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Air Pressure and Resistance
Name: Loretta H.
Is there a relationship between air pressure and air
resistance? Recently, I had said that the air resistance acting on a
falling object is actually the air pressure that is acting on the object.
This did not sound right. Air pressure that is acting on an object is I
know a constant value per square area. However, what I was trying to say
was that since air resistance is actually a force that is acting on the
falling object and it is acting on every area of the object, and since we
know that Pressure = Force divided by Area, therefore, air resistance is
somehow related to the pressure of air acting on that object. Please do
enlighten me on this. Thanks.
Air resistance is due to the force exerted on the air by the falling
object to push the air aside to let the object proceed through the
air. By Newton's third law (for every force there is an equal and
opposite reaction) the air pushes on the object with an equal and
opposite force. The air comes together behind the object, of course,
but the resulting pressure there is less that the pressure in front of
the object. The difference in these pressures (times an area, as you
mention) is the cause of the air resistance.
Since, for a stationary object, the air pressure is equal on all sides
of the object, it exerts no net force on the object. If the air
pressure is increased, the net force on a stationary object is still
zero. The net force on a moving object will increase due to the fact
that the air is denser and the object has to push more air aside.
The detailed calculation of air resistance is complicated, but the
basic idea, as stated here, is simple.
Best, Dick Plano
Hi, Loretta!!!
I can only understand this problem by considering
that the bigger the pressure, the more resistance
there will be against the movement of a body.
And that because there will be more air to be
crossed. The behavior of the limit layer surely
will show us that at the front the pressure will
be greater than behind, where greater turbulence
should be expected. If there were no movement
the only force acting on the body is that due to
pressure differences, vertical, from the bottom to
the top. This force is independent from the value
of pressure. If the body moves across the air,
there will be a greater pressure ahead and vacuum
at the tail ( depending upon how big is the speed ).
If a body falls, the resistance will be increasingly
bigger, till it reaches a value where there will be no
more acceleration, or be, constant speed. On the
other extreme, without air, there always will be
acceleration, what means increasing velocity.
When comets reach the earth atmosphere - as
you know - the friction is so high that the tempeture increases and oxygen starts a chemical
reaction and burns the comet. In a planet where
the gravity is bigger than at the earth, there will
be more gases present, and the friction will be
You are ok in this as long as you are careful about what you mean by air
pressure. The pressure that acts to oppose an object moving through
air is not the ambient air pressure. That pressure exerts the same
force on all sides of the object, so the net force from it is zero.
When an object moves through the air, its motion causes the air
pressure in front to increase while the pressure behind decreases, and
this pressure difference produces a net force on the object. If the
object suddenly stops moving, it will take a while for the higher
pressure air in front to leak around to the back, and while this is
happening, the object will still feel a net force from the pressure
difference. So it is the pressure that causes the force.
But drag is more complicated than this because there are other things
that happen as the object moves. The air and the object are heated,
there is turbulence, jets make a condensation trail, etc. All of these
things must be "paid for" out of the momentum (and energy) of the
moving object, and any time momentum changes, there is by definition a
force of some kind.
There is a relation between air pressure and air resistance, but air
resistance and air pressure are not the same thing. If air pressure were
zero, air resistance would also be zero. Still non-zero air pressure does
not mean any air resistance is being felt.
Air pressure is from all directions. Air pressure can be different on
different parts of an object, but in most cases it is quite large all
around. Air pressure is due to molecules crashing into the object from all
Air resistance is due to the motion of an object through the air. The
object pushes the air molecules out of the way. The molecules push back.
Because the air molecules in front get squeezed together more tightly,
pressure in front is greater. Air molecules in back get a little spread
out, so air pressure in back is less. The net effect is a force opposite
the direction of motion.
Just as important to air resistance is the shape of the moving object. A
narrow, pointed object pushes the molecules aside quite easily. A flat
front must push the molecules harder to get them to the side. It is like
hammering a sharp nail versus a dull peg into a piece of wood. For an
arrow, the air molecules in front do not get so tightly squeezed together as
for the dull peg.
Air pressure may be viewed as part of why air resistance exists, but it is
not air resistance itself.
Dr. Ken Mellendorf
Illinois Central College
Air pressure does act on all (exposed) surfaces of an object. The presence of
air pressure does not depend on the state of motion of an object, or even the
presence of an object. It is a property of the air alone.
Wind resistance can only be talked about in terms of the resistance to motion
of an object in the air. The presence of a body to be acted on and the motion
of the air around it creates an increase in the air pressure in front of the
object compared to the air pressure behind the object. This DIFFERENCE in air
pressure results in a new force resisting the motion of the object, which we
call wind resistance.
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3.4.7 The Seifert van-Kampen Theorem
Let $X$ be a topological space containing a pair of subsets $U,V \subseteq X$. If $X$ is covered by the interiors $\mathring {U}$ and $\mathring {V}$, then Theorem 3.4.6.1 guarantees that the diagram of Kan complexes
\[ \xymatrix@R =50pt@C=50pt{ \operatorname{Sing}_{\bullet }(U \cap V) \ar [r] \ar [d] & \operatorname{Sing}_{\bullet }(U) \ar [d] \\ \operatorname{Sing}_{\bullet }(V) \ar [r] & \operatorname{Sing}_{\bullet }(X) } \]
is a homotopy pushout square. In this section, we apply this assertion of recover several classical results in algebraic topology.
Theorem 3.4.7.1 (Seifert-van Kampen). Let $X$ be a topological space containing a pair of subsets $U,V \subseteq X$ which satisfy the following conditions:
$(1)$
The topological spaces $U$, $V$, and $U \cap V$ are path connected.
$(2)$
The interiors $\mathring {U} \subseteq U$ and $\mathring {V} \subseteq V$ comprise an open covering of $X$.
Then, for every point $x \in U \cap V$, the diagram
\[ \xymatrix@R =50pt@C=50pt{ \pi _{1}( U \cap V, x) \ar [r] \ar [d] & \pi _{1}(U,x) \ar [d] \\ \pi _{1}(V,x) \ar [r] & \pi _{1}(X,x) } \]
is a pushout square in the category of groups.
We will deduce Theorem 3.4.7.1 from the following variant of Brown ([MR0220279]), which does not require any connectivity hypotheses.
Theorem 3.4.7.2 (Seifert-van Kampen, Groupoid Version). Let $X$ be a topological space, and let $U,V \subseteq X$ be subsets whose interiors $\mathring {U} \subseteq U$ and $\mathring {V} \subseteq V$ comprise an open covering of $X$. Then the diagram of fundamental groupoids
\[ \xymatrix@R =50pt@C=50pt{ \pi _{\leq 1}(U \cap V) \ar [r] \ar [d] & \pi _{\leq 1}(U) \ar [d] \\ \pi _{\leq 1}(V) \ar [r] & \pi _{\leq 1}(X) } \]
is a pushout square in the (ordinary) category $\operatorname{Cat}$.
Proof. Let $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ be a category; we wish to show that the diagram of sets $\sigma :$
\[ \xymatrix@R =50pt@C=50pt{ \operatorname{Hom}_{\operatorname{Cat}}( \pi _{\leq 1}(U \cap V), \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}) & \operatorname{Hom}_{\operatorname{Cat}}( \pi _{\leq 1}(U), \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}) \ar [l] \\ \operatorname{Hom}_{\operatorname{Cat}}( \pi _{\leq 1}(V), \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}) \ar [u] & \operatorname{Hom}_{\operatorname{Cat}}( \pi _{\leq 1}(X), \operatorname{\mathcal{C}}) \ar [u] \ar [l] } \]
is a pullback square. Replacing $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ by its core $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}^{\simeq }$ (Construction 1.2.4.4), we may assume without loss of generality that $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$ is a groupoid. Let $\operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(\operatorname{\mathcal{C}})$ denote the nerve of $\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}$, so that we can identify $\sigma $ with the diagram
\[ \xymatrix@R =50pt@C=50pt{ \operatorname{Hom}_{\operatorname{Set_{\Delta }}}( \operatorname{Sing}_{\bullet }(U \cap V), \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}) ) & \operatorname{Hom}_{\operatorname{Set_{\Delta }}}( \operatorname{Sing}_{\bullet }(U), \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}) ) \ar [l] \\ \operatorname{Hom}_{\operatorname{Set_{\Delta }}}( \operatorname{Sing}_{\bullet }(V), \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}) ) \ar [u] & \operatorname{Hom}_{\operatorname{Set_{\Delta }}}( \operatorname{Sing}_{\bullet }(X), \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(\operatorname{\mathcal{C}}) ). \ar [u] \ar [l] } \]
Let $K$ denote the pushout $\operatorname{Sing}_{\bullet }(U) \coprod _{ \operatorname{Sing}_{\bullet }(U \cap V) } \operatorname{Sing}_{\bullet }(V)$, which we regard as a simplicial subset of $\operatorname{Sing}_{\bullet }(X)$. Unwinding the definitions, we must show that every morphism of simplicial sets $f: K \rightarrow \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(\operatorname{\mathcal{C}})$ extends uniquely to a map $\overline{f}: \operatorname{Sing}_{\bullet }(X) \rightarrow \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(\operatorname{\mathcal{C}})$. Note that the inclusion $K \hookrightarrow \operatorname{Sing}_{\bullet }(X)$ is a weak homotopy equivalence (Theorem 3.4.6.1) and therefore anodyne (Corollary 3.3.7.5), so the existence of $\overline{f}$ follows from the observation that $\operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(\operatorname{\mathcal{C}})$ is a Kan complex (Proposition 1.2.4.2). To prove uniqueness, suppose that we are given a pair of maps $\overline{f}, \overline{f}': \operatorname{Sing}_{\bullet }(X) \rightarrow \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(\operatorname{\mathcal{C}})$ satisfying $\overline{f}|_{K} = f = \overline{f}'|_{K}$. It follows that there exists a homotopy $h: \Delta ^1 \times \operatorname{Sing}_{\bullet }(X) \rightarrow \operatorname{N}_{\bullet }(\operatorname{\mathcal{C}})$ which is constant when restricted to $\Delta ^1 \times K$. Note that $\overline{f}$ and $\overline{f}'$ can be identified with functors $F,F': \pi _{\leq 1}(X) \rightarrow \operatorname


