Asian Scientist Junior: Chang Meemann
Asian Scientist Junior: Chang Meemann
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As a child, Chang Meemann was curious about animals and plants in nature. She decided to become a paleontologist— someone who learns about dinosaurs and ancient fish by studying their remains, known as fossils. With her keen research skills, she became the first woman director of an important research center in China studying fossils. Meemann's story demonstrates how passion, nurtured from a young age, can drive scientific excellence.
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This book series dives into the lives of extraordinary scientists who have made significant contributions to the science and technology space—from a pioneer of India's satellite program to the scientist who discovered a cure for malaria. Through these stories of courage and conviction, Asian Scientist Junior hopes to inspire all children, wherever they grow up, to dream of a better tomorrow.
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ISBN: 978-981-11-7900-6
Publication Date: 23 September 2018
Dimensions: 240mm x 195mm
Pages: 36
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The philosophy of the group Partners in Education is the sooner the better.
It's never too early to encourage your kids to pursue a college education.
On Saturday what was called a "College Coach" workshop was held at the University of Toledo and sponsored by Partners in Education.
100 Toledo Public School students in grades five through seven, their parents and educators attended.
The message is that if parents wait until high school to discuss college aspirations with their kids, it may be too late.
By starting young, you instill good study habits and promote career goals.
"The parents are going to make sure their kids get to school, do homework and ask questions, helping expose them to different careers. Our program helps them do that," said Becky Spencer of Partners in Education.
It wouldn't be a "College Coach" workshop if the kids didn't hear from a real coach.
UT Womens Basketball coach Tricia Cullop gave them some inspirational advice.
"You can never start too late. We start recruiting young, even in basketball. But for their education, it starts now. As young as they are, you can never wait another day to start investing," she says.
One mother at the workshop, Tomara Carter, says she is already investing in the future of her four kids.
"It's a good experience for them to learn a lot. They can also follow behind me. I'm a college graduate," said Ms. Carter.
Her son Elijah has plans.
"I want to be a police officer," said Elijah.
"I want to be a teacher because I'm smart and get straight A's," added his sister, Takayla.
Two kids who sound like they're headed "straight" to college.
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Italian Greyhound
Italian Greyhound
Vital Statistics:
Place of Origin: Italy
Group: Sighthound, Toy
Height: 13-15 in.
Weight: 8-18 lbs.
Life span: 12-15 yrs.
Trainability: moderate
Good with children: yes with gentle children
Good with other pets: yes with early socialization, but may chase small animals
Dog of the Month for June
The Italian Greyhound is gentle soul very affectionate and devoted to family. A swift hunter who uses all senses.
What is the origin of the Italian Greyhound?
In the Mediterranean area, art works dating back 2,000 years depict dogs resembling the Italian Greyhound. They were great favorites of Italian nobles. The Italian Greyhound appeared in the U.S. in the late 1800s.
What does the Italian Greyhound look like?
The Italian Greyhound is a small dog, 13-15 inches tall and weighing 8-18 lbs. The head is long and narrow with a dark nose. Ears are small and folded. Eyes are large and dark. The chest is deep and narrow. The straight tail has a slight curve. The coat is short and smooth. Colors are any color except brindle or black and tan. Weekly brushing will keep the coat in good condition.
What is the temperament of the Italian Greyhound?
This gentle dog can be timid with strangers. Early socialization will help check timidity. They are very devoted to and affectionate with their family. Italian Greyhounds shy away from children and adults who don't treat them gently. They should have a daily walk with an opportunity to run.
What is the Italian Greyhound used for?
The Italian Greyhound is swift and hunts using sight, scent and sound. Best of all it is a loyal companion.
Possible Health Issues
Risk of broken legs and tail bone, progressive retinal atrophy, cataracts, blindness, frostbite, epilepsy, hypothyroidism, other autoimmune diseases.
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Dog Walking Club Walk Leader
To become a Dog Walking Club Walk Leader, you will be given free training, described as follows:
The one day training course is delivered locally by local trainers, and split into two sections.
Section 1 - Theory
This section of the day explores the concept and issues around health walks. The outcomes for this part of the training are:
· Understanding the partnership that delivers the national programme and supports all the schemes
· Understanding the benefits of activity and the positive impact on physical and mental health
· Understanding what a health walk is and how to run one
· Explore the paperwork, understand why it is required and how the data will be used
· Understand the insurance cover provided by Walking for Health through the Ramblers
· Learn how to create a safe effective route and carry out a risk assessment
· Explore difficult scenarios such as dogs on walks and how to deal with them
· Understand about inclusivity and what this means
Section 2 - Practical
Everyone take part in a demonstration walk led by the trainer focussing on best practise, risk assessments and how to adjust walks to suit people with a variety of needs. Participants are given the opportunity to put the theory into practise and explore any issues they may have.
At the end of the training all trainees are given a progress card which they have to complete to become a fully trained walk leader. To become a recognised Walking for Health walk leader they need to:
· Shadow a walk leader
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Tap water clean enough to treat wounds
Medical workers in disaster areas no longer have to wait for sterile equipment before they clean and dress wounds, thanks to Australian research.
Professor Rhonda Griffiths, of the University of Western Sydney's Centre for Applied Nursing, says as long as water is good enough to drink, evidence suggests it will be good enough to clean uninfected wounds.
"We've demonstrated that some of the traditional ways of doing dressings are unnecessarily expensive and labour intensive," says Griffiths.
She adds that if there is any doubt that the tap water is suitable for drinking, it can be boiled before use.
Griffiths and colleagues recently completed a systematic review of evidence for the Cochrane Collaboration comparing the use of saline versus tap water to clean uninfected wounds.
The review found that washing wounds, including leg ulcers, with water did not show an increase in infection or decrease in healing time, compared to using saline, she says.
As a result, the Cochrane Collaboration is now recommending tap water is used to clean wounds in developing countries and disaster zones, says Griffiths.
In the community
Community nurses, who treat people at home, first triggered the investigation into the use of tap water to clean wounds, says Griffiths.
While hospitals routinely use saline or sterilised water to clean uninfected wounds, community nurses have traditionally relied on people to simply shower before they dress their wounds.
"So in hospitals you had one practice," says Griffiths. "And the community had another."
Both practices were based on tradition rather than evidence, she says.
One of the studies included in Griffiths' Cochrane review was carried out by her team.
It was a six-week double blind, randomised controlled trial in southwestern Sydney that studied the healing and infection rate in 49 wounds of 35 patients washed with saline, compared with equivalent patients who were washed with tap water.
"We found that there was no difference," she says.
"That tells us that if you have got clean tap water that you can drink, it is perfectly safe to wash wounds with that tap water if those wounds aren't infected."
Griffith says the research is changing the way we think about managing some types of wounds.
"It's the cleanliness rather than the sterility [that's important]," she says.
Better for patients and cheaper
Griffiths says washing wounds with tap water would save money in hospitals, especially the cost of the disposable sterile equipment that is required when using saline.
Patients also prefer washing with water, she says, because they can get out of bed and take a shower.
While tap water may be safe and effective, Griffiths still wants to confirm the findings and find out if saline offers any advantages by carrying out a much larger randomised controlled trial.
She has applied for funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council to carry out a trial involving 400 wounds.


Discount criteria
The discount criteria are used when creating discounts for selected users and/or roles. The criteria allow you to specify the ID of a user or role that the discount to be applied to. A discount can have more than one discount criteria set assigned to it.
The discount criteria are represented by the Telerik.Sitefinity.Ecommerce.Orders.Model.DiscountCriteria class. The class exposes the following specific properties:
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A location is the relation between a soil profile and an Ident of the pipeline project. Once a soil profile gets assigned to a place on the pipeline, all necessary information should be available for calculation of the soil mechanical values at that point.
One can assign a soil profile as continuous to a specific Ident or discontinuous. For a discontinuous assignment one can assign a soil profile up to the Ident and one just after the Ident.
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By definition, the floor is the channel that streams the active speaker. What you need to know on VoiceBoxer is that:
 - The active speaker always speaks on the floor, regardless their language selection
 - Each language channel will stream the floor until the interpretation booths are engaged in a target language
 - The assignment of a language to the floor is based on the interpreters selection of a target language and it works by exclusion. As an example, in a English-French-Spanish event, when the English-French interpreter targets French and the English-Spanish interpreter targets Spanish, then the platform knows that the floor must be English (ie. the language that is not being fed by an interpreter)
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How to find the (x,y) combinations that make z=0?
