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Netherlands: What is the secret of Dutch trade?
Netherlands: What is the secret of Dutch trade?
The Netherlands are an old trade nation. During the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century, they emerged as a well-known global maritime and economic power, and even had a monopoly on European trade with Japan. Today, although some of this glory has faded, the Dutch economy is still a big player in global trade. In 2018, the Netherlands were the sixth-largest goods exporter in the world. In the service-exports category, the Dutch placed eighth in 20151. Considering exports relative to GDP, the Netherlands took third place in 2015 (right behind Ireland and Switzerland).
However, times have changed. The favourable trade environment has vanished and global trade has lost its momentum. Coface expects world trade to decrease by 0.8% in volume across 2019 as a whole (with a minus of 0.6% QOQ2 in Q3 and a small plus of 0.3% in Q4). So what does slowing global trade mean for the country with the largest port in Europe? How are the Netherlands coping with the increase of protectionism from the United States and China? What does Brexit imply for Dutch trade dynamics? And how will these factors combined affect the Dutch economy? So far, most signs are surprisingly positive…
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LAKE GEORGE (AP) - A state commission says in a new report that "great strides" have been made in reducing an invasive species in a popular Adirondack lake.
The Lake George Park Commission says more than 85 percent of Eurasian milfoil sites in the 32-mile-long lake have been cleared, and plans are in the works to eradicate the remaining sites.
Milfoil was first discovered in Lake George in 1985. The aquatic plant typically grows in thick mats that can clog boating lanes and make swimming and fishing difficult.
Park Commission Executive Director Dave Wick says while it's unlikely milfoil will ever be completely eliminated, the plant can be reduced to levels not seen in decades.
The commission says about 200 milfoil sites remain on the lake.

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The coursework allows students to investigate communication in families, personal relationships and across the life span. Because not all interpersonal communication happens face-to-face, students also have the opportunity to learn about the role of the Internet, social networking sites, text messaging and other new media forms in the interpersonal communication process.
The Interpersonal Communication minor may benefit students interested in sales, human resources, counseling or teaching.
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Drag queening for the birds say Spanish boffins
Priscilla, Queen of the Raptors
Fetch out the sequins: Spanish biologists working in western France have explained a curious characteristic of a bird called the marsh harrier: some males "dress" as females in their permanent plumage to win chicks and territory.
The boffins, led by Audrey Sternalski of the Instituto de Investigacion en Recursos Cingeticos in Ciudad Real, say that the female-coloured male harriers are able to avoid copping the aggression that's typical of males defending their territory.
The researchers set up decoy birds with three plumage styles: the grey of the male, the brown-and-white of the female, and the imperfect mimicked plumage of the "she-male". They found that aggressive males focused on attacking decoys that were typically male, making less effort to try and drive the other two off their territory.
This, they argue in a paper published in the Royal Society's Biology Letters, gives the males-in-female-plumage a chance to cozy up to females without being driven away by jealous males. It also means they can seek out new feeding territories with less chance of having to do battle with the incumbent.
They also found that the "drag queen" marsh harriers would take their act to extremes, even attacking the female decoys rather than the males.
AFP says only one other bird has a similar "transvestite" trick up its sleeve – the wader Philomachus pugnax. ®


Food for Fort: On soya cream and Freedom Food
Can I use soya cream instead of double cream in a quiche? Plus what, exactly, is Freedom Food?
Can you really make a decent quiche without using double cream? Photograph: Colin Campbell for the Guardian
I made my first quiche the other night. Next time, can I substitute soya cream or something similar for the double cream in most recipes? I know it sounds awful, but I want to have my quiche and eat it, too.
It's not something I'd do myself, but having consulted several authorities on the subject, there's no reason you can't substitute soya cream for double cream (or a mixture of tofu and soya cream, to produce the fluffy effect you get from cream). It won't have the same taste or texture of a classic quiche but, yes, you can have your quiche and eat it.
What, exactly, is Freedom Food? It's an increasingly popular label, yet seems to be shy of being free-range.
Freedom Food is a scheme introduced by the RSPCA in 1994. The five basic criteria are: freedom from hunger and thirst; freedom from discomfort; freedom from pain, injury or disease; freedom to express normal behaviour; freedom from fear and distress. It is designed to ensure that animals reared for food are treated to specified welfare standards. Free-range and organic practices are not part of the criteria. For some animal rights organisations, those standards do not go far enough; others say they tacitly endorse meat consumption. There have been criticisms, too, that the scheme has cost implications for the foods labelled, and that there may be a gap between the rules and their enforcement. On the other hand, you could say that it shines like a beacon in a world fed through dubious farming practices.
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Next, you need to create a menu system for the example interface. This section shows you how to create the basic objects which comprise it.
A menu bar is created automatically when you create a new interface. To create the menu system for the example interface, you need to add a menu which contains two items.
Menu-Barobject in the Menu hierarchy area.
Notice that, as in the layouts view, an object remains selected if it can itself have children. This means that creating the basic menu structure is a very quick process.
Next, you need to name the objects you have created. As with the layouts, this is achieved by specifying attribute values.
Menu-1menu is still selected, and use the Object > Attributes menu command to display its Attributes dialog.
selection-menu. Do not click OK yet.
As well as specifying the Name attribute for the menu you created, you need to change the Title attribute of each object you created. To do this, you must ensure that the appropriate attribute categories are displayed in the Attributes dialog.
The Attributes dialog changes to appear as shown in Displaying title attributes for a menu.
Figure 20.5 Displaying title attributes for a menu
"Selection". Click OK.
The Title attribute is used to specify the title of the menu that appears in the interface itself; note the change in the interface skeleton.
Next, you need to change the attributes of the two menu items.
"Item-1"object and press
"Graph"and the Name attribute to
graph-command. Click OK.
"Item-2"object to display its Attributes dialog and change the Title attribute to
"List Panel"and the Name attribute to
list-panel-command. Click OK.
You have now finished the basic definition of the menu system for your example interface.
LispWorks IDE User Guide (Unix version) - 25 Nov 2011


