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Cragging Etiquette: Ethics for a sport under a microscope
By Jason Martin
In the old days, most people learned to climb from a mentor who showed them the ropes, literally. These mentors would also teach new climbers how to behave at climbing areas. That's not so common anymore. Now, most people transition to outdoor climbing after logging time at a gym and they don't have the same kind of guidance that climbers had in the past. The result is that new climbers often make mistakes that irk not only other climbers, but also land managers.
Climbing ethics are important because the sport's growing. There's room for us all to have a good time if we treat each other and the crags with respect. But they're also important because we're under a microscope. Land managers are always watching. If we mistreat an area or if a dispute between climbers grows beyond the climbing community, it jeopardizes the crag.
It can take years to understand the nuances of climbing ethics, but there are a handful of universal ethical considerations that every climber should contemplate.
Human waste and trash
Nothing gets a crag closed down faster than human waste and litter. Indeed, nothing makes a crag less appealing than those things either.
Poop is a major problem at climbing areas across the country. New climbers often don't know how to deal with it and leave stinky surprises for others to find. Sometimes they seem to think putting a rock on top of the pile will mitigate its impact. It doesn't.
The best way to deal with human waste is to carry it out. Several commercial waste bag systems make this easier, but Ziploc bags work too.
If you're unable to deal with packing out your waste, climbing outside probably isn't for you. This is considered a baseline standard that everyone should abide by at hundreds of climbing areas throughout the United States and Canada.
If you are in an area with good, organic soil, it's possible to bury your waste in a cat hole. Dig your hole at least 6 inches deep, at least 200 feet from any water source and nowhere near the crag. Pack out your toilet paper. Climbing tape, candy bar wrappers, gum, cigarette butts and other trash should always be packed out.
Crag hogging
Climbing clubs and other large organized groups occasionally string ropes on all the climbs in an area to claim them. If people from the group are actively climbing on the ropes, there's nothing wrong with this. The problem arises when the ropes are left empty while another party waits to climb.
North American ethics dictate that whoever gets to the crag first gets priority. But that doesn't mean they're the only ones with access for the day. Group leaders should work to accommodate all visitors.
Multi-pitch climbs have a similar issue. If you're first to the crag, then you get priority access. However, if you are first and you are not a fast party, you should allow others to pass. Those who arrive later should understand that even if they're faster climbers, they still must ask before passing.
The know-it-all
Occasionally you will run into the person who thinks he knows everything. In some cases, he'll provide unsolicited beta or advice. In other cases, he will tell you all the things you're doing wrong.
If you're that guy, nobody wants to listen to you.
There are legitimate reasons to step in and give advice. If someone is in imminent danger you should say something.
But it's quite unusual for someone to be in such danger. It's far more common to run into someone who's doing something mildly wrong. In those cases, be friendly, talk to the person, make friends with them, and then provide gentle, nonjudgmental advice.
Dogs and music
In most climbing areas, well-behaved dogs on a leash are acceptable. Barking dogs, dogs off-leash and dogs that bite people are not welcome. Ask yourself two things before bringing your dog: does your dog listen to you? If it doesn't, it's not acceptable at the crag. And second, ask yourself honestly if your friends like your dog. If they don't, strangers probably won't either.
Not everyone has the same musical tastes. In fact, many people like to hear the sounds of nature when they go climbing. It's fine to listen to headphones, but speakers are not considered acceptable in either a crag or a multi-pitch environment.
Rock climbing is one of the fastest growing sports in America. The Outdoor Foundation estimates that 4.6 million people climb each year. Certainly a large percentage of them only climb indoors, but we all know they won't stay there – climbing outside is just too much fun. Educating yourself and others in climbing ethics will ensure that everyone has a good time and that the crags and mountains of North America will remain open and clean for generations to come.
Want to get involved with protecting your favorite rock climbing access? Get active with these organizations:
Washington Climbers Coalition
Access Fund
The American Alpine Club
Climbers' Access Society of
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Tip of the week # 539
7 April 2018
Jump to a specific date in Google Calendar *
Do any of you use Google Calendar? Perhaps not for work, but privately? It's a free, intuitive online calendar developed by Google that you can easily access from your phone, tablet or computer. If you want, you can even share it with family or friends.
Like with Outlook there are various ways to display a specific date in Google Calendar. If you want to jump to a specific date there is a great shortcut.
Here's how:
 1. Open Google Calendar on your computer.
 2. Press G. (Easy to remember if you think of Go To.)
 3. Type the date you want to jump to. For example, 1/5. (No need to type the leading zeros or year.)
 4. Press ENTER or click GO.
To redisplay today's date click on the TODAY button or simply press G and type today.
Oh, and how about the following three shortcuts:
 1. D: show the daily view
 2. W: show the entire week
 3. M: show the month
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Courting innovation: Australia's judicial system in the context of COVID-19 Webinar
8 April 2021
The Law Council of Australia hosted an online webinar titled 'Courting innovation: Australia's judicial system in the context of COVID-19' on 24 March 2021.
The webinar explored the greater reliance on technology by courts and tribunals during the pandemic and how it has assisted with access to justice issues. It also highlighted how this shift may also exacerbate accessibility concerns due to a digital divide in Australia and with varying levels of technological literacy and infrastructure.
- Chief Justice William Alstergren, Chief Justice of the Family Court and Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia
- Justice Berna Joan Collier, Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
- Mr Mark Woods, Chair of the Law Council's National Access to Justice Committee
- Dr Jacoba Brasch QC, Law Council of Australia President (Moderator)

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Origami cranes lift spirits of patients and staff
Borrowing from the ancient Japanese legend that promises good luck and healing to those who fold 1,000 origami cranes, the UC Davis Department of Radiation Oncology is now festooned with the tiny paper birds.
The crane-folding project was introduced to the busy cancer center clinic by oncology nurse Terri Wolf, who had learned of the custom from a Japanese friend.
"All I did was fold the first crane," she said. "Everyone in the department got involved -- academic faculty, clinical staff, receptionists and therapists."
Making a paper crane requires 25 folds and, once mastered, takes about five minutes.
In addition to their beauty, the cranes, and the efforts to make them, became a healthy distraction that has proven beneficial for both patients and staff, she said.
"Patients come in ask about them, and it gives us a chance to tell them the story and to get to know them a little better," she said. "Sometimes, I would sit in the exam room and show them how to make a crane. It would give me time to talk to them, and it was relaxing for the patient."
The crane legend was made famous in the book "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes," a story about Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who got leukemia as a result of radiation exposure after the bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. As the story goes, she folded 644 cranes before her death in 1955. In the book's version of events, her friends completed the cranes and buried all thousand cranes with her.
Many radiation oncology patients and family members have contributed to the crane-making project, including a 10-year-old who filled a grocery sack full of cranes in support of her cousin, a patient. Staff members also took part. The department's receptionist, Margie Carrillo, brought the paper home and spent the weekend with her children making cranes.
Crane-making featured prominently at this year's Cancer Survivors' Picnic, where volunteers taught all-comers the origami art.

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You can then cook the toasted rice into a delicious, buttery rice pilaf, as opposed to pouring mildly smelly beans into a plastic bag for the next time you want to make a pie. Do you use beans for pie crusts, or just buy pre-made? Share your baking tips in the comments below. Photo by Kimberly Vardeman.
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Extracting protein-protein interactions from Medline using the hidden vector state model
A major challenge in text mining for biomedicine is automatically extracting protein-protein interactions from the vast amount of biomedical literature. We have constructed an information extraction system based on the Hidden Vector State (HVS) model for protein-protein interactions. The HVS model can be trained using only lightly annotated data whilst simultaneously retaining sufficient ability to capture the hierarchical structure. When applied in extracting protein-protein interactions, we found that it performed better than other established statistical methods and achieved 61.5% in F-score with balanced recall and precision values. Moreover, the statistical nature of the pure data-driven HVS model makes it intrinsically robust and it can be easily adapted to other domains.


Trading range
Trading range,
Definition of Trading range:
 1. When a stock breaks through or falls below its trading range, it usually means there is momentum (positive or negative) building. A breakout occurs when the price of a security breaks above a trading range, while a breakdown happens when the price falls below a trading range. Typically, breakouts and breakdowns are more reliable when they are accompanied by a large volume, which suggests widespread participation by traders and investors.
 2. Commodities trading: Minimum and maximum limit set by the exchange within which the price of a particular commodity can fluctuate during a trading day.
 3. A trading range occurs when a security trades between consistent high and low prices for a period of time. The top of a security's trading range often provides price resistance, while the bottom of the trading range typically offers price support.
 4. Securities trading: Spread between the high and low prices at which a security has traded during a specified period.
How to use Trading range in a sentence?
 1. Each trading range has a support price, a price at which traders purchase the security, and a resistance price, a price at which they sell the security.
 2. A trading range occurs when a security trades between consistently high and low prices for a certain period of time.
 3. Traders use a variety of indicators, such as volume and price action, in order to enter or exit a trading range.
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Trading Range,
What is The Meaning of Trading Range?
 - Trading Range means, The trading value of the stock in a given period.
Literal Meanings of Trading Range
Meanings of Trading:
 1. Trade action
Sentences of Trading
 1. The company's profits increased
Synonyms of Trading
vending, disposal, selling
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 1. The range of variation between upper and lower limits on a given scale.
 2. Many different things of the same general type.
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Sentences of Range
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 2. The area offers a variety of activities for tourists
 3. Something was hidden from view
 4. Northwest Coastal Area
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 7. Chains of hills and valleys almost from north to south
 8. The patient is between 13 and 25 years of age
 9. A table with half a dozen chairs around it
 10. Patrolling covered thousands of kilometers in enemy territory
 11. A radar-shaped transmission that appears to work on our train
Synonyms of Range
extent, ramble, pasturage, radius, backpack, meander, arrange, align, assortment, paddock, orbit, drift, scale, differ, wander, trek, selection, earshot, set out, choice, carrying range, compass, hike, journey, stroll, walk


Meaning name Nevan
Meaning name Nevan
Variant spelling of English Nevin, meaning either "little bone" or "little saint."
Neva - Old English name meaning "new."
Nevaeh - Modern English name created by spelling "heaven" backwards.
Neve - Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Niamh, meaning "beauty, brightness."
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text: Extraction of map objects such roads, rivers and buildings from high resolution satellite imagery is an important task in many civilian and military applications. We present a semi-automatic approach for road detection that achieves high accuracy and efficiency. This method exploits the properties of road segments to develop customized operators to accurately derive the road segments. The customized operators include directional morphological enhancement, directional segmentation and thinning. We have systematically evaluated the algorithm on a variety of images from IKONOS, QuickBird, CARTOSAT-2A satellites and carefully compared it with the techniques presented in literature. The results demonstrate that the algorithm proposed is both accurate and efficient.