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I have a matrix Z(i,j) that is a function of X and Y. Surface and contour plot look fine, but are difficult to interpret.
Is there a way to plot a function of X and Y, such that Z is equal to zero (or as close to zero as possible, since non of the elements in the Z matrix is actually zero)? What I'd like to find out is for which combinations of X and Y the Z-value is above and below zero.
My code is very long, but I did something like this to get matrix Z:
for i = 1:numel(X)
Z(:,i) = functionZ(X(i))
Z(j) = %functionZ(X)
for j = 1:numel(Y)
Z(j)= %function with parameter X
thanks in advance for any tips!
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Correct me if I am misinterpreting your goal:
You have a function z(x,y).
You are trying to find the values of x and y that give you some particular values of Z, in this case very close to 0. You can try something like this:
% define some condition for Z values, in this case I want to look for all Z values in my
% Z matrix that are between 0 and 0.001.
% find() those values, and use ind2sub in order to grab the [row,col] pairs.
[x_ind,y_ind] = ind2sub(size(Z),find(and(Z=<0.001,Z>0 )));
xy_pairs = [X(x_ind) Y(y_ind)] % this will give you the x and y pairs
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This function displays the number of bars visible on a chart.
Users have the functions GetAppInfo(AiHighestDispValue) and GetAppInfo(AiLowestDispValue) to determine the highest and lowest values that are currently displayed on a chart. These are useful for positioning custom text on the chart, and also to determine which indicators are close enough to the price action to warrant their display on the chart. With the highest and lowest values known, users can code the vertical position of text as a percentage of total vertical height, to maintain the relative position of the text as the price range on the chart varies.
Similar functions GetAppInfo(AiLeftDispDateTime) and GetAppInfo(AiRightDispDateTime) are available to determine the leftmost bar and the rightmost bar DateTime. However, these are more awkward for use in positioning text horizontally on a chart, since the position must be converted to an "offset" number of bars for the functions Text_New(Date(Offset), Time(Offset), Price, "Text To Display") and Text_SetLocation(Text_ID, Date(Offset), Time(Offset), Price).
If the number of bars displayed on the chart is known, then the offset for the leftmost bar is also known. Once the offset of the leftmost bar is known the user could position text on a chart as a percentage of the horizontal time range as conveniently as the vertical position can now be specified. This would allow the text to maintain it's relative hozontal position if the chart were resized or the density of its bar spacing were altered.
The indicator custom text displays the input parameters used to generate the Bollinger ribbons. The input parameters of this indicator have specified that this custom text should be positioned at the 50% horontal time range of the chart. After function _BarsDisplayed calculates the number of bars displayed in the above chart, the horizontal midpoint bar offset is easily calculated so the custom text can be correctly displayed.
This text will automatically maintain a center position on the horizontal axis, regardless of the size of the chart or the bar spacing density.
Function Method
Function GetAppInfo(AiLeftDispDateTime) is called to determine the DateTime of the leftmost bar of the chart. Once the chart is loaded and a LastBarOnChart condition occurs, a loop walks toward the left from the rightmost bar until the DateTime of the loop's target bar equals the leftmost bar DateTime, and counts the associated offset to the leftmost bar.
Although a binary search method would be faster, it is questionable whether the additional complexity would be warranted, as the _BarsDisplayed function is called once and only once when the chart is either loaded or refreshed.
This method works for all time frames: monthly, weekly, daily, intraday (minute) and tick bars. It produces the correct result regardless of short trading days, holidays, or session length. It's simplicity makes it easy for users to understand and also to modify for other purposes.
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8 in 10 Greeks believe in conspiracy theories
A large percentage of Greeks have a negative view of immigrants, according to a study conducted by research centre "DiaNOesis".
The findings 62.1% of those polled attributed the economic crisis to internal failings, with only 9.7% responding the faults lies outside Greece. 76% responded that Greek society was at fault saying Greeks had become used to living beyond their means.
A very revealing, and somewhat strange finding, was the fact that 8 in 10 Greeks believed there were secret organisations that were "pulling the strings" behind the scenes.
Another striking finding is the 26.5% who believed planes were leaving chem-trails in the skies. 88.3% of the respondents agreed or partly agreed that the number of immigrants in Greece over the last 10 years was larger than should be, with 64.4% saying they believed immigrants contributed to a rise in crime.


Serodiscordant Relationship
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Definition - What does Serodiscordant Relationship mean?
A serodiscordant relationship is an intimate romantic relationship between an HIV positive person and an HIV negative person.
The term serodiscordant is a portmanteau of seroconversion, the medical term for HIV positive, and discordant, meaning at odds.
There are several synonyms for serodiscordant relationship, including serodifferent relationship, positive-negative relationship, mixed status relationship, mixed Sero-status relationship, magnetic relationship, inter-viral relationship, and sero-divergent relationship.
Kinkly explains Serodiscordant Relationship
While people in all relationships face challenges, there are some difficulties unique to serodiscordant relationships. The HIV positive person may worry about transmitting the virus to their partner, while the HIV negative person may worry about becoming HIV positive. The HIV negative person may also become overly concerned about the HIV positive person's health and care, which can become overwhelming and stifling. As HIV and the medications that treat it can take a toll on physical appearance, the HIV positive person may struggle with feelings of low self-esteem or self-worth. As with all health problems, HIV itself can also take a toll on these relationships.
People who are HIV negative typically enter a serodiscordant relationship understanding and accepting their partners' HIV status. However, in some cases people without HIV start serodiscordant relationships without knowing their partners are HIV positive. This realization can be very difficult and add extra challenges to a serodiscordant relationship. Good communication about any concerns can help people in serodiscordant relationships overcome their challenges. Couples counseling can help also help.
Serodiscordant relationships were arguably more difficult when HIV and AIDS were first emerging and not widely understood. However, medical advances and increased education has helped many people feel more comfortable with HIV and the prospect of entering a relationship with someone that is HIV positive.
While there is always a risk of any HIV positive person transmitting the virus to a HIV negative partner, antiviral medications can significantly reduce these risks. HIV negative people have a 90 percent less chance of contracting HIV if they take pre-exposure prophylaxis. Condoms and choosing certain sexual activities over others can further reduce the risk of infection.
Some people in these kinds of relationships accept the term serodiscordant relationship, but others feel it has negative connotations and prefer the alternative terms listed above.
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The definition of betwixt is between.(adverb)
When you are in between two things, this is an example of a time when you are betwixt.
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Origin: ME bitwix < OE betwix < be, by + a form related to twegen, twain; -t is unhistoric
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Origin: Middle English bitwixt
Origin:, from Old English betwix; see dwoin Indo-European roots.
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EIXO Program - Audiences with specific needs
EIXO (axis) is the foundation when building a house. This program is, in essence, the column of the Educational Service of the Carlos Machado Museum, a museum that values inclusiveness, of all and for all.
Diversity means different experiences of the world around us. In a Museum, this reality is notorious, since in its physical space, some people might have difficulties, either for physical or mental and cognitive reasons, to enjoy what the Museum has to offer in its fullness.
This project arises to make the museum the most inclusive possible through the Educational Service.
These actions take shape through visits guided by a member of the Educational Service to the various exhibitions that the museum presents, using mediation techniques and objects that meet the needs of the public; workshops that explore the Museum's collections; conversation sessions, debates, encouraging new perspectives on the museum's collections.
Within the scope of the EIXO program, we develop activities according to the needs of our audiences. Therefore, we ask interested entities to contact the Educational Service in order to prepare an appropriate visit to the specificities of each group.


These Giant Urban Flowers Bloom When Pedestrians Walk Under Them
HQ Architects have designed a set of giant flowers that bloom and react to pedestrians and transportation.
Located in Vallero Square in the heart of Jerusalem in Israel, the flowers have been installed as part of the municipality's effort to improve the urban space.
The four giant flowers, that are 30 feet tall, have been placed in key positions, enabling them to be viewed from all around the square and the nearby market.
Each of the flowers also provide a sense of movement to the square, as they bloom by inflating themselves when pedestrians walk by, but when there are no people, they close.
