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Although Paypal and the bank are similar in some aspects, they are two different entities that operate under different authorities. And each entity is not allowed to impose any limitations on other territories. In that sense, PayPal does not have any direct control over your bank account but can put restrictions on your PayPal account only.
However, when PayPal freezes any particular account, the respective account holder cannot transfer money to their bank account, which means it can indirectly freeze the individual account holder's linked bank account. So you need to be more concerned about PayPal's restrictions on PayPal accounts. Let's explore more about tissue.
PayPal is an online platform through which its users (business and personal) send and receive money. On the other hand, banks also send and receive money, but they are not limited to transaction activity only. Instead, they help people deposit their money, invest, and do many other activities.
So PayPal can be considered a partial online bank but not a bank due to its lower involvement in other banking activities. However, their transaction to be made more clearly requires the involvement of a bank; PayPal is somehow dependent on banks to send their users money to their bank account.
To do so, Users need to link their bank accounts with their PayPal accounts. To complete this process, they must provide PayPal with the necessary details of the bank account, which involve the bank account number, name, or branch location.
Once combining the PayPal account with the bank is done, users can send money from PayPal to their bank or from their bank to PayPal. So overall, the primary relationship between banks and PayPal is to ensure the smooth movement of transactions between two entities.
As stated, PayPal does not have direct control over freezing your bank account. Still, when you are restricted from transferring money from your PayPal account to your bank account, it means Paypal is indirectly freezing your linked bank account. Let's explore the dynamics between the bank account and the PayPal account.
You cannot send or withdraw money if your account is frozen or restricted. As soon as PayPal limits your account, they will let you know the reasons behind the limitation by sending you an email.
There can be many reasons, and, depending on the reasons, they will ask you to complete some steps. By responding to their query, you can remove the limitation. Here are some common reasons:
Sometimes users request PayPal for certain products like debit cards, which require them to obey government rules and regulations; PayPal puts restrictions on your account for a certain period to meet these requirements.
Paypal strictly restricts the sale of banned items such as firearms or prescription drugs. Therefore, selling prohibited items violates their policy, so PayPal may limit your account.
If PayPal detects any fraudulent activity in your account, they may freeze it. These activities include accessing your account without authorization, unauthorized transfers from PayPal to your bank, and someone using your debit and credit cards without your permission.
If you receive a larger amount of money than you usually receive, PayPal may consider the amount illegal. So they may put restrictions on your account and ask you some relevant questions about the source of the money.
If your sales performance reduces, like when more buyers ask for a refund, PayPal may limit your account. Also, if you start selling a more expensive and entirely new product, PayPal may freeze your account.
In many cases, if your sales volume rises above average, PayPal may limit your account.
Last, they may limit your account if it is not used for a long time. You must prove your identity by providing them with the necessary details to restore your account.
Usually, you will get an email. If not, find and go to their "contact us" page. You will have the option to call them at the bottom of the page. In most cases, PayPal needs this basic information from you to restore the account.
- Bank account statement
- Credit card statement that is linked
- Your email address
- Your Telephone Number
Prevention is always better than cure because cure wastes money and time. To prevent future hassle, you can do certain things so account freeze does not happen. Here is what you can do.
- Let PayPal know your big move ahead of time. If you launch a new product, let them know because such a move will likely increase your transaction volume, among other things.
- Let Paypal know your business and tell them not to restrict any significant amount.
- If you have both a debit and credit card, link both to your Paypal account.
- Ensure there is no discrepancy between your PayPal account and bank account names.
- Also, make sure to use the exact address and phone number.
How Long Does Paypal Hold Your Money, and Can You Sue Them?
As per the policy, PayPal can freeze your account for 180 days. However, depending on the severity of the problem, that only occurs occasionally; generally, they resolve the issue within a few days.
On the other hand, if you want to sue them, especially if the amount is more than $10000, you certainly can do that, but there is a chance that the result will come against you.
Also, suing such a big company is not a wise decision if you are not big. Instead, cooperating and solving the issue is a better idea.
Unfortunately, PayPal is not available in many countries. If you live in one of those countries, PayPal does not facilitate transactions for your small business.
No worries if you do not have a PayPal account, or if PayPal is not available in your country, provide a verified PayPal business account. Here is what we offer:
Business and personal Paypal accounts include verified phone numbers, bank, cand, and SSS. You will also get a Paypal email. And login ID verified as a UK resident. To learn more about our services, check out our website here.
Hopefully, the above discussion helped solve the account freezing issue. Still, you might have some questions. Here are some frequently asked questions that you might want to know.
It is a common practice and necessary to link your bank account with your Paypal account. And it is safe, and Paypal is serious about securing bank information. They use technology like end-to-end encryption on every transaction.
Paypal uses technology to secure your account from theft. Some people are concerned about hacked PayPal accounts, which is highly unlikely. Until the hacker has login details,
Paypal account limitations refer to restrictions on any account preventing users from sending and withdrawing money. It can hold money for six months. The main reason for account limitations is to ensure the safety of both buyers and sellers.
If PayPal is unavailable, you can buy a verified account or use PayPal alternatives. Some popular options include Wise, Google Pay, Payoneer, Stripe, Shopify Payments, and many others.
So there you have it. Here is our final advice, no need to be worried if PayPal freezes your account, which is a very common event.
Most importantly, the purpose of freezing an account is not to hold or seize your money; it is a process to protect your account from threats and ensure safety. Also, ensure you know why your account might be restricted because knowing them will help you avoid future restrictions. And to deal with any issue, contact PayPal directly.


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Hybrid nanoelectronics are emerging as one viable option to sustain the Moorepsilas Law after the CMOS scaling limit is reached. One main design challenge in hybrid nanoelectronics is the interface (named as demux) between the highly dense nanowires in nanodevice crossbars and relatively coarse microwires in CMOS domain. The prior work on demux design use a single type of devices to realize the demultiplexing function, but hardly provides a satisfactory solution. This work proposes to combine resistor with FET to implement the demux, leading to the so-called hybrid resistor/FET-logic demux. Such hybrid demux architecture can make these two types of devices well complement each other to improve the overall demux design effectiveness. Furthermore, the effects of resistor conductance variability are analyzed and evaluated based on computer simulations.
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wikiHow to Overtake in Karting
Four Parts:Being as smooth as possibleOut-braking your opponentMastering a set of cornersStaying focusedCommunity Q&A
Overtaking in karting is as essential as having the best lap times. Karting is a form of motorsport that can mold you into a better driver and an even better racer.
Part 1
Being as smooth as possible
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 Focus on being smooth. This is one point that a lot of racers neglect. Being an aggressive driver may help you gain a few places but will eventually force you to make a mistake and you may lose all the places you took.
 2. 2
 Make your overtake as clean as possible. If you feel that you are overtaking your opponent before entering the corner but are unable to carry out the overtaking move through the exit of the corner then you are probably doing it wrong.
 - This could be because you are either unable to manage a faster exit speed through the corner or you are too aggressive on the steering and the brakes which in turn make you slower through the corner, which helps your opponent to keep pace with you.
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 Don't always go for a gap. There could be a possibility that you may have the inside line for a corner but the very next corner could be in the opposite direction and may give your opponent the inside line making your overtaking move useless!
Part 2
Out-braking your opponent
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 Be prepared to put in plenty of practice. This method of overtaking does not come easily. It takes practice and a lot of patience.
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 Identify a part on the track that helps you find your usual braking point. This is the point that you always brake at before turning into a corner.
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 Try braking a little later than your braking point to see how it affects your exit speed. If you exit too slowly because your kart loses a lot of traction, you might want to experiment more with your braking points.
