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In this submission PwC acknowledges that the proposed functional currency reporting rules are an important and welcome initiative that can have significant benefits for Canadian corporations. However, we also stress the need for corporations to carefully consider the rules' implications before applying them.
The primary objective of our submission is to provide more certainty when applying the rules and to increase the tax system's efficiency and effectiveness. These modifications would provide a more symmetrical measurement of foreign exchange gains and losses under the proposed rules and increase the fairness in respect of the application of these rules via the foreign exchange provisions of the Income Tax Act.
In this submission, PwC makes recommendations in respect of the following matters:
This submission reiterates taxpayers' needs for clarity and certainty when applying the tax rules and that without such certainty, the rules would fail to serve the people they were meant to serve. PwC maintains that our comments and recommendations aim to improve the legislation and allow the government to meet its goal of increasing the effectiveness and fairness of the tax system.
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"Add powdered moonstone, stir three times counter-clockwise, allow to simmer for seven minutes then add two drops of syrup of hellebore."
-- Instructions for the Draught of Peace on Snape's blackboard (OP12)
Hellebore is a mundane flowering plant used in some potions.
 - A potion ingredient in the form of a syrup, two drops of which are used in the making of the Draught of Peace (OP12).
 - Hellebore was the ingredient which Harry forgot to put in his Draught of Peace.
 - According to Snape, often included on the O.W.L. exams (OP12)
Potions Connection
Important ingredient in the Draught of Peace
Greek 'elein' (to injure) and 'bora' (food)
There are several kinds of hellebore. The name comes from the Greek words 'elein' (to injure) and 'bora' (food), indicating that hellebore is poisonous. In some belief systems, it's been believed to be a purgative, sometimes of bad things generally, used for things like protecting livestock from evil spells, and (in powdered form) for invisibility.
According to herb lore, the roots of the hellebore plant are are used to treat melancholy diseases and madness.
The original name for Hellebore was " Melampodium." According to the Greek historian Pliny, the plant was named for the soothsayer Melampus who used it to cure depression in ancient times. On a happier note and in spite of poisonous nature of the plant, it is often called the "Christmas Rose" or "Christ herbe" because it blooms in winter. source: Botanical.com
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| The desert locust pocket book |
1. What was seen?
Were the locusts adults or hoppers? If they were hoppers, what was their instar?
What colour were the locusts?
How many locusts were seen? Were they in swarms or bands or single individuals? In which direction were they moving?
What were the locusts doing? Were they flying, marching, mating or laying eggs? What were they eating?
2. When did you see them?
Was it daytime or night? Which date did you see them?
3. Where did you see the locusts?
Do you know the map reference? Can you give a rough guess of the distance from a well-known place?
4. Who saw them?
Please give your name and address when making a report.

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Best scare pranks Pictures
Scare pranks are pretty much self-explanatory. To break it down: A practical joke is a mischievous trick played on a person. Prank is a slang word for a practical joke. Scare pranks are practical jokes meant to frighten an individual, like in the "Girl Shrieks Over Bathroom Prank" video below. See More »
More Info About Scare Pranks
People pull scare pranks because the victim's reaction is usually hilarious. Scare prank videos are commonly popular among young, internet-savvy users. Usually the prank victim will either cry, get angry or be relieved that it was just a joke. Scare pranks are are almost always carried out by friends perpetrating their trickery on unsuspecting friends (such as two of the featured videos below), but they are occasionally played on unsuspecting strangers to varying degrees of success.
It takes a certain type of person to pull of a successful scare prank.
 1. No mercy. Once you decide to prank someone, there's no backing down.
 2. Poker face. You have to keep a straight face; otherwise your prank victim will know something is going on.
 3. Premeditation. Scare pranking requires some planning ahead, and of course planting a camera in the room.
 4. You might be a jerk.You're probably someone who does not feel bad making someone cry or scaring the bejesus out of them.
It takes a certain type of humor to enjoy scare pranks; not everyone finds them funny, especially the victims. But if you absolutely have to pull one, try the old jumping out of the fridge prank, the fake spider in the shower prank, or maybe even the axe murderer hiding behind the door prank. It's all in good fun.
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An Energy Efficient Strategy for Grid-Based Data Dissemination Supporting Mobile Sinks in Wireless Sensor Networks
Wireless Sensor Networks are made up of small sensor nodes with sensing capability. These sensor nodes have limited power supply, computational capability and storage. Due to constrained energy source in wireless sensor nodes, the design and implementation of energy efficient protocols is one of the most important challenge in Wireless Sensor Networks. Mobility of sink in wireless sensor networks brings new challenges in the form sink location maintenance, continuous data delivery, avoiding/reducing detour problem but reduces the hotspot problem. In this paper, the authors propose an Energy-Efficient strategy for Grid-based Data Dissemination supporting Mobile sinks (EEGDD) in wireless sensor networks which is more energy efficient in data dissemination to the mobile sink.

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Stanford Civil Engineers Lab has signed a $4 million contract with NASA to develop a new type of seismic monitoring instrument.
The $4.5 million contract, awarded in December, is for a three-year contract and is for the detection of seismic activity at a seismographic facility located in San Luis Obispo County.
The seismographic instrument would monitor seismic activity in California's San Luis Basin.
The instrument would be developed by the Stanford Civil Engineer Laboratory, a civil engineering and engineering design program.
"We are very excited about this opportunity to bring the Stanford civil engineering lab to NASA for the first time in history," said Mark Schmitz, director of engineering at the Civil Engineering Laboratory.
"We will be developing a new generation of instruments that will be able to measure earthquake activity and seismicity at the site of a natural disaster."NASA is developing a seismic monitoring system called the Advanced Seismic Sensor System, or ASS, which will monitor earthquake activity across California and other parts of the United States.
The ASS will also be able read and record seismic activity, such as earthquakes, seismic waves and tremors, according to a statement from NASA.
This is the first such instrument to be developed at NASA for use in a disaster relief program.
The instrument will monitor earthquakes in California and elsewhere across the United State and is designed to measure seismic waves that can travel through the ground.
The new instrument is expected to be installed at the San Luis Earthquake Observatory, located near San Luis, California.
"I think it's important for us to be a part of a community of scientists and engineers that understand what we're doing, and that is why we have the civil engineering laboratory," said Schmittz.
"That's what we are, civil engineers.
We are a team of scientists."
This is a developing story.
We will update this article as more information becomes available.

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Cheyne Meaning and Definition in Dictionary
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Wikipedia Meaning and Definition on 'Cheyne'
- Cheyne: Cheyne is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: John Cheyne (speaker) Speaker of the House (14th century) John
- Cheyne baronets: The Cheyne Baronetcy, of Leagart in the parish of Fetlar and North Yell in the County of Zetland, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It
- Watson Cheyne: Kingdom. Cheyne was born at sea off Hobart, Tasmania. His father, Andrew Cheyne, was the eldest of two illegitimate children born to James Cheyne, brother
- Cheyne–Stokes respiration: Cheyne–Stokes respiration /ˈtʃeɪnˈstoʊks/ is an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by progressively deeper and sometimes faster breathing, followed
- John Cheyne: John Cheyne may refer to: Sir John Cheyne (speaker) (died 1414), Speaker of the House of Commons John Cheyne (MP for Buckinghamshire) (died c.1447), MP
- Cheyne Walk: Cheyne Walk is a historic street, in Chelsea, London, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Cheyne Walk forms part of the A3212 and A3220 trunk
- John Cheyne, Baron Cheyne: John Cheyne (or Cheney), Baron Cheyne KG KB (ca. 1442 – 1499) was Master of the Horse to King Edward IV and personal bodyguard to King Henry VII of England
- William Cheyne: William Cheyne may refer to: William Cheyne (died 1420) (c.1374–1420), MP for Dorset (UK Parliament constituency) William Cheyne (15th century MP) for
- Alec Cheyne: Alexander George "Alec" Cheyne (28 April 1907 – 5 July 1983) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside-forward. He is reputed to have been responsible
- George Cheyne: George Cheyne may refer to: George Cheyne (physician) (1671–1743), British physician and medical writer George Cheyne (settler) (1790–1869), early settler
Meaning of the Name 'Cheyne'
- Meaning: Oak-hearted.
- Origin: French
- Gender: Male


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While the new concept of a Geriatric Emergency Department is garnering attention recently, Mount Sinai's Pediatric Emergency Department continues its tradition of innovation and excellence in caring for children during the most stressful of times.
Recent investments include staffing Child Life Specialists, whose role is to advocate for patient care and act as a liaison between patients, families and care providers.
Also, Pediatric Emergency physician Dr. Audrey Paul has spearheaded a community outreach, entitled, "How to Navigate an Emergency Room Visit with your Child." This innovative bilingual workshop was the first in a series of parent education initiatives for parents in low-income and underserved communities on preparing for pediatric emergencies. The project began at Little Sisters of the Assumption and will expand to additional areas to reach more families in underserved communities.
Along with several Sinai pediatrics residents and the support of local philanthropy, Dr. Paul presented clinical scenarios to workshop attendees, designed to teach parents how to be effective health advocates for their children and make use of resources such as the interpreter and child life specialists. Participating parents were also encouraged to ask about discharge planning, diagnoses and medications. Dr. Paul shared, "Children who cannot speak for themselves need their parents' voices to help them through any kind of emergency or urgency."
This Sunday, Mount Sinai's Emergency Department is hosting its first-ever gala, to highlight the efforts of the Pediatric and Geriatric Emergency Department. Please support Mount Sinai's efforts to provide compassionate, innovative care to children and seniors.


