defined, before it is referenced.");
So the first few lines of statements are now like this:
static void Main(string[] args)
{
 // log database query statements to stand out
 db.Log = Console.Out;
 // CRUD operations on tables
 TestTables();
 Console.ReadLine();
}
static void TestTables()
{
 // retrieve all Beverages
 IEnumerable<Product> beverages = from p in db.Products
 where p.Category.CategoryName == "Beverages"
 orderby p.ProductName
 select p;
 Console.WriteLine("After query syntax beverages is defined, " +
 "before it is referenced.");
 Console.WriteLine("There are {0} Beverages", beverages.Count());
// rest of the file
Now if you run the program, the output will be like this:
Pic11.jpg
From the logs, we see the query is not executed when the query syntax is defined. Instead, it is executed when beverages.Count() is being called.
Deferred Execution for Singleton Methods
But if the query expression will return a singleton value, the query will be executed immediately while it is defined. For example, we can add this statement to get the average price of all products:
decimal? averagePrice = (from p in db.Products
 select p.UnitPrice).Average();
Console.WriteLine("After query syntax averagePrice is defined, before it is referenced.");
Console.WriteLine("The average price is {0}", averagePrice);
The output is like this:
Pic12.jpg
From this output, we know the query is executed at the same time when the query syntax is defined.
Deferred Execution for Singleton Methods Within Sequence Expressions
However, just because a query is using one of those singleton methods like Sum, Average, or Count, it doesn't mean the query will be executed when it is defined. If the query result is a sequence, the execution will still be deferred. Following is an example of this kind of query:
// deferred execution2
var cheapestProductsByCategory =
 from p in db.Products
 group p by p.CategoryID into g
 select new
 {
 CategoryID = g.Key,
 CheapestProduct =
 (from p2 in g
 where p2.UnitPrice == g.Min(p3 => p3.UnitPrice)
 select p2).FirstOrDefault()
 };
Console.WriteLine("Cheapest products by category:");
foreach (var p in cheapestProductsByCategory)
{
 Console.WriteLine("categery {0}: product name: {1} price: {2}",
 p.CategoryID, p.CheapestProduct.ProductName, p.CheapestProduct.UnitPrice);
}
If you run the above query, you will see it is executed when the result is being printed, not when the query is being defined. Part of the result is like this:
Pic13.jpg
From this output, you can see when the result is being printed, it first goes to the database to get the minimum price for each category, then for each category, it goes to the database again to get the first product with that price. Though in a real product, you probably don't want to write so complex a query in your application code, but put it in a Stored Procedure.
Deferred (Lazy) Loading Versus Eager Loading
In one of the above examples, we retrieved the category name of a product by this expression:
p.Category.CategoryName == "Beverages"
Even though there is no such field called category name in the Products table, we can still get the category name of a product because there is an association between the Products and Category table. On the Northwind.dbml design surface, click on the line between the Products and Categories tables and you will see all the properties of the association. Note, its participating properties are Category.CategoryID -> Product.CategoryID, meaning category ID is the key field to link these two tables.
Because of this association, we can retrieve the category for each product, and on the other hand, we can also retrieve the products for each category.
Lazy Loading by Default
However, even with the association, the associated data is not loaded when the query is executed. For example, if we retrieve all categories like this:
var categories = from c in db.Categories select c;
And later on we need to get the products for each category, the database has to be queried again. This diagram shows the execution result of the query:
Pic14.jpg
From this diagram, we know that LINQ first goes to the database to query all categories, then for each category, when we need to get the total count of products, it goes to the database again to query all the products for that category.
This is because by default, lazy loading is set to true, meaning all associated data (children) are deferred loaded until needed.
Eager Loading With Load Options
To change this behavior, we can use the LoadWith method to tell the DataContext to automatically load the specified children in the initial query, like this:
// eager loading products of categories
DataLoadOptions dlo2 = new DataLoadOptions();
dlo2.LoadWith<Category>(c => c.Products);
// create another data context, because we can't change LoadOptions of db
// once a query has been executed against it
NorthwindDataContext db2 = new NorthwindDataContext();
db2.Log = Console.Out;
db2.LoadOptions = dlo2;
var categories2 = from c in db2.Categories select c;
foreach (var category2 in categories2)
{
 Console.WriteLine("There are {0} products in category {1}",
 category2.Products.Count(), category2.CategoryName);
}
db2.Dispose();
Note: DataLoadOptions is in the namespace System.Data.Linq, so you have to add a using statement to the program:
using System.Data.Linq;
Also, we have to create a new DataContext instance for this test, because we have ran some queries again the original db DataContext, and it is no longer possible to change its LoadOptions.
Now after the category is loaded, all its children (products) will be loaded too. This can be proved from this diagram:
Pic15.jpg
As you can see from this diagram, all products for all categories are loaded in the first query.
Filtered Loading With Load Options
While LoadWith is used to eager load all children, AssociateWith can be used to filter which children to load with. For example, if we only want to load products for categories 1 and 2, we can write this query:
// eager loading only certain children
DataLoadOptions dlo3 = new DataLoadOptions();
dlo3.AssociateWith<Category>(
 c => c.Products.Where(p => p.CategoryID == 1 || p.CategoryID == 2));
// create another data context, because we can't change LoadOptions of db
// once query has been executed against it
NorthwindDataContext db3 = new NorthwindDataContext();
db3.LoadOptions = dlo3;
db3.Log = Console.Out;
var categories3 = from c in db3.Categories select c;
foreach (var category3 in categories3)
{
 Console.WriteLine("There are {0} products in category {1}",
 category3.Products.Count(), category3.CategoryName);
}
db3.Dispose();
Now if we query all categories and print out the products count for each category, we will find that only the first two categories contain products, all other categories have no product at all, like in this diagram:
Pic16.jpg
Combining Eager Loading and Filtered Loading
However, from the output above, you can see it is lazy loading. If you want eager loading products with some filters, you can combine LoadWith and AssociateWith, like in the following code:
DataLoadOptions dlo4 = new DataLoadOptions();
dlo4.LoadWith<Category>(c => c.Products);
dlo4.AssociateWith<Category>(c => c.Products.Where(
 p => p.CategoryID == 1 || p.CategoryID == 2));
// create another data context, because we can't change LoadOptions of db
// once q query has been executed
NorthwindDataContext db4 = new NorthwindDataContext();
db4.Log = Console.Out;
db4.LoadOptions = dlo4;
var categories4 = from c in db4.Categories select c;
foreach (var category4 in categories4)
{
 Console.WriteLine("There are {0} products in category {1}",
 category4.Products.Count(), category4.CategoryName);
}
db4.Dispose();
The output is like this diagram:
Pic17.jpg
Note for each field of an entity, you can also set its Delay Loaded property to change its loading


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Nowadays communication strategies are commonly associated with digital communication but, using VoIP in Social Media Marketing will help you have a holistic approach to your clients.
Depending on the business nature, you'll be able to introduce VoIP in the communication tools of the company, but always keeping in mind what the audience really wants.
In this article we'll show you the benefits of these devices so you can distinguish from your competition and other brands!
1. Improve your customer reach
By using a professional VoIP device (like this one), you'll be able to reach your customer beyond social media, this will help you collect information about comments and impressions about your work.
This is one of the best ways of sending a message to a large group of people and get feedback.
2. Connect with mobile apps
Right now there are lots of mobile apps that can connect directly to the VoIP in your work, this will help you have all the information right in your hand and to give your customer a better experience.
This is one of the best uses of VoIP in Social Media Marketing, since you can control the communication channels between the audience and the company.
3. Enhance you customer engagement
We talk about engagement when the customer stays loyal to your brand and interacts with it regularly. This can be made with social media strategies, but you can make it even better with VoIP services.
Try to stay active in every social media that your audience use and then start sharing information about your VoIP platform; it is an alternative way of communication and very easy to handle.
4. Boost your strategy
Using VoIP in Social Media Marketing is basically cheap, since you can get in touch with your audience immediately.
If you want to sell something, it's well known that the best way to do it is by calling directly to your client, making a "cold call", rather than just writing in an online platform.
In this case, you can use your social media channels to collect details and contact information of the people you want to communicate with, and then you can call them and start selling anything from your company.
Bottom line… Social Media Marketing can easily be mixed with the VoIP services in order to increase the power of a communications strategy.
They have different ways of getting information, but they also complement each other.

