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What's In A Name? Trumeau Mirror
Our trumeau wall mirror designs have been a steady seller for us over the years. The history behind these elegant designs is interesting – A quick search on Wikipedia:
A trumeau mirror is a wall mirror originally manufactured in France in the 18th century. It takes its name from the French word trumeau, which designates the space between windows. In England it is normally known as a "pier glass."
Trumeau mirrors were originally intended to hang on a wall between windows, providing a decorative element and bringing more light to the room. Most antique trumeau mirrors are highly ornate and often gilded.
The mirror is almost always rectangular and sometimes includes a decorative portion at the top, with the mirror below it. Those designed to be placed above a mantelpiece, rather than between windows, could have candles placed in front of the mirror to increase ambient light.
Reproductions of 18th-century trumeau mirrors became popular in the Regency period in the 1950s, when French furniture was popular.


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Game and Fish discusses doe limit
Thursday, August 14, 2003
There seems to be some confusion over the number of does that may be taken during the upcoming deer season in Arkansas. A few hunters are asking about the implications of the one-doe limit in regard to special Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife management area hunts.
The statewide doe bag limit is one. Even though a WMA and a Deer Zone are separate zones and may have different harvest restrictions, hunters cannot kill more than one doe combined, AGFC Wildlife Assistant Chief Doyle Shook said. "If you have already killed a doe by archery before a WMA hunt or before the zone doe-quota permit is valid, you cannot kill a doe during the WMA permit hunt, nor can you use the zone doe-quota permit."
Here's an example for hunters: If a hunter has killed a doe with a bow on Oct. 1 and he has a zone doe-quota permit for Deer Zone 11 or a WMA permit such as the one used at Fort Chaffee (which allows a hunter to take a doe or either sex), he is not allowed to take another doe because he has killed a doe during the archery season. No more than one doe can be taken in an individual's bag limit.
Another example: If a hunter kills a doe by a zone doe-quota permit and has a permit for a later either-sex WMA hunt, the hunter will have to buck-only hunt because he has filled his doe bag limit.
Statewide, the season bag limit is three deer. A season bag limit may contain two legal bucks and one doe. Hunters must obey zone and WMA restrictions and may hunt in different zones and WMAs as long as the statewide season bag limit is not exceeded.
In zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 or 11, the bag limit is the same (two legal bucks and one doe) but before taking a doe a hunter must have a zone doe-quota permit. Zone doe-quota permits are not valid on WMAs that lie within the boundaries of zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 or 11. The bag limit for archery is the same as the statewide limit. A zone doe-quota permit is not required to take a doe unless a hunter is in zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 or 11 when a firearms deer season is open.
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Behavior During Niddah
Behavior During Niddah
Behavior During Niddah
The time when the woman is niddah is a time of abstinence of all physical
contact. It is a time where the loving relationship between the couple
should find expression in non-physical ways, such as greater sensitivity
towards one another, consideration and giving. In addition to abstinence
from sex, the halacha dictates certain other practices from which the
couple should refrain, so as not to lead to temptation to physical
1. From the onset of a woman's menstrual period certain behaviors which
cause the couple to be physically or passionately close together are
forbidden. Not following these laws is very serious as it is expressly
forbidden to come close to those with whom it is forbidden to have sexual
2. These rules apply equally whether she is actually bleeding or is
counting seven clean days–they apply as long as she has not properly
3. When the woman is niddah it is forbidden for the couple to behave
frivolously with one another. Joking around is expressly forbidden. Of
course, the couple should not be cold or nasty towards one another.
Arguments should be avoided if possible.
4. Even the slightest physical contact is absolutely forbidden.
Additionally, they may not pass each other objects from one hand to
another, as that might lead to inadvertent physical contact. One should
also not touch the clothes of their spouse (while they are being worn)
when the woman is niddah. (There is no restriction regarding clothing
which is not being worn.)
In situations where it is difficult for the couple to not work together
(eg. taking the baby carriage down from an apartment, etc.) the couple
might hold the long object together taking maximum precautions that they
will not touch.
5. It is permissible to throw things from one to another. However, it is
commendable to be strict in this matter, and not to throw directly from
one to another.
6. There are those posqim who allow the couple to pass their child from
one to another when the woman is niddah, and there are those who
disagree. It is commendable to be stringent in this matter.
7. It is permitted for the couple to give one another gifts during when
the woman is niddah, even though it increases the emotional attachment of
the couple.
8. When the couple sits down to eat at their normal places they should
have a reminder on the table to remember that she is niddah. This is
similar to two familiar people eating milk and meat on the same table
where a reminder is used to prevent them tasting from one another's food.
A cup which is not being used may be put in between them as reminder or a
small bowl of fruit. If one uses a place mat and the other does not it is
also considered a reminder. Basically, anything which reminds them that
they must not eat from one another's plate is suitable.
Of course, this law only applies when the couple is dining alone.
However, if they are dining with other people there is no need for any
such reminders. Likewise, if they are eating alone, but on opposite ends
of a long table there is no need for the reminders.
9. He may not drink from what remains in her cup, since this is a sign of
affection. However, if the liquid were poured into another glass it is
permitted for the husband to drink it, even if he then poured it back
into the original glass. Additionally, if she drank half of the glass he
may fill it up and drink the remains.
10. If another person drinks from the cup after the wife drank, the
husband is allowed to drink from the cup.
11. If she drank from a glass and has left the room, the husband can
drink from her glass. He can continue drinking even if she returned to
the room, while he was in the process of drinking from her cup. This law
applies also if she turned to another side of the room and does not
notice him drinking rom her cup.
12. If a woman drank from a glass and her husband does not know, she need
not inform him. If, however, he knows that she drank from the glass but
he does not know that she has become niddah, she must inform him.
13. A woman may drink from the remains of her husbands glass.
14. Although ashkenazim are stringent concerning the remains of food of
the woman who is niddah, sepharadim allow the husband to eat his wife's
leftover food, without any restriction.
15. It is permissible for a man to use the same towel as his wife when
she is niddah. Their is no need for her to have her own special towel.
17. One should not kiss or play with a baby being held by either him or
her, while the woman is niddah. It is also better to be strict not to
feed a baby being held by the other spouse, unless there are extenuating
circumstances where this is necessary and the couple is careful not to
18. They should not light each others cigarettes since this brings
closeness. However, it is permissible for a wife to hold the Havdalah
19. It is permissible for the husband or wife to blow away lint or a
feather from each other's clothing while she is niddah, yet it is
commendable to be strict in this matter, if possible.
20. On a hot day they may not fan each other unless one of them is ill.
However, there is no restriction regarding turning on the fan or the air
conditioner for one another.
21. On a rainy day they may walk under the same umbrella as long as they
are careful not to touch.
22. It is permissible for the couple to read the same book together,
while the woman is niddah, provided they are careful not to touch.
23. A husband may not sit on his wife's bed even if she is not around,
and he certainly may not lay on her bed. If the bed is not specifically
hers, for example, at times she lies on it and sometimes he does, then he
may sit on the bed when she is niddah. She may lay on his bed while he is
not around.
24. The sephardic minhag is to permit the couple to sit together on a
couch even if it is soft and moves as long as care is taken not to touch
each other. However, it is commendable to be strict and not sit together
if the couple is on a pleasure trip while she is niddah.
25. It is absolutely forbidden for the couple to lie on the same bed
together even if they are fully clothed. Similarly, they may not use one
blanket. Strictness should be applied not to lay on two separate beds
unless the beds are separated, even slightly.
26. It is permitted to sleep on beds which are separated even if they
have a common frame. It is not necessary to put a divider between the
27. When a woman is niddah it is permitted for her husband to gaze at her
beauty while she is fully clothed, since she will be permitted to him in
the near future. However, her husband should not look at the normally
covered parts of his wife's body, while she is niddah.
28. A husband may be in the delivery room when his wife gives birth but
should not look at the normally covered parts of his wife's body.
29. It is permissible for the husband to hear his wife singing even
though she is niddah. This applies also to singing shabbat songs.
However, it is commendable to be stringent.
30. A man should be careful not to intentionally smell his wife's
perfume or flowers that she is wearing when she is niddah. However, if
she has removed the flowers he may even make a blessing on their
31. A woman should have special clothing when she is niddah, though
they may be just as nice as her regular clothing. This is so the couple
will constantly remember that she is niddah.
32. A woman may dress nicely and wear jewelry and cosmetics when she is
niddah, as is her custom when she is not niddah. Even if the husband
claims that it does not matter to him, if that is her normal way of
dressing up she should continue it when she is niddah.
33. If the woman normally works in the house she may do all of her
normal household chores, even those specifically done for her husband,
even in his presence. For example, she may cook or bake for him, set the
table or serve him food. Excluded from this is serving him glass of wine,
which is absolutely forbidden, unless it is done in a different way than
normal, like serving with the left hand. All other liquids may be poured
and served in the normal way.
34. Likewise, the husband may serve his wife food and make her coffee
etc. However, he should not serve her wine unless it is done in an
unusual way.
36. Although wine may not be poured or served, the Kiddush cup may be
passed around in the usual manner with the wife who is niddah drinking
from the cup directly after her husband.
37. She may not make his bed in front of him since this may be construed
as a


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Modeling of Unsteady Flow in Karst Reservoirs Using a Modified Brinkman's Equation
M.S. Jamal and A.A. Awotunde
Event name: Saint Petersburg 2018
Session: Reservoir Modelling
Publication date: 09 April 2018
Info: Extended abstract, PDF ( 630.5Kb )
Price: € 20
The Brinkman's equation simplifies the numerical modelling of karst reservoirs by allowing the use of a single transport equation to model the flow of fluids in both the free flow and porous regions, in effect reducing the error arising from improper modelling of the interface between the two regions. However, most of the equations available to model flow within karst reservoirs deal with steady flow conditions. This approach however may not be accurate in reservoirs where unsteady conditions exist. We considered the effects of unsteady flow conditions in karst reservoirs by adding an unsteady flow term to the Brinkman's equation. We solved the coupled conservation-transport equations that models unsteady fluid transport in karst reservoirs and then studied the effects of unsteady flow conditions on tracer transport in two different sample reservoirs. The solution method adopted is sequential and involves solving the unsteady Brinkman's model first, followed by advection-diffusion-adsorption equation using the cell-centred finite volume approach. The same problems were also solved using a steady flow Brinkman's model, and the results obtained were compared. were compared. The results show that, inside the caves, the unsteady Brinkman's model yielded lower tracer concentrations at early times when compared to the steady flow model.

