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The General Directorate of Administration for Nature Conservation and Protection at Cambodia's Ministry of Environment and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation at Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment have reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on transboundary biodiversity conservation cooperation.
According to the Ministry of Environment's news release, the MoU was signed in Chiang Mai, Thailand in late January under the witness of Cambodian Environment Minister H.E. Say Samal and his Thai counterpart H.E. Gen. Surasak Karnjanarat.
Under the MoU, both sides will cooperate on the protected area and transboundary biodiversity conservation landscapes management.
Source: Agency Kampuchea Press


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A historical PE may be (and is most likely to be useful if it is) based on adjusted EPS.
Although future performance is what matters for valuation, and investors would normally look at prospective PE or other forward PE ratios, the historical PE does have the advantage of being usually known with certainty. It can therefore make a useful starting point for investors; something they can look at before considering growth.
Some, more conservative, investors prefer to use a long term PE. This is a historical PE calculated using the average EPS over several years.

source: openbmb/Ultra-FineWeb


Follo, Norway
Apollo is our proposal for the new Museum Workshop. The building follows the natural elevations and creates a threefold division of roof and space. We wanted to create a new destination, where visitors move along a path through the historic buildings on the site before reaching the new workshop museum. The shape of the building forms two sides, one with a view overlooking the forest and water, and one that surrounds a courtyard filled with functions that are connected to the workshops. The building varies in itss height and act as a filter between inside and outside. They slided walls help to define, among other things, the entrance area and the given program. The road leads to a foyer, together with a integrated café and exhibition room that is centrally located in the building, from this part moves administratively in one direction and the workshop building in the other. The building will be an extension of the path and at the same time as it is a closed workshop, it always allows visitors to walk through the building. In collaboration with Philip Box.


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Windows 8.1 - Building a Netduino-Based HID Sensor for WinRT
Mon, 03 Mar 2014 10:00:00 GMT
Donn Morse builds a HID-based temperature sensor for the WinRT API that connects to a Windows 8.1 tablet or laptop, and creates an app that can take the sensor data and display the current temperature.
Windows Phone - Writing a Compass Application for Windows Phone
Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:00:00 GMT
Windows Phone now exposes sensors such as the accelerometer, GPS and compass (magnetometer). Here, Donn Morse walks through the creation of a compass app to demonstrate how developers can interact with that sensor.

source: m-a-p/FineFineWeb


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It is the alkaline refractory products. It is generally produced by the sintered magnesia sand (MgO content 89%~92%) and the chrome ore as the raw material.
The content of Cr2O3 ≥ 8% is called magnesia chrome brick. When the Cr2O3 content no less than 20%,they are called chrome magnesia bricks.
The magnesia chrome brick we are known, commonly refers the magnesia bricks sintered by the light burned magnesia and imported chrome ore, it is also be known as ordinary sintered magnesia chrome brick, magnesia chrome brick in short.
The main crystalline phases of it is magnesite and magnesium-chromium spinel, it is burned at 1600~1800℃ in oxidizing atmosphere, it can also make the unfired brick with the binder such as sodium silicate.
Magnesium-chrome brick is the largest characterized of it is strong resistance to chemical erosion, high refractoriness resistance (fire resistance), high temperature strength, they are suitable for the burning part of the stable rotation thermal condition rotary kiln. But it also have the weaknesses. Such as large coefficient of thermal expansion, poor cold and heat resistance, difficulty in masonry and discomfort in the new production of rotary kiln or frequently running and off kiln.
There also different kinds of magnesia chrome bricks, According to the binding mode, it can be divided into ordinary, directly bonded, re-bonded, semi-re-bonded, etc.
- Commom: Raw material purity is not high, using light burned magnesia, and the sintering temperature at 1550℃.Made directly from magnesia and chrome ore. The strength is low at the high temperature, the slag resistance also not good enough. with the developing of the enhanced smelting technology of non-ferrous metals, the ordinary magnesia chrome brick have phased out.
- Directly bonded: The lower content of impurity SiO2 and CaO in brick. and the sintering temperature also higher at 1700℃.Directly bonded magnesia chrome brick with the characteristic of high melting point minerals, and the high temperature performance, erosion resistance and scouring resistance are all better than ordinary magnesia chrome brick.
- Fused Rebonded: Made by the fused magnesia chrome materials, the much less impurity content, and the higher sintering temperature above 1750℃,Effectively improve the scouring resistance ability.
- Fused Semi-rebond: It made of synthetic raw materials as aggregate, chrome ore concentrate and magnesia as the fine powder has a good thermal shock resistance performance.


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Date of Conferral
Public Policy and Administration
Since 1996, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been entangled in a cycle of violence. Extensive crimes that include summary executions, rapes, and the use of child soldiers are frequent in the eastern provinces of the DRC. Little is known, however, about the factors that have contributed to the emergence of these ongoing acts of terror. The study provides insights into the antecedent conditions of terrorism in this country. The purpose of this quantitative correlational research study is to examine the precursors of the conflict in the DRC. The study provides the opportunity to understand the degree and possible strength of the relationship between the criterionâ??terrorist incidentsâ??and the following predictors: political instability and economic activities in the DRC. Aberle's relative deprivation theory provided structure for the study. Research questions focused on the correlation between terrorist incidents and the 2 predictors: political stability and economic growth. A quantitative correlational study design was employed, using longitudinal secondary dataâ??91 casesâ??obtained from 2 organizations: (a) the World Bank and (b) the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. Data from these sources were analyzed using a panel data regression. Results indicated a significant, but negative, association between terrorist incidents and political stability. No significant correlation appeared between terrorist incidents and economic growth. The implications for social change include informing the Congolese government, the African Union's leaders, and the international community about the precursors to these terrorist acts, as well as the need to improve the socioeconomic conditions of civilian and restore the credibility of the governments.


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When you create a Microsoft SQL Server database, you must configure it correctly to support vSphere Replication.
About this task
You use SQL Server Management Studio to create and configure an SQL Server database for vSphere Replication.
This information provides the general steps that you must perform to configure an SQL Server database for vSphere Replication. For instructions about how to perform the relevant steps, see the SQL Server documentation.
Verify that the SQL Server Browser service is running.
- Select Mixed Mode Authentication when you create the database instance.
The vSphere Replication appliance and the database server run on different hosts, so you must use mixed mode authentication and not Windows Authentication.
- Use either a named instance or the default instance of SQL Server.
If you intend to use dynamic TCP ports, you must use a named instance of SQL Server.
- Enable TCP on the database instance.
- Set a TCP port.
Static TCP port
Set the TCP port to the default of 1433.
Dynamic TCP port
Use a named instance of SQL Server. You can only use dynamic ports with a named instance of SQL Server.
Select the Show DB URL check box in the virtual appliance management interface (VAMI) of the vSphere Replication appliance.
Modify the DB URL value. Replace port=port_number with instanceName=instance_name in the URL.
Use the PortQuery command from a remote machine to check that the port on which the SQL Server Browser service runs is not blocked by a firewall. The SQL Server Browser runs on port 1434. Type the PortQuery command in a terminal window.
PortQry.exe -n Machine_Name -p UDP -e 1434
- Verify that the firewall on the database server permits inbound connections on the TCP port.
- Create the vSphere Replication security login.
- Create the vSphere Replication database and set the vSphere Replication security login as the database owner.
- Keep the dbo user and dbo schema settings.
Because the vSphere Replication security login is the database owner, it maps to the database user dbo and uses the dbo schema.