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 Observe whether the driver ahead of you brakes at the same time that you do. Note whether that driver brakes a lot earlier than you. You can use this knowledge to your advantage and try to steer away from the racing line brake later than the other driver. This allows you to not only overtake the driver but also to make a comfortable exit through the corner, as you are now able to out brake your opponents.
Part 3
Mastering a set of corners
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 Use corners you're familiar with. This is the time you start finding a particular corner or a set of corners that you can take flat-out or in which you save a lot of time while doing timed heats.
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 While you have these turns figured out, think about whether the ideal way of overtaking on this corner would be to go on the inside of the opponent or go on the outside of the opponent.
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 Think about a few corners in advance. For example: If you are approaching a hard braking corner after a long straight and you believe that you can overtake the driver then think about the next set of corners. This would help you to analyse how you would have to tackle the next set of corners in order to maintain your position.
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 Note the opponent's moves. You have to be very attentive about how the opponent takes these corners. Notice whether the driver is struggling or is fairly good through these set of corners. Use the opponent's line through the corner and quickly work out your ideal line to overtake the opponent.
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 Don't panic if you are not able to overtake your opponent the first time. You know your strong corners and your opponent will now try to be defensive of his or her space, trying not leave any for you to overtake. Use this behavior to your advantage and push the opponent to make a mistake through a corner; that will be your key to overtaking him or her.
Part 4
Staying focused
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 Practice frequently. Karting is an expensive sport, so use your time on the track wisely. When karting, think and experiment with your line, so as to be well prepared when you actually have to use all of your practice to overtake your opponents.
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 Stay confident and reduce your fear. In a high paced sport like karting, never let fear get the best of you. If you do, the other driver behind you will not hesitate to drive you off the track!
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 Look where you want your kart to go. If you have a gap that you can fit through and overtake, stare into the gap because that's where you want to go.
 - If you stare at the kart in front if you and keep thinking that you will crash, you are bound to crash then!
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English definition for stampede
1. n. a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
2. n. a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
3. v. run away in a stampede
4. v. cause to run in panic
5. v. act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse
6. v. cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
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%A Karl Branting %A Bruce Porter %T Rules and Precedents as Complementary Warrants %J AAAI-91 %P 3-9 %D 1991 %I AAAI/MIT Press %X This paper describes a model of the complementarity of rules and precedents in the classification task. Under this model, precedents assist rule-based reasoning by operationalizing abstract rule antecedents. Conversely, rules assist case-based reasoning through case elaboration, the process of inferring case facts in order to increase the similarity between cases, and term reformulation, the process of relacing a term whose precedents only weakly match a case with terms whose precedents strongly match the case. Fully exploiting this complementarity requires a control strategy characterized by impartiality, the absence of arbitrary ordering restrictions on the use of rules and precedents. An impartial control startegy was implemented in GREBE in the domain of Texas worker's compensation law. In a preliminary evaluation, GREBE's performance was found to be as good or slightly better than the performance of law students on the same task. %X _URL_


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A collaboration with Alison Hesketh.
An entry for the Seven Loch's Wetland Park Green Link competition organised by the GIA.
This competition sought to create a 'green link' across the M74 at Drumpellier Country Park just outside of Glasgow which would connect areas of the wider Wetland park. The link would provide both a physical connection for visitors to the park but also to wildlife.
The proposal sees the link as only a small part of a wider series of interventions across the primary routes of the park. This intervention reuses and expands an existing road bridge while creating a visitor viewpoint and landmark, clearly visible from the existing country park. The primary goal for this structure is to highlight, through a combination of its form, mass and materiality the continuation of the Wetland Park across the barrier of the motorway. The structure will allow the visitor to orientate themselves within the wider park before continuing their route.
Landscaping on the widened bridge continues the park's vegetation and wildlife across the motorway.
This proposal was shortlisted and reached the final of the design competition.


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How old can a starter REALLY be?
Couple of other threads are branching off into discussion of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. I thought therefore I would open a new one for better organisation and focus of topic.
I want to ask, just how old can one claim a flour-water "starter" to be?
First a couple of factoids about Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
1. The yeast cells double every 90-100mins or so
2. The mean life span of a cell is 26 generations
100min x 26 = 2600 mins which is 43 hours which is just short of 2 days.
Like our own human bodies, every cell that makes us what we are, dies off in time, but thankfully the cells are replicated before that happens. The replication time for our various cells varies tremendously but it is believed that the cells with the largest replication cycle are 10yrs. The implication of this is philosophically intriguing. It means you are no older than 10yrs no matter how old you believe you are, or at least there is no cell in your body older than 10yrs! A counter philosophical thought is that everything that is "us" is made up of matter, and since matter can neither be created nor destroyed then all the matter that makes up our bodies has been here since the dawn of the universe itself, in which case we are many billions of years old.
What we choose to define as the "human being" defines how old we are. If it's our cells, then we're 10yrs old, if it's the primordial matter, then billions of years old.
And so back to wild yeast starters and our good friend Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
If each yeast cell lives no longer than a couple of days, how in any true and just sense could it be said that there exists a "20 yr old grandmother starter"? In looking for possibilities, I wonder whether this refers to some other elements of the starter that actually ARE 20 yrs old or is the whole notion simply a lot of kidology and hocus pocus?
Consider this. I light a wood fire in the chimenea in my garden and feed it with a constant stream of new fresh fire wood. For 20 years I keep it going and never once let the fire go out. Tell me, is my fire 20yrs old? Is there any part of it that is truly 20yrs old? It has had new fresh wood constantly, and new fresh oxygen constantly, so surely the flames I am seeing are new fresh flames and all the gasses and products of combustion are equally being given off freshly. Nothing in there is 20yrs old unless perhaps the ashes produced linger on for that length of time (but then do the ashes constitute the fire?).
I'm intrigured by this notion of these very old starters given that any starter is a symbiotic balance of yeasts and bacteria that are constantly fed, which replicate for a finite number of generations and then die.
Common sense says there must be "something" in these starters aside from the yeasts and bacteria that does somehow survive through the years or else it's all a bit disingenuous.
Can anyone tell me what that "something" is?
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Are you searching for a soul in sourdough starters? ;) This seems to be a more philosophical question and I'm not sure whether I can write something about it because of my English as a third language skills or.... well I'll give it a try.
I'm not sure for yeast, but for other fungii, spores can survive quite a long time. That our yeast forms spores you can see here:
ontopic again:
What do we want from a starter? That it has a good taste, gives good rise,... And we want it to be stable. But what does "stable" mean?
In my opinion: It should give reproducible results. It should be strong against other germs. If neglected for a while it should recover.
You can see this as an ecosystem or society. The typical schoolbook example with insects and birds: If there is a lot of insects, birds have a lot of food. More birds will survive the winter and have more children. They will eat more insects therefore soon there will be less food for the birds. Therefore less birds. Therefore more insects.... An now add birds of prey, and plants eaten by the insects,... and you'll have an ecosystem.
Such an ecosystem has more a moving equilibrium than a steady state. You can influence it from outside e.g. when a winter kills a lot of insects and the migratory birds won't find enough food in spring.
A "stable" ecosystem should be able to recover from that. It needs more to influence it (like Monsanto, Sygenta and Bayer killing all insects.) An unstable ecosystem can easily be disturbed. In such a stable ecosystem, after a few years it won't be the same insects and same birds, but their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren... and so on. But it is still the same ecosystem.
From an outside view: I'd say, if an ecosystem has been able to recover from a lot of turbulences like hard winters, hot or cold summers... and does not diverge in one direction if the outer parameters stay the same for a while (... and a while more)... you can consider it stable.
Transferred to sourdough starter: If it's been there for many years and always performed well, it is likely to have created a good and stable ecosystem.
Just my thoughts about it.
