Windows authentication.
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Create a new local database if you don't have one.
Right click to create new database
Fill in details for new local database
Right click on your local database -> task -> import data
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Open the import / export wizard, select Microsoft Excel as data origin and the right version of your Excel file
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The next step is to select the destination server, in this case our remote Azure Db
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Select the first option: Copy data from one or more tables or views
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Now you will be able to see the content of your Excel file. Note that each sheet will be seen as a table
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Select the sheet you want to import. Let's click on Modify Mapping and then on Modify SQL Code
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Add the following line [id] int identity primary key, into the script. This will be our primary key. Remember that each table must have a primary key named Id. The code should look like the snippet below:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].['TABLE - NAME$'] (
[id] int identity primary key,
[Tipo] nvarchar(255),
[Descrizione] nvarchar(255),
[Immagine] nvarchar(255)
)
Go forward
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If no errors occurs you should see a result as in the image below:
Data imported into database
Now the data has been imported into the database.
Your expectation is probably that at this point the tables will also be in your Mobile Service. However this is not the case - you need to perform another operation to link your Mobile Service with your database.
To do that, go into SQL Database section, select your database ( nokiadeveloepr_db for our tutorial ), open the dashboard section and click on Manage
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The Database Management Portal will be opened
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Select a New Query
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Execute the following queries:
CREATE SCHEMA nokiadeveloper;
ALTER SCHEMA nokiadeveloper TRANSFER dbo.yourtablename;
We created a new schema with the same name of our Mobile Service and linked our table to it in order to access to this data from Mobile Service.
Go on your Mobile Service section and create a new table with the same name of the table created into database. At time of creation you will see just 1 record, but don't worry, click on it and all records will appear magically.
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There are two sets of credentials you might need when renaming a scheduled task using Rename-ScheduledTask.ps1:
 - The -ConnectionCredential parameter specifies the credentials to use to connect to the schedule service on the computer where the task is stored (either the local computer or a remote computer). If you aren't a member of the Administrators group on the computer hosting the task, you can connect to the schedule service using administrator credentials.
 - The -TaskCredential parameter specifies the credentials for the task itself, if needed. Task credentials are needed only when the task's Run whether user is logged on or not option is selected and the Do not store password option is not selected. If credentials are required and you don't specify the
 -TaskCredential parameter, the script will prompt you for credentials.
Both the -ConnectionCredential and -TaskCredential parameters require a PSCredential object as their argument. A PSCredential object securely stores a username and password for use in security operations. However, there is an important caveat you need to know about: Rename-ScheduledTask.ps1 converts the secure passwords in PSCredential objects to plain text because the scripting object model doesn't support PSCredential objects.
You can easily create PSCredential objects by using the Get-Credential cmdlet. Run the command
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Somebody went and vandalized Billy The Kid's tombstone, which is a 2,000-pound gravestone, and while they were at it, they stole three antique rifles and a shotgun from the old Fort Sumner Museum in New Mexico.
The thieves also vandalized other gravestones in the cemetery.
De Baca County authorities said that the criminals were still at large and that there is a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest.
Billy the Kid, born William Henry McCarty, Jr. in 1859, became a famed outlaw in the Wild West who according to legend killed 21 people, although it is generally believed that he actually killed between four and nine people.
He was a central figure in a violent, Irish-English land war in New Mexico, and was beloved by Mexican-American ranchers who felt discriminated against by racist white bankers and land thieves.
The Kid's end came only after he refused to abandon his Mexican-American teen girlfriend.
Most likely born in New York City, he came to New Mexico with his mother while searching for a better economic future.
It was in Silver City, N.M., that a young Billy the Kid learned Spanish and Mexican dances as he mingled easily among the territory's large Mexican-American population when others from the East Coast didn't even bother, according to Paul Hutton, a University of New Mexico American West historian, who appears in the new film.
When his mother died of tuberculosis when he was 15, Billy the Kid was left an orphan and raised largely by Mexican-American ranchers and sheepherders.
This helped the Kid later when he was on the run from the law and was given shelter by poor Mexican-Americans ranchers he befriended, Hutton said.

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Kara Dalkey, Author Tor Books $25.95 (448p) ISBN 978-0-312-89071-1
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Release date: 02/01/2001
Reality and fantasy collide in this engrossing tale of two warring clans vying for power, prestige and the chance to influence the man who sits on the chrysanthemum throne. Setting her tale in Japan during the last days of the Heian period (roughly _PHONE_ C.E.), Dalkey (Blood of the Goddess) deftly uses her knowledge of Japanese culture, mannerisms and bloodthirsty politicking to chronicle the wars of rebellion and counter-rebellion that end in the death of the emperor and the rise of the first Japanese shogun. Two rival clans, the Taira and the Minamoto, clash numerous times over a period of 30 years, with each clan calling on the aid of demons or gods to gain superiority and power. Did demons and gods play a part in the brutal wars of competing emperors and the rise of the Japanese shogunate? Dalkey dramatizes the tantalizing possibilities of what might have been if they had. While she succeeds in bringing the history, customs and traditions of Japan to life, her many characters maintain a remoteness that will keep most readers from caring about any individual. In addition, the fantasy realm of the demons and gods that she posits is rather intangible and distant. But even so, the book, which reads more like a historical novel of political intrigue than a fantasy, boasts a strong story that holds the attention. (Feb. 12)
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Hyperbolic plane has a beautiful triangulation by congruent hyperbolic triangles where all the vertices of the triangulation have degree 7, this is of course not possible in the euclidean plane, even more, I think it is not possible to triangulate the euclidean plane with triangles that are $C$-bilipschitz with a unit triangulation for some constant $C$, because that would imply there is a bilipschitz map from $\mathbb{H^2}$ to the euclidean $\mathbb{R^2}$ and this is not possible, is that correct?
So my question is: is it possible to triangulate the euclidean plane with any kind of euclidean triangles such that at every vertex has degree 7. I've been trying to do it by hand but always a lot of little triangles start appearing and I'm not certain if I can continue triangulating in such a way that the whole plane is covered.
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Take a conformal map of the hyperbolic plane to the disc and triangulate it in a way reminiscent of an M.C. Escher painting. Map the vertices from the disc to the plane with some stupid map - the inverse of $(x,y) \to (x/\sqrt{1+x^2+y^2},y/\sqrt{1+x^2+y^2)$, say. Then draw a straight line between every pair of vertices that had a straight line drawn between them before. If none of the lines cross and none of the triangles start overlapping, you're good, but I'm not sure how to figure out whether this happens. – Will Sawin Aug 8 '12 at 18:11
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Unless I am missing something: start with the image of a degree-seven triangulation of the hyperbolic plane (coming from the (2, 3, 7) triangle group -- that is the triangulation both you and _USER_ seem to be alluding to) in the Beltrami-Klein model (this will be a triangulation of the disk with Euclidean straight edges). Then lift the vertices of which are distance $r$ from the origin by some monotoically increasing convex function of $r,$ such that $f(1) < \infty, f(0) = 0$ This will move your triangulation to a straight-line triangulation of a convex "cup." Now centrally project this from the point $(0, 0, f(1)).$ The image will be a combinatorially equivalent triangulation of the plane.
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_USER_: I think, the easier way to describe what you are doing is to realize (2,3,7)-triangulation of hyperbolic plane on the hyperboloid $x^2+y^2-z^2=-1, z>0$, then straighten it replacing hyperbolic geodesic segments with Euclidean ones. Now, project the result orthogonally to the xy-plane and you are done. – Misha Aug 8 '12 at 20:16
Thanks Igor and Misha for your quick and clear answers. – shurtados Aug 8 '12 at 20:42
_USER_: yes, of course you are right. What I am describing is slightly more general, but also I was conjecturing that the OP might have been less familiar with the hyperboloid model... – Igor Rivin Aug 9 '12 at 13:19
I am not sure what you are asking in your first question (what is a "unit triangulation"?) but one can prove the following:
There is no geodesic triangulation of the plane with all vertices of degree >6 and such that the following conditions holds:
b) the angles of triangles are bounded from below.
Condition b) means that each triangle is bi-Lipshitz to an equilateral triangle, so this is probably what you ask. And the reason you mention is valid.
Examples of geodesic triangulation with vertices of degree 7 are given in the previous answer, and it follows from, b) that some triangles in these examples are very thin.
Edited later. My first answer also had condition
a) all triangles are bounded.
I claimed that b) can be replaced with a).
This condition CANNOT be used to replace b). Here is an example of a geodesic trianglation of the plane with all vertices of arbitrarily high degree, and bounded triangles.
Begin with an equilateral triange inscribed in the unit circle. From each vertex draw segments from the unit circle to the concentric circle of radius 2, so that the degree of each vertex on the unit circle becomes large. Add some chords of the circle of radius 2, connecting the endpoints of these segmnts. Draw additional segments to make this a triangulation of some polygon inscribed in the circle of radius 2. All inner vertices of this triangulation have large degree.
Now repeat this construction. We obtain a sequence of larger and larger polygons $P_n$ each inscribed in a circle of radius $n$, and each polygon is triangulated so that the degrees of inner vertices is large. Continuing this indefinitely, we obtain a triangulation of the plane.
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9/9/12 should be 8/9/12 in the US, 9.8.12 in Europe, or just omitted, since MathOverflow automatically keeps track of editing times. – Andreas Blass Aug 9 '12 at 14:56
Very nice triangulation, thanks!! – shurtados Aug 11 '12 at 20:47
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Saddle Trees are the most important aspect of the saddle. It is what insures the proper fit of the horse, balance of the rider, and overall strength of the saddle. Here we will show how we accomplish these three concepts.
Our trees are made from Yellow Poplar and laminated Baltic Birch. This wood is very clean and void of any knots. The grain is fibrous and intertwined so it makes it easy to work with and makes it stronger so it will hold the tree's shape.
Kent uses a jig to cut his bars to insure a proper angle.
Both sides of the bars need to be shaped. Showing is the top side of the bar where the rider will be sitting. Kent is hand rasping it to guarantee the balance points are correct.
After using his pattern to shape the bottom of the bars, he sands a smooth finish making sure there aren't any bumps. This is the part that is in contact with the horse.
The front of the saddle is referred to as the style. Kent is shaping a Wade style front. The horn is very important when it comes to shaping; tapering it correctly so the dallies will stack properly.
In this picture, Kent is working on the gullet giving it a smooth transition to the bars over the wither.
Next comes the cantle. Kent is shaping the dish in the cantle where the rider will be sitting.
Here is the back of the cantle. Kent prefers to have a straight and smooth appearance.
This shows a finished set of bars. In the background are the blocks of wood he starts out with. The bars and the cantle are made from Yellow Poplar.
Now we are looking at a finished cantle and a block of wood that is required for it.
Here is a finished front. Behind it is a block of laminated Baltic Birch which is used when making.
After the tree is assembled, two coats of polyurethane are applied to protect against the wet rawhide.
This tree is ready for rawhide. Over 10 pounds of wood is cut away in the process of making a tree.
Kent only uses bull rawhide when he rawhide our trees. Bull rawhide is denser than cow, adding even more strength to his trees. Here Kent is, draping rawhide over his tree.
This shows how thick the bull hide is that we use.
Then we begin to cut and shape the rawhide to the tree. We stitch difference parts to make the form. In this picture, Kent is stitching the horn.
Now he is stitching the bars. Later nails will be placed in the cantle, bars, and horn which will allow the rawhide to dry close to the tree, insuring an even tighter fit.
As the rawhide dries, the laces need to be tapped on daily. This gives a smooth finish to the lacing.
Finally we apply two coats of Shellac to protect the rawhide. We use Shellac verses polyurethane because Shellac is a natural finish and the glue will adhere to it. It is made from the resin the female lac bug secretes while feeding on tree sap. On the other hand, polyurethane is a petroleum based product and the glues just goes gummy when the two come in contact with each other.