How do you really pronounce Audi?
How is Porsche pronounced?
How is BMW pronounced?
Since 'BMW' is just a three-letter word, people tend to pronounce it in the English version – 'bee em double yoo'. However, being a German brand, the English pronunciation isn't valid for the brand name. Thus, the absolutely authentic pronunciation is 'bee em vee'.
What is the spelling of Audi car?
Audi. One of the most renowned luxury car manufacturer across the globe, Audi is a German car manufacturer, hence its name has a certain German touch to it. While we try to speak it in English as 'aw-di', it's actually pronounced as 'oww-dee'. Confused, well say it as if you are hurt – 'oww-dee'.


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The Australian Die Casting Association (also known as ADCA) represents the Die Casting industry in Australia. The objectives of the Association are to promote research and development activities in Die Casting.
In 1971, the Die Casting industry, through the Australian Zinc Development Association, SDCEA, and the DIA, actively and effectively assisted in setting up the first serious R & D facility at CSIRO.
A small but dedicated team of research workers was brought together and very soon they began to produce findings and knowledge of lasting benefit to the Die Casting Industry. This information became available in the form of published papers, conference presentations and industrial reports and soon gained international recognition for its innovation and high standard. The industry also appreciated this work because much of it was done in close cooperation with Die Casting companies, and they could see the practical way it could be implemented.
This activity has continued to grow, and the benefits continue to accrue. It remains a prime focus of ADCA to encourage all Die Casting companies, whether big or small, to play a part in this vital activity. Participation in cooperative Research and Development enables both costs and benefits to be shared. People benefit by gaining new ways of thinking about manufacturing problems, and by being part of a widely based team, gain new skills in the process.


Antal surname meaning, origin - hungarian surname Antal
The meaning of the surname Antal is: Derived from the given name ANTAL.
The surname Antal is present in the lists: Male names, Surnames, Hungarian names, Hungarian surnames, Surnames start with letter A.
Number for the surname Antal
The Number of the surname three (3) denotes people who are capable and cheerful, easily perceive everything new, and thanks to this, achieve success in various fields. People with the surname Antal prefer to adapt to their environment, but only where profit is expected.
Stones of the number 3 for the surname Antal: amethyst, jet, sapphire, turquoise, chrysolite, hematite (Bloodstone), spinel (Lal), tourmaline-sherl, tiger's eye.
Planet of the number 3: Jupiter.
Zodiac Sign of the number 3: Sagittarius.
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Meaning of letters in the surname Antal
T - T carries very sensitive energies. In a person's surname Numerology, it highlights the importance of harmony in relationships and teamwork.
L - there's a friendly presence to people with L in their surname. They are influenced by magnetic, optimistic, and expressive energies.
Compatible with the surname Antal hungarian surnames
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Also check the compatibility of other surnames with the surname Antal.
Famous people with the surname Antal
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 September 14, 1990 Palomar H. E. Holt HOF 16 km MPC · JPL 6717 Antal 1990 TU10 Antal October 10, 1990 Tautenburg Observatory F. Börngen, L. D. Schmadel...
 2. Antal Dunai
 Antal Dunai, also known as Dunai II (born as Dujmov Antal 21 March 1943) is a former Hungarian footballer with Yugoslav origins. He became a first division...
 3. Ferdinand Habsburg (racing driver)
 Ferdinand Zvonimir Maria Balthus Keith Michael Otto Antal Bahnam Leonhard Habsburg (born 21 June 1997) is an Austrian motor racing driver and heir apparent...
 4. Esterházy
 members went by both Hungarian and (rather distinct) German names. Thus, Pál Antal (Hungarian) was the same person as Paul Anton (German), and Miklós József...
 5. Antal Doráti
 Antal Doráti KBE (UK: /ˌæntæl dɔːˈrɑːti/, US: /ˈdɔːrɑːti, dɔːˈrɑːti/, Hungarian: [ˈɒntɒl ˈdoraːti]; 9 April 1906 – 13 November 1988) was a Hungarian-born...
 6. Antal (surname)
 surname include: Dana Antal (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player Dóra Antal (born 1993), Hungarian water polo player Márta Antal-Rudas, known as Márta...
 7. Ant (name)
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 8. Antal (given name)
 the following: Antal Amade de Várkony (1760 – 1835), Hungarian count Antal Andrássy (1742 – 1799), Hungarian Roman Catholic bishop Antal Apró (1913 – 1994)...
 9. Antal van der Duim
 Antal van der Duim (born 16 September 1987) is a Dutch professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both...
 10. The Ant and the Grasshopper
 There have also been purely instrumental pieces; these include the first of Antal Dorati's 5 Pieces for Oboe (1980) and the first of Karim Al-Zand's Four...


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The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Humidity
We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.
The chance that a given day will be muggy in Wilmington Manor is essentially constant during February, remaining around 0% throughout.
For reference, on July 28, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 63% of the time, while on January 8, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.
Humidity Comfort Levels in February
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dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
Wind
This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.
The average hourly wind speed in Wilmington Manor is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 9.4 miles per hour throughout.
For reference, on February 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.6 miles per hour, while on August 11, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.8 miles per hour.
The highest daily average wind speed during February is 9.6 miles per hour on February 26.
Average Wind Speed in February
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
The hourly average wind direction in Wilmington Manor throughout February is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 41% on February 1.
Wind Direction in February
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northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).
Water Temperature
Wilmington Manor is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.
The average surface water temperature in Wilmington Manor is essentially constant during February, remaining around 39°F throughout.
The lowest average surface water temperature during February is 39°F on February 16.
Average Water Temperature in February
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
Growing Season
Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).
The growing season in Wilmington Manor typically lasts for 7.1 months (217 days), from around April 2 to around November 4, rarely starting before March 17 or after April 18, and rarely ending before October 19 or after November 21.
The month of February in Wilmington Manor is reliably fully outside of the growing season.
Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in February
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The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.
Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.
The average accumulated growing degree days in Wilmington Manor are essentially constant during February, remaining within 7°F of 16°F throughout.
Growing Degree Days in February
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of February, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
Solar Energy
This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.
The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Wilmington Manor is gradually increasing during February, rising by 1.0 kWh, from 2.6 kWh to 3.6 kWh, over the course of the month.
Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in February
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
Topography
For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Wilmington Manor are 39.687 deg latitude, -75.584 deg longitude, and 59 ft elevation.
The topography within 2 miles of Wilmington Manor is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 75 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 33 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (440 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,112 feet).
The area within 2 miles of Wilmington Manor is covered by artificial surfaces (100%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (19%), and within 50 miles by cropland (35%) and trees (30%).
Data Sources
This report illustrates the typical weather in Wilmington Manor, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.
Temperature and Dew Point
There are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Wilmington Manor.
For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Wilmington Manor according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.
The estimated value at Wilmington Manor is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Wilmington Manor and a given station.
The stations contributing to this reconstruction are: New Castle Airport (97%, 2.1 kilometers, southwest); Philadelphia International Airport (1.4%, 37 kilometers, northeast); Chester County G O Carlson Airport (1.0%, 41 kilometers, northwest); and Millville Municipal Airport (0.7%, 56 kilometers, southeast).
Other Data
All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.
All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.
Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.