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Appreciate the thoughts. Not entirely sure you understood the question. Let me try again. In your last statement you said :
My question is, is there any part of that good and stable ecosystem that is actually years old? I'm suggesting that any yeasts in there will no no older than 2 days. Do you agree?
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The US American society is no older than 114 years and 252 days as it is the age of Jeralean Talley is the oldest citizen?
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point of view I could say that there is still a portion of flour and water that were used to start the starter, and a portion of flour and water of subsequent feedings. This is pretty simple to realize, knowing that the amount of initial flour/water decreases exponentially (assuming a perfectly homogenous starter), but the exponential function is always positive and is only zero "at infinity". This is limited, of course, by the elementary parts (molecules, atoms, whatever you would care to take into account) of initial flour/water, that is, when you get less than half of an atom remaining (by calculation, in practice this isn't actually possible), the original flour/water mixture is extinct.
This is all moot, however. Exponents die down so quickly that an AP starter can get converted to rye in about three feedings, so there is no practical use to these considerations. I'm no biochemist, but I think that when a stable ecosystem of various microorganisms is reached in one starter or another, it stays very much the same if not messed with too much. The notion of "old" starters is much more romance than fact in my opinion.
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"The notion of "old" starters is much more romance than fact" I'm with you fully on that.
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This sounds like some deep stuff!
Would a practical appliication of this question be: What is the benefit of maintaining a starter over long periods of time, unless one bakes with it very frequently?
(For instance, if I only bake sourdough bread every once in a while, is it worth expending the effort (and money) maintaining it, or would it be the same if I started from scratch each time?)
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by maintaining it rather than starting a new one each time :) That's the best reason to maintain it that I know. However, there are some archaic recipes that just call for flour and water and are done over several days, I've seen a thread about one not too long ago.
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As far as I can logically deduce, there is no part of the starter that can be years old. It would have been diluted out in days, if fed every day, or at least in weeks or months. But, the ecosystem is the surviving part. The U.S.A. is hundreds of years old, some of the individual states are older than the U.S.A. and some younger. Cities have an even wider range of ages. But the people, plants and animals are different now than they were then. Only the ecosystem is the same, and not even that is completely so, as the character of the ecosystem is influenced by the current generation living in it.
There is a benefit to an ecosystem getting older, whether it be a human governmental organization or a sourdough starter. That is, the changes that take place in the environment, especially catastrophic changes, tend to strengthen the ecosystem by weeding out the weakest elements and catalyzing adaptation in the survivors. Survival of the fittest, so to speak. But not just survival, thriving.
Look at the ever present problem of sickness and disease. We try to kill


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How do Georgians depend on forests?
A Forest Landscape Restoration project in three pilot areas in Georgia reveals that villages in higher altitude tend to depend more on forest products. The project was started in January 2012 by IUCN and is funded by the German International Cooperation, GIZ.
In Georgia, forest land occupies just over three million hectares which is about 40% of the country's territory. Forests play an essential role in the economic and social life of the country. People depend on their surrounding resources for subsistence aspects of their daily life – for food, water, fuel, building materials such as timber for house-building, and so on. Many economic activities are also based on natural resources.
One of the purposes of the Forest Landscape Restoration project by IUCN is to define the level and scope of human dependency on forests and identify and evaluate the factors which influence the relationship between people and their natural resource base.
In Georgia, the project is implemented through field surveys among the local population. The pilot sites were selected based on previous work in the framework of the ENPI FLEG Programme by IUCN, as well as based on their specific characteristics. Field surveys were carried out in three regions: Village Jebota (Tianeti Municipality), Village Zemo Alvani (Akhmeta Municipality) and Village Tsagveri (Borjomi Municipality). 140 households were interviewed to identify various models and scales of dependency of local population on forest resources.
The field survey revealed the following usage of forest resources by local people:
- The villages located in the low land area, with relatively mild climate and availability of diverse agricultural products are less dependent on forest resources.
- The villages located on a higher altitude, with less arable land and less favorable climatic conditions are more dependent on forest resources.
The dependency on forest resources includes intensive usage of timber forest resources mainly as fire-wood and usage of non-timber forest resources, but in relatively low scales. Natural gas as an alternative energy supply is available in two (out of three) pilot villages, but due to high cost it is used only for cooking.
The main source for heating remains fire-wood.
The final reports for all three pilot sites will soon be available.

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Multiobjective Control Strategies of a Novel Multifunction Electrically Interconnected Suspension
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
Vehicle vibration from the road significantly affects ride comfort and vehicle handling; on the other hand, the considerable energy in the vibration process shows potential for energy saving, especially for electric vehicles. In this article, we propose a novel multifunction electrically interconnected suspension (MFEIS) that utilizes two H-bridge circuits to control the energy flow. The novel suspension can operate in three modes, i.e., semiactive mode, energy-harvesting mode, and self-powered mode. Thus, the vehicle suspension can reduce vibration and harvest energy at the same time. The energy flow and detailed control procedures of each mode are studied, respectively. Based on the characteristics of each working mode, we propose two multiobjective control strategies to balance ride comfort and energy recovery performance of the MFEIS by switching the suspension working modes. An active vibration control algorithm is used to obtain the ideal control current for reducing vibration. The multiobjective control strategies, with different current tracking methods, are used to make the MFEIS generating currents that can track the ideal current. Furthermore, simulation and experimental results show that the proposed control strategies have advantages in ride comfort improvement and energy harvesting. The MFEIS can harvest energy from vibration and apply the harvested energy to suppress vibration, which has great potential in future applications.
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The Ronald Lee Sterner Trust Fund
Ronald Lee Sterner was adopted through Covenant Children's Home by the Sterner family in the 1950's. Tragically Ronald died as a young child. In 1957 the Sterner family established the Ronald Lee Sterner Trust in his memory. The Board of Covenant Children's Home was named as the Administrator of the trust. The purpose of the trust to was to encourage and enable other vulnerable children to pursue a post-high school education through scholarship grants.
Today Covenant Children's Ministries continues to administer funds generated by the trust in accordance with the wishes of the Sterner family. Special consideration is given to "orphaned children" as defined by the trust, and to former residents and clients of Covenant Children's Home. Other factors considered are students from "broken homes," those attending schools of Christian emphasis, and students pursuing careers in Christian service or one of the helping professions. Over the years, as the trust fund has grown, Covenant Children's Ministries has helped hundreds of worthy students achieve their educational goals, and it continues to do so today.
If you have any questions about the Ronald Lee Sterner Grant or are in need of additional information, please direct all inquiries to _EMAIL_


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Motion to oppose changes to the uni 4 bus route.
Proposed by Jessica Wing (_EMAIL_), seconded by Sophie Buck (_EMAIL_)
- That the Universal bus service (formerly known as the 'Uni 4') is the only public transport link between Homerton, the Education Faculty, and the Sidgwick and West Cambridge sites, as well as the hill colleges;
- That students attending Homerton and the Education Faculty make up over 10% of the student body;
- That following the changes approved at the University Planning and Resource Committee (March 2016), as of November 2016 the bus route will no longer service Hills Road, and instead run along the guided busway;
- That the cited reason for this change is an estimated profit of £63,000 p/a; 5. That disabled students in particular will be adversely affected by this route change, which will result in an inequality of access to academic study.
- That neither Homerton nor the Education Faculty were consulted about the decision.
- That disabled students are entitled to equal access to education and social events;
- That the changes to the Universal bus route will create a significant barrier to accessing education and social events for the University's disabled students.
- To oppose the changes to the Universal bus route;
- To support and publicise the petition to oppose and reverse the decision.
Motion for CUSU to limit its promotion of external events to those that have step-free access.
