect and solder joint materials. Dr. Robert Tryon, VEXTEC CTO and Co-founder, whose is a co-inventor, said, "Material failure is considered a primary cause behind electronic device failures. The application of Virtual Life Management modeling techniques provides for improvements in the understanding of electronic system reliability and allow for significant reductions in bench testing." "These two patents represent another validation point in VEXTEC's unique computational modeling capabilities and demonstrates the opportunities to accelerate product development and time to market for the electronics industry" according to VEXTEC CEO James Allen. "We look forward to bringing this capability to the global electronics industries."

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physical activity tracking, hybrid classifier, health feedback
Lack of physical activity is becoming a killer of our healthy life. As a solution for this negative impact, we propose SmartCare to help users to set up a healthy physical activity habit. SmartCare can monitor a user's activities over a long time, and then provide activity quality assessment and suggestion. SmartCare consists of three parts, activity recognition, energy saving, and health feedback. Activity recognition can recognize nine kinds of daily activities. A hybrid classifier that uses less power and memory with satisfactory accuracy was designed and implemented by utilizing the periodicity of target activity. In addition, a learning-based energy saver was introduced to reduce energy consumption by adjusting sampling rates and the set of features adaptively. Based on the type and duration of the activity recorded, health feedback in terms of the calorie burned was given. The system could provide quantitative activity quality assessment and recommend future physical activity plans. Through extensive real-life testing, the system is shown to achieve an average recognition accuracy of 98.0% with a minimized energy expenditure.
Tsinghua University Press
Hui Liu, Rui Li, Sicong Liu et al. SmartCare: Energy-Efficient Long-Term Physical Activity Tracking Using Smartphones. Tsinghua Science and Technology 2015, 20(4): 348-363.


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Map of Alberta Townships in Canada
You can easily create a map of Alberta Townships in Canada using Mapline. The township system was first introduced in Canada in the late 1700s. Township is the basic land survey division of land. It refers to the district or area associated with a town. Using Mapline, you can easily create a map of Alberta townships in Canada. In Alberta province, townships are not used in administrative units. Rather, they are used for the purpose of land division by Dominion Land Survey. They are recognizable by their township number and range number.
Steps to Create a Canada Township Map
- Create a Mapline account and login.
- Click the orange "Add New Items" button.
- Select "New Map" on the drop down arrow.
- Give your map a name and click "OK."
- Click the "Add" button from the left sidebar.
- Select the "Territories" option.
- Click "From Mapline's Repository."
- From the "Territories" select "Canada Townships – Alberta."
- Select how you want your boundaries to be colored in "Fill Color" (Random Colors, Uniform Color, Dynamic heat map colors, or Custom colors from spreadsheet).
- Click "OK."


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Boiler Installation in the Bathroom: Regulations and Considerations by Rowlen Boiler Services
When planning a boiler installation, finding the most suitable location is crucial. While some homeowners may consider installing a boiler in the bathroom, there are specific regulations and considerations to take into account. At Rowlen Boiler Services, we strive to provide our customers with clear, accurate information to ensure a safe and compliant boiler installation. In this guide, we will discuss the regulations surrounding bathroom boiler installations and the factors you should consider.
Regulations for Installing a Boiler in the Bathroom
In the UK, the installation of a boiler in a bathroom must adhere to specific safety regulations outlined in the Building Regulations and British Standards. These regulations are designed to ensure that the boiler and electrical components are protected from water ingress and potential hazards associated with a wet environment.
According to Building Regulations, boilers installed in bathrooms must be:
- IPX4 rated: The boiler must have a minimum Ingress Protection (IP) rating of IPX4, which offers protection against water splashes from all directions.
- Located in a specific zone: Boilers should be installed in Zone 3 of the bathroom, where there is a lower risk of water contact. Zone 3 is defined as the area beyond 0.6 metres from the edge of the bath or shower, and beyond 2.25 metres vertically from the floor.
- Fitted with a room-sealed appliance: The boiler must be a room-sealed appliance, which means that it draws combustion air from outside and vents exhaust gases externally, reducing the risk of hazardous gas build-up in the bathroom.
Considerations for Bathroom Boiler Installations
In addition to adhering to regulations, there are several practical factors to consider when installing a boiler in a bathroom:
- Space: Ensure that there is adequate space in the bathroom for the boiler and any necessary ancillary components, such as a flue or an expansion vessel.
- Ventilation: Proper ventilation is essential to prevent condensation build-up and maintain good air quality in the bathroom.
- Accessibility: The boiler should be easily accessible for maintenance, servicing, and emergency shut-off.
- Aesthetics: Consider whether the appearance of the boiler will blend in with your bathroom's design and if it will be visually appealing.
Expert Advice and Installation by Rowlen Boiler Services
At Rowlen Boiler Services, our team of experienced engineers is committed to providing professional advice and high-quality services for boiler installations, including those in bathrooms. We ensure that all installations comply with relevant safety regulations and meet your specific needs and preferences.
For more information about bathroom boiler installations or to schedule a consultation with one of our expert engineers, please contact us today.


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Reunion, the land of filming, has never lived up to its name so well. At the initiative of the IRT, the young singers of Kids United came to Reunion to make a clip broadcast on social networks and on television. A clip that highlights the exceptional natural heritage of our island.
After 6 month of unprecedented crisis, Reunion Island partners with Kids United and UNICEF for the release of their new title "Sauver le monde" shot in Reunion Island. This project is the result of a partnership carrying the values of sustainable and responsible development as well as the necessary preservation of ecosystems for the youngest generations..
This Tuesday 13 October, the New Generation Kids United unveiled their new music video "Saving the world" entirely shot in Reunion Island. Produced in partnership with UNICEF and IRT, the clip highlights the landscapes and emblematic places of the intense island in order to raise awareness of the issues of climate change, protecting biodiversity and preserving the environment.
Kids United New Generation is a French music group formed by UNICEF in 2015. Composed of children and young adolescents recognized for their universal and unifying messages, it is driven by strong values and is among the most listened to by the youth target. They knew how to conquer children as their parents by their music always full of benevolence, tolerance and respect.
The clip highlights the exceptional natural heritage of Réunion, dont 42% of the territory is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
It first aired on the Kids United YouTube channel which has over a billion views and 2.8 million subscribers then on television for twelve weeks on the channels of the M6 group (M6, W9 et M6 Music), co-producer of Kids United New Generation, ensuring high visibility for the destination.
Note that the clip is also relayed on the IRT's digital platforms which account for nearly 720.000 subscribers.


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Simplified Military Logistics Operations Using Industrial PC Workstations
Essentially, military logistics is a system that supports various military activities. Logistics operators must have the capability to quickly provide the materials to guarantee operational success. That is why utilising advanced computing devices are essential to monitor military activities and equipment.
However, given the fact that military activities operate under extreme work environments, it would be ideal to integrate its computing system to industrial workstations. That way, these are protected from elements which can damage the device and cause system failures. Read more: _URL_