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Background: To date, postoperative prognostic factors for intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct (IPNB) have not been well-established. This study aimed to examine the histopathologic features and postoperative prognosis of the two IPNB subclassifications, as well as factors affecting prognosis, based on the authors' experience at a single institution. Methods: The study enrolled 83 patients who underwent surgical resection for pathologically diagnosed IPNB at the authors' institution. The clinicopathologic features and postoperative outcomes for these patients were examined. The study also investigated postoperative prognostic factors for IPNB using uniand multivariate analyses. Results: More than half of the tumors (64%) diagnosed as IPNB were early-stage cancer (UICC Tis or T1). However, none were diagnosed as benign. The multivariate analysis showed that lymph node metastasis (hazard ratio [HR], 5.78; p = 0.002) and bile duct margin status with carcinoma in situ (D-CIS; HR, 5.10; p = 0.002) were independent prognostic factors, whereas MUC6 expression showed only a marginal influence on prediction of prognosis (HR, 0.32; p = 0.07). The tumor recurrence rate and the proportion of locoregional recurrence were significantly greater among the patients with D-CIS than among those with negative bile duct margins, including those patients with low-grade dysplasia. The patients with D-CIS showed a significantly poorer prognosis than those with negative bile duct margins (5-year survival, 38% versus 87%; p = 0.0002). Conclusions: Evaluation of resected IPNBs showed cancer in all cases. Avoiding positive biliary stumps during surgery, including resection of carcinoma in situ, would improve the prognosis for patients with IPNB.
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If CH isn't true, this means $$2^{\aleph_0}=\aleph_2\:.$$ Does this imply: $$2^{\aleph_1}=\aleph_3$$ or does the CH hold only for $\aleph_0$ and $\aleph_1$? Thanks
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Why should $2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_2$ if CH fails? – t.b. Sep 5 '12 at 9:18
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No, CH just says that $2^{\aleph_0}=\aleph_1$, so its failure just says that $2^{\aleph_0}\ne\aleph_1$. We know that $2^{\aleph_0}\ge\aleph_1$, but it's consistent that $2^{\aleph_0}$ be any cardinal $\aleph_\alpha$ such that $\alpha\ge 1$ and $\operatorname{cf}\alpha>\omega$. In particular, $2^{\aleph_0}$ could be $\aleph_n$ for any $n>1$.
If $2^{\aleph_0}=\aleph_2$, $2^{\aleph_1}$ would have to be at least $\aleph_2$, but it could be much bigger. For instance, it's consistent that $2^{\aleph_0}=\aleph_2$ and $2^{\aleph_1}=\aleph_{17}$.
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The negation of the Continuum Hypothesis does not entail that there is only one infinity strictly between the natural numbers and the real numbers. In fact, given any any infinite cardinal $\kappa$ there is a cardinal $\lambda \geq \kappa$ such that $\text{ZFC} + 2^{\aleph_0} = \lambda$ is consistent (assuming the consistency of ZFC itself, of course).
Even if we assume that $2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_2$, it could still be that $2^{\aleph_1} = 2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_2$ -- this happens, for example, under the Proper Forcing Axiom, or more simply under the assumption of Martin's Axiom with $2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_2$. (The Proper Forcing Axiom is a strengthening of Martin's Axiom -- well, formally a strengthening of $\text{MA} ({\aleph_1})$ -- which fixes the size of the continuum at $\aleph_2$.)
On the other hand, we can have $2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_2$ and $2^{\aleph_1} > \aleph_3$. Very similar techniques for showing the consistency of $\neg \text{CH}$ can be applied to give the above.
The most general statement in this realm is Easton's Theorem which essentially says that except for certain basic restrictions, the function $\aleph_\alpha \mapsto 2^{\aleph_\kappa}$ can be consistently arbitrary.
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Map of flight path and driving directions from Boise to Lebanon.
Shortest flight path between Boise Airport (BOI) and Lebanon Municipal Airport (New Hampshire) (LEB).
How far is Lebanon from Boise?
There are several ways to calculate distances between Boise and Lebanon. Here are two common methods:Vincenty's formula (applied above)
- 2177.279 miles
- 3503.992 kilometers
- 1892.004 nautical miles
Vincenty's formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points on the earth's surface, using an ellipsoidal model of the earth.Haversine formula
- 2171.385 miles
- 3494.505 kilometers
- 1886.882 nautical miles
The haversine formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points assuming a spherical earth (great-circle distance – the shortest distance between two points).
Time difference and current local times
The time difference between Boise and Lebanon is 2 hours. Lebanon is 2 hours ahead of Boise.
Carbon dioxide emissions
Estimated CO2 emissions per passenger is 238 kg (524 pounds).
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Is Garlic Safe During Pregnancy?
Pregnant women will want to limit how much garlic they eat for a number of reasons, including the fact that it can act as a blood thinner if it is consumed in large amounts. There have been numerous studies done on the affects of garlic on pregnant women, though none of them yielded any noteworthy results.
As long as garlic is not consumed in extremely high amounts, pregnant women should be okay with eating it once in a while. Garlic does however have some components in it that can pass through the placenta and into the amniotic fluid, which could cause problems with the birth or baby.
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15 million LEGO components are made every year. Have you ever wondered how they are made? Business Week takes a look at the production process of how classic LEGO bricks are produced. LEGO has been named Toy of the Century twice and their popularity has been cemented ever since they were introduced back in 1958. Check out how they start from granulated acrylitrile butadine styrene, a type of shiny plastic and finished off as minted bricks. The production of LEGO bricks are extremely accurate where only 18 out of 1 million LEGO elements are considered defective.
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Creating Handdrawn 3D Papercut in Procreate
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Hi and welome to my new Skillshare Class on how to Create fun 3D Papercuts in Procreate,
I just love to draw in procreate, but I also love the authentic look of a real painting. So why not combine those two?
In this class I will teach you my way of creating some fun Papercuts made from your own drawings. You can use it with any form or style you prefer. I just used some simple sketches to keep the class short for you just to teach and show you the skills for creating the papercuts. Those cuts you can use to create stickers and use those for your cricut or save as png and save for clip art or digital scapbooking. The possibilities are huge. At the end of the class I will show you on how to remove the watercolorpaper effect only from your background.
I will provide a special watercolorcanvas which is realy important to get a realistic and non digital feel and also I share a very small brushset. You can find them in the class project section. Make sure you are in your browser to download them and not in the skillshare app.
You also will be needing an Ipad with procreate and a pressure sensitive stylus.
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1. Intro: Yes. Hi there and welcome to my new procreate class. My name is Brenda bunker and I'm from the Netherlands. In this class, I will be teaching you how to create hand-drawn 3D paper, cut him procreate. I'm going to teach you these three examples. We're starting out with the cactus and we're going to make a digital cutouts of your drawing. And the second one is this one. And here we have a two piece cut out on an Android behind. And for the last one will be creating this Valentine card, which is a little bit more difficult because it's like a puzzle. And we are going to combine different styles and using some lettering. And just combine these outline shaped within the frame. So it looks like it's just one piece of the frame. And as a bonus of this class, I will be teaching you how to create stickers with a watercolour paper texture on it about a, with a clear background so you can save them as a PNG. So I, I hope you will be liking this class and let's get started. 2. 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This question arose in the comments of A question about groups of intermediate growth. I think it might be interesting to put it more in evidence.
Let $G$ be a f.g. group with a fixed symmetric set of generators $S$ and denote by $B(n)$ the ball of radius $n$ about the identity w.r.t. the word metric induced by $S$.
Fix an integer $k\geq1$ and define $\overline\zeta_k(G)=\lim\sup_n\frac{|B(nk+k)|}{|B(nk)|}$.
Observe that
 1. If $G$ has polynomial growth, then $\overline\zeta_k(G)=1$, for all $k$.
 2. If $\overline\zeta_k(G)=1$ for all $k$, then $G$ has sub-exponential growth.
General question: What can we say about $\overline\zeta_k(G)$ if $G$ has intermediate growth?
Martin Kassabov, in the comment to my question, suspects that it should be always (or most of the times) equals to $1$, but I cannot find even a single examples of a group of intermediate growth for which it is equal to $1$. I have to say that my knowledge about groups of intermediate growth is very little and I just tried to apply Corollary 1.3 in, but, as already observed by Martin, it is not strong enough to give an example of groups of intermediate growth whose $\overline\zeta_k(G)=1$.
Particular question: Is there an example of group of intermediate growth for which $\overline\zeta_k(X)=1$, for all $k$?
