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Introduction: Halo Zeromedia!
Whether you had a passionate night with your significant other or just got a little too enthusiastic during a makeout session, hickies can be embarrassing and difficult to conceal. Fear not, Zeromedia readers, because we've got you covered. In this article, we'll provide you with tips and tricks on how to cover a hickey and prevent it from becoming a topic of conversation.
Understanding What a Hickey Is
A hickey, also known as a love bite or a kiss mark, is a bruise caused by suction or biting on the skin. The pressure causes blood vessels to burst, resulting in the collection of blood under the skin. Initially, hickies appear as reddish or purple marks and gradually fade into a yellowish or greenish hue as they heal over time.
Preventing a Hickey
Although hickies are not harmful, they can be unsightly and embarrassing. Here are some tips to avoid getting one in the first place:
- Communicate with your partner and set boundaries before engaging in any sexual activity.
- Vary your kissing techniques and avoid focusing on one area for too long.
- Ask your partner to use less suction or pressure when kissing.
- Wear a turtleneck or scarf to cover your neck during intimate moments.
How to Hide a Hickey
If you already have a hickey, don't panic. There are several ways to cover it up and make it less noticeable. Here are some tips:
Concealer is a makeup product that can be used to hide blemishes, including hickies. Here's how to apply it:
- Choose a concealer that matches your skin tone.
- Apply a small amount of concealer to the hickey and blend it into the surrounding skin using your fingers or a makeup sponge.
- If the hickey is still visible, apply another layer of concealer and blend it again.
- Set the concealer with a translucent powder to prevent it from smudging or rubbing off.
Your clothing can also help you conceal a hickey. Here are some tips:
- Wear a high-necked shirt or blouse to cover your neck.
- If you're a man, wear a collared shirt and tie to cover your neck.
- Wear a scarf or pashmina to cover your neck and chest.
Accessories can also be used to cover up a hickey. Here are some ideas:
- Wear a statement necklace or choker to draw attention away from your neck.
- Wear a hat to cover your neck and forehead.
- Wear large sunglasses to cover your eyes and part of your face.
How to Heal a Hickey
While you're waiting for your hickey to fade away, there are some things you can do to speed up the healing process. Here are some tips:
Apply a cold compress to the hickey to reduce swelling and inflammation. Here's how:
- Wrap some ice cubes in a clean cloth or towel.
- Hold the compress against the hickey for 15-20 minutes.
- Repeat several times a day for the first 48 hours.
After the first 48 hours, you can apply a warm compress to the hickey to increase blood flow and speed up the healing process. Here's how:
- Soak a clean cloth or towel in warm water.
- Wring out the excess water and apply the compress to the hickey for 10-15 minutes.
- Repeat several times a day until the hickey fades away.
Q: Are hickies dangerous?
A: No, hickies are not dangerous. However, they can be a sign of an unhealthy relationship or sexual behavior.
Q: How long does it take for a hickey to fade?
A: It depends on the severity of the hickey and your body's ability to heal. Typically, hickies take anywhere from a few days to two weeks to fade away.
Q: Can you get a hickey on other parts of your body?
A: Yes, hickies can occur on any part of the body where the skin is soft and thin enough to create suction or pressure.
Conclusion: Goodbye, Until Next Time!
Now that you know how to cover a hickey, you can confidently go about your day without worrying about unsightly marks on your skin. Remember, communication and respect are key to healthy and safe sexual practices. Until next time, Zeromedia readers!


Migratory locust
Locusta migratoria
The migratory locust is polyphenic. It transitions between two main phenotypes in response to population density; the solitary phase and the gregarious phase. Pigmentation and size of the migratory locust vary according to its phase (gregarious or solitary form) and its age. Gregarious larvae have a yellow to orange covering with black spots; solitary larvae are green or brown. The gregarious adult is brownish with yellow, the latter colour becoming more intense and extensive on maturation. The solitary adult is brown with varying extent of green colour depending on the colour of the vegetation. Gregarious adults vary in size between 40 and 60 mm according to the sex; they are smaller than the solitary adults.


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Sandy Gaunt was the curator of the Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics until 2002 when she retired and decided to start volunteering in the lab.
As an adjunct Assistant Professor of our department, Sandy did research on the syringeal structure in various bird species and has published her findings in numerous scientific journals.
In her role as a volunteer digitizer in the lab, Sandy has digitized many recordings. She was pivotal in the NSF-funded digitization project of Don Borror's over 14,000! recordings. Lately she has digitized recordings by Arthur Borror, Don's son. Of this collection, Sandy has to date digitized 173 cuts of 113 bird species in three different countries, Belize, Canada and USA from Arthur Borror's collection.
Listen for yourself as Sandy tells about her favorite bird species, some bizarre recordings, some challenges and what she enjoys about working in the Borror lab:
Here are some photos and sounds of the species that Sandy mentions:
Sandy does not only donate her time to our lab, she also makes a monetary donation each year to support student workers in the lab. We are extremely grateful for having Sandy in these capacities.
Interview by Angelika Nelson, curator of the Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics with Sandy Gaunt, long-time volunteer in the lab.

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Azure Blob
Creating an Azure Blob Write Connector
Prerequisites:
 - Access credentials
 - Data location on Azure Blob
 - Partition column from upstream, if applicable
Connection Settings
Connection Setting specifies the details to connect to the particular Azure Blob location.
Here's an example:
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Storage Account Name
Enter the Storage Account Name for the subscription.
Location
Azure Blob Write Connectors have location settings comprised of:
 - Azure Blob Container: The container name, e.g. ascend-io-dev-container. Do not put in any folder information in this box.
 - Object Prefix: The Azure Blob folders hierarchical prefix, e.g. analytical_results/my_awesome_table. Do not include any leading forward slashes.
 - Partition Folder Pattern: The folder pattern that will be generated based on the values from the upstream partition column, e.g. you can use {{at_hour_ts(yyyy-MM-dd/HH)}} where column at_hour_ts is a partition column from the upstream transform.
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Warning
Any data that is not being propagated by the upstream transform will automatically be deleted under the object prefix.
For example; if the write connector produces three files A, B and C in the object-prefix and there was an existing file called output.txt at the same location Ascend will delete output.txt since Ascend did not generate it.
Manifest file (optional)
If selected a manifest file is generated or updated every time the Write Connector gets Up-To-Date and will contain a list of file names for all data files that are ready to be consumed by downstream applications. To create a Manifest File, specify the full path, including the file name, for where the Manifest File should get created at, as well as whether this should be a CSV or a JSON file.
Azure Shared Key
This is the Access Key for the Storage Account that can be located within the Storage Account page under Settings -> Access Keys.
Testing Connection
Use Test Connection to check whether all Azure Blob permissions are correctly configured.
Formatter Settings
The formatter settings specifies what format the files will be generated with.
Here's an example.
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XSV Formatter
Ascend supports 3 different delimiters and 9 different line terminators and allows specifying whether a Header Row should be included. The XSV generated is RFC4180 compliant.
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Important
The XSV Formatter will NOT replace newline characters within values. Replace newline characters in the upstream transform if you require XSV files to contain only single line records.
JSON formatter
Will generate a file where each line in the file is a valid JSON object representing one data row from upstream.
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Important
The JSON Formatter will automatically replace new line characters in column values to \n in order to guarantee the JSON file has single line records.
Parquet formatter
Will apply snappy compression automatically to the output files automatically.
Processing Priority (optional)
When resources are constrained, Processing Priority will be used to determine which components to schedule first.
Higher priority numbers are scheduled before lower ones. Increasing the priority on a component also causes all its upstream components to be prioritized higher. Negative priorities can be used to postpone work until excess capacity becomes available.
Here's an example:
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Error Handling in Streams
Dependency
To use Akka Streams, add the module to your project:
sbt
libraryDependencies += "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-stream" % "2.6-SNAPSHOT"
Maven
<dependency>
 <groupId>com.typesafe.akka</groupId>
 <artifactId>akka-stream_2.12</artifactId>
 <version>2.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
</dependency>
Gradle
dependencies {
 compile group: 'com.typesafe.akka', name: 'akka-stream_2.12', version: '2.6-SNAPSHOT'
}
Introduction
When an operator in a stream fails this will normally lead to the entire stream being torn down. Each of the operators downstream gets informed about the failure and each upstream operator sees a cancellation.
In many cases you may want to avoid complete stream failure, this can be done in a few different ways:
 - recover to emit a final element then complete the stream normally on upstream failure
 - recoverWithRetries to create a new upstream and start consuming from that on failure
 - Restarting sections of the stream after a backoff
 - Using a supervision strategy for operators that support it
In addition to these built in tools for error handling, a common pattern is to wrap the stream inside an actor, and have the actor restart the entire stream on failure.
Logging errors
log() enables logging of a stream, which is typically useful for error logging. The below stream fails with ArithmeticException when the element 0 goes through the map operator,
Scala
Source(-5 to 5)
 .map(1 / _) //throwing ArithmeticException: / by zero
 .log("error logging")
 .runWith(Sink.ignore)
Java
Source.from(Arrays.asList(-1, 0, 1))
 .map(x -> 1 / x) // throwing ArithmeticException: / by zero
 .log("error logging")
 .runWith(Sink.ignore(), mat);
and error messages like below will be logged.
[error logging] Upstream failed.
java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero
If you want to control logging levels on each element, completion, and failure, you can find more details in Logging in streams.
Recover
recover allows you to emit a final element and then complete the stream on an upstream failure. Deciding which exceptions should be recovered is done through a PartialFunction. If an exception does not have a matching case match defined the stream is failed.
Recovering can be useful if you want to gracefully complete a stream on failure while letting downstream know that there was a failure.
Scala
Source(0 to 6)
 .map(n =>
 if (n < 5) n.toString
 else throw new RuntimeException("Boom!"))
 .recover {
 case _: RuntimeException => "stream truncated"
 }
 .runForeach(println)
Java
final Materializer mat = ActorMaterializer.create(system);
Source.from(Arrays.asList(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6))
 .map(
 n -> {
 if (n < 5) return n.toString();
 else throw new RuntimeException("Boom!");
 })
 .recover(new PFBuilder().match(RuntimeException.class, ex -> "stream truncated").build())
 .runForeach(System.out::println, mat);
This will output:
Scala
0
1
2
3
4
stream truncated
Java
0
1
2
3
4
stream truncated
Recover with retries
recoverWithRetries allows you to put a new upstream in place of the failed one, recovering stream failures up to a specified maximum number of times.
Deciding which exceptions should be recovered is done through a PartialFunction. If an exception does not have a matching case match defined the stream is failed.
Scala
val planB = Source(List("five", "six", "seven", "eight"))
Source(0 to 10)
 .map(n =>
 if (n < 5) n.toString
 else throw new RuntimeException("Boom!"))
 .recoverWithRetries(attempts = 1, {
 case _: RuntimeException => planB
 })
 .runForeach(println)
Java
final Materializer mat = ActorMaterializer.create(system);
Source<String, NotUsed> planB = Source.from(Arrays.asList("five", "six", "seven", "eight"));
Source.from(Arrays.asList(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6))
 .map(
 n -> {
 if (n < 5) return n.toString();
 else throw new RuntimeException("Boom!");
 })
 .recoverWithRetries(
 1, // max attempts
 new PFBuilder().match(RuntimeException.class, ex -> planB).build())
 .runForeach(System.out::println, mat);
This will output:
Scala
0
1
2
3
4
five
six
seven
eight
Java
0
1
2
3
4
five
six
seven
eight
Delayed restarts with a backoff operator
Just as Akka provides the backoff supervision pattern for actors, Akka streams also provides a RestartSource, RestartSink and RestartFlow for implementing the so-called exponential backoff supervision strategy, starting an operator again when it fails or completes, each time with a growing time delay between restarts.
This pattern is useful when the operator fails or completes because some external resource is not available and we need to give it some time to start-up again. One of the prime examples when this is useful is when a WebSocket connection fails due to the HTTP server it's running on going down, perhaps because it is overloaded. By using an exponential backoff, we avoid going into a tight reconnect loop, which both gives the HTTP server some time to recover, and it avoids using needless resources on the client side.
The following snippet shows how to create a backoff supervisor using akka.stream.scaladsl.RestartSource akka.stream.javadsl.RestartSource which will supervise the given Source. The Source in this case is a stream of Server Sent Events, produced by akka-http. If the stream fails or completes at any point, the request will be made again, in increasing intervals of 3, 6, 12, 24 and finally 30 seconds (at which point it will remain capped due to the maxBackoff parameter):
Scala
val restartSource = RestartSource.withBackoff(
 minBackoff = 3.seconds,
 maxBackoff = 30.seconds,
 randomFactor = 0.2, // adds 20% "noise" to vary the intervals slightly
 maxRestarts = 20 // limits the amount of restarts to 20
) { () =>
 // Create a source from a future of a source
 Source.fromFutureSource {
 // Make a single request with akka-http
 Http()
 .singleRequest(HttpRequest(uri = "_URL_
 // Unmarshall it as a source of server sent events
 .flatMap(Unmarshal(_).to[Source[ServerSentEvent, NotUsed]])
 }
}
Java
Source<ServerSentEvent, NotUsed> eventStream =
 RestartSource.withBackoff(
 Duration.ofSeconds(3), // min backoff
 Duration.ofSeconds(30), // max backoff
 0.2, // adds 20% "noise" to vary the intervals slightly
 20, // limits the amount of restarts to 20
 () ->
 // Create a source from a future of a source
 Source.fromSourceCompletionStage(
 // Issue a GET request on the event stream
 Http.get(system)
 .singleRequest(HttpRequest.create("_URL_
 .thenCompose(
 response ->
 // Unmarshall it to a stream of ServerSentEvents
 EventStreamUnmarshalling.fromEventStream()
 .unmarshall(response, materializer))));
Using a randomFactor to add a little bit of additional variance to the backoff intervals is highly recommended, in order to avoid multiple streams re-start at the exact same point in time, for example because they were stopped due to a shared resource such as the same server going down and re-starting after the same configured interval. By adding additional randomness to the re-start intervals the streams will start in slightly different points in time, thus avoiding large spikes of traffic hitting the recovering server or other resource that they all need to contact.
The above RestartSource will never terminate unless the Sink it's fed into cancels. It will often be handy to use it in combination with a KillSwitch, so that you can terminate it when needed:
Scala
val killSwitch = restartSource
 .viaMat(KillSwitches.single)(Keep.right)
 .toMat(Sink.foreach(event => println(s"Got event: $event")))(Keep.left)
 .


