Silk-wrapped prey items are a girl's best friend
Following from last week's story about silk bridal veils, this post focuses on another rare use of silk in spider courtship behaviour: the giving of silk-wrapped 'nuptial gifts'.
This phenomenon has been most well studied in two spider species in closely related families: Pisaura mirabilis (Pisauridae)
Pisaura mirabilis male carrying a silk-wrapped nuptial gift. (Photo by Ferran Turmo Gort, licensed under CC BY 2.0)
and Paratrechalea ornata (Trechaleidae).
Male of genus Paratrechalea. (Photo by Gonzalo G. Useta, licensed under CC BY 2.0)
These spiders can teach us three valuable lessons about gift-giving in advance of the holiday season*.
1. Gift-giving can improve mating success.
In both families, nuptial gift giving behaviour is essentially the same. Before mating, the male obtains a prey item, (usually) wraps it up with silk, and offers it to the female during his courtship display. If she's in the mood, she'll grasp the package in her chelicerae, and while she's busy consuming the prey inside, the male will copulate. It's possible to mate without providing a gift, but in both Pisaura mirabilis and Paratrechalea ornata, males that give gifts have higher mating success: they have longer copulation durations and fertilize more of the female's eggs.
2. Failure to wrap delicious gifts may result in their consumption, but no sex.
Females willingly accept unwrapped prey items, but may run off with them before mating can occur. This happens much less frequently with wrapped gifts, which are easier to hang on to. In Pisaura mirabilis, if the female tries to abscond with a gift that he still has in his grasp, the male goes limp (called thanatosis, or death-feigning) and allows himself to be dragged along with the gift. Once the female settles down to eat it, the male springs back into action and copulates.
3. Attractive silk gift-wrap will effectively disguise useless items, but only for a limited time.
Visual appeal may play some role in whether females accept nuptial gifts, but in Paratrechalea ornata, there are chemical cues specific to the male's gift-wrapping silk that elicit female grasping behaviour. One of the advantages of this is that males can get away with giving females worthless items such as seeds, plant material, or prey that they've already fed on. Provided it's wrapped up in attractively scented (or tasty) silk, the female will accept the gift and the male can copulate. As soon as the female realizes there's no food inside the package, however, she'll cut the mating short.
So there we have it. Pick the perfect prey item, wrap it up in silk, and hang on tight!
*Lessons may have limited application to non-spider interactions
REFERENCES (also linked in the text)
Albo, María J., & Costa, F. G. (2010). Nuptial gift-giving behaviour and male mating effort in the Neotropical spider Paratrechalea ornata (Trechaleidae). Animal Behaviour, 79(5), 1031–1036. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.01.018
Albo, Maria J, Winther, G., Tuni, C., Toft, S., & Bilde, T. (2011). Worthless donations: male deception and female counter play in a nuptial gift-giving spider. BMC evolutionary biology, 11(1), 329. doi:10.1186/_PHONE_-329
Andersen, T., Bollerup, K., Toft, S., & Bilde, T. (2008). Why Do Males of the Spider Pisaura mirabilis Wrap Their Nuptial Gifts in Silk: Female Preference or Male Control? Ethology, 114(8), 775–781. doi:10.1111/j._PHONE_.2008.01529.x
Brum, P. E. D., Costa-Schmidt, L. E., & de Araujo, A. M. (2011). It is a matter of taste: chemical signals mediate nuptial gift acceptance in a neotropical spider. Behavioral Ecology, 23(2), 442–447. doi:10.1093/beheco/arr209
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Coherence of Business Cycles and Economic Shocks between Croatia and Euro Area Member States
|Authors||Karlo Kotarac, Davor Kunovac and Rafael Ravnik|
|JEL||F33, F44, E42, C32|
cycle coherence, aggregate supply and demand shocks, symmetric and asymmetric shocks
The paper analyses the coherence of business cycles and supply and demand shocks between Croatia and euro area core countries. The results obtained point to several basic conclusions. Firstly, the coherence of business cycles and the correlation of supply and demand shocks between Croatia and euro area core countries are relatively high. Secondly, symmetric (common) shocks are dominant for explaining the dynamics in domestic GDP, while the contributions of asymmetric shocks are significantly smaller. Thirdly, the results point to the convergence of supply and demand shocks and business cycles between Croatia and euro area core countries. Based on all of the above, we may conclude that the introduction of the euro and the related adoption of the common countercyclical monetary policy should not result in significant costs for the Croatian economy.

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On Uniform Convergence and Low-Norm Interpolation Learning
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Lijia Zhou, Danica J. Sutherland, Nati Srebro
We consider an underdetermined noisy linear regression model where the minimum-norm interpolating predictor is known to be consistent, and ask: can uniform convergence in a norm ball, or at least (following Nagarajan and Kolter) the subset of a norm ball that the algorithm selects on a typical input set, explain this success? We show that uniformly bounding the difference between empirical and population errors cannot show any learning in the norm ball, and cannot show consistency for any set, even one depending on the exact algorithm and distribution. But we argue we can explain the consistency of the minimal-norm interpolator with a slightly weaker, yet standard, notion: uniform convergence of zero-error predictors in a norm ball. We use this to bound the generalization error of low- (but not minimal-)norm interpolating predictors.


Regripping Instructions
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Apply the white side of the tape lengthwise along a clean shaft. Allow 1/4 of an inch to extend beyond the butt end of the shaft.
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Pour the solvent from the grip along the entire length of the solvent soluble tape to again moisten the tape.
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Enderby Land is a projecting land mass of Antarctica. Its shore extends from Shinnan Glacier at about to William Scoresby Bay at, approximately 1⁄24 of the earth's longitude. It was first documented in western and eastern literature in February 1831 by John Biscoe aboard the whaling brig Tula, and named after the Enderby Brothers of London, the ship's owners who encouraged their captains to combine exploration with sealing.
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Coastal features include Amundsen Bay, Casey Bay and Cape Monakov. Mountain ranges or sub-ranges being crests above pack ice (escarpments), are the Scott Mountains, the Tula Mountains, and the Napier Mountains. The highest peak is Mount Elkins at 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) Above Ordnance Datum (conventional sea level).
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Subject to the constraints of the Antarctic Treaty System, the longest-held nation-state claimant rights in the territory is Australia, being a large part of its claimed Australian Antarctic Territory up to various high latitudes towards the South Pole.
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- Mawson Station
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Indus, "The Indian", is a late sixteenth-century creation of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, two Dutch navigators who observed the southern skies during expeditions to the East Indies. It was named for the Native Americans that European explorers encountered on their travels.
Indus Constellation Points of Interest
Interesting stars and objects.
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A special Child Well-Being Index (CWI) report from Duke University tracks trends over time of middle and high school students exposed to peer-to-peer violence in schools.
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- Trends in numbers of middle and high school students exposed to violence began to increase in 2002 and 2003, peaked between 2007 and 2008, and began to decrease around 2008 and 2009. Violence in schools increased in the early 1990s - prior to the more recent peaks.
- The annual numbers of teens injured without a weapon showed the greatest fluctuation. Injury without a weapon increased dramatically from 2003-2007, flattened out in 2008-2009, and decreased slightly in 2009-2010.
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North Wexford Historical Society was founded in 2011 by a group of local history enthusiasts who recognised the need for such a society due to the huge interest in history in the area. The launch of the very highly regarded book" Kilnahue Churchyard, Gorey," by Gorey Churchyard Heritage Group in 2011, under the supervision of Archaeologist, Gerry Mullins, was the catalyst for the foundation of the society. Almost all of those involved with this book went onto become founder members of NWHS. Within a short period of its foundation membership grew to over hundred members and has remained constantly over the one hundred mark.
