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How to Create a Snapshot With the Oracle ILOM Web Interface SUN Server
Posted by on 07 April 2016 01:24 PM
This procedure requires Administration (a) permission.
- Log in to the Oracle ILOM web interface.
- Select Snapshot from the Maintenance tab.
The Service Snapshot Utility screen appears.
- Select the data set you want: Normal, FRU ID, Full, or Custom.
- Normal – Specifies that Oracle ILOM, operating system, and hardware information is collected.
- FRU ID – Provides FRU ID information.
- Full – Specifies that all data is collected. Selecting Full might reset the system.
- Custom – Allows you to choose one or more of the following data sets:
Oracle ILOM data
Basic OS data
- Select the Enabled check box if you want to collect only log files from the data set.
- Select the Enabled check box if you want to encrypt the output file.
- Select one of the following methods to transfer the output file:
- Click Run.
A Save As dialog box appears.
- In the dialog box, specify the directory to which to save the file and the file name.
- Click OK.
The utility places a zip file in the specified directory.
- Unzip the file to access the data produced by the snapshot.


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Problems
Ugly Number II
Problem
Write a program to check whether a given number is an ugly number.
Ugly numbers are positive numbers whose prime factors only include 2, 3, 5. For example, 6, 8 are ugly while 14 is not ugly since it includes another prime factor 7.
Note that 1 is typically treated as an ugly number.
Online Judge


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Almost on a daily basis, the hope of owning affordable homes dims as the prices of major building materials, notably cement and iron rods, are rising persistently as if markets are shutting down.
Matters seem to be coming to a head with the hike in iron rods prices outpacing what has been seen so far with the price of cement. In less than 30 days, the price of cement rose by over 100 percent from between N5,000 and N5,500 in January to between N12,000 and N13,000 in February 2024.
Prices of iron rods, also called reinforcements, which come in various thickness or measurements, have also gone up in a manner that diminishes what buyers have experienced with the rise in cement price.
In a matter of days, the price of 16mm rod has risen from N8,500 to N18,500 and that shows exactly N10,000 prices increase, representing over 100 percent increase.
Both cement and rods are very important components of building and construction materials. Rods are of different sizes for different uses. Structural engineers recommend 12mm, 16mm, 20mm, 25mm, 10mm, or 8mm, depending on the strength of the material and other design specifications.
Iron rods are generally used for load-bearing purposes and they include cold steel, pressed steel, hot deformed bars, and mild steel plain bars. The type commonly used in enhancing the strength of concrete in beams and pillars or columns of buildings falls under the hot rolled deformed bars.
These are the most popular of all rod-types and they are commonly used in building houses. They are the ones whose prices have jumped recently. But, for small-to-medium-scale projects, 6mm, 8mm and 10mm bar sizes will economically do the work without adding unnecessary weight to the building, according to experts.
Many Nigerians have lamented the high cost of building materials, contending that the ripple effects are not just about discouraging investment in housing or shrinking the job opportunities which it creates, but also narrowing the chances of more people leaving the house market.
Though Nigerians are still waiting to see the impact of the government's intervention and the presidential directive to manufacturers to reduce cement price, experts are already calling on the government to declare a state of emergency on the building materials sub-sector.
"With a staggering housing deficit estimated at 28 million units as of 2023, and a homeownership level that is just 25 percent of the country's over 200 million population, Nigeria should be intentional about affordable housing delivery," Olufunso Adebayo, a property consultant, said.
He said that the government has to act fast on making sure that what is obviously an oligopoly in the cement industry is broken or make good its threat of opening the borders for cement imports.
According to Smith Ezenagu, MD/CEO of Esso Properties Limited, everybody is talking about cement alone but it's not just it because there are other materials like rod and sand.
"In fact, if nothing is done to curb the current prices of building materials in Nigeria, we might get to a point where shelter will become a luxury and not a basic necessity. Apart from the government stepping in like they are doing to curb these things, I believe this is the time we explore alternative buildings like wooden houses and others," he said in an interview with pressmen in Lagos.
Ezenagu noted that rising cost of materials is a major problem in the real estate industry and the consequence, according to him, is that developers are pulling out of sites and if nothing is done to curb this and get things to a level of stability, there would be a very major crisis in the industry soon.
He disclosed that he started a project in the Epe area of Lagos in October last year when he bought a trip of sand for sand-filling at the cost of N37,000. "Three months after in January, I started a project in one of my estates in Ibeju Lekki, Emerald Garden Estate, and I bought sand at the rate of N90,000. That's an almost 200 percent increase in price in just three months," he lamented.

source: m-a-p/FineFineWeb


HRC Blog
Call To Action: Tobacco Free Living
Written by Michael Glorioso HRC New Orleans Steering committee Co-chair and Outreach Subcommittee Co-chair
We would like to raise more awareness about how tobacco impacts the LGBT community – how historically the gay and lesbian community continues to be targeted by tobacco marketing, and rates of smoking are higher among the gay and lesbian community (and suspected to be much higher among the transgender community).
Background: Data on cigarette smoking prevalence among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) populations in the United States have recently been reported by a small number of sources. The American Lung Association recently created a comprehensive report to assist researchers, providing a variety of historical and statistical data. LGBT smoking rates are disproportionally higher than the general population. Recent smoking rates range from 38% to 59% among LGBT youth and from 11% to 50% among adults, while the national smoking rates range from 28% to 35% for youth and approximately 28% for adults. Smoking rates among Lesbians are reported to be up to 200% higher than straight women. This study sought to answer the question: What are the primary factors that lead to high smoking rates among LGBT?
Methods: Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Four focus groups were conducted with former smokers, nonsmokers, and current smokers to determine tobacco-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, and reasons LGBT community members initiate and continue tobacco use. Survey data was collected from 685 individuals at six different local events. Thematic analysis was utilized to analyze focus groups, while descriptive statistics were utilized to analyze survey data.
Results: There was a lack of awareness among focus group and survey participants that smoking rates within the LGBT community are higher than the general population. Focus group participants cited peer influences as reasons they initiated and continue to smoke, noting that the LGBT community is more tolerant of smoking than mainstream society. Additionally, the strategy of offering LGBT specific cessation programs was highly supported among current and Ex-Smokers. Survey respondents did not rate tobacco as a high priority health issue for the LGBT community.
Conclusions: Findings from this study clearly shows that tobacco use is a serious issue for the LGBT community. While community members are familiar with the harmful consequences of tobacco use and second-hand smoke, they are generally not aware that they are disproportionately affected by it. Project activities identified a number of innovative strategies that can be effective in increasing awareness, reducing tobacco use, and encouraging other behaviors that will reduce chronic disease and promote overall wellness within the LGBT community.
Now consider these facts, from _PHONE_ tobacco companies contributed $9,689,490 to the GOP. Altria/Philip Morris ($4,820,190) and RJ Reynolds/Reynolds American ($3,584,500) being the largest contributors. The estimated number of LGBTQ smokers in the U.S. is currently 2.4M. With the average price of cigarettes in the U.S. being $5.27 that's $ 3.3B LGBTQ dollars going to the tobacco industry every year. Imagine if that money was spent on social justice and LGBT equality issues (i.e. Legalized Gay Marriage). 20 states currently fund Community-Based Organizations for tobacco control work. And a number of states plan to do so in the near future. Get involved! Identify allies or partners to work with locally or statewide (i.e. Tobacco Free Living). Collaboration and awareness are the keys.
We do not want another generation in our LGBT community to suffer the effects of tobacco use. Exposures to in-store, in bars and in publication tobacco marketing are a primary cause of LGBT smoking. To protect our gay and lesbian community, we must reduce exposure to tobacco marketing and continue to create awareness around the harmful effects smoking and second-hand smoke has on the LGBT community.


OpenBSD manual page server
Manual Page Search Parameters
NPPPD-USERS(5) File Formats Manual NPPPD-USERS(5)
npppd-usersuser database file
The npppd-users file describes the various attributes of users. Refer to cgetent(3) for a description of the file layout. Each entry in the database is used to describe one user. The record name is the username. The following attributes can be specified:
password User's password. Some characters are needed to be represented by the escape sequence. See cgetent(3) for the escape sequence.
framed-ip-address IPv4 address to be assigned for the user.
framed-ip-netmask IPv4 netmask to be used for the user.
calling-number Calling phone number to check user's phone number.
/etc/npppd/npppd-users
User database file.
taro:\
 :password=taro's password:\
 :framed-ip-address=192.168.0.101:
hana:\
 :password=hana's password:\
 :framed-ip-address=192.168.0.102:
cgetent(3), npppd.conf(5), npppd(8)
Colon (':') characters or vertical bar ('|') characters cannot be used in the username.
September 2, 2019 OpenBSD-6.9