Thanks in advance,
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there is not "easy proof" of the observation 1, and for observation 2 it is enough to have it for some $k$. – kassabov Nov 15 '11 at 16:41
Yes, I was sure about the second point... – Valerio Capraro Nov 15 '11 at 19:32
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It seems that if $\bar \zeta_k > 1$ for some $k$ then $\bar \zeta_k > 1$ for all $k$. Also it is clear $\lim_k \sqrt[k]{\bar \zeta_k} = 1$.
My guess is that most known groups of intermediate growth satisfy $\bar \zeta_k=1$, but proving this require very carefull estimates for the size of the balls. Notice that until recently the growth type on any group of initermediate growth have not be computed, which requires just a "crude" estimates of the growth type. You can see the recent papers of Bartholdi and Eschler: and, where they have computed the growth type of many groups, but I fell that their estimates are far from what you need to get $\bar\zeta_k=1$.
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the second claim (about the limit) is clear and follows from your argument in the other question. Can you please give me some details about the first claim: if $\overline\zeta_k >1$ for some $k$, then $\overline\zeta_k>1$, for all $k$? Thank you very much in advance. – Valerio Capraro Nov 15 '11 at 22:27
Using that $B(n)$ is an increasing function one can easily see that $\sqrt{\zeta_k} \leq \zeta_l$ for $k


Damage Threshold is a combat statistic in Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout Tactics. It was removed in Fallout 3, leaving Damage Resistance as the only armor statistic. However, it was restored in Fallout: New Vegas, before being removed yet again in Fallout 4.
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Imagine that there is an amount of damage that armor directly subtracts from damage… a "threshold" of damage, if you will. While a small percentage of damage may get through even the thickest armor, damage threshold can effectively neutralize a lot of small arms.J.E. Sawyer
Fallout: New Vegas mostly moves away from the exclusive use of Damage Resistance (DR) in Fallout 3, towards Damage Threshold (DT). Like in previous games, DT can function as an outright subtraction: if a shot is fired with a damage value of 40 against a DT of 10, then 10 damage will be ignored.
However, the sequence of calculations differs compared to previous games. DR is applied first. The value after this adjustment depends on any DR a player character has, which is capped to a DR of 85 (85%); however, DR above 80 does nothing, so the theoretical cap is 80.
DT applies after that, with a limit: the final damage taken cannot be lower than 20% of the base attack; if lower, it is overwritten to 20% instead.[1] For example, with 80 DR, DT will not do anything; however, with 70 DR against an attack of 10 damage, a DT of 1 will reduce the damage taken from 3 to 2, and DT above that will not help. Provided that a character's DR is 79 or less, any amount of DT is theoretically useful. Applying the previous example to an incoming attack of 100 damage, 70 DR and 1 DT would reduce damage instead from 30 to 29 - a much less significant reduction than 3 to 2.
So, to evaluate the earlier example, if an attack of 40 damage hits a character with 85 DR and 10 DT, the damage is first reduced to 6 (40 × 0.15 = 6), and then reduced by 10. The final result (-4) is less than 20% of the base attack (40 × 0.20 = 8), so the damage taken is raised to 8 instead.
Damage which is reduced to below the 20% minimum value is indicated with a shield icon next to the health bar (either the player character's, or the non-player character's). When all of an enemy's DT (if it is not 0 to begin with) is overcome with armor piercing attacks, then a broken shield icon will appear in its place instead. The shield icon is shown during V.A.T.S. and on the health bars once damage has been inflicted upon a target and will remain for 3 seconds afterwards.
The default value for DT is set at 0; this is then modified mainly by the DT value of armor and clothing worn. Other attributes can affect the DT value of a character, both permanently or temporarily. Perks and consumables can increase the player character's DT, while the Kamikaze trait reduces it. When attacking, the use of ammunition can modify the target's DT either way, with hollow point generally increasing their DT, and armor piercing decreasing it.
Difficulty and critical damage impact
As with the player character's damage, the difficulty multiplier of incoming damage is applied after the damage resistance and damage threshold calculations. For example, a regular deathclaw does 125 damage and Very Hard difficulty's inbound damage multiplier is ×2. If the player character has no DT and DR, the damage dealt is 250. If the player character has 40 DT and no DR, the damage becomes (125 – 40) × 2 = 170.
Unlike the difficulty multiplier, the critical damage is applied before the damage threshold calculations as it counts as the base damage. The deathclaw mentioned above deals an additional 125 damage when it crits, leading to an attack power of 250 on Normal difficulty. With 40 DT, the player character suffers from 210 damage instead, leading to 420 damage on Very Hard difficulty.
While unimportant in such a case, it becomes vital when the enemy has a low attack power, which is reset to 20% of the base damage due to the cap mentioned in the previous section. For example, a young deathclaw does 40 damage and if the Courier's DT is 40, the attack will deal 8 (40 × 0.2) damage on Normal difficulty. However, when a young deathclaw crits, it deals an additional 40 damage resulting in 80 total damage. With the player character's DT applied, the final damage becomes 40, surpassing the 20% cap and dealing the raw damage. On Very Hard difficulty, it leads to 16 (non-crit) and 80 (crit) damage, respectively.
Comparison between Damage Threshold and Damage Resistance. Implications
DR factor becomes much more important in extreme cases. Vanilla deathclaw (like any other enemy) will completely ignore the DT factor if the Courier has 80%+ DR (Med-X + Slasher + Battle Brew combo gives 85%) and deal 50 damage on very hard difficulty in any case, against any DT index, as the damage cannot be lower than 20% of its basic attack ((125 × 0.2 = 25) × 2 (very hard difficulty multiplier) = 50); its critical damage will be capped at 100 instead (compare to 500 raw crit damage against the Courier with no protection and 420 damage against the courier with 40 DT). The armor indicator will appear upon the hit as well, confirming the deathclaw is dealing it's minimum possible damage.
It means that when the Courier has to deal with high damaging opponents (like said deathclaws), the most reliable method is to increase DR to its maximum wearing no armor at all for faster movement – or the armor with the best possible buffs[2]. If the player has no Battle Brew (→ 50% DR), then, against the said deathclaw, 37.5 DT is needed to cap creature's damage to its minimum (125 × 0.5 = 62.5; 62.5 – 37.5 = 25).
As a more extreme example, take Legendary bloatfly from Old World Blues add-on. Its plasma damage is set to 300 (equal to that of deathclaw alpha male), becoming plain 600 on very hard difficulty. However, with 80%+ DR it's attack power is capped at 60 at normal and 120 at very hard difficulty, making it possible to survive several blasts for a high-level Courier. With 50 DT and no DR, surviving its attacks dealing 500 damage on very hard difficulty ((300 – 50) × 2) is possible only on a very high level. With 50% DR and 50 DT, the damage becomes 200 ((300 × 0,5 – 50) × 2) on very hard difficulty.
Interestingly, although no DT and DR of 50% makes very hard difficulty experience equal to no armor experience on normal difficulty, the DT factor alters the picture. If the normal difficulty deathclaw hits the player with no DR and DT of 40, it deals 85 (125 – 40) damage; however, the very high difficulty deathclaw hitting the Courier with 50% DR and 40 DT results in 50 damage instead (125 × 0,5 – 40 = 22,5; → override to 125 × 0,2 = 25; 25 × 2 = 50 (very hard multiplier applied)).
To sum up, high DT is enough against lowbut fast-damaging opponents (e. g., any fast-firing humanoids) unless they don't get critical hits; however, enemies with powerful attacks (mainly deathclaws and humanoids with explosives or single-action high-end weapon) should be countered with maximum DR instead.
 - Despite DT being the determining factor for armor in Fallout: New Vegas, when repairing armor, merchants will list DR instead. All armors when viewed from the repair screen have a DR of 0. This is fixed in patch 1.1.1.
 - In Fallout: New Vegas, the only articles of clothing that provide DR are the rebreather, which is acquired during the quest Volare!, the Vault 11 jumpsuit and the Scientist outfit.
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 2. It is important to note that, due to a bug, any armor worn with high DR will receive immense amount of damage when hit and degrade extremely quick. This makes no-armor choice much more preferable.


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Synonym: destroyruinwreckSimilar words: devastatingstateestatereinstatestatementnation-statechief of statestate of affairsMeaning: ['devəsteɪt] v. 1. devastate or ravage 2. overwhelm or overpower.
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1. Disapproval would at first enrage and then devastate him, and these warning messages apparently arrived visually.
