Animal Spirit Energy 101
Some of us may of heard the phrase "Animal Spirit" at one time or another or maybe its a new term for you, however, you found your way to this blog and so get ready to explore this term a little deeper. Animal Spirit Energy is raw and powerful, most of us can benefit from merging with that kind of force. What does it really mean to have a connection to an animal spirit though? What's all the hype?
Animal Spirit Energy is a powerful way to call upon our own instincts. Down the rabbit hole we descend again, no animal pun intended. Let me say first that I am delighted to hear people using this phrase more often since it demonstrates their innate connection to nature and it also gently stirs the instinctive power we all carry within us.
In order to understand Animal Spirit Energy we have to be willing to get down and dirty in a sense. Animals act out of pure instinct for the most part, although I do believe they are evolving consciously as much as we are but that's a whole other blog entirely. Okay back on track, its pure instinct that drives animals to survive, to thrive, to live and to reproduce another day on this planet. They don't ever stop to think "Am I doing this right? Am I living in the moment? What will happen tomorrow?" They live purely in the moment. Animal Spirit Energy Lesson 1: stay in the moment, live in the now. Act instinctively.
But how do we do this when we live in a world that moves so fast and can be overwhelming with distractions, demands and deadlines? Perhaps think of the way an animal lives its life. They thrive in nature, surrounded by natural elements that sustain them somehow, someway everyday of their lives. They trust in Mother Nature to provide, they trust in themselves to provide, they trust without even realizing they trust because they are pure souls that don't have the capability to overthink things. Animal Spirit Energy Lesson 2: Trust in yourself and your resources, don't overthink and get out in nature!
So how do you know if you have an animal spirit? How do you connect with one? There are many ways to go about doing this but the most organic way is to allow your animal spirit guide to pick you. No animal is too big or too small, all of them carry messages to assist us at certain times in our lives. For example: Maybe you've been seeing a woodpecker every single morning as you are getting into your car for work. It seems to be banging its little beak on a tree right outside your front door in your line of sight every morning for the past 3 days. Coincidence? No. So what could that woodpecker possibly be trying to get through to you? Well if you are like most people you'd probably disregard this encounter and not even consider that it has a message for you at all but I encourage you to look deeper. Maybe the sound of its beak drumming on the tree, is reminding you to take up drumming or listen to some drumming music, which is grounding and healing for the spirit. Native American drumming preferably for healing. You can start by asking yourself: Are you feeling off balance? Moving too fast? Do you feel your feet when they touch the ground and I mean really feel them? Do you feel centered? The woodpecker also a bird that scales the trees and flies in a swooping motion. Do you feel free to fly from place to place without constrictions? How do you move through your life? Are you graceful? Do you swoop and dive? Observe all aspects of the animal, the woodpecker in this case.
We have to take the time to notice the way these animals move, what they do, how they hunt and how they live their lives. Yes this means more time in nature is beneficial but there are other resources where you can gain information of any power animal. How you take the time to observe and learn about these beautiful creatures is irrelevant, what's important is that you take the time to do it. There are sites where you can actually look up the meaning of each animal which I do recommend in the beginning of connecting with your animal spirits. These are all simple but profound ways to read the messages any animal may be trying to convey to you, they don't use words so we must use feeling, intuition and body language to communicate. All you have to do is set an intention to connect to its energy and you'll know its successful when you feel elevated sensations in the physical body. Messages will vary from person to person and each experience into merging with your animal will be different as well. Animal Spirit Energy Lesson 3: Lean into your instincts and intuition and allow yourself to feel free. Don't dismiss the messengers of nature no matter how small, they speak to us always, be mindful. Tune in. Listen. Observe.
Another way that an animal spirit could be trying to connect to you is when you keep seeing certain pictures of a specific animal over and over, or you see jewelry with that animal or a poster or a t-shirt. When there are repetitive signs of the same animal that's usually a strong message that a certain animal spirit wants to connect with you. Will you listen?
Then there is the intuitive way to know when an animal spirit is connecting and that's when you just know; deep down you've always connected with a particular animal or you just have a feeling that this certain animal is your Animal Spirit Guide. Note: Your animal spirit guides can change over your lifetime so don't limit the amount of animal energy you may be connecting with.
There are many different paths to take when connecting with Animal Spirit Energy and there is no right or wrong way to do it. Use your childlike innocence and imagination to lead you and you will be pleasantly surprised by the outcome. Since this is only Animal Spirit Energy 101 we won't get too far down the rabbit hole today but these are good pointers on how to start tuning in to animal spirit energy. We have guidance right outside our front doors, out in a park, on the beach or up in the sky or tree. By tuning our antennae back into the sounds of nature we tune back into our natural state which is harmonic and when we listen to the animal messengers we gain insight into ourselves. So I challenge you to dig your claws into the earth and hold space so that you can hear what messages are trying to be shown to you. Be mindful and notice which animals cross your path or come into your mind often, notice what instincts or feelings they stir for you and observe the natural magic that patiently waits for you to interpret its meaning.
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Most banks refunding PPI now take off tax from your PPI refund. Here is how to claim back tax back on PPI interest.
If you are one of the millions of people who has received a refund for mis-sold PPI you may have been surprised to see that that some tax was taken off. "But this is my money I am getting back – why should I have to pay tax on it?" is a common thought!
You may be able to get some of this money back, and if you are on a low income or don't pay any tax, you should be able to get it all back.
Why Have You Been Charged Tax on A Refund?
PPI refunds are usually made of three components:
- a refund of the PPI premiums you paid, plus
- a refund of interest you were charged on the PPI premiums (sometimes called "associated interest"), plus
- statutory interest at 8% (sometimes called "statutory compensation" or "simple interest").
The two "refund" elements are indeed your own money that is being returned. That isn't taxed at all.
If you finished paying the loan or credit card that PPI was added to sometime ago, then the extra interest you were charged on the PPI stopped at that point.
But you are still out of pocket because of the amounts you had previously paid – if that money had been sitting in your bank account you would have been earning interest on it.
So statutory interest at 8% for each year is added to your refund as compensation from this point on. This element can be very large if the PPI was paid many years ago.
The tax man treats this statutory interest as though it is interest you have earned from your savings.
This doesn't just apply to PPI refunds. If you have received any financial compensation, such as a payday loan refund, that may include an 8% statutory element and that too is taxed as though it is savings.
Guessing at Your Tax – And Guessing Wrong!
Most banks refunding PPI now take off tax from this element. But of course, they don't know how much tax you pay or if you are getting other refunds in the same tax year, so they assume you are a basic rate tax payer and deduct 20%.
Because the government is trying to encourage people to save, it introduced a new tax-free savings allowance in April 2016 for everyone – this is £1000 for basic rate taxpayers and £500 for higher rate tax payers. People on a low income also benefit from paying 0% tax on some savings.
As a result, the tax deducted is wrong for almost everyone! All basic rate and non-tax payers may be able to reclaim some of this.
You can ask HMRC for a refund of some or all this tax deducted. Unfortunately, if you are a higher rate taxpayer, you may have some extra tax to pay.
How Much Tax Should You Pay on This?
Most people in the 2018-19 tax year:
- won't pay any tax on savings if your total income (which includes this 8% interest) is less than £16,850. In this case you should get all the tax deducted back.
- If your total income is more than £16,850 and you are a basic-rate taxpayer, the first £1000 of savings interest you receive in the tax year is tax free. In this case you should get up to £200 of any tax deducted back. This is across all refunds you get, it's not £200 per refund.
- for higher rate taxpayers this allowance is reduced to £500. 40% of that is also £200 so you may be able to claim that back BUT you may also have to pay some extra tax as tax has only been deducted at 20% not 40%.
How to Claim Tax Back On PPI Interest
You only report the amount of the 8% interest and the tax that has been deducted to HMRC. You don't need to report the other "refund" parts of the PPI payment you have received because they aren't taxable.
If you fill in a self-assessment tax form, for example if you are self-employed, then getting the rebate is easy. You just enter the details of the 8% interest part of the PPI refund on your tax return as "savings interest" and put in how much tax was deducted from this.
If you don't complete a tax return, you ask for a refund using the R40 form. This can done online if you have a Government Gateway Id or by filling out a paper form.
This looks a bit like a tax form, but the Notes for the Form are clear and, if you are only completing because a refund has been incorrectly taxed, most of it isn't relevant.
You can make "an interim claim" during the tax year but you will have to estimate all your earnings for the whole year. I think it's simpler to wait until the tax year ends and then then claim when you know all the figures.
You can also claim for previous tax years 2016-17 and 2017-18. You need to send in a separate claim for each tax year.
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LANCASTER, Pa. – Employee expectations of post-pandemic indoor workspaces go beyond a "return to normal" and demonstrate a desire for spaces that put people in a better place, with an eye toward spaces that are more responsive to an ever-adapting world, according to a new survey conducted by Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI).
The survey "Making Space for A Resilient Future" revealed six trends that point to a need, and an opportunity, to approach the design of indoor workspaces more holistically, beyond merely fixing pandemic-related health and safety concerns.
Among the findings:
- 86% of respondents expect to feel very or somewhat safe in their workspace when they return to work.
- 83% of respondents expect to feel that their workspace will be prepared and adaptable for future events such as another pandemic or the changing climate.
- 84% of respondents expect to feel that their workspace will be an environment which is supportive of the well-being of people.
The survey comes as companies across the country, including Amazon, Duke Energy, Facebook, and Microsoft have announced total or hybrid returns to work in the coming months and into the Fall.
Armstrong, a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative commercial and residential ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions, conducted the online survey of 1,000 U.S. workers who typically work in indoor environments in February 2021. It explored employee feelings about and perceptions of work environments at offices, schools, and healthcare facilities as a result of what has been experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The findings are reflective of the pandemic's influence in heightening awareness and understanding of the importance and interconnectivity of healthy environments and one's own personal environment. These themes are echoed in new 2030 commitments from AWI to cultivate thriving environments for employees and communities, more actively meet demands for healthier, circular products, and do more with less to preserve and protect the planet's resources.
"Attitudes of returning workers are clearly at an important inflection point," said Mark Hershey, senior vice-president, and executive sponsor for sustainability at AWI. "As we work with leaders in architecture and design, we can see an opportunity for all workplace sponsors to prepare space in a way that restores trust by providing workspaces that are safe and healthy, supportive of well-being, and prepared and adaptable for the future," he added.
The six pulse point trends show that:
- Preparing indoor workspaces for returning workers isn't just about COVID-related safety improvements.
- Employees are "giving permission" to landlords and employers to prepare workspace, not just for a "return to normal," but for something that puts people in a better place, with an eye toward the future...and being responsive to what is now being realized as an ever-adapting world.
- Addressing indoor workspace should move beyond just fixing pandemic-related concerns toward approaches that are more holistic in nature and embrace resilience and well-being.
- Indoor workspace must be invested in as an asset for attracting and retaining talent, and replicating the themes of comfort and well-being employees have experienced as they have worked from home.
- Volatility and ongoing changes to spaces caused by pandemics, climate change and more, are here to stay, but working safely and comfortably within indoor environments is possible. Workspaces can and should be created to serve as environments in which people feel all together better.
- What makes a workspace safer can also make it healthier, more sustainable, and better for total well-being.
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text: This paper presents a new design to convert spacecraft waste heat to electrical energy. The proposed device utilizes near-field radiative heat transfer incorporated with pyroelectric materials. To generate electricity, the pyroelectric materials are cyclically heated using spacecraft waste heat and cooled by the thermal environment of deep space (∼2.7 K). Near-field plane-to-plane radiative heat exchange within the device is calculated using a modified sphere-to-plane asymptotic approximation. This method is superimposed on multiple spheres to approximate a plane-to-plane environment. Silica and lithium fluoride coatings are considered in this study to maximize the near-field heat exchange. The efficiency of the device is 17% and 32% when compared to the Carnot cycle efficiency and the Curzon-Ahlborn efficiency, respectively. Initial results indicate that the device is promising but requires further development before it is manufactured for operational use. Suggestions for possible future developments to enhance the design are presented.


