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Intro: Simplest Flying Machine
The simplest flying machine, ever!
For this you'll require :
1.A plastic fan blade
2.A bit thick straw
Step 1: The Plastic Fan Blade
In the image is a plastic fan blade.
(I got my one form an old toy)\
Step 2: A Straw
A bit thick straw.
Make sure the thickness is such that it fits into the hole in the plastic blade.
Step 3: Assembling
Fit the straw in the plastic fan blade.
If there is a minor error, sealing tape, or glue might do the thing.
Step 4: Rotation
This step is important.
Make sure that you rotate the straw in the appropriate direction. Else (It doesn't hurt ;-) ) It might not fly!
The rotation should be such that it should push the air down.
Step 5: In Action (Done!)
(I admit that clicking this image was hard!)
After doing the above steps, you'll see your newly made "Simplest Flying machine"


What Is Screen Mirroring?
Share media from a smart device to a TV for better viewing
Screen mirroring technology allows you to switch the media that's playing on your smaller Android, Windows, or Apple device to a larger one, such as a television or media projector, wirelessly. You can mirror personal photos, music, videos, games, and more, including content from the internet or an app like Netflix or YouTube.
The protocol used to wirelessly mirror one screen to another is called Miracast, a word you might encounter as you learn more about the technology.
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What is Screen Mirroring?
Connect Your Phone or Other Device to a TV
To use screen mirroring, both devices have to meet a few minimum requirements. Your phone or tablet must support mirroring and be able to send out data. The TV or projector must also support screen mirroring and be able to capture and play that data.
To find out if your phone or tablet supports mirroring, refer to the documentation or perform an internet search. Note that you might also have to enable the Miracast or Screen Mirroring feature in Settings, so keep an eye out for that too. You may even be able to show your phone screen on your computer.
As for a television, there are two broad technologies. You can mirror to either a newer, smart TV or projector that has screen mirroring built-in or you can purchase a media streaming device and connect it to an available HDMI port on an older TV. Because the data arrives wirelessly and over your home network, that TV or you must configure the media stick to connect to that network as well.
Compatibility Issues When You Mirror a Screen
Not all devices play well together. You can't just mirror any phone to any TV screen or somehow connect a phone to a TV using a magic app and force it to work. Just because both devices support screen mirroring doesn't mean anything either; the devices also have to be compatible with each other. This compatibility is where problems often arise.
As you might suspect, devices from the same manufacturer generally are compatible with each other. For instance, you can share media from a newer Kindle Fire tablet to Amazon's Fire TV easily. They're both made by Amazon and designed to work together. And, since Fire devices use the Android operating system, many Android-based phones and tablets are compatible as well.
Likewise, you can mirror media from your iPhone to an Apple TV. Apple made both, and they are compatible with each other. The Apple TV works with iPads too. However, you can't stream media from an Android or Windows device to an Apple TV.
It's essential to know that Apple doesn't play very well with others when it comes to mirroring media.
Other devices like Google's Chromecast and Roku's media devices also have limitations, as do smart TVs in general, so if you're in the market for a mirroring solution, take into consideration what you'll be streaming from before you purchase something to stream to.
Explore Mirroring Apps
When you play media on your smartphone or tablet, you use an app. Perhaps you watch cable-based movies using SHO Anytime and live TV using Sling TV. Maybe you listen to music with Spotify or watch how-to videos with YouTube. These apps support screen mirroring.
Take a minute to test it out. Here's how to explore your media apps in very general terms:
 1. Open an app on your device that lets you view media.
 2. Play any available media in that app.
 3. Tap the screen and tap the mirroring icon that appears there.
 4. If you have a device available to mirror to (and it's turned on and ready to use), you'll see it listed there.
The Screen Mirroring Experience
Once you're watching your media via screen mirroring, you'll use the controls on your phone or tablet to control it. You can fast forward and rewind, pause, and restart, provided the app and the media allow for it. It's unlikely you'll be able to control the television itself, though; keep the remote handy that works the volume.


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How we sold more sports water by using music to put people in the zone
Increase sales of Mizone Formulated Sports Water by 10% despite a 20% decline in the overall category.
Music has the power to take you to another state of consciousness – a place where physical effort feels easier and you perform better. This place is often known as 'the zone'. So we went on a quest to create 'music to put you in the zone'.
1. We enlisted an Olympic sports psychologist, four music producers and four everyday athletes.
2. We created 'The ZoneLab' and conducted a series of musical experiments to discover what kind of music puts people in the zone.
3. We produced four ZoneLab-tested music tracks and distributed them on bottles as a gift with purchase.
4. We shared the ZoneLab story through PR and video content that followed the creation and testing of each music track.

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Hyperspectral sensing of acid sulphate soils and their environmental impacts in South Yunderup, Western Australia
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Several sources of hyperspectral data were used to map the occurrence and spread of acid sulfate soils (AAS). Surface evolution of mineralogy during controlled oxidation of sulphidic material showed the formation of secondary iron minerals linked to soil pH ranges. Spectral characterization, image classification and PLSR of hyperspectral data successfully mapped the occurrence of surface and subsurface acid conditions and related toxicity by linking mineralogy to pH.


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Estonian Aviation Museum (EAM) was founded by a private initiative for public use and it has to meet the founder-assigned tasks and objectives, it has to fulfil a special mission:
- Estonian Aviation Museum must become an innovative technical centre of interest to balance the prevailing tendency in our society toward humanitarian education. It must encourage young people to acquire an engineering education.
- Estonian Aviation Museum must provide technical support for the students of the Estonian Aviation Academy for the training of aviation specialists
- Estonian Aviation Museum must become an attractive free-time centre of interest for young people and an internationallyknown knowledge-based tourist attraction. It must advocate aviation and flying.
- Estonian Aviation Museum must perpetuate the history of Estonian aviation and identify Tartu as the birthplace of flying in Estonia. (the 1st demo flight in Estonia took place in 1912 in Tartu). Estonian Aviation Museum fills the vacuum beside the Estonian Maritime Museum and the Estonian Road Museum.
See the 1st page of TLM website: Vision, Development Programme of Aviation Museum, and a development project "3rd Stage of Development of Aviation Museum"