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Threat Assessment Team
The Threat Assessment Alert Team (TAAT) is dedicated to a proactive, coordinated and planned identification, prevention, assessment, management, and reduction of interpersonal and behavioral threats to the safety and well-being of students, faculty, staff and visitors of Roxbury Community College.
Threat assessment is designed to be a preventative process used to identify warning signs and intervene before something preventable happens. Cases are NOT managed on a first-come, first served basis. Rather, all cases are triaged and the most serious cases are managed first. All cases, regardless of the immediacy, will be reviewed and managed in the manner most appropriate for the situation.
In the event of an imminent or significant threat posed, the matter should be immediately referred to the College's Office of Public Safety and/or the Boston Police Department. This document outlines the process the team will follow upon receiving a referral for threatening, problematic, or concerning student behavior.
The College has a commitment to ensure that no retaliatory actions are taken against any person or persons who submit a referral form to the team.
- Kevin Hepner, Vice President of Administration and Finance
- Charles Walker, Interim Executive Director of Human Resources
- Ruth Hines, Health Services Coordinator
- Cecile Regner, Interim Vice President of Student and Academic Affairs
- Oscar Walker, Director of Public Safety
Identifying and Responding to Student of Concern
Signs and Symptoms for Students of Concern
- Erratic behavior, including infrequent class attendance or failure to follow through with responsibilities.
- Increasing dependence on a faculty or staff member, parent, or other person (by demanding excessive amounts of time and attention).
- Social isolation, withdrawal, lethargy.
- Inability to focus on a specific topic in a conversation or activity.
- Disorganized thinking and speech, feelings that are inappropriate to the situation, or other evidence that a student is "out of touch with reality".
- Expression of feelings of persecution, paranoia, or strong mistrust of others.
- Disruptive, explosive, or disrespectful behavior.
- Signs of excessive alcohol or drug use.
- Abrupt change in manner, style, or personal hygiene.
- Overtly suicidal thoughts and/or statements expressed verbally or in writing.
- Statements about harming someone else.
- Expressed uncertainty and anxiety about emotional stability, family situation, and/or relationship problems.
Guidelines for Responding to a Student of Concern
- Share your interest and concern openly and directly.
- Set clear limits about your role with the student.
- Maintain a student's privacy, but do not promise confidentiality.
- Help a student tell his or her story. Offer the opportunity to listen to what is on his or her mind.
- Demonstrate an understanding of what the student discloses.
- Statements made by the student regarding an intention or plan to harm self or others must be reported.
- Inquire as to how the student is attempting to respond to the problem. Help develop response options together.
- Consult with peers, colleagues, supervisors, deans, Dean of Students Office or others if you need additional perspectives before or after talking to the student.
- Suggest a referral to the Student Health Center, Dean of Students Office, or other community resources.
- Follow up as appropriate.

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Ugly food will be on the menu for a dinner commemorating a Christmas meal by Canadian soldiers during the Second World War.
The 2777 Seaforth Highlanders Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps (RCACC) Langley, is using scrounged food to recreate the famous Ortona dinner this coming Sunday.
"However, unlike the officers who had to find and probably source the black market for supplies during that battle, we're benefitting from the generosity of DeLorme Food Services and the hard work, initiative, and generous spirit of the Fraser Valley Permaculture Guild's farm to food bank philosophy and gleaners," explained Capt. Mark Iredale.
The guild is donating imperfect or ugly vegetables that would normally go into soup stock.
Cadets at the dinner will learn how in the midst of this fierce Second World War battle the Canadian officers, determined to provide a good Christmas meal for their men, scrounged table linens, china dishes, beer, wine, roast pork, applesauce, cauliflower, mashed potatoes, gravy, chocolate, oranges, nuts, and cigarettes.
Canadian troops advancing along Italy's Adriatic coast were tasked with securing the village of Ortona, not realizing the town was considered an important German winter defence line held by Hitler's elite paratroopers. It took the mostly young Canadians eight brutal days just to fight their way into Ortona where the battle became even more deadly.
The German paratroopers had skillfully ensured their infantrymen and snipers had cover in ruined buildings from heavy artillery and easily destroyed Canadian Sherman tanks, killing many of the Three Rivers Regiment. A basement loaded with explosives was remotely detonated, claiming the lives of all but one member of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment. To survive, Canadians began "mouseholing" from building to building using demolition charges to blast through interior walls so they weren't fighting on the streets. They would then clear the enemy one room and one house at a time before repeating the process into the next house.
In the midst of this brutality, the Canadian soldiers ate their festive meal in shifts before going back into battle. An Anglican military padre named Major Roy Durnford prayed with the men and an organist played "Silent Night" while the men ate in shifts before returning to the battle. A CBC Radio journalist was present to record the event, which was reported back home. German soldiers later reported they could hear the Canadians singing the Christmas carol. Two days after Christmas the Germans withdrew and the Canadians had achieved their objective, but it cost the lives of hundreds of men.
"Part of the Army Cadet program is teaching cadets about Canadian military history," said Iredale. "The Ortona Dinner teaches them so much about the harsh realities of war, in all its complexities, by bringing the history to life with bits of history, memories of soldiers read out throughout the meal, and an empty table set in memory of fallen comrades adjacent to the head table."
The cadets will also have a chance to learn about the food guild which will have a display at the dinner.
"We really appreciate the support of local families, businesses, and groups like the Fraser Valley Permaculture Guild (FVPG) who support our cadet events like the Ortona dinner so that our fundraising dollars stretch for training for cadets. Using the ugly food from the guild is new this year, and really a great teaching moment for the cadets that relates to today as well as to Canada's military history," Iredale added.
The FVPG Farm to Food Bank initiative collected over 53,000 pounds of produce from local farms in 2015 that otherwise would have been thrown away or left to rot. That's enough to feed 29,444 people a full day's portion of fresh vegetables and fruit. The guild will have a display at the Ortona Dinner so that cadets and guests can find out how people are working to combat hunger and stop food waste.
The DeLorme family has a long established relationship with the Seaforth cadets in Surrey and Langley and Mrs. Dorothy DeLorme is fondly considered to be the mother of the local cadet corps. The DeLormes have donated the pork roasts for this year's dinner, at which they are special guests, in memory of Mrs. DeLorme's late husband John ("Jack") DeLorme, who served with the Loyal Edmonton Regiment and was one of the soldiers at Ortona during Christmas 1943.
Find out about cadets at _URL_.

