format as for the links produced by Uplug). There is a small gold standard for the example bitext used in 3f). Alignments produced above can be evaluated using the following command:
 uplug-evalalign -gold -in svenprf.links | less
Several measures will be computed by comparing reference links with links proposed by the system.
Word alignment (using existing clues)
3c) and 3f) explained how to run the aligner with all its sub-processes. However, existing clues do not have to be computed each time. Existing clues can be re-used for further alignent runs. The user can specify the set of clues that should be used for aligning words. The following command runs the word aligner with one clue type (GIZA++ translation probabilities):
 uplug align/word/test/link -gw -in svenprf.xces -out
Weights can be set independently for each clue type. For example, in the example above we can specify a clue weight (e.g. 0.01) for GIZA++ clues using the following runtime parameter: '-gw_w 0.01'. Lots of different clues may be used depending on what has been computed before. The following table gives an overview of some available runtime clue-parameters.
 clue-flag weight-flag clue type
 -sim -sim_w LCSR (string similarity)
 -dice -dice_w Dice coefficient
 -mi -mi_w point-wise Mututal Information
 -tscore -tscore_w t-scores
 -gw -gw_w GIZA++ trained on tokenised plain text
 -gp -gp_w GIZA++ trained on POS tags
 -gpw -gpw_w GIZA++ trained on words and POS tags
 -gwp -gwp_w GIZA++ trained on word-prefixes (3 character)
 -gws -gws_w GIZA++ trained on word-suffixes (3 character)
 -gwi -gwi_w GIZA++ inverse (same as -gw)
 -gpi -gpi_w GIZA++ inverse (same as -gp)
 -gpwi -gpwi_w GIZA++ inverse (same as -gpw)
 -gwpi -gwpi_w GIZA++ inverse (same as -gwp)
 -gwsi -gwsi_w GIZA++ inverse (same as -gws)
 -dl -dl_q dynamic clue (words)
 -dlp -dlp_w dynamic clue (words+POS)
 -dp3 -dp3_w dynamic clue (POS-trigram)
 -dcp3 -dcp3_w dynamic clue (chunklabel+POS-trigram)
 -dpx -dpx_w dynamic clue (POS+relative position)
 -dp3x -dp3x_w dynamic clue (POS trigram+relative position)
 -dc3 -dc3_w dynamic clue (chunk label trigram)
 -dc3p -dc3p_w dynamic clue (chunk label trigram+POS)
 -dc3x -dc3x_w dynamic clue (chunk trigram+relative position)
Word alignment (basic mode)
There is another standard setting for word alignment:
 uplug align/word/basic -in 1988sven.xml -out basic.links
The word aligner will * create basic clues (Dice and LCSR) * run GIZA++ with standard settings (trained on plain text) * align words with existing clues
Word alignment results are stored in basic.links. You may look at word type links using the following script:
 /path/to/uplug/tools/xces2dic < basic.links | less
Word alignment (advanced mode)
This settings is similar to the tagged word alignmen settings (3i) but the last two steps will be repeated 3 times (learning clues from precious alignments). This is the slowest standard setting for word alignment.
 uplug align/word/advanced -in svenprf.xces -out advanced.links
 /path/to/uplug/tools/xces2dic < advanced.links | less
See also ^
More information on Uplug module configurations: Look at Uplug::Config
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Are Mice Attracted to House Plants?
Question: Are mice attracted to - or feed from - common houseplants? We have a mouse problem in our workplace and our HR department wants all employees to remove their plants, citing that they attract mice. I believe it is the fact that most employees eat at their desk and store food in their cubicles. Can you please advise on this?
Answer: You're the one that is correct and they are the ones that are wrong. There would be nothing about common houseplants (any potted plant indoors) that would be attractive to mice. On the other hand, food stored in cubicles would be the first place mice would go.
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text: The first radio commentary was broadcast in 1922 in Australia covering a testimonial match for Charles Bannerman, at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The commentator was Lionell Watt. In 1927, BBC attempted its first radio broadcast of a cricket test, for a match between Essex and New Zealand, and the commentator was Plum Warner. However, BBC did not pursue the idea for about 10 years, as it was not considered a success. Reviving the idea, BBC launched its first ball-by-ball commentary on June 24, 1938, for the second test of the Ashes series between Australia and England. All India Radio started commentary in the early 1940s.

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There's no doubt that becoming a self-employed tradesperson in an attractive career option in the UK, with the average person operating in this niche earning between £30,000 and £40,000 a year.
At the same time, self-employed plumbers on these shores reported a 1.9% increase in earnings during January 2022, which an appealing trend when you consider the cost-of-living crisis in the UK and its impact.
Of course, this trend also applies to most skilled tradespeople who are self-employed. But what steps can you take to make this endeavour a success during a challenging economic climate?
1 Understand Your Tax Burden and How to Manage Your Books
Becoming self-employed makes you liable to manage your own finances and tax affairs, and understanding this is crucial if you're to operate successfully.
This also enables you to identify any tax allowances that you're entitled to and the items or costs that you're able to claim back as expenses, which can minimise your overall burden over time.
2 Invest in the Right Tools
Typically, self-employment requires a minimal capital investment, making it an accessible way of working and generating income outside of full-time employment.
However, tradespeople will need to invest some capital into buying the right tools, ensuring that they're able to operate efficiently and never have to turn away work (or invest in costly hire tools).
Of course, the precise toolkit that you need will vary depending on your precise trade, but universal tools such as Milwaukee drill drivers should be included as staples.
The same can be said for hammers, pliers, and screwdriver kits, while you may also need to procure relevant personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure that you work safely at all times.
3 Get Licensed and Insured
If you are going to work in profitable and in-demand trades such as plumbing or electrics, you'll need to ensure that your industry accredited in line with national building laws and guidelines.
This will also enable you to successfully apply for the relevant licenses and insurance, which will help to protect against instances against any claims that may be brought against your workmanship.
This not only affords you peace of mind, but it also puts customers at ease and makes them more likely to hire you to complete work on their behalf.
4 Consider the Importance of Marketing
If you're a qualified tradesperson with knowledge of your craft, one of the most daunting elements of self-employment can be the need to market and promote your service.
After all, this requires a completely different and specialist skillset, while the cost of hiring qualified agencies is prohibitive to say the least.
The good news is that word-of-mouth and customer testimonials hosted on your website (alongside positive consumer reviews) are the most effective marketing tools for tradespeople. These are entirely organic and cost-free, enabling you to build a renowned and successful personal brand that sustains success in your marketplace.

