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The Integral Curves Utility draws direction fields and integral curves. An integral curve is the path followed by a point whose velocity at each point is given by a "vector field". A vector field on the xy-plane is given by a pair of functions of x and y. For the curve, these functions specify the derivatives dx/dt and dy/dt at each point. In the Integral Curves Utility, you can specify the functions dx/dt and dy/dt, and you can "drop" points onto the xy-plane and see the curves along which they move. The utility also draws a grid of arrows. An arrow at a point shows the direction of the integral curve as it passes through that point. (This is a "direction field" rather than a "vector field" because it shows only the direction of the curve, not the speed.)
You can start a curve by clicking at a point on the graph. Alternatively, for finer control, you can enter the x and y values of the starting point of the curve in the boxes labeled "Start x" and "Start y". Then, click the "New Curve" button to start a curve at that point. You can have as many curves as you want. If you turn on the "Extend curves in both directions" option, you get to see how the point would move backwards in time as well as forwards.
An integral curve is drawn by looking at the current position of the point and at the derivative functions at that point (and possibly at some nearby points for greater accuracy). This is used to project the point forward "dt" time units into the future. This is only an approximation! A smaller value of dt will generally give a better approximation. There is an input box where you can specify the value of dt. The Integral Curves Utility can use three different approximations: Euler's Method, Runge-Kutta Order 2, and Runge-Kutta Order 4. The utility has a set of radio buttons that you can use to select the method. Runge-Kutta Order 4 is the most accurate method, and there is really no reason to use the other two unless you specifically interested in the method rather than in getting the best possible approximation of the true integral curve.
Once a curve has been started, it uses the same method and the same value of dt forever. This lets you start different curves from the same point, using different methods or different values of t, to compare them.
In this utility, more than in others, you might want to use the "Equalize" button to equalize the scales on the x and y axes. Otherwise, the arrow directions, as drawn, can be misleading. You can use the mouse for zooming in this utility.
Graph 3D Utility
The Graph 3D Utility draws three-dimensional graphs of functions of two variables. The function to be graphed is of the form z=f(x,y), where f(x,y) is given as an expression that can contain variables x and y. The values of xmin, xmax, ymin, and ymax have a different interpretation in this utility: They specify a rectangle in the xy-plane that is used as the domain over which the graph is drawn. You can also enter zmin and zmax, which specify the range of z-values that you want to see. The scale on the graph is adjusted so that the specified ranges of x, y, and z are visible. But since the image on the screen is a two-dimensional projection of a three dimensional object, there is not an exact correspondence between the ranges and the boundaries of the rectangle shown on the screen.
To produce the graph, a rectangular grid of points in the domain is used. The function is evaluated at each point, and the resulting xyz-points are connected with lines. You can enter the grid size -- that is, the number of points along each side of this grid of points. The utility can draw graphs in four different styles: When only the lines between the points are drawn, the result is a so-called "wire-mesh model." The second style also consists of just lines, but lines that are hidden by other parts of the graph are not shown. Instead of drawing the lines, the regions between the lines can be filled in with color, giving a "shaded model." (The color used is determined by the orientation of the graph surface, so it looks as if the graph is illuminated from a certain direction.) In the fourth style, both the lines and the shading are shown. You can select among the four styles using a set of radio buttons under the graph. The shaded model without lines only really looks good on a high color monitor using a large grid size.
When the utility starts up, you will see a projection of the x-, y-, and z-axes along with a rectangle that frames the domain of the function in the xy-plane. When you press the "Graph it!" button or press return in any input box, the graph will be drawn. You get to see the graph being drawn, from back to front. (This is deliberate -- for understanding the graph, seeing the drawing process is more effective than just seeing the final result.)
You can rotate the axes and graph using two scroll bars. The horizontal scroll bar rotates the graph around the z-axis. The vertical scroll bar tilts the image towards you and away from you.
Mouse zooming does not work in the Graph 3D Utility. Do not expect Graph 3D to work well with most discontinuous functions.
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The foundry lab supports instruction in the Manufacturing Processes and Systems course, the Metalcasting course, research, and student projects. Twice a semester the foundry is opened outside of normal class hours to allow students to pour decorative castings or their own parts. The foundry uses the green sand process and can melt 100 lb of steel and 50 lb of aluminum. Cores, which make internal cavities in castings, can be made using the sodium silicate process. This process does not require dangerous curing gases and can be cleaned up using water. Students have built parts for the formula race car and home light fixtures. There is also an active student chapter of the American Foundry Society, which sponsors tours of local industry, on-campus speakers, and talks at local high schools.
The foundry at SVSU would not be possible without the support of industry. The students and faculty would like to thank all of the companies for their support.

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Vehicle Speed Detection System
Automatic and contactless robust systems for speed assessment and movement
VEHICLE SPEED DETECTION sYSTEM
Intozi's 4D radar based vehicle speed detection system (VSDS) works perfectly by detecting the speed of vehicles along with ANPR in free flow traffic. It displays the warning for over speeding vehicles in real time on display to alert the speeding vehicle's driver. Cameras used in VSDS will be used to extract the vehicle class & registration number automatically and add on features like vehicle make, model and colour.
- Speed detection up to 270 Kmph
- Seamless integration with HTMS application
- Multi vehicle speed detection up to 256 objects simultaneously
- Highly accurate ANPR along with vehicle classification & count.
- Vehicle class & lane mapping
- Smart Reporting – Vehicle logs, violation logs, video clips, health monitoring
- The VASDS system is designed to display the speed of every vehicle on its display and provide real-time alerts to drivers who are over-speeding.
- It also streamlines the process of generating E-Challans, reducing manual effort and increasing efficiency.
- The VASD system allows custom messages to be broadcasted from a centralized command and control room to all locations.
- It can aid in providing real-time alerts to drivers and helping them adjust their driving behavior, thereby promoting road safety.
Still curious about how we can help?
Let's meet and discuss it!
INTOZI INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC CAMERA IN ACTION
See how well Intozi Traffic cameras are working around the world
It is about Intozi ANPR camera. Device having inbuilt smart dashboard and IoT features.
Highly accurate ANPR
Intozi's ANPR device is designed to keep a track on a range of traffic vehicles.
ANPR Camera Device
This is about Intozi ANPR Camera. India's first IoT enabled ANPR camera having inbuilt features.
Intozi's AI Enabled ANPR Solution

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supports only POINT among WKT primitives; – How to solve this Elasticsearch error
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Before you begin reading this guide, we recommend you try running the Elasticsearch Check-Up which can resolve issues that cause many errors.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log " supports only POINT among WKT primitives; " to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: plugin.
Advanced users might want to skip right to the common problems section in each concept or try running the Check-Up to analyze Elasticsearch configuration and help resolve this error.
Log Context
Log "[{}] supports only POINT among WKT primitives;"classname is CartesianPoint.java We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
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 if (geometry.type() != ShapeType.POINT) {
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 }
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text: The fully water-soluble lead of the Goldfaber Aqua watercolor pencils have vibrant colors, optimum opacity and good lightfastness. High-quality materials and innovative production technology provide high tip-breakage resistance with SV bonding along the 3.3mm lead. Using a wet paintbrush drawings can be transformed into stunning watercolor paintings. Dry drawing techniques of colored pencils can also be used with these watercolor pencils. These hexagonal pencils are easily sharpened with all common sharpeners.

