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Views and Navigation
See the Pen by Ionic (@ionic) on CodePen.
As a user navigates throughout your app, Ionic is able to keep track of their navigation history. By knowing their history, transitions between views correctly slide either left or right, or no transition at all. An additional benefit to Ionic's navigation system is its ability to manage multiple histories.
Ionic uses the AngularUI Router module so app interfaces can be organized into various "states". Like Angular's core $route service, URLs can be used to control the views. However, the AngularUI Router provides a more powerful state manager in that states are bound to named, nested, and parallel views, allowing more than one template to be rendered on the same page. Additionally, each state is not required to be bound to a URL, and data can be pushed to each state which allows much flexibility. More about the navView directive here.
With Angular's core $route service, the ngView was used to render the template of the current route. With the AngularUI Router as the base, Ionic instead uses the navView directive to renders templates. One of the largest advantages to navView is that views can be nested, and allows multiple nav-views on one page.
Navigation History
The View Service keeps track of the user's navigation history, such as what views are forward and backward from the current view (like a browser's back button). Using the service, the directives also know which direction an animations transition should happen, such as navigating between views (should it slide left because you're navigating forward, or slide right because you're navigating backwards).
The View Service is leveraged by the Ionic's tabs directive, which has child tab directives. Each tab requires its own history stack (forward and back buttons), and to do so each tab has its own navView directive. This system is similar to what you see in modern apps, such as iOS's App Store, or Android's Play Store.
<ion-nav-view>
Attribute Type Default Description
animation string slide-left-right The animation used to transition between pages.
<ion-nav-bar>
Attribute Type Default Description
animation string nav-title-slide-ios7 The animation used to transition between titles.
type string The class to assign to the navbar. For example, 'bar-positive'.
back-button-type string button-icon Set to empty string to disable back button.
back-button-icon string ion-{{platform}}-arrow-back Any class name from ionicons.
back-button-label string Title of previous view
align-title string center Where to align the title of the navbar. Available: 'left', 'right', 'center'.
Quick Start
To start, we place a <ion-nav-view></ion-nav-view> at the root of the app. The ion-nav-view directive tells Ionic where to place your templates. A view can be unnamed or named, but only one unnamed view can be within any template (or root html). The ion-nav-view directive is based off of the ui-view directive within the ui-router.
If have an <ion-nav-view> element, we can also create an <ion-nav-bar> which will create a topbar that updates as the application state changes. We can also add some styles and set up animations:
<body ng-app="starter">
 <!-- The nav bar that will be updated as we navigate -->
 <ion-nav-bar animation="nav-title-slide-ios7"
 type="bar-positive"
 back-button-type="button-icon"
 back-button-icon="ion-arrow-left-c"></ion-nav-bar>
 <!-- where the initial view template will be rendered -->
 <ion-nav-view animation="slide-left-right"></ion-nav-view>
</body>
State Provider Setup
We can set up Angular to listen for various routes, match which state should be loaded, and render the state's template into the correct <ion-nav-view>.
angular.module('myApp', ['ionic'])
.config(function($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider) {
 $stateProvider
 .state('home', {
 url: "/home",
 templateUrl: "home.html",
 controller: 'HomeCtrl'
 })
 .state('about', {
 url: "/about",
 templateUrl: "about.html",
 controller: 'AboutCtrl'
 })
 .state('contact', {
 url: "/contact",
 templateUrl: "contact.html"
 })
 // if none of the above are matched, go to this one
 $urlRouterProvider.otherwise("/home");
})
.controller('HomeCtrl', function($scope) {
 console.log('HomeCtrl');
})
.controller('AboutCtrl', function($scope) {
 console.log('AboutCtrl');
});
Please visit AngularUI Router's docs for more info. Below is a great video by the AngularUI Router guys that may help to explain how it all works:
Nav Bar And Header Titles
The ion-nav-bar uses the View Service to update the header title as the user transitions through the app. For each transition, the title comes from the title attribute within the view transitioning in.
Templates and Views
Next, in each state's template should contain a view directive, which provides the view's title:
<script id="home.html" type="text/ng-template">
 <ion-view title="'Home'">
 <ion-content has-header="true" padding="true">
 ...
 </ion-content>
 </ion-view>
</script>
<script id="about.html" type="text/ng-template">
 <ion-view title="'About'">
 <ion-content has-header="true" padding="true">
 ...
 </ion-content>
 </ion-view>
</script>
<script id="contact.html" type="text/ng-template">
 <ion-view title="'Contact'">
 <ion-content has-header="true" padding="true">
 ...
 </ion-content>
 </ion-view>
</script>
Inside of each <ion-view> we can specify the title, left buttons, and right buttons that will be updated on the nav bar:
<ion-view ng-controller="AppCtrl" title="myTitle" left-buttons="leftButtons" right-buttons="rightButtons">
</ion-view>
Which we can specify in our controller to be:
app.controller('AppCtrl', function($scope) {
 $scope.myTitle = 'Page One';
 $scope.leftButtons = [
 {
 type: 'button-positive',
 content: '<i class="icon ion-navicon"></i>',
 tap: function(e) {
 }
 }
 ];
 $scope.rightButtons = [
 {
 type: 'button-clear',
 content: 'Edit',
 tap: function(e) {
 }
 }
 ]
});


text: Manipulation of submicron-sized particles using second-order acoustic radiation forces at ultrasonic frequencies is hindered by the time-independent streaming flows. A similar phenomenon occurs when open fluid volumes are vibrated at low frequencies in the range of 100 Hz. The streaming phenomenon, in this lower-frequency range, is studied here by using horizontally actuated liquid-filled rectangular chambers. The formation of capillary waves at the liquid-air interface generates spatially varying flow fields in the bulk fluid, which can be used to collect particles at stable locations. However, the same spatial variation is the source of the streaming fields, which, under some conditions, can drag particles away from these stable locations. The governing equations for the second-order flow are derived and simulated, after which a particle-tracing algorithm is executed in the obtained flow field. Critical particle parameters are determined in multiple simulated chambers of different dimensions, with the aim of reducing the effect of the streaming field on the particle's movement. The simulation results are then applied experimentally to demonstrate the ability of this system to collect particles as small as 50 nm in diameter.

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One way of determining the heath of a Rotary engine is to conduct a "Compression" test. Done correctly this will give you a good indication of general condition of each Rotor's Apex, Side and Corner Seals. It will be necessary to "Normalise" results to a Crank speed of 250 rpm. It would be extremely rare for the engine to crank at that exact speed.
(The engine must be at normal operating temperature)
1. Remove the Leading spark-plug on each Rotor. (Disconnect Crank Case Sensor).
2. With the throttle wide open, crank engine to clear out any liquid or contaminates in the rotor housings.
3. Connect up Calibration Equipment.
4. Screw the calibrated pressure Transducers into the leading spark plug hole on each rotor housing.
4. Crank engine with throttle wide open and the clutch pedal fully down.
5. Using the Laptop record output from measurement equipment.
6. Convert readings into required figures.
7. Normalise results for 250rpm.
8. Record actual "Compression Test Results" (see below).
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This activity is aimed at schools & families to help discover the wonder of Roman objects in our collection.
A cameo is an oval shaped piece of jewellery with a portrait in profile carved in relief on a background of a different colour.
This cameo is thought to show Emperor Caracalla dressed as Hercules. Although it looks like he is wearing a cloak it is fastened by a knot at the front instead of by a brooch on the shoulder, and is in fact a lion skin – the carver has even tried to depict the paw. Hercules is often shown wearing or holding this skin as he killed the lion as the first of his 12 tasks. The supernatural lion's skin was so tough nothing could cut it, so Hercules used his superhuman strength to strangle it instead. Caracalla liked to compare himself to Hercules, especially as he had also killed a lion.
Take a good look at the cameo
What do you see, notice and wonder about this object?
Now it is your turn
Draw your face in profile (draw a picture of your face from the side like the cameo does). Do this by looking in the mirror or looking at pictures of yourself. Why not try to make a cameo using your profile from materials you have around the house.
The Romans had thousands of Gods to represent all things and honouring these gods was part of their daily life. The cameo above shows the Emperor Caracalla, the son of Emperor Septimus Severus who resided at Arbeia dressed as the God Hercules because he wanted his strength to be compared to that of Hercules. Find out about the many Gods the Romans worshiped. Do you think there were gods to protect the fort, and soldiers before going into battle? Which one would you like to be and why? Do you think superheroes are like Roman Gods? Can you invent a new superhero for todays world? Draw a picture of them and describe their powers.
More online activities to enjoy
Unfortunately at this current time we can not offer our full family programmes in the museums but we have created lots of online learning activities for you to enjoy.
More online activities from our venues:
Segedunum Roman Fort
South Shields Museum & Art Gallery


How to check if string contains numbers, letters, characters in bash
Shell Scripting, Linux
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Compare Strings in Bash
In my last article I shared some examples to get script execution time from within the script. I will continue with articles on shell scripts. In this article i will share examples to compare strings in bash and to check if string contains only numbers or alphabets and numbers etc in shell script in Linux. Now there can be various scenarios here, I will try to cover as many as possible.