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You asked: Why does hair grow on wounds?
Stimulating fibroblasts through the sonic hedgehog pathway can trigger hair growth not previously seen in wound healing… By stirring crosstalk among skin cells that form the roots of hair, researchers report they have regrown hair strands on damaged skin.
Does hair grow on wounds?
Active new hair growth around wounds is a very rare phenomenon and, as far as we are aware, there have been no previous published clinical reports on this. Although epidermis that is lost on injury can regenerate, the loss of adult hair follicles has, until now, been considered permanent.
Can a wound heal with hair?
Hair follicle stem cells are important contributors to the wound-healing process, according to new research by investigators at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Using an animal model, the researchers discovered that stem cells in the hair follicle are enlisted to help heal wounds in the skin.
Why is a hair follicle important in the repair of skin?
Hair follicles generate hair and help to provide epithelial stem cells used for wound repair.
How do you get hair out of a wound?
Open the skin to reveal enough of the hair to grab with tweezers. Remove the hair with your sterilized tweezers. Gently rinse the area with warm water and dry it.
How to remove them
 1. magnifying glass.
 2. duct tape, for splinters that aren't very deep.
 3. sewing needle.
 4. rubbing alcohol.
 5. tweezers.
 6. antibiotic ointment.
 7. bandage.
ON A NOTE: Does Vitamin E grow facial hair?
Can hair prevent wounds?
This suggests that the hair follicle is important but not necessary for normal wound healing. Investigators and clinicians have noted for years that hair-bearing areas tend to heal more quickly than areas lacking follicles (Bishop, 1945; Brown and McDowell, 1942; Martinot et al., 1994).
Will hair grow back after scrape?
Active new hair growth around wounds is a very rare phenomenon and, as far as we are aware, there have been no previous published clinical reports on this. Although epidermis that is lost on injury can regenerate, the loss of adult hair follicles has, until now, been considered permanent.
Does wearing a cast cause hair growth?
The skin under the plaster cast is subjected to tiny amounts of friction as the cast moves. The friction is not enough to rub away hair, but it is enough to stimulate the hair follicles in the skin to produce new hairs. As the skin is subjected to its normal wear and tear, the excessive hair will gradually disappear.
Can I wash my hair with a cut on my head?
If the laceration is on your scalp, it is OK to shampoo and wash. Be gentle and avoid excessive exposure to water. Take proper care of your wound to help reduce scarring.
How do you revive dead hair follicles?
Surgical treatment such as laser therapy or a hair transplant can help revive the hair follicles. Further, if the situation is not too worse, a hair specialist can also prescribe you supplements that will fulfil the nutritional requirements of your hair follicles.
ON A NOTE: Does bleaching facial hair cause acne?
What is the white thing at the end of a hair?
Club hairs are an end product of final hair growth and feature a bulb of keratin (protein) at the root tip of a strand. This bulb keeps the hair in the follicle until it sheds and the hair growth cycle starts over.
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"Keep" array index after filter in Javascript
ES6 adds quite a bit functionalities to array with map, filter etc. They are extremely handy, but I start to have trouble keeping track of the indexes.
For instance
arr.filter(v => v == 3)
We can find out if there's a specific element that we need, however once it's filtered, we lost its original index. Therefore we tend to use indexOf. But the point here is that we do want to filter, at the same time we need to have additional properties to be preserved during the process.
In order to do that, we could do
.map((v, i) => ({ v, i }))
.filter(t => t.v == 3)
Simple way
But what if I don't want to change array structure, instead we use another array for indexes,
const is = arr.map((_, i) => i)
Then we can write in an old fashion way,
is.filter(i => arr[i] == 3)
Basically we start with the index instead of value, assuming we can always access the original arr. There's a bit counter-intuitive here, since one of the reason we use filter is to hide arr. But I felt there's no point of the hiding here, unless you don't want to take advantage of the random access feature of array. This way, you keep track of two continuous memory spaces, one for the value and one for the index. You can join these two spaces if you really want to.
Instead of asking the question of "keeping" the index, we start with the index. IMHO this is relatively simple without overthinking of blending the value and index together to favor the information hiding.
This will become especially more important when we go into higher dimensional spaces, where using indexes in a continuous memory space is much more efficient than the value-first-index-later approach, if speed is your concern.
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text: During 18th and 19th centuries, the majority of Burmese everyday clothing was woven from locally produced cotton, while silk was imported from China. A family's clothing was traditionally woven by the Burmese women. At this time, a wide variety of natural dyes were used to make brightly coloured and boldly patterned textiles and weaving was deeply rooted in the Burmese life. Changes in lifestyle over the centuries brought about some modifications to the basic Burmese traditional wear – from the more voluminous and elaborate hip wrappers to the narrower, tubular 'longyi'. Stripes and plaid cotton were worn by all. This cotton sarong with narrow indigo and white stripes in warp and weft, is worn around the waist, folded into a neat pleat on one side and then tucked into the attached waistband.Most Shan people wear cotton for everyday wear and silk was used only on special occasions. Formerly known as the Shan States, the Shan State covers areas bordering China, Laos, Thailand and Burma and is home to a number of ethnic groups who live on these borders.


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In the world of modern architecture and design, rolling doors have gained immense popularity for their practicality, versatility, and aesthetic appeal. Whether in commercial, industrial, or residential settings, these innovative doors offer a range of benefits that make them an excellent choice for various applications. This article delves into the advantages of rolling doors, shedding light on why they have become a preferred solution for many.
One of the most significant advantages of rolling doors is their space-saving design. Unlike traditional swing or hinged doors that require clearance space, rolling doors open and close vertically. This allows you to maximize floor space and utilize areas that might otherwise be rendered unusable. In crowded environments, such as warehouses or garages, this feature becomes invaluable as it enables efficient utilization of available space.
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Rolling doors can be customized to suit a wide range of applications. From industrial settings like warehouses, factories, and loading docks to commercial spaces like retail stores and restaurants, and even residential garages, rolling doors offer a versatile solution that caters to diverse needs. Their adaptability to various sizes, styles, and designs makes them an attractive option for architects, designers, and property owners.
In settings where rapid access is essential, rolling doors shine. These doors are designed for swift and smooth operation, allowing for quick openings and closures. In commercial environments with high foot traffic or heavy vehicle movement, the efficiency of rolling doors minimizes delays and optimizes workflow. Rolling doors are no longer limited to industrial or utilitarian settings. Manufacturers offer a wide array of designs, finishes, and colors that can be customized to align with the aesthetic requirements of the space. This flexibility allows rolling doors to seamlessly integrate into various architectural styles, contributing to the overall visual appeal of the environment.
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In conclusion, the versatility, durability, and array of benefits offered by rolling doors have firmly established them as a preferred choice across industries. Whether you're looking to optimize space, enhance security, or elevate the aesthetics of a space, rolling doors provide a solution that caters to modern needs. As architecture continues to evolve, rolling doors stand as a testament to how practicality and design can harmoniously come together for the benefit of functionality and style.

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Hey y'all,

I'm using Typeform as a method for our users to update their personal information. Using hidden fields, I am able to display their current (old) information, then users can branch to questions where they can input (new) information, if it has changed. E.g.:
Q1: "Is still your mobile number: {hidden_field_mobile}?"
A1: "No."
Q2: "Please enter your current mobile number."
A2: [a short text input]
In essence, I want to create an old-new relationship between values stored in hidden fields and answers to questions related to the hidden fields.

We have an endpoint that parses the request sent by the webhook; there, using an association between answers and hidden fields, I would like to see the difference between the old and new inputs so we can display it to administrators of the system.
Here are my attempts at creating these associations:
 1. My initial idea was to set variables, with the same names as the hidden field, and assign to them the answer of select questions (within the Typeform), but I haven't found a way to do that. This would allow me to compare the values with identical keys across the "hidden" (old values) and "variables" (new values) objects in the webhook request.

 2. Alternatively, I thought of setting a variable (using the same naming scheme as above) to the question identifier when it is answered, then, through more parsing of the webhook request, I could create an association between the hidden field (old) value and the answer to a question (new) via this variable.

