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Celebrating 50 Years of Scientific breakthroughs and Impact, ICRISAT Hyderabad is hosting an international conference, "Transforming Drylands through Innovation", from February 21st-23rd, 2023, at its headquarters in Hyderabad, India. Global leaders in Research, Academia, Industry, Small Businesses, Food Processing Startups, Policymakers, and NGOs will come together to explore new and creative solutions and scientific advancements to seize opportunities and tackle the challenges of drylands.
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The conference will delve into key themes including:
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- Elevating Public-Private Partnerships in Seed Systems across Asia and Africa
- Promoting Regenerative and Natural Farming methods for the Drylands
- Managing Dryland Soil Health and Water Resources for Sustainable Agriculture
- Building Nutrient-Sensitive Food Systems in the Drylands
- Improving Dryland Agriculture through Technology, Climate Resilience, and Nutrition
- Developing Inclusive and Demand-Driven Value Chains in the Drylands
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The German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture is looking for candidates to participate in a virtual exchange among young farmers on how to use land resources sustainably and preserve agricultural land.
The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), organised every year, provides a unique platform to discuss key issues for the future of the global food and agricultural sectors. During the week-long event, international experts discuss different aspects of pressing topics in a wide range of panel discussions. The world's largest conference of agriculture ministers, regularly attended by around 70 agriculture ministers, marks the end of each GFFA.
To introduce the special perspective of the next farming generation, about 20 young farmers from around the globe meet in the Young Farmers' Forum. They draw up their own declaration on the GFFA's subject. Two group representatives present the declaration to the agriculture ministers' conference on 28 January 2022.
We are currently seeking candidates to participate in the 2022 Young Farmers' Forum.
The 2022 edition is dedicated to the issue: "Sustainable Land Use: Food Security Starts with the Soil" and will thus deal with one of the most important challenges for the global food situation which requires worldwide cooperation.
In a number of online meetings held between November 2021 and January 2022, participants will conduct an exchange among themselves, prepare and draft a declaration including their concerns, demands and recommendations to agricultural policy makers.
- be between 18 and 35 years of age;
- have gained experience from working on farms or in national farming organisations;
- be sufficiently fluent in English to follow and actively contribute to the discussions;
- have access to a stable internet connection; and
- be committed to participate in all (3-4) Zoom meetings scheduled for the finalisation of the declaration.
We are looking forward to receiving applications supported with a CV in English by early October at the latest. We will provide notification of the participants selected in due course.

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Duration: 6 hours and 48 minutes
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Written by Hugh Cunningham and presented by award-winning children's author Michael Morpurgo, this genuinely ground-breaking history of British childhood teaches us about the key elements that have shaped children's lives. The Invention of Childhood explores how gender, geography and ethnicity has impacted the development of children throughout the ages. Beginning from the year 1000, Cunningham studies the many important events in history for our children, ranging from Britain's earliest child-care guru in the Middle Ages to the first ever Foundling Hospital in the 18th Century. This hugely enjoyable piece of teaching that delves into the idea of how childhood has been constantly reinvented through the centuries, and why the role of children in society continues to obsess us today.
Fascinating and thought-provoking, it will appeal to parents, grandparents and anyone who has ever been a child themselves.
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I want to read a txt file that contains a lot of different chunks of text separated by a string. In xcode this is pretty easy and i just use.
self.Array = [text componentsSeparatedByString: @"NEWSTRING"];
I don't seem to get this to work in android though, I can read in the whole text and put it into an array but it doesn't get separated so its just one long text.
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Any good ways to do this?
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You can use String.split method
String[] result = text.split("sometext");
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String.split returns the array of strings computed by splitting this string around matches of the given regular expression
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You should use StringTokenizer.
StringTokenizer sTok=new StringTokenizer(stringVariable, "newString");
stringVariable is the file contents and newString is the delimiter string.
The second parameter of the StringTokenizer's constructor is the delimiter. It can be a new line \n or comma, or whatever you want.
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Ilioinguinal or Genitofemoral Neuralgia
Learn about ilioinguinal nerves or genitofemoral neuralgia, which is pain in the groin area caused by nerve damage
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What is Ilioinguinal or Genitofemoral Neuralgia?
Damage to the ilioinguinal nerves or genitofemoral nerves results in pain in the groin area, along the distribution of these nerves. In other words, the pain occurs in the areas that are supplied by these nerves. This pain is called neuralgia.
What are the Ilioinguinal and Genitofemoral Nerves?
The groin is supplied by a group of nerves that control sensation and certain muscle functions. The ilioinguinal nerves and the genitofemoral nerves arise from the spinal cord and supply the skin and structures around the groin area, including the genitals.
What causes Ilioinguinal or Genitofemoral Neuralgia?
The common causes include injury or trauma to the nerves due to some type of surgery that has been performed in the area. For example, patients may develop ilioinguinal neuralgia following an inguinal hernia repair. In addition to this, a tumor or cancer within the abdomen can compress on these nerves and cause pain as well. Trauma to the abdominal wall can also be a cause. Sometimes there may be problems within the spinal cord which cause compression on these nerve fibers as they emerge from the spinal cord.
Symptoms and Diagnosis
Patients usually complain of pain in the groin and in the genital area. There may be tingling and altered sensation in the area supplied by the nerves as well. On examination, the doctor may identify a loss of sensation in areas such as the inner thigh and genitals. The muscles at the front of the abdominal wall may be weak.
Most of the time, a diagnosis is made from reviewing the patient's clinical history, performing a risk factors assessment and a clinical examination. Nerve blocks may be conducted using an anesthetic agent to identify whether the ilioinguinal nerve fibers or genitofemoral nerve fibers are involved.
How is Ilioinguinal or Genitofemoral Neuralgia treated?
Painkillers may have been tried in both cases but may not help control the symptoms adequately. However, this should still be offered initially to patients to see if they help. Any precipitating factors that can worsen the pain should be avoided. For example, sitting for long hours can worsen ilioinguinal pain and should be avoided.
Another strategy that can be used is blocking the nerve signals by using a local anesthetic injection. This is performed by anesthesiologist and may have reasonably good results. If this does not work, steroid injections may be useful.
Newer treatments have emerged such as pulsed radio frequency, which is usually offered only if the above treatment options fail.
Sometimes treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy may be offered side-by-side with the above treatment options to help patients get over the pain faster and manage symptoms at home more efficiently.