Sunday, June 4, 2017
Bridges of Canada; Northumberland Strait (Confederation) Bridge
Northumberland Strait Bridge
Writing last week about the Strait of Kerch Bridge reminded me of the Northumberland Strait (Confederation) Bridge. The Strait of Kerch Bridge is 19 km long and will cost about $4 billion. The Strait of Northumberland Bridge is 12.9 km long and cost about $1 billion. The Kerch Bridge connects the Russian Federation to Crimea and the Northumberland Bridge connects the Canadian mainland to Prince Edward Island.
But what made me think of the Northumberland Strait Bridge in relation to the Kerch Strait Bridge is that they both must resist ice floes during the winter. In fact, the Northumberland Strait Bridge was specially designed to break up the ice floes while resisting their force. In the photo below we can see the ice being broken up as it moves past the bridge pier.
In the next photo we can see the bell-shaped ice shield with steel plates to protect it from the ice floes. The shape of the shield forces the ice to move upward so that it breaks into pieces and flows around the pier. In this photo a research team is visiting the pier to measure the thickness of the ice.
Most of the photos, drawings, and information for this article came from the well-written 'Bridging the Strait' by Copthorne MacDonald. We can see in his drawing (shown below) that the ice shield is built at the water's surface (while the bottom of the pier may be 100 ft below).
The superstructure is composed of match-cast single box girder segments and drop-in spans. The bridge was designed by Jean Muller International and checked by Buckland and Taylor. A navigational span was built to allow ships to pass under the bridge. The bridge was completed in 1996 and has resisted the ice floes for over 20 years. Hopefully, the Kerch Strait Bridge will have a similar record of accomplishment.
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This page draws together table tennis-related information for all of Special Olympics. The coaching materials and other links will help you get a good sense of how this sport contributes to Special Olympics.
About Table Tennis
Every athlete aims in passing the ball to the opponent side of the table over the net, striking it with a Table Tennis racquet.
Table Tennis is a fast sport that requires excellent coordination of hands and eyes. Special Olympics athletes share the essential elements of force and ability so that they can play Table Tennis. Apart from the traditional events, Special Olympics competition includes individual skill events that allow the athletes to work and compete in basic skills of table tennis. The development of these basic skills is necessary for the athletes to take part in the events. These skills include bounce of the ball with the racket, volley and backhand.
The Table Tennis Coaching Guide
Special Olympics coaching guides are the key source of coaching information for our volunteer coaches worldwide. The guides are written by experts in the sport who understand that people with intellectual disabilities need extra time and attention to master new skills. The guides are helpful to anyone teaching a sport but are especially valuable when coaching Special Olympics athletes.

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New research showing that people who would have got hip or knee surgery six years ago wouldn't get it now reveals how broken our health system is, says Labour's Health Spokesperson Annette King.
"The New Zealand Medical Journal article reveals people in Otago aren't receiving surgery when they need it and they're becoming more disabled by the time they get treatment, if they get treatment at all.
"This follows up earlier research which showed 36 percent of patients recommended for surgery were sent back to their GP without surgery because of a lack of funding.
"Academics are unravelling the spin on National's elective surgery figures and its time the Minister told the truth and admitted the numbers of orthopaedic surgeries are not actually meeting demand.
"It's not a surprise that people are not getting the help required given that this Government has cut $1.7 billion from the health budget over six years.
"It is actually cost effective to give people orthopaedic surgery when they need it instead of making them wait.
"Under Labour there was ring-fenced funding for hip and knee surgery from 2004 – 2008 which led to an increase in the number of performed surgeries. This was so successful the Minister uses Labour's 2008 figures in National's elective numbers.
"It's time the Government significantly increased the health budget and stopped the rationing of hip and knee surgeries, says Annette King.

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I like to know the usual ratio of
wing area over weight in birds and airplanes?
I mean if total weight of an airplane is 100 Lbs(Kg), how much should be the least total area of it's wings?
And also like to know this ratio in birds, if there are information about?
I need this ratio to estimate the wings size, if I want to create an aircraft to lift different weights(it's weight + load weight).
For example, if a person with 150 Lbs wants to fly, how much should be the least area of his wings?


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Firefighter clothing is known to restrict movement and increase the risk of musculoskeletal injury. The aim of this study was to investigate dierences between clothing variations and firefighter mobility. Data were collected from eight firefighters using a randomized counterbalanced, repeated measures, design. Three dierent clothing variants (V1–V3) in addition to current station wear (S) were trialed. Combinations of S and V1 (SV1) and V2 (SV2) were also trialed. Outcome measures included: standing reach height; the Functional Movement Screen [FMS]; vertical jump; a visual analogue scale [VAS] for the FMS, vertical jump, step ups and crawl; and a mannequin sketch to mark
areas of discomfort. V3 was preferred over S in all tasks and performed better both objectively (FMS and vertical jump) and subjectively (VAS scores). While V1 was typically associated with poorer performance, the impacts of V1 and V2 when compared to each other and S varied depending on the tasks performed. This variation was greater when V1 or V2 were worn with S (SV1 and SV2). Areas of discomfort across all variations was the knees, followed by the thighs. Clothing that has the least impact on, or improves, mobility (especially around the lower limbs) may help reduce firefighter injury and limit subjective discomfort.