source: m-a-p/FineFineWeb


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<xtal-json-merge>
xtal-json-merge merges predefined json with some dynamic json.
These two components can also be useful for declarative custom elements, or template-based components, and demo pages that use html markup as the primary way of demonstrating the functionality of specific types of components, which we categorize below.
Demo
Mission
Many complex components, like grids or charts, require a large amount of declarative configuration, beyond what is optimally configured via attributes.
I would venture that 50% of UI Screens in the world consist of the following workflow:
 1. Get data
 2. Merge with configuration (and/or other manipulation of the data, not discussed here)
 3. Render using some specialized renderer (like a grid or chart component).
We assume here that step 3 is:
 1. done with another third party web component. For simplicity we'll assume it's called my-grid
 2. defined via some form of template markup i.e. <my-grid>
Some components, like the Vaadin grid, choose to be configured via light DOM elements (a perfectly fine approach). This component is of no help in those circumstances.
Other components tend to view themselves primarily as a JavaScript api, and then just quickly put a web component wrapper around it. Often that api consists of a single function or two, with a single parameter, where declarative JSON is expected to be passed. These components are designed to facilitate working with such components.
These components, xtal-insert-json and xtal-json-merge, enforce the declarative, optimized, side-effect free, XSS safe principles by insisting that the content is strictly compliant JSON. See other examples of embedding JSON as part of the markup.
Note that someone (Νίκος) has kindly provided a nice VSCode extension, that makes editing JSON much easier.
The JSON needs to be wrapped inside a script tag with type application/json, as shown below.
<xtal-insert-json>

</xtal-insert-json>
Example
 <xtal-json-merge input={} with-path=rowData>

 </xtal-json-merge>

 <xtal-editor -value key="Xtal Data"></xtal-editor>

Merge with

 [{
 "columns":[
 {"name": "Formula", "field": "formula"},
 {"name": "Melting Point", "field": "meltingPoint"},
 {"name": "BoilingPoint", "field": "boilingPoint"}
 ],
 "gridOptions":{
 "enableCellNavigation": true,
 "enableColumnReorder": false
 }
 }]

 <xtal-json-merge -input id="insertData">

 </xtal-json-merge>
Running xtal-json-merge
 1. Install node.js
 2. Fork or clone this repo.
 3. Open command and navigate to location of fork or clone.
 4. Issue the following commands:
$ npm install
$ npm run serve
 1. Open your browser to (typically) http://localhost:3030/demo/dev.html
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Cooling water discharged from a power plant during winter conditions can form a mixture which is denser than the ambient cold water. The cooling water then sinks to the bottom. Such sinking plumes have been recorded during plume surveys outside power plants discharging in brackich or fresh waters.
A threedimensional matematical numerical model is used to describe the sinking plume. The model runs show that the turbulence in the ambient water affects the sinking considerably. In rough weather conditions with strong turbulence the cooling water is well mixed from the surface to the bottom. A vertical wall (thermal bar) separates ambient water from cooling water. The warm water does not go very far from the outlet. During periods with low wind velocities (little turbulence in the ambient water) the model simulates both the initial floating plume, the sinking and the final spreading along the bottom.
Three runs are presented. One with straight coast and flat bottom. In this model configuration tests with different mixing coefficients were performed.The next run presented shows the small changes that occur when a simple bottom
topography is introduced in the model. The final case is one with a complicated coastline and bottom topography.
The model is shown to be a valuable tool in the process of judging the frequenecy and duration of sinking plumes and the size of bottom area outside a powerplant that will be affected by cooling water.

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text: The objective of this work is the study of prehistoric agriculture during the Neolithic and the Bronze Age in a small region of Andalucía. Ethnographic models to archaeobotanical samples were applied. This was possible because small pockets of land where glume-wheat cultivation continues to date can be studied. Therefore a detailed analysis of glume-wheat husbandry and processing sequences was carried out. The result is an extension of the range of current ethnographic models used in archaeobotany for interpreting remains of crops and their weeds in terms of ancient husbandry practices.


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How to Calculate Fixed Asset Turnover in NetSuite
Making the most of your NetSuite data
What is Fixed Asset Turnover?
Fixed asset turnover is a financial metric that measures the efficiency of a company's fixed assets. Fixed assets are assets that are not easily converted into cash and are used in the production of a company's goods or services.
Fixed assets include things like factories, machinery, equipment, and vehicles.
Fixed asset turnover is calculated by dividing the company's net sales by the total value of its fixed assets.
Fixed asset turnover is a good metric to use when comparing companies in the same industry.
How do you calculate Fixed Asset Turnover in NetSuite?
It can be difficult to calculate Fixed Asset Turnover directly inside of NetSuite; that's where Causal comes in.
Causal is a modelling tool which lets you build models on top of your NetSuite data. You simply connect Causal to your NetSuite account, and then you can build formulae in Causal to calculate your Fixed Asset Turnover.
What is Causal?
In Causal, you build your models out of variables, which you can then link together in simple plain-English formulae to calculate metrics like Fixed Asset Turnover. This makes your models easy to understand and quick to build, so you can spend minutes, not days, on your models.
A comparison of formulae in Excel and Causal
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Anders Dahlgren
About Anders Dahlgren
Anders Dahlgren is an art historian and an architect, and a PhD candidate in Art History and Visual Studies since September 2011. Dahlgren's PhD project is about the art, architectural and urban historical project Svensk stad (Swedish Towns), published in two volumes in 1950 and 1953. The project was conducted by the Art History Professor Gregor Paulsson (_PHONE_), but was a collective endeavour that included professionals from various academic disciplines. In the preface 15 people are mentioned as co-authors.
The PhD project investigates the historical and theoretical context of Svensk stad, how the project was carried out (the practice of research), how it has been received (the reception) and how it has influenced following architectural research and practice.


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V-RAMBO is a man-portable, remote video terminal which receives TV broadcast quality live video and telemetry data, captured and transmitted by directly from aerial, surface and ground platforms. The compact system is comprised of a lightweight portable receiver, carried in a pocket or pouch, and a rugged, wrist-wearable display and control unit. The system can be coupled with PDAs, laptop PCs and goggles which can display standard video signals. Live video images provided by the Battlespace VideoNet (BVN) are used to establish an ad-hoc common language between units engaged in joint operations, such as Special Forces and air support.
A new addition to the Rambo ensemble is the miniature Tactical Ruggedized Video Transmitter (TARGET), weighing only 140 gram, it can transmit video from a source (sniper's weapon sight for example) to a distance of two kilometers, it is transmitting up to 0.5 watt, using analog, FM modulation, transmitted on the S band. (TARGET can be seen on the lower left side of the photo shown on the top of this page)


Domino Daze
What makes a moving object move faster? What makes it slow down or stop? The answer is "a force." You have been investigating how forces affect objects. In this activity, you can observe how a force can cause dominoes to move.
Four dominos standing on end.
Set up four dominoes on end in a row. Ask a family member to apply a gentle force to the first domino. Observe how the force is transferred, one domino at a time, to the other dominoes. This is called a chain reaction. Set up longer chains of dominoes, in straight lines and in curves. Set up chains where the dominoes are different distances apart. With the help of your family member, keep track of how long it takes each chain to fall.
When a force was applied to the first domino, how was that force transferred to the other dominoes? Did the length of a domino chain affect the length of the chain reaction? How did curves in the domino chain affect the chain reaction?


