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QtBridge
QtBridge is a WebWorks 2.0/Cordova native extension that provides a dynamic bridge between Qt and JavaScript allowing you to leverage Qt APIs directly from javascript, including the use of Qt signals and slots. With QtBridge you can easily create a custom qt class and expose it directly to javascript (see Custom Qt Classes below).
Applies To
Author
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Javascript API
The api exports a global module as Qt and blackberry.qt.
A simple example is shown here:
if (Qt.initialize()) {
 var deviceInfo = Qt.createObject("bb.device.DeviceInfo");
 console.log("Current Orientation: " + deviceInfo.orientation);
 var connectionId = deviceInfo.connect("orientationChanged", function (newOrientation) {
 console.log("Orientation changed to " + newOrientation);
 });
} else {
 console.log("Could not initialize QtBridge.");
}
See the Sample Application for an full example of how to use the API.
Object Methods
Object methods are available on any object created by QtBridge.
introspect()
Introspect returns a json representation of a QObject. This method is used internally to define object properties and functions when an object is created. Use this method if you want to inspect the details of a QObject class that are not reflected in the resulting object structure: e.g. which signals are change events for which properties.
connect(string signal, function slot)
Connects the specified signal on the object obj to the function slot. Returns an id that can later be used with disconnect().
 - signal The name of the signal to be connected.
 - slot The javascript function to be executed when the signal is fired.
Example:
var connectionId = deviceInfo.connect("orientationChanged", function (newOrientation) {
 console.log("Orientation changed to " + newOrientation);
});
disconnect(object obj, string signal, [function or id] slot)
Disconnects the specified signal on the object obj from a previously connected function.
 - signal The name of the signal to be disconnected.
 - slot An function previously connected, or an id previously returned, by connect()
Example:
deviceInfo.disconnect("orientationChanged", connectionId)
destroy()
Destroys the C++ QObject and cleans up any signals and slots connections that were made to/from the object. You should call this method whenever you want to free an object created by QtBridge. This is the equivalent of calling deleteLater() from C++.
Global Methods
Global methods are available on the global object (Qt or blackberry.qt).
initialize()
Loads the qt core shared libraries and starts the module thread. Calling this method more than once will have no effect. Returns true if the module was successfully loaded.
terminate()
Unloads the qt core shared libraries, as well as any additional libraries that were loaded by this module and shuts down the module thread. Returns true if the module was successfully unloaded.
createObject(string class)
Creates an new qt object.
 - class The fully qualified name of the C++ class (separated by "." not "::"). Optionally, an API level may be specified by appending an "@" followed by the api level to the class string. By default, the highest API level will be selected.
Example:
var deviceInfo = Qt.createObject("bb.device.DeviceInfo");
var deviceInfo_v1 = Qt.createObject("bb.device.DeviceInfo@1.0");
listNamespace(string namespace)
Returns a list of classes available in the specified namespace. This is useful for feature detection.
 - namespace A fully qualified namespace (separated by "." not "::")
Example:
var classList = Qt.listNamespace("bb.device");
connect(object obj, string signal, function slot)
Connects the specified signal on the object obj to the function slot. Returns an id that can later be used with disconnect().
 - obj An object created by createObject().
 - signal The name of the signal to be connected.
 - slot The javascript function to be executed when the signal is fired.
Example:
var connectionId = Qt.connect(deviceInfo, "orientationChanged", function (newOrientation) {
 console.log("Orientation changed to " + newOrientation);
});
disconnect(object obj, string signal, [function or id] slot)
Disconnects the specified signal on the object obj from a previously connected function.
 - obj An object created by createObject().
 - signal The name of the signal to be disconnected.
 - slot An function previously connected, or an id previously returned, by connect()
Example:
Qt.disconnect(deviceInfo, "orientationChanged", connectionId);
Global Properties
Global properties are available on the global object (Qt or blackberry.qt).
initialized
Returns true if the qt module is currently loaded and running.
Custom Qt Classes
QtBridge can use any QObject-based C++ classes that are registered with the qml type system. A complete sample class that demonstrates this feature can be found in the QtBridge native extension in the CustomModules folder with the name Module1.
Creating a custom Class
To expose your custom C++ class to javascript through QtBridge, you will need to do the following:
 - Inherit from QObject
 class Module1: public QObject

 - Use the Q_OBJECT macro in your class definition
 - Exposed methods must be a slot (marked with Q_SLOT/Q_SLOTS) or invokable (marked with Q_INVOKABLE)
 Q_SLOT void doSomething();
 Q_INVOKABLE QString doSomethingWithResult();

 - Exposed properties must be declared with Q_PROPERTY
 Q_PROPERTY (QString constantProperty READ constantProperty CONSTANT)
 Q_PROPERTY (QString fullProperty READ fullProperty WRITE setFullProperty NOTIFY fullPropertyChanged)

 ...

 public:
 QString constantProperty() const;
 QString fullProperty() const();
 void setFullProperty(QString fullProperty);

 Q_SIGNALS:
 void fullPropertyChanged();

 - Your class must be declared as a qml type with QML_DECLARE_TYPE(fully::qualified::class) outside any namespaces
 QML_DECLARE_TYPE(custom::Module1)

 - Your class must be registered with qmlRegisterType<fully::qualified::class>("fully.qualified", 1, 0, "Class") in the registerCustomTypes function in CustomModules/CustomModules.cpp to make QtBridge aware of your class
 void registerCustomTypes() {
 qmlRegisterType<custom::Module1>("custom", 1, 0, "Module1");
 }

Sample Class
How To Build
The Extension
 1. Clone this repo to your local machine>
 2. Ensure the BlackBerry 10 Native SDK is correctly installed
 3. Import the native extension project into momentics. It is located at /plugin/src/blackberry10/native within this project
 4. Build the native extension project for all architectures: Right click on the project and choose "Build Configurations" > "Build All".
The App
 1. Clone this repo to your local machine.
 2. Ensure the BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK 2.0 is correctly installed.
 3. Open a command prompt (windows) or terminal (mac/linux) and run the following command:
 webworks create <your source folder>\QtBridgeSample

 4. Replace the default \QtBridgeSample\www folder with the \SampleApp\www folder from this project
 5. Replace the default \QtBridgeSample\config.xml with the \SampleApp\config.xml from this project
 6. From the command prompt (Windows) or terminal (mac), navigate to the QtBridgeSample folder
 cd <your source folder>\QtBridgeSample

 7. Run the following commands to configure plugins used by this app
 webworks plugin add <path to this project>/plugin

 8. Run the following command to build and deploy the app to a device connected via USB
 webworks run

Notes
Linux users: replace webworks with cordova in all of the above commands
More Info
Contributing Changes
Please see the README of the Webworks-Community-APIs repository for instructions on how to add new Samples or make modifications to existing Samples.
Bug Reporting and Feature Requests
If you find a bug in a Sample, or have an enhancement request, simply file an Issue