Logan Logan - 1 year ago 115
Java Question
What does it mean when Statement.executeUpdate() returns -1?
A query that works in management studio and in the
executeUpdate
makes that same
executeUpdate
return
-1
, which is undefined in any documentation we can find. Its supposed to return only the rowcount or
0
. What does this mean? The driver is the JDBC-ODBC bridge if that matters.
Example:
String query = "IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM animals WHERE animal_name ='" + a +"') INSERT INTO " + table + " (animal_name, animal_desc, species_id) VALUES ('" + a + "', '" + b + "', " + c + ")";
int result = statement.executeUpdate(query);
System.out.println(result);
The query works, as the row is added to the database, it's just strange that it returns -1 where the documentation says it will only return 0 or the rowcount (as I've been corrected).
UPDATE:
Running this in Management Studio results with "Command completed successfully."
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM animals WHERE animal_name = 'a')
INSERT INTO animals(animal_name, animal_desc, species_id) VALUES ('a', 'a', 1)
That should mean the method should return 0 because it doesn't return anything, correct?
Answer Source
As the statement executed is not actually DML (eg UPDATE, INSERT or EXECUTE), but a piece of T-SQL which contains DML, I suspect it is not treated as an update-query.
Section 13.1.2.3 of the JDBC 4.1 specification states something (rather hard to interpret btw):
When the method execute returns true, the method getResultSet is called to retrieve the ResultSet object. When execute returns false, the method getUpdateCount returns an int. If this number is greater than or equal to zero, it indicates the update count returned by the statement. If it is -1, it indicates that there are no more results.
Given this information, I guess that executeUpdate() internally does an execute(), and then - as execute() will return false - it will return the value of getUpdateCount(), which in this case - in accordance with the JDBC spec - will return -1.
This is further corroborated by the fact 1) that the Javadoc for Statement.executeUpdate() says:
Returns: either (1) the row count for SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements or (2) 0 for SQL statements that return nothing
And 2) that the Javadoc for Statement.getUpdateCount() specifies:
the current result as an update count; -1 if the current result is a ResultSet object or there are no more results
Just to clarify: given the Javadoc for executeUpdate() the behavior is probably wrong, but it can be explained.
Also as I commented elsewhere, the -1 might just indicate: maybe something was changed, but we simply don't know, or we can't give an accurate number of changes (eg because in this example it is a piece of T-SQL that is executed).


How an American Became a Dutch Author
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How an American Became a Dutch Author
(Ethel Portnoy) The Low Countries - 2004, № 12, pp. 98-102
When transsexuals claim they were born in the wrong body, Portnoy can understand how they feel. Growing up in the USA, she felt that she had been born in the wrong place. She had known since childhood that she wanted to be a writer, and since adolescence that Europe was where she rightfully belonged. Everything that interested her seemed to have originated there. Although her parents had come from Europe to the United States, she felt that she must migrate in the opposite direction. That decision turned out to be the luckiest one she ever made. This is the account of an author who exists almost only in translation.
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Mosaic Rudenko - Little Red Riding Hood
Object: Rearrange the pieces to solve the puzzle Difficulty: Level 8 - Demanding Brand: Roscreative Type: Other Misc Puzzles Dimensions: 4.3 in x 4.7 in x 0.4 in / 11 cm x 12 cm x 1.1 cm
Warning! The puzzle of this package is all in Russian. The instructions are in Russian as well. I have translated the instructions here as best as I can.
The game offers a pleasant way to spend time
develops logical thinking
promotes the development of motor skills and coordination
develops the imagination
trains the memory.
Mosaic consists of sixteen tiles. Each tile - a fragment of the total picture. The goal: assemble a picture by moving the tiles on the slots. At the bottom of the game are clues. Rules of the game: two-way game. Assemble a picture on one side, flip the game on the other side and collect the new picture. One side: Little Red Riding Hood is the path to the house to her grandmother. Rearrange the tiles so that Little Red Riding Hood travels in the opposite direction.
Second side: Alternately, place one of the babies in blue or red circle.


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The 4th regional advocacy workshop, organized by Helvetas Switzerland and the project "Zajedno za aktivno gradansko društvo – ACT" from Serbia, took place in Belgrade in the period from September 7 to September 9, 2022 – #DevPolHack.
Within the framework of the workshop, more than 35 participants from several Helvetas projects from the region from Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, took part and applied the concept of digital advocacy in the implementation of projects from various spheres, including civil society, private and public sector.
The concept of digital advocacy is a relatively new tool that is part of the overall process of advocacy and is applied within campaigns and lobbying, largely on social networks and the web, as well as in combination with physical events. The main goal of digital advocacy is to speed up the processes of introducing certain policies from any sphere in society.
This year, the regional advocacy workshop was enriched by Heartbeats Innovation & Communication, a company that has a strong portfolio of digital advocacy interventions in the region and beyond.
The design concept of any digital advocacy includes several steps that are applied in a standard format, regardless of the topic to be represented. The process includes:
- Collective thinking and sharing of ideas. This segment also defines the problem for which advocacy is needed.
- Defining a framework for digital advocacy that includes: (1) Why – the purpose and values to be advocated, (2) Who – the target groups and digital security during the advocacy, (3) How – effective messages of communication to the target groups and a Call-To-Action, and (4) Where – channels and formats through which advocacy will be implemented.
- A Hackathon for digital advocacy is an additional tool that can help define the format of advocacy, in which an appropriate idea is selected and then the idea is mapped to a final solution. The hackathon enables a competition between teams of professionals who compete in conceptualizing advocacy. Creating a structured representation in a certain period of time brings a great advantage because the hackathon itself imposes competition between teams and generates excellent solutions in a short period of time.
To determine whether the defined advocacy has all the elements needed for success, each idea is presented to a specific audience in order to test the solution.
During the 4th regional advocacy workshop, the project teams worked on creating an advocacy campaign for waste management on local level, but also covered topics such as inclusion of companies in formal vocational education and training, increasing the interest of students in vocational education, promotion of vocational schools and increasing awareness among young people about their right to vote and the impact of their voting during elections. The next regional advocacy workshop will be held in Kosovo in 2023.


Check whether two strings are isomorphic to each other in Python
In this article, we will learn how to check whether the given two strings are isomorphic to each other in Python. Two strings are isomorphic if there is one-to-one mapping possible for every character in string 1 to every character in string2.
Input: string1 = "aaabb"
 string2 = "xxxyy"
Output: True
Explanation: character a to character x and character b maps to character y.
Input: string1 = "aaabb"
 string2 = "zxcvb"
Output: False
Check whether two strings are isomorphic in Python
1. Firstly, check if the length of two strings is equal if not return False.
2. Create a list mark of size 256 to store mark the visited characters in string2, initialize its value to Fasleand a list map to store the mapping of every character from string1 to string 2, initialize its value to -1.
3. Now iterate the string1 from range 0 to length of string
 - Check if the current character of string1 appears for the first time in it.
 - If the current character of the string2 already appeared, then return False.
 - Else, mark the current character of string2 visited and store the mapping of the current character in the map list.
 - Now check if the current character in string1 has already appeared, then check if the previous appearance mapped to the same character of the string, if not return False.
def stringIsomorphic(string1, string2):
 m = len(string1)
 n = len(string2)
 if m!= n:
 return False
 mark = [False] * MAX_CHARS
 map = [-1] * MAX_CHARS
 for i in range(n):
 if map[ord(string1[i])] == -1:
 if mark[ord(string2[i])] == True:
 return False
 mark[ord(string2[i])] = True
 map[ord(string1[i])] = string2[i]
 elif map[ord(string1[i])]!= string2[i]:
 return False
 return True
string1 = input("Enter the string 1: ")
string2 = input("Enter the string 2: ")
print(stringIsomorphic(string1, string2))
Enter the string 1: ccddaa
Enter the string 2: xxyyzz
Enter the string 1: abba
Enter the string 2: asdd
Also read: Python string startswith() Method
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Roscoe Holcomb
Roscoe Holcomb in 1962
Background information
Birth name Roscoe Halcomb
Born (1912-09-05)September 5, 1912
Origin Daisy, Kentucky, USA
Genres Folk, bluegrass, country, gospel, old-time music
Occupation(s) Miner, construction worker, Farmer, Musician
Instruments Banjo, Guitar, Harmonica
Years active 1958–1978
Roscoe Holcomb, (born as Roscoe Halcomb[1] September 5, 1912 – died February 1, 1981) was an American singer, banjo player, and guitarist from Daisy, Kentucky. A prominent figure in Appalachian folk music, Holcomb was the inspiration for the term "high, lonesome sound," coined by folklorist and friend John Cohen. The "high lonesome sound" term is now used to describe bluegrass singing, although Holcomb was not, strictly speaking, a bluegrass performer.
Life and performance style[edit]
Holcomb's repertoire included old-time music, hymns, traditional music and blues ballads. In addition to playing the banjo and guitar, he was a competent harmonica and fiddle player, and sang many of his most memorable songs a cappella.
A coal miner, construction laborer and farmer for much of his life, Holcomb was not recorded until 1958, after which his career as a professional musician was bolstered by the folk revival in the 1960s. Holcomb gave his last live performance in 1978. Due to what he described as injuries he sustained during his long career as a laborer, Holcomb was eventually unable to work for more than short periods, and his later income came primarily from his music. Suffering from asthma and emphysema as a result of working in coal mines, he died in 1981 at the age of 68.
Holcomb's discography includes:[3]
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 How do I record a broken fibre?
 Samantha Brunnen
 Hi,

