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Hyperbolic varieties and algebraic differential equations. (Variétés hyperboliques et équations différentielles algébriques.) (French) Zbl 0901.32019
In this survey article, the author presents the relationship between the existence of entire curves (i.e. holomorphic curves \(f:\mathbb{C} \to X)\) on an algebraic variety \(X\) and global algebraic differential operators on the variety \(X\). We mention that the nonexistence of non constant entire curves is equivalent to the Kobayashi's hyperbolicity.
The author gives a complete proof of the following vanishing result of M. Green and Ph. Griffiths, presented with an incomplete proof in Proc. Int. Chern Symp., Berkely 1979, 41-74 (1980; Zbl 0508.32010)]: "Let \(X\) be a projective algebraic variety and let \(f:\mathbb{C} \to X\) be a non constant entire curve. Then \(P(f', \dots, f^{(k)}) \equiv 0\) for any algebraic differential operator \(P\) with values in the dual \(L^*\) of a holomorphic line bundle \(L\) on \(X\), with positive curvature". As an application one obtaines explicit examples of hyperbolic algebraic surfaces of small degree by applying the above vanishing result to wronskian operators.
MSC:
32Q45 Hyperbolic and Kobayashi hyperbolic manifolds
32-02 Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to several complex variables and analytic spaces
32H30 Value distribution theory in higher dimensions
32A22 Nevanlinna theory; growth estimates; other inequalities of several complex variables
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 You have to get dissimilar components like frames, transmissions, seating, brake and sensor systems to fit and work together.
 2. Taras Wankewycz:
 What we have done here is gone beyond the fixed sensor, we now have a sensor that can come out of its enclosure and move, so it's a flying sensor that goes back to its enclosure and provides the data back to its operator, it gives you much more information, also live feed on a situation which you would like to respond to as quickly as possible.
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 They are like the sensors in your steering wheel but they are just a lot more sensitive than that. We use that sensor to track the motion, to do motion tracking of the blade but monitor also what we call the dynamic response, every time a blade moves we are monitoring it and that tells us something about that conversation that is happening from one turbine to the next.
 4. Mica Endsley:
 You might want to set the task for five or six UAVs to go and cover a particular area where they work in conjunction with each other. Maybe one has one type of sensor and the other has another type of sensor — so they could cue each other, if one picked up an object of interest, it could cue another one to go examine it with maybe a different kind of sensor that might a higher resolution. They would be working together to accomplish a particular mission.
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 Imagine the kind of data we could capture if patient monitors were as small as a dime. As sensor technology evolves, the industry will move toward more unobtrusive monitoring options that will be able to capture patient vitals and other data from sensors embedded into clothing or other materials, we could give patients a robe or necklace as soon as they enter the hospital, and monitor their journey across the health continuum, allowing clinicians to make more informed diagnosis and effective treatment plans. This kind of technology can also be critical in identifying physiological changes from a distance, making it easier to monitor patient traffic, especially during an epidemic.
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The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname.
For example, there were 279 people called BIARD in Hognaston at the time of the 1881 census.
The Frequency column shows the percentage of people in this county or town
with this surname. For example, a frequency of 2500.0000 in Hognaston means that
2500.0000% of the people in Hognaston on census day were called BIARD.
The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BIARD
in this county or town, compared with the probability of finding them anywhere in Britain as a whole.
An index of 1 means that if you pick someone at random from this county or town, you have exactly the same
probability of picking someone called BIARD as if you picked at random from the whole of the UK.
Where the index is higher than 1, then you are more likely to find someone called BIARD here
than if you picked from the UK as a whole, and where it's lower then you are less likely. The actual figure
shows the level of probability - for example, a figure of 2 would indicate that you are twice as likely to find
someone called BIARD here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely.
The value of 0.28 in Hognaston means that you are 0.28 times as likely to find
someone with the surname of BIARD in Hognaston than you would be in the whole of the UK.

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[time-nuts] Correcting jitter on the 1 PPS signalfrom a GPS receiver.
dave.martindale at gmail.com
Mon Sep 15 09:03:51 EDT 2014
Is there any reason (other than cost) not to both series-terminate the
source and parallel-terminate the sink?
When I was dealing with analog video, the standard distribution method was :
1. Buffer amplifier with high input impedance, very low output
impedance, and a gain of 2 (so 1 V P-P input becomes 2 V P-P out)
2. A series 75 ohm resistor from the amp output to each individual video
output. This formed a 2:1 voltage divider with the 75 ohm coax to give
1 V P-P on the cable. It also isolates the loads from each other.
3. A single video signal could be looped through multiple high impedance
4. 75 ohm parallel termination at the far end of the signal path
(usually on the last device).
This way, every device along the way saw an undistorted copy of the
signal. The buffer amplifier sees a simple resistive load. And any
reflections are absorbed at both ends of the cable.
On 15/09/2014 02:04, Fuqua, Bill L wrote:
> A lot of devices have a low output impedance so that the signal can be split using a TEE adapter with little loss or need for a distribution amplifier.
> However, the cables must be impedance matched at far end, scope input, to prevent reflections which are the source of the ringing.
> You can match the impedance at the source and you will get a reflection which will then be absorbed by the source resistance. One way to do this
> is to get a small 15 turn pot about 100 Ohms put it, in series with the input source and adjust it until the ringing is gone or you can put it at the far end
> ,input of the scope, to ground and do the same. But the best solution is to get a good feed thru 50 Ohm terminator and put it on the input of the scope.
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Soil classes are usually separated by arbitrary threshold values for soil properties. Based on the concepts of taxonomic adjacency and pedodiversity, this paper compares the potential variability and uncertainty associated with arbitrary boundaries or defined thresholds for soil classification criteria in both Soil Taxonomy and WRB systems. After preparing the geopedologic soil map (1:50,000 scale) for part of the Lalehzar region (Kerman province), based on the separated soil classes in both the mentioned classification systems, the taxonomic adjacency matrix of studied soils is prepared using algebraic graph theory. Then, the largest eigenvalue of the matrix (the spectral radius) was used for calculating taxonomic adjacency index of soil map of the region. Besides, the diversity of the soils of the area was calculated using Shannon diversity index and is compared with the taxonomic adjacency index. Results showed that the Soil Taxonomy criteria have greater degree of uncertainty in the classification of the soils of the studied area compared to the WRB system. Comparison of the taxonomic adjacency index results with those of the Shannon diversity index in showing the diversity of the soils indicated that the WRB system has acted more accurately than the Soil Taxonomy system.


Assembly Instructions
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Building a Jubilee tool changer platform can be broken down into the following high-level discrete stages: 1. Building the frame and tool-changer mechanism 2. Connecting the electronics 3. Building and connecting the Tools 4. Tuning the build for its target application
The instructions for one Jubilee frame are broken down below.
For assembly instructions and wiring diagrams related to tools, see the page for that particular tool from the Tools page.
Questions about the assembly? Check out the FAQs, or reach out on Discord.
Hardware
For the mechanical assembly, all subassemblies are detailed with step-by-step visual instructions.
Pre-requisite Knowledge
Frame Assembly Instructions
The instructions must be completed sequentially from Section 1 to Section 3. Instructions in the same section don't depend on each other, so they can be done at the same time with a friend.
Part Prep
Section I
Some instructions relate to older versions of the design. They are:
Section 2
Additionally, video Links to the CoreXY assembly are provided below:
Section 3
Electronics
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Pre-Requisite Knowledge
Wiring Diagrams
All wires needed for the frame are called out in the corresponding wiring diagrams. Important Note: XY motors and ZZZ motors have different pinouts, which means their wires will have a different color coding. This color coding is respected in the diagram, but it is easy to mix up the included cables in real life. Do keep motors and the wires they came with together as a pair. Do not mix motor cables.
Duet 2 Wiring
Duet3 Wiring
This wiring configuration matches the existing config files for the corresponding control board.
Supported Control Boards
Currently, only the Duet2 in conjunction with the Duex5 Expansion board is fully supported. To get a sense of the firmware requirements needed for porting Jubilee to other control boards, see the page on Adding Control Boards.
First Power-Up
Tuning
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Tuning Before Your First 3D Print
Tuning Before Multicolor Drawing
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Amazing photos of Ethiopian tribe maintaining 500-year-old traditions - are they at risk?
AN ISOLATED tribe living along the Omo River in South Ethiopia were captured on film by an American explorer, showing the 500-year-old traditions they maintain to this day. However, modern changes to their surrounding natural environment could be set to change the one life the Karo tribe have ever known.
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Travel: Incredible photos of the Ethiopian Karo tribe (Image: Mediadrum )
An American was lucky enough to meet the incredible Karo Tribe, one of the smallest tribes in South Ethiopia who have been maintaining their traditional way of life for around 500 years. The tribe, which fluctuates between 1,000 and 2,000 group members, live along the Omo River and are known for their beautiful body artwork which they wear both as decoration and for battle.
Made from a mix of ash and water, these intricate patterns are worn even by the smallest of tribe members.
Over the years the Karo people have lived on the surrounding agriculture and natural annual flooding of the nearby river.
Along with their time-honoured body paint, the tribe are also well known for their dancing.
Though largely isolated from modern society, the Karo tribe welcome foreign guests and are often keen to partake in photographs.
They are also known to craft jewellery from day-to-day items given to them by visitors. In one of the images, an elder woman even uses a drinks straw as jewellery.
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Travel: A tribeswoman in Ethiopia uses a straw as jewellery (Image: Mediadrum)
Male members of the tribe wear large clusters of beads around their neck, often signifying big game kills.
Meanwhile, scars and lacerations from ritual combats between clans, often after the harvest, become highly esteemed marks of valour and can help the men attract a woman.
These scars often symbolise that a man has taken on and defeated an enemy or a large animal.
Similarly, lacerations which are rubbed with ash and raised over time are deemed as marks of beauty on the females of the tribe.
Women inflict lacerations and cuts on their chests, stomachs, or backs using knives or razors, to produce intricate patterns of scars all for the purpose of beauty.
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In the images members of the tribe can be seen holding weapons, gifts they have been given over the last 50 years by foreign visitors and something they use to ward off enemy tribe or protect their much-loved cattle with.
Many of the weapons have also been filtered in due to conflict in surrounding countries such as Sudan and Somalia.
Jim Zuckerman, 72, from Franklin, USA captured these latest images and describes his time meeting the people of the Karo tribe as a "welcoming and friendly" experience.
He said: "The Karo were very welcoming and friendly, more so than most tribes."
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Travel: The male members of the tribe wear jewellery which often signifies big game kills (Image: Mediadrum)
"They seemed like they enjoyed the attention of being photographed and liked seeing their images on the LCD screen on the back of my camera.
"They posed quite willingly and were very cooperative – I'd love to see them again."
He continued: "The way the Karo decorate their faces and bodies is fascinating.
"They use a mixture of ash, animal fat, and water to create striking designs.
"Their body decorations are for two reasons – for beauty and for battle.
"The men decorate themselves brighter than the women so they look more attractive and courageous.
"In addition, tribal people are often very superstitious, and a painted warrior looks fearsome to outsiders."
However, it seems the future is uncertain for the tribe, and the way of life could be set to change forever.
"The Karo is the smallest tribe in South Ethiopia fluctuating between 1000 and 2000. They live along the Omo River and practice 'flood retreat cultivation'. This means they use the silt left by floodwaters that occur during the monsoon season to fertilise their crops," said Mr Zuckerman.
"But recently the Ethiopian government, needing to create more electricity, built a dam on the Omo River.
"This affects the flooding of the river, and this, in turn, causes disruptions in the natural fertilisation of farmland as well as impacts the traditional flow of water to the tribes below the dam."
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Travel: Even the youngest embers of the tribe wear war paint (Image: Getty Images)
Additionally, according to, much of the tribe's farmland, home for their pride and joy cattle, is being sold to global companies.
Geographical information site claims: "Many international companies have been given fertile tribal land from the government to grow cash crops like palm oil and cotton, and for biofuels."
A combination of fear of conflict, and the government fearing a loss in tribal tourism is cited by ArcGIS as a reason why the tribe may not be receiving aid or relocated to a new society.
Despite this, there is some hope for the tribespeople.
Though relocating may be a scary prospect, moving further upstream, past the Gibe III dam, could help aid their survival and allow them to keep their incredible, timeless traditions.
ArcGIS concludes: "As long as there are no war tribes further up the Omo river, this solution should work.
"The Karo tribespeople would only have to adapt slightly to a different way of life upstream as the river is much wider up past Gibe III."


