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Capital Investments – Improving Ontario's Schools
Since 2003, the Ontario government has invested $11.6 billion to make schools better places to learn. When students are in good learning environments, they can focus on learning and personal achievement.
Priority Capital Investments
In January 2013, the Ministry announced over $700 million in Capital Priority and FullDay Kindergarten funding to support school boards' Capital Priority projects needed in the next three years. These include building new schools and additions/retrofits to address enrolment growth, to support full-day kindergarten, to replace schools in poor condition and to support school consolidations.
A complete list of the 39 new schools and 48 additions/retrofits funded by this investment can be found here: New Schools and Additions
This funding is in addition to the more than $1 billion in new capital funding over three years that was announced in 2011-12. This included:
The government has provided just over $1.4 billion in capital funding since 2010 to support the full-day kindergarten (FDK) program. This funding is used by school boards to create the extra classrooms required to accommodate the program and to support the first-time equipping needs of new FDK classrooms. This funding supports the creation of close to 3,400 new kindergarten classrooms, in 3,675 schools, through additions and major retrofits.
FDK is scheduled to be fully implemented by September 2014.
Good Places to Learn
The Ontario government's Good Places to Learn program was launched in 2005 to address the backlog of urgent school renewal needs and the need for new schools around the province. Projects included building new schools and expanding and retrofitting existing school facilities. Highlights of this investment include:
As of fall 2012:
Greening Ontario's Schools
The government has provided $550 million to make schools more energy efficient, while supporting a stronger and greener economy. This Energy Efficient Schools investment included:
The government also invested $50 million for public school boards to reduce energy costs in schools by installing renewable energy technologies for heating or cooling schools or generating electricity. This investment is supporting 135 projects in 126 schools (PDF, 20 KB). The projects cover a range of renewable energy technologies, including:
These projects will help green the energy supply and help school boards save money on energy costs or earn revenue by selling electricity back to the grid. By reinvesting savings and revenue into local schools, boards will have more money to support student success. Solar panels and wind turbines can sell electricity back to the grid through the microFIT Program, an important part of the Green Energy Act.
In addition, the Green Schools Pilot Initiative invested $20 million in a variety of innovative green products and technologies in more than 150 Ontario schools. Learn more about these pilot projects across the province.


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Local Atomic Structure of a High-Entropy Alloy: An X-Ray and Neutron Scattering Study
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By using high-energy synchrotron X-ray and neutron scattering, the local structure of a ternary high-entropy alloy Zr1/3Nb1/3Hf1/3 is characterized by means of pair distribution function (PDF) analysis. Results show that this alloy is a body center cubic (b.c.c.) phase in both bulk sample and in a thin film ~1.5 µm thick. The PDFs obtained from X-ray diffraction and neutron diffraction agree well with each other. The measured PDFs differ from the calculated PDF, particularly in the peak shape of the first two peaks, indicating local lattice distortion due to different atomic sizes in the solid solution.

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Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions (kg per day)
Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.
1998 study by Hemamala Hettige, Muthukumara Mani, and David Wheeler, "Industrial Pollution in Economic Development: Kuznets Revisited" (available at _URL_ The data were updated by the World Bank's Development Research Group using the same methodology as the initial study.

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The Great Basmati Success Story: How India's Exports Grew From $200 Million To Nearly $5 Billion
Over the past three decades, there has been a remarkable evolution in India's basmati rice exports.
Historically, annual exports were relatively modest, hovering around 0.3-0.35 million tonnes and valued at approximately $200-$250 million.
However, in recent times, these numbers have skyrocketed, with exports reaching an impressive 4.5-4.6 million tonnes and commanding a staggering worth of $4.7-4.8 billion.
This extraordinary success narrative owes much of its credit to the unwavering dedication of the scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in New Delhi.
Before the late 1980s, Indian farmers predominantly cultivated traditional basmati rice varieties known for their towering plants, standing at a height of 150-160 cm. These plants were prone to lodging, and their yield was rather modest, averaging about 10 quintals of paddy per acre. Some of the traditional varieties included Taraori and Dehraduni.
The turning point in the basmati rice industry arrived in 1989 with the introduction of Pusa Basmati-1 (PB-1), an improved variety that emerged from the diligent efforts of a team of scientists at IARI, led by E A Siddiq.
PB-1 was developed by crossbreeding Karnal Local with Pusa-150, a high-yielding non-basmati line. The results were striking, with PB-1 featuring a more manageable plant height of 100-105 cm, resistance to lodging, a yield of 25-26 quintals of grain per acre, and a shorter maturation period of 135-140 days.
The journey towards this breakthrough had commenced in the late 1960s when IARI scientists, under the visionary leadership of M S Swaminathan, embarked on a mission to marry the unique grain attributes of traditional basmati rice (notably aroma and non-stickiness) with the high-yield characteristics of modern dwarf varieties.
PB-1, while possessing a mild aroma, surpassed Taraori in terms of average milled rice kernel length and its ability to elongate upon cooking.
By the turn of the century, India was exporting 0.6-0.7 million metric tonnes of basmati rice annually, generating revenue in the range of $400-$450 million. Remarkably, PB-1 alone accounted for nearly 60 per cent of this export volume.
Nonetheless, the true game-changer emerged in 2003 with the introduction of Pusa Basmati-1121 (PB-1121). Though it exhibited a lower yield and a longer maturation period, PB-1121 stood out with its exceptional grain quality.
The average kernel length measured an impressive 8 mm, and when cooked, it elongated a remarkable 2.7 times to approximately 21.5 mm. This unique trait swiftly captured the attention of overseas buyers, leading to companies like KRBL Ltd recognising its immense potential. They began exporting it under the 'India Gate Classic' brand.
The profound impact of PB-1121 is evident when one examines the export figures. From 2001-02 to 2013-14, India's basmati rice exports surged from 0.7 million tonnes to 3.7 million tonnes, accompanied by a significant rise in value, from $390 million to an impressive $4.9 billion. PB-1121 contributed significantly to this growth, accounting for over 70 per cent of these exports.
In 2013, under the leadership of Ashok Kumar Singh, IARI released Pusa Basmati-1509 (PB-1509). This variety shared certain similarities with PB-1 and PB-1121 but possessed a shorter seed-to-grain duration, spanning just 115-120 days. This early-maturing, high-yielding variety brought undeniable advantages to farmers, enabling them to cultivate additional crops within a single season.
Recent efforts at IARI have also focused on enhancing disease resistance within basmati varieties. PB-1121, for instance, was susceptible to bacterial leaf blight. Consequently, scientists embarked on the development of varieties equipped with built-in resistance to this disease.
Such advancements have led to a reduced reliance on crop protection chemicals, benefiting not only the premium quality of Indian basmati but also the environment.
While basmati rice yields have reached a commendable 25 quintals per acre, slightly lower than non-basmati varieties, the favourable market price of basmati rice translates to more substantial profits for farmers.
However, basmati farmers remain exposed to market fluctuations and government policies pertaining to exports, including recent restrictions on basmati shipments priced below $1,200 per tonne.
The story of basmati rice serves as a testament to the transformative power of scientific research.

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INDIAN CICADA DISTRIBUTIONS
Indian Cicada Distributions ("Distributions" in the tab menu above) will be the most interactive and data-intensive module of Butterflies of India. It will be based on the same concept as BirdSpot developed by L. Shyamal, but implemented online. Once this module is ready, registered users will be able to upload their cicada spot records or trip/regional checklists in a standard format, which will be entered in a centralized database after peer-review of the submitted records. Information from the database can then be used by anyone to generate distributional maps for individual cicada species, or to generate checklists of specific localities based on queries input by the users. The module is currently being developed. Until then, you can contribute images to species pages, which go in a database and are mapped.
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.. 2023. Indian Cicada Distributions. In Marathe, K., V. Sarkar, B. W. Price, P. Roy, and K. Kunte. Cicadas of India, v. 1. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.