2. And without it, a trade war could devastate already shaky world economies.
3. The Eclipse was also intended to devastate entire worlds.
4. Earthquakes can also cause tsunamis, which devastate coastal regions.
5. What exactly happens when I hit the Devastate button?
6. In what ways is Devastate better than Sunder Armor?
7. They intended to devastate the town at one stroke.
8. The Maoists, however, have done more to devastate schooling.
9. Devastate damage - per - sunder increased to 35.
10. Situations that would devastate others may be dealt with in constructive ways.
11. Devastate deals more damage ( and threat ) as your gear improves.
12. A fire or blood devastate and precious paper - historical documents completely.
13. Devastate damage ( and threat ) benefits from damage - increasing talents.
14. Devastate can crit and therefore generate added threat from the extra damage.
15. Corruption, organized crime[Sentence dictionary], and terrorist activities threaten to devastate the process.
16. This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north.
17. Oil spills devastate the natural environment, endanger public health, imperil drinking water and disrupt the economy.
18. Historically, governments feared opium because they saw it devastate China.
19. Does Devastate generate more threat per hit than Sunder Armor?
20. In India, massive habitat loss continues to devastate Bengal tiger populations.
21. Critics say it's encroaching on the green belt and would devastate local villages.
22. Because his mockery or contempt on top of everything else would devastate her.
23. There is in fact an optimum height for airbursts, at which they devastate the maximum amount of area on the surface.
24. Tourist souvenirs like furs, ivory, animal skins, coral necklaces and shells can devastate wildlife.
25. Even a modest aerial explosion like the fifteen-megaton Tunguska event would utterly devastate a modern city.
26. Is there any reason at all to use Sunder Armor when you have Devastate?
27. The best plan is a broad plan, so that a failure devastate.
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29. The Lurker focuses on spies, cloaks and subterfuge to devastate opponents.
30. The upshot is that we're horrifyingly nonchalant at the prospect that rising carbon emissions may devastate our favorite planet.
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Ward 1c - A Heavy Symbolism
A Heavy Symbolism
The Coroner found that Mr Ward 'suffered a terrible death while in custody which was wholly unnecessary and avoidable.' Much of the official record traces this chain of seemingly minor decisions and small preventable acts that led to the death of Mr Ward. Yet, in its totality, this chain of eventualities assumes a destructive inevitability. There is a heavy symbolism attached to the fact of Mr Ward's arrest on Australia Day, the day marking the arrival of the British First Fleet in 1788. Many Aboriginal people refer to this date as Invasion Day or Survival Day, a day of mourning, not celebration.
The case of Mr Ward bears out the continuing effects of colonial invasion and usurped sovereignty with its murderous disregard for Aboriginal life.
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Winterizing Your Outboard Motor
By Brian Gordon; Last updated 3/12/2021
Engine winterizing kit being used on an outboard motor
Engine Winterizing Kit plumbed to flushing adapter on outboard lower unit.
As the boating season draws to a close and Jack Frost begins his trek south, boaters turn to the task of laying up their boats for the winter. This article covers how to protect an outboard motor against corrosion and freeze-related damage during winter storage. The process, referred to as "winterization", consists of some simple tasks that are easily performed by most owners of an outboard-powered boat. These tasks include:
 - Drain the crankcase oil (Four-stroke motors)
 - Install a new oil filter (Four-stroke motors)
 - Filling the crankcase with new oil (Four-stroke motors)
 - Changing the lower unit gear oil
 - Stabilizing the fuel
 - Flushing the outboard with antifreeze
 - Fogging the cylinders
 - Greasing the tilt tube and the pivot tube
 - Protecting against corrosion
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To accomplish these tasks, you will need the following items:
Drain the crankcase oil. (Four-stroke motors)
The reason you need to change the oil is because contaminants in "dirty" oil can corrode and shorten the life of engine parts during winter storage. Before beginning the oil change process, attach a set of flushing muffs to a garden hose and place them squarely over both sides of the water intake for your motor. Then turn on the water, start the motor and allow it to run a few minutes to warm up the oil. Then, turn off the motor and remove the flushing muffs.
Most four-stroke outboards have an oil sump drain plug located below the crankcase at the back or side of the motor's leg. Unfortunately, changing outboard oil can be a bit messy. While some mechanics opt to remove the oil by sucking it out via the dipstick tube, this process does not get all the oil out. So we suggest you follow the manufacturer's instructions for how to drain the oil and change the oil filter. (Note: Before removing the oil drain plug, be sure to position a catch pan under the motor to catch the oil as it drains out!)
Gallon container of West Marine 10W-40 outboard motor oil
When shopping for outboard motor oil, make sure that the oil you select meets or exceeds the manufacturer's specifications in your owner's manual.
In some cases, the oil drain plug gasket may need to be replaced. Follow the manufacturer's recommendations in this regard. When finished, some cleanup will be necessary—so make sure you have some rags on hand.
Change the oil filter. (Four-stroke motors)
After draining the oil, remove the oil filter. Most of these are of the spin-on type, similar to those on automobile engines. Sometimes, filters that have "taken a set" might require an oil filter wrench for removal. The new filter should be an OEM or equivalent model. Before installing the new filter, lightly coat the O-ring on the filter with motor oil and then screw it on until it is hand tight.
Fill the crankcase with new oil. (Four-stroke motors)
After installing the new oil filter, fill the crankcase with new oil. Check your owner's manual for the viscosity and quantity you need. Make sure the API service level meets or exceeds what the manual specifies as well.
Change the fuel filter.
Now is a good time to change the OEM fuel filter located on the motor. Follow your owner's manual in this regard.
Gear lube pump
Example of a gear lube pump.
Change the lower unit gear oil.
Before beginning, check your owner's manual for the viscosity and quantity of gear oil that your outboard requires. The gear box (located directly forward of the prop) will have a stainless steel, screw-type drain plug at the bottom and a stainless steel screw-type vent plug somewhere above it. To start the process, place your catch pan under the gear box and then remove the bottom plug. Be careful to remove the gasket along with the plug. (Note: Many drain plugs include a magnetic prong to which some metal particles may be attached. Fine particles indicate normal gear wear, but coarse metal chips indicate excessive wear. If in doubt, consult with a service professional.) Once the bottom plug is removed, a small amount of gear oil will begin to drip out. Next, remove the vent plug at the top. Once the top plug is removed, the gear oil should freely flow out the bottom drain hole. As the oil drains out, observe its color and clarity. Gear oil in good condition should be translucent with a greenish cast, whereas a milky appearance indicates that water has made its way into gear box. If this is the case, seek the advice of a service professional.
New gear oil is always pumped upward from the bottom hole until it overflows at the top. The reason it is filled from the bottom up is to eliminate the possibility of trapped air and ensure that the entire gear box casing fills with oil. There are two ways to pump in the oil. For very small outboards, one way is to press the nozzle of a tube of gear oil into the bottom hole and to slowly squeeze the gear oil into the casing until it overflows out the top hole. For larger outboards, the other way is to use a gear oil pump. In either case, when the oil overflows out the top hole, replace the top plug, then remove the pump nozzle from the drain hole and quickly replace the plug. Make sure you don't forget the gaskets!
Pint container of fuel stabilizer
Gasoline fuel stabilizers help to prevent the formation of gum and varnish buildup and protect metal surfaces from corrosion during winter layup.
Stabilize the fuel.
Stabilizing the fuel with products such as Star brite's STA-BIL or Biobor's EB Ethanol Treatment for Gasoline will help to prevent the formation of gum and varnish that can form during winter storage. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for mixing one of these products at the correct ratio into your outboard motor's fuel tank. Next, you need to circulate the stabilized fuel through the entire fuel system. To do this, reattach the flushing muffs, turn on the water, restart the motor and allow it to run for five to ten minutes and then shut it off.
Fog the cylinders while flushing the motor with antifreeze.
To prevent freeze damage, prior to winter storage, many owners simply drain the cooling water out of their outboards. However, while it might seem like "overkill", we recommend flushing your motor with antifreeze. This will prevent residual water from turning into ice and causing damage during a hard freeze. Dosing your motors cylinders with fogging oil prior to winter storage will prevent the formation of rust within the cylinders—which obviously is a good thing!
Aerosol can of fogging oil
Engine fogging oils are typically offered as an easy-to-use spray.
