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Pierre Blanchet, the well respected Breton bagpipe maker, died today after a brief illness.
Pierre lived in Trignac in Loire-Atlantique (Pays de la Loire region) which adjoins Saint-Nazaire. He was a highly skilled restorer and restorer of bagpipes, having started his career as a professional turner in 1977 at the age of 14. From then he quickly specialised in exact replicas of classic and vintage sets of bagpipes. His contribution to the revival of the sound and shape of early Highland bagpipes is unequalled.
He received tuition from leading Breton piper, Jakez Pincet in the nearby town of La Baule-Escoublac.
Pierre was a member of Bagad Saint-Nazaire and, in fact, was its Pipe Major from the mid-1970s. He subsequently played with other Breton bagads but his growing interest in pipe-making soon became his full-time concern.
After studying the principles of acoustics as published by the German physicist, mathematician and musician, Ernst Chladni (1715–1782), he utilised these theories when making his own pipes.
As one pipe maker put it, he made his instruments "the right way."
Pierre has left a great legacy in the instruments he made and restored but his passing will be a huge loss to piping because others did not learn more from him. He did at least write down much of his knowledge.
We extend our condolences to all who knew him.


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7 Disadvantages of Coal You Need to Know - Earthava
8. The Disadvantages of Coal Are Significant. 1. It Increases Carbon Dioxide in the Environment. Why Coal Ain't Cool: 7 Disadvantages of Coal You Need to Know. When we burn coal, it produces extra carbon dioxide, or CO2. CO2 causes a "greenhouse effect," which means it makes the planet retain more heat in the lower atmosphere.

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How to: Perfect Mashed Potato
What's winter without a good mashed potato? Whether you like a smooth and creamy mash, or a chunky and rustic one, we want to make sure you're doing it right!
1. Choose the right potato
For fluffy mashed potatoes, stick with starchy potatoes like Agrias or the red-skinned Red Rascal. Avoid using waxy varieties as they don't contain a lot of starch, so don't break down well or absorb dairy as well as other varieties.
2. Start with cold water
We know it seems faster to start with hot water, but this can lead to uneven cooking. To ensure you cook them evenly, place the potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water about 2cm above the potatoes.
3. Salt the water
Season your potatoes early by adding salt to the water when cooking. Potatoes absorb the water they're cooked in, so you won't need to add as much later, and more importantly your potatoes won't be bland!
4. Adding warm cream and butter
When you add cold dairy to the mash, the potatoes don't absorb the dairy well. So gently heat your cream (or milk) and butter, and then add.
5. Don't over-mash!
For anyone that's had gluey mashed potato, we feel for you! When potatoes are mashed starch is released. The more you work the potatoes, the more starch gets released, resulting in a thick, PVA glue like mash. Avoid over mashing, or using a food processor or blender.

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Leek dip includes any vegetable or cracker dip that uses the leek as its base flavor. A cousin of the onion, leeks have a pungent flavor. Most individuals preparing leek dip cook the leeks enough to draw out the vegetable's sweetness, though, often making the dip milder and more appealing to a broader range of tastes. Some leek dips also combine leeks with other vegetables or ingredients to add dimension to the flavor. These dips are typically served with a platter of sliced vegetables or crackers.
Allium porrum, more commonly known as the leek, is a member of the lily family, along with onions, shallots, garlic, and chives. Leeks have a flavor that closely mimics the taste of onions, but when cooked, leeks take on a sweeter, more delicate taste than onions do. The vegetable measures roughly 1 foot in length (approximately 30 centimeters), and its stalk is about 2 inches in diameter (approximately 5 centimeters). Layers of dark green leaves tightly wrap around a pale green stalk, which gradually turns white as it reaches the small bulb at the bottom of the plant. Both the stalk and leaves of the leek are edible, but some recipes call for one over the other.
Many individuals making leek dip prefer to use the white and pale green parts of the stalk instead of the dark green leaves. The leeks are halved and sliced into thin rings measuring about 1/3 inch (approximately 8 millimeters) or smaller. In a preheated skillet coated with butter, the cook sautès the pieces until they soften. Some cooks may continue sautèing the leeks until they begin to brown and caramelize. This cooking process minimizes the pungency of the leeks while releasing their aroma and drawing out their mild flavor.
After the leeks are cooked, they must be added to a dairy base. Most dips are made with sour cream, and the average leek dip is no exception. Many cooks also add a soft cheese, like goat cheese, to the dip, and some substitute cream cheese for sour cream in order to create a richer tasting dip. The dairy ingredients are thoroughly mixed together before the cook stirs in the sauteed leek slices, creating a very simple, basic leek dip.
Most individuals prefer adding other ingredients to the dip to create a more complex flavor. Herbs, spices and vegetables, including parsley, black pepper, salt, and chives, are the most common, subtle possibilities. Some individuals may also add blended vegetables, like mashed peas, or chopped nuts, like almonds, peanuts, or walnuts, to alter the taste and texture of the leek dip. Finely chopped pieces of cooked bacon create a dip with a heartier flavor.
Leek dips are usually served with platters of raw vegetables or crackers. Vegetables commonly served on platters include cucumbers, celery, cauliflower, and carrots. For more variety, individuals may also include less common vegetables like daikon radishes or kohlrabi. Alternatively, a leek dip can be served alongside gourmet crackers, pita crisps, and breadsticks, instead of vegetables.
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How much did that set you back? (Money phrasal verbs)
by Kate Woodford
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Persley Photographics (c)/Moment/Getty
This week we're looking at the wealth of phrasal verbs in English that relate to money, including those used for having and not having money, those for saving money and those for spending it. Starting with a very common phrasal verb, if you pay off a sum that you owe to a bank or person, you give them all of it: I'm hoping to pay off the debt within two years.
As regards spending money, if you pay a lot for something, especially when you don't want to, you may use the informal phrasal verb fork out: I'm not forking out fifty dollars for a ticket!
If you spend part of an amount of money that you have saved, you might say you dip into that amount: Unfortunately, I had to dip into my savings to pay for the repairs.
If you say that something sets you back a particular sum, you mean that it costs that amount:
It's a nice car, but it'll set you back thirty thousand pounds.
How much did that set you back?
Meanwhile, in UK English, someone who buys something expensive may be said to splash out: She splashed out on a fancy new camera.
Still with spending money, if you settle up with someone, you pay them the money that you owe them: You get the tickets, Evan, and I'll settle up with you later.
If several people who are buying one thing together chip in (UK, informal), they all give some money towards it: We all chipped in and bought James a really smart coffee machine.
As for saving money, if you put away a sum of money, you save it, usually in a bank: He puts away a little every month.
Other 'away' phrasal verbs are used with this meaning, though they often have the extra meaning of 'to hide' or 'to save secretly'. Salt away and squirrel away are two such phrasal verbs:
He'd salted away several thousand pounds over the years and no one knew.
She had a fortune squirrelled away.
Some phrasal verbs relate to having not enough money. Someone who scrapes by, only has enough money to pay for the basic things they need: Even with both of us working full-time, we only just scrape by.
With too little money, someone might decide to cut back on what they spend, by intentionally spending less: I'm trying to cut back on my expenses.
They might also borrow a sum of money from a friend to tide them over for a short period. To tide someone over is to supply someone for a short time with money: I gave her a hundred pounds to tide her over till she gets paid.
Finally, someone who comes into money, receives it after a relation dies: She came into a bit of money when her grandfather died.
13 thoughts on "How much did that set you back? (Money phrasal verbs)
 1. Pingback: How much did that set you back? (Money phrasal verbs) – Cambridge Dictionary About words blog (July 27, 2016) | Editorial Words
 2. Hello Kate, let me express my gratefulness for this useful post, these phrasal are usually used in everyday conversation and I've improve a bit more my vocabulary, thank you so much.
 However, I would like to ask you for help because I have not understood "sets you back" phrasal at all. Could you explain me that? With another example maybe!
 1. Kate Woodford
 Hi Javier! Thanks for your lovely feedback – it's so nice to hear! Regarding 'set you back' perhaps it might help if you think of a sentence with the verb 'cost' in it, for example, 'The trip will cost (you) a thousand Euros.' Now replace 'cost (you)' with 'set you back', so 'The trip will set you back a thousand Euros.' It really just means 'cost' and is usually used about large sums of money. I hope that helps! All the best to you.
 3. Ivan
 Hi, Kate. You write really interesting and useful articles. I've enriched my vocabulary because of you. I only wanted to ask if you could place all phrasal verbs' list in the end of the article in order to memorize without looking through the text every time?
 1. Kate Woodford
 Ivan, thanks for the lovely feedback! That's a really interesting suggestion regarding the vocabulary. I'm going to discuss it with the team next week. All the best!
 4. Khairil
 Hi Kate thanks for your articles. I'm from Malaysia. Most of these words really useful and makes my daily usage vocab more richness. I'm agree with Ivan if you could listed the word at the end of the articles so easier for us to memorize it.
 5. vasudevan ragunathan
 Hi Kate. Thanks for this article and the various usage of various terms concerning money matters. Gee i never realized that there were so many. I have been using some myself and now i have a coulpe more that i can use in my daily conversations. Cheers. Devan from Malaysia
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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Marisa L. Wilson
The literature indicates that serving as a preceptor for new nurse graduates can be challenging and stressful without proper training in this role. Many organizations appoint preceptors without providing training and support for the role, which negatively impacts both the new nurse and the preceptor. Evidence shows that a preceptor workshop can cultivate the knowledge and skills needed to train and precept new nurse graduates. Further, there is evidence that preceptorship programs ease new graduates' transition to practice, increase employee satisfaction, and improve the quality of care provided to clients. The purpose of this developmental project was to develop a preceptor workshop to prepare registered nurses to serve in the capacity of preceptors within a local agency to ease the transition for new nurse graduates into practice, increase employee satisfaction, increase retention rates, and promote higher quality of care within organizations. The preceptor workshop proposed in this project incorporates Watson's caring theory, Benner's novice-to-expert model, and Wright's domain-specific competency assessment model. These theoretical frameworks served to guide the curriculum and design of an eight-module workshop. This workshop will be shared with the partnering organization with the recommendation for implementation and evaluation within the next year. Development of an effective training program for preceptors will result in positive social change by improving outcomes for preceptors, preceptees, the organization, and the clients. Implementing this workshop will have a positive impact on the quality of care provided to clients within the organization by the affects on retention rates, satisfaction, and transition to practice.