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Create Vagrant boxes with Packer for rapid IT environment builds
Vagrant boxes enable IT admins to test infrastructure updates in production-identical QA environments. Follow this Vagrant tutorial to build a machine and export it to a Vagrant box.
While Vagrant and Packer are two HashiCorp tools designed for different needs, they can also work together nicely, especially in DevOps environments.
Packer creates a single, coded configuration of a machine build that runs on various platforms, such as a server on AWS or on Microsoft Azure.
Vagrant manages virtualized environments, mainly with testing rather than production systems. Vagrant boxes are useful as replicas of production systems for testing and prototyping purposes. In DevOps environments, application updates come rapidly from developers, an approach that requires an easily created and managed test environment for configuration changes before they hit live servers.
The creation of Vagrant boxes is where Packer and Vagrant intersect, by way of a post-processor task. The post-processor task in Packer exports a built machine to various platforms. In this tutorial, after Packer builds the machine, the post-processor task exports it to automatically create Vagrant boxes.
Start with Vagrant base boxes
A common reason DevOps engineers pick up Packer and Vagrant is ultimately to create a Vagrant base box, which contains the minimum setup for Vagrant to operate. Additional configuration instructions for an image, such as the shell scripts it must run and networking connections, are added via the Vagrantfile.
Base boxes typically include an installed package manager, as well as remote management connections, Secure Shell (SSH) for Linux or Windows Remote Management (WinRM). They might also contain a configuration management tool, such as Chef or Puppet.
Create a Packer build
To start this Packer and Vagrant tutorial, build a Windows 10 system in Packer. This example Packer build is a descendant of Stefan Scherer's Windows 10 template on GitHub. These steps take ISO for Windows 10 build 1803, install the OS in Oracle VM VirtualBox, run a few PowerShell scripts and then export the build to a Vagrant box.
{
 "builders": ['
 {
 "boot_command": "",
 "boot_wait": "6m",
 "communicator": "winrm",
 "disk_size": "{{user 'disk_size'}}",
 "floppy_files": [
 "{{user 'autounattend'}}",
 "./scripts/Install-Software.ps1"
 ],
 "guest_additions_mode": "disable",
 "guest_os_type": "Windows10_64",
 "headless": "{{user 'headless'}}",
 "iso_checksum": "{{user 'iso_checksum'}}",
 "shutdown_command": "shutdown /s /t 10 /f /d p:4:1 /c \"Packer Shutdown\"",
 "iso_checksum_type": "{{user 'iso_checksum_type'}}",
 "iso_url": "{{user 'iso_url'}}",
 "type": "virtualbox-iso",
 "vboxmanage": [
 [
 "modifyvm",
 "{{.Name}}",
 "--memory",
 "6096"
 ],
 [
 "modifyvm",
 "{{.Name}}",
 "--cpus",
 "4"
 ]
 ],
 "vm_name": "windows_10",
 "winrm_password": "vagrant",
 "winrm_timeout": "{{user 'winrm_timeout'}}",
 "winrm_username": "vagrant"
 }
 ],
 "variables": {
 "autounattend": "./answer_files/10/Autounattend.xml",
 "disk_size": "61440",
 "disk_type_id": "1",
 "headless": "false",
 "iso_url": "./iso/SW_DVD9_Win_Pro_Ent_Edu_N_10_1803_64BIT_English_-4_MLF_X21-87129.ISO",
 "iso_checksum_type": "sha256",
 "iso_checksum": "F38B0AEAE0756E01DCD9B1600DE62416E04AA963C72CEA30929141F54F1235B3",
 "restart_timeout": "5m",
 "vhv_enable": "false",
 "winrm_timeout": "6h"
 },
 "post-processors": [
 {
 "keep_input_artifact": false,
 "output": "windows_10_{{.Provider}}.box",
 "type": "vagrant",
 "vagrantfile_template": "vagrantfile-windows_10.template"
 }
 ]
}
There are a few things to point out in this Packer build. First, VirtualBox is the only provider on which the build will run. Packer can run builds in parallel. It is set to run headless, meaning the VM has no GUI by default. Many DevOps teams avoid GUIs on VMs, preferring automated steps in the DevOps pipeline over administrators doing tasks manually. Because the tutorial builds a Windows 10 box, WinRM is included to connect to the box instead of SSH. Lastly, a few variables, such as the ISO and ISO hash, are included and hardcoded for simplicity.
Set up the Vagrant post-processor
Next, let's explore the Vagrant post-processor in Packer.
There are several options to create a Vagrant box, in terms of parameters. For example, a DevOps engineer might add a Vagrantfile template that specifies the networking, port mapping and hardware to use, which get implemented during the initial provisioning of a Vagrant box on a client. In addition, users can configure a compression level and paths to files to include in the Vagrant box.
In the Vagrant post-processor in the Packer template below, we configure the type as Vagrant, as well as the template file and the output path of the box, which is prefixed with windows_10 and the Packer provider VirtualBox.
 "post-processors": [
 {
 "output": "windows_10_{{.Provider}}.box",
 "type": "vagrant",
 "vagrantfile_template": "vagrantfile-windows_10.template"
 }
 ]
Build the Vagrant box
Now, start the build process in Packer to create a Vagrant box.
Run the command packer build. There is no need for variables, since they are hardcoded in this template. The only other necessary parameter in packer build is the path to the JSON template file. With Scherer's GitHub repository for the Windows 10 Vagrant box cloned locally to the C:\Scripts\packer\test directory (see below), all of the required files are included in C:\Scripts\packer\test> packer build .\windows_10.json.
Since VirtualBox is the only provider in Packer for this tutorial, the output indicates that:
VirtualBox ISO
The Vagrant box post-processing task shuts down the Packer VM, removes the floppy drives and port mapping, and then creates the Vagrant Open Virtualization Format file, which contains metadata on the Vagrant box. Finally, multiple files are compressed in a Vagrant box file. The box contains the VM disk file (hard disk), JSON information (metadata) and the Vagrantfile template file (instructions to provision the Vagrant VM).
Boot up the Vagrant box
Now that Packer created the Vagrant box, add that box to a Vagrant client, and use it in a project.
First, use the local box file created from Packer to add the box:
C:\Scripts\packer\test\ > vagrant box add .\windows_10_virtualbox.box --name=windows_10
Next, create a new directory, and initialize the Vagrant box with the vagrant init command:
C:\Scripts\packer\test\> mkdir vagranttest
C:\Scripts\packer\test\> cd .\vagranttest\
C:\Scripts\packer\test\vagrantest> vagrant init window_10
Because this step builds a base box, the Vagrantfile created in the root directory is somewhat blank. This file contains the box name windows_10 used to load it via the vagrant up command:
C:\Scripts\packer\test\vagrantest> cat .\Vagrantfile | Select-String 'config.vm.box ='
 config.vm.box = "windows_10"
Finally, use vagrant up to boot up the


Definition of diaphysis in English:
diaphysis
noun
Anatomy
 - The shaft or central part of a long bone.
 Compare with epiphysis
 - 'Interposed between the epiphysis and the diaphysis is the cartilaginous epiphyseal plate.'
 - 'In both fetal and post-natal growth, the cartilage is replaced by bone in a process known as endochondral ossification, in which ossification starts in the centers (diaphyses) of the long bones and spreads outward.'
 - 'The forces of the two opposing groups of muscles result in twisting of the epiphysis and the diaphysis in opposite directions.'
 - 'The tumor is eccentric, usually metaphyseal, but it may extend into the epiphysis or along the medullary cavity into the diaphysis.'
 - 'The grafts were mounted onto steel cables and snap hooks in the load frame using either the holes in the tibial diaphysis or tendon graft loops.'
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek diaphusis 'growing through', from dia 'through' + phusis 'growth'.
Pronunciation
diaphysis
/dīˈafəsəs/


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Residents who live in high-rise buildings have a unique lifestyle and different expectations for community living – even when it comes to their preference for disposing of garbage. In my experience, trash chutes and trash valet are typically the two options available for enclosed buildings in metropolitan areas. If you're left making this complex decision for your building, here are some guidelines to help you decide which trash management solution is right for you.
What is a Trash Chute?
A trash chute is a large, vertical tube in which garbage can be deposited at various points and collected in a single location. The chute spans multiple levels and each floor has a specific room that residents can use to access a portion of the chute.
Benefits of Installing a Trash Chute:
- Convenience. Residents don't have to adhere to a schedule - they can dispose of their trash at any time.
- Appearance. Hallways appear cleaner because trash cans aren't outside of each unit.
- Cost. Installation is during the construction phase of the building and existing employees can receive maintenance training.
Cons of Installing a Trash Chute:
- Maintenance. Because trash can get stuck in chutes and pile up in rooms, daily maintenance is required.
- Conditions. There is a lot of science involved. It's important to have the correct cleaning chemicals, fresheners, and air pressure throughout the year.
- Recycling. Recycling isn't always an option because all trash goes to the same place.
- Repairs. While installation is inexpensive, repairs to the chute doors can be costly.
- Location. The location may not be easily accessible for all units.
What is Trash Valet?
Trash valet is a garbage pick-up service that a property can offer to residents. Residents place a provided trash can outside of their unit at a scheduled time, and an employee will empty the resident's trash can and dispose of their garbage for them. After the trash has been discarded, residents are responsible for bringing the empty trash can back into their unit.
Benefits of Trash Valet:
- Convenience. Residents don't have to carry heavy or dripping bags of trash down the hall or flights of stairs.
- Volume. Trash won't pile up and smell in units or trash chute rooms.
- Recycling. Residents typically have the option to recycle because it's sorted by hand.
- Added value. Just like valet parking or a concierge, trash valet is another service that makes the high-rise more sellable and attractive.
Cons of Trash Valet:
- Scheduling. Residents must adhere to a strict pickup schedule.
- Enforcement. If residents don't comply with the schedule, fines may be issued.
- Appearance. The trash cans can make hallways appear cluttered at times.
- Cost. A staff member must be available to collect trash after hours, or outside vendors may need to be hired.
Overall, both trash chutes and trash valet have many benefits and challenges. While high-rise residents may live similar lifestyles, each building is different. Weigh your options carefully and choose what makes the most sense for your building. Regardless of your decision, always be consistent and set clear standards and expectations for the community.
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text: Governance and documentation Approved Approaches Approved Approaches What are Approved Approaches? An Approved Approach is a methodology or tool that is used in the quantification or justification of climate benefits, risk, additionality or monitoring data for a Plan Vivo project or prospective Plan Vivo project. Who can use an Approved Approach? Approved Approaches include applicability criteria, which define the scope of the methodology/tool and the type of projects that it is suitable for. Any project that would like to apply an Approved Approach must demonstrate that they meet these criteria. If a suitable approved approach is not available, projects can develop or adopt their own approaches for estimating emissions and removals, and submit them to the Plan Vivo Foundation for approval. This can be done in the relevant sections of the PDD or separately. Plan Vivo projects are encouraged to make use of simple, low cost approaches where possible, although other methodologies can be considered. List of Approved Approaches Approved Approach type Applicable project types Applicable geographical area Carbon pool/emission source included Link to documentation Additionality assessment All Global N/A Additionality Assessment Estimation of emissions and removals (Baseline scenario; Project intervention) Afforestation; Reforestation; Agroforestry; Agricultural land management Global Above ground woody biomass; Below-ground woody biomass; Soil organic carbon; Biomass burning; Fertilizer application Small-Holder Agriculture Monitoring and Baseline Assessment (SHAMBA) methodology (for further support on SHAMBA, see the SHAMBA tool website) Estimation of emissions and removals (baseline scenario) Prevention of deforestation Tropical/sub-tropical evergreen or semi-evergreen forests Above-ground woody biomass Estimating Reference Emission Levels Estimation of emissions and removals (Baseline scenario; Project intervention; Leakage) REDD in community managed forests Global Above-ground woody biomass; Below-ground woody biomass Estimation of Climate benefits from REDD in community-managed forests Assessing risk and quantifying non-permanence buffer allocation All Global N/A Assessing Risk and Setting the Risk Buffer Can I submit a new Approved Approach? Anyone is welcome to submit a new Approved Approach. These are reviewed internally and externally by a team of experts, along with a public consultation. Please contact the Plan Vivo Secretariat if interested.

