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Physicochemical Properties and Fatty Acid Composition of African Star Apple Seed Oil (Biochemistry Project Topics)
Oil extracted from African star apple by continuous extraction process using soxhlet apparatus was subjected to physico chemical and fatty acid profile analysis. Results obtained show that the acid value, iodine value, peroxide value, saponification value, free fatty acid, refractive index, melting point, smoke point, flash point, fire point, and specific gravity are 30.67mg/g, 20.67mg/g, 5.00mg/g, 48.00mg/g, 0.87%, 0.96, 1.47, 19.00OC, 1.03, 122.00OC, 156.00OC, and 180.00OC respectively. All these values confirm that African star apple oil is suitable for human consumption as well as for industrial uses which compared favourably with the value obtained in palm oil, groundnut oil as well as cotton seed oil (Adewusi, 1997). In term of fatty acid profile African star apple oil contains high percentage of unsaturated fatty acids 85% oleic acid 7% and 6% of linoleic and linolenic respectively while saturated fatty acid such as arachidoic, lauric were recorded with maximum value of 17% recorded for arachidoic and lauric. Therefore African star apple oil can be described as oil that has more unsaturated fatty acids than saturated fatty acids which made it suitable for human consumption as it prevent low density lipoprotein which is a precursor of cholesterol that results into heart attack and hypertension.
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Backstreet Boys Quiz: questions and answers
Backstreet Boys Quiz: questions and answers
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Backstreet Boys was one of the most popular boy bands of the last decade of the XX century. Since the beginning of their music career, they were the idols for many girls all over the world.
Backstreet Boys quiz includes some interesting questions and answers about the history of the band.
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1. When was Backstreet Boys formed?
2. Where was the band formed?
3. Who was never a member of the band?
4. What was the band's debut album?
5. When did the boy band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
6. How many Grammy Awards were Backstreet Boys awarded?
7. Who had left the band in 2006 and returned back in 2008?
8. What was the first concert tour of the band?
9. What is the title of the documentary film about Backstreet Boys released in 2015?
10. How many members are there in Backstreet Boys?


How much will it cost? / How do I calculate a payback?
The cost of residential wind turbines vary depending on how much power they can produce and other factors. A rough range is $4,000 to $8,000 per rated kilowatt. A system that would offset most of an average home's electricity use (10,000 kwh/year) will cost roughly $50,000 before incentives.
***Residential wind systems cost between "$3,200 to $5,500 for every kilowatt of generating capacity." For a 3 to 10kW system the installation costs average around $14,000 to $48,000.(If you are an electrician and have a team to help.)
How do I calculate a payback?
Determine the amount you pay on electricity bills before you install your system. If your system offsets all your electricity, you can divide its cost by the annual bill to determine how many years it will take to pay off. If you are only offsetting part of your use, you need to adjust the calculation accordingly.
Windustry offers a wind energy payback period worksheet that goes into more detail, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory has a calculator and a paper on the economics of grid-tied small wind.


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Abstract: The Good Gambler: State Regulation and Public Debates on Futures Trading in British India and Germany, _PHONE_
Debates about the legitimacy of futures trading were omnipresent in the highly integrated world economy of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. In this paper, we compare those debates in Germany and British India, two countries that were extremely diverse in their economic and political context and in the way they regulated futures trading. Germany was the first country worldwide to ban futures trading in selected commodities, while it remained largely unregulated in British India. Despite the formally different outcomes, we show that the respective debates resembled each other in many ways: in both countries futures exchanges were private organizations controlled by a small and in many ways privileged group of traders. In both countries these minorities were based on social ties and de facto controlled access to futures markets. Both groups were also faced with criticism because they were able to realize profits that a majority of people had no access to. Reviewing the debates we show that the main issue was not the legitimacy of futures trading but rather the distribution conflicts among the various interest groups that were engaged in futures trading.

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Four weeks after massive data breach, University of Maryland victim of 'cyber-intrusion'
The "cyber-intrusion," as Ann G. Wylie, the university's interim vice president, called it, came just four weeks after another data breach compromised 287,580 records. The two incidents are unrelated, Wylie said, and only the senior official's data was accessed in the most recent incident.
"Within 36 hours, the FBI, U.S. Secret Service, and the University's Police Department, working with University's IT security staff, successfully mitigated the intrusion," she said. "We thank these organizations for their expeditious and effective actions."
In a letter to the university's vice presidents, deans, and department chairs, Wylie outlined the mission of the new President's Task Force on Cybersecurity. The task force, she said, is currently:
- Evaluating cybersecurity consulting firms that can assist in strengthening our intrusion prevention and conducting penetration testing.
- Identifying sensitive information in university databases to determine whether they are needed and how to better isolate them. All sensitive records in the breached database that are no longer required have been removed.
- Examining national cybersecurity policies, procedures and best practices to establish an appropriate balance between centralized security and broad access on University networks.
The 18-member taskforce was created in the wake of February's larger data breach, and first met on March 12
(Next page: UMD is not the only university suffering from data breaches and leaks)

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4. How Does Ultrasound Behave in Overpressure Conditions?
The speed of sound decreases by less than 1 % between sea level and 3000 m altitude. Atmospheric fluctuations at a specific location are also negligibly low and the effects on the speed of sound are scarcely measurable. If an application involves overpressure of more than 1 bar compared to standard pressure, the speed of sound increases while air damping decreases. This means that ultrasonic sensors have an increased detection range in the case of overpressure compared to standard pressure conditions. From overpressure of around 3 bar above standard pressure, parameter settings in the sensors must be changed so that the increased detection range and lower air damping do not cause interference and measurement errors.
In installation situations with overpressure, it is important to note that most standard ultrasonic sensors are not designed to be installed with just their front in the pressure range when the rest of the sensor is outside the pressure range. Special models are available for these installation situations. However, installing standard models completely in the overpressure area is not a problem. Only the information above regarding possible parameter adjustments at higher pressures must be considered.


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What is the population of Arizona? The U.S. Census Bureau provides population statistics. The actual census only takes place every ten years, in dates ending in a zero. In between, they often provide updated estimates.
The 2008 estimate for the population of Arizona was 6,500,180.
Population of Arizona, 2010
AZ Population Growth since 2000 census: 24.6%
Arizona ranks 16th in state population in the United States. It was 14th at the 2008 estimate, and 20th at the 2000 census.

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comment
copy
display
displayname
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graphmode
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label
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Spool object. Container for output objects.
Spool Declaration
spool create spool object.
To declare a spool object, use the keyword spool, followed by the object name:
spool myspool
In addition, you may create a new spool by redirecting print jobs to the spool
output(s) mynewspool
tab1.print
Spool Views
display display the contents of the spool.
Spool Procs
addfolder adds an object folder to a spool.
append append objects to a spool.
clearhist clear the contents of the history attribute.
clearremarks clear the contents of the remarks attribute.
comment assign a comment to an object in a spool.
copy creates a copy of the spool.
displayname assign a display name to an object in a spool.
extract extract a copy of an object in a spool.
flatten remove tree hierarchy from the spool or specified embedded spool.
graphmode set the display mode for graphs in the spool.
hide hides objects of specified type.
horizindent sets the horizontal indentation for the spool.
insert insert objects into a spool.
label label information for the spool object.
leftmargin sets the left margin of the spool or a specified embedded spool.
move move an object in the spool.
name rename an object in a spool.
olepush push updates to OLE linked objects in open applications.
options set display options for a spool.
print print an object in a spool.
remove remove objects from a spool.
save save spool object to disk as an a tab-delimited ASCII text, CSV, RTF or LaTeX file.
setattr set the value of an object attribute.
setfont set the font for title and comments.
setzoom set the zoom level of the spool default display view.
show displays objects of specified type.
tablemode set the display mode for tables and text objects in the spool.
title assign or change the title of a spool.
topmargin sets the top margin of the spool or a specified embedded spool.
vertindent sets the vertical indentation for the spool.
vertspacing sets the amount of vertical spacing between objects in the spool.
width change or reset the width of an object in the spool.
Spool Data Members
String Values
@attr("arg") string containing the value of the arg attribute, where the argument is specified as a quoted string.
@description string containing the Spool's description (if available).
@detailedtype string with the object type: "SPOOL".
@displayname string containing the Spool's display name. If the Spool has no display name set, the name is returned.
@name string containing the Spool's name.
@objname(i) string containing name of the i-th object in the spool.
@objtype(i) string containing type of the i-th object in the spool ("graph", "table", "text", "spool").
@remarks string containing the Spool's remarks (if available).
@type string with the object type: "SPOOL".
@updatetime string representation of the time and date at which the Spool was last updated.
Scalar Values
@count number of base objects in the spool.
@totalcount number of objects in a flattened version of the spool.
Spool Examples
spool myspool
myspool.append ser1.line
myspool.insert(offset=first) ser2.line
myspool.displayname untitled01 "Unemployment Rate"
myspool.options displaynames


text: Roots are important conduits for the redistribution of water within the rooting zone. Root systems are often highly branched, and water flow between regions undoubtedly involves passage through junctions between individual roots. This study considered junctions in the roots of Douglas-fir with regard to the resistances encountered by water flow through the xylem. Flow into the root branch distally along the main root encountered much greater resistance than flow into the branch and proximally along the main root (toward the plant stem). When the main root proximal to the junction was gradually shortened, the resistance to flow in the branch root and distally along the main root increased dramatically. Thus, flow in this manner appears to depend on lateral flow within the root over many centimetres proximal to the junction and not just within the direct connection at the junction. These results suggest that the hydraulic nature of junctions is an important aspect of hydraulic redistribution of water within the soil utilizing flow through roots.