Fogging the cylinders and flushing your outboard with antifreeze can be combined into a single procedure. For twoand four-stroke carbureted motors, after running the motor for five to ten minutes (per the instruction above), shut off the motor, disconnect the garden hose and hook up the winterizing kit to the flushing muffs. Then fill the winterizing kit's tank with antifreeze, which should be of the non-toxic propylene glycol variety. (For more about antifreeze, see Antifreeze 101). Next, remove the cowling to gain access to the air intakes on the front of the engine. (Note: Certain late model outboards have a maintenance valve to which products such as CRC's Engine Stor® Fogging Oil fit via an adapter. Check your owner's manual in this regard.) Next, after opening the valve to the winterizing kit, restart the motor and watch the antifreeze level drop in the tank. You should begin to see antifreeze discharging via the "telltale" of water that exits the motor.
While the engine is running, begin to spray fogging oil into the carburetor(s). This will usually cause lower-horsepower engines to stall, while higher horsepower engines may cough and sputter, but continue running while emitting white smoke. Spray a good amount of fogging oil through the intake and then disconnect the fuel line from the engine, and continue spraying fogging oil into the engine until the engine dies. Usually the motor will run rough and emit white smoke just before it dies. Running the motor until it burns up all of the fuel from the carburetors prevents the formation of varnish deposits from gasoline that would otherwise remain in the carburetor bowl during winter storage.
Fogging Procedure for Outboards with Electronic Fuel Ignition
Just like with the procedure described above, you can fog your EFI motor and at the same time winterize its cooling system with antifreeze. However, the procedure for fogging an EFI-type motor is different—and also little easier compared to carbureted motors. Instead of spraying fogging oil into the cylinders through the carburetor(s) you will need to run the fogging oil directly through the fuel system. This is commonly done by running a fuel line from the motor to a small container of stabilized gasoline into which fogging oil formulated for EFI motors has been mixed. Consult your owner's manual for the correct fogging oil to use. (Important: Do not use fogging oil formulated for carbure


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Using 'varip' variables [PineCoders]
The new varip keyword in Pine can be used to declare variables that escape the rollback process, which is explained in the Pine User Manual's page on the execution model. This publication explains how Pine coders can use variables declared with varip to implement logic that was impossible to code in Pine before, such as timing events during the realtime bar, or keeping track of sequences of events that occur during successive realtime updates. We present code that allows you to calculate for how much time a given condition is true during a realtime bar, and show how this can be used to generate alerts.
1. varip is an advanced feature which should only be used by coders already familiar with Pine's execution model and bar states.
2. Because varip only affects the behavior of your code in the realtime bar, it follows that backtest results on strategies built using logic based on varip will be meaningless,
 as varip behavior cannot be simulated on historical bars. This also entails that plots on historical bars will not be able to reproduce the script's behavior in realtime.
3. Authors publishing scripts that behave differently in realtime and on historical bars should imperatively explain this to traders.
Escaping the rollback process
Whereas scripts only execute once at the close of historical bars, when a script is running in realtime, it executes every time the chart's feed detects a price or volume update. At every realtime update, Pine's runtime normally resets the values of a script's variables to their last committed value, i.e., the value they held when the previous bar closed. This is generally handy, as each realtime script execution starts from a known state, which simplifies script logic.
Sometimes, however, script logic requires code to be able to save states between different executions in the realtime bar. Declaring variables with varip now makes that possible. The "ip" in varip stands for "intrabar persist".
Let's look at the following code, which does not use varip:
int updateNo = na
if barstate.isnew
 updateNo := 1
 updateNo := updateNo + 1
plot(updateNo, style = plot.style_circles)
On historical bars, barstate.isnew is always true, so the plot shows a value of "1". On realtime bars, barstate.isnew is only true when the script first executes on the bar's opening. The plot will then briefly display "1" until subsequent executions occur. On the next executions during the realtime bar, the second branch of the if statement is executed because barstate.isnew is no longer true. Since 'updateNo' is initialized to 'na' at each execution, the 'updateNo + 1' expression yields 'na', so nothing is plotted on further realtime executions of the script.
If we now use varip to declare the 'updateNo' variable, the script behaves very differently:
varip int updateNo = na
if barstate.isnew
 updateNo := 1
 updateNo := updateNo + 1
plot(updateNo, style = plot.style_circles)
The difference now is that 'updateNo' tracks the number of realtime updates that occur on each realtime bar. This can happen because the varip declaration allows the value of 'updateNo' to be preserved between realtime updates; it is no longer rolled back at each realtime execution of the script. The test on barstate.isnew allows us to reset the update count when a new realtime bar comes in.
Let's move on to our script. It has three parts:
 — Part 1 demonstrates how to generate alerts on timed conditions.
 — Part 2 calculates the average of realtime update prices using a varip array.
 — Part 3 presents a function to calculate the up/down/neutral volume by looking at price and volume variations between realtime bar updates.
Something we could not do in Pine before varip was to time the duration for which a condition is continuously true in the realtime bar. This was not possible because we could not save the beginning time of the first occurrence of the true condition.
One use case for this is a strategy where the system modeler wants to exit before the end of the realtime bar, but only if the exit condition occurs for a specific amount of time. One can thus design a strategy running on a 1H timeframe but able to exit if the exit condition persists for 15 minutes, for example. REMINDER: Using such logic in strategies will make backtesting their complete logic impossible, and backtest results useless, as historical behavior will not match the strategy's behavior in realtime, just as using 'calc_on_every_tick = true' will do. Using 'calc_on_every_tick = true' is necessary, by the way, when using varip in a strategy, as you want the strategy to run like a study in realtime, i.e., executing on each price or volume update.
Our script presents an 'f_secondsSince(_cond, _resetCond)' function to calculate the time for which a condition is continuously true during, or even across multiple realtime bars. It only works in realtime. The abundant comments in the script hopefully provide enough information to understand the details of what it's doing. If you have questions, feel free to ask in the Comments section.
The script's inputs allow you to:
 - Specify the number of seconds the tested conditions must last before an alert is triggered (the default is 20 seconds).
 - Determine if you want the duration to reset on new realtime bars.
 - Require the direction of alerts (up or down) to alternate, which minimizes the number of alerts the script generates.
The inputs showcase the new 'tooltip' parameter, which allows additional information to be displayed for each input by hovering over the "i" icon next to it.
The script only displays useful information on realtime bars. This information includes:
 - The MA against which the current price is compared to determine the bull or bear conditions.
 - A dash which prints on the chart when the bull or bear condition is true.
 - An up or down triangle that prints when an alert is generated. The triangle will only appear on the update where the alert is triggered,
 and unless that happens to be on the last execution of the realtime bar, it will not persist on the chart.
 - The log of all triggered alerts to the right of the realtime bar.
 - A gray square on top of the elapsed realtime bars where one or more alerts were generated. The square's tooltip displays the alert log for that bar.
 - A yellow dot corresponding to the average price of all realtime bar updates, which is calculated using a varip array in "Part 2" of the script.
 - Various key values in the Data Window for each parts of the script.
Note that the directional volume information calculated in Part 3 of the script is not plotted on the chart—only in the Data Window.
Using the script
You can try running the script on an open market with a 30sec timeframe. Because the default settings reset the duration on new realtime bars and require a 20 second delay, a reasonable amount of alerts will trigger.
Creating an alert on the script
You can create a script alert on the script. Keep in mind that when you create an alert from this script, the duration calculated by the instance of the script running the alert will not necessarily match that of the instance running on your chart, as both started their calculations at different times. Note that we use alert.freq_all in our alert() calls, so that alerts will trigger on all instances where the associated condition is met. If your alert is being paused because it reaches the maximum of 15 triggers in 3 minutes, you can configure the script's inputs so that up/down alerts must alternate. Also keep in mind that alerts run a distinct instance of your script on different servers, so discrepancies between the behavior of scripts running on charts and alerts can occur, especially if they trigger very often.
Events detected in realtime using variables declared with varip can be transient and not leave visible traces at the close of the realtime bar, as is the case with our script, which can trigger multiple alerts during the same realtime bar, when the script's inputs allow for this. In such cases, elapsed realtime bars will be of no use in detecting past realtime bar events unless dedicated code is used to save traces of events, as we do with our alert log in this script, which we display as a tooltip on elapsed realtime bars.
Realtime updates
We have no control over when realtime updates occur. A realtime bar can open, and then no realtime updates can occur until the open of the next realtime bar. The time between updates can vary considerably.
Past values
There is no mechanism to refer to past values of a varip variable across realtime executions in the same bar. Using the history-referencing operator will, as usual, return the variable's committed value on previous bars. If you want to preserve past values of a varip variable, they must be saved in other variables or in an array.
