/ (for example, transactions-processed-per-second). The values will be
 // averaged together before being compared to the target value.
 // +optional
 Pods *PodsMetricStatus
 // Resource refers to a resource metric (such as those specified in
 // requests and limits) known to Kubernetes describing each pod in the
 // current scale target (e.g. CPU or memory). Such metrics are built in to
 // Kubernetes, and have special scaling options on top of those available
 // to normal per-pod metrics using the "pods" source.
 // +optional
 Resource *ResourceMetricStatus
 // External refers to a global metric that is not associated
 // with any Kubernetes object. It allows autoscaling based on information
 // coming from components running outside of cluster
 // (for example length of queue in cloud messaging service, or
 // QPS from loadbalancer running outside of cluster).
 // +optional
 External *ExternalMetricStatus
}
MetricStatus describes the last-read state of a single metric.
func (*MetricStatus) DeepCopy Uses
func (in *MetricStatus) DeepCopy() *MetricStatus
DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new MetricStatus.
func (*MetricStatus) DeepCopyInto Uses
func (in *MetricStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *MetricStatus)
DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
type MetricTarget Uses
type MetricTarget struct {
 // Type represents whether the metric type is Utilization, Value, or AverageValue
 Type MetricTargetType
 // Value is the target value of the metric (as a quantity).
 Value *resource.Quantity
 // TargetAverageValue is the target value of the average of the
 // metric across all relevant pods (as a quantity)
 AverageValue *resource.Quantity
 // AverageUtilization is the target value of the average of the
 // resource metric across all relevant pods, represented as a percentage of
 // the requested value of the resource for the pods.
 // Currently only valid for Resource metric source type
 AverageUtilization *int32
}
MetricTarget defines the target value, average value, or average utilization of a specific metric
func (*MetricTarget) DeepCopy Uses
func (in *MetricTarget) DeepCopy() *MetricTarget
DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new MetricTarget.
func (*MetricTarget) DeepCopyInto Uses
func (in *MetricTarget) DeepCopyInto(out *MetricTarget)
DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
type MetricTargetType Uses
type MetricTargetType string
MetricTargetType specifies the type of metric being targeted, and should be either "Value", "AverageValue", or "Utilization"
const (
 // UtilizationMetricType is a possible value for MetricTarget.Type.
 UtilizationMetricType MetricTargetType = "Utilization"
 // ValueMetricType is a possible value for MetricTarget.Type.
 ValueMetricType MetricTargetType = "Value"
 // AverageValueMetricType is a possible value for MetricTarget.Type.
 AverageValueMetricType MetricTargetType = "AverageValue"
)
type MetricValueStatus Uses
type MetricValueStatus struct {
 Value *resource.Quantity
 AverageValue *resource.Quantity
 AverageUtilization *int32
}
MetricValueStatus indicates the current value of a metric.
func (*MetricValueStatus) DeepCopy Uses
func (in *MetricValueStatus) DeepCopy() *MetricValueStatus
DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new MetricValueStatus.
func (*MetricValueStatus) DeepCopyInto Uses
func (in *MetricValueStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *MetricValueStatus)
DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
type ObjectMetricSource Uses
type ObjectMetricSource struct {
 DescribedObject CrossVersionObjectReference
 Target MetricTarget
 Metric MetricIdentifier
}
ObjectMetricSource indicates how to scale on a metric describing a kubernetes object (for example, hits-per-second on an Ingress object).
func (*ObjectMetricSource) DeepCopy Uses
func (in *ObjectMetricSource) DeepCopy() *ObjectMetricSource
DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ObjectMetricSource.
func (*ObjectMetricSource) DeepCopyInto Uses
func (in *ObjectMetricSource) DeepCopyInto(out *ObjectMetricSource)
DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
type ObjectMetricStatus Uses
type ObjectMetricStatus struct {
 Metric MetricIdentifier
 Current MetricValueStatus
 DescribedObject CrossVersionObjectReference
}
ObjectMetricStatus indicates the current value of a metric describing a kubernetes object (for example, hits-per-second on an Ingress object).
func (*ObjectMetricStatus) DeepCopy Uses
func (in *ObjectMetricStatus) DeepCopy() *ObjectMetricStatus
DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ObjectMetricStatus.
func (*ObjectMetricStatus) DeepCopyInto Uses
func (in *ObjectMetricStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *ObjectMetricStatus)
DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
type PodsMetricSource Uses
type PodsMetricSource struct {
 // metric identifies the target metric by name and selector
 Metric MetricIdentifier
 // target specifies the target value for the given metric
 Target MetricTarget
}
PodsMetricSource indicates how to scale on a metric describing each pod in the current scale target (for example, transactions-processed-per-second). The values will be averaged together before being compared to the target value.
func (*PodsMetricSource) DeepCopy Uses
func (in *PodsMetricSource) DeepCopy() *PodsMetricSource
DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new PodsMetricSource.
func (*PodsMetricSource) DeepCopyInto Uses
func (in *PodsMetricSource) DeepCopyInto(out *PodsMetricSource)
DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
type PodsMetricStatus Uses
type PodsMetricStatus struct {
 Metric MetricIdentifier
 Current MetricValueStatus
}
PodsMetricStatus indicates the current value of a metric describing each pod in the current scale target (for example, transactions-processed-per-second).
func (*PodsMetricStatus) DeepCopy Uses
func (in *PodsMetricStatus) DeepCopy() *PodsMetricStatus
DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new PodsMetricStatus.
func (*PodsMetricStatus) DeepCopyInto Uses
func (in *PodsMetricStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *PodsMetricStatus)
DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
type ResourceMetricSource Uses
type ResourceMetricSource struct {
 // Name is the name of the resource in question.
 Name api.ResourceName
 // Target specifies the target value for the given metric
 Target MetricTarget
}
ResourceMetricSource indicates how to scale on a resource metric known to Kubernetes, as specified in requests and limits, describing each pod in the current scale target (e.g. CPU or memory). The values will be averaged together before being compared to the target. Such metrics are built in to Kubernetes, and have special scaling options on top of those available to normal per-pod metrics using the "pods" source. Only one "target" type should be set.
func (*ResourceMetricSource) DeepCopy Uses
func (in *ResourceMetricSource) DeepCopy() *ResourceMetricSource
DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ResourceMetricSource.
func (*ResourceMetricSource) DeepCo


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Design and numerical simulation of a DNA electrophoretic stretching device†
DNA stretching is now a key technology in emerging DNA mapping devices such as direct linear analysis (DLA), though DNA stretching in a high throughput manner is still a challenging problem. In this work, we present a new microfluidic channel design to enhance DNA stretching using kinematic analysis and Brownian dynamics-finite element method (BD-FEM). Our group recently showed in experiments that the extensional electrophoretic field arising from a hyperbolic microcontraction can be utilized to stretch T4-DNA. We demonstrate the reliability of our BD-FEM model for the present problem by showing that the numerical predictions are consistent with the experimental data for the hyperbolic channel. We then investigate DNA stretching for four different funnel shapes. Surprisingly the maximum mean DNA stretch is quite similar in all four designs. Finally, we propose a new design with a side-feeding branch to enhance stretching based on a kinematic analysis along different feeding locations. Our numerical simulation predicted that DNA stretching can be dramatically enhanced using side-feeding.

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Combat Water Survival Training
The combat water survival training (CWST) is a requirement of all ROTC cadets. Cadets are required to conduct a 3-meter drop into water, blind folded and carrying a mock M-16 rifle. They are also required to swim 15 meters in uniform with gear while keeping a mock M-16 rifle out of the water. Additionally, cadets must demonstrate removal techniques of their equipment while submerged. For this requirement, cadets must jump into deep water wearing load bearing equipment. While underwater, they must release the equipment, swim to the surface and reach the edge. The last task cadets must perform is creating a floatation device with their BDU or ACU trousers.

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Foto: André Ricardo, 2007
 - Other names
 Kawaiwete, Kayabi, Caiabi, Kaiaby, Kajabi, Cajabi
 - Where they are How many
 MT2.202 (Siasi/Sesai, 2012)
 - Linguistic family
The Kaiabi have vigorously resisted the invasion of their lands by rubber companies since the end of the 19th Century. After the 1950s, the region of the Arinos, Peixes and Teles Pires rivers was divided up into glebes that became ranches and the Kaiabi were divided into three groups. Most moved to the Indigenous Park of the Xingu, where they are outstanding for their practice of a strong and diversified agriculture, their art which is characterized by complex graphic designs inspired by their mythology, and by their active participation in the indigenous movement organized in defense of the interests of the ethnic groups of the Park.