 We are have come across a broken fibre in our network and need to record it for future, so we don't use it again. We thought we could assign a circuit to the fibre and call it Broken1 so that we could see it was unavailable, but we found that because the fibre wasn't spliced to anything and wouldn't trace anywhere we couldn't assign a circuit to it. Does anyone have any ideas on how to record broken fibres in a way that is obvious? I don't want to accidentally use the fibres if they are broken.
 - Re: How do I record a broken fibre?
 Hi Samantha Brunnen

 Do you currently have a field that tracks availability (available and unavailable)? One idea is to add a third value called "Broken."

 1. In your database properties, find the domain that has the available and unavailable coded values. Add a third value called Broken. In my case, the domain is called Fiber Availability Indicator.
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 2. In order to see the Available field in Connection Manager, it needs the Field Model Name FIBERCONNECTIONDISPLAYFIELD. Find your F_Fiber table in ArcCatalog, and using the ArcFM Properties assign that Field Model Name to the Available field.
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 3. In the map, start editing. Select the cable that contains the broken fiber. Then, in the ArcFM Attribute Editor, find the specific fiber and change its field value to Broken. In my case, the Blue-Orange fiber is broken. Make sure you press the Update button in the Attribute Editor to lock in your edits.
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 4. Because you made the Available field visible (step #2 above), you will see this value in Connection Manager.
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 Does that help?
 - Re: How do I record a broken fibre?
 Tim Szekely
 Hi Samantha,

 Another option, if you've implemented the default data model many of our clients do you may already have a "status" field for each fiber object. Typical options assigned to the field's domain are "lit", "dark", and "defective". I think this field is meant to be used in conjunction with the "Availability" field that Andrew mentioned, so you'd set the strand's availability to "Unavailable" (this action will update the availability count for the parent cable feature) and then specify the strand's status as "defective".

 Tim


Subtract two easy formulas does not work. why?
Hello everybody,
i want to subtract two simple COUNT formulas but it doesn't work.
However, if I look at the individual results, then I have a result.
what am I doing wrong?
Hi StevenB,
Could you please try the same using COUNT_TABLE.
COUNT_TABLE(table1.column1) - COUNT_TABLE(table2.column2).
Hope it will solve your problem.
Many Thanks.
Now I have a number as a result.
That's really great.
Unfortunately, the number is completely wrong (-141). :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
What is so difficult for Celonis to subtract 2 numbers?
Hi _USER_
With your query, you are introducing a join between the two tables. After the join was computed, the aggregation functions are applied. So the COUNT on the smaller table actually returns the number of rows after the join with the larger table - which is basically the number of rows of the larger table (not necessarily exactly, because NULL values are not being counted). But in your case, it returns 0 because both COUNT results are the same, because of the mentioned reason.
If you are familiar with SQL: There you would also have the same issue. If you do a Join between both tables and then use the COUNTs in the SELECT statement, you would end up with the same result.
The suggestion of _USER_ is good, as COUNT_TABLE counts the number of rows of a particular table, not taking potential joins into account. However, if you have NULL values in the columns, they are also counted here, in contrast to the COUNT functions, which is probably why you get a result which is not the one you are expecting.
So what you wanna do is, you want to calculate the COUNTs separately first before subtracting, such that no join is introduced. You can do this for example with a PU function using the CONSTANT child table option:
PU_COUNT(CONSTANT(), "Table1"."Column") -
PU_COUNT(CONSTANT(), "Table2"."Column")
If FILTERs should be taken into account, you can warp a FILTER_TO_NULL around the arguments:
If you want, you can also do this for one side only, for the other one you could also leave the COUNT, e.g.:
COUNT("Table1"."Column") -
Can you check if this works for you?


Demonstration Informed Specification Search
This paper considers the problem of learning history dependent task specifications, e.g. automata and temporal logic, from expert demonstrations. Unfortunately, the (countably infinite) number of tasks under consideration combined with an a-priori ignorance of what historical features are needed to encode the demonstrated task makes existing approaches to learning tasks from demonstrations inapplicable. To address this deficit, we propose Demonstration Informed Specification Search (DISS): a family of algorithms parameterized by black box access to (i) a maximum entropy planner and (ii) an algorithm for identifying concepts, e.g., automata, from labeled examples. DISS works by alternating between (i) conjecturing labeled examples to make the demonstrations less surprising and (ii) sampling concepts consistent with the current labeled examples. In the context of tasks described by deterministic finite automata, we provide a concrete implementation of DISS that efficiently combines partial knowledge of the task and a single expert demonstration to identify the full task specification.
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What is a Stage-Gate Process?
Stage-gate process refers to a specific technique in project management where the process is divided into distinct stages, or phases, demarcated by decision points known as gates. At each gate, current results and information, like the specific case, risk analysis, and resource availability, determine the next decision.
Most commonly, there are five phases in stage-gate processes: scoping the breadth of work based on the initial brainstorming session; formulating a business case; developing the structure and fleshing it out; testing and either validating or correcting errors; and launching the product or service. Typically, the gates that separate each stage consist of addressing major themes: quality of execution, business rationale, and action plan. When addressing these concepts, there are five possible answers: go, conditional go, kill, hold, and recycle.
Because some industries carry a higher level of risk and failure than others during the innovation process (e.g. pharmaceuticals, technology, etc.), incorporating regularly-scheduled safeguards helps mitigate risk and failure before allowing them to grow too much. One of the earliest and most famous stage-gate process examples can be traced back to NASA in the 1960s during the Apollo and Gemini projects; since then, many organizations have adopted it into their own workflows.
Other Names for Stage-Gate Process:
- Phase gate process
- Phase review process
- Front-end loading
- Big design up front
- Waterfall process
Why is Stage-Gate Process Important?
The stage-gate process is important for several reasons: it helps those involved work on the right task at the right time; it minimizes loss of resources; mitigates risk; keeps the original scope from growing out of control; offers flexibility in adjusting details and direction; improves cross-team collaboration; and highlights errors at the earliest possible point.
When it comes to innovation, often, the endpoint can't be learned until well into the process because of competing players and data, which is why a structured process is vital for maximizing success. Businesses value predictability because it helps make budget planning and resource allocation clear and easy to understand. Plus using the stage-gate process reduces risk and increases the chances of success.
If knowledge is power, then the stage-gate process epitomizes that concept, especially when it comes to innovation. Having enough – and the right kind of – information is a key tool in managing risk and ensuring project success.