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Ordering Browser Tabs Chronologically to Support Task Continuity
Product teams working on Firefox at Mozilla have long been interested in helping people get things done, whether that's completing homework for school, shopping for a pair of shoes, or doing one's taxes. We are deeply invested in how we can support task continuity, the various steps that people take in getting things done, in our browser products. And we know that in our browsers, tabs play an important role for people carrying out tasks.
Task continuity model
In 2015, Firefox researchers Gemma Petrie and Bill Selman developed a model to explain different types of task continuity strategies, which are represented in the middle of the diagram below.
Task continuity model diagram
Passive strategies include behaviors like leaving a tab open, such as a page for a product that one is considering purchasing. Active strategies include actions like emailing a link, for example a link to a recipe to cook at a later time, to oneself. Share strategies might involve using social media to share content, such as a news article, with other people.
Fast forward to this year and the team working on Firefox for iOS was interested in how we might support task continuity involving leaving tabs open. We continued to see in user research the important role that tabs play in task continuity, and we wanted to explore how to make tab retrieval and overall tab management easier.
In most web browsers on smartphones, tabs are ordered based on when a person first opened them, with the oldest tabs on one end of the interface (top, bottom, left, or right) and the newest tabs stacking to the opposite end of the interface. This ordering logic gets more complex if a new tab is prompted to open when someone taps on a link in an existing tab. A site may be designed to launch links in new tabs or a person may choose to open new tabs for links. The new tab, in that case, typically will open immediately next to the tab where the link was tapped, pushing all other later tabs toward the other end of the interface. All of this gets even trickier when managing more than just a few tabs. This brief demonstration illustrates tab ordering logic in Firefox for iOS before chronological tabs using the example of someone shopping for a food processor.
Based on a trove of user research, the iOS team raised the following question:
Would ordering tabs chronologically in Firefox for iOS make it easier for people to stay organized and feel more in control of their tabs?
The team conducted user research, led by Elisabeth Klann, in April of this year to understand current tab behaviors and to evaluate a basic prototype of the concept of chronological tabs.
A screenshot of the prototype used for the concept evaluation in April 2020, showing a fictional set of open tabs in Firefox for iOS
We recruited 10 adult participants in the US, half of whom were already using Firefox for iOS and half of whom used either Safari or Chrome as their main browser on their iPhone.
What we learned from the first round of user research
From asking participants about their existing behaviors with browser tabs on their phones, the Firefox for iOS team was pleasantly surprised to hear participants describe the order of their tabs in terms of time. Participants fell into three categories in terms of their tab habits:
 - "I keep it clean" when the participant generally tried to avoid clutter and closed individual tabs often
 - "I keep forgetting" when the participant was not conscious of accumulating tabs and typically closed tabs in batches when the experience became cumbersome
 - "I keep tabs open for reference…short term" when the participant was more strategic in leaving tabs open for a few sessions until a task was complete
All participants were able to discern the chronological ordering of tabs in the prototype and reported that the ordering was helpful, particularly the chronological ordering of the most recent tabs. It was important to participants that they be able to delete single tabs and batches of tabs, and we identified an opportunity for making batch deletion more discoverable in the UI. Following this round of user research, the team made numerous changes to the tab design, led by Nicole Weber, which were incorporated into a beta build of Firefox for iOS.
Tab date stamps before and after the concept evaluation
One change made after the concept evaluation was to attach dates to the "Today" and "Yesterday" categories of open tabs and to change the "Older" label to the more specific "Last Week."
Delete tab functionality before and after the concept evaluation
Another change made after the concept evaluation was to make the functionality for deleting a tab easier to access.
Continuing to learn with a beta build in a diary study
With the beta build, an early version of Firefox for iOS with chronological tabs and only available to research participants, the Mozilla team wanted to do another round of user research to understand the perceptions and utility of chronological tabs, this time in the real-world context with participants using their own devices rather than the pre-designed tabs of a prototype. We recruited 10 new participants, adults in Canada and the US and again a mix of people already using Firefox on their iPhones and people using other browsers.
Participants used the beta build of Firefox for iOS with chronological tabs as their primary iPhone browser for three days and answered a brief survey at the end of each of those days about their experience moving between web pages and of Firefox overall. Survey questions included:
 - Did you use Firefox Beta to visit more than one web page today?
 - Thinking about when you moved between tabs you were using today, was there anything particularly easy, difficult, and/or confusing about that?
 - Did you revisit any tabs from yesterday or before yesterday? If so, can you please describe what you were doing and what it was like to revisit that older tab?
After three days, we interviewed participants to discuss their survey responses and overall experience with chronological tabs.
From the second round of user research, we learned that while the chronological order of tabs did not seem to break any workflows, it was the overall design of the tabs themselves — the thumbnail image, page title and/or URL, and date stamp in a list-like format — that made tabs more helpful than existing designs such as the undated, untitled, deck-like tabs in Safari on iPhone. One participant explained that the formatting of the tabs reminded her of tasks she wanted to complete. She said:
"So is it was this layout that kind of nudged me because I was going back to a page. And I was like, oh yeah, I went to that one, too. That's right. And then I went back and did that task."
Another participant also said, in going back to the view of all of his open tabs with the small images, he remembered the shoes he was shopping for the day before and his desire to return to that shopping. He returned to the tab with the shoes during our interview.
Participant C1's open tabs in Firefox Beta, including a tab with a thumbnail of a shoe
There were instances, however, when the proposed design broke. A bug rendered some tabs unintelligible due to thumbnail images not populating. Also, several participants used enlarged text on their devices, a setting we did not anticipate that resulted in truncated tab titles and URLs. Participants for whom thumbnails were not populating and tab titles were truncated had a particularly difficult time discerning tabs. We also identified an opportunity, which we know is also an opportunity in the desktop browser, to make tabs more discernible in situations when a person has multiple tabs that look similar, particularly at thumbnail scale, like several Amazon pages or pages from different retailers all for the same product.
Participant C3's open tabs in Firefox Beta with blank thumbnail images and truncated tab titles and URLs
While we are actively working on fixing the bug related to the thumbnail images, it was nevertheless helpful to learn about situations where the design fell short — the key takeaway being that the different parts of the design, the date stamps, the thumbnail image, the page title, and the URL work in concert to help people remember pages they have visited and the context for those visits.
Next: Setting out to understand if iOS findings carry over to other platforms
The team, led by Ashley Thomas, plans to continue work on chronological tabs, such as investigating how we can make tab meta data populate more reliably and planning user research to evaluate the proposed design on Android, tablets, and desktop. Some of the questions the team is excited to pursue in coming weeks include:
 - Are there ways to improve further the accessibility of the proposed design?
 - Will complex workflows common to larger form factors help us uncover new insights about chronological tabs?
 - Is tab functionality most helpful when it is the same across platforms or might platform-specific designs better support task continuity?
 - Are there other ways of sorting tabs that would support people's workflows?
Thank you to the Firefox for iOS team and the many Mozillians, including people outside of the iOS team, who reviewed and provided valuable feedback on an early draft of this post.
Originally published on medium.com


How do you cook bbq ribs
How long does it take to cook ribs on the BBQ?
Is it better to cook ribs in the oven or grill?
While BBQ gives ribs a distinct flavor, baking has other benefits to it. Baking gives you more control over how fast and how much the ribs are cooked. Because ovens have controlled temperature you are less likely to overcook or under cook your ribs.
How do you make BBQ ribs?
The best way to pre-cook sideribs Preheat oven to 325F. Remove membrane off ribs. If using a dry rub, rub spice mixture on both sides of ribs. Arrange ribs, meaty-side up, in a shallow roasting pan. Preheat grill to medium.
What temperature do you cook BBQ ribs?
Why do ribs take so long to cook?
Ribs generally cook for several hours because they store a lot of fat and collagen in the meat. But they also cook at vastly reduced temperatures. Like 200–250 degrees, which give the meat time to break down and redistribute all that delicious fat and flavor.
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How do you know when ribs are done?
Should I wrap ribs in foil when grilling?
It also adds moisture and speeds up cooking time. Wrapping should be done about half way through the cooking process or when internal meat temp is 150-160 degrees. Use two layers of heavy duty foil to wrap the meat. We recommend the following process for wrapping ribs, pork shoulder and brisket.
Do ribs get more tender the longer they cook?
When you grill ribs, they won't fall off the bone. They will, however, come off the bone cleanly when you eat them. The longer you cook them, the more tender they will be.
How long does it take to grill ribs at 350 degrees?
Which ribs are best for BBQ?
Louis Cut Ribs are the meatiest and most flavorful ribs. They are spareribs with the tips removed so they form a nice rectangular rack. I sometimes call the "center cut ribs". You can use Baby Back Ribs for this recipe if you prefer.
Is it better to boil ribs before cooking?
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MySQL: Increment an exisitng value
This slick MySQL syntax allows you to increment or decrement an existing number in a table without first having to read the value. This is a nice way to increment an access counter.
To increment the value 'counter' by one for the row in table 'images' where 'image_id' is '15', use:
UPDATE images SET counter=counter+1 WHERE image_id=15
To decrement the value, use 'counter=counter-1′ instead. Incrementing or decrementing by other values (or using whatever valid arithmetic arm flexing you need) will work, too.
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The existing drainage condition of Tirupattur consists of natural river and man – made drainage system (storm water open drains). Due to the nature terrain condition, all the man – made storm water drains are connected with natural.
The present condition of storm water drains also carries the sullage and sewage water, which the sewerage farm. Altogether the existing storm water drains characterized by the low carrying capacity due to encroachments in the urban area, which reduces the regular flow and add constraint to the existing drainage system.
Municipal Storm Water Drainage System
Tirupattur town moreover, the Urban Local Body also provides pucca water drainage facility in the major portion of the town. The existing storm water drains mainly carry the wastewater disposal and in many places the storm water drains are functioning as wastewater drains, which create environmental problems and need regular maintenance by the ULB, is show in Table.
|Total drains (Km)
|No drainage facilities
|Total road length (Km)
The information provided in the above Table indicates that nearly 80% of the roads are provided with storm water drainage facilities and the rest of 20% roads are not provided with drains, which are drained through available natural terrain condition. The observation relating to storm water drainage facility indicates inadequate planning and designing, as majority of the drains are provided in bits and pieces without any integration between the drains, this is due to the presence of scattered development and undulated terrain condition in Tirupattur town.