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Admin Guide: Features
The features tab contains a list of product features that are used to enhance the virtual office experience. Add features like announcements, office games, workspace chat, and employee profiles.
Enable the Announcement feature to allow your workspace members to make video or text announcements. The announcements can be targeted to specific Floors or the entire workspace.
The word game is similar to common word jumble games where participants will be presented with a set of random letters and work together to submit as many words as possible to fill the board.
By turning on Word games, members of your workspace can access them in any room in a Standard floor under the 3-dot menu. This allows for group participation at the start of a meeting.
The jigsaw puzzle is an interactive game where colleagues work together to place image pieces in the right spot until the whole image comes together. Users can increase the difficulty level and rotate to a new image.
To enable the Jigsaw puzzle, toggle the feature on. This feature will be available in any room on a Standard floor under the 3-dot menu, and allows your team to work together to solve the puzzle.
By default, Workspace chat is turned on. This allows your workspace members to communicate with everyone in the workspace. The Workspace chat feature includes:
- Everyone chat, which reaches everyone within the workspace.
- Floor chat, which will target everyone present on that current floor.
- Room chat, which is the chat thread that is specific to each room.
- These can be erased after each thread by editing under the Settings tab.
- Direct messages, which are private between two members.
Turning on profiles is a great way for other members to identify each other. As an administrator, you have the ability to edit the profile fields and the icons associated with each topic.
- Each field you label will become a free form answer to be filled out by your workspace members when they first arrive in the workspace.
- You can add a field by clicking "Add a profile field."
- You can remove a field by hovering over the field, and clicking the "x"
- You can edit the icon by clicking the icon to change and using the options available.
- Users can update their profile at any time while in the workspace by selecting "Edit Profile" after clicking on their avatar in the top right corner on their screen.


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Clustering pavement aggregate particles based on shape and texture properties
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Aggregates are the major component of pavements. Physical characteristics of aggregates significantly affect the properties of pavements. Different pavement construction projects may require different characteristics of aggregate. Proper selection of aggregate with consistent shape properties ensures high performance of pavements. The available test methods for evaluating the aggregate physical properties and classifying them are laborious, time-consuming, and subjective. This study presents the development of an objective system which evaluates the shape properties of aggregate particles and classifies them into distinct groups regarding their sphericity, form, angularity and texture features. By using this system, the heterogeneity in an aggregate sample based on a given feature could be assessed. This system includes a laser scanner developed at the University of Texas at Austin to scan aggregate particles. Total of 1398 aggregate particles, from eight different quarries in the state of Texas, were scanned. The scanned data were analyzed using a MATLAB algorithm for measuring the sphericity, form, angularity, and texture of particles. All the measurements were stored in an Excel file and were imported to another algorithm developed in R software and OpenBUGS package to cluster the aggregate particles. Several methods of clustering were reviewed and finally, model-based clustering approach was selected. The model-based cluster analysis was applied to the measurements aiming to detect subclasses in aggregate particles based on each feature. This study shows how to use this clustering approach to group the particles based on their sphericity, form, angularity, and texture features.


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The RA155 is a purpose-designed, military aviation headset that has been proven in several conflicts.
- Passive and active noise reduction versions
- Mask compatibility (option)
- Selection of microphone and earphone transducers
The RA155 combines communication, noise attenuation and mask compatibility with comfort. This is vitally important since noise can impair communication and cause fatigue which can lead to a reduction in crew efficiency and potentially compromise flight safety. On long flights prolonged exposure to high noise levels also poses a hazard to hearing.
RA155 is suitable for crew and operators in military transport and airborne early warning aircraft.


How Do You Spell OPEA?
Correct spelling for the English word "OPEA" is [ˈə͡ʊpi͡ə], [ˈə‍ʊpiə], [ˈəʊ_p_iə] (IPA phonetic alphabet).
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10 words made out of letters OPEA
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What does OPEA stand for?
Abbreviation OPEA means:
 1. Outdoor Power Equipment Association
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Disco is a Latin word meaning - learn,
become acquainted with and acquire knowledge. DiscoG's mission is to design and
create fun educational apps for all ages.
Take the first step to help your child master the letters of the alphabet. This is a simple app with 4 activities through which toddlers can learn by touching, seeing and hearing the sound of each letter.
The interface is very easy to use and it is fun and engaging for you and your child. Each letter comes with an illustration demonstrating the use of each letter. For example, 'G for Giraffe' has a bright, coloured picture of the giraffe that is used to excite the toddlers and keep them focused.
The activities have been designed to help your toddler rapidly recognise letter shape and sounds. The app is suitable for children over 9 months old.
Available apps on App Store:
* DiscoG - English Alphabet for iPad
* DiscoG - French Alphabet for iPad
* DiscoG - Spanish Alphabet for iPad
* DiscoG - Italian Alphabet for iPad
* DiscoG - Portuguese Alphabet for iPad
* DiscoG - German Alphabet for iPad


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Reflecting on peace practice II
Venue and dates: Barcelona – From 10 to 14 October, 2016
Reflecting on peace practice (RPP) II Training course systems approaches in peacebuilding
Reflecting on Peace Practice (RPP) II is an intensive 5-day advanced course focused on systems approaches to conflict analysis and peacebuilding strategy. This includes an introduction to systems thinking, practicing conflict analysis from a systems perspective, identifying points of leverage to create change in a conflict system, and entry points for programmatic strategies for intervention.
The workshop is very interactive, with many opportunities to practice the application of RPP tools from a systems point of view.
This course will address the following questions:
- Why is a systemic approach to conflict analysis and peacebuilding strategy design important?
- What should we work on to have the most impact on peace and conflict in a given context?
- What are points of leverage in the given situation? How can we best intervene in a conflict system?
- With whom should we work? Which actors and stakeholders are most important?
- What is the rationale for our chosen approach – and is it valid in the context?
Participants will be better prepared to:
1. Apply systems approaches and tools in conflict analysis processes.
2. Develop leverage points for change and entry points for programming based on systems analysis.
3. Obtain confidence in using systems approaches to conflict analysis and peacebuilding strategy and program design in support of peers and partners.
The Barcelona International Peace Resource Center (BIPRC) jointly with CDA Collaborative Learning Projects (CDA)


Convert Torch To Numpy With Code Examples
Convert Torch To Numpy With Code Examples
Hello, everyone! In this post, we will investigate how to discover the answer to Convert Torch To Numpy using the computer language.
your_tensor.numpy()
We have shown how to address the Convert Torch To Numpy problemby looking at a number of different cases.
How do you convert a torch tensor to a numpy array?
Converting torch Tensor to numpy Array
How do you turn a torch into a tensor?
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Is PyTorch similar to numpy?
PyTorch is a library for processing tensors. A tensor is a fundamental unit of data. It can be a number, vector, matrix, or any n-dimensional array. It is similar to Numpy arrays.12-Apr-2021
Can you convert a tensor to numpy array?
To convert a tensor t to a NumPy array in TensorFlow version 2.0 and above, use the t. numpy() built-in method. The resulting object is a NumPy array of type numpy.
Is PyTorch CPU faster than numpy?
In all tests numpy was significantly faster than pytorch.08-Apr-2021
What does torch From_numpy () return?
Creates a Tensor from a numpy. ndarray . The returned tensor and ndarray share the same memory.
What is the difference between torch tensor and torch tensor?
torch. tensor infers the dtype automatically, while torch. Tensor returns a torch.28-Nov-2018
How do you turn an array into a tensor?
a NumPy array is created by using the np. array() method. The NumPy array is converted to tensor by using tf. convert_to_tensor() method.02-Mar-2022
Is tensor a PyTorch?
PyTorch: Tensors A PyTorch Tensor is basically the same as a numpy array: it does not know anything about deep learning or computational graphs or gradients, and is just a generic n-dimensional array to be used for arbitrary numeric computation.
What language is PyTorch written in?
PyTorch/Programming languages


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This empirical analysis deals with the determinants of growth and the explanation of variations in the growth between innovative and non-innovative start-ups. Based on theoretical models explaining the growth of firms, hypotheses on potential determinants are formulated. The regression results indicate strong correlations between the growth rate on the one side and firmspecific, founder-specific as well as external factors on the other side. These factors influence the growth rates of innovative and non-innovative young firms in different ways. It becomes obvious that large and mature firms have smaller growth rates than small and young innovative as well as non-innovative firms. Moreover, other firm-specific characteristics like legal form and formal links to other firms from Western industrialised countries have an impact on the development of start-ups. With respect to founder-specific characteristics, positive effects can be derived from the human capital of the founder(s). This holds especially for technological disciplines whereas business knowledge plays a minor role. In addition to firm and founder characteristics, locationspecific factors controlling for agglomeration effects and the industry structure in the Eastern German counties have an impact on growth. Comparing annual growth rates of start-ups, innovative start-ups grow on average faster than non-innovative start-ups.
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Due to high data volumes and unpredictable arrival rates, continuous query systems processing expensive queries in real-time may fail to keep up with the input data streams - resulting in buffer overflow and uncontrolled loss of data. In this work, we explore join direction adaptation (JDA) to tackle resource-limited processing of multi-join stream queries. While the existing JDA solutions allocate the scarce CPU resources to the most productive half-way join within a single operator, we instead leverage the operator interdependencies to optimize the overall query throughput. We identify result staleness as an impending issue in resource-limited processing, which gets further aggravated if throughput optimizing techniques are employed. For throughput optimization we propose the pathproductivity model and further extend it for fulfilling the Freshness tolerance. Our proposed JAQPOT approach is the first integrated solution to achieve near optimal query throughput while also guaranteeing fulfillment of the desired result freshness. JAQPOT runs in quadratic time of the number of streams irrespective of the query plan shape. Our experimental study, using both synthetic and real data sets, demonstrates the superiority of JAQPOT in achieving higher throughput than the state-oftheart strategies while, unlike the other methods, also fulfilling freshness predicates.