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XCLIPBOARD(1) XCLIPBOARD(1)
NAME
 xclipboard - X clipboard client
SYNOPSIS
 xclipboard [ -toolkitoption ... ] [ -w ] [ -nw ]
DESCRIPTION
 The xclipboard program is used to collect and display text selections
 that are sent to the CLIPBOARD by other clients. It is typically used
 to save CLIPBOARD selections for later use. It stores each CLIPBOARD
 selection as a separate string, each of which can be selected. Each
 time CLIPBOARD is asserted by another application, xclipboard transfers
 the contents of that selection to a new buffer and displays it in the
 text window. Buffers are never automatically deleted, so you'll want
 to use the delete button to get rid of useless items.
 Since xclipboard uses a Text Widget to display the contents of the
 clipboard, text sent to the CLIPBOARD may be re-selected for use in
 other applications. xclipboard also responds to requests for the CLIP-
 BOARD selection from other clients by sending the entire contents of
 the currently displayed buffer.
 An xclipboard window has the following buttons across the top:
 quit When this button is pressed, xclipboard exits.
 delete When this button is pressed, the current buffer is deleted and
 the next one displayed.
 new Creates a new buffer with no contents. Useful in constructing
 a new CLIPBOARD selection by hand.
 save Displays a File Save dialog box. Pressing the Accept button
 saves the currently displayed buffer to the file specified in
 the text field.
 next Displays the next buffer in the list.
 previous
 Displays the previous buffer.
OPTIONS
 The xclipboard program accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command
 line options as well as the following:
 -w This option indicates that lines of text that are too long to
 be displayed on one line in the clipboard should wrap around to
 the following lines.
 -nw This option indicates that long lines of text should not wrap
 around. This is the default behavior.
WIDGETS
 In order to specify resources, it is useful to know the hierarchy of
 the widgets which compose xclipboard. In the notation below, indenta-
 tion indicates hierarchical structure. The widget class name is given
 first, followed by the widget instance name.
 XClipboard xclipboard
 Form form
 Command Quit
 Command delete
 Command new
 Command Save
 Command next
 Command prev
 Label index
 Text text
 TransientShell fileDialogShell
 Dialog fileDialog
 Label label
 Command accept
 Command cancel
 Text value
 TransientShell failDialogShell
 Dialog failDialog
 Label label
 Command continue
SENDING/RETRIEVING CLIPBOARD CONTENTS
 Text is copied to the clipboard whenever a client asserts ownership of
 the CLIPBOARD selection. Text is copied from the clipboard whenever a
 client requests the contents of the CLIPBOARD selection. Examples of
 event bindings that a user may wish to include in a resource configura-
 tion file to use the clipboard are:
 *VT100.Translations: #override \
 <Btn3Up>: select-end(CLIPBOARD) \n\
 <Btn2Up>: insert-selection(PRIMARY,CLIPBOARD) \n\
 <Btn2Down>: ignore ()
SEE ALSO
 X(7), xcutsel(1), xterm(1), individual client documentation for how to
 make a selection and send it to the CLIPBOARD.
ENVIRONMENT
 DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
 XENVIRONMENT
 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
 resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
FILES
 /usr/X11R7/lib/X11/app-defaults/XClipboard
 specifies required resources
AUTHOR
 Ralph R. Swick, DEC/MIT Project Athena
 Chris D. Peterson, MIT X Consortium
 Keith Packard, MIT X Consortium
 X Version 11 XCLIPBOARD(1)
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into account. A good structural engineer will not only be able to make sure your roof is strong enough but will also likely be able to save you money on materials since they will know precisely how strong everything needs to be, and will have much smaller margins of error.
Due to the safety implications of a poorly designed roof, it is always necessary to err on the side of more substantial materials, since a roof that is stronger than it needs to be won't hurt anyone. It will cost you more to build, though.
Where Can I Find a Skillion Roof Calculator?
In terms of calculating the costs of a skillion roof, there is no calculator that we are aware of. This is due to the hugely variable nature of building a roof. The cost of materials can swing wildly due to seemingly unrelated events in other parts of the world. And the price of labour can also vary considerably due to things like how difficult the building is to get to with equipment. For these reasons, unfortunately, you will have to rely on vague estimates like those we mentioned above when trying to get an idea of cost.
For the design of the roof itself, however, there is a very useful calculator to be found on blocklayer.com. You simply input the requested details of your building, as well as some other information like how much of an overhang you want your roof to have, and it will produce a wealth of useful information. This information includes things like the angle of the pitch, rafter spacing, the surface area of the roof, and much more.


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Defining Data Types in Juvix
A crucial aspect of any programming language is the ability to define custom data types. In Juvix, these are known as inductive types. An inductive type is a type with elements constructed from a finite set of constructors.
Consider as a first example where we define a data type Bool with two constructors, true and false.
type Bool :=
| true : Bool
| false : Bool;
Syntax of Data Type Declaration
General Declaration
The declaration of a data type in Juvix consists of the keyword type, followed by a unique name, optional type parameters, and constructors.
type <name> <type-parameters> :=
 | <constructor1> : <type1>
 | ...
 | <constructorn> : <typen>;
In this syntax:
 - <name> represents a unique name for the declared data type.
 - <type-parameters> denote optional type parameters in the form A B C ... or with typing information (A : Type). These parameters define the return type of the constructors, i.e., <name> <type-parameters>.
 - <constructor1> through <constructorn> are the constructors of the data type. Each constructor has a unique name and a type, which can be the type of the declared data type or a function type from the types of the arguments to the type of the declared data type.
While there are variations in the syntax for declaring a data type (see the ADT syntax and record syntax), the most general syntax is the one outlined above.
Note
A data type declaration implicitly declares a module with the same name as the data type, containing the symbols of the constructors, and the type of the data type itself. One can open this module to access these symbols or hide it to prevent access to them.
Example of data types
The Unit type, the simplest data type, has a single constructor named unit.
type Unit := unit : Unit;
We then declare the Nat type, representing unary natural numbers. It introduces two constructors: zero and suc. For instance, suc zero represents one, while suc (suc zero) represents two.
type Nat :=
| zero : Nat
| suc : Nat -> Nat;
These constructors function as regular functions or patterns in pattern matching when defining functions. Here is an example of a function adding two natural numbers:
syntax operator + additive;
+ : Nat -> Nat -> Nat
| zero b := b
| (suc a) b := suc (a + b);
ADT syntax
As an alternative to the above syntax, we can use a more familiar and compact syntax for declaring data types. This syntax is inspired by ADT syntax in Haskell.
type <name> <type-parameters> :=
 | <constructor1> <arg1-1> ... <arg1-n>
 | ...
 | <constructorN> <argn-1> ... <argn-n>;
Different from the previous presentation, here the constructors do not have typing information.
If a type constructor as above has no arguments, then its type is the type of the data type being declared. In the case the type constructor has arguments, then its type is the function type from the types of the arguments to the type of the data type being declared.
For example, the Nat type can be declared as follows:
type Nat :=
| Z
| S Nat;
Another example is the List type, which is polymorphic in the type of its elements.
type List A :=
| Nil
| Cons A (List A);
Polymorphic data type
A data type can possess type parameters. When a data type has a type parameter A, it is referred to as polymorphic in A.
A classic example of this concept is the List type, which is polymorphic in the type of its list elements.
syntax operator :: cons;
type List (A : Type) :=
| nil : List A
| :: : A -> List A -> List A;
The following function determines whether an element is in a list or not.
elem {A} (eq : A -> A -> Bool) (s : A) : List A -> Bool
| nil := false
| (x :: xs) := eq s x || elem eq s xs;
For more examples of inductive types and how to use them, see the Juvix standard library.


Between the Lines Book Club: Race in My Antonia
between the lines book club logoWelcome to Between the Lines Book Club! Our book this month is My Antonia, by Willa Cather. We'll be meeting to discuss the book on September 22, 2018, at Arden Dimick Library, at 10:30AM.
Most of the characters in My Antonia are "other" in some way. The Shimerda's are strange to the Burden family, with their outpourings of emotion and their dried mushrooms. The Hired Girls all come from recent immigrant families, and are both admired and shunned by the area's more well-established residents.
In Book 2, Chapter 7, Jim meets a blind, Black piano player, known as Blind d'Arnault. Jim admires d'Arnaults's independence (he "refuses to be led") and his musical ability. However, despite expressing admiration for d'Arnault, Jim describes him in racist and stereotypical terms.
This led me to think of the following questions:
1. How can we read between the lines, and how much does Cather intend for us to do so? Does Martha hide her mixed-race son because he's "ugly", or because she's afraid he'll be sold and/or she'll be punished for the possibility that she was raped by her male owner? Is d'Arnaut really "docile" or is this simply what people around him like to believe? Does he retain a strong sense of personality separate from what we hear Jim say about him? Do Cather and Jim see d'Arnault the same way?
2. Is d'Arnault autistic? He is slow to talk, rocks back and forth constantly, and is a musical savant. How is he portrayed in contrast to Antonia's disabled brother?
3. How does Cather's description of d'Arnault differ from her proper "Americans," the shrill and canny Shimerdas, the morose Russians Pavel and Peter, the ethereal scholar Gaston Cleric, and other characters?
4. What is the purpose of this passage?
5. A lot of readers and critics seem to ignore this passage altogether. How should we treat passages like this in older fiction (My Antonia was first published in 1918). How does the passage affect your opinion of the book overall?
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Tokay Gecko is an Asian species that is widespread in the Indo-Malayan region and throughout Southeast Asia. The countries of Tokay Gecko's natural distribution include Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (south), India (northeast), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.
The species is common throughout most of its range. Global population trend is unknown. Tokay Gecko is widely marketed as a pet, for pest control and, the most largely, for use in the traditional medicine.
The Tokay Gecko has been reported in numerous locations worldwide to occur as an invasive species. Species introduction is known to occur through the poultry trade and transportation on cargo ships. Sporadic introduction of traded pets is also possible.
Tokay Gecko is known to be present as an introduced species:
■ in Asia – Hong Kong and Singapore;
■ in Africa – Madagascar;
■ in North America – Belize, Guadeloupe, Martinique and United States (Florida and Hawaii);
■ and possibly also in South America, where a specimen has been recently collected in Porto de Itajai in Brazil (but there yet is no evidence of an established population).
The status in Taiwan is uncertain, the specimens recorded there are possibly also of introduction origin.
■ Listed in Appendix II of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES, or Washington Convention).
■ Phylum Chordata – chordates
■ Class Reptilia – reptiles
■ Order Squamata – scaled reptiles
■ Family Gekkonidae – common geckos
■ Species Gekko gecko – Tokay Gecko


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The lens of fresh ground water on Pingelap Island, Pingelap Atoll contains about 384 million gallons of potable water. Recharge to the freshwater lens is estimated to be 230,000 gallons per day on the basis of an average annual rainfall of 160 inches. The long-term average sustainable yield is estimated to be about 69,000 gallons per day. The estimated demand for water is about 50,000 gallons per day. Shallow-vertical-tube wells or horizontal-infiltration wells could be used to develop the freshwater lens. The effect of development on the lens can be determined by monitoring the chloride concentration of water from a network of shallow-water-table wells and deep driven wells. The ground-water resource on Pingelap can be used in conjunction with individual rainwater-catchment systems: rainwater can be used for drinking and cooking, and ground water can be used for sanitary uses. When rainwater-catchment systems fail during extended dry periods, ground water would be available to meet the total demand.
|Title||Hydrogeology and ground-water resources of Pingelap Island, Pingelap Atoll, State of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia|
|Publication Subtype||USGS Numbered Series|
|Series Title||Water-Resources Investigations Report|
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Trapezoid Midsegment Investigation
How do you know the quadrilateral initially constructed is a trapezoid? (What postulate or theorem helps justify this?)
The thick black segment (with three tick marks) is called a median (or midsegment) of a trapezoid. Define the term median of a trapezoid without looking up its definition on another site.
What two facts/properties about the median of a trapezoid does this applet illustrate?
Suppose the bases of the trapezoid above measured 14 inches and 26 inches. What would the length of its median be?
Suppose a trapezoid has a median with length 35 inches and one base measuring 23 inches. What would the length of its other base be?
Now move any point so that one of the trapezoid's bases has length = 0. Then re-slide the slider. What other theorem(s) previously learned does this applet now show?