1. Check if string contains numbers
Suppose you wish to compare strings and check if string contains numbers. Now this variable can also have characters, alphabets but most importantly we wish to check if string contains numbers. Use the below syntax in your script to compare strings and check if string contains numbers.
$VAR =~ [0-9]
I will frame this in a script
#!/bin/bash
while true; do
 read -r -p "Enter a string: " VAR
 if [[ $VAR =~ [0-9] ]];then
 echo "Input contains number"
 else
 echo "Input contains non numerical value"
 fi
done
Now let us execute our script, as you observe the script is able to differentiate between numerical and non numerical value
# /tmp/script.sh
Enter a string: test
Input contains non numerical value
Enter a string: test1234
Input contains number
Enter a string: test@123
Input contains number
Enter a string: testing
Input contains non numerical value

2. Check if string contains only numbers
Suppose you wish to compare strings and check if string contains only numbers. Now above we had a case where a string could contain both letter and alphabets. Try using the below syntax in your script to compare strings and check if string contains only numbers
$VAR =~ ^[0-9]+$
OR
$VAR =~ ^[[:digit:]]+$
I will frame this in a script to test multiple values
#!/bin/bash
while true; do
 read -r -p "Enter a string: " VAR
 if [[ $VAR =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]];then
 echo "Input contains number"
 else
 echo "Input contains non numerical value"
 fi
done
Now let us execute our script to compare strings, as you observe the script is able to differentiate between numerical and non numerical value so we are successfully able to check if string contains only numbers.
# /tmp/script.sh
Enter a string: test
Input contains non numerical value
Enter a string: 1234
Input contains number
Enter a string: test1234
Input contains non numerical value
Enter a string: 012
Input contains number

3. Check if string contains only alphabets and numbers
To compare strings and check if a string contains only alphabets and numbers you can use either of the below syntax.
$VAR =~ ^[[:alnum:]]+$
OR
$VAR =~ ^[0-9a-zA-Z]+$
Let me frame it in a script, i will demo only one of the syntax but both should work for you
#!/bin/bash
while true; do
 read -r -p "Enter a string: " VAR
 if [[ $VAR =~ ^[[:alnum:]]+$ ]];then
 echo "OK: Contains alphabets and numbers"
 else
 echo "NOK: Contains special character"
 fi
done
Execute the script. As you see we are able to differentiate the strings with alphabets and numbers and without alphabets and numbers
# /tmp/script.sh
Enter a string: 123
OK: Contains alphabets and numbers
Enter a string: abc123
OK: Contains alphabets and numbers
Enter a string: abc@123
NOK: Contains special character
Enter a string: abc.123
NOK: Contains special character

4. Check if string starts with character
Here let me show you an example to compare strings to check if string starts with specific character or word. Now assuming I wish to make sure that a variable or string starts with character "A". Try the below syntax to check if string starts with character "A"
$VAR =~ ^[A]
I will frame this in a script to test multiple values
#!/bin/bash
while true; do
 read -r -p "Enter a string: " VAR
 if [[ $VAR =~ ^[A] ]];then
 echo "Input starts with A"
 else
 echo "Input does not starts with A"
 fi
done
Now let us execute our script, as you observe the script is able to check if string starts with character "A".
# /tmp/script.sh
Enter a string: Test
Input does not starts with A
Enter a string: Apple
Input starts with A
Enter a string: apple
Input does not starts with A
Enter a string: Ball
Input does not starts with A
Similarly you can modify the logic to check for any other alphabet or character. For example to check for both small and capital alphabet use the below syntax
$VAR =~ ^[aA]

5. Check if string contains special characters
To compare strings and check if string contains special characters there are two methods. Either we match the pattern with all the available special characters or we do the opposite. We have a logic to check if a string contains only alphabets and numbers, we use that pattern and reverse it to get to know & check if string contains special characters.
$VAR == *['!'@#\$%^\&*()_+]*
OR
! $VAR =~ ^[[:alnum:]]+$
Let us frame this pattern in a script
#!/bin/bash
while true; do
 read -r -p "Enter a string: " VAR
 if [[ ! $VAR =~ ^[[:alnum:]]+$ ]];then
 echo "contains special character"
 else
 echo "does not contains special character"
 fi
done
Now if we execute the script to check if string contains special characters, we observe that the script is able to tell us about the string with and without special characters.
# /tmp/script.sh
Enter a string: test123
does not contains special character
Enter a string: 12345
does not contains special character
Enter a string: test
does not contains special character
Enter a string: test$123
contains special character
Enter a string: test%123
contains special character
Enter a string: test.123
contains special character

6. Check if string contains vowels
Now to compare strings and check if string contains vowels we can use below pattern. Here we are defining all the vowels in the pattern to check if string contains vowels.
$VAR =~ [AEIOUaeiou]
Let us put this in our script
#!/bin/bash
while true; do
 read -r -p "Enter a string: " VAR
 if [[ $VAR =~ [AEIOUaeiou] ]];then
 echo "OK: Contains vowels"
 else
 echo "NOK: No vowels found"
 fi
done
Execute the script to verify the functionality and if our script is able to check if string contains vowels. As you observe now our script is able to identify and check if string contains vowels or it only contains consonant.
# /tmp/script.sh
Enter a string: Apple
OK: Contains vowels
Enter a string: Bat
OK: Contains vowels
Enter a string: Test
OK: Contains vowels
Enter a string: Myth
NOK: No vowels found
Enter a string: Witch
OK: Contains vowels
Enter a string: Cry
NOK: No vowels found
Enter a string: Sky
NOK: No vowels found

Lastly I hope the steps from the article to compare strings and check if string contains numbers, letters or special characters in shell script in Linux was helpful. So, let me know your suggestions and feedback using the comment section.
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Mood rings space quite well-known these days. Castle were an initial introduced in the 1970s through two new Yorkers. Due to the fact that then, mood rings have garnered a many popularity. They are not just limited to brand-new York anymore, you can find different species of the atmosphere rings almost everywhere the world. They make for an remarkable jewelry items that can be bought at a an extremely affordable price.
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How carry out Mood rings Function
A the atmosphere ring is simply a crystal thermometer in a ring form. It reflects the present mood that the human being wearing the ring. The rings adjust color according to the mood of the person. Human beings emit a many of power from their bodies. The emission of power depends upon ours moods as well. Human being who are anxious often tend to release more energy as contrasted to civilization who are happy. The atmosphere rings feeling this heat power and readjust colors follow to the strongness of emitted heat. Mood rings have the right to also help you medically. If your mood ring regularly alters to dark colors favor gray or black color then girlfriend should certainly take the seriously. Regular change to dark colour can aid you identify medical issues with her body together well.
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How are Mood rings Made
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One thing to store in mind is that mood rings don't always readjust colors since of the change in your emotions. As soon as you are worn down or if you space walking exterior in cold weather also then the ring might adjust colors.
See more: Which Hemisphere Of The Cerebral Cortex Is Usually Dominant In Language Tasks?
Mood rings are very unique. They are affordable and also can last as much as 5 year without put on down. They not only assist to reflect her mood but can also be an amazing accessory for her jewelry set.

