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I have been trying to solve this "Concurrent Programming" exam exercise (in C#):
Knowing that Stream class contains int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int size) and void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int size) methods, implement in C# the NetToFile method that copies all data received from NetworkStream net instance to the FileStream file instance. To do the transfer, use asynchronous reads and synchronous writes, avoiding one thread to be blocked during read operations. The transfer ends when the net read operation returns value 0. To simplify, it is not necessary to support controlled cancel of the operation.
void NetToFile(NetworkStream net, FileStream file);
I've been trying to solve this exercise, but I'm struggling with a question related with the question itself. But first, here is my code:
public static void NetToFile(NetworkStream net, FileStream file) {
 byte[] buffer = new byte[4096]; // buffer with 4 kB dimension
 int offset = 0; // read/write offset
 int nBytesRead = 0; // number of bytes read on each cycle
 IAsyncResult ar;
 do {
 // read partial content of net (asynchronously)
 ar = net.BeginRead(buffer,offset,buffer.Length,null,null);
 // wait until read is completed
 ar.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne();
 // get number of bytes read on each cycle
 nBytesRead = net.EndRead(ar);
 // write partial content to file (synchronously)
 fs.Write(buffer,offset,nBytesRead);
 // update offset
 offset += nBytesRead;
 }
 while( nBytesRead > 0);
}
The question I have is that, in the question statement, is said:
To do the transfer, use asynchronous reads and synchronous writes, avoiding one thread to be blocked during read operations
I'm not really sure if my solution accomplishes what is wanted in this exercise, because I'm using AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne() to wait until the asynchronous read completes.
On the other side, I'm not really figuring out what is meant to be a "non-blocking" solution in this scenario, as the FileStream write is meant to be made synchronously... and to do that, I have to wait until NetworkStream read completes to proceed with the FileStream writing, isn't it?
Can you, please, help me out with this?
[ EDIT 1 ] Using callback solution
Ok, if I understood what Mitchel Sellers and willvv replied, I've been counseled to use a callback method to turn this into a "non-blocking" solution. Here is my code, then:
byte[] buffer; // buffer
public static void NetToFile(NetworkStream net, FileStream file) {
 // buffer with same dimension as file stream data
 buffer = new byte[file.Length];
 //start asynchronous read
 net.BeginRead(buffer,0,buffer.Length,OnEndRead,net);
}
//asynchronous callback
static void OnEndRead(IAsyncResult ar) {
 //NetworkStream retrieve
 NetworkStream net = (NetworkStream) ar.IAsyncState;
 //get number of bytes read
 int nBytesRead = net.EndRead(ar);
 //write content to file
 //... and now, how do I write to FileStream instance without
 //having its reference??
 //fs.Write(buffer,0,nBytesRead);
}
As you may have noticed, I'm stuck on the callback method, as I don't have a reference to the FileStream instance where I want to invoke the "Write(...)" method.
Additionally, this is not a thread-safe solution, as the byte[] field is exposed and may be shared among concurrent NetToFile invocations. I don't know how to solve this problem without exposing this byte[] field in the outer-scope... and I'm almost sure it may not be exposed this way.
I don't want to use a lambda or anonymous method solution, because that's not in the curriculum of "Concurrent Programing" course.
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You are going to need to use the callback from the NetStream read to handle this. And frankly it might be easier to wrap the copying logic into its own class so that you can maintain the instance of the active Streams.
This is how I'd approach it (not tested):
public class Assignment1
{
 public static void NetToFile(NetworkStream net, FileStream file)
 {
 var copier = new AsyncStreamCopier(net, file);
 copier.Start();
 }
 public static void NetToFile_Option2(NetworkStream net, FileStream file)
 {
 var completedEvent = new ManualResetEvent(false);
 // copy as usual but listen for completion
 var copier = new AsyncStreamCopier(net, file);
 copier.Completed += (s, e) => completedEvent.Set();
 copier.Start();
 completedEvent.WaitOne();
 }
 /// <summary>
 /// The Async Copier class reads the input Stream Async and writes Synchronously
 /// </summary>
 public class AsyncStreamCopier
 {
 public event EventHandler Completed;
 private readonly Stream input;
 private readonly Stream output;
 private byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
 public AsyncStreamCopier(Stream input, Stream output)
 {
 this.input = input;
 this.output = output;
 }
 public void Start()
 {
 GetNextChunk();
 }
 private void GetNextChunk()
 {
 input.BeginRead(buffer, 0, buffer.Length, InputReadComplete, null);
 }
 private void InputReadComplete(IAsyncResult ar)
 {
 // input read asynchronously completed
 int bytesRead = input.EndRead(ar);
 if (bytesRead == 0)
 {
 RaiseCompleted();
 return;
 }
 // write synchronously
 output.Write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
 // get next
 GetNextChunk();
 }
 private void RaiseCompleted()
 {
 if (Completed != null)
 {
 Completed(this, EventArgs.Empty);
 }
 }
 }
}
 - Thank you very much for your reply and sorry for my previous comment. I didn't analyze your reply with the attention it demands. Once I did it, I noticed you're suggesting a "blocking" and a "non-blocking" solution. Unfortunately, your "non-blocking" solutions seems a bit complex, as the exam only asks to implement the "NetToFile" method and the question values 3,5 of 20 total exam points. I really think it must be simpler to solve, without the need to create additional types or expose fields (references to streams and buffer, etc). I'm going to ask for my teacher's help on this. – XpiritO Oct 8 '09 at 22:42
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 With your synchronous write - if the output stream is very slow for some reason, could you not miss receiving some of the input while waiting for the output to finish writing? – DefenestrationDay Jan 12 '11 at 5:46
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Even though it goes against the grain to help people with their homework, given that this is more than a year old, here's the proper way to accomplish this. All you need to overlap your read/write operations — no spawning of additional threads, or anything else is required.
public static class StreamExtensions
{
 private const int DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE = short.MaxValue ; // +32767
 public static void CopyTo( this Stream input , Stream output )
 {
 input.CopyTo( output , DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE ) ;
 return ;
 }
 public static void CopyTo( this Stream input , Stream output , int bufferSize )
 {
 if ( !input.CanRead ) throw new InvalidOperationException( "input must be open for reading" );
 if ( !output.CanWrite ) throw new InvalidOperationException( "output must be open for writing" );
 byte[][] buf = { new byte[bufferSize] , new byte[bufferSize] } ;
 int[] bufl = { 0 , 0 } ;
 int bufno = 0 ;
 IAsyncResult read = input.BeginRead( buf[bufno] , 0 , buf[bufno].Length , null , null ) ;
 IAsyncResult write = null ;
 while ( true )
 {
 // wait for the read operation to complete
 read.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne() ;
 bufl[bufno] = input.EndRead(read) ;
 // if zero bytes read, the copy is