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Can we use autonomous wheelchairs for elderly persons with deteriorated physical and cognitive functions so that they can enjoy walking?
Walking is recommended for elderly persons in order to maintain good health. However, it is true that walking accidents involving elderly persons frequently. Family and the caregiver may go with them to secure their safety, but the elderly regret having to ask someone to help them take a little walk or run an errand.
How can the elderly enjoy walking alone as much as they like without causing a burden on the family and caregiver?
How about a wheelchair driven by automated driving technology that goes with elderly persons when they walk?
The wheelchair is not intended to take elderly persons to a desired destination, but to accompany them when they take a walk, and can take them to the destination if they become tired. The wheelchair recognizes and averts danger during the walk, and thus protects the elderly user. At the same time, it fulfills the desire of the elderly "to walk as much as they want," and gives the family and caregiver a sense of security in that "it is OK for them to go out."
If a wheelchair accompanies elderly persons on a walk and gives them a ride when they return home, it may expand the range of walking activity to a great extent. The wheelchair giving them a ride mitigates physical and cognitive concerns, and may encourage to walk further. The expanded range of activity also expands the range of socialization. It may make it easier to see old friends.
When the family and caregiver share information about the location and status of the wheelchair, and confirm the safety of an elderly person from a distance, they can send the elderly person out reassuringly. Once the elderly no longer impose any burden on the people around them when they go out, they become confident in doing so and may go out more frequently.
This is a result of a research for Japan METI's R&D and PoC of smart mobility system: a study of autonomous driving and its social values and use scenarios. (2016)


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Camera Calibration for Light Fields and Camera Arrays
Camera calibration, crucial for computer vision tasks, often relies on planar calibration targets to calibrate the camera parameters. This work explores a planar, fractal, self-identifying calibration pattern, which provides a high density of calibration points for a large range of magnification factors. An evaluation on ground truth data shows that the target provides very high accuracy over a wide range of conditions.
Fractal Calibration Target
The size of the calibration markers also play a key role in the accuracy of the localization. If too few calibration points are available per view, then calibration quality suffers due to over fitting. However, if the calibration markers become too small, it becomes impossible to properly detect them. As the optimal size depends on the camera magnification, it is not possible to create a pattern with a single optimal density.
Our solution is the adoption of a fractal scheme which operates on multiple scales of calibration points. This scheme allows to use features which are within some fixed bound of the maximum calibration point density for the given magnification, please see Figure. 1. In addition the target is self-identifying and quite robust under a range of imaging conditions.
 A Fractal Calibration Pattern for Improved Camera Calibration Hendrik Siedelmann, Maximilian Diebold, Marcel Gutsche, Hamza Aziz-Ahmad, Bernd Jähne
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- Study at Deakin
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Deakin University researcher Associate Professor Liz Eckermann is working to reduce the morbidity rates of mothers and infants in Lao PDR by gaining a better understanding of ancient customs called Yu Fai and Mother Roasting.
Yu Fai, literally meaning 'on fire', occurs in a number of countries throughout South East Asia when after giving birth, a mother lies on a bamboo bed either over a brazier containing hot charcoal embers or with the brazier located in the centre of the room.
Women remain on the hotbed throughout their confinement which can range from 10 to 45 days.
The hotbed is only left when the mother undertakes a cleansing ritual otherwise she remains there all day and all night, eats her meals on the bed and nurses her infant with the temperature usually exceeding 50°C.
Mother roasting is a separate activity within the Yu Fai ritual in which the mother exposes herself to high temperatures between 80-100°C generated by hot charcoal embers, either while seated on a chair, while standing crouched over the fire, or while reclining on the bed.
There are many cultural imperatives for women in South East Asia to practice Yu Fai. For them to be good mothers they must adhere to cultural beliefs and practices surrounding the new born infant.
There are also health benefits attributed to yu fai.
However, a high morbidity rate for both mothers and children also needs to be properly investigated.
"Lao PDR is well short of the 2015 targets for Millennium Development Goals in relation to maternal and infant morbidity," said Associate Professor Eckermann, a member of the Alfred Deakin Research Institute.
"It has one of the highest Maternal and Infant Mortality ratios in the Western Pacific Region.
"Furthermore the levels of maternal and infant morbidity, especially from pneumonia and other respiratory infections, are very high.
"A key likely contributor to post-parity maternal and infant deaths and morbidity is exposure, for both mothers and infants, to extreme heat, carbon monoxide and smoke pollution during the yu fai process which is practiced by over 90% of Lao families for up to 45 days after birth.
"No attempts have been made to examine the impact on the health of mothers and newborns."
So the key challenges in Associate Professor Eckermann's project are to:
1. Measure the levels of heat and smoke exposure during "yu fai" and the effects of such exposure on key indicators of health status.
2. Develop the technology to adapt the yu fai ritual such that it is smokeless and within an acceptable temperature range so that it causes no harm to mothers and babies.
3. Generate communication materials and networks to inform communities of the health advantages of smokeless and moderate heat yu fai technology which empowers women in their communities to make healthy choices for themselves and their children
4. Monitor heat and smoke levels with simple and cheap data-loggers and
5. Collate qualitative data on why yu fai is so central to postnatal care and identify what "safe" adaptations would be acceptable to communities unwilling to abandon it.
The world-class nature of Associate Professor Eckermann's research was recently recognised a when she was invited to Seattle In the United States to be among the 65 finalists in the international competition called Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development.
This challenge came about when USAID, the Government of Norway, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, and Britain's Department for International Development joined together to find the tools and approaches to help the mothers and newborns during their most vulnerable hours.
It seeks ground-breaking prevention and treatment approaches for pregnant women and newborns in poor, hard-to-reach communities around the time of delivery.
This is the period when the majority of maternal and newborn deaths occur and the population that has been the most difficult to reach.
"Melinda Gates and many other funding partners were very interested in the topic," Associate Professor Eckermann said.
"Many had never heard of yu fai.
"I have been invited back again with a prototype product - an adapted rocket stove with damper to control temperature.
"Other funders have also said they will be in touch, so overall, it was a great exchange and well worth the five days of concentrated effort."

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UNESCO International Literacy day 2012 Theme
Literacy is important for then growth and development of society. The society can become healthy and Wealthy with literacy. UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization) has initiated for the observance of international literacy day.
Date of International Literacy day:
The first international literacy day was observed in the year 1965. Every year international literacy day shall be observed on the 8th day September. UNESCO is taking up then initiation of celebration of international literacy day across the globe.
Need for literacy and observation of international literacy day:
Nearly one in every six people is still illiterate. Among these two thirds are women. Nearly 80 crore adults are still illiterate in the world. There are so many children are out of school during their young age. It is observed that poverty and ill health is related to illiteracy in then world. Literacy can improve the quality of life among the human beings. One can have better sanitation and health with literacy. Educating adult illiterate and bringing the children to schools at the young age are the main agenda for organizing the international literacy day. Literate adults can know the need of education and can send their children in pursuing education. Literacy can uplift people from poverty. UNESCO supports its member states in planning and implementation of program for the improvement of literacy rates in the respective sites.


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The Yale Bulldogs Racing team built a gas-electric hybrid racecar that won first place at the 2013 Formula Hybrid International competition.
I worked on low-voltage electronics, and wrote large portions of the code for the Arduino microcontroller (Github link) that handled functions like:
- core driving functions: mapping the gas pedal to the throttle, activating the brake light
- displaying data to the driver on a control panel
- managing a power-saving "endurance mode"
- monitoring the high voltage battery system
- wirelessly sending telemetry data
- safety cutoffs in dangerous situations


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VIDEO SHARING WHEN IT COUNTS
Imagine the ability for the right person to view the right video stream regardless of manufacturer, network, or codec restrictions. The Claris Portal enables you to share your video with trusted partners, first responders, the public, and even media while keeping your network secure. Discover how Skyline can help you normalize, stream, manage, and share live video streams in a secure and scalable platform.
IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITY
Imagine the possibility of first responders viewing the live video streams on a tablet while driving to the incident no matter what agency owns the video cameras. Imagine the possibility of tracking a marathon through cameras' live video streams at the beginning of the race in a stadium with CCTV and as it winds in and out of the city roads. This possibility is now a reality.
NORMALIZE. STREAM. MANAGE. SHARE.
Let Skyline's Claris Product Suite overcome the burdens of closed networks, a multitude of video formats/protocols, bandwidth concerns, and disparate manufacturer codecs. Skyline's ability to normalize, stream, and manage live video while addressing security, scalability and the diversity of consumers allows agencies to share their video like never before. As a result, Skyline provides a turnkey solution from the source camera to end-user web portals to securely share video streams across agencies so that the correct people see the correct video at the correct time.