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Prayer for putting up a mezuzah
How do you kiss a mezuzah?
A mezuzah is a small case affixed to the doorframe of each room in Jewish homes and workplaces which contains a tiny scroll of parchment inscribed with a prayer. It is customary for religious Jews to touch the mezuzah every time they pass through a door and kiss the fingers that touched it.
What does the mezuzah symbolize?
The purpose of the mezuzah is to act as a constant reminder of God's presence. Jews will often touch the mezuzah as they go through the door. The instruction for this comes from the Torah.
How do you hang a mezuzah on a metal door frame?
Get hanging material. A hammer and nail or a screw and drill are common ways to hang a mezuzah. Choose a nail or screw that corresponds to your mezuzah. These will go into the door frame and must be big enough to allow the mezuzah to hang securely. Strong glue or double-sided tape are also options.
Can I write my own mezuzah scroll?
For this homemade mezuzah, you can make your own scroll. You can print out an online version of the Shema or write the first line of the prayer "Shema Yisrael: Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad: Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is One" on a piece of paper.
Why is the mezuzah placed at an angle?
Rashi argued that mezuzot should be affixed vertically, in such a way that the top pointed toward the Almighty. They eventually compromised, and agreed that a mezuzah should be hung on the diagonal, with its top inclined toward the inside.
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Why do Jews Rock when they pray?
Every time a Jew engages with the Torah, the light of his or her soul ignites, which is why he or she moves like the flame of a candle. This striking image illustrates the desire of many religious Jews to connect directly with God by learning and praying.
Why do Hasidic wives wear wigs?
Orthodox women do not show their hair in public after their wedding. With a headscarf or a wig – referred to in Yiddish as a sheitel – they signal to their surroundings that they are married and that they comply with traditional notions of propriety.
Which rooms need a mezuzah?
Some interpret Jewish law to require a mezuzah in every doorway in the home except bathrooms (which are not a living space), laundry rooms and closets, if they are too small to qualify as rooms.
Why do Hasidim wear fur hats?
According to Rabbi Aaron Wertheim, Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz (1726–1791) stated that "[t]he acronym for Shabbos is: Shtreimel Bimkom Tefillin – the shtreimel takes the place of tefillin." Since wearing special clothing on Shabbat is a form of sanctification, among the Hasidim of Galicia and Hungary the shtreimel is
Where do Jews put the tefillin?
Tefillin (sometimes called phylacteries) are cubic black leather boxes with leather straps that Orthodox Jewish men wear on their head and their arm during weekday morning prayer.
Does a shul need a mezuzah?
All inner rooms require mezuzos on the doorways, even if there is no actual door, as long as the doorway has both a doorpost and a lintel. 22 The height of both sides of a doorway do not need to be even, but the doorway only requires a mezuzah if the right doorpost is taller.
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Does a mezuzah scroll need to be kosher?
Although a "nonkosher " case does not usually invalidate the affixing of the mezuzah, sometimes it can. Even if an improper mezuzah case is still halachically permissible, one should not suffice with the bare minimum; rather, one should be scrupulous in this mitzvah and merit to lengthen the days of one's life.
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Can anything be said about the measure of the topological boundary of a Cacciopoli set in $R^n$? Of course, the reduced boundary has finite (n-1)-dimensional Hausdorff measure, but this does not say anything about the topological boundary, for instance, points with density 0 or 1 can still be part of the boundary.
My precise question: if $E$ is a Caccioppoli set, does there exist a measurable Cacciopoli set $F$, such that $E\triangle F$ and $\partial F$ are both Lebesgue null sets?
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The answer is no. Take countably many disjoint closed balls $B_i$ contained in the square $Q=[0,1]\times [0,1]$ and such that:
(i) Sum of areas of $B_i$ is less than 1
(ii) Sum of perimeters of $B_i$ is finite
(iii) $\bigcup B_i$ is dense in $Q$
Since the series $\sum \chi_{B_i}$ converges in BV norm, the set $E=Q\setminus \bigcup B_i$ has finite perimeter. It also has positive measure and empty interior. Any representative $F$ of the set $E$ also has empty interior and therefore $\partial F$ is not Lebesgue null.
By the way, any Lebesgue measurable set E has a representative F with the property
(*) $0<|F\cap B(x,r)|<|B(x,r)|$ for all $x\in\partial F$ and all $r>0$.
The proof is straightforward: add the points x for which $|E\cap B(x,r)|=|B(x,r)|$ for some r, and throw out all points x such that $|E\cap B(x,r)|=0$ for some $r$. (See Prop. 3.1 in "Minimal surfaces and functions of bounded variation" by E. Giusti.) By virtue of (*) the set $F$ has the smallest (w.r.t inclusion) topological boundary among all representatives of $E$, so if this representative doesn't help you, nothing does.
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Thanks! This was the kind of answer I was looking for. My question actually came from the result of E. Giusti you mention. I was hoping to sharpen it, but clearly this is not possible. – Martijn Jan 8 '10 at 11:45
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Tennis Agility Drills and Speed Exercises
Tennis agility drills deals with the movement, coordination and reaction speed for tennis. Performing a tennis agility drill on a regular basis can improve a player's tennis fitness and endurance on the court.
tennis-agility-drillsTennis agility drills involve the player's fitness and movement around the court.
Top players are also exceptional athletes in today modern tennis game. Any tennis training program will include at least one component of a tennis agility drill to not only improve a player's balance but their explosion and quickness around the tennis court.
Often times, the tennis fitness aspect of the game is overlooked by club players worldwide. This is a shame, because a player that is in good physical shape can outlast a player who has not yet included tennis agility drills into their training regimen. For any good player, tennis agility drills are a big part of their fitness element.
Below are some of the tennis agility drills that help tennis players develop their speed, balance, quickness and coordination. Specifically, these drills aim to develop the players' ability to change direction, footwork flexibility, hip extension, etc.
Tennis Agility Drill #1: The skip for height supplemental
The objective of this series tennis agility drills is to help players increase their hip extension. It also helps the players to strengthen their flexion and to develop ankle stiffness. This drill is just one of the tennis agility drills that a player must follow to gain speed and quickness that is necessary to win tennis matches.
 - Skip with your left or right leg and move forward while doing so. While skipping, you should maintain proper body posture where your spine is in straight position and your body in steady posture. You arm should also be in proper action. When the left leg is up, the right hand is up as well and vice versa.
 - Make sure that the knee of the leg that is up in the air is fully extended and fully flexed. Also, the ankle of the raised leg should level off with the knee of the leg on the ground.
 - When the raised leg is fully up, your foot on the ground should be on plantar flexion movement or the front portion of your foot and the shin is angled at 90 degrees.
 - When your foot lands on the ground, create an explosive but gentle power but never bang it on the ground.
Tennis Agility Drill #2: The 40-yard square carioca tennis agility drill
This is one of the tennis agility drills that aim to develop your ability to quickly change direction. It also helps you enhance your hips and footwork flexibility.
 - Execute this drill with the use of cones. Simply place one cone on every corner of the court.
 - Position yourself at one corner and execute the two point stance. To do this, stand with both of your knees bent and feet staggered (one foot is in front while the other stays back) and put your weight over your front foot. Bend your elbows and then place your arms in front of your chest with your head up.
 - From your present position, sprint towards one corner and pivot in reverse manner when you reach the corner.
 - After you pivot, execute Carioca instead of sprinting to reach the next corner.
 - Then execute another reverse pivot when you reach another corner and go to the remaining corner using Carioca steps.
 - Repeat the drill as many as you can or as prescribed by the coach.
Tennis Agility Drill #3: The quick and wide shuffle with ladder
Same as the other tennis agility drills, this drill help you improve you speed, coordination and balance.
 - Start with a two-point stance position (as described above).
 - Stand in such a way that the ladder is front of you.
 - Then step with your left and right feet on the first step or square
 - Then move out of the ladder laterally. Say move to your right side by a side step using your right foot first then your left foot follows.
 - Then you move in but this time on the next step or square. Move in with your left foot first to be followed by your right foot. As your right foot touches the square, move out you're your left foot quickly (this time to the left side of the ladder) and your right foot follows quickly.
 - Repeat the move in and move out steps as many as you can. Remember to maintain balance when you execute this drill.
 - Once you reach the top of the ladder, you can repeat the drill and start again from the first step or square.
Tennis Agility Drill #4: The 15-yard turn agility drill
In addition to other tennis agility drills, this drill helps you improve your ability to change from one direction to another. It will also make you more flexible in your hips and footwork. To complete this drill, put one marker (cone1) at around five yard forward from the starting your point (which is also the finish point) and another marker (cone 2) five yards to the right of the starting point.
 - Execute the two-point stance posture while you are at the starting point.
 - The next step is for you to sprint towards cone 1. Upon reaching the first marker (cone 1), quickly make a right turn towards the next maker (cone 2).
 - As you reach cone 2, make a quick left turn and sprint towards the starting point or the finishing point. Take note that cone 1 and cone 2 should be in diagonal position.
Tennis Agility Drill #5: The lateral skaters to sprint agility drill
The purpose of this set of tennis agility drills is for the development of your cutting ability and enhancement of first lateral quickness. In addition to other tennis agility drill, this drill must be done regularly to develop your speed and quickness.
 - To start with this drill, stand with straight and steady body posture and bring your left and right feet together. Then push off your body using either of your legs laterally. This means that when you are pushing you body towards you right, it is you left leg that pushes you off, but you land with your right foot.
 - Once you land on the ground or on the floor (make sure that you land with only one foot), pause for three to four seconds and quickly push off again to the other side. This time, you push your body with your right leg and land on your left leg.
 - For this agility drill for be more effective, repeat it as many as you can and at regular basis. After you have completed the reps, sprint around the court.
Tennis Agility Drill #6: The medicine ball agility drill
This is one of the tennis agility drills that enhance your explosive power to help you execute powerful throwing and overhead shots. In this tennis agility drill, all you need is a medicine ball.
 - Stand in front of a wall with your two feet spread at hip-width distance. Keep your body straight and in steady manner, your head up and knees bent.
 - Hold the medicine ball with your both hands and bring it up over your head. With your elbows bent, hit the wall with the ball successively at a very fast pace. Do this as long as possible and do it regularly as well.
 - You can do variations in this drill. One variation is the position of your feet. You can have one of your feet in front while the other stays back. You can also execute this drill while you are in kneeling position.
Tennis Agility Drill #7: The sprint/backpedal agility drill
This tennis agility drill aims to develop your reaction speed and quickness. It also aims to develop your quickness in changing directions, which is vital when playing tennis matches. To complete this drill, make markings on the starting point and the finishing point. The distance between the two points should be around 30 yards.
 - Stand at the starting point and wait for your partner's or coach's signal to start.
 - Once you hear the first whistle, spring quickly towards the finishing marker.
 - When you hear the second whistle, stop and move backwards) at a very fast pace (backpedal.
 - The drill continues where you change directions (forwards or backward movements) after each whistle. The coach on one hand should see to it the interval of each whistle varies. So that the player won't be able to anticipate the whistle and when to stop. In the end, the drill becomes more effective in developing the player's ability to quickly change direction.
 - The player should also not anticipate the whistle and should maintain the same speed all throughout the drill.
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CWAVE: Met Office Microwave radiometer (MP series) temperature, water vapour and liquid profiles at Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR)
The Cloud and Water Vapour Experiment (CWAVE) was a measurement campaign at the CCLRC-Chilbolton Observatory; it was supporting associated with two EC FP5 projects, CLOUDMAP2 and CLOUDNET. A wide range of satellite and ground based instruments measured a variety of atmospheric properties ranging from cloud parameters to water vapour. In addition, the measurements coincided with the results from a reduced resolution Unified Model (UM) run by the Met Office. This dataset contains Met Office Microwave radiometer (MP series) temperature, water vapour and liquid profiles at Chilbolton Facility for Atmospheric and Radio Research (CFARR)
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- gcmd_name: Brightness Temperature
- gcmd_url: _URL_
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Lid's on, steam's risin':
collard greens, Lord, bubblin' JAZZ!
That's appetizin'.
Analysis, meaning and summary of James A. Emanuel's poem Greens
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text: Researchers in the Interactive Systems Group at UTEP have been using a research tool called Didi for some time now. It was originally designed to be easily adaptable. This tool has proven to be adaptable as it has been changed by different researchers to suit particular needs. As a result, multiple versions of the program exist. In addition to this, the tool only works in Linux and has grown quite a bit. To solve these problems, the different versions could have been consolidated into one program and modified to produce a version that worked on other platforms, or another program could be customized instead. In order to make an informed decision about which alternative was more feasible, research was conducted on a potential replacement candidate called Wavesurfer. This paper briefly describes Didi, Wavesurfer, the initial modifications to Wavesurfer, and possible future modifications to Wavesurfer.