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1. Four sides sealing bag The four-side sealing bag is […]
1. Four sides sealing bag
The four-side sealing bag is usually made by the top, two sides and bottom sealing of two (roll) materials. Compared with the bag mentioned before, it is possible to use two different plastic resin materials if they can be bonded to each other. If it is, it is made into a four-side sealing bag glued on the front. The four-side sealing bag can be made into various shapes, such as heart-shaped or oval.
2. Zipper bag
On the three-side sealing bag and the main body bag, a bag with easy opening zipper is installed.
3. Three-dimensional bag
There are many types of three-dimensional bags, mainly including the following types:
①Standing bag with bottomed boat shape.
②Folded bottom integrated three-dimensional bag.
③The oblique knife heat seals the three-dimensional bag.
④Three-dimensional bag with bottle-shaped knife mold.
⑤ The three-dimensional bag with spout is divided into three-dimensional bag with oblique mouth and three-dimensional bag with roof cover.
⑥ Air pressure upright bag.
4. Shaped bags
Fruit-shaped and cartoon-shaped bags.
5. Bag with hand hole
The hole shape is triangle, butterfly shape, airplane shape, round hole, semicircle, waist drum shape and so on.


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'Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back' Turns 50
It has been 50 years since Shel Silverstein's picture book Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back was first published.
The prolific children's books creator served as the narrator of this story under the alias Uncle ShelbyView this video to see an animated adaptation of this story.
Below, we've rounded up a few ways to commemorate this special anniversary. How will you be celebrating?
1. Plan a poetry slam. Throughout his career, Silverstein wrote and illustrated several volumes of children's poetry.
2. Host an art-making party. Silverstein specialized in drawing cartoons; have a "Lafcadio the Lion" drawing contest, play games, and dive into puzzle challenges.
3. Cook up a batch of homemade marshmallows. Throughout the story, Lafcadio would display a great passion for marshmallows. Follow this link for a Food Network recipe.
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Research and projects
The Institute research projects in large numbers and diversity are operated; probably nowhere else in Germany, the history plays such a large role as a research as to the Humboldt University. Some of these research projects are as a qualification (PhD or habilitation) followed by employees; projects are increasingly financed by external donors (external funding). This gives young scientists and young researchers the opportunity to work as a historian researching and continue to qualify.
Increasingly important to large research networks such as the Collaborative Research Centres (CRC), in which historians work together with scientists from other disciplines and pursue long periods of time on minor issues. In an informal setting, there are thematic research areas, which represent the common interests of different departments and eras, such as migration history, the history of media, images and linguistic communication, violence, or Berlin. Scientists conduct research on these topics from different eras and regions independently, but are in constant communication with each other.
The projects described below represent a small selection of the numerous projects and are intended to illustrate the thematic, regional and epochal facets of research at the Institute for Historical Sciences.


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The self-assembly of several classes of amphiphilic peptides is reviewed, and selected applications are discussed. We discuss recent work on the self-assembly of lipopeptides, surfactant-like peptides and amyloid peptides derived from the amyloid-β peptide. The influence of environmental variables such as pH and temperature on aggregate nanostructure is discussed. Enzyme-induced remodelling due to peptide cleavage and nanostructure control through photocleavage or photo-cross-linking are also considered. Lastly, selected applications of amphiphilic peptides in biomedicine and materials science are outlined. © 2014 The Authors. Journal of Peptide Science published by European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
The self-assembly of amphiphilic peptides including surfactant-like peptides and lipopeptides is reviewed, focusing on modes and mechanisms of self-assembly as well as applications in biomedicine and materials science.


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The study compared the effect of systematic, explicit vocabulary instruction on the acquisition of word meaning and collocations for nouns, verbs and adjectives. Data were collected from 18 high-intermediate level Japanese students of English. The findings suggest that word class may be one of the factors in the acquisition and availability of lexical items for productive purposes. In both receptive and productive tests of word knowledge, nouns were found to have a clear advantage over the other two classes. Adjectives were acquired more easily than verbs. Some collocation sequences were found to be under-represented in learners' lexicons. Possible explanations for these patterns are reviewed and the pedagogical implications of the findings are discussed.
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Not-for-profits continue to encounter unique measurement challenges for gifts in kind. There are a variety of approaches available for not-for-profits to value GIK, which can result in large disparities between handlings by different not-for-profits and questions about the application of generally accepted accounting practices to GIK. Other issues such as identifying the applicable principle markets and the effect of nominal fees on GIK require not-for-profits to scrutinize their GIK practices to ensure GAAP is being properly applied.
Not-for-profits must measure all non-cash contributions such as items auctioned off for charity; excess or obsolete goods given to charity to help fulfill its mission; free print or web advertising space and even radio advertisement air time. However, measuring these intangible items can be challenging, as not-for-profits who receive such gifts would not otherwise purchase or sell them and not-for-profit administrators simply may not know the fair market value of these gifts or have access to valuation information.
When trying to measure value of non-cash gifts to not-for-profits, it's important for CPAs to understand these six important tips:
 1. Intent is vital. While all other facts and circumstances help to determine intent, it is ultimately the donor's intent that rules the restriction classification. The not-for-profit has a fiduciary, and in most cases, a legal obligation to follow any restrictions donors place on the use of contributed resources and that may affect a not-for-profit's performance and its ability to provide services.
 2. Focus on discretion. It is important to focus on the discretion a not-for-profit has in determining the intended beneficiary and the extent of variance power the not-for-profit holds. If the original beneficiary no longer needs or cannot accept the goods or, for any reason, the goods are determined to not be acceptable, does the not-for-profit have the authority to redirect the goods to another beneficiary? If so, the not-for-profit likely has variance power.
 3. Determine who bears the risk. Take a hard look at who bears the risks and rewards of ownership over GIK by determining whether your not-for-profit or your client takes physical or constructive possession of the GIK. (i.e., having physical possession of an item generally means that person is responsible for its risk of loss and has a reward of use).
 4. Fair value is now based on "exit" price. It's difficult to find comparable sales data, making it that much more important for not-for-profits to develop a reasonable process for valuing GIK. A not-for-profit's process might include searching the active and principal market for a measurable exit price determination.
 5. Understand the differences between asset restrictions and organizational restrictions. Asset restrictions can have an impact on valuation, whereas organizational restrictions do not. Organizational restrictions will have an impact on the net asset classification, but should not impact valuation.
 6. There is no "one size fits all" approach. For any GIK valuation, there will be judgment in applying indicators and determining the appropriate treatment.
Because there really is no "one size fits all" approach, it's important for accountants and their auditors to have a go-to guide for questions about non-cash gifts and other complex issues related to not-for-profit accounting. The AICPA's Financial Reporting Executive Committee has just published the 2013 edition of the AICPA Not-For-Profit Accounting and Audit Guide, which provides expanded guidance on non-cash contributions and includes updated information on how to determine whether an not-for-profit is in fact acting as a recipient or an agent—an integral component of determining how to consider GIK donations. The guide also includes new sections about reporting and measuring non-cash gifts, including gifts-in-kind; contributions of fund-raising materials, informational materials, advertising, and media time or space; below-market interest rate loans; and bargain purchases.
Jennifer Hoffman, CPA, Partner - Not-for-Profit Services, Grant Thornton. Jennifer is a fully dedicated member of Grant Thornton's Northeast Region Not-for-Profit Practice.
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DNP Awarded the 26th Grand Prize for Global Environment Award, Japan Business Federation Chairman's Prize for DNP Lighting Film
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) has been awarded the 26th Grand Prize for Global Environment Award, Japan Business Federation Chairman's Prize.
DNP was recognized for its development of DNP Lighting Film that by effectively reflecting and dispersing natural light brightens an entire room to reduce power consumption and create pleasant spatial expressions.
[DNP Lighting Film]
DNP has positioned the Environment and Energy as a growth area, and is promoting the development of new products and services with the objective of achieving a balance between economic growth and environmental preservation. One example is the development of various functional films capable of controlling light, heat, liquid and gas through the application and development of printing technologies, including photolithography technology that configures fine patterns on metals, and coating technology that ensures uniform coatings of ink and other components.
In particular, DNP Lighting Film controls the light by taking light entering a room from a window, and effectively reflects and disperse it onto the ceiling and others, to brighten the entire room. The award winning film utilizes optical design and micro-processing technology developed through optical film for displays. By optimizing the optical attributes and structure of the materials used, DNP Lighting Film is designed to capture natural light all year round in an effective manner, facilitating reduced power consumption and creating pleasant spatial expressions as a result.
DNP has developed two types of lighting film; one that is inserted between two sheets of glass, and another that is attached to the surface of the glass. Both have found uses in a variety of venues, including housing, offices, schools, healthcare facilities, and others, for not only new construction but also remodeling.
Since the establishment of the Company 140 years ago, DNP has consistently pursued technology at the leading edge of each period in which it has been active, and as a result has successfully raised the level of in-house technology to the highest global standards. On this occasion the Company has been recognized for the development of a functional film, but looking ahead, will continue to propose new values through all business operations, aiming to contribute to the development of a sustainable society.