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Packing problems are a class of optimization problems in mathematics that involve attempting to pack objects together into containers. The goal is to either pack a single container as densely as possible or pack all objects using as few containers as possible. Many of these problems can be related to real life packaging, storage and transportation issues. Each packing problem has a dual covering problem, which asks how many of the same objects are required to completely cover every region of the container, where objects are allowed to overlap.
In a packing problem, you are given:
- 'containers' (usually a single twoor three-dimensional convex region, or an infinite space)
- A set of 'objects' some or all of which must be packed into one or more containers. The set may contain different objects with their sizes specified, or a single object of a fixed dimension that can be used repeatedly.
Usually the packing must be without overlaps between goods and other goods or the container walls. In some variants, the aim is to find the configuration that packs a single container with the maximal density. More commonly, the aim is to pack all the objects into as few containers as possible. In some variants the overlapping (of objects with each other and/or with the boundary of the container) is allowed but should be minimized.
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|Minimum set cover||Maximum set packing|
|Minimum vertex cover||Maximum matching|
|Minimum edge cover||Maximum independent set|
Packing infinite space
Many of these problems, when the container size is increased in all directions, become equivalent to the problem of packing objects as densely as possible in infinite Euclidean space. This problem is relevant to a number of scientific disciplines, and has received significant attention. The Kepler conjecture postulated an optimal solution for packing spheres hundreds of years before it was proven correct by Thomas Callister Hales. Many other shapes have received attention, including ellipsoids, Platonic and Archimedean solids including tetrahedra, and unequal-sphere dimers.
Hexagonal packing of circles
These problems are mathematically distinct from the ideas in the circle packing theorem. The related circle packing problem deals with packing circles, possibly of different sizes, on a surface, for instance the plane or a sphere.
The counterparts of a circle in other dimensions can never be packed with complete efficiency in dimensions larger than one (in a one dimensional universe, the circle analogue is just two points). That is, there will always be unused space if you are only packing circles. The most efficient way of packing circles, hexagonal packing, produces approximately 91% efficiency.
Sphere packings in higher dimensions
In three dimensions, the face-centered cubic lattice offers the best lattice packing of spheres, and is believed to be the optimal of all packings. The 8-dimensional E8 lattice and 24-dimensional Leech lattice are also believed to be optimal.
Packings of Platonic solids in three dimensions
Cubes can easily be arranged to fill three-dimensional space completely, the most natural packing being the cubic honeycomb. No other Platonic solid can tile space on its own, but some preliminary results are known. Tetrahedra can achieve a packing of at least 85%. One of the best packings of regular dodecahedra is based on the aforementioned face-centered cubic (FCC) lattice.
Tetrahedra and octahedra together can fill all of space in an arrangement known as the tetrahedral-octahedral honeycomb.
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Packing in 3-dimensional containers
Spheres into a Euclidean ball
The problem of finding the smallest ball such that disjoint open unit balls may be packed inside it has a simple and complete answer in -dimensional Euclidean space if, and in an infinite dimensional Hilbert space with no restrictions. It is worth describing in detail here, to give a flavor of the general problem. In this case, a configuration of pairwise tangent unit balls is available. Place the centers at the vertices of a regular dimensional simplex with edge 2; this is easily realized starting from an orthonormal basis. A small computation shows that the distance of each vertex from the barycenter is. Moreover, any other point of the space necessarily has a larger distance from at least one of the vertices. In terms of inclusions of balls, the open unit balls centered at are included in a ball of radius, which is minimal for this configuration.
To show that this configuration is optimal, let be the centers of disjoint open unit balls contained in a ball of radius centered at a point. Consider the map from the finite set into taking in the corresponding for each. Since for all, this map is 1-Lipschitz and by the Kirszbraun theorem it extends to a 1-Lipschitz map that is globally defined; in particular, there exists a point such that for all one has, so that also. This shows that there are disjoint unit open balls in a ball of radius if and only if. Notice that in an infinite dimensional Hilbert space this implies that there are infinitely many disjoint open unit balls inside a ball of radius if and only if. For instance, the unit balls centered at, where is an orthonormal basis, are disjoint and included in a ball of radius centered at the origin. Moreover, for, the maximum number of disjoint open unit balls inside a ball of radius r is.
Spheres in a cuboid
Packing in 2-dimensional containers
Packing circles
Circles in circle
Pack n unit circles into the smallest possible circle. This is closely related to spreading points in a unit circle with the objective of finding the greatest minimal separation, dn, between points.
Optimal solutions have been proven for n≤13, and n=19.
Circles in square
Pack n unit circles into the smallest possible square. This is closely related to spreading points in a unit square with the objective of finding the greatest minimal separation, dn, between points. To convert between these two formulations of the problem, the square side for unit circles will be L=2+2/dn.
Optimal solutions have been proven for n≤30.
Circles in isosceles right triangle
Circles in equilateral triangle
Packing squares
Squares in square
Pack n unit squares into the smallest possible square.
Optimal solutions have been proven for n=1-10, 14-16, 23-25, 34-36, 62-64, 79-81, 98-100, and any square integer.
Squares in circle
Pack n squares in the smallest possible circle.
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Packing rectangles
Identical rectangles in a rectangle
The problem of packing multiple instances of a single rectangle of size (l,w), allowing for 90° rotation, in a bigger rectangle of size (L,W) has some applications such as loading of boxes on pallets and, specifically, woodpulp stowage.
For example, it is possible to pack 147 rectangles of size (137,95) in a rectangle of size (1600,1230).
Different rectangles in a rectangle
The problem of packing multiple rectangles of varying widths and heights in an enclosing rectangle of minimum area (but with no boundaries on the enclosing rectangle's width or height) has an important application in combining images into a single larger image. A web page that loads a single larger image often renders faster in the browser than the same page loading multiple small images, due to the overhead involved in requesting each image from the web server.
An example of a fast algorithm that packs rectangles of varying widths and heights into an enclosing rectangle of minimum area is here.
Related fields
In tiling or tessellation problems, there are to be no gaps, nor overlaps. Many of the puzzles of this type involve packing rectangles or polyominoes into a larger rectangle or other square-like shape.
There are significant theorems on tiling rectangles (and cuboids) in rectangles (cuboids) with no gaps or overlaps:
- An a × b rectangle can be packed with 1 × n strips iff n divides a or n divides b.
- de Bruijn's theorem: A box can be packed with a harmonic brick a × a b × a b c if the box has dimensions a p × a b q × a b c r for some natural numbers p, q, r (i.e., the box is a multiple of the brick.)
The study of polyomino tilings largely concerns two classes of problems: to tile a rectangle with congruent tiles, and to pack one of each n-omino into a rectangle.
A classic puzzle of the second kind is to arrange all twelve pentominoes into rectangles sized 3×20, 4×15, 5×12 or 6×10.
Packing of irregular objects
Packing of irregular objects is a problem not lending itself well to closed form solutions; however, the applicability to practical environmental science is quite important. For example, irregularly shaped soil particles pack differently as the sizes and shapes vary, leading to important outcomes for plant species to adapt root formations and to allow water movement in the soil.
See also
- Set packing
- Bin packing problem
- Slothouber-Graatsma puzzle
- Conway puzzle
- Covering problem
- Knapsack problem
- Tetrahedron packing
- Cutting stock problem
- Kissing number problem
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Solaris 10 10/09 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations
Patches Stored on an NFS Server
If the patch is stored on an NFS server, use one of the following syntaxes for the patch keyword.
patch patch_id_list | patch_file nfs server_name:/patch_directory [retry n]
patch patch_id_list | patch_file nfs://server_name/patch_director [retry n]
patch_id_list
Specifies the patch ID numbers that are to be installed. The list should be a list of comma-separated Solaris patch IDs. The patches are installed in the order specified in the list.
patch_file
A file with a list of patches that is found in the patch_location. The patches are installed in the order specified in the file.
server_name
Specifies the name of the server where you stored the patches.
patch_directory
Specifies the location of the patch directory on the specified server. The patches must be in standard patch format.
retry n
Is an optional keyword. n is the maximum number of times the install utility attempts to mount the directory.
Example 8–18 Adding a Patch With an Ordered List by Using NFS
In this example, the patch profile keyword adds all the patches listed in the patch file from the NFS patch directory nfs://patch_master/Solaris/v10/patches. Patches are installed in the order listed in the patch. If a mount fails, the NFS mount is tried five times.
patch patch_file nfs://patch_master/Solaris/v10/patches retry 5
Example 8–19 Adding a Patch by Using NFS
In this example, the patch profile keyword adds the patches 112467–01 and 112765–02 from the patch directory /Solaris/v10/patches on the server patch_master.
patch 112467-01,112765-02 nfs patch_master:/Solaris/v10/patches


