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ROOS is an acronym for "Rose Object Orientation for Scheme". It is a simple and small OO system that can be used for OO easy programming. Without comments, the code is only about 350 lines of scheme code and some 700 lines of C code. ROOS is remotely modelled after the Perl OO model.
Although simple, ROOS has a lot of features.
In ROOS, a class definition is actually a function definition. When called, this function returns a closure, with which it has instantiated an 'object'.
Within the bounds of a ROOS object, all functions that are local to a class can be called directly. They are within the 'class closure'.
ROOS knows private methods, public methods, private member variables and public member variables.
ROOS has limited generic function capabilities. It will not make existing scheme definitions generic (e.g. '+'). Instead, it defines a macro, that converts a generic function call on an object to the '->' representation of this call.
ROOS has three kinds of object member calling interfaces (to the same object).
A scheme variable representing an instantiated class is an object. Public methods in the class and it's supers are available to the object by calling them through a generic function or the '->' function.
The 'this' variable can be used from within a function defined in the class. When a public method is called through the 'this' variable, it is virtual, i.e. the method is called through the external object that is represented by 'this'.
The'supers' variable can be used from within a function defined in the class. It is used to call a method that is defined in the super classes of a class. This call will not be 'virtualized'.
All member variables or methods that are marked 'public', are virtual, when called via an object interface, except when called via the'supers' object interface.
All private functions are only available within the context of a class closure itself. They cannot be called through an object, this, or supers.
ROOS provides macros to support named variables processing.
ROOS has object-proxying support. It is possible with ROOS, to proxy methods of other objects through an existing object by just adding the other objects to the proxy list of the given object.
Proxy support is not the same as inheritance. It basically allows for adding a member variable of type ROOS to the external interface of the class which holds the member variable. It's implementation is currently quite static, in that object proxying doesn't allow for removing the proxied objects.
Object proxying is especially usefull in situations, that inheritance cannot be used, but it is desirable to have the proxied object's methods at the interface level of the object, which holds the proxied object.
An example is a class that derives from two classes that derive from the same base class. The public members of the base class are virtual (all public members in ROOS are virtual). If a member of the base class is called, it will be a virtual call, desending from the outside of an object to the base object. Calling this member from either base object level will result in a call to only one of the base objects members. Using proxying, this situation can be avoided.
Inline documentation. ROOS supports inline documentation. When the documentation is generated, the class hierarchy will be part of the (linked) documentation. Documentation will be written in pod. For more information see ROOS inline documentation.
An Example of a Roos class definition
>(def-class (this (a-class a b) (c 'hello)) (supers) (private (define h (* a b)) (define x 0)) (public (define (set a) (set! x (* a h))) (define (get-plus a) (+ (-> this get) a)) (define (get) x)) (constructor (display c)(newline) (set! x h))) >(def-class (this (x2 c)) (supers (a-class c c)) (private) (public (define (get) (* (-> supers get) (-> supers get)))) (constructor)) >(define obj (x2 4)) hello >(display (-> obj get)) 256 >(def-generic set) >(def-generic get) >(set obj 2) >(display (get obj)) 1024 >(class? x2) _TAG_ >(class obj) (x2 (a-class)) >(class=? obj 'b-class) _TAG_ >(class=? obj a-class) ; Note it also works without symbols _TAG_ >(object? obj) _TAG_ >(-> obj get-plus 10) 1034
Class definition parts
def-class, a class is defined.
def-class provides a strict
template to define a class, which is a followup of directives
constructor and optionally
explicit-cleanup parts. Each directive makes up for a part of the class definition.
this, the definition of the class is given.
this can be used
internally in the functions of the class to refer to its instantiated
(def-class (this (operation2 _a _b)) (supers) (private (define a _a) (define b _b)) (public (define (operation2 a b) 'nil) (define (calculate) (-> this operation2 a b))) (constructor)) (def-class (this (add a b)) (supers (operation2 a b)) (private) (public (define (operation2 a b) (+ a b))) (constructor)) > (define a (add 3 4)) > (-> a calculate) 7 >
In this example,
(-> this operation2 a b) calls the virtual function
this part can contain extra declarations, that will be part of
let* construct. Example:
>(def-class (this (x2 _a _b) (c (* _a _b)) (d _TAG_)) (supers) (private (define a _a) (define b _b)) (public (define (mutated) d) (define (x2-orig) c) (define (x2. args) (if (null? args) (* a b) (begin (set! d _TAG_) (set! a (car args)) (set! b (cadr args)) (x2))))) (constructor)) >(define a (x2 4 3)) >(-> a x2-orig) 12 >(-> mutated) _TAG_ >(-> a x2 5 6) 30 >(-> a x2) 30 >(-> a x2-orig) 12 >(-> a mutated) _TAG_ >(-> a x2 4 3) 12 >(-> a mutated) _TAG_
supers, the used super classes are instantiated. They can be called
with parameters as defined in the
this part, as can be seen from the
supers can be used to explicitly call members of
super classes from withing an object.
The definitions in the
private part can only be accessed from within
the current defined class (or closure). They are invisible to the
All definitions in the
public part can be accessed both from within
the current closure and from the outside world. Additionally, all definitions,
when called through
this are virtual, i.e., the member functions or
variables they represent will be searched starting at the outer side of
an instantiated object.
constructor part is used to initialize an instantiated object.
destructor part, as all variables are collected using
garbage collection. If explicit destruction is needed (e.g., because
a file needs to be closed), an optional
explicit-cleanup part can
roos-cleanup or -< can be used to destruct an object
explicitly. Construction is done from inside to outside, i.e., first
all supers are constructed (from left to right), then, the current
class is constructed.
explicit-cleanup part can be added to be used
as a destructor.
explicit-cleanup parts are called outside to inside,
i.e. first the current object closure is destructed, then, its supers
(from left to right).
It is possible to do virtual calls from within the inner parts of the object being cleaned. However, these calls must take into account, that object data of outher parts may already have been cleaned and invalidated.
roos-cleanup calls the
explicit-cleanup parts. It also
invalidates the given object, so that it can no longer be used.
As of version 0.30 of ROOS,
roos-cleanup has been made a member function
of a ROOS object itself. So it is possible to delete
(- this roos-cleanup)>, which will call
roos-cleanup from outside
in. The whole object structure is invalidated using this call, and from
outside in, all
explicit-cleanup parts are executed before invalidating
that specific part of the structure.
By calling the defined function in the
this part of the class definition,
an object is instantiated. Objects are instantiated in the following order:
First, all super classes are instantiated one by one in depth first order.
After instantiating the super classes, the
thisreference to the current closure is propageted down to all instantiated'super' objects, after which the constructor of the current class is called.
Note, that while instantiating a class, the
this operator in
(-> this...)
operates only from the current class on to the super classes. There are no virtual
functions at this point.
Member functions can be called using a number of different constructs:
(-> object member arg1...): This construct can be used to call a member of a


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World Bank gives loans to two Turkish cities for sustainability
WASHINGTONThe World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a $132.7 million loan for the Sustainable Cities Project in Turkey.
The project, which covers two cities, is the first in a series of projects aimed at improving the economic, financial, environmental and social sustainability of Turkish cities.
"The Sustainable Cities Project will assist cities in laying the groundwork for sustainable infrastructure through comprehensive and integrated municipal plans, linking these to a robust Capital Investment Plan," the World Bank said in a Dec. 20 statement.
The project is part of a Program for Sustainable Cities to finance a series of projects over several years, allowing interested municipalities to access financing for their investments even after the approval of this first project.
"Over the past decades, the urban population in Turkey has increased, cities have sprawled, exceeding their mandated boundaries. Although access to services has increased significantly, the quality of services and long-term financial and environmental sustainability remain challenges," said Johannes Zutt, the World Bank country director for Turkey, on the occasion of the loan approval.
"As the World Bank, we are happy to support Turkey's urbanization process with this project to help it become more inclusive as it will contribute to urban growth and job creation in the country's smaller cities."
The municipal investments segment of the project will finance municipal infrastructure investments in public transport, water and sanitation, solid waste management and energy. The cities that stand to benefit immediately are Denizli and Muğla in the west.

