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What is Tao Jiao?
(scientific name: Amygdalus persica L.
[Prunus persica (L.) Batsch.] ), which is also called Peach gum
, also called tao hua tears, is a red-brown or yellow-brown jelly-like substance secreted from the bark of peach trees. These secretions are peeled off from the bark and dried to obtain raw peach gum, which can be used in traditional Chinese medicine, or simply processed and eaten.
The main component of raw peach gum is macromolecular polysaccharide. Raw peach gum removes impurities, and after hydrolysis, decolorization and other treatments, it becomes small molecular polysaccharides, which is commercial peach gum.
Types of Tao Jiao
The main component of Raw Taojiao is macromolecular polysaccharide, which is not easy to dissolve in water, but has good water absorption, and the volume can be foamed more than 10 times. Raw peach gum removes impurities, and after hydrolysis, decolorization and other treatments, it becomes small molecular polysaccharides, which is commercial peach gum. The purpose of hydrolysis is to change the difficult-to-dissolve macromolecular polysaccharides into soluble small-molecular polysaccharides, which is convenient for industrial use.
Commercial Taojiao can thicken, emulsify, coagulate, etc. in food, which is close to the function of another common gum (gum arabic). Since gum arabic needs to be imported and is more expensive, peach gum is its cheap substitute. In Japan, peach gum can be used as a food additive. Peach gum is better than Arabic gum in some properties, such as greater light transmission and viscosity. In addition, peach gum is also widely used in chemical, cosmetic, printing and dyeing industries.
Growth environment of Tao Jiao
Peach is distributed in Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shandong, Henan, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places. Widely cultivated throughout the country. Tao grows on hillsides at an altitude of 800-1200m, at the bottom of valleys, or in wild forests and shrubs.
Taojiao is a red-brown or yellow-brown jelly-like substance secreted from the bark of peach trees.
Processing methods of Tao Jiao
Collection and processing
Harvest in summer, cut the bark with a knife, and collect after the resin overflows. Soak in water, wash away impurities, and dry in the sun.
Tao Jiao TCM
The resin secreted from the bark of Rosaceae plants such as peach or mountain peach.
Sweet and bitter; flat; non-toxic.
Return large intestine, bladder meridian.
Regulating blood, treating stranguria, antidysentery.
Stone stranguria; blood stranguria; dysentery; abdominal pain; diabetes; chyluria.
Tao Jiao is in the form of irregular lumps, teardrops, etc., with different sizes, the surface is yellowish brown, light yellow, horny, translucent. The texture is tough and soft, hard when dry, and the section is shiny. Slight gas, sticky when added with water.
Oral administration: decoction, 9-15g, or into pills or powder.
1. "Bie Lu": The main protection is not hungry, and endures the wind and cold.
2. "Tang Materia Medica": The main stone is drenched, blood is broken, and the evil is infested.
3. "Compendium": harmonizing blood and replenishing qi, treating diarrhea and relieving pain.
4. "Ben Jing Feng Yuan": Peach trees are glued, clearest fluid, and can cure bloody, stone stranguria. Acne is black and sunken, use Bisheng ointment.
Peach gum benefits
Cells and tissues in the human body contain a lot of protein. Protein is not only an important component of the human body, but also a participant in various activities in the human body. Protein is the source of life for the human body. Eating Tao Jiao can supplement the body with protein. Nutritional supplements.
The aging of human skin is directly related to free radicals. The elasticity of the skin is related to collagen. When the collagen in the human body is insufficient, the elasticity of the skin will decrease and wrinkles will appear. Tao Jiao contains more plant collagen. Moderate consumption of peach gum helps to supplement the body's collagen.
Brain-replenishing and intelligence-enhancing
Tao Jiao contains a lot of galactose, which is a component of cerebrosides in the brain nervous system. Proper consumption of peach gum can supplement the galactose needed by the brain, which is of great help to nourish the brain and improve intelligence.
Tao Jiao side effects
1. Patients with weak spleen and stomach should not eat too much Tao Jiao. If they eat too much, it may cause gastrointestinal system dysfunction and cause adverse symptoms such as diarrhea. Because peach gum contains a lot of plant collagen fibers, which can stimulate gastrointestinal motility and have the effect of laxative and laxative. Eating too much may speed up gastrointestinal motility, which will cause abdominal discomfort.
2. Patients with low blood sugar should not eat too much Tao Jiao, because peach gum has a certain hypoglycemic effect. If the blood sugar is low and then eat too much peach gum, it may aggravate the discomfort symptoms.
3. Pregnant women are not recommended to eat Tao Jiao blindly, because eating too much peach gum may easily cause symptoms of getting angry and constipation.
4. Women who have a lot of menstrual flow are not recommended to eat Tao Jiao during menstruation. Peach gum has a certain effect on promoting blood circulation. If you eat too much during menstruation, it may aggravate menstrual flow.
How to take Tao Jiao?
Peach gum soup
Materials: peach gum, red dates, rock sugar
1. Soak the Tao Jiao in clean water for a whole day to make it rise until it feels free of hard lumps; remove the black impurities on the surface of the peach gum and rinse with clean water.
2. Soak the red dates until they become fat. After cleaning, put them into the pot together with the peach gum, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil on high heat, turn to low heat and simmer for 1.5 hours, add rock sugar and cook until the soup is thick; serve cold Suitable for both hot and cold.
Tao Jiao White Fungus
Ingredients: 15 grams of peach gum, 30 grams of rock sugar, 1 Sydney pear (300 grams), 5 grams of white fungus.
1. 5 grams of peach gum, 1000 ml of water. Soak Tao Jiao in clean water overnight until soft and swollen, about 10 times larger in volume.
2. Carefully remove the black impurities on the surface of the softened Tao Jiao, wash it repeatedly with clean water, and break it into even small pieces.
3. After soaking Yin er in water for 20 minutes to soften, break it into small flowers by hand. Peel Sydney pears and cut into 1cm-sized cubes.
4. Put the Tao Jiao, white fungus and water into the pot, bring to a boil on high heat, then change to low heat and continue to cook for 30 minutes. At this time, the soup starts to become a little viscous.
Cut Tao Jiao into granules, wash with water, chew and take. It is recommended to drink some warm water while chewing to help swallow and relieve stomach pain.
Tao Jiao Saponin Rice Porridge
Ingredients: saponin rice, peach gum, rose sauce, 1 spoon each, 6 red dates.
1. Wash saponin rice and Tao Jiao separately and soak them in water. I soak them for 8 hours. After 8 hours, wash the peach gum and saponin rice briefly and put them in a casserole, add 6 red dates.
2. Add enough water to the casserole, use high heat to bring to a boil, turn to medium and low heat for 2 hours and it will be cooked. Stir it from time to time during the period, so as not to burn the pot.
3. Add 1 spoon of rose sauce to the bowl, pour the cooked peach gum and saponin rice into it while it is hot, and stir well.
How to choose Tao Jiao?
The color of good Tao Jiao is very crystal clear under the care of the light, like amber, and the older the tree, the better the peach gum. The color of the new gum is relatively light, and the color is relatively dark.
The degree of foaming
The foaming degree of good peach gum is very good, which can reach more than ten times, and it melts as soon as it is boiled.
Cooked finished product
After cooking, it has a Q-like texture. If it is boiled into water, it is generally not old Tao Jiao.
Good peach gum has very few impurities, and generally has to be manually selected to remove impurities, while poor peach gum has a lot of impurities and looks dark.
Choose peach gum from old trees
Tao Jiao of the old tree is darker in color, and the peach gum of the new tree is lighter in color. Peach gum from old trees is better than new trees in terms of


