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Sumner Presbyterian Church
A Brief History of the Sumner Presbyterian Church
This information is provided courtesy of Joe Hibbard, Pastor of the Sumner Presbyterian Church.
Prior to 1847 there were no regular Presbyterian Church services on the Puyallup River. Presbyterians took their wagons or rode horses to Steilacoom. Eventually a group from that church began meeting in the Puyallup Valley at Franklin (later changed to Sumner). The Reverend George W. Sloan preached in the valley occasionally. In the summer of 1874, the Reverend George F. Whitworth began preaching once a month in the Liberty Schoolhouse, which stood at the corner of Wood and Main Streets. He also preached in private homes and organized a Sunday school.
The Presbyterian Church of Puyallup was organized in 1877 but met in Sumner. Later, those parishioners living south of the river withdrew and organized the Presbyterian Church of Puyallup. This congregation was not fully identified with Sumner until December 31, 1883, when it was incorporated The First Presbyterian Church of Sumner, Washington Territory.
In 1877 the membership numbered seven: Laura F. Mead, Susannah Thompson, Eliza Jane Meeker, Mary McMillan, Caddie Meeker and Elijah C. Mead. A new church building was started that year on West Main and was dedicated April 14, 1878. Reverend Whitworth secured funds from San Francisco, Portland and the East Coast. The church was built on a plot of ground given by John Kincaid two years before Sumner was surveyed. It was in this church building that Reverend Whitworth started Whitworth College. The building was used until 1911, when another facility was completed on the corner of Ryan and Academy Streets.
The town of Sumner grew and the building was remodeled in 1950 to provide room for the Sunday school classes. In 1972 the congregation moved to its present location at the corner of Washington and Valley Avenue. The building was built in four stages. Snelling Hall served as the sanctuary and the fellowship hall during the first six years. The sanctuary was built in 1978, the Willard Youth Building was added in 1989 and a new office, library and classroom addition was dedicated in early 2000.
Sumner Presbyterian Church has continued to serve the changing needs of the community. Sumner has changed from a rural farming area to a suburb of both Tacoma and Seattle and the church found itself changing and growing with the area. Evangelism and missions continue to be a major focus as the Session seeks to lead the church forward.


text: Shallow submarine hydrothermal fluids from Paleohori Bay off the Greek Island of Milos have been investigated in detail. The extensive gas and warm (max. 93 degrees C) water vents are enriched in major components such as Cl (super -) , Na (super +) , Si, Ca (super 2+) , Mn, PO 4 (super 3-) , NH (super 4+) , K (super +) , Sr (super 2+) , H 2 S and CH 4 and depleted in Mg (super 2+) , O 2 and SO 4 (super 2-) relative to ambient seawater. Based on zero-Mg calculations, it is deduced that the submarine vent fluids are related to the geothermal reservoir beneath Milos which has a similar chemical composition. Fluid samples from each vent in Paleohori Bay represent a mixture of hydrothermal end-member fluids derived from the upper and deeper geothermal reservoir systems of Milos, a mantle-derived source, a high-chloride fluid resulting from phase separation of geothermal fluids and a steam-heated CO 2 -rich meteoric water.

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London's Natural History Museum on Tuesday unveiled an eight-storey extension in the shape of a cocoon to house the collections of Charles Darwin.
The new ultra-modern white addition to the imposing Victorian museum includes the Darwin Centre, a state-of-the-art research and exhibition facility named after the father of the theory of evolution.
The 78 million pound (89 million euro, 129 million dollar) building houses 17 million insect specimens and three million plant specimens as well as a Climate Change Wall of screens showing the impact of global warming.
Sharon Ament, director of public engagement at the museum, said the Darwin Centre "will really show our visitors why and how our scientists tackle some of the most pressing issues we face today -- from the spread of disease to the impact of climate change on the planet's wildlife."
The museum's director, Michael Dixon, said he hoped the extension would boost the 3.8 million visitors it already attracts every year, when it opens to the public on September 15.
"There seems to be a public appetite for being more involved and knowing more about the big environmental issues of the day," he said.
Darwin's seminal 1859 work "On the Origin of Species" set out his theory of evolution, by which species develop from generation to generation by a process of natural selection.
(c) 2009 AFP
Explore further: Yield trends insufficient to double global crop production by 2050

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text: Threshold logic is gaining prominence as an alternative to Boolean logic. The main reason for this trend is the availability of devices that implement these circuits efficiently (current mode, differential mode circuits), as well as the promise they hold for the future nanoalldevices (RTDs, SETs, QCAs and other nano devices). This has generated renewed interest in the design automation community to design efficient CAD tools for threshold logic. Recently a lot of work has been done to synthesize threshold logic circuits. So far there has been no efficient method to verify the synthesized circuits. In this work we address the problem of combinational equivalence checking for threshold circuits. We propose a new algorithm, to obtain compact functional representation of threshold elements. We give the proof of correctness, and analyze its runtime complexity. We use this polynomial time algorithm to develop a new methodology to verify threshold circuits. We report the result of our experiments, comparing the proposed methodology to the naive approach. We get up to 189X improvement in the run time (23X on average), and could verify circuits that the naive approach could not.


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What is a SOUNDwalk? In a SOUNDwalk, the listening "audience" moves through a place and the environment "performs." The walking listener and the environment create a unique piece together that can only occur during the time of the walk. In a SOUNDwalk we take the time to hear the environment: we are its true ear witnesses. And like any musician, the environment offers us its sounds for our consideration.
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Presentation on theme: "Development of a Chromaticity measurement application using Head-Tail phase shift technique."— Presentation transcript:
Development of a Chromaticity measurement application using Head-Tail phase shift technique.
Overview Discussion of measurement needs in the Tevatron Introduction to Theory of Head-Tail Phase Shift Results from initial tests in the Tevatron Coupling and Bunch Amplitude profiles Limitations of current set-up Conclusion
Measurement needs in the Tevatron Moving from uncoalesced to coalesced protons during machine tune-up Measurement during Acceleration ramp. - Chromaticity, Tune, and Coupling. Current RF chromaticity system draw-backs - Requires uncoalesced protons - Requires three acceleration ramps.
Chromaticity Measurement Using Head-Tail Phase Shift In the presence of non-zero chromaticity the betatron equation of motion becomes: Thus from phase difference between two locations in a bunch the chromaticity can be calculated:
Using the vertical and horizontal strip-line detectors installed in the Tevatron at the F0 location we extract a profile of the transverse behavior of the beam over a single longitudinal bunch. Extracting Transverse position
Difference Signal (A-plate – B-plate) Reflected Signal Reconstructed Signal Sum Signal (A-plate + B-plate) The Raw Signal is Processed to remove the Reflected Signal
From the Sum and Difference (A-plate B-plate) Signals the Transverse position can be calculated using: Here G is the ratio of the A-B gain over the A+B gain.Once the Transverse Position as a function of longitudinal bunch position is known ( ) we can use this to analyze the phase shift between the Head and the Tail to Calculate Chromaticity.
Vertical and Horizontal turn by turn position after horizontal 1.6 mm kick
Vertical and Horizontal turn by turn position after vertical 1.75 mm kick
Limitations of current set-up The major drawback of this system of measurement is its destructiveness. For measurement during tune up current system is ok. For a store we need more work. In addition both the kickers and scope have limitations which restrict operations.
F17 and E17 kickers The Horizontal kicker requires a ramp up time of 2.5 secs. (~30 possible horiz. Meas.) The E17 kicker produces a half sinusoid current pulse with a base width of 10 micro secs. The F17 kicker produces a square current pulse with a width of 1.8 micro secs. Thus the E17 kicker is too slow hit only one bunch during 36x36 store. But the F17 kicker could accomplish this if fired at the right time in the abort gap.
Scope With all four channels Scope can store only 12048 turns which means the max number of measurements possible is 23 (everyother-turn). The scope resolution is limited by the bit size and closed-orbit offset which set our minimum resolution to.1 mm.
Moving towards less destructive measurements By removing the closed-orbit current offset we should be able to reduce this resolution down to the signal noise floor from the beam and cables. Thus we could increase effective scope resolution and possibly reduce the required kick amplitude. Excite beam adiabatically (ac dipole technique) Run the damper kickers resonantly. This method of chirp excitation has been tested successfully at HERA. Can be gated to hit only one bunch.
Conclusion This system is nearing completion –Last major issue: E17 kicker timing –Rigrous comparison with RF technique on ramp. Now time for beam physics studies: –Study chromaticity and coupling changes during ramp. –Study of Bunch amplitude using color contour plots Possible future improvements –Minimally destructive measurements –Measure beam-beam effects on chromaticity and coupling. –Measure Pbars?

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Language: Old English
Origin: slidan
1 verb
slide1 W3 past tense and past participle slid
1 [intransitive and transitive] to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it, or to make something move in this way
slide along/across/down etc
Francesca slid across the ice.
slide something across/along etc
He opened the oven door and slid the pan of cookies in.
He slid open the door of the glass cabinet.
2 [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere quietly and smoothly, or to move something in this way
slide into/out of etc
Daniel slid out of the room when no one was looking.
She slid into the driver's seat.
slide something into/out of etc something
He slid the gun into his pocket.
3 [intransitive] if prices, amounts, rates etc slide, they become lower [= drop; ≠ rise]:
Stocks slid a further 3% on the major markets today.
4 [intransitive] to gradually become worse, or to begin to have a problem:
Students' test scores started to slide in the mid-1990s.
slide into
Murphy gradually slid into a pattern of drug abuse.
let something slide
a) to let a situation get gradually worse:
Management has let safety standards slide at the factory.
b) spoken to ignore a mistake, problem, remark etc, without trying to improve or stop it:
Well, I guess we can let it slide this time.
slide, slip, skid
Slide means to move smoothly across a surface. You can talk about people, objects, or liquids sliding This floor's great for sliding on. The door slid open (NOT slided open). A tear slid down her cheek.Slip means to accidentally slide a small distance, and usually then fall down She slipped and hurt her wrist. It's icy - mind you don't slip.Skid means to move across a smooth surface in an uncontrolled way. You usually use it to talk about vehicles Cars skidded on the snow. Jason skidded around the corner on his bike.
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This is the first machine used in the cleaning section in most cereal processing plants. Its purpose is to do a preliminary cleaning of the cereal grains before storing in the bins. The Double drum Sieves of the machine separates coarse impurities and finer impurities.
- Drum Sieve Protects all the downstream processing equipment against damage caused by the Larger impurities.
- The Second Layer Drum of Machine helps to Reduce the finer impurities.
- Thanks to the brush attached outer drum for efficient cleaning.
- Used in cereal processing plants like paddy, wheat, Ragi, maize...etc.