Concourse
3.6.3 Garbage Collection
One key difference between Concourse and other CI systems is that everything runs in isolated environments. Where some CI systems may just run builds one at a time on a single VM and reusing a working directory, Concourse creates fresh Containers and Volumes to ensure things can safely run in a repeatable environment, isolated from other workloads running on the same worker.
This introduces a new problem of knowing when Concourse should remove these containers and volumes. Safely identifying things for removal and then getting rid of them, releasing their resources, is the process of garbage collection.
3.6.3.1 Goals
Let's define our metrics for success:
 - Safe. There should never be a case where a build is running and a container or volume is removed out from under it, causing the build to fail. Resource checking should also never result in errors from check containers being removed. No one should even know garbage collection is happening.
 - Airtight. Everything Concourse creates, whether it's a container or volume on a worker or an entry in the database, should never leak. Each object should have a fully defined lifecycle such that there is a clear end to its use. The ATC should be interruptible at any point in time and at the very least be able to remove any state it had created beforehand.
 - Resilient. Garbage collection should never be outpaced by the workload. A single misbehaving worker should not prevent garbage collection from being performed on other workers. A slow delete of a volume should not prevent garbage collecting of other things on the same worker.
3.6.3.2 How it Works
The garbage collector is a batch operation that runs every 30 seconds. This number was chosen arbitrarily and may be reduced in the future. It's important to note that the collector must be able to run frequently enough to not be outpaced by the workload producing things, and so the batch operation should be able to complete pretty quickly.
The batch operation first performs garbage collection within the database alone, removing rows that are no longer needed. The removal of rows from one stage will often result in removals in a later stage. They are run in the following order:
If any of the above operations fail, the garbage collector will just log an error and move on. This is so that failure to collect one class of objects does not prevent everything else from being garbage collected. Failure at any part of the garbage collection is OK; it can just retry on the next pass.
After the initial pass of garbage collection in the database, there should now be a set of volumes and containers that meet criteria for garbage collection. These two are a bit more complicated to garbage-collect; they both require talking to a worker, and waiting on a potentially slow delete.
Containers and volumes are the costliest resources consumed by Concourse. There are also many of them created over time as builds execute and pipelines perform their resource checking. Therefore it is important to parallelize this aspect of garbage collection so that one slow delete or one slow worker does not cause them to pile up.
So, the next two steps are Container Collection and Volume Collection.
3.6.3.2.1 Container Collection
First, a fairly simple query is executed to find containers that meet one of the following conditions:
Once these containers are found, they are all deleted in parallel, with a max-in-flight limit per worker so that the worker doesn't get hammered by a burst of writes.
The deletion of every container is a careful process to ensure they never leak and are never deleted while a user is hijacked into them:
 - If the container is CREATING, we mark it CREATED. This is a bit wonky but makes it easier to just step it through the rest of the lifecycle, since if there was a container being created on the worker, we need to clean it up.
 - If the container is CREATED, we first check to see if it was hijacked. If not, we transition it to DESTROYING.
 If the container is hijacked, we try to find the container in the worker.
 If the worker container is found, we set a grace time on it (a period of inactivity after which the container will be reaped by the worker itself), mark the database container as discontinued, and transition the container to DESTROYING.
 If the worker container is not found, we transition the container to DESTROYING, just to funnel it down the same code path as below.
 - If the container is DESTROYING, and the container is discontinued, we check if the container has expired yet (via the grace time) by looking for it on the worker. If it's still there, we leave it alone, and leave the container in the database. If it's gone, we reap the container from the database.
 If the container is not discontinued, we destroy the container on the worker and reap the container from the database.
Note that if any point of the above process fails, the container is left in its current state in the database. A container is only ever removed from the database when it's guaranteed that everything has been cleaned up.
3.6.3.2.2 Volume Collection
Volume collection is quite a bit simpler than Container Collection.
First, volumes are found for deletion. This is just a query for volumes that have NULL references for all four volume owners:
Next, each CREATED volume is transitioned to DESTROYING. This transition can fail if the volume is being used as the parent of a copy-on-write volume that is still in use (e.g. by a build).
Then, for each volume for DESTROYING state, including those that were just transitioned, we execute the following in parallel (as with containers, there is a max-in-flight limit per worker):
 - First, look up the volume on the worker and destroy it if it's found.
 - Next, delete the volume from the database.
As with containers, if any part of the deletion sequence returns an error, the volume is skipped. A volume is only ever removed from the database when it's guaranteed that everything has been cleaned up.


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I want to turn on lights when one or more of my 4 ring cameras detect motion and I'm away. My question is this: When I identify the cameras I want to use as triggers, how does the automation trigger logic perform?
In other words is it an "AND" or "OR" logic?
For example, does the logic work this way?
"When camera 1, AND camera 2, AND Camera 3, AND camera 4, THEN activate trigger."
Or does the logic work this way?
"When camera 1, OR camera 2, OR Camera 3, OR camera 4, THEN activate trigger."


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- Atomizer redirects here. For the Big Black album of the same name, see Atomizer (album)
is conversion of bulk liquid into a spray or mist (i.e. collection of drops), often by passing the liquid through a nozzle. Despite the name, it does not imply that the particles are reduced to atomic sizes.
An atomizer is an atomization apparatus; carburetors, airbrushes, misters, and spray bottles are only a few examples of atomizers used ubiquitously. In internal combustion engines, fine-grained fuel atomization is instrumental to efficient combustion.
In some manufacturing process, one may produce a fine powder by spraying molten or dissolved materials through an atomizer and solidifying the droplets.

source: HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu


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Geometrical inspection point reduction for rigid and non-rigid parts using cluster analysis – an industrial verification
Paper i proceeding, 2007
Since the model program in automotive industry gets more and more extensive, the costs related to inspection increase. Therefore, there are needs for more effective inspection preparation. In many situations, a large number of inspection points are inspected, despite the fact that only a small subset of points is needed. In this paper a method for reducing the number of inspection point using cluster analysis is tested on production data. The method finds clusters, where the points in a cluster are highly correlated. From each cluster only one representing point is selected for inspection. This leads to reductions with up to 90 percent in the case studies considered. Further, the problem about sample size is considered. The sample must be large enough to reflect the different phenomena occurring in the process. The choice of sample size is also affecting the statistical confidence of the estimated correlation coefficient between points or clusters. The theory supports rigid parts as well as non-rigid parts.


