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Anna-May Laugher is a half French, half English, first prize winning poet who was raised both in France and in England, and now lives near Reading. She is also the writer of short stories and recipes and is the owner of a hypothetical sloth called Otto. She reads regularly at the poet's Corner cafe in Reading, attends poetry class at the University of Reading under the expert tutelage of Susan Utting and is also tutored at the Henley River and Rowing Museum by the David Grubb, the poet and short story writer.
Anna-May hjas just completed a two year project writing 54 poems about 'Crivelli's Garden', a painting by Paula Rego.
Her poem, 'Stone Map in Ravelin Park' was chosen by Media Studies students at the University of Chichester to feature in a film voiced by Joanna Lumley as part of the BBC's Big Screen Project in Portsmouth.
Anna-May's poem Stone Map in Ravelin Park was used as the basis of a poem film by Chichester University poetry students voiced by the actress and political activist Joanna Lumley, which has been screened (so far) at Chichester Cinema and BBC's Big Screen in Portsmouth. It was also available for viewing on BBC Hampshire as part of the BBC's Poetry Season. She was also commissioned to write a poem about the River Ingle.
She has had her poems published in Domestic Cherry 2, Carrillon, Roundyhouse, The Journal, Manifold, Chiltern Writers Group, Plume Literary and Meniscus, the University of Canberra online magazine. Poems coming up in Ink Sweat & Tears, Reading University Creative Arts Anthology & Domestic Cherry 3.
Anna-May won the Kick Start Poets open competition in 1999 but stopped writing for some time while looking after her grandson and working in mental health. Following the death of her daughter in 2006, she decided to follow her dream and write full time. She won the open poetry competition of the Havant Literary Festival and has headlined at Nineveh bookshop in Havant. Anna-May has been Writer in Residence at the Bucklebury Farm Park writing about the wildlife and the domestic animals.
Recent readings include: at the Cheltenham Literary Festival fringe, with Susan Utting & Lesley Saunders; and at the Troubadour Old Brompton Road for 'Epiphanies'.Anna-May reads at many venues and was commended in the 2009 Ware Poetry Competition.
Anna-May was awarded first prize in the Bishop's castle Literary festival Competition; 'highly commended' in the Southport Writers' Competition for her poem In praise of kitchen roll; and a 'highly commended' award in The Ware Competition for her poem Avebury.
Anna-May headlined at Petersfield Write Angle in August 2009 & July 2011.
The bottom line: Anna-May had a poem on the buttock of a papier mache covered blow-up doll in an art gallery in Swindon! (The art work was created by Hilda Sheehan)


Manipulating the "Compare files in EPDM"
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A few days ago I demonstrated how to easily compare documents with SOLIDWORKS DrawCompare. Since that date, my Inbox has exploded! Thousands of you want to know if they can use this method with their files inside of SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM.
Comparing two separate files within EPDM is easy. Just follow the steps from "Compare images and drawings".
Comparing two different versions of the same file is a bit harder because EPDM gives you either:
or:
Not much help.
To use EPDM's "advanced" compare feature, the comparing program either needs to accept arguments on the command line or use its API. DrawCompare has neither.
You need to have a copy of the two version of the file in a location where you can manually load them into DrawCompare. Here is how to make a copy of those versions and place them on your desktop.
For the user/group you want to update, go to their settings, file compare and "add" a compare program. Next choose which extensions you want to compare. I use "dwg,dxf,jpg,bmp,tif,slddrw".
For the path to the compare program, you cannot simply enter the DOS command COPY because EPDM is expecting a program, not a DOS command. However the program "cmd.exe" will allow you to send the COPY command to it as an argument.
Remember your old DOS command line days?
You could enter this following line into the "path of the compare program" and you would be finished…
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe /C COPY "%1%" "c:\users\tim\desktop" && COPY "%2%" "c:\users\tim\desktop"
…as long as your are logged into the computer as "tim" and your cmd.exe program is located in the "windows\system32" directory. You could certainly go through each user's settings and ensure you are using the proper file paths, or you could take advantage of environment variables.
You can define your computer's environment variables through the control panel. However the ones we'll need (the location of our desktop and the location of the cmd.exe program) are likely already defined. To confirm, go to a DOS prompt and enter the word "SET" and hit enter. You should get a result resembling this image:
Notice the environment variable "ComSpec" is showing where my cmd.exe file is located, and "USERPROFILE" is showing the location of my user profile – and my desktop is a sub directory off of that.
Substituting these environment variables (surrounded by %'s) into the line above, I get:
%ComSpec% /C COPY "%1%" "%USERPROFILE%\desktop" && COPY "%2%" "%USERPROFILE%\desktop"
I can enter this same line of text for everyone in my company, and their chosen files should be copied to their desktop.
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5 comments on "Manipulating the "Compare files in EPDM"
 1. Hi Jeff,
 The Manipulating the "Compare files in EPDM" post you posted is excellent, it worked straight up, good job thanks.
 just one question, can this be done with multiple sheet drawings?
 when i tried i just got one version with the 1st sheet, and the 2nd file with the 2nd sheet, (i think the versions were checked in with these sheets selected)
 thanks,
 any help would be much appreciated.
 Ben.
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This lecture will trace the development of soil and rock injection over the past 45 years - from pocket-book empirical practice to a fully engineered process.
This progress has been achieved due to major developments in materials, plant and equipment, and analytical and control tools, and the dedication of designers and practitioners to improve the quality and efficiency of their work. Other factors include greater understanding of the structure and characteristics of soils and rocks, improved techniques for evaluating their properties before and after ground treatment, greater training and education of engineers and operatives.
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How A Lawyer Can Help After A Child Drowns In A Neighbor's Pool
Did your child drown in a neighbor's in-ground swimming pool due to a drain not being properly covered? If you have asked your neighbor for financial assistance with the situation and he or she refuses, you can get assistance from a personal injury lawyer. Take a look at this article to find out about the services that a lawyer can provide to help you receive justice for your deceased child.
1. Listen to Your Story
The first step to resolving your dispute is to explain to a lawyer what happened on the day of your child's drowning. Don't leave out any details that might be held against you by the defendant's lawyer if the case has to go to court. For instance, if your child was playing with the drain and removed the cover, you must tell your lawyer so a proper defense can be built.
2. Get Evidence to Prove Your Case
Your lawyer will gather evidence from the police station that details what happened on the day of the incident. For instance, the evidence will likely include photos of the drain and the condition of the cover. You will be asked to provide any medical bills that you may have that stemmed from the incident. Proof of your child's funeral expenses must be handed over to your lawyer, as well as for lost wages and counseling sessions. If other people were swimming in the pool, they may be questioned by your lawyer and asked to be witnesses if it becomes necessary.
3. Contact the Home Insurance Company
Your lawyer will find out if your neighbor has home insurance coverage so a file can be claimed on your behalf. The lawyer will talk to the insurance company about your evidence and how much money you should receive. If the insurance company does not want to pay the full amount of money that you are asking for, the matter can be taken to court. The case might also go to court if your neighbor's insurance policy will only cover up to a certain amount, which means you can possibly receive money from the insurance company and through a lawsuit.
4. File a Petition in Court
If court becomes necessary, your lawyer will file a petition that details what you are asking the other party to pay. Your lawyer will then present all of your evidence to a judge to prove that you deserve what you are asking for. Speak to a personal injury lawyer, such as the Erickson Law Office, about your complaint as soon as you are able to.


text: Application of using rare earth salts with acid dyes for dyeing wool fabrics have been investigated. The rare earth salts used include neodymium chloride, samarium oxide and gadolinium oxide; and acid dyes used are C.I. Acid Red 114, C.I. Acid Yellow 42 and C.I. Acid Blue 113. The results of these experiments exhibit that the addition of rare earth salts does lower the dyeing temperature of wool slightly, and the addition of neodymium chloride achieved the better result. The result of mixing different rare earth salts is not very distinct, although the mixture of neodymium chloride and gadolinium oxide in the ratio 8:2 has the best effect. Moreover, the addition of rare earth salts has no great impact on the tenacity of dyed fabrics. Among the color range of dyed fabrics, Red 114 has better color strength. Furthermore, the washing fastness of fabrics can be up to grade 4-5 in general, while its dry rubbing fastness can be up to grade 4-5 and its wet rubbing fastness can be up to grade 3-4.