are towards the right direction I think. Thanks. – StarPinkER Oct 17 '12 at 2:55
I think the best question is "write a reverse hashcode function" – yelliver Oct 17 '12 at 3:04
Actually any old string will do, any hashcode value will do. – StarPinkER Oct 17 '12 at 3:15
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I was wondering if there was a "universal" solution; e.g. some constant string XYZ, such that
 s.hashcode() == (s + XYZ).hashcode()
for any string s. Finding such a string involves solving a fairly complicated equation... which was beyond my rusty mathematical ability. But then it dawned on me that h == 31*h + ch is always true when h and ch are both zero!
Based on that insight, the following method should create a different String with the same hashcode as its argument:
 public String collider(String s) {
 return 0 + s;
If NUL characters are problematic for you, prepending any string whose hashcode is zero would work too... albeit that the colliding strings would be longer than if you used zero.
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Let me have a try whether the \0 solution will work or not. Thanks. – StarPinkER Oct 17 '12 at 4:28
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Any responsible pet owner knows that owning pets, especially dogs, is a big responsibility. However, in Costa Rica there is a big dog dilemma.
With thousands of puppy mills, so-called breeders, and pet shops throughout the island nation, dogs are everywhere, yet sadly, an estimated one million dogs are released to the streets each year by owners no longer able to or perhaps no longer want to care for them.
Just as in many other countries, dogs in Costa Rica are used as status symbols, given as gifts to children and loved ones, and brought in as companions. However, when the novelty wears off and the dogs grow, often without proper training or space to live, they can become more work than their owners think they are worth, and the dogs are thrown out into the street.
Dogs once welcomed into homes are just as quickly left to fend for themselves on the streets and even given a new name, "callejeros" or "street dogs".
Animals rescue workers have long urged residents to carefully consider bringing a pet into their home, and to never buy from pet stores, as many of the dogs come from puppy mills that continue to mistreat and over breed dogs, that as many now see just wind up on the streets.
During a recent National Geographic Channel documentary, "Dog Whisperer" Cesar Milan traveled to with Last Chance for Animals (LCA) to take a look inside puppy mills. Lat year, the Cesar Milan Foundation and LCA teamed up to create a PSA in Costa Rica tilted, "Adopt, Don't Shop."
See the Spanish-language PSA here.


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Resource centre > News > New International Declaration for Ecological Restoration by Botanic Gardens
New International Declaration for Ecological Restoration by Botanic Gardens
11th April 2011
Above: Habitat recovery of scrub thorn vegetation in the Soan Valley, Punjab Province, Pakistan (March 2011). Planted seedlings of Acacia modesta and Olea ferruginea are protected with branches of Dodonea viscosa. A joint project of Government College University Lahore, Pakistan, and BGCI.
The Botanic Gardens Ecological Restoration Initiative ('The New York Declaration') was agreed by eleven organisations at a meeting in New York, USA in March 2011.
'Terrestrial ecosystems are being degraded and used unsustainably worldwide and are at risk of further degradation or imminent loss. Forty percent of the world's forests have been completely destroyed and much of what is left is fragmented. In many of the more seriously affected places, remaining habitats are not adequate for biodiversity conservation nor can they provide key ecosystem goods and services that supply fundamental economic benefits and contribute to poverty alleviation.'
The Declaration ends with a pledge to 'develop a global alliance of botanic gardens for ecological restoration with ambitious long term goals'.
Botanic Gardens Conservation International
Read the full text of The Botanic Gardens Ecological Restoration Initiative (PDF)
All botanic gardens that are interested in working together on ecological restoration are invited to contact Sara Oldfield at BGCI (_EMAIL_).
Read more about the joint ecological restoration project of Government College University Lahore, Pakistan, and BGCI.
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Coming out in the spring of 2020
About the Book
The Book of Fairax is Dark Ages Britain historic fantasy where the grim authenticity of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle meets the intimate lyricism of This Side of Paradise.
This is the tale John Doe tells Anna Reilly when she holds him to his promise of full disclosure. Its events take place in the 7th Century, but in the chronology of Over the Hills of Green the story belongs after Part I and Part II of the novel.
As Roman Christianity and the Old Ways clash in the 7th Century Britain, a young Angle warrior struggles to reconcile his humanity with his mystical origins. Woven into the fabric of a greater historical and an even greater metaphysical reality, one eccentric boy's coming of age story unfolds as an intensely personal, yet universally human quest for love, faith and belonging.
Illustrations by Nigel Hendrickson


What is segregation of waste?
Asked by Rupal Sinha | 6th Dec, 2013, 08:39: PM
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Segregation of waste is carried out to reduce the load of deposition of unwanted things in the environment.
Deposition of non-biodegradable things leads to pollution.
Waste can be segregated in two ways:
A. Biodegradable Watse and Non-biodegradable waste
Biodegradable Waste
Non-biodegradable Waste
Organic waste such as kitchen waste, remain of vegetables, dried flowers, leaves, papers which can be used to make manure.
Wastes such as recyclable waste such as metals, glass, plastic
Toix waste: medicines, material used in hospitals.
B. Dry Garbage and Wet Garbage
On domestic level, in our houses we can segregate dry and wet garbage. Wet garbage can be disposed off more frequently as it decomposes fast and may spread bad odour and can be the site for the growth of certain microorganisms.
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In the years 2011 and 2012 the Association has carried out a surveys at national level on textile items purchased in stores or taken from the NAS and ASL during inspections following the reporting of health problems..
Here is a summary of the most significant results:
Presence of dangerous substances on textile items purchased at points of sale:
- 4% carcinogenic aromatic amines
- 4% allergenic dyes
- 6% heavy metals
- 4% formaldehyde
Widespread presence of dangerous substances in textile and footwear articles taken from the NAS or the ASL. Causes of diseases found in patients admitted to dermatological clinics (study on over 400 patients):
- Textiles - in 69.1% of cases
- Accessories - in 16.5% of cases
- Footwear - in 14.4% of cases
Advice for the Consumer
1. Do not buy items without a composition label *.
2. Always wash a new head of clothing before wearing it and, in case of dye release, rewash it.
*The label must declare by law the type of fibers present in the garment.