Usage of fuzzy classification algorithms in brain-computer interfaces
Name
Stepan Bolotnikov
Abstract
In this thesis, the usage of fuzzy classification algorithms in brain-computer interfaces (BCI) based on electroencephalography (EEG) is researched. We review the existing literature on BCI, the traditional crisp algorithms often used in BCI for classification, fuzzy classification algorithms and their application in BCI. A simple BCI system is implemented that allows the user to move a cursor on the computer screen. Tests conducted with this application show that fuzzy classification algorithms do not have advantage over crisp classification algorithms in this kind of BCI systems.
Graduation Thesis language
English
Graduation Thesis type
Bachelor - Information Technology
Supervisor(s)
Ilya Kuzovkin
Defence year
2014

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NASA To Hire Crypto Expert For Data Scientist Role
NASA To Hire Crypto Expert For Data Scientist Role
NASA To Hire Crypto Expert For Data Scientist Role
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is reportedly working on hiring a data scientist who has experience working with blockchain and cryptocurrency.
The agency's intention to employ this data scientist was announced through an advert on Linkedln.
The person who gets the job being offered by NASA will be working at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory located in Pasadena, California. The advert did not specify how much knowledge about crypto the person will need.
In addition to the blockchain and cryptocurrency experience, the ad states that candidates should have a Master's or Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or any other similar and relevant fields.
This new member of staff at NASA is required to have knowledge about big data, machine learning, database management, AI, cloud computing, robotics, statistics, and internet of things.
The person is also required to have a strong background in mathematics as their role will deal with a lot of things that make use of the field.
Duties of the data scientist
Some of the duties specified for the data scientist include creating analysis programs for large data sets. This suggests that the agency may be looking to study blockchain and cryptocurrency further.
The data scientist will be responsible for creating programs to help analyze any data about digital assets.
The job posting talks about how the data scientist will be responsible for the development and conceptualization of applications which will be used in various tech sectors such as cloud computing, intelligent digital assistants, multi-mission estates, next-generation flight hardware, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
US agencies and cryptocurrency
Several countries have developed applications for cryptocurrency wallets and are using them in different industries. You can see the list of the best Bitcoin wallets here. The US government has shown a negative perception towards cryptocurrency and restrictive policies have been created.
Many crypto related businesses have stopped doing business in the US or have created US-centric platforms to circumvent the country's unfriendly regulations.
The world's cyberspace is being controlled by nations that make use of digital assets.There are 27 places to buy Bitcoin in the United States listed on. The asset class provides access to data that puts these countries in a position of power in the various geopolitical battles that occur worldwide.
The US has started delving deeper into the study of cryptocurrency exchanges in a bid to get ahead of other countries that are making use of the asset class.
China and South Korea are some of the countries that are ahead in the crypto game.


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Tuesday 21 May
Mulanje cedar (Widdringtonia whytei)
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Mulanje cedar fact file
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Mulanje cedar description
The Mulanje cedar, declared the national tree of Malawi by the late Malawi president Hastings Kamazu Banda (3) (5), is considered a very valuable timber, important to socio-economic development (6). It is a tall, impressive, wide-crowned forest tree with a long straight trunk (4), often branchless up to a height of about 21 meters, making it useful for timber (2). Like the other three Widdringtonia species native to Africa, or 'African cypresses', this tree is referred to as a 'cedar' (7), possibly for the aromatic, cedar-like odour of its wood (2), but is actually completely unrelated to true cedars (7). As with many other species in the cypress family, Widdringtonia species have different juvenile and adult foliage. While seedlings have needle-like leaves arranged spirally around a stem, adults possess scale-like leaves, arranged in opposite pairs at right angles to one another, pressed tightly against the stem (7) (8).
- Also known as
- Mlanje cedar, Mlanje cypress, Mulanje cedarwood. Top
- Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust:
- Pauw, A.C. and Linder, P.H. (1997) Tropical African cedars (Widdringtonia, Cupressaceae): systematics, ecology and conservation status. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 123(4): 297 – 319.
- Bayliss, J., Makunga, S., Hecht, J., Nangoma, D. and Bruessow, C. (2007) Saving the island in the sky: the plight of the Mount Mulanje cedar Widdringtonia whytei. Oryx, 41(1): 64-69.
- Chapman, J.D. (1995) The Mulanje Cedar – Malawi's National Tree. Society of Malawi, Blantyre.
- A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
- IUCN Red List (September, 2007)
- USDA Forest Service (September, 2007)
- Bayliss, J., Makunga, S., Hecht, J., Nangoma, D. and Bruessow, C. (2007) Saving the island in the sky: the plight of the Mount Mulanje cedar Widdringtonia whytei. Oryx, 41(1): 64 - 69.
- Pauw, A.C. and Linder, P.H. (1997) Tropical African cedars (Widdringtonia, Cupressaceae): systematics, ecology and conservation status. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 123(4): 297 - 319.
- Chapman, J.D. (1995) The Mulanje Cedar – Malawi's National Tree. Society of Malawi, Blantyre.
- UNESCO – MAB Biosphere Reserve Directory (September, 2007)
- Search.com (September, 2007)
- The Gymnosperm Database (September, 2007)
- UNEP-WCMC (September, 2007)
- Burfield, T. (2003) Unethical Use of Rare and Threatened Plant and Animal Products in the Aroma Industry. Endangered Species Update, 20(3): 97 - 106.
- Bayliss, J. (2007) Pers. comm.
- Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust (September, 2007)
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Mulanje cedar biology
Widdringtonia species are hermaphroditic: having both male and female reproductive organs on the same plant (monoecious) (8). The seeds of most Widdringtonia species may be kept in the female cones for several years, and are usually only dropped after being scorched by a wildfire to grow on the newly cleared burnt ground (9). The Mulanje cedar is a pioneer species, which is unable to regenerate under a closed canopy. Protected from frequent fires saplings can be found growing sporadically on the forest edge (5). Very little else has been documented on the biology of this tree.Top
Mulanje cedar range
The Mulanje cedar is endemic to Mount Mulanje, a Forest Reserve in southern Malawi. Mount Mulanje covers an area of 650 m² and rises over 3,000 metres, making it the second highest mountain in southern Africa (1) (3) (5).Top
Mulanje cedar habitat
Scattered in sub-montane, moist, mixed, open forest between 1,500 and 2,200 meters above sea level (9).Top
Mulanje cedar status
Classified as Endangered (EN) by the IUCN Red List 2007 (1). There has been much debate on whether this species is actually a form or sub-species of Widdringtonia nodiflora, a more common southern African species (3) (4) (5). However, recent DNA research undertaken by the University of Cape Town has revealed that Widdringtonia whytei is indeed a separate species.Top
Mulanje cedar threats
The Mulanje cedar has been heavily exploited in the past (3) (5) (9), with its wood used as timber and its sawdust distilled to obtain oil for local use as an insecticide (3) (5) (10). The wood is considered enormously valuable, being very fragrant and resistant to termites, borers and fungal disease. It is used locally for making carvings, boxes and furniture sold to tourists and is also sold abroad for light construction and flooring. The timber is thought to be particularly good for boat-building, to the point that fishery officials have urged that remaining supplies be reserved for the Lake Malawi fishing industry. The Forestry Department of Malawi have recently agreed to supply Mulanje Cedar to build 450 boats for this purpose (11). The tree's decline has been somewhat stemmed by a ban on felling, allowing exploitation only of dead trees, but illegal felling and killing of trees continues at an alarming rate. The Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve is also generally threatened by encroachment and large-scale development, such as the continual threat of bauxite mining. Additionally, there is concern that mature individuals appear to be dying at a high rate, thought possibly to be due to their high sensitivity to forest fires and susceptibility to attacks by a species of aphid (3). Regeneration, on the other hand, seems to depend on fire and is extremely poor. In addition, Pinus patula (originally a commercial plantation species) has invaded a number of areas suitable for Widdringtonia colonisation (5) (9). All these threats have greatly impacted the Mulanje cedar; a 2007 study found that the remaining Mulanje cedar forests had been reduced by 40 percent over the previous 15 years (3). Out of the remaining 845.3 hectares of forest identified, over 32 percent of standing Mulanje cedar was found to be dead (3). As so much dead wood is available for utilisation, there should be no reason to cut live Mulanje cedar (3).Top
Mulanje cedar conservation
All Mulanje cedars are protected within the Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve and licences are available now only for the exploitation of dead trees from the Forestry Department of Malawi (3) (9). The Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust has also been set up to provide long-term support for the research and conservation of biological diversity in the Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve, and the sustainable utilisation of its natural resources. The Trust is working with the Forestry Department of Malawi in bringing in community participation to manage the resources of the forest reserve and maximise the benefits among resource users (12). Not only is the Mulanje cedar a national emblem to Malawi, but it is also of critical financial importance to this relatively poor country and, as such, its protection and sustainable use is a national priority (6).Top
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Authenticated (24/09/07) by Julian Bayliss (PhD), Ecologist, Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust, P.O. Box 139, Mulanje, Malawi.
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Samler Europa om jordkartlegging
GEMAS field training, Berlin, March 2008.The GEMAS-Project will uncover new knowledge about the geographical pattern of the chemistry of soils used to produce food, and the project is led by Clemens Reimann, NGU. Clemens managed to obtain substantial industry funding for this project. The European metals industry, represented by EuroMetaux in Brussels, will back this project with 4 x 130.000 Euros, over 4 million NOK.
34 organisations collect samples
34 European Geological Survey Organisations have agreed to collect samples of arable land (ploughing layer, 0-20 cm) and of land under permanent grass cover (0-10 cm) at a density of 1 site per 2500 km2 in their territory. The total area covered will be about 5.8 Million km2. The project is a continuation and extension of the Baltic Soil Survey which resulted in a very successful geochemical atlas that is one of the few geochemical atlasses that is sold out.
Further exciting projects
The EuroGeoSurveys Geochemistry working group had a meeting in Berlin from March 5-7, 2008. This meeting was used to discuss two further exiting projects of the group. Variation of chemical elements in European groundwater is determined using commercial mineral water samples from all over Europe. The samples will all be analysed at the laboratories of BGR for more than 60 elements.
European groundwater atlas
Many participants travelled to the meeting with quite heavy baggage full of mineral water bottles. Results are expected at the end of this year and the group hopes to be able to publish a first atlas of "European Groundwater Quality" during 2009. Some first interesting results about the influence of the different bottle materials on the analytical results are already submitted for publication.
This project is jointly led by Manfred Birke of BGR and Clemens Reimann of NGU.