This takes us immediately to the major problem with the recording though. Memory leakage! Since the recording keeps references to the data it can keep data from being freed (zero reference count) when you expect it to be. For instance, in this example, we lose totally track of the original $im variable, but since there is a reference to it in the state it will not be freed
 $im = sequence(1000,1000)
 imag $im
 $s = retrieve_state
 $im = rvals(10,10)
Thus after the execution of these commands we still have a reference to a 1000x1000 array which takes up a lot of memory...
The solution is to call clear on the state variable:
(This is done automatically if the variable goes out of scope). I forsee this problem to most acute when working on the perldl or pdl2 command line, but since this is exactly where the recording is most useful the best advice is just to be careful and call clear on state variables.
If you are working with scripts and use large images for instance I would instead recommend that you do not turn on recording unless you need it.
A more detailed listing of the functions and their usage follows. For all functions we specify which options take effect and what other options exist for the given function. The function descriptions below are all given for the non-OO usage for historical reasons, but since the conversion to an OO method is trivial there is no major need for concern. Whenever you see a function example of the form
 Usage: a_simple_function($x, $y, $z [, $opt]);
and you wish to use the OO version, just let your mind read the above line as:
 Usage: $win->a_simple_function($x, $y, $z [, $opt]);
where $win is a PDL::Graphics::PGPLOT::Window object. That is all.
Window control functions.
Exported constructor for PGPLOT object/device/plot window.
 Usage: pgwin($opt);
 Usage: pgwin($option->$value,...);
 Usage: pgwin($device);
Parameters are passed on to new() and can either be specified by hash reference or as a list.
See the documentation fo PDL::Graphics::PGPLOT::Window::new for details.
Because pgwin is a convenience function, you can specify the device by passing in a single non-ref parameter. For even further convenience, you can even omit the '/' in the device specifier, so these two lines deliver the same result:
 $a = pgwin(gif);
 $a = new PDL::Graphics::PGPLOT::Window({Dev=>'/gif'});
Constructor for PGPLOT object/device/plot window.
 Usage: PDL::Graphics::PGPLOT::Window->new($opt);
 Usage: PDL::Graphics::PGPLOT::Window->new($option=>$value,...);
Options to new() can either be specified via a reference to a hash
 $win = PDL::Graphics::PGPLOT::Window->new({Dev=>'/xserve',ny=>2});
or directly, as an array
 # NOTE: no more {}!
 $win = PDL::Graphics::PGPLOT::Window->new(Dev=>'/xserve',ny=>2);
The following lists the recognised options:
The aspect ratio of the image, in the sense vertical/horizontal. See the discussion on size setting.
The type of device to use. The syntax of this is the one used by PGPLOT.
Hold the plot window so that subsequent plots can plot over existing plots. This can be adjusted with the hold() and release() methods.
The number of panels in the X-direction
The number of panels in the Y-direction
Yet another way to identify the plot window size -- this takes a scalar or an array ref containing one, two, or three numbers. One number gives you a square window. Two gives you a rectangular window (X,Y). Three lets you specify the unit compactly (e.g. [,,1] for inches, [,,2] for mm) but is deprecated in favor of using the Unit option. See the discussion on size setting.
The unit to use for size setting. PGPLOT accepts inch, mm, or pixel. The default unit is inches for historical reasons, but you can choose millimeters or (God forbid) pixels as well. String or numeric specifications are OK (0=normalized, 1=inches, 2=mm, 3=pixels). Normalized units make no sense here and are not accepted. Ideally someone will one day hook this into the CPAN units parser so you can specify window size in rods or attoparsecs.
The name to give to the window. No particular use is made of this at present. It would be great if it was possible to change the title of the window frame.
The width of the window in inches (or the specified Unit). See the discussion on size setting.
WindowXSize and WindowYSize
The width and height of the window in inches (or the specified Unit). See the discussion on size setting.
An important point to note is that the default values of most options can be specified by passing these to the constructor. All general options (common to several functions) can be adjusted in such a way, but function specific options can not be set in this way (this is a design limitation which is unlikely to be changed).
Thus the following call will set up a window where the default axis colour will be yellow and where plot lines normally have red colour and dashed linestyle.
 AxisColour => 'Yellow', Colour => 'Red', LineStyle => 'Dashed');
Size setting: There are a gazillion ways to set window size, in keeping with TIMTOWTDI. In general you can get away with passing any unique combination of an size, a size, and/or an aspect ratio. In increasing order of precedence, the options are: (Units, AspectRatio, WindowWidth, WindowSize, Size).
So if you specify an AspectRatio *and* an X and a Y coordinate, the AspectRatio is ignored. Likewise, if you specify Units and a three-component Size, the Units option is ignored in favor of the numeric unit in the Size.
If you don't specify enough information to set the size of the window, you get the default pane size and shape for that device.
Close a plot window
 Usage: $win->close()
Close the current window. This does not necessarily mean that the window is removed from your screen, but it does ensure that the device is closed.
A message will be printed to STDOUT giving the name of the file created if the plot was made to a hardcopy device and $PDL::verbose is true.
Check if a window is on hold
 $is_held = $win->held();
Function to check whether the window is held or not.
Hold the present window.
 Usage: $win->hold()
Holds the present window so that subsequent plot commands overplots.
Switch to a different panel
Move to a different panel on the plotting surface. Note that you will need to erase it manually if that is what you require.
This routine currently does something you probably don't want, and hence is deprecated for most use: if you say
then $image will actually be displayed in panel 2. That's because the main plotting routines such as line and imag all advance the panel when necessary. Instead, it's better to use the Panel option within plotting commands, if you want to set the panel explicitly.
Release a plot window.
Release a plot window so that subsequent plot commands move to the next panel or erase the plot and create a new plot.
Erase plot
Erase a plot area. This accepts the option Panel or alternatively a number or array reference which makes it possible to specify the panel to erase when working with several panels.
Plotting functions
Define a plot window, and put graphics on 'hold'
 $win->env( $xmin, $xmax, $ymin, $ymax, [$justify, $axis] );
 $win->env( $xmin, $xmax, $ymin, $ymax, [$options] );
$xmin, $xmax, $ymin, $ymax are the plot boundaries. $justify is a boolean value (default is 0); if true the axes scales will be the same (see justify). $axis describes how the axes should be drawn (see axis) and defaults to 0.
If the second form is used, $justify and $axis can be set in the options hash, for example:
 $win->env( 0, 100, 0, 50, {JUSTIFY => 1, AXIS => 'GRID',
 CHARSIZE => 0.7} );
In addition the following options can also be set for env:
The position of the plot on the page relative to the view surface in normalised coordinates as an anonymous array. The array should contain the lower and upper X-limits and then the lower and upper Y-limits. To place two plots above each other with no space between them you could do
 $win->env(0, 1, 0, 1, {PlotPosition => [0.1, 0.5, 0.1, 0.5]});
 $win->env(5, 9, 0, 8, {PlotPosition => [0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.9]});
Axis, Justify, Border
See the description of general options


