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The Annual Moose Hunt Lottery may become even more exclusive. New Hampshire Fish and Game is proposing a plan to give out only 51 permits this year, and that's down from 71 permits issued last year. It's the lowest it's been since the system started in 1988.
NHPR's Peter Biello spoke with Kristine Rines about the proposal and the state's moose population. Rines is the Moose Program Leader at New Hampshire Fish and Game.
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This is just a proposal at the moment, but it tells us a bit about the moose population in the state. Tell us why a reduction in moose hunting permits is important.
Each year we set the season, and the season parameters are kind of set to try and reach established goals, which are developed by the general public every 10 years. We manage moose in six regions across the state. Each region has a moose population goal and a cutoff threshold for hunting. And those were set in our 10 year planning process, which took place in 2015. So we strive to achieve those population goals by changing numbers of permits within each region.
Was this a planned reduction or is it in response to some new knowledge you've gathered about the state of the moose population in New Hampshire?
Every year we do monitor the population, and based on that monitoring some areas are stable, some areas saw a decline last year due to various factors. The Southwest actually declined to the hunting cutoff threshold. So in response to some of the declines, the permits have been reduced and southwestern region hunting permits have been suspended.
So overall it's an attempt to let the moose population reestablish to a comfort that you're comfortable with?
Hunting is not impacting this population. We are taking about one percent at this rate. I mean, cars are taking three percent. What is driving these populations are parasite loads. So we are allowing hunting because the populations continue to be close to the goals as set by the general public within each region, and we'll continue to allow hunting probably at some different levels than this year based on how the population changes. But the hunt is not what is causing this population to change. It's kind of like saying, "Gee, I'm dying of lung cancer. I have a hangnail. That's what I'm going to focus on." We can't change the overall major impact to this moose population, which is our change in climate, which is in turn changing parasite loads. But we can try and change the hunt, and its impacts to the population overall is not going to be too impressive.
When it comes to regions of the state, where are moose most threatened and why? For example, is there a greater prevalence of the insects that do them harm in one part of the state as opposed to another, or are there more moose-car collision in one part of the state than another?
As far as the parasites go, it's a very different story depending on what part of the state you're in. Everything from the White Mountains north, the parasites that are of greatest concern are winter ticks. That is where we are doing our study is in the northern portion of the state, and that is where tick loads are causing moose to decline. South of there it is brainworm, which is influenced primarily by deer densities, which are increasing because our winters are shorter. And then overall as far as car collisions, we actually see some of the highest levels of car collisions through the White Mountains because there are very limited areas for the cars. They all funnel through on three major road systems, and those areas are also where moose tend to be. So that has the highest of vehicle collisions in the state.
And what are your concerns if this hunting limit isn't dropped from 71 to 51?
Depending on whether it stays at 71 or 51, is that going to have a big major impact on the moose population itself? No, it probably won't. But we have a responsibility to the general public to change in the face of changing conditions. So we are meeting that obligation by changing the number of permits in an attempt to reduce our own impact on the population.
This year may be a good year for moose, ironically enough, because we did have a drought last summer, which we are finding out now may reduce tick impact. We just have to see what happens. Regardless, we can't look into the future and say, "Oh, things are going to get better." We can only do what we do based on the actual information we have currently at hand.


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In this paper, we consider the problem of detection of changes and degree estimation of these changes in a dynamically changing binary image. The authors introduce the numerical characteristic degree of change areas in dynamically changing binary images based on the Jaccard similarity coefficient. To calculate this characteristic, the authors developed an original architecture of a twodimensional cellular automaton with the diffusion dynamics. We establish that cellular automaton configurations converge to a stationary configuration. The stationary configuration of a cellular automaton defines the desired characteristics for each area in dynamically changing binary images. The result can be presented as a grayscale image, which greatly facilitates the visual analysis of the dynamics of changes in binary images. The suggested approach can be used to detect and numerically estimate changes in the case when a number of brightness gradation comprises more than two values.
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Aggies for decades have considered the tree famous. Now, the Texas Forest Service (TFS) agrees that the "Century Tree" in the heart of the Texas A&M University campus warrants "Famous Tree of Texas" designation.
Better known on campus as the "Century Tree," the stately live oak dominates a large section of Texas A&M's Academic Plaza where one of the campus' most identifiable landmark buildings also stands.
No one knows exactly how old the tree is, but consensus is that it dates back to about 1900 — not too long after the 1876 opening of Texas A&M as the state's first public institution of higher learning. Many of its branches have grown so long and become so heavy that they now rest on the ground.
The Century Tree has extra special meaning to hundreds of Aggies who over decades have proposed to their fiancés in the pathway that runs between some of its drooping branches. More often than not, the young man proposing to his bride-to-be is a member of the Corps of Cadets.
The "Famous Tree of Texas" designation is reserved for "an elite group of trees that have 'witnessed exciting times in Texas frontier history' and are alive today," Gretchen Riley, the program's coordinator, said in a letter notifying Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin of the campus tree's inclusion in the select list.
Riley, staff forester for the Texas Forest Service, which is a member of The Texas A&M University System, explained that TFS initially included 87 "famous trees" in a book published in 1970.
"Sadly, Texas has lost many of these historic trees to the ravages of time," she noted "Only 56 remain."
The Century Tree is one of only three trees added to the registry in the past 40 years, Riley said. She added it is the only formally designated "Famous Tree of Texas" located in the heart of a campus but pointed out that another, dubbed the "Kissing Oak," is on land owned and utilized by Texas State University in San Marcos.
Riley said photos and information about the trees in the TFS registry can be accessed at _URL_, with a picture of the Century Tree and its story soon to be added.
Although the Century Tree is the only tree on the Texas A&M campus with formal TFS designation, there are scores of others with special meanings to Aggies and family members and friends of deceased former students. Twelve live oaks have been plants along a thoroughfare near the Bonfire Memorial to honor the memories of the 12 Aggies who died as a result of the collapse of the bonfire stack during construction in 1999. Also, the university's main drill field has traditionally been encircled by live oaks planted in memory of the 53 Aggies who died in combat during World War I. They were planted 90 years ago and, in 2008 university personnel replaced 25 that had died over a period of several years.
In all, more than 10,000 trees grace Texas A&M's 5,200-acre campus — one of the largest campuses in the nation.

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An allomorph is a different form of a Morpheme. The regular Simple Past ending is -ed. In the verb 'advised' the ending is pronounced /d/, but in 'walked' it is pronounced /t/ and in 'wanted' it is pronounced /i:d/. A verb ending in -e, like 'hire' only takes -d. These are different forms of the same thing; they are allomorphs of the simple past tense ending.
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Produksi Ujaran Siswa Autis
Studi Kasus di SMA Lazuardi GIS Depok
This study is aimed to determine the speech production in students with autism at Lazuardi GIS Senior High School, Depok. The study is focused on speech production in students with autism in order to have knowledge of the structure and the type of sentences given by students with autism. This research was conducted in Lazuardi GIS Senior High School, Depok in August 2016. This study is formed with a qualitative case study method. The data of this study were collected by conducting a direct observation of speech production activity in students with autism. This involved multifaceted interviews for studies conducted to teachers, friends, and families of students with autism. To be included, all findings are recorded on a sheet of field observations and recording devices. The data for this study are analyzed in the form of the table and also had a described analysis. The speech result of students with autism had been qualified to be a complete sentence consists of a subject and predicate. In addition, the study was found that speech does not have an element of predicate as forms an incomplete sentence. Out of 59 utterances that have been collected, the study had most commonly found utterance directive, as total 32 utterances. As many as 20 representative utterance speech in total, and the study also found the 7 commissive speeches. Moreover, the study did not found the form of expressive and declarative speeches. This is because the students with autism are not able to control their basic emotions in speech production. This resulted in the conclusion, that students with autism utterances produced by the age of 18 years old has become a communicative speech, in which contained messages that could be understood by the other speaker even though the sentence is not complete.
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More Wisconsin students receiving free and reduced school mealsStatewide, 42 percent of students in Wisconsin public schools receive free or reduced breakfast and lunch.
By: By Shamane Mills, Wisconsin Public Radio, Superior Telegram
More kids are getting free and reduced school meals in Wisconsin's public schools. For the eighth year in a row, there was an increase in eligibility for the program. Statewide, 42 percent of students in Wisconsin public schools receive free or reduced breakfast and lunch. Department of Public Instruction spokesman John Johnson says most of those meals are going to kids in families of four making less than 29-thousand dollars a year, "I think this is important for folks to understand: only 6. 2 percent of that 42.5 percent number are students receiving reduced priced lunches So the number of students in families at or below 130 percent of the poverty rate is the bulk of the students receiving aid."
The figures reflect community-wide food insecurity in some areas and anti hunger organizations like Second Harvest try to make sure students don't go home on the weekends or on school break hungry. Kris Tazelaar says Second Harvest operates a "BackPack Program" designed for small town and rural communities in south central Wisconsin,.
We've got backpack programs in Elroy, Evansville, Sun Prairie and Tomah," Tazelaar said. "Out of those programs we serve at least 850 children per month in those particular school districts. What it does is provide backpacks or bags filled with nutritious food that goes home with the kids on the weekends."
Superior has a similar backpack program called Nutrition on Weekends that serves approximately 88 students a week in the Superior and Solon Springs school districts.
Department of Public Instruction figures show Milwaukee schools have the highest percentage of free and reduced meals: 83 percent. In the last school year, three school districts around the state showed double digit increases. They are Northern Ozaukee, Argyle and White Lake.
In the Maple School District, the number of students eligible for free and reduced lunch rose to 39.6 percent, a 1.1 percent increase, according to DPI statistics. But the number of students eligible for the program dropped in both the Superior and Solon Springs school districts. The Superior School District went from 51.2 percent eligibility in the 2010-11 school year to 50.3 percent in the 2011-12 school year. Free and reduced lunch eligibility in the Solon Springs School District fell eight percent, from 54.2 percent last school year to 46.2 percent this year.