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Virtual people to get ID checks
The faces and behaviour of online avatars could help identify the people controlling them, scientists believe.
Using both characteristics, researchers hope to develop techniques for checking whether the digital characters are who they claim to be.
Such information could be used in situations where login details are not visible or for law enforcement.
Impersonation of avatars is expected to become a growing problem as real life and cyberspace increasingly merge.Signature moves
Avatars are typically used to represent players in online games such as World of Warcraft and in virtual communities like Second Life.
As their numbers grow, it will become important to find ways to identify those we meet regularly, according to Dr Roman Yampolskiy from the University of Louisville.
Working out if their controller is male or female has an obvious commercial benefit, he said. But discovering that the same person controlled different avatars in separate spaces would be even more useful.
"It's useful for profiling of avatars for marketing purposes by businesses in virtual worlds," explained Dr Yampolskiy.
"It also has some applications in forensic tracking of avatars across multiple virtual communities."
The technology may also have implications for security if a game account is hacked and stolen.
Behavioural analysis could help prove whether an avatar is under the control of its usual owner by watching to see if it acts out of character.
The research looked at monitoring for signature gestures, movements and other distinguishing characteristics.Limited expressions
Researchers discovered that the lack of possible variations on a avatar's digital face, when compared to a real human, made identification tricky.
However, those limited options are relatively simple to measure, because of the straightforward geometries involved in computer-generated images.
Dr Yampolskiy's team generated large data sets made up of many possible faces in Second Life and Entropia Universe and then studied them to spot key characteristics.
"It's very preliminary work as we are still collecting data," he said. "So far we have been very successful."
Dr Yampolskiy pointed out that another factor driving the need for avatar identification was the increasing use of telepresence and augmented reality.
Especially for businesses, it will be important to ensure that on-screen facsimiles represent the people they purport to.
Further work by the group will extend the identifying work and behaviour monitoring to robots.
As more and more machines start to work alongside people access to controlled areas would rely on being able to tell one from another.


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nope. You would have to jump up to cancel out the downward speed of the falling helicopter. … Even if you were to be able to somehow cancel out all motion (which is probably not possible), there is going to be a lot of wreckage strewn about in a helicopter crash, especially if the rotors are still turning.
Can you wear a parachute on a helicopter?
Helicopter pilots do not wear parachutes but there are a few helicopters with parachute rescue systems. Most helicopters operate low-level and to safely exit a helicopter and parachute away would require altitude and a safe route away from the main rotor system. Both are never really available.
Can you parachute out of a crashing plane?
Yes. It's called "bailing out". During WWII, fighter pilots and bomber crews of every nation wore parachutes so that they could escape from crashing aircraft. Today, the norm is for aircrew to use ejection seats.
Why can't helicopters have parachutes?
The number of times planes lose their wings in circumstances in which you could deploy a parachute is effectively zero. Extra weight and cost for something that would never be used. Rotors fail more often, but the difficulty of deploying a parachute when you have got a rotor makes them not sensible.
Do helicopter crash victims die instantly?
The graphic report made it clear: Bryant and the passengers almost certainly were dead in an instant due to blunt trauma. "These injuries are rapidly if not instantly fatal," wrote Juan Carrillo, senior deputy medical examiner, in Bryant's report.
Do pilots wear parachutes?
Sometimes pilots do wear parachutes. It is a requirement for aerobatic flight that all occupants wear emergency parachutes. … The seats in the aircraft are also designed to accommodate an emergency parachute which doubles as a backrest or seat cushion.
Is it better to crash on land or water?
On land, the plane has no risk of flooding or sinking, and its occupants have no risk of drowning. If you're on a plane with total engine failure, the pilots will try everything to land you on a runway. If, and ONLY if, their efforts fail, water is your best shot.
Can you jump out of a plane right before it crashes?
In a plane crash, the plane and the people in the plane are moving at the same speed. … It doesn't help to jump right before landing because you are going the same speed as the elevator. Plane crashes on commercial flights are incredibly rare.
Do you die instantly in plane crash?
Some airplane crashes happen with the plane colliding with a mountain at a couple of hundred miles per hour. In such an accident, everyone will likely die instantly. Other airplane crashes are of the variety where the pilot has some control and the plane slows down and hits the ground moving until it comes to a stop.
Why didn't Kobe have a parachute?
—they had no time to put parachutes on, —they certainly had no training on how to use parachutes, —and ads-b shows that the helicopter was going 120 to 160 mph which is really too fast for inexperienced jumpers.
What do helicopter pilots wear?
For instance, you'll likely wear a helmet, gloves, and a flight suit. Flight suits are designed to keep you warm while flying at high altitudes, and most flight suits are also flame retardant to protect your skin from burns in case of a fire.
What are the chances of surviving a helicopter crash?
Of these, 119 occupants (26%) did not survive; of those who did survive, 38% were injured. Twelve died after making a successful escape from the helicopter.
How did Vanessa Bryant Find out about Kobe's passing?
Vanessa Bryant learned about the crash from an employee of Kobe Inc., but was told there were survivors. She then received Instagram messages, expressing condolences. "Mrs.
What kills you in a plane crash?
In almost every crash, there are some who survived — or probably survived — the actual crash. In fact, the vast majority of accident deaths occur after the actual crash. Most of those subsequent deaths are due to fire and smoke inhalation. … Most of those subsequent deaths are due to fire and smoke inhalation.