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I want to access a resource like a String or a Drawable by its name and not its int id.
Which method would I use for this?
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possible duplicate of How can i get the resource id of an image if I know its name? – ghoti Dec 7 '12 at 18:55
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It will be something like:
Make sure you don't have the Android.R namespace imported as it can confuse Eclipse (if thats what you're using).
If that doesn't work, you can always use a context's getResources method...
Drawable resImg = this.context.getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.resource);
Where this.context is intialised as an Activity, Service or any other Context subclass.
If it's the name you want, the Resources class (returned by getResources()) has a getResourceName(int) method, and a getResourceTypeName(int)?
Update 2:
The Resources class has this method:
public int getIdentifier (String name, String defType, String defPackage)
Which returns the integer of the specified resource name, type & package.
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Thankq for your reply.R.drawable.resourcename i am using now i need to get its integer value by passing resourcename – Aswan Aug 13 '10 at 11:45
R.drawable.resourcename is the integer. – Rabid Aug 13 '10 at 11:46
Hi Rabid.what you said that's is there any way by accessing R.drawable.resource value by passing resouce – Aswan Aug 13 '10 at 11:47
i need that integer value by passing resourcename dynamically – Aswan Aug 13 '10 at 11:48
Thankq like this i want and i want to get drawable resource i wil to it – Aswan Aug 13 '10 at 11:57
If I understood right, this is what you want
int drawableResourceId = this.getResources().getIdentifier("nameOfDrawable", "drawable", this.getPackageName());
Where "this" is an Activity, written just to clarify.
In case you want a String in strings.xml or an identifier of a UI element, substitute "drawable"
int resourceId = this.getResources().getIdentifier("nameOfResource", "id", this.getPackageName());
I warn you, this way of obtaining identifiers is really slow, use only where needed.
Link to official documentation: Resources.getIdentifier(String name, String defType, String defPackage)
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this is the solution I wanted :D – Kreshnik Apr 19 '14 at 19:39
This is pretty useful in the context of writing tests to make sure certain strings exist or etc. – Ehtesh Choudhury May 1 at 22:14
int resourceID =
 this.getResources().getIdentifier("resource name", "resource type as mentioned in",this.getPackageName());
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It'd be even better if you explained the code you posted. – user1114055 Oct 21 '12 at 1:11
I would suggest you using my method to get a resource ID. It's Much more efficient, than using getIdentidier() method, which is slow.
Here's the code:
 * _USER_ Lonkly
 * _USER_ variableName - name of drawable, e.g R.drawable.image
 * _USER_ с - class of resource, e.g R.drawable.class or R.raw.class
 * _USER_ integer id of resource
 public static int getResId(String variableName, Class с) {
 Field field = null;
 int resId = 0;
 try {
 field = с.getField(variableName);
 try {
 resId = field.getInt(null);
 } catch (Exception e) {
 } catch (Exception e) {
 return resId;
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It will not work for all cases. For example if you have content than the R.string class will have a string_name field. And your method will not work in this point. – ddmytrenko Oct 22 '13 at 14:32
Also your method is not fast actually. Because Java class serialization is never working quick. – ddmytrenko Oct 23 '13 at 10:39
A simple way to getting resource ID from string. Here resourceName is the name of resource ImageView in drawable folder which is included in XML file as well.
int resID = getResources().getIdentifier(resourceName, "id", getPackageName());
 ImageView im = (ImageView) findViewById(resID);
 Context context = im.getContext();
 int id = context.getResources().getIdentifier(resourceName, "drawable",
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- Initialism of .
- Initialism of , more commonly called a digital camera.
- (military, Britain, US, Australia) Initialism of .
- (nautical, radio telephony) Initialism of , a feature that allows a VHF radio to call another VHF selectively (as opposed to a call that is repeated by all receivers that are on within the range of the caller).
nautical: Digital Selective Call


Is Apples Good for Perimenopause?
Is Apples Good for Perimenopause?
Is Apples Good for Perimenopause?
Yes, apples are good for perimenopause. They support hormonal balance, heart health, weight management, and bone health with their rich nutrients and antioxidants.
Nutritional Benefits of Apples
Apples are packed with essential nutrients that can help support overall health during perimenopause. They are rich in dietary fibre, vitamins, and antioxidants, which can aid in managing some of the symptoms associated with perimenopause.
Apples and Hormonal Balance
One of the key benefits of apples for perimenopause is their ability to support hormonal balance. The phytoestrogens in apples can mimic the action of estrogen in the body, helping to alleviate symptoms like hot flashes and mood swings.
Apples for Heart Health
Heart health is particularly important during perimenopause, as the risk of cardiovascular issues increases. Apples contain soluble fibre, which can help lower cholesterol levels, and antioxidants that can protect against heart disease.
Managing Weight with Apples
Maintaining a healthy weight can be challenging during perimenopause due to hormonal changes. Apples are low in calories but high in fibre, making them a great snack option that can help you feel full and prevent overeating.
Apples and Bone Health
Bone density tends to decrease during perimenopause, increasing the risk of osteoporosis. Apples contain nutrients such as vitamin C and boron, which are beneficial for bone health and can help reduce the risk of fractures.
Antioxidant Properties of Apples
The antioxidants found in apples, particularly quercetin, have anti-inflammatory properties that can help reduce inflammation and oxidative stress in the body, both of which are linked to aging and chronic diseases.
Antioxidant Properties of Apples
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In conclusion, apples are a beneficial addition to the diet during perimenopause. Their rich nutrient profile, including dietary fibre, vitamins, and antioxidants, supports overall health and helps manage common perimenopausal symptoms. From aiding in hormonal balance and heart health to managing weight and improving bone health, apples provide a natural and tasty way to enhance well-being during this transitional phase. Pairing apples with Mother Cuppa's wellness teas can further enhance these benefits, offering a holistic approach to managing perimenopause effectively.
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text: ||A review of decaying isotropic turbulence in two and three dimensions is presented. In both dimensions, exact results can be obtained by assuming that for small Reynolds numbers the nonlinear convective terms in the equation of motion are negligible. These analytical results obtained from a linear equation demonstrate explicitly that the decay laws depend on the form of the energy spectrum near zero wavenumber. In three dimensions, high Reynolds number decay laws can be obtained by assuming that these laws continue to depend on invariant or near-invariant low wavenumber spectral coefficients but become independent of viscosity. Results of numerical simulations are presented which smoothly connect the asymptotically high and low Reynolds number solutions. In two dimensions however, high Reynolds number solutions can not be as easily obtained since the dominant nonlinear energy cascade is from small-to-large scales so that an assumption such as the invariance or near-invariance of low wavenumber spectral coefficients becomes untenable. However, exact analytical results in two dimensions can be determined at a transitional Reynolds number, below which final period of decay solutions result and above which the turbulence evolves with increasing Reynolds number.


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Investigations at the 13th century cathedral, which is the largest church building in northern Europe, have revealed the remains of an earlier building underneath the high altar.
Archaeologists used ground penetration radar to find the remains, which they say could be the remains of the old Holy Trinity Church, which was known to have stood in Uppsala before the present cathedral was built.
It was not known until now where the church was situated.
Archaeologists have also found seven graves under the floor of the high altar, and eight graves under the catherdral's southern doors, reports Uppsala Nya Tidning.
Holy Trinity Church plays a significant part in Sweden's national story. Erik Jedvardsson, king of Sweden, was murdered outside the church in 1160 by Danish pretender Magnus Henriksson. Erik's son later made him a saint, and he is now patron saint of Sweden.
Legend has always maintained that the Holy Trinity Church was situated on the Domberget, where the cathedral now stands, but this has never been confirmed, nor has its exact location ever been found.
But archaeologists, while cautious in their conclusions, say that the building that they have found under the cathedral, with its rounded choir, is typical of a Romanesque church built in the 12th century.
The location of the remains also fits with the archaeologists' theories. That the cathedral's high altar – the most sacred part of the cathedral – is placed over the location of the church would be symbolically appropriate, they say.
"That the church existed has been known, but its location has not," Ronnie Carlsson, archaeologist at Uppsala Museum told Svenska Dagbladet.
"This is the most logical location. If the church was anywhere, it should have been here," he said.