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- pretend (v.)
- late 14c., "to profess, assert, maintain" (a claim, etc.), "to direct (one's) efforts," from Old French pretendre "to lay claim," from Latin praetendere "stretch in front, put forward, allege," from prae "before" (see pre-) + tendere "to stretch," from PIE root *ten- "to stretch" (see tend).
Main modern sense of "feign, put forward a false claim" is recorded from c.1400; the older sense of simply "to claim" is behind the string of royal pretenders (1690s) in English history. Meaning "to play, make believe" is recorded from 1865. In 17c. pretend also could mean "make a suit of marriage for," from a sense in French. Related: Pretended; pretending.
- pretend (n.)
- "fact of pretending," 1888, from children's talk, from pretend (v.). Earlier in same sense was verbal noun pretending (1640s).


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Tools & Supplies > Clay Drape and Slump Molds|
See Lesson Plan #21 for a project using a drape mold.
These plaster drape, hump, and slump molds are widely used in schools, institutions, the military and are particularly useful in the occupational therapy departments of hospitals. Available in 19 shapes and sizes, they can be used to make an unlimited number of forms including bowls, platters, planters, vases, masks, dishes, etc. Just drape a slab of clay over the top of the mold and let your originality do the rest.
Brent Slab Rollers create a perfect clay slab every time, click here to learn more!


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A frequency domain approach for controlling chaos in switching converters
Document typeConference report
Rights accessOpen Access
All rights reserved. This work is protected by the corresponding intellectual and industrial property rights. Without prejudice to any existing legal exemptions, reproduction, distribution, public communication or transformation of this work are prohibited without permission of the copyright holder
The purpose of this paper is the synthesis from the frequency domain standpoint of a controller for switching power converters with the aim to eliminate bifurcation and chaotic behavior. Firstly the paper analyzes the frequency response of previous delay-based chaos controllers unveiling that they are based in comb-filtering at multiples of the sub-harmonic half of the switching frequency. Secondly, chaos control is explored by using both a single notch filter and a bandstop filter at half of the switching frequency. It is demonstrated that the latter achieves chaos rejection while being an implementation-aware simplification of delay-based methods.
CitationRodriguez, E. [et al.]. A frequency domain approach for controlling chaos in switching converters. A: IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems. "2010 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems". París: 2010, p. 2928-2931.


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Why is it difficult to hold a school bag having a strap made of a thin and strong string?
It is difficult to hold a school bag having a thin strap because the pressure on the shoulders is quite large. This is because the pressure is inversely proportional to the surface area on which the force acts. The smaller is the surface area; the larger will be the pressure on the surface. In the case of a thin strap, the contact surface area is very small. Hence, the pressure exerted on the shoulder is very large.
- Thrust and Pressure - Pressure in Fluids


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Housing and Wealth Inequality in Azerbaijan: A Statistical Analysis of Real Estate Prices in Baku
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Housing affordability is viewed by many as a way of assessing the socioeconomic stability of a country. Housing being one of, if not the largest expense for most households, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored its importance as many households lost part of their income, leading to unpaid rent and unstable living conditions in many countries. This situation further highlights the need for policymakers to discuss housing affordability.
However, there is another reason housing affordability is an issue not to ignore. As put forward by Thomas Piketty (2014), the return rates on capital (e.g. real estate) are higher than the rate of return on labor, reproducing a cycle of wealth inequalities. While many researchers have assessed housing wealth's effects on inequality in Western cities, none have discussed Baku's case.
In this study, we assess housing affordability for first-time apartment buyers corrected for the average household's savings rate. Results show that in the current situation, the average household cannot afford to buy an apartment during the course of their life as their monthly expenditures surpass their monthly net income by 514 AZN, and thus any real estate price is unattainable. After computing a simulation of increased wages, it has been assessed that even after a 250 AZN increase, most first-time buyers still could not afford housing.
1/ Low salaries, low savings rate
Table 4 shows the average monthly and yearly expenditures per person and household in Baku as of 2020. Per person, the average monthly expenditures are 897 AZN, while per household, these expenditures are 1,893.9 AZN.
At the current average salary of 326.1 AZN per capita, the average household of four, no matter the number of working individuals, cannot afford the average monthly consumption expenditures of 332.4 AZN per person. This is without considering non-consumption expenditures, such as rent, which averages 564 AZN in Baku, according to our August 2020 data.
Average expenditures. Based on 2019 official statistics and 2020 collected data.
Depending on the number of working individuals, the average household salary ranges from 326.1 to 1,304.4 AZN per month. However, the household consumption expenditure and average rent being 1,329.6 and 564 AZN, respectively, all household compositions suffer from a shortage of financial funds at the end of the month.
Average monthly salary and savings per household composition
The average household is thus 1,079 AZN short every month, making it impossible to save to buy housing later in life, be it with financing options or without. Even before rent payment, the average household is short 514 AZN.
As an experiment, we decided to compare savings rates at two different salary levels: at 476 and 576 AZN per person. As shown in table 5, the average household can still not afford all its expenditures and save at a salary level of 476 AZN, with an average savings level at –704 AZN.
Savings rate at salary of 476 AZN per person
Savings rate at salary of 576 AZN per person
As can be seen from the previous table, only after a 76% increase in salary at 576 AZN does one type of household with all four persons working start saving 4% of their monthly salary. Based on this analysis, results show that Baku's average household salary does not account for all monthly expenditures, including rent, even after an increase of 250 AZN in salary.
It also follows that this situation might affect petty corruption levels. As the salaries are too low compared to the expenditures, the moral costs of corruption decrease as these acts serve a compensatory role aiming at the increase of household financial funds.
It must be noted that the official average salary statistics might not be the closest to reality, as the shadow economy of Azerbaijan represented over 65% of GDP in 2010 (Bayramov 2012). This shadow economy includes informal employment that goes undeclared and informal payments such as small bribes paid to government officials in exchange for standard public services (Guliyev, 2015). As a result, official salary levels might be lower than the real financial funds that households receive monthly.
2/ No access to financing
Based on these findings, we analyzed the official statistics on mortgage and credit in Azerbaijan (MCGF, 2019). As of 2019, only 3% of mortgage borrowers had a salary of under 500 AZN, while 42% have a salary between 501 and 1000 AZN (inclusive), and over 53% had a salary of over 1001 AZN.
When calculating the largest amount borrowable by a household at the average salary via the MCGF website, it appears that neither ordinary nor social mortgages can be taken out by the household, even when the mortgage is joint. In all cases, because of the lack of savings, the average borrower cannot pay an initial down payment of 10% or 15% for an ordinary or social mortgage, respectively.
Options to finance housing are thus not only limited but also not accessible to the average household. Even when assessing the possibility of a "soft" mortgage intended for the poorer population, these social loans remain inaccessible for the lowto average-income households.
3/ Lack of housing affordability
Based on our collected data, the average housing sales price is 148,907 AZN, with a price per meter of 1,515 AZN. The following table estimates that the average sales price is 450 times the average salary per person.
Average sales price per size of apartment
Average price per district
As shown in the previous table, the highest housing price is in Nasimi district, with Yasamal following close behind at 185,174 and 152,562 AZN, respectively. The lowest real estate prices are recorded in the Garadagh and Pirallahi districts.
Building from these numbers, we compute the price-to-income ratio for the overall average real estate price before going ahead to the assessment of housing affordability:
Average price-to-income ratio with rating
Housing affordability rating
Results show that for all household compositions at the current savings level and price-to-income ratio, housing is, as expected, unaffordable.
As an experiment, we compute housing affordability, where the average salary per person would be 576 AZN.
Housing affordability rating at salary level of 576 AZN
It follows that even at a salary increase of 250 AZN per working person, the average household can still not afford real estate in Baku.
1/ Housing affordability and wealth inequalities
Housing is the most basic of human needs (shelter); its affordability is an essential factor in assessing a population's livelihood. Housing affordability has become problematic worldwide, putting the lower and lower-middle-income households further under strain. This lack of affordability has even been linked to poorer health as households tend to spend less on their health when housing costs represent a higher percentage of their income (Stud 2000). In a 2020 study, links between the deprivation of stable shelter and household health were assessed in Hong Kong, which has been suffering from housing unaffordability for many years. Due to the low disposable income post-housing costs, households suffer from increased stress levels, leading to overall poor physical and mental health (Chung et al. 2020).
The analysis done for this paper supports the hypothesis that housing inequality is related to wealth inequalities in Azerbaijan's capital city, Baku. The traditional way of explaining inequalities is the struggle between capital and labor, or the distribution of income between capital and labor. Piketty, in his work Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2014), shows how it is no longer possible for an individual to increase their income through their labor as capital's growth rate has exceeded that of labor. This means that labor returns have decreased while returns on capital, including real estate, have increased. A situation that further supports the idea that housing capital helps perpetuate social segregation and wealth inequalities.
The declining labor share of income has been documented worldwide (e.g., Karabarbounis, Neiman 2014; Chi Dao et al. 2017), further emphasizing the need for housing affordability policies. In Baku's case, despite the average household's housing costs being more than half of their monthly income, there are no policies targeted at creating more social housing. The data shows that housing is not affordable regardless of the size of the apartment or the district, but most households also cannot save since their total expenditures surpass their income. Even more surprising in our findings is that even after a hypothetical 250 AZN increase in individual income, the average household can still not afford to buy housing.
Access to housing finance is virtually non-existent for these households. Mortgage plans do not seem to have successfully penetrated the market. Social mortgages have only made housing purchases more affordable for households with higher salaries. This is just as much an issue in Baku as it is in London (UK). A 2017 London School of Economics report showed that despite the government targeting poorer households with its low-cost homeownership opportunities, the average person to benefit from this type of help already earned 1.5 times the median wage (LSE, 2017). [U1] Instead of promoting homeownership for average-income households, these schemes made housing purchases more affordable for households that could have bought without governmental help.
It is worth noting that despite having poor access to housing finance, microfinance is well established and offered by all banks.


