How to charge a Kindle Fire from a power outlet in Jordan
A guide showing how to power a Kindle Fire with a Jordanian power outlet with micro USB Type B cord and a three pinned Type B USB charger, how to recharge a Kindle Fire using a 3 pinned Type G power plug and charging a Kindle Fire using a Europlug Type C USB adapter
Jordanian power outlet
Different combinations of standards and sockets can often be daunting when planning on visiting another country to the first time traveller. With only a handful of different types of sockets being used throughout the world this guide shows exactly what to pick up in advance to power the Kindle Fire . This page is a step by step guide telling you exactly how to charge your Kindle Fire when you're travelling to Jordan using their Type G, B, C, D, F or J Jordanian 230 volt 50Hz plug outlets, Type G power outlets will be typically used by a majority of Jordanians. When visiting Jordan from another country please check that your Kindle Fire can be used with a 240 volt supply. If the Kindle Fire was purchased in a country which uses a lower voltage (for example 110v) check that the Kindle Fire is dual voltage (indicated by 100-240 volts) else you may need to use an additional power transformer to prevent the device from being damaged whilst powering it up.
This list of instructions shows how to connect the Jordanian power outlet to your Kindle tablet. This page assumes you have installed the most recent version of Fire OS for the Kindle, if you don't visit Amazon for the latest Kindle Fire update to ensure you have the most up-to-date fixes for your Kindle. Go to the Amazon.com site for the Kindle Fire device support [2] for more information.
Charging a Kindle Fire in Jordan
Can you use a Kindle Fire in Jordan?
Yes, you can use a Kindle Fire in Jordan by using a power convertor.
What is the best power adapter for recharging a Kindle Fire in Jordan?
When travelling with more than your Kindle Fire and visiting multiple countries the best travel adapter for Jordan to buy is a multiple USB port charger which includes swappable plugs like a 4 port USB travel charger. There are six different standards of wall outlets that Jordanians use (types G, B, C, D, F and J) and using a power charger like this ensures that you are covered for both types C and G.
As these types of chargers are supplied with interchangeable pins and can handle from 100 volts - 240 volts it makes them ideal for over 100 countries in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa simply by switching the included heads over. If your Kindle Fire is compatible with Fast Charge then you'll benefit from faster recharging times by using one of these power adapters, along with support for certain power hungry devices like tablets.
Having a 4 port charger will also allow you to charge multiple devices at once without needing to buy multiple travel chargers for your trip. By only bringing a single travel charger will also keep the overall weight and size down, making it perfect to fold up and store in hand luggage. Because of their space saving versatility these types of adapters can be used when you return home as well as abroad so when you're not travelling they can be used overnight charging multiple smartphones and tablets without using up an additional power outlet.
We recommend searching for a multipurpose travel adapter like this online, the power charger illustrated here is the 4 Port USB Wall Charger which has been tested successfully with multiple USB devices in numerous different countries around the world with good reliably.
Alternative travel adapter for Jordan
The 4 port USB travel charger is the most compact option for travellers from around the world who only have USB devices such as the Kindle Fire, however for visitors also wanting to use their domestic plugs the following power adapters provide larger but more versatile solutions. All 3 power converters offer surge protection which is crucial for visitors of counties with unreliable or unstable power grids to prevent damage to any connected devices. These power adapters come with interchangeable type C, I and G plugs covering Continental Europe, North America, Australia, United Kingdom, Japan, China and over 150 countries around the world:
 - BESTEK Portable International Travel Voltage Converter - The BESTEK travel adaptor has 4 USB charging ports with 3 AC power outlets and is the most popular compact power converter for travellers originating from America going to Jordan.
 - ORICO Traveling Outlet Surge Protector Power Strip - Also having 4 USB ports but only 2 AC power outlets the Orico travel adapter is also aimed at travellers originating from the US using type B plugs and is a more cost effective alternative to the BESTEK with just 1 less AC outlet at almost half price.
 - BESTEK International USB Travel Power Strip - This power strip has just 2 AC outlets but offers a more generous 5 USB charging ports. This versatile power strip is compatible with both American plugs and popular plug types A, D,E/F, G, H, I, L and N making it ideal for most travellers from around the world visiting Jordan. [16] [AD]
What is the best power adapter for recharging a Kindle Fire in Jordan?
How to use a Type G power charger for charging your Kindle Fire from a Jordanian power outlet
Using type B Micro USB cord and a Type G power charger to recharge a Kindle Fire with a Jordanian power outlet.
 1. In order to charge your Kindle Fire using a Jordanian power outlet you will need to use a Type G USB power adapter [4] and a USB 2.0 A Male to Micro B cable [5].
 2. Start the process by taking the Type G USB power adapter and inserting it into the wall outlet. The plug outlet (technically known as a Type G power outlet [3]) can be identified by the three slots containing plastic shutters in a triangle shape for live, neutral and earth pins.
 3. Plug in the USB end of the USB 2.0 A Male to Micro B cable into the bottom of the mains power charger and the other end into the USB charging port on a Kindle Fire.
 4. Turn on the Jordanian power outlet.
 5. The battery symbol which appears in the top corner of the Kindle Fire will display a lightning icon to indicate that the device is charging.
 6. It takes between 4 hours to 12 hours to completely recharge but this is likely to take longer depending on the type of tablet you are charging, the strength of the power source and if you are using the Kindle during the recharging process. For more information on charging the Fire please read the Kindle Fire device support [2] for more details on battery times.
How to use a Type G power charger for charging your Kindle Fire from a Jordanian power outlet
How to use a Type B power charger for charging your Kindle Fire from a Jordanian power outlet
A guide showing how to power a Kindle Fire with a Jordanian power outlet with micro USB Type B cord and a three pinned Type B USB charger.
 1. To supply power to your Kindle Fire from the Jordanian power outlet you will need a Type B USB power adapter [7] and a USB 2.0 A Male to Micro B cable [5].
 2. Begin the process by plugging the Type B USB power adapter in the power supply. You can identify the plug outlet by two thin slots adjacent to each other for live and neutral blades with a semicircular hole below for the ground pin. Please note that power cables with type B outlets which are rated at less that 240 V shouldn't be used in Jordan so we recommend checking first.
 3. Plug in the USB end of the USB 2.0 A Male to Micro B cable into the bottom of the mains power charger and the other end into the USB charging port on a Kindle Fire.
 4. Turn on the Jordanian power outlet.
 5. The battery symbol which appears at the top corner of the Kindle tablet will show a lightning icon which indicates that the device is charging.
 6. It will take between 4 hours to 12 hours to completely charge but this is likely to take longer depending on the type of tablet you have, the strength of the power charger and if you are using the Kindle whilst charging. For more information on charging please read the Kindle Fire device support [2] for more details on battery times.
How to use a Type B power charger for charging your Kindle Fire from a Jordanian power outlet
How to use a Type C power charger for recharging your Kindle Fire from a Jordanian power outlet
A page on how to recharge a Kindle Fire with a Jordanian power outlet with type B Micro USB cord and a Type C power adapter.
 1. To power the Kindle Fire from a Jordanian power outlet you will need a Type C USB power adapter [9] and a USB 2.0 A Male to Micro B cable [5].
 2. Start the process by inserting the Type C USB power adapter in the power outlet. The plug outlet (sometimes known as a Type C power outlet [8] or Europlug) is recognised by the 2 holes adjacent to each other.
 3. Then connect one end of the micro USB Type B connector into the USB power charger and the other end into the USB charging port on a Kindle Fire.
 4. Turn on the Jordanian power outlet.
 5. The battery icon which is found at the top corner of the tablet screen will show a charging icon which indicates that your tablet is charging.
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This section describes how to commit an object from your widget in JavaScript. Tutorials related to this subject can be found here.
Instructions
Create or retrieve the object.
Make sure you have your object in the scope for your function. You can get one by creating a new one or by retrieving it from either context or a mx.processor.getObject() call.
Set the object's attributes.
To change an attribute of an object, you can use setAttribute().
orderObj.setAttribute("ProductName", "Margarita pizza");
Save the object.
Now we'll send the changes to cache and the server using object.save(). This function saves the object in cache and results in an asynchronous call, sending the changes to the server. This function accepts 2 functions, a callback and an error function.
orderObj.save({
 callback : dojo.hitch(this, function (orderObj) {
 this.afterSave(orderObj);
 }, orderObj),
 error : dojo.hitch(this, function (orderObj) {
 logger.error('Could not save object: '+orderObj);
 }, orderObj)
});
Commit the object.
Committing an object from a widget is really simple. All you need is to call the commit() function on the object in question.
You can call it without any arguments to run it as fire & forget.
orderObj.commit();
If you want to execute any code as callback or if an error is returned, you can give it the needed arguments.
orderObj.commit({
callback : dojo.hitch(this, function (orderObj) {
 this.afterCommit(orderObj);
 }, orderObj),
error : dojo.hitch(this, function (orderObj) {
 logger.error('Could not commit object: '+orderObj);
 }, orderObj)
});
If your widget is in a Data view and you are editing the object of the Data view, it will be automatically committed when the form is saved. Use this for any changes to the actual Data view object, as the user might want to cancel their changes without committing the object.