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New student success center will unite formerly separate resources and provide students with mentors, financial support, and more.
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About the case: First-generation Latinx students in technical and professional communication (TPC) and other graduate programs represent a growing percentage of students, yet stories of their experiences within higher education remain muted. The authors analyzed 10 Latinx testimonios (culturally situated narratives) wherein they voice their experiences as first-generation students in US graduate programs. Testimonialistas expressed how they navigate the complexities of being first-generation students and described how they persist and enact social justice. Situating the case: TPC programs may examine the relationship between social injustices and student retention and recruitment efforts, yet there is a dearth of literature regarding specific obstacles that Latinx students face. The authors examined how they build success through coalitional action and culturally informed tactical decision-making.
Methods: The authors recruited participants who self-identified as first-generation Latinx students in TPC and other graduate programs. The authors conducted and recorded semistructured interview sessions based in testimonio and intersectional feminist methodologies. The authors used qualitative data coding and MAXQDA coding software to assemble and map social justice themes at work across the testimonios. Results: Analysis suggests that first-generation Latinx graduate students draw on complex informal and formal networks to aid their success, desire more effective culturally responsive mentorship, and develop tactical decision-making skills to circumvent oppressive behaviors. Conclusions: The authors suggest that directors, mentors, administrators, faculty, and Latinx students begin with a social justice framework to better listen to, understand, and address first-generation Latinx college experiences and build cohort-based support mechanisms into programmatic objectives and professional development sessions.


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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) exists to record objects found by members of the public and enter them onto an online database. Since it began in 1997, PAS has recorded over 750,000 objects of all periods of history from Palaeolithic flints to eighteenth-century coins and has become an important source of new archaeological data to be used by students and academics in their research. Initially based on a small group of pilot regions, recording was extended to cover the whole of England and Wales in 2003, at which point Oxfordshire became a part of the Scheme with the employment of a local Finds Liaison Officer (FLO) in the county. Alongside recording ordinary objects, PAS also deals with objects which come under remits of the Treasure Act 1996, which include gold and silver artefacts and coin hoards.
The Ashmolean has been officially involved with the PAS since 2004 when the Scheme's 'National Finds Advisor for Medieval and Post-medieval Coinage' became a part of our Heberden Coin Room. A further strengthening of the ties between the Ashmolean and PAS came with the re-opening of the museum in 2009 when the Coin Room and Department of Antiquities started a monthly 'identification service' for artefacts and coinage, at which the Oxfordshire FLO also attends. Through this service, PAS has recorded hundreds of objects, many of which would probably not have come to PAS's attention in any other way. The importance of PAS and local finds to the Ashmolean can be seen in the displays of local material around the museum, especially the 'England _PHONE_' and 'Money' galleries, the latter housing a set of drawers including a range of finds made by a local metal-detectorist.
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One aspect of Japanese culture that many feel is under assault is the nuclear family. Japanese divorce rates were fairly low until recently, but there is still a huge stigma surrounding divorcees that parallels American attitudes of the past. Japan in 1970 saw 95,000 divorces, in 1996 206,955 with the rate levelling off in 2000 to around 250,000 divorces a year. This works out to about 25%, about half the rate of present day America. Some feel that with the increasing divorce rate in Japan that the nuclear family concept is breaking down. This is especially true of the retiree divorces whose rate is skyrocketing as Japanese wives wait for their husbands to retire and then divorce them to avoid having to spend all day with a man they barely know and who used to spend 18hrs a day at work. But what are traditional Japanese attitudes towards marriage?
In his book, Divorce in Japan, Harold Feuss describes how high divorce rates are nothing new and for hundreds of years the divorce rate was on par with present rates in America. It wasn't until Japan started to adopt western values and laws that things began to change. Until the civil code and new laws on family registration was introduced in 1898 marriages involved a "spouse testing period". There was no stigma attached to multiple marriages and divorces. Once the code was enacted it became much harder to get a divorce. From 1898 to 1960s the divorce rate declined until Japan gained a reputation as a country with super low divorce rates. Fuess cites the family registration code, the rise of Industrialization, urbanization, and modernization of Japan as why the divorce rate lowered. As the Japanese moved to the cities they, "valued economic and social stability in marriage above romance and affection."
Some critics point to the American meddling in Japanese family law after the war as the reason divorce rates have risen but Fuess disagrees, arguing that divorce procedures "have shown a conspicuous continuity over the past few centuries in the marginal role played by courts in divorce." The Japanese have always had a "mutual consent divorce" system. 90% of divorces never see the inside of a court and are just registered at city hall.
So while pundits point at the American system as the problem, there is no problem as Japan is just returning to the traditional values of trial marriages it enjoyed for hundreds of years before Japan began to experiment with Western style values.
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The ABC's of Growing the Best Wheatgrass25 Feb 2019
Kids love to see things grow. It is very therapeutic to participate in the propagation of life in the form of gardening. One of the fastest growing plants in the world is wheatgrass. This makes it the perfect plant to grow in homes with children. Not only can they learn to participate in the growing process, but they can also enjoy the enormous benefits gained from drinking this highly nutritious elixir. As a bonus, wheatgrass also provides pure oxygen and cleans the air as it grows, making it one of the best houseplants.
A child's food choices are established by the eating habits found in the home. Children tend to mimic their parent's behavior. The best way to influence your children's eating habits is to lead by example. The most nutritious thing you can consume is freshly juiced wheatgrass. Wheatgrass juice is nature's finest medicine. It is our signature elixir here at Hippocrates Wellness. It is the icon in our logo. It is a powerful concentrated liquid nutrient. Two ounces of wheatgrass juice has the nutritional equivalent of five pounds of the best raw organic vegetables! Wheatgrass juice builds your blood and boosts the immune system. It is also a powerful detoxifier, pulling pollution, poisons, stored toxins and heavy metals out of the body.
Some wheatgrass juice simply tastes better than others. Here at Hippocrates, we have the sweetest tasting wheatgrass juice in the world. We are the largest grower and user of wheatgrass in the world. The reason our wheatgrass juice tastes so much different than other wheatgrass juice you may have tried elsewhere is the way that we grow it. It is best to grow wheatgrass indoors, right in your kitchen. The ideal temperature range is between 65 – 75 degrees F and humidity less than 50%. You want plenty of indirect sunlight and plenty of artificial light (full-spectrum is best), but no direct sunlight. At least 1000 lumens are needed. Keep the lights on for about twelve hours a day and turn them off at night. A little bit of gentle air movement is also very helpful.
Grow your wheatgrass with lots of loving intention! Convey plenty of your positive energy to your wheatgrass as it moves through the growing process. Think positive thoughts and speak loving words of gratitude to your grass as it is growing for the healing medicine and lifeforce energy it will convey to you. Play soft, classical music to your plants during daylight hours. Basic steps to growing the best wheatgrass you have ever tasted:
1. Soaking: Place one cup of hard red winter wheat berries in a one-quart, wide mouth Mason jar equipped with a sprouting lid, and soak in fresh filtered water for eight hours. It is best to do this indoors at room temperature.
2. Rinsing: Drain the soak water and rinse the seeds three times over the next 36 hours at 12-hour intervals. Leave the jar upside down between rinses, propped at a 45-degree angle in a dish rack so it can continue to drain. Always use fresh filtered room-temperature water for rinsing.
3. Planting: Place 1⁄2" of organic potting mix in a 10" x 10" tray with holes. Spread the potting mix out to the corners, evenly distributing. Use a second empty tray to lightly compact the potting mix. Using fresh filtered water, moisten the potting mix by spraying heavily with a misting bottle. Spread germinated seeds evenly on top of potting mix. Mist heavily once again and cover with an empty tray. Keep your planting tray propped up using spacers above a drain pan so that it does not sit in its own drain water.
4. Watering: Twice daily, water wheatgrass with fresh clean water until the tray just begins to drip. Replace the empty cover tray after each watering for the first three days; the cover tray is no longer needed after day three.
5. Harvesting: Harvest wheatgrass while it's young — by the beginning of the jointing stage when the grass blade "splits" (when a second blade grows out from the base of the plant). Harvest the entire tray at this stage to halt the growing process. Cut the grass just above the soil line with a pair of scissors or a sharp knife.
Use an auger-style juicer for wheatgrass. A 10" x 10" tray will yield up to nine ounces of juice, which is enough for two people for one day. Each person should drink a two-ounce shot of wheatgrass juice twice a day.
Plant a new tray each day and harvest a completed tray every day. This way you will always have seven trays of wheatgrass growing in various stages.
You can use the small Hydrosol rack, which has seven shelves — one for each day of the week.
The Hippocrates store can provide you with the juicer, Hydrosol racks, trays, seeds, and sprout lids and they will ship directly to you (seeds can only be mailed to US addresses).
Clean your trays, lids, and jars really well between each crop with strong, natural organic dish soap.
While it is always best to juice your wheatgrass right away when it is freshly cut, you can store it in the refrigerator for up to five days. Your whole family will enjoy and experience the amazing benefits of fresh-juiced wheatgrass!
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Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP11 Administrator's Guide
Renaming Users
For LDAP databases, the rename feature changes only the user's name, all other fields are left intact. In addition, the user's old name is still preserved so searches against the old name will still find the new entry.
When you rename a user entry, you can only change the user's name. You cannot use the rename feature to move the entry from one organizational unit to another. For example, suppose you have organizational units for Marketing and Accounting and an entry named "Billie Holiday" under the Marketing organizational unit. You can rename the entry from Billie Holiday to Doc Holiday, but you cannot rename the entry such that Billie Holiday under the Marketing organizational unit becomes Billie Holiday under the Accounting organizational unit.
ProcedureTo rename a user entry
 If you are using common name-based DNs, specify the user's full name. If you are using uid-based distinguished names, enter the new uid value that you want to use for the entry.
 3. Click Rename User.
 4. Change the Given Name, Surname, Full Name, or UID fields appropriately to match the new distinguished name for the entry.
 5. You can specify that the Administration Server no longer retains the old full name or uid values when you rename the entry by setting the keepOldValueWhenRenaming parameter to false. You can find this parameter in the following file:


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The score and completion status sent back to an LMS can be registered in a number of different ways
1. 'Sets course completion' option ticked in the Assessment Results asset
- If the Is tracked assessment option is checked then the score will be sent back to the LMS at the end of the assessment
- If Sets course completion is NOT set then completion from a SCORM perspective will be determined by whether the learner visits every screen in every topic in the course.
- If Sets course completion IS set then completion status sent back to the LMS will be determined by the assessment results. This can be set as either Completed or Pass/Fail in the Type of course completion dropdown.
Note that if completion is determined by the assessment then a dummy, unreachable, screen or topic should be added to the gomo course to ensure that completion isn't also triggered by the learner visiting every page.
2. Learner visiting every screen in the project
3. 'Sets course completion' action added to an interactive asset e.g. Button, Image Button


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SqlRowIdName (Class Keyword)
Overrides the default SQL field name for the ID column for this class. Applies only to persistent classes.
Usage
To override the default SQL field name for the ID column of this class, use the following syntax:
Class MyApp.MyClass [ SqlRowIdName = MyId ] { //class members }
Where MyId is an SQL identifier.
Details
This keyword overrides the default SQL field name used for the ID column.
When a persistent class is projected as an SQL table, the Object Identity value for each object is projected as an SQL column — the Row ID column. By default, the Row ID column is called ID. If the class has another field named ID, then ID1 is used (and so on). The SqlRowIdName keyword lets you set the name of the Row ID column directly.
Effect on Subclasses
This keyword is inherited from the primary superclass. The subclass can override the value of the keyword.
Default
If you omit this keyword, the SQL field name for the ID column for this class is ID
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For 35 years, a French coastal community has been haunted by the ghost of the world's most iconic novelty telephone.
Since the 1980s, pieces of Garfield phones have continually washed ashore in Brittany, puzzling locals and irking environmentalists. Last year alone, 200 pieces were reportedly found, a plague of orange shards covering the beach with the embodiment of our collective Monday-morning ennui.
Decades ago, the phone was wildly popular, much like its cartoon inspiration. Adding a shot of sardonic silliness to any room it occupied, these Garfield phones waited in slumber, only opening their eyes when answered and falling asleep as soon as calls ended.
Collectors still seek out the vintage phones, but residents of Iroise coast have little difficulty finding them—or, at least, their pumpkin-hued shrapnel.
Sea-worn scraps of the weary feline have become so ubiquitous on the beaches of the Finistère region that the Ar Vilantsou anti-litter group recently began using the phone as an emblem of beach pollution in the region, according to France Info.
That campaign and the ensuing media coverage reportedly got the attention of a local farmer who knew the source of the phones all along.
René Morvan told France Info he was 19 or 20 when a big storm took place in the early 1980s. After the tempest, he and his brothers were exploring caves that could only be accessed during low tide, and found a large container filled with the phones.
Morvan hasn't returned to the cave in about 30 years, but he escorted a team of journalists and Ar Vilantsou representatives to the spot. The team found parts of a shipping container buried in the crag, and orange phone fragments scattered around the cave and stuck between stones.
"The mystery is solved," Dominique, an Ar Vilantsou volunteer, told France Info. "We found our treasure."
[France Info via BBC]


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Definition of enemy :
1. Hostile; inimical.
2. One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an enemy of or to a person; an enemy to truth, or to falsehood.
confederate, falsifier, terrorist, murderer, confrontation, traitor, revolutionary, criminal, ally, hostile, nemesis, informer, detractor, love, resistance, assassin, rebel, betrayer, friend, supporter, inquisitor, foeman, oppositeness, spy
combatant (part of speech: noun)
brawler, gladiator, foe, man-at-arms, duelist, rival, competitor, mercenary, jouster, pugilist, struggler, combatant, tough, rioter, adversary, opponent, bruiser, warrior, quarreler, bully, battler, antagonist, soldier, swordsman, militant, thug, contestant, assailant, fighter
opponent (part of speech: noun)
enemy (part of speech: noun)
- " But tell me," added he, " do you think my daughter safe, so near a garrison of the enemy?" - "The Scottish Chiefs", Jane Porter.
- He could not understand how his enemy had got out of the way so quickly. - "Children of the Wild", Charles G. D. Roberts.
- He did not speak to her like an enemy;- and then, too, he would know better than any man alive how she might best escape from her trouble. - "The Eustace Diamonds", Anthony Trollope.


