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In almost all countries, the responsibility for regulating drugs belongs to government. However, depending on national circumstances, the government may delegate certain regulatory activities to the private sector, such as consumer groups, expert or interested groups, professional associations or industry associations.
Within government, the division of drug regulation responsibilities will vary from country to country, depending on national conditions. Some examples are given in Box 2.
Box 2. Assignment of Drug Regulation Responsibilities in Three Countries Zimbabwe
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe is an independent body with the capacity to sue and be sued. The Authority is accountable to the Minister of Health and Child Welfare but managed by an executive committee that has legal powers and which is independent in its decision-making. Drug regulatory decision-making is centralized and is the responsibility of the Authority. The Authority has the power to collect and use fees, or to raise other money and assets. It can also employ its own staff.
In Tunisia, the authority responsible for drug regulatory affairs (Direction de la Pharmacie et du Medicament (DPM)) is organized as a department of the Ministry of Health, under the supervision of the Director-General of Health. Other semi-autonomous units supervised by the Director-General of Health, and that are involved in drug regulatory affairs, include the Laboratoire National de Controle de Médicament, the Institute Pasteur, the Direction de l'Inspection Pharmaceutique, the Laboratoire Nationale de Controle and the National Pharmacovigilance Centre. DPM supervises the administrative work and coordinates the activities of all the units involved in drug regulation.
In India, responsibility for drug regulation is divided between the federal government and the country's 31 states. Each state has its own drug control organization (responsible for quality control of drugs) and a licensing system covering the manufacture, sale and distribution of drugs. Each state employs drug inspectors as the first line of enforcement and the state authorities issue WHO-type certificates. Federal authorities are responsible for developing standards for drugs, quality control of imported drugs, coordination of state activities, provision of expert advice to ensure consistency in enforcement, and control of manufacture of vaccines, sera and blood products. Four port offices under the federal authority regulate imports.
The examples in Box 2 show that no standard formula exists for organizing drug regulation. Rather, when planning drug regulation, countries should consider all options open to them, and choose the most appropriate structure. Such a structure should provide: independence in decision-making, financial and administrative autonomy (including in appointment of staff) and, accountability to the highest government body responsible for health and the general public. In countries where the government is also the owner of pharmaceutical industries and import-export companies, drug regulation responsibilities must be separated from management of those companies, if conflict of interest is to be avoided.
If several agencies or divisions or departments are involved in drug regulation, care should also be taken to ensure appropriate distribution of responsibilities, duties, functions and powers between the different bodies. This should be done in accordance with the drug legislation or written terms of reference. There should also be written terms of reference that describe the linkages between the various bodies. Also, as far as possible, related activities should be grouped together since they will require a high degree of coordination and will need to be carried out by personnel of similar training and experience. Tasks should be divided so that no supervisor carries an excessively heavy load. Functions that need to be centralized should be carried out at central level and a mandatory reporting system between the different levels should be operated. A planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting system should be built into the regulatory hierarchy so that implementation of drug regulation can be assessed, shortcomings and the reasons for them identified, and timely decisions to correct them taken.
Agencies, such as consumer unions, professional associations and industry associations, that are involved in drug regulation but who do not form part of government drug regulation, should also be required to operate in accordance with written terms of reference or an established code of practice, in line with national drug legislation. Their role, responsibilities, and powers with respect to drug regulation must be clearly defined.


11. What does the term "technical names on" refer to in SAP Basis or SAP security?
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11. What does the term "technical names on" refer to in SAP Basis or SAP security?
a) This is the list of names of Basis users -- it can be displayed if you get the prompt: "Contact your system administrator".
b) This is a profile-generator menu option that puts the technical name of the authorization object next to the long text, so the required authorization name can easily be identified.
c) This is a parameter that needs to be set to on for Early Watch Reports and Alerts.
d) This is a reference that was used for viewing ABAP security codes in older versions of SAP (prior to version 4.6x).
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"Technical names on" is a menu option from profile generator (PFCG) that shows the authorization object names. This will be shown in the right-hand column of the from menu option Utilities -> Technical Names On. The example below shows a role with the expanded authorizations. These names are easy to search on if you're trying to modify a role to fit needed authorizations to a role.
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Bread crumbs or breadcrumbs (regional variants: breading, crispies) are small particles of dry bread, used for breading or crumbing foods, topping casseroles, stuffing poultry, thickening stews, adding inexpensive bulk to meatloaves and similar foods, and making a crisp and crunchy coating for fried foods, especially breaded cutlets like tonkatsu and schnitzel. The Japanese variety of bread crumbs is called panko.
Dry breadcrumbs are made from dry breads which have been baked or toasted to remove most remaining moisture, and may even have a sandy or even powdery texture. Bread crumbs are most easily produced by pulverizing slices of bread in a food processor, using a steel blade to make coarse crumbs, or a grating blade to make fine crumbs. A grater or similar tool will also do.
The breads used to make soft or fresh bread crumbs are not quite as dry, so the crumbs are larger and produce a softer coating, crust, or stuffing. The crumb of bread crumb is also a term that refers to the texture of the soft, inner part of a bread loaf, as distinguished from the crust, or "skin".
Different from croutons
They are not to be confused with croutons, though both are made of dried bread. Croutons are approximately cubic pieces typically 0.5 to 8 cubic centimeters in size while breadcrumbs are irregularly shaped and range in size from roughly 1 to 500 cubic millimeters. Both probably originated as a way to use stale bread and unwanted crust.
Panko (パン粉) is a variety of flaky bread crumb used in Japanese cuisine as a crunchy coating for fried foods, such as tonkatsu. Panko is made from bread baked by passing an electric current through the dough, yielding bread without crusts. It has a crisper, more airy texture than most types of breading found in Western cuisine and resists absorbing oil or grease when fried, resulting in a lighter coating. White panko is made from bread which has had the crusts removed while tan "panko" is made from the whole loaf of bread. Outside Japan, its use is becoming more popular in both Asian and non-Asian dishes: It is often used on fish and seafood and is often available in Asian markets, specialty stores, and, increasingly, in many large supermarkets.
Panko is produced worldwide, particularly in Asian countries, including Japan, Korea, Thailand, China, and Vietnam.In February 2012, the US fast-food chain Wendy's introduced a cod fillet sandwich that they advertised as having a panko breading.
The Japanese first learned to make bread from the Portuguese: The word panko is derived from pão (Portuguese for "bread") and -ko, a Japanese suffix indicating "flour", "crumb", or "powder" (as in komeko, "rice powder", sobako, "buckwheat flour", and komugiko, "wheat flour").
Breading (also known as crumbing) is a dry grain-derived food coating for a piece of food such as meat, vegetable, poultry, fish, shellfish, crustacean, seitan, or textured soy, made from bread crumbs or a breading mixture with seasonings. Breading can also refer to the process of applying a bread-like coating to a food. Breading is well suited for frying as it lends itself to creating a crisp coating around the food. Breading mixtures can be made of breadcrumb, flour, cornmeal, and seasoning that the item to be breaded is dredged in before cooking. If the item to be breaded is too dry for the coating to stick, the item may first be moistened with buttermilk, raw egg, or other liquid.
Breading contrasts with batter, which is a grain-based liquid coating for food that produces a smoother and finer texture, but which can be softer overall.
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- Marshall, Jo (2010-10-05). "COOKCABULARY: Panko is a crumby ingredient - Fall River, MA". The Herald News. Retrieved 2012-11-17.