Quick Answer: Does Gayatri Mantra Work?
Why is Gayatri mantra so powerful?
What is the best time to chant Gayatri Mantra?
Indonesian Hinduism. The Gayatri Mantra forms the first of seven sections of the Trisandhyā Puja (Sanskrit for "three divisions"), a prayer used by the Balinese Hindus and many Hindus in Indonesia. It is uttered three times each day: 6 am at morning, noon, and 6 pm at evening.
Can we chant Gayatri Mantra before sleeping?
– Gayatri Mantra can be chanted from two hours before sunrise to one hour before sunrise and sunset can be done till one hour later. – Do not chant this mantra at night.
How can I impress Lord Shiva by Mantra?
If you want peace of mind and if you want to please Shiva, you can chant the mantra. करचरणकृतं वाक् कायजं कर्मजं वा श्रवणनयनजं वा मानसंवापराधं । विहितं विहितं वा सर्व मेतत् क्षमस्व जय जय करुणाब्धे श्री महादेव शम्भो ॥ If you are looking to meditate upon Shiva, then Shiva Dhyaan Mantra is for you.
How do you pray to Shiva?
Does Gayatri mantra increase intelligence?
Which is most powerful mantra?
How do you chant Gayatri Mantra?
What are the 7 mantras?
What is the power of Gayatri Mantra?
The power of GAYATRI MANTRA was found to be the highest, making it the most potent Hymn of the world. The combination of sound waves at this particular frequency of the Mantra is claimed to capable of developing specific spiritual potentialities.
Can Lord Shiva fulfill our wishes?
Why Gayatri mantra is 108?
To recite a mantra 108 times is said to help bring in harmony with the vibrations of the universe. … Famous mathematicians of Vedic culture saw 108 as some of the completeness of presence.
Is Gayatri mantra cursed?
Originally Answered: Why is Gayatri Mantra locked? Yes It is true curses do exist. The rules are: Mantra should be taken as a deeksha from Siddha Guru.
Is Gayatri mantra really works?
Does Gayatri Mantra fulfill all wishes?
Can I chant Gayatri mantra at night?
Can a girl chant Gayatri Mantra?
Can women chant the Gayatri mantra? Yes. Nowhere is it said that women cannot chant. … The men thought that if ladies chant Gayatri mantra, it will bring them a lot of power; healing power and sankalpa Shakti.
Which mantra is powerful for money?
Lakshmi MantraLakshmi Mantra is synonymously also called Money Mantra. Neel N is the founder of Prophet666.com. These are powerful Hindu Mantras and Yantras for wealth, prosperity and abundance.
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Risk Terminator provides a framework where Risk analysis can be triggered during User and Role maintenance activities using SU01, SU10 and PFCG directly in the plug-in system.
The Risk Terminator is a service that runs in the SAP ABAP back-end system and triggers automated risk analysis check when defined segregation of duties (SoD) access risks are violated during User or Role maintenance directly in the plug-in system..
Below are the configuration details to configure Risk Terminator.
In GRC system maintain the below configuration settings in the path: SPRO -> IMG -> GRC -> Access Control -> Maintain Configuration Settings
Plug-In System Config
Make sure that below mentioned User Exits exist in the plug-in system in the path: SPRO -> IMG -> GRC (Plug-in) -> Maintain User Exits for Plug-in systems. If they don't exist, create the entries and save them.
In Plug-In system maintain the below configuration settings in the path: SPRO -> IMG -> GRC (Plug-in) -> Maintain Plug-In Configuration Settings.
- Connector Name maintained in Configuration Parameter 1000 in Plug-In system must be same as the connector name maintained in Configuration Parameter 1080 in GRC system.
- GRC Connector name must be maintained in Configuration Parameter 1001 in Plug-In system as shown below.
The Risk Terminator functionality can be applied to different business cases around user maintenance (creation and modification) and role maintenance (creation and modification). To simulate how risk analysis works for role maintenance and user role provisioning, I used below business scenarios. They are based on the configuration settings defined in the GRC system and the Plug-in system.
Risk Terminator Scenarios
Scenario 1: Testing role creation with conflicting Tcodes using PFCG.
Role Name: RT_TEST_ROLE
Tcodes: Conflicting Tcodes have been added as defined in our Rule set
Since the user exit before profile generation is also maintained, you can see from the below screenshot that "Risk Terminator" is triggered as the message shows "Checking for Access Risk Violations".
Risk Violations will be shown as below
Risk Terminator Triggers during role assignment using PFCG as well
Scenario 2: Testing SU01 conflicting role assignment to users.
Before you test scenario 2 make sure to implement the below SAP note in your Plug-In system if your Basis Release is 701 as Risk Terminator is not working for SU01 and SU10.
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Light: Money plants prefer good indirect moderate sunlight
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Temperature: Keep the plant in a cool place in summers and will not survive temperatures below zero.
Potting: Usually repotting can be done every 2-3 years in case of the money tree.
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Amorphous Pr 0.7Ca 0.3MnO3 (APCMO) films grown on a Pt electrode under an oxygen pressure(OP) of 5 mTorr showed a dense microstructure with a smooth surface but bipolar switching behavior was not observed in this film. Porosity and surface roughness increased with increasing OP and a typical bipolar switching behavior was observed in the APCMO films grown under 100 and 200 mTorr OP. The resistance of these APCMO films decreased with increasing device area in both lowand high-resistance states. Space-charge-limited current and Schottky emission were used to explain the leakage current mechanism of the Ti/APCMO/Pt device in lowand high-resistance states, respectively.
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- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials


Why Are My Messages Being Sent As Text And Not IMessage?
Why is it green when I text another iPhone?
The green message background indicates the traditional SMS text message.
It actually means a message that you have sent to someone else is through SMS message service instead of Apple iMessage.
Blue message background means the message is sent via iMessage technology..
What does it mean when your iMessage goes from blue to green?
If you have an iPhone and you use the Messages app to contact an Android, BlackBerry or Windows Phone user, iOS recognizes there's no iMessage at the other end and switches (downshifts?) into SMS mode. Your indication that has happened? Green word bubbles instead of blue. … iMessage isn't activated on your device.
Why won't my green texts go through?
They might not have service, or might have their phone in Airplane Mode. … What this means is that if you've exceeded your phone plan's data limit, or you're out of range of LTE or Wi-Fi, iMessage won't work. Your phone will likely resend the text as a green bubble SMS.
Why are one of my texts green?
If both devices have iMessage turned on and to send as SMS when iMessage is not available, the the green messages are indicative of iMessage not being available on one or both devices. Restart both devices (press the HOME and power button until the Apple logo appears then releasae).
How do I stop sending Imessages to a non iPhone?
1. Switch off iMessage on your iPhone.Go to the settings section of your iPhone and tap on Messages: … Now switch off iMessage. … Now check that you're getting texts the regular SMS way and not via iMessage any longer. … Go to iCloud in the settings of your MacBook. … Sign in to iCloud.More items…•
What does it mean when your iMessage says sent as text message?
This is because your iPhone has sent your message as an SMS over your mobile network, rather than iMessage on an internet connection. …
Does iMessage turn green when phone is off?
Does green text on iPhone mean blocked?
Blue or Green has nothing to do with being blocked. Blue means iMessage, i.e., messages sent through Apple, Green means messages sent through SMS. Do Not Disturb will not turn them to green as they are delivered but no sound or notification goes through while Do Not Disturb is on.
How do you know if a text message was delivered on iPhone?
Answer: A: If you're sending an iMessage (they're blue and they only go to other iOS/MacOS users), you will see a delivered indicator under the message once it has been delivered. If the person you're sending the message to has the Read Receipt feature enabled, "Delivered" will change to "Read" once it's been read.
Why are my Imessages sending as text messages to one person?
It could be possible that the person has either blocked you and if this is not the case then, try point 2. Sign Out Of iMessage and Sign Back In. Head back to Settings -> Messages and tap to open 'Send & Receive'. … Sign back in using your Apple ID and try sending an iMessage to one of your friends with an iPhone.
How can I tell if my text message was delivered?
Now when you send a text message you can tap and hold the message and select "View message details". On some models, it may be under "View report". The statuses will show "Received", "Delivered", or may simply show the time of delivery.
How do you send a text message on iPhone instead of iMessage?
Open the Settings application by tapping the "Settings" icon on your iPhone's home screen.Tap the "Messages" row to open the Messages screen.Tap the switch next to "iMessage" so that it reads "Off." Your iPhone will now send all messages in text message format instead of using the iMessage service.
How do you know if a green text message was delivered?
You can tell if your message has been sent via iMessage in Apple's messaging app because it'll be blue. If it's green, it's an ordinary text message and doesn't offer the read/delivered receipts. iMessage only works when you're sending messages to other iPhone users.
Will a green text message say delivered?
Meanwhile Android (among literally anything else besides iPhone) will display green indicating it's not an iMessage connection. … This could be because the person is in an area without Wifi or they could even have turned off imessages. On iPhone, text messages don't usually say delivered, only imessages do.
Can I turn off Imessages for one contact?
But if you'd like to send Text Messages to a single contact, you have a couple options. Disable iMessage when messaging your contact, then re-enable it when your conversation is over or you'd like to use iMessage again. To do this, visit Settings > Messages, then toggle off iMessage.