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The compass bearing of an approaching vessel does not appreciably change
Description of scenario:
Vessel A: Power-driven vessel Vessel B: Power-driven vessel Area: On the high seas Visibility: Good (Vessels in sight of one another) Vessel A and vessel B are crossing Vessel A has vessel B on her own starboard side (relative bearing STBD 054°) No change in bearing taken at interval of time, CPA=0
Applying the Rule(s) and comments:
In accordance with Rule 7 (Risk of collision), risk of collision shall be deemed to exist if the compass bearing of an approaching vessel does not appreciably change. Comments: If the bearing (compass or relative) taken visually or with radar at interval of time does not appreciable change, than the risk of collision shall be deemed to exist. How often to take bearing from other vessel depends on situation (range between vessels, vessels relative speed, area of navigation, vessels characteristics, navigational equipment, visibility). To be able to decide if a risk of collision exists, bearing on the other vessel should be taken as soon as it is sighted and then repeated in appropriate intervals. In open water, bearing should be taken as soon as it comes over the horizon. It is advisable not to wait until the vessel is close before starting to take bearings.
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.


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August 20, 2012
Researchers Study The Lowdown On The Shakedown
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online
In continuing a trend that has seen scientists looking to the mechanics of nature for inspiration, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are studying the ways in which furry mammals shake themselves dry.The study – which involved 33 different animals, including 16 species and five dog breeds - found that furry mammals can shake 70 percent of the water off their bodies in just a fraction of a second. They also saw that smaller mammals shook at higher oscillations to compensate for their diminutive radius, according to the research team's report published recently in the Journal of Royal Society Interface.
Equipped with a hose and high-speed video camera, Georgia Tech mechanical engineering professor David Hu, along with his colleagues Andrew Dickerson and Zachary Mills, teamed up with Zoo Atlanta to study the drying technique of furry mammals that likely played a role in the evolution and survival of these animals.
"What would you do on a cold day if you were wet and could not towel off or change clothes? Every warm-blooded furry creature faces this dilemma often," Dickerson said. "It turns out that oscillatory shaking exhibited by mammals is a quite efficient way to dry."
The report cited two factors that play an important role in determining how these furry mammals shake off the water that is held close to their bodies by the forces of surface tension. Smaller animals had to oscillate their bodies and heads rapidly to overcome this attractive force. For example, a tiny mouse swings its body 27 times per second, but a grizzly bear does the same thing four times per second.
The skin of furry mammals, which tends to be loose against their bodies, also plays a role in getting these animals dry during a shakedown. As furry mammals oscillate, this loose skin "whips the fluid around much faster than if the skin was tight", said Hu. This whip action increases the acceleration of water droplets on the skin–sending them flying around the animal.
Mammals use this combination of factors to generate forces between 10 and 70 times that of gravity, yet they do so while trying to expend the least amount of energy – a crucial balance that needs to be kept during the colder months.
While wetting down animals and filming them with a high speed camera provides a potentially great viral video, the researchers said they hope the study will provide a window into technology that could remove liquid or dust from machines, like the Curiosity rover that recently landed on the surface of Mars.
"We hope the findings from our research will contribute to technology that can harness these efficient and quick capabilities of drying seen in nature," Dickerson said.
"In the future, self-cleaning and self-drying may arise as an important capability for cameras and other equipment subject to wet or dusty conditions," Hu added.
In addition to observing live animals, the scientists built and studied a ℠robotic wet-dog-shake simulator' that was designed to eject water from its surface.
Hu and Dickerson said their future research will center other ways animals interact with water in the natural world.


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Listen to this week's lesson about Jane Austen's Georgian crime then take the online quiz.
Your lesson this week: Georgian crime in the works of Jane Austen.
Your teacher is President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia, author of the book Jane Austen and Crime, and literary lecturer, Susannah Fullerton.
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Now take the quiz!
1. Jane Austen's stories were set in the Georgian era, when capital crimes were punishable by which method?
c) Electric chair
d) Lethal injection
2. What Georgian crime do Colonel Brandon and Willoughby commit together in Sense and Sensibility?
3. Which character in Pride and Prejudice had illegal gaming debts of more than a thousand pounds?
a) George Wickham
b) Charles Bingley
c) William Collins
d) Mr Darcy
4. What Georgian hanging offence was Mrs Weston the victim of in Emma?
a) Signature fraud
b) Hayrick arson
c) Poultry theft
5. In A Letter from a Young Lady, whom is Anna Parker planning to murder next?
a) Her father
b) Her mother
c) Her sister
d) Her brother
6. Which Mansfield Park character did Jane Austen imply had sued his wife's lover under a criminal conversion suit?
a) Henry Crawford
b) Dr. Grant
c) Edmund Bertram
d) Mr Rushworth
7. Which Pride and Prejudice character eloped to Gretna Green because it was illegal for her to marry in England?
a) Caroline Bingley
b) Lydia Bennet
c) Georgiana Darcy
d) Jane Bennet
8. Which character in Northanger Abbey delights in reading Gothic crime novels?
a) Catherine Moorland
b) Eleanor Tilney
c) James Morland
d) Mrs Allen
Answers: 1.b), 2.c), 3.a), 4.c), 5.c), 6.d), 7.b), 8.a)
Next week: The first flight of the Montgolfiere balloon, with Philip Dwyer from the University of Newcastle.


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Lunéville (Lorraine, France)
Lunéville is a city (population 20,200 in 1999; 19,065 in 1957) in northeastern France, known as the residence of Stanislaus Leczinski, King of Poland, when he was Duke of Lorraine. Peace was concluded here in 1801 between Austria and France. Luneville was the seat of a small Mennonite church. The Mennonites living here in the 18th century belonged to the Welschland congregation. On account of the distance between the members they divided, the local Mennonites formed the Luneville-Dieuze church (Mannhardt, Jahrbuch, 1888, 42), which met twice a month at the homes of the members. The congregation then consisted of fifteen families, with Christian Schweitzer as elder.
The Franco-Prussian war divided the congregation politically, but they continued to meet together until 1893, when border difficulties made it advisable to separate. The French families joined the congregation at Nancy. The German families continued to meet once a month in Dieuze. The number declined because of emigration and a low birth rate. Finally they joined the congregation at Morhange.
After World War I the Nancy church died out. The Lunéville-Dieuze group joined Gerbéviller, a subsidiary of Baccarat; together they organized the Lunéville congregation. It had then a membership of about 40 souls, and met once a month in a rented hall in Lunéville. There were smaller meetings and prayer meetings in the various homes. In 1954 the membership was ca. 30 souls, with no elder, and with a meeting only once a month. The preacher was Emile Muller, living in Herbéviller.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, _PHONE_: II, 702.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, pp. 414-415. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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The Asian Canadian Living Archive (TACLA) is reclamation and renewal.
We at TACLA believe in the power of listening to and recording the stories and wisdoms of those who came before us and did the necessary work to pave a way for us in the present.
We also believe in using our creative abilities to engage, expand, and critique the work of our elders, and tell our own stories to forge different ways.
TACLA is a meeting ground for creative storytelling and intergenerational engagement, nurtured by and for our communities. We are committed to creative research, artful representation, and equitable outreach to tell intentional narratives about our histories, presents, and futures.
Mandate // Archive As GenealogIES
Why create TACLA?
TACLA has a threefold mandate in our activities:
 1. To Coalesce: To connect and bring pan-Asian artists together in dialogue, creation and resistance
 2. To Keep: To imaginatively remember histories, presents, and stories of pan-Asian Canadian artist communities
 3. To Witness: To animate multiple knowledges in nonlinear, messy and flexible ways for the purpose of empowering, educating and healing communities
What goes in TACLA?
In phase one, we will be actively sourcing, brainstorming and pitching TACLA's ideas to groups of people, partnering with community organizations to pilot initiatives.
In phase two, we will begin co-constructing multimedia artist profiles, compile a directory of active community arts and grassroots initiatives in the GTA, publish critical intertexts in the form of introductions and reviews produced by our communities, and program animation and outreach events throughout the GTA.
How does TACLA work?
TACLA is committed to working collaboratively in decolonial praxis and radical imagination, which means critically working in solidarity with and toward pan-Asian communities.
We understand that allyship requires a spirit of humility, listening, and a willingness to be open and held accountable to build relationships communally through the many different histories, cultures and positionalities that make the pan Asian diaspora on Turtle Island.
All Our Relations
TACLA is committed to solidarity with Indigenous Nations and peoples who are the traditional and present keepers of this land.
We are also allied with Black communities here on Turtle Island fighting white supremacy, anti-blackness and the devastating, continuing structures of colonialism.
We believe in intentional solidarity and allyship practices. We invoke the pan-Asian as both praxis and goal while recognizing that Asian diasporas, histories and presents are varied, complex and conflicting.