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System on Chip Tools
Regression Test System
The InES Regression Test System provides a platform to design and execute tests. It provides a wide range of interfaces to interact with the system under test. This includes interfaces to analyse and manipulate Ethernet traffic as well as interfaces to generate and analyse video and audio signals. The test system is based on a Linux operation system and can therefore be run on multiple platforms. The individual test cases are described in a Python script and can be run manually or automatically on the test system. The test system provides an interface for Jenkins (_URL_), an application for building and testing software continuously.
The InES Regression Test System provides following advantages:
- Quality improvements due to regression testing
- Automation of the testing process
- Simplified test implementation
- Individually adaptable to provide the needed test capabilities

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cal{V}$ representable (by a scheme) the fibre product $\mathcal{Y} = \mathcal{X} \times _{\Delta , \mathcal{X} \times \mathcal{X}} \mathcal{V}$ has diagonal representable by algebraic spaces.
Proof. Although this is a bit of a brain twister, it is completely formal. Namely, recall that $\mathcal{X} \times _{\mathcal{X} \times \mathcal{X}} \mathcal{X} = \mathcal{I}_\mathcal {X}$ is the inertia of $\mathcal{X}$ and that $\Delta _\Delta $ is the identity section of $\mathcal{I}_\mathcal {X}$, see Categories, Section 4.34. Thus condition (1) says the following: Given a scheme $V$, an object $x$ of $\mathcal{X}$ over $V$, and a morphism $\alpha : x \to x$ of $\mathcal{X}_ V$ the condition "$\alpha = \text{id}_ x$" defines an algebraic space over $V$. (In other words, there exists a monomorphism of algebraic spaces $W \to V$ such that a morphism of schemes $f : T \to V$ factors through $W$ if and only if $f^*\alpha = \text{id}_{f^*x}$.)
On the other hand, let $V$ be a scheme and let $x, y$ be objects of $\mathcal{X}$ over $V$. Then $(x, y)$ define a morphism $\mathcal{V} = (\mathit{Sch}/V)_{fppf} \to \mathcal{X} \times \mathcal{X}$. Next, let $h : V' \to V$ be a morphism of schemes and let $\alpha : h^*x \to h^*y$ and $\beta : h^*x \to h^*y$ be morphisms of $\mathcal{X}_{V'}$. Then $(\alpha , \beta )$ define a morphism $\mathcal{V}' = (\mathit{Sch}/V)_{fppf} \to \mathcal{Y} \times \mathcal{Y}$. Condition (2) now says that (with any choices as above) the condition "$\alpha = \beta $" defines an algebraic space over $V$.
To see the equivalence, given $(\alpha , \beta )$ as in (2) we see that (1) implies that "$\alpha ^{-1} \circ \beta = \text{id}_{h^*x}$" defines an algebraic space. The implication (2) $\Rightarrow $ (1) follows by taking $h = \text{id}_ V$ and $\beta = \text{id}_ x$. $\square$
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This circular bridge's design and fabrication process are developed collaboratively by the Block Research Group at ETH Zurich and De Groene Boog, commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat).
The need for sustainable design, engineering and fabrication strategies for concrete construction is recognised as a key challenge in the building industry. Using principles of structural geometry and material effectiveness in design makes it possible to significantly reduce the amount of material used in a structure and its embodied emissions.
This project presents the design, engineering and digital fabrication strategies for a circular pedestrian bridge to be built as part of "De Groene Boog" development of the A16 highway north of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The bridge is designed as a lightweight funicular concrete shell based on the principle of a three-hinge arch extrapolated to 3D geometry. In its realisation, it demonstrates a model of circular construction using novel material developments (such as recycled concrete) and an efficient flexible formwork system. A hybrid spline-supported 3D-knitted textile made of recycled and natural fibres that is easy and fast to assemble will be the formwork to cast the complex structural geometry needing minimal scaffolding. An in-house developed computational pipeline, based on the open-source COMPAS framework, enables the efficient design, collaborative exchange and streamlined fabrication of the bridge.
Structural Design and Engineering
Block Research Group, ETH Zurich: Sam Bouten, Mariana Popescu, Tom Van Mele, Philippe Block
Engineer of record and foundations
BESIX Engineering / De Groene Boog: Kenneth Wyns, Pierre Mengeot, Michiel Dhont
Formwork innovation and fabrication
Block Research Group, ETH Zurich: Mariana Popescu, Sam Bouten, Tom Van Mele, Philippe Block
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What Is The Only NASA Asset Named After A Living Person?
Answer: The Colbert Treadmill
NASA has a long history of naming assets after influential astronomers, scientists, and other individual that have both worked directly for NASA or simply contributed greatly to related fields of study. Most of the time the names are selected from a pool of famous but deceased contributors (most likely in a bid to avoid bruising the egos of the living). The Hubble Telescope is a famous example of this: it was named after Edwin Hubble, a scientist who played a crucial role in establishing the field of extra-galactic astronomy. Hubble died in 1953 and the telescope bearing his name was launched in 1990.
The only current exception to this rule is that of the Colbert Treadmill. In 2009 NASA held an online poll to encourage the public to help name the newest module of the International Space Station. Comedian and television host Stephen Colbert urged viewers of his show, The Colbert Report, to write in "Colbert" as their suggested name for the module. Although Colbert ended up being the most popular name in the polls, NASA ultimately declined to use it and instead went with the less popular nomination "Tranquility". In a nod to Colbert, however, they renamed their new space treadmill the COLBERT (Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill)–making it the only NASA asset that bears the name of a living person.
The Only Film Where Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny Appear Onscreen Together Is?
The First Host Of Saturday Night Live Was?
1980s Cult Classic Film Escape From New York Was Actually Filmed Primarily In?
In The Novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy's Magic Slippers Aren't Ruby Red, But?
The Night Sky In The Movie Titanic Was Corrected At Whose Behest?
The Word "Boycott" Entered The English Language By Way Of?
Which Of These Heart Medications Got Its Start As A Rat Poison?
Which Soft Drink Was Purposely Made Awful To Destroy The Competition?


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 1. Well, the temptation came, the unused and untrustworthy limbs were summoned to act, his consciousness of doing wrong enfeebled him still further, and made them still more nervous. "A Lecture on Physical Development, and its Relations to Mental and Spiritual Development, delivered before the American Institute of Instruction, at their Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting, in Norwich, Conn., August 20, 1858" by S.R. Calthrop
 2. The abstention policy of 1867- 68 resulted in an almost complete withdrawal of the influence of the conservatives for the two years, 1868- 70. As a class they were regarded by the dominant party in state and nation as dangerous and untrustworthy and were persecuted in such irritating ways that many became indifferent to the appeals of civil duty. "The Sequel of Appomattox A Chronicle of the Reunion of the States, Volume 32 In The Chronicles Of America Series" by Walter Lynwood Fleming
 3. Afterwards his malady progressed so that he couldn't know himself to be untrustworthy; his judgment was impaired, and he planned and would have tried to carry out many things which would have been disastrous for the company. "The Indian Drum" by William MacHarg Edwin Balmer
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Origin: German
Gender: boy
Meaning: precious
Description: Alan \a-lan\ as a boy's name is pronounced AL-an. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Alan is "precious". From Adal. Also possibly derived from the Gaelic "ailin" meaning "little rock". Introduced into England by Breton followers of William the Conqueror, such as Alan, Earl of Brittany, who was rewarded for his services with vast estates in the newly conquered kingdom. Popular in the Middle Ages, with a boom around the 1950s influenced by the popularity of actor Alan Ladd. In Russia, the name is linked to the ancient warrior tribe Alans that is the origin of the Ossetians. Alun is a Welsh form; Alain (al-LAYN) is French; Alano is Spanish. South African author Alan Paton; lyricist Alan Jay Lerner; playwright Alan Bennett; astronaut Alan Shepard; actors Alan Alda, Alan Cumming; poet Allen Ginsberg; basketball player Allen Iverson.
Alan has 25 variant forms: Ailean, Ailin, Al, Alain, Alair, Aland, Alann, Alano, Alanson, Alen, Alin, Allain, Allan, Allayne, Allen, Alley, Alleyn, Alleyne, Allie, Allin, Allon, Allyn, Alon, Alun and Alyn.
For more information, see also the related name Elwyn.
Baby names that sound like Alan are Ilan and Elan.
View a list of the 10 names that reference Alan.
Soul Urge: Alan is a very popular first name for men (#91 out of 1220) and also a very popular surname or last name for both men and women (#23264 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)
Variations Ailin, Alleyne, Ailean, Allayne, Allain, Allen, Allie, Alin, Allyn, Alen, Alair, Alon, Alleyn, Allan, Alley, Alano, Alann, Allon, Alain, Al, Aland, Alun, Alanson, Allin, Alyn
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Follow these steps to disable pop-up blocker:
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2. Click on the pop-up blocker icon. You will be presented with a dialog box that shows that your browser is actively blocking all pop-ups by default. Select the option "Always allow pop-ups from" and click Done.
This will ensure that pop-ups from this URL will not be blocked in future.
3. Click on the gmail icon now. This will open a single sign-on (SSO) page that allows you to connect gmail to your Freshworks CRM account successfully.