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Organic Red Lentil or commonly known as Organic Masoor Dal is a very important part of a vegetarian diet in the Indian subcontinent. It is high in fiber, protein, amino acids like methionine, lysine, and tryptophan. The taste & flavor of masoor dal is unique and used to prepare dal fry or sambhar. It helps to stabilize blood sugar levels. It is a rich source of vitamins, calcium, and magnesium which are vital for maintaining healthy teeth and bones.
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The NSW government has reacted to community pressure advising anyone who has been to China not to go to school for a fortnight. JOEL CARRETT/AAP
Will my child get coronavirus at school? Here's some perspective for Aussie parents
As Australian students returned to school this week, they were met with conflicting and changing advice from federal and state governments on the coronavirus outbreak.
The outbreak, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei province, has killed more than 170 people and spread to at least 16 countries – seven people have been identified with the infection in Australia.
What's the official advice?
The Australian government's initial advice was that any child who had been in contact with an infected person be excluded from school for 14 days. But schools shouldn't exclude children who were well and who had not had any exposure to an infected person that may have come back from China.
This position was updated on Wednesday afternoon when the chief medical officer asked people who have returned from Hubei province, or have had contact with someone who has a suspected or confirmed case of the virus, to stay at home for 14 days.
This update came as four people attending a conference in Germany contracted the virus from a Chinese national who did not show any symptoms until 24-48 hours later.
Read more: How contagious is the Wuhan coronavirus and can you spread it before symptoms start?
The Victorian government also updated its advice to match the federal government's.
The NSW government, however, requested children who had visited any part of China in the last two weeks not to attend school or childcare services until 14 days have lapsed from their date of departure from China.
How contagious is the virus?
While the World Health Organisation is meeting to see whether to consider the outbreak a global emergency, it is important to note the risk of a child at school or childcare in Australia being infected remains very low.
The WHO believes for every one person infected with coronavirus, up to 2.5 others can become infected (this is how experts estimate contagion). There have only been seven confirmed cases in Australia so far and the government has put in place strict quarantine strategies to ensure they don't infect others.
A person with seasonal flu is estimated to infect around 1.28 people, but there are thousands of infections during flu season. Unless a child has been in close contact with someone who has coronavirus virus, they are far less likely to catch it from school or childcare than they are to catch the flu during an outbreak.
The novel coronavirus belongs to the same family of coronaviruses as the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) but current evidence shows it is not as infectious. A person infected with SARS was reported to infect up to five others.
Read more: The Wuhan coronavirus is now in Australia – here's what you need to know
During the SARS outbreak, the WHO advised all contacts of suspected or probable cases be placed under active surveillance for ten days and directed to observe voluntary isolation for at least ten days.
School children are particularly concerning for authorities during outbreaks as they are often in close contact with each other. SEAN DAVEY/AAP
With the current coronavirus, WHO advises people to take caution and for countries to implement temperature checks of travellers coming from the affected areas. This is a lesser response than with SARS.
Who decides who goes to school?
During disease outbreaks, authorities are particularly concerned about schools and childcare centres for several reasons. Children are often in close contact with each other and are less likely to adhere to public health messages (such as washing hands and not sharing water bottles).
Children in childcare, especially those younger than two years, are particularly vulnerable because many of them still haven't finished their vaccinations.
This is why following an outbreak, authorities would make decisions to isolate children who might have come in contact with a person with a suspected transmittable disease. Authorities consider several factors when making decisions to isolate people following an outbreak. These include the risk of infection, its modes of transmission and how aggressive it is.
Each Australian state and territory has its own disease surveillance and control branch which develops public health recommendations based on the scientific evidence relating to an outbreak. But some public health messages can also be influenced by political factors.
For instance, the NSW health minister admitted the government's advice was not "medically necessary" but that the government has acted in line with community expectations to ensure the safest possible environment for students.
Read more: Coronavirus: we still haven't learned the lessons from Sars
Decision makers can use something called the "precautionary principle" when issuing advice. This states when there is a serious risk to human health, lack of scientific evidence should not be used to postpone preventive measures.
An independent review set up to investigate the handling of the SARS outbreak in Toronto found decisions were delayed because decision makers felt they didn't have enough evidence to make them. The commission stressed the "importance of the precautionary principle that reasonable efforts to reduce risk need not await scientific proof".
In Australia, there was only one case of SARS, in NSW, in a visitor who caught the infection in their home country. The state's health department advised those who suspected they had been infected not to go to school or public places and seek medical treatment.
Victoria's advice during a SARS outbreak is that
All suspected, probable and confirmed cases will be excluded from school and work until clearance is obtained from the department.
Close contacts of cases or returned travellers from regions of SARS outbreak, as defined by the department, will be allowed to attend school provided that they remain completely asymptomatic.
This advice is less urgent than the current messaging.
In Toronto, three schools were closed during the SARS outbreak but 24 people had died of it there within three months.
Health officials making the decision to close schools during an outbreak weigh the potential benefits of reducing transmission against economic and social costs, difficult ethical issues (such as potential xenophobia) and the disruption of education.
Although the risk to human health is always prioritised, these considerations make decisions difficult, especially when the number of cases is still low.
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text: By Earl Grier, School Director of Commonwealth Connections Academy Creating an organizational structure and finding work areas for teachers are always questions to be answered when establishing a cyber charter school. Allowing teachers to work from home, establishing satellite centers, and housing everyone in a central location are but three options. Virtual school directors find that helping to create a sense of community for staff is often as important as creating one for students and parents. By housing the staff in one location, as we do at Commonwealth Connections Academy, you are able to provide teachers with the opportunity to share ideas, supplement each otherâ€™s experience and expertise, and have an atmosphere of collegiality. Teachers working in a common setting have commented on their improved effectiveness as a result of working in direct proximity to their peers and the school director. Parents have also noted the increased availability, professionalism and responsiveness when teachers are working in a common setting.


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Airtable trigger#
Airtable is a spreadsheet-database hybrid, with the features of a database but applied to a spreadsheet. The fields in an Airtable table are similar to cells in a spreadsheet, but have types such as 'checkbox', 'phone number', and 'drop-down list', and can reference file attachments like images.
Credentials
You can find authentication information for this node here.
Example Usage#
This workflow allows you to receive a Mattermost message when new data gets added to Airtable. You can also find the workflow on n8n.io. This example usage workflow would use the following nodes. - Airtable Trigger - Mattermost
The final workflow should look like the following image.
A workflow with the Airtable Trigger node
1. Airtable Trigger node#
The Airtable Trigger node will trigger the workflow when new data gets added to Airtable.
 1. First of all, you'll have to enter credentials for the Airtable Trigger node. You can find out how to do that here.
 2. Click on Add Poll Time and select 'Every Minute' from the Mode dropdown list. This will check Airtable every minute for new data entries.
 3. Enter the Base ID in the Base ID field. For obtaining the Base ID, head over to their API page and select the correct base. You'll find the Base ID there.
 4. Enter the table name in the Table field.
 5. Enter a trigger field name in the Trigger Field field. If you don't have a 'Created Time' or 'Last modified time' field in your table, please create one.
 6. Click on Execute Node to run the node.
In the screenshot below, you will notice that the node returns the new data from Airtable. This output gets passed on to the next node in the workflow.
Using the Airtable Trigger node to trigger the workflow
2. Mattermost node (post: message)#
This node will send a message about the new data in the channel 'Information Updated' in Mattermost. If you have a different channel, use that instead.
 1. First of all, you'll have to enter credentials for the Mattermost node. You can find out how to do that here.
 2. Select a channel from the Channel ID dropdown list.
 3. Click on the gears icon next to the Message field and click on Add Expression.
 4. Enter the following message in the Expression field:
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 New Data was added to Airtable.
 ID:{{$node["Airtable Trigger"].json["fields"]["id"]}}
 Name: {{$node["Airtable Trigger"].json["fields"]["name"]}}

 5. Click on Execute Node to run the node.
In the screenshot below, you will notice that the node sends a message in Mattermost about the new data that got added to Airtable.
Using the Mattermost node to send a message of the new data
Activate workflow for production
You'll need to save the workflow and then click on the Activate toggle on the top right of the screen to activate the workflow. Your workflow will then be triggered as specified by the settings in the Airtable Trigger node.


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Definition of Abdominal cavity
Abdominal cavity: The cavity within the abdomen, the space between the abdominal wall and the spine.
The abdominal cavity is hardly an empty space. It contains a number of crucial organs including the lower part of the esophagus, the stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, and bladder.
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Castell Name Meaning
English: variant spelling of Castle. Manx: from a short form of the Old Norse personal name Ásketill, composed of the elements áss 'god' + ketill 'kettle'. Catalan: topographic name from Catalan castell 'castle', a derivative of Late Latin castellum 'castle' (a diminutive of Latin castrum 'fort', 'Roman walled city'). Compare Spanish Castillo and Occitan (southern French) Castel. Probably an altered spelling of German Kastel.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Castel, Castello, Casteel, Castelo, Cassell, Axtell, Haskell, Cattell


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Charlie Sneddon OBE, a former Provost of Bo'ness, has died, aged 83.
Charles Sneddon was devoted to furthering the fortunes of Bo'ness, and served as its provost from 1964-75 and never ceased supporting the town both commercially and as a place to visit. From 1959, he was a councillor and then served as vice-convener of the Central Region from 1975 and convener from 1986-90. He brought to all these posts a keen sense of integrity and a commitment to helping others that remained paramount throughout his life.
In 1984, Mr Sneddon was awarded the OBE. Many local friends joked that it stood for Outstanding Bo'ness Efforts. It was a reflection on his standing in the community and the admiration and respect with which he was held.
Charles was one of six brothers and a sister and attended Bo'ness Academy. He first worked in shipping but progressed to jobs with Fisons and then BP Petrochemical at Grangemouth.
His work on the reclamation of land on the south side of the Forth – the site of the old Bo'ness port – was hugely important and the development created a much-improved environment.
In 1964, Mr Sneddon became the youngest provost in Scotland, and fought to improve the housing in Bo'ness. He was devoted to his family, the Labour Party and Scotland.
Sneddon's son, also named Charles, remembers his father as "always preserving Bo'ness uppermost in his heart. He wanted to improve the living conditions and bring more work to the area. Dad was a modest man and seldom sang his own praises. He was a good and generous man."
One of his great annual joys was the Bo'ness Children's Fair Festival.
As provost, Sneddon was always keen to praise local endeavour. When he opened the Deanburn Primary School in 1971, he praised the headmaster, James Vallance, saying: "In these few short months he has worked wonders."
In 2007, he unveiled a memorial to mining and the miners of the area. He had campaigned for such a memorial for many years and, along with the Bo'ness Pipe Band and the Kinneil and Unisor Brass Band, unveiled a mine-winding machine in their honour.
In 1996, Mr Sneddon was a awarded the coveted McLaren Trophy which is given annually by the community council to a person or group for outstanding services to Bo'ness.
Sneddon was an avid supporter of Bo'ness FC and assisted in many ways at Strathcarron Hospice. He was a keen golfer, often playing at the West Lothian course with his brothers. He was instrumental in preserving the future of the club by encouraging members to buy much of the land.
Tam Dalyell spoke warmly of his long friendship with Sneddon. "Charlie was one of my best friends in politics – from the time we were both involved in the Labour Party in 1956. He never said, nor did, anything cheap and was primarily concerned with giving practical help to members of his community. Charlie was a towering figure in local government."

