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Connecting the game console to the TV is a standard procedure, but sometimes users encounter certain difficulties. What is the reason for this? Not always used TV, monitor or laptop, equipped with the necessary connectors. Therefore, you have to buy adapters or use unpopular interfaces today. How to connect a PS4 to a TV? We will answer this question as much as possible, and also analyze the intricacies of connecting the console to a computer monitor and laptop.
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How to connect a PS4 to a TV
The initial setup step is to connect the PS4 to the TV. In principle, there is nothing complicated about this. It is enough to follow the step by step instructions:
 1. Connect the HDMI cable to the TV with the appropriate connector located on the side or on the rear panel.
 2. Insert the second cable plug into the HDMI connector of the Sony PlayStation game console.
 3. Plug the power cord into the power outlet, and plug the other end into the set-top box connector.
 4. If you do not plan to connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi, then connect a network cable.
 5. Insert the small end of the microUSB cable to the DualShock joystick, and the second to the USB input of the game console.
To start the console, press the power button on the front of the console or hold down the PS4 key on the joystick. Setting up a PS4 and TV connection is only half the battle. For the console to work correctly, you need to connect it to the Internet. Now let's see how this is done.
Wired internet connection is considered more reliable. Therefore, if possible, then connect the game console to the Wi-Fi router using an Ethernet cable that must be inserted into the LAN connector.
What is an internet connection for? You can enter multi-user mode, as well as download games from the PlayStation Store. Of course, cable connection is more secure, but less practical. Therefore, users prefer a wireless connection. Instructions for setting up Wi-Fi connection on the game console:
 1. Open the top navigation bar. To do this, take the joystick, and then press the button "Up". Choose a section "Settings".
 2. Go to the tab "Net", and then select the option "Setting up an Internet connection". The user is offered two options. "LAN" and Wi-Fi. Choose the second one.
 3. A list of available networks will appear on the screen, select your home. Enter password. When prompted to use a proxy server, click on "Do not use".
 4. To test the correctness of the Internet connection, select the option "Check your internet connection".
When the connection is completed, register a new one or log in to an existing account. Choose a strong password, it is advisable to write it down so as not to forget in the future.
Connect PS4 to monitor
If you do not have a TV, then you can connect Sony Playstation to a computer monitor. We emphasize that setting up a connection will require much more effort and time than a standard connection to a TV. Many users believe that if you connect the game console to a PC, the image will immediately appear on the monitor screen. This is not true.
Computer cards that support the HDMI interface or any other ports for transmitting signals have only an output. This means that they are primarily intended for image transmission, not reception.
Using the Remote Play software, users can broadcast a picture from the game console to a computer monitor. However, if there is no access to the TV, then setting up the correct operation of all devices will still fail.
Almost all computer monitors are equipped with a DVI interface. You should save the adapter or HDMI-DVI wire to use it to connect the console. Do not forget that there are several versions of this interface: I, A, D. Before purchasing an adapter, check which connector the computer monitor is equipped with. Otherwise, serious connection problems may occur with the connection setup.
You can also use the VGA interface to connect a PC monitor and a PS4 console. Almost all computer displays are also equipped with it. There should not be a problem with the purchase of an HDMI-VGA adapter. If for some reason the adapter did not fit, then you can use the HDMI-VGA converter, equipped with an additional power system. It will convert the image to the desired stream. It is possible that you will have to slightly reduce the resolution. The cost of such a device varies in the range from 600 to 1200 rubles.
Visually, the converter resembles a small box in which there are three inputs:
 - Audio jack for headphones or speakers;
 - HDMI
 - VGA or DVI.
This option will definitely solve the problem. Converters without an additional power system will not allow you to configure synchronization with the PlayStation 4 game console. The audio jack in this unit is also not just like that. The fact is that the DVI and VGA interfaces are designed to transmit exclusively signal. Therefore, the adapter will also transmit sound.
Connect PS4 to laptop
Of course, all modern laptops are equipped with an HDMI interface, but users cannot connect the PS4 console in this way. The problem is that these connectors work to output information. Therefore, the logical question arises, how to connect the PlayStation 4 to a laptop? You need to get special adapters and an old RCA cable. To correctly configure the connection, follow a simple step-by-step instruction:
 1. We insert the plug into the special adapter, which is responsible for transmitting the signal, and then we connect the adapter to the laptop.
 2. Reset user console settings. To do this, press and hold the power button. As soon as the set-top box emits an appropriate sound signal, you can release the button.
 3. The white and red plugs of the RCA cable insert the audio jack using a special av-jack adapter.
Perhaps this is the easiest and most effective way to connect the game console to the laptop. Be sure to switch audio and modes directly on the console. To do this, open the PS4 settings, and then select the tulips icon.
If the TV does not have HDMI
Can I connect a PS4 to an old TV? Yes, make it real. The main problem is that older versions of TV technology were produced without HDMI. Therefore, to configure the connection, you will have to use special adapters to other connectors. The most common option is "Tulips".
Sony Playstation 4 is easily connected to the TV through an adapter for "tulips". The main disadvantage of this connection method is the low image quality. However, if there is no other way, then use this option. Connection is carried out according to the same principle as in the case of a laptop. Problems with synchronization should not arise. Just insert the adapters into the appropriate connectors. After turning on the TV, select the desired signal source using the remote control.


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If you're serious about improving your game and becoming a pro, then you need to be recording your gameplay. Console recording has many benefits that go beyond simple improvement of your game and can change the way you play entirely to track psychographic segmentation.
In this guide from WatchThemLive, I'll cover 5 benefits of console recording and how to get started with it today. So let's get started!
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Console recording can make your video editing process much smoother. By recording your gameplay footage directly from the console, you can avoid having to transfer files from one device to another. This can save you time and frustration, especially if you're working with large files.
Console recording can also improve the audio quality of your videos. When you record directly from the console, you bypass the need for an external microphone, which can sometimes pick up the unwanted background noise.
#2 Shareable Videos
Recording your console gaming sessions can result in some highly shareable videos. After all, who doesn't love watching someone else dominate a game? But there are other benefits to recording your gameplay as well.
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If you record your videos directly onto your computer, you're at the mercy of your computer's performance.
Console recording gives you a more consistent video quality because it takes the load off of your computer. This is especially important if you plan on recording long videos or if you'll be doing a lot of recording at once.
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One of the best things about console recording is that it can help you get over the fear of recording. This is because you can take your time setting up the perfect recording without having to worry about making mistakes.
Plus, you can always go back and make changes if you need to. Another great thing about console recording is that it saves you both time and money! It eliminates the need for expensive equipment like microphones or soundproofing.
If there are anything a solo artist needs, it's an audio engineer who can provide constructive feedback on what sounds good and what doesn't. Console recordings let you have a personal audio engineer for free!
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One of the main benefits of console recording is that it can save you time and money. With console recording, you can record all of your tracks at once, which can save you a lot of time in the studio.
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Video game recording, also known as Console Recording or Screen Recording, allows you to capture gameplay and save it to your computer for editing, sharing, and uploading. It can be used as part of a Let's Play series on YouTube or Twitch, in video reviews of new games or expansions, and even by gamers who want to create their own narrated walkthroughs of popular titles or mods they've created themselves. Although it can take some time to set up, there are lots of benefits to video game recording that make the time and effort worth it!

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- Compare Ri with neighbors (Question: should neighbors include or exclude those regions that were already matched?
- If it exists, Rk is best neighbor if smallest D of all neighbors and and D < T.
- Check Rk's neighbors.
- Merge IF Ri is Rk's best neighbor
- remove from candidate region set. (give all "small" regions a chance to merge with best neighbor before growing larger regions)
- update segment values
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3. next t, with all segments returned to candidate region set, until no regions can be merged
4. Force a merge of regions that are too small
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 Carleer, et al: Assessment of Very High Spatial Resolution Satellite Image Segmentations, 2005 (Evaluates 2 boundary and 2 region based algorithms.)
 Bins, et al: Satellite Imagery Segmentation: A Region Growing Approach, 1996 (Describes approach taken in SPRING software.)
 Cheng et. al.: Color image segmentation: advances and prospect, 2000 (survey of segmentation methods and color spaces)
 G. Meinel, M. Neubert: A Comparison of Segmentation Programs for High Resolution Remote Sensing Data, 20?? (Includes timing to complete segmentation)