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The risk associated with the stochastic effects of neutron radiation is known to be strongly energy dependent. Over the past decade, several studies have used Monte Carlo simulations to estimate the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of neutrons for various types of DNA damage in order to understand its energy dependence at the fundamental level. However, none of these studies implemented DNA repair simulations in their pipeline.
In this project, we investigated the effects of adding repair mechanisms to Monte Carlo-based RBE estimates of DNA damage by neutrons. Our group had previously carried out condensed history (CH) simulations to profile the energy spectrum and relative dose contribution of the secondary particles produced by neutron interactions in tissue. In this project, we use the results of our CH simulations to simulate the irradiation of TOPAS-nBio's DNA model by a flat spectrum of neutrons ranging from 1 eV to 10 MeV, as well as reference X-rays at 250 keV. Induced DNA damage are recorded using the standard DNA damage data (SDD) format abd DNA repair are simulated using the DNA Mechanistic Repair Simulator (DaMaRiS) framework.


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RKH_SM_T Struct Reference
Describes the state machine. More...
#include <rkhitl.h>
Data Fields
RKHROM RKH_ROM_Tromrkh
 Points to constant parameters of state machine.

RKHROM RKH_ST_Tstate
 Points to current stable state (simple or final state).

Detailed Description
Describes the state machine.
RKH_SM_T is not intended to be instantiated directly, but rather serves as the base structure for derivation of state machines in the application code. Also, is the base structure of active object structure RKH_SMA_T.
Definition at line 2806 of file rkhitl.h.
The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:


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Player.SetScale #[edit]
This will change your character's size depending on the value; the smallest value is 0.5, the largest is 2, and decimals work up to the hundredths place (second digit). The number isn't necessarily the proportion your size is increased by because a scale of 2 will make your character about 2.5 times bigger. Aside from making the character larger, it also changes your movement speed (presumably by the value of the scale).
Example: Player.SetScale 1.5; makes the character about 2 times larger and increases speed by a factor of 1.5.
Other applications: By clicking an NPC, creature, item, object, etc. and typing SetScale # you can change its size. This seems to work on anything at all: people, creatures, items, structures, you name it.
Notes:
Default Scales
Race Male Female
Argonian 1.03 1.00
Breton 1.00 0.95
Dark Elf 1.00 1.00
High Elf 1.10 1.10
Imperial 1.00 1.00
Khajiit 1.00 0.95
Nord 1.06 1.06
Orc 1.06 1.06
Redguard 1.03 1.00
Wood Elf 0.90 1.00
Several things should be noted about this command:
 1. Your run/walk speed will change regardless of whether you use the command in first- or third-person view, but the scale will only change for the view you're currently in. In other words, if you use the command while in first-person, you'll still appear as normal in third-person.
 2. If you scale in first-person then go to third-person, the camera will be placed as though your character's size had changed.
 3. When you talk to people or go into first-person, you will be at your normal eye level.
 4. For some reason, the positions of hands, feet, and heads are changed upon death to whatever the NPC started with, lengthening or shortening the attached appendage. This can lead to rubber-corpses with 3-foot long necks and tiny heads, or corpses which appear to be one big wad of clothes and meat. This is undone if the person is scaled, and then the area is reloaded before death. Or you can use the resurrect command, after that the person who has been scaled to a size won't be changed, and will look like a dead giant.
Player.SetActorRefraction #[edit]
Causes the actor to be rendered with the refraction shader, a value between 0 and 10 changes how much the light is refracted, causing them to look like they were made of glass. The different levels alter how much light is refracted - how clear and glassy the character looks. However, it does not make it harder for NPCs to detect you.
Example: Player.SetActorRefraction 5.
Notes: If using chameleon also it causes some issues if you are trying to turn it off. Just do 'Player.SetAV chameleon 0', 'Player.SetActorRefraction 0' a few times and it should revert.
Player.SetFactionRank BaseID #[edit]
(Only works with faction IDs.)
Sets your character to a rank depending on the number specified. 0 is the lowest rank, 9 is the highest (although few factions have that many ranks). Using the value -1 will remove you from the faction, as will setting an invalid rank.
Example: Player.SetFactionRank 2F872 3; sets the player to the Assassin rank in the Dark Brotherhood.
Links: Lists of miscellaneous factions.
Other applications: By clicking an NPC or creature and typing SetFactionRank FactionID #, you can add them to or remove them from the desired faction. There is a "Player Faction" that, when an NPC or creature is added to it, will cause a hostile NPC or creature to become friendly with the player.
Notes: Major and minor faction IDs (more detail in the links):
Major Factions Minor Factions
*The first two digits are replaced by the mod's load order; refer to Note #4.
Player.SetFactionRank 22296 1 sets the player to Apprentice in the Mages Guild and provides the player with full access to the Arcane University and the Spellmaking and Enchanting Altars.
Player.MoveTo RefID[edit]
(Only works with NPC, creature, and item IDs.)
(Moves the player to the specified NPC, creature, or item.)
This command requires that you use the target's RefID. For any unique item in the game, this is a fixed ID number that is the same in any person's game. The easiest way to find this RefID for all unique NPCs is to check the NPC's page on this wiki (refer the "Links" below for a list of NPC pages). For example, the NPC page for Jauffre shows that his RefID is 1CB98 . RefIDs are also documented on the articles for various unique creatures and items (find each page via the search function). (Note that the RefIDs on the wiki will not work for any duplicates you may have created.)
If you want to find the RefID for an undocumented item, there are a few ways to go about this.
 - The simple method requires you to have a previous save in which you can find the NPC, creature, or item you are now seeking: load up that save (preferably after making a new save), open the console, click the object and note the ID at the top of the screen, then close the console, load up your most recent save, and input the ID you just found into the command.
 - If you have no such save, however, there is still a way to find the ID. You must first make a save using the console command Save Name 1. Once this is done, exit/minimize Oblivion and go into My Computer and into the directory My Documents\My Games\Oblivion\Saves, then find a text file with the name of the save you just made - open it in Notepad. Go into Find, under Edit, and do a search for what you're trying to find - write down the ID (leftmost number) for it/them. Many items and creatures will have more than one of them in-game, so write down the ID for each of them. Also, some items, creatures, and NPCs will not be in this list; it's uncertain how it decides what to save on this list, so just hope that what you want to find is in it. Once you have your ID(s), start up Oblivion again and, using the ID(s) you just wrote down, type this command. You should now be next to the thing you were looking for; if you aren't, and there were more than one of what you were looking for, then put in the next ID until you do find the one you want.
Example: If you wanted to move to Jauffre's current location, you would type Player.MoveTo 1CB98.
Links: List of unique NPC IDs.
Other applications: If you select an NPC, creature, or item then type MoveTo Player you can move the selected NPC/creature to your character, even if you're no longer in the same cell (assuming you still have the desired NPC/creature selected in the console). An alternative to manually selecting the NPC, creature, or item is using the PRID RefID command, if you know the object's RefID.
Player.RemoveAllItems RefID #[edit]
(Only works with NPC and container IDs.)
Removes every non-quest item from the selected NPC or container and moves them to the specified target NPC or container (if one is specified); the number determines whether they retain their ownership flag (1) or become "free loot" (0). This can be used: to destroy all non-quest items in an inventory by clicking the object and typing RemoveAllItems; to move all non-quest items from one inventory to another by clicking the object with the desired items and using the RefID of the object they're to be given to; or to move all non-quest items from the player's inventory to another object's inventory by beginning the command with "Player." and using the RefID of the object they're to be given to.
Examples:
RemoveAllItems; destroys all non-quest items in the inventory of the selected object.
RemoveAllItems 356BA 1; moves all non-quest items from the inventory of the selected object to the container with the RefID 356BA while retaining their ownership flag for the NPC.
Player.RemoveAllItems 356BA 1; moves non-quest items from the player's inventory to the container with the RefID 356BA while retaining the player's ownership of them.
Notes: Player is the player's equivalent of both a BaseID and a RefID, and can be used in place of one.
Player.DuplicateAllItems RefID[edit]
(Only works with NPC and container IDs.)
Duplicate every item in one object's (NPC or container) inventory into another object's inventory. The first Ref


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I have two methods which are being used to estimate a specific signal. I have a ground truth measurement of this signal and these two methods are using noisy data to estimate this signal. This signal is computed using a sliding window, meaning that two consecutive estimates are not independent (the window is 30 seconds and a new estimate is made every 1 second, so the overlap in consecutive estimates is 29 seconds). So I now have two sets of estimates - one for each method. I want to determine which method is better, i.e. which one will have smaller residuals. I am using the absolute value of these residuals for the significance test, so the test has to be non-parametric (sort of a folded normal distribution).
The two sets of estimates are paired - they are measured at the same point in time, just using different methods. I have been looking at Wilcoxon signed-rank test but there is an assumption that each pair is independent from each other, which they are not in this case.
What is the best way to perform a statistical test on paired data for which each population is not independent?
Please let me know if any clarification is required. Thanks in advance!