The Society works very hard to make sure that the interests of all members are catered for by providing monthly lectures on topics of local and national historical interest and regular tours to areas of historical interest particularly during the summer months. Among the speakers to date have been Professor Donnchadh O Corrain, who gave the inaugural Dr Aidan Breen Memorial lecture in 2013, Dr Ida Milne, Dr Peadar McArdle, Dr Emmett O'Byrne, Dermot Meleady. Matt Duggan, Brian Donovan ,Ronnie McCormack, Michael Dwyer, John Nangle, Willie Willoughby, Dr Catherine O'Connor, local writer and historian, Philip Casey. Among the many tours conducted by NHWS were tours to Waterford, Tipperary, South Wexford, Glendalough, Ardgillen Castle and Malahide Castle, Co. Dublin. The Society has an education committee, an oral history committee society and a hard working graveyard committee which, to date, has recorded inscriptions in thirteen graveyards/churchyards in North Wexford. The society is also involved in the digitisation of local records.


Vocabulary Thursdays (with Joanna): Affect vs. Effect
Confused by the difference between affect and effect?
Affect is a verb. It means to influence.
Effect is a noun. It means the result.
Compare these two examples:
Stress can negatively affect your sleep.
Lack of sleep is a negative effect of stress.
Now you try it:
 1. How much you exercise can have an _ ( affect / effect ) on your overall health.
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Chester Creek Hydrologic Analysis and Culvert Design
From 2016 to 2019, The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure retained Binnie to prepare the detailed design for a 3 km stretch of Highway 7, located between Silverdale Avenue and Nelson Street, in Mission, BC.
The project was part of a multi-phased project to upgrade the highway from two lanes to four lanes through Mission. Upgrading the last remaining two-lane segment of the highway was crucial to improve capacity and safety. In addition, the two intersections along this stretch of the highway have higher collision rates than the provincial average. This project was intended to improve the safety at these intersections and decrease the collision rates.
The project included widening the highway to four lanes, upgrading highway drainage infrastructure, and improving the overall hydrology and hydraulics of Chester Creek and associated tributaries to minimize flooding risks in the area. Binnie was the prime consultant responsible for the overall design. As the prime consultant, we completed a detailed drainage study for the project including a hydrologic model using the AutoCAD Storm and Sanitary Analysis Modeling Program.
The hydrological model was used to determine the peak design flows and maximum water levels along Chester Creek during various storm events. Culverts along Chester Creek and its associated tributaries were designed to meet Water Sustainability Act regulations, including fish passage criteria for both free outfall and pumping scenarios. Extensive coordination was required with the City of Mission, adjacent property owners, utility owners, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The drainage assessment also considered the potential risk of flooding the adjacent farm fields.
Chester Creek is located immediately upstream of the Fraser River, with water levels within Chester Creek partially controlled by water levels within the Fraser River. This created a particularly challenging design constraint for the project. The capacity of Chester Creek was further constrained by an existing pump station located between the Highway and the Fraser River. Chester Creek outfalls to the Fraser River through a pump station located within the project limits. The hydraulic performance of the Chester Creek pump station was modelled using survey data, as-built records, and input from the City of Mission operations staff to determine input parameters. The existing pump station was under capacity, causing unwanted flooding upstream. This pump station was scheduled for an upgrade after the completion of the project with the project relying on future upgrades to help reduce upstream flooding.
Upon completion of the project, benefits included improved road safety along this stretch of highway, improved hydraulic capacity that will reduce flooding, and fish habitat improvements along the new four-lane corridor.
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ODI Variables – General Know-How
 - Using a variable within a variable
 - If you want to use a ODI variable within a variable simply type variable name in refresh statement. Here is an exampls how you can do. Below SQL statement connects to MSSQL Server and returns if job (named "My_BI_Job") succesfully finished or not in specific date . Variable #V_SYSDATE is a variable that is refreshed as SYSDATE from DUAL in Oracle database. If this doesn't work try typing PROJECT_NAME after "#" sign. If you have multiples projects ODI confuses which project to get variable.
select count(1) from msdb.dbo.sysjobhistory
where step_id = 0
 and run_status = 1
 and job_id = (select job_id from msdb.dbo.sysjobs where name = 'My_BI_Job')
 and run_date = CAST(SUBSTRING('#V_SYSDATE', 1,8) as integer)
 - Using ODI functions within a variable
 - If you need to use ODI reference functions within a variable you need to use below syntax. This SQL statement gives the current session's explanation if ODI gets error on runtime. Current session's session number is gathered from ODI reference function.
SELECT * FROM ODIWD.SNP_SESSION SESS, ODIWD.SNP_STEP_LOG STEP, ODIWD.SNP_SESS_TASK SESS_TASK, ODIWD.SNP_EXP_TXT EXP_TXT
WHERE SESS.SESS_NO = STEP.SESS_NO
 AND SESS.SESS_NO = SESS_TASK.SESS_NO
 AND STEP.NNO = SESS_TASK.NNO
 AND STEP.I_TXT_STEP_MESS = EXP_TXT.I_TXT
 AND STEP.STEP_STATUS = 'E'
 AND EXP_TXT.TXT_ORD = 0
 AND SESS.SESS_NO = <%=odiRef.getSession("SESS_NO")%>
 - Gathering schema name from ODI ref functions.
 - It is obvious that you may change your infrastructure and migrate to any other database due to business or technical needs. You need to find and replace all the inner select statements and/or variables to replace new schema name. Here is a tooltip to avoid this problem. All you need to do is to use ODI Ref function in order to use Logical Schema instead of writing plain SQL statement. Underlined statement always gives the physical schema name of database "MYDB" and schema "DWH". If logical schema is chaned somehow, you don't need to change the code, this code always looks at physical schema in Topology Manager in execution context.
SELECT NVL(MAX(ALARM_ID), 0) FROM <%=odiRef.getSchemaName("MYDB.DWH", "D")%>.TABLE_NAME
Returns below statement if Logical Schema of "MYDB.DWH" is assigned to MYDB database and DWH schema in appropiate Execution Context in Topology Manager. And you will see below statement in Operator.sd
SELECT NVL(MAX(ALARM_ID), 0) FROM DWH.TABLE_NAME
 - Using database functions within a variable
 - If you need to use database packages and/or functions, you can use it as follows. Below statement calls "get_param_value" function within "my_lib" package with variable "ETL_DATE".
select to_number(my_lib.get_param_value('ETL_DATE')) from dual
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10 thoughts on "ODI Variables – General Know-How
 - Since ODI is working with repository, we have the limit with the column size which is 400. You may check SNP_VAR.VAR_NAME column in your work repository.
 1. Hi Gurcan,
 While using the Global variables in password field in dataserver connection in ODI12c, I am facing "invalid ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied".
 If I hardcode the password the connection works fine. If I use Global variables in User field even then it works fine. But with #GLOBAL. in Password field , the connection fails and works only with the hardcoded password value.
 All was working fine in ODI 11g. After importing code from ODI 11g to ODI 12c, I am not able to execute with global variables in password fields.
 Please kindly help with this issue.