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For learning Lithuanian language it is necessary to know alphabets in Lithuanian. You have to know alphabets in Lithuanian to learn writing in Lithuanian language. Lithuanian alphabets are the building blocks of Lithuanian language. There are 32 characters in Lithuanian alphabets. Lithuanian alphabets are made up of Lithuanian vowels and Lithuanian consonants. The Lithuanian alphabets contain 12 vowels and 20 consonants. Lithuanian vs German gives a comparison between Lithuanian and German alphabets.
Lithuanian script is also known as Lithuanian writing system or Lithuanian orthography. The set of visible signs used to represent units of Lithuanian language in a systematic way is called Lithuanian Script. The Lithuanian language uses Latin i.e. Lithuanian alphabets are derived from Latin script. The script decides the writing direction of the any language, hence the writing direction of Lithuanian is Left-To-Right, Horizontal. Learn Lithuanian Greetings where you will find some interesting phrases.
Is Lithuanian hard to learn? The answer to this question is that it depends on one's native language. One should start learning Lithuanian language with Lithuanian alphabets and Lithuanian phonology.
Time taken to learn any language that is mentioned here is the approximate time required to learn specific language for the person who is proficient in English. You can also go through all Indian Languages and find if Lithuanian is one of the language of India.
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In third grade geometry we will discuss in
brief about some of the common solid figures named below:
(i) Cube: Definition of cube, parts of a cube, properties of a cube.
(ii) Cuboid: Definition of cuboid
(iii) Cylinder: Definition of cylinder
(iv) Cone: Definition of cone
(v) Sphere: Definition of sphere
Definition of a cube:
An object which looks like solid box-shaped that has six identical square faces.
A cube has 6 equal and plane surfaces. All the faces of a cube are square in shape.
In a cube there are 6 plane surfaces. There are 8 vertices and 12 edges.
Two adjoining plane – surfaces meet at an edge. There are 12 edges in a cube and all the 12 edges are equal in length. These edges are straight edges.
The meeting point of two edges is called a vertex. In a cube there are 8 such vertices.
Parts of a cube:
(i) Face: Face is also known as sides. A cube has six faces and all the faces of a cube are square in shapes. Each face has four equal sides.
(ii) Edge: When two edges meet each other a line segment formed. There are 12 edges in a cube. All the 12 edges are equal in length because all faces are squares. These edges are straight edges.
(iii) Vertex: When three edges meet each other a point formed. There are 8 vertices in a cube.
(iv) Face Diagonals: Face Diagonals of a cube is the line segment that joins the opposite vertices of a face. There are 2 diagonals in each face so altogether there are 12 diagonals in the cube.
(v) Space Diagonals: Space diagonals of a cube are the line segment that joins the opposite vertices of a cube, cutting through its interior. There are 4 space diagonals in a cube.
Properties of a cube:Volume: The volume of a cube is s3 where s is the length of one edge.
Definition of cuboid:
The cuboid has 6 rectangular faces. The opposite rectangular plane surfaces are identical (equal in all respects). It has 8 vertices and 12 edges.
In a cuboid there are 6 rectangular plane surfaces. There are 8 vertices and 12 edges.
A cube is also a cuboid having all its 6 faces equal and square. Thus, a cube has all the six faces identical, whereas a cuboid has the opposite faces identical.
Properties of a cuboid:
Formulas for the above rectangular box:
Volume: The volume of a cuboid is lwh, where l is the length, w is the width and h is the height.
Lateral Surface Area: The lateral surface area of a cuboid is 2lh + 2wh, where l is the length, w is the width and h is the height.
Surface Area: The surface area of a cuboid is 2lw + 2lh + 2wh, where l is the length, w is the width and h is the height.
Definition of cylinder:
A cylinder stands on a circular plane surface having circular plane surfaces on its top and bottom. Thus a cylinder has two circular plane surfaces, one at its base and another at its top. It has a curved surface in the middle.
It has two edges, at which the two plane surfaces meet with the curved surface. These edges are curved edges.
In a cylinder there are 2 plane surfaces and 1 curved surface. There are 2 edges and no vertices.
The base and top of a cylinder are of the same shape (circular) and size. Thus, both are identical.
Definition of cone:
A cone has one plane circular surface, i.e. its base and only one curved surface. In a cone there is 1 plane surface and 1 curved surface. There are 1 edge and 1 vertex.
It has one edge which is formed by the circular plane surface meeting with the curved surface. The edge of a cone is a curved edge.
Definition of sphere:
The ball-like shape is called a sphere. In sphere there is curve surface, no edge and no vertex.
Some of the common solid figures are explained above in brief with the labeled diagram to get the basic ideas of the solid shapes.
(i) The surface of solid is called face.
(ii) Edge is formed when two faces meet.
(iii) The point where 3 faces meet is called the corner.


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Location: Tauranga, New Zealand
Type of Project: Field Data Collection, Hydrodynamic Modelling
Client: URS New Zealand, Tauranga City Council
(Clockwise from top left) The existing Tauranga railway bridge and the proposed site for the pipeline crossing; a high-resolution multibeam survey of the Tauranga Harbour seabed – the scour features caused by the existing bridge crossing can be clearly seen; modelled tidal current velocities through different configurations of the modified bridge piers.
ASR conducted a data collection and numerical modelling study to investigate the detailed hydrodynamic implications for a proposed wastewater pipeline crossing in Tauranga Harbour.
For the proposed Southern Pipeline project in Tauranga, it is necessary to construct a route for domestic wastewater to move from Tauranga to a treatment facility located on the other side of the harbour. Several harbour crossing options were considered, including, (i) a stand-alone pipeline bridge built adjacent to an existing railway bridge (ii) an upgrade of the existing railway bridge and (iii) submarine pipeline options at different distances south of the existing bridge. ASR conducted studies related to each of these options and produced a peer reviewed report which was used for the project consent and permitting process. This included detailed bathymetric surveys, numerical modelling of tidal flows in and around the pipeline crossing options, sediment transport modelling and a historical assessment of depth changes related to scour processes in Tauranga Harbour.« Download Project PDF