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Em is how the letter M is pronounced.(noun)
An example of em is how you'd say "M" when reciting the alphabet.
Em is defined as a casual or informal way of saying them.(pronoun)
An example of em is telling someone that you called your friends over; you called em over.
See em in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: taken as corruption of them, but also < ME hem, dat. pl. of 3d pers. pron. used as acc. & later replaced by them
See em in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Origin: From Middle English hem
Origin:, from Old English him, heom
Origin:, dative and accusative pl. of hē, he; see he 1.
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JYTOP Quantum resonance magnetic analyzer 4th generation palm touch hand version
The advantage of quantum body health analyzer:
1. Dual octa-core processing chip
2. High sensitivity: no direct contact with the equipment, so the operation is very safe. The system runs faster,more smoothly and more efficiently. The detection sensitivity of modern infrared detectors to infrared radiation is high and the resolution of temperature is very high,which can be used to monitor and diagnose subtle changes.
3. Operational safety
4. High diagnostic efficiency: since the response speed of the infrared detector is as high as nanosecond, the infrared radiation of the equipment can be quickly collected, processed and displayed, and the efficiency of monitoring and diagnosis of the equipment can be greatly improved.

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Volume Snapshots
Volume snapshots are immutable, point-in-time images of the contents of one or more volumes.
FlashArray User Guide.
All Pure Storage® FlashArray devices support volume snapshots. Because of the innovative technology used to implement the volume snapshots, snapshot creation and its lifecycle management does not impact an array's performance. Generally snapshots are classified as crash consistent or application consistent. Crash consistent snapshots preserve the data at the moment of snapshot but without the application awareness that snapshot is created. It is conceivable that open files will not be properly protected with a crash consistent snapshot. Application consistent snapshots ensure that all pending transactions and file system operations are completed at the time the snapshot is created. Application consistent snapshots provide reliable means of full data recovery.
MongoDB Replica Sets
MongoDB has been designed and developed with high availability features which are provided by replica sets. A replica set duplicates database data across all replica set members. At a minimum, three servers are required to configure the replica set. One of the replica set members serves as a primary with two or more secondaries (slaves). By default, the primary replica set member is responsible for read and write database operations. In the event of a primary failure, the remaining members elect a new primary. MongoDB 4.0 supports up to fifty nodes in a replica set with seven members participating in the primary member election. Besides high availability, the replica set model provides great flexibility in situations where software and hardware updates are required. Nodes can be safely evacuated from a replica set without impacting database performance and availability. Moreover, delayed replica set members can be utilized for a database point in time recovery operations or backups. Replica set members can be geographically dispersed and located in different data centers. An example of a five node MongoDB replica set is shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Taking Advantage Of FlashArray Data Services With MongoDB
In most cases, MongoDB replica sets have been deployed on servers with Direct-Attached Storage (DAS). While using servers with DAS offers some benefits, there are also many challenges associated with this deployment model such as lack of integrated data services (data reduction and snapshots). The benefits of FlashArray data reduction are covered in MongoDB: (Disk) Space The Final Frontier blog. To determine how volume snapshots can benefit MongoDB FlashArray deployments, let us examine the replica set member failure or scheduled maintenance activity and corresponding recovery scenario. In a MongoDB replica set, the primary node maintains oplog (operations log) which is a rolling record of all inserts and updates. Secondary nodes also posses the oplog copy which is asynchronously updated from the primary. If the secondary node is unavailable for an extended period of time, the oplog on the primary may be overwritten without being duplicated to the secondary. Once the oplog has been overwritten or the disk subsystem on the failed node has been corrupted or lost, content of the entire database must be copied from another surviving node. This process, depending on the size of the database, workload and the network throughout can be time consuming. During the replication process, MongoDB replica set is at higher risk of failure should another node or nodes malfunction.
This risk can be easily reduced or mitigated if MongoDB data files are stored on FlashArray. By utilizing volume snapshots, the failed node may be recovered much faster than copying database files across the network. The possible MongoDB replica set with a FlashArray deployment is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2.
MongoDB Replica Set Node Recovery Using FlashArray Snapshots
By utilizing MongoDB's replica set high availability features and FlashArray snapshots, the failed node recovery process is simple and efficient. The steps outlined below provide a general MongoDB replica set node recovery guidelines where database disks (dbpath) are located on FlashArray volumes. See Figure 3 (animated).
 1. Secondary Replica Set Member B: down for maintenance or failed
 2. Secondary Replica Set Member A: flush writes to disk and lock the database (db.fsyncLock())
 3. FlashArray: Snapshot database volume or volumes connected to Secondary Replica Set Member A locked in step 1 (purevol snap)
 4. Secondary Replica Set Member A: Unlock the database locked in step 1 (db.fsyncUnlock())
 5. FlashArray: Copy snapshot to volume/volumes or overwrite from snapshot existing volume/volumes which are connected to the recovering node (purevol copy)
 6. Secondary Replica Set Member B: Start mongod process on the recovering node (/usr/bin/mongod)
 7. Verify the replica set status (rs.status() and rs.printSlaveReplicationInfo())
Note: If the volume snapshot (step 3) is not required for longer term retention, volume copy with overwrite option (purevol copy –overwrite) may be executed eliminating step 5.
Figure 3 (animated).
Replica Set Secondary Node Recovery Test
The criterion for successful recovery was when the tested node reached the SECONDARY state. The node status can be obtained by executing rs.status() command.
In Pure Storage lab, the recovery of a 230 GB idle (no workload) database on the secondary replica set member with an empty dbpath (no database files) using MongoDB replication mechanism took approximately eighteen minutes. Recovering the same secondary node using FlashArray snapshots completed in less than a minute after starting mongod process.
Repeating the same test scenario with database under load (50% reads 50% updates) the recovery time on node with an empty file system (dbpath) took approximately twenty five minutes. Restoring identical node with FlashArray snapshot, the node state change from STARTUP2 to SECONDARY occurred in less than a minute. See table below.
MongoDB Replication FlashArray Snapshot Improvement
No Workload 18 minutes 1 minute 18x
Workload (50%reads 50% updates)
25 minutes 1 minute 25x
All data services such as snapshot, Snap to NFS, CloudSnap, data reduction, synchronous and asynchronous replication are included with all FlashArray models. By taking advantage of volume snapshots, MongoDB replica set instances can be quickly recovered reducing the node downtime and without increasing the network congestion and bandwidth requirements. Furthermore, adding a new replica set node will be also greatly simplified and significantly faster than native MongoDB replication.
As an additional benefit, utilizing Snap to NFS or Purity CloudSnap™ and MongoDB delayed replica set members, FlashArray volume snapshots can be offloaded to another media providing convenient and inexpensive (lower storage cost) means of maintaining multiple point in time database recovery options.