 3. The one solution I have that works (technically, albeit it is absolutely disgusting) is to set a variable (again, named like above) to a static string that's the same as the question name, to use as a pseudo-identifier (within the scope of the form). However, this makes the form much more difficult to maintain, and is a much weaker association.
Is there a precise way to associate hidden fields with answers?
Let me know if anything is unclear! Cheers 🍻
Isaac
Related information:
The guide found here (_URL_ says you can add to or divide by the answer of a question, but I wasn't able to in the Typeform I spun up. Is this a premium feature?
I found this forum post (_URL_ but it's interested in concatenating answers, and provides tools that can perform the concatenation.
There's also this fourm post (_URL_ about storing arbitrary meta-information, which is not possible.
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Oofta! I'm not sure if this would be possible outside of what you've already tried, but @mathio or @john.desborough might have some insight for you.
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@Liz @robertxisaac - what i have done for other clients is to use it as a confirmation entry rather than ask for any changes.
ie from the crm, attach all the fields i want to have them validate using the name/value structure like this: c_email={{subscriber.email}} and c_cellphone={{subscriber.cellphone}} - your crm may use different structures to append the values but this is an example.
i use the c_ nomenclature here to identify to me that these are the 'current' values
in the typeform i create the corresponding hidden variables as c_ as well.
in the questions: "In order to validate that we have the correct information on file, we ask you to input the current/correct values for the information we have about you"
 - Here is what we have for your current email address: @c_email
 - Please enter your email below to validate or correct the email we have on hand.
 - etc
that way all the fields - current and (potentially) updated - are entered and passed back to the next phase
unfortunately you will have to evaluations of the strings being passed back to you from Typeform and parse and update as necessary.. or just accept that the new data is the correct data to push into the crm record.
ain't perfect but …

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@Liz@john.desborough - thanks for the replies!
Some further context I could have provided: the "CRM" I'm using is PHP, so I can do just about anything upon receiving the webhook request (except create arbitrary relations between strings, unfortunately).
We're following the "confirm or update" scheme you described @john.desborough, and you're right on: I'm able to parse through the objects for the hidden fields and answers. When you say you push the data into your CRM, how do you assign the answer from "Please enter your email below to validate or correct the email we have on hand" to "subscriber.email", and other answers to your other CRM variables? Or, is it a manual process you have to do yourself?
Another solution I implemented is to parse for questions with free-form text inputs (i.e., where their type is "long_text", "phonenumber", etc.), and pull answers related to those. However, it's still trying to guess what's important and definitely the weakest of the solutions I've attempted.

Cheers 🍻
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@robertxisaac with the native integrations to most CRM systems or by using Zapier or Make you can map your questions to fields in the target platform
if you are working with the APIs and Webhooks, you should review the developer materials if you haven't already..

Hey y'all,

It's been a year. Can anyone give a quick yes/no if a similar feature has been implemented? We'd like to use Typeform for our upcoming rollout, and the current implementation requires a ton of hand-holding.

Cheers 🍻
Isaac
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Hi @robertxisaac great to see you back here, thanks for checking in!
As far as I'm aware, this hasn't made it into Typeform yet but I can check in with the product team to find out if there are any plans for updates around hidden fields for 2024 and let you know 😊
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Lac Mbaouane, Kayar
Lac Mbaouane is a part of the Naiyes Important Bird Area, on the route to Kayar, north of Dakar. It is a saline lake that appears to be entirely fed by rainfall. Over the months since September and the end of the rains it has shown an interesting evolution from lake full of water and few birds, to a slightly smaller lake, as evaporation occurs, full of waders, to this month's state on 16 January. The pictures above and below show a lake still substantial and with damp mud, but devoid of waders. The water is extremely salty to the taste. The most abundant bird was osprey. These saline lakes with no fish near the coast are popular roosting sites for ospreys that feeds offshore. Today there were 18 and similar numbers can be found at coastal lakes where the birds do not fish such as Lac Rose, Yene and Toubab Dialaw.
mbaouane3mbaouane4Amongst the total of less than ten waders was the considerable surprise of a white-fronted plover.
In the photo it is typically running at great speed and long in profile; features often picking it out from the similar Kentish plover before the diagnostic grey feet and plumage differences. This is a rare species north of Joal and I suspect the few Petite Cote records include errors. There is one record from Technopole, Dakar. Today's record seems to be the furthest north, even just outside its mapped range!
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Continuing to educate about basic compositional techniques,
- What is "Lead Room?"
- Why is it important to consider Lead Room when taking pictures?
- When do I apply it to my photography?
What is Lead Room?
Lead Room (also variously referred to as leading, nose room, or leading space) is a foundational compositional technique that is frequently employed in the visual arts such as cinematography, painting, and of course photography. In essence the 'rule' of lead room is that when framing a subject, well composed shots will include 'white space' in the direction that a subject is facing, or in the case of moving objects, in front of the direction that an object is moving.
Why is lead room important?
Lead room is an important compositional technique to keep in mind even if you're deciding to break the guideline and not give a photo lead room because altering the lead room has the potential to alter the mood or 'feeling' of a photograph. For example, in this portrait lead room has been given in the direction the model's body is facing and as a result the portrait feels open and relaxed.
But if we take the same exact picture and shift the model to the other side of the frame, all of a sudden it feels as though the model is cramped within the frame.
The effects of lead room can be even more pronounced when the subject of a photograph is in motion. In the following image the airplane has a sense of moving through the frame from left to right because it appears that it has room to move...
Whereas when the same photograph is cropped so the photograph's white space is behind the airplane all of a sudden there seems to be something missing. There's a sense of motion that has been removed because there doesn't appear to be anywhere for the plane to go!
How do I apply lead room to my photography
Like most things in photography, this is not a 'hard-and-fast' rule... more accurately this is a rule of thumb. Generally speaking, lead room can be applied to living subjects (e.g. humans, animals, etc.), and objects in motion. Inanimate objects that aren't in motion can't really benefit from using lead room. But it is important to understand the effects on a images perception that lead room can have as you compose your pictures in order to take advantage of (or negate the advantage of) this rule of thumb.
Original airplane image courtesy of Alvaretz. Used via Creative Commons Attribution.
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I'd like to add a couple of small things to _USER_'s excellent answer...
I think what lead room is has been answered so I'll add just one thing. Like the rule of thirds, golden ratio and other composition guidelines, lead room is just another tool in the arsenal of composition. Sometimes it applies, sometimes there's no need for lead room (such as a person's face filling 90% of the frame for a portrait).
Lead room should be a naturally occurring composition element, just like the rule of thirds and such. They should come as a result of feeling the need for more space on a specific side of the frame, per sé, not as a result of thinking, "oh yeah, I 'need' lead room".
When I'm composing a photo (even if it's in a fast paced environment), I'm "feeling" my way toward the composition that feels right, then I click the shutter. I rarely ever do a mental check list of composition "rules" in my head.
I hope I'm making sense.


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Pruning apple trees can be confusing, but not with the Complete Garden plant advice pruning guide encyclopaedia CD-ROM.
Each garden plant on the interactive CD-ROM is accompanied illustrated pruning advice and written explanation to help you.
There are over 20 pruning ilustrations for pruning apple trees alone. The CD is the what, when and how to prune resource.
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Each plant is accompanied with photographs to help with identification plus in-depth planting tips, pests and diseases, and garden styles to inspire your creative ideas.


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The Frank R. Turk Scholarship Fund, named after one of the founders of Youth Leadership Camp (YLC), provides scholarships to campers who may not have the means to cover the entire camp fee. The YLC program recognizes the importance of having a diverse group of campers from every background and from every part of the nation, and is grateful to donors and supporters who have made this Scholarship Fund possible. The Turk Scholarship Fund will be used to help defray the costs of camp tuition for eligible campers on an annual basis while maintaining the Fund for the long term.
Applicants will need to provide the following (a total of four required documents):
1. A detailed explanation of the financial hardship with supporting documentation (i.e. an approved Free or Reduced Lunch Application (FRLA) approved by your child's school food services).
2. Demonstration of Need and Income Verification. Submit one of the following documents below:
- Most recent federal income tax return
- A letter from your child's school verifying your income
- Three consecutive paychecks that are no older than 60 days
- Current social security benefits statement
- Current worker's compensation benefits statement
- Current disability benefits statement
- Current food stamp statement
3. An one-page nomination letter from the school justifying the financial hardship.
4. What is your most memorable accomplishment and why? Up to one or two paragraphs.
Please email all the four required documents to [email protected] by April 1, 2020.