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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Liborio a popular name?
Over the years Liborio was most popular in 1914. According to the latest US census information Liborio ranks #3920th while according to Liborio ranks #2nd.
How popular is the name Liborio?
According to the US census in 2018, no boys were born named Liborio, making Liborio the #36186th name more popular among boy names. In 1914 Liborio had the highest rank with 11 boys born that year with this name.
How common is the name Liborio?
Liborio is #36186th in the ranking of most common names in the United States according to he US Census.
When was the name Liborio more popular?
The name Liborio was more popular in 1914 with 11 born in that year.
When was the last time a baby was named Liborio
The last time a baby was named Liborio was in 2007, based on US Census data.
How many people born in 2007 are named Liborio?
In 2007 there were 5 baby boys named Liborio.


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'Indigenous war service: two exhibitions at the National Archives of Australia', Honest History, 2 May 2017
A review of two exhibitions, Indigenous Australians at War from the Boer War to the Present (touring from the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne) and Facing Two Fronts: the Fight for Respect, also focusing on Indigenous uniformed service. The article also includes a summary of recent efforts by national cultural institutions to chronicle the many aspects of a nation at war, including Indigenous service. It can be read in conjunction with our recent review of the For Country, for Nation exhibition at the Australian War Memorial.
Michael Piggott is Treasurer of the Honest History association and an archivist of many years' experience. He has a chapter in The Honest History Book. The chapter is about the Australian War Memorial and the legacy of Charles Bean.


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BSE in Northern Ireland: epidemiological patterns past, present and future.
Ferguson NM., Ghani AC., Donnelly CA., Denny GO., Anderson RM.
By 30 January 1998, there had been 170,259 confirmed cases of BSE in Great Britain (GB), 1766 confirmed cases in Northern Ireland (NI) (2 January 1998), and 276 confirmed cases in the Republic of Ireland (31 January 1998). Analysis of the epidemiological patterns in the NI epidemic reveals significant clustering of cases in herds and counties. The observed clustering of cases within herds results in lower per capita incidence of BSE in previously unaffected herds, providing support for the introduction of a certified herd scheme in NI. By fitting a backcalculation model to the case data, we can estimate the number of animals infected with the aetiological agent of BSE and project the number of future cases. We predict that the epidemic will decline rapidly, with approximately 99 cases (95% confidence interval 30,504) occurring in the five year period _PHONE_.


List of metropolitan areas that overlap multiple countries
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Here is a list of metroplexes that overlap multiple countries:
Excluded from list is:
 - City-states being part of the overlap. One example of that would be Rome since Vatican City is isolated within Italy.
Within the European Union[edit]
Elsewhere in Europe[edit]
Polish Tricity, Gdynia (a city built to become a port of the Second Polish Republic) and its neighbours Gdańsk and Sopot, overlapped two borders in the period _PHONE_:
North America[edit]
Between Canada and the United States[edit]
This list is from west to east:
Between Mexico and the United States[edit]
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Which Is the Most Low Maintenance Tortoise Breed?
The Hermann's tortoise is the most low maintenance tortoise breed. They are a resilient species, with a varied diet and are able thrive both indoors and outdoors. They usually live for around 50 to 75 years.
Adult Hermann's Tortoise
Taking care of a tortoise involves certain responsibilities unique to tortoises. It is challenging, and it's not something to undertake unless you are committed to caring for your pet consistently for many years.
For beginners or people who don't have the time or space for the most high-maintenance breeds, it makes sense to look into breeds that are are at least slightly easier to take care of (although there is no such thing as a breed that is 'easy' to care for). Not only does this help the you owner, but also saves the tortoise from being mistreated unintentionally.
Which Breeds Are the Ones Requiring the Least Maintenance?
There are several tortoise breeds that don't need as much maintenance as others. While you still have to take care of them, they are generally accepted as being more resilient than other species, so they might require slightly fewer responsibilities on your part.
They are great for people who have a busier schedule, as well as those who are just starting out as tortoise owners and don't want to jump into something that exceeds their knowledge, skill set, or available space they can allocate to their tortoise.
As such, if you're in a similar spot, then here are some breeds that require less maintenance:
 - Hermann's Tortoise
As discussed at the top of the article, of all breeds, the Hermann's tortoise is the one that needs the least maintenance. The Hermann's tortoise is a gentle species, and they are known for their affable personalities.
Perhaps it's telling that the Hermann's tortoise is one of the most common breeds that people keep as pets, and incidentally they were especially popular in the 70s and 80s (although many were not cared for correctly in those days).
Thankfully these days there is an abundance of literature available on Hermann's tortoises, which is a great help for the novice owner.
This tortoise is pretty small, usually reaching no more than 11 inches in length and weighing less than 20 lbs. This means their space requirements are slightly lesser than some larger species.
These tortoises are not fit to stay in colder environments. As such, you will need either to create a warm indoor enclosure for them all year round, or during spring and summer, a sun exposed outdoor enclosure.
The ideal temperature for a Hermann's enclosure is around 70℉-80F (21C-26C). Like all species, they should also have a basking spot and UVB light. Their enclosure will also need high walls, as they can climb and will actively do so given the opportunity.
When they reach three years old, Hermann's tortoises strongly benefit from hibernation. This will be for a few weeks for the first year or so, up to for 2 or 3 months once they reach adulthood. Once this period is over, you have to bring the enclosure to a warmer area so it can slowly heat up.
Their diet mostly consists of leafy greens, wild flowers and weeds, as well as the occasional bit of fruit as a treat.
 - Russian Tortoises
Russian tortoises are also fairly low maintenance, hence they are also commonly found as pets. They can live for over 75 years, so a slightly greater overall time commitment than Hermann's tortoises, but when it comes to their day to day care regime, things are relatively straightforward.
You can keep these tortoises indoors without issue. They do not necessarily need to hibernate, although they can do if you choose. If you keep them indoors in a warm environment, they will be active all the time. But if you keep them outdoors and temperatures get too low, they will naturally be drawn to hibernate. In order to do so, they'll need to be able to dig into the ground, so a natural, unpaved yard or garden is essential.
What makes Russians particularly great for beginners is the fact that they can adapt to different temperatures and environments more successfully than other breeds.
Like the Hermanns tortoise, Russians are also pretty small and also have a fun personality, which is what makes people fall in love with them. They need an 8-square feet enclosure, and their space should have a hot basking area, 30%-50% humidity, and UVB light.
 - Greek Tortoise
Greek tortoises (also known as Spur Thigh tortoises) are also great as pets. They can reach 10 inches in length, so they are a pretty small species that do well indoors. Overall, their lifespan is of at least 30 years or more, so they do require a substantial time commitment, although slightly less than some others.
An adult requires an enclosure of at least 4'x2' (1.2m x 0.6m) either outdoors or indoors. It's ideal that they have enough substrate so they can dig through it. They need a basking temperature of around 90-95°F (32-35 degrees C), and they also need a UV heat bulb.
These tortoises can hibernate, although it's again, it's not strictly necessary. They'll do so if the temperature drops too much, so you'll need to keep an eye on this.
The Greek tortoise diet consists of mixed grasses, spring mix lettuce, and weeds.
Which Breeds Are Not Low Maintenance?
While it's important to know which breeds are low-maintenance; knowing which require more maintenance is equally important. This way, you can rule them out if you're not ready for such a commitment.
The Indian Star Tortoise for instance is notoriously difficult to care for successfully. This sub tropical species requires an indoor vivarium or tortoise table, almost exclusively in colder climates, as keeping them warm is key. Because of this, basking bulbs with thermostats inside essential all year round, as is UVB lighting.
Being sub-tropical in origin Indian Stars need a reasonable degree of humidity which will need to be provided and monitored carefully.
The greatest difficulty with Indian stars is getting their living and feeding requirements just right. They are unfortunately highly prone to illness when things are out of balance, so taking care of them can be highly stressful if you don't know what you're doing!
Indian Star tortoises are known for the striking pattern on their shells
Leopard tortoises also require a lot of maintenance as despite being a larger species, you need to keep them indoors and have enough space for them to do so successfully. They may even take up a whole room! They grow up to 17-inches long and can weigh up to 40 pounds -not a small tortoise by any means.
Leopards need a basking temperature of 80-90°F (26-32 degrees C). Moist conditions are not ideal for them either. While they are herbivorous, their diet is a little different, as they eat grains, seeds, and nuts rather than grasses and greens, which may be more difficult to sustain in the long run, compared to the diet of a Hermann's or Greek tortoise for instance.
A Sulcata tortoise is also a challenge to take care of. As one of the largest tortoise breeds, it needs a LOT of space, preferably outdoors. Their ideal enclosure should have about 80 square feet (7.5 square metres). They also need ground material which is malleable enough for them to dig and burrow into (and a lot of it of course!)
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History of Peridot
Peridot is the birthstone for August. The gemstone is one of only a few gemstones that occur in only one color, an olive green.
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The intensity and tint of the green, depends on the amount of iron contained in the crystal structure.
Because of its green tint, peridot is often mistaken for emerald.
The first known mention of the gemstone in English dates back to 1705. A translation was made that year from the St. Albans Abbey, which kept it's records in Latin.
The record stated that in 1245, Bishop John bequeathed various items including peridot to the Abbey.
The Middle English Dictionary provides several spellings for the gem, including periodt, peritot, pelidod, and pilidod.
Assigning a gemstone to each birth month originated in 18th Century Poland. The current list of gemstones has not changed since 1912.