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10/18/2022 5 things you may not have known about Bearing Clearance Monitoring
Liebherr will showcase around 100 exhibits and numerous innovations at Bauma 2022. We have selected some special exhibits that you shouldn't miss during the trade show. Here are 5 exciting facts about digital wear measurement of slewing bearings, Bearing Clearance Monitoring (BCM). Would you have known everything?
1. Digital monitoring system for slewing bearings
Anyone who works with Liebherr machines knows how large slewing bearings are. The gigantic steel components enable, among other things, the rotation of cranes and uppercarriages. The Bearing Clearance Monitoring (BCM) digital wear measurement system allows these giants to be monitored remotely via an app. BCM is used, for example, in mining equipment and material handling technology or in maritime applications.
2. Focus on occupational safety
When a construction machine is in daily use, highly stressed components are subject to wear. Naturally this wear has to be monitored. With many wear measurement methods, the monitoring is, of course, done manually. Service technicians mount dial gauges or other measuring devices directly on the slewing bearing. This is not always easy, because they also have to work in dangerous areas, for example under excavators. With the BCM system, the measuring devices are already permanently installed in the bearing. The measurement by the installed sensors is triggered via the app. Safety first.
3. A small helper with a big effect
More than three hours can pass if a mining excavator is at a standstill due to manual wear measurement. But what does that mean? The mining excavator cannot load about 60 trucks during this time. So time and money are lost. The digital BCM system comes in handy here. Through its regular use, replacement intervals can be optimally planned and spare parts ordered accordingly. The measurements with the BCM system help to identify what the condition of a bearing is, whether it needs to be replaced or whether further measures are necessary to preserve the bearing. This way, downtimes can be greatly minimised since, with a measurement duration of 30 minutes, only 10 trucks cannot be loaded by the mining excavator.
4. There's technology inside
How does BCM work in the first place? It's all about the combination of preicse technology and the optimal connection. The sensor connection box receives the data from the sensors attached to the slewing bearing and supplies power to the entire BCM system. This sensor data is stored in the gateway, i.e., the hardware used for the BCM, and updates for the BCM can also be installed there. The sensors then transmit the data to the app users.
5. No reception? No problem!
Not every location has an Internet connection. BCM can even be used autonomously in regions without a data connection. This is the case in mines, for example, because they often do not have the necessary reception. A direct connection via Bluetooth makes the measurement process possible from a safe distance and without a network connection.
Bearing Clearance Monitoring can be found at the Liebherr booth A326 in Hall A4.

source: openbmb/Ultra-FineWeb


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Meridian Manor is a significant example of the speculative middle-class apartment buildings that were constructed in the 1910s and 1920s along the 14th Street streetcar line. Noted architect George T. Santmyers' design is characteristic of the architecture and development in this area by developers who attempted to capitalize on the proximity to the streetcar line, as well as the demand for solid, modestly appointed middle-class apartment buildings. Designed between 1926 and 1927, Meridian Manor was constructed by the prominent building firm Biron & Son.
As an example of the conventional mid-rise apartment form, Meridian Manor reflects the acceptance of middle-class apartment buildings in Washington during the 1910s and 1920s and the success of moderate apartments developed along the upper 14th Street corridor during this period. Apartment design and planning were undergoing important innovations in the late 1910s and early 1920s in response to the pressing need for housing due to the city's rapidly expanding population. Developers saw the need to offer modestly appointed apartments that appealed to Washington's expanding middle-class population. The apartments of the upper 14th Street corridor were developed and promoted as solidly constructed apartments with the convenience of streetcar accessibility to downtown.
DC Inventory: September 26, 2001
National Register: March 29, 2001


and calcium deposition:
What is the effect of TLR activation on bone formation?
- Confocal microscopy:
Does TLR activation influence osteoclast activity (1)?
- Scanning electron microscopy:
Does TLR activation influence osteoclast activity (2)?
Does TLR activation lead to differences in mineral deposits?
- Flowcytometry workshop:
Does TLR activation influence T-cell proliferation?
Keyword = Coherence: Per Technique, Between Techniques and Between Experimental Variables
When mimicking scientific research within the course, there should be scientific coherence between its different modules. No technique was carried out just for the sake of the technique. Findings per technique should be compared with outcomes obtained using other techniques, hereby refining, and testing outcomes from multiple perspectives. We thus sought to link the various techniques, encouraging students to find scientific relationships at the end of the course, after completing all modules. Coherence was thus deliberately incorporated in the course. Here, we list 5 examples of coherence (Box 2), either within a technique module, between the modules, and between experimental variables (TLR2, TLR4, and TLR2+4 agonists), representing the overall outcomes between groups A–C.
BOX 2. Examples of coherence.
Example 1:
The production/secretion of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β was measured by ELISA and by qPCR. Did both techniques give a similar result? What is the interpretation of possible differences?
Example 2:
The effect of TLR activation on mineralization was measured using three techniques (alkaline phosphatase, Alizarin Red staining, as well as calcium deposition over time). These techniques also connected to the analysis of mineral deposits using SEM. Students were invited to find coherence between the techniques, but also to note the effect of TLR activation on differentiation over time.
Example 3:
For the analysis of tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRACP)-positive multinucleated cells, both cell counts as well as TRACP enzyme analysis were combined; TLR activation here resulted in fewer osteoclasts and corresponded to less TRACP activity.
Example 4:
There are basically two ways to detect bone resorption using microscopy. Osteoclasts grown on bone slices can be fixed and subsequently bone resorption pits can be assessed using SEM. Alternatively, actin ring formation, typical of resorbing osteoclasts, can be researched using confocal microscopy. These resorption results of the two techniques should in principle be complementary: in situ activity can only be shown with actin rings using confocal microscopy, while SEM should be used to study resorption in conjunction to osteoclasts. Examples of the practical are shown in Figure 1B.
Example 5:
Having gathered all the data at the end of the third week, students were able to formulate overall effects of TLR2, or TLR4 or by the combination of both on osteoclast formation or on osteogenesis. Furthermore, by connecting per technique to the group members of the other groups, specific TLR2, or TLR 4 or TLR2+4 effects on for example TNF-α expression (ELISA) could be worked out.
After completing all techniques, time was reserved in the course schedule to meet with the supervisor for individual/personal assistance and feedback on data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation. Students were encouraged to do so, since we (as course supervisors) thought it essential that students can consult us at a very accessible way.
Educational and Pedagogical Considerations
When designing the above-described course, we carefully thought about a variety of educational and pedagogical considerations. What are the features of the teacher-instructors for this course, how are they instructed? Should we evaluate the student's laboratory skills (e.g., pipetting skills)? How do we balance the theoretical and practical aspects of this course? How can we then evaluate the students for this course? How and when should we provide feedback?
The Teachers-Instructors
In contrast to any purely theoretical course, teacher-instructors of this practical course should above all be experienced in laboratory work and should enjoy explaining the designated technique, even three times in a row. They should be skilled in interacting with a critical student audience. Above all this, and special for our course, since it was taught to a group of international students: all (Dutch) instructors should master the English language at a proficient level. Furthermore, all instructors were involved in grading the students (described later).
Evaluate Pipetting Skills?
Students of the honors college AUC are used to a system of continuous assessment. This would mean ~3 to 4 assignments spread over the whole month. We decided to deviate from this format, since our immunology laboratory skills lab would benefit from putting all assignments at the end of the course, when all results would be available. Since all assignments we chose were at the end of the course, and since it is a laboratory course, it could be argued whether lab skills should be assessed. We contemplated grading pipetting skills (and some students suggested this) but finally decided against it; it did not seem just to evaluate manual dexterity as some of the students held a pipette for the first time in their life. Furthermore, the design of the course, with its 2 days per module format, did not allow for assessing independent mastery of performing a technique at the per-student-level. These aspects are typically assessed during laboratory internships, where usually several attempts with gradually declining supervision are required before independency is guaranteed.
The Three Assignments
There were three assignments (Figure 3). We decided to assess a presentation on the laboratory technique that was chosen by each student. Per laboratory technique, students of the three groups had to collaborate on this, comparing outcomes of TLR 2 (group A), TLR 4 (group B), or TLR 2+4 (group C) activation (Figure 3A). Each student had an individual assignment of writing up the results of the chosen technique (Figure 3B). Both for the oral evaluation and for the written assignment, students were instructed to introduce the purpose of the chosen technique, and to demonstrate that they master the principle of the technique. Students had to interpret the specific results of their group in the individual written report and had to interpret the results of the three groups during the oral presentation.
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Figure 3. Graphical representation of the assignments. Three assignments took place, each accounted 1/3 of the final grade. Each dot represents one student, arrows indicate interactivity. (A) An oral presentation on the results per technique describing the ins-and-outs per technique, techniques 1–5, and the joint outcomes per technique per group presented by representatives for each group. This assessment promoted consultation and collaboration between group members of each group. (B) An individual assignment describing the ins-and-outs and the own results of one technique Five techniques were chosen to be covered in the report. (C) A group assignment for writing the introduction and discussion. This assignment promoted collaboration and interaction within the group.
All individual reports were combined in the group report that should have the organization of a large research article on the effect of TLR 2 (group A), TLR4 (group B) or the activation of both (group C). As part of the final assignment, each group had to collaborate to write an introduction and a general discussion together. All three assignments counted for 1/3 of the final mark. Oral presentations were scored by all instructors, who were all invited to write down their feedback using a standardized feedback form containing the rubrics and the weight per rubric. Individually written technique was scored by the technique supervisor, and the group work introduction, and discussion were scored by two of the teachers. All three assignments had their own rubrics. The rubrics were known to the students in advance. Course instructors were instructed by the course coordinator (TJdV) on how to fill in the rubrics and how this would lead to the final mark per assignment.
Performance Feedback to Students
Many summer courses, like ours, finish practically on the last days of the summer semester, leaving little room for feedback of the grading since students leave campus immediately after handing in their assignments. From a students' perspective, it is best to receive individual feedback. All remarks on group presentation were known directly after the presentation, but the written individual, and group assignments were marked in the week after the students had left. One person (TJdV) assembled all comments, and wrote a 2-page individualized report justifying the 3 grades that were obtained and sent those reports per email to each student.
Student Course Evaluation
It is a good habit to evaluate all courses, both to the benefit of future students, and to the benefit of teachers. Therefore, student evaluations are a valuable instrument to assess quality and to initiate a plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle (26) to improve courses. In our view, course evaluations are only successful when filled in by a large group of participants. The questions of the evaluation were from a general format from the VU University Amsterdam, used by AUC. These included 13 questions on the course (i.e., learning outcomes, relevance, facilities, course information, learning outcomes achieved) 12 questions on the teachers (i.e., quality of teaching, command of English, variation of class activities, whether teacher encourage active participation), and 2 questions on the assessments (continuous assessment useful and whether assessments were a good reflection). Apart from these 1–5 scale evaluation questions,


