GoogleApi.SecurityCenter.V1.Model.Finding (google_api_security_center v0.20.0) View Source
Security Command Center finding. A finding is a record of assessment data like security, risk, health, or privacy, that is ingested into Security Command Center for presentation, notification, analysis, policy testing, and enforcement. For example, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an App Engine application is a finding.
Attributes
 - canonicalName (type: String.t, default: nil) - The canonical name of the finding. It's either "organizations/{organization_id}/sources/{source_id}/findings/{finding_id}", "folders/{folder_id}/sources/{source_id}/findings/{finding_id}" or "projects/{project_number}/sources/{source_id}/findings/{finding_id}", depending on the closest CRM ancestor of the resource associated with the finding.
 - category (type: String.t, default: nil) - The additional taxonomy group within findings from a given source. This field is immutable after creation time. Example: "XSS_FLASH_INJECTION"
 - createTime (type: DateTime.t, default: nil) - The time at which the finding was created in Security Command Center.
 - eventTime (type: DateTime.t, default: nil) - The time at which the event took place, or when an update to the finding occurred. For example, if the finding represents an open firewall it would capture the time the detector believes the firewall became open. The accuracy is determined by the detector. If the finding were to be resolved afterward, this time would reflect when the finding was resolved. Must not be set to a value greater than the current timestamp.
 - externalUri (type: String.t, default: nil) - The URI that, if available, points to a web page outside of Security Command Center where additional information about the finding can be found. This field is guaranteed to be either empty or a well formed URL.
 - findingClass (type: String.t, default: nil) - The class of the finding.
 - indicator (type: GoogleApi.SecurityCenter.V1.Model.Indicator.t, default: nil) - Represents what's commonly known as an Indicator of compromise (IoC) in computer forensics. This is an artifact observed on a network or in an operating system that, with high confidence, indicates a computer intrusion. Reference: _URL_
 - name (type: String.t, default: nil) - The relative resource name of this finding. See: _URL_ Example: "organizations/{organization_id}/sources/{source_id}/findings/{finding_id}"
 - parent (type: String.t, default: nil) - The relative resource name of the source the finding belongs to. See: _URL_ This field is immutable after creation time. For example: "organizations/{organization_id}/sources/{source_id}"
 - resourceName (type: String.t, default: nil) - For findings on Google Cloud resources, the full resource name of the Google Cloud resource this finding is for. See: _URL_ When the finding is for a non-Google Cloud resource, the resourceName can be a customer or partner defined string. This field is immutable after creation time.
 - securityMarks (type: GoogleApi.SecurityCenter.V1.Model.SecurityMarks.t, default: nil) - Output only. User specified security marks. These marks are entirely managed by the user and come from the SecurityMarks resource that belongs to the finding.
 - severity (type: String.t, default: nil) - The severity of the finding. This field is managed by the source that writes the finding.
 - sourceProperties (type: map(), default: nil) - Source specific properties. These properties are managed by the source that writes the finding. The key names in the source_properties map must be between 1 and 255 characters, and must start with a letter and contain alphanumeric characters or underscores only.
 - state (type: String.t, default: nil) - The state of the finding.
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Functions
Unwrap a decoded JSON object into its complex fields.
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Specs
t() :: %GoogleApi.SecurityCenter.V1.Model.Finding{
 canonicalName: String.t() | nil,
 category: String.t() | nil,
 createTime: DateTime.t() | nil,
 eventTime: DateTime.t() | nil,
 externalUri: String.t() | nil,
 findingClass: String.t() | nil,
 indicator: GoogleApi.SecurityCenter.V1.Model.Indicator.t() | nil,
 name: String.t() | nil,
 parent: String.t() | nil,
 resourceName: String.t() | nil,
 securityMarks: GoogleApi.SecurityCenter.V1.Model.SecurityMarks.t() | nil,
 severity: String.t() | nil,
 sourceProperties: map() | nil,
 state: String.t() | nil
}
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Specs
decode(struct(), keyword()) :: struct()
Unwrap a decoded JSON object into its complex fields.


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Definitions for ignatiusɪgˈneɪ ʃəs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Saint (Ignatius Theophorus), a.d. c40–107?, bishop of Antioch and Apostolic Father.
Ignatius, Saint Ignatius, St. Ignatius(noun)
bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)
; of mostly Roman Catholic usage in English.
Origin: A saints' name from the gens name Ignatius, Egnatius, of uncertain meaning, by folk etymology associated with Latin ignis.

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This document has the following sections:
What is an Indexer?
Goal of an indexer
The main goal of an indexer is to create and setup some resource
automatically. The resources can be created depending on their
name or their extension. Once the resource has been created, the
indexer is also in charge of attaching the right frames to this
resource, like the HTTP frame, the filters and so on.
DirectoryResource (and subclasses) is associated to an indexer,
if no indexer is specified the DirectoryResource is associated
to the "default" indexer.
Description of an indexer
- Class and attributes of an indexer
- Usually, the indexer's class is
- The name of the indexer, ex: "icons"
- Last Modified
- Unused, but resent as, internally, it is a resource.
- Super Indexer
- The name of the parent indexer used when the current indexer
fails to index. By default, the super indexer is the "default"
- The sons of an indexer
- Used to index files matching exactly a name, mainly used to
index directories. You can specify that an "Icons" directory
will always be negotiable, for example. The default name (ie:
matching all directory names) is "*default*"
- Used to index files with a specific extension. For example,
"html" is a FileResource with an HTTPFrame set to give the
"text/html" content type to this file. Then all the "foo.html"
files will be indexed as "text/html" type object when accessed
by HTTP. The default extension (ie: matching all the extension
names) is "*default*". To index files with no extensions, you
must use the name "*noextension*".
- content-types (only for the Content Type Indexer)
- In some cases the file extension is not the only criteria,
for example when a PUT request occurs the indexer should use
the Content-Type header coming with the request (if there is
a content-type header). This is the job of the Content Type
Indexer. The Content Type Indexer
(org.w3c.jigsaw.indexer.ContentTypeIndexer), has one more
child, the content-types node. The associations between mime
types and resources are stored in this new child.
Since 2.0.2 the ContentTypeIndexer accept generic mime
types like text:*, *:xml or even
*:*. For example, if you define text:* as a
FileResource using a HTTPFrame (with a content-type set to
*none*) all content types like text/html, text/plain,
text/xml will be accepted.
Note: The mime types stored in the indexer are not
"real" mime types, the '/' has been replaced by a ':'. We
decided that because the '/' can create some conflicts with
the URLs in Jigsaw.
You can find a sample indexer configuration in this page.
Indexers in JigAdmin
The Indexers Space is exactly the same thing than the Documents Space except that
indexers classes are available in the "Available Resources"
window. You are still able to add, delete, configure resources
and frames but only in the indexers nodes (directories,
extensions and sometimes content-types). Of
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Sociocultural values related to salmon and herring and their linkages to fisheries governance are explored in a comparative study. The aim is to understand why and how salmon and herring are important for different stakeholder groups, and to investigate how these values could inform the development of governance practices that are both sustainable and legitimate.
The cultural importance of Baltic salmon is strong in the Baltic Sea region, especially in its Northern parts. Salmon fishing is a constant topic of political debates, and public spending is targeted to salmon habitat restoration. By contrast, the value of Baltic herring seems to be mostly economic. Human consumption of herring has decreased especially in the Northern parts of the Baltic Sea, but it still has more nutritional importance in the Eastern parts. In BONUS GOHERR project, the social and cultural values affecting these trends will be identified and compared by interviewing stakeholders from Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Estonia. Further, possibilities to take these values into account in the development of ecosystem-based governance will be examined. Also the political, legal and organizational prerequisites for integrated governance will be assessed.
1. Understand the sociocultural value and use of Baltic salmon and herring;
2. Apply these understandings to assess the political prerequisites for successful integrated fisheries governance; and
3. Explicate what kind of institutional and attitudinal flexibility is needed for integrated governance.
More information in Workspace.

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From: Monica Howie
Subject: [teacherartexchange] tie-dye tissue paper
Does anyone have advice on creating a tie-dye effect using wetted
1. My young students really enjoyed that aspect of "bleeding" tissue
2. We did not use that technique in isolation...felt that it was more
effective if some of the tissue stayed on the paper for texture and
3. Not all tissue brands "bleed"
4. Tissue also bleeds on to the artists' hands and is nearly impossible
5. Ditto for art furniture.
6. We used white glue and water mixed, applied with stiff bristle


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Effects of Voids Towards Electric Field in High Voltage Cable
Keywords:Electric Field, Voids, High Voltage Cable, COMSOL Multiphysics
This paper presents a study and analysis of the effects of voids on electric fields in high voltage cables. The main objectives were to determine the electric field distribution at contaminated XLPE cable by designing the model of the cable using simulation software and to evaluate the effect of the location of voids using different materials of voids toward the electric field in the cable. The goal of this research is to explore the electric field in insulation containing a void as it is affected by the position of the void and the type of material utilised. The investigation of electric field gives a view on the performance of XLPE as an insulator as its existence may shorten the life span of cable. As the result, Other than using different materials of a void, each material has been tested on its different distance of void from the conductor at 12mm, 14mm and 16mm. Consequently, the relationship of a different material of void with the effects of the electrical field is set up such that is random. All of the different materials used in the cable, aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃) showed the least electric field. Decrement of electric field gives a view that this material can be used as nanofillers at optimum size.