Should Testosterone Be Refrigerated?
Should Testosterone Be Refrigerated
Should Testosterone Be Refrigerated?
Introduction:
Testosterone is a hormone that plays a vital role in the development and maintenance of male characteristics. It is commonly used as a medication to treat low testosterone levels in men, and sometimes even in women. When it comes to storing testosterone, there is often confusion about whether it should be refrigerated or not. In this article, we will explore the topic in detail, providing information and addressing FAQs to help you understand how to properly store testosterone.
Understanding Testosterone:
Testosterone is a steroid hormone that belongs to the androgen group. It is primarily produced in the testicles of males and in small amounts in the ovaries of females. Testosterone is responsible for the development of male reproductive tissues, such as the prostate and testes, as well as promoting secondary sexual characteristics like muscle mass, bone density, and body hair growth.
Storing Testosterone:
Proper storage of testosterone is essential to maintain its effectiveness and prevent degradation. However, the specific storage requirements may vary depending on the type of testosterone product you have. It is crucial to read the manufacturer's instructions and consult your healthcare provider for precise guidelines.
For most testosterone medications, it is recommended to store them at room temperature, typically between 68°F and 77°F (20°C and 25°C). This means you can store them in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight, heat, and moisture. It is important to note that exposing testosterone to extreme temperatures can impact its potency and effectiveness.
Should Testosterone be Refrigerated?
While most testosterone medications can be stored at room temperature, certain specific formulations may require refrigeration. It is essential to carefully read the product label and instructions provided by the manufacturer or your healthcare provider. If refrigeration is necessary, it will typically be stated clearly on the packaging or information leaflet accompanying the medication.
Refrigeration can help extend the shelf life of certain testosterone products, especially those in multi-dose vials or ampoules. Keeping them refrigerated can help slow down the degradation process and maintain their potency. However, it is crucial to ensure that the temperature of the refrigerator remains within the recommended range to prevent freezing or overheating of the medication.
FAQs about Storing Testosterone:
1. Can I freeze testosterone to extend its shelf life?
No, freezing testosterone is not recommended. Freezing can cause structural changes in the medication, leading to a loss of potency. It is best to follow the manufacturer's instructions and store testosterone at the recommended temperature range.
2. What should I do if I accidentally froze my testosterone medication?
If you accidentally froze your testosterone medication, it is advisable to contact your healthcare provider or pharmacist for guidance. They will be able to assess the situation and provide appropriate advice based on the specific product and its formulation.
3. Can I store testosterone in the bathroom cabinet?
Storing testosterone in a bathroom cabinet is generally not recommended. Bathrooms tend to have high humidity levels due to showering and bathing, which can negatively affect the medication's stability. It is best to store testosterone in a cool, dry place away from moisture and heat sources.
4. How long can I keep testosterone out of the refrigerator?
If your testosterone medication does not require refrigeration, it can be kept at room temperature for the duration specified by the manufacturer. It is advisable to check the product label or consult your healthcare provider for precise storage instructions.
5. Can I travel with testosterone that requires refrigeration?
Traveling with testosterone that needs refrigeration can be challenging. It is essential to plan ahead and ensure you have access to refrigeration during your journey. Portable coolers or insulated bags with ice packs can be used to maintain the appropriate temperature. However, it is vital to consult your healthcare provider or pharmacist for specific guidance before traveling.
Conclusion:
Proper storage of testosterone is crucial to ensure its effectiveness and maintain its potency. While most testosterone medications can be stored at room temperature, there are certain formulations that may require refrigeration. It is essential to carefully read the product label, follow the manufacturer's instructions, and consult your healthcare provider for specific guidelines. By storing testosterone correctly, you can maximize its benefits and avoid any potential risks associated with improper storage.
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text: It is known that densities in formations are usually assumed to be constant for gravity model calculations. This also implies that formations are homogeneous and isotropic. However, the formations are usually heterogeneous and densities vary depending on heterogeneity. For this reason, densities should be taken into account as variables. Some scientists consider densities as variables in each formation in model calculations. In other words, density is defined as a function of the required parameters. In fact, functional change is regular. However, density is an irregular variable that depends on the change boundaries of seismic velocity. In this study, it is aimed to take density into account as a variable by using detected seismic velocity boundaries at which seismic velocity changes for each formation. In addition to main formations in model geometry in 3D inversion calculations, another formation was defined. This additional formation has been described by using a combination of all of the change boundaries of seismic velocity present in each formation in a specific order. The density calculated for the additional formation estimated the variation of density between the change boundaries of seismic velocity. This variation is added to the mass densities that are calculated for the description number of each zone. So, lower-density layer comprising oil can be determined by this method. The reliability of the results of the method depends on the reliability of seismic velocity boundaries. Moreover, the increasing number of seismic velocity boundaries leads to the increasing resolution of density variations.


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Education / Sustainable
Design competition entry
Archasm School Without Classrooms Competition Entry
Collaboration with Lauren Peterson
People as gardeners. One of the most basic and fundamental roles of mankind, but unfortunately one that is often forgotten. As caretakers of the earth and the resources therein, we are in need of redemption. The focus of this school – in theory, program, and design – is to focus the education of future generations on ecology and conservation.
In the Ecological Conservation Academy, formal classrooms are eliminated. Open floor plans allow education to happen organically and specifically for each group, individual, or topic. Unique applications of sustainable practices are incorporated throughout the enclosure of the tower – the building acts as both a sustainable machine and an educational resource.
Rooting the base are planters and agriculture, which engage and connect the Academy with the entirety of the Freizeitgelande Tempelhofer Field. Here, students tend to plants and crops, working in the dirt as gardeners. Water collection and filtration happens in the middle tier of the tower. Bird habitats are incorporated towards the top of the tower, along with air purification.
This proposal reaches beyond the site of the school to integrate the entire Freizeitgelande Tempelhofer Field into the educational mission of the Academy. Through doing so, this open space is repurposed for community use. Portions of the old airport are maintained and improved for public entertainment, recreation, and gardening – functions that are informally served currently. The majority of the open green space is converted to a forest preserve for both public enjoyment and educational use.


RoRBook/Basic Truck Requirements
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 2. Working Environment
 3. Land-based Vehicles and Basics
 1. Basic Requirements
 2. First Beams/Nodes
 3. Rigidity
 4. Wheels
 5. Engine
 6. Suspension
 7. Steering
 8. Commands
 9. Hooks
 10. Submeshes
 11. Flares
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 5. Aircraft and Winged Vehicles
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 6. Nautical Vehicles and Boats
 1. Simple Boats
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Basic Vehicle Requirements
There are certain necessities for a truck that you need to have in place in order for it to function within Rigs of Rods. Not including certain sections can yield different results, from making the vehicle explode upon spawning, to its nonappearance in the selection menu, to crashing the game outright. Thus, it is important you get all the necessary sections in order before you go about putting in the optional ones. Read through every section of this because they're all necessary (except the cinecam and cameras sections when dealing with loads/trailers).
File Format
Your vehicle should have a file format/suffix depending on its type. The following table shows the types of vehicle and their formats.
Vehicle Type File Format
Ground Vehicle.truck
Air Vehicle.airplane
Sea Vehicle.boat
Trailer Load.trailer
Other Load.load
Machine/fixed object.fixed
For example, if I'm making a truck for Rigs of Rods, I might call it mytruck.truck, although obviously, what comes before the suffix is entirely up to you.
There are two different places to put your vehicle files.
Vehicles Folder
While editing your vehicle, it is best to put it in the "vehicles" folder ("C:\Documents and Settings\Rigs of Rods\vehicles" on Windows systems). If, for example, one were creating "mytruck.truck", then one would create a folder within the "vehicles" folder called "mytruck". Within this folder, one would place "mytruck.truck" as well as all files associated with it. (meshes, material files, etc.)
Zip Files
When one is preparing to release a vehicle, one ought to transfer it to a zip file. This makes the file more portable and easier to release on the Rigs of Rods Repository. To make a zip file for "mytruck.truck", one would take all the files contained within "mytruck" and place them in a zip archive called "". This zip can then be moved to the "Packs" folder ("C:\Documents and Settings\Rigs of Rods\Packs" on Windows systems).
You should name your vehicle before you go about doing anything else. The title must go on the very first line of the file. For example, if I want my vehicle to be called "My Truck", on Line 1 of my vehicle's file I put My Truck. Type it in as you want it to appear on the menuthere is no special syntax to worry about.
Here, we set our vehicle's mass, the mass of the load nodes and the material to be used on your vehicle. If you're planning on using a mesh, then you can just use "tracks/semi" for the material, but if you're going to use a Submesh Submesh to give your vehicle its appearance, it's a requirement.
;dry mass, cargo mass, material
 10000.0, 1000.0, tracks/semi
The globals section comes before the nodes and beams. The first number, called the "dry mass", in the above example, defines the mass, in kilograms, our vehicle will attempt to be. (each node has a minimum mass of 50kg.) The second number, called the "cargo mass", defines the mass of the nodes whose flag (see RoRBook/First Beams and Nodes#Nodes) is "l". These nodes are also known as the load nodes. The material, as stated above, defines the material and texture that is to be used on the submesh sections of your truck. This part of the globals is not important if you are going to make it fully out of a mesh (or multiple meshes), in which case you may simply use the material "tracks/semi".
This section is not necessary for a trailer or other load (unless you want to be able to get in your trailer or load [to activate custom flares on the trailer, for example]). It is also not necessary in airplanes or boats. In order to get into your vehicle, you will need an engine, so it's necessary for all the other vehicle types. You can find out how to use the engine section here: RoRBook/Engine
Nodes & Beams
You'll need nodes and beams - these are what make up any vehicle you see in-game. See RoRBook/First Beams and Nodes.
Cameras & Cinecam
These two sections are not at all needed if you're making a trailer or other load, unless you need to be able to enter the trailer (for example, to activate custom flares on it).
However, all the other types of vehicle do need these sections.
;centre, rear, left
 0, 1, 2
The above guide image and example should prove quite helpful in creating cameras. The cameras section has to come after the nodes and beam sections, and it consists of 3 numbers. These 3 numbers are nodes that have been defined in the nodes section, and are used to define the position of the vehicle. The pitch and roll indicators (and the similar attitude indicators in aircraft), for example, use these camera nodes to get the orientation of the vehicle. It also, as the name suggests, orients the camera views.
The first node is the centre node, and it must be aligned with both the rear and the left nodes, as is visible in the guide image. The rear node must be behind the centre node, so that if you look at the vehicle from the front, the rear node is hidden by the centre node. The left node should be to the left of the centre node, so that if you look at the vehicle from the right, the left node is hidden by the centre node.
;x, y, z, 8 bindings, spring, damping
0.66, 2.0, 1.8, 75,76,77,78,73,74,53,54, 8000.0, 800.0
The cinecam node is a node suspended with 8 beams used to define the position of the interior/first-person camera of your vehicle. Like the cameras section it must come after the nodes & beam sections.
The first 3 values define the position of the cinecam node, and are fairly self-explanatory. Like the nodes section, these values are in metres.
The next 8 values are nodes. Rigs of Rods will create beams from each of these nodes to your cinecam, in order to hold it in place.
The final 2 values define the spring and the damping factors of the beams that support your camera. The spring factor defines how stiff the beams are - the higher this number, the more stiff your camera is in terms of its position. The damping factor defines the beams' resistance to motion.
Those 2 values are optional, and if you don't include them the values will default to a spring rate of 8000.00 and a damping factor of 800.00.
The End
The final requirement for the file is a simple three-letter word, "end". This is the very last line of your file and simply closes your vehicle file. If you don't have this, Rigs of Rods may crash or have other issues (for example, sometimes the lack of the "end" means that physics will never be calculated upon the vehicle).
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At the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, Henry Robert Pearce, a third-generation sculling champion from the Sydney suburb of Double Bay, faced an unexpected challenge in the middle of his quarterfinal race against Victor Saurin of France: a family of ducks passed single-file in front of his boat.
Pearce let them pass and then sculled to victory, much to the delight of the Dutch onlookers. In the final, Pearce defeated Kenneth Myers of the United States by the unusually large margin of 9.8 seconds. Pearce had hoped that his Olympic win would allow him to row in the Diamond Sculls at Henley, but he was refused admission because he was a carpenter. Back in Sydney he was unable to find work due to the Depression.
When Lord Dewar, the Canadian whisky manufacturer, learned of Pearce's plight, he offered him a job as a salesman. This new position made Pearce eligible for Henley, since he was no longer a laborer.
In 1931 he went to London and won the Diamond Sculls by six lengths. Although he moved to Hamilton, Ontario, in Canada, Pearce represented Australia again in 1932.
In the final, held in Long Beach, California, Pearce faced another American, William Miller. This time it was a closer race, but Pearce fought back Miller's challenges and became the first rower to win the singles sculls gold medal twice.
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Definition of venereal disease in English:
A disease typically contracted by sexual intercourse with a person already infected; a sexually transmitted disease: gonorrhoea is the commonest venereal disease [mass noun]: prostitutes were detained if found to have venereal disease
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- And nearly 50 percent are infected with venereal diseases like syphilis that greatly increase their chances of contracting HIV.
- He claimed he had suffered from a serious infection resulting from a venereal disease he contracted from the rapes.
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A Myth Explaining Why Parrots Are Different Colours
A myth submitted to the site by Megan Coles
A long time ago in Greece every animal was colourful except for the parrot. The parrots were dull and boring. The parrots hated being like this because nobody liked them. The parrots were fed up with this and wished the other animals would be nice to them.
One day something amazing happened ………
It started to rain, the animal were fascinated by this as they had never seen a single drop of rain in their whole life. The sun was still shining and the air was still warm, the animals were very confused.
A couple of hours later an elephant saw the colours: Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. He trumpeted and every one looked at him. The elephant pointed his truck at the pretty colours in the sky. All the other animals were shocked. What were all the pretty colours in the sky?
The animals went over to the parrots to ask what all the pretty colours were in the sky as they were most intelligent of them all.
It was a rainbow of course.
A couple of minutes later there was a popping sound and colours were flying off in every direction. One spark landed on a parrot and the parrot turned red blue and yellow.
This started to happen on all the parrots. The only thing that was different about all the parrots was that they were all different colours.
That is why parrots are beautiful and colourful today.