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I have a custom overlay grid whose labels are driven by an ugly attribute field which contains unnecessary leading zeroes and other labeling no-nos. How can I introduce a labeling expression to this grid? Thank you!
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is your overlay grid in a raster or vector format? – artwork21 May 12 '11 at 17:22
_USER_: the overlay grid is driven by a feature class comprised of vector polygon geometry. – MLF May 12 '11 at 17:41
Can't you create another column and clean up the values with vb script in the calculator? – Jakub May 12 '11 at 17:55
Not to be snarky, but have you read the manual? – Kirk Kuykendall May 12 '11 at 20:42
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Per Esri, it is not possible at this time to incorporate a label expression with a custom overlay grid; Label expressions are not supported with grid labels.
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You can use many expressions in the label expression dialog.
You might try using regex to get at some of the hard to reach problems.
Here is one of my old questions that can show how it can be used.
If it is just trailing or leading zeros you can use...
Right ([mycolumn],4)
that will drop everything in the front leaving only 4 characters from the right side.
Function FindLabel( [NAME] )
 Dim fldValue, aWords, i, word, aNewWords, NewWord, numElements, k
 fldValue = [NAME]
 'k = 0 'One word first line and two words all other lines
 k = 1 'Two words first line and all other lines
 if not IsNull(fldValue) then
 aWords = split(fldValue, " ")
 numElements = UBound(aWords)
 'Create new array to store new field value and redimmension to store
 'the correct number of elements to match original number of elements
 aNewWords = Array()
 Redim aNewWords(numElements)
 for i = LBound(aWords) to UBound(aWords)
 if i Mod 2 = k then
 word = aWords(i) & vbCr
 word = aWords(i)
 end if
 aNewWords(i) = word
 NewWord = Join(aNewWords, " ")
 NewWord = fldValue
 end if
 FindLabel = NewWord
End Function
This is an example of a label expression from streetmap.
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Label expressions for a feature layer may be set by going to the the layers Properties>Labels tab, and click on the Expression button. However, Jakub has a good point that you should clean up your data first via field calculator. Here is the ArcGIS 10 link for feature expressions.
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We are a large organization, and use SDE with strict permissions. I am not able to add a field unless I divorce the data from the SDE, and at that point, the end user would not benefit from modifications to the data (and indeed, we are about to update it), so that won't help here. – MLF May 12 '11 at 20:08
I'm not trying to modify labels on a feature layer. The custom overlay grid is a different beast all its own and does not have the same labeling options as the feature class itself. I want to inject some label class scripting into the actual grid. – MLF May 12 '11 at 20:11
What do you mean by "a different beast"? Isn't this a polygon feature class with attributes? it would be best to actually clean up the source data with vbscript or python, whichever you prefer. You can of course do it with label expressions but it has certain disadvantages such as slower drawing times... Kirk has provided a link to the manual. – Jakub May 13 '11 at 12:52
@ Jakub: This is a custom overlay grid. The only options to label a custom overlay grid are to label it according to one field inside the feature class, and there is no option to use a label expression. – MLF May 17 '11 at 16:31
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Two related things I have heard/know of are,
(1) That there exists a polynomial algorithm to find a cover of the vertices by $k$ vertex disjoint cycles. (Can someone give a reference for this?)
(2) That its NP-complete to decide if $k$ vertex disjoint paths can cover all the vertices of a graph.
Are there edge analogues of these results?
Does using the dual graph translate these results into their edge versions?
If the line graph is a edge-to-vertex-dual then is there a vertex-to-edge-dual? (which will may be convert the question of finding a vertex cover by k vertex disjoint paths into a question of finding an edge cover by $k$ edge disjoint paths?)