Liquid Nitrogen Is Beautiful When It's Dancing Across Gasoline
Instead of mixing, it just spins a beautiful trail of gas.
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Pouring liquid nitrogen on another liquid won't result in an instant block of ice, nor even a slushie. Ultimately, it'll have very little effect on the liquid below but, as YouTuber carsandwater illustrates, it will look very cool while it is busy having no effect.
In this random but mesmerizing video, you'll see a few spoonfuls of liquid nitrogen dance around on the surface of gasoline, rubbing alcohol, and water.
Because the liquid nitrogen is less dense than the water, it just floats on top instead of mixing in. And while it does, it sometimes forms a tiny bit of ice beneath it, which acts as an insulator and keeps the warm liquid somewhat separate from the cold nitrogen. In the meantime, the liquid nitrogen just floats around, spinning and emitting some really cool vapor shapes as it evaporates.
It's not quite as flashy as using liquid nitrogen to fight against a flamethrower, but it's probably a little safer.
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{% static %} handles more than you think
You probably agree using {% static %} is not a controversial:
Credit: Django Doctor
If you're unfamiliar: {% static %} returns the path the browser can use to request the file. At it's simplest, that would return a path that looks up the file on your local file system. That's fine for local dev but in prod we will likely use third-party libraries such as whitenoise or django-storages to improve performance of the production web server.
There are reasons other than "because S3" for why we use {% static %}
File revving
Whitenoise has a storage backend STATICFILES_STORAGE that performs file revving for cache busting. As a result the file path rendered in the template is renamed: script.js may be renamed to script-23ewd.js. The STATICFILES_STORAGE generates a hash from the file's contents and renames the file and generates a manifest file that looks like:
{'scripts.js':'scripts-23ewd.js'}
This is called revving. {% static 'script.js' %} renders'script-23ewd.js' in the template because'script.js' is looked up in the manifest, resulting in'script-23ewd.js' being resolved.
This is for cache busting: when the file content change the file name changes too, so a revved file can have cache headers set to cache forever in the CDN or browser. On the next deployment if the file contents changes so too does the file name being requested and thus the most up to date file is retrieved by the browser.
So {% static %} abstracts away cache-busting mechanisms so we can focus on templatey things in the template instead.
Websites can move house
Given enough time a website can change where it's served from:
 - From subdomain to path: abc.example.com to _URL_ and xyz.example.com to _URL_. This has happened in a project I was in for SEO reasons.
 - Merging multiple repositories into one. This happened to a few projects I was involved with to make development more efficient.
At this point it would be unclear which app's files are served from /static/. Yes a developer can find a replace all of /static/ with /abc/static/ and /abc/static/. But if {% static .. %} was used they would not need to.
So {% static %} prevents Javascript and CSS from breaking because where the website is served from changed.
Serving from S3
Django suggest not serving static files from the web server in production. One way to do that is to serve the files from S3. If STATICFILES_STORAGE serves from S3, then the static domain will likely be different from webserver domain unless some configuration in Cloudfront ensures otherwise.
So in that case using {% static 'script.js' %} ultimately renders _URL_ instead of /static/script.js.
So {% static %} handles changes in the domain the files are served from.
Do you {% static %} everywhere you should?
You can check if your codebase at django.doctor. It check missing {% static %} and other Django code smells:
If you want to avoid code smells getting into your codebase in the first place install the GitHub PR bot to reduce dev effort and improve your code.
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Joti jot is a Punjabi phrase which literally means the "light joining another light" and is used to refer to the "joining of the light of the human person (soul) to the Supreme Light (God)". It is a term that is customarily used to refer to the "accession of a honoured person to their heavenly abode". In simple terms, this is a polite and honourable term used to refer to the "death" of a respected, honoured and blessed person. In its original language, it is a term which is polite, respectful and traditional. When referring to the death of the Sikh gurus, this term is commonly used.
The Sikh scriptures teach that the soul is indestructible and survives for eternity. When the person dies, it is only the body that is destroyed; the soul carries on its journey of reincarnation until it becomes pure and sinless so that it can blend with the pure Lord. So when the body of a person who is pure and one who has lived a life of righteousness dies, the soul of this perfect person is said to join the Almighty God. The act of joining with the Lord is referred to as "Joti jot samana" (Sah-ma-na means to "merge")
The Gurus tell us that the person's soul is immortal and that the soul never dies and is never born. However, the soul travels through many lives where the soul experiences birth and death while living within various bodies. This cycle of births and death only stops when the soul attains salvation or Mukti when it leaves this existence in moral bodies and joins the immortal supreme soul (god). The person is then said to have rejoined with God. This special condition is referred to as "Joti Jot" in Punjabi.

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Summary of Survey on Housing, Ownership, and Community Amenities Preferences
In November 2020 we received completed surveys from 38 Founder households which is 98% of all Founder households. One third of the respondent households are single-person.
Most surveyed Founder households won't be ready to move in until 2024 or later.
Our three core amenities include:
- a dance/community hall
- a dining facility/food services
- a licensed Family Care Home (Household Model)
At least two-thirds of Founder households that responded to the survey indicated that these amenities should be either in place upon move-in or within one year thereafter.
Respondents considered the following other amenities (onor off-site) essential or important (by the percentages shown):
- cultural/recreational facilities: 82%
- a licensed Skilled Nursing Facility: 66%
- access to health care with a physician or nurse practitioner and in-home assistance with activities of daily living: 50%
The survey results on housing preferences suggest a development which prioritizes semi-detached dwellings first, apartments second, and single family residences in the third phase, but also realizes that a mix of housing is important in each phase.


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Ella Sharp Art and History Museum (Hillside Farm)
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Hillside Farm
1840s; 1857; 1967–1968 Peter F. Hurst Planetarium, 1968 exhibition gallery, 1987 Mildred I. Hadwin Center, Dabbert and Fleming. 3225 4th St.
This community cultural complex is made up of a nineteenth-century farmhouse, historic buildings moved onto the grounds, and a twentieth-century art center (Mildred I. Hadwin Center), planetarium (Peter F. Hurst Planetarium), and gallery (Exhibition Gallery). They stand in a park setting on the Hillside Farm site. The site was acquired by Abraham Wing of Glens Falls, New York, in 1855 and it passed through the Dwight Merriman Family to their daughter Ella Sharp (1857–1912). Within a short time the Merrimans and Sharps expanded the farm to more than six hundred acres of pastures and meadows and developed its reputation for its dairy and livestock herds and its orchards. Additions were wrapped around the north and west sides of the farmhouse. The house was then crowned with a three-story Italianate tower topped with a belvedere to form the appearance of the present-day museum.
Writing Credits
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Kathryn Bishop Eckert, "Ella Sharp Art and History Museum (Hillside Farm)", [Jackson, Michigan], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—,
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Cover: Buildings of Michigan
Buildings of Michigan, Kathryn Bishop Eckert. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012, 183-184.
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Liz and the Blue Bird
Liz and the Blue Bird
2018, NR, 90 min. Directed by Naoko Yamada. Voices by Atsumi Tanezaki, Nao Tōyama, Miyu Honda, Konomi Fujimura, Yuri Yamaoka.
REVIEWED By Richard Whittaker, Fri., Nov. 2, 2018
There's a deception in the opening moments of Liz and the Blue Bird: It's not, as the European fairy tale opening of a young woman in a mythical forest might suggest, another anime adaptation of a Western fantasy. That's the story of a piece of music that's being prepared by a school orchestra, and the background to the story of shy oboist Mizore Yoroizuka (Tanezaki) and cheerful flutist Nozomi Kasaki (Tōyama). The two are both popular soloists and loyal best friends. Their enemy is simply time: As seniors, both are becoming increasingly and painfully aware that their bond has an expiration date. They're growing up, and facing separate futures where crushes and clubs don't really mean anything.
Liz and the Blue Bird is effectively a standalone spin-off from the successful novel and anime series Sound! Euphonium, chronicling the lives and complexities of the Kitauji High School music club. In the show, Mizore and Nozomi were background characters, but here the spotlight is on them, without any need to dive into the broader backstory. Instead, it's an instantly recognizable story of connection and loss, of how important teen friendships are without ever falling into melodrama. Director Yamada proved her skill in depicting young adults with bullying mortality tale A Silent Voice, but this time she has more space to dedicate to the tiniest of interactions, with the fairy tale's lesson about letting your friends find their wings becoming increasingly poignant and relevant.
What's most impressive is that Yamada gives delicate life to a wafer-thin story of two friends drifting apart. Without ever feeling choppy or over edited, the shots are composed in microscopic detail, and by letting the camera land on unexpected items, like the way the girls move their hands when they talk to each other, or tiny drifts out of focus when they become distracted. There are odd flights of abstraction, such as during some of the rehearsals, while the sideways glimpses of the fairy tale (increasingly a metaphor for the girls' ailing relationship) have a soft, hand-painted, almost impressionist feel, evocative of early Miyazaki, or Yoshio Kuroda's The Dog of Flanders. It gives a subtle contrast to the luminous CGI-enhanced but more realistic depictions of classroom life. There are no violent clashes or extraneous drama about boys. Instead, it's a simple and tender portrait of how friendships aren't always forever.
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that give them a clear scoring opportunity, when cutting inside towards goal.
- To double up on the opposition winger, particularly when he is being "double-marked" by both the team's full back and winger.
The stereotypical winger is fast, tricky and enjoys 'hugging' the touchline, that is, running downfield close to the touchline and delivering crosses. However, players with different attributes can thrive on the wing as well. Some wingers prefer to cut infield (as opposed to staying wide) and pose a threat as playmakers by playing diagonal passes to forwards or taking a shot at goal. Even players who are not considered quick, have been successfully fielded as wingers at club and international level for their ability to create play from the flank. Occasionally wingers are given a free role to roam across the front line and are relieved of defensive responsibilities.
The typical abilities of wingers include:
- Technical skill to beat a full-back in a one-to-one situation.
- Pace, to beat the full-back one-on-one.
- Crossing ability when out wide.
- Good off-the-ball ability when reading a pass from the midfield or from fellow attackers.
- Good passing ability and composure, to retain possession while in opposition territory.
- The modern winger should also be comfortable on either wing so as to adapt to quick tactical changes required by the coach.
Traditionally, right-footed players are played on the right wing and left-footed players on the left as a matter of familiarity and comfort. However, in the modern game, coaches usually demand wingers to be able to play on both flanks and to switch flanks during play regularly as a quick change of tactics. For instance, a right-footed winger who plays on the left flank is more comfortable cutting into the middle, which suits the styles of playmaker forwards who can cause a threat both by shooting from distance, dribbling towards goal, or sliding through passes to other forwards. Another advantage is that the winger can cut inside, towards the weaker foot of the full-back. Clubs such as Barcelona and Celtic often choose to play their wingers on the 'wrong' flank for this reason. One of the foremost practitioners of playing from either flank was the German winger, Jürgen Grabowski, whose flexibility helped Germany to third place in 1970, and a championship in 1974.
Although wingers are a familiar part of football, the use of wingers is by no means universal. There are many successful football teams who operate without wingers. A famous example is AC Milan, who typically play in a narrow midfield diamond formation or in a Christmas tree formation (4-3-2-1), relying on full-backs to provide the necessary width down the wings. Also, in the 1966 World Cup, England manager Alf Ramsey led a team without natural wingers to the championship. This was unusual enough at the time for the team to be nicknamed "The Wingless Wonders".