 2. Hi gurcanorhan,
 The following query returns a lot of columns :
 SELECT * FROM ODIWD.SNP_SESSION SESS, ODIWD.SNP_STEP_LOG STEP, ODIWD.SNP_SESS_TASK SESS_TASK, ODIWD.SNP_EXP_TXT EXP_TXT
 WHERE SESS.SESS_NO = STEP.SESS_NO
 AND SESS.SESS_NO = SESS_TASK.SESS_NO
 AND STEP.NNO = SESS_TASK.NNO
 AND STEP.I_TXT_STEP_MESS = EXP_TXT.I_TXT
 AND STEP.STEP_STATUS = 'E'
 AND EXP_TXT.TXT_ORD = 0
 AND SESS.SESS_NO =
 How can I take the value of these columns if the variable holds only a single value ?
 May you explain that please?
 Thanks
 - Hi,
 I am assuming that you mean rows instead of columns. There will be plenty of columns in the tables that you're selecting (ODIWD.SNP_SESSION, ODIWD.SNP_STEP_LOG, ODIWD.SNP_SESS_TASK, ODIWD.SNP_EXP_TXT). 🙂
 What I see on your query is your SESS_NO is missing, so it will returns the values from all sessions.
 In order for me to understand clearly, can you please copy some of the results too?
 Cheers — Gurcan.
 3. Im using 2 variables. TODT and FRMDT. When Im loading data I should be able to manually enter these variable's value. Second, when I enter value for FRMDT based on that value, corresponding partition data should be fetched from source. How?Please help sir..
 - I try to understand the situation. If those are date fields, better to convert to char.
 1. Why do you need to enter data into variables manually?
 2. You can write a simple SQL statement within variable to fetch data, this is the 101 of ODI. 🙂
 3. If you try to mean name or value of the partition, again, you can select from DBA_TAB_PARTITIONS table.
 Unless you are not using a hint, all you have to do is select my_var from my_partitioned_table, database will handle the rest. I can understand better if you can send me the SQL statement of TODT (which use the value of FRMDT).
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If i were to create a Web Builder System, does MS Personel Web Server (PWS)
capable of :
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Definitions of indication:
- noun: something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
Example: "There were indications that it was time to leave"
- noun: something that serves to indicate or suggest
Example: "An indication of foul play"
- noun: (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
Example: "The presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"
- noun: the act of indicating or pointing out by name
- noun: a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
Example: "The barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"
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Pediatric Emergency Health Care Providers' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences Regarding Emergency Contraception
Abstract:ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2011; 18:605–612 © 2011 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Abstract Objectives:
The objective was to describe knowledge, attitudes, and experiences regarding emergency contraception (EC) among pediatric emergency health care providers (HCPs). Methods:
This multicenter, focus group study elicited thoughts and experiences from pediatric emergency HCPs about EC. Participants were physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), and nurses in one of three urban, geographically distinct, pediatric emergency departments (EDs). A professional moderator used a semistructured format for sessions, which were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed for recurrent themes. Participants provided demographic information and completed a written survey evaluating EC knowledge. Results:
Eighty-five HCPs (41 physicians, eight NPs, and 36 nurses) participated in 12 focus groups. Overall knowledge about EC was poor. Participants identified barriers including cost, privacy, knowledge, and provider refusal. Provision of EC for adolescents was supported by the majority of physicians and NPs; however, many nurses were not supportive, especially following consensual intercourse. The authors identified use of social judgment by nurses as a novel barrier to EC provision. The majority of HCPs did not support screening for potential EC need. The majority of physicians and NPs felt obligated to provide adolescents with all contraceptive options, while more nurses supported provider refusal to provide EC. Conclusions:
This study identified important HCP perceptions and barriers about EC provision in the pediatric ED. These findings may inform future efforts to improve EC provision for adolescents. Specifically, future studies to evaluate the differences in attitudes between nurses, physicians, and NPs, and the use of social judgment in EC provision, are warranted.
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: June 1, 2011


Vacuumed meanings in Urdu
Vacuumed meanings in Urdu is خلا Vacuumed in Urdu. More meanings of vacuumed, it's definitions, example sentences, related words, idioms and quotations.
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Meanings of the word Vacuumed in Urdu is خلا - khula. To understand how would you translate the word Vacuumed in Urdu, you can take help from words closely related to Vacuumed or it's Urdu translations. Some of these words can also be considered Vacuumed synonyms. In case you want even more details, you can also consider checking out all of the definitions of the word Vacuumed. If there is a match we also include idioms & quotations that either use this word or its translations in them or use any of the related words in English or Urdu translations. These idioms or quotations can also be taken as a literary example of how to use Vacuumed in a sentence. If you have trouble reading in Urdu we have also provided these meanings in Roman Urdu.
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Guide to Banking in France
Welcome to our comprehensive guide using a French bank.
A bank account in France is indispensable for any owner of French property.
Most banks in France have English speaking staff available, so the formalities can generally be accomplished with relative ease, although you will be required to produce a large amount of documentation.
Neither is a basic bank account in France expensive to run, provided you do it the right way.
In this guide we consider the important preliminary steps - which bank to use, including internet banks, the procedure for opening a bank account - as well as a consideration of how to manage your account, including an outline of the procedures for direct debits and international bank transfers
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What is Aircraft Hijacking? (with pictures).
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The 1968 bombing was the first time that an El Al flight was hijacked. El Al is Israel's major commercial carrier. Following the hijacking, El Al became extremely security-conscious and instituted the first baggage check program. This bombing is sometimes considered to be the inaugural event for international terrorism.
Short Story 2008 "Flight 740 for Boston", came the recorded female voice inside the departure lounge. About an hour earlier, seventeen year old Aussie Jason had been telling his weepy mother and father that he would be fine flying on his own. He could do it. It wasn't much.
The hijackings--part of 29 hijackings attempted or carried out by Palestinian factions between 1968 and 1977--triggered the Jordanian civil war, also known as Black September, as the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the PFLP attempted to seize control of Jordan from King Hussein. Hussein's toppling failed, however, and the hostage crisis was resolved on Sept. 30 when the PFLP.
Air law - Air law - Hijacking: Unlawful seizure is the legal name that states at the international level have given to aircraft hijacking. Thus, the 1963 Tokyo Convention obliges contracting states to take all appropriate measures to restore control of an aircraft hijacked in flight to its lawful commander, and obliges the state in which the aircraft lands to allow the passengers and crew to.
There was the man who kept calm through the whole hijacking only to lose his temper when Cypriot police confiscated his frozen. Passengers of hijacked EgpytAir flight tell their stories.
It was the fourth day of our holiday in the Phillippines. My family and I looked forward to another day of adventure and enjoyment in this wonderful country. Since we stepped off our plane onto this city, it has never failed to amaze us. There were great food and friendly people everywhere we wen.


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The Brooklyn wind turbine is situated atop a hill in Brooklyn, on the outskirts of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington. From the hilltop, one can peer out on the horizon for an impressive view of the harbor and city center.
Installed in 1993 as part of a research project, it is the oldest operating wind turbine in New Zealand. The site was chosen due to "Windy Wellington's" consistently strong wind patterns. In fact, the turbine has endured some of the highest winds of any operational wind turbine in the world for the past 12 years.
It is operated by Meridian Energy, a New Zealand company dedicated to generating electricity using only renewable energy sources. The experimental wind turbine has been important for shaping the company's plans for installing other wind turbine projects in New Zealand and Australia.
In 2004, Meridian completed an impressive 55-turbine project called Te Apiti in the Manawatu Gorge, 10km north of the city Palmerston North. It provides apprimately 1% of New Zealand's energy needs. And recently, the company announced a proposal called "West Wind," a 70-turbine wind farm west of Wellington. The site would supply approximately 2% of New Zealand's energy consumption.


