"Form (ever) follows function" is a principle that was coined by the American architect Louis Sullivan. The phrase has been associated with modern architecture and industrial design in the 20th century. The idea of the principle is that the shape or structure of an object is primarily based upon the objects function or purpose. The way something looks should be determined by its function; its form should always have a purpose.
A good example that follows this principle is the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. The building was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, also Sullivan's assistant. It's spiral structure was intended to allow visitors to easily view the artwork within the museum. The spiral staircase creates a good flow of traffic.
boxworks15-140An example that can relate to exhibit design is a hanging box banner. The image to the right is a hanging banner from Box Works 2015. It in the shape of a cube so that the sign can be seen and read from multiple angles. If it were 2-dimensional then the banner would only be read from 2 angles.
Sometimes there instances where the principle is not followed. An object's form can be purely just for aesthetics and looks; it's form can be more important than its function. If there's no significant function, then design can rely mainly on form. Below is an exhibit designed for Bombardier. The angular overhang is in the shape of a kite or can represent the wings of an airplane. It's form is more significant to its function because no matter its shape, it will still have the same function.
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OUR LOCAL INITIATIVE
Healthy Babies Are Worth the Wait (HBWW) ® is a project of the March of Dimes focused on decreasing the rate of preterm births in communities with a disproportionately high number of babies being born prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy.
The Broward Healthy Start Coalition received HBWW funding from the March of Dimes in 2020 to work within a Collective Impact framework to decrease the rates of preterm births in cities and zip codes in Broward County with elevated preterm birth rates. The project conducts a root cause analysis through the collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data specific to prematurity and maternal health in the priority populations
Our efforts and strategies are developed and implemented with a racial equity lens by an advisory board comprised of key stakeholders in the community and a Project Navigator who leads the activities. With the knowledge that no two communities are exactly alike, the project strives to learn about the issues affecting individual communities through canvassing efforts and conversations with community members. Embracing what we learn from communities, we in turn use that information to educate those most impacted by adverse birth outcomes through public events while bringing awareness of preterm birth rates to community leaders, health care providers, and other key stakeholders.

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text: Pendulum impact tester serve for determining the impact strength of notched and unnotched metal bars of different sections and different lengths according to the charpy (Beam) method. The machine is meant for making charpy, Izod and tension impact tests. The Pendulum Impact Tester is designed conducting CHARPY IZOD and IMPACT TENSION Test. The test methods conform to IS : _PHONE_ and IS :_PHONE_ and IS : _PHONE_. The impact energy absorbed by the specimen during rupture is measured as the difference between the height of drop before rupture and the height of rise after rupture of the test specimen and is read on the dial scale.


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Do three dog effigy pots excavated in Georgia in the 1930s at the Bull Creek Site and one from the Neisler Mound site represent the Chihuahua breed, a native dog of Mexico? Is the tribe most likely associated with these pots the Kasihta/Cussetta Creek Indians whose migration legends strongly suggest an origin in west Mexico, likely the state of Colima which is also known for similar dog effigy pots?
Did the Kasihta raise Chihuahuas for food which they fattened up for this purpose as depicted by the pots and as recorded by early Spanish eye-witness accounts? Finally, does this evidence overturn all the conjecture and theories of possible Old World influence on the origin of the Chihuahua and prove that it is purely a New World dog that dates back at least to 100 AD in Mexico?
In 1937 archaeologists unearthed three dog effigy pots from the Bull Creek site in Muscogee County, Georgia. The final report on the site only devoted a few paragraphs to the discussion of these pots. The first discussion stated:
"Bottles from the Bull Creek site consist entirely of mortuary vessels…This category includes three bottles commonly known as the Bull Creek cemetery dog pots. Figure 156 shows the three vessels and three examples of similar vessels from other sites in the region. The three vessels from Bull Creek and the one vessel from Neisler Mound are considered the only known examples of this one type of negative painted dog effigy vessel."1
The dog pots were next discussed in the pottery types section of the report:
"The dog pots from Bull Creek included two varieties of painting. The two vessels from Burials 3 and 7 exhibited red spiral designs on a buff background. The third exhibited a black pattern on a reddish background. A third vessel is most similar to a dog pot recovered from Neisler Mound (see Figure 156).
In 1979 the Bull Creek negative painted pottery was given the type name Nashville Negative Painted variety Columbus and was considered a local copy of similar vessels from the northwest (Williams 1979). More recently Scarry gave the Bull Creek pots a new type status as Columbus Negative Painted variety Columbus (Scarry 1985:213).
Schnell has noted on several occasions that only four examples of the Bull Creek varieties of negative painted dog pots are known to exist (Schnell 1990:69). This conclusion has been reaffirmed through communications of both Schnell and the senior author with individuals knowledgeable of the antiquities market in the region. The recovery of three-fourths of the known examples of this vessel form from a single site, Bull Creek, does represent a unique occurrence."2

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Jim Joseph Foundation: Leadership Development for Current and Future Leaders in Jewish EducationDeadline: May 10, 2017
The Jim Joseph Foundation has begun to structure a framework for funding a new set of investments in current and future leaders in Jewish education organizations, with the initial over-arching goal for the Foundation to learn more about the field of Jewish leadership and have greater clarity around the most effective ways to invest. The Foundation is seeking to deepen its investment in leaders through supporting leadership development, management skills and technical knowledge. The initiative will include:
- Support of training of current or future leaders of Jewish education organizations serving one more of the Foundation's target audiences of teens, college students, young adults, and families with young children (ages 0 to 5) OR programs training current or future leaders who are themselves members of one or more of these target audiences.
- Support of programs that offer training in the following areas: general leadership development (e.g., developing personal and professional purpose, vision, self-awareness, ability to motivate others, ability to communicate and collaborate), management skills (e.g., board and staff development, project management, strategy and transition planning), and/or technical knowledge (e.g., finance and fundraising, evaluation and research, HR and culture, etc.).
- An external evaluation of the funded initiative.
The Foundation welcomes proposals for programs that:
- Have evidence of strong professional and lay leadership
- Expand the pipeline of excellent talent to fill leadership positions within the field of Jewish education
- Increase retention and advancement of Jewish education leaders
- Reach professional and/or volunteer leaders at various stages of their careers (early-career, mid-career, and veteran leaders)
- Are not currently receiving support from the Foundation for leadership programming or for general operating support
Amount: Up to six three-year grants will be awarded in early fall 2017 ranging between $100,000-$300,000 per year.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status. Organizations must have operating budgets of at least $500,000.