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(and dissipativity) are really meaningful for the model. There seems to be some recent interest in extending the idea of practical persistence to PDE ([1], [2]) and discrete population interaction models ([12]). The main point of this paper is to illustrate practical persistence as simply as possible by calculating the $\delta$'s and $M$'s for some elementary 2-species models with explicit self-limitation in each species and with or without a single discrete time delay. We include a specific numerical example - a Lotka-Volterra competition model with time delay $\tau$. The model is globally stable for all $\tau \ge 0$, and so an ideal estimate for practical persistence in this case should involve specifying a small region in the positive quadrant containing the stable equilibrium. The figure summarizing our treatment of this example indicates how well we can achieve this using a pair of simple Liapunov functions. \bigskip \noindent Generally, in the infinite dimensional case, the Liapunov approach (see Freedman and Ruan[6], Hutson and Schmitt [13] and Lakshmikantham and Matrosov [14]) has amounted to constructing (average) Liapunov functionals on $Y$, or using the Liapunov-Razumikhin technique ([10]) with Liapunov functions defined on the range space $X$ (the positive cone $R^n_+$ in $R^n$) for functions in $Y$. In this setting, if $\partial X$ denotes the boundary of $X$, uniform persistence means that there is a $\delta > 0$ such that if $x(t)$ is any solution with $x(0) \in X\backslash \partial X$, then $$ \liminf_{t \rightarrow +\infty} d(x(t), \partial X) > \delta\tag{1.9} $$ where $d$ is the distance function in $X$. Here we construct a set of multiple Liapunov functions $$ \{V_1, \dots, V_p\} $$ which are defined on possibly only a subset $X_0$ of $X$. If a dissipative type property like (1.3) holds, a natural choice for $X_0$ is generally suggested by the correspondingly bounded elements of $X$. The main advantage of the multiple Liapunov function approach is that the requirements are parceled out to several functions on different portions of the set $X_0$, rather than a single Liapunov function (or even a vector Liapunov function) on the whole space $X$. Another way of looking at this scenario is that a possibly complicated Liapunov function is being assembled piecemeal. Our idea for this approach was originally motivated by the paper of Wendi Wang and Ma Zhien [16]; indeed, our work ([3], [4], [5]) on this problem amounts to a sequence of generalizations and applications of the main result in [16]. This approach amounts to constructing a partition $\{X_1, \dots, X_{p+1}\}$ of $X$ (or any subset $X_0$ of $X$ which is the ultimate residence of all solution trajectories) with the property that $$ \text{dist }(X_{p+1}, \partial X) > 0.\tag{1.10} $$ \noindent The sets $X_k$ in the partition are determined by the functions $V_k$ and these sets are ordered by increasing time on trajectories: for $k < p + 1$, trajectories in $X_k$ at some time must leave $X_k$ in finite time and cannot move into $X_j$ for any $j < k$ at any future time; consequently, ultimately all trajectories lie in $X_{p+1}$. In the next section we give a concise summary of our basic results on uniform persistence and practical persistence for differential delay equation models of population interactions. For simplicity and clarity we specialize our results to 2-species interactions here. In section 3 we give a result which determines specific dissipative bounds for 2-species models with explicit self-limitation in each species and with or without a single discrete time delay. We then discuss a numerical example - a Lotka-Volterra competition model - to illustrate our practical persistence result. \heading 2. Persistence via multiple Liapunov functions \endheading \noindent We consider two-dimensional Kolmogorov type systems with time delay $$ \aligned \dot{x}(t) &= x(t) f(x(t), y(t), x(t - \tau), y(t - \tau))\\ \dot{y}(t) &= y(t) g(x(t), y(t), x(t - \tau), y(t- \tau)). \endaligned \tag{2.1} $$ \noindent In (2.1), the functions $f$ and $g$ are continuous functions defined on $\overline{R}^4_+$, the usual $4-d$ non-negative cone. The result below is essentially a special case of the main result appearing in [4]. Here we give a self-contained complete proof of the result using two Liapunov functions. \proclaim{Theorem 2.1} Suppose that: \roster \item"{(i)}" System (2.1) is dissipative with bounds $M_1$ and $M_2$. \medskip \item"{(ii)}" There are positive constants $\alpha$ and $\beta$ such that $$ f(0, y_0, 0, y_1) - \alpha g(0, y_0, 0, y_1) > 0, \text{ all } y_0, y_1 \in [0, M_2]\tag{2.2} $$ and either $$ \beta f(x_0, 0, x_1, 0) + g(x_0, 0, x_1, 0) > 0, \text{ all } x_0, x_1 \in [0, M_1]\tag{2.3} $$ or $$ -\beta f(x_0, 0, x_1, 0) + g(x_0, 0, x_1, 0) > 0, \text{ all } x_0, x_1 \in [0, M_1]\tag{2.4} $$ \ \ \ \ provided $\alpha \beta < 1$. \endroster \noindent Then (2.1) is uniformly persistent (and hence permanent). \endproclaim \medskip \demo{Proof of Theorem 2.1} With $M_1$ and $M_2$ as above, we denote $$ X_0 = (0, M_1] \times (0, M_2]. $$ We will need the following constants to obtain a more precise version of (ii): $$ \aligned P_1 &= \min\{f(x_0, y_0, x_1, y_1): ((x_0, y_0), (x_1, y_1)) \in \overline{X}_0 \times \overline{X}_0\}\\ P_2 &= \min\{g(x_0, y_0, x_1, y_1): ((x_0, y_0), (x_1, y_1)) \in \overline{X}_0 \times \overline{X}_0\}. \endaligned \tag{2.5} $$ $P_1$ and $P_2$ are finite by continuity of $f$ and $g$. The dissipative property means that for any positive solution $(x(t)$, $y(t))$ of (2.1), there is a $t_0 > 0$ such that $$ (x(t), y(t)) \in X_0 \text{ for all } t > t_0.\tag{2.6} $$ \noindent If $(x(t)$, $y(t))$ is a solution of (2.1) satisfying $(x(t), y(t)) \in X_0$ for all $t \ge t^*_0 - 2\tau$ for some $t^*_0 > 0$, then for any such $t$ and $0 < \nu < M_1$ $$ x(t) \le \nu \text{ implies } x(t -\tau) \le \nu e^{-P_1 \


Query tuning/planner method configuration v14
These configuration parameters are used for planner method configuration.
edb_enable_pruning
Parameter type: Boolean
Default value: true
Range: {true | false}
Minimum scope of effect: Per session
When value changes take effect: Immediate
Required authorization to activate: Session user
Allows the query planner to early prune partitioned tables. Early pruning means that the query planner can "prune" (that is, ignore) partitions that aren't searched in a query before generating query plans. This setting helps improve performance because it prevents generating query plans of partitions that aren't searched.
Conversely, late pruning means that the query planner prunes partitions after generating query plans for each partition. The constraint_exclusion configuration parameter controls late pruning.
The ability to early prune depends on the nature of the query in the WHERE clause. You can use early pruning in only simple queries with constraints like WHERE column = literal, for example, WHERE deptno = 10.
Don't use early pruning for more complex queries such as WHERE column = expression, for example, WHERE deptno = 10 + 5.


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 account_key=account_key,
 issuer=issuer)
Sending and receiving messages
The create_queue method can be used to ensure a queue exists:
sbs.create_queue('taskqueue')
The send_queue_message method can then be called to insert the message into the queue:
from azure.servicebus.control_client import Message
msg = Message('Hello World!')
sbs.send_queue_message('taskqueue', msg)
The send_queue_message_batch method can then be called to send several messages at once:
from azure.servicebus.control_client import Message
msg1 = Message('Hello World!')
msg2 = Message('Hello World again!')
sbs.send_queue_message_batch('taskqueue', [msg1, msg2])
It is then possible to call the receive_queue_message method to dequeue the message.
msg = sbs.receive_queue_message('taskqueue')
Service Bus topics
The create_topic method can be used to create a server-side topic:
sbs.create_topic('taskdiscussion')
The send_topic_message method can be used to send a message to a topic:
from azure.servicebus.control_client import Message
msg = Message(b'Hello World!')
sbs.send_topic_message('taskdiscussion', msg)
The send_topic_message_batch method can be used to send several messages at once:
from azure.servicebus.control_client import Message
msg1 = Message(b'Hello World!')
msg2 = Message(b'Hello World again!')
sbs.send_topic_message_batch('taskdiscussion', [msg1, msg2])
Please consider that in Python 3 a str message will be utf-8 encoded and you should have to manage your encoding yourself in Python 2.
A client can then create a subscription and start consuming messages by calling the create_subscription method followed by the receive_subscription_message method. Please note that any messages sent before the subscription is created will not be received.
from azure.servicebus.control_client import Message
sbs.create_subscription('taskdiscussion', 'client1')
msg = Message('Hello World!')
sbs.send_topic_message('taskdiscussion', msg)
msg = sbs.receive_subscription_message('taskdiscussion', 'client1')
Event Hub
Event Hubs enable the collection of event streams at high throughput, from a diverse set of devices and services.
The create_event_hub method can be used to create an event hub:
sbs.create_event_hub('myhub')
To send an event:
sbs.send_event('myhub', '{ "DeviceId":"dev-01", "Temperature":"37.0" }')
The event content is the event message or JSON-encoded string that contains multiple messages.
Advanced features
Broker properties and user properties
This section describes how to use Broker and User properties defined here:
sent_msg = Message(b'This is the third message',
 broker_properties={'Label': 'M3'},
 custom_properties={'Priority': 'Medium',
 'Customer': 'ABC'}
 )
You can use datetime, int, float or boolean
props = {'hello': 'world',
 'number': 42,
 'active': True,
 'deceased': False,
 'large': _PHONE_,
 'floating': 3.14,
 'dob': datetime(2011, 12, 14),
 'double_quote_message': 'This "should" work fine',
 'quote_message': "This 'should' work fine"}
sent_msg = Message(b'message with properties', custom_properties=props)
For compatibility reason with old version of this library, broker_properties could also be defined as a JSON string. If this situation, you're responsible to write a valid JSON string, no check will be made by Python before sending to the RestAPI.
broker_properties = '{"ForcePersistence": false, "Label": "My label"}'
sent_msg = Message(b'receive message',
 broker_properties = broker_properties
)
Next Steps