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By "non-empty", I mean in this question a string which contains at least one non-zero character.
For reference, here's the hashCode implementation :
1493 public int hashCode() {
1494 int h = hash;
1495 if (h == 0) {
1496 int off = offset;
1497 char val[] = value;
1498 int len = count;
1499
1500 for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
1501 h = 31*h + val[off++];
1502 }
1503 hash = h;
1504 }
1505 return h;
1506 }
and the algorithm is specified in the documentation.
Before an integer overflow occurs, the answer is easy: it's no. But what I'd like to know is if, due to integer overflow, it's possible for a non-empty string to have a hashcode of zero? Can you construct one?
What I'm looking for would ideally be a mathematical demonstration (or a link to one) or a construction algorithm.
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 What do you mean by null hashcode? The type is int? – Rohit Jain Sep 11 '13 at 16:22
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 also not sure what "long" you're referring to. hashCode() method deals in ints and chars. – Taylor Sep 11 '13 at 16:23
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 I guess it might be possible. but finding an exact case will be a headache. – Rohit Jain Sep 11 '13 at 16:25
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 How can this question be "too broad" ? – Denys Séguret Sep 11 '13 at 16:32
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 @JoopEggen Please read the question until the first sentence... – Denys Séguret Sep 11 '13 at 16:37
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Sure. The string f5a5a608 for example has a hashcode of zero.
I found that through a simple brute force search:
public static void main(String[] args){
 long i = 0;
 loop: while(true){
 String s = Long.toHexString(i);
 if(s.hashCode() == 0){
 System.out.println("Found: '"+s+"'");
 break loop;
 }
 if(i % _PHONE_==0){
 System.out.println("checked: "+i);
 }
 i++;
 }
}
Edit: Joseph Darcy, who worked on the JVM, even wrote a program that can construct a string with a given hashcode (to test the implementation of Strings in switch/case statements) by basically running the hash algorithm in reverse.
 - Thanks. I thought it was more improbable so I neglected to test it myself... – Denys Séguret Sep 11 '13 at 16:41
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 Incentively, my dear, I don't tessellate a derangement. Hashcodes to zero. There are a lot of them. Think of it this way, you have roughly a 2^-64 chance a String will hash to zero. Then think of how many possible Strings there are. – Obicere Sep 11 '13 at 16:46
 - @Obicere I wasn't at all sure that the overflows were able to lead to a zero value. – Denys Séguret Sep 11 '13 at 16:48
 - @dystroy: see update – Michael Borgwardt Sep 11 '13 at 16:48
 - @Obicere: It's not necessarily true that a hash function will use all hash values with equal likelihood (or at all), though of course you'd expect that from a good hash function. – Michael Borgwardt Sep 11 '13 at 16:50
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just be care of that int h;. It may overflow, every string that satisfy h % 2^31 == 0 may lead to this.
public class HelloWorld {
 public static void main(String []args) {
 System.out.println("\u0001!qbygvW".hashCode());
 System.out.println("9 $Ql(0".hashCode());
 System.out.println(" #t(}lrl".hashCode());
 System.out.println(" !!#jbw}a".hashCode());
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I am new to web game development and I am trying to do a web canvas game for a competition.
I have finished most of the codes but I am having problems with the highscore system which is a requirement for the game.
I have access to the server where I can host my game but it does not support SQL.
I am thinking of using only XML and ajax to manage the highscore.
Is this possible? Is that any reference that I can look into?
So far I haven't find a way to modify XML files with ajax directly.
I am aware that php is able to modify XML files, but I am also not sure whether the server will be able to support that.
Do all php servers support handling of XML files the same way?
(I know there is a difference between php 4 and php 5)
Any detailed tutorial on how to modify XML files in JavaScript will be appreciated.
Also, the organizer has provided this document which is supposed to help with the highscore system:
1 Create a text or XML file to store top 10 scores
To be able to store your game high-scores online you will need an Web-server and an online database. Hence, create a empty text file that will act like a database.
Determine what will be the delimiter to identify/separate each score. (Delimiter can be a "," or line break, etc)
2 Recording of High Scores
To be able to establish this highscore list in your text file, you first have to collect the score of player once player had completed his game.
With the collected score, your system will need to access the text file's content.
If the score collected is higher than the 10 scores in the text file, write the collected score inside the text file. Otherwise, discard the collected score.
If collect score had been written inside the text file, the game will re-arrange the standings of all the top 10 scores. And the last score which is previously recorded in the text file will be removed.
Tips to note
To avoid hacking, input parameters should be handled properly
You may wish to add some verification into the send scores, so someone cannot easily manipulate the scores by manually sending one.
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are you sure it doesn't support SQL or SQLite? phpinfo() will provide you information about extensions installed. – Phoenix Jun 21 '12 at 13:27
Its well documented; you can use the PHP DOM functions: nl.php.net/manual/en/book.dom.php – Oritm Jun 21 '12 at 13:42
where is the score calculated? On the client side or the server side? If it's on the client side, people will cheat by submitting high numbers to the script recording the scores. Also, it is not very clear what you are looking for since you ask for PHP and JavaScript. – Gordon Jun 21 '12 at 13:43
_USER_ Well, I think it does not even support PHP...iras20thdev.blob.core.windows.net/games/ACJC/htdocs-Copy21063/… – paradite Jun 21 '12 at 13:44
_USER_,the whole game is on the server, so cheating shouldn't be a problem. Now I would prefer a pure JavaScript solution since the server does not seem to support PHP. – paradite Jun 21 '12 at 13:46
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Magic resistance (or MR) is a stat that all units have, including minions, monsters, and buildings. Increasing magic resistance reduces the magic damage the unit takes. Each champion begins with some magic resistance which may increase with level. You can gain additional magic resistance from abilities, items, masteries, and runes. Magic resistance stacks additively.
All champions begin with 30 base magic resistance. No ranged champions gain magic resistance per level, but many melee champions do, with 52.5 being the maximum magic resistance possible without items, runes, masteries, or ally buffs.
Incoming magic damage is multiplied by a factor based on the unit's magic resistance:
- Damage multiplier = 100 / (100 + MR) if MR ≥ 0
- Damage multiplier = 2 − 100 / (100 − MR) if MR ≤ 0
- 25 magic resistance → ×0.8 incoming magic damage (20% reduction).
- 100 magic resistance → ×0.5 incoming magic damage (50% reduction).
- −25 magic resistance → ×1.2 incoming magic damage (20% increase).
Stacking magic resistance编辑
Every point of magic resistance requires a unit to take 1% more of its maximum health in magic damage to be killed. This is called "effective health."
- Example: A unit with 60 magic resistance has 60% of its maximum health in its effective health, so if the unit has 1000 maximum health, it will take 1600 magic damage to kill it.
What this means: by definition, magic resistance does not have diminishing returns, because each point increases the unit's effective health against magic damage by 1% of its current actual health value whether the unit has 10 magic resistance or 1000 magic resistance.
- Note: Unlike health, increasing magic resistance also makes healing more effective because it takes more effort to remove the unit's health than it does to restore it.
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- +57 magic resistance, +70 ability power. Unique aura: Reduces the magic resistance of nearby enemies by 20. 2650 gold. :
- +24 magic resistance, +270 health +18 armor. Unique aura: +12 armor, +15 magic resistance, +8 attack damage to nearby allied champions. 1925 gold. :
- +40 magic resistance, +90 ability power, +15 mana regeneration. Unique passive: +15% cooldown reduction. Unique passive: Restores 12% of maximum mana on kill or assist. Unique passive: Increases your mana regeneration by 1% per 1% mana you're missing. 2950 gold. :
- +50 magic resistance, +375 health +375 mana. Unique passive: Blocks one negative spell every 45 seconds. 2715 gold. :
- +30 magic resistance, +7.5 mana regeneration. Unique passive: Increases your mana regeneration by 1% per 1% mana you're missing. 890 gold. :
- +76 magic resistance, +40 health regeneration, +8% movement speed. Unique passive: Restores 0.35% of your champion's health every second. 2610 gold. :
- +38 magic resistance, +68 armor. Unique passive: Revives your champion upon death, restoring 750 health and 375 mana. This effect can only occur once every 5 minutes. 2600 gold. :
- +30 magic resistance, +25 attack damage Unique passive: If you would take magic damage which would leave you at less than 30% of your maximum health, you first gain a shield which absorbs 250 magic damage for 5 seconds. 60 second cooldown. 1400 gold. :
- +30 magic resistance, +350 mana +80 ability power +7% movement speed. Unique passive: 100% chance when an ability is used that your next physical attack deals an additional 100% of your ability power in damage. This effect has a 2 second cooldown. 3470 gold. :
- +36 magic resistance, +55 attack damage, Unique Passive: +1 Attack Damage for every 2.5% health missing, Unique Passive: If you would take magic damage which would leave you at less than 30% of your maximum health, you gain a shield which absorbs 400 magic damage for 5 seconds. 60 second cooldown 3300 gold. :
- +25 magic resistance, +35 tenacity. Unique passive: Enhanced Movement 2. 1200 gold. :
- +48 magic resistance. 740 gold. :
- +24 magic resistance. 400 gold. :
- +50 magic resistance, +350 health, +350 mana. Unique passive: Reduces and stores 10% of magic damage dealt to your champion. Unique Active: Deals 200 + (Stored magic damage)[Max: 400] to nearby enemy units. 90 second cooldown. 2715 gold. :
- +48 magic resistance. Unique active: Removes all debuffs from your champion. 90 second cooldown. 1440 gold. :
- +30 magic resistance, +250 health. Unique passive: Reduces ability cooldowns by 10% and increases healing and regeneration on yourself by 15%. 1550 gold. :
- +30 magic resistance, +40% attack speed. Unique passive: Physical attacks deal 42 bonus magic damage and increase your magic resistance by 5 for 5 seconds. (stacks up to 4 times). 2150 gold. :
- 阿卡丽的 Twilight Shroud lays down a cover of smoke for 8 seconds where she gains 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 magic resistance while inside.
- 安妮的 Molten Shield increases her magic resistance by 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 for 8 seconds.
- 伊莉丝的Spider Form Spider Form increases her magic resistance by 10 / 15 / 20 / 25.
- 加里奥的 Bulwark increases an allied champion's magic resistance by 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 for 4 seconds.
- 盖伦的 Courage increases his magic resistance by 20%.
- 格雷福斯的True Grit True Grit increases his magic resistance by every second he remains in combat. This bonus stacks up to 10 times. Graves is considered in combat if he has dealt or received damage in the last 3 seconds.
- 贾克斯的 Grandmaster's Might increases his magic resistance by 25 / 35 / 45 (+20% AP) for 8 seconds.
- 凯南的Lightning Rush Lightning Rush increases his magic resistance by 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 for 4 seconds.
- 杰斯的Transform: Mercury Hammer Transform: Mercury Hammer increases his magic resistance by 5 / 15 / 25 / 35.
- 蕾欧娜的 Eclipse increases her magic resistance by 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 for 3 seconds. The duration of the buff is doubled if any enemies are damaged by the ability.
- 易的 Meditate increases his magic resistance by 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 for up to 5 seconds.
- 莫德凯撒的 Creeping Death increases an allied unit's magic resistance by 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 for 6 seconds.
- 奈德丽的 Aspect of the Cougar grants her 10 / 20 / 30 magic resistance while in cougar form.
- 奥拉夫的 Ragnarok increases his magic resistance by 30 / 45 / 60 for 6 seconds.
- 奥莉安娜的Command: Protect Command: Protect increases an allied champion's magic resistance by 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 as long as the ball is attached to it.
- 拉莫斯的 Defensive Ball Curl increases his magic resistance by 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 for 6 seconds.
- 雷恩加尔的Battle Roar Battle Roar Rengar lets out a battle roar, damaging enemies increases his magic resist by 15 / 22 / 29 / 36 / 43 for 3 seconds.
- 希瓦娜的 Dragon's Descent passively increases her magic resistance by 10 / 15 / 20. This bonus is doubled while she is in dragon form.
- 辛吉德的Insanity Potion Insanity Potion increases his magic resistance by 35 / 50 / 65 for 25 seconds.
- 娑娜的 Aria of Perseverance:
- Aura: increases nearby allied champions' magic resistance by 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15 while active and persists for two seconds after deactivation.
- Activation: increases hers and one nearby allied champion's magic resistance by an extra 8 / 11 / 14 / 17 / 20 for 3 seconds.
- 索拉卡的 Consecration increases nearby allied champions' magic resistance by 16.
- 特朗德尔的 Agony increases his magic resistance by 15% / 20% / 25% of the target enemy's magic resistance, and doubles the amount over the next 6 seconds.
- 厄加特的Hyper-Kinetic Position Reverser Hyper-Kinetic Position Reverser increases his magic resistance by 60 / 90 / 120 for 5 seconds.
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How to moisten dry fruit cake
How do you make a fruit cake moist?
How do you moisten a dry Christmas cake?
No matter what kind of cake you've made, if it turns out too dry, you can moisten it with an appropriately flavored liqueur or syrup. Use a skewer to poke holes every inch and a half or so, then use a pastry brush to paint on the liqueur or syrup getting more into the holes.
How do you make dry cake better?
Try one of these methods and rescue that dry cake. Microwave it. Moisten a paper towel, then place it on a microwave safe plate. Steam it. This methods works by placing your cake in a bain-marie. Revive it with simple syrup. Use the bread method. Use the apple method. Serve it with ice cream.
How do you preserve a fruit cake?
Fruitcake should be tightly wrapped and stored in a cool, dry place while aging. If you wrapped your cake in soaked cheesecloth, resoak the cloth once a week and age for six weeks to three months. Cakes simply wrapped in plastic wrap should be brushed with more alcohol every few days during the first two months.
Why is fruitcake so hated?
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Which ingredient makes the cake soft?
Cake flour, which is more finely ground and contains less protein than its all-purpose counterpart, is a major contributor to how soft and the overall weight of a cake. Since cake flour has less protein, less gluten is formed. Without all of that gluten, the cake becomes less dense, airy, and smooth.
How do you moisten an overcooked cake?
Re-heat cake to moisten it Brush some milk or water over the top of the cake. Place caked in a 350ºF oven for 15–20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
Why is my cake too dry?
The ratio of wet to dry ingredients determines a cake's moisture level. If there's simply too much flour and not enough butter, a cake will taste dry. On the other hand, if there's too much milk and not enough flour, a cake will taste too wet. Finding the right balance between wet and dry ingredients is key.
Why does fruit cake last so long?
Why Do Fruitcakes Last So Long? Fruitcake is a shelf-stable food unlike any other. All those dry ingredients don't give microorganisms enough moisture to reproduce, as Ben Chapman, a food safety specialist at North Carolina State University, explained in 2014. That keeps bacteria from developing on the cake.
Why is my fruit cake dry?
Often, over-baking a fruit cake is the cause of dry fruit cakes. A fruit cake must be baked at the right temperature. The too-high oven temperature will dry the cake. Follow the recipe closely, including baking times.
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Why is my carrot cake dry?
One of the major reasons why your carrot cake is crumbly is the gluten content of your batter. Adding shredded carrots, nuts, raisins, and other ingredients to the batter affects the gluten that holds your carrot cake together. Gluten is a complex protein that affects the texture of dough.
What makes a cake light and fluffy?
Can I wrap Christmas cake in cling film?
Yes. For best results, wrap it well with cling film, then put it in a Ziplock bag or wrap it again with foil and store it in the freezer (usually for up to 6 months, though this dependes on the temperature of your freezer).
Why does my fruit cake crumble when cut?
Sugar attracts the moisture in the recipe, drawing it away from the flour and preventing the formation of gluten. However if too much sugar is present, the cake is so tenderised that gluten is unable to maintain the volume of the cake and it begins to crumble when cut.
How long does homemade fruit cake last?
two to three months
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La communication dans l'œuvre romanesque de Jacques Savoie
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This paper explores the nature of communication in Jacques Savoie's novels. Many of the characters experience difficulties in making themselves understood by others, especially by their loved ones. Some of these challenges are psychological while others are related to the relationship between the characters. This study examines the both the factors that obstruct communication as well as those that foster it. Of particular interest are the related issues of language and its interpretation. While the state of mutual understanding is often attained through dialogue, the much more elusive state of communion is reached through art, specifically through music and poetry. Several of Savoie's novels are testament to the power of art to communicate not only the nature of the world but its beauty.