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Scrabble word: GRIP
In which Scrabble dictionary does GRIP exist?
Definitions of GRIP in dictionaries:
- noun - the act of grasping
- noun - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- noun - a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
- noun - the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
- noun - worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
- noun - an intellectual hold or understanding
- noun - a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together
- verb - hold fast or firmly
- verb - to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
- verb - to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
- A tight hold; a firm grasp: a drowning swimmer now safely in the grip of a lifeguard.
- The pressure or strength of such a grasp: a wrestler with an unmatched grip.
- A manner of grasping and holding: The crate afforded no comfortable grip.
- Intellectual hold; understanding: a good grip on French history.
- Ability to function properly or well; competence: getting a grip on the new technique.
- A mechanical device that grasps and holds.
- A part, such as a handle, that is designed to be grasped and held.
- A suitcase or valise.
- A stagehand who helps in shifting scenery.
- A member of a film production crew who adjusts sets and props and sometimes assists the camera operator.
- To secure and maintain a tight hold on; seize firmly.
- To maintain a secure grasp.
- v - to seize firmly with the hand
There are 4 letters in GRIP: G I P R
Scrabble words that can be created with an extra letter added to GRIP
All anagrams that could be made from letters of word GRIP plus a wildcard: GRIP?
Scrabble words that can be created with letters from word GRIP
Images for GRIP
- grip Tedavisi Degnek.com
-... grip..... Wrist-wrap grip
-... demonstrating how the grip should be positioned in the left hand
- Team grip Alienation BMX
- grip Nedir Belirtisi ve Tedavisi Nasldr
-... finger (others use V between index finger and thumb) to decide grip
- Golf grip Strong Neutral or Weak Andrew Rice Golf
- Crusher Flex grip - Strength
- Konu grip influenza gripal Enfeksiyona grip saln ku gribi...
- griple ayn ekilde yayld dnlmektedir. grip...
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New York To Paris Flight Time: What Factors Affect It?
If you want to plan a trip between New York and Paris, it would be best to know the approx. time by which you'll reach your destination. To know it, you can add the time to reach the airport from a taxi and also the time to check in from the airport gate to the boarding zone. To know the exact New York to Paris flight time, also look for whether there are equipment delays, airport wait time, etc.
Thus, if you wish to know when you'll reach Paris, you'll want to know the time difference between New York and Paris time zones with the flight arrival and departure times and calculate the average flight timings.
Exact New York To Paris Flight Time
The exact New York to Paris flight time depends on a straight-line air distance from New York, NY, to Paris, France, which is around 3,636 miles or 5851 km. The trip starts in New York and ends in Paris, France. The flight direction from New York, NY, to Paris, France, is Northeast (54 degrees from the North).
The exact New York to Paris flight time is 7 hours and 46 minutes. Here we assume 500 mph as a commercial airliner's average flight speed, which equals 434 knots, or 805 km/h. It also adds 30 minutes to take off and land. Also, this time can often vary due to the wind speeds.
How To Calculate The Flight Time?
You can calculate the approx. New York to Paris flight time and the average flight duration with the help of a reliable flight time calculator, which finds the average duration between two points. The calculator uses the circle formula to get travel mileage.
There are many flight choices for flying from NYC to Paris. Twenty-one direct flights are there with 12 airlines to get you there. People looking for short New York to Paris flight time at reasonable prices can also check seasonal sales and last-minute deals offered by hotels and airlines. An online flight time calculator offers calculations for many travel routes. Users must enter info like cities, airports, zip codes, countries, etc., to get the correct estimate for New York to Paris flight time.
Its database uses a large circle distance with the average airspeed of the commercial airline to figure out typical New York to Paris flight time. Travel time is vital to find flight distance between airports or to ask how long it would take to fly from one town to another.
How Long Does It Take To Fly From New York To Paris?
Non-stop flights from New York to Paris take around 6 to 17 hours. It depends on the airline you select. The quickest one-stop flight between Paris and New York takes around 9 hours. However, for some airlines, New York to Paris flight time can be up to 36 hours based on the wait duration and stopover destination. These are the average non-stop flight times from any of the two airports in New York to Paris.
Also, it is the average non-stop New York to Paris flight time from the two airports in NYC and Paris. Direct and linking flights with stopovers take more time than non-stop ones. For such cases, New York to Paris flight time relies on the layover destination based on your airline or the one you select while booking tickets. At intermediate airports, the waiting time can range from 41 minutes to 24 hours.
Flight Time From N.Y.C. To Paris Airports
The table below shows one-stop flights and direct flight times from John F Kennedy International Airport, New York, to the nearest Paris airports.
JFK - ORY
Paris, Orly Airport
7 hours 30 minutes
Find the exact New York to Paris flight time from John F Kennedy International Airport, New York, or any other airport or city in the United States and other destinations worldwide, like the flight from New York to Italy with the flight time calculator.
You can click on any airport name and find flight distances from New York to the airports from the list of cities provided in the flight time calculator, like a flight from Atlanta to New York, a flight from New York to Italy, etc.
Why Is Flight Time Longer To Go Than To Return?
You might not know it, but the outbound New York to Paris flight is longer than the returning New York To Paris flight time. Let's discuss this strange happening with two factors: the Earth's rotation and winds. In the northern hemisphere, the west winds to the east are strong. Returning from the United States, the plane uses an air corridor to push them with these winds.
After jet stream push, planes travel fast, reducing flight hours between New York and Paris. On average, the flight duration from Paris to NYC takes 45 minutes more than NYC to Paris flight time.
Best Time To Book Flights From New York To Paris
If you're flexible with travel dates, you can use the month view tool to find the cheapest travel days. You can use the chart or sign up for price alerts if you have a fixed travel date. Passengers can use the search tool or destination search if they're flexible about the destination and New York To Paris flight time to find flight tickets between different airports of the destination country.
Things To Know Before You Book A Flight From NYC To Paris
You can get vital info on flights between Paris and New York on an online booking portal. Know the cheapest flight prices, direct flights from Paris to New York and vice-versa, and how many direct NYC to Paris flights are per week. Passengers also must know the New York To Paris flight time and duration with the total number of airports in Paris.
With the help of a professional search engine, you can get flight prices from online travel partners and major travel agencies like Amerigo Voyage. Thus, you won't need to check various websites to know the best prices and New York To Paris flight times. After picking the preferred flights, our agency directly links you to the travel agent or the airline carrier.
Factors Determining The Average Travel Time
On average, twenty flights fly directly from New York to Paris daily. With the booking tool, you get the quickest flight duration, the longest flight duration, and the average flight time. The average New York to Paris flight time is 7 hours and 20 minutes.
The airline distance from New York to Paris is 3,628 miles / 5,839km. In total, there are three airports around New York City (NYC.) New York Liberty International Airport (EWR), New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), and New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA.)
One airport in Paris City is Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG.) Know that the linking New York to Paris flight time would always be longer than the direct flight as you're taking off and landing at only two airports. Taking off and landing is the most time-consuming factor of any flight and is done at a low speed.
Whatever flight you'll use to connect New York to Paris, be prepared as the New York To Paris flight time can change based on factors like wind speed, weather conditions, air congestion, and flight path. Because of these factors, the real flight times can lessen up to 24 minutes, but sometimes it can be longer than the estimated time.
Multi-stoppage/linking flight time from Poole to London is based on the route for London and how long you'll need to wait for the linking flight. Still, have qualms about booking flight tickets with the suitable New York to Paris flight time? You can book directly through the steadfast booking portal of Amerigo Voyage and get the best deals with all the necessary info. Travel experts at Amerigo Voyage craft the finest travel experiences for your needs and create the finest hassle-free travel experiences. With Amerigo Voyage, you get the freedom to travel worry-free with adept assistance whenever throughout your journey.