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An Ultimate Guide On How To Remove Laminate Backsplash
Laminate Backsplash is one of the interior magic today. It is used on countertops, cabinets, and you name it. It is used to protect the walls and provide an excellent touch on the countertops and the cabinets. Just a few necessary procedures and you have yourself a laminate backsplash. Placing the laminate, then paint and then smoothening the laminate. Easy right? But what happens when you want to remove the laminate backsplash? How do you go about it?
Many at times we are told on how to make the laminate backsplash, and how to create the laminate on the backsplash, but not correctly how to remove it. Removing it would mean an update to your kitchen and replacing the laminate is another step that is further from the process. The thing about laminate backsplash that makes it long lasting is the kind of glue that is used in the process, this glue type is very sticky, sturdy and so to say resists all the attempts made to remove it.
Removing laminate from a backsplash
Things you will need
- Putty knife
Guidelines on removing the laminate
- By using the tip of a putty knife, force it just behind the little metal strip, and this is at the top of the laminate backsplash. Further, ensure you twist the handle of the knife, and this process should just be slight to provide you open a small crack, and this between the laminate and the wall.
- Using acetone, ensure you inject just a small amount into the crack, then wait for approximately 3 minutes. This time taken is to provide that the glue softens. For the laminate pry it away from the wall, this should be just as far as it will go without resisting the pressure to break. Then after all this, inject more of the glue into the same crack, pump some to the right and some to the left, then wait for about 3 minutes.
- Using a sharp knife, side it more profound to the crack and make sure to pry the laminate out of the break. The blade should be slide to the right and also to the left, and this is just as the glue softens. Then inject in more of the acetone. The process of prying the knife from left to right should be continuous, and what this done is to ensure to free the backsplash from the wall, and this is all the way to the bottom.
- Using the tip of the knife, push the blade just under the small metal runner, and this is mainly found at the bottom, this is where the backsplash joins to the countertop, and this process only takes place if the laminate happens to be still stuck and won't come off.
- The last thing that is done is twisting the handle of the knife, and this is to ensure that the metal runner is lifted up and is also free from the backsplash and the metal runners that are found in the countertop. Once the laminate is seen to lift away from the countertop, ensure you use both your hands to pull it apart from the way, and this is all in one piece.
Acetone is also used in removing polish from the fingernail, in other words, it is used as a fingernail remover. When using acetone, ensure you use it to clean off any of the residual contact cement, and this is from the walls. It is also important to note that a usual laminate backsplash is removed with the use of metal runners, but another trimmer that could be used is the wood molding, and in this particular case, if your specific set has wood trim, it would be of importance if you just pry it off like you would that of the metal runners. When working with acetone, ensure you also work with eye protection.
It is also of importance to consider the laminate backsplash that goes just behind the wall cabinets, and this is particularly placed on only after the cabinets are installed. This covering is of importance because it provides an attractive background for the cabinets and ensures to give the walls an added protection advantage. Removing the laminate on the cabinets automatically means that the laminate backsplash of the walls has to be removed as well.
Things you will need
- Wood sticks
- Hand saw
- Cordless screw
- Putty knife
- Start by measuring the distance available between the countertops and the bottom of the cabinets, then cut the wood sticks to an absolute measurement of ¾ by 1 ½ inch, this is mainly using a hand saw.
- Ensure you place the wood props vertically and just under the first cabinet, then look at the insides of the cabinet. Further, locate all of the screws that secure the cabinets to the walls. Ensure you remove all of the bolts, except the particular one with the cordless screw gun, then pull out the props. With the cabinet braced with your shoulder remove the last bolt. You can then allow the assembly to slide down the wall and rest on the countertop. Ensure you repeat the process will all the cabinets in question.
- Using a putty knife, insert it behind the laminate, and this is precisely where the cabinets were removed. Then pry out the laminate slightly, ensure you inject acetone on the crack, then further slide the knife along the top of the laminate, and provide you insert acetone behind it.
- Use the knife to pry and glide, and this is just until the glue softens, as the laminate comes loose, continue with pulling it, using the back of your fingers, and subsequently inject more acetone deeper just as the laminate continues to pull free.
- Using the putty knife, ensure you scrape the residual glue from the wall. For about an hour, let the wall dry, and then sand it, then prepare the wall for the new laminate.
With this guide, you will easily remove laminate backsplash with minimal effort.


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Creating transformative value in 2024 and beyond
With 2024 around the corner, Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) are busy strategizing and planning for the upcoming year's goals and action items, while trying to successfully close on the current year's objectives. The current macro-environment has affected the role, responsibilities, and priorities of the CPO, increasing their team's expected contributions to the businesses' bottom line. Competing priorities that CPOs must manage include cost savings, operational efficiency, emerging technologies, supply chain resilience, and sustainability, among others.
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Democracy Perspectives from Computer Science: Challenges and Opportunities
April 29, 2021
In this panel, faculty from the Computer Science department at Montclair State University will discuss the state of cybersecurity with respect to democracy and elections, drawing on a data-informed perspective. For computing professionals, the animating questions focus on the capacity and availability of tools for interfering and protecting democracy. The emphasis is on uncovering and revealing challenges and opportunities with respect to technologies and democracy. Several brief case studies involving social media, electronic voting, or data mining, will be discussed.Panelists: Constantine Coutras, chair and professor, conducts research in the areas of Computer Networking (performance evaluation of data communication protocols) and Digital Filter Design. He is also interested in Computer and Network Security. Boxiang Dong, assistant professor, has research interests that fall into the intersection of cybersecurity and big data analytics. Chris Leberknight, associate professor, specializes in Digital democracy (online censorship), Cyber Security, Modeling and Analysis of Technological and Social Networks. Stefan Robila, professor and Director of the Computational Sensing Laboratory, has research interests in computational sensing, including development and implementation of computationally efficient feature extraction algorithms that use high performance computing. In addition he has also worked on greening the computing infrastructure and cybersecurity. Bharath Kumar Samanthula, assistant professor, has research interests that span across Applied Cryptography, Information Security, Data Mining, and Big Data. His current work centers around privacy-enhanced techniques for various distributed data management and analysis tasks in the fields of Online Social Networks, Cloud Computing, Wireless Sensor Networks and Smart Grids. Omar Alkhalili, a MSU graduate student, has worked in application support and quality assurance testing at various tech companies in the New York metropolitan area. He is interested in automation, cyber security and social media misinformation.