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Integrated Library Systems Report
Earlier this year, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) contracted with WiLS to study and report on the current state of shared Integrated Library Systems (ILS) operated by Wisconsin's public library systems. The consultant was asked to collect information from each ILS consortia and to develop cost and operational comparisons that will be valuable when considering larger units of service for systems and ILS in the state. The report would also identify the remaining larger stand-alone libraries and counties in the state and determine their reasons for non-participation in the consortia.
Some facts that were shared about the ILS consortia in Wisconsin:
- most of the consortia in the state are using one of two products from Innovative Interfaces, Inc.;
- as independent entities, there is very little consistency among the consortia, including how the budgets are structured;
- no mechanism is in place to measure satisfaction with the ILS consortia.
The DPI also has some recommendations for how to move toward more consistency and cost-effective centralized services. A second phase likely will continue into 2015 to analyze the results and propose changes to the current structure for savings or efficiencies and to avoid duplication of resources and efforts. The DPI's recommendations based on the results of the study are available at _URL_ The full ILS study developed by WiLS is available _URL_


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The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms . Xiàzhì or Geshi is the 10th solar term, and marks the summer solstice. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 90° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 105°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 90°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around June 21 and ends around July 7.
The solstices mark the ''middle'' of the seasons in East Asian calendars. Here, the Chinese character means "extreme", so the term for the summer solstice directly signifies the summit of summer, a linkage absent in Western languages.


text: Hi all. I'm stuck on a physics problem obviously...So the original problem basically is a golfer is trying to put a ball 1.0m long or short of the cup. From uphill it is more difficult than downhill-explain why. Assume that the ball decelerates constantly at 2.0m/s^2 going downhill, and constantly at 3.0 m/s^2 going uphill. The uphill and downhill lie are both 7.0m from the cup. I'm supposed to calculate the allowable range of initial velocities that can be imparted on the ball so that it stops in the 1.0m long or short range from the cup. I wrote down my given for this: (hope i got it right) a(up)=2.0m/s^2 a(down)=-3.0m/s^2 V(init)=? V(final)=0m/s x(down)=-7.0m x(up)=7.0m (should the distance be different since the golfer can hit it anywhere between 6m-8m?) I tried using the V(init)=sqrt[V(final)-2a(x-x(init)], but i don't think i'm doing it right. Can someone give me some pointers or explain this problem a bit more? Thanks for the help!


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United States Merchant Marine
The United States Merchant Marine refers to either United States civilian mariners or to a fleet of U.S. civilian and federally owned merchant vessels. These fleets are managed by either the government or private sector, and engage in commerce or transportation of goods and services in and out of the navigable waters of the United States. The Merchant Marine is responsible for transporting cargo and passengers during peacetime. In times of war, they can be an auxiliary to the United States Navy, and can be called upon to deliver military personnel and materiel for the military. Merchant Marine Officers may also be designated as Military Officers by the Department of Defense. This is commonly achieved by commissioning unlimited tonnage Merchant Marine Officers as Strategic Sealift Officers in the Naval Reserves.
As of 2006, the United States merchant fleet had 465 privately owned ships of 1,000 or more gross register tons. Nearly 800 American-owned ships are flagged in other nations.
The federal government maintains fleets of merchant ships via organizations such as Military Sealift Command and the National Defense Reserve Fleet, which is managed by the United States Maritime Administration. In 2004, the federal government employed approximately 5% of all American water transportation workers.
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KUWAIT CITY, Sept 28: Ministry of Education and Higher Education became the gateway for fake certificates due to lack of scrutiny about the sources of certificates, reports Al-Shahed daily.
The daily quoting sources said the Ministry of Higher Education depends on the Cultural Office to endorse certificates, although the latter's routine task does not allow for scrutinizing the content of certificates.
They added the Ministry of Education and Higher Education endorses Medicine and Engineering certificates issued by universities in countries that have no cultural offices in Kuwait, leading to infiltration of the job market with fake certificates. Sources pointed to expatriate teachers flooding the Ministry of Education without necessary approval due to widespread influence (wasta) and favoritism. They stated many reasons for appointing such teachers, including low salaries.
They reiterated the committee formed by the Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Bader Al-Essa to investigate fake certificates was merely a routine procedure, indicating no positive result came out of its activities due to the interference of some politicians and influence.


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American Sign Language: "doctor"
NOTE: You will see the sign "doctor" done a number of ways. Do it however your local (qualified) instructor or local Deaf friends do it.
DOCTOR (recommended version)
Tap the fingertips of the dominant "bent hand" twice on the upturned wrist of the base hand.
Discussion: Where did this sign come from?
The "bent hand" evolved from an earlier version that used an "M" handshape. Why an "M" handshape? The "M" comes from back in the "old days" when doctors were commonly known as "medics." Over time, the bent hand replaced the "M" since the bent hand is easier to produce than an "M" handshape. Quite a few people (books, instructors, teachers etc.) do this sign with a "D" handshape. It is not worth arguing about. Really. I'm suggesting you know both versions and do it the way your local teacher does it or the way your local Deaf friends do it.
DOCTOR ("D" version)
In this version of doctor, the right "D" hand taps near where a doctor or nurse would take a person's pulse. The non-dominant hand (the left hand if you are right handed) can be either relaxed (curled up a bit) or flat.
A student writes: IHi Dr.V,I noticed in the sketch of this sign, the left hand is curled, almost closed. Yet in the variation of the 'doctor''medic' 'nurse' pictures, the left hand is open. Does it make a difference if the left hand is open or closed? Has the sign evolved to the open hand?Please advise.Thanks,Cathy
It is either. Really.
The "base hand" handshape is immaterial in that sign.
Most Deaf people if we aren't thinking about it will do it with a RELAXED hand (somewhat curled). If you ask us to "show you" the sign...we will get all "proper" and tend to do it with a palm-up flat hand. But when just hanging out amongst ourselves we do it with a relaxed base hand because it takes less effort.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / Doctor of Education (EdD)
Do not use the sign for "medical doctor" to refer to your college professors unless they are indeed an "MD."
There is a difference between the sign for a medical doctor and an "academic" doctor. "Dr." as in Ph.D. (a doctor of philosophy) is generally fingerspelled. While the Deaf community is not overly concerned with titles, if you are introducing someone to an audience you would simply spell the letters "D-R" and then the name.
In most everyday communication we don't use titles. We use name signs instead.
The sign "NURSE" is an initialized form of the sign "Doctor." It uses an "N" handshape on your dominant hand.
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In the presented paper the determination of the design rainfall duration for which the outflow from the urban catchment reaches maximum intensity and the evaluation of the relation between determined design rainfall duration and selected catchment characteristics were discussed. The analysis based on the outflow simulation results in SWMM5 obtained for eight existing urban catchment located in Bydgoszcz (Poland) with area ca. 35-280 ha. The calculations were made for the Euler hyetographs with the rainfall durations from 15 min to 360 min and the rainfall frequency of occurrence c = 2 years. For each catchment the relations between the catchment characteristics (total area, impervious area, length of the flow path and the longest flow time through the sewers) and the rainfall duration were determined. It was shown, that the design rainfall duration, represented by the Euler hyetograph, should be at least three times longer than the flow time through the catchment.
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BACKGROUND: Second-hand smoke (SHS) constitutes a significant public health threat in countries with a high smoking prevalence. However, data assessing the quality of indoor air at public venues in Pakistan are limited. OBJECTIVES: To measure mean concentrations of PM2.5 (particulate matter ≤2.5 microns in diameter), a sensitive indicator of SHS, in hospitality venues in Pakistan. SETTING AND DESIGN: Data were collected discreetly from 39 indoor venues such as cafes, restaurants and shisha (water-pipe) bars from three major cities in Pakistan. Data were recorded using a portable air quality monitoring device. RESULTS: The overall mean PM2.5 value for the visited venues was 846 μg/m3 (95%CI _PHONE_). The mean PM2.5 value was 101 μg/m3 (95%CI 69-135 μg/m3) for non-smoking venues, 689 μg/m3 (95%CI _PHONE_) for cigarette smoking venues and 1745 μg/m3 (95%CI _PHONE_) for shisha smoking venues. CONCLUSION: The significant levels of SHS recorded in this study, in particular from shisha smoking venues, could represent a major public health burden in Pakistan. Appropriate legislation needs to be enforced to protect the health of those exposed to the hazards of second-hand tobacco smoke.
|Number of pages||6|
|Journal||International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease|
|Publication status||Published - Jul 2011|
- Second-hand smoke


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November 30th – December 1st, 2006
University of Alberta, Edmonton
The Space Exploration Advisory Committee of the Canadian Space Agency held its semi-annual meeting November 30-December 1, 2006 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. The committee gave feedback on current CSA planetary exploration program elements and new CSA initiatives that impact the CSA planetary exploration program.
The committee visited the storage facilities for the recently acquired pristine Tagish Lake meteorites. Publicity and media inquiries resulting from a Science magazine paper written by NASA researchers on primitive, pre-solar organic compounds found in Tagish Lake, were coincident with the SEAC meeting.
Actions and Recommendations
ACTION (SEAC): To co-ordinate a SEAC study on the need for a Canadian lunar and planetary institute using LPI and analogous models and report back at SEAC XV.
ACTION (SEAC): To send the Chair names and contact information for proposed new members by January 1st 2007
Recommendation 1: SEAC recommends six Discipline Working Group contracts be awarded in order to represent the diversity of the community
Recommendation 2: SEAC recommends providing access to international analogue sites for Canadians.
Recommendation 3: SEAC recommends that the Canadian Analogue Research Network (CARN) welcome international participation in Canadian analogue sites
Recommendation 4: SEAC recommends that Canadian Space Exploration Workshop activities be placed in the context of the CSA Space Science and Exploration Thrust
Recommendation 5: The SEAC meeting agenda should include periodic open and closed sessions.
Recommendation 6: SEAC should hold regular additional teleconferences to which CSA could submit agenda items.