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100% renewable, the material is in abundant supply and collected after harvesting grains for food supplies. Generally, this straw "waste" is burned adding to airborne pollution. Instead, we collect the material, pulverize it into raw fiber and repurpose them into single-use plates, bowls, cups, containers and lids. EcoSouLife Wheat Straw also helps farmers create new revenue streams, generating better economic growth for their community.
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The Queen's Music Club is made up of musicians looking for access to equipment and facilities in order to pursue music. We intend to provide an accessible rehearsal space for student use and foster the musician community at Queen's.
Our club facilitates three main activities. Firstly, we run open jam sessions on weeknights which students can attend after paying an initial membership fee. Secondly, we rent our rehearsal space to artists and bands in the Queen's community. Thirdly, we organize social events for students, including concerts and informal get-togethers.
 1. To enable students to continue in the pursuit of learning and creating music affordably, while attending university
 2. To unify the music community at Queen's university
 3. To provide equipment and facilities to students for the purpose of creating and learning music.
 4. To provide social functions and events with the purpose of adding to the variety of university life.
 5. To provide opportunities for members to perform on a regular basis
 6. The activities of the club shall be carried on with no intention of personal financial gain; all profits, grants, membership fees, and accretions shall be used uniquely for carrying out the club's objectives.
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Neo4j Cypher - API Example
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In the previous chapter, we have already discussed on how to develop and test a Java Application using Neo4j Native Java API. Now We will discuss about Neo4j Cypher Java API in this chapter.
Before developing application, please refer "Neo4j Java Environment Setup" chapter to setup Eclipse IDE to develop this application
If you observe the Neo4j Native Java API approach, it is very tedious and cumbersome to develop large applications. So to avoid this complexity, Neo4j has introduced another set of Java API.
This Java API is used to execute Neo4j CQL commands directly. It is similar to JDBC API to execute SQL commands directly.
Neo4j Cypher Java API Example
This example demonstrates how to develop a Java application in Eclipse IDE to develop and test Neo4j Cypher Java API Example
Step 1 - Create a Java class JavaNeo4jCQLRetrivalTest
Neo4j CQL Tutorial
Now start writing Neo4j Java API coding to perform Neo4j DB operations
Step 2 - Create a Neo4j Database
GraphDatabaseFactory dbFactory = new GraphDatabaseFactory();
GraphDatabaseService db= dbFactory.newEmbeddedDatabase("C:/TPNeo4jDB");
It creates a Schema/Database for us at the specified path as shown below.This is similar to "CREATE DATABASE" command of Oracle SQL.
Neo4j CQL Tutorial
Step 3 - Create a Neo4j Cypher Execution Engine.It is used to execute Neo4j CQL commands in Java Applications.
ExecutionEngine execEngine = new ExecutionEngine(graphDb);
Step 4 - By using Neo4j Cypher Execution Engine, execute Neo4j CQL Command to retrieve results of CQL MATCH command.
ExecutionResult execResult = execEngine.execute
 ("MATCH (java:JAVA) RETURN java");
Step 5 - Get the CQL Command results in a String to print the results in the console
String results = execResult.dumpToString();
System.out.println(results);
Step 6 - Final source code.
package com.tp.neo4j.java.cql.examples;
import org.neo4j.cypher.javacompat.ExecutionEngine;
import org.neo4j.cypher.javacompat.ExecutionResult;
import org.neo4j.graphdb.GraphDatabaseService;
import org.neo4j.graphdb.factory.GraphDatabaseFactory;
public class JavaNeo4jCQLRetrivalTest {

 public static void main(String[] args) {
 GraphDatabaseFactory graphDbFactory = new GraphDatabaseFactory();
 GraphDatabaseService graphDb = graphDbFactory.newEmbeddedDatabase("C:/TPNeo4jDB");
 ExecutionEngine execEngine = new ExecutionEngine(graphDb);
 ExecutionResult execResult = execEngine.execute("MATCH (java:JAVA) RETURN java");
 String results = execResult.dumpToString();
 System.out.println(results);
 }
}
Step 7 - Before executing this Java Program, check your Neo4j is in Shutdown mode or not. If not, please click on "Stop" button to showdown it.
Neo4j CQL Tutorial
Step 8 - Execute the Java Program and observe the output in Eclipse IDE Console.
Neo4j CQL Tutorial
Select our Neo4j Database folder and click on "Start" button
Neo4j CQL Tutorial
Once This DB is started successfully, access Neo4j Browser by clicking on "http://localhost:7474" link to observe our data.
Neo4j CQL Tutorial
Step 9 - Type below command at $ prompt of Neo4j Data Browser
MATCH (java:JAVA) RETURN java.TutorialID,java.Title,
 java.NoOfChapters,java.Status
Neo4j CQL Tutorial
View the results in the Data Browser
Neo4j CQL Tutorial
If we observe Eclipse IDE results and Neo4j Data Browser results, both are correct.
NOTE -
Like this, we can execute any CQL Commands by using Neo4j JAVA API.
If our Neo4j Server is up and running by referring our newly created database, then we cannot execute our program as the server is already got lock for this database.
So when we execute our previous program, we will get some error stack trace
java.io.IOException: Couldn't lock lock file C:\TPNeo4jDB\lock because another process already holds the lock.
To avoid this issue, first stop our server, then execute the program.
Because by default Neo4j DB Server accepts only one lock at a time. In Realtime applications, Ne04J DBA people will update DB properties to allow some number of locks at a time.
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Keywords: green economics, ecology, axioms, structure, externalities, resources, equity, guided markets
An overview of green economics
This paper reviews the foundational axioms, principles, aims and instruments of the system of Green Economics. It ties economics to its ecological foundations, delineates a simple structure for the economy, investigates the relationship between resources, work, wealth and money. Equity is discussed in all its relationships, and capitalism and divergence between the fortunes of rich and poor are considered. Green economics is a new discipline, and this is therefore an important moment in which to try to find an orientation and to try to produce a sketch map of the field. This paper is an attempt to provide a provisional plan. Its aim is to place the various elements of green economics into relationship with each other rather than to provide a detailed exposition or argument for each point.


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Oneida Carry Forts
Oneida Carry Forts: 1755, Oneida County,
Rome. The present City of Rome is located on the Oneida Carry. This was the
the western most navigatible part of the Mohawk River to the navigatible part
of Wood Creek that led to Oneida Lake, Oswego River and Lake Ontario. In 1755
the British built Forts Williams, Newport and Bull to protect this key portage.
After a destructive raid on Fort Bull it was replaced with Fort Wood Creek,
and Fort Craven was started to replace Fort Williams. After the French took
the Oswego Forts, these forts were destroyed and the British withdrew further
East. Later they returned to the region and built Fort Stanwix.
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New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military
February 20, 2006