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Your students are obsessed with social media, but can they act it out without words?? Crowd Charades (Social Media Edition) flips the classic game of charades on its head and gets your entire crowd involved. Choose two contestants (or more) to come up front and have them compete to see who can guess the answer as the ENTIRE audience acts it out. Encourage the crowd to work together and watch as hilarity ensues!
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- Complete PowerPoint game file
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Imagine working so hard being intensely focused; everything is running smoothly and right in the middle of your work, Bang!
The saw gets jammed, and the chain gets out of the place. Isn't it enough to annoy the heck out of you, right?
And the more disturbing thing is when you have to pause your work and call a mechanic every time because you have no idea how to put a chain back on chainsaw.
But why suffer when you can do all of this on your own? If you came here thinking the same thing, you just made the right decision!
Chainsaws are of different types so are their mechanisms. We have covered everything in this article, no matter what kind of chainsaw you seek to repair. So, let's get straight into it!
How to Put a Chain Back on Chainsaw in Easy Steps?
Place your chainsaw to a suitable surface and assemble all the required tools, have a look at these basic steps, and get ready to deal with the chain that is off its place.
- Disconnect the power source and loosen the two bolts holding the guide bar.
- Unscrew the chain tensioner and remove the chain.
- Before putting on the new chain, check out its direction, make sure that the teeth face the front of the guide bar, and place the chain properly.
- Put the chainsaw cover back while holding the chain in one hand and the guide bar in the other.
- Tighten the tension screws with a flat screwdriver and move it forward and backward to keep up the pace.
- Wear gloves while you do all that to keep yourself away from an injury while putting the chain back.
How to Put a Chain Back on an Electric Chainsaw?
- The first step is all about getting the old chain off the saw. To do this, you have to loosen the cutting bar that is holding the chain. There would be a knob on the right side of tool-free chainsaws that you have to turn, and in case chainsaws require tools, you'll have to deal with nuts and bolts nearby chainsaws.
- The next step is de-tensioning the chain to slack the entire chain off the cutting bar. Look for knobs near the cutting bar, and after turning them, you can get the whole chain off.
- This step is all about putting the chain back on the chainsaw. Choose the suitable chain, note the direction, and ensure that teeth are sharp enough to stay fitted ideally. Put it over the sprocket and keep it parallel to the cutting bar.
- Keep an eye on lugs if they are aligned correctly.
- Keep on tensioning the cutting bar for the time being to reach the correct tension point.
- Fasten the chain with the knobs and try moving it forward and backward to ensure reliability.
How to Put a Chain Back on Husqvarna Chainsaw?
Before everything, Plug off the Husqvarna chainsaw to prevent any sudden start-ups. Break the connection between the handle and chain brake with the handguard.
Loosen the nuts engaged with the clutch cover with a socket wrench or combination spanner.
- Remove the clutch cover along with a transportation ring holding a bolt inside.
- Put the chain out of the groove around the edge of the guide bar, detach it from the socket.
- Clean the sprocket if needed. Also, cleaning the oil ports with a finish nail or 14 gauge wire would work and put the bar back on the bolt.
- Start the fitting of the new chain from the top of the sprocket while passing through the edge of the bar ending right at the bottom of the sprocket. Keep the rims of cutting links facing forward.
- Reinstate the clutch cover and fasten the nuts.
How to Put a Chain Back on Stihl Chainsaw?
- Put off the Stihl saw and disengage the chain brake.
- Loosen the nuts holding the sprocket cover in an anti-clockwise direction until the guide bar starts wagging.
- Tighten the tension screw that is usually placed outside the guide bar on the lower and upper sides of the sprocket cover clockwise.
- Keep tensioning the chain until it is secured on the bottom of the guide bar.
- Keep moving the slight bar to the upper while tightening the nuts on the sprocket cover.
- Test the tension of the chain and make sure that it is moving smoothly.
How to put a Chain Back on a Ryobi Chainsaw?
- Once it gets loosened, Fix the chain back to the grooves gradually, keeping in mind the right direction, and position the chain accordingly.
- Take a screwdriver or flat blade nature and turn the slot present next to the chain's base.
- While putting chain back on the chainsaw, make sure that it is not too tightened nor too loose to keep up smoothly with the pace.
- Now the chain is tightened, fasten the nuts and continue with your work.
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How to put a Chain Back on Homelite Chainsaw?
Homelite chainsaws don't make a huge fuss and are already designed to be handled precisely by house owners that require regular maintenance.
- Detach chainsaw from any power source to prevent unexpected accidents.
- Flatten the chain and mold it in the form of a loop so that cutters are facing the direction of rotation.
- Fix the drive links into the grooves seated on the bar.
- Make the loop to get fitted around the sprocket.
- After placing the bar flush around the mounting surface.
- Adjust the bar studs on a long slit on the bar. The tension pit should already be in a pinhole.
- Replace the lock knob of the chain cover and then place it onto the unit.
- Tighten the tension knob clockwise to adjust the chain ideally.
- Before securing the chain cover knob, make sure that there is no slack left anymore to avoid any other glitches.
How to Put a Chain Back on Craftsman Chainsaw?
Being a heavy-duty chainsaw, putting the chain back on Craftsman saw might feel a little trickier than others, but you can accomplish it by following the steps below:
- Place the chainsaw on a level surface and disengage the brake by pulling the chain brake lever toward the saw handle.
- Unlatch the nuts holding the brake cover and make the chain turn freely
- Remove the guide bar plate together with the brake cover, detach the chain from the sprocket.
- Turn the tension nuts counterclockwise with the flat head screwdriver to loosen the grip.
- Pin the replacement chain around the sprocket and slide the guide bar over the two bolts
- Place the drive links onto the respective grooves while rotating the sprocket clockwise.
- Make sure that cutting edges present on drive links are facing the nose.
- Place the guide bar and chain cover back to their original position, give clockwise turns to tension to tighten the chain, and progress your work.
- Keep the fuel lines of the chainsaw away from any disturbance.
After a few trials, you would become a pro in putting the chain back on chainsaw, and then you won't have to look for a mechanic every now and then. Doing repairs on your own not only saves you time but also saves your maintenance cost, so do give it a try and get free of these side worries.
Happy working 🙂
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Icosahedral quasicrystalline (i-phase) Mg44Al15Zn41 and related Frank-Kasper (cubic approximant) phase powders, which were produced by mechanical alloying from the elemental powder mixture and subsequent heat treatment, respectively, have been hydrogenated with hydrogen gas at a temperature of 573 K and a hydrogen pressure of 4.2 MPa. The hydrogen solubility limit for both powders is almost the same and was estimated to be about 16 at%, and no crystallographic structural dependence was found for the hydrogen solubility. The approximant phase powder was structurally stable after hydrogenation but the i-phase powder decomposed into the approximant and MgZn2 intermetallic phases. Hydrogen desorption occurred at temperatures above about 600 K for both powders and was accompanied by the evaporation of zinc. The kinetics of the hydrogen desorption as well as the zinc evaporation were slightly different in each powder because of the formation of the MgZn2 phase in the i-phase powder after hydrogenation.
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The Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission is stepping up its monitoring of water quality at Cypress Creek.
Recent cases of construction runoff from a giant mall project polluting the creek, a state-designated Outstanding Florida Water, have alarmed Hillsborough's environmental watchdogs.
The creek feeds Hillsborough's drinking water supply.
Developer Richard E. Jacobs Group is building Cypress Creek Town Center, a 1-million-square-foot mall at Interstate 75 and State Road 56. State, county and federal officials have charged the builder with allowing construction discharge to illegally muddy the nearby creek at least twice in the past five months.
Hillsborough environmental officials will now collect turbidity data - which measures murkiness - every other week when there is no rain, and daily when it rains, said Bob Owens, a supervisor with the EPC. The EPC used to check turbidity only when citizens complained or on random visits, Owens said.
The commission will also increase the number of its monitoring sites from one to three, including two in Pasco it never had before.
It used to take readings only where the creek crosses the county line from Pasco to Hillsborough.
Now, the EPC will add a monitoring site where the creek runs next to the mall and another just north of State Road 54, upstream from the mall.
The idea is to get a better picture of how the turbidity - measured in something called "nephelometric turbidity units," or NTUs - fluctuates before, at and after the mall site.
"Any increase in turbidity over the normal NTU levels is considered a violation of Hillsborough water quality rules," Owens said. "With the status of the Outstanding Florida Water, any increase is worrying."
Generally, EPC officials have taken readings that measured between 3 to 5 NTUs. Zero is the least turbid. A reading taken Jan. 25, after the discharges from the mall site, measured 6 NTUs.
That's still not quite enough data for the EPC to build a strong case, which is why Owens is now adding monitoring stations and the frequency of his checks.
"What's abnormal is a man-made increase in the turbidity value," he said.
Mall officials didn't respond to a call for comment on the EPC's new measures.
The question is: What can the EPC do with the data, since its jurisdiction ends at the Hillsborough County line?
"That's a good question," said Rick Tschantz, the commission's attorney. "We'll work with the state and federal agencies as the lead agencies. But if we see something's not happening, we'll go on our own authority. It's hard legally, but I'm not saying it's impossible."
It wouldn't be the first time the EPC took action beyond county lines, Tschantz said.
In December 1997, it joined state and federal officials in enforcement action after 55-million gallons of acidic water spilled into the Alafia River from the Mulberry Phosphate fertilizer plant in Polk County and caused a massive fish kill.
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Why Are Words More Memorable Than Numbers?
Assuming that they are, I'm sure for some people it's actually the other way around.
Is it because numbers describe a relationship between entities rather than the entities themselves?
it's because like there's not much material difference between 1178 and 1179, they're too specific aren't they.
Like you could remember seeing a red car but could you remember what shade of red?
Numbers all mean the same thing, just different quantities of that thing
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It's only words
And words are all I have
To take your heart away
yeah they rely on something else to define them don't they.
So does that mean maths can't exist in a vacuum?
simply write numbers down as words and they become easier to remember
I guess until something has happened nothing can have any meaning,
Can someone give me the four one one on this thread please?
One of the only things that makes me remotely suitable for my job is that I find numbers very easy to remember.
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This is a good little memory trick
Say you had to remember this string of numbers
193 919 452 020
You'd probably forget after half hour if you were asked to repeat what they were because there's no context but if you put them together and they have a context it's easier so
193 919 452 020 becomes
_PHONE_ 2020 aka the start and end years of WW2 and the current year.
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yeah that is neat!
Can Discobot answer with word numbers?
Hey _USER_ roll 1d6
:game_die: 2
Human consciousness doesn't really work in numbers, thank heavens, it's another level of mathematical abstraction
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Create a website remarketing list
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CAB offers school cost tips
A new change on the issue of school costs has been introduced in Northern Ireland which may help to ease the pressure of school costs for some working families, the Citizen Advice Bureau (CAB) has said.
School uniform grants and free school meals have been available for parents on certain benefits for some years now.
However, this school year the criteria for these have been widened to include some parents who are in receipt of Working Tax Credit (WTC).
Parents who are receiving WTC are eligible for free school meals and uniform grants if their yearly taxable income is £16,190 or less.
These new rules will only initially apply to children who were born on or after July 2, 2002, therefore children over eight years of age will not be eligible this school year.
Citizens Advice has published a free fact sheet on help with school costs which available online at _URL_