I am seeking connections between pointwise Lagrange interpolation (using Chebyshev-Gauss nodes) and generalized series approximation approach using Chebyshev polynomials.
Pointwise Lagrange interpolation
Given a function $f \in C^0([-1,1])$ and a grid of $n+1$ nodes $X = (x_i)_{i = 0}^n$ on $[-1,1]$ we can construct the interpolating polynomial $\Pi^{\ \small{X}}_{\ n} f \in \mathbb{P}_n$ in the following way: $$\Pi^{\ \small{X}}_{\ n} f := \sum_{k = 0}^n f(x_k) L_k(x)$$ with $L_k$ the $k$-th Lagrange polynomial: $L_k(x) := \prod_{j = 0, j \not = k}^n \frac{x - x_j}{x_k - x_j} $
It's easy to check that the operator $\Pi^{\ \small{X}}_{\ n} : C^0([-1,1]) \to \mathbb{P}_n, \ f \mapsto \Pi^{\ \small{X}}_{\ n} f$ is a projection, i.e. $(\Pi^{\ \small{X}}_{\ n})^2 = \Pi^{\ \small{X}}_{\ n}$ and $\Pi^{\ \small{X}}_{\ n}|_{\mathbb{P}_n} = \mathrm{id}_{\mathbb{P}_n}$.
In order to achieve good convergence and to avoid Runge phenomenon, we can choose Chebyshev-Gauss (CG) grid (i.e. zeros of Chebyshev polynomials) getting the interpolating polynomial: $\Pi^{\ \small{CG}}_{\ n} f$. We can make also another choice and take Chebyshev-Gauss-Lobatto grid (CGL or simply GL) obtaining $\Pi^{\ \small{GL}}_{\ n} f$
Chebyshev Expansion
In a more abstract framework, we can start by considering the space $L^2_{\small w}([-1,1])$ with the following inner product $(f,g)_w := \int_{-1}^1 f(x)g(x)w(x)dx$. Then, choosing $w(x) = 1/\sqrt{1 - x^2}$, we obtain the Chebyshev orthonogonal basis $\{T_k\}_{k\ge0}$ where $T_k$ is the $k$-th Chebyshev polynomial.
We can write:$$f(x) = \sum_{k=0}^\infty \hat{f}_k T_k(x) \quad \forall x \in [-1,1]$$ with $\hat{f}_k = (f,T_k)_w/(T_k,T_k)_w$
Moreover we can truncate the series at $n$ and obtain a projection of $f$ onto $\mathbb{P}_n$: $$S_{\ n} f := \sum_{k=0}^n \hat{f}_k T_k$$
My question is this: is possible to find coefficients $\hat{f}_k$ such that: $$ \Pi^{\ \small{CG}}_{\ n} f = S_{\ n} f = \sum_{k=0}^n \hat{f}_k T_k$$ or $$ \Pi^{\ \small{GL}}_{\ n} f = S_{\ n} f = \sum_{k=0}^n \hat{f}_k T_k$$
Furthermore I know that we can approximate coefficients $\hat{f}_k$ using a discrete scalar product i.e. approximating the integral with interpolating polynomial but It seems a closed loop...
Can anyone help me?
Thanks in advance
This question has been asked and answered on MathOverflow. I have replicated the accepted answer by David Ketcheson below.
There is an excellent explanation of this in Chapter 4 of L. N. Trefethen's Approximation Theory and Approximation Practice (henceforth ATAP; the first 6 chapters are available for free online). I will try to summarize it in your notation, but I recommend reading his explanation.
Chebyshev interpolation
Interpolation at the Chebyshev points gives your $\Pi^{CG}_n f$, which can also be written in terms of the first $n$ Chebyshev polynomials:
$$\Pi^{CG}_n f = \sum_{k=0}^n c_k T_k(x).$$
The question then becomes:
How are the coefficients $c_k$ of the degree-$n$ Chebyshev interpolant related to the coefficients $\hat{f}_k$ of the infinite Chebyshev series?
It turns out that on the Chebyshev grid with $n+1$ points, the following Chebyshev polynomials all take exactly the same values:
$$T_{2jn\pm m}(x), \ \ \ \ j = 0, 1, 2 \dots$$
The above statement is valid as long as $0\le m \le n$ and where the subscript is positive (of course). See Thm. 4.1 of ATAP. Thus each $T_k$ for $k > n$ is "aliased" to appear like some corresponding $T_k$ with $k\le n$.
Relation between the Chebyshev interpolant and the Chebyshev series
Once you know about aliasing, the connection between the coefficients $c_k$ and $\hat{f}_k$ is immediate. Since the Chebyshev interpolant and the infinite Chebyshev series must be equal at the Chebyshev points, we have
$$ \sum_{k=0}^n c_k T_k(x_j) = \sum_{k=0}^\infty \hat{f}_k T_k(x_j), $$ where $x_j$ is any of the Chebyshev points. But from the aliasing result, we know that each term with $k>n$ in the right-hand-side sum can be rewritten in terms of $T_k(x_j)$ for some $k\le n$. The result is Thm. 4.2 of ATAP, which gives the formulae (for the degree-$n$ interpolant coefficients)
\begin{align} c_0 - f_0 & = \sum_{j=1}^\infty f_{2jn} \\ c_n - f_n & = \sum_{j=1}^\infty f_{(2j+1)n} \\ c_k - f_k & = \sum_{j=1}^\infty (f_{2jn+k} + f_{2jn-k}) & 1\le k \le n-1. \end{align}
So the difference between the coefficients of the Chebyshev interpolant and the Chebyshev projection is given by certain sums of coefficients of the remainder of the Chebyshev series.
One of the major themes of ATAP is that the Chebyshev interpolant is almost as good as the Chebyshev projection for approximation purposes; see Theorems 7.2, 8.2, and 16.1 therein. The great virtue of the interpolant is that it is much easier to compute.
I don't have enough reputation to comment, so I put this here.
L. N. Trefethen's Approximation Theory and Approximation Practice in the accepted answer, what the book calls Chebyshev points are Chebyshev extreme points, as opposed to zeros. See Chapter 2, ATAP.
Thus, the resulting interpolant gives you $\Pi^{GL}_n f$, not $\Pi^{CG}_n f$.
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There are a few reasons animals might run in front of cars. One reason could be that the animal was chasing something and didn't see the car coming. Another possibility is that the animal is scared and running away from something else, like a predator.
Or, the animal could simply be crossing the road to get to the other side. Whatever the reason, it's essential to be careful when driving and be on the lookout for animals to avoid hitting them.
Why Do Animals Run in Front of Cars? There are a few reasons why animals might run in front of cars. One possibility is that they are startled by the car and its movement and are not used to seeing such large objects moving so fast. Another option is that they're trying to escape from something else – maybe they're being chased by another animal or scared of something else in their environment.
Whatever the reason, it's essential to be aware of animals on the road and try to avoid hitting them if possible.
Why Do Deers Run in Front of Cars?
There are a few reasons why deer may run in front of cars. One reason is that the deer are trying to escape from something chasing them, such as a predator. Another reason is that the deer are trying to cross the road to get to the other side.
If there is a lot of traffic on the road, the deer may become scared and confused and run in front of cars.
Why Do Squirrels Run Out in Front of Cars?
There are a few reasons squirrels might run out in front of cars. One possibility is that the squirrel is trying to cross the road and doesn't see the car coming. If this is the case, the squirrel is probably just as startled by the car as the driver and didn't mean to cause any trouble.
Another possibility is that the squirrel knows there's a car coming and is trying to get away from it. This could be because the squirrel is scared of cars or because it's been hit by a car before and doesn't want to get hurt again. If you see a squirrel running in front of your vehicle, it's best to brake slowly and give it time to get out of the way.
If you're lucky enough to live in an area with lots of trees, you might also see squirrels running along power lines or chasing each other up trees. This isn't because they're trying to commit suicide – it's just what SQUIRRELS DO! So if you see one doing this, don't worry – they know what they're doing (probably).
Why Do Cats Run in Front of Cars?
There are a few reasons cats may run in front of cars. One reason could be that the cat is trying to catch something, like a bird or another small animal. Another possibility is that the cat is scared and running away from something.
Cats are also known to chase after things that move, so a car passing by may trigger their hunting instinct. Whatever the reason, it's essential to be aware of this behavior and keep your pet safe.
Why Do Animals Run Out in the Road?
There are various reasons why animals may run out into the road. Some may chase prey, while others may flee a perceived threat. Still, others may be crossing the road to get to the other side.
Whatever the reason, it's essential to be aware that animals can appear suddenly and without warning on roadsides, so it's always best to drive cautiously in areas where wildlife is present.
Why Do Raccoons Run in Front of Cars
Raccoons are often hit by cars because they will run in front of them. This is likely because raccoons are nocturnal animals and are more active at night. When it's dark, they may not be able to see the approaching car in time to get out of the way.
Why Do Rabbits Run in Front of Cars
Rabbits are prey animals, and their instinct is to run away from anything that could be a predator. Unfortunately, this often means running into the path of oncoming traffic. There are a few theories about why rabbits seem to have a death wish regarding cars.
One is that they're so focused on escaping the perceived danger that they don't even see the cars coming. Another possibility is that the bright headlights of approaching vehicles confused them, making it difficult for them to judge distances accurately. Whatever the reasons, it's essential for drivers to be aware of this potential hazard and take steps to avoid hitting rabbits with their cars.
If you see a rabbit on or near the road, slow down and give it plenty of room to escape. And if you live in an area with many rabbit crossings, be especially cautious at night when visibility is reduced.
Why Do Animals Run in Circles
When animals run in circles, it's often a sign of feeling dizzy or disoriented. This can be caused by various things, including inner ear infections, head injuries, neurological disorders, and even certain types of poison. Occasionally, animals will run in circles because they're chasing their tails!
If you see an animal running in circles, it's essential to observe them closely to see if there are any other signs of illness or injury. If the animal seems distressed, it's best to contact a veterinarian or animal rescue organization for help.
Why Do Deer Run in Front of Cars
Anyone who has ever driven in deer country can attest that it's not uncommon for deer to dart out in front of oncoming traffic. While this may seem like a senseless act on the part of the deer, there is a reason behind their behavior. Deer are most active at dawn and dusk, which coincidentally are also when many people commute to and from work.
This means there is a greater chance of encountering a deer on the road during these times. Deer are also more likely to be found near roadsides with less vegetation to hide in. As cars approach, deer will often run out into the road in an attempt to escape.
Unfortunately, this often leads to tragic results for the deer and the driver. To avoid hitting a deer (and causing severe damage to your car), it's essential to be extra cautious when driving in areas where they are known to live. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for any movement on or near the road, and always brake if you see a deer ahead of you.
Why Do Foxes Get Run Over
Why Do Foxes Get Run Over? Foxes are beautiful, cunning creatures revered in folklore and legend for centuries. But in recent years, they have become increasingly common roadkill across North America.
A study by the University of Georgia found that foxes are the second most commonly hit animal by vehicles, after deer. So why do foxes get run over so often? There are a few reasons.
First, as urbanization and development continue to encroach on natural habitats, foxes are being forced into closer contact with humans and busy roads. Second, foxes are attracted to roadside debris like garbage and carcasses, which puts them at risk of getting hit by a passing car. And finally, foxes are naturally curious creatures who may approach cars out of curiosity or fearlessness, only to get struck by one.
Sadly, this trend will continue as human populations develop more land. But there are some things we can do to help reduce the number of foxes killed on our roads each year. For example, drivers can be more aware of their surroundings and watch out for animals crossing the street.
We can also work to preserve natural habitats so that foxes have somewhere safe to live away from busy roadsides.
The blog post discusses why animals may run in front of cars. One reason is that the animal may be trying to escape from something, such as a predator. Another reason is that the animal may be unable to see the car coming and is startled by it.
The author also notes that some animals are curious and want to investigate the car.