text: Isabel Lopez was chosen as the Faculty Focus Friday employee for elementary schools. Ms. Lopez is a 2nd and 3rd grade Special Education teacher at Winchester Elementary School. Her teaching practices are vital to the learning of our special education students. Ms. Lopez is known for her fair, consistent, and caring demeanor that she demonstrates to all students. She is truly a dedicated educator and is passionate about helping students grow and learn each and every day. Thank you Ms. Lopez for your dedication and continued efforts to improve the lives of the students at Winchester!


text: We have discovered a limited supply of this classic eco-farming text first published in 1954. After returning to Canada from WWII in the early 1940s, Alfred Leatherbarrow chose to return to farming. In Gold in the Grass his wife, Margaret, tells the story of how they went against conventional practices of the time to restore their farm with green manures. Within six years their environmentally friendly approach catapulted them into national publicity. Gold in the Grass details the innovative, restorative methods used by the Leatherbarrows and recounts their refusal to succumb to despair. Learn how one couple overcame the hardships of starting a farm while thinking outside the box. Copyright 1954, 1975, softcover, 278 pages.


Yoriichi Type Zero ( (より) (いち) (ぜろ) (しき) Yoriichi Reishiki?) is a Battle Doll constructed by Kotetsu's ancestors during the Sengoku Era. According to Kotetsu's father, it was based off of an actual person, that being Yoriichi Tsugikuni.[2][3]
Yoriichi Type Zero's appearance largely resembles Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the person it was modelled after. It has six arms and hands that each hold a katana, due to the fact that two arms weren't enough to even come close replicate Yoriichi's movements. It is also shown to be heavily damaged, with half of its face and one of its arms missing.
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Abilities and Powers
Yoriichi Type Zero has 108 different movements based off of the person it was modelled after. Its power surpasses most humans, which is why it is used as a training dummy for Demon Slayers. However, as centuries passed on, it has vastly withered and eroded, making it likely far weaker than what it was during the Sengoku Era.
 1. Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga: Chapter 103 (Page 3).
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Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne
|Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne|
|24th Governor of Illinois|
|Preceded by||Charles S. Deneen|
|Succeeded by||Frank O. Lowden|
|38th Mayor of the City of Chicago|
|Preceded by||Carter Harrison, Jr.|
|Succeeded by||Fred A. Busse|
October 12, 1853|
|Died||May 24, 1937
|Spouse(s)||Elizabeth J. Kelly (d.1928)|
Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (October 12, 1853 – May 24, 1937) was an American politician who was the 24th Governor of Illinois from 1913 to 1917 and previously served as the 38th mayor of Chicago from April 5, 1905 to 1907.
Early years
Born in 1853, in Watertown, Connecticut, he was the son of an ardent Irish nationalist, Patrick William (P. W.) Dunne (1832–1921), who emigrated to America in 1849 after the failed Young Ireland revolt. His mother, Delia Mary (Mary) Lawlor, was the daughter of a prosperous Irish contractor, and participant in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, who helped construct the docks of Galway.
The family moved to Peoria, Illinois while Dunne was still an infant, and he was educated there in the public schools. His father refused to send his son to the local Catholic academy, because the Catholic Church had spoken out against the activities of the Fenians.
P. W. Dunne was a prosperous businessman, active in both Irish and American politics. He raised money for the Fenians, gave generously of his own funds, and frequently hosted Irish politicians, political exiles, and rebels in his home when they traveled to Chicago.
Education and early career
After Dunne graduated from high school in 1871, he was sent to Ireland to attend Trinity College in Dublin. His father wanted his son to be educated at the alma mater of Irish patriot, Robert Emmet. Among his classmates was the author Oscar Wilde. Dunne did extremely well at Trinity, but was forced to leave one year short of graduation, after his father suffered a financial setback.
Dunne returned to Illinois, and finished his education at Union College of Law in Chicago, where his family had settled in 1877. Soon after graduation he married the daughter of a Chicago businessman, Elizabeth Kelly, and started a prosperous legal practice.
Political career
He served from _PHONE_ as Judge of the Circuit Court in Chicago. He resigned to run for mayor, winning election as a Democrat, in 1905. As Mayor, Dunne was instrumental in reducing the price of gasoline in Chicago from $1.00 to 85 cents, and of water from 10 cents to 7 cents per thousand gallons. He was also a strong proponent of municipal ownership of public utilities.
Dunne returned to his legal practice in 1907 after he finished his term as mayor. He returned to politics in 1912, when he was elected Governor of Illinois, on the Democratic ticket.
As governor Dunne championed numerous progressive reforms, including Women's Suffrage, prison reforms, major infrastructural improvements, the creation of the Public Utility Commission, the Efficiency and Economy Commission, the Legislative Reference Bureau, and he also expanded the state's responsibility for overseeing workman's compensation benefits and teachers' pensions.
In November 1915, Dunne designated state Senator Stephen Canaday of Hillsboro to appear as his representative on the train car along with the Liberty Bell as it passed through southern Illinois on its nationwide tour returning to Pennsylvania from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. After that trip, the Liberty Bell returned to Pennsylvania and will not be moved again.
- "In view of the fact that the Ku Klux Klan has adopted the weapon of mass action, it was our desire to organize a society which shall develop harmony and good feeling between different classes, rather than enmity," Mr. Dunne said today. "Invitations were sent to many prominent church, political, business and welfare men, and the replies are coming in now...."
- The Ku Klux Klan, which maintains an office here under the name of the "Southern Publicity Bureau" was called "a menace to this and any community" by former Governor Dunne in their adoption of the "equipment of burglar masks and implements of violence."
American Commission on Irish Independence
In 1919, Dunne was appointed by the Irish Race Convention to serve on the American Commission on Irish Independence. As part of this commission, Dunne traveled to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 in order to voice Irish-American desires for an independent Irish nation. During his stay in Europe, he also visited Ireland. He spend ten days touring the island and meeting with politicians. He also addressed the First Dail on 9 May 1919.
Later years and death
Dunne returned once again to practicing law after leaving office in 1917. His legal practice was damaged by the ravages of the Great Depression, but he supplemented this work with a position as counsel to the Cook County Board of Election Commissioners.
Dunne died in Chicago on May 24, 1937.
- Morton, Richard Allen. Justice and Humanity: Edward F. Dunne, Illinois Progressive. p. 1-4. Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Press, 1997.
- Curtis, Georgina Pell.The American Catholic Who's Who, Vol 1. p. 179-180. Washington, DC, 1910.
- Morton, Richard Allen. Justice and Humanity: Edward F. Dunne, Illinois Progressive. p. 79-81. Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Press, 1997.
- Morton, Richard Allen. Edward F. Dunne: Illinois' Most Progressive Governor. ISHS, Winter 1990 edition. p.218-234
- "Liberty Bell Attracts Crowd in Greenville During 1915 Stop". Greenville Advocate. July 3, 2007.
- "Organizing to Fight The Ku Klux Klan", New York Times, September 21, 1921. Accessed August 25, 2009. _URL_
- Carroll, F. M. American Opinion and the Irish Question. (New York: St. Martin Press, 1978), 133 and 198.
- Morton, Richard Allen. Justice and Humanity: Edward F. Dunne, Illinois Progressive. p. 127. Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Press, 1997.