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If you use a donation or subscription alert system like TwitchAlerts, or maybe you are using BraneBot's polling system, chances are you've been given a long URL that you're expected to plug in somewhere in order for it to display on your stream. This URL requires using a Browser Source in your broadcasting software.
What are Browser Sources?
Why use Browser Sources?
Browser Sources make it possible to use web-based content as sources in your scenes instead of capturing them with a Window Capture source. Don't spend a bunch of time launching your alert systems and making sure Window Capture is properly configured before each stream. This will also save you precious monitor space. Once you set up the alerts in your broadcasting platform, you're done! That includes interactive flash applications, websites and so on. So if you are looking for a way to show donation or subscription notifications or an interactive polling system on the screen for your viewers, Browser Source is the way to go.
How to set up Browser Sources for streaming?
- Download the CLR Browser Plugin
- Classic OBS: Extract the files to the 'Plugins folder' for OBS (Path is likely C:/Program Files/OBS/plugins). Make sure to add it to either the 32 or 64-bit OBS version depending on which you use.
- OBS Studio: Extract the files. You'll get a folder called 'obs-plugins'. Throw this into your obs-studio folder to overwrite your current plugins folder.
- Launch OBS
- Add a Source -> Browser Source
- Enter the URL you were provided. Enter the height and width. If dimensions weren't recommended, you can edit your Browser Source properties to find a suitable size.
- In the lower left corner click Add -> Other -> Webpage URL
- Enter the URL you were provided.
- The URL will appear under the Scene you added it to. Right click on it, or press Settings in the lower left corner to customize size and other options.
Stuck and need some help? Pop into our Discord server and talk to fellow streamers.


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This straightforward, quick soil test describes how to assess topsoil in three simple steps. Each assessment should not take more than 20 minutes.
The steps are soil removal, soil assessment and soil scoring (see Method Description).
A quality score is given which shows if the soil structure needs to be improved to maintain soil health.
Scoring and assessment require comparison with a 2-page colour chart of differing soil structure and associated soil descriptions - downloadable here.
Go deeper with Subsoil VESS colour chart and see the SubVESS Method Description.
Non-English language and pictures-only versions of VESS can be downloaded here: Spanish; Portuguese; Norwegian; Danish; Turkish; French.
Address: Crop & Soils Systems, Scotland's Rural College, Peter Wilson Building, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG.
Telephone: 0131 _PHONE_


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Simplified Simulation Models for Indoor MANET Evaluation are not Robust
1st IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON), Santa Clara, CA, October 2004
We evaluate the robustness of simplified mobility and radio propagation models for indoor MANET simulations. A robust simplification allows researchers to extrapolate simulation results and reach reliable conclusions about the expected performance of protocols in real life. We show that common simplified mobility and radio propagation models are not robust. Experiments with DSR and DSDV, two representative MANET routing protocols, show that the simplifications affect the two protocols in very different manners. Even for a single protocol, the effects on perceived performance can vary erratically as parameters change. These results cast doubt on the soundness of evaluations of MANET routing protocols based on simplified mobility and radio propagation models, and expose the urgent need for more research on realistic MANET simulation.


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Introduction to the Mathematics of Seismic Imaging
Organized by Gunther Uhlmann (University of Washington)_URL_
07/29/13 - 08/09/13
The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley, CA
In this two week program we will develop some of the mathematical foundations of seismic imaging that is a basic tool used in "Imaging the Earth Interior". This is one of the components of the Mathematics of Planet Earth year in 2013.
The goal in seismic imaging is to determine the inner structure of the Earth from the crust to the inner core by using information provided by earthquakes in the case of the deep interior or by measuring the reflection of waves produced by acoustic or elastic sources on the surface of the Earth. The mathematics of seismic imaging involves solving inverse problems for the wave equation. No previous experience on inverse problems will be assumed.


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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
butterfly illustration
One Hall, Two Exhibits
The Partners in Evolution Hall is a free-admission exploration into how insects and other animals have co-evolved with plants. Discover how natural selection has shaped animals and plants together through their ancient and persistent dependencies, and defenses with one another.
Tickets are required for the Butterfly Pavilion, a live butterfly experience. Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world.
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This one is about an issue you may run into when Microsoft Word is virtualized and you try to open a DOC or DOCX file from a SharePoint site. Issue: When you have Microsoft Word virtualized and streamed to a client, if you open a SharePoint site, select a doc file and in the drop down list you choose "Edit in Microsoft Word" you may receive the following error.
Resolution: There are three possible workarounds for this issue:
1. Install the SharePoint Compatibility Pack from the Office CD on the client.
2. Save the document locally before editing.
3. Run Internet Explorer inside the virtual environment, either by opening it directly from a virtual app or by adding an OSD for it to the package.
More info: KB83314


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Spring Garden Day event planned at Extension Demonstration Gardens in Bear Creek
Published 9:00 am, Friday, February 22, 2013
Jump start your garden by attending Spring Garden Day, March 16, featuring timely talks and how-to demonstrations at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office and Gardens, 3033 Bear Creek Dr., Houston.
Harris County Horticulture Extension Agents and Harris County Master Gardeners will give three informative lectures:
- "The Dirt on Great Garden Soil" will tell how to amend your garden soil and check nutrient levels to ensure great results.
- "Grow Your Own Groceries" will provide tips on what vegetables to plant in our area and techniques to grow them to an optimal harvest.
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- "Good Bugs and Great Flowers" will give a glimpse at some of the beneficial insects in local gardens and what plants will help to attract them.
Running concurrently with the talks will be demonstrations in the gardens surrounding the office.
Trained Master Gardeners in the vegetable gardens will discuss soil preparation in raised beds, proper seed planting, setting out transplants and managing pests.
Others in the flower gardens will show how to divide perennials, plant woody ornamentals, prepare in-ground soil and properly mulch beds.
More Master Gardeners will be demonstrating composting techniques and container gardening methods. There will also be an Ask-A-Master Gardener Booth to answer attendees' questions on other horticulture and landscaping topics.
The educational event begins at 8 a.m. with refreshments and registration. Lectures and demonstrations begin at 8:30 a.m. and run through noon. Cost is $15.
Harris County Master Gardeners are volunteers trained to share research-based horticulture knowledge with residents of the county in support of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
For details of this and other upcoming events, call _PHONE_ or like Harris Count Master Gardeners Association on Facebook.
Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids, services or accommodations in order to participate in Extension programs are encouraged to call _PHONE_ to discuss specific needs. Harris County Master Gardeners is a program of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin.