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2020 Volume 45 Issue 4 Pages 153-156
The blood flow of the living body observed by ultrasonic blood flow meter and laser blood flow meter were analyzed whether these results are also reflected in relaxation phenomena obtained from dielectric measurements by impedance analyzer. The interface polarization of red blood cells (RBCs) obtained by dielectric measurements in vivo clearly indicated that the RBC number density increased by sprint. This explanation was confirmed from comparison with the results obtained by ultrasonic blood flow meter and laser blood flow meter. As the blood vessels dilated due to sprint, the amount of blood pumped out increased and RBCs observed by dielectric measurements increased. As the blood volume increased, the mean blood flow velocity was found to be lower than that at rest. The results suggest the blood state in the living body can be obtained by dielectric spectroscopy.


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A. Measure camshaft lobe height (B) on one
exhaust and one intake lobe.
B. Measure base circle (C) of one exhaust and
one intake lobe.
C. Subtract base circle (STEP B) from lobe
height (STEP A). The difference is actual
lobe lift (A).
D. Specified camshaft lobe lift (A) is .3300 in.
AIR INLET AND EXHAUST SYSTEM
TESTING AND ADJUSTING
PROCEDURE FOR MEASURING
To find lobe lift, use the procedure that follows:
Maximum permissible difference between actual
lobe lift (STEP C) and specified lobe lift (STEP D) is
.010 in. (0.25 mm).


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Until 31st May you can collect cards to scratch which offer various gifts and prizes.
You can win cards in the following ways:
- The first time you log in each day
- When your horse wins competitions (2 per day)
- Buying them in the Flash Sales (you can buy a maximum of 1 card in each type of sale every 3 days)
- Exchanging duplicate cards (costs 5 diamonds and you can only exchange 1 per day. However you are guaranteed not to get another duplicate)
Apparently there may be more ways to get cards (possible involving HoPs!) later on in the contest.
The first set of cards are called the Collector Cards. These cards give you prizes as soon as you scratch them - for example equus, BM items, saddlery or even the Divine horse Mars.
The second set of cards are called the Puzzle Cards. There are 7 puzzles to complete and you have to collect all 5 cards from each puzzle before you get your gift. The puzzles are as follows:
- The Desert Puzzle. Prize: Philosopher's Stone
- The Forest Puzzle. Prize: 20,000e
- The Jungle Puzzle. Prize: Morpheus' Arms
- The Meadow Puzzle. Prize: 5 x diamonds
- The Savanna Puzzle. Prize: a Knabstupper (a new breed of horse)
- The Mountain Puzzle. Prize: 5th element
- The Hiking Puzzle. Prize: Poseidon's Pack
If you complete all the puzzles you win a Treasure Chest containing a new wild horse - the Camargue.
You get to your cards by clicking on 'The Cards' link at the top of any page. From that page there is then a link to the Flash Sales.
PLEASE NOTE. To scratch a card you rub your mouse over it. If you are having trouble seeing or scratching your cards it may be that you don't have flash on your computer. For example if you are playing on an iPad or iPhone you will not be able to scratch your cards.


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- What does the expanse mean?
- What is wrong with Earth in the expanse?
- Is Earth destroyed in the expanse?
- What is the human population on Mars?
- Do humans live on Mars?
- Who are belters?
- Who are the Martians in the expanse?
- What does Opa mean in the expanse?
- Why is the expanse so good?
- Will there be a season 6 of the expanse?
What does the expanse mean?
an uninterrupted space or area; a wide extent of anything: an expanse of water.
something that is spread out, especially over a relatively large area: that great expanse, the sky..
What is wrong with Earth in the expanse?
Free Navy Conflict Before the UN and its allies could repel the invading fleet, Earth was left crippled, with more than 20% of its population died in the initial attack, and the rest evacuated off-planet. This was the commencing act of the deadliest war humanity would come to see, the Free Navy Conflict.
Is Earth destroyed in the expanse?
Aftermath. Earth was left completely crippled following the bombardment, despite the subsequent C.F. victory.
What is the human population on Mars?
ten billion humansMars is the fourth planet from Sol and the second smallest planet in the Sol system. It has a population of ten billion humans, and is governed by the Martian Congressional Republic.
Do humans live on Mars?
However, the surface is not hospitable to humans or most known life forms due to the radiation, greatly reduced air pressure, and an atmosphere with only 0.16% oxygen.
Who are belters?
Belter is a term used to refer to persons born in the Asteroid Belt or the Moons of the outer planets. In a pejorative meaning, they are also called Skinnies, because of their altered physiology due to growing up and living in a low gravity environment.
Who are the Martians in the expanse?
The Martians are those humans who colonized Mars and created permanent settlements there. They strive to terraform the planet's surface so that it more closely resembles Earth. They are led by the Martian Congressional Republic, which is often in conflict with the United Nations.
What does Opa mean in the expanse?
Outer Planets AllianceThe Outer Planets Alliance (OPA) forms in 2325 to represent Belters' interests. Soon after its inception, the Page 6 The Expanse | 5 OPA becomes is linked to several bombings on Earth and Mars. In 2330, Earth demolishes Anderson Station in the Belt, led by Colonel Frederick Johnson.
Why is the expanse so good?
The action scenes are some of the best on TV. The Expanse is one of the most detail-oriented shows you'll ever find. Every aspect is well thought out, down to how much light from the Earth would reflect upon the moon's surface at a specific time of day.
Will there be a season 6 of the expanse?
In Amazon's renewal announcement, the company made clear that Season 6 would be the final season as far as they're concerned. The co-head of television at Amazon Studios, Vernon Sanders, even said that Season 6 would give the longtime fans of the show "the satisfying conclusion to the series that they deserve."


To explore 'being' verbs
In this lesson, children will be given a definition of 'being' verbs. First, they will identify the forms of the verb 'to be' in sentences. Then, they will look at plural and singular forms of the verb 'to be'. After that, they will look at past/present tense forms of the verb 'to be' and finally, they will complete a task where they need to choose the correct verb for each sentence.
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Grammatical analysis of Sanskrit segment
Analysis of "bhrājaka"
Note: this is an experimental feature and shows only the first possible analysis of the sentence. If the system was successful in translating the segment, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
Grammatical analysis of the Sanskrit text: "bhrājaka"—
- bhrājaka -
bhrājaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhrājaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Extracted glossary definitions: Bhrajaka
Alternative transliteration: bhrajaka, [Devanagari/Hindi] भ्राजक, [Bengali] ভ্রাজক, [Gujarati] ભ્રાજક, [Kannada] ಭ್ರಾಜಕ, [Malayalam] ഭ്രാജക, [Telugu] భ్రాజక
"bhrājaka" in the Sanskrit language represents a word or a combination of words (such as Nouns, Adjectives, Pronouns, etc.). This section shows references to Sanskrit literature where this segment of Sanskrit text occurs, by literally searching for this piece of text.
Section 11 < [Chapter 12: doṣabhedīya-adhyāya]
Section 16 < [Chapter 12: doṣabhedīya-adhyāya]
Verse 126.96.36.199 < [Chapter 50]
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8. Bird Ringers of Kenya
A film by Michelle Donde
Catching birds in a net, capturing them by their necks and fastening a band around their legs may not sound so pleasant. But when conducted by the gentle and professional hands of the members of the Nairobi Ringing Group, it's difficult not to stare in awe. This close-knit group has perfected the skill of bird ringing. A necessary practice that helps monitor migration of birds, health of an eco-system and manage bird populations, amongst other environmental factors. Delve into the intriguing world of bird ringing and banding in Kenya.


Routing a Cable
This task shows you how to route a cable from a cable reference catalog.
Enabling dynamic connectors in a component allows for automatic creation of connectors during the design process.
 1. Click the Route Cable button .
 The Catalog Browser displays.
 If necessary, navigate to select the catalog the Browse another catalog button .
 (The path for this catalog is: Doc\online\eldug_C2\samples\ElecCables.catalog)
 2. Double-click to open a family.
 3. Double-click to select the cable reference you want to route.
 The Route Cable window opens:
 Note that you can choose between different route modes:
 - Horizontal/Vertical
 - Horizontal/Vertical/45 degrees
 - Point-to-point
 - Single step.
 To know more about routing mode, refer to Basic Tasks.
 Keep the first one in this case.
 4. Begin routing: click a connector, for example the motor wide pin.
 5. To end routing, click the next component wide pin.
 At the end, the result looks like this:
 The specification tree is updated with the three cable segments PWC3.1, PWC3.2, PWC3.3.


[lammps-users] Tdamp and T-coupling
Hello everyone,
In fix NVT and NPT command, there is a parameter named Tdamp, which is specified intime units and determines how rapidly the temperature is relaxed. We can read a parameter T-coupling in article, for example, Nosé–Hoover coupling constant is set to 5.
I am confused by the two parameter. What is the difference between them, and the relation of them. Could some kind people give me some suggestion?
Thanks in advance.
Tdamp is the coupling constant - i.e. the "mass" of the thermal
piston being coupled to.


What is Prehab?
Have you heard of rehabilitation? That's the process by which you recover from surgery after the fact.
Prehabilitation (or prehab) is the process by which you prepare for the stressful stimulus (surgery) before it happens so you can sustain a healthy state thru the process and recovery much quicker and stronger than otherwise.
It works by addressing three targeted areas: mindset, nutrition, and fitness.


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Fingerprint image enhancement is an essential preprocessing step in fingerprint recognition application. There are many authors proposed the different fingerprint enhancement methods. Most present well-known methods are base on Gabor filters. However, the present proposed Gabor filters almost can not be efficient in some cases such as: the local orientation changes rapidly and the fingerprint image is heavily noisy. This paper proposes a novel filter design technique based on the orientation consistency to improve the Gabor filter with the aim that achieves higher efficiency in clarifying the high curvature ridges of the noisy fingerprint images. It is called adaptive orientation consistency-based Gabor filter (AOC-BGF). Actually, this is the technique which tunes adaptively the Gabor filter window size based on analyzing the orientation consistency. The orientation consistency describes how well the orientations over a neighborhood are consistent with the dominant orientation. The performance of the minutiae detection process on the database FVC2004 DB4 shows the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method.