Further reading
- Morton, Richard Allen. Edward F. Dunne: Illinois' Most Progressive Governor. ISHS, Winter 1990 edition. p. 218-234
- Morton, Richard Allen. Justice and Humanity: Edward F. Dunne, Illinois Progressive. Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Press, 1997. ISBN 0-8093-2095-9
- Sullivan, William Larkin. Dunne: Judge, Mayor, Governor. Chicago: Windermere Press, 1916
- Public Transportation and the Failure of Municipal Socialism in Chicago, _PHONE_:
- Chicago and Municipal Ownership, by Edward F. Dunne, National Magazine, June 1905
- "Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.


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American space research institute NASA will conduct a study on the weather and climate change in Bangladesh.
"NASA will conduct the research under its South and Southeast Composition, Cloud, Climate Coupling Regional Study Programme," Hal Maring, chief scientist of NASA's Earth Science Division was quoted as saying by the Daily Star.
Maring discussed the programme at a meeting with Bangladesh's Environment and Forests Minister Hasan Mahmud.
The top NASA official said around 250 scientists will take part in the study through NASA's biggest aircraft next August-September.
"The findings of the research will help Bangladesh forecast weather warnings and conduct further research in agriculture," Maring said.
Mahmud said the research will help the region exchange weather and climate related information.


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CAQUETIA KRAUSI Cichlid 1"-3"
(i) Your live fish may not match the image shown due to natural variations in each species. Each companion animal is different in shape, color, and personality.
WATER: Fresh Water
Caquetaia spectabilis is a species of fish endemic to the basins of the Amazon River, Madeira River, and Uatumã River, as well as the Araguari and the Branco Rivers. The species is an ambush predator that lives among the vegetation on the banks of its habitat rivers.


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The bumper and the fender are two areas that are often confused with each other. They seem interchangeable, but here we'll help you to understand them as bumper vs. fender.
Both bumpers and fenders have distinct functions. Bumpers are designed to protect your vehicle in the event of an accident, whereas fenders are meant to shield the wheels.
Bumper Vs. Fender – 10 Differences
"bumper" and "fender" are often used interchangeably in car parts. However, they are two distinct components with different functions.
Bumpers are parts on the front and back of cars. They protect the car during an accident. Bumpers are made of either plastic or metal and help keep the car safe if it hits something.
Fenders, on the other hand, are the panels that cover the wheels and are located on the sides of the vehicle.
They can also act as a buffer in a collision, but their primary function is to prevent dirt and debris from getting kicked up by the tires and damaging other parts of the car.
Knowing the difference between bumper and fender is important for car owners to understand the anatomy of their vehicle and address any repairs or replacements accordingly.
1. Manufacturing Materials Used For Each:
When it comes to vehicle manufacturing, various materials are used to craft different parts.
The bumper and fender, for example, are both structural elements that play a crucial role in protecting the car and its inhabitants from accidents and collisions.
Bumpers are typically made with thermoplastic olefins (TPO), durable and strong enough to absorb impact.
Conversely, fenders are often made with steel or aluminum as they need to withstand more force and wear.
Both types of bumpers or fenders have their good and bad points. Knowing these can help you choose the best repair or replace your bumper or fender.
2. The Difference In Size Between The Two:
The terms "bumper" and "fender" are often used interchangeably in car parts, but they have different purposes and sizes.
Bumpers are typically located at the front and rear of a vehicle and are designed to absorb impact and protect the car's body.
They are usually larger than fenders, which are panels on the sides of the car that protect it from debris and other elements.
While fenders are generally smaller than bumpers, they still play an important role in safeguarding the car's exterior and ensuring its longevity.
So next time you're discussing car parts, remember that bumper and fender might sound similar, but they are two different components with unique features.
3. Position On A Car:
Regarding the positioning of car parts, the bumper and fender are two notable features that hold different functions on a vehicle.
The bumper is usually situated at the front and rear of a car and is designed to absorb impact in a collision.
In contrast, the fender is a protective covering that shields the wheels and the frame from damage caused by debris, weather conditions, and unavoidable encounters.
While the bumper and fender seem interchangeable, they serve distinctive purposes in safeguarding and preserving a vehicle.
Understanding their roles can assist in maintaining the safety and longevity of a car's structure.
4. Impact On Interior Design And Aesthetics:
The bumper and fender are two important exterior elements in car design that affect function and aesthetics.
While the bumper serves as the first line of defense in protecting the car's body in case of an accident, the fender acts as a shield for the tires and suspension system.
As automakers work to improve the safety and design of their vehicles, the placement and design of these two elements play a critical role in the overall appearance of the car's exterior.
From curves and angles to materials and colors, the design of bumpers and fenders can greatly impact the interior design and overall aesthetic of the vehicle.
5. Protection By Bumper As Compared To A Fender:
The bumper and fender are two important parts for safeguarding your vehicle.
While both are designed to absorb impacts and protect the car body, their functions, and features differ significantly.
A bumper is usually placed at the front and rear of a vehicle and is intended to absorb most of the impact in a collision, helping to prevent damage to the car's body and other vital parts.
On the other hand, a fender is positioned on the sides of the car and is designed to prevent mud, water, and rocks from being kicked up and hitting the car's body.
Overall, while the bumper and fender contribute to a car's safety, a bumper offers a significantly higher degree of protection in the event of a collision.
6. Damage Resistance:
The bumper and the fender are the car parts most commonly damaged in car accidents.
While both parts are built to protect your vehicle during a collision, they have different purposes.
The bumper helps to protect the car from being damaged when you hit something. The fender helps keep dirt and rocks from flying up and hitting other vehicles.
In some cases, the bumper may take on more damage during minor accidents, while significant collisions may result in more damage to the fender.
Ultimately, it is difficult to determine which part takes on the most damage, as accidents can happen in varying circumstances.
However, what's important is ensuring that both parts are repaired correctly to ensure the safety of your vehicle.
7. The Cost Difference Between The Two:
While bumpers and fenders are essential parts of a car's exterior, their cost is significantly different.
Bumpers are typically more expensive than fenders because they function as a collision's first line of defense.
Bumpers are designed to absorb the impact, protecting the car's frame, while fenders are there to prevent debris from hitting the vehicle and enhance its aesthetics.
Bumpers have sensors and other safety features, which makes them more expensive.
Bumpers and fenders may look the same, but they do different things and cost different amounts of money.
8. Bumper vs. Fender Repair Costs:
If you've ever been in a fender bender, you know that the repair costs can add up quickly. But what is the difference between a bumper and a fender regarding repair costs?
Bumpers are typically designed to protect the car's body from damage in low-speed collisions.
Conversely, fenders are designed to protect the wheels and undercarriage from flying debris while driving.
Bumpers are strong and protect cars from damage. They are usually made with plastic or light metal, so they cost less to fix than fenders that use heavier metal.
In the end, the cost of repairing your car's bumper or fender will depend on the severity of the damage and the materials used for each part.
9. Best Practices For Bumper Vs. Fender Installation:
When installing bumpers and fenders, it is important to understand the differences between the two types of auto parts.
While both are critical components of your car's exterior, they serve distinct purposes.
Bumpers are designed to absorb impact in a collision, protecting both your vehicle and the passengers inside.
Fenders are important for your car. They help protect the wheels and prevent damage from other cars or things on the road. Different cars may need fenders put on in different ways.
However, it is essential to pay attention to proper alignment and secure attachment to ensure optimal performance and safety while driving.
10. Maintenance Of Bumpers Vs. Fenders:
Being aware of your car's different parts is crucial for its upkeep, including understanding the distinction between the bumper and fender.
While both serve a similar purpose in protecting your car, they require different maintenance methods.