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This article presents a detailed guide to remove unused old kernel images from the Debian system.
Remove Unused Old Kernel Images on Debian
To remove the unused old kernel images on Debian, follow the below-mentioned steps:
Step 1: Checking the Currently Used Kernel
To remove the old kernel, you must be logged into the new kernel, and to verify that, display the kernel you are using by running any the following command:
Step 2: Listing all Installed Kernels
Now to list all the installed kernels, run the below-mentioned command:
In the output, you will get the list of all the kernels, as shown in the image below:
Note: You might find some very old kernel-images in the list, as my system is updated so I only have new 5.10 version kernel images.
Step 3: Removing Unused Kernel Images
Once you have gotten the list of all installed kernel images, now you can remove all the kernel images that you think you don't need any longer, and for that use the below-written command:
Step 4: Auto Removing
In latest Linux systems, usually the unused packages are marked for un-installation, so to automatically clean the Debian system it's better to remove the unused kernel images by running the below-written command:
After following all of the above-mentioned steps, your Debian system will have more space on the disk and all the unused packages and kernel images will get removed from the system. You can reboot the system for a fresh start if you want but that is not mandatory.
To remove the old unused kernel images on Debian, firstly list all the installed kernels after which you can remove the old kernel images that are no longer required by running the "apt-get purge remove" command along with the name of the kernel image. Finally, run the auto-remove command to clean the system from unused packages and to free up the space on the system's disk.


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While there is already a consensus in the scientific community about the deleterious effects of television viewing habits, a qualitative analysis on television cartoon shows is largely unexplored in India, a country that is making significant strides in broadcasting sector, backed by rising consumer demand. This has led to a highly competitive scenario in kid's television market wherein the proportion of imported animated content is more than the In-house content. Notably with the increasing number of satellite cartoon channels in India, the demand for imported animated content is on the rise and this is a rising concern of the parents, because cartoon shows have a significant effect on the social, cognitive and emotional development of children. The study strives to discover the different themes of the cartoon television shows and examine the nature of television viewership, co-viewing habits and viewership effects using the data from semi-structured interviews with young parents. The research findings reveal the expectations of the Parents from kid's television channels & its content, as well as children's interest in various themes of cartoon shows and the main characters.


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Analysis of Factors Affecting People Satisfaction Towards the Unification of Asean Economic Community
This paper aimed to examine AECassociated consequences including trade agreement, occupation and tourism as the influential factors of public satisfaction towards the AEC. The quantitative approach was utilized with questionnaire as a tool in collecting the data. The samples were 400 people from Pha Rai, Phan Seuk, Klong Namsai and Tha Kam Subdistrict. The hypotheses were established with the variables namely trade agreement, occupation, tourism and satisfaction of people, in order to analyze the public satisfaction towards the unification of AEC. The findings concluded that trade agreement, occupation, tourism, service, free trade areas accommodating factor, child labor, human trafficking and transportation cooperation and prevention measures delivered effect on people's satisfaction towards the AEC. Index TermsASEAN Economic Community, Factors, Satisfaction, Unification


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1. Introducing PASS
2. How a PASS Works
3. The Impact of PASS
4. PASS Candidates
5. Students & Transition Planning & PASS
6. When First Considering a PASS
7. The Occupational Goal
8. Starting a Business
9. A Viable Plan
10. The PASS Life
Amendments, such as changing the length of the PASS, can occur at any time during the life of a PASS but SSA must approve them. There is no limit to the number of amendments that can be approved. The key is to inform the SSA PASS expert so they can adjust the PASS accordingly.
SSA will suspend a PASS when the PASS is not terminated pursuant to the criteria discussed below and the criteria for extending a PASS are not met. A PASS may be suspended for up to 12 consecutive months. If not resumed, within this period it will be terminated.
A PASS terminates when one of the following events occurs:
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Articulatory speech synthesis
Articulatory speech synthesis is used if the input of this type of synthesiser is a phonetic symbol string and the output is an acoustic speech signal.
A movement pattern is calculated for the model articulators (lips, tongue, velum, glottis) on the basis of a segmental or a gestural production model. Then, the articulator model calculates the geometry of the vocal tract (the area function) for each time instant. Lastly, the aerodynamic-acoustic model calculates the acoustic speech signal.


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Drake, Paul. What Did They Mean By That?: A Dictionary Of Historical And Genealogical Terms Old And New. Westminister, Md. : Heritage Books, 2008, c2000. Call no. PE1667.D73 2008.
As we dig through old probate, land, court and other documents, genealogists often come upon terms that are unfamiliar. Other terms may be familiar but their meaning has changed over time. What Did They Mean By That? is a must-have for serious genealogists.
The front of the book contains a helpful list of abbreviations such as:
10br = December
orpns = orphans
p:cells = parcels, usually of land
The balance of the book is set up dictionary style, with a few illustrations sprinkled throughout. Definitions are concise and easy to understand. Each entry also includes a sentence further demonstrating use of the term. Here are some seasonal examples:
kersey: a heavy wool or wool and cotton fabric used for outer coats e.g., "She needed 4 ells (q.v.) of kersey to make winter coats for the children."
plumcake: a sweet cake made with raisins, e.g., "the term 'raisins' meant the same in the early days as it does today, and plumcakes were not made with plums."
snow roller: a horse-drawn vehicle having a huge roller instead of front wheels, used to flatten the snow on streets so as to facilitate the use of sleighs and cutters, e.g., "The purchase of a snow roller by the little town was a boon to those who had to move about during the winter."
For more historical terms, also try:
Drake, Paul. More What Did They Mean by That?: A Dictionary of Historical and Genealogical Terms : Old and New. Westminster, Md: Heritage Books, 2006.


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Distributed SECONDO: A Highly Available and Scalable System for Spatial Data Processing
Cassandra is a highly available and scalable data store but it provides only limited capabilities for data analyses. However, database management systems (DBMS) provide a lot of functions to analyze data but most of them scale poorly. In this paper, a novel method is proposed to couple Cassandra with a DBMS. The result is a highly available and scalable system that provides all the functions from the DBMS in a distributed manner. Cassandra is used as a data store and the DBMS Secondo is used as a query processing engine. Secondo is an extensible DBMS, it provides various data models, e.g. models for spatial data and moving objects data. With Distributed Secondo functions like spatial joins can be performed distributed and parallelized on many computers.
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The well cut exceptionally attractive yellow agate pyramid is highly polished. This distinctive pyramid appears to be glassy with an inconsistent color as the yellow color is derived from chloride particles, while the highly opaque and vibrant color is due iron oxide. The red spots on the pyramid resemble the colour of blood. The solid dark yellow color and the visible brownish effect itself speak of the quality of the stone used to craft this pyramid. Size – 58 mm.
This yellow agate pyramid stimulates dreaming and is a powerful revitalizer. It boosts courage and assists in acting in the present moment. This yellow agate pyramid calms and revitalizes the mind, dispels confusion and enhances decision-making. It assists the user in adjusting to unaccustomed circumstances. It helps reduce irritability, aggressiveness and impatience.


Remove-DfsnRoot
Removes a DFS namespace.
Syntax
Remove-DfsnRoot
 [-Path] <String>
 [-Force]
 [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
 [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
 [-AsJob]
 [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm]
 [<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Remove-DfsnRoot cmdlet removes a Distributed File System (DFS) namespace. When you remove a namespace, you remove all the folders in the namespace. Users cannot use the DFS namespace folders after you remove the namespace. This cmdlet does not delete the folders specified by DFS namespace targets or the files in those folders.
For more information about DFS namespaces, see Overview of DFS Namespaces on TechNet.
Examples
Example 1: Remove a DFS namespace
PS C:\> Remove-DfsnRoot -Path "\\Contoso\AccountingResources"
Confirm
Performing operation "Delete DFS Namespace" on Target "\\Contoso\AccountingResources"
[Y] Yes [N] No [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"):
This command removes the DFS namespace that has the path \\Contoso\AccountingResources. The command does not include the Force parameter, so you must confirm the operation.
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the Receive-Job cmdlet.
For more information about Windows PowerShell background jobs, see about_Jobs.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
Type:CimSession[]
Aliases:Session
Position:Named
Default value:None
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
-Force
Removes a DFS namespace without prompting you for confirmation. By default, the cmdlet prompts you for confirmation before it proceeds.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
-Path
Specifies the path for the root of a DFS namespace. This cmdlet removes the namespace that has the path specified.
Type:String
Aliases:RootPath, root, namespace, NamespaceRoot
Position:0
Default value:None
Accept pipeline input:True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters:False
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False