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As global and local environmental changes continue to reshape precipitation patterns, wildlife behaviors and public health issues, the City of East Lansing is tackling a slew of projects aimed at increasing public awareness and minimize damage.
East Lansing Environmental Specialist Cliff Walls provided an update on several city environmental services and projects at the Oct. 18 city council meeting. While most council members seemed content to simply receive the information, council member George Brookover raised pointed questions about the city's recycling program.
The city looks after the municipal sections of the East Lansing Urban Forest.
East Lansing celebrated its 35th year as "Tree City, USA" by planting an oak tree at Green Elementary School on Arbor Day. Walls said the city is on track to plant about 110 or 120 trees this year. This figure is similar to previous years, but he would like to increase plantings in the future.
In contrast, the city will remove about 50 trees this year. Walls said the withdrawal was a last resort, but sometimes necessary.
"It breaks my heart every time," he said. "We only remove trees when they are diseased, dying, or a threat to public safety or infrastructure."
Last year, for example, the city decided to shoot down three mature honey locusts in front of the East Lansing Public Library because they were damaging the sidewalk and clogging roof drains.
To reduce the number of removals required in the future, new trees are carefully selected based on the size they will be when fully grown to ensure there are no conflicts with nearby infrastructure , Walls said. In practice, this often means small trees where large trees used to flower.
The walls focused on city actions, but hundreds of trees in East Lansing have been felled over the past decade due to BWL's tree-cutting program after the devastating 2013 ice storm. Diseases like the emerald ash borer have wiped out thousands more. As ELi reported last year, oak trees in the region are now threatened by oak wilt.
ELi has heard from a number of readers who note that the loss of large trees means greater water drainage problems. A mature oak tree, for example, can handle 40,000 gallons of water in a year.
Walls highlighted the city's online forums where residents can request that a tree on public land be removed if it is diseased, damaged or poses a threat. The city also has guidelines for planting trees.
Beyond simple recycling, the city is considering compacting, composting and education.
Walls then discussed areas where the city's recycling program was making progress.
First, he introduced "Recycle Coach," a website, widget, and mobile app that can help East Lansing residents know where and when to recycle what. The online tool can be used to receive notifications when collections for things like recycling or yard waste are imminent.
Recycle Coach also lets residents know where they can recycle certain materials like plastic foam and batteries. Hopefully, Walls said, Recycle Coach will reduce the volume of calls to the Department of Public Works.
Walls also said there are two projects underway through grants given to East Lansing and Lansing. The first is research on the development of a composting program. It is unclear how the information will be used, but it could be used to implement a local program or marketed to private companies who wish to implement a composting program in another community.
The second grant, also in partnership with Lansing, is to develop a recycling education center.
"The idea behind it is to have a place to bring students, lawmakers, just to have a place in the capital where there can be conversations and education around [recycling]Murs said.
Walls told Council the city is pursuing another grant with funding of more than $320,000 to add two 40-yard compaction units for DPW to compact cardboard. Walls said the compactors could allow the city to reduce staff time and truck miles traveled (including carbon emissions) by 10 times.
In addition, the grant would fund a polystyrene densifier, which removes 98% of the air in polystyrene and can turn a truckload of polystyrene into a pallet. The product created can then be sold for special uses.
Contamination of recyclable materials is a big problem. The city is using the AI to try to fix it.
Walls also provided an update on the city's pilot program to reduce contamination in curbside recycling bins. When people put things that aren't recyclable in recycling bins, it can contaminate entire loads and send them to landfill. Also, just because something is labeled as recyclable doesn't mean the city's materials recovery facility will accept it. (A material recovery system is where recycling materials are sent to be prepared for sale to buyers. East Lansing uses the Emterra facility in Lansing.)
"We recognize that it's very confusing," he said. "Something says it's recyclable, it's marketed as recyclable, it has a recycling symbol on it. It doesn't necessarily matter. This is what is accepted and what technology exists at your local material recovery facility to deal with it.
The City has a contractual obligation with its Materials Recovery Center to maintain a contamination threshold below 8%. But East Lansing's contamination level is over 15%. This not only sends "recycled" materials to landfills, but it increases East Lansing's costs, as the city has to pay for disposal.
Council member Brookover posed a series of questions, in response, about what the recycling program is costing the city and whether there are cheaper alternatives. City Manager George Lahanas said he would get that information.
Regarding contamination, Walls explained that Lansing asks workers to check what's in recycling bins to communicate directly with residents if they put trash in their bins. However, it is time-consuming, weather-dependent, leaves incomplete data, and is expensive.
As an alternative, East Lansing has partnered with The Recycling Partnership, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), and Prairie Robotics to launch the first municipal campaign pilot in the United States that uses artificial intelligence to try to reduce contamination through recycling. .
For the program, which was announced this fall, cameras have been installed in recycling trucks that identify large items that contaminate recycling. The cameras also look for plastic bags, plastic wraps and other "tangles" that can damage recycling equipment.
Artificial intelligence identifies these contaminants so that a postcard with a photo of the contaminant can be sent to the address where the problem occurred. The postcard also links to the Recycle Coach website so the resident can learn more. The Ohio State University is studying the effectiveness of this approach.
Brookover expressed concern about the prospect of having a camera to take pictures of people recycling.
But Lahanas noted that anything put in the trash becomes public and said if people are worried they should shred sensitive documents. Added walls, non-trash items are blurred, and photos are taken in low resolution.
Impermeable "hot spots" are identified using a new system.
Walls highlighted East Lansing's involvement in the Catalyst Communities Leadership Circle, a cohort of Michigan communities seeking to be leaders in sustainability. Through the program, the city received a grant that allowed it to hire a graduate student on a scholarship for 10 weeks and 40 hours per week.
The fellow was a GIS expert who spent his time mapping impermeable surface hotspots in the city. Impermeable surfaces are surfaces that cannot absorb water. The project can be helpful in mitigating flooding and determining areas most in need of new infrastructure.
Walls said the project has garnered a lot of attention across the state because such information is usually very expensive to obtain. The fellow was able to train the algorithm to be "90%" efficient, giving a municipality a first look at areas that need attention.
The city is betting on more renewable energies.
Walls told the Council that the city was still in talks to develop a solar panel at the Department of Public Works on State Road. He said that with the amount of space available, the solar panel could cover 330% of the department's energy costs.
"If we could do something like this, it would really help us achieve our goal of 100% renewable electric power by 2030," he said.
Walls said there are still hurdles to making the solar panel, such as working with utility partners to lift restrictions.
Walls concluded his presentation by talking about two grant opportunities.
The first runs through EGLE and would address flooding, stormwater management and extreme weather through green infrastructure and nature-based solutions. There is $14.25 million up for grabs in this pool, with a maximum request limit of $1.5 million.
An additional $50 million is being made available by the Michigan Public Service Commission, funds to be used for the development and improvement of low-carbon energy infrastructure.
"We need to know more, but there is potentially a funding stream for something like the DPW solar panel or other projects like that," Walls said.


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Healthy planning policy and monitoring in Southwark and Lambeth
Built environment professionals are increasingly interested in the relationship between places and health. Many guidance documents are available to inform planning policy-makers of the importance of planning and health, yet there remains uncertainty about exactly 'what works' with regard to specific design and policy measures. In part, this has been explained by a lack of clear causal evidence to inform practice. However competing policy priorities and differing cultures of practice and evidence use across health and planning also play a role.
Despite these challenges, there is a growing desire to integrate design and planning measures which are known to support health and wellbeing into policies and projects. Planners want to know what has worked elsewhere and what evidence can be used to support local policies.
The research focused on three key health themes in Southwark and Lambeth which are widely relevant in the UK and internationally: social isolation, obesity (physical activity/healthy eating) and access to health services. Like many aspects of the urban environment's impact on health, there are many interconnections across these topic areas. The findings from academic research, consultation activities and policy examples often do not correspond to separate policy domains because of these overlaps. This is particularly notable with two of the focus areas for this review – social isolation and physical activity – which are both influenced by similar characteristics of the urban environment. In some ways, this is an advantage because policies can have multiple co-benefits. For example, increasing walkability through urban design may improve physical activity, increase social engagement and reduce local carbon emissions.
Planning policies alone will not address complex health issues like social isolation and obesity. As is often the case in urban planning and public health, officers will need to work across departments in the council and with other public and private stakeholders to integrate built environment solutions with other health promotion measures. Furthermore, solutions from one neighbourhood or research study may not be applicable more widely, depending on local context. There is great value in engaging local communities to explore their views of local problems and assets. This can ensure that policies and design measures respond to local needs, resulting in better outcomes.
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Flame Chart
The Flame Chart shows you the state of the JavaScript stack for your code at every millisecond during the performance profile.
This gives you a way to know exactly which function was executing at any point during the recording, how long it ran for, and where it was called from.
The Call Tree and the Flame Chart are both used to analyze your site's JavaScript, and they both use the same data: a sample of the JavaScript engine's stack, taken periodically during the recording.
But while the Call Tree organizes this data to show you where your program is spending most time in aggregate across the recording, the Flame Chart uses it to show you when in the recording particular functions are executing. Essentially it shows you the state of the call stack at any given point during the recording.
Here's a screenshot showing the Flame Chart for a section of a profile:
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First of all, you'll see that, in the recording overview pane, we've selected a small slice of the recording to view in the Flame Chart. The Flame Chart displays a lot of data, so to get readable results, it's usually necessary to zoom in.
In the Flame Chart view itself, along the X-axis is time. The screenshot above covers the period from 1435ms to a little past 1465ms. Along the Y-axis are the functions on the call stack at that point in time, with the top-level at the top, and the leaf function at the bottom. Functions are color-coded to make them easier to distinguish.
This gives you a way to know exactly which function was executing at any point during the recording, how long it ran for, and where it was called from.
Zooming and panning
To work effectively with the Flame Chart, you'll need to be able to navigate it. There are two main controls you can use to navigate the Flame Chart:
Zoom: increase/decrease the selected portion of the complete profile that's displayed in the Flame Chart
 1. Mouse wheel up/down in the Flame Chart.
 2. Trackpad 2 fingers up/down in the Flame Chart.
Pan: move the selected portion of the complete profile left and right
 1. Click and drag the selected portion in the recording overview pane.
 2. Click and drag anywhere in the Flame Chart.
An example
To see how the Flame Chart can reveal the behavior of your program, we'll look at a simple example. We'll use the same example as in the Call Tree page: a program that compares three different sorting algorithms. There's a separate page that gives an overview of this program's structure.
We'll use the same profile file as that used in the Call Tree page. In the call tree page, we figured out that the program call graph in that profile, and the associated sample count, looked like this:
sortAll() // 8
 -> sort() // 37
 -> bubbleSort() // 1345
 -> swap() // 252
 -> selectionSort() // 190
 -> swap() // 1
 -> quickSort() // 103
 -> partition() // 12
First, we'll just select the whole section in which the program was active:
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At the top, colored purple, is the sortAll() call, running throughout the program from start to finish. Underneath that, colored olive-green, are the calls it's making to sort(). Underneath that, like the teeth of a comb, are all the calls being made to each sorting algorithm.
Let's zoom in:
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This slice is about 140 ms long, and shows us more details of the functions being called by sort(). The sort() code is just this:
function sort(unsorted) {
 console.log(bubbleSort(unsorted));
 console.log(selectionSort(unsorted));
 console.log(quickSort(unsorted));
}
The markers labeled "bubb…" and colored olive-green are presumably bubbleSort(). The ones colored plain green are presumably the other sort functions. Even at a glance, we can see that the bubble sort blocks are much wider (of a longer duration) than the others.
We can also see some functions being called from bubbleSort(), colored purple.
Let's zoom in one more time:
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This slice is about 20ms long. We can see that the purple markers underneath bubbleSort() are the calls to swap(). If you counted them all, the Call Tree view tells us that you'd see 253 of them. All the ones in this zoom are underneath bubbleSort(), but according to the Call Tree view, the profile does contain one under selectionSort().
We can also see that two of the green markers are for selectionSort() and quickSort(), but we're also seeing calls to platform (Gecko) code in between our calls to the sorting functions. It seems very likely that this is from the console.log() calls in sort().