Bumpers are typically made of plastic or metal and can be easily damaged in accidents, so inspecting them regularly for any cracks, dents, or scratches is important.
Conversely, fenders are generally sturdier and made of metal but can also be susceptible to dents and rust. Keeping them clean and free of debris can help prevent corrosion.
Understanding the differences between bumpers and fenders and how to maintain them properly can help keep your car looking and functioning at its best.
Are There Any Safety Benefits For Using One Over The Other?
It is crucial not to overlook the bumper and fender's significance in car safety. There might be some drivers who face difficulty in differentiating between these two components.
While you might believe these terms are interchangeable, there are a few key differences between them.
Both are designed to protect the car's body from minor accidents and impacts, but the bumper is usually considered the first line of defense.
The fender, on the other hand, insulates the wheels and prevents flying debris from causing harm.
So, are there any safety benefits to using one over the other? Well, it depends on the type of accident you might encounter.
For low-speed impacts, a properly installed bumper could distribute the impact's force more evenly across the car and minimize damage.
Fenders can help protect your car and the people inside if you drive in areas with lots of traffic.
Ultimately, the best approach is to have both installed and properly maintained to ensure maximum protection in various situations.
Bumpers and fenders are a vital part of the exterior design of any car. Both protect your vehicle from minor dents, scratches, and external impacts.
It is worth noting that both parts have different sizes, shapes, and materials depending on where they're located in the car.
Additionally, their main purpose is to protect the interior of the car from any debris but also act as an aesthetic element for its outlook.
Bumpers usually get damaged more in accidents. But different cars have different costs, repair possibilities, and functions regarding bumpers.
Knowing about these two components and their importance can help you maintain your car in better condition for longer periods – at reasonable costs!
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Job description / Role
KOA Real Estate is looking for QAQC Engineer to perform a key role in organisation regarding implementation of QMS, quality assurance and control, value engineering along with coordination for planning, material and procurement.
- QAQC Engineers, Controllers of different project disciplines.
- Administer the Company's quality policy according to corporate standards ensuring compliance with legal or corporate specifications and work towards maintaining a perfect balance between contractual obligations and standard procedure constraints of any civil engineering projects requirement.
- Coordinate with other departments to ensure a smooth and highly efficient process and quality control systems.
- Conducting / supervising internal / external audits on regular basis.
- Prepare, review and implement quality management system (QMS) with respect to standard quality procedures.
- Prepare & review project quality plan, organisation charts, individual responsibilities, material submittals and sub-contractor approvals.
- Developing system to Controlling shop drawings and documents and ensuring their required retrieval.
- Good knowledge of international standards for material and testing.
- Review and preparation of method statements, ITPs, job mix formulae (JMF), mix design for asphalt, concrete and material submittals as per the project requirements along with the daily, weekly and monthly quality / progress reports.
- Attend kick-off meetings, QAQC meetings, technical meetings and progress meetings.
- Monitor the progress of the construction activities on a regular basis and hold regular status/progress meetings with all the concerned teams on daily, weekly and monthly basis. Conducting quality walks with consultants.
- Developing and monitoring system for regular inspections of materials e.g. concrete, steel, waterproofing, post tension strands, structural elements, pipes, valves, DI cover and frame, steel, concrete, asphalt, soil, sub-base and wet mix etc.} received at site, construction site and laboratory testing as per international standards and project specifications.
- Issuing, controlling of CARs and NCRs and guiding for their close outs.
- Communicate and Co-ordinate with all respective involved in the project, including the consultants, sub-contractors and other concerned superintendents.
- Arranging and attending Factory Appraisal/ Acceptance Tests.
- Quality Assurance Experience (8-12 years)
- Strong technical and methodological aptitude
- Ability to analyze project problems and provide technically feasible solutions, material procurement and quality assurance.
- Bachelor degree (Civil Engineering)
- Must be available to start
About the Company
A unique real estate concept by Mohammed Zaal, KOA will redefine residential living and working in Dubai.
KOA creates communities that reflect the global outlook of the region and a new generation of consumers who demand individual expression. The KOA culture is one of originality and attention to detail balanced with quality and flawless execution. Each development will provide an urban ecosystem that represents innovation, substance and craftsmanship.
KOA aims to revitalize urban developments and lead Dubai's real estate industry into a new era of cultural and urban enrichment that contributes to the soul of a dynamic new Dubai.


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1/ General required documents for filing Patent/Utility Model Registration in Vietnam (Patent Registration)
In order to file a Patent Application in Vietnam, please provide us with the following documents:
- Instruction letter containing Title of the Invention, name(s) and address(es) of the Applicant(s) and Inventor(s);
- Power of Attorney (POA) – Original
- Specification, claim, abstract and drawing (if any) in English – via email is acceptable
2/ General information for Patent/Utility Model Registration in Vietnam
- In Vietnam the deadline for PCT Patent application entering into National phase 31 months from Priority date and Paris Convention application is 12 months from the Priority date.
- Power of Attorney forms need to be filed, but neither notarization nor legalization is required. If the forms cannot be submitted at filing, it is possible to file late as a response to the IP Vietnam's Notification of Deficiencies (at a cost) within one month, with an extension of further two months, from the date of Office Action.
- Assignments are only required if the applicant of the priority application is different to the applicant of the Vietnamese application, or, the applicant is an individual but not an inventor of the application.
- Examination request can be filed either at filing or later. Deadline for request for substantive examination is 42 months for inventions and 36 months for utility solutions, either from priority date or from filing date if no priority is claimed.
- A certified copy of the Priority Document (for Paris Convention application) is required within three months from the filing date (with details needed at filing). Only the priority data is required at the time of filing (application number, filing date and country).
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I'm looking for the Fourier transformation of the (constant) uniform B-Spline $$N_0(x) = \begin{cases}1 & 0 \leqslant x < 1 \\ 0 & otherwise \end{cases}$$
If $N_0(x)$ would also attain value $1$ when $x=1$ (i.e. the $<$ would be $\leqslant$), it would just be a shifted version of the rectangular function R(x), which has (if I'm not mistaken) the following Fourier transform ($T=1$ and shifted $1/2$ to the right):
$$\hat{R}(\omega) = e^{-\tfrac{i\omega}{2}}\, \frac{\sin(\omega/2)}{\omega/2}$$
However, I'm not sure if this is helpful in finding $\hat{N_0}(\omega)$, the Fourier transform of $N_0(x)$...
Once I know $\hat{N_0}(\omega)$, it is easy to find the Fourier transforms of higher order uniform B-Splines, since they are (or can be) defined using convolution. Of course, the Fourier transform of a convolution is just a multiplication of the two Fourier transformed functions, therefore:
$$\hat{N_k}(\omega) = \left( \hat{N_0}(\omega) \right)^{k+1}$$
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Since the Fourier transform is defined through an integral, the condition $f=g$ almost everywhere implies $\hat{f} = \hat{g}$. So in this case the Fourier transform of $N_0$ is indeed the same as that of $R$, and your formula is correct, assuming you use the convention $\hat{f}(\omega) = \int_{-\infty}^\infty f(x) e^{-i\omega x} \, dx$ for the Fourier transform.
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Thanks. Somewhere I found stated that $\hat{N_0}(\omega)=\dfrac{1-e^{-i \omega}}{i \omega}$. I'm not quite sure whether this is the same as the function I found -- I'll take a more detailed look at a later time and update my post / add a comment. – Ailurus Oct 21 '12 at 20:11
Yes, that is the same, using the identity $\sin z = \frac{e^{iz} - e^{-iz}}{2i}$ with $z = \omega/2$. – Lukas Geyer Oct 21 '12 at 20:27
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Follow-up: almost nobody understands mirrors
A study on pigeons (3) found that, while pigeons likely did not process the image in the mirror as an image of themselves, they could use the mirror to determine the location of objects in the real world. That is, they understood that the mirror provided information about the space around them, rather than being its own separate space.