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Improvement of the Dynamic Characteristics in the Connecting Passages for Measuring High Frequency Pressure Diagrams
1986-09-01
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Remarkable progress has been made in recent years on pressure measuring techniques and apparatuses, yet they seem not necessarily successful in achieving accurate pressure diagrams at the high frequency range. The primary cause of difficulty lies in the occurrence of undesirable vibrations in the connecting passages which diminishes the accuracy of pressure diagrams. In order to prevent such vibration, the authors have attempted to increase the natural frequency in the connecting passages by enclosing heat resisting silicon oil, to analyse the frequency characteristics of the passages, and to ensure the propriety of the analysis through comparison with experiments. As a result, it is proved that the natural frequency of the silicon oil enclosed passage increases twice as high as that of the passage filled with working gas.
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The Coordinate System
A paint device in Qt is a drawable 2D surface. QWidget, QPixmap, QPicture and QPrinter are all paint devices. A QPainter is an object which can draw on such devices.
The default coordinate system of a paint device has its origin at the top left corner. X increases to the right and Y increases downwards. The unit is one pixel on pixel-based devices and one point on printers.
An Example
The illustration below shows a highly magnified portion of the top left corner of a paint device.
The rectangle and the line were drawn by this code (with the grid added and colors touched up in the illustration):
 void MyWidget::paintEvent( QPaintEvent * )
 QPainter p( this );
 p.setPen( darkGray );
 p.drawRect( 1,2, 5,4 );
 p.setPen( lightGray );
 p.drawLine( 9,2, 7,7 );
Note that all of the pixels drawn by drawRect() are inside the size specified (5*4 pixels). This is different from some toolkits; in Qt the size you specify exactly encompasses the pixels drawn. This applies to all the relevant functions in QPainter.
Similarly, the drawLine() call draws both endpoints of the line, not just one.
Here are the classes that relate most closely to the coordinate system:
QPoint A single 2D point in the coordinate system. Most functions in Qt that deal with points can accept either a QPoint argument or two ints, for example QPainter::drawPoint().
QSize A single 2D vector. Internally, QPoint and QSize are the same, but a point is not the same as a size, so both classes exist. Again, most functions accept either a QSize or two ints, for example QWidget::resize().
QRect A 2D rectangle. Most functions accept either a QRect or four ints, for example QWidget::setGeometry().
QRegion An arbitrary set of points, including all the normal set operations, e.g. QRegion::intersect(), and also a less usual function to return a list of rectangles whose union is equal to the region. QRegion is used e.g. by QPainter::setClipRegion(), QWidget::repaint() and QPaintEvent::region().
QPainter The class that paints. It can paint on any device with the same code. There are differences between devices, QPrinter::newPage() is a good example, but QPainter works the same way on all devices.
QPaintDevice A device on which QPainter can paint. There are two internal devices, both pixel-based, and two external devices, QPrinter and QPicture (which records QPainter commands to a file or other QIODevice, and plays them back). Other devices can be defined.
Although Qt's default coordinate system works as described above, QPainter also supports arbitrary transformations.
This transformation engine is a three-step pipeline, closely following the model outlined in books such as Foley & Van Dam and the OpenGL Programming Guide. Refer to those for in-depth coverage; here we give just a brief overview and an example.
The first step uses the world transformation matrix. Use this matrix to orient and position your objects in your model. Qt provides methods such as QPainter::rotate(), QPainter::scale(), QPainter::translate() and so on to operate on this matrix.
QPainter::save() and QPainter::restore() save and restore this matrix. You can also use QWMatrix objects, QPainter::worldMatrix() and QPainter::setWorldMatrix() to store and use named matrices.
The second step uses the window. The window describes the view boundaries in model coordinates. The matrix positions the objects and QPainter::setWindow() positions the window, deciding what coordinates will be visible. (If you have 3D experience, the window is what's usually called projection in 3D.)
The third step uses the viewport. The viewport too, describes the view boundaries, but in device coordinates. The viewport and the windows describe the same rectangle, but in different coordinate systems.
On-screen, the default is the entire QWidget or QPixmap where you are drawing, which is usually appropriate. For printing this function is vital, since very few printers can print over the entire physical page.
So each object to be drawn is transformed into model coordinates using QPainter::worldMatrix(), then positioned on the drawing device using QPainter::window() and QPainter::viewport().
It is perfectly possible to do without one or two of the stages. If, for example, your goal is to draw something scaled, then just using QPainter::scale() makes perfect sense. If your goal is to use a fixed-size coordinate system, QPainter::setWindow() is ideal. And so on.
Here is a short example that uses all three mechanisms: the function that draws the clock face in the aclock/aclock.cpp example. We recommend compiling and running the example before you read any further. In particular, try resizing the window to different sizes.
 void AnalogClock::drawClock( QPainter *paint )
Firstly, we save the painter's state, so that the calling function is guaranteed not to be disturbed by the transformations we're going to use.
 paint->setWindow( -500,-500, 1000,1000 );
We set the model coordinate system we want a 1000*1000 window where 0,0 is in the middle.
 QRect v = paint->viewport();
 int d = QMIN( v.width(), v.height() );
The device may not be square and we want the clock to be, so we find its current viewport and compute its shortest side.
 paint->setViewport( v.left() + (v.width()-d)/2,
 v.top() + (v.height()-d)/2, d, d );
Then we set a new square viewport, centered in the old one.
We're now done with our view. From this point on, when we draw in a 1000*1000 area around 0,0, what we draw will show up in the largest possible square that'll fit in the output device.
Time to start drawing.
 QPointArray pts;
pts is just a temporary variable to hold some points.
Next come three drawing blocks, one for the hour hand, one for the minute hand and finally one for the clock face itself. First we draw the hour hand:
 paint->rotate( 30*(time.hour()%12-3) + time.minute()/2 );
We save the painter and then rotate it so that one axis points along the hour hand.
 pts.setPoints( 4, -20,0, 0,-20, 300,0, 0,20 );
 paint->drawConvexPolygon( pts );
We set pts to a four-point polygon that looks like the hour hand at three o'clock, and draw it. Because of the rotation, it's drawn pointed in the right direction.
We restore the saved painter, undoing the rotation. We could also call rotate( -30 ) but that might introduce rounding errors, so it's better to use save() and restore(). Next, the minute hand, drawn almost the same way:
 paint->rotate( (time.minute()-15)*6 );
 pts.setPoints( 4, -10,0, 0,-10, 400,0, 0,10 );
 paint->drawConvexPolygon( pts );
The only differences are how the rotation angle is computed and the shape of the polygon.
The last part to be drawn is the clock face itself.
 paint->drawLine( 440,0, 460,0 );
 paint->rotate( 30 );
Twelve short hour lines at thirty-degree intervals. At the end of that, the painter is rotated in a way which isn't very useful, but we're done with painting so that doesn't matter.
The final line of the function restores the painter, so that the caller won't be affected by all the transformations we've done.
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Interesting paper, especially the results.
We study the economic effects of religious practices in the context of the observance of Ramadan fasting, one of the central tenets of Islam. To establish causality, we exploit variation in the length of daily fasting due to the interaction between the rotating Islamic calendar and a country's latitude. We report two key, quantitatively meaningful results: (i) longer Ramadan fasting has a negative effect on output growth in Muslim countries, and (ii) it increases subjective well-being among Muslims. We find evidence that these patterns are consistent with a standard club good explanation for the emergence of costly religious practices: increased strictness of fasting screens out the less committed members, while the more committed respond with an increase in their relative levels of participation. Together, our results underscore that religious practices can affect individual behavior and beliefs in ways that have negative implications for economic performance, but that nevertheless increase subjective well-being among followers.