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Imagine a study is being conducted to determine the level of manganese dissolved in seawater (the results will aid in locating manganese nodule deposits). As there is no specific 'manganese sensor' available to conduct this study, vast volumes of water samples must be collected due to the very low concentrations of the mineral.
Alternatively, a deep-sea pump can be used to collect and filter the desired sample in situ. KUMOs Titanium Pump meets this need. It is a compact pump enclosed within a pressure-proof titanium housing that can operate to depths of up to 6,000 m.
The pump is composed of a centrifugal pump head and a ball bearing motor, components that are magnetically coupled together through the housing to avoid water penetration. This negates the need for additional sealing rings within the shaft.
Power comes from an external underwater SubConn-Micro connection. An internal electronic unit is also available for counting the revolutions of the pump, which will help to determine the exact volume that has been pumped through the filter. This, in turn, will allow for the precise calculation of the concentration of any given element in the seawater
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Heligoland, Germany
About Heligoland
Heligoland is a small German archipelago in the North Sea. It's a somewhat popular destination for one-day ship cruises. It is today a peaceful tourist destination and bird observatory, popular with day-trippers because of its sandy beaches and clean air. It is a square kilometer of island bliss between sky and sea.
Attractions near Heligoland
Hummerbuden0.21km from Heligoland
The Hummerbuden are former sheds and workshops of the fishermen on the North Sea island of Helgoland. After the destruction of World War II and the resettlement of Heligoland in 1952, the lobster booths were designed by the Hamburg architect Georg Wellhausen. The color scheme came from Johannes Ufer. Gable profiles and wooden cladding are typical of his lobster booths. Before the Second World War, lobster scales were inconsistent scales in different places.
Lange Anna1.51km from Heligoland
The Lange Anna is a 47-meter high pier in the extreme northwest of the German North Sea island of Helgoland. It weighs around 25,000 tons, is made of red sandstone, and has an area of 180 m². Short Anna, which is about 50 meters to the east, is less prominent and is connected to the Heligoland Oberland. It is a popular destination for tourists and a landmark for Heligoland.
Lighthouse Alte Weser38.4km from Heligoland
Trischen53.82km from Heligoland
Leuchtturm Amrum58.49km from Heligoland
The Amrum lighthouse is in the south of the German North Sea island of Amrum, about two kilometers west of Wittdün. It belongs to the municipality of Nebel and is one of the landmarks of the island. It is open to the public in the summer months. Also on Amrum are the beacons of Norddorf and Nebel and the disused fire carriers of Wittdün. The Wriakhörn beacon was dismantled in 2016.
Kniepsand58.54km from Heligoland
The Kniepsand, formerly Knipsand is an extremely slow-moving sandbank in the North Sea. It lies west of the Schleswig-Holstein island of Amrum and covers an area of around 10 km². The Föhr-Amrum office specifies the area of Amrum with and without Kniepsand. Since the area is not usually flooded, it is high sand.
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Is Red Bull Vegan or Vegetarian?
Red Bull is a famous energy drink marketed in a big slim blue-silver can. It's an excellent option for people who want a solution for caffeine but don't want coffee or tea. It provides convenience also. It's being sold since the 1980's such a number of vegans and vegetarians grew up enjoying the product and wanted to find out if they can continue to do so after changing over to a plant-based diet.
Is it vegan or vegetarian? Yes, Red Bull is both vegan and vegetarian.
It's a mix of carbonated water, simple sugars, salts like sodium bicarbonate, magnesium carbonate, calcium pantothenate, vitamins, colours, flavours, and energy-providing elements like taurine and caffeine. None of these originates from animals.
We will check why each of the ingredients mentioned above is vegan. If a product is apt for vegans, it's by default suitable for vegetarians also but not the other way around. So, we'll be making use of the term vegan for the balance part of our article.
Why Red Bull Is Generally Considered Vegan
Taurine In Processed Foods Is Vegan
This was not always been the same. Like with necessary micronutrients, it used to be obtained from the things available in nature including animal tissue, but it's financially not feasible to get the ingredient this way when there are other methods to create the compound synthetically.
Elements like caffeine and taurine are added in these smart beverages which are sold as a solution to improve alertness and concentration.
Some ingredients are claimed to increase brain power are usually added to drinks that are marketed in the name of smart beverages despite the fact that there is hardly any research available to support such claims.
There may be some research available to back some particular ingredients like caffeine, but too little research has been done on smart drinks that claim to have a beneficial mixture of the right ingredients.
Ingredients mostly added to smart drinks that are believed to excite brain activities include amino acids like taurine, phenylalanine, choline, and L-cysteine.
However, taurine isn't strictly an amino acid; It's an amino sulfonic acid.
We are not telling that all taurine is vegan, but the type of taurine added in energy drinks and supplements is commonly prepared with chemical synthesis without getting it derived from animals and hence appropriate for vegans and vegetarians.
The Presence of Sugar Does Not Render a Food Non-Vegan
That's true by almost all standards. Some extra vigilant vegans want to stop using any processed food products prepared with non-organic sugar as organic sugar is never manufactured using bone char.
Even PETA mentions that not taking foods containing processed sugar is not being vegan. In Peta's article, 'Is Sugar Vegan?', they ask you not to overthink how sugar in any food product is manufactured.
They are trying to say that by stressing too hard about vague ingredients, we send wrong signals to potential vegans. i.e. It is pointless to think elements as vegan if produced in x way, but are non-vegan if made in y way.
That's our summary of what they are saying. We may not be agreeing with that. If you have convictions about having non-organic sugar because of some use of bone char in its manufacturing and want to stop using it, we think that's great.
But, it's not expected from you as a vegan that you must avoid all the foods with sugar. We don't purchase non-organic sugar in bulk for cooking or home use, but we also don't go out of the way to avoid all processed foods with sugar.
The B Vitamins in Red Bull Are Vegan
Until a few decades ago, almost all the vitamins used in fortified foods and supplements were made from matter that contained the nutrients naturally. Factories used to extract concentrates or extracts from vitamin-rich food sources in a natural way.
At times they were from vegan sources, and at other times not so much. This still happens today with vitamins A and D often being derived from cod liver oil.
Nowadays, the latest technologies have allowed food and supplement producers to synthesize vitamins, which is cheaper than deriving the nutrients naturally.
Reasons for opting for synthetic vitamins include:
· The synthetic type is much cheaper
· The shortage of vitamins in natural sources, as compared to the artificial way
· Better taste and smell from synthetic vitamins
· Better shelf-life
· Lesser loss of nutrients during extraction
· Less damage to the molecules
Some vitamins like vitamin D are still extracted from lanolin found quickly in sheep oil. Red Bull uses B vitamins like Vitamin B3 or niacin, vitamin B6 or pyridoxine, and vitamin B12 or cobalamin, which are mostly synthetic.
Niacin can be manufactured by a mix of microbial and chemical processes.
Vitamin B6 or pyridoxine is prepared microbially or chemically from non-animal sources.
Vitamin B12 is exclusively made with microbial fermentation, so synthetic B12 in fortified foods and beverages is always vegan.
That was the fact file for the vegan status of Red Bull.
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 4. Hollingsworth P. Redefining New Age. Food Technology 51(8):44–51, 1997.
 5. Taurine, Compound Summary. Pubchem. US National Library of Medicine.
 6. What Is Taurine? Benefits, Side Effects and More Rudy Mawer –
 7. Kosswig, K. (2000). "Sulfonic Acids, Aliphatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH.
 8. Is Sugar Vegan?
 9. Jose L. Revuelta, Ruben M. Buey, Rodrigo Ledesma‐Amaro, and Erick J. Microbial biotechnology for the synthesis of (pro)vitamins, bio pigments and antioxidants: challenges and opportunities. MicrobBiotechnol. 2016 Sep; 9(5): 564–567.
 10. Y. Tani. Microbial Production of Vitamin B6 and Derivatives. Biotechnology of Vitamins, Pigments and Growth Factors pp 221-230.
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Watch this mercury drop suspended on Teflon as the surface is vibrated at specific amplitude and frequency. The frequencies create different modes of resonance, because the molecules vibrate faster when shaken at a certain speed.
This is similar to how your glass of water will form ripples if exposed to the right sounds (like the thumping of a T-rex walking toward your car). The vibrations from the sounds moves the molecules of mercury and form them into different geometric shapes.
At mode two, the mercury switches between two elliptical shapes that are perpendicular to each other.
In mode three, the form has three corners, and the mercury blob switches between two "directions." The cycle continues, four, five, six, seven and eight cornered shapes. When subjected to a random vibration, one that didn't resonate with the liquid element, chaos ensues.
The noises used in the video are too low in frequency for us to hear, but they are on par with the very deep tones elephants use to communicate long distances.
The video was uploaded in 2007 by YouTube user alextremes. Make sure to heed its warning: "Mercury is extremely dangerous so don't play with it. It can go through skin and mercury vapors are toxic. DON'T TRY TO DO IT AT HOME."
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How To Longboard Pump
Want to learn how to longboard pump? The longboard pump is a common skating move, but learning how to master it takes a little practice and time. The longboard pump is a uncomplicated process of stringing moves together to prolong your ride without the use of your foot as a kicker. Learning to pump a longboard will actually be one of the first things you should learn to master. When you are out on a longboard, pumping will enable you to maintain your stride and keep you riding longer then kicking. This article will look at the process of pumping on a longboard. The process of pumping on a longboard is defined below. Learn the art of pumping on a longboard and enjoy a longer and easier ride.
 1. Stretch out and get yourself ready to ride. Longboarding can be a fun recreational activity as well as competitive sport. So, being limber and warmed up is always important. Strap on your gear and get ready to take the longboard for a spin.
 2. Push off and pick up a fair amount of speed. Place both feet on the longboard and position yourself somewhere near the middle of the board. Bend your knees slightly, placing your arms where you best like them for balance.
 3. Begin rocking your feet back and forth. The motion will cause your entire body to move back and forth. This will make the longboard sway on its trucks. This motion will keep the board moving back and forth, keeping momentum and movement. The faster you move the faster the action.
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the presence of density effects and individual differences. However, the relationship between the life schedules of individuals and population size is still unclear, even if the theory can classify life strategies appropriately. To address this issue, we propose a few equations on adaptive life strategies in r/K selection where density effects are absent or present. The equations detail not only the adaptive life history but also the population dynamics. Furthermore, the equations can incorporate temporal individual differences, which are referred to as internal stochasticity. Our framework reveals that maximizing density effects is an evolutionarily stable strategy related to the carrying capacity. A significant consequence of our analysis is that adaptive strategies in both selections maximize an identical function, providing both population growth rate and carrying capacity. We apply our method to an optimal foraging problem in a semelparous species model and demonstrate that the adaptive strategy yields a lower intrinsic growth rate as well as a lower basic reproductive number than those obtained with other strategies. This study proposes that the diversity of life strategies arises due to the effects of density and internal stochasticity.
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 The authors analyze the connection between nonlinear sigma models self-dual Yang-Mills theory, and general relativity (self-dual and non-self-dual, with and without killing vectors), both at the level of the equations and at the level of the different type of solutions (solitons and calorons) of these theories. They give a manifestly gauge invariant formulation of the self-dual gravitational field analogous to that given by Yang for the self-dual Yang-Mills field. This formulation connects in a direct and explicit way the self-dual Yang-Mills and the general relativity equations. They give the ''R gauge'' parametrization of the self-dual gravitational field (which corresponds to modified Yang's-type and Ernst equations) and analyze the correspondence between their different types of solutions. No assumption about the existence of symmetries in the space-time is needed. For the general case (non-self-dual), they show that the Einstein equations contain an O nonlinear sigma model. This connection with the sigma model holds irrespective of the presence of symmetries in the space-time. They found a new class of solutions of Einstein equations depending on holomorphic and antiholomorphic functions and we relate some subclasses of these solutions to solutions of simpler nonlinear field equations that are well known in other branches of physics, like sigma models, SineGordon, and Liouville equations. They include gravitational plane wave solutions. They analyze the response of different accelerated quantum detector models, compare them to the case when the detectors are linterial in an ordinary Planckian gas at a given temperature, and discuss the anisotropy of the detected response for Rindler observers
 18. The role of different linear and non-linear channels of relaxation in scintillator non-proportionality
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 Bizarri, G.; Moses, W.W. [Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720-8119 (United States); Singh, J. [Faculty of EHS, B-41, Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT 0909 (Australia); Vasil' ev, A.N., E-mail: anvasiliev@rambler.r [Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, Moscow 119991 (Russian Federation); Williams, R.T. [Department of Physics, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109 (United States)
 2009-12-15
 The non-proportional dependence of a scintillator's light yield on primary particle energy is believed to be influenced crucially by the interplay of non-linear kinetic terms in the radiative and non-radiative decay of excitations versus locally deposited excitation density. A calculation of energy deposition, -dE/dx, along the electron track for NaI is presented for an energy range from several electron-volt to 1 MeV. Such results can be used to specify an initial excitation distribution, if diffusion is neglected. An exactly solvable two-channel (exciton and hole(electron)) model containing 1st and 2nd order kinetic terms is constructed and used to illustrate important features seen in non-proportional light-yield curves, including a dependence on pulse shaping (detection gate width).
 19. The role of different linear and non-linear channels of relaxation in scintillator non-proportionality
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 Bizarri, G.; Moses, W.W.; Singh, J.; Vasil'ev, A.N.; Williams, R.T.
 2009-01-01
 The non-proportional dependence of a scintillator's light yield on primary particle energy is believed to be influenced crucially by the interplay of non-linear kinetic terms in the radiative and non-radiative decay of excitations versus locally deposited excitation density. A calculation of energy deposition, -dE/dx, along the electron track for NaI is presented for an energy range from several electron-volt to 1 MeV. Such results can be used to specify an initial excitation distribution, if diffusion is neglected. An exactly solvable two-channel (exciton and hole(electron)) model containing 1st and 2nd order kinetic terms is constructed and used to illustrate important features seen in non-proportional light-yield curves, including a dependence on pulse shaping (detection gate width).
 20. Signal Processing for Neuroscientists, A Companion Volume Advanced Topics, Nonlinear Techniques and Multi-Channel Analysis
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 van Drongelen, Wim
 2010-01-01
 The popularity of signal processing in neuroscience is increasing, and with the current availability and development of computer hardware and software, it is anticipated that the current growth will continue. Because electrode fabrication has improved and measurement equipment is getting less expensive, electrophysiological measurements with large numbers of channels are now very common. In addition, neuroscience has entered the age of light, and fluorescence measurements are fully integrated into the researcher's toolkit. Because each image in a movie contains multiple pixels, these measureme
 1. A theory of burn-out in heated channels at low mass velocities
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 Randles, J.
 1963-01-01
 At low coolant mass velocities the fraction by weight of vapour flowing out of heated channels can become extremely large (∼ 90%). Consequently, the dominating feature of burn-out at small flow rates is that it occurs at high vapour qualities. For such a high degree of evaporation, the induced turbulence is very strong and the liquid phase is dispersed into a spray of droplets. By the application of the first law of thermodynamics and some basic relationships of turbulence theory to this spray, it is shown how an expression for the critical heat flux can be derived. By comparing this expression with the data from burn-out measurements on uniformly heated channels, reasonably good agreement is obtained. It is demonstrated that eddy slip and channel geometry are extremely important in the determination of the level of turbulence in the droplet motion. Having thus established a reasonable degree of plausibility for the theory, it is applied to channels heated by a chopped cosine form of power distribution. The results indicate that the effect of the axial variation of the power on the burnout heat flux can be described in a simple manner. (author)
 2. Siegert pseudostate formulation of scattering theory: Nonzero angular momenta in the one-channel case
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 Batishchev, Pavel A.; Tolstikhin, Oleg I.
 2007-01-01
 The Siegert pseudostate (SPS) formulation of scattering theory, originally developed by Tolstikhin, Ostrovsky, and Nakamura [Phys. Rev. A, 58, 2077 (1998)] for s-wave scattering in a spherically symmetric finite-range potential, is generalized to nonzero angular momenta. The orthogonality and completeness properties of SPSs are established and SPS expansions for the outgoing-wave Green's function, physical states, and scattering matrix are obtained. The present formulation completes the theory of SPSs in the one-channel case, making its application to three-dimensional problems possible. The results are illustrated by calculations for several model potentials
 3. Detection of seizures from small samples using nonlinear dynamic system theory.
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 Yaylali, I; Koçak, H; Jayakar, P
 1996-07-01
 The electroencephalogram (EEG), like many other biological phenomena, is quite likely governed by nonlinear dynamics. Certain characteristics of the underlying dynamics have recently been quantified by computing the correlation dimensions (D2) of EEG time series data. In this paper, D2 of the unbiased autocovariance function of the scalp EEG data was used to detect electrographic seizure activity. Digital EEG data were acquired at a sampling rate of 200 Hz per channel and organized in continuous frames (duration 2.56 s, 512 data points). To increase the reliability of D2 computations with short duration data, raw EEG data were initially simplified using unbiased autocovariance analysis to highlight the periodic activity that is present during seizures. The D2 computation was then performed from the unbia