Tristan - Meaning of Tristan, What does Tristan mean?
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Tristan - Meaning of Tristan
What does Tristan mean?
Meaning of the name Tristan
[ 2 syll. tris-tan, tr-ist-an ] The baby boy name Tristan is pronounced in English as TRIHS-TahN or in French as TRiyS-TAON †. Tristan is used chiefly in the English, French, German, Romanian, and Welsh languages, and its origin is Celtic. Drystan (Celtic) is an original form of Tristan. The name is derived from either the Celtic 'drest' (meaning din, riot, tumult), or else from the Latin 'tristis' via Old French. The form Tristram was first adopted by English speakers in the early 12th century, famous from the hero of the Celtic folklore tale of tragic romance between Tristram and Isolde. Tristram was a Cornish knight, one of the most noble of King Arthur's Round Table, while Isolde was an Irish princess; they fell in love with each other after unintentionally drinking a love potion meant for Isolde and her fiance, King Mark of Cornwall. The Old French derivation from 'tristis' is associated with the tragic nature of the legend. The legend was later retold in many notable works, including Lord Tennyson's poems Idylls of the King (1859), and Wagner's opera Tristan and Isolde (1865), further promoting the popularity of the name. The name Trista (English) is the female form of Tristan.
Tristan is a widely used name; it has 32 variants that are used in English and other languages. Variants used in English include Trestan, Trestin, Treston, Trestton, Trisan, Trisden, Trist, Tristain, Tristam, Tristán, Triste, Tristen, Tristian, Tristin, Triston, Tristram (used in Welsh too), Tristran, Tristrand, Tristyn, Trys, Tryst, Trysten, Trystian, Trystin, Trystn, Tryston, and Trystram. The contraction Tris, and the variant spelling Trystan (used in Welsh too) are other English forms. Drystan (Welsh), Tristano (Italian), and Tristão (Portuguese) are foreign variants of Tristan.
Tristan is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1970s up to the 1990s; before that, it was of sporadic use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 1996 with 0.273% of baby boys being given the name Tristan. It ranked at #68 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2015, its usage was 0.192% and its ranking #101, but it was nonetheless the most popular among all boy names in its group. In 2015, 9 times more boys were named Tristan than the next most popular name, Tristen. Tristan has mostly been a baby boy name, though in the past century it has also been used for girls. In 2002, the name Tristan was given to 13 times as many baby boys than girls.
Baby names that sound like Tristan include Thorstein, Thorsteinn, Thorsten, Torstein, Torsten, Trestan, Trestin, Treston, Trestton, Trisden, Tristain, Tristam, Tristen, Tristin, Triston, Tristyn, Trustin, Truston, Trystan, and Trystin.
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Reducing combustion noise by flow control
The problem
Dryer oven burner
Typical A-weighted noise levels generated by a dryer oven, used in malting grain, reached up to 95 dB. A low-frequency 'boom' at a tone of 82 Hz dominated. As the boom occurred only at low firing, it was diagnosed as flame instability that developed into an oscillation at a resonant frequency of the combustion tube. The precise cause of the instability was determined to be an excessively weak ratio of fuel to air at low firing.
The solution
To overcome this problem, a motor-controlled valve, previously used for controlling weld fume extraction, was adapted and fitted to the combustion fan intake. Triggered by a micro-switch, the valve was used to reduce the air flow at low loads and so improve the combustion characteristics.
The cost
£100 per unit. (1995)
The result
An overall noise reduction of about 8 dB with the low-frequency tone being reduced by 21 dB. The bought-in units had no effect on operations, could be retrofitted and satisfied hygiene requirements.
Consultants were Industrial Noise and Vibration Centre.
Updated 2010-04-02


text: Implantation of Ta into single crystal Ni3Al was conducted to determine the degree of surface hardening in monolithic alloys in relation to its lattice location. Ta was implanted at 400 keV to doses of 0.07, 0.36, and 2.52 × 1016 cm−2 along the axis of a crystal of Ni3Al at room temperature. Composition versus depth profiles were determined by RBS, and lattice location of Ta was determined by channeling angular yield scans about the axis. The hardness of the surface was measured by ultra-low load indentation. Results show that implantation softens the surface and that the Ta is randomly distributed between Ni and Al sites. Annealing at 1000 °C/1 h significantly reduces the damage and causes preferential occupation of Al sites by Ta, resulting in a slight increase in surface hardness. Further annealing at 1200 °C/0.25 h increases the surface hardness substantially and increases occupation of Al lattice sites to roughly 84%. Results are consistent with a model in which the as-implanted surface is softened by disordering, and subsequent diffusion of Ta to Al sites during thermal treatment causes hardening of the surface.


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A page to help you get started on the ebikes. Please read before you take one out.
Peddle assist ebikes. To go faster:
- peddle harder
- put in harder gear
- increase motor speed
- use accelerator
You can just use motor and accelerator but then you might as well be on a scooter.
Try peddle assist where you peddle, change gears to make easier. Start off in Motor level 3 and increase as needed. Need a extra bit of zap, use the accelerator.
To conserver battery (if you want longer rides)
- try not to use accelerator or very gently accelerate.
- peddle harder.
- put motor at lower level.
- turn off on longer down hills.
- turn off battery when stopped for more than 5 minutes.
How to use
1. Turn on battery.
2. Press button untill screen comes on. Its now ready to go.
3. Press the + and – sign to increase decrease the motor power for peddle assist. 0 is off and 9 is max. Start with 2 or 3.
4. Use the accelirator when you dont want to peddle or need a little extra zap!
> To charge the battery plug the charger into the battery next to the battery on off switch.
> There are sensors on the brakes and rear tire. If a! mark is shown check the sensors are close to the brakes and the rear tire sensor magnet and sensor are inline (red light will come on sensor when wheel spun).