An Efficient First-Order Horn-Clause Abduction System Based on the ATMS (1991)
This paper presents an algorithm for first-order Horn-clause abduction that uses an ATMS to avoid redundant computation. This algorithm is either more efficient or more general than any other previous abduction algorithm. Since computing all minimal abductive explanations is intractable, we also present a heuristic version of the algorithm that uses beam search to compute a subset of the simplest explanations. We present empirical results on a broad range of abduction problems from text understanding, plan recognition, and device diagnosis which demonstrate that our algorithm is at least an order of magnitude faster than an alternative abduction algorithm that does not use an ATMS.
In Proceedings of the Ninth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-91), pp. 494-499, Anaheim, CA, July 1991.
Raymond J. Mooney Faculty mooney [at] cs utexas edu
Hwee Tou Ng Ph.D. Alumni nght [at] comp nus edu sg


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God's Word is for Everyone.
For many, reading the Bible is a simple, daily activity, but for millions of individuals, accessing God's Word can be a real struggle. Many people with sight loss, learning disabilities or lower levels of literacy find accessing God's Word difficult due to the layout and formatting of a more traditional Bible.
The NIrV Accessible Edition is one step towards greater Bible access and inclusion within the church – developed in partnership with Livability, Torch Trust and Urban Saints, the NIrV Accessible Edition uses Biblica's NIrV translation and features:
- Shorter sentences and simpler language
- A specially designed (16pt) font
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Next: Example Systems
Up: Blackboard systems
Previous: Implementation issues
The following iterative steps occur in typical blackboard solving activities:
- A knowledge source makes a change to a blackboard object.
- Each knowledge source indicates the contribution it can make to the new
solution state -- either dynamically or a priori based.
- A scheduler decides a focus of attention.
- A control module prepares the focus of attention for execution:
- If the focus of attention is a knowledge source -- a blackboard object
is chosen to serve as its context (knowledge centred scheduling).
- If the focus of attention is a blackboard object -- a knowledge source
to process that object is chosen and instantiated with the object as its context
(event centred scheduling).
- If both a blackboard object and a knowledge source are the focus of
attention an instance of the knowledge source is made ready for execution with
the object as its context.
- The problem solving process continues until a knowledge source has
indicated that it should stop:
- either an acceptable solution has been found, or
- lack of knowledge or data prohibits further action.


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Beersheba - A Spring and an Oath
Be'er means a spring and Sheva means an oath, and the two combine to form the name of the city that is known as the capital of the Negev of modern Israel.
Ancient Beersheba is where the Patriarch Avraham discovered a spring and where he made a covenant with the Philistines which he sealed with an oath. The well built on this spring was eventually stuffed up by the Philistines until the Patriarch Yitzchak restored it to use. Like his father he also made a covenant with the Philistines and reinstituted the name given to it, which became the name of the city that grew around it.


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A cow/goat/donkey is tethered to a building/fence/post in a field...Answers to a number of similar questions can be found in the Dr. Math archives (see below for a list). We'll show you a few of them and we encourage you to explore the others.
From: Doctor Anthony
This problem comes up from time to time in the guise of the length of the rope required to tether a goat (instead of a donkey) on the boundary of a circular field such that the goat can eat exactly half the grass in the field.
Here is a diagram to refer to while we go through the working:
Draw a circle with suitable radius r.
Now take a point C on the circumference and with a slightly larger radius R draw an arc of a circle to cut the first circle in points A and B. Join AC and BC.
Let O be the centre of the first circle of radius r. Let angle OCA = x (radians). This will also be equal to angle OCB.
The area we require is made up of a sector of a circle radius R with angle 2x at the centre, C, of this circle, plus two small segments of the first circle of radius r cut off by the chords AC and BC.
The area of the sector of circle R is (1/2)R^2*2x = R^2*x
The area of the two segments
= r^2[pi - 2x - sin(2x)]
We add the two elements of area and equate to (1/2)pi*r^2
4x*cos^2(x) + pi - 2x - sin(2x) = (1/2)pi
4x*cos^2(x) + (1/2)pi - 2x - sin(2x) = 0
Newton-Raphson is a suitable method for solving this equation, using a starting value for x at about 0.7 radians.
The solution I get is x = 0.95284786466 and from this cos(x) = 0.579364236509
and so finally R/r = 2cos(x) = 1._PHONE_
From: Dr. Ken
I have made a sketch of this problem using The Geometer's Sketchpad:
Basically, the shape of the grazing area is circular with a little chunk out of it. In my drawing, the barn looks like this:
COW / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ____________/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |____________|With this setup, the chunk that's missing from the grazing circle is in the lower lefthand corner. The right half of the grazing area, then, is just the area of the semicircle, which is 1250. To find the area of the remaining grazing area (including the area of the barn, which you subtract later), you use integration.
Do you see how the grazing area in the lower lefthand corner is the intersection of two circles? You need to find that intersection point, integrate to find the area of the grazing area to the left of the intersection point, and then do the same to the area to the right of the intersection point.
From: Dr. Peterson
Let's say that the cow is x feet from one end of the longer wall of the barn and y = 20-x feet from the other:
The heavy curve in the figure shows the maximum extent of the cow's range, which consists of several arcs of circles. First there is an arc of radius 50 centered at the tether point P; then when the rope wraps around either corner of the barn, it follows an arc of 50-x or 50-y feet respectively, centered at that corner (A or D); when it wraps around another corner (B or C) the radius becomes 50-x-10 or 50-y-10 respectively.
We don't need to worry about all these arcs, because the last few overlap and do not add any area to the region that can be grazed. (You'll have to be careful to determine which arcs intersect for a given location of P.) The total area consists of:
So how do we find where the circles intersect? Applying the Law of Cosines to triangle BQD, we can find angles BDQ and DBQ; and since we know angles ADB and ABD, we can determine the angles we need for the two sectors. There's some work left to do, but it's all doable, and it will be easier if x is a constant rather than a variable.
Finally, if the rope is short enough (less than half the perimeter of the barn), the problem simplifies immensely. With no overlap to consider, the area is merely the sum of halfand quarter-circles:
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Provision of Nutrients to Young Santalum album L. by Different Host Species
Due to the increasing demand and market price established for its valuable fragrant essential
oil produced in the heartwood, Santalum album is subjected to over-exploitation for a long
period in Sri Lanka. Since it is a hemi-parasitic tree which has the ability of absorbing certain
nutrients from other host tree species via root connections, a comprehensive understanding of
S. album-host relationship is of major importance in both commercial and conservation
Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the ability of supplying nitrogen,
phosphorous, potassium and magnesium to young S. album plants by different host species. A
S. album-host trial plantation located in Balangoda of Rathnapura District belonging to WM3
agro-ecological zone was used for this purpose. This trial consisted of 20 different
combinations of two hosts of Sesbenia grandiflora, Gliricidia sepium, Grevillea robusta,
Calliandra calothyrus, Erythrina variegate, Acacia auriculiformis and Coffea arabica per S.
album. Leaf samples from S. album plants were collected for five times, from November
2012 to October 2014. Total nitrogen content was determined using Micro-Kjeldhal method
while the potassium and magnesium levels were determined using atomic absorption
spectroscopy for the collected leaves. Phosphorous content was analysed by colourimetric
determination using a spectrophotometer.
According to the results, G. sepium/S. grandiflora host combination provided the highest
nitrogen content. Two G. robusta plants provided the highest potassium level while the host
combination of G. sepium/G. robusta provided the highest phosphorous content for S. album.
The highest magnesium content was observed in the combination with two G. sepium plants.
However, One-way ANOVA did not indicate any significant difference for the tested
nutrients in S. album leaves.
Keywords: Santalum album, Host species, Leaf nutrients, Haustorial connections
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FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — This month, crews at the Site C Dam project opened the gates to two diversion tunnels on the north bank of the Peace River.
The tunnels, each approximately 750 metres long and 11 metres in diameter, will be used to divert a portion of the river while crews build an earthfill dam across the main river channel.
BC Hydro officials reminded boaters and other river users to stay away from the area due to the powerful river current pulling into the diversion tunnels.
A two-kilometre section of the Peace River around the Site C dam was closed to boaters this June when a debris boom was installed across the main river channel.
Earlier this year, crews began placing a rockfill berm across the river to seal off an area for the dam to be built on dry land, while keeping the water flowing through the tunnels on the north bank.
BC Hydro officials advised that river conditions will likely change over the next few months without warning and river users should use caution.
The Peace River will be diverted until the completion of the Site C dam, at which point BC Hydro will close the diversion tunnels and water will flow through the generating station and spillway.