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Fractal Generation with Unity
A was hanging out with my awesome friend Anatomecha in one of Seattle's new super awesome, super hip, super gentrified edison-bulb-and-a-million-beers-on-tap bars. He showed me a system he had been working on to create l-system fractals with Unity using very simple properties of how Maya and Unity represent 3D models in 3D space.
I like beer and fractals because they are both awesome, what can I say?
For the uninitiated an L-system fractal is basically where you take a shape, lets call it an "axiom", then you replace the axiom with another shape, let's call that a "generator" which just so happens to be made up of a bunch of axioms.
Rinse and repeat until you have created a self-referential fractal of pure awesomeness. Each rinse and repeat is called an "iteration."
So axiom, and generator:
which, in the cases of these pyramids creates what's called a Sierpinski Pyramid.
For those of you FRACTAL EXPERTS out there there is nothing new yet.
Here is the awesomesauce.
Maya will let you create a model which contains named compenents in a hierarchy. Unity can import the model and preserve the hierarchy and the components. If you create a hierarchical model in Maya which is meant to be a generator, and you pick some of the components in that model's hierarchy to be axioms, then when you load it into Unity all you have to do to make an l-system fractal iteration on it is to find the leaf nodes and replace them with freshly instantiated generators.
Piece of cake right?
Note there are always details. The position, scale, and rotation of the models needs to be preserved. Notice how the Sierpinsky Pyramid replaces a large pyramid with four smaller ones at various offsets?
Yes, these offsets and scale factors (and rotation as well) can be encoded in the Maya model trivially which will be explained now.
Maya representation of a generator
So we are going to create this:
By creating the following two generators:
Left: end branch, right: middle branch.
We then load them up in Unity and create a script that iterates n times over a GameObject looking for leaf nodes with a name that corresponds to the name of a generator.
So have a look at what this looks like in Unity, with an attached script:
Notice the Transform in the Inspector. It contains the relative position, rotation and scale of an axiom. This means when you replace that axiom with a newly instantiated generator you will need to set the generator's Local Scale, Local Rotation and Local Position to these values so it will be in the right spot.
Note the script has two
generators listed, the
middle_branch_generator. These are references to the models in the project, so during an iteration when a node is found with a name like
LSystem.cs script knows to replace it with a
You may notice the leaf nodes have names like
end_branch__0 with a double underscore - this is because Maya requires unique names for it's scene nodes so the script simply discards the
__ and everything after it during the iteration process.
So there is a lot you can do with this.
Essentially you can build a model in Maya, name nodes, and then replace those nodes with other models that have the same name (or, if you prefer, by any more sophisticated replacement algorithm you choose) to recursively create and define a more interesting creation.
Use your imagination and think on that for a minute, it's pretty huge.


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Competitiveness, Income Distribution, and Growth in Thailand : What Does the Long-run Evidence Show?
The paper addresses three fundamental issues under a long-run perspective : (1) growth and productivity, (2) competitiveness, and (3) income distribution. Unit labor costs (ulcs) and unit capital cost (ukcs) are calculated as the indicators of competitiveness in Thailand. Both series explain that Thailand did not gain in competitiveness during its boom period. However, during the 1997 financial crisis, when the Baht currency depreciated, both series dropped significantly. The paper also discusses the dynamics of labor share and capital share in national income as well as the functional distribution of income. Some major features of Thailands long-run economy are the following : (i) increasing average wage rates, (ii) stabilizing profit rates (slightly increasing during the boom decade after having dropped sharply during the 1997 crisis), (iii) substantially increasing capital-labor ratio, (iv) decreasing capital productivity and increasing capital-output ratio, (v) increasing labor productivity, and (vi) increasing mark-up.Functional income distribution can be determined during the periods studied. The gains in labor were greater than that of capital in the Thai economy, especially during the period of crisis when profit rates dropped substantially. The paper also documents the growth in income per capita decomposed by ranges of labor market indicators. Labor productivity is observed as the only factor contributing to per capita output. Overall, to achieve the medium to long-term growth potential projected by the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), Thailand needs to improve capital productivity and increase its capital stock. This paper is organized as follows : after the Introduction, Sections II-III construct labors shares, capital share, and ulc series, and observe the long-run pattern of the variables. Section IV analyzes the determinants of long-run competitiveness and growth. The determinants include wage rate, profit rate, capital-output ratio, capital-labor ratio, labor productivity, and capital productivity. Section V observes the degree of functional income distribution including its longterm evolution during the last 20 years. Section VI computes the degree of markup, which also implies the dynamism of the monopoly power of business in the Thai economy. Section VII analyzes the sources of growth in per capita income categorized by different labor compositions. Section IX estimates the medium-term growth potential as projected by the NESDB. Section X concludes the report.
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- Alan B. Krueger, 1999.
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American Economic Association, vol. 89(2), pages 45-51, May.
- Alan Krueger, 1999. "Measuring Labor's Share," NBER Working Papers 7006, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Ahluwalia, Montek S., 1976. "Inequality, poverty and development," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 3(4), pages 307-342, December. Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)
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a_need_request_body
 - Syntax: lua_need_request_body <on | off>
 - Default: off
 - Context: main | server | location
 - Phase: depends on usage
Force reading request body data or not. The client request body won't be read, so you have to explicitly force reading the body if you need its content.
If you want to read the request body data from the $request_body variable, make sure that your client_max_body_size setting is equal to your client_body_buffer_size setting and the capacity specified should hold the biggest request body that your app allow.
If the current location defines rewrite_by_lua or rewrite_by_lua_file, then the request body will be read just before the rewrite_by_lua or rewrite_by_lua_file code is run (and also at the rewrite phase). Similarly, if only content_by_lua is specified, the request body won't be read until the content handler's Lua code is about to run (i.e., the request body will be read at the content phase).
The same applies to access_by_lua and access_by_lua_file.
Nginx API for Lua
Input arguments
 - Context: set_by_lua*
Index the input arguments to the set_by_lua* directives:
value = ngx.arg[n]
Here's an example
location /foo {
 set $a 32;
 set $b 56;
 set_by_lua $res
 'return tonumber(ngx.arg[1]) + tonumber(ngx.arg[2])'
 $a $b;
 echo $sum;
}
that outputs 88, the sum of 32 and 56.
Read and write Nginx variables
 - Context: set_by_lua*, rewrite_by_lua*, access_by_lua*, content_by_lua*
 value = ngx.var.some_nginx_variable_name ngx.var.some_nginx_variable_name = value
Note that you can only write to nginx variables that are already defined. For example:
location /foo {
 set $my_var ''; # this line is required to create $my_var at config time
 content_by_lua '
 ngx.var.my_var = 123;
 ...
 ';
}
That is, nginx variables cannot be created on-the-fly.
Core constants
 - Context: rewrite_by_lua*, access_by_lua*, content_by_lua*
 ngx.OK ngx.DONE ngx.AGAIN ngx.ERROR
HTTP method constants
 - Context: rewrite_by_lua*, access_by_lua*, content_by_lua*
 value = ngx.HTTP_GET value = ngx.HTTP_HEAD value = ngx.HTTP_PUT value = ngx.HTTP_POST value = ngx.HTTP_DELETE
HTTP status constants
 - Context: rewrite_by_lua*, access_by_lua*, content_by_lua*
 value = ngx.HTTP_OK value = ngx.HTTP_CREATED value = ngx.HTTP_MOVED_PERMANENTLY value = ngx.HTTP_MOVED_TEMPORARILY value = ngx.HTTP_NOT_MODIFIED value = ngx.HTTP_BAD_REQUEST value = ngx.HTTP_GONE value = ngx.HTTP_NOT_FOUND value = ngx.HTTP_NOT_ALLOWED value = ngx.HTTP_FORBIDDEN value = ngx.HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR value = ngx.HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
Nginx log level constants
 - Context: rewrite_by_lua*, access_by_lua*, content_by_lua*
 log_level = ngx.STDERR log_level = ngx.EMERG log_level = ngx.ALERT log_level = ngx.CRIT log_level = ngx.ERR log_level = ngx.WARN log_level = ngx.NOTICE log_level = ngx.INFO log_level = ngx.DEBUG
print(a, b, ...)
 - Context: set_by_lua*, rewrite_by_lua*, access_by_lua*, content_by_lua*
Emit args concatenated to error.log, with log level ngx.NOTICE and prefix lua print:.
It's equivalent to
ngx.log(ngx.NOTICE, 'lua print: ', a, b, ...)
Nil arguments are accepted and result in literal "nil".
ngx.location.capture(uri, options?)
 - Context: rewrite_by_lua*, access_by_lua*, content_by_lua*
Issue a synchronous but still non-blocking "nginx subrequest" using uri.
Nginx subrequests provide a powerful way to make non-blocking internal requests to other locations configured with disk file directory or any other nginx C modules like ngx_proxy, ngx_fastcgi, ngx_memc, ngx_postgres, ngx_drizzle, and even ngx_lua itself and etc etc etc.
Also note that subrequests just mimic the HTTP interface but there's no extra HTTP/TCP traffic nor IPC involved. Everything works internally, efficiently, on the C level.
Subrequests are completely different from HTTP 301/302 redirection (via ngx.redirect()) and internal redirection (via ngx.exec()).
Here's a basic example:
res = ngx.location.capture(uri)
Returns a Lua table with three slots (res.status, res.header, and res.body).
res.header holds all the response headers of the subrequest and it is a normal Lua table. For multi-value response headers, the value is a Lua (array) table that holds all the values in the order that they appear. For instance, if the subrequest response headers contains the following lines:
Set-Cookie: a=3
Set-Cookie: foo=bar
Set-Cookie: baz=blah
Then res.header["Set-Cookie"] will be evaluted to the table value {"a=3", "foo=bar", "baz=blah"}.
URI query strings can be concatenated to URI itself, for instance,
res = ngx.location.capture('/foo/bar?a=3&b=4')
Named locations like @foo are not allowed due to a limitation in the nginx core. Use normal locations combined with the internal directive to prepare internal-only locations.
An optional option table can be fed as the second argument, which support various options like method, body, args, and share_all_vars. Issuing a POST subrequest, for example, can be done as follows
res = ngx.location.capture(
 '/foo/bar',
 { method = ngx.HTTP_POST, body = 'hello, world' }
)
See HTTP method constants methods other than POST. The method option is ngx.HTTP_GET by default.
The share_all_vars option can control whether to share nginx variables among the current request and the new subrequest. If this option is set to true, then the subrequest can see all the variable values of the current request while the current requeset can also see any variable value changes made by the subrequest. Note that variable sharing can have unexpected side-effects and lead to confusing issues, use it with special care. So, by default, the option is set to false.
The args option can specify extra url arguments, for instance,
ngx.location.capture('/foo?a=1',
 { args = { b = 3, c = ':' } }
)
is equivalent to
ngx.location.capture('/foo?a=1&b=3&c=%3a')
that is, this method will autmotically escape argument keys and values according to URI rules and concatenating them together into a complete query string. Because it's all done in hand-written C, it should be faster than your own Lua code.
The args option can also take plain query string:
ngx.location.capture('/foo?a=1',
 { args = 'b=3&c=%3a' } }
)
This is functionally identical to the previous examples.
ngx.status
 - Context: rewrite_by_lua*, access_by_lua*, content_by_lua*
Read and write the response status. This should be called before sending out the response headers.
ngx.status = ngx.HTTP_CREATED
status = ngx.status
ngx.header.HEADER
 - Context: rewrite_by_lua*, access_by_lua*,