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How To Stop Drunk Spins: Does Throwing Up Help?
Anyone who has ever gone overboard during a night out knows the nightmarish feeling of laying down and watching the room spin violently.
It's awful.
I used to spend many a night burying my head under a pillow, willing myself the ability to see straight.
It didn't work.
Mostly I just ran back and forth to the bathroom until the spinning stopped enough that I could reasonably pass out.
But why does it happen? And is there anything you can do about it?
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Does throwing up help the spins?
Why does the room spin after a night of heavy drinking?
The technical term for what you are experiencing is vertigo.
You may also experience light-headedness, loss of balance, difficulty walking, nausea, and vomiting.
It has to do with alcohol's effect on your ears.
The inner ear system plays an integral role in our sense of balance. Alcohol specifically affects three fluid-filled semicircular canals.
The fluid is called endolymph. Inside these canals, we also have a gelatinous structure called the cupula and tiny, hair-like cells called stereocilia.
Incredibly, these tiny little parts play a big role in our ability to get around.
Normally, when we move around, the endolymph moves, which alters the shape of the cupula, and bends the stereocilia.
When the stereocilia bend, they send an electric signal to our brains to help make sense of the movement, helping us to feel balanced.
Alcohol disrupts inner ear balance.
Alcohol also thins your blood.
Thinned blood creates a difference in density between the cupula and endolymph, which changes the structure of the cupula.
This, in turn, bends the stereocilia, which send signals to your brain that says, "Hey, we're rotating!"
Except you're not.
This creates the spinning effect you get when you look up at the ceiling and start questioning your life choices.
Oh, and closing your eyes only makes it worse.
Without those visual clues to help your brain realize that the world is not spinning a mile a minute, the alcohol spins get worse.
the science behind alcohol spins
Does throwing up help the spins?
Somehow we all got it into our heads that making ourselves throw up when we get the spins is a good thing.
It's not.
First, it doesn't work. You might feel temporarily relieved by vomiting, but, at best, you've only eliminated the alcohol from your stomach that hasn't been absorbed into the bloodstream.
The other six rounds are still in your system and have to work their way out naturally.
Risks of throwing up to cure the spins:
Want to enrage a gastroenterologist? Tell them you make yourself throw up after a night of drinking.
To say it is ill-advised would be an understatement.
Self-induced vomiting puts additional strain on your esophagus than throwing up naturally. If done frequently, this can lead to esophageal tears, which cause you to throw up blood.
Vomiting also exposes your esophagus to stomach acid, which can exacerbate and cause inflammation of the esophageal lining, called esophagitis. Chronic esophagitis can lead to cancer of the esophagus.
Third, vomiting increases the risk of having partially digested food stuck in the respiratory tract (pulmonary respiration).
Even more likely, you give yourself a nasty case of heartburn and still have to suffer through the spins.
What can you do to stop the alcohol spins after a night of heavy drinking?
Nothing.
Let me say that again.
Nothing. Zip. Zilch. Nada.
You may read on the internet that you can ground yourself by placing a foot on the floor and focusing on an immobile object, but it doesn't work.
At least, not in any significant way.
Vomiting (we just talked about this) may help lessen the duration of your spins by eliminating the toxins from alcohol sitting in your stomach which has yet to be absorbed into your bloodstream.
However, most of the damage has been done by the time the spins have started. Throwing up is fruitless.
Another suggestion is watching TV to give your eyes (and brain) enough visual stimulation to combat vertigo.
Again, there is no evidence this makes a huge difference.
Ultimately, once you've reached spin levels of heavy drinking, the only way out is through.
You have to let your body do its thing until it passes.
So what CAN you do to prevent the spins?
Don't drink heavily.
The only way to avoid getting the spins is to monitor your alcohol intake and not overdo it.
Remember that binge drinking is considered 4+ drinks on a single occasion for women and 5+ drinks on a single occasion for men.
If you want to avoid the spins, you need to avoid meeting and surpassing those thresholds.
Limit your alcohol intake to moderate levels, or quit drinking altogether.
You don't have to figure this out on your own.
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Ivory Coast loses its crown jewelBreaking News
Museum authorities in Ivory Coast have contacted Interpol after thieves stole historic gold jewellery, masks and statues worth an estimated $6m (£3.7m).
The thefts from the country's main museum took place during the recent battle for Abidjan between forces loyal to current President Alassane Ouattara and the former leader Laurent Gbagbo.
Prior to colonisation in 1893, Ivory Coast was home to several flourishing kingdoms, including the Abron of Gyaaman, the Muslim Kong Empire, and a Baoule state and the Anyi kingdoms of Indenie and Sanwi.
Among the stolen artefacts were 35 gold pendants dating from the 18th Century, 12 traditional necklaces from the 17th Century, six miniature gold boxes from the 18th Century, a 19th Century royal sabre and an Akan king head dress, which could come from the Baoule or Anyi kingdoms....
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Otis is the world's largest elevator manufacturer. It is estimated that between its elevators, escalators and moving walkways, they transport the equivalent of the world's population every 3 days! This makes Otis the most popular form of transportation on Earth! If we restrict it only to elevators, it's estimated that Otis transports the world's population every 9 days!
The company has over 60,000 employees today and makes an annual revenue over 11 billion. Some famous Otis installed elevators are in the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, and World Trade Center. The company was founded in Yonkers, New York by Elisha Otis in 1853. The company pioneered the development of the safety elevator, which was invented by Otis in 1852.

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Analysis: Could artificial intelligence replace GCSEs?
Some top independent schools are exploring replacing GCSEs with educational technology - but will fee-paying parents really go for this?
Catherine Lough
ai school
Elite independent schools are currently in talks with a technology company exploring a new artificial intelligence programme that could replace GCSEs.
Yet while a digital alternative to the GCSE that some schools view as "increasingly dry" might sound promising, how feasible would it really be?
Mike Buchanan, executive director of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, has spoken of how this could create a far more "personalised" style of learning, with computer programmes constructing a digitised profile of each pupil's skills. And arguably, the historic reason for GCSEs no longer exists, given that most students do not leave school at 16.
News: Exclusive: AI may replace GCSEs in top private schools
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So the idea of a bespoke digital learning platform is attractive, and according to one source in the private school sector, senior figures at Ofsted are interested.
Rather than studying a raft of GCSEs, pupils would learn from an online programme alongside their usual class teaching. The programme could be adaptive to their needs, building up a detailed profile of their strengths and weaknesses. It could tell potential employers that a child might struggle with grammar, yet is also a gifted public speaker.
And it would also assist the "forgotten third", currently doomed to fail maths and English GCSE. It sounds almost utopian – "failing" an exam would become a thing of the past.
However, there are practical issues to consider.
Firstly, are fee-paying parents likely to want this? Private schools do have more freedom to explore alternative models of teaching and assessment – Bedales School already teaches just five core GCSEs alongside their own curriculum, which is recognised by Ucas.
That said, a personalised curriculum is one thing, but private school parents may be less entranced by the idea of paying for their children to sit with a computer app.
In Mike Buchanan's view, the app would leave teachers free to pursue their passions, and he stresses that this would not replace the deeply personal, human connection at the heart of good teaching. Nonetheless, if the app proved successful, could it undermine the profession? A future where children are taught solely by teacher-bots sounds faintly terrifying.
A further issue would be how universities might respond. Speaking at the HMC conference, Bella Malins, director of access and admissions at UCL, said universities prefer GCSEs to in-school assessments – national, public exams are a form of quality assurance.
Would universities accept these qualifications? Yes, GCSEs can be a crude means of measuring someone's talent and ability, but they do provide a snapshot of what someone can do. A digital profile of every child's complex range of strengths and weaknesses could be difficult to navigate, for both employers and higher education providers.
It is fair to say that many see GCSEs as problematic. Endlessly tinkered with, revised and reformed, it is no surprise that today's teenagers are increasingly stressed and anxious. An A grade is no longer enough when there are now two grades above it. In addition, GCSEs condemn the forgotten third to endless difficulties when pursuing further employment or education.
Nonetheless, the idea that AI is the answer, while tempting, may be unworkable in practice. It would also mean children spending even more time in front of screens, when surely good education depends on the rich, lively discussions that happen between teachers and pupils.
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configure mpls rsvp-te timers lsp rapid-retry
configure mpls rsvp-te timers lsp rapid-retry {decay-rate percent} {delay-interval milliseconds} {retry-limit [number]}
Description
Configures the timers associated with rapidly retrying failed LSPs.
Syntax Description
percent Specifies a percent increase in the interval allowed before each subsequent attempt to re-signal an LSP. The valid range is from 0 to 100 percent.
milliseconds Specifies the time (in milliseconds) to wait before attempting to re-signal the LSP.
retry-limit Specifies the maximum allowed attempts to establish an LSP.
number Specifies a maximum number of allowed attempts to establish an LSP. The valid number range is from zero to 255.
Default
Delay interval: 500 milliseconds.
Decay rate: 50%.
Retry limit: 10.
Usage Guidelines
This command configures the timers associated with rapidly retrying failed LSPs. If an LSP fails to establish, the switch attempts to rapidly retry the setup by sending additional path messages based on the rapid-retry timers. The delay-interval timer specifies the time (in milliseconds) to wait before sending another path message. If the LSP fails to establish itself on subsequent attempts, the delay-interval time is incremented based on the decay-rate setting. The decay operation multiplies the delay-interval time by the decay rate, and adds the result to the current delay-interval time.
For example, if the decay-rate is set to 50 percent and the current delay-interval time is 500 milliseconds, a path message is retransmitted in 750 milliseconds. If the LSP fails to establish on the next attempt, a path message is retransmitted after a further decayed delay interval of 1125 milliseconds (1.125 seconds). A per-LSP delay-interval time is maintained for each LSP until the LSP is established. This process of decaying the retry time continues until the LSP is established or the retry-limit expires. If the retry-limit is reached, attempts to rapidly retry the LSP are suspended.
When the switch starts the process of re-signaling the LSP based on the standard-retry timers, the LSP's rapid-retry timers return to the initial configuration settings. If the standard-retry delay-interval time is reached before all of the rapid-retry attempts have completed, the standard-retry mechanisms take over.
The default rapid-retry LSP timer parameter values are 500 milliseconds for the delay-interval, 50 percent for the decay-rate, and a retry-limit of 10. The valid range for delay-interval is 10 to 1000 milliseconds. The valid decay-rate range is 0 to 100 percent. The valid retry-limit is 0 to 100. A value of 0 indicates that the LSP is not re-signaled using the rapid-retry timers.
When summary-refresh or bundle-message is enabled, the rapid-retry timer values are used for resending any message that is not acknowledged.
Example
The following command sets the maximum number of rapid retries to five:
configure mpls rsvp-te timers lsp rapid-retry retry-limit 5
History
This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 11.6.
Platform Availability
This command is available only on the platforms that support MPLS as described in the Switch Engine 32.3 Feature License Requirements document.