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The script runs again when you release and press the scroll button again. This time the "if" argument can't be evaluated to a null, since we have a definite value (5000) stored in the up_last_click variable. Lets assume you pressed the button exactly one quarter (1/4) second after the first press, and lets step through this script again:
up_first_click = getTimer( );
Now the up_first_click variable is updated to a new value by the "getTImer" action. Since one quarter second translates to 250 ms, up_first_click's new value will be 5250 (5000 + 250 = 5250). With that done, we move to the "if" condition, and fill in our numeric values for the up_first_click and up_last_click variables. 5250 - 5000 = 250 ms. Using this inequality expression, Mick has set the double-click threshold to 350 ms. As long as the pause between button presses is equal to or less than 350 ms, as it is in our example, the "if" argument returns "true" and its embedded action is executed. If the pause between cicks is longer than 350 ms, the continuous feedback buttons are triggered instead.
The embedded action, "scroll_shape._y = scroll_shape.logic.top;" immediately sets the _y position of scroll_shape to its uppermost limit, top. This is what creates the jump effect. Since our example "if" argument returns "true," the continuous feedback action embedded within the "else" clause is skipped. (A "true" value for the "if" statement voids the "else" clause below it.) Either way though, the action loop in logic is always triggered on (press) because the "gotoAndPlay("scroll_logic")" action isn't embedded within either the "if" or the "else." Conversely, logic is always stopped on (release).
The script for the bottom button is again structured very similarly to the
top, however the double click variables are named down_first_click and
down_last_click. Also the jump action embedded within the "if"
statement sets scroll_shape._y
to bottom, not top. The code in the source FLA is extensively
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The element of industry is an enormous aspect of all activities in the universe. With grunt mining being the lifeblood of progression in an imperial world and manufacturing playing an integral role in satisfying a global demand for ships and infrastructure, it would be very poor judgment to disregard the need for facilitating industrial operations in some manner. We covered briefly the resources available for harvest in Andromeda and what you'll be needing them for but now it's time to put them to good use.
Mining Operations
Industrial efforts in deep space deposits are going to be your sole source of mineral supply for quite a while, for factories are no small investment and require a considerable amount of time and sweat to upkeep. When preparing to harvest ore and silicon from an asteroid field, one should first consider the consequences of doing. Under your private asset management tab you will find Known Infrastructure & Deposits, which will detail each of the stations and excavatable mineral dumps that you've ever come across. Near the bottom of the page you will find several deposits, largely dominated by the AFT-DSA at this point in time. There will also be present the concentration of minerals found there to help you determine just how quickly you'll be able to harvest them, which matters more so when conducting large-scale operations.
For the time being you'll probably want the closest deposit available to you so you can bring home enough resources quickly to begin expanding your arsenal, so consult with the Tactical Interface to get a good visual representation of your surroundings (deposits are yellow in colour). Once satisfied, place the movement command under your Action Terminal and your ships will begin their lengthy voyage. Always beware that undocking from any station, anywhere, has inherent risks as you may be attacked by almost anyone at anytime. While the neutral zone is safe enough for beginner work, the fact that deposits are contested is a natural concern for those without any means of self-defense. Fear not, however, for your harvester is insured by the AFT-DSA if things do go awry.
A very good tactic to consider which can save you innumerable hours of labour is the fleet excavation procedure, which basically involves one or more harvesters semi-permanently entrenched in a deposit as they load shuttling freighters with resources via freight transporter. This way, your cumbersome harvesters need not leave their position while at the same time your efficient logistics team can make short work of large hauls to keep production flowing.
Salvage
Space is a hostile place and quite often you may encounter the wreckage of ships and infrastructure that have clearly seen better days, but what was lost power to an alliance could mean wealth to an industrialist without a name. When an object goes boom, it blows apart into a cloud of junk that typically disintegrates and/or disperses into the void around it, but there will always be the remains of its bare structure (at least for a few days, depending on the mass of the object for stations could stay fossilized for weeks). A TO-class mineral harvesting ship can make short work of this debris, and by salvaging the remains of a spacecraft or station you can hope to recover 5-10% of the object's original ore worth. Silicon and energy cannot be recovered, though, for they are lost in the violent destruction of whatever feeble tin can is carrying them.
Storage & Taxes
There's a very good chance you don't own a space station at this point in time and, unless you've figured things out on your own thus far and completely disregarded these tutorials like a pro, are going to need to rely on neutral and friendly infrastructure to hold your wares. Nearly every type of station in Andromeda is capable of facilitating an enormous cache of resources, though some more than others, and those under the AFT-DSA will be more than willing to keep your cargo safe as you stockpile it for the future -- for a fee, of course.
Nearly every piece of infrastructure that isn't owned by you is going to charge a hefty sum to stockpile your gathered resources. Seeing as you don't have much of a choice at this point unless you've slipped into a wealthy alliance already, you're going to have to put up with storage taxes. Under the Known Infrastructure & Deposits tab of your Private Asset Management you will see exactly what stations are known to you, where they are, who owns them, what they do, and what they'll charge, as well as what resources you have stored there once applicable. The AFT-DSA typically demands 5-10% of all goods shipped aboard to be deducted immediately when storing wares on an industrial station such as a shipyard or warehouse but can charge as high as 20-30% in highly remote, undeveloped regions of space where the economy is nearly transparent.
Ship Construction & Blueprints
When it comes to fabricating ships to add to your fleet you need three key components: resources, a shipyard, and blueprints. Materials are fairly easy to acquire as we've covered thoroughly and securing a shipyard to produce your equipment isn't all too difficult either. What will impede your progress in the latter stages of your development is your collection of workable blueprints. This collection can be managed under your Private Asset Management tab and is called -- wait for it -- Blueprints. Here you will see all ship blueprints currently available to you and the resources required to construct the class in question. For a more detailed report of ship characteristics, consult the AFT-DSA Ship Database.
First setting out, you have only a handful of blueprints drafted for a fair amount of light and sub-capital ships but this repertoire alone will not yield much favour in the hostile reaches of Andromeda. To access stronger ship classes, as well as special and black operations models, you will need to wait a considerable amount of time and set them up in your research & development queue. However, you may accelerate this process by capturing a ship of a specific class and docking it at any friendly or neutral shipyard and reverse engineering the craft entirely to draft a blueprint of your own. This process can take several days or even weeks depending on the complexity and scale of the vessel, but will always yield results quicker than the automatic research period; the only downside of this method is the irrevocable loss of the subject craft, which must be totally disassembled to its molecular structure to facilitate the reverse engineering process.
A third and more negotiable manner of acquiring blueprints is through direct trade with individuals and alliances who already own such drafts. While blueprints can be copied and given to anyone freely without loss, naturally it would be an excellent opportunity for those with the industrial advantage to charge a hefty sum for their prints, for some drafts can be worth far more in minerals to an alliance than the ship it produces itself. Note that Paranid vessels of any class cannot be researched and must be acquired solely through capture or trade with such anarchist entities. Once available, the Paranid tag will be applied to the blueprint in your Private Asset Management for the ship class it was granted to.
Now, to actually build a ship or group thereof you will need to enlist the services of an existing shipyard, either friendly, neutral, or allied, and provide all of the resources necessary to do so. Under the Known Infrastructure & Deposits tab once again, you will be able to see exactly how efficiently a given shipyard is able to process minerals and forge spacecraft. As for the AFT-DSA Neutral Shipyard, for example, with a public daily quota of 500,000 units of material will be able to construct ships for you at a fairly reasonable rate. If you were to queue a wing of M3 fighters, requiring 150,000 ore and 20,000 silicon apiece, you would be able to produce just over five craft per day. While most alliance shipyards can be upgraded to churn out millions of units of materials every twenty-four hours, everyone has to start somewhere.
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In traditional compressed sensing MRI methods, single sparsifying transform limits the reconstruction quality because it cannot sparsely represent all types of image features. Based on the principle of basis pursuit, a method that combines sparsifying transforms to improve the sparsity of images is proposed. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed method can well recover different types of image features and can be easily associated with total variation.
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What Did Ancient Egyptians Really Eat?
(ISNS) — Did the ancient Egyptians eat like us? If you're a vegetarian, tucking in along the Nile thousands of years ago would have felt just like home.
In fact, eating lots of meat is a recent phenomenon. In ancient cultures vegetarianism was much more common, except in nomadic populations. Most sedentary populations ate fruit and vegetables.
Although previous sources found the ancient Egyptians to be pretty much vegetarians, until this new research it wasn't possible to find out the relative amounts of the different foods they ate. Was their daily bread really daily? Did they binge on eggplants and garlic? Why didn't someone spear a fish?
A French research team figured out that by looking at the carbon atoms in mummies that had lived in Egypt between 3500 B.C. and 600 A.D. you could find out what they ate.
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Cult film -obtaining cult status
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An example is the cult status of British comedic actor Norman Wisdom's films in Albania. Wisdom's films, in which he usually played a family man worker who outsmarts his boss, were some of the few Western films considered acceptable by the country's communist rulers, thus Albanians grew familiar and attached to Wisdom. Curiously, he and his films are now acquiring nostalgic cult status in Britain. Similarly, the American film It's a Wonderful Life, which features an exploitative capitalist as its villain, was allowed in the USSR, giving it a cult status in Russia.
Another example is the place of The Wizard of Oz in American gay culture. Although a widely viewed and historically important film in greater American culture, it has gained a special meaning to many gay men who see probably unintended gay themes in the film.
Gay men sometimes refer to themselves as "friends of Dorothy". Singin' in the Rain is another film adopted by the American gay subculture which used to regularly be shown at retrospect houses during the 1980s and early 1990s for extended runs.
The 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda film Reefer Madness has become a cult film within stoner culture due to its humorously sensationalized, outdated and inaccurate descriptions of the effects of marijuana. 20th Century Fox and Legend Films released a colorized version of the film on DVD on April 20, 2004, an obvious reference to its ironic appeal (see 420 (cannabis culture)). The World War II-era Department of Agriculture film Hemp for Victory, encouraging the growing of hemp for war uses, has achieved a similar cult status.
British comedies have enjoyed a cult status in America.