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Most modern spear fishers use one of two types of spear gun. Band-powered models rely on strong elastic bands to fire the spear, while pneumatic spear guns rely on a small quantity of compressed air to send the projectile forth. In both cases, a trigger fires the weapon, by either releasing the bands or discharging a quantity of air. Impaled fish are retrieved via a line attached to the spear, or -- if the water is suitably clear -- by tracking the fish visually.
Pros and Cons
Band-powered spear guns are easier to maintain than pneumatic models are, as they have very few moving pieces and need not be airtight. You can adjust the power of a pneumatic gun, by adjusting how much air is forced inside the tank, but it is easier to adjust the power of a band-powered model. In this case, the spear fisher need only add or subtract bands from the gun. Additionally, while band-powered models are generally silent, pneumatic weapons are noisier. This can startle nearby fish, making it more difficult to achieve success.
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Extracting AFQ tract profiles from segmented bundles
In this example, we will extract the values of a statistic from a volume, using the coordinates along the length of a bundle. These are called tract profiles
One of the challenges of extracting tract profiles is that some of the streamlines in a bundle may diverge significantly from the bundle in some locations. To overcome this challenge, we will use a strategy similar to that described in [Yeatman2012]: We will weight the contribution of each streamline to the bundle profile based on how far this streamline is from the mean trajectory of the bundle at that location.
import dipy.stats.analysis as dsa
import dipy.tracking.streamline as dts
from dipy.segment.clustering import QuickBundles
from dipy.segment.metric import (AveragePointwiseEuclideanMetric,
from dipy.data.fetcher import get_two_hcp842_bundles
import dipy.data as dpd
from dipy.io.streamline import load_trk
from dipy.io.image import load_nifti
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import os.path as op
To get started, we will grab the bundles that were extracted in the bundle extraction example. If the example has not been run yet, these files don't yet exist, and we'll need to run that example:
if not (op.exists("CST_L.trk") and
 op.exists("AF_L.trk") and
 import bundle_extraction
Either way, we can use the dipy.io API to read in the bundles from file. load_trk returns both the streamlines, as well as header information.
cst_l = load_trk("CST_L.trk", "same", bbox_valid_check=False).streamlines
af_l = load_trk("AF_L.trk", "same", bbox_valid_check=False).streamlines
transform = np.load("slr_transform.npy")
In the next step, we need to make sure that all the streamlines in each bundle are oriented the same way. For example, for the CST, we want to make sure that all the bundles have their cortical termination at one end of the streamline. This is that when we later extract values from a volume, we won't have different streamlines going in opposite directions.
To orient all the streamlines in each bundles, we will create standard streamlines, by finding the centroids of the left AF and CST bundle models.
The advantage of using the model bundles is that we can use the same standard for different subjects, which means that we'll get roughly the same orientation
model_af_l_file, model_cst_l_file = get_two_hcp842_bundles()
model_af_l = load_trk(model_af_l_file, "same",
model_cst_l = load_trk(model_cst_l_file, "same",
feature = ResampleFeature(nb_points=100)
metric = AveragePointwiseEuclideanMetric(feature)
Since we are going to include all of the streamlines in the single cluster from the streamlines, we set the threshold to np.inf. We pull out the centroid as the standard.
qb = QuickBundles(np.inf, metric=metric)
cluster_cst_l = qb.cluster(model_cst_l)
standard_cst_l = cluster_cst_l.centroids[0]
cluster_af_l = qb.cluster(model_af_l)
standard_af_l = cluster_af_l.centroids[0]
We use the centroid streamline for each atlas bundle as the standard to orient all of the streamlines in each bundle from the individual subject. Here, the affine used is the one from the transform between the atlas and individual tractogram. This is so that the orienting is done relative to the space of the individual, and not relative to the atlas space.
oriented_cst_l = dts.orient_by_streamline(cst_l, standard_cst_l)
oriented_af_l = dts.orient_by_streamline(af_l, standard_af_l)
Read volumetric data from an image corresponding to this subject.
For the purpose of this, we've extracted only the FA within the bundles in question, but in real use, this is where you would add the FA map of your subject.
files, folder = dpd.fetch_bundle_fa_hcp()
fa, fa_affine = load_nifti(op.join(folder, "hcp_bundle_fa.nii.gz"))
Calculate weights for each bundle:
w_cst_l = dsa.gaussian_weights(oriented_cst_l)
w_af_l = dsa.gaussian_weights(oriented_af_l)
And then use the weights to calculate the tract profiles for each bundle
profile_cst_l = dsa.afq_profile(fa, oriented_cst_l, fa_affine,
profile_af_l = dsa.afq_profile(fa, oriented_af_l, fa_affine,
ax1.set_ylabel("Fractional anisotropy")
ax1.set_xlabel("Node along CST")
ax2.set_xlabel("Node along AF")
Bundle profiles for the fractional anisotropy in the left CST (left) and left AF (right).
Yeatman, Jason D., Robert F. Dougherty, Nathaniel J. Myall, Brian A. Wandell, and Heidi M. Feldman. 2012. "Tract Profiles of White Matter Properties: Automating Fiber-Tract Quantification" PloS One 7 (11): e49790.
Garyfallidis et al. Recognition of white matter bundles using local and global streamline-based registration and clustering, Neuroimage, 2017.
Garyfallidis E. et al., QuickBundles a method for tractography simplification, Frontiers in Neuroscience, vol 6, no 175, 2012.
Example source code


Divine Beast Vah Ruta
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This article is about the dungeon inside the Divine Beast. For the Divine Beast in other uses, see Vah Ruta.
The Divine Beast Vah Ruta is one of the four Divine Beasts in Breath of the Wild. The interior of Vah Ruta serves as one of the four main dungeons in the game. Link must defeat Waterblight Ganon in order to free the mechanical beast from Ganon's control.
Gaining Entrance
See also: Divine Beast Vah Ruta (Main Quest)
After Link has completed Reach Zora's Domain and obtained at least twenty Shock Arrows, he meets Prince Sidon at East Reservoir Lake. From there, Sidon will swim around the lake with Link on his back, while the Malice-controlled Vah Ruta will defend itself with giant ice cubes and spiked ice balls shot from cannons. Use Cryonis to destroy these.
Eventually, Sidon will swim in close, allowing Link to use the Zora Armor to swim up a torrent of water and hit a glowing orb with a Shock Arrow. Once all four orbs have been hit, the Divine Beast is subdued, and Sidon brings Link to the entrance.
Dungeon Overview
When entering the Divine Beast, there is a shut gate on the left in the first room. Shoot the eyeball to destroy the Malice, then open the gate with Cryonis to get the dungeon map from the Guidance Stone, allowing Link to change the angle of water coming from Vah Ruta's trunk.
 1. From the door to the map room, head toward the gears on the wall. Use Magnesis to turn the handle, raising the terminal, and then activate it.
 2. Turn around and head to the door on the right which leads outside. Follow the ramp up and enter the door on the right. Besides a Guardian Scout II, there is a water spout moving a smaller water wheel, and an unmoving larger water wheel. A terminal is inside the smaller wheel, and can be accessed by freezing the spout using Cryonis with proper timing.
 3. Using the map to drop water onto the large water wheel, ride it up and go past the Guardian Scout to activate the switch. This creates a waterfall to use as a shortcut. From the switch, paraglide to a walkway leading to the centre of the big wheel, and use Stasis to hold the Ancient Orb in the Shrine Pedestal as it rotates, such that the gate stays open and allows Link to access the terminal right-side-up.
 4. Swim up the waterfall, grab the chest if desired, then go through the corridor behind where the Guardian Scout was. The terminal is on the very tip of the trunk. While this area can only be reached when the trunk is lowered, it can only be activated with the trunk in a high position, so it must be raised once Link reaches the waterspout.
 5. In the centre of Ruta's back, there is a small hole. Jump through it, and once on the surface, destroy the eyeball before the mouth can spit out Cursed Bokoblins. Look down through the gap in the floor to see the terminal surrounded by flames. In front of Link is a wall with gears and a handle. Use Magnesis to turn the handle to open the top of Ruta's head, and use the map to move Ruta's trunk to send water through the openings and extinguish the flame, allowing the final terminal to be activated.
With all the terminals activated, Link can return to the lowest level and enter the door opposite the map room. This is where the main control unit lies, and Waterblight Ganon.
Waterblight Ganon
Main article: Waterblight Ganon
Phase I: Waterblight Ganon uses a spear to attack that has pretty good range which he will swing, thrust, throw or use a shockwave. He also warps around the area. Focus on attacking his eye with arrows to stun him. Bomb arrows will work better than regular arrows as it will inflict more damage. When you hit his eye enough he will be stunned and fall. You can also just shoot him anywhere with an ancient arrow inflicting the most damage and he will fall right away. Run up to him and attack with melee weapons, arrows, elemental arrows or ancient arrows. Perfect dodge or backflip his spear attacks for melee flurry attack as well.
Phase II: As Waterblight Ganon gets towards half health he will take a new approach. He will fill the room with water leaving 4 solid platforms to stand on. He will be hanging from the ceiling now and begin using ice block attacks which can be taken out with Cryonis. It will be difficult to attack him if you are not on solid ground. You can use Cryonis to stand in the water area. When his health gets down enough he will use a laser from his eye. If you get hit by this it will cause significant damage. Continue your attack method as previous. Waterblight Ganon will use any of his attacks with no specific pattern at this point.
Once you defeat Waterblight Ganon, you will receive a Heart Container. Activate the Main Control Unit to free Mipha's spirit and receive Mipha's Grace.
Illusory Realm
See also: Illusory Realm
After activating the main control unit, Link cannot reenter Vah Ruta. However, as part of the EX Champion Mipha's Song DLC quest, he can present three Ruta's Emblems and be drawn into an "Illusory Realm" of memories, where he can re-experience the fight with Waterblight Ganon with limited equipment.
Treasure Chests
 - From the map terminal room, there is a Treasure Chest in the water to the right. Use Magnesis to pull the chest out of the water and open for an Ancient Spring.
 - In the area with the second terminal, a ledge with a Silver Rupee chest can be reached by gliding from the top of the smaller water wheel.
 - In the same room, using the map to set the large waterwheel turning allows access to a malice-covered chest on the outside of the wheel. Kill the eyeball to allow the chest to be looted for the bundle of ten Fire Arrows inside.
 - Inside the large waterwheel, use stasis to hold a block toward the outside of the wheel, allowing access to a chest on the wheel's hub with an Ancient Core. It is advisable to avoid being crushed when the stasis expires.
 - Swim up the waterfall created from pressing the switch, and paraglide from the highest point over to the ledge ahead with the chest. Open it for a Hylia Series spear - depending on the current World Level, possibly a Knight's Halberd or Royal Halberd.
 - Outside, a chest is on the inside of the trunk, containing an Ancient Shaft. Manipulate the trunk until Link can open it.
 - From the tip of the trunk in the highest position, a chest is visible on the left side of Ruta's back covered in Malice, while the eye is on the opposite side. Once the eyeball is destroyed, the chest can be opened for a bundle of ten Ice Arrows.