code. CVS will tell you who last changed each line of code, and when they did it. The commit comment (hopefully) tells you why.
A commit message should contain, in order:
 - A couple of words indicating which part of moodle this change affects. For example 'forum backup', 'quiz attempting' or 'weblib'.
 - A tracker issue id like MDL-12345. (If necessary, create an issue before committing, the only exception is for very minor typos.)
 - A brief description of the problem you are fixing. (If you are feeling lazy, you may be able to get away with copying and pasting the issue summary from the tracker.)
 - If it is not immediately obvious, a brief summary of why this change fixes the problem. If a longer description is necessary, you may also want to add more information to the tracker issue, or Moodle Docs, but the code changes + commit message should provide enough clues to how the fix works on their own.
Here is an example of a commit message from a simple change:
user selection: MDL-17072 Polishing the role assign page: Do processing
before print_header in line with best practice.
Actually, the ideal commit message would be a bit shorter than that. It is good if the first three items (area of Moodle, tracker id and brief description) will fit in the subject line of an email message.
Here is an example from a bigger commit (would it have been better if this could have been done as several smaller commits?):
role overrides: MDL-17070 Improve override roles page to match the recent
usability improvements on the assign page.
MDL-11529 When assigning/overriding roles, the dropdown for switching to
another role should have a number in brackets
MDL-16549 Should not be able to edit the permission associated with
moodle/site:doanything on any role.
Here is an example of a commit (from a while ago, which is why the issue number is in the wrong place) with some explanation of the change:
accesslib: get_user_by_capability() - Handle complex rolecap resolution
With this patch, get_user_by_capability() can handle the cases where
users have multiple role assignments to the same course, and PREVENTs
and PROHIBITs affect the rolecaps of this course.
Without stored procedures we cannot resolve this entirely on the
server side - so in the complex cases we do as much as we can on SQL,
and post-process the data on the PHP side, including SQL-style
The CVS commits email list
You can subscribe at to this email list. You will then get an email every time someone commits a change to Moodle. This is a good way to keep track of what is going on, and also a good way to learn best-practice for CVS commit messages.
You probably want to set your mail client to automatically move messages from this list into a separate mail folder. You may not want to remain subscribed all the time, but when you are new to the project, it is a great way to do a bit of social-constructionist peer learning about our use of CVS.
Working with branches
This diagram shows how the main moodle module branches into different versions over time.
CVS tree
To see all the current tags and branches that are available, use this command on any old file (such as index.php in the top moodle directory):
 cvs status -v index.php
Some tagging guidelines:
 - Tag and branch names should always be all upper-case.
 - Tags and branches should ALWAYS be applied to the entire module (all of Moodle). Don't tag individual files or directories.
 - We don't allow renaming of tags because people may be relying on them, so get them right the first time!
Trunk development
The Trunk of CVS is the main development version of Moodle. In CVS it is also known as the HEAD, or default branch.
Moodle developers try to keep this stable as possible, but as it usually contains new code it probably has bugs and small instabilities.
Every now and then we decide the product has enough features to make a release. At this time, the trunk is tagged with a MOODLE_XX_BETA tag (in case we ever want to roll back to that point) and a new branch is formed for the release, called MOODLE_XX_STABLE.
A Beta package is also released at this point - it's for testers who don't use CVS but want to test the latest features and report bugs.
Stable branches for each release
As soon as the stable branch MOODLE_XX_STABLE is created, development efforts will fork into two streams for a while. Some people may continue working on new features in the trunk for the next release, but most developers should be concentrating on using the current STABLE branch and fixing bugs that are found in it.
You can switch your local copy of Moodle to the STABLE version using the following command in Unix from the root directory:
 cvs update -dP -r MOODLE_XX_STABLE
After that, all the commands described above will apply to that stable version. To return to the trunk version just issue:
 cvs update -dPA
On Windows clients you should have a menu from which you can choose the branch.
Once the new STABLE branch really stabilises, a release can be declared. Packages are created for distribution and the branch will be tagged (by Martin Dougiamas) with a tag named: MOODLE_XXX
Merging fixes
All bug fixes in any STABLE branch should be merged back into the trunk so that they become available in future versions of Moodle. A floating tag called MOODLE_XX_MERGED needs to be maintained to keep track of the last merge. The procedure for such a merge is as follows (I'm using CVS on the Unix command line but the steps are the same for any CVS client):
This diagram summarises the process
1. I highly recommend keeping one checked out copy of each stable branch and the trunk/head version locally to make it easier to jump between them. Set them all up as virtual web sites on your development machine. I use directories like /moodle/18, /moodle/19 /moodle/dev etc.
2. Update to the latest stable version (I'll use XX in the example but it could be 18, 19 etc) for the relevant files, and do a cvs diff just to double-check exactly what you are checking in. Note you only need to update the files/directories you are working in, but sometimes it help to update everything anyway just to do a final check on the functionality using the web.
 cd /moodle/XX/user
 cvs update -dPA
 cvs diff -c file1.php file2.php
3. If all looks OK, check in the fix to the stable branch. Make sure that the commit message contains the bug tracker ID (eg MDL-1111) and a decent description of your thoughts on the fix. If you don't specify a message in the command line, you'll be put into an editor to type one.
 cvs commit -m "MDL-1234 Corrected a small typo in the user name field" file1.php file2.php
4. Go to the very latest trunk version and make sure it's up-to-date.
 cd /moodle/dev/user
 cvs update -dPA
5. Merge everything into your local copy of the trunk from your stable branch since the last merge. You can use the same sequence of (4) and (5) to merge the changes into other stable branches too (to backport the fix to the previous stable versions).
 cvs update -kk -j MOODLE_XX_MERGED -j MOODLE_XX_STABLE file1.php file2.php
6. Carefully watch the update logs for conflicts, and fix every file that you see with a conflict. Afterwards, it may help to just run a diff to make sure the result is what you expected:
 cvs diff -c file1.php file2.php
7. Check your merged local copy back into CVS trunk version
 cvs commit -m "MDL-1234 Corrected a small typo in the user name field, merged from XX" file1.php file2.php
8. Go back to your branch version
 cd /moodle/XX/user
9. Update the floating merge tag for the affected files (so that it matches MOODLE_XX_STABLE) so that this process can be repeated next time
 cvs tag -F MOODLE_XX_MERGED file1.php file2.php
Finally, the values for $version in all the Moodle version.php files within the stable branch should not be updated at all if possible (except the last digit if absolutely necessary). The reason is that someone updating from a very stable version to the next very stable version could miss database upgrades that happened on the trunk.
In other words, if you have changes to the database schema to commit to a stable branch, please check with Martin Dougiamas, or one of the other core Moodle developers.
Sometimes you fix something in a branch that needs to be "backported" to an earlier branch. This is often the case with security fixes. The procedure is exactly the same as described above, except you apply your changes backward instead of forward (to previous versions instead of HEAD). Here is a summary, using the steps described above. The scenario is that you have a fix in MOODLE_19_STABLE that needs backporting to MOODLE_18_STABLE, but NOT to HEAD (the problem you are fixing


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Vuong, Ba-Quy; He, Yulan and Hui, Siu Cheung
Towards a web-based progressive handwriting recognition environment for mathematical problem solving.
Expert Systems with Applications, 37(1) pp. 886–893.
The emergence of pen-based mobile devices such as PDAs and tablet PCs provides a new way to input mathematical expressions to computer by using handwriting which is much more natural and efficient for entering mathematics. This paper proposes a web-based handwriting mathematics system, called WebMath, for supporting mathematical problem solving. The proposed WebMath system is based on client-server architecture. It comprises four major components: a standard web server, handwriting mathematical expression editor, computation engine and web browser with Ajax-based communicator. The handwriting mathematical expression editor adopts a progressive recognition approach for dynamic recognition of handwritten mathematical expressions. The computation engine supports mathematical functions such as algebraic simplification and factorization, and integration and differentiation. The web browser provides a user-friendly interface for accessing the system using advanced Ajax-based communication. In this paper, we describe the different components of the WebMath system and its performance analysis.
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What are the reasons for the abnormal interference of the output signal of the tensile pressure sensor?
When we use the tension sensor, what we need most is its accurate measurement, but sometimes the sensor is clear when it leaves the factory, but there are some problems when it comes to the scene, such as no signal output or disorder signal. The situation, and the sensor is no problem, this time it is likely that there is induced disturbance around us, affecting the external sensing interference of the sensor output. The following Ocean editors briefly introduce several factors of interference:
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Last Updated: June 10, 2020
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Imodium (loperamide) is a medication meant to treat diarrhea; however, thanks to its mechanism of action, loperamide is used for other purposes as well. While many have used it, few know how Imodium works. It is important that users understand the medication's mechanism of action.
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Loperamide Route Of Elimination
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SQLBindParameter can eliminate the burden of data conversion when used to provide data for the SQL Server Native Client ODBC driver, resulting in significant performance gains for both the client and server components of applications. Other benefits include reduced loss of precision when inserting or updating approximate numeric data types.
When inserting char and wchar type data into an image column, the size of the data being passed in is used, as opposed to the size of the data after conversion to a binary format.
If the SQL Server Native Client ODBC driver encounters an error on a single array element of an array of parameters, the driver continues to execute the statement for the remaining array elements. If the application has bound an array of parameter status elements for the statement, the rows of parameters generating errors can be determined from the array.
When using the SQL Server Native Client ODBC driver, specify SQL_PARAM_INPUT when binding input parameters. Only specify SQL_PARAM_OUTPUT or SQL_PARAM_INPUT_OUTPUT when binding stored procedure parameters defined with the OUTPUT keyword.
SQLRowCount is unreliable with the SQL Server Native Client ODBC driver if an array element of a bound-parameter array causes an error in statement execution. The ODBC statement attribute SQL_ATTR_PARAMS_PROCESSED_PTR reports the number of rows processed before the error occurs. The application can then traverse its parameter status array to discover the number of statements successfully executed, if necessary.
If the SQL data type passed in is a character type, ColumnSize is the size in characters (not bytes). If the length of the data string in bytes is greater than 8000, ColumnSize should be set to SQL_SS_LENGTH_UNLIMITED, indicating that there is no limit to the size of the SQL type.
For instance, if the SQL data type is SQL_WVARCHAR, ColumnSize should not be greater than 4000. If the actual data length is greater than 4000, then ColumnSize should be set to SQL_SS_LENGTH_UNLIMITED so that nvarchar(max) will be used by driver.
Like other parameter types, table-valued parameters are bound by SQLBindParameter.
After a table-valued parameter has been bound, its columns are also bound. To bind the columns, you call SQLSetStmtAttr to set SQL_SOPT_SS_PARAM_FOCUS to the ordinal of the table-valued parameter. Then, call SQLBindParameter for each column in the table-valued parameter. To return to the top-level parameter bindings, set SQL_SOPT_SS_PARAM_FOCUS to 0.
For information about mapping parameters to descriptor fields for table-valued parameters, see Binding and Data Transfer of Table-Valued Parameters and Column Values.
Parameter values of date/time types are converted as described in Conversions from C to SQL. Note that parameters of type time and datetimeoffset must have ValueType specified as SQL_C_DEFAULT or SQL_C_BINARY if their corresponding structures (SQL_SS_TIME2_STRUCT and SQL_SS_TIMESTAMPOFFSET_STRUCT) are used.
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%0 Journal Article %J BMC Public Health %D 2018 %T Sexual health in the French military: a multidimensional and gendered perspective %A Duron, S. %A Bohet, A. %A Panjo, H. %A Bajos, N. %A Migliani, R. %A Marimoutou, C. %A Le Strat, Y. %A Meynard, J. B. %A Moreau, C. %K gender %K prevention %K sexual health %K Sexual risks %X BACKGROUND: Sexual health in the military comprises a range of concerns including sexually transmitted infections (STI), unintended pregnancy, sexual violence and sexual dysfunction. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of sexual health concerns by gender in the French military and compare these prevalences to estimates in the general population. METHODS: COSEMIL, the first sexual health survey in the French military comprises a probability sample of 1500 military personnel. Chi-square tests were used to compare lifetime abortion, STIs and sexual assault, and recent sexual dysfunction and sexual satisfaction by gender and explore the association between these indicators and current sexual risk (condom use at last intercourse). RESULTS: Women were more likely than men to declare negative sexual health outcomes, with the greatest difference related to sexual assault (24.3% versus 5.1% of males, p < 0.001) and sexual dysfunction hindering sexuality (15.2% of females versus 5.3% of males, p < 0.001). Women were also twice as likely to report ever having an STI (6.7% versus 3.4%, p = 0.03). Comparison with the French general population indicates lower percentages of STIs among military men (2.9% versus 4.9%) and higher percentages of abortion (17.6% versus 14.3%) forced sex (10.6% versus 7.4%) and sexual dysfunction (14.2% versus 9.3%) among military women. CONCLUSION: These results highlight gendered pattern of sexual health in the French military with women suffering greater sexual risks than men. Military health services should include women's health services to address the sexual and reproductive health gender gap. %B BMC Public Health %V 18 %P 750 %8 Jun 18 %@ _PHONE_ %M 29914422 %2 PMC6007003