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Cha Zhang, Dinei Florencio, and Charles Loop
Compressing attributes on 3D point clouds such as colors or normal directions has been a challenging problem, since these attribute signals are unstructured. In this paper, we propose to compress such attributes with graph transform. We construct graphs on small neighborhoods of the point cloud by connecting nearby points, and treat the attributes as signals over the graph. The graph transform, which is equivalent to Kahunen-Loeve Transform on such graphs, is then adopted to decorrelate the signal. Experimental results on a number of point clouds representing human upper bodies demonstrate that our method is much more efficient than traditional schemes such as octree-based methods.
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Table of Contents:
- Setting the Brightness using the Power Control Widget
- Manually Adjusting the Brightness
This article provides information on adjusting the brightness settings on the Dell Venue 7 and Venue 8 Tablets.
1. Setting the Brightness using the Power Control Widget
Using the Power Control Widget, you can set the brightness using the pre-programmed brightness settings. Touching the brightness icon on the far right toggles through the options (Figure 1-4).
Figure 1: Auto Brightness
Figure 2: Full Brightness
Figure 3: Half Brightness
Figure 4: Lowest Brightness
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2. Manually Adjusting the Brightness
To manually adjust the brightness of the tablet screen perform the following steps.
- From the home page, touch the Apps icon in the center of the bottom row to access all your apps (Figure 5).
Figure 5: Apps Icon
- Touch the Settings icon (Figure 6 or 7, you may have to swipe to the second page of Apps).
Figure 6 and 7: Setting Icons
- On the left side, scroll down to the Device section, touch the Display icon.
- Touch Brightness, use the slider to adjust the brightness.
Note: You can also change the wallpaper, the time the tablet goes to sleep, the font size among other options.
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The terpenoid, cis-nerol was found to be highly toxic to the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki. Morphological abnormalities were observed in the exoskeleton including the spiracles and trichoid sensilla using scanning electron microscopy after exposure of termites to cis-nerol for 2 h. Proteins were found in a water-soluble fraction collected from the whole termite body exposed to cis-nerol for 60 min. It appears that terpenoids cause damage to cell membranes resulting in a significant loss of proteins.
2Department of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Division.
4Department of Entomology.
5Socolofsky Microscopy Center of Biological Sciences.
6Department of Chemistry.


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The Apple Star, Nidorielliea sp., is a rare starfish species that is short and stout and has a deep red color. It can occasionally feature bright white stripes across its limbs. Its coloration patterns can change a lot between individuals. Its short limbs and beautiful colors make for a great organism.
The Apple Star are great scavengers and are active during the day. If your tank is lacking in algae growth, their diet can be supplemented with algae based foods, and some chopped meaty preparations as well.
Starfish are intolerant of sudden changes in oxygen levels, salinity and pH of the water, and cannot tolerate copper-based medications. The drip acclimation method is highly recommended for all Sea Stars due to being intolerant to changes in water chemistry. It should never be exposed to air while handling.


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Wednesday morning (11/27/13) the Charger Rocket Works (CRW) team, which operates under the Propulsion Research Center banner, learned of their acceptance in the 8th NASA Student Launch Competition. The team had one week to produce a proposal for the 8 month long NASA competition which finishes with a launch in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 14, 2014.
The objective of this competition is for a student team to design, build, and fly a reusable rocket carrying a scientific payload. The students learn of the project life cycle by documenting progress of their rocket design and presenting it to a panel of engineers and scientist in the industry. Throughout the competition the participating university teams are judged based on design reviews, safety, successful testing, and outreach.
Last year, the CRW team placed 6th out of 37 university teams in the national competition. The team was within 5% of the maximum score.
Author: Amit Patel


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1809 Pinkerton Map of Korea & Japan
Description: A masterpiece. This fascinating hand colored 1809 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Pinkerton depicts Korea (Corea) and Japan. A spectacular, highly detailed map of this fascinating region with spectacular engraving, practically leaps off the page. Possibly the finest map of Japan and Korea to appear in the 19th century.
References: None found.
Cartographer: John Pinkerton (_PHONE_) was one of the leading masters of the Edinburgh school of cartography which flourished from roughly 1800 to 1830. Pinkerton & his contemporaries (Thomson & Cary) redefined European cartography by abandoning typical 18th century decorative elements such as elaborate title cartouches and fantastical beasts in favor of detail and accuracy. Pinkerton's principle work is the "Pinkerton's Modern Atlas" published from 1808 through 1815 with a special American reissue by Dobson & Co. in 1818. Today Pinkerton maps are becoming increasingly rare as they are highly admired for their unsurpassed quality, monumental size, vivid hand coloration, and flawless detail. Click here for a list of rare maps from John Pinkerton.
Size: Printed area measures 28 x 21 inches (71.12 x 53.34 centimeters)
Condition: Very good condition. Wide clean margins. Several closed tears that have been professionally restored and backed with Japanese paper – hence the reduced price on what is normally a $700 map..
Code: JapanKorea-pinkerton-1809 (Necessary for phone inquiries: _PHONE_)

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Screenshot of speech to text activation found in iOS 5 beta 5 hidden keyboard
A screenshot has been found in the latest iOS 5 beta 5 release which again reveals that text to speech may be coming in the final version of iOS 5. Last month we saw some screenshots of a settings screen which allowed you to turn the voice assistant on and off. Now we have another screenshot showing how to activate the speech-to-text from within an app.
Looking at the screenshot, it couldn't be much simpler. On the keyboard is a microphone icon, click on that and a second screen appears. This allows you to talk into the phone; the voice is then translated to written text and inserted into the text field. According to the same source, this speech to text will only be available for the iPhone and iPod touch. Of course this is a beta we are talking about and things change all the time prior to final release.
This could be a really killer feature of iOS 5; when it is launched in the fall. I would like to see a way of talking to your iPhone without the need to press any buttons. It has been done before by the use of a magic word. You set up one specific word to wake up the phone. The downside is battery life; the iPhone would need to be in a listening state all the time, which would suck up your battery.
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text: Deep learning (DL) based hyperspectral images (HSIs) denoising approaches directly learn the nonlinear mapping between observed noisy images and underlying clean images. They normally do not consider the physical characteristics of HSIs, therefore making them lack of interpretability that is key to understand their denoising mechanism.. In order to tackle this problem, we introduce a novel model guided interpretable network for HSI denoising. Specifically, fully considering the spatial redundancy, spectral low-rankness and spectral-spatial properties of HSIs, we first establish a subspace based multi-dimensional sparse model. This model first projects the observed HSIs into a low-dimensional orthogonal subspace, and then represents the projected image with a multidimensional dictionary. After that, the model is unfolded into an end-to-end network named SMDS-Net whose fundamental modules are seamlessly connected with the denoising procedure and optimization of the model. This makes SMDS-Net convey clear physical meanings, i.e., learning the low-rankness and sparsity of HSIs. Finally, all key variables including dictionaries and thresholding parameters are obtained by the end-to-end training. Extensive experiments and comprehensive analysis confirm the denoising ability and interpretability of our method against the state-of-the-art HSI denoising methods.


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ARM Launches Free Toolkit for Android
This week sees the arrival of the ARM Development Studio 5 (DS-5) Community Edition (CE), a free-to-use edition of its reference software development toolkit. The new edition has been "dedicated" to the Android application developer community; as such, it has been engineered to help create native software that can run up to four times faster than Java code.
DS-5 CE joins ARM's standard SDK and NDK Android development kits by guiding developers towards the "performance and energy-efficiency advantages" made possible when ARM native code is used in Android applications. The new toolkit permits development of Java and C/C++ code in the same Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE).
ARM says that the DS-5 Community Edition includes limited (but essential) functionality from the premium DS-5 toolkit to help solve common Android application developer pain points. It achieves this by providing an integrated graphical debugger for NDK-generated code and visibility of advanced processor information, including ARM NEON Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) registers.
This new release also features a tailored version of the ARM Streamline Performance Analyzer for use with compatible Android development platforms. Streamline (a branded product name) is designed to capture system-wide performance statistics from a variety of sources, which helps developers to locate hotspots in their code and isolate potential causes. Platform builders can add support for Streamline by integrating an open source driver available from the Linaro website.
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Feeling poor, acting stingy: the effect of money perceptions on charitable giving
International Journal of Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Marketing , Volume 17 - Issue 1 p. 13- 24
In research on philanthropy, much attention has been given to the impact of the actual economic costs of giving. This paper argues that the perceived psychological costs of giving should also be taken into consideration when seeking to understand donations to charitable organizations. It is already known that people differ in their attitudes towards money, and that money attitudes are mostly independent from income, but these findings have been largely overlooked in the study of philanthropy and altruism. This paper seeks to rectify that omission by investigating the relationship between charitable giving and money perceptions. The analyses show that, regardless of the actual financial resources held by a donor, the size of their donations is negatively affected by feelings of retention (a careful approach to money) and inadequacy (people who worry about their financial situation). We conclude that an understanding of money perceptions is an additional important factor in the understanding of charitable behaviour. Fundraising professionals should not only select potential donors based on their absolute financial capacities but also take the potential donor's own financial perceptions into account when asking for donations.
|Charities, Consumer attitudes, Donations, Experiment/theoretical treatment, Market research, Money, Non-profit institutions, Philanthropy, Studies, altruism, charitable giving, financial behaviour, philanthropy, psychology of money|
|International Journal of Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Marketing|
|Organisation||Department of Sociology|
Wiepking, P, & Breeze, B. (2012). Feeling poor, acting stingy: the effect of money perceptions on charitable giving. International Journal of Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Marketing, 17(1), 13–24. doi:10.1002/nvsm.415