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1000 cubic meters per second could be a LOT more than 80/sec of velocity or it could be a LOT less. They aren't the same thing.
Let's say the river is 100m wide and an average of 10 meters deep. The 2,000 cubic meters per second (the Rhine) give a velocity of 2 m/sec.
The maximum mean velocity measured with the ADCP was 3.7 m/s. The pitot-static tube, while capable of only point measurements, quantified velocity 0.39 m below the surface. The maximum mean velocity measured with the pitot tube was 5.2 m/s, with instantaneous velocities up to 6.5 m/s.

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GDP understates the value of output produced by an economy because it
includes transactions that do not take place in organized markets, such as home cooked meals
B. includes environmental degradation caused by increased output production
C. excludes value added from the underground economy, such as tips taken under the table
D. excludes the value of the wages and benefits of government employee


AutoPlay is a feature in Windows that will automatically scan a device when it is connected to your computer and based on your settings, will either perform a specified action or do nothing at all. In order to understand AutoPlay, though, you also have to understand another very similar feature called AutoRun.
Most people think AutoRun and AutoPlay are just two terms for the same thing, but that is not accurate. AutoRun is a feature that first came out in Windows 95! What was the point of it exactly? To make installing apps for non-techies easier. If a CD contained a file called autorun.inf in the root directory, Windows would detect it automatically and follow the instructions in that file.
Table of Contents
 This file is normally very simple and basically just points to a file on the disc, usually the setup file or install file. Here is an example of one below:
 autorun file
 In Windows XP and earlier, the file would be read and automatically run without any kind of prompt. If you have ever popped in an install CD/DVD for a piece of hardware or a program in Windows XP or earlier, it would just start running the setup program.
 This obviously posed serious security risks and Microsoft introduced AutoPlay as a way to fix the problem. AutoPlay's job is to examine a newly connected media device, determine what kind of content is on it, and then display a dialog that allows the user to launch an application to play, run or display the content.
 Now depending on the operating system you are running, AutoRun and AutoPlay will work differently. In all versions of Windows earlier than Windows Vista, AutoRun is executed before AutoPlay, unless AutoRun is disabled. If it's not disabled, AutoRun will execute and it will search for the AutoRun.inf file.
 In Windows XP, if the autorun.inf file is found, AutoRun can go ahead and bypass AutoPlay altogether and launch the application without asking the user first.
 In Windows Vista and higher, AutoRun cannot skip past AutoPlay. If there is an AutoRun.inf file, it will still be read, but instead of the application being launched automatically, a dialog box will pop up with a list of choices, some of which could be from the autorun.inf file.
 AutoRun vs. AutoPlay Example
 To make this totally clear, let's go through an example. I have a MSI driver CD with me that I will pop into Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 10 to see what happens. The AutoRun.inf file is the simple one shown in the above screenshot.
 In Windows XP, the disc is read, an autorun.inf file is found and the MSI setup program automatically pops up on the screen.
 windows xp autorun
 However, when I pop the same CD into Windows 7, I instead get the following AutoPlay dialog:
 autoplay windows 7
 As you can see, it's trying to run the DVDsetup.exe file mentioned in the autorun.inf file, but now you get the option to choose. The same is true for Windows 10. Here you first get a notification on your screen.
 tap to choose
 If you click on that, it will bring up the AutoPlay dialog where you can choose what action to perform.
 choose action disc
 Overall, even though you can disable the AutoPlay feature in Windows 7 and higher, it's not going to harm your computer because no program can be executed without your permission. All AutoPlay does is detect the media and display the options for you.
 If you're running Windows XP, on the other hand, it might be a good idea to disable AutoRun because on that operating system, programs can still be run without user consent.
 Configure AutoPlay in Windows 7
 It's worth noting that in Windows 7 you can change the AutoPlay settings so that they mimic how it works in Windows XP. This is probably not something you would want to do, but it's an option.
 To configure AutoPlay, click on Start and type in autoplay. Select the first option at the top.
 autoplay windows 7
 This will bring up an absolutely giant list of items that you can individually configure. Thankfully, this list has been greatly reduced in Windows 10 as you'll see below. Note that if you want to turn off AutoPlay completely in Windows 7, just uncheck the Use AutoPlay for all media and devices box at the very top.
 windows 7 autplay configure
 The reason I got the popup dialog when putting in my software CD was because Software and games was set to Ask me every time. You can change this to Install or run program from your media, Open folder to view files, or Take no action.
 autplay options
 The list of options to choose from will vary depending on what type of media is connected. For example, an audio CD or DVD movie will have the option to played using Windows Media Player. If you connect a device with pictures or videos, you'll have the option to automatically import the items. In addition to the standard items, if you ever connected other devices to your computer like a smartphone or tablet, those will show up at the very bottom.
 Configure AutoPlay in Windows 10
 In Windows 10, click on Start and type in AutoPlay to open the AutoPlay Settings dialog. As you can see, there are only two options instead of the numerous in Windows 7. As with Windows 7, if you connected any other external device, those will show up after Removable Drive and Memory Card.
 autoplay windows 10
 The options are pretty much the same in terms of the actions you can take. For me, every time I connected my iPhone, it would try to import them into OneDrive, which I did not want to happen. This is the place where you can turn that off.
 From my testing, it seems like the options for Memory Card are used when you pop in a DVD or CD.
 autoplay options windows 10
 Since most people are using the latest versions of Windows, you really no longer have to worry about anything other than AutoPlay. It's also a straight-forward process to disable or enable AutoPlay in Windows if you like. If you have any questions, feel free to comment. Enjoy!