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The need to bring religion into our teaching of race and white supremacy is critically important, but by simply naming it, we take the first step in inviting our students to understand the how's and why's of it. The pedagogy of naming described herein, which is inspired by the _TAG_ movement, is theoretically grounded in the theory of signification and counter-signification developed by scholars of religion, Charles H. Long and Richard Brent Turner. I explore how the act of naming, as a form of signification, can be employed to heuristically structure intersectional considerations of religion in the teaching of a Black Lives Matter course. Specifically, the study draws upon teaching units from my Black Lives Matter course in order to address how a critical analysis of Christian privilege and Christo-normativity, Islam, and religious history can figure into critical engagements with race and white supremacy.
"Naming Resistance and Religion in the Teaching of Race and White Supremacy: A Pedagogy of Counter-Signification for Black Lives Matter,"
Race and Pedagogy Journal: Teaching and Learning for Justice: Vol. 4
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the binary expansion of xx (we make the convention that binary expansions do not end in sequences of 11s). Let a(a n k)a \coloneqq (a_{n_k}) be a subsequence and define p aIp_a \in I by the binary expansion that has a 00 in the n kn_kth position if kk is even and a 11 if kk is odd (and, for definiteness and to ensure that this fits with our convention, define it to be 00 elsewhere). Then the projection of (a n k)(a_{n_k}) at the p ap_ath coordinate is 1,0,1,0,...1, 0, 1,0,... which is not convergent. Hence (a n k)(a_{n_k}) is not convergent.
(Basically that's the diagonal trick of Cantor's theorem).
However, as {0,1} I\{0,1\}^I is compact, aa has a convergent subnet. An explicit construction of a convergent subset, given a cluster point aa, is as follows. A function a:I{0,1}a \colon I \to \{0,1\} is a cluster point of (a n)(a_n) if, for any p 1,,p nIp_1, \dots, p_n \in I the set
A(p 1,,p n){k:a k(p i)=a(p i)i} A(p_1,\dots,p_n) \coloneqq \{k \in \mathbb{R} : a_k(p_i) = a(p_i) \forall i\}
is infinite. We index our subnet by the family of finite subsets of II and define the subnet function (I)\mathcal{F}(I) \to \mathbb{N} to be
{p 1,,p n}minA(p 1,,p n) \{p_1,\dots,p_n\} \mapsto \min A(p_1,\dots,p_n)
This is a convergent sub-net.
In synthetic topology
In synthetic topology, where 'space' means simply 'set' (or type, i.e. the basic objects of our foundational system), one natural notion of "compact space" is a covert set, i.e. a set whose discrete topology is covert. This includes the expected examples in various gros toposes.
Compact spaces and proper maps
A space XX is compact if and only if the unique map X1X\to 1 is proper. Thus, properness is a "relativized" version of compactness.
For topological spaces, this is either a definition of "proper map" (closed with compact fibers) or follows from the above characterization of compactness in terms of projections being closed maps (if proper maps are defined to be those that are universally closed). For locales, it follows from the definition of proper map (a closed map such that f *f_* preserves directed joins) and the fact that compact locales are automatically covert (see covert space for a proof).
References
Examples of compact spaces that are not sequentially compact are in
 - Lynn Steen, J. Arthur Seebach, Counterexamples in Topology, Springer-Verlag, New York (1970) 2nd edition, (1978), Reprinted by Dover Publications, New York, 1995
On compact metric spaces:
 - Roland Speicher, Compact metric spaces (pdf)
 - Alan Sokal, Compactness of metric spaces (pdf)
For proper base change theorem e.g.
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SPECIM's high-end MWIR spectral camera consists of high-speed or high-resolution cooled InSb sensor and Specim M-series imaging spectrograph optimized for this wavelength range. The system is optimal for high-speed industrial or high-resolution research applications. The main applications for MWIR range spectral imaging are sorting of black polymers and detection of minerals in geology that cannot be seen in the SWIR.
SPECIM's Spectral Camera is an integrated combination of an ImSpector imaging spectrograph and an area monochrome camera. It works as a push-broom type line scan camera providing full, contiguous spectral information for each pixel in the line. Specim is offering a new Spectral Camera model for the 3 – 5 µm Thermal range to enable new hyperspectral imaging applications.
The camera utilizing ImSpector M50M imaging spectrograph is available with two InSb sensors; 320 x 256 pixels version, providing the extremely high framerate required in the industrial process control applications and 640 x 512 pixels version, providing higher resolution for research applications. The combination is usable in the laboratory and industrial conditions. The lifetime of the used sensors cooling is approximately 10 000 h.
Target applications include:
- Black polymer sorting
- Environmental research
- Gas detection


Google Research
M3A: Model, MetaModel, and Anomaly Detection in Web Searches
 - Da-Cheng Juan
 - Neil Shah
 - Mingyu Tang
 - Zhiliang Qian
 - Diana Marculescu
 - Christos Faloutsos
arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.05978 (2016)
'Alice' is submitting one web search per five minutes, for three hours in a row−is it normal? How to detect abnormal search behaviors, among Alice and other users? Is there any distinct pattern in Alice's (or other users') search behavior? We studied what is probably the largest, publicly available, query log, containing more than 30 million queries from 0.6 million users. In this paper, we present a novel, user-and group-level framework, M3A: Model, MetaModel and Anomaly detection. For each user, we discover and explain a surprising, bi-modal pattern of the inter-arrival time (IAT) of landed queries (queries with user click-through). Specifically, the model Camel-Log is proposed to describe such an IAT distribution; we then notice the correlations among its parameters at the group level. Thus, we further propose the metamodel Meta-Click, to capture and explain the two-dimensional, heavy-tail distribution of the parameters. Combining Camel-Log and Meta-Click, the proposed M3A has the following strong points: (1) the accurate modeling of marginal IAT distribution, (2) quantitative interpretations, and (3) anomaly detection.
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A general framework for formulating structured variable selection
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Abstract: In variable selection, a selection rule that prescribes the permissible sets of selected variables (called a "selection dictionary") is desirable due to the inherent structural constraints among the candidate variables. Such selection rules can be complex in real-world data analyses, and failing to incorporate such restrictions could not only compromise the interpretability of the model but also lead to decreased prediction accuracy. However, no general framework has been proposed to formalize selection rules and their applications, which poses a significant challenge for practitioners seeking to integrate these rules into their analyses. In this work, we establish a framework for structured variable selection that can incorporate universal structural constraints. We develop a mathematical language for constructing arbitrary selection rules, where the selection dictionary is formally defined. We demonstrate that all selection rules can be expressed as combinations of operations on constructs, facilitating the identification of the corresponding selection dictionary. We use a detailed and complex example to illustrate the developed framework. Once this selection dictionary is derived, practitioners can apply their own user-defined criteria to select the optimal model. Additionally, our framework enhances existing penalized regression methods for variable selection by providing guidance on how to appropriately group variables to achieve the desired selection rule. Furthermore, our innovative framework opens the door to establishing new $\ell_0$-based penalized regression techniques that can be tailored to respect arbitrary selection rules, thereby expanding the possibilities for more robust and tailored model development.
Submission Length: Regular submission (no more than 12 pages of main content)
Changes Since Last Submission: Deanonymized and fix the typo (changed "LexApixaban" to "Let Apixaban").
Assigned Action Editor: ~Alessandro_Sperduti1
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Submission Number: 1730
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Volunteering Australia has provided a submission to the Independent Review of the Australian Public Service Australian Government.
In this submission, Volunteering Australia highlights four main areas for improvement for the Australian Public Service:
- A strengthened focus on whole of government approaches and cross-sectoral collaboration;
- Recognition of volunteering by the APS;
- The adoption of Volunteering Australia's definition of volunteering across all government departments; and
- Increased transparency in government tender processes.


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The RV awning is an indispensable part of our camping because it creates shade to prevent UV rays and rainwater. The awning is designed from many components including torsion springs. It's one of the most important gears to maintain the device's tension. After few years, the springs can be degraded and cause stagnant problems for the awning when we open it. Hence, we should change them to a new one to prevent damages for your RV awning. In this article, I am going to introduce steps on how to replace the torsion springs:
Prepare Tools And Supplies
Before replacing the torsion springs, you should prepare these items below to achieve a good result:
- 3/18 inches and 1/8 inches drill bits
- 1/8 inches pop rivets
- Step ladder
Steps on How to Replace the Torsion Springs
Remove the Awning from a Coach
If your awning was installed on a coach, you should follow these steps to remove it from your RV before assembling torsion springs.
Step 1: Find a clean and smooth place to start working.
Step 2: Unscrew and remove the ½ inches TEK screws from both sides at the end of the awning fabric. Then, remove the top brackets on the awning rail.
Step 3: Unscrew the brackets to remove the patio feet and extend the adjustable arms.
Step 4: Pull the awning fabric or roller cover away from the awning rail.
Unwinding Torsion Assembly Springs
Step 1: Use a vise grip to clamp into the top casting on the awning. Then, unscrew the ¼-20 x ½ inches hex head screw from the top casting.
Step 2: Pull the top casting away from the main support arm carefully. To let the spring can be unwound, make sure that turn clockwise of the cam lock lever.
Step 3: Wait until the torsion spring can unwind completely. Then, move to the opposite side and repeat Step 1 and Step 2.
How to remove and replace torsion springs
Step 1: The torsion springs should be relieved of its tension before pulling them out. Mark the positions of the end cap and the fabric on the roller tube.
Step 2: Use a drill with a 3/16 inches drill bit to remove two rivets on the torsion assembly and the rivet bodies on the roller tube.
Step 3: Then, pull the torsion assembly away from the roller tube.
Step 4: To reduce the responsibility of the poly rope impacting on the cam lock lever, you should cut off the valance poly rope on the right-hand torsion. In this case, we have two types of roller tubes so you need different ways to cut off the rope:
- Steel roller tube: With this type of roller tube, you should cut the poly rope when pulled toward the valance groove. Remember leaving enough length of the rope to fold it behind the valance groove.
- Aluminum roller: You should cut and leave two inches length of the poly rope. It must be pulled toward the center position and locked in the notch of the roller tube.
Step 5: Install a new torsion spring in the roller tube. Be careful to align the rivet places and the holes in the roller tube.
Step 6: Change the opposite side of the roller tube to trim the poly ropes in the same as the above steps.
Step 7: Use 3/16 x 3/8 inches steel rivets to secure torsion springs.
Rewinding Torsion Assembly Spring
Step 1: Prepare a step ladder if you want to rewind the torsion assembly, which is attached to the coach. Otherwise, if you have extended the awning and locked the opposite side rafter, you can stand on the ground. This step will keep you safe so please performing it.
Step 2: Use a vise grip and clamp it tightly on the top casting.
Step 3: Find the number of turns based on the Torque Chart (indicated as below) and rewind the torsion assembly the same as this number.
|Awning Length (Ft.)||Standard||Heavy Duty|
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Step 4: Between the end cap and torsion rod will have a hole, so you will need to put a 1/8 inches cotter pin through that hole. This action will reduce the speed of the top casting when installing the awning.
Step 5: Install the awning on a coach.
Those are entire steps on how to replace and install the torsion springs for RV awning. To achieve a good result, you should read them carefully and our instructions step by step.
Did you find these steps helpful for you?
Let us know in this comment below!
Please share them with other campers once you are successful.