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May 13, 2020
Stay in the Know
The FCC recently issued their proposed call authentication rules for comment, which are based on STIR/SHAKEN as mandated in the TRACED Act. The TRACED Act essentially mandates carrier deployment by June 30, 2021, though the FCC is proposing some extensions of the deadline in limited cases. It can be predicted with certainty that during an interim period there will be mix of carrier deployment timelines and inter-working issues will arise both before and after the deadline. For example, we know that time-division multiplexing based calls (i.e., non-STIR/SHAKEN authenticated calls) may be classified by a terminating STIR/SHAKEN-enabled carrier in a manner similar to unauthenticated, spoofed calls. Such concerns are not insurmountable; if we have tools to manage issues during this interim period, then we can tolerate some uncertainty.
Although call blocking using analytics is distinct from call authentication, there is a close relationship between call blocking and call authentication. Even though STIR/SHAKEN does not require using analytics to block calls, the results of the STIR/SHAKEN validation may be an input used by the analytics platform to determine whether a call qualifies as an illegal robocall for blocking. Call authentication provides an additional data point that can help in stopping illegal robocalls during the interim period. However, as we have seen, blocking calls using analytics is not perfect, and has the potential for exacerbating problems.
Minimizing the Impact of Errors During Early Deployment
There are four guiding principles that can significantly help minimize issues during the deployment of STIR/SHAKEN, particularly in the early phases. These principles will not prevent all types of problems from occurring, but they can minimize the impact of errors and allow an orderly migration path forward.
1. Notification When a Call is Blocked. Explicit notification by a carrier should inform the caller whenever a call is blocked. This should include providing both an audio intercept and a SIP error code to the caller so that regardless of whether the caller is a human or computer dialer, both are informed when a call is blocked. The notification should provide the caller with contact information for the terminating service provider to report an erroneously blocked call. Without knowing when calls are incorrectly blocked, future errors cannot be prevented. Mistakes by a carrier or analytics provider can be accepted to a certain extent; ignoring them and repeating them call-after-call cannot be tolerated.
2. Redress for Erroneously Blocked Calls. Carriers should offer effective and timely redress mechanisms for handling reports about calls being blocked in error. The functions of Notification and Redress go hand-in-hand; one cannot be effectively offered without the other.
3. Fully Authenticated Calls Should Not Be Blocked. Terminating carriers receiving "full" or "A" level attestation on calls should presume those calls to be legal and should not block those calls using predictive analytics. Fully authenticated calls, if suspicious, can be quickly traced back to their originating carrier and originator. Such calls should be presumed legitimate and should be investigated; then, if deemed necessary, these calls can be blocked in the future. Analytics should be used for potentially blocking only "B" (partial) and "C" (gateway) level attested calls. These calls should not receive the same presumption of legitimacy. Since "B" and "C" level calls cannot be unambiguously distinguished between various types of calls (i.e., both a domestic call from a TDM network and an international scam robocall can appear as "C" level attestation), analytics may have a continuing role in defining how these calls should be treated.
4. Authorized Numbers Should Receive "Full" or "A" level Attestation. Enterprises, upon providing evidence to their originating carrier of authorization to use a number by business agreement or other evidence (even if the number was not provided by that carrier to the enterprise), should be eligible to receive "A" level attestation. This aspect is explicitly memorialized in the ATIS standard, though it only describes an optional policy that carriers may adopt. Encouraging carriers to adopt this policy would address a persistent problem (called the 'enterprise problem') that involves enterprises using the same calling party number on calls offered to multiple originating carriers. Because fully authenticated calls are easily 'tracked and traced', such enterprises will subject themselves to scrutiny if they employ questionable calling practices.
A Near-Term Solution for a Complex Situation
Yes, there are myriads of details and issues that remain to be worked out in the coming months and years regarding STIR/SHAKEN deployment. Yes, there will be situations where calls may be invalidly blocked using predictive analytics. But, being able to identify and correct such mistakes using notification and redress functions (and thus help improve the accuracy of analytics) is something most everyone would agree is a desirable goal. There also will be situations where fully authenticated calls may be determined to be, in fact, illegal in some manner. However, STIR/SHAKEN technology can now quickly identify these callers and their originating carriers. Recent FCC actions have shown how regulators and the industry can quickly minimize their impact. Finally, there are enterprises that require use of multiple carriers and cannot tolerate their fully authorized numbers receiving less than "A" level attestation. While more complex solutions to this 'enterprise problem' are being discussed in standards, the existing standard allows a suitable solution for the near future. This solution does not require any slow down of the STIR/SHAKEN deployment.
Adopting these four principles will go a long way to facilitate STIR/SHAKEN deployment and calm the anxiety and concerns over various call originators as to how their calls will be treated. Carriers, too, can receive safe-harbor treatment if they adopt these principles. Industry and regulators are urged to adopt these guidelines to ease the transition into the STIR/SHAKEN environment.
The opinions presented here are those of Karl Koster, and not necessarily those of Noble Systems. The contents should not be construed as legal advice nor as comments reflecting any regulatory position of Noble Systems.


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How to use the Field Level Database Lookup
The General Document Processor (GDP) is a tool that allows users to process documents and extract information from them. This feature adds the ability to link a database to specific fields in GDP, so that the extracted data can be matched with values in the database.
How to set up the database connection
- When creating a new field in GDP, select the data type "Calculated".
- Enter the data set URI. This is the location of the database you want to link to GDP. This can be public URL or data:// linking to your super.AI storage.
- Define which fields to match against the data in the dataset. Select the fields in GDP that you want to compare with the values in the database.
- Define the number of candidates to present for human review. This is the number of matches that will be returned for interactive selection. If set to 0, matching will be disabled.
- Define the matching threshold. This is the percentage of fields that should match for automatic assignment. For example, a threshold of 0.8 means that 80% of the fields must match for the value to be automatically assigned.
- Define the Output Column Name. This is the name of the column in the output.
- Click "Setup" to link the database to GDP and begin matching values.
Once the fields are set up, GDP will look up values in the database and match them to the extracted data from your documents.
If the matching threshold is met, the corresponding value will be automatically assigned to the output field.
If there are multiple matches found, the number of candidates as defined, will be shown for human review, and users can select the correct one.
By setting up the matching threshold, you can control the level of confidence in automatic matching. Lowering threshold would increase the chance of getting matched but increase the chance of mismatches, while raising the threshold decrease the chance of mismatches but also reduce the chance of getting matched.
This feature is useful if you have a specific set of values that should be extracted from your documents, and you want to ensure that the extracted data matches one of those values. It allows to improve extraction quality and automate process to some extent.
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Adjustable birthing chair, Europe, _PHONE_
Childbirth is made more comfortable for the mother by the adjustable seat, back and arms of the chair. It is made from wood, padded leather and iron. The seat shape allows a clear route for the emerging baby and access for those assisting the birth. The chair is also known as a parturition chair. They were used from ancient times until the 1800s. The grooved parts on the bottom of the frame were used for leg rests, which the mother would use for support and to press against. Some birthing chairs have low centres of gravity so the mother can squat and still be supported by the chair.
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We consider the collisions of plane gravitational and electromagnetic waves with
distinct wavefronts and of arbitrary polarizations in a Minkowski background. We
first present a new, completely geometric formulation of the characteristic initial
value problem for solutions in the wave interaction region for which initial data are
those associated with the approaching waves. We present also a general approach to
the solution of this problem which enables us in principle to construct solutions in
terms of the specified initial data. This is achieved by re-formulating the nonlinear
dynamical equations for waves in terms of an associated linear problem on the
spectral plane. A system of linear integral "evolution" equations which solve this
spectral problem for specified initial data is constructed. It is then demonstrated
explicitly how various colliding plane wave space-times can be constructed from
given characteristic initial data.
This pre-print has been submitted, and accepted, for publication in the journal, Classical and quantum gravity. The definitive version: ALEKSEEV, G.A, and GRIFFITHS, J.B., 2004. Collision of plane gravitational and electromagnetic
waves in a Minkowski background: solution of the
characteristic initial value problem. Classical and quantum gravity, 21(23),pp.5623-5654 is available at _URL_.