Centroacinar cell
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Centroacinar cell
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Latin cellula centroacinosa
Gray's subject _TAG_
Code TH H3.
Centroacinar cells are spindle-shaped cells in the exocrine pancreas. Centroacinar cells are an extension of the intercalated duct cells into each pancreatic acinus.[1] The intercalated ducts take the bicarbonate to intralobular ducts which become lobular ducts. These lobular ducts finally converge to form the main pancreatic duct.[1]
These cells are commonly known as duct cells, and secrete an aqueous bicarbonate solution under stimulation by the hormone secretin. They also secrete mucin.
 1. ^ a b Wendy Lackey M.A. (February 2011). Oral Cavity and Upper GI tract (coursepack from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine). p. 327. Unknown parameter |Lecture session= ignored (help)
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Publication Date: November 25, 2011
Source: Ivey Publishing
The marketing manager for Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is concerned about a growing demand for blood - 2 per cent per year - driven by a number of factors, including the decrease of wait times in local hospitals, new operating procedures and increased use or requirements of an aging population. Peak demand seasons coincide with low supply seasons, such as summer and winter holidays. Two issues require attention: the first involves increasing the absolute number of donors, currently in the 400,000 range. Indications are that the percentage of Canadians (four per cent) who donate blood is lower than other countries such as Sweden (five per cent). The second need is to retain more donors and increase the number of donations per donor, per year. The CBS still faces issues stemming from the tainted blood scandal of the 1980s and the subsequent Krever inquiry. They are working to rebuild the trust of the public. The crux of the issue is understanding consumer behaviour toward blood donation. The manager needs to understand the consumer decision process, examine segments, determine a target segment and develop communications to increase both the absolute number of donors and the repeat donations of identified donors.


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Boise—the capital city and most populous in Idaho—is home to more than 200,000 people. Boise also happens to be home to one of the largest Basque communities outside of the Basque Region in Northern Spain, offering cultural influences to this western city. Surrounded by mountains and connected to bike trails, exploring the city has never been more encouraged.
Boise's urban forest encompasses more than 23,000 publicly managed trees. The city's forest removes nearly 7,000 pounds of air pollutants annually, providing cleaner air for its residents to enjoy. In addition, the city's urban forest saves $331,000 in energy costs.
Furthermore, Boise's tree canopy reduces stormwater runoff by more than 19,000,000 gallons annually, saving the city nearly $100,000 in stormwater management costs. In fact, the average tree intercepts 827 gallons of stormwater runoff every year.
Is your city worthy of Arbor Day Foundation #TreeCityUSATuesday recognition? If so, please tell us about it!


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Controlling Sound against your opponents
Did you know that controlling the noise you make can give you the upper hand over your opponents? Valorant is a very noisy game, for better of for worse, and it's up to you to take advantage of this feature.
In addition to their motor functions and mechanical qualities, a player's efficiency and talent also depend on their ability to accumulate information. Tactical Shooters like Valorant realy heavily on unknown factors (position of opponents, weaponry, location of the Spike), from which flow decisions and therefore strategies.
You could think that sight is the main vector of information in a game. However, the sound is very often much more important. You will hear your opponents much more often than you will see them. It's therefore mandatory to learn how to control your sound environment to progress in Valorant.
What is meant by noise in Valorant?
In Valorant, all actions performed by a player make noise. And each noise is characteristic of an action. The noise you make when walking on an iron floor is different from the noise you make on a wooden floor. The sound you make when you walk is different from the sound you make when you jump. And the sound you make when you jump on an iron box is different from the sound you make when you jump on a wooden box. As you can see, there are many subtleties in sound that can be identified by a keen ear.
Not only your movements make noise, but also the use of your skills, the plant or the attempt to defuse the Spike, reloading your weapon and, of course, firing with your weapons.
I'm making noise, so what?
In Valorant, sound is spatialised. This means that depending on your position relative to the point of origin of the sound, you will hear it differently. It can be more or less loud as more or less muffled. As a result, if you make noise, an attentive player with good sound equipment will be able to pinpoint your exact location.
This is why taking information on enemy positions is more by ear than by eye. The sounds pass through walls, floors and cover each other according to their power and their distance.
In the same way that it is important to spot the sounds made by opponents, it's just as important to reduce as much as possible the noises you make yourself. It's impossible to win a Valorant game without making any noise, but teams that know how to reduce their noise emissions as much as possible will be more discreet and therefore more efficient.
Which sounds can help my opponents?
Pretty much anyone you can hear yourself, but there are exceptions. We're going to see them one by one, but first of all, let's talk about the range of the sounds. As you move around in Valorant, you can see a fairly large circle around your character on your minimap.
This circle corresponds to the area in which your footsteps can be heard by your opponents. Any player in the circle can hear you walking. You should always pay attention to this circle when playing Valorant. This area will gradually become instinctive through training.
For the rest of our explanations, we'll use this circle as a reference. This is then the average range of the sounds, but all the actions you make in the game won't have exactly the same volume, and therefore the same range. Some sounds can spread much further (such as gunshots), others have a lower range.
We'll therefore admit 4 sound levels.
|Inaudible sound||Muffled sound||Normal sound||Very loud sound|
If we take the mini-map aforementioned, here is roughly what each sound level corresponds to.
Before listing most of the important sounds, note that some are tricky. It's not because you or your allies can hear them that your opponents can hear them too. Here is the list of the sounds that your opponents can hear:
|Jumps and Falls|
|Jump (crouching)||Fall (low height)|
|Fall (medium height)|
|Fall (high height)|
|Fall (on an ally)|
|Hanging on/off a rope (running)|
|Hanging on/off a rope (walking)|
|Go up/down a rope (running)|
|Go up/down a rope (walking)|
|Throwing a weapon|
|Picking up a weapon|
|Equipping an ability|
|Using an ability|
|Using an ultimate|
|Picking up an orb (start)|
|Picking up an orb (completion)|
|Planting the Spike (start)|
|Planting the Spike (completion)|
|Defusing the Spike (start)|
|Defusing the Spike (completion)|
|Using a teleport on Bind|
|Crossing a smoke/screen|
|Crossing a Cypher trap|
|Getting spotted by Cypher/Sova|
|Crossing Sage's Slow Orb (running)|
|Crossing Sage's Slow Orb (walking)|
|Teleport with Omen (start)|
|Teleport with Omen (completion)|
|All noises during the buy phase|
By knowing the volume of the different Valorant sounds, you can establish small strategies. It hey will not serve you in every game, they will nevertheless allow you to potentially take advantage over your opponents.
Just as you should always be aware of the noise you're making, you should also be aware of the importance of these noises. A footstep will give less information to your opponent than using a rope, for example. Indeed, you can virtually walk anywhere on a map, but if you're heard using a rope, the opponent can know exactly where you are.
This is where strategy begins! Even if it sounds counter intuitive, sometimes it's better to make a big common noise than a rare little noise. A shared noise says less about your intentions or your position.
A typical example is Sage resurrection sound. Sage res makes you vulnerable for a little while, and your opponents may take advantage of it to rush you and eliminate your ally while they're still in their crystal. On the other hand, by shooting with your weapon when reviving an ally, the sound of the shot will cover the noise of the res. Your opponents may know where you are, but they'll not know that you are brinig a teammate back to battle.
This logic applies to many cases. In the event of a fall: there are few places you can fall from (usually windows), allowing your enemies to spot you. By firing with your weapon when you land, you will of course make more noise than when you fall, but the sound of the fall will be covered. Imagine that your enemies are hidden and defending a bomb site, using this technique allows you to enter this site by jumping from a window without your opponents knowing which access you used.
Overall, strategies that take advantage of sound are much more effective as a team than solo. Throw Raze Paint Shells or teleport with Omen while your allies go bang around enemies, and you can surprise them.
In short, the noises you make can betray you as well as serve you. Learn how to control them, coordonate with your teammates and you'll have another big advantage in your Valorant games.