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Controlled burn done at elementary
In the interest of safety, a controlled and permitted burn took place on Monday, April 25 at Otsego Elementary School prairie land and adjoining fields.
The contractor, Prairie Restoration, notified school district officials that morning that the weather conditions were expected to be near perfect for the controlled burn.
The contractor attempted a controlled burn last year; however, wind conditions were such that the burn had to be canceled. During the controlled burn, school property was cordoned off with only fire experts allowed on site.
The reason for the controlled burn is to reduce what is referred to as "fuel buildup," which if not managed early in the season leads to the potential of uncontrolled field fires (lightning, etc.). The burn also controls non-native weeds while stimulating the growth of the native grasses and forbs.
Experts recommend that prairies be scheduled for controlled burns every five to seven years; Otsego Elementary School is now in that window. School Principal Erin Talley says management now not only helps "ensure the safety of our students and school, but also lessens the possibility of an uncontrolled fire affecting neighbors' property."

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👏 You can access ncp package with using ncp variable in browser devtools!
Asynchronous recursive file copy utility.
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ncp - Asynchronous recursive file & directory copying
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Think cp -r, but pure node, and asynchronous. ncp can be used both as a CLI tool and programmatically.
Command Line usage
Usage is simple: ncp [source] [dest] [--limit=concurrency limit] [--filter=filter] --stopOnErr
The 'filter' is a Regular Expression - matched files will be copied.
The 'concurrency limit' is an integer that represents how many pending file system requests ncp has at a time.
'stoponerr' is a boolean flag that will tell ncp to stop immediately if any errors arise, rather than attempting to continue while logging errors. The default behavior is to complete as many copies as possible, logging errors along the way.
If there are no errors, ncp will output done. when complete. If there are errors, the error messages will be logged to stdout and to./ncp-debug.log, and the copy operation will attempt to continue.
Programmatic usage
Programmatic usage of ncp is just as simple. The only argument to the completion callback is a possible error.
var ncp = require('ncp').ncp;
ncp.limit = 16;
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You can also call ncp like ncp(source, destination, options, callback). options should be a dictionary. Currently, such options are available:
 - options.filter - a RegExp instance, against which each file name is
tested to determine whether to copy it or not, or a function taking single parameter: copied file name, returning true or false, determining whether to copy file or not.
 - options.transform - a function: function (read, write) { read.pipe(write) }
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 - options.clobber - boolean=true. if set to false, ncp will not overwrite
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 - options.dereference - boolean=false. If set to true, ncp will follow symbolic
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 - options.stopOnErr - boolean=false. If set to true, ncp will behave like cp -r,
and stop on the first error it encounters. By default, ncp continues copying, logging all errors and returning an array.
 - options.errs - stream. If options.stopOnErr is false, a stream can be provided, and errors will be written to this stream.
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Practice Psychometric Tests
Written Exercise
Employers often use a written exercise to assess job candidates. Written exercises usually test a combination of: common sense, comprehension skills, verbal reasoning, the ability to structure a letter, an essay or an argument, note taking ability and written communication skills.
A candidate's knowledge of specific industry issues or work procedures is not usually tested. The subject of your written exercise may also be used as the basis for a discussion in a later interview.
Written Exercise Examples
Examples of written exercises used by firms include:
 - Write a report on the pros and cons of a takeover bid, based on 12-pages of material provided.
 - Summarise the facts of a case file, listing its strengths and weaknesses.
 - Summarise a Law report for a client who is concerned with the issues it covers but has no specific legal knowledge.
 - Write a letter of complaint to a local council on behalf of an elderly resident.
You will typically be given between 40-60 minutes to complete a written exercise.