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What does the name Diesel mean? The meaning of the name Diesel is Diminutive Form Of Matthias Or Dietrich. The origin of the name Diesel is German. This is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word, the language.
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An ice cube can soothe pimples, sunburns, and skin inflammation. It reduces redness and swelling and numbs the pain. A face massage with ice cubes can brighten your complexion by boosting circulation. Ice cubes with milk or cucumber can even exfoliate your skin. To relieve puffy eyes, make green tea ice cubes for instant relief. Ice cubes can also prevent wrinkles by tightening the skin. It'll also create a smoother surface for makeup.
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A standout amongst the most well known employments of ice solid shapes is for contracting skin inflammation. A pimple is little damage, all things considered. Ice can quiet redness and swelling, particularly on the off chance that you have cystic skin inflammation. It can even assuage torment similarly it numbs wounds. In any case, recollect that pimples are touchy and furthermore loaded with microscopic organisms. So be cautious while applying an ice 3D square on the face for skin inflammation.


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Rowland Tappan Berthoff (September 20, 1921 – March 25, 2001) was an American historian, working in the fields of immigration and social life in the USA. He is best known for his 1971 book An Unsettled People: Order and Disorder in American Life.
He was born in
Toledo, Ohio, attended Oberlin College, did graduate work at Harvard University where he received a doctorate in 1952, as a student of Oscar Handlin. Berthoff was an Assistant Professor of History at Princeton University from 1953, and then a Professor of History at Washington University in St. Louis, from 1962. He was made chairman of Washington University's history department and named William Elliott Smith Professor of History in 1971.
social history and ethnic history. His 1960 article on "The American Social Order: A Conservative Hypothesis," called for a conservative interpretation of American history.
Further reading [ edit ]
Berthoff, Rowland. "The American Social Order: A Conservative Hypothesis,"
American Historical Review, April 1960, Vol. 65 Issue 3, pp 495-514 in JSTOR
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How to find out that "/nvdli-nano" is the name of the directory in the docker container?
Hi guys, I am currently going through the DLI Course and when mounting a directory to the docker container using volume command we set the path of the container as "/nvdli-nano". My question is how do we find this out?
I'm sorry if the question may seem a little noobish, I'm quite new to docker.
--volume ~/nvdli-data:/nvdli-nano/data
Hi, this argument to docker run means that your user's ~/nvdli-data folder on your device (outside of container) will be mounted into the container and appear at /nvdli-nano/data (inside the container)
The /nvdli-nano path inside the container is where the notebooks reside and was how the container was setup. So knowing that path requires knowledge of how the container was built. Or you can typically launch a container and just look around for the different folders.
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Review: Another Round (SFF Summer Season)
Another Round is an alcohol-fuelled dark comedy.
Photo: Henrik Ohsten
Viewers familiar with Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt (2012) will have a very different experience with the Danish director's latest outing. An alcohol-fuelled dark comedy, Another Round explores the consequences of four high school teachers and their experiments with alcohol during work hours. A simple plot that manages to unfold into tragic carnage, its protagonists are deconstructed by their efforts to dive deeper into their indulgence. Vinterberg has crafted a film that is incredibly funny, whilst remaining acutely aware of the complexities of human emotion. The punchlines are strong and the consequences hit hard. A coming of middle-age drama, Vinterberg uses alcohol as a vehicle to confront the internal anxieties born from our feelings of failure.
The film opens with a scene familiar to many Australians: a teenage drinking ritual. The Danish high schoolers race in a relay around a lake. Each team member must sink a beer at the different benches along the way, incentivised by the prospect of winning the proceeds from the recycled beer bottles. An incredibly catchy pop song blares over the festivities while the adults watch on in glee. Vinterberg doesn't utilise the scene as a condemnation of youth drinking; instead, it represents a moment of joyous mischief, chaos and unity. It is this attitude of ambivalence that makes Another Round both a celebration of the revelry that can come from the consumption of alcohol, and a meditation on the importance of moderation.
This messaging is largely carried by the performance of the film's lead, Mads Mikkelsen. Mikkelsen plays a high school history teacher, Martin. A husband and father of two, Martin has slipped into the monotony of middle age, going through the motions of the day, devoid of spark and charisma. This changes when he attends the birthday party of his friend and fellow staff member, Nikolaj. A psychologist, Nikolaj proposes an experiment where they see if a higher blood alcohol content will improve their quality of life. This experiment brings a new spark to their experiences.
The teacher's experiment leads to an array of inebriated hijinks, filling the cinema with laughter for much of the first act. The teachers enthusiastically lead classes while drunk, coach childrens' soccer matches and try to make their way undetected through staff meetings. This initial comedy escalates into absurdity, making the slowing down that comes afterwards more poignant, as the protagonists reap what they have sowed. As Vinterberg puts his characters through the extremes, he pauses to question if their initial newfound happiness is all placebo. The film is well paced but does take its time to transition into the third act. However, this isn't a bad thing, as Vinterberg's visuals and the dynamics he establishes between characters are a joy to watch.
An important way that Vinterberg's comedy stands apart from its American counterparts is through its attention to the craft of cinema. Beautifully composed, Vinterberg's DOP Sturla Brandth Grøvlen mimics the cerebral uncertainty induced by alcohol. The camera refuses to stay stable, even in the film's most intense moments, with handheld shots and shallow depths of field leaving the audience with a feeling of uneasiness and uncertainty. While these cinematic choices effectively connect the craft of the film to its themes, it also harkens back to Vinterberg's early career. A founder of the Dogme 95 movement with Lars Von Troyer, the young Danish filmmakers railed against the conventions of cinema. Dogme 95 restricted the filmmaking means of its followers through the signing of a vow of chastity. Directors were forbidden from the use of custom props, tripods and special effects, and instead had to 'live in the moment'.
In 2002, David Bowie challenged Vinterberg on the sincerity of the movement, stating that it sounded like a satirical affair. Vinterberg responded that it was in fact a genuine heartfelt attempt to break the conservative mould of film. These naturalistic qualities of filmmaking are resonant throughout Another Round. Vinterberg paints the protagonists as creatures on a knife's edge; teetering on the edge of primality within their urban environments.
Much of Another Round's meditation on alcohol and the rollercoaster of life can be attributed to the personal tragedy faced by Vinterberg during the film's early production, as Ida, Vinterberg's 19 year old daughter, was tragically killed in a car accident. Vinterberg uses Another Round to preach a sermon about life, showing the audience the pleasures of risks and the pitfalls of excess. He invites audiences to realise that they need to take chances, experiment and explore because there is still time left. The film embraces the spectrum of effects of Danish drinking culture, weighing both the positives and negatives of alcoholic escapism. Another Round will continue to resonate as people return to a sense of normalcy following the pandemic, and have to come to terms with how to enjoy the world despite the anxieties and failures of the past.