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Battle of Calderón Bridge
Part of the Mexican War of Independence
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Plan of the Battle of Calderón Bridge
Date 17 January 1811
Location Calderón Bridge, Zapotlanejo, Jalisco, Mexico
Result Spanish victory
 Mexico Spain Monarchy of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Miguel Hidalgo Félix María Calleja del Rey, 1st Count of Calderón
100,000 6,000
Casualties and losses
13,000 1,200
The Battle of Calderón Bridge (Spanish: Batalla del Puente de Calderón) was a decisive battle in the Mexican War of Independence, fought on the banks of the Calderón River 60 km (37 mi) east of Guadalajara in present day Zapotlanejo, Jalisco. Almost 100,000 Mexican revolutionists contributed to the attack, commanded by Miguel Hidalgo, Ignacio Allende, Juan Aldama and Mariano Abasolo. The Royalist forces, made up of little more than 6,000 professional soldiers, and fighting for the King of Spain, were led by Félix María Calleja del Rey, a Spanish military officer and (later) viceroy of New Spain. He was later given the title of conde de Calderón for the victory.[1]
The battle owes its name to the adjoining bridge, and the combatants' objective. The Battle of Calderón Bridge was the last militant episode of the first stage of the War of Independence.
Following Hidalgo's failed attempt to take Mexico City in October 1810, insurgent troops retreated toward Guanajuato, pursued by Royalist forces led by General Félix María Calleja. Unable to defend positions at Aculco, where Calleja's army intercepted the insurgents, Hidalgo decided to continue his army's retreat towards Guadalajara.[2]
The insurgent army, numbering approximately 100,000,[3] took up a defensive position at the Bridge of Calderón, where the road from Guanajuato to Guadalajara crossed the Calderón River. Ignacio Allende commanded the troops at the position. Calleja's forces, which numbered only 6,000 but were better equipped than the insurgent forces, arrived at the Bridge on January 16.
As the battle ensued, Royalist artillery struck an insurgent ammunitions wagon, which caused it to explode. The explosion dispersed much of the insurgent force, giving victory to the much smaller but better disciplined and equipped Royalist forces. Insurgent forces fled northwards after losing the battle with Royalist troops following them.
The insurgents' defeat in this battle effectively was a turning point in the War of Independence and resulted in a ten-year delay before insurgent victory and independence could be achieved.
The battle marked the end of the first stage of the war and was noted for the fact that the insurgents fought with more passion than strategy. The insurgent forces were devastated and the events that followed would lead up to the capture and ultimately the sentence of Hidalgo.
The insurgents fled north where, near Zacatecas, Hidalgo was divested of his military command in favour of Allende.[4] In March they received an invitation by the New Leonese general Ignacio Elizondo to meet at the Wells of Baján (Norias de Baján) in Coahuila, from where they would buy armaments in the United States. The first contingent arrived on March 21 with Allende, Aldama, Jiménez and Indalecio, son of Allende. They were welcomed and in an act of ambush, immediately taken prisoner. When the second contingent arrived with Abasolo, they were also captured and taken prisoner. Hidalgo ultimately arrived on horse and was personally apprehended by Elizondo.
The prisoners were taken to Chihuahua where they were tried. Allende, Aldama and Jiménez were shot on June 26, Hidalgo on July 30 and Abasolo was sentenced to life in prison in Cádiz, Spain, where he died in 1816.
Calderón Bridge was declared a Mexican historical monument in 1932.
 1. ^ (Spanish) "Calleja del Rey, Félix María," Enciclopedia de México, v. 2. Mexico City: 1996, ISBN 1-56409-016-7.
 2. ^ Meyer, Jean (1996). Hidalgo (in Spanish). Mexico: Editorial Clío.
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 4. ^ Krauze, Enrique (August 1, 2002). Siglo De Caudillos (Trilogia Historica de Mexico) (in Spanish) (1 edition ed.). Barcelona: TusQuets. ISBN 970-699-048-8.
This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Spanish Wikipedia.
 - Velázquez, Rogelio (2000). Historia de México (in Spanish). Mexico City: Editorial Castillo. ISBN 970-20-0019-X.
 - Nieto López, José de Jesús (1998). Historia 3 (in Spanish). Mexico City: Editorial Castillo. ISBN 970-642-214-5.
 - Fuentes Mares, José (1984). Historia Ilustrada de México (in Spanish). Mexico City: Editorial Océano. ISBN 968-491-045-2.
 - Zárate, Julio (1889). Mécico a Través de Los Siglos (in Spanish). Mexico City: Editorial Cumbre.
 - Villalpando, José Manuel (2002). Miguel Hidalgo (in Spanish). Mexico City: Editorial Planeta D'Agostini. ISBN 970-726-050-5.
 - Hernández, Maite (2003). Miguel Hidalgo (in Spanish). Madrid: Editorial Dastin. ISBN 978-84-_PHONE_-5.
 - Young, Philip. History of Mexico, Her Civil Wars, and Colonial and Revolutionary Annals.
 - Bancroft, Hubert Hugh. History of Mexico, Vol. 4.
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INTRODUCTION: The clinical value of daily routine chest radiographs (CXRs) in critically ill patients is unknown. We conducted this study to evaluate how frequently unexpected predefined major abnormalities are identified with daily routine CXRs, and how often these findings lead to a change in care for intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
METHOD: This was a prospective observational study conducted in a 28-bed, mixed medical-surgical ICU of a university hospital.
RESULTS: Over a 5-month period, 2,457 daily routine CXRs were done in 754 consecutive ICU patients. The majority of these CXRs did not reveal any new predefined major finding. In only 5.8% of daily routine CXRs (14.3% of patients) was one or more new and unexpected abnormality encountered, including large atelectases (24 times in 20 patients), large infiltrates (23 in 22), severe pulmonary congestion (29 in 25), severe pleural effusion (13 in 13), pneumothorax/pneumomediastinum (14 in 13), and malposition of the orotracheal tube (32 in 26). Fewer than half of the CXRs with a new and unexpected finding were ultimately clinically relevant; in only 2.2% of all daily routine CXRs (6.4% of patients) did these radiologic abnormalities result in a change to therapy. Subgroup analysis revealed no differences between medical and surgical patients with regard to the incidence of new and unexpected findings on daily routine CXRs and the effect of new and unexpected CXR findings on daily care.
CONCLUSION: In the ICU, daily routine CXRs seldom reveal unexpected, clinically relevant abnormalities, and they rarely prompt action. We propose that this diagnostic examination be abandoned in ICU patients.