Halulu - Meaning of Halulu
What does Halulu mean?
[ 3 syll. ha-lu-lu, hal-ulu ] The baby boy name Halulu is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is HHaaLUW-Luw- †. Halulu is used chiefly in the Hawaiian language and its origin is also Hawaiian. The name's meaning is to roar.
Baby names that sound like Halulu include Ha'ulili (Hawaiian), Hali'a (Hawaiian), Hallewell, Hallywell, Haloa (Hawaiian), Hau'oli (Hawaiian), Helio (Spanish), Hellewell, Hi'ilawe (Hawaiian), Hael, Haele, Hail, Haile (Amharic), Hal (English), Hala, Hale (English and Hawaiian), Haleal, Halee, Haleel, and Haleil.
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I'm working on the irrigation system and want to make it dependent on the rain forecast and precipitation for the last 24 hours.
To calculate the decision whether to start watering or not I use OpenWeatherBinding, however, I don't know how to interpret the current and forecasted rain. I use persistence to store the value of the current rain every 15 minutes.
First of all, I don't understand the unit of measurement of the precipitation the OpenWeather provides. What does it mean exactly that it is 2 mm of rain? Does it mean that there will be 2 mm of rain in 1 hour?
Here is a particular example. Below is the graph that represents the stored values of current rain for the last 24h. You can easily see a huge peak around 18-19. This was a really huge rain.
When I sum the rain from the last 24 hours with the code below, I get the result of 680 mm of rain (I'm not sure if this is calculated in the right way).
When I get average rain fro the last 24h, I get the result of 2.58 mm of rain and considering that there was a huge rain and flood this value looks quite small to me.
The other thing is the forecasted rain which I can get from OpenWeather by adding forecasted precipitation for the 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24 hours to the group and get the average or the sum.
Group:Number:AVG GroupForecastedRain24 Group:Number:SUM GroupForecastedRain24
I can't correlate the values of the forecast with the last 24 hours.
Could you help me understand the values from the OpenWeather binding and how to calculate the sum / average for the last 24 h and for the forecast for the next 24 h?


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Posts tagged with "Awards"
Posted by Ms. A on 06/13/12
Did you know that audiobooks "count" as reading in our Summer Reading Program? That's because librarians know something you might not; Listening isn't cheating! There are great benefits to hearing stories read aloud. Audiobooks can help your child become a better reader.
- Hearing a book read aloud helps the story come alive. The narrators are very skilled with voices, sound effects, and dramatic emphasis. For example, actress Anne Hathaway narrates The Princess Diaries. An audiobook might be the perfect way to hook your reluctant reader into books.
- Your child might be able to listen to a story that is more complex than he can read on his own. This will help him develop listening and comprehension skills, as well as introduce him to new vocabulary words and help stretch his imagination.
- How many times does your child hear the word, "façade" in everyday conversation? If he sees it in a book, will he be able to pronounce it correctly? Listening to audiobooks helps with pronunciation. It also helps improve understanding. What does it mean when a character responds "ruefully?" An audiobook can express the meaning of this word.
- Audiobooks provide a model of fluent reading and engaging storytelling. Listening to a great story read aloud gives children an example of how to become a better reader and can motivate them to read more.
To choose a great audiobook for your child or for your family to listen to together, ask a librarian for suggestions or visit the American Library's Association's award page for audiobooks. Enjoy!
The Best Book is not always the Gold Medal Winner
Posted by Mizz J on 09/19/11
We all know that; and yet we want to read the one that won. This is especially true of the Newbery Award, but we should remember that several other books also make the cut into this inner circle. They are the Newbery Honor booksalso distinguished. They just didn't win the gold.
Why do I make a point of telling you this? Because the winner of the Newbery Award for 1953 was Secret of the Andes. Guess which title was only a Newbery Honor book? Charlotte's Web. Enough said.
Browse the list of Newbery Honor books which we own. You can also check our website for all the Newbery Award winners.