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Speed Skating at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Games
1932 Winter Games: Previous Winter Games ▪ Next Winter Games
Host City: Lake Placid, United States
Date Started: February 4, 1932
Date Finished: February 8, 1932
Events: 7
Participants: 42 (32 men and 10 women) from 6 countries
Youngest Participant: CAN Herb Flack (18 years, 220 days)
Oldest Participant: JPN Tomeju Uruma (29 years, 58 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): 4 athletes with 2 medals
Most Medals (Country): USA United States and CAN Canada (5 medals)
Lake Placid had hosted its first major speed skating competition in 1919, with the Eastern Outdoor Championships, won by local skater Charlie Jewtraw, who went on to become Olympic Champion in the 500 m at the inaugural Winter Olympics in 1924. Since then, many records had been set on the ice of the town's Mirror Lake. For the 1932 Games, a $150,000 stadium was built with a capacity of 5,000. A hockey rink was placed in the centre of the track, and matches were played between and during skating races.
Only six countries entered the speed skating events: Canada, Finland, Japan, Norway, Sweden and the host nation. However, the economic depression was not the only reason for the small number of participants. On 25 May 1931, the International Skating Union (ISU) had approved the use of the North American "pack style" system for international tournaments, as had been proposed by the American and Canadian federations. This style featured competitors starting in small groups, not unlike modern-day short-track speed skating. This meant races were decided on tactics, rather than time alone, as is common in the "Continental" style.
Quintuple Olympic Champion and reigning World Champion Clas Thunberg had experienced the North American rules first hand in 1926, and knew the North American tactics were superior. According to his auto-biography, he sent a private letter to the Norwegian federation, suggesting an alliance, but the Norwegians rejected this. (It should be pointed out, that Thunberg's biography was entitled Alone against all of Norway.) He then decided to stay away from Lake Placid, too. Both Sweden and Finland eventually sent only a single skater, compared to four skaters from Japan, which made its Olympic speed skating debut. The Dutch federation decided not to send a delegation because they did not think their skaters would stand a chance under the mass-start rules. The Norwegians did go, and even held special trials in the North American format. In the 10000 m race, Ivar Ballangrud skated 16:46.4, which was well below the current World Record of 17:17.4.
Thunberg's fear of North American domination proved correct, as US skaters won all four events, and only two medals were not taken by Americans or Canadians. In addition, controversy surrounded the events. Obstructions and violations of the rules were noted in all events, culminating in a four-country protest before the start of the 10000 m. During that competition, the results of the heats were annulled and eventually re-skated. European skaters and media spoke of a farcical affair, all skating events being decided in the last laps, regardless of the distance. The New York Times commented:
> "It was Mark Twain who once remarked that 'people often complain about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it'. In like fashion, the Europeans have been complaining about the American style of speed skating, but no one has offered a real solution."
Two-fold Olympic Champion and local boy Jack Shea suggested that a compromise might be reached by conducting the sport in several lanes, like in athletics. Nothing ever came of his suggestion.
Two weeks after the Olympic skating races, the World Championships were held at the same rink. In the absence of Olympic champions Shea and Jaffee, the Norwegians won all four individual races and the first three overall places, while the North Americans were well down in the standings. At the next ISU congress, the use of North American rules in international competitions was removed from the rule book.
Amidst all the controversy, female skaters made their Olympic debut. Three events for women had been added to the program as demonstration events, following the ISU's 1931 recognition of female skating records over 500, 1000 and 1500 m. Only American and Canadian women participated, but the races were of a high level. Winners [Jean Wilson], [Elizabeth Dubois] and [Kit Klein] posted times faster than the active World Records. Because these events were held in pack style, their times were never recognised as records. There were 10 female competitors in the events, five from Canada and five from the United States. Women would not compete in Olympic speedskating again until 1960, when it became a full medal sport.