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Scheduling and practicing go hand in hand. With eFaqt, you can not only summarize, make flashcards and exchange these, you can also schedule when you have to do your reviews. Today, we will briefly show you how this feature works within eFaqt.
When you click on your account name top right, you can view your preferences.. Here you can choose how long your study sessions should take, and how long your breaks should take. Also, you can choose how often your reviews should be planned.
2. Chapters to practice
When you click: "Practice my summary", you see this toolbar on the left. This tells you how much you know per chapter, and when you should review it. In my case, I only know 2% of the first chapter, and have missed my review 6 days ago. Based on this information, I can start scheduling my study sessions. Oops! Time to get started!
3. Why should I schedule?
Proper scheduling is essential to proper practicing. This is because your brain doesn't retain everything easily. If you would remember everything, your brain would burst! Based on research on effective rehearsal, we have incorporated a recommended schedule for reviewing with our practicing tool. A little more info on this topic can be found in this blogpost, about how practicing works and why you should do it! Also, you can see how you can use our practice tool in this other tutorial blogpost. Now we believe, nothing can go wrong – Good luck!
Ready to schedule like a pro? In eFaqt you can find free summaries from other students, or you can create and practice your own summaries. Study faster, remember more, and connect with your study mates! Don't have an eFaqt account yet? Create a new account in one minute!


How does natural gas move into the home?
Service lines distribute natural gas from the main line into a home or business. A service line is all piping, including associated metering and pressure reducing equipment, that transports gas below grade from a gas main to the outlet flange of the meter assembly located adjacent to the wall of a Customer's building. Gas becomes the property of the customer when the gas passes through the customer's gas meter. Gas then travels to equipment and appliances through customer owned piping installed by a licensed natural gas service contractor. Customers are responsible for the upkeep of their piping after the meter.
A normal delivery pressure for natural gas within a household piping system is under ¼ pound (8"w.c.).


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Formik is 100% compatible with React Native and React Native Web. However, because of differences between ReactDOM's and React Native's handling of forms and text input, there are some differences to be aware of. This section will walk you through them and what we consider to be best practices.
The gist
Before going any further, here's a super minimal gist of how to use Formik with React Native that demonstrates the key differences:
// Formik x React Native example
import React from'react';
import { Button, TextInput, View } from'react-native';
import { Formik } from 'formik';
export const MyReactNativeForm = props => (
initialValues={{ email: '' }}
onSubmit={values => console.log(values)}
{({ handleChange, handleBlur, handleSubmit, values }) => (
As you can see above, the notable differences between using Formik with React DOM and React Native are:
 1. Formik's handleSubmit is passed to a instead of HTML component (since there is no element in React Native).
 2. uses Formik's handleChange(fieldName) and handleBlur(fieldName) instead of directly assigning the callbacks to props, because we have to get the fieldName from somewhere and with React Native we can't get it automatically like in web (using input name attribute). You can also use setFieldValue(fieldName, value) and setFieldTouched(fieldName, bool) as an alternative.
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Coloured lithograph by H J Cooke of the Crumlin Viaduct on the Taff Vale Extension of the West Midland Railway. Crumlin Viaduct was considered to be one of the engineering wonders of the time when it was built in 1857. Designed by Thomas Kennard to carry the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway acros Ebbw Vale in South Wales, the structure was 1800 feet long, and at its maximum, pases 200 fet above the river. The viaduct was constructed of wrought iron trus girders supported by cast iron column members. It was demolished in the late 1960s after the closure of the railway line. Printed by Maclure, Macdonald & Macgregor, and published by J M Wilson & H N Maynard, Crumlin.
© NRM / Pictorial Collection / Science & Society Picture Library


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Darlow Enterprises is a commercial plantation company that has been formed based on the following principles
- To reforest and or afforest idle and marginal lands with energy crops for environmental services and development of bioenergy.
- systTo develop energy crops as a sustainable and reliable source of biomass fuel under a short-rotation coppice em for renewable energy industries.
- To contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by carbon sequestration
- To provide sustainable supplemental income for marginalized communities that will boost the leconomy.ocal
There is no time like the present to turn to a sustainable as well as profitable alternative to the ruthless devastation of the rainforest and similar endangered resources.To invest and own your own energy crop plantation with guaranteed fixed returns, please click here for more details.


60 Series or 350 Series Trap Error
60 Series or 350 Series Trap Error
Postby gseadmin » Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:23 am
What do you do if there is a TRAP error on the indicator?
Re: 60 Series or 350 Series Trap Error
Postby gseadmin » Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:24 am
First check to see if the trap error always has the same error code (6 character alpha-numeric code).
a) If the trap error code is constant, please send the indicator in for repair. There is a hardware issue. Usually, the EPROM needs to be replaced.
b) On a 60 series: If the trap error code occurs on power up AND there is a database, then
* Power down the indicator. Press PRINT and UNITS together on power up. Go into setup. Then go to P65001 and default the indicator. Then reload
your program and database.
* If the trap error still is occuring and you have a database card installed, then power down the indicator. Take out the database card. If the trap error
goes away, the problem could be in the database try. Try to default the database card at P65010. Or replace the database card.
c) If the trap error code changes (A different number each time), then the processor is "freezing" due to some type of external influence. This can include, but is not limited to:
* Electrostatic discharge (ESD): I.e.: a highly static-prone material filling into a poorly grounded scale. Ensure your scale is grounded correctly.
* Electromagnetic Interference (EMI): I.e: A nearby high-inductance motor
* Radio Frequency Interference (RFI): I.e.: A nearby high powered radio transmitter such as a CB. This can influence a poorly shielded load cell or scale. Make sure to terminate any unused conductors so they don't act as an antenna
* Power Fluctuations: I.e. brown-out, voltage spike, etc.
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Comparing and Contrastion Ancient Egyptian and the USA Social Classes
Contrasting Ancient Egypt and the USA Social Classes
How social classes are different in ancient Egypt and the USA...
- In the United States, there is social mobility, meaning people can move up in social classes, and down. In ancient Egypt, if your mother was a slave, you would most likely be a slave.
- In the United States, what social class you are in mostly depends on how much money you have. In ancient Egypt, it depended on your heritage.
Comparing Ancient Egyptian and the USA Social Classes
How social classes are simular in ancient Egypt and the USA...
- The most powerful people are at the top of the social pyramid/ladder.
- If you are at the bottom of the social pyramid/ladder, you probably don't have lots of money, or power.
Ancient Egyptian Social Pyramid
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This paper addresses protection of oil insulated power equipment, e.g. transformers, using a MEMS sensor system to augment or replace existing protection techniques. Traditional technologies used for protection and analysis involve pressure and temperature sensing, gas chromatography and/or a Buchholz relay. A MEMS sensor is described to augment or replace such sensors. The proposed device is immersed within the insulating fluid, e.g. oil, and primarily consists of multiple micro scale turbines centrally shafted to a MEMS generator. The device utilizes relative differences in velocity, pressure and flow rate, of gas emanating from stressed or degrading insulation. A differential electrical output is produced which can be RF or photon coupled to a user interface.