A general framework for moment-based analysis of genetic data
In population genetics, the Dirichlet (also called the Balding--Nichols) model has for 20 years been considered the key model to approximate the distribution of allele fractions within populations in a multi-allelic setting. It has often been noted that the Dirichlet assumption is approximate because positive correlations among alleles cannot be accommodated under the Dirichlet model. However, the validity of the Dirichlet distribution has never been systematically investigated in a general framework. This paper attempts to address this problem by providing a general overview of how allele fraction data under the most common multi-allelic mutational structures should be modeled. The Dirichlet and alternative models are investigated by simulating allele fractions from a diffusion approximation of the multi-allelic Wright--Fisher process with mutation, and applying a moment-based analysis method. The study shows that the optimal modeling strategy for the distribution of allele fractions depends on the specific mutation process. The Dirichlet model is only an exceptionally good approximation for the pure drift, Jukes--Cantor and parent-independent mutation processes with small mutation rates. Alternative models are required and proposed for the other mutation processes, such as a Beta--Dirichlet model for the infinite alleles mutation process, and a Hierarchical Beta model for the Kimura, Hasegawa--Kishino--Yano and Tamura--Nei processes. Finally, a novel Hierarchical Beta approximation is developed, a Pyramidal Hierarchical Beta model, for the generalized time-reversible and single-step mutation processes.
TidsskriftJournal of Mathematical Biology
Sider (fra-til)1727-1769
Antal sider43
StatusUdgivet - 2019
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Francisa Chapman and Aida Sanchez are offering free Spanish classes to 20 people with the funniest translation stories. (Contributed)
Vernonites asked to share funniest Spanish translation stories
Mexicans living in town holding a contest to offer free Spanish classes
Anyone who has tried their tongue at a foreign language likely has a funny story about getting lost in translation.
Now, a group living in the Okanagan want to hear about it.
Mexicanos en el Okanagan is looking for 20 enthusiastic neighbours living in Vernon and Coldstream, who would like to learn essential Spanish travel phrases for free.
Potential students would have to share their funniest story related to a language barrier when they visited a Spanish-speaking country. They will have a week to post their story at the Facebook group IloveSpanish Vernon: and the teachers will select the funniest story.
There will be two 20-minute classes per week, for a total of eight classes, starting the second week of July until the end of July. The students who attend all of their classes will receive a symbolic graduation certificate which will be given during a graduation event where they will practice speaking Spanish with Spanish speaking members of our community, enjoy delicious Mexican tacos, pastries and live Mexican music.
Aida Sanchez and Fanny Chapman, administrators of Mexicanos en el Okanagan Facebook page, say it is important is to practice and learn Spanish for our neighbours who own property and/or travel a lot to Spanish-speaking countries.
"It is a cheerful way to getting calmly back to normal gathering with our neighbours, as well as, promoting diversity and inclusion in our neighbourhoods. It is a lovely combo!"
It is also a chance to make those Mexicans living or working in the Okanagan feel welcome, and at home.
"The City of Vernon is receiving more Spanish speakers every year and there are more coming because they are attracted to the beauty and warm weather of the Okanagan, Okanagan College and the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot," Chapman said. "Let's make them feel welcome and share their language with our neighbours."
One neighbour says "hi" or "hola" every time she meets an agricultural worker because she understands the struggle to be in a different country with a different language. The agricultural workers, even if they are here temporarily, like it when local people greet them. They want to feel part of our community too.
The IloveSpanish Vernon project wants to address the language barriers and be the bridge between two different worlds which can help each other as neighbours and find more things in common.
The IloveSpanish Vernon project is in thanks to the Neighbourhood Small Grants Program, funded by the Community Foundation North Okanagan and the Vancouver Foundation. Special thanks to the regional advisory committee and Kim English, regional coordinator, for their support.
Mexicanos en el Okanagan is the Mexican community and the first media in Spanish in the Okanagan. It is a Facebook group which has almost 2,000 followers from the Okanagan, Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, and Mexico. The purpose of the group is to create a virtual safe space where people can feel confident because they can read news, get the essential and trustful information that they need in their own language, provided by people who understand their needs and have the same cultural background.
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Finding Work-Life Balance: How Au Pairs Can Help
/Finding Work-Life Balance: How Au Pairs Can Help
At times, finding work-life balance can seem like a far-fetched dream. Working, commuting, caring for kids, finding time to work out and practice self-care, and managing a household can take its toll.
Finding work-life balance can be a struggle.
If you sometimes feel like there isn't enough time in the day for everything, you aren't alone. Many parents struggle with finding work-life balance in their busy lives.
5 Ways Parents Are Finding Work-Life Balance By Hosting an Au Pair
A good work-life balance is vital to self-esteem, the ability to focus at work, and your family's well-being. Children can sense their parents' stress, so a poor work-life balance can even contribute to child behavior issues. It can also impact your sleep schedule and exacerbate the feeling of imbalance.
Possibly one of the fastest ways to improve work-life balance is by hosting an Au Pair. Because Au Pairs can take on many childcare-related duties, they can significantly reduce the number of things parents have to do. Here are some common ways Au Pairs help restore the balance.
1. Driving the Kids Around
Do you sometimes feel like a taxi service for your kids? If so, you'll be relieved to hear that Au Pairs can take on the task of driving the kids to and from school and activities.
For instance, if you have one kid at soccer practice and another in ballet at the same time, it feel impossible to get everyone where they need to be. You might feel guilty that you can't attend both practices, or you might stress over finding a carpool for one child. But with an Au Pair, you can divide and conquer (the next best thing to being in two places at once).
Au Pairs provide fantastic childcare with after school pick up
Even if you aren't being pulled in all directions, it's nice to have someone around who can drop the kids off in the morning or pick them up in the afternoon so you don't have to rush home from work.
2. Kids' Laundry & Relevant Childcare-Related Chores
It's hard enough staying on top of chores as a single adult or a young couple with no kids. But once you add in chores for the entire household, it can become a never-ending struggle to keep up.
Au Pairs can assist with childcare-related chores throughout the day. They can help wash and put away your kids' laundry while they're home alone with the kids (0r while everyone is away at school and work). If you have younger children, Au Pairs can keep toys picked up and enforce having the children clean up after themselves throughout the day.
Au Pairs can help with the kids' laundry and other child-related tasks.
It's also common for families to ask their Au Pair to vacuum the kids' bedroom or playroom, wash any dishes they use during the day, and help the kids make their beds.
3. Packing Lunches or Managing Breakfast
If mornings are a struggle for you, having someone around to manage feeding the kids and getting them ready for the day can be a huge relief. Not only does this give you time to get yourself ready without the stress, but it ensures your kids are actually eating their breakfast.
Our evening routines are much easier now that we're hosting an Au Pair.
Many Au Pairs love to cook. If this is the case with your Au Pair, you might find your children getting more hot breakfasts than before. Au Pairs can also help prepare school lunches or after-school snacks.
4. Keeping You Connected While You're Away
A big contributor to "working mom guilt" is the feeling that you're disconnected from your kids throughout the day. You might worry that you're missing milestones, or that your child is growing up without you while you're away.
Au Pairs help parents stay connected with the kids while they're away.
Au Pairs can alleviate some of this guilt. Often, Au Pairs send their Host Parents photos and videos of the kids. Because they love your kids like their own family, Au Pairs are more likely to want to share funny moments and celebrate your children's achievements with you.
5. Homework Help for School-Aged Kids
Get home. Rush to make dinner. Argue and plead with kids to do their homework. Hold your head in your hands and say a prayer. Try not to do half their homework for them. Force feed them dinner and hurry them to bed. Late (again). Dread the grouchy morning you know will follow. Rinse. Repeat.
Good study habits are learned behaviors
Sound familiar? It's a struggle many of us are all too familiar with. But it doesn't have to be this way! Au Pairs can supervise homework time so you can come home to a more relaxed household. Imagine spending quality time with your kids instead of fighting with them all night. (Plus, since Au Pairs can pack school lunches and help with child-related chores, you won't have to rush as much to get things done).
6. Helping You Find More "Me" Time
Allowing your Au Pair to take on some of the above tasks means you'll have more time for yourself. By hosting an Au Pair, you can find time to meal prep and eat healthier, achieve your fitness goals, and practice self-care.
Au Pairs can help you find more "me" time.
Finding work-life balance starts with the little things. Take a bubble bath. Read a book. Have a grown-up conversation with your Au Pair (anything that doesn't revolve around Paw Patrol).
You can even ask your Au Pair to watch the kids on an evening or weekend so you can go on a much-needed date night!
7. Take a (Relaxing) Family Vacation
All too often, family vacations aren't that relaxing. You spend most of the time managing everyone's whereabouts and taking care of your kids. By the time it's over, you realize traveling is way more stressful than staying home (plus all the work that's piling up for you while you're gone).
Restore work-life balance by bringing your Au Pair on vacation with you.
Having a relaxing family vacation goes a long way toward finding work-life balance again. So instead of stressing, bring your Au Pair on vacation with you. Not only is this a wonderful way to contribute to your Au Pair's cultural exchange experience and enable her to travel, but it allows you to schedule some overdue time for yourself during your vacation.
Interested in Hosting an Au Pair?
Ready to start finding work-life balance again? Au Pairs can work up to 45 hours a week, at a max of 10 hours a day. Often, depending on your location and the ages of your kids, Au Pair childcare is equivalent or cheaper than regular daycare. The best part is that the cost remains the same no matter how many children you need childcare for.
There are many things to consider before hosting an Au Pair. This includes the fact that they live in your home and need a private bedroom. If Au Pair Childcare sounds like the right solution for your family, you can register on our website now and start searching for Au Pairs as early as today!
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Biodegradable Polyphosphazene Based Peptide-Polymer Hybrids
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A novel series of peptide based hybrid polymers designed to undergo enzymatic degradation is presented, via macrosubstitution of a polyphosphazene backbone with the tetrapeptide Gly-Phe-Leu-Gly. Further co-substitution of the hybrid polymers with hydrophilic polyalkylene oxide Jeffamine M-1000 leads to water soluble and biodegradable hybrid polymers. Detailed degradation studies, via 31P NMR spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering and field flow fractionation show the polymers degrade via a combination of enzymatic, as well as hydrolytic pathways. The peptide sequence was chosen due to its known property to undergo lysosomal degradation; hence, these degradable, water soluble polymers could be of significant interest for the use as polymer therapeutics. In this context, we investigated conjugation of the immune response modifier imiquimod to the polymers via the tetrapeptide and report the self-assembly behavior of the conjugate, as well as its enzymatically triggered drug release behavior.


What do the buttons do?
 - Power Button (left side button): Use to power on/off or access the Settings menu. Easily add your sensors at any time by tapping the power button and selecting the Add a Sensor.
 - History Button (bottom left button): Use to display recent workout history and weekly report. More detailed workout information is available through the companion app when you connect to wifi (upload of workouts is automatic). Additionally, the History button is also used to stop a workout or start a new lap during your ride.
 - Start Button (bottom centre button): Use to start/pause/resume a workout, or toggle Settings menu items on/off.
 - Page Button (bottom right button): Press the 'Page' button to switch between workout data, climbing and navigation pages.
 - Menu Toggle (right side up/down buttons): Use to navigate the Settings menu or quickly see more or less data by zooming in or out on any page when performing a workout.


Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expedition April 2018
The Bellshill Academy Bronze Duke of Edinburgh group recently completed their first overnight expedition to Strathyre in Stirling. The group successfully navigated from Kilmahog to Balquhidder, working as a team to read the map and navigate using a compass. The group also worked on their expedition aim to track their steps and use the outdoors to increase their fitness. The school group of S6 pupils were also joined by a group of pupils from S3-4 who are completing their Duke of Edinburgh award via the local youth group in the Orbiston area of Bellshill. Both groups had an enjoyable expedition and worked hard to learn the skills they will need to pass their final expedition. The pupils are now focusing on their exams and will complete their final expedition to Auchengillan at the start of June.


text: The article explores repetition as a meaningful component of artistic structure. The author discusses problematic aspects of interpretation of a certain principle in musicology, pointing to the contradiction between information properties of repetition, and dynamics of artistic structure deployment in real time. In connection to this article, a special attention is paid to the psychological component of music perception using exact repetition. Cognitive psychological processes are considered, also their functional organization of repetition. As a practical perspective to the study of the subject, results of the author's experiment "Music forecasting" are brought along, aimed at displaying listeners' expectations' dynamics in music perception, related to several exact repetition in the music content.


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Climate in Italy in 2016: the new ISPRA report
ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per lamProtezione e la Ricerca Ambientale) presents data on climate trends in Italy during 2016
The XII ISPRA Report "Climate Indicators in Italy" presents data on the national climate trends during 2016 and updates the estimate of variations occurred in recent decades. The document is based on the observations of around 1100 weather monitoring stations across the Country. 2016 has been the hottest sixth year for Italy since 1961. While the world average annual increase stands at + 1.31°C, in Italy the 2016 winter season was the one with the most marked thermal anomaly with an average annual value of +2.15°C. However, all months of the last year were warmer than usual. There were also events characterized by very high precipitation intensity, such as those affecting Liguria and Piedmont. However, the most important aspect was the persistence of drought conditions. Annual precipitations were overall lower than the average of about 6%. In particular, the second part of 2016 has been characterized by prolonged periods of scarcity or lack of rainfall over several areas of the Country, which caused a considerable depletion of water resources. The predominantly dry character of 2016 is confirmed by the national average relative humidity value which, with an average anomaly of -2.4%, represents the fourth lower value since 1961. However, no particularly intense and lasting heat waves occurred.


text: During optical breakdown, the energy delivered to the sample is either transmitted, reflected, scattered, or absorbed. The absorbed energy can be further divided into the energy required to evaporate the focal volume, the energy radiated by the luminescent plasma, and the energy contributing to the mechanical effects such as shock wave emission and cavitation. The partition of the pulse energy between these channels was investigated for 4 selected laser parameters (6 ns pulses of 1 and 10 mJ, 30 ps pulses of 50 (mu) J and 1 mJ, all at 1064 nm). The results indicated that the scattering and reflection by the plasma is small compared to plasma transmission. The plasma absorption can therefore be approximated by A approximately equals (1-T). The ratio of the shock wave energy and cavitation bubble energy was found to be approximately constant (between 1.5:1 and 2:1). For a more comprehensive study of the influence of pulse duration and focusing angle on the energy partition, we therefore restricted our measurements to the plasma transmission and the cavitation bubble energy. The bubble energy was used as an indicator for the total amount of mechanical energy produced. We found that the plasma absorption first decreases strongly with decreasing pulse duration, but increases again for pulses shorter than 3 ps. The conversion of the absorbed energy into mechanical energy is approximately equal to 90% with ns-pulses at large focusing angles. It decreases both with decreasing focusing angle and pulse duration (to less than or equal to 15% for fs-pulses). The disruptive character of plasma-mediated laser surgery is therefore reduced with ultrashort laser pulses.