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The article presents the results achieved while researching a distance measuring method belonging to Depth From Defocus techniques. The method has been developed to determine the shape of a flaccid diaphragm used in the Ventricular Assist Device (VAD). The shape is determined on the basis of distance measured between the CCD sensor plate of a camera and the markers located on the flaccid diaphragm. The goal of this paper is to present the influence of marker size on distance range measureddoi:10.4302/plp.2016.2.07 fatcat:phnx77wvjrdopo76lrs4kuvb7e


MQTT Button
The mqtt button platform lets you send an MQTT message when the button is pressed in the frontend or the button press service is called. This can be used to expose some service of a remote device, for example reboot.
Configuration
# Example configuration.yaml entry
mqtt:
 button:
 - command_topic: "home/bedroom/switch1/reboot"
Configuration Variables
availability list (Optional)
A list of MQTT topics subscribed to receive availability (online/offline) updates. Must not be used together with availability_topic.
payload_available string (Optional, default: online)
The payload that represents the available state.
payload_not_available string (Optional, default: offline)
The payload that represents the unavailable state.
topic string Required
An MQTT topic subscribed to receive availability (online/offline) updates.
value_template template (Optional)
Defines a template to extract device's availability from the topic. To determine the devices's availability result of this template will be compared to payload_available and payload_not_available.
availability_mode string (Optional, default: latest)
When availability is configured, this controls the conditions needed to set the entity to available. Valid entries are all, any, and latest. If set to all, payload_available must be received on all configured availability topics before the entity is marked as online. If set to any, payload_available must be received on at least one configured availability topic before the entity is marked as online. If set to latest, the last payload_available or payload_not_available received on any configured availability topic controls the availability.
availability_template template (Optional)
Defines a template to extract device's availability from the availability_topic. To determine the devices's availability result of this template will be compared to payload_available and payload_not_available.
availability_topic string (Optional)
The MQTT topic subscribed to receive availability (online/offline) updates. Must not be used together with availability.
command_template template (Optional)
Defines a template to generate the payload to send to command_topic.
command_topic string (Optional)
The MQTT topic to publish commands to trigger the button.
device map (Optional)
Information about the device this button is a part of to tie it into the device registry. Only works through MQTT discovery and when unique_id is set. At least one of identifiers or connections must be present to identify the device.
configuration_url string (Optional)
A link to the webpage that can manage the configuration of this device. Can be either an HTTP or HTTPS link.
connections list (Optional)
A list of connections of the device to the outside world as a list of tuples [connection_type, connection_identifier]. For example the MAC address of a network interface: "connections": [["mac", "02:5b:26:a8:dc:12"]].
hw_version string (Optional)
The hardware version of the device.
identifiers string | list (Optional)
A list of IDs that uniquely identify the device. For example a serial number.
manufacturer string (Optional)
The manufacturer of the device.
model string (Optional)
The model of the device.
name string (Optional)
The name of the device.
suggested_area string (Optional)
Suggest an area if the device isn't in one yet.
sw_version string (Optional)
The firmware version of the device.
via_device string (Optional)
Identifier of a device that routes messages between this device and Home Assistant. Examples of such devices are hubs, or parent devices of a sub-device. This is used to show device topology in Home Assistant.
device_class device_class (Optional, default: None)
The type/class of the button to set the icon in the frontend.
enabled_by_default boolean (Optional, default: true)
Flag which defines if the entity should be enabled when first added.
encoding string (Optional, default: utf-8)
The encoding of the published messages.
entity_category string (Optional, default: None)
The category of the entity.
icon icon (Optional)
Icon for the entity.
json_attributes_template template (Optional)
Defines a template to extract the JSON dictionary from messages received on the json_attributes_topic. Usage example can be found in MQTT sensor documentation.
json_attributes_topic string (Optional)
The MQTT topic subscribed to receive a JSON dictionary payload and then set as sensor attributes. Usage example can be found in MQTT sensor documentation.
name string (Optional, default: MQTT Button)
The name to use when displaying this button.
object_id string (Optional)
Used instead of name for automatic generation of entity_id
payload_available string (Optional, default: online)
The payload that represents the available state.
payload_not_available string (Optional, default: offline)
The payload that represents the unavailable state.
payload_press string (Optional, default: PRESS)
The payload To send to trigger the button.
qos integer (Optional, default: 0)
The maximum QoS level of the state topic. Default is 0 and will also be used to publishing messages.
retain boolean (Optional, default: false)
If the published message should have the retain flag on or not.
unique_id string (Optional)
An ID that uniquely identifies this button entity. If two buttons have the same unique ID, Home Assistant will raise an exception.
Make sure that your topic matches exactly. some-topic/ and some-topic are different topics.
Examples
In this section, you will find some real-life examples of how to use this feature.
Full configuration
The example below shows a full configuration for a button.
# Example configuration.yaml entry
mqtt:
 button:
 - unique_id: bedroom_switch_reboot_btn
 name: "Restart Bedroom Switch"
 command_topic: "home/bedroom/switch1/commands"
 payload_press: "restart"
 availability:
 - topic: "home/bedroom/switch1/available"
 qos: 0
 retain: false
 entity_category: "config"
 device_class: "restart"


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Escallonia Hedge Plants
Escallonia are mostly evergreen shrubs and native to South America. They are widely cultivated and commonly used as a hedging plant, especially coastal areas. Escallonia grow about 30cm per year and can reach an ultimate height of 10ft. They have beautiful arching branches with small, oval glossy green leaves that pull out the vibrant flower colours that will make gardens burst with colour. Flowering is from June to October with a strong show of pink or crimson flowers with a honey fragrance.


How to Play Audio using MediaPlayer using Xamarin in Visual Studio
How to Play Audio using MediaPlayer using Xamarin in Visual Studio
In the previous post (Audio Recording using MediaRecorder using Xamarin in Visual Studio), we have seen how to record an audio. In this post we are going to see how to play audio using Xamarin. The Simplest way to play audio in android is using the inbuilt MediaPlayer class.
Lets create the User interface for the App.
Add a button in the Main.axml file, assign an id (myButton) to the button, so that we can use it in the cs files.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="_URL_
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<Button
android:id="@+id/myButton"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/playAudio" />
</LinearLayout>
Now go to MainActivity.cs and do the following.
Create the Click event handler for the button (myButton) and use the MediaPlayer to play audio.
In order to play audio the following steps has to be done in the following order.
 1. Create and instantiate the MediaPlayer
 2. Set the Source for the player by passing the source as parameter for the SetDataSource method.
 3. Initialize the playback by calling the Prepare
 4. Call the Start method to start playing.
Here is a quick visual representation of the steps that you can give a quick look.