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How long can a dog go without pooping? Some of you will claim that this is a completely irrelevant question. Others will say it is the most important of them all. Regarded of your opinion, we had to provide a proper answer. Also, we believe it is an important question. You will know when your dog has constipation and what to do about it.
How long can a dog go without pooping?
Most dogs can withstand up to 2 days without pooping. This is not an issue and it is normal. On the other side, we can see that a healthy dog with a proper diet will poop once or 2 times per day. Yes, dogs poop more than humans. How long can a dog go without pooping also depends on several factors. Dog's age, diet, and also genes (believe it or not) affect the answer.
Some dog breeds poop more frequently than others. Diet has a huge role in all of this as well. Dogs with an unhealthy diet will poop 2-3 times per day or they will poop much less frequently.
There is one thing we must mention here. It is the issue dog owners who don't need to know the answer to this question commonly suffer from. If your dog doesn't poop for more than 48 hours there might be an issue. Constipation is the most common problem here and it can cause more issues that need to be treated as soon as possible. In most cases constipation is harmless and there won't be any complications. But, in severe cases, it can cause:
- UTI (urinary tract infection)
- Bladder obstruction
These are just a few of the conditions and disorders constipation can cause in your dog. In reality, there are many more issues and each one can be severe. There is no need to add that you need to take your pet to a vet as soon as you notice constipation and you need to find the cause of it and also start with the treatment.
Constipation in dogs
Yes, dogs can have constipation as well. It is the same issue we have sometimes and it can be unpleasant and annoying in the lack of a better word. Constipation is the main reason why you should answer the following question. How long can a dog go without pooping and when this can get serious? In general, this issue will affect all dogs at least once in their life and this is the sad truth. Most dogs will be affected many times throughout their life.
Constipation is defined as the inability to pass stool and it is quite obvious when it comes to the end result. It can occur due to numerous reasons and it can be severe in some cases. Luckily your dog doesn't have it and you don't have to worry about it.
Luckily, constipation in dogs is easy to diagnose. There are a few symptoms and all of them are easy to notice. Your dog may suffer from constipation if:
- You notice mucus or blood
- Lethargy is present
- Lack of appetite
- Your dog dint poop for 48+ hours
- Discomfort (might be followed by shaking)
- Crouching and crying symptoms when your dog wants to poop
- Dry or very hard stool
One of the reasons why detecting constipation in dogs is easy is the fact your pet will have almost all of these symptoms. Don't forget that it is possible for your pet to have a few of the symptoms as well. Even in the worst-case scenario, these symptoms will affect the behavior of your pet significantly which will help you deduce that something is wrong with him.
Reasons for constipation
Constipation can occur in all dogs at any given moment. There is no way to predict when this will. However, we were able to find a few common reasons why constipation will occur in your dog. All you have to do after you detected constipation and you know what caused it is to solve that issue. Anyway, constipation can occur due to:
- Low fiber count in the diet of your dog
- Huge inactivity or lack of any physical work
- Larger prostate glands
- Medicines your dog takes
It is almost unlikely that a dog will suffer from constipation due to all reasons mentioned above. However, it is possible that 2 or 3 are present and each one is contributing to constipation. In that case, the treatment can be more time-consuming, more expensive, and more complicated.
You can treat constipation at home
Most dog owners would like to know can they treat constipation at home or they must take a dog to a veterinarian. Yes, you can treat constipation at home but you must make sure the larger prostate glands are not the cause. You cannot treat this condition at home which causes constipation! Also, makes sure that your dog has developed constipation recently. If he has it for a few days, take him to a vet.
If you want to treat constipation at home, you need to try a few options. These are:
- Feed your pet with canned pumpkin
- Add fiber to the diet
- Give him more water to drink
- Walk and play with your dog more
- Add mineral oil to the food before you feed your dog
Dogs are unable to tell you what they ate and how they feel so you will need to discover this by yourself. Using all of the methods above, you can treat constipation successfully and the risk of other issues is almost completely eliminated.
How long can a dog go without pooping is an important question. Now you know the answer and you know that something wrong may be present. In other words, you can detect constipation easily and you can provide proper treatment. Constipation in dogs usually is a minor problem that will be solved within days and there is no need to worry about it.
Also, yuou can read Why Do Dogs Sneeze: All Different Reasons Explained.