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Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is one of the most widely consumed dietary supplements worldwide. Its anticancer potential has been demonstrated in various studies. However, ginger roots obtained from different geographical locations showed extensive variability in their activities, mainly due to differences in the levels of bioactive compounds. Here we evaluated the effect of these differences on the anticancer activity of ginger by performing efficacy-based fingerprinting. We characterized the fingerprint profiles of 22 ginger samples using liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy, followed by a principal component analysis (PCA) and pearson correlation analysis. We also evaluated the anti-proliferative effects (IC50) of these samples on triple-negative breast cancer cells using the MTT assays. The supervised PCA identified a subset of analytes whose abundance strongly associated with the IC50 values of the ginger extracts, providing a link between ginger extract composition and in vitro anticancer efficacy. This study demonstrated that variation in the ginger fingerprint profiles resulting from differences in their chemical composition could have a significant impact on efficacy and bioactivity of ginger extracts. Also, this first-of-a-kind efficacy-based fingerprinting approach proposed here can identify potent anticancer candidates from the ginger fingerprint without the need for isolating individual components from the extracts.
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The FASTRAC satellites have been in operation for more than a year and the team has been able to get a lot of data from them, in great part due to the amazing support from the amateur radio community. Over the last month the team noticed that one of FASTRAC-1's on board microcontrollers which controls one of the experiments has not been booting up correctly. The team has done everything possible to correct this issue apart from turning it off which can only happen if the batteries fall below an specific charge level. Since the satellites have been power positive throughout this whole year the only way this can happen is if the satellites transmit more often. Given that one of FASTRAC goals has always been to eventually provide a platform for amateur radio enthusiasts to use after the primary mission was over, the team has decided to open up FASTRAC-1 to the amateur radio community with the hope as more people use it to digipeat through the satellite, the battery levels will diminish and cause a hard reset of the microcontrollers on board. The satellite will be configured so that amateur radio operators can use it beginning on Friday Dec 2 at 10:00 AM CST. Starting on this date people will be able to digipeat through the satellites. The call sign and frequencies of the satellite are summarized below and an example of digipeating through the satellite is also shown in below. To increase the chances of causing a hard reset, it is requested that as many amateur radio enthusiasts try to digipeat through the satellite on the weekend of Dec 10. If you are successful at digipeating through the satellites or have any problems doing so please let us know at [email protected], through our Facebook page ( _URL_ or through the forums on our website ( _URL_
*Frequency Information for FASTRAC-1*
- FASTRAC-1 "Sara Lily" Downlink Frequency: 437.345 MHz - FASTRAC-1 "Sara Lily" Uplink Frequency (1200 or 9600 baud): 145.825 MHz - FASTRAC-1 "Sara Lily" Satellite Call Sign: FAST1
*Example of Digipeating through FAST1 *
- cmd: c CALLSIGN via fast1 - cmd: KE5DTW>CALLSIGN,FAST1/1: <<C>>: - CALLSIGN>KE5DTW,FAST1*/1: <UA>: - *** CONNECTED to CALLSIGN VIA FAST1
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For a PDF version of the announcement please go to the following link: _URL_
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VR-TheWorld Server is a powerful web-based terrain streaming server that lets users stream in elevation, features, and imagery. It is delivered with a global base map, but users can populate it with their own custom source data through a web-based interface. The server can be deployed on private networks to provide streaming terrain data to a variety of simulation and visualisation applications, behind a firewall.
VR-TheWorld stores and streams elevation, imagery, and features including roads, buildings, and trees to multiple applications simultaneously. The quality of imagery and elevation data included with the server is continually expanded, while also allowing users to add their own geospatial data to distribute in real-time. VR-TheWorld Server is seeded with over two terabytes of global elevation and imagery data — pre-tiled for high performance access.
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- Global imagery. Landsat 7 (15m resolution for the entire globe) merged with NASA Blue Marble data (500m resolution), colour-corrected for seamless display, and pre-tiled to 7 mipmap levels.
- High-resolution inset areas. The insets range from 1m to 15cm per pixel – including Boston, Washington, D. C., and two airport areas in Afghanistan.
- Samples of 1:250,000 and 1:100,000 topographic maps in Southern California.
- A highly detailed map of Hawaii
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Concentration parameter
In probability theory and statistics, a concentration parameter is a special kind of numerical parameter of a parametric family of probability distributions. Concentration parameters occur in two kinds of distribution: In the Von Mises–Fisher distribution, and in conjunction with distributions whose domain is a probability distribution, such as the symmetric Dirichlet distribution and the Dirichlet process. The rest of this article focuses on the latter usage. In probability theory and statistics, a concentration parameter is a special kind of numerical parameter of a parametric family of probability distributions. Concentration parameters occur in two kinds of distribution: In the Von Mises–Fisher distribution, and in conjunction with distributions whose domain is a probability distribution, such as the symmetric Dirichlet distribution and the Dirichlet process. The rest of this article focuses on the latter usage. The larger the value of the concentration parameter, the more evenly distributed is the resulting distribution (the more it tends towards the uniform distribution). The smaller the value of the concentration parameter, the more sparsely distributed is the resulting distribution, with most values or ranges of values having a probability near zero (in other words, the more it tends towards a distribution concentrated on a single point, the degenerate distribution defined by the Dirac delta function). In the case of multivariate Dirichlet distributions, there is some confusion over how to define the concentration parameter. In the topic modelling literature, it is often defined as the sum of the individual Dirichlet parameters, when discussing symmetric Dirichlet distributions (where the parameters are the same for all dimensions) it is often defined to be the value of the single Dirichlet parameter used in all dimensions. This second definition is smaller by a factor of the dimension of the distribution. A concentration parameter of 1 (or k, the dimension of the Dirichlet distribution, by the definition used in the topic modelling literature) results in all sets of probabilities being equally likely, i.e. in this case the Dirichlet distribution of dimension k is equivalent to a uniform distribution over a k-1-dimensional simplex. Note that this is not the same as what happens when the concentration parameter tends towards infinity. In the former case, all resulting distributions are equally likely (the distribution over distributions is uniform). In the latter case, only near-uniform distributions are likely (the distribution over distributions is highly peaked around the uniform distribution). Meanwhile, in the limit as the concentration parameter tends towards zero, only distributions with nearly all mass concentrated on one of their components are likely (the distribution over distributions is highly peaked around the k possible Dirac delta distributions centered on one of the components, or in terms of the k-dimensional simplex, is highly peaked at corners of the simplex). An example of where a sparse prior (concentration parameter much less than 1) is called for, consider a topic model, which is used to learn the topics that are discussed in a set of documents, where each 'topic' is described using a categorical distribution over a vocabulary of words. A typical vocabulary might have 100,000 words, leading to a 100,000-dimensional categorical distribution. The prior distribution for the parameters of the categorical distribution would likely be a symmetric Dirichlet distribution. However, a coherent topic might only have a few hundred words with any significant probability mass. Accordingly, a reasonable setting for the concentration parameter might be 0.01 or 0.001. With a larger vocabulary of around 1,000,000 words, an even smaller value, e.g. 0.0001, might be appropriate.
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Theory of dichroism in the electromagnetic response of superconductors
K. Capelle, E. K.U. Gross, B. L. Györffy
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A microscopic theory of dichroism in the magneto-optical properties of superconductors is presented. Four distinct mechanisms for dichroism in superconductors are identified. Two are modifications of mechanisms known from the normal state, and two are novel effects found in superconductors only. The theory is illustrated by numerical calculations for a simple model system. The interplay between relativistic symmetry breaking and superconducting coherence is found to give rise to a variety of new effects, not known from dichroism in the normal state.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3753-3756
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume78
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A Comparative Study of Transvaginal Tape, Transobturator Tape Outside-in, and Transvaginal Tape-obturator Inside-out Surgical Procedures in the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence
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A Comparative Study of Transvaginal Tape, Transobturator Tape Outside-in, and Transvaginal Tape-obturator Inside-out Surgical Procedures in the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence
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Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery
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The aim of this work was to use the Urinary Distress Inventory (UDI-6) and Incontinence Impact Quality of Life (IIQ-7) questionnaires to compare 3 surgical techniques for stress urinary incontinence: the transvaginal tape (TVT) (105 women), the transobturator tape outside-in (TOT) (43 women), and the transvaginal tape-obturator inside-out (TVT-O) (54 women). There were no significant differences in frequent urination, urine leakage related to the feeling of urgency, urine leakage related to physical activity, or small amounts of urine leakage. TVT-operated women had a lower percentage of micturition difficulties compared with TOT women. TVT-O-operated women described slight discomfort in the genital area compared with the TVT technique, but this difference was not significant when compared with the TOT technique. When utilizing the UDI-6 and IIQ-7 scoring modifications before and after surgery, no difference among these 3 techniques is apparent.
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- Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index averages +6 in 2017
- Current conditions component at +13 last year; economic outlook at -1
- Republicans' confidence in the economy rises 77 points to +46 in 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans' views of the U.S. economy were positive on balance in 2017, with Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index averaging +6 for the year. This was a 16-point increase from -10 in 2016 and is the index's first positive annual average since Gallup began daily tracking of this measure in 2008.
Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index is the average of two components: how Americans rate current economic conditions and whether they feel the economy is improving or getting worse. The index has a theoretical maximum of +100 if all Americans were to say the economy is doing well and improving, and a theoretical minimum of -100 if all were to say the economy is doing poorly and getting worse.
Overall, Americans' confidence in the economy has gradually if unevenly improved since the recession year of 2008, when economic confidence averaged -48. The index's weekly readings fell as low as -66 during that year.
Economic confidence increased slightly in 2009, the year the Great Recession officially ended, and further still in 2010, though sentiment remained decisively negative. However, confidence slipped again in 2011, as the specter of a possible U.S. default on its debt rattled Wall Street and Main Street alike. This effect was temporary, however, as confidence spiked by 16 points in 2012 -- tied with last year for the highest annual improvement in the trend -- though the index remained negative.
Confidence further strengthened over the next four years, although slowly, with the index's annual average increasing by a total of six points between 2013 and 2016. Confidence remained net-negative over this period, though the index's weekly measurements were positive for a brief time in early 2015 after gas prices plunged over several months in late 2014 and early 2015.
The election of Donald Trump in late 2016 helped push the index into positive territory on a consistent basis, as confidence dramatically improved after his election. The index's monthly average hit a then-record high of +9 in December 2016.
This newfound confidence carried over into 2017. The index averaged +10 or higher in eight separate weeks, including a score of +13 for the final week of the year. Often these peaks in confidence coincided with new highs hit by major stock indicators, especially the Dow Jones industrial average.
Republicans' Confidence in Economy Hits Nine-Year High
Republicans' confidence in the economy stood at +46 in 2017, a 77-point improvement from 2016 and the highest level for this group in Gallup's history of tracking this question. Undoubtedly, Republicans' economic optimism is partially based on the fact that the economy is now in the hands of a Republican president who made a number of conservative economic promises during the 2016 campaign and is working with a Republican-led Congress.
But partisanship doesn't completely explain improving economic perceptions -- economic confidence also rose among political independents in 2017, to -1 from -13 in 2016. And while Democrats' ratings of the economy deteriorated in 2017, this was less than the improvement in Republicans' confidence. In 2017, Democrats' economic confidence fell to -20 from +18 in 2016, a 38-point decline.
Americans More Confident in Current Conditions Than Economic Outlook
Perceptions of the economy's current conditions improved markedly in 2017, with more Americans rating them positively than negatively. The current conditions component of Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index averaged +13 last year, up from -2 in 2016. Last year's score reflects the 34% of Americans who described the economy as "excellent" or "good," minus the 21% who described it as "poor."
The economic outlook component also advanced in 2017, though -- at -1 -- it remained slightly negative. This score is the result of 46% of Americans saying the economy was "getting better," while 47% said it was "getting worse." The outlook component averaged -17 in 2016.
By a number of indicators, the U.S. economy had a good 2017. Closely followed stock market indexes such as the Dow performed strongly and set multiple new records over the course of the year, and the labor force unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in almost two decades. Crucially, national GDP grew at a quarterly rate of 3% or higher in the middle two quarters of 2017, only the third time the economy has grown this fast in consecutive quarters since before the recession.
Given these positive signs, it may be unsurprising that Americans regained their sense of economic confidence last year. But with economic pessimism dominating the national mood for so long, it was not necessarily foreordained that an improving economy would boost Americans' confidence. For instance, other key Gallup indicators, such as satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S., have remained steadfastly low for about a decade despite changing national conditions.
Instead, economic confidence rallied in 2017. It is true that partisanship explains a portion of this rally: Republicans' surging confidence that began in late 2016 and continued last year was more the result of political, not economic, change. But at the same time, confidence has improved among independents, a sign that improving economic conditions are changing economic perceptions. Even Democrats in 2017 rated the economy's current conditions positively, though they were less sanguine about the economy's future -- presumably because they disagree with Trump's economic policies.
Moreover, a majority of Americans are optimistic about what the new year holds for the economy -- with 52% saying 2018 will be a year of economic prosperity. If that expectation becomes reality, Americans' confidence in the economy could continue to improve.
Results for this Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2017, on the Gallup U.S. Daily survey, with a random sample of 153,481 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. For results based on the total sample of national adults, the margin of sampling error is ±1 percentage point at the 95% confidence level. All reported margins of sampling error include computed design effects for weighting.
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Synchronous Channels using MVars
An MVar in Haskell is a shared variable that is either full, or empty. Trying to write to a full one, or read from an empty one, will cause you to block. It can be used as a one-place buffered asynchronous channel. Consider if you didn't want choice, or conjunction or any of the fancy features of CHP, but you do want to build a synchronous channel using MVars. How would you do it?
MVars — The Obvious Way
There is a very straightforward way to turn asynchronous channels into synchronous channels: you form a pair of channels, and use one for the writer to send the reader the data, and the other for the reader to send the writer an acknowledgement:
data SimpleChannel a = SimpleChannel (MVar a) (MVar ()) newSimpleChannel :: IO (SimpleChannel a) newSimpleChannel = liftM2 SimpleChannel newEmptyMVar newEmptyMVar writeSimpleChannel :: SimpleChannel a -> a -> IO () writeSimpleChannel (SimpleChannel msg ack) x = putMVar msg x >> takeMVar ack readSimpleChannel :: SimpleChannel a -> IO a readSimpleChannel (SimpleChannel msg ack) = takeMVar msg <* putMVar ack ()
Let's assume that context-switching is the major cost in these algorithms, and examine how many times a process must block in the above algorithm. We know that this must be at least one; whoever arrives first will have to block to wait for the second participant.
We'll start with what happens if the writer arrives first. The writer arrives, puts the value into the data MVar, then blocks waiting for the ack. The reader arrives, takes the data and sends the ack, at which point the writer wakes up. So in this case: one block.
If the reader arrives first, it will block waiting for the data MVar. The writer will arrive, put the value into the data MVar, then block waiting for the ack. The reader will wake up, take the data and send the ack; then the writer will wake up. So here we had two blocks. The writer blocking is unnecessary; if the reader was already there waiting, there is no need for the writer to wait for an ack, it could just deposit the value and go — if it knew the reader was there.
MVars — The Faster Way
There are several ways to remove that second block. One way is to have an MVar as a sort of status MVar. When the reader or writer arrives, they try to put into this MVar. If they succeed, they are first and they wait on a second MVar. If they fail, they are second and act accordingly, emptying the status variable and waking up the first party:
data FastChannel a = FastChannel (MVar (Maybe a)) (MVar ()) (MVar a) newFastChannel :: IO (FastChannel a) newFastChannel = liftM3 FastChannel newEmptyMVar newEmptyMVar newEmptyMVar writeFastChannel :: FastChannel a -> a -> IO () writeFastChannel (FastChannel sts ack msg) x = do first <- tryPutMVar sts (Just x) if first then takeMVar ack -- will block else takeMVar sts >> putMVar msg x readFastChannel :: FastChannel a -> IO a readFastChannel (FastChannel sts ack msg) = do first <- tryPutMVar sts Nothing if first then takeMVar msg -- will block else (fromJust <$> takeMVar sts) <* putMVar ack ()
This version is, in my benchmarks, twice as fast as the first version, which suggests that context-switching really is the expensive part of these algorithms. In fact, I started out with the first version in thi spost, but CHP's more featured and complex algorithms were coming out faster because I only ever block once. It was only when I improved the MVar version to the second one above that the results were as I expected.