- That CUSU is dedicated to providing events and opportunities for the entirety of the Cambridge student body;
- That the city of Cambridge is notoriously inaccessible to wheelchair users;
- That the ability to book many of the city's accessible rooms and buildings is limited by the availability of funds, and that businesses are far more likely than student societies and groups to have access to these resources;
- That in the majority of cases, events run by external organisations that CUSU advertises are talks and presentations.
- That external organisations advertising presentations, talks, and other similar events should do more to make their events accessible to all members of the student body;
- That CUSU should not endorse businesses that do not at the very least hold events with step-free access.
- To cease promoting and advertising businesses and other external organisations which fail to provide step-free access to their events;
- To more widely publicise this requirement through relevant channels.
Motion to encourage the use of access statements.
MICHAELMAS III (9TH NOVEMBER 2015)
Proposed by Robert Corbyn-Smith (CUSU DSC Disabled Students' Officer), seconded by Richard Birkett (CUSU DSC Computing Officer)
- That without access information, disabled students cannot make informed decisions about the events they attend;
- That a comprehensive access statement includes but is not limited to:
- Describing access into, around and out of the venue or event. For example: whether there is wheelchair access, step-free access or stepped access; whether there are automatic doors; the wayfinding and signage available;
- Describing the facilities the venue or event has. For example: whether there is an accessible or partially accessible toilet; whether there is an induction loop; the seating available;
- Providing a named contact for all access enquiries.
- That access statements are not, currently, widely used across the University;
- That event providers may not be aware of how to provide access information or what information to include in an access statement;
- That a short grace period will allow CUSU to develop and improve existing resources for event providers.
- That providing comprehensive and accurate access information is the first step in making all events accessible to as many students as possible;
- That CUSU needs to do more to ensure disabled students are welcome at and encouraged to participate in events across the University, not just specific disabled students events;
- That not providing access information when advertising events unfairly disadvantages disabled students, regardless of how accessible the event is.
- To work with the Disabled Students' Campaign [DSC] to improve and publicise the access statement generator on the DSC website, and, following an open consultation of disabled students, establish guidelines on what an access statement should minimally contain by the end of Michaelmas 2015;
- From the beginning of Lent term 2016, to include a comprehensive access statement with all CUSU organised events;
- From the beginning of Lent term 2016, to refuse to advertise any event without a suitable accompanying access statement;
- To mandate the CUSU Coordinator, working in conjunction with the DSC, to create a training session on the subject of hosting accessible events, to be delivered at the beginning of Lent term 2016 and open to all students of the University (but targeted specifically towards JCR/MCR/AC Officers and Society Committee Officers).


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The key for the EMMA data accuracy is that our SDK is integrated correctly. From EMMA recommend the tests are running before deploy your app in the stores for the very first time and periodically in each important app update.
How to create a Segment Test
You can create a segment test including your own devices in order to test the data collect or visualize the Communication formats:
1. Go to Behavior > Explore.
2. Select your principal KPI I want to see > Users and add the filter Device ID > equals >....Here you have to introduce your Advertising ID.
You can add as ID's as you want in the test segment, but they have to be separated by commas and without spaces between them.
3. Select Show to update the information and EMMA will locate your devices.
In the upper right you can see the number of devices matched. Then you have to select Saved as a new Segment to create the test segment:
4. Select a segment name and click on Accept (aceptar) to create it:
5. Your segment will be saved in EMMA and you can find it in the option of Load a previously saved Segment below the default EMMA filters:
IMPORTANT: if you want to delete the created segment, you only have to go to Load a previously saved Segment to find it and click on the trash icon which appears on the right:
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You can delete any device from the EMMA database in order to test your app and track your device as a new user (install) as many times as you want.
1. Login in EMMA and go to My Account. If you have several Apps, choose the one you want to reset the user from:
2. Click on the Test button and select Reset User:
3. EMMA will show you a message where you could insert your IDFA (for iOS) or your AAID (for Android). Click on OK to confirm the erased. Click here if you don't know what is your IDFA/AAID.
How to get your Device ID
You can use your advertising device ID to test your app as a new user (new install):
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Go to Google Settings > Ads. Copy your advertising ID.
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Congress, the States, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have expressed the importance of promoting universal service, i.e., ensuring that all households that want access to the telecommunications network are able to afford it. The Lifeline and Link Up programs, which directly benefit eligible low-income consumers, provide financial assistance to low-income telephone subscribers and ensure that low-income Americans can afford telephone service.
Enhanced benefits are provided to low-income consumers who live on a federally recognized Indian Tribe's reservation, pueblo, or colony; on a former reservation in Oklahoma; within an Indian allotment; or within an Alaska Native region established by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
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text: The two lighthouses are similar in appearance, both being square, pyramidal towers topped by enclosed, square lantern rooms that are surrounded by a simple metal gallery. A white, trapezoidal daymark with a red vertical stripe is mounted on the seaward face of both towers. The front tower is 9 metres (29.5 feet) tall, while the rear tower is 10.1 metres (33.2 feet) tall. As the front tower is located near the shore at the western end of the harbour, its focal plane of 9.3 metres (30.6) is roughly the same height as the tower. The focal plane of the rear range light is 14.8 metres (48.5 feet).


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Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided (UG) versus fluoroscopy-guided (FG) percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Methods: A systematic search of PubMed (MEDLINE), Embase, and the Cochrane Library was conducted to identify randomized controlled trials that compared UG-PCNL with FG-PCNL, and a meta-analysis of those studies was completed. The primary outcomes assessed were stone-free rate (SFR) and complication rate. Secondary outcomes assessed were the successful access-creation rate, time necessary for entrance into the target calyx, auxiliary procedure rate, transfusion rate, hemoglobin decrease after surgery, surgery duration, and hospital stay. Results: Eight studies comprising 966 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Compared with FG-PCNL, UG-PCNL had comparable stone-free rates [odds ratio (OR) 0.95; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.67–1.35; p = 0.79] irrespective of the patient's position, and a favorable safety profile resulting in a lower complication rate (OR 0.56; 95% CI 0.36–0.86; p = 0.009). No statistical difference was found between UG and FG groups in secondary outcomes. Conclusions: UG-PCNL is as effective as FG-PCNL and has the advantage of lower complication rates. In addition, UG-PCNL could be performed with patients in the supine position without compromising its efficacy.
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Microtubule motor protein: A protein that plays a role in spindle assembly and function or in chromosome movement during meiosis or mitosis. See: Dynein; and Kinesin.Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary
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Cultural appropriation is a persistent topic with regards to cultural and Indigenous studies in Canada. This paper holds that the cultural appropriation of the Indigenous sweat lodge ritual limits Indigenous community control resulting in benefits for individuals and organizations actively appropriating the ceremony. This article highlights the negative implications of appropriating the sweat lodge tradition through a tragic 2009 incident led by self-help guru James Ray. It is argued that intercultural understanding—though limited—must be fostered to ensure the future safety of sweat lodge participants in both Canada and the United States.
Cultural Appropriation, Sweat Lodge, New Age Movement, James Ray, Indigenous
Spirituality, Cross cultural awareness
Sheldon Roussy is a fourth year undergraduate law student at Carleton University from Webbwood, Ontario. Interests are in business and environmental law, and upon receiving a B.A has hopes on attending law school.


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The purpose of the InfoGrid Probe Framework is to make the content of external data sources appear as native InfoGrid objects that self-update, shadowing the content of the external data source as it changes. By doing this, the development of applications that use changing data from external sources (like RSS feeds, web service calls,...) becomes substantially simpler.