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Hash Match
The Hash Match physical operator builds a hash table by computing a hash value for each row from its build input. A HASH:() predicate with a list of columns used to create a hash value appears in the Argument column. Then, for each probe row (as applicable), it computes a hash value (using the same hash function) and looks in the hash table for matches. If a residual predicate is present (identified by RESIDUAL:() in the Argument column), that predicate must also be satisfied for rows to be considered a match. Behavior is slightly different based on the logical operation being performed:
 - For any joins, use the first (top) input to build the hash table and the second (bottom) input to probe the hash table. Output matches (or nonmatches) as dictated by the join type. If multiple joins use the same join column, these operations are grouped into a hash team.
 - For the distinct or aggregate operators, use the input to build the hash table (removing duplicates and computing any aggregate expressions). When the hash table is built, scan the table and output all entries.
 - For the union operator, use the first input to build the hash table (removing duplicates). Use the second input (which must have no duplicates) to probe the hash table, returning all rows that have no matches, then scan the hash table and return all entries.
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Understanding Hash Joins
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School closures are just one step
ISSUE: Fort Knox school closures
OUR VIEW: Could signal bigger changes
In the world of public education, closing or consolidating schools usually is a contentious, emotional process.
In Defense Department schools, that rarely is the case. Students and families are more likely change schools because they are relocated to another duty station than to deal with the closing of a school.
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FSSAI facilitates Interactive Session & Capacity Building on MRL of Pesticides in Tea with Small Tea Growers (STG)
The Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) recently facilitated an interactive session for the Small Tea Growers (STGs) in Coonoor. The session was held to ensure safe and hygienic production of tea and to strengthen awareness on the basics of Integrated Pest Management & Good Agricultural Practices for tea. It was supported by the Tea Board and Confederation of Indian Industry Food and Agriculture Centre of Excellence (CII FACE).
Wide ranging discussions were held which included insights into FSSAI notifications on Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for pesticides, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a recommended time gap between pesticide spraying and tea leaf plucking. During the session, the Small Tea Growers (STGs) were sensitized about the significance of safe use of pesticides adhering to the FSSAI norms on MRLs.
Shri Thiru. R. Lalvena, Health Secretary & Commissioner Food Safety, Tamil Nadu appreciated the Capacity Building programme and assured their support for such initiatives focused on helping the STGs improve their practices.
Ms Inoshi Sharma, Executive Director, FSSAI highlighted the need for continuous handholding of STGs in improving the Good Agricultural Practices.
Shri M Muthukumar, Executive Director, Tea Board (South-India Zonal Office) emphasized on the importance of traceability in tea value chain. He stated the need to support the STGs given that these growers have relatively new plantations that are high yielding and contribute more to the production of tea in the country.
More than 70 STGs participated in the interactive session followed by a training session for Small Tea Growers on awareness and compliance to FSSAI recommended MRLs in Tea. The sessions were conducted by experts from CII FACE and other industry partners.
For improving the quality of tea and increasing its safe and hygienic production, FSSAI along with industry partners, CII FACE plans to take forward a comprehensive capacity building initiative in various clusters across tea growing areas in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and West Bengal.
India is the 2nd largest tea producer (~ 900,000 tonnes/year), with 20% of global tea produced in Darjeeling, Nilgiris, and Assam. Tea is the World's 2nd highest consumed beverage with the highest consumption in China, India, Turkey and Pakistan.


text: One of the most useful techniques in astronomical instrumentation is image slicing. It enables a spectrograph to have a more compact angular slit, whilst retaining throughput and increasing resolving power. Astrophotonic components like the photonic lanterns and photonic reformatters can be used to replace bulk optics used so far. This study investigates the performance of such devices using end-to-end simulations to approximate realistic on-sky conditions. It investigates existing components, tries to optimize their performance and aims to understand better how best to design instruments to maximize their performance. This work complements the recent work in the field and provides an estimation for the performance of the new components.