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Say I have 5 vectors and I measure the similarity of each one to a fixed reference vector using cosine similarity. But now what I want to do is understand the aggregate or collective strength of these 5 vectors as it relates to how similar they are collectively to the reference vector. Is this simply an average of the 5 cossim values I calculate; or do I add up each scalar position of the 5 vectors together and then do a cossim; or do I average the scalar positions of the 5 vectors and then do a cossim. Or is there a better way to measure the collective similarity (or strength) of the 5 vectors to the reference vector? Thanks for any insight that you may have!
Additional Context So lets say that each of the 5 vectors represent 5 sentences in a document that are considered the most salient bits of information in the document on a topic like say Pneumonia. The question I am asking of the 5 vectors (sentences) is how likely or strong do these 5 sentences represent a positive Pneumonia case? I don't want to consider all sentences in the document because typically these documents are super noisy. What I want is a relative strength or conviction of the 5 vectors (sentences) to represent a Pneumonia case. But how do I determine their aggregate strength? I can measure each vector (sentence) relative to a reference vector for Pneumonia but how do I aggregate the separate results?
Or maybe can I somehow quantify the cluster density around the reference vector?


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When it comes to IT administration, it is important to be able to quickly identify and address any issues that arise. One of the most common issues that can occur is a sudden spike in CPU usage. It is important to be able to quickly investigate and address these spikes in order to ensure that the system is working as efficiently as possible.
In order to investigate a CPU usage spike, it is important to first identify the source of the issue. There are a number of different causes that can lead to a spike in CPU usage, including but not limited to: software or hardware issues, memory leaks, viruses or malware, or problems with the system configuration. It is important to be able to identify the source of the issue in order to be able to address it effectively.
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The electricity regulatory authority – ERA has decreased the power tariffs responding to an application by power company UMEME for the supply of electrical energy for the third quarter of 2016.
High electricity costs and frequent outages are cited as some of the biggest challenges facing businesses and households in Uganda.
South African owned UMEME had proposed a higher charge basing on the movement in the exchange rate of the Uganda Shilling (Ush) against major currencies directly affects the costs for companies involved in the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI), because a portion of these companies' costs are incurred in foreign currency yet the retail tariff is charged and revenue collected in Uganda Shillings.
UMEME had also hoped for ERA's approval to raise consumer charges in order to cover rising operation costs and upgrade its transmission network.
UMEME is said to have presented the proposed higher tariff structure to the energy regulator last month, seeking its approval.
In a statement ERA says Domestic consumers using low voltage or single phase connection at 240 volts will be charged Domestic consumers will pay Shs 626.0 per unit from Shs 640.2, marking a reduction of Shs14 charged in the 2rd quarter.
Commercial consumers connected to a three phase low voltage load not exceeding 100 amps will now be charged Shs 566.9 for each unit from Shs 578 while medium industrial consumers will pay Shs 524.7 from Shs 536.2.
The overall impact of the above adjustment factors is a reduction of 2.5 percent in the weighted average end-user Retail Tariffs relative to the quarter two 2016 tariffs . This reduction in end-user tariffs is largely explained by the increased power dispatch from the cheaper Nalubaale-Kiira power complex that replaced the shortfall in power dispatch from Kakira Sugar Limited (KSL) Cogeneration power plant. KSL was out of production in the month of May and part of June 2016, for annual maintenance.
ERA says the new tariffs shall be applicable to all consumer bills based on meter readings and Yaka purchases taken in the period July 2016 to September 2016.
"UMEME is in business and have to make their case in seeking to tap new revenue but the government looks at things from a wider perspective," a source at ERA who preferred anonymity told EagleOnline.
Reducing the cost of energy has been a key plank of President Yoweri Museveni's economic agenda that is aimed at making locally produced goods competitive in local and foreign markets as well as slowing down the rate of inflation.


returns an HTMLCollection object when there are multiple matching elements.
interface HTMLAllCollection : HTMLCollection {
 // inherits length and item()
 caller getter object namedItem(in DOMString name); // overrides inherited namedItem()
 HTMLAllCollection tags(in DOMString tagName);
};
collection . length
Returns the number of elements in the collection.
element = collection . item(index)
collection[index]
collection(index)
Returns the item with index index from the collection. The items are sorted in tree order.
Returns null if index is out of range.
element = collection . namedItem(name)
collection = collection . namedItem(name)
collection[name]
collection(name)
Returns the item with ID or name name from the collection.
If there are multiple matching items, then an HTMLAllCollection object containing all those elements is returned.
Returns null if no element with that ID or name could be found.
Only a, applet, area, embed, form, frame, frameset, iframe, img, and object elements can have a name for the purpose of this method; their name is given by the value of their name attribute.
collection = collection . tags(tagName)
Returns a collection that is a filtered view of the current collection, containing only elements with the given tag name.
2.6.2.3 HTMLFormControlsCollection
Status: Last call for comments
The HTMLFormControlsCollection interface represents a collection of listed elements in form and fieldset elements.
interface HTMLFormControlsCollection : HTMLCollection {
 // inherits length and item()
 caller getter object namedItem(in DOMString name); // overrides inherited namedItem()
};
interface RadioNodeList : NodeList {
 attribute DOMString value;
};
collection . length
Returns the number of elements in the collection.
element = collection . item(index)
collection[index]
collection(index)
Returns the item with index index from the collection. The items are sorted in tree order.
Returns null if index is out of range.
element = collection . namedItem(name)
radioNodeList = collection . namedItem(name)
collection[name]
collection(name)
Returns the item with ID or name name from the collection.
If there are multiple matching items, then a RadioNodeList object containing all those elements is returned.
Returns null if no element with that ID or name could be found.
radioNodeList . value [ = value ]
Returns the value of the first checked radio button represented by the object.
Can be set, to check the first radio button with the given value represented by the object.
2.6.2.4 HTMLOptionsCollection
Status: Last call for comments
The HTMLOptionsCollection interface represents a list of option elements. It is always rooted on a select element and has attributes and methods that manipulate that element's descendants.
interface HTMLOptionsCollection : HTMLCollection {
 // inherits item()
 attribute unsigned long length; // overrides inherited length
 caller getter object namedItem(in DOMString name); // overrides inherited namedItem()
 void add(in HTMLElement element, in optional HTMLElement before);
 void add(in HTMLElement element, in long before);
 void remove(in long index);
};
collection . length [ = value ]
Returns the number of elements in the collection.
When set to a smaller number, truncates the number of option elements in the corresponding container.
When set to a greater number, adds new blank option elements to that container.
element = collection . item(index)
collection[index]
collection(index)
Returns the item with index index from the collection. The items are sorted in tree order.
Returns null if index is out of range.
element = collection . namedItem(name)
nodeList = collection . namedItem(name)
collection[name]
collection(name)
Returns the item with ID or name name from the collection.
If there are multiple matching items, then a NodeList object containing all those elements is returned.
Returns null if no element with that ID could be found.
collection . add(element [, before ] )
Inserts element before the node given by before.
The before argument can be a number, in which case element is inserted before the item with that number, or an element from the collection, in which case element is inserted before that element.
If before is omitted, null, or a number out of range, then element will be added at the end of the list.
This method will throw a HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR exception if element is an ancestor of the element into which it is to be inserted. If element is not an option or optgroup element, then the method does nothing.
2.6.3 DOMTokenList
Status: Last call for comments
The DOMTokenList interface represents an interface to an underlying string that consists of a set of space-separated tokens.
DOMTokenList objects are always case-sensitive, even when the underlying string might ordinarily be treated in a case-insensitive manner.
interface DOMTokenList {
 readonly attribute unsigned long length;
 getter DOMString item(in unsigned long index);
 boolean contains(in DOMString token);
 void add(in DOMString token);
 void remove(in DOMString token);
 boolean toggle(in DOMString token);
 stringifier DOMString ();
};
tokenlist . length
Returns the number of tokens in the string.
element = tokenlist . item(index)
tokenlist[index]
Returns the token with index index. The tokens are returned in the order they are found in the underlying string.
Returns null if index is out of range.
hastoken = tokenlist . contains(token)
Returns true if the token is present; false otherwise.
Throws a SYNTAX_ERR exception if token is empty.
Throws an INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR exception if token contains any spaces.
tokenlist . add(token)
Adds token, unless it is already present.
Throws a SYNTAX_ERR exception if token is empty.
Throws an INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR exception if token contains any spaces.
tokenlist . remove(token)
Removes token if it is present.
Throws a SYNTAX_ERR exception if token is empty.
Throws an INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR exception if token contains any spaces.
hastoken = tokenlist . toggle(token)
Adds token if it is not present, or removes it if it is. Returns true if token is now present (it was added); returns false if it is not (it was removed).
Throws a SYNTAX_ERR exception if token is empty.
Throws an INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR exception if token contains any spaces.
2.6.4 DOMSettableTokenList
Status: Last call for comments
The DOMSettableTokenList interface is the same as the DOMTokenList interface, except that it allows the underlying string to be directly changed.
interface DOMSettableTokenList : DOMTokenList {
 attribute DOMString value;
};
tokenlist . value
Returns the underlying string.
Can be set, to change the underlying string.
2.6.5 DOMStringMap
Status: Last call for comments
The DOMStringMap interface represents a set of name-value pairs. It exposes these using the scripting language's native mechanisms for property access.
The dataset attribute on elements exposes the data-* attributes on the element.
Given the following fragment and elements with similar constructions:
<img class="tower" id="tower5" data-x="12" data-y="5"
 data-ai="robotarget" data-hp="46" data-ability="flames"
 src="towers/rocket.png alt="Rocket Tower">
...one could imagine a function splashDamage() that takes some arguments, the first of which is the element to process:
function splashDamage(node, x, y, damage) {
 if (node.classList.contains('tower') && // checking the 'class' attribute
 node.dataset.x == x && // reading the 'data-x' attribute
 node.dataset.y == y) { // reading the 'data-y' attribute
 var hp = parseInt(node.dataset.hp); // reading the 'data-hp' attribute
 hp = hp - damage;
 if (hp < 0) {
 hp = 0;
 node.dataset.ai = 'dead'; // setting the 'data-ai' attribute
 delete node.dataset.ability; // removing the 'data-ability' attribute
 }
 node.dataset.hp = hp; // setting the 'data-hp' attribute
 }
}
2.6.6 DOM feature strings
Status: Last call for comments
DOM3 Core defines mechanisms for checking for interface support, and for obtaining implementations of interfaces, using feature strings. [DOMCORE]
Authors are strongly discouraged from using these, as they are notoriously unreliable and imprecise. Authors are encouraged to rely on explicit feature testing or the graceful degradation behavior intrinsic to some of the features in this specification.
2.6.7 Exceptions
Status: Last call for comments
The following are DOMException codes. [DOMCORE]
 1. INDEX_SIZE_ERR
 2