It accomplishes this through the following concepts:
Often, applications choose to update a ShadowMeshBase periodically. (The actual timing depends on the applied policy, which can be defined and updated programmatically.) During each update, the following sequence of events occurs:
 1. The correct Probe is determined for the given data source, by means of the ProbeDirectory, any preferences that the data source expressed in a previous run, and the MIME type and URL of the data source
 2. Changes made by the InfoGrid application to MeshObjects instantiated from the data source content are passed to the Probe, which can attempt to update the data source accordingly. This only occurs if the Probe is a WritableProbe.
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 5. It then applies the found changes to the ShadowMeshBase, which transitions the MeshObjectGraph contained in the ShadowMeshBase to the most current version.
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 7. As a consequence, the ShadowMeshBase emits a stream of events that is identical to the stream of events that would have been emitted if the ShadowMeshBase's MeshObjects would have been manipulated there directly. If conveyed via XPRISO, other MeshBases cannot distinguish this event stream from any other event stream conveyed via XPRISO.
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KINGSTON, ON. Queen's University medical researchers today released some key findings from the first study of its kind done in Canada on the impact of colds and flu on school absenteeism, the workplace, and the economy.
The researchers reviewed more than 80 published clinical trials, studies and research projects representing the work of over 300 researchers from more than 100 universities and institutions.
In their report entitled "Why the Common Cold and Flu Matter", the researchers found:
Prevention can play a role in reducing the spread of illnesses. Queen's researchers say that school-aged children and young adults play a significant role in the spread of respiratory illnesses. In the U.S. the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention pegs missed school days as a result of colds at 22 million a year.
Studies by SDI, a research agency that tracks colds and flu in North America, have shown that there is an annual spike in colds and flu within the first two weeks of students' return to school in September, something supported by Queen's researchers who cite a sharp increase in pediatric asthma cases as a result of rhinovirus infection, the primary cause of colds. They point out that young children with respiratory symptoms play a major role in spreading colds to family and friends and, "...school-age children have been shown to introduce rhinovirus infections into their families 3 times more frequently than working adults."
But adults also play a significant role in the spread of infection. Queen's researchers found that the U.S. work force goes to work rather than calling in sick resulting in substantial losses of productivity and increased costs:
It costs employers twice as much in productivity losses for employees who come to work sick than for those who stay home. All of this infection adds up to a significant economic cost as researchers cite direct costs due to lost productivity from colds at $25 billion in the U.S. Taking into consideration both indirect (lost productivity) and direct (doctor visits and medicine) costs, of colds, the figure in the U.S. annually is $40 billion
Researchers conclude that, "Preventative measures that result in even a modest reduction in colds and flu would have a significant impact on reducing costs to the healthcare system and impact on the economy."
The study was conducted by the research arm of the Department of Family Medicine at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. The study was supported by an independent educational grant from Afexa Life Sciences, the maker of COLD-FX(r), a cold and flu treatment.
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How could a community of 2000â€"3000 Viking peasants survive in Arctic Greenland for 430 years (ca. 985â€"1415), and why did they finally disappear? European agriculture in an Arctic environment encountered serious ecological challenges. The Norse peasants faced these challenges by adapting
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text: Objectives. We examined the prospective effects of parental education (as a proxy for individual socioeconomic status [SES]) and neighborhood SES on adolescent smoking trajectories and whether the prospective effects of individual SES varied across neighborhood SES. Methods. The study included 3635 randomly recruited adolescents from 5 age cohorts (12-16 years) assessed semiannually for 3 years in the Minnesota Adolescent Community Cohort study. We employed a cohort-sequential latent growth model to examine smoking from age 12 to 18 years with predictors. Results. Lower individual SES predicted increased levels of smoking over time. Whereas neighborhood SES had no direct effect, the interaction between individual and neighborhood SES was significant. Among higher and lower neighborhood SES, lower individual SES predicted increased levels of smoking; however, the magnitude of association between lower individual SES and higher smoking levels was significantly greater for higher neighborhood SES. Conclusions. We found evidence for differential effects of individual SES on adolescent smoking for higher and lower neighborhood SES. The group differences underscore social conditions as fundamental causes of disease and development of interventions and policies to address inequality in the resources.


What is the Difference Between LTC and LTV, and How are They Used in CRE Financing?
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Commercial real estate financing involves several different kinds of loans. In order for real estate investors to be able to borrow the money they need to finance their project, both the investor and their project must be assessed for risks. The more risk identified with the borrower or the project, the stricter terms lenders will offer. That's where LTC and LTV come into play. Below we define what the two terms mean, how they work, and what their roles are in CRE financing.
LTC—What is it and how does it work?
LTC stands for loan-to-cost. LTC is a ratio used in commercial real estate financing to determine how much of a development project will be financed by debt versus equity. LTC is defined as the value of the loan divided by the cost of the project.
Lenders use LTC as a high-level metric to set a basic standard of the risk they're willing to accept for a construction loan for a new project. The higher the loan to cost, the more risk the lender is taking on if the development struggles. Loan to cost values are set by market rates, and tend to get higher during bull markets.
A commercial real estate loan is conventionally taken with an LTC percentage anywhere from 50% to 80%. For example, if the total cost of construction is $1,000,000, a lender may offer a loan amount of $800,000, which would correlate to an LTC of 80%.
LTV—What is it and how does it work?
LTV is an acronym standing for "Loan To Value. It is similar, but not the same, as LTC. LTV is the ratio of the value of a loan to the market value of the property, as opposed to the cost of construction for a project. In other words, LTV is the mortgage amount divided by the appraised value of the property. When LTVs are concerned, there is generally an appraiser involved.
It is obviously more difficult to predict the value for CRE that has yet to be built, which is where pro forma financial modeling comes in. The most common scenarios in CRE development involve originating a LTC loan during the construction period, which will be refinanced with a LTV loan once the construction is completed. Once there is a finished product (or at least a partially-constructed asset), it is much easier to determine the value of the asset, which makes a LTV loan more viable.
LTC, LTV, & CRE Financing
Both LTC and LTV are vital components when it comes to commercial real estate financing. They are tools to help lenders determine the risk level they're willing to accept for a certain asset. This in turn determines the size of the loan a lender is willing to provide. Projects that are deemed to be higher risk will have lower LTC or LTV ratios, as determined by market rates.
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Why do airports need to identify strike remains to species?
Not all bird strikes are created equal. For example, the number of bird strikes increases during the summer months at all airports in Canada. However, the risk level is not necessarily correlated with the number of birds struck because the risk is related to the size and flocking behaviour of the bird. Therefore, a simple count of bird strikes gives no indication of risk.
Airports need to wean themselves from simply counting strike numbers because those numbers are relatively meaningless. Is 20 swallow strikes comparable to 20 duck strikes? Certainly not. A blood smear on an aircraft or a piece of a bird recovered after a strike is not "just another strike". Airports need to know what species are being struck in order to adjust wildlife control measures to address the hazard. We need to measure strike rates by hazardous species not by a simple count of strikes. A strike record without species identification is very minimal information especially if there are few or no species identified in an airport's strike history. Not only does accurate bird strike identification indicate the strike hazard, compilation of strikes by species allows airports to accurately determine the strike risks and develop a program to reduce those risks.
BSC offers unique Bird Identification services for our corporate members. Our bird identification services are divided into 3 groups:
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|Photos: Basic Bird Identification when you have an intact (or relatively intact) animal. This service is free.||Feather Sample (when all you have are a collection of feathers but no intact animal): The Cowan Tetrapod Avian Forensics Morphology Initiative, University of British Columbia Beaty Biodiversity Museum, uses feather-to-feather comparisons and feather down expanded node microscope techniques to identify feathers. BSC corporate members receive a discounted price of $200 per sample.||DNA Sample (when you only have a blood smear or some animal tissue): The Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph will do a genetic analysis of the material to identify the species involved. BSC corporate members receive a discounted price of $150 per sample.|
Group 1 - Photos: Basic Bird Identification when you have an intact (or relatively intact) animal
BSC is using its internal expertise to identify or confirm the identification of any strikes that occurred on a Canadian Airport. This service is free. Bird identification labs find that a significant proportion of bird strike identifications are wrong. Send us a couple of photos of each of your strikes and we can confirm your identification and help you improve your bird strike data. As well, we will archive your photos as part of the bird strike database. Here is Bird Strike Canada Photo ID Protocol.