Researchers aim to uncover the secrets to happiness with new app
Anyone worldwide can now help Yale researchers uncover the secrets to happiness from their smartphones, without ever stepping foot into a lab.
The Happiness Project is a new mobile app developed by the lab of Robb Rutledge, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, in which users can play games to test their decision making and learn about the science of happiness.
Happiness is not usually studied with mathematical equations, Rutledge said. The goal of The Happiness Project is to advance research to understand what determines how someone feels from minute to minute.
"We think that how people feel minute to minute is really important for understanding their mental health," Rutledge said. "Very little is known about what determines this and it's such an important part of our everyday experience. My lab is trying to figure out the mathematical equations for what determines happiness."
The app's development was made more complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lab members dispersed to locations all around the world, and the Rutledge Lab relocated from University College London to Yale over the summer.
The team designed the tasks themselves, paying extra attention to creating engaging games that people find fun and would want to play.
"We're taking a fairly dry lab experiment where we control everything and turning it into something a bit more fun," Rutledge said.
"At the same time, we're not trying to make a video game," Rutledge explained. "We don't want a game that a few people love and most people don't really want to play. What we really need is something that if you had 100 people, 99 of them would say, "I'll play these games for 10 minutes." We're trying to build something for everyone because that's what we need if we want to understand how happiness works."
When a user downloads the game, they'll learn about the team's mission to understand happiness and figure out the equations for happiness. Users are presented with a variety of game options to choose from. Users might be asked to make risky decisions or make some kind of effort to earn more points. As a user completes games, they unlock more games.
"Every time people play the games and answer the surveys, they're helping our research," Rutledge said.
"The games are looking at different aspects of human behavior and emotions. The data from their play is sent to our servers anonymously, and then we look at it to see what that person does and what makes them feel different things."
For Rutledge, the pandemic underlined the importance of better understanding mental health. And while it's been difficult for research in a more traditional laboratory setting to continue with physical distancing recommendations in place, The Happiness Project app allows people to participate in research from the safety and comfort of their own home, creating a large pool of diverse participants of all ages and backgrounds.
"We want to provide an option for people who want to contribute to mental health research. They can participate at home in just a few minutes, and ultimately it will help us understand happiness better," Rutledge said.


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line, a study was conducted on site of the Temple vibrations, analysing the frequency of the structure built so far to allow for better calibration of the model for the seismic analysis.
Furthermore, as construction of the building has advanced over the years, all of the structural elements have been defined more precisely and, therefore, it has been possible to update the model of the building. The model has been recalculated with the new data in order to ensure, among other things, that it can stand up to seismic activity. So, with the beginning of works on the central lanterns in 2014, the general structural model of the Temple was updated with the geometry, mass and stiffness of all the existing structural elements, as well as the structure in the tower project. Furthermore, to make it even safer, a specific study was carried out to determine how an earthquake would affect the towers.
Taking all of this into account, we can draw the conclusion that seismic activity has been properly taken into account in the calculations of the Temple structure, in line with current standards for our region.