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Simply good flow properties
AUTOPLAST was developed specifically for the matrix technique and flask pouring technique. This self-curing polymer is distinguished by its good flow properties.
The flow phase was set at about 3 minutes. After a transient phase of 5 to 6 minutes, the material can be modeled for a further 3 minutes. This means that several saddles can be worked easily and correctly with the pouring method. The Polymaster, a pouring flask, is suitable for this pouring resin.
5 Pink – transparent, veined
6 Pink – transparent, not veined
34 Original Pink – semi-opaque, veined
Forms of delivery
Powder (500 g)
Liquid (500 ml)
- Simple handling
- Good flow and modelling properties
- Long processing time
- Full dentures
- Partial and combined dentures
Avoid direct contact of unpolymerized material within the oral cavity. Avoid the use of AUTOPLAST in case of proven allergies.
Mixing ratio for dentures:
13 g polymer : 10 ml monomer
26 g polymer : 20 ml monomer (Polymaster)
|AUTOPLAST Monomer (Safety data sheet) ENDokumentdownload 146kb|
|AUTOPLAST Polymer (Safety data sheet) ENDokumentdownload 126kb|
|AUTOPLAST (Declaration of conformity)Dokumentdownload 420kb|
The Polymaster is a polymerization device for the pouring/pressing technique using cold-curing polymers.Learn more


Description
Get information about the programming language used in a content object.
Note: this endpoint currently returns no data.
URL Allowed Methods
_URL_ (hash_type) :] (hash) /language/
GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Arguments
hash_type (string)
optional parameter specifying which hashing algorithm has been used to compute the content checksum. It can be either sha1, sha1_git, sha256 or blake2s256. If that parameter is not provided, it is assumed that the hashing algorithm used is sha1.
hash (string)
hexadecimal representation of the checksum value computed with the specified hashing algorithm.
Request headers
Accept
the requested response content type, either application/json (default) or application/yaml
Response headers
Content-Type
this depends on Accept header of request
Returns
object
an object containing the following keys:
 - content_url (object): link to /api/1/content/ for getting information about the content
 - id (string): the sha1 identifier of the content
 - lang (string): the detected programming language if any
 - tool (object): information about the tool used to detect the programming language
HTTP status codes
200
no error
400
an invalid hash_type or hash has been provided
404
requested content cannot be found in the archive
Examples
/api/1/content/sha1:dc2830a9e72f23c1dfebef4413003221baa5fb62/language/
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The United Nations General Assembly has voted on over 4500 resolutions or other matters since its founding through 2008. This Demonstration, based on data made available by the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, creates pie charts showing the distribution of votes on almost all of those resolutions. You select a subset of the resolutions you wish to study, such as all resolutions containing the word "Israel" or the word "Africa". You then move a slider to select a particular resolution from this subset. The Demonstration responds by insetting a pie chart on a timeline showing the distribution of votes. If you hover your mouse over the short name of the resolution, a tooltip appears showing the date of the vote and providing a longer description of the issue.
The dataset underlying this Demonstration may be cited as E. Voeten and A. Merdzanovic, "United Nations General Assembly Voting Data", hdl:1902.1/12379 UNF:3:Hpf6qOkDdzzvXF9m66yLTg==, and is available at this site. It was imported into Mathematica as a TSV file and manipulated using Mathematica.


DB Delete
Deletes all data rows from the selected database table that match the values of a row from the selected KNIME input table columns. All selected column names of the KNIME table need to exactly match the column names inside the database. Only the rows matching all values of the selected column of any given input row will be deleted. The column order of the KNIME table and the database table do not need to match.
The output table contains two additional columns if Append delete statuses checkbox is checked. The first extra columns is the number of rows affected by the DELETE statement. A number greater than or equal to zero -- indicates that the command was processed successfully and is an update count giving the number of rows in the database that were affected by the command's execution. A value of -2 -- indicates that the command was processed successfully but that the number of rows affected is unknown. The second shows a warning message, if any.
Options
Settings
Table to delete
Click Select a table to select the table to delete from in the pop up dialog, or enter a valid Schema and Table name into the input fields.
Batch size
Enter a number greater than 0 for the number of rows deleted in one batch job. Entering 1 disables batch processing. This way only one row is processed at a time.
Fail on error
Disable this if you want to continue after an error.
Append delete status columns
Enable this to append two additional (status and error) columns to the output table (see description).
Disable DB Data output port
Select this option to disable the DB Data output port and the execution of the metadata query at the end of the node execution which might cause problems with databases that do not support subqueries.
Select identification columns (WHERE in SQL)
Select all columns used to identify the records in the database that should be deleted. Only records in the database that match all values from a row of the input table are deleted. The column names in the KNIME input table need to match the column names in corresponding database table. In SQL this is equivalent to the WHERE columns.
Output Type Mapping
This tab allows you to define rules to map from KNIME types to database types.
Mapping by Name
Columns that match the given name (or regular expression) and KNIME type will be mapped to the specified database type.
Mapping by Type
Columns that match the given KNIME type will be mapped to the specified database type.
Input Ports
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KNIME data table with the data rows to be deleted from the database.
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DB Connection to the database.
Output Ports
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Input KNIME data table with additional columns providing the number of affected rows in the database and warnings, if checked in the dialog.
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DB Data referencing the selected database table.
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Progress of AccessSTEM - Phase II
Progress from 10/1/08 to 4/30/11
The Northwest Alliance for Students with Disabilities in STEM—Phase II (AccessSTEM) is the second of two Alliances funded by the Research in Disabilities Education program of the National Science Foundation and directed by the DO-IT Center at the University of Washington (UW). The first award (_TAG_-_PHONE_) was much larger in region (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington) and funding level. The new Alliance (_TAG_-_PHONE_), which continues to be called AccessSTEM, focuses on the local area around the UW.
The following report summarizes project progress half way through the projected five-year current AccessSTEM project. It shares the goal and impact, organizational structure, and progress in reaching the four project objectives.
Goal and Impact
All project activities support the goal of increasing the postsecondary degree attainment of individuals with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The ultimate impact is to make STEM opportunities available to more citizens and enhance STEM fields with the talents and perspectives of people with disabilities.
The project PI and director is Sheryl Burgstahler. The project manager is Scott Bellman. Project partners are the UW, Seattle Central Community College (SCCC), Bellevue College (BC), and Seattle Public Schools. The AccessSTEM logic model and specific partner logic models provide a summary of project Inputs/Context, Goal/Objectives, Activities, and Results for AccessSTEM.
Evidence-based practices employed in AccessSTEM are determined by results of a literature review, outcomes of prior projects hosted by DO-IT, suggestions from practitioners, and input from students with disabilities. Further refinements come from input from staff (Partner Work Group) and student leaders (A-Team) from partner schools, and results from Capacity Building Institutes. The organizational structure for AccessSTEM is as follows:
Objectives 1 and 2
- Implement changes within partner postsecondary institutions–UW, BC, and SCCC–to make STEM programs more welcoming and accessible to students with disabilities (e.g., more accessible websites and science labs, STEM publications that encourage the participation of students with disabilities).
- Create and expand engagement of stakeholders (STEM educators, disability services, veteran associations, projects that broaden participation in STEM, and industry and career services) to foster STEM education and careers that are welcoming and accessible to people with disabilities. Progress in reaching Objectives 1 and 2.
- Implement evidence-based practices (e.g., mentoring, peer support, internships) to increase numbers of individuals with disabilities moving through critical junctures to STEM associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees and careers. Progress in reaching Objective 3.
- Support and expand an online resource center that shares research and promising practices worldwide. Progress in reaching Objective 4.