Vol 9: Stressful Events and Continued Smoking and Continued Alcohol Consumption during Mid-Pregnancy.Report as inadecuate
 Vol 9: Stressful Events and Continued Smoking and Continued Alcohol Consumption during Mid-Pregnancy.
Vol 9: Stressful Events and Continued Smoking and Continued Alcohol Consumption during Mid-Pregnancy. - Download this document for free, or read online. Document in PDF available to download.
Download or read this book online for free in PDF: Vol 9: Stressful Events and Continued Smoking and Continued Alcohol Consumption during Mid-Pregnancy.
This article is from PLoS ONE, volume 9.AbstractAim: to examine whether the severity of different categories of stressful events is associated with continued smoking and alcohol consumption during mid-pregnancy. Also, we explored the explanation of these associations by anxiety and depressive symptoms during pregnancy. Finally, we studied whether the severity of stressful events was associated with the amount of cigarettes and alcohol used by continued users. Method: we conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from a population-based prospective cohort study. Pregnant women were recruited via midwifery practices throughout The Netherlands. We analyzed women who continued smoking n = 113 or quit n = 290, and women who continued alcohol consumption n = 124 or quit n = 1403 during pregnancy. Smoking, alcohol consumption, and perceived severity of stressful events were measured at 19 weeks of gestation. The State Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale were filled out at 14 weeks of gestation. Odds ratios were calculated as association measures and indicated the relative increase for the odds of continuation of smoking and alcohol consumption for the maximum severity score compared to the minimum score. Findings: severity of the following stressful event categories was associated with continued alcohol consumption: 'conflict with loved ones' OR = 10.4, p
Author: Beijers, Chantal; Ormel, Johan; Meijer, Judith L.; Verbeek, Tjitte; Bockting, Claudi L. H.; Burger, Huibert
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self, id)
 local function filterById(entry)
 print("filterById: ", entry.id, id)
 if entry.id == id then
 return true;
 end
 end
 for child in self:selectMatches(filterById) do
 return child;
 end
end
Here's a convenient function to do just that. And to use it:
local elem = doc:getElementById("linearGradient10460")
That will retrieve the second linear gradient of the pair of gradients from our svg fragment. That's great! And the syntax is looking very much like what I might write in javascript against the DOM. But, it's just a database!
Given the selectMatches(), you're not just limited to querying against attribute values. You can get at anything, and form as complex queries as you like. For example, you could find all the elements that are deep green, and turn them purple with a simple query loop.
Here's an example of finding all the elements of a particular kind:
local function test_selectElementMatches()
 print("<==== selectElementMatches: entry._kind == 'g' ====>")
 for child in doc:selectElementMatches(function(entry) if entry._kind == "g" then return true end end) do
 print(child._kind)
 end
end
Or finding all the elements that have a 'sodipodi' attribute of some kind:
local function test_selectAttribute()
 -- select the elements that have an attribute
 -- with the name 'sodipodi' in them
 local function hasSodipodiAttribute(entry)
 if type(entry) ~= "table" then
 return false;
 end
 for name, value in entry:attributes() do
 --print("hasSodipodi: ", entry._kind, name, value, type(name))
 if name:find("sodipodi") then
 return true;
 end
 end
 return false
 end
 for child in doc:selectElementMatches(hasSodipodiAttribute) do
 if type(child) == "table" then
 printElement(child)
 end
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end
Of course, just finding these elements is one thing. Once found, you can use this to filter out those elements you don't want. for example, eliminating the ones that are inkscape specific.
Well, there you have it. First, you can construct your svg programmatically using Lua syntax. Alternatively, you can simply parse a svg file into a lua structure. Last, you can query your document, no matter how it was constructed, for fun and profit.
Of course, the real benefit of being able to parse, and find elements and the like, is it makes manipulating the svg that much easier. Find the node that represents the graph of values, for example, and change those values over time for some form of animation…
SVG And Me
lineargradient
That's a simple linear gradient, generated from an SVG document that looks like this:

<svg viewBox = '0 0 120 120' version = '1.1' xmlns = '_URL_ width = '120' height = '120' xmlns:xlink = '_URL_
 <defs>
 <linearGradient id = 'MyGradient'>
 <stop stop-color = 'green' offset = '5%' />
 <stop stop-color = 'gold' offset = '95%' />
 </linearGradient>
 </defs>
 <rect x = '10' y = '10' height = '100' fill = 'url(#MyGradient)' width = '100' />
</svg>

Fair enough. And of course there are a thousand and one ways to generate .svg files. For various reasons, I am interested in generating .svg files on the fly in a Lua context. So, the code I used to generate this SVG document looks like this:
require("remotesvg.SVGElements")()
local FileStream = require("remotesvg.filestream")
local SVGStream = require("remotesvg.SVGStream")
local ImageStream = SVGStream(FileStream.open("test_lineargradient.svg"))
local doc = svg {
 width = "120",
 height = "120",
 viewBox = "0 0 120 120",
 ['xmlns:xlink'] ="_URL_
 defs{
 linearGradient {id="MyGradient",
 stop {offset="5%", ['stop-color']="green"};
 stop {offset="95%", ['stop-color']="gold"};
 }
 },
 rect {
 fill="url(#MyGradient)",
 x=10, y=10, width=100, height=100,
 },
}
doc:write(ImageStream);
This comes from my remotesvg project. If you squint your eyes, these look fairly similar I think. In the second case, it's definitely valid Lua script. Mostly it's nested tables with some well known types. But, where are all the parenthesis, and how can you just put a name in front of '{' and have that do anything?
OK, so Lua has some nice syntactics tricks up its sleeve that make certain things a bit easier. For example, there's this trick that if there's only a single parameter to a function, you can leave off the '()' combination. I've mentioned this before way long back when I was doing some Windows code, and supporting the "L" compiler thing for unicode literals.
In this case, it's about tables, and later we'll see about strings. The following two things are equivalent:
local function myFunc(tbl)
 for k,v in pairs(tbl) do
 print(k,v)
 end
end
myFunc({x=1, y=1, id="MyID"})
-- Or this slightly shorter form
myFunc {x=1, y=1, id="MyID"}
OK. So that's how we get rid of those pesky '()' characters, which don't add to the conversation. In lua, since tables are a basic type, I can easily include tables in tables, nesting as deeply as I please. So, what's the other trick here then? The fact that all those things before the '{' are simply the names of tables. This is one area where a bit of trickery goes a long way. I created a 'base type' if you will, which knows how to construct these tables from a function, and do the nesting, and ultimately print out SVG. It looks like this:
--[[
 SVGElem
 A base type for all other SVG Elements.
 This can do the basic writing
--]]
local BasicElem = {}
setmetatable(BasicElem, {
 __call = function(self, ...)
 return self:new(...);
 end,
})
local BasicElem_mt = {
 __index = BasicElem;
}
function BasicElem.new(self, kind, params)
 local obj = params or {}
 obj._kind = kind;
 setmetatable(obj, BasicElem_mt);
 return obj;
end
-- Add an attribute to ourself
function BasicElem.attr(self, name, value)
 self[name] = value;
 return self;
end
-- Add a new child element
function BasicElem.append(self, name)
 -- based on the obj, find the right object
 -- to represent it.
 local child = nil;
 if type(name) == "table" then
 child = name;
 elseif type(name) == "string" then
 child = BasicElem(name);
 else
 return nil;
 end
 table.insert(self, child);
 return child;
end
function BasicElem.write(self, strm)
 strm:openElement(self._kind);
 local childcount = 0;
 for name, value in pairs(self) do
 if type(name) == "number" then
 childcount = childcount + 1;
 else
 if name ~= "_kind" then
 strm:writeAttribute(name, tostring(value));
 end
 end
 end
 -- if we have some number of child nodes
 -- then write them out
 if childcount > 0 then
 -- first close the starting tag
 strm:closeTag();
 -- write out child nodes
 for idx, value in ipairs(self) do
 if type(value) == "table" then
 value:write(strm);
 else
 -- write out pure text nodes
 strm:write(tostring(value));
 end
 end

 strm:closeElement(self._kind);
 else
 strm:closeElement();
 end
end
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text: The experimental free ion 4f² energy level data sets comprising 12 or 13 J-multiplets of La⁺, Ce²⁺, Pr³⁺ and Nd⁴⁺ have been fitted by a semiempirical atomic Hamiltonian comprising 8, 10, or 12 freely-varying parameters. The root mean square errors were 16.1, 1.3, 0.3 and 0.3 cm⁻¹, respectively for fits with 10 parameters. The fitted inter-electronic repulsion and magnetic parameters vary linearly with ionic charge, i, but better linear fits are obtained with (4−i)², although the reason is unclear at present. The two-body configuration interaction parameters α and β exhibit a linear relation with [ΔE(bc)]⁻¹, where ΔE(bc) is the energy difference between the 4f² barycentre and that of the interacting configuration, namely 4f6p for La⁺, Ce²⁺, and Pr³⁺, and 5p⁵4f³ for Nd⁴⁺. The linear fit provides the rationale for the negative value of α for the case of La⁺, where the interacting configuration is located below 4f². Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