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Marvel at the beauty of contained lightning in a scientific sculpture!
The detail of intricate branches and the natural beauty of fractals are displayed in wondrous creations created by powerful particle accelerators and an electron beam of 3Ð5 million electron volts.
These Lichtenberg Figures are fern-like branching patterns permanently captured within crystal clear acrylic plastic.
Each is uniquely created by carefully trapping and discharging multi-million volt regions of electrical charge inside acrylic. The complex, permanent figures are created when the trapped charge suddenly escapes in a brief, lightning-like discharge, leaving behind permanent 'fossilized' tree-like branching chains of microscopic fractures.
Displayed on LED light boxes, sold separately, the sculptures reflect light like microscopic mirrors, highlighting the awesome aesthetic of dielectric physics. The base pictured for the Cyldrical figure is item# 30850-69.
Lichtenberg one of a kind creations are available in three different sizes, so you can choose the one best suited for your home or office display!
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The CTOD toughness evaluation of repaired weld joints (presence of two weld deposits, complex mechanical heterogeneity and high residual stresses) requires some modifications of commonly used specimen geometry and testing procedure. This paper presents the results of the single edge bend (SENB) specimens with shallow (a/W = 0.16) and deep notches (a/W = 0.3-0.5) extracted from 20 and 30 mm thick multipass submerged arc welded (SAW) joints repaired with hyperbaric (16 bar) welding process at the toe region of the original SAW weld deposits. The results show that an acceptable toughness level can be achieved for hyperbaric repair weld metals deposited at 16 bar (160 m water depth). The repaired single-bevel joint on 30 mm thick StE 445.7 TM steel contained low toughness HAZ (LBZ) regions, whereas another repaired X-joint on 20 mm thick StE 52 steel produced high toughness. The CTOD toughness evaluation (according to BS 5762 standard and CTOD (δ5) technique) of both plates contained a series of shallow and deep cracked SENB specimens notched (through thickness and surface) at various locations of the repaired welded joints. The directly measured CTOD (δ5) values are consistent with the calculated CTOD BS5762 values. An effect of weld metal overmatching on through thickness shallow cracked SENB specimen results was observed as these specimens can produce low CTOD values despite their lower crack tip constraint.
Keywords: CTOD toughness, hyperbaric repair weld, submerged arc welding, StE steel