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Can LLT heartbeats communicate between NICs with different device names?
One 2-node vcs cluster, the heartbeat NICs are eth2 and eth3 on each node,
IF eth2 on node1 down, and eth3 on node2 down. Does this mean the 2 heartbeat Links both down, and the Cluster is in split brain situation?
Can LLT heartbeats communicate between NIC eth2 and NIC eth3?
Since the 《VCS Installation Guide》requires the 2 heartbeat Links in different networks.We should put eth2 of both nodes in the VLAN (VLAN1), and put eth3 of both nodes in another vlan (VLAN2). So in this situation heartbeats cannot communicate between eth2 and eth3.
But, in a production cluster system, we found out the 4 NICs--eth2 and eth3 of both nodes are all in a same VLAN. and this lead me to post the discussion thread to ask this question:
IF eth2 on node1 down, and eth3 on node2 down, What will happen to the cluster (which is in active-standby mode)?

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Fuzzy Generalized Fractal Dimensions Using Inter-Heartbeat Interval Dynamics in ECG Signals for Age Related Discrimination
International Journal of Engineering & Technology
Fractal theory is the propelled technique to analyze the non-linear signals with more complexity. Quantification of chaotic nature and complexity of the multifaceted therapeutic signals requires the estimation of the spectrum of Generalized Fractal Dimensions (GFD) where the complexity means greater inconstancy in the general form of fractal dimension range. This paper has proposed a fuzzy multifractal technique to analyze the age related classifications by using the Fuzzy Generalized Fractal
... neralized Fractal Dimensions (F–GFD) with Gaussian fuzzy valued function through the cardiac inter-beat interval dynamics in electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. It has been revealed that, the designed Fuzzy GFD method accurately categorizes the young and old age subjects by graphical comparison with the typical GFD method. The classification rate of young and elderly subjects has also supported statistically by ANOVA test. Hence the fuzzified multifractal analysis accomplishes significantly to discriminate age groups than the classical multifractal analysis in heartbeat rate time series from ECG signals and also the conventional GFD is a specific case of the proposed F–GFD.


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In this paper, a novel variational framework is introduced toward automatic 3-D building reconstruction from remote-sensing data. We consider a subset of building models that involve the footprint, their elevation, and the roof type. These models, under a certain hierarchical representation, describe the space of solutions and, under a fruitful synergy with an inferential procedure, recover the observed scene's geometry. Such an integrated approach is defined in a variational context, solves segmentation both in optical images and digital elevation maps, and allows multiple competing priors to determine their pose and 3-D geometry from the observed data. The very promising experimental results and the performed quantitative evaluation demonstrate the potentials of our approach.


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Exporting FE Mesh in DXF
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In RFEM, you can use the export function to export the generated FE mesh in DXF as a result. For this, open the export dialog box in the program and select 'ASCII Format - Results'. In addition to a result, for example isolines, you can select the FE Mesh in the 'Results - Isolines (.dxf)' tab. After the export, the mesh in DXF is available in the DL‑FE‑MESH layer.
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GEM Report team launched a new website on SDG 4
UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report team (GEM) has launched a new website, called Education Progress. The portal compiles data from various data sources that help examine the progress made towards SDG 4. It provides extensive possibilities for visualization and comparison of progress that each country has reached in five key areas related to education: access, equity, learning, quality, finance. This resource significantly facilitates examining the achievements of different countries on their way to better education.


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which soil has the highest percolation rate ?? i cannot understand hat is PERCOLATIN RATE ??????
Percolation rate is the rate at which water moves through the soil.
The soil will pass rapidly through well drained soil whereas the water will be collected on the soil with poor percolation rate which can be harmful to the plants.
The percolation rate is highest in sandy soil and least in clayey soil.
to know the percolation rate the formulae is : given time/amount of water

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TTI Study Finds Arsenic and Lead in Imported Glass Beads
The American Glass Bead Manufacturers' Association, which sponsored the study, is urging states and the U.S. government to limit heavy metal levels in glass beads used for highway markings.
A recent study sponsored by the American Glass Bead Manufacturers' Association says that a growing number of imported glass bead products for highway markings have high concentrations of heavy metals, including arsenic and lead.
The findings of the study, which was conducted by Texas A&M University's Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), were presented last month at the American Traffic Safety Services Association's 41st Annual Convention and Traffic Expo in Phoenix, Ariz.
The TTI study showed that imported glass beads had extremely high levels of arsenic and lead and were susceptible to rapid leaching with exposure to water. The high levels of heavy metal substances pose a hazard to highway worker safety and are an environmental threat, in terms of runoff into the soil, surface water, and drinking water, according to the association.
The trade group notes that glass beads manufactured by companies in emerging nations, particularly China, continue to use glass made from old glass-making techniques that require chemical modification, resulting in products containing high levels of arsenic and lead. U.S. producers use such materials as recycled flat glass to make glass beads, which do not contain high levels of arsenic and lead. These products are primarily used for highway safety markings, providing the light-reflective lane markings found on highways around the world.
"These findings are consistent with results from a recent New Jersey Institute of Technology/Rowan University study and also confirm what our membership has known to be true for some time," said Robert McClune, association president. "It's time for state and federal transportation officials and lawmakers to act and establish a federal standard for engineered glass beads in highway markings and prevent these hazardous substances from being applied to our roads and highways," he said.
Such a bill was introduced Feb. 15 by U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster. The Safe Highway Markings Act of 2011prescribes standards for glass beads used in pavement markings, limiting the arsenic or lead content to 200 parts per million. The bill, which has been sent to the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, also requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold up to 5 percent of the apportionment of federal-aid highway funds for any state that fails to enforce requirements to ensure that glass beads used in pavement markings on or along federal-aid highway roads or highways do not contain more than 200 parts per million arsenic or lead.
Setting a heavy metals standard for glass beads has gained strong support from environmental groups like the Sierra Club, state and federal lawmakers, and unions like the International Union of Operating Engineers, according to the association. Nineteen states have adopted laws or regulations that require the use of non-toxic materials in the production of glass beads for highway markings. This same issue is gaining traction globally with the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, and several Canadian provinces. China has also set strict heavy metal standards for internal use but continues to export contaminated glass bead products to other nations, according to the association.
Based in Valley Forge, Pa., the association was established in 1991 and represents a majority of the glass bead manufacturing base in the United States. The trade group works toward the betterment of the industry and is involved in programs to expand and improve highway safety. For more information, call _PHONE_.
Source: American Glass Bead Manufacturers' Association

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Byron Court primary school is included in the Councils School Expansion programme, which is being delivered to accommodate the increasing number of children living in the borough. As a planning condition, the Council is proposing to introduce a local road safety scheme in the surrounding roads near the school. Details of the scheme and the area affected are shown on the enclosed drawings.
The aim of the scheme is to:
Improve road safety for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists and particularly for vulnerable road users
Prevent obstructive and dangerous parking at the school gates
Better manage traffic flow and reduce vehicle speed
Improve crossing facilities for pedestrians


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ADePT, the Software Platform for Automated Economic Analysis, is a free program designed to simplify and speed-up the production of analytical reports. Created by the Research Department (DECRG) of the World Bank, it can be used to extract indicators from micro-level surveys and present them in a print-ready form. ADePT can generate sets of about 50 print-ready tables and graphs in different areas of economic analysis, and already includes, among others, modules on Poverty, Inequality, Labor, Gender, Education, Health, and Social Protection.
ADePT helps both to minimize human errors and to introduce new techniques and methods to a wide audience of practitioners. It can be used as a tool for sensitivity analysis, data checking, and simulations - it's an ideal tool for training! Tasks that take several weeks of work from qualified consultants could be accomplished within minutes using ADePT. Furthermore, by producing a standard set of tables and graphs, the program allows standardization of the economic statistics among countries expanding the possibilities for research on intra-country comparisons.
The website contains a free, downloadable version of the software, as well as video tutorials in several languages, PowerPoint presentations, examples and more about how to use ADePT by utilizing different data sets. Please visit _URL_ for more information.
The current version of ADePT requires a prior installation of the STATA software, but updates might be available in the near future to bypass this requirement.


In 2009-2010 alone, at least 253 people died attempting to cross the southern AZ Border. Border Patrol practices in the desert routinely increase the risk of death in the desert by dispersing groups with helicopters, impeding search and rescue efforts, and vandalizing life-saving resources such as food, water, and blankets.