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Notes on Reproduction and Growth in the Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss)
Australian Wildlife Research
6(1) 5 - 12
Reproduction of koalas was studied at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, where 80% of births fall between October and January. Gestation ranges from 34 to 36 days. Females are monotocous. Those who wean their young in the first half of the breeding season breed again in the second half. Although polyoestrous, most females conceive at their first oestrus, except 2-y-olds. Males are mature at 3 y old, females at 2 y old. Young emerge from the pouch at 7 months, leave it completely at 9 months, and are weaned at approximately 12 months. Growth curves are provided. Those born early in the season grow faster than those born later; the age when growth ceases is unknown. Longevity is about 12y; and the sex ratio may be slightly biased towards females.
Full text doi:10.1071/WR9790005
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Inclusive Communities: Where We're All Welcome
What do you do to make people in your community feel welcome? How do you create opportunities for people from all backgrounds to participate fully in building and improving your community?
Creating an inclusive community isn't easy, but many places are finding ways to start building a more inclusive and welcoming culture.
Here are four strategies from cities and towns committed to inclusivity—share your own stories and ideas in the comments!
1. Make a statement. Riverside, California developed a, set of principles for building a more inclusive community. Their Inclusive Community Statement identifies the responsibilities of individuals, groups and institutions for achieving this common goal. Through maintaining an openness to dialogue, building intergroup partnerships and providing education about diversity the principles set a path toward fair treatment and equal opportunity for all residents of Riverside.
2. Spread the word. Signs line the streets in Newark, California signifying the city's ongoing efforts to foster acceptance and inclusion.
3. Welcome newcomers. How do newcomers in your city learn about local people and places? Communities in the West Kootenay and Boundary regions of British Columbia developed welcomemap.ca, The website welcomes new immigrants to the area, and provides easier access to local information and services. Similarly, British Columbia's North Shore developed a short video that illustrates the power of individual action in welcoming newcomers. Both efforts are part of British Columbia's Welcoming and Inclusive Communities Initiative.
4. Adopt a resolution. Greenacres, Florida, Fort Worth, Texas and many other cities and towns have demonstrated a commitment to inclusion through the adoption of a public resolution. The National League of Cities offers a sample resolution that communities can use and build from.
On June 12th, Moki Macias and Tramunda Hodges of the Annie E. Casey Foundation will join CommunityMatters to share their experience promoting equal treatment and opportunity in community decision-making at the Foundation's Atlanta Civic Site. Join this call to hear more ideas and strategies for building inclusive communities. Register now.


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Section 5: Driveway Angle
Two-way driveways should intersect the roadway at an angle of ninety degrees unless it is determined that a lesser angle will provide satisfactory traffic operations for the highway. Suggested limiting values on driveway angles are:
Residential Driveway: 75o
Commercial Driveway: 75o; commercial driveways expected to have a volume of 400 vehicles per day or two or more trucks/large vehicles in a one-hour period shall be designed as normal intersections (public driveway).
Normal Intersection (Public Driveway), Service Driveway and Field Driveway: 80o.
The angle of intersection between the centerline of a one-way driveway and the edge of pavement of the public roadway may be between forty-five (45o) and ninety degrees (90o). Sixty degrees (60o) is a commonly used angle for one-way driveways.


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The International Food Loss and Food Waste Studies group are organising a further session focused around food waste research at the 2016 Association of American Geographers conference, 29th March to the 2nd of April in Sanfrancisco, CA.
We welcome all contributions that touch centrally or tangentially on food waste through (but not limited to): – Consumption – Waste management – Prevention and/or reduction – Gender – Environment – Discourse – Materiality – Social justice – International development – Policy – Food systems – Other
Interested speakers should contact Isabel Urrutia at _EMAIL_ for questions or submissions. Submissions should include your AAG pin number and abstract. Please include use "AAG Food Waste" as the subject line of your email.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENTION TO THE AAG: 18th NOV
Session abstract: Food waste scholarship: Recent advances and perspectives from a fragmented field of study
As a relatively new field of study, food waste has seen engagement from a plethora of fields across multiple scales, and locations from differing perspectives. Its interaction between food studies, discard studies, and food security is one that reflects the increasing concern for the environmental impact of food waste and mitigation techniques that extend from preventative behaviour change to waste material maximization. At the same time, at the household level, studies have begun to address the the complex ways in which consumption and food waste interact with identity, care, and food safety. This session seeks to explore the study of food waste across such diverging perspectives of the local and global, farm to household, quantitative and qualitative, sociological to managerial, agentive and structural, prevention and reduction, etc.
Organised by the International Food Loss and Food Waste Study Group, this session will: 1) Provide a forum for food waste scholars to share their work, and 2) Create a space to begin a conversation between these varying perspectives on food waste.


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THE Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's human movement science (HMS) department is spearheading a project aimed at promoting and encouraging an interest in physical education and active lifestyles for pupils at disadvantaged schools.
The department's PasSport to Health project, which was developed by lecturer Dr Cheryl Walter, is gaining momentum and is set to benefit both final-year HMS students as well as the schools the project adopts.
She said the project was initially developed to assist third-year students specialising in recreation and sports management to put their theoretical work into practice.
"What I have them do is write a proposal and obtain funding to assist a school. They then research the needs of that particular school in relation to promoting physical activity and finally they design an intervention to assist the school."
Three schools were adopted this year – St James High School in Schauderville, Nkululeko High School in KwaNobuhle and Woolhope High School in Malabar.
"For example, after researching the needs at Woolhope, we discovered that despite their huge open fields, the majority of pupils did not play any sport and most of them were not physically active, especially the girls," Walter said.
With R10000 raised from approaching various sponsors, the students bought a music centre, built an outdoor circuit and purchased various gym equipment.
"We will start a fitness club for the girls in the new year where they will do aerobics and taebo. Girls tend to enjoy the non-competitive activities more. We will also conduct workshops and get our biokinetics honours students to measure the pupils and compare their weight in relation to their height.
"Through this we will encourage the kids to be healthy and active again. Education is not complete without physical education."
Walter, a former pupil at Woolhope, said since the introduction of outcomes-based education, physical education had been phased out of disadvantaged schools and replaced with life orientation.
She said many disadvantaged schools did not prioritise physical education due to a lack of manpower and facilities.
"The World Health Organisation recommends that children should have at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Obesity is increasing and so is the risk of chronic illnesses at a younger age. Children are too interested in computer games, television and cellphones these days," Walter said.
Woolhope's sports coordinator, Dhanasagren Moodley, said the school's athletics tournaments had dwindled as most children were bused in from the townships and could not stay after school for practice sessions.
He said sport was optional and the majority of pupils did not take part.
Deputy principal Richard Jaran said the school hoped this would be the first step towards reintroducing physical education at the school.
"We have produced real sports stars in the past such as rugby player Mzwandile Stick and Haroon Lorgat who was [chief executive] at the International Cricket Council."


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Translation of scorch in Spanish:
- the sun had scorched the fields/grassit was so hot I scorched my tongueel sol había agostado or abrasado los campos/la hierbathe iron scorched her sleeveestaba tan caliente que me quemé or me abrasé la lenguascorched-earth policyla plancha le chamuscó or le quemó la manga(estrategia militar que consiste en arrasar todo lo que puede serle útil al enemigo)Example sentences
- I could feel the heat surrounding me, burning me, scorching my skin, causing me to cry out wordlessly in pain.
- Closely following it was a blast of heat which scorched clothes, ignited buildings and set even the individual blades of grass on fire.
- The bright suns rays touched her sneakers, scorching them with fiery heat.
- I live in an area that was scorched by drought for several years.
- The countryside had been scorched; the acacia hedges were tipped with orange.
- In winter much of it is under snow; in spring grass appears, which is scorched dry and swept by the dust storms of summer.
- 1 (become scorched)(fabric)chamuscarse(food)quemarseExample sentences
- And then my lips, my tongue, were burning, scorching, stinging from the heat.
- I dropped my sword in panic because I thought that my hands would scorch in the flames.
- Stir occasionally for even heating and to prevent scorching.
- 2 (go fast)(person/vehicle)ir a toda velocidadir a todo lo que da or a toda mecha [colloquial]Example sentences
- The Glasgow speedster has fallen from grace almost as fast as the winger scorches down the sidelines.
- This inoffensive-looking car can scorch along at impressive figures, and, as it is based on a chassis with a decent set of dimensions, it has real space for adults in the back.
- He scorched out of traps to set a blistering pace.
- (before noun) scorch markquemadura (feminine) superficialmarca (feminine) de quemadura superficialExample sentences
- Huge black scorch marks marred the surface that would have normally been a shiny metal.
- Is that what this scorch mark is all about then?
- There were no scorch marks, no soiling of any sort.
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A portero is a superintendent in an apartment building who looks after it, keeps it clean, delivers mail, and keeps an eye on comings and goings. Porteros often have an apartment in the building as part of their pay. The portero, and particularly the female portera, are part of popular culture. They have a reputation for being inquisitive and fond of gossip.