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I have an NDSolve problem which is easy to solve numerically, given by
$$m y''(x)+\Xi(y(x)) = -mg, \quad y(0)=y_0, \quad y'(0)=v_0$$
where $\Xi(y(x))$ may be some non-linear function of $y(x)$.
However, now I want to add a parameter $\lambda$ which must be updated each time step. The equation becomes $$m y''(x)+\Xi(y(x),\lambda) = -mg, \quad y(0)=y_0, \quad y'(0)=v_0, \quad \lambda = \lambda_0$$ and $$\lambda^+ := \Xi(y(x), \lambda)$$ as an update rule.
I've tried multiple things:
 - Making $\lambda$ a function of $x$ and making it one of the dependent variables. However, I only have an update rule and not a differential relation for $\lambda$.
 - Using a StepMonitor to update $\lambda$ to a new value, each time step. This works perfectly (as far as I can see), however the differential equation given as a parameter to NDSolve is not evaluated which keeps the inital value of $\lambda$.
 - The DiscreteVariables option which should allow updating a parameter. However, I see no differences in the solution or the solving process.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Code which works:
Module[{\[CapitalXi], c = 10, m = 1, g = 10, y0 = 10, v0 = 0, T = 10},
 \[CapitalXi][y_] := -c Piecewise[{{0, -y < 0}, {-y, -y >= 0}}];
 With[{sol =
 NDSolveValue[{m y''[t] + \[CapitalXi][y[t]] == -m g, y[0] == y0,
 y'[0] == v0}, y[t], {t, 0, T}]},
 Plot[sol, {t, 0, T}]]
 ]
Code which does not work because the equation is not evaluated again:
Module[{\[CapitalXi], p = 10, m = 1, g = 10, y0 = 10, v0 = 0,
 T = 10, \[Lambda] = -1},
 \[CapitalXi][y_, \[Lambda]_] :=
 With[{s = 1, \[Beta] = .5},
 Piecewise[{{\[Lambda] 1/(s + p y),
 y >= -((s \[Beta])/p)}, {\[Lambda] (s - p y - 2 s \[Beta]) /(
 s^2 (-1 + \[Beta])^2), y < -((s \[Beta])/p)}}]];
 With[{sol =
 NDSolveValue[{m y''[t] + \[CapitalXi][y[t], \[Lambda]] == -m g,
 y[0] == y0,
 y'[0] == v0
 }, y[t], {t, 0, T},
 StepMonitor :> (\[Lambda] = \[CapitalXi][y[t], \[Lambda]])]},
 Plot[sol, {t, 0, T}]
 ]
 ]
For completeness, an example of $\Xi(y(x), \lambda)$ may be $$\begin{cases} \frac{\lambda }{p y(x)+s} & y(x)\geq -\frac{\beta s}{p} \\ \frac{\lambda (-p y(x)-2 \beta s+s)}{(\beta -1)^2 s^2} & y(x)<-\frac{\beta s}{p} \\ \end{cases}.$$
You may assume $p \approx 10$ (but may be increased), $s=1$, $\beta \in (0,1)$ (usually something like $0.5$. The value of $\lambda$ is negative, and $\lambda_0=-1$ is usual.
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 - $\begingroup$ What values would you like for your constants? $\endgroup$ – bbgodfrey Oct 17 '17 at 2:24
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 $\begingroup$ Try treating as a differential-algebraic equation, where [Lambda][x] is a second variable. $\endgroup$ – bbgodfrey Oct 17 '17 at 4:08
 - $\begingroup$ @bbgodfrey Good point. You may assume $p \approx 10$ (but may be increased), $s=1$, $\beta \in (0,1)$ (usually something like $0.5$. The value of $\lambda$ is negative, and $\lambda_0=-1$ is usual. How would treating the problem as a DAE help? AFAIK this does not let me define an update rule for $\lambda$ instead of a differential relation. $\endgroup$ – Hidde Oct 17 '17 at 7:24
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 $\begingroup$ In my experience, readers expect that questions be expressed in syntactically correct Mathematica code. In your case, the code immediately following "Code that works" should include expressions for Ξ and the constants, all in Mathematica form. I also recommend that you copy the code from your notebook rather than typing it into the question to avoid typographical errors. $\endgroup$ – bbgodfrey Oct 17 '17 at 13:34
 - $\begingroup$ OK, I've added the working code for both situations, with and without the $\lambda$. Both situations evaluate without problems, but the second instance only uses the initial value of $\lambda$ instead of the updated value because of the StepMonitor. Thanks for your considerations. $\endgroup$ – Hidde Oct 18 '17 at 8:30
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λ can be reset not at every time step but very often by treating it as a discrete variable and updating it periodically with WhenEvent.
Clear[λ]
p = 10; m = 1; g = 10; y0 = 10; v0 = 0; T = 10; s = 1; β = .5;
Ξ[y_, λ_] := Piecewise[{{λ 1/(s + p y), y >= -((s β)/p)},
 {λ (s - p y - 2 s β)/(s^2 (-1 + β)^2), y < -((s β)/p)}}]
sol = NDSolveValue[{m y''[t] + Ξ[y[t], λ[t]] == -m g, y[0] == y0, y'[0] == v0, λ[0] == -1,
 WhenEvent[Mod[t, .1] == 0, λ[t] -> Ξ[y[t], λ[t]]]}, {y[t], λ[t]}, {t, 0, T},
 DiscreteVariables -> {λ}, MaxStepSize -> 0.01];
Plot[First@sol, {t, 0, T}, AxesLabel -> {t, y},
 LabelStyle -> Directive[Black, Bold, Medium], ImageSize -> Large]
Plot[Last@sol, {t, 0, T}, PlotRange -> {-.1, .1}, AxesLabel -> {t, λ},
 LabelStyle -> Directive[Black, Bold, Medium], ImageSize -> Large]
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To understand the behavior of λ[t], it may be helpful to plot Ξ[y, λ], which is the reset value of λ.
Plot3D[Ξ[y, λ], {y, -1, 1}, {λ, -1, 1}, AxesLabel -> {y, λ}, PlotRange -> All,
 LabelStyle -> Directive[Black, Bold, Medium],ImageSize -> Large]
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When y > -(s β)/p, here equal to -0.05, λ shrinks in size by a few orders of magnitude for each reset. For instance, the first reset of the computation,
Ξ[y0, -1]
(* -(1/101) *)
abruptly reduces λ from -1 to -1/101. On the other hand, when y < -(


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Can oral submucous fibrosis be cured?
If the disease is detected at a very early stage, cessation of the habit is sufficient. Most patients with oral submucous fibrosis present with moderate-to-severe disease. Moderate-to-severe oral submucous fibrosis is irreversible. Medical treatment is symptomatic and predominantly aimed at improving mouth movements.
Is oral submucous fibrosis reversible?
Most patients with oral submucous fibrosis present with moderate-to-severe disease. Severe oral submucous fibrosis is irreversible. Moderate oral submucous fibrosis is reversible with cessation of habit and mouth opening exercise.
How do you treat oral submucous fibrosis at home?
OSMF treatment in AyurvedaYou can use Triphala Kashayam or Yashtimadhu Kashayam to rinse twice a day. To reduce the burning sensation, drink a glass of aloe vera juice once a day. Take Triphala churna or Avipattikar churna with warm water at bedtime, if you have constipation.
How do you get rid of fibrosis in the mouth?
In case the Fibrosis has progressed then surgical procedures are necessary to combat it. Surgical procedures include submucosal injections and mucosal grafting. Aggressive treatment is essential to defeating OSMF before it becomes irreversible.
How do you know if you have oral submucous fibrosis?
Symptoms of oral submucous fibrosis include the following :
- Progressive inability to open the mouth (trismus) due to oral fibrosis and scarring.
- Oral pain and a burning sensation upon consumption of spicy foodstuffs.
- Increased salivation.
- Change of gustatory sensation.
- Hearing loss due to stenosis of the eustachian tubes.
Can you live with fibrosis?
The average life expectancy of patients with pulmonary fibrosis is three to five years after diagnosis. However, early detection of the disease is key to slowing progression, and conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) can impact disease prognosis.
How is oral submucous fibrosis diagnosed?
Currently, oral biopsy for hematoxylin and eosin provides the most definitive diagnosis and is crucial because of the association of oral submucous fibrosis with oral cancer. Some authorities have reported benefit with immunohistochemical techniques such as Masson trichrome staining when pathology involved muscle.
How can I improve my mouth opening?
Step 1: Put your thumb on your top teeth in the middle of your jaw. Step 2: Put the index finger of your other hand on your bottom teeth in the middle of your jaw. Step 3: Open your mouth as wide as possible, using your fingers to give extra resistance. Hold this stretch for five to 10 seconds.
Does smoking causes OSMF?
We found that tobacco was strongly associated with both OSMF and leukoplakia. This study showed that the risk of OSMF at each exposure level of tobacco was stronger than that of leukoplakia.
Is oral submucous fibrosis painful?
Symptoms of oral submucous fibrosis include the following : Progressive inability to open the mouth (trismus) due to oral fibrosis and scarring. Oral pain and a burning sensation upon consumption of spicy foodstuffs.
Does smoking cause OSMF?
What is the medical treatment for oral submucous fibrosis?
Most patients with oral submucous fibrosis present with moderate-to-severe disease. Moderate-to-severe oral submucous fibrosis is irreversible. Medical treatment is symptomatic and predominantly aimed at improving mouth movements. Treatment strategies are described below. [ 4]
How is IFN gamma used to treat oral submucous fibrosis?
This plays a role in the treatment of patients with oral submucous fibrosis because of its immunoregulatory effect. IFN-gamma is a known antifibrotic cytokine.
How often to take pentoxifylline for oral submucous fibrosis?
In a pilot study, 14 test subjects with advanced oral submucous fibrosis given pentoxifylline at 400 mg 3 times daily were compared to 15 ageand sex-matched diseased control subjects.
What is the interincisal distance of oral submucous fibrosis?
Patients having an interincisal distance above 35 mm are included in this group. It refers to those OSF patients who have an interincisal distance between 26 and 36 mm. It includes moderately advanced cases where the interincisal distance of the patients is from 15 to 26 mm.