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The weather in Lanzarote is one of the main reasons why this beautiful island receives it's fair share of tourism. The weather and temperature in Lanzarote is excellent all year round with hot summers and warm winters.
The picturesque volcanic island of Lanzarote is the most northern of all the Canary Islands which boasts over 100 beautiful beaches that are enjoyed by millions each year.
Weather in Lanzarote, Average Temperatures & Forecast
Lanzarote is the third most populated behind Tenerife and Gran Canaria with around 140,000 inhabitants.
Lanzarote has previously recorded over 5 millions visitors in a year and continues to be one of the busiest islands of the Canaries. The popular tourist resorts of Puerto del Carmen and Playa Blanca are located here. The winter average temperature is as high as 17 Celsius and does not tend to drop much lower. The average temperature during the hotter summer months is 25 Celsius but this is likely to seem much warmer in July, August and September.
Autumn Weather in Lanzarote
The Weather in Lanzarote in the Autumn months of September, October and November is still hot but the temperature is gradually decreasing. September is almost as hot as August but you are more likely to see some rain. October and November will also have good temperatures but it will rain for several days at least for each of those months.
September is the beginning of the autumn months when the temperature begins to drop after the hot summer. Most of September is similar to August with an average temperature of around 25 Celsius. September has a good 8 hours of sunshine and the sea temperature is a warm 22 Celsius. Although the temperatures is dropping you can expect to see plenty of days that top 30 Celsius. A high temperature of 40.5 Celsius has been recorded in September previously and you will be unlikely to see more than one day of rain during this month.
October sees a considerable drop of around two Celsius after a hot September. The weather in October in Lanzarote is still excellent with an average temperature of 23 Celsius. The daily hours of sunshine will remain at 8 and the sea temperature will stay at 22 Celsius. October sees two or three days rainfall on average but the precipitation levels are minimum during this month. A high temperature of 37.1 Celsius has been recorded previously so you are likely to see plenty of days in the high twenties and perhaps creeping up to 30 Celsius.
November sees another drop in temperature in Lanzarote and the sea temperature will decrease to 21 Celsius. The average daily temperature during November is a warm 21 Celsius but there will be a significant increase in the amount of rainfall and precipitation. The evenings will begin to feel much cooler during as well lead into the winter months. The sun can still reach high temperatures in November, this month has previously recorded a high temperature of 34.2 Celsius.
Winter Weather In Lanzarote
The temperature during the winter months of December, January and February will reach it's lowest yearly levels and there will be significantly more rainfall and days of rain. The average temperature in winter is 17 – 18 Celsius and the hours of sunshine will decrease also.
December is by far the rainiest month in Lanzarote with around four of five days of expect rainfall. This month sees double the precipitation of most months but the average temperature is still warm at 19 Celsius. The hours of sunshine drop to 6 during December and the sea level drops to 20 Celsius. The evenings during December will now be much cooler but probably not drop much below 15 Celsius. The recorded high temperate in recent years in December is 27.5 Celsius, this is lower than any other month of the year.
January is the coldest month in Lanzarote but also one of the most popular for visitors to the Canary Islands in general. The average daily temperature is 17 Celsius but there will still be plenty of days that reach 20 Celsius. The hours of sunshine are slightly more than December but this is marginal. January will see around three days of rainfall but the precipitation will be much less than the previous month. A record high temperature during January was 27.9 Celsius but the sea temperature will now drop to 19 Celsius.
February sees the temperature gradually increasing along with with the hours of expected sunshine. The average temperature during February will rise to 18 Celsius but the sea level will drop to this temperature also. This month sees more rainfall than January historically, you can expect around three days of rainfall. The evening temperature will also increase as winter reaches it's conclusion at the end of the month. The highest recorded temperature in recent years in February was as high as 29 Celsius so you will probably need the sun tan cream.
Spring Weather In Lanzarote
The spring weather In Lanzarote is particularly good and the months of March, April and May are popular with tourists. The temperature is now increasing and the rainfall is becoming less and less frequent.
March is the beginning of spring when the temperature will begin to increase, this is especially true towards the end of the month. The hours of sunshine will increase to 8 hours and the average temperature will increase to 19 Celsius. There will likely be a few days of rainfall but the precipitation will be much less than February. The sea temperature will remain at a chilly 18 Celsius but the normal outside temperature will increase into to the twenties for many days during this month. A high temperature of 32.7 Celsius has been recorded previously in March.
April sees another noticeable increase in the temperature and the hours of sunshine will increase to 9 hours. The average temperature during April is 20 Celsius with a low of around 17 Celsius. The amount of rainfall in April is much less than previous months and the sea level increases to 19 Celsius. April has previously recorded a high temperature of 36.3 Celsius.
May is the final spring month but could quite easily be considered a summer month. The average temperature in May is 21 Celsius but this will likely be closer to 25 Celsius for many days of this month. There is usually little to no rainfall during May and the hours of sunshine will increase to 10 leading into summer. The sea temperature will remain at 19 Celsius for most of this month. A high temperature of 42.6 Celsius has been recorded in May, only July and August has seen a hotter temperature in recent years.
Summer Weather In Lanzarote
The summer weather in Lanzarote is typically hot with it's close proximity to the Western Sahara and the African mainland. Lanzarote is marginally the hottest of the Canary Islands especially on the eastern coast with the warm air blown from the Sahara Desert. This hot air can sometimes create very hazy conditions when visibility becomes much more difficult. Although the average temperature is around 25 Celsius, May, June, July, August and September have all recorded temperatures that have exceeded 40 Celsius.
June is the beginning of the summer months in Lazarote and the temperature will begin to increase dramatically. The average temperature in June is 23 Celsius but this is much hotter towards the ends of the month. The hours of sunshine will remain at 10 but the sea temperature will increase to 21 Celsius. There is precious little rainfall during this month in recent years. It's common for the temperature during June to top 30 Celsius and a high temperature of 40.6 Celsius was previously recorded.
July is one of the hottest months in Lanzarote when the temperature will consistently top 30 Celsius. The average temperature for the month is 26 Celsius but this seem much hotter for most of the month. There has never been any recorded rainfall in July over the last 30 years at least. The hours of sunshine will remain at 10 and the sea temperature will remain at 21 Celsius. July has previously recorded a high temperature of 42.9 Celsius, only August has recorded a hotter temperature in recent years.
August is the hottest month in Lanzarote with an average temperature of at least 25 Celsius. Most days of August will be much hotter than the monthly average suggests and frequently top 30 Celsius. August, like July has no rainfall at all but he sea temperature increases to 22 Celsius as summer reaches it's conclusion. The hottest temperature previously recorded in August us a baking 43.6 Celsius, hotter than any other monthly high temperature.
The image below gives an indication of the monthly temperature in Lanzarote with the hours of sunshine at the bottom.
The image below highlights the average Sea temperature in Lanzarote.
Lanzarote Weather Facts
Below are a few quick reference facts about the weather in Lanzarote and the temperature to expect.
- Hottest Month – August
- Coldest Month – January
- Most Rain – December


DIY mosquito repellant
Found a handy cheap mosquito trap online.
 - Yeast packet
 - 2L soda bottle
 - Black paper (or duct tape in my case)
 - Water
 - Sugar
 1. Dissolve sugar in water on stove
 2. Once water is cool enough that you can bear to hold your finger I, add yeast and stir ( yeast can withstand temperatures about like we can).
 3. Cut the top of he bottle off, where it becomes the same diameter as the main body of the bottle.
 4. Invert the top onto the bottle and tape the seam shut.
 5. Apply tape or black paper to he bottle to make it dark inside.
 6. Pour yeasty sugar water in and place in a dry cool area near where one doesn't want Mosquitos.
Theory: Yeast eats sugar and poops alcohol and carbon dioxide. This is how beer gets alcohol and CARBONation. In wine, the carbonation (carbon dioxide) is allowed to escape. In making bread, the alcohol evaporates and he carbon dioxide is what makes air pockets in the bread, making it rise. Mosquitos find mammals by their carbon dioxide at up to 100 ft, then by heat and movement. So mosquitoes will fly into the trap looking for a mammal. I would suggest having the trap near but not too close to the area of concern, for I'm pretty sure a human will still be more enticing than the trap, as we give off heat and other chemical signatures they might pick up on.
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Science Friday
Today I did 3 experiments. #1 was making 'Surprise Soaps'. Here's how to make it:
1. Grate 1 cup of Ivory® soap into a bowl.
2. Add 1/4 cup of warm water and food coloring (if you want).
3. Knead it until it's like dough.
4. Mold it into any shape you like.
5. Stuff a water-proof small (not small enough to fit down the drain) surprise inside and close the hole.
6. Let it dry overnight and then you are ready to wash!
#2 was 'BIG Soap'. Here's how to make it:
1. microwave 1 chunk


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Make storytelling stones so your toddler can write a story.
- Collect smooth rocks on walks with your toddler.
- Cut out pictures of some of your toddler's favorite things (animals, vehicles, props) and places.
- Paste the pictures on the rocks and coat with another layer of glue or Mod Podge.
- Arrange the stones in any order, and use them to tell a story.
The stones make a fun, tactile way to tell a story.