Averaged Laytime
Separate laytime calculations must be drawn up for loading and for discharging unless there is an express clause in charter-party. In a stringent manner, a saving of time on loading operation cannot be applied to extend the time available for discharging operation unless there is an express clause to this effect in the charter-party. If there is such an express clause in charter-party, there are three (3) ways of achieving this effect:
 1. Specify Number of Hours/Days
 2. Averaged Laytime
 3. Reversible Laytime
In a charter-party, parties can agree to make no distinction between time allowed for loading and discharging with an express clause. As can be observed in tanker charters, parties simply specify number of hours within which the loading and discharging operations, together, must be completed.
In a charter-party, parties can either agree that the two operations (loading/discharging) shall be averaged (Averaged Laytime) or shall be reversible (Reversible Laytime) with an express clause. Occasionally, this is expressed as an option by the charterers either to average or to reverse.
In Averaged Laytime, charterers have the right to average, charterers may take credit for time saved in one operation and apply it to time overspent in the other operation. The setting-off which is done relates to time used and not to the value of such time in the form of demurrage or despatch. Generally, the demurrage rate is twice the despatch rate, it is very much in the charterers' interest to credit time saved against excess time used. Averaging can turn the paying party into the party receiving the money.
For example, demurrage rate is $20,000 per day and despatch rate is $10,000 per day. Time saved at the loading port is six (6) days. Excess time used at the discharging port is four (4) days. If the two operations are dealt with separately, charterers receive despatch at the load port of $60,000 and pay demurrage at the discharge port of $80,000. The result is that the charterers made a net payment of $20,000. On the other hand, if the charterers were entitled to average laytime, charterers would transfer four (4) of the six days (6) saved at the load port to time used at the discharge port. That would mean that charterers were entitled to receive $20,000 by way of despatch and had no liability to pay demurrage.
In some cases, it is possible for the charterers to lose their liberty to average laytime, if charterers act in a manner inconsistent with the intention to exercise such liberty. If charterers were to obtain payment for load port despatch by deducting it from freight, it might then be too late to set off time saved at the load port against excess time used at the discharge port.


Follo, Norway
Apollo is our proposal for the new Museum Workshop. The building follows the natural elevations and creates a threefold division of roof and space. We wanted to create a new destination, where visitors move along a path through the historic buildings on the site before reaching the new workshop museum. The shape of the building forms two sides, one with a view overlooking the forest and water, and one that surrounds a courtyard filled with functions that are connected to the workshops. The building varies in itss height and act as a filter between inside and outside. They slided walls help to define, among other things, the entrance area and the given program. The road leads to a foyer, together with a integrated café and exhibition room that is centrally located in the building, from this part moves administratively in one direction and the workshop building in the other. The building will be an extension of the path and at the same time as it is a closed workshop, it always allows visitors to walk through the building. In collaboration with Philip Box.


text: This accessory is designed for training and presentation purposes and for providing rough estimates of resistance measurement accuracy. The results obtained from the measurements with the simulator shall be treated as estimated values, and not as calibration results. CS-1 cable simulator is designed to simulate the insulation resistance of power cables. The adapter is equipped with banana sockets with a diameter of 4 mm. This allows user to perform resistance measurements with majority of meters designed for this purpose and offered by Sonel SA. The user of the cable simulator is able to check the correctness of measuring results provided by devices of MIC series (insulation resistance meters). Other devices compatible with CS-1 include multifunctional electrical installation meters, with the function of insulation resistance measurement. Please note that the results presented in the display of the meters are approximate, and that presented value is within the basic error range of the meter itself and the cable simulator. The resistance value provided by the simulator may for a long time remain under constant external voltage, up to 1000 V. The housing is highly resistant to mechanical damage. The device allows user to perform a simulation of measurements for four resistance values.


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Interface: SCReactionType
SCReactionType interface
Properties
active
Optional active: boolean
Is this reaction active?
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reaction.ts:25
id
Optional id: number
Unique integer value identifying this reaction
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reaction.ts:9
image
Optional image: string
The image url of the reaction
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reaction.ts:21
label
Optional label: string
The label of the reaction (unique)
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reaction.ts:13
sentiment
Optional sentiment: number
The sentiment value associated to the reaction
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Title: Shunga, Glass Negative Photographic Plates. Set of 12, Box L. Early 20th Century
Publisher: Ilford Photo
Condition: Very Good
A set of Shunga glass negatives, uniquely produced on Ilford Photo plates from the early 20th century, illustrated with sexual scenes of an Edo Era Japan.
There are 12 plates of erotic illustrations, each featuring different figures.
Shunga are a type of Japanese erotic art, normally depicted in the style of ukiyo-e, often in woodblock print format. The Japanese word shunga roughly translated to "picture of spring". Spring was also a common euphemism for sex.
It is uncommon to see shunga produced on anything else besides paper in the early 20th century. One possibility is that these glass negatives were perhaps used as slides for class lectures.
One set of 12 glass negatives, 17 x 12.5 cm
On note of condition, these negatives are in very good shape, with light chipping to the corners, and some staining that can be seen at angles. The negatives still retain their dark hue.


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5.7. Scalar Coordinate Variables
When a variable has an associated coordinate which is
single-valued, that coordinate may be represented as a
scalar variable. Since there is no associated dimension
these scalar coordinate variables should be attached to
a data variable via the
Under COARDS the method of providing a single valued coordinate was to add a dimension of size one to the variable, and supply the corresponding coordinate variable. The new scalar coordinate variable is a convenience feature which avoids adding size one dimensions to variables. Scalar coordinate variables have the same information content and can be used in the same contexts as a size one coordinate variable. Note however that use of this feature with a latitude, longitude, vertical, or time coordinate will inhibit COARDS conforming applications from recognizing them.
Once a name is used for a scalar coordinate variable it can not be used for a 1D coordinate variable. For this reason we strongly recommend against using a name for a scalar coordinate variable that matches the name of any dimension in the file.
Example 5.11. Multiple forecasts from a single analysis
dimensions: lat = 180 ; lon = 360 ; time = UNLIMITED ; variables: double atime atime:standard_name = "forecast_reference_time" ; atime:units = "hours since 1999-01-01 00:00" ; double time(time); time:standard_name = "time" ; time:units = "hours since 1999-01-01 00:00" ; double lon(lon) ; lon:long_name = "station longitude"; lon:units = "degrees_east"; double lat(lat) ; lat:long_name = "station latitude" ; lat:units = "degrees_north" ; double p500 p500:long_name = "pressure" ; p500:units = "hPa" ; p500:positive = "down" ; float height(time,lat,lon); height:long_name = "geopotential height" ; height:standard_name = "geopotential_height" ; height:units = "m" ; height:coordinates = "atime p500" ; data: time = 6., 12., 18., 24. ; atime = 0. ; p500 = 500. ;
In this example both the analysis time and the single pressure level are represented using scalar coordinate variables. The analysis time is identified by the standard name "forecast_reference_time" while the valid time of the forecast is identified by the standard name "time".


By now most public schools in around the Northland have announced their plans for the upcoming school year - with reopening plans dictated largely by the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It's those concerns that will see two less teachers in the Superior school district when students come back in September.
The Superior School Board accepted the resignations of five teachers at their most-recent meeting on August 10 - two of which specifically mentioned their concerns about COVID-19 as the reason behind their decision. The teachers in question are from the Superior High School and Northern Lights Elementary School.
In one case - the teacher from Northern Lights Elementary - the concern was based on the large number of students she comes in contact with throughout the day. Her position was a specialist - teaching music - and she had broad contact with most of the students in the building. The other teacher - at the high school - teaches in the English department. She cited that she worries about getting sick and also getting her family sick.
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All five of the teachers - the two citing COVID-19 and the other three who are leaving for other reasons - are being held liable for liquidated damages. According to news sources, those damages vary between "$750 and $1,500 depending on when they made their resignation request." The concept of liquidated damages is foreign to many outside of the education world, but it has become commonplace at most public school school districts and many private schools. Superior School District Administrator Amy Starzecki explains:
"We added liquidated damages to the contract a few years ago to make up for things that we lost out when a teacher left closer to the start of school. [Those items that the district takes a loss on] include[...] their health savings account contribution, the cost to recruit someone for the position and the cost of a long-term substitute teacher."
The Superior School Board did make adjustments to the liquidated damages assessed to one of the teachers; that teacher asked for "leniency" as a result of the unprecedented times we're going through.
7 Ways People Are Wearing Masks Wrong


What Are the Duties of the Sergeant-At-Arms?
The purpose of the Sergeant at Arms is to maintain order during legislative proceedings and ensure that all parties present follow protocol. This role includes law enforcement responsibilities for the buildings in which the legislative body's meeting takes place, as well as ensuring security for those meetings.


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We present a microlens array consisting of multiple liquid-based tunable-focus microlenses
omnidirectionally fabricated on a hemisphere, resulting in large field of view. Polymer bridge
structure is formed between microlenses to reduce the stress and deformation in each lens structure.
Each microlens in the array is formed via a water-oil interface at its lens aperture. Photopatterned
thermo-responsive hydrogel actuators are used to regulate the curvature of the water-oil interface,
thus tuning the focal length, ranging from millimeters to infinity.