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Probe Framework
The purpose of the InfoGrid Probe Framework is to make the content of external data sources appear as native InfoGrid objects that self-update, shadowing the content of the external data source as it changes. By doing this, the development of applications that use changing data from external sources (like RSS feeds, web service calls,...) becomes substantially simpler.
It accomplishes this through the following concepts:
Often, applications choose to update a ShadowMeshBase periodically. (The actual timing depends on the applied policy, which can be defined and updated programmatically.) During each update, the following sequence of events occurs:
 1. The correct Probe is determined for the given data source, by means of the ProbeDirectory, any preferences that the data source expressed in a previous run, and the MIME type and URL of the data source
 2. Changes made by the InfoGrid application to MeshObjects instantiated from the data source content are passed to the Probe, which can attempt to update the data source accordingly. This only occurs if the Probe is a WritableProbe.
 3. The Probe re-reads the data source, and instantiates the corresponding MeshObjects into the StagingMeshBase.
 4. The Differencer compares the previously-read set of MeshObjects (current content of the ShadowMeshBase) with the most recently-read set of MeshObjects (current content of the StagingMeshBase)
 5. It then applies the found changes to the ShadowMeshBase, which transitions the MeshObjectGraph contained in the ShadowMeshBase to the most current version.
 6. The StagingMeshBase is discarded.
 7. As a consequence, the ShadowMeshBase emits a stream of events that is identical to the stream of events that would have been emitted if the ShadowMeshBase's MeshObjects would have been manipulated there directly. If conveyed via XPRISO, other MeshBases cannot distinguish this event stream from any other event stream conveyed via XPRISO.
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We report a quenching phenomenon within the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum in the photonic response of a passive Fe3O4-silicone elastomer composite film due to magnetically aligned Fe3O4 nanoparticles. We performed systematic studies of the polarization dependence, the effect of particle size, and an in- and out-of-plane particle alignment on the optical response of the Fe3O4-silicone elastomer composites using a UV/vis/NIR spectrometer. We observed systematic redshifts in the response of the out-of-plane composite films with increasing particle alignment and weight that are attributed to dipole-induced effects. There were no observable shifts in the spectra of the in-plane films, suggesting the orientation of the magnetic dipole and the induced electric dipole play a crucial role in the optical response. A dramatic suppression to near quenching of the photonic response occurred in films containing moderate concentrations of the aligned nanoparticles. This is attributed to the interplay between the intra- and the interparticle dipoles. This occurred even when low magnetic fields were used during the curing process, suggesting that particle alignment and particle size limitation are critical in the manipulation of the photonic properties. A dipole approximation model is used to explain the quenching phenomenon. An active system of such a composite has a potential application in magneto-optic switches.
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- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics


How Do I Customize A Form's Row Template?
When you drop a data grid from the Tools palette onto a card a record template is created for you automatically. This template will display line delimited text but you will most likely want to customize the template. This lesson will show you how to begin customizing the template to meet your needs.
Reveal the Row Template
Reveal the Row Template
Select the data grid and open the property inspector. Click on Data Grid (1) in the tabs, then on the Row Template... button to open the card that the data grid's template is on.
The template for the data grid will open. Open the Project Browser from the Tools menu, and expand the hierarchy until you see the Row template as shown above. You can now edit the controls within the Row Template group in order to customize the look and feel according to your needs.
Example Of A Customized Template
Example Of A Customized Template
Here is an example of a customized template. I've added a Name and Title field (1) as well as a control for displaying a picture of the person (2).
Edit Behavior
Edit Behavior
After customizing the controls in our template you need to update the behavior associated with the template. The behavior script is where you tell the data grid what data goes in which controls as well as how to position the controls.
Click the Edit Script... button to open the behavior script. Note, you only see this when "Form" is selected (1) in the Style menu.
Edit the Behavior Script
Edit the Behavior Script
The default behavior script contains comments explaining what to do in each handler. The FillInData message is where you move data from a record into a LiveCode control. To do this you assign keys of pDataArray (1) to a control (2).
Note that the first parameter passed to FillInData is an array representing the current row being displayed. Also note how this is different than the first parameter passed to FillInData for a column template which is the value of the column.
Important: Make sure that you always refer to controls in the template using 'of me' (3). Since multiple copies of the template will be made you will have multiple controls with the same names. Using 'of me' removes any ambiguity and ensures that data is displayed in the correct control.
An Example of a Customized Behavior
An Example of a Customized Behavior
This is an example of a behavior that has been customized. The dgData of the data grid this template is associated with looks like this:
theDataA[1]["FirstName"]
theDataA[1]["LastName"]
theDataA[1]["Title"]
theDataA[2]["FirstName"]
theDataA[2]["LastName"]
theDataA[2]["Title"]
...
When filling in the data I place the "FirstName" and "LastName" values into a "Name" field (1) and the "Title" value into a "Title" field (2).
This example also shows how to use LayoutControl to layout your row template. Notice how I capture the rectangle of the row template at the beginning (3) and then use it to position all of the other elements (4).
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Michael
Does truncateTail work for the Table Style or just for forms?
Trevor DeVore
truncateTail is available within the data grid library itself, so table or form.
David Glass
Question about TruncateTail....
If I set up a field to make use of TruncateTail it only seems to do the resize math when I make the grid narrower. When I make the grid wider the truncated text does not grow.
Example:
Start with: This is some text
Make the grid narrower: This is...
Make the grid wider: This is... (even though there is now enough room for all the text)
Is this by design? If so, where can I find the resize magic so I can attempt to change it so it also works when making the grid wider?
Trevor DeVore
@David - TruncateTail always works off of the width of the field the text is in. It sounds like your layoutControl code is not resizing the field past a certain width.
David Glass
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put the rect of field "lblProjectName" of me into theFieldRect
put item 3 of pControlRect - 5 into item 3 of theFieldRect
set the rect of field "lblProjectName" of me to theFieldRect
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This is what I'm doing in LayoutControl, and it works when narrowing the grid, but not widening it.
Since it is basing item 3 (right) off the pControlRect, it seems like it should work in either direction.
I'm obviously missing something.
Trevor DeVore
It looks like that should work. Try turning on the border of the field so you can see if it is being resized properly. Also, use 'put' to see what the value of pContorlRect and theFieldRect are. Are the values what you would expect?
David Glass
I have a hunch, based on virtually nothing since I haven't done any testing yet, that the field is actually resizing, but that TruncateTail has replaced the long text with the short text, so there's nothing to fill the new field width.
I'll bet I have to refill the field with the original text, and let TruncateTail fire again to act on the full-length text.
Any ideas on how I'd go about doing that? My first thought is a hidden field that holds the original text, and do some swapping in LayoutControl.
Trevor DeVore
You need to use custom properties. The following lesson shows how to implement TruncateTail using the custom property of a field: _URL_
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Rapid risk assessment: Public health risks related to communicable diseases during the 2018 Hajj, Saudi Arabia, 19–24 August 2018
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Public health risks related to communicable diseases during the 2018 Hajj, Saudi Arabia, 19–24 August 2018 – 2 August 2018. Stockholm: ECDC; 2018.
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The aim of this document is to assess the potential health risks related to communicable diseases and other health threats for EU/EEA citizens during their stay in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage between 19 and 24 August 2018.
Executive summary
Due to the vaccination requirements for travelling to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and the preparedness plans put in place by the host country addressing the management of health hazards during and after the Hajj, the overall risk for EU/EEA citizens of becoming infected with a contagious disease during the 2018 Hajj in Saudi Arabia is considered to be low. The risk of communicable disease outbreaks is highest for food- and waterborne diseases and respiratory illnesses, but the risk is not considered higher than can generally be expected for international mass gatherings of this size. MERS-CoV activity continues to be reported in the Arabian Peninsula, specifically from Saudi Arabia, and therefore imported cases may be detected in Europe following the Hajj. The risk of transmission of other vaccine-preventable and vector-borne diseases is considered to be low. The national health authorities in countries from where Muslims embark on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca should apply appropriate strategies for the prevention and control of communicable diseases before, during and after the completion of the Hajj.
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A cylinder of gas used for welding contains helium at 3000 psig and room temperature. The cylinder is knocked over, its valve is broken off, and gas escapes through a converging passage. The minimum flow area is 0.10 in2 at the outlet section where the gas flow is uniform. Find (a) the mass flow rate at which gas leaves the cylinder and (b) the instantaneous acceleration of the cylinder (assume the cylinder axis is horizontal and its mass is 125 lb).
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The continuing success of the Hunter Education Program demonstrates the impact of these volunteer efforts. Hunting-related incidents in New Hampshire have decreased from more than 24 per year when the program started in the 1960s to an average of about four per year in the current decade
-- a remarkable figure in light of the fact that about 78,000 people hunt in the state each year.
The number of lost hunters has also dramatically decreased as a result of the program. As recently as the early 1980s, nearly 30 hunters a year became lost or disoriented and required a costly search to be rescued. Thanks in large part to the emphasis on orienteering taught in hunter education, the number of lost hunters requiring a search and rescue mission has averaged just over four per year for the last five years