Similarities between Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin
Topics: Battle, Military strategy, Operation Barbarossa Pages: 2 (413 words) Published: April 12, 2004
Hitler and Stalin: A Comparison
Both Hitler and Stalin were both military geniuses although their evils tend to heavily outweigh their good deeds. They were both expert propogandists and were amoral and willing to do whatever they could to better their country, they were also both quite paranoid and good strategists.
Their expert propoganda skills came into play to allow them to both attain and keep power. Hitler has been described as the world's greatest propogandist saying that he was nearly able to brainwash people with his words. Their propoganda skills were also the reason they were able to commit the atrocious acts they commited without being overthrown. It seems they were very smart to be able to control their people like this.
Another quality they both had in common was their complete and utter lack of morals. Hitler had no grief when he sent millions of Jews to concentration camps, nor did Stain feel any anguish as he killed thousands upon thousands of his fellow countrymen, both of these acts had another thing in common. They were both done for the good of the Mother/Fatherland. This shows that both men had extreme pride in their countries and would do literally anything to make them a stronger country although not necessarily a nicer place to live in.
Another similarity they had between them was their exteme paranoia, with Stalin eradicating most of his commanding officers shortly before WW2. Hitler was plagued with various mental illnesses and temporay spouts of blindness caused by a mustard gas injury he recieved in WW1. This caused Hitler to be quite suspicious of anyone.
While they were both very odd men, no one can say that were not extremely smart in the military operations, both of them running strong, effiecient militaries, which they used to conquer much of Europe, they were both quite found of infantry based warfare, Hitler invented the Blitzkrieg, or "lightning war" which he used to quickly capture a good chunk of Eureope....
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The definition of public is something that is related to, available to or known by people.(adjective)
Public is ordinary people or people within a community.(noun)
All of the people in a given location are an example of the public.
See public in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: ME < L publicus: altered (prob. infl. by pubes, adult) < poplicus, contr. of populicus, public < populus, the people
See public in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Origin: Middle English publik
Origin:, from Old French public
Origin:, from Latin pūblicus
Origin:, alteration (influenced by pūbēs, adult population)
Origin: of poplicus
Origin:, from populus, people
Origin:, of Etruscan origin.
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f supports three settings to configure where to get the pw_dir, pw_shell, and pw_gecos content of a passwd entry from:
 db_home: schema... # Define how to fetch the pw_dir entry.
 db_shell: schema... # Define how to fetch the pw_shell entry.
 db_gecos: schema... # Define how to fetch the pw_gecos entry.
"schema..." is a list of up to four space-separated schemata:
 db_FOO: schema1 schema2 ...
When generating a passwd entry, Cygwin tries the schemata in order. If the first schema returns an empty string, it skips to the second, and so on. Schemata only supported on AD are silently skipped for SAM accounts and on non-AD machines.
Four schemata are predefined, two schemata are variable. The predefined schemata are the following:
windows
Utilizes typical Windows settings. Supported for AD and SAM accounts.
cygwin
Utilizes the cygwinUser AD schema extension. This schema extension is available via a schema extension file /usr/share/cygwin/cygwin.ldif. See the section called "The cygwin schema" for more information.
unix
Utilizes the posixAccount schema attributes per RFC 2307. The posixAccount schema is available by default in Windows Server, but typically only utilized when installing the Active Directory "Server for NIS" feature (which is deprecated since Server 2012 R2). See also the section called "The unix schema".
desc
Utilizes XML-style attributes in the description attribute. Supported for AD and SAM accounts. See the section called "The desc schema" for a more detailed description.
The variable schemata are as follows. Note that the leading characters (@ and /) are an integral part of the definition.
@ad_attribute
ad_attribute is any arbitrary AD attribute name which should (ideally) be available in the User class or in any attached auxiliary class. It's always treated as a single string argument. Only the first string of a multi-string attributes will be read.
/path
An arbitrary string, typically a path. The leading slash is required. Given that a single, fixed path for all users only makes marginal sense, the /path schema supports wildcards. A wildcard is a per-cent (%) character, followed by another character giving the meaning. The supported wildcard characters are:
%u
The Cygwin username (that's lowercase u).
%U
The Windows username (that's uppercase U).
%D
Windows domain in NetBIOS style.
%H
Windows home directory in POSIX style. Note that, for the db_home: setting, this only makes sense right after the preceeding slash, as in
db_home: /%H/cygwin
%_
Since space and TAB characters are used to separate the schemata, a space in the filename has to be given as %_ (that's an underscore).
%%
A per-cent character.
Any other %X expression is treated as if the character X has been given alone.
The exact meaning of a schema depends on the setting it's used for. The following sections explain the settings in detail.
The db_home setting
The db_home: setting defines how Cygwin fetches the user's home directory, or, more precise, the content of the pw_dir member of the user's passwd entry. The following list describes the meaning of each schema when used with db_home:
windows
The user's home directory is set to the same directory which is used as Windows home directory. This is the homeDirectory AD attribute. For SAM accounts, this is equivalent to the "Home folder" setting in SAM. If both attributes are unset, Cygwin falls back to the user's local profile directory, typically something along the lines of C:\Users\$USERNAME. Of course, the Windows directory is converted to POSIX-style by Cygwin.
cygwin
AD only: The user's home directory is set to the POSIX path given in the cygwinHome attribute from the cygwinUser auxiliary class. See also the section called "The cygwin schema".
unix
AD only: The user's home directory is set to the POSIX path given in the unixHomeDirectory attribute from the posixAccount auxiliary class. See also the section called "The unix schema".
desc
The user's home directory is set to the POSIX path given in the home="..." XML-alike setting in the user's description attribute in SAM or AD. See the section called "The desc schema" for a detailed description.
@ad_attribute
AD only: The user's home directory is set to the path given in the ad_attribute attribute. The path can be given as Windows or POSIX path.
/path
The user's home directory is set to the given POSIX path. Remember the wildcards described in the section called "Settings defining how to create the passwd entry".
Fallback
If none of the schemes given for db_home: define a non-empty directory, the user's home directory is set to /home/$USERNAME.
As has been briefly mentioned before, the default setting for db_home: is
 db_home: /home/%U
So by default, Cygwin just sets the home dir to /home/$USERNAME.
The db_shell setting
The db_shell: setting defines how Cygwin fetches the user's login shell, the content of the pw_shell member of the user's passwd entry. The following list describes the meaning of each schema when used with db_shell:
windows
The windows schema is ignored for now. The logical choice would be CMD, but that introduces some problems, for instance the fact that CMD has no concept of running as login shell. This may change in future.
cygwin
AD only: The user's home directory is set to the POSIX path given in the cygwinShell attribute from the cygwinUser auxiliary class. See also the section called "The cygwin schema".
unix
AD only: The user's login shell is set to the POSIX path given in the loginShell attribute from the posixAccount auxiliary class. See also the section called "The unix schema".
desc
The user's login shell is set to the POSIX path given in the shell="..." XML-alike setting in the user's description attribute in SAM or AD. See the section called "The desc schema" for a detailed description.
@ad_attribute
AD only: The user's login shell is set to the path given in the ad_attribute attribute. The path can be given as Windows or POSIX path.
/path
The user's login shell is set to the given POSIX path. Albeit not being as important here, the wildcards described in the section called "Settings defining how to create the passwd entry" are also available for specifying a login shell path.
Fallback
If none of the schemes given for db_shell: define a non-empty pathname, the user's login shell is set to /bin/bash.
As for db_home:, the default setting for db_shell: is pretty much a constant
 db_shell: /bin/bash
The db_gecos setting
The db_gecos: setting defines how to fetch additional content for the pw_gecos member of the user's passwd entry. There's always a fixed, Cygwin-specific part in the pw_gecos field for identifying the account. However, an administrator might want to add informative content like, for instance, the user's full name. That's what the db_gecos: setting is for. The following list describes the meaning of each schema when used with db_gecos:
windows
Add the AD displayName attribute or, for SAM accounts, the "Full name" entry to the pw_gecos field.
cygwin
AD only: The content of the cygwinGecos attribute from the cygwinUser auxiliary class is added to pw_gecos. See also the section called "The cygwin schema".
unix
AD only: The content of the gecos attribute from the posixAccount auxiliary class is added to pw_gecos. See also the section called "The unix schema".
desc
The content of the gecos="..." XML-alike setting in the user's description attribute in SAM or AD is added to pw_gecos. See the section called "The desc schema" for a detailed description.
@ad_attribute
AD only: The content of the ad_attribute attribute is added to pw_gecos.
/path
The string following the slash is added to pw_gecos. Here, the wildcards described in the section called "Settings defining how to create the passwd entry" may


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During large transient swings, the TVS0500 will begin clamping the input signal to protect downstream conditions. While this prevents damage during fault conditions, it can cause leakage when the intended input signal has a fast slew rate. In order to keep power dissipation low and remove the chance of signal distortion, it is recommended to keep the slew rate of any input signal on the TVS0500 below 2.5 V/µs at room temperature and below 0.7 V/µs at 125°C shown in Figure 9. Faster slew rates will cause the device to clamp the input signal and draw current through the device for a few microseconds, increasing the rise time of the signal. This will not cause any harm to the system or to the device, however if the fast input voltage swings occur regularly it can cause device overheating.