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I am working on a web app that provides a visual programming environment to generate 3D models - Mobius
It involves creating a scripts by adding lines of coding and just editing parameters. We are using angular-tree-component to generate a tree to represent the code structure, like in the image below
The lines of code are draggable - but as the tree becomes bigger - dragging and dropping becomes cumbersome. Hence, we were thinking of adding a cut-paste functionality with which the user can select and cut lines of code and paste them somewhere else.
What would be the most user-friendly way of implementing this functionality?
Adding Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V shortcuts are one way - but I am not sure if it would be discoverable, given that this feature didn't exist before. What microinteractions should I be taking care of in this case?
Is there a better way to implement this other than keyboard shortcuts? Each line has a set of buttons that are visible when the line is focussed. Not sure if adding another button to that is a good idea?


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There are several ways to connect to a system running EMAC OE Linux. The preferred connection method depends on the capabilities of the hardware. For example, headless systems (those without a graphical interface) will most likely use a serial port console, while systems with a video connection may be accessed using a keyboard and LCD or monitor. When an LCD or monitor is available, a serial connection can occasionally still be needed; usually, this need arises after a user has accidentally misconfigured the display. Other times, it may be useful to be able to use a serial console on a board that's running remotely but has had its network connection drop out. The serial console can be a very useful tool for diagnosing and debugging issues even after development has finished.
Serial Terminal
A serial terminal connection is most commonly the first connection that will be made to a system in its default configuration. A serial terminal application such as Minicom for Linux or PuTTY under Windows is required for this connection. The serial cable type, port, and communication parameters for each system type are listed in Table 1 below.
SoM Port Cable Type Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Flow Control
200 Pin SoM's COMB NULL Modem 115200 8 None 1 None
144 Pin SoM's COME NULL Modem 115200 8 None 1 None
SOM-9260 COMA NULL Modem 115200 8 None 1 None
SOM-9G20 COMA NULL Modem 115200 8 None 1 None
iPac-9x25 COM1 NULL Modem 115200 8 None 1 None
x86 Boards * * * 8 None 1 None
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* : These settings vary among x86 systems. Refer to the system manual for the target board for more information. Not all x86 systems have a serial terminal connection enabled by default.
Follow the steps below to establish a serial connection:
 1. Connect a serial cable between the serial port on the workstation and target board and start a terminal application.
 2. Setup the communication parameters for your board according to Table 1.
 3. Connect power to the target board; boot messages will begin to print within a few seconds.
 4. When the board has finished booting a login prompt will appear.
NOTE
Boards that do not have the serial device set as the default kernel console (such as the majority of headed x86 systems) will not display boot messages over the serial port during boot without further configuration. In these cases, the login prompt will appear when the board has finished booting. If a login prompt does not appear, press enter in the serial terminal application several times.
Next Steps
After you have established a connection with your device running EMAC OE Linux, you will need to log into the system.


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I need to pick a future date from calendar, suppose the date I am selecting is 04/30/2013. Now what I want is to send the date to server. At server end I need to calculate the number of days between the future date and current date and send it to database.
The problem is that when I do the calculation locally (because my server and browser are in same timezone) it works fine, but when the server is in a different timezone than the browser the difference in days does not come as expected. Someone please help me how to solve the timezone issues.
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Why don't you substract the dates on the client? – NeplatnyUdaj Apr 17 '13 at 9:23
How do you send the date to the server? What format, I mean? – MaxArt Apr 17 '13 at 9:24
_USER_ That would be a violation of the MVC paradigm. – MaxArt Apr 17 '13 at 9:25
Your question is not entirely clear to me: you are using javascript on the client side and java on your server? – jeroen_de_schutter Apr 17 '13 at 9:26
Well, you could simply pass the utc time to the server which generates the dates and calc the days between. – sk2212 Apr 17 '13 at 9:28
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Convert both dates in one common timezone e.g. GMT and then calculate the difference.
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To Offset for time differences
You should use a format to send the data that includes the timezone within it. You could:
 1. Use UNIX time which does not use timezones (milliseconds since epoch) with GMT 00, and also use this on java side
see: Get current date/time in seconds?
 1. Use ISO-8601 which is a standard and can include the timezone as well of the browser, and then parse this server side:
To Calculate the Difference (using MS and Calendar Object)
You need to use the calendar object. You create a calendar object and set with a future date: e.g. How to set Java.util.calendar to a specific time period in the future Then you can perform a calculation by subtracting the current date (as long) with the long returned by the calendar, and dividing by (1000*60*60*24).
Some code I used in my own application to find entries greater than a specific datetime (midnight):
long currentTimeStamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
Calendar cal;
cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.setTime(new Date(currentTimeStamp));
cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0); cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0); cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0); cal.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND,0);
long midnight = cal.getTimeInMillis();
if(currentTimeStamp - midnight > (30*24*60*60*1000))break;
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Latin name: Saura
Other names: Anguis, Lacertus
When the lizard goes blind, it looks to the rising sun
When the lizard goes blind, it goes to an opening in a wall that faces east, looks to the rising sun, and receives light.
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Isidore of Seville [7th century CE] (Etymologies, Book 12, 4:34, 37): The lizard (lacertus) is so called because it has arms. As it ages it goes blind; as a cure it goes to an opening in a wall that faces east and looks at the sun, and gets light.

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Arizona receives $30M EPA funding for water, infrastructure projects
PHOENIX — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made available $2.7 billion for State Revolving Funds (SRFs), $30.6 million of which will be available to Arizona.
According to a press release, the funds assist states in their quest to ensure safe drinking water and protect surface water, along with aiding related infrastructure projects.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler credited the Trump Administration for prioritizing infrastructure updates that are long overdue.
"In the past three years, the Trump Administration has accelerated EPA's investment in infrastructure projects that modernize our nation's water infrastructure and improve public health and the environment," Wheeler noted.
The Trump Administration's efforts will also "improve access to clean drinking water and provide necessary wastewater upgrades in our local communities," according to the agency head.
Of the $30.6 million made available to Arizona, about $10.8 million will focus on infrastructure projects, while roughly $19.8 million will be used for treating contaminated water, aiding flood preparation, and uninstalling lead service lines.
In addition to the states themselves, the EPA's funding is also being used to aid water related issues affecting various native tribes and territories.