Grains of paradise is a plant that is related to ginger. The seeds are used as a spice and as medicine.
Be careful not to confuse grains of paradise with capsicum. Both are known as grains of paradise.
People use grains of paradise for conditions such as diarrhea, heart disease, obesity, and many others, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
How does it work?
Chemicals in the seeds of grains of paradise seem to decrease swelling (inflammation), kill certain bacteria, and help burn body fat.
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Teledentistry and its use in dental education.
Teledentistry is a relatively new field that combines telecommunication technology and dental care. Most dentists and dental educators are unaware that teledentistry can be used not only for increased access to dental care, but also for advanced dental education. TYPE OF STUDIES REVIEWED: The authors describe teledentistry as it is applied worldwide, as well as its uses in education. Teledentistry in education can be divided into two main categories: self-instruction and interactive videoconferencing. Both of these methods have been used in several studies and countries.
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Close method
Class: BatchClosePlatform: AppiumLanguage: C# SDK:
Close the batches whose batch Ids were passed to BatchClose.SetBatchId.
The Test Manager displays test results in batches. The article Grouping tests into batches with the SDK explains how tests are associated with batches based on a batch ID, and how you can use the SDK to control which tests will be part of a particular batch.
Here, we will focus on understanding the notions of an active batch and closing a batch.
A batch is created and becomes active when a test is started with a batch ID that does not match an existing active batch. As long as a batch is active, new tests that have a matching batch ID will be added to the batch.
The Eyes server closes an active batch if it has not been used for several hours, or if it has been in continuous use for more than a few days.
When a batch is closed, the Eyes server sends a batch completion notification, if this feature is enabled. New tests that start will be added to a new batch and not to the closed batch.
You can manage batch closure by manually closing the batch. This is recommended if the user wants to get a batch completion notification as soon as the tests complete and not when the batch is closed automatically by the server.
This method does not take any parameters.
Return value
Type: void
The example below illustates how to close a batch programmatically:
Note that the batch id of the batch being closed needs to be passed to BatchClose.SetBatchId. In this example, we assume that a batch id was set for all the batches by assigning a unique ID to the environment variable APPLITOOLS_BATCH_ID. This is used as a default by the method Configuration.SetBatch which is setup in the suite Configuration object which is then assigned to each Eyes instance.
 * Setup a common batch for all tests
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batchInfo.Id = MyGetUniqueBatchID(); // User defined
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Aviation Maintenance Modernization
Capability Assessment Event
On 04-05 October, SOFWERX in collaboration with PEO-RW, US Army Special Operations Aviation Command's (USASOAC's), Aviation Maintenance Support Office (AMSO), and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment-Airborne (160th SOAR-A) is hosting a Capability Assessment Event (CAE) to address Aviation Maintenance Modernization in Tampa, Florida.
To be considered for the event, you must submit your technology for review by 6 September. The Government will subsequently review the submissions and downselect specific capabilities of interest. SOFWERX will then notify those selected companies on or about 14 September. Those selected companies must RSVP by 21 September to attend the Aviation Modernization Capability Assessment Event on 04-05 October.
Current government aviation maintenance practices make use of either paper manuals or digitized paper manuals on laptops, often requiring print-out of task-specific instructions and diagrams to take to the aircraft. Modern private industry aviation trends apply virtual /augmented/mixed reality and on-demand video technology to the aviation maintenance process.
Technology Focus Areas
The purpose of the event is to identify capabilities such as:
– Visual depiction of data/energy flow ("tracing wires") and mechanical operations
– "Manipulatable" 3D images and diagrams of components and/or systems
– Use of virtual/augmented/mixed reality/video tools to enhance the maintainer's understanding of maintenance procedures
– Aids to trouble-shooting
– Automated video capture of critical task performance for quality control purposes
The government may select none, one, or some promising technologies for further assessments after the event through SOFWERX or other government channels based on the maturity level and potential interoperability with current platforms and systems.
Methodology & Agenda
PEO-RW will review and assess the most promising Aviation Modernization technologies through demonstrations in one-on-one sessions at the Capability Assessment Event (CAE).
Concurrently, other Government partners will review and assess the company's AR/VR/MR capabilities through a separate one-on-one session.
8:00 AM – 8:20 AM Check-In / SOFWERX Welcome
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LandSkills West Midlands
LandSkills West Midlands is a branch of the regional development agency Advantage West Midlands (AWM), which is part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE).
The RDPE 2007-13 is jointly funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and defra and has a budget of £3.9 billion. £3.3 billion of this budget will help farmers to manage the land more sustainably and deliver important outcomes on biodiversity, landscape and access, water quality and climate change.
Some £600 million will help make agriculture and forestry more competitive and sustainable and enhance opportunity in rural areas..
Westpoint Veterinary Services (Ashbourne) with funding from Landskills West Midlands aim to bring ADVANCED knowledge and skills to the working shepherd.
Skills such as data analysis to help maximise lambs sold and pin point areas to focus on in the future
Injection techniques to make manipulation at lambing easier and improve lamb survival
Simple post-mortem techniques to ascertain cause of death
Costs and bench marking to improve efficiency and profitability
Up to date disease information and parasite resistance
Speakers will include experts from across the industry, including vets, industry stakeholders and farmers to gain the widest possible range of expertise on topics such as parasite control and worm resistance, supply chain.
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Contactless Angular Measurement Sensor (CLAS)
Contact-less angular measurement technology has been developed for future European telecommunication satellite mechanisms under an Artes 5.2 project. Use of capacitive coupling to resolve down to 0.01 degrees (16-bit) within the space environment with no mechanical deterioration of its parts has been achieved. The sensor is available for use in applications such as multibeam antenna pointing.
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Electrically Coupled Angular Encoder for Long Life Mechanisms: Contract number _PHONE_/12/NL/AD under the Artes 5.2 program for the European Space Agency.
Contact-less angular measurement makes use of capacitive coupling to resolve down to 0.01 degrees (16-bit) within the space environment with no mechanical deterioration of its parts.
The technology can be used for rotary or linear position sensing in which a series of plates are cut or etched along the measurement axis. As another plate moves across them, the capacitance of the circuits along the axis varies indicating the relative position of the two parts.
The sensor has been developed to deal with the new challenging applications required by European satellite manufacturers such as multibeam antenna pointing, precision solar array pointing and ion thruster control.
Innovations & Advantages
- Avoids past angular sensor failure mode seen in space applications.
- Resolves to 0.01 degress (16-bit) within the space environment
- No mechanical deterioration of its parts.
- Low power consumption
- The encoder is based on ESCC qualified EEE parts
- Radiation hardened guaranteed up to 100Krad.
- No ITAR constraints are applicable.
The first prototypes have been already manufactured and characterized. Engineering models as well as the launch of the qualification campaign and manufacturing for the flight units were carried out at the end of 2011/early 2012.
Current and Potential Domains of Application
- Multibeam antenna pointing
- Solar array mechanisms.
- Ion thruster pointing applications.


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Constrained optimisation of preliminary spacecraft configurations under the design-for-demise paradigm
In the past few years, the interest towards the implementation of design-for-demise measures has increased steadily. Most mid-sized satellites currently launched and already in orbit fail to comply with the casualty risk threshold of 0.0001. Therefore, satellites manufacturers and mission operators need to perform a disposal through a controlled re-entry, which has a higher cost and increased complexity. Through the design-for-demise paradigm, this additional cost and complexity can be removed
... s the spacecraft is directly compliant with the casualty risk regulations. However, building a spacecraft such that most of its parts will demise may lead to designs that are more vulnerable to space debris impacts, thus compromising the reliability of the mission. In fact, the requirements connected to the demisability and the survivability are in general competing. Given this competing nature, trade-off solutions can be found, which favour the implementation of design-for-demise measures while still maintaining the spacecraft resilient to space debris impacts. A multi-objective optimisation framework has been developed by the authors in previous works. The framework's objective is to find preliminary design solutions considering the competing nature of the demisability and the survivability of a spacecraft since the early stages of the mission design. In this way, a more integrated design can be achieved. The present work focuses on the improvement of the multi-objective optimisation framework by including constraints. The paper shows the application of the constrained optimisation to two relevant examples: the optimisation of a tank assembly and the optimisation of a typical satellite configuration.


Intrinsic properties are properties of an object that could exist in the object even if it were the only thing in the universe.
Mass, for example, is an intrinsic property. An object's mass does not change based on what is sitting next to it, or who is looking at it. Other intrinsic properties may include, depending on your exact definitions, things like complexity, roundness (an intrinsic property of circles), evil (the devil) and goodness (God), and existence (me). In some cases, it may also include things like 'value', for example, a human life may be said to have intrinsic value, apart from whatever extrinsic value it may also produce.
Weight, on the other hand, is an extrinsic property -- weight needs gravity, and does depend on what is sitting next to it (e.g. the moon or the Earth or the sun).
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Find instead of search – Fiarch it, the intelligent technical search engine
Find components specifically with a search engine for engineers and designers
Find instead of search is the motto under which the technical search engine Fiarch It was developed by the software manufacturer CADENAS from Augsburg. The search engine was especially designed to find 3D CAD components and offers engineers the possibility to precisely find the desired part under millions of components.
fiarch.it: Object search by sketch, reference model and word
The name "fiarch" says it all: On the one hand it's a slur of "find instead of search" and on the other hand - as the Urban dictionary tells us– also the slang term for "fetch":
The search engine is not only able to detect objects via full text search in more than 6000 manufacturer catalogs and product websites, but also allows to find the desired object with the Geometric Similarity Search via a sketch or by comparing it to a 3D CAD model similar to the object.
In the latter case only an already existing CAD model has to be exported in 3D STL format and then uploaded.


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A fountain, for a new municipal building, is designed to spray a column of water 100 meters into the air. It requires an exit velocity of 50 m/s. The nozzle at ground level , has a diameter of 8 cm and the pipe leading to the fountain is 30 cm in diameter. The pump for the system is 5 meters below the fountain.
hydrostatic pressure due to the height of the nozzle above the pump is 4.90 x 10^4 Pascals
velocity of the water in the connecting pipe (Dia =30cm) is 3.56m/s
weight of water that flows through the fountain in9minutes is 1.33 x 10^6 Newtons
What is the pump pressure needed to operate this pump?