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Washington, D.C. (KINY) - As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced that 70 Tribes will receive approximately $21 million for 93 projects that improve road safety on Tribal lands.
Traffic crashes occur more frequently in Tribal and rural communities, and addressing that is one of the safety goals laid out in the Department's National Roadway Safety Strategy.
Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt said, "This funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will not only improve safety on Tribal roads for drivers, but it will improve safety and accessibility for other users such as road work crews, pedestrians and bicyclists."
"We're pleased to help Tribes implement these projects that will help save lives in Tribal communities," Administrator Bhatt said.
The funding comes from FHWA's Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund. The list of grant recipients announced today includes 16 Tribes that have not previously participated in the program and will now receive funding to develop their first transportation safety plan. The funding is provided directly to Tribes for a range of projects, including the development of safety plans, data analysis activities, pedestrian infrastructure improvements, roadway departure countermeasures, intersection safety, visibility and traffic calming.
A number of Alaskan tribes have been included as grant recipients to either update their existing transportation safety plans or to begin developing their first transportation safety plan.
The President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides the largest funding ever in the history of the Tribal Transportation Program, which includes the safety fund, by increasing the total authorized from $2.4 billion under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act to $3 billion for Fiscal Years 2022 through 2026. This is in addition to the new Safe Streets and Roads for All discretionary grant program that will provide $1 billion this year to support regional, local, and Tribal plans, projects and strategies that will prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. Today's announcement follows USDOT's announcement earlier this week of $800 million for the first round of Safe Streets and Roads for All grants to 500 communities across the country.
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French West Africa. French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea (now Guinea), Côte d'Ivoire, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), Dahomey (now Benin), and Niger.
What countries did France colonize in Africa?
By the early years of the twentieth century the French held most of what would come to be their colonial territory in West Africa (including present day Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Guinea, Ivory Coast and Niger).
Does France have any colonies?
France began to establish colonies in North America, the Caribbean and India in the 17th century but lost most of its possessions following its defeat in the Seven Years' War. … France rebuilt a new empire mostly after 1850, concentrating chiefly in Africa as well as Indochina and the South Pacific.
Does France still have power in Africa?
As of 2021, France retains the largest military presence in Africa of any former colonial power. The French presence has been complicated by other expanding spheres of influence in Africa such as those of Russia and China.
Does Africa pay taxes to France?
Did you know many African countries continue to pay colonial tax to France since their independence till today! … However, the amount estimated by France was so big that the reimbursement of the so called "colonial debt" was close to 40% of the country budget in 1963.
How Does France still colonize Africa?
As of 2021, France still retains the largest military presence in Africa of any former colonial power. France maintains a tight stranglehold in Francophone Africa, both to serve its interests and maintain a last bastion of imperial prestige.
How many colonies did France have in Africa?
French West Africa (French: Afrique-Occidentale française, AOF) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea (now Guinea), Ivory Coast, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), Dahomey (now Benin) and Niger.
How much of Africa did France colonize?
During the Colonial period in Africa, the British and the French colonized more than 95% of the continent.
Was Morocco a French colony?
1912 – Morocco becomes a French protectorate under the Treaty of Fez, administered by a French Resident-General. Spain continues to operate its coastal protectorate. The sultan has a largely figurehead role.
Is Africa still colonized?
There are two African countries never colonized: Liberia and Ethiopia. Yes, these African countries never colonized. But we live in 2020; this colonialism is still going on in some African countries. … Today, Somalia, one of the African countries colonized by France, is divided among Britain, France, and Italy.
Does France still hold colonies?
So to an extent, France doesn't have territories in the same way as other countries. France is just a single country, which happens to be scattered all over the world. The non-European parts of France are collectively called the Départements et Territoires D'outre-mer or, the Departments and Territories Overseas.
Why did France want Africa?
Before Africa was founded as a country, it was invaded by France in 1843. France wanted many of that natural resources in Africa that they attacked and tried to contain them.
Which country is a richest in Africa?
Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco, and Kenya followed, establishing the five wealthier markets in the continent.
Total private wealth in Africa as of 2020, by country (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Why French colonies are poor?
French apparently led more of an extractive campaign in their colonies, settling less and therefore developping the public institutions less, leading to weaker institutions in the present day. Institutions much needed for democracy, political and economical stability etc…
Was Nigeria ever a French colony?
Nigeria became a British protectorate in 1901. The period of British rule lasted until 1960, when an independence movement led to the country being granted independence. Nigeria first became a republic in 1963, but succumbed to military rule three years later, after a bloody coup d'état.


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At each location, placement of the cube (an actual cubic foot frame made of quarter-inch stainless steel rod) was critical—once it was in place it was not to be moved. Scientists specializing in each location assisted the photographer and his assistant in finding the best spot and identifying the creatures.
- Common Name: Eastern Gray Squirrel
- Scientific Name: Sciurus carolinensis
- Size: 7.09" (18 cm) body length.
- Location: Observed in the Central Park Cube


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Animal & Veterinary
FARAD – Resource for Residue Problem Avoidance
FDA Veterinarian Newsletter July/August 2003 Volume XVIII, No 4
The Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) is a computer-based decision support system originally designed to provide livestock producers, extension specialists, and veterinarians with practical information on how to avoid drug, pesticide and environmental contaminant residue problems. However, FARAD also offers emergency response assistance for accidental or deliberate chemical exposures to food animals. Since 1982 the FARAD has provided emergency hotline assistance to State and Federal agencies dealing with chemical contamination in food animals.
FARAD is a collaboration between USDA, FDA, and three Universities (North Carolina State University, University of Florida, and University of California, Davis). FARAD was authorized by Congress in 1998 (Public Law 105-185). Dr. Jim Riviere, Professor, North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine says one of FARAD's functions is "to provide withdrawal time guidance in support of extra-label drug use under AMDUCA." Dr. Riviere adds, "They also provide such information to the FDA-supported Veterinary Antimicrobial Decision Support System (VADSS) program on Prudent Antimicrobial Use and internationally to the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau, International (CABI), which is a global storehouse and disseminator of agricultural databases."
FARAD personnel at the University of California, Davis and the University of Florida comb through numerous sources of residue avoidance information and extract information that will be of greatest use. These data are reviewed by residue experts to ensure accuracy and consistency, and further analysis is done by FARAD personnel at North Carolina State University to explore novel ways in which the data may be used to prevent residue problems. FARAD maintains an up-to-date computerized compilation of:
- Current label information including withdrawal times on all drugs approved for use in food animals in the United States and on hundreds of products used in Canada, Europe and Australia.
- Official tolerances for drugs and pesticides in tissues, eggs and milk.
- Descriptions and sensitivities of rapid screening tests for detecting residues in tissues, eggs and milk.
- Data on the fate of chemicals in food animals.
FARAD maintains the largest database of animal pharmacokinetic data in the world. These data describe the time-course of chemical (drugs, pesticides, environmental contaminants and toxins) depletion in the tissues and products of animals. FARAD is also sanctioned to provide these estimates to the United States Pharmacopeia-Drug Information (USP-DI) Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee. As a cooperative multi-state program, FARAD is available nationwide to offer advice about residue avoidance.
Where to Call FARAD
FARAD expert-mediated assistance is available from two Regional Access Centers that can be accessed by this single toll-free telephone number:
WESTERN REGIONAL ACCESS CENTER
EASTERN REGIONAL ACCESS CENTER
When to Call FARAD
Anyone who has a question about how to prevent residues in animal-derived foods is encouraged to call FARAD for assistance. Food animal veterinarians and Extension specialists are currently the major users of FARAD information. The FARAD Regional Access Centers operate during normal business hours. Most questions can be answered immediately; however, complex response may require a couple of days.
For more information, please visit FARAD's web site at _URL_.


Using XML to create a workflow
Jira's workflow editor generates OSWorkflow XML definition files that are stored in Jira's database. If you need to take advantage of an OSWorkflow-based feature that is not available in Jira's workflow editor, you can define the workflow in XML and then import it into Jira as described below.
Once the XML workflow has been imported, Jira's workflow editor should be able to display most OSWorkflow definitions, even if it does not support creating or editing them.
For example, conditional results of workflow transitions are displayed in the Other tab on the View Workflow Transition page.
(info) The Other tab is only visible if a transition has elements that the editor does not directly support.
Importing an XML workflow into Jira
 1. Log in as a user with the Jira System Administrators global permission.
 2. Choose Administration () > Issues. Select Workflows to open the Workflows page, which displays all of the workflows in your system.
 3. Click the Import from XML button to open the Import Workflow dialog box.
 4. In the Name field, type a name (usually 2-3 words) to identify your new workflow.
 5. (Optional) In the Description field, type a detailed description of your new workflow.
 6. For the Workflow Definition option, you can do either of the following:
 - Upload an XML workflow definition file — to do this, choose the Provide a full path to an XML file... option, and in the File Path field, type the full path to your XML workflow definition file.
 (warning) This path must be local one, so your XML workflow definition file must be located on your Jira server.
 - Paste the contents of an XML workflow definition file into Jira — to do this, choose the Paste the workflow XML definition option, copy the contents of your XML workflow definition file, and in the Workflow Definition (XML) field, paste this copied content.
 7. Click the Import button.
Copying a workflow between systems
Sometimes, it is useful to create a workflow in a test system and then copy it into a production system. To do this:
 1. In the test system, export the workflow to XML by clicking the XML link next to the workflow in the list shown on the View Workflows page and save the output into a file.
 2. In the production system, import the file via the 'import a workflow from XML' link as described above.
(minus) When importing an XML workflow into Jira:
 - Jira's XML workflow definitions contain references to Jira meta attributes. For example, the id of the linked Jira status of each workflow step is stored as a 'Jira.status.id' meta attribute in the step's definition. Therefore, when manually creating workflows in XML, please ensure that all referenced external entities exist before you import the workflow into Jira.
(minus) When copying a workflow between systems:
 - Please note that conditions, validators and post functions can have parameters that might be valid in one system and not in another. For example, different systems might contain different sets of values for the 'Resolution' field. This would be a problem if the 'Update Issue Field' post function is used to set the 'Resolution' field to a value that exists in one system but not the other.
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Middle schoolers pass out after taking drugs
OKLAHOMA CITY -- School officials say two 8th graders at Webster Middle School showed up at school under the influence of drugs Thursday morning.
Oklahoma City Schools Spokesperson Tierney Tinnin said, "One student passed out in the hallway and then a few minutes later we had the other one pass out in class."
EMSA paramedics rushed to the scene.
When the students regained consciousness, they told officials, they used a dangerous combination of marijuana and Xanax before coming to school.
Both were taken to an area hospital.
EMSA Field Operations Supervisor Colin Roy said parents need to know the physical signs of drug use.
"A change in sleep patterns, unclear speech pattern and appearing more groggy are all signs. Also heavier eyes, slower breathing and slower movement are also warning signs."
There is no word on the condition of those students but school administrators said both were conscious when EMSA medics transported them to the hospital.