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Bars and restaurants in New York could find themselves the target of an audit from the Department of Taxation and Finance for several reasons, including random selection. However, a restaurant's cash-based sales and less than meticulous record-keeping can further complicate things and result in the auditor's need to conduct a New York sales tax field audit. Here, we explain how a field audit works in New York. We also discuss field audit methodologies auditors will use to estimate your sales tax liability when necessary, a practice that could lead to overassessment for unprepared and unrepresented restaurant and bar owners in New York.
What Is a New York Sales Tax Field Audit?
Unlike a desk audit, a New York sales tax field audit is a more detailed review of your restaurant's financials that involves a visit from the field auditor to your business's physical location. The auditor will want to review available records during the audit, such as:
- Federal income tax returns
- Bank statements
- Sale ledgers
- Inventory logs
- Purchase receipts of materials and equipment
A key issue for restaurant business owners is knowing what and what not to provide when sharing your sensitive business records with a New York auditor. While cooperation with the auditor is generally helpful, remember that just because an auditor asks for a document, does not mean they have a right to it. Having a professional sales tax consultant available to manage record requests could provide a buffer during the audit process to avoid unnecessary disclosure of business information.
A field audit also presents an opportunity for an auditor to make observations about your business that the New York Department of Taxation and Finance could use to evaluate the legitimacy of your sales tax reporting. In the context of a restaurant or bar, the auditor may take note of items like:
- Stated hours of operation
- Menus and pricing
- Food storage
- Seating arrangements
- Payment systems
- Related sources of revenue within the restaurant or bar that could be taxable (e.g., vending machines, arcade games, pool halls, jukeboxes, and other entertainment)
The Different Types of New York Field Audit Methods
After a review of your financials, the New York auditor may find you have insufficient records to properly verify your taxable sales. As an alternative, the auditor may use one or more indirect methods for determining your New York sales tax liability. These testing methods involve the use of statistics and assumptions to generate an estimate of your taxable sales. The main methods available to New York sales tax auditors are:
- The test period method: The auditor reviews your past transactions over a period within the audit's scope and uses that data to calculate taxable sales from missing periods (e.g., you are missing sales data from August 2020 but have available information from August 2021 and August 2022).
- The statistical sampling method: The auditor creates simulations of projected sales over a period through the selection of items in a population. Sometimes, the sampling is random or could involve other methods, including stratified, systematic, or clustered sampling.
- Observation Testing: The field auditor observes and documents your sales that occur over one or more periods to estimate taxable sales (e.g., your bar's business on a Friday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.).
Specific Field Audit Sampling Method Issues for New York Restaurants and Bars
The problem with sampling and testing methods is they can never truly reflect your past sales because they rely on assumptions made from small and incomplete sets of data. Restaurant and bar owners should be careful when accepting or managing the results from New York field audit testing, sampling, or observation methodologies.
Consider the following factors that could result in a skewed field audit method result because of items not accurately reflected in the method being used:
- Changes in your menu or pricing
- Events that result in abnormalities with your restaurant's operation during the testing period (e.g., unexpected closure or unusually busy traffic because of promotions or public activity like a concert or sporting event)
- Scheduled observation testing that happens during your busiest sales period or season (e.g., weekends and evenings)
When Your New York Restaurant Could Benefit from Sales Tax Field Audit Representation
Before executing a sampling or testing, the field auditor will likely seek your written agreement to the specific terms of the proposed method. Most restaurants and bar owners could benefit from having a sales tax representative experienced in New York audit defense review those terms before signing an agreement. The sales tax representative reviews the auditor's proposal for issues that could cause gross overreporting of sales tax liability and works with the auditor to create a fairer representation of taxable sales by refining the methodology's terms. If you or your client's restaurant and bar received notice of an upcoming field audit or are unhappy with the results of an audit report, consider a consultation with our office.
Schedule your free consultation for help with a New York sales tax field audit today.


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 // Pausing 2 seconds to let the search service catch its breath
 Thread.Sleep(2000);
 }
 Console.WriteLine();
}
Because not all documents are the same size (although they are in this sample), we estimate the size of the data we're sending to the search service. We do this using the function below that first converts the object to json and then determines its size in bytes. This technique allows us to determine which batch sizes are most efficient in terms of MB/s indexing speeds.
// Returns size of object in MB
public static double EstimateObjectSize(object data)
{
 // converting object to byte[] to determine the size of the data
 BinaryFormatter bf = new BinaryFormatter();
 MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
 byte[] Array;
 // converting data to json for more accurate sizing
 var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(data);
 bf.Serialize(ms, json);
 Array = ms.ToArray();
 // converting from bytes to megabytes
 double sizeInMb = (double)Array.Length / _PHONE_;
 return sizeInMb;
}
The function requires a SearchClient plus the number of tries you'd like to test for each batch size. Because there might be variability in indexing times for each batch, we try each batch three times by default to make the results more statistically significant.
await TestBatchSizesAsync(searchClient, numTries: 3);
When you run the function, you should see an output like below in your console:
Output of test batch size function
Identify which batch size is most efficient and then use that batch size in the next step of the tutorial. You might see a plateau in MB/s across different batch sizes.
5 - Index data
Now that we've identified the batch size we intend to use, the next step is to begin to index the data. To index data efficiently, this sample:
 - Uses multiple threads/workers.
 - Implements an exponential backoff retry strategy.
Uncomment lines 41 through 49 and rerun and the program. On this run, the sample generates and sends batches of documents, up to 100,000 if you run the code without changing the parameters.
Use multiple threads/workers
To take full advantage of Azure AI Search's indexing speeds, use multiple threads to send batch indexing requests concurrently to the service.
Several of the key considerations previously mentioned can affect the optimal number of threads. You can modify this sample and test with different thread counts to determine the optimal thread count for your scenario. However, as long as you have several threads running concurrently, you should be able to take advantage of most of the efficiency gains.
As you ramp up the requests hitting the search service, you might encounter HTTP status codes indicating the request didn't fully succeed. During indexing, two common HTTP status codes are:
 - 503 Service Unavailable - This error means that the system is under heavy load and your request can't be processed at this time.
 - 207 Multi-Status - This error means that some documents succeeded, but at least one failed.
Implement an exponential backoff retry strategy
If a failure happens, requests should be retried using an exponential backoff retry strategy.
Azure AI Search's .NET SDK automatically retries 503s and other failed requests but you should implement your own logic to retry 207s. Open-source tools such as Polly can be useful in a retry strategy.
In this sample, we implement our own exponential backoff retry strategy. We start by defining some variables including the maxRetryAttempts and the initial delay for a failed request:
// Create batch of documents for indexing
var batch = IndexDocumentsBatch.Upload(hotels);
// Create an object to hold the result
IndexDocumentsResult result = null;
// Define parameters for exponential backoff
int attempts = 0;
TimeSpan delay = delay = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2);
int maxRetryAttempts = 5;
The results of the indexing operation are stored in the variable IndexDocumentResult result. This variable is important because it allows you to check if any documents in the batch failed as shown below. If there's a partial failure, a new batch is created based on the failed documents' ID.
RequestFailedException exceptions should also be caught as they indicate the request failed completely and should also be retried.
// Implement exponential backoff
do
{
 try
 {
 attempts++;
 result = await searchClient.IndexDocumentsAsync(batch).ConfigureAwait(false);
 var failedDocuments = result.Results.Where(r => r.Succeeded != true).ToList();
 // handle partial failure
 if (failedDocuments.Count > 0)
 {
 if (attempts == maxRetryAttempts)
 {
 Console.WriteLine("[MAX RETRIES HIT] - Giving up on the batch starting at {0}", id);
 break;
 }
 else
 {
 Console.WriteLine("[Batch starting at doc {0} had partial failure]", id);
 Console.WriteLine("[Retrying {0} failed documents] \n", failedDocuments.Count);
 // creating a batch of failed documents to retry
 var failedDocumentKeys = failedDocuments.Select(doc => doc.Key).ToList();
 hotels = hotels.Where(h => failedDocumentKeys.Contains(h.HotelId)).ToList();
 batch = IndexDocumentsBatch.Upload(hotels);
 Task.Delay(delay).Wait();
 delay = delay * 2;
 continue;
 }
 }
 return result;
 }
 catch (RequestFailedException ex)
 {
 Console.WriteLine("[Batch starting at doc {0} failed]", id);
 Console.WriteLine("[Retrying entire batch] \n");
 if (attempts == maxRetryAttempts)
 {
 Console.WriteLine("[MAX RETRIES HIT] - Giving up on the batch starting at {0}", id);
 break;
 }
 Task.Delay(delay).Wait();
 delay = delay * 2;
 }
} while (true);
From here, we wrap the exponential backoff code into a function so it can be easily called.
Another function is then created to manage the active threads. For simplicity, that function isn't included here but can be found in ExponentialBackoff.cs. The function can be called with the following command where hotels is the data we want to upload, 1000 is the batch size, and 8 is the number of concurrent threads:
await ExponentialBackoff.IndexData(indexClient, hotels, 1000, 8);
When you run the function, you should see an output like below:
Output of index data function
When a batch of documents fails, an error is printed out indicating the failure and that the batch is being retried:
[Batch starting at doc 6000 had partial failure]
[Retrying 560 failed documents]
After the function is finished running, you can verify that all of the documents were added to the index.
6 - Explore index
You can explore the populated search index after the program has run programmatically or using the Search explorer in the portal.
Programatically
There are two main options for checking the number of documents in an index: the Count Documents API and the Get Index Statistics API. Both paths require time to process so don't be alarmed if the number of documents returned is initially lower than you expect.
Count Documents
The Count Documents operation retrieves a count of the number of documents in a search index:
long indexDocCount = await searchClient.GetDocumentCountAsync();
Get Index Statistics
The Get Index Statistics operation returns a document count for the current index, plus storage usage. Index statistics will take longer than document count to update.
var indexStats = await indexClient.GetIndexStatisticsAsync(indexName);
Azure portal
In Azure portal, from the left navigation pane, and find the optimize-indexing index in the Indexes list.
List of Azure AI Search indexes
The Document Count and Storage Size are based on Get Index Statistics API and can take several minutes to update.
Reset and rerun
In the early experimental stages of development, the most practical approach for design iteration is to delete the objects from Azure AI Search and allow your code to rebuild them. Resource names are unique. Deleting an object lets you recreate it using the same name.
The sample code for this tutorial checks for existing indexes and deletes them so that you can rerun your code.
You can also use the portal to delete indexes.
Clean up resources
When you're working in your own subscription, at the end of a project, it's a good idea to remove the resources that you no longer need. Resources left running can