IMPLEMENTATION OF PATCH BASED INPAINTING METHOD
 - S N Lakshmi Malluvalasa
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ABSTRACT
Inpainting is an emerging field in image processing research area. Inpainting is the retouching process which is used to remove or change the deteriorated/destroyed parts of an image and make the image real visualization to human eye in a plausible way. Different algorithms are proposed for this image inpainting to get quality in image and also time taking to process the inpainting technique. It is more useful in the areas of digital photography, films too. Many algorithms had proposed for this inpainting method and from those algorithms Exemplar Based Inpainting has got more popularized algorithm. Different approaches had applied to get reduce the time complexities in achieving the realistic appearance of the image. In this we presenting a new approach algorithm which makes the exemplar approach will be little faster than previous algorithms by using patch-based.
Keywords: Inpainting, Exemplar based, digital Photography, algorithms, image Processing
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Malluvalasa, S. N. L. (2016). IMPLEMENTATION OF PATCH BASED INPAINTING METHOD. Innovare Journal of Education, 4(4), 1-4. Retrieved from _URL_
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COVID-19 and its impact on (inclusive) education
On 25 September 2020, PhoenixKM's CEO Karel Van Isacker will be one of the panel members of the virtual "International scientific conference on philosophy of mind and cognitive modelling in education – PCE2020 – Plenary lecture", starting at 10.00 a. m. CET. A detailed programme is available via the conference website.
The virtual conference will address the impact of COVID-19 on the educational system in various EU countries. Our focus will be on Belgium and Bulgaria, and especially how it has impacted inclusive education.
This event is organised by the University of Maribor, Slovenia.
Following topics will be addressed for Belgium and Bulgaria:
 1. Overall situation regarding the pandemic in your respective countries.
 2. How has the pandemic affected schoolwork; what kind of solutions have you come up with; what has been the response?
 3. What kind of preparations have you made for the current school year, and how did you start the year?
 4. What were the responses of the entire society and teaching profession to the proposed concept of school for the school year 2020/2021?
Presentations will be followed by short discussions.
Following projects and their outcomes will be introduced:


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Orlando, Florida, is a city that sparkles with culture, architecture, and a unique blend of natural beauty and modern infrastructure. From the towering skyscrapers of the downtown district to the charming historical buildings, the city boasts a rich and diverse tapestry of structures. However, Orlando's subtropical climate, marked by high humidity, occasional storms, and abundant rainfall, can lead to the accumulation of dirt, grime, mold, and other contaminants on building exteriors. If you're a property owner or manager in Orlando, you understand the significance of maintaining the appearance and structural integrity of your buildings. In this unique blog post, we'll embark on a journey to explore the art of choosing the right building cleaning contractor in Orlando, FL, and why this decision is instrumental in preserving the city's architectural beauty.
Orlando's Charisma: Where Beauty Meets Climate
Orlando's charm lies in its ability to juxtapose modern architecture with lush, natural surroundings. From sleek skyscrapers to quaint historical buildings, the city boasts an eclectic mix of structures. However, this beautiful diversity comes with a cost. Orlando's climate, characterized by high humidity, occasional hurricanes, and abundant rainfall, can cause unsightly problems such as algae growth, mildew, and dirt accumulation on building exteriors. The result is a constant battle to maintain the aesthetic appeal of the city's structures.
Building Cleaning: The Orlando Solution
Building cleaning, often referred to as pressure washing, is a powerful tool in the hands of experts. This process involves using high-pressure water to remove dirt, grime, mold, mildew, and other contaminants from building surfaces. In Orlando, this service is not just about aesthetics; it's about preserving the structural integrity of buildings. Here's why choosing the right building cleaning contractor is essential:
1. Mold and Mildew Prevention: Mold and mildew thrive in Orlando's humid climate. These organisms can not only mar the appearance of your building but also eat away at its structure. Regular building cleaning removes existing growth and helps prevent future infestations.
2. Environmental Impact: The accumulation of dirt and grime on buildings can lead to more significant environmental problems. Pollutants from these surfaces can flow into nearby water bodies, harming the environment. Building cleaning helps mitigate these concerns.
3. Enhanced Property Value: A clean building is an attractive one. If you're a property owner, regular building cleaning can boost your property's curb appeal and potentially increase its value.
4. Extended Lifespan: By removing contaminants that contribute to the degradation of building materials, such as paint, wood, and concrete, building cleaning can extend the lifespan of your property.
Choosing the Right Building Cleaning Contractor
Selecting the right building cleaning contractor is a decision that can significantly impact the maintenance and longevity of your property. Here are essential considerations to help you make an informed choice:
1. Experience: Look for a contractor with a proven track record in providing high-quality building cleaning services in the Orlando area. Experienced contractors understand the specific challenges posed by Orlando's climate.
2. Equipment and Techniques: Ensure that the contractor employs state-of-the-art equipment and proven cleaning techniques. The right tools and methods are essential for achieving a thorough and effective clean.
3. Eco-Friendly Practices: Environmental responsibility is crucial. Opt for a contractor who uses eco-friendly cleaning solutions and follows sustainable practices. This not only protects the environment but also ensures the longevity of your building materials.
4. Safety Protocols: Building cleaning can be a complex and sometimes risky task. Ensure the contractor follows strict safety protocols to protect the well-being of their workers and the safety of your property.
Building Cleaning Methods
Professional building cleaning contractors use various methods to rejuvenate building exteriors:
- Pressure Washing: High-pressure water is used to remove dirt, grime, mold, and contaminants from building surfaces.
- Soft Washing: For delicate surfaces like stucco or painted wood, soft washing uses lower water pressure combined with environmentally-friendly cleaning solutions.
- Steam Cleaning: Steam cleaning is effective for removing stubborn stains, oil, or grease from surfaces.
The Building Cleaning Process
A typical building cleaning process involves several crucial steps:
1. Assessment: The building cleaning contractor will assess the condition of your building's exterior to determine the appropriate cleaning method.
2. Preparation: Surrounding areas will be prepared to protect sensitive items, landscaping, and architectural details from cleaning solutions.
3. Cleaning: The building's exterior will be cleaned using the chosen method, removing contaminants and restoring its appearance.
4. Rinsing: After cleaning, a thorough rinsing is essential to remove all cleaning agents and contaminants.
5. Final Inspection: The contractor will conduct a final inspection to ensure the building's exterior meets the highest standards of cleanliness and safety.
Conclusion: Preserving Orlando's Architectural Beauty
In Orlando, the buildings are not just structures; they are an integral part of the city's identity and charm. Choosing the right building cleaning contractor in Orlando, FL, is a commitment to preserving the architectural beauty of the city and ensuring that its beauty endures for generations to come.
Investing in professional building cleaning services is an investment in your property's longevity, aesthetics, and environmental responsibility. It's a way to ensure that your building continues to shine, even under the challenging conditions of Orlando's climate. The art of building cleaning is not just about appearances; it's about preserving the city's rich history and architectural diversity. So, let the professionals take care of your building, and contribute to the preservation of Orlando's architectural beauty, one clean facade at a time.


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NACTO Transit Street Design Guide Training
- 10.23.2018 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Robin Granger
The Transit Street Design Guide Training develops a strong rationale that cities cannot grow sustainably and equitably without a robust and efficient transit system, and that the most cost-effective way to integrate transit into the urban infrastructure is through on-street design interventions at all scales. The Training covers core themes, technical street and intersection design guidance, in-depth discussion of transit stations and stops, and illustrations of how design strategies cohere into effective and inviting transit streets.
The first half of the day provides an overview of the principles and case-making elements for designing streets for transit, and then dives deep into the NACTO Transit Street Design Guide. The training dives into contextual guidance, technical design details, and performance measures, drawn from the Guide and supported by case studies from NACTO member cities and their transit agencies.
During the second half of the day, participants apply the lessons learned in the morning to a hands-on design charrette. Attendees are broken into groups and encouraged to directly apply the toolkit in the Guide to a specific corridor or street section. They may be assigned roles within their groups by mode (e.g. transit operations, typical cross-sections, pedestrian & bicycle interactions), and may be assigned specific locations within a larger study area.
The registration fee is $69 and includes continental breakfast, lunch and a copy of the NACTO Transit Street Design Guide.
This training is being held in conjunction with the NYPTA Fall Conference an Expo at the Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12205. Registrants do NOT have to register for the entire conference in order to attend this training.
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Tolplan has been responsible for the planning, design and construction supervision for the initial construction or expansion of more than 40 toll plazas. The company has also recently and is still responsible for the planning, design and construction supervision of the infrastructure for the Gauteng Open Road Tolling project, including 84 toll gantries across 2 multi-lane freeways, 42 technical shelters, a 20 000m Central Operations Centre and 14 Satellite Centres to accommodate functions such as customer service, toll policing, incident management and response and toll system maintenance.
Toll plaza and ORT infrastructure projects are complex and multi-disciplinary in nature involving transportation, civil, structural, electronic, electrical and mechanical engineering, as well as architecture and quantity-surveying. A very specific definition of the role of each discipline in the planning, design and construction/procurement supervision of each toll plaza or ORT infrastructure element is essential to achieve effective project co-ordination and quality assurance. Tolplan has excelled as a toll infrastructure designer, project manager and specialist since 1982 and possesses exceptional know-how and in-house expertise covering the full spectrum of disciplines involved. Services provided can broadly be categorised as follows:
- Preliminary investigations into and basic planning of toll infrastructure/equipment and possible associated road improvements, which entails:
- Toll plaza lane configuration planning, i.e. planning of the plaza layout to accommodate reversible lanes and special payment methods such as electronic toll collection, including dedicated and express ETC lanes
- Plaza sizing and most likely expansion phases over the design life of the facilities
- Macro-positioning, survey and micro-positioning of the toll facility
- Geotechnical, water supply and environmental impact investigations
- Assistance with land acquisition
- Plaza geometrical layout to accommodate both the lane and building areas
- Creative architectural styling
- Conceptual planning of all toll plaza and equipment elements
- Detailed design and procurement process of toll infrastructure/equipment and possible associated road improvements, which entails:
- Architecture, accommodation of traffic, civil work, structural work, water supply and sewerage, electrical and mechanical work, electronic work and specialised items such as fibre optic links.