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Customer Satisfaction & Goals and Priorities Committee
This committee exists to carry out specific duties contained in federal regulation for the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program. These include:
- 1. Conduct a review and analysis of the effectiveness of and consumer satisfaction with:
- The functions of the Department of Employment and Economic Development,
- Vocational Rehabilitation services provided within the state (except adjustment to blindness and technology services), and
- The employment outcomes of persons served.
- In collaboration with SSB, evaluate the extent to which SSB achieved its goals and priorities, strategies used, and factors that impeded success and performance on the federal standards and indicators.
- Jointly with other committees of the Council, and in partnership with SSB, develop and, as necessary, revise an annual statement of goals and priorities.
The product of this committee must include a statement of goals and priorities, a customer satisfaction report, and a joint report with SSB on progress made in improving the effectiveness of the VR program, including progress concerning goals and priorities. Quarterly progress shall be reported to the Council.
With the approval of the SRC-B, the Council chairperson shall appoint members and a chairperson for this committee. Not all committee members need be members of the SRC-B but the committee shall include at least two Council members. The committee shall consist of no more than five persons.
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SeedTRAY, Specialty Crop Education and Entrepreneurial Development for Transition Age Youth, a USDA funded grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture, is an ongoing training program of Noyo Food Forest for youth of Fort Bragg and Mendocino coast communities.
SeedTRAY offers experiential training to engage and inspire youth while increasing use of locally grown vegetable and fruit crops, particularly in school cafeterias. Youth will learn to grow specialty crops and to sell the specialty crops produced while developing important career, diversity, leadership, and teamwork skills.
The program delivers Summer Intern Intensives and seasonal after-school internships during the school year.
This PAID internship opportunity with the Noyo Food Forest is a chance for you to learn about sustainable food production, gain valuable job experience, explore our local food system, and enhance your gardening skills. Activities will include:
- General food-garden propagation: sowing, composting/building soil, bed prep, transplanting, watering & irrigation, harvesting
- Farmer's Market: presentation and marketing skills development, selling produce, sharpening your customer service skills, cash handling
- Field Trips & Guest Speakers
- Tasting the fruits and vegetables you helped to grow and considering how growing your own food cultivates a healthy lifestyle and community
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Interns must be 14-19 years old and they must have completed 8th grade.
Fill out this application if you are planning on participating in a SPRING, SUMMER or FALL session. SeedTray Internship Application
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The World Bank has approved a credit worth US $146 million for the second phase of a project to rehabilitate and modernize the Jinnah Barrage on the Indus River and to improve irrigation and water management.
The Punjab Barrages Improvement Phase II Project aims to strengthen and modernize Jinnah Barrage and affiliated works to enable reliable and uninterrupted supply of water for more than 2.1 million acres of farmland, benefitting about 600,000 families for irrigation and domestic water users.
World Bank Lead Water Resources Specialist and Project Team Leader Masood Ahmad said: "The development and management of water resources of the Indus Basin is a huge challenge, requiring very high levels of administrative engineering and scientific capability. While there has been progress, the current irrigation and drainage system suffers from deteriorating infrastructure and weak governance. To reduce volatility to growth, Bank support will include rehabilitation of barrages and continued capacity development at the regional and federal level for managing water resources."
The World Bank recently approved $780 million to fund infrastructure projects in India, including $350 million for dam improvements, wire services reported.
The funding will comprise $350 million for improving 220 dams and $430 million for improving Mumbai's suburban railway, according to wire reports.
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The following briefly outlines what it means to be a small business and common terms used to describe them.
- A small business may be defined as a business with a small number of employees.
- The legal definition of "small" often varies by country and industry, but is generally under 100 employees in the United States while under 50 employees in the European Union.
- These businesses are normally privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships.
- Small businesses are common in many countries, depending on the economic system in operation.
- Typical examples include: small shops, hairdressers, tradesmen, solicitors, lawyers, accountants, restaurants, guest houses, photographers, small-scale manufacturing etc.
- The smallest businesses, often located in private homes, are called microbusinesses (term used by international organizations such as the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation) or SoHos.
- The term "mom and pop business" is a common colloquial expression for a single-family operated business without any hired labor, e.g., "mom and pop store".
- When judged by the number of employees, the American and the European definitions are the same: under 10 employees.


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Wendy Kopp is CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All, a global network of independent organizations in 61 countries across every region of the world that are working to develop collective leadership to ensure all children have the opportunity to fulfill their potential. Prior to launching Teach For All in 2007, Wendy founded and led Teach For America – which has proven to be an unparalleled source of long-term leadership for expanding opportunity in the United States. She led the development of Teach For All to be responsive to the initiative of social entrepreneurs around the world who were determined to adapt this approach in their own countries. Wendy holds a bachelor's degree from Princeton University as well as honorary doctorate degrees from 15 universities. She has been recognized with numerous awards including the Wise Prize for Education, the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship and the Schwab Foundation's Outstanding Social Entrepreneur Award.
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- Teach For All
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- Education; Values
- Areas of Impact
- ASEAN, Australasia & Oceania, Greater China, Japan, North America, South Asia, Europe, Middle East & North Africa, Africa
Teach For All
Teach For All exists to address global educational needs and enable students to realize their full potential. A child's background often determines their educational and life prospects. Poverty, discrimination, social mobility and political structures create challenges for students, and in certain cases, entire societies. Many school systems lack the capacity to help students attain a quality education, and prevailing beliefs have not led to the necessary policy investments to address these issues.
Teach For All supports a network of partner organizations that are growing leaders within their countries to ensure all children have access to an excellent education. These network organizations are enlisting outstanding university graduates to commit two years to teach in areas of educational need; providing significant training and ongoing support to enable these teaching participants to succeed with students; and fostering a community of alumni who become leaders in the classroom and education, to effect the fundamental changes necessary to ensure educational opportunity for all.
In fiscal year 2012 alone, the Teach For All network will collectively field more than 14,000 teachers who will impact the lives of nearly one million students. Meanwhile, a force of roughly 26,000 alumni are now serving as advocates for educational equity, working from across professional sectors to ensure all children have the educational opportunities they deserve.


Create new document per value in multi-value field
I have 40 columns in a pipeline that all store multiple values per row. They will all have the same number of values per row. They are delimited like:
7{C ;C ;C ;C ;MD;MD;MD}.
My questions are: 1) how do I break the above string into single 7 separate documents and 2) how do I combine all 40 multi-value columns into a individual documents?
Hi,
Can you please elaborate the requirement or share an example input and expected output formats for better clarity.
One way I figured out to do this is use UNNEST(STRING_TO_ARRAY()) in an execute SQL snap.
UNNEST(STRING_TO_ARRAY(nested_multi_value_field)) as unnested_multi_value_field


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An infection inside the tip of the finger can form an enclosed pocket of pus (or abscess) that is very painful as it expands. A felon is a fingertip abscess deep in the palm side of the finger. It usually is caused by bacterial infection, but a herpes virus called herpetic whitlow and, more rarely, fungi also can cause felons.
Felons usually are caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. It is important to get treatment quickly for these small abscesses. If the bacteria pocket continues to expand, it can compress blood vessels in the finger and cut off the fingertip's circulation, causing in permanent damage to the finger. Also, an untreated felon can spread its infection to the bone within the finger. This can lead to a more serious infection, called osteomyelitis, which takes much longer to cure.


text: The present work seeks to explore the accuracy and precision of proton MR oximetry imaging (MOXI) in silico. MOXI technique relies on the separation of oxygen sensitive T2Blood from the bi-exponential nature of overall T2 decay. The bi-exponential T2 decay models with Rician distribution noise were numerically generated, simulating the preclinical prostate tumor model experiments. The present in silico study showed the feasibility of the proton based MOXI technique. However, the results suggest that the MOXI technique may lack the accuracy and precision of measuring short T2Blood (< 30 ms), which is essential to measure hypoxia in a tumor.