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One man in Scotland is apparently building an underground bunker tourism empire. James Mitchell, who runs "Scotland's Secret Bunker," is planning to open another Cold War relic as a museum, according to the Scotsman. This one in Edinburgh, known as the Barnton Quarry Nuclear Bunker, was constructed in 1952 as a safe place to maintain power for the British government, with three stories of rooms to house the royal family, military and government officials, and even staff from the BBC.
Barnton Quarry hasn't been used since 1914, and before the bunker was built 100 feet below the earth there was an RAF fighter control center built on the land during WWII (it's still there, covered in graffiti). The bunker was completely a secret until 1963, when a group called Spies for Peace released the information to the public.
While it's long been popular for urban exploration (check out Secret Scotland for some great information), fires in 1991 and 1993 blamed on illegal raves caused it to be filled with asbestos. When the museum will open and how Mitchell will clean up the site remains to be announced, but for now you can glimpse the interior through the amazing photos of people who risked their health to plunge into the depths of the nuclear bunker fit for a Queen (warning, this video from an urban explorer has some kind of intense music):
Image via the Scotsman.
INTO THE ABYSS: BARNTON QUARRY NUCLEAR BUNKER, Edinburgh, Scotland


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This study investigates the effect of spatial variability on the stability of a real 3D slope subjected to earthquakes by conventional Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) and a stochastic response surface method. The stochastic response surface method used in this study (VRSRSM) was combined with a variance reduction method due to spatial averaging of soil parameters in slope failure to reduce a large computational load due to the realization of spatially correlated input parameters in three-dimensional space. In order to verify the applicability of the stochastic response surface method with a variance reduction method for 3D slope reliability, the safety factor for a simple 3D slope under non-seismic and seismic conditions was analyzed by MCS and VRSRSM. The VRSRSM was applied to risk evaluation of deep-seated landslides caused by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake along with backcalculation of strength parameters based on the slope failure geometry and field investigation.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
- Computer Science Applications


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Examining Mathematics Anxiety of Undergraduates Using a Brain-Based Measurement, EEG
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This paper reports on an investigation of mathematics anxiety (MA) among 40 Korean undergraduate students, using cognitive neuroscience. In Spring 2015, we collected data on correct response rates and reaction times from computer-based activities related to quadratic functions. We also measured brain response through event related potentials (ERP). Results demonstrate that students with higher mathematics anxiety (HMA) took more time than students with lower mathematics anxiety (LMA), both in translating equations to graphs and in translating graphs to equations. Moreover, based on analysis of ERP, brain waves of the HMA group recorded higher amplitude. In specific, both groups showed higher amplitude in translation from graphs to equation than vice versa. Higher amplitudes indicate greater demands on working memory, which we discuss in the concluding section, especially with regard to MA.


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Why ABX Testing Usually
Produces Null Results with Human Subjects
ABX testing has been extremely controversial since it was introduced decades ago. It is my hope to put this testing protocol in its final resting place by combining its sad history coupled the difference between how humans perceive sound and how ABX testing actually is applied.
The "X" in the ABX is either A or B, randomly selected, the listener needs to identify whether that "X" is "A" or "B". Unfortunately human beings do not have the ability to compare three sonic events sequentially. One must keep a sonic memory of sample "A" they just listened to so they can compare it to the sample "B" and then listen to "X" and try to decide if it sounds more like "A" or "B". It is the introduction of this third sound that makes it impossible for human beings since we can compare two different sounds as long as we don't wait too long however our sonic memory cannot juggle three no matter how many times one is allowed to go back and forth. Thus ABX tests usually get null results, and cause listening fatigue.
The better way to do this is to play "A" in a relaxed setting for an entire piece of music, at least five minutes and then play the same piece of music with "B" and then ask not if they sound different, but instead which one did you like? This is how most people shop for stereo equipment. Thus, it is not the methodology of ABX tests I object to, but instead their very existence.
Since the introduction of ABX double blind testing protocols many decades ago I have known they were complete and utter frauds and that is one reason I started my print newsletter in the 1980's and later my blog "The Audio Iconoclast" _URL_
From its purpose statement "The Audio Iconoclast will challenge many deeply held beliefs in both the audio and musical communities. In music and its reproduction explaining what one hears when it is not directly measurable is not easy, the common practice is to dismiss it. This is wrong! In our world of music enjoyment there are subjectivists "music listeners" and objectivists "audio scientists" who try to measure phenomenon. Music listeners believe what they hear with their ears. Audio scientists do not believe what they hear unless they can quantify and measure it. If they cannot measure it, it does not exist and they convince themselves they are not hearing what they hear! My quest is to show the wisdom of enjoying the sound of music and accepting what one hears, even if it cannot be scientifically proven."
For example SACD would have replaced CD by now if not for ABX tests and pseudo-scientific studies in AES papers. Anyone possessing a pair of ears on the sides of their head can clearly hear the huge difference between low and high resolution for themselves however too many of them have been brainwashed not to believe their own ears and instead rely on these pseudo-scientists who over the years with ABX double-blind testing have proven:
1) All amplifiers sound the same.
2) All CD players sound the same.
3) A coat hanger sounds the same as an expensive interconnect.
4) MP3 sounds the same as CD.
5) CD sounds the same as SACD.
6) High resolution PCM sounds the same as DSD.
Remember the infamous 1987 blind listening test conducted by Stereo Review that concluded that a pair of Mark Levinson monoblocks, an output-transformerless tubed amplifier, and a $220 Pioneer receiver were all sonically identical?
Or perhaps you remember the ABX test that was likely the most damaging to these pseudo-scientists, comparing a known audibly defective amplifier to a perfectly working one? All listeners were able not only to hear the defect in the amplifier but able to describe it's distorted sound under normal listening conditions. However using ABX testing protocols none were able to identify the difference between the defective and the working amplifier with any statistical significance, thus proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that ABX testing does not work. In addition I am sure none of the participants would be willing to take home the defective amplifier, I am quite sure they would all want the perfect working one!
ABX double-blind testing should be banned by all intelligent people as the absolute scam it is. If one cannot prove the differences people experience every day of their lives when listening to music they love then any such tests are total and complete failures. But more dangerous than that they are hurting the sales of superior audio equipment, superior recordings and the musical satisfaction of gullible music lovers who believe these tests instead of their own ears because of the scientific garb they are dressed in. It is time for the real motives of the anti-high resolution crowd be revealed and their rhetoric buried forever so the masses can actually listen to high resolution with unbiased ears!
In summery ABX double-blind testing does not prove that everything sounds the same as real sonic differences are easily heard in casual listening. No, instead what ABX double-blind testing proves is that human subjects do not have the ability to compare three sonic events sequentially with any statistically significance, revealing a deficiency in short-term sonic memories of our species.
I believe even the most golden-eared audiophiles would not be able to identify differences with any statistical accuracy between an MP3 music file and a professional master recording using ABX double-blind testing protocols. This does not mean we should all only listen to MP3s on the cheapest stereos we can find, quite the contrary it means that we should enjoy the highest resolution music possible on audio equipment that we have determined to sound the best using our ears in standard casual listening evaluations.
Blind Listening Tests are Flawed: An Editorial by Robert Harley


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FACTS ABOUT DENMARK
:black_small_square: Danes have a special word "hygge" for that cozy feeling of togetherness. It means relaxing in great company.
:black_small_square: Lego was invented in Denmark
:black_small_square: Denmark is one of the oldest monarchies in Europe
:black_small_square: No matter where you are in Denmark, you'll never be more than 50km from the sea. And with over 7,000km of coastline, it's hardly surprising that beach holidays are a popular part of Danish culture
:black_small_square: First acknowledged in 1219, the Danish flag remains the oldest state flag in the world still in use by an independent nation
:black_small_square: Bluetooth was named after the Danish Viking King Harald "blåtand" Gormsson. Gormsson was also known for his dead tooth. Therefore his nickname was Blåtand, which literally translates from Danish to "Bluetooth."
:small_orange_diamond: Skagen - Grenen (means the branch, which is the top of Denmark where to oceans meet)
:small_orange_diamond: Copenhagen - Nyhavn (New Harbour)
:small_orange_diamond: Copenhagen - Runde taarn
:small_orange_diamond: Vesterhavet (the West coast)
:small_orange_diamond: Bridgewalking Lillebælt
None of these pictures are mine - credit to the rightful owners


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Well… assuming the question is about (OPM) RPG and ILE RPG…
 1. They use different compilers.
 2. They have different operation codes and functions.
 3. They have different coding formats.
 4. They run in different environments.
 5. They have different capabilities.
A better question would be "What's NOT different between them?"
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In this paper, a discrete single input PI Fuzzy controller for inverter applications is presented. In contrary to the typical PI Fuzzy which requires minimum of two inputs variables, the proposed controller requires only one input. However the performance of the controller is not degraded. The reduction in the number of inputs minimized the number of fuzzy rules, tuning parameters and thus simplifies the overall fuzzy controller design. Furthermore, with single input, the input-output mapping can be presented as a simple control surface. In this case, it is mapped as a piecewise linear and can be realized by using a simple look-up table. As a result, a faster fuzzy calculation can be achieved using an inexpensive digital processor. A design example of the proposed controller for a single phase inverter is outlined. Using Matlab simulations, it can be shown that the proposed controller exhibits equivalent performance with the typical PI fuzzy controller.