Let's number the scale steps of the major scale $1,2,\ldots 7$, i.e., label them from the tonic upward mod $7$ and then add $1$. With that numbering scheme, let the lowest note of a given diatonic interval be $x$ and the highest note $y$.
Is there an "easy" or at least "manageable" formula/algorithm for the function $I(x,y)$, where $I$ takes values $1,2,\ldots,7$ according as the interval between $x$ and $y$ is a unison, second, third, etc.?
For example, $I(6,4)=6$.
As a further question, could we then modify the formula for $I(x,y)$ into one for $J(x,y)$, where $J(x,y)=(I(x,y),Q)$, with $Q$ the quality (major, minor, perfect, augmented, diminished) of the interval according to some convenient numerical labeling?
 - $\begingroup$ The formula for $I$ depends on what operators you allow. The binary $\bmod$ operator would be useful (written % in many programming languages). For the "quality" component, however, it seems to me that a lookup table would be far simpler than a formula. $\endgroup$ – David K Apr 16 '20 at 2:51
For the intervals part, I think that by definition the number-name of the interval is simply the distance, the difference $\;y-x\;$, between scale steps $\;x\;$ and $\;y\;$.
Only with two complications: Intervals are numbered starting from $1$, not $0$; and sometimes one doesn't want to distinguish between a sixth, a 13th, or an inverted third.
That leads to the $\;+1\;$ and the $\;\text{ mod }7\;$ in the formula from the earlier answer $$ I(x,y) \;=\; (y-x)\text{ mod }7 + 1 $$
Now for the quality, I have found the following.
First, we calculate the number of fifths in the interval, which is $\;F(y) - F(x)\;$, where $$ F(x) = 2m - \left\lfloor (m+4)/7 \right\rfloor\times7 - \left\lfloor m/7 \right\rfloor\times7 \text{, where } m = x-1 $$ is the number of fifths (modulo octaves) from the tonic to $\;x\;$. (Note that $\;\left\lfloor \dots/7 \right\rfloor\times7\;$ rounds down to the nearest multiple of $7$.)
Then the quality is $$ Q(x,y) = h(k) - h(-k) \text{,} \\ \text{where } k = F(y) - F(x) \\ \text{ and } h(k) = \max(0, \left\lfloor (k+8)/7 \right\rfloor) $$ where the quality is encoded as
Q(x,y) quality name
......
$-3$ doubly diminished
$-2$ diminished
$-1$ minor
$ 0$ perfect
$ 1$ major
$ 2$ augmented
$ 3$ doubly augmented
......
There is more behind this, but I cannot expand on that now. For now, suffice it to say that $\;h(k)\;$ indicates how'major' the $\;k\;$-fifths interval is; and a perfect interval is, in some sense, one that is both major and minor.
 - $\begingroup$ Thank you, this is exactly the sort of thing I was looking for! $\endgroup$ – Kim Fierens Jun 2 at 15:40
 - $\begingroup$ _USER_ You're welcome! As an additional remark, things become simpler if you take intervals as the basic concept, and build scale steps on top; then you only need to use $\;I(1,y)\;$ and $\;Q(1,y)\;$, making the formulas simpler. And unlike scale steps, intervals can be added together, although not via the standard arithmetic-- it helps to write an interval $\;y\;$ as (nrOfFifths, nrOfOctaves), with nrOfFifths = $\;F(y)\;$ describing the interval quality per this answer; and as (nrOfMajorSeconds, nrOfSharps), where nrOfMajorSeconds describes the interval 'degree'; and add elementwise. $\endgroup$ – MarnixKlooster ReinstateMonica Jun 2 at 18:42
Although you don't say explicitly what $\ I(x,y)\ $ means when $\ x>y\ $(i.e. the index of the lower note is greater than the index of the higher note), I assume from your example that it is the degree of the interval from the note represented by $\ x\ $ to the one an octave higher than that represented by $\ y\ $. In that case, if $$ I(x,y)\stackrel{\text{def}}{=} y-x\hspace{-0.5em} \pmod{7}+1 $$ then the interval between $\ x\ $ and $\ y\ $ will be a unison if $\ I(x,y)=1\ $, and an $\ n$-th if $\ I(x,y)=n\ $ with $\ n=2,3,\dots,7\ $.
For the qualities, I doubt if there's any simpler way to represent them than in a table something like the following: $$ \begin{matrix} \,_{\large x}\backslash^{\large y}&1&2&3&4&5&6&7\\ 1&u&2&3&p4&p5&6&7\\ 2&m7&u&2&m3&p4&p5&6\\ 3&m6&m7&u&m2&m3&p4&p5\\ 4&p5&6&7&u&2&3&a4\\ 5&p4&p5&6&m7&u&2&3\\ 6&m3&p4&p5&m6&m7&u&2\\ 7&m2&m3&p4&d5&m6&m7&u \end{matrix} $$ in which the numbers unaccompanied by a letter represent major intervals. While you could no doubt concoct some sort of numerical formula to represent the same information that's contained in this table, I doubt if it could be made any more succinct.
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- Multiple returns per pulse: When the Honeycomb sends out a pulse of light, it doesn't just see the first object the laser beam touches. Instead, it can see up to four different objects in that laser beams' line of sight (e.g., it can see both the foliage in front of a tree branch and the tree branch itself). This gives a rich and more detailed view of the environment, and uncovers objects that might otherwise be missed.
- Minimum range of zero: The Honeycomb has a minimum range of zero, meaning it can see objects immediately in front of the sensor. This enables key capabilities such as near object detection and avoidance.
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Version:
2022.3
Last modified: May 16, 2023
Before You Begin
The Migration Prep Tool creates a staged copy of the workflow data stored in your database. During this process, the Migration Prep Tool will give you an estimate of the space required to proceed. Do not proceed unless you have sufficient space available.
You must manually verify that you have sufficient space available to complete this process. The Migration Prep Tool cannot verify the space available.
Step 1: Install the Migration Prep Tool
Follow these steps to install the Migration Prep Tool.
# Step
1.1
Download the installer at _URL_ and run it.
Run the installer of the Migration Prep Tool.
1.2
Accept the EULA.
Accept the EULA.
1.3
Choose the installation path or accept the default path.
Choose the installation path or accept the default path.
1.4
Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
Step 2: Start the Migration Prep Tool
Follow these steps to start the Migration Prep Tool.
# Step
2.1
Open a Command Prompt or PowerShell.
2.2
Navigate to the chosen installation path (Default: C:\Program Files\Alteryx Migration Tool\).
2.3
Execute one of these 3 commands to run the Migration Prep Tool. Note: If you use PowerShell, add .\ to the start of each command.
You can run this operation on any host that has access to the MongoDB server. You can safely run it multiple times without downtime.
#Example for use with the embedded MongoDB or a single user-managed MongoDB server:
AlteryxServiceMigrator22_2.exe -p -c "mongodb://{user}:{password}@{host.domain.tld}:{port}/AlteryxService?authSource={authenticationDB}"
This might look like in the following example. Please note that 'NON_ADMIN_MONGO_PASSWORD' and 'localhost' should be changed based on your current setup.
AlteryxServiceMigrator22_2.exe -p -c "mongodb://user:NON_ADMIN_MONGO_PASSWORD@localhost:27018/AlteryxService?authSource=AlteryxService"
#Example for use with MongoDB replica sets:
AlteryxServiceMigrator22_2.exe -p -c "mongodb://{user}:{password}@{host1.domain.tld}:{port},{host2.domain.tld}:{port},{host3.domain.tld}:{port}/AlteryxService?authSource={authenticationDB}"
#Example for use with MongoDB Atlas:
AlteryxServiceMigrator22_2.exe -p -c "mongodb+srv://{user}:{password}@{atlasCluster.cloudProvider.mongodb.net}/AlteryxService?retryWrites=true&w=majority"
 - Replace these variables in the connection string with the values appropriate for your environment. These are the same credentials used to configure your Server database and can be found in Alteryx System Settings:
 - {authenticationDB} = the database that will authenticate the specified user credential.
 - If your Server is configured to use the embedded MongoDB, you need to use the non-admin MongoDB password. In the connection string, your authSource should be 'AlteryxService'.
 - If you are using a user-managed MongoDB, contact your MongoDB administrator to confirm the user credentials and authSource.
 - {port} = the service port MongoDB uses to provide access to the database.
 - {host.domain.tld} = the fully qualified domain name of your MongoDB server.
 - {password} = credential for the user.
 - {user} = username to access the database.
 - {atlasCluster.cloudProvider.mongodb.net} = the MongoDB Atlas cluster address.
 - Command parameters:
 - -h [ --help ] display help info
 - -q [ --quiet ] output log messages to the command line (progress messages ignore this flag)
 - -s [ --severity ] arg (=7) console logging severity level (migration progress reports are sent at level 5)
 - -p [ --perform ] perform migration
 - -u [ --forcenoprogressupdates ] disable progress update messages from being written to the console (they are still written to the log file)
 - -c [ --connection ] arg connection string (AlteryxService database must be specified)
 - -l [ --loggingpath ] arg (=C:\ProgramData\Alteryx) logging file path, must contain a %N for log rotation purposes
 - --loggingmaxfilesize arg (=64) maximum size in MB for a log file before it gets rotated
 - -r [ --runtimesettings ] arg runtime settings file path
 - -d [ --stagingdirectory ] arg directory where decrypted workflows will be temporarily stored before getting reencrypted
2.4
When the migration starts, it will prompt you to confirm you have made a backup of the database and your runtime settings file:
When the migration starts it will it will prompt you to confirm you have made a backup of the database and your runtime settings file.
2.5
Once you confirm the backups, the utility checks the current space usage. It will give you an estimate of the additional space needed for the migration. You must check your system and continue only if you are sure that you have sufficient free space available to proceed.
Once you confirm the backups, the utility will check current space usage .
2.6
After you have confirmed that there is sufficient space available, the utility begins migrating the workflow data. You will see console messages indicating the start time and completion time, along with progress messages.
After confirming sufficient free space is available, the utility will begin migrating the the workflow data in preparation for the upgrade to 2022.3.
Troubleshooting
If an error occurs during the migration, the error displays in the console and is also captured in the log file.
If you encounter an error, follow these steps:
 1. Capture a screenshot of the command prompt.
 2. Obscure or remove any sensitive data.
 3. Capture the log (see validation steps for location and naming).
 4. Run the migration again.
 5. If the migration is unsuccessful again, contact Support and include the screenshot and log file in your report.
Step 3: Upgrade to Server 2022.3
 - Before you upgrade, make a backup copy of your Mongo database and the RuntimeSettings.xml. The encryption performed during the maintenance window is not reversible. The backup protects your installation from data loss or additional downtime.
 - The migration progress is not visible during the 2022.3 upgrade.
 - For more information about the upgrade, go to Install or Upgrade Server.
# Step
3.1
Download the 2022.3 installer and run it.
Run the installer.
3.2
Accept the license agreement.
Accept the license agreement.
3.3
Choose your installation path or accept the default path.
Choose your installation path or accept the default.
3.4
Start the installation.
Start the installation.
3.5
Allow the installation to complete.
Allow the installation to complete.
3.6
Upon completion of the installation, choose the Configure Server Now option.
Upon completion of the installation choose the 'Configure Server Now' option.
After the installation of Server 2022.3 is complete, there might be a delay in starting the service.
3.7 Alteryx System Settings opens. Navigate through System Settings to check that your settings are correct. Then select Finish and Done to start the service.
3.8 Once the service starts up, Server enters maintenance mode to migrate RuntimeSettings and the database values that could not be migrated beforehand. During the maintenance mode, your Server instance will be unavailable.
3.9 The Migration Prep tool does a final check for database changes since the last run. Then it performs the migration (including any newfound changes) and moves the staged migration into use.
3.10 This final migration might take several hours. The time depends on the size of your configuration and if the Migration Prep Tool was run before the upgrade. Once this process is complete, Server will exit the maintenance mode and enter a functional state.
Troubleshooting
If the service shuts down after a period of time, check these logs for migration errors:
 - LastStartupError.txt
 - AlteryxServiceMigrator_#.log
If migration errors were encountered, attempt to restart the AlteryxService. After attempting to restart the AlteryxService might resolve the issue. If the problem persists, collect the logs and reach out to customer support for assistance. Depending on the errors, attempting to restart the AlteryxService might resolve the issue as it will re-attempt any incomplete migration steps.
What could cause a migration to fail?
There are 2 failure cases:
 1. The record could not be decrypted. This implies