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The goal of the {dm} package and the dm class that comes with it, is to make your life easier when you are dealing with data from several different tables.
Let's take a look at the dm class.
Class dm
The dm class consists of a collection of tables and metadata about the tables, such as
 - the names of the tables
 - the names of the columns of the tables
 - the primary and foreign keys of the tables to link the tables together
 - the data (either as data frames or as references to database tables)
All tables in a dm must be obtained from the same data source; csv files and spreadsheets would need to be imported to data frames in R.
Examples of dm objects
There are currently three options available for creating a dm object. The relevant functions for creating dm objects are:
 1. dm()
 2. as_dm()
 3. new_dm()
 4. dm_from_src()
To illustrate these options, we will now create the same dm in several different ways. We can use the tables from the well-known {nycflights13} package.
Pass the tables directly
Create a dm object directly by providing data frames to dm():
library(nycflights13)
library(dm)
dm(airlines, airports, flights, planes, weather)
#> ── Metadata ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
#> Tables: 'airlines', 'airports', 'flights', 'planes', 'weather'
#> Columns: 53
#> Primary keys: 0
#> Foreign keys: 0
Start with an empty dm
Start with an empty dm object that has been created with dm() or new_dm(), and add tables to that object:
library(nycflights13)
library(dm)
empty_dm <- dm()
empty_dm
#> dm()
dm_add_tbl(empty_dm, airlines, airports, flights, planes, weather)
#> ── Metadata ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
#> Tables: 'airlines', 'airports', 'flights', 'planes', 'weather'
#> Columns: 53
#> Primary keys: 0
#> Foreign keys: 0
Coerce a list of tables
Turn a named list of tables into a dm with as_dm():
as_dm(list(airlines = airlines,
 airports = airports,
 flights = flights,
 planes = planes,
 weather = weather))
#> ── Metadata ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
#> Tables: 'airlines', 'airports', 'flights', 'planes', 'weather'
#> Columns: 53
#> Primary keys: 0
#> Foreign keys: 0
Turn tables from a src into a dm
Squeeze all (or a subset of) tables belonging to a src object into a dm using dm_from_src():
sqlite_src <- dbplyr::nycflights13_sqlite()
flights_dm <- dm_from_src(sqlite_src)
flights_dm
#> ── Table source ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
#> src: sqlite 3.38.2 [/tmp/RtmpODHkT4/nycflights13.sqlite]
#> ── Metadata ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
#> Tables: 'airlines', 'airports', 'flights', 'planes', 'sqlite_stat1', … (7 total)
#> Columns: 62
#> Primary keys: 0
#> Foreign keys: 0
The function dm_from_src(src, table_names = NULL) includes all available tables on a source in the dm object. This means that you can use this, for example, on a postgres database that you access via src_postgres() (with the appropriate arguments dbname, host, port, …), to produce a dm object with all the tables on the database.
Low-level construction
Another way of creating a dm object is calling new_dm() on a list of tbl objects:
base_dm <- new_dm(list(trees = trees, mtcars = mtcars))
base_dm
#> ── Metadata ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
#> Tables: 'trees', 'mtcars'
#> Columns: 14
#> Primary keys: 0
#> Foreign keys: 0
This constructor is optimized for speed and does not perform integrity checks. Use with caution, validate using validate_dm() if necessary.
validate_dm(base_dm)
Access tables
We can get the list of tables with dm_get_tables() and the src object with dm_get_src().
In order to pull a specific table from a dm, use:
tbl(flights_dm, "airports")
#> Warning: 'tbl.dm()' was deprecated in dm 0.2.0.
#> Use 'dm[[table_name]]' instead to access a specific table.
#> # Source: table<'airports'> [?? x 8]
#> # Database: sqlite 3.38.2 [/tmp/RtmpODHkT4/nycflights13.sqlite]
#> faa name lat lon alt tz dst tzone
#> <chr> <chr> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 04G Lansdowne Airport 41.1 -80.6 1044 -5 A Amer…
#> 2 06A Moton Field Municipal Airport 32.5 -85.7 264 -6 A Amer…
#> 3 06C Schaumburg Regional 42.0 -88.1 801 -6 A Amer…
#> 4 06N Randall Airport 41.4 -74.4 523 -5 A Amer…
#> 5 09J Jekyll Island Airport 31.1 -81.4 11 -5 A Amer…
#> 6 0A9 Elizabethton Municipal Airpo… 36.4 -82.2 1593 -5 A Amer…
#> 7 0G6 Williams County Airport 41.5 -84.5 730 -5 A Amer…
#> 8 0G7 Finger Lakes Regional Airport 42.9 -76.8 492 -5 A Amer…
#> 9 0P2 Shoestring Aviation Airfield 39.8 -76.6 1000 -5 U Amer…
#> 10 0S9 Jefferson County Intl 48.1 -123. 108 -8 A Amer…
#> # … with more rows
But how can we use {dm}-functions to manage the primary keys of the tables in a dm object?
Primary keys of dm objects
Some useful functions for managing primary key settings are:
 1. dm_add_pk()
 2. dm_get_all_pks()
 3. dm_rm_pk()
 4. dm_enum_pk_candidates()
If you created a dm object according to the examples in "Examples of dm objects", your object does not yet have any primary keys set. So let's add one.
We use the nycflights13 tables, i.e. flights_dm from above.
dm_has_pk(flights_dm, airports)
#> [1] FALSE
flights_dm_with_key <- dm_add_pk(flights_dm, airports, faa)
flights_dm_with


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Up until and including the year 2009, hundreds of eye witnesses of World War II were interviewed in the context of the Erfgoed van de Oorlog (War Heritage) programme. DANS archives and unlocks these 'Telling Witnesses'. An annotation tool was also developed. The Veteraneninstituut (Veteran Institute) has at its disposal approximately 250 interviews with veterans about their experiences during World War II and the decolonisation conflict in the Dutch East Indies and New Guinea. The annotation tool provides access to this collection of interviews. The tool can be used to search in the documentation and interviews, and interviews can be provided with annotations and transcriptions. DANS was, together with the Veteraneninstituut and the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, one of the parties involved in this project. Annotation protocols and tools have been developed that can find relations between research results and the interview corpus. In the 'Veteran Tapes' project, one set of approximately thirty transcribed interviews was composed, which was derived from the Nederlandse Veteranen (Dutch Veterans) interview project. This interview project's objective is to compose a collection of interviews with a representative group of veterans from all wars and peace-keeping missions in which Dutch soldiers have participated since 1940. Besides the interview audio files, the project also provides summaries. The research results have been published in book form and as enhanced publication. All of the used interviews have been deposited at DANS and are – after permission – available to registered users.
The Netwerk Oorlogsbronnen (Network War Sources) website provides access to digital information on World War II. Via one search option, you can search through various collections for photographs, video and audio fragments, texts and images. The collection is intended for anyone interested in, or researching World War II. This website is a collaboration and is accommodated with the NIOD, Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies (Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies).