Responsible Gaming - Juegos de casino, R. FRANCO GAMES
Responsible Gaming
Responsible Gaming is a rational and judicious choice of the gaming options which takes into account the player's personal circumstances and situation and prevents the game from becoming a problem. Responsible Gaming involves an educated and informed decision made by consumers with the sole purpose of entertaining and enjoying themselves, where the value played never exceeds what players can afford.
Responsible Gaming is a leisure and entertainment activity and never interferes with social, professional or family commitments.
Responsible players:
1. Responsible players play for fun, not for money. They are aware that they may be lucky and win, but they may also lose.
2. Playing responsibly means making decisions based on facts, keeping control of the time and the money players want to spend.
3. Playing responsibly makes the gaming activity a pleasant and enjoyable experience, with no risk of harm to players, their family and/or friends.
How to play responsibly:
1. Play for fun, not for money or to escape from problems.
2. Do not pursue or try to recover losses.
3. Play for fun, enjoy yourself when winning, but take into account that you may also lose.
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 1. (music) make an inversion (in a musical composition)
 "here the theme is inverted"
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 "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb";
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Voices of First Responders - Examining Public Safety Communication from the Rural Perspective
Kristen K. Greene, Shanee Dawkins, Mary Theofanos, Michelle P. Steves, Susanne M. Furman, Yee-Yin Choong, Sandra S. Prettyman
With the newly created Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN), the public safety community has a unique opportunity to review and improve communication technology for first responders, in urban, suburban, and rural areas. Understanding the problems and challenges currently experienced by first responders provides the basis for addressing and developing solutions to improve public safety communication. The National Institute of Standards and Technology Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) usability team conducted in-depth interviews with approximately 200 first responders representing 13 states in eight Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regions across the United States. From this larger dataset, this Volume 3 report focuses on the contexts and challenges specifically faced by rural first responders. This Volume utilizes 48 interviews with 63 rural first responders. A qualitative analysis of the transcribed interview data revealed unique issues posed by rural geography and topography; incident types specific to the rural environment; and resource challenges faced by rural first responder departments and agencies. Resource challenges include financial, personnel, and infrastructure. While there are many similarities between rural first responders and their urban and suburban counterparts, this Volume focuses on the unique nature of rural emergency response and its implications for technology needs and development. Understanding the specific challenges faced by first responders in rural communities can provide insight into the types of technology that might help them best respond to incidents effectively, efficiently, and safely.
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Voices of First Responders – Examining Public Safety Communication from the Rural Perspective, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], _URL_
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For Immediate Release
November 30, 2012
For More Information Contact:
Mayor's Press Office
Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced that Partners HealthCare, and its founding hospitals Brigham and Women's and Massachusetts General Hospital, is committing $1 million to the Boston Public Health Commission for a collaborative effort among the two organizations and the Boston Public Schools to implement a social and emotional learning curriculum for 7,000 students in 23 Boston public elementary and K-8 schools.
"This program will give Boston's students another tool in their tool kits to help them to make good choices," Mayor Menino said. "This is a great example of how we can all come together and find ways to support our kids."
Coordinated by the Boston Public Health Commission's Division of Violence Prevention, the collaborative will strengthen students' skills so that they are empowered to promote positive behaviors and healthy relationships at school and in their community. By focusing on social and emotional learning, the organizations hope that educators can proactively address conflicts before they come to a head, instead of addressing the negative outcomes after the fact.
"Our goal is to help young people better understand their emotions and be able to talk about them and learn to manage them. This project will help young people develop skills for healthy, positive relationships," said Gary Gottlieb, MD, President and CEO of Partners HealthCare. "By working with the Mayor and Boston Public Schools on this initiative, we want to support our young people in the classroom and in the community."
The two-year grant will provide training and professional development for 750 teachers, teaching assistants and principals to implement the evidence-based Open Circle Curriculum. At the heart of the curriculum are 15 to 20 minute classroom meetings led by homeroom teachers twice per week. These interactive meetings include group discussions, role-playing, children's literature, and activities to teach important skills such as listening, sharing, cooperating, speaking up, calming down, expressing anger appropriately, recognizing dangerous and destructive behavior, and problem solving. These lessons are further reinforced throughout the school day as all staff members integrate the promotion, modeling, and labeling of positive social and emotional skills into their teaching practice, their relationships with students and their relationships with colleagues and parents.
"Every day we look for innovative ideas and strategies that we can use to support our students," said Boston Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Carol R. Johnson. "Social and emotional learning is critically important to our students so they can learn strategies that will help them manage their feelings and cultivate healthy relationships. We want each student to be their very best, and we look forward to working with our partners on this initiative to ensure that our students achieve all of their goals."
Recent research has shown that social and emotional learning does more than improve behavior. It can also help students make significant gains in academic achievement — on average, a gain of 11 percentile points in reading and math, according to a 2011 review of more than 200 studies published in the journal Child Development. Social and emotional learning also equips students with the skills that today's employers consider important for the workforce of the future – communication, collaboration, cooperation, goal setting, problem solving, and persistence in the face of challenges.
Open Circle, a program of the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College, is a comprehensive, whole-school approach to developing safe, caring and highly engaging classroom and school communities. Open Circle improves school climate and helps address a broad range of challenging behaviors in school, from disruption of classroom instruction to teasing, bullying, and fighting.
The extensive program training for teachers and administrators will ensure a consistent approach, vocabulary and expectations for student behavior school-wide. Parents and caregivers will also learn Open Circle approaches to use at home through workshops at the schools and at Boston Public Schools' Parent University. Additionally, schools will build capacity for sustained, continuous improvement in social and emotional learning through Open Circle peer coaches, parent group facilitators, and multi-departmental social and emotional learning leadership teams.
The NoVo Foundation has committed to fund through a $220,000 grant a broad research study examining process outcomes and program impact for this initiative.


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The purpose of this blog is to discuss ways that a veteran without a 100% VA disability rating can use Total Disability/Individual Unemployability (TDIU) to achieve the same results. Although many veterans seek to qualify for a 100% disability rating based on one or more disabilities, the reality of reaching this goal is quite difficult based on the VA's rating schedule. The reason for this difficulty is the fact that many disabilities do not have ratings criteria that reaches 100%, and for those disabilities that can be rated at 100%, the requirements to qualify are usually extremely narrow and subjective.
The formula used by the VA when combining more than one rating also makes the likelihood of reaching a 100% rating very difficult. For example, a veteran with one disability rated at 70% is considered by the VA as being 30% "non-disabled." Any further disability ratings affects only the remaining 30% portion of the veteran. Therefore a 70% rating combined with a 70% rating is not a 140% rating. It is 70% + 21% (30 X.70) = 90% (91% is rounded down to 90%). As one can see, as a veteran nears a 100% rating it will take higher and higher additional ratings to increase the veterans overall rating even by 1% on the combined scale.
Because a 100% schedular rating is so difficult to reach for most veterans, an alternative mechanism called TDIU is also used by the VA. TDIU helps veterans, who are no longer employable due to their service connected disabilities, to achieve a 100% service connected rating, even though their schedular disability rating is lower than 100%.
Although most disabled veterans have heard of TDIU, there exists many misconceptions about TDIU and how to utilize TDIU effectively. The most common misunderstanding about TDIU is that it is a separate claim. In fact, TDIU can be considered in conjunction with an underlying claim for an increased evaluation. An additional misconception is that TDIU only applies to individuals with particular disabilities or rating levels.
When determining TDIU, the VA can only consider service connected disabilities and their effect on a veteran's ability to obtain and maintain gainful employment. Any disability, no matter how severe, which is not service connected cannot be a basis for TDIU. Besides being determined solely upon service connected disabilities, TDIU traditionally can be considered only if:
- The veteran has one service connected disability rated at 60% or higher; or
- If the veteran has a combined service connected disability rating of 70% and at least one disability rated at 40%.
When considering the single disability rating requirement of 60% or 40% as discussed, the VA will often miss the fact that many types of disabilities can be grouped together and treated as a single disability. For example, disabilities to both arms or both legs can be combined and treated as a single disability for purposes of TDIU. In addition, multiple disabilities that arose out of a single disease or accident can also be combined into a single disability for the purpose of TDIU.
Beyond the "schedular" application of TDIU, which requires ratings of 60% for a single disability and 70% for multiple disabilities (at least one disability rated at 40%), VA regulations also provide for consideration of "extraschedular" TDIU, when there is a single disability that does not meet the minimum rating requirements but the veteran is still unable to maintain gainful employment. For example, a veteran who suffers a single disability of the back may have a rating of 40%. This rating on its own would not reach the rating requirements for schedular TDIU; however, this veteran may still not be able to stand, sit or walk for sufficient amounts of time to allow the veteran to maintain gainful employment. Because the rating criteria does not allow for a higher rating for the back, and the veteran cannot maintain gainful employment, the regulations provide an extraschedular mechanism for the VA to grant TDIU. In this example, the veteran does not meet the minimum rating requirement for traditional TDIU, however, because a veteran cannot maintain gainful employment due to a service connected disability, the VA may grant TDIU if the veteran files for a rating increase and proves he is unemployable.
The bottom line is that veterans have alternative pathways of achieving a 100% disability rating. Many times the VA does not adequately consider these alternatives and it is important that denied claims are appealed and the claim is developed properly with evidence showing how the veteran's disabilities prevent the veteran from obtaining and maintaining gainful employment. If a veteran cannot work due to one or more service connected disabilities, the veteran is entitled to Total Disability/Individual Unemployability (TDIU).


Cautery is a process to coagulate tissues and seal blood vessels using the heat. In this study, finite element modeling (FEM) was performed to analyze temperature distribution in biological tissue subject to cautery electrosurgical technique. FEM can provide detailed insight into the heat transfer in biological tissue to reduce the collateral thermal damage and improve the safety of cautery surgical procedure. A coupled thermal-electric FEM module was applied with temperature-dependent electrical and thermal properties for the tissue. Tissue temperature was measured at different locations during the electrosurgical experiments and compared to FEM results with good agreement. The temperature-dependent electrical conductivity has demonstrated to be critical. In comparison, the temperature-dependent thermal conductivity does not impact heat transfer as much as the electrical conductivity. FEM results show that the thermal effects can be varied with the electrode geometry that focuses the current density at the midline of the instrument profile.
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Dual Color Probes
Our dual color FISH probes allow for the detection of two genetic loci in a single sample, with a different color dye assigned to each probe. This is useful for cases where multiple genes or regions need to be identified, including when testing for gene translocations and fusions: translocations will result in splitting of the two colors, while fusions will show them merged into a single signal. A dual color mix can also serve as a control/CNV combination, with the control localizing to the same chromosome as the CNV probe to verify that it's hybridized to the correct locus.