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From July 20 to August 8, 2023, the Einstein Probe (EP) satellite successfully passed the thermal test in the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites, CAS.
Thermal test aims to make sure the satellite can work normally once launched, despite the harsh environments in space. For this sake, the whole-satellite platform has to be test in different simulated extreme conditions in lab before launching. Such tests include three parts: low pressure discharging test, thermal balance test, and thermal vacuum test.
Figure 1 EP Satellite in KM4C Vacuum Chamber
The thermal test results showed that the EP satellite can perform normally to achieve a working performance up to the preset standards in a low-pressure environment. The thermal control system of the satellite was demonstrated to be capable of maintaining the onboard instruments within the working temperature range under different external heat flux environments, indicating a correct and reasonable thermal control design. The instrument of the satellite operated normally under vacuum and extreme temperature conditions, and the performance indicators met the requirements. The temperature difference and temperature stability indicators of key components such as the payload support truss, Wide-field X-ray Telescope (WXT) and Follow-up X-ray Telescope (FXT) supporting frames, star tracker supporting frame, WXT CMOS detector, and FXT pnCCD detector all exceeded the requirements.
During the thermal test, the WXT and FXT of the EP satellite underwent a series of testing. Tests including long-term detector background test, trigger and follow-up test via hot spots, software refactoring test, and data stress test were conducted on WXT payload. All 12 WXT modules performed well during the thermal test. Tests including the sunshield flip structure opening test, full-frame, windowed, and time-variable operation mode tests, wheel full blocking and radiation source positioning tests, background data acquisition test, offset calculation test, and front-to-back light leakage test were carried out on the FXT payload. The FXT payload worked well in various working modes during the thermal test.
Currently, the EP satellite mission team is intensively conducting follow-up tests for the flight model of the satellite, with a plan to launch in December 2023 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
Provided by IAM, CAS


The application has now been enabled. Follow these steps to ensure the application was deployed correctly:
 1. Select your target workspace from the top menu bar.
 2. Select the cluster you want to verify from the left sidebar menu:
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From Ohio History Central
Lydia Moulton was an early settler of Marietta, Ohio. A group of real estate speculators, the Ohio Company of Associates, founded Marietta, originally known as Adelphia, in 1788.
Moulton was born on February 11, 1757, in Newbury (sometimes reported as Newburyport), Massachusetts. Moulton's father, William Moulton, was a gold and silversmith. In 1762, he moved his family to Hempstead, New Hampshire, where he diversified his business interests, becoming an extensive landholder, as well as continuing his work with silver and gold.
In 1788, William Moulton moved to Marietta. His wife Lydia, his daughters Lydia and Anna, and his son Enoch (sometimes reported as Edmond) joined him there in 1789. Here, Moulton continued his employment as a silver and goldsmith. By this time, he also had taught his daughter Lydia the trade. At this time, it was almost unheard of for a woman to know a formal trade. Lydia, however, proved herself to be a skilled craftsperson, and this father and daughter provided residents of what is now southeastern Ohio with numerous products, primarily eating utensils. These two smiths traveled by wagon selling their wares.
At this point in time, Marietta was still part of the frontier. Residents in this portion of the United States were struggling to create homes and ordered lives in the West. Craftspeople like William and Lydia Moulton helped residents of the Northwest Territory acquire needed equipment, as well as the finer necessities of life, bringing European culture to the frontier.