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How to recognise an authorised medicinal product?
In Belgium an authorised medicinal product is a medicine that:
- is sold by a pharmacist (only they are allowed to do so);
- has a marketing authorisation (MA) or registration number (a medicine cannot be sold without registration or marketing authorisation).
- What exactly is a marketing authorisation or registration number?
- Where to find the marketing authorisation or registration number?
- And what about medicines directly prepared by the pharmacist (magistral and officinal preparations)?
- How can I check if I am buying authorised medicines?
- What tools does the FAMHP make available to me to recognize an authorised medicinal product?
The sale of medicines is very strictly regulated and controlled by the competent authorities (in Belgium, the Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products - FAMHP).
Before it is sold in licensed pharmacies, the competent authorities assess the quality, safety and efficacy of each medicine.
In order to make this assessment the experts of the competent authorities base their evaluation on scientific data such as:
- The results of toxicological, pharmacological and clinical tests carried out with the medicine;
- The scientific literature;
- The quality data;
- Any other relevant scientific data.
When the quality, safety and efficacy of a medicine are considered satisfactory, it is allowed to be sold in licensed pharmacies.
The authorisation or registration is granted:
- either by the Minister responsible for public health after receiving the opinion of the relevant scientific committee in the AFMPS
- or by the European Commission after consultation, as appropriate, with the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) or with the Committee for Medicinal products for Veterinary Use (CVMP), established within the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
All authorised or registered medicinal products receive a marketing authorisation (MA) or registration number.
The term "registration" is more specifically used for certain homeopathic medicines or herbal products traditionally used as medicines (where the safety has been demonstrated by the length of use and experience). These are registered based on a simplified scientific dossier.
To find a marketing authorisation or registration number you should consult the packaging of the medicine.
The number can be in different formats:
(x : figure and Y : letter)
- xxxx YY xxxx F xxx
- BExxxxxx (new numbering from 2008)
- BE-Vxxxxxx (new numbering from 2008 for medicinal products for veterinary use)
- EU/1/xx/xxx/xxx (medicinal product authorised by the European Commission)
For an homeopathic medicine
- xxxx CH xxxx F xx or xxxx UH xxxx F xx (notification)
- HO-BExxxxxx (MA)
- HO-BE-CHxxxxxx or HO-BE-UHxxxxxx (registration)
For a herbal medicinal product
- BE-TUxxxxxx (registration)
- xxxx YY xxxx F xxx, BExxxxxx or EU/1/xx/xxx/xxx (MA)
Some drugs are prepared in a pharmacy under the responsibility of the pharmacist. These are called preparations. Two kinds of preparations are made in pharmacies. These are:
- Magistral preparations: medicines specifically prescribed by a physician for a specific patient;
- Officinal preparations: medicines that are not specific to only one patient. These medicines are prepared according to the recommendations of reference books relating to the preparation of medicines as a pharmacopoeia (book that teaches how to prepare medicines) or the "Formulaire thérapeutique magistral" (published in Belgium by the FAMHP for the preparation of medicines in pharmacies).
These preparations are made in accordance with specific rules or "best officinal practices» described in the regulations. All materials used must meet strict quality criteria.
These drugs prepared in pharmacies have a number assigned by the pharmacist. It's not a marketing authorisation or registration number as described above.
Buy your medicines ONLY through legal distribution channels:
- In a licensed pharmacy
- In case of medicinal products for human use and not subject to medical prescription, possibly via the website of a licensed pharmacy notified to the FAMHP and the Order of Pharmacists (list of notified sites).
By buying drugs outside the legal distribution channels you may receive counterfeit or falsified medicines and / or you may use them improperly.
Their quality, safety, efficiency cannot be guaranteed as these medicines sold outside the legal channels evade the control of the competent authorities (see the "Medicines by internet! Do not surf with your health!" campaign).
The FAMHP offers three sources of information.
The database of authorised medicinal products which allows you to see if the medicine you are looking for is indeed authorised or registered.
Click here to view
- The database of authorised or registered medicinal products for human use
- The database of authorised medicinal products for veterinary use
The patient information leaflet (which is in the packaging) and the summary of product characteristics or SPC (especially intended for health professionals) of each medicine were approved at the time of the marketing authorisation or registration and constitute the information and the reference for its appropriate and safe prescription, delivery and use.
These documents are available via the following links
- Patient information leaflets and SPC of authorised and marketed medicines for human use
- Leaflets for the public and SPC of authorised and marketed medicines for veterinary


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To achieve buff biceps, proper form for strength-training exercises is key, and people often turn to professional trainers to correct them and prevent injury. Cornell student engineers have developed an alternative: A simple electronic device that guides the user through a proper bicep curl.
Michael Lyons '11, M.Eng. '12; and Greg Meess '09, M.Eng. '10, invented their "haptic exercise coach" for an electrical engineering class project in spring 2010. Their teacher for ECE 4760, senior lecturer Bruce Land, recognized the project's uniqueness and encouraged the students to apply for a patent.
In September 2011, Lyons and Meess filed a provisional patent application for the device through Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise and Commercialization (CCTEC). The filing status is a yearlong placeholder to protect the intellectual property, giving CCTEC time to perform the necessary marketing and commercialization that will lead to a decision on whether to file a formal patent application.
The haptic exercise coach, which looks a bit like a blood pressure cuff, has two accelerometers that attach to the wrist and upper arm and track the wearer's movements. A microcontroller takes data from the accelerometers. When the wearer's form goes out of line with pre-calibrated specifications, the device vibrates in two places, alerting the wearer to adjust his or her form. By keeping proper form, the chance for injury diminishes, say the inventors.
Lyons said the project fuses two of his interests: electrical engineering and working out. He envisions such a device helping people cut down on the cost and time of a personal trainer.


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To Be or Not To Be: How Do You Know Whether Ser or Estar Is Correct?
This is a very common question we hear from students learning Spanish, and not just beginners. Spanish has more than one verb where English has only "to be," and that can be confusing. Sometimes it's very clear which verb you should use, but not always.
This article will help clear up the basic difference between these two verbs. I'll start with the most common uses, where there is usually no problem in identifying when to use ser and estar correctly.
Use this verb when you are describing anything – a person, object, feeling, event, etc. – and talking about its essential characteristics. And by essential, I do mean its essence: the characteristics of a person or thing that are more or less permanent require the use of the verb ser. Here are some examples.
Physical characteristics of things:
Physical characteristics of people: body type (tall, short, thin, blonde, brunette)
Professions and occupations (teacher, student, doctor, lawyer, etc.)
Geographic or ethnic origin (she is Colombian, or she is from Colombia)
Example: "Antonio ES colombiano, ES de Bogotá. Antonio ES alto, moreno y delgado, él ES un abogado comercial. Antonio ES una buena persona"
Use this verb instead when you are referring to:
A status or mood: you should also use estar when you're talking about the condition of a person or thing. This includes how you would respond when asked a question about "how" someone or something is, for example:
- ¿Cómo estás? Estoy bien
- La mesa está sucia (dirty)
- Pedro está feliz (happy)
The physical location of either a person or a thing: whenever you're talking about positioning, it's easy to know that you should use estar. This includes any time you want to say things like:
- My parents are at home – Mis padres están en casa
- The book is on the desk – El libro está en el escritorio
- My house is in New York – Mi casa está en Nueva York
Exception: When you are talking about where an event is taking place, you will use verb ser. For example: La fiesta es en la casa de Ana, la clase es en el aula 104.
"Arturo ESTÁ en su oficina ahora, él trabaja hasta muy tarde. La esposa de Arturo ESTÁ en casa y sus hijos ESTÁN en la universidad ahora. Arturo ESTÁ muy cansado por el trabajo, su esposa ESTÁ feliz porque tienen una nueva casa en Florida, la casa ESTÁ muy cerca a la playa. Los hijos de Arturo ESTÁN muy ocupados con los exámenes de la universidad. Ellos SON muy estudiosos"
Here as you can see, we use verb ESTAR always when we talk about location and status or moods, however at the end of the paragraph we use verb SER to mention Arturo's kids characteristics, they are very studious.
Ser o Estar?
But, sometimes the use of either verb can be correct, depending on what the person really wants to express. Are you talking about a characteristic or about a status?
Compare, for example:
"Pedro ES delgado." Pedro is thin: this is a physical characteristic. We are describing Pedro's body type, which is permanent or would only change gradually.
"Pedro ESTÁ Delgado." Pedro is thin now; it seems like he's lost weight. We are noting a change in condition, a difference in status, not a more or less permanent characteristic.
You get the difference?
Now compare in a conversation between Pedro and Miguel:
M: Pedro, ERES delgado! (Pedro, you are thin)
P: Si, lo sé, SOY delgado. (yes, I know, I am thin)
M: Pero Pedro, ESTÁS delgado (But Pedro, you look thinner)
P: Si, estoy a dieta, perdí 5 kilos, ESTOY delgado. (yes, I'm on a diet, I lost 5 kilos. I am thinner)
Another example:
"Esa flor ES amarilla." That flower is yellow, which is its inherent characteristic. This could be a sunflower or daffodil.
"Esa flor ESTÁ amarilla." That flower is yellow: it looks that way now. This mean its status: for instance, the flower is dying, has had too much sun, or needs water.
Like these cases we have many, others just change the meaning completely, but I would say the key to understand when to use each one is: essential characteristics use SER, while status, condition, and location use ESTAR.
You can find more resources online. Spanish Millennium also offers workshops with specific subjects like "Ser y Estar" in addition to regular classes. Contact us if you're interested.
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We examine the influence that co-workers' have on each other's fertility decisions. Using linked employer employee panel data for Sweden we show that female individual fertility increases if a co-worker recently had a child. The timing of births among co-workers of the same sex, educational level and co workers who are close in age is even more influential. Consistent with models of social learning we find that the peer effect for first time mothers is similar irrespective of the birth order of the co-worker's child, while for higher order births within-parity peer effects are strong but cross-parity peer effects are entirely absent. A causal interpretation of our estimates is strengthened by several falsification tests showing that neither unobserved common shocks at the workplace level, nor sorting of workers between workplaces are likely to explain the observed peer effect. We also provide evidence suggesting that peers not only affect timing of births but potentially also completed fertility, and that fertility peer influences spills over across multiple networks. Our results forward the understandings of how individual fertility timing decisions are made and suggest that social interactions could be an important factor behind the strong inter-temporal fluctuations in total fertility rates observed in many countries.