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This thing enables you to print your music! It will create a melody Strip out of your music notes ready to use with those DIY Music Box Kits available! Simply place notes at a certain beat, print it and play the music you like.
EDIT 03/06/2013: User Benjamin posted a link to a flash-site where you can place your notes on a note sheet and get the note string automatically! Thank you, Benjamin! Here the link: _URL_
First take a look at this video to see what it is all about: _URL_
Then you'll need a music box kit like this one: _URL_
If you have everything at hand check out which song you like and search for the corresponding music sheet. Take every note and convert it into the note-string. This is the pattern:
You have the notes c1,d1,e1...b1,c2,d3...b2,c3 (15 notes). There are no sharps, so you may have to transpose your melody.
The beat number is a number from 01 to 50 (only 50 beats supported at the moment). Don't forget the leading zero! End every "note" with the "|"-symbol.
Here is an example of the note f2 on the third beat:
Attach more notes simply by concatenation:
The order is not important as it simply defines where to stamp the holes - not when to play the note. But don't forget: every note has to consist out of four characters with the subsequent |.
To get you in the right mood I've already added the first part of the anthem of the United States (The Star-Spangled Banner). ;) Simply choose it from the "Song Picker".
If you have a slightly different music box, then you can tweak the settings. These are your options:
- Song Picker: Gets you a predefined song or the provided "Note-String"
- Note String: Defines the notes to print - only works with the song picker set to "Note-String"
- Layer-Thickness: Defines how thick the print will be. Don't go over 0.4mm, as it won't go through the music box when being thicker. And try to print exactly two layers!
- Stripe Width: Defines the width of the stripe. Should fit your music box' width.
- Stripe Length: Defines how long the stripe should be. The 50 beats max should result in no more then 200mm (also depends on the "Beat Distance" - see below). Check the output if every note is on the stripe!
- Margin Left: Defines how much space will be between the left stripe-border and the first note (c1). You may need to tweak this value in order to get every hole at the correct place for your music box.
- Beat distance: Defines how far away the beats are from each other. The smaller the value, the more likely not every note will be played. The bigger may result in a quite "slow" song (or you have to speed up your scrolling ;) ). A bigger value also need a longer stripe.
- Tone Distance: Defines the distance between every note-pitch. The higher the value the more distance is between e.g. the c1 and the d1.
Print the first layer quite slow. You need to have your bed leveled as you're only printing two layers at maximum!


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Ad server is a useful software widely used in digital ads. These ads involve publishers, advertisers and marketers. They perform monitoring on aspects like the number of clicks, and verify results of the businesses. It is worthwhile to know how these ad servers work.
An ad server serves the purpose of publishing ads in targeted websites according to a predetermined time across geographical areas. Ad servers are widely used by ad networks, advertisers, and publishers.
Ad servers are used to post ads on websites. Ad servers make sure the ads are displayed where they are targeted as per audience, time and locality.
How an ad server works?
Ad serving is a technology that uses software to place ads on websites. It also involves serving ads, optimally target them and choose them according the place and web page.
Ad servers are responsible servers and decide what ads are to be displayed, which are to be tracked such as impression and clicks.
Technically speaking, the explanation goes thus: When a user visits a website, the site gets prompted to send a message to the browser. The browser in turn approaches the relevant server. The server furnishes ads as per request of the browser. The ads are sent to the browser that are displayed in the website. Now the user can get the display ads on the target page. This is how the ad servers work.
What an ad server does?
- An ad server uploads ads as required. It also uploads rich-media. Rich media include interactive means of communication such as animation, audio, games, graphics, text, videos, etc.
- Ad servers make sure the proper traffic of ads happens. This depends on the terms associated with business between the publisher, advertiser and the business owner.
- Ad servers target ads depending on users or content. This is done based on the past browsing behavior of the user. The ad server sends relevant ads to the displayed page. Ads are also targeted according to the geographical location. The ads are programmed to be displayed on target web pages in a certain part of the globe.
- Ad servers furnish the data on impressions, number of clicks, and the activities following clicks, how the interaction and its duration.
Ad servers are an important means of doing business for all those involved in digital advertising. With appropriate planning and managing the ads optimally get good results for ad server usage.
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Pot of Gold pop-up card
This is a charming pop-up card that children can make.
Adult supervision is advised since scissors are required.
Pot of Gold pop-up card Instructions
- Take a piece of paper and place it in "landscape" orientation. Draw a rainbow on the top half of the page. The rainbow should be centered and fairly symmetrical. You may also draw other fun features like a pot of gold, leprechauns, shamrocks, and clovers. Download sample drawing here.
- Color the picture and add a message. This will be your card.
- Fold the card in half with the picture on the outside. Use scissors and cut along the outer edge of the rainbow. Do not cut the rainbow completely off the card.
Note: this works best if the paper is folded such that the rainbow is exactly folded in the middle. The best way to do this is to hold the paper up to the light and align the left and right half of the rainbow so they overlap, then fold.
- Fold the rainbow flap down; make a good crease.
- Fold the rainbow flap back to its original position and open the card.
- Close the card again, but this time, fold it so that the picture is on the inside. Use your fingers to pull the rainbow flap so that it lies in between the folded card.
- The card should look like figure 7. Glue another sheet of paper onto the outside of the card. This serves as a backing to hide the rainbow hole.
- When you open the card, you will see a pop-up rainbow. It's a great St Patrick's Day craft! You can keep it as a pop-up card or convert it into a pop-up book by stapling on more blank sheets.