Class
MatchValidator
class MatchValidator implements BasicValidator
A validator for regular expressions.
This validator will return true, when the passed value matches the regular expression.
This class replaces the former class MaskValidator
If you do want to test if the value does not match an expression, you can use the MatchValidator class instead.
Below is an example usage for your Propel xml schema file.
Methods
boolean isValid(ValidatorMap $map, string $str)
Whether the passed string matches regular expression.
Details
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public boolean isValid(ValidatorMap $map, string $str)
Whether the passed string matches regular expression.
Parameters
ValidatorMap $map A column map object for the column to be validated.
string $str a String to be tested
Return Value
boolean TRUE if valid, error message otherwise


Echoing server information such as user IP, current date etc using SSI
Another common and practical usage of SSI is to display basic information about your server or your visitors, such as the last modified date of the webpage, current server time, visitor IP address etc. These are all tasks that client side languages such as JavaScript cannot accomplish, but can be done using the _TAG_ command of SSI.. Here's a quick overview of some of variables you can use with SSI's _TAG_ to display useful information:
DATE_GMT The current server date, in Greenwich mean time. Format using _TAG_.
DATE_LOCAL The current server date. Format using _TAG_.
DOCUMENT_NAME The file name of the current document.
DOCUMENT_URI The virtual path of the current document.
LAST_MODIFIED The last modified date of the document. Format using _TAG_.
HTTP_REFERER URL of the document the client derived from to get to current document.
REMOTE_ADDR IP address of the visitor.
_TAG_ Command to display last modified date/time of a document or file on the server. Format using _TAG_.
_TAG_ Command to display file size of a document or file. Format using _TAG_.
To echo something using SSI, the syntax is:
Lets see how to use these variables exactly.
Echo current server date and time
To display the current server date and time, use either the "DATE_GMT" or "DATE_LOCAL" variable. In its simplest form:
Output: Saturday, 28-Nov-2015 18:35:38 MST
Not bad eh for one simple line of code.
Echo last modified date of current document or file
It's very useful at times to show the last modified date of a web page:
This document last modified:
Output: This document last modified: Tuesday, 12-May-2015 10:07:21 MDT
Echo last modified date of any document or file
You can also display the last modified date of any document or file on your server besides the present, by using another command called _TAG_ instead of _TAG_:
greenday.mp3 last modified:
Index page last modified:
Sample output: greenday.mp3 last modified Thursday, 06-Jan-2005 05:35:27 EST.
Echoing visitor IP address
This is also a commonly requested question and answerhow to display the user's IP address:
Your IP:
Output: Your IP:
Displaying file size of a document
Finally, you can display the file size of any document on your server using _TAG_, by using a different command called _TAG_.
This document's file size:
The file size of main index page:
Sample output: This document's file size: 8.4K
Interesting Uses of SSI
The interesting thing to note about using the output commands of SSI is that they can be embedded anywhere inside your HTML source, even in unexpected places to do interesting things. For example, you can use SSI echo to populate a JavaScript variable with the visitor's IP address, then continue to use JavaScript to react accordingly:


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The VisioNize® sense add-on works seamlessly with eLabInventory
The VisioNize sense kit includes an environmental monitoring sensor that measures ambient temperature, humidity, pressure & light, and a PT-100 extension that can measure the temperature of any device (including ULT freezers) within the range of +60 to -90 °C. The gateway router routes the collected parameter data to VisioNize Lab Suite and the data is collected in your eLabInventory module.
The VisioNize sense add-on offers a flexible way to visualize temperature data to monitor and protect the integrity of your samples.
Get connected to VisioNize® Lab Suite & go beyond sample safety
The laboratory of today relies on digitization at every step of the experiment workflow. Although digitization offers improved management of data, mistakes cannot always be avoided. Even the smallest change in temperature can affect the quality of a sample; therefore, notification and monitoring systems are necessary not only for sample safety but also to maintain confidence in your lab data.
VisioNize sense captures, records, and transfers any and all changes in your environmental conditions. The easy-to-install sensor system doesn't require special IT skills. Now, with the VisioNize sense add-on, users may retrieve relevant sensor monitoring data without the added step of logging into the VisioNize Lab Suite from Eppendorf.
The VisioNize sense add-on is available free of charge in the eLab Marketplace.


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Sammy Ofer Heart Building
Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel
The Sammy Ofer Heart Building is part of an architectural legacy of hospital buildings representing generations of Israeli architecture since the 1950's. Construction of the original hospital first began during this period, followed by the Sourasky building in the 1970s, the emergency room in the 1980s, the Arison Tower in the 1980s -90, the entrepreneurial project in 2000 and the heart center in 2010. The origin of each structure is identified with its period both in terms of style and materiality.
The heritage buildings are located along Weizmann Street and constitute the main facade of the hospital. The Heart Center sits in a strategic location at the intersection of Weizmann Street and King David Boulevard, which together link the hospital to Rabin Square.
Sitting amongst a diverse architectural vernacular, the Heart building has adopted a clean and neutral language conveyed as a simple orthogonal cube. The cube's facades are characterized by the insertion of large red glazed openings that mark the Hospital's main public spaces, whilst providing a visual gateway to the building's central atrium. The atrium extends across all floors of the building, punctuated by red bridges or 'arteries', that stimulate efficient flow of people throughout the building and promote connectivity between the atrium and all public spaces.
The Heart Building is the first Hospital in Israel to be designed with new security systems that eliminate the need for fences and separation, and as such constitutes a significant urban facade towards the street, exhibiting animated street activity such as communal seating areas, co-working spaces and public realm functions.


Scottish Ghillie Brogues by Thistle Shoes
Shoemaker Thistle Scottish Brogues
The origins of Ghillie Brogues stretch back through Scottish history. A'Ghillie' was an indispensable assistant to a Highland chief – carrying hunting rifles or fishing rods. On occasion, he even carried his employer.
Ghillies walked and walked….through the bogs, rivers, bracken, and heather. They scaled the highlands or scrambled through the lowlands. If walking was hard on a man, it was worse for his footwear.
Ghillie Brogues were designed for the work of a Ghillie. A patterned network of fine holes punched in the shoe leather called 'brogueing' allowed any water to drain while walking. Originally, the laces were above the ankle so the shoes wouldn't get stuck in the mud. Thistle Shoes of Scotland makes Ghillie Brogues as they have always been made. Tough as nails – but with a heart of gold. Not unlike the people for whom they're named.
A footnote:
Why call the company "Thistle Shoes? In the Middle Ages, the Scots and the Norsemen were at war. King Haakon of Norway and his men landed at the Coast of Largs at night intent on surprising their Scottish foe. Removing their boots, they crept on bare feet towards the Scottish army. Then one of the attackers stepped on the sharp spines of a Scots thistle. The yell he made at this unwelcome assault on his feet alerted the Scots who drove the attackers from their shore.


same syntax.
Type Generation Filters
In addition you can use the PreTypeFilter, InnerTypeFilter & PostTypeFilter to generate source code before and after a Type definition, e.g. this will append the @validate() annotation on non enum types:
TypeScriptGenerator.PreTypeFilter = (sb, type) => {
 if (!type.IsEnum.GetValueOrDefault())
 {
 sb.AppendLine("@Validate()");
 }
};
The InnerTypeFilter gets invoked just after the Type Definition which can be used to generate common members for all Types and interfaces, e.g:
TypeScriptGenerator.InnerTypeFilter = (sb, type) => {
 sb.AppendLine("id:string = '${Math.random()}'.substring(2);");
};
There's also PrePropertyFilter & PostPropertyFilter for generating source before and after properties, e.g:
TypeScriptGenerator.PrePropertyFilter = (sb , prop, type) => {
 if (prop.Name == "Id")
 {
 sb.AppendLine("@IsInt()");
 }
};
Live examples
This model is then used to generate the generated types, which for C# is at /types/csharp.
Limitations
In order for Add ServiceStack Reference to work consistently across all supported languages without .NET semantic namespaces, DTOs includes an additional restriction due to the semantic differences and limitations in different languages there are some limitations of highly-discouraged bad practices that's not supported across all languages including:
All DTO Type Names must be unique
ServiceStack only requires Request DTO's to be unique, but non .NET languages also require all DTO names to be unique.
No object or Interface properties
It's not possible to generate typed metadata and type information for deserializing unknown types like object or Interface properties.
Base types must be marked abstract
When using inheritance in DTO's any Base types must be marked abstract.
For C#, VB .NET and F# languages you can get around these limitations by sharing the ServiceModel.dll where your DTOs are defined instead.
Using with IIS Windows Authentication
If you have configured your NativeTypes service to run on IIS with Windows Authentication enabled, you need to ensure that the /types routes are reachable and do not require the system-level authentication from IIS. To accomplish this, add the following to <system.web> in Web.config.
<authorization>
 <allow users="?" />
</authorization>


Nod (gesture)
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A depiction of a man nodding
Nodding to indicate acceptance[edit]
Different cultures assign different meanings to the gesture. Nodding to indicate "yes" is widespread, and appears in a large number of diverse cultural and linguistic groups. Areas in which nodding generally takes this meaning include the Indian subcontinent (note that the head bobble also shows agreement there), Iran, Southeast Asia, Western Europe, Latin America and North America. Nodding may also be used as a sign of recognition in some areas. Nodding is also used to show respect. Insult can be inferred if it is not returned in kind.
Nodding to indicate refusal[edit]
There are few exceptions with some countries swapping the meanings between nodding and shaking head: in Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Albania a single nod of the head up (not down) indicates a "no".
There are varying theories as to why nodding is so frequently used to mean "yes". One simple theory is that it is a form of bowing, indicating that one is prepared to accept what another person is saying or requesting.[citation needed] It has also been stated[1] that babies, when hungry, search for milk by moving their heads vertically, but decline milk by turning their head from side to side.
An early survey of nodding and other gestures was The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, written by Charles Darwin in 1872. Darwin wrote to missionaries in many parts of the world asking for information on local gestures, and concluded that nodding for "yes" was common to many different groups.
Nodding as greeting[edit]
Nodding can also be used as a form of nonverbal greeting or acknowledgement of another's presence; in this context, it is essentially an especially mild form of bowing, with just enough movement to show a degree of respect without additional formality. This includes the traditional downwards nod, or the upwards nod (which is more informal and usually used among friends or subordinates). To increase the formality, the downwards nod may also be accompanied by a suitable verbal greeting.
Nodding syndrome[edit]
Nodding is also a symptom of a yet unexplained disease. It affects mostly children under 15, and was first documented in Tanzania in 1962.[2]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]


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PCFF is committed to nurturing the work of budding young filmmakers. We launched the first Youth Filmmaker Showcase at the 2014 Festival. Curated under the supervision of the Director of Programming, this now annual, international collection of youth-produced short film presents creative and inspiring tales from the next generation of storytellers. Following the showcase screenings, attending filmmakers participate in a post-film Q&A sharing their project inspiration and the challenges they faced during their production process. Young filmmakers may apply as an individual or as a team. (e.g. Youth organizations, film clubs, etc.).
Filmmaking Workshops: Looking for learning opportunities for aspiring young filmmakers? Join the PCFF mailing list, to learn about workshops planned during the Festival and at other times during the year. To see a list of past workshops, and to check out the PCFF Vimeo channel, click here.
Selections from past Youth Filmmaker Showcases:
Click here to view full list of past YFS film collections.
YOUTH FILMMAKER SHOWCASE (YFS) GUIDELINES:
- Films created and produced by young people ages 6 to 17 are considered "youth-produced". An adult supervisor is allowed; however, the entire film MUST be conceived and created by the youth(s) submitting with minimal adult input.
- Youth-made films within a school setting or with a community organization are eligible.
- Maximum film length is 15 minutes. PCFF accepts films of all genres.
- Films submitted to the YFS are not eligible for Festival Awards. The YFS is designed to be a non-competitive category of the Festival.
- Ready to show us what you've got? The film submission window is open May – November. Click here for details!