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The structure and performances of a CMOS image sensor fabricated by integrating technologies in a series of process flow that achieve wide spectral response, high robustness to ultraviolet (UV) light, high conversion gain (CG) and high full well capacity (FWC) is described. For PD junction formation, a high concentration p+ layer with steep dopant concentration profile was formed on a thick p-epitaxial layer. The concentration of the surface p+ layer was tuned sufficiently high in order to maintain the high UV light sensitivity and dark current against the deuterium lamp irradiation. For the FD structure, a lightly doped drain implantation before sidewall formation was omitted to reduce gate overlap capacitance. A CMOS image sensor using a 0.18 μm CMOS process technology achieved a high CG of 240 μV/e-, a high FWC of 200 ke-, a wide spectral response for _PHONE_ nm and a high robustness to deuterium lamp irradiation stress.
|ジャーナル||ITE Transactions on Media Technology and Applications|
|出版ステータス||Published - 2016|
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- コンピュータ グラフィックスおよびコンピュータ支援設計


text: For centuries, accurate pendulum clocks were of strategic scientific and military importance. Environmental factors such as temperature and pressure affect the rate of a pendulum. Without temperature compensation, accuracy is limited to about 10 s per day. With it, however, a secondper month is possible. Barometric compensation is required for additional improvement. Indeed, highly accurate pendulum clocks, such as Shortt-Synchronome Pendulums, are placed in controlled partial vacuums to avoid this unsolved problem. We model the pendulum as a Duffing oscillator to account for the effects of circular deviation, buoyancy, virtual mass, and aerodynamic drag. The application of routine perturbation methods reveals a simple and elegant solution to the problem of barometric compensation, an arc of motion where a balance is achieved. The results are confirmed by comparison to experiment.


Yelp
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ttml.time.seconds
Return the number of seconds for a time expression.
Parameters
time
A TTML time expression.
This template takes a time expression as used by the begin, end, and dur attributes and returns the number of seconds that expression respresents. Time expressions may be any number parsable by the XPath number function followed by one of the units ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), or h (hours). It returns 0 if the time expression is invalid.
This template provides support only for the #time-offset TTML feature. It does not support other methods of specifying times.


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OPTIMUM ADAPTATION OF THE CONVENTIONAL TRACK TO FUTURE TRAFFIC. RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE TRACK (CONTINUED)
Measurements of ballast stiffness and damping have been made for ORE D 117 Committee. Two aspects of the work are reported here. A special purpose vehicle was built to measure static and dynamic stiffness and energy losses for a range of ballast depths and formations, on existing BR tracks. Results of these tests are reported here. Appendix 1 contains an account on the validity of the theory of foundation vibration and concludes that a relatively simple model can be used to predict ballast behavior.
- Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
International Union of RailwaysOffice of Research and Experiments
- Publication Date: 1975-4
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 29 p.
- TRT Terms: Ballast (Railroads); Equipment tests; Inspection; Railroad tracks; Stiffness; Test vehicles; Tests; Track components
- Identifier Terms: British Rail
- Uncontrolled Terms: Ballast
- Old TRIS Terms: Ballast quality; Ballast stiffness; Question d117; Radcliffe-on-trent test track; Test equipment; Track component investigations
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Railroads;
- Accession Number: 00053159
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: International Union of Railways
- Report/Paper Numbers: D117/RP 6/E
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 5 1976 12:00AM


client workspaces, merging and forking
From: Alison Macmillan
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 11:09:06 +0100
Message-ID: <_EMAIL_>
To: _EMAIL_
I've been trying to understand how the working resource feature works
with merging and forking, and I've got a few questions:
1. For merging & client workspaces, should the DAV:checked-out-for-merge
merge postcondition cover the case that the DAV:checkout element
included a DAV:apply-to-version? In particular, should it say that a
Location: header must be in the response, and that this header contains
the URL of the working resource created by the checkout?
2. A merge target is a version-controlled resource. Was it unnecessary
to allow a merge target to be either a version-controlled resource or a
checked-out resource (e.g. a working resource)?
3. How does the working resource feature work for a forking server? For
example, suppose that _URL_ and
_URL_ identify two working resources that are
created by requesting a checkout on a version controlled resource,
_URL_ and including a DAV:apply-to-version in
the request. The DAV:checked-in property of the vcr is
_URL_ This is also the value of the
DAV:checked-out property of each of the working resources. Each working
resource has it's DAV:auto-update property set to the vcr URL. Now
suppose that the first working resource (_URL_ is
checked in, creating version _URL_ and
that postcondition DAV:auto-update applies - the DAV:checked-in property
of the vcr is now set to _URL_ Does this
then mean that it is impossible to ever check in the second working
resource, _URL_ as it's DAV:checked-out property
points to _URL_ and precondition
DAV:no-overwrite-by-auto-update prevents the checkin? The
DAV:auto-update property is protected, and so can't be changed by a
4. Looks like there's a typo in draft 16, section 9.4 - the CHECKIN
'forking' preconditions reference DAV:checkout-... conditions.
Alison Macmillan
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 and do not necessarily represent those of Oracle Corporation.
Received on Friday, 24 August 2001 06:10:32 UTC


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There are many reasons why MNOs should require their network equipment supply partners to participate in the scheme. Importantly, operators have a duty of care to their subscribers and authorities to safeguard their telecommunications assets. After all, these constitute critical national infrastructure in many countries. What's more, data privacy regulation is an imperative obligation and resilience to breaches is of paramount importance.
GSMA NESAS helps assure the security and resilience of network equipment security. GSMA recommends that operators request their network equipment suppliers participate in NESAS — and provide evidence of this. Especially during their procurement processes. Significantly, all equipment vendors who have successfully undergone the Process Audit and Product Evaluation will have certificates to prove it.
Discover the other benefits of NESAS for you:
- One global network security scheme which reflects the security needs of the entire ecosystem
- The only network security scheme that's defined by the industry, for the industry (through the GSMA and 3GPP)
- Reliable mechanism when considering your supply chain and procurement – involving independent auditing and testing for determining the baseline standard to which vendors conform
- Visibility of security capabilities of equipment vendors and their network products prior to purchase
- Streamlines the procurement process, reducing the need to test the security of common network elements across candidate suppliers
- Individual operators can reduce security testing efforts, by outsourcing baseline testing to accredited test laboratories
- A successful track record
If you would like to know more or speak to someone about GSMA NESAS, please get in touch.


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The metrics message producer shown in Figure 3–3 receives information from the metrics generator at regular intervals and writes the information into messages, which it then sends to one of a number of metric topic destinations, depending on the type of metric information contained in the message.
Message Queue clients subscribed to these metric topic destinations can consume the messages and process the metric data contained in the messages. This allows developers to create custom monitoring tools to support messaging applications. For details of the metric quantities reported in each type of metrics message, see Chapter 20, Metrics Information Reference, in Sun Java System Message Queue 4.3 Administration Guide. For information about how to configure the production of metrics messages, see Chapter 4, Using the Metrics Monitoring API, in Sun Java System Message Queue 4.3 Developer's Guide for Java Clients and Using the Message-Based Monitoring API in Sun Java System Message Queue 4.3 Administration Guide.


How Did The Three-wing Revolving Door Come Into Being
How Did The Three-wing Revolving Door Come Into Being
Date:Feb 09, 2020
The three-wing revolving door was born out of a new concept and function.
Simple and practical, safe and stable, it will rotate the channel system and maximum diameter rotation capacity as a whole, at the same time satisfy the "maximum tourist traffic" and "perfect except for the wind effect" of the two opposite conditions, which make the elegant design and the safety of the products are highly unified, forming a new landmark portal system. Three-wing revolving doors combine safety and practicality to put user safety first. Safety extrusion switches are mounted on curved wall columns to prevent pedestrians from being trapped by stationary columns and rotating doors. Spacious passage space and elegant appearance design, internal air flow less than ordinary doors, effectively resist the outside of the wind, dust, garbage into the building can greatly improve the indoor environment. Save the entrance and exit space, can obtain wider effective area. It has the function to stop at the predetermined position, beautiful and generous. There is an automatic rotation mode and a semi-automatic mode with the feeling of manual operation. The top is equipped with a laser ceiling light, the switch can be manually controlled. With rotating speed control function, even in strong wind, can safely in and out. It has the function of reverse rotation brake to ensure the safety of unilateral rotation.
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_USER_{NBERw6636, title = "What Hides Behind an Umemployment Rate: Comparing Portuguese and U.S. Unemployment", author = "Olivier Blanchard and Pedro Portugal", institution = "National Bureau of Economic Research", type = "Working Paper", series = "Working Paper Series", number = "6636", year = "1998", month = "July", doi = {10.3386/w6636}, URL = "_URL_ abstract = {Over the last 15 years, Portugal and the United States have had the same average unemployment rate, about 6.5%. But behind these similar rates hide two very different labor markets. Unemployment duration in Portugal is more than three times that of the United States. Symmetrically, the flow of workers into unemployment in Portugal is, in proportion to the labor force, less than a third of what it is in the United States. Relying on evidence from Portuguese and U.S. micro data sets, we show that these lower flows come in roughly equal proportions from lower job flows, and from lower worker flows relative to job flows. We then argue that these differences plausibly come from high employment protection in Portugal. We finally show how, looking across countries, higher employment protection is associated with lower flows and higher unemployment duration. In short, high employment protection makes economics more sclerotic; but because it affects unemployment duration and flows in opposite directions, it has an ambiguous effect on the unemployment rate.}, }