Narrative 101: 4 Ways To Use Symbolism In Your Novel
One of the words you hear a lot about when it comes to literature is symbolism. Whether you're in an English class reading through the classics, or attempting to write your own novel, you may be wondering what symbolism is and why it's important.
Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. These can be words, people, markings, locations, or abstract ideas. Anything that demonstrates an idea beyond its literal meaning. It can also refer to the symbolic meaning of natural objects or facts. It exists not only in literature, but in our everyday lives through things like signs, art, religious objects, logos, slogans, gifs, emojisthe list goes on. A symbol can also be subtle or obvious depending on its use.
One of the biggest benefits of using symbolism is that it automatically elevates your story. Being able to use one device that allows you to say multiple things while using fewer words is not only efficient, but also effective. It can be used to say both the literal and figurative simultaneously, allowing readers to gain insight into a situation or conversation that they otherwise might overlook.
Here are 4 reasons you should use symbolism in your writing:
 - Show not tell: Every writer has heard this piece of advice numerous times, but what does it mean in terms of symbolism? To put it simply, it means that you use a specific image or object to represent an underlying message or theme. For example, the raven in Edgar Allen Poe's famous poem, The Raven. In his poem the raven is an obvious symbol for "mournful, never-ending remembrance", or the loss of his love, Lenore. Here rather then telling his readers directly about his grief, Poe uses the symbol of the raven to help get his point across.
 - Connect Themes: Symbols are the vehicle through which themes are said. Think of them as the main mode of transportation that connects your readers to your theme or main point of your novel. An example is the green light from The Great Gatsby. In the story the green light represents Gatsby's pursuit of Daisy, but under the surface it also represents his pursuit of the American Dream. Fitzgerald uses a green light to represent this because the color green is associated with money, power, and materialism.
 - Add imagery: The number one reason we use symbols is because they are visual. Where concepts, ideas, themes, and messages are abstract, having a tangible representation helps a lot. Readers are at their core, visual. They count on us to paint a picture in their mind that they can then explore. One novel that does this particularly well is Lord of the Flies. In this one novel there are several examples of visual representation, such as the conch shell which represents authority and order, a pig head that symbolizes pure evil, and the island itself which represents the Garden of Eden.
 - Deeper meanings: Symbolism is also used to communicate the darker themes of stories, the unpleasant truths that otherwise would be too on-the-nose or too depressing to say directly. In The Scarlett Letter, Pearl symbolizes her mother's supposed sin. In Game of Thrones, Tyrion represents the ugliness of society and the mistreatment of those who are viewed as different. In Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, the Fold represents the oppressive nature of the Darkling and the end of society as it is currently known.
Start with your story and characters
Begin in the brainstorming phase. Form your characters and your outline. See what you have to work with and learn about the types of people that make up said story. Don't worry about adding in symbolism until after you have your basics covered. Once you do, there are opportunities to sneak in some tiny symbolic details that will help make your story more interesting overall. In Harry Potter, Harry's lightning-shaped scar is a symbol of his lifelong struggle against Voldemort as well as of his mother's love. In The Lightning Thief, Percy associates a trident with his father's presence, and you see this symbol appear throughout the series as their relationship develops.
Use small and large-scale symbolism
Symbolism can take two forms: small and large-scale. Using a balance of these two can help bring depth and deeper meaning to your work in both a subtle and obvious way. Small-scale symbolism focuses on the details. For example, the way a person dresses, a specific object that holds meaning for them (like a locket or picture), etc. These are used to help your readers understand the inner workings of your character's mind and personality. Large-scale symbolism serves to indicate general moods and physical location. Examples of this are weather events and physical descriptions of cities and buildings. They generally make statements about broader, all-encompassing themes such as death, love, grief, power etc. You should strive to use both of these methods to place further emphasis on your story's theme.
Don't use common symbols
This is where you need to challenge your creative mind and put it to the test. There are certain symbols that are universally the same regardless of cultural differences. Roses (love), doves (peace), sunrise (new beginning), rain (sadness), we see these all the time in movies and literature. While they communicate what the author is trying to convey, it becomes boring to see these symbols repeated. That's why you must challenge yourself to come up with your own brand of symbolism rather than following the crowd. Some of the best instances of symbolism are the ones that are unique to the circumstance and meaning of the story it appears in, like the pig representing Joseph Stalin in Animal Farm. Here the comparison is brilliant because it was fitting but also had never been done before.
Create emotional resonance
Last but not least, it all comes down to emotional relevance. Symbols can be used to represent deep emotional impacts that linger after traumatic events. In Macbeth, the guilt-ridden Lady Macbeth is tortured by a spot of blood on her hands that will not wash clean after she kills King Duncan. In The Secret Garden, Mary Lennox keeps a white ivory elephant as the only keepsake after she is orphaned. It represents the emotional pain she feels over the lack of relationship she shared with her mother and her grief after she is dead. These stories retain their emotional depth and significance long after a reader finishes reading because these symbols are so effective.
Symbolism is a powerful literary tool. There are multiple ways it can be used, and depending on how well you succeed, they can help you to create stories that remain timeless and true despite the passing decades.
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Before you jump to Japanese Curry chicken recipe, you may want to read this short interesting healthy tips about Make Healthy Eating A Part of Your Life.
Healthy eating is today a great deal more popular than it used to be and rightfully so. There are a number of diseases associated with a poor diet and there is a cost to the overall economy as people suffer from diseases such as heart disease and hypertension. There are more and more campaigns to try to get people to adopt a healthier way of living and yet it is also easier than ever to rely on fast, convenient food that is often bad for our health. Most people typically assume that healthy diets demand a lot of work and will significantly alter the way they live and eat. In reality, though, just making some small changes can positively impact daily eating habits.
The first change you can make is to pay more attention to what you purchase when you shop for food as it is likely that you tend to pick up many of the things without thinking. For example, has it crossed your mind to check how much sugar and salt are in your favorite cereal? A great healthy option can be porridge oats which have been shown to be good for your heart and can give you good sustainable energy at the start of the day. You don't like eating oatmeal on its own, you can easily mix in fresh fruits that can supply you with other healthy nutrients and as such, one small change to your diet has been achieved.
As you can see, it's not at all hard to start integrating healthy eating into your daily routine.
We hope you got benefit from reading it, now let's go back to japanese curry chicken recipe. You can cook japanese curry chicken using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you do that.
The ingredients needed to cook Japanese Curry chicken:
- Provide 1 of carrot (small).
- Prepare 1/2 of onion (medium).
- Prepare 1-2 of chicken filet.
- You need 1 of potato.
- Prepare 1 of chili.
- Prepare 3-4 of garlic.
- You need 1 pack of S&B curry sauce mix.
Instructions to make Japanese Curry chicken:
- Chopped the carrot and potato in cube.
- Chopped the onion, garlic and chili.
- Prepare the chicken filet with salt, sugar, pepper and cooking wine.
- Stir fried with garlic and chili in hot oil, and onion after the garlic turns gold.
- Stir fried the chicken for 2 minutes, and put aside (to avoid over cooking).
- Put the carrot and potato and keeps stir fried, put back the chicken into the pan and add 500 ml water. Turn to the smallest fire after the water boiled. (Some soy sauce may added, if you like a bit more salty taste..
- After 15-20 minutes, turn off the fire. Put the curry (chopped into smaller cubes first) into the pan and keeps stirring until it is totally melted..
- Turn on the fire to the smallest one and keep stirring for 5-6 minutes..
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Gove questioned on Scottish agriculture after Brexit
4 June 2019
In the final session of its inquiry into the future of Scottish agriculture, the Scottish Affairs Committee will question the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Rt Hon Michael Gove MP on Wednesday 5 June.
- Watch Parliament TV: The future of Scottish agriculture post-Brexit
- Inquiry: The future of Scottish agriculture post-Brexit
- Scottish Affairs Committee
Balancing common frameworks
After the UK leaves the EU, it will cease to be part of EU-wide agricultural policy known as the Common Agricultural Policy or CAP. A new UK wide framework agreement will need to be created to manage agricultural policy in the UK and the devolved nations. The Scottish Affairs Committee has been examining the implications of powers returning from Brussels and the future of Scottish agriculture after Brexit. In this final session, the Committee will question the Secretary of State on the UK Government's approach to balancing common frameworks between the UK and devolved Governments with providing flexibility for Scotland's agricultural priorities.
Topics likely to be covered in the session include the funding formula for agricultural support, providing enough labour for Scottish farms – particularly during the harvesting season – and advancing Scottish agriculture through increasing use of innovative technologies.
This is the final session of the Committee's inquiry. In earlier sessions the Committee has heard from academics with expertise in agriculture, farmers and growers, environmental groups, the operators of the UK Government's agricultural seasonal workers pilot scheme and the Scottish Government Minister for the Rural Economy.
Wednesday 5 June 2019, Committee Room 8
- Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Guy Horsington, Deputy Director for Future Farming Policy and the Agriculture Bill, Defra