Quanesha - Meaning of Quanesha, What does Quanesha mean?
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Quanesha - Meaning of Quanesha
What does Quanesha mean?
[ 3 syll. qua-nes-ha, qu-ane-sha ] The baby girl name Quanesha is pronounced as KWaaNIY-SHaa- †. The origin of Quanesha is English-American. Quanesha is a variant of the name Quanisha (English).
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South Africa's gastronomy is coming of age as chef's begin to experiment with indigenous foods and plants to create a cuisine that is bursting with unusual flavours and sharp contrasts, and is quintessentially South African.
We've compiled a list of ten ingredients any South African chef would be proud to include in his palate of basic ingredients …
The Marula, Sclerocarya birrea subsp caffra, is an indigenous drought tolerant tree (the same family as cashew, mango and pistachio) and a prolific bearer of fruit.
These fallen fruits are the essential ingredient for many local foods. They are brewed to make marula beer, the nuts (seed) can be dried and then cracked to eat, or used as a relish for cooking, and the kernel makes an incredible oil used mostly in the beauty industry but often included in the kitchen as well. And yes, the fruits are the main ingredient for Amarula Cream Liqueur.
Endemic to the mountains of the Western Cape, Buchu (boegoe with the 'g' said as though clearing the throat) is used for cooking, for its fynbos flavours, and as a tea.
The San people used to chew the leaves to keep their mouths clean, and they used it as a deoderant. Its mild minty flavour, with just a hint of aniseed, makes it incredible with a rack of lamb. But even served up with baby carrots, or on a bed of mielie pap, this herb is a 'wow'.
The lowly sour fig is known by many names – ice plant, pigface, and Hottentot fig – all of which describe the indigenous creeping, ground cover succulent that produces a bright pink, magenta or yellow flower, and is found growing wild all over the Cape.
Both drought and salt tolerant the plant stabilises sand dunes, the leaves' astringent juices are antiseptic and can help treat cuts, eczema, bites and sunburn, and the flowers are best in jams, pickles and preserves. One can even dry them to use later. The leaves are apparently good as a kind of spinach.
Also known as the cactus pear, prickly pears are an iconic symbol of the Eastern Cape, a common sight along major highways. However, they're indigenous to Mexico and came to South Africa with sailors who used it as an antidote to scurvy.
The plant spreads on its own without much assistance and in some areas of the country grew out of control. Today it's no longer regarded as invasive and is harvested by Xhosa women who use it to brew beer or to sell. The fruit is deeply embedded in both African and Afrikaner culture, and is delicious in salads, salsas, sauces, and syrups.
There are myriad reasons to plant spekboom in your garden. It's water-wise, improves the quality of the air you breathe and is easy to grow, but it's also so versatile in food that you'll want at least two big plants outside your back door.
Eat just two leaves a day, and you'll have consumed your RDA. With a very similar taste to purslane, its lemony flavour lends itself to salads, and soups, whilst served up with cheese and preserve it is heavenly.
Known also as kraaldoring, slangbessie or African boxthorn (Lycium ferrocissimum) belongs to the nightshade family (tomatoes, brinjals, potatoes) and produces fruitlets that can apparently be eaten when ripe, although this is still a relatively little-known practice.
You know you're onto something big when the likes of KWV launches a Kalahari Truffle infused super-premium boutique gin. Kalahari truffles are found underground in semi arid regions of the Kalahari Desert (in South Africa you find them only in the Green Kalahari region). They're naturally occurring, and are known as!N'abbas in the Nama language.
Like the French truffle they are edible fungi that form a symbiotic relationship with the roots of certain plants (usually the Tsamma melon). This indigenous veldkos is also difficult to find in the wild; you'll need a guide. But a company known as Woodford Truffles help South African farmers cultivate truffle orchards.
Nastergal is African nightshade berry, a wild plant that grows only on the Highveld of Mpumalanga and parts of the Free State and KZN. It has numerous names that include popolo and wonder berry, and is interestingly considered a weed. Parts of the plant are toxic to livestock.
Despite this it is used in traditional medicine and one can eat the ripe berries (the green berries are poisonous) and cooked leaves. The purple berries are used to make jam (umsoba) that is delicious on cheesecake, double cream yoghurt and icecream.
Most of us know this as wild rosemary, or Cape snowbush. Commonly found growing wild in the veld wild rosemary is easy to find with its thin, grey leaves, burst of white flowers in winter, and distinctive smell.
With meat and stews it is simply delicious, with baked roots and vegetables it is heavenly, or you can push the food boundaries by doing a Le Quartier Francais to produce a salt and kapokbos roasted guava to impress your guest.
Commonly known as the kei apple because it is native to the Kei River area of South Africa, where it grows wild, the kei apple is bothy a hardy tree that serves as a natural fence, and food. The fruit borne by the shrub is similar to an apple, but smaller (more like the size of a plum) with a high enough vitamin C content to find itself favourably compared to citrus.
Those who like their fruit acidic love this fruit just off the tree, but with a little imagination it flourishes as jam, apple crumble, kei apple, ginger-scented cupcakes or even kei apple tomato chutney.


What Is A Telephoto Lens?
What Is A Telephoto Lens?
Widely used among both professional and amateur photographers, telephoto lenses are incredibly popular and can help take your photos to a whole new level.
Telephoto lenses are used in landscape, portrait and sports photography and can enhance the precision of your images. A telephoto lens has a long reach, allowing you to magnify a subject that is several meters away.
Here's what you should know about the benefits and disadvantages of using a camera equipped with a telephoto lens
Telephoto Lens Definition
A telephoto lens is generally defined as any focal length beyond 'normal'. Put simply, this is any focal length beyond around 50mm
Some people confuse telephoto lenses and zoom lenses, usually because most telephoto lenses are of the zoom variety. However, the two are not necessarily related and one can find telephoto lenses in both the Prime and Zoom configurations. You can read more about the differences between zoom and prime lenses here.
What Does A Telephoto Lens Do?
Essentially, a camera equipped with a telephoto lens allows you to capture far-away subjects or simply have a close object fill more of the frame.
Because of this, telephoto lenses are ideal for wildlife photographers or other individuals who cannot move close to their subjects because of physical constraints or safety concerns, likewise event and sports photographers also find them essential. However, these types of lenses also enhance the artistic appeal of a photograph by blurring the background behind your subject, making them very popular for portrait photographers as well.
This is known as'subject isolation' - allowing the photographer to eliminate distractions and ensure that the viewers focus is on their chosen subject. Telephoto lenses excell at this, regardless of where they are applied
Most Commonly Used Telephoto Focal Lengths
Here are the most commonly used telephoto focal lengths:
 - 70–200mm lenses:
 These lenses are ideal for capturing portraiture and events. You can capture a sharp subject with a blurred background so the focus remains on the subject. They are often the 'fastest' (wide aperture) telephoto zoom lenses, making them popular for low light situations like events and indoor sports where a slower zoom lens, or less versatile prime lens, may not be ideal.
 - 100–400mm lenses:
 This lens type allows photographers to accurately capture subjects that are far away. While usually'slower' this lens type is a popular choice for wildlife photographers shooting in bright outdoor situations.
 - 85mm prime lenses:
 These lenses are great for shooting portraits as they have a shallow depth of field. You can easily capture sharp subjects that appear crisp and concise. As a Prime Lens, they are generally some of the fastest lenses you can get, creating fantastic subject isolation under controlled conditions.
 - 135mm prime lenses:
 Similar to 85mm lenses, 135mm have a shallow depth of field that is ideal for shooting portraits, weddings and sporting events. They can be rather large and bulky however, making them less ideal for photographers on-the-go compared to an 85mm
 - Super telephoto prime lenses:
 These types of lenses typically start at around 600mm. While generally large, bulky and slow, they provide a field of view generally un-acheivable with any other lens and are popular for wildlife, deep sky astro and bird photography.
Why Use A Telephoto Lens?
Because a telephoto lens closes the distance between the photographer and the subject, it is perfect for capturing wildlife and sporting events.
Here are the benefits of using a camera equipped with a telephoto lens:
 - Photography subjects are magnified and appear closer to the camera.
 - Telephoto lenses help produced blurred backgrounds, providing excellet subject isolation
 - Telephoto lenses are ideal for creating flattering portraits, generally focal lengths below 50mm can create undesirable distortion which can be unflattering for human subjects. Between 70 - 135mm is often cited as the ideal focal range for flattering portraits.
Best Telephoto Lenses to Choose
There are countless telephoto lenses on the market to choose from. With so many options, how do you know which one to choose? Here are three of the best-selling telephoto lenses available from C.R Kennedy:
Pentax D FA 70-200mm f/2.8 ED Lens
Weather sealed and optically precise, the Pentax D FA 70-200mm f/2.8 ED Lens is one of the best lenses on the market. The Pentax has a bayonet hood and a long petal configuration that snaps easily into position and helps elminate flare without darkening the edges of your image. The hood also comes with a removable section that allows you to enable the filters without removing the lens.
Each lens comes with a clutch mechanism that allows you to manually focus the adjustments. The lens also comes with various modes of operation, including the ability to limit your focus within a selected range, greatly improving the speed and accuracy of the autofocus.
Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary Lens
Another quality lens is the Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary Lens. It's sturdy and durable but has a lightweight construction that allows for flexibility. Designed for mirrorless cameras, it seeks to strike a balance between weight, size and optical performance. The lens also comes with an optional tripod mounting ring, allowing for maximum stability while photographing subjects.
The lens also features excellent optical stabilisation for when you need to go handheld.
Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 Lens
The Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 Lens is very light and compact prime lens, allowing for flexibility without making a compromise on image quality
While many 135mm lenses feature faster apertures, this is often at the expense of size and weight, making this lens ideal for those looking for excellent portraits without sacrificing portability.
If you are ready to purchase a high-quality telephoto lens that is both affordable and functional, look no further than C.R. Kennedy.
C.R. Kennedy is one of Australia's leading distributors of cameras and photographic equipment. We offer a wide range of Lenses along with Mirrorless, Full Frame, and Action Cameras.
If you need more information on macro lenses and camera lenses in general, check out more articles on the C.R. Kennedy blog.
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Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: 1. To deeply and persistently irritate. 2. To remain inflamed and worsen, to fester.
Notes: A word similar to today's, wrangle "to argue persistently", begins with an irrelevant W. In fact, confusion can arise with a number of English words with irrelevant Ws, like write, wriggle, and wring. Remember that rankle is not among them. Also remember that the E comes off before suffixes that begin with a vowel, as in rankling.
In Play: Rankle is a verb that may perform intransitive or transitive duty. You may rankle over an affront: "It still rankles in Abel Mann's heart that Myrna left him so abruptly without even taking off his Harley-Davidson leather jacket." It is also possible for an affront or a person to rankle you: "The new Mercedes in his neighbor's driveway rankles Foster more than he is willing to admit."
Word History: Today's Good Word has a twisted history that snakes its way from snakes through festering sores to the festering resentment it means today. It all began with Latin draco(n) "serpent", which English also grabbed directly for its word, dragon. However, the word had a diminutive, dracunculus "little snake", which was inherited by Old French, where it was melted down to draoncle "festering sore". This noun was converted into a verb, draoncler "to fester". The noun and the verb somehow lost the initial D before Old English borrowed it as ranclen "to fester", whence today's Good Word.
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Read the article about how PLX retroreflectors and LHTRs help to keep the emitter and telescope of the ATLAS program perfectly aligned. The article was published in LASER COMPONENTS Photonics News Magazine - Issue 88.
Itai Vishnia, PLX CEO, recently presented "Transforming Space Optics by Integrating Innovative Monolithic Optical Systems" at the EPIC (EUROPEAN PHOTONICS INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM) meeting on New Space at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands. The conference brought together some of the world's leading companies and experts, to cover key priorities for the "New Space Roadmap."
Recently presented at the EPIC World Photonics Technology Summit 2019 Berlin Germany,(EPIC - EUROPEAN PHOTONICS INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM), by Itai Vishnia, CEO PLX Inc. The event gathers 150 experts and leaders from industrial companies around the world to discuss photonics technology developments, applications, and challenges.