Today's Parent news roundup!!
Selling reproductive eggs, sexual harassment at school and 3 other headlines that caught our parenting eyes today.
1. Woman gets $5,555 for her reproductive eggs (VIDEO)
2. The Shiloh experiment
3. Is your daughter being sexually harassed at school?
4. Ladies who can't afford birth control should just Google it, says Legislator
5. Babies and toxins: Author Joel Bakan says parents should demand accountability from coporations


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August 10th, 2009 | Published in Statement of the Problem
Statement of the Problem
The purpose of this study is to develop a source material in food dehydration craft technology which can be used by Makabayan teachers in teaching food dehydration in the Home Economics class. The purpose of the study is to answer the following questions:
- What will be the contents of the source material?
- What content/s is/are most applicable and doable for practical use of the teachers?
- How could secondary school teachers integrate food dehydration methods in the Makabayan subject?
- How to use a project based approach in the construction and design of the proposed source material?
By: Engr. Mary Rose Florence S. Cobar, Doctor of Philosophy in Education
Thesis title: "Development of a Source Material in Food Dehydration Craft Technology for the Secondary Schools"


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Diseases & Treating Sick Freshwater Angelfish
Even the most experienced angelfish breeders have to deal with
angelfish diseases. Sometimes keeping the water at optimal conditions
and doing regular fish
tank maintenance isn't enough to prevent an angelfish from
getting sick. Regular maintenance is however a good way to reduce
the chance of any fish getting sick. Preventing diseases is
always better than trying to cure diseases. The common freshwater
angelfish diseases can be divided into 2 categories, bacterial
and parasitic diseases.
Common Bacterial Diseases:
Cotton Wool Disease - Usually caused by low temperature,
poor water quality or crowding. It can be seen as an expanding
translucent layer on the skin of the fish that eats away at
the skin. The edges often are bloody. The fish should be discarded
if the disease is in advanced stages. If the disease is in its
early stages it can be treated by using either 4 teaspoons marine
salt to a gallon of aquarium water and potassium chromate or
Dropsy, Popeye, Bleeding or Red Streaks on Skin - These
are signs of an internal bacterial infection related to Vibrios.
At the early stages of this infection the fish can be treated
with a few commercial medications like Maracyn-Two or Erythromycin.
Fish T.B. - This disease usually shows up as loss of
color and swelling of the body. The fish may also have blood
streaks and blood spots anywhere on the body. This infection
is usually a result of poor water quality which lowers the immune
system of the angelfish. There are no treatments for this infectious
bacterial disease and the infected fish should be removed at
first signs of it to prevent spreading to tank mates.
Common Parasitic Diseases:
Hexamita - Angelfish can pick up this infection when
under stress from poor water conditions, shipping or other diseases.
The infected fish will stop eating, hide and act listless. It
will also have whitish colored feces. The best treatments for
Hexamita are drugs with metronidazole.
Ich or White Spot Disease - Chilling and stress are
common causes of outbreaks of white spot disease or Ich. The
disease appears as tiny white spots on the skin of the host
fish. The angelfish may also rub against tank wall and decorations.
There are several commercial remedies available to treat Ich.
Look for ones that contain formalin, malachite green or copper
Velvet Disease - It can be hard to detect on the infected
fish but it appears as a dusty golden film on the skin and eyes
of the angelfish. The infected fish may also rub against the
walls and decorations in the tank. Copper sulfate or formalin
are both effective treatments for velvet disease.


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Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California
Atlantic Richfield Corp. has purchased 480 acres in the Sierra Nevada for the tribe, part of settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency over pollution from the abandoned Leviathan sulfur mine in California's rural Alpine County. It resolves ARCO's liability for failing to prevent ponds of acid mine drainage from spilling over and contaminating the Carson River watershed in 1998, the EPA said. The $750,000 property, north of Stampede Reservoir in Sierra County, Calif., is surrounded by the Tahoe and Toiyabe national forests. Though the Washoes will hold title, a Nature Conservancy easement ensures its protection in the future. The tribe plans to operate a summer educational program on the property to teach Washoe children about their culture. "The Washoes have been tremendous advocates for the conservation and restoration of their ancestral lands in the eastern Sierra,'' said Keith Takata, director of the EPA's Superfund division in San Francisco. Pollution killed off aquatic life, including the threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout, in Leviathan and Bryant creeks that meander through Indian trust lands before reaching the river. Crews treat drainage in holding ponds by adding lime. ARCO and the University of Nevada, Reno are working on methods to treat acid mine drainage at the site, inaccessible in the winter, year round.


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Tipster Dean Culver has created a dynamic block in AutoCAD for a labeled bracket.
"The bracket is a dynamic block that is inserted, then rotated to the right, left, top, or bottom using AutoCAD's normal Rotate command. Using the rotation action (blue dot) placed within the text, you can rotate the text to the desired orientation.
"The bracket can be stretched by using the blue arrows located on either side of the bracket to the left or right or from the top or bottom, depending on how the bracket is oriented. The text will remain centered in relation to its length, unless you modified the text position prior to stretching. The whole block can be moved using the dynamically placed base point at the center apex of the bracket."
Notes from Cadalyst Tip Reviewer Brian Benton: This is a great example of what you can do with dynamic blocks in AutoCAD. There are several ways to manipulate it, and it has a text option. If you need to create annotation similar to this, give it a try — or just take a look at how the block was constructed so you can create dynamic blocks.


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Note: fully updated ruby documentation for DataObject classes is needed. For the time being, the test case in test/test_clipboard.rb and the dnd sample demonstrate how to use data object classes in some detail. For many purposes the ready-to-use classes TextDataObject, FiletDataObject, and BitmapDataObject will suffice.
A DataObject represents data that can be copied to or from the clipboard, or dragged and dropped. The important thing about DataObject is that this is a 'smart' piece of data unlike 'dumb' data containers such as memory buffers or files. Being 'smart' here means that the data object itself should know what data formats it supports and how to render itself in each of its supported formats.
A supported format, incidentally, is exactly the format in which the data can be requested from a data object or from which the data object may be set. In the general case, an object may support different formats on 'input' and 'output', i.e. it may be able to render itself in a given format but not be created from data on this format or vice versa. DataObject defines an enumeration type
Get = 0x01 // format is supported by GetDataHere() Set = 0x02 // format is supported by SetData()
which distinguishes between them. See DataFormat documentation for more about formats.
Not surprisingly, being 'smart' comes at a price of added complexity. This is reasonable for the situations when you really need to support multiple formats, but may be annoying if you only want to do something simple like cut and paste text.
To provide a solution for both cases, Widgets has two predefined classes which derive from DataObject: DataObjectSimple and DataObjectComposite. DataObjectSimple is the simplest DataObject possible and only holds data in a single format (such as HTML or text) and DataObjectComposite is the simplest way to implement a DataObject that does support multiple formats because it achieves this by simply holding several DataObjectSimple objects.
So, you have several solutions when you need a DataObject class (and you need one as soon as you want to transfer data via the clipboard or drag and drop):
|1. Use one of the built-in classes||You may use TextDataObject,BitmapDataObject or FileDataObject in the simplest cases when you only needto support one format and your data is either text, bitmap or list of files.|
|2. Use DataObjectSimple||Deriving from DataObjectSimple is the simplestsolution for custom data – you will only support one format and so probablywon't be able to communicate with other programs, but data transfer will workin your program (or between different copies of it).|
|3. Use DataObjectComposite||This is a simple but powerfulsolution which allows you to support any number of formats (eitherstandard or custom if you combine it with the previous solution).|
|4. Use DataObject directly||This is the solution formaximal flexibility and efficiency, but it is also the most difficult toimplement.|
Please note that the easiest way to use drag and drop and the clipboard with multiple formats is by using DataObjectComposite, but it is not the most efficient one as each DataObjectSimple would contain the whole data in its respective formats. Now imagine that you want to paste 200 pages of text in your proprietary format, as well as Word, RTF, HTML, Unicode and plain text to the clipboard and even today's computers are in trouble. For this case, you will have to derive from DataObject directly and make it enumerate its formats and provide the data in the requested format on demand.
Note that neither the GTK+ data transfer mechanisms for clipboard and drag and drop, nor OLE data transfer, copy any data until another application actually requests the data. This is in contrast to the 'feel' offered to the user of a program who would normally think that the data resides in the clipboard after having pressed 'Copy' – in reality it is only declared to be available.
There are several predefined data object classes derived from DataObjectSimple: FileDataObject, TextDataObject and BitmapDataObject which can be used without change.
You may also derive your own data object classes from CustomDataObject for user-defined types. The format of user-defined data is given as a mime-type string literal, such as "application/word" or "image/png". These strings are used as they are under Unix (so far only GTK+) to identify a format and are translated into their Windows equivalent under Win32 (using the OLE IDataObject for data exchange to and from the clipboard and for drag and drop). Note that the format string translation under Windows is not yet finished.
Each class derived directly from DataObject must override and implement all of its functions which are pure virtual in the base class.
The data objects which only render their data or only set it (i.e. work in only one direction), should return 0 from get_format_count.
Clipboard and drag and drop overview, DnD sample, FileDataObject, TextDataObject, BitmapDataObject, CustomDataObject, DropTarget, DropSource, TextDropTarget, FileDropTarget
Array get_all_formats( Integer dir = Get)
Should return an Array of DataFormat objects supported in the given direction by this class.
String get_data_here(DataFormat format )
Should return a String containing the object's data, or
nil on failure.
Integer get_data_size(DataFormat format )
Returns the data size of the given format format; may be overridden if desired.
Integer get_format_count(Integer direction = 1)
Returns the number of available formats for rendering or setting the data.
DataFormat get_preferred_format(Integer direction = 1)
Returns the preferred format for either rendering the data (if dir is
its default value) or for setting it. Usually this will be the
native format of the DataObject.
By default, the first member of the list returned by
is the preferred format, but this method may be overridden.
Boolean set_data( DataFormat format, String data )
Should store and accept the data data for the format format.
Should returns true on success, false on failure.
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Spring in the Mountains 2008 / Spring in the Mountains trek pix-13
May 2–4, 2008
The Smokies are home to many species of land snails. Identification is possible (with practice) by examining features such as the shell spiral, overall size, and whether the opening is toothed or not. Snails are important part of the leaf litter and some species are an important source of calcium for many other animals.