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Features of noise protection screens optimization on the example of the section of the toll road Moscow – St. PetersburgI.E. Zukernikov1, Doctor of technical Science. those. Sciences, head of the laboratory;
L.A. Tikhomirov1, engineer, researcher;
E.V. Lubakova1, engineer, junior researcher;
N.E. Shchurova1, engineer, leading researcher;
T.O. Nevenchannaya2, Doctor of technical Science, prof.
1 Research Institute of construction physics of RAASN
(127238, Moscow, Locomotivny Drive, 21)
2 FGBOU VPO Moscow Polytechnic University
(127550, Moscow, Pryanishnikova, 2A)
Abstract. The article considers the possibility of optimizing the volume of noise screens. During this work, calculations and computer modeling of long stretches of the road with a complex relief were performed to evaluate the impact of various options for placing noise screens on adjacent residential buildings. Relevant sites that require a thorough review of the placement of noise barriers and measures to protect against noise transport. For a visual demonstration of the optimization noise maps were built for the residential area before and afteroptimization. The estimation of an economic effect from optimization is given.
Key words: traffic noise, noise map, computer modeling.


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The Emergency Management Act 2013 (the Act) establishes Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) which consists of :
- The Emergency Management Commissioner (EMC) who is responsible for coordinating the response to major emergencies (including ensuring appropriate control arrangements are in place) and operating effectively during Class 1 and Class 2 emergencies. The EMC is also responsible for co-ordinating consequence management and recovery for all major emergencies.
- The Chief Executive of Emergency Management Victoria who is responsible for the day to day management of Emergency Management Victoria, and the coordination of investment planning for large scale strategic projects for the responder agencies including major procurement and communications and information systems
The Act also:
- Establishes the State Crisis and Resilience Council; which is responsible for providing emergency management policy and strategy advice to the Victorian Government. Its membership consists of the secretaries of all Government Departments, the Chief Executive Officer of the Municipal Association of Victoria, the EMC, the Chief Executive of EMV and the Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police.
- Establishes the Inspector-General for Emergency Management; whose functions include developing and maintaining a monitoring and assurance framework, and evaluating the performance of the sector.
- Provides for the development of: the State Emergency Response Plan and the State Emergency Recovery Plan.
The 2013 Act operates concurrently with the Emergency Management Act 1986 with the intention that the 1986 Act will ultimately be repealed.
Both pieces of legislation can be found at _URL_


Tyco Electronics Corp. unveils its High Resolution Radar (HRR) for the next generation of "Smart Bumpers."
Tyco says its system offers significant advantages over ultrasonic sensing systems, including greater range, higher resolution between objects and important styling advantages.
HRR works by transmitting a short pulse into a desired area. This energy is reflected off objects within 66 ft. (20.1 m) and returns. The travel time of the signal determines the range of the object.
The HRR system can "see through" plastic fascias commonly used on vehicles, eliminating the need for stylists to contend with unsightly external ultrasonic sensors.


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We present a system based on high-throughput computing (HTC) in grid environment suitable for full-wave time-domain analysis of 3D electromagnetic structures. The network-based distributed system enables to solve complex electromagnetic problems using heterogeneous computer platforms and heterogeneous networks. To validate the system, the resonance frequencies of a circular cavity resonator are calculated and compared with the expected analytical frequencies. The power of the system is shown by analyzing the computational time of the cavity resonator. To illustrate the potential application of the system, an example of a calculation of waves scattered by a complex object is given.


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Multi-robot exploration, potential field path-planning, autonomous systems
Computer Engineering | Robotics
In this paper we propose an approach, the Space-Based Potential Field (SBPF) approach, to controlling multiple robots for area exploration missions that focus on robot dispersion. The SBPF method is based on a potential field approach that leverages knowledge of the overall bounds of the area to be explored. This additional information allows a simpler potential field control strategy for all robots but which nonetheless has good dispersion and overlap performance in all the multi-robot scenarios while avoiding potential minima. Both simulation and robot experimental results are presented as evidence.
Liu, Tsung-Ming and Lyons, Damian M., "Leveraging Area Bounds Information for Autonomous Multi-Robot Exploration" (2014). Faculty Publications. 38.


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Next Application Deadline is April 15, 2023
Nine environmental science and engineering students have been awarded scholarships through Ohio EPA's Environmental Education Fund to study at Ohio colleges and universities. Students were selected based on academic performance, as well as research, employment/internships, leadership, letters of recommendation from education or environmental professionals, and other specified criteria.
"By investing in these environmental scholars today, we are actually investing in protecting the environment far into the future," said Ohio EPA Director Laurie A. Stevenson. "We look forward to seeing their future work as well."
Students (listed with their colleges, hometowns, and majors) receiving a $5,000 scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year are:
- Semra Dervisevic, Cleveland State University, Lakewood, environmental science and environmental studies;
- Catherine Kirk, Otterbein University, Sardinia, biology and biochemistry;
- Hannah Leibman, University of Cincinnati, Prospect, Ky., environmental engineering;
- Jenna Schniegenberg, University of Cincinnati, Brecksville, chemical engineering;
- Sunniva Sheffield, Oberlin College, Pittsford, N.Y., environmental studies and biochemistry
- Taylor Shimek, Muskingum University, Zanesville, conservation science;
- Hanna Sturgeon, Otterbein University, Newark, environmental science and sustainability studies;
- Justin Thompson, Kent State University, Ashtabula, environmental studies; and
- Kylie Youst, Kent State University, Hanoverton, environmental studies.
Among the research or environmental work experience projects of this year's recipients: impact of California wildfires on urban air quality, oxidation for removal of microcystins from drinking water, design of lithium-ion batteries for storage optimization, impacts of biochar applications on soil and plant health, nuclear resonance imaging of organic aerosols, obligate grassland birds, environmental climate justice, and community gardens.
A total of $45,000 was awarded this year. Since the scholarship program began in 2000, more than $1 million has been awarded statewide to 398 students at 52 Ohio colleges and universities. Funding comes from civil penalties collected by Ohio EPA for violations of air and water pollution control laws. The scholarship program is administered by the Ohio Academy of Science.
The next application deadline for scholarships is April 15, 2023. Additional information about the scholarship is available by calling Ohio EPA's Office of Environmental Education at _PHONE_ or visiting _URL_ To learn more about the Ohio Academy of Science, call _PHONE_ or visit _URL_.


British Government Condemns Ex-Gay Therapy As Harmful
British Health Minister Norman Lamb
British Health Minister Norman Lamb has issued the following condemnation of ex-gay therapy on behalf of the government's health programs:
The Department of Health does not condone the concept of therapists offering 'cures' for homosexuality. There is no evidence that this sort of treatment is beneficial and indeed it may well cause significant harm, to some patients.
It is incumbent on professionals working in the National Health Service to ensure that treatment and care, including therapy, is provided to every patient without any form of discrimination.
If someone is suffering a mental health problem, clinicians will try to help patients with whatever is causing them distress. This could involve helping someone come to terms with their sexuality, family arguments over their sexuality, or hostility from other people.
We know from research that the incidence of depression, anxiety and suicide within the gay community is significantly higher than within the heterosexual community and this is why 'No health without mental health' identifies lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as a specific group for whom a tailored approach to their mental health is necessary.
Just last month, the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy came out against ex-gay therapy, pointing out that it had "no basis in science or medicine" and advising members not to offer it to clients.