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Power for NXP/Freescale processors
TI's extensive power portfolio supports the requirements of the i.MX and QorIQ families of NXP/Freescale processors. The i.MX Applications Processors and i.MX Crossover Processors are heterogeneous multicore and single-core processors for automotive, consumer/industrial multimedia and display applications. The QorIQ® Layerscape Processors are Multicore SoCs for enterprise, service provider, cloud and industrial markets.
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|Power Requirements||Sequence #*||Loads**||Solution Options by Regulator Type|
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WEBENCH Power Architect suggests devices that meet the basic supply voltage and current requirements of the processor. Before picking devices for your design, refer to the processor datasheet for more detailed power supply requirements that must be met, such as voltage tolerances, power-up/down sequencing, AVS/DVS, and ramp times.
* This FPGA has special features that may require additional IC to support it:
** Loads are grouped by output voltage and sequencing order.
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- Can you cook a dead crab?
- Do crabs die instantly in boiling water?
- Can fish come back to life if frozen?
- Does freezing kill crabs?
- How long can live crabs be frozen?
- Is boiling crabs alive cruel?
- How do you store crabs in the freezer?
- Do Crabs feel pain?
- How do I cook frozen crabs?
- How long can a crab be dead before cooking?
- Does ice water kill crabs?
- Can frozen lobsters come back to life?
- Do crabs come alive after being frozen?
- Should I thaw frozen crabs before cooking?
- How do you humanely kill a crab?
Can you cook a dead crab?
Curstaceans, like crabs and lobsters, have bacteria beneath their shell which start growing rapidly when the crustaceans die.
And so, crustaceans are cooked alive.
That being said, its is okay to cook a crab which has been dead for only an hour or two but not more than that..
Do crabs die instantly in boiling water?
Crabs take four to five minutes to die in boiling water, while lobsters take three minutes. … While crabs remain silent when boiled alive, they shed their claws and legs as a defence mechanism and, because of this, are often put in fresh water and drowned for eight hours as an alternative.
Can fish come back to life if frozen?
It's alive! Incredible moment a frozen tuna fish is brought back to life after being defrosted with warm water. Footage has emerged of a frozen fish being 'brought back to life' after being defrosted in warm water. … Fish can survive this kind of freezing cold because they contain 'antifreeze' proteins in their blood.
Does freezing kill crabs?
Does freezing a crab kill it? At home, the most humane method at present of killing a crab is first to lower its body temperature, before spiking it. … Putting crabs in the freezer for two hours will generally kill most of them.
How long can live crabs be frozen?
eight to ten monthsEach crab should be individually wrapped in plastic cling wrap before freezing. After they are frozen, the wrapped crabs should be put in a heavy-duty, zipper-type freezer bag for storage. Frozen soft-shell crabs can be held for eight to ten months."
Is boiling crabs alive cruel?
Crabs and lobsters have a tough time at the hands of humans. … Nevertheless, if you care about animal welfare, you should care what happens to crabs and lobsters. Consider live boiling. The animal often takes minutes to die, during which it writhes around and sheds its limbs.
How do you store crabs in the freezer?
Pull out the stomach and gills and discard them. Make sure to pull off the flap and mouth and discard them as well. Either put the entire crab in a heavy-duty freezer bag or break its body in half and rinse it under cold water before freezing it in the shell.
Do Crabs feel pain?
Crabs have well-developed senses of sight, smell, and taste, and research indicates that they have the ability to sense pain. They have two main nerve centers, one in the front and one to the rear, and—like all animals who have nerves and an array of other senses—they feel and react to pain.
How do I cook frozen crabs?
Place a steam basket at the bottom of a large stockpot with 1 cup of water. Add as many crab legs as your pot will accommodate and still close the lid tightly. Bring the water to a boil then cover and steam cook until fragrant and steaming hot (about 5 minutes for thawed or 10 minutes for frozen crab legs).
How long can a crab be dead before cooking?
It's best to cook them within 10 or 15 minutes of dying in order to preserve the meat for as long as possible. If they're kept cool, crabs can be cooked 24-48 hours after they die but the flavor and texture are going to suffer.
Does ice water kill crabs?
A: Crabs can live for several days out of water as long as they are healthy and are kept cool, moist, and stress-free. The optimal temperature is about 50° F., anything colder will ultimately kill them. … If using ice, be sure to fasten a shelf to keep the crabs out of the melted ice water.
Can frozen lobsters come back to life?
BOSTON — Call it cryonics for crustaceans. A Connecticut company says its frozen lobsters sometimes come back to life when thawed. Trufresh began freezing lobsters with a technique it used for years on salmon after an offhand suggestion by some workers. It found that some lobsters revived after their subzero sojourns.
Do crabs come alive after being frozen?
If they have been frozen solid – then no. If they have only been chilled, then they might come back to life. Freezing destroys tissue.
Should I thaw frozen crabs before cooking?
To thaw your crab legs, leave them in your refrigerator for at least 12 hours or until thawed. This is the safest method, because the crab remains at a safe temperature throughout the thawing process. Failing that, thaw the frozen legs by running cold water over them in a sink or large bowl.
How do you humanely kill a crab?
Crabs can be killed by rapid destruction of both nerve centres by piercing both ganglia from the underside of the crab with a pointed spike (e.g. a thick, pointed pithing instrument, an awl or a sharp-pointed knife). Spiking must not be performed on lobsters because they have a long chain of nerve centres.


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The arts of the dead, Arcanoi are secret spiritual abilities that can either be taught or acquired through experience. Generally, the higher the level of the Arcanos that you wish to learn, the more difficult it will be to learn, the more powerful it will be, and the higher it will cost to activate.
Markings Edit
Excessive use of one or more Arcanoi skills will undoubtedly result in the marking of his or her corpus with traces of those powers. Such markings and traces cannot be removed by any sort of cosmetic alteration. If a wraith frequently uses more than one Arcanos, than the markings of all used Arcanoi will be visible.
Usage Edit
In order to activate an Arcanos, a wraith must normally spend Pathos, the energy of emotion. To use an arcanos toward a particular end, one must roll dice to acquire the success rating of the Arcanos, and the attribute it is being used in concert with. For usage in the Skinlands, one must also contend with/roll against the rating of the Shroud, usually 9 except on rare occasions such as visits to graveyards, usage of seances or ouija boards, the stroke of midnight, Friday the 13th, Halloween, or other special holidays or traditions regarding the decesased.
Notes on names Edit
Users of Arcanoi are traditionally referred to by the name of the Guild that the Arcanos once belonged to, even though the Guilds themselves have long since disappeared from the respectable parts of wraith society. For example, a wraith with Argos is always called a Harbinger, even if they have never actually been a member of or even heard of the Harbinger Guild. Likewise, a user of Embody is always called a Proctor, a user of Flux is always called an Alchemist, and so on. Wraiths with multiple Arcanoi can be referred to by any of the names of Arcanoi they possess, though it usually defaults to their strongest ability.
The Primary Arcanoi Edit
Accepted Arcanoi Edit
Forbidden Arcanoi Edit
Alternate Arcanoi Edit
Dark ArcanoiEdit
The Dark Arcanoi are primarily used by Spectres, and occasionally by trained wraiths such as Doomslayers.
The following appear in WTO: Dark Reflections: Spectres Bullet-pdf Bullet-nip
The following appear in WTO: Doomslayers: Into the Labyrinth Bullet-pdf Bullet-nip
The Risen Arcanoi Edit
These abilities can only be used by Risen, or wraiths who have managed to return to their old bodies. They can be found in The Risen.
The Jade Arcanoi Edit
These are the Arcanoi of the wraiths of the Yellow Springs. They can be found in Dark Kingdom of Jade.
Miscellaneous Arcanoi Edit
Connection with Spheres Edit
Some have speculated as to the connection between the innate abilities of Wraiths to exhibit Arcanoi, and those similar abilities of Mages to manipulate reality through Spheres. Perhaps there is a connection. In a similar vein, some have connected the strength of the Shroud with the idea of Paradox, in that the general consensus of sleeper minds can prevent Spheres and Arcanoi from succeeding. Some have called this Mage-Wraith crossover mechanic "The Oppositional Aura."
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This study proposed a new surface kinetic model for polysilicon chemical vapor deposition reaction in trichlorosiane-hydrogen system. The mechanism taken into account the etching of hydrogen chloride by using the equilibrium constants calculated from the thermodynamic data consist of chemisorption of trichlorosilane and deposition by hydrogen. The reaction rate constants are evaluated by numerical simulation and comparison with experiments. The transport phenomena and reaction in CVD reactor has been described by using the surface kinetic model in conjunction with a detailed three-dimensional CFD transport model. The simulation results show that there is a good agreement between prediction of model and experiment. Furthermore, this surface kinetic model will be used for optimization of CVD reactors for epitaxial deposition of silicon.