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The ability to generate and control squeezed light is a key ingredient toward the development of continuous variable quantum computation . In this context, quantum conductors coupled to microwave resonator can be used to produce squeezed light in a controlled way .
In this seminar, I will discuss the theory of squeezed light generation by a quantum conductor coupled to a microwave resonator. First, I will demonstrate that the cavity field correlation functions are determined by the current-current correlators of the quantum conductor. Following, considering a tunnel junction as the quantum conductor, I will show that, in the presence of AC voltage, the cavity field can be driven to a squeezed state and be squeezed up to 42% of the ground-state by increasing the number of harmonics that excite the tunnel junction, as illustrated in the figure. A pure squeezed state is obtained with an asymmetric quantum dot excited with a sharp Leviton pulse.
 S. L. Braunstein and P. v. Loock, Rev. Mod. Phys. 77, 513 (2005).
 U. C. Mendes and C. Mora, ArXiv e-print : arXiv:1505.00031.


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About Emirate of Ajman
Emirate of Ajman was and still is known as a home for safety. This charming emirate is the smallest emirate of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates, located on the Arabian Gulf coast of the northern part of the UAE, and with an area of 260 square kilometers.
Approximately away from Ajman city about 110 km to the south-east with an area of 46 km 2 and includes Masfoot City Mazira area and Assbaygha, and its population descended of the tribes of ancient, such as the tribe Bedwat and bany kaab and is famous for its agriculture, as it has fertile soil and spacious valleys and mild climate which qualified it to be the center of attraction for tourism that is characterized by picturesque nature, where towering mountains like Dfatta mountain, and Laishen mountain, White mountain, as well as its being famous for its spacious valleys such as the Valley of Ghalfa, Alsoamr, Masfoot and Khnfariah and the Valley of Defdaa.
Lies about 73 km from the city of Ajman eastward and align it passes the way across the Emirate of Sharjah and Fujairah area of 26 km2, there is old in Manama a grassland with gravel, sand. Manama area is characterized by picturesque nature as it has high mountains that are rich in magnesium, chromium, and building stones and its valleys are famous for their high fertility and production of agricultural crops.


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This document describes Twilio's old 2008-08-01 API. See what we added in our latest revision: changelog.
TwiML TM Voice: Pause Verb
The <Pause> verb waits silently for a number of seconds.
Verb Attributes
The <Pause> verb supports the following attributes that modify its behavior:
Attribute Name Allowed Values Default Value
length integer > 0 1 second
length
The length attribute specifies how many seconds Twilio will wait silently.
Nouns
<Pause> does not have any expected "noun" body values.
Nesting Rules
The <Pause> verb can be nested in the following elements
The following verbs can be nested within <Pause>
 - none
Examples
Example 1: Simple pause
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<Response>
 <Say>I will pause 10 seconds starting now!</Say>
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 <Say>I just paused 10 seconds</Say>
</Response>
This example demonstrates using <Pause> to wait between two Say verbs.


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Most of the highest leverage workflows in Nucleus are based on visualizing and querying on ground truth annotations, and evaluating your model predictions against them.
Nucleus supports a variety of task types, namely:
If you already have a labeling project, you can upload tasks to Nucleus directly and have their labels synced automatically! See Ingest From Labeling.
Nucleus uses a generalized, unopinionated payload schema for annotations. The recommended way to construct these payloads is using our Python SDK.
When working in the Python SDK, each
Annotation object houses:
- Intrinsic information about the annotation itself (e.g. label, geometry).
- The reference ID of the item with which to associate the annotation.
- An optional unique annotation ID (if not provided, will be generated automatically).
- Optional metadata (stored as arbitrary key-value pairs).
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Once again it's time for a historic Quiz Bowl. Okay, maybe historic is a bit much, but I'm trying to make a point here. The point has to do with the subject of this month's AMA Manual of Style quiz—articles. Is it a historic or an historic Quiz Bowl? Did you guess a historic? If so, you're right. The article a is used before the aspirate h (eg, a historic occasion) and nonvocalic y (eg, a ubiquitous organism) (§11.9, Articles, p 412 in print).
Try another example from this month's quiz.
The physician told that patient that he should have a/an ultrasound examination performed.
Here's a hint. Sometimes it helps to read the sentence aloud.
The answer is as follows (use your mouse to highlight the text box):
The physician told that patient that he should have an ultrasound examination performed.
Words beginning with vowels are preceded by a or an according to the sound following (in this case, the u sound) (§11.9, Articles, p 412 in print).
Sound plays an important role in determining whether to use a or an. Test your skills by taking the full Articles Quiz on the AMA Manual of Style online. It will be a (or is that an?) unique experience.—Laura King, MA, ELS


How to convert compressed air consumption from Nl/minute to Nm3/hour

Compressed air consumption is often presented on pneumatic products. The consumption information should make it easier to compare products and identify the most efficient solution for a particular user's need.
Compressed air volume can be measured in different units. Within pneumatics, the volume is either presented in normal liters (Nl) or normal cubic meters (Nm3).* Compressed air consumption for products is often written in normal liters per minute or normal cubic meters an hour. It can be difficult to compare products if the compressed air consumption is written in different units. This guide should make it easier to convert compressed air consumptions between the both units.
* Normal means that the result applies a specific atmosphere pressure and a specific temperature.