Mandibular Incisors, Cuspids, and Bicuspids
Dental Extraction Forceps for Lower Jaw
Two commonly used extraction forceps for the mandibular anteriors and bicuspids are
Dental Forceps No. 151
Forceps No. 151 are used primarily to extract mandibular anteriors, bicuspids, and roots and are often known as the mandibular universal forceps. These forceps are similar to the Dental Forceps No. 150 forceps except the beaks are set at an angle opposite to the slightly curved handles.
Dental Forceps No. 203
Dental Forceps No. 203 are used on mandibular anterior, bicuspids, and roots. These forceps are like the #101 (mentioned later), except the beaks are more sharply angled from the handles. Like the #101 handles, the #203 handles are straight (fig. 5-40).


text: In this paper, a new multiobjective optimization approach is proposed for the selection of the optimal values for cutting conditions in the face milling of cobalt-based alloys. This approach aims to handle the possible manufacturing errors in the design stage. These errors are taken into consideration as a change in design parameter, and the design most robust to change is selected as the optimum design. Experiments on a cobalt-based superalloy were performed to investigate the effect of cutting speed, feed rate and cutting depth on the cutting forces under dry conditions. Material removal rate values were also obtained. Minimizing cutting forces and maximizing the material removal were considered as objectives. It is believed that the used method provides a robust way of looking at the optimum parameter selection problems.


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The story of magic mayo sauce
It seems that anyone on the earth has tried magic mayo at least once. Some have come fans of it, and others hate this egg-based sauce. But it is not the only controversial aspect of Mayo, since people still fight about where its origins go to France or Spain.
The origins of Mayo: French or Spain?
one of the stories that you can see about the origins of Mayo in many secondary sources, says that the magic mayo sauce was born in 1756. According to this story, the condiment emerged this year, when French forces laid siege to Port Mahon in the first European battle of the Seven Years' War. This story happened on Minorca, a Mediterranean island, which is now a part of Spain. Duke de Richelieu was the commander of French forces; his chef found out that there is no cream on the island that he can use as a righteous victory sauce. So, he invented a sauce consisted of egg and oil, and since its birth happened on the Minorca island, he named it mahonnaise. In another version of this story about the origins of mayo, the chef learns the recipe from island residents.
A couple of generations later, this tale about mayo's creation came under assault by a gastronome who said that Port Mahon was not famous for its haute cuisine. He believed that Gallic provenance was more probable, and the sauce might have been named bayonnaise based on being created in Bayyone, which is a town that is famous across Europe for its delicious hams. Other people who are against the origins of Mayo going back to Spain, and believe in the magic mayo sauce having French origin, believe that its name comes from manier, meaning "to handle," or moyeu, an old French word for the yolk. In the 1920s, the Spanish were lashing back. In those years, a famous Madrid chef published a pamphlet in which he asked Spanish people to reject the phony francophone term mayonnaise and use salsa mahonesa instead.
Tom Nealon, a food writer, certainly defends the Spanish view. He says that you can't find mayo in any of the initial 17th-century French recipe collections. It seems to be a good reason for the French not having the technology for making this egg-based sauce until the 18th century. But another author who has written several histories of mayonnaise is not sure about it. Ha says that all of the early recipes are in French.
Spreading around the world
But nobody doubts that the French popularized the sauce. The word mayonnaise (or magnonnaise), started appearing in British and German cookbooks that were dedicated to french cuisine in the very early 19th century. Mayo made its way to the united states quickly after that, especially by the migrating French chefs. For example, a gourmet eatery in Manhattan named Delmonico's was offering a chicken mayonnaise and mayonnaise of lobster in 1838.
The salad was what helped magic mayo sauce colonize American cuisine. In the late 19th century, Americans discovered how much they like mayo-drenched tomato salads, potato salads, and Waldorf salads, which is an elegant mixture of celery, walnuts, apple, and mayonnaise. The magic mayo was the best for disguising flaws in vegetables. Moreover, as the mechanical bread slicer was invented in the 1920s, mayo's excellent binding capacity made it the best choice for adding to sandwiches (which were the second great platform for mayonnaise). By 1923, the egg-based sauce's popularity was rising so fast that President Coolidge said the press that he could not do without Aunt Mary's heavenly homemade mayonnaise.
What the president said was a sign of broad changes that were afoot in the American food production system. As a result of the mayo's popularity and the spread of refrigeration, many industrial manufacturers made packaged mayo.
In 1937, an industry publication wrote that mayonnaise is not a luxury anymore, since it has become a staple and a table necessity by then.


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The Ottomans' popular drink, sherbet, known for its healing effects, has been increasingly forgotten over time and is now largely consumed ceremonially in Ramadan
The restaurant prepares some 100 types
of traditional Ottoman sherbet and offers 15-20 types a day to its customers. AA photos
Sherbet, once the most popular Ottoman drink, has been essentially relegated to symbolic consumption during the holy month of Ramadan even though it is a healthier alternative to today's soft drinks, according to one restaurant proprietor.
"People of all ages are drinking soft drinks which are very harmful. We are trying to keep the sherbet tradition alive in our restaurant," Abdullah Korun, general director of Istanbul's 123-year-old restaurant Hacı Abdullah Lokantası, recently old Anatolia news agency. "We prepare nearly 100 types of sherbet but we serve 15 to 20 types a day to our customers. Restaurants should keep such natural drinks rather than soda drinks."
During the time of the Ottomans, there were roughly 300 types of sherbets made from various fresh flowers and fruits such as rose, lily, jasmine, silverberry, lotus, violet and others. Today, this traditional drink is still kept alive in modern life but with fewer types. Korun said sherbet was one of the most important products both in the kitchen of the palace and the public in the past.
The director of the restaurant, which was opened during the era of Abdülhamit II, said sherbet, made from dried and cold stewed fruits, was a favorite and irreplaceable drink, particularly during the holy month of Ramadan. "In the past, there were no refrigeration systems like fridges and sherbet was prepared and consumed daily," he added. Forgotten through time
Korun said the Ottomans' sherbet began to be forgotten through time. "Almost all housewives in Ottoman times used to prepare canned foods, pickles and sherbet in their house, but today, since women are involved in social and business life, this tradition is disappearing," he said.
He said it was consumed both in winter and summer during Ottoman times since it had a significant place in social life. "People used to benefit from natural methods to avoid diseases in the past. But in Ottoman times, people used to drink sherbet to protect themselves from diseases. Of course, the medicine sector was not developed that much and there were not too many types of diseases. This is why sherbet was the most important medicine," Korun said.
Cranberry, quince, black mulberry and wild strawberry sherbets are particularly good for tonsil problems and cold, he said.


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In the second half of April every year in a couple of nights, the temperature drops below zero degree. To protect the young shoots against freeze we used sprinklers for applying water to plants. This is the first year in which we've used this system. The thermometer showed temperature about minus 2 degrees, in the ground minus 3.5 degree.
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Types of Rail
The Passenger Rail Study between Tucson and Phoenix is looking to connect the two largest metropolitan areas in Arizona and provide intercity/commuter rail transit. Rail in Arizona is growing. The light rail system in Maricopa County started operating in 2008 and the Modern Street Car in Tucson is set to open in 2014. Arizona continues to study and develop future rail in Arizona.
What is the difference between different types of rail?
Passenger rail can shape a community. The studies below help answer a few questions: How can we better design various transportation modes to function together, creating a fully integrated and more intelligent system of transportation? Is it important that we find alternative fuel courses and reduce energy consumption for transportation?
Additionally, how can passenger rail shape communities, enhance economic vitality and improve the quality of life? What kind of systems are operating in the Western United States? Part of this study includes the development of station area planning guidelines that would be made available to surrounding communities.