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After weeks of living without the sun, expeditioners at Australia's Antarctic stations are celebrating midwinter's day with a subzero swim through a hole cut in the sea ice.
To mark the shortest day of the year 89 expeditioners at Australia's three research stations in Antarctica and on sub Antarctic Macquarie Island, will plunge into the icy water.
Davis Station Leader, David Knoff, said midwinter is a significant milestone for Antarctic expeditioners because it marks the turning point in a long dark winter.
"At this time of year the sun doesn't rise above the horizon for about 5 weeks, so it's exciting to think we are halfway through the twilight period and in just a few weeks we'll feel the warmth of the sun again," David Knoff said.
"As the only COVID-free place on the planet, we can get together to celebrate without having to consider social distancing."
"We're holding a traditional formal dinner and a pantomime performance, and for the courageous, there's a swim in the frigid Antarctic waters."
Mawson Station Leader, Matt Williams said the expeditioners prepare their icy pool by cutting a hole through the 2 metre thick sea-ice using a chainsaw and other equipment.
"We created a 3 by 4 metre pool and entered the water down a ladder, slowly submerged ourselves in the minus 2 degree Celsius water," Matt Williams said.
"It actually feels almost tropical because once you get out the air temperature is about minus 22 degrees Celsius! Needless to say most people beat a hasty path to the waiting spa bath."
Australian Antarctic Division Director, Kim Ellis, said for the Antarctic community midwinter is a time of reflection and recalibration.
"It's a chance for us to look at how far we have come, our achievements and how we have joined together to overcome any challenges," Mr Ellis said.
Most of the wintering expeditioners will return home at the end of this year.


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If you hear a flight attendant give a little sigh when you order a Diet Coke, you're about to learn why. According to a flight attendant on the flight blog These Golden Wings, Diet Coke takes the longest amount of time to pour. The author explains that high altitude makes carbonated drinks foam up more, and Diet Coke is the worst. The blog entry reads, "Pouring Diet Coke is one the biggest slow-downs in bar service and on shorter flights those precious seconds count!" A study by Illinois State University confirms that Diet Coke has higher levels of carbon dioxide than regular Coke, making it more fizzy, even on the ground.
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Synonyms for chess opening
Synonyms for (noun) chess opening
Synonyms: chess opening, opening
Definition: a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
Usage: he memorized all the important chess openings
Similar words: sequence, succession
Definition: the action of following in order
Usage: he played the trumps in sequence
Visual thesaurus for chess opening


I(q) calculator of a lattice
This Javascript calculates the scattering curve of a 1D (lamellar), 2D (hexagonal), or several 3D (cubic) lattices, respectively. Enter the lattice type, the lattice spacing d-sp, the number n of peaks (1 to 8, peak c(0) at q=0 is not counted), their peak areas c(i) and the FWHM of the peaks. For Nr points I(q) from q = 0 to ~ n*2*Pi/dsp with a scaling factor f will be calculated. The values are listed in q vs I(q) in arbitrary units and can be copied and pasted from the window into any text-file for further processing and graphical displaying.
Input I(q)
peaks lattice
Nr f
FWHM d-sp
c(0) c(1)
c(2) c(3)
c(4) c(5)
c(6) c(7)
c(8) c(9)
c(10) c(11)
c(12) c(13)
c(14) c(15)
I(q)-plot
Author: M.Kriechbaum, TU-Graz (2012), e-mail: _EMAIL_


You are here: Home Atlantic Ocean & Caribbean Guadeloupe, French West Indies
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Select the Guadeloupe link at "The first Jewish group to settle the island consisted of three shiploads of refugees from Brazil in 1654 who were cordially received by the French owner of the island. The Jews initiated sugarcane plantations, and refineries accounted for the island's main exports. "The Black Code" of Louis XIV in 1685 ordered the expulsion of Jews. In the second half of the 20th century, Jews from North Africa and France settled on the island. In 1988 the synagogue Or Sameah was founded together with a community center, Talmud Torah, kosher store, and cemetery…" [October 2000]
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Lucene Facets Under The Hood
In my previous posts I gave an overview of Lucene Facets and showed how to write a simple faceted search program. This time I go through some of the internals of the facets module, in particular the structure of the taxonomy and search index as well as how faceted search is performed.
The Taxonomy Index
The job of the taxonomy is to map hierarchical categories to ordinals (integers), and provide taxonomy browsing services. The taxonomy is managed through a sidecar Lucene index through DirectoryTaxonomyWriter and DirectoryTaxonomyReader. Often, I refer to the taxonomy as the "taxonomy index".
When categories are added to the taxonomy, they are broken down to their path elements and an ordinal is assigned to every level in the path. In addition, the taxonomy index guarantees that every node in the taxonomy will have a smaller ordinal than all its children, and also that the node that was added last at level N will have a greater ordinal than all its existing siblings. For example, if you add the category Date/2012/March/20 to an empty taxonomy index, the following entries will be added:
 - Date, with ordinal=1
 - Date/2012, with ordinal=2
 - Date/2012/March, with ordinal=3
 - Date/2012/March/20, with ordinal=4
You can then use the taxonomy to retrieve the ordinal of Date/2012 (and vice versa), its child categories (Date/2012/March) as well as its siblings (categories at the same level in the tree; none in this example).
The taxonomy maintains the tree information in three parallel arrays:
 - Parents: parents[i] denotes the parent of category ordinal i. Note that all root categories (e.g. Author, Date and so forth), often called "dimensions", are put under a virtual root which always has the ordinal 0. Therefore parents[0]=-1 (always), and for any i≠0, parents[i]≠-1. Also, parents[i]=0 for all root categories.
 - Children: children[i] denotes the ordinal of the youngest child of category ordinal i. The youngest child is defined as the one that was added last to the taxonomy (and has a larger ordinal than all its siblings). children[i]=-1 for all leaf nodes.
 - Siblings: siblings[i] denotes an ordinal j, such that j<i and parents[i]=parents[j] (i.e. the two categories are children of the same parent). j denotes the category ordinal that was the former "youngest child" of the parent ordinal. siblings[0] is always -1, and the first child of a parent will always have siblings[i]=-1.
The following diagram gives a visual representation of the information above. Note how the parents, children and siblings structures allow easy and efficient traversal of the taxonomy tree, as well as updating when new categories are added.
The Search Index
When categories are added to a document, they are added as drill-down terms to the search index. In addition, their ordinals are encoded in a special term's payload (called the "fulltree posting"). For example, if you add the category Date/2012/March/20 to a document, then four drill-down terms are added, one for each level, e.g. $facets:Date, $facets:Date/2012 and so forth. Additionally, all four category ordinals are encoded in the fulltree posting's payload, and are used during faceted search to aggregate the respective categories.
Search Time
Now that we understand the role of the taxonomy index and the data structures it provides for traversing the taxonomy, as well as the structure of the facets in the search index, we can now look at how faceted search is executed. As mentioned in my previous post, every faceted search consists of a Query which matches indexed documents and one or more FacetRequests for facets aggregation (one instance per requested root). The aggregation is done by FacetsCollector, from which you obtain a FacetResult per FacetRequest.
FacetsCollector computes the top categories in three steps. First, all documents that match the query are marked in a bitset (and depends on the facet request, their scores may also be stored in memory). Then it traverses the fulltree posting, fetches the ordinals of every matching document and aggregates them in an in-memory array, where every entry holds the aggregated weight of that ordinal. After all documents have been visited and their categories aggregated, we use the children[] and siblings[] information from the taxonomy to traverse the children of the root category which was specified by the request, and compute the top categories among them. In the end, the taxonomy index is used to label the top categories.
When you create a FacetRequest, you can set the depth in the taxonomy for which it aggregates categories. The default depth=1 means that top categories are computed among the immediate children of root. An interesting capability is to compute the top categories recursively (in one search) up to depth=N. For example, if you create a FacetRequest over the Date root, and call facetRequest.setDepth(2) as well as facetRequest.setResultMode(ResultMode.PER_NODE_IN_TREE), you will retrieve the top categories of Date, as well as each of their top children, as depicted below:
Date (123)
 2010 (34)
 October (18)
 March (8)
 2008 (23)
 November (12)
 October (7)
Discussion
Global Ordinals
The global ordinals that are encoded in the search index allow very efficient per-segment faceting and aggregation, as all operations are done on ordinals (integers). If the ordinals were stored per-segment, i.e. the category Date/2010 would receive different ordinals in different segments, computing the top categories would need to be done on the category string, or hold some in-memory data structures that e.g. map local ordinals to global ones - that would have affected the scalability of the facets significantly.
Global ordinals do have a downside though. When you want to merge two search indexes which have respective taxonomies, their ordinals need to be translated. That means that you cannot use the efficient IndexWriter.addIndexes(Directory...) API to merge the indexes, but rather the .addIndexes(IndexReader...) expensive API, in order to translate the ordinals that are encoded in the source search index, so they match the target one.
Two-Phase Aggregation
The two-phase aggregation done by FacetsCollector may seem unnecessary and expensive. Mike McCandless, who has recently added faceted search to Lucene's nightly benchmark, started exploring doing the aggregation in one step, as documents are collected. The two-phase aggregation does have some strengths though. For example, it allows to compute facet weights on a sample set of the results, rather than over all documents. That is an important capability for large indexes, since the cost of doing faceted search is proportional to the number of documents that matched the query.
The two-phase aggregation is also useful when you want to compute the facet weights on the complement set of the matching documents (i.e. those that did not match the query). This is quite difficult to do when facets are aggregated as documents are collected. First, you can only aggregate the facets of the complement set retroactively, i.e., only after seeing docs 1 and 17 you know that docs 2-16 did not match the query. But, when out of order query matching is done, you can tell the complement set only after all documents have been collected! Second, complements aggregation is useful only when the number of results is more than 50% of the documents in the index, but that is also unknown until the query matching phase is done.
Lucene facets are very powerful and they come with a multitude of extension points to help you customize and optimize them to your application needs. I'm sure that now that facets are part of the nightly benchmark, they will see a lot of improvements, both to their API and more importantly, their performance. Stay tuned for updates!
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Need Base Count software for Mac
mathog at mathog at
Tue Sep 5 12:24:33 EST 1995
In article , rumpf.1 at (Robert Rumpf) writes:
>We need a program that will tell us the GC content (in percent) of a
>sequence...I downloaded GATCcount from IUBIO but it won't run on our Macs
>(we're using system 7.5). Any ideas? TIA...
This is pretty crude, but if you only need to do this once and a while you
can carry out the calculation with just about any word processor.
1. Edit out all the comments and numbers on a COPY of the file.
2. Make two copies from that: GC, AT
3. On GC,
 global search and replace "A"->nothing
 global search and replace "T"->nothing
 use word count (it it can count characters in a document.)
 Word count only counts words and lines? -> replace G with G
 replace C with C. Replace with ,
 run word count
4. AT, as for GC (you figure it out!)
5. %GC = (100 * GC)/(GC + AT) with a calculator or long hand division.
David Mathog
mathog at
Manager, sequence analysis facility, biology division, Caltech
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Fence Repair and Maintenance in Texas is one of the biggest threats to a wood fence, and in North Texas it's unavoidable.
Prolonged exposure to the weather elements may cause severe damage, rotting wood and sun dried fence pickets. For North Texas homeowners, it pays to be extra-vigilant in the care and maintenance of your pine or cedar fence.
Start Before You Build the fence
- You can begin protecting your pine/cedar fence before it's even installed by taking a few preventive measures.
- Survey the building site and notice any concrete, rocks, tree roots, or other obstructions that get in the way of your fence's planned path.
- The support posts for most wood fences need to be placed eight feet apart. Make sure you can dig a two-foot-deep hole for each post without hitting anything harder than soil.
- When pouring concrete for the posts, use only enough to fill the hole. Excess concrete can be forced upward in freezing temperatures, compromising your fence's stability.
Look Out for Problems From Above
- Tree branches, leaves, and other debris from above can damage wood fencing, so make sure you're proactive about addressing these issues.
- Before winter, cut or trim any branches hanging over your fence line. Frozen branches can break off and scrape the wood boards, and some have the potential to cause significant damage.
- Keep horizontal fence rails clear of leaves, acorns, shells or twigs, and clean out any material wedged between the rails and the fence boards. Wet organic matter such as leaves can accelerate rot in your fence, and objects squeezed between the rails and boards can reduce your fence's stability over time.
Inspect Your Wood Fence Regularly
- Get in the habit of checking on your fence whenever the seasons change to nip any problems in the bud.
- Address broken or cracking boards, boards that have warped, leaning posts, or splinters as soon as possible.
- Examine the grass that immediately borders your fence and trim any overgrowth to keep it from spreading rot to your fence.
- Water daily around the post to prevent cracks on the ground next to the post. Extreme heat will cause the ground to dry and crack creating space between the ground and the cement around the post. This space allows the post to lean due to the gravitational pull and wind forces.
- Set your sprinkler system so that water does not reach your fence. Continuous water drops on your wood fence will produce water stains. Water stains act like a scar on the wood and is close to impossible to remove them
- Check your fence at the end of winter for any knotholes. Wood knots have the potential to contract in warmer weather and fall out. Use a wood filler to fill up any knotholes as soon as possible to prevent insects, birds, or even termites from moving in.
Use a Protective Fence Stain
- Consider using a stain that's specially formulated for North Texas fencing materials. If you notice the color of your wood fence is beginning to fade, it's time to apply a new coat of stain. Otherwise, plan to restain your fence every two to three years.
Check out your Fence After Storms
- Check your wood fence after any significant storms or weather events to make sure it's stable and level. An easy way to do this is to run a piece of string along the tops of the fence posts. If the string appears level, your posts are secure. If you begin to notice any dips or rises along the string, check the posts for damage and make necessary repairs before the problem worsens.
- By carefully monitoring your fence's condition, you can prevent the weather from doing its worst, avoiding costly repairs in the future.
Call a professional fence repair company if there is damage that you can not repair on your own. A fence is an important investment in your property. It protects your yard from intruders and keeps your pets safe. Do it right the first time! Fence repair and maintenance are key elements for keeping the fence structure sound.