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Putting the geospatial puzzle together
Each year, a group of civic-minded volunteers under the local non-government organizations in Cambodia organize the Science & Engineering Festival Exposition and Workshop (CSEF) in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. This year's event was held in the Phnom Penh National Stadium from March 9-11, 2017.
"We want to allow our young people to enter into the future with certainty." - H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education Youth and Sport, Cambodia
CSEF engages young people in learning and getting involved in areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Students across the country are invited to participate and engage with teachers and practitioners to learn more about the opportunities that exist with STEM.
"This festival will give you the opportunity to embrace change, embrace technology, and the knowledge to be part of that change." - H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education Youth and Sport
Over 25,000 students took part in the festival, seeing how they can get involved with STEM. As part of the United States government (USG) pavilion, the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and SERVIR-Mekong held a booth exhibition to engage students with geospatial information systems (GIS).
Funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), SERVIR-Mekong harnesses the power of space technology to address development challenges in the Lower Mekong region. ADPC, a recognized leader in strengthening disaster resilience in Asia, is the prime implementer for SERVIR-Mekong. Three other consortium partners, Spatial Informatics Group (SIG), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Deltares, assist in implementing the SERVIR-Mekong program
Engaging young students on issues of earth observation data can be challenging. The ADPC booth aimed to simplify the concept of GIS into a practical and interactive learning opportunity. Students were asked to play the role of a satellite by putting together a puzzle of Phnom Penh. Students could see and point out landmarks and different landscapes and understand the immense potential of satellite data for development.
"Participatory learning is important for young people. They want to see more images and photos, which helps drive the learning process." - H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education Youth and Sport
Throughout the event, students were able to learn about geospatial technology and how earth observation data provides immense opportunities for better development and environmental management. The future is bright with Cambodia's next generation of scientists.
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Retrieving Error Messages
When a method call produces an error, many functions return an error code. For most Certificate Services interfaces and API elements that return an error code, the error message text can be retrieved by calling FormatMessage with a NULL module handle. If FormatMessage does not succeed, the error code most likely resulted from a backup API element or database related error; calling FormatMessage with a module handle corresponding to the Ntdsbmsg.dll library should retrieve the error message text. The following example shows how to retrieve error message text in a Certificate Services application.
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
// Display error message text, given an error code.
// Typically, the parameter passed to this function is retrieved
// from GetLastError().
void PrintCSBackupAPIErrorMessage(DWORD dwErr)
{
 WCHAR wszMsgBuff[512]; // Buffer for text.
 DWORD dwChars; // Number of chars returned.
 // Try to get the message from the system errors.
 dwChars = FormatMessage( FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM |
 FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS,
 NULL,
 dwErr,
 0,
 wszMsgBuff,
 512,
 NULL );
 if (0 == dwChars)
 {
 // The error code did not exist in the system errors.
 // Try Ntdsbmsg.dll for the error code.
 HINSTANCE hInst;
 // Load the library.
 hInst = LoadLibrary(L"Ntdsbmsg.dll");
 if ( NULL == hInst )
 {
 printf("cannot load Ntdsbmsg.dll\n");
 exit(1); // Could 'return' instead of 'exit'.
 }
 // Try getting message text from ntdsbmsg.
 dwChars = FormatMessage( FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_HMODULE |
 FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS,
 hInst,
 dwErr,
 0,
 wszMsgBuff,
 512,
 NULL );
 // Free the library.
 FreeLibrary( hInst );
 }
 // Display the error message, or generic text if not found.
 printf("Error value: %d Message: %ws\n",
 dwErr,
 dwChars ? wszMsgBuff : L"Error message not found." );
}

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This arcade like-game that works well for catechism lessons when covering Luke 5:1-11 or Mark 1:16-19. In these Scripture readings, Jesus calls Peter and his other disciples to follow him.
"And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men."[Mark 1:17]
The goal is to fish and catch one of the 12 disciples using a pole made from a canning ring attached by string to a yardstick. Kids will think right away the challenge is easy, but it is difficult due to the long lever arm of the pole. There is little precise control because a little wiggle of the end of the pole makes the canning ring move a lot!
Supplies of the Fishing of Disciples Game:
- 12 heavy bottles the shape of beer bottles or wine coolers
- Laminated cutouts of the 12 Disciples rubber-banded to the bottles
- enlarge and print the 12 disciples character sheet available from Kristy Mcallister's blog on cardstock
- laminate each individual photo
- 2 Fishing poles made of a yard stick, a 3 feet piece of string and a wide-mouth canning lid
Setup of the Fishing for Disciples Game:
- Divide the class into 2 teams
- Divide the Disciple bottles between the 2 teams.
To Play Fishing for Disciples Game:
- Line each team in front of their group of 6 bottles
- Give the first person in each line a "canning ring fishing pole".
- Designate a timer and a point recorder.
- Give each person 1 minute to try to get the ring on as many Disciples bottles as possible. Remove the Disciple bottle from play once caught.
- The next person in line is to try to catch remaining Disciple bottles.
- If a team catches all bottles before the last person is finished with their turn, then reset the bottles and then that team gets bonus for each additional Apostle caught.
If it is too difficult, move the bottles close enough to each other so they touch each other.