QDBusError Class
The QDBusError class represents an error received from the D-Bus bus or from remote applications found in the bus. More...
Header: #include <QDBusError>
qmake: QT += dbus
Since: Qt 4.2
Public Types
enum ErrorType { NoError, Other, Failed, NoMemory, ..., InvalidInterface }
Public Functions
QDBusError(QDBusError &&other)
bool isValid() const
QString message() const
QString name() const
void swap(QDBusError &other)
ErrorType type() const
QDBusError &operator=(QDBusError &&other)
Static Public Members
QString errorString(ErrorType error)
Detailed Description
The QDBusError class represents an error received from the D-Bus bus or from remote applications found in the bus.
When dealing with the D-Bus bus service or with remote applications over D-Bus, a number of error conditions can happen. This error conditions are sometimes signalled by a returned error value or by a QDBusError.
C++ and Java exceptions are a valid analogy for D-Bus errors: instead of returning normally with a return value, remote applications and the bus may decide to throw an error condition. However, the Qt D-Bus implementation does not use the C++ exception-throwing mechanism, so you will receive QDBusErrors in the return reply (see QDBusReply::error()).
QDBusError objects are used to inspect the error name and message as received from the bus and remote applications. You should not create such objects yourself to signal error conditions when called from D-Bus: instead, use QDBusMessage::createError() and QDBusConnection::send().
See also QDBusConnection::send(), QDBusMessage, and QDBusReply.
Member Type Documentation
enum QDBusError::ErrorType
In order to facilitate verification of the most common D-Bus errors generated by the D-Bus implementation and by the bus daemon itself, QDBusError can be compared to a set of pre-defined values:
ConstantValueDescription
QDBusError::NoError0QDBusError is invalid (i.e., the call succeeded)
QDBusError::Other1QDBusError contains an error that is one of the well-known ones
QDBusError::Failed2The call failed (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Failed)
QDBusError::NoMemory3Out of memory (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoMemory)
QDBusError::ServiceUnknown4The called service is not known (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown)
QDBusError::NoReply5The called method did not reply within the specified timeout (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply)
QDBusError::BadAddress6The address given is not valid (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.BadAddress)
QDBusError::NotSupported7The call/operation is not supported (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NotSupported)
QDBusError::LimitsExceeded8The limits allocated to this process/call/connection exceeded the pre-defined values (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.LimitsExceeded)
QDBusError::AccessDenied9The call/operation tried to access a resource it isn't allowed to (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied)
QDBusError::NoServer10Documentation doesn't say what this is for (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoServer)
QDBusError::Timeout11Documentation doesn't say what this is for or how it's used (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Timeout)
QDBusError::NoNetwork12Documentation doesn't say what this is for (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoNetwork)
QDBusError::AddressInUse13QDBusServer tried to bind to an address that is already in use (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AddressInUse)
QDBusError::Disconnected14The call/process/message was sent after QDBusConnection disconnected (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Disconnected)
QDBusError::InvalidArgs15The arguments passed to this call/operation are not valid (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.InvalidArgs)
QDBusError::UnknownMethod16The method called was not found in this object/interface with the given parameters (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod)
QDBusError::TimedOut17Documentation doesn't say... (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.TimedOut)
QDBusError::InvalidSignature18The type signature is not valid or compatible (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.InvalidSignature)
QDBusError::UnknownInterface19The interface is not known in this object (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownInterface)
QDBusError::UnknownObject20The object path points to an object that does not exist (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownObject)
QDBusError::UnknownProperty21The property does not exist in this interface (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownProperty)
QDBusError::PropertyReadOnly22The property set failed because the property is read-only (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.PropertyReadOnly)
QDBusError::InternalError23An internal error occurred
QDBusError::InvalidObjectPath25The object path provided is invalid.
QDBusError::InvalidService24The service requested is invalid.
QDBusError::InvalidMember27The member is invalid.
QDBusError::InvalidInterface26The interface is invalid.
Member Function Documentation
QDBusError::QDBusError(QDBusError &&other)
Move-copy constructor.
[static] QString QDBusError::errorString(ErrorType error)
Returns the error name associated with error condition error.
This function was introduced in Qt 4.3.
bool QDBusError::isValid() const
Returns true if this is a valid error condition (i.e., if there was an error), otherwise false.
QString QDBusError::message() const
Returns the message that the callee associated with this error. Error messages are implementation defined and usually contain a human-readable error code, though this does not mean it is suitable for your end-users.
QString QDBusError::name() const
Returns this error's name. Error names are similar to D-Bus Interface names, like org.freedesktop.DBus.InvalidArgs.
See also type().
void QDBusError::swap(QDBusError &other)
ErrorType QDBusError::type() const
Returns this error's ErrorType.
See also ErrorType.
QDBusError &QDBusError::operator=(QDBusError &&other)
Move-assignment operator.
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$SERIALOUTPUT = label
The name of the assembler routine that must be called when a character is sent to the serial buffer (SBUF).
The character is placed into ACC.
With the redirection of the PRINT and other serial output related commands, you can use your own routines.
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NEW STRENGTHENED RULES FOR FOOD FOR INFANTS, YOUNG CHILDREN AND FOOD FOR SPECIFIC MEDICAL PURPOSE 12/06/13
Today, the European Parliament gave its green light on a set of clearer rules protecting specific groups of consumers such as infants and young children. The aim is to better protect consumers on the content and marketing of these "special" food products, and to provide a better environment for businesses, as well as better application of rules.
More and more food products exist on the market that target specific groups of the population. The EU rules in force for these products are complex and fragmented since different sets of rules and concepts can overlap and create confusion for businesses and national authorities who apply the rules.
This new Regulation on food for specific groups will streamline the rules that apply throughout the EU, by eliminating those that are unnecessary and contradictory and by replacing them with a new, simplified Framework.
The new Framework will cover:
- food for infants and young children;
- food for people with specific medical conditions;
- food for weight control that replace the totality of the daily diet.
The new Regulation will do away with the dated broad concept of 'foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses', which has proven not fit for today's market and legal context.
Under the new approach, food for other population groups will fall under different legislation. For example, rules on food for coeliacs will be transferred to the Regulation on Food Information to Consumers.
The Regulation will be published in the EU Official Journal in the coming weeks and will only apply from 2016 to allow time for businesses to adapt their commercial practices. No products will however have to be withdrawn from the market.
Over the next two years, the Commission will: adopt detailed rules (delegated acts) on food covered by the Regulation; and present two reports on the necessity to develop, in the future, specific rules for so-called 'growing up milks' for young children and food for sports people.
The Commission will also adopt specific rules on the use of statements on the absence or reduced presence of lactose in foods.


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Zoo Med Creatures Dual Thermometer & Humidity Meter
The Creatures™ dual thermometer and humidity meter allows you to accurately monitor both temperature and humidity in your invertebrates' habitat. Easy to set up!
Lights up in the dark!
- For accurate monitoring of both temperature and humidity in the home of your invertebrates.
- Temperature and humidity are extremely important for the long-term health of your invertebrates.
- The unique hooks and loops on the back allow easy removal for cleaning your invertebrate enclosure.