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Harm that no measurable monetary compensation can cure or reverse, such as cutting down shade trees, polluting a stream, or not giving a child needed medication. Proving irreparable injury is often required in order to request a judicial injunction, writ, temporary restraining order, or other assistance in immediately blocking the activity (usually pending further court proceedings). Also referred to as irreparable harm.
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let's compare five six and five eighths let's think about what they mean five six means five out of six pieces if you have a whole let's say a whole cake and you cut it into six pieces five six is five of those six pieces five eighths again is five pieces that's something that's the same we're both talking about five pieces but this time we split our cake into eight pieces so it's five out of eight pieces we can represent that by drawing it maybe we can draw here's one whole and then another one so these are two equal holes and on one of them we can shade five six and the other five eight that way we can look and compare them so four five six if we divide this whole we were using the example of cake into six equal sized pieces not sure if those are perfect but let's say those are six equal sized pieces five six is talking about five of those pieces so one two three four five this image represents five six now four five eight let's think about it for a second well the piece is in five eighths be bigger or smaller than five six are eight bigger or smaller than six well we can draw and see if we have the same size hole which we need to have the same size hole and we draw and we split it into eight pieces this time so now we have fourths and eight these pieces these eighths one eighth is smaller than a six because this time we had to split the cake between eight people so we got smaller pieces now again we can shade five of them seems like five pieces might be equal to five pieces but we can look and see four five and now we can look and see the five six takes up more space takes up more area this is a larger amount and the reason is because each six each piece is larger so five larger pieces is more than five smaller pieces or is greater than and remember with our symbol the open side the larger side should be facing our larger number so five six is greater than five eighths here's one more but this time let's try to compare them without drawing let's just think about what these mean two fifths means two pieces out of five so one hole will split five ways and we got two of the pieces two thirds needs that same hole we'll split three ways and we got two of the pieces well which two pieces are larger the two thirds are larger because if we only have to split our pieces three ways we can have larger pieces so the two fifths are smaller these two smaller pieces are less these two smaller pieces are less than the two larger pieces and again the open end of our symbol should be facing the larger number so two fifths is less than two thirds


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The Entrance
Free Module 2: Shapes & Form Feng Shui
Chapter 17: The Entrance
The House:-
Avoid the following bad influences on a house:-
1. A 'T' or 'Y' shaped road in front of the house.
2. A house at the dead-end of a road.
3. An inverted 'U' shaped which acts like a knife' slicing the house.
4. A river in front of the house.
5. House must not face or next to a:-
- cemetery.
- funeral parlor.
- any religious prayer sites.
- brothel.
- police station.
- buildings in the shape of a fire element e.g. sharp pointed roofs.
5. A big tree or a single lamb post facing the house.
6. Look out for the corner of a neighbour's roof pointing to the front of the house.
7. A canal or river at the back of the house.
8. House must not face a bridge or an overpass.
9. An expressway 'cutting/slicing' into the house.
10. Avoid a house built on a former cemetery site or an area where massacre happened.
For those living next to a cemetery or places with concentration of YIN, one remedy is to brightly lit that side of the house or paint that side of the wall red or pink to activate the 'YANG' element.
11. Avoid having an opening (open air courtyard) or windows in the centre ceiling of the house.
12. Avoid having the toilet in the center of the house.
13. The house should be higher than the road.
14. Avoid a 'U' shaped house.
15. A house should not be 'sandwiched' between two tall buildings.
16. Do not place the water tank on the roof in the centre of the house.
17. Public sewerage pipes must not pass under the house.
18. Do not have the fire place in the centre of the house.
19. Avoid having a pond in the centre of the house.
1. Avoid having fencing with varying heights.
2. The fence or brick wall should not be too close to the house.
3. Fence or brick wall should not be higher than the house else it acts like a 'prison' environment.
4. For the garage, do not have the master bedroom above the garage.
5. The driveway should not directly face the main house's door.
6. Do not install barbed wires over the top of the main gate. (For goodness sake your house is not an army camp or a gangster's hideout!)
For exterior of the Main Door:-
1. It should not face a tree or a lamp post.
2. It should not face any corner, chimney, or water storage tank.
3. It should not face a neighbour's gate, main door or driveway.
For interior of the Main Door:-
1. It should not face the staircase or a 'sharp' corner pointing towards the door.
2. It should not be immediately blocked by a wall.
3. It should not face the back door.
4. It should not face a wash basin, sink or water pipe.
5. It should not face any bedroom, toilet or kitchen or fireplace.
6. The backdoor must be smaller than the main door.
7. The size of the main door should be proportional to the size of the house.
8. If the main door is made of two panels, both panels must be of equal size.
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Held at: Villanova University Archives [Contact Us]Falvey Library, 800 E Lancaster Ave, Villanova, PA
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Villanova University Archives. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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Father Francis Driscoll was born on Staten Island, New York, in 1899. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and was ordained to the priesthood in the Cathedral in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1912.
After ordination Father Driscoll was assigned to Villanova College as a professor of mathematics. In 1914 he was appointed Vice-President of the College and President from 1920 until 1924. In 1925 he founded Cascia Hall, a new Augustinian preparatory school in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Father Driscoll was 56 when he died in Florida, on 6 February 1945, following an illness of three years. He was the first priest of the Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel (just previously established) to die. He is buried in the Augustinian Community Cemetery at Villanova.
Works consulted: *Necrology of the Augustinian Provinces of the United States of America (revised, May 2000)
The Francis A. Driscoll records consist of materials regarding the academic accreditation and legal excerpts from the deed of Malvern Preparatory School and programs.
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- Finding aid prepared by Rev. Dennis J. Gallagher, OSA and Beaudry Allen
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First-MOVE is an amateur radio CubeSat being built by students at the Technical University of München.
MOVE stands for München Orbital Verification Experiment. The 1U CubeSat carries a CCD camera and has two deployable solar panels carrying a new generation of solar cell – triple junction GaAs / Ge.
This video shows the test preparations for the thermal vacuum test of the cubesat First-Move. The satellite was left in vacuum conditions for 24 hours in the LRT vacuum chamber to offgas any residual materials that could harm the vacuum chambers at IABG.
Afterwards the satellite was transported to the IABG premises and installed in to the thermal vacuum chamber. To reduce thermal influence from the environment the satellite is suspended from the chamber ceiling. After some final functional checks First-Move is ready to start the thermal vacuum testing mid-next week.
Watch First-MOVE TVac Preparations
The frequencies for First-MOVE were coordinated by the IARU as:
Downlink: 145.970 MHz
Uplink: 435.520 MHz
First-MOVE Vibration tests _URL_
First-MOVE CubeSat Solar Panel Deployment Video _URL_
First-MOVE website in Google English _URL_
First-MOVE Communications _URL_


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[Use of essential oil of peppermint (Mentha piperita) in the complex treatment of patients with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis].
Virol J. 2009 Jan 20;6:8. PMID: _PHONE_
The paper describes the effects of peppermint (Mentha piperita) essential oil inhaled by patients with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis in the penitentiary system. This procedure is shown to be most effective in infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis in the phase of resorption of infiltrates and/or closure of decay cavities. The efficiency is determined by the rapid positive changes in a tuberculous process, which appear as a rapider regression of tuberculous inflammation, causing small residual changes. This procedure may be used to prevent recurrences and exacerbations of pulmonary tuberculosis.


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Purpose: To assess referrals from primary care practitioners to an ophthalmological practice in order to determine whether any differences exist between the two primary care groups in the types of conditions referred, and in concurrence between reasons for referral and ophthalmological diagnosis.
Methods: This study investigated patient referrals from general practitioners and optometrists to an ophthalmologist's practice in Belfast, over a period of 3 months from January 2007 to the end of March 2007. Anonymised data were divided into two groups depending on the referring practitioner. Within the two groups, patient numbers were sub-divided into 15 categories covering the range of diagnoses made. Preliminary diagnoses or reasons for referral were compared with the definitive diagnoses made by the ophthalmologist.
Results: Optometrists contributed the greatest number of referrals (323) with 243 patients referred by general practitioners. Cataract was the most common condition referred by optometrists, and the second most common condition referred by general practitioners: agreement with ophthalmological diagnosis was high for both groups of primary care practitioners. Concurrence of referral reason with ophthalmological diagnosis for glaucoma was lower for general practitioners (56%) than for optometrists (76%), but optometrists referred more false positive patients for glaucoma than did general practitioners. The opposite was true for lid/tear duct/conjunctival conditions, the most common basis for referral by general practitioners.
Conclusions: The differences between the two primary care practitioner groups may reflect variations in training, skills and practice. Further investigation of the particular strengths of both groups, and how they can be optimised to promote effective shared care, is required.