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How to Memorize the 12 British Monarchs
How to Memorize the 12 British Monarchs 10X Faster
If you'd like to remember and recall all the British monarchs, this video will make you do exactly that in only a few minutes.
Human memory is predominantly visual, and you can take advantage of that by visualizing what you need to remember and connecting it to something you already know. And that's what I'll do in this video. Picture each image in your head, and I'll connect them for you using a crazy story.
When you want to recall the names of all the British monarchs, here's what to visualize.
Picture the royal throne where the monarch sits. You know it's the throne of the British monarch because the British flag – the Union Jack – is on the wall behind it.
- Sitting on the throne is a queen ant. The first British monarch after the mergers of the kingdoms of England and Scotland was Queen Anne. Queen ant sounds very similar to Queen Anne, so when you picture the ant sitting on the throne, that will link in your mind straight away to Queen Anne, the first British monarch.
- The second British monarch was King George, or George the 1st. George one sounds like judge nun. Imagine a judge walks up to the queen ant and introduces a nun. He's a traditional English judge wearing the long black gown and white wig, and the nun is wearing the traditional black and white habit. When you visualize the judge and nun talking to the queen ant, you'll remember George I.
- After George the 1st was George the 2nd or George 2. Two sounds like shoe, so let's visualize the judge pulls off one of his shoes, and places it on his head. The shoe is all the colours of the rainbow, very bright. Kind of a weird thing to do when you're in the presence of the queen, but at least now when you picture the judge holding a shoe on his head – judge shoe – you'll remember George II.
- You'll never guess who came after George the 2nd – it was George the third. The judge takes the shoe off his head and throws it through the air and it hits another judge sitting in a tree. Why is this other judge sitting in a tree? Because judge tree, sounds like George 3, and that's how you'll remember George the 3rd.
- The line of King George's continued on and the next British monarch was George the 4th or George 4. That sounds like judge door, so we'll use that. The judge falls out of the tree and lands on the ground in front of a door. The door is covered in ornate decorations, and is bright pink, just to make it stand out in your mind. Create a clear mental image of the judge landing on the ground in front of the door – judge door – and you'll remember George IV.
- After George 4th was William 4th or William four. This time we'll use will-yam-snore. The bright pink door bursts open to reveal a yam with arms and legs, holding a long will. It's a will yam. The will yam is standing up but it's asleep, and there's a speech bubble with 'zzzz' because the will yam is having a snore. Now when you imagine that will yam having a snore, that will link in your mind to William IV.
- The next monarch after William the 4th was the iconic Queen Victoria. To remember Victoria, we'll link it to victory. The yam wakes up and climbs onto the top step of a podium, where it has a winner's wreath put around its neck, and holds its fingers in the V-for-victory sign. It is victorious. Clearly imagine this scene of victory, and it will prompt you to recall Queen Victoria.
- Following Queen Victoria was Edward 7th or Edward seven. To remember that we'll use head wood heaven. Out of the sky falls a head made of wood. It hits the yam and knocks it to the ground, and then the wooden head settles on the podium. Behind the head are clouds and pearly gates, like the stereotypical description of heaven. Visualize in your mind an image of the head of wood with heaven in the background – head wood heaven – and you'll remember Edward VII.
- Next, we're back to another King George again, George five this time. Another judge picks up the head, tucks it under his arm and takes a big dive through the air. Dive rhymes with five. Imagine the judge diving through the air, judge dive, and you'll remember George V, or King George the 5th.
- After George the 5th was King Edward the 8th or Edward 8. Let's go with head wood plate. The head of wood grows arms and legs, escapes from the clutches of the judge, and jumps on a plate that flies through the air like a magic flying carpet. Create a clear mental image of the head of wood on a plate – head wood plate – and that will prompt you to recall Edward VIII, or King Edward the 8th.
- Continuing on, and the next British monarch was King George the 6th. For George 6 we'll use judge bricks. Yet another judge appears in our story and throws bricks at the wooden head on the plate. Not a particularly friendly thing to do. Bricks rhymes with six, so when you imagine the judge throwing bricks, you'll be reminded of George VI.
- Following King George the 6th was Queen Elizabeth the 2nd. Elizabeth two sounds similar to lizard bed shoe, and that's what we'll visualize. The bricks thrown by the judge crash into the bed of a lizard. The lizard is lounging back in bed, and it's wearing a shoe on its head. Picture that little scene – lizard bed shoe – and you'll instantly recall Elizabeth II or Queen Elizabeth the 2nd.
And there you have it, you've just memorized the names of the 12 British monarchs from Queen Anne to Queen Elizabeth the 2nd.
Now, when you think of British monarchs, you'll picture the royal throne with the British flag, the Union Jack, behind it.
- Sitting on the throne is a queen ant, reminding you of Queen Anne
- A judge walks up to the queen with a nun – judge nun – George I
- The judge takes off a shoe and puts it on his head – judge shoe – George II
- The shoe is thrown through the air and hits another judge in a tree – judge tree – George III
- The judge falls out of the tree and lands on the ground in front of a door – judge door – George IV
- The door opens to reveal a yam holding a will and having a snore – will yam snore – William IV
- The yam climbs to the top of a podium to receive the spoils of victory – victory links to Victoria
- A head of wood falls out of the sky and lands on the podium, with heaven behind it – head wood heaven – Edward VII
- A judge picks up the head like a football and takes a big dive – judge dive – George V
- The wooden head escapes and jumps on a flying plate – head wood plate – Edward VIII
- A judge starts to throw bricks at the plate – judge bricks – George VI
- And the bricks crash into a lizard bed where the lizard is wearing a shoe on its head – lizard bed shoe – Elizabeth II
The 12 British monarchs, memorized in only a few minutes.
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Mecsek Mountains, also called Baranya Mountains, mountain range in southern Hungary. The range consists of a fractured local fold system of an origin contemporaneous with the Carpathian Mountains. The Mecsek emerged from beneath the sea in the Mesozoic Era (which began about 250 million years ago) and reached mountain proportions when the surrounding crystalline rocks sank again. Its present appearance is that of a broad dissected limestone plateau, with cols and valleys along the fault lines. The largest transverse fault line breaks the system into two parts: the Eastern Mecsek rises to 2,237 feet (682 metres) at Zengő; the Western Mecsek, reaching 2,008 feet (612 metres) at Tubes, has extensive sandstones and shales. Toward the north, the Mecsek range merges into the Tolna-Baranya hills. The south margin sharply overlooks the Pécs plain. A Mediterranean climate and a high total of annual sunshine hours are favourable to fruit growing (even figs) and viticulture.
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Assets and Liabilities of Australian Securitisers methodology
Reference period
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Explanatory notes
 1 The securitisation process is a means of creating a liquid market for assets, such as mortgages and credit card loans, which are illiquid. In addition, the process can be used to improve the liquidity of assets such as bonds.
 2 In its simplest form, a securitisation program can operate in the following way:
 - The manager of the program arranges for the creation of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) which is usually a trust.
 - The manager then arranges for the SPV to buy a specific pool of assets from a financial enterprise or arranges the creation of assets through credit assessment and loan approval processes by agents (called originators). The assets are usually reasonably homogeneous (e.g. good quality, fixed term, fixed rate mortgages) which should provide a steady income stream.
 - The SPV finances the initial purchase of assets by using a line of credit (sometimes from a parent or associated company). The SPV then issues debt securities which can be short or long term in nature. Money raised from the issue is used to repay any line of credit and to purchase more assets to securitise. The investors receive the income and repayment of principal from the asset (via the SPV) over the lifetime of the securities. To ensure maximum marketability for the issue, managers usually arrange enhancement facilities (e.g. guaranteed credit lines, asset insurance, etc.) and have the issue rated by at least one of the major rating agencies.
 - The manager can arrange for the SPV to issue securities, provided there is a specific and separate pool of assets backing each issue.
 3 For the purpose of these statistics, securitisers are those legal entities which issue short and/or long term debt securities, using specifically selected assets to back them and generate the payment streams necessary to fulfil interest and principal requirements of investors.
 4 A securitisation program must have:
 - A specifically created SPV - usually a trust - which is resident in Australia and which is not required to provide data to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) under the Financial Statistics (Collection of Data) Act.
 - Specifically selected assets (e.g. mortgages, receivables, etc) backing its liabilities in the form of debt securities. In the case of mortgages, these may be on the balance sheet of the SPV or that of the originator. If the latter, the SPV will have a lien over them.
 5 From the September quarter 2009 issue of the Australian National Accounts: Finance and Wealth (cat. no. 5232.0), Australian securitisers are classified to the Securitisers subsector. The securities issued - asset backed securities - are classified as either Short term debt securities (subcategory one name paper) or Long term debt securities depending on their original term to maturity.
 6 The scope of these statistics is all resident SPVs which securitise any type of asset (including mortgages, credit card receivables, lease receivables, short and long term debt securities) and which are not regulated or registered with APRA and therefore are not required to report to APRA under the Financial Statistics (Collection of Data) Act.
 7 Coverage is limited to those SPVs which are independently rated by a recognised rating agency. Internal securitisation is excluded from this survey. Internal securitisation, also referred to as self-securitisation, is a process in which an originator sells a pool of assets to a related special purpose vehicle (SPV), and the SPV in turn issues debt securities, which are held entirely by the originator. These securities are eligible for use as collateral in repurchase agreements (repos) with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
 Basis of valuation and consideration
 8 Data are at market values. Any holdings of asset backed securities issued by other programs within the same group have been eliminated on consolidation from both assets and liabilities aggregates.
 Definitions and descriptions of data items
 9 Residential mortgages refers to a loan which is secured by a residential property.
 10 Non-residential mortgages refers to a loan which is secured by a non-residential property.
 11 Credit card loans and trade receivables refer to debt accessed through credit cards and monies owed to businesses for services or goods provided.
 12 Cash & deposits refers to all types of deposits (including those denominated in foreign currency) with Australian banks and all non bank financial intermediaries such as merchant banks, finance companies and cash management trusts.
 13 Holdings of short term securities refers to holdings of money market instruments. It includes securities such as certificates of deposit of Australian banks, bills of exchange and promissory notes.
 14 Holdings of asset backed bonds refers to holdings of asset backed securities issued by securitisers outside the group.
 15 Holdings of other long term securities refers to holdings of interest bearing securities, other than asset backed bonds, which have an original term to maturity greater than one year. It includes debentures, secured and unsecured notes and bonds.
 16 Other loans & placements refers to all loans other than loans secured by mortgages and credit card loans. It includes operating lease and lease finance receivables and secured loans to originators.
 17 Other assets refers to non financial assets and sundry financial claims.
 18 Asset backed securities, issued overseas, refers to asset backed securities issued in non resident markets.
 19 Asset backed securities issued in Australia, short term refers to asset backed securities which have an original term to maturity of one year or less.
 20 Asset backed securities issued in Australia, long term refers to asset backed securities which have an original term to maturity of more than one year.
 21 Loans and placements refers to loans and advances from Australian banks, non bank financial intermediaries (e.g. money market corporations), and from other sources such as related companies.
 22 Other liabilities, resident refers to other sundry amounts payable.
 23 Other liabilities, non resident refers mainly to repatriated loans from offshore entities.
 Effects of rounding
 24 Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals. Published changes in dollar value and percentage terms are calculated using unrounded data and may differ slightly from, but are more accurate than, changes calculated from the rounded data presented in this publication.
 Related publications
 25 Users may also wish to refer to the following publications which can be downloaded free of charge from the ABS web site:
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The Conflict Dynamics Profile (CDP), an assessment instrument measuring conflict behaviors, is an excellent resource to increase self-awareness and improve conflict management skills. The CDP is unlike any other assessment tool in that it focuses specifically on conflict behaviors, rather than styles. It helps individuals and teams understand how they respond to conflict, what triggers can escalate conflict, and how to manage conflict more effectively.
Two versions of the instrument—the CDP-Individual (CDP-I) and CDP-360— emphasize an action-oriented approach which leads to real improvement. A thorough Development Guide provides information and tips for coping with conflict and building strong interpersonal relationships.
As a "self-report," the (CDP-I) looks at how you view yourself. It provides a simple way of helping you understand more about how you respond to conflict both behaviorally and emotionally.
The CDP-360 enables you to compare your own perceptions about how you behave during conflict with those of your colleagues. It provides a complete "conflict profile" with feedback from bosses, peers, and direct reports. The CDP-360 is particularly helpful for leaders, managers, and high-potential employees for whom conflict can be particularly challenging.
In addition to feedback on 15 scales, both versions of the CDP have a unique "hot buttons" section which identifies the emotional triggers that negatively impact relationships.
- Quick and easy administration
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- Behavioral feedback which is easy to understand
- Information on emotional aspects of conflict
- Abbreviated Development Guide
- Group reports for intact teams
- In-depth view of conflict behaviors
- Detailed analysis of the 15 scales
- Perceptions of colleagues
- Comprehensive Development Guide
- Concrete suggestions for improving behavior patterns
- Group reports for intact teams
Using the CDP
Since the topic of conflict is so universal, there are numerous ways to use the CDP. From leadership development training with individuals and teams to coaching settings with high-potential managers, the CDP can identify both strengths as well as problem areas.
The CDP is an excellent tool to explore how conflict is being managed in an organization. The language of the instrument provides an excellent starting point for how to describe and measure a desired approach to workplace conflict. By learning these new components as part of an orientation session, new employees can adjust their personal behavior to match up with the cultural norms of the organization.
The CDP is particularly helpful in team settings. In addition to each individual report, a group report can be generated that outlines team behaviors and responses. This report often opens up the door for effective conversations about acceptable responses to conflict and hot button triggers. Members of the team learn how certain behaviors might inadvertently trigger irritation in their colleagues as well as how to avoid pushing these hot buttons.
When a client is sensitive to feedback from others or reluctant to use a multi-rater instrument, the CDP can still be used to focus on conflict patterns. The CDP helps the client consider his or her responses to conflict and provides comparisons to a large norm group. It can be a helpful first step in diagnosing areas of strength and developmental opportunities.
Constructive Behavioral Scales:
- Perspective Taking – Putting yourself in the other person's position and trying to understand that person's point of view.
- Creating Solutions – Brainstorming with the other person, asking questions, and trying to create solutions to the problem.
- Expressing Emotions – Talking honestly with the other person and expressing your thoughts and feelings.
- Reaching Out – Reaching out to the other person, making the first move, and trying to make amends.
- Reflective Thinking – Analyzing the situation, weighing the pros and cons, and thinking about the best response.
- Delay Responding – Waiting things out, letting matters settle down, or taking a "time out" when emotions are running high.
- Adapting – Staying flexible, and trying to make the best of the situation.
Destructive Behavioral Scales:
- Winning at All Costs – Arguing vigorously for your own position and trying to win at all costs.
- Displaying Anger – Expressing anger, raising your voice, and using harsh, angry words.
- Demeaning Others – Laughing at the other person, ridiculing the other's ideas, and using sarcasm.
- Retaliating – Obstructing the other person, retaliating against the other, and trying to get revenge.
- Avoiding – Avoiding or ignoring the other person, and acting distant and aloof.
- Yielding – Giving in to the other person in order to avoid further conflict.
- Hiding Emotions – Concealing your true emotions even though feeling upset.
- Self-Criticizing – Replaying the incident over in your mind, and criticizing yourself for not handling it better.
Hot Button Scales:
- Unreliable – Those who are unreliable, miss deadlines and cannot be counted on.
- Overly-Analytical – Those who are perfectionists, over-analyze things and focus too much on minor issues.
- Unappreciative – Those who fail to give credit to others or seldom praise good performance.
- Aloof – Those who isolate themselves, do not seek input from others or are hard to approach.
- Micro-Managing – Those who constantly monitor and check up on the work of others.
- Self-Centered – Those who are self-centered or believe they are always correct.
- Abrasive – Those who are arrogant, sarcastic and abrasive.
- Untrustworthy – Those who exploit others, take undeserved credit or cannot be trusted.
- Hostile – Those who lose their tempers, become angry, or yell at others.
The CDP-I report contains graphs measuring constructive behaviors, destructive behaviors, and hot buttons. It is accompanied by a 40-page Development Guide which gives suggestions for improving behaviors and cooling hot buttons.
The CDP-360 report is much more comprehensive. In addition to containing graphs measuring constructive behaviors, destructive behaviors, and hot buttons, it also has narrative comments from other raters, measures of the organizational importance of various conflict behaviors, and indications of how the individual is viewed during different stages of conflict. Accompanying the CDP-360 report is a 115-page Development Guide with suggestions for development, recommended resources, and guidelines for successful action planning.