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Trip to Singapore ReportJuly 11, 2017
The School, organised an exciting and fun filled five-day long excursion-cum-educational trip to Singapore for 19 students escorted by two teachers, Ms Leena Singhal (Jr HM) and Ms Sonal Khurana from May 28th to June 2nd, 2017. The Singapore journey was really exhilarating from day one as the students were all charged up to explore a new place, often referred to as 'The Lion City'. The adventure packed five-day tour that included visits to 'The Merlion,' the iconic landmark of Singapore and the Singapore Science Centre, exhibiting innovative experiments and models formed a great learning experience for children. The visits to the thrilling Night Safari and the Jurong Bird Park, relaxing at Silosa Beach in Sentosa Island and the fun-filled thrilling rides at the Universal Studios were the other added attractions.
The trip aimed at providing opportunities to students to explore the world outside the classroom, to learn, appreciate and understand different cultures and nationalities and carry back unforgettable and cherished memories.


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To select all buildings that fall into a selected circular buffer with a 2000 radius you need this command:
SELECT * FROM Buildings WHERE ST_DWithin(geom, (SELECT ST_GeomFromText('POINT(0 0)', 26918)), 2000);
See this, for more examples.
I've gave you already the right answer!
To prove you I'll show the tests I've done before answering to you, on my test data (my SRID is 31700):
If you want to see the selected points in QGIS then you need to follow the images bellow:
So, I think that your center point coordinates are not [0, 0] and if you'll follow carefully my demonstration you'll obtain the proper results!
My tests showed me that it is possible a user to keep its data in a PostGIS table with the 4326 SRID, and to obtain a proper result, like above, using its own SRID (e.g. 26918).
In this case one my use this command:
SELECT * FROM Buildings WHERE ST_DWithin(ST_Transform(geom, 26918), (SELECT ST_GeomFromText('POINT(0 0)', 26918)), 2000);
Yet, in this case, I've noticed that the selected points are still in the 4326 SRID. Therefore, if you create a table based on this query, eventually, you need to update the table SRID to your own.
Here's what I've done (using my test data) prior to see the selected point in QGIS:
But, the newly created table has the 4326 SRID:
Therefore, we need to change it to our own:
(I've verified my solution, considering the buildings are points, polygons and multipolygons, and didn't noticed any other problems than those already presented here.)


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Summer in Idaho means camps for kids.
If you are 10 to 12 years old and want to learn outdoor skills, become certified in hunter education and experience a wide variety of other fun, outdoor activities, consider attending the Youth Conservation Camp, August 12 -16, at Trinity Pines Camp and Conference Center in Cascade.
Campers participate in hands-on learning activities in firearm safety and shooting, wildlife conservation and identification, orienteering and challenge courses, fishing techniques, archery fundamentals, introduction to trapping, float the Payette River, and much more in an attractive outdoor setting.
Registration is first come first serve to the first 30 youth. Cost per camper is $255.00, which includes food, lodging and equipment for the week.
To learn more or to register, visit the Idaho Conservation Officer Association website at _URL_, or contact your nearest Idaho Fish and Game office.
Idaho's Youth Conservation Camp is unique because it is sponsored and directed by the Idaho Conservation Officer's Association and Idaho Department of Fish and Game – the same people who manage Idaho's fish and wildlife. Conservation officers and biologists direct the camp and lead the classroom and field learning activities.
The overall goal is to help young people learn about and cultivate a respect for Idaho's natural resources and the people who work to protect, preserve, and perpetuate those resources.
Logo courtesy Idaho Department of Fish and Game


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Background: To investigate the mortality from cancer of the corpus uteri in relation to parity and age at first and last birth.
Methods: A cohort of 431,604 married women aged 45-74 years at the Norwegian Census in 1970 was followed over 15 years. A total of 752 deaths from cancer of the corpus uteri were diagnosed during follow-up.
Results: All age groups showed significant trends of decreasing mortality rates with increasing number of children. The age-adjusted reduction in mortality was 9.2% (95% CI 5.2-13.0) for each child. Women with 8-11 children had a relative risk of 0.35 (95% CI 0.14-0.85) compared to nulliparous women. For first birth at age > = 35 years versus < = 19 years, the relative risk was 0.53 (95% CI 0.34-0.83). No significant effect of age at last birth was found.
Conclusions: This study supports the notion that high parity and postponing the first delivery may reduce the risk of uterine cancer death.


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Unique pilot for future travel surveys
In the autumn of 2017, a unique pilot for future travel survey data collection methods is being conducted in Gothenburg. The pilot is running concurrently to a traditional travel survey. The aim of the pilot is to obtain a better understanding of how future travel surveys can be performed, by comparing different data collection methods that run in parallel.
Why travel surveys?
In order to plan for more sustainable transport systems, we need to understand how people use them. Today almost all decisions on transport investments and policy priorities are based on travel survey data, even though today's travel survey methods deliver data that is far from optimal.
Today most people use smartphones and have internet access 24 hours a day. This has the potential to give us much better information about how the transport system is used – which in the long run leads us to design a more efficient and human-centred system.
Demonstrating new innovative data collection methods
Traditional travel surveys ask respondents to complete details of their travel in paper-based questionnaires (and sometime by phone). The respondent should remember all trips made usually over a 24-hour period, how they travelled (bus, car, walk, etc) and the distance and time of each trip. This is a major weakness: the exact distances and times are hard for people to include in their responses, and shorter trips, as well as connecting trips (for example walking to a bus stop) are often forgotten. Completing such surveys can be a burden, and many who receive questionnaires do not complete them. Additionally, due to the high cost of performing these surveys, they are often only performed every 5 years or less frequently.
– "We are testing two new tools for data collection, an online questionnaire and a travel survey app called TRavelVU that helps to collect data", says Emeli Adell at Trivector.
The two new data collection methods will be compared with the traditional travel survey (paper-based) to improve our knowledge of data quality, comparability and representativeness.
Looking at different ways of recruiting respondents
– "But it's not just new tools we're testing," Emeli continues. We also want to understand how we can recruit respondents in a different way in the future. In the pilot, we are using three different recruitment methods for the online questionnaire and the travel survey app:
- random selection of postal addresses,
- web panel, and
– We will compare which groups are represented based on the different recruitment techniques as well as response types. We want to understand which sections of the population respond to different sections as a way to understand who is represented in the data, and how this should be considered when representing a representative picture of travel.
The pilot project is a joint effort between Transport Analysis, VTI (Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute) and Trivector. The project is co-financed by the Swedish Transport Administration. It is a part of a larger project called "New solutions for future travel surveys" led by Transport Analysis.


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Teaching Students About From Russia With Love: A Look into the Classic Novel and Film
From Russia with Love is a classic in the realm of Cold War-era spy fiction. Originally penned by Ian Fleming, it was later adapted into a wildly successful film featuring Sean Connery as James Bond. This novel and film offer a great opportunity to engage students in exploring Cold War history, espionage, cultural perceptions, and the enduring popularity of the Bond franchise.
The Literary Work: Fleming's Novel
Published in 1957, From Russia with Love is the fifth installment in the James Bond series. The novel is an important work to introduce while teaching students about the Cold War and the post-World War II period as it delves into the tension between East and West, specifically between British Secret Service and their Soviet counterparts.
Some key themes your students can explore include:
1. The portrayal of women: From Russia with Love presents female characters like Tatiana and Vesper Lynd in both complex and traditional roles. Students can discuss how these depictions shaped the cultural perceptions of women during this time period.
2. Propaganda: Discuss how both Western and Soviet propaganda are woven into the narrative of From Russia with Love. Encourage students to analyze stereotypes about enemy nations present throughout the story.
3. The 'Bond' genre: Introduce this novel as a starting point for students to explore other works by Ian Fleming or related spy stories from that era.
The Film Adaptation
In 1963, From Russia with Love was adapted into a film – the second in the globally popular James Bond movie franchise. Directed by Terence Young, starring Sean Connery in his iconic role as James Bond.
Points worthy of discussion include:
1. How the adaptation added to or detracted from key themes present in the book
2. The impact of changes such as replacing SPECTRE with SMERSH on representation perception
3. Present this film in the context of other spy movies from the 1960s, and discuss how they reflected and shaped the cultural perception of the Cold War
4. Encourage students to compare Connery's portrayal of Bond with other actors who later took on the iconic role
Teaching students about From Russia with Love provides a unique opportunity to delve into a crucial period in history while also examining an enduring cultural phenomenon. By studying both Fleming's novel and the subsequent film adaptation, students can engage with key topics such as propaganda, gender roles, and historical context in an accessible and entertaining way. Consider incorporating From Russia with Love into your curriculum today – your students are sure to be 'shaken' and 'stirred' by its impact!