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Blanket Purchase order ( Frame work Order)To Simply the procurement of Low-Value Consumables and to reduce the costs blanket purchase order (Framework Order)can be used.
For Example, office supplies such as Pen, Paper. Small repairs, Cleaning work, Courier Service etc..
The business example for blanket PO. Create the Blanket PO with limit and Validity period. Then communicate with the vendor and notify the requirements. When the goods is delivered,no GRN required in the system. Cross check the invoice received from the vendor with limit and validity period of the Blanket PO.
The Main Advantage of Blanket Purchase order are
- Valid for Longer period.
- There is no goods receipt or service entry
- It is not necessary to create PO items for individual Procurement transaction.
- Order type FO ( Framework Order)
- Item Category B( Limit)
- Additional or Multiple account assignment possible in Invoice verification.
- Check on validity period and limit in invoice verification.
1) Go to t-code : ME21N
2) Create the blanket purchase order. Select the Framework Order from order type and enter the validity start date and validity end date in Header ( Additional Data)
3) Specify the vendor details, purchasing group, purchase organization and company code in header tab
4) Enter the Overall Limit and Expected value. 5) Choose Save and make a note of the purchase order number
1) Go to t-code : MIRO
2) Enter the Invoice date, net amount, tax amount from the vendor invoice.
3) On PO reference tab page, Choose Purchase order/Scheduling Agreement and enter the purchase order number
4) Choose Acct Assignment-Cost center in the Layout.
5) In the line item choose Acct Assignment and enter the account assignment data
6) For Multiple Account assignment enter the following data.
7) Press the simulate button and post the invoice
Check the purchase order history from purchase order display t-code ME23N.
Blanket purchase order tolerance limit configuration
Tolerance for value limits and validity periods can also be configured in the system. If the invoice exceeds these tolerance limits it will be blocked.
Material Management > Logistic invoice Verification > Invoice Block > Set tolerance Limits
- Tolerance key LA is defined for Blanket PO Value
- Tolerance key LD is defined for Blanket PO Validity period


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At Hancock Law Firm, PLLC, our Madison, MS step-parent adoption lawyers provide personalized, solutions-based legal representation to parents and families. We have experience handling both uncontested and contested step-parent adoptions. If you have questions or concerns about the process, we are more than happy to help you understand the next steps. Call us now to schedule your fully private appointment with an experienced Mississippi step-parent adoption attorney.
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In a minority of U.S. states, step-parent may be eligible to acquire court-protected child visitation rights even if a child's two biological parents both still have their legal rights. For example, in Louisiana, step-parent may be able to access visitation rights even as a "third" parent. However, this is not true in Mississippi. Under Mississippi state laws, no more than two individuals can have parental rights/parental responsibilities for a child. In effect, this means that a step-parent cannot get access to parental rights unless:
- The child's other parent is deceased;
- The child's other parent had their rights terminated; or
- The child's other parent is willing to relinquish their rights.
An Overview of Step-Parent Adoptions in Mississippi
Adoption is the legal process through which a person assumes parental rights/parental responsibility for a child. A significant share of adoptions in Mississippi are step-parent adoptions. Most often, this occurs when a step-parent is married to or in a domestic relationship with one of the child's legal parents. There are two broad categories of step-parent adoptions in Mississippi:
- Uncontested Step-Parent Adoption: An uncontested step-parent adoption is one in which there is no active dispute from the child's other parent. An uncontested adoption can occur in a few different scenarios. Your spouse's former partner may be deceased. Alternatively, they may have already lost their parental rights—meaning they have no authority to dispute the adoption. Finally, the other parent may also be willing to give their consent to the adoption. If they do so, it will make the process significantly easier. That being said, they will lose their parental rights if they consent to step-parent adoption. Essentially, they have to voluntarily relinquish their parental rights in order to consent to step-parent adoption.
- Contested Step-Parent Adoption: A contested step-parent is one in which the child's other parent (your spouse's former partner) still has parental rights and refuses to give their consent for the adoption to move forward. Typically, this occurs in two different scenarios. In the first, the other actively and aggressively tries to thwart the adoption process—potentially even filing motions in court. In the second scenario, the other parent simply refuses to cooperate at all. They may be difficult to locate or unwilling to engage.
As you probably already recognize, contested step-parent adoptions are more challenging. Under Mississippi law, you have to make a good faith effort to engage the other parent in the step-parent adoption process, including making a proactive attempt to provide them with official legal notice of any proceedings. A court can still approve a step-parent adoption over the objections of one of the child's legal parents—but typically this requires demonstrating that the parent in question is unfit and should lose their rights.
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Ciné films were used to study swimming in the frog, Hymenochirus boettgeri (Tornier) during near-vertical breathing excursions. The animals generally decelerated during hindlimb flexion (recovery phase) and accelerated throughout hindlimb extension (power phase). Body velocity patterns of frogs are distinct from those of other drag-based paddlers, such as angelfish and water boatman, where the body is accelerated and decelerated within the power stroke phase. The propulsive force, estimated for a single sequence from quasi-steady drag and inertial considerations, was positive throughout extension. The upper and lower bounds of this estimate were calculated by considering additional components of the force balance, including the net effect of gravity and buoyancy, and the longitudinal added mass forces associated with the body. Consideration of the force balance implies that simple drag-based propulsion may not be sufficient to explain the swimming patterns observed in frogs.
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Disabled people risk "hurt and humiliation" when they travel by air, according to a report.
The group is due to meet airlines, MPs and the Civil Aviation Authority to discuss the treatment of disabled air travellers.
A survey of young disabled air passengers showed that 90% of wheelchair users are unable to use airline toilets and therefore have to avoid drinking before or during flights.
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During the Young Space Explorers face to face event on the 2nd December a NSW Department of Education film crew will capture different aspects of the event. There will be vox pops and interviews with space industry professionals, students, teachers and will have highlights from the activities that occur on the day. The webinar will be hosted by Careers with STEM and will involve students from the Hunter School of the Performing Arts.
This video will be used as part of the Young Space Explorers webinar, but will also include a space industry panel, a space quiz, Q and A session and much more. Students will be able to interact online with members of the space industry as part of this exciting event.
We will keep you up to date with the expert panel which will include some surprises.
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Adrian is a qualified single-engine pilot and has flown aircraft over the 3.5-billion-year-old rocks in the Pilbara region of Western Australia during his PhD to simulate the actions of a drone on Mars, in much the same way the Mars helicopter Ingenuity will. Adrian is a certified Java programmer and has worked as a software engineer for a variety of commercial projects.
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Heather co-founded STEM-specialist media company Refraction Media in 2013 with a view to creating a smarter future – one in which everyone has access to the skills they need to make a better planet. Telstra shortlisted business Refraction Media have distributed over 2 million magazines to students across the USA, Australia and New Zealand through the Careers with STEM brand. Heather also sits on the Board of Science and Technology Australia, Australia's peak body representing over 90,000 scientists.
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How will changes in the structure of employment and pay affect income inequality and poverty levels by 2020?
Projections suggest long-term labour market trends are set to continue. Examining the impact of these changes on income inequality and poverty levels, this study:
Forecasts a rise in income inequality and poverty levels.
Cites expected cuts in benefits and tax credits as a major cause of these rises.
Suggests the impact on the overall level of relative poverty and inequality forecast for 2020/21 made by changes imposed on employment and pay structures will be small.
Conducted at a time when the role of skills development in a reformed welfare-to-work policy environment is high on the policy agenda, and when job prospects for less qualified workers look likely to remain poor, this research is a timely contribution to a growing debate.