South Jersey Ghost Researchers share haunted sightings with library audience
Washington Township Times By Washington Township Times South Jersey Newspapers
on October 07, 2011 at 12:00 PM
By Michelle Caffrey
The audience at the Margaret E. Heggan library gasped loudly when they heard the recording. The ghostly voice of a little girl exclaimed, "Hello."
It was one of many electronic voice phenomenon, or EVPs, that the South Jersey Ghost Researchers played for the captivated crowd on Sept. 26.
The researchers, a well-known nonprofit that's been featured on The History Channel, National Geographic and almost every major media outlet, presented their compelling evidence and fielded questions from the crowd.
The group's main focus is on helping private citizens confronted with unexplainable phenomenon in their houses, but it also never passes up the opportunity to investigate some of the eeriest historical locations in the tri-state area. Eastern State Penitentiary, Burlington County Prison Museum, and even the Old Stone House Village right in town are just a few of the hundreds of places the organization has studied.
"We're pioneers. We were the first to investigate many haunted places that you now see on TV," Investigator and Team Leader Kim Pietrzak said.
The researchers presented the best findings from their most active investigations, including photos of full-body apparitions and EVPs. They also explained their painstaking methodologies. Before the prospective investigators can even begin to snoop for the supernatural, they have to go through a lengthy training process. "You're going to learn how to do this, and do it well," Assistant Director Mandy McCaw said. "It's like bootcamp."
Investigators are trained to use the sophisticated equipment that they bring to each investigation, and the do's and don'ts of ghost hunting. Despite it's reputation as a séance staple, one of the biggest "don'ts" for the organization is the use of Ouija Boards.
They ask every one of their clients if they own a board, and if they say yes, the team won't continue their investigation until it's handed over.
"It's an unsafe tool," McCaw said. "It's adding an unknown factor to so many unknowns already." After they hand over the board, the group then brings it to a church for disposal.
The researchers presented at the library when it was at its old location on East Holly Avenue, but the library's new digs allowed for the group to show the audience their full range of eerie evidence, including recordings, videos, photos and more.
Pietrzak said many of their team members don't just research paranormal, they live with it daily. Many reside in haunted homes currently, or have in the past.
"When I was a child, I remember the covers coming off, things like that," Pietrzak said. "I remember being really curious. I wasn't afraid, but I realized other people might be frightened."
The organization's main focus is to help the people that they encounter reduce their fears and live comfortably in their own home.
After the presentation, the group answered the crowd's most pressing ghost questions— Do women experience sightings more than men? Why do experiences with the paranormal always seem to happen late at night?
Pietrzak said that while there are some theories about women being more open to emotional energies, it really depends on the person.
"I believe it doesn't matter," she said. "But one individual may be more open than another."
When it comes to the rumored "witching hours," when more supernatural events seem to happen, McCaw said that it can be explained with one of the simplest facts about the wee hours of the morning—everyone is asleep.
"That's the quietest time, not a lot of people are awake and moving," McCaw said, "So people tend to listen and hear a lot more."
McCaw enjoys presenting to crowds like the one at the library, partially because she relishes the opportunity to educate people on how paranormal investigators go about their work.
"A lot of ghost hunters on TV have a bad reputation," McCaw said. "We want to let them know that this is what we do, we're not what you see on the TV."
The problem with those shows, McCaw said, is that they have a policy of purposely antagonizing the spirits they're communicating with.
"Everything they do is provoking. We are against that," McCaw said. "We, as a rule, don't allow members to do that. It's out of total respect to the spirit."
Barbara Rothschild, a township resident, attended the event and even said she had her own supernatural experience at the Old Stone Village. Rothschild, who is a self-identified "sensitive", said she felt a random, severe pain in her lower abdomen when she was there with investigators. Later on, she learned that a farmer had been kicked by a horse in that same spot, resulting in his death.
"I picked up on that. A lot of people this paranormal stuff isn't possible, they tend to think you're a lunatic," Rothschild said. "It is real, it's very real. You've just got to tune into it."
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I am working on a project that will involve having several RPi kiosks set up across a college campus. In the rare event that someone might accidentally/maliciously disconnect the power cord from one of the RPis, the associated kiosk would obviously stop working.
I would like to automatically get email notifications if this happens so that I would be aware of it immediately, but I don't know how to do this or even if it is possible. Any ideas?
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 this is called a "dead man's switch". if it's web-accessible there are a lot of options. but to tell that something is dead you need a nondead device watching it. dead servers don't talk. – tedder42 Jun 4 '16 at 0:35
It's certainly possible, but it'll require additional hardware. Once the RPi loses power, that's it. Just like your desktop, there's no magical way for the RPi to do anything (like send a notification) once the power is gone.
You could add a small UPS to the RPi. There are a few that are even designed specifically for the RPi, like this one. If the power goes out, the UPS will send a notification to the RPi. Then the RPi can handle sending a message across the network. If you're fast enough, the RPi may never experience downtime. If you're not fast enough, the RPi can gracefully shutdown.
Alternatively, you could add microcontroller to monitor the power and send a message if needed. Something like this should be able to run off a battery for along time.
I think the best and simplest option though would be to ping the RPi on a set schedule. Since your RPi is a network attached kiosk, you obviously can contact it through said network. Why not just setup a handshake every 1/5/60/whatever minutes? This could be as simple as a script on your server or even desktop workstation that just pings a list of IPs/Hosts and then notifies you which ones don't answer.
 1. Create an AWS account.
 2. Create a tiny text file that just contains something like "hello" or "alive"
 3. Create a S3 bucket for your project. Copy your tiny text file N times into that bucket, once for each Pi that you need to keep status on. Use unique filenames like pi1, pi2, pi3,..., piN.
 4. On each pi, create a simple shell script run by cron every minute that grabs that pi's text file via wget or curl.
 5. Enable S3 access logging
 6. On a separate Pi or an EC2 instance, write a script that regularly downloads the S3 logs and checks to see that all of the pi files have been recently accessed. Note that S3 access logging isn't instantaneous, so you may have a 20-30 minute lag before you discover that one of your Pis is down.
There are commercial server monitoring services like New Relic, but they may be too expensive for your application.
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Tableau date functions
Updated: Nov 7, 2022
tableau date functions
Date functions are calculations used to manipulate date fields in our Tableau data source. For example, you may have a data source containing the Order date (date when an order is placed) and the Shipping date (date when an order is shipped to the customer). To compute, the time it takes to ship orders – you can use the DATEDIFF function, which allows you to compute the difference between two dates in the units specified on the date_part.
Syntax: DATEDIFF (date_part, date1, date2, [start_of_week])
Therefore, in this article – I'll be sharing some of the date functions you can use to manipulate date field in Tableau.
Date functions available in Tableau
1. DATEADD Function
This function returns the specified date, with the number specified on the interval added to the specified date part of that date.
Syntax:
DATEADD (date_part, interval, date)
Example:
To add four months to the current date, I can use this function as shown below.
DATEADD ('month', 4, #16/10/2021#) = #16/02/2022#
2. DATEDIFF Function
This function returns the difference between two dates, expressed in the units specified on the date part.
Syntax:
DATEDIFF (date_part, date1, date2, [start_of_week])
Example:
To compute the difference in weeks between the two dates.
DATEDIFF ('week', #10/10/2021#, #12/10/2021#, 'monday') = 1 (the two dates are on different weeks)
DATEDIFF ('week', #10/10/2021#, #12/10/2021#, 'sunday') = 0 (the two dates are on the same week)
Note: The [start_of_week] part is optional, and therefore when not specified – its determined by the data source.
Read about DATEDIFF function in detail
3. DATENAME Function
This function returns the date_part of a date field as a string.
Syntax:
DATENAME (date_part, date, [start_of_week])
Example: DATENAME ('month', #27/12/2020#) ='December'
DATENAME ('year', #27/12/2019#) = '2019'
4. DATEPARSE Function
This function returns a date_string as a date.
Syntax:
DATEPARSE (date_format, date_string)
Example:
DATEPARSE ('yyyy/MM/dd', #2021-10-16#) = 'October 16, 2021'
5. DATEPART Function
This function returns the date_part of a date as an integer.
Syntax:
DATEPART ('date_part', date, [Start_of_week])
Example:
DATEPART ('month', #15/05/2021#) = 5
DATEPART ('year', #27/01/2021#) = 2021
6. DATETRUNC Function
This function truncates the specified date to the accuracy specified in the date_part.
Syntax:
DATETRUNC ('date_part', date, [start_of_week])
Example:
DATETRUNC ('month', #27/09/2021#) = #01/09/2021# (truncates the date from 27th to the start of the month).
DATETRUNC ('quarter', #17/03/2021#) = '01/01/2021' (truncates the date from March 17th (which falls in quarter 1) to the date when the first quarter began).
7. DAY/WEEK/MONTH/QUARTER/YEAR Functions
These functions return the date part of the given date as an integer.
Syntax:
DAY (date)
WEEK (date)
MONTH (date)
QUARTER (date)
YEAR (date)
Example:
DAY (#16/10/2021#) = 16
WEEK (#16/10/2021#) = 42
MONTH (#16/10/2021#) = 10
QUARTER (#16/10/2021#) = 4
YEAR (#16/10/2021#) = 2021
8. MAKEDATE Function
This function returns a date value constructed from the specified year, month, and day.
Syntax:
MAKEDATE (year, month, day)
Example:
MAKEDATE (2021, 10, 17) = #17/10/2021# (October 17th, 2021)
9. MAKEDATETIME Function
This function returns a datetime that combines a date and a time.
Syntax:
MAKEDATETIME (date, time)
Example:
MAKEDATETIME ('29/09/2021', #08:35:00#) = #29/09/2021 08:35:00 AM#
10. MAKETIME Function
This function returns a date value constructed from the specified hour, minute, and second.
Syntax:
MAKETIME (hour, minute, seconds)
Example:
MAKETIME (18, 05, 58) = #18:05:58#
11. MAX/MIN Functions
These functions return the maximum or minimum date of the two dates in comparison.
Syntax:
MAX (date1, date2)
MIN (date1, date2)
Example:
MAX (#21/02/2021#, #03/10/2021#) = #03/10/2021#
MIN (#21/02/2021#, #19/11/2018#) = #19/11/2018#
12. NOW Function
This function returns the current local system date and time.
Syntax:
NOW ()
Example:
NOW () = #16/10/2021 18:15:21# (date and time of writing this article)
13. TODAY Function
This function returns the current date.
Syntax:
TODAY ()
Example:
TODAY () = #16/10/2021# (date of writing this article)
More date functions can be accessed on the Tableau calculated field editor – by selecting Date on the side menu.
tableau date functions on the calculated field editor
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Harold's Fall or King Will
April 2 - April 4, 2009
The winner of the 2009 Rod Parker Playwrighting Festival is George Watsky, for his play Harold's Fall or King Will. Harold's Fall or King Will by George Watsky focuses on William and Harold, two chess players in a park in New York City. Harold's magical piece of chalk can transform himself and his surroundings, but at the price of his undoing. Using chess as a metaphor, the play examines status, race and morality in the world that Harold creates. NewFest '09, sponsored by Rod Parker, is an opportunity for student playwrights to collaborate on a full production of his or her play. The play chosen is directed by Joe Antoun, Artistic Director of Centastage.