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Let $U$ be a Standard Uniform random variable. Show all the steps required to generate a continuous random variable with the density $f(x) = 1.5x^2$, $-1 < x < 1$.
I'm not looking for exact answers as much as proper solutions for future reference. Thanks!
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Denote new random variable as V and its distribution function as F(x). Then:
F(x)=(x^3+1)/2=G( G' (F(x) ) )=G( (x^3+1)/2 )=P( U <= (x^3+1)/2 ) =P( 2U-1 <= x^3 )=P( (2U-1)^(1/3) <= x ). So, (2*U-1)^(1/3) is that random variable you need.
(As G'(x) I denote inverse function for G(x). G(x) is distribution function for U)
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Hint: You want to solve $F(X) = U$, where $F$ is the cumulative distribution function.
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So would I just integrate 1.5x^2 between -1 and 1 for the answer? – jrquick Dec 3 '12 at 20:21
No, integrate between $-1$ and $X$. – Robert Israel Dec 3 '12 at 20:43
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Expand files to standard output.
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bsdcat — expand files to standard output
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bsdcat [options] [files]
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bsdcat expands files to standard output.
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bsdcat typically takes a filename as an argument or reads standard input when used in a pipe. In both cases decompressed data it written to standard output.
EXAMPLES
To decompress a file: bsdcat example.txt.gz > example.txt To decompress standard input in a pipe: cat example.txt.gz | bsdcat > example.txt Both examples achieve the same results - a decompressed file by redirecting output.
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Whiting Field to name auditorium for Vietnam hero
The Whiting Field Naval Air Station auditorium where hundreds of Navy, Marine and Coast Guard flight students receive their coveted flight wings every year is being named to honor former Whiting helicopter instructor and Medal of Honor recipient Navy Cmdr. Clyde Lassen.
Lassen, who died in 1994, flew his helicopter into North Vietnam and rescued two Navy pilots while taking enemy fire during the harrowing 1968 mission that led to his Medal of Honor recognition. He was the first Navy helicopter pilot to receive the nation's highest military honor for action in the Vietnam War.
A Whiting flight training building previously named for Lassen was heavily damaged by Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and had to be bulldozed, said Jay Cope, spokesman for the base.
Cope said base officials wanted to do something else to recognize Lassen, who became a helicopter training squadron commander at Whiting Field after his time in Vietnam.
"Every two weeks, the helicopter students who graduate from our program get their wings in a ceremony at the auditorium," Cope said. "We thought it was the appropriate place to honor him."
A display case in the auditorium lobby contains personal items donated to the base by Lassen's family. The display also includes audio recordings made of radio communications during Lassen's Medal of Honor mission.
According to Lassen's citation, the downed pilots ran out of flares used to indicate their location on the ground.
"When flare illumination was again lost, Lt. Lassen, fully aware of the dangers in clearly revealing his position to the enemy, turned on his landing lights and completed the landing. On this attempt, the survivors were able to make their way to the helicopter. En route to the coast he encountered and successfully evaded additional hostile antiaircraft fire and, with fuel for only 5 minutes of flight remaining, landed safely aboard USS Jouett," the citation stated.
Retired Navy Capt. Dick Catone was a longtime friend of Lassen's and a fellow Vietnam-era helicopter pilot.
Catone, who also served as a training wing commander at Whiting, plans to attend the auditorium dedication ceremony at the base Tuesday and speak about Lassen.
Catone said Lassen was a phenomenal pilot who was able to share what he learned in combat with hundreds of young flight students to better prepare them for what they might experience in their military careers.
"Clyde's philosophy was that he wanted to give each student the opportunity to reach their pinnacle," Catone said. "You don't want to scare the students, but you want them to know why we are training. You never know what you might have to do; you are a warrior, you are going into harm's way, and you have to be prepared as best you can."
Lassen's Medal of Honor mission is an example of making quick decisions, finding solutions to problems and accepting risks to save others, he said.
"He was flying an old, single-engine helicopter. He was out there in the middle of the night for the sole purpose of rescuing the aviators. When he put on his landing lights it made him a great big target, but he was able to do the rescue," Catone said.
"He is a hero to many of us."
Tuesday's dedication ceremony at Whiting Field is not open to the general public.