By Huan Lee and Stephen Pomeroy, Lambient Technologies
High-speed dielectric cure monitoring has the unique ability to measure cure in real time under actual process conditions, which is valuable for studying materials that polymerize in seconds, such as H.B. Fuller U3345,1 the UV-curable adhesive used for this study. Under UV irradiation, U3345 reacts rapidly and exhibits dynamic behavior that would be difficult or impossible to see with other methods. The utility of dielectric cure monitoring allows measurement of the degree of cure and the response of UV-curable resins to irradiance and exposure.
Dielectric cure monitoring
Dielectric cure monitoring, also known as dielectric analysis (DEA), measures a polymer's resistivity (ρ) and permittivity (ε), which are a material's dielectric properties. Resistivity itself has a frequency independent (ρDC) component due to the flow of mobile ions and a frequency dependent (ρAC) component due to the rotation of stationary dipoles.
Although often called DC resistivity, frequency independent resistivity actually extends across a range of frequencies that includes DC (0 Hz). Because a thermoset's degree of cure affects both mechanical viscosity and frequency independent resistivity, the term ion viscosity was coined to emphasize the relationship between the two. Ion viscosity (IV) is therefore defined as:
Equation 1. IV = ρDC (ohm-cm)
This paper presents and discusses data for log(ion viscosity), which will be called log(IV) for brevity. At constant or near-constant temperature, the change in log(IV) often has a linear or near-linear relationship with the change in degree of cure, as measured by glass transition temperature and other methods.2,3,4 Because ion viscosity correlates with cure state, it is a useful probe of the material state of epoxies, polyurethanes, polystyrenes and especially UV-cured resins.
Dielectric sensors
Figure 1. Dielectric sensor with interdigitated electrodes
Dielectric cure monitors measure the resistance (R) and capacitance (C) of material between a pair of electrodes, which can be modeled as a resistance in parallel with a capacitance. A common configuration is the comb structure or interdigitated electrode, such as the example of Figure 1, the Quarto-Varicon5 dielectric sensor used in this study. This sensor is constructed as a thin polyimide flex circuit with an electrode width and separation of 100 microns.
As a rule of thumb, interdigitated electrodes with the same width and separation measure to a depth approximately equal to the electrode width. Consequently, the sensor used in this study makes a very localized measurement only 100 microns into the sample.
For UV curing, interdigitated sensors may be placed within a sample and away from the surface to avoid any confounding effects from oxygen inhibition, which prevents cure at the interface with the atmosphere.
Ultraviolet light source
The SunSpot 2 UV/Visible Light Curing System6 was the UV source for this study. The high-power output from its arc lamp is wide-band and intensity at the end of the light guide is typically >18,000 mW/cm2 in UVA (320 to 390 nm), with adjustable settings from I = 0 to I = 10 for intensity ranging from 60% to 100%, respectively, of full power.
This UV source uses both a dichroic filter and mirror to greatly reduce IR transmission through the light guide. Absorption of radiation in the remaining visible/UVA/UVB/UVC wavelengths, nevertheless, can produce considerable heating of samples at high irradiances.
U3345 is a UV-curable, modified acrylate adhesive using a phenyl bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-phosphine oxide photoinitiator. After excitation, this photoinitiator undergoes cleavage to produce initiating radicals that drive cure. Since these photoproducts have reduced absorption in the visible/UV spectrum, the photoinitiator becomes bleached, enabling deeper penetration of UV and curing of thicker coatings.
Figure 2. Test set-up for UV cure
The experimental set-up is shown in Figure 2. At the end of the light guide, a collimator concentrated the light and projected it onto a platform for the sample. For each test, U3345 UVcurable adhesive was applied to a new dielectric sensor, resulting in a sample 7 mm x 20 mm in area and approximately 1 mm thick. The sample was placed on the platform at the estimated center of the irradiance profile. A thermocouple beside the sensor enabled temperature measurements during and after exposure.
Table 1. Relative irradiance for tested combinations of standoff and intensity
Each test used a standoff of 15 cm, 20 cm, 38 cm or 48 cm between the collimator and platform. UV source intensity was set to I = 0, 5 or 10, corresponding to 60%, 83% or 100% of full intensity, respectively. Lack of a UV meter prevented direct measurement of irradiance, so it was estimated from the rising and falling temperature profile during a test. These data were used to model a hypothetical thermal source for each exposure. The temperature of this hypothetical source was assumed to be proportional to actual irradiance at the sample and was used to derive the relative irradiances of Table 1. Without absolute UV power measurements, irradiance during a test was given a relative value from Table 1 to enable comparisons among results.
An LT-631 High-Speed Dielectric Cure Monitor7 measured ion viscosity with an excitation frequency of 100 Hz at a rate of 60 ms/data point. To ensure capture of the entire cure, the UV source was turned on five seconds after the start of data acquisition.
Cure from a single, low-intensity exposure
Figure 3. Ion viscosity of U3345, single exposure
After a single exposure of U3345 to brief, low intensity UV, the ion viscosity and temperature were measured for 60 seconds. Standoff was 48 cm and the UV source intensity setting was I = 0 with an exposure time of one second. From Table 1 the relative irradiance = 1.0. Ion viscosity data from this test, shown in Figure 3, reveals three events:
UV cure during exposure. Before irradiation, the U3345 is at 0% degree of cure and the initial log(IV) = 6.9. During the one-second exposure, ion viscosity suddenly increases to log(IV) = 7.0 due to the curing process. Thermocouple temperature increases about 0.5°C due to absorption of light. Measured as the change in ion viscosity, cure is relatively slight, probably due to a time lag in the presence of activated photoinitiators at sensor level as they diffuse from the surface.
Dark cure after exposure. The activated photoinitiators continue to diffuse to the sensor and drive cure, indicated by the increase in ion viscosity, for a considerable time after UV exposure ends. As the photoinitiators are consumed, the cure process slows and ion viscosity asymptotically approaches a constant value. Because the sample is approximately 1 mm thick, cure should be both quicker and more complete near the surface, or quicker and more complete with a thinner coating.
End of cure. The asymptotic value of log(IV) = 7.8 at the end of cure, which occurs at approximately 60 seconds after exposure.
Cure from cumulative exposures
Figure 4. Ion viscosity of U3345, multiple exposures of one second each
To investigate the effect of successive exposures, three samples of U3345 at different standoffs were exposed for one second at a time with UV source intensity = 0 and at one-minute intervals. The samples, which had standoffs of 48 cm, 38 cm and 20 cm, have relative irradiances of 1.0, 2.1 and 9.3, respectively, with each exposure. The results are shown in Figure 4.
The plot of Figure 3 actually is the first minute of the data in Figure 4 for a 48 cm standoff. Although the reaction in Figure 3 essentially ends after about 60 seconds, it is clear from Figure 4 that cure is incomplete at this point. Furthermore, the data show that maximum log(IV) after each incremental cure is proportional to the cumulative exposure. In each case, higher ion viscosity also corresponds to higher degree of cure.
The data show that two exposures at relative irradiance = 2.1 are sufficient to reach a plateau of log(IV) ~10.8, while only one exposure at relative irradiance = 9.3 is necessary. Also, once the plateau is reached, additional exposures do not change the ion viscosity level, indicating the U3345 has reached 100% degree of cure. It is important to note that Figure 4 describes the behavior of cure at the bottom of a 1 mm thick sample, with the cure rate there depending on the concentration of photoinitiators as they diffuse from the top. Coatings of different thicknesses would have different profiles of ion viscosity versus exposure and time, which in turn may yield information about diffusion rates.
Table 2. Standoff distances, relative irradiances and relative exposures
Table 2 lists the relative irradiances and cumulative relative exposures for each test. Max log(IV) is the value at the end of cure following each exposure and is indicated in Figure 4 as well as listed in Table 2. Figure 5 plots maximum log(IV) versus cumulative relative