What is PRIDE?
PRIDE is making a commitment to take Personal Responsibility in Delivering Excellence. PRIDE is an attitude, a way of life. The PRIDE programme establishes a culture of service excellence throughout the Cayman Islands.
Cayman PRIDE strives to:
 - Raise our standard of customer service
 - Distinguish the Cayman Islands from other Caribbean destinations
 - Increase our visitors' intent to return and recommend the Cayman Islands to others
 - Ensure a promising and sustainable future for our islands
 - Improve and enhance our community and our quality of life
Why invest in PRIDE?
Tourism plays a major role in our economy. The Government is funding the PRIDE programme as part of its ongoing mandate to enhance the Cayman Islands' competitiveness as a tourism destination and ensure the long-term sustainability of tourism in the country. The world spends over $500 billion on tourism yearly. By raising the level of customer service, we will be able to obtain a greater share of the tourism market.
Who participates in PRIDE?
Each member of our community plays a role in tourism. Those employed in tourism-related industries will be invited to receive PRIDE training. Our hope is that everyone living in the Cayman Islands will embrace PRIDE, not just as a way of delivering service excellence, but as a way of life.
How does PRIDE work?
Behavioural and operational service standards are agreed upon and set by tourism industry partners. Mystery shopping is used to identify strengths and training opportunities as well as provide interactive training programmes. Periodic quality checks are conducted to measure all progress in delivering excellence to guests.
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Super Fuzzy Searching on PostgreSQL
I have been working on doing some fuzzy searching on PostgreSQL for a while, and thought I'd share some of my experiences here. Many people are not yet aware of the incredible fuzzy search capabilities of PostgreSQL, especially that were added in the 9.1 release.
Most people use an external engine such as Lucene to do fuzzy searches. While, as you will see, there are still reasons to do so, they are much fewer now than they used to be.
Fuzzy Search Using Trigrams
While PostgreSQL has lots of different fuzzy search options (soundex, levenshtein, etc.), the one which has the most support is trigram searching. What is a trigram? Trigrams break a word up into 3-letter sequences, which can then be used to do similarity matches. Think of the word "hello". It has the following trigrams: "h", "he", "hel", "ell", "llo", "lo", and "o". Now look at the word "hallo". It has the following trigrams: "h", "ha", "hal", "all", "llo", "lo", and "o". You can see that there are several trigrams that match, and several that don't match. Similarity is computed via cosine similarity (which I don't totally understand), but, basically, the more trigrams you have in common the closer the match. In the present case, 'hallo' and 'hello' have a similarity of 0.333333. You can see this in PostgreSQL by saying:
select similarity('hello', 'hallo')
PostgreSQL also has two other relevant operators that use similarity - the "<->" operator and the "%" operator. "<->" is the "distance" operator, which is simply one minus the similarity (i.e. if the similarity is 0.2 the distance will be 0.8). For text searching, "%" is the "similar" operator, which returns true if two strings are similar, or false if they are not. Two strings are defined as "similar" if their similarity is 0.3 or greater. This can be set with set_limit(), but it is not usually useful to do so (we will deal with custom similarities later). The "%" operator is important, because of its heavy use in indexing.
Installing Trigrams
The trigram module (pg_trgm) is not installed by default in PostgreSQL, but is one of their standard (and supported!) extensions. To install, you need to make sure you build the module in the source code. To do this, go into the contrib/pg_trgm directory of the source code and do a "make; make install". This will install the plugin, but will not activate it. Then, in any database you want to use this plugin, put in the command:
This will load the necessary SQL to install the functions and operators needed to make trigrams work. If you type that command in the template1 database, then all future databases created on that system will have the extension installed.
Using Trigrams Without an Index
The simplest use of trigrams would be to have a table with a name column, and do a search like this:
SELECT * FROM people WHERE lastname % 'Schmoe'
This will return a list of people where the trigram similarity is greater than the default threshold. If you want to specify the similarity you are looking for, you can change that to:
SELECT * FROM people WHERE similarity(lastname, 'Schmoe') > 0.5
This will give a less-tolerant match than the default.
The problem with doing this is that it takes a lot of processing power. The reason people usually use databases is because they have a huge number of records and need to be able to search them quickly. If we have 10,000 records, manually doing trigram matches will take quite a bit of time.
So, one of the best features of PostgreSQL 9.1 is the ability for PostgreSQL to incorporate trigrams into an index. So, to make an index to speed up our search, do:
CREATE INDEX people_lastname_trigram_idx ON people USING gist(lastname gist_trgm_ops);
This will create a "gist" index, which is a special type of index which is often used in spacial and other vector-oriented matching. The "gist_trgm_ops" is a little bit of magic that tells gist how to use a text field as a vector of trigrams.
Now, your query will use the index, provided you have enough rows to make it worthwhile. HOWEVER, it is not yet using the index efficiently. While PostgreSQL can (and will) use the index for this query, it doesn't actually check the condition until a later step (I believe, but am not sure, that it is using the index to get everything in the right order, and then at a later stage doing filtering). For large tables, this can still be several orders of magnitude worse than you want. To fix this, you MUST use the "%" operator. This will cause the index to have an "index condition", which it will use to limit the results that it puts out. So, if you have:
SELECT * FROM people WHERE lastname % 'Schmoe';
This will use the index AND the index condition, and will be super-fast (except in extremely large datasets - see next section). However, this uses the built-in cutoff point of 0.3 similarity. What if I want my results to be tighter than that? The best way is to combine % with similarity(), like this:
SELECT * FROM people WHERE lastname % 'Schmoe' AND similarity(lastname, 'Schmoe') > 0.5;
In this case, the database will use the "%" condition for the index, which will be incredibly fast, and the "similarity()" call as a post-index filter, which, since there is a much smaller dataset, will still be pretty fast.
Working With Larger Datasets
I had trouble working with trigrams because my main dataset is about 14 million titles. At this size, trigram searching is really slow. With the whole database loaded in-memory (either in PG's cache or in the filesystem cache - I have many, many gigs of memory), a trigram search of the database USING THE INDEX took between 3 and 12 seconds, depending on the string. Poking around, I came out with the following basic results for a database on an Amazon EC2 4XL instance without any other load:
 - 100,000 records: 40 milliseconds
 - 1,000,000 records: 0.4 seconds
 - 14,000,000 records: 7 seconds
So, as you can see, the useful limit to these queries is about 1 million records. Therefore, if you have more than 14 million rows, if you want to do trigrams, you need to find a way to boost performance. I've found there are two basic methods you can use to speed up trigrams on large datasets:
 1. Create specialized indexes with subsets of your data
 2. Create a separate wordlist table with unique words
#1 is much preferred if you can do it, because it is an entirely database-oriented method. Basically, what I did, is I figured out that on my queries I only needed to trigram search on about 1 million of my 14 million records. Therefore, I specialized the index by adding a "WHERE" clause to the index itself. On my database, I have a "type" field, and I'm only searching certain types of records. Therefore, I changed my index to the following:
CREATE INDEX people_lastname_restricted_trigram_idx ON people USING gist(lastname gist_trgm_ops) WHERE type IN ('my_type1','my_type2');
This meant that only about a million records were being stored in the index, which brought down my search time considerably. Another search that I was doing was based on the person's "popularity", in which case, I added another index for popularity being greater than 20. This restricted the set down to about 100,000 records, which made it blazingly fast.
The other alternative (#2) I mentioned is to create a separate table of words which is searched. The idea is that while you may have 14 million records, there probably aren't 14 million words. Therefore, you create a table using unique words from the database, and then add a trigram index on that. The problem, though, is that this takes either (a) a lot of manual work, or (b) a lot of triggers, none of which is the way I like to administer databases. Nonetheless, it can work if you are merely wanting to use trigrams to fuzzy-match individual words. It can be especially helpful in conjunction with PostgreSQL's full-text search (previously known as tsearch2), which still operates blazingly-fast on 14 million records. Fuzzy string matching on words can be combined with full-text search on records to present a powerful and fast method of searching. The wordlist can be fuzzy-matched to provide better hints at what words are in the fulltext.
To create a wordlist, do something like this:
CREATE TABLE search_words (word text);
CREATE INDEX search_words_word_trigram_idx ON search_words USING gist(word gist_trgm_ops);
Then, every time you need to