The MediaPlayer starts Playing the Audio, if the audio has to be paused, resumed or stop, we can use the following methods.
 1. To pause the Audio use the Pause
 2. To resume the Audio use the Start Which resumes form where the audio has been paused.
 3. To stop the Audio recording use the Stop
 4. Release method can use to release the resources when not needed.
Sample code is provided below.
audio play
when we run the app, we can see the button Play Audio. which plays the audio provided as Data Source.
I hope this post helps in playing the audio using Xamarin.
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Model Array with Single Parameter Variation
This example shows how to create a one-dimensional array of transfer functions using the stack command. One parameter of the transfer function varies from model to model in the array. You can use such an array to investigate the effect of parameter variation on your model, such as for sensitivity analysis.
Create an array of transfer functions representing the following low-pass filter at three values of the roll-off frequency, a.
$$F\left( s \right) = \frac{a}{{s + a}}.$$
Create transfer function models representing the filter with roll-off frequency at a = 3, 5, and 7.
F1 = tf(3,[1 3]);
F2 = tf(5,[1 5]);
F3 = tf(7,[1 7]);
Use the stack command to build an array.
Farray = stack(1,F1,F2,F3);
The first argument to stack specifies the array dimension along which stack builds an array. The remaining arguments specify the models to arrange along that dimension. Thus, Farray is a 3-by-1 array of transfer functions.
Concatenating models with MATLAB® array concatenation commands, instead of with stack, creates multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) models rather than model arrays. For example:
G = [F1;F2;F3];
creates a one-input, three-output transfer function model, not a 3-by-1 array.
When working with a model array that represents parameter variations, You can associate the corresponding parameter value with each entry in the array. Set the SamplingGrid property to a data structure that contains the name of the parameter and the sampled parameter values corresponding with each model in the array. This assignment helps you keep track of which model corresponds to which parameter value.
Farray.SamplingGrid = struct('alpha',[3 5 7]);
Farray(:,:,1,1) [alpha=3] =
 s + 3
Farray(:,:,2,1) [alpha=5] =
 s + 5
Farray(:,:,3,1) [alpha=7] =
 s + 7
3x1 array of continuous-time transfer functions.
The parameter values in Farray.SamplingGrid are displayed along with the each transfer function in the array.
Plot the frequency response of the array to examine the effect of parameter variation on the filter behavior.
When you use analysis commands such as bodeplot on a model array, the resulting plot shows the response of each model in the array. Therefore, you can see the range of responses that results from the parameter variation.
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In this Famous Abstract Art, our artist features the wholeness of everything in the universe in the center of the artwork. The One Universe symbol shows the subject of unity across the earth, ocean, and sky. The important element in the composition of the One number is Sam Kasat. In Thai words, it means the Three Kings. It is a combination of the three very valuable elements including gold, silver, and copper.
The Three Great Kings of Thailand are King Ramkhamhaeng (the creator of the Thai Alphabet), King Naresuan (Father of Thai Army), and King Taksin (King of Thonburi). Those are the greatest Kings who had made Thailand a better Kingdom. They had a significant role while the Siam Kingdom went through touch times.
Surrounding the One Universe symbol, the artist depicts the Twelve Thai Zodiac-Animals circle. In traditional Thai culture, each animal symbol represents a year cycle in a repeating twelve-year period. The zodiac reflects a person's nature's personality of cycles.
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Justice for All
Report and Recommendations of the Task Force on Fair Justice for All: Court-Ordered Fines, Penalties,
Fees and Pretrial Release Policies
Our ideal of "justice for all" means that people should not be disparately punished because they are poor. While everyone should face consequences for violating the law, criminal fines and civil penalties should not themselves promote a cycle of poverty by imposing excessive amounts or unduly restricting people's ability to be gainfully employed.
The Task Force on Fair Justice For All was established by Administrative Order No. 2016-16 to study and make recommendations as follows:
- Recommend statutory changes, if needed, court rules, written policies, and processes and procedures for setting, collecting, and reducing or waiving court-imposed payments.
- Develop suggested best practices for allowing citizens unable to pay the full amount of a sanction at the time of sentencing options for reasonable time payment plans or by the performance of community service.
- Recommend best practices for making release decisions that protect the public, but do not keep people in jail solely for the inability to pay bail.
- Review the practice of suspending driver's licenses and consider alternatives to license suspension.
- Recommend educational programs for judicial officers, including pro tem judges and court staff who are part of the pretrial decision making process.
- Identify technological solutions and other best practices that provide defendant notifications of court dates and other court-ordered deadlines using mobile applications to reduce the number of defendants who fail to appear for court and to encourage citizens who receive a citation to come to court.


same syntax.
Type Generation Filters
In addition you can use the PreTypeFilter, InnerTypeFilter & PostTypeFilter to generate source code before and after a Type definition, e.g. this will append the @validate() annotation on non enum types:
TypeScriptGenerator.PreTypeFilter = (sb, type) => {
 if (!type.IsEnum.GetValueOrDefault())
 {
 sb.AppendLine("@Validate()");
 }
};
The InnerTypeFilter gets invoked just after the Type Definition which can be used to generate common members for all Types and interfaces, e.g:
TypeScriptGenerator.InnerTypeFilter = (sb, type) => {
 sb.AppendLine("id:string = '${Math.random()}'.substring(2);");
};
There's also PrePropertyFilter & PostPropertyFilter for generating source before and after properties, e.g:
TypeScriptGenerator.PrePropertyFilter = (sb , prop, type) => {
 if (prop.Name == "Id")
 {
 sb.AppendLine("@IsInt()");
 }
};
Live examples
This model is then used to generate the generated types, which for C# is at /types/csharp.
Limitations
In order for Add ServiceStack Reference to work consistently across all supported languages without .NET semantic namespaces, DTOs includes an additional restriction due to the semantic differences and limitations in different languages there are some limitations of highly-discouraged bad practices that's not supported across all languages including:
All DTO Type Names must be unique
ServiceStack only requires Request DTO's to be unique, but non .NET languages also require all DTO names to be unique.
No object or Interface properties
It's not possible to generate typed metadata and type information for deserializing unknown types like object or Interface properties.
Base types must be marked abstract
When using inheritance in DTO's any Base types must be marked abstract.
For C#, VB .NET and F# languages you can get around these limitations by sharing the ServiceModel.dll where your DTOs are defined instead.
Using with IIS Windows Authentication
If you have configured your NativeTypes service to run on IIS with Windows Authentication enabled, you need to ensure that the /types routes are reachable and do not require the system-level authentication from IIS. To accomplish this, add the following to <system.web> in Web.config.
<authorization>
 <allow users="?" />
</authorization>


Temperature seasonality
Rhododendron lapponicum. Photo NN.NN
Rhododendron lapponicum. Photo NN.NN
How will migrating birds, like the golden plover that overwinters in Africa, know when the right time is to come? Will bumblebees be born at the right time of the year, when plants are flowering? If animals and plants are out of sync, we call it a mismatch. Good timing, being at the right time and right place, is important for the plants and animals of Abisko. This likely mismatch means birds might arrive too late to breed and use all the surplus in food or bumblebees might be out at the wrong time to pollinate.
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Banded linsang
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Banded linsang
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Prionodontidae
Genus: Prionodon
Species: P. linsang
Binomial name
Prionodon linsang[2]
(Hardwicke, 1821)
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Banded linsang range
The banded linsang (Prionodon linsang) is a linsang, a tree-dwelling carnivorous mammal native to the Sundaic region of Southeast Asia.[1]
Characteristics[edit]
The banded linsang is around 74 cm (29 in) long including the tail. It is a pale yellow with 5 dark bands. It has broad stripes on its neck and its tail consists of several dark bands with a dark tip. The banded linsang has very sharp retractable claws and razor sharp teeth.
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The banded linsang has been recorded in southern Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and the Sunda Islands of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bangka and Belitung Islands. It lives in evergreen forests. In Thailand and Malaysia it has been recorded in deciduous forest, and in Sarawak also in secondary forest and close to oil palm plantations.[1]
In 2013, a banded linsang was recorded for the first time by a camera-trap in the hill forests of Karen State.[3]
Ecology and behaviour[edit]
The banded linsang is nocturnal and usually solitary.[4]
Very little is known about the banded linsang's reproduction. It is thought that litters of 2–3 are born semiannually in a nest in burrows or hollow trees.[5]
Taxonomy[edit]
Until recently the two species of Asiatic linsangs were considered to be members of the family Viverridae and to be related to the morphologically similar genets. However, recent genetic taxonomy investigations have strongly suggested that the Asiatic linsangs are a sister-group of the cat family, Felidae. It has been proposed that the Asiatic linsangs be placed in the monogeneric family Prionodontidae.[6]
References[edit]
 1. ^ a b c Duckworth, J.W.; Mathai, J.; Chutipong, W.; Brodie, J. & Wilting, A. (2016). "Prionodon linsang". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2017-1. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
 2. ^ Wozencraft, W.C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
 3. ^ Saw Sha Bwe Moo, Froese, G.Z.L., Gray, T. N.E. (2017). "First structured camera-trap surveys in Karen State, Myanmar, reveal high diversity of globally threatened mammals". Oryx: first view. doi:10.1017/S0030605316001113.
 4. ^ Jennings, A.P. and Veron, G. (2015). Predicted distributions, niche comparisons, and conservation status of the Spotted Linsang (Prionodon pardicolor) and Banded Linsang (Prionodon linsang). Mammal Research 60: 107–116.
 5. ^ Whitfield, P., ed. (1984). Macmillan Illustrated Animal Encyclopedia. Macmillan Publishing Company. p. 92. ISBN 0-02-627680-1.
 6. ^ Gaubert, P. and Veron, G. (2003). "Exhaustive sample set among Viverridae reveals the sister-group of felids: the linsangs as a case of extreme morphological convergence within Feliformia". Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, 270 (1532): 2523–2530. doi:10.1098/rspb.2003.2521
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Project team: David Hopkins, Éadaoin McDermott
Course: Processing of Materials in Manufacturing, spring 2017
Standard syringes can be unreliable: accurate measurements require significant focus, and human error is common. The team behind Auto Syringe aimed to provide greater precision and functionality for larger syringes by making a clip-on attachment that digitally displays a volume value for the syringe. This allows more precise measurements for any value the syringe can provide. The attachment also enables multiple precise measurements to be made with one filling of a syringe, since the display can be calibrated over and over — facilitating faster, more accurate processes for users. As part of the course, the team analyzed potential markets, materials, and manufacturing processes for this attachment.
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Message XbpWindow():xbeM_MbClick Foundation
Middle mouse button click.
:mbClick := {| aPos, uNIL, self |... }
:mbClick ( ) --> self
 is an array containing two elements { nX, nY } that specify the current position of the mouse pointer. By default the coordinates are relative to the lower left corner of the parent.
This method returns the object executing the method (self).
The xbeM_MbClick event is generated when the Xbase Part is clicked with the middle mouse button (the button is pressed and immediately released). If the key is held down too long, the xbeM_MbUp event is generated instead of xbeM_MbClick. The xbeM_MbUp event indicates that the mouse button was released. contains the current position of the mouse pointer and corresponds to the first message parameter of the function AppEvent().