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On a bicycle, sometimes it's very hard to get your new rubber handlebar grips on. This will help you put it on easily and not have it slip off later.
Method 1 of 2: Removing grips
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 Sometimes careful cutting with a razor blade is necessary. Try not to scratch your chrome. If you want to save the grips without cutting, spray WD-40 between grip and handlebar. It WILL penetrate all the way down. Twist to spread WD-40 inside, and pull off. Stick a screwdriver between the bar and the grip if you cannot get under the grip well.
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 Clean bar with soap/water to remove WD-40. Dry bar thoroughly! Don't leave handlebars soapy or wet.
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To function, magma smelters must be built with at least one of the eight edge tiles occupying an open space with at least 4/7 magma on the next floor down. This magma can be natural, or channeled from a larger source, or otherwise transported from another level to a trench designed to hold the magma.
Magma smelters do not consume any magma from their magma source - you can use a single tile of 4/7 (or deeper) magma below the smelter as an infinite heat source. Note that both pig iron and steel production still require either coke or charcoal as a part of the recipe, as a source of carbon for the reaction.
Creatures can climb up through the open tile that the building is built on, making them a potential entry point into your fortress. The smelter in older versions had an impassable tile that could be used to prevent this, but it has been removed as of v50.
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- Cooking Time: 20
- Servings: 4
- Preparation Time: 30
- 12 large shrimp, shelled and deveined
- 8 shiitake mushrooms
- 8 broccoli heads
- 1 small eggplant, sliced into 8 bite-size pieces
- 1 green or red pepper, quartered
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2½ cups ice water
- 6 cups vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons sesame oil
- Wafu® Original Sesame Japanese Dressing
- Flatten the shrimp by making several cuts across the inside curve of each shrimp and gently stretch the shrimp flat on a cutting board.
- Dredge all vegetables in a small amount of flour and place on a plate.
- In a large saucepan, heat 4 inches of oil to 325°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, egg, baking powder and salt.
- Gently whisk in 2½ cups ice water, mixing until ingredients are moistened. Lumps will form. Lumps in the mixture are preferable.
- Using chopsticks (or tongs) dip the shrimp and vegetables into the batter and fry, turning occasionally until golden or for about 2 minutes.
- Transfer shrimp and vegetables to paper towels to drain. Always remove any residual batter from oil before adding the next batch of shrimp or vegetables. Always ensure oil temperature remains at 325°F.
- Serve tempura immediately with Wafu® Japanese Dressing as dipping sauce.


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Craig McClenaghan Architecture is a dynamic design studio in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Established in 2016, the studio pursues an interest in contemporary architectural design and includes architecture, master-planning, exhibition development, interiors and landscape, often involving multidisciplinary collaborations with researchers, writers, artists, and curators. Craig's prior experience at Mashabane Rose Associates established an interest in narrative heritage projects, and between 2003 and 2016 Craig worked on several 'cultural' building and exhibition projects including the Origins Centre (2005), Liliesleaf (2008), Golden Gate Dinosaur Museum (2009), Trevenna Commercial Campus (2010), Laager Theatre (2015) and Engraved Rock Gallery (2016) as well as several large-scale design competitions such as the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Spier Arts Centre, Lebone ii College of the Royal Bafokeng, Pan African Parliament and Anglo American 'Re-Invention.'
A strong relationship between drawing and making is encouraged in the studio's creative ethos and a broad spectrum of content is explored through photography, collage and drawing. In addition to the production of rigorous digital architectural drawing, Craig's abstract technical hand drawings use text, line and repetition as a construction methodology through which to explore, translate and represent.
Craig teaches periodically at the University of Johannesburg's Post-Graduate School of Architecture (GSA) and has been a regular guest lecturer, competition adjudicator and external examiner at the University of Witwatersrand's Faculty of Architecture and Planning.


- "Genshin Impact" has a few hidden mechanics that the game does not explain to players
 - The ICD system dictates the frequency in which elemental auras are applied by attacks
 - This system has a number of rules and exceptions for every character
The combat system in "Genshin Impact" is easy to understand and even easier to use in practice. However, there are plenty of things happening behind the scenes that the average player may not immediately notice. The ICD mechanic falls under this category.
Exploiting the ICD is important for maximizing damage output in "Genshin Impact." Much like the Elemental Gauge Theory, the game doesn't explain this mechanic at all, but members of the "Genshin Impact" community have put it upon themselves to try and discover how ICDs work by themselves.
What Are ICDs?
ICD, or Internal Cooldown, is a hidden mechanic that affects the frequency in which elemental attacks apply elemental auras on the same enemy. Simply put, elemental attacks can only apply elemental auras to enemies depending on their independent internal cooldown timers. Attacks cannot apply elemental auras in quick succession, except for some specific abilities.
There are two rules that determine when an aura can be applied:
 1. Attacks can only apply auras every 2.5 seconds.
 2. Attacks will reapply an aura after three hits.
These rules are independent of each other. For example, if Hu Tao inflicts a Pyro aura on an enemy, she will not be able to inflict another Pyro aura for the next 2.5 seconds or until she hits the same enemy four times in quick succession. If she fails to hit the enemy four times after 2.5 seconds, then her ICD will reset by virtue of the first rule.
Hu Tao, the 77th Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor - Genshin Impact Hu Tao, the 77th Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor Photo: Genshin Impact
Different attacks have unique ICD tags attached to them. These tags simply serve as indicators that let the game know what type of attack is being used.
Some attacks, such as Ganyu's charged shots, have no ICD timers and will always apply auras so long as they hit.
How To Exploit ICDs
Knowing a character's ICDs can help increase the efficiency of element application. This will help players make sure that no attacks go to waste when chaining elemental reactions.
For example, Diona's constellation passive that makes her aimed shots charge faster will not affect her aimed shot ICD, which means that every other hit on an enemy will not inflict Cryo.
Alternatively, each hit of Diluc's Elemental Skill will apply Pyro because each strike has a different ICD tag.
Working around ICDs is what makes quick-swap teams very viable. Players will be able to constantly apply and reapply an element so long as they use different attacks from different characters. This can result in big combos filled with elemental reactions if played properly.
Here's a detailed overview of ICDs provided by TenTen, one of the community's most helpful content creators for in-depth "Genshin Impact" information:


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The Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest
The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on the NASSP National Advisory List of Contests and Activities for 2012-2013.
NASSP Student Contests and Activities Page
The Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest is open to all students attending home schools, public, parochial, or private high schools who are in their freshman, sophomore, junior or senior (grades 9 through 12) year of study.
History of The Joseph S. Rumbaugh Oration Contest
In 1945 an Ohio SAR member, Douglass G. High, originated this creative exercise in a Cincinnati Senior High. Two years later the NSSAR assumed National sponsorship. Douglass G. High passed away in 1952. In 1953 the National Society attached his name to the contest title as a memorial. He was the first Chairman on the NSSAR Oration Committee, serving in this capacity for five years.
In honor of a Florida SAR member, this Oratorical event was renamed the Joseph S. Rumbaugh Oration Contest. For many years this Compatriot has shown an active interest in the welfare of youth and has been a creative promoter of this contest. The contest is designed to explore the influence of the Revolutionary war on present day America.
Purpose Of The National Contest
- To support historical research in our high schools by promoting oratorical presentations related to our Revolutionary War period _PHONE_.
- To emphasize American History to the high school student and focus on and intelligent relationship between the past and the present.
- To place a positive emphasis on the plans of our founding fathers.
The preliminary rounds of the contest are held by Chapters and/or State Societies of the Sons of the American Revolution to select one winner from each participating state. In regions (SAR Districts) where no State Society sponsors an entrant, an SAR District entry is permitted. Prizes may be awarded to winners of Chapter and State Society (or District) competitions. The State or District sponsor is responsible for informing the contestant how expenses of competing at the National Level will be made. For example, travel, hotel for two evenings and meal expense.
The National Society competition between State Society winners is held during the NSSAR's National Congress in June/July.
The National Rumbaugh Orations Committee is currently attempting to raise the level of scholarship awards for our national winners. Please consider contributing to the Orations endowment by accessing the fillable form "The Dr. Joseph Warren Medal". Our youth thank you for giving them this increased opportunity for education. You can download the form here.
Rules of the Rumbaugh Oration Contest
For further information about the contest, do one of the following
- Call, write, or Email the contact in a nearby Chapter or State Society
- Email to NSSAR National Chairman at goebeltaconic [dot] net (National Chairman)
- Write -- making sure to enclose a number 10, business size, self-addressed envelope -- to the
Chairman of the Rumbaugh Oration Contest c/o NSSAR Headquarters 1000 South Fourth Street Louisville, KY 40203-3208
Official Rules of the The Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest
- The contest will be held in preliminary round(s) by state societies and/or chapters of the Sons of the American Revolution to select one winner from each participating state. In districts where no state society sponsors an entrant, a district entry is permitted. Each participating state society or district should provide information regarding the contest to senior high school, parochial, private and home-schooled speech and/or history teachers and principals or counselors as early as possible.
- The contest is open to all students of the freshman, sophomore, junior and senior classes (Grades 9 - 12) in the public, parochial, private and home schools within the jurisdiction of the sponsoring state society or district.
- The oration must be original of not less than five minutes or more than six minutes. The subject shall deal with an event, personality, or document pertaining to the Revolutionary War and show a relationship to America today. The oration must be essentially the same as the submitted manuscript. Notes and props (including military uniforms) may not be used in the presentation.
- The state society or district establishes the date and deadlines for its contest allowing adequate time to submit its winner as an entrant in the national competition. (Four weeks before the start of NSSAR Congress) Form A & B, which can be found below, (National) must be received by the National Chairman by the deadline.
- Before the chapter winner competes in the state contest, a copy of the oration, a photograph and biographical sketch of the entrant, and the completed Form B should be mailed to the state chairman following the chapter contest. Form A (State) will be sent by the Chapter Chairman to the State Chairman.
- At Congress the NSSAR will furnish awards and give recognition to all orators who participate in the national preliminary and final contests.
- Expenses involving lodging, meals, and transportation to, at, and from the NSSAR Congress may be borne by the sponsoring state society or district. Chaperon for the entrant may be provided by the state society or district.
- During the presentation of orations at chapter, state-district, or national contest, no applause is permitted until all orators have finished speaking.
- During the contest, no private videotaping or flash picture taking will be allowed.
- By action of the 1985 Congress, all judges in the Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest must be members of the SAR. The judges will select the winners by the following criteria: A. Composition; B. Delivery; C. Significance; D. History. Time allocated for delivery is between 5 and 6 minutes. (A penalty is applied for going outside the time allocations.)
- The contestants must agree that the interpretation of rules and the decisions of the NSSAR and its judges shall govern without reservation. The judging sheets and notes are the property of the SAR.
- The first place winner at the national level of the Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest may not compete in its future competitions.
- The first place National winner is expected to attend the youth awards luncheon the day after the final competition.
NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS:
Third Place…………………………………………. $1,000
The above winners also receive an Olympic-size medal
All other finalists…………………………………… $300
All other national Contestants……….……… $200
The winner of the state or district contest may receive expenses toward their trip to compete in the national contest. The state society or district may give a cash award and/or an Olympic-size medal.
The Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest Procedures
Insofar as possible the chapter, state or district contest should follow the procedures of the NSSAR Congress contest. These procedures are known to the majority of our chairmen, but new chairmen may be unfamiliar with them. The national procedures are as follows:
- At the beginning of the program the rules are explained to the orators and the audience.
- Before the contest begins, preferably in private conference with the chairman, the orators draw numbers to determine the speaking order.
- All orators are introduced only by number
- In giving the oration, at no time may the orator use notes or props.
- There are at least three judges, all of whom are SARs in accordance with the 1985 NSSAR Congress action. Prior to the contest, the chairman discusses the rules, procedures and judging sheets with the judges. The judges are seated throughout the audience with their location unknown to the speakers. The chairman acts neither as coach nor judge.
- Before the first orator comes before the audience, the timer is introduced. For the benefit of the orator, the signals to indicate five minutes and six minutes are described to the orators and the audience. If the orator announces a title, timing does not begin until the oration itself begins. The orator at the end of six minutes may complete his/her sentence. If the orator begins the next sentence and/or continues, the timer records the excess time. If the oration is less than five minutes, the timer records the time not used.
- The chairman follows the manuscript. The changing of a word or a sentence is understood, but if a substantial portion of the oration deviates from the manuscript, the chairman indicates this on the record. The timer and chairman are seated together for recording purposes. The one who is following the manuscript can and should prompt. The timer notes these promptings on his record.
- When the contest is over the judges and timer have retired, the chairman introduces each orator either by name or number and asks the individual to comment on his/her activities, school, future plans, and any family members or support group persons that may be with them at the contest.
- When the judges return, they are introduced. The judging sheets and notes are the property of the SAR. The winners are announced and presented with monetary awards and Olympic-size medals. Some chapter, states, and districts give monetary awards along with Olympic-size medal for first place. The medal is available for chapters, states and districts and can be purchased from the NSSAR Merchandise Department. Check the merchandise catalog for details.


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Aaron and Andrew Harrison, James Young Officially Enrolled at Kentucky
Fans in Lexington can breathe a bit easier today, as the three missing McDonald's All-Americans — James Young and the Harrison twins, Andrew and Aaron — have officially enrolled in classes at Kentucky.
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Hand gesture and electronic circuit for sonification of drawing
Drawdio – Jay Silver's original designed kit. It's the contemporary electronic tool for drawing music.
How does the drawing look like made by Drawdio?
Metaphorically, growing-drawing are growing like plants, instead of water there is a sound which stimulates growing of the drawing.
Interface Cultures, Kunstuniversität Linz
The experience of drawing action with Drawdio is significant for the flow of electronic sounds. The sound was controlling the outcome of drawing in a process and has priority over the hand gesture. Therefore, lines are an expression of the sound through the motion of the hand gesture.
The process of sonically drawn lines; the abstract form of drawing process, a hand is following an electronic sound, the electronic circuit is triggered by graphite's conductivity and skin; hands gestures draw and close the circuit simultaneously.


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What Does the Bible Teach Us About Food?
Food is a version of God's love
Food is God's most basic way of saying, "I love you. I want to provide for you by nurturing you with food that is beautiful and delectable" (Genesis 1).
In Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating, author Norman Wirzba explores what the Bible can teach us about eating well, and shows how God invites us to share in this love by becoming hospitable and nurturing to others.