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The Chibanian age was named after Chiba, the Japanese prefecture where the sediment was found, and was recently ratified by the International Union of Geological Sciences. That period is important because it included the most recent reversal of Earth's magnetic field , an article in Eos said . At various points in our planet's history, Earth's magnetic north and south poles have swapped locations. When that flip happens, it leaves a mark in rocks around the planet. The cliffside sediment in Chiba, Japan, may offer a richer record of that reversal than any other site on Earth.
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New jacket substructure concept for installation of large turbines at depths between 50 and 100 metres
This new substructure will reduce the current cost of energy at depths greater than 50 metres and increase production capacity in ports
The main objectives of the wind energy sector in recent years have been focused on reducing energy production costs and the search for a greater wind resource to increase energy production.
However, despite the fact that moving wind farms further away from the coast allows for a greater wind resource and higher quality, and despite the fact that most of the locations in Europe near the coast and at shallow depths are already occupied, there is currently a technological limitation that is holding back the exploitation of marine areas further away from the coast and at greater depths. On the one hand, bottom-anchored solutions at depths greater than 50-60m present limitations due to assembly in port and due to the high costs and low availability of the necessary installation means. On the other hand, floating platforms currently have high manufacturing costs (which will be greatly accentuated with the increase in turbine size) and a still high technological risk, in addition to the fact that there are currently significant limitations on the number of units to be installed annually due to the production capacity of the ports.
In response to the above, within this project INGECID is working on the development of a new concept of jacket-type substructure for depths of up to 100m and turbines of up to 15MW that will reduce the current LCOE of the existing solutions for these depth ranges, making the installation of fixed substructures for these depths viable, and allowing an increase in the productive capacity of the ports.
The achievement of the above is based on the modularisation of the structure and an innovative installation process that will address the lack of availability and high costs of the installation means required for this new target depth range.
INGECID has been working for two years on this new type of jacket substructure, having applied for a patent for the protection of the main innovations associated with it.
You can see projects related to the wind energy sector developed by the INGECID team by clicking here.


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Hi, the manual says (_URL_ "classpath Databases are treated as read-only databases, and all databaseNames must begin with at least a slash, because you specify them "relative" to the classpath directory." Now I wonder why that is so? Is there a particular reason to treat these always as read-only? If the classpath points to a local directory (as opposed to, say, a jar), Derby could easily resolve this to a real path and work with this. This would allow web applications to be created with an initial, embedded Derby database without having to hard-code the absolute database path (no assumption can be made as to where the current working directory is when running in a servlet container, so the path must be absolute). Tom


Spiritual Power Words: Consequence
The Mundane Meaning of Consequence
Consequence is defined as "something produced by a cause or necessarily following from a set of conditions". We face natural, logical, and unintended consequences every day. But what does it mean to understand the spiritual meaning of "consequence"?
The Spiritual in Consequences
"We are free to choose our paths, but we can't choose the consequences that come with them." (Sean Covey, The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens) and "We all make choices, but in the end, our choices make us." (Ken Levine, Game Developer). Seeing life through a spiritual lens means seeing the string of consequences that connect to make us how and who we are.
Natural consequences flow in expected ways because of the laws of nature and the science of life. If I choose to train my body to be stronger by lifting weights, then picking up heavier and heavier objects over the course of my training will be a natural and logical consequence. Being sought after to play on my high school football team by the coach who notices me at the gym would be an unintended consequence.
To be spiritual with this concept means addressing consequences as purposeful lessons that may easily span this lifetime as well as previous ones. Opening the mind to past lives opens us to dealing with consequences that may have a mundane explanation but crucial spiritual implications.
Spiritual Consequence in Mundane Explanations
Let me share a personal story to illustrate my point. I am adopted. My adoption was a consequence of my birth mother getting pregnant at a young age in a time when abortion was not legal (1968). She was from a family of means, so her pregnancy was managed by sending her to a "boarding school" where she could have me and put me up for adoption, leaving no "stain" on the family.
My adopting mother could not have children, so foster care or adoption were her only options. As a consequence of her infertility, she and my adoptive father had to pursue adoption to become parents. These two consequences merged in May of 1968 after my birth in April and I was adopted. My adoption was a blessing for me and resulted in a very positive and wonderful childhood, and largely successful life.
Through my life journey, and my professional practice, I have come to learn that my very positive childhood is much rarer than I presumed. With a spiritual view and many past life regressions, I have come to understand that my good life in this lifetime is a consequence of some very harsh past lives where I attempted to do my best for others but suffered greatly. While my adoption was the result of certain choices leading to certain consequences, my adoption by the people who gave me such a good life and tremendous love was a consequence of my soul's spiritual work and journey.
Navigating Negative Consequences to Grow the Soul
I meet clients at very hard times in their lives, when they are dealing with some very negative consequences because of unwise choices – trapped in a loveless or even abusive relationship, struggling with unsatisfying work, or dealing with loneliness and apathy. They are a mix of consequences of their own making and being caught in the wake of choices made by others. Much of the work we address is facing the consequences that brought them to their intersection with spiritual work as a way to address the consequences of their lives.
When we do not face the consequences of our choices, or we are not held accountable, not only do we suffer, but so does the world in both small and large ways. When we allow the consequences of other's actions to define us long after we become strong or aware enough to challenge those consequences, we fail to grow spiritually. Our soul atrophies. When we become conscious of the path of consequences in our lives, we can make more informed choices to lead to better and better consequences.
I have always been a helpful person, which I understand to be a quality of my soul and a consequence of my adoption, as I chose to understand it and interpret it through my youth and early adulthood. Being adopted, for me, was filled with a profound gratitude that made me willing to help others as a "payment" for the gift of my adoption, but I did not establish healthy boundaries to protect my spirit and psyche, causing me to have a breakdown in 2009, a consequence of me always saying yes to others even when I did not have energy for myself.
Shaping Consequences
After my breakdown, which lasted nearly four years, I learned from the consequences that brought me to the lowest place I have been in my life. Some were part of this lifetime and some were part of past lifetimes. I had to face the consequences of my choices as well as the consequences of the choices of people around me who affected my life. In a few cases, one of the epiphanies was to move certain people out of my life so I would not be swept up in the consequences of their decisions.
Ironically, I began to emerge out of my breakdown period when I started my spiritual advising practice in 2013. In the years that followed, I worked very hard to understand my purpose, which with each passing day of better understanding and practice, I began to see better and better consequences in my life – natural, logical, and unintended.
There Are No Shortcuts
Consequences exist to teach us. Whether we learn or not is often a matter of intelligence, awareness, and willingness. There is often a surprisingly fine line between blame and cause, between excuses and reasons, between victimhood and empowerment. At the spiritual level, there are actually no unintended consequences. This claim is not about fate, but about lessons. An unintended consequence is simply a natural and logical consequence we cannot see until "after the fact".
We live empowered when we are willing to "face the consequences" even if they are the result of someone else's actions. If we learn that the behavior of another person, by virtue of their power in our lives, rains consequences down on us, then we must find a way to change the consequences or accept them as necessary lessons if we cannot change them. My birth mother was forced to put me up for adoption and a host of consequences followed well before my consciousness and understanding of my adoption became part of my aware experience.
I am an adopted person and I could choose to be angry or hurt because of the consequences that resulted in that life path, not of my choosing. But I have had the pleasure to meet my birth parents and learn their stories, and see how my spiritual path is a consequence of their choices, while recognizing that I have worked hard to empower myself to be more and more in charge of my choices, and better able to face consequences in a way that gives me a positive life.
Philip Young, PhD
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UFT/QTP virtual memory issues
Have you ever encountered virtual memory issues when running long QuickTest Professional or Unified Functional testing scripts? They tend to occur while running either long overnight tests, or tests that have a ton of iterations. (If you're a sadist, your scripts might do both.)
Here are three things that might be causing your virtual memory issue:
- Not defining all your functions in a global function library
- Your application is not releasing memory
- QTP/UFT is not releasing memory
Place all your functions in a global function library
A leading cause of virtual memory issues is when local variables and functions are used within Actions. When this approach is used, QuickTest does not release its memory until it closes.
For example, if you have an action that iterates 1,000 times and you've defined 10 local variables, after 1,000 iterations enough memory will have been allocated for 10,000 variables! Things get even crazier if you're using an action-based framework that involves multiple actions calling each other.
The medication to relieve some of these memory allocation symptoms is to move all your variables and functions into a QTP VBScript library. Creating a function library won't solve all your memory usage issues, but it will help drastically minimize your memory usage.
Under QTP's File>settings>Resources section, you can point to your function library using the add button to associate your function library with the test script.
Once your script has a reference to the function library, you'll be able to call all the functions by typing them directly into your script. By creating a library file, you make your functions accessible to all your UFT scripts. Not only will this alleviate virtual memory issues, but it also will help:
- Simplify code for easier readability and maintenance
- Allow you to override an existing object method
- Abstracts your code for use and reuse in scripts, business components and recovery scenarios
If you don't know how to create a function library, take a look at the following example.
Creating a Library File
To create a function library you can either select File>New>Function Library in QuickTest Professional, or create a new file in a text editor like Notepad. For example:
- Create a new file in Notepad.
- Enter the following:
Function testMsg(firstName, lastName) msg = "Hello " & lastName &"," & firstName msgbox msg End Function
- Save as myFunction.txt to your C drive.
- In UFT/QTP, select File>New test.
- In the new test, click on File>Settings>Resources click on the add (+) button.
- If you get a "Relative Path" dialog, click No.
- The myFunction.txt library should now show up under the Resources section. Click on the "Test Settings" apply button.
- In your test, under the expert view, begin typing in the function name testMsg. Notice how the parameters for the function are shown.
- Enter the name:
- Click Run.
Your application is not releasing memory
There's no real solution for this if you're testing an application that's a memory hog. But in general, you might be able to free up some memory by minimizing the application. If minimizing doesn't help you should try starting and stopping your application for each test, or create a script that stops and restarts your application after a few tests have run. This is an issue I've commonly encountered when testing against IE, and I've found that minimizing the browser tends to solve things much of the time.
QTP/UFT is not releasing memory
Let's be honest. QTP/UFT itself can be a huge memory drain on your tests. If you're running tests that take hours and have lots of iterations you're inevitable going to encounter some issues. My advice is to restart QTP/Unified Functional Testing during replay, which will help to free up any memory that QuickTest Pro is holding onto. To do this you can use QTP's Automation Object Model. HP's knowledge base has a pretty cool code example on how to use AOM, as well as environment variables to help determine when to restart QTP after number of iterations:
(Source: The rest of this post is taken directly from HP's KB Site) The following set of instructions is a proposal with a on to generic approach to handle scenarios where QTP needs to be restarted:
1. Create a.vbs file (using AOM statements) that can be called from within QuickTest Professional. The.vbs file should check:
If QuickTest Professional is running, modify a couple environment variables (these will control the iterations) and shut down QuickTest Professional.
If QuickTest Professional is not running, launch it. Set some run-time settings, and start the script execution.
Example contents of the.vbs file:
' Wait 2 seconds to allow QuickTest Professional to complete replay overhead. wscript.sleep 2000 'Create a QuickTest Professional AOM object Set qtApp = CreateObject("QuickTest.Application")'Check to see if QuickTest Professional is open (not necessarily running a script) if qtApp.GetStatus <> "Not launched" then set qtTest = qtApp.Test'Get access to the test'Get the current value of the "it_start" environment variable. This is the iteration start index. itstart = qtTest.Environment.Value("it_start")'Get the current value of the "it_stop" environment variable. This is the iteration stop index. itstop = qtTest.Environment.Value("it_stop")'Set the new values of the it_start and it_stop variables qtTest.Environment.Value("it_start") = CInt(itstop) + 1 drows = qtTest.DataTable.GetRowCount if drows > CInt(itstop) + 4 then stp = CInt(itstop) + 4 else stp = drows end if qtTest.Environment.Value("it_stop") = stp'Close QuickTest Professional qtApp.Quit end if'Wait 2 seconds to allow QuickTest Professional processes to end wscript.sleep 2000'Launch QuickTest Professional and make it visible qtApp.Launch qtApp.Visible = True'Open the test script. Update to have full path to your test script qtApp.Open'Get the current value of the "it_start" environment variable itstart = qtApp.Test.Environment.Value("it_start")'Get the current value of the "it_stop" environment variable itstop = qtApp.Test.Environment.Value("it_stop")'Set the Test Iterations for the script qtApp.Test.Settings.Run.IterationMode = "rngIterations" qtApp.Test.Settings.Run.StartIteration = itstart qtApp.Test.Settings.Run.EndIteration = itstop'Run the test qtApp.Test.Run'Release the QuickTest Professional object Set qtApp = Nothing
Note: Update the.vbs file to specify the full path to the test you wish to restart.
2. Open your test script, and go to Test -> Settings.
3. In the Environment tab, select "User-defined" in the Variable type field.
4. Enter two new variables, it_start and it_stop. (You can use other names, if you wish, but you will need to change the vbs file also.)
5. Set the it_start value to 1. Set the it_stop value to the number of iterations you want to complete before restarting QuickTest Professional (for example, 1000).
6. At the end of the script (or in the last action), add code that will call the.vbs file when appropriate.
If Environment("TestIteration") = 1000 Then'1000 iterations complete. Restart QuickTest Professional SystemUtil.Run "closeQTP.vbs" End If
In the above example code, the Test Iteration Environment variable is retrieved and checked to see if it has reached the limit set in step 5 (1000 iterations in the example). If the iteration limit has been reached, the.vbs file is launched. The start and stop iterations will be captured and stored and QuickTest Professional is restarted (if needed).
Make sure you update the.vbs file reflect the iteration limit you set in your script.
You should be able to start your script now and it will shut down and restart QuickTest Professional after x iterations.
Each time QuickTest Professional re-launches and starts to replay the script, a new test results folder will be created. Using AOM you can have some control over the test results folders, but you should not use the same folder for each launch of the script if you need to save the test results (QuickTest Professional will overwrite the previous results, not append to them).
Some QuickTest Professional test environments, such as Web, require the application to be started after QuickTest Professional. Keep this in mind and structure your test as needed to allow you to restart the application if required.
You should use the VBS file to launch the test script.