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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mirroring the results of research in adults, a new study shows that white children are at a higher risk of breaking a bone than children of other races.
The researchers say that genetics might have something to do with the differences, but it's also possible that environmental factors - such as participation in sports - could play a role.
Earlier studies have shown that white women are more likely to suffer a fracture than black women (see Reuters Health report of May 3, 2005).
Tishya Wren, the lead author of the study and professor at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, said her study stemmed from a larger research program looking at children's bone health.
The study included 1,470 girls and boys aged six to 17 years old, whose bone density and broken bones were tracked for six years.
"When I separated our data by race...we noticed this very interesting relationship, which hasn't really been recognized (in children) before," Wren said.
She and her colleagues found that 22 percent of the white kids had had a fracture, while only 12 percent of the other children had experienced a fracture.
White boys appeared to be the most at risk. By the end of the study, about 28 percent had had a fracture, compared to about 18 percent of white girls, 12 percent of non-white boys and six percent of non-white girls.
Most of the fractures occurred while the kids were playing sports, and Wren's group found that lower body fat and more participation in sports were tied to an increased risk of fracture.
For instance, playing sports more than four days per week was tied to a 35 percent increased risk of having a fracture, the group reports in The Journal of Pediatrics.
After the researchers took into account risk factors, such as how many sports the kids played and their body type, they still found that white children had about a two-fold risk of fracturing a bone.
"We think some of it must be related to a genetic type of effect," Wren told Reuters Health. "We also think there might be something inherent in the bone itself that's causing it to be more susceptible to fracture."
SOCIOECONOMICS MAY PLAY A ROLE
Still, Ryan noted, it's possible that the study didn't fully capture how much exposure kids had to high-risk activities, because the researchers didn't examine the children's socioeconomic status.
Ryan said other studies have shown that more children from wealthier families are more likely to play organized sports.
"I would use caution in definitively stating that these findings reflect a racial disparity without incorporating socioeconomic status," she told Reuters Health.
Wren said that until the contributors to the increased risk of broken bones are nailed down, it is important to use the findings to keep parents and doctors aware of the risks.
She said she would not tell parents to avoid sports to reduce kids' risks, because other studies have found that kids with higher body mass and less dense bone - signs indicative of being inactive - are at a greater risk of having a fracture from low-impact injuries.
SOURCE: _URL_ The Journal of Pediatrics, online September 12, 2012.

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A continuous focus on science and how scientific findings impact public policy has put a spotlight on the scientific community and their research. We accept that science, as a field of knowledge and way of thinking, is not swayed by opinions; it is nonpartisan and all-inclusive. This is the time for us to come together as one community, take a stand, and lead a new conversation.
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text: This coloured chalk drawing shows James Bryce, a statesman and historian who made important contributions to British pre-war politics and academia. Born in Belfast, he was educated in Glasgow and later Oxford, where he became professor of civil law. A Liberal, he entered parliament in 1880, first for the London constituency of Tower Hamlets and later for South Aberdeen. He held various cabinet positions until his appointment as ambassador to the US, from _PHONE_. Meanwhile he gained academic credit for his publications of 'Holy Roman Empire? (1864), 'The American Commonwealth? (1888) and 'Impressions? (1897), the last work being about his visit to South Africa. His 1915 report on German behaviour in Belgium influenced American opinion before the country?s entry into the First World War.


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The potato and the industry that surrounds it has become more than just a cash crop that is produced in abundance here on Prince Edward Island. For nearly a century, the potato has been part of many Islanders' lives. It was a staple of life on small family farms, providing great nutritional value and a crop that could be relied upon year-after-year with proper management. For others, the potato industry represents a lifetime of work that was as fulfilling as any career. The industry provided an opportunity for Islander's to maintain their independence and pride. And for others, the potato was a symbol that invoked pride in the province and region. Like the cod industry for Newfoundland or the oil industry for Alberta, the potato unified and gave a strong foundation for other industries to survive and prosper in Prince Edward Island.
The industry has met many challenges over the past few decades, including border closures, changing markets, devastating diseases and conservation issues. Through these challenges have come many changes to the face of the industry such as a greater emphasis on processing and a struggling seed sector. These changes that appear to spell disaster for the industry have been met with determination. Every aspect of the important industry has gone through some degree of change. Mechanization has changed the physical harvest and modernization has changed the markets that Island farmers are able to supply. With time comes change and it is that change that the Island Potato industry has been struggling through for the past several years.


serial-number
Reads the machine's serial number (a.k.a. service/asset tag) or Amazon EC2 instance-id
Serial Number
A simple Node.js module for accessing the serial number (a.k.a. Dell Service Tag, asset tag) of the local machine. Supports Linux, Mac (OS X), Windows, and FreeBSD. On Amazon EC2 instances, it will return the instance-id.
npm install serial-number
And/or install globally for a serial-number shell command: [sudo] npm install -g serial-number
The serial number value is retrieved from the system asynchronously and passed to a callback.
var serialNumber = require('serial-number');

serialNumber(function (errvalue) {
 console.log(value);
});
If the serial number turns out to be invalid (common on VMs), the system's UUID value will be provided as a fallback. To instead try to get the UUID on the first attempt, set the preferUUID flag:
serialNumber.preferUUID = true;
To prefix the system command with sudo use the useSudo method:
serialNumber.useSudo(function (errvalue) {
 console.log(value);
});
For the CLI command it's just
$ serial-number
A12B3C4DE5FG
or
$ serial-number --uuid
1234AABB-C5DE-678F-G9HI-J01K2LM34N5A
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German dentists develop 'painless' plasma tooth-blaster
In-mouth light sabre to replace drilling
More news of exotic high technology benefiting the human race today, as German gnasher-boffins announce a cunning plan to replace dentists' drills with "painless, contact-free" plasma beam devices.
Rotting teeth, one of the most painful (and expensive) medical problems faced by modern humans, are caused when mouth bacteria such as Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus casei build up on the teeth. The dastardly micro-organisms can erode a tooth's tough enamel, coating and start to infect the "dentin" tissue beneath it, eventually destroying large parts of the tooth and - when they reach the living pulp at its centre - causing intense pain.
Normally a dentist will tackle such a cavity by drilling out all the infected tissue before putting in a filling. Such drilling often requires a local anaesthetic, meaning that the procedure is skilled and expensive work.
But now, according to boffins at the Leibniz-Institute of Surface Modifications in Leipzig and dentists from the Saarland University, there's an alternative. A rotting tooth can simply be blasted with beams of "cold plasma", which will kill off all the entrenched bacteria without any need for drilling or anaesthesia.
The German researchers have carried out tests on dentin samples from extracted human molars which had been deliberately infected with several different kinds of bacteria. Their "cold" (roughly 40°C) plasma-beam instruments apparently killed 99.99 per cent of the tooth-rotting invaders.
"Drilling is a very uncomfortable and sometimes painful experience. Cold plasma, in contrast, is a completely contact-free method that is highly effective," says Dr Stefan Rupf of Saarland Uni.
"The low temperature means they can kill the microbes while preserving the tooth. The dental pulp at the centre of the tooth, underneath the dentin, is linked to the blood supply and nerves and heat damage to it must be avoided at all costs."
According to Dr Rupf, dental plasma tools "can be expected" within 3 to 5 years. Parallel developments in non-dental medicine have lately seen US special forces trying out a portable, mini-light-sabre-esque "plasma blade" for use in field surgery.
There's a scholarly paper by Rupf and his colleagues, Killing of adherent oral microbes by a non-thermal atmospheric plasma jet, here. ®