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A Grandmother's Wisdom
In the middle of the Hays Community Garden is Newah's Garden, which grows in the dedicated care of local grandmothers. Overall, the Hays Community Garden provides plots for local residents to grow their own vegetables and fruits, and fosters a sense of community and connection among gardeners.
MSU Extension Fort Belknap agents Liz Werk and Hillary Maxwell turned to help from local grandmothers to plan and maintain Newah's garden and care for the central gathering place.
Newah is spelled like it sounds or reads in English, and means grandmother in the Gros Ventre language, where it is spelled níiiwcchuh.
Joanie Racine, Tammy Werk and Lorraine Brockie took on the project mid-season in 2021, and in summer of 2022, they planned to integrate native culture and heritage through plants.
"We were in total agreement, all three of us grandmas, because we know some things about the plants, especially the native plants, we have had knowledge passed down to us by our ancestors for thousands of years. We know when to harvest and when to plant all of it and how to preserve it after it's picked," said Racine.
She is very passionate about the garden and explained the reason for its design, "The
garden has an arbor in the shape of a medicine wheel, circular, it has four colors,
four directions and also is represented by four animals.
The medicine wheel represents the cycle of life, everything flows in a circle. My husband, Don Racine Jr., made the arbor that encompasses the garden."
The grandmothers transplanted some local, native plants into the four sections of the garden and collected local rock and resources to support the plants that can be used in the community. They knew what plants they wanted as the plan came together for sharing the garden.
The grandmas and MSU Extension received funds through a Reimagining Rural Grant to make and install five new concrete benches at the garden. The Blue Heaven Harnessing Hope Project, managed by Toby and Liz Werk, helped provide building materials and supplies.
"Our goal is to educate the children about plants as medicine, as foods, for ceremonial uses, we want to share our knowledge. Our grandchildren want to learn. And the garden can be a gathering place where people can visit, and we can educate them about the plants, their history, and their importance to our culture."
Photo: Joan Racine
"The medicine wheel represents the cycle of life, everything flows in a circle."
Sara Adlington is the MSU Extension Editor and Publications Coordinator.


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Rewrite Rule Set Custom Resource (not released yet)
Note: This feature is not released yet. Please use
_URL_-setwhich allows using an existing rewrite rule set on Application Gateway.
Application Gateway allows you to rewrite selected content of requests and responses. With this feature, you can translate URLs, query string parameters as well as modify request and response headers. It also allows you to add conditions to ensure that the URL or the specified headers are rewritten only when certain conditions are met. These conditions are based on the request and response information. Rewrite Rule Set Custom Resource brings this feature to AGIC.
HTTP headers allow a client and server to pass additional information with a request or response. By rewriting these headers, you can accomplish important tasks, such as adding security-related header fields like HSTS/ X-XSS-Protection, removing response header fields that might reveal sensitive information, and removing port information from X-Forwarded-For headers.
With URL rewrite capability, you can: - Rewrite the host name, path and query string of the request URL - Choose to rewrite the URL of all requests or only those requests which match one or more of the conditions you set. These conditions are based on the request and response properties (request header, response header and server variables). - Choose to route the request based on either the original URL or the rewritten URL
To use the feature, the customer must define a Custom Resource of the type AzureApplicationGatewayRewrite which must have a name in the metadata section. The ingress manifest must refer this Custom Resource via the
Important points to note:
metadata & name
- In the metadata section, name of the AzureApplicationGatewayRewrite custom resource should match the custom resource referred in the annotation.
- The rule sequence must be unique for every rewrite rule
You can use rewrite conditions, an optional configuration, to evaluate the content of HTTP(S) requests and responses and perform a rewrite only when one or more conditions are met.
The following types of variables can be used to define a condition: - HTTP headers in the request - HTTP headers in the response - Application Gateway server variables
- While defining conditions, request headers must be prefixed with
http_req_, response headers must be prefixed with
http_res_ and list of server variables can be found here
You use rewrite actions to specify the URL, request headers or response headers that you want to rewrite and the new value to which you intend to rewrite them to. The value of a URL or a new or existing header can be set to these types of values:
- Request header
- Response header
- Server Variable
- Combination of the any of the above
- To specify a request header, you need to use the syntax
- To specify a response header, you need to use the syntax
- To specify a server variable, you need to use the syntax
var_serverVariable. See the list of supported server variables here
URL Rewrite Configuration
- URL path: The value to which the path is to be rewritten to.
- URL Query String: The value to which the query string is to be rewritten to.
- Re-evaluate path map: Used to determine whether the URL path map is to be re-evaluated or not. If set to false, the original URL path will be used to match the path-pattern in the URL path map. If set to true, the URL path map will be re-evaluated to check the match with the rewritten path.
Recommended: More information about Application Gateway's Rewrite feature can be found here
apiVersion: _URL_ kind: AzureApplicationGatewayRewrite metadata: name: my-rewrite-rule-set-custom-resource spec: rewriteRules: - name: rule1 ruleSequence: 21 conditions: - ignoreCase: false negate: false variable: http_req_Host pattern: example.com actions: requestHeaderConfigurations: - actionType: set headerName: incoming-test-header headerValue: incoming-test-value responseHeaderConfigurations: - actionType: set headerName: outgoing-test-header headerValue: outgoing-test-value urlConfiguration: modifiedPath: "/api/" modifiedQueryString: "query=test-value" reroute: false --- apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1 kind: Ingress metadata: name: my-ingress namespace: test-ag annotations: _URL_.class: azure/application-gateway _URL_-set-custom-resource: my-rewrite-rule-set spec: rules: - http: paths: - path: / pathType: Exact backend: service: name: store-service port: number: 8080


Nano-SAW devices for RFID and sensing applications: study of lithium niobate behavior
The key element of a SAW device is the piezoelectric material that allows conversion between electrical and mechanical energy. Lithium niobate is an appealing material as it could potentially provide high efficient SAW devices. This material is strongly anisotropic, thus, all the properties of the material are dependent of the orientation on the plane of the device and on the chosen piezoelectric layer cut. An analytical model is built to predict how the electromechanical coupling varies depending on cut and device on plane orientation.
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File/Folder Collaboration Policies are supported for Box, Google Drive, and GSuite.
There are two ways to handle responses for Folder/File policies: Modify permissions or quarantine/delete.
To create a Folder/File policy:
- Go to Policy > DLP Policies.
- Click Actions > Create New Policy.
- Under Rules, select Collaboration.
- Choose Folder/File Collaboration.
- Add any option keywords or data identifiers.
- Choose one of the following:
- Modify permissions to enact the policy when a sensitive file is shared with domains that match a policy, or when a shared file is updated with sensitive information.
IMPORTANT: Policies with a Modify permissions response action do not recursively modify permissions on all parent folders that contain a sensitive file.
- Quarantine or Delete to enact the policy when a sensitive file is shared with domains that match a policy, or when a previously shared file is updated with sensitive content. They are also enacted when a sensitive file is uploaded in a folder that has already been shared with domains that match a policy.


Macro Wb-Map
Part of:
package fset
( wb-map &rest args )
Constructs a wb-map according to the supplied argument subforms. Each
argument subform can be a list of the form (key-expr value-expr), denoting
a mapping from the value of key-expr to the value of value-expr; or a list
of the form ($ expression), in which case the expression must evaluate to a
map, denoting all its mappings. The result is constructed from the denoted
mappings in left-to-right order; so if a given key is supplied by more than
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For a radical new perspective on immigration, picture the US as an ancient tree
With the overheated rhetoric around immigration dominating the political sphere, an imaginative, historically rooted perspective can be something of a tonic. This short video from Pedro M Cruz, a data-visualisation designer and assistant professor at Northeastern University in Boston, uses nearly two centuries of United States census data (_PHONE_) to convey the country's population growth through immigration. Cruz depicts these accumulating figures as an ageing tree trunk, with each new ring accounting for a decade of population growth, and each coloured cell representing 100 immigrants from a cultural-geographical region. According to Cruz, the tree metaphor 'carries the idea that these marks in the past are immutable' and it 'embodies the concept that all cells contributed to the organism's growth'. As with so many renderings of US history, indigenous populations are conspicuously absent from the tableau. Still, Cruz's skilfully deployed data doubles as a resonant work of cultural commentary, offering a rich and often surprising look at the ever-evolving makeup of the country.


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Slashing protection
Teku implements slashing protection to prevent validators from signing incorrect blocks or attestations.
You can import and export the slashing protection file when migrating validator keys between validator clients. Teku supports the validator client interchange format when importing or exporting the slashing protection file.
note
If using an external signer that implements its own slashing protection (for example Web3Signer), then you can disable Teku's built-in slashing protection using the --validators-external-signer-slashing-protection-enabled command line option.
tip
You can also enable doppelganger detection to help prevent slashing. This is an early access feature.
Import a slashing protection file
When importing the slashing protection file, Teku imports the file to the <data-path>/validators/slashprotection/ directory in the format <validator-pubkey>.yml (with no 0x prefix).
Example
teku slashing-protection import --data-path=/home/me/me_node --from=/home/slash/slashing-interchange-format.json
In the command line:
 - --data-path specifies the location of the Teku data directory.
 - --from specifies the location of the slashing protection file.
In this example, Teku imports the file to the /home/me/me_node/data/validators/slashprotection/ directory.
Export a slashing protection file
Export the slashing protection file when migrating a validator to a different Teku, or non-Teku node.
Example
teku slashing-protection export --data-path=/home/me/me_node --to=/home/slash/slashing-interchange-format-minimal.json
In the command line:
 - --data-path specifies the location of the Teku data directory.
 - --to specifies the file to export the slashing protection data to.
You can now import the slashing protection file in a Teku, or non-Teku node.