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- Estimating the impact of environmental conditions on hatching results using multivariable analysis
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
- Hatching results are directly related to environmental and biological surroundings. This research study aimed at evaluating the influence of incubation environmental conditions on hatchability and one-day-old chickling quality of five production flocks using multivariable analysis tool. The experiment was carried out in a commercial hatchery located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Environmental variables such as dry bulb temperature, relative humidity, carbon dioxide concentration, and number of colony forming units of fungi were recorded inside a broiler multi-stage setter, a hatcher after eggs transference, and a chick-processing room. The homogeneity of parameter distribution among quadrants inside the setter, the hatcher, and the chick room was tested using the non-parametric test of Kruskal-Wallis, and the fit analysis was applied. The multivariate analysis was applied using the Main Component Technique in order to identify possible correlations between environmental and production parameters. Three different groups were identified: the first group is represented by temperature, which was positively correlated both with good hatchability and good chick quality; the second group indicates that poor chick quality was positively correlated with air velocity and relative humidity increase. The third group, represented by carbon dioxide concentration and fungi colonies forming units, presented strong positive association with embryo mortality increase.
- Revista Brasileira de Ciência Avícola. Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas, v. 10, n. 4, p. 215-222, 2008.
- Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas
- Broiler chick
- chick quality
- incubation conditions
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Fish are getting sucked into the skimmer
Discussion in 'Water Features' started by jeffslawnservice, Jan 24, 2013.
 1. jeffslawnservice
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 This morning when I went out to look at my pond I noticed two fish in the skimmer is there anyway yo prevent this? The pond is frozen also.
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 Yeah, don't run a skimmer when the pond might be freezing.
 Skimmer float weirs rely on being able to float freely to position themselves correctly. If ice interferes with their motion, you can end up with a waterfall that can trap fish.
 3. jeffslawnservice
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 Not sure if I follow your post, its a skimmer box with a pump in it, should I shut off the pump and install an aerator or since its already frozen is that a no go.
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 If your pond is frozen over the fish will probably die. Then the dead fish will be sucked into the skimmer. Hydrogen disulfide will continue to be produced by decaying matter and will be trapped under the ice. Hydrogen disulfide is toxic in very small concentrations. Normally it will be released into the atmosphere, but it becomes trapped under the ice and lethal concentrations can form.
 Either thaw the ice or cut it out to form breathing holes. Don't pound on the ice. Shock waves can rupture the fish's air bladder, killing the fish. I lost a pond of koi when the electricity went out for 12 hours and ice formed completely over the pond surface.
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 I have always had doubts as to the prevalent belief that fish will automatically die in a completely iced over pond. Naturally occurring ponds in the Northern latitudes are prone to completely ice over every winter, yet the fish remain alive. If they didn't, these same ponds would be completely devoid of any fish and we know that is not the case.
 Hydrogen sulphide gas is formed by the action of heterotrophic bacteria which breakdown Hydrogen disulphide (an inorganic oil) under anaerobic conditions. This gas is formed ONLY in when there is a complete lack of Oxygen.
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 The way to prevent fish ending up in the skimmer is to buy smarter fish.
 7. rlitman
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 Several issues raised here. Let's start with the OP's first:
 Sounds like what I expected. Either the skimmer is a box that hangs off the side of the liner, or you have a center skimmer (those are not too common).
 Either "skim" the water by having the water cascade over a floating weir. When the pump is off, this weir should float freely to just above the water's surface. When the pump is turned on, the water level behind the weir drops, which causes the floating weir to drop. Eventually it is just low enough to let a thin ribbon of water flow over, and that generally stops fish from entering. Now if ice gets in there, it can hold the weir down, leaving enough water for a fish to swim though.
 Skimmers should not be run during freezing conditions. Yes, shut that pump.
 Naturally occurring ponds have way less fish per gallon of water. That leaves much more available dissolved oxygen. A frozen over man made backyard pond is like stuffing an elevator full of people, and duct taping every seam shut. Eventually they'll run out of air.
 Yes. But don't put the aerator in the skimmer box.
 If you have a heater, try to melt a small hole over spot at least 2' deep, but not the absolute deepest part of the pond. Then toss in a sinking aerator stone into there.
 The bubbles will usually keep a small area ice free, and even if they don't, so long as you keep bubbling air into the pond, it will find a way back out, and your fish will be fine.
 Since the bubbles stir up the water, I prefer to not actually put my winter bubbler in the deepest part. I prefer to leave the deepest parts more still, as the ground will warm the deepest water a little, when you stir that up, you lose heat out the top.
 Oh, and yes, hydrogen sulfide only forms in anaerobic conditions. This is possible under piles of leaves at the bottom (which is why you do not want to let leaves accumulate, but also why you need to be careful cleaning them out), but not in open water in a pond.
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 LOL. When people ask me why I installed an electric fence around my pond, my answer is always "To keep the fish in, of course."
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 This analogy may have some merit if the pond already has a stocking density too high for the pond's capacity. I hear of just as many reports of Koi (and Goldfish) surviving the winter in an iced-over pond as I do of Koi (and Goldfish) mortality in ponds that provided venting in the ice.
 Koi and Goldfish are known to survive in anoxic (low oxygen) conditions for extended periods under otherwise normal conditions. Cold water will retain considerably more Oxygen than warm water and fish metabolism is extremely low at low temps. Koi and Goldfish require very little Oxygen to survive in cold (near freezing) water. Koi because they are a warm water specie and can adapt to low Oxygen levels and Goldfish because they have the ability to store Oxygen in their muscle tissue when necessary. This has been proven in several scientific studies.
 I would need to see more than anecdotal evidence that venting or aeration would be required in an iced over pond with the appropriate fish load.
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 Couldn't agree more. In a clean pond with the appropriate fish load, and the appropriate depth to leave sufficient liquid water, a few days (perhaps even weeks) of ice is not a concern.
 But how many ponds do you see people installing with too many fish, in a 2' deep hard plastic box store liner, with 6" of rotting leaves at the bottom?
 Granted, in those situations, surviving through winter is the least of their problems.
 Also, while cold water does retain more oxygen, and the fish's metabolism is extremely slow in the cold, the actual volume of dissolved oxygen is still staggeringly low, and can be used up. With everything just right, sure a week or so iced over shouldn't be a problem. Now if you are in a climate that ices over for months, I'd think about it.
 Last winter on Long Island, ice would have maybe only closed things over for a few days. But in winters past, I've seen ice cover ponds for a month or more. I used to use that heated ring with the dome over it. But I've found that if I put it over a bubbler, I don't even need to plug the heat in to keep a hole in the ice. Do I need to do all this. Perhaps not, but it is cheap insurance.
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As Brian Agnew points out, 5 minutes is entirely manageable, if somewhat wasteful of resources, if one can control timeout settings. Otherwise, at least two requests must be made: The first to get the result-producing process rolling, and the second (and third, fourth, etc., if the result takes longer than expected to compile) to poll for the result.
Brian Agnew and Darrel Miller both suggest similar approaches for the two(+)-step approach: POST a request to a factory endpoint, starting a job on the server, and later GET the result from the returned result endpoint.
While the above is a very common solution, and indeed adheres to the letter of the REST constraints, it smells very much of RPC. That is, rather than saying, "provide me a representation of this resource", it says "run this job" (RPC) and then "provide me a representation of the resource that is the result of running the job" (REST). EDIT: I'm speaking very loosely here. To be clear, none of this explicitly defies the REST constraints, but it does very much resemble dressing up a non-RESTful approach in REST's clothing, losing out on its benefits (e.g. caching, idempotency) in the process.
As such, I would rather suggest that when the client first attempts to GET the resource, the server should respond with 202 "Accepted" (_URL_ perhaps with "try back in 5 minutes" somewhere in the response entity. Thereafter, the client can poll the same endpoint to GET the result, if available (otherwise return another 202, and try again later).
Some additional benefits of this approach are that single-use resources (such as jobs) are not unnecessarily created, two separate endpoints need not be queried (factory and result), and likewise the second endpoint need not be determined from parsing the response from the first, thus simpler. Moreover, results can be cached, "for free" (code-wise). Set the cache expiration time in the result header according to how long the results are "valid", in some sense, for your problem domain.
I wish I could call this a textbook example of a "resource-oriented" approach, but, perhaps ironically, Chapter 8 of "RESTful Web Services" suggests the two-endpoint, factory approach. Go figure.


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- Old Dominion Surveyor
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The Virginia Association of Surveyors (VAS) was established in 1948 to promote the best practices of our members, provide a forum for discussion, and offer professional development courses to licensed, practicing surveyors in the Commonwealth. Additionally, VAS has expanded its reach to support future surveyors, technicians, and the public to further recognize the contributions the surveying profession provides to the community.
VAS serves the public and the profession through outreach and activities, such as conferences, scholarships, and advocacy. VAS is an affiliate of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) and American Association for Geodetic Surveying (AAGS).


Scrisoarea 3
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"Scrisoarea 3" means "Letter 3" (and not "The third Letter") There are five letters written by Eminescu and this is the most renowned one, although "Scrisoarea 1" has to be studied in the school ("Scrisoarea 1" is the story of a genius").
The poem consists of three parts: (I've numbered empty lines also and the definitions of parts are my own).
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There are lots of empty lines. So: Now it comes to the second part. And now to the last part:


text: The process of stream trenching and slope formation cause a continuous change in the stress field of the river bank slopes. The superficial rockmass is unloaded in the change of stress field. The depth of unloading should be indifferent in the same area. An investigation is carried on the stress field at a hydropower station in southwest China. The station has two dams. The up and downtream dams have a distance of 1.4km. The investigation detected that unloading depths of the rockmasses at the two dam sites have wider differences. At the upstream dam site, the unloadin depth is more than 20m, and its extreme depth can reach to 90 m. At the downstream dam site, the unloading depthis only 5~20m. Field survey and numerical simulation indicate that orientation of the rock formation is the key factor for the difference in the unloading depths at the up and downstream dams. Trends of rock formation and river bank slopes at the upstream dam are paralleled. The rockmass of steep dip angle is easy to be cracked. The weathering is invaded. The depth of the rockmass unloading is deep. At the downstram dam, the trends of the rock formation and river bank slopes are nearly are perpendicular. The strength of the rockmass is greater than the bedding planes. The structural surfaces that parallel to the river bank slopes are less. Therefore, the unloading depth of rockmass is within 20m.