Galilean lens vs Prismatic lens. Which one to buy?
dental loupes
In the field of dentistry, dentists and clinicians have to work on a small dark hole of a tooth or even smaller object which requires precision and steadiness of hands. With the advancement of technology, now dentists are equipped with dental loupes that reduces the eyestrain and enables efficiency in the work.
Dental Loupes assures clinically improved results. A dentist can easily diagnose small tooth fractures; detect a cavity or an open margin of the crown. Besides, wearing loupes for magnification helps to improve precision in the treatment and increases the chances of positive outcomes.
Furthermore, dental loupes also improve ergonomics, deterring dentists from bending towards the patient, which causes back pain, neck pain and eye strain.
A dental loupe comes with two different lenses, i.e. Galilean lens and Prismatic lens. In the following blog, we will discuss some of the critical differences between the two lenses to help you make a better purchase.
What are Galilean Loupes?
Surgical Loupes in Galilean style consist of two lenses – convex objective lens and concave eyepiece lens. Both the lenses in a pair of loupes work efficiently to deliver higher magnification and clear image than compared to single-lens loupes. Besides, Galilean loupes offer a superior depth of field and wider width of field. Galilean loupes come in a different range of magnification. It is ideal for people associated with dentistry, ophthalmology and for surgeons due to its affordability and lightweight design.
What are Prismatic Loupes?
Prismatic Loupes are also known as Keplerian loupes. It provides edge to edge clarity and higher magnification. They consist of two or more positive convex lenses. Prismatic loupes are laser aligned and treated with anti-reflective coating to produce superior vision.
What are the key differences between Galilean and Prismatic Loupes?
best dental loupes
 - Magnification
Galilean Loupes – They consist of two lens telescopes. They provide lower magnification with reduced field-of-view compared to Prismatic loupes.
Galilean loupes usually feature lower magnification (2x-3x). Additionally, the 3x Galilean Loupe offers an 8-degree field of view, and 3x wide loupe offers an 11-degree field of view.
Prismatic LoupesThese types of loupes have a more complex design and includes a prism between the lenses, which reflects and magnifies without reducing field of view.
Prismatic loupe features higher magnification (3.5x-6x). Additionally, the simple 3x loupe offers a 14-15 degree field of view.
 - Lens Power
Galilean LoupesThese loupes feature two lenses -one is higher power objectives lenses grouped with positive power, and the eyepiece grouped with negative power. The combination of positive and negative power of lenses in the loupe allows it to produce a clear image compared to magnifying glasses.
Prismatic Loupes – These loupes feature objective lenses and eyepiece lenses, all of which are positive in power. A prism between the lenses enables high optics, fields the light, thereby increasing magnification without significantly increasing the size of the lens barrel and expansion of the loupe length.
 - Usage
Galilean Loupes – For first time users, Galilean lenses are the best option. There are two reasons for thatGalilean lenses have lower magnification than prismatic lenses which helps the first time user to adapt his/her brain with the loupe vision. Secondly, the Galilean lenses are comfortable to wear in terms of field of view and line of sight. With fewer adjustments, Galilean loupes can effectively be used for magnification.
 Prism Loupes - To optimise the use of modern prism loupes, you must have a line of sight directly through the centre of ocular
 - Adjustment
Galilean Loupes - These types of Loupes allow two simple adjustments – Individual adjustment of interpupillary distance and the angle view.
Prismatic Loupes – These loupes allow customisable setting which promotes right posture without affecting viewing angle.
 - Design
Galilean Loupes – Generally, the Galilean loupes are light in weight and compact in size due to their simple design. They provide a bright picture but offer a narrow field of view, reducing the clarity from the edges.
Prismatic Loupes – They are long, heavier as they use complex design and incorporate prism between the lenses, which otherwise produces an inverted image.
Prismatic lenses offer a larger field of view, double than the Galilean lens. But due to more optical components, they offer less bright images.
Dental Loupes are built to ease the job of the dentists by providing enhanced magnification. Both Galilean and Prismatic do the same work. The only major difference is in the level of magnification. So, one should choose the loupe depending on the nature of their job and required magnification. However, for the first time user, Galilean loupes are recommended.
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Research: Educational and Psychological Aspects
Patients' intentions to inform relatives about Type 2 diabetes risk: the role of worry in the process of family risk disclosure
Article first published online: 14 NOV 2012
© 2012 The Authors. Diabetic Medicine © 2012 Diabetes UK
Volume 29, Issue 12, pages e461–e467, December 2012
How to Cite
Diabet. Med.29, e461–e467 (2012)
- Issue published online: 14 NOV 2012
- Article first published online: 14 NOV 2012
- Accepted manuscript online: 25 SEP 2012 02:57AM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 17 SEP 2012
Patients with Type 2 diabetes may play a role as intermediary between medical professionals and at-risk relatives to promote diabetes prevention in their family. This study aimed to further our understanding of factors that influence the decisional process of familial risk disclosure in patients with diabetes.
In a cross-sectional study, patients with Type 2 diabetes (n = 546) filled in a questionnaire assessing family risk perception, worry, personal beliefs regarding diabetes prevention, diabetes-related family communication, intention and perceived ability to inform relatives about familial risk of diabetes. Data were analysed using hierarchical logistic regression and multiple mediation analyses.
Sixty per cent of the patients were willing to inform their relatives about familial diabetes risk; 61% reported high family risk perception and 41% had positive control beliefs with regard to preventive options in relatives. A majority (69%) did not express serious concern about relatives developing diabetes. Worry about relatives, knowing what to tell, whom to notify, and communication about diabetes in general appeared to facilitate family risk disclosure. Unexpectedly, high family risk perception in itself did not significantly increase patients' intentions to inform relatives; rather, risk perception appeared to exert an indirect effect through worry and beliefs about diabetes prevention.
Worry in patients with diabetes appears to be a key factor in the process of family risk disclosure. When professionals guide their patients in this process, they should not only provide risk information, but also address worries and emphasize opportunities for diabetes prevention.


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Since 2018, USAID Economic Resilience Activity (ERA) has focused its activities on eastern Ukraine. In 2022, it expanded its geography of cooperation to other regions due to Russia's full-scale invasion and occupation of part of Ukraine. In 2023, given the military and political circumstances and challenges, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) changed ERA's priorities.
ERA is one of the implementers of the U.S. Government's Interagency Agriculture Resilience Initiative – Ukraine (AGRI – Ukraine), which aims to support Ukrainian agricultural production and exports and help address the global food crisis exacerbated by Russia's brutal war against Ukraine. USAID supports the Government of Ukraine, including working with the State Agency for Restoration and Development of Infrastructure of Ukraine (SARDI) and the State Customs Service, through ERA, to modernize border crossing points to improve grain trade and exports, passenger traffic, and perceptions of Ukraine. ERA is also implementing the Economic Stability and Recovery Initiative (ESRI), which focuses on job retention and creation and assists small and medium-sized enterprises.
USAID ERA prioritizes work on AGRI and rehabilitating EU-facing border crossing points (BCPs). The AGRI component is extending its technical assistance to Ukrainian Agri-traders and logistics companies supporting them in increasing capacity and potential of grain export logistics. The BCP component includes complex construction management and procurement of equipment and service for BCPs to become more efficient in processing big cargos of grain and other commodities through the border.
About the job
The Finance Officer will be pivotal in supporting financial management and compliance within the USAID ERA project. This position will maintain accurate financial records, prepare financial reports, and ensure adherence to USAID regulations and guidelines. The Finance Officer will collaborate with the finance team to allocate and utilize resources for various projects and programs. The Finance Officer is based in Kyiv or Lviv and reports to the Finance Manager /Senior Finance and Compliance Manager.
- Ensures that accounting policies and practices are carried out in accordance with GAAP standards and local accounting standards; project internal controls are established and implemented by DAI policies, USAID rules/regulations, and the contract terms.
- Monitors and reports on partner/vendor payment schedules and obligations.
- Assists in preparing information for any contractual financial reporting requirements (if applicable);
- Conducts daily reviews of backup documentation to ensure completeness, accuracy, and full compliance with DAI's regulations.
- Initiates wire requests for field project implementation.
- Verifies vendor invoices for accuracy.
- Verifies the accuracy of expenses and project accounting codes.
- Audits travel requests and expense reports for accuracy and compliance.
- Prepares and submits monthly financial reports for review to the Finance Manager and Senior Finance and Compliance Manager.
- Responsible for recording and assigning costs based on approved budget in the field accounting system (vFER);
- Uses field accounting system (vFER), cloud software for backup documentation, and DAI's operations system (TAMIS), etc., regularly.
- Supports preparation of internal and external audits.
- Analyzes and reconciles project inventory regularly, ensuring that the value/purchase price of project assets reflected in the inventory register agrees with the total shown in the cumulative non-expendable account balanc
- Ensures accurate and timely processing of invoices, advances and reimbursements, checks, and wire transfer payments.
- Performs monthly bank reconciliations and routinely monitors bank account balances.
- Compiles backup documentation for all project-related transactions and ensures completeness and appropriate review and approvals are documented; scans and uploads the backup documents in DAI archiving systems.
- Maintains files on grant/ procurement/subcontractor documents and modifications as applicable.
- Responsible for maintaining file management systems for soft and hard copy documentation.
- Ensures taxes are paid, tracked, recorded, and reported to Ukraine tax authorities and USAID.
- A. Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent.
- 4+ years of relevant experience and progressive responsibility in finance and accounting, office administration, and project operations at the mid-level of an organization
- Experience with enterprise accounting software and Microsoft Office suite
- Demonstrated knowledge of internal controls and audit processes (e.g., procurement, local subcontract agreements, etc.)
- Demonstrated report writing skills in English is required.
Contract length: 12-month employment agreement with a possibility of extension.
Benefits: all benefits envisaged by the Labor Code of Ukraine, corporate medical insurance for employees and immediate family members.
Start date: November 2023
All applicants must send a cover letter and updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English to _EMAIL_
Closing date for applications: November 22, 2023.
For further information about DAI GLOBAL LLC, please consult our website era-ukraine.org.ua.