Nl/min x 60 / 1000 = Nm3/h
Nm3/h / 60 x 1000 = Nl/min

Example:
1. Nl/min → Nm3/h
The product consumes 500 normal liters of compressed air per minute.
How many normal cubic meters of compressed air is this per hour?
500 Nl /minute compressed air x 60 / 1000 = 30 Nm3/hour compressed air
2. Nm3/h → Nl/min
The product consumes 30 normal cubic meters compressed air per hour.
How many normal liters of compressed air is this per minute?
30 Nm3/hour compressed air / 60 x 1000 = 500 Nl/minutes compressed air
Compressed air consumption can be used to determine compressed air costs, and return on investment savings when installing an efficient air nozzle.
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As the school year drew to a close, Southdown Primary School faculty and staff members wanted to present a final round of Star Student Awards before everyone headed for the exits and summer vacation.
The last Southdown Splash Assembly, which once again was held in a virtual format, recognized some really outstanding youngsters. Principal Scott Oshrin was excited to announce the names of the award recipients. A short assembly video was piped into classrooms and available to those who were participating in a distance learning program.
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You are busy cleaning up your house because there are guests coming over for an hour. Your children aren't helping and are just watching TV. You complain to them:
Don't just sit there! Do something!
This means to sit in one place and not do anything. You use this phrase when criticizing someone, when you think they should be doing something. You can also say "just stand there" in a similar way:
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Category:121 Project Planning, Prioritization and STIP Commitments
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Once a need has been adequately scoped and a project is developed to address it, there must be a way to determine how that project compares to other projects. Statewide consistency and regional representation are both very important to the prioritization process.
The planning framework relies on the right people being involved in making decisions and recognizes that transportation planning decisions can involve both objective and subjective criteria. Local officials, with input from their constituents, can also determine what is appropriate for their communities.
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Articles in "121 Project Planning, Prioritization and STIP Commitments"
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length of the input array.
Explanation
è@=ä-)d Implcit input of array U
 @ For each value in U...
 =ä-) Update U to be equal to its subsections, each reduced by subtraction
 d Check if any values in that are truthy
è Count how many items in that mapping are true
By the end, this will map the array
[1, 3, 9, 26, 66, 150, 313, 610] to [true, true, true, true, true, true, false, false],
which contains 6 trues.
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Perl 6, 37 bytes
{($_,{@(.[] Z- .[1..*])}...*.none)-2}
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Explanation: The function takes the input as one list. It then builds a recursive sequence like this: the first element is the original list ($_), the next elements are returned by {@(@$_ Z- .[1..*])} being called on the previous element, and that is iterated until the condition *.none is true, which happens only when the list is either empty or contains only zeroes (or, technically, other falsey values). We then grab the list and subtract 2 from it, which forces it first to the numerical context (and lists in numerical context are equal to the number of their elements) and, at the end, returns 2 less than the number of elements in the list.
The weird block {@(@$_ Z- .[1..*])} just takes the given list (.[] — so called Zen slice — indexing with empty brackets yields the whole list), zips it using the minus operator (Z-) with the same list without the first element (.[1..*]) and forces it to a list (@(...) — we need that because zip returns only a Seq, which is basically an one-way list that can be iterated only once. Which is something we don't like.) And that's it.
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Java 8, 191 + 58 = 249 198 140 bytes.
Thanks PunPun1000 for 51 bytes.
Thanks Nevay for 58 bytes.
int f(int[]a){int x=a.length-1,b[]=new int[x];for(;x-->0;)b[x]=a[x+1]-a[x];return java.util.Arrays.stream(a).distinct().count()<2?0:1+f(b);}
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So, this is my first time posting here in PPCG (and the first time ever doing a code golf challenge). Any constructive criticism is welcome and appreciated. I tried to follow the guidelines for posting, if anything's not right feel free to point it out.
Beautified version:
int f(int[] a) {
 int x = a.length - 1, b[] = new int[x];
 for (; x-- > 0;) {
 b[x] = a[x + 1] - a[x];
 }
 return java.util.Arrays.stream(a).distinct().count() < 2 ? 0 : 1 + f(b);
}
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 - \$\begingroup\$ Instead of importing those modules you can just use java.util.stream.IntStream k = java.util.Arrays.stream(a); \$\endgroup\$
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Haskell, 46 bytes
g l|all(==l!!0)l=0|0<1=1+g(zipWith(-)l$tail l)
this simply recurses - zipWith(-)l$last l is the difference list of l. and g is the function that answers the question.
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Java (OpenJDK 8), 98 94 bytes
a->{int o=0,i,z=1;for(;z!=0;o++)for(i=a.length-1,z=0;i>o;a[i]-=a[--i])z|=a[o]^a[i];return~-o;}
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Kotlin, 77 bytes
first post, tried to edit last answer on kotlin 2 times ;D
{var z=it;while(z.any{it!=z[0]})z=z.zip(z.drop(1),{a,b->a-b});it.size-z.size}
took testing part from @jrtapsell
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APL (Dyalog Classic), 22 17 bytes
{1=≢∪⍵:0⋄1+∇2-/⍵}
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Thanks to @ngn for -5 bytes!
How?
 - { ... }, the function
 - 1=≢∪⍵:0, if every element is equal in the argument, return 0
 - 1+∇2-/⍵, otherwise, return 1 + n of the differences (which is n-1, thus adding one to it gives n)
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Jelly, 7 bytes
IÐĿEÐḟL
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Explanation
IÐĿEÐḟL Main link
 ÐĿ While results are unique (which is never so it stops at [])
I Take the increments, collecting intermediate values # this computes all n-th differences
 Ðḟ Filter out
 E Lists that have all values equal (the first n-th difference list that is all equal will be removed and all difference lists after will be all 0s)
 L Take the length (this is the number of iterations required before the differences become equal)
-1 byte thanks to Jonathan Allan
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05AB1E, 7 bytes
[DË#¥]N
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Explanation
[ # start loop
 D # duplicate current list
 Ë # are all elements equal?
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Mary Cassatt (artist)|
American, 1844 - 1926
The Letter, _PHONE_
drypoint and aquatint on laid paper
plate: 34.6 x 22.8 cm (13 5/8 x 9 in.) sheet: 43.6 x 30.3 cm (17 3/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
Mathews and Shapiro 1989, no. 8, State iv/iv
Chester Dale Collection
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Object 5 of 12
In The Letter, as in the other prints from this series, Mary Cassatt explores the private realm of women in the nineteenth century. Though such domestic activities may at first glance seem trivial, Cassatt consistently endows her subjects with a gravity that underscores the seriousness of their occupations.
Correspondence often consumed a large part of a woman's day; she not only wrote to friends and acquaintances, but she was also responsible for answering invitations, responding to inquiries, and dealing with the daily domestic cares of the household. For Cassatt, who was an American expatriate living in Paris, the importance of letter-writing to keep in touch with family and friends must have held a special significance. The dropleaf desk in this composition still belongs to the artist's family; at one time, Cassatt herself may have used it to write letters.
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A Surface Impedance Approach for Modeling Multilayer Conductors in FDTD
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Surface impedance boundary conditions (SIBC's) are implemented in the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method to analyze the electromagnetic field around multilayer conductors. The conducting region is replaced by an equivalent surface where SIBC's are applied locally. To incorporate the equivalent surface impedance into the FDTD code, at first the surface impedance is determined in the frequency domain by replacing the multilayer conductor by a cascade of transmission lines and calculating the total impedance matrix of the network. Following this, a wide-band polynomial approximation of the SIBC's leads to an efficient and recursive solution of the convolution integrals in the time domain. As a numerical example, the impedance matrix of a symmetric three layer conductor is derived and the scattering parameters are compared to the analytical solutions.
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