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- Find Attorney
Diagnosis related group (DRG) is a patient classification system adopted on the basis of diagnosis consisting of distinct groupings. It is a scheme that provides a means for relating the type of patients a hospital treats with the costs incurred by the hospital. DRG are based upon the patient's principal diagnosis, ICD diagnoses, gender, age, sex, treatment procedure, discharge status, and the presence of complications or comorbidities.
It is a system developed for Medicare as part of the prospective payment system that utilizes a predetermined rate per case or type of discharge. DRGs have been used in the US in inpatient hospital discharge and the emergency department encounter query modules since 1983 to determine how much medicare pays the hospital, since patients within each category are similar clinically and some groups of patients having common demographic, diagnostic, and therapeutic attributes use the same level of hospital resources.


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Where Is The Diamantina River Located?
The Diamantina is located in Birdsville, Queensland.
Some Facts About The Diamantina River
The Diamantina River has 3,934 km2 of water. It is 900km long and the basin area is 157, 000. The Diamantina River is connected to 3 other rivers, those rivers are the Western River, the Mayne River and the Farras Creek. We can use hydropower to help this town.
How will the water convert into electricity?
First we would need to build a dam on the edge so the natural flow of water can get in. We will also need to build the sides of the dam so the water doessn't waste. There is reservoir to store the water that goes in. After that, the water from the reservoir flow through a turbine, spinning it. Then the spinning turbines activate a generator. The electricity made goes to electricity grid and into our homes power our electrical devices.
How will we might ovrecome anything that make our design stop working?
There are a few reasons. They are
1- it can cost a lot of money
2-The Diamantina River is flat
3-You would have to build weirs


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This Housing LIN report explores the potential for almshouses to play a greater role in offering housing for vulnerable older people. Almshouse charities face challenges and opportunities in delivering specialist accommodation and improvements to existing housing.
The paper gives examples of successful developments, and governance and management initiatives that have helped transform almshouse provision to meet housing need and complement local strategies for housing, care and support. Set out in three parts, it explains:
- the distinctive characteristics of almshouses and what they can offer locally
- how progressive almshouses are adapting to enable them to off appropriate housing in the 21st century, and
- develops exciting ideas for the future of the almshouse movement


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The freedom, security and justice area in 2015/2016: review of a year of intersections
The law of the AFSJ is a law of intersections ! It is a composite law, straddling numerous legal constructions and raising important questions surrounding its implementation. On the back of a year of current affairs commented upon in the GDR CNRS AFSJ Blog, we might ask what is covered by the term "Area", in the "Territories" that define it, and what are the ways lawyers understand and interpret them in terms of "Contexts".
The world is made up of "areas": lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere. The law is potentially able to perceive them: maritime law, land border law, space law, etc. Area is a phenomenon that the law tries hard to translate into its constructions. This phenomenon is considered in a general sense as a dynamic system that builds its own stability. The lawyer would say that it is a sphere, a whole, a system, a legal order.
Our question is whether this image of area is useful for understanding the AFSJ.
To answer this question, we could first compare the two large European areas: the AFSJ and the internal market that preceded it. Recent events have not really allowed this interesting issue to be examined and developed, although the blog has discussed it at length in the past.
We have chosen another way.
Our objective is to try and understand the AFSJ area as it is and not to define it from a comparative point of view.
This task, rarely considered it seems, provokes an initial question: that of the relationship between the area and the territories. In fact, to say that AFSJ law is a law of intersections is to imagine that this area, like any area, is shaped by various territories and that intersection issues are raised at each junction between the territories.
Let us take this reflection a step further.
Territories and their intersections
There are two principal ways of understanding the territories of the AFSJ.
The first relies on the institutional definition of territory. Territory is that of the public owned entity: essentially a State or the European Union. This classic approach lawyers have to territory enables known intersections forming the internal and external borders of the AFSJ to be brought into perspective.
Over the past year there have been many situations raising questions in this respect. In particular, we might bring to mind:
The second definition relies on a very intellectual approach to territory. The AFSJ territories are legal matters built around that object: free circulation of persons, immigration, police co-operation, criminal judicial co-operation, civil judicial co-operation, protection of fundamental rights, etc. However, there are many hypotheses here too where AFSJ issues are dealt with at the intersection of legal constructions.
Over the past 12 months, we could highlight the following situations:
 - points of attachment between the international system (Geneva Convention) and the European asylum system (Dublin 3) ;
 - permanently tense relations between the European law of criminal judicial co-operation (in particular relating to the European arrest warrant) and the protection of fundamental rights;
 - the similar situation of the demanding relationship between the European law of civil judicial co-operation (in particular concerning the recognition of foreign judgements) and the protection of fundamental rights.
The contexts and their intersections
This intersection approach by the territories', whether they are institutional or intellectual, deserves to be surpassed by a third approach: that of contexts.
In a global area where the law can be applied in different places, potentially at different levels, which is the crucial factor, it is less of a question of which law is applied than the environment in which it is applied.
Two cases commented on the blog are persuasive:
In the Schrems case, the central issue was whether the protection of personal data could be exercised indifferently in a European Union context and more specifically, in a Member State context (in this case Ireland, the country in which Facebook has its European headquarters and where Mr Schrems went to request that data collected in Europe not be communicated to the United States) and in the United States context after a Commission decision authorised the transfer of personal data to that country. The perspective on these two contexts is present throughout the decision. The Court of Justice carried out extensive comparative work, which was justified by the nature of the issue referred to it. To validate the Commission's decision would mean acknowledging that the level of protection of personal data was effectively equivalent in the two legal contexts under comparison: the European Union and the United States. To invalidate the Commission's decision would, on the other hand, mean dealing with the consequences of a lack of effective protection on the other side of the Atlantic compared with that afforded in the European Union by repatriating the data solely to the European Union on the grounds that it was insufficiently protected in the external context. The case wound around the balancing of two contexts considered in this case as inequivalent.
The Avontins case undoubtedly sheds even more light on the level of comparison between the EU and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The issue referred to the ECHR was whether it could rely on the protection of the right to a fair hearing in a Member State of the European Union in the specific case of the application of the European provision on the recognition and enforcement of a foreign judgement or if, on the contrary, it should withdraw its confidence by holding such protection inadequate. The Court actually ruled that there had been no violation of the right to a fair hearing. However, it did introduce specific issues of vigilance. In order to make the positive ruling, the ECHR considered that the presumption of equivalence between the provisions for the protection of fundamental rights in the European Union and in the European Convention on Human Rights could play a role in this case. Once this first two-fold step had been taken, the Court considered whether there was "a clear case of inadequacy of the rights guaranteed by the Convention". Beyond the case in question, the ECHR carried out a close and deep analysis of the mutual recognition provision on which the mechanism for recognising foreign judgements within the European Union is based.
These two decisions show that within the area of freedom, security and justice, one cannot count solely on the existence of an area or the presence of different territories. One must also recognise that European Union law can be applied in different contexts: in this case in the context of a third party State (the United States) and in the context of a third party European organisation (the ECHR).