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Throughout history, women have made a name for themselves by being pioneers in their fields. From Sally Ride to Marie Curie, Elizabeth Blackwell to Rosa Parks, women have worked hard to change the world.
My Name is Not Isabella is a children's book by Jennifer Fosberry with pictures by Mike Litwin that tells the story of a day in the life of a little girl named Isabella who dared to dream. She dreams of being an astronaut, a doctor, and an activist among other things, telling her mom what she will do to help change the world.
This is a great story for any little girl to inspire her to dream big and believe in herself. You can never start believing in yourself too soon and never dream too big. In a world full of stories about princesses and fairies, it's refreshing to see a book teaching girls that they can be whatever they set their minds to.
Not only is this a great story to help inspire little girls, it's a great book to help teach any child about women's history.
This book retails for $16.99 and is published by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky.
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Determining surface orientations of transparent objects based on polarization degrees in visible and infrared wavelengths
Techniques for modeling an object through observation are very important in object recognition and virtual reality. A wide variety of techniques have been developed for modeling objects with opaque surfaces, whereas less attention has been paid to objects with transparent surfaces. A transparent surface has only surface reflection; it has little body reflection. We present a new method for obtaining surface orientations of transparent surfaces through analysis of the degree of polarization in surface reflection and emission in visible and far-infrared wavelengths, respectively. This parameter, the polarization degree of reflected light at the visible wavelengths, is used for determining the surface orientation at a surface point. The polarization degree at visible wavelengths provides two possible solutions, and the proposed method uses the polarization degree at far-infrared wavelengths to resolve this ambiguity.
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A


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Mammalian cell death after exposure to radiation after a dose D of radiation often follows the linear-quadratic model.
Create an XY table. Enter radiation doses into X and percent survival into Y. After entering data, click Analyze, choose nonlinear regression, choose the panel of linear-quadratic equations, and choose Linear quadratic: Y is percentage surviving.
X: Dose of radiation
Y: Percentage of cells surviving
A: Coefficient for linear killing
B: Coefficient for quadratic killing


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This report describes tests made for the purpose of determining the distribution of pressure over a model of the tapered portion of the upper wing and the aileron of a Fokker D-VII Airplane. Normal pressures were measured simultaneously at 74 points distributed over the wing and aileron. Tests were made throughout the useful range of angles of attack with aileron setting ranging from -20 degrees to +20 degrees. The results are presented graphically. It was found that the pressure distribution along the chord is in general similar to that of thick tapered airfoils previously tested. The maximum resultant pressure recorded was five times the dynamic pressure. The distribution of the air load along the span may be assumed to be uniform for design purposes. Aileron displacements affect the pressures forward to the leading edge of the wing and may increase the air load on the outer portion of the wing by a considerable amount. With the wing at large angles of attack, the overhanging portion of the aileron creates usually a burble flow and therefore a large drag. The balance reduces the control stick forces at small angles of attack for all aileron displacements. At large angles of attack it does this for small displacements only. With the airplane at its maximum speed, an angle of attack of 18 degrees, and a down aileron displacement of 20 degrees, the bending moment tending to break off the overhanging portion of the aileron will be greater than that caused by a uniform static load of 35 pounds per square foot.
An Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file of the entire report:


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- Energy dissipater – tailor made, often used together with the shock prevention valve fitted immediately after the mine water pump discharge valve on high pressure vertical or inclined systems. The energy dissipater is used in open end applications and designed to reduce upstream pressure to a set downstream pressure at a designated flow rate
- Mine water pressure reducing valve – offering fixed reduction ratio irrespective of flow rate or constant downstream pressure. This mine water pressure reducing valve has a non-slam arrangement which gradually reduces the valve's flow rate during the last 30 to 35% of closure – thereby minimising water hammer too.
- Mine water pressure relief valve – with adjustable set point, both nitrogen or spring charged options of this mine water pressure relief valve are ideal for surge relief applications
- Mine water non return valve – opens instantaneously when the pump starts working and gradually closes at a speed controlled by the valve speed control orifice. This mine water non-return valve features spring assisted closing and can be installed in both vertical and horizontal positions.
- High pressure pipe couplings and high pressure expansion joints rated to 25MPa maximum pressure.
- High pressure expansion joints used as a thermal compensator in air and water lines up to DN600
- U couplings – ANSI B31.3 design code in cast steel featuring ST52 hubs butt-welded to the pipes with a cast steel B3100 Grade 2 clamp with a pressure assisted cap sealing arrangement between the adjoining hub ends. U couplings are supplied with hubs prepared for standard butt welding to pipes.


Here in a study is made on the motion response of a ship moored in a rectangular harbour excited by long waves within the framework of linear potential theory. The ship is assumed slender and moored in the harbour with constant depth and straight coastline. The matched asymptotic expansion technique is applied. To employ it, the fluid domain is divided into the ocean and the harbour regions. The latter is further subdivided into a field near the ship and the rest. Numerical results show that the ship motion is significantly amplified, when the harbour is resonated by incident waves. At resonant frequencies, the heave added mass becomes negative and the wave damping changes abruptly. The mode and magnitude of ship motion depend strongly on the incident wave frequency and on the position of ships inside the harbour. Experiments. are performed for a moored ship model in a shallow basin for wave periods ranging from 2 to 3 seconds. Wave responses and ship motions are measured and compared with computations. It is found that the theory developed in this paper predicts them qualitatively well.
1. Introduction
As the sea transportation is being ever intensified in recent years, ships often have to wait in a harbour for a long time until they are allowed to load or offload at piers due to the limited cargo-handling capacity. It is well known that harbour oscillations can be excited by long waves such as swell and tsunami. The harbour response has long been investigated in the area of coastal engineering and there are ample sources of literature, for example, see Miles & Munk(1961) and Lee(1972). Ships moored in a harbour also are excited and they undergo motions of six-degrees of freedom.
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We were given % m/v so, in order to get a mass value for ethanol, we need to assume the volume of solution. We have to take note that we can assume the volume of the solution because we are looking for concentration values. We also have to keep in mind that the assumed volume should be consistent across all calculations.
A bottle of wine contains 12.5% ethanol by volume. The density of ethanol (C2H5OH) is 0.789 g/cm3. Calculate the concentration of ethanol in wine in terms of mass percent and molality.
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Imperative Heaps
January 25, 2013
We'll write our program in Awk instead of Scheme; Scheme has the ability to manipulate arrays and write do-loops, but to my functional eyes, such code just looks … wierd. We start with the swap function that is used in both siftup and siftdown:
function swap(i, j, t) {
 t = x[i]
 x[i] = x[j]
 x[j] = t }
The siftup function stores the current node at i and calculates the parent node at p. The while loop stops when the i node reaches either the root of the heap or its proper position within the heap:
function siftup(n, i, p) {
 i = n
 while(1) {
 if (i == 1) break
 p = int(i / 2)
 if (x[p] <= x[i]) break
 swap(p, i)
 i = p } }
The siftdown function is similar to siftup, but calculates a child node instead of a parent node, and also compares the two siblings:
function siftdown(n, i, c) {
 i = 1
 while(1) {
 c = 2 * i
 if (c > n) break
 if (c+1 <= n)
 if (x[c+1] < x[c])
 c++
 if (x[i] <= x[c]) break
 swap(c, i)
 i = c } }
Sorting first forms a heap, then extracts the items from the heap in order, reversing the items in the process of extracting them:
function hsort(n, i) {
 for (i = 2; i <= n; i++)
 siftup(i)
 for (i = n; i >= 2; i--) {
 swap(1, i)
 siftdown(i-1) } }
We test by building an array and sorting it:
BEGIN {
 split("4,7,8,1,5,3,2,9,6", x, ",")
 hsort(9)
 for (i = 1; i <= 9; i++)
 print x[i] }
Output is the numbers 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; to return the numbers in ascending order, reverse the sense of the comparisons. You can see the program at _URL_
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7 Responses to "Imperative Heaps"
 1. […] today's Programming Praxis exercise, our goal is to implement an array-based heap. Let's get started, […]
 2. My Haskell solution (see _URL_ for a version with comments):
 import qualified Data.Vector as V