Can Cats Eat Oysters? - Cat Kingpin
Can Cats Eat Oysters
Can Cats Eat Oysters?
My wife hates them, but I enjoy the occasional raw oyster. However, I have to admit that I don't know if it's actually the oysters I like, or if they are merely a vehicle for the lemon juice and cocktail sauce.
If you happen to be slurping down some oysters while your cat's around, you might be wondering if it would be okay to let them have a bite. As we will see, cooked oysters are okay as an occasional treat, but it's probably better not to give cats raw oysters.
In this article, we'll cover the following:
 - Cats and Oysters, What You Need to Know
 - Can Cats Eat Oysters?
 - Can Kittens Eat Oysters?
 - Benefits/Drawbacks to Cats Eating Oysters
 - Healthy Alternatives to Oysters for Cats
Cats and Oysters, What You Need to Know
Oysters are salt-water, hard-shelled creatures that are consumed as a delicacy by people around the world. Being a mollusk, oysters are part of a large group of invertebrate animals that includes snails, slugs, clams, octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish.
As you might imagine, cats in the wild would rarely come into contact with an oysters. However, as the following video shows, some cats do enjoy oysters given to them by their human companions:
Since cats are meat-eaters, it's not surprising to see one eating oysters. In fact, being obligate carnivores, meat is the only food cats really need to eat and they derive little to no nutrition from plants and vegetables.
But, are oysters a good source of meat for cats? Would they like them?
From a nutritional standpoint, oysters aren't a bad food. One hundred grams of raw oysters contains about 68 Calories, 7 grams of protein, and significant amounts of vitamin B12, vitamin D, iron, zinc, copper, and selenium.
Can Cats Eat Oysters?
While cooked oysters are generally okay to give cats, raw oysters carry some risk of sickness from bacteria and parasites.
It's unlikely your cat would get sick from eating raw oysters, but why take chances with their health? Instead, just stick with providing them with the occasional cooked oysters as a treat.
Can Kittens Eat Oysters?
Because of their immature immune and digestive systems, kittens are susceptible to illness. Bacteria and parasites that could be in raw oysters are even more likely to make a kitten sick than an adult cat.
Make sure any oysters you feed your kitten are cooked first, and don't contain any additives like salt, spices, or horseradish. Even then, it should be given only as on occasional treat and in small quantities.
High-quality, grain-free kitten food has all the nutrients a growing kitten needs. So, it's best to stick with something like Wellness kitten food or else Taste of the Wild kitten food.
Benefits and Drawbacks to Cats Eating Oysters
As we have learned, cooked oysters can provide protein that is required in your cat's diet. However, raw oysters can be contaminated with a bacterium known as Vibrio, which has been identified as a source of human illness.
Vibrio usually only affects people with compromised immune systems. Most commonly associated with eating raw oysters, the bacteria normally causes gastrointestinal symptoms, but in serious cases has resulted in the loss of limbs and even death.
While cats are not known to be affected by Vibrio, it's best to be safe and only give your cat cooked oysters.
Additionally, oysters can contain high levels of the metal cadmium. Cats are particularly sensitive to some types of heavy metal poisoning, so it's best to limit the amount of oysters you give to your cat.
Perhaps most importantly, oysters are a known source of food allergy in humans and might also be for cats. Food allergies are the third most common type of feline allergy, surpassed by only flea bite allergies and sensitivity to inhaled substances.
In cats, food allergies usually manifest themselves as skin reactions. Symptoms of food allergies in cats can include:
 - Sneezing, snoring, coughing, and wheezing
 - Itchy skin, scratching, and chewing
 - Ear infections
 - Runny eyes
 - Vomiting
 - Diarrhea
 - Swollen paws
 - Possible farting
If you do decide to give your cat oysters, make sure you stay alert for any of the above symptoms.
Healthy Alternatives to Oysters
Adult cats are fine to have a little bit of cooked oysters from time to time. But, with all of the great options out there, why not try a seafood-themed cat food? There are also seafood cat treats that can satisfy your cat's craving for oysters.
There's no rush to feed oysters to your cat, however. They don't need it to survive, so any high-quality, meat-based cat food will be great for them, such as Wellness or Taste of the Wild cat foods.
So, can cats eat oysters?
Well, now we know that cats can eat oysters. We also learned you should never feed raw oysters to your cat or kitten because of the bacteria and parasites that might make your cat sick if present.
Most importantly, we saw that there are many safe and healthy seafood cat foods and treats that are great alternatives for your kitty.
If you have any questions or would like to share a story about your cat and oysters, please tell us in the comments below. We'd love to hear from you!
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- Customization #1: Change the Desktop Theme
- Customization #2: Create a Desktop Slideshow
- Customization #3: Move the Taskbar
- Customization #4: Add Programs and Documents to the Taskbar
- Customization #5: Personalize the Start Menu
- Customization #6: Change What the Power Button Does
- Customization #7: Add Gadgets to the Desktop
- Customization #8: Change Windows 7's Default Programs
- Customization #9: Remove Auto-Loading Programs
- Customization #10: Remove Unnecessary Windows Components
There are lots of little things you can do to personalize your copy of the Windows 7 operating system. Microsoft lets you configure all sorts of settings, from what appears on the desktop to which programs load automatically when Windows launches. All you need to know is what can be changedand how to change it.
Customization #1: Change the Desktop Theme
Pretty much the first thing most people do when they get a new computer is go to work on the desktop. They like to create a personal desktop, complete with their own background image, window colors, shortcut icons, gadgets, and the like.
This is easier than ever in Windows 7, which organizes the desktop background, windows color, system sounds, and screen saver into what Microsoft calls a theme. Change a theme and all these elements change in tandem.
To apply one of Windows' pre-existing themes, follow these steps:
- Right-click anywhere on the desktop and click Personalize from the pop-up menu.
- When the Personalization window appears, as shown in Figure 1, click the new theme you want to apply.
Figure 1 Use the Personalization window to select a new theme.
The new theme is applied as soon as you click it in the Personalization windowno Save or OK button to click. This means you can see how the theme looks while you're still in the Personalization windowand change to another theme if you don't like the one you first selected.
You can also create your own custom themes. Start by applying the desktop background, colors, sounds, and screen saver you want for the theme; your choices now appear in the Personalization window as an Unsaved Theme.
Right-click this theme in the window and select Save Theme; when prompted, give the theme a name and click the Save button. This new theme now appears in the Personalization window for you to select in the future.


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Woody encroachment threatens the loss of remaining grasslands. Clonal shrubs are of particular concern because of their ability to resprout after disturbance, spread vegetatively, and share resources among interconnected stems. These traits contribute to the encroachment of deep-rooted clonal shrubs in tallgrass prairie. In this study, we investigated how leaf physiological traits differ among interconnected stems within a dominant encroaching shrub in tallgrass prairie, Cornus drummondii.


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Zoho have introduced 2FA and so we cannot use the email password with Lucee or any other client like outlook. To use the Zoho to send out an email using Lucee you need to create an app password. The steps are as below:
- Login to _URL_ with your email and password.
- Go to Security -> App Passwords
- Click the 'Generate New Password' link to create a new password
- Give an identifiable name and generate a password
- Copy the password and store it as you will not be able to retrieve this password again.
- Now, go to Lucee Admin -> Mail settings
- Add the values as shown.
Username: Your email.
Password: The one-time password that you have generated.
Note: If you try verifying the email connection through Lucee it will show an error that not able to connect to the server, but you can ignore that error.


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Camera Calibration for Light Fields and Camera Arrays
Camera calibration, crucial for computer vision tasks, often relies on planar calibration targets to calibrate the camera parameters. This work explores a planar, fractal, self-identifying calibration pattern, which provides a high density of calibration points for a large range of magnification factors. An evaluation on ground truth data shows that the target provides very high accuracy over a wide range of conditions.
Fractal Calibration Target
The size of the calibration markers also play a key role in the accuracy of the localization. If too few calibration points are available per view, then calibration quality suffers due to over fitting. However, if the calibration markers become too small, it becomes impossible to properly detect them. As the optimal size depends on the camera magnification, it is not possible to create a pattern with a single optimal density.
Our solution is the adoption of a fractal scheme which operates on multiple scales of calibration points. This scheme allows to use features which are within some fixed bound of the maximum calibration point density for the given magnification, please see Figure. 1. In addition the target is self-identifying and quite robust under a range of imaging conditions.
 A Fractal Calibration Pattern for Improved Camera Calibration Hendrik Siedelmann, Maximilian Diebold, Marcel Gutsche, Hamza Aziz-Ahmad, Bernd Jähne
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Thermal acclimation of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) taken from 20°C to 7°C resulted in adaptation of mitochondrial function, as evidenced by increases in the specific activities of NADH‐ and succinate‐cytochrome c reductase of 1.93‐ and 2.7‐fold respectively. Mitochondria from both gill and liver obeyed the Boyle‐van't Hoff relationship in the range from 400 to 60 mosM. Thermal acclimation had no effect on the osmotic properties of liver mitochondria, whereas gill mitochondria from cold‐acclimated trout were more sensitive to osmotic swelling than mitochondria from warm‐acclimated individuals. The non‐electrolyte permeability of liver mitochondria was assessed by optically monitoring mitochondrial swelling rates in isosmotic solutions of urea, glycerol, mannitol and glucose. Two parameters of mitochondrial swelling were determined: (a) initial swelling rates, d(1/A)dt, and (b) swelling constants, ks, derived from the time required to swell a fixed volume. Regardless of the assay temperature or the permeant employed, liver mitochondria from cold‐acclimated trout exhibited greater initial swelling rates than mitochondria from warm‐acclimated trout, indicating properties of temperature‐compensated permeability. The apparent ranking of nonelectrolyte permeabilities was urea > glycerol > mannitol > glucose. ks values for urea and glycerol from cold‐acclimated trout were greater than values typical of warm‐acclimated populations; however ks values for glucose and mannitol were not influenced by thermal acclimation. Regardless of the permeant considered, activation energies for ks values were 3‐ to 5‐fold greater than those for initial swelling rates. The time course of mitochondrial swelling consists of two components, an initial rapid swelling phase characterized by a half life of 3–12 seconds, and a slower swelling phase characterized by a half life of 1–6 minutes. Initial swelling rates, which approximate the rapid swelling component, are considered to be the least ambiguous index of permeability, whereas ks values are more complex and strongly influenced by the slower swelling component.
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zerolike (comparative more zerolike, superlative most zerolike)
 1. (rare) Resembling or characteristic of zero.
 - 2000, Charles Seife, Zero: the biography of a dangerous idea, Volume 3
 The electron is a zero-dimensional object, and its very zerolike nature ensures that scientists don't even know the electron's mass or charge.
 - 1956, Leon Vincent Almirall, From college to cow country
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- Provides the necessary data for Visual Studio Code to fill in the Outline panel and breadcrumbs bar for *.busclass files
- Navigate the code using the outline tree or the breadcrumbs bar.
- Jump to the definition of actions, classes, relations, parameters, etc.
- See definitions of fields and paramters, etc., when hovering over them
- Get warnings about persistent fields missing from import classes
Tip: The breadcrumbs bar is particularly useful in tracking (displaying) your current location within the file too.
This extension relies on the Infor LPL Language Server extension already being installed because that declares the busclass file type.
deep: (default) Includes all implemented levels of detail
shallow: Excludes detail within individual Actions. This is useful in VS Code version 1.31 because the number of symbols in the tree is limited to 7500, and some large files exceed that.
- Code parsing is imperfect, so jump to definition and hover text is not always accurate or available
- The ability to see a list of all definitions of a parameter or field referenced in the various contexts of a rule block is not implemented (yet).
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- Key fields are now reported as missing from import classes if they are not listed and _USER_=Exclude is not specified on the.keyfield line 1.
- Declarations of the form "Field is Alpha up to 20" are now parsed properly.
- Warning messages about missing import fields will exclude entire import business classes with _USER_=Exclude on line 1.
- Associating an Import class to the corresponding main business class will now also look for "include FillInFields" to identify an invoke referring to the main business class.
- Relative keys are now identified as fields and can report warnings if missing from imports and not marked with _USER_=Exclude.
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The number (not name) of a pin or a pad is at the heart of how parts of KiCad work… although the name is important in some contexts.
Be careful to keep these two properties apart.
You may also find times when you are confusing a schematic symbol or footprint's name with a pin or pad name/ net name.
Each pin of a schematic symbol has a "number", which is the identifier which links it to a pad of a footprint on the final PCB design.
Each pad of a footprint (also known as "a module") has a "number", which is the identifier which links it to a pin of a schematic symbol on the project's circuit diagram in "ordinary" situations. (It is only when you using power ports and invisible pins that things get a little complicated.)
Pin and pad numbers may be numbers in the usual sense, e.g.1, 27, 9999. However, the "numbers" can have letters in them, too, not just digits. "Vcc" is the "number" of an invisible pin on some devices, for instance. Nothing other than letters and digits should be used in a pin or pad number.
(Each pin also has a name, and each pad has a net name, but these are used for other things.)
Invisible pins offer a little challenge. What is their number (and name)? Often you will "just know". There is help with how to find the pin number (and name) at the invisible pins page in this encyclopedia.
Pin/ pad number rules….
(You'll need this information when making your own schematic symbols and footprints, and even before that you may find things here useful.)
Maximum length: Four characters.
If you try to assign a longer name, KiCad just abbreviates what you've used.
(Minimum length: While the schematic symbol editor will let you make a pin with no number, this seems like a Very Bad Idea to me, and I have no idea why you would want to create such a pin, and the fact that you can do it at all puzzles me. (I should go back and re-run the tests which made me think it is possible!) Pins without names is a different matter. They do occur.)
Spaces: The eeSchema manual says "Avoid spaces in pin numbers and names". This would imply that you would also not want to use spaces in pad numbers.