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WCO BACUDA experts develop and share a neural network model to assist Customs to detect potential fraudulent transactions
19 May 2020
As part of the WCO BACUDA (Band of Customs Data Analysts) project with the Institute of Basic Science (IBS) and the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), WCO has developed a Dual-Attentive-Tree-aware-Embedded (DATE) neural network model to assist Customs administration to better detect transactions presenting risks of fraud. The DATE model has been accepted by KDD2020[1] Conference (Applied Data Science Track) and will be published in the KDD2020 proceedings as a full paper[2].
The WCO BACUDA project was launched in September 2019 as a collaborative research platform focused on data analytics. With the participation of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), BACUDA experts successfully developed the DATE model, and have been implementing a pilot test to verify its performance with real-time import data of the two Nigerian ports in Tin Can (in Lagos) and Onne (in Port-Harcourt) since March 2020.
The model employed a cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) mechanism called "ATTENTION" that is used as a language translation tool and for self-driving cars. Thanks to this innovative technology, the model has outperformed other traditional machine learning models (such as XGBoost) in detecting potential fraudulent transactions. The model noticeably outperforms even with relatively small-sized training data (from countries with low trade volumes) and low inspection rates (from countries with huge trade volumes).
How does the DATE model works?
 - Imagine that you are the head of a Customs Targeting Centre (neural network) composed of 100 risk analysts (decision trees). You want the analysts to report the probability of undervaluation and estimate the additional revenue from the inspection (dual-task).
 - Analyzing 100 different reports in order to make a final decision is a tedious task. Averaging the different predictions will lead to a loss of valuable information that may be hidden in any of the 100 reports. That is where the DATE model becomes handy as it keeps all the information while focusing on more important data. Some of the advantages of the model are:
 - If there are a majority group of reports significantly similar to each other, it allows you to pay more attention to those reports;
 - If you have analysts specialized in specific HS codes and importers of your target (i.e., the given import), you may pay more attention to their reports; and
 - Your final decision will reflect the reports that attract higher attention.
Interested in using the DATE model?
The DATE model is open-source and you can download it from: _URL_
You may extract transaction-level import data from your Customs clearance system and input them into the DATE model. It will provide you, for a given import, the risk of undervaluation and an estimate of additional revenue if inspected.
Technical support
WCO BACUDA experts are developing a user guide/manual of the DATE model, available soon from the WCO webpage. For further customized support, WCO invites Members to contact WCO research unit (_EMAIL_) to organize a joint test of the DATE model with BACUDA experts.
[2] *Sundong Kim, *Yu-Che Tsai, Karandeep Singh, Yeonsoo Choi, Etim Ibok, Cheng-Te Li, and Meeyoung Cha. DATE: Dual Attentive Tree-aware Embedding for Customs Fraud Detection. To appear in Proceedings of ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD). San Diego, CA, USA, August 23-27, 2020. (*: equally-contributed first authors)


text: Aiming at the characteristics of remote sensing images with low-contrast, weak edge preservation, and poor resolution textual information, an image enhancement method that combines nonsubsampled shearlet transform (NSST) and guided filtering is presented. First, histogram equalization is applied to the remote sensing image. Second, the image is decomposed into a low frequency component and several high frequency components by NSST. Then, a linear stretch is adopted for the coefficients of the low-frequency component to improve the contrast of the original image; the threshold method is used to restrain the noise in the high-frequency components, then guided filtering is used for dealing with the high-frequency components, improving the detail information and edge-gradient retention ability. Finally, the final enhanced image is reconstructed by applying the inverse NSST to the processed low- and high-frequency components. The results show that the algorithm can significantly improve the visual impression of the image. Compared with the proposed algorithms in recent years, the average gradient and information entropy are significantly improved and the running time is shortened.


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We present a new formula which models the rate of decline of supernovae (SN) as given by the light curve in various bands. The physical basis is the conversion of the flux of kinetic energy into radiation. The two main components of the model are a power law dependence for the radius–time relation and a decreasing density with increasing distance from the central point. The new formula is applied to SN 1993J, SN 2005cf, SN 1999ac, and SN 2001el in different bands.
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Second graders have been doing fresco painting. I introduced them to
Fra Angelico after their study of illuminated letters/manuscripts. They
first drew their pictures in white chalk on dark blue construction
paper. Next, they highlighted with gold peel and stick foil paper as
their gold leaf. When they were ready to paint, they first colored the
area to be painted with more white chalk and used tempera paint to
cover. The colors seem to intensify, and paintings are striking!
Now, I want to make the connection to Michaelangelo and his fresco
painting. I read somewhere about a lesson where the children painted
on paper secured under their desks -- like Michaelangelo did when
painting his ceiling. Have any of you tried this? Is it something you
think that I can do with 2nd graders? I would like to introduce it on
Wednesday, so any suggestions you can give me this weekend would be
greatly appreciated! Thanks, Everyone!


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Zulfiqar Ali Shaikh (Corresponding author)
PhD Research Scholar and Assistant Director, Postgraduate Studies, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur
Naveed Ahmed Shaikh PhD.
Faculty Member and Research Coordinator @ SZABIST Dubai,
Asad Raza Abidi PhD.
Department of Economics, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur
Kewal .H. Talreja
PhD Research Scholar and Lecturer in Economics, Govt. Islamia Arts & Commerce College, Sukkur
PhD Research Scholar, Department of Economics, SALU, Khairpur and Assistant Professor (Economics) University of Sindh, Jamshoro
Present study is an attempt to investigate the empirical relationship of production of dates, type of the farmer, tree holding and the distance of farm to the market in district Khairpur. Cross sectional data has been collected through self-administered questionnaire. Randomly selected 202 small farmers (holding 5 or less than 5 acres of land) were interviewed. The empirical relationship has been established using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method of multiple regressions. The results indicate that the farm to market distance has a negatively significant impact on the production of dates. The production of dates has a statistically weak relationship with farms where the farmers grow trees on contract than that of the trees which are owned by the farmers. As per the standardized coefficients, the ownership of the trees by the farmers is the dominant factor affecting the date production rather than the trees taken on contract.