How to lock down an iPhone
A how-to on adding strong restrictions to an iPhone running iOS 11.x
In this post, I will walk through the steps I take to effectively lock down an iPhone running iOS 11.x. This is a process to limit an iPhone's functionality to only what is absolutely necessary. This does not turn a smartphone into a dumbphone.
A note about safety
The end goal is to make the phone safer. This is accomplished through two primary methods: Restriction of the phone's capabilities to only what is needed and accountability. Like all things in recovery, these steps are only valuable if the owner of the device already has a desire to stop their behavior and a willingness to be honest with accountability. There are no restrictions that can effectively prevent a man from accessing pornography.
Nothing can fully prevent access to pornographic material. As with all things, locking down a smartphone is just another tool. If the tool does not work, then I must find another. If I am in such a state that I will simply find a way around the restrictions, then I probably do not need to have a smartphone at all. In such circumstances, I recommend purchasing a dumbphone (one without internet access).
Finally, I often get requests to make a phone "safe". This is normally a question phrased in the following manner: "How can I have access to everything I want, like podcasts, news stations, and social media but keep everything else locked down?". I have found that such half-measures are useless. Either the phone is locked down, or it is not. If it is not, then my reliance is on boundaries and accountability rather than restrictions. This is not the point of "locking down" a phone. If my boundaries are not working, then it is my responsibility to look at what I need to change.
Step 0: Preparation
Identify needs
In preparation, thoroughly identify all the needed Websites and Apps. In addition, determine which accountability browser (if any) will be used. I recommend Covenant Eyes, but there are other options.
As a rule of thumb: if I can function properly without the specific app, then I do not need it. The more apps and features left on the phone, the less locked down it is. Remember, there are no half measures.
As an example, I have yet to see a game that is a need.
Establish Accountability
Determine who will have the restriction passcode and who will receive the accountability reports. This person also needs to be someone that the owner can regularly interact with. If there is a need to adjust something (change an allowed website, download a new app, etc.), this is the person that will be contacted.
Note: I strongly encourage spouses to NOT play the role of accountability partner. It is vital that a trustworthy third party willing to play the role of strict accountability be the primary handler of accountability for the husband's recovery.
Locking down the phone
Having prepared, take the following steps to fully lock down the iPhone.
Step 1. Make sure the phone is fully up-to-date.
Go to: Settings -> General -> Software Update and verify that the software is up to date. If not, update the software.
Step 2. Install Needed Apps
Install all the needed apps.
If navigational maps are needed, I recommend using Waze as it does not show promotional photos of locations (unlike Google Maps and Apple Maps) but is still a well-supported navigation application.
If a browser is needed, I recommend using Covenant Eyes, a subscription-based accountability software. It not only provides a safe browser, but also creates a VPN that tracks all outgoing network connections for the phone, making it easier to be accountable for other app usage.
Step 3. Setup Restrictions
Go to: Settings -> General -> Restrictions and click "Enable Restrictions". You will be prompted for a passcode.
I recommend using a Restrictions passcode that is not your standard 4-digit passcode. In case the individual moves, I can provide their next accountability partner the passcode without compromising any of my personal devices. It is also a good idea to save the passcode somewhere secure, so it is not forgotten.
Step 3a. Disable "Allow" Settings
Under the "Allow" heading, disable the following apps:
 - Safari
 - Siri and Dictation
 - FaceTime
 - iTunes Store
 - Music Profiles & Posts
 - iBooks Store
 - Podcasts
 - Installing Apps
 - In-App Purchases
Step 3b. Disable "Allowed Content" Settings
Under "Allowed Content" heading, disable the following settings:
 - Music, Podcasts, News & iTunes U
 - Movies
 - TV Shows
 - Books
 - Siri
Step 3c. Disable "Allowed Content" Websites
Set the Allowed Websites to "Specific Websites Only" and delete all the default websites by swiping left and tapping "delete". Then add all the specific websites already defined or leave the list empty.
These restrictions will apply to all in-app browsers and third-party browsers.
Step 3d. Disable "Game Center" Settings
At the bottom of the restrictions, under the "Game Center" heading, disable the following sections:
 - Multiplayer Games
 - Adding Friends
 - Screen Recording
Step 4. Delete Unused Apps
Having setup restrictions, many of the built-in apps will be disabled, but others need to be directly deleted.
Delete EVERYTHING that is not needed, normally this includes:
 - Podcasts
 - Music
 - iTunes U
 - Garage Band
 - iTunes Store
 - Stocks
 - iMovie
 - Maps (contains image search capability)
If in doubt, delete it. Remember, the goal is that the phone only has what is needed at the end of this process.
Note: These can all be reinstalled at a later time if desired.
I want to emphasize, the goal of locking down a phone is to make it a safe tool. It does not prevent access to inappropriate material, it merely makes it more difficult to do so. A determined mind will always find a way. This is only beneficial to the man seeking a heightened level of accountability and safety in regard to his smartphone. These steps mean nothing outside of a willingness to do the difficult work of recovery at the same time. Without dealing with the core issues, I will not change.
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How to Create a Yoga and Meditation App That People Love
Yoga is a practice that promotes flexibility not only in the body but also in the mind, emotions, and consciousness. Yoga, being one of the oldest and most effective physical activities, offers a harmonious blend of mind and body. Its simplicity and efficacy have propelled its popularity on a global scale. Furthermore, thanks to technological advancements, yoga mobile apps have made this transformative practice accessible to individuals across the globe.
The demand for Yoga and Meditation App has surged in recent years, with a significant increase in search queries related to yoga, health and wellness apps. This growing trend reflects the rising interest in incorporating yoga into daily routines and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Furthermore, many yoga practitioners and experts are now seeking opportunities to turn their passion into a career, leading to a surge in yoga app development. The combination of increased user demand and the desire to provide valuable resources to aspiring yogis has fueled the development of innovative and comprehensive yoga apps in the market.
If you're interested in developing your yoga app, it's important to start by researching popular yoga apps like Down Dog. Understanding their business models and how they operate will provide valuable insights for your app development journey. By studying successful apps like Down Dog, you can uncover key features, user experiences and monetization strategies that contribute to their success. This research will serve as a foundation for your app development process, helping you create a unique and compelling yoga app tailored to your target audience.
What exactly is Dog Down?
Down Dog is a popular yoga app that serves as a virtual personal yoga instructor. What sets Down Dog apart is its ability to provide a fresh and unique yoga practice every day. With a wide variety of yoga practices and techniques, Down Dog offers users the opportunity to customize their yoga sessions based on their preferences and goals. This app has gained a loyal following among yogis who appreciate the flexibility and personalization it offers, allowing them to create a yoga practice that suits their individual needs and preferences. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced practitioner, Down Dog aims to provide a tailored and enjoyable yoga experience.
In addition to its versatility and personalized approach, Down Dog is known for its user-friendly interface and accessibility. The app is designed to be easy to use, making it ideal for yoga beginners who want to learn and practice yoga at their own pace without the need to visit a physical yoga studio. With Down Dog, users have the convenience of learning yoga from anywhere and at any time that suits their schedule.
The app has garnered rave reviews and positive feedback from fitness enthusiasts and yoga practitioners. Its popularity stems from its ability to captivate users and provide them with new insights and skills every day. Once users experience the benefits of the Down Dog yoga app, they often become dedicated and engaged learners, eagerly anticipating their daily dose of new knowledge and practice.
Overall, Down Dog has established itself as a valuable tool for individuals seeking to incorporate yoga into their lives, offering convenience, learning opportunities, and continuous growth in the comfort of their own space.
The Benefits of Investing in Yoga App Development
Why Entrepreneurs and Startups Should Consider Developing a Yoga and Meditation App Like Down Dog?
Entrepreneurs and startups are increasingly interested in developing yoga and meditation apps like Down Dog for several compelling reasons:
Accessibility and Convenience
Yoga apps provide a flexible and accessible platform for beginners to learn yoga from anywhere and at any time using their mobile devices. This convenience attracts individuals who want to incorporate yoga into their busy schedules without the need for physical classes or specialized equipment.
Enhancing Wellbeing
Yoga apps promote an active, mindful, and calm lifestyle, leading to improved overall well-being. Through guided practices and meditation techniques, users can experience reduced stress levels, increased mindfulness, and enhanced mental and physical health.
Diverse Yoga Practices
Apps like Down Dog offer a wide range of yoga practices, including Vinyasa, cardio flow, Gentle, Yin, Restorative, Ashtanga, Yoga Nidra, sun salutation, and more. This variety allows users to explore different styles, adapt to their preferences, and progress at their own pace.
Targeted Back Pain Relief
Yoga apps often include specific features and routines designed to relieve back pain. Down Dog, for example, incorporates a boost feature that focuses on strengthening the back and opening the lower back, offering targeted relief and rehabilitation.
Integrated Music for Enhanced Experience
Many yoga apps integrate music that synchronizes with the user's breathing, creating a harmonious and immersive experience. The rise and fall of the music with each breath add depth and rhythm to the practice, enhancing the overall session.
Continuous Improvement and Progression
Yoga apps encourage users to explore various yoga practices and strive for improvement. By offering new routines and challenges daily, users can focus on refining their yoga positions and developing strength, flexibility, and mindfulness over time.
Developing a yoga and meditation app like Down Dog presents a promising opportunity to cater to the growing demand for accessible, personalized, and transformative wellness experiences. By incorporating features that enhance convenience, variety, targeted benefits, and user engagement, entrepreneurs and startups can create a valuable app that positively impacts the lives of yoga enthusiasts.
Key Features That Make a Yoga App Valuable for Users
Essential and Advanced Features That Make a Yoga App Exceptional
A well-rounded yoga app should include a combination of essential and advanced features to provide users with a comprehensive and exceptional experience. Here are the key features that every yoga app should have:
Registration
Allow users to create an account by providing basic details such as name, age, email ID, or the option to sign up using social media credentials.
Yoga Classes and Sessions
Enable users to explore and select from a variety of yoga practices categorized by type, reviews, and levels of expertise. This feature helps users find the classes that align with their preferences and skill levels.
Push Notifications
Keep users informed and engaged by sending regular updates about yoga training, booking availability, new classes, or special events. Push notifications ensure that users stay connected and don't miss out on important updates.
Event Management
Allow users to manage their upcoming events, including the ability to book upcoming yoga classes or events in advance. This feature helps users plan their schedules and secure their spots for desired sessions.
Profile Management
Provide users with a dedicated profile section where they can view and manage their bookings, track their class attendance, and access other relevant information related to their yoga journey.
In addition to these essential features, advanced features can further enhance the overall user experience. Here are some examples:
Social Login/Signup:
Enable users to easily sign up or log in to the app using their social media accounts, simplifying the registration process and enhancing user convenience.
Coach/Event Review Rating
Allow users to provide feedback and ratings for yoga coaches and events they have attended, helping other users make informed decisions when choosing classes or events.
Voice Instruction
Incorporate voice-guided instructions in yoga sessions to provide users with clear and immersive guidance, ensuring proper alignment and technique during their practice.
Yoga and Health Blogs
Offer a library of yoga and health-related articles or blog posts to provide users with educational and informative content, helping them deepen their understanding of yoga principles, techniques, and overall wellness.
Chat with Coaches and Yoga Teachers
Enable users to engage in real-time conversations with yoga coaches and teachers, allowing them to ask questions, seek guidance, or receive personalized recommendations.
By incorporating these essential and advanced features, a yoga app can provide users with a comprehensive and enriching experience, fostering their growth, and engagement in their yoga practice.
Exploring the Cost of Developing an App Like Down Dog
Determining the exact cost of developing a yoga app like Down Dog can be challenging as it depends on various factors. However, the cost is generally influenced by the following key aspects:
Number and Type of Integrated Features
The complexity and number of features integrated into the app directly impact the development cost. For example, incorporating features like personalized yoga routines, progress tracking, social interaction, meditation guides, or wearable device integration will contribute to the overall cost.
App Size and Customization
The size and complexity of the app, along with any customization requirements, will influence the development cost. If you have specific design or functionality preferences that deviate from standard templates, it may require additional development efforts and resources, impacting the overall cost.
Platform Selection
The choice of platform(s) for app development, such as iOS, Android, or both, will affect the cost. Developing multiple platforms generally requires more time, resources, and testing, which can increase the overall development cost.
Developer Rates
The geographical location of the mobile app development team can impact the cost. Developers from Asian countries often have lower rates compared to their counterparts in European or North American countries. However, it's essential to consider the developer's expertise, experience, and quality of work in addition to the cost factor.
While it is difficult to provide an exact estimate, as each project is unique, a rough estimate for developing a yoga app like Down Dog by Asian developers could range from $15,000 to $50,000. This estimate is subject to change based on the specific requirements, complexity and additional features desired for your app.
It is recommended to consult with professional app development companies or freelancers to obtain accurate cost estimates based on your specific project requirements. They can provide a detailed breakdown of the costs involved and guide you through the development process while ensuring your app meets the desired standards and objectives within your budget.
Conclusion
In today's dynamic world, yoga and wellness apps have emerged as game-changers, enabling individuals to practice yoga daily and maintain their fitness goals. Packed with exceptional features and functionalities, these apps have become a necessity for every fitness enthusiast.
With the demand for yoga mobile app development skyrocketing, now is the perfect time for entrepreneurs to invest in creating a life-changing app. If you'