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Trailside Exhibit Opens in Memory of Orin Covell
Approximately 50 family members and friends gathered together on Friday October 25, for the ribbon cutting ceremony launching a new trailside exhibit at the George Ranch Historical Park. The exhibit is located on the bridge at the midway point of the George Ranch Heritage Trail at a particularly scenic section overlooking Dry Creek.
George Ranch Historical Park Director Candace Jones explained that the project had been in the works for about a year and celebrated Orin's love for sharing the prolific bird life with visitors and friends. The exhibit consists of four panels showcasing original artwork of twenty common birds of the prairies and wetlands. The highly detailed watercolors were done by Austin artist Elishea Smith who specializes in bird images. An all-weather spotting scope is also included for up close viewing of birds and wildlife.
A dedication inscription on the first panel reads "And He will bear you up on eagle's wings…and hold you in the palm of His hand." Bird identification exhibit and spotting scope given in loving remembrance of Orin Covell by his family, friends, and the George Ranch Historical Park.
Director Jones spoke of the generosity of Covell to his community and the great sense of loss felt when he passed away. She mentioned his selfless service given to so many organizations such as the Rotary, the Fire Department, and the Fort Bend County Museum Association.
Covell had served for about ten years as the Administrative Officer for the George Foundation and had officed at the Historical Park for several years. During that time he had enjoyed interacting with visitors and would frequently take them for an impromptu bird watching drive along the creek as a special treat. Jones stated that, "Orin always took the time to make a personal connection with people and he was never too busy to stop and visit. He was very generous and caring and loved sharing information with others." She continued, "I feel that this exhibit will keep that connection alive for future visitors. It's a very personal and lasting tribute that will continue to bring pleasure to many thousands of people."
George Foundation Ranch Operations Manager Rocky Parr remembered the many times that he and Orin had driven along the banks of the creek to take a quick break from the office. Parr said, "Orin was always spotting some new bird and would ask me to take a photo so he could look it up on the computer. I know he would really like this new exhibit."
Covell's wife Becky and his sister Ann Council thanked Jones for her commitment to create the exhibit and expressed their deep appreciation to the George Ranch Historical Park and the other donors who funded the project.
The exhibit was officially opened to coincide with the 30th Anniversary of Texian Market Days on October 26th.


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A primary school in Oxford has devised storytelling hopscotch patches as a way of helping KS1 and KS2 pupils' writing skills.
As part of the Talk to Write initiative, Oxford's Storytelling Museum has come up with a unique way of encouraging pupils at Pegasus Primary School to relate fairytales, using hopscotch in the playground.
Situated in a deprived area of Oxford, seven fairytales on different flagstones have an inspiring effect on pupils to retell and then, in pairs, write down the fairytales they land on.
Headteacher, Gill Hudson, believes the game to very popular and explains how it has helped raise standards in creative writing significantly.
Judy Clark, the talk advisor from the National Literacy Trust, discusses the importance of talking prior to writing.
A lively explanation of Pie Corbett's techniques of Hear, Map, Step and Speak
Introducing the work of the Story Museum in Oxford
A useful guide to good strategies to use when following the talk to write initiative launched in 2008


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OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to assess the metabolic risk of excessive dietary iodine intake in ewes and neonatal lambs.
DESIGN: Pregnant Šumava ewes received an experimental diet containing 3.1 mg iodine per kg of dietary dry matter in Group A (control, n=13, 6 ewes and 7 lambs) and 5.1 mg iodine per kg of dietary dry matter in Group B (experimental, n=12, 6 ewes, 6 lambs) for eight months. Iodine was administered to ewes as calcium iodate. TSH in blood serum; TT3, TT4, fT3, and fT4 in blood plasma were examined in both groups of ewes and lambs to assess the risks of iodine intake above the permitted limit, as it applies to thyroid gland activity.
RESULTS: Group B ewes showed a significant increase in TSH and TT4 only on day 1 after parturition. The highest values of TT4, TT3, and fT3 in lambs were recorded on day 1 after birth. The lowest values of fT3 and fT4 in lambs were measured on day 60 after birth with no differences observed between the groups. In lambs of Group B the lower concentration of TSH until day 3 after birth was followed by a significant increase from day 10 after birth.
CONCLUSION: Our results indicate a risk of postnatal hypothyroidism among lambs from pregnant and lactating ewes having a high iodine intake....


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Torunn Atteraas Garin, a chemical engineer who worked on notable food projects, died last Friday at her home in Bronxville, N.Y. She was 54 and also had a home on Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands.
She cause was lung cancer, her family said.
Working for General Foods from 1971 to 1985, Mrs. Garin helped develop the sweetener aspartame as a sugar substitute and was a national spokeswoman for the product.
Early in her career, she worked on minimizing water pollution resulting from food production, substituting natural dyes for cancer-causing chemicals and developing a process to extract caffeine from coffee, for which she was awarded two patents.
A native of Bergen, Norway, she studied at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and received a degree in chemical engineering from Columbia in 1971. She received a master's in environmental engineering at what is now Polytechnic University in Brooklyn in 1977.
Mrs. Garin is survived by her husband, Michael N.; their three sons, Kristoffer A. of Manhattan, and Aleksander A. and Nickolas A. of Bronxville; and her sister, Lillian Daviknes of Hvalstad, Norway.Continue reading the main story


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All submissions for this problem are available.
Chef is working on an electronics project. In this project N wires w1, w2,w3 ... wn connect a machine to the power supply, due to a fault in the wires, wire w1 stops supplying power momentarily after every t1 seconds, wire w2 stops supplying power momentarily after every t2 seconds, and wire w3 stops supplying power momentarily after every t3 seconds and so on.
The machine keeps working as long as there is power in at least one wire. If the machine stops working, then Chef has to turn it on manually. Chef also wants to read the books so he cannot monitor the machine all the time otherwise he will get low marks in the exam. So Chef needs your help to know that After how many seconds does the machine stop working?
Note: all wires connected to power supply at t = 0 seconds. Note: Answer should be with modulo _PHONE_.
- The first line of the input contains an integer T denoting the number of test cases. The description of T test cases follows.
- The first line of each test case contains a single integer N
- The second line of each test case contains N space seperated integers t1,t2,t3...tn where ti denotes the time after which wire wi stops supplying power momentarily
- For each test case, output a single line containing the time in seconds after which machine stops working
- 1 ≤ T ≤ 10 2
- 1 ≤ N ≤ 10 3
- 1 ≤ ti ≤ 10 5
- Time is given in seconds
Input: 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 7 Output: 6 42
Example case 1.At time = 2 seconds w1 stop working momentarily but wire w2 is still working, at time 3 seconds w2 stop working momentarily but now w1 is working. After 4 seconds again w1 stop working momentarily but w2 is working so the machine is still working. At time 6 seconds both wires stop working momentarily so machine stops working and now Chef has to start the machine again.
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SQL Question
Naming convention for join tables, in a many to many relationship, in Laravel
I have 3 tables.
The first two tables are Groups and Accounts.
 - An account can belong to many groups.
 - A group can have many accounts.
 - In other words it is a many to many relationship.
Therefore I need a 3rd table, which is a join table
What is the recommended naming convention of this join table in Laravel (or perhaps in general).
Is there any naming conventions?
I was planning to call it "GroupsAccountAssignment".
Answer Source
The name of the pivot table should be account_group.
As given in laravel docs
To define this relationship, three database tables are needed: users, roles, and role_user. The role_user table is derived from the alphabetical order of the related model names, and contains the user_id and role_id columns.
Though, you can always overwrite the default naming convention like below:
Account Model:
return $this->belongsToMany('App\Group', 'GroupsAccountAssignment', 'account_id', 'group_id');


A sharp upper bound on the probability of a random vector falling outside a polytope, based solely on the first and second moments of its distribution, can be computed efficiently using semidefinite programming. However, this Chebyshev-type bound tends to be overly conservative since it is determined by a discrete worst-case distribution. In this paper we obtain a less pessimistic Gauss-type bound by imposing the additional requirement that the random vector's distribution must be unimodal. We prove that this generalized Gauss bound still admits an exact and tractable semidefinite representation. Moreover, we demonstrate that both the Chebyshev and Gauss bounds can be obtained within a unified framework using a generalized notion of unimodality. We also offer new perspectives on the computational solution of generalized moment problems, since we use concepts from Choquet theory instead of traditional duality arguments to derive semidefinite representations for worst-case probability bounds.