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Where did the Spanish Garza family come from? What is the Spanish Garza family crest and coat of arms? When did the Garza family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Garza family history?The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Garza. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is "ez." The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Garza, de Garza, de la Garza, Garzo, Garzón and many more.
First found in Galicia, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Garza research. Another 614 words(44 lines of text) covering the years 1037, 1139, and 1162 are included under the topic Early Garza History in all our PDF Extended History products.
More information is included under the topic Early Garza Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
- Juan de la Garza, who sailed to America in 1514
- Alonso Garza sailed to New Spain in 1537
Garza Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Jose Garza, who landed in Texas in 1850
- Camilo Garza, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1868
- Marceline Garza, aged 52, who landed in America, in 1895
- Oscar Garza, aged 19, who landed in America, in 1895
- Zusanna Garza, aged 32, who settled in America, in 1895
Garza Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Sedrenio Garza, who arrived in Texas in 1911
- Daniel Garza, aged 21, who emigrated to the United States from Mexico City, Mexico, in 1912
- Macedonio Garza, aged 30, who emigrated to America from Mexico City, Mexico, in 1913
- Cifrano Garza, aged 27, who landed in America from Monterey, Mexico, in 1913
- Miguel Garza, aged 32, who emigrated to the United States from Paris, France, in 1915
- Matthew Scott "Matt" Garza (b. 1983), American Major League baseball pitcher
- Antonio Oscar "Tony" Garza Jr. (b. 1959), American lawyer and former county judge
- Loreto Garza (b. 1962), American three-time Golden Glove boxer
- Roberto Garza (b. 1979), American NFL football guard
- Alana de la Garza (b. 1976), American actress, best known for her role on Law and Order
- Nicole Garza (b. 1982), American actress
- Samuel Mayorga Garza Jr. (b. 1965), American former NFL and CFL professional quarterback
- Rodrigo Garza (b. 1979), Spanish Olympic field hockey player
- Captian Blas María de la Garza Falcón (_PHONE_), Spanish settler of Tamaulipas and South Texas
- Josele Garza (b. 1962), Mexican professional race car driver
- Origin of the Surnames Garza and Trevino in Nuevo Leon by Tomas Mendirichaga Cueva.
- Stolen Heritage: A Mexican-American's Rediscovery of His Family's Lost Land Grant by Abel G. Rubio.
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- Maduell, Charles R. Compiler Index of Spanish Citizens Entering the Port of New Orleans Between January 1840 and December 1865. New Orleans: The Compiler, 1966. Print.
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Diez, Ma Del Carmen Galbis. Catalogo de Pasajeros a Indias Durante los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII Archivo General de Indias Sevilla Volume 6. Murcia, Spain: Ministerio de Cultura, 1986. Print.
- García Carraffa, Alberto and Arturo. Diccionario Heráldico y Genealógico de Apellidos Españoles y Americanos 88 Volumes. Madrid: A. Marzo. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came in Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Atienza, Julio De Atienza. Español: Diccionario Heraldico De Apellidos Españoles Y De Titulos Nobiliarios. Madrid: Aguilar, 1959. Print.
- Rasmussen, Louis J.. San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
- Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
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How do shoes affect foot skeleton stresses in racehorses? An international research team is tackling the question in a project that is likely to benefit the racing industry and protect horses from injury.
Horse hooves have the ability to naturally deform during locomotion and dissipate locomotor stresses, yet farriery approaches are used to increase performance and protect hooves from wear, the study team, writing in the journal PeerJ, noted.
"Previous studies have assessed the effect of different shoe designs on locomotor performance; however, no biomechanical study has hitherto measured the effect of horseshoes on the stresses of the foot skeleton in vivo [in the living organism].'
Musculoskeletal injury is one of the main animal welfare concerns in the racing industry, notes University of Queensland School of Biomedical Sciences research team leader Dr Olga Panagiotopoulou.
The researchers from the University of Queensland, the Royal Veterinary College in Britain, and Brown University in the United States are using a new approach that combines three-dimensional x-ray imaging technology with computer simulations and models to show the forces exerted on bones.
"This novel combination has enabled us to study the effect of a stainless steel horseshoe on skeletal stresses within the forefoot in a live racehorse,"" she explains. "This is the first time this combination of techniques has been used in large live animals such as horses.
"Future research using more animals will enhance our understanding of what regions of the horses' feet are most at risk of damage."
The method was used successfully in a preliminary case study at the Royal Veterinary College in London.
Royal Veterinary College vertebrate biomechanics and evolutionary anatomy researcher Professor John Hutchinson says further research is necessary.
"We need to undertake further studies with more horses moving at faster speeds and gaits and with a similar focus on the hind feet."
The research involved walking a thoroughbred between three-dimensional x-ray machines, an imaging technique developed by Professor Stephen Gatesy and colleagues at Brown University and used previously to view bone interaction in small animals such as fish and birds.
Panagiotopoulou used film industry animation techniques to transform the radiographic data into a life-size three-dimensional model.
"By combining the 3D model with other research data we were able to measure the force the horse's foot bones generated when they hit the ground and develop comprehensive simulations," she says.
"We believe this work could pave the way for new directions in research which will minimise foot injuries and improve animal health and welfare."
Their preliminary findings pointed to increases in some stresses on the forefoot phalanges in the shod condition at mid-stance, consistent with the tentative conclusion that a steel shoe might increase mechanical loading.
"However, because of our limited sample size none of these apparent differences have been tested for statistical significance," the study team wrote in their paper.
"Our preliminary study illustrates how the shoe may influence the dynamics and mechanics of a thoroughbred horse's forefoot during slow walking, but more research is needed to quantify the effect of the shoe on the equine forefoot during the whole stance phase, at faster speeds/gaits and with more individuals as well as with a similar focus on the hind feet."
They anticipated that their preliminary analysis and new approach would pave the way for new directions in research on the form/function relationship of the equine foot, with the ultimate goal to minimise foot injuries and improve animal health and welfare.
"Despite our study's restriction to measuring a few steps of one individual and assuming a static posture and massless foot segments, it is an important example of the integration of 3D biomechanical methods and their application to fundamental problems in equine locomotion, care and welfare."
Panagiotopoulou O, Rankin JW, Gatesy SM, Hutchinson JR. (2016) A preliminary case study of the effect of shoe-wearing on the biomechanics of a horse's foot. PeerJ 4:e2164 _URL_
The research techniques shown in this video allowed researchers to zoom into the skin and hoof and measure the motion of the horse's foot skeleton, which is not possible by other methods.


can start a dependency check in three ways:
 - On the Configuration menu, click Check Dependencies.
 - Click the check dependencies button on the toolbar.
 - Hit F5. (This one sounds like a winner!)
If you remember a few months ago when we were discussing components, we defined dependencies as components that are required for your component to operate properly. When we do a dependency check, we go through all the dependencies in the instances in your configuration and try to resolve them. Usually that means adding another component to the configuration to satisfy a dependency—but not always. It can also mean disabling an instance, or possibly giving the user a choice.
Remember the types of dependencies we can have: component dependencies, component conflicts, and group dependencies (in a number of flavors, including conflicts). Simple component dependencies are easy to resolve—add the required component and move on. However, if there is a conflict between two instances, then one must be disabled. And in the case of group dependencies, the component can specify zero, one, or more components from a particular group to require or conflict with. In these last two cases, Target Designer can't simply take action; it needs direction. This is where the Task List comes in.
The Resolve Dependency Dialog
When Target Designer comes across an unresolved dependency it can't resolve on its own (which means anywhere a choice needs to be made), it adds an item to the Task List. The title of the Task List item reflects what needs to be done, and, if the cursor hovers over it, a list of components that are affected will be shown as well. Double-clicking the item will display a Resolve Dependency dialog, which tells you what needs to be done, and gives a list of components that will be affected.
There are five basic types of resolve dependency dialogs: add only one component, add one or more components, add all components, remove one component, and remove one or more components. In each case, the dialog is the same, but the behavior is different. For example, if you have to add only one of a list of components, then the dialog will prevent you from selecting more than one component (the OK button will be disabled until only one is shown).
The Resolve Dependency dialog allows you to view hidden components as well. These are components that are below the current visibility setting (more on that in a few). You can also highlight a component in the list and view its properties using the appropriately named Properties button.
Tailoring the Dependency Check
There's one other feature in Target Designer that controls the action of a dependency check. If from the Tools menu you click Options, you'll see the Options dialog. There is a Dependency Check tab, which contains a single, solitary, lonely check box. If this box is checked, then a dependency check will resolve everything it can, and only report those items that require human intervention. This is called auto-resolve, and the box is labeled with similar language. If the box is unchecked, then a dependency check will report each and every discrepancy it finds—it won't resolve anything, listing every dependency in the Task List for you to handle.
Why would you do this? After all, in a normal configuration, a dependency check can add one hundred or more components automatically—why do all that work manually? Simple. You wouldn't, not on a normal configuration anyway. But if you want to know what a particular component's dependencies are, or are testing your own component, it makes sense to uncheck the auto-resolve check box to see exactly what's happening. And if you forget to turn it back on before doing a full dependency check, no problem: go back and check it, then restart the dependency check. The Task List will be cleared, and Target Designer will auto-resolve what it can and report the rest, just as it should be.
The Shape of the Battle
The Options dialog is pretty useful; let's take a look at the other options that are configurable. Remember, these are saved between configurations, and between sessions as well. (A session starts when Target Designer is started and ends when Target Designer is exited.) So anything you set here will be there the next time you fire up Target Designer.
The Mode Tab
The first tab on the Options dialog is Mode. The radio buttons here let you select a starting operating mode, either Basic or Expert. The big difference between these two settings is simple: If you're in Basic mode, any Expert mode actions you take will cause a caution dialog to appear. Expert mode actions include:
 - Adding extra files, registry data, or resources to a configuration.
 - Viewing Advanced Properties of the configuration or an instance.
 - Viewing the files, registry data, or resources of an instance.
The dialog that appears will let you switch the Expert mode to complete the action, but that setting isn't saved between sessions. It will be saved for the remainder of the current session, though.
The Build Tab
The Build tab shows three directories Target Designer uses during the build process. The Extra Files Folder is where Target Designer will search for file resources it can't find in the repositories (namely extra files added to the configuration). The Build Log Folder specifies where the build logs will be placed by default. The Default Image Folder tells us where to put the run-time images we create. The buttons next to each edit box bring up folder browser dialogs to select the folders dynamically.
The Advanced Tab
The Advanced tab has three controls that are interesting. (Actually, it's only got three controls to discuss, but they're all very interesting—compelling, even.)
Remember that caveat I mentioned way back when we were talking about Component Browser, about it letting you see all the components? Well, here's the deal: The Minimum Visibility field allows you to set the level at which Component Browser and Configuration Editor will hide components and instances. The allowable range starts at 100 and tops off at 10,000; however, most useful components have a visibility of 1,000, and all of your custom components, unless you change it manually, will be at visibility 1,000. You can set this as high or as low as you want—it doesn't affect what components are available, just which ones you can see.
The Configuration Upgrade check box controls whether Target Designer will automatically upgrade instances when you open a configuration that has upgradeable instances. What are upgradeable instances? Well, let's hearken back to our discussion of version, revisions, and released components a few months back. If there is a released component in the database with a later revision than the instance currently in your configuration, then that instance is upgradeable. This check box means Target Designer will automatically upgrade any instances it can. If it's unchecked, Target Designer prompts you to perform an upgrade. If you want to upgrade a configuration manually, you can do so in two ways:
 - On the Configuration menu, click Upgrade Configuration.
 - On the context menu, right-click the Components branch and click Upgrade.
You can also upgrade individual instances if you'd like; they're marked in Configuration Editor with a blue arrow. There are two ways to do that as well:
 - Right-click the instance you want to upgrade and on the context menu, click Upgrade.
 - Highlight the instance and on the Configuration menu, click Upgrade Component.
The Restore All Default Options check box does exactly what it says: returns everything in the Options dialog to default values. However, it doesn't do it immediately. In fact, it won't change the values back until after Target Designer is closed and restarted. When you check this box, you'll see a dialog to that effect.
The Battle's Climax
All of these options and features are there to support one thing: the actual building of a runtime. And in keeping with our theme of multiple paths to a goal, you can start a build in three ways:
 - Click the build image button on the toolbar.
 - On the Configuration menu, click Build Target Image.
 - Hit F7. (We have another winner!)
When you start the build process, Target Designer displays the Build dialog. Here you can select the build type (Release or Debug, in case you have mixed instance types in your configuration), where to put the image (this is where the Default Image Folder option is used), and where to put the log (specified by the Build Log Folder option). You can change any of these to suit your purposes. The Build button at the bottom of the dialog starts the build process.
The Build Process
The first thing Target Designer does is to check the Task List for unresolved dependencies. It prompts you to do a dependency check if anything is unresolved there. You'll also be prompted to do a dependency check if the configuration has changed since the last dependency check. There's only one problem here: Any configuration change marks the configuration as dirty and requiring a dependency check. The revision property is updated when a configuration is saved, and this counts as a change to the configuration. Therefore saving the configuration means the build process will want a dependency check. You can always skip this check if you wish.
After the dependency check is done, the build process checks to see if the target folder is empty. If it's not, it will prompt you to clear the folder. Make sure this is what you want—we're deleting files, not sending them to the recycle bin, so there'