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dictionary -- determine the dictionary to which a symbol belongs
If x is the value of a symbol recorded in the internal table used to recover global symbol from the values assigned to them, then that symbol is used.
Ways to use dictionary :
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Translation by Peter Meinlschmidt
Over the years, many beer stein collectors have turned to occupational or trade-related steins as collectibles. Collecting occupational steins can be regarded as an independent specialty, similar to collecting regimental, Mettlach or character steins. Criteria have evolved regarding the assessment of scarcity and value, just as they have with other categories of steins. The first trade-related steins date back to the last decade of the 19th century and their evolution ended abruptly with the outbreak of WWI. Only a few occupational steins bear dates in the 1920s or 1930s. Generally, when dates are found on occupational steins, they indicate time spent in school training for the occupation. These dates usually are between 1895 and 1914.
Steins of this type were primarily made of porcelain, but examples are known to exist in cream stoneware, gray-blue stoneware, and glass. Occupational steins made completely out of pewter are rarely found. The manufacturers and distributors of occupational steins were for the most part located in southern Germany.
The first occupational steins were hand-painted with very simple stein bodies. As the customers eventually demanded better quality products, these simple hand-painted steins were quickly dropped in favor of transfer decorations. This process was generally adopted and, eventually, the only steins for sale were manufactured with steel-engraved transfers. Hand-painted steins were discontinued altogether. The Mettlach steins known as the Occupational Series, numbered 2719 through 2730, were also made to fulfill the demand for steins picturing the occupation of the owner.
Two expressions are usually found on occupational steins. They are: (1) Hoch lebe, followed by the name of the occupation, and (2) Eher soll die Welt verderbeu, als vor Durst ein, followed by the name of the occupation and finally, the word sterben. The presence of either of these expressions enhances the desirability of an occupational stein.
Today, occupational steins are being collected according to the scarcity of the trade and the scenes depicted. The most frequently encountered occupations include farmer (Landwirt), butcher (Metzger), brewer (Bierbrauer), baker (Bäcker) and blacksmith (Schmied). The intermediate range includes cabinetmaker (Schreiner), carpenter (Zimmermann), cheesemaker (Käser or Schweizer) and dairy farmer (Senner). The scarce occupationals include trades such as shepherd (Schafer), gardener (Gartner), shoemaker (Schuhmacher), etc. Subgroups of common trades, such as specialist blacksmith (Hammerschmied) and winegrower (Winzer) are also scarce.
As a general guideline for assessing occupational steins, the following considerations should be taken into account. Occupational steins from trades in which income was formerly good to very good are found more frequently. Trades in which income was low (including miners and fishermen) are rarer, and therefore usually obtain higher sale prices.
The scarcity of the occupational stein is not the only factor determining its value. The pictorial representation of the respective trade is also important. Steins with action pictures command higher prices than those merely adorned with a trade symbol. Along the same lines, beer steins depicting common trades, but adorned with rare and particularly colorful scenes, are also greatly sought after. Finally, quality plays a role with regard to sales price.
Many occupational stein collectors will only purchase drinking vessels with full panoramic scenes, rather than steins with lids having pictures only on the ceramic inset. During the last three years, prices for rare occupational steins have increased considerably and some have even doubled, though common trades have remained fairly stable. Overall, prices for occupationals can be viewed as stable with a tendency toward an upward trend.
*Reprinted from The Beer Stein Journal, February 1995, by permission from Gary Kirsner Auctions.


What Does Pull the Plug Mean?
Pull the Plug Meaning
Definition: To terminate a project, end support, or remove a person from medical life support.
Origin of Pull the Plug Meaning
The word plug in this idiom refers to the device at the end of a power cord that makes an electrical connection with an outlet. It usually has two or three metal prongs on the end, which go into the outlet holes.
Therefore, the literal meaning of pull the plug is simply to unplug something. For example, to pull the plug is to remove the power cord of an electronic device from the outlet.
The first figurative usage, meaning to terminate a project or to withdraw support, originated around the 1940s.
Another figurative usage, meaning to take a person off of life support, originated a little later, in the 1960s.
Both senses of the idiom show the clear connection between cutting off electrical power and cutting off support.
Using pull the plug to describe removing a person from life support is insensitive. For that reason, you should not use it if you are trying to be sympathetic. People often use it as a way to argue that a person should remain on life support, because in their opinion, pulling the plug would be cruel.
Examples of Pull the Plug Meaning
pull the plug offIn the following example, two friends are discussing a sick family member.
Kerry: I'm worried that Aunt Bessie will never come out of the coma.
Christine: Well, I think you might be right. The doctors said that if she were going to wake up, it would be sooner rather than later. It's been a week already. Her health is getting worse instead of better.
Kerry: Are you saying that we should just give up on her?
Christine: No, but she never wanted to be on life support. She had a DNR (do not resuscitate) order.
Kerry: So we should just pull the plug?
Christine: Don't think of it that way. Think of it as following her last wishes.
pull the plug onIn this dialogue, two friends are discussing the organization they both work for.
Arlena: I have bad news. The Environmental Defense Group might not exist for much longer.
Nyima: Why not?
Arlena: The group's biggest financial supporter is pulling the plug on funding. The group won't be able to afford to operate after that.
More Examples
The example below is about some people who provide funding for football teams and how they don't like the players to protest politically.
 - Many brokers and bankers — some of whom are also military veterans — have threatened to pull the plug on pro football for not reining in players who are using the American national anthem as an opportunity to protest by taking the knee. –New York Post
This excerpt is from an article about a woman who wrote a book about a magazine that she ran.
 - Brown ran Vanity Fair from 1983 to 1992. In the early days, the magazine struggled mightily, and she had to plead with S.I.Newhouse to give her a few more issues and not pull the plug. –New York Post
The phrase pull the plug means to suddenly stop supporting something, to end a project, or to allow someone who is being kept alive by machines to die.