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SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE REPORTING POLICY
Longwood University recognizes the importance of compliance with the Substantive Change for Accredited Institutions of the Commission on Colleges policy statement of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC, 2011), which requires the university to report all substantive changes accurately and in a timely manner to the Commission on Colleges (COC). This policy exists specifically to establish, clarify and communicate the requirement that all university changes deemed to be "substantive" must be approved by the President and Board of Visitors, with subsequent notification to and/or approval by the COC for the university's regional accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
SACS accredits the university and its programs and services, wherever they are located or however they are delivered. The SACSCOC is recognized by the United States Department of Education as an agency whose accreditation enables its member institutions to seek eligibility to participate in federally funded programs. SACS requires accredited institutions to follow the substantive change procedures of the COC. In order to retain accreditation, the university is required to comply with SACS and COC procedures concerning substantive changes.
While the purpose of this policy is to document the approval and transmittal process to SACS, new, revised or discontinued degrees and establishment of distance learning sites may also require reporting and prior approval from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). The requirements of both agencies must be met; compliance with one does not constitute compliance with the other. This policy is primarily designed to address academic programs and curricular issues; although other defined substantive changes are also covered.
Branch Campus: A location of an institution that is geographically apart and independent of the main campus of the institution. A location is independent of the main campus if
- The location is permanent in nature.
- The location offers courses in educational programs leading to a degree, certificate, or other recognized educational credential.
- The location has its own faculty and administrative or supervisory organization and has its own budgetary and hiring authority. Source: SACSCOC.
- Degree Completion Program: A program typically designed for a non-traditional undergraduate population such as working adults who have completed some college-level course work but have not achieved a baccalaureate degree. Students in such programs may transfer in credit from courses taken previously and may receive credit for experiential learning. Courses in degree completion programs are often offered in an accelerated format or meet during evening and weekend hours, or may be offered via distance learning technologies. Source: SACSCOC.
- Distance Education: A formal educational process in which the majority of the instruction (interaction between students and instructors and among students) in a course occurs when students and instructors are not in the same place. Instruction may be synchronous or asynchronous. A distance education course may use the internet; one-way and two-way transmissions through open broadcast, closed circuit, cable, microwave, broadband lines, fiber optics, satellite, or wireless communications devices; audio conferencing; or video cassettes, DVD's, and CD-ROMs if used as part of the distance learning course or program. Source: SACSCOC.
- Dual Degree: Separate program completion credentials each of which bears only the name, seal, and signature of the institution awarding the degree to the student. Source: SACSCOC.
- Educational Program: A coherent course of study leading to the awarding of a credential (i.e., a degree, diploma or certificate). Source: SACSCOC.
- Geographically Separate: An instructional site or branch campus that is located physically apart from the main campus of the institution. Source: SACSCOC.
- Joint Degree: A single program completion credential bearing the names, seals, and signatures of each of the two or more institutions awarding the degree to the student. Source: SACSCOC.
- Level: SACSCOC's taxonomy categorizes institutions by the highest degree offered. Longwood University is designated as a Level III institution because it offers the master's degree as the highest degree.
- Merger/Consolidation: SACSCOC defines a consolidation as the combination or transfer of the assets of at least two distinct institutions (corporations) to that of a newly-formed institution (corporation), and defines a merger as the acquisition by one institution of another institution's assets. For the purposes of accreditation, consolidations and mergers are considered substantive changes requiring review by the Commission on Colleges. (Examples include: a senior college acquiring a junior college, a degree-granting institution acquiring a non-degree-granting institution, two junior or senior colleges consolidating to form a new institution, or an institution accredited by the Commission on Colleges merging with a non-accredited institution). Source: SACSCOC.
- Notification: A letter from an institution's chief executive officer or his/her designated representative to the SACSCOC president to summarize a proposed change, provide the intended implementation date, and list the complete physical address, if the change involves the initiation of an off-campus site or branch campus. Source: SACSCOC.
- Procedure One: SACSCOC procedure associated with a substantive change that requires SACSCOC notification and approval prior to implementation. Changes under Procedure One require notification, a prospectus or application, and may involve an on-site visit. Source: SACSCOC.
- Procedure Two: SACSCOC procedure associated with a substantive change that requires SACSCOC notification prior to implementation. Source: SACSCOC.
- Procedure Three: SACSCOC procedure associated with approval of a consolidation/merger. Source: SACSCOC
Significant Departure: A program that is not closely related to previously approved programs at the institution or site or for the mode of delivery in question. To determine whether a new program is a significant departure, it is helpful to consider the following questions:
- What previously approved programs does the institution offer that are closely related to the new program and how are they related?
- Will significant additional equipment or facilities be needed?
- Will significant additional financial resources be needed?
- Will a significant number of new courses be required?
- Will a significant number of new faculty members be required?
- Will significant additional library/learning resources be needed?
- Will the CIP code change?
Source: SACSCOC, SCHEV.
Substantive Change: A significant modification or expansion of the nature and scope of an accredited institution. According to SACS, a substantive change includes:
- Any change in the established mission or objectives of the institution.
- Any change in legal status, form of control, or ownership of the institution.
- The addition of courses or programs that represent a significant departure, either in content or method of delivery, from those that were offered when the institution was last evaluated.
- The addition of courses or programs of study at a degree or credential level different from that which is included in the institution's current accreditation or reaffirmation.
- A change from clock hours to credit hours.
- A substantial increase in the number of clock or credit hours awarded for successful completion of a program.
- The establishment of an additional location geographically apart from the main campus at which the institution offers at least 50 percent of an educational program.
- The establishment of a branch campus.
- Closing a program, off-campus site, branch campus or institution.
- Entering into a collaborative academic arrangement such as a dual degree program or a joint degree program with another institution.
- Acquiring another institution or a program or location of another institution.
- Adding a permanent location at a site where the institution is conducting a teach-out program for a closed institution.
- Entering into a contract by which an entity not eligible for Title IV funding offers 25% or more of one or more of the accredited institution's programs
- Teach-Out: The process by which the university provides instructional and academic support services to students enrolled at a site that has been closed and/or in a program that has been discontinued. The teach-out process often extends well beyond the closing of a site or program to allow time for enrolled students to complete their programs in a reasonable amount of time.
- Teach-Out Agreement: A written agreement between institutions that provides for the equitable treatment of students and a reasonable opportunity for students to complete their program of study if an institution, or an institutional location that provides 50 percent or more of at least one program offered, ceases to operate before all enrolled students have completed their program of study. Such a teach-out agreement requires SACSCOC approval in advance of implementation. Source: SACSCOC.
This policy applies to all university officers who can initiate, review, approve and allocate resources to any changes, including those to academic and non-academic programs and activities that may be considered a substantive change according to SACSCOC Policy for Substantive Changes for Accredited Institutions. Within academic areas, such changes can originate with individuals or groups of faculty members, Department committees, Department Chairs, Deans and Associate Deans, the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Faculty Senate, or any other area reporting to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
In those areas outside of Academic Affairs, potential substantive changes may arise in individual units, among supervisors in each area, executive management teams within Vice Presidential areas, or with the Vice Presidents or Cabinet. Further, the need for a potential substantive change may come to the attention of the President or those in his/her direct reporting line.
Each individual hereby designated is required to be familiar and comply with this policy.
As the University pursues structural and programmatic changes, all of those changes deemed to be "substantive" changes require approval by the President, Board of Visitors and the SACSCOC.
The University will follow the substantive change procedures of SACSCOC, and inform the SACSCOC of such changes and proposed changes in accord with those procedures. Regardless of the origination point, all substantive