Why Christmas?
Author: Barbara Reaoch
Illustrator: Carol McCarty
Paperback, 64 pages
ISBN 9781936908622
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Why do we celebrate Christmas? Most children do not know the true answer to that question or why God sent Jesus to live on earth. Why Christmas? is a helpful devotional with Scripture reading, memory verse, Christmas carol and questions to direct your child's heart towards God. The readings, which begin on the first day of December, are Biblical, short, and effective. Colorful illustrations illuminate the events of the incarnation. This book will provide parents with the assistance they desire for leading their child to the Christ of Christmas.
See also: A companion volume, Why Easter?, is also available to assist parents in teaching their children about Jesus' death and resurrection.
"God coming to earth as a baby?! That's as incredible as fitting an oil tanker into a bath tub or a 747 into your garage. No, it's even more astounding! Christmas may be God's greatest miracle of all and every boy and girl should be able to know why. And Why Christmas? provides an exceptional opportunity for parents and Christian leaders to lead their children through a rich and wonderful discovery behind the miracle of Christmas – I highly recommend this brilliant little book for every child!"
—Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni and Friends International Disability Center
About the author
Barbara Reaoch is Bible Study Fellowship International's Director of children's programs. For nearly twenty years, she taught women's BSF classes in the United States and South Africa. Barbara has also worked at the Rafiki Girl's Center in South Africa, teaching the Bible and life skills to young women. She has been married to Ron for forty years; they have three grown children and four grandchildren.
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Dear Tom, In the todays Tribune weather page (March...
March 11, 1998|By Tom Skilling, chief meteorologist at WGN-TV.
Dear Tom,
In the todays Tribune weather page (March 9) it says that the Meigs Field temperature is 37 (degrees) and the dewpoint 46 (degrees). This makes the relative humidity 141%. Is that possible? Or is it a measurement mistake? I thought that the humidity could never be higher than 100%. Thanks a lot.
Fr. John Pearson, Notre Dame, Ind.
Dear Father John,
Indeed the relative humidity cannot be higher than 100% since relative humidity measures the water holding capacity of the air. Reports of dewpoints higher than the temperature have been reported by weather equipment for years. These errors were usually caught by the human weather observer at the sight and corrected.
In recent years, these human weather observers have been replaced by completely automated systems, and it becomes necessary for a sharp-eyed forecaster at a distant sight to catch the discrepancy. In this case, the error was missed by the Tribune weather staff as well.
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Mission and Vision
Together, we protect marginalized children and youth, their families and communities and with them create innovative and exciting opportunities to build their futures.
Mith Samlanh is a local non-Governmental organization, founded by Friends-International and member of the CYTI Alliance (Children, Youth, Together and Initiative), works with and for marginalized children and youth, their families and their communities to build their futures.
- Protect marginalized children and youth from all forms of abuse within the scope of the International Convention of the Rights of the Child;
- Reintegrate marginalized children and youth so they become actively involved in the development of their society;
- Prevent marginalized children and youth from engaging in risky behaviors and/or dangerous situations that compromise their futures;
- Improve the way organizations work by promoting innovative and effective approaches with the active participation of the children and youth;
- Influenceall tiers of society to provide supportive environments and adopt positive behavior changes.
- Child value and best interest
- Positive approach
The target group includes marginalized children and youth of both genders regardless of ethnic, religious, political or social backgrounds
1. Primary:marginalized children and youth (0-24 years), including:
- Marginalized living children and youth
- Marginalized working children and youth
- Children and youth of marginalized families
- Their families and their communities
- Related youth groups
3. Tertiary: Society as a whole
- Children: 0-18
- Adolescents: 10-19 (early adolescence: 10-14; late adolescence: 15-19)
- Youths: 15-24
- Young people: 10-24


RACI Matrix
Business Analyst / Project Manager in Orange County, California
RACI matrix roles and responsibilities
The RACI matrix clarifies responsibilities and ensures that all project tasks have someone assigned to do them. It is created before commencement of any project, and updated as needed throughout a project. The matrix helps identify where a project will fall short on resources before work begins and highlights key decision points along the way.
 - Consulted: People or stakeholders who need to give input before the work can be done and signed-off on. These people are "in the loop" and are active participants throughout the project.
 - Informed: People or stakeholders who need to be kept "in the picture." They need updates on progress or decisions, but they do not need to be formally consulted, nor do they contribute directly to the task or decision.
Below is a RACI matrix I created for a fictional eCommerce website for a Pet Store.
RACI Matrix


taken during one illumination cycle. The method to calculate the lifetime-photoluminescence image from the four photoluminescence images taken during one illumination cycle is described in literature50,51. The lifetime-photoluminescence image is corrected afterwards for the effective minority charge carrier lifetime measured by photo-conductance. A general description of the underlying physical principles of photoluminescence is described elsewhere52.
Simulations
Electrical simulations based on the optimized TPC solar cells were performed using TCAD Sentaurus with parameters of c-Si(n) and amorphous layers as reported in ref. 43. The simulations used measured electronic parameters of our conductive and passivating nc-SiC:H(n) layers. More details of the parameters can be found in the Supplementary Information (Supplementary Discussion 2 and Supplementary Tables 3 and 4). Optical simulations based on the optimized TPC solar cells were performed using GenPro4 (ref. 37). The simulations were based on double-side textured interfaces with layers' measured thicknesses and complex refractive indices. More details of the parameters can be found in the Supplementary Information (Supplementary Table 5 and Supplementary Fig. 21).
Reporting Summary
Further information on research design is available in the Nature Research Reporting Summary linked to this article.