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for conflating (merging) of data
This is a plugin for conflating (merging) objects in JOSM. For now it focuses on one-to-one matches between POIs, such as addresses and buildings, parks, schools, bus stops, etc. It leverages the Replace Geometry command from utilsplugin2 to replace or upgrade one OSM object to another.
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- 2 Installation
- 3 Definitions
- 4 Usage
- 5 Implementation
- 6 Future work
- 7 Development
- 8 See also
- 9 External links
Motivating use cases
In 2009 feature data from GNIS was imported into OSM as nodes. Since that time some have been converted to areas, been moved, or even replaced. In this process the gnis:feature_id has sometimes been lost, and the conflation process could add back the correct ID. Also, GNIS has provided updates since 2009, which could be added to OSM with this tool. The conflation plugin could merge this data, with a strong weighting towards matching gnis_feature_id=* and name=*.
Replacing address nodes with building polygons
Consider replacing address nodes in OSM with high quality building data from a local authority. If the buildings have addresses associated with them, then matches would be heavily weighted towards matching addr:housenumber=* and addr:street=*. If there is no such addressing information, the data could still be conflated by setting a threshhold on the distance of perhaps 20 meters.
Updating Building Footprints
Buildings have been imported or traced by hand. An external data source has been released, and you would like to update the building in OSM to use the best building footprint from either source.
Optimal parking space assignment
This is for fun rather than for conflating data with OSM. Imagine you have a neighborhood where you've mapped all the parking spaces and the houses. You can "conflate" the two only using distance in the cost calculation to determine the optimal assignment of houses to parking spaces. If each house gets two parking spaces, you could duplicate (copy and paste) the house nodes/polygons, and you'd get two spaces matched to each house.
Follow these instructions to install the conflation plugin automatically. If you plan on doing matches over 500 objects, you should use the 64 bit java VM, so you don't run out of memory.
- Reference: the dataset which is presumed to have the best spatial accuracy and attribute (tag) comprehensiveness, typically a third-party dataset such as from a government entity
- Subject: the dataset which will have the geometry and/or attributes of the reference dataset merged into it, typically an up-to-date dataset downloaded from the OSM servers
The plugin requires that the Reference dataset be in a format that can be loaded by JOSM (an OSM file). Download the area that you would like edit first, then use the File | Open command to load in the external OSM file as a new layer. If you open the file external first, then download JOSM will download the data into the existing layer, which will make selections very difficult.
- If not already shown, enable the conflation dialog from the left panel.
- Click Configure, select some objects with better geometry and/or tags and click Freeze' in the Reference panel.
- Do the same for some other objects in the Subject panel.
- Click OK.
Doing the selection will require using the Edit | Search window. If you are conflating ways, you need to only select ways and not points. Conversely, if you are conflating points, you don't want to have any ways selected. Currently the plugin does not support relations, so they should never be selected. For example, "building=* type:way", will correctly select buildings. The type:way is needed to insure that no relations or points are selected. It is not possible to just select an area with the mouse.
In the conflation dialog, there are three tabs, Matches which lists matches found between the reference and subject layer, and Reference only and Subject only which lists unmatched objects from each dataset.
- Double-click on a match or unmatched object to zoom and center on and to select the object(s).
- Select one or more match and click Conflate to execute Replace Geometry. Select one or more objects from the Reference only list to copy them to the subject layer.
Note that you can also use the same selection for both target and source; the algorithm assigns a very high cost if both objects are the same, so a match should never occur with the same object as both target and source.
- Reuses existing search and selection functionality for creating reference and subject selections
- Uses Java Conflation Suite (JCS) and Java Topology Suite (JTS) for calculating scores between reference and subject objects, and generating the matches
- Use Replace Geometry from utilsplugin2 to conflate the objects
This is an incomplete and unordered list of tasks that I've thought of. If these or any others would be useful to you, please create a ticket for them.
- Allow for merging of just tags, and not geometry
- Add costs for "distance" between tags, e.g. by using Levenshtein distance (already implemented in JOSM core)
- Add thresholds and weights to individual costs (e.g. don't allow match if distance is greater than 100m)
- Allow clicking on arrow in conflation layer to select candidate match
- Allow declaring an invalid match, and using that information to regenerate the matches
- Add keyboard shortcuts to quickly go through matches, with keys for next, previous, merge, "mismatch", etc.
- Use color coding in arrows and table to indicate confidence of match
- Allow for custom cost and assignment methods
- Conflation/Nodes - initial design sketch


Real-Time Ray-Traced Ambient Occlusion of Complex Scenes using Spatial Hashing
Pascal Gautron, NVIDIA
GTC 2020
Ambient occlusion is an effective way to approximate global illumination: in essence, the closer a point is to its surroundings, the darker it gets. For real-time rendering, this effect is often approximated using screen-space techniques, leading to visible artifacts. Ray tracing provides a unique way to increase the rendering fidelity by accurately computing the distance to the surrounding objects, but it introduces sampling noise. Using the NVIDIA RTX technology available with Vulkan, we propose a real-time ray-traced ambient occlusion technique in which noise is removed in world space. Using spatial hashing for efficient storage, we'll cover all the technical challenges to make ambient occlusion a production feature usable in CAD viewports with scenes comprising thousands of instances and hundreds of millions of polygons.
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Founded in 1660, the Granary is the third oldest burying ground in Boston proper. In 1737, when grain was stored where the present Park Street Church stands, the burying ground was renamed the Granary. Along with Massachussetts Governors, Clergymen, and Mayors, three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Robert Treat Paine, are buried here.
Approximately 5000 people are buried at Granary even though there are only 2300 headstones. Since funerals were expensive, there would be one headstone per family. Each grave contains at least 20 bodies.
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Generally dry fruits contain a lot of nutrients which are essential for strengthening the bones and tissues of the child. These are very delicious and appealing to the children so they tend to indulge in overeating. This should be avoided as dry fruits are very heavy for the stomach to digest.
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ISpeechAudioBufferInfo BufferSize Property (SAPI 5.3)
Speech API 5.3
Microsoft Speech API 5.3
Object: ISpeechAudioBufferInfo
BufferSize Property
The BufferSize property gets and sets the size of the audio object's buffer, in milliseconds.
For readable audio objects, this is simply a preferred size because readable objects will automatically expand their buffers to accommodate data. For writable audio objects, this is the amount of audio data that will be buffered before a call to Write will block.
This value must be greater than or equal to 200 milliseconds. A reasonable default is 500ms.
Syntax
Set: ISpeechAudioBufferInfo.BufferSize = Long
Get: Long = ISpeechAudioBufferInfo.BufferSize
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Traffic Engineering and Operations
A Certificate Program
The courses for this program focus on the proper design, construction and maintenance of traffic control signs, signals, roadway pavement markings, etc. to enhance motoring and pedestrian traffic safety.
This certificate program requires the completion of four (4) core courses, and three (3) elective courses.
NOTE: To enroll in ONLY the core courses, see our Course Bundles!
Cost: $799 - 1199
CEU: 2.6 - 4.8*
3 Core Courses
- TSMO 101: What Is This TSMO Thing Anyway?
- Integrating TSMO Into Your Agency *New Course*
- Managing a Corridor *New Course* Managing a Corridor *New Course* (Blended)
- Systems Engineering Fundamentals Systems Engineering Fundamentals (Blended)
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Modify, access or limit threads in OpenAI Assistant Agent (Lang Chain)
Feature Request: Thread Limitation for User Conversation Isolation in OpenAI Assistant Agent (Lang Chain)
Description
I propose the addition of a crucial feature that allows users to limit threads in the OpenAI Assistant Agent (Lang Chain). Currently, it appears that only one thread is active, and there is no way to change threads or initiate separate sessions. This feature is essential to isolate and manage individual user conversations effectively.
Use Case
Thread Limitation for User Conversation Isolation
Users should have the ability to limit threads, creating a clear separation between each conversation or user session. This would ensure that interactions with one user do not impact or mix with interactions from another user, enhancing privacy and conversation organization.
Benefits
 - User Privacy: Thread limitation guarantees that each user's conversation remains private and isolated from others.
 - Efficient Management: Users and developers can more efficiently manage and track individual conversations by limiting threads.
 - Clarity and Structure: Thread separation provides a clear and structured way to organize and archive interactions with different users.
Implementation
The feature could be implemented through the user interface controls that allow users to initiate and manage separate threads or sessions with an id. This control could ensure that interactions within one thread do not influence or overlap with interactions in another.
Conclusion
Adding the ability to limit threads for user conversation isolation is a vital enhancement for the OpenAI Assistant Agent (Lang Chain). This feature aligns with the need for privacy, organization, and efficient management of multiple user interactions.
Thank you for considering this feature request.
Sincerely,
Lucas Peyrin


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|Quanser's Active Suspension|
The paper addresses the issue of delays that may occur in the PC-based control of an active suspension system. The signal delays can occur, for example, in a network-based control system or due to slow slow data acquisition. The research team proposes using state predictors with sliding-mode control to take delays into account. Both continuous-time and a discrete-time methods are designed and implemented on the Quanser Active Suspension system. Based on the results from simulations and hardware tests, the paper evaluates the effectiveness of these control strategies.
To learn how other researchers have used Quanser systems as experimental platforms for their research, visit _URL_ You can also download the whitepaper "The Quanser Platform for Control Systems Research Validation."


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The Papua New Guinea government minister behind a multi-billion US dollar project to pipe water to Australia says it would also produce hydro electricity for that country.
Francis Awesa says the scheme involves a 2,500 kilometre, one metre diameter pipeline that would take water from the Southern Highlands to a dam just outside Brisbane.
He says the gravity-fed pipeline would complement another scheme to generate hydro-electricity by taking water from the Mendi, Lai, Nembi, Angula, Yalo and Tua rivers.
"All these rivers come from the second-highest mountain in Papua New Guinea, which is Mt Giluwe, which is 15,000 feet above sea level and in fact because of the height, the pressure is such that it might burst the pipe so to slow it down they would be required to build hydro stations."
Francis Awesa says each hydro station would be capable of generating up to 120 megawatts of power.


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The ancient rustic town of Mangalore is the chief port of the state of Karnataka that was a renowned port in the south of India as early as the 6th century. Even in the present times this is a bustling commercial centre and the headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada.
The name Mangalore is derived from a famous deity here of the Mangaladevi Temple. Ancient folklore says that a princess Parimala from Kerala who married Matsyendranath, the founder of Nath tradition was brought to Mangalore and was later renamed Mangaladevi and converted to the Nath sect. Following her death, a temple was built here in her honour called the Mangaladevi Temple. Mangalore is the anglicized version of 'Mangalooru' made up of two words 'Mangala' and 'ooru' meaning Mangala's abode.