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The Cowan Tetrapod Avian Forensics Morphology Initiative, University of British Columbia Beaty Biodiversity Museum offers feather identification services. The normal fee is $300. BSC members receive a discounted price of $200 per sample.
Before sending samples, please send an email outlying how many and what type of feather samples (e.g., whole feather, feather pieces) to Ildiko Szabo, a Society of Forensic Science (SWFS) certified Avian Forensic Morphologist. All sample labels must include date, location found, flight information if available, and your case number. (Suggested case number: Airport Code – Date (DDMMYY)-airline code, flight number, 24 hour clock time)
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The Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph will do a genetic analysis of the material to identify the species involced. BSAC corporate members receive a discounted price of $150 per sample. If you send in a batch of 5 samples at once, you only pay for 4!
The Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding (CCDB) is committed to supporting airport safety by using advanced DNA technologies to deliver accurate & affordable species identifications for wildlife collisions involving civilian and military aircraft. Airports must use the CCDB Form and follow the simple collecting and packaging instructions at the bottom of the form to submit samples.
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Apollo is our proposal for the new Museum Workshop. The building follows the natural elevations and creates a threefold division of roof and space. We wanted to create a new destination, where visitors move along a path through the historic buildings on the site before reaching the new workshop museum. The shape of the building forms two sides, one with a view overlooking the forest and water, and one that surrounds a courtyard filled with functions that are connected to the workshops. The building varies in itss height and act as a filter between inside and outside. They slided walls help to define, among other things, the entrance area and the given program. The road leads to a foyer, together with a integrated café and exhibition room that is centrally located in the building, from this part moves administratively in one direction and the workshop building in the other. The building will be an extension of the path and at the same time as it is a closed workshop, it always allows visitors to walk through the building. In collaboration with Philip Box.


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Maximum medical improvement (MMI) occurs when an injured employee reaches a state where his or her condition cannot be improved any further or when a treatment plateau in a person's healing process is reached. It can mean that the patient has fully recovered from the injury or that the patient's medical condition has stabilized to the point that no major medical or emotional change can be expected in the injured workers' condition. At that point, no further healing or improvement is deemed possible and this occurs despite continuing medical treatment or rehabilitative programs the injured worker partakes in. When a worker who is receiving Workers' Compensation benefits reaches maximum medical improvement, his or her condition is assessed and a degree of permanent or partial impairment is determined. This degree will impact the amount of benefits the worker is able to receive.
Maximum medical improvement means that treatment options have been exhausted. Temporary disability payments are terminated and a settlement is worked out regarding the condition of the worker at this point.
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Old Lady
The name of our artwork in Chinese is 和平紀念碑. In English, it means the commemoration of the monument of peace. It is situated in Kaohsiung County and is made of imported Italian black marble. The artist, Guowei Tu, created it in 1993. The monument was built to commemorate the 228 event.
After World War II, because of the corrupt local KMT leadership, people couldn't live a liberated life as they wished. It all started when the Taipei police tried to arrest an offender for selling smuggled cigarettes, which caused bloody conflict involving other vendors. The long buried unsatisfied feelings of the people finally erupted. The conflict then spread, involving the whole of Taiwan. Many innocent people became victims of this tragedy. Whenever people see this monument, they will always be reminded of this tragic event and the importance of peace among the people.
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Life on a Colonial New England Farm
Making a Class Presentation
Life on a farm in colonial New England was a real challenge. Using the library or the Internet, find accounts of how New England farm families lived. Then design a multimedia presentation about a typical New England farmer and his family. Be sure to include the social and economic contributions of women in your presentation.
- Create a map of the town in which the farmer and his family lived.
- Dress up like a farmer to discuss the challenges of New England agriculture.
- Create a chart that lists the differences between your family's lifestyle and the colonial family's.


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Definition of agrochemical in English:
A chemical used in agriculture, such as a pesticide or a fertilizer.
- Even the ground water is unfit for drinking due to large-scale application of fertilizers, pesticides and agrochemicals in the tea gardens.
- These were further developed in the 1960s when agro-industrial complexes were set up to grow crops as well as producing fertilizers, pesticides, and other agrochemicals.
- However, adverse effects of high input agriculture have been recognized, as fertilizers and agrochemicals discharged from agriculture cause surface water pollution.
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What to eat in Rajasthan
Rajasthani cuisine is well-known across India for its richness and abundance of spice. Its desert location plays a huge part in its food scene, with cured, pickled and dried foods all popular. Dairy products are also common, with milk, cream and yoghurt used to flavour and thicken curries and gravies. Despite the harsh conditions, Rajasthan's royal background means that meat was often consumed, so you'll find many great meat and vegetarian options.
What to eat and drink in Rajasthan
Traditional Rajasthani cuisine is often quite spicy, as chilli was used to preserve and cure food. Try laal maas (mutton curry), Rajasthani kadhi (dumplings in a spicy sauce) and the ubiquitous dhal bhati churma (a wheat bread stuffed with peas and onions, then dipped in ghee and served with dhal).
Don't miss out on some of Rajasthan's street food. Make sure to pick a stall that is popular with locals and looks clean. Try kacchori (deep fried dumplings), samosas and full thalis (set meals containing curried vegetables, dhal, pickles, rice and bread).
The basics
No meal in India is complete without a supply of roti (unleavened flatbreads) to mop up the food. Try bhakri, a roti made from millet or corn and eaten with garlic, chilli and raw onions — locals believe it wards off sunstroke. For more substantial breads, try buttery parathas (flaky, pastry-like discs of bread) and doughy naans.
Dhal and pulses
India has more than 50 different varieties of dhal, but Rajasthan's most popular is the afore-mentioned dhal bhatia churma and urad dhal (black lentils cooked with garam masala, chilli, cumin and coriander).
When in Jodhpur, try kabuli Jodhpuri, a local speciality made of fried gram flour dumplings, vegetables and sometimes meat. Most fried street-food snacks are made with gram flour, such as the ubiquitous pakoras.
Meat dishes
Chicken, goat and mutton are all commonly eaten in Rajasthan, while religious taboos mean beef (forbidden to Hindus) and pork (forbidden to Muslims) are unlikely to be found. Many meat dishes in Rajasthan are cooked with dairy rather than water, with buttermilk, ghee and curds all being used to preserve the meat — perfect for desert conditions.
Try achar murg (pickled chicken), kachar maas (a dry dish of lamb cooked in spices) and laal maas (mutton curry in a deep red sauce).
Fruit and vegetables
The harsh climate conditions means that Rajasthanis have had to be inventive when it comes to fruit and vegetables. Try aloo gobi (dry cauliflower and potato cooked with spices) or mattar paneer (a mild curry of peas and firm cheese). Look out for fruits special to the region, such as kair, a berry eaten with desert beans — it tastes better than it sounds.
You'll also find many vegetables pickled or cured in chutneys. Each meal will come with an assortment to try.
Sweets and desserts
Indian desserts are incredibly sweet and Rajasthan's are no exception. Try badam barfi, an achingly sweet concoction of sugar, milk, butter and nuts; gulab jamun (deep-fried sponge balls swimming in rose-flavoured syrup) and kheer (a rice pudding flavoured with cardamom, saffron and nuts).