Diffing Customization
It is possible for an application to be OutOfSync even immediately after a successful Sync operation. Some reasons for this might be:
 - There is a bug in the manifest, where it contains extra/unknown fields from the actual K8s spec. These extra fields would get dropped when querying Kubernetes for the live state, resulting in an OutOfSync status indicating a missing field was detected.
 - The sync was performed (with pruning disabled), and there are resources which need to be deleted.
 - A controller or mutating webhook is altering the object after it was submitted to Kubernetes in a manner which contradicts Git.
 - A Helm chart is using a template function such as randAlphaNum, which generates different data every time helm template is invoked.
 - For Horizontal Pod Autoscaling (HPA) objects, the HPA controller is known to reorder spec.metrics in a specific order. See kubernetes issue #74099. To work around this, you can order spec.replicas in Git in the same order that the controller prefers.
In case it is impossible to fix the upstream issue, Argo CD allows you to optionally ignore differences of problematic resources. The diffing customization can be configured for single or multiple application resources or at a system level.
Application Level Configuration
Argo CD allows ignoring differences at a specific JSON path. The following sample application is configured to ignore differences in spec.replicas for all deployments:
spec:
 ignoreDifferences:
 - group: apps
 kind: Deployment
 jsonPointers:
 - /spec/replicas
The above customization could be narrowed to a resource with the specified name and optional namespace:
spec:
 ignoreDifferences:
 - group: apps
 kind: Deployment
 name: guestbook
 namespace: default
 jsonPointers:
 - /spec/replicas
System-Level Configuration
The comparison of resources with well-known issues can be customized at a system level. Ignored differences can be configured for a specified group and kind in resource.customizations key of argocd-cm ConfigMap. Following is an example of a customization which ignores the caBundle field of a MutatingWebhookConfiguration webhooks:
data:
 resource.customizations: |
 admissionregistration.k8s.io/MutatingWebhookConfiguration:
 ignoreDifferences: |
 jsonPointers:
 - /webhooks/0/clientConfig/caBundle


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There are a lot of different things under the Materials definition in Manga Studio 5. Everything from panel layouts to screentones, images, dialog balloons, and even 3D models can be found in the Materials tab. Learning how to use and make materials is a great way to speed along your work. We're going to start exploring them now!
In this chapter we will go over the following topics:
To bring up the Materials window, either open the menu if you still have it docked in your workspace, or go to Window | Materials to bring it up.
The top menu on the left shows...


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Introduction: To determine the relationship between housing instability, economic standing, and access to health care and use of acute care services.
Methods: We performed a meta-regression using four nationally representative surveys. The independent variable was an ordered measure of economic and housing instability: 1) the general population, 2) low-income population, 3) never homeless users-of-subsistence-services, 4) unstably housed, 5) formerly homeless, and 6) the actively homeless. Dependent variables were four measures of health care access and three measures of acute health care utilization.
Results: Worsening housing instability and economic standing was associated with poorer access: being uninsured (5.4% per unit increase, 95% CI 1.7-9.2%, p=.011), postponing needed care (3.3%, 95% CI 1.9-4.7%, p=.001), postponing medications (6.1%, 95% CI 1.5-10.6%, p=.035), and with one measure of acute health care utilization: higher hospitalization rates (2.9%, 95% CI 1.2-4.6%, p=.008).
Discussion: Economic and housing instability should be considered a graded risk factor for poor access to health care.


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BLE control for Arduino
iOS iPhone Education
This App allows you to easy control Arduino UNO/DUEMILANOVE Hardware Board via JBT24MPA/CA:FW:UART Bluetooth 4.0 BLE Module without any XCODE/IOS programming knowledge to make your own customized control App.
Compatible with iPhone5,iPhone4s,iPad mini and New iPad.
(1) 15 command buttons for Arduino control configuration
(2) 6 Text Areas correspond to A0,...,A5 for integer value display on iPhone
(3) 1 Text Area display for any incoming data to iPhone for monitoring and debugging purpose
(4) Changeable Background Image to fit your Application
(5) Provide simple command to remotely control Arduino board;
such as: digital output high/low, PWM, Servo control command to be used
(6) Provide Arduino Source code example for you to modify the control command process
(7) Flexible Button configuration to meet your Arduino Application needs
(8) Monitor and Alert you when your setting is out of bound.
"Continued use of Flash Light will can dramatically decrease battery life."
App demo please refer to:
compatibility update for iOS9.2 to solve iOS9.2 crash issues


How to make an egg salad not smell
Eggs can taste delicious if cooked properly to stop the smell.
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An egg salad whether on its own or in a sandwich is easy to make and can taste delicious but the smell can be off-putting. Eggs can produce a sulphuric smell caused by over cooking. These egg proteins can become over coagulated and this creates an excess of hydrogen sulphide, which causes the eggy smell.
Fortunately, there are a few simple steps to prevent this from happening.
Place the eggs in a saucepan of cold water so that they are fully submerged. Add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar and bring the water up to a simmering point. Continue to simmer for 7 minutes. The vinegar will neutralise the odour without affecting the taste of the eggs.
 - Place the eggs in a saucepan of cold water so that they are fully submerged.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and remove the eggs. Submerge the eggs in the bowl of cold water and leave for 2 minutes. The cold water stops eggs from continuing to cook inside their shells and prevents the yolk from turning a dark greyish or green colour. Discoloured yolks are a result of a reaction that increases the sulphur smell.
Peel the eggs to remove the shells. Store the eggs, covered in the fridge until you are ready to make the rest of your salad.
To remove any lingering smells from your kitchen, boil a saucepan of water with 1 teaspoon of vinegar for 5 minutes. Discard the water. The smell of vinegar will disappear quickly.


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Sensors are essential components when setting up a data acquisition system for field recording. If a sensor is in the wrong orientation, the recording device may gather incorrect data, if any at all. Additionally, parsing through data will be complicated if the engineer does not document the position or orientation of the sensors.
Pre-recording planning will help to simplify recording and analysis, especially if the engineer is recording at multiple locations. Although plans rarely pan out exactly as intended, it is wise to consider the behavior of the device under test and what vibration is necessary to record before getting it out into the field.
It can be helpful to draw a preliminary diagram of the axes of vibration for the device under test. When the engineer gets to the field, this diagram can remind them how to orient their sensors and label them in the acquisition system. They should consider any surfaces they might wish to record, such as the undercarriage of a vehicle.
This type of diagram will help to keep axes consistent across recordings in different locations. Although engineers can label their axes differently at each location without affecting the data, the post-recording analysis will be challenging, particularly if comparing recordings at different locations.
Vibration Sensor Orientation
Engineers should mount single-axis sensors in the direction of the vibration they want to record. A single-axis sensor records data perpendicular to the mounting surface.
In the field, it is not always as simple as mounting the sensor in the direction of the excitation. A bump in the road may excite the suspension system in the z direction, but a window or mirror in the x direction. In the instance that the engineer doesn't know which direction the component will vibrate, a triaxial accelerometer can be beneficial.
A triaxial sensor records data in the x, y, and z directions. The face of the sensor has x, y, and z labels that the engineer can use to align with their diagram.
Even if the engineer is recording data to determine the response axis of a component, it is still beneficial to be consistent with the axes across recordings. Post-recording, they will quickly know which axis it is vibrating on and can compare the response to other locations.
Adjusting Sensor Orientations in VR Mobile
Sensors typically have a designated face for mounting, so the engineer can only manually rotate two of the three axes. If the engineer cannot mount the sensor in the same direction as the axes they've diagramed, they can change the axes in the software.
For example, due to spacing constraints, a sensor might only fit so that the y-axis label records the z-direction data (and vice versa). The engineer can switch the axes in the software so that the z-axis data appears under a z-axis label and the y-axis data appears under a y-axis label. Otherwise, the engineer will need to note that the data labeled as y-axis is z-axis data, which can quickly become confusing.
Engineers can re-label their sensors manually in the Inputs tab in VR Mobile. VR Mobile is a desktop/mobile device application that works in tandem with the ObserVR1000.
The Math Traces feature in ObserVIEW also includes a solution for rotating triaxial sensor channels to a new direction. It can adjust the desired direction of motion per axis using the angle of the mounted sensor. To change the data for a single rotation about the axis, follow the instructions in the Uses for Math Traces in ObserVIEW document.
VR Mobile also has an Invert option under its Inputs parameters. If the engineer must mount their sensor upside down due to space constraints, they can select Invert to invert the sensor's signal. Post-process, the positive and negative amplitudes will coincide with the typical orientation of the device under test.
Adding the axis to the channel name will make for easier analysis later. VR Mobile simplifies this process if a sensor has a transducer electronic data sheet (TEDS). The user can select the Append Axes to Labels option under Inputs, and the software will add the axis to each channel name.
Sometimes, an x, y, or z-axis label is not as descriptive as a lateral, vertical, or longitudinal label. The engineer should use whichever is standard in their field, so long as they're consistent.
Sensors Online Course
If you are interested in learning more about selecting and using sensors for proper vibration control, Vibration Research has a free online course on Sensors for Vibration Testing.
Sensors VRU Course