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Parabolic figure skating blades
Parabolic figure skating blades were first introduced by HD Sports in order to employ new scientific developments in the creation of figure skating blades, which are mounted on the bottoms of skates.
The middle section of parabolic blades is thinner than that of normal blades, while both ends are typically wider than those of regular blades. This translates into less steel and a lighter blade overall.
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Top 5 Reasons to Choose Popular Piercings
Navel piercingThere are some very popular piercing types that many people choose for themselves. Piercings such as earlobe, navel, eyebrow, tongue, nostril or labret piercings are among the most common body piercings in the world.
Since they are so popular, it means that there are always many people who have the same piercing. It may make these piercings more ordinary and less unique than some other piercing types.
However, common piercings have some important advantages so there are many reasons to choose popular piercings for yourself.
Here are some of the most important reasons to choose popular piercings:
 1. Experienced Piercers
If a piercing is popular, then it means there are many piercers who know how to perform it and who have at least some experience with this piercing type. Remember, you should not look for a … read more


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Definition of Orono
1. Noun. A university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River to the north of Bangor.
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Literary usage of Orono
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Bibliography of the State of Maine from the Earliest Period to 1891 by Joseph Williamson, Maine Historical Society (1896)
"Catalogue of the officers and students of the State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, Orono, Maine. 1868. Bangor: Benjamin A. Burr, Printer...."
2. Collections by Minisink Valley Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Society (1846)
"NOTICE OF Orono, A CHIEF AT PENOBSCOT. BY WILLIAM D. WILLIAMSON.... JOSEPH Orono, the subject of this sketch, was, for a long time, the well known chief of..."
3. Fifty Years in the Northwest: With an Introduction and Appendix Containing by William Henry Carman Folsom, Elijah Evan Edwards (1888)
"Orono, a post office, was established at Orono in 1850. Tfie office was merged into the Elk River post office in 1853. This post office, with the mills..."
4. Report by American Genetic Association (1907)
"The following contribution to this report was submitted by WM Munson, of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Orono, Me.: COOPERATIVE BREEDING OF SMALL..."


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Geo-location and points of interest
Geo-location helps you measure location data by using latitude and longitude and predefined points of interest in your iOS apps.
Each trackLocation call sends the following:
- Latitude, longitude, and location in a point of interest (POI) that is defined in Adobe Mobile services.This information is passed to mobile solution variables for automatic reporting.
- Distance from center and accuracy passed as context data.These variables are not captured automatically. You must map these context data variables by using the instructions in Sending Additional Data section below.
Dynamic POI updates
Starting in version 4.2, POIs are defined in the Adobe Mobile interface and synchronized dynamically to the app configuration file. This synchronization requires an analytics.poi setting in the ADBMobile.json file:
For more information, see ADBMobile JSON Config.
If this is not configured, an updated version of the ADBMobile.json file must be downloaded and added to your app. For more information and instructions, see Download the SDK and Testing Tools in Before you Start.
Track geo-locations and POIs
- Add the library to your project and implement lifecycle.For more information, see Add the SDK and Config File to your Project in Core Implementation and Lifecycle.
- Import the library:
- Call trackLocation to track the current location:
CLLocation *currentLocation = location; [ADBMobile trackLocation: currentLocation data: nil];You can call trackLocation at any time.To determine the location that is passed to the trackLocation call, use Getting the User's Location.
Additionally, if the location is determined to be in a defined POI radius, an a.loc.poi context data variable is sent in with the trackLocation hit and is reported as a POI in Location reports. An a.loc.dist context variable is also sent with the distance in meters from the defined coordinates.
Send additional data
In addition to the location data, you can send additional context data with each track location call:
NSMutableDictionary *contextData = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary]; [contextData setObject:@"GPS" forKey:@"myapp.location.LocationSource"]; [ADBMobile trackLocation: currentLocation data:contextData];
Context data values must be mapped to custom variables:
Location context data
The latitude and longitude are each sent using three different context data parameters, with each parameter representing a different level of precision, for a total of six context data parameters.
For example, the coordinates lat = 40.93231, lon = -111.93152 represent a location with 1 m precision. This location is split according to the level of precision across the following variables:
- a.loc.lat.a = 040.9
- a.loc.lat.b = 32
- a.loc.lat.c = 31
- a.loc.lon.a = -111.9
- a.loc.lon.b = 31
- a.loc.lon.c = 52
Some precision levels might appear as "00" depending on the accuracy of the current location. For example, if the location is currently accurate to 100m, a.loc.lat.c and a.loc.lon.c will be populated with "00".
Remember the following information:
- A trackLocation request sends in the equivalent of a trackAction call.
- POIs are not passed as part of normal trackAction and trackState calls, so you must use a trackLocation call to track POIs.
- trackLocation should be called as often as necessary to track location and POIs.We recommend calling trackLocation when the app starts and then as needed based on the requirements of the application.
- POIs are populated only after they are defined in the app configuration file.They are not applied to historical trackLocation calls that were sent previously.
- trackLocation calls support sending additional context data similar to trackAction calls.
- When two POIs have overlapping diameters, the first POI that contains the current location is used.If your POIs overlap, you should list POIs in order of most granular to least granular to ensure that the most granular POI is reported.


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Scared Now?
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Prior to video games existed the idea of horror. Like film and literature before it, games have tried to emulate the same panic and fear-inducing concepts of its brethren. It's safe to say that for the most part that they have failed. Games have essentially devolved from creating tension and real suspense in favor of grotesque abominations and cheap thrills.
I may be merely generalizing, but there hasn't truly been a genuine horror experience in video games. There have been bits and pieces of a more grandiose idea but nothing beyond that. Here are five suggestions I have for developers to create realistic horror in video games.
5. Good Controls
So let me get this straight — I'm a government agent trained in all manners of fighting techniques, except I am limited to the movements of a Lego brick. How cool is that? Back in old school Resident Evil this concept was used to usher in the feeling of tension through limited movement. Today this is known as poor control mechanics. Giving players free control of their character means focusing less on the "tension" of controlling like garbage and more on creating real horror. Go figure.
4. Inferential Fear
Fear is something that occurs organically in our minds. As such, every aspect of your experience should be just that, organic. I don't need grotesque imagery or nightmarish halls of the infernal to scare me. All it takes is for you to simply walk up and steal the small sense of security I have. Show the player how real the fear in your world is to the fear that exists in real life. All children are afraid of the dark, as unorthodox or as illogical as that may seem. Yet since we were little, we knew we were never alone in the darkness.
3. Death
The idea of failure in games is what makes games less emotionally thrilling. By nature, games are designed in a way that warrants multiple playthroughs. That doesn't mean demeaning the overall experience however. It has become paramount to arm the player with godlike powers, thus dispelling the instantaneous illusion of fear. The player must be shown immediately what death and failure means, and in an overall sense the negative aspect that death represents. That is to say, you should not be cheap or overall weak in your game design. Rather, invest your time to make your player helpless against the idea of fear.
2. Not Seeing is Believing
Too often in horror, we are treated to the true face of evil. The Antagonist that represents all our nightmares and horrifying experiences. The effect is two-fold; while you immediately display terror and a mix of emotions, you show the player what to expect. This isn't necessarily a bad thing; it's just used with too much liberty in video games. How many times do I have to kill the annoying enemy that scared me from the first hour? By the end of the game, I'm just annoyed and frustrated at the monster, rather than feel tense and frightened. Use a little more tact and show players that the idea that the monster you created is a lot more terrifying than the actual creature.
1. Be Scary
How's that for being redundant? When all else fails at the end, just remember that being a sadistic turdball works too. Give the player connections, ties through character development and interaction. Then show the player what you do best — being scary. Prey on them. Show them the deep psychological aspects of the human mind. Shatter their expectations of what is real and not real. So deeply ingrained to the point where they fear the myopic details of their lives. Show them why people are afraid of the dark.
These suggestions are far from complete, or for that matter well reasoned. However, I still have hope for a truly scary video game to come along. Hopefully Alan Wake fills that niche. Yes that was a shameless plug; hooray for being professional.
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 Personally, I find it hard by all forms of media to be scared. I think what makes me like older horror games (Resident Evil etc.) is the fact the the atmosphere is truly dark. As you said, restrictions in movement were what made those particular games thrilling, but I loved the puzzle elements along with the scarcity of ammo. I miss survival horror games that actually forced you to be resourcful, giving an aspect of well.. survival. Opposed to the action shoot em up that Resident Evil is today.
 If they brought back the bad controls just to bring back the dark atmosphere of RE, it would be a fair trade to me. The camera angles made it a cinematic experience for me, not knowing what lurks around the corner.
 Freedom of control make things less scary, for me at least :)