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I've always read that normal users should stick with AdobeRGB and not use ProPhoto for the working color space. But why? Does it affect the ability to edit and make sense of color changes?
I ask because Lightroom sends work to Photoshop using ProPhoto (by default) and there are also considerations to not use different color space for image and working. In fact, PictoColor does not work unless the image profile matches the working space.
So, why not set Photoshop to use ProPhoto for its "working space"?


Object Settings
A Blender object's settings are accessed via the X-Plane panel under the Properties Pane's "Object" tab. Each Blender object has it's settings are set per object. Object settings are available for mesh, empty, armature, and lamp data-blocks.
Relevant X-Plane Settings
Blender Object's Transformation and Relation data can be important to exporting OBJs.
Transform
Setting Description Can Keyframe Values?
Location The X, Y, Z co-ordinates of the object, relative to its parent or the world origin. Changing these values change where the model is located in X-Plane Yes
Rotation The degrees of rotation around the X, Y, Z (axis-angle and Quaternion also have a W) axis of rotation the object, relative to its parent or the world origin. Changing these values change where the model is rotated in X-Plane Yes
Scale The scaling factor of the model along it's X, Y, Z axis No, the change to the object's vertices due to scaling is only saved to the OBJ once
Rotation Mode - The rotation mode for Blender rotations. XPlane2Blender supports all modes and exports them equally
Relations
Layers - An array of true/false toggle switches that correspond to what Blender layers it is in. When Export Mode is set to "Layers Mode", this changes which X-Plane layer (and therefore OBJ) the object gets collected and placed into. In "Root Object" mode it has no affect on the output or execution of the exporter
XPlane2Blender Settings
Root Object
Root Object - Off by default. When Export Mode is set to "Root Object" this checkbox will appear. Checking it will set this to be a Root Object. Settings to control the X-Plane layer this and child objects will be collected into will appear underneath. These are the exact same settings used in Layers Mode and found under the "Scene" tab.
Datarefs
Blender's location and rotation keyframes export where the geometry of objects should be in an animation, dataref keyframes describe how X-Plane should play the animation. This is different from traditional animation, where the animation tells a rendering engine (such as a 3D movie exporter) how to move geometry over time. Based on the value of a dataref inside X-Plane, X-Plane's rendering engine will interpolate between keyframes and display your model at specified positions.
For instance, to animate a yoke moving forward and back based on a player's joystick, you would use the dataref "sim/joystick/yoke_pitch_ratio". In X-Plane, this dataref will have a value between -1.00 and 1.00 (inclusive). In Blender you would model the yoke (the geometry), and create at least 2 Blender location and rotation keyframes, say, all the way forward on frame 1 and all the back on frame 2. You would then create X-Plane dataref keyframes on frame 1 and frame 2, with a value of -1.00 and 1.00 respectively. In sim, if the dataref is 0, X-Plane will automatically figure out how to position and rotate the yoke halfway between the position specified at frame 1 and the position specified at frame 2 (aka half way). If the dataref is -.80, X-Plane will automatically position the yoke almost all the way towards the position specified at frame 1 (almost all the way forward).
The more frames you add in Blender, the more precisely you can control the animation. Suppose the yoke in your aircraft has a dead-zone near the half way point. By specifying additional frames to show a slow down and specifying at what value of "sim/joystick/yoke_pitch_ratio" the player should see that frame, you can produce complex animations!
Since Blender's frames per second based timeline and X-Plane's dataref based "timeline" are different, you can use Blender's animation tools to preview but not directly export animations.
Dataref Animation Details
Use Add Dataref to add a dataref animation section, and click the small white X in the top right corner of a dataref animation section to remove it.
Dataref Path - Empty by default, this is the dataref for this animation. The dataref must be a standard X-Plane dataref or one supported by a plugin. It is not validated by XPlane2Blender.
Search datarefs - When clicked, the default web browser will open the site _URL_ where one can search for applicable datarefs. _URL_ is a third-party website not supported by Laminar Research. It is provided as a convenience only and is not guaranteed to be up to date or correct.
Animation Type - The type of animation to export. The types X-Plane supports are "Show", "Hide", and "Transform" (the default).
 - "Show"/"Hide" animations show or hide the object when a dataref is greater than or equal to Value 1 and less than or equal to Value 2. Blender keyframes are not needed to enable show hiding animations. Since the range between Value 1 and 2 is inclusive, both a show and hide animation are necessary.
 For example, suppose you have a dataref that is between 0 and 1 and you want to create an object that is shown between 0 and 1 and hidden after that. One would select that object, create a "Show" dataref animation with Value 1 as 0 and Value 2 as 1, and a "Hide" animation with Value 1 as 1 and Value 2 being 1 or higher.
 - "Transform" animations use Blender location and/or rotation keyframes to transform objects in space. Thusly, Blender animation keyframes on the selected object or armature are required before the following options are shown.
Transform Dataref Animations
Each frame on Blender's timeline is a place to add or remove a dataref keyframe.
Add/Update an X-Plane Keyframe and Remove an X-Plane Keyframe - Each button, with the icon of a key and key with a red slash through it, add/update or remove X-Plane Dataref keyframes to an object. These keyframes are combined with the Blender's keyframes and exported as animation inside the OBJ.
Value - When the dataref is this value, X-Plane will have interpolated the animation to this frame. It is 0 by default, but that does not mean that is a valid number for all datarefs. You must look up documentation for each dataref and see which datatype are range of numbers it requires. Every time you change the value, you must also click the Add/Update an X-Plane Keyframe button before switching frames. Otherwise the value will not get saved.
Animation Loops Every - Looping allows you to create an animation that repeats, even when the dataref driving the animation is not a fixed set of values. One could think of it as "when the dataref has advanced by this much, loop the animation back to the beginning". Only one loop value is allowed per animation, on the last keyframe in an animation or shortly thereafter.
If a dataref possible values are unbounded (increases infinitely) instead of in a range or set of values, it is still possible to get a repeating animation. When looping is not 0.00, use looping to still get repeating animation. , instead of A float, incrementing by, .03, describing the amount of loops the animation will preform. 0.00 by default, making for 0% looping. See [whatever] for more details.
Show/Hide Animations
Show/Hide has two values, where the object will be shown/hidden when the data is greater than or equal to Value 1 and less than or equal to Value 2. Datarefs that conflict about showing and hiding are not validated by the exporter.
Export Animation In Layers
Export Animation In Layers - An array of checkboxes, mirroring Blender's Object Layer visibility, all enabled by default. Only available in Layers Mode. If a layer checkbox is disabled, then only the Blender Object's mesh will be exported in the layer, but not any of it's animations.
Manipulator Settings
Manipulators are part of the cockpit objects. They let you assiagn ways to use inputs to control the object. The following are availible after Manipulator is checked.
Depending on type, different options are available to set for the manipulator. See the Manipulator spec here
Types Of Manipulators
None
The default, clicking on an object does nothing. Non-cockpit objects always have no manipulator.
Panel Click
Includes
Requires object with panel texture or panel texture region. A click on the object is mapped through to the 2-D panel based on the panel texture's mapping.
Drag-Axis
2-d Drag
Command
Command-Axis
Opaque
This sets the manipulation to 'no-op' (no operation). Unlike "none" manipulation, opaque manipulation "swallows" the mouse, preventing it from clicking on other manipulators that may lie behind it. It would typically be used to act as a safety-guard over a switch.
Each Manipulator type will allow you to set