Sheep on Romney Marsh
The original Romney Marsh sheep were developed on low lying land in Kent and Sussex, adjoining the English Channel. The area was, and still is, exposed and isolated, so that a hardy breed of sheep was produced requiring the minimum of attention.
The breed expanded over the rest of the South East of England and became known as Kent Sheep. It then spread all over the world and the name Romney came into general use. The vast sheep industries of New Zealand and many other countries had their origin in the Romney sheep. For this reason, it is often referred to as 'the best-known sheep in the world'.
It is said that the first sheep were brought to Britain by the Phoenicians sometime between 800 and 500 BC. Certainly, the Romans brought sheep with them when they invaded Britain in 43AD but it is not clear whether they had them on Romney Marsh, as Winchester was the centre of their wool industry.
Sheep have grazed the marshes for centuries, the quality of its pastures is renowned. By 14th century England's most important commodity for internal trade and export was wool. This continued until in the 16th century when wool prices in England fell forcing traders to export more to the continent.
Romney Marsh Sheep Coin
Falklands Island Stamp Sheep
Romney Marsh Sheep on Falklands Island Coin & Stamp
But in 1660 a bill was passed preventing traders from exporting. With a long sea coast facing France there had always been a history of smuggling on Romney Marsh but the introduction of the Wool Acts of 1660 & 1699 led to an increase, especially on Romney Marshes. Incidents of smuggling continued to escalate in the 18th & 19th centuries until the government made a concerted effort to suppress it.
In l939 there were some 200,000 sheep on the marsh, but during World War II the sheep were sent away to the hill farmers in Yorkshire and the numbers of sheep on the marshes were halved, arable farming increased four-fold to 15,000 acres and this trend continues with the exception of areas that are Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) or Nature Reserves.
For centuries the raising of sheep for the wool market was the most important part of the trade of Romney Marsh. The Romney (originally called Romney Marsh) is one of the oldest known sheep breeds, with its origins having been traced back more than 700 years to the 13th Century and possibly earlier.
A Romney Sheep
The Romney Sheep
The plague in 1346, the Black Death had a major effect on sheep farming on Romney.
History of the Romney Breed
 - The Romney breed became indigenous ie native to the Romney Marsh in c 13th century.
 - In the middle ages, the English woollen industry was the most important export commodity
 - The Romney was recognised as a pedigree breed in England in 1896.
 - The Romney is known as a "semi long-wool" sheep, an efficient grazier with a good return on meat and wool.
 - Dual purpose breed bred both for wool and meat and exported around the world.
 - In the late years of the 20th century the breed was considered old fashioned, pushed aside by continental breeds.
 - Re-established their place in the 21st century farming.
The Romney sheep has the highest quality of fleece on any native British breed of sheep. The fleeces have long, crimped staples which are easy to spin and soft enough to use in the production of clothing.
Romney Lambs
Romney Lambs
Picture of the Romney Marsh Ram taken from an old cigarette card
The text reads:
'Exceptional hardiness and adaptability to all conditions are
characteristics of this mutton breed which by careful
crossing and selection has been produced
to thrive on thecoastward
pastures of Britain.
The wool is close and good,
and the animal fattens rapidly'.
Romney Marsh Ram
The Romney Breed
Romney sheep are a hardy and adaptable English lowland breed, being a familiar site on their indigenous areas of the Romney Marsh and lowlands of the south east coast of Kent and Sussex, England. They are a dual purpose breed, bred for both their wool and meat.
The geographic and climatic conditions on Romney Marsh led to the development of specific characteristics in the breed. These traits include black hooves resistant to footrot, resistance to internal parasites, excellent fertility and milking/mothering ability, fleeces that withstand high rainfall and a constitution that tolerates harsh, wet conditions.
Romney was developed from the native European white-faced, long-tailed sheep and took its name from the low-lying Romney Marsh area. By 1800 it was recognised as "Romney Marsh" or "Kent" and the breed's quality improved with Leicester blood. It was recognised as a pedigree breed in 1896.
Romney Marsh sheep have white faces and a heavy fleece, and being big framed sheep they are a dual-purpose breed, providing excellent meat as well as wool. While the meat is renowned for its flavour, the fleece uniquely combines several important traits - being lustrous and hanging in separate locks. High yielding and easily spun, the wool clip from the pure-bred Romney flock is sought for many commercial products, ranging from sweaters to carpets. The fleece is also especially attractive to handspinners.
Romney Sheep and Lambs
Romney Sheep and their lambs
Flocks on Romney Marsh were many times larger than those in other parts of Kent and in 1700 there were an estimated 160,000 sheep on the Marsh. Local men were employed to tend these flocks. These men became known as Lookers and are distinguished from shepherds by the fact that Lookers cared for sheep of more than one owner, whereas shepherds were employed by a single owner. The Lookers lived in the villages and had to travel some distance to tend the sheep. This necessitated the construction of sheephouses, known as Lookers' Huts.
Romney Wool
Romney Wool is a natural cream colour, semi-lustrous with a long staple, often used in knitting yarns, etc. The Axminster carpet company in Devon use Romney wool in their wool carpets.
Lanolin is a yellow waxy substance found in the sheep fleece. Lanolin's role in nature is to protect wool and skin against the ravages of climate and the environment. As a natural occurring fat in wool, it keeps the hands of sheep shearers and wool sorters so exceptionally soft. This makes lanolin a simple and natural product for Wool Fat Soap, first produced in the early 1930's. The soap, and related products, has many beneficial attributes, being it is gentle, rich and soothing and helps keep skin hydrated.
What Makes Wool So Special?
Wool is becoming a more popular choice as it is a renewable resource and a natural product. In Jan 2010 the Prince of Wales convened the 'Campaign for Wool' which aims to educate the world about the versatility and sustainability of wool. Wool represents only 5% of the Worlds Fibre production.
Woollen Industry
Romney provided the foundation for the English woollen industry, which was the most important export commodity in the Middle Ages. Their long, dense fleece was highly prized, leading to widespread wool smuggling from the 14th to the early 19th Centuries. Live sheep were exported to other continents, enabling Romney to become the world's second most economically important sheep breed and to be known as a dual purpose breed—bred for wool and meat.
Romney sheep were exported internationally early in the 19th Century when a shipment was sent to New Zealand. Today the breed is distributed throughout England, New Zealand, Australia, Patagonia, Canada, Brazil, Portugal, Falkland Islands and the United States. Hence the claim, "The sun never sets on Romney sheep." Romneys have made an easy transition to New Zealand, where they became quickly established and still remain the predominant breed.
Romney Sheep in New Zealand
The Romney Breed in New Zealand
Local Farmers
Paul and Kristina Boulden are 6th generation family farmers on the Romney Marsh. They run a mixed farm consisting of arable farming and a suckler herd as well as their Romney flock. The sheep graze on clover-rich pasture and this plays an important role in their arable rotation.They have approximately 1000 ewes lambing in March/April.
In 2008 Paul and Kristina decided to diversify and set up Romney Marsh Wools, with the vision 'To Capture the spirit of Romney Marsh by creating an opportunity to take home a part of history, with our quality natural wool and to pass it on from generation to generation.'
Find out more Website Link Monograph: Sheep-keeping and Lookers' Huts on Romney Marsh
Website Icon Romney Sheep Breeders Association
Romney Marsh Wools