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the heat absorbed by a unit mass of a given solid at its melting point that completely converts the solid to a liquid at the same temperature: equal to the heat of solidification.
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The amount of heat required to convert a solid at its melting point into a liquid without an increase in temperature. Liquids release the same amount of heat when they solidify. See also heat of vaporization.
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Learn how to say Erector correctly in English with this tutorial pronunciation video.
Oxford dictionary definition of the word erector:
a person or thing that erects something.
a muscle which maintains an erect state of a part of the body or an erect posture of the body:
a spinal erector
(Erector) North American trademark a construction toy consisting of components for making model buildings and vehicles:
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A computer system designed to analyse the motion of traffic has found a new role: tracking the movement of sperm to help in the treatment of male infertility.
Geoff Hobson developed the traffic tracking system while a professor at the University of Sheffield. He collaborated with Bill Holt of the Institute of Zoology in London to produce the Hobson Sperm Tracker which is now being sold by Hobson's Sheffield-based company, Sense and Vision Electronic Systems.
The sperm tracker can analyse live sperm via a video camera attached to a microscope, which is trained on a sample of semen. Alternatively, video recordings of sperm movement can be fed straight into the system's computer.
The sperms' motion is detected by comparing each frame of the video image with the previous one and registering the difference. The system displays the results as colour tracks superimposed over the microscope image. Information on eight aspects...
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Workaround for AWS IAM SSL certificate upload error for StartSSL cert
Posted on 2015-01-07
Amazon (AWS) CloudFront now supports using a custom SSL certificate so you can use your own domain name for HTTPS requests instead of having to use the Setup via the CloudFront console is easy: just pick the appropriate key from the list of keys you have uploaded to AWS IAM.
However, the IAM web console has no way to upload the key. You have to use the AWS CLI. Not hard, just a lot of parameters.
The command line blows up with a cryptic error:
A client error (EntityAlreadyExists) occurred when calling the UploadServerCertificate operation: The Server Certificate with name already exists.
Run it through openssl:
openssl rsa -in example.key -text >
Then delete everything up to the line -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- and save as example-aws.key
Step-by-Step Example
Generate a key and certificate request.
openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -sha256 -keyout example.key -out example.csr
You should now have two files: example.key and example.csr.
Upload to StartSSL and go through their certificates wizard. Save the result as example.crt
Transform the result to a format acceptable to AWS:
openssl rsa -in example.key -text >
Strip out everything from the except the RSA key. The following is a sed command line that will do it for you, but any text editor will work.
sed '/-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----/,$!d' >
Make the certificate chain. Download the appropriate intermediate and root certificates and merge them (just with each other, not with your new cert):
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City of Alexandria, VA
History of the Alexandria's Human Rights Code
On March 25, 1975, Alexandria City Council passed one of the first human rights ordinances in Virginia.
The Code, which became effective April 21, 1975, prohibited discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodation, credit, health and social services, education and city contracts on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, or physical handicap.
Throughout the years, a number of changes have expanded the reach of the Code. In 1988, the Code was amended to include sexual orientation as a protected class; in 1991, the Code was amended to include fair housing protection for families with children, and the protection for the "physically handicapped" was expanded to cover all disabilities. Last, amendments to the Code in 1996 prohibited discriminatory practices in commercial real estate.


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The name Virginia ranked 379th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 35th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
This name was first spelled Verginia, and was the feminine form of an ancient Roman clan name, Verginius. Over time its spelling changed due to its association with the Latin term virgo, meaning ''maiden.'' This meaning has driven the use of the name ever since.
In 1587, this was the name given the first baby born to English colonists in the New World, Virginia Dare. Both the baby and her home colony were named for Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen of England.
The state of Virginia still proudly bears this name. Virginia Dare's fate was different. She and the rest of the colonists on Roanoke Island mysteriously disappeared within three years of her birth, creating the legend of The Lost Colony which has been reinacted in a grand pageant every summer since 1937.


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What are the real procedural costs of bariatric surgery? A systematic literature review of published cost analyses
Doble B., Wordsworth S., Rogers CA., Welbourne R., Byrne J., Blazeby JM.
This review aims to evaluate the current literature on the procedural costs of bariatric surgery for the treatment of severe obesity. Using a published framework for the conduct of micro-costing studies for surgical interventions, existing cost estimates from the literature are assessed for their accuracy, reliability and comprehensiveness based on their consideration of seven 'important' cost components. MEDLINE, PubMed, key journals and reference lists of included studies were searched up to January 2017. Eligible studies had to report per-case, total procedural costs for any type of bariatric surgery broken down into two or more individual cost components. A total of 998 citations were screened, of which 13 studies were included for analysis. Included studies were mainly conducted from a US hospital perspective, assessed either gastric bypass or adjustable gastric banding procedures and considered a range of different cost components. The mean total procedural costs for all included studies was US$14,389 (range, US$7423 to US$33,541). No study considered all of the recommended 'important' cost components and estimation methods were poorly reported. The accuracy, reliability and comprehensiveness of the existing cost estimates are, therefore, questionable. There is a need for a comparative cost analysis of the different approaches to bariatric surgery, with the most appropriate costing approach identified to be micro-costing methods. Such an analysis will not only be useful in estimating the relative cost-effectiveness of different surgeries but will also ensure appropriate reimbursement and budgeting by healthcare payers to ensure barriers to access this effective treatment by severely obese patients are minimised.