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Scrabble word: GENDERS
In which Scrabble dictionary does GENDERS exist?
Definitions of GENDERS in dictionaries:
- noun - a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives
- noun - the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
- verb - to bring into existence


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In this paper, we investigate the performance of a green mobile operator collaborating with other traditional mobile operators. Its goal is to minimize its CO2 emissions, maximize its profit or achieve or tradeoff between both objectives by offloading its users to neighbor networks and exploiting renewable energies. On the other hand, traditional mobile operators aim to maximize their profits by attracting the maximum number of roamed users. The problem is modeled as a two-level Stackelberg game and its equilibrium is derived. A green mobile operator level that determines how many users per each base station to offload to each neighbor network, and a non-green mobile operator level where operators focus on finding the optimal roaming price. Our simulation results show a significant saving in terms of CO2 emissions compared to the non-cooperation case and that roaming decision depends essentially on the availability of renewable energy in base station sites. © 2015 IEEE.
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From Wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia
The Psychovultures' scientific name, Vultura Insanus, comes from the word "vulture" and the Latin word insanus, meaning "crazy" or "insane."
Psychovultures resemble hairless bats, though they lack prominent ears or noses.
- Thermal vision
- Electrical blast from mouth
- Although the Leafwing is described as being a subspecies of the Psychovulture, the creatures' species names indicate that they belong to different genera entirely, with the Leafwing's genus being named as Icarus while the Psychovulture's genus is Vultura.


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Creating Storage Accounts in Azure with PowerShell
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In this lab we walk through using Azure PowerShell to create a Storage account. This beginner-level hands-on lab covers several concepts, including the following.
 - Creating variables to store key parameters.
 - Identifying the proper cmdlets to create the new Storage account.
 - Creating the Storage account and entering the correct parameters.
This hands-on lab uses the Azure Cloud Shell, so there's no need to install any software. This way it's possible to follow along at work or home using the web browser.
What are Hands-On Labs?
Hands-On Labs are scenario-based learning environments where learners can practice without consequences. Don't compromise a system or waste money on expensive downloads. Practice real-world skills without the real-world risk, no assembly required.