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Ursaab
Ursaab (lit. Proto-Saab), also known as 92001 and X9248, was the first of four prototype cars made by Saab AB, which at that time was solely an aeroplane manufacturer, leading to production of the first Saab car, the Saab 92 in 1949. The car is now in the Saab Car Museum in Trollhättan. The name "Ursaab" means "original Saab".
The model was developed by a 16-person team led by engineer Gunnar Ljungström and designer Sixten Sason.
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An automobile design project was started in 1945 by Saab AB, a manufacturer of warplanes, with the internal name X9248.[1][2] The design project became formally known as Project 92; the 92 being next in production sequence after the Saab 91, a single engine trainer aircraft.[3] The aim was to design a car that would compete with small German cars like Opel Kadett, VW Beetle, DKW and Adler. The target consumer price was 3200 SEK. Bror Bjurströmer, who was then head of the design department, developed a 1:25 scale sketch and the overall design specifications, which included the following: a wheelbase of 2.75 metres (108.3 in) and total length of 4.5 metres (177.2 in); employment of a monocoque design; 50% less drag than other cars; 800 kilogram maximum weight; power from a transverse-mounted two-stroke engine; and front-wheel drive. The choice of rear-hinged doors was made by Gunnar Ljungström (head of the development team) as he wanted to lessen the risk of damaging doors whilst driving out of a garage.[citation needed] The company made four prototypes, 92001 through to 92004, before designing the production model, the Saab 92, in 1949.
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Ursaab
Development was started in Linköping by a 16-person team led by engineer Gunnar Ljungström and designer Sixten Sason.[4] The immediately preceding Saab production code was for an aeroplane - the Saab 91 Safir. It was for this reason that the first car project was called the Saab 92. Normally the development would have been handled by the testing workshop, but it was busy with the Saab 91 Safir and the Saab 90 Scandia. Thus the tool workshop, which had a lighter workload at that juncture, was given the assignment.
The engineers responsible for making the prototype had no prior experience in making cars, and out of the 16 engineers only two had a driving licence. They needed information about the car manufacturing process, but had to simultaneously keep the project secret. A few visits were made to Nyköpings Automobilfabrik (later ANA), but as the extent of their work involved the simple installation of bodies on imported ladder frame chassis, the engineers were not able to gather as much information as they had hoped. Also, since all available literature only described how cars were made before the war, they realised that much of the manufacturing process would have to be learned on their own. Close to SAAB's factory a junkyard provided the engineers with both parts and inspiration. They also purchased a number of cars to study, including a DKW, a Hanomag, an Opel Kadett and a Volkswagen.
Structural integrity concerns led to other design decisions. The team tasked with that portion of the project was used to building aircraft where every opening was covered with a load-bearing hatch. Since this was not viable on an automobile, it was decided that the body structure should be strengthened through the use of a rear window that was as small as possible and which used a split-window design, and omission of a rear bootlid.
Because the car had to have a very low drag coefficient,0.3, which even today is considered very impressive, aerodynamic tests were part of the early evaluations. Thus, the body was of novel design and, with safety in mind, it provided damage-resistance in the event of an accident. Winter driving capability was enhanced via front-wheel-drive and wide wheel arches which allowed for snow accumulation without obstruction of the wheels.
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Transverse two-cylinder two-stroke
Using some carpenters from Motala, a full size mock-up in alder wood was built in the spring of 1946. The model was coloured black using shoe polish. Some extra workers were recruited from Thorells Kylarfabrik in Linköping for building the steel body. Hand-shaping the 1.2 mm thick steel sheets proved to be difficult work. By summer 1946 the first prototype body was ready, hand beaten on a wooden jig. Shaping of the metal was done in Saab's secret factory 30 metres below ground.[5]
The colour was a problem - the Managing Director wanted it painted black, but the vice MD wanted it blue. But the workshop had already purchased black paint, making it a moot point. The SAAB paint workshop did not have the capacity to handle the paint job so the builders contacted Aktiebolaget Svenska Järnvägsverkstäderna (ASJ), the Swedish railroad works in Arlöv. This firm was experienced in painting railway cars and buses. Having been told that their assistance was needed in painting a car, the company was initially reluctant to help since it was thought that the vehicle was a management car such as a DeSoto or something that would take a lot of time. However, when it was learned that the vehicle was a prototype of a new car, ASJ quickly took the job.
The prototype had a borrowed 13 kW (18 hp) two-cylinder two-stroke engine, which was placed transversely in the front of the vehicle. The first engine and gearbox came from a DKW vehicle, but they were later replaced with an engine and gearbox designed by Gunnar Ljungström. The prototype engine blocks were made by Albinmotor. The head of the firm, Albin Larsson, was hesitant to take work since the cooling pipes in the engine block were considered to be complicated. After test driving the prototype, however, Larsson changed his mind.
Ursaab was driven over 530,000 kilometers (330,000 mi), typically in utter secrecy, and usually on narrow and muddy forest roads and in early mornings or late nights. Today it is in the Saab museum in Trollhättan, with a cleaned grille and more roadworthy headlights. The name "Ursaab" means "original Saab".
The Ursaab design was improved by Sixten Sason in 1947, resulting in another prototype: the 92002. The most remarkable difference between 92001 and 92002 is the hood (bonnet). The earlier hood design and the use of a hood mechanism from an Opel Kadett made removal of the engine difficult, as one would have to turn it 90 degrees and bring out the drive package with the gearbox first. Inspired by American cars that had cascading front-ends, the redesigned hood allowed for improved access to the engine bay. After an additional four prototypes the design was ready for production as the Saab 92. Ursaab was first shown to the press on June 10, 1947 at Saab AB's headquarters.[6]
References
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 1. ^ Bayley, Stephen (Feb 2012). Cars: Freedom, Style, Sex, Power, Motion, Colour, Everything. Hachette UK. ISBN 9781840916065. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
 2. ^ Donnelly, Jim (December 2008). "Sixten Sason | Hemmings Motor News". hemmings.com. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
 3. ^ "Ursaab — The Saab Museum". saabmuseum.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
 4. ^ Saab (2007). "Swedish Aircraft Company: From wings to wheels (Press Release)". Retrieved 20 April 2012.
 5. ^ SvD: Saabberget och kalla kriget
 6. ^ Car and driver. Hachette Magazines, Inc. 1959. p. 65. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
Bibliography
 - The SAAB Way, by Gunnar A. Sjögren
 - Några personliga minnen från tillverkningen av första bilen, by Sigvard Lenngren in Bakrutan 4-2006
 - En katt bland hermelinerna eller Hurledes grunden lades till SAABs bilproduktion vid flygmaskinfabriken, by Hans Osquar Gustavsson and Sigvard Lenngren in Bakrutan 4-2006
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Forbidden Forest, Hogwarts Castle Grounds, Scotland, Great Britain
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Trolls (likely)
The Troll Bridge is a location in the Forbidden Forest near the grounds of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The bridge itself was actually a tree that was used to cross a small gap with sand, usually used by trolls. A book in the Founders' Tower of the Hogwarts Castle contained a picture of this bridge.[1]
Behind the scenes
 - This bridge may be a reference to Three Billy Goats Gruff, which features a fearsome troll that lives under a bridge and likely popularised the idea of trolls being associated with bridges.
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I'm comparing hourly data measurements recorded for 5 years (2007-2011) where the number of measurements in each year is as follows:
2007 = 8760 measurements;
2008 = 8784 measurements; <-- leap year
2009 = 8760 measurements;
2010 = 8760 measurements;
2011 = 8760 measurements;
What is the best method for comparing each time series? Is it better to add an additional 24 measurements (of nans) for february 29th for the non leap years? or, is it more efficient to interpolate the data onto the same time frame (where time is given in decimal day of year)?
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What comparison are you trying to make? The data sets don't correspond, so you probably aren't going to be comparing like with like. – walkytalky Mar 30 '12 at 9:55
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That depends entirely on the kind of data you are measuring. If it's natural-world stuff like weather data, you probably care more about matching solstice to solstice and equinox to equinox. If it's financial market data, you may want to line up calendars and possibly exclude the leap day entirely.
It's difficult to give more specific advice without more background.
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The data is for water temperature. So, Im looking at how the temperature varies from one year to the other and maybe finding the correlation, which the data needs to be the same size for this. – Emma Mar 30 '12 at 10:14
If you match up seasonal markers such as solstices and equinoxes, the data will match up. The match-up simply won't correspond exactly to calendar years. – Marcelo Cantos Mar 30 '12 at 10:16
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 It defines the min and max values for the renderer to use, the description, a label for use in a legend and the symbol that will be displayed. If a renderer is to be used with continuous class breaks, you only need to set the maximum value of each break. The minimum value will be defined by the maximum of the preceding class break. The first class break's minimum will be defined by ClassBreaksRenderer.setMinValue(double). Min values are treated as exclusive (or >) and max values are treated as inclusive (or <=) for class breaks.
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 - ClassBreak
 public ClassBreak()
 Creates a new empty ClassBreak instance.
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 public ClassBreak(String description,
 String label,
 double minValue,
 double maxValue,
 Symbol symbol)
 Creates a new ClassBreak instance with the specified description, legend label, min and max values and the symbol that will be displayed in a MapView.
 Parameters:
 description - the description
 label - the label
 minValue - the min value (exclusive or >) for this class break
 maxValue - the max value (inclusive or <=) for this class break
 symbol - the symbol to display for this class break; this can't be null
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 public static ClassBreaksRenderer.ClassBreak fromJson(String json)
 Creates a ClassBreak instance from a JSON string.
 Parameters:
 json - a JSON string that represents a ClassBreak
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 a ClassBreak instance
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 IllegalArgumentException - if json is null or empty
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 public String toJson()
 Description copied from interface: JsonSerializable
 Serializes this object to a JSON string. Note that unknown JSON is omitted from the serialized string.
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 toJson in interface JsonSerializable
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 a JSON string
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 public Map<String,Object> getUnknownJson()
 Description copied from interface: JsonSerializable
 If this object was created from JSON, this method gets unknown data from the source JSON. Unknown JSON is a Map of values that were in the source JSON but are not known by the Runtime and therefore not exposed in the API.
 Specified by:
 getUnknownJson in interface JsonSerializable
 Returns:
 an unmodifiable Map containing unknown JSON data. The keys are Strings containing names. The types of the values depend on the types of tokens within the JSON as follows:
 - a Map<String, Object> represents an object in the JSON
 - a List<Object> represents an array in the JSON
 - a String represents a string in the JSON
 - a Double represents a number in the JSON
 - a Boolean represents true or false in the JSON
 - null represents null in the JSON
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 public Map<String,Object> getUnsupportedJson()
 Description copied from interface: JsonSerializable
 If this object was created from JSON, this method gets unsupported data from the source JSON. Unsupported JSON is a Map of values that are supported by webmaps and known to the version of the webmap specification the API supports (see system requirements), but are not explicitly exposed through the Runtime API.
 Specified by:
 getUnsupportedJson in interface JsonSerializable
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 an unmodifiable Map containing unsupported JSON data. The keys are Strings containing names. The types of the values depend on the types of tokens within the JSON as follows:
 - a Map<String, Object> represents an object in the JSON
 - a List<Object> represents an array in the JSON
 - a String represents a string in the JSON
 - a Double represents a number in the JSON
 - a Boolean represents true or false in the JSON
 - null represents null in the JSON
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 public double getMinValue()
 Gets the class min value.
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 the class min value
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 - setMinValue
 public void setMinValue(double minValue)
 Sets the class min value which is exclusive (or >) for this class break.
 Parameters:
 minValue - the new class min value
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 - getMaxValue
 public double getMaxValue()
 Gets the class max value.
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 the class max value
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 - setMaxValue
 public void setMaxValue(double maxValue)
 Sets the class max value which is inclusive (or <=) for this class break.
 Parameters:
 maxValue - the new class max value
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 public String getDescription()
 Gets the description.
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 the description
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 public void setDescription(String description)
 Sets the description.
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 description - the description
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 public String getLabel()
 Gets the label, suitable for showing in a legend.
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 the label
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 public void setLabel(String label)
 Sets the legend label, suitable for showing in a legend.
 Parameters:
 label - the new label
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 public Symbol getSymbol()
 Gets the symbol used to draw this ClassBreak in a MapView.
 Returns:
 the symbol
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 100.0.0
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 public void setSymbol(Symbol symbol)
 Sets the symbol used to draw this ClassBreak in a MapView. If the symbol is null, the features in the ClassBreak will not be drawn and be invisible.
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A "magic" herb, Carissa Edulis, that drew thousands of people to a remote Loliondo village in Tanzania was identified by Kenyan scientists a few years ago as a cure for a drug-resistant strain of a sexually transmitted disease, gonorrhoea. This herb also is believed to cure many other diseases besides gonorrhoea. The Kamba refer to as mukawa or mutote and use it for chest pains, while the Nandi boil the leaves and bark to treat breast cancer, headache and chest pains.
Researchers discovered the plant could be used for the treatment of the herpes virus. Led by Dr Festus M Tolo of the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri), the team from the University of Nairobi and the National Museums of Kenya found the herb could provide an alternative remedy for herpes infections.
"An extract preparation from the roots of Carissa edulis, a medicinal plant locally growing in Kenya, has exhibited remarkable anti-herpes virus activity for both wild type and drug resistant strains," they reported in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology.