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Advocacy in action
Tax Proposal Released; Charitable Giving Endangered
Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives released the text of their long-awaited tax overhaul proposal, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. While the legislation preserves the charitable deduction, it makes other changes to the tax code that could reduce donations to museums and other nonprofits by a remarkable $13 billion per year. Legislators need to hear how important charitable donations are to museums and the communities they serve.
FROM THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
The House Ways and Means Committee released a proposed tax reform bill that eliminates the federal historic tax credit (HTC) as part of a sweeping effort to both pay for tax cuts and simplify the tax code. While not unexpected, this policy proposal deals a significant blow to historic preservation. The HTC has a four-decade track record of success in saving our nation's historic buildings, creating over 2.4 million jobs, and actually generating revenue for the U.S. Treasury, returning $1.20 for every taxpayer dollar spent.
President Ronald Reagan praised the HTC as "economic good sense" by significantly leveraging private sector investment. Developers have completed over 42,000 challenging historic rehabilitation projects using the HTC. Without this powerful incentive, historic rehabilitation across the nation will halt, as will significant reinvestment in our communities.
Introduction of the House tax reform bill represents the beginning of a difficult legislative process. Please use the National Trust for Historic Preservation sample message to contact your members of Congress NOW to help save the historic tax credit.
The FY 2018 budget request to Congress included $23 million for administrative expenses to begin a closeout of operations of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) starting in Fiscal Year 2018.
Contact your legislators to express your continued support for IMLS and other federal agencies facing elimination.
MPMA members and museums in our region join together as one voice to advocate for all museums
About MPMA's Advocacy
MPMA advocates for members at the regional and national level and represents the region at the AAM Council of Regional Associations (CRA). The CRA discusses and advises AAM on trends and issues from around the nation.
MPMA members are encouraged to inform MPMA staff and board members about issues and trends from the field so they can be conveyed to this national body.
Members are also encouraged to alert MPMA to any situation that may require helping public officials understand the beneficial role of museums in a local community or state.
Economic Impact Statements demonstrate your museum's impact on your community to legislators and funders: Samples
How To Guide: This is a step-by-step guide for making appointments and discussing issues.
Issues Briefs: click here to get the most briefs on topics important to the field as developed by AAM
Advocacy Alerts: Keep up with breaking issues in the field that need advocacy here
The annual Museums Advocacy Day takes place over two days, February 26-27, 2018, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Advocates from around the country are given issue briefings, political updates, and training on how to set up meetings with elected officials and successfully discuss matters of importance to the field. The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) hosts Advocacy Day and arranges all appointments in D.C.
In This Section


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Flight duration time from eSwatini to Myanmar:
This is the approximate flight duration times. The actual flight times may differ depending on the type and speed of aircraft.
Airports in Myanmar:
- Naypyidaw International Airport (NYT)
- Yangon International Airport (RGN)
The total air distance from eSwatini to Myanmar is 5376.9 miles or 8653.4 kilometers. This is the direct air distance or distance as the crow flies. Traveling on land involves larger distances.
Distance from Mbabane to cities in Myanmar:
- Mbabane to Yangon distance: 5267.8 miles


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Jobs pay less, expenses rise.
The American Dream of living in economically secure households is dying for Michigan families, a new study says.
"Sadly, far too few Michigan families are living in economically secure households, with most workers unable to stretch their incomes over basic expenses to build savings," said Joan Kuriansky, executive director of Wider Opportunities for Women.
"The American Dream of working hard to support your family is being rewritten by the growth of low-paying industries, rising expenses and reduced public support."
The study by Basic Economic Security Tables for Michigan in partnership with the Michigan League for Human Services found a single Michigan worker with no children must earn $26,000 a year, assuming he or she has access to employer-based benefits, to be economically secure.
Economically secure is defined as making ends meet and building savings for emergencies and retirement.
A single parent with a preschooler and a school-age child must pull down $24.49 an hour, or almost $52,000 a year with benefits — more than triple the state's minimum wage — to meet the economically secure threshold, the study found.
Two parents who are both working full time with a preschooler and a school-age child must earn together nearly $62,000 a year.
Job growth through 2018 is expected to be greatest in the several industries that pay low wages, including retail sales, home health aides and food service workers, the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth said.
Only two in five jobs will be created during the next seven years that meet the criteria for being economically secure, the study said.
It also said four of five future jobs that make a Michigan family economically secure require a college degree.
The researchers said recent budget cuts and tax changes threaten family economic security. These include:
An $8.5 million cut to non-Medicaid mental health care;
A stricter 48-month time limit on cash assistance, cutting assistance to 12,600 of the state's poorest families;
Reduction of the state Earned Income Tax Credit and Homestead Property Tax Credit and elimination of a $600 child deduction, and;
Elimination of the children's clothing allowance to 124,000 children.


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Forecast Texas Fire Danger (TFD)
The Texas Fire Danger(TFD) map is produced by the National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS). Weather information is provided by remote, automated weather stations and then used as an input to the Weather Information Management System (WIMS). The NFDRS processor in WIMS produces a fire danger rating based on fuels, weather, and topography. Fire danger maps are produced daily. In addition, the Texas A&M Forest Service, along with the SSL, has developed a five day running average fire danger rating map.
Daily RAWS information is derived from an experimental project - DO NOT DISTRIBUTE

source: HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu


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Here are the key exhibitor trends we are seeing:
- Tradeshows, events, and conferences retain a prominent place in marketing budgets. Average company allocates 40.3% of annual marketing budget.
- Senior marketing managers are demanding more accountability for tradeshow spending.
- Identifying tradeshow performance and financial metrics to show how the exhibit program supports core business objectives and delivers financial value is on the rise.
- Companies are moving from and event perspective (3 days at a show) to an "end to end" campaign perspective.
- Companies are doing a better job of targeting their ideal visitors and using selective attraction strategies to engage them.
- Because of the clutter in the email inbox, many companies are bring back direct mail as a key part of their pre-show marketing campaign.
- Companies are thinking beyond the booth by bringing in experts to speak, hosting private educational sessions, inviting customers to focus groups.
- Use of interactive technologies like tables and touch screens are providing more personalized in-booth experiences.
- Digital signage is replacing static signage.
- RFC and NFC technologies are being used for tracking attendee behaviors.
10 Exhibitor Trends


text: An uninterrupted economical supply of frac water is critical to the successful development of the Horn River Devonian shales. and Apache have progressed our water supply from tank truck delivery of fresh surface waters to an integrated, subsurface saline water treating and distribution system. The current system is designed to deliver water at a rate of 16 m3/min to a maximum daily volume of 16,000 m3 or enough water for 3–4 fracs per day. This presentation will discuss our experiences with fresh surface waters, the design and implementation of the pilot plant and the design, construction and operation of the full scale sour water processing plant. Another aspect that will be discussed are the water source wells including geology, drilling, completion and high volume lift systems.


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During the last year, representatives of the American Association of State Counseling Boards (AASCB), the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA), and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) worked together to create a Portability Task Force with one goal: a safe, clear, reasonable portability process for all current and future counselors. The task force agreed upon five (5) key tenets which informed each decision by the taskforce.
Specifically, a uniform licensure endorsement process must:
I. Significantly increase public access to qualified care;
II. Establish minimum standards for safe practice;
III. Reduce administrative burdens for both state regulatory boards and licensees;
IV. Create consistency in licensure standards across state lines; and
V. Ensure protection of the public and the continued development of the profession.
The Portability Task Force agreed on the importance of honoring the work and practices already adopted by state regulatory boards while developing a portability process. Consequently, the task force conducted a thorough analysis of all state regulatory practices related to reciprocity, portability, and licensure endorsement.
This state-by-state analysis revealed the need for a more refined goal for portability – that of achieving a balance between establishing minimum licensure endorsement standards for public protection and moving the profession toward the future goal of unified education standards, examination requirements, and years of post-graduate experience.
Throughout our research, analysis, and collaborative efforts, the Portability Task Force prioritized public protection and the future of the counseling profession over any one organization's previously established portability policy or organizational agenda. This deep commitment to unity is reflected in a portability process that represents meaningful compromises by AASCB, ACES, AMHCA, and NBCC.
By capitalizing on the historical knowledge of all organizations involved in the Portability Task Force and the history of state regulatory standards, AASCB, ACES, AMHCA, and NBCC agreed upon a unified portability process that is as much a recognition of our shared past as it is a step forward into our shared future.
In an era of a mobile workforce, which is increasingly receptive to innovative service delivery such as tele-mental health services and military-friendly licensure processes, a national portability process is more vital than ever. To be a counselor must hold the same meaning to a citizen as it does to a policy maker from state to state. After 30+ years of wrangling with the issue of portability, the time has come to pave a path forward for highly qualified current and future counselors to improve client access to services.
We recognize that no portability process is a "silver bullet" that resolves all concerns related to portability. However, we strongly believe that our portability process will significantly benefit mental health consumers by increasing access to needed care and services and helping create a vibrant workforce of licensed counselors both in terms of changing regulatory standards and the increasing need for united advocacy efforts.
In addition, for a secure counselor portability licensure process with ensured consumer protections to be in place, a careful vetting of counselors seeking portability should include background checks to strengthen public protection. Enhancing the ability of states to share investigative and disciplinary information will help assure the public that key protections are in place.
AASCB, ACES, AMHCA, and NBCC present the counseling profession's historic united, collaborative portability process for all counselors licensed at the highest level of licensure for independent practice. The Portability Task Force asks each state regulatory board to consider adopting the National Counselor Licensure Endorsement Process.
We understand and appreciate that such a change will require rule –and possibly even – statutory changes for many state regulatory boards.
We are asking each state regulatory board to embrace this opportunity to facilitate increased access to care by mobilizing a more nimble workforce of counselors in order to be part of a shared future in which true licensure portability is a reality.
National Counselor Licensure Endorsement Process
Any counselor licensed at the highest level of licensure for independent practice available in his or her state may obtain licensure in any other state or territory of the United States if all of the following criteria are met:
- The licensee has engaged in ethical practice, with no disciplinary sanctions, for at least 5 years from the date of application for licensure endorsement.
- The licensee has possessed the highest level of counselor licensure for independent practice for at least 3 years from the date of application for licensure endorsement.
- The licensee has completed a jurisprudence or equivalent exam if required by the state regulatory body.
- The licensee complies with ONE of the following:
a. Meets all academic, exam, and post-graduate supervised experience standards as adopted by the state counseling licensure board.
b. Holds the National Certified Counselor (NCC) credential, in good standing, as issued by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC).
c. Holds a graduate-level degree from a program accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP).