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Abstract: Light is a primary energy source. Its use efficiency reflects the capacity of ecosystem in converting light energy and producing organic matter. Revealing the values of light and its use efficiency in typical ecosystems provides reference for assessing regional light resources and their use efficiency, which is also helpful in assessing the regional capacity of organic matter production and carbon sequestration. Based on ChinaFLUX observations and published literature, we built the radiation and light-use efficiency dataset of typical ecosystems in China from 2002 to 2010. This dataset contains 126 site-year light resource, light-use efficiency, and absorbed light use efficiency observed from 51 ecosystems. In addition, the dataset also contains the biotic and abiotic information such as ecosystem code, observation year, longitude, latitude, altitude, ecosystem type, annual air temperature, annual precipitation, annual CO2 mass concentration, annual mean leaf area index, annual maximum leaf area index. The dataset could provide data base for research on carbon cycle and climate change.
Keywords: carbon cycle; photosynthetic active radiation; eddy covariance; terrestrial ecosystem


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To use Ring & Bracelet/Anklets sizer correctly you must download the PDF
from link below and then un-check the "fit to page" option when you print. If you've already opened the PDF in adobe reader then select "Actual Size" before printing. After you've printed this page, verify the print was correct using the test bars given in the PDF under Measure.
Please note that below methods are samples to show you what you will find in the PDF Ring & Bracelet/Anklets sizer!
Download and Print This PDF File
There are two ways of finding your ring size with this sheet:
Place a ring that fits comfortably over the circles to measure the inside diameter. Make sure that the circle is completely visible inside the ring.
Cut out the ring sizer and cut the slit out that's marked with an arrow. For best results use a hobby knife.Once you wrap the ring sizer around your finger, insert the pointed end into the slit, tightenthe band slowly until it fits comfortably around your finger. Now check the size that is visible from the slit; if it's hard to read then mark it with a pen or pencil to read once you


A common question for people starting to program on Windows is, "What makes a valid Windows file name?" You want to use this information to make simplifying assumptions in your code: that names can be no longer than MAX_PATH, that two names won't differ only by case, etc. Unfortunately, the answer to what makes a valid file name in Windows is not simple.
Due to the layering of Windows architecture, the definition of a "legal" file name may vary depending upon the component of the operating system you are dealing with.
· NTFS and the Posix subsystem have the most permissive definition of a "legal" name. The name may be up to 32,768 Unicode characters long. The name can contain trailing periods, trailing spaces, and two files may have names that differ only in case (e.g., README.TXT and readme.txt).
· The Win32 subsystem enforces additional constraints on legal file names. The name can be at most MAX_PATH characters long (defined in windef.h as 260 characters), may not have trailing dots or spaces, and file names are case preserving, not case sensitive — if two files exists with names that differ only in case, you will only be able to manipulate one of them through Win32 APIs.
· DOS and 16-bit Windows applications are still limited to "8.3" names.
See Inside Windows 2000, pages 729ff, for more information on the different constraints on file names.
These differences have practical consequences for any code that attempts to manage files that could be created by another program. If your management code uses DOS (heaven forbid!) or Win32 APIs to manipulate files, it is possible for the untrusted program to create files that your program cannot open or manipulate. For example, a user connected to Posix-based FTP server could create files with file names longer than MAX_PATH. If the administrator uses a Win32-based program to manage the FTP upload directory, then he will not be able to open, delete, or otherwise manipulate the files with long file names.
If you are writing a Win32-based program that manages arbitrary files, consider prepending "\\?\" to the start of file names before you call CreateFile( ), DeleteFile( ), RenameFile( ), etc. This escape sequence at the start of a file name instructs the Win32 subsystem to bypass its normal name checking functions, and you will be able to use any valid NTFS name from your Win32 program.


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Merge Entities
Entity merge is a complex solution that enables users to merge different entities into one. Usually entity merge is used to remove copies of an entity. EntityMergeBundle provides the functionality to select multiple entities from the grid and merge them in a wizard.
Main Entities
Entity merge consists of several related entities.
 - FieldMetadata - metadata information of field merging.
 - EntityMetadata - represents the list of metadata fields and entity merge metadata.
 - FieldData - contains entity that was selected as source value and merge strategy mode (replace/unite).
 - EntityData - contains the master record that will be the result of the merge and the list of field data.
 - Strategy - strategy for entity field merge. The default strategies are unite or replace:
 - UniteStrategy - merges field values into the master entity. It works only with fields that are represented by a list of entities.
 - ReplaceStrategy - replaces the master entity field value with the selected one.
 - Step - one of merge steps. By default, there are three steps: ValidateStep, MergeFieldsStep and RemoveEntitiesStep.
 - Accessor - provides access (get value/set value) for merge fields.
How It Works
 1. An entity has a merge configuration and a grid with the Merge mass action.
 2. A user selects records to merge on the grid and clicks on the Merge mass action.
 3. The user is redirected to the merge entities page with a wizard that enables them to set up the merge process by choosing the merge strategy and the preferred values. Here, they can merge several entities into one.
The Master Record setting in the wizard enables users to define which entity will contain the results of the merge. Other entities will be removed from the database. All doctrine references to the removed entities will be replaced with the master record.
Configuration
The entity can be configured on the entity and field levels.
Entity Level Configuration
entity_config:
 # Scope of entity merge
 merge:
 # Attributes applicable on entity level
 entity:
 items:
 # Options for rendering entity as string in the UI.
 # If these options are empty __toString will be used (if it's available).
 #
 # Method of entity to cast object to string
 cast_method: ~
 # Twig template to render object as string
 template: ~
 # Enable merge for this entity
 enable: ~
 # Max entities to merge
 max_entities_count: 5
Example:
@Config(
 ....
 defaultValues={
 ...
 "merge"={
 "enable"=true,
 "max_entities_count"=5
 }
 }
)
Fields Level Configuration
entity_config:
 # Scope of entity merge
 merge:
 # Attributes applicable on entity fields level
 field:
 items:
 # Label of field that should be displayed for this field in merge UI, value will be translated
 label: ~
 # Display merge form for this field
 display: ~
 # Make field read-only in merge
 readonly: ~
 # Mode of merge supports next values, value can be an array or single mode:
 # replace - replace value with selected one
 # unite - merge all values into one (applicable for collections and lists)
 merge_modes: ~
 # Flag for collection fields. This fields will support unite mode by default
 is_collection: ~
 # Options for rendering field value in the UI
 #
 # Method will be used to cast value to string (applicable only for values that are objects)
 cast_method: ~
 # Template can be used to render value of field
 template: ~
 # Method for setting value to entity
 setter: ~
 # Method for getting value to entity
 getter: ~
 # Can be used if you want to be see merge form for this field for entity on other side of relation,
 # For example there is a Call entity with field referenced to Account using ManyToOne unidirectional relation.
 # As Account doesn't have access to collection of calls the only possible place to configure calls merging
 # for account is this field in Call entity
 inverse_display: ~
 # Same as merge_modes but used for relation entity
 inverse_merge_modes: ~
 # Same as label but used for relation entity
 inverse_label: ~
 # Same as cast_method but used for relation entity
 inverse_cast_method: ~
 # Localization number type.
 # Default localisation handler support:
 # decimal, currency, percent, default_style, scientific, ordinal, duration, spellout
 render_number_style: ~
 # Type of date formatting, one of the format type constants. Possible values:
 # NONE
 # FULL
 # LONG
 # MEDIUM
 # SHORT
 render_date_type: ~
 # Type of time formatting, one of the format type constants. Possible values:
 # NONE
 # FULL
 # LONG
 # MEDIUM
 # SHORT
 render_time_type: ~
 # Date Time pattern
 # Example m/d/Y
 render_datetime_pattern: ~
 # Control escaping of the value when rendered in Merge table.
 # Use 'false' to disable escaping for the field (i.e. RichText) or set a Twig 'escape' method to enable:
 # 'html' (or true), 'html_attr', 'css', 'js', 'url'
 autoescape: true
Example:
class Account
{
 ...
 /**
 * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=255)
 * @ConfigField(defaultValues={"merge"={"enable"=true}})
 */
 protected $name;
Mass Action Configuration
Example of merge mass action:
datagrids:
 accounts-grid:
 mass_actions:
 merge:
 type: merge
 entity_name: Oro\Bundle\AccountBundle\Entity\Account
 data_identifier: a.id
Other Configurations
You can define your own "Strategy", "Steps", "Accessor" in the DI by using tags with names "oro_entity_merge.strategy", "oro_entity_merge.step", "oro_entity_merge.accessor".
Tagging merge strategy:
services:
 oro_entity_merge.strategy.replace:
 class: Oro\Bundle\EntityMergeBundle\Model\Strategy\ReplaceStrategy
 arguments:
 - '@oro_entity_merge.accessor.delegate'
 tags:
 - { name: oro_entity_merge.strategy, priority: 100 }
You can define a priority for the strategy which will work with the existing merge modes. Thr supported merge strategy with the greatest priority will be used for the merge.
Tagging merge step:
services:
 oro_entity_merge.step.validate:
 class: Oro\Bundle\EntityMergeBundle\Model\Step\ValidateStep
 arguments:
 - '@validator'
 tags:
 - { name: oro_entity_merge.step }
Tagging accessor:
services:
 oro_entity_merge.accessor.inverse_association:
 class: Oro\Bundle\EntityMergeBundle\Model\Accessor\InverseAssociationAccessor
 arguments:
 - '@oro_entity_merge.doctrine_helper'
 tags:
 - { name: oro_entity_merge.accessor }
Dependencies
Thr following diagram shows dependencies among EntityMergeBundle classes (click on the image to zoom):
Dependencies among EntityMergeBundle classes


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You bet there is!
We call it the Activities (click to open it in a new tab), and you can always find it via the Activities button on your Dashboard:
- This report maintains a running total of CPD hours for each of your memberships. If nothing is showing up yet, it's probably because you still need to add a membership.
- If you complete an item inside CPDone that applies to more than one of your memberships, the activity will be added to all of your relevant memberships, automatically!
- Similarly, you can add External CPD activities to your total; e.g. if you wish to record training days or accredited practical activities.
Filtering the memberships and duration can be done to look at progress made.