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Six Sigma Key Process Output Variable Overview
Key Process Output Variables are used to measure the effectiveness of projects that are designed to improve business processes.
For example, a project that was undertaken to increase the profit margins on t-shirts by using a cheaper fabric supplier, would evaluate the project's success depending on whether customers continued to buy them, or if sales decreased due to poor customer satisfaction.
The end-goal profit margins, number of sales, and customer complaints are examples of output variables (KPOV), whereas the decision to change suppliers is an example of input variables (KPIV).
This article will look at:
- What Six Sigma KPOVs are
- How to identify them
- The role KPOVs play in DMAIC processes
What are KPOVS
A Key Process Output Variable (KPOV) is an outcome yielded by a process and is defined by Key Process Input Variables (KPIV). Depending on their placement, KPOVs may also become KPIVs for the next stage within a process journey. KPOVs need to measured and tracked to ensure that any Six Sigma led tweaks to KPIVs are generating the right result (i.e. a more positive KPOV).
It is important to remember that KPOVs should be measured before any process improvements are made as this gives a base-line with which to make a comparison.
KPOVs can be summarised as:
- Business processes that produce an output
- Characteristics that have a big impact on efficiency and/or customer satisfaction
- Responsible for lower levels of quality and reliability when allowed to vary too widely
How Are KPOVs Identified?
KPOVs are usually identified by mapping out business processes, usually using the SIPOC (Supplier, Input, Process, Output and Customer) method. By identifying these simple variables, you can develop a richer picture of how your business processes interact. For example:
- Supplier – DIY Store
- Input – Buy wood
- Process –Build fence
- Output – Protects pets from wild animals
- Customer - Pets
Through the use of these Six Sigma modelling techniques, it is possible to build up a picture of the various inputs and outputs of a process. By estimating the importance of each characteristic on a scale of 1-10 - where 1 is unimportant and 10 is critically important – businesses can measure the extent to which input variables have an impact and cause an output variable.
The sum of these weighted scores is used to rank the output variables to determine which deserve the most analytical attention. Processes that are more central to a customer's overall experience of doing business with your company will naturally be seen as mo9re important and so will have the largest number of important KPOVs to address and manage.
Six Sigma training can help your team identify the processes that define the way you do business, monitor and analyse them, and then suggest suitable, business-enhancing improvements. By tracking processes, you'll also work towards defining minimum expectations for your business performance and identify the key areas that can be refined and improved.
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KPOVs and Six Sigma DMAIC Process
Six Sigma methodology follows a rigid roadmap for process improvement and problem solving, which focuses on the stages of DMAIC (define-measure-analyse-improve-control). KPOVs are the focus of the entire process, but central to 2 phases.
- Key aspects of the project 'as is' are measured and applicable data is collected
- KPOVs are defined
- Measurement integrity of KPOV's is confirmed
- Measurement plan is developed and a baseline for performance is established
- Cause-and-effect relationships are verified, ensuring that all factors have been considered.
- Root causes of defects are investigated and the relationship between response variables and control variables is established
- Process capabilities for KPOVs is established
- Relationships between KPOVs and control variables are established
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That means bespoke quotes, delivered straight to your phone and helping you to save up to 30% on the associated costs. Now that's a successful Key Process Output.


Strange and wonderful Irish proverbs such as "For every mile of road there's two miles of ditches" Photo by: WorldIrish
Irish proverbs to live by, 26 nuggets of wisdom (PHOTOS)
1. For every mile of road there are two miles of ditches
Meaning: There are two sides to every story. (This comes from some parts of Ireland, where 'ditches' means hedges.)
2. There's no use boiling your cabbage twice
Meaning: Stop going over and over worries in your head because it solves nothing.
3. The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune
Meaning: Things and people improve over time.
4. A woman planted feathers in the dunkel and thought she'd grow hens
Meaning: Just because you 'thought' something would work doesn't mean you were right.
5. It's often that a man's mouth broke his nose
Meaning: Watch what you say because it could get you in trouble.
6. As the old cock crows the young cock learns
Meaning: Children learn by example.
7. If there was work in the bed he'd sleep on the floor
Meaning: Used to describe people who are very lazy.
8. No need to fear the ill wind when your haystacks are tied down
Meaning: Once you've prepared properly then there's no need to worry the outcome.
9. The longest road out is the shortest road home
Meaning: If you invest time and effort into something then it will pay off in the latter end.
10. You'll arrive back with one arm as long as the other
Meaning: You heading out on a thankless quest. You'll arrive back with nothing to show for it.
11. You'll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind
Meaning: Merely thinking about something won't get it done.
12. He didn't lick it off a stone
Meaning: People's actions are influenced by those around them.
13. I wouldn't call the Queen my aunt
Meaning: Being in such a contented mood that even becoming royalty couldn't improve upon it.
14. What I'm afraid to hear I had better say first myself
Meaning: One must be honest and wary of their own shortcomings.
15. Now you know you're home
Meaning: You're in a happy state.
16. It's a long road there's no turn in
Meaning: No matter how bad the situation is things always change.
17. Telephone, telegraph, tell a woman
Meaning: The three best ways to spread news. Back before the days of the internet.
18. An empty sack does not stand
Meaning: Bluffers and ignorance will always be found out.
19. Even black hens lay white eggs
Meaning: You should never judge a book by its cover.
20. The road to Heaven is well signposted, but it's badly lit at night
Meaning: Life has many challenges but the reward is good.
21. It's as easy to catch a cold in a King's castle as in a shepherd's hut
Meaning: Wealth doesn't protect you from the trials of life.
22. It's better to pay the butcher than the doctor
Meaning: Don't skimp on healthy food as it will cost you your health in the long run.
23. A lamb's bleat is often more telling than a dog's bark
Meaning: Subtlety and a quiet approach can be more beneficial than brute force and loudness.
24. A broken man is better than no man
Meaning: Having any man is better than being alone
25. No matter how many rooms you have in your house you can only sleep in the one bed
Meaning: Possessions are not what they're made out to be.
26. It's a lonely washing that has no man's shirt in it
Meaning:..... Ermm... I haven't a clue??