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Aboriginal associations with the park area
Barrington Tops National Park and State Conservation Area overlie the territories of several Aboriginal groups:
- the eastern side is the traditional country of the Worimi and Biripi people
- the southern valleys were occupied by the Gringai clan of the Worimi people
- the western side is Wonnarua country.
The Biripi took in the area between Tuncurry, Taree and Gloucester. Worimi territory extended from Barrington Tops and Forster in the north to Maitland and the Hunter River in the south.
The Worimi, Biripi and Wonnarua were divided into a number of nurras or clans. Nurras were local groups within tribes, each occupying a definite part of the tribal territory. Both the Worimi and Biripi spoke the Kattang language.
Aboriginal people were hunters and gatherers who moved throughout their territory in response to the seasonal availability of food. This meant that the land's resources were naturally replenished.
Clans occupied the valleys year round, visiting the plateaus in spring and summer to gather food. The coastal clans would move to the tops during winter to hunt kangaroos, possums and wombats.
A wide range of plant foods was collected from the lowland forests. The edible fruits found in the Barrington Tops area include:
- orange thorn
- giant stinging tree
- native cherry
- native raspberry
Other traditional plant foods include the bulbs of many orchids and the starch from the crown of tree ferns. There is also a report of starch from stinging tree roots being roasted to make a bread.
When Europeans settled in the Gloucester-Manning area in the 1820s and 1830s, the Aboriginal people lost their homelands to logging, clearing and livestock. Traditional hunting grounds were depleted, and sacred sites were destroyed. Wildlife dwindled. Oral history tells us that by 1840 the natural food supplies were almost exhausted.
Starving Aboriginal people began killing stock. The settlers and government troopers retaliated with random shootings and massacres. Around the Manning River basin, there were reports of waterholes and 'gifts' of food being laced with arsenic, known as 'the Harmony'.
The rugged lands of the Barrington Tops sometimes became a refuge for Aboriginal people, most famously for black outlaw Jimmy Governor.
Today, Barrington Tops National Park and State Conservation Area are important to today's Worimi, Biripi and Wonnarua communities, as an intact part of Aboriginal country.
Aboriginal sites in the park
The Aboriginal occupation of Barrington Tops is recorded in oral history, and in the presence of Aboriginal sites. Sites in the park include:
- open campsites with stone artefacts
- scarred trees
- ceremonial places
- mythological sites recorded in dreaming stories.
The Barrington Tops after colonisation
After government surveyors had explored the Barrington Tops area, 19th-century interest was limited to timbergetting, a little gold exploration, and summer grazing on the tops. At the turn of the 20th century, several large state forests were proclaimed. In 1905, grazier W.H. Edwards built a hut on Edwards Plain which later became a haven for adventurers, naturalists and holidaymakers.
Through the early 20th century, groups of gentlemen made their way to the tops for riding, hunting and fishing holidays. They approached on a bridle trail up The Corker or from the north. Scientific parties soon followed, attracted to the rich variety of landscapes, plants and animals. In 1915, a large expedition of geologists, botanists and entomologists camped at Edwards Hut and collected specimens.
Word of the Barrington Tops' delights spread quickly. In the early 1920s, there was talk of agriculture and a racecourse, golf course, and hydroelectric development. After heavy snow on the plateau in 1923, it was suggested that the area could be a wonderful playground for skiing and skating. In 1934, Newcastle City Council drew up a detailed plan for a tourist resort on the plateau. But road access up the steep southern slope of the plateau proved too difficult, and all the grand plans came to nothing.
The history of the park
Conservationist Myles Dunphy took a long walk over the tops with the Mountain Trails Club in the summer of 1924-5. He suggested a national park 'or better still, a primitive reserve' as an alternative to development. There were protests over logging and roadbuilding, even during World War II.
Through the 1950s, pressure for a national park grew - though others were pushing for more development. In 1959, the government decided to set aside two small areas, one on Gloucester Tops and the other in the Williams River area. The state forest system was also expanded. Finally, in 1969 Barrington Tops National Park was created from around 14,000 hectares of Crown land. Barrington Tops State Conservation Area was created in 2000.
From the 1970s to the 1990s, an intense community debate developed over whether the remaining native forests of NSW should be used for timber production or protected for conservation. Forest areas were progressively withdrawn from logging and added to the national park system. The rainforests were protected first, then the eucalypt forests.
The park was enlarged by major additions in 1984, 1997 and 1999. It was listed as World Heritage in 1986, and the Barrington Wilderness was declared in 1999.


prestige, desire, and the mystique of brands. Forever 21 can knock off Prada, but people who buy Prada will know the difference."
Shouldn't we expect the same from our games as well? Shouldn't we, as a game-buying public, be able to tell the difference between Minecraft and its clone?
Rather than going after cloners, game designers should be targeting the institutions that enhance the public's understanding of what games are and how they work. Those are the places where "credit" is handed out: that means schools, museums, and media organizations that often don't have passing knowledge of how games are even made. Game designers should be partnering more with museums, inviting non-game designers like musicians into their world, and teaching students about their craft.
Grimmelmann adds that literacy around games is paramount to dealing with cloners. "We won't make Zynga go away," he says. "They're doing something that is shameful. Maybe it gets people playing games, but there's a better way, and people who make games artistically ought to have commercial audiences." An informed public is a powerful public, and the only way to stop clones is to disgrace them. But that conversation only works if all who play games are onboard, not just those that make them.
The problem isn't with clones. The problem is with us.
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 - A Basque Dancer from Head to Toe
 While Basque country is home to many styles of dance, each with variations in dress, there are some basic elements that dance costumes have in common. Most of these pieces are based on traditional everyday clothing, with some embellishments so the dancers are really dressed to impress.
 Six traditional Basque dance troupes will be performing at the Folklife Festival. Even though these groups are from California, Nevada, Idaho, and Utah, they retain many of the classic movements and costumes of performers from their homeland. How many can you spot at the Festival?
 Illustration by Dulcia Halliday
 Illustration by Dulcia Halliday
 The beret, or txapela, is a Basque icon. While the felt hats had been worn by farmers all over northern Europe, Basques made it fashionable. Even Napoleon Bonaparte thought the "Basque berets" were hip, so now they are known as basco in Italian, baskeri in Finnish, and baskenmütze in German.
 Some men's costumes include a cloth sash, or gerriko, either tied around the waist or across one shoulder. Most often these are bright red or green, representing the Basque flag.
 Male dancers wear small bells sewed to a piece of cloth or leather and tied around their shins. Others wear larger bells fastened to their waists. Following a widespread early European superstition, the noisy bells are meant to drive away evil spirits.
 These simple sandals, called abarketa in Basque, are made from either canvas with rope soles or from leather, similar to ballet shoes. Once worn by peasants, then by laborers and military, espadrilles have become fashionable around the world.
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 Women often wrap a white scarf over their heads. This is the first part of the poxpolin, a costume popularized when women began performing men's dances.
 They usually wear their hair in braids, tied with a ribbon at the top called zintamuxko.
 Around their necks, women and men tie square handkerchiefs, or lepozapi. The colors can indicate the dancers' club, town, or region.
 Rainbows of ribbons are woven into berets, braided into hair, and wrapped around ankles to lace up shoes. They add color to the dancers' costumes and accentuate their motions. Some dances incorporate ribbons into the movements, like the zinta-dantza, a Basque version of the Maypole dance.
 Women dance in long wool skirts. The color and stripes at the bottom traditionally indicate their home region. Over time, it has become more fashionable to shorten the skirts, from just above the ankle to around the knee, exposing voluminous petticoats.
 Color Guide
 According to some Basques, the colors of cloths and ribbons in costumes symbolize certain things. Here is a short guide to those meanings.
 Red = Life, love
 Blue = Heavens
 Green = Regeneration of nature
 White = Purity, innocence
 Join us at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival to see Basque dance performances and learn some steps for yourself. In the Festival Marketplace, located inside the Arts and Industries Building, you will find berets, handkerchiefs, and espadrilles to take home.
 Elisa Hough is the editor for the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Dulcia Halliday is a graphic design intern for the Folklife Festival; she studies graphic design at SUNY New Paltz.