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Socioeconomic Impacts of Coastal Tourism on Local Communities in Kuakata, Bangladesh
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The socioeconomic impacts of coastal tourism depend on local communities' participation in tourism activities and gathering both positive and negative consequences. However, an understanding of the socioeconomic impacts is essential for making proper strategic efforts for its sustainable existence. We identify the socioeconomic impacts of coastal tourism on local communities in Kuakata, which is one of the natural coastal tourist attractions in Bangladesh. Our study is based on quantitative survey data from 350 local tourism stakeholders obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire. Based on a theoretical framework, factor analysis has been conducted to perceive the latent construct of four dimensions of coastal tourism impacts, namely, livelihood, economic, social, and environmental aspects. Later, cluster analysis has been used to observe the overall socioeconomic impact. Our study revealed that the overall impacts of coastal tourism have significant consequences among the respondents in different age groups, educational levels, and income categories. Tourism activities are important for sustainable livelihood, increasing adaptive capacity, and reducing vulnerability in coastal areas. We also observe that there is poor empowerment of locals, lack of regulations, and limited community participation in coastal tourism activities in Kuakata. Policymakers, industry professionals, and academics need to give careful attention to the overall impacts so that sustainable development can be achieved through coastal tourism development in the study area.
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The Investigation Phase is the second step along the path to resolving your family law case. This phase—stated simply—consists of gathering information with the help of your experienced North Texas family law attorney.
Assets & Debts: Goals
- Locate all assets (including hidden assets)
- Determine fair values for each asset
- Determine all marital debts
- Identify separate property—and the necessary proof
Child-Related Matters: Goals
- Determine all evidence the other side intends to use in Court
- Learn the identity of the other side's witnesses
- Gather evidence to support your arguments in Court
- Locate witnesses who will testify favorably for you in Court
The Investigation Phase is better known as the Discovery portion of the case. This is when written discovery is exchanged between the parties. The goal of this is to gather information that the other side has to better prepare for your day in court. Additionally, oral depositions can occur to obtain the testimony of the other side—and any witnesses—before going into Court. Finally, documents can be obtained from third persons through the issuance of subpoena's. This is often a vital part of preparing because information from disinterested third-parties is often the most persuasive to a Court.
There are many rules relating to each form of Discovery. The rules of discovery are a constant source of disagreement between attorneys, and where you will find a lot of "gamesmanship" played. Gerald Tadlock is an experienced North Texas family law attorney who has extensive experience in cutting through these tactics and getting the information his clients need to properly prepare for their day in Court.
Once the Investigation Phase of the case has concluded, then it is time to evaluate the information obtained.


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Class 1G have been looking at many different types of liquid as part of our early science work. The pupils have been exploring the difference between drinking liquid, cleaning liquid and liquids that we might use for cooking. We have introduced Class 1G to the idea of density – some liquids may be heavier than others. We have demonstrated this scientific fact by mixing milk and honey, and oil and water.
We have also been keen for Class 1G to look at how we can change the colour of liquid using food colouring. We asked each class member to experiment by adding some different colours to a small dish of milk. We then added more than one colour to observe how we can keep on changing the colour of a liquid. Other techniques such as blowing on the liquid to help to mix it were also explored.
A large focus for this learning has been safety. We want the pupils to understand the difference between liquids that we might drink, and liquids that we use to help with household cleaning. We asked the pupils to think of how we can recognise the differences, and what we should do if we are unsure.
You can watch a short video featuring our food colour mixing above.


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The Role of Parental Schooling vs. Cognitive Ability on Child Health
Luis Rubalcava, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)
Graciela M. Teruel, Universidad Iberoamericana
The literature on child health suggests that mothers play a central role in child rearing activities. While some efforts have been made to separate the differential mechanisms through which mother's education impacts child health outcomes, controversy still exists on how much estimated returns to schooling reflect pure knowledge and how much they reflect parental background and ability characteristics in processing new information when procuring their children health. This paper investigates the separate effect of parental schooling vs. cognitive ability on child health. We make use of the information of parental cognitive ability through application of tests that require no literacy. Our results show that mother's cognitive ability to process new information is an important factor in improving her children health as measured by child's weight-for-age and height-for-age. The returns of mother's cognitive ability on child health are robust to usual human capital controls, such as age, education and parental height.


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ICANZ is a registered Incorporated Society. Its aims are:
- To provide adoption education for couples in New Zealand undertaking adoptions.
- To encourage the formation of support groups for adoptive families in New Zealand and their internationally adopted children for the sharing of ideas, encouragement and the making of friendships.
- To encourage and assist New Zealand adoptive families to learn about and celebrate their child's cultural heritage.
- To offer post adoption services, information, support and continuing educational opportunities to support adoptive families in New Zealand and their children.
- To assist suitable couples living in New Zealand to adopt children from overseas, for whom inter-country adoption is considered by the authorities of their country to be the most appropriate choice of care, provided that such adoptions are in the best interest of the child and are carried out with respect for his or her fundamental rights as recognized in international law.


process. The recovery process itself will vary by subscriber, but should be a well-understood method for recovering in the event of errors.
The diagram below show how a subscriber can use the Subscription.heartbeatPeriod to determine errors which prevent notifications from reaching the endpoint.
Diagram showing broken communication detection and recovery workflow
Diagram showing broken communication detection and recovery workflow
In the above sequence, the subscriber is aware that the heartbeatPeriod has elapsed for a subscription without receiving any notifications. The subscriber then asks the server for the $status of the subscription, and seeing an error, begins a recovery process. As in the previous scenario, the recovery process itself will vary by subscriber, but should be a well-understood method for recovering in the event of errors.
Clients are responsible for devising an appropriate method for recovering from errors. Often, this process will include a series or batch of requests that allow a client to know the current state or a request to the $events operation when available. For example, an application may need to query all relevant resources for a patient in order to ensure nothing has been missed. Once an application has returned to a functional state, it should request the subscription is reactivated by updating the status to either requested or active as appropriate.
Servers MAY choose to support the $events operation, as defined on the Subscription resource. The $events operation allows clients to request events which have occurred in the past. Servers which implement the operation MAY use implementation-specific criteria to restrict availability of events (e.g., most recent 10 events, events within the past 30 days, etc.).
During a recovery process, clients MAY try to retrieve missing events via the $events operation, which should allow processing to continue as normal.