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Background: Good-quality artemisinin drugs are essential for malaria treatment, but increasing prevalence of poorquality artemisinin drugs in many endemic countries hinders effective management of malaria cases. Methods: To develop a point-of-care assay for rapid identification of counterfeit and substandard artemisinin drugs for resource-limited areas, we used specific monoclonal antibodies against artesunate and artemether, and developed prototypes of lateral flow dipstick assays. In this pilot test, we evaluated the feasibility of these dipsticks under different endemic settings and their performance in the hands of untrained personnel. Results: The results showed that the dipstick tests can be successfully performed by different investigators with the included instruction sheet. None of the artemether and artesunate drugs collected from public pharmacies in different endemic countries failed the test. Conclusion: It is possible that the simple dipstick assays, with future optimization of test conditions and sensitivity, can be used as a qualitative and semi-quantitative assay for rapid screening of counterfeit artemisinin drugs in endemic settings.
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-glcurve-: a program for generalised Lorenz
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Stephen Jenkins, University of Essex and
Philippe Van Kerm, FUNDP, Namur
The well-known Lorenz curve for a variable y plots L(p(y)) against p(y)
where p(y) is the cumulative distribution function of y and L(p(y)) is the
cumulative share of y up to p(y) (i.e. it is a plot of cumulative income
shares against cumulative population share). The generalised Lorenz curve,
is the Lorenz curve with y-ordinates multiplied by the mean of y. This tool
is frequently used by economists to present and compare income distributions
because of the relation existing between GL dominance and traditional
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and social welfare comparisons.
This talk introduces glcurve, a program basically designed
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The interest of generalised Lorenz curves comparisons will be emphasised and
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Jenkins S.P. and P. Van Kerm. 1999.
sg107: Generalized Lorenz Curves and
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Having a complete and accurate development history is of paramount importance to address any CMC queries from regulatory agencies in a satisfactory and timely manner. Understanding what decisions were made, when they were made and why they were made, all form part of a unique CMC story for every medicine.
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Five Bates students are taking part in sophisticated research projects in Germany this summer as part of the Research Internships in Science and Engineering program.
Sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst or DAAD), RISE offers about 300 students from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom the opportunity to work closely with research groups at universities and top scientific institutions across Germany.
Each student in the program is matched with a doctoral student, whom they assist and who serves as their mentor.
The five Bates students represent the most the college has ever sent to the RISE program. They are:
Kate Moody '17, a neuroscience major from Charlottesville, Va., will work with a team using functional magnetic-resonance imaging and behavioral data analyses to investigate the individual level-specificity of face-selective areas in the brain.
"Functional imaging produces a great deal of data that needs to be sifted and processed, so the internship will give me an opportunity to hone my programming and mathematics skills," she said. Moody hopes to become a professor one day and conduct her own neuroscience research.
Tiago Correia '17, a physics and mathematics double major from Oeiras, Portugal, will work with the Ultracold Quantum Gases Group at the University of Heidelberg to study the laws of physics that govern the motion of atoms.
His coursework at Bates, including professor Nathan Lundblad's ultracold atomic physics lab, helped further his understanding of topics directly associated with atom research.
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Jia-Ahn Pan '16, a chemistry and mathematics double major from Kuching, Malaysia, will conduct research at the University of Hamburg in the field of physical chemistry and nanotechnology.
Specifically, he will focus on the fabrication of novel polymeric nanostructures with hard templates.Pan credits Bates professor Matt Côté's hands-on chemistry lab as a key reason he was awarded this internship.
"Bates provides the necessary foundations and lab skills for science students who wish to go further into research," Pan said. "This internship will be a valuable experience, as I will be exposed to a new project using different methods and instruments."
Pan plans to study chemistry and material science in graduate school.
Lucia De Rose '16, an engineering, physics, and mathematics triple major from Parada Robles, Argentina, will assist a research team studying photonics at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light.
"What appealed to me most was the fact that I could select my top three choices out of 300 projects," she said.
"It is not like a standard internship where you adapt to a specific project — the project is assigned based on your interests."
This work will build upon her understanding of optics, a topic she had only read about while at Bates.
Now, De Rose will get to conduct research herself through hands-on work with photonic crystals in a lab.
She hopes to study engineering in graduate school after Bates.
Filip Michalsky '16, a chemistry and mathematics double major from Prague, will help develop a new type of 3-D printer for rapid prototyping of microfluidic devices.
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ASHLAND, NE (February 8, 2016) – The Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum opens two new exhibitions in honor of Women's History Month. The exhibit opening, March 5, 2016, includes a presentation by Karen Daneu, a retired United States Air Force Colonel and co-founder of Women Military Aviators.
Women in Aerospace, a new permanent exhibit, highlights significant women of flight and the events of their day. This exhibit covers more than 100 years of history honoring the accomplishments and incredible achievements of those internationally and right here in Nebraska. Notable aviatrixes, such as Bessie Coleman, Jacqueline Cochran, Fran Bera, Sally Ride, and many others are featured.
The exhibit opens March 5, 2015 with an opening program at 10:00 a.m. which includes a continental breakfast and presentation by guest speaker, Colonel Karen Daneu USAF (Ret). The public is invited and reservations in advance are appreciated. General admission to the museum applies but the opening program and breakfast are free.
Daneu, will talk about the importance of preserving the past and protecting our history for future generations. Daneu, was a T-38 and KC-135 instructor pilot, squadron commander and staff officer, serving in the United States Air Force for 26 years. Daneu was instrumental in forming Women Military Aviators, Inc., a non-profit corporation formed to promote and preserve for historical, educational, and literary purposes the role of women pilots, navigators, and aircrew in the service of their country during times of war and peace.
Women with Wings, is part of a larger collection created by Charles Hubbell, commissioned by Thompson Products, from 1937 through 1972, for use in their company calendars. Hubbell was a licensed pilot and one of the most recognized commercial aviation artists in the country. The works include images dedicated to the pioneers of women aviation. Featuring such greats as Jacqueline Cochran and her incredible feat as the first woman to fly over 1,500 mph; Ruth Nichols, who has the distinction of holding three women's aviation world records at the same time; and Harriet Quimby for her astounding 1912 flight that earned her the crown as the first woman to fly an aircraft across the English Channel. These and 9 other prints are on display, honoring women who helped pioneer aviation.
The Museum will host four additional exhibitions created by Charles Hubbell in 2016. Women with Wings is on display until April 17, 2016. The Caproni 1909, The Barnstormers, End of Richthofen, and Messerschmitt are the remainder of displays that will be on exhibition at the Museum in 2016.
Exhibits are included with general admission – $12 adult; $11:00 seniors and Military; $6 youth over 4.