The gold standard of understanding mirrors is self-recognition, which is tested by putting a mark on the body of the animal somewhere where it cannot see it, then giving it a mirror. If the animal uses the mirror to figure out where the mark is, it's thought to understand that the mirror image is of itself. Evidence for this has been reported in several species of primates, elephants, dolphins, and the European Magpie (4). Only one bird! (So far. Many species haven't yet been tested.)
So, was the junco I saw "dumb" for not understanding the mirror? Of course not. Juncos have had no reason to learn about mirrors, and have lots of company in their confusion. However, was the junco maybe a little bit foolish to continue to attack the mirror after crashing into glass three, four, five times? I think so.
1. Pepperberg, IM et al. 1995. Mirror use by African Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus). Journal of Comparative Psychology 109(2):182-195.
2. Andrews E. 1966. Slate-colored Junco response to mirror. Bird-Banding 37(3):206.
3. Epstein R, Lanza RP, Skinner BF. 1981. "Self-awareness" in the pigeon. Science 212(4495):695-696.
4. Prior H, Schwarz A, Güntürkün O. 2008. Mirror-induced behavior in the magpie (Pica pica): evidence of self-recognition. PLoS Biology 6(8):e202. doi:10.1371/journal. pbio._PHONE_
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 1. Thanks for the research! I knew that pigs understand mirrors, because I read somewhere that they used them to locate food (and looked behind themselves, and not behind the mirror). I was not aware that so many other species, including pigeons have some sort of understanding of how mirrors work.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mephitidae
Genus: Conepatus
Species:
C. semistriatus
Binomial name
Conepatus semistriatus
(Boddaert, 1785)[2]
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The striped hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) is a skunk species from Central and South America (from southern Mexico[3][4] to northern Peru, and in the extreme east of Brazil). This species of skunk is considered a generalist species, because they are able to thrive in, and withstand, disturbed environmental conditions. They can live in a wide range of habitats, including carrasco, arboreal caatinga , mango orchard, and dry forest scrub and occasionally, in rainforest.[5]
Habitat[edit]
The striped hog-nosed skunk inhabits mainly the foothills, and partly timbered or brushy, sections of their general range. They usually avoid hot desert areas and heavy stands of timber. The largest populations occur in rocky, sparsely timbered areas.
Behaviour and diet[edit]
It is a nocturnal solitary animal, feeding mainly on invertebrates, small vertebrates and fruits.[5] When temperature rises during the day, Conepatus semistriatus finds shelter in cool burrows and rests to maintain its body temperature and prevent water loss. Although C. semistriatus are predominantly nocturnal, studies show there is no significant correlation between brightness and activity.
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 1. ^ Cuarón, A.D.; Reid, F. & Helgen, K. (2008). "Conepatus semistriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
 2. ^ Boddaert P. 1785. Elenchus Animalium.
 3. ^ Dias, Douglas de Matos. "Spatiotemporal ecology of the striped hog-nosed skunk Conepatus semistriatus (Carnivora, Mephitidae) in a seasonally dry forest of northeastern Brazil". Brill Academic Publishers. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
 4. ^ Gitana Nunes Cavalcanti; Luis Diego Alfaro-Alvarado; Rodrigues Guimaraes; Henrique Flavio. "Home range and activity patterns of Conepatus semistriatus (Carnivora, Mephitidae) in Emas National Park, Brazil". Brill Academic Publishers. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
 5. ^ a b Emmons L. H. & Feer F. 1997 Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide.
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arval (plural arvals)
- (funeral feast): This noun is frequently used attributively, as in Arval Supper, arval-bread, and so on.
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How to tell if steak is bad
How do you know if a steak is spoiled?
Smell: Rotten steak smell is pretty easy to distinguish. You will know if the beef is ready to be tossed if the smell is unpleasant and rancid enough that it causes your face to scrunch up. Touch: If you touch your finger to the meat and it's sticky, this is a sign that it's gone bad.
Can you eat steak if it turns brown?
What happens if you eat bad steak?
Side effects of eating bad beef
What does bad steak smell like?
A spoiled steak will have a potent odor that no longer smells like raw steak but instead has an ammonia-clad aroma. You'll definitely know the odor when you smell it, and it's a sure-fire sign that you should not plan to eat it! It's important to note that your nose may not also be the best thing to use.
Is Steak OK if its GREY?
When the surface of the meat comes into contact with oxygen, it turns red. If the meat is not exposed to oxygen, it changes to a gray-brown hue. But that does not mean it is spoiled. … Ground beef that has been frozen may also turn gray, but it is still safe to eat if stored properly.
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Can I eat steak that's been in the fridge for a week?
How long is raw steak good in fridge?
3 to 5 days
Why is my raw steak Brown?
So why does meat turn brown? Both myoglobin and oxymyoglobin have the ability to lose their oxidation which results in a brown color called metmyoglobin. This essentially means that meat can turn from a bright red color (which many associate with fresh) to a brown color from a lack of oxygen.
Why is the inside of my raw steak Brown?
Because so much of the meat is exposed to air when ground beef is made, the myoglobin gets saturated with oxygen. … When ground beef is packaged, the outside of the meat is exposed to air again, so it turns that pretty red color. The air can only penetrate so far through the meat, so the inside stays brown.
Does spoiled meat smell when cooked?
Many types of spoiled meat will exhibit a soured smell when cooking. Spoiled meat also tends to have a slimy and dull finish to it, and may have discoloration on its surface. However, other spoilage bacteria will present no visible clues.
Can you eat out of date steak?
The date is merely an indicator of food quality (i.e., flavor), not food safety. Consuming anything that has gone past its "Best if Used By" date may be still fit to eat, so long as it has been carefully and properly stored and/or refrigerated. … The rest of the steak is cooked and seared making it perfectly safe to eat.
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What virus does the devil grip you with?
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Coxsackie B
Commonly known as Devil's grip or Bornholm disease (A Danish Island where the most famous cases were documented).
The disease is characterised by attacks of severe pain in the lower chest, often on one side.Thus making it difficult to breath like you have an "iron grip" around your chest. Symptoms usually last about a week
Dr William C Dabney (_PHONE_) recorded 29 cases of pleurodynia during an epidemic in 1888. His colleague Dr William Francis Cooper (_PHONE_) in Rapahannock County recounted to him the local name for the epidemic affliction as 'the devils grip
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What is Friggatriskaidekaphobia?
Reveal the funtabulous answer
Fear of Friday the 13th.
You could have also had paraskavedekatriaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia for the same fear.
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In the UK, what accident is more likely to happen on Friday the 13th as opposed to any other Friday?
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Road Traffic Collision.
A study in the BMJ, published in 1993, concluded that there:
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Fear of clowns (not just restricted to the evil ones)
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Which magician famously died on Halloween and what medical condition was the cause of his death?
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Harry Houdini
Houdini died on the 31st of October 1926 of a ruptured appendix.
The injury was reportedly caused on October 20 by J. Gordon Whitehead, a student at McGill University in Canada, who hit Houdini in the abdomen several times to test his claim that he could withstand being hit anywhere above the waist without being hurt. [Reference]
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Ancient Swedish stone structure spurs debate
Ancient Scandinavians dragged 59 boulders to a seaside cliff near what is now the Swedish fishing village of Kaseberga. They carefully arranged the massive stones - each weighing up to 1,800 kilograms - in the outline of a 67-meter-long ship overlooking the Baltic Sea.