often colourful or evocative. Alternatively, blank cards, if you prefer that route, are cheap.
Here are some ideas for card-based player handouts:
 - The Black Deck
 Check out this cool tip from Jon Thompson
 - Equipment
 Equipment is served well by the card format. Give each piece of equipment a seperate card. As PCs travel, explore, or visit, have them put the equipment they're carrying into decks for fast reference and refereeing.
 For mounts and vehicles, players can clip together the cards of equipment stored on those to create distinct piles - one per mount/vehicle. Same goes with backpacks, portable holes and bags of holding, hirelings, and other containers and carriers.
 You can also note special properties or rules on equipment cards to speed up gameplay. For example, you could make a backpack card that you always keep on top of the stack of cards of the equipment it's holding.
 The backpack card lists carrying capacity along with rules for how long it takes to fish something out of the backpack during combat. You might also note the weight of each item on its equipment card in the lower right corner to make calculating current backpack weight fast - just add up the numbers in the right corners of the cards in the backpack stack.
 Players can note ammunition supplies and usage on equipment cards too. For the CCGs we play at work, we use a lot of glass beads to represent mana, wounds, points, and other constantly changing pools or totals. You can do the same for equipment for quantities or ammunition.
 For example, if a PC has 5 thunderstones, grab five beads and put them on his thunderstone card rather than making the player erase or update notes. As each stone is used, remove a bead. When the last bead is used, the player hands you back the card until more stones are found or purchased.
 - Treasure
 Treasure cards add a lot of fun and excitement to gameplay. For each treasure item, craft a card and hand it out as the item is found. You can make notes on cards about the treasure item, add a picture, pass the card in secret to players, note rules, and so on.
 In addition, you can rule that ownership of the card indicates ownership of the item to reduce arguments about who's got what at any given time.
 Check out this interesting product, GameMastery Item Packs, from Paizo.
 The art and blank back sides make these a cool and useful option for handing out treasure.
 As with ammunition, magic treasure with doses, charges, slots, and other accounting requirements make cards an excellent tracking solution.
 - Money
 Transform money from a boring accounting task to something more interesting with card-based money. Card money has pros and cons you should consider before implementing in your games:
 - You need enough pieces of money to represent the money in the game. That's why cards are a great solution - they're cheap and customisable. You can have a stack of cards ready, with denominations written on them.
 For example, what would you do if the PCs found 553 copper pieces? The general solution is to craft different denominations of money. Rather than handing out 553 cards of gold, you'd hand out 5 x 100, 1 x 50, 3 x 1.
 Other formats are possible, such as beads, poker chips, and counters, but with cards you can write denominations on them rather than forcing folks to remember red chips are 50, blue are 5, etc.
 - Game world currency. If you do use a denomination system, does it match your game world currency? If not, there's a small break in immersion. Not a big deal, but something to note. For example, if there's no 100 gold unit of currency in the world, but players have 100 gold card denominations, then what the players have doesn't exactly match what their PCs have (your players might also notice the cards aren't made of real gold too :).
 - You need a banker. Currently, players are pencilling in their updated wealth totals, leaving GMs free to do other things. If you move to a card currency system, someone needs to sort, hand out, and take in money during transactions. You can make a player a banker to save you time, but just be aware the banker function is required - unless you let your players make their own change and transactions.
 - Card money is fun. With a stack of money, everyone is clear on their funds. Card money can be stacked in with equipment and container cards, if you use such a system, so that everyone knows where their money is. The location of party wealth (and encumbrance) is also clear.
 Some card money resource ideas: If you don't want to design your own money, here's a commercial product, Fantasy Money by E.N. Publishing.
 Monopoly money is cheap to purchase, if you don't mind the designs.
 Tickets are cheap (i.e. tickets on rolls you buy for admission, raffles, etc.) and come in different colours.
 Settlers of Catan cards are fun too. For example:
 - brick = cps
 - wheat = gps
 - ore = sps or pps
 - Clues If your game includes written or visual clues, cards are a great solution. Format writing and art to your desire on your computer and print, or draw and write clues out manually. Use colour, if possible, to create evocative handouts
 Clue cards can be passed around, stored, and referenced at will by players. Also, players often miss noticing clues dropped by GMs. If you hand them a clue on a card, however, they'll take notice, keeping your plot and plans intact - for the moment, at least. :)
 Some clue ideas:
 - Poem fragments. A poem that provides the key or solution to a puzzle can be chopped up and found in pieces (cards) as the PCs explore.
 - Map fragments. Put pieces of maps on cards. Let the players puzzle over how the map fits together.
 - Picture puzzles. Design your own, or do a Google search for "picture puzzles".
 - Letters and notes written by NPCs.
 - Treasure piles
 Check out this cool tip from RatPunk at the ENWorld forums:
 "Whenever the party kills a bad guy, I throw an envelope on the table that contains index cards for all of his equipment. Whoever grabs the envelope is searching the body."
 RatPunk goes on to explain the rest of his card treasure system:
 "Initially, the cards just say the name of the item (i.e. longsword) and its weight on the top line. If it's masterwork or has a special description (i.e. large red ruby on the handle), that is written in the body of the index card. On the lower right corner, I make a notation of where the item was found (i.e. WC:7 = Room 7 of the Whispering Cairn). This allows me to look it up quickly when they sell it or get it identified. Once they get the item identified (if it's magic), they give the card back to me and I write what it is on the card. It's up to them to add any relevant stats."
 This works out really well for one shot items like potions and scrolls, since once they use it they just give me the card and I throw it in the pile to be recycled. Plus, the party rogue loves it because he can pocket stuff without anyone else knowing what it was. All in all it's been a big hit with the group." En World Forum: Homemade item cards?: RatPunk
 - Clip art
 el-remmen at ENWorld had this good tip about crafting item cards:
 "I use Google Image Search and other clip art to find what I need and use MS Publisher to create the template - but I am sure it can just be as easily made in Word." En World Forum: Homemade item cards?: el-remmen
 - Ammunition
 Consider putting ammunition on seperate cards. When the players find or buy more ammo, hand out more cards. For example, if a PC has 20 crossbow bolts or hand grenades, deal out 20 cards from the ammo deck. As each piece of ammunition is consumed, players hand back the card.
 This allows you to integrate special ammunition easily too. Each piece of magic or exceptional ammunition goes on its own card.
 This system lets PCs divide ammo up easily, especially if they are passing it around during combat.
 - Super pocket points
 My group uses pocket points (PPs), encouraged by player Dave who uses them in his own games, and based on this tip: Roleplaying Tips, Issue #93: "Player's Pocket" EXP Awards
 You could enhance this system with card-based super PPs. In my campaign, we use poker chips as PPs, but you could use cards instead. On some or all of the cards you could add special text that generates special results.
 For example, "Give this card to a player whose character acts bravely. This card is worth +2 when used."
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3. Reference
Cards are excellent reference tools. You can hold them easily in your hand, store them in boxes, sort them, and create your own card references in a short time.
A good approach is to determine what card references you could create that would benefit your group's gameplay most: speed, accuracy, knowledge, accounting.
For example, if combats are slow, craft some combat reference cards. If


Senior Nihal Saxena Garners Presidential Scholars Nomination
Nora Ferro, Staff Writer
Hillsborough High School senior Nihal Saxena was recently nominated for the Presidential Scholars award along with five of his peers. This prestigious award is extremely difficult to obtain and is a display of his hard work and dedication throughout his academic career and in his extracurricular activities.
For being only seventeen years old, Saxena has already accomplished so much in a variety of fields. As Vice President of the school's Robotics team, he is responsible for organizing meetings and leading his peers to reach their common goals. This team has been his favorite part of high school because he has been able to work in a group on mechanical engineering projects and learn more about machinery each year. As one of the team's leaders, Saxena also ran a summer session for incoming freshmen who were interested in joining the team but had trouble determining which technical sub-team they found most appealing.
This past summer, Saxena also participated in an Artificial Intelligence internship with Avira Digital in which over the course of four weeks, he taught a computer how to generate concise and highly accurate representations of lengthy drug summaries for doctors. Starting with a 70-page, technical description of medicine, he had to convert it into a data table of highlights that could be reviewed by a physician during her busy day. Ultimately, medical professionals will be able to rely on Saxena's algorithm to make critical decisions regarding their patients' health. Because of this experience, he later earned the young scientist award of Avira Digital.
Another project Nihal worked on recently was his D3LPHIN iOS application. Since he was unable to continue his volunteer work at a local assisted living during quarantine, Nihal began hosting virtual Zoom Bingo games. This motivated him to apply his computer science skills to develop an iOS app, helping the residents at Brookdale's Memory Care cope with the challenges that Alzheimer's presents. His app, D3LPHIN, was completed during 250+ hours of prolonged coding sessions. It now has various mind-strengthening games and activities for the residents, including a voice-activated, speech-to-text journal. This is one of Nihal's proudest achievements and can be found on the App Store on all Apple devices.
These accomplishments are just some of the reasons why Nihal Saxena deserves this award, and his family, friends, and teachers are excited to see what else he does later in life.