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The 30 participants from 10 countries will develop their competances in field of conflict resolution and promotion of Human Rights through theatre methodology.
The training course which will take place in Berlin between 19th and 28th of July. The 30 participants from Germany, Bulgaria, Latvia, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Romania, Poland, Greece, and Lithuania will develop their competences in field of conflict resolution and promotion of Human Rights through theatre methodology.
The aim of the project is developing the competences of youth workers and youth leaders in field of promotion of the human rights their respect and protection, conflict transformation, peace building and intercultural dialogue. through theatre methodology.
- Promotion of young people's role as positive activists in building process of anti-discimination attitudes.
- Strengthening the role of young people and organizations in identifying and counteracting violations of human rights.
- Developing the competances of youth workers and youth leaders in the context of conflict resolution and reduction of radicalism through theatre methodology
- Developing the trainers competances among participanst related to conflict transformation through theatre methodology
- Promoting diversity, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, social inclusion, european values, tolerance, solidarity.
- Fostering cooperation between parnters and participants in the field of youth work.
This Training Course is
for 30 participants
from Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Spain
Application Deadline: 3 July 2021


text: Nianshan Island has many fish and large, long-standing reputation, and is deeply favored by sea fishermen. It is said that people who can go fishing by sea to fish are very rewarding. However, due to the distance from the port city, it takes three to four hours to go to the boat. If it is specially for fishing, it is rarely visited. Although there are many cliffs on the island, the connection between the fishing spots along the coast is very convenient, because there are cement roads on the mountain and there are war preparations under the mountain. The island has a coastline of nearly 1,000 meters long and can be fished everywhere except cliffs. There are also three sub-islands on the southwest side of the island that can also be used for fishing. In particular, Niubei Island is also a small and famous island. The biggest feature of Nianshan Island is the depth of the water, and there are many cliffs. On the island, not only can the carp be caught, but also Can catch other fish species. On the shores of the island, fish such as squid, squid and black scorpion can often be seen on the sea, and sometimes the rare fish species such as squid and yellow sharp fish can be seen. The most beautiful thing is the spectacular scene of the whales hiding in the sea.


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I want to use the Python field calculator to remove the hyphen from a field column. For example, I would like to parse out the hyphen from an entry like "123-45-6789" and read "123456789".
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Why the down votes? – Nathan W Dec 26 '12 at 2:28
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Use the built-in str.replace method accessible on all string objects.
Put this in the Expression box (replacing "FieldName" with your own):
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The sub method in Python's regular expression module should do the trick.
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no_hyphens = re.sub('-','','123-45-6789')
This will replace any instance of a "-" with an empty string.
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, or theBecause of the loss of face, she completely severed communications with me, even though she was supposedBut we have to learn diplomacy to show there is no loss of face in having basic skills improved, and 1) Face to Face Communication Creates More Motivation.Face to face communication is particularly suitable for discussion as there is immediate feedback from the listener.Free Communication Skills Resources.
Definition of face-to-face - English Dictionary.B1 directly, meeting someone in the same place: Weve spoken on the phone but never face-to-face. She came face-to-face with her attacker in the courtroom.


Five Largest American Flags in the World
Posted by Patriot Home & Yard on Mar 1st 2020
Five Largest American Flags in the World
Five Largest American Flags in the World
Posted by Patriot Home & Yard on Mar 1st 2020
What are the largest American flags in the world?
Since 1777, the contemporary American flag has been prominently displayed not solely as a representation of the United States, but as a representation of the ideas and themes that the United States encompasses. In this way, the flag's stripes signify much more than the 13 original colonies, and its stars signify much more than the 50 states. Together, these stripes and stars signify freedom, honor, and fairness--the opportunity for anyone, of any background, to reach the pinnacle of life's achievements.
The following five flags showcase the hard work of Americans who understand and love Old Glory, and who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to create and display some of the physically largest American flags in the country and the world.
5. Gastonia, North Carolina's 114-Foot-Long Mega Flag
Gastonia, North Carolina, a vibrant, thriving city that's about 20 miles west of Charlotte, is home to one of the world's biggest American flags.
The remarkable feat of craftsmanship measures 114 feet wide by 64 feet tall, for a grand total of 7,410 square feet, and can be seen from over 30 miles away. Its 225-foot-tall pole weighs approximately 80,000 pounds!
Both the flag and the pole were built by the Gaston County Chapter VA, and the flag's desirable placement--a short way from Crowder's Mountain State Park, which is breathtaking in its own right--makes for easy and stress-free access.
4. Hanover, Pennsylvania's Colossal Chalk Flag
In 1998, 200 artistically gifted volunteers used chalk to create a detailed, gorgeous-looking American flag on the pavement of a Walmart store in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Overcoming the ever-present threat of inclement weather, the artists completed the project on June 28th. With an area of 17,700 square feet, the flag was (promptly) awarded the title of "Largest Chalk Pavement Art" by Guinness World Records.
Obviously, the chalk flag has disappeared at the hands of the elements, but the overhead image captured on the day of its completion--along with the spirit of those who contributed--lives on.
3. Acuity Insurance's 340-Pound Flag--The Biggest Free-Flying American Flag in the World
Acuity Insurance's Sheboygan, Wisconsin, headquarters boasts a talented team of insurance professionals and the largest free-flying American flag in the world. Additionally, the public is welcome to visit the flag as they wish, at any time of the day or evening, for the ultra-affordable cost of free.
Measuring 70 feet tall and 140 feet long, with a weight of 340 pounds and an area of 9,800 square feet, Acuity's huge American flag is supported by a pole that weighs approximately 420,000 pounds! The pole and the flag were built to withstand Wisconsin's notorious winters, and save for especially devastating winds, the flag remains at full mast, swaying honorably over Wisconsin.
2. The 1929 Flag Day Variation
In 1929, during President Herbert Hoover's administration, what was then the largest American flag--measuring 90 feet tall by 165 feet wide--was delivered to the Capitol.
Having been loaned to the government by a Detroit department store, the flag was part of a Flag Day parade and subsequent ceremony, which was attended by the vice president. Children dressed in red, white, and blue and were organized to replicate the flag's image, and remaining Civil War veterans--from both sides of the conflict--were welcomed. Lastly, 13-year-old Betsy Ross--a direct descendant of the Betsy Ross--attended the event.
This flag is no longer the largest (or even the second largest) in the world. But its significance cannot be understated, and it's easy to imagine the one-of-a-kind scene it accompanied nearly a century ago, when all manner of Americans united in Washington, D.C.
1. Ski Dempski's Superflag--The World's Largest American Flag
The Superflag is far too large to fly for any sizable period, but its ability to dazzle onlookers is without question.
Measuring 505 feet wide and 225 feet tall, the Superflag was originally crafted in 1992, by Ski Dempski, an ambitious, flag-loving California native. The flag rose to fame after being unfurled at the Hoover Dam (coinciding with the 1996 Summer Olympics and the running of the torch), during which time it was awarded the title of "Largest Flag" by Guinness World Records. At 1.36 tons, the Superflag required both machinery and hundreds of human volunteers to unfurl.
Nearly 25 years later, the Superflag is still the largest American flag in existence, and it continues to inspire.
And, what's Patriot Home & Yard's largest wooden American Flag? Well, we can't say it's as big as the top five, but my husband is working on an 6-footer right now!


text: Scott Sadler, PGA Professional Class-A Instructor, teaching at Black Mesa Golf Club, has been helping golfers for more than 3 decades in Chicago, Whidbey Island, and Santa Fe, New Mexico where he calls home. Scott teaches a series of body movements to create one complete in sync body motion- the golf swing. His ability to translate the complex universal mechanics to your personal golf swing creates a relaxed learning atmosphere encouraging natural body fluidity. Universal yet personal instruction! Scott shares and brings insights from his tournament playing and such has the ability to bring proven on-course playing experiences to you through his golf instruction. Golf instruction to introduce the fundamentals or to tweak (fix) your swing! Learn the right movements to practice good body habits when working on creating your swing and ultimately bringing you confidence on the golf course. A graduate of University of Illinois, Champaign, and certified by the PGA of America as a Golf Professional, Scott has also earned PGA certification as a Golf Psychology Instructor. He has studied at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in South India as his teaching of the golf swing has heightened his awareness about the physical and visceral body connection. Scott speaks Spanish, enjoys the outdoors, music, travel, and especially red and green chile. He teaches all levels of instruction. If you do not see him practicing on the driving range or playing golf at Black Mesa, Scott can be reached directly for lessons today at _PHONE_.


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Ammonia Concentration Evaluation in Deep-Bedded and Concrete Floor Housing Systems for Grow-Finish Swine in Brazil
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Swine production represents an important economic and social activity in Brazil, however, its traditional exploration is considered by the ambient institutions as an activity of great pollutant potential. The objective of this study was to compare ammonia level in the traditional slatted concrete floor system, a bedded system with wood shavings on top of the concrete floor, or a bedded system with rice hulls on top of the concrete floor. The study was conducted at the EMBRAPA Swine Research Station in Concordia, Santa Catarina, Brazil during August to November 2002. Significant differences among the treatments were observed; the concrete flooring system had the lowest ammonia levels, whereas both bedded systems shared fairly similar levels. However, these measured values in all the treatments were below the threshold level of 20 ppm.
This proceeding is from Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium, 18-20 May 2005 (Beijing, China). Publication Date 18 May 2005, ASAE Publication Number 701P0205. Ed. T. Brown-Brandl.