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Route 19. LRN 176, defined in 1933 between Route 39 and Route 91, and extended to Route 19 in 1959. As part of Route 10, portions were signed as Bypass US 101.
On August 21, 1933, it was reported that Firestone Boulevard, sometimes
known as Manchester Avenue, was widened from 40 feet to 74 feet and became part
of the California state highway system. The article noted that the road will be
one of the principal traffic arteries connecting the Coast Highway, the
southerly portion of Los Angeles, and contiguous territory with Anaheim,
Orange, and Santa Ana.
(Source: This Date in Los Angeles Transportation History, August 21)
Route 42 was not assigned as part of the 1934 signage of state routes. It is unclear if any route was signed as Route 42 between 1934 and the resignage of Route 10 as Route 42.
US 42 was the original number proposed in 1926 for what was later US 48, which was later renumbered as part of US 50. This is now part of Route 37.
The CalTrans bridge log indicates that Route 105 is signed in its entirety as Route 42. What this means is that the currently signed Route 42 is really the old traversable routing of Route 105. In mid-2000, CalTrans finally relinquished all portions of Route 42, although it still has some of the old signs in some places. The CalTrans photolog still shows some portions of Route 42 as unrelinquished in 2001.
The SAFETEA-LU act, enacted in August 2005 as the reauthorization of TEA-21, provided the following expenditures on or near this route:
High Priority Project #479: Widen Firestone Blvd (former Route 42) between Ryerson Blvd and Stewart and Gray Road in Downey. $1,600,000.
High Priority Project #1633: Conduct project report study on Old River School Rd — Firestone Blvd intersection reconfiguration in Downey. $400,000.
The route that became LRN 42 was first defined in 1913 by Chapter 398, which called for "the survey and construction of a state highway from the point known as Saratoga Gap on the line between the counties of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz, extending thence by the practicable route in a generally SW-ly direction along the ridge between the San Lorenzo and Pescadero creeks to the present boundary of the California State Redwoods Park, thence into the California State Redwoods Park in Santa Cruz County to Governor's Camp, and thence through said park to the boundary thereof at Bloom's Mill."
[LRN 5] near Los Gatos to Governor's Camp in California Redwood Park via Saratoga Gap and along the ridge between San Lorenzo and Pescadero Creeks.
This definition remained until the 1963 renumbering. The route is the present-day Route 236 between Governor's Camp near Big Basin and the Route 9/Route 269 junction, and then Route 9 to Route 17 (former LRN 5). The California Redwood State Park Road ("from Saratoga Gap, on the line between the counties of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz, to, into and within California Redwood Park...") was defined in 1913. The remainder of the route (to Route 17 near Los Gatos) was defined in 1933. The Route 9 signage dates back to 1934.
Route 119 to Route 46 in Wasco.
This segment was signed as Route 43 before 1964, but was not part of the initial 1934 signage of routes. It was LRN 139 (defined in 1939) between US 399 (LRN 140; present-day Route 119) and US 466 (LRN 33; present-day Route 46).
Route 43/Route 119 Roundabout (KER 0.1/0.4)
In May 2016, the CTC approved for future consideration of funding a project that will construct a roundabout at the intersection of Route 43, Route 119, and Enos Lane near the city of Taft. The project is programmed in the 2014 State Highway Operation and Protection Program. The total programmed amount is $9,761,000 for capital and support. Construction is estimated to begin in Fiscal Year 2017-18. The scope, as described for the preferred alternative, is consistent with the project scope programmed by the Commission in the 2014 State Highway Operation and Protection Program. A copy of the MND has been provided to Commission staff. The project will result in less than significant impacts to the environment after mitigation. The following resource area may be impacted by the project: biological resources. Avoidance and minimization measures will reduce any potential effects on the environment. These measures include, but are not limited to, environmentally sensitive areas will be established for the Giant kangaroo rat, Tipton kangaroo rat, San Joaquin kit fox, and the Blunt-nosed leopard lizard, pre-construction field surveys will be conducted, and ESA fencing will be used.
In June 2018, the CTC was informed of the following
allocation: 2.5f(3) Item 3:$5,146,000 Kern 06-Ker-43 0.1/0.4. PPNO 6698. Route
43 Near Bakersfield, at the intersection of Route 43 and Route 119. Outcome/Output: Construct roundabout
to reduce the number and severity of traffic collisions.
(Source: CTC Agenda, June 2018 Agenda Item 2.5f(3) Item 3)
In December 2018, the CTC received an informational report of an allocation
for $1,250,000 for: 06-Ker-43 5.8/6.2 Route 43 Construct a roundabout at
(Source: December 2018 CTC Minutes, Agenda Item 2.5f(4) Item 1)
In August 2011, the CTC approved a locally-administered STIP project for $42,000 in Wasco, from Filburn Avenue to Poso Drive (~ KER R23.626 to KER R24.121), that will construct 3,357 linear feet of median curbs, 2,114 linear feet of curb and gutter, 12,890 square feet of sidewalk, 2,367 linear feet of 6-foot tall block walls, and one mile of bike lanes.
In May 2019, the CTC approved adding the following into the 2018 SHOPP:
Collision Reduction #26: 06-Ker-43 PM 25.2/25.4. PPNO 6982. Proj ID _PHONE_.
On Route 43 in Wasco, from Route 46 to south of Gromer Avenue. Improve safety
by constructing a roundabout. Timetable: PA&ED: 12/1/2020; R/W: 4/1/2022;
RTL: 4/15/2022; BC: 9/20/2022. Est. total: $10,100K. The CTC also approved the
following SHOPP Support Phase allocation: 06-Ker-43 25.2/25.4. Route 43 In
Wasco, from Route 46 to south of Gromer Avenue. Improve safety by constructing
a roundabout. (Concurrent amendment under SHOPP Amendment 18H-009.) PPNO 6982.
ProjID _PHONE_. PA&ED $1,400,000.
(Source: May 2019 CTC Minutes, Agenda Item 2.1a.(1) Item 26; Agenda Item 2.5b.(2a) Item 17)
This is currently called "Enos" Lane. (~ KER 0.1 to KER 13.506)
The portion of Route 43 from East Los Angeles Street (approx. KER-043-15.83) to Fresno Avenue (approx. KER-043-17.968) in the City of Shafter in the County of Kern as the "Staff Sergeant Ricardo "Ricky" Barraza Memorial Highway". It was named in memory of Staff Sergeant Ricardo "Ricky" Barraza, who was born inMay 1981, in Toppenish, Washington. Having moved with his family at a young age to Shafter, California, Ricky demonstrated his athletic talents in basketball, football, and track while attending Shafter High School. Following his graduation from Shafter High School in 1999, Ricky chose to dedicate his life to serving his country and enlisted in the United States Army on August 5, 1999. Staff Sergeant Ricky Barraza brought distinction to his country as a six-time veteran of the Global War on Terrorism, having been deployed three times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq and three times in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. On March 18, 2006, during his third deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he had been promoted to squad leader and assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, based at Fort Lewis, Washington, Staff Sergeant Ricky Barraza, at 24 years of age, was killed by enemy small arms fire in the line of duty during a combat mission in western Iraq while helping to evacuate a building. Staff Sergeant Ricky Barraza, at the time of his passing, left his parents, his three sisters, his brother, his fiancee, and her daughter. Staff Sergeant Ricky Barraza received various awards and decorations during his service in the United States Army, including the Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf cluster, and the Army Good Conduct Medal with a two-knot rope, among many others. Staff Sergeant Ricky Barraza also was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal for valor, the Purple Heart Medal, and the Meritorious Service Medal. Named by Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR) 70, 8/30/2017, Res. Chapter 134, Statutes of 2017.
This segment was historically called the "Central Valley Highway" (~


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French women will now need to be 18 years or older to consent to marry, three years older than previously required by law. The French parliament passed the law as a method of preventing forced marriages, reports Ireland Online, and the French standard is now aligned with other states that belong to the European Union.
Ireland Online also reports that the new law marks the first change to the legal age for marriage age since 1804, when Napoleon enacted his Napoleonic Code. For 200 years, women's age of consent has been 15, while men's has been 18. In addition to the marriage age, the law addresses marital rape and abuse. According to BBC, the French parliament is also passing laws to combat child pornography, female genital mutilation, and sex tourism.
Media Resources: Assemblée Nationale Texte Adopté n. 558; BBC 3/23/06; Ireland Online 3/23/06


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Berlin food preparations are rich with meat and vegetables flavored richly with seasonings. Pork, lamb, boars, chicken and fish are the prime meats used while potatoes and cucumbers are the predominant vegetables used in food. Popular recipes from the cuisine of Berlin include-Berliner Kartoffelsalat or Potato Salad Berlin Style, Berlin Potato Soup, Berliner Pfannkuchen or Berlin Donuts and Spritzkuchen.
Historical and Cultural Influences on Berlin Cuisine
Berlin food history includes the powerful influences of the kings and authority that ruled over the country. In the 18th century, the king of Prussia-Frederick set a norm for his subjects to consume only potatoes and cucumbers that were introduced to Europe from America as they were economical for common people.
Ingredients and Cooking Methods Used in the Cuisine of Berlin
Berlin food preparations most commonly make use of different types of fish, goose, pork, beans, peas and potatoes. Smoking, roasting, boiling and marinating are the cooking methods adopted by the Cuisine of Berlin.
Traditional Berlin Recipes
- Currywurst refers to a grilled pork sausage that is sliced and seasoned using tomato paste or ketchup mixed with curry as well as liberal quantities of curry powder. The dish is commonly sold as a fast food and generally served along with bread rolls or French fries.
- Eisbein mit Sauerkraut or pork knuckle on sauerkraut refers to a deeply marbled meat coated with a dense layer of crunchy fat also called "crackling". The meat which is tender and smelly by nature needs to be cooked well by being braised over a long period of time. Generally it is sold after being cured and then included in recipes and had alongside Berliner Weisse a beer pairing which is light and fruity.
- Berliner refers to doughnut prepared using sweet yeast dough that is deep fried in oil or fat, along with jam filling or marmalade usually consisting of a topping of made of powdered or regular sugar. The doughnut is called so most often in regions outside of Berlin while it is indigenously called Pfannkuchen. It is had along with Spritzkuchen or cream puffs as noon time snacks commonly and a common feature on the eve of New Year as well as carnival.
- Doner Kebab a national Berlin Food invented by Turkish immigrants who lived in the Kreuzberg area of Berlin in 1971.It is made by combining lamb, chicken strips or beef and many different vegetables and served in a Turkish pita with sauce.