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Bonnet painted by [[Jens Juel (painter)|Jens Juel]], 1777. Charles Bonnet (; 13 March 1720 – 20 May 1793) was a Genevan naturalist and philosophical writer. He is responsible for coining the term ''phyllotaxis'' to describe the arrangement of leaves on a plant. He was among the first to notice parthenogenetic reproduction in aphids and established that insects respired through their spiracles. He was among the first to use the term "evolution" in a biological context. Deaf from an early age, he also suffered from failing eyesight and had to make use of assistants in later life to help in his research.
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Robertson would rather pay bankers than teachers
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Finance Minister Grant Robertson's claim that 'there is simply no more money to go into the [education] sector" is a lie, according to Social Credit Party Leader, Chris Leitch.
I challenge him to explain why he would rather pay $6,000,000,000 dollars every year to bank shareholders and PPP scheme financiers, yet refuse teachers, support staff, and principals the funding needed to provide our children with the best education possible.
He's putting wealthy bank shareholders ahead of children - the next generation of wealth generators – which is exactly what National's finance ministers did.
Mr Robertson's understanding of how the money system works is patently paper thin, and he's relying on what advisers in Treasury, who have been sourced from the private banking industry, are telling him.
He could stave off the forthcoming teacher's strike overnight if he understood anything about Labour Party history, and took a leaf out of Michael Joseph Savage's book.
Labour's first Prime Minister used the Reserve Bank to create the credit necessary to rebuild the nation.
5,000 houses were built by 1939, and 30,000 by 1949, financed by Reserve Bank credit.
The European Central Bank was creating credit at the rate of $35 billion Euros per month through its quantitative easing programme, without any sign of inflation, so there's no reason why the Reserve Bank here couldn't fund our government in a similar way, without charging interest.
That would give him $6 billion dollars every year to spend on New Zealanders instead.
Putting bankers ahead of children shows that Labour's economic policies are no different from National's.
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Although some research shows that positive outcomes occur when workers understand how their pay is determined, little is known about the dynamics of how pay communication affects pay satisfaction. This research proposes that the relationships between pay communication and pay satisfaction exist because justice perceptions mediate them. Pay communication is of particular interest to managers of public sector organizations, where many aspects of the pay system are in the public domain, and without adequate communication, may be easily misunderstood by workers. The purpose of this paper is to discuss these issues.
The study consists of a sample of 384 employees of a Midwestern public university in the USA who completed two questionnaires. Structural equation modeling is used.
Pay communication has both direct and mediated relationships with pay satisfaction (satisfaction with pay level, benefits, pay raise, and pay administration). Distributive justice accounts for more variance in all pay satisfaction dimensions than procedural justice. Interpersonal and information justice are essentially unrelated to pay satisfaction.
The sample over‐represents women, non‐minorities, and workers with long‐service records. Results may not be generalizeable to other organizational contexts, particularly to private sector organizations.
Perceived pay communication predicts not only pay satisfaction, but also perceptions of organizational justice. In turn, justice's mediation is critical to enhancing satisfaction with pay. Organizations should carefully design and implement pay communication programs.
First, the relationships between perceived pay communication and pay satisfaction are shown to be, in part, based on justice perceptions. Second, issues of pay communication have rarely been studied in US public sector organizations, which require open pay systems. Third, this paper presents improvements in measures and other methods over past research in pay communication.
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FDA's Class I Recall of GranuFlo & Nauralyte Dialysis ProductsThe U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a Class I recall for Fresenius Medical Care's NaturaLyte and GranuFlo dialysis products because of their association with life-threatening cardiac arrest events. A Class I recall is the FDA's most serious recall category, and is issued for products that pose risk of serious injury or death.
Earlier this month, the New York Times reported that dosage errors involving GranuFlo and NaturaLyte have been implicated in more than 900 cases of cardiac arrest at Fresenius-owned dialysis clinics. Both GranuFlo and NaturaLyte are administered to dialysis patients in conjunction with bicarbonate, and contain acetate, an ingredient that the body converts to bicarbonate. However, GranuFlo and NaturaLyte contain far more acetate than rival products, and thus result in more bicarbonate in the body. Cardiac arrest can occur if a prescribing doctor does not account for the higher bicarbonate contribution from GranuFlo or NaturaLyte.
Fresenius issued a memo to its own clinics late last year
On November 4, 2011, Fresenius issued a memo to its own clinics late last year warning them of the potential risks associated with the two products. According to the document, 941 hemodialysis patients experienced cardiac arrest at 667 Fresenius facilities in 2010. An analysis the company conducted indicated that excess bicarbonate, or alkalosis, significantly increased the risk of heart problems in hemodialysis patients.
No similar warning was issued to any of the Fresenius customer clinics that use NaturaLyte or GranuFlo until March of this year. According to the Times, Fresenius only acted after the FDA started asking questions following its receipt of a copy of the November memo from an anonymous source.
According to the Times report, the FDA is now investigating Fresenius to determine if it violated federal regulations by failing to inform its customer clinics about the potentially risk of heart attack and sudden death associated with GranuFlo and NaturaLyte.
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Alpine Start in Mountainering – An alpine start is when climbers embark a elevation ascent in the early hours of the morning or even before midnight. A common alpine start time would be 2 or 3 in the morning to just before sunrise for quick defendants or on short itineraries. Alpine starts, nonetheless, begin in darkness with the climbers wearing headlamps.
Alpine Start Advantages
Alpine Start Allows Climbers to Escape Rockfall : One of the more common the rationale for doing an alpine start is to avoid descending frost and rock and rolls, which tend to catapult down mountain slopes as the daylight heats the face or face in the daylight hours.
Climbers, especially in the high pitched elevations of Asia and South America, will likewise get an alpine start to maximize climbing era, particularly during incantations of good brave, allows them to reaching the mountain summit and still have sufficient dawn to return to tent before nightfall.
Avoid Lightning Squalls With Early Start : In numerous high pitched mountain ranges in the United States like the Colorado Rockies, which has a lot of lightning ten strikes, climbers get an alpine start to avoid thunderstorms accompanied by risky lightning. These storms frequently build up in the morning and then begin their thunderbolt action in the early afternoon.
Start Early on Mt. Everest to Escape Twilight : Climbers usually get alpine starts on itineraries in the European Alps on heydays like the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc as well as the Himalayas and the Karakoram strays in Asia. Climbers on Mount Everest usually leave their high camp at the South Col in the early morning hours so that they can reach the summit and return tonight and it's dangerously frigid temperatures.


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Issue: Should restrict the webpage from submission and moving to the next, till the child window gets closed.
Technology: jsp
Browser: firefox.
Code used for Opening:
retValue = window.open(child_url,',',"Height=400px,Width=670px,status:no,top=190px,left=200px");
Clicked on one link in the page and opened up the child window from the firefox browser using the window.open command. But just after the click of the link, along with the opening up of the child window, the main page is also getting submitted and moved to the next page.
The same logic in ie works fine. In ie am using showModalDialog() which works without any issue.
NB: Hoping for an alternative way, which is something other than giving if conditions to the page submission line.
Could someone pls help... thanks in advance
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I would recommend that you move up to the jQuery modal dialog. It's browser-independent, and your user will understand that he is interacting with a modal dialog that must be closed before proceeding. With a separate window or tab (your current solution), it's too easy for the user to get lost and click away from the browser altogether.
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How do I use Person Code to limit access to a survey?
You can a limit who is able to respond to a survey by setting a person code within a survey. Person code is simply set by setting the variable p= on the URL of a survey. So an example survey URL might be like
You substitute you own value for [p_value], so the actual link might look something like this.
The actual value you use after the p= does not matter. You can use the p code to match survey responses to customer ids in other systems.
SurveyTown treats the "p" variable in a couple special ways.
- SurveyTown will store the value automatically with the survey response.
- If you check to limit taking of surveys by person code, SurveyTown will look to see if there is a response with that personcode already attached to that survey it will block the respondent from taking the survey again.
In sum, by adding a p= variable onto the end of your survey URLs you can match your survey responses to customers and limit the ability for customers to take a survey more than one time.


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Wondering if Weather Affects Your Hair Transplant?
Warmer weather brings with it outdoor barbecues, days at the swimming pool, and other fun activities. It also raises questions in patients about hair restoration in San Jose and other warm climate areas. People are often curious about how warmer weather affects healing after a hair transplant. This article looks at that topic.


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How Long Is the Flight From Atlanta to Miami?
If you are planning a trip from Atlanta to Miami, it is essential to know how long the flight will take. The duration of a flight between these two cities can vary depending on several factors. In this article, we will explore the average flight time, as well as answer some common questions related to this popular route.
The average flight time from Atlanta to Miami is approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes. However, it is important to note that this is just an estimate, and the actual duration may differ due to various reasons. These factors include weather conditions, air traffic, and the specific airline you choose.
Now, let's address some common questions related to this flight route:
1. How far is Atlanta from Miami?
Atlanta is approximately 650 miles northwest of Miami.
2. What is the quickest flight time from Atlanta to Miami?
The quickest flight time recorded on this route is around 1 hour and 40 minutes.
3. Are there any non-stop flights from Atlanta to Miami?
Yes, several airlines offer non-stop flights between Atlanta and Miami.
4. Which airlines operate flights on this route?
Airlines such as Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines operate flights from Atlanta to Miami.
5. How often do these flights operate?
Flights between Atlanta and Miami operate multiple times a day, providing travelers with flexible options.
6. Are there any overnight flights available?
Yes, some airlines offer overnight flights for those who prefer to travel during nighttime.
7. Can I find cheap flights from Atlanta to Miami?
It is possible to find affordable flights if you book in advance or look for promotional offers.
8. Is it necessary to have a passport to fly between these cities?
No, a passport is not required for domestic flights within the United States.
9. How early should I arrive at the airport for my flight?
It is recommended to arrive at least 1.5 to 2 hours before your scheduled departure time.
10. Is in-flight entertainment provided on these flights?
Most airlines offer in-flight entertainment options, including movies, TV shows, and music, to keep passengers entertained during the flight.
11. Can I bring my own food on the flight?
Yes, you are allowed to bring your own snacks or meals on the flight, but it is advisable to check with the airline's specific regulations regarding outside food.
12. Are Wi-Fi services available on the flight?
Some airlines provide Wi-Fi services on this route, but it is always better to check with the airline beforehand.
13. Is it possible to upgrade to a higher class?
Yes, many airlines offer the option to upgrade to a higher class, such as business or first class, for an additional fee.
In conclusion, the average flight time from Atlanta to Miami is around 1 hour and 50 minutes. However, this can vary due to factors like weather conditions and air traffic. Several airlines operate on this route, and flights are available multiple times a day. By being aware of these details and considering the common questions mentioned above, you can better plan your trip from Atlanta to Miami.