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Difference Between Blue Collar and White Collar
Blue Collar vs White Collar
Up to this day, there is confusion in discerning blue from white collar jobs. There has been some stigma attached to some, most especially to blue collar jobs. Nevertheless, both job types have their own set of pros and cons.
Traditionally, white collar jobs were named as such because these jobs originally required the worker to wear a shirt that is colored white either with a tie or without one. These jobs are often those that require the employee to wear a tie and work within the safe confines of the four walls of their offices, stores, schools and the like. Nevertheless, it can be safely said that the era of wearing the traditional white shirt and tie has already faded away. Still, many professionals like doctors and lawyers still don their ties and perhaps couple it with a white coat (especially for the medical doctors) to give an impression of a more serious stance.
On the contrary, blue collar jobs are not necessarily jobs that require the worker to wear blue shirts or polo. It is rather an expression which emphasizes that these employees work in a non-management position like those jobs that may involve workers becoming dirtier because of physically working a little harder. Often, these are the jobs that require protection clothing. So, perhaps the confusion sets in when one would label being a doctor as a blue collar job because most of them wear a doctor's coat or mask for protection. Medical doctors are white collar workers! Blue collar workers are the auto mechanics, drivers, and factory employees.
Unfortunately, there is an undeniable presence of a stigma for blue collar jobs. People often become too judgmental and say that these jobs are just plain 'dirty,' literally. Even if most of these jobs are more laborious, not to mention dangerous for the employee because of the workplace they report to, this does not always hold true to all cases.
Conversely, white collar jobs have a better working environment that are usually cleaner and cooler. These are the corporate jobs that often have a good basic monthly pay. As a result, many professionals who hold a degree end up with a white collar job while those who didn't finish college will eventually end up in 'just' a blue collar job. Yet again, this is not applicable to all situations. Also, middle class workers have been linked to blue collar while the upper class workers have been connected to white collar. Fortunately for blue collar jobs, the truth about receiving a higher pay for their white collar counterpart is not always true. In several instances, they even end up receiving a higher pay than the white collar workers.
1. White collar jobs are made synonymous to professionals who obtained higher degrees and education.
2. White collar jobs are linked to the generally higher paying type of jobs.
3. White collar jobs often have a cleaner of 'better' workplaces.
4. White collar jobs are more corporate and managerial while blue collar jobs are often non management but actual physical labor type of jobs.
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In 2018, Mayflower Primary School became the designated school for students with hearing loss. The school adopts a co-teaching model where a mainstream teacher and a specialised teacher jointly plan, coordinate, and deliver instruction to a diverse group of students. The co-teaching model promotes the inclusion of students with hearing loss to access the national curriculum within a regular education classroom.
At Mayflower Primary, Singapore Sign Language is used to support instruction for pupils with hearing loss. This will come via specialised teachers from the Singapore Association for the Deaf, who will co-teach the core subjects of English, Mathematics and Science. An Educational Interpreter will support in the teaching of non-examinable subjects such as physical education, art and music.
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Sorry, Darling, how much child benefit data is missing?
UK chancellor Alistair Darling recently admitted that discs containing personal details of families claiming child benefit had been lost
How much information can be in each record if there are 25m child benefit records on two CDs? David Baxter
A standard CD-R will hold 703MB of data -- about 737m characters -- so two discs will hold 1.474bn. That would only be 59 characters per record. However, it seems there are only 7.25m records, each record being a family with one or more children. That would provide 203 characters of data per family, which is enough to include names and dates of birth, an address and bank details.
The simplest way to put a single database on to two CDs is to zip it using an archiving program such as WinZip. This would allow password protection, and would also compress the data. Text can easily be compressed into less than half the space, allowing more data to be stored on the discs. In this case, it could provide from 300 to 400 characters per family.
And remember, with coding, many data fields take up very little space. Country of birth, for example, only needs two characters.


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History of Westfield, Indiana
The history of Westfield, Indiana commenced when the city was officially founded in 1834 by Quakers who had emigrated to Central Indiana from North Carolina. It was not until January of 2008, however, that the town was officially incorporated as a city.
Today, Westfield is one of the fastest growing towns in the United States, along with several other such cities in Hamilton County, Indiana. At a distance of only about ten miles from the northern edge of Indianapolis, Westfield has benefited enormously from its location over the generations.
It is largely accepted that Westfield was one of the sites on the all-important Westfield Underground Railroad during the Civil War. Both the Quaker Friends Church and the Wesleyan Methodist Church supported the anti-slavery causes and activities of that era.
Nearby Carmel's Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau has recently pitched in to help Westfield develop a new museum, which already houses lots of interesting and nostalgic memorabilia. The Westfield Washington Historical Society and Museum is inside the old Fire Station and Town Hall on Union Street. There, visitors can view, among other historical items, the very first motorized fire truck in Westfield. There are also tours available of some of the homes and businesses purported to have been safe houses along the famous Underground Railroad.


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Light vehicle: Example, how to calculate your vehicle licence fee
In the following example, a 12 month renewal is applied to a standard motor car (Tare weight: 1,650 kg - the weight of the unladen vehicle):
|Calculate your light vehicle licence fee||Fee calculation|
|Vehicle fee per 100 kg x Total weight (rounded up to the nearest 100 kg) / 100||$23.64 x (1,700 kg / 100) = $401.88|
|Plus prescribed flat fee $13.20 (12-month renewal: (discounted rate) = $6.60)||$6.60|
|Total vehicle licence fee (rounded to the nearest five cents)||$408.50|
- Prescribed flat fee for a vehicle for a period of one year is $13.20 discounted 50%.
- Any vehicle renewal term less than 12 months; calculation will be $13.20 divided by 12 then multiplying by the number of months in respect of which the renewal is paid.
- 6-month renewal: ($13.20/12)*6 = $6.60.
- 3-month renewal: ($13.20/12)*3 = $3.30.
- GVM = Gross vehicle Mass. kg = kilogram. cc = cubic centimetre, engine displacement.
- kW/t = kilowatt per tonne, 1 m² / S³.
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text: Background: Colon cancer is the second most common cancer in developed countries. Activated plateletsplay a key role in inflammation and atherothrombosis, with mean platelet volume (MPV) is an early markerof platelet activation. The aim of the study was to clarify the relevance of MPV in patients with colon cancer.Materials and Methods: We measured MPV levels in 128 patients with colon cancer before and after surgery,and 128 controls matched for age, gender, body mass index (BMI) and smoking status. The odds ratios (ORs) and95% confidence intervals (CIs) for colon cancer were calculated using multivariate logistic regression analysesacross MPV quartiles. Results: Patients with colon cancer had higher MPV compared with controls. Surgicaltumor resection resulted in a significant decrease in MPV levels (11.4 fL vs 10.7 fL; p<0.001). A positive correlationbetween MPV and tumor-nodule-metastases (TNM) stage was found. Furthermore, after adjusting for other riskfactors, the ORs (95%CIs) for colon cancer according to MPV quartiles were 1.000, 2.238 (1.014-4.943), 3.410(1.528-7.613), and 5.379 (2.372-12.198), respectively. Conclusions: The findings show that patients with coloncancer have higher MPV levels compared with controls, and these are reduced after surgery. In addition, MPVwas found to be independently associated with the presence of colon cancer. Further studies are warranted toassess the utility of MPV as a novel diagnostic screening tool for colon cancer.