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Ceph Grunt Commander units are a variations of Ceph Grunts that appear in Crysis 2.
Ceph Combat Command Units are very similar to the Stalker Commanders. Both have dark, red-colored flesh resembling jelly underneath their armored exoskeletons. The Grunt and Stalker Commanders also have red-colored shields that activate when the player's presence is discovered. Upon death, Ceph Grunt Commanders will drop 300 Nano Catalyst. They also have slightly different helmets, displaying their eyes more as slits rather than a standard grunts more circular eyes.
The main differences between Grunt and Stalker Commanders are that they command different units and wield different weapons. The Grunt Commanders are in control of a squad of Grunts and have a pulse rifle attached to their arm, as opposed to the blade of the Stalker Commanders. Once a battle starts, the Grunt Commander will activate its shield, which emits a red glow. Once enough damage is dealt to the Grunt Commander, its shield will dissipate and the Grunt Commander becomes as vulnerable as the Grunts that serve underneath them.
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Below is a list of frequently asked questions regarding the OMG Network and the behaviors of Plasma.
What is Plasma?
Plasma is a Layer 2 (i.e. off-chain) scaling solution for Ethereum. Compared to other Layer 2 solutions, Plasma's advantage is that every block on the Plasma (or child) chain is committed to the root chain. This means that if anything goes wrong on the child chain, honest users will always be able to exit the child chain and recover their funds on the root chain.
There are several versions of Plasma, including MoreVP, OMG Network's chosen solution. Different versions of Plasma are suited to specific use cases and the operator (OMG Network in this case) typically chooses the most suitable version for their scenario. From the users' perspective, all versions of Plasma behave more or less the same.
Plasma is typically used for the following:
 - Depositing funds from the root chain (Ethereum) into the child chain.
 - Transacting on the child chain (sell, trade, transfer, etc.).
 - Exiting remaining funds from the child chain back to the root chain.
Plasma is designed to be somewhat optimistic. It assumes everything is correct unless proven otherwise. Users play their part in ensuring the correctness of the system using the Exit Games.
What is the Plasma Framework?
The PlasmaFramework contract can be seen as the top-level contract that contains many of the other components described below:
 - BlockController
 - ExitGameController
 - ExitGameRegistry
 - VaultRegistry
It provides access to various components in the system. For example, to get the Payment ExitGame you should call PlasmaFramework.exitGames(PaymentType).
The PlasmaFramework also provides the means for the maintainer to upgrade the components in the system. This has important security considerations and the PlasmaFramework will emit events whenever a component is added. Watcher must monitor these events and inform users.
What is a Transaction?
Transactions are composed of inputs and outputs. An input is simply a pointer to the output of another transaction. In the OMG Network, transactions are limited to 4 possible inputs and 4 possible outputs.
Transactions that have been included in a block have a position which is the number of the block it's in and its index in that block. For example, the fourth transaction in block 5000 has a position of (5000, 3).
The position of the outputs of a transaction can be obtained by including the index of the output in the transaction. So the position of the second output of the transaction in the above example would be (5000, 3, 1).
Transaction type and output type
Abstract Layer Design introduces the concept of Transaction Type and Transaction Output Type. Each Transaction Type and Transaction Output Type can define different rules about how to spend funds.
Transaction format
Transactions follow the Wire Transaction format.
Briefly, this is:
transaction::= transactionType metadata
transactionType::= uint256
input ::= outputId | outputPosition
outputId ::= hash of the transaction that produced the output concatenated with the outputIndex
outputPosition ::= 32 byte string that is (blockNumber * BLOCK_OFFSET + txIndex * TX_OFFSET + outputIndex)
output ::= outputType outputGuard token amount
outputType ::= uint256
outputGuard ::= bytes20
token ::= address
amount ::= uint256
witness ::= bytes
Note that currently, we don't fully follow the proposed Wire Transaction format. Our implementation of output type is outputType outputGuard token amount instead of outputType outputGuard token vaultId standardSpecificData confirmAddress.
The current implementation only supports Payment and DEX transaction types. We will need to change this when we introduce new transaction types, e.g. ERC721.
Deposit transactions
Deposit transactions are special transactions that have no inputs. Note that this should be encoded as an empty array. Deposit transactions are created by the Vault contracts and do not need to be explicitly submitted.
EIP-712 signing
The witness field of a transaction is the data that proves its inputs can be spent. For a normal Payment transaction, this data is the signatures of the owners of the inputs. We use EIP-712 for signing transactions.
The EIP-712 typed data structure is as follows:
types: {
EIP712Domain: [
{ name:'version', type:'string' },
{ name:'verifyingContract', type: 'address' },
{ name:'salt', type: 'bytes32' }
Transaction: [
{ name: 'txType', type: 'uint256' },
{ name: 'input0', type: 'Input' },
{ name: 'input1', type: 'Input' },
{ name: 'input2', type: 'Input' },
{ name: 'input3', type: 'Input' },
{ name: 'output0', type: 'Output' },
{ name: 'output1', type: 'Output' },
{ name: 'output2', type: 'Output' },
{ name: 'output3', type: 'Output' },
{ name:'metadata', type: 'bytes32' }
Input: [
{ name: 'blknum', type: 'uint256' },
{ name: 'txindex', type: 'uint256' },
{ name: 'oindex', type: 'uint256' }
Output: [
{ name: 'outputType', type: 'uint256' },
{ name: 'outputGuard', type: 'bytes20' },
{ name: 'currency', type: 'address' },
{ name: 'amount', type: 'uint256' }
domain: {
name: 'OMG Network',
version: '1',
verifyingContract: '',
salt: '0xfad5c7f626d80f9256ef01929f3beb96e058b8b4b0e3fe52d84f054c0e2a7a83'
primaryType: 'Transaction'
How is the UTXO position calculated?
block number * the block offset (defaults: '_PHONE_') + transaction position * transaction offset (defaults to '10000') + the index of the UTXO in the list of outputs of the transaction
For example, if we have a deposit transaction in block 160000 at index 0, and we want the utxoPos of the output at index 0 (deposit transactions only have one output and no inputs):
160000 * 10000 + 0 * 10000 + 0 = _PHONE_
What is a Block Explorer?
A block explorer is an online blockchain browser that allows you to explore the entire blockchain of the platform you're using, such as the OMG Network.
Cryptocurrency miners and users rely on block explorers to track their transactions and to view details for the latest blocks in the blockchain. Block explorers list newly discovered blocks as soon as they're generated, display information for each block and transaction, and allow you to search for transaction IDs and wallet addresses so that you can check on specific transactions.
I made a deposit but don't have access to a running Watcher. How can I exit my deposit?
To exit a deposit from the OMG Network, you would need to start a standard exit. To start the exit, you first need exit data. You would usually get this data by calling the Watcher.
In the unlikely situation where you don't have access to a Watcher, constructing the exit data is still possible as the information needed exists with the deposit transaction. This process has been abstracted away in omg-js. You only need to pass the transaction hash from the deposit transaction.
rootChain.getDepositExitData({ transactionHash })
This function will return the same data that the Watcher call would have.
You can then start an exit as you would normally.
utxoPos: exitData.utxo_pos,
outputTx: exitData.txbytes,
inclusionProof: exitData.proof,
txOptions: {
from: Alice,
privateKey: AlicePrivateKey
Why does a smaller UTXO set on the OMG Network reinforce the safety of user funds in a mass exit event?
Consider a scenario whereby a dishonest child chain operator steals user funds by creating an invalid block and then initiates a Standard Exit on his UTXOs. In such a scenario, users must exit their UTXOs back to the root chain to safely retain ownership of their funds.
Because every UTXO requires its exit, a larger number of exiting UTXOs means more exit transactions submitted to the root chain. If this results in network congestion, exiting users could be faced with higher gas fees.
However, users must also exit before the dishonest operator does if they are to safely preserve their funds. Failure to do so could mean there is nothing left for them in the Vault. If congestion on the root chain reaches a certain level due to the number of exiting UTXOs, users may be prevented from executing an exit on time.
A smaller UTXO set on the child chain can mitigate these vulnerabilities, and thereby reinforce the safety of user funds. For this reason, users are encouraged to merge their UTXOs continuously.
Due to the mechanics of the Scheduled Finalisation Time (SFT), users generally have one week to initiate an exit that can safely restore ownership of their funds. For UTXOs that are less than one week old, however, this window of safety is reduced to the time between the UTXO's creation and the start of the operator's dishonest exit.


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A water meter installed on a waterline not abutting the property it serves is called a Remote Meter. In order to apply for a remote meter, you must fill out a Remote Meter Application and submit it with the following:
- Proof of easement from the closest waterline to your property. This can be through an easement document, grant deed or title report.
- A letter from the fire department approving the remote meter for the parcel.
Once the District receives all the necessary information, the District Engineer will review the application for approval. Not all remote meter applications are approved.


Toby Jugs Are So Ugly They're Cute
From outlandish and crude to surprisingly cute, Toby jugs have expressions and details in excess with their arched eyebrows, smiles, frowns, and sometimes scowls. They have a long history with many makers to credit with varying degrees of collectibility. Some call them ugly, but many collectors love these unique vessels.
Rosy-cheeked from a spell of drinking, the figures of Toby jugs will often be holding a cup of foamy brew or a pipe. They're often dressed in 18th-century-style clothing with a tricorn hat and long jacket. The subjects of Toby mugs are often a bit rough and tumble.
What makes these jugs so special are their details, which sometimes border on the grotesque. Pox, blemishes, sunken eyes, missing teeth, wrinkles, and pallor are some of the features depicted on the faces of the jug characters. Even the rare female characters are seen taking snuff or drinking. And their faces show it, too!
The tradition of these Toby jugs got started in the 1700s in Staffordshire, England. There are at least half a dozen theories as to where the name and the character came from. Toby Fillpot, Sir Toby Belch, My Uncle Toby, and The Hearty Goodfellow are all characters that have been said to influence the creation of the jugs. Regardless of which theory might be true, these jugs portrayed the rough life and appealed mainly to men. Their numbers grew in the 19th century when Royal Doulton began to produce versions of this now-classic form.
It was in the 20th century that the character mugs started being produced in nearly any shape or character by many different pottery companies. A common transformation was that many were now proper mugs instead of jugs, with no spout to pour from.
From medieval maidens and dogs to Winston Churchill and sailors with parrots, the range of faces available now were very broad. The more modern examples tend to feature just the head of the character instead the whole body. The early jugs show seated and standing figures, but show the entire body of the figure. Many character mugs retain some of the detail and crude features of the jugs, but they are not the same.
The prices of antique and vintage Toby jugs and character mugs can fluctuate highly with many of the mugs being sold as much older than they really are or being sold as Toby jugs. Many early examples are not marked which only adds to confusion among collectors. Whatever the value, you either love or hate these often-macho and mostly graphic characters. My favorites are the jolly drinkers rather than the sunken-eyed ne'er-do-wells.
»Take a look at another classic collectible, Fire King!»
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Although often called simply rainbow cookies in much of the continental United States, some local names for this special cookie are:
Neopolitan cookies
Seven-layer cookies
Tricolor cookies
Venetian cookies
In southern Italy almond paste cookies are abundant, but rainbow cookies weren't found in this region or anywhere else in Italy. Although it is reported that recently some bakeries in Italy feature the cookie during the Christmas holidays. Rainbow cookies are an Italian American invention and most likely created to honor the color of the Italian flag. While it can be pretty difficult to pinpoint the exact history or creator, Rainbow cookies were made popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s by Italian-American bakeries, particularly those found in New York City, such as De Lillo's and Ferrara's.
Here is a modern twist video on this old-time treat from CBS News:
Rainbow cookies are also a common dessert for Jewish Americans. As Jewish refugees from Eastern Europe settled in New York at the turn of the 20th century, they often settled in areas that also had an Italian population. It was at this point that Jewish Americans were introduced to the rainbow cookie. The original rainbow cookie was made with butter and featured the Italian flag-like design in white, red and green. Jewish Americans adapted this cookie to suit their own Kosher dietary needs, substituting margarine for the butter. Jewish Americans were the first to change the original Italian flag design from a white layer to a yellow layer and the cookies are quite popular at Jewish delicatessens.
Italian American Rainbow Cookies
1- 8 ounce can almond paste
1 cup of sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
10 drops green food coloring
8 drops red food coloring
12-ounce jar apricot preserves
8 ounces semisweet chocolate
Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease three 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dishes; line with waxed paper; spray the paper with cooking spray.
Break up the almond paste in an electric mixer bowl with a fork. Add butter, sugar, egg yolks and extract and beat with the mixer until fluffy, 5 minutes. Beat in the flour and salt.
Beat egg whites in a separate bowl until stiff peaks form. Stir into the almond mixture with a wooden spoon, using a turning motion similar to folding.
Remove 1-1/2 cups batter; spread evenly into one of the prepared pans. Remove another 1-1/2 cups batter to small bowl; tint green with coloring. Spread into the second pan. Tint remaining 1-1/2 cups batter red. Spread in the remaining pan.
Bake 15 minutes or until edges are lightly golden; cake layers will each be 1/4 inch thick. Immediately remove cakes from the pans onto large wire racks. Carefully peel off waxed paper. Cool.
Place red layer on upturned jelly roll pan or large platter lined with foil. Heat preserves; strain. Spread half of the strained preserves over the red layer. Top with a white layer. Spread with remaining preserves. Cover with a green layer, top side up.
Cover with plastic wrap. Weigh down with a large wooden cutting board, heavy flat tray, or large book. Refrigerate overnight.
Melt chocolate on top of a double boiler over hot water.
Trim off the uneven cake edges with a sharp knife. Frost the top layer with half of the melted chocolate. Let chocolate dry. Turn the rectangle over and frost with the remaining chocolate. Let the chocolate dry. Cut the cake crosswise into 1-inch-wide strips. Cut each strip into 1-inch pieces. Makes about 6 dozen. Store in a container in the refrigerator. Cookies freeze well.