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We introduce a method for high-fidelity quantum state transduction between a superconducting microwave qubit and the ground state spin system of a solid-state artificial atom, mediated via an acoustic bus connected by piezoelectric transducers. Applied to present-day experimental parameters for superconducting circuit qubits and diamond silicon-vacancy centers in an optimized phononic cavity, we estimate quantum state transduction with fidelity exceeding 99% at a MHz-scale bandwidth. By combining the complementary strengths of superconducting circuit quantum computing and artificial atoms, the hybrid architecture provides high-fidelity qubit gates with long-lived quantum memory, high-fidelity measurement, large qubit number, reconfigurable qubit connectivity, and high-fidelity state and gate teleportation through optical quantum networks.
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Radiant power from the images of adjacent point sources will spill over into each other even though their separation is greater than the system resolution element. This spillover or system optical crosstalk can be troublesome if a point source of interest is in the vicinity of a much brighter point source. A method is presented for computation of the constituent of system optical crosstalk due to optical surface scatter. This analysis provides the scatter function at the image based on the scatter function for each surface and the surface position along the optical path.
Silas H. Brewer, Silas H. Brewer,
"System Optical Cross Talk", Proc. SPIE 0294, New Methods for Optical, Quasi-Optical, Acoustic, and Electromagnetic Synthesis, (26 February 1982); doi: 10.1117/12.932353; _URL_


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How many iridology constitutional types?
How many iridology constitutional types?
The 3 Main Constitutional Types
 There are 3 main Iris colour types, namely Brown, Blue and Grey. There is also an exception to these basic types known as a Biliary or Mixed Constitution, namely part blue and part brown. This type display a combination of factors that are found in both the blue and the brown eyed types.
Where the iris pigmentation is slight, the iris appears blue as is commonly found in the northern European type, where less pigmentation is required for protection against intense sunlight. On the other hand, with an increase in pigmentation, the colour becomes more grey and proceeds to brown and on to dark brown, as is found in the Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, African and Indian types. Over the generations, interbreeding has, in some instances produced a mixed genotype known as a Biliary Constitution, where the person inherits the strengths and weaknesses of both the brown and blue eyed constitutions.
We are therefore left with 3 distinct groupings:
the blue eyed constitution known as the Lymphatic Type;
the pure brown eyed constitution known as the Haematogenic Type;
and the combination of the two being the Mixed or Biliary Type.
The Lymphatic Constitutional Type
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The blue iris is characteristic of the lymphatic constitution. It is associated with conditions caused by excess production of catarrh and the resulting congestion of the lymphatic system that may inhibit immune function and elimination of toxins.
 - Constitution – Lymphatic
 - Type – Pure Lymphatic
 - Iris Colour – Blue
 - Description – Loose wavy fibres, like combed hair in a blue or grey iris.
 - Inherent Tendencies – Re-activity of the lymphatic system (adenoid and tonsil irritations; splenitis; swollen lymph nodes; irritated appendix; catarrh with exudations; eczema; acne; flakey, dry skin; dandruff; asthma;coughs; bronchitis; sinusitis; diarrhoea; arthritis; vaginal discharge; eye irritations; fluid retention).
The Biliary Constitutional Type
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The mixed or biliary constitution, whilst being prone to disturbances exhibited by both the Lymphatic and Haematogenic Types is, in the main, more prone to liver, gall bladder and pancreatic disturbances, flatulence, constipation, diabetes and blood diseases.
 - Constitution – Biliary
 - Iris Colour – Basic Blue background with a brown overlay. The iris often appears light brown to greenish brown; sometimes described as the hazel eye. bbn
 - Description – In many cases the iris appears uniformly brown and is therefore often confused with the Haemetogenic Constitution. Deeper observation however reveals that only the upper, cryptic leaf shows brown pigmentation with the lower leaf showing through as bluey-green. Usually, however, the iris will show clear areas of blue and contrasting brown areas. Contraction rings are often in evidence as is the darkened central area (central heterochromia). Sometimes sectorial heterochromia is evident. Occasionally, lymphatic tophi of various hues are also present.
 - Inherent Tendencies – Flatulence; constipation; colitis; hypoglycaemia; Diabetes; blood diseases; gall-stones; liver, gall-bladder, bile duct and pancreatic disorders; gastro-intestinal weakness with spasm; Haematogenic and Lymphatic Constitutional strengths and weaknesses.
Iris Constitution according to Joseph Deck
(several sub-classifications of constitutions are not listed)
Lymphatic
Lymphatic is the blue eye due to lack of melanin pigment. This type of constitution have tendency toward excess mucous production with discharges focusing in the respiratory, alimentary, and urogenital tracts. Often found in these types are overactive immune system and allergies, over acidity, and lymphatic congestion with a tendency towards arthritic, rheumatic, ezcematic, and psoriatic conditions.
Billiary/Mixed Brown
Seen as a light brown pigment with overlaying visible white/yellowish fibers. Tendency often associated with liver, gallbladder, and associated digestive disturbances often aggravated by dietary disorders.
Hematogenic/True Brown
Seen as a brown pigment "carpet" obscuring iris and fibers. Tendency often associated with blood composition, liver, gastrointestinal, and glandular disturbances.
Neurogenic Sensitive or Neurolymphatic Constitution
BROWN EYES
Brown eyes, also known as hematogenic, usually have a brown pigment "carpet" covering the iris fibre structure.
Brown-eyed people with this true hematogenic constitution almost always have dark skin and hair.
The pigment layer over the iris make them harder to read but primary areas of concern are blood composition, liver, gastrointestinal and glandular problems.
They're susceptible to venous congestion, imbalances in blood composition, trace minerals deficiencies, intolerance to dairy, liver problems and decreased white blood cells.
Naturopath Cassie Mendoza-Jones of Elevate Vitality says iridology is effective for surveying an individual's general health.
"You can't diagnose a condition using it because it's not like having a blood test or a scan but it's really effective in helping to see where there might be imbalances and where you can improve parts of your health," she said.
"It can help identity your constitution and predispositions to different diseases.
"It can definitely show certain disturbances in the body whether it's functional, structural or even emotional."
Naturopath Cassie Mendoza-Jones from Elevate Vitality. Picture: Supplied.
Naturopath Cassie Mendoza-Jones from Elevate Vitality. Picture: Supplied.Source:Supplied
Ms Mendoza-Jones said that while she doesn't practise iridology at her Bondi-based clinic, she respects the approach.
The 27-year-old, who specialises in integrative nutritional medicine, said the results of iridology are "pretty amazing".
"When I had it done on me it did help," she said.
"I've got black spots around my eyes and apparently that relates to liver issues. I've got brown eyes and around the very outer edge of the irises there is another darker ring.
"She said I had some liver issues and a magnesium deficiency, but I think most people are (magnesium-deficient). She said I had bad circulation, which is true. She also said that I can feel a bit anxious or nervous … and I can get nervous and worry."
MIXED-EYE
Those with a mixed eye colour are said to have a biliary constitution, which relates to biliousness (digestive disturbances) due to liver problems.
The eyes usually look light to greenish-brown (sometimes described as the hazel), with the iris fibres visible through the pigment, on a whitish-yellowish background.
These eyes are composed of materials from the blood stream which have been broken down due to liver imbalance.
Colour is usually concentrated towards the centre of the iris around the collarette and digestive zones.
The main problems for mixed-eye people are digestive, hepatic and intestinal.
These people are predisposed to liver, gallbladder, and associated digestive disturbances which can be aggravated by dietary disorders.
Dr Leach said there's still a lot of debate about the evidence.
"The feedback from patients is that it's fantastic and there seems to be a little bit of plausibility there but in terms of the actual evidence … there's a question of validity there. I just don't think it's been tested effectively," he said.
"One the one hand you've got people who are very supportive of it and say the approach has a strong tradition and history that support it. On the other hand you've got scientists who say there's no evidence that it actually works.
Constitutional Types in Iridology
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Strong Constitution
Constitution is important because it gives an indication of the overall strength of the body. People with a very strong constitution often grow up abusing themselves physically because they find they can get away with it and suffer no ill consequences. They don't think about their health very much because they aren't forced to do so by feeling badly. When they do become ill, they usually have little patience with their problem and they tend to recover rapidly. Sometimes they are not always too considerate of the health problems of others with weaker constitutions who perhaps are ill more frequently or take longer to recover.
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Medium Constitution
Constitution is important because it gives an indication of the overall strength of the body. Persons with medium constitutions have a greater amount and degree of inherent weakness in their body. Generally speaking, they need to care for themselves more than others do with stronger constitutions in order to stay well. They find that they cannot abuse themselves and get away with it. They have to pay more attention to what they eat, perhaps what they wear, the climate in which they work and live, etc. Usually, the poorer the constitution, the more difficult it is to get well and stay well.
Persons with the medium constitutions are frequently more sensitive. They know what it is like to be ill and not to recover so quickly and thus tend to have a greater sympathy with