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Sridhar Acharya (c. 870, India – c. 930 India) was an Indian mathematician, Sanskrit pundit and philosopher. He was born in Bhurishresti (Bhurisristi or Bhurshut) village in South Radha (at present Hughli) in the 10th Century AD. His father's name was Baladev Acharya and mother's name was Acchoka. His father was also a Sanskrit pundit.
He was known for two treatises: Trisatika (sometimes called the Patiganitasara) and the Patiganita. His major work Patiganitasara was named Trisatika because it was written in three hundred slokas. The book discusses counting of numbers, measures, natural number, multiplication, division, zero, squares, cubes, fraction, rule of three, interest-calculation, joint business or partnership and mensuration.
 - He gave an exposition on zero. He has written, "If 0(zero) is added to any number,the sum is the same number; If 0(zero) is subtracted from any number,the number remains unchanged; If 0(zero) is multiplied by any number,the product is 0(zero)". He has said nothing about division of any number by 0(zero).
 - In the case of dividing a fraction he has found out the method of multiplying the fraction by the reciprocal of the divisor.
 - He wrote on practical applications of algebra separated algebra from arithmetic
 - He was one of the first to give a formula for solving quadratic equations.
 - He found the formula :-
ax^2 + bx + c = 0
 4a^2x^2 + 4abx + 4ac = 0 (Multiply by 4a)
Sridhara is now believed to have lived in the ninth and tenth centuries. However, there has been much dispute over his date and in different works the dates of the life of Sridhara have been placed from the seventh century to the eleventh century. The best present estimate is that he wrote around 900 AD, a date which is deduced from seeing which other pieces of mathematics he was familiar with and also seeing which later mathematicians were familiar with his work. Some historians give Bengal as the place of his birth while other historians believe that Sridhara was born in southern India.
Sridhara is known as the author of two mathematical treatises, namely the Trisatika (sometimes called the Patiganitasara ) and the Patiganita. However at least three other works have been attributed to him, namely the Bijaganita, Navasati, and Brhatpati. Information about these books was given the works of Bhaskara II (writing around 1150), Makkibhatta (writing in 1377), and Raghavabhatta (writing in 1493).
K.S. Shukla examined Sridhara's method for finding rational solutions of Nx^2 \pm\ 1 = y^2, 1 - Nx^2 = y^2, Nx^2 \pm\ C = y^2, C - Nx^2 = y^2which Sridhara gives in the Patiganita. Shukla states that the rules given there are different from those given by other Hindu mathematicians.
Sridhara was one of the first mathematicians to give a rule to solve a quadratic equation. Unfortunately, as indicated above, the original is lost and we have to rely on a quotation of Sridhara's rule from Bhaskara II:-
Multiply both sides of the equation by a known quantity equal to four times the coefficient of the square of the unknown; add to both sides a known quantity equal to the square of the coefficient of the unknown; then take the square root.
Proof of the Sridhar Acharya Formula,
let us consider,
ax^2 + bx + c = 0
 - Multipling both sides by 4a,
4a^2x^2 + 4abx + 4ac = 0
 - Substracting 4ac from both sides,
4a^2x^2 + 4abx = -4ac
 - Then adding b^2 to both sides,
4a^2x^2 + 4abx + b^2= - 4ac + b^2
 - We know that,
 - Using it in the equation,
 - Taking square roots,
 - Hence, dividing by 2a get
x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac\ }}{2a}.
In this way, he found the proof of 2 roots.


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What is muram?
Disintegrated rocks are termed as muram.
Muram flooring are constructed mostly in villages and have the same merits as that of mud flooring. First of all, the subgrade is prepared up to 6″ thick and then a thick layer of muram is laid above the subgrade. Then 1″ thick layer of powder muram is spreaded over the previously laid muram layer and water is sprinkled thoroughly over the surface. The surface is rammed and then saturated with water so that a thin layer is formed on the top of the rammed surface. Then the surface is trampled well till the cream of muram rises to the top. The surface is allowed in this state for about 20-24 hrs and then it is rammed again with wooden rammers called thapies for about two to three days. The dry hard surface thus formed is then smeared with a thick coat of cow dung and rammed once again for two days in the morning. Finally the surface is finished with a cement cow-dung plaster 1:4 (1 cement : 4 cow dung). To maintain muram flooring in good condition, it is given a wash of cement cow-dung plaster once a week and the surface is wiped clean immediately.
Advantages of Muram Flooring:
- Muram flooring are cheap and the method of construction is easy.
- It is suitable for all climatic conditions
- It has long life when it is properly maintained
- It provides smooth, hard and less permeable surafce.
- The maintenance of this flooring is quite difficult. Because, the surface it has to be given cement cow-dung wash once or twice a week.


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The Formula language is a scripting language used by Lotus Notes. It is often referred to as _USER_ language (pronounced at-formula) because many language elements start with the @-character. Here is an example of a selection formula:
SELECT _USER_ = "NT0050D26"
It was created by Ray Ozzie during the early development of Lotus Notes. He borrowed the compiler and decompiler from the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet, but unlike the spreadsheet language Formula Language was designed primarily for string and list processing, not numerical processing. It was originally a Functional programming language with unique text list-handling features inspired by Ray Ozzie's prior use of Icon and Lisp.
The Formula language has two parts:
- _USER_ for calculations and simple logic
- _USER_ for performing actions in the user interface
_USER_ can be used in several places throughout Lotus Notes. The most important uses are:
- to select documents to show to the user in a view (a kind of index) or to select documents for further processing. In this case, the formula will evaluate to a 'true' (selected) or 'false' value (not selected) for each document.
- to provide default values for fields, to transform the data entered by the user (like stripping off redundant spaces) and to validate this data.
- to get a list of values from a Notes database or even from a relational database (using ODBC). This may be used to provide a user with a list of values to choose from.
- to process a set of documents. The formula is placed in an agent, a program or macro that can be started by a user or by the Notes server according to a schedule. When the agent is triggered, the formula executes for each selected document (this a very limited form of a loop). This is an efficient way of changing lots of documents, if the logic is not too complicated. In case of complicated changes, LotusScript is used.
_USER_ are like menu commands: they perform actions in the Lotus Notes client. Examples of actions are:
- opening a Notes database
- creating an e-mail
- putting the cursor in a specific data-entry field
- closing a window
- starting an agent
_USER_ are primarily used in formulas that are triggered by user action, such as in button formulas. It is possible to combine them with _USER_, for example by making execution of an _USER_ conditional on a field value.
- Damien Katz (January 4, 2005). "Formula Engine Rewrite". Personal blog. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
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We report the results of a 100-ps molecular dynamics simulation study of triple helical DNA with explicit water, counterions, and salt using periodic boundary conditions at 300 K. The simulation involved an antiparallel reverse-Hoogsteen-like homopolymeric CGG 7-mer triple helix, 837 water molecules, 21 Na+ ions, and 1 M NaCl. We have used the Ewald method to compute the electrostatic interactions. Specific ion and water associations as well as relative solvent and ion mobilities are reported. Specific patterns of ion and water molecule associations are found which are novel and may have implications for stability and recognition of triplex-forming oligonucleotides by duplex DNA. Exchanges of ions around neighboring phosphate were found to correspond to a concerted mechanism of displacement. Comparisons are made with available data from related systems.
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text: ST. JUDE STUDENTS CREATE HABITATS-As part of their science unit on animals, the first grade students at St. Jude School created either a diorama or poster on the animal of their choice. They determined whether the animal was an amphibian, invertebrate, bird, mammal, reptile, or insect. Their report was to reflect their research including where the animal lives, what it eats, what the males, females and babies are called, what a group of the animals is called, and three interesting facts about the animal. The student choices featured frogs, pigs, Bengal tigers, sword fish, polar bears, foxes, peacocks, hyenas, deer, black bears, and more. Shown from left: Giada Alberti, Cali Glaser, Avari DeAngelo, and Kaitlyn Swiech.


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When you visit Myanmar, you will encounter ah-lhu one day or another. What is ah-lhu? It is in deed a religious donation ceremony. People usually do ah-lhu when they donate food and offerings to the monk or the monastry. It can be a sole even. Or it can be in celebration for the wedding, anniversary, or to mark the day a family member died. People usually do ah-lhu at home or at the monastery.
Usually, on the day of ah-lhu, monks are invited to the home. They are then offered food and offerings, after which monks recite Buddha's scriptures and give sermon. After the monks go back to the monastery, meal is served to the invited gusts. This is usually a Burmese formal lunch, although sometimes, it can be monhingha, a popular Burmese noodle soup.
Ah-lhu is an integral part of Myanmar Buddhist life, and most Myanmar people, if they could afford, will do ah-lhu quite frequently.
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An unusual cased Broomhandle Mauser C96. Cased by W.W.Greener with lovely Moroccan leather cases in red and black. The pistol is in almost "unfired" condition retaining all its original finish.
The Mauser C96 (Construktion 96) is a semi-automatic pistol that was originally produced by German arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896 to 1937. Unlicensed copies of the gun were also manufactured in Spain and China in the first half of the 20th century.
The distinctive characteristics of the C96 are the integral box magazine in front of the trigger, the long barrel, the wooden shoulder stock which gives it the stability of a short-barreled rifle and doubles as a holster or carrying case, and a grip shaped like the handle of a broom. The grip earned the gun the nickname "broomhandle" in the English-speaking world, because of its round wooden handle, and in China the C96 was nicknamed the "box cannon" because of its rectangular internal magazine and that it could be holstered in its wooden box-like detachable stock.
With its long barrel and high-velocity cartridge, the Mauser C96 had superior range and better penetration than most other pistols of its era; the 7.63×25mm Mauser cartridge was the highest-velocity commercially manufactured pistol cartridge until the advent of the .357 Magnum cartridge in 1935.
Mauser manufactured approximately 1 million C96 pistols, while the number produced in Spain and China was large but unknown due to the non-existence or poor preservation of production records from those countries.