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|Title||Realization of a super waveguide for high-power-density generation and transmission using rightand left-handed transmission-line circuits|
|Publication Type||Journal Article|
|Year of Publication||2007|
|Authors||Y..H. Yao, T..J. Cui, Q.. Cheng, R..P. Liu, D. Huang, D.R. Smith|
|Journal||Physical Review E|
In an earlier work [Cheng and Cui, Phys. Rev. B 72, 113112 (2005)], we have shown theoretically that extremely high power densities can be generated and transmitted in a super waveguide which is filled with homogeneous bilayers of rightand left-handed materials. In this paper, we realize such a super waveguide using right-handed transmission-line (RHTL) and left-handed transmission-line (LHTL) circuits. After a rigorous design of the RHTL-LHTL structure, we observe the generation and transmission of high-power densities in the super circuit waveguide from accurate simulation results. Both lossless and lossy cases have been studied for the LHTL circuit. From the simulation results and the rigorous analysis of energy speeds, we show that high-power flows with opposite directions are excited in the RHTL and LHTL parts of the super waveguide, which form the energy vortices in the waveguide cross section.


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Recently, some unusual rocks containing distinctive greenish crystals were found in the Erg Chech sand sea.
About Erg Chech 002
- What it is? These are the rocks containing distinctive greenish crystals, it turned out to be from outer space, left over from the dawn of the Solar System.
- They were all pieces of a meteorite known as Erg Chech 002, which is the oldest volcanic rock ever found.
- It is known as an "ungrouped achondrite" means their parent bodies and family relationships are unknown.
- Achondrites are rocks formed from melted planetesimals, which is what we call solid lumps in the cloud of gas and debris that formed the Solar System.
- Erg Chech 002 contains a high abundance of lead-206 and lead-207, as well as relatively large amounts of undecayed uranium-238 and uranium-235.
- Aluminium-26 was distributed quite unevenly throughout the cloud of dust and gas which formed the solar system.
Key facts about Erg Chech
- It is a sandy region of the Sahara in western Algeria and northern Mali.
- It consists largely of shifting dunes.
Q1) What is Uranium-238?
Uranium-238 (U-238) is a radioactive isotope of uranium, a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. It is one of the two primary isotopes of uranium found in nature, the other being uranium-235 (U-235).


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Subqueries and JOINs
A subquery can quite often, but not in all cases, be rewritten as a JOIN.
Rewriting Subqueries as JOINS
A subquery using IN can be rewritten with the DISTINCT keyword, for example:
SELECT * FROM table1 WHERE col1 IN (SELECT col1 FROM table2);
can be rewritten as:
SELECT DISTINCT table1.* FROM table1, table2 WHERE table1.col1=table2.col1;
NOT IN or NOT EXISTS queries can also be rewritten. For example, these two queries returns the same result:
SELECT * FROM table1 WHERE col1 NOT IN (SELECT col1 FROM table2);
SELECT * FROM table1 WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT col1 FROM table2 WHERE table1.col1=table2.col1);
and both can be rewritten as:
SELECT table1.* FROM table1 LEFT JOIN table2 ON table1.id=table2.id WHERE table2.id IS NULL;
Subqueries that can be rewritten as a LEFT JOIN are sometimes more efficient.
Using Subqueries instead of JOINS
There are some scenarios, though, which call for subqueries rather than joins:
 - When you want duplicates, but not false duplicates. Suppose Table_1 has three rows {1,1,2} and Table_2 has two rows {1,2,2}. If you need to list the rows in Table_1 which are also in Table_2, only this subquery-based SELECT statement will give the right answer (1,1,2):
SELECT Table_1.column_1
FROM Table_1
WHERE Table_1.column_1 IN
 (SELECT Table_2.column_1
 FROM Table_2);
 - This SQL statement won't work:
SELECT Table_1.column_1
FROM Table_1,Table_2
WHERE Table_1.column_1 = Table_2.column_1;
 - because the result will be {1,1,2,2} and the duplication of 2 is an error. This SQL statement won't work either:
SELECT DISTINCT Table_1.column_1
FROM Table_1,Table_2
WHERE Table_1.column_1 = Table_2.column_1;
 - because the result will be {1,2} and the removal of the duplicated 1 is an error too.
 - When the outermost statement is not a query. The SQL statement:
UPDATE Table_1 SET column_1 = (SELECT column_1 FROM Table_2);
 - can't be expressed using a join unless some rare SQL3 features are used.
 - When the join is over an expression. The SQL statement:
SELECT * FROM Table_1
WHERE column_1 + 5 =
 (SELECT MAX(column_1) FROM Table_2);
 - is hard to express with a join. In fact, the only way we can think of is this SQL statement:
SELECT Table_1.*
FROM Table_1,
 (SELECT MAX(column_1) AS max_column_1 FROM Table_2) AS Table_2
WHERE Table_1.column_1 + 5 = Table_2.max_column_1;
 - which still involves a parenthesized query, so nothing is gained from the transformation.
 - When you want to see the exception. For example, suppose the question is: what books are longer than Das Kapital? These two queries are effectively almost the same:
SELECT DISTINCT Bookcolumn_1.*
FROM Books AS Bookcolumn_1 JOIN Books AS Bookcolumn_2 USING(page_count)
WHERE title = 'Das Kapital';
SELECT DISTINCT Bookcolumn_1.*
FROM Books AS Bookcolumn_1
WHERE Bookcolumn_1.page_count >
 (SELECT DISTINCT page_count
 FROM Books AS Bookcolumn_2
 WHERE title = 'Das Kapital');
 - The difference is between these two SQL statements is, if there are two editions of Das Kapital (with different page counts), then the self-join example will return the books which are longer than the shortest edition of Das Kapital. That might be the wrong answer, since the original question didn't ask for "... longer than ANY book named Das Kapital" (it seems to contain a false assumption that there's only one edition).
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Graham Moore Books In Order
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
The Sherlockian (2010)Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Last Days of Night (2016)Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Holdout (2020)Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Graham Moore is an American historical fiction author and screenwriter. He is best known for "The Sherlockian," the debut historical fiction novel he published in 2010 and "The Imitation Game" an Academy Award-winning television script that was based on a biography on Andrew Hodges. His mother was chief of staff for Michelle Obama while his father was an insurance defense lawyer. He was born and spent much of his childhood on the north side of Chicago and had a happy childhood despite the fact that his parents divorced when he was barely in his teens. In 2016, he published his second novel
"The Last Days of Night" that tells of the rivalry between George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison set in New York City in 1888. The story is told from the perspective of Paul Cravath who was attorney to Westinghouse. The novel was made into a film whose script was written by that Moore.
Growing up in North Chicago, Graham Moore got interested in mystery stories as a child when he would read Agatha Christie novels that his mother brought home. Since he always loved music, he intended to find a career in music and hence spent much of his time as a teenager playing and reading about various bands. When he joined Columbia University, he still wanted to work in music though he was starting to get interested in literature having attended classes where he read Western classics such as "The Odyssey" and "The Iliad." However, his interest in music was stronger and thus he kept at it and when he graduated, he built a studio that he worked in with his friends. Moore was in charge of collecting equipment and was also sound engineer when he was not playing with a bunch of bands around New York. He had always been fascinated by Sherlock Holmes but something changed in 2004. A leading archeologist announced that they had found Arthur Conan Doyle's diary which was something of a Holy Grail from Sherlock fans. He was so fascinated with the discovery that he started writing the manuscript for a novel that would later become "The Sherlockian." Soon he was angling to become an author though he still worked in the studio to make rent and wrote whenever he had free time.
In 2004, Ben Epstein who was a student at New York University film school and Graham Moore's best friend made an interesting suggestion. They had been out drinking and were just telling foolish jokes that got funnier as the night wore on. It had not been such a good joke when it all started but over the course of the night, it developed into an idea for a comedy. Moore had never written anything except for a few short stories and the manuscript for his first novel. However, Epstein was adamant that they had to write the script for the comedy he was making for MTV together. While he did not know anything about scriptwriting Graham thought it would be fun. And so for several years he became a scriptwriter during the day working with his friend Epstein and in the studio during the night. When their studio closed in 2008, he had made a few connections in Hollywood after having written several scripts. His agent invited him to go live in Los Angeles. At this time, all he wanted to do was write novels but the agent assured him that he would find him a job to pay the rent while he completed his novel. The agent paid his airfare and got him his first job writing on the staff of "10 Things I Hate About You" that was airing on ABC. "The Sherlockian" was published in 2010 even though he was still better known as a scriptwriter in Hollywood. He then published "The Last Days of Night" in 2016 to establish his name as one of the most promising literary authors.
Graham Moore's "The Sherlockian" is set in 1893 where Londoners bought their magazines hoping to read of Sherlock Holmes's next adventure, only to find that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had killed the indomitable detective. The unthinkable had happened and London descends into mourning with many railing against Doyle and crowds of people walked around sporting black armbands. But then Doyle had redeemed himself when in 1901 he resurrected the beloved detective. While he had insinuated that the death of Holmes in the novel "The Final Problem" was final, he never bothered to explain why he later changed his mind. After his death, the people in charge of his estate learned that one of his diaries was nowhere to be found. It went missing for decades and had become something of a "Holy Grail" for Sherlock Holmes fans. When Harold White is inducted into "The Baker Street Irregulars," he is thrust into the search for the missing journal. But when a literary scholar is found dead supposedly murdered, Harold uses the methods and wisdom he had amassed from reading Holmes in a quest to find the killer and the missing journal.
Graham Moore's "The Last Days of Night" is set in 1888, where the electric light just made its debut but many streets are still lit by the flicker of gas lamps. The person who controls the technology to convert night into day is set to make a vast fortune and write their name in the books of history. Paul Cravath who is a fresh-faced lawyer out of Columbia has just taken an almost impossible case. He is the attorney for George Westinghouse, who is being sued by Thomas Edison that accuses him of stealing his light bulb invention. By taking the case, he gets the opportunity to rub shoulders with the movers and shakers of New York who conduct insidious dealings in secret. His opponent Edison is a dangerous and wily man who has a lot of resources to call upon including newspapers, private spies and one of the richest men in America, J.P. Morgan. But just like Edison, the young lawyer is determined to win no matter the cost. In his obsessive quest for winning the case, he meets with the brilliant but eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla who may just be the man who knows how to beat Edison. Beautiful opera singer Agnes Huntington will also prove a great ally, though the risks he has to take are ever greater as no one is ever what they seem to be.
"The Holdout" by Graham Moore is the story of a fifteen-year-old heiress named Jessica Silver. She has just inherited a real estate fortune worth billions but then on her way home from school, she goes missing with the prime suspect a 25-year-old African American man named Bobby Nock. The ensuing trial traps straight into what preoccupies most Americans: law enforcement, race, sex, class and the garish sins of the famous and the rich. The prosecution believes that they have their man until a young woman named Maya Seale convinces he jurors that Nock did not commit the crime. But their "not guilty" verdict comes back to haunt all them for years. A decade later, the jury reassembles when a network pays them to do a docuseries and Maya who has gone back to school and is now an attorney also joins the series. But then one of the jurors turns up dead in Maya's room and it seems someone is framing her for the murder. She now needs to get to the bottom of a case that seems to have taken a life of its own and prove her innocence while at it. The current investigation soon has threads tying into what happened ten years back as secrets threaten to be revealed putting all involved in danger.
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Princess and the Pizza Lesson Plan
- Grades: PreK–K, 1–2
About this book
- The Princess and the Pizza by Mary Jane Auch
- video camera
- costumes, props, and backdrops
Set Up and Prepare
If you decide to dive into this project, involve the art and music teachers. They can integrate scenery, costumes, music, and sound effects into their teaching. Also, a room parent can be a wonderful resource to help gather and create costumes.
Assign or have students choose roles. Allow students time to rehearse, using dialogue from the book, as well as any that they have written. Use a video camera to record the production, and schedule a time to share it with students.
Have students create posters or other advertising to invite neighboring classrooms to the performance, or the videotape showing.