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Portis Gold Mine
The Portis Gold Mine, located in the northeastern corner of Franklin County, was the first mine in the Eastern Carolina Belt (composed of Warren, Halifax, Franklin, and Nash Counties) and operated intermittently from about 1835 to 1936. The Portis gold deposit was in the rocks of the Spring Hope Formation in the eastern slate belt. The primary mining method has been identified as "hydraulicking" 15 to 30 feet of surface material, but recovery was hampered by the region's sticky clay. The total amount of gold mined is unknown. In 1884 the estimate was more than $1 million, and in 1972 one geologist projected that up to $7 million worth of gold was mined in that area.
By the end of the nineteenth century, gold in the Portis mine was difficult to find and there were no profits to be had. The final attempts to extract gold were by the Norlina Mining Company, which brought in heavy mining equipment and constructed an assay lab, a main building for the crushing equipment, a dormitory, a superintendent's house, a blacksmith and machine shop, and a six-million-gallon reservoir for the water required by the gold recovery process. The cost of the mining operation exceeded by one-third the value of the gold recovered, and the mine was closed in 1936.
P. Albert Carpenter III, Gold Resources of North Carolina (1972).
Richard F. Knapp, North Carolina Gold: A Selected Bibliography of Mining History, Technology, and the Reed Gold Mine (1978).
Thilbert H. Pearce, "The Portis Diggings," The State (1 Apr. 1972).
Bruce Roberts, The Carolina Gold Rush (1971).
Sketch of Portis Mine, North Carolina Maps, North Carolina Collection, UNC Libraries: _URL_
Gold Mines, NC Historical Marker E-89: _URL_
1869, 1870 Act to incorporate Portis Gold Mine in Franklin County: _URL_
1876,77 Bill to extend Portis Gold Mine in Franklin County: _URL_
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text: According to music pedagogue Randall Allsup (2003: 157), praxis is "not simply the capacity to imagine alternative scenarios, but is instead the slow burning fuse of possibility and action." This paper will examine the role of uncertainty and praxis in the creative writing classroom, paying particular attention to the role of prose workshopping. First, it will offer an overview of praxis and then it will argue that, when successful, creative writing pedagogy offers praxis: that is, students learn to imagine their writing in different ways through workshopping (possibility) and to enact those changes through the rewriting process (action). Then, it will explore practical ways of addressing authority in the workshop arena as well as the importance of supplementary readings. (Allsup, Randall Everett. 2003. 'Praxis and the Possible: Thoughts on the Writings of Maxine Greene and Paulo Freire' Philosophy of Music Education Review 11.2: 157-169).


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In-Cylinder Measurements of Liquid Fuel During the Intake Stroke of a Port-Injected Spark Ignition Engine
The presence and distribution of liquid fuel within an engine cylinder at cold start may adversely affect the hydrocarbon emissions from port-injected, spark ignition engines. Therefore, high speed videos of the liquid fuel entry into the cylinder of an optical engine were recorded in order to assess the effect of various engine operating parameters on the amount of liquid fuel inducted into the cylinder, the sizes of liquid drops present and the distribution of the fuel within the cylinder. A 2.5L, V-6, port-injected, spark ignition engine was modified so that optical access is available throughout the entire volume of one of the cylinders. A fused silica cylinder is sandwiched between the separated block and head of the engine and a "Bowditch-type" piston extension is mounted to the production piston. The Bowditch piston has a fused silica crown so that visualization is possible through the top of the piston as well as through the transparent cylinder.


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Nation-wide charity programme Garden to Table has just released two gorgeous cotton tea towel to raise funds for their important work.
Garden To Table sees kids enthusiastically getting their hands dirty as they learn how to grow, harvest, prepare and share their very own fresh, seasonal food.
The tea towels are $25 each or two for $40 and the sales proceeds will help in the teaching of fundamental life skills to enhance the futures of New Zealand children.
Garden to Table founding trustee Catherine Bell says the curriculum-linked programme "inspires children to grow vegetables at home, to learn about the environment and even career opportunities."
"It helps improve language skills, problem solving and maths, practical skills they can and do take home to the family," Catherine says.
To purchase the tea towels or make a donation to the cause visit _URL_.


scalawag (n.) Look up scalawag at
also scallawag, "disreputable fellow," 1848, American English, originally in trade union jargon, of uncertain origin; perhaps an alteration (by influence of wag "habitual joker") of Scottish scallag "farm servant, rustic," itself an alteration of Scalloway, one of the Shetland Islands, wit the reference being to little Shetland ponies (an early recorded sense of scalawag was "undersized or worthless animal," 1854). In U.S. history, used from 1862 as a derogatory term for anti-Confederate native white Southerners.


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Addressing systemic discrimination in service delivery.
Substantive equality recognises that policies and practices put in place to suit the majority of clients may appear to be non-discriminatory but may not address the specific needs of certain groups of people. In effect they may be indirectly discriminatory, creating systemic discrimination.
In this section you can find:
information about the WA State Government's Substantive Equality program and how it is being implemented
resources for those participating and supporting information
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Aqu@teach – The first aquaponics curriculum to be developed specifically for university students
The results of our ERASMUS+ project have been published.
Aquaponic food production requires a broad spectrum of knowledge in order to understand and manage the processes involved. For commercial aquaponics to develop its full potential, it will require an appropriately trained workforce. Aqu@teach covers the basics of aquaponics with a focus on transferable and entrepreneurial skills.
The aquaponics curriculum can either be taught using blended learning – combining digital media and the internet with classroom formats that require the physical co-presence of the teacher and students – or as an e-learning course.
All of the Aqu@teach resources are open access. They include the e-learning modules, textbooks, module guides for students, curriculum guides for teachers, best practice guide for teaching aquaponics, and toolbox of innovative didactic practices.
Aqu@teach was devised in collaboration as an Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership for Higher Education. The projecct is described in a special edition on «Aquaponics: Circular Sustainability for Food Security» in the Journal Horticulturae:


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The operators of the hydroelectric dam near the Newport Avenue Bridge began drawing down the water level in Mirror Pond on Monday to allow for maintenance work on the dam.
The project should take about two weeks, according to a news release from PacifiCorp, the company that owns and maintains the dam.
The utility said it intends to lower Mirror Pond about 7 feet in order to bring in equipment to install panels along 20 feet of the upstream side of the 250-foot dam. The panels are intended to reduce water leakage through the dam, allowing for more effective regulation of the water level in Mirror Pond.
Built in 1910, the dam was added to the PacifiCorp generation system in 1930. It produces 1 megawatt of electricity, roughly enough to power 450 average homes, according to Tom Gauntt, spokesman for PacifiCorp.
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_URL_ is dedicated to celebrating and reassessing the history of the Maltese People.
Released Slaves in Malta and their spouses
Manumission is the act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves. A released slave was called a 'manumesso'.
The motivations of slave owners in manumitting slaves were complex, as disparate as reconciliation with one's Maker, freeing a slave who is in fact an offspring of the owner, a reward for good service, or simply because the services are no longer needed and so on.
In Malta there also existed private foundations for the redemption of Maltese slaves: A portrait by the artist Favray in the chapel of Selmun shows Caterina Vitale, who gave up her lands to establish one such foundation. _URL_ This is to be explained in the context of the fact that it often happened that Maltese corsairs would be imprisoned and therefore made slaves of their hostile captors and often converted to Islam (as was the case of the boy Zammit _URL_ The purpose of these foundations was to free Maltese from their foreign captors. These Maltese slaves are therefore not to be confused with slaves in Malta who were invariably of non-European origin.
A slave would often but not necessarily always convert to Christianity. Sometimes we find reference to former slaves as neophytes as a euphemism for their former status.
The released slave would often take on the surname of the former master, sometimes adding the prefix "de" or "di" for difference. The later descendants would often drop the prefix.
In 1647, Abela noted that Malta's noble families had slaves. _URL_ In particular the noble family of Mamo is noted as having had many slaves. _URL_ Abela does not indicate whether any of such families were themselves originally of slave descent but it has been suggested that the more remote common ancestor of the counts Sant was an Ethiopian slave. _URL_
Although slavery and trading in slavery was abolished by Napoleon in 1798, we find documentary reference to Maltese involved in this trade even in the late 19th century, e.g. in 1860 Annibale De Bono, a trader from Malta, is described as the nephew of the slave trader Andrea De Bono who had a trading post in Southern Sudan. _URL_
A list of Marriage records from Parishes and Notary Acts.
Data may be incomplete
(To make corrections/ updates click _URL_ )
_URL_ is dedicated to celebrating and reassessing the history of the Maltese People