Zenu Triangles Bracelet
Geometric decoration consisting of lines, circles, triangles and spirals were found in deep tombs of important dignitaries. In a society which sought to trascend to other levels of conscience through shamanism, the light effects and the sensation of movement as they rotated this patterns, must have induced to special mental states during ceremonies and rituals.
This astonshing bracelet was made from the Zenu tradition findings.


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A useful measure of AI capabilities is the amount of economically valuable work that can be performed by AI. A possible outcome of growth in AI capabilities is labor becoming more productive, with increasingly capable automated systems significantly enhancing the value of individual workers.
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Definition of Institutionalization:
 1. The state of being placed or kept in a residential institution.
 2. The action of establishing something as a convention or norm in an organization or culture.
 3. Process which translates an organizations code of conduct, mission, policies, vision, and strategic plans into action guidelines applicable to the daily activities of its officers and other employees. It aims at integrating fundamental values and objectives into the organizations culture and structure.
How to use Institutionalization in a sentence?
 1. People with a history of long-term institutionalization.
 2. They remain committed to the institutionalization of democracy.
 3. The institutionalization of the memorandum was part of the large scale shift in the cultural values that were newly adopted by the firm.
 4. We were looking into institutionalization and if it would be a good choice to put my brother in a place where people would help him.
 5. Sometimes you need to make a strong message so that everyone will follow the INSTITUTIONALIZATION that you are trying to keep in tact.
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Definition of capsaicin
n. - A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the Capsicum annuum, and giving off vapors of intense acridity. 2
The word "capsaicin" uses 9 letters: A A C C I I N P S.
No direct anagrams for capsaicin found in this word list.
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Say someone purchased clothing on shabbat--knowing that it was a violation--can that clothing be worn?
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Since you say the purchaser knows his act was "a violation", I'll assume he's Jewish. For the same reason, I won't discuss here a case in which someone did a prohibited act without knowing that what he was doing was wrong. (The rules are somewhat different in such a case.) Thus, caveat lector: the below is about cases in which the Shabas-violator knew he was violating Shabas.
If something is cooked by a Jew on Shabas the cooked food cannot be eaten on that Shabas, and is forbidden to him forever. (Shulchan Aruch 318:1.) The commentators note that the same is true for other prohibitions, not just cooking.
But Beur Halacha ("אחת משאר מלאכות", quoting Chaye Adam) says that if a forbidden act done on an object did not physically change the object in any way (e.g. something was carried), then it's prohibited only until the close of Shabas, even for the violator. He (still quoting Chaye Adam) adds that if the forbidden act, though it didn't physically change the object, was a divine prohibition then one should not allow himself that lessening of the restrictions, but should consider the object prohibited as per the general rule above.
But buying clothes on Shabas is usually not a divine prohibition. (It can be in some circumstances.) So in most cases, you would not be allowed to use the garment on Shabas, but it would be permitted afterward. Even if a divine prohibition were violated, the garment would be permitted to everyone but the violator.
This is a general discussion based on Shulchan Aruch and others. If the question is relevant to you, consult your rabbi.
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Reset Grecom Scanner
Use this document to factory reset a Grecom scanner and program a frequency to be stored in memory.
Before beginning, please read all the way through these instructions to familiarize yourself with the steps.
Resetting Grecom Scanner
- Turn the scanner OFF and Unplug the audio cable from the rear of the scanner.
- Turn the scanner On. "WELCOME" will scroll across the screen.
- During the "WELCOME" message, press "0" and wait one second
- Press "1", wait one second, and then Press "ENT"
- The "WELCOME" message will scroll across the screen again then the center of the display should read "1CH _PHONE_". NOTE: If you see other numbers in the center of the display, start over at step 1.
- Press "1" and then press "PGM"
- Using the number keys, enter your dispatch frequency. NOTE: YOU MUST USE THE PERIOD "." KEY WHEN ENTERING YOUR FREQUENCY.
- When your frequency is entered, press "ENT"
- Set the volume knob to the 10 o'clock position.
- Adjust the squelch knob to the point that just makes no static be heard. (12 o'clock is recommended)
- Have your NORMAL DISPATCH CENTER do a test dispatch. DO NOT use a base radio in your station. Verify that you can hear the dispatch through the scanner.
- Insert the audio cable into the headphone jack on the rear of the scanner. DO NOT use the PC/IF jack
Your scanner is now programmed to the proper frequency and ready for use.
We strongly recommend that you attach a note to your scanner/detector stating "DO NOT TOUCH."
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Average Temperatures in Palmerston N, New Zealand
- The annual mean temperature in Palmerston N, New Zealand is mild at 13.3 degrees Celsius (55.9 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Average monthly temperatures have a variation of 9.7 °C (17.5°F) which is a very low range.
- The hottest month (February) is somewhat warm having a mean temperature of 18 degrees Celsius (64.4 degrees Fahrenheit).
- July is the coldest month (a little cool) having a mean temperature of 8.3 degrees Celsius (46.94 degrees Fahrenheit).
Average Temperatures Table for Palmerston N
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Palmerston N Average Temperatures Chart
The average temperature charts use a fixed scale so that you can easily compare temperatures between two or more locations. Simply line up the charts in separate tabs in your browser and toggle between tabs to visualise the differences. The charts have major grid lines at intervals of 10 °C on the left axis corresponding with intervals of 18 °F on the right axis. Minor gridlines mark intervals of 2.5 °C and 4.5 °F. The charts show the relationship between the Celsius and Fahrenheit measuring scales. Locations in the northern hemisphere run from January to December and in the southern hemisphere from July to June so that the middle of the chart always corresponds with the high sun period (for the hemisphere).
Average Temperatures Nearby Palmerston N


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Here's a quick summary about what I'm trying to do: Let's say I got two layers. One (A) with 10 polygons and one that is more granular with 100 polygons (B). Just to check if the behavior of PostGIS and ArcMap is the same, I would like to select all polygons in B that are under a polygon in A. Since the sum of all polygons of both layer got the same shape, all polygons of B should be selected. If I do that in ArcMap, everything works fine (100 of 100 polygons selected). If I use the following statement in PostGIS, some of the polygons are not in the resultset (about 10%):
SELECT layer_a.gid, layer_b.gid FROM layer_a, layer_b WHERE ST_Contains(layer_a.geom, layer_b.geom);
No I want to be more specific. Let's say I'd like to select all Polygons from B that are under a specific polygon from A with a polygon_id = 1. For this I use the following statement:
SELECT layer_a.gid, layer_b.gid FROM layer_a, layer_b WHERE ST_Contains(layer_a.geom, (SELECT layer_b.geom WHERE layer_by.polygon_id = '1');
But now, I get a empty resultset and I really don't know why. Could somebody explain me this behavior? Note: I just imported shape files without assigning a special SRID or something like this. I appreciate any help. :)
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Looks like ST_Contains is the correct function. Two things come to mind that could cause the results you are getting. First, invalid geometries can silently cause all kinds of trouble. Run a query similar to the following on both of your tables:
SELECT gid AS invalid_gid
 FROM layer_a
 WHERE NOT St_IsValid(geom);
Second issue could be that the polygons do not actually have the topological properties that you think they do. Replace St_Contains with St_Intersects and that should help to inform you. Let me know what that yields.
Your second query appears to have typos, but should look more like this:
SELECT layer_a.gid, layer_b.gid
 FROM layer_a, layer_b
 WHERE layer_b.polygon_id = 1
 AND St_Contains(layer_a.geom, layer_b.geom)
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Hey Scro, I tried it with your statement and rechecked the results from ArcMap and now its looks good. Seems that I had it wrong. I thought ST_Contains would do this job for me, but now it know, that ST_Contains only selects Polygons that are completly in/under the other polygon. And ST_Intersects selects all polygons that intersects with the bigger one. Looks good now. Thank you very much! :] – Chronnie Mar 14 '13 at 12:46
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If a device has stopped functioning or if you are replacing an older device with a newer device, you can remove it from Insteon+. Follow the steps in this article to remove an Insteon device from Insteon+. Removing a device will also remove it from any room, schedules and scenes and cannot be undone.
Delete an Insteon Device from Insteon+
1. Press and hold the set button on the back of Hub Pro until Hub Pro beeps. Press and hold the set button on the back of Hub Pro until Hub Pro beeps again.
2. Press and hold the set button on your old Insteon device until it double beeps.
3. Repeat the process in reverse, starting with your old Insteon device. After several moments, the Insteon device will disappear from Insteon+.
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If you have followed the steps to remove an Insteon device from Insteon+ but the removed device continues to show and no longer responds, try the troubleshooting steps below.
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Immigrant Population In Barcelona: Residential Characteristics And Use Of Public Space
The arrival of numerous immigrant populations in the last decade is causing deep changes in the physical and social morphology of the Spanish cities. This population locates in specific areas of our cities and has distinct settlement patterns from those of the native population. Likewise, the characteristics of their housing and the use that they make of the public space are different from those of the rest of the population. In this paper does a characterization of the physical conditions of the dwellings where this population live and of the public space that the immigrants use and the social consequences that these challenges involve. The territorial area of the research is the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona. It has been developed in different neighborhoods of the RMB with different urban and demographic characteristics and with a high concentration of immigrant population. The methodology used has been a combination of quantitative and qualitative techniques. First of all, a quantitative approach on the housing and the public space of the zone of studied has been made. Afterwards, different qualitative methods to study the results in depth (participant observation, interviews, analysis of photographies) have been used. Keywords: immigrant population, housing, public space, qualitative
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This article is about the animals. For the music band, see Camel (band).
War Camel portrayed by Angus McBride for MERP
Camels are animals native to the Southern lands. These animals are only mentioned in linguistic writings dating from the early versions of the legendarium.[1][2]
[edit] Etymology
The Qenya name of "a camel" is ulun(t).[1][2]
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Camels, level 4 animals, are called devevi (sing. deve) in Apysaic (a language of south-western Endor). There are both oneand twohumped variants of the beast.[3] Staibir is the name of a War Camel appearing in an adventure set in Southwestern Middle-earth.[4]
[edit] References
 3. Ruth Sochard Pitt, Jeff O'Hare, Peter C. Fenlon, Jr. (1994), Creatures of Middle-earth (2nd edition) (#2012), "Riding and Draft Animals"
 4. Jessica Ney (ed.; 1990), Angus McBride's Characters of Middle-earth (#8007), pp. 26-7