The Indian summer can be cruel, with hot winds blowing in from the Thar Desert forcing temperatures above 40C. It's important to stay hydrated while in Rajasthan, but it also allows you to sample some of the state's more creative thirst quenchers. Try nimbu shikanji, a lemonade style drink made with fresh lemons and black rock salt; bael juice, made from the pulp of the wood apple and mixed with jaggery and salt; and chaach, a buttermilk drink served with salt and cumin.
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"Where's the next one being held?"
English Lesson: Where's the next one being held?
You and a friend are talking about the recent Olympics. You don't know where the next Olympics is going to be, so you ask your friend.
Where's the next one being held?
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"Where's" is a contracted version of "Where is". Use it in spoken English and casual writing.
(an event) is being held
You can use the verb "hold" to talk about having an event. For example, you can:
hold a party
hold a tournament
hold an art exhibition
You can also talk about where and when the event is happening using the expression "___ is being held..." For example:
The 3rd Annual Bell Lake Boat Show is being held on September 15th from 3 to 8pm at the South Pier.
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As family historians venture into cemeteries to look for more clues about their ancestors many wonder what, if anything, the symbols on headstones mean.
While most headstone symbols do have a textbook meaning, many were chosen simply because the person who died requested such a design, or because the person choosing the headstone liked how it looked. They may not have realised their chosen design had meaning. Fashion also played a big part, as did the need to impress. Therefore the true representation of a headstone symbol may never be known.
Nevertheless, it's interesting to know the potential meanings behind various symbols. Here are some examples I've found in the rural cemeteries of Canterbury, New Zealand. This is an ongoing project so please check back for updates or subscribe to this blog to receive automatic notifications of updates.
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I have a question regarding multiple sums. And my second index depends on the first index. Here it is:
$$ \sum_{d=1}^{P}e^{-d}\sum_{\substack{1\leq k_{1}\leq Q \\ 1\leq k_{2}\leq Q \\... \\...\\1\leq k_{d}\leq Q}}e^{-(k_{1}+...+k_{d})} $$
I could not write this sum in mathematica. The problem is that my second sum is a multiple sum and I do not know how to sum $d$ times. How can I do it?
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Let's concentrate on the inner multiple sum. First note that we know d because it is given from the outer sum. If we want to write the expression $$-\exp\left[k_1+k_2+\ldots+k_d\right]$$ in Mathematica we could do this very easy. First we create the list {k[1],k[2],...,k[d]} and remember, that this is internally nothing more than List[k[1],k[2],...,k[d]]. If we would now replace the List head with Plus, then it is exactly what we want. For this we can use Apply which is written @@ in infix notation. That leaves how to create the {k[1],k[2],...,k[d]} list. Here we can use Table or Array or we think of it as _mapping the function k over the list {1,2,...,d}. This can be written as
k /@ Range[d]
for a known d. All together this gives
Exp[-Plus @@ k /@ Range[d]]
Now we need to build a multiple Sum, summing over d different k. Again, this can be done in several ways. One way is to create a function which gets as arguments the indices for a Sum
f = Function[Sum[1, ##]]
I only use 1 in the sum for the sake of simplicity. You may ask now, what this ## is: it's the sequence of all arguments given to f. So lets try it:
In[63]:= {Sum[1, {3}], f[{3}]}
Out[63]= {3, 3}
In[62]:= {Sum[1, {3}, {5}], f[{3}, {5}]}
Out[62]= {15, 15}
Seems to work. The only think which is left now, is to create the ranges {k[i],1,q} where i is always a concrete number. Here we can use again the trick with Range and for a known d this gives a list of ranges:
{k[#], 1, q} & /@ Range[d]
(* For d = 3 for instance
Out[64]= {{k[1], 1, q}, {k[2], 1, q}, {k[3], 1, q}}
The last thing is to think about, that our Sum function needs a Sequence of arguments and the above is a List. But we already solved the problem of replacing the List with something different by using @@. This gives all together:
Sum[Exp[-Plus @@ k /@ Range[d]], ##] & @@ ({k[#], 1, q} & /@ Range[d])
Don't be afraid of the expression, because now you know every single piece of it and you know what every piece does. You could try it by for instance
With[{d = 4},
and get $$\frac{e^{-4 q} \left(e^q-1\right)^4}{(e-1)^4}$$ or you use this to plant it directly into your outer sum
mysum[p_Integer] :=
 Range[d]), {d, 1, p}]
I put it into a function mysum, because p needs to be a number to make all the Ranges work. Now you should check mysum[2]
$$\frac{e^{-2 q-2} \left(e^q-1\right)^2}{(e-1)^2}+\frac{e^{-q-1} \left(e^q-1\right)}{e-1}$$
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How do you get $2(q^5 + q^4)$? I don't get that result with your code. – rcollyer May 3 '12 at 15:19
Me neither. Wherever I copied this from.. it was the wrong place. Thanks for paying attention. – halirutan May 3 '12 at 15:29
I do not understand why mathematica doesnt give the closed expression for mysum. because it seems that mysum[n] gives $x+x^2+x^3+...+x^n$ where $x$ is mysum[1] – neticin May 3 '12 at 16:15
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I'm not sure there's a way to do this symbolically, but you can do the following:
multipleSum[P_] :=
 Sum[Exp[-d] Sum[
 Exp[-Plus @@ Table[Symbol["k" <> ToString[i]], {i, 1, d}]],
 Sequence @@
 Table[{Symbol["k" <> ToString[i]], 1, Q}, {i, 1, d}]]], {d, 1,
For example:
In[87]:= multipleSum[3]
Out[87]= (E^(-1 - Q) (-1 + E^Q))/(-1 + E) + (
 E^(-2 - 2 Q) (-1 + E^Q)^2)/(-1 + E)^2 + (
 E^(-3 - 3 Q) (-1 + E^Q)^3)/(-1 + E)^3
I think this is correct.
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I think you missed a minus-sign in the inside exponential. – halirutan May 3 '12 at 14:25
_USER_ erk, thanks: fixed – tkott May 3 '12 at 14:26
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Q1. What is a Notice of Lien?
A1. A Notice of Lien is filed to create a public record of a claim against property. The claim arises from a service that was provided, a security interest, or a court order. A hospital lien is a type of Notice of Lien.
Q2. What is a hospital lien?
A2. A hospital lien is a lien filed by a hospital for all reasonable and necessary charges for care. Hospital liens are connected to the care of a person who was injured by the negligent or wrongful acts of another person.
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A3. Only a hospital or an authorized representative can file a hospital lien.
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A6. A hospital lien is effective until the hospital files a termination.
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A7. Only a hospital or an authorized representative can terminate a hospital lien.
Q8. My hospital lien was terminated. Why does it still appear to be effective?
A8. Before May 29, 2012, amendments to hospital liens were recorded as new liens. To fully terminate a hospital lien that had been amended, both the original lien and the amendment had to be terminated. If a lien appears in our system that you believe should have been terminated, you may be able to find the termination if you search by debtor name and enter the name of the person the lien was filed against.


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Low pressure on a Worcester boiler
The majority of central heating systems have a drop in water pressure over time. Normally they are set to between 1 and 1.5 when the radiators are cold. Worcester boilers have a unique way of filling that uses a plastic T shaped key in the bottom of the boiler. For people who don't use it much it can be pretty hard to figure out. This is a basic guide to filling up the boiler.
1. Check the pressure when the radiators are cold, the pointer will be between 1 and 0.
2. Take off the bottom cover. On modern Worcester boilers it slides forward. On older ones it clips off downwards. The cover in the photo is a modern boiler.
3. Get the filling key out of the cover its supplied separately on older boilers and may be a bigger size. The hole it goes into can be on the left or right depending on the age of the boiler.
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4. Line the arrow moulded into the body of the key upto the unlocked padlock moulded into the socket in the boiler.