Resetting variables
Because varip variables not only preserve their values across realtime updates, but also across bars, you will typically need to plan conditions that will at some point reset their values to a known state. Testing on barstate.isnew, as we do, is a good way to achieve that.
The fact that a script uses varip does not make it necessarily repainting. A script could conceivably use varip to calculate values saved when the realtime bar closes, and then use confirmed values of those calculations from the previous bar to trigger alerts or display plots, avoiding repaint.
timenow resolution
Although the variable is expressed in milliseconds it has an actual resolution of seconds, so it only increments in multiples of 100


Why not add this page to your internet bookmarks so you can find it easily next time you need to convert your ingredients from grams to cups. I treated a cup of flour as 124 grams for one loaf and 144 grams for the other. how many cups is 250 grams of white spelt flour, 250 g (gram) of white spelt flour Equals = 2.5 cups of white spelt flour. ›› Quick conversion chart of cup to grams. I kept everything else exactly the same. Please note that I do not pack my brown sugar into the cup measurer. From my research, I have found that the United States is one of three nations (Liberia and Burma being the others) that have not adopted the metric system as their official weights and measures system. 1/8 cup=30 grams 1/4 cup=55 grams … All-purpose Flour and Confectioners' Sugar (Icing or powdered Sugar) Cups to Grams. Making a conversion of rice flour from ounce and pound to cups amounts. Wenn euch die grobe Umrechnung von Cups zu Gramm nicht reicht: Auf dieser Seite findet ihr eine genaue Auflistung, wieviel so-und-soviel cups einer Zutat in Gramm ergeben (Buchstaben A bis J, K bis P, Q bis Z).Das ist hilfreich, wenn ihr öfter amerikanische Backund Kochrezepte übersetzen wollt oder müsst! Die Amerikaner (und auch die Engländer) backen nicht wie wir mit Waage und Grammangaben. How Many Cups is 125 Grams? Convert oven temperatures. Volume ⇀ Weight Weight ⇀ Volume. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. from grams measure > to cups butter volume to read your results. Das große Problem hier: die Mengenangaben. 1 cup to grams = 236.58824 grams ⭐ US Cups abmessen.. Fraction : 2 3/4 rice flour – in US cup size measure. The flour in cups is equal to the grams divided by 125. Rice flour amount from 15.5 ounces ( oz ), Equals: 2.75 cups of rice flour. A half a cup of butter is equal to 113.5 grams. 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Ingredient:? → pint; fl. Jetzt nicht mehr! or T. → tablespoon ; tsp. Use this page to learn how to convert between cups and grams. Use our calculator to find the equivalent in grams of 1 US cup of almond flour or any of many other ingredients. Note To Measuring 1 2/3 cups flour in grams. Inputs? Other cooking materials have different gram measurements when they are measured into one cup. The conversion factors are approximate once it is intended for recipes measurements. In many cases you can substitute almond flour/almond meal interchangeably but because of their slight differences in weight the recipe may be affected. 1/2 US cup of coconut flour equals 61.5 grams (*) Volume to 'Weight' Converter. For example, here's how to convert 500 grams to cups using the formula above. If you push it harder into the cup for instance, consequently the weight gets much higher, easy as that. 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Hier findet ihr eine Übersicht aller wichtigen Lebensmittel mit Cup und Gramm Angaben. We assume you are converting between cup [US] and gram [water]. calories in 1/2 cup white spelt flour = 181.62 Cal ( 182 calories ). 1 1 / 2 US cups = 240 grams: 1 2 / 3 US cups = 267 grams: 1 3 / 4 US cups = 280 grams: 2 1 / 16 US cups = 330 grams: 2 1 / 8 US cups = 340 grams: 2 1 / 4 US cups = 360 grams: 2 1 / 3 US cups = 373 grams : References: Baking Conversion Table; Density Database Version 2.0 - FAO; Sample Recipes Volume to Weight Conversions. Block of butter with sizes of 75mm x 50mm x 35mm. As the loaves were going through their second rise, I already had my answer. Umrechnungstabelle von Cup in Milliliter und Gramm  So viel Flüssigkeit sind 3, 2 Cups sowie 1, 3/4, 1/2 oder 1/4 Cup in ml. 1/8 cup=15 grams 1/4 cup=30 grams 1/3 cup=40 grams 3/8 cup=45 grams 1/2 cup=60 grams 5/8 cup=70 grams 2/3 cup=75 grams 3/4 cup=85 grams 7/8 cup=100 grams 1 cup=110 grams. Cassava is often called also tapioca (unground organic product is called tapioca pearl), aipim, boba, macaxeira, mandioca, manioc, … 500 g = (500 ÷ 125) = 4 c or t. → teaspoon; Capacity Metric Unit Conversion. 1 2/3 cups flour in grams is exactly 208 grams. Granulierter, Superfeine oder Feinster Zucker) Granulated, Superfine or Caster Sugar Cups to Grams. 1 us cup of buckwheat flour in grams equals to = 120g of buckwheat flour. Cups to grams. 4.) Wow! Please note that measuring 1 2/3 cups flour in grams can vary slightly by room temperature, quality of flour etc. A cup of all-purpose flour weighs 4 1/4 ounces or 120 grams. oz. This is well known in culinary arts practice. 115 grams. 1 cubic meter is equal to 4226._PHONE_ cup, or _PHONE_ grams. Cassava flour grams in a measuring cup amount (US measuring cup and Metric si cup) US cup = 122 grams = 4.3 ounces net weight Metric cup = 129 grams = 4.6 oz net wt. Raisins 115 grams Sultanas 115 grams. 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I want to know what were the names of the bows of the warriors of the Mahabharata, their abilities and how they got them
The partial list of names of bows that was mentioned in Mahabharata are :
Krishna : Saranga
Arjuna : Gandiva
Rukmi : Vijaya
Siva : Pinaka
Yudhishthira : Mahendra
Bhimasena : Vayavya
Nakula : Vaishnava
Sahadeva : Aswina
Ghatotkacha : Paulastya
Prativindhya, Sutasoma, Srutakarman, Satanika, and Srutasena : the Raudra, the Agneya, the Kauverya, the Yamya, and the Girisa.
For detailed explanation, see the following passages from Mahabharata.
From Udyoga Parva of Mahabharata, we have the following excerpt
From of Sabha ParvaMahabharata, we have the following excerpt
From of Drona Parva of Mahabharata, we have the following excerpt
In Yudhishthira's hands was the celestial bow called Mahendra; and in the hands of Bhimasena, O king, was the celestial bow called Vayavya. For the protection of the three worlds Brahman created a bow. That celestial and indestructible bow was held by Phalguni. The Vaishnava bow was held by Nakula, and the bow called Aswina was held by Sahadeva. That celestial and terrible bow called the Paulastya, was held by Ghatotkacha. The five jewels of bows born by the five sons of Draupadi were the Raudra, the Agneya, the Kauverya, the Yamya, and the Girisa. That excellent and best of bows, called the Raudra, which Rohini's son (Valadeva) had obtained, the latter gave unto the high-souled son of Subhadra, having been gratified with him.
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Why it is necessary to check the cost of living information before relocating?
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At present, many people are relocating to a new location due to various reasons but while relocating it is better to know some information about the city. Many people would search for information about the new location before planning to migrate or for a trip; it is people nature to do so. However, people wish to relocate to the sophisticated city in that Maryland is the best place and for more information, it is better to visit _URL_ official site to get all details. Although people check for several information most of them would wish to know about the cost of living in Maryland. This helps the people to calculate the minimum amount of living cost that is the minimum amount required to sustain their life in the new location. Minimum amount in a sense it includes various factors like cost of food and grocery, house rental cost, basic cost utility, transportation cost, healthcare cost, and many taxes. All the above lists are an essential thing for people to survive which would not remain common in all locations it may get differed based on the state and cities. To check the current cost of living in Maryland people can check on _URL_.
What is the cost of living in Maryland?
The index of the cost of living is involved with many primary locations which remain to be deciding factors of prices. Here are some useful information for people who wish to relocate to Maryland are listed below which helps them to calculate or to make an estimation about the cost of living in Maryland.
 - When the cost of living in Maryland is compared with the USA nation, the overall expenses is 25% higher in Maryland than expenses in the whole This is due to higher rate charges in basic utilities.