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Content and conditions of studies
Structure and time schedule of studies contain the time structure according to individual years / trimesters of the study programme, detailed annotation of study modules / courses (allocation of instruction hours, method of course / module completion, credits, study aids permitted during an exam, basic and recommended literature, thematic areas of seminar papers, examples of exams).
Completion of a course / module defines the terms and conditions for the method of reviewing the acquired knowledge of a student for a given study course / module (exams, seminar papers, prezentation, credits).
Completion and conclusion of studies involves administrative and study requirements associated with the conclusion of studies (partial exams, classification of seminar papers), terms and conditions as well as time schedule for the completion of studies.
Final exams (FE) involve terms and conditions, content, and thematic areas of final exams and final state exams, terms and conditions and procedures for defending a diploma thesis.
Diploma thesis (DT) involves terms and conditions and formal requirements for preparing and defending a student's diploma thesis, time schedule and process of defending a diploma thesis.
Profile and qualification of a graduate characterize knowledge (general, professional, special) acquired in the course of the studies, together with the characterization of professions and institutions suitable for graduates based on their respective specialization.


The (Non)Uniqueness of Environmental Law
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Jay Wexler
Boston University School of Law
In everyday discourse, the label "environmental law" signifies a distinct and unique area of the law. The uniqueness of environmental law stems most obviously from the subject matter of environmental legislation and regulation. But does environmental law also differ from other areas of law with respect to how judges ought to approach deciding cases? Should judges act differently somehow when they are deciding an environmental law case as opposed to, for example, a labor law or banking law case? At least one influential scholar - Richard Lazarus of the Georgetown University Law Center - has argued that the distinctive features of ecological injury justify treating environmental cases differently from other types of cases. This Article critically examines this claim, by identifying and evaluating seven potential paradigms that federal courts could use to relate environmental law to other areas of law, particularly administrative law, when deciding environmental law cases. In sum, the Article argues that when relevant under the appropriate legal standards, courts should consider the distinctive features of ecological injury when applying facts to law, and in some situations they should draw on their knowledge of those distinctive features when fashioning rules of general application. They should not, however, reach pro-environment decisions in a non-principled manner, automatically vote to protect the environment whenever the relevant legal materials prove substantially indeterminate, or otherwise act as though protection of the environment is an inherent aspect of the judicial role. Nor should they fashion completely distinct rules to govern environmental law cases or alter generally applicable rules to apply differently in environmental law cases. The point of the Article is not to suggest that environmental law should not exist as a separate legal category, but rather to suggest that generally judges need not approach environmental law cases differently from how they approach other types of cases.
Keywords: Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Judging, Judicial Role, Judicial Decision-Making
JEL Classification: Q50, Q58, Q59
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Wexler, Jay, The (Non)Uniqueness of Environmental Law. Available at SSRN:
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I am creating a midlet that sends bulk sms web service having a url of this format[USERNAME]&password=[PASSWORD]&from=[SENDER_ID]&to=[SINGLE_RECIPIENT]&message=[MESSAGE_TO_BE_SENT]
this is the method below that sends an SMS, as got from d J2me doc.
How do I encode the above URL into this method to allow for the message to be routed through this web service
public void send() {
 String mReceiver = null;
 // String mPort = null;
 mReceiver= getTextField2().getString();
 String address = "sms://" + mReceiver;
 MessageConnection conn = null;
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// String addr = "sms://" + getTextField3().getString();
 conn = (MessageConnection) Connector.open(address);
 TextMessage msg = (TextMessage)conn.newMessage(MessageConnection.TEXT_MESSAGE);
 } catch (Exception e) {
 switchDisplayable(null, getConfirmation());
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Sending SMS using the phone facilities and using web service are different things. You have to create HTTP connection and surf to URL of your web service using either GET or POST method (according to the documentation of the web service). Example of your URL contains parameters, so I guess you should use GET.
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Abstract : Although time consuming, Monte-Carlo simulations remain an efficient tool enabling to assess correction methods for degrading physical effects in medical imaging.
We have optimized and validated a reconstruction method baptized F3DMC (Fully 3D Monte Carlo) in which the physical effects degrading the image formation process were modelled using Monte-Carlo methods and integrated within the system matrix. We used the Monte-Carlo simulation toolbox GATE. We validated GATE in SPECT by modelling the gamma-camera (Philips AXIS) used in clinical routine. Techniques of threshold, filtering by a principal component analysis and targeted reconstruction (functional regions, hybrid regions) were used in order to improve the precision of the system matrix and to reduce the number of simulated photons as well as the time consumption required. The EGEE Grid infrastructures were used to deploy the GATE simulations in order to reduce their computation time. Results obtained with F3DMC were compared with the reconstruction methods (FBP, ML-EM, ML-EMC) for a simulated phantom and with the OSEM-C method for the real phantom. Results have shown that the F3DMC method and its variants improve the restoration of activity ratios and the signal to noise ratio. By the use of the grid EGEE, a significant speed-up factor of about 300 was obtained. These results should be confirmed by performing studies on complex phantoms and patients and open the door to a unified reconstruction method, which could be used in SPECT and also in PET.