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A 1764 postmaster's commission signed by Benjamin Franklin and John Foxcroft as deputy postmaster generals of America is to auction at Robert A Siegel.
The lot is valued at $40,000-50,000 ahead of the Benjamin Franklin Bailar Collection: A Study of America's First Postmaster General sale on June 25.
Bailar was elected postmaster general from _PHONE_ and, somewhat confusingly, is named after his illustrious predecessor.
Franklin was elected to the role of deputy postmaster in 1753 and held the position until 1774. The following year the revolutionary war kicked off in earnest and the Second Continental Congress appointed him Postmaster General.
The commission shows numerous references to the crown and appoints Abraham Hunt to the position of postmaster.
A cover from George Washington to Benjamin Franklin that bears Washington's autograph free frank is likely to prove another highlight, with an estimate of $20,000-30,000.
Siegel comments: "Examples of correspondence between these two important historical figures are rare outside of institutional archives. This was sent during a time when Washington was a private citizen (he was not elected president until 1787).
"Technically he did not hold free franking privileges, but this was sent without charge."
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The Dog Whelk (Nucella lapillus), can use its modified mouth to bore into molluscs. It can squirt a paralyzing chemical and digestive enzymes to help break the mollusc down. The resulting 'soup' is then sucked out with a siphon. It can grow up to 4cm long.
DistributionEdit
This species is found around the coasts of Europe and in the northern west Atlantic coast of North America. It is also can be found in estuarine waters along the Atlantic coasts. This species prefers rocky shores, where it eats mussels and acorn barnacles.
Shell descriptionEdit
The dog whelk shell is small and rounded with a pointed spire and a short, straight siphonal canal (a groove on the underside of the shell) and a deep anal canal. The overall shell shape varies quite widely according to the degree of exposure to wave action of the shore on which a particular population lives but the body whorl (the largest section of the shell where the majority of the visceral mass is located) is usually around 3/4 of the total length of the shell. The aperture is usually crenulated in mature dog whelks, less often in juveniles.
The shell surface can be fairly smooth interrupted only with growth lines, or when the snail is living in more sheltered areas the shell surface can be somewhat rough and lamellose. The surface is spirally corded. The outer lip is dentate and ridged within. The columella is smooth.
The external shell colour is usually a whitish grey, but can be a wide variety of orange, yellow, brown, black, or banded with any combination of these colours. They can even, occasionally, be green, blue, or pink.
EcologyEdit
HabitatEdit
The dog whelk lives in rocky shores, and estuarine conditions. Climatically it lives between the 0° C and 20°C isotherms.
Effects of the habitatEdit
Wave action tends to confine the dog whelk to more sheltered shores, however, this can be counteracted, both by adaptations to tolerate it such as the shell and muscular foot, and by the avoidance of direct exposure to wave action afforded by making use of sheltered microhabitats in rocky crevices. The preferred substrate material of the dog whelk is solid rock and not sand, which adds to its problems at lower levels on the shore where weathering is likely to have reduced the stability of the seabed. Water loss by evaporation has to be tolerated (by means of the operculum which holds water in and prevents its escape as vapour), or avoided (by moving into water or a shaded area).
The peak in dog whelk population density is approximately coincidental with the mid tidal zone. It lives in the middle shore. In general it can be said that at high vertical heights on the shoreline the dog whelk is most threatened by biotic factors such as predation from birds and interspecific competition for food, but abiotic factors are the primary concern, creating a harsh environment in which it is difficult to survive. At low vertical heights it is biotic factors, such as predation from crabs and intraspecific competition, which cause problems. The upper limit of the range in which the dog whelk is generally found is approximately coincidental with the mean high water neap tide line, and the lower limit of the range is approximately coincidental with the mean low water neap tide line, so that the vast majority of dog whelks are found on the mid tidal zone.
Tidal pools and comparable microhabitats extend the vertical range of organisms such as the dog whelk as they provide a more constant environment, but they are prone to increased salinity because evaporation concentrates dissolved substances. This can create toxic conditions for many species.
The dog whelk can only survive out of water for a limited period, as it will gradually become desiccated and die if emersed for too long. Metabolic processes within cells take place in solution, and a decrease in water content makes it impossible for the organism to function properly. In experiments it has been shown that 50% of dog whelks die at 40°C, and it can be assumed that at temperatures lower than this a smaller proportion will be killed off. Furthermore, the dog whelk has to excrete ammonia directly into water, as it does not have the adaptation possessed by many upper shore species which would allow it to produce uric acid for excretion without loss of water. When kept emersed for seven days at a temperature of 18°C, 100% of dog whelks die, in contrast to many periwinkle species which can lose even more water than the dog whelk (i.e. more than 37% of their total body mass) but survive as a result of their ability to excrete toxic waste products more efficiently.
Feeding habitsEdit
Its adaptations include a modified radula (a toothed chitinous structure) to bore holes in the shells of prey, complemented by an organ on the foot which secretes a shell-softening chemical. When a hole has been formed paralysing chemicals and digestive enzymes are secreted inside the shell to break the soft body down into a 'soup' which can be sucked out with the proboscis. Mussels have developed a defensive strategy of tethering and immobilising with byssus threads any dog whelks invading their beds, leading to the whelks' starvation. The plates of barnacles can be pushed apart with the proboscis, and the entire individual is eaten in about a day, although larger animals such as mussels may take up to a week to digest. Feeding only occurs when conditions are conducive to such an activity, and during these times the dog whelk consumes large quantities of food so that the gut is always kept as full as possible. This allows shelter until more food is required, when foraging resumes. If waves are large or there is an excessive risk of water loss the dog whelk will remain inactive in sheltered locations for long periods.
Life cycleEdit
Dog whelks reproduce by aggregating for the mating season in the spring. Eggs are laid in yellow capsules in suitable crevices on the shore in April and May. The young feed on unfertilised eggs before emerging from the egg capsules as almost fully formed but very small replicas of adults.
Juveniles are susceptible to drying out if exposed above the waterline at low tide, and a large proportion are killed in this way. Full maturity is attained after three years.
PredatorsEdit
Predators of the dog whelk include various species of crabs and birds. Protection against predation from crabs which attempt to pull the soft body out through the shell aperture can be afforded by growing teeth around the edge of the aperture. Many predators cannot smash the strong shell of an adult dog whelk, but juveniles are vulnerable to attack from many predatory species. Eider Ducks and various other birds simply swallow the entire body with its shell, while oystercatchers and various crustaceans are often capable of crushing or breaking the shells. In the winter they endure more predation from Purple Sandpipers and similar wading birds, but in the summer crabs represent a greater threat. In general, the dog whelk can be thought of as being vulnerable to birds when emersed, and to crabs when immersed.
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When a fine eye for art was not enough, museum curators and scientists sleuthed out the identity of ancient marble statues using oxygen isotopes. But comparing a work of art to its source rock was often hit or miss — few quarries have undergone the extensive fieldwork needed to provide a detailed understanding of the area.
Now, a doctoral student at the University of Georgia has completed the first systematic characterization of the Pentelic marble quarries on Mount Pentelikon in Greece, providing a geographically detailed isotopic database that will help source some of the world's most prized Greek antiquities.
Increasing the resolution of the Pentelic database will have a tremendous effect on the field of marble studies, says Scott Pike, who spoke about his study at the Geological Society of America meeting in November. "Archeologists, art historians and museum curators may be able to probe further into questions concerning trade and commerce, development of aesthetic values and modern forgeries, ancient copies and disassociated fragments."
In fact, Pike's work has already helped to pinpoint the small group of quarries that supplied the source rock for the Elgin Marbles — sculptures that adorned the Parthenon as early as the fifth century B.C. Pike first mapped out all of the existing quarries in the ancient quarry region — studying a 500-meter wide and 1.2-kilometer long stretch up the south slope of Mount Pendeli. He then collected multiple marble samples from all the ancient quarries and analyzed the isotope ratios of carbon and oxygen in the calcite, the primary mineral in marble.
Pike noticed that three neighboring quarries in the upper section of the quarry area have marbles with very high oxygen-18 ratios when compared to samples from all of the other Pentelic quarries, ratios that correlate with the published values of the Elgin marbles. "The data not only confirms that the Elgin marbles are Pentelic, we can now pinpoint the exact quarries from which the marble was extracted," he says.
His work has also helped document the unique isotopic differences among quarries found along what Norman Herz, the pioneer of the isotopic technique and now an professor emeritus of geology at Georgia, calls "one of the most important quarry sites in classical archeology."
But isotopic analysis is not always a guarantee of a sculpture's origin. A combination of expertise is needed to pinpoint a marble artifact's origin. Sometimes it does take an expert with an eye for marble to tell the difference. Marble at Cape Vathy on the Greek Island of Thasos has an isotopic signature similar to the Pendeli marble, says John Herrmann, curator of ancient art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The same signature is also found in marble from the island of Naxos. Identifying the different marbles comes down to grain size. Unlike the fine-grain marble of Pendeli, Thasos and Naxos sport coarse-grain marbles.