 (!) :: V.Vector a -> Int -> a
 v ! i = v V.! (i-1)

 swap :: Int -> Int -> V.Vector a -> V.Vector a
 swap i j heap = heap V.// [(i-1, heap ! j), (j-1, heap ! i)]

 siftup :: Ord a => Int -> V.Vector a -> V.Vector a
 siftup i heap = let j = div i 2 in if i == 1 || heap ! j <= heap ! i
 then heap else siftup j $ swap i j heap

 siftdown :: Ord a => Int -> V.Vector a -> V.Vector a
 siftdown n = f 1 where
 f i heap = if 2*i > n || heap ! i <= c then heap
 else f j $ swap i j heap where
 (c, j) = minimum [(heap ! x, x) | x <- [2*i, 2*i+1], x <= n]

 hsort :: Ord a => V.Vector a -> V.Vector a
 hsort heap = foldr (\i -> siftdown (i - 1) . swap 1 i)
 (foldl (flip siftup) heap [2..V.length heap]) [2..V.length heap]

 3. jpverkamp said
 Went ahead and did this for the previous exercise: Splay heaps redux–imperative model
 Personally, I think this one makes more sense (even in a functional language), but to each their own.
 4. David said
 The imperative sort is ideal for languages like Ruby and Python which prefer variable sized arrays over linked structures. I wrote this as a Heap class in Ruby, so the heapsort is just a perfunctory testing function, not an in-place sort.
 class ArrayHeap
 def initialize(seq = nil, &block)
 @ord = block
 @heap = [nil] # Cheap way of getting 1-based indexing
 seq.each {|item| push(item)} unless seq.nil?
 end

 def length
 @heap.length - 1
 end

 def empty?
 length == 0
 end

 def top
 return nil if empty?
 @heap[1]
 end

 def pop
 return nil if empty?

 # Swap root with element at end
 @heap[1], @heap[-1] = @heap[-1], @heap[1]
 min = @heap.pop
 siftdown

 return min
 end

 def push(item)
 @heap.push(item)
 siftup
 end

 def inspect
 "<ArrayHeap " + @heap[1..-1].inspect + ">"
 end

 private
 # Move top of heap down to maintain heap invariant
 def siftdown
 i = 1
 while 2*i <= length do
 j = 2*i
 if j+1 <= length and @ord.call(@heap[j+1], @heap[j]) then
 j += 1
 end
 break if @ord.call(@heap[i], @heap[j])
 @heap[i], @heap[j] = @heap[j], @heap[i]
 i = j
 end
 end

 # Move bottom of heap up to maintain heap invariant
 def siftup
 i = length
 while i > 1 do
 break if @ord.call(@heap[i/2], @heap[i])
 @heap[i], @heap[i/2] = @heap[i/2], @heap[i]
 i /= 2
 end
 end
 end

 def heapsort(list)
 h = ArrayHeap.new(list) {|a,b| a<b}
 r = []
 while (item = h.pop) do
 r << item
 end
 return r
 end

 irb(main):015:0> heapsort [9,1,4,27,33,21]
 => [1, 4, 9, 21, 27, 33]

 5. Joe A said
 # A Python version
 class Heap:
 '''
 Simple heap impl, with 'min' at the top
 '''
 def __init__(self):
 self.arr = [None]
 self.n = 0

 def siftup(self, ele):
 parent = ele / 2
 if parent > 0 and self.arr[ele] < self.arr[parent]:
 self.arr[parent], self.arr[ele] = self.arr[ele], self.arr[parent]
 self.siftup(parent)

 def siftdown(self, ele):
 left = ele * 2
 right = ele * 2 + 1
 smaller = None
 arr = self.arr

 # case where l & r both exist
 if left <= self.n and right <= self.n:
 if arr[left] < arr[right]:
 smaller = left
 else:
 smaller = right
 elif left <= self.n:
 smaller = left
 elif right <= self.n:
 smaller = right

 if smaller is not None and arr[ele] > arr[smaller]:
 arr[ele], arr[smaller] = arr[smaller], arr[ele]
 self.siftdown(smaller)

 def insert(self, ele):
 self.n = self.n + 1
 self.arr.append(ele)
 self.siftup(self.n)

 def get_min(self):
 tmp = self.arr[1]
 self.arr[1] = self.arr[self.n]
 self.n = self.n - 1
 self.siftdown(1)
 return tmp

 def is_empty(self):
 return self.n < 1

 def heap_sort(lst):
 heap = Heap()
 for ele in lst:
 heap.insert(ele)

 while not heap.is_empty():
 yield heap.get_min()

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Award highlights food as medicine approach to diabetes health
The award recognizes individuals who are making a difference in educating consumers on the importance of health and nutrition, especially when it relates to incorporating more fruits and vegetables into their daily diets. The award's goal is to support a key Viva Fresh Expo mission to empower the produce industry to take an active role in promoting health lifestyles with fresh fruits and vegetables.
Michelle Passaretti, MSN, RN, CCM, senior director of innovations at the Geisinger Steele Institute for Health Innovation, presented about the Fresh Food Farmacy at this year's expo. She focused on how the food as medicine approach put medical research into action to combat diabetes, pre-diabetes and high obesity rates.
"Geisinger takes a fundamentally different approach to health care by investing in programs like the Fresh Food Farmacy," Passaretti said. "By making fresh food available where people need it the most, we empower patients to adopt healthy eating habits by making food part of the prescription for their medical treatment."
Through partnerships with local food organizations, and primarily the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, the Fresh Food Farmacy provides fresh, healthy food to patients and their families for up to 10 meals per week. Patient education is also an important factor in the program, which addresses two key factors including food insecurity and uncontrolled diabetes.
Since launching in 2016, data from Fresh Food Farmacy patients shows an average 2-point drop in HbA1c level in patients, along with lower weight, blood pressure, triglycerides and cholesterol. Data also shows a collective $1.5 million in health care savings for Geisinger patients who have participated in the program.
"We are thrilled to be recognized by the produce industry for the work we are doing here at Geisinger," Passaretti said. "The Fresh Food Farmacy team is passionate about how we care for our patients and the data shows how a program like ours can truly make an impact and a difference in the lives of our patients in the communities we serve."
The Fresh Food Farmacy in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, currently has 250 patients enrolled. A second location opened in March in Scranton, Pennsylvania, with a third location expected to open in the summer in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
Geisinger is among the nation's leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities across Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the non-profit system generates $10 billion in annual revenues across 134 care sites - including 10 hospital campuses, and Geisinger Health Plan, with 600,000 members in commercial and government plans. The Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,400 clinical research studies. With 26,000 employees, including 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania's largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $14 billion to the state's economy. On March 31, 2024, Geisinger became the first member of Risant Health, a new nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.
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DYSFUNCTION AS AN OBSTACLE IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION (EVIDENCE FROM THE VOLGA FEDERAL DISTRICT)
The creation of a society with a vector of sustainable development predetermines the search for optimal proportions of reproduction of social ecological economic parameters of the territories. The article presents the development results of sustainable social ecological economic advancement model of the regional system and verifies the appropriateness of the social ecological economic systems' parameters of the regions of the Volga Federal District (VFD) to the proposed sustainable development model. We introduce the notion of dysfunction (dysfunctional development) considered as an obstacle and antipode of sustainable development of the territory, and define the boundaries of normally occurring processes and the dysfunctionality for the VFD regions. We performed calculation and evaluation of the territories in terms of their conformity with sustainable development or dysfunction. The proposed method can be positioned as a way of identifying and adjusting dysfunctional territories and can be applied for further definition of effective response tools.
EVGENIYA VLADIMIROVNA KABITOVA, SVETLANA ANATOLYEVNA ASHIROVA, SVETLANA MAZGUTOVNA NURIYAHMETOVA, OLGA ALEKSANDROVNA FATHUTDINOVA, ARTEM ASHIROV