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Irrigation equipment: Don't be shocked
The use of farm irrigation systems brings with it an increased risk of electrocution. Safe Electricity, a public awareness campaign created by the Urbana, IL-based Energy Education Council, urges workers to know and follow proper safety precautions to avoid electrical injuries when operating and handling watering systems.
Follow these rules to safely operate irrigation machinery systems:
- Make sure the irrigation system wiring is properly grounded. Have a qualified electrician check the pump and motor wiring before each irrigation season.
- Water and metal are ideal electrical conductors. Position irrigation pipes at least 15 feet from power lines. Keep water jet streams from spraying onto electrical lines.
- When not in use, store irrigation pipes in an open area away from power lines and other electrical equipment.
- Install lightning arresters to protect equipment, and stay away from the machine during any lightning activity. The pipe pedestals in an open field make perfect lightning receptors, and the water-filled piping can carry an electrical current for long distances.
- When assembling or transporting irrigation equipment, try to keep pipes parallel to the ground and move them horizontally rather than vertically to avoid contact with overhead power lines.
- Repeated circuit breaker trips or blown fuses during operation could indicate a serious electrical hazard and should be professionally checked and corrected.
- When servicing the machine, always shut off and lock out the master electric control switch.


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The purpose of MSE in AIS with a specialization in Instructional Facilitator is to prepare teachers to provide instructional support to their fellow teachers. This support could include developing and demonstrating alignment of instruction with curriculum standards and instructional strategies, developing and implementing training, choosing standards-based instructional materials, and integrating technology into instruction. The specialty consists of five Educational Leadership courses (15 hours) and one elective (3 hours).
Instructional Facilitator Specialty Courses
EDL 6213 Organizational Leadership
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The present study is an investigation of the relationship between irrational beliefs and thought suppression in predicting distress in cancer patients. While there is a significant amount of data supporting their role as vulnerability factors for distress, no attempts have been made so far to study the relationships between these two individual characteristics. Our results show that both irrational beliefs and thought suppression are related to distress, and that the impact of irrational beliefs on distress is completely mediated by thought suppression. Potential mechanisms and implications are discussed.
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Durable Goods Disposal Calculator: U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The EPA created this Durable Goods Disposal Calculator to help users make informed decisions about the greenhouse gas (GHG) and energy impact they have. The calculator estimates GHG emissions benefits in Metric Tons Carbon Equivalent (MTCE) and energy savings in Millions British Thermal Units (MMBtu) for recycling, landfilling and combustion of 14 typical household durable goods (refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, gas and electric stoves/ovens, washers and dryers, televisions, VCRs, microwaves, carpets, cars, tires, and computers). There are further conversions into easily understood units — e.g. gallons of gasoline not burned.
The GHG emissions and energy factors in the calculator were developed using a life-cycle assessment methodology consistent with international GHG accounting standards. The calculator computes GHG emissions and energy consumption related to disposal activities using analyses of baseline and alternative disposal scenarios. For example, the tool can estimate the GHG emissions and energy benefits of disposing of appliances with varying percentages being recycled, combusted or landfilled. The Calculator estimates GHG emissions benefits in Metric Tons Carbon Equivalent (MTCE) and energy savings in Million British Thermal Units (MMBtu) for recycling, landfilling and combustion of 14 typical durable goods.
This tool will be useful for advanced sustainability officers looking to estimate the benefits of implementing a bulk electronics and appliance waste collection event or program. The calculator's estimates also support GHG measurement and provide quantitative data for reporting initiatives.