Calc printing sheet in 000's? Or Millions without "M"
Sheets with large numbers.
Seems cristal ball is broken. Please can you detail a bit, and share a sample file for test.
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There are some hints here concerning how to ask questions in a way allowing helpers to help without wasting a lot of time.
There is no way in Calc to display the "M" order of magnitude as an M. If you want to get shorter output with good resolution, use the Scientific format, probably in the Engineering variant.
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Instead commas use the thounsand separator.
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Definition of Login Account
A Login Account is a set of information about a user stored on a Host System. It typically includes Credentials, a full name, and other Operating System-specific information such as a numeric User ID, a home directory, group membership and so forth.
What constitutes a Login Account is extremely Operating System-dependent.
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VINS celebrates 40 years of conservation
By Christian Avard
Staff Writer | December 02,2012
Vyto Starinskas / Staff Photo
A red tail hawk flies out of employee Katie Christman's hands during a raptor environmental educational demonstration at the Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences on Friday.
QUECHEE — An Upper Valley landmark known for conservation efforts marked a major milestone this fall.
The Vermont Institute for Natural Sciences in Quechee celebrated 40 years of successful wildlife preservation and environmental education programs. VINS is a renowned environmental organization and its work has impacted the local community, the state and beyond. VINS' success can be traced back to its origins when local residents took action to protect local habitat from industrial pollution.
The Ottauquechee River is a critical water source for the Upper Valley. It starts high up in the Green Mountains and meanders east until it joins the Connecticut River.
The Ottauquechee was heavily polluted in the early 1970s, when mills were dumping waste upstream. A group of Woodstock citizens got together, cleaned up the river and stopped the mills from causing further harm.
"So that was the start," VINS President John Dolan said. "They became successful pretty quickly. So then they thought 'OK, what do we do now?'"
VINS began as an organization in 1972 and operated out of a Woodstock storefront. They moved into a old farm building on Church Hill Road in Woodstock in the late 1970s and began new programs.
VINS conducted ornithological research and the rehabilitation of avian wildlife. The work was prompted by VINS co-founders Sally and David Laughlin, Richard Farrar, June McKnight and Jenepher Lingelbach, Dolan said.
"The staff initially took in injured raptors because nobody else knew where to bring them," Dolan said. "(Sally) took care of injured birds in her backyard and had a number of enclosures with injured owls, hawks and falcons that were brought to her for treatment. It really evolved into a professional rehabilitation operation."
As VINS settled in, a new program was established, Environmental Learning for the Future, an award-winning environmental education program for elementary-age children.
ELF is designed to give children an understanding of and appreciation for the natural world and increase scientific and environmental literacy. The ELF curriculum includes a textbook called "Hands On Nature" and is used throughout New England schools.
As VINS grew in the 1990s, so did its programs, and a new facility was needed. VINS moved to a new location near the Quechee Gorge in 2004 and built a new nature center that includes a rehabilitation and release center, exhibits, nature trails and more.
VINS established an in-house ornithological research group that studied native birds of Vermont. According to Dolan, the group was instrumental in removing the Bicknell's Thrush, a songbird, and the Vermont Loon from the endangered species list.
"The nature center was a significant development for VINS. It became a destination, it drew a lot of people from across the country and raised our profile," Dolan said.
The final and perhaps the most influential contribution to VINS' success is the support from volunteers, donors, researchers and conservationists who shared a concern for wildlife and local habitat.
"A lot of what you see at the center comes from tens of thousands of volunteers that helped us out over the last 40 years," Dolan said. "I've been with VINS for six years but I can see from where I sit the very rich legacy that staff, donors and volunteers left behind: a tremendous knowledge of natural sciences and reputation for quality programing in environmental education. VINS has always maintained high standards of quality in everything it's done."
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Tips & Tricks: Exporting Scalable Images from RapidMiner Studio
One of the most appealing features of RapidMiner is the visual representation of the analytical processes you build. Not only does it make designing a data science work flow an intuitive experience, it also makes it very understandable for others. So this post is not about presenting your results in a polished way, but about how you can do the same with the underlying RapidMiner process and export scalable images.
Capturing your ideas in a meaningful picture is a powerful way to communicate those ideas. This is why capturing a screen shot of a RapidMiner process always is a good way to show your ideas either to your boss or a customer.
A simple screen shot might be sufficient for your typical business meeting slide show or web session. But it isn't adequate if embedded on a high resolution web page or in print, e.g., for a news article, a research paper or a poster presentation. On a large conference screen or A1 poster, a blurry, pixelated picture just doesn't look decent. No matter how good your ideas are, the eyes are always drawn to the pictures first and first impressions matter.
Don't despair! I'm here to share an elegant solution. RapidMiner Studio offers the option to export a process in the Scalable Vector Graphics (svg) or Portable Document Format (pdf) file formats. As the names suggest, images in these formats are scalable and don't suffer quality loss when enlarged, in contrast to your typical jpg or png.
Exporting a RapidMiner process as a svg file
So now we have the process in a nice format that scales well, but we can do even more. With the right tools for image processing (e.g. the free to use Inkscape) you can enhance exported process even further.
Nearly every element in the image can be manipulated on its own. To do this you have to ungroup all elements, as shown below. Then it's possible to rearrange, manipulate or delete specific elements of the process.
Single components of an Operator
For example, I start by cleaning up a bit and remove unnecessary extra icons, that might distract from the main process. Also slightly bigger process icons and names look good. Tip: when selecting all operators (by hitting Strg+A) cut off long operator names are extended.
Simple screen shot of a process
Improved process after editing the svg file
Depending what and where you present the image there is no limit for your creativity. Here are two examples from research posters which include a RapidMiner process.
For presenting the PRESED research project at the European Data Forum 2016 the goal was to highlight the process workflow and the different technologies involved. The process is cleaned up and the icons are slightly enlarged, as described earlier:
The second poster was for a demonstration showing the upcoming HypGraph developed for the FEE research project. The new operator is enlarged as a whole, to highlight its importance. I also used the fact that there is a white halo around the operators and connections. So even with the dark background everything is still readable.
Download RapidMiner Studio, which offers all of the capabilities to support the full data science lifecycle for the enterprise.


Command syntax summaries
A syntax summary is a comprehensive list of the adapter-specific commands organized for use with data sources and data targets. Syntax notation, as applied to all command documentation, indicates required and optional commands, as well as options available for each command.
Required commands appear at the beginning of the list. Optional commands appear in brackets [ ]. Command dependencies are also noted when commands appear on the same line.
The following is a portion of the syntax summary for the IBM® MQSeries® messaging adapter command available for use with data sources:
-QMN queue_manager_name
-QN queue_name
This example illustrates that both the Queue Manager Name adapter command (-QMN) and the Queue Name adapter command (-QN) are required for data sources. In this example, you may use the Queue Manager Name adapter command (-QMN) to specify the name of the queue manager on which the queue (specified by the -QN command) exists.
The following is an additional example of the syntax notation used by the IBM® MQSeries® messaging adapter:
-QMN queue_manager_name
-QN queue_name
[-MID message_ID|-HMID hex_message_ID]
This example illustrates the use of brackets to indicate optional message ID adapter commands. The brackets [ ] indicate that both of the message ID commands are optional. The pipe | indicates that you may choose one of these commands, but not both.
In this example, you may use the Message ID adapter command (-MID) to specify a particular message ID for a data source. Or you may choose to use the Hex Message ID adapter command (-HMID) to specify message identifiers using hexadecimal pair notation.
* The File and Sink adapters do not require any adapter commands for their operation. The File adapter uses only the full pathname and filename for a parameter.


Make the end of our
Bourbon's Journey
Just as refined as the beginning
While our bourbons are designed to bring an air of craft to any cocktail, a little technique can go a long way, as well. To help you learn the tricks and blending styles of our finest mixologists, we've created the handy guide below with six techniques to make you a better bartender.
Technique 1:
When crafting many types of cocktails, from the Bourbon Smash to the Mint Julep, you'll need to extract juice from fruit pulp and essential oils from herbs and citrus peels. In other words, muddling is a must. Before you begin, you'll need a muddler—a small metal or wooden pestle resembling a miniature baseball bat. Next, start by combining your fresh ingredients at the bottom of a mixing glass. Then use your muddler to press them together, releasing the flavors and allowing them to mingle with your other ingredients once added.
Technique 2:
In recent years, layering has become more and more popular, like in the Black Cherry Cooler. To layer a drink, individually pour the ingredients in a shot glass in order from heaviest to lightest. To prevent them from mixing together, carefully pour over a barspoon (or teaspoon). Because ingredients differ in density, the layers will stay separate. However, before you begin, you'll need to know how heavy your ingredients are in relation to one another. As a rule of thumb, the lower the proof of the alcohol, the heavier the ingredient is. For instance, grenadine (non-alcoholic) is heavier than Jim Beam Black® (86 proof/43% abv) which is heavier than Jim Beam® Bonded (100 proof/50% abv).
Technique 3:
Shaking came into prominence in the mid-1800s and has since become an undeniable trademark of cocktail society. Utter the phrase, "Shaken, not stirred." and everyone who's anyone will know exactly what you're referencing. A less well-known tidbit is that there are many types of shakers—the traditional three-part cobbler shaker, the more modern two-part Boston shaker and the French shaker, to name a few. No matter which kind of shaker you choose, start by pouring in your ingredients and then fill the shaker a third or halfway with ice. Next, seal the shaker and shake rhythmically until the outside feels cold enough. Finally, strain the shaker's contents into the proper glass. Just remember not to shake carbonated ingredients, except for in special circumstances.
Technique 4:
This is a less common cocktail mixing technique, but some drinks simply can't be made without an electric blender. Drinks calling for fresh fruit or ice pulp, like a Kentucky Margarita, should always be made this way. Simply add your ingredients to a blender with smashed ice. Then blend for about 10 to 30 seconds before pouring the blended cocktail directly into the proper glass.
Technique 5:
Ever made a Jim Beam®& Cola? That's building, and it's the simplest way to make a cocktail. To build your drink, carefully pour all the ingredients in the glass (generally over ice) and enjoy. Since carbonated ingredients like soda generally shouldn't be shaken, cocktails involving them will usually use this technique.
Technique 6:
Stirring is a classic method for mixing cocktails like the Manhattan. To begin, pour your ingredients into a Yarai mixing glass and then fill the rest of the way with ice. Next, stir well with a barspoon until your drink is well chilled and mixed. And finally, strain your cocktail into the proper glass.
practice makes damn good drinks
Now that you know the basics, you're all set to begin perfecting your methods on our extenisve list of cocktails or, of course, to try your hand at inventing few drinks of your own