How to add an alert statement to JQuery?
Question!
I just want to show an alert when the computation is done. It is inside my JQuery script.
Here's my code:
<script language="javascript">
$('document').ready(function() {
 $('#payable').change(function() {
 var str = $('#payable').val();
 var value = $('#value').val();
 if (str == "1 Week") {
 var result = value / 6;
 $("#deduc").val(result);
 } else if(str == '1 Month'){
 var result = value / 24;
 $("#deduc").val(result);
 } else if(str == '2 Months'){
 var result = value / 48;
 $("#deduc").val(result);
 }
 })
})
</script>
Answers
If I'm not mistaken to add an alert after the function is done you can just add one line before the end of your script
$('#payable').change(function() {
 var str = $('#payable').val();
 var value = $('#value').val();
 if (str == "1 Week") {
 var result = value / 6;
 $("#deduc").val(result);
 } else if(str == '1 Month'){
 var result = value / 24;
 $("#deduc").val(result);
 } else if(str == '2 Months'){
 var result = value / 48;
 $("#deduc").val(result);
 }
 alert("Completed!");
})
Depends on how accurate you want the speedtest to be, the larger the file the more accurate it is. But this can be a big annoyance/data hog for the user.
The big number appears because it's in bytes, to get Mb/s you need to do Your result / 1024^2.
Disable attribute only associates button and input filelds, the thing you want to do here is , event.preventDefault . It will work like disable, but it will depend upon your coding, if you want to show it disabled, you have to add add via jquery
This video can help you solving your question :)
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On minimally thin and rarefied sets in \(R^ p\), p\(\geq 2\). (English) Zbl 0594.31014
Let \(p\geq 2\), \(D=\{x\in R^ p:\) \(x_ 1>0\}\) (where \(x=(x_ 1,...,x_ p))\). If u is subharmonic in D, \(y\in \partial D\), put \(u(y)=\lim \sup u(x),\) \(x\to y\), \(x\in D\). If \(u\leq 0\) on \(\partial D\) and if sup u(x)/x\({}_ 1<\infty\), then it is known that \(u(x)/x_ 1\to \alpha\), \(x\to \infty\), \(x\in D-E\), where the exceptional set E is minimally thin at infinity. If \(p\geq 3\), it is also known that \((u(x)-\alpha x_ 1)/| x| \to 0,\) \(x\to \infty\), \(x\in D-F\), where the exceptional set F is rarefied at infinity. In the present paper precise descriptions of the geometric properties of the exceptional sets E and F are given in terms of a covering by balls.
Reviewer: M.Dont
MSC:
31B05 Harmonic, subharmonic, superharmonic functions in higher dimensions
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Are there really tannins in coffee?
15 October, 2020
Are there really tannins in coffee?
by BH Learn
At Barista Hustle, we talk about tannins fairly often. We have posted about how tannins are responsible for astringency, the mouth-drying feeling you get in coffee, and how they may be the culprit behind some of the negative flavours associated with 'over-extraction' and channelling. Because astringency is such a key component of over-extraction flavours, and because controlling channelling is so important in achieving high, even extractions, this topic comes up frequently.
And yet, there is some debate, going right back to the 1920s, as to whether coffee contains tannins at all.
Until now, we've mostly skirted around this topic, talking about pseudo-tannins or tannin-like molecules as well as tannins. We want to finally address this, and be clear about what molecules we're referring to when we talk about tannins.
Our position is that there is plenty of evidence that some kind of tannins are present in coffee. In fact, the broadest definition of tannins includes familiar molecules like the chlorogenic acids.
We expect that larger tannins are responsible for much of the negative flavours and mouthfeel associated with channelling and over-extraction. While there's some evidence that such molecules may exist in coffee, it's not yet known exactly which molecules are involved. Until we learn more about the specific compounds involved, 'tannins' is the most accurate and precise word that we can use.
In the rest of this paper, we'll explain why.
What are tannins?
Broadly speaking, tannins are polyphenolic biological molecules that bind to and precipitate proteins. Different types of tannins are found all over the plant kingdom, including in tree heartwood and bark, in unripe fruits, and in the leaves of plants such as tea.
Because tannins bind to proteins, they have an astringent effect in foods. The dry feeling of astringency in the mouth results from tannins binding to salivary proteins and interfering with the ability of saliva to lubricate the inside of the mouth.
The word 'tannin' comes from the leather industry, where tannins derived from plants were used to 'tan' animal skins, making them more durable. One of the main sources of tannins was oak bark, called tann in ancient Celtic languages, but any plant compound that would bind the proteins in animal skin could be used.
Because of the importance of this effect, whether a particular compound is considered a tannin is generally determined by its ability to bind proteins, rather than a specific chemical structure. This means that unlike some categories of chemicals, the definition of what constitutes a tannin is not necessarily rigid or universally agreed on, and different definitions have been proposed over the years (S Quideau 2009).
Most tannins fall into one of three main categories, based on their chemical structure: Hydrolysable tannins, based on gallic acid; condensed tannins, based on flavanol, and the phlorotannins, found in brown algae. However, other types of tannin have been identified and our knowledge of these compounds is always expanding: for example, a group of chemicals called oligostilbenoids were first identified to act as tannins in 1993 (Boralle et al 1993).
In the early twentieth century, some tannin-like compounds were isolated from coffee and called 'caffetannic acid', assumed to be a type of tannin like those found in tea. However, 'caffetannic acid' turned out to be not a type of tannic acid but instead a mixture of molecules, mainly chlorogenic acids (Ukers 1922). This led Lingle in the Coffee Brewer's Handbook (1996) to state that the phenolic compounds in coffee were "incorrectly classified as tannins", based on this early research. However, the fact that this one isolate turned out to be mainly chlorogenic acids does not prove that no tannins are present in coffee at all. Plenty of research testing for tannins in coffee has found that they are present — for example, one paper finds that roasted coffee contains about half as much tannin as tea (Savolainen 1992).
Testing for tannins
Since tannins bind proteins, classification of tannins often depends on whether they show a positive result in various chemical tests that involve testing the ability of the tannin to bind protein. One such test is called the 'Goldbeater's Skin Test', in which the presence of tannin causes a distinctive blue-black colour to appear on a thin layer of cattle intestine. Other tests use different protein sources such as gelatin or albumin as the basis of the test.
However, whether a tannin binds to a protein depends on the protein used in the test (Hagermann 1998), so not all tests work equally well with all tannins. As a result, some molecules are classified as tannins by some tests, but not by others. Compounds that show tannin activity in some tests, but that don't show a positive result in the Goldbeater's Skin Test, are called pseudo-tannins. One such compound is chlorogenic acid, which is abundant in coffee.
Despite the name, pseudo-tannins are considered a sub-category of tannin by some sources — so a pseudo-tannin is still a tannin. By this definition, chlorogenic acid itself can be included as a tannin, and indeed it is listed as a tannin in the National Library of Medicine's PubChem database. However, chlorogenic acid is readily soluble in water, so a significant proportion will be extracted even in a well-extracted brew. When we talk about the importance of tannins in the correct extraction of coffee, we are really talking about larger molecules, that will only dissolve in large amounts if we've done something wrong.
Larger tannins
Whether or not chlorogenic acid (CQA) 'counts' as a tannin, it's clear that there are also other, larger molecules responsible for the harsh astringency of a channelled brew. One possible culprit is dichlorogenic acid (di-CQA) — a type of chlorogenic acid that has two caffeic acids attached to the quinic acid instead of one.
Chlorogenic acid (left) and dichlorogenic acid (right). Dichlorogenic acid has two caffeic acid units, so is a larger molecule and binds to proteins more strongly.
Dichlorogenic acid binds to proteins much more strongly than chlorogenic acid (Okuda & Ito 2011) and so has stronger tanning activity, and many sources that don't count CQA as a tannin do include di-CQA. Dichlorogenic acid may be responsible for the astringency associated with unripe coffee beans, since unripe beans contain a higher proportion of dichlorogenic acid.
More recently, other tannin-like compounds have also been identified in coffee. Using modern techniques that can pin-point the molecular structure of individual molecules, Low et al (2015) found evidence of other types of tannin-like compounds in spent coffee grounds, including catechins, the building blocks of tannins found in tea, as well as the appropriately-named molecule 'astringin', found in wine. The way the molecules are extracted for testing makes it hard to definitively say if these building blocks are joined together to form large tannins in the coffee itself, or if they just exist as individual subunits. However, the authors suggest that the larger tannins are likely to be present.
Why call them tannins?
If we're not sure exactly what type of molecules are causing the astringent effect that we see in coffee, then why do we still generally use the word tannins when talking about problems with brewed coffee?
For us, the reason is that the word 'tannin' is mainly used to tell us what the molecule does, rather than what it looks like. We know that some astringency in coffee is caused by molecules that bind to proteins in the way that tannins do, and that astringency is very important in determining the quality of a brew. Using a more general term such as 'phenolic compounds' includes lots of molecules that don't have this effect, and behave quite differently in an extraction.
For this reason, we need a word that specifically describes larger molecules that bind to proteins and cause astringency, and 'tannin' fits the bill exactly. This word is widely used this way, in both the coffee industry and in the scientific literature. In fact, having chosen our preferred definition of tannins, to use another word such as 'phenolic molecules' is both less accurate and less precise. As always, we are happy to update our position as new information becomes available, or widely accepted definitions change, but as things stand we are quite confident in saying that yes, there are tannins in coffee.
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Do prescribed fires kill wildlife?
Rarely are wildlife directly killed by a prescribed fire. Most wildlife are able to leave an area before it burns. Fossorial species retreat underground as the fire passes. However, there are some species, such as those that are less mobile, that are more susceptible to direct mortality. Generally, reptiles and amphibians are more at risk than mammals or birds. Fire can indirectly impact wildlife either positively or negatively by changing plant community composition and structure.