text: Radioisotope x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis has been utilized to determine the elemental composition of 55 archaeological pottery samples by the determination of 17 chemical elements. Fifty-four of them came from the Tel-Alramad site in Katana town, near Damascus city, Syria, and one sample came from Brazil. The XRF results have been processed using two multivariate statistical methods, cluster and factor analysis, in order to determine similarities and correlation between the selected samples based on their elemental composition. The methodology successfully separates the samples where four distinct chemical groups were identified. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Are Pears Good for You?
The pear is a sweet fruit about the size of an apple. The skin of a pear is thin like a paper and it is usually difficult to peel. The skins of pears may vary in color - green, yellow, red, brown, or a combination of these colors. With its light colored flesh, pears taste sweet and quite juicy too. Its texture is buttery soft, but some varieties may have grainy flesh. While most varieties of pears are bell-shaped, some of them are like a rounded apple.
Are Pears Good for You?
The simple answer is yes. With all the vitamins and minerals, pears can be quite beneficial for your health. Pears are juicy. Pears are inexpensive. And, due to their vitamin, mineral, and fiber content, they are a perfect addition to your healthy eating plan.
Here are other reasons why pears are good for you and why you should include pears in your diet.
1. It Improves Digestive Health
With about 5.5g of fiber in a medium-sized pear, it works amazingly well to boost your digestive health. Eating dietary fiber is important for your health because it helps your body absorb minerals and vitamins from your food. It also plays a role in relieving constipation and saves you from dealing with painful hemorrhoids.
2. It Fights Against Free Radicals
Pears are loaded with antioxidants, and antioxidants help eliminate free radicals from your body that lead to so many types of diseases. Eating a pear will provide you with vitamin A, vitamin C, and flavonoid compounds, such as lutein, beta-carotene, and zea-xanthin, which help rid the body of free radicals and other dangerous compounds.
3. It Prevents Cancer
Are pears good for you in preventing cancer? Yes, they do. That is mainly because the antioxidants it contains have anti-carcinogenic activities. Eating pears regularly will lower your risk of developing different types of cancer, such as rectum, colon, prostate, breast, and lungs.
4. It Boosts Your Immune System
The activities of vitamin C and antioxidants help strengthen your immune system. Vitamin C is essential for proper functioning of your immune system because it accelerates white blood cell production. It is due to this particular reason that pears have long been considered beneficial for the treatment of conditions such as flu, common cold, and other conditions that need a stronger immune system for recovery.
5. It Improves Cardiovascular Health
Pears are great for your cardiovascular system mainly because they are a great source of potassium. Known as a vasodilator, potassium dilates your blood vessels and lowers your blood pressure. It also prevents clots from developing in blood vessels, which again helps improve your heart health. By lowering blood pressure, you will be in a better position to protect yourself from cardiovascular conditions such as heart attacks, atherosclerosis, and strokes. Moreover, potassium also helps regulate fluids in your body and keep your body parts and cells well hydrated all the time.
6. It Improves Circulation and RBC Count
Are pears good for your blood health? Yes, pears are extremely beneficial for people suffering from anemia or other mineral deficiencies. You get loads of copper and iron from pears. Copper makes it easy for your body to absorb minerals, whereas iron facilitates red blood cell synthesis. Without enough iron, your body cannot produce enough hemoglobin, the protein that gives blood its red color. Eating pears will improve your iron intake and prevent issues such as cognitive malfunction, fatigue, organ system malfunction, and muscle weakness.
7. It Improves Hair, Skin, and Eyes
Your body cannot function properly in the absence of enough vitamin A, and pears are a rich source of this vitamin. Not only does it contain vitamin A, it also has its subsequent components, such as zea-xanthin and lutein. These components work as antioxidants and also participate in organ functions and enzymatic reactions. By eating pears, you can increase your vitamin A intake and in turn reduce the effects of aging. It reduces age spots and prevents wrinkles. Pears are equally effective in reducing macular degeneration, hair loss, cataracts, and many other conditions related to the aging process.
8. It Prevents Birth Defects
Regular consumption of pears may help lower the risks of birth defects in newborns. This benefit comes from its folate content. Research shows that folic acid plays a role in reducing neural tube defects in newborns, and you can increase your intake of folate by eating pears. Pregnant women are often asked to take folate supplements, so you can include pears in your diet to get all the folic acid you need.
Enjoying the Benefits of Pears
Are pears good for you? They definitely are. However, you may still find yourself confused between fresh pears and canned pears. The truth is that both fresh and canned pears are equally beneficial for your health. Just make sure to pick canned pears that are packed in 100% fruit juice – do not buy canned pears that contain syrup and added sugars.
For fresh pears, chop them into bite-size pieces and prepare a fruit salad using them. You can also add those pieces in low-fat yogurt for taste. Another great idea is to use thin slices of pears in place of the jelly in your peanut butter sandwich. You can prepare a delicious and nutritious dessert by sprinkling the pear with nutmeg and cinnamon and then broiling it until it is soft.
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Vampire: the Requiem is a game written by White Wolf in the "World of Darkness" game-line. The World of Darkness is a world not completely unlike our own, but darker; crime is more prevalent, corruption runs deep, homelessness and poverty are enhanced. In this world, monsters are real - monsters like vampires. In a Vampire: the Requiem game, players take the role of these creatures, monsters who are almost, but not quite, human. Players explore what it is like for their character to deal with their condition, whether they embrace it or fight to keep what is left of their humanity. In addition to the personal horror of night-to-night existence, the vampires of the World of Darkness organize in neo-feudal courts. The drama and political infighting that arises from that interaction - fighting over feeding rights, or in defense of the city's vampire laws - makes up a great portion of the appeal of a Vampire game. What is a LARP? A LARP or "Live Action Roleplaying" game is like any other... more
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The name Ephraim seems to commonly be given two etymologies, one referring to an "ash heap" and the other referring to "fruitfulness". Example I can understand the fruitfulness etymology linking אֶפְרַיִם back to פָּרָה, but where does the etymology of "ash heap" come from? Are these competing etymological theories, or are they somehow compatible?
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I've added the genesis tag since Joseph gave the name to his second son in Genesis 41:52. The NET Bible explores the meaning of the name, but doesn't mention the "ash heap" definition. +1 for an interesting question. (I hope you'll activate your account here soon and that we'll see you around.) – Jon Ericson Nov 13 '12 at 18:37
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I'm not sure this is a answer, certainly if it is, it is speculative. However, it isn't clear why "ash heap" is an option here, because the word clearly derives from the word for fruitfulness. But as we know, words are a lot more than their etymology. They are a network of associations tying together different ideas based on the context in which they are used. Just a a pineapple is neither a pine cone nor an apple, the word stands on its own meaning, and own usage.
However, a couple of points worth considering. First, it is more commonly used of the place name Bethlehem Ephrath. This is the place where Joseph's mother Rachel was buried, Jacob's beloved one. Perhaps the place was named "Fruitful" originally but then became associated with the mourning for Jacob's beloved Rachel -- especially at that time, so close the actual event. Hence the two meanings, originally the literal, later the associated meaning of sadness. Of course ash heap is strongly associated with mourning in the Abrahamic tradition.
The best parallel I can draw is our English word Columbine. The columbine is a beautiful flower found in the woodlands of high altitude states like Colorado. However, now in English when we hear the name we think not of the flower but the tragedy associated with the school of that name. Beauty and terror in one word. Were your name Columbine, what would you think? How would you feel?
Another point that I think is pretty interesting is the context of the verse. The name is given, and its meaning is ambiguous, with the two possible meanings being almost opposites. The name is first given in Gen 41:52, occurring right in the middle of the Egyptian crisis (see the following few verses), seven years of plenty (fruitful), seven years of famine (ash heap.) In the seven years of plenty, and seven years of famine, which did the LORD make Jacob, plentiful or mourning? The fruitful and ash heap ambiguity seems quite poignant in that light I think.
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I was 3 miles from the Columbine school when the incident at the Aurora theatre occurred. – Blessed Geek Nov 14 '12 at 20:05
Pardon me for inserting my less than scholarly conjectures.
Due to the Hebrew words for
 1. Ash
 2. Fruit
In my own words
 1. Ash as an adjectival descriptor
 = Stuff that has been made to be, appear to be like, ash.
 Frequently, in languages including English and Hebrew, we use the adjectival or participle descriptor with an implied object. And then ascribe plural declension to that descriptor. Therefore
 = plurality of such ash-related stuffs.
 Hence, Ephraim
 2. Concoct a 1st person singular hiphil causative to fruit
 = I cause (target) to bear fruit.
 (Is that the way to hiphilize a word ending with yod? I'm not sure).
 And then similarly, ascribe dual or plurality - I doubly/multiply cause (targets) to bear fruit.
Conjecture #2 is less plausible because a pual form might be more appropriate - I am caused to bear fruit - I am fruitful -> I am doubly/multiply fruitful.
Therefore, I vote for conjecture #1 - Plurality of stuffs that have been made into or appear as ash. Which would collide with all the good things biblical/rabbinic scholars have said about the tribe of Ephraim.
Someone with good biblical hebrew could please critique my conjectures.
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BTW, אפר in modern hebrew also mean to put on make-up. Does this come from an ancient source of painting one's face, as I think ancient Egyptians must have practiced. Therefore, the hiphil could imply a make-up artist. – Blessed Geek Nov 14 '12 at 21:09
Ashes for eye shadow? Only a guess. – Bob Jones Nov 27 '12 at 0:48
I looked up אפר in BDB, which led to three references in torah (and more in the rest of tanakh that I didn't chase):
וַיַּעַן אַבְרָהָם, וַיֹּאמַר: הִנֵּה-נָא הוֹאַלְתִּי לְדַבֵּר אֶל-אֲדֹנָי, וְאָנֹכִי עָפָר וָאֵפֶר.
And Abraham answered and said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, who am but dust and ashes. (Gen 18:27)
וְאָסַף אִישׁ טָהוֹר, אֵת אֵפֶר הַפָּרָה, וְהִנִּיחַ מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה...
And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer... (Num 19:9, see also 19:10)
I think the connection to fruitfulness (פָּרָה) is more likely, but perhaps these verses are what support the alternate "ashes" explanation.
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Both fruit and ash come from the two-letter sub-root פֶר.
Sub-roots are not words, though some are occasionally used as such. They are primarily metaphoric concepts which are narrowed by the intersecting ideas of the letters which are added to them.
פֶר means young bull. As such it is the metaphor of the young bull. It is viril (fruitful) and it is the sacrifice (ash heap).
The aleph (אֵ) represents separation (see the heavens and the earth separated by the firmament), so the separated bull is the ash heap. The yud (י) represents the initial spark of creation and when added to the bull becomes fruitfulness.
It is made plural with the suffix. The metaphoric meaning of doubling is that the thing happens in heaven and on earth.
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I'm not familiar with the notion of "sub-roots" having any meaning (any more than that it's meaningful to say that "Bob" and "job" are related just because they have two letters in common). Can you share sources that support that approach? – Gone Quiet Nov 18 '12 at 4:10
Google "Hebrew subroots" to find Jewish sources. Although it is all over the internet now, it was originally only taught to Jewish men over age 40. It is also suggested by rabbis that individual letters have hieroglyphic meanings and that an unknown Hebrew word can be discerned from the meaning of the letters. – Bob Jones Nov 18 '12 at 4:51
In the case of bull it is a two letter word as well as a subroot. – Bob Jones Nov 18 '12 at 4:51
Oh.. and English is not deeply rooted as is Hebrew, so I agree that your example is nonsense. – Bob Jones Nov 18 '12 at 4:56
Sub-roots is a very midrashaesque concept. Meaning they have expository and gematric value in scholarship but not much evidence linguistically. As you can see my similar attempts at hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/2062/… was voted down. Perhaps, whoever voted me down should consider voting this down too - to be fair to me. – Blessed Geek Nov 21 '12 at 2:23
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George Barton Simpson, who opened a law office in Vancouver in 1907 and went on to become chief justice of the Washington State Supreme Court, was a man who never could seem to do enough for his community.
Simpson's list of achievements went far beyond the legal field. During his almost half-century of residency here, he was at various times a founder of the local Boy Scout movement, founder and president of the Clark county golf and Country Club, first chairman of the Clark County Game Commission and a leader in numerous other civic and service organizations.
Because of his long work with the Boy Scouts, Simpson was awarded the Silver Beaver, Scouting's highest honor. Another indication of his interest in youth was the fact as juvenile court judge he helped reduce the rate of juvenile appearances in court from 12 percent in 1932 percent to 3.2 percent in 1936.
Simpson also is credited with having initiated the local trout hatchery.
Born Aug. 12, 1881, in Pomeroy, Wash., Simpson came to Vancouver in 1907 right after graduation from the Willamette University School of Law. He was elected Vancouver City attorney in 1915 and in three years in that position never lost a case.
In 1920, Simpson became a judge of the Superior Court and held this position until 1937 when he was appointed to the state Supreme Court. He was elected in 1938 and again in 1944 and served two terms as chief justice.
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We have Lotus Notes based application, which is accessed by several users. We communicate with our users by using mailboxes which reside on Domino server. With mailboxes migrating from Lotus notes to Microsoft exchange. What are possible ways to continue communications categories mentioned below:
1) Send normal email containing attachment to users. - Is it possible to send email from lotusscript when mailbox resides on microsoft exchange server? Any other solution.
2) Send email with buttons to approve or reject - How will it be done through Lotus notes when mailbox is microsoft exchange? In case we do not migrate mailbox however our clients access outlook mailbox is it still possible to send email containing approval buttons etc?
3) Agents look up mailbox regularly to receive communication from backend - Is it possible to access Microsoft exchange mailbox from Lotus notes so that we can process incoming emails? Any other solution?
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1) You first need to setup your Notes Domain to be able to forward to an Exchange domain. Microsoft provides some help here: _URL_
As you migrate users, you'll change their person documents to point to "Other Internet Mail", and include their Exchange email address, so the Notes environment knows how to reach them. Up to this point, this is something a Notes Administrator would handle if you have one at your company.
After that, you can send to any Notes user normally from LotusScript. Attachments go through fine.
2) Approval buttons are not feasible because they require some level of interactivity to be sent back to Notes. When you send an email from Notes to Exchange, you're sending it over SMTP and usually in an HTML format. It's the same as if you send an email from Notes to someone across the globe - as soon as it leaves the Notes domain, the email is converted to a MIME-based email and Notes-specific buttons, embedded objects, etc won't be converted.
As an alternative, you could send a link to the Notes database and have the users click that first, then open up the database to approve. That's very easy if your Notes database is on Domino and accessible via a browser. If it's a database that requires the Notes client, and you're on Windows, you can programmatically create links to the documents using the Notes:// URL scheme, which can easily be sent in an email.
3) This is a "it depends" answer. What are you trying to accomplish? If you're reacting to emails sent from an application, you could perhaps send two emails - one to a user, one to the database within Lotus Notes that needs to run an action. Or, you can set up rules from Exchange that send emails to Notes to trigger actions. If you absolutely must react to emails sent to Exchange, you should look into using Rules in Outlook/Exchange, and perhaps VBA to gain finer control of what actions occur.
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The digital high accuracy airspeed meter of Arkbird 2.0, can calculate the relative speed between the plane and air, which is different from GPS ground speed. As the air speed is a necessary condition for generation of lift force. Insufficient airspeed may cause stall. The airspeed meter collects the speed in front of the plane. As to flying in windy days or when flight is heavy-loaded, it will increase throttle when flying upwind and decrease when flying downwind.
Extension 3P wire can be used. Do not make the orifice get close to the motor so as to avoid airflow interference. After power on, it will be calibrated automatically within 10 seconds. During this period, do not touch the orifice.
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1. Wiring method of airspeed meter and autopilot 2.0
2. Wiring method of airspeed sensor and Arkbird OSD (autopilot 1.0),
After update Autopilot System with OSD to latest firmware V3.1028, it can be compatible with our airspeed sensor.
Connect the black and red wiring to the bottom two ports of the TX port. Then connect yellow wire on the top of RX port.