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Trace Back Genetic Origins Of Rice Domestication
- Waterproof rice can outlast the floods — Researchers have tracked down a gene that allows the plant to survive complete submersion
rice in Arabic: أرز (نبات)
rice in Min Nan: Tiū
rice in Bosnian: Riža
rice in Bulgarian: Ориз
rice in Catalan: Arròs
rice in Czech: Rýže
rice in Welsh: Reis
rice in Danish: Ris
rice in German: Reis
rice in Modern Greek (1453-): Ρύζι
rice in Spanish: Oryza sativa
rice in Esperanto: Rizo
rice in Basque: Arroz
rice in Persian: برنج
rice in French: Riz
rice in Galician: Arroz
rice in Classical Chinese: 稻
rice in Korean: 벼
rice in Hindi: चावल
rice in Croatian: Riža
rice in Ido: Rizo
rice in Iloko: Pagay
rice in Indonesian: Padi
rice in Icelandic: Hrísgrjón
rice in Italian: Oryza sativa
rice in Hebrew: אורז
rice in Javanese: Pari
rice in Georgian: ბრინჯი
rice in Swahili (macrolanguage): Mpunga
rice in Latin: Oryza
rice in Ligurian: Riso
rice in Lingala: Lɔ́sɔ
rice in Lojban: rismi
rice in Hungarian: Rizs
rice in Macedonian: Ориз
rice in Malayalam: അരി
rice in Malay (macrolanguage): Beras
rice in Dutch: Rijst
rice in Japanese: イネ
rice in Japanese: 米
rice in Norwegian: Ris
rice in Norwegian Nynorsk: Ris
rice in Polish: Ryż siewny
rice in Portuguese: Arroz
rice in Romanian: Orez
rice in Quechua: Arrus
rice in Russian: Рис
rice in Simple English: Rice
rice in Slovak: Ryža siata
rice in Slovenian: Riž
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Is Pink Turkey Meat Safe?|
| The color pink in cooked
turkey meat raises a "red flag" to many diners and cooks. Conditioned
to be wary of cooked fresh pork that looks pink, they question
the safety of cooked poultry and other meats that have a rosy
Numerous callers to the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline report
being alarmed when seeing "pink." To them, it means "unsafe"
"I cooked my turkey until done according to the directions,
but when I sliced the breast meat, it was still pink near the
bone," said an Oklahoma caller. "Is it safe?"
"We had a big family argument at Thanksgiving dinner. Aunt
Mildred wouldn't eat the turkey because it looked pink," reported
the beleaguered cook from a Wisconsin family.
The color of cooked poultry is not always a sure sign of its
safety. Only by using a food thermometer can one accurately
determine that poultry has reached a safe minimum internal temperature
of 165 °F throughout the product. Turkey can remain pink
even after cooking to a safe minimum internal temperature of 165
°F. The meat of smoked turkey is always pink.
To understand some of the causes of "pinking" or "pinkening"
in fresh turkey, it's important to know first what gives
meat its natural color.
Why is Poultry Lighter in Color Than Beef?
The protein myoglobin is the major pigment found in
all vertebrates and can exist in various forms which determine
the resulting meat color. The major reason that poultry meat
is much lighter in color than beef is that it is dramatically
lower in myoglobin. Also, as an animal becomes older, its myoglobin
content usually increases. Turkeys today are young — 4
to 5 months old at the time of slaughter.
Why Are White & Dark Meat of Poultry Different
The pink, red or white coloration of meat is due primarily to
oxygen-storing myoglobin which is located in the muscle cells
and retains the oxygen brought by the blood until the cells
need it. To some extent, oxygen use can be related to the bird's
general level of activity: muscles that are exercised frequently
and strenuously — such as the legs — need more oxygen,
and they have a greater storage capacity than muscles needing
little oxygen. Turkeys do a lot of standing around, but little
if any flying, so their wing and breast muscles are white; their
What Causes Well-Done Meat to Be Pink?
- Chemical Changes During Cooking.
Scientists have found that pinkness occurs when gases in
the atmosphere of a heated gas or electric oven react chemically
with hemoglobin in the meat tissues to give poultry a pink
tinge. They are the same substances that give red color
to smoked hams and other cured meats.
The presence of high levels of myoglobin, or some of its
redder forms due to incomplete denaturation during heat
processing, can account for poultry having a pink to red
color similar to that of an undercooked product.
- Natural Presence of Nitrites.
Nitrites are commonly used to produce a desired pink color
in traditionally cured meats such as ham or bologna. So
it follows that the natural presence of nitrates and nitrites,
either in the feed or water supply, used in the production
of poultry are a factor in nitrite levels in the birds.
One study found that during 40 hours of storage at 40 °F,
naturally occurring microorganisms converted nitrate to
nitrite. It also found that the local water supply had nitrate
and, thus, it could serve as a nitrate source during processing.
- Young Age of Meat.
Often meat of younger birds shows the most pink because
their thinner skins permit oven gases to reach the flesh.
The amount of fat in the skin also affects the amount of
pink color. Young birds or animals also lack the shield
of a fat covering.
Meat and poultry grilled or smoked outdoors can also look
pink, even when cooked to 165 °F. There may be a pink-colored rim
about one-half inch wide around the outside of the cooked
meat. The meat of commercially smoked turkeys is usually
pink because it is prepared with natural smoke and liquid
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of a medal when it is not appropriate to wear the actual medal. Each country's government has its own rules on what ribbons can be worn in what circumstances and in which order; this is defined in an official document and is called "the order of precedence" or "the order of wearing." In some countries, some awards are "ribbon only," having no associated medal. According to the Defense Logistics Agency, the U. S. military's standard size for a ribbon bar is 1 3/8 in wide, 3/8 inches tall, with a thickness of 0.8mm. The service ribbon for a specific medal is identical to the suspension ribbon on the medal. For example, the suspension and service ribbon for the U. S. government's Purple Heart medal is purple with a white vertical stripe at each end. However, there are some military awards that do not have a suspension ribbon, but have an authorized ribbon and unit award emblem.
The Soviet Order of Victory is a badge, worn on the military parade uniform. However, a ribbon bar representing the Order of Victory was worn on a military field uniform. Ribbon bars come in a variety of colors. In the case of the U. S. military, it maintains a specific list of colors used on its ribbons, based on the Pantone Matching System and Federal Standard 595 color systems: There is a variety of constructions of service ribbons. In some countries, service ribbons are mounted on a "pin backing", which can be pushed through the fabric of a uniform and secured, with fasteners, on the inside edge; these ribbons can be individually secured and lined up, or they can be all mounted on to a single fastener. After the Second World War, it was common for all ribbons to be mounted on a single metal bar and worn in a manner similar to a brooch. Other methods of wearing have included physically sewing each service ribbon onto the uniform garments. "Orders of wearing" define which ribbons may be worn on which types of uniform in which positions under which circumstances.
For example, miniature medals on dinner dress, full medals on parade dress, ribbons on dress shirts, but no decorations on combat dress and working clothing. Some countries maintain a standard practice of wearing full service ribbons on combat utility clothing. Others prohibit this; these regulations are similar to the regulations regarding display of rank insignia and regulations regarding saluting of more senior ranks. The reasoning for such regulations is to prevent these displays from enabling opposing forces to identify persons of higher rank and therefore aid them in choosing targets which will have a larger impact on the battlefield. In times of war, it is not uncommon for commanders and other high value individuals to wear no markings on their uniforms and wear clothing and insignia of a lower ranking soldier. Service medals and ribbons are worn in rows on the left side of the chest. In certain commemorative and/ or memorial circumstances, a relative may wear the medals or ribbons of a dead relative on the right side of the chest.
Medals and ribbons not mentioned in the "Order of wear" are generally worn on the right side of the chest. Sequencing of the ribbons depends on each country's regulations. In the United States, for example, those with the highest status—typically awarded for heroism or distinguished service—are placed at the top of the display, while foreign decorations are last in the bottom rows; when medals are worn, ribbons with no corresponding medals are worn on the right side. The study and collection of ribbons, among other military decorations, is known as phaleristics. Keith Payne, VC, OAMHis Excellency General The Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK, MC Sir Hans Jesper Helsø former General and Chief of Defence. Ecuadorian General of the Army Paco Moncayo Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel Admiral of the Fleet Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma In the U. S. military, the different services have different methods of wearing ribbon bars. In the U. S. Navy, they are worn in rows of three with no spacing between rows.
For U. S. Navy members who have three or more ribbons, they can elect to wear only their three highest-ranked ones instead of all of them. In the U. S. Marine Corps, they can be worn with optional staggering. In the U. S. Army staggered with spacing in between rows. A U. S. serviceman's complete ribbon display is referred to colloquially as a "ribbon rack" or "rack" for short. Field Marshal S. H. F. J. Manekshaw Phaleristics Order List of military decorations List of prizes and awards Awards and decorations of the United States military Danish service ribbons
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U. S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given to U. S. military members – the only earlier award being the obsolete Fidelity Medallion. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located in New York; the original Purple Heart, designated as the Badge of Military Merit, was established by George Washington – the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army – by order from his Newburgh, New York headquarters on August 7, 1782. The Badge of Military Merit was only awarded to three Revolutionary War soldiers by Gen. George Washington himself. General Washington authorized his subordinate officers to issue Badges of Merit as appropriate. From on, as its legend grew, so did its appearance. Although never abolished, the award of the badge was not proposed again until after World War I.
On October 10, 1927, Army Chief of Staff General Charles Pelot Summerall directed that a draft bill be sent to Congress "to revive the Badge of Military Merit". The bill was withdrawn and action on the case ceased January 3, 1928, but the office of the Adjutant General was instructed to file all materials collected for possible future use. A number of private interests sought to have the medal re-instituted in the Army. On January 7, 1931, Summerall's successor, General Douglas MacArthur, confidentially reopened work on a new design, involving the Washington Commission of Fine Arts. Elizabeth Will, an Army heraldic specialist in the Office of the Quartermaster General, was named to redesign the newly revived medal, which became known as the Purple Heart. Using general specifications provided to her, Will created the design sketch for the present medal of the Purple Heart; the new design, which exhibits a bust and profile of George Washington, was issued on the bicentennial of Washington's birth.
Will's obituary, in the edition of February 8, 1975 of The Washington Post newspaper, reflects her many contributions to military heraldry. The Commission of Fine Arts solicited plaster models from three leading sculptors for the medal, selecting that of John R. Sinnock of the Philadelphia Mint in May 1931. By Executive Order of the President of the United States, the Purple Heart was revived on the 200th Anniversary of George Washington's birth, out of respect to his memory and military achievements, by War Department General Order No. 3, dated February 22, 1932. The criteria were announced in a War Department circular dated February 22, 1932, authorized award to soldiers, upon their request, awarded the Meritorious Service Citation Certificate, Army Wound Ribbon, or were authorized to wear Wound Chevrons subsequent to April 5, 1917, the day before the United States entered World War I; the first Purple Heart was awarded to MacArthur. During the early period of American involvement in World War II, the Purple Heart was awarded both for wounds received in action against the enemy and for meritorious performance of duty.
With the establishment of the Legion of Merit, by an Act of Congress, the practice of awarding the Purple Heart for meritorious service was discontinued. By Executive Order 9277, dated December 3, 1942, the decoration was applied to all services; this executive order authorized the award only for wounds received. For both military and civilian personnel during the World War II era, to meet eligibility for the Purple Heart, AR 600-45, dated September 22, 1943, May 3, 1944, required identification of circumstances. After the award was re-authorized in 1932 some U. S. Army wounded from conflicts prior to the first World War applied for, were awarded, the Purple Heart: "...veterans of the Civil War and Indian Wars, as well as the Spanish–American War, China Relief Expedition, Philippine Insurrection were awarded the Purple Heart. This is because the original regulations governing the award of the Purple Heart, published by the Army in 1932, provided that any soldier, wounded in any conflict involving U.
S. Army personnel might apply for the new medal. There were but two requirements: the applicant had to be alive at the time of application and he had to prove that he had received a wound that necessitated treatment by a medical officer."Subject to approval of the Secretary of Defense, Executive Order 10409, dated February 12, 1952, revised authorizations to include the Service Secretaries. Dated April 25, 1962, Executive Order 11016, included provisions for posthumous award of the Purple Heart. Dated February 23, 1984, Executive Order 12464, authorized award of the Purple Heart as a result of terrorist attacks, or while serving as part of a peacekeeping force, subsequent to March 28, 1973. On June 13, 1985, the Senate approved an amendment to the 1985 Defense Authorization Bill, which changed the precedence of the Purple Heart award, from above the Good Conduct Medal to above the Meritorious Service Medals. Public Law 99-145 authorized the award for wounds received as a result of friendly fire.
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Thematic Research Groups
Thematic research activities in the Centre
The CCG comprises experts from diverse and complementary disciplines including sociology, history, political science, public health, political philosophy, international relations, political economy, and anthropology. They draw on both qualitative and quantitative methods to enhance their research and
to produce innovative and accessible studies. CCG researchers also specialise in a number of regions including Australia, China, Korea, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Africa, the Middle East and the United States.
The CCG's research activities coalesce around a set of common themes, which encourage and enable cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural collaboration among leading and emerging CCG, Deakin and international scholars.
Research in the context of democracy and the potential democratisation of governance and media and more equitable local, national and global societies
Investigation of the current debates around'managing' and governance of cultural and religious diversity and intercultural and interreligious education
The largest centre in Melbourne focusing specifically on European philosophy and the History of Ideas
Research aimed at contributing to a more inclusive and just social existence for all
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G Messaging
A time saving and basic gesture detector app that allows you to store and detect your custom gestures.
These gestures can be used to recognize corresponding text values for sending sms.
Following are the guidelines for using G-SMS.
1. Add the gestures with its respective text values which can be used later to send SMS.
2. You can view and delete gestures with its corresponding text values."
3. Add text by drawing gestures and send SMS easily.
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Start Stop Movieclips in Flash
How to control Flash Movieclip symbols using actionscript
While working with Movieclips in Flash you will find it necessary to start and stop the animation at runtime. In this Flash tutorial you'll learn how to control Movieclips using basic actionscript code. Movieclips can be easily controlled using Flash actionscript and the instance name of the Movieclip symbol is used to control it using Actionscript commands.You Are Here ::: Home >> Free Tutorials >> Flash Tutorials >> Starting & Stopping Movieclips with Flash
Follow the steps given below:
Controlling Movieclips using Actionscript
- Create a Movieclip (Refer the Flash Photo Masking tutorial for this example) with some animation and name the instance say,'mask_mc'.
- Create a Button for Start and Stop action of the movieclip and name them as'start_btn' and'stop_btn' respectively.
- Write the following Actionscript code for the 2 Buttons as given below:
- Save your work and test the Movie (Ctrl + Enter). Thats it you have learnt how to control movieclips in Flash using Actionscript.
Fig: Start & Stop Movieclip using Actionscript
Compatible Versions of Flash for this Tutorial
Flash CS5 Professional | Flash CS4 Professional
Note: For uses of lower versions of Flash some visual interface images would differ.
Recommended Version: Adobe Flash CS5 Professional