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Create your own face tracking, pan and tilt camera on the Raspberry Pi!
This tutorial will demonstrate use of the OpenCV (computer vision) library to identify and track faces on the raspberry pi using two servos and a USB webcam. For the interested, I previously covered a more thorough overview of the installation of OpenCV from source here, however, I have found that the apt package is sufficient for all but the most bleeding edge of projects.
This project is based on the OpenCV face tracking example that comes along with the source-based distribution. In short, it performs face detection using haar-like features to analyze the video frame, and locates any faces present within it. In the live video window, identified faces are surrounded with a red rectangle. For additional information about how face detection works as well as the specifics of face detection with OpenCV, I recommend this article by Robin Hewitt.
Using the coordinates of the rectangle vertices, my script calculates the (X,Y) position of the center of the face. If the face is sufficiently on the left side of the screen, the pan servo will progressively rotate leftward, on the right side, rightward. This is likewise performed for the tilt servo as well, if the face is in the upper portion of the screen, it will pan upward, in the lower portion, pan downward. If the face is detected reasonably within the center of the image, no action is performed by the servos. This prevents unnecessary jitter once the camera has locked itself on the face.
- 512 MB raspberry pi
- 2x Hobby servos (Turnigy 9g fom Hobby King)
- Pan & tilt bracket (from Foxtech FPV)
- USB webcam (Microsoft LifeCam Show from Amazon)
- Power supply
- Hook-up wire
- Raspberry Pi enclosure (from Built to Spec)
Connect the red, power lines of the servos to +5v, the black ground lines to GND, and the yellow signal lines to the desired output pins, GPIO pins 22 and 23 in the example. Here is a diagram of the completed circuit (created with Fritzing):
And here is how it looks all put together:
Get the source.
The first step of this procedure is to install the required libraries and packages using the Raspberry Pi package manager. Open up terminal shell and run:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install git python-opencv python-all-dev libopencv-dev
This command will pull down all of the required packages (about 215 MB worth) including the git version control system, as well as the OpenCV development headers and Python bindings. The next step is to configure the Raspberry Pi for use with multiple pulse width modulation (PWM) outputs. Normally, the Raspberry Pi has only one channel of PWM output. However, thanks to the efforts of Richard Hirst, eight channels of PWM can be used through the use of this servoblaster kernel driver.The driver creates a device file, /dev/servoblaster to which commands can be sent to control the servos. The commands take the form "=" with servo number representing the desired servo (0-7 in this case) and servo position representing the pulse width in units of 10 µs. For example, to send servo 3 a pulse width of 120 µs: echo 3=120 > /dev/servoblaster To configure the servoblaster on the Raspberry Pi, first pull down the sources from Richard's Github repo:
git clone _URL_
Then change into the servo blaster directory, and install the module:
This command also sets up the necessary udev rules for accessing the /dev/servoblaster device. Note: using the 'install_autostart ' command will set up a Raspberry Pi to load the servoblaster kernel module on every boot. If you don't want this behavior, execute 'make install' instead. In either case, the module will not yet be loaded so go ahead and load it into the kernel using modprobe:
sudo modprobe servoblaster
Now that all the prerequisites have been installed and the servo blaster device configured, it's time to get the actual face tracking and servo moving code. Clone my repo from Github here:
git clone _URL_
Now change directory into the created folder, and run the script like this:
python./facetracker_servo_gpio.py 0
If you have a different servo bracket configuration, the pan and tilt axis may need to be inverted. To do so, invert the sign on the values of panStepSize and tiltStepSize. Similarly, increasing or decreasing these values will change the sensitivity of the movement, larger numbers corresponding to more degrees moved per face detection frame.
Google Talk/Chat/Messenger is normally used by humans to interact with other humans. However, its underlying technology can also be used as a mechanism to implement software robots. Internet bots, also known as web robots, WWW robots or simply 'bots' can also utilize the technology to perform automated functions over the web. There are many such bots in existence, offering a diverse spectrum of services from jokes (_EMAIL_) to URL Shortening using bit.ly (_EMAIL_), even mathematical calculation (_EMAIL_). Using such bots is quick and easy to configure, all that must be done is to add the bot as a contact to your messaging account. Then, whenever you desire data from the service, simply text the command to the bot and it will respond with the respective message.
The Raspi Bot is essentially the same as any other automated Internet robot. To configure it, it must first have its own e-mail address associated with a Google talk account. This e-mail address must also be added as a contact with the account that wishes to communicate to the bot. Then, whenever the script is running on the remote machine, it will log into Google chat and appear as a friend in your contact list.
The software itself is essentially just a Python daemon script that is a wrapper around the XMPP protocol. When executed, the script will sign in to Google talk using its own username and password. The Python script is derived from the open source project pygtalkrobot: An open source python gtalk(google talk) bot framework using XMPPPY and PyDNS libraries, that also references the source code of python-jabberbot.
The Raspi Bot requires several additional Python modules for use. The easiest way to install these is with the python pip package manager. If you don't have it installed, you can install them using apt-get:
sudo apt-get install python-pip git-core python2.7-dev
Then update the easy_install index:
sudo easy_install -U distribute
And install the GPIO, xmpppy, and pydns modules:
sudo pip install RPi.GPIO xmpppy pydns
Then clone my repo for the Raspi Gtalk robot:
git clone _URL_
Now change into the newly created directory:
Finally, you will need to configure the Raspi Bot's Gtalk username and password. This is done by editing the fields BOT_GTALK_USER, BOT_GTALK_PASS, and BOT_ADMIN, on lines 31-33 in the raspiBot.py file. It is recommended, though not required, to give the Raspi Bot its own Gmail account. Since access to the Raspberry Pi GPIO pins is restricted, the script needs to be run with sudo:
sudo python./raspiBot.py
This basic sample script supports the following commands:
- [pinon|pon|on|high] [pin] : turns on the specified GPIO pin
- [pinoff|poff|off|low] [pin] : turns off the specified GPIO pin
- [write|w] [pin] [state] : writes specified state to the specified GPIO pin
- [read|r] [pin]: reads the value of the specified GPIO pin
- [available|online|busy|dnd|away|idle|out|xa] [arg1] : set gtalk state and status message to specified argument
- [shell|bash] [arg1] : executes the specified shell command argument after 'shell' or 'bash'
For example, sending the message "pinon 10″ will turn on GPIO pin #10, "read 8″ will read the current state of GPIO pin 8, or "bash ps" to execute the shell command 'ps'.
The video demonstration uses a slide switch connected to GPIO pin 8 and an LED connected to GPIO pin 10. Here is a diagram of how this is wired (created with Fritzing):
Use case #1: Home automation
One of the most obvious usages of this technology is for home automation purposes. The Raspi Bot can be accessed anywhere with Google talk, which to my understanding, is nearly every system in existence. Send the Raspi Bot messages to turn on and off lights and other electrical appliances.
This is also useful to provide immediate notification in the event of intrusion detection. The Raspi Bot can be supplemented with additional security sensors, including infrared motion, and ultrasonic distance sensors. If any pre-programmed sensor violates any predefined condition, you can be immediately notified via message from the Raspi Bot.
Use case #2: Remote shell
The Raspi Bot can be used essentially as a remote shell. In this configuration, every message sent to the Raspi Bot will be interpreted as a shell command with the output piped back to the user in the form of a response message. Obviously, this could raise some security concerns. To protect against misuse, the Raspi Bot will only respond to Google chat messages from the Google user designated as the


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A fever pattern in which temperature varies during each 24 hour period, but never reaches normal. Most fevers are remittent and the pattern is not characteristic of any disease, although in the 19th century it was considered a diagnostic term.


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NMTBRESTORE structure
Allows applications to extract the information that was placed in NMTBSAVE when the toolbar state was saved. This structure is passed to applications when they receive a TBN_RESTORE notification code.
Syntax
typedef struct tagNMTBRESTORE {
 NMHDR nmhdr;
 DWORD *pData;
 DWORD *pCurrent;
 UINT cbData;
 int iItem;
 int cButtons;
 int cbBytesPerRecord;
 TBBUTTON tbButton;
} NMTBRESTORE, *LPNMTBRESTORE;
Members
nmhdr
Type: NMHDR
NMHDR structure that contains additional information about the notification.
pData
Type: DWORD*
Pointer to the data stream with the stored save information. It contains Shell-defined blocks of information for each button, alternating with application-defined blocks. Applications may also place a block of global data at the start of pData. The format and length of the application-defined blocks are determined by the application.
pCurrent
Type: DWORD*
Pointer to the current block of application-defined data. After extracting the data, the application must advance pCurrent to the end of the block, so it is pointing to the next block of Shell-defined data.
cbData
Type: UINT
Size of pData.
iItem
Type: int
Value of -1 indicates that the restore is starting, and pCurrent will point to the start of the data stream. Otherwise, it is the zero-based button index, and pCurrent will point to the current button's data.
cButtons
Type: int
Estimate of the number of buttons. Because the estimate is based on the size of the data stream, it might be incorrect. The client should update it as appropriate.
cbBytesPerRecord
Type: int
Number of bytes needed to hold the data for each button. When the restore starts, cbBytesPerRecord will be set to the size of the Shell-defined data structure. You need to increment it by the size of the structure that holds the application-defined data.
tbButton
Type: TBBUTTON
TBBUTTON structure that contains information about the button currently being restored. Applications must modify this structure as necessary before returning.
Requirements
Minimum supported client
Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
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Commctrl.h