Full-fat Cow's Milk kefir
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS & equipment
 - 1 qt/1 liter organic full fat cow's milk
 - 1 large Fido jar (1.5 L capacity or larger)
 - 1 tbsp milk kefir grains
 - Filtered water
 - Plastic fine-mesh strainer
 - Silicon/wooden spatula
 - Sauce pan
 - Thermometer
 - Glass jar/pitcher for storing
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 1. Take your milk kefir grains out of the refrigerator, and let the warm up to room temperature.
 2. Heat the milk slowly and gently in a saucepan, and wait until it is about to boil (or until it reaches at least 180ºF/82ºC). Stir frequently to avoid scalding. Once the milk begins to "bubble" lower the heat further, and keep under low heat for 5-10 minutes.
 3. Set aside, and allow the milk cool to 104ºF (40ºC) or lower.
 4. Place your kefir grains in a fine-mesh strainer, and rinse thoroughly under fresh filtered water, while the milk is cooling. Set aside and let them drain.
 5. Pour the milk into a large Fido jar once it has cooled down to the right temperature, and add the rinsed and drained kefir grains. Stir the milk/kefir grains briefly.
 6. Cap the jar loosely and let the milk ferment for at least 24 hours, or up to 5 days (depending on how sour you like it to taste and/or if you want to make sure your kefir is lactose-free). Choose a place where the temperature is relatively warm but not excessively (best between 65ºF-80ºF).
 7. Stir the milk/kefir grains occasionally if you are fermenting for longer than 24 hours, to bring more of the milk in contact with the grains (helpful but not required). Loosen the cap after agitation.
 8. The process is complete when the milk thickens (it should be a pourable liquid rather than an "eat with a spoon" level of thickness). The milk will also have a distinctive sour smell.
 9. When you are ready to harvest, simply place a plastic strainer over a bowl and pour the finished kefir through the stainer. Use a plastic or wooden spatula to gently work the kefir through the strainer.
 10. Transfer the kefir to a glass container and store in the refrigerator immediately. Alternatively, if you want to carbonate your kefir, leave at room temperature for 12-24 hours. The fermentation continues even without the grains as all the organisms in them are now part of the kefir.
 11. The kefir grains that remained in the strainer need to be rinsed off with fresh filtered water and stored in the refrigerator with enough milk to cover them, until ready to start the next batch. Kefir works best as a continuous rhythm. Keep your batches small so you do not get overwhelmed.
 12. If you need to stop production, rinse kefir grains, drain them, pat them dry, seal them in something airtight, and freeze them.
 13. You can enjoy your milk kefir as an amazing probiotic beverage, or you can substitute for milk, yogurt, sour cream or buttermilk in your recipes. Salad dressings, soups, smoothies and baked goods are my favorites.
What are the benefits of this dish?
Kefiran is an exo-polysaccharide produced by Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens, which is one of the dominant bacterial strains found in kefir. It contributes to the taste and texture of kefir, as well as the structure of the kefir grains themselves.
Milk kefir is a good source of probiotics, vitamins, minerals and essential amino acids that support healing and repair of the gut mucosa. Milk kefir is particularly rich in vitamins A, B1, D, K2, folate, B12, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus.
Some of the health benefits attributed to kefir include, protection from gastrointestinal diseases, providing nutrients necessary for optimal bone health and regulating immune function.
Although not as widely popular as other fermented dairy products, such as yogurt and cheese, kefir has been consumed and associated with health benefits for 100s of years; originally by communities in the Caucasian mountains.
Kefir is traditionally made with cow's milk but it can be made with milk from other sources such as goat, sheep, buffalo, or coconut milk.
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Tutorial: Painting Nurgle Demons With Washes
Nurgle Plaguebearer
Finished Nurgle Plaguebearer
A couple of people have requested information on how I painted a few previously posted Nurgle Plaguebearers and Chaos Space Marines.
So here's a short tutorial on how I do this.
Nurgle Plaguebearer
White Undercoat
Step 1:
The miniature was given a thin undercoat of pure white. I generally use Vallejo undercoats as I find these can be quickly applied with an airbrush.
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Athonian Camoshade Coat 1
Step 2:
Once the undercoat was fully dry, I applied a generous coat of Athonian Camoshade to the miniature using a Washbrush and then left the miniature to dry (mainly as the Lord or Terror had hidden her hairdryer....)
Nurgle Plaguebearer
Athonian Camoshade Coat 2
Step 3:
With the first layer of shade fully dry, I applied a second generous coat of Athonian Camoshade. This was then followed by a thick coat of Agrax Earthshade.
Nurgle Plaguebearer
Ratskin Flesh Coat 1
Step 4:
Having located the Lord of Terror's hairdryer and accelerated the drying process slightly, I painted the warts, intestines and other ikky fleshy bits with a thinned coat of Ratskin Flesh. Given that the base layer paints from GW are pigment dense, I used Vallejo airbrush thinner to do this, rather than the more expensive Lahriman Medium. As this is a Nurgle demon, I wasn't too worried if the end result wasn't totally accurate.
Nurgle Plaguebearer
Dryad Bark Coat
Step 5:
Anything not expected to be green or pink (ick!) was given a thinned coat of Dryad Bark.
Nurgle Plaguebearer
More Washes...
Step 6:
The Dryad Bark areas were given a thick coat of Agrax Earthshade. Similarly, the Fleshy bits were given a coat of Reikland Fleshade. The miniature was left to dry overnight (the hairdryer had been removed after accusations of using it for purposes that were not deemed appropriate)
Nurgle Plaguebearer
Cadian Fleshtone
Step 7:
Fleshy areas were given a thinned layer of Cadian Fleshtone, layered to retain some of the darker Flesh showing through.
Nurgle Plaguebearer
A severe case of Jaundice
Step 8:
The demon's single eye was given two thinned coats of Flash Gitz Yellow. Ikky...
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Bones and Teeth
Step 9:
Teeth and bones were given a coat of Zandri Dust, followed up by Ushabti Bone and Screaming Skull.
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Based and Varnished
Step 10:
To finish the model off, I covered the base in Armageddon Dust, drybrushed when dry with Tyrant Skull. The larger rocks were painted with thinned Zandri Dust and drybrushed with Tyrant Skull. The whole base was then given a wash of Seraphim Sepia.
Once dry, Vallejo Matt Varnish was used to tone the whole model down.
 1. Nice stuff. I'll be using this for sure. On the hair dryer front: Keep it up. The Lady Inquisitor finally broke down and bought me a small travel dryer - ostensibly to dry minis, but the number of times I've had The Agent of Chaos in my lap with a brush in my hand far outweighs the number of times I've used it for mini drying. I'm beginning to suspect an ulterior motive...
 2. Thank you for this tutorial, I will try it soon on my Plague zombies...
 3. Thanks a ton! I've finally found a perfect way to paint my zombies!!
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text: The water and energy security issue is a big challenge and problem for sustainable development in China. In this study, we take the largest coal energy producing region in China as the research area, to analyze the impacts of future climatic changes and human activity on water resources in Shanxi's energy base (main energy producing region) has been investigated base on the Coupled Land surface and Hydrology Model System (CLHMS) using three different IPCC AR5 emission scenarios (RCP2.6, RCP4.5 and RCP8.5). Comparing with the current national policy, the supporting capacity of water resources in mid-21st Century on the energy bases development was discussed. It's showed that Shanxi's energy bases water demand will continue to grow, the competitiveness of the development and utilization of water resources in the area will be further intensified. This research also proved the basis for the development scale of energy bases in the future.