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Driven by our shared dream to see Sarawak take on its role as a nation-transformer, we at R.O.S.E. believe that the key is to create awareness among and empower rural communities in Sarawak. To this end, we have chosen to focus our resources on several initiatives, including:
- Building awareness and empowering Sarawakian voters about their rights as electorate in a democratic nation.
- Voter Registration Drives in and around Kuching
- Civic Education Training for youths and rural communities e.g. Projek Rumah Baru which includes modules on good governance and decision-making
- Rural community transformation
- Financial literacy training
- Collaborating with other NGOs involved directly with rural community empowerment and transformation
- Championing Free and Fair Elections
- Polling and Counting Agents (PACA) Training
- Collaborating with other NGOs and creating awareness of the Election Comission's Electoral Delineation proposals
If Not Now, When?
If Not Us, Who?


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ModelAdvisor.Paragraph Class
Namespace: ModelAdvisor
Superclasses:
Create and format paragraph
Description
The ModelAdvisor.Paragraph class creates and formats a paragraph object.
Construction
ModelAdvisor.ParagraphCreate and format paragraph
Methods
addItemAdd item to paragraph
setAlignSpecify paragraph alignment
Copy Semantics
Handle. To learn how this affects your use of the class, see Copying Objects in the MATLAB® Programming Fundamentals documentation.
Examples
% Check Simulation optimization setting
ResultDescription = ModelAdvisor.Paragraph(['Check Simulation '...
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Definition of strong gale in English:
A wind of force 9 on the Beaufort scale (41-47 knots or 47-54 mph).
- And it's possible it could become what we call extra tropical, but it would still be a very strong gale force storm at that time.
- It's hard to tell if it was from strong gale force winds or if it was some sort of tornadic activity.
- An exceptionally strong gale of wind blew through and uprooted an old palm tree.
Definition of strong gale in:
- British & World English dictionary
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EVENTLOGADM(8) System Administration tools EVENTLOGADM(8)
NAME
eventlogadm - push records into the Samba event log store
SYNOPSIS
eventlogadm [-s] [-d] [-h] -o addsource EVENTLOG SOURCENAME MSGFILE
eventlogadm [-s] [-d] [-h] -o write EVENTLOG
eventlogadm [-s] [-d] [-h] -o dump EVENTLOG RECORD_NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
This tool is part of the samba(1) suite.
eventlogadm is a filter that accepts formatted event log records on standard input and writes them to the Samba event log store. Windows client can then manipulate these record using the usual administration tools.
OPTIONS
-s FILENAME
The -s option causes eventlogadm to load the configuration file given as FILENAME instead of the default one used by Samba.
-d
The -d option causes eventlogadm to emit debugging information.
-o addsource EVENTLOG SOURCENAME MSGFILE
The -o addsource option creates a new event log source.
-o write EVENTLOG
The -o write reads event log records from standard input and writes them to the Samba event log store named by EVENTLOG.
-o dump EVENTLOG RECORD_NUMBER
The -o dump reads event log records from a EVENTLOG tdb and dumps them to standard output on screen.
-h
Print usage information.
EVENTLOG RECORD FORMAT
For the write operation, eventlogadm expects to be able to read structured records from standard input. These records are a sequence of lines, with the record key and data separated by a colon character. Records are separated by at least one or more blank line.
The event log record field are:
-LEN - This field should be 0, since eventlogadm will calculate this value.
-RS1 - This must be the value _PHONE_.
-RCN - This field should be 0.
-TMG - The time the eventlog record was generated; format is the number of seconds since 00:00:00 January 1, 1970, UTC.
-TMW - The time the eventlog record was written; format is the number of seconds since 00:00:00 January 1, 1970, UTC.
-EID - The eventlog ID.
-ETP - The event type -- one of "INFO", "ERROR", "WARNING", "AUDIT SUCCESS" or "AUDIT FAILURE".
-ECT - The event category; this depends on the message file. It is primarily used as a means of filtering in the eventlog viewer.
-RS2 - This field should be 0.
-CRN - This field should be 0.
-USL - This field should be 0.
-SRC - This field contains the source name associated with the event log. If a message file is used with an event log, there will be a registry entry for associating this source name with a message file DLL.
-SRN - The name of the machine on which the eventlog was generated. This is typically the host name.
-STR - The text associated with the eventlog. There may be more than one string in a record.
-DAT - This field should be left unset.
EXAMPLES
An example of the record format accepted by eventlogadm:
 LEN: 0
 RS1: _PHONE_
 RCN: 0
 TMG: _PHONE_
 TMW: _PHONE_
 EID: 1000
 ETP: INFO
 ECT: 0
 RS2: 0
 CRN: 0
 USL: 0
 SRC: cron
 SRN: dmlinux
 STR: (root) CMD ( rm -f /var/spool/cron/lastrun/cron.hourly)
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Set up an eventlog source, specifying a message file DLL:
 eventlogadm -o addsource Application MyApplication | \\
 %SystemRoot%/system32/MyApplication.dll

Filter messages from the system log into an event log:
 tail -f /var/log/messages | \\
 my_program_to_parse_into_eventlog_records | \\
 eventlogadm SystemLogEvents

VERSION
This man page is part of version 4.13.13-Debian of the Samba suite.
AUTHOR
The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed.
02/03/2022 Samba 4.13.13-Debian


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Crypt of Civilization
The Crypt of Civilization, a multimillennial time capsule, is a chamber that was sealed behind a stainless steel door in 1940 at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. The crypt is the "first successful attempt to bury a record of this culture for any future inhabitants or visitors to the planet Earth," according to the Guinness Book of World Records (1990).
Origins of the Crypt
Oglethorpe University president Thornwell Jacobs (_PHONE_), in an article in the November 1936 Scientific American magazine,
Jacobs proposed the distant date of A.D. 8113 for the opening of the crypt. He calculated this date from the first fixed date in history, 4241 B.C., when the Egyptian calendar was established. Exactly 6,177 years had passed between 4241 B.C. and A.D. 1936. Jacobs projected the same period of time forward, arriving at 8113 for the crypt's opening, so that historians and archaeologists of the distant future could obtain a clear picture of the midpoint of history.
The Crypt of Civilization idea fascinated the American public and soon was imitated. The Westinghouse Company, which was planning a promotional event for the 1939 New York World's Fair, began a project to bury a sealed seven-foot-long torpedo-shaped vessel made of alloyed metal, which was not to be opened for 5,000 years. George Pendray of Westinghouse called the project a time capsule, and the English language gained a new term almost overnight.
Construction and Preparation of the Crypt
The Oglethorpe crypt is half underground, on the lower level of a Gothic granite building,
The National Bureau of Standards in Washington, D.C., provided technical advice for construction of the crypt and the storage of items in it. The bureau recommended that many items be stored in stainless steel receptacles lined with glass and filled with nitrogen to prevent aging. It also approved Jacobs's plan to seal the chamber with a door panel of stainless steel.
Jacobs appointed Thomas Kimmwood Peters to supervise construction of the crypt and to serve as its archivist.
In April 1937 Jacobs gave a nationwide radiocast on NBC in New York City, in which he explained the crypt as an "archaeological duty" of his generation.
Filling and Sealing the Crypt
Jacobs envisioned the crypt as comprehensive and aimed for a whole "museum" not only of accumulated formal knowledge from more than 6,000 years but also of 1930s popular culture. Inside the crypt are stainless steel canisters with microfilms of many classic works of literature, including the Bible, the Koran, Homer's Iliad, and Dante's Inferno. Producer David O. Selznik donated an original copy of the script for the movie Gone With the Wind. There are approximately 640,000 pages of microfilm from more than 800 works.
Peters used similar methods to capture and store still photographs and motion pictures.
The inventory of the crypt includes artifacts ranging from the useful (a typewriter, a radio, a cash register, and an adding machine) to the curious (dental floss, plastic toys of Donald Duck and the Lone Ranger, the contents of a woman's purse, and a specially sealed bottle of Budweiser beer). The chamber of the crypt when finished resembled a cell of an Egyptian pyramid, with artifacts on the shelves and the floor.
On May 25, 1940, Jacobs and Peters sealed the crypt in a solemn ceremony. They welded the door shut and fused onto it a plaque with an elaborate message written by Jacobs.
After the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945 the crypt's mission appeared even more unlikely. National media organizations continued to visit the crypt every decade, but by 1970 it had been virtually forgotten. In 1990, on the fiftieth anniversary of the crypt's sealing, the International Time Capsule Society was formed at Oglethorpe University. The society studies the variety of time capsule projects worldwide. The crypt with its stainless steel door regained prominence during the millennium observances from 1999 to 2001 and was featured on national television and was covered by national newspapers.
Paul Stephen Hudson, "The 'Archaeological Duty' of Thornwell Jacobs: The Oglethorpe-Atlanta Crypt of Civilization Time Capsule," Georgia Historical Quarterly 75 (spring 1991).
Thornwell Jacobs, "Today—Tomorrow: Archeology in A.D. 8113," Scientific American, November 1936.
T. K. Peters, The Story of the Crypt of Civilization ([Atlanta]: Oglethorpe University Press, 1940).
Don Troop, "Time Capsules Resurrect a Sometimes Forgettable Past," Chronicle of Higher Education 54, no. 39 (2008).
Paul Stephen Hudson, Georgia Perimeter State College
A project of the Georgia Humanities Council, in partnership with the University of Georgia Press, the University System of Georgia/GALILEO, and the Office of the Governor.