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: The inscription reads: 'The first pedigree of a Poland China Hog was written on this farm in August, 1876, by W.O. Hankinson, owner of farm and Carl Freigau, compiler of the original record. This strictly American breed of swine originated within a radius of a few miles of this place, and in the making occupied the period from 1816 to 1850. The first volume of pedigrees was printed in 1878. This monument was erected by the Ohio Poland China Breeders Associations. Unveiled, June 15, 1922.'"
The monument was originally located outside of a farm 1 mile north of the village of Blue Bell and was moved in 1976 to its current location, across from Towne Mall. A opening was left in the foundation for a copper box containing a duplicated of the first pedigrees printed and other valuable articles, which was later sealed inside.
Polish China swines are derived from many breeds including the Berkshire and Hampshire. It is the oldest American breed of swine. The hogs are typically black, sometimes with white patches, and are known for their large size. Big Bill, the largest hog ever recorded, was a Poland China. View on Ohio Memory.
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: Blue Bell (Ohio); Franklin (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)


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A good speaker biography for a conference is the one that attracts the target persona. make it clear what the speech is going to be about in the speaker' s biography to gather the right audience. relevant: how to invite a speaker to speak at your event for free. the top 10 best speakers bio examples. often you will be provided with a biography of the speaker. the client has probably recieved this from the speaker or copied it from their website and it was useful to them in selecting the speaker for the engagement. but these are seldom useful as speaker introductions. your professional bio is, arguably, the most important piece of copy you' ll ever write about yourself. it' s the first introduction to who you are, what biography you do and what you' re biography interested in. writing about yourself isn' t easy but you can' t let that stop you from writing a professional bio that makes a memorable first impression. in this guide, i share tips and tricks for writing a careerpropelling bio on every major platform.
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On Wet Plate Workshops
Photo: John Brewer
Photo: John Brewer
We've seen a small explosion in interest in wet plate recently and more course providers are starting to offer wet plate courses.
Here's a little check list if you're wondering how best to choose your wet plate course or if you even need one.
1. Do I need to attend a workshop?
While wet plate isn't inherently difficult troubleshooting can be difficult. We would recommend going to a workshop if you can.
Before attending a workshop we would recommend you ask and check with the tutor what will be covered.
2. How many people will attend a workshop?
We teach a maximum of four on my own or six if we are assisted.
3. Will chemistry be covered explaining what each individual component does?
4. Is the workshop two days or longer?
For example, in our opinion wet plate cannot be learnt in one day.
Here are more factors to consider;
5. Will you get a comprehensive manual so that you can continue on your own?
6. Does the tutor have experience in teaching?
7. Will you get to make images of different sizes?
8. Will the tutor explain the different types of cameras and lenses suitable for wet plate and will you get to try them?
10. Is the tutor a practising wet plate artist?
11. Can the tutor show you his or her work first hand or on a website?
If the answer to any of these is no we would recommend choosing a different workshop… and it just so happens that the highly experienced wet plate artist John Brewer offers workshops at Double Negative!
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The main objectives of work package 6 are to:
Demonstrate experimentally the effectiveness of the innovative fire safety features in combination.
Demonstrate, with before and after tests, that the innovative upgrading measures proposed in this project provide major improvements in fire safety when compared with the existing tunnels situation without upgrading.
Provide feedback to the work packages 1-4 in terms of the interaction of their individual features with the features developed in other work packages.
Validate the theoretical model developed in Work package 5.
Make recommendations for upgrading based on real testing.


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Definition of Bear grass
1. Noun. Yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers.
2. Noun. Yucca of west central United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers.
3. Noun. Stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico.
Generic synonyms: Agave, American Aloe, Century Plant
Group relationships: Genus Nolina, Nolina
4. Noun. Plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers.
Generic synonyms: Liliaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Xerophyllum, Xerophyllum
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Literary usage of Bear grass
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1. History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the Mississippi: By by John Wesley Monette (1848)
"AD 1781 TO 1784. Argument.—Severs Winter of 1780-81.—Scarcity in Kentucky.—Kentucky divided in to three Counties.—Indian Hostilities on Bear-grass Creek...."
2. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"Spanish-bay une t, bear-grass, Adam's needle. Yule* "• I* Christmas, yule-tide. 2. lemmas, Lammas-tide. Yule-tide,*. Christmas...."
3. Rural Rides by William Cobbett (1853)
"Something, however, depends on the nature of the soil: for it is not all land that will bear grass, fit for hay, perpetually; and, when the land will not do..."
4. A Geographical, Historical, Commercial, and Agricultural View of the United by Daniel Blowe (1820)
"Spruce and hemlock, in the eastern parts of the state, denote a thin, cold soil, which, after much labour in the clearing, will indeed bear grass without..."
5. Rural Rides in the Counties of Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hants, Berks, Oxford by William Cobbett (1908)
"Something, however, depends on the nature of the soil: for it is not all land that will bear grass, fit for hay, perpetually; and when the land will not do..."


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STEEL WIRE AND NAIL MAKING. The importance of the steel wire and nail in dustry in the United States may be measured by the fact that in 1902 there was produced a total of 1,574,293 tons of wire rods of which nearly 500,000 tons were made into wire nails. In 1909 the production of wire rods was 2,514, 504 tons, valued at $67,440.000. The 1918 out put is estimated as 3,000,000 tons, of the value of $100,000,000. About one-fourth of this goes into nails. Time was when both wire and nails were manufactured entirely from wrought iron, and to secure the toughness and high tensile strength required, great care had to be used in the preparation of the iron, the cost of the prod uct being proportionately high. It was only a question of time before steel, because of its less cost and its high strength, became the standard material in this as in other branches of the iron and steel industry; and today practically the whole of the wire and wire nails used are made from either Bessemer or open-hearth steel, the latter being specified where wire of the special grades with higher physical prop erties is required.
Physical Properties of Steel As showing the great increase in strength of steel over iron wire, it may be mentioned that while good black iron wire will show an ultimate tensile strength of about 25 tons to the square inch, and bright hard-drawn wire a strength of 35 tons to the square inch, Bessemer steel wire will stand a strain of 40 tons and open-hearth steel wire 60 tons to the inch. Of the 'Ispecialp grades of wire a high-carbon open-hearth steel will stand about 80 tons, crucible cast-steel wire about 100 tons, and the best cast steel, or as it is sometimes called, °plow* steel wire, 120 tons to the square inch; while certain qualities of cast-steel wire, made under specifications calling for a particular composition and requiring very elaborate working, have been produced, showing an ultimate breaking strength of from 150 to 170 tons to the square inch; The process of wire-drawing serves greatly to improve the physical qualities, and the smaller the size to which the wire is drawn down the greater is the ultimate breaking strength. The wonderful
qualities of piano wire are proverbial, the average strength of English piano wire as given by the manufacturers ranging from 225 pounds for No. 12 music wire gauge, which is 0.029 inch in diameter, to 650 pounds breaking strength for No. 22, which is 0.052 inch in diameter. Re duced to the square-inch unit, the ultimate ten sile strength per square inch would range from 300,000 pounds to 340,000 pounds. The com position of this remarkable wire is as follows: Carbon, 0.570; silicon, 0.090; sulphur, 0.011; phosphorus, 0.018; manganese, 0.425. An analy sis of another wire of unusual strength known as "plow,o shows 0.828 per cent of carbon, 0.587 per cent of manganese, 0.143 per cent of silicon, 0.009 per cent of sulphur, 0.030 per cent of copper and no phosphorus. The tests of this wire ran from 200,000 pounds per square inch for wire 0.191 inch in diameter to 350,000 pounds for wire 0.093 inch in diameter. Of course, with such high tensile strength the elongation or stretch was very small, ranging from 0.75 to 1.1 per cent only.
Billet bulk of the wire and wire nails of commerce are manufactured from Bes semer billets. Open-hearth billets are worked up into rods for the manufacture of chain, for special grades of wire and for various finished products in which high tensile strength is called for. In each rod mill billet continuous-heating furnaces are continually at work. The billets, which are 4 X 4 inches in section and 36 inches in length, are fed transversely into the furnace, side by side. They are pushed through the fur nace door by a hydraulic charging machine, and by the time they have been heated to the proper temperature for rolling, they are pushed, one after the other, out through the rear door of the furnace and fall upon a conveyor, by which they are carried down into the rod mill.


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Computes the elementwise value of a polynomial.
If x is a tensor and coeffs is a list n + 1 tensors, this function returns the value of the n-th order polynomial
p(x) = coeffs[n-1] + coeffs[n-2] * x +... + coeffs[0] * x**(n-1)
evaluated using Horner's method, i.e.
p(x) = coeffs[n-1] + x * (coeffs[n-2] +... + x * (coeffs[1] + x * coeffs[0]))
Usage Example:
coefficients = [1.0, 2.5, -4.2]
x = 5.0
y = tf.math.polyval(coefficients, x)
Usage Example:
tf.math.polyval([2, 1, 0], 3) # evaluates 2 * (3**2) + 1 * (3**1) + 0 * (3**0)
tf.math.polyval can also be used in polynomial regression. Taking advantage of this function can facilitate writing a polynomial equation as compared to explicitly writing it out, especially for higher degree polynomials.
x = tf.constant(3)
theta1 = tf.Variable(2)
theta2 = tf.Variable(1)
theta3 = tf.Variable(0)
tf.math.polyval([theta1, theta2, theta3], x)
coeffs A list of Tensor representing the coefficients of the polynomial.
x A Tensor representing the variable of the polynomial.
name A name for the operation (optional).
A tensor of the shape as the expression p(x) with usual broadcasting rules for element-wise addition and multiplication applied.
Numpy Compatibility
Equivalent to numpy.polyval.