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ElectroClave UV sanitiser allows tablet computers and smartphones to be cleaned
The ElectroClave UV sanitiser for electronic devices such as tablets and smartphones
Infection control technology specialist Seal Shield, located in Jacksonville, FL, US, has added the ElectroClave UV sanitiser to its portfolio.
The company says the unit is the world's first UV sanitiser to use low-power UVC LED technology, which allows hard-to-clean devices such as tablet computers and smartphones to be cleaned, while charging and syncing these devices in a secure environment.
It is well documented that tablet computers and smartphones can harbour bacteria and viruses. A study published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology warns that some 20–30% of viruses can be readily transferred from a fingertip to a glass surface, such as a touchscreen. Today, hospitals use autoclaves to sterilise a variety of instruments, but devices such as tablets, smartphones and other electronic products cannot withstand the high heat of these systems.
The ElectroClave will greatly improve the ease and efficiency in which personal computing devices are managed in hospitals
The patent pending Seal Shield ElectroClave, using high efficacy UVC LED technology, has the advantages of both low power and low heat. The company's proprietary Smart Clean technology allows for fail-safe sanitisation, adjusting UV exposure to bulb life and environmental conditions. These features allow electronic devices to be charged and synced while they are being sanitised.
The product combines HEPA filtration and positive pressure with UVC LED technology to provide an efficient way to combat cross-contamination bacteria, viruses and fungi on hard to clean devices, the company says. Each ElectroClave can charge, sync and sanitise up to eight devices simultaneously, and multiple ElectroClaves can be daisy chained together to support an unlimited number of devices.
The ElectroClave is device independent, meaning that it is compatible with all major brands of tablets and smartphones. Also featuring Bluetooth wireless technology for remote monitoring, the product can be used as a portable steriliser on a wheeled cart, placed on a table, or wall-mounted.
Brad Whitchurch, CEO of Seal Shield, says: 'We believe the ElectroClave is disruptive technology and will greatly improve the ease and efficiency in which personal computing devices are managed in hospitals, from both the IT and infection control perspectives.'
The ElectroClave UV sanitiser is scheduled for production at the end of this year.


Some sites claim that kaneh bosem from Exodus 30:23 is ganja.
I've seen this verse translated variously as:
 - fragrant calamus
 - aromatic cane (from cane balsm)
 - sweet calamus
 - fragrant reeds
However, there is a speculation that kaneh bosem is a plural form of kaneh bos. I don't know of any Bible translation that translates it this way even though it seems to fit some properties.
Is there any evidence that this phrase should be translated 'ganja'?
Exodus 30:23 (ESV) reads:
Take the finest spices: of liquid myrrh 500 shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that is, 250, and 250 of aromatic cane (qənêh-bōśem)
The OP points out:
This is based, presumably, on a misunderstanding of the ending em on bōśem. This is superficially similar to the masculine plural -ı̂m ending in Hebrew. However, the term qənêh-bōśem is singular (i.e. 250 shekels-worth of q-). The letter m is part of the root bśm.1 The word qənêh- (spelled qāneh when alone) is a common term for "cane" or "reed". The phrase, then, is literally "cane of spice". The second noun bōśem is taken attributively, hence "fragrant cane". "Bos" means nothing in this context.2
As for the actual plant referred to in Exodus, I will believe William Propp's account:
fragrant cane. Qənē(h) bōśem is also called qāne(h) haṭṭôb 'the sweet cane' (Jer 6:20; cf. Akkadian qanû ṭābu) and simply qāne(h) 'cane' (Isa 43:24; Ezek 27:19). Although reeds are found in Israel itself, it is clear from the prophets that this special cane, like frankincense, was imported "from a distant land." Of various grasses valued in Antiquity for their aromatic essences...the variety most familiar to my readers will be East Asian "lemongrass."
Propp equates the terms bōśem and beśem earlier in the verse (there constructed with "cinnamon"). The emphasis is on their fragrance; there is no evidence of psychedelic properties attributed these plants in the Exodus account.
1. Were it plural, it would be bəśāmı̂m.
2. The etymologically related botanical term is is not cannabis but balsam.
 - So do you know for certain which species kaneh bosem is? – user4951 Jan 11 '16 at 3:49
 - People feel "presence" of Yahweh when consuming or inhaling the stuff. Such properties are called entheogenic. Which is psychedelic. – user4951 Jan 11 '16 at 23:29
To put this as a purely linguistic question: Hebrew qānē is the same word as Sumerian gin, Akkadian qanū, Ugaritic qn, Greek κάννα, Latin canna, all meaning "reed" or "cane".
Greek κάνναβις, Latin cannabis, English "hemp" is a different word, perhaps ultimately from Sumerian kunibu, all meaning "hemp".
These two words cannot very well be connected.
 - so there is no connection between kanna and kannabis. notice the other alternative, calamus, is herbal ecstasy that's actually poisonous – user4951 Jan 4 '16 at 16:53
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 _USER_ Both in this comment and your original question, you're chasing false cognates. The site you linked also makes this mistake and demonstrates very poor understanding of the languages it comments on. You should let these much more educated answers set the record straight. No, the connection you are trying to make is not there. – Caleb Jan 5 '16 at 8:41
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Merryweather Damson Trees
- Self Fertile.
- Pollination Group C.
- Crops in late September.
- Bareroot Delivery: Nov-March
Merryweather is a heavy cropping tree that yields the largest blue, plum-sized damsons.
They can be eaten raw or cooked and are particularly good for jams, pickles and - of course damson gin and brandy. Merryweather is self-fertile and an excellent pollinator. The crops ripen through September depending on location and weather. Of all the damsons, this is probably the easiest/most reliable and is the variety we would recommend if you are just starting out on your damson growing career.
All damsons like a sunny spot. They should be planted in well drained soil that contains plenty of organic matter, and they respond really well if you use Rootgrow when planting them. They will need simple pruning over the year, just make sure never to do this when the tree is dormant. Any fruit with the word Prunus in its Latin name should be pruned in late spring or in the summer.
We think this is the easiest damson to use if you are making jam because the fruit are larger than most and come away from the flesh reasonable easily.


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Clinical decision support, knowledge repository, Information-seeking behavior, Nurse, Nurse resource utilization

Authors
 1. Brown, Rebecca J.L. PhD, MEd, RN
 2. Michalowski, Martin PhD, FAMIA
Abstract
Critical care nurses manage complex patient care interventions under dynamic, time-sensitive and constrained conditions, yet clinical decision support systems for nurses are limited compared with advanced practice healthcare providers. In this work, we study and analyze nurses' information-seeking behaviors to inform the development of a clinical decision support system that supports nurses. Nurses from an urban midwestern hospital were recruited to complete an online survey containing eight open-ended questions about resource utilization for various nursing tasks and open space for additional insights. Frequencies and percentages were calculated for resource type, bivariate analyses using Pearson's [chi]2 test were conducted for differences in resources utilization by years of experience, and content analysis of free text was completed.

Forty-five nurses (response rate, 19.6%) identified 38 unique resources, which we organized into a resource taxonomy. Institutional applications were the most common type of resource used (35.6% of all responses) but accounted for only 15.4% of respondents' "go-to resources," suggesting potential areas for improvement. Our findings highlight that knowing where to look for information, the existence of comprehensive information, and fast and easy retrieval of information are key resource seeking attributes that must be considered when designing a clinical decision support system.


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Authors: Aneta Karasek
Addresses: Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland
Abstract: Enterprises can influence and shape the behaviour of individuals in order to boost the innovativeness of the enterprise by applying HRM practices. The objective of the study is to identify relations between the application of a coherent bundle of HRM practices and internal sources of innovation, effectiveness of the individual phases of the innovative process, and the novelty scale of the innovation. The study was conducted among 92 innovative enterprises in Poland. The study is based upon an original bundle of HRM practices in six HRM areas significant for an innovative enterprise. The results show that there are relationships between the bundle of HRM practices and the innovativeness of an enterprise viewed in three aspects. Therefore, this article contributes to theory by original complementary approach to HRM practices and innovativeness of the enterprises. Analysis of the study resulted in a broad set of managerial implications of usage of HRM practices.
Keywords: innovativeness; HRM practices; innovative enterprise; employee behaviour; Polish enterprises; innovation; internal sources of innovation; effectiveness of the innovation process; novelty of innovation; knowledge management; organisational learning; value creation.
International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2020 Vol.28 No.1, pp.98 - 118
Received: 13 Dec 2018
Accepted: 11 Apr 2019
Published online: 14 Jul 2020 *