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enter image description hereI created a shape. It will be a room.
here is the code:
 room = new Sprite();
 room.graphics.beginFill(0xFFFF00, 1);
 room.graphics.moveTo(0, 0);
 room.graphics.lineTo(0, 500);
 room.graphics.lineTo(500, 500);
 room.graphics.lineTo(500, 250);
 room.graphics.lineTo(300, 250);
 room.graphics.lineTo(300, 0);
and i have a red rectangle at the middle. I wanna know which wall and two point is close to this rectangle. For example: in this screenshot left wall is nearest.
Thank you
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This is not an actionscript question at all. You need just an algorithm.
Simple solution: find center of the object and then use any line distance algorithm you can find to check this center point distance to all room edges.
For example this: Shortest distance between a point and a line segment
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I would add to this that to be able to check your room and red rectangle you need to store it as collection of points which then you will be able to run through and compare. – Lukasz 'Severiaan' Grela Oct 4 '12 at 11:55
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Cedar Hedges
Have large cedar hedge close to 8 ft. tall. We would like to replace three of the trees in the middle of the run. How would this be done? Would it be harmful to the other trees to the side of them and what size would the roots be? I can see close to the surface there is a spread out mass of roots, but how deep does this go? We are in Oakville, good soil, full sun, and we water. Thanks.
Thank you for contacting the Toronto Master Gardeners with your question.
8 foot cedars in the middle of a run can be replaced with minimal damage to surrounding members but it also depends on how many roots can remain undamaged. Usually cedars of this size in a maintained hedge refrain from growing thicker lateral roots which spread out into neighboring cedars. They tend to have more fibrous surface roots and some thicker roots going deeper. This is the norm but also depends on soil conditions and how many year the cedars have existed there. If they have been there more than 3 years, you will likely have to dig down 3 to 4 feet for removal, and may have roots as thick as 4 inches in diameter.
If you are digging up a neighboring cedar, you would want to avoid digging and disturbing roots under the 'drip line' of the neighbor that you want to retain. So as you are digging and you find root that might travel out from the cedar you are removing into the drip line space of the neighbor, then use a lopper or pruner to cut the roots off, rather than digging into the space of the neighbor.
Also sometimes it is a good idea to gently tie up the surrounding tree you want to protect from wielding digging tools with a twine or burlap.
Here is some general information on growing healthy cedars from a few of our earlier posts:
Watering deeply and thoroughly (at least once or twice a week after planting, especially in these hot summer conditions) is key so that your cedars' roots can take hold and spread. This is much more effective than frequent spraying or light watering, and can be done easily by using a soaker hose along the base of the cedars for several hours to ensure that the moisture reaches into the roots of the plant. Watering should continue well into the autumn until the ground is frozen to maintain adequate moisture through the winter. Cold winter winds can desiccate the foliage – once the ground is frozen, your cedars cannot take up moisture to replace what is lost from their foliage.
Deep, thorough watering can also help the roots in the root ball to separate and penetrate into the soil after planting: plants that have been in their containers for some time can often be root bound – that is, their roots circle around the pot and are quite tightly packed. If you did not loosen, tease out, or separate the roots somewhat before planting, your cedars may be experiencing some stress as the roots move into the garden soil.
Fertilizing the hedge with a 30-10-10 formulation three times in the growing season (May, June and July) is appropriate. It is very important to follow exactly the directions for applying fertilizers so that they are absorbed into the soil and are able to reach the plant's roots. Don't fertilize in late summer as the hedge needs to prepare to go dormant for the winter.
Using a mulch over the roots ensuring that the mulch is kept at least 3 inches away from the trunk. This will help maintain a consistent level of moisture for root survival.
Good luck with your removals and replacements.


Parent Country National Law & Legal Definition
A parent-country national is a person working in a country other than their country of origin. Such a person is also referred to as an expatriate. Long periods of assignment (perhaps 4 –5 years or more) may run the risk of "de facto" employee status in the host country, so that labor laws or the host country apply.
A U.S. parent-country national residing abroad still owes U.S. taxes each year on his or her worldwide income. The US has income tax treaties with over 35 other countries. The IRS and the foreign taxing authorities can exchange information on their citizens living in the other country. Qualifying U.S. citizens and residents working outside the United States are permitted to elect to exclude a portion of their foreign earned income under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). This section provides a general exclusion limited to a specified amount, another exclusion measured by foreign housing costs, and, for self-employed persons, a foreign housing cost deduction.
 1. The bona fide residence test, which requires the taxpayer to be a bona fide resident of a foreign country or countries for an uninterrupted period that includes a full tax year, or
 2. The physical presence test, which requires the individual to be present in a foreign country or countries at least 330 full days during a period of 12 consecutive months.


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Zoom into a Report
The zooming functionality is available for the NetFlow Auditor charting applet. Users can zoom into all bar, line and area charts.
You can zoom into a report to reveal more intricate details.
Note: By default (except in the case of a baseline report) the grid will update as you select a time area. To "float" through the graph data without the grid updating, click "Chart tab" and disable the "Zoom Option".
To zoom down into a report:Step 1:
Generate a report. Following is an example of a weekly baseline report.Step 2:
For line charts focus choose zoom mode (
). Zoom mode is a toggle option of Drag mode click on drag mode (
) to change to zoom mode.Step 3:
Drag the mouse to select an area within the graph into which you wish to drill down. Step 4:
A new graph is displayed elaborating only the selected area with greater detail.Step 5:
Repeat Step 2, as many times as you want.


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RIC enrolls first British Recruits
As the War of Independence escalated, the Royal Irish Constabulary was becoming more and more overstretched. In December 1919, the government began to recruit ex-servicemen from Britain to bolster the police force in Ireland. These servicemen became known as the Black and Tans - due to the mixed colours of their uniforms. In July, they were joined by the Auxiliary Division, composed of ex-officers from the war.
The Black and Tans and Auxiliaries became notorious for their lack of discipline and reckless behaviour throughout their time in Ireland.
War of Independence, Military & Policing
'The New RIC'- RIC Christmas card with the RIC, Black and Tans, Auxiliaries and Station Defence.
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On a quest to find the tastiest watermelon for your Fourth of July cookout? There's an Israeli app for that.
After experiencing the bitter frustration of trying to choose a good watermelon – only to get it home and find it hollow and tasteless – three computer science students at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology decided to use technology to solve that age-old challenge. The result? A prototype that uses a smartphone, sensors and an algorithm to determine the quality of a watermelon in a matter of seconds – without ever opening the watermelon.
Through meetings with agricultural engineers and biologists around the world, Technion students Salah Abed Alehlim, Adam Garah and Ayman Sarha'an concluded there's a correlation between a watermelon's external and internal properties. It turns out that tone, color, stripe patterns, shape, and the size of the circle at the bottom of the watermelon all help determine what's inside.
The app takes a picture of the watermelon from three angles, and uses an algorithm to analyze its external properties. The app then gives each watermelon a taste rating between 1 ("atrocious") and 5 ("divine").
Does it work? According to the students, the app (which is not yet available to the public) scored 100 percent accuracy in experiments on 30 watermelons. They also say it can be applied to examine the quality of other types of fruit.


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Spanish and British scientists intend to solve fisheries issues. (Photo: Pablo Lozano/IEO)
Spanish and British scientists assess fishery resources in Gibraltar
Friday, August 10, 2012, 03:40 (GMT + 9)
Scientists at the Oceanographic Centre of Cadiz of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) and a UK fishing research specialist are collaborating in fisheries resources assessments in the Rock of Gibraltar.
The agreement was reached between the consultant hired by the Government of Gibraltar and researchers Ignacio Sobrino Yraola and Juan Gil Herrera, in a meeting in which the parties discussed the technical aspects based on the information available.
The experts analysed the series of abundance of key species and the seasonality of resources and identified the biological aspects depending on the type of species.
"The main problem encountered when analysing the information available consists in associating certain catches to a particular area, since they correspond to a total landed at auctions, regardless of the source," Sobrino explained.
"Deficiencies in the biological information of the main species (size, age, maturity, etc.) have also been identified, making it difficult to carry out an advisory process," the IEO researcher added.
In addition, the researchers also agreed to maintain contact in the future for possible clarifications on the information provided and likely future joint collaboration in future research projects assisting the fishing activity advisory in the area, as the statement of the IEO indicates.
Sobrino told the agency Europa Press that the British specialist Indrani Lutchman was provided with a summary that has enabled her to complete the information available in relation to the Spanish legislation on the subject.
"Of course, [the legislation] is in line with the EU law," he said, but he stressed that the "great interest" is focused on the exploitation pattern of the fleet.
For the expert, if the Gibraltar Government intends to implement management measures for fisheries in the future, it would be necessary to develop a research project aimed at resolving this issue in advance.
By Analia Murias
Photo Courtesy of FIS Member IEO - Instituto Español de Oceanografía (Oficina central)


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Choyobun refers to the taxation that the Southern Court temporarily imposed on the territories of temples and shrines under their control in order to secure provisions and revenue during the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).
Choyobun contrasts with the Hanzeirei (Hyoro-ryosho (grant areas for the support of troops in the field)) administered by the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) that held the North Court around the same time. While the Hanzeirei was designed to temporarily collect half of the income from nengu (land tax), Choyobun was supposed to be a tax collection of one third. Due to scarce records, however, the details are unknown. Choyobun was imposed a few times from the Shohei era of Emperor Gomurakami until just before the unification with the North Court by the Meitoku Treaty, which was applied mainly in the southern part of the Kinki region where the South Court had influence, such as the Kii Province, Izumi Province and Kawachi Province. Although marginal records of the tax have been found from Mino Province and Tosa Province, in other areas the tax was almost never conducted due to the influence of the North Court and the Muromachi bakufu.
Emperor Chokei issued a Rinji (the Emperor's command) for an exemption of Choyobun for a village in Settsu Province in November of 1383, and in October of 1384 he issued an order of the same effect in the form of an Inzen (a decree from the Retired Emperor). It is presumed that Emperor Chokei abdicated the throne to his younger brother Emperor Gokameyama during the same year, making this knowledge valuable historical material showing the activities of the Emperor with many unclear records.


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Guatemala's Ancient Deer Dance of the Gods (Video)
Mayan dances hold a significant place in Guatemalan history and religion, with the ancient ritual of the deer dance playing a particularly pivotal role. Celebrated on the Feast of Corpus Christi, a major Catholic holiday observed on May 31st across Central and South American countries, the deer dance is a tradition filled with ritual. In Guatemala, particularly in the village of Patzún, locals come together to perform this dance, a tradition that extends far back into history.
The deer dance is a representation of a deer hunt, intending to illustrate the coexistence of humans and other animals in nature throughout history. For over 20 years, Juan Yool Gómez has been participating in this dance, embodying the age-old tradition that transcends time. The deer dance forms a bridge between the past and the present, celebrating the rich cultural heritage of Guatemala and keeping the ancient Mayan traditions alive.
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The parameter 'pos' in ShapeStim statement stands for the position of the center of the stimulus. Is it possible to set the positition of the stimulus by the top left of it instead of its center? In Pygame, for example, shapes can be draw from top left through statement"pygame.draw.rect(window, color, (topleft_X, topleft_Y, width, height))".
The choice of drawing origin is an arbitrary one (eg bottom left is as natural as anything else), so selecting another is left up to the user, by applying simple geometry.
In this case, just add half the width of the object to your preferred x component of the position, and subtract half its height from the y component.