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A topological space
connected or some such term) if for any two points P and Q in it there is a continuous
map f from [0, 1] such that f(x) is in the space, f(0) is P, and f(1) is Q. That is, you can actually travel continously from any point in a path-connected space to any other.
Path-connectedness is a stronger property than connectedness. A connected space is not the union of disjoint separable subsets. There exist spaces that are connected without being path-connected. An example is that formed by uniting the topologist's sine curve (q.v.) with its limit interval.


text: Aïcha al-Horra, generally known under her Spanish name Aixa (fl. 1493), was the spouse of Muhammed XI and of Abu l-Hasan Ali, and the mother of Muhammad XII. Aixa was also known by the Muslims as Aisha al-Horra (meaning the honored), due to the fact that she was one of the living descendants of the Prophet Muhammed. She was politically active and exerted influence upon the policy of state during the last years of the Emirate of Granada. Aixa is one of the best known women of the history of the Emirate of Granada.


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The Convict Trail Project Convict data base represents the work of hundreds of volunteers have spent a considerable amount of time researching the convicts listed and finding out as much detail as appears available in the records.
Details of the Dates, Locations worked and Overseer of the Convict Gangs and Bridge Parties along the Great North Road can be found in the convict gangs section of this website..
Hundreds of people have been involved in researching the background of the convicts who built the Great North Road. The aim of this research has been to "put the flesh on the bones" of the men who built the Great North Road. Were they unskilled and unwilling labourers? Or perhaps men who spent a long time working on the Road had valuable skills such as stonemasonry, carpentry and the like. Were they addicted to a life of crime, or did they reform and lead normal productive lives after their sentence in an Iron Gang expired? We are currently working on bringing this information together, by finding out as much as we can about the individual men who toiled to build this great and enduring engineering masterpiece.
Several sources of information survive relating to people who worked on the Great North Road in the 1820s and 30s. The main ones are the Census of NSW taken in November 1828, a series of Road Gang Reports, correspondence held by NSW State Records, and escapees from gangs listed in the Sydney Gazette. The Road Gang Reports consist of Surveyors' reports, and weekly and monthly returns which date from between 1827 and December 1830. Although a number of the Weekly Reports have survived, they do not list the names of all the men in the gangs, although they often name men who have been transferred, or taken to hospital. The only monthly reports which have survived are those of May 1830, and these list names of convicts in each gang, movement of men between gangs, punishments inflicted, occupation within the gang, and transfers to hospital etc. These documents provide a wealth of useful information. Unfortunately records do not exist for many of the road-building years. We know it is likely there are several hundred men whose names we will never know, in Feburary 1829 Governor Darling ordered all convicts being returned from assignment to settlers as unsuitable to be forwarded immediately to the nearest Road Party where they were to work for six months. As soon as the six months period had passed they were to be reassigned.
The men worked in Iron Gangs (IG), or Road Parties (RP) – also called Road Gangs – or in Bridge Parties (BP). The gangs were all numbered or named, the Iron Gangs being numbered up to #12, and Road Parties were numbered from 13 to about 50.
The men in Iron Gangs were serving a colonial sentence for a crime committed after arrival in the colony, and many of them worked in leg-irons to deter them from escaping. Their sentences ranged from several weeks to several years, and on completion of this sentence they were usually returned to their former assignment, although some were then transferred to Road Parties, where they continued to work on the Road, but without the encumbrance of leg-irons. Some men were assigned to Road Parties on, or shortly after arrival in the colony, as a means of using convict labour to carry out useful public works in the Colony, and to demonstrate to people back in England that transportation did not lead to a life of ease and luxury.
Bridge Parties were formed after 1828, with men handpicked from the other gangs, because of their skills and attitudes. They worked to construct the bridges – up to 22 have been identified – along the entire Road. Bridge Parties were either named after the overseer of the Party, or after their base location.
Hundreds of volunteers have spent a considerable amount of time researching the convicts listed, and finding out as much detail as appears available in the records. If you have additional information on any of the convicts listed, or information about a convict who worked on the Road who is not listed, we would love you to share it with us.
If you are seeking additional information about a particular convict on this list, we will do our best to help. In exchange we would like to ask for a donation to the Convict Trail Project. Our resources are very limited, and the costs of administering a project like the Convict Trail are forever escalating.


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The LED placement machine mainly needs to meet the lamp bead placement accuracy requirements of 3014, 2835, 3528 and 5050, 5630, 5730. Compared to the traditional placement machine's machining accuracy,
LED placement machine requirements are relatively low. However, the LED placement machine pays more attention to the performance, that is, the stability, speed, operability, and size requirements of the machine operation.
It is required that the LED mounter must have the following design ideas and rigid requirements.
1) The intelligent means is more maturely applied to the LED chip mounter, and various types of sensors with excellent performance can be fully collected during the operation.
According to computer disposal, the stability and reliability of the entire placement process are guaranteed. At the same time as other equipment, it must be based on scientific methods and technical specifications and regularly
LED patch machine for maintenance, such as cleaning the surface and dirt on the surface of the machine and the circuit board, can effectively prevent the internal heat dissipation of the machine due to dust and dirt.
Bad, causing overheating of the device. The LED mounter has good stability to maximize the efficiency of the enterprise and reduce production costs.
2) The speed of the LED mounter must be fast, with a minimum mounting speed of 18 000 points/h.
3) The easy-to-learn user-friendly operation method can greatly shorten the training time of personnel and effectively reduce misoperation in the production process and improve the production efficiency.
Rate and product quality.
4) The LED mounter should be able to mount a PCB with a length of 1 200 mm at least. Because a large part of the LED is to replace the traditional lighting of the light pipe, the length will be greatly increased.
Exceeds the traditional PCB size. In addition to these, in order to ensure that a single LED panel has no color difference, the entire batch of LED lamps to be mounted is required to have the same color temperature BIN ( BIN
Generally speaking, it is the range of some parameters of the LED lamp bead. Different ranges can be represented by different numbers. These parameters include voltage, color temperature, brightness, etc.
So there will be voltage BIN, color temperature BIN, brightness BIN so that you can use BIN to represent the product model).


Kenya Vision 2030 is the country's development blue print covering the period 2008 to 2030. It aims to transform Kenya into a newly industrializing middle income country providing a high quality of life to all its citizens by the year 2030.
The Vision is based on 3 pillars: the economic, social and political pillars. The economic pillar aims to improve the prosperity of all Kenyans and achieve an average Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 10% per annum. The social pillar seeks to build a just and cohesive society with social equity in a clean and secure environment. The political pillar aims to realise a democratic political system founded on issue-based politics that respects the rule of law, protects the rights and freedoms of every individual in Kenyan society. Kenya Vision 2030 is to be implemented in successive five year Medium Term Plans. "Flagship projects" are expected to take the lead in generating rapid growth. For further information visit the following website:
Current Exchange Rate
For the latest current exchange rate between the Kenyan shilling and other currencies, follow this link: Central Bank of Kenya Exchange Rates


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Georgian parliamentary elections attracted the world media's attention. They actively covered all the process of the elections. So how did Russian media cover Georgian elections, especially when they're always accused of being biased in ex-Soviet Republics' events coverage?
Georgian citizens go to elections to define their future
Mixeil Dovlatbegian, voted in polling station #9 in Tbilisi:
Traders, housewives, teachers… the women of Marneuli from all backgrounds started coming to the polling stations in the early hours of October 8 to vote for their parliament candidates
Women appear in European politics since 20th century. French politician Elisabeth Guigou claims that home care prevent women from making their career in politics.
This year Armenia marks the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Turkey accepts the fact of mass killings of Armenians in Ottoman Empire era but refuses to use the G word. More that 20 countries officialy recognized the events of 1915 as a ''genocide''