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I am using ArcGIS 10.3 for Desktop to build a large inventory of urban trees to be used for tree risk assessment purposes. This inventory was originally in a relational Microsoft Access database, and I have spent the last few months structuring a new database using ArcGIS. I have created relationship classes between the main Feature Class ("Tree_Info") and other secondary tables, such as the "Inspection" table with risk assessment information.
In the "Inspection" table, there is a field called "Significant" which is a boolean 1-Yes 0-No. Not surprisingly, the "Significant" field represents trees of significant importance.
I have 4 other fields in the "Inspection" table which I ONLY want populated when "Significant" is populated by 1-Yes. These fields include "Rem_Mod" (Can the tree be removed or modified? Yes or No), "Sig_Type" (Signficance Type: historic, cultural, memorial, etc.), "DBH" (Diameter at Breast Height), Crown_Sprd (Crown Spread). If the "Significant" field is populated by 0-No, then these 4 fields can be left null.
I've looked into Subtypes, and I'm not sure this is what it is intended to do.
I'm not a programmer, and I am relying on the native ArcGIS tools, unless someone has a different simple solution. I'm at a loss of what to do. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make these 4 fields conditional upon the tree's significance?
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 Are you using ArcGis? If so the YES subtypes is what you want, each subtype can have different domains attached so a field for not-significant has a domain with only one coded value (0) while significant trees have a domain with 0/1. You need to create two coded value domains before creating the subtypes. May 27, 2015 at 21:58
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 Welcome to GIS SE! As a new user be sure to take the Tour. Would you be able to edit your question to let us know which GIS software and version you are using, please?
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 May 27, 2015 at 21:59
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 What you're describing could be done with subtypes, and to some degree it could also be done with a feature template (where you'd have a template for not significant, but all others would have to be entered manually). The check you're talking about (this field is x, these fields must be y) is typically something that is checked/validated rather than enforced at creation, unless you're designing some type of form in a collection software.
 – Chris W
 May 27, 2015 at 22:17
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 It may not be worth the effort, if you're going to ignore the values for non-significant trees what does it matter what goes into them. From my ArcPad days I remember creating collection forms where this behavior was written into the form (as @ChrisW said)... how are you going to collect this data? Notebook, Tablet PC (Android/Mac)... and what software? I think Collector for ArcGis (_URL_) should be able to put the decision logic onto a form removing the need for rigid domains/subtypes but (as yet) I haven't had any exposure to it so can't say for sure. May 27, 2015 at 22:42
 - Thanks for all of your suggestions. I'm not creating/using a collection form, and I am useless at customization. At first, I created a subtype for the "Significant" field. When it was equal to 0-No, I set the defaults for the 4 fields I want left blank/null/no data. But when Significant was equal to 1-Yes, I couldn't figure a way to REQUIRE the 4 fields to be populated. SO, instead, I am moving the "Significant" field to my primary table, "TREE_INFO", and creating a relationship class to a new table called "SIGNIFICANT".
 – GISjaclyn
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It may be worth your while taking a look at Survey123 for ArcGIS. This is an Esri app that allows you to use conditional logic while collecting data. At the moment it can only be used to collect points (no lines or polygons) so this may rule it out straight away. It is form centric, not map centric and can only be used to collect data - i.e. you cannot edit points as in Collector yet.
There is a Windows app that you could use while collating the data - this wouldn't have to be done on a phone. The data is stored in a feature service so you can download the data in whatever format you want, e.g. geodatabase. Also note that the conditional logic is stored at an app level, not at a database level.
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I assume you are dealing with field survey. Unfortunately collector does not support 'high' logic, E-forms do. The simplest solution are 2 identical feature classes, just show/high fields accordingly. Merge them after survey completion.
If you truly realy want single dataset, use related tables, collector supports them. Keep common fields in the table of parent feature class. From remaing fields create 2 tables in the same database - SIGNIFICANT and NOTSO. Create relationship of FC with these tables (one to one will do, unless you want to repeat inspections from time to time). Show/hide fields in related tables. After survey completion merge 2 tables and join result to FC.
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ArcGIS doesn't support this as a native operation. There are ways numerous ways to achieve it but each requires customization. We use 3 different ways to accomplish what you're asking. Plus, I have an extra few ideas, too.
1 - We create a custom ArcPad project. Once you create the input form, you have options to handle certain events for your controls, like LostFocus. You would need to pick a proper event, we use LostFocusand also attach a routine to the Save click in order to verify the data in the form is up to our standards. If not, the form will not close. This is done via some VBScript behind the scenes.
2 - Create a custom ArcMap(ish) type of program or ArcMap extension using ArcObjects. You can create a custom input form within ArcMap or a customized program used in place of ArcMap to do collection. Mind you, there needs to be a Desktop or Engine license running on the machine. This is done usually in VB.NET or C# for the back-end. It can be complex if since ArcObjects deals with everything via COM interfaces. I wouldn't say it is entirely for the newest developer to handle.
3 - I built a custom collection program based off of ThinkGeo's WPF .NET tools. I created my own input form and supplied validations similar to what you're using it for. We actually use it for tree inventory and other types of collections (our companies are probably competitors). I have always found with these collections that just making things required is the simplest of validations to be performed. WPF is nice as a basis to build a collection software due to the availability of many different events you can handle and verify the data.
Other Ideas - Depending on how much you trust field collectors to do their jobs right (we don't really at all) you could put together a script that will run and verify their data. It could select and prompt the user with features that don't match your standards. BUT. It would be up to them to run it and up to them to correct their data. This could be done in ArcPy or another language that could check the .DBF behind the scenes. If you're collecting through something like Excel (just populating a table with info as you walk about), there are wizards in there to establish conditions. A quick search on Google should give you a good idea of how to do that.
All of these options depend on the skill level of your development team and the amount of faith you put into your collectors. Beware though, as soon as one project manager hears you can validate one piece of data, their minds will quickly expand to numerous other forms of validations to add. That is how my required validation quickly moved into numerous other forms of data validation.
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People go meat-free for a variety of reasons, ranging from environmental causes to health concerns. Another reason might be a genetically determined tendency to dislike the smell of meat, according to a recent study.
Researchers from Duke University Medical Center and colleagues in Norway found that about 70% of people have two functional copies of a gene linked to an odor receptor called OR7D4, which detects androstenone, a compound similar to testosterone that is found in male mammals, commonly in pork.
People with one or no functional copies of the gene can tolerate the scent of androstenone much better than people with two copies can. Reactions to androstenone vary broadly from person to person, the study found, with some comparing it to urine or sweat, while others saying it smelled sweet like vanilla. Some people have no reaction to it at all, and others who are highly sensitive think it's repulsive.
Lead study author Dr. Hiroaki Matsunami, an associate professor of molecular genetics and microbiology at Duke, had identified the gene for the OR7D4 odor receptor in his previous research. Then, scientists in Norway contacted him to take a closer look at how certain genotypes might influence people's perception of the smell of pork.
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"It was surprising how this one gene could have such a clear influence on the preference of the food," says Matsunami. "Taste is a complex mixture of taste, smell, texture and temperature. They combine to create a taste image in the brain. The olfactory component that plays the greatest role in whether you like the pork or not is determined by this gene."
Matsunami says the findings are likely the first of many that will be discovered in the future. Perhaps studies can reveal how odor receptor genes function in populations such as vegetarians or those in the Middle East or near the Arctic, who do not eat pork or other similar meats. Further research could also be useful to product developers, who would probably like to know which receptors correspond to which flavors.
"We do not know all of the genetic components involved in preference, but we may find this in other kinds of food — even vegetables and fruit — and we can address the question, What is the genetic influence behind food preference?" says Matsunami.
The study was published online in the journal PLoS ONE.