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In Australia, the Easter...Bilby?
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Easter Bunny's days as a furry seasonal icon may be numbered in Australia, as conservationists Down Under move to replace it with the Easter Bilby.
The bilby is a rare marsupial that has long ears, a long muzzle, silky fur and a pouch like a kangaroo. Males grow to about the same size as a rabbit.
But the animal is in trouble. Only some 600 are estimated to remain in the wild, and its habitat is being steadily eaten away by rabbits, which were introduced to Australia.
As a result, Mike Drinkwater, who looks after bilbies at a Sydney wildlife park, would like to make the Easter Bunny a thing of the past.
"Number one, rabbits are a pest in Australia. Secondly, the bilby has these lovely, endearing rabbit-like qualities," he said.
"Thirdly, the bilby is a beautiful, iconic native animal that is struggling. It is endangered, so it's important that we do all we can to support that."
Chocolate stores around Australia are displaying Easter Bilbies in their windows. The largest Australian-owned chocolate factory, Darrell Lea - which sponsors bilby breeding programs - questioned why anybody would want to buy an Easter Bunny when they could have an Easter Bilby instead.
The campaign appears to be catching on. Some schools have replaced their Easter bunnies with bilbies for annual egg hunts.
"Given that the bilbies have suffered so greatly due to the introduction of rabbits, it's directly linked to a very important conservation and education message," Drinkwater said.
(Reporting by Reuters Television; editing by Elaine Lies)
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Background: Sotos syndrome is an uncommon condition characterised by rapid growth, large body size and acromegaloid facies.There is limited data on metabolic abnormalities in Sotos syndrome.Aims: We investigated insulin sensitivity and secretion rates in a 22 year old girl with Sotos syndrome, prompted by the observation of a flat glucose response after an oral glucose challenge.Methods: Glucose tolerance was assessed with a 75g 2-h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), ...


clients, clients SHOULD use the following algorithm to calculate a disambiguated display name for a given user:
 1. Inspect the m.room.member state event for the relevant user id.
 2. If the m.room.member state event has no displayname field, or if that field has a null value, use the raw user id as the display name. Otherwise:
 3. If the m.room.member event has a displayname which is unique among members of the room with membership: join or membership: invite, use the given displayname as the user-visible display name. Otherwise:
 4. The m.room.member event has a non-unique displayname. This should be disambiguated using the user id, for example "display name (@id:homeserver.org)".
Developers should take note of the following when implementing the above algorithm:
 - The user-visible display name of one member can be affected by changes in the state of another member. For example, if @user1:matrix.org is present in a room, with displayname: Alice, then when @user2:example.com joins the room, also with displayname: Alice, both users must be given disambiguated display names. Similarly, when one of the users then changes their display name, there is no longer a clash, and both users can be given their chosen display name. Clients should be alert to this possibility and ensure that all affected users are correctly renamed.
 - The display name of a room may also be affected by changes in the membership list. This is due to the room name sometimes being based on user display names (see Calculating the display name for a room).
 - If the entire membership list is searched for clashing display names, this leads to an O(N^2) implementation for building the list of room members. This will be very inefficient for rooms with large numbers of members. It is recommended that client implementations maintain a hash table mapping from displayname to a list of room members using that name. Such a table can then be used for efficient calculation of whether disambiguation is needed.
13.2.2.4 Displaying membership information with messages
Clients may wish to show the display name and avatar URL of the room member who sent a message. This can be achieved by inspecting the m.room.member state event for that user ID (see Calculating the display name for a user).
When a user paginates the message history, clients may wish to show the historical display name and avatar URL for a room member. This is possible because older m.room.member events are returned when paginating. This can be implemented efficiently by keeping two sets of room state: old and current. As new events arrive and/or the user paginates back in time, these two sets of state diverge from each other. New events update the current state and paginated events update the old state. When paginated events are processed sequentially, the old state represents the state of the room at the time the event was sent. This can then be used to set the historical display name and avatar URL.
13.2.2.5 Calculating the display name for a room
Clients may wish to show a human-readable name for a room. There are a number of possibilities for choosing a useful name. To ensure that rooms are named consistently across clients, clients SHOULD use the following algorithm to choose a name:
 1. If the room has an m.room.name state event with a non-empty name field, use the name given by that field.
 2. If the room has an m.room.canonical_alias state event with a non-empty alias field, use the alias given by that field as the name.
 3. If neither of the above conditions are met, the client can optionally guess an alias from the m.room.alias events in the room. This is a temporary measure while clients do not promote canonical aliases as prominently. This step may be removed in a future version of the specification.
 4. If none of the above conditions are met, a name should be composed based on the members of the room. Clients should consider m.room.member events for users other than the logged-in user, as defined below.
 1. If the number of m.heroes for the room are greater or equal to m.joined_member_count + m.invited_member_count - 1, then use the membership events for the heroes to calculate display names for the users (disambiguating them if required) and concatenating them. For example, the client may choose to show "Alice, Bob, and Charlie (@charlie:example.org)" as the room name. The client may optionally limit the number of users it uses to generate a room name.
 2. If there are fewer heroes than m.joined_member_count + m.invited_member_count - 1, and m.joined_member_count + m.invited_member_count is greater than 1, the client should use the heroes to calculate display names for the users (disambiguating them if required) and concatenating them alongside a count of the remaining users. For example, "Alice, Bob, and 1234 others".
 3. If m.joined_member_count + m.invited_member_count is less than or equal to 1 (indicating the member is alone), the client should use the rules above to indicate that the room was empty. For example, "Empty Room (was Alice)", "Empty Room (was Alice and 1234 others)", or "Empty Room" if there are no heroes.
Clients SHOULD internationalise the room name to the user's language when using the m.heroes to calculate the name. Clients SHOULD use minimum 5 heroes to calculate room names where possible, but may use more or less to fit better with their user experience.
13.2.2.6 Forming relationships between events
In some cases, events may wish to reference other events. This could be to form a thread of messages for the user to follow along with, or to provide more context as to what a particular event is describing. Currently, the only kind of relation defined is a "rich reply" where a user may reference another message to create a thread-like conversation.
Relationships are defined under an m.relates_to key in the event's content. If the event is of the type m.room.encrypted, the m.relates_to key MUST NOT be covered by the encryption and instead be put alongside the encryption information held in the content.
13.2.2.6.1 Rich replies
Users may wish to reference another message when forming their own message, and clients may wish to better embed the referenced message for the user to have a better context for the conversation being had. This sort of embedding another message in a message is known as a "rich reply", or occasionally just a "reply".
A rich reply is formed through use of an m.relates_to relation for m.in_reply_to where a single key, event_id, is used to reference the event being replied to. The referenced event ID SHOULD belong to the same room where the reply is being sent. Clients should be cautious of the event ID belonging to another room, or being invalid entirely. Rich replies can only be constructed in the form of m.room.message events with a msgtype of m.text or m.notice. Due to the fallback requirements, rich replies cannot be constructed for types of m.emote, m.file, etc. Rich replies may reference any other m.room.message event, however. Rich replies may reference another event which also has a rich reply, infinitely.
An m.in_reply_to relationship looks like the following:
{
 ...
 "type": "m.room.message",
 "content": {
 "msgtype": "m.text",
 "body": "",
 "format": "org.matrix.custom.html",
 "formatted_body": "",
 "m.relates_to": {
 "m.in_reply_to": {
 "event_id": "$another:event.com"
 }
 }
 }
}
13.2.2.6.1.1 Fallbacks and event representation
Some clients may not have support for rich replies and therefore need a fallback to use instead. Clients that do not support rich replies should render the event as if rich replies were not special.
Clients that do support rich replies MUST provide the fallback format on replies, and MUST strip the fallback before rendering the reply. Rich replies MUST have a format of org.matrix.custom.html and therefore a formatted_body alongside the body and appropriate msgtype. The specific fallback text is different for each msgtype, however the general format for the body is:
> <@alice:example.org> This is the original body
This is where the reply goes
The formatted_body should use the following template:
<mx-reply>