Archaeologists generally agree this megalithic structure, known as Ales Stenar ('Ale's Stones'), was assembled near the end of the Iron Age, as a burial monument. But a team of researchers now argues it's really 2,500 years old, dating from the Scandinavian Bronze Age, and was built as an astronomical calendar with the same underlying geometry as England's Stonehenge.
Nils-Axel Moerner, a retired geologist from Stockholm University, co-authored the paper published in March in the International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Moerner says his team observed that the sun rises and sets at specific points around Ales Stenar at the summer and winter solstices. They also observed that certain aspects of the stone ship's geometry matched those of Stonehenge.
Swedish archaeologist Martin Rundkvist, managing editor of the archaeology journal Fornvaennen, has another view. "The idea that the stone ship might have been an astronomical calendar has no supporters among academic archaeologists".
The Swedish countryside is home to many similar megalithic structures, known as stone ships. Most of them date to Sweden's Late Iron Age (approximately _PHONE_ CE), and serve as burial monuments, Rundkvist explains.
Archaeologists using radiocarbon dating have calculated that Ales Stenar was built about 1,400 years ago - long after the date estimated by Moerner's team. "This was the world of Beowulf," says Rundkvist.
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Oklahoma Water Survey sets public forums to discuss wastewater reuse
NORMAN — The Oklahoma Water Survey will host a series of public forums beginning next month to discuss wastewater reuse.
The events are designed to educate residents on options for planning for the state's future water needs.
Robert Puls, director of the Oklahoma Water Survey, said wastewater reuse needs to be a critical part of Oklahoma's water planning if state officials hope to meet the goals laid out in the Water for 2060 Act.
Signed in 2012 by Gov. Mary Fallin, the act puts forth the goal of using no more fresh water in Oklahoma in 2060 than the state used in 2010, while accounting for population growth and economic development.
Many of the state's water planning efforts have focused on water conservation. But conservation alone won't be enough to meet those goals, Puls said.
wastewater reuse would allow communities to make better, more efficient use of the water that's available, Puls said, noting several cities, including Norman, already are considering it as a part of their overall water plans.
The first of the three forums is scheduled April 23. During that event, representatives from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and the state Department of Environmental Quality will discuss how water is managed in Oklahoma and state laws and regulations regarding water reuse.
The second forum is scheduled May 14. During that forum, residents will learn where their drinking water comes from and where wastewater goes.
During the third forum, officials will discuss what treatment options are available for cities that begin reusing wastewater. That forum is scheduled June 18.
All three forum will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Room 1313 at the National Weather Center, 100 David L. Boren Blvd. Admission is free.
Agency directors: Exploring ways to better manage Oklahoma's water (Published Feb. 22, 2015) Individuals must do their part to help in water conservation efforts (Published Nov. 5, 2014) Drought planning is best done before drought begins, Oklahoma water officials say (Published Oct. 22, 2014) Oklahoma cities consider water conservation options (Published Aug. 17, 2014) Man-made wetlands turn wastewater into tap water (Published Aug. 4, 2014)


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Exclusive GP practices across England have been hit with incorrect estimates of their QOF payments for 2013/14 after a calculation error in CQRS meant thousands of pounds were missing from their payments.
Pulse has learnt that practices have had a 1.9% reduction on average in the payments calculated by CQRS, compared with what they should be paid for their QOF performance in 2013/14, translating to more than £2,000 to the average practice.
NHS England has apologised for the error and said that payments will be adjusted at a later stage as is the 'usual approach to QOF'.
Local leaders said this was 'another disaster in a catalogue of disasters' and warned practices could be facing delayed payments as a result.
As a result of the error, practices logging on to the CQRS system this week have been confronted with losses of thousands of pounds in some cases, and expected to approve QOF performance way below the level they were expecting.
Managers said that the CQRS system had used practice population figures from January 2014 to calculate the QOF payments due to practices, instead of the correct figure from January 2013.
The admission comes as area team managers revealed – in a letter to GPs obtained by Pulse – that there have been a series of errors in QOF payments involving CQRS, the system designed to calculate QOF payments. These errors are:
- A national error in the average list size used to calculate GP practice QOF payments means practices were given incorrect estimates of their achievement and all payments have to be re-calculated
- A national error in PMS deduction calculations has meant that practices were being told the wrong amount would be deducted from their QOF performance this year
- The GPES extraction of QOF data has not taken place for some practices at all. Area team managers have said only a 'minority' of practices were affected.
Londonwide LMCs medical director Dr Tony Grewal said the mistake was a 'total disaster' and that NHS England needed to be quicker to resolve problems such as these.
He said: 'This is just one further disaster in a catalogue of disasters. It will mean significant amounts of extra work and delays to payments – and GPs are not in a situation where cash flow isn't critical. It is one further mess-up.'
Dr Robert Morley, chair of the BMA's GPC contracts and regulations subcommittee, said a letter had been sent to every practice, advising them that their QOF payments will be recalculated and they'll get an increase in their payment.
However, he added: 'Clearly they have to resubmit information for that, it's causing additional workload for practices and additional delay.'
'It's yet another sort of indication of the shambolic state of affairs we have within NHS England, and with all the various agencies and organisations that are involved in the GP contract and funding of general practice.'
The problems come after a series of issues with the GPES system that was meant to automatically extract QOF, DES and vaccination performance, and the CQRS system that uses that data to pay practices.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre had originally planned to have the CQRS system ready to automatically upload DES, vaccination and QOF data by October 2013, yet the system has faced a number of setbacks, with GPs forced to take on the time-consuming task of manually inputting data and hundreds of practices facing frustration when their passwords to the reporting system expired without warning.
An NHS England spokesperson said: 'The QOF extraction and payment processing successfully ran over the year end. However, the intended 2013/14 QOF payments initially notified to practices were incorrectly calculated by reference to average list size (the Contractor Population Index) in January 2014 rather than January 2013.'
'The Health and Social Care Information Centre is now recalculating these payments to reflect the correct Contractor Population Index and will inform practices of the recalculated payment. The correction will take effect once the practice and area team have agreed and approved the achievement. This is consistent with the usual approach to QOF. We will also ensure that QOF aspiration payments for 2014/15 are adjusted accordingly.'
'We apologise for any concerns that this has caused for practices.'


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This does not mean that the heat flow capacity should be large, but it must be consistent hour-to-hour, day-to-day, and week-to-week. Small variations in heat flow can cause temperature variation on your circuit board, even though the oven temperature remains the same. A measuring device that can produce meaningful information relative to heat flow in addition to the temperature will give you a complete understanding of your oven and its performance over time. Of course I would not tell you this if I did not know of the tool that can measure your oven's ability to "hammer heat" into your boards; that being the OvenRIDER NL 2.
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Controlling the reflow oven soldering process requires monitoring not only temperature but also heat flow. Since heat flow is what causes objects to increase in temperature, measuring your oven's ability to increase the temperature of fixed thermal mass objects will allow you to detect variation in heat flow. By observing the temperature rise in the mass over a fixed amount of time, you can discover if the same amount of heat has been transferred into the mass. Such a measurement, combined with ambient temperature, yields a much more complete profile of a reflow oven. Only by knowing the heat flow capacity of an oven can you be assured that the oven will heat your circuit boards at the same rate and to the same temperature, every time.
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