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Acidity increases with increasing s character. propane is sp3 hybridized, propene is sp2 hybridized, propyne is sp hybridized.
Is propane most acidic?
The proton on ethanol is the most acidic proton. Spartan calculations indicate that this proton has the largest positive electrostatic potential suggesting that it is the most acidic proton. It is followed by cyclopropane and propane is the least acidic of the three.
Is propene a strong acid?
the right ans is propene,bcoz evey one kNkws that a weak acid has strong conjugatef base. so here we know propeme is weak acid as compared to propyne, bcoz acidity decreases with decreasing s cheracter.
Is propene acidic or basic?
Acetylene is more Acidic than propene, as propene have a CH3 group attached to sp-hybridized C atom so it provide +I effect & hence protonation is easy in acetylene than propene.
Is c2h4 more acidic than water?
Therefore, we can conclude that R-OH is a weaker acid that water. The correct order is: Ethyne> Ethene >Ethane. This can be explained with the Hydrogen donating tendency of hydrocarbon, carbon which is more electronegative will create high positive charge on hydrogen, hence that hydrocarbon will me most acidic.
Is phenol more acidic than water?
Hence, phenol is more acidic than water.
Is Ethanoic acid a vinegar?
Acetic acid, also known as ethanoic acid, is a clear colourless liquid which has a pungent, vinegar-like odour.
Which is more acidic Ethyne or propyne?
Ethyne is more acidic than propyne. in propyne methyl group is present which cause + I effect. due to the + I effect methyl group more electron density is present near triple bond hence the release of proton from propyne is difficult than from ethyne.
Which is more acidic propene or propyne?
The order of increasing acidity is, propane < propene < propyne < water.
Are propane and cyclopropane isomers?
Answer: No cyclopropane is not the isomer of propane(C3H8). Propane has no isomer. it is because in an isomer the number of carbon and hydrogen atoms are same.
Why is propene more reactive than propane?
There are ten single bonds in propane, eight between carbon and hydrogen atoms, and two between carbon atoms. In contrast, there are seven single bonds, six between carbon and hydrogen atoms and one between carbon atoms. … On the other hand, propene is more reactive due to the presence of weak pi bonds.
Is propylene heavier than propane?
The following figures compare the relative vapor density of fuel gases with that of air: Natural Gas 0.55 LIGHTER than Air Acetylene 0.91 Air 1.00 Propylene 1.42 MAPP* 1.48 HEAVIER than Air Propane 1.56 Butane 2.05 It is important to note that acetylene and natural gas being lighter than air will rise in air.


between Busan, South Korea and Fukuoka, Japan is operated by two companies. Japanese JR Kyūshū Jet Ferry operates Beetle five times a day. Korean Miraejet operates Kobee three to four times a day. All of their fleets are Boeing 929.
 - As of February 2008, all of the commercial lines in Japan use Boeing 929. The routes include:
 - In 2012, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) in Hong Kong leased a 12-meter HAWC (Hydrofoil Assisted Water Craft), a catamaran, to patrol the Geo Park, a UNESCO Sanctioned Marine Park in the Sai Kung areas off Hong Kong.
 - In July 2018, the new generation Kometa 120M boat has started operation on the busy Sevastopol-Yalta route in Crimea, with the plans to add two more and possible other routes in 2019.
Discontinued operations
 - Until 31 December 2013, Fast Flying Ferries operated by Connexxion provided a regular public transport service over the North Sea Canal between Amsterdam Central Station and Velsen-Zuid in the Netherlands, using Voskhod 2M hydrofoils. It was stopped due to a new speed limit.
 - Between 1981 and 1990, "Transmediterranea" used to operate a service of hydrofoils connecting Ceuta and Algeciras in the Strait of Gibraltar. The crossing took half an hour, in comparison to the hour and a half of conventional ferries. Due to the common extreme winds and storms that take place in winter in the Strait of Gibraltar, the service was replaced in 1990 by catamarans, which were also able to carry cars. At the peak of the year, in summer, there was a service every half an hour in each direction. This high-speed connection had a big impact on the development of Ceuta, facilitating one-day business trips to mainland Spain.
 - Between 1964 and 1991 the Sydney hydrofoils operated on Sydney Harbour between Circular Quay and Manly.
 - During 70s and 80s there were frequent services between Belgrade and Tekija in Đerdap gorge. The distance 0f 220 km (120 nmi; 140 mi) was covered in 3 hours and 30 minutes downstream and 4 hours upstream.[27]
 - Between 1980 and 1981, B+I Line operated a Boeing 929 jetfoil, named Cú Na Mara (Hound of the Sea), between Liverpool and Dublin. The service was not successful and was discontinued at the end of the 1981 season.[28]
See also the history of Condor Ferries, which operated six hydrofoil ferries over a 29-year period between the Channel Islands, south coast of England and Saint-Malo.
 - Following the independence of Estonia in the 1990s, the regular ferry service between Helsinki and Tallinn was augmented by Soviet built hydrofoils during the summer season in periods of good weather. The higher speed service competed with the traditional ro-ro ferries but allowed easy day trips for pedestrian travellers. They were ultimately replaced with high-speed catamarans that could also carry vehicles and have better seaworthiness; however, the latter ceased operations as the operator filed for bankruptcy in May 2018.[29]
Disadvantages
Hydrofoils had their peak in popularity in the 1960s and 70s. Since then there has been a steady decline in their use and popularity for leisure, military and commercial passenger transport use. There are a number of reasons for this:
 - Hydrofoils are sensitive to impacts with floating objects and marine animals. On hitting something, a hydrofoil boat may fall off the foils, which often creates a perception of increased danger. However, hydrofoils operating in Hong Kong, reportedly some of the most littered waters, operate relatively trouble free. The Hong Kong Marine department maintains online records of all accidents in its waters.[30]
 - Hydrofoils have sharp edges that reside in the water while in operation. These edges can fatally injure marine animals (e.g., whales).
 - Hydrofoils are expensive to build. A vessel like the Boeing Jetfoil currently costs about three times the price of an equivalent catamaran passenger ferry. The increased costs are not always economically justifiable by consumers. Simpler designs such as those of Russian design and those by Rodriquez in Italy are more competitive in price and are still being produced today for operation on ferry routes.
 - It is a very conservative industry. Hydrofoils are still considered exotic by many commercial operators of high-speed craft and many will not risk trying such exotic vessels when they have no experience in operating them.[citation needed] Those that do have found benefit in their operation.[10]
 - They are technically complex and require high maintenance, which has put an end to most military hydrofoil projects. The US Navy, for example, developed some of the most technically advanced hydrofoils, but could not make the complex propulsion systems and ride control reliable. This eventually led to the suspension of their hydrofoil projects. Most other Navy developments met the same fate. The Russian Navy still operates very large hydrofoils and have been successful—largely because they opted for simpler systems that might not have the same performance as the US designs but are more robust and reliable. In Hong Kong, increasing maintenance cost of keeping the aging Jetfoils running, and sharp decrease of passenger demand after the opening of Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge is resulting in these vessels slowly being phased out.
See also
References
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 2. ^ Rosado, Tina (1999). "Hydrofoils". Reports on How Things Work. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
 3. ^ "Early Hydrofoils". _URL_. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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 9. ^ The World Water Speed Record by Leo Villa and Kevin Desmond, 1976
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 15. ^ George Jenkins (1 November 2000). "Patrol Combatant Missile (Hydrofoil): PHM History 1973–1995" (PDF). Foils.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
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External links
 - Limitations of hydrofoils
 - The International Hydrofoil Society
 - Fast CC Hydrofoil design by Prof. KG Hoppe, inventor of HYSUCAT technology patented by University of Stellenbosch, S.A.
 - Hydrofoil Assisted Water Craft employing HYSUCAT and HYSUWAC patents in their projects and vessels currently in operation
 - Hysucat Design, South African originators of Hydrofoil Supported Catamaran technology
 - Swiss experimental hydrofoils
 - HyRaii - Hydrofoil Sailboat, Student Project ETH Zurich