 <a href="_URL_ reply to
 <a href="_URL_

</mx-reply>
This is where the reply goes.
If the related event does not have


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Bay scallops are found from Nova Scotia to the Texas and can be categorized into several subspecies. Bay scallops found in Florida usually have 17-21 ribs and are found in seagrass beds. Most animals have one mottled gray-brown shell and one white shell while the orange variety is less abundant (above).
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(a) Severance pay accrues on a day-to-day basis following the recipient's separation from Federal employment. If severance pay begins in the middle of a pay period, 1 day of severance pay accrues for each workday or applicable holiday left in the pay period at the same rate at which basic pay would have accrued if the recipient were still employed. Thereafter, accrual is based on days from Monday through Friday, with each day worth one-fifth of 1 week's severance pay. Accrual ceases when the severance pay entitlement is suspended or terminated, as provided in §§ 550.710 and 550.711. If severance pay is suspended during a nonqualifying time-limited appointment as provided in § 550.710, accrual will resume following separation from that appointment.
(b) Severance payments must be made at the same pay period intervals that salary payments would be made if the recipient were still employed. The amount of the severance payment is computed using the recipient's rate of basic pay in effect immediately before separation, with credit for each day of severance pay accrual during the pay period corresponding to the payment date. A severance payment is subject to appropriate deductions for income and Social Security taxes. Severance payments are the responsibility of the agency employing the recipient at the time of the involuntary separation that triggered the current entitlement to severance pay.
(c) When an individual receives severance pay as the result of an involuntary separation from a qualifying time-limited appointment, the severance payment is based on the rate of basic pay received at the time of that separation. Severance payments are the responsibility of the agency that employed the individual under the qualifying time-limited appointment.
(d) When an individual is in a nonpay status immediately before separation, the amount of the severance payment is determined using the basic pay that he or she would have received if he or she had been in a pay status at the time of separation.
(e) When an individual's severance pay fund is computed under § 550.707(b) using an average rate of basic pay, that average rate is used to determine the amount of the severance payment. Exception: In the case of a seasonal employee, the agency may choose instead to use the employee's rate of basic pay at separation (as computed based on the employee's work schedule during the established seasonal work period) and then authorize severance payments only during that seasonal work period.
(f) In the case of individuals who become employed by a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard under the conditions described in 5 U.S.C. 5595(h)(4), payment of severance pay may be suspended consistent with the rules in 5 U.S.C. 5595(h) and any supplemental regulations issued by the Department of Defense.
(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) of this section, an agency may pay severance pay in a single lump sum if expressly authorized by law.


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Nano-cellulosic materials: The impact of water on their dissolution in DMAc/LiCl
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The dissolution behaviour of disassociated cellulosic materials in N,N-dimethylacetamide/lithium chloride (DMAc/LiCl) was investigated. The parameters monitored were chromatographic elution profiles and recovered mass by means of gel permeation chromatography (GPC) with RI detection. In order to elucidate the impact of the disassembly on cellulosic fibres, comparative studies were performed with the non-disassociated cellulose counterparts. The importance of the presence of water was addressed by Karl Fischer titration and solvent exchange experiments. Morphological changes during the dissolution process were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Dissolution of fibrillated cellulosic materials is impeded compared to the non-fibrillated material. This is a consequence of the high-surface-area fibrils prone to retain high amounts of water. Dissolution behaviour of nano-crystalline cellulosic materials appeared to be source-dependent. Due to the absence of entangled networks, these materials retain only water bound at the surface of the nano-crystallites, indicative of both the exposed surface area and solubility. The small cellulose nano-particles extracted from dissolving pulp show lower solubility compared to the large NCC particles from cotton.
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|Posted by Paul Eagles on March 1, 2016 at 6:00 PM||comments (0)|
St. George Lance, Thursday June 26, 1997
BRANCHTON — A special ceremony was recently held to dedicate a remnant of Carolinian forest to conservation.
Thanks to the foresight of the local community, a nine-acre (three-hectare) site in Branchton now known as Branchton Village Woods, has been preserved. The property was purchased in January by the Branchton Village Land Trust, composed of members of the local community.
The Branchton Village Land Trust is a private charity dedicated to preserving the landscape, ecology and native wildlife in the Branchton area. "Our group realized the importance of protecting and preserving this small remnant of Carolinian forest because of the many varieties and rarity of some species of vegetation and wildlife found within," says James Voll, President of the Trust. "This none-acre forested woodlot is situated in the centre of the village and greatly enhances the beauty of the village. It is our hope that the forest continues to flourish over time and that all residents, young and old, continue to enjoy and learn from it."
The Branchton Village Woods is adjacent to a provincially significant Class 1 wetland and is part of the Branchton Swamp Forest complex, a regionally significant environmentally sensitive area. The woods is an excellent example of an oak-hickory forest with the largest documented stand of Sassafras and the largest individual Sassafras tree in the region of Waterloo. The forest provides habitat for a wide variety of breeding birds including the Scarlet Tanager, Wood Thrust, Red¬headed Woodpecker and the Yellow-throated Vireo.
The property was purchased by the land trust thanks to the generous financial contributions made by Jack and Mary-Lou Hessler, the Ontario Heritage Foundation (OHF), Canada Trust's Friends of the Environment Foundation, the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the residents of the village of Branchton.
Joanna Bedard, Chair of the OHF says, 'This community successfully took on a very ambitious project. We applaud all of the individuals and groups who stepped forward to protect this significant woodland.
Future generations will continue to benefit from the beauty of the property and foresight of these local stewards."
"Protecting the environment begins in our own backyards and the Friends of the Environment Foundation is delighted to assist in the preservation of this significant piece of Carolinian forest history," says Paul Morris, Cambridge Chapter Secretary for the Friends of the Environment Foundation.
Through the Nature Conservancy of Canada's Community Forest Conservancy Program, funded by the Richard Ivey Foundation, the Conservancy assisted the land trust in the negotiations to purchase the property and provided legal and other advice. An interest-free loan was provided to the Branchton Land Trust by the Conservancy which enabled the land trust to close the deal.
'The Branchton Village Land Trust and the other contributors should be praised for securing this remnant Carolinian forest for the people of Branchton and Ontario," says Elva Kyle, Chair of the Nature Conservancy of Canada. "The protection of this property is significant since one-third of all of Canada's rare, threatened or endangered species are found in the Carolinian zone. The dedication celebrates the protection of this area which present and future generations will be able to enjoy as a place to learn, to teach and to wonder."
Since its formation in 1962, the Nature Conservancy of Canada has worked with individuals, corporations, foundations and governments to protect more than 1.2 million acres (490,000 hectares) of prime wildlife habitat across the country.
|Posted by Paul Eagles on January 19, 2016 at 3:40 PM||comments (0)|
The Branchton Village Land Trust received a grant from The Region of Waterloo Environmental Stewardship Fund in 2015. The money was used to bring down dangerous, dead trees. After the ice storm of late 2014, there were many brokend and leaning trees in the forest. These created a danger to anyone in the forest. The grant enabled the Land Trust to hire a forestry company to cut down the trees. The wood was left on the ground to decompose naturally.
|Posted by Paul Eagles on October 31, 2011 at 6:20 PM||comments (0)|
Message from the President
October 31, 2011
The objectives of the land trust are to ensure thepreservation of the land, forest, animal and plant life found within the nineacres of the forest lands. We also wanted to ensure the lands were nevercommercially logged. With the newly produced "Branchton Village Land TrustBotanical Report", we now know just how significant this parcel of land is andare proud to have protected it during this time.
It should also be noted that wildlife has flourished withinthe woods. Deer, wild turkeys and a large variety of birds amongst others, maketheir home in the forest.
For us, as residents and homeowners, it is nice to know thatstudies dealing with real estate values, properties, not just those abuttingsuch forested lands, are significantly more valuable when they are near this type of land feature.
However, with the responsibility of managing the Trust comesthe function of protecting the forest from encroachments, dumping, hunting andtrespassing. Twice each year we walk the forest to pick up garbage andneighbour's garden clippings. We do not appreciate the dumping but, more over,the clippings interfere with the natural vegetation as they re-seed and grow.The no trespassing notices on the land is a necessity for the Trust and its Directors to enforce, as we do not want to see anyone be injured or place any undue liability on the Trust and Directors. While we have always had this policy, we will be posting NO TRESSPASSING signs in the fall of 2011.
The good news is that anyone wishing a tour of the woods cancontact Dr. Paul Eagles. He would be more than happy to accommodate where andwhen possible. Another good way to see the woods is to help us clean up the woods when we do our spring and fall cleanup. We would welcome your help.
Branchton Village Land Trust
|Posted by Paul Eagles on September 5, 2011 at 7:35 PM||comments (0)|
The Branchton Village Land Trust Website was launched September 5, 2011.