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- If you do not have a sufficient network connection to Challo, Challo stops sending your video stream into the meeting.
- The reduction of network bandwidth can improve the meeting.
- To start sending video again, click CAMERA in the meeting.
- If Challo does not detect audio from your microphone, a notification appears to let you know.
- Challo can attempt to search for another microphone, so that you can continue your meeting as quickly as possible.
- If you plug in a USB camera or USB microphone after you join the meeting, your browser may not detect the device.
- Rejoin the meeting to allow your browser to detect the new device.
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Eligible self-funded retirees may receive assistance with certain living costs via the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC). CSHC holders have access to cheaper prescription medicines through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and various concessions from the Australian Government and state, territory and local Governments. The CSHC is subject to an income test but no assets test. Are you eligible for a Seniors Health Card? Read on to find out!
In this article, we describe the CSHC eligibility and Income Test requirements for selffunded retirees.
To qualify for the CSHC a person must:
- have reached pension age for Centrelink (currently 65.5 for men and women) or Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) Service Pension (currently 60 for veterans and 65.5 for non-veterans);
- be an Australian citizen, a holder of a permanent visa, or a Special Category Visa holder and meet other residence requirements where applicable;
- reside in Australia;
- not be receiving a Centrelink pension or benefit, a DVA Service Pension or Income Support Supplement;
- meet the requirements of an annual income test; and
- provide their tax file number.
Applicants are required to be in Australia at the time of claim, however once received, cardholders can travel outside Australia temporarily without having their CSHC cancelled providing the period of absence is 19 weeks or less. This will be particularly important for those who wish to retain grandfathering on their account-based income streams (refer to grandfathering provisions below).
In addition to benefits described above, CSHC holders may also receive the Energy Supplement, as described in the table below. The Energy Supplement is currently $14.10 per fortnight for singles or $10.60 per fortnight for each member of a couple and is received quarterly in arrears.
Table 1: Energy Supplement eligibility for CSHC holders
|If a person became eligible for CSHC
|The Energy Supplement
|from 20 March 2017
|won't be paid
|between 20 September 2016 and 19 March 2017
|stopped on 20 March 2017
|by 19 September 2016
|will continue unless there's a break in a person's eligibility for CSHC
Income Test requirements
A person will satisfy the Income Test if their adjusted taxable income (ATI) plus deemed income from account-based income streams is below the relevant income threshold as described in the table below.
Table 2: CSHC annual income thresholds applying from 20 September 2018 to 19 September 20191
|Non-retirement phase TRIS
These income limits are increased by $639.60 for each dependent child in a person's care.
Note: Where a person lost their Age Pension because of the 1 January 2017 assets test changes, they were automatically issued a non-income-tested CSHC. These CSHC holders are still required to meet the residence requirements mentioned above.
Adjusted taxable income (ATI)
Adjusted taxable income for the applicable tax year is the sum of:
- taxable income;
- reportable superannuation contributions (including salary sacrifice, personal deductible and additional employer contributions);
- total net investment losses (including net rental property losses);
- target foreign income (tax-exempt foreign income and income from sources outside Australia which tax is not paid on), and;
- employer provided fringe benefits.
To verify a person's ATI, Centrelink/DVA will generally require their tax notice of assessment (TNA) for the financial year prior to the year of claim. In situations where the person does not complete annual tax returns, Centrelink/DVA will request other documentation to verify the person's ATI.
For example, where a person only receives tax-free income from an account-based pension (ABP) and does not complete an annual tax return, Centrelink/DVA will request their latest superannuation statement to work out deemed income (see the following section on deemed income for further information).
In some instances, an estimate of their income as opposed to their TNA can be used. For example, where a person can demonstrate a change in their personal circumstances, such as retirement or ill-health, which would cause their income to be significantly different.
Further information on ATI can be found in the Guide to Social Security Law.
Deemed income on the account balance of an ABP is assessed unless grandfathering provisions apply (refer to grandfathering provisions below).
For those less than age 60, ABPs are not deemed. This is to eliminate the possibility of double counting as any taxable portion of ABPs paid to those less than age 60 is assessable and captured under the person's ATI.
Attention should be paid to spouses who turn 60 during the year as the addition of deemed income from any ABP may cause the couple's total assessable income to exceed the annual income threshold.
For example, if a spouse was aged 59, their ABP would not be deemed. However, depending on their ABPs taxable and tax-free components, there may be some assessable income that would be included in the couple's ATI calculation. Once the spouse turns age 60, income from their ABP becomes tax-free and excluded from the couple's ATI, however their ABP will be deemed.
Account-based income streams that commenced before 1 January 2015 are excluded from deeming if the person was a holder of the CSHC card immediately before 1 January 2015 and they continue to be a holder of the card continuously thereafter.
Where a person purchased an ABP before 1 January 2015 and that person was a holder of a CSHC on 31 December 2014, deemed income from their ABP will be exempt from the income test as long as:
- they continue to hold a CSHC; and
- they retain the same ABP.
ABPs retain grandfathering status on automatic reversion where the reversionary beneficiary was a CSHC holder at the time of reversion.
If changing income stream providers after 1 January 2015 the new ABP will be deemed. People who have their CSHC cancelled after 1 January 2015, for example by travelling outside Australia for more than 19 consecutive weeks, will have their ABPs deemed if they wish to reapply for the CSHC. It is important to note that once an ABP loses its grandfathering status, it cannot be re-obtained.
The grandfathering rules for the CSHC income test operate independently to the grandfathering rules for the Centrelink/DVA Income Test. This means that while an income stream may be grandfathered for Centrelink/DVA, it may not be for the CSHC and vice versa.
Deemed income for the CSHC Income Test excludes non-account based income streams.
Where a person is expected to exceed the CSHC income threshold for a particular income year, a few options that may help bring them back below the threshold include:
- investing in an insurance/investment bond as earnings are internally taxed at a maximum rate of 30% and are not included in a person's assessable income for tax purposes2;
- investing in a non-account-based non-superannuation term or lifetime annuity that has a deductible amount for tax purposes;
- setting up a family trust and distributing income to other beneficiaries;
- investing in assets that generate a lower rate of taxable income;
- deferring and/or spreading realised capital gains across multiple income years;
- rolling deemed ABPs back to the accumulation phase of superannuation;
- rolling deemed ABPs to superannuation non-account-based term or lifetime annuities.
For example, Michael is currently aged 67, single, owns his own home and is working part time earning $45,000 per annum. His other assets include an ABP with a balance of $500,000 (deemed), a holiday home worth $300,000 and $10,000 in an at-call bank account that pays no interest. He is not eligible for the Age Pension because of the Assets Test.
His total assessable income for the CSHC income test is $60,482 ($45,000 total ATI + $15,482 deemed income3) making him ineligible for the CSHC.
He could transfer his ABP back to accumulation, making him eligible for the CSHC however he should weigh the benefits of the CSHC against the 15% tax on earnings in accumulation phase and the loss of tax-free income.
Alternately, if he rolled over $200,000 from his ABP to a superannuation lifetime annuity, his total income for the CSHC income test would be $53,982 ($45,000 ATI + $8,982 deemed income4) making him eligible for the CSHC.
1The income thresholds are indexed on 20 September each year.
2Assuming that no withdrawals are made within the first 10 years.
3Based on Centrelink rates and thresholds as at 20 September 2018. $51,200 x 1.75% + ($500,000 – $51,200) x 3.25%
4Based on Centrelink rates and thresholds as at 20 September 2018. $51,200 x 1.75% + ($300,000 –$51,200) x 3.25%
Article sourced from the Accurium TechHub.
The material and contents provided in this publication are informative in nature only. It is not intended to be advice and you should not act specifically on the basis of this information alone. If expert assistance is required, professional advice should be obtained.
Should you require additional information in respect of Senior Health Cards or assistance for retirees, please contact DGL Accountants.


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This is clear evidence in support of the theory of continental drip. Initially all land lies at the North Pole, which is therefore up, as we all know. Then the land slowly drips down, which is why all continents are pear-shaped with little driplets at the bottom (like Sri Lanka and Madagascar).
When all the land has dripped to the bottom, north becomes south (thus explaining the periodic shifts in magnetic poles as well) and it all drips back again.
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With the aim of presenting the Crop-Livestock-Forest Integration system (ILPF) and the technical recommendations for introducing this technology in the Mid-North region, technical assistance professionals (ATER) from the states of Piauí and Maranhão participated on May 31 on June 2, 2017, the course on the Crop-Livestock-Forest Integration System (ILPF), held in Balsas and São Raimundo das Mangabeiras – MA.
The course, with a 24-hour workload, also included the participation of technical consultants from private companies and/or self-employed people, designers from project offices, bank technicians and farm technicians from both states.
Information was presented on the following topics: ILPF system developed in the Technology Reference Units (URTs) in the region, including: Concept, benefits, validated systems, technical coefficients, production cost, results, economic impacts, opportunity, planning, structure in farm, barriers to adoption and ABC Plan and Biological Nitrogen Fixation.
Regarding the agricultural component in ILPF systems, the contents were divided into Agriculture in conventional systems x integrated systems, grain crops in rotation, intercropping and succession; Spatial arrangement of the tree component, silvicultural practices, destination and market of wood products and biological nitrogen fixation.
In the agricultural component in ILPF systems, agriculture in conventional systems x integrated systems, grain crops in rotation, intercropping and succession was presented and in the forestry component, the spatial arrangement of trees, silvicultural practices, destination and market for wood products were presented.
In relation to the livestock component in ILPF systems, information was presented on Pasture formation for use in off-season grazing and straw for direct planting; Forage conservation (Silage and Haymaking); Forages used in the ILPF System; Pasture management; Crossbreeding between breeds tropically adapted for meat production in Matopiba and enteric methane emissions from cattle in the ILPF System.
The benefits for the soil were also part of the program, with emphasis on the physical and chemical suitability of the area, conventional management and direct planting in straw, fertility management and ILPF's contribution to agriculture with carbon sequestration and storage in the soil and low emissions of greenhouse gases.
The training was carried out by the Units of Embrapa Meio-Norte and Cocais and Agropecuária Santa Luzia. The theoretical part was taught in Balsas – MA. The practice was presented at Agropecuária Santa Luzia, in São Raimundo das Mangabeiras, on June 2nd, during a field day.


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Employment Background Checks - UK vs Australia
Background Checks The trend is clear. Australian businesses are increasingly looking to pre-employment background checks as the perfect tool to ensure workplace safety and prevent future problems. As police checks are fast becoming commonplace in Australia, it is worth examining how other countries are tackling this sensitive issue. Take, for instance, the United Kingdom a country with a long democratic tradition - what sort of criminal record checks are allowed under British law?
Types of British pre-employment checks
British employers have various types of pre-employment checks at their disposal. A company can ask for a comprehensive background check on a prospective employee, which will include a verification of the past five years employment record, credit checks going back six years, identity checks, right to work in the UK checks as well as a character reference, which can be obtained from a previous employer.
On top of that, an employer can ask for a criminal record check, but only for a limited number of positions.
What is a DBS?
In the United Kingdom, verification of an individual's criminal record can only be performed only through the Disclosure and Barring Service, which is why what Australians refer to as a national police check over there is called a DBS check.
There are three different types of DBS checks available.
1. Basic DBS check:
As the name says, it is the most basic of the criminal record checks available in the UK. It is also the only one individuals can run on themselves. The information contained in such checks is limited.
When a Basic DBS check is run, it will only list unspent convictions. Just as in Australia there's the Spent convictions scheme, the British have a rehabilitation law. Under this law, certain minor offenses committed when a person was young will be eliminated from their criminal record after a few years so that the individual concerned has a higher chance of getting a good job.
Background Checks 2. Standard DBS:
Such checks can be carried out when a person applies for a job that implies certain responsibilities. For instance, someone seeking employment in a financial institution, the courts, the prison system, or something similar will have to submit to a Standard DBS.
The information which can be disclosed is more detailed and will include both spent and unspent past convictions.
3. Enhanced DBS
The most complex background check available in the UK is in many ways similar to the Australian Working With Children check. As a matter of fact, Enhanced DBS checks are required for British people applying for any job that implies working with children in any capacity, but also for jobs related to caring for vulnerable adults.
As part of the verification, an enhanced DBS check includes searching the applicant's name against Barred Lists. Such lists include the names of people who are barred from holding sensitive jobs under a court order.
Continuous monitoring
Under British law, it is illegal for an employer to ask for a criminal record check if the
position does not qualify for such a verification. Also, employers need to have the applicant's consent before ordering a DBS. In the UK, as well as in Australia you can obtain a criminal record check using the services of an online agency.
Employers can also opt for an updated DBS, which basically alerts the company if a new conviction has been added to the employee's criminal record after the moment the check was performed. On the other hand, for sensitive jobs, British employers are allowed to order DBS checks on their employees at regular intervals.
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