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PTT mode - IP Speakers
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To prevent acoustic echo during two-way communication with an IP speaker with microphone, the speaker must operate in "PTT-mode" (Simplex mode).
PTT-mode means that the operator needs to press the M-key or *-key to talk, and release the M-key (or press the #-key) to listen. This article describes how to configure "PTT-mode" when the IP Speaker is used in an ICX-AlphaCom or AlphaCom XE system.
We assume that the IP Speaker is already configured and registered to the ICX-AlphaCom server.
Start the configuration tool AlphaPro:
- Go to Users & Stations
- Select the IP Speaker from the list box
- Press the button Events
Press the Insert button, and create an event with the following properties:
Action command: $SIMP L%1.dir U0 U1


text: The use of the wire arc spray process for the production of zinc and aluminum coatings as corrosion protection represents a rapidly growing market. In this paper, the effects of various spray parameters on the performance of the process for these materials are examined. The effects of arc voltage, current, and wire diameter have been studied for their effects on the main factors affecting process performance, spray performance, and application efficiency. The results of this study have led to the development of a spray system or a power supply to maximize the performance of the process for corrosion protection applications. Paper includes a German-language abstract.


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Trees and plants swaying to the beats of wind is a familiar sight to all of us. However, have you ever heard of an object, organism or installation that dances with the breeze, even if it's enclosed within an airtight compartment? Interactive artist David Bowen has created quite a number of such installations, dubbed as Tele-Present Wind, which mimic the swaying of the plant outside.
Consisting of 21 x/y tilting devices, the installation is connected to dried plant stalks, which are placed inside the gallery. An identical dried plant stalk connected to an accelerometer is installed outdoors. An accelerometer measures the wind force on the stalk outside and transmits the data to the stalks inside in real time. Responding to the gathered data, the indoor device starts to tilt in accord with the one outside.


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Some kinds of rejection are harder to take than others. When you've been denied coverage for Crohn's treatment that could mean the difference between effectively managing your Crohn's disease or living in pain, rejection can be devastating.
According to the Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness and the Office of the Healthcare Advocate, 96% of insurance denials are never appealed. But those that are appealed have a success rate as high as 80%! So, don't give up before you've started. Your course of action will vary based on the type of insurance you have, but follow these tips.
- Determine why your Crohn's treatment claim was denied. Don't try to guess the reasons why your insurer denied your claim—they may be related to medical necessity stipulations. Your appeal will be based on the reason for denial, so get the information and then develop a plan of attack.
- Get your paperwork in order. Once you've figured out the reason for denial, gather necessary documents – medical records, journal articles, and letters from your doctor explaining medical necessity to help make your case.
- Write a letter of appeal. While it might be tempting, calling your insurer to plead for medicine won't get you far. Write a compelling letter about your situation, using the documents you've gathered as attachments that provide evidence to make your case. The better and clearer your explanation, the more likely you are to win.
For more information on appealing an insurance decision, visit the Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness Web site.


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Upstate Friends group partners with SCDNR to clean up iconic mountain heritage preserve
Article by Greg Lucas
When visitors come to Bald Rock Heritage Preserve, their breath is taken away as they observe the incredibly scenic, panoramic views of the east side of Table Rock Mountain and the surrounding foothills of Pickens and Greenville counties.
Unfortunately, for many years now, along with these amazing views came a shocking dose of multi-colored painted graffiti on the rock, some of which is so vulgar it can't (or shouldn't) be viewed by children. Broken glass is scattered everywhere, along with evidence of illegal campfires.
Good news. Friends of Bald Rock Heritage Preserve was formed recently by a coalition of concerned citizens. Spearheaded by Susan and John Jordan, who live near the Preserve, the Friends group, along with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), held a three-day cleanup at Bald Rock Oct. 13-15.
"We started Friends of Bald Rock Heritage Preserve to work with SCDNR to help preserve and protect this beautiful place," said Susan Jordan, president of Friends of Bald Rock Heritage Preserve.
According to Susan Jordan, Friends of Bald Rock Heritage Preserve is a nonprofit volunteer service organization dedicated to the restoration and preservation of Bald Rock Heritage Preserve, a 165-acre complex of granite outcroppings, forests, headwater streams, and rare species of plants and wildlife adjacent to Caesars Head State Park in northern Greenville County.
"Friends of Bald Rock and SCDNR made some great first steps to restore the preserve to its natural state," said Austen Attaway, SCDNR's Upstate Heritage Preserve biologist. "Friends of Bald Rock has been unbelievably committed to the work that it takes to clean up the rock face. With their continued assistance, we are sure that we will make Bald Rock Heritage Preserve beautiful again for the enjoyment of citizens and visitors to South Carolina."
On day one of the Bald Rock cleanup, 14 volunteers and SCDNR staff picked up 25 large bags (about 500 pounds) of litter from the heritage preserve, in preparation for pressure washing the following two days. While volunteers expected the litter would mostly be fast-food wrappers, in fact it was a disgusting assortment of condoms, syringes, diapers, clothing, broken glass, plastic bottles, cardboard boxes, food wrappers and other garbage. All trash was taken to the nearby recycling center.
The litter pickup was supported by Summer Gagnon, Greenville County litter prevention coordinator, who supplied pickup sticks, trash bags, water, first aid kit, bug spray, and, according to Susan Jordan, "lots of energy and enthusiasm for the project." Among the volunteers were residents of Caesars Head, Bald Rock and Lakemont communities, members of the Upstate Master Naturalist Association and the current Upstate Master Naturalist class (a Clemson Extension Service program), and loyal supporters. Law enforcement officers from SCDNR were also on site during the cleanup.
On day two of the cleanup, the River Falls Fire Department brought its pumper truck with 2,200 gallons of water to assist with pressure washing. (Cedar Mountain Fire Department agreed to be on standby to provide additional water, as needed.) Volunteers were on the rock by 8:30 a.m. and ran four pressure washers simultaneously for five hours. Eight volunteers worked in shifts throughout the day. Volunteers quickly discovered pressure washing is exhausting and not-immediately-rewarding work.
"Any area of graffiti often has multiple layers of paint," said John Jordan. "Some of the paint is fairly easily removed, and on other places you can literally spend several minutes on a four-square-inch area and not remove anything!"
On day three of the cleanup, volunteers again were on the rock by 8:30 a.m. and worked in shifts for five and a half hours. The seven volunteers ranged in age from 18 to 88!
"One of the biggest hazards to volunteers was broken glass littering the rock," said Susan Jordan. "This presented a clear risk to volunteers as the glass became airborne when the pressure washer hit it."
Even though the preserve was closed for visitor safety during the three days of cleaning, clearly indicated by traffic cones and large signs, dozens of people still wanted to enter the preserve while volunteers were working. Many of these visitors were understanding, according to John Jordan, but some were not.
"Some were angry at us, saying that graffiti is what Bald Rock is all about," said John Jordan. "Others questioned graffiti being illegal since it has been done for decades. Some had no idea what a heritage preserve is or its importance."
However, the Jordans and volunteers also received a large number of positive comments about the cleanup at Bald Rock, which were both appreciative and supportive.
Susan Jordan knows it's a daunting task ahead to restore Bald Rock Heritage Preserve to what it once was, but she said it's a challenge that the Friends group is willing to accept.
"We know we're not going to change a 50-year-old tradition by pressure washing for two days," she said. "But we're going to keep at it. The group will continue to work on retaining and recruiting volunteers. The volunteers at this initial three-day event were enthusiastic, energetic and expressed their joy at finally being able to take an active part in cleaning up the Preserve. All volunteers gave 100 percent effort!"
The Friends of Bald Rock Heritage Preserve has already planned its next pressure washing, on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Come join them!
(For more information on the effort to Save Bald Rock, or to volunteer, look on Facebook for Friends of Bald Rock Heritage Preserve or send an e-mail to _EMAIL_.)
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on South Carolina Wild are solely those of the authors, and do not reflect official policies, positions, or endorsements of activity or products by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.