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A midibus is a classification of single-decker minibuses which generally are larger than a traditional minibus but smaller than a full-size single decker and can be anywhere between 8 metres (26 ft 3 in) and 11 metres (36 ft 1 in) long. While used in many parts of the world, the midibus is perhaps most common in the United Kingdom, where operators have found them more economical, and to have a sufficient number of seats compared to full size single-decker buses.
Midibuses are often designed to be light weight to save on diesel fuel (e.g. smaller wheels than on larger buses), making them not as durable as heavier 'full size' buses. Some midibuses, such as the Scania OmniTown, are heavier and therefore more durable.
Recently Europe has seen the introduction of the Alexander Dennis Enviro300 and VDL SB200, both predominantly aimed at the UK market which, while being full size buses (in the fact that they are about 12 metres (39 ft 4 in) long), are related to midibuses in being light weight.
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The term "midibus" is not in common use in the United States, such smaller and lighter-duty buses not being employed in public transit roles there except in some very specialized instances. San Francisco, for example, has some buses much smaller than its regular Orion transit buses for the routes that include some of the steeper and curvier hills.
In charter / tour roles, there is indeed a gap between the minibus (12-28 seats) and the touring coach (47-50 seats). Several shuttle bus companies such as Goshen Coaches and Crystal have manufactured rear-engined vehicles that have 30–35 seats, but no generic term has ever been applied to them. They are usually lumped together with their smaller "minibus" brethrens and called "minibus", or "shuttle bus". The only other alternative was to import a "short" (two-axle) version of European touring coaches, known often as "baby coaches", around 30 feet (9.1 m) long and equipped with some 30–32 seats.
In the early 2000s, ABC Companies did introduce a "mid-sized coach", the M1000 series, which was based on the Freightliner Trucks large truck frame. Compared to regular touring coaches, this mid-sized coach was about half the price ($150,000 as opposed to $300,000), but offers no luggage space under the cabin (any luggage space must be carved out of the main cabin) and which had a maximum of 40 seats (without any luggage). It was also front-engined, making it somewhat noisier than rear-engined vehicles.
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from there. This is the url any XMLRCP client should post to. You can change this to any Regex wish.
The default is: qr!^(/?)rpc(/|$)!i, which matches on a top-level path begining with rpc preceeded or followed by an optional /, like this:
 _URL_
prefix
This specifies the prefix of the forward url.
For example, with a prefix of rpc, and a method foo, the forward path would be come /rpc/foo.
The default is '' (empty).
separator
This is a STRING used to split your method on, allowing you to use a hierarchy in your method calls.
For example, with a separator of . the method call demo.echo would be forwarded to /demo/echo. To make demo_echo forward to the same path, you would change the separator to _,
The default is ., splitting methods on a single .
convert_params
Make the arguments in $c->req->xmlrpc->params available as $c->req->params.
Defaults to true.
show_errors
Make system errors in $c->error public to the rpc-caller in a XML-RPC faultString. When show_errors is false, and your catalyst app generates a fault, it will return an XML-RPC fault containing error number 500 and error string: "Internal Server Error".
Defaults to false.
xml_encoding
Change the xml encoding send over to the client. So you could change the default encoding to UTF-8 for instance.
Defaults to us-ascii which is the default of RPC::XML.
DIAGNOSTICS ^
Invalid XMLRPC request: No such method
There is no corresponding method in your application that can be forwarded to.
Invalid XMLRPC request %s
There was an error parsing the XMLRPC request
Invalid XMLRPC request: Unknown error
An unexpected error occurred
TODO ^
Make error messages configurable/filterable
Right now, whatever ends up on $c->error gets returned to the client. It would be nice to have a way to filter/massage these messages before they are sent back to the client.
Make stash filterable before returning
Just like the error messages, it would be nice to be able to filter the stash before returning so you can filter out keys you don't want to return to the client, or just return a certain list of keys. This all to make transparent use of XMLRPC and web easier.
SEE ALSO ^
Catalyst::Plugin::Server::XMLRPC::Tutorial, Catalyst::Manual, Catalyst::Request, Catalyst::Response, RPC::XML, bin/rpc_client
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ^
For the original implementation of this module:
Marcus Ramberg, _EMAIL_ Christian Hansen Yoshinori Sano
AUTHORS ^
Original Authors: Jos Boumans (_EMAIL_) and Michiel Ootjers (_EMAIL_)
Actually maintained by Jose Luis Martinez Torres JLMARTIN (_EMAIL_)
THANKS ^
Tomas Doran (BOBTFISH) for helping out with the debugging
BUG REPORTS ^
Please submit all bugs regarding Catalyst::Plugin::Server to _EMAIL_
LICENSE ^
This library is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
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Is there an algorithm for generating (some or all) subfields of a certain genus of a given function field (even a random one,I mean for example generating a random elliptic subfield of a certain given function field). I did a quick search and it seems to me that the problem is heavily treated in the case of cyclic and Hermitian function fields, but I was wondering what do we know in general case. Is there something that I can do in Magma?
On the other hand, do we have an algorithm to check if $F$ is a subfield of $E$, When $F, E$ are function fields (of one variable)? Florian Hess told me that somebody developed such an algorithm using his automorphism algorithm but I don't have much luck finding it.
In order to stick to the tradition, I give a motivation also: Subfields of function fields with a rich automorphism group are subject to cover attack in cryptography when they are not one of those few which are fixed by an automorphism of the cover.
Thank you very much indeed!
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This seems to be a hard problem. For example, given curves $C,E$ over a finite field, with $E$ elliptic, the zeta function of a given curve $C$ will reveal whether there exists a morphism $C\to E$, via Tate's theorem that $Hom(Jac(C),E)\otimes Z_l$ is the module of Galois-invariants in $Hom(T_l(Jac(C),T_l(T)$ (here $T_l$ is the $l$-adic Tate module). However, it's difficult to make Tate's theorem effective. OTOH a general curve will have no morphisms to any other curve of positive genus, so I'm not sure what you mean by "a random one". – inkspot Feb 26 '11 at 10:55
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The solutions to the subfield problem in the case of number fields should pretty much work here as well. For example, take primitive elements of $E$ and $F$ (random elements should do), find their minimal polynomials over $K[t]$ (solve linear system), find a completion of $K[t]$ over which both polynomials have a factor (find a prime ideal with solutions and use Hensel's lemma), and finally, you can use LLL to try to express the first element as a linear combination of powers of the second. For other methods for number fields, which have function field analogues, see Cohen. – Dror Speiser Feb 26 '11 at 15:09

@Dror, there is no canonical $t$. – Felipe Voloch Feb 26 '11 at 21:01

@Drar, As Felipe said, exactly the problem is that $K(t)$ is not as good as $\mathbb{Q}$ for number fields. This is why automorphism group is richer than the Galois group and why it's harder to be computed. I think the use of Hess's automorphism algorithm is to check all the (non-canonical but isomorphic)possible ways of embedding of $F$ in $E$ and check if it's work but I don't know the detail. – Syed Feb 26 '11 at 21:08

@Inkspot I don't get "a general curve will have no morphisms to any other curve of positive genus" part. If $F$ is a subfield of $F$ then there's morphism from the defining curve of $F$ to the defining curve of $E$. Isn't in second chapter of Silverman? By random, I mean given function field $F$. Is there a way to generate a subfield of it, of given genus. As much as I understand you say there's no subfield other than rational subfields (of genus zero)? – Syed Feb 26 '11 at 21:18
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The algorithm to embed function fields, ie. to test if a function field E can be embedded into a function field F has been developed (and implemented in Magma) by a student of Florian Hess: Gerriet Möhlmann as part of his Diploma work. His thesis (in German) can be found at _URL_ The method is an extension of Florian's automorphism algorithm, in Magma, it is available through the Inclusions command.
To generate function fields of a given genus there are a few possibilities, none of them worked out completely. If the field can be obtained as an Abelian extension (eg. (hyper)elliptic curves have a degree 2 model) then class field theory can be used to generate all such fields. Similar, soluble exxtensions can be constructed this way. For general extensions, one could use Hunter's theorem to get bounds on the valuations of a primitive element and then enumerate all polynomials that might have such roots. Both methods have in common that they produce too many field extensions that correspond to isomorphic curves. The class field theoretic approach has the advantage of being available through Magma.... (I can provide details if anyone is interested)
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Here is an algorithm (horribly inefficient) to generate all non-hyperelliptic, non-rational, separable subfields of a non-hyperelliptic function field $F$ over a finite field $K$. Let $\Omega$ be the space of global holomorphic differentials of $F/K$. For any $K$-subspace $V$ of $\Omega$, choose a basis $v_1,\ldots,v_m$ of $V$, compute the elements $v_j/v_1,j>1$ of $F$ (and compute the algebraic relations among these $v_j$), let $E_V$ be the subfield they generate. If $E_V \ne F$ and is not rational, then you found a subfield as above. All such subfields will appear this way (proof left to the reader). There are only finitely many such $V$ since $K$ is assume finite.
Don't even dream of implementing this algorithm as is. Using the numerator of the zeta function, its factors and the Cartier operator, you can perhaps cut down the number of $V$'s that need to be tested. Maybe hyperelliptic subfields can be dealt with by using quadratic differentials.
If Florian Hess can't do it, you are probably out of luck, as far as implementation goes.
Added later: For a hyperelliptic subfield of genus $>1$, one still has a subspace $V$ but the corresponding $E_V$ is the canonical rational subfield of the hyperelliptic field. In this case, the field will be intermediate between $F$ and $E_V$ and perhaps the suggestion of Dror Speiser of using number field arguments might lead to it. It's the elliptic fields that are going to be hard to get.
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"It's the elliptic fields that are going to be hard to get." Exactly, although Tate's theorem can be used effectively to exclude them. But if they are there, then Tate tells you what they are, but does not even bound the degree of the morphism $C\to E$. – inkspot Feb 27 '11 at 11:46
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text: We report for the first time that the dynamic magnetic intermediate state (DMI) was observed at a speed of several ns during spin transfer switching for MgO-based magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs). The DMI was observed as slow resistance oscillation at the center of the parallel to anti-parallel state by single shot time domain measurements. The DMI is observable at certain current amplitudes. The outbreak probability decreases with further current increase. We concluded that the DMI originates from inhomogeneous magnetization behavior. On the other hand, previous single shot time domain measurements have shown only for single-domain-like magnetization behavior.