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The Layered Multimedia Data Model (LMDM) aids in the specification of multimedia compositions by dividing the problem into smaller, more manageable pieces. In this paper we describe the lower two layers of the LMDM, the Data Definition Layer, which allows the specification of multimedia objects in a database, and the Data Manipulation Layer, which allows… (More)
We present the issues and design of a telephone-based browser for email and the World Wide Web.
This paper describes the methodology and implementation of a data management system for highly distributed systems, which was built to solve the scalability and reliability problems faced in a wide area postal logistics application developed at Siemens. The core of the approach is to borrow from Internet routing protocols, and their proven scalability and… (More)
This paper examines multimedia from a perspective of both data modeling and application development. It outlines a layered paradigm aa a preferred approach to modeling, proposes a neu, Layered Multimedia Data Model (LMDM), and then demonstrates how the LMDM can be used together with a database of MM data to describe and support a large number of present and… (More)


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Sea Slug conflicts
|Sea Slug conflicts|
|Non-specific events, late Fourth Age||169, Fifth Age|
|Throughout Gielinor, although centred around what is now Witchaven|
|Death of Mother Mallum|
|Temple and White Knight Crusade|
|Sea Slugs||Many forces, primarily Temple Knights|
|Unknown, but high||Unknown, but very high|
|Infobox • Talk page|
The Sea Slug conflicts are a series of ongoing wars waged by Mother Mallum, a Sea Slug of unknown origins, and a variety of forces, most prominently the Temple Knights. The conflicts began some time in the late Fourth Age (or, more unlikely, the early fifth) and reached a stalemate with the incarceration of the Mother Mallum, but resumed in year 169 of the Fifth Age, a few centuries later.
The majority of the Sea Slug Conflicts took place when Mother Mallum first emerged from the sea. She used her forces to corrupt and control the important political figures of the world. The goal ultimately seems to have been nothing short of complete world-domination. After being sealed within an underground cave network by the Temple Knights and White Knights, Mallum and her forces fell into a deep hibernation.
In 169 of the Fifth Age, Mallum's bizarre species of slug re-emerged in the Unquiet Ocean, taking the Kandarin Fishing Platform with no resistance. They moved on to Witchaven, near East Ardougne, and Mother Mallum herself was released from prison, but lost a Slug Prince. She attempted to resume her plans, but was ultimately defeated by a special squad of Temple Knight allies in the Slug Citadel.
Wars and battles


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[Seminar] Professor Lisa Giocomo: Multiple maps for navigation
We are excited to have an online seminar by Prof. Lisa Giocomo from Stanford University. She has done a series of important works on the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying spatial navigation and memory. Everyone is welcome to join the seminar!
Multiple maps for navigation
Over the last several decades, the tractable response properties of parahippocampal neurons have provided a new access key to understanding the cognitive process of self-localization: the ability to know where you are currently located in space. Defined by functionally discrete response properties, neurons in the medial entorhinal cortex and hippocampus are proposed to provide the basis for an internal neural map of space, which enables animals to perform path-integration based spatial navigation and supports the formation of spatial memories. My lab focuses on understanding the mechanisms that generate this neural map of space and how this map is used to support behavior. In this talk, I'll discuss how learning and experience shape our internal neural maps of space to guide behavior.
You can join the seminar via ZOOM (meeting ID: _PHONE_, Password: 436475).


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Image caption (right): phase angle change
The phase angle (φ) is the angle between light source (in this case, the Sun) and the observer (here, the HRSC camera on Mars Express) when seen from the viewed object (the Martian moon Phobos). Over the course of the animation, this schematic representation illustrates how this angle changes due to the observer's movement. In the animation, the phase angle of the individual Phobos observations changes from 17 degrees (A) at the beginning to almost 0 degrees (B) to 15 degree (C) at the end.
Image Credit: DLR


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SFA vs IFS - Bennie Hurter (aka Benhur)
The issue of having a Solid Front Axle (SFA) or Independent Front Suspension (IFS) in your vehicle is always a hot topic to discuss. People have different views on which one of the two suspension types are the right one.
From a technical point of view consider this. With SFA the centre of the diff is fixed between the front wheels and it moves in relation to the body of the vehicle. So the distance between the centre of the diff and the ground will stay the same (if the surface is linear) as the suspension travels in and out.
IFS working are the complete inverse. The centre of the diff is fixed in relation to the body and it varies in relation to the ground up to a point where it can come close to the ground. If the surface is now slightly uneven the chance of it touching the ground is much higher than with a SFA where the surface must be much more uneven before touching occurs.
The primitive illustration below will demonstrate what I tried stating above a bit more clearly
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How well do tall-tower measurements characterize the CO2 mole fraction distribution in the planetary boundary layer?
Abstract. Planetary boundary layer (PBL) CO2 mole fraction data are needed by transport models and carbon budget models as both input and reference for validation. The height of in situ CO2 mole fraction measurements is usually different from that of the model levels where the data are needed; data from short towers, in particular, are difficult to utilize in atmospheric models that do not simulate the surface layer well. Tall-tower CO2 mole fraction measurements observed at heights ranging from 10 to 115 m above ground level at a rural site in Hungary and regular airborne vertical mole fraction profile measurements (136 vertical profiles) above the tower allowed us to estimate how well a tower of a given height could estimate the CO2 mole fraction above the tower in the PBL. The statistical evaluation of the height-dependent bias between the real PBL CO2 mole fraction profile (measured by the aircraft) and the measurement at a given elevation above the ground was performed separately for the summer and winter half years to take into account the different dynamics of the lower troposphere and the different surface CO2 flux in the different seasons. The paper presents (1) how accurately the vertical distribution of CO2 in the PBL can be estimated from the measurements on the top of a tower of height H; (2) how tall of a tower would be needed for the satisfaction of different requirements on the accuracy of the estimation of the CO2 vertical distribution; (3) how accurate of a CO2 vertical distribution estimation can be expected from the existing towers; and (4) how much improvement can be achieved in the accuracy of the estimation of CO2 vertical distribution by applying the virtual tall-tower concept.


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Pan Pan Theatre
When I think of the words "radio play," it is generally in conjunction with an image of the listener pottering around the kitchen, or perhaps curled up in a chair. This is evidently not the same for Pan Pan's Gavin Quinn, who's installation of Beckett's Cascando is an unsettling, absorbing and intriguing journey through a reflective maze, both in terms of set and text.
First broadcast in October 1963, Cascando is a play for music and voice that circles around and overlaps itself in a short but potent exploration of sound, silence, language, identity, journey and storytelling. As the audience walks around Aedín Cosgrove's labyrinthine, mirrored set, clothed in long hooded robes listening to the play through headphones, there is an odd combination of connectedness and isolation, playing with the disjointed flow of the text between Voice and Music. With only a few lights around the labyrinth, one's eyes never quite adjust to the darkness, just as one can never quite adjust to the text. Just as Voice seems settled, the Opener calls a halt, and introduces the discordant and intense Music. This constant cycling and overlapping of Voice and Music, like the changing levels of light, means the listener is always alert, awake to both change and repetition.
Walking around the space, moving slowly towards a centre circle, catching glimpses of people through walls, with reflections and reality blurred, this is a truly immersive experience. As the audience slowly makes its way through the darkness, pausing at corners, unsure what is mirror and what is open space, cautious of bumping into each other, changing pace with the light and the text, one truly experiences the vacillating, uncertain journey of Woburn in this deeply immersive, yet personal and detached installation of Beckett's Cascando.


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Managed Service for PostgreSQL lets you use network and local storage for database clusters. Network storage is based on network blocks, which are virtual disks in the Yandex.Cloud infrastructure. Local storage is organized on disks that are physically located in the database host servers.
When creating a cluster, you can choose between the following storage types:
- Standard network storage (
network-hdd): The cheapest option for servers with relaxed read/write performance requirements.
- Fast network storage (
network-ssd): A middle-ground solution. It's slower than local storage, but unlike local disks, it ensures data integrity if Yandex.Cloud hardware goes down.
- Fast local storage (
local-ssd): The fastest disks. The size of the local storage can only be incremented by 100 GB.
Local storage features
Local storage doesn't provide fault tolerance for data storage and affects the overall pricing for the cluster:
- Local storage doesn't provide fault tolerance for a single-host cluster: if a local disk fails, the data is permanently lost. Therefore, when creating a new Managed Service for PostgreSQL cluster using local storage, a 3-host fail-safe configuration is automatically set up.
- You are charged for a cluster with local storage even if it's stopped. Read more in the pricing policy.


Email Customer Element
The Email Customer element is an Activity element. It should be the child element of Wait Selection element. It has a Send Email action and a couple of additional actions that calculate the event_seconds variable.
Here is the send email action:
The element then calculates the event_seconds variable, which represents how many seconds to the webinar start time. We calculate this variable so that we can text the customer 15 minutes before the webinar.
So when event_seconds is less than 900 (15 minutes), the engine notifies the customer by a text message. This is defined in the Notify Now element. If it is longer than 15 minutes, it schedules the text message by setting up a timer. This action is defined in the Wait 15 element, which we will create later.