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 Importing each layer separately increases the size of your image file. To reduce the size of the image, you can merge the layers.
 To import the layers that you have not imported before, repeat the above steps and choose the required layers. The layers get added to the corresponding PSD folder in the Library.
 - To flatten the layers and then import them as a single image, select Flattened Image.
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 When you flatten layers, you cannot edit each layer separately within Adobe Captivate. Use this option only if you are sure that layer editing is not required and the image is ready to use.
 - To import any layer comps, click Multiple and select the layer comp from the drop-down list. The layers in the selected layer comps appear. Select the check boxes corresponding to the layer comps you want to import.
 3. Select Scale According To Stage Size to automatically resize the image to the size of your Adobe Captivate project.
Reusing PSD items in the Library
You can reuse PSD items, such as layers and layer comps, using one or all the following ways:
 - To reuse a PSD item in a slide, drag-and-drop the item from the Library onto the slide.
 - To reuse a PSD item in a different project, open the target project. Then, drag-and-drop the item from the current project's Library into the target project. You can also copy and paste the item into the target project.
 Alternatively, in the target project, select File > Import > External Library, and open the project from which you want to import the PSD items. When the Library panel of the selected project appears, select the item and drag-and-drop it into the current project.
 If a PSD file by the same name exists in the target project, Adobe Captivate matches the modified date of the two files. If the dates are same, the layers get copied into the corresponding PSD file folder in the Library. If not, the layers are copied as normal images.
Edit PSD files
 1. In the slide or PSD folder in the library, select the imported PSD file, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS), and then select Edit PSD Source File.
You can also edit the file from image properties (Window > Properties).
Update PSD files
If the files in the Adobe Captivate library and the original files are not in sync, the status column in the library changes from to .
To update and bring the resource on slide in sync with the source,
 - Select the PSD on stage, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS), and then select Update from Source.
 - Click Update in the Property Inspector (Window > Properties).
 - Click the status icon in the library.
 - Select the PSD folder in the library, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS), and then select Update from Source.
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The first two options update the PSD both on stage and in library. The last two options update the resource only in the library and the updated resources do not take effect on stage.
If you remove or relocate the PSD, then a question mark icon appears in the status column. Click to relink. You can also do this action from the Image Properties dialog box.
The procedure for linking to a new PSD file is same as importing a new PSD file.
Working with SVG images
Captivate supports SVG graphics enabling you to develop scalable graphic content.
Import Scalable Vector Graphics into Captivate, and roundtrip them using Illustrator or any other vector editing applications.
Inserting SVG images
Insert SVG in either blank or responsive projects by clicking Media->SVG
Inserting svg files
Inserting svg files
Navigate to the folder where the SVG image is stored and click Open to insert the image into your project.
Editing SVG images
Edit the SVG using Adobe Illustrator or any other vector editing applications by clicking Edit SVG in the Property inspector.
Launching an image-editing application directly from Captivate
Launching an image-editing application directly from Captivate
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Edit with Adobe Illustrator option is disabled (as shown below) if Illustrator is not present on that machine. In this scenario, when a user clicks Edit SVG, the user is prompted to open the file with another svg image editing application.
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You can resize the image from within the Property Inspector using these options:
 - Original: Revert the image to its original size – This button is selected by default when the SVG is imported, and remains selected if you don't modify the image size
 - Custom: This button is selected if you change the size of the SVG image
 - Fit to Stage: Resize the image so that it fits the stage
 - Fit to Bounding Box: Fit the SVG exactly to its bounding container. On further modification, the SVG no longer maintains its aspect ratio on resize. You can use this option to avoid possible truncation in some SVG images.
Replacing SVG images
You can replace an existing SVG graphic with another one.
 1. Click on the SVG image to open the Property Inspector for that image.
 2. Click the image name on the Property Inspector.
 Replacing an existing SVG image with a new one
 Replacing an existing SVG image with a new one
 3. In the Select Image from Library dialog that opens, click Import. Navigate to the folder and select the image you want to use.
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Create watermark images
You can create a watermark image by setting the transparency of an image.
 1. In an open project, select Insert > Image.
 2. Select an image or browse to a new location for a different image. Click Open. The image gets inserted.
 3. Set the image Alpha to 50% or lower in the Image Edit area of the Property Inspector. A low number results in a dim version of the image and a higher number displays a brighter image.
 4. Position the image on the slide as required.
Change JPEG quality
Adobe Captivate automatically sets the quality of JPEG images in projects. However, you can adjust this setting depending upon the images used in your project. Using higher percentage values allow high-quality images but also increases file size.
 1. In an open project, select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Captivate > Preferences (Mac OS).
 2. In the Category panel, select SWF Size And Quality from the Project menu.
 3. Enter your preferred value in the JPEG Image Quality text box.
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styled system, variants, overrides
June 28, 2020
creating and overriding variants in styled system
Styled System offers some robust tools to build out a themeable component library based on design tokens simply by using a unified theme object. In this post, I want to think about how to set up reusable component variants -- components that are functionally the same but visually different -- and how to override these default values when necessary.
styled system and design tokens
One reason to use something like Styled System is an adherence to design tokens. A design token is a value that's used to construct components. It can be a color (primary, secondary, light), a size (small, medium, large), or an array of values for spacing (2px, 4px, 8px, etc.). Using design tokens makes building out a component library or design system easy and consistent because it reduces the number of variables you could use (an infinite number) to a limited set that you can use. This constraint leads to consistency in design.
Styled System, and other packages floating in this ecosystem, use a theme spec for consistency across projects. It's just an object with values that can be used to build out components.
theme = {
colors: {
text: '_TAG_',
background: '#464452',
primary: '#28B4AD',
secondary: '#4926F6'
space: [0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8]
We can grab our hex values from the theme.colors object, or use the array to get a rem value for defining padding or margin.
With these values, it's easy enough to go out and build a simple component by importing the theme object. But we can also use Styled Component's Theme Provider to give use access to these variables within our styled components
import React from'react';
import styled, { css, ThemeProvider } from'styled-components';
import theme from './theme';
const StyledButton = styled.button' ${({ theme }) => css' background-color: ${theme.colors.primary}; padding: ${[2]}rem ${[3]}rem; '} ';
function Button() {
return (
In a real world use case, you'd hoist the ThemeProvider up to whatever the app's entry point is, allowing all styled components access to the theme variables. This eliminates the need to import the theme object into every component and allows for on the fly theme switching based on what you pass to the ThemeProvider.
building a variant
Buttons ask us to think in variants. The difference between a submit and a cancel button on a form is largely about design rather than functionality. What I ultimately want is to be able to abstract that visual difference away by just passing a prop to change the color.
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Styled System has a built in variant function that makes this abstraction really easy. Here's an example:
import React from'react';
import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
import styled from'styled-components';
import { variant } from'styled-system';
import { alpha, darken } from '_USER_-ui/color';
const StyledButton = styled.button' ${({ theme, color }) => variant({ prop: 'type', variants: { default { color: 'background', bg: color, '&:hover': { bg: darken(color, theme.opacity.hover) } }, outline: { color, border: '${theme.borders[1]} ${theme.colors[color]}', bg: 'transparent', '&:hover': { bg: alpha(color, 0.1) } } } }) } ';
function Button({ children, color, type,...props }) {
return (
Button.propTypes = {
* content of button
children: PropTypes.string,
* takes one of 'primary','secondary', 'accent','muted'. corresponds
* to theme colors
color: PropTypes.oneOf(['primary','secondary', 'accent','muted']),
* takes one of 'default', 'outline'
type: PropTypes.oneOf(['default', 'outline'])
Button.defaultProps = {
children: null,
color: 'primary',
type: 'default'
export default Button;
At the top of the styled component, we're deconstructing the props object to get access to the theme that is passed down from ThemeProvider and the button's props, specifically color. We then use the variant function by providing a prop string of 'type', so they styling will depend on the type we pass to the button. These are two basic examples, and your milage may vary, but type will determine the text color, the background color, and how to handle the hover state. In both cases, we use the button's color prop to determine which color variable to use for the different css properties.
Because our color variables line up with the variables in our theme object, the variant function takes care of assigning the variables for us. With the outline variant, we can even use color as a shorthand for explicitly defining color: color. This eliminates additional theme destructuring, taking the color prop and finding the corresponding value in the theme object, which we have to do for the outline's border.
overriding a variant
At some point, you're going to want to override these variants -- the design might call for it or you need something like a one-off CTA button. Without a token in the theme object that matches what you need, you'll need a little more granular control over how to style the thing. In this example, we can pass props into the styled button and override default values by using a styled component. The above button could be overridden like this:
const RedButton = styled.Button' color: red; ';
function Page() {
return (
I'm red now