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Front Ends screen
 - Display list of Front Ends
operations:
 1. Select a front end from table Front_Ends -> Jumps to Front End Configurations
 2. Add / Modify / Delete records in table Front_Ends
Front End Configurations screen
 - Possibly combined with Front Ends screen?
 - Display list of configurations for selected FE from table FEConfig
operations:
 1. Select a configuration -> jumps to Configuration screen
 2. Add a configuration -> jumps to Configuration screen
 3. Delete a configuration
Components Screen
 - Screen for browsing all components by type and possibly other filters.
operations:
 1. Add a Component -> Jumps to Component screeen
 2. Select a Component -> Jumps to Component screen
 3. Delete a Component (Dangerous because it is both possible to delete a free-floating component or one which is in one or more Configurations.)
Configuration Screen
 - Displays a Configuration and its details. May pertain to something other than a Front End, but just support Front Ends for now.
 - Display a list of Components in the Configuration (via tables FE_ConfigLink and FEComponents)
 - Display a list of Notes for the Configuration (via table FEStatusLocationAndNotes)
 - If there is a selected Front End then display Notes for all configurations referencing that front end, in chronological order.
 - Display a list of Test Data for the Configuration (via table TestData_header)
 - If there is a selected Front End then display Test Data for all configurations referencing that front end, in chronological order.
operations:
 1. Edit the Configuration description
 2. Add a Component -> Jumps to Component screen
 3. Edit a Component -> Jumps to Component screen
 4. Replace a Component -> Implies duplicating the whole Configuration -> Jumps back to Configuration screen with new ID.
 1. May get tricky here having to pass through the Component screen to add first, in order to subsequently replace.
 5. Delete a Component
 6. Add a Note
Component Screen
 - Display Component details
 - Display a list of Notes for the component (via table FEStatusLocationAndNotes)
 - Display a list of test data for the component (via table TestData_header)
operations:
 1. Edit Component fields
 2. Return to Configuration -> Jumps to Configuration screen
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From strawberries to lentils: Canada's diversity in food production & the challenge of self-reliance
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The COVID-19 pandemic has generated discussion around the supply source of food. For many agriculture products, Canada produces significantly more than we can eat - and we became a net exporter of food in 2019. But we're also accustomed to eating fresh fruit and vegetables year-round. As a result, trade is and will continue to be an essential component of the Canadian agri-food supply chain.
Building an index to measure reliance on trade
A trade dependence ratio measures the Canadian agri-food industry's dependence on trade using net imports and exports relative to overall consumption.
A value of 0 means Canada is self-reliant, as domestic production equals consumption (Figure 1). Negative values mean Canada is a net importer, while positive values record a net exporting position.
For example:
 - A value of -2 means that Canada's net imports are two times larger than what it produces.
 - Conversely, a value of +2 means that Canada's net exports are two times larger than what it consumes.
As expected, Canada is self-reliant in supply-managed sectors where the ratios are near 0.
Figure 1: Trade dependence ratio
Chart showing trade dependence ratio Source: Statistics Canada
Strong net exports and a few dominant net imports
 - Canada's production of fresh strawberries and asparagus does not meet the overall consumption needs with a trade ratio of -7.5 and -3.15, respectively.
 - We have an excess supply of pork, lentils and maple sugar as the ratio is much larger than the zero threshold.
 - Products under supply management have a ratio near zero, which is most often negative as we import products more than we export.
A net import position can represent an opportunity. Canada's lamb and mutton sector have grown cash receipts 32% over the last ten years. The COVID-19 pandemic hit the sector's profitability hard, but Canada's overall demographic trends and food preferences are positive long-term trends for the industry. Net importing positions can also highlight difficulties challenging other producing countries' dominant supplier positions given climate conditions and costs.
Net export positions cannot be taken for granted. Trade restrictions are a major risk, especially in current times of uncertainty. Food export restrictions implemented during the 2008-09 global recession or recently by Russia and Argentina can have unintended consequences. It can create significant commodity price spikes and lead import-dependent countries to promote their food systems at the expense of imports. Trade restrictions then have an overall negative impact on large food exporters like us.
The Canadian food supply chain is reliant on trade. A key risk to our exports and food affordability, is the potential that trade barriers impede the free flow of goods around the world. A strong global economic rebound should keep the demand for Canadian food vibrant globally.
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James joined FCC as an Agricultural Economics Analyst in 2011 and is now a Senior Relationship Manager in Thornton, Ontario. He also runs a small farm operation with his family. James completed a BSc in Environmental Science and a Masters of Agricultural Economics at the University of Guelph.


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Unit-II: Algebra
Unit-III: Coordinate Geometry
Unit-IV: Calculus
Unit-V: Mathematical Reasoning
Unit-VI: Statistics and Probability
Statement and Negation of Statement
The basic unit involved in mathematical reasoning is a mathematical statement.
 - A sentence is called a "mathematically acceptable" statement if it is either true or false but not both.
 - Statement is also called 'preposition".
 - The sum of x & y is greater than 0.
How Beautiful!
Open the door.
Where are you going?
The above sentence are not statement in mathematical language.
 - If a sentence immediately decide is it true or false, then this is acceptable statement, but if it show confusion rather than true or false, is not acceptable as a statement in mathematics.
 - Sentence involving variable time such as "today", "tomorrow", or "yesterday" are not statements.
Negation of a Statement
The denial of a statement is called the negation of the statement.
Example – New Delhi is a city.
The negation of this statement is New Delhi is not a city.
 - If P is a statement, then negation of P is also a statement & is denoted by ' \sim {\text{P}}'.
 - While forming the negation of a statement, phrases like, 'It is not the case' or 'It is false that' are also used.
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The pandemic of COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of touchless technology in various industries. In the music industry, touchless technology is transforming DJing by providing a safer and more interactive experience for DJs and music enthusiasts. This article explores how touchless technology is changing DJ controllers, including gesture recognition, virtual DJing, and motion control.
Touchless Technology in DJing
The cutting-edge innovations in DJ controllers allow DJs to control their set without physically touching the equipment. This system uses sensors to detect hand movements, allowing DJs to manipulate the sound with gestures. It can be used to control various aspects of music production and performance, including volume, effects, and EQ.
Benefits of Touchless Technology: Why They Are Good?
The advantages of tech innovations in DJing include the following:
- increased creativity
- better crowd engagement
- reduced physical strain.
It also provides a safer and more hygienic experience for DJs and music enthusiasts by reducing the need for physical contact with equipment. It also allows for a more interactive and immersive experience by enabling gesture-based control of the sound.
Examples of DJ Touchless Technology
Standards of touchless technology in DJ controllers include infrared sensors, motion sensors, proximity sensors, Leap Motion Controller, and Microsoft Kinect.
Gesture Recognition in DJ Controllers
Gesture recognition allows DJs to control their mix with hand gestures. It uses sensors in a way to detect hand movements, allowing DJs to scratch, mix, and loop their music without touching the equipment. Examples of gesture recognition in DJ controllers include the Pioneer DDJ-1000SRT and the Numark Mixtrack Platinum FX.
Virtual DJing is a type of touchless technology that allows DJs to control their mix in a virtual environment. It uses sensors to detect hand movements, allowing DJs to mix their sets using virtual DJ software. Examples of virtual DJing using touchless technology include the VirtualDJ software and the Algoriddim djay app.
Motion Control in DJing
Motion control is a type of touchless technology that uses sensors to detect body movements, allowing DJs to scratch, mix, and loop their music with physical body movements. Examples of motion control in DJing include the Numark Orbit and the Pioneer DJS-1000.
Touchless technology is becoming increasingly popular in various industries, from healthcare to retail. In the music industry, the adoption of this innovations has been slower, but it is starting to make its way into DJ controllers. The tendency has the promising potential to revolutionize the way DJs create and perform their sets.


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This paper considers computational aspects of several temporal representation languages. It investigates an interval-based representation, and a point-based one. Computing the consequences of temporal assertions is shown to be computationally intractable in the interval-based representation, but not in the point-based one. However, a fragment of the interval language can be expressed using the point language and benefits from the tractability of the latter.


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Eric Warrant and Gerhard von der Emde, "The Ecology of Animal Senses: Matched Filters for Economical Sensing"
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The collection of chapters in this book present the concept of matched filters: response characteristics "matching" the characteristics of crucially important sensory inputs, which allows detection of vital sensory stimuli while sensory inputs not necessary for the survival of the animal tend to be filtered out, or sacrificed. The individual contributions discuss that the evolution of sensing systems resulted from the necessity to achieve the most efficient sensing of vital information at the lowest possible energetic cost. Matched filters are found in all senses including vision, hearing, olfaction, mechanoreception, electroreception and infrared sensing and different cases will be referred to in detail.


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Sally and Nick are trying to guess which game Harvey the guinea pig might like to play with them. The Cat takes them to meet his friend Katie the cavy, a wild guinea pig. But when they try to ask her, she playfully runs off! With the help of three animals with very different ways of seeing, they finally find Katie and discover a guinea pig's favorite game--hide-and-seek!
Some animals can see in special ways: Andean condors can see things far away, llamas can see beside and behind themselves, dragonflies see multiple images to spot movement, and rainbow boas "see" heat in the dark.
Nick and Sally are waiting for Mom to come back so they can play in the pool. The Cat suggests that playing on water is even more fun! A trip to Splishy Splashy Pond to meet Walker the water strider reveals how he's able to stay on top of the water with the help of air bubbles.
The water strider uses air bubbles to walk on the surface of the water and vibrations to help it jump.