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Natural resources, energy and environment
Sri Lanka's most important natural resource is precious stones, of which diamonds are most important for exports. Almost half of the energy and electricity consumption is covered by imported oil. The environmental problems are primarily about deforestation and soil degradation.
Sri Lanka Energy and Environment Facts
Sri Lanka is one of the world's leading producers of gemstones such as rubies, sapphires and topazes. The largest buyers are in the US, Japan, Europe and Thailand. It is believed that a large number of gemstones are also smuggled out of the country.
 - COUNTRYAAH: Major exports by Sri Lanka with a full list of the top products exported by the country. Includes trade value in U.S. dollars and the percentage for each product category.
In addition, graphite and the titanium mineral ilmenite are extracted for commercial purposes. The country also has limestone, quartz, mica, clay, salt, titanium, monasite, zircon, uranium and iron.
In addition to imported oil, energy is mainly extracted from domestic firewood and residual products from agriculture, and to a small extent from hydropower. Electricity is generated mainly from imported oil, but also from coal, hydropower and wind power. In 2011, the country's first and only coal-fired power plant was commissioned. Sri Lanka has no nuclear power plants.
 - Abbreviationfinder: A popular acronym site in the world covering abbreviation for each country. For example, SL stands for Sri Lanka.
Almost all (95 percent) of the Lankes have access to electricity.
Sri Lanka has problems with both illegal logging and land destruction, which in turn can trigger landslides. Some watercourses and beaches are polluted by emissions from industries and uncleaned wastewater. In urban and industrial areas, air pollution occurs.
Energy use per person
516 kilos of oil equivalent (2014)
Electricity consumption per person
531 kilowatt hours, kWh (2014)
Carbon dioxide emissions in total
18 394 thousand tonnes (2014)
Carbon dioxide emissions per inhabitant
0.9 tonnes (2014)
The share of energy from renewable sources
52.9 percent (2015)
Temporary budget is adopted
December 21
In order to avoid Sri Lanka being left without a state budget after the turn of the year, Parliament approves a transitional budget for the first four months of 2019, so that the country can, for example, pay off debt. An ordinary state budget for the entire 2019 is expected to be completed in February.
New Old Government
December 20
President Sirisena appoints a new government with 30 members. Prime Minister is Ranil Wickremesinghe. Sirisena retains the post of Minister of Defense and control of the police force. Wickremesinghe's former Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs are returning their positions.
Wickremesinghe again prime minister
December 16th
As a result of the ruling in the Supreme Court on December 13, Mahinda Rajapaksa surrenders her claim to the Prime Minister's post, and Ranil Wickremesinghe is re-installed as the head of government.
HD: "Sirisena violated the Constitution"
13th of December
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Sirisena's decision on November 9 to dissolve Parliament and announce fresh elections was contrary to the Constitution. According to the constitution, the president can announce new elections only after Parliament has spent 4.5 years of the five-year term, which expires in August 2020. The UNP welcomes the decision as a victory for democracy.
The state budget for 2019 is missing
December 12
The Minister of Finance warns that the entire state apparatus will cease on January 1, 2019, as there is no state budget after the turn of the year. On the same day, Parliament voted, for the second time, for Wickremesinghe to be re-elected as Prime Minister. In the vote, only members of his UNP with allied parties are present. The supporters of Rajapaksa boycott the vote.
Court rejects Rajapaksa
December 3
A higher court ruled that Rajapaksa is not empowered to act as prime minister as long as his disputed government cannot prove its legitimacy.
The cash flow to the government is stifled
November 30
Parliament is voting to hold all money transfers to the Government Offices and Ministries to have control over the country's crisis economy itself. Exceptions are made for salary payments, pensions and basic community service. A day earlier, the largest Tamil party announced the Tamil National Alliance that it supported Wickremesinghe's demand to regain the post of prime minister.
Both heads of government are rejected
November 23
Parliament President Jayasuriya announces that he will reject both Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe as head of government and appoint a committee to decide on the legislative agenda. The members present are voting to give Wickremesinghe the chairmanship of the committee. All supporters of Sirisena and Rajapaksa boycott the vote.
New distrust of Rajapaksa
November 16
Parliament for the second time makes a declaration of disbelief against Rajapaksa as new prime minister.
Fight in Parliament
November 15
Fighting breaks out during a session in Parliament. Members from different political camps throw things at each other and hand out fist beats. A person is taken to hospital with minor injuries. The President adjusts the session temporarily until the emotions have cooled down among the members.
Rajapaksa is voted off
November 14
Parliament gathers and declares a distrust of Rajapaksa as prime minister. Thus falls his government. That does not mean that Wickremesinghe will automatically become head of government because President Sirisena is the one who appoints it. Sirisena rejects Parliament's vote of no confidence and says that the vote was not properly conducted.
HD reinstates Parliament
November 13
The Supreme Court enters into the power struggle between on the one hand Parliament and Wickremesinghe, on the other hand President Sirisena and Rajapaksa when it annuls the presidential decree dissolving Parliament. Thus, the Legislative Assembly can hold a vote on the Prime Minister.
Sirisena announces new elections
November 9
President Sirisena dissolves Parliament and announces new elections until January 5, 2019. In this way, he avoids a vote in Parliament on the Prime Minister's post, and Rajapaksa can lead a transitional government until January 17, when a new parliament will meet. The decision was made after Sirisena admitted that Rajapaksa would not succeed in gathering enough support in a vote, and that Wickremesinghe would receive the most votes. Wickremesinghe's party UNP says that Sirisena violates the constitution when he dissolves Parliament and adds that the party will request that the decision be tried legally. Before Sirisena disbanded Parliament, he took control of the police by organizing it under the Ministry of Defense and over the State Information Agency publishing presidential decrees and proclamations and more.
Increased support for Wickremesinghe
October 31st
Tens of thousands of supporters of Wickremesinghe and the UNP manifest their support through a peaceful demonstration in Colombo. At the same time, the outside world is increasing pressure on President Sirisena to reinstate Parliament. The country's Chancellor Jayantha Jayasuriya refuses the Sirisenas dismissal of Wickremesinghe on the grounds that the president lacks the power to do so.
Appointed minister is arrested for shooting dead
October 31st
The recently deposed oil minister Ranatunga is arrested after union representatives accused him of ordering his bodyguards to shoot at a crowd outside the state oil company on October 28. One man was killed. The minister says the crowd attacked him and his staff and tried to take him hostage. Trade unions in the oil industry go on strike.
Incomplete government is presented
October 29th
President Sirisena presents an incomplete government with only twelve ministers. Rajapaksa is appointed Prime Minister as well as Finance Minister. This government promises quick cuts in taxes and lower fuel prices with more goods. Both camps are trying to co-negotiate with MPs to secure a victory in a vote on the Prime Minister's post when Parliament opens again on November 16.
Wickremesinghe receives Parliament's support
October 28
Parliament President Karu Jayasuriya announces that the Legislative Assembly continues to regard Wickremesinghe as the rightful prime minister, on the grounds that the president has no power to dismiss the head of government. Wickremesinghe is barricaded in its service room and more than 1,000 followers have gathered outside the building. One person is killed and two injured when the newly deposed oil minister's bodyguards shoot at a crowd trying to prevent the minister from entering the state oil company building. The United States calls on Sirisena to reinstate Parliament. Privately owned newspapers describe Sirisena's actions as a "constitutional coup". Rajapaksa says his ambition is to hold local and general elections "as soon as possible".
Parliament is dissolved
October 27th
President Sirisena will dissolve Parliament until November 16. This has happened since Wickremesinghe tried to get the UNP-dominated Assembly's support to stay


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Internationally renowned neurodegeneration academic, Professor Glenda Halliday, who is shaping the treatment of non-Alzheimer's dementias and Parkinson's disease, has been recognised as one of Australia's leading female medical researchers.
Professor Halliday, from the Faculty of Medicine and Health and the Brain and Mind Centre, was awarded the NHMRC Elizabeth Blackburn Investigator Grant Award for Leadership in Clinical Medicine and Science.
The award is named in honour of Professor Elizabeth Blackburn, an Australian molecular biologist who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2009.
Professor Halliday's groundbreaking research has shaped current international diagnostic criteria and recommendations for neurodegenerative patient identification and management.
After developing quantitative methods to evaluate the symptoms of patients with Parkinson's disease, she revealed more extensive neurodegeneration in Parkinson's and related syndromes than previously thought.
Her 70 strong research team in the Brain and Mind Centre's Dementia and Movement Disorders Lab is now focused on finding biomarkers that identify under-recognised non-Alzheimer diseases to target with disease modifying strategies.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Duncan Ivison congratulated Professor Halliday on this prestigious award, adding that her work is at the forefront of understanding the origins of neurodegeneration and developing new treatments.
"Glenda has rightly been recognised as one of Australia's, and the world's, leading experts on neurodegeneration. Her research is critical to improving the lives of those with Parkinson's, dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases and we are proud to support her and her team to conduct this important research."
Professor Halliday has produced more than 430 publications, has a h-index of 83, and was named among the world's most influential academics on the Clarivate Analytics 2019 Highly Cited Researchers List.
She is on the editorial boards of five international journals, and on the scientific advisory boards for a number of international organisations and research institutes. She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
The University of Sydney is ranked 18th in the world for medicine, according to the latest QS Subject rankings.


The original story of love between a Metis woman, Jane Howse, and Sam Livingston, a flamboyant Irishman, first published as Tell Me, Grandmother in 1985 by McClelland and Stewart, has been updated with new information, a new cover, and approximately additional pictures, both archival and modern.
Why The Ring?
Sam and Jane's romance is symbolized by the ring given to Jane as a token of Sam's undying love. Unusually wrought and engraved with the words IN MEMORY OF, it remains today as a legacy to the many descendants of this remarkable couple.
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The Ring appeals to adults and children alike, to people of all ages who are fascinated or curious about their past. It reveals how life can often turn full circle in mysterious ways.
Such is the magic of books that miracles happen. In The Ring you will read how the publication of Tell Me, Grandmother in 1985 changed the life of one of Sam and Jane's descendants and made a huge impact on his family.