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I'm trying to get the progress of an Apache HTTP Client Execute method. Is it possible to either
 1. Get the mount of input stream that has been read by the execute method or
 2. Monitor the execute process using some internal method either by percent or amount of data sent?
The code below sends an input stream to the server (in this case an image) which is then stored appropriately. Problem is with high resolution cameras and slow mobile operators its hard to tell if an upload is actually taking place. The code does work, but feedback is desired.
public List writeBinary(String script, InputStream lInputStream) {
 Log.d(Global.TAG,"-->writing to server...");
 HttpParams httpParameters = new BasicHttpParams();
 HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(httpParameters, 5*1000);
 HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(httpParameters, 60*1000);
 HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient(httpParameters);
 HttpPost httppost = new HttpPost("_URL_" + script);
 String responseText = null;
 List responseArray = new ArrayList();
 try {
 httppost.setEntity(new InputStreamEntity(lInputStream, -1));
 HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httppost);
 if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 200){
 InputStream lInputStreamResponse = response.getEntity().getContent();
 DataInputStream lDataInputStream = new DataInputStream(lInputStreamResponse);
 BufferedReader lBufferReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(lDataInputStream));
 while ((responseText = lBufferReader.readLine())!= null){
 } catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
 } catch (IOException e) {
 return responseArray;
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I prefer to "decorate" the stream/reader/writer object a little bit, add the desired progress feature into it. In decorated stream/reader/writer, you can keep a counter to indicate the progress, you can even put a indicator callback into it. ;-)
Something like this:
public Class CountableOutputStream implements OutputStream {
 private int counter;
 private OutputStream origStream;
Actually, the whole Java IO package demonstrate this design pattern fairly well.
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Definition of Earthlies
1. earthly [n] - See also: earthly
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Earthlies
Literary usage of Earthlies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Proceedings by Church congress (1895)
""Though tl,e Earth dispart these earthlies, face from face, Yet the Heavenlies shall surely join in Heaven, For the Spirit hath no bonds in time or space...."
2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1892)
"I remember to have murmured, morn and even, " Though the Karth dispart these earthlies. face from face...."
3. The Methodist Review (1890)
"... not have said this had Christ not been in hades, nor could he have said " that in the name of Jesns every knee shall bow, of heavenlies, and earthlies,..."


Phylogenetic relationships of Xylella fastidiosa strains isolated from landscape ornamentals in southern California
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Xylella fastidiosa is an insect-borne, xylem-limited pathogenic bacterium that has been associated with a rise in incidence of diseased landscape ornamentals in southern California. The objective of this study was to genetically characterize strains isolated from ornamental hosts to understand their distribution and identity. Strains of X. fastidiosa isolated from ornamentals were characterized using a multiprimer polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system. random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)-PCR. and sequence analysis of the 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer region (ISR). Based on RAPD-PCR and 16S-23S rDNA ISR, strains isolated from daylily. jacaranda, and magnolia clustered with members of X. fastidiosa subsp. sandyi and caused oleander leaf scorch but not Pierce's disease symptoms in glasshouse assays on oleander and grape, respectively. This demonstrated both that our groupings based on genetic characterization were valid and that strains of X. fastidiosa subsp. sandyi are present in hosts other than oleander. Strains isolated from Spanish broom, cherry, and one strain isolated from western redbud clustered with X. fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa members. Strains isolated from purple-leafed plum, olive, peach, plum, sweetgum, maidenhair tree, crape myrtle, and another western redbud strain clustered with members of X. fastidiosa subsp. multiplex. All strains isolated from mulberry and one from heavenly bamboo formed a separate cluster that has not yet been defined as a subspecies.
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In the next development release a couple of changes have been made in the batch convert wizard of ModelConverterX. The main changes are:
- You can now select if you want to save objects or scenery. When you select objects each model in the selected files is saved as a separate file. If you select scenery, one output file will be made for each input file.
- There are two button to save and load the batch convert settings. This will save the files you have selected to process, the operators and their settings and the output settings. So this should make it easier to run the same or similar batch runs in the future.
I have added some new batch operators as well, this is an overview of them:
- Add placement: adds a placement (latitude/longitude) to all objects
- Center object: makes sure the reference point is in the centre of the object. If the object has a placement, this placement is also updated to match the shift of the object.
- Rename object: renames all objects to the given name, if multiple objects in one file they are extended with a number
- Rename textures: rename all textures of an object. They are renamed with the object name, followed by a number
I plan to write another blog post soon explaining how I used these new operators, so that it makes more sense why I added them.


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White Leghorns are prolific layers that rarely go broody and are non-sitters unless left undisturbed. Eggs are white and of good size and are laid throughout the year. Chicks are easy to rear. White Leghorn feather up quickly, are fast growers and mature quickly, but they are not a large breed. The comb is large so care needs to be taken in cold, frosty weather to avoid frostbite. They can be left to roam freely but are just as happy in a run. White Leghorn are sprightly, alert birds and can be tamed but not enough to allow handling and prefer to remain rather aloof. They can be rather noisy and will roost in trees given the chance. They are not good as table birds as they aren't very meaty.
Over 45 years of scientific breeding research have gone into the development of this layer through a blending of special strains of White Leghorns. Fully grown Leghorn cocks weigh 3.4 kg, hens 2.5 kg; cockerels weigh 2.7–2.95 kg and pullets 2–2.25 kg. They start laying at 4 1/2 to 5 months, and will continue laying 10 to 12 weeks longer than most good layers. Livability and resistance to disease are very high, and the feed to egg conversion ratio is excellent, holding down the cost of egg production. Leghorn will lay the most eggs of top grade and size, of uniform shape, good shell, and highest interior quality, and do it on the least feed and in smallest amount of space.
We only sell our White Leghorn at day old only (no older) at Ksh120 each.
The White Leghorn is a breed of chicken originating in Tuscany, in central Italy. Birds were first exported to North America in 1828 from the port city of Livorno, on the western coast of Tuscany. They were initially called "Italians", but by 1865 the breed was known as "Leghorn", the traditional anglicisation of "Livorno". Leghorns are commonly used as layer chickens in many countries of the world. Other Leghorn varieties are less common.Google+