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Drought-hit Sussex reservoir given help to raise level
Low rainfall has forced the government to grant a drought order to South East Water to help it protect a reservoir in Sussex.
Water levels in Ardingly reservoir dropped to 12% in November.
The reservoir is partly used to top up the River Ouse if its water flow falls below a set level.
However, this set level has been temporarily reduced in the hope the reservoir will re-establish itself before Spring 2012.
Ardingly reservoir serves more than 65,000 homes across large parts of East and West Sussex.
The drought order, granted by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), is valid until 31 March.
Lee Dance, head of water resources for South East Water, said: "We rely on winter rainfall to recharge our underground water sources and reservoirs to take us through to the warmer spring and summer months.
"The Sussex area has seen an increase in rainfall during December, which has certainly helped the current water resource situation, but it by no means solves the problem."
The minimum flow in the River Ouse is normally set to 20m litres a day. The drought order has temporarily reduced this to 5m.


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big, large, magnanimous - generous and understanding and tolerant
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big, swelled, vainglorious - feeling self-importance
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Integrating parallel dataflow programming with the Ada tasking model
This paper describes how parallel dataflow programming can be simply and efficiently integrated with the Ada tasking model. Three extensions to standard Ada are proposed: parallel composition of statements, a parallel for-loop statement, and single-assignment types. Using these constructs, parallel Ada programs can be written without explicit tasking, that are identical—except for two new reserved words—to sequential Ada programs that satisfy the same specifications. These programs can be developed as sequential programs, then executed as deterministic parallel programs for high performance. The proposed extensions are defined by transformation into standard Ada tasking, and can efficiently be implemented by straightforward preprocessing, without any change to the underlying Ada compiler or run-time system.
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TUTORS TEAM: Kas Oosterhuis, Henriette Bier, Nimish Biloria, Gijs Joosen, Sina Mostafavi, Gary Chang, Vera Lászlo, Ana Anton, Serban Bodea
While society gradually develops from a consumer towards a producer society (Stangler and Maxwell, 2012) employing distributed interactive systems and computer numerically controlled (CNC) production and operation, Hyperbody's MSc 1 and 3 vertical studio embarks on a quest challenging the traditional role of architectural production and operation by exploring the potential of interactive systems embedded in architecture employed for climate control, CO2 reduction, and distributed and renewable energy production as well as spatial reconfiguration. The theoretical and practical basis for Hyperbody's MSc 1 and 3 vertical studio is informed design, connecting 3D modeling to verifiable data, where functional reading and processing of real time data from sensors, Internet, and other experts make literally ends meet. Special attention will be given to seamless design to robotically driven production and use chains.
The site for the MSc 1 and 3 project is MerweVierhaven (M4H). For this site the following developments are considered:
(A) Analysis of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) towers and urban context in order to revamp them;
(B) SOM towers revamp is for mixed and changing use with distributed indoor climates;
(D) Redesign parking garage.


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2. Sliceable Cherry Tomatoes: Here's one of those life hacks so simple you'll be shocked that you probably never thought of it before: put cherry tomatoes (or any fruit that rolls about, really) between two small plastic container lids. Slide your knife in-between the lids to cut the tomatoes in half.
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6. Bell Pepper Seeds: Cut the top and bottom off your bell peppers. Then use the knife to slice the entire flesh ring off of the seed pod. Once it's off, you can slice or dice your pepper as desired.
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Angola Flag Description:
The Angolan flag is divided into two halves - the top half is red and the bottom half is black. In the middle of the flag is a yellow emblem consisting of a partial cog wheel, a machete and a star.
Angola Flag Meaning:
The red in the flag represents the blood shed by Angolans during oppression, the national liberation struggle and the defense of the country. The black represents the Continent of Africa. The emblem's cogwheel represents the laborers, and industrial production, and the machete represents peasants, agricultural production and the country's armed struggle. The star symbolizes international solidarity and progress while the color yellow represents the wealth of Angola.
Angola Flag History:
The current Angola flag was adopted on November 11th 1975 after Angola became independent from Portugal. Angola was discovered in 1483 by a Portuguese mariner and was one of the last African colonies to gain independence. There was a flag proposed for Portuguese Angola during 1967 but it never materialized.
Interesting Angola Flag Facts:
The emblem on the Angola flag is similar to the hammer and sickle emblem on the flag of the former Soviet Union, which is a symbol of Communism.
In 2003, a new flag was proposed for Angola, but it hasn't yet been ratified or formally adopted. The proposed Angola flag is extremely different in design and symbolism.


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Sexual Offences Act 1985
United Kingdom Parliament
Long title: An Act to make, as respects England and Wales, provision for penalising in certain circumstances the soliciting of women for sexual purposes by men, and to increase the penalties under the Sexual Offences Act 1956 for certain offences against women.
Statute book chapter: 1956 c. 44
Territorial extent: England and Wales
Royal Assent: 16 July 1985
Commencement: 16 September 1985
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
The Sexual Offences Act 1985 (c.44) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created two offences concerning prostitution, and increased the maximum sentence for attempted rape from 7 years to life imprisonment.
The new offences were kerb crawling and persistently soliciting women for the purposes of prostitution. In 1991 the Director of Public Prosecutions and head of the Crown Prosecution Service, Sir Allan Green KCB QC, was arrested for an offence under this Act and had to resign.[1]
The kerb crawling and soliciting offences, and related provisions, are still in force, but the other provisions of the Act were repealed by the Sexual Offences Act 2003.[2]
References and external link
 1. BBC News website
 2. Sexual Offences Act 2003, Schedule 7
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The modern Lydian musical scale is a rising pattern of pitches comprising three whole tones, a semitone, two more whole tones, and a final semitone.
The Lydians were an Anatolian people living in Lydia, a region in western Anatolia, who spoke the distinctive Lydian language, an Indo-European language of the Anatolian group.
Lydian was an Indo-European language spoken in the region of Lydia in western Anatolia (present-day Turkey).
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text: The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) announces its work to develop the new brand identity, logo, and messaging architecture for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and Colorectal Cancer Control Program. The brand identity aims to increase awareness for, and the value of, state grantees' work among health systems and health agency leadership. The rebranding would not have been possible without the valuable partnership of CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, and the input of state grantees across the nation. Extensive interviews with the target audiences and key stakeholders at the state and national level took place to help inform every element of the new brand. NACDD will provide a wide range of tools such as branding style guides, infographics, social media posts, and digital geofencing ads. There also is a state-of-the art promotional video ad featuring the new brand identity that addresses the evidence-based interventions that increase cancer screening rates. Materials will be available to public health agency leaders, health system administrators, and healthcare influencers to educate them and encourage them to learn more via a call-to-action message directing them to the CDC's Cancer division website. NACDD will provide technical assistance and communications support through the launch of the initiative. To learn more, visit the brand-new landing page at cdc.gov/screenoutcancer.