ps, you can reindex the series to fill in the missing periods.
ts_index = pd.date_range('2024-01-01′, periods=6, freq='D')
ts_data = pd.Series([1, None, None, 2, 3, 4], index=ts_index)
# Reindexing with a complete date range
complete_index = pd.date_range('2024-01-01', '2024-01-06')
ts_data = ts_data.reindex(complete_index)
print(ts_data)
Example 74: Concatenating DataFrames with Different Columns
Concatenate two DataFrames that have different sets of columns.
df1 = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [3, 4]})
df2 = pd.DataFrame({'A': [5, 6], 'C': [7, 8]})
df_combined = pd.concat([df1, df2]).fillna(0)
print(df_combined)
Example 75: Dropping Columns with a High Percentage of Missing Values
Drop columns from a DataFrame that have a high percentage of missing values.
df = pd.DataFrame({
'A': [1, 2, np.nan, 4],
'B': [np.nan, np.nan, np.nan, np.nan],
'C': [1, 2, 3, 4]
})
threshold = 0.75 # 75% missing values
df = df.dropna(thresh=len(df) * (1 – threshold), axis=1)
print(df)
Example 76: Mapping External Data to a DataFrame
Use a mapping from external data to add a new column to a DataFrame.
mapping = {1: 'apple', 2: 'banana', 3: 'cherry'}
df = pd.DataFrame({'Numbers': [1, 2, 1, 3]})
df['Fruits'] = df['Numbers'].map(mapping)
print(df)
Example 77: Calculating Rolling Averages in Time Series
Calculate rolling averages to smooth out time series data.
ts_df = pd.DataFrame({
'Dates': pd.date_range(start='2024-01-01′, periods=5, freq='D'),
'Values': [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
})
ts_df['Rolling_Mean'] = ts_df['Values'].rolling(window=3).mean()
print(ts_df)
Example 78: Filling Missing Values with Predictive Imputation
Predict missing values based on other columns, using a simple linear model for demonstration.
from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression
df = pd.DataFrame({
'A': [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
'B': [2, np.nan, 6, 8, 10]
})
model = LinearRegression()
X = df.loc[df['B'].notna(), ['A']]
y = df.loc[df['B'].notna(), 'B']
model.fit(X, y)
# Predicting the missing 'B' values
df.loc[df['B'].isna(), 'B'] = model.predict(df.loc[df['B'].isna(), ['A']])
print(df)
Example 79: Unstacking Data for Wider Format
Convert index levels to columns to create a wider format DataFrame from a multi-index series.
df = pd.DataFrame({
'Year': [2024, 2024, 2025, 2025],
'Month': [1, 2, 1, 2],
'Value': [100, 200, 300, 400]
})
df.set_index(['Year', 'Month']).unstack().fillna(0)
print(df)
Example 80: Cleaning and Extracting Numeric Data from Strings
Extract numeric data embedded in string data, which is common in real-world datasets.
df = pd.DataFrame({
'Raw_Data': ['123 kg', '456 lbs', '789 kg', 'no data']
})
df['Weight'] = df['Raw_Data'].str.extract('(\d+)').astype(float).fillna(0)
Example 81: Standardizing Numeric Data with Z-Scores
Standardizing data involves scaling the features so they have the properties of a standard normal distribution with a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one.
import pandas as pd
from scipy.stats import zscore
df = pd.DataFrame({
'Scores': [90, 82, 70, 98, 95, 85]
})
df['Z_Scores'] = zscore(df['Scores'])
print(df)
Example 82: Stripping Whitespace from All String Columns
Automatically trim whitespace from all string columns in a DataFrame, which is useful for cleaning up textual data.
df = pd.DataFrame({
'Name': [' Alice ', 'Bob ', ' Charlie'],
'City': [' New York', 'Los Angeles ', 'San Francisco ']
})
df = df.applymap(lambda x: x.strip() if isinstance(x, str) else x)
print(df)
Example 83: Merging DataFrames on Multiple Keys
Merge two DataFrames based on more than one column to ensure precise data integration.
df1 = pd.DataFrame({
'First Name': ['John', 'Jane', 'Alice'],
'Last Name': ['Doe', 'Doe', 'Smith'],
'Age': [28, 34, 24]
})
df2 = pd.DataFrame({
'First Name': ['John', 'Jane', 'Alice'],
'Last Name': ['Doe', 'Doe', 'Smith'],
'Profession': ['Engineer', 'Doctor', 'Artist']
})
df_merged = pd.merge(df1, df2, on=['First Name', 'Last Name'])
print(df_merged)
Example 84: Converting Data Types in Bulk
Convert multiple columns to different data types efficiently, which is common after data importation.
df = pd.DataFrame({
'A': ['1', '2', '3'],
'B': ['4', '5', '6'],
'C': ['7.1', '8.2', '9.3']
})
convert_dict = {'A': int, 'B': float, 'C': float}
df = df.astype(convert_dict)
print(df.dtypes)
Example 85: Filtering Data Using Regular Expressions
Use regular expressions to filter rows based on complex patterns in textual data.
df = pd.DataFrame({
'Email': ['[email protected]', '[email protected]', '[email protected]']
})
# Filter emails not containing 'example'
df_filtered = df[df['Email'].str.contains('example', regex=True)]
print(df_filtered)
Example 86: Filling Missing Values in a Categorical Series
Fill missing values in categorical data using the mode (the most frequent value).
df = pd.DataFrame({
'Favorite Color': ['Blue', 'Red', 'Green', 'Blue', None]
})
df['Favorite Color'].fillna(df['Favorite Color'].mode()[0], inplace=True)
print(df)
Example 87: Creating Indicator Variables for Missing Data
Create binary indicator variables that denote whether a value was missing in the original dataset.
df = pd.DataFrame({
'Income': [55000, 48000, None, 53000]
})
df['Income_Missing'] = df['Income'].isnull().astype(int)
print(df)
Example 88: Splitting and Expanding a DataFrame from One Column
Split a single string column into multiple columns and expand the DataFrame accordingly.
df = pd.DataFrame({
'Data': ['John|28|Engineer', 'Jane|34|Doctor', 'Alice|24|Artist']
})
df[['Name', 'Age', 'Profession']] = df[


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Hand Bearing Compasses
Plastimo Iris
The Plastimo Iris 50 is a hockey puck style hand bearing compass with good reviews from our customers.
What they do
A hand bearing compass is used to measure the magnetic direction of sighted objects relative to the user. Two key questions you ask yourself while on the water usually concern your heading and your position. A steering compass tells you where you are going but its smaller sibling, the hand bearing compass, holds the answer to where you are. Unlike a GPS receiver that does the same–perhaps quicker, more conveniently and more precisely–the hand bearing compass does not rely on electrical power or satellite reception. It is a good backup and a formidable instrument for racing sailors to see who is sailing faster on the same tack or gybe.
How they work
A hand bearing compass allows you to take bearings of distant objects, which you can then transfer to a paper chart to create plot lines. Taking bearings of at least two objects that are 45 or more degrees apart results in intersecting lines on the chart, giving a position fix. To improve accuracy, we recommend taking bearings of three different objects and several sightings of each one and taking an average of the readings.
Hand Bearing Compasses
Different styles
We offer several different hand bearing compasses, either in "hockey puck style" or with pistol grips. High-end binoculars also come with bearing compasses, and many boaters prefer a good set of binoculars over a hand bearing compass, because they're easy to use.
How to take a bearing
To use an arm's-length compass (usually with a pistol grip), put the lanyard around your neck to stabilize the unit. Hold the compass at eye level, then line up the V-notches in the sighting vanes on the top of the compass with the desired object; now check the bearing on the compass card. If this sounds like juggling while walking across the street, you feel the same way we do. It can be tough to keep compass and sights lined up and checking some small numbers all at the same time. Add to that the motion of a boat in a seaway and poor visibility and you face long odds of taking an accurate bearing.
Hand Bearing Compasses
A better choice is a hockey puck style compass with an infinity prism that is held up to your cheek, and lets you sight across the top of a small prism. When you are focusing on the object in the distance, the prism projects the bearing into your field of vision so you don't have to shift your eyes. Object and bearing are in focus at the same time, which is a tremendous asset for taking accurate bearings in rough conditions.
Operating a digital compass is very much like taking a snapshot. You use the unit's aiming system to take the sight, then press a button. The compass stores the bearing in electronic memory for future recall.
Avoiding a Collision
Hand Bearing Compasses
Take a bearing upon first sighting another approaching vessel, like a ship. Take a second bearing a few minutes later and repeat at regular intervals. If the approaching ship's bearing remains the same, you are at risk of a collision. It their bearing has changed, rotate so you are sighting along the original bearing. If you're now looking at the water in front of the ship, you'll pass ahead of it. Sighting behind the vessel means it will pass ahead of you.
What to look for
 - Compactness: We really like the models that are comfortable to wear around your neck on a lanyard and fit easily in a pocket, so you can keep them nearby.
 - Night Lighting: Like other navigation instruments, bearing compasses should have night-lights. Some use small battery-powered lamps. Others have glow-in-the-dark lighting which uses small quantities of photosensitive or radioactive gas. We like this type best because it is ready at a moment's notice, and never needs charging or new batteries.
 - Accuracy: A precisely graduated card and excellent damping are critical for obtaining accurate sights. On a moving boat, most people can get a bearing accurate to 2-3 degrees using a well-damped, infinity prism compass that is held near the cheek. In a seaway, pistol grip compasses that are held at arm's-length are probably accurate to about 10 degrees. Sources of error that affect the quality of your bearing include inaccurate aiming, violent motion, steel-rimmed glasses and bad visibility.


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982 or later[1]
Woodcroft, Gloucestershire
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Hengist of Woodcroft was a medieval wizard, best known as the founder of the village of Hogsmeade in Scotland, the only all-wizarding village in Great Britain.
Early life
Hengist was born in the Middle Ages, no earlier than 982,[1] in Woodcroft, Gloucestershire. In his youth, Hengist attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he was Sorted into Hufflepuff.[2]
Hengist of Woodcroft
Hengist of Woodcroft, as pictured in his Chocolate Frog Card.
Hengist is traditionally credited with the founding of the village of Hogsmeade after being driven from his home by Muggle prosecutors. According to popular lore, Hengist used the Three Broomsticks Inn as a home.[3]
Death and post-mortem
Hengist died at some point during the Middle Ages. Remembered for his founding of Hogsmeade, he was immortalised in a Chocolate Frog Card[3] There was also a bust of Hengist on the Fourth Floor Corridor of Hogwarts Castle.[4]
On 1 September, 1991, Prefect Gabriel Truman welcomed the Hufflepuff first years to Hufflepuff Basement with a short speech in which he mentioned Hengist of Woodcroft as one of the many notable Hogwarts students who were Sorted, like them, into Hufflepuff.[2]
Behind the scenes
Hengist of Woodcroft's Chocolate Frog Card was one of the very first collected by Harry Potter.[5]
Notes and references
 1. 1.0 1.1 Given Hogwarts was founded in around 993 A.D. and that Hengist attended it, he must have been eleven by or after the school's founding. So, the earliest date he could have possibly been born is 982.
 2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pottermore introduction for Hufflepuffs (transcription available here)
 5. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6 - (The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters)
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