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For the more information about the air resources of the National Park Service, please visit _URL_
Lost Sea (Craighead Caverns)
The Lost Sea cavern system includes the largest known underground lake in the country, an abundance of crystal clusters called anthodites, stalactites, stalagmites, and a waterfall. The site once yielded bones and footprints of a giant Pleistocene jaguar.
Location: Monroe County, TN
Year designated: 1974
For additional information see:
Please remember, National Natural Landmarks (NNLs) are not national parks. NNL status does not indicate public ownership, and many sites are not open for visitation.
Last Updated: June 28, 2012


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Via ENTER, Hasan is working on the NH90 helicopter, a maritime (combat) helicopter that can operate from patrol vessels and air defence and command frigates.
He is investigating the 'stress' and 'fatigue' of the NH90's landing gear. Stress refers to the load placed on the material, and fatigue refers to the repetition of a certain load. The question is: 'How often can the material handle that? With a background in aerospace engineering, Hasan fits this assignment perfectly.
In addition, Hasan makes 'static strength' and 'fatigue' calculations for work that is 'non-recurring'. Hasan: "On the basis of static strength analyses, we determine the 'Margin of Safetys' and the 'Reserve Factors' of the stress-critical locations. We do this, for example, using Finite Element Method (FEM), or with hand calculations. With fatigue analyses we determine, among other things, the fatigue damage values of the stress-critical locations." This is about what the safety margin is within which work or adjustments to the landing gear can be done without affecting the quality of the landing gear."
Another project that Hasan is working on is NH90 Air Transportability. "One of the countries that has the NH90 in its fleet would like to transport the helicopter using a transport aircraft (C-17). During such a transport, certain forces are exerted on the landing gear, which must be described and analyzed. The analyses must show that it is possible to transport the NH90." Within this project, Hasan is working on drafting a document describing the forces that occur and their impact on important factors of the helicopter.


text: In possibly the most bizarre exception in English, the past tense of the verb hang is hung, except when speaking about the method of killing someone--then it's hanged. This, however, is relatively uncommonly used correctly, which, when combined with the slang meaning of the word, a shorter version of well-hung, results in tremendous humor potential. This potential has been most effectively realized, to my knowledge, in Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles. The main character, Bart, is greeted by his friend Charlie with, "They said you was hung!" "And they was right," is Bart's reply.


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Your municipality withdraws 10,000 gallons per day from an aquifer that originally held 1,000,000 gallons. The recharge rate to the aquifer is 2,000 gallons per day. How long will it take before the aquifer is depleted?
You have to make an equation that relates the amount of water (w) in the aquafier to time (t).
Start with the original amount:
Now, we know that every day ten thousand gallons are taken out so we have:
And we also know that every day two thousand gallons are added so we have:
To find when the water runs out, set the equation equal to 0 and solve for t:
So, the water will run out after 125 days.


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The service provides search against a database documenting chemical interactions, molecular molecular structures, and pathways. The Biomolecular Interaction Network Database (BIND) is a curated collection of reports from scientific literature describing molecular interactions in experimental research. Records document interaction data stored in a variety of sources aggregating researcher reports, so the service provides search across those separate repositories.
API methods support submission of a search query specifying a particular source identifier or a text string associated with a result. Methods return all records from the BIND database matching the query along with descriptive data about the result set such as number of results, the query that generated them, and the result type.


Solid Crystal Fortune Cookies (in preparation)
Solid Crystal Fortune Cookies (triptych, part 3) is currently in preparation (planned for 2020). The film will be a contemporary parable, based on the collective memory of a vanished community. "What if the fisherman and the farmer have effectively disappeared?" After The Rabbit and the Teasel (2014) and I watched the white dogs of the dawn (2018), this film further explores themes such as the relationship between man and nature, the 'condition humaine', social conflict, the 'disenchantment' of the world and our quest for happiness. The following questions are key: do we have free will? Why do we have to suffer? What is it we call human nature? Are there limits to our reason? Are we bound by moral laws? How do we achieve happiness? Solid Crystal Fortune Cookies is a film that offers rituals. Rituals that reconnect us, with each other and with nature. The story of Solid Crystal Fortune Cookies is the result of an amalgam of happy, chance encounters with the unexpected.
Solid Crystal Fortune Cookies, 2020, triptych, part III, 00:40:00, color, sound, digital file.
Copyright Els Dietvorst.
Fiction and autobiographical elements smoothly mingle in a lyrical tale that drags the viewer into a universe of beauty, death, and decay. A masterful narrative, an extremely accurate work on the texts and the powerful aesthetics of timeless rural landscape, perfectly combine with the slow and relentless pace of remembrance and the melancholy of a lost innocence. (Paolo Moretti, Catalogue Visions du Reel, Nyon.)


27.8.10 Histogram Probabilities Graph
Histogram Probabilities Graph.png
Data Requirements
Select exactly one Y column or a range from a worksheet column.
Creating the Graph
Select required data.
From the menu, select Plot > Statistical: Histogram + Probabilities.
or
Click the Histogram + Probabilities button on the 2D Graphs toolbar.
Histogram Probabilities Graph new.png
Please see more details on creating and customizing the Histogram+Probabilities Graph.
Template
HistProb.OTP (installed to the Origin program folder).
Notes
The two layers in the Histogram + Probabilities graph template are linked. Therefore, before you make changes to the X axis scale or to the dimensions of the layer, make sure that the parent layer -- layer 1 -- is the active layer. This will ensure that the child layer axis scales and dimensions -- in this case, layer 2 -- are adjusted accordingly.
This menu command/toolbar button plots a cumulative sum of observations in a second graph layer (layer 2).
Additionally, the Histogram + Probabilities menu command types the statistical results on the Results Log-- the mean, the standard deviation, the maximum and minimum values, and the total number of values.