Health Benefits of Crafting
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Anxiety, depression, and many other psychiatric conditions have become more common since today. But there are things you can do to improve your mental well being. Fortunately, drugs are excellent for treating these psychiatric problems. Let's take a closer look at how crafting can improve your psychological well-being.
Relieves Stress
Stress Crafting is great because it allows you to move from everyday stress to the things you want. This is true for many people. The work you do can also be boring. This justifies why many people want vacations to get away with their family. When you do it, you can often relax and forget about the pressures of the planet. In fact, crafting is also the best way to bond with your kids. This is one of the inexpensive ways to relieve the stress you feel.
Builds Self Confidence
The wonderful thing about caring about your craft skills is that you build your self-confidence because you are creating something that means a wonderful business for you. By the time you finish your little job, you feel complete, and that's how you build your self-confidence. Your self-esteem will grow if you regularly engage in powerful sewing and craft work.
Gives Happiness
By doing activities like crafting, you can lose yourself in your world, where only you and everything you create exists. Every time you create certain artworks, individuals will appreciate your work, which will make you more motivated and enthusiastic about continuing.
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Improves Mood
It sounds incredible, but bright colors can improve your mood when you work. There is a scientific explanation for this. Some people feel anxious when surrounded by more than three colors. Other people feel calm in an environment surrounded by white. The main idea is that people associate certain things with certain colors. For example, autumn is related to sexy colors. However, some colors only have a short-term effect on mood.
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Benefits of Umbilical Cord Tissue Cells
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Over recent years the advancement in neonatal healthcare has become revolutionary. Among the greatest advances in this domain was in the kind of cord blood and umbilical cord tissue banking. You can head over to _URL_ for more on umbilical cord banking. The umbilical cord functions as the lifeline between the baby and the mom because it comprises blood vessels. On the other hand, the umbilical cord tissue allows the blood vessels to weather the strain and protects them from bending.baby born
Treatment of Blood-Related Ailments
Based on available proprietary technologies, UCX has been sequestered in the umbilical cord tissue; the methodology has turned out to be silent, strong, reproducible, and will do the job satisfactorily for stem cell banks. It's been seen to create a larger amount of cells combined with roughly 100% success rate with restricted bacterial impurities.
In the current situation, stem cells located in the cord are used to treat blood-related ailments. But, there's a significant hindrance since the quantity of blood collected from the umbilical cord is reduced and may pose a drawback concerning transplants. Studies are now underway to know possible procedures to boost the efficacy of cord blood pressure.
Treatment of Auto-Immune Diseases
A more direct technique is to take advantage of some other stem cells known as MSCs (mesenchymal stem cells) found from the tissue to get co-transplantation using a cord blood unit could be the alternative. With technologies to extract MSCs from umbilical tissue, the first step would be to mince the tissue. This can be further supported by an enzymatic breakdown procedure to melt the cord tissue, releasing the native MSCs. An alternate means to conserve MSCs would be to process the tissue and extract the cells, so securing them at a treatment prepared form.
Conclusion
Deciding to keep the umbilical cord tissue will allow you to make the most of the curative potential of stem cells in regenerative medicine. The stem cells kept within cord blood banks represent an extra supply of stem cells that may have immediate and potential programs.
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Six false myths about breast cancer
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When you come across a woman who has breast cancer, then you will assume that the culprit is breast cancer. Apart from skin cancer, breast tumor is the other common type of cancer among women in America. For this reason going for breast screening frequently recommended. Considering the amount of information that is available online about breast cancer, many women have heard about myths associated with the illness. Below are some false myths that are associated with breast cancer.
All lumps are cancerous
Cancer does not cause over eighty percent of the lumps that are present in the women's breast. Cysts and other conditions cause them. However, health experts advise women not to ignore any growth in their chest or changes in their breast tissue. Immediately you notice any lump on your breast it's essential to visit your doctor to find out if it is as a result of cancer or not. The doctor will recommend biopsy, mammogram or ultrasound to get more information.
Underwire bras begin breast cancer
A considerable fraction of women still believes that underwire bras cause cancer. However, this is not true. Underwire bras don't reduce lymphatic drainage that causes the accumulation of toxins that bring about breast cancer. Research has shown that tight clothing cannot cause breast cancer.
Antiperspirants trigger breast cancer
It's true that antiperspirants used by women have a chemical preservative by the name parabens that boosts the production of estrogen which is linked to breast cancer. However, there is no proof that parabens cause breast cancer. If you don't like the idea of parabens, then you can avoid them by choosing other antiperspirants that contain other preservatives. If you are going to have a mammogram then its advisable to avoid using an antiperspirant because some include aluminum which can make the results show that you have breast cancer while in the real sense you don't.
Women with tiny breasts don't get breast cancer
Its worth noting that the size of the breasts of a woman has nothing to do with breast cancer. This is very true. However, it's a challenging task to examine larger breasts for breast cancer with a mammogram or a clinical breast exam. Even if you have small breasts, you have to make sure that you go for regular breast screening and checkups.
Breast cancer is genetic
While a considerable fraction of women who have a family history of breast cancer are at a higher risk of getting it, many of those who are diagnosed with this illness don't have a history of the diseases. So don't believe that breast cancer is genetic if you have a history of breast cancer.
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If you are considering breast implants, then you should be aware that they don't expose you to breast cancer in any way. However, you will have a challenging time when you go for breast screening with implants because mammograms don't work well on those with breast implants. Additional imaging will be required for accurate examination. It means that you will have to part with more for the screening.
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The Struggle for Aboriginal Rights: A Documentary History
1 Jan 1999
Allen & Unwin
The Struggle for Aboriginal Rights is the first book of its kind. Not only does it tell the history of the political struggle for Aboriginal rights in all parts of Australia; it does so almost entirely through a selection of historical documents created by the Aboriginal campaigners themselves, many of which have never been published. It presents Aboriginal perspectives of their dispossession and their long and continuing fight to overcome this. In charting the story of Aboriginal political activity from its beginnings on Flinders Island in the 1830s to the fight over native title today, this book aims to help Australians better understand both the continuities and the changes in Aboriginal politics over the last 150 years: in the leadership of the Aboriginal political struggle, the objectives of these campaigners for rights for Aborigines, their aspirations, the sources of their programmes for change, their methods of protest, and the outcomes of their protest. Through the words of Aboriginal activists, across 150 years, The Struggle for Aboriginal Rights charts the relationship between political involvement and Aboriginal identity.


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NAIROBI, December 1 – Farmers on Monday asked the government to increase the purchase price of maize, saying better prices would help reduce the cost of flour.
A member of The East African Grain Council James Bett said current prices being offered by the government were uncompetitive resulting to farmers hoarding their produce.
National Cereals Produce Board (NCPB) was buying maize at Sh1700 for a 90 kg bag, against farmers' wishes for at least Sh2500 per bag.
Bett revealed that between 50 and 80 percent of the country's maize crop was yet to be harvested and therefore the shortage that could be fuelling the increase in prices may be artificial.
"You know in the last two to three weeks it's been raining heavily and this has inhibited some farmers from finishing the harvesting process," he said.
He added that in areas like Trans Nzoia where many farmers had already harvested their crop, rains were hampering the drying process. "You will see maize being dried on the roads and stadium; people are trying to dry the maize because the millers are not accepting high moisture content," Mr Bett said.
The farmer's organisation urged the NCPB to offer free drying facilities in order to absorb the maize that was still being held by farmers.
The Grain Council also said it did not expect the price of maize flour to go below Sh50, citing high production costs.
Francis Kariu, a researcher, said the most efficient price of production for a bag of maize for this season was Sh1, 400 per bag not including the cost of transport.
The Council which represents the interests of farmers, millers and traders is recommending a policy shift that would allow all interested parties in the sector to work out the best price mechanism.
"You see as long as the government keeps on meeting one group at a time obviously everyone will be keener on selling their agenda or having their case heard leading to conflicting resolutions," said David Nyameino the Chief Executive Officer of Cereal Growers Association.
The growers have further demanded that the government allow the private sector to carry out the importation of maize, and only after checking that all locally-produced maize had been exhausted.
"It will be unfair to go out there and purchase maize while that which has been grown here is yet to be bought," Mr Nyameino stressed.
The government has so far announced plans to import five million bags of maize to ease the shortage being experienced in the country.