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.g. "Dynamicweb.Frontend.FileViewModel".
You can either use one of the helper methods for converting the value to the right type (recommended) or you can use GetValue and then cast the value yourself.
Example: Rendering a Date field using GetValue or GetDateTime
Method
Example
Result
GetValue

@Model.Item.GetValue("Date")

01-11-2016 14:35:09

GetDateTime

@Model.Item.GetDateTime("Date").ToString("s")

2016-11-01T14:35:09

GetDateTime @Model.Item.GetDateTime("Date").Year
2016

Example: Rendering a File field using GetValue or GetFile
Method
Example
Result
GetValue

@Model.Item.GetValue("File")

Dynamicweb.Frontend.FileViewModel

GetFile

@Model.Item.GetFile("File").Path

/Files/Images/logo.png

You can use the GetField method on ItemViewModel in order to get additional information about a specific field.
Example: Rendering information about a specific field:

 @{ var dateField = Model.Item.GetField("Date"); if (dateField != null) {
@dateField.Name

@dateField.SystemName

@dateField.GetDateTime()
 } }

You use the GetItem() method if you want to retrieve values from an item with a field of the type Item type. For example, you have a shared item type called Font which contains all sort of font settings. This itemt ype is used in your website settings – so to retrieve the value from the FontFamily field you do the following:
Model.Area.Item.GetItem("Font").GetString("FontFamily");
You use the GetFile() method whenever you've used an item field of the type File – this is the only way to retrieve the path to the file.
Item.GetFile("Image").Path
GetFile() can return the file extension, the name, and the path to the file selected – if you use any other method, you will fail silently.
You use the GetItems() method if you have used an item field of the type Item relation list – this is the only way to retrieve values from item relation lists.
@foreach (var i in Model.Item.GetItems("GalleryImages")) { i.GetString("Image"); }


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Read voltage through NI-DMM MATLAB Instrument Driver in Simulation Mode
This example shows how to read voltage from a National Instruments® NI-DMM driver in the simulation mode.
Introduction
Instrument Control Toolbox™ supports communication with instruments through high-level drivers. In this example you can read voltage from a National Instruments® NI-DMM driver in the simulation mode.
Requirements
This example requires a Microsoft® Windows® system and NI-DMM package 3.06 or higher. Make sure the Measurement & Automation Explorer recognizes the NI-DMM device before you use this example.
Verify NI-DMM Installation
Use the instrhwinfo command to check if the NI-DMM software package is installed correctly. If installed correctly, NI-DMM is listed as one of the modules installed on the Windows machine. This example uses libraries installed with it.
driversInfo = instrhwinfo ('ivi');
disp(driversInfo.Modules');
 'AgNA'
 'nidcpower'
 'nidmm'
 'niFgen'
 'nisACPwr'
 'niScope'
 'nisCounter'
 'nisDCPwr'
 'nisDigitizer'
 'nisDmm'
 'nisDownconverter'
 'nisFGen'
 'nisPwrMeter'
 'nisRFSigGen'
 'nisScope'
 'nisSpecAn'
 'nisSwtch'
 'nisUpconverter'
 'niSwitch'
 'Tkdpo2k3k4k'
Create a MATLAB Instrument object
Use the icdevice function to create an instrument object from the MDD which was part of the NI-DMM support package, and establish a connection to the DMM using that object.
The icdevice function takes two or more input arguments. The MDD file name, the resource name for the DMM, and optionally, device-specific parameters that can be set.
You can get the resource name for the DMM from NI Measurement and Automation Explorer. For example: A resource name of PXI1Slot6 in NI MAX would be DAQ::PXI1Slot6 and Device 1 would be DAQ::Dev1. You can remove the optionstring argument and the corresponding string parameter if you have the actual hardware.
You can establish a connection to the DMM using the connect command.
ictObj = icdevice('niDMM.mdd', 'DAQ::Dev1', 'optionstring','simulate=true');
connect(ictObj);
disp(ictObj);
 Instrument Device Object Using Driver : niDMM

 Instrument Information
 Type: IVIInstrument
 Manufacturer: National Instruments Corp.
 Model: National Instruments Digital Multimeters

 Driver Information
 DriverType: MATLAB IVI
 DriverName: niDMM
 DriverVersion: 1.0

 Communication State
 Status: open
Configure the DMM
For the purpose of this example, the DMM is configured as
* Measurement Function: DC Voltage
* Range: 10V
* Resolution: 5.5 Digits
Use the MATLAB Instrument Driver Editor (midedit) to view other properties and functions that allow you to configure a device. The tool shows all the properties and functions that the NI-DMM software package supports.
measurementFunction = 1;
range = 10;
resolution = 5.5;
configuration = get(ictObj, 'configuration');
invoke(configuration, 'configuremeasurementdigits', measurementFunction, range, resolution);
Read and display the voltage
Once you configure the DMM with the required settings, use an appropriate function call to read the voltage.
% Configure DMM to calculate the timeout automatically
AutoTimeLimit = -1;
acquisition = get(ictObj, 'acquisition');
volts = invoke(acquisition, 'read', AutoTimeLimit);
Display the read voltage
voltageDisplay = sprintf('Voltage : %d v', volts);
disp(voltageDisplay);
Voltage : 5.000032e+00 v
Clean up
Delete the MATLAB Instrument Object.
disconnect(ictObj);
delete(ictObj);
clear ictObj;


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If you want to show the Windows Vista version on your desktop just for the sake of fun, then you would have to do a little registry editing. The version string is shown on the bottom right of your desktop and shows the Windows Vista as well as the build number. Here is how :
- Press the keyboard combination Windows logo key + R to bring up the Run dialog.
- Type regedit in the Run dialog and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.
- Navigate to the following registry key in the Registry Editor :
- Locate a DWORD value named PaintDesktopVersion in the right side pane. Double-click on it and change its value to 1,
- Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.


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|Location||Vermont and Northern New Hampshire|
Your own senses.
Community of Observers
Get to know the nature of YOUR world! The Fairbanks Community of Observers is to encourage greater public clarity around environmental indicators of climate change in Vermont and northern New Hampshire. Using the website developed by the Fairbanks Museum, we'll collect your quantitative data focused on the life cycles of specific birds, butterflies and wildflowers that are sensitive to environmental change as well as seasonal weather data that is characteristic to our region.
The Community of Observers is for individuals, families, clubs, groups and schools. It is designed to encourage citizen scientists to gain a deeper understanding of the cycles and patterns that characterize our region through the seasons, and how the habitats that depend on these cycles might be affected by global climate shifts.


The tooltip of the Mint says
0,007 mintEffect
But what does that mean?
Per Brilliand's answer in this question, Mints give a certain amount of furs and ivory per tick in exchange for a cost in gold and catpower.
The reason it doesn't just say "x.xx furs per second" or something like that is because the amount of furs and ivory gained is based on your maximum catpower, rather than being a particular amount. Thus, you get a certain amount of "mintEffect" which then translates through your maximum catpower and becomes ivory and furs. The linked question includes the exact amounts (and the points that mints become a more effective use of catpower than manual hunting, although you'll likely still be best served doing both).
Your Answer


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- The superstructure of a submarine, from which it can be commanded when on the surface and which contains the periscope.More example sentences
- As you descend, your first sight of the submarine will be a selection of masts and periscopes rising from the conning tower.
- The introduction of a proper conning tower meant that the periscope could be kept in an upright position where it could be raised and lowered by the use of compressed air.
- There was the conning tower with the periscope easily identifiable inside; there were the access hatches.
More definitions of conning towerDefinition of conning tower in:
- The US English dictionary


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December 13, 1991
L86 Dimmer Modules BTU Dissipation
Heat dissipation in ETC dimmer racks is relatively simple to calculate. Use the following table to calculate either watts per dimmer or BTUs per dimmer, them multiply that number by the number of dimmers in the rack. Note that the watt and BTU figures shown below apply to single dimmer, not dimmer modules. (A module contains more than one dimmer)
We suggest you set air conditioning levels to maintain the temperature in the dimer room at 68 degrees or less. ETC dimmers are designed to operate safely in environments with ambient temperatures of up to 104 degrees but, as with all electronics, keeping things cooler will help improve the service of the equipment.