Create HTML5 Vertical Endless Runner cross platform games
Using Phaser framework and other FREE software
Create a Flash ball game with visual from above tutorial
Emanuele Feronato Flash
August 3rd update: 2nd part released
December 13th update: 3rd part released
January 16th update: 4th part released
This tutorial does not cover anything new (well, this first part of this tutorial) but shows you how to create a Flash ball game with a visual from above and some decent graphics.
Being a ball game, I suggest you all to read the basics for a ball game movement in this tutorial.
In this one, there is no gravity but the method is the same.
In this tutorial I'll cover two types of gameplay: one with the ball that runs on a static stage, and one with a fixed ball with a scrolling stage. We'll see the pros and cons of both type of games.
First of all, let's start with the aim of the game: you have to take your ball to the exit of each level avoiding any kind of traps.
In this first part, there isn't any exit nor traps, just walkable tiles. So, at the moment the game will sound like "try not to fall off the tiles".
Game type 1: moving ball on a static stage
Does it look too long? I guess not, because you'll see how easy it can be if you follow all the steps.
Line 1: Declaration of level, the array that contains level data. Levels in this game will be tile based. I wrote a tutorial about managing the creation of tile based levels here.
Line 2: Attaching the movie previoulsy created and linkaged as starz. The space scene you can see in the background. I made the scene with the Photoshop action to create an outer space scene.
Line 3: Creating a new empty movie clip (bricks) that will contain level tiles.
Lines 4-14: Defining the mapping of the level. In this case, the ones mean a walkable tile while the zeros a hole. You cannot walk over holes.
Lines 15-21: Scanning all the array and attaching movieclips previously linkaged as brick into the bricks movieclip (the one created at line 3). As said, refer to this tutorial for more information.
Line 22: Attaching the ball. I created the ball in the same way as in Creation of realistic spheres in Flash with textures and masking tutorial.
Line 23: Masking the ball texture as explained in the tutorial mentioned above. I strongly suggest you to read if you haven't done it yet, you will learn how to create proper textures for a ball and map them to it with masking.
Lines 24-27: Defining power, speed and friction as explained in here. Being a game with the visual from above, there is no gravity, and at the moment there is no wind too.
Line 28: This is the main function, to be called at every frame.
Lines 29-40: Adjusting ball x and y speed according to the key the player presses, as seen here (maybe one day I'll write an ebook and say "as seen in Chapter I" – cool).
Lines 41-42: Applying friction to x and y speed.
Lines 43-44: Adjusting ball position according to its speed.
Lines 45-58: Adjusting texture position to simulate the rolling effect as seen here.
Line 59: Determining, according to ball x position, on wich x-tile we are. I need to know the ball position inside the level array because in next tutorial I will introduce special tiles. In the formula I involved the ball radius (10) and tile size (40).
Line 60: Same thing with y position.
Lines 61-66: If the position of the ball in level array is different than 1 (solid tile) then start the death sequence: the ball is moved ad its starting position and both x and y speeds are set to zero.
That's it! Wasn't it easy?
This is the game
The second step is making the tiles bigger (otherwise the game may be frustrating) and have a larger, scrollable stage.
To have a scrollable background, the ball must remail fixed in the center of the stage, and the level must move, like in this tutorial.
Game type 2: static ball on a moving stage
Main changes are at lines 45-46 where I move the bricks movieclip instead of ball one, and 47-48 where I add a little parallax scrolling to background space scene.
Ball's position on the level, at lines 63-64, is no long determined by ball position but by bricks position, since the ball is fixed.
And this is the game. I prefer this version.
And this is where this tutorial ends.
Next step will be to create different types of tiles, each with its way to affect ball movement, and a level editor.
Now I need your creativity: suggest me a type of tile I haven't already planned and your name will be in the credits.
Planned tiles at the moment are:
Icy/Sand/etc tiles: Affect ball friction
Left/Right/Up/Down spinning tiles: Increasing left/right/up/down ball speed
Glass tiles: Disappear once the ball has rolled out of them
Crystal tiles: Disappear once the ball has rolled on them (so move fast!)
Tunnel tiles: You can't see the ball because it's under the tunnel…
Spinning tiles: Increase ball speed in the direction the ball rolled on them
Invert tiles: Ball controls are inverted while on these tiles
Teleport tiles: … need an explication?
Exit tile: …
Now it's up to you.
Take the source codes and give me feedback.
Read part 2
From null to full HTML5 cross platform game
Comments 78
 1. Dean
 Nice tutorial. I always find your work helpful, and it has inspired me to start developing my own game. Thanks a million!! How about a trampoline tile that bounces you across a gap to another tile, or picking up a bonus that puts rails around the maze for a period of time. Great job as usual & thanks for the tutorials!
 2. Post
 3. Fairlyn
 how about a "switch" tile that activates a few other tiles for a few seconds
 moving tiles (you didn't have these right?)
 slippery tile (the ball continues in the specified direction and don't react to input (is this what you meant by ice tiles?))
 "tutorial" tiles (displays a message when rolled over)
 seems interesting so far
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 5. Fairlyn
 windmill (pushes the player away from it when hre is in one of the adjacent tiles)
 inviciple tiles (reflections show where they are every x seconds)
 "plasma"/ghost tiles (cav only be passed when visible)
 how about unlockable balls?
 helium ball(beach ball?) (can be off cource for x second before being game over) or (stays afloat after being pushed away by the windmill(could be useful for secret/bonus areas)) should not make the glass tiles break
 iron ball (is immune to the windmill, but can't pass the glass tile due to heawy weight)
 "enemy" balls trying to push you off?
 cannon/laser shooting at you trying to force you off the tiles
 laser blockades that have to be shut off?
 6. Hamly
 "â€œplasmaâ€/ghost tiles (cav only be passed when visible)"
 Sorry didn't refresh my page before posting.
 7. djmashedman
 He made a tutorial on how to make a ball look like that.
 As for tiles –
 bouncy tile – basically bounces your ball and makes it go all over the place.
 speed tile – speeds up/slows down your tile
 extra lives tile – in a hard to reach place, the end of a very windy and small bit.
 'bigger tile'/smaller ball tile – again, in a hard to reach place.
 The latter could also be a tile that either –
 makes your ball smaller or tiles bigger
 makes your ball bigger or tiles smaller.
 But it could be random, and sometimes compulsory.
 And you could always have smaller tile tiles just before a tricky bit, just to be mean.
 8. Post
 Emanuele Feronato
 At this time I coded the following tiles:
 Direction spin tiles: tiles that spins the ball in one of the four directions
 Spin tile: Spins the ball in the direction the ball already has
 Vanishing tile: When the ball rolls over, the tile starts vanishing until it disappears
 Passive tile: The ball does not react to input and there is no friction
 Beam tiles: Every 3 seconds they are letal for the ball for 1 second
 I think I'll publish the tut very soon, just let me add about 10 more tile types…
 9. eblup
 i made a pokeball! it is amasing. o and ideas for tiles ummm…
 moveing: the tiles move side to side…
 spining: the tiles Spin around…
 moveing and spining: the tiles spin and move side to side…
 10. amorphis
 Could you just


5 Digital Product Examples That Are Created And Sold Most
by Alex Mansour
2 months ago · 3 min read
The huge spread of digital technologies and e-commerce has made us see what are known as digital products. Unlike physical products that have been known for years, digital products don't have a physical existence. But they still make huge sales, with many digital product examples that may use or consume every day.
digital products
Having digital products, as a business or individual, can have many advantages. You can sell these digital products more easily. Without having to make huge investments or build warehouses or factories.
If you are considering making a digital product, here are examples of some of the most widely sold and created digital products that you can create and sell as a person or a business.
Software or application
One of the most widely created and sold digital products is software products. Many of the software that you use daily is digital products by businesses or individuals. They can be in the form of PC software, a mobile application, or a web app.
Whether it is software for editing photos or a mobile application for listening to music. It is a digital product that makes money for the business behind it. The software industry is growing rapidly around the world. Many software products are becoming more and more important.
While businesses can create their software themselves, they can also outsource their software to a software development company.
The transition from physical book copies to digital book copies was just a matter of time. Right now the transition is happening at high rates. As more and more people are reading books digitally instead of physical books.
With many choices of laptops, tablets, mobile phones with large screens, and ebook readers like Amazon Kindle, fewer people are in need of physical book copies.
Ebooks are emerging widely since then and became something on their own. Becoming a new publication that businesses and individuals can use to deliver information to audiences. That is without the hassle of traditional publishing.
Ebooks are often in an informal language just like any web content. They have no limitations for page numbers or any other aspect. Any business or individual can create an Ebook to let people learn something, conclude or explain it with infographics or checklists.
Audio and video
One of the biggest examples of digital products currently is audio and video products. Whether they are audiobooks, audio files that you can use as resources, or videos published in one of many ways. They are all digital products that people and businesses sell.
With cheaper equipment and platforms for anyone to sell or publish audio and video. Anyone and any business can create high-quality audio and video. In addition, they can sell them or publish them to help them share knowledge or achieve business goals.
Video games
The video games industry is one of the biggest industries when it comes to digital products. Therefore, for people to buy and enjoy video games, whether, for PCs, game consoles, or mobile phones, you can buy them digitally.
Not all video games are big and created by huge companies. Either one person or a small team creates them, they are still making big amounts of money. Which is the greatest thing about digital game platforms like Steam. One of the best things about digital products, as an individual or business, can benefit no matter how small it is.
Online courses
Online courses are among the biggest examples of digital products, considering how widely spread and popular they are. Most of us have enrolled in an online course or more. They are a great solution for learning that the digital world is offering us.
Anyone can create an online course and sell it online. Even without needing to create a platform from scratch to sell it, platforms like Udemy and Teachable make it much easier.
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ZTE in partnership with Ansaldo STS has completed a communication-based train control (CBTC) over LTE test. Ansaldo STS, which specialises in the global signalling and integrated transport systems markets for both passengers (railway/mass transit) and freight, provided the CBTC signalling equipment, while ZTE provided the LTE equipment and devices required for the test.
The test result shows that ZTE's LTE technology met the requirement of CBTC. The test covered scenarios such as static condition, handover, failover and load with static and dynamic configuration.
The key performance indicators (for example, packet loss, latency, maximal number of users, system start-up and shutdown time) fully comply with the requirement of CBTC transmission, ZTE said.
Prior to the lab test, ZTE and Ansaldo STS had already verified CBTC over LTE in the Hangzhou Metro (pictured) using the automatic train operation (ATO) mode. This field verification confirmed that key performance indicators, such as packet loss and latency, fully met the requirement of CBTC.
LTE is being touted as a possible successor to the widely used GSM-R communication-based train control system used on European railways. However, with new GSM-R systems still being deployed, LTE is not expected to be widely used in Europe for at least a decade if not longer.