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Flow-banded rhyolite in the Dunn Point Formation (Ordovician) exposed near Arisaig, Nova Scotia.
Flow banding at the rim of a peridotite intrusion. Dark and green pyroxenite bands at the bottom represent the melt, brownish lherzolite bands at the top the solid phase. Near Midsund, Norway, 1 euro coin for scale.
Flow banding is a geological term to describe bands or layers that can sometimes be seen in rock that formed from the substance molten rock or magma.[1]
Flow banding is caused by friction of the viscous magma that is in contact with a solid rock interface, usually the wall rock to an intrusive chamber or, if the magma is erupted, the surface of the earth across which the lava is flowing.
The friction and viscosity of the magma causes phenocrysts and xenoliths within the magma or lava to slow down near the interface and become trapped in a viscous layer. This forms laminar flow, which manifests as a banded, streaky appearance.
Flow banding also results from the process of fractional crystallization that occurs by convection if the crystals that are caught in the flow-banded margins are removed from the melt. This can change the composition of the melt in large intrusions, leading to differentiation.
In layered intrusions, flow banding can occur with crystal accumulation, forming pseudo-sedimentary structures.
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References[edit]
 1. ^ Morris, Christopher Gilbert (1992), Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology, Gulf Professional Publishing, p. 852, ISBN _PHONE_.


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Students took part in workshops and activities, offered by educators of the Programa Arvorar Jovem, to reflect on their emotions and the challenges of being a teenager
From October 17 to 25, Middle and High School students participated in the Adolescer Project offered by educators of the Programa Arvorar Jovem. Students took part in workshops and activities to reflect on their emotions and the challenges of being a teenager, especially in these post-pandemic times.
Expanding young people's awareness of their role as protagonists of their own lives in a world that is in transformation is one of the primary purposes of the Arvorar Jovem Program. Inspired by the principles of the Bahá'í Faith, the Program seeks to align its educational work with the principles and values of the Faith. According to Faezeh Shaikhzadeh, educational psychologist and co-leader of the project, the main themes students learn include viewing adolescence as a time of transformation and understanding the importance of identifying and expressing one's emotions.
"As we work with different segments, we use specific tools adapted for each age group. However, even with these differences, many things in common permeate the entire periods of pre-adolescence and adolescence," comments Faezeh.
For João Antônio Gomes, in Grade 8, the workshops will help him in his daily life as a student and teenager. "My experience was positive! The workshop will help because we need to focus on our studies and look at the positive side, such as understanding that our effort will bring us a better life."
The lecture, "Adolescer: Developing Skills for Life," allowed parents to share their concerns with educators and receive guidance on how best to support their children during this challenging phase.


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New challenges in public order policing: the professionalisation of environmental protest and the emergence of the militant environmental activist
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Over the last decade there have been significant changes in the nature of protest which have posed new challenges to policing organisations. This article using the case of environmental protest charts the changing nature of protest and using a new typology identifies a new form of protester that has been termed the Militant Environmental Activist. The characteristics and innovative tactics used by these activists are examined and it is argued that they amount to a 'professionalisation' of protest. The article then moves on to highlight the 'fragmented' policing structure that has evolved to tackle these activists encompassing both public, 'hybrid' and private policing agencies. Finally, the article briefly examines some of the strategies these policing agencies are developing to combat these new challenges.
|Journal||The International Journal of the Sociology of Law|
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text: Of the 95 wettest countries in the world, Guinea, Solomon Islands and Sierra Leone are ranked the top three in order of maximum rainfall received on an average in a year, according to the World Statistics Pocket Book and the Statistical Yearbook of the United Nations. The records are for the period _PHONE_. Guinea, also known as the Republic of Guinea, with its capital named Conakry, is in Western Africa receives a monsoon-type of rainfall from June to November. Against the global weighted annual average rainfall of 9.627 cm, Guinea gets 37.84 cm, the Solomon Islands gets 32.90 cm and Sierra Leone gets 29.46 cm. Conakry is the wettest capital in the world and receives rainfall on an average of 134 days each year. India is the ninth wettest country with 21.68 cm of average annual rainfall. The UN World Statistics for 2007 record these figures: Guinea - 37.76 cm, Solomon Islands - 32.9 cm, Sierra Leone - 29.46 cm and India 24.01 cm. Guinea was still top of the list and India retained the ninth position.


text: This paper proposes a new method to detect mouth in color image. Instead of segmenting images based on lip color (like other methods often do), we segment images based on skin. After that, we add some specific techniques to approach the mouth in color image efficiently to determine mouth candidates quickly and then classify mouth candidates by neural network. Therefore, the runtime of method is improved remarkably and the result is good (about 85.5%). Moreover, this method allows robust mouth detection under different light conditions and with any particular make-up.


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Remove the black line surrounding text in opencv
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I am trying to remove the black lines surrounding the text if present any. My purpose is to just have enough portion of the image to extract each character in it. The additional black lines are noise when i am trying to extract characters.
I have tried using floodfill in opencv but the image contains some white pixels before the black line starts in the upper left corner. So it hasn't been fruitful. I tried cropping by means of finding contours but even that does not work. This is the original image
Original Image
import cv2
import numpy as np
img = cv2.imread('./Cropped/22.jpg')
gray = cv2.cvtColor(img,cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
_,thresh = cv2.threshold(gray,1,255,cv2.THRESH_BINARY)
contours,hierarchy = cv2.findContours(thresh,cv2.RETR_EXTERNAL,cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE)
cnt = contours[0]
crop = img[y:y+h,x:x+w]
cv2.imshow('Cropped Image',crop)
and using floodfill
gray = cv2.cvtColor(img, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
 # threshold the gray image to binarize, and negate it
 gray = cv2.bitwise_not(gray)
 bw = cv2.adaptiveThreshold(gray, 255, cv2.ADAPTIVE_THRESH_MEAN_C, \
 cv2.THRESH_BINARY, 15, -2)
 # find external contours of all shapes
 contours,h = cv2.findContours(bw, cv2.RETR_EXTERNAL, cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE)
 # create a mask for floodfill function, see documentation
 h,w,_ = img.shape
 mask = np.zeros((h+2,w+2), np.uint8)
 # determine which contour belongs to a square or rectangle
 for cnt in contours:
 poly = cv2.approxPolyDP(cnt, 0.02*cv2.arcLength(cnt,True),True)
 if len(poly) == 4:
 # if the contour has 4 vertices then floodfill that contour with black color
 cnt = np.vstack(cnt).squeeze()
 _,binary,_,_ = cv2.floodFill(bw, mask, tuple(cnt[0]), 0)
 # convert image back to original color
 binary = cv2.bitwise_not(binary)
 cv2.imshow('Image', binary)
results in the two cases are as follows
Using Find Contours method
But there appears to be no change. And this using floodfill
Using floodfill. which does not remove any borders.
If any can please help out,it will be really great.
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OpenCV's contours will work if you filter the contours by aspect ratio. In the image below the 2nd from the left is thresholded at about 150 using binaryInverse type thresholding. There is a function called boundingRect that will give the upright rect of a contour. Define the contour aspect ratio as rect.width / rect.height and only keep contours with AR < 1 since numbers are tall. This gives the 3rd image from the left. The last is just inverted.
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Songket Deli - Padi
Rp 1.450.000,00
Rice Pattern was first introduced by the 12th Sultan of Deli. The pattern is taken from the form of rice plants as a basic necessity that gives life to humans. As the Malay people say "Joining Rice, The Older The Subdued", which means that humans must imitate the appearance of rice plants, the older people are, the more humble themselves should be.
Materials: Poly-Rayon
Dimensions: 200 cm x 100 cm
Color: Almond-Dark