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- Five-Year In-Lieu Groundwater Recharge Project
- In above average water years when Reclamation District 108 determines that surplus water supplies are available, the district desires to transfer up to 10,000 AF of surplus water to Colusa County Water District, and Dunnigan Water District. The proposed 5 years water transfer is intended to allow CCWD and DWD to utilize the surplus surface water in lieu of pumping groundwater from March 1, 2018 to February 28, 2023, which will increase the beneficial use of the surface water in the area and assist with reducing the amount of groundwater being pumped in the area.
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I have two rows with values and third row must be a difference between first and second row, like here:
3 5 1 . .
2 2 5 . .
1 3 -4 . .
I enter a formula in the 3rd row 2nd column: =$B3-$B4
I enter a formula in the 3rd row 3rd column: =$C3-$C4
And then I (as used in MS excel) select 2 and 3 columns in 3rd row and grab the dot in the bottom right corner, then i pulling it to the right to extend for some columns.
As a result I want to see =$D3-$D4 and =$E3-$E4
But I see only repeating =$B3-$B4, =$C3-$C4, =$B3-$B4, =$C3-$C4, =$B3-$B4, =$C3-$C4.
Tried this in LibreOffice Calc and Gnumeric.
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Isn't this a question for ask.libreoffice.org ? – danjjl Mar 30 '12 at 15:09
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Well, In your question some parts are not clear. But the result is important. So I will give you the answer.
First,
I have two rows with values and third row must be a difference between first and second row, like here:
3 5 1 (first row) 2 2 5 (Second Row)
1 3 -4 (third row)
Now in Libre office calc (or in anyother spread sheet program),if you want to get the result in 3rd row by subtracting from first and second row,your formula doesn't work
I enter a formula in the 3rd row 2nd column: =$B3-$B4 (here you are subtracting the 3rd row with4th row )
I enter a formula in the 3rd row 3rd column: =$C3-$C4(here you are subtracting the 3rd row with4th row )
so if you want the subtracted result in 3rd row you have to type in 3rd row first column =A1-A2
in 3rd row second column =B1-B2
then inorder to move thse formula to the next part of the third row, selct the 3rd row second column,then grab the dot then drag it to the other are of the third column where you want th formula applicble.
There you have it..... you will get
third row must be a difference between first and second row
All the best from RJK
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Thanks. That was easy. I don't know why in the first two cells of third row the formula was with dollar sign. It works, but can't be expanded to other columns of a row. – Drey Jan 7 '12 at 5:34

sure, you can,select the third row then drag it using the dot. you will get the formula. It worked for me......... (I got the formula transfered to the desired boxes of 3rd row) – rjkrocks Jan 7 '12 at 9:40
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Come With Me on a Plastic Carpet Ride!
Cities are often littered with trash and plastics on every street corner. The haphazard candy wrapper, bottle, or plastic bag blowing in the wind creates eyesores for locals and tourists alike. But what is the litter situation in the desert? You won't find too much garbage where there aren't any people, that is unless it's a piece of plastic artwork.
Dutch collective, WE MAKE CARPETS, was recently commissioned by the Taragalte Festival in southern Morocco to turn ordinary plastics into a magic carpet piece of artwork. The Taragalte Festival is a yearly event that brings together the cultural exchange and sustainable development through tourism in the region. The focus of this year's November program was women's creativity and everyday life in the desert.
Moroccan carpets date back centuries and these tapestries that were once used for protection against cold weather are now also used for conveying local folklore, symbolism, and weaving techniques in their design. However, one temporary, contemporary "rug" on display this year was made out of a different kind of material: plastics.
Made of plastic bottles of different colors, shapes, and sizes, the bottle carpet is exquisitely designed into intricate patterns allowing viewers to see the waste in a different light.
In a modern society where plastic bags and bottles are gaining more attention to become more environmentally friendly, the festival made an attempt to show patrons that while some Moroccans are beginning to understand the importance of proper waste management, the lack of recycling infrastructure and proper education has left much of North African behind the times.
Plastic bottles not only clog waterways but can leaching harmful toxins into the ground and endangering wildlife. They also make up a large percentage of the litter and pollution we see along roadways and rivers.
Turning plastic trash into a treasure that looks like a carpet helps to convey the notion that all materials are both precious and valuable, especially when every carpet has a story to tell about one particular aspect of Morocco culture and her people. In a nation with nomadic desert people, the plastic art installation is sure to inspire patrons and create discussion over the abundance of plastics and what can be done to minimize plastic waste.
Read more at Green Prophet.
Plastic Carpet image courtesy of WE MAKE CARPETS.


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What Road Salt Does to Your Car
what road salt does to cars
Yet there are some definite downsides to road salt when it comes to your car. Read on to learn exactly how road salt works—and what road salt does to your car.
How road salt works
Salt—a.k.a. sodium chloride in scientific terms—lowers the melting point of water. So while water normally freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, water needs colder temperatures in order to freeze when it's exposed to salt. The more salt you add, the lower the temperature needed to freeze water is.
The water that results after salt is applied to ice is known as "brine." This water needs a temperature lower than 32 degrees Fahrenheit in order to freeze. If there's a lot of snow and ice on a road, the brine will seep into the bottom layers, breaking the bond between the ice and the road. The remaining snow and ice will then float along the top of the brine, making it easy for any passing traffic to break it up for good.
What road salt does to your car
Salt creates chemical reactions that can corrode your car. This is especially true if you have any exposed metal on your car.
So what's a motorist to do? Fortunately, there are some tried-and-true ways to help protect your car from road salt damage.
 - Have any scrapes, chips or rust spots repaired before the first snow falls.
 - Refrain from driving behind trucks spreading ice or brine.
 - Give an older car some extra TLC. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that cars are especially susceptible to corrosion after being exposed to road salt for eight years or more.
 - When spring arrives, consider a thorough exterior detailing job. (Also consider taking other steps to help your car recover from winter.)
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UON Engineering Car Park
Our first pilot project was installed at the University of Newcastle, on the main campus at Callaghan.
It consisted of small, surface-mounted sensors monitoring the occupancy status of car parks, which communicate wirelessly to a gateway housed within a nearby building. The status is communicated to the cloud for dissemination to mobile devices, web apps and digital road-side signage.
The purpose of the pilot project was to investigate the practicalities of such a system in the University environment. Details on the installation, reliability and scalability of the hardware were assessed, and surveys were conducted to gauge interest and feedback from the community.
The map then displayed availability in real-time:
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How Guinness is made
Stephen Kilcullen
5m 59s
Lesson Details
Can you identify the key ingredients involved in brewing Guinness? Although Guinness has been around for over 250 years, the company still uses the same ingredients and the same traditional brewing steps to brew the perfect pint.
In this lesson for bartenders and servers, Stephen Kilcullen dives deep into the four main ingredients used to create the beer, and the six classic steps that are undertaken to brew every batch of Guinness. You will find out more about:
 1. Milling and mashing
 2. Wort separation
 3. Boiling
 4. Fermentation
 5. Maturation and storage
 6. Packaging
Learn how different the yeast used to create Guinness is to other brewing yeasts, and how specific ingredients are delicately balanced throughout the process. Stephen explains that at Guinness breweries, there are brewers on site who have been with the company for over 40 years. This lesson will give bartenders and servers insight into the unique beer and brand.
Learn hospitality skills for today's world, including:
The four key ingredients to brew Guinness
The six steps to brewing
The story behind the ingredients
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Former Grand Trunk Railway Station
St. Mary's Junction Station
St. Mary's Junction Station
Links and documents
Listed on the Canadian Register:
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
The former Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) station at St. Mary's Junction expresses the design of the initial GTR stations. It was built in 1858, and its mid 19th century Georgian form, stone walls and distinctive roof brackets still distinguish it from its surroundings today. This single storey station stands isolated in a field beside the track at the early railroad junction north of the town of St. Mary's.
The station at St. Mary's Junction has been designated a heritage railway station because of its historical, architectural and environmental significance.
The former Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) station at St. Mary's Junction was built in 1858 and is one of the largest and most original surviving GTR stations. Designed as a First Class Way Side Station by British architect Francis Thompson, it follows the modest Italianate style typical of contemporary British station design. It was constructed to the north of the town of St. Mary's as a (manual) control point for the junction of rail lines from Toronto to Sarnia and to London. Young Thomas Edison worked here as a controller during the early days of the station. By that time St. Mary's was already an established community, although it subsequently prospered from the nation-wide market the GTR provided for its local limestone.
The heritage value of the St. Mary's Junction Station resides in both its rarity and in the clarity with which it witnesses the design, composition, materials, and setting of original GTR stations. Value resides in its balanced massing and proportions, and in the elements of its design which express the standard early GTR Italianate style, form and detailing.
Source: Heritage Character Statement, former St. Mary's Grand Trunk Railway Station, May 1993. Heritage Assessment Report RSR-143, 1992.
Character-defining elements of the Former Grand Trunk Railway Station include:
- the rectangular footprint and block-like single storey massing of the station under a shallow pitched gable roof,
- its simple symmetrical composition, balanced proportions, and handsome aspect,
- the regular definition of its arcaded apertures,
- its Italianate details: arched openings, deep overhanging eaves, ornate end chimneys, circular gable window vents,
- the integrity of its exterior materials, particularly its local limestone and wood,
- the skilled craftsmanship with which its stonework is executed visible in regular stone courses, stone surrounds, arcades and chimneys,
- its solid wall construction,
- the integrity of its surviving early interior furnishings and fittings, their (primarily wood) materials, early form, composition, craftsmanship and finishes: including but not exclusive to the station's tongue-and-groove wainscot, wooden baseboards and picture rails and plaster walls and ceilings,
- continued legibility of the volumes and functions of specific spaces within the building.
Government of Canada
Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act
Heritage Railway Station
Theme - Category and Type
- Developing Economies
- Communications and Transportation
- Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
- Architecture and Design
Function - Category and Type
- Station or Other Rail Facility
Architect / Designer
Location of Supporting Documentation
National Historic Sites Directorate, Documentation Centre, 5th Floor, Room 89, 25 Eddy Street, Gatineau, Quebec
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a1 University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, 7000 Fannin *2658, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Background Although many school-based diet and physical activity interventions have been designed and evaluated, relatively few have been tested for the after-school setting. After-school day-care programmes at either elementary schools or private locations provide a ready-made opportunity for health programmes that may be difficult to incorporate into an already-full school day. The purpose of this paper is to report on a pilot study of an after-school adaptation of the CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) elementary school programme called the CATCH Kids Club (CKC).
Methods The CKC was pilot-tested and formatively evaluated in 16 Texas after-school programmes: eight in El Paso and eight in Austin (four intervention and four reference sites each). Evaluation consisted of direct observation of moderate to vigorous physical activity during play time, self-reported food intake and physical activity, and focus group interviews with after-school programme staff.
Results Students responded well to the physical activity and snack components and were less interested in the five-module education component. Routine staff training was a key variable in achieving proper implementation; the ideal would be a full day with repeated follow-up model teaching visits. Staff turnover was a logistic issue, as was programme leader readiness and interest in conducting the programme. Strong and significant effects were observed for the physical activity but not for the education component. The results of the physical education component suggest it is feasible, effective and ready for larger-scale evaluation or dissemination.
(Received December 17 2003)
(Accepted September 22 2004)