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How does the weight of a pendulum effect its oscillation time.
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How does the weight of a pendulum effect its oscillation time
The key factors that could affect this experiment are that the length of pendulum varying will change how far it has to swing to complete an oscillation.
The weight of the pendulum will have a effect on the oscillation time because the pendulum will have more weights which will increase the surface area for air resistance to take place this is the only possible way the weight of the pendulum will affect the oscillation time because, gravity is a standard force, so the weight will not effect the amount of gravity taking place.
The angle at which it is dropped at is another key factor because, if it is dropped from higher up it has longer to pick up speed so therefore it shall travel higher up giving it a longer oscillation time. If the pendulum is dropped from a lower then it shall have less time to pick up speed and so will not travel as high up on the other side.
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We could have improved our test by having a beam and when it is broke by the pendulum the fifth time the pendulum breaks the beam it could stop timing so it would be the same reaction time for all, we could have had a stand or something to hold the pendulum in place before it is dropped that way we could be sure it was from the same spot each time.
In our experiment there was some slightly out of place results in our experiment but they're no severe ones that could be anomalous results.
 We could have investigated a further 1000g so we went to 2000g to see if after every 500g there was a jump in time of nearly a second our so, like there was in our experiment. We could also continue to the point of were we have added so much weight that it could not complete 5 oscillations to the same height as it started. We could also have tried the experiment at different temperatures to see what effect, if any it had on the oscillation times.
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Cooking Time Critical
The most important point to remember when cooking seafood is not to overcook it. Perfectly grilled seafood is moist and flavorful. Overcooked seafood becomes dry and tasteless. To estimate cooking time, measure the seafood at its thickest part (including stuffing). Grill 10 minutes (at approximately 400 degrees F) per inch of thickness. Turn the seafood halfway through the cooking time.
Fish is cooked but still moist when it turns opaque or just starts to flake when tested with a fork. To prevent foodborne illness, grill a large whole or stuffed fish with indirect heat 10 to 12 minutes per inch of thickness to reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees F. (Use a calibrated food thermometer to determine doneness in the thickest part.)
Shrimp and soft-shell crab turn opaque (milky white) when done. Mollusks in the shell, such as oysters, clams, and mussels, open when cooked.
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Keep food at a safe temperature during the entire cookout. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours or 1 hour if the air temperature is above 90 degrees F.
Raw Seafood and Foodborne Illness Risk
If you are in a high-risk population group, which includes younger children (age 5 and under), older adults (age 65 and older), pregnant women, and immune-compromised individuals, you are at a higher risk of getting a foodborne illness. In addition, certain health conditions put you at risk for serious illness or death. Individuals with the following conditions are at higher risk:
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I have researched this topic a bit. One site suggested that prodigal is having reformed after being wasteful, while profligate is still engaging in such behavior.
However on studying the origin of the words, I found that this might not be correct. The parable of the prodigal son was the first reference of prodigal (from the resources I came across), and the parable is also referred to as the parable of the profligate father. Seems like prodigal is related to immorality somehow.
And studying the etymology of profligate, it seems to be linked to downfall.
What exactly is the difference between the two?
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Profligate has a semantic center of gravity that leans more towards general licentiousness and moral degeneracy, whereas Prodigal is more tightly focused, pertaining specifically to extravagance and wastefulness.
You could validly use profligate as an alternative to prodigal, but there are many times when prodigal would not be appropriate to use in place of profligate.
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But according to this parable I am referring to, it was the son who was morally degenerate and called prodigal. The father, on the other hand, turned wasteful because of his love for the son, and was called profligate. – tanvi Jul 3 '12 at 16:48
The story is referred to as the prodigal son merely because he wasted his inheritance, not because of his riotous living. It was his prodigality that led to his destitution and eventual return home. If he had been morally profligate and frugal, he would have never returned home and there would be no story. This story is also referred to as the Parable of the Prodigal Father. I have never heard of it referred to as the tale of the Profligate Father -- do you have examples of that? – Tolerance72 Jul 3 '12 at 20:00
Here is the link where i read about the profligate father. onemansweb.org/theology/gospel-of-luke-2010/… – tanvi Jul 4 '12 at 5:08
Thanks for the link, Tanvi. That helps put your question in context. On that page, the author actually reveals that he was not using the "immoral" meaning of profligate, but the "squandering" meaning, when he says: "Technically, there is not much difference between prodigal and profligate. If I bring up my Thesaurus in Ms Word, the meaning for prodigal is given as wasteful, and profligate is given as a synonym." He goes on to explain how the father is wasteful, and squanders his own wealth (and also the other sons' inheritances) by lavishing it upon the son who was insufficiently repentant. – Tolerance72 Jul 4 '12 at 6:00
So that means the story has actually helped attenuate the difference between the two words(as it is not stressing upon the moral degeneracy of the son)! – tanvi Jul 4 '12 at 16:22
Hmm, I've never heard this story referred to as either "The Prodigal Father" or "The Profligate Father". I've always heard it as, "The Prodigal Son". I just did a Yahoo search and found references to "Prodigal Father", but they all seem to be more like twists on the interpretation rather than serious descriptions. Of course it may be that different denominations call it different things.
In any case, I just re-read the story and the point is that the son was wasteful and irresponsible, not that he was necessarily immoral in a more general sense. There's just one reference to immorality, and that's when his older brother is criticizing him and says to the father that he has "devoured your livlihood with harlots", which is not necessarily to be taken literally; it might be intended to be a hyperbolic criticism.
And by the way, I've long found it curious that it is called "The Prodigal Son". Read the story in context: it's not about the prodigal son; it's about the older brother. The story is addressed to people who criticized Jesus for associating with the disreputable. He replies with several stories which make the point that it is proper to celebrate when the disreputable are helped, and mean-spirited to begrudge such a celebration because you didn't get similar help, when you didn't need help to begin with. The point isn't that the father forgave the prodigal son and welcomed him back. The point is that his older brother didn't.
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Excellent point, how the main lesson of the story relates to (what seems at first glance to be) a relatively minor character. – J.R. Jul 4 '12 at 0:30
I so not see that the word immoral necessarily means sexually immoral. It just means contrary to the accepted moral code. Irresponsibility and wastefulness should be rightly condemned as immoral, in my nannying opinion. – Barry Brown Jul 4 '12 at 6:07
According to a Catholic priest in a sermon a few years back, the key lesson of the story is that the father has such a high capacity for love. – Ward Jul 4 '12 at 6:08
As an aside, note that 'prodigious', from 'prodigy', means'marvellous or enormous'. An area of possible confusion. – Barry Brown Jul 4 '12 at 6:11
_USER_ I didn't mean to imply that "immorality" necessarily refers to sex. That's what I meant by "immoral in a more general sense", i.e. immoral in a sense OTHER THAN being wasteful. If wastefulness is immoral and not just foolish. Anyway, we're supposed to be talking about language and not morals. – Jay Jul 5 '12 at 7:31
Could the father in "the parable of the lost son" really be profligate, even in offering love? "Abandoned to vice or vicious indulgence; recklessly licentious or debauched," the Shorter Oxford says; "broken down in morals or decency" (from Latin "to dash to the ground"): Webster's Second. And Dr. Johnson, cited in SOED:
Profligate in their lives, and licentious in their compositions.
Whereas being prodigal is a minor sin in comparison, "wastefully lavish","lavish in the bestowal of things" SOED. Webster's gives it as
One who spends or gives prodigally; a spendthrift; a squanderer; often a repentant waster like the prodigal son; as, to receive the prodigal with joy. Noble prodigals of life. Archbishop Trench.
In the very effective retelling in the Prokofiev/Kochno/Balanchine ballet, the son, after being fleeced by revelers and a siren, crawls back on his hands and knees to the father, who is remote and unbending and only at the last minute will he give his blessing. In the original parable the father sees the son coming from a distance and runs to meet him, to the extreme disapproval of the older brother.
Incidentally the Greek word πορνῶν that the brother utters, usually translated as prostitute or harlot, is catamite in the first entries of Liddell & Scott, becoming genderless in NT usage - bringing to mind perhaps Nietzsche's quip about God's Greek language skills.
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According to MW, both the word profligate and prodigal both have, at their root, the idea of wasteful extravagance:
Profligate: "wildly extravagant."
Prodigal: <1> characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish;
<2> recklessly spendthrift
It is only by extension (and, I imagine, by their connection to the biblical story) that these words have taken on the secondary meaning of "dissipation and licentiousness". Based on these root meanings, both the son and his father (in the parable of the Prodigal) can rightly be designated by these terms -- the son, because of the way he spent all his earnings; and the father, because of the way he extravagantly bestowed love and forgiveness on his son at his return.
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Diploma's in hand. Tests are passed. Now see if you've got what it takes to dive into practice.
Veterinary-school seniors, you're done—or almost done. Congratulations. You've learned a lot, and now you're ready to inflict it—er, share it with the world.
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2. Curiosity. You've just been stuffed full of more medical information than the human brain can hold, but we bet you're still brimming with curiosity about animal physiology, client psychology, and business terminology—or you should be. Never let go of the curiosity that led you to veterinary school. Losing curiosity, the sense that the world always has something new to teach, leads to mental fatigue, passivity, and distraction.
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