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The summer of 1916 delivered a major flood near Marion, North Carolina and sent some of its large rocks and boulders spinning downhill into the fields and pastures along side the road bed of highway #221. Nary a trace was left of many of the homes. Much of western North Carolina was devastated by the event, especially along the McDowell and Mitchell County line and down into North Cove. Flooded streets became raging streams and rivers. More than 80 people died. Hundreds of homes were destroyed as millions of dollars went down the drain.
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Authors: Valentina Ceausu
Addresses: Computer Science Research Center, Rene Descartes University, 45, Rue des Saints Peres, 75270 Paris cedex 06, France
Abstract: This paper presents a semantic Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) system designed to improve road safety. The system is based on the automatic exploitation of accident scenarios, a new road safety research tool. Accident scenarios describe prototypes of traffic accidents and point out the impact of the infrastructure for a particular accident prototype. Prevention measures concerning infrastructure engineering such as adapting the layout and use of road are provided for each accident scenario. Thereby, assigning real traffic accidents to accident scenarios allows us to establish road dysfunctions leading to accident. The system described in this paper provides an automatic solution to assign traffic accidents to accident scenarios by adopting a CBR approach.
Keywords: road safety; semantic technologies; case-based reasoning; CBR; ontology; accident scenarios; traffic accidents; infrastructure impact; accident prevention; infrastructure engineering; automation.
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While many companies use shoe covers to prevent contamination, many Shoe Inn customers also use sticky mats to maximize contamination prevention. The utilization of multi-layer adhesive mats for cleanrooms is almost universal. However, how the mats are used is unique to each cleanroom. Mats can vary in size, color, number, and placement based on the logistics and characteristics of each individual cleanroom.
Mats should be placed in an area where they will be on clean, hard flooring. They should be placed just before or just after the ingress/egress point for each cleanliness or control change. It is suggested that the placement sites are worked backward from the final clean area or cleanroom.
- cleanroom – gowning area
- cleanroom – staging area
- gowning area – control area
- control area – common hallway
- common hallway – warehouse or receiving
- common hallway – public area
Matting should be placed so that all those passing through that point must step on the mats. Matting should be placed with the longer dimension of the mat in the same direction as the traffic flow for maximum footfalls on each mat. The minimum number of footfalls should be two with each foot for each location.
The proper size mat for each area of placement depends on the width of the opening and the variance and direction of the traffic. Normally the width of the mat should be 2/3rds to 3/4ths of the width of the doorway. It does not normally need to cover the full width because ordinary traffic passes through the middle of the doorway and not along the edge. However, if the traffic enters at a sharp angle or from the side of the entryway, then the width of the mat needs to be wider than the doorway to allow for enough footfalls.
As stated above, the length of the mat should be long enough to provide at least two footfalls with each foot at each location. Usually this is a minimum of 45 inches.
The color of the mats, which has no effect on the function of the mat, can vary from standard blue, white, and grey to custom colors and printed messages. In general, white shows the most dirt and particulates, and is normally preferred to make sure the layers are changed at frequent enough intervals. However, grey and blue work just as well when a maintenance schedule is set.
How often the layers should be removed depends on a number of factors:
- How dirty the area the personnel are coming from is.
- The number of people or pairs of feet per shift or per hour.
- The difference in cleanliness between the areas.
- The size of the mats and how many mats or locations are in the series.
In general, areas farther away from the cleanroom will be dirtier. Changing the layers at this point of use every half hour would be a benchmark with which to start. The final entry area into the cleanroom is probably from a clean area to a very clean area and each layer may last 4 to 8 hours.
However, this is just a rough guideline and each point of use will vary greatly. A few days of use and observation will help to determine the optimal mat layer change interval.
- Before placing a new mat down or replacing an existing mat, thoroughly clean the surface to remove contamination that may act as a barrier and keep the mat from properly adhering to the floor. Make sure to remove any adhesive residue if you are replacing an existing mat. It is recommended to use a pre-saturated wiper that contains a percentage of isopropyl alcohol. Make sure the surface is completely dry before application.
- To apply the mat, remove half of the release liner in the long direction of the mat, which will help with the alignment of the mat.
- Once you have the mat properly aligned in the location you want, start smoothing out the half of the mat with the adhesive exposed. Start at one end and work toward the middle making sure you do not trap air under the mat as you go, then remove the rest of the release liner and smooth the rest of the mat out in the same direction in which you removed the release liner.
Matting should be stored flat and for several hours in similar climate conditions as the point of use. For ideal results, the mats should be used in a controlled environment setting but may be placed in any area that has a temperature of 54-95 oF (12-35 oC).
Long-term storage of mats should always be on a flat and hard surface. Storage on the original shipping pallet is recommended. Normal warehouse conditions are usually acceptable but extreme temperatures (less than 32 or greater than 105 oF / 0 or 40 oC) should be avoided.
Storage of mats longer than one year from the date of purchase is not recommended. However, under normal storage conditions, matting should not have any variation in performance for a period of up to three years.
The utilization of multi-layer sticky mats for cleanrooms is almost universal. In fact, many customers who use the Shoe Inn automatic shoe cover dispensing system also use these adhesive mats to further help prevent contamination within controlled environments. Depending on various factors such as how dirty the area the personnel are coming from is and the level of cleanliness desired or mandated, this combined approach may be advisable or even required.