Def: NSPACE(s(n))={L | L decidable within space O(s(n)) by some non-deterministic TM}
25 Examples of Space & Time Usage Let L 1 ={0 n 1 n | n>0}: For 1-tape TM's: L 1  DTIME(n 2 ) L 1  DSPACE(n) L 1  DTIME(n log n) For 2-tape TM's: L 1  DTIME(n) L 1  DSPACE(log n)
26 Examples of Space & Time Usage Let L 2 =  * L 2  DTIME(n) Theorem: every regular language is in DTIME(n) L 2  DSPACE(1) Theorem: every regular language is in DSPACE(1) L 2  DTIME(1) Let L 3 ={w$w | w in  *} L 3  DTIME(n 2 ) L 3  DSPACE(n) L 3  DSPACE(log n)
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In this note we show that every n-point ultrametric embeds with constant distortion in ℓpO(logn) for every ∞≥p≥1. More precisely, we consider a special type of ultrametric with hierarchical structure called a k-hierarchically well-separated tree (k-HST). We show that any k-HST can be embedded with distortion at most 1+O(1/k) in ℓp O(k2logn). These facts have implications to embeddings of finite metric spaces in low dimensional ℓp spaces in the context of metric Ramsey-type theorems.
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The cassava plant from which tapioca is made.
- a starchy, granular substance prepared from the root of the cassava plant, used to make puddings, thicken soups, etc.
- pudding made from this substance
Origin of tapiocaPortuguese and amp; Spanish ; from Tupí and amp; Guaraní typyoca ; from tipi, dregs + ok, to squeeze out
- A starch made from cassava roots, usually processed as beads or flakes and used for puddings and as a thickening agent in cooking.
- A dish, especially a pudding, made from this starch.
Origin of tapiocaPortuguese, from Tupí typióca : ty, juice + pyá, heart + oca, to remove.
(countable and uncountable, plural tapiocas)


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Australia is moving two hundred and fifty metres to the north east
While most people will not feel the earth move, census clients may have heard about the change to mapping systems and want to know how it will affect Census mapping products.
In the mid 1990s Australia's mapping agencies agreed to adopt a new Geocentric Datum for Australia (GDA94) and to implement this new model of the earth in their mapping systems by the year 2000. Implementation is slightly behind schedule but some States have changed to the new datum and others will change in the next year.
The adoption of GDA94 will make Australian mapping directly compatible with the Global Positioning System (GPS) which is widely used for professional and recreational navigation. It will mean, however, that the coordinates or latitudes and longitudes of all Australian mapping will change by about 250 metres to the north east.
All ABS spatial data such as the Master Spatial Database (MSD), used for Census Collection District design and mapping, and the Reduced Output Spatial Database (ROSD), used in CDATA96, are currently on the old datum (AGD66). All ABS digital boundary files (CD, SLA, etc) are also on the old datum. The ABS GDA implementation strategy is to convert the MSD to the new datum during 2001 and to make all 2001 Census output products GDA compliant. In the meantime ABS clients are advised that:
If you have any complex inquiries regarding GDA94 or map datums simply send an e-mail to _EMAIL_ and you will be referred to the appropriate area.
- all ABS spatial data is currently AGD66 datum;
- 2001 Census output products including CDATA topography and boundaries will be GDA compliant;
- Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) 2001 Edition boundaries will be GDA compliant; and
- a new version of ASGC 1996 Edition boundaries will also be created on GDA datum so that they can be directly overlaid with 2001 boundaries.
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Python Expression Tags in Historian
A Python® expression is typically a single line of Python code which, when executed, evaluates to a single value. It can also be thought of as the right-hand side of a Python assignment operation.
Python Expression Tags are used in cases where you do not want to store a raw data value, but wish to store only derived or calculated values. Historian allows raw data to be pre-processed with Python expressions during collection, so that the data collected for the expression tags contain these derived values.
See _URL_ for complete Python documentation.
Note: This functionality is available only for the Enterprise edition of Historian.
To use a Python Expression Tag in Historian, you must configure a tag as a Python Expression Tag using either Historian File Collector or Historian Excel Add-in. You can then use the Python expression on this tag to pre-process raw data before the result is inserted into Historian.
The following collectors support Python Expression Tags:
 - Simulation Data Collector
 - iFix Data Collector
 - OPC Data Collector
 - OSI PI Collector
 - Windows Performance Collector
 - Collector toolkit


The Unfoldment book
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The Unfoldment is a natural human process; a journey of growth, realization, and ascendance. For the first time, Neil Kramer's insights, techniques and, ideas are brought together in one inspirational work that has the power to change lives.
The Unfoldment fuses profound spiritual philosophy and dynamic practical application, specifically designed to help you:
* Claim your power—create a life of authenticity, resonance, and fulfillment
* Dissolve illusions and re-pattern old wiring—liberate the mind from systems of control
* Master emotional alchemy—transform pain and embrace flow
* Unveil the secret teachings and hidden histories of our ancient ancestors
* Understand the intimate relationship between light and shadow, creation and destruction
Neil Kramer is a philosopher and teacher. He lives in Washington State, USA.
Available in all good bookstores.
© Copyright 2021


The Bomb Flower is a small blue plant that grows next to lava pools. They only grow on smooth stone or netherrack with lava adjacent to the block they're planted on. The plant itself can be harvested by breaking a fully grown Bomb Flower with a pair of shears.
Upon being punched, the flower will drop a small blue Bomb, which will consequently detonate. If you place water nearby before the bomb detonates, it will deactivate the bomb and allow you to pick it up, but the water will destroy the plants. This is a useful method of obtaining the bomb required to craft the Bomb Bag. Mining the block underneath the plant with cause the bomb to activate, and will destroy the plant. You can also make the bomb drop by hitting it with a magic boomerang, which will start the fuse but will not move the bomb. If a bomb detonates close enough to a fully grown bomb flower, it will activate the bombs from the flower too, and they will explode almost instantly.
After the Bomb Bag is obtained, you can harvest bombs by simply left clicking the activated bomb while holding the bag.
If you place a block on top of the bomb flower, it will break the plant and the bomb will activate. Same goes for covering up the lava source the bomb flower is connected to. You can't even place a non-solid block such as a slab or glass over the source, so be careful!
 - Fully grown bomb flowers seem to disappear (only visibly; the physical "block" is still there) as soon as you place the crosshairs over it, making harvesting difficult.. (Turn off/Hide NEI "Highlight tips" to fix this.
 - The Bomb Flower was inspired by the Legend of Zelda.


- Duration 6-8 hours (single day)
 - Format Interactive group activities
 - Batch Size up to 20 people
 - Charges Write to for our corporate packages
 - Instructor Puneet Gupta (Director / Playwright)
 - Training Team Mad Hats Theatre
What is the workshop about?
This is a workshop designed especially for corporates and uses theatre as a medium to improve life-skills that can play a vital role in the day to day well-being of employees in their professional lives. In particular, our focus is on the following corporate skills:
1. Team building
2. Building trust and openness
3. Conflict management
4. Effective communication
We combine the use of creative, self-exploratory and interactive activities that allow the participants to learn how to express openly with team-mates, conquer their challenges and experience techniques that they could apply to many situations in professional life. Mad Hats Theatre accomplishes all of this in a light and enjoyable day-long workshop. We guarantee it to be much more than any outing to a resort would ever achieve! Request more details by writing to
MHT organizes basic theater workshops focused on understanding the fundamentals of theater in a creative, exploratory and interactive manner. The participants shall learn to express, conquer their inhibitions and discover a part of self that they had not yet embraced. The techniques and performances from this workshop would be applicable to many real-life situations. Mad Hats Theater aims to accomplish all of this in a light and enjoyable manner. We do workshops for corporates, educational institutes and individuals…


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Nuclear Waste and Caves
What are the benefits of storing nuclear waste in
subterranean salt mining caves?
The main advantage is that since the salt has been in its deposit for
millions of years, there could not have been groundwater flowing through the
deposit for at least that long. If there had been, it would have carried
the salt away. So, if nuclear waste is placed inside the salt bed, chances
are good that groundwater won't carry it anywhere else. The nuclear waste
will decay away to nonradioactive elements before it leaves the salt
Richard E. Barrans Jr., Ph.D.
PG Research Foundation, Darien, Illinois
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