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Ladakh urial used Artemisia maritima (n=53) with 18.34% of observations followed by Olea ferruginea (n=28, 9.69%), Ephedra intermedia (n=25, 8.65%), Pistacia khinjuk and Ephedra gerardiana (n=23, 7.69%).
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THE NUMERICAL ANALYSIS ON EROSION AROUND SABO DAM IN TRIBUTARIES OF PROGO RIVER
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Mt. Merapi is the active volcano in Indonesia. On 2010 erupted, the mountain produced sediment around 150 million m3. The sediment supplies to the downstream area through the tributaries. The hydraulics condition in tributaries of Progo River may change for long time period due to the sediment supply. Sabo dam is constructed in tributaries for controlling the sediment. The morphology around sabo may change due to the sediment supply. So, the erosion process near the sabo dam should be predicted to estimate the stability of the structure after the eruption. This research is to investigate the erosion around the sabo dam. Numerical simulation is performed using the horizontal two-dimensional flow model.


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Academic Journal of Computing & Information Science, 2021, 4(1); doi: 10.25236/AJCIS.2021.040102.
Department of Information Engineering ,Shanghai Maritime University,China
The existing identity authentication schemes based on the devices of Internet of Underwater Things (IouT) are all executed at the network layer and higher layers, which require high computing costs and are not suitable for devices with limited computing resources. By applying PUF to key binding, a physical layer-based identity authentication scheme is proposed. The authentication process is realized by the joint typicality coding and decoding technology based on the packing lemma and the covering lemma. The Achievability and Converse propositions prove the feasibility of the scheme, and the confidential capacity domain is delimited from the perspective of information theory. The false authentication analysis theoretically limits the probability of successful deception by the adversary, and reduces it to the lowest limit.
physically uncloneable function, authentication, false acceptance, encoding, mutual information
Jie Zhou. Secure identity authentication scheme based on PUF for IoUT. Academic Journal of Computing & Information Science (2021), Vol. 4, Issue 1: 7-14. _URL_
 Wei Zhiqiang. Research on the security of underwater sensor networks [J]. Chinese Journal of Computers, 2012, 35 (8): _PHONE_.
 Zeng Ling, Wang Wei. Research on the Security and Secrecy System of Underwater Sensor Networks [J]. Communication Technology, 2019, 52 (1): 202-206.
 David Galindo, Rodrigo Roman, Javier Lopez.A Killer Application for Pairings: Authenticated Key Establishment in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks [C] //International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security, NJ: CANS, 2008: 120-132.
 Chi Yuan, Wenping Chen, Yuqing Zhu,Deying Li, Jie Tan. A Low Computational Complexity Authentication Scheme in Underwater Wireless Sensor Network [C] //11thInternational Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks, NJ: IEEE, 2010: 116-123.
 Chae-Won Yun, Jae-Hoon Lee, Okyeon Yi, Soo-Hyun Park. Ticket-based Authentication Protocol for Underwater Wireless Sensor Network [C] //Eighth International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks, NJ: IEEE, 2016: 215-217.
 Roee Diamant,Paolo Casari,Stefano Tomasin.Cooperative Authentication in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks [J]. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2019, 18 (2): 954-968.
 Liang Xiao, Xiaoyue Wan, Wei Su. Learning-Based PHY-Layer Authentication for Underwater Sensor Networks [J]. IEEE Communications Letters, 2019, 23 (1): 60-63.
 B.R.Chandavarkar, Akhilraj V.Gadagkar. Mitigating Localization and Neighbour Spoofifing Attacks in Underwater Sensor Networks [C] //11th International Conference on Computing,Communication and Networking Technologies, NJ: IEEE, 2020.
 Yin Win Xin,Jia Yong Zhe,Gao Yan Song,et al.A Survey of Physical Unclonal Function (PUF) Research [J]. Network Security Technology and Application, 2018 (06): 41-42+54.
 Zhang Zi Nan. Research and application of physical unclonable functions [D]. PLA Information Engineering University, 2013.
 Zhou Kai. Research on the reliability of physical unclonable functions based on FPGA [D]. Hefei University of Technology, 2019.
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Shungite influence on the water chemistry
A. Z Zaidenberg
Institute of Geology, Karelian Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrozavodsk, Russia 185610
The Proterozoic rocks of the Shunga district (Karelia, Russia) have attracted interest for over one century because of their high carbon contents and unusual C forms. In addition to their geological fascination, shungites have properties that make them industrially interesting [ 1].
Shungite applications in adsorption of organic matter, bacterial and heavy metal removal, drinking water preparation were widely elaborated in Russia. Hypothesis concerning the role of shungite rocks in natural water systems recovering were also suggested.
Nevertheless, up to now the nature of shungite influence on the water chemistry, is not quite clear.
The most prominent features of shungite/water interaction are the following: pH alteration, extraction of metals and organic, formation of colloidal systems.
Results and Discussion
The most pronounced effects in water treatment were noticed for the so called 'type III' shungite from the Maksovo-Zazhogino deposit (Sh III). This rock is characterized by the inseparability of carbon and mineral parts and the following content (wt.%) •
C (20-32), SiO2 (57.0 -66.2), A1203 (3.20-4.45), TiO2 (0.16 - 0.3), Fe203 +FeO (1.0 - 2.3), MgO (0.4 - 0.8), CAO(0.07-0.3), K20(0.8- 1.6), Na20(0.11-0.3), MnO (0.01- 0.02), S (0.2 - 0.7).
The specific surface area measured by N2 adsorption BET technique is about 25 m 2 g-1. Neutral solutions became more acidic after the contact with Shungite III. The pH decrease up to 3.8-4.4, depending on the particle size and the Shungite - water contact conditions was found. Among possible reasons the following might take place: the influence of surface groups, catalytic destruction of organic substances, and also electrochemical reactions, in particular
4Fe(III) + C + H20 - CO2 +4Fe(II) +4H
C (O)ads + OH--- CO2 +21-1 + +3e
C (O)ads + OH --- C +H202 + e
Extraction of elemems from Shungite III under different conditions such as exposure time, electrolyte content and concentration was
investigated. Among the most intensively extracted substances Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Ni, AI, SO4, C1, S were found. It was also shown that thermal treatment as well as fine grinding influence greatly on the character of the extraction process. In particular, increase of Na and K and decrease of AI, Fe, Ni, Cr, V extraction were noticed under both kinds of treatment.
Formation of colloidal systems is possible as a result of AI, Fc and SO4 presence in water contacted with Shungite III. However, the most unusual colloid is formed due to the Shungite rock 'dissolution', so that each micron sized colloidal particle includes carbon and mineral parts. The close connection between carbon and minerals is the very specific feature of shungite rocks which might reflect shungite origin from carbonsilicone precursor. We assumed that this feature would allow us to use shungite in a treatment of oily wastes. Indeed, we found it possible to clean water from oil up to the very high level - 0.02 - 0.05 mg/1. In this case adsorption capacity was about 60-100 mg/g and the water /sorbent ratio was as high as (_PHONE_) : 1, depending on the condition of the process.
Electrochemical treatment of the Shungite filters is possible because of Shungite rocks high conductivi.ty (1000 S m ~ ) [5}. The later also allows us to use Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy methods to control conditions of the process, such as electrolyte concentration, velocity, and also pressure applied to the shungite filter. We found that one can strongly increase the pH alternation and extraction of Fe(II)as a result of 2-10 V dc. polarization (figure 1).
Figure 1. pH and Fe(II) vs. time plots for 2, 4, 6 V shungite filter polarization
Obtained data allowed us to use Shungite III as an electrode material in flow-type electrolyzers for drinking water preparation and heavy metals (copper, nickel, cobalt, zinc) removal.
Figure 2. Power consumption vs. time plots for heavy metals electrodeposition process.
In the later case about 90% of metals were removed from sulfate solutions and 100% of nickel was precipitated in a water-ammonia solution. Practically a complete extraction of cobalt and zinc was achieved with a power consumption shown in figure 2. In addition to the above reduction of Cr (VI)to 10-100 times less toxic Cr (III) was pointed. The later allows us to elaborate a practical system for Cr (VI) removal. The main advantages of the system are the following:I) using of low cost adsorbent made of Sh III rock and timber industry waste products combination, 2) elimination of the pH adjustment step, 3) easy utilization of the exhausted adsorbent by thermal oxidation. The ash containing up to 90 wt.% chrome (III) oxide can be used in metallurgy as an abrasive and pigmem.
The results allow us to use shungite as a new carbonmineral adsorbent and also utilize its specific properties: pH alteration, formation of the colloid systems and high electroconductivity in flow-type electrolyzers for heavy metals removal.
The study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Intellectual Collaboration (grant "Shungite').
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2. ~ev, E.F, Kalinin, Yu.K., Zaguralskaya, L.M., Zaidenberg, A.Z., in Geology and Protection of Mineral Wealth of Karelia. Karelian Research Center, Russ..Acad. of Sci., Petrozavodsk, 1992, p. 20 (in Russ.).
3. Kalinin, A.I., Theoretical basis for self recovering processes of contaminated water. Proc. St. Petersburg Center of Ecological Security.
4. Zaidenberg, A.Z.,. Bormatov, A.A., Beloshapkin, A.A., Dyukkiev, E.F, in Engineering Problems in Ecology, (Ext. Abstr. Ira. Conf.), Vologda, Russia, 1993, pp. 15-21 (in Russ.).
5. Parfenyeva, L.S., Smimov, I.A, Zaidenberg, A.Z., Rozhkova, N.N., Stefanovich, G.B., Russ. Phys. Sol. State, 1994, 36, pp.234-236
6. Solovov, V.K., Tupolev, A.G., Zaidenberg, A.Z., Zverev, A.A., Kalinin Yu.K., in MICC-90 Moscow International Composites Conference, ed. I.N. Fridlyander, V.I. Kostikov. Elsvier Applied Science. London and NY, 1991. pp. 1343- 1347.