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The sample is described in the following topics.
Download and set up WSO2 App Factory using the instructions given in section Installation.
Building the Sample
Executing the Sample
1. Create a API that gives Washington whether details in sandbox and London whether details in the production environment. Lets call this Weather API. Internally it calls the API of
2. Create an application in AppFactory. Lets call it Customer Portal - cportal application. When you create an application in App Factory it will be automatically created in API-M.
3. Subscribe the application to the Weather API as follows.
4. Generate keys by clicking on the create dependencies.
5. Write your application to get keys by calling the CarbonContext and Registry APIs. The correct sandbox and production keys will be used depending on where the application is deployed. Here is the code to do that.
CarbonContext cCtx = CarbonContext.getCurrentContext();
Registry registry = (Registry) cCtx.getRegistry(RegistryType.SYSTEM_GOVERNANCE);
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What is the correct spelling for STUDEIES?
Correct spellings for STUDEIES
 - studied In the afternoon I studied.
 - studious At school he was "studious, well-behaved, and distinguished in mathematical studies."
 - Studies He prosecuted his studies with untiring industry and became an excellent scholar without the advantages of European seminaries to which most of the sons of wealthy men were then sent to complete their education.
 - Studios What do you think of the hats you see, not in those wonderful, silk-hung studios, but those you see on the heads of the women in the streets, on mine?
 - studs I pulled the pearl studs out of my pocket.
 - steadies Now she steadies her voice, though she must answer at random.
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入植農家からみた干拓地農業の変容過程-名古屋市近郊鍋田干拓地の事例The Changing Process of Farming on Reclaimed Land from the Settlers Point of View--A Case Study of Nabeta Reclaimed Land in the Suburbs of Nagoya City
This research examines the changing process of farming on reclaimed land, as seen from the changing farming conditions of each settler, in the context of national land reclamation, which took place after the Second World War when agricultural production was increasing.As a case study, I researched the background of 136 settlers who started farming in 1962 on Nabeta Reclaimed Land, Aichi Prefecture, situated at the mouth of Kiso River. I examined the following 3 points : (1) settlement conditions of Nabeta Reclaimed Land, (2) the influence of Typhoon hazards from Ise Bay on the farming behavior of settlers and (3) the influence of urbanization from the metropolitan area Nagoya. The results are as follows : 1) There occurred some differences in farming among settlers, depending upon the time of settlement, their native places, the land condition of their farm and their successors. The difference in farming was most greatly influenced by land conditions based on the time of settlement.2) The changing process of farming in Nabeta Reclaimed Land can be divided into 3 periods : 1 st period (commencement of farming), 2nd period (change in farming) and 3 rd period (settlement of farming).3) The farming conditions of settlers diversified gradually over 3 periods : 1 st period→2 nd period→ 3 rd period (Fig. 11). In the 1 st period, conditions were classified into thetype, mainly composed of field husbandry and animal husbandry. In the 3rd period, conditions could be classified into 4 patterns : field husbandry, animal husbandry, part-time farming and abandonment of farming. These were farming patterns that had been already started during the 2 nd period.4) In comparison with other reclaimed lands in Japan, the following can be considered as regional characteristics of Nabeta Reclaimed Land.First, about 20 percent of all settlers were close relatives of those people who were killed by Typhoon Ise Bay. They were less interested in farming, compared to normal settlers, and quite a few of them gave up farming when farming became diversified.Second, about 10 percent of cultivated land (an area of 302 ha) in Nabeta Reclaimed Land turned out to be owned by residents in Nagoya City. Further, settlers have been unable to make the most of accessibility to big markets, because of the lack of community integration in reclaimed land villages and because of the poor performance of specializing in one farm product.
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BMPA hits back at union description of conditions in meat plants
03 July 2020
The BMPA is criticising claims made by Unite the Union about working conditions in the UK's meat processing plants. The BMPA believes that Unite the Union's depictions are misleading and are muddying the waters in the fight to understand and combat the coronavirus crisis.
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has strongly rejected the claims and their Chief Executive Nick Allen commented that "Meat processing is a skillful but physically demanding job and, contrary to Unite's claims, conditions at BMPA members' plants are far from 'dire'."
Mr Allen went on to describe the tightly regulated working conditions in plants: "Our member companies work to strict hygiene and safety controls imposed by the Food Standards Authority, Public Health England and the Health and Safety Executive. While working temperatures are necessarily cold in parts of the factory, workers are given the protective clothing and equipment they need to keep them and the food they produce safe.
Coronavirus safety measures
Since March BMPA's members have spent millions of pounds following Government guidance on how to make working conditions as safe as possible to allow food production to continue. Measures such as Perspex screens, staggered shifts, one-way systems, temperature testing and extra PPE have become standard.
What more can be done?
Beyond implementing exiting guidelines, BMPA has been working closely with Government to set up a special food industry task force that will allow industry to collaborate with local authorities, standards agencies, health officials and Government to tackle a broad range of issues including covid-19, labour shortages and supply chain resilience. The group will also work on ways to mitigate ongoing risk and keep production operating smoothly and safely.
Ultimately the food security of the UK depends on it.
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Using Galapagos with Zombie Solver
Hi all,
I'm working on a project that involves optimizing a NURBS curve 'barrier' that prevents particles generated using kangaroo from passing through. However, when connecting the sphere collide, load and curvepointcollide components to zombie solver, the solver becomes unresponsive and freezes the grasshopper application.
I have also attempted to recreate this setup using Flexhopper, but the plugin doesn't seem to have a solver similar that only outputs the results after every iteration, and can not be integrated with Galapagos.
I have two specific questions:
 1. Can the zombie solver be used in conjunction with Galapagos to optimize the NURBS curve in response to every iteration of particles generated by kangaroo?
 2. Could there by any other methods, such as using other plugins such as Flexhopper to simulate fluids, alongside an evolutionary solver such as Galapagos?
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Mental Math Essential
Mental Math Essential is a mental math training software focusing on mental math of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division up to 9+9, 18-9, 9x9, and 81/9, which is an essential skill for any further math studies. The uniqueness of Mental Math Essential is that it can detect and remember how well you master every single question. This way, it can give you questions in a very efficient way.
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Question: Is Regular Corn Flour The Same As Whole Grain Flour
December 30, 2009
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Although corn (or maize) is considered a whole grain, when referred to in powder form, corn flour is not considered to be the same as whole grain flour. Whole grain flour typically refers to wheat flour derived from grinding whole grain into flour.