How Member Discovery Works
Pivotal GemFire provides various options for member discovery within a distributed system and between clients and servers.
Peer Member Discovery
Peer member discovery is what defines a distributed system. All applications and cache servers that use the same settings for peer discovery are members of the same distributed system. Each system member has a unique identity and knows the identities of the other members. A member can belong to only one distributed system at a time. Once they have found each other, members communicate directly, independent of the discovery mechanism. In peer discovery, GemFire uses a membership coordinator to manage member joins and departures.
Members discover each other using one or more locators. A locator provides both discovery and load balancing services. Peer locators manage a dynamic list of distributed system members. New members connect to one of the locators to retrieve the member list, which it uses to join the system.
Note: Multiple locators ensure the most stable start up and availability for your distributed system.
Standalone Member
The standalone member has no peers, does no peer discovery, and so does not use locators. It creates a distributed system connection only to access the GemFire caching features. Running standalone has a faster startup and is appropriate for any member that is isolated from other applications. The primary use case is for client applications. Standalone members can be accessed and monitored if you enable the member to become a JMX Manager.
Client Discovery of Servers
Locators provide clients with dynamic server discovery and server load balancing. Clients are configured with locator information for the server system, and turn to the locators for directions to the servers to use. The servers can come and go and their capacity to service new client connections can vary. The locators continuously monitor server availability and server load information, providing clients with connection information for the server with the least load at any time.
Note: For performance and cache coherency, clients must run as standalone members or in different distributed systems than their servers.
You do not need to run any special processes to use locators for server discovery. The locators that provide peer discovery in the server system also provide server discovery for clients to the server system. This is the standard configuration.
Multi-site Discovery
In a multi-site (WAN) configuration, a GemFire cluster uses locators to discover remote GemFire clusters as well as to discover local GemFire members. Each locator in a WAN configuration uniquely identifies the local cluster to which it belongs, and it can also identify locators in remote GemFire clusters to which it will connect for WAN distribution.
When a locator starts up, it contacts each remote locator to exchange information about the available locators and gateway receiver configurations in the remote cluster. In addition to sharing information about its own cluster, a locator shares information that it has obtained from all other connected clusters. Each time a new locator starts up or an existing locator shuts down, the changed information is broadcast to other connected GemFire clusters across the WAN.
See Discovery for Multi-Site Systems for more information.


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Stability of toroidicity induced drift waves in divertor tokamaks
The stability of toroidicity induced drift waves in a tokamak equilibrium with magnetic separatrix is studied both analytically and numerically. In particular, the task of a proper determination of the complex ballooning parameter Ú(0) is performed by solving the stationarity condition for the eigenvalue. Results show qualitative dependence on the location of the x-point in the meridian plane. Specifically, locating the x-point in the equatorial plane, both on the outside and on the inside of the plasma, causes a deepening of the well structure in the potential for the eigenmode, so enforcing the inhibition of the shear damping and the marginal stability result obtained in the circular magnetic surfaces case. On the other hand, the location of the x-point at the top of the plasma produces a flattening of the well and restores the shear damping, yielding stabilisation of the mode. A new quasi-marginally stable branch, corresponding to modes localised around the x-point, is shown to exist at high values of the separatrix parameter k and x-point location close to the equatorial plane.
Bibliographic Reference: Report: RT/FUS/88/16 EN (1988)
Availability: Available from Servizio Studi e Documentazione, ENEA, Centro Ricerche Energia Frascati, C.P. 65-00044 Frascati, Roma (IT)
Record Number: 198911010 / Last updated on: 1994-12-01
Original language: en
Available languages: en


Piper Skycycle
Piper PA-8 Skycycle
Piper PA-8 Skycycle

The Piper PA-8 Skycycle was a 1940s American single-seat light aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft at Lock Haven, Penn. Towards the end of 1944 Piper announced a number of aircraft it intended to build after the war. One of these was the PWA-8 (Post War Airplane 8).

The Piper PA-8 Skycycle

Piper PA-8 Skycycle In Flight
An aerodynamic test aircraft was built with the name Cub Cycle and it first flew on August 27, 1944 with a small two cylinder Franklin engine. The Franklin engine was replaced by a 37hp Continental A-40-3 and the aircraft first flight with the Continental engine on September 12, 1944.
The Skycycle was a fabric-covered mid-wing single-engined single-seat monoplane with a tailwheel landing gear. The fuselage was produced using a belly fuel tank as used on the F4U Corsair. The Cub Cycle was scrapped and a similar but new aircraft was built with the name Skycycle.
The Skycycle first flew on January 29, 1945 using the same Continental engine as the Cub Cycle. The aircraft was further modified in 1945 with a 55hp Lycoming O-145-A2 engine and designated the PA-8 Skycycle. No further examples were built.
Piper PA-8 Skycycle In Flight
The Piper Skycycle was planned to sell for less than $1,000 in the post-World War II market. The engine was the 65hp Lycoming; the main fuselage was adapted from a war surplus belly tank. The Skycycle was flown in prototype only.
Piper PA-8 Skycycle Callout
Piper PA-8 Skycycle Cockpit
Shown above we can see the cramped cockpit of the Piper PA-8 Cockpit
Specifications
3 View of the Piper PA-8 Skycycle
Length: 15 ft 8 in
Wingspan: 20 ft
Height: 5 ft
Gross weight: 630 lb
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming
O-145-2, 55 hp
Performance
Maximum speed: 120 mph
Range: 400 miles


USS Fitzgerald
"Protect Your People"
USS Fitzgerald (ddg62)
Fitzgerald Sailors Share Lessons with Guam Youth
By Shaina Marie Santos, Joint Region Edge Staff
DEDEDO, Guam - Sailors from USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) discussed the importance of school, careers and a drug-free attitude to students at Okkodo High School in Dededo Sept. 26.
The outreach to the school was one of two community service projects Fitzgerald Sailors supported during a port call on Guam.
"I think it's a great contact for [students] and to give them more information one-to-one and face-to-face, so they have more comfort level with approaching people in the military and getting to understand what the military is about, especially here on Guam," said Okkodo High School business education teacher Sharon Baxter.
During their visit, Sailors answered questions about life-enrichment, education and life as a Navy Sailor.
"It's always important to come out and talk to kids," said Operations Specialist 1st Class (SW) Justen Abernethy. "Especially because it's the time of period when they're starting to take everything in and they're learning and they're adapting to that adult life. So it'll help them along their path if they can hear it from the people who are out there, doing the job itself."
Abernethy added that discussing leadership and opportunities with students could make differences in their futures.
"The benefits for them is just that much more knowledge, that much more understanding and being able to say, 'Hey, this is why they do this and I can do this and I can be that much better in my life.'"
Seaman Recruit Mark Christian agreed with Abernethy and said that the Navy is a great career for students to look to help better themselves.
"I wish somebody did it to me, to be honest with you," he said. "I wish I had somebody to come there and answer questions. There's a lot of good things the Navy can offer."
Sailors also supported Special Olympics of Guam, coaching bowling athletes Sept. 29 at Century Lanes in Tamuning in preparation for an upcoming tournament


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Investor upbeat on Kayelekera
Minerals exploration and development firm, Lotus Resources Ltd, has expressed optimism on prospects to resume activities at its Kayerekera Uranium Mine in Karonga District, saying its economic value remains high.
The firm says it was still monitoring uranium price movements on the international market before it moves to fully commence operations.
In a report to investors and stakeholders detailing the mine's performance and outlook, the firm says it positioned to be a strong uranium producer, especially as technologies and other alternatives not available during the previous operations have been identified.
It notes that the mine is already a proven uranium producer from the time the original owners, Paladin Energy, operated it from 2009 to 2014.
The report notes that, among other things, ore sorting technologies have improved in the last decade, which could lead to extended mine life, decreased operating costs and an increase in annual production.
It adds that previous operations at Kayelekera were powered by diesel generators as the only viable option, which led increase in power costs.
"Lotus has significantly advanced a Power Assessment Study reviewing a number of power solutions such as connecting to the national grid, generating power from the excess steam produced in onsite acid plant and renewable energy sources, which will both significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions and costs compared to the previous operation," the report reads.
Lotus Resources Managing Director Keith Bowes said the firm is positioned for the next uranium cycle.
"We have a very strong cash position at the moment, with significant value upside for our investors. When you compare us to our peers, we believe there is also significant value upside for the project when we start to put through these new technologies as well as the exploration potential as well. There is a strong board and management in place that has got both African and uranium experience," Bowes said.
The company recently had its exploration and mining licence renewed, and is still to begin mining operations owing to a fesibility study to be completed by mid-2022.
In a recent interview, Ministry of Mining Principal Secretary Joseph Mkandawire said potential earnings from the mine would contribute to development of the country.


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Prayer and Intelligence & Selected Essays
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By Jacques and Raissa Maritain
Prayer and Intelligence is a practical book about mental prayer and how to pray. It is also a book about the intellectual life. How does our intellectual search for God influence our life of prayer and how does the discipline of a life of prayer act as the necessary grounding for a profound and sustained search for the truth?
In the pages of this book, philosophy and the spiritual life intertwine and are seen to strengthen each other. Accompanying Prayer and Intelligence are two essays, Liturgy and Contemplation, also written by Jacques and Raïssa together, and Notes on the Lord's Prayer, written by Raïssa. The former is a study of how the Church's liturgy prepares for our union with God by contemplation of love. The latter is a powerful meditation on the great gift of the prayer of Christ himself, "the prayer that is universally true and needed."
All three of the works contained in this volume are written by friends, for friends, seeking to know and love God. If we wish to grow in our spiritual life, this book serves as a great guide.
Jacques Maritain (1882–1973), perhaps the greatest Catholic philosopher of the twentieth century, and his wife Raïssa (1883–1960), a renowned poet and mystic, were key figures in the revival of Thomistic thought in the modern era. Through their friends Léon Bloy and Humbert Clerissac, O.P., the Maritains were introduced to the writings of Thomas Aquinas, and spent their lives reading and writing on the Thomistic tradition.