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ABBOT POINT AND PORT OF GLADSTONE 150% WATER QUALITY BENEFIT
The Abbot Point and Gladstone Port projects were carefully assessed for their potential impacts on the Outstanding Universal Value of the Great Barrier Reef including on water quality. Strict conditions have been placed on all these projects to ensure that any impacts are avoided, mitigated or offset. A net benefit test has been applied in setting conditions on each project in order to reverse the water quality decline identified in the Great Barrier Reef region strategic assessment, by requiring substantial offset packages. For example, with the Abbot Point dredging and spoil disposal project, in order to address the cumulative impacts of dredging on water quality, the company must offset the amount of fine sediments released into the marine environment and available for re-suspension by 150 per cent. This will be done by funding onshore activities to reduce the amount of fine sediment entering the Great Barrier Reef lagoon from catchment areas. The result will be a long term net reduction of fine sediments entering the Great Barrier Reef from land based sources, well beyond the life of this project. A similar 150 per cent offset condition has been imposed on the dredging component of the Curtis Island LNG development. The comprehensive set of conditions put in place to protect water quality is outlined below.
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation Limited - Abbot Point Terminal 0, 2 & 3 Capital Dredging
Under Labor, at least 38 million cubic metres of dredging was proposed for Abbot Point. Under these approvals, dredging is limited to a total volume of up to 3 million cubic metres. No more than 1.3 million cubic metres of sediment can be dredged or disposed of in a year, unless the proponent can demonstrate that increased dredging will not compromise water quality. Dredging and disposal activities can only be undertaken between 1 March and 30 June each year to protect water quality during critical times for seagrass growth and coral spawning. The proponent must prepare and submit to the Minister a number of plans prior to the commencement of dredging and disposal activities:
Dredging And Spoil Disposal Management Plan
this plan requires early warning trigger levels for water quality and ecosystem health to address possible impacts from turbidity, sediment deposition and impacts on seagrass.
Abbot Point Ecosystem Research And Monitoring Program
this program requires monitoring of water quality and ecosystem health within a Great Barrier Reef water quality monitoring framework. It requires the validation of hydrodynamic modelling, and the development of measures to monitor water quality (including where sediment travels from the dredging and disposal site) and seagrass health and recovery.
Disposal Site Analysis Plan
this plan requires the identification of alternative disposal sites for analysis and must outline a process for public consultation. Disposal will only be allowed at an alternative site if it would have the equivalent or lesser impacts than the site