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COVID-19 has impacted almost every aspect of people's lives globally. Whilst the short-term financial implications of the pandemic are front of mind for many individuals, we were interested to see whether these worries changed long-term savings behaviour. In this year's Global Retirement Reality Report (GR3), we investigate the impact that COVID-19 has had on personal finances and behaviour around retirement planning. In this overview, we share the results of our survey of Dutch pension savers.
Savers in the Netherlands appear to be less affected by the COVID-19 crisis than other countries we surveyed, with fewer people reporting financial impacts. This may be in part because of the country's "intelligent lockdown" approach and the support that companies have received from the government,1 such as the compensation offered to companies experiencing a loss in turnover of more than 20%. Some savers have adjusted their short-term spending and saving behaviour; however, this hasn't yet affected long-term views around retirement confidence, with any impacts from the crisis expected to be short-lived.
Whilst not a direct result of COVID-19, retirement confidence remains low, with almost half of Dutch survey members reporting that they were not optimistic about their retirement. A key reason for this low confidence was a lack of trust in the long-term sustainability of the pension system. This should improve once the country's planned pension reforms are implemented and people can see that a more sustainable basis is being put in place.
We were pleased to see a good sense of awareness from members about the risks of overreacting to market events and "selling at the bottom," with almost half of the sample believing now is a good time to invest for the long term. Members also showed an appreciation for lower volatility strategies. These findings provide useful insight into the kinds of funds members would like to see their savings invested in.
We began by taking a pulse check on the current financial situations of individuals, compared with the period before the COVID-19 outbreak. We found that 54% of the Dutch sample had been impacted in some form, such as having reduced pay or reduced hours, a lower proportion than in some other countries.
We also found that fewer Dutch respondents felt that they were worse off as a result of COVID-19 compared with other countries.
Perhaps not surprisingly then, among the five countries surveyed, Dutch respondents had made the fewest changes to their short-term spending and saving behaviour.
Key Finding #2: Retirement confidence remains low
What impact do the current changes in employment circumstances have on retirement confidence? Are people thinking that far ahead? We asked our savers how optimistic they are that they will be financially prepared for retirement by the time they plan to stop working.
Almost half of members were not optimistic about their retirement.2
However, when we asked members the same question in 2018, we gathered similar results, suggesting that this lack in confidence may not be solely attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Key Finding #3: COVID-19 is not the main factor affecting retirement confidence levels
Whilst 31% of the Dutch sample said that the COVID-19 situation was having a high impact on their retirement confidence levels, the majority said that COVID-19 was having a low or no impact.
More pertinent than COVID-19 in the impact on retirement confidence was:
"I am most concerned about the uncertain and the unknown: the unreliability of the government, agreements made years ago which are subsequently withdrawn, policy on taxes and other charges."
Key Finding #4: Many think that the impact of COVID-19 will be short-lived
It was clear from our survey that the impact of COVID-19 had limited implications for long-term retirement confidence, suggesting an expectation that the negative financial impacts will be short-lived. This view was shared by the members in our survey globally.
The majority of Dutch savers felt that the impact that COVID-19 would have on their finances would most likely last a year or less.
Key Finding #5: Whilst some can afford to save more in the short term, the majority of DC plan members have not made changes to their retirement savings plan
Our survey results show that there continue to be low levels of engagement from members when it comes to saving for retirement. Whilst 29% of savers have recently adjusted their short-term saving rates, the majority have not thought about their retirement savings plan.
We asked members if they had taken any other actions with regard to their retirement savings plans such as checking balances more regularly or seeking financial advice.
Only one-third of pension scheme members have taken action with regard to their retirement savings plan.
Key Finding #6: Savers would not be happy for their employer to pause contributions into their retirement savings plan
Given the difficulties that many businesses in the Netherlands have faced during the pandemic, we asked savers whether they would be comfortable with their employer stopping pension contributions temporarily if the employer were struggling to survive in the current climate, and it was permitted legally.
52% of members would not want their employer to pause pension contributions.
Key Finding #7: Equities are seen as a good long-term investment, but members prefer lower volatility
March saw 20%+ falls in stock prices and record-high levels of volatility. Whilst some investors flocked to safe assets, others took the opportunity to buy at potentially low valuations. The members in our survey indicated a sense of awareness about crystalising losses, with fewer than 20% thinking now is a good time to sell their equity investments.
However, when it came to risk preferences, the majority said they would prefer an investment that had a lower expected return but with less chance of loss.
53% would prefer lower expected returns if it means less chance of loss.
What can you do?
As the COVID-19 pandemic was peaking in many countries this spring, and many had adjusted to the new normal enforced by nationwide lockdowns, State Street Global Advisors commissioned YouGov to conduct an online survey across five countries. YouGov surveyed 3,479 individual savers with access to pension plans:
The Australia, Ireland, UK and US samples included people saving into defined contribution (DC) retirement savings plans. Because the pensions market in the Netherlands 3 is predominantly defined benefit (DB) (DC accounts for only around 10% of retirement assets in the Netherlands ), we also surveyed those with DB/CDC retirement savings plans. In the Dutch sample, 63% had defined benefit retirement savings plans and 37% had defined contribution retirement savings plans.


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Across East Africa, only 1 in 6 pupils in Standard 3 passed a Standard 2 English test
Across East Africa, children from poorer households perform worse on tests at all ages
Our District level results show there is substantial geographic variation in literacy and numeracy skills within each country.
There are minimal differences between boys and girls in their literacy and numeracy skills, although girls outperform boys in the lower grades
Two in every 10 children in Standard 7 in East Africa do not have Standard 2 level literacy and numeracy competencies
The gap in results between public and private schools is largest in Tanzania
Uwezo means 'capability' in Kiswahili. Uwezo is a four year initiative that aims to improve competencies in literacy and numeracy among children aged 6-16 years old in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, by using an innovative approach to social change that is citizen driven and accountable to the public.


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 1. About the Security Guide
 2. Introduction to Informatica Security
 3. User Authentication
 4. LDAP Security Domains
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 7. Security Management in Informatica Administrator
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When you create the Reporting Service, you can configure the secure HTTPS properties for Data Analyzer.
To secure the connection between the browser and the Reporting Service, configure the following Reporting Service property:
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The SSL port that the Reporting Service uses for secure connections. You can edit the value if you have configured the HTTPS port for the node where you create the Reporting Service. Enter a value between 1 and 65535 and ensure that it is not the same as the HTTP port. If the node where you create the Reporting Service is not configured for the HTTPS port, you cannot configure HTTPS for the Reporting Service.
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Are H-reflex and M-wave recruitment curve parameters related to aerobic capacity?
Soleus Hoffmann reflex (H-reflex) amplitude is affected by a training period and type and level of training are also well known to modify aerobic capacities. Previously, paired changes in H-reflex and aerobic capacity have been evidenced after endurance training. The aim of this study was to investigate possible links between H- and M-recruitment curve parameters and aerobic capacity collected on a cohort of subjects (56 young men) that were not involved in regular physical training. Maximal H-reflex normalized with respect to maximal M-wave (H(max)/M(max)) was measured as well as other parameters of the H- or M-recruitment curves that provide information about the reflex or direct excitability of the motoneuron pool, such as thresholds of stimulus intensity to obtain H or M response (H(th) and M(th)), the ascending slope of H-reflex, or M-wave recruitment curves (H(slp) and M(slp)) and their ratio (H(slp)/M(slp)). Aerobic capacity, i.e., maximal oxygen consumption and maximal aerobic power (MAP) were, respectively, estimated from a running field test and from an incremental test on a cycle ergometer. Maximal oxygen consumption was only correlated with M(slp), an indicator of muscle fiber heterogeneity (p < 0.05), whereas MAP was not correlated with any of the tested parameters (p > 0.05). Although higher H-reflex are often described for subjects with a high aerobic capacity because of endurance training, at a basic level (i.e., without training period context) no correlation was observed between maximal H-reflex and aerobic capacity. Thus, none of the H-reflex or M-wave recruitment curve parameters, except M(slp), was related to the aerobic capacity of young, untrained male subjects.
Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Biomécanique et Bioingénierie, Compiègne CEDEX, France.
SourceApplied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquée, nutrition et métabolisme 37:5 2012 Oct pg 990-6
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From Ohio History Central
Rock House is part of the Hocking Hills State Park near Logan, Ohio. The cave is one of Ohio's most popular natural history attractions.
Rock House is the only true cave in Hocking Hills State Park. Water slowly eroded away Blackhand Sandstone, creating the cave. Sandstone is a very porous substance and much more susceptible to erosion than many other types of rocks. Rock House is approximately twenty-five feet high, two hundred feet long, and twenty to thirty feet wide. Seven "windows," openings that allow sunlight into the cave, exist. Several sandstone columns also support Rock House's roof.
Rock House received its name for two reasons. First, the cave does resemble a house, with its roof, the supporting stone pillars, and its "windows." Secondly, various groups have used the cave as shelter for thousands of years. Archaeological evidence has shown that Indians inhabited the cave. The natives constructed small ovens in the rock walls to cook meals. They also created troughs in the cave's floor, which collected water, providing inhabitants with a water supply. During the nineteenth century, robbers and bandits supposedly hid in the Rock House. Because of this, many local residents referred to Rock House as "Robbers' Roost."
In 1924, the State of Ohio purchased 146 acres of land in the Hocking Hills. This purchase formally established Hocking Hills State Park. The State of Ohio eventually purchased additional land, including Rock House. First owned and operated by the Ohio Department of Forestry, in 1949, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio Division of Parks assumed control of Hocking Hills State Park. Rock House was a popular tourist attraction for nearly century before the State of Ohio established Hocking Hills State Park. In 1835, Logan, Ohio businessman F.F. Rempel built a sixteen-room hotel a short distance away from Rock House. The hotel included a ballroom, stables, and even a post office.


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The history of a school is the story of a community and of the social issues that shape education. The creation of the New York City public high school system was the culmination of the major educational reform movement in the United States in the 19th century. "Morris High School and the Creation of the New York City Public High School System" is the first comprehensive history on the subject. Here is an engaging portrait of the city of Greater New York at a crucial turning point in the development of America's growing urban society. This unique work combines gripping narrative and descriptive detail, with scholarly probing research, and includes interviews with former students and faculty. Artistically designed, profusely illustrated with charming rare photos, reference tables, end notes, bibliography, and index. The reform movement reached it's peak, in 1897, with the opening of The Bronx's Centerpiece of public education, Morris High School.
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