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Document Type
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Creative Writing
First Advisor's Name
Debra Dean
First Advisor's Committee Title
Major Professor
Second Advisor's Name
Lynne Barrett
Third Advisor's Name
Meri-Jane Rochelson
World War Two, Italy, Historical Fiction
Date of Defense
THE LINES WE CROSSED is a historical novel set in Umbria, Italy from _PHONE_. One October morning, Emilia Testadura awakes to find the Nazis have arrived in her village. Major Christoph Strauss presses Emilia into service as housekeeper for the soldiers who now occupy an abandoned palazzo in the village. As the stakes and complications rise in the war throughout winter and spring, so they do for Emilia. Brutal reinforcements arrive and conditions become very dangerous. Emilia realizes she is falling in love with Major Strauss. She learns secrets that change her view of her deceased father and herself. That knowledge leads her to take action which reveals Major Strauss's true colors before he is sent south to engage the Allies. Once the Allies take Emilia's village from the Nazis, Emilia makes a final discovery and a decision that leads her south, too, towards a future she had never imagined.
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Ceramic fiber blankets are versatile materials produced from durable spun ceramic fibers to provide exceptional handling strength. This material is extensively used in a variety of heat processing applications to contain or control high temperatures. A ceramic wool blanket is extensively used in various industrial applications and processes that involve heat contention and moderation.
With its impressive thermal and fire-resistant properties, ceramic fiber blankets are also used in cement furnaces to maximize heat.
Their fire-resistant and thermal properties allow them to be used for containing or regulating high temperatures.
There are three main steps in inserting a ceramic fiber blanket into a cement furnace:
- Furnace manufacturers first cut a ceramic fiber blanket.
- Using a packing machine, several pieces are put together into a ceramic wool-cutting module.
- Finally, the ceramic fiber module is fixed by anchoring parts.
Here are the key benefits of using ceramic wool blankets in cement furnaces:
Thermal Conductive Coefficient - Ceramic fiber blankets have a low thermal conductive coefficient that is only 1/10 of a lightweight refractory lining. This makes it a more practical and convenient choice.
Lightweight Feature – Because they are so light, ceramic wool blankets reduce the load that the structure's support carries. It also makes the installation quick and easy.
Excellent Heat Insulation - Using a ceramic fiber blanket as a lining in a furnace will contain the heat inside, keeping the outside layer of the structure heat-free. This helps maintain a safe work area.
Stability of Chemical Components - Ceramic fiber is neutral and has mild acidity, which makes it an ideal lining material to avoid corrosion of lead, copper, and aluminum.
Our high purity ceramic fibre blanket is made from alumina-silica materials which create a stable and insulating product with low thermal conductivity, low heat storage, and excellent thermal shock resistance. These blankets also provide superior corrosion resistance. Learn more about this product by calling us at _PHONE_!


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Incendio! is the first free application that allows municipality operators to send alerting messages in case of fire. It automatically calculates your location and sends geographical coordinates to the JIXEL server. The service is in an experimental phase and is only accessible by registered and authorised users.
Incendio! has been developed within the "MOS-base" project funded by FILAS S.p.A., and was born thanks to the experience gained by IES Solutions during the management of forest fires in Calabria Region in 2009 and 2010, when IES provided the Jixel suite to the Italian Department of Fire Fighting.
MOS-base combines forest fires data from different sources, integrates them, and make them available in the JIXEL web-based platform. In this way, the MOS-base cartographic system will have both data on the actions carried out on site and data from sensors and/or mobile devices, together with remote sensing data including pre and post-fire information. The project uses the CAP protocol and is compliant with the Ministerial Decrees of 17 June 2008 and 23 May 2011, regarding the transmission of data for the cooperation between emergency services. The final goal of MOS-base is to allow municipalities to produce data in order to support the preparation of periodic reports related to the fire affected areas, according to the law 353/2000, in order to define constraints on buildings for the years subsequent to the fire.
Alerting messages sent with Incendio! are significant only for MOS-base project purposes and are not in any way processed by emergency services. Therefore, Incendio! is not a substitute for emergency calls to be made to the Fire Brigades emergency number (115 or 112). It is available for iPhone and iPad.
Detection of the caller location and visualisation on the map
Creation and sharing of information about the fire (i.e. geographical coordinates such as lat/lon and further information)
Sending the signalling message to rescue operators (currently being tested and not included in the emergency management procedures)
Consultation of the map to get an overview of all the fires signalled in the area