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Oxalis triangularis, also called false shamrock, or love plant, has this last name particularly appropriate, as it is a uniquely beautiful plant that is especially striking when kept in optimal conditions. However, it is a somewhat climate-delicate plant and is not always easy to care for, especially if its needs are not known. Learn all about Oxalis triangularis care in this article.
In this article, we tell you everything you need to know about Oxalis triangularis plant care to keep your plant looking healthy, strong, and beautiful. Join us to learn more about the false shamrock!
Characteristics Of the Oxalis Triangularis Plant
This false shamrock has its origin in Brazil, particularly in cool areas of this huge South American country. It is a rhizomatous plant and its so-called bulbs keep the subway part of the plant alive in the cold months, leaving the aerial part to dry out and resprout again when conditions are optimal.
They are small in size, usually growing to about 8″ (20 cm) in height, and their most striking and identifying feature is their beautiful purple leaves, with stems so pale green that they seem almost white. These leaves look like butterflies resting when they are folded, but they have the ability to open or fold depending on the amount of light that reaches them, making this change in just a few hours, so they can adapt better and not receive more or less light than they need. Its pink or white flowers are small and drooping, and although they are pretty, they do not usually stand out more than the leaves.
While the plant is not dangerous on contact, planted in very large quantities it could be harmful to very young children. Likewise, if you have pets at home, make sure they do not eat it or rub against it too much, as it could be toxic to them.
Climate and Location to Care for Oxalis triangularis
One of the most important things when growing this plant is the climate it needs. Since it comes from cool areas of Brazil, where the thermal variation is small, it is a species that does not tolerate extreme temperatures, neither for heat nor cold and will react quite badly to any case of very high or very low temperature. Thus, the idea is to keep it always between 50°F (10 ºC) and 82°F (28 ºC), being able to withstand temperatures a little higher or lower, but always punctually. In winter, it will tolerate temperatures as low as 41°F (5ºC), but lower exposures will probably kill it.
With this in mind, it is normal that it tends to be grown as a potted houseplant, where it is much easier to control the environment to which it is exposed. If the climate suits its needs, it is also commonly grown as an outdoor potted plant, since planted in the soil it can act as an invasive plant.
In summer it can be taken out to terraces if the temperature is cool, in the same way, that in winter it can also be done if it is mild winters when the temperature does not drop below 41°F (5 ºC). In this way, the plant will enter in vegetative rest and will rest, to resprout in spring with recovered energies. If you have your butterfly plant indoors and you cannot give it vegetative rest, it is likely that the plant will weaken, although you can try to compensate with a little extra fertilizer.
- PRODUCT: Includes 20 bulbs per pack (Oxalis Triangularis). Please note that Oxalis bulbs are naturally smaller than a typical bulb.
- VERSATILE: As they're easy growers both in the ground and in containers, use this plentiful plant for edging, container gardens, or as indoor windowsill accents.
- FAST-GROWING: Expect the brilliant foliage to appear within 3-4 weeks of watering and delicate flowers in about 10 weeks.
Light to Care False Shamrock
Purple clover does well in semi-shade or direct sun if the sun is not too intense, although ideally it should receive plenty of light, always screened by a thin curtain or something similar. If it does not have enough light, the oxalis will have fewer leaves and its stems will be thinner, so it will be weaker and it will be easier for it to die from other deficiencies or from diseases or pests.
Watering False Shamrock
Except in its vegetative rest period, like all plants that do, the butterfly plant needs regular watering throughout the year.
The ideal frequency is to allow the top layer of the substrate to dry out between waterings so that the plant does not become thirsty but does not become waterlogged due to over-watering, which would rot its rhizomes. In the cold months, from the beginning of autumn, watering is suspended until spring, if rainwater is falling, although it is necessary to avoid too much.
Substrate and Fertilizer to Care for Oxalis triangularis
The Oxalis triangularis is not demanding in terms of its substrate, the only thing necessary being that it has good drainage. You can use a universal mixture with peat, coconut fiber, and worm humus in equal parts, to which you can then add vermiculite and perlite. This substrate is light, has ideal drainage and water retention properties, and is also very rich in nutrients and microorganisms beneficial to plants, so your Oxalis triangularis will develop perfectly.
Regarding the fertilizer, just add a little fertilizer monthly during the warm months, or a little organic matter such as compost or worm castings. I recommend you to read our article about clover fertilizer.
We hope this article on how to care for Oxalis triangularis will be useful and that you will enjoy this beautiful plant. We recommend our article about how to care for a wandering jew plant.


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Siebel Advisor Administration Guide > Working with Advisor Project Files > About the Advisor Project Files >
Advisor Project Structure
The organization in which Advisor presents the project objects reflects the organization of the associated application.
Project objects that define the overall appearance and functionality of the application are considered application-level objects. These application-level objects include the Application UI Definition file and a contents list table.
The application presents information related to one or more categories. Advisor groups all of the project objects related to a single category into a pageset.
Within each pageset, the project objects are organized into two categories: data objects and interface objects. Each data object is further classified as a feature data object or a configuration data object. The feature data and configuration data objects are Feature tables and Configuration tables respectively. The interface objects within a pageset are the Pageset UI Definition file and the Pageset UI Registry file.
Every pageset in an application, at a minimum, contains the following items:
- A Pageset UI Definition file (oc_default_ui.htm)
- A Pageset UI Registry file (pCar_i.htm)
- At least one Configuration table
- One or more Feature tables
- One or more display pages


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Sample Preparation Activities
Checklist to Help Select & Plan
Your Environmental Project
Sample Action Activities
Sample Reflection Activities
Sample Celebration & Reflection
Trees for Service
How to plant a tree
How to construct a time capsule
Sample Lesson "Trees
Selected classes will develop a service learning partnership with
a local Forestry Board and the local department of natural resources
forestry service. This service learning activity will consist of
three parts. Cooperating students will:
a Time Capsule
2. Plant a Tree
3. Take the Tree Pledge
Trees help refresh our air, shade our homes, and reduce crime in
our neighborhoods. Many of Baltimore's street and communities need
trees, especially where sidewalk tree wells are empty. Harbor City
students recognize this need by planting a tree(s) on school campuses
and neighborhood streets. Our urban community needs volunteers to
help reforest this environment by identify sites, planting trees,
and maintaining their well-being.
Outcomes: Students will
- Gain an understanding of how the urban environment needs
trees for its citizen's health and safety.
- Demonstrate how to plant trees.
- Learn that their efforts will improve the community as a
whole, including real estate prices.
- (Baltimore) demonstrate the concepts of civic virtue and
common welfare as outlined the Baltimore City Social Studies
- (Maryland) meet the 1997 Maryland graduation requirement
regarding service learning.
Lessons could include video, readings, guest speaker, and discussion.
Handouts will include a description of the service learning activity
as well as a permission form for the students to have signed by
their parents. Information will be dispersed for their time capsule
that will be interred with the tree planting as part of the dedication.
Activities for the Action and Reflection portions of the service
learning activity will be discussed.
Students will travel to a predetermine location and plant a tree.
Students will be instructed as to the proper method of planting
a tree. It has been prearranged that the tree for planting will
have been delivered at the predetermined site.
Part I - Using the materials selected by the students, a
time capsule will be sealed. This time capsule will then be interred
with the tree as a record for future generations as to why, when,
and who planted this tree.
Part II - (Baltimore) Students will be informed of other
famous Baltimore City trees, e.g. the Al Capone, Pope John Paul
II and Frederick Douglass trees that were planted earlier in our
Part III - Students will all recite the Baltimore City
Forestry Board's Tree Pledge that will encourage students to be
responsible for the care and upkeep of their tree.
Certificates of service learning hours will be presented to student
participants and photos and film will be shown for the enjoyment
and evaluation of the students.
Environmental Film. For additional resources contact the Maryland
Student Service Alliance.
- permission slips
- TV, VCR, camcorder, camera
- time capsule
Service learning, tree well, civic virtue, common welfare, citizenship.
Baltimore City Forestry Board, Baltimore City Forestry Department, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and Maryland Department of Natural
Materials: one length of 4 inch PVC drain pipe, two caps
PVC (4 inch), one bottle of PVC glue
- Purchasing materials or seek donations from a construction/plumbing
- Cut 4" PVC pipe into an 18" length. A hand saw is adequate,
sometimes construction/ plumbing companies will cut to length
for school projects.
- Glue one PVC cap on to the end.
- Place material to be saved into the open end. Seal by glueing
and placing the second PVC cap on the open end.
- Bury sealed Time Capsule in the tree pit when planting.
I promise to:
- Properly match tree to planting site. Be wary of planting
invasive or non native species. Check with local Department
of Natural Resources.
- Have adequate tools available:
- Spade shaped shovels
- Picks and pry bars for hard soil or rocks
- Tree cart or wheel barrel for large size tree.
- Stakes and wire retainers with rubber hose supports
- maul or stake driver
- Dig planting hole twice the size of the tree ball.
- Remove and discard wire and or other wrapping from tree ball.
- Gently place tree ball in ground and file with dirt. Top
of tree ball should be even with the ground line. Be careful
not to place rocks or other debris into backfill.
- Backfill dirt and gently tamp to remove air pockets.
- Drive stakes into ground approximately six inches beyond
the digging area.
- Secure tree trunk to the stakes with wire retainers making
sure the rubber hose supports prevent the tree bark from being
scraped. Remember to remove stakes and supports after one year.
- Water Tree
- Place mulch over digging site and tree base.
- Have students take the tree pledge.
- Photograph or film tree planting for reflection and celebration
activity and or media coverage
To be thankful for the fresh air and the shade this
tree gives us.
To water this tree when it is needed.
To watch over this tree so that no harm comes to it.
On my honor so help me!


Learn That Word
Synonyms for Ravenala (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers):
traveler's tree, Ravenala madagascariensis, traveller's tree
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Browse Prior Art Database
Sensor-based sorting technology recovers barite from barite ores
IP.com Disclosure Number: IPCOM000241772D
Publication Date: 2015-May-29
Document File: 8 page(s) / 556K
Publishing Venue
The IP.com Prior Art Database
Abstract
This paper relate to methods of barite ore sorting. It describes methods that uses sensor based sorting to separate valuable barite-rich rocks in the ore from barite-poor or one consisting of different minerals. The method includes steps of mining, primary grinding, and screening to sensor-based sorting resulting in a product ore that contain pre-determined amounts of barium sulfate mineral. The process includes the use of X-ray transmission sensor-based sorting technology for processing of barite ores to separate barium sulfate mineral component from other minerals and to increase specific gravity of the ore.


Driver Knowledge Tests Menu
A turn signal that keeps flashing after a turn is very likely to: A turn signal that keeps flashing after a turn is very likely to:
 - A. Confuse other drivers and cause them to turn into your path.
 - B. Damage the electrical system.
 - C. Keep other drivers from seeing your brake light.
 The correct answer is A
 Correct. If you are indicating, drivers may think you are turning and might pull out in front of you.
Motorbike indicators
Newer bikes sometimes have self-cancelling indicators. They can work on the change in angle of the bike, a timer that turns them off after a pre-defined number of seconds, or the change in the speed differential between the front and rear wheel.
However, you should get used to doing it yourself otherwise you might get on another motorbike that doesn't have self-cancelling indicators and you'll forget and cause a problem for yourself when another vehicle pulls out in front of you thinking that you are turning.
Similarly, at the rear, there are integrated taillights and indicators available for some bikes.
Modern indicators have LEDs rather than bulbs.
Indicators come in five main types:
 1. Flush-mounted - these fit in holes in your faring and sit flush (or almost flush) with the surface
 2. Stalk - these sit out from the bike on stalks
 3. Surface-mounted - these indicators sit on the surface and can be used to cover indicator mounting holes on some models of bike.
 4. Numberplate-mounted - these indicators sit either side of your numberplate.
 5. Mirror-mounted - it's possible to get indicators integrated into your mirrors which can clean up the profile of your bike.