text: Our impact Past successes Journey to Hospital Land A therapeutic program for children in hospital In conjunction with Hadassah Hospital's Director of Paediatric Education and Therapy Services (Edna Pinchower) and the Chairman of Department of Paediatrics (Prof Eitan Kerem), the Journey to Hospital Land program has been developed by Melbourne based award-winning author and child and adult psychologist, Esther Takac. It is designed for the Israeli hospital system, which provides a unique cross cultural environment where religious Jews, secular Jews, Muslim and Christian Israeli Arabs and Palestinians spend time together. This provides a real window of opportunity for getting to know 'the other' and reducing fear, mistrust and stereotypes. The program has three components… 1. 'Yoni's journey to Hospital Land' A therapeutic storybook which helps children manage the hospital experience (including pain management, relaxation breathing and cognitive behaviour therapy strategies tailored for children). 2. 'Parents' Guide to Hospital Land' Providing ideas for parents to support their child through the hospitalisation experience. 3. A Hospital Land website A place for children to share experiences and gather ideas. 'Yoni's journey to Hospital Land' - EXCERPT FROM 'TRAVEL GUIDE' Going to hospital can be strange and a bit scary. Everything is so different! The doctors with their stethoscopes, the machines that beep, the other kids in bandages, the noises and lights when you're trying to sleep, the food, the people you meet, even the strange medical language the doctors and nurses speak! It's all so different it's rather like being in a different land – you could call it Hospital Land! When people travel to a foreign land they often take a travel guide to help them find their way. It tells you what to expect and how to behave. So this book is a travel guide to Hospital Land – helping you find your way in hospital and know what to expect. It tells you what happens when you first come into hospital, what the nurses and doctors do and what it's like sharing a room with somebody you don't know. And just like travel guides have traveller's tips and a little dictionary so you can manage with the different customs and language, so this book also has tips. They can help you manage in hospital, such as how to go to sleep when it's noisy and what to do if you're nervous about blood tests. There's also a little dictionary so you can understand some of that foreign medical language. All travellers set out on their journey not knowing exactly where it will lead them. Sometimes its only when we journey away from the things we know that we learn new things about the world, and ourselves. I wonder what you will learn in your journey to hospital land! 'Parents' Guide to Hospital Land' - EXCERPT FROM 'MEETING THE OTHER' In hospital you and your child will meet people from different cultural backgrounds. They may be people you would never meet or talk to in your normal life. In fact, you may find yourselves in very close contact with these "other" people. If they are fellow patients, you may be sharing a room, using the same bathroom or kitchen. This culturally different person may also be looking after you in the hospital – a doctor, nurse or teacher. It can feel awkward and uncomfortable at first. However, you are likely to see that here in hospital the usual separations between people are less relevant. Here the divisions are between the sick and the healthy. And the healthy, no matter what background they come from, are all working together to help the sick. In this world of sickness and health, where we are all made of the same flesh and blood, different relationships develop. The program is now almost ready. It will be distributed to children and their parents in paediatric departments at Hadassah and a range of other children's hospitals across Israel. Esther's work on research, development and writing the story and parents' guide, and the illustrator's work have been contributed on an honorary basis. Financial contributions have been made by Hadassah hospital and donors in Israel. However additional donations are required for creating the website, and printing Yoni's Journey to Hospital Land Storybook and Parents' Guide.


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The Giant Green Anemone is found in the waters off the west coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. It can grow to a size of over seven inches in diameter. The bright green color comes from a symbiotic algae that lives inside the anemone. This algae uses sunlight to make food for both itself and the anemone.


text: In this paper we propose two solution methods that can effectively handle the multifunction worker assignment problem in U-shaped production lines under the strategy of man-hour reduction applied by Lean Production Systems. This particular man-machine assignment problem aims at minimizing the number of workers within a certain cycle time. The two procedures proposed utilize the spacefilling curve technique as a means to visit all machines without violating the zone constraint minus; machines must be allocated in such a way that the walking routes of any two workers are not crossed. Computational experiments show that both algorithms perform well at determining the minimal workforce required to run a production line under certain parameters -walking times, machine operating times and cycle time. The model is deterministic, i.e., all parameters are assumed to be known with certainty.


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A Preliminary Study of Oil-Polypropylene Insulating System
Conference Record of the 1996 IEEE International Symposium on Electrical Insulation, Montreal, Qubec, Canada, June 16-19, 1996，-0001，（）：
In this paper, creeping discharge of oil-polypropylene insulating system have been studied using an experimental model with the flowing oil under ac voltage. The ac creeping discharge inception voltage of the oil-polypropylene system has been tested under varied conditions. According to the experimental results, all of the oil temperature, the oil flow rate and the position of poly propylene film can influence the ac creeping discharge inception voltage of oil-polypropylene system. The ac inception voltage of this system is increased along with the increase of oil temperature and oil flow rate. Moreover, the ac inception voltage is higher at the position near to oil entrance than that at the position far to oil entrance. Considering the experimental results, a new composite insulating system is put forward for reducing the negative effects of streaming electrification in larger power devices with forced-oil cooling systems.
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