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- of or resembling a tooth; toothlike.
Origin of odontoid
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Historical Examples of odontoid
The first vertebra has nothing of the nature of an odontoid process.The Vertebrate Skeleton
Sidney H. Reynolds
The odontoid process of the axis is still more concave than in Poebrotherium, but not spout-like as in existing forms.
The odontoid process of the axis vertebra is somewhat cheese-taster shaped, as in recent Artiodactyles.
Odontoid process of second vertebra semi-cylindrical; skull with a sagittal crest; and the condyle of the lower jaw rounded.
Change of form of the odontoid process of the second or axis vertebrae from a cone to a hollow half-cylinder.
- of or relating to the odontoid process
- Shaped like a tooth.
- Of or relating to the odontoid process.


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REA's Anatomy "EXAM Notes(TM)" are double-sided, laminated reference charts that contain all the information students need on a single reference card. They are colorful, clear and beautifully illustrated with up-to-date medical terminology. They are exceptionally well-organized to simplify and speed study. The most often used and required facts and formulas are included. "EXAM Notes "function as study tools, homework aids, for reference at work.


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Who's Who — The A to Z Encyclopedia on People of Color who did it first by Eugene LaCorbiniere
Price: $9.99 USD. 351440 words.
Language: English. Published by Fideli Publishing on February 13, 2010. Nonfiction » Reference » Encyclopedias.
Who's Who is the only people of color historically based reference book of its kind. It's a book that contains the names, faces, and life stories of Africans, African Americans, and many other people of color from around the world who have achieved great goals first. We honor those who have made the sacrifice, and gone beyond the boundaries of what was expected of them to better humanity.


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2020 Niue 1 Ounce Dinosaurs - Pterodactyl Colored Antique Finish Silver Proof Coin
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The Pterodactyl and the 3rd issue in series, takes flight in this exciting Dinosaur Coin Collection struck in 1 ounce of.999 pure silver. The word 'Pterodactylus', commonly known as Pterodactyls, comes from the Greek meaning 'winged finger'. Pterodactylus had extremely long, specially adapted fourth fingers, to which its wings were attached.
The coin has been antiqued as part of the overall design aesthetic. The reverse shows a coloured and engraved image of the dragon-like, winged Pterodactyls in flight against a prehistoric background. The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and is legal tender in Niue.
The numbered Certificate of Authenticity fits neatly inside a quality coin case which is placed inside a themed outer box. This certificate confirms the limited mintage of 2,000 coins.
Triceratops backstory:
Many studies conclude that Pterodactylus was a carnivore that probably preyed upon fish as well as other small animals. Like all pterosaurs, Pterodactylus had wings formed by a skin and muscle membrane stretching from its elongated fourth finger to its hind limbs. It was supported internally by collagen fibres and externally by keratinous ridges. Pterodactylus was a small pterosaur compared to other famous genera such as Pteranodon and Quetzalcoatlus, and it also lived earlier, during the Late Jurassic period, while both Pteranodon and Quetzalcoatlus lived during the Late Cretaceous Period.
Year: 2020
Quality: Proof
Denomination: 2 Dollars
Metal Content: 1 troy oz
Purity:.999
Mintage: 2,000
Diameter: 40 mm
Manufacturer: New Zealand Mint
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Leg Numbness (unilateral) and Rapid Breathing 14 Causes
The freeMD virtual doctor has found 14 conditions that can cause Leg Numbness (unilateral) and Rapid Breathing.
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There are 2 somewhat common conditions that can cause Leg Numbness (unilateral) and Rapid Breathing.
 1. Atherosclerosis
 2. Neck Injury
There are 4 uncommon conditions that can cause Leg Numbness (unilateral) and Rapid Breathing.
 1. Electrical Injury
 2. Multiple Sclerosis
 3. Scuba Injuries
 4. Spinal Cord Injury
There are 8 rare conditions that can cause Leg Numbness (unilateral) and Rapid Breathing.
 1. Decompression Illness
 2. Dissecting Thoracic Aneurysm
 3. Ganglioneuroma
 4. Gangrene
 5. Malignant Hypertension
 6. Periarteritis Nodosa
 7. Syphilis
 8. Toxoplasmosis
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 4. Emergency medicine: a comprehensive study guide; Judith E. Tintinalli, Gabor D. Kelen, J. Stephan Stapczynski - 2004
 5. Nelson textbook of pediatrics, Robert Kliegman, Richard E. Behrman, Waldo Emerson Nelson - 2007
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Interpolation Equation for the Calibration of Infrared Pyrometers
J W Hahn, C Rhee
1994 Metrologia
A new interpolation equation for the calibration of infrared pyrometers was derived by using the reference wavelength method. The errors associated with the new interpolation equation were calculated by comparing the temperature scale based on the interpolation equations with that determined by the fundamental method based on Planck's radiation law. To assess the usefulness of the new interpolation equation, the errors were compared with those associated with the interpolation equation
more » ... n equation previously used which was derived by the effective wavelength method. We find that the new interpolation equation can interpolate and extrapolate the temperature scale of an infrared pyrometer calibrated by the multiple-point-calibration method with small error over a wide temperature range. The equation is especially useful for the calibration of infrared pyrometers, when making measurements at low temperatures (< 600 "C) with the response band in the long-wavelength infrared region.
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Date palm
Urist likes date palms for their fruit.
Wet Dry
Deciduous No
Density 820
Max trunk height 8
Max trunk diameter 1
Trunk branching 0
Heavy branch radius 1
Branch radius 2
Root radius 3
Heavy branch density 0
Branch density 0
Root density 5
Wood Date palm wood
Fruit Date
Flower Date palm flower stalk
Alcohol Date wine
Flower Properties
Edible Yes
Cookable Yes
Fruit Properties
Edible Yes
Cookable Yes
Seed Properties
Edible No
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Date palms are one of the many genera of trees found above ground. Like the vast majority of above ground trees, date palm wood is brown and produces brown products.
Date palms bear dates that can be harvested by setting up a gathering zone. They can be eaten raw, cooked, or brewed into date wine. The flower stalks can also be harvested in the spring, but can only be eaten or cooked. Due to their narrow profile and the height that they grow to, date palms may not be worth harvesting unless nothing else is available.
Some dwarves like date palms for their fruit.
Admired for its fruit.
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Dwarven: dëm kulin
Elvish: iÿi mimi
Goblin: xenak luböm
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I found this word today, and I thought it was pretty interesting. I read it in the context of "becoming and adult", or "coming of age", but I'd like to know the etymology of it. I could only find definitions for the word itself, not its origins. At first blush it looks like "one person before/ahead", but it also seems like 人前 can mean a portion of food. "One person's portion of food"? (Perhaps someone is now big enough to have an adult's portions?)
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The etymology is itinin + mae. I could say more about mae, but more likely you are wondering why it means this.
The key is understanding that -mae is a suffix which means: 1) an amount or portion suitable for X; sannin-mae: a serving such as food) suitable for three people 2) emphasises ones attributes or functionality; otoko-mae "manly", ude-mae "skill, prowess"
Source (seems to be popular lately): Daijirin, Daijisen
In itinin-mae, the sense is "a person of ability and skills", hence an adult. This is the second meaning given above. Depending on the context, the first meaning is also possible: a serving (such as food) suitable for one person.
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Fabric Defect Detection Using Adaptive Wavelet Transform
【摘要】：正A method of woven fabric defect detection using the wavelet transform adaptive to the fabric has been developed. With reference to the orthogonality constrains of Daubechies wavelet, by taking the minimization of the energy or the gray level of the pixels hi the output sub-images as the additional conditions and using the random algorithm method, two sets of wavelet filters adapted to the fabric texture were formed. The original images of normal fabric texture and the fabric texture with defects were decomposed into horizontal and vertical sub-images by using these filters and the feature indices of these sub-images were also extracted. By comparing the feature indices of the normal texture with that of the defective texture, the fabric defects can be successfully detected and located.