User Tools
Quick Start
This quick start guide will explain how to set up a primitive sphere to interact with water.
An empty scene will be used for the example.
Water Object Manager
WaterObjectManager is the main script of Dynamic Water Physics 2 and has to be present in the scene for water/object interaction to work. It does not matter to which object it is attached, it just needs to be present. WaterObjectManager fetches the data from all the WaterObjects in the scene, processes it and sends it to a job which then does all the physics calculations and makes use of multiple CPU cores.
 1. Add a WaterObjectManager to the scene. No need to change any settings. Example:
Example WaterObjectManager setup.
Water Object
WaterObject is a script that tells WaterObjectManager which objects should interact with water. Any object that is active and has this script will interact with water. There are two requirements for WaterObject to work: a Rigidbody and a MeshFilter from which the script will fetch the mesh (DWP2 uses mesh data to simulate object/water interaction). Rigidbody does not have to be attached to the same object as WaterObject, but it must be present in one of its parents. This allows for composite objects; one Rigidbody with multiple hulls - such as a trimaran.
 1. Add a 3D Object ⇒ Sphere to the scene.
 2. Add a Sphere Collider to the Sphere if is not automatically added.
 3. Add a Rigidbody to the Sphere and set its mass to 300. There is also a script called MassFromMaterial which can calculate and set the Rigidbody mass based on material density and mesh volume, but it is a helper script and not required.
 4. Add WaterObject to the Sphere. Since the sphere by default has 768 triangles Simplify Mesh option should be used. This option automatically decimates the mesh to a Target Triangle Count. A good triangle count is 30 or less for simple objects and around 60 for ship hulls. Using higher triangle count will only have a minor influence on simulation quality but will have a linear performance penalty (doubling the triangle count will about halve the performance). Therefore, adjusting the triangle count until the object starts to lose its shape is recommended. In the case of the example sphere 36 will be enough:
Example WaterObject setup.
Water Data Provider
WaterDataProvider is a script that tells WaterObjectManager where the water is. It is an interface between water systems/assets and Dynamic Water Physics and allows the two to communicate. All flat water assets/shaders use the same WaterDataProvider: FlatWaterDataProvider while for wavy assets such as Crest an asset-specific WaterDataProvider has to be used, e.g. CrestWaterDataProvider.
As an example a flat water plane will be used:
 1. Create an empty object using RMB ⇒ Create Empty and name it Water. Name does not matter.
 2. Add FlatWaterDataProvider to it and press Play. The object will now float but it will appear as if it floating in empty space (which it is). FlatWaterDataProvider assumes that water is at transform.position.y of the object it is attached to and does not care about any shaders, colliders, etc. Changing the Y value of Transform's position will make the Sphere float at different heights.
 3. To make this look more realistic, a plane can be added instead. Delete the Water object created in step 1 and create a 3D Object plane instead. Attach FlatWaterDataProvider and make sure to remove MeshCollider from it or the sphere will just sit on the plane through physics collision.
 4. Press play again. The sphere floats the same as in step 2 but it appears it is in 'water'. At this point Default-Material of the plane can be replaced with a material that uses some kind of flat water shader - e.g. the included WaterProDaytime material which is just a standard Unity water.
A result of following this guide. Not pretty, but fully functional.
Water Particle System
WaterParticleSystem can be used to generate foam. It works with any flat water.
 1. Drag DefaultWaterParticleSystem from DWP2 ⇒ Resources into the scene and parent it to the Sphere.
 Example WaterParticleSystem setup.
 2. Move the Sphere to be above the water and press play. Sphere falling into the water will generate foam around it based on simulation data. WaterParticleSystem and ParticleSystem values can be tweaked to suit the needs of the project.
Center Of Mass
CenterOfMass is a simple script that offsets the center of mass of a Rigidbody.
Unity calculates center of mass of the object from all of its colliders, as if the object were homogenous. In many cases this is not correct - a ship has ballast, a crate could have some load in it, a barrel could have oil, etc.
To adjust the center of mass of an object simply attach CenterOfMass script to the same object that contains the Rigidbody and adjust the Center Of Mass Offset - a value in local coordinates which tells how much to offset center of mass from the Unity-calculated point. Want a ship to be less prone to capsizing? Lower the Y component of COM.
CenterOfMass inspector.
Water Object Wizard
WaterObjectWizard is a helper script that sets up a WaterObject automatically. It is still recommended to have knowledge of manual setup and how things work, but this script can automate and speed up the setup process.
A primitive Sphere will be used, same as in the rest of the guide above.
 1. Add a 3D Object > Sphere to the scene.
 2. Add WaterObjectWizard to the newly create Sphere.
 3. Tick Add Water Particle System (optional). This option is self-explanatory.
 4. Click Auto-Setup and press Play after the setup is done. The Sphere now floats and generates foam. Next step would be to manually check and tweak the default values, such as Target Triangle Count, center of mass, etc.
Enabling Burst
Burst is a compiler, it translates from IL/.NET bytecode to highly optimized native code using LLVM. This improves job performance.
It can be installed from Unity PackageManager.
By default Burst compilation is disabled. This is due to the fact that cross compilation is not supported in some cases. E.g. building for Mac OS on Windows will fail if Burst is enabled.
To enable Burst compilation add DWP_BURST under Project Settings ⇒ Player ⇒ Scripting Define Symbols. Make sure that the Burst package installed beforehand.


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sponge (something) off (of) (someone or something)
To beg for, borrow, or obtain something (usually money or food) as a handout from someone or something else. My brother's been sponging money off my parents ever since he dropped out of college. My roommate's nice, but she's always sponging food off of me, and I don't have the heart to tell her to stop.
sponge something off of someone or somethingand sponge something off
to beg or borrow money or food from someone or a group. Please stop sponging food and money off your relatives! Stop sponging off food and money all the time!
1. To wipe or clean the surface of someone or something with or as if with a sponge: After dinner, I cleared all the dishes and sponged off the table. The blackboard was very dirty, so the teacher told me to sponge it off.
2. To live by relying on the generosity of someone else: He sponged off his parents for years because they never insisted that he get a job.
1. in. to drink heavily. She was sponging like there was no tomorrow.
2. n. a drunkard; a tippler. (see also blotter.) She was a spunge, and she wasn't going to do anything about it.
3. n. a parasitic person. Here comes that sponge, Willy. Hide your wallet, pencils, glasses, and any clothes in his size.
sponge off someone
in. to live off someone; to take advantage of someone by taking food and shelter from them without compensation. Go get a job! Stop sponging off me!
mod. thirsty. I gotta get a drink, man. I'm sponged!
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An automatic sample changer has been developed for use in Ge(Li) gamma ray spectroscopy. The sample changer features remote storage to prevent cross-talk and to reduce background. It has a capacity for 200 samples. It also features automatic setting of the sample to detector distance to optimise the count rate performance. An additional feature is the rotation and vibration of samples during counting to assure that powdered samples are compacted and improve the precision and reproducibility of the counting geometry. Three systems have been equipped with the changer and these are connected to an in-house computer on a first-come-first-served basis via a high speed data interface (153,6Kb).
Date of Publication: Feb. 1980


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Project: Historical Bremen, The History of Bremen as a Computer Model
The "Historical Bremen" project is a series of computer models that represent a replica of the city of Bremen at different time periods. With this project, ANYMOTION has expanded its field of expertise to include historical reconstructions. These computer-generated models project detailed images of history into the present. With the support of experts (including Mr. Günther Garbrecht), AnyMotion collected historical facts and turned them into computer models, which in turn serve as the basis for graphics, videos and multimedia products.
The "Historical Bremen" project was launched at the end of 2001 and has since been further developed through continuous supplementary work.
Pictures and videos from the project have already been used in several projects.
AnyMotion has created a modern website for the project, in which you can explore the old Bremen in several centuries in virtual 360 ° panoramic tours. Learn more at:
Overview of AnyMotion services:
- Projekt „Time Guide / City Guide"
In the course of expanding UMTS applications, a program was developed for the PDA by the Bremen agency i2dm. On a given route the user is guided on a historical route through the city. He has the possibility to view the build state of 300 or 500 years ago.
- Project "The History of Bremen, The Film"
Elaborate renderings and spectacular camera rides illustrate to the viewer the history of Bremen. The constructional development of Bremen is being followed over 5 centuries.
- Projekt „Hansestadt"
The subject of e-learning is also becoming more and more interesting for the mediation of historical knowledge. Hansestadt is a classic computer game in which the player has to perform several tasks. During this time, he becomes acquainted with numerous important events. The game is set in the 16th century in the time of Johann Dove.
- Creation of virtual 360 ° Panorma tours for the website ( 1800 n.Chr. / 1600 n.Chr. / 1400 n.Chr. / 1000 n.Chr. / 900 n.Chr. )


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Design Research, Storytelling, and Entrepreneur Women in Rural Costa Rica: a case study
Maria Gabriela Hernandez
University of Houston
Keywords: visual storytelling; rural ecotourism; design research; empathic design
This paper describes a project exploring design research practices and empathic design to produce context-specific knowledge to inform and facilitate visual storytelling, in collaboration with the Women's Association of Chira Island, a rural ecotourism association from the Pacific of Costa Rica. While their pioneering ecotourism projects have gained national recognition, its members have faced multiple challenges, including reassessing gender and social roles and furthering their capacity to support development in the community. Their experiences and stories became their most valuable asset, triggering the need to communicate them to benefit similar populations. The contents of this project were developed during three field research visits and two years of collaborative design work, employing " time," "space," and "voice" to contextualize the stories. This investigation resulted in printed materials and videos designed for mobility and easy reproduction to be used by the association as tools to inspire women in similar rural areas.
This paper is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence.
Cite this paper: Hernandez, M.G. (2016). Design Research, Storytelling, and Entrepreneur Women in Rural Costa Rica: a case study. Proceedings of DRS 2016, Design Research Society 50th Anniversary Conference. Brighton, UK, 27–30 June 2016.
This paper will be presented at DRS2016, find it in the conference programme


text: Research has shown a relationship between mothers' beliefs about literacy, their educational and socioeconomic backgrounds, and their children's emergent literacy awareness. Many Australian Indigenous children experience educational disadvantage, as do children whose parents are manual workers. One recommendation that is frequently made is for parents to be encouraged to participate in their children's literacy development. Yet little is known about the implicit beliefs about literacy held by mothers from Indigenous-Australian and Anglo-Australian backgrounds. Such beliefs need to be taken into account in early childhood literacy programs. Eleven Indigenous and nine Anglo-Australian mothers from varied educational backgrounds were interviewed about how children learn to read and literacy in general. The findings indicate that the tertiary educated mothers, whether Indigenous or Anglo-Australian, held views that were mostly compatible with an emergent literacy perspective. The early school-leaving mothers focused more on the role of memory and repetition of specific skills in learning to read. These findings have implications for teachers, researchers, and family literacy programs.

source: HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu


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The Department for Education (DfE) and the Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) have launched the good estate management for schools (GEMS) guidance and tools, a new manual and toolkit to support schools with good estate management. The resource brings together new and existing guidance on school estate management, and it sets out the following:
- The fundamental policies and procedures needed to manage your school's estate effectively
- Guidance on strategic estate management, organisational oversight, understanding your land and buildings, energy and water management, and managing projects
- Updated guidance on health and safety, compliance and maintenance (replacing existing guidance in essential schools maintenance)
- The skills organisations need access to, links to tools and resources that can help.
The manual is broken down into the following sections:
- Strategic estate management
- Overseeing the estate
- Health and safety
- Maintaining the estate
- Understanding the land and buildings
- Energy and water management
- Estate projects.
Depending on your role, you may not need to review every section. Some sections are of particular relevance to leaders, governors and trustees of schools. Some are aimed more at school business professionals and those involved in the day-to-day management of the estate.
The manual also includes a number of tools to help you assess and manage the estate. This includes the following:
- Organisational self-assessment
- Top 10 estate checks for boards
- Required knowledge and skills
- Tips for managing energy and water usage.
First published 26 April 2018