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O.R.S set to be rolled out in over 10,000 UK pharmacies
Clinova's O.R.S soluble tablets will be rolled out in over 10,000 UK pharmacies from June, 2012. O.R.S soluble tablets are one of the world's first tablet forms of the standard oral rehydration salts formula. The tablets contain a combination of glucose, salts and electrolytes. The tablets help to replenish the body with water and salts that have been depleted due to dehydration and thereby help to maintain an optimal fluid balance. O.R.S soluble tablets are designed for a variety of users including people who lose excess fluid, professional and recreational athletes, visitors to hot/tropical countries and people who are dehydrated due to alcohol consumption. The usual dosage form for oral rehydration salts is a sachet but Clinova's tablet form offers significant advantages compared to existing sachet form products. Clinova's oral rehydration salts soluble tablets are a glucose-salt combination. If the body loses more fluid than it takes in e.g. in exercise or heat exhaustion, this can result in dehydration. To enable the intestines to obtain fluid from food residues, glucose and minerals are important. The effervescent tablets replenish the water and body salts and thereby help to maintain a proper fluid balance. This product will be available from pharmacies in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
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In this section
Westport Waterfront The Riverbank project
The Riverbank Project is a $2M project, funded by the Provincial Growth Fund. It is revitalising the current industrial area between the Buller River and the town centre.
It forms part of the Westport master plan and features the Toki bridge. The bridge allows people to safely transition from the main street, over the railway lines to a new riverbank space.
This is the first significant step in Westport turning to face the river, the town's greatest natural asset.
The Toki Poutangata Bridge
The jewel in The Riverbank Project is the Toki Poutangata Bridge. As well as connecting the town centre to the river, it will also provide linkage to the Kawatiri Coastal Trail enabling our community and visitors to enjoy active transport and recreation opportunities in Westport.
A name with a deep meaning
The name chosen for the bridge Toki Poutangata (or Toki for short), describes a ceremonial adze of chiefly authority, and consists of a pounamu blade lashed to an elaborately carved handle. This styling has been carried through into the truss design of the bridge structure, with its distinctive tapered shape and green colour, drawing focus to the Buller River. The concept has support from local iwi Ngāti Waewae. It represents strength, mana, bravery and triumph, all traits and characteristics synonymous with the Buller District.
A local story of craftsmanship and ingenuity
The bridge truss has been fabricated by local manufacturing specialists Rea Engineering, who are only metres down the track from the bridge site.
This has made for a very simple, yet unique transport plan. The entire truss was placed on custom-made rail trolleys and travelled along the tracks from the workshop to the bridge location.
The pounamu-green Toki bridge set new national benchmarks for surface protection. It is the first bridge in New Zealand coated with the next-generation fluoropolymer (polyurethane) paint system, which extends the lifespan of the top-coat colour beyond traditional applications. This minimises the need for periodic touch-ups and re-coats, reducing ongoing maintenance costs. As a result, the Toki bridge will have excellent long-term resistance to paint degradation, looking better for longer.
The Toki bridge was lifted into place, at the November 2021. This was the first full reveal of Westport's new iconic landmark, safely linking the town centre to the Buller River for the first time in over 40 years.
The installation was followed by bridge certification and completion of the western embankment before the new over-rail link was opened for public use.
The official grand opening of the bridge was held in March 2022.
The bridge design in numbers
The Toki bridge, designed by DC Structures Studio, is a tapering truss measuring 5.8m high at the river-facing end, with an overall width of 3.1m, total length of 38m and a span between bearing supports of 29m.
The full lift weight including decking will be 24 tonnes. The ramp on the town side rises in two flights to a height of 5.4m above ground level, with a linear walk length of 77m at 1:12 grade with rest zones every 9m.
The usable walkway width is 2.5m on the bridge and 2.3m on the ramp, with both using 28mm thick Fibre Reinforced Polymer non-slip decking materials and stainless steel countersunk fixings.
With an additional $300k funding secured from central government's Tourism Infrastructure Fund, The Riverbank Project will soon link Westport's town precinct to the Kawatiri Coastal Trail, the floating basin and Kawatiri River Trails.
A new south trail will create a high-quality alternative to the existing Millennium Track from the Kawatiri Coastal Trail carpark into Westport's town precinct via the new Toki Bridge. This will deliver a safe, enjoyable, and easy to follow route for pedestrians and cyclists along The Esplanade and the Buller River, to complete the link to Carters Beach, Tauranga Bay and beyond.
Also included in the project is work on a north connector route from the Toki Bridge pedestrian plaza up to the Floating Basin, Kawatiri River Trails and ultimately North Beach. This route will follow established footpaths and streets through town with new line marking and signage for improved wayfinding and user safety.
Both trails are integral to Westport's master plan and our district revitalisation strategy, to position Buller as an attractive place to live, explore and invest.


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Study shows yoga is effective at reducing anger, decreasing violence and producing strong, self-confident students.
Bullying and violence are a major problem in schools and among youth. This interview focuses on how yoga-based techniques are proving effective in bully proofing our children and classrooms.
Dee Marie, of Calming Kids Yoga, will share her ground-breaking program that teaches yoga and conflict management skills to youth giving them the skills needed to be calm and compassionate, strong and resilient. We'll also discuss the Harvard study results of the program. Also joining us is Cheryl Crawford (Grounded), with the program Quest for Elevation which is used in schools to teach yoga based techniques to combat bullying.
Find out how yoga can empower your children and stop bullying.
Enjoy this Shanti Generation video of teens talking about how yoga helps counter bullying.
Thanks to all who work to bring yoga based techniques into schools. As Dee mentions the number one anti-bullying skill yoga teaches youth is awareness. As children/teens become more aware of their body, their emotions, their words and their environment, they can make decisions and take action based on the yoga principle of Ahimsa: kindness to self and others.
Editor: Brianna Bemel
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Definition of ametropia
n. - Any abnormal condition of the refracting powers of the eye. 2
The word "ametropia" uses 9 letters: A A E I M O P R T.
No direct anagrams for ametropia found in this word list.
Words formed by adding one letter before or after ametropia (in bold), or to aaeimoprt in any order:
s - ametropias
All words formed from ametropia by changing one letter
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Return TRUE if the expression is NULL, otherwise return FALSE.
Syntax IsNull(expression) Key expression A string or numeric expression.
The IsNull() function may be used in VBA or in an SQL query.
MS Access makes a distinction between an empty string "" and a NULL value. If you type something into a field and then delete it, you will be left with a zero length string, in contrast if nothing has ever been entered into a field it will be NULL. IsNull() will only detect NULLs.
Dim boolDemo as Boolean
boolDemo = IsNull(Me!txtDescription)
If boolDemo = True Then Msgbox "A required value is missing!"
"Art is the elimination of the unnecessary" ~ Pablo Picasso
Nz - Detect a NULL value.
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'The Blue Ribband of NZ Yachting'
by New Zealand Marine Artist Jim Bolland
Before the great war of 1914-18 competitive sailing in New Zealand was still in its relative infancy. Remember, New Zealand is a very new country!
About the time that the schooner yacht 'America' sailed for England to challenge British sailors for that well known cup, our English forbears were still struggling to establish a foothold on our tiny land and any form of noncommercial sailing was restricted to a few wealthy families.
To give you an idea of the 'recent' development of sailing in NZ, the best known of our clubs, The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, was founded in Auckland in 1859. In Wellington, the Capital City, the club that was to be known as The Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, was formed in 1883.
Sailing on Wellington Harbour 1888
Auckland was and always will be the centre of sailing in New Zealand and keel yachts abounded there from the earliest days, but during those early days there were problems establishing a suitable small dinghy class for young men of lesser means.
Cutting a long story into a short story, things started to happen with a boom in yacht club membership following World War I and the efforts of a group of Auckland enthusiasts to establish a fourteen-foot sailing dinghy for boys.
Boosting this move was the news that Viscount Lord Jellicoe, a WW1 hero Admiral of the Royal Navy and keen yachtsman, was to arrive in New Zealand as Governor-General and he had expressed interest in getting involved in one-design class yacht racing on his arrival.
Unfortunately there was no one-design class of race yacht in New Zealand at the time, so with the thought of a Governor General actually sailing in their midst, the Royal New Zealand Yacht squadron immediately threw it's weight behind the effort of the other groups establishing the 14 ft. dinghy class.
The 1916 drawings of the 14 ft. one design class.
However, those whose ambition it was to see the growth of a dinghy class for boys were concerned to discover that many of the new class were being built for experienced older sailors who were drawn to the idea of the competition promised by the one design.
For the complete article, including more discussions on THE BLUE RIBBAND OF NEW ZEALAND SAILING, the Breitling MedCup won by 'Artemis' and more, click here.
Visit Jim's website to see his paintings of the America's Cup as well as Commissioned works he has painted.


Red Hat Training
A Red Hat training course is available for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
Chapter 17. Configuring Delayed Redelivery
Delayed redelivery to an address is defined by the redelivery-delay attribute of an address-setting configuration element. If a redelivery delay is specified, JBoss EAP waits for the duration of this delay before redelivering messages. If redelivery-delay is set to 0, there is no redelivery delay. To get the current value of redelivery-delay for a given address-setting, use the following management CLI command as an example.
/subsystem=messaging-activemq/server=default/address-setting=<YOUR_ADDRESS_SETTING>:read-attribute(name=redelivery-delay)
The table below lists the configuration attributes of an address-setting that can be used to configure the redelivery of messages. Set the value for a given attribute using the following management CLI command as an example.
/subsystem=messaging-activemq/server=default/address-setting=<YOUR_ADDRESS_SETTING>:write-attribute(name=<ATTRIBUTE>,value=<NEW_VALUE>)
Table 17.1. Delivery Related Attributes of Address Settings
AttributeDescription
max-delivery-attempts
Defines how many time a canceled message can be redelivered before sending to the dead-letter-address. The default is 10.
max-redelivery-delay
Maximum value for the redelivery-delay (in ms). The default is 0.
redelivery-delay
Defines how long to wait in milliseconds before attempting redelivery of a canceled message. The default is 0.
redelivery-multiplier
Multiplier to apply to the redelivery-delay parameter. The default is 1.0
See Address Settings for details on configuring an address-setting.


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This paper discusses the operation of an oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) featuring a submicroampere threshold current. Several measurements including polarization, linewidth, optical beam profile, and light-current characteristics confirm that the device is operating as a laser at currents less than 1 μA. Spectroscopic and far-field measurements are used to analyze the laser's modal structure and operation.
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|Number of pages||2|
|Journal||Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Technical Digest Series|
|State||Published - 1996|
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- Physics and Astronomy(all)