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Anthropometric Predictors of Concentric Hip, Knee, and Ankle Work During a 5x5 Conventional Deadlift Routine
The deadlift is one of the most commonly performed exercises to strengthen the lower body, as well as one of the main lifts in powerlifting and strongman competitions. However, literature exploring the deadlift exercise and its variations remains quite limited compared to other popular exercises like squats and bench press. PURPOSE: The purpose of this exploratory analysis was to determine if there are relationships between anthropometric characteristics (arm length, torso length, thigh length, and shank length) and hip, knee, and ankle joint angular concentric work during a 5 sets of 5 repetitions (5x5) conventional deadlift (CDL) routine. METHODS: Eleven resistance-trained males who had experience with the deadlift exercise completed this study (21.5 ± 1.4 years, 180.7 ± 5.7 cm, 89.9 ± 16.0 kilograms). Limb lengths were measured by a 3-D optical scanner (Size Stream®). After completing a warm-up that consisted of 5 minutes of cycling at a self-selected pace and 2-3 minutes of lower body exercises (e.g., bodyweight squat and walking lunges), the subjects started deadlifting. Subjects performed warm-up sets of the deadlift exercise while self-selecting their repetitions and incrementally increasing weight during each warm-up set by ~10-20% until reaching a weight that they corresponded to an RPE of 8 on a Borg Category-Ratio (CR-10) scale. The subjects then underwent a 5x5 deadlift workout using the selected load, with 2-to-5 minutes of rest between sets. Joint angular work was assessed via a three-dimensional 12-camera Vicon motion capture system (200 Hz) and two force platforms (1000 Hz). Outcomes were averaged across sets 1-through-5 and analyzed using multivariate regression and relative importance analysis in the R software. RESULTS: Together, the predictors from the multivariate regression model did not correlate with hip (p = 0.75; R2 = 0.24; R2adj = -0.26), knee (p = 0.99; R2 = 0.05; R2adj = -0.59), or ankle (p = 0.11; R2 = 0.67; R2adj = 0.45) concentric work. Independently, the only predictor variable that correlated with any of the outcome variables was thigh length, which was a predictor of ankle concentric work (p = 0.03). In this model, thigh length accounted for 37% of the variance in ankle concentric work. CONCLUSION: This preliminary research suggests that some gross anthropometric predictors may not explain hip, knee, or ankle joint concentric work during a 5x5 CDL routine. However, given the small sample size and exploratory nature of this work, the findings should be viewed as tentative until future research investigates the relationships between anthropometrics and deadlift mechanics.
Keith, Dale S.; Scherrer, Daniel; Nunley, Brandon; Harry, John R.; and Tinsley, Grant M.
"Anthropometric Predictors of Concentric Hip, Knee, and Ankle Work During a 5x5 Conventional Deadlift Routine,"
International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings: Vol. 2:
13, Article 26.
Available at: _URL_
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Comparative Study of Magnetic Pc-Type Pulsations between the Low-Latitudes and the High-Latitudes ( I ) -Statistical Features of PcI Pulsations-
Toya, T., Kuwashima, M., Kawamura, M., Fukunishi, H. & Ayukawa, M.
Statistical features of Pc 1 pulsations were studied on the basis of data obtained at a low-latitude station, Memambetsu in Japan and at a high-latitude station, Syowa Station in Antarctica for the period of February, 1977 to January, 1978. The low-latitude Pc 1 shows marked differences from the high-latitude one in diurnal and seasonal variations of frequency of occurrence, mean and repeating periods, and dependencies on general geomagnetic activity (Dst and Kp). The source region associated with the low-latitude Pc 1 seems to be located more earthward in the magnetosphere than that associated with the high-latitude one.
Copyright (c) 2014 Kakioka Magnetic Observatory, Japan Meteorological Agency. All Rights Reserved.


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Plant and Harvest your own ORGANIC Tomatoes!!!
2 l. plastic bottle
1 small tomato plant
8 cm. skewer
– wash the plastic bottle and let it dry
-cut its bottom off and fit the cut bottom part on the inside of top part
-pierce the sides of the plastic bottle and 10 holes on the bottom to make a water dispenser
-take the filter and pierce it in the center
-take the tomato plant,and put it through the same hole
-wrap the filter around the plant then put them through the bottle
– turn the bottle upside down, put the skewer through the first holes and hang the plant
-pour some water in the dispenser, watch it grow!
-cover the bottle with the insulating tape to protect the roots of the plant
-hang it somewhere out of the way in a sunny area
– always add water in the dispenser
– add stronger wire to hold them.
Stay healthy and keep it organic!!!


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Hope for spinal-injury victims
Canterbury University research is aimed at giving people with spinal-cord injuries improved movement and stability.
PhD student Cindy Allison plans to draw on the work of Israeli physicist Moshe Feldenkrais to develop a group programme for disabled people that would be accessible and affordable.
The Feldenkrais method aims to restore the sensory system through specific movements and attention to sensory feedback, with research showing it could reduce pain, fatigue, stress and medical costs, while improving mobility, stability, co-ordination and breathing.
Allison said Kevin Hitchcock, a former director of news at Channel Ten in Sydney, was told he would be paralysed from the neck down for the rest of his life after a diving accident, but had made an almost full recovery using the Feldenkrais method.
American Molly Hale broke her neck in 1995 and was told she would be paralysed from the shoulders down, but this year was able to walk unassisted for the first time since her accident.
Irene Lober, of Germany, was able to ski, despite being told she would need a wheelchair for the rest of her life.
Most disabled people who used the method did so individually.
"Working in a group setting, you get the added benefit of inspiration and frequent humour from others in the group, she said.
"They also get a bit of an understanding of the method so they can do things on their own during the week."
- © Fairfax NZ News
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Technical papers detailing the results of analysis: the first-year cohort analysis and the-second year cohort analysis. Texas House Bill 5 introduced requirements that school districts partner with institutions of higher education to provide college preparatory courses in mathematics and English for high school seniors who are not yet college ready. As districts and college partners begin to respond to these provisions, there is a need for empirical research on the effects of different approaches to implementing the college preparatory courses.


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25 April 2010 – The Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN) launched an educational manual titled, "Manual on Climate Change and Health" on 25th His Excellency Lyonpo Zangley Dukpa, the Minister for Health graced as the Guest of Honour for the event. In his key note address to about one hundred fifteen participants from various sectors, he said that it was timely for RSPN to launch the book coinciding with the 16th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit with the theme on Climate Change.
He also applauded the RSPN's efforts in supplementing the Royal Government in creating awareness on conservational issues in the country and urged to continue such initiatives. "The publication will be more useful for common people to understand some basic terms of climate change", he said. He added that it will also benefit young people in knowing the climate change better which will culminate in adopting environmentally friendly practices. The Executive Director of the RSPN, Dr. Lam Dorji said that the publication hopes to promote the level of awareness on cause and effects of the rapidly changing impacts of climate as it relates to the people's health more directly. The publication, aimed for young adults, hopes to have greater impact on everyday lives of common people since it highlights the effects of climate change and global warming in a simpler terms and relates to one's own activities that would affect the global climate. April 2010 at Taj Tashi, Thimphu. It also identifies some alternatives that would reduce global warming with personal responsibilities and initiatives. The six chapters in the book introduces our youths to the basics of climate science, global warming and to the linkages between climate change and human health. The manual was developed with financial support from World Health Organization (WHO) and will be distributed to schools and institutions.


text: Manganese (Mn) oxidation by the plant-pathogenic fungus Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici has been correlated with virulence in take-all disease. The mechanism of Mn oxidation has not, however, been investigated adequately. Research on bacteria and other fungi indicates that Mn oxidation is most often the result of the activity of multicopper oxidases. To determine if G. graminis var. tritici oxidizes Mn by similar means, the Mn oxidizing factor (MOF) produced by G. graminis var. tritici was characterized by cultural, spectrophotometric, and cellulose acetate electrophoresis methods. Based on our results, the MOF is an extracellular enzyme with an estimated molecular weight of 50 to 100 kDa. Electrophoresis and spectrophotometry indicate that the MOF is a multicopper oxidase with laccase activity.


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From a recent newspaper article in the USA Today:
"If you've ever had blood drawn from your arm, you know the drill: Tourniquet in place around your upper arm, you clench your fist a few times to get the blood flow going.
That might not be such a good idea, says a new study in the Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Fist clenching seems to be one of the main reasons for falsely high potassium levels, a situation called pseudohypercalemia.
Fist clenching does improve blood flow and make veins stick out, lead author Vanessa Thurlow told the BBC. But a lot of good that does if it results in a high potassium level that really isn't, because that finding could mistakenly lead to further tests or treatment for impaired kidney function.
A phlebotomist, someone who draws blood, told the BBC that a better technique is to ask patients to gently close their hand when the needle is being inserted and then open it. Oh, and tourniquet should be loosened once the blood starts flowing."