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The software has been widely used since 1996 and the recently upgraded version is easy to use.
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is it possible to use hillshade function in ArcMap to calculate shadow areas of buildings or simulate shadows of buildings, using DSM of the buildings and the sun angle and azimuth?
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Please edit your first question if you need to change something. If you just want to add the tags, don't worry because I have done that for you. – Nathan W Nov 10 '10 at 12:52
Also possible duplicate of math.stackexchange.com/questions/9683/… – Gareth Rees Nov 10 '10 at 12:59
And possible duplicate of programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/18086/… – Jaime Soto Nov 10 '10 at 14:13
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ArcGIS claims to be able to do this at 10 with new 3D Analyst tools: Virtual City Template Enables 3D City Modeling. I say claims because I haven't personally used these tools yet. Here's the documentation for the tool discussed in that article: How Skyline Barrier (3D Analyst) works
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hi how about trying to use sketchup?
i did not do it so if you do let us know how it went
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What you are trying to do is usually called'solar envelope computation'. This paper present a method to compute it:
Eugenio Morello, Carlo Ratti, Sunscapes: 'Solar envelopes' and the analysis of urban DEMs, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, Volume 33, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 26-34, ISSN 0198-9715, DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2008.09.005.
Solar envelope computation seems far more complex and different than hill shading. Hill shading usually only uses the orientation, and do not fully model light rays propagation.
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Sketchup works great. You can define all kinds of settings and create time-lapse animations. Using ArcGIS, you can convert DSM to TIN then TIN to Multipatch and COLLADA and load into SketchUp.
In fact back in 2006 even ESRI was acknowledging the SketchUp was the tools for this: Quoting "Users can rapidly develop three-dimensional models that are georeferenced, animate scenes, and produce shadow casting studies for proposed building."
Take a look at the article: _URL_ It only applies to ArcGIS version 9.3.1 and older as this is the last version where the SketchUp6 plugin can be installed. In fact, for your purposes (DSM) it would probably be easier to use the plugin to convert the TIN surface to SketchUp then the new way which requires a few more steps. (The benefit of using the older version is that you can also export vector features (polylines, polygons, points) from ArcGIS to SketchUp whereas in version 10 this is not possible)
As was already mentioned in the previous similar post, ESRI claims to have similar functionality but I have not tried the tools personally.
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Hello swingley,eliavs and jukub thanks for your suggestions, but i think none of your suggestions will get me the right results. perhaps you didn't get the question so i refer you to this article:a-a-r-s.org/acrs/proceeding/ACRS2002/Papers/VHR02-2.pdf. for you to get the picture. At page 3, section 3.2 Shadow simulation: this not so much to read, only a few sentence and figure 5. "Shadow simulation image" depicts exactly what i intended to achieve. perhaps, if anyone has experience solving such a task would be grateful if you could explain a little bit for me. thanks in advance. – Yudine Nov 11 '10 at 13:37
The actual answer to your initial question is no. You cannot use the hillshade function to obtain the shadows. Personally I don't have a very high option of the paper you mention; Aside from the numerous items that just don't make sense, the purpose is to recover information hidden in the shadow areas? Why not use an image taken from a different angle, time of day, etc. I disagree that none of our suggestions will give you the results depicted in figure 5. I will add another answer with some quick sketchup screen captures. – Jakub Nov 11 '10 at 14:56
"but i think none of your suggestions will get me the right results."
I still think you should consider the new ESRI tools or Sketchup. As for Sketchup, you can customize what object cast shadows on what objects. If you just want the shadows themselves -> view model in plan view and un-check perspective -> then paint model white on white background and in Style dialog turn off edges. See below for 2 examples of this; 1: buildings, 2: terrain. You can export this to tiff, import into ArcGIS or other GIS, georeference, classify, convert to polygons if need be.
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Hello jukub, i really did not mean that... I just want to thank you....you've made my day. – Yudine Nov 11 '10 at 17:20
Not in Arcgis, but the free SAGA GIS can calculate the shade of objects in a digital surface model: _URL_ Use the analytical hillshading method with the ray-tracing option. All values >90 degrees (>1.56 radians) are shadows (black in the sample figure below). alt text
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Researchers produced the first hydrogen that was generated from electricity by tidal energy. The first 'tidal hydrogen' was produced at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. As hydrogen production is energy intense in the making, tidal energy and renewable clean energy sources could be real game changers. Hydrogen is promising to substitute fossil fuel generated devices, because it emits no carbon making it a carbon neutral fuel source.
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Sending Polls
During IBM® Lotus® Sametime® meetings, the chair can use polls to gather feedback from meeting participants. The chair can send a question to the meeting participants and view participants' responses. For example, the chair might ask participants to vote on which job applicant to hire. As participants respond, the chair sees which candidate the participants prefer.
Note Only the chair create a new poll question and send polls. You cannot create poll questions before joining the meeting. However, you can create them and then click the Send later button to send them at a later time.
When sending a poll, the chair can also:
 - Share the tallied responses with other participants. Normally, the chair is the only person who sees the poll responses. The chair can choose to share the tallied poll responses so that all participants see the responses in the Poll Tab. To do this, click Share Responses on the Polling tab.
 - Note When the chair shares the responses, participants see only the tallied responses. Participants do not see individual answers to the poll.
 - Allow anonymous responses. By default, the chair can see each participant's response to the poll question. (These individual responses cannot be shared with other meeting participants.) The chair can preserve participants' privacy by allowing them to respond anonymously to poll questions.
 - Mark correct answers. The chair can specify correct answers for poll questions. When the chair shares the poll responses, participants can see if they answered the question correctly.
Sending a Poll
Follow these steps to send a poll question to the meeting participants:
 1. Click the New Poll icon New Poll on the Polling Tab, or choose Tools - Polling - New Poll.
 2. Enter your question in the "Question" area.
 3. Select the type of question from the drop-down list. Depending on the type of question you select, some answers might be filled in automatically. For example, if you select a True/False question, the answers True and False automatically appear. You can edit these automatic answers if you like.
 4. If necessary, enter the answers to the question.
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 7. Note If responses are anonymous, you cannot see the names of the respondents when you view individual poll responses.
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 - Click the Send Poll icon Send Poll to send the poll immediately. A new window containing the question and answers appears on the other participants' computer screens. (You cannot respond to polls that you send.)
 9. Click the Close Sent Poll icon Close Poll to close the polling window. The question window is closed for all participants (latecomers will not see this poll) but the responses window stays open for you to view.
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This afternoon, the flood wave will reach Chop. In the Tisa, the water is expected to rise up to 11 meters
The priority measures to liquidate the aftermath of the flood are being taken in the region. As of Tuesday morning, rescue units have pumped water out of almost all previously flooded households in Mizhhirya, Tyachiv and Rakhiv districts.
The water levels in rivers in the highlands are decreasing. Yesterday (Monday), in the afternoon, the maximum water level was recorded in the lower reaches of the Borzhava river, it reached 565 centimeters, after which it began to decrease.
This afternoon, the flood wave in Tisa and Latorytsia rivers will reach the extreme point of the region in the vicinity of Chop. The rise of water in the Latorytsia is expected to be 450 centimeters, and in the Tisa - up to 11 meters above the zero of the post.
Water may break out onto the floodplain, but without flooding or other serious consequences. Rescue units in Transcarpathia are in full readiness in case of emergency, Civil Protection Service of Hungary have been warned about the approaching flood wave.
As of Tuesday, 8:00 am, the rise of water level in the Tisa near Chop is 8 meters 60 centimeters.
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The SNF Global Health Initiative (GHI) is supporting Sapien Labs in expanding its Global Mind Project, a database that seeks to provide a basis for understanding the factors that promote or undermine mental health, to young people ages 13-17.
Founded in 2016, Sapien Labs aims to understand how the fast-changing world we live in impacts the human brain and mind, identify root causes of negative outcomes, and create preventative strategies that push forward noticeable change. Its Global Mind Project is a major program that tracks mental wellbeing along with sociocultural, lifestyle, and technological factors in dozens of countries with the goal of understanding dominant trends in mental health and their key drivers.
Determined to investigate trends in youth mental health, Sapien Labs hopes that expanding the Global Mind Project from the adult populations it had previously engaged to adolescents will yield valuable insights that can catalyze effective solutions. The youth assessment, launched in August 2023, captures how respondents are feeling and how well they are functioning across a range of cognitive, social, emotional, and physical dimensions.
The SNF-supported expansion seeks to collect hundreds of thousands of new mental health profiles and examine the potential impacts of smartphones, ultra-processed food, cannabis, vaping, and other factors on the youth mental health crisis. Envisioned outcomes include recommendations of preventative strategies for families and schools, academic papers offering insights, and pilot case studies at schools.
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Here's a video that will take you through the steps of making a storm glass; a smart device that can give you a weather update!
The storm glass or chemical barometer already exist in 1750 but was not popularly known and used until the 19th century. The crystals in a chemical barometer are made up of three solid components that were dissolved in the heat but somehow form a mass on their own as the climate conditions change every day. Note that the amount of each component used in making a storm glass may need to be adapted to your local climate, since storm-glass instruments were all intended for use in cold climate zones. Are you ready to predict the weather? Follow the instructions below, and start making your storm glass today!
- Vodka, 100 Proof (50% Ethanol) – 300 mL
- Camphor – 28g (1oz)
- Potassium Nitrate – 10g
- Ammonium Chloride – 10g
1. Pour in 300 ml of vodka in a jar
2. Add 1 cube of camphor to the vodka
3. Add 10 g potassium nitrate
4. Add 10 g ammonium chloride
5. In a pot lightly heat some water then immerse the jar to dissolve all the solid components. This will show you the degree to which one substance is able to dissolve in another
6. While heating, cover the jar lightly. Do not use a tight cover as this will cause pressure to build up inside the jar
7. Put a couple of ice cubes on the lid to reduce any alcohol that may evaporate
8. Turn off the burner once all the solids have dissolved and allow the water to cool down before you put the sealing ring of the jar
9. Place in a non-climate controlled area in your house
To reset your storm glass, place the jar in a bowl of warm water for 10 minutes. Wait for the old crystals to dissolve completely. Always loosen the jars' lid when reheating to prevent pressure build-up.