How to Change Nest Lock Code
It's important to know how to change your Nest lock code in order to keep your home secure. By regularly updating the code, you can ensure that only those with access are allowed entry into your home.
How to Change Nest Lock Code
Changing the code regularly will also help protect against unauthorized access and give you peace of mind knowing that your property is protected.
Changing your Nest Lock code has many advantages. First, it helps ensure the security of your home by making it more difficult for someone to gain access without permission. Secondly, it gives you peace of mind knowing that you can easily change the lock code at any time and quickly regain control over who can enter your home.
Finally, changing the lock code on a regular basis ensures that the same people don't always have access to your home, which can help protect against potential security risks. In this blog post, You will learn in detail how to change nest lock code.
Tools You Will Need
 - A screwdriver that is compatible with the screws used in your Nest system.
 - A flathead screwdriver (for small screws).
 - A Phillips head screwdriver (for larger screws).
 - An Allen wrench set, if necessary.
 - Replacement Nest Lock Code components, if needed.
 - An electric drill and bit set, if necessary.
 - A level tool to ensure that all components are installed straight.
 - Wire cutters or strippers for working with the wiring.
 - Wire nuts for connecting wires together securely.
 - Electrical tape for sealing connections in the wiring.
Step-by-Step Processes for How to Change Nest Lock Code
Step 1: Inspect the Nest Lock
Before you can change the Nest Lock code, you will need to inspect it to make sure that there are no issues or problems with the device. Make sure that all screws and components of the lock are in good condition and properly secured.
Step 2: Access the App
Once your inspection is complete, open up the Nest app on your device. You can access the Nest Lock in the settings menu near the top of your screen. Once you have accessed the Nest Lock settings page, you can change your current code. From here, you can enter a new four-digit numerical code that will be used to unlock the door.
Step 3: Confirm Your New Code
After you have entered your new code, you will be asked to confirm it by entering it again. Double-check that the code is correct before proceeding. Once you have confirmed your new code, click "save changes" to ensure that the new code is properly updated.
Step 4: Test Your New Code
Now it's time to test out your new code and make sure that it works correctly. Unlock the door with your new code, then lock it again and confirm that everything is working properly. After you have tested your new lock code, deleting the old code from the app is important. This ensures that no one can use the old code to unlock the door.
Make Sure That It Works Correctly
Step 5: Change the Batteries
If your Nest Lock is battery-powered, now would be a good time to change out the batteries. This will help keep the lock functioning properly and prevent any issues from arising.
Finally, update your profile in the app to reflect the change in your Nest Lock code. This helps ensure that all other users have access to the new lock code. By following these steps, you can easily change the Nest Lock code to ensure that your home is secure. Stay safe and enjoy the peace of mind that comes with knowing your home is protected.
You have now learned how to change the Nest Lock code. We hope this guide has been helpful and provided you with the knowledge needed to keep your home safe and secure. If you encounter any problems or have any questions along the way, please don't hesitate to contact us for assistance.
Tips for How to Change Nest Lock Code
 1. Make sure to update the code in all parts of your Nest system. This includes the lock and other components using the same access code.
 2. Change your code frequently, as recommended by Nest security experts. It is also wise to set up two-factor authentication if available for additional protection.
 3. Use a unique combination of numbers and letters to create your access code, as this will make it harder for anyone else to guess the lock code.
 4. Ensure that no one else knows or has access to your code, even if they are family members or close friends. It is important to keep it confidential at all times.
 5. It is also important to keep your door locked at all times with the Nest lock, as this will prevent any unauthorized access to your home or business property.
 6. Do not share your code with anyone, no matter how much you trust them. This includes giving it out in public places such as social media, chat rooms, or forums.
 7. If you have multiple locks in your home or business, ensure they all use the same code for ease of use and uniformity. This will also prevent anyone from guessing the access code for any particular lock.
Use a Unique Combination of Numbers
Following these tips will help to ensure that your Nest lock is properly secured and working at its best. By changing your lock code frequently and ensuring that no one else has access to it, you can rest assured that your home or business property is safe from any potential intruders.
How Long Does It Take to Change the Code?
Changing the code on your Nest lock is a relatively easy process that should not take long to complete. Depending on how many combinations you want to try, it could take anywhere from a few minutes up to an hour or more.
It's important to be patient and take time when changing the code to get it right the first time. To begin, open the Nest app and select your lock. Then enter the current code to unlock it and select "Change Code."
Be Patient and Take Time
You'll be asked to create a new 4-8 digit combination from there. Once you've set your new code, press the "Save" button to confirm it. It's always a good idea to test the new code a few times before you finish to make sure it's working properly.
Finally, remember that you can always reset the code if you ever forget it or want to change it again down the road. To do this, you'll need to enter the default factory code (usually either 1234 or 0000) and then follow the same steps outlined above.
What Type of Battery Required to Change the Lock Code?
When changing the Nest Lock code, you will need to ensure you have a CR123A battery on hand. This type of battery is typically used in items such as cameras and other electronic devices.
It is important only to use this type of battery when changing the lock code for your Nest unit so that it will work properly. Once you have the correct type of battery, you can follow the instructions on how to change the lock code for your Nest unit.
To begin, remove the faceplate from the Nest unit by gently pushing it away from the main body. On the back of this plate, you will see a small slot that contains a single CR123A battery.
Remove the old battery and replace it with a fresh one. Once you have done this, replace the faceplate and make sure that it is securely in place. Now you are ready to begin changing your Nest lock code. Using the provided instructions, enter the new code of your choice into the keypad on the Nest unit.
Is It Possible to Change the Nest Lock Code Remotely?
Yes, with the help of Nest x Yale Lock, you can change your lock code remotely. This smart door lock allows you to control and manage access to your front door using a smartphone or tablet.
The device features a built-in keypad that lets users set up their own unique code in order to gain entry. And if desired, you can also change the code directly from your phone or tablet.
To change your Nest x Yale lock code remotely, open up the Nest app on your device. Then select the 'Security' tab and tap on the name of your lock to enter its settings page. After that, scroll down until you find the 'Code' section and select the 'Change Code' option.
This will show you a screen where you can type in your new code. Once you're done, click 'Save' to finish up the process. With this method, changing your Nest lock code is quick and easy. But before doing so, make sure to choose a unique and difficult to guess code. This will ensure the security of your home remains intact.
Conclusion
In conclusion, changing your Nest lock code is a simple and straightforward process that can be done in a few easy steps. First, open the Nest app on your mobile device and tap the settings icon. Next, select the "Edit Lock Code" option and enter your new code.
Regularly Change Your Lock Code
Finally, confirm the new code to save it. Following these steps will help ensure that you have a secure, reliable lock code for your Nest device. Along with this, it is important to regularly change your Lock code in order to keep your home safe and secure. I hope this article has been beneficial in learning how to change nest lock code. Make Sure the precautionary measures are followed chronologically.
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As banks continue to explore ways to manage the sensitivity around charging fees while minimizing the impact associated with charging those fees, it's important to focus on the following three areas:
The data from our 2012 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study shows that fee structure changes not only have a significant impact on customer satisfaction, but they also lead to an increase in problem incidence and intended attrition. The following are some best practices banks should consider when making changes to fee structures:
- When changes are necessary, focus on limiting the number of changes customers are forces to accept. For example, making two or three changes to fee structures per year may be more confusing and less satisfying than making multiple changes at one time.
- When fee changes are necessary, it is critical to communicate the changes well in advance so that customers are not caught by surprise.
- While communication of fees is mandatory, there are some other ways for financial institutions to help ensure customers are aware of changes—e.g., communicating changes more than once and preferably via multiple channels, such as mailed letter and online notification.
Source: J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Banking Satisfaction Study
The impact of communication on the fee experience goes far beyond simply providing advance notice of any changes to the fee structure. There are other best practices that banks can follow to provide their customers with more information regarding fees or information on other product pricing options available:
Account initiation: Starting with account initiation, it's vital that representatives perform a detailed needs assessment and identify the products that meets customers' needs. Performing a detailed needs assessment during account initiation provides a big lift in fee understanding (22 percentage point difference for "completely" identified needs), while also providing a significant lift in satisfaction.
Online account information: It goes without saying that providing customers with clear and concise access to account information and other pertinent information via the bank's website is crucial. Clarity of account information and Clarity of information provided on the website provide considerable lifts in Fees satisfaction, while also improving fee understanding by 16 percentage points.
Outbound communication: Proactively contacting customers three or four times per year regarding banking products and services enhances satisfaction and understanding of both fees and product offerings, without creating information overload. Study findings show that satisfaction and understanding both begin to decline when customers receive five or more proactive contacts per year. This also includes performing account reviews to ensure customers have the right products. Empowering branch tellers and call center representatives to proactively review customer accounts and make recommendations for alternative products and pricing options provides lifts in Fees satisfaction and understanding and significantly improves the bank's Brand Image rating for being Customer driven.
3. Value-Based Pricing
Despite the current level of price sensitivity related to service charges, such as maintenance fees and minimum balance requirements, there is still an opportunity for banks to generate revenue through maintenance fee charges by creating a clear value proposition aligned with the differing needs of their customer base. It's also important to review the options that banks currently provide their customers with respect to maintenance fee charges.
Many banks have installed a minimum balance requirement so that customers are able to avoid maintenance fee charges, but it has created various levels of dissatisfaction. At the same time, customers indicated that discounts for students, senior citizens, military personnel, or multiple products are not widely offered, which may be related to poor communication of the discounts by the institution and, thereby, low customer awareness. But most importantly, many banks do not clearly communicate the benefits customers will receive in exchange for the maintenance fees they pay, nor are banks providing different pricing options based on channel and product usage.
By understanding the key drivers of high fee/above-average satisfaction across segments, as depicted above, banks should consider the following strategies:
Explain the value proposition—When considering how to roll out a new monthly maintenance fee structure for customers in a particular segment, banks should emphasize the offerings most important to that specific segment. For example, in their explanations to customers in the Affluent segment, banks should promote their mobile banking applications/improvements; their ability to provide proactive advice on accounts; their focus on an efficient and courteous branch experience; and their product offerings, such as debit card with rewards and mortgage discounts.
Develop unique pricing options—By understanding channel preference and usage, banks may potentially create unique pricing strategies. For example, since data shows that customers in the Affluent/Emerging Affluent segment tend to have lower levels of branch usage and preference than do other customers, banks may potentially offer these customers a special rate for low branch usage, such as visiting a branch once every 4 months. From the perspective of customers, they are getting a special deal for something that relates directly to them, and from the bank's perspective, they tend to benefit by minimizing branch traffic and staffing needs.
The Bottom Line:
There are a few banks across the industry that are able to charge customers maintenance fees without jeopardizing satisfaction, including Frost National Bank, Woodforest Bank, Hancock Bank, and S&T Bank. Customers of these institutions are more likely to be charged maintenance fees, compared with industry average, yet Fees satisfaction remains significantly above average.