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Desaturate an image -- without JavaScript + client side + cross browser
so how to grayscale an arbitrary image at client side?
in Internet Explorer it's a one CSS liner:
_TAG_ { filter: gray }
In webkit and firefox there is currently -- in 2010 -- no way to desaturate an image solely with CSS.
So for a client side solution there is only 2 ways left: canvas and SVG. While the canvas solution is perfectly valid i feel the SVG solution to be more elegant, because with the SVG solution it's only html and css thus only markup language.
The solution
so how do i use SVG to desaturate my image?
basicaly it's only the following 3 snippets of code:

 0.3333 0.3333 0.3333 0 0
 0.3333 0.3333 0.3333 0 0
 0 0 0 1 0"/>

and following CSS code:
_TAG_ { filter:url(_TAG_) }
put the SVG filter element at any position in your html code, but be sure that it's displayed. so amongst others don't use "display: none". in order to hide the SVG element you can use height="0" and width="0" instead.
for firefox becarefull to use the right namespace for your SVG elements. hence be sure to use xhtml or to use the functions createElementNS and setAttributeNS.
If you go the xhtml way don't forget to:
-add following attributes to your html element:
-set the extension of your html file to.xhtml
Arbitrary SVG effect on arbitrary html element?
what about using an arbitrary SVG effect on an arbitrary html element?
in firefox you can simply style any html element with any svg effect using CSS, see _URL_
in webkit you could use the element but unfortunately not all SVG effects works on embeded objects, e.g. see _URL_
in internet explorer use the CSS filter property.
in webkit and firefox use a SVG filter element for the desaturation then use a SVG image element to load your image and finally apply the filter on the image with CSS.
for firefox and webkit you can see a live example on dooity.com -- look at the twitter and facebook icons in the footnote.
 1. very nice blog, man! continue to help us out with your nice articles, Birtoull!
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 4. Hey man. Great post!
 I put together a tutorial that explains how to do this using only CSS/HTML. It makes use of the opacity and transition style declarations. With this, two images can create a "transition illusion" between themselves using the :hover pseudo-selector.
 Check it out and let me know what you think. You can find the tutorial here.
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Antal surname meaning, origin - hungarian surname Antal
The meaning of the surname Antal is: Derived from the given name ANTAL.
The surname Antal is present in the lists: Male names, Surnames, Hungarian names, Hungarian surnames, Surnames start with letter A.
Number for the surname Antal
The Number of the surname three (3) denotes people who are capable and cheerful, easily perceive everything new, and thanks to this, achieve success in various fields. People with the surname Antal prefer to adapt to their environment, but only where profit is expected.
Stones of the number 3 for the surname Antal: amethyst, jet, sapphire, turquoise, chrysolite, hematite (Bloodstone), spinel (Lal), tourmaline-sherl, tiger's eye.
Planet of the number 3: Jupiter.
Zodiac Sign of the number 3: Sagittarius.
More: number of the surname Antal
Meaning of letters in the surname Antal
T - T carries very sensitive energies. In a person's surname Numerology, it highlights the importance of harmony in relationships and teamwork.
L - there's a friendly presence to people with L in their surname. They are influenced by magnetic, optimistic, and expressive energies.
Compatible with the surname Antal hungarian surnames
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Also check the compatibility of other surnames with the surname Antal.
Famous people with the surname Antal
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 September 14, 1990 Palomar H. E. Holt HOF 16 km MPC · JPL 6717 Antal 1990 TU10 Antal October 10, 1990 Tautenburg Observatory F. Börngen, L. D. Schmadel...
 2. Antal Dunai
 Antal Dunai, also known as Dunai II (born as Dujmov Antal 21 March 1943) is a former Hungarian footballer with Yugoslav origins. He became a first division...
 3. Ferdinand Habsburg (racing driver)
 Ferdinand Zvonimir Maria Balthus Keith Michael Otto Antal Bahnam Leonhard Habsburg (born 21 June 1997) is an Austrian motor racing driver and heir apparent...
 4. Esterházy
 members went by both Hungarian and (rather distinct) German names. Thus, Pál Antal (Hungarian) was the same person as Paul Anton (German), and Miklós József...
 5. Antal Doráti
 Antal Doráti KBE (UK: /ˌæntæl dɔːˈrɑːti/, US: /ˈdɔːrɑːti, dɔːˈrɑːti/, Hungarian: [ˈɒntɒl ˈdoraːti]; 9 April 1906 – 13 November 1988) was a Hungarian-born...
 6. Antal (surname)
 surname include: Dana Antal (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player Dóra Antal (born 1993), Hungarian water polo player Márta Antal-Rudas, known as Márta...
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 8. Antal (given name)
 the following: Antal Amade de Várkony (1760 – 1835), Hungarian count Antal Andrássy (1742 – 1799), Hungarian Roman Catholic bishop Antal Apró (1913 – 1994)...
 9. Antal van der Duim
 Antal van der Duim (born 16 September 1987) is a Dutch professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both...
 10. The Ant and the Grasshopper
 There have also been purely instrumental pieces; these include the first of Antal Dorati's 5 Pieces for Oboe (1980) and the first of Karim Al-Zand's Four...


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Add a simple product in WooCommerce
You can add the products for your WooCommerce store from inside the WordPress dashboard. The following steps explain how to add a simple product, though there are other product types available.
- Log in to WordPress.
- In the left-hand menu, click Products, which will expand and give additional options.
- Click Add New in the expanded Products menu.
- Fill-out the Product name field with the name of your product.
- In the large text box, enter a Description of the product.
- In the Product data section, complete the following:
- Check the Virtual and/or Downloadable boxes, if either applies to your product.
- On the General tab, set a price for the product in the Regular price box.
- Look through the remaining tabs and complete any parts that are relevant for the product.
- Next, enter a Product short description, which will typically appear next to the image of the product on your store.
- On the right-hand side of the page, in the Product categories section, check the box for any related categories.
Note: If you have not already added a category, then you can click Add a category to do so.
- Click the Save Draft or Publish button near the top-right.
You can make changes to the product's settings at any time.


cement mortar calculation
Quantity of cement mortar is required for rate analysis of brickwork and plaster or estimation of masonry work for a building or structure. Cement mortar is used in various proportions, i.e. 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:6, 1:8 etc.
Calculation of quantity of cement mortar in brickwork and plaster:
For the calculation of cement mortar, let us assume that we use 1m3 of cement mortar. Procedure for calculation is:
1. Calculate the dry volume of materials required for 1m3 cement mortar. Considering voids in sands, we assume that materials consists of 60% voids. That is, for 1m3 of wet cement mortar, 1.6m3 of materials are required.
2. Now we calculate the volume of materials used in cement mortar based on its proportions.
Let's say, the proportion of cement and sand in mortar is 1:X, where X is the volume of sand required.
Then, the volume of sand required for 1:X proportion of 1m3 cement mortar will be
3. Volume of cement will be calculated as:
Since the volume of 1 bag of cement is 0.0347 m3, so the number of bag of cement will be calculated as:
For cement mortar of 1:6, the quantity calculated will be as below:
Sand quantity
Quantity of cement (in bags):
Volume of cement =
There number of bags required = = 6.58 bags.
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