What is Fasting Tea?
Stacy C.
Fasting tea is an herbal drink marketed to help people maintain a fast, or period of not eating, by suppressing appetite and performing a variety of other functions. The tea is made of a special blend of herbs that are purported to help suppress the hunger that dieters typically experience while fasting or maintaining a very low-calorie diet. Other herbs included in the tea are said to help detoxify the body, cleanse waste from the body's system and increase energy and stamina.
A cup of fasting tea.
A cup of fasting tea.
Ingredients commonly found in fasting tea include licorice root for taste; garcinia fruit extract, which is said to slow fat production and suppress the appetite; yellow dock root and burdock root, which are said to help cleanse the liver; cinnamon bark and black pepper, which are thought to help increase circulation and metabolism; red clover, a blood purifier; and Indian bacopa leaf, hawthorn berry and alfalfa leaf, which are said to aid the body in waste elimination. Popular brands cost about $5 US Dollars for 16 tea bags. The tea is prepared much like other hot teas: pouring boiling water over a tea bag and allowing it to steep for five to 10 minutes.
Licorice root is often used to flavor fasting tea.
Licorice root is often used to flavor fasting tea.
Fasting teas are not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because they are considered herbal supplements, which do not need FDA approval before being sold over the counter. The FDA does monitor the safety of a product and can take action against the company manufacturing the product if it is deemed to be unsafe. Fasting tea is not intended to prevent, cure, diagnose or treat any disease but merely to aid in the faster's desire to abstain from eating. It is not recommended that fasting tea be used by those who are pregnant or nursing or have other health problems. A doctor should be consulted before one decides to drink fasting tea exclusively.
Burdock root is one ingredient in fasting tea.
Burdock root is one ingredient in fasting tea.
Fasting is the act of purposely abstaining from eating, and sometimes also abstaining from drinking, depending on the type of fast. When the body does not receive glucose for an extended period of time, it will take from its own fat storage to supply energy. Studies have shown that fasting for short periods of time can be beneficial to one's health, including a decrease in low-density liproprotein, which is commonly called LDL cholesterol or "bad" cholesterol; reduced risk of disease; and the possibility of increased life span. Fasting for a week or longer, however, can produce serious side effects such as low blood pressure, blackouts, heart problems and kidney failure.
Red clover is a common ingredient in fasting teas, as it is thought to purify the blood.
Red clover is a common ingredient in fasting teas, as it is thought to purify the blood.
Fasting teas are classified as herbal supplements.
Fasting teas are classified as herbal supplements.
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Item processing
The ItemReader and ItemWriter interfaces are both very useful for their specific tasks, but what if you want to insert business logic before writing? One option for both reading and writing is to use the composite pattern: Create an ItemWriter that contains another ItemWriter or an ItemReader that contains another ItemReader. The following code shows an example:
public class CompositeItemWriter<T> implements ItemWriter<T> {
 ItemWriter<T> itemWriter;
 public CompositeItemWriter(ItemWriter<T> itemWriter) {
 this.itemWriter = itemWriter;
 }
 public void write(Chunk<? extends T> items) throws Exception {
 //Add business logic here
 itemWriter.write(items);
 }
 public void setDelegate(ItemWriter<T> itemWriter){
 this.itemWriter = itemWriter;
 }
}
The preceding class contains another ItemWriter to which it delegates after having provided some business logic. This pattern could easily be used for an ItemReader as well, perhaps to obtain more reference data based on the input that was provided by the main ItemReader. It is also useful if you need to control the call to write yourself. However, if you only want to "transform" the item passed in for writing before it is actually written, you need not write yourself. You can just modify the item. For this scenario, Spring Batch provides the ItemProcessor interface, as the following interface definition shows:
public interface ItemProcessor<I, O> {
 O process(I item) throws Exception;
}
An ItemProcessor is simple. Given one object, transform it and return another. The provided object may or may not be of the same type. The point is that business logic may be applied within the process, and it is completely up to the developer to create that logic. An ItemProcessor can be wired directly into a step. For example, assume an ItemReader provides a class of type Foo and that it needs to be converted to type Bar before being written out. The following example shows an ItemProcessor that performs the conversion:
public class Foo {}
public class Bar {
 public Bar(Foo foo) {}
}
public class FooProcessor implements ItemProcessor<Foo, Bar> {
 public Bar process(Foo foo) throws Exception {
 //Perform simple transformation, convert a Foo to a Bar
 return new Bar(foo);
 }
}
public class BarWriter implements ItemWriter<Bar> {
 public void write(Chunk<? extends Bar> bars) throws Exception {
 //write bars
 }
}
In the preceding example, there is a class named Foo, a class named Bar, and a class named FooProcessor that adheres to the ItemProcessor interface. The transformation is simple, but any type of transformation could be done here. The BarWriter writes Bar objects, throwing an exception if any other type is provided. Similarly, the FooProcessor throws an exception if anything but a Foo is provided. The FooProcessor can then be injected into a Step, as the following example shows:
XML Configuration
<job id="ioSampleJob">
 <step name="step1">
 <tasklet>
 <chunk reader="fooReader" processor="fooProcessor" writer="barWriter"
 commit-interval="2"/>
 </tasklet>
 </step>
</job>
Java Configuration
@Bean
public Job ioSampleJob(JobRepository jobRepository) {
 return new JobBuilder("ioSampleJob", jobRepository)
 .start(step1())
 .build();
}
@Bean
public Step step1(JobRepository jobRepository, PlatformTransactionManager transactionManager) {
 return new StepBuilder("step1", jobRepository)
 .<Foo, Bar>chunk(2, transactionManager)
 .reader(fooReader())
 .processor(fooProcessor())
 .writer(barWriter())
 .build();
}
A difference between ItemProcessor and ItemReader or ItemWriter is that an ItemProcessor is optional for a Step.
Chaining ItemProcessors
Performing a single transformation is useful in many scenarios, but what if you want to "chain" together multiple ItemProcessor implementations? You can do so by using the composite pattern mentioned previously. To update the previous, single transformation, example, Foo is transformed to Bar, which is transformed to Foobar and written out, as the following example shows:
public class Foo {}
public class Bar {
 public Bar(Foo foo) {}
}
public class Foobar {
 public Foobar(Bar bar) {}
}
public class FooProcessor implements ItemProcessor<Foo, Bar> {
 public Bar process(Foo foo) throws Exception {
 //Perform simple transformation, convert a Foo to a Bar
 return new Bar(foo);
 }
}
public class BarProcessor implements ItemProcessor<Bar, Foobar> {
 public Foobar process(Bar bar) throws Exception {
 return new Foobar(bar);
 }
}
public class FoobarWriter implements ItemWriter<Foobar>{
 public void write(Chunk<? extends Foobar> items) throws Exception {
 //write items
 }
}
A FooProcessor and a BarProcessor can be 'chained' together to give the resultant Foobar, as shown in the following example:
CompositeItemProcessor<Foo,Foobar> compositeProcessor =
 new CompositeItemProcessor<Foo,Foobar>();
List itemProcessors = new ArrayList();
itemProcessors.add(new FooProcessor());
itemProcessors.add(new BarProcessor());
compositeProcessor.setDelegates(itemProcessors);
Just as with the previous example, you can configure the composite processor into the Step:
XML Configuration
<job id="ioSampleJob">
 <step name="step1">
 <tasklet>
 <chunk reader="fooReader" processor="compositeItemProcessor" writer="foobarWriter"
 commit-interval="2"/>
 </tasklet>
 </step>
</job>
<bean id="compositeItemProcessor"
 class="org.springframework.batch.item.support.CompositeItemProcessor">
 <property name="delegates">
 <list>
 <bean class="..FooProcessor" />
 <bean class="..BarProcessor" />
 </list>
 </property>
</bean>
Java Configuration
@Bean
public Job ioSampleJob(JobRepository jobRepository) {
 return new JobBuilder("ioSampleJob", jobRepository)
 .start(step1())
 .build();
}
@Bean
public Step step1(JobRepository jobRepository, PlatformTransactionManager transactionManager) {
 return new StepBuilder("step1", jobRepository)
 .<Foo, Foobar>chunk(2, transactionManager)
 .reader(fooReader())
 .processor(compositeProcessor())
 .writer(foobarWriter())
 .build();
}
@Bean
public CompositeItemProcessor compositeProcessor() {
 List<ItemProcessor> delegates = new ArrayList<>(2);
 delegates.add(new FooProcessor());
 delegates.add(new BarProcessor());
 CompositeItemProcessor processor = new CompositeItemProcessor();
 processor.setDelegates(delegates);
 return processor;
}
Filtering Records
One typical use for an item processor is to filter out records before they are passed to the ItemWriter. Filtering is an action distinct from skipping. Skipping indicates that a record is invalid, while filtering indicates that a record should not be written.
For example, consider a batch job that reads a file containing three different types of records: records to insert, records to update, and records to delete. If record deletion is not supported by the system, we would not want to send any deletable records to the ItemWriter. However, since these records are not actually bad records, we would want to filter them out rather than skip them. As a result, the ItemWriter would receive only insertable and updatable records.
To filter a record, you can return null from the ItemProcessor. The framework detects that the result is null and avoids adding that item to the list of records delivered to the ItemWriter. An exception thrown from the ItemProcessor results in a skip.
Validating Input
The ItemReaders and ItemWriters chapter discusses multiple approaches to parsing input. Each major implementation throws an exception if it is not "well formed." The FixedLengthTokenizer throws an exception if a range of data is missing. Similarly, attempting to access an index in a RowMapper or FieldSetMapper that does not exist or is in a different format than the one expected causes an exception to be thrown. All of these types of exceptions are thrown before read returns. However, they do not address the issue of


The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Jasper
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JASPER, an impure quartz, less hard than flint or even than common quartz, but which gives fire with steel. It is entirely opaque, or sometimes feebly translucent at the edges, and presents almost every variety of color. It is found in metamorphic rocks and often occurs in very large masses. It admits of an elegant polish and is used for vases, seals, snuff-boxes, etc. There are several varieties, as red, brown, blackish, bluish, Egyptian. Ribbon or agate jasper is jasper in layers.