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Women continue to be in the minority in school administration in public schools in the United States, although the majority of teachers are female. The role of assistant principal is the gateway to school administration. The purpose of this study was to describe the essence of the transition from teaching to school administration, the role of a female assistant principal, and the career aspirations of female assistant principals. This study used a phenomenological approach to understand the essence of the transition for the participants. Six women were interviewed using a semi-structured interview protocol to collect data on their experiences transitioning to the role of assistant principal. Using the process of horizonalization, the data were transcribed and analyzed using statements and quotes from the interviews to develop themes common to all participants. Findings revealed that these women continually seek to better themselves, others, and their organizations. They experienced a significant sense of loss as they transitioned to their new role. Lastly, the supports needed by women as they continue in their career as school administrators were uncovered.


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Alternative ways to slice/manage data using PARFOR
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Hello,
I am a beginner MATLAB user, hence probably my question seems simple but I have spent quite a bit of time trying to find solutions for this.
I essentially have a large number of variables, or arrays of data (over 130) that are populated by data generated in a parfor loop (I am keen to use parfor because the script will run through quite large amounts of data, and is significantly more efficient).
As I have said it is a large number of arrays, and the way I am creating the emtpty arrays, and then populating them and managing them later in the scrip is just very line-consuming and does not look good to me.
The script (this is a very simplified example to illustrate the problem) looks like this:
Data = rand(1,1000);
A = nan(1,1000);
B = nan(1,1000);
C = nan(1,1000);
D = nan(1,1000);
E = nan(1,1000);
% (in my cript there is 130 variables )
parfor i = 1:1000
a = (Data(1,i) * 526^3)/5;
b = (Data(1,i) * 255^2)/6;
c = a*b;
d = a/b;
e = a^b;
A(1,i) = a;
B(1,i) = b;
C(1,i) = c;
D(1,i) = d;
E(1,i) = e;
end
But ideally I would like to do something like this:
Data = rand(1,1000);
SolCell = {'A'; 'B'; 'C'; 'D'; 'E'};
for i = 1: size(SolCell,1)
SolCell{i,2} = nan(1,1000);
end
parfor i = 1:1000
a = (Data(1,i) * 526^3)/5;
b = (Data(1,i) * 255^2)/6;
c = a*b;
d = a/b;
e = a^b;
SolCell{1,2}(i) = a;
SolCell{2,2}(i) = b;
SolCell{3,2}(i) = c;
SolCell{4,2}(i) = d;
SolCell{5,2}(i) = e;
end
But this results in a 'variable classification' error, as parfor does not like structures or cells.
Thank you very much in advance for your help!
Carlos
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Edric Ellis
Edric Ellis on 11 Feb 2021
parfor can work with struct and cell, but it's often a bit tricky because you need to satisfy the requirement that the slicing indexing is the first level of indexing. In your example, you're attempting to slice in the last index position. In this case, I would be tempted to have the parfor loop emit a single numeric matrix, and then post-process it into the desired form outside parfor. (Simple reindexing such as that will be more efficient outside parfor anyway). So, something like this (untested...):
out = nan(5, 1000);
parfor i = 1:1000
% ... calculate a,b,c,d,e
% Fill a slice of "out"
out(:, i) = [a,b,c,d,e];
end
% Convert "out"
SolCell = {'A'; 'B'; 'C'; 'D'; 'E'};
for i = 1:size(SolCell,1)
% Pick out a row of "out"
SolCell{i,2} = out(i,:);
end
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Carlos Acasuso
Carlos Acasuso on 11 Feb 2021
That seems to work, many thanks for your help! Super useful.
I think I understand better the indexing requirement, and essentially there is no solution for that since "parfor" does not allow it, but we can always post-process outside of the parfor loop in a (still) efficient way.
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text: The history of the kingdom of Yaxchilan, situated on the banks of the Usumacinta River, extends for about 450 years, from 359AD until 808 AD, when it was gradually abandoned and swallowed by the inexorable jungle. It was not until 1892 when Alfred Maudsley became one of the first Europeans to admire the wonderful constructions, stelae and lintels. The Structure 12, with its façade towards the sunrise, is the construction from which the Lintel 48 comes from, which contains an initial set date whose glyphs are represented by heads and four periods of time (baktun, k'atun, winal and k'in) recorded with full body animal figures. The Long Count Calendar is 126.96.36.199.16, the equivalent to February 11, 526 AD, with the Calendar Round 2 Kib '19 Paax.Dra. Federica Sodi MirandaColaboradores: Arqlgo. Hugo Herrera Torres Araceli Ruiz Peláez Mtro. Hugo García Capistran.


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SQL Server ROW function
MROW
Updated: 31 January 2012
Use the scalar function MROW to return a row from the string representation of a matrix.
MROW expects a string representation of the matrix, with columns separated by commas and rows separated by semi-colons.
Syntax
SELECT [wctMath].[wct].[MROW](
 <@Matrix, nvarchar(max),>
 ,<@m, int,>)
Arguments
@Matrix
a string representation of a matrix.
@m
The row number. Row number is a 1-based index.
Return Types
[nvarchar](max)
Remarks
· The string representations of @Matrix must only contain numbers, commas (to separate the columns), and semi-colons to separate the rows.
· Consecutive commas will generate an error.
· Consecutive semi-colons will generate an error.
· Non-numeric data between commas will generate an error
· Non-number data between semi-colons will generate an error
· To convert non-normalized data to a string format, use the Matrix2String or the Matrix2String_q function.
· To convert normalized data to a string format, use the NMatrix2String or the NMatrix2String_q function.
· @m must be greater than or equal to 1.
· If @m is greater than the number of rows an error message will be generated.
· To determine the number of columns in the matrix, use the MROWS function.
Examples
Let's assume that we had the following matrix, A, and we want to return the fifth row.
A = [-79,-45,9,9,-91,-5;68,46,9,81,-61,35;83,-25,80,-67,-22,-38;77,40,-24,69,73,-20;-17,-72,-9,-72,-6,-34;64,-47,48,-54,18,11;-4,-36,7,-56,-34,-3;-41,90,78,-43,38,64;-60,-85,-31,-83,-96,-36;-40,31,-93,-62,64,10]
We could enter the following SQL to perform the calculation.
DECLARE @A as varchar(max)

SET @A = '-79,-45,9,9,-91,-5;68,46,9,81,-61,35;83,-25,80,-67,-22,-38;77,40,-24,69,73,-20;-17,-72,-9,-72,-6,-34;64,-47,48,-54,18,11;-4,-36,7,-56,-34,-3;-41,90,78,-43,38,64;-60,-85,-31,-83,-96,-36;-40,31,-93,-62,64,10'

SELECT wct.MROW(@A, 5) as [Row]
This produces the following result.
Row
---------------------
-17,-72,-9,-72,-6,-34
The matrix does not have to be assigned to a variable before passed into the MROW function; the string can be passed in directly.
SELECT wct.MROW('-79,-45,9,9,-91,-5;68,46,9,81,-61,35;83,-25,80,-67,-22,-38;77,40,-24,69,73,-20;-17,-72,-9,-72,-6,-34;64,-47,48,-54,18,11;-4,-36,7,-56,-34,-3;-41,90,78,-43,38,64;-60,-85,-31,-83,-96,-36;-40,31,-93,-62,64,10', 5) as [Row]
This produces the following result.
Row
---------------------
-17,-72,-9,-72,-6,-34
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- "Immunity" redirects here. For the type mechanic, see Damage modification → Not effective.
Immunity (Japanese: めんえき Immunity) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Only three Pokémon can have this Ability.
Immunity prevents poisoning.
Outside of battle
Pokémon with this Ability can't take damage from poison outside of battle.
Pokémon with Immunity
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In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga
- If a poisoned Munchlax evolves and gains Immunity, it will remain poisoned as a Snorlax despite its Ability.
- The reason why Zangoose has this Ability may be because of its rivalry with Seviper, a Pokémon known for its Poison-type attacks.
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