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The activity has helped to build the resilience of communities in Jamaica by using a reverse
osmosis technology, which provides approximately 1000 gallons of potable water daily for
students and staff. This includes a rainwater harvesting system that includes catchment and
The system is powered by small integrated wind/solar energy facility that will provide the
required electricity needed to purify the water. Simple slow speed wind generators that
produce 1 to 2 KW of power will be used to run the reverse-osmosis (RO) system that will be
used to convert sea water to fresh water. The wind generator uses locally obtained materials,
some of which are recycled.
The system is designed to produce fresh water from normally unused sources of water for
potable supply to 1000 people daily. Rainwater, brackish water and sea water is treated and
purified onsite to minimize distribution losses and increase the efficiency of the water
Education activities to promote the use of renewable energy are a distinct part of the
activity. It helps to build the capacities of the community and particularly engineering
students who are trained as they work on the manufacturing of components and measure wind
velocity and direction for sighting of the unit. The system is intended to be scalable for
easy replication in other schools, households and communities.
The activity aims to initiate a system for the replication of this low-cost technology, by
building capacity and empowering communities in the manufacture, sales and maintenance of the
unit. The activity has influenced policy in that the technology has been incorporated into
national energy policy.


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Question: If the work required to stretch a spring 1 ft beyond its natural length is 9 ft-lb, how much work W is needed to stretch it 10 in. beyond its natural length?
So my teacher today gave us some physics equations and said to do this homework. Im a little stuck on this, usually they give us the force required to stretch a spring, not the work. Here is what i tried:
Then I did F=KX (hooke's law) to solve for the k constant of the spring
9 = K * 1 ft
K = 9
So I now know that F = 9X (equation for force of a spring when you know the k constant of that spring)
And then i said the:
INTEGRAL of: 9x from 0-10/12 = Total work needed to stretch the spring 10inches.
I get 7.25, but this answer is wrong.


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How do I import my recipes from Now You're Cooking?
You can either follow these instructions below or use CB2CB to convert your recipes.
To import recipes from Now You're Cooking you need to use the Export Recipes command from the File menu in Now You're Cooking. That command is not activated until you close the recipes. Use the Generic Text File setting. It will create a text file on your computer.
You then will need to edit that text file so the recipes are in a format that MasterCook can import. Open and edit that text file with Windows NOTEPAD. Do NOT use Word.
MasterCook can import several recipes within one text file as long as they are in a basic format such as this example:
Glazed Spiced Pecans
2 1/2 cups pecans
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon rum flavoring or vanilla
Heat nuts at 250 F for 15 min. Blend and cook sugar, water, salt and spices to soft ball stage. Do not stir. Add flavoring. Stir in nuts until creamy and coated. Turn onto wax paper, separating as they cool.
Notes: unknown, Knoxville, Tennessee
Use the above example, you start out with 5 @ symbols on one line. Then have a blank line. Then a line with the recipe title. Followed by another blank line. Then lines of ingredients. Followed by another blank line. Then paragraphs of directions. Then another five @ symbols to let MasterCook know another recipe follows.
Set up all the recipes like this in the text file. Then use the Import command from the File menu in MasterCook. Direct it to this text file that you created using the instructions above.
- It's important that the blank lines are completely blanks (no spaces even) since it tells MasterCook the breaks between recipe parts.
- The five @ symbols are important because they tell MasterCook when a new recipe begins.
- No other text should be on the line with the @ symbols.
- All text needs to be aligned to the left with no indentations.
- Do NOT use fraction symbols. They must be three characters instead, such as 1/2.


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The HttpPostedFileBase class is an abstract class that contains the same members as the HttpPostedFile class. The HttpPostedFileBase class lets you create derived classes that are like the HttpPostedFile class, but that you can customize and that work outside the ASP.NET pipeline. When you perform unit testing, you typically use a derived class to implement members that have customized behavior that fulfills the scenario you are testing.
The HttpPostedFileWrapper class derives from the HttpPostedFileBase class. The HttpPostedFileWrapper class serves as a wrapper for the HttpPostedFile class. At run time, you typically use an instance of the HttpPostedFileWrapper class to call members of the HttpPostedFile object.
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When should I consider getting a financial power of attorney?
Some aspects of your life seem so simple and routine that you cannot imagine the inability to do them. Tasks such as paying your bills and managing your mail are typically not things you worry about delegating.
Life is unpredictable, and its unpredictability can leave you feeling powerless when it comes to performing everyday tasks. A financial power of attorney can ensure that certain tasks are completed when you cannot accomplish them yourself.
Here are some of the ways a financial power of attorney may be able to help you.
Quarantine is covered
Isolation and unanticipated quarantine can present many challenges as we have recently learned. Whether you are in the hospital battling an unexpected illness or avoiding those who could make you sick, self-quarantine and isolation can make performing your regular financial tasks much more difficult.
When you grant someone the financial power of attorney, you give them the ability to manage your financial affairs on your behalf. The person with the financial power of attorney can help you pay bills, move assets, and take care of routine financial tasks.
Choose someone you trust
Appointing a financial power of attorney can be beneficial, but there is also a significant amount of responsibility that comes with that responsibility. If you choose the wrong person to manage your finances, you could find yourself with more serious problems than those you were trying to resolve or avoid.
Before you decide on a specific person as your power of attorney for financial matters, talk to them about the responsibilities they would be expected to assume, and the conditions under which they would have financial authority. The person you choose should be prepared to follow your directions and understand your financial intentions, and to act on your behalf as you would in the same circumstance.
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The Minister of Youth and Sports, Osman Aşkın Bak, announced that free "Müzekart GNS" will be provided to all young people aged 18-25. Many museums in Konya already offer free services, but in addition to that, we have researched the museums that can be visited in Konya for young people to have a better understanding of the city. Here are the museums in Konya...
The place where the Mevlana dervish lodge, which is currently used as a museum, is located, was gifted to Mevlana's father, Sultanü'l Ulema Bahaeddin Veled, by Sultan Alaeddin Keykubat in the rose garden of the Seljuk Palace. When Sultanü'l Ulema passed away on January 12, 1231, he was buried in the current location. This burial is the first one conducted in the rose garden. After the death of Sultanü'l Ulema, his admirers approached Mevlana and expressed their desire to build a mausoleum over his father's grave, but Mevlana rejected this request. However, when Mevlana passed away on December 7, 1273, Sultan Veled, Mevlana's son, accepted the requests of those who wanted to build a mausoleum over Mevlana's grave. The mausoleum, known as the Green Tomb, was constructed on four thick columns at a cost of 130,000 Seljuk dirhams.
Karatay Madrasa, which is currently used as the Tile Works Museum, was built in 1251 by Emir Celâleddin Karatay during the reign of Seljuk Sultan II. İzzeddin Keykâvus. The interior of the madrasa is covered with mosaic and tile works.
Konya Panorama Museum
The museum portrays Konya, which served as the capital of the Anatolian Seljuks for approximately two centuries in the 13th century, as a city of knowledge and art.
Ince Minaret Stone and Wood Works Museum
İnce Minaret Madrasa or also known as the Stone and Wood Works Museum is located in the Selçuklu District, in the neighborhood of Beyhekim. It is a closed courtyard, single-iwan, and single-story madrasa. The madrasa gets its name from the minaret located at the northeast corner.
Konya Archaeology Museum
The Konya Archaeology Museum is among the must-visit museums in Konya and the Central Anatolia region due to its collection of historical artifacts.
Konya Ethnography Museum
The building, initially constructed for educational purposes, was opened as the Ethnography Museum in 1975.