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Looking up dictionaries I don't see a easy rule when to use ability vs. faculty in sense of a describing attribute. For example, "cognitive faculty" or "faculty of speech" seem to be standard terms, but then "learning or mental ability" seems more common than "learning faculty". The only pattern I see is that abilities are kind of innate(?).
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It's not a distinction of meaning as such - just that certain combinations are more idiomatically established. The net result being that the more academic/clinical faculty tends to refer "innate, raw" potential (which you always had, and which can't be improved). Whereas ability, often refers to current skill level - which can improve or deteriorate. Depending on whether you practice, or allow skills to atrophy through disuse, for example. – FumbleFingers Jul 5 '12 at 23:29
Quick answer: 'faculty' is kind of general, referring to the ability in a species the possibility of X. 'Ability' means you can do X now. Also, 'faculty' has many very specific connotations (like with the individuals who teach at an institution) – Mitch Jul 6 '12 at 3:28
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To me, and I don't think there's a Chicago or AP reference on this so YMMV:
 - Ability - what degree of capability exists
 - Faculty - is any capability present whatsoever
So, an infant has no faculty of speech, and a toddler has faculty but limited ability.
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Suma Root and Powder Profile
Also known as
Pfaffia paniculata (and glomerata)
Suma is an indigenous plant to South America, most notably Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Traditionally it has been used as a food product for many forest foragers and was occasionally administered for a variety of ailments, hence its nickname "para tudo," meaning "for all." Because of its rather Vanilla like flavor this botanical can be easily consumed for those with palatable sensitivities.
Rich in Amino Acids, electrolytes, trace minerals, pfaffic acid, Germanium, Sitosterol, Stigmasterol, Beta-ecdysone, and Saponins.
Western herbal medicine uses the dried root in whole, cut or powdered form. Fresh root seems to be fairly "tannic" for palatable consumption.
Tea decoction from the root, powdered root sprinkled on food or in beverages, as a liquid herbal extract, and capsules (non-standardized) from powdered root.
Not much research has been carried out for this particular botanical and to date there have not been any released notes on possible medicinal contraindications, side effects or potential health hazards.
This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.


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To determine the year and month when a spice was packaged, look for a series of black numbers and letters printed on the bottom or side of the spice container. This is not the UPC code and it is usually printed directly on the container, not the label.
On dry packet mixes, the numbers and letters are pressed or indented into the edge of the package. The first number indicates the year of the decade. For example, if the first number is 9, this means the product was packaged in 2009. The second letter refers to the month. "A" stands for January, "B" stands for February, "C" is for March, and so on. So, if an item was packaged in March of 2009, the code would begin with 9C. (Other numbers and letters will follow, but the first two digits indicate when the product was packaged).
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'%i for i in range(2,deg+1)]
data2 = pd.concat([data2, pd.DataFrame(power_matrix,columns=cols)],axis=1)
print data2
eg3_new_3
Thus the powers have been successfully added.

Example 6: Filtering column names
Personally, I have faced this issue numerous times of selecting a subset of columns in a dataframe for the purpose of setting as predictors in a predictive model. Let's consider a situation where the total columns are:
cols = ['a','b','c','d','a_transform','b_transform','c_transform','d_power2','d_power3','d_power4','d_power5','temp1','temp2']
These can be understood as:
 1. a,b,c,d: originals columns as in raw data
 2. a_transform,b_transform,c_transform: features made after applying certain transformations like taking log, square root, combining categories, etc.
 3. d_power2,d_power3,d_power4,d_power5: different powers of the same variable for polynomial or ridge regression
 4. temp1, temp2: intermediate variables created for performing certain calculations
Depending on the analysis being performed or the model being used, there might be different use cases:
 1. Select only transformed variables
 2. Select different powers of same variable
 3. Select combination of above 2
 4. Select all except temporary variables
These can be done using following code.
col_set1 = [x for x in cols if x.endswith('transform')]
col_set2 = [x for x in cols if 'power' in x]
col_set3 = [x for x in cols if (x.endswith('transform')) | ('power' in x)]
col_set4 = [x for x in cols if x not in ['temp1','temp2']]
print 'Set1: ', col_set1
print 'Set2: ', col_set2
print 'Set3: ', col_set3
print 'Set4: ', col_set4
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End Notes
This brings me to an end of this tutorial. Here we took a deep dive into List Comprehension in Python. We learned about time advantage of LC, comparison of LC with map and FOR loop, generator expressions and explored some advanced applications.
If you have reached this point, I believe that now you would be able to appreciate the importance of LC. You should try to incorporate this technique in daily practice. Though it might be a bit time consuming in beginning, but trust me you are going to enjoy it as you proceed further.
Did you find this article helpful ? Did I miss something ? Do you have some more interesting applications where you think LC will be useful? Please share your comments and I will be more than happy to discuss.
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 - Jason Hollis says:
 Here are a couple of typos i found in the code examples:
 1. skills_unq.update( (sport for l in data['skills_list') for sport in l) ) is missing ']' after 'skills_list'
 2. data = pd.concat([data, pd.DataFrame(t,columns=skills_unq)],axis=1) needs the 't' replaced with 'sport_matrix'
 - Aarshay Jain says:
 Hello Jason,
 Thanks for pointing this out. I have made the required changes.
 I'm glad you took out the time to run the codes. Thanks again! Hope you found the article useful.
 Cheers,
 Aarshay
 - Jeff Weakley says:
 Analytics Vidhya is really one of the most useful, practical newsletters/blogs I get. I really appreciate this article, and the ongoing string of great info you guys put out. Much thanks.
 - Meethu Mathew says:
 This blog is very helpful and very easy to understand.
 skills_unq.update( (sport for l in data['skills_list']) for sport in l) )
 Could you plz explain this bit more ?
 - Aarshay Jain says:
 Hi Meethu,
 Thanks for reaching out.
 Let me rephrase the problem first. The aim is to find the unique skills from a column in which 'each entry is a list of skills'
 Actually the code should be- skills_unq.update( (sport for l in data['skills_list'] for sport in l) )
 Different parts of code:
 'update': function used to add the values of a set into another. Note that since sets can contain only unique values, the duplicates will be automatically rejected.
 'for l in data['skills_list']' – this will iterate through each cell in the column 'skills_list' of the data frame 'data'. Note that this is not enough because it would return a list.
 'for sport in l': this extracts each element of the list
 All this is returned one by one to the update command so that no storage is required.
 Hope this makes sense.
 Cheers,
 Aarshay
 - Nandan Padar Chandrashekar says:
 Thank You ! Really helpful tutorial
 - Sagar Talekar says:
 Hi Aarshay,
 Hope you are well.
 In much easier way you have elaborated LC for beginners. Hope to read more on this topic.
 Suggest, if you have written python related other article similar to this.
 - Aarshay Jain says:
 Hi Sagar,
 Thanks for reaching out. I am sorry I don't have a detailed article on LC. I actually thought this one was too detailed 😛
 Practically, I use LC a lot and I never needed anything more than what's mentioned here. Actually this articles covers much more than what I use. I would say you would rarely need anything more while working in data science domain. I'm not sure about core computer science, but its good for data science.
 Cheers!
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Participating elementary schools identify and work with TANF children in grades one through eight, and their families, who are not attending school regularly. The school is responsible for defining irregular school attendance. For
example, irregular school attendance may be defined as:
- a combination of school defined absences, tardies, or early dismissals within a 30-day period; or
- a pattern of absence/tardiness/early dismissal, such as absence every Friday within a 30-day period; or
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What is Hemolate 250mg Tablet?
Hemolate 250mg Tablet is utilized in the treatment of dying. It is utilized to diminish draining in conditions like unusual blood misfortune during periods and useless uterine dying. It likewise forestalls or decreases draining during, previously, or after fragile medical procedures.
How to Hemolate 250mg Tablet will be used?
HEMOLATE 250MG TABLET is a hemostatic medication. It acts by growing the limit of platelets to stay together and helps in the advancement of blood bunches. It similarly helps in controlling depletion from vessels which are little veins. Take it in the particular piece and length as prescribed by the expert to get the best benefits.
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HEMOLATE 250MG TABLET limits the modification of your fine endothelial obstacle. It further fosters the platelet bonds by additional creating it and limits the course of biosynthesis. Typical side effects of HEMOLATE 250MG TABLET consolidate headache, impressions of infection, hypotension, and episodes on the skin as rashes.
A couple of typical side effects of this medicine are fuse disorder, cerebral agony, detachment of the insides, disgorging, or skin rash. Accepting you experienced any of these delayed consequences, let your essential consideration doctor know. They could have the choice to suggest approaches to preventing or diminishing the eventual outcomes.
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