Six standards for testing the quality of antifreeze bucket mould
2019-12-25
Injection bucket for the plastic bucket are mostly used for the storage and transportation of various liquids. They have good characteristics for special dangerous goods packaging. They are not brittle, non-rusty, lightweight, and have good oil and strong corrosion resistance. Packing of dangerous goods with thermal insulation, moisture resistance, pressure resistance and corrosion resistance. Its materials are mostly made of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester and other plastics by blow molding, injection molding, blistering, and rotomolding. They are mostly used to hold liquid and solid items in the chemical, pesticide, pharmaceutical, food, hardware, electronics, and mechanical and electrical industries. Do you know the standards for testing antifreeze buckets mould?
Antifreeze bucket mould
1. High temperature resistance test The
plastic bucket will be put into a room for 3 days. The temperature of the room was maintained at 90-95 degrees Celsius. After cooling, the surface of the plastic bucket should not be damaged, blistering or deformed. The moisture absorption of the raw materials is less than 0.01 to ensure that the box structure does not become brittle or deformed.
2. Lifting and dumping test
Place it in the calibration environment for more than 12 hours, add a load of 120 kg, and continuously lift, dump, and lower it for more than 2000 times without cracks. And the static and static plastic buckets are tested on the inclined surface with an inclination angle of 100. The plastic buckets do not fall.
3, UV protection and hardness test
From the perspective of engineering plastics, the UV protection component in the raw material has a great correlation with the hardness of the plastic mold. In addition, the UV intensity is different in every corner of the world. And in the same place, different colors respond to ultraviolet light differently.
4. Wall thickness of the mold
From the perspective of engineering plastics, the wall thickness of the mold is not the main reason for the toughness of the mold. The raw materials used, UV-resistant ingredients, molds, and injection molding equipment are all related. For most customers, the quality of a plastic bucket is not the wall thickness but whether the plastic bucket can pass different test conditions. design.
5. Anti-corrosion test
When testing the anti -corrosion performance of the plastic mold, put the mold in corrosive chemicals, and then keep the temperature of the corrosive chemicals at 75 degrees Celsius and immerse for 48 hours. The mold should not have any Cracking, blistering or deformation occurs
6. Resistance to cold and heat
Working temperature: -30 ℃ ～ 50 ℃. Destructive test: -30 ° C to 110 ° C (softening temperature). Detailed description: The plastic bucket will be refrigerated at -18 ° C for 12 hours. Then, a 65mm diameter iron rod with a weight of 5kg will be used to hit the injection point of the plastic trash can 3 times from a height of 1m. After the low temperature test, the mold should not crack or deform.
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The 4th quarterly meeting and year end cocktail party of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Nigeria International section was held on Thursday, 13th December, 2018 at Radisson Lagos Hotel, Ikeja.
The event also includes the swearing-in of Engr(Mrs) Rahmat Odejayi, a former national Vice Chairman and first female Executive Secretary of Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers, NICE, as the new President-elect following the elevation of Engr Ajose Otinwa as the President. Engr Odejayi thus become the ASCE Nigeria International's first female president-elect.
Technical paper presentation on the "Prioritization of RURAL ROADS for Access and Mobility" was delivered by Engr. Emmanuel A. Adeyemo,FNSE,FNICE,FASCE.
During the presentation, Engr Adeyemo said: Rural roads must have mobility and access linked to serviceable Local Government Roads for effective use.
He also dwelt on the need to develop our rural roads for easy access to Agricultural products and ease of transportation of same through the provision of Road Infrastructure to link the urban areas.
Three 3-main criteria considered in the decision analysis for construction or rehabilitation of rural roads include: Accessibility and Agricultural Marketing ranked 40% – the highest; alongside Economic/Agricultural Efficiency – 30% and Social/Markets/Industry Impact – 30%.
The Cost-Benefit Ratio (CBR) inthe consideration of Rural Roads for construction and/or rehabilitation would involve factors such as Existing facilities against Projected facilities, Agricultural Produce, and Population; amongst others.
During the meeting, the newly elevated President of the section: Engr. Ajose Otinwa,MASCE and the President-Elect; Engr (Mrs) O. Rahmat Odejayi,FNICE,MASCE took the oath of office which was conducted by the Past President and Past Governor, Region 10 of the ASCE – Engr. Emmanuel A. Adeyemo,FNSE,FNICE,FASCE.
This became necessary consequent upon the elevation of the erstwhile President of the section; Engr. Saliu A. Lawal,FNSE,FNICE.MASCE to the position of Governor, Region 10 of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The ASCE Region 10 comprises of all the countries of the world where ASCE has sections/branches with the exception of the United States and Puerto Rico.
Engr Lawal is a former National Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers, NICE and now Immediate Past President of the ASCE Nigeria International section.
Engr Lawal who is Fellow of Nigerian Society of Engineers and Nigerian Institution if Civil Engineers is the Managing Director, Laslaw International Limited.
The full list of ASCE Nigeria International Officers are:
- Engr. Ajose O. Otinwa,MNSE,MASCE – President
- Engr (Mrs) O. Rahmat Odejayi,MNSE,MASCE – President-Elect
- Engr. Adedayo A. Obada,MNSE,MASCE -General Secretary
- Engr. Rasheed A. Hassan,MNSE,MASCE – Treasurer
- Engr. Augustine Odibi,MNSE,MASCE – Financial Secretary
- Engr. Felix U. Okoye,MNSE,MASCE – Publicity Secretary
- Engr. Saliu A. Lawal,FNSE,MASCE – Immediate Past President
- Funmilayo M. Aiyenowo – Younger Committee Member
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Definition of Gene array analysis
Gene array analysis: A way of analyzing the differential expression of thousands of species of mRNA (messenger RNA) at the same time in two different samples (as, for example, in normal vs. tumor tissue, or at different developmental stages). Gene array analysis involves synthesizing labeled cDNA (complementary DNA) from 2 or more sources, and hybridizing them to identical gene arrays. This procedure can be done in standard molecular biology laboratories with basic instrumentation.
Gene array analysis is an extraordinarily powerful tool in molecular biology today and is expected to shape the molecular medicine of tomorrow. Many diseases will be defined in a "customized" fashion according to the array of genes in the particular patient affected. Not only diseases, but also optimal treatments, will be put into discrete categories according to the diagnostic gene array of the person being evaluated. Medicine will not be practiced in the same way in 2050 as it was in 2000, thanks in part to gene array analysis.Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary
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Tip of the week # 612
6 July 2020
Play a sound when pressing Caps Lock (Windows 10) *
Have you ever hit the Caps Lock button on your keyboard without realising? If so, and you are a "hunt-and-peck" typist and look at your keyboard rather than your screen when you type, you must have torn your hair out.
OK, you can use the Change Case button in Word, Outlook and PowerPoint (or press SHIFT + F3 to toggle between UPPER CASE, lower case and Sentence Case) but why not set an "alarm" to notify you when you - accidentally - hit Caps Lock.
Here's how:
 1. Press the WIN key (the one with the Windows logo) and type caps.
 2. Make sure Play a sound when pressing Caps lock, Num Lock or Scroll lock is selected and press ENTER.
 3. Click on the button under Use Toggle Keys.
In future, whenever you press Caps Lock, Num Lock or Scroll Lock, a sound will be played.
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This Excel tip shows you how to apply italics formatting using Shortcut keys on the keyboard.
There are two key combinations that can be used to add or remove italics formatting to data:
- Ctrl + " I " keys
- Ctrl + " 3 " keys
Example: Using Shortcut Keys to Apply Italics Formatting
For help with this example, see the image to the right.
- Type some data into a cell, such as E1 in the spreadsheet and press the Enter key on the keyboard.
- Click on that cell to make it the active cell.
- Press and hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard.
- Press and release the letter " I " on the keyboard.
- Italics formatting should be applied to the data in the cell.
- Press and release the Ctrl + " I " keys again to remove the italics formatting.
Other Keyboard Shortcuts


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Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia spp.) is generally not recommended for pots and planters because of its fast-growing nature and large mature size. However, there are a few dwarf varieties that may do well in containers for a time. If a non-dwarf variety is chosen for use in a pot, it will do best transplanted into a garden bed after a season or so. The vibrant flower spikes can add some height and texture to your planters, thriving in full sun and well-draining soil.
Planting Red Hot Poker in Pots
Red Hot Poker can be added to pots and containers in the spring once the threat of frost has passed. Needing full sun, Red Hot Poker will do best poolside, in a garden accent pot, or on an uncovered porch. Because these plants can spread a bit even within one summer, it is best to provide them with a large ceramic or non-porous pot with adequate drainage holes.
Best Soil For Red Hot Poker in Pots
Though they are drought tolerant in the ground, Red Hot Poker will do best in a pot with well-draining soil and mulch to assist in moisture retention. When a pot or container is in full sun, soil tends to dry out much quicker than that in the ground, so daily checks will be needed to assure the soil is not drying out entirely. Adding rocks to the bottom of any pot is not beneficial as it can impede drainage. Instead, stick to high-quality, well-draining potting soil. You will have to find the right balance for keeping soil moist without saturating the roots, which can lead to root rot.
Caring For Red Hot Poker in Planters
When placing Red Hot Poker in a mixed planter, it is best to choose other plant varieties with similar light and water needs. For this reason, you will want to avoid plants that need consistently damp soil, shade, or heavy fertilization. In addition, because Red Hot Poker is fast-growing, pair it with other plants that may need a little less space or that will not grow as aggressively.
Watering Red Hot Poker in Pots
Red Hot Poker is tolerant of dry periods. In order to ensure that you are getting as many blooms as possible, though, you will want to check your soil daily, only allowing the top few inches of soil to dry in between waterings. Consistent, deep watering (when water flows out the bottom of the pot) will help your Red Hot Poker to grow deep roots and continuously bloom. If you are in a region that gets regular rain during the summer, you may not have to water that frequently. In the hottest, driest parts of the year, however, water regularly.
Fertilizing Red Hot Poker in Pots
Potted plants tend to need more frequent fertilization than those in the ground because nutrients leach out of potting soil faster; there is not a whole garden bed full of naturally occurring nutrients, insects, and decaying organic matter contributing to potted soil. While Red Hot Poker will appreciate the occasional fertilization during its growing season, it is important to choose a fertilizer that encourages flower production.
Fertilizers that are high in nitrogen will increase leaf and root growth in Red Hot Poker, taking energy away from the coveted and continuous blooms. A slow-release fertilizer that supports blooms or a bloom boosting liquid fertilizer a few times through the growing season will support Red Hot Poker as it grows and blooms.
Winter Care For Red Hot Poker in Pots
Plants in pots, even cold-hardy perennials, are more likely to be damaged by extreme temperatures than those in the ground. Even in large planters, there is less soil to insulate the roots from both extreme heat and cold. If you are in a colder climate that experiences cold winters with temperatures below freezing, it is best to move your pots and planters into a basement or garage if possible.
This will further the life of your containers as well, as even high-quality ceramics can crack in extremely cold temperatures. Another option is transplanting Red Hot Poker into the ground in the early fall, giving the plant some time to adjust to the garden and protecting its roots in the winter.
Growing Red Hot Poker Indoors
Red Hot Poker is not a plant that can thrive indoors for long. However, if you are bringing it in for protection in the winter, there are two options. First, Red Hot Poker can be placed in a south-facing window where it can get at least 6 hours of direct sunlight. In the warmth of your home, the plant can stay alive through the winter, continuing to use the sun to make food for itself and grow a bit. You will have to continue to water regularly, allowing the top few inches to dry out in between watering.
The second option is to leave the plant outdoors long enough for it to go dormant and die back for the winter, but not so long that the roots experience a deep freeze. The container can then be moved into a garage, which will protect the pot from freezing and thawing cycles. When dormant, Red Hot Poker will not need to be watered.
Author Lynn Gusman - Published 9-21-2022