Best Practices for Testing Android Applications with Espresso and JUnit
Blair Fernandes
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Testing Android applications is an essential skill for any developer who wants to ensure the quality and reliability of their code. One of the most popular tools for testing Android apps is Espresso, a framework that provides a fluent API for writing UI tests. Espresso works well with JUnit, the standard testing library for Java and Android.
In this post, I will share some of the best practices for testing Android applications with Espresso and JUnit. These practices will help you write clear, concise, and maintainable tests that cover the most important aspects of your app's functionality.
1. Use the @Rule annotation to set up and tear down your test environment. The @Rule annotation allows you to specify a test rule that will be applied before and after each test method. For example, you can use the ActivityScenarioRule to launch and finish your activity under test automatically.
2. Use the onView() method to find and interact with UI elements. The onView() method takes a ViewMatcher as an argument and returns a ViewInteraction object that allows you to perform actions and assertions on the matched view. For example, you can use the withId() matcher to find a view by its ID and then call the click() action to simulate a user click.
3. Use the Espresso idling resources to synchronize your tests with asynchronous operations. Espresso idling resources are objects that tell Espresso when your app is idle or busy. By registering an idling resource, you can ensure that Espresso will wait until your app is idle before performing any actions or assertions. For example, you can use the CountingIdlingResource to track the number of active network requests and notify Espresso when they are all completed.
4. Use the @Before and @After annotations to perform common setup and cleanup tasks. The @Before and @After annotations allow you to define methods that will be executed before and after each test method. For example, you can use the @Before annotation to initialize some mock objects and inject them into your app using Dagger or Hilt.
5. Use descriptive and consistent names for your test methods. The names of your test methods should clearly indicate what they are testing and what the expected outcome is. A good practice is to use the given-when-then format, where you specify the initial state, the action, and the result. For example, you can name your test method as follows:
@Test
fun givenEmptyEmail_whenLoginButtonClicked_thenShowEmailError() {
// Arrange
// Act
// Assert
}
Learn more about testing Android apps from this official guide.
I hope you found this blog post useful and learned something new. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to leave a comment below. Happy testing!
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Definition of nonchalant
a. - Indifferent; careless; cool. 2
The word "nonchalant" uses 10 letters: A A C H L N N N O T.
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This Article Contains information directly from the Pikmin Games. This article is based off of an Enemy/Treasure/Area/Cave/Pikmin/Character from the Pikmin series of Games.
The Treasure Gauge is an extremely useful device, it allows you to track down treasures as you near them. There is a needle that wiggles continuously when a treasure is in the field or cave that you are in, no matter if an enemy has it, or if it is buried. When you get closer to a treasure, the needle moves to the right and starts to flash and beep. When you find all the treasures in an area, or there are no treasures in the area you're in, the device will automatically turn off with an echoing beep signaling so, then the box will turn gray. If there is an Antenna Beetle in the area you're in, the box will glow purple and the needle will move around haywire, along with it making incessant beeps and strange noises due to the fact that the Beetle's wings are producing supersonic waves; if you defeat it, this will stop. To unlock this item, you'll need to get the Prototype Detector.


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850 Model Incline-Vacuum
Choose the 850 Model Incline-Vacuum for a variety of situations.
Groundwork supplies the Model 850 Incline Hydro Vacuum.
This model can be utilised in a variety of different situations and is useful for:
- Cleaning a valve or meter box by using its hydro-vacuum excavation system.
- Replacing a damaged valve box, or resetting a valve or meter box.
- Removing asphalt or concrete from above and around a valve box using the hydraulic driven jackhammer or concrete saw.
- Removing large volumes of water from a pit or meter box (utilising the 300 GPM hydraulic driven submersible pump).
- Reaching difficult places – the hydraulic powered 13″ boom can reach most challenging locations.
For more information about this model please contact us here.


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So this gets complicated. Here is a good link explaining some of the differences between rating systems.
PAR Watts is a good way of measuring how much radiative energy is being produced in the relevant wavelengths per plant. You can figure it by taking the raw bulb spectrum and weighting it by the PAR plot I linked above.
The problem with this is that the response from a plant from a high vs. low energy photon (for example, blue vs. red) is often the same. The reason this is so is because a fixed energy input is required for a particular chemical process to occur, and all excess energy is wasted, converted into heat, luminescence, or other modes of energy.
An analogy would be me vs. fdd or browndirtwarrior stepping up to that thing at the carnival where you hit the target with the hammer, and it runs up the pole toward the bell. Say the bell is low enough that I can hit it. Then it doesn't matter if fdd or bdw can hit the target harder - we all make the bell ding - and the fact that they hit it harder might make the bell ring louder or the thing come harder back down the pole. All that matters in the end is that the bell dinged. I am red light, and the other two are, say, blue light.
The reason that this skews PAR watts is that watts is a unit based on energy. So, if we look at the PAR based on quantum efficiency (% absorbed/used photons vs. photons striking the plant), the white line here, and find that I'm 680nm (red), the others are 440nm (blue), but that we have the same quantum efficiency, what does that mean? It means that we induce the same average number of chemical reactions per photon, or dings per swing in our analogy. When you calculate PAR Watts, however, it tells a different story.
Since light's energy is inversely proportional to wavelength, the blue light has more energy. To be precise, it is in our case 680/440=1.54 x as much energy as the red light.
This means that when computing PAR Watts, the blue photon counts 1.5x as much as the red one, despite the fact that they induce the same reaction. By looking at the PAR plot, however, you can see that most red light is roughly 2x as efficient, so this is partially compensated for.
These differences, however, have led others to compute the meaningful radiation in terms of PFF - photosynthetic photon flux - the number of photons that are meaningful. This eliminates the aforementioned efficiency complications.
Anyway, it's complicated, but PAR Watts are not an altogether bad way to measure the amount of meaningful light. I'll convert those spectra to PAR Watts if I get around to it... or blazed enough.
The one really useful thing PUR can account for, however, is that some plants max out in certain energies. So even if green has 10% efficiency, a plant can only use so much of it per unit area and then it doesn't give a crap. Otherwise, you could just load up on a billion green lights and still grow great pot.
Until PUR spectra are available for cannabis, it's not practically useful. In addition, this method of rating lights was introduced back in 78 in one research paper. If I had a dollar for every scientist in my field who wanted to reformulate their own definition for the problem they're addressing - complete with their own fancy acronym that they'd like to see catch on - I"d have a secretary typing this for me.
For the most part, I'm finding that it's used by the government for development of LEDs (as reported by the commercial vendor below), but being championed by the company that makes PURple bulbs. Besides that, there really isn't much information on it at all. No wiki = no cookie.
I think that with the basics and common sense - don't try to overcome spectral limitations with raw power - PAR's about as good as PUR.
This question cannot be answered meaningfully without more information - how big, what kind of growth you want... why you would only grow one plant? I would assume when someone says 'the least' they are concerned about spending a few bucks on light. I cannot really identify with that being my primary concern, as opposed to, say, rate and quality of plant growth.


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Digital Natives Academy, is NZ's first esports and game dev academy, and provides a state-of-the-art digital training centre which offers programmes focused on esports, coding, game development, and content creation for young people aged 8-25 years old.
- Taught onsite – Starting 2nd week of term 4
- Each session is 1 hour
- Free, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors
- Programme is 9 weeks
- Ages 13+
This course is for young people interested in creating online content. From streaming on Twitch, to creating videos for YouTube. These lessons take you through how to get started, the best programmes to use. Precautions to take and things to consider while building your "brand".
Content Creation Outcomes
- Students know the basics of preparing their workspace, and setting up a computer. Students are now able to identify all cords used and can correctly connect them.
- Students will know the best programmes to use and how to install them.
- Students will understand the content creation ecosytem and be able to focus on an area they are most interested in.
- Students will be able to plan and develop a content creation pipeline.
- Google Drive


text: Apr 9, 2021 Health and reading By odb-abai inNews On April 9th an introductory excursion "Library without Borders" was held for pupils of the 6th grade of secondary school №20. The children learned about the main dates of the history of the library and the rules of use, got acquainted with the work of the library halls and services, the content of the book collections and the services provided. The children were shown book exhibitions dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the program "Rukhani zhangyru", the work of the writer O. Zhanaidarov "Khalyk anyzdaryn zhinaushy". Many of the excursion participants wished to become library readers and received their library cards. During the excursion, a health session "Health and Reading" was held, timed to coincide with the World Health Day. The librarians reminded the children what rules and procedures must be followed during the quarantine period in order to preserve and strengthen their health. We familiarized the participants with useful literature on this topic. Particular attention was paid to the fact that reading itself can help to strengthen health, stabilize the state of mind and improve well-being.