Update on the Soccer Pythagorean derivation
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I want to give an update on my efforts to derive a Pythagorean (or Pythagorean-like) formula for use in soccer. As I said in other posts, the most challenging part is coming up with the term that captures the probability of a drawn result. This is rather difficult when you assume that the goals follow a continuous probability distribution, because the probability that teams X and Y will have the same number of goals is zero for a continuous distribution. I tried to work around this by assuming a Poisson distribution and working out the probability of a drawn result, but I end up with some nasty infinite sums that can't be simplified. Also, there aren't any parameters that can be changed in a Poisson distribution:
P(i) = P(lambda,i)
and that lambda term is the average number of goals during the season.
I was looking through some of the papers that I have on soccer goal distributions, and I found that some researchers use an extreme value distribution to model goal distributions during a season. As a matter of fact, I discussed one of these papers on this blog a few months ago. Extreme value distributions are flexible like Weibull distributions and can be used to handle extreme events in soccer, like your 6-0 or 13-1 results. I'm thinking that that distribution might be a better one to use. Perhaps I could also look at the probability of teams X and Y scoring goals between a continuous interval like [-0.5, 0.5] or [2.5, 3.5] (where the actual goals scored is in the center of the interval) in order to come up with a draw probability.
I have a midterm in my course this week, but I hope to have something to present on here soon.
(Oh, and an explanation of one of the math terms: the notations [a,b] and (a,b) in mathematics are used to represent an interval between a and b. The square brackets mean that a and b are included in the interval; the round brackets mean that a and b are not included. Infinity can never be reached, so there is always a round bracket on that end: (-∞, b] or [a, +∞). )
UPDATE (18 Oct, 9:20pm): I made a breakthrough in my derivation of a "Pythagorean" for soccer teams and leagues. I kept the Weibull distribution and solved for the probability that teams X and Y scored goals between a continuous interval. The actual number of goals is a discrete number that lies at the center of the interval. I got an expression for the probability of a n-score draw, where n is the number of goals, which you can sum up to whatever number of goals you wish. Unfortunately the resulting expression is much more complicated than the one that predicts a clear win, and includes some special functions that were canceled out in the first term.
I'll write a separate post that presents the complete formula and my derivation in an attached PDF.
UPDATE #2 (19 Oct, 11:30pm): I forgot to move this post to the top. And I won't be able to write that post tonight. I had too much going on; sorry.
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second person (uncountable)
 1. In grammar, the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience. In English, the second person is used with the pronouns thou and you. In many languages the singular, applying to one person, and plural, applying to several people, are distinct.
 "Are" is the second person of "to be"
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For any surgery we perform during which patients will be put to sleep, i.e. undergo general anesthesia, patients will be asked to stop eating and drinking at midnight the night before their surgery date. This blog will answer all our most commonly asked questions about this aspect of your surgery. Note that this information is specific to patients of FORM Face + Body, and you may receive different instructions if you are undergoing other types of surgery.
Why is it important to fast before plastic surgery?
Having food or beverages in your digestive system during surgery can be dangerous. It can result in vomiting or aspiration; meaning the contents of your stomach are expelled upwards through the esophagus and travel back down through your windpipe. If you've ever had something 'go down the wrong way' while you're eating, you'll know what this feels like. When you're conscious, you can react to this by coughing and clearing your airway. However, under general anesthesia your muscles are paralyzed and your reflexes will not react, meaning food could enter your lungs and damage or infect them.
You will also be intubated for your surgery, meaning an endotracheal tube will be placed down your throat after you are asleep to assist with breathing during the surgery. Intubation can make aspiration more likely. We can minimize these risks by making sure your stomach is empty prior to surgery. The guideline of ceasing to eat or drink at midnight the night before your surgery is based on the time it takes for your stomach to digest and clear its contents.
What happens if I eat or drink too close to my surgery time by mistake?
In this case, we may have to postpone your surgery. It is important to tell your surgical team what you consumed and when—your health and safety is the most important thing.
What should I eat for my last meal before surgery?
Generally, you can eat a normal meal for dinner the night before your surgery. It's best to avoid heavy foods, e.g. things that are very fatty or fried, as these are harder for your body to digest.
We don't recommend attempting to eat significantly more than usual the night before your surgery, as this may result in your stomach taking longer to empty than anticipated and you don't want to defeat the purpose of the fast.
What if I am diabetic?
If you are diabetic, you should disclose this to your surgeon during your initial consultation. Your surgeon will have a conversation with you regarding the safe management of your condition and you may receive different instructions.
What about coffee, tea, flavoured water, etc.?
You should stop consuming everything other than plain water at midnight the night before your surgery. You can continue drinking plain water up until two hours before your surgery.
Will you remind me?
Your specific instructions for eating and drinking will be included in the pre-op instructions you are provided with. Our team will also call you the day before surgery and remind you not to eat or drink past midnight.
What about after surgery?
After waking up from a general anesthetic, you may experience some nausea. Thus, we recommend sticking to clear fluids until your stomach feels settled—'clear' meaning liquids that are free of particulates, not necessarily colourless. Apple juice, sports drinks like Gatorade, tea without milk, and flat pop are all okay choices. From there you can move onto broth and crackers. By the day after surgery, most patients are back to their regular diet. If you continue to feel nauseous for a few days, you can take Gravol tablets to help.
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For minor procedures that you will remain awake for and receive only a local anesthetic injection, you can eat and drink as usual prior to your surgery.
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What is the function of Microfibrils?What gives cellulose its strength?Structure and properties of the cellulose microfibrilWhere to find cellulose microfibrills?
cellulose microfibrils are only for sale by certain retailers. You can find these sellers by searching the internet. These major suppliers will help you to buy wholesale microfiber cellulose.
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What is the function of Microfibrils?
What is the function of Microfibrils?Microfibril is a very good fiber or fiber-like fiber composed of glycoproteins and cellulose. It is commonly, but not always, used as a general term in describing the cellulose structure of protein fiber, for example. Tail hair and sperm. The most structural pattern observed is the 9 + 2 pattern in which the two central fibrous proteins are surrounded by 9 other pairs. Cellulose in plants is one example of non-protein compounds that use the term for the same purpose. Cellulose microfibers are inserted on the inner surface of the primary cell wall. As the cell absorbs, its volume increases and new, isolated microfibrils are created to help increase cell viability.
cellulose fibril synthesis and orientation by cellulose synthase or rosette terminal complexes that reside in the cell membrane. When cellulosic fibrous cells are synthesized and grow outside the cell, they press against neighboring cells. Since the neighboring cell cannot move easily, the rosette complex is transported around the cell via the phospholipid liquid membrane.
Eventually, this results in the cell being wrapped in a layer of microfiber. This layer becomes the cell wall. The organization of microfibers forming the primary cell wall is quite disordered. However, there is another mechanism in the secondary cell walls leading to its organization.
In principle, the lines on the secondary cell wall are made with microfibrils and microtubules. These lines force the microfibers to remain in a specified area during closing. During this process, the microtubules can be self-depolymerized in different orientations and repelled again. This leads to another direction in which the cell continues to wrap.
What gives cellulose its strength?
What gives cellulose its strength?Cellulose is a polysaccharide of glucose molecules. Then it is long. Cellulose is exactly the same as amylose, except that it is not alpha bound, but beta bound. Beta cellulose bonds give each polymer a flat and rigid structure. Since each cellulose molecule is flat, they can be stacked on top of each other. When stacked, they line up and form H bonds. This is how cellulose forms fibrils in the cell walls of plants. This is very strong and durable. I think this answers your question. Humans can't digest cellulose because we don't have enzymes capable of breaking beta bonds.
Structure and properties of the cellulose microfibril
Structure and properties of the cellulose microfibrilCellulose is the final raw material. Cellulose is more present in the biosphere than any other material. Its basic structure is simple: a long chain of glucose units linked by b (1,4) bonds. It is the ability of these chains to bond in hydrogen-bonded fibers (microfibres) that gives cellulose unique properties of mechanical strength and chemical stability.
Cellulose microfibers contain two crystalline forms, cellulose:
 - Ia
 - Ib
which the chains are packaged slightly differently. The chain composition is similar in both forms, a smooth ribbon with a 180 ° torsion between successive glucosyl residues. This chain compound is stabilized by two hydrogen bonds parallel to the glycosidic bond, one from O-3 to the oxygen ring of the previous glucose unit and the other from O-2 to the next O-6 glucose unit.
 In the core chains, the compound is a C-6 trans boat. In the surface chains, there is a mixture of gauche-gauche and gauche-trans compounds with the gauche-trans gland, which is dry cellulose but less so when wet. The combination of trans-gypsum at C-6 in the core chains allows the O-6 hydrogen bond to the side chain, as well as allowing an intramolecular hydrogen bond from the previous O-2 residue of the same chain. This hydrogen bond does not exist in surface chains.
This difference in hydrogen bonding means that the surface chains have little freedom to move out of the shape of the flat band. The lack of intramolecular hydrogen bonding in the surface chains also means that they can form more hydrogen bonds in water or adjacent polysaccharides.
Where to find cellulose microfibrills?
Where to find cellulose microfibrills?Cellulose, a fiber carbohydrate found in all plants, is a structural component of plant cell walls. Because the earth is covered with vegetation, cellulose is the most abundant carbohydrate, accounting for over 50% of the total carbon in the vegetable kingdom. Cotton fibrils and filter paper are almost completely cellulose (about 95%), wood is about 50% cellulose and leaf dry weight is about 10% -20% cellulose. The most widely used cellulose is in the production of paper and paper products. Although the use of non-cellular synthetic fibers is on the rise, Raven (made of cellulose) and cotton still make up more than 70% of fabric production.
Cellulose, like amylose, is a linear glucose polymer. This is different, however, in that glucose units are bound together by β-1,4-glycosidic bonds, forming a structure longer than amylose. This extreme linearity creates a large amount of hydrogen bonding between OH groups in adjacent chains, causing them to close closely to the fibers. As a result, cellulose has little interaction with water or any other solvent. For example, cotton and wood are completely insoluble in water and have considerable mechanical resistance. Since cellulose does not have a spiral structure, it does not bind to iodine to form a color product.
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The megamenu displays dropdown panels for sub navigation when the user hovers over a primary link. This style of menu can be set by including the.megadropdown class in the element.
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In the template distribution this markup can be found in /ssi/navigation.html.
Fixed Units
When you open the mega menu, you may notice a table or grid like look to the sub nav links. In order maintain the grid look the items need to have a.unit class applied. Each unit increment multiplies it's base value by it's unit value.
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Units become useful when you wish to mix various content into the mega menu while maintaining the grid-like look. For example, a link with a description would likely use a.unit2 class making it twice as tall as a link with a class of.unit1
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The megamenu allows for the display optional images or promoted content to the left or right of the sub navigation links. It is also possible to display a short description below each sub navigation link. Use.with-image-left or.with-image-right on the grid container containing the media.
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What is a 3node gateway? How can I configure a 3node as a gateway node?
We explain what is a 3node gateway and give the basic steps on how to configure a 3node as a gateway node.
A big thank you to @ParkerS for his amazing video on the subject.
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What is a 3node gateway?
A 3node becomes a gateway when a Threefold farmer adds a public IP address to the node itself on the Threefold Dashboard. In doing so, the IP address is then handed over to the base operating system of the node itself. The IP address can then be used in the overall functions of the TF Grid.
Note that this process differs from when an IP address that has been added to a farm is deployed with a workload in order for that workload to be accessible on the Internet.
How can I configure a 3node as a gateway node?
Note that to configure a 3node as a gateway node, you need a public IP block from your internet service provider (ISP).
You can configure a 3node as a gateway node on the TF mainnet, TF testnet and TF devnet. You thus need to choose the correct TF Dashboard link (main, test, dev).
To configure a 3node as a gateway node, follow these steps:
 - Configure your DNS records
 - Type: A
 - Name: <YOUR_SUBDOMAIN>
 - Value: <YOUR_IPv4_ADDRESS>
 - Type: NS
 - Name: _acme-challenge.<YOUR_SUBDOMAIN>
 - Value: <YOUR_SUBDOMAIN>.<YOUR_DOMAIN>
 - Type: CNAME
 - Name: *.<YOUR_SUBDOMAIN>.<YOUR_DOMAIN>
 - Value: <YOUR_SUBDOMAIN>
 - Type: AAAA
 - Name: <YOUR_SUBDOMAIN>
 - Value: <YOUR_IPv6_ADDRESS>
 - Configure your 3node parameters on the TF Dashboard
 - Go to the Threefold Dashboard
 - Go to the section Portal
 - Go to the subsection Farms
 - Choose the 3node you want to turn into a gateway node and click on Actions (Add a public config) on the right
 - Enter the necessary information and click Save
 - IPV4: Enter the IPv4 address of your public IP block
 - Gateway: Enter the gateway of your public IP block
 - IPV6: Enter the IPv6 address of your public IP block
 - Gateway IPV6: Enter the gateway of your public IP block
 - Domain: <YOUR_SUBDOMAIN>.<YOUR_DOMAIN>
Once this is done, you should see the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in the section PUB of your 3node screen.
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Recent work includes:
- Acting in disputes between healthcare and social services authorities, and in challenges to NHS decisions to refuse continuing healthcare funding.
- Acting for and advising the MOJ in a range of challenges concerning the provision of prison healthcare, including external mental healthcare provision to prisoners.
- Advising on challenges to commissioning decisions under the NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) Regulations 2013.
- Advising on allegations of abuse of dominance against an NHS primary provider.
- Advising on the preparation of tenders for medical supply contracts, and the lawfulness of price rebates in the NHS.
- Advising in relation to a potential public law dispute arising from the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2004.
We also act in social care and mental health cases, including:
- Adult social care, care home funding, support under the Care Act 2014.
- Children's services, including support under Part III of the Children Act 1989, leaving care services, support for families with no recourse to public funds and age assessment judicial reviews.
- Mental health and aftercare under s.117 of the MHA 1983.