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NXG Labs Cricket Tracking Internship AI Challenge
The aim of this challenge is to track the cricket ball in the given cricket videos.
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Organized By NXG Labs
Welcome to NXG Labs Cricket Tracking Internship AI Challenge!
The advent of technology has revolutionized the sports industry. "Hawk Eye", "Ball Tracking" and "Video Analytics" are household names of cricket. Video assessment of cricketers give insights about strong and weak areas. The use cases are immense.
The aim of this challenge is to provide an AI model or algorithm for ball tracking in cricket videos. The participants will have to provide processed videos with bounding boxes for ball tracking. Optional bat tracking is a plus along with the ball.
We have provided videos for prediction and image directories for the identification of balls and other miscellaneous objects.
For the final submission format, please refer to "Submission Guidelines" otherwise your solution may be deemed invalid.
Submission Evaluation: Manual
Submission Grade Time: 24 Hrs - 36 Hrs.
The results will be declared when ALL the submissions have been graded.
NOTE: Please read the guidelines very carefully to understand the final structure of your submission file (.zip). Also, if you are using a Windows system, do not use WINRAR to zip the files, WinZip or UNIX based zip creators would be required.
The dataset is of the following structure:
 1. videos - containing videos for prediction
 2. images directory with "ball" and "miscellaneous" sub-directories for training images to help understand patterns of required objects. Additional external images may also be used for additional training.
The final submission zip must include:
 - Post-processed videos with ball tracking and optional bat tracking
 - Text file(s) containing the coordinates of the ball (and optional bat tracking) in each frame and total frame size (more details about this are provided below)
 - Training Code Directory
 - Trained Model/Algorithm
 - A Detailed report explaining your approach including the methods that didn't produce effective results (.pdf)
If you are performing only ball tracking please enclose "ball_video1.txt" for co-ordinates. For additional bat tracking provide a separate file "bat_video1.txt". The format of the files can be as follows:
Example of "ball_video1.txt"
How to make a submission?
 1. Click on "My Submission"
 3. Upload your ZIP in the next page and click on "Submit for Review"
Please note:
 1. You must submit your ZIP file by uploading the ZIP in the "My Submissions" section of this challenge.
 2. Your submission will NOT be auto graded. You will be able to see your results after 24 - 48 hrs.
 1. Evaluation based on Video Results, Code Execution, Methodology given in the detailed report.
 2. The solution will be graded out of 100.
 3. Late submission will not be accepted beyond provided deadline (Indian Standard Time).
 4. Confidentiality should be strictly maintained.
 1. Participants will be invited for an interview based on score.
 2. The participants with a successful submission will get a certificate of participation.
 3. Top 3 participants will receive a permanent place in Dockship's "Hall of Fame".
How do I apply for this Challenge?
How do I download the dataset?
Can I make multiple submissions?
Where will the results be declared?
Can we apply as a team?
I've other queries, where can I get support?
Challenge Announced
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Application Deadline
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Looking up dictionaries I don't see a easy rule when to use ability vs. faculty in sense of a describing attribute. For example, "cognitive faculty" or "faculty of speech" seem to be standard terms, but then "learning or mental ability" seems more common than "learning faculty". The only pattern I see is that abilities are kind of innate(?).
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It's not a distinction of meaning as such - just that certain combinations are more idiomatically established. The net result being that the more academic/clinical faculty tends to refer "innate, raw" potential (which you always had, and which can't be improved). Whereas ability, often refers to current skill level - which can improve or deteriorate. Depending on whether you practice, or allow skills to atrophy through disuse, for example. – FumbleFingers Jul 5 '12 at 23:29
Quick answer: 'faculty' is kind of general, referring to the ability in a species the possibility of X. 'Ability' means you can do X now. Also, 'faculty' has many very specific connotations (like with the individuals who teach at an institution) – Mitch Jul 6 '12 at 3:28
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To me, and I don't think there's a Chicago or AP reference on this so YMMV:
 - Ability - what degree of capability exists
 - Faculty - is any capability present whatsoever
So, an infant has no faculty of speech, and a toddler has faculty but limited ability.
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Clickers Not Charging - Pads Do Not Work or Light Up When Buttons Pressed
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If a pad will not show any lights when buttons are pressed, but all other pads appear to be charging, it may be defective. However, the rate of defective pads is incredibly low, so there could still be a problem with the charger that is not obvious because the other pads still have some charge left in them and this is simply the first to run down.
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 This can be a good sign, though it has happened that this light was shining even though the wrong adapter was being used and the pads wouldn't charge until the correct adapter was used.
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The Government of the Republic of Vanuatu has officially announced its decision to join IUCN by endorsing the IUCN Statutes. The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has been designated by the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu as its liaison with the IUCN Secretariat.
IUCN extends its warmest welcome to Vanuatu, an archipelago of over 80 islands in the South Pacific Ocean located east of Australia and west of Fiji. Vanuatu is mountainous with a few active volcanoes on some islands. It is part of the biodiversity hotspot of east Melanesia, harboring notable endemic species and diverse marine and coastal life. Many communities rely heavily on native species for their livelihoods, and as such, the economic, social and cultural value of species is very high.
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IUCN Oceania has been working with the Vanuatu government under its Energy programme, looking at alternative renewable energy resources, and through the Water and Wetlands programme, whereby Vanuatu is a receiving country under the Mangrove Ecosystems for Climate Change Adaptation and Livelihoods project, which aims to safeguard and manage mangrove ecosystems in five Pacific countries. IUCN Oceania looks forward to continued collaboration in these and other programme areas.
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