How Can I Make Keema Naan?
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Keema Naan
1. keem (beef ½ Kg boon less)
2. Onion
3. tomato
4. Red chili powder
5. Green chili
6. Black pepper
7. (white floor) ½ kg
8. Baking powder half tea spoon it is batter if used yeast instead of baking powder
9. Milk half tea cup
10. water
11. salt
12. Gee
1. boil the keema with onion by adding salt
2. When the keema boiled then fry it with red chili and tomato by adding oil and little bit water. When it is fried then spread black pepper and green pepper on it for taste.
3. Now take a white floor add half cup of milk and water and yeast or baking powder in it and mix them as thick as it is able to make a naan.
4. now take a 100 gram wheat and shape it into naan and now spread over keema and take another 100 gram wheat also add some gee and cover the ( keema bhari roti )
5. there are two option fry the naan or baked it in thandor
Now serve it with yogurt and chatni
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A visible boundary, such as a fence or wall, can make a yard feel small
and claustrophobic. Concealing boundaries with plants will radically
improve the appearance of a yard, transforming it into an attractive
Back Fence Disguise
In many small yards, the most obvious boundary is
the back fence, which, if visible, immediately gives away the length of
the yard. By creating a mixed border directly in front, using a range of
plants that will grow as tall as, or taller than, the fence, you will
succeed in blurring the edges of your lot. Make sure the border is a
reasonable depth: a narrow strip in front of the fence, deep enough for
only one plant, is likely to draw attention to the boundary rather than
One of the most effective ways to disguise a boundary
and also make a yard seem larger is to create a false perspective. For
example, in a yard that appears short, make the borders running down the
sides of the yard taper outward so that they are wider at the far end,
making the yard appear longer. Another visual trick is to draw the eye
away from the boundaries with a central, circular lawn or paved area,
and surround it with dense plantings. Evergreen shrubs will ensure that
the effect lasts all year.
Dividing up the yard with various plant screens so that the
entire yard is never completely visible from any one position will help
make it feel larger and shift the emphasis away from the boundaries.
Even a small lot can be divided up in this way using trellis or woven
willow screens as supports for climbing plants; these also help to
maximize growing space.
Having a small garden does not mean that you should restrict yourself to small plants; in fact, doing so serves to underline a yard's limited size. Positioning a selection of quite large plants in front of fences or walls in generous-sized beds that have been pushed to the edges of the lot will help to maximize space in the center of the yard, creating a courtyard. The plants will also help to hide fences and walls.


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Topic: [solved] Lilypad Erratic Temperature Sensor Output (Read 1 time) previous topic - next topic
Andrew T.
Jun 12, 2013, 11:30 pm Last Edit: Jul 01, 2013, 04:50 pm by Andrew T. Reason: 1
Hello, I am new to Arduino but I am looking forward to learning about it and using it for some practical applications. Currently, I am using a Lilypad Simple Board with the MCP9700 temperature sensor, both of which have been disconnected from the protosnap board. My goal is to measure the ambient temperature and read it off of the COM port. However, I am getting erratic readings on screen.
The board is connected to the computer via USB, with the sensor connected to the board in what I understand to be the correct way: hot to hot, ground to ground, and data to pin A2 (my own choice).
The code I am using I found online:
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//TMP36 Pin Variables
int sensorPin = A2;
_TAG_ BANDGAPREF 14 // special indicator that we want to measure the bandgap
* setup() - this function runs once when you turn your Arduino on
* We initialize the serial connection with the computer
void setup()
 //to view the result open the serial monitor
void loop() // run over and over again
 // get voltage reading from the secret internal 1.05V reference
 int refReading = analogRead(BANDGAPREF);
 // now calculate our power supply voltage from the known 1.05 volt reading
 float supplyvoltage = (1.05 * 1024) / refReading;
 Serial.print(supplyvoltage); Serial.println("V power supply");
 //getting the voltage reading from the temperature sensor
 int reading = analogRead(sensorPin);
 // converting that reading to voltage
 float voltage = reading * supplyvoltage / 1024;
 // print out the voltage
 Serial.print(voltage); Serial.println(" volts");
 // now print out the temperature
 float temperatureC = (voltage - 0.5) * 100 ; //converting from 10 mv per degree wit 500 mV offset
 Serial.print(temperatureC); Serial.println(" degress C");
 // now convert to Fahrenheight
 float temperatureF = (temperatureC * 9 / 5) + 32;
 Serial.print(temperatureF); Serial.println(" degress F");
 delay(2000); //waiting a second
However, my output is unrealistic:
2.67V power supply
0.15 volts
-34.63 degress C
-30.33 degress F
6.76V power supply
0.40 volts
-9.72 degress C
14.51 degress F
7.17V power supply
0.72 volts
22.10 degress C
71.78 degress F
7.85V power supply
0.82 volts
32.01 degress C
89.61 degress F
7.91V power supply
0.66 volts
15.62 degress C
60.12 degress F
Troubleshooting, the code was modified to output the analog read of Sensor Pin A2. The read out was erratic, increasing and decreasing regardless of when heat was applied to the sensor. The temperature sensor was then replaced with the included light sensor. There, the analog readout would increase with increasing light and vice-versa. This leads me to believe that the problem may lie with the hardware (the temperature sensor). On the other hand, I know that the sketch was meant for a different temperature sensor, but I do not see why it would not work in this case. Any insight is appreciated.
I don't know where you have the bandgap code from but it's wrong.
One of the first lines of analogRead() is
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if (pin >= 14) pin -= 14; // allow for channel or pin numbers
so you're actually reading the value of A0. You probably wanted to set the analog MUX to the internal voltage source:
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But that doesn't work with analogRead().
Please describe what you want to achieve and why you're not just reading the value from A2.
Andrew T.
I agree, there really isn't any reason to include it. I modified the code. The readings are now consistent but still incorrect (negative values). The voltage output from the sensor is now decreasing with increasing temperature. Is that characteristic of the sensor?
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int sensorPin = A2;
void setup()
 pinMode(sensorPin, INPUT);
void loop()
 int reading = analogRead(sensorPin);
 Serial.print(reading); Serial.println(" Bits");
 float voltage = reading * (5000 / 1024); //5000mV supplied by USB
 Serial.print(voltage); Serial.println(" Volts");
 float tempC = (voltage - 500)/10;
Serial.print(tempC); Serial.println(" degrees C");
float tempF = (tempC * 9 / 5) + 32;
 Serial.print(tempF); Serial.println(" degress F");
You have negative results from analogRead()? Please post the actual output you get.
This code
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probably doesn't produce what you expect it to. It's exactly the same as
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float voltage = reading * 4;
That's the different between integer and float arithmetics.
Andrew T.
Here's my output (reading taken every 3 seconds). Heat is applied from the 108-bit reading onward.
80 Bits
320.00 Volts
-18.00 degrees C
-0.40 degrees F
96 Bits
384.00 Volts
-11.60 degrees C
11.12 degrees F
84 Bits
336.00 Volts
-16.40 degrees C
2.48 degrees F
86 Bits
344.00 Volts
-15.60 degrees C
3.92 degrees F
87 Bits
348.00 Volts
-15.20 degrees C
4.64 degrees F
89 Bits
356.00 Volts
-14.40 degrees C
6.08 degrees F
108 Bits
432.00 Volts
-6.80 degrees C
19.76 degrees F
0 Bits
0.00 Volts
-50.00 degrees C
-58.00 degrees F
0 Bits
0.00 Volts
-50.00 degrees C
-58.00 degrees F
97 Bits
388.00 Volts
-11.20 degrees C
11.84 degrees F
24 Bits
96.00 Volts
-40.40 degrees C
-40.72 degrees F
0 Bits
0.00 Volts
-50.00 degrees C
-58.00 degrees F
0 Bits
0.00 Volts
-50.00 degrees C
-58.00 degrees F
0 Bits
0.00 Volts
-50.00 degrees C
-58.00 degrees F
Also, you're correct, I didn't take into account floating point approximation. I'll look into fixing that as well.
Please take a picture of your setup and post it. Take care that every wire is visible on the picture. Your output doesn't look like the readings of a thermal sensor, so let's check the wiring.
Andrew T.
The picture is attached. Here's the reference:
Red: + on Arduino, + on Temp Sensor
Black: - on Arduino, - on Temp Sensor
Green: A2 on Arduino, S on Temp Sensor
Black USB: to computer
My guess is that you don't have a connection with the crocodile connectors. Solder wires and try again.
Andrew T.
I soldered the wires but no luck. I ended up buying a new temp sensor and everything is working properly; I'm getting room-temperature readings. I decided to go back to using the bandgap reference because I can't assume 5000mV is supplied by the USB. It also means that I don't have to worry about floating vs integer arithmetic since the supply voltage reading is a floating point number. Overall, this was a good learning experience. Thanks for your help.
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Visiting the gallery
This gallery is home to some of the most famous works of art from ancient Egypt: the tomb chapel of Nebamun.
Dating back to about 1350 BC, these are wall paintings from the tomb chapel of a wealthy Egyptian official called Nebamun. Following a 10-year period of conservation and research, the paintings are now on display together. They give the impression of what would have been experienced by the ancient visitors to the tomb chapel from the west bank of the Nile, Luxor, formerly Thebes.
The wall paintings from Nebamun's tomb chapel show an idealised vision of daily ancient Egyptian life. The objects on display here, which are more or less from the same time period, hint at the actual experience of living in Egypt for both the rich and poor.
Take a virtual tour
Take a closer look at the display cases in Room 61 to see everyday objects relating to fashion, beauty, leisure and work, then compare them to what you see on the wall paintings from Nebamun's tomb chapel.
- The wall paintings from Nebamun's tomb chapel show an idealised vision of daily ancient Egyptian life. The objects on display in Room 61, which are more or less from the same time period, hint at the actual experience of living in Egypt for both the rich and poor.
- Many of the objects in this gallery belonged to the wealthy and survived only because they were buried in tombs. They provide a glimpse of these people's lavish lifestyles.
- Much less is known about the lives of most of society. The study of human remains in poor cemeteries is often the only way of learning about the short lives of most ancient Egyptians.
- Nebamun's tomb chapel was a place for people to come and commemorate Nebamun and his wife after his death with prayers and offerings. Nebamun himself was buried somewhere beneath the floor of the innermost room of the tomb chapel in a hidden burial chamber.
- The beautiful paintings, which decorated the wall, not only showed how Nebamun wanted his life to be remembered but what he wanted his life to be in the afterlife.
- Building a tomb chapel was expensive and would have only been done by the wealthy. Most ancient Egyptians would have been buried in simple graves.