 - Cost of Housing rentals: if people wish to buy a house in Maryland the lowest cost is $100,000, and the average price for homes remains to be $103,360. If people go for house rent, then the price would range based on facility starting from one bedroom flat $1,187 through wish people can hold their monthly salary.
 - Utility costs: the utility cost in Maryland is $139.68 which is higher than the nations utility cost and to the nearby states. People need to pay this cost every month until it is included with house rent.
 - Cost of Food and groceries: in Maryland the food and grocery costs are 3% higher than the whole nation's food and grocery cost. So it is better for people to have home cooking rather than having in restaurants which would cost more.
 - Transportation costs: the transportation cost is higher than whole nations cost in order to make people favor the passes are provided to use public transit which cost $68 per month. If not people wish to drive their own vehicle, then the average cost for gas is $1.844 which is 3% higher than the national cost.
Apart from all the higher cost people get medical cost somewhat lower than national cost about 3%. In addition to all these Maryland possess state income taxes which ranges of 2% to 5.75% and even more.
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This study uses household-level panel data on smallholder farmers in Ethiopia to estimate how rural population density (RPD) affects agricultural intensification and productivity. Our results suggest that higher RPD is associated with smaller farm sizes, and has a positive effect on input demand, represented by increased fertilizer use per hectare. Overall, increased input use does not lead to a corresponding increase in staple crop yields, and thus farm income declines as population density increases. This suggests a situation where farmers in areas of high RPD may be stuck in place, unable to sustainably intensify in the face of rising RPD and declining farm sizes.
- Rural population density
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How to get rid of maggots in your wheelie bin
Including all-natural ways to stop maggots in their tracks
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Are you wondering how to get rid of maggots in your wheelie bin? A maggot infestation in your wheelie bin isn't uncommon, but it's also not nice. Luckily, there are ways to quickly and safely stop maggots in their tracks.
Maggots are fly larvae, usually of the common house fly. Attracted to food and other rubbish, you will only have a problem with maggots if flies have easy access to your waste and dustbins. If flies settle on your rubbish, they may lay eggs which can hatch out as maggots within 24 hours.
While maggots and flies can become a problem any time of the year, they are especially prevalent during spring and summer when flies are more active. Generally, maggots live for around five to six days before turning into pupae and eventually transitioning into adult flies.
We asked David Cross, Head of Technical Training Academy at Rentokil Pest Control and Natalie Bungay, Technical Officer at the British Pest Control Association, to give us the lowdown on what maggots are, what causes them and how to get rid of them for good.
What are maggots?
"Maggot is the general name given to fly larvae," David says. "Like flies, there are many species of maggot. They have a distinctive conical shape and typically cream or light brown colouring, with a dark mark on their posterior end which is a breathing hole. Maggots do not have teeth – instead they have mandibles that help them grasp food that has been broken down by the ridges on the exterior of their bodies.
"Flies lay their eggs on food sources to enable larvae to start eating from the moment they hatch. Over the course of several days maggots feast and prepare to pupate – where they form a hard shell and become a fly. Flies can lay a large number of eggs at a time, so maggots are often seen in large groups, but they have cannibalistic tendencies. One study by University of Lausanne found that even though fruit flies are vegetarian, they have been known to eat other maggots if one becomes injured."
What causes maggots?
"Flies have a relatively short lifecycle and a quick gestation period," says David. "For a large portion of their lifecycle flies exist in the form of larvae (maggots).
"While the odd fly on your premises is unavoidable at times, the presence of maggots can be prevented. Flies lay their eggs in places that offer the best chances of survival, as a result you are most likely to see them in large clusters on food sources such as decomposing organic matter. Keeping your home, garden and driveway clean and ensuring bins are regularly emptied will go a long way to preventing maggots from appearing. Rentokil has also developed its Mini Fly Box, which can be fitted inside food waste bins, attracting and killing flies using an insecticide, before they have the opportunity to lay eggs on food waste."
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Are maggots harmful to humans?
"Maggots are a delicacy in many parts of the world. However, consuming uncooked larvae can lead to bacterial poisoning as there is a chance they could have come in contact with faeces or rotting organic material," David says.
"While their adult counterparts are commonly known pests due to their irritating nature and their ability to spread disease, maggots can actually help save lives. Certain species of maggots, that are carefully and hygienically farmed in laboratories, can be used to feed on rotting flesh to help clear out bacteria infected tissue from wounds. Around the globe this treatment has helped to save countless limbs from being amputated. They can also be used in crime investigations to help estimate the time of death of a deceased person."
Natalie adds: "[Maggots] can cause contamination of food products which in turn is a violation of the food hygiene regulations. Depending upon their food source, they could contaminate food surfaces too which may in turn raise the risk of food poisoning."
Does salt kill maggots?
"The lifespan of a maggot is between 15 to 30 days, so if you want to get rid of them before they evolve into flies, you can try covering their food source with salt to eliminate their access to water," David says. "This method tends to be effective when the pests are confined to a small area, however it may not be as effective in a more open space as the maggots can travel to find a new food source."
Are there natural ways to get rid of maggots?
"If the maggot issue is contained, there are a few options you can try to get rid of them naturally," says David. "For example, pouring boiling water over the problem area, drawing maggots in with a container of beer, or using a vinegar and water mixture to kill them, can work in some instances. However, as with most natural remedies, these will only be effective if you are facing a small infestation. If the problem persists it's always advisable to consult a professional pest controller. Parasitic wasps can also be helpful in areas prone to heavy fly activity such as landfill sites or slurry pits, as they will feed on the maggots. However, it is debatable how successful this is as a form of pest control."
Natalie adds: "Identify what the maggots are feeding on, clean/clear this up (along with the maggots themselves) and dispose of it in a sealed bag in an external bin. By removing the food source of the maggot, you will deprive any remaining maggots and they will not be able to grow or survive. Regular cleaning, good hygiene and vacuuming will help control and prevent."
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What to do if you have a maggot infestation in your wheelie bin?
"As with most pest issues, prevention is better than a cure, so ensuring your bin is sealed and food scraps are covered in the first instance can prevent maggots from arriving altogether," David says. "If you do find your wheelie bin facing a maggot problem, you should arrange for it to be cleaned out thoroughly the next time it is emptied. Also Rentokil's Mini Fly Box helps to kill flies inside your bins, preventing them from laying the eggs which hatch into maggots."
Natalie adds: "Get your bin emptied and wash it out. Don't put lose food waste in the bin, make sure it is always bagged up/sealed so that flies cannot get access to lay their eggs.
"Remember, if you're having trouble with maggots that you can't deal with yourself, call in a professional. They'll be able to find the source of the infestation and treat without the risk of further damage. Qualified, audited and insured pest management companies can be found on the BPCA website."
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◆ Crudely calculated electricity bills
A common problem faced by all 3 surveyed regions is the lack of electricity meters for calculating household power consumption. The authorities have been attempting to install meters for every house since last year, but the prohibitive 30 USD price of each meter would have had to have been paid by each household. In the end, the plan could not be carried out after it met strong opposition from residents dissatisfied with the unreliable power supply.
As the meters were not installed, officials in charge of electricity distribution have to go door-to-door, cataloguing the appliances owned by each household and making crude calculations of each home's estimated power consumption. This primitive billing system is still in effect.
A reporting partner in Pyongyang complained of the system, saying, "The electricity distribution department always quarrels with residents because they set the rates entirely at their discretion. Lately, we've been paying 5,000 won a month for our house."
The authorities have announced, however, that meters for calculating exact power consumption will soon be required nationwide, starting from September/October.
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Essential Facts: Lebanon, Maine
The typical family unit size in Lebanon, ME is 3.2 family members members, with 83.9% being the owner of their own residences. The mean home appraisal is $190332. For individuals paying rent, they pay out on average $1036 monthly. 63.5% of households have two sources of income, and an average domestic income of $64896. Median individual income is $27288. 4.7% of inhabitants are living at or beneath the poverty line, and 15.3% are considered disabled. 9.3% of residents are veterans for the armed forces.
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The labor pool participation rate in Lebanon is 72.3%, with an unemployment rate of 3.5%. For those of you within the labor force, the average commute time is 30 minutes. 3.1% of Lebanon's population have a grad degree, and 9.3% have a bachelors degree. Among the people without a college degree, 35.2% have at least some college, 36.2% have a high school diploma, and just 16.1% have received an education not as much as senior school. 14.6% are not covered by medical insurance.