Understanding urine test strips for pets
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Various reasons why blood in pet's urine
When people find a positive test result on the "blood" parameter with ThePetCheckup it is often due to some type of infection. Any positive result on the blood parameter should be followed up.
There are many reasons for blood appearing positive on the urine test, but they are not always from serious causes. It may be as simple as something rough (perhaps a piece of a stick) that your dog ate or a very tough blade of grass that your cat chewed on. This can irritate the digestive track, but is a temporary situation and should heal right up. If no other symptoms are noticed, the amount of blood is minimal, you can just retest in a day or so and see if it has cleared up.
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Home urine testing for dogs and cats
We occasionally are asked if there are two separate test kits for dogs and cats.
The answer is no: the same ThePetCheckup kit is used for both dogs and cats.
Our test materials are calibrated for animals and are sold to veterinary clinics throughout the world. The special packaging of our test strips is to enable pet owners to use them for preventative care and early detection.
It is generally easier to collect a urine sample from a dog, but we do offer several suggestions in our manual for collecting samples from cats. And we also let people know about the Smart Cat Box, which makes testing urine very simple!
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Beautiful quote
One of my favorite quotes:
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Testing your pet's urine at home for preventative medicine
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Background story on home urine kit for dogs and cats
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Trace protein may be normal in dog or cat's urine test
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Puppy urinary tract infections
Some people are surprised to know how common urinary tract infections are in puppies. There are some specific reasons for this:
Since puppies are usually in the process of being potty-trained, having an accident in the house may not be the red flag it would be with an older dog. That enables the untreated urinary tract infection to become more serious.
Another reason is due to the high energy level of puppies. If they are not drinking enough water, the urine in the bladder becomes more concentrated and that can lead to an infection.
Not getting your dog spayed can also lead to urinary tract infections. The pH changes as your female dog goes through puberty. Getting your pup fixed before the first heat will prevent this imbalance.
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Dolphin strandings on Cape Cod continue
Since the beginning of the year, over 120 dolphins have stranded on Cape Cod. I love to read the Cape Cod paper online everyday, but it is really heartbreaking to see that the strandings keep continuing.
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) and many volunteers are doing an amazing job to save as many dolphins as they can. And several of the released dolphins have headed out to deep water and more have been recorded up by the Maine coast.
There are several possible theories regarding this mass stranding, and scientists will continue to study the situation. There most likely are several factors that are contributing to the stranding of these beautiful animals that live in a sea of man-made pollution. I hope NSTAR is taking note and re-evaluating their position of spraying chemicals needlessly and irresponsibly around their power lines.
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Testing your dog and cat's urine at home
We recommend testing your dog or cat's urine first thing in the morning. Results are generally more reliable.
For example, nitrite which is an indicator of a bacteria infection may show a negative result if the urine was not in the bladder for at least 4 hours.
Specific gravity, which is the ratio of the weight of urine compared to the weight of an equal amount of water can vary before and after exercise. (This is especially important in comparing test results for your dog).
Testing the same time of day each time you test and recording your results on the results page will give you an easy way to compare any changes that may appear over time.
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How to Edit a DAT File
A DAT file is a generic data file created by an application. It could be data from your accounting system, your automated PBX, Windows or any other program. DAT files sometimes contain configuration information or other data that more advanced users can modify to change a program's behavior. Use a generic text editor to edit the contents of a DAT file.
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 Click "Start | All Programs | Accessories | WordPad" to launch the WordPad text editor.
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 Click "File" and "Open." Change the selection from "WordPad Documents" to "All Documents" on the right side of the file selection dialog box.
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 Locate the DAT file you wish to edit and double-click the file to open it. Edit the file in the WordPad window.
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 Click "File" and "Save" to save the changes to the file, then choose "File" and "Exit" to close WordPad.


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CDC and BioSense 2.0
How is BioSense 2.0 funded?
BioSense 2.0 is funded through annual federal appropriation to the CDC. In 2012, $7 million in BioSense funding was allocated to state and local jurisdictions through the BioSense Program's Cooperative Agreement.
What happens if states/locals go to the cloud to take advantage of the potential financial savings by not having to maintain their own systems, and CDC decides not to fund the local system any longer? Or asks states to pay into the cloud?
CDC is committed to supporting the nation's public health surveillance infrastructure, and believes that state and local health departments are the foundation of that infrastructure. While every effort will be made to maintain financial support for the distributed data model for public health surveillance, it is impossible to predict future budgets or the future cost to maintain the BioSense 2.0 cloud environment. Further, CDC and the BioSense 2.0 team are happy to work with current surveillance systems as well as all types of data aggregators at the jurisdiction's discretion, and it is not CDC's intention to dismantle any systems already in place.
Does CDC provide any funding for states and localities that participate in BioSense 2.0?
In 2012, the BioSense Program issued its first grant, awarding $7M to 35 jurisdictions in order to assist in the implementation of BioSense 2.0 and further the practice of syndromic surveillance. Please refer to the CDC site for information of other funding opportunities in the future. FAQs specific to the current grant can be found here.
How will CDC use the data we contribute to BioSense 2.0?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a large organization of centers that focus on understanding and preventing infectious, chronic, workplace, and environmental diseases and injuries. Each center will benefit from more timely and representative population health information. At a minimum, CDC will use BioSense 2.0 data help guide regional or national policy and program management decisions. Sharing BioSense 2.0 data with CDC will in no way change the collaborative relationship CDC maintains with states, wherein state and local jurisdictions speak for their population's status of health. Jurisdictions will ultimately have control of what data are shared with partners, including CDC. CDC will use the information to help provide regional or national picture for all-hazards. Under the new arrangement, CDC is one of several participants in the governance of BioSense 2.0.
If a copy of my state's data is downloaded to CDC for analysis, it could be subject to FOIA requests. This will be problematic for policymakers in my state. Will CDC be able to do analyses with data in the cloud without downloading it?
With the BioSense sharing model, users can define how and what type of access CDC will have to analyze and receive data. All data/information that external organizations provide to CDC or other federal agencies is subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requirements.
Data shared with CDC for analysis using BioSense 2.0 are no exception. Jurisdictions will ultimately have control of what data are shared with partners including CDC, and should always consider FOIA and open records laws when they determine what and how much data they share.