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In this paper, we demonstrate the application of deep neural networks (DNNs) for processing the reflectance spectrum from a fiberoptic temperature sensor composed of densely inscribed fiber Bragg gratings (FBG). Such sensors are commonly avoided in practice since close arrangement of short FBGs results in distortion of the spectrum caused by mutual interference between gratings. In our work the temperature sensor contained 50 FBGs with the length of 0.95 mm, edge-to-edge distance of 0.05 mm and arranged in the 1500–1600 nm spectral range. Instead of solving the direct peak detection problem for distorted signal, we applied DNNs to predict temperature distribution from entire reflectance spectrum registered by the sensor. We propose an experimental calibration setup where the dense FBG sensor is located close to an array of sparse FBG sensors. The goal of DNNs is to predict the positions of the reflectance peaks of the reference sparse FBG sensors from the reflectance spectrum of the dense FBG sensor. We show that a convolution neural network is able to predict the positions of FBG reflectance peaks of sparse sensors with mean absolute error of 7.8 pm that is slightly higher than the hardware reused interrogator equal to 5 pm. We believe that dense FBG sensors assisted with DNNs have a high potential to increase spatial resolution and also extend the length of a fiber optical sensors.
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Название: Energy Efficiency in Communications and Networks
Автор: Sameh Gobriel
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The topic of "Energy Efficiency in Communications and Networks" attracts growing attention due to economical and environmental reasons. The amount of power consumed by information and communication technologies (ICT) is rapidly increasing, as well as the energy bill of service providers. According to a number of studies, ICT alone is responsible for a percentage which varies from 2% to 10% of the world power consumption. Thus, driving rising cost and sustainability concerns about the energy footprint of the IT infrastructure.


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_TAG_: systemic defense mechanisms
_TAG_: how do u know that a system got rigid? When it starts2see criticism as a threat instead as a hint! _TAG_
when systems get complacent and hence are not able to renew themselves by reacting to impulses reality is constantly pointing out they start getting defensive,too.
criticism in its essence is meant to be a hint to get consious, to become aware of new perspectives. critisism in its systemic function is an essential issue to keep systems and individuals awake and present. its meant to be supportive to go deeper into understanding the world/life/systemic context.
the main problem with systems as well as individuals is that at a certain point they start to identify with a certain kind of interpretation of themselves and their environment. they get attached and hence stuck in belief!
from this point on every impuls that seems to be incoherent with systemic interests is seen as threat and is met with rejection. righteousness comes into play. the spiral of self-destruction starts its game.
the moment you are on a path of defense you enter the path of war because you are creating a dense energy(attachment,extremist views/beliefs) that wants to keep alive a simplistic view of itself and the world that is in contradiction to a more subtle realty in emergence.
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Nonlinear ultrasonic waves, including higher -harmonic (HH)-waves, are likely to be applied in non-destructive evaluations of power plants. We first constructed a system to measure the frequency response characteristic of ultrasonic waves and experimentally investigated the mechanism of second HH generation caused by fatigue cracks. The system comprised of three-dimensional laser Doppler vibrometer (3D-LDV) to obtain contactless and local measurements. The features of 3DLDV are suitable for crack-induced scattered ultrasonic vibration measurements. Subsequently, by sweeping the input frequency, we measured the frequency response characteristic caused by fatigue cracks using the system and consequently obtained a natural frequency from the characteristic. Further, we measured the frequency response characteristic of the second HH using the same system and consequently, confirmed that the second HH resonated when its frequency corresponded to the natural frequency caused by the cracks. Additionally, we analytically revealed that the resonant second HH was generated from natural vibration and nonlinearity.
How to Cite:
Kanda, K. . & Lin, S. ., (2019) "Study of second higher -harmonic waves generation caused by fatigue cracks", Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation .


Geometric Multigrid Methods
Sunday, November 28, 2010 - 9:00am - 10:30am
Keller 3-180
Susanne Brenner (Louisiana State University)
Geometric multigrid methods solve an elliptic boundary value
problem on a sequence of grids generated by a refinement
procedure. They have optimal complexity in the sense that
the computational cost is proportional to the number of
unknowns. In this tutorial we will introduce various
multigrid algorithms (V-cycle, W-cycle, F-cycle, etc.)
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Fresh, running water is a precious commodity and its generation requires a great deal of energy. Each station obtains its water by different means.
Casey and Mawson pump water from a melt lake behind the station and store it in a heated tank house.
Davis draws water from a local tarn which is processed by a Reverse Osmosis System which produces about 18,000 litres each 24 hours. The average station demand is around 10,000 – 14,000 litres a day.
Macquarie Island draws water from a dam located about 3 km from the station on the plateau. 200 metres above sea level. The water is pumped to two holding tanks.
Water saving appliances are installed wherever possible, but each person on station is asked to use as little water as possible.
You may be asked to restrict your shower to 3 minutes, and when water is short, to shower every second or third day.
Save your washing to do one big load rather than several smaller ones
Turn off the tap when cleaning your teeth.


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The mission of Little Otter Swim School is to provide quality swim lessons in a safe and fun environment, taught by caring and enthusiastic teachers. While the children are learning they are also gaining a respect and love for the water.
Little Otter Swim School now has two locations to serve you and your swimmers.
-Baby Swim Classes.
-Beginner Swim Classes.
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>JERUSALEM --Archaeologists digging in northern Israel have discovered evidence of a 3,000-year-old beekeeping industry, including remnants of ancient honeycombs, beeswax and what they believe are the oldest intact beehives ever found.
>The findings in the ruins of the city of Rehov this summer include 30 intact hives dating to around 900 B.C., archaeologist Amihai Mazar of Jerusalem's Hebrew University told The Associated Press.
>The beehives, made of straw and unbaked clay, have a hole at one end to allow the bees in and out and a lid on the other end to allow beekeepers access to the honeycombs inside. They were found in orderly rows, three high, in a room that could have accommodated around 100 hives, Mazar said.
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Best Practices for Creating NLP Test Cases
Creating NLP Test Cases
The Functionize NLP Test Creation system is highly advanced and is specifically designed to understand test cases. It can cope with unstructured tests, but it is far better to provide clear, unambiguous test cases.
The following advice will help you create better test cases for the system to process.
 1. Review your test plan before submitting it and ensure it meets the guidelines above.
 2. Remove any test steps that are obsolete and/or unnecessary.
 3. Ensure that verification actions are included for each step.
 If the test step is "Open the URL" the next step should check that the page opened correctly. For instance, "verify the page title is login" or "verify the login form is displayed".
 If the test step is "enter username 'test' and password 'password', then click on the submit button", the next step should check whether the 'test' user is correctly logged in. For instance, "verify the username 'test' is displayed top right".
 If the test requires a long form to be filled in, you should add intermediate verification steps. For instance, on an address form, after the street, town, and postcode fields have been entered, verify that the postcode field displays a valid postcode. It will also help to capture a screenshot of the input steps for later verification.
 4. Double-check every URL in the test case.
 In particular, the initial URL used during test job creation must be exactly correct. Pay particular attention to any variables being passed in the URL.
 5. Don't leave logical gaps in the flow.
 Our system is intelligent, but it isn't a human! If there are any missing steps, it won't know what to do. For instance, a human will just dismiss a popup warning message about weak passwords, but the NLP system won't.
See also: Effective Test Case Writing in NLPKeywords Used by the NLP System and Operators Used to Test Dynamic Data.
Format for Submitting NLP Test Cases
Functionize NLP Test Cases need to be submitted in a particular format.
 1. The test plan should be a spreadsheet with a minimum of three columns with headers given in CAPITALS as below:
 a. STEP
 b. TEST DATA
 2. The TEST DATA and EXPECTED RESULT columns can be empty, but must be present. Without these, the system won't be able to read your test case.
 3. The document must be either a CSV (.csv) or excel file (.xlsx).
 4. Test cases must not contain any blank rows.
 5. Any instructions or comments relating to the test case should be added as rows above the three mandatory headers listed above. These rows must use a double forward slash '//' to indicate they are not part of the actual test.
 6. Remove any unicode or special characters that may not load or display properly.
Note: If the system is unable to identify the correct column headers, or if they are not written correctly, you will be brought to a mapping modal to let our system know which columns contain the correct information. Use this to tell the system what the correct columns are.


Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Administration Reference
ProcedureTo Add a New Client
 1. Click New in the Client Type list.
 2. Select the device type with the following fields:
 Displays the base style for the device. For example, HTML.
 Device User Agent
 Accepts the name for the device.
 3. Click Next.
 4. Enter the following information for the new device:
 Client Type Name
 Accepts the name for the device. The name must be unique across all devices
 The HTTP User String
 Defines the User-Agent in the HTTP request header. For example, Mozilla/4.0.
 5. Click Finish.
 6. To duplicate a device and its properties, click the Duplicate link. Device names must unique. By default, Access Manager will rename the device to copy_of_devicename.


The Art of Adornment: Avenue to Personal and Social Identity
E&I Program:
Distance Learning
Grade level :
6 to 8
In these teacher materials, students will learn and understand that definitions of beauty vary for different cultures and in different times and that works of art reflect cultural values. Also, student will learn how modern adornment methods relate to those used throughout history, including body shaping, tattooing, piercing, scarification, cosmetic use, and artful arranging of hair.


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Formulation is the first and often most challenging stage in using formal decision methods (and in decision analysis in particular). The objective of the formulation stage is to develop a formal model of the given decision.
Evaluation is the second and most algorithmic stage in using formal decision methods. The objective of the evaluation stage is to produce a formal recommendation (and its associated sensitivities) from a formal model of the decision situation.
Appraisal is the third and last stage in using formal decision methods. The objective of the appraisal stage is for the decision maker to develop insight into the decision and determine a clear course of action. Much of the insight developed in this stage results from exploring the implications of the formal decision model developed during the formulation stage (i.e., from mining the model). Central to these implications is the formal recommendation for action calculated during the evaluation stage. Other implications include various forms of sensitivity of the recommendation to selected variables in the model. Additional insight is obtained by exposing key aspects of the reasoning that led to the formal decision model (i.e., by justifying the model). Possible actions following the appraisal stage include implementing the recommended course of action, revising the formal model and reevaluating it, or abandoning the analysis and doing something else.
Justifying a decision model is the action of exploring and explaining the reasoning that led to the formulation of a particular decision model.
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Saving Data between two Scenes in Unity
Objective: Store the difficulty info(int variable) on the Main Menu and pass it to the Game scene.
Selecting the difficulty on the Main Menu
Requisites: Two scenes and a mechanism to store the difficulty info, in this case pressing a button will make the job. C# fundamentals and Unity PlayerPrefs.
You might be wondering, what is PlayerPrefs? PlayerPrefs is a Unity class that stores Player preferences between game sessions. It can store string, float and integer values into the user's platform registry.
This sounds very complicated but in a practical way, it allows us to carry on some data between the scenes.
In our main menu script on the menu scene, let's say that easy is 0 and hard is 1. We want to store and update the value on the PlayerPrefs when we click on the HARD and EASY button.
We define our int difficulty variable public just for testing purposes
In the Main Menu script, we have one function for each button, let's check the EasyButton PlayerPrefs implementation.
PlayerPrefs implementation on the EasyButton
If we go to the PlayerPrefs definition, we find that every method is static, that will allows us to save the info safely because the stored info will belong to the class and not to the object.
All available static methods from the PlayerPrefs class
What does the PlayerPrefs.SetInt() method we are using says?
Self-explanatory right?
Just in case, we are going to divide it into pieces. This function takes two parameters, a string key and an int value. The string key is the name we are giving to the stored data -> "Difficulty". The int value is the value the difficulty variable is storing depending on what button is pressed.
Now that we know how to store info succesfully in the PlayerPrefs registry, we are done with the Menu scene and we need to retrieve this information like the image above says. PlayerPrefs.GetInt() is the chosen one.
Right into the Game scene, in our GameManager let's define a public difficulty variable that will store the PlayerPrefs info we are going to retrieve.
PlayerPrefs.GetInt() will retrieve the information allocated in the "Difficulty" string and will be stored in the int difficulty variable that can be accessed by any other class.
In our game, we have a SpawnManager class that handles the times between waves, enemies, etc…
Here is a practical use. If difficulty is 0(easy) enemies will have their automatic spawning rate, but if it is 1(hard) it will change drastically the game
And that would be it for this tutorial, instead of retrieving the info once using PlayerPrefs.GetInt() in our GameManager, you can do it directly in any class, that's just how you want to architecture your game.
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Audit Terminal Server (RDSH) Configuration
XIA Configuration Server automatically documents and audits your Terminal Server (Remote Desktop Session Host) configuration on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 R2 including general settings, connections (terminals), connection (session) broker and RemoteApp applications configuration.
Below are a few examples of how XIA Configuration's Terminal Server capability can be used to benefit your organisation:
- Locate which user accounts are permitted to connect to a Remote Desktop Host.
- Locate where RemoteApp applications are being hosted.
- Ensure that all Terminal Servers within a farm are configured identically.
All of XIA Configuration Server's features are supported when documenting Terminal Server configuration, including version control, production of professional documentation, reporting, change tracking and XML output.
Terminal Server Documentation - Sample PDF Output
An example document produced by XIA Configuration Server can be viewed by clicking the image below:
Terminal Server documentation sample PDF output (click to open)
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- Windows Server 2008
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Information documented by XIA Configuration Server
Find our more about the Terminal Server information documented by XIA Configuration Server below:
Terminal Server Settings
A Terminal Server (known as Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) server on Windows 2008 and above) is a server that hosts Windows-based programs or the full Windows desktop for Remote Desktop Services clients. Users can connect to a Terminal Server to run programs, to save files, and to use network resources on that server. Users can access an RD Session Host server by using Remote Desktop Connection or on Windows 2008 and above by using RemoteApp.
XIA Configuration Server audits the following Terminal Server settings:
- Delete temporary folders on exit
- Active Desktop
- Licensing Name
- Licensing Description
- License Servers
- Operating System Name
- Permission Compatibility
- Remote Desktop Users
- Restrict each user to a single session
- Use temporary folders per session
Connection (Session) Broker
Remote Desktop Connection Broker (known as Terminal Services Session Broker in versions of Windows prior to Windows 2008 R2) provides several functions: Allows users to reconnect to their existing sessions in a load-balanced Remote Desktop or Terminal
Services Session Host server farm. This prevents a user with a disconnected session from being
connected to a different server in the farm and starting a new session; Enables you to evenly distribute the session load among Remote Desktop Session Host servers; In Windows 2008 and above provides users access to virtual desktops hosted on Remote Desktop Virtualization Host servers and to RemoteApp programs.
XIA Configuration Server documents the following connection broker information:
- Server Name
- Cluster Name
- Load Balancing Participation
- Load Balancing Weight
XIA Configuration Server provides the following information about connections:
- General Settings
- Logon Settings
- Session Settings
- Environment Settings
- Remote Control
- Client Settings
- Network Adapter
RemoteApp Applications (Windows 2008 and above)
RemoteApp is a technology available from Windows 2008 that enables you to make programs that are
accessed remotely through Remote Desktop Services appear as if they are running on the end user's
local computer. Instead of being presented to the user in the desktop of the Remote Desktop Session Host server, the
RemoteApp program is integrated with the client's desktop. The RemoteApp program runs in its own
window, can be dragged between multiple monitors, and has its own entry in the taskbar.
XIA Configuration Server audits the following RemoteApp applications information:
- Command-line arguments
- Icon File
- Virtual Path
- Path Exists
- RDP File Contents
- RemoteApp program is available through Web Access
- Restrict to specified domain users and domain groups (Windows 2008 R2 only)
XIA Configuration Server automatically detects Terminal Server relationships including the host machine and RemoteApps
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Updated: November 17, 2011
A land use plan for the Great Western Woodlands – stage 1 scoping study complete
A report has been produced for use by the 'Woodlands Initiative' to scope out a land use planning process for the Great Western Woodlands.
The Great Western Woodlands is the largest remaining intact temperate woodland on Earth. It is also home to around 40,000 people, has at least 350 mines, thousands of exploration tenements and is under increasing pressure from the mining boom and a growing tourism industry.
Managing this pressure together with conservation means considering a really wide range of stakeholders in any management plan.
The report produced by Ironbark Environmental to scope out a land use plan, is based on the views and preferences of those that have financial, environmental, social, or cultural interests in the land represented on the 'Woodlands Initiative' community group.
This group was convened for broad community involvement in determining the future of the Great Western Woodlands and is independent of the ministerially appointed stakeholder reference group. The Wilderness Society is a member of this community group representing the interests of conservation.
The Woodlands Initiative has advantages over the ministerially appointed stakeholder reference group in that it is not constrained by a timeline or a strict budget, and can remain politically neutral. This allows them to focus on the long term management needed to keep the Woodlands healthy.
The independent assessment by Ironbark found moderate to high level stakeholder support for the adoption of a landuse plan over the Great Western Woodlands. They found that a plan would:
- Provide an overarching management structure
- Enable greater support for collaborative initiatives involving a diversity of stakeholders
- Provide all stakeholders with the confidence of participating in a process that recognises a broad range of values and uses
The report recommends a three phased approach to any development of a land use plan and provides recommended next steps for the group to consider.
Download the summary report here (pdf 2.1 mb).
For more information, please contact:
The Wilderness Society WA Inc GWW
City West Lotteries House
2 Delhi St
West Perth, WA, 6005
Phone: 08 6460 4936


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4.2.1 Well Data Object
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The well data object (Well) (Figure 4.2.1-1) is used to capture the general information about a well, which is sometimes called a well header. This general information includes identifying and legal information (legal name, license number, geographic location (country, state, county, region, and block), purpose (see enums), status (see enums) and more.
Additionally, the well has important related data objects related to its location including a well datum, well location and well reference point.