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DnaNudge – Shopping with your DNA
The world's first DNA-based healthier food selection service, includes Insight SiP RF module
When shopping for food, many people struggle to make healthy choices, and obesity has become a widespread problem. When following a diet, it is not always easy to access the right nutritional information, particularly when faced with an overwhelming number of foods to select from supermarket shelves. Fortunately, there is now a solution developed by DnaNudge that encourages healthy eating by "nudging" consumers to pick out the healthiest food, most suited to their unique DNA profile and lifestyle, when shopping.


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Definitions of solitary:
- noun: confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
Example: "He was held in solitary"
- noun: one who lives in solitude
- adjective: enjoyed or performed alone
Example: "Took a solitary walk"
- adjective: separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or secluded
Example: "A solitary retreat"
- adjective: of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies
Example: "Solitary bees"
- adjective: characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life
Example: "A man of a solitary disposition"
- adjective: lacking companions or companionship
Example: "A solitary traveler"
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NAME¶git-annex-setpresentkey - change records of where key is present
SYNOPSIS¶git annex setpresentkey key uuid [1|0]
DESCRIPTION¶This plumbing-level command changes git-annex's records about whether the specified key's content is present in a remote with the specified uuid.
Use 1 to indicate the key is present, or 0 to indicate the key is not present.
- Enables batch mode, in which lines are read from stdin. The line format is "key uuid [1|0]"


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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Nebraska--Lincoln, 1949. Department of Agronomy.
The purpose of this study is to initiate an investigation of the distribution of heavy minerals in Nebraska soils using the techniques of Marshall and Jefferies. Only one soil, Scott silt loam, was selected since it was expected that the Scott profile would show the maximum development of the soils previously studied in Nebraska. The investigation was made into the distribution of heavy minerals in very fine sand (0.1 to 0.05 mm.) and coarse silt (0.05 to 0.02 mm.) separates of Scott silt loam. In the entire profile there was a 12.8 per cent increase in depth, an 11.4 per cent increase in total weight of soil, a 14.6 per cent increase in 2-micron clay, and a 30.5 per cent loss in green hornblende content.


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For the gate valve of the base plain steel, CoCrW cemented carbide, SF-4 (137) alloy, spray welding WF330 or Fe30 parts, the stress relief annealing heating temperature is selected according to the base material carbon steel, generally 600~650℃. The holding time depends on the effective thickness of the parts, generally 1h/25mm, at least 2h. After heat preservation, the furnace is cooled to 300 ℃ and then air-cooled.
Due to the different media suitable for carbon steel gate valves, different surfacing sealing surface materials can be selected. It is suitable for gate valves of water, steam, petroleum and its products. Generally, Cr13 stainless steel is surfacing, but there are also chrome-manganese alloys (85 alloys or 137 alloys), copper alloys and iron-based alloys in some factories.
Surfacing materials can be divided into two categories according to the effect of heat treatment. The first type is represented by cobalt-chromium-tungsten cemented carbide, whose hardness cannot generally be changed by heat treatment, and the hardness of the sealing surface is guaranteed by the surfacing material. The other type is represented by Cr13 stainless steel, whose hardness can be changed by heat treatment, and the hardness of the sealing surface (generally 38~44HRC) can be achieved by heat treatment.


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In this What Works Scotland seminar, Briege Nugent presented findings from a qualitative study of young people living in poverty, providing unique insight into their lives.
The research set out to explore:
- how young people end contact (successfully or not) with services
- their experiences and views of the 'transition to adulthood',
- and also what triggered, helped and hindered those who were trying to desist from offending.
The participants were met through Includem's unique Transitional Support set up in Scotland to provide emotional and practical help for those vulnerable in this age group. Over the course of the research, a small number never left the service, and for the majority who did, it was found that they had limited to no other support in their lives but were reluctant to ask for help, even when they were in real need.
They were all acutely aware of their precarious situation and in many ways had accepted or blamed themselves for their unequal position. This study, although small, shows the impact of what the Christie Commission refers to as 'the cycle of deprivation and low aspiration' that has been allowed to persist. We are living in a society, where a population of what should be aspiring young adults have little to no expectations of what they are entitled to, what they can expect and what the future holds.
In many ways, for them social justice simply does not exist. Briege Nugent called for renewed hope so that inaction and continued poverty and inequality are not rendered inevitable.
Her presentation was followed by reflections from Karen McCulloch from Includem, and open discussion on key issues.
- Briege Nugent from the University of Edinburgh
- Karen McCulloch from Includem
Hosted by Oliver Escobar from What Works Scotland
Briege's presentation was followed by reflections from Karen McCulloch from Includem, and open discussion on key issues.
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George R. StibitzBorn: 1904
Birthplace: York, Pa.
Complex computer—Stibitz is internationally recognized as the father of the modern digital computer. In 1939 Stibitz helped design the Model I complex number calculator which could add two eight-digit decimal numbers in a tenth of a second. (1983)Died: 1995
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On 9th November NIEL launched the RESIL RISK Northern Ireland 2023 report outlining insights into public perceptions of climate risks and adaptation strategies. The survey, carried out in May 2023, is a repeat of the 2022 survey with the addition of a question/response options to gauge public attitudes to local food and farming.
Key findings and associated recommendations from RESIL RISK Northern Ireland 2023 will help with the design of effective climate communications and public engagement within the local context, with a view to fostering civil society action and more climate resilient communities.
This report was funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council through the Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN) as part of the Rural Resilience Project which aims to support farmers in Northern Ireland with adaptation to climate change.
The survey is part of the wider Rural Resilience Project led by NIEL to support farmers and the agri-sector with information on climate risks and opportunities, and practical approaches to adjust and prepare. Project findings are fed into agri and climate policy and will improve baseline data to inform future research.


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(-42,17) is in the second quadrant
Work Step by Step
We are given that the location of the ordered pair is (-42,17). Therefore, the point has a negative x-coordinate and a positive y-coordinate, which corresponds to the second quadrant. Because $|-42|\gt|17|$, we know that the point is farther away from the y-axis than it is from the x-axis.


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Science club lesson plans
Scientell developed a series of hands-on activities for students on atmospheric science and weather.
Central Highlands Science Centre
Primary and secondary school students, instructors and teachers
The Central Highlands Science Centre (CHSC) in Emerald, Queensland, provides a program of science experiments for primary school students.
Scientell produced detailed lesson plans and hands-on activities for the CHSC Science Club, including run sheets, resource lists, student experiment handouts, instructor notes and storyboards. The experiments included 'Why is the sky blue', 'Cloud in a bottle', 'Tornado in a bottle', 'Solar cooker', 'Do-it-yourself rainbow', 'Polarised light', 'The water cycle' and 'Wet sweat'.
Atmospheric science was one of a number of CHSC Science Club lessons featuring hands-on, entertaining activities that use easy to obtain resources from around the home or other materials that can be recycled from, or donated by, local businesses and organisations.


Not using Time Doctor could be worse for you than smoking pot
It has been proven by researchers that multitasking can often double the amount of time it takes to accomplish a task, decreases your and effectiveness with each task AND even decreases your IQ – in one study the effects were worse than smoking pot.
In other words, when you multitask, you not only take longer to accomplish each task, but you are also less effective in accomplishing your tasks.
Time Doctor helps to reduce multitasking in a few different ways. Firstly there is the conscious attention of choosing exactly what you are working on. This is crucial. It's easy to go with the flow from activity to activity, but this makes you much more prone to interruptions. Time Doctor helps you to consciously direct your activities (and focus) to a specific task.
Also the activity bar on Time Doctor helps to remind users what task they should be working on.
Status Bar
The activity bar appears on the desktop screen at all times displaying the current priority.
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