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Extent of Moon's Giant Volcanic Eruption is Revealed
Extent of moon's giant volcanic eruption is revealed
Durham University, Science Daily, March 18, 2015
Wilson, J. T., V. R. Eke, R. J. Massey, R. C. Elphic,
B. L. Jolliff, D. J. Lawrence, E. W. Llewellin, J. N.
McElwaine, andL. F. A. Teodoro, in press,
Evidence for explosive silicic volcanism on the Moon
from the extended distribution of thorium near the
Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex. Astrophysics,
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics.
Unique volcanic complex discovered on Moon's far side
Washington University in St. Louis, Science Daily


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The Power of the Stop Shot (Part 2)
The Power of the Stop Shot (part 2 of 2)
In Part 1 of this 2-part series, we defined the stop shot and all its wonderful benefits. You learned to use the stop shot to calibrate your stroke, stop the cue ball, and control the slide in the early stages of position play. I promised you that once you were able to execute the stop shot from any distance at any speed, then you would always be able to predict which direction the cue ball is going. By now, I'm assuming you've had the opportunity to shoot hundreds, maybe thousands of stop shots. Have you mastered it yet? Are you able to consistently get that cue ball to slide and stop at the point of contact? If you've grasped the concept of a sliding cue ball then you're ready for part 2.
In this lesson, we will use the same speed and tip position that we learned, to execute a stop shot, to cut shots. Before, when the shot was lined up straight in, the cue ball had nothing to do but to stop. It transferred 100% of its energy into the object ball. Now, if you apply that same speed and tip position to cause a sliding ball at the point of contact, you can predict which direction the cue ball will be traveling.
Where is Whitey Going?
As a basic rule of thumb, when the cue ball is sliding at the point of contact with the object ball, you can trust it will travel at an imaginary perpendicular line from the line of which the object ball is traveling.
This diagram illustrates the direction the cue ball slides when it contacts the object ball. Obviously, the more extreme the cut angle, the less energy the cue ball transfers to the object ball. Therefore, the cue ball will come off at a greater speed. To keep that cue ball on the perpendicular line while controlling the speed, the same theory applies that we used with the stop shot.
To achieve the same results, LOWER SPEED = LOWER TIP POSITION.
All position play begins with understanding the slide zone. When you know which direction the neutral cue ball is going, you can manipulate that line simply by aiming higher or lower. Aiming above center causes a rolling cue ball and moves the line forward, above perpendicular. Aiming lower to cause backspin brings the cue ball backward below the perpendicular line.
When you're able to control the rock, not only does it mean you can play better position for your next shot, but think how handy it will be when you need to avoid a scratch or break out a group of balls. These fine points are what keep players from finishing a run out.
Things to Consider
- How clean are the balls? If the balls are dirty they will act as gears upon contact and cling together for a fraction of time before the cue ball slides on the perpendicular line. Likewise, if the balls are newly washed, they can become much more responsive. If the balls were just cleaned, you may want to aim a little higher than you would think or bring your speed down.
- How worn is the cloth? Slippery, new cloth will also make a surprising difference. When a table is freshly recovered, the cue ball tends to slide in place, even though it may be rolling. Therefore, this will shift the slide window. You'll need to bring your speed down to achieve the desired results.
- Is the cue ball actually sliding at the point of contact? Playing with the Aramith Pro Cup Measle Cue Ball helps you see exactly where the cue ball is sliding at various speeds and distances. You can also easily identify if you've inadvertently hit too high or low based on the cue ball's response after it contacts the object ball.
- Did you cheat the pocket? Object balls can still go in even if they don't enter the center of the pocket. Whichever side of the pocket the object ball enters will shift the perpendicular line of the cue ball. This can be used to your advantage when you need to create more or less angle but always be specific with exactly where you intend to pocket the ball.
Understanding how to adjust your speed and tip position to manipulate the slide zone will help you predict the path of the cue ball.
The next time you're in the mile high area and looking for a Denver billiard instructor, be sure to look me up.


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Students from Oak Ridge City Schools attended an after school event presented by ORNL/UT Joint Faculty Member Dr. William "Bill" Miller on Thursday, November 20, 2014 at The Children's Museum of Oak Ridge.
Oak Ridge High School teachers selected eight high school students to attend the event. Teachers from Woodland, Willowbrook, Linden and Glenwood Elementary Schools also selected a total of 17 elementary school students who attended.
University of Tennessee mechanical engineering students Austin Brown, Elizabeth Dickson, Alex Adams, Jordon Jefferson and Chris Robert presented their Capstone Project, Designing a Low Cost Solar Thermal Collector for Cold Climates, to event attendees. The project was sponsored by The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
"The Capstone project educated the students in the modeling and design of active and passive solar water heating systems. The students modeled an active, indirect solar water heating system and are in process of installing a similar system, suitable for cold climate application," Dr. Miller said.
"The MABE students spoke about the calculation of solar positioning, the radiometrics for the transmittance, reflectance and absorbance of short-wave radiation crossing glass cover plates as well as the long-wave radiation and convection heat transfer occurring in and around solar thermal collectors."
After the student presentation, Dr. Miller gave a tour of UTK's Living Light Decathlon Home that was designed for the 2011 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. The home was donated this year by UTK to The Children's Museum and is on display for museum visitors.
This event was an educational benefit for the surrounding elementary and high schools, providing information about photovoltaic applications.– Amanda Andrews


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Summer of the Bible is a Biblical Core Course offered in the Mountains of Montana near the shores of Flathead Lake. Spend the summer with us in God's word and God's creation as we explore the heart of God through his word and the work of God through His creation!
This Biblical Core Course takes you through the entire Bible in 12 weeks through reading and inductive study. You will learn to hear the word of God from the context in which it was written while discovering what the word means in the often confusing context of today.
Each weekend is an opportunity to meditate on what you have learned and to absorb God's word surrounded by the beauty of His creation. The Summer of the Bible is also available simultaneously online for those who are not able to join us in person.
Online students will work at the same speed and will participate in the same classes as the onsite students, participating with them in discussion and one on one discipleship.


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In set theory, the kernel of a function f may be taken to be either
\left\{\, \left\{\, w \in X \mid f(x)=f(w) \,\right\} \mid x \in X \,\right\}.
As a subset of the square[edit]
\operatorname{ker} f := \{(x,x') \mid f(x) = f(x')\}.[1]
In algebraic structures[edit]
If X and Y are algebraic structures of some fixed type (such as groups, rings, or vector spaces), and if the function f from X to Y is a homomorphism, then ker f will be a subalgebra of the direct product X × X. Subalgebras of X × X that are also equivalence relations (called congruence relations) are important in abstract algebra, because they define the most general notion of quotient algebra.[1] Thus the coimage of f is a quotient algebra of X much as the image of f is a subalgebra of Y; and the bijection between them becomes an isomorphism in the algebraic sense as well (this is the most general form of the first isomorphism theorem in algebra). The use of kernels in this context is discussed further in the article Kernel (algebra).
In topological spaces[edit]
 1. ^ a b c d Bergman, Clifford (2011), Universal Algebra: Fundamentals and Selected Topics, Pure and Applied Mathematics 301, CRC Press, pp. 14–16, ISBN 9781439851296 .


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How do I make the signal list compare measurements made with the detectors used to different limit lines in my MXE EMI Receiver?
You can configure the signal list to compare the measurements made by all three detectors used to a different limit line.
For example, as the default, all three detectors used will be compared to Limit Line #1. You can configure Detector #2 to be compared to Limit Line #2 instead by doing the following:
- Press Meas Setup, Detectors (Measure)
- Press Select Detector, Detector 2
- Press Limit for Delta, Limit 2
- Select OK when asked to confirm the change
If you already have measurement values in the signal list and you would like to update the difference between them and the newly selected limit line do the following:
- Press Meas Setup, More, Limits
- Press More, Update Delta Limit
The signal list will now be comparing the values measured with Detector #2 to Limit Line #2.


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Forest Service officials want to remind visitors that winter travel conditions on forest roads may be hazardous and people should travel with their personal safety in mind.
During the winter the Forest Service does not plow forest roads and visitors need to be cautious before traveling down a road that is unplowed. If a road has been plowed, visitors should expect large trucks or equipment operating on those roads and be cautious.
For the safety of all, visitors also are asked not to park in front of gates or block roadways while they recreate.
In general, the Forest Service urges people recreating in the winter to prepare for unexpected conditions by dressing warm, having extra food and water, and bringing equipment and supplies such as tire chains, sand and shovels in their car.
People should always let someone else know where they are going and when they plan to return.
And, finally, visitors should remember that being able to communicate to rescuers in an emergency is critical; however, cell phones may not always have service in the backcountry.