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Manuscript Preparation, Copyediting, and Proofreading
Q. If a book contains only one table, is it necessary to number it?
A. No. In that case, a number would serve no purpose. Even with many tables, numbers are not always needed. Assign numbers if the author uses them to refer to the tables elsewhere in the text, or if you think readers would find them helpful for citing—for instance, in digital publications without page numbers.


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In today's digital age, where automation and technology dominate many aspects of business, it's easy to overlook the power of human connections. In the bustling city of Mumbai, a hub of commerce and industry, the human element continues to play a crucial role in the world of lead generation. While advanced tools and strategies have certainly streamlined the process, the art of building lasting connections remains at the heart of successful lead generation. In this blog, we'll explore how the human element remains an integral part of lead generation in Mumbai, driving relationships, trust, and ultimately, business growth.
The Rise of Technology in Lead Generation
Mumbai, often referred to as India's financial capital, is a city of innovation and dynamism. With businesses ranging from startups to multinational corporations, the demand for lead generation has never been higher. Technological advancements have significantly impacted how businesses find and nurture potential clients.
The Human Touch in a Digital Landscape.
- Personalized Communication: Despite the rise of automation, human interaction still holds sway. Tailoring communication to a potential lead's specific needs and pain points is something that business struggle to replicate. In Mumbai, business relationships often start with a genuine conversation, allowing both parties to understand each other's needs better.
- Cultural Understanding: Mumbai is a melting pot of cultures, languages, and backgrounds. Building connections requires a deep understanding of the cultural nuances and sensitivities that shape business interactions. This understanding can only be cultivated through direct human engagement.
- Trust Building: Trust is the foundation of any successful business relationship. In a city as bustling as Mumbai, where competition is fierce, taking the time to build trust through face-to-face meetings, networking events, and one-on-one interactions can make all the difference.
Networking: Mumbai's Secret Sauce
Mumbai's vibrant business community thrives on networking events, conferences, and seminars. These gatherings provide opportunities for professionals to connect on a personal level. While digital platforms allow for virtual networking, nothing beats the impact of a firm handshake and meaningful eye contact. The city's social fabric is woven with countless success stories that started with a chance meeting at a networking event.
Adapting to the Digital Shift
While the human element remains indispensable, Mumbai's businesses have also embraced the digital shift. Leveraging the power of social media, they've found ways to merge technology with human connection. Platforms like LinkedIn have become virtual meeting places where professionals can showcase their expertise, share insights, and engage in meaningful discussions. This digital adaptation supplements, rather than replaces the importance of in-person interactions.
In the bustling metropolis of Mumbai, where businesses thrive amidst fierce competition, DigiTechMahi emerges as a guiding light. With their holistic approach to lead generation in Mumbai, data-driven strategies, and deep local insights, they pave the way for businesses to connect with their ideal customers and achieve sustained growth. As you embark on your journey to expand your customer base and amplify your brand presence, consider DigiTechMahi – your trusted lead generation partner in the heart of Mumbai.


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Sunflower seeds are an excellent source of iron, vitamin E, and copper for humans, but can dogs eat them too? The short answer is, yes, dogs can eat sunflower seeds. However, before you race off and start feeding your pet handfuls of tasty sunflower seeds, there are a few things that you should know.
Benefits of Sunflower Seeds
Sunflower seeds are packed full of energy and nutritional goodness and as a supplement or treat, can be a good addition to your dog's diet.
Sunflower seeds also contain a high percentage of vitamin E, which is an essential part of the canine diet and a natural antioxidant that is useful in lowering cholesterol. Vitamin E can also help with the metabolic processes that produce energy within your pet's body.
However, as with many seeds, sunflower seeds are high in carbohydrates and fats, and for this reason, you should only feed them to your dog occasionally and, even then, only in moderation.
How to Feed Sunflower Seeds to Your Dog
If you are buying sunflower seeds for your dog, you should purchase the peeled and unsalted variety. Most dogs will enjoy the soft inner kernel of the seed, but the tough outer husk can cause severe gastrointestinal distress and diarrhea. Salted seeds should be avoided, as too much salt can lead to high blood pressure and heart disease in your pet.
Sunflower seeds are extremely tasty, and as such, it is unlikely that you'll have any trouble getting your dog to eat them. Therefore, they can be fed directly to your dog as a snack or mixed into their meal to add flavor.
What About Sunflower Seed Butter?
Dogs can eat sunflower seed butter, and the chances are that they will enjoy it. In fact, you may find that your dog likes sunflower seed butter more than peanut butter. However, as sunflower seed butter is extremely high in calories, it should only be given as a special treat.
Can Dogs Have Sunflower Seed Oil?
Sunflower seed oil isn't toxic to dogs and can be safely consumed by your pet. However, there is no real reason to add it to their diet, and as such, it is best avoided.
A Final Point to Consider
While feeding your dog sunflower seeds may sound like a good thing to do, the fact is that, in most cases, there is no real need to add any supplements to your dog's diet.
All the essential vitamins and minerals that your dog requires can be found in commercial dog foods, and provided that you feed your dog with a product that is a "complete and balanced diet," the only reason to give your pet sunflower seeds or products made from sunflower seeds is as a tasty and enjoyable treat.


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Visiting Vienna in summer offers numerous advantages that make it an ideal time to explore the city. Here are some key advantages:
- Pleasant Weather: Vienna experiences mild to warm temperatures during the summer months, with average highs ranging from 20 to 25 degrees Celsius (68 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit). The comfortable weather allows for enjoyable outdoor activities and sightseeing without extreme heat or cold.
- Vibrant Outdoor Atmosphere: Vienna comes alive in summer with a vibrant outdoor atmosphere. Parks, gardens, and sidewalk cafés flourish, offering opportunities to relax, socialize, and soak up the lively ambiance. You can enjoy picnics, outdoor concerts, and cultural festivals that take place throughout the city.
- Extended Daylight Hours: Summer days in Vienna are longer, providing more daylight hours to explore the city's attractions. You'll have extra time to visit iconic landmarks, explore museums, or stroll through the charming streets and neighborhoods at your leisure.
- Beautiful Gardens and Parks: Vienna boasts stunning green spaces and meticulously maintained gardens. During summer, these parks are in full bloom, showcasing colorful flowers and lush foliage. The famous Schönbrunn Palace Gardens, the Burggarten near the Hofburg Palace, and the Stadtpark are just a few of the enchanting outdoor spaces to enjoy during your visit.
- Outdoor Events and Festivals: Summer in Vienna is a season of festivities. You can experience open-air concerts, music festivals, art exhibitions, and cultural events that take place in various locations across the city. The Vienna Jazz Festival, the Danube Island Festival, and the Film Festival at Rathausplatz are some highlights to look forward to.
- Outdoor Dining and Culinary Delights: Viennese cuisine is renowned for its delicious flavors and diverse culinary offerings. During summer, outdoor dining becomes even more enjoyable, with many restaurants and cafés offering al fresco seating. You can savor traditional Viennese dishes, delightful pastries, and refreshing beverages while enjoying the pleasant weather.
- River Cruises and Outdoor Recreation: The Danube River, which flows through Vienna, provides opportunities for leisurely river cruises and water activities. You can embark on a scenic boat tour, rent a bicycle to explore the Danube Island, or simply take a leisurely walk along the riverbanks, enjoying the picturesque views.
Visiting Vienna in summer allows you to experience the city at its liveliest, with pleasant weather, outdoor events, and beautiful surroundings. Take advantage of the season to immerse yourself in the rich culture, history, and charm that Vienna has to offer.