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Power Off vs. Shut Down
You can configure the Power Off button to turn off a virtual machine or team in two ways:
Caution: If a virtual machine is writing to disk when it receives a Power Off command, data corruption may occur.
Note: Not all guest operating systems respond to a shut down signal from this button. If your operating system does not respond to a shut down signal, shut down from within the operating system, as you would with a physical machine.
For instructions on configuring the Power Off button, see Power Controls in the section Power.


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In summer construction of pump truck, car construction in summer are high ambient temperature and low relative humidity, which also have many adverse effects on the fresh and hardened concrete in addition to the favorable side. Therefore, according to the characteristics of concrete construction in summer and many unfavorable factors, necessary protective measures should be taken to ensure the quality of concrete pouring.
1. concrete pouring is selected at a lower temperature in one day.
2. the mortar used in the run pipe can not be poured to any working surface when the cement concrete conveying pump car is used for pouring, it must be poured only after the discharge of the run pipe mortar and the concrete with one or two pumping trips.
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How To Make A Fuel Tank For Motorcycle?
What are motorcycle gas tanks made of?
There are primarily two types of gas tanks for motorcycles, one fabricated from aluminum and a second fabricated from steel. The gas tanks, regardless of what material they are made out of, are typically formed or stamped and then welded together.
What is the capacity of a fuel tank for a motorbike?
Motorcycles: CruiserTourerAdventure ride category (300 to 500 CC): Usually meant for long distance travel. Thus have capacity between 15 to 25 litres. Executive category (150 to 300cc): Usually meant for premium in citytown journey (occasional >200+ kms travel): 10 to 15 litres.
How does motorcycle gas tank work?
In motorcycles and cars, 'fuel reserve uses less fuel by using a smaller opening in the fuel valve. When the main fuel is exhausted, the motor will stop running, prompting the rider to change the position knob to continue riding with a known smaller quantity of fuel.
Can you make a fuel tank out of steel?
Building the fuel tank out of mild steel. Building the cell out of mild steel is fine, but just remember that mild steel is corrosive so you will need to add some steps to your construction. You will need to coat not only the inside of the fuel tank, but the outside as well.
You might be interested: FAQ: How Does Motorcycle Engine Work?
How do you turn a keg into a gas tank?
How to Convert a Beer Keg Into a Gas Tank
 1. Clean the keg. Before installation can begin, you must clean the keg properly.
 2. Seal the keg. Place the flashlight cap over the opening of the keg.
 3. Install the conversion kit. Brace the keg on its side.
 4. Install the nozzle. Drill a hole at the lowest end of one side of the keg.
 5. Install the beer- keg gas tank.
How do you pressure test a motorcycle gas tank?
Turn the tank upside down and shake vigorously. Attach a blower fitting to a pressurized air line. Blast the inside of the tank with pressurized air. Seal the petcock opening on the bottom of the gas tank with an air hose fitting attached to a pressurized air line.
How are gas tanks made?
Two technologies are used to make fuel tanks for automobiles: Metal (steel or aluminum) fuel tanks welded from stamped sheets. Plastic high-density polyethylene (HDPE) fuel tanks made by blow molding.
Which bike has biggest fuel tank?
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 - BMW R1200RT.
 - Kawasaki KLR650.
 - Honda ST1300 Pan European.
 - Suzuki DR750.
 - Honda CB125F.
 - KTM 640 Adventure.
 - BMW R1200GS Adventure.
 - BMW R80 G/S Paris Dakar. The oldest bike on our list, but still the long-range king thanks to a tank with a whopping 38-litre capacity.
Which bike is best for long life?
Best Bikes For Long Rides
 - Bajaj Avenger Cruise 220. 1,24,376 | Cruisers | 220 cc.
 - KTM 390 Duke. 2,73,467 | Street | 373.2 cc.
 - Bajaj Dominar 400 [2019] 1,98,833 | Cruisers | 373.27 cc.
 - Royal Enfield Himalayan. 1,91,847 | Street | 411 cc.
 - Jawa Perak. 1,97,966 | Cruisers | 334 cc.
 - Royal Enfield Interceptor 650.
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Which motorcycles last the longest?
It seems that of the brands taken into account on the graph, the humble Harley Davidson seems to have the most staying power, and Harley owners were more likely to enjoy their motorcycles until way past the 25 years of ownership marker. So there you have it, Harley Davidson makes the longest lasting motorcycle models.


What Is the Electron Configuration of Selenium?
What Is the Electron Configuration of Selenium?
The electron configuration for selenium is 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p4. This configuration is also written as [Ar] 4s23d104p4, according to Dr. Anne Marie Helmenstine, a contributor to About.com.
The electron configuration of an atom shows how the electrons are arranged in the atom's energy levels. This configuration conveys a lot of important information about an element.
By looking at the electron configuration of selenium, it is possible to determine how many electrons are in each sub-shell. There are five sub-shells, but only four of them are used by naturally occurring elements: s, p, d and f. Each sub-shell accommodates a certain number of electrons.
Sub-shells s, p, d and f hold a maximum of two, six, 10 and 14 electrons, respectively. In selenium, the first energy level has two electrons in sub-shell s. The second energy level holds eight electrons. Two of those electrons are in sub-shell s, while the other six are found in sub-shell p.
The third energy level has a total of 18 electrons. Sub-shell s has two, sub-shell p has six and sub-shell d has 10. Finally, the fourth energy level has a total of six electrons. There are two electrons in sub-shell s and four electrons in sub-shell p. The number of electrons in all of the energy levels adds up to 34.


to configure the boot order:
 1. Restart your computer if it is not already powered off.
 2. Enter the BIOS or UEFI settings of your computer. The key to access these settings varies depending on your computer's manufacturer, but it is often Delete, F2, or F10. Consult your computer's documentation for the correct key.
 3. Navigate to the "Boot" or "Boot Order" section in the BIOS or UEFI settings.
 4. Move the external hard drive to the top of the boot order list. This ensures that the computer tries to boot from the external hard drive before any other devices.
 5. Save the changes and exit the BIOS or UEFI settings. This usually involves pressing F10 or selecting an option to save and exit.
 6. Restart your computer to apply the changes.
By configuring the boot order, you are telling your computer to prioritize booting from the external hard drive when it starts up. This ensures that Ubuntu on the external hard drive is automatically booted into without the need to manually select the device each time.
Note that the exact steps to configure the boot order may vary depending on your computer's manufacturer and BIOS or UEFI version. Make sure to carefully follow the instructions provided in your computer's documentation or on-screen prompts.
With the boot order configured, you can now proceed to the final step and boot Ubuntu from the external hard drive.

Step 5: Boot Ubuntu from External Hard Drive
Now that you have installed Ubuntu on your external hard drive and configured the boot order, you can easily boot into Ubuntu whenever you want. Follow the steps below to boot Ubuntu from the external hard drive:
 1. Ensure that your computer is powered off.
 2. Connect the external hard drive to your computer via the appropriate cable.
 3. Power on your computer.
 4. Your computer should automatically detect and boot from the external hard drive.
 5. If your computer does not boot from the external hard drive automatically, restart your computer and enter the boot menu.
 6. In the boot menu, select the external hard drive as the device to boot from.
 7. Your computer will now boot into Ubuntu from the external hard drive.
Once Ubuntu is booted, you can enjoy all the features and functionalities of the operating system. You can access your files, install applications, customize your desktop, and explore the vast Ubuntu ecosystem.
Remember that when using Ubuntu from the external hard drive, any changes you make to the system or any files you create or modify will be saved on the external hard drive rather than the computer's internal storage. This allows you to maintain a portable and independent Ubuntu environment.
If you encounter any issues or need to troubleshoot your Ubuntu installation, refer to the Ubuntu documentation or online forums for assistance. There is a wealth of information and resources available from the Ubuntu community to help you resolve any problems you may come across.
With Ubuntu successfully running from your external hard drive, you are now ready to experience the power and flexibility of this popular Linux distribution on any computer you connect your external hard drive to.

Conclusion
Running Ubuntu on an external hard drive provides the flexibility of using a portable and customizable operating system. Throughout this guide, we have covered the necessary steps to install and run Ubuntu on an external hard drive. By partitioning the external hard drive, creating a bootable USB, installing Ubuntu onto the external hard drive, configuring the boot order, and booting into Ubuntu from the external hard drive, you can enjoy the full functionality of Ubuntu on any computer that supports USB booting.
It's important to note that running Ubuntu from an external hard drive may result in slightly slower performance compared to running it from an internal drive. However, with modern USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt connections, the impact on performance can be minimized.
Remember to back up your important data before proceeding with the installation and exercise caution throughout the process. It's also beneficial to have a basic understanding of Ubuntu and its system settings to maximize your experience and troubleshoot any potential issues.
By following the steps outlined in this guide, you can leverage the power of Ubuntu while maintaining the portability and convenience of an external hard drive. Whether you are testing software, accessing your files on various computers, or simply exploring the world of Linux, running Ubuntu on an external hard drive offers a convenient solution.
With Ubuntu installed on your external hard drive, you can take your customized operating system with you wherever you go. Enjoy the freedom of Ubuntu on any compatible computer, without making permanent changes to your system. Take advantage of the vast array of applications, customization options, and the supportive Ubuntu community.
Now that you have successfully installed and configured Ubuntu on your external hard drive, it's time to start exploring, learning, and enjoying the world of Ubuntu!
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What did GE's analytics software find?
In January, GE's Mine Performance solution detected a difference in flow measurement and set point on the loop for water flow to the mill sump. The set point fluctuated between 0 and 2000 m3/h, yet the process variable remained at 500 m3/h regardless of the control signal to the valve. GE's Industrial Performance & Reliability Center (IPRC) reported the issue to the customer for discussion on the weekly call.
What was the underlying cause?
Upon investigation, the customer learned that the magnetic coupling of the control valve was degraded.
What was the value to the customer?
Due to the early notification by the IPRC, the customer was able to resolve the issue before a lost opportunity event occurred. Loss of level control in the sump can lead to overflows and the spillage of raw material. The sump water also controls the density of the material, which directly controls the energy consumption and efficiency of the process.
1) The process variable does not follow the set point as it is changed over time prior to valve maintenance but closely follows the setpoint post-maintenance. 2) Control loop performance clearly improves to the target limit after the valve is repaired.