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Extract from Onna's article "Emoji in eDiscovery: What Legal Professionals Need to Know"
That pondering face. The nauseated face. The laugh so hard you're crying emoji. While emoji are not a new phenomenon, the rise in distanced collaboration has brought these tiny expressions to a usage all-time high as they provide a new means to communicate and build rapport online. One study even found that three out of four people prefer to send an emoji instead of words when dashing off a quick response. However, emoji usage isn't the only thing on the rise.
We're beginning to see an exponential increase in emoji as evidence in court cases. Not only is the need to discover emoji data presenting itself, but courts are increasingly requiring litigants to produce a greater variety of ESI far beyond the emoji — like private channel Slack messages and Zoom meeting recordings. But when it comes to emoji in eDiscovery, capturing this type of data presents unique interpretive and technical challenges every legal professional should be aware of.
The Interpretive Challenges of Emoji Ambiguity
Unlike spoken and written communication, drawing meaningful interpretations from emoji remains a challenge. It may not always be clear what a sender is attempting to communicate with their use of emoji, leaving the message open to interpretation by the recipient and in some cases — by the courts.


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What is a Highly Effective Missionary?
A highly effective missionary is one who maximizes his or her potential as an instrument in the Lord's hands. Highly effective missionaries deeply feel the importance of their purpose—to invite others to come unto Christ and receive the restored gospel. They don't settle for doing things the way they've always been done. They aren't content with mediocrity. They do all in their power to better share the gospel message to literally everyone they come in contact with.
Highly effective missionaries know how to:
- Unleash the untapped power of members in their area
- Encourage members to regularly participant in missionary lessons
- Have members invite their friends into their home to be taught by the missionaries
- Help investigators make and keep commitments
- Resolve investigator concerns when their progress has stalled
- Deploy innovative approaches that motivates investigators to come to church
- Use leadership opportunities to inspire improved effort and results
- Be creative in evaluating and refining their habits
- Let their personalities serve as a unique tool to reach others
- Quickly connect with people on the street


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Origin: Ger < dial. form of rücken, the back (see ridge) + sack < OHG sac (see sack)
See rucksack in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Origin: : dialectal Ruck, back (from Middle High German rück, ruck, from Old High German hrukki; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots)
Origin: + Sack, sack (from Middle High German sac, from Old High German, from Latin saccus; see sack1).
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Four-Stitch Reticulated Patterns
Summary Unlabeled motifs for stranded knitting. Patterns designed for a variety of gauge and foot sizes. Methods include 2 Circulars and 4 and 5 DPNs.
Motif Information 13 possible stitch patterns are given in chart form (only one is named, the rest are numbered). As indicated by the name of this section (pages 78-82), all have 4 stitch repeats. The length (row count) of the pattern varies.
- Patterns 1-3 ~ 12 rows.
- Pattern 4 ~ 14 rows.
- Patterns 5 and 6 ~ 8 rows.
- Patterns 7-10 ~ 6 rows.
- Patterns 11-12 ~ 4 rows.
- Lice Pattern ~ 2 rows.
The lice pattern is typically used on the soles. The featured sock pictures show (in the order they are displayed):
- Pattern 9 on leg and instep
- Pattern 2 on leg and instep