Introduction
Protocol
C Program
An Application
Introduction
Picture of the keypad The Qtronix Scorpius 22 keypad has the keys found in the "numeric" part of a standard keyboard. It has an RS-232 interface with a 9-pin connector. This note describes the keypad, its key codes, and simple application using the keypad.
The keypad is available from Jameco for $39.95 in their catalog #993. The unit evaluated was purchased from a local store (T-Zone) for 22 dollars.
Auxiliary keypads are also available which plug in-line with a normal keyboard using a PS2 style connector. These units are a better choice if you really want a numeric keyboard for your console or X-window applications. Currently serial devices can not be conveniently used as auxiliary keyboards under Linux
A PIC 17C54 is at the heart of the keypad. The modem control lines on the serial port supply power for the 17C54 and the green NumLock LED. The photo below is of the circuitry in the keypad.
Picture of the keypad circuitry
Protocol
It looks like the keypad uses RTS and DTR to power the serial port. DTR needs to be set to +12 volts and RTS must be set to -12 volts. The port should be configured for 8 data bits, no parity, and one stop bit (8,N,1) at 9600 baud. The unit sends a single byte for each keystroke. The keypad has three modifier keys: Shift, Fn, and NumLock. NumLock is modal with a green LED to indicate state. Fn and Shift are chord keys like the shift key on most keyboards. The table below shows the key codes for all keys for each of the modifiers.

Keypad Key Codes (in hex)
Key FnNumShift
*838383ac
+93939393
-92929292
.9f9f9090
/95959595
09eaa8e8e
19aa68a8a
296a08484
39ba78b8b
497a18585
5b2a48888
698a28686
79ca88c8c
899a38787
99da98d8d
BkSp89a58989
Enter94949494
Esc91919191
Tab8fab8fad

C Program
The following C program opens the port, sets the modem control lines and reads a single keystroke from the keypad. The output is a two character hex number which represents the keycode.
/* keypad : reads a single key code from a Qtronix serial keypad */
/* Usage: keypad <serial port> */
/* eg: keypad /dev/ttyS0 */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <termio.h>
#include <sys/fcntl.h>
main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
 struct termios tbuf;
 int fd_dev;
 int sm; /* state of the modem lines */
 unsigned char buf;
 if (( fd_dev = open(argv[1], (O_RDWR | O_NDELAY), 0)) < 0 ) {
 printf("Unable to open tty port specified\n");
 exit(1);
 }
 tbuf.c_cflag = CS8|CREAD|B9600|CLOCAL;
 tbuf.c_iflag = IGNBRK;
 tbuf.c_oflag = 0;
 tbuf.c_lflag = 0;
 tbuf.c_cc[VMIN] = 1; /* character-by-character input */
 tbuf.c_cc[VTIME]= 0; /* no delay waiting for characters */
 if (tcsetattr(fd_dev, TCSANOW, &tbuf) < 0) {
 printf("%s: Unable to set device '%s' parameters\n",argv[0], argv[1]);
 exit(1);
 }
 if (( fd_dev = open(argv[1], (O_RDWR), 0)) < 0 ) {
 printf("Unable to open tty port specified\n");
 exit(1);
 }
 sm = TIOCM_DTR;
 if(ioctl(fd_dev, TIOCMBIS, &sm) == -1) {
 printf("Unable to set modem control lines\n");
 exit(1);
 }
 read(fd_dev, &buf, 1);
 printf("%02x\n", buf);
 exit(0);
}

An Application
This is a description of the author's use of the Qtronix serial keypad.
One of my PCs boots from a SanDisk flash disk into OpenDOS and then into loadlin and Linux. The root file system is on a RAM disk. There are no fans on the CPU or power supply so the computer has no moving parts. This machine is meant to be less a PC and more an appliance. It has a modem, printer, Palm Pilot cradle, and a text-to-speech board, as well as the CD-writer and other I/O devices. It does not have a monitor or keyboard.
The serial keypad is used to set-up ('7') and tear-down ('8') a PPP link to my ISP. If "NumLock" is on, the command about to be executed is spoken by the text-to-speech board. The '4' key is used to speak the time.
The keypad.sh script file
#!/bin/bash
# A script to read a Qtronix serial keypad and
# execute commands based on the key pressed.
# 'NumLock' usually implies a spoken response
while true
do
 # Sleep waiting for a keypress
 KEY='./keypad /dev/ttyS4'
 case $KEY in
 85 | 97 ) # Either '4' or 'NumLock 4'
 speak 'date +%k%t%M'
 ;;
 88) # Both '5' and 'NumLock 5'
 speak '/usr/local/bin/temperature' degrees
 ;;
 9c) # '7' key
 /usr/sbin/dip .aim
 ;;
 8c) # 'NumLock 7' key
 speak "Setting up P P P link"
 speak '/usr/sbin/dip .aim'
 ;;
 99) # '8' key
 /usr/sbin/dip -k
 ;;
 87) # 'NumLock 8' key
 speak "Tearing down P P P link"
 speak '/usr/sbin/dip -k'
 ;;
 *)
 echo $KEY is not implemented
 ;;
 esac
done


[1Ed] Chapter 05: The Dynamic Layer
Once players start actually playing a game, it moves from the inscribed layer into the dynamic layer of the Layered Tetrad. Play, strategy, and meaningful player choices all emerge in this layer.
This chapter explores the dynamic layer, various qualities of emergence, and how designers can anticipate the dynamic play that emerges from their inscribed design decisions.
Lecture Notes
Tutorial Files


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Impact of COVID-19 on mortality rates and ramifications for group benefits plans
We've all witnessed the devastating effects of COVID-19 on our everyday life and on our loved ones. The virus has unfortunately taken the lives of too many people. What impact will this have on the mortality of Canadians and how will this uptick in deaths affect group benefits plans offered to workers and retirees?
The following graph presents the weekly number of deaths in Canada in recent years, compiled by Statistics Canada.
Backed by data from StatsCan and the Institut de la statistique du Québec, it's believed that COVID-19 generated 5% additional deaths in Canada last year. As expected, COVID-19 had a greater impact on mortality in Quebec, with nearly 8% additional deaths.
According to data published by the Government of Canada, individuals ages 70 and over account for 88% of COVID-19 deaths, with 69% of those deaths occurring in individuals ages 80 and older. The percentage of COVID-19 deaths among these age groups is even higher in Quebec (92% of deaths among those ages 70 and older, with 73% occurring among those 80 and older), according to the Institut national de la santé publique du Québec (INSPQ).
As these age groups comprise mostly retirees, we will analyze the cost of group benefits (pension plans and group insurance plans) offered to those individuals.
At first glance, we can expect more deaths occurring in 2020 than previously expected. For example, a group benefits plan covering 1,000 retirees with a median age of 70 could expect anywhere from 10 to 20 deaths in a given year. In 2020, the impact of COVID-19 resulted in an average of one or two additional deaths.
As mentioned, individuals ages 80 and older have been most affected by COVID-19. In general, the pension plan liabilities for this subgroup of retirees are small compared to other subgroups. Therefore, the experience variation as a result of increased mortality due to COVID-19 for 2020 should be rather limited, with some exceptions. We can expect little to no variation in pension plan funding costs as a result of the impact of COVID-19 on mortality in 2020.
COVID-19 may take a toll on premiums payable to the insurer. For plans offering life insurance coverage at retirement, the impact of the coronavirus will depend on group size and the renewal methodology.
Companies offering life, health and dental insurance coverage to retirees must acknowledge the costs of these plans in their financial statements. Just like pension plans, the liabilities for retirees over the age of 80 are small compared to other insured people. We can therefore expect little to no variation in costs as a result of the impact of COVID-19 on mortality in 2020.
It is too early to assess the long-term impact of COVID-19 on mortality rates, given the many factors that could influence future developments, such as:
- Additional waves of the pandemic
- Survivorship bias, or the belief that those who survived the pandemic may have physical attributes related to greater longevity
- Long-term effects on the health of COVID-19 survivors
- The impact of the cancellation or postponement of healthcare treatment and surgeries. Over time, the current situation may have a serious impact on the recovery of those awaiting treatment and, in the long term, on the life expectancy of Canadians.
- Mental health impact of social isolation and job losses
- Behavioural changes, such as frequent handwashing, may have beneficial long-term effects. This good habit could curb the transmission of other yearly viruses, such as influenza, which would reduce the yearly number of deaths.
With this in mind, it would be best to maintain the mortality assumptions currently used for estimating future costs of pension plans and group insurance plans. As a result, costs are expected to remain stable in the short term.
Your Normandin Beaudry consultants are monitoring the situation as it evolves and will keep you informed.
Would you like more information?
Contact your Normandin Beaudry consultant or email us.