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Really nice free geometric font by Brian Jacob.
"Kotori Rose started as a rough sketch of the capital letter K, in a sketch book given as a gift by someone who believed in me. The exploration of the letterforms turned into an exploration away from self doubt and instead trusting my intuition. The process became more about believing in ones self."
The letter forms were inspired by the bold, simple, balanced nature of geometric fonts, and how these forms symbolically could emit determination and courage.
You can download the font for free here.


text: A Boulder could be defined as, too large for a person to move alone. WE reference a boulder as about 20 inches and larger. Smaller material is usually just called mini boulders, or head size product. Boulders can be round, angular or cubed. Our materials is usually price by weight.


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Simulation of Greenhouse Climate Monitoring and Control with Wireless Sensor Network and Event-Based Control
AbstractMonitoring and control of the greenhouse environment play a decisive role in greenhouse production processes. Assurance of optimal climate conditions has a direct influence on crop growth performance, but it usually increases the required equipment cost. Traditionally, greenhouse installations have required a great effort to connect and distribute all the sensors and data acquisition systems. These installations need many data and power wires to be distributed along the greenhouses, making the system complex and expensive. For this reason, and others such as unavailability of distributed actuators, only individual sensors are usually located in a fixed point that is selected as representative of the overall greenhouse dynamics. On the other hand, the actuation system in greenhouses is usually composed by mechanical devices controlled by relays, being desirable to reduce the number of commutations of the control signals from security and economical point of views. Therefore, and in order to face these drawbacks, this paper describes how the greenhouse climate control can be represented as an event-based system in combination with wireless sensor networks, where low-frequency dynamics variables have to be controlled and control actions are mainly calculated against events produced by external disturbances. The proposed control system allows saving costs related with wear minimization and prolonging the actuator life, but keeping promising performance results. Analysis and conclusions are given by means of simulation results.
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Pawlowski, A.; Guzman, J.L.; Rodríguez, F.; Berenguel, M.; Sánchez, J.; Dormido, S. Simulation of Greenhouse Climate Monitoring and Control with Wireless Sensor Network and Event-Based Control. Sensors 2009, 9, 232-252.View more citation formats
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Pawlowski, Andrzej; Guzman, Jose L.; Rodríguez, Francisco; Berenguel, Manuel; Sánchez, José; Dormido, Sebastián. 2009. "Simulation of Greenhouse Climate Monitoring and Control with Wireless Sensor Network and Event-Based Control." Sensors 9, no. 1: 232-252.
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ALPS - Analyzing and Modeling Transitions of Common Property Pastures in the Swiss Alps
The common property pastures in the Swiss Alps provide significant services to the mountainous regions, such as income sources for farmers and tourism industry, protection from soil erosion, water-run-off, landslides, and high biodiversity. These services are highly dependent on continuous management of the alpine pastures. In Switzerland, most alpine summer pastures are common property and have been managed by local governance systems since the Middle Ages in order to avoid over-use of the scarce resources. Societal changes, like industrialization, rapid economic growth, and new agricultural policies, induced major transitions of the pasture management system, which led to abandonment of marginal land or intensification of productive areas ensuing reduction of biodiversity on the long-term.


Use Excel for Least Cost Routing
The application performs several functions:
 - It accepts costed routes from multiple Long Distance Service Providers,
 - compares the cost route-by-route,
 - identifies the cheapest IXC for each route,
 - produces a file of the new switch translations,
Least Cost Routing Background
The basis for voice routing translations is the North America Numbering Plan Area, NANPA, using the Local Exchange Routing Guide, aka The LERG. The LERG identifies more than 450,000 distinct routes. Each route is a unique combination of the 3-digit Numbering Plan Area, NPA, or Area Code (internationally called the City Code), the 3-digit prefix or NXX (do you know of an international equivalent term for this term?) The prefix is assigned to the local central office switch. Each prefix can have a maximum of 10 Thousand Blocks, called DEFG. Each Thousand Block has a maximum of 1000 phone numbers, 000-999. The combined format is NPA-NXX-DEFG. Thus all telephone numbers in NANPA are exactly 10-digits, and each route in the LERG can be up to 7 digits, NPA-NXX-D.
Long Distance Service Providers, called IXCs (Inter-Exchange Carriers) in North America, typically use the LERG as the basis for their costed routes tables. IXCs generally distribute their routes tables as CSV flat files. Many IXCs provide only NPA-NXX routes. Some IXCs provide more granular NPA-NXX-D routes.
The Operator Call Distribution is a sampling of all calls originated from this switch during some interval. The call distribution might be sourced from the Billing System or from CDRs. Bangkok Beach Telecom does this using another Perl script which processes ASCII (not binary) CDRs. It produces a Call Distribution which is an ASCII CSV including NPA, NXX, MOU, Cost/MOU. Excel also can be used to associate the existing cost/route. This should be done in a separate Excel workbook to avoid blowing up the size. Knowing the existing cost/MOU is helpful in determining the value of this LCR exercise.
Using Excel
In Excel, it is pretty straightforward to determine the cheapest IXC for each route. The shorthand way to describe the approach is to use INDEX/MATCH. For those who need that expanded, Excel's MATCH() function returns the row number in the table for the given route, and INDEX returns the cost associated with that row number for each IXC. Table rows are uniquely identified by NPA and NXX, possibly also the D-digit. Then use CHOOSE() to compare different IXC combinations.
To set this up, the routes table of each IXC is imported into Excel. The format is NPA, NXX, Cost/MOU. After importing, a fourth column is created which concatenates the NPANXX. This column simplifies use of the MATCH() function. On a separate worksheet, the Call Distribution is imported. The format is NPA, NXX, MOU, Cost/route
On a separate worksheet, the Call Distribution is imported. The format is NPA, NXX, MOU, Cost/route. Again, a new column is created which concatenates NPA & NXX. You can probably guess that we use NPANXX as a common index into all the tables.
Lastly, the CHOOSE() function allows different combinations of IXC to be selected and tried.
If you make each IXC's routes an Excel Table object, the resulting formula is pretty simple. If you are more comfortable with VLOOKUP(), it is still possible but this is slower than using the Table Object.
Whichever approach you prefer, it's still a big load for Excel. A typical Operator Call Distribution for a one-month interval will use more than 100,000 distinct routes. The routes table provided by each IXC has around 145,000 entries. These are all NPA-NXX routes; the D-digit was not used in this case. So in English, for each row in a 100,000+ row table, 3 tables having more than 145,000 rows must be searched. If your IXCs provide D-digit routing, those tables could have up to 455,000 rows. Excel will take some time, minutes even, to recalculate.
The Excel Least Cost Routing Model is far from perfect. For example, if one or more of the selected IXCs does not support a specific NPANXX, the worksheet errors. The error could be hidden using IFERROR(), but that falsely lowers the aggregate cost/MOU.
There is also no automatic way to cycle through all possible combinations of IXC. For example, if you try using 2 IXCs in the model, there are 3 possible combinations: IXC1 alone, IXC2 alone, and the combination of both IXC1 & IXC2. Each combination must be tried separately. The number of possible combinations is always 2 to the power "n" minus 1, where "n" is the count of IXCs being modeled. So with routes tables from 3 IXCs, there are 7 possible combinations. With 4 IXCs, 15 combinations to try.
Also, there can be real-world constraints. Bangkok Beach Telecom tried using the model with 4 IXCs. The Application generates over 160,000 distinct routes and an outstandingly low blended cost/MOU. However, the switch used by that operator, a Nortel MTX CDMA switch, could only accommodate up to 128,000 unique translations routes. So that switch could not fully take advantage of the 4-IXC model.
All that being said, the Model is a good use of Excel, and can quickly indicate which IXC combination, if any, is worth pursuing. Good practical examples of INDEX/MATCH, CHOOSE, INDIRECT.
The Least Cost Routing Workbook
Click the link below to get the workbook. You'll receive an email with 2 links. The first link is a partial version. I've stripped out all routes with NPA greater than 209. This leaves roughly 5,200 routes, which Excel handles with no noticeable delay. This workbook is about 2 MB. I added one column to this workbook in worksheet "LCR Forecaster".
I added one column to this workbook in worksheet "LCR Forecaster". The column is called "Improvement" and it shows the route-by-route impact of the new routes. Excel cannot easily produce a file of switch translations which limits the value of this approach. But you can manually implement the most impactful routes. Sort this worksheet by the Improvement column in descending order. Row 2 will show the route that will save the most money. Assuming you already have links to the IXCs you test, create your own translations entry for this route and immediately begin realizing savings. Repeat for row 3 and as many other rows as you want.
The second link I'll send you is the full version. This version has more 100,000 routes in the Call Distribution, and each IXC quotes more than 145,000 routes in their Routes Tables. Around 27 MB, and it might challenge your computer running Excel. I did not add the Improvement column to this workbook. Let's call that an exercise for the reader.
To use either one in your situation, replace the existing call distribution with yours, and replace the existing IXC routes tables with those of your IXCs, and start the saving. Be sure to document the impact! And give Bangkok Beach Telecom a call if you want help lowering your Long Distance OpEx.
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