Rather than getting a button with the default primary color, we'll get a red button. This is a basic example, but you could use the same principle to do more complicated overrides.
further thinking
In general, I like this pattern/system because it's, on the one hand, rigid and tied to the design tokens and, on the other, extendable beyond those values if you're in a pinch. Continuing to work some of this out for an in-house design system, my next thoughts would be about extending the above -- what other props would I want the component to take? What other states would be useful here? Additionally, I want to think about what other helper or getting functions might make defining css properties that aren't explicitly in the theme object -- what's the best way to programmatically generate borders or box shadows? The color functions I'm using could be extended to do more, but there are surely other ways to make syntax a little legible and friendlier.
An additional problem to consider is what overriding values this way gets you beyond an easy one-off: this won't generate a new hover state -- I'd have to do that myself. What becomes important, I think, is thinking about the theming system a bit more holistically or systemically in the way I'm asking in the questions above.
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Cougars are an animal found in Red Dead Redemption. Also known as the Mountain Lion, Red Lion, Puma, Catamount, or Mountain Screamer, they prowl the prairies, forests, and mountains and are often heard before they are seen. Cougars are known to prey on travelers and their horses throughout the game world. Cougars may be hunted, skinned, and traded with merchants for cash.
In Undead Nightmare, Undead Cougars roam New Austin and West Elizabeth, and are deadly predators.
To gain Master Hunter Rank 5 and a scrap of the Expert Hunter Outfit, the player must kill cougars with a knife and dynamite respectively.
Cougars are one of the most vicious predators in the game, though sometimes difficult to find. They kill horses and players with as little as two attacks. Cougars use the 'hit and run' technique to knock down the player then quickly ready their next attack a safe distance away. They often travel in pairs, attacking one at a time, unless chasing an NPC. It is easier to tempt a cougar out of hiding while riding on horseback than to actively hunt one.
Cougars are difficult to spot due to their low stance and tan color that acts as camouflage, and the fact that they are silent when running or stalking. Cougars are nocturnal. However, they can be found in small numbers during the daytime and are quite active at dawn.
The Cougars are usually found around Rio Bravo, where they can stalk their prey while staying camouflaged in the trees, but they are generally found in most areas of New Austin and West Elizabeth.
 - Wreck of the Serendipity - They can be found within the "U" shape the road makes. Between 5 AM and 6 AM is the most frequent time to spot one.
 - Rio Bravo - Around Fort Mercer and Plainview. Around Repentance Rock, they are virtually the only animal that spawns at night. In the land north of Fort Mercer, cougars can be found frequently during the day, and players may be attacked by up to five in one sitting.
 - MacFarlane's Ranch - In the hills north of the ranch.
 - Stillwater Creek - Several can be found at all times of day sometimes prowling around the water.
 - Cougars, along with wolves, coyotes, and bobcats, are often found in the random encounters where an NPC is being chased by a gang of predatory animals.
 - (Multiplayer Only) Tanner's Reach - A large family of Cougars and sometimes Khan the Jaguar lives within the perimeter of the hunting cabin. There are at least eight of them and they attack at once, so approach the area with caution.
 - Plainview - Cougars frequent the road near here which is heading into the US/Mexican border late at night and during the day.
 - Silent Stead - Occasionally a good spawning point for cougars in single player. The player can get onto the roof by going around the back and jumping onto the overhang. Facing the road, the cougars spawn by some boulders to the player's right. They come in pairs about thirty seconds apart. They are easier to find by placing bait.
 - Rattlesnake Hollow - Continually produces cougars during the day in single player. Go there with caution.
 - Beecher's Hope - usually in the late afternoon. They will normally be chasing prey (foxes, rabbits, etc.) in packs of two.
 - The Great Plains - In the northern areas, between the railroad tracks and the river. The most reliable spawning spot is where the trees are thinning out, where Tall Trees meets the Great Plains. They can also be found in the Great Plains where the fox symbol is located on the map.
Tips and Tricks
 - The most important thing to remember is that if the player has taken any damage whatsoever before a cougar attacks, its attack means instant death. Only a full health bar is any defense against one.
 - Cougars usually attack from behind, charging in a straight line from an unseen spot in the bushes.
 - They will often snarl audibly just before they run over to attack. Their charge is silent, and they are fast.
 - Cougars usually spawn in pairs, and cougars in some locations respawn as fast as wolves.
 - Cougars will chase, stalk, and attack NPC humans, wild horses, and other herbivores, but will totally ignore other dangerous animals and be ignored by them. This can lead to the very dangerous situation of being attacked by wolves and a cougar at the same time.
 - A very easy way to kill cougars is to get in a stagecoach or on top of a nearby roof or large rock, because they can't hit the player and they will walk around in circles, making it very easy to kill them.
 - When attacked, the player will be knocked down and defenseless for a few seconds. Cougars often use hit and run attacks: attacking the player or horse and then running off, turning around when out of sight, and attacking again. If they cannot back off sufficiently by turning around, for example if there is a wall behind them, they will attempt to back off forward, encounter the player again, and instantly attack a second time, killing the player, who has no chance of defending. This appears to be an unintended pathfinding bug rather than a feature.
 - Trying to block an attack from a Cougar with a knife is useless. The cat will knock the player down. Even worse, the knife animation may prevent Marston being knocked down; if this happens, the Cougar will attack again instantly and kill him.
 - Occasionally, shooting or knifing a cougar will cause it to turn and run; this is especially true if it is critically damaged. Lasso the cat to keep it from escaping. Chasing after it is generally a bad idea since the player will often find themselves so distracted by the first cougar they do not notice a second.
 - Riding on horseback while being attacked by cougars is a good strategy, although the cougar only needs to scratch the horse once and it dies. This can provide the player with a shield, but expendable horses should be ridden if the player is hunting cougars this way.
 - Players should remember that rolling can be extremely useful when in combat with Cougars. If the player does not kill a Cougar while it is sprinting towards them, they can perform a roll by remaining in aim mode and pressing X (Xbox 360) or the square button (PS3) while pushing the movement stick to perform the roll in that direction. After you have evaded the Cougar, it will usually run back into the foliage and attempt to stalk the player again, so don't lose sight of it or assume it has gone.
 - When traveling, a Random Encounter involving a NPC asking for help trapping animals may happen. This can provide an opportunity in finding cougars.
 - Use of Medicine is highly recommended; if attacked by a Cougar, as soon as you get up, open your Satchel and heal yourself. Due to Cougars' hit and run technique, this can save the player.
 - In Multiplayer, a Cougar will only take one hit to kill you, as opposed to the normal two hits in Singleplayer.
 - The 5th Master Hunter Challenge requires that two Cougars be killed and skinned with a Hunting Knife.
For more information on how to achieve this, see the relevent entry in the Master Hunter Challenges page.
 - The Expert Hunter outfit requires you to kill a Cougar using dynamite.
For more information on how to achieve this, see the Expert Hunter Outfit page.
Spawning Glitch
Sometimes in cougar locations throughout single player, players can experience large amounts of cougars attacking very frequently. These glitches can continue indefinitely until the player leaves the area. This differs from the usual one or two cougars at one location at a time.
This glitch was also reported in Free Roam, where the player in question was in a firefight in the Great Plains. The player was consecutively attacked by cougars for 10 to 15 minutes. The only way to stop the glitch is for all the players in the Great Plains to evacuate the area for around 15 minutes.
In another glitch, Cougars can become very popular in certain parts of the Cholla Springs area, sometimes appearing in random towns such as Armadillo, which can become annoying because cougars can easily kill you when they take you by surprise. However, this glitch is extremely rare.
 - The Undead Cougar is the Cougar equivalent encountered in the Undead Nightmare DLC pack.
 - Cougars and bobcats share the same sound file.
 - Several residents of MacFarlane's Ranch talk about a Giant Cougar, claiming it killed three lawmen and that it stole and ate a baby.
 - Despite their relatively small size, cougars have been seen attacking bears, but this is quite rare.
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Exhibit 1: Wind Tunnel
Plasma Actuators for Flow Control
Plasma actuators are used for flow control applications in the near-wall region. They consist of two electrodes separated by a nonconducting layer and can easily be applied on arbitrary surfaces. If the electrodes are powered with a high-voltage, a strong electric field is created. This leads to ionization of surrounding air molecules and a weakly charged plasma spreads along the surface. The ionized air molecules collide with neutral ones which are subsequently accelerated.
The resulting force is used for separation control on airfoils as can be seen in the exposition.
This challenging flow-control method is descriptive demonstrated in our exhibition experiment.
Exhibit 2: Surface Cube
To get an impression of a variation of smart interfaces a surface cube with 6 different surfaces is displayed at the Hannover Messe. Structures like the lotus effect, plasma or sinus curves can be experienced visually and haptically.


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The mammalian ovary contains a vast reserve of oocytes, most of which are enclosed within preantral follicles. A Biopsy Pick-Up (BPU) method was tested to determine the feasibility of retrieving preantral follicles from mare ovaries in vivo. BPU fragments were collected from 5 to 21 yr old mares during the breeding season and processed using a tissue chopper, submitted to histological analysis or submitted to in vitro culture for 1 or 7 days. In conclusion, the BPU method is a reliable way to repeatedly harvest large numbers of viable, morphologically normal preantral follicles from living mares without affecting ovarian function or general reproductive health. Additionally, equine preantral follicles undergo development and growth when submitted to in vitro culture in α-MEM for 7 days, with some follicles maintaining morphological normality throughout. These technologies could be used in the future to enable the use of numerous oocytes present within the equine ovary to preserve genetic material or for large-scale embryo production.
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