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A credit card for those who do not have a formal contract may seem far from reachable, since most financial institutions ask for proof of income. However, if you don't have a formal contract, you can have a credit card.
In this post you will find out everything you need to get your credit card without having a formal contract, in addition to knowing bank options for those who are in this situation.
What this article covers:
Where to get a credit card without having a signed wallet?
Different from what some people think, nowadays it is possible to get your credit card for those who don't have a formal contract.
This is because financial institutions care more about other issues, not just proof of income, such as a clean name on Serasa or SPC, in addition to your Score, which is linked to your financial transactions.
Some traditional banks offer credit cards for those who do not have a formal contract, especially for those who are just starting out in life now, such as university students. And many digital banks also allow you to have a credit card without having a signed wallet.
Why do credit cards ask for confirmed income?
This proof of income occurs because the banks need to confirm that the person who applied for the credit card will be able to make the payment later, so it is a way for the financial institution to have some type of protection.
How do I earn the proven influence on the credit limit?
Your income will be directly linked to the credit limit offered by the financial institution. This is because banks, for the most part, use proof of monthly income to define the customer's limit.
Options without a signed wallet or proof of credit
The time has come to learn about the options for those looking for a credit card without having a formal contract or other type of proof. We separate the ones that are considered better by customers and that approval is not so difficult.
college credit card
Those who are university students and are looking for a credit card, but have no way of proving their income, this is the option. The main banks in the country offer this opportunity to their customers, however, it is necessary to have an account in order to apply for the card.
In addition, you also need to confirm that you are at the university through proof of enrollment. The credit card options are as follows:
- BB Young;
- Bradesco Universitário;
- University Santander;
- Itaú University;
- Caixa Universitario;
- University Ourocard.
If you already have an account at one of these banks, it will be the best choice for your university credit card.
Credit card in digital banks
Another way to get your credit card for those who don't have a formal contract is through digital banks, since most don't ask for proof of income.
However, some of these banks will do analysis, which does not guarantee that you will get the credit card on the first try. The most famous banks in this modality are:
- Banco Inter;
- Pan Bank;
Most credit card applications at these banks occur through the bank's app or website. So just enter, fill in the requested information and wait for the bank to return, informing you if you were approved or not.
It is worth noting that most of these banks also do not require you to have a digital bank account, which turns out to be a good differentiator.
store credit card
Some stores also offer the opportunity for you to make a store card, which can often be used in other establishments and it is not necessary to prove income. You can do this in stores like Saraiva, C&A and Casas Bahia. But it should be noted that these stores carry out an analysis before approval.
Prepaid cards have become another option that does not require proof of income. In this type of card, you deposit money and use it later to pay your bills. However, it is not possible to have a credit limit or to pay your purchases in installments, being possible to spend only what is available on the card.
Can I check income without having a formal contract?
Yes, it is possible to carry out income verification without having a formal contract.
This can be done in three ways: becoming a MEI, with the presentation of the tax return and by issuing the DECORE.
How it works?
To do this as a MEI (Individual Microentrepreneur) just present the Invoices issued. They will be used as proof of income.
When filing your income tax return, you can prove that you are able to maintain a monthly and annual income that allows you to have a credit card. However, not all financial institutions accept only the income tax return, other documents can be requested.
Finally, you can issue the DECORE (Proofing Statement of Income Perception), which is a statement made by a registered accountant, thus proving that you have a monthly income. This request can be made over the internet, the accountant will only need some of your data to carry it out.
Therefore, there are varied options for those who wish to have a credit card for those who do not have a formal contract. Digital banks can be considered the most common, however, if you prefer a traditional financial institution, using one of the aforementioned ways to prove income without a formal contract can be very useful.


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Posted: Oct 9, 2012 3:00 PM by Robert Preidt
TUESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A gene test that can identify people at risk for mouth cancer has been developed by British researchers.
The test detects precancerous cells in patients with benign-looking mouth lesions and could lead to earlier treatment for at-risk patients and improve their chances of survival, according to the team at Queen Mary, University of London.
They used the quantitative Malignancy Index Diagnostic System test -- which measures the level of 16 genes -- on more than 350 head and neck tissue specimens from nearly 300 patients and found that it had a cancer detection rate between 91 percent and 94 percent.
The study was published Oct. 4 in the International Journal of Cancer.
Mouth cancer affects more than half a million people worldwide each year, and that number is expected to rise above 1 million by 2030, according to World Health Organization figures. Most cases of mouth cancer are caused by either smoking or chewing tobacco, or drinking alcohol.
Mouth lesions are common, but only 5 percent to 30 percent may turn into cancers. Until now, no test has been able to accurately detect which lesions will become cancerous. Many mouth cancers are diagnosed at later stages, when the chances of survival are greatly reduced.
"A sensitive test capable of quantifying a patient's cancer risk is needed to avoid the adoption of a 'wait-and-see' intervention," study lead investigator and test inventor Dr. Muy-Teck Teh said in a university news release. "Detecting cancer early, coupled with appropriate treatment, can significantly improve patient outcomes, reduce mortality and alleviate long-term public health care costs."
Although this study shows that the test is effective for early cancer detection, further clinical trials are needed to evaluate its long-term clinical benefits.
The U.S. National Cancer Institute has more about mouth and other types of oral cancer.
SOURCE: Queen Mary, University of London, news release, Oct. 4, 2012
Copyright (c) 2012 HealthDay. All rights reserved.


Do This Exercise to Improve Your Photography Lighting Skills
Practice makes perfect. Consider football players practicing before a game. While practicing, they do all kinds of things that they wouldn't do during an actual game. In practice sessions, they push themselves and their skills to their limits, because they want to improve their skills, agility, strength, and decision making. As a photographer, you should do the same. In the following video, photographer Mark Wallace from Adorama takes you through an exercise to help you stay on top of your photography game:
To understand how to have better control over lighting as a photographer, Wallace takes you through an exercise similar to what classic painters used: a still life. By shooting still life, you will have a better understanding of how to control specular highlights, shadows, and the direction of light. So follow along and start practicing.
Setup for Still Life Photography Practice
For the practice session, Wallace has the following setup:
 - Leica M10 camera with a 50mm lens, set at f/8 for greater depth of field
 - At the other end of the camera, he has some tomatoes, apples, grapes, and a glass pitcher with potpourri. Note that the fruits, vegetables and the glass pitcher are shiny and have specular highlights.
 - The setup is lit with big windows on the side, and one incandescent light on the top.
Exercise to Control Specular Highlights
Since the items that Wallace has chosen are very shiny, they show off reflections of the light source (specular highlights). The first exercise is to control those specular highlights, as they can be very distracting and difficult to deal with even in post. Here's what Wallace does to control the specular highlights:
 - First off, he starts by taking a photo of the fruit and vegetable setup just using the ambient light. This gives him an idea of how the specular highlights appear in the image.
lighting practice with ambient light
 - Taking inspiration from the classic master painters, he approaches the situation with the idea of getting rid of ambient light by closing the windows.
 - He uses a Profoto B2 with a soft box to light the subject. To avoid specular highlights, he places the light setup close to and behind the subject, also making sure that some amount of light is spilled in front of the subject.
 - He then meters the light by pointing the light meters toward the light (and not the camera) and takes the photo as per the reading to get the following result:
lighting practice using still life
Notice the reflection of chairs on the edges of the glass.
The image looks a lot better. However, there are still specular highlights on the glass due to the reflection of the chairs. By getting rid of the chairs, the result is further improved. Notice how being aware of your surroundings can help you in figuring out issues with your photos.
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If you look closely, you can still see the light stand behind the subject. Wallace uses a black cloth to cover it up while using a 12 second timer to delay the shutter release.
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Using a black cloth to get rid of the light stand
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The light stand is not visible anymore.
Retouching Still Life Images
Once satisfied with the image, Wallace opens it up in Adobe Lightroom and makes use of adjustment brushes to make local corrections. Here is what he does in post:
 - Add some front light to the underexposed areas (tomatoes, grapes, and apples).
 - Make the background more seamless by reducing the exposure on the edge of the cloth.
 - Get rid of the table legs by reducing the exposure.
 - Add some clarity.
 - Experiment with vibrance.
Once happy with the adjustments in Lightroom, he opens up the image in Adobe Photoshop. In Photoshop, using the Analog Efex plug-in, he experiments with various presets until he's happy.
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While retouching, don't over stress yourself. Feel free to experiment and play around until you're happy with the end result. Remember that you're practicing and learning skills that you will use next time you're on an actual photo shoot.
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Your children can experience opportunities in gardening, Spanish, art, music, cultures, nature and more. Children are bound to love the activities the teachers and assistants plan. All sessions include time to enjoy the great outdoors on the JMS playground, at various local parks and in the garden. Of course, children will also have access to the Montessori materials they love to work with every day.
At JMS your child will enjoy gardening, Spanish, art, music, learning about different cultures, nature, and more. They will enjoy the great outdoors in the JMS backyard, at various local parks and in our courtyard garden. The JMS Summer Program is offered for 10 weeks or can be divided into weekly sessions for convenience and flexibility.
JMS is excited to open up our Summer Camp to new families. Children who are new to JMS will experience our phase-in process during their first week of Summer Camp and again on August 26th when our children will transition from the Summer Camp to the routine of the Montessori school day.
Jonathan Montessori School 112090 Hundertmark Road Chaska, MN 55318 Phone: _PHONE_


What documents may I sign?
The general rule for paralegals is as follows:
A paralegal may sign correspondence, including e-mail correspondence, so long as no legal advice is given and the paralegal's name, title, and either the firm name or the name of her supervising attorney are given.
A paralegal may sign correspondence from an attorney by permission so long as the paralegal's title is clearly indicated and the letter does not contain legal advice or agreements. If the letter contains legal advice or agreements, the attorney should sign or have another attorney sign by permission.
A paralegal is not allowed to sign legal agreements, pleadings or certificates of service.


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Graves are about identity, that we are here – that we exist. Here lie one hundred of our ancestors in unmarked graves. Although a free people they were taken to Wybalenna to help establish the 'friendly mission' and a promise of return to their homelands. It soon became a 'death camp'. They were betrayed, abused and left to die. Some of our old people died not only at the hands of the soldiers but of dispossession of land and broken hearts. In this ﬁeld were once one hundred crosses that marked these graves. The stolen plaque read: To commemorate approximately 100 Aborigines buried in the vicinity of Wybalenna 1833–1847 erected by the Junior Farmers of Flinders Island.
Phyllis Pitchford, 1994