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5. Then push it in as far as it will go, its sometimes quite a tight fit so a bit of vaseline or soap on the black rubber o rings can help get it in far enough. When its in as far as it will go turn it to the right so the arrow on the key is lined up with the locked padlock on the socket in the boiler.
6. Now slowly turn the little square white knob to the left of the key. To open it turn it to the right until you can hear water flowing. Do this very slowly whilst keeping an eye on the pressure gauge. When it gets between 1 and 1.5 turn it back to the left so the flow of water stops.
7. That's the pressure back to where it should be. Now turn the key back to unlocked and pull it downwards and out. You always get a little splash of water with the key as it comes out which is nothing to worry about. If it splashes then continues running/dripping the little white square knob might not be turned all the way off. Put the key back in the cover and put the cover back on. It generally hooks onto two runners either side then catches at the front.
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The Technique Behind Frosted Glass
Frosted glass doors offer a great deal of privacy, while still maintaining the flow of your home or business and letting light come into rooms, even when the door is closed. They are an excellent option for smaller homes where extra light makes the space look and feel better. They are great for businesses, allowing light into what could otherwise be a drab workspace, while still giving employees the privacy they need to work. Of course, these are just two ways to use frosted glass doors; many people choose them for their showers, pantries, closets, entry ways, and bedrooms.
Frosted glass is made using one of two methods – acid etching and sandblasting. Both processes evenly roughen up the surface of the glass, creating a uniform color and smooth surface that still allows light in. Acid etching uses strong acids to cut into the surface of the glass. Typically, this process is used when a design is being etched into the glass. Sandblasting blows tiny, rough particles like sand at the surface of the glass. These particles hit the glass at high speeds causing tiny microscopic scratches to appear on the surface of the glass. Eventually, enough scratches appear that the glass looks like it has been covered in the frost of an early winter morning.
Like a morning frost, frosted glass doors have a delicate beauty that is undeniable. Unlike the frost found in nature, however, when you buy frosted glass doors from The Sliding Door Company, your doors will be around for much more than a morning. Our frames and glass are highly durable and are made to last for years to come.
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Verified boot in Chrome OS is a helpful way to make sure your Chromebook is as secure as possible.
Chrome OS
Before we jump into what verified boot is, let's first learn a little about Chrome OS. Chrome OS is the operating system for Chromebooks and other Chrome devices. It's designed to be fast and responsive, so your device reacts quickly even when you're streaming videos or have multiple tabs and apps open.
Chrome OS updates automatically without interruptions, so your Chromebook is always running the most up-to-date software without breaking your work flow. Chrome OS has many different features to increase speed, simplicity, and security. One of these many features is verified boot.
Verified boot in Chrome OS
So what is verified boot in Chrome OS? A verified boot is a sort of self-check, performed each time your Chromebook starts up. When a Chromebook detects foul play, meaning the system has been tampered with or corrupted in any way, the Chromebook repairs itself by reverting to a previous operating system and be good as new. So even if malware manages to escape the sandbox, your Chromebook is still protected!
There is only a small list of known executable commands a Chrome device performs. Your Chrome device verifies and signs off on each command before it's performed so your device isn't filled with tons of unneeded software and downloads.
Your Chromebook also doesn't allow any edits to its file system. With a read-only root file system, viruses or other malware don't have the ability to change the file system. This prevents any harmful edits to the Chrome OS. The only edits that do apply to Chrome OS are the automatic updates for the entirety of your device. These background updates help ensure you have the most up-to-date and secure software running on your OS. This means more time to do what you want! A verified boot in Chrome OS is just one of the many ways the Google lifestyle can help with speed, simplicity, and security.
If you would like to learn more about Chrome devices, like how to Powerwash your Chromebook or what sandboxing is in Chrome OS, check out our Knowledge Base.
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Yellow Roses: Meaning, Symbolism, and History
Yellow roses of all types have long been popular due to their bright, cheerful color. That holds yellow sunflowers, yellow roses, yellow hydrangeas, yellow daisies, and yellow flower arrangements.
Deep yellow hues also can be interpreted as gold – so if someone were to make a noteworthy achievement – like a promotion at work or winning a crucial contest, yellow rose flower arrangements would be a superb means to extend your good wishes.
The Meaning of giving Yellow Roses
In this way, yellow rose arrangements can be an exquisite way to congratulate a pair on a new baby. Likewise, land agents might prefer to say "welcome to the neighborhood" with yellow rose floral arrangements for their clients. A person may even feel confident within the gift of one yellow rose, meaning that they want to increase friendship or brighten up another person's day.
Yellow Roses in Western and Eastern Cultures
Unlike some meanings of flower colors, which may vary considerably worldwide, the yellow rose flower meaning is relatively consistent across the planet and multiple cultures, with only a couple of exceptions. For example, in Western cultures, the definition behind yellow roses reflects friendship and optimism. Eastern cultures are very similar in their interpretation, assigning the meaning of giving yellow roses to be related to happy occasions and feelings of joy.
In Japan, yellow roses' meaning goes a touch beyond happiness and cheer to mean courage or inner strength. So, you would possibly consider giving one yellow rose, meaning you're in support of that person as they face a challenge or difficulty.
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Also, Yellow ribbons, generally, have, for several decades, been a symbolic gesture of family. The meaning behind yellow roses can come to mean, "I'm thinking of you and your family, and that I hope your beloved returns home soon."
Yellow Roses From a Symbol of Jealousy to a Symbol of Freedom
Interestingly, yellow roses' almost-universal meaning may be a sharp contrast from the definition of yellow roses within the language of flowers from Victorian times. During this era, yellow rose arrangements weren't related to positive feelings but rather with jealousy, the end of a relationship, or infidelity. Most believe this is because yellow roses of that time typically lacked the signature fragrance of roses – a trait that, if personified, would mean yellow roses were jealous of their more lovely scented counterparts of other colors. Fortunately, warmth and positivity won out, and today yellow roses' meaning is nearly consistently a cheerful one.
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The recognition of yellow roses and yellow flower arrangements has even come to require interesting new meanings. The country-western song about "the yellow rose of Texas" makes yellow rose arrangement centerpieces popular at Texas weddings and celebrations. What was in Victorian times with the unfortunate end of a relationship is that yellow roses' meaning can now symbolize freedom and a new beginning after a relationship that may have been "less than joyous."
The Color Yellow Helps Building Confidence
You might also consider how yellow interacts with our minds and how you might arrive at a new answer to the question: What is the meaning of yellow roses?
The color yellow activates the brain's memory center, stimulates the nervous system, enhances vision, and can even build confidence. The effect can be seen on brain scans when patients are exposed to color.
For this reason, yellow rose floral arrangements are popular in senior living communities and elder care facilities, as yellow roses can play a small part in a person's recovery or well-being.
Yellow Roses Stand Out
What is particular about the meaning of yellow flowers is that yellow roses are screaming for attention. They get attention in even the dullest environments, making them a top choice for resorts, hotels, and enormous gathering spaces where people don't want the floral decor to fade into the background. That makes yellow rose arrangements ideal for honoring any special someone you feel deserves extra attention in his or her life.


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Crossing borders, be it international or regional, often go together with price, wage or indeed wealth discontinuities. This paper identifies substantial wealth differences between Luxembourg resident households and cross-border commuter households despite their similar incomes. The average (median) net wealth difference is estimated to be €367,000 (€129,000) and increases for higher percentiles. Using several different regression and decomposition techniques, spatial (regional) differences in real estate price developments, and thus differences in accumulated nominal capital gains are shown to be one main driving factor for these wealth differences. Other factors contributing to the observed wealth differences are differences in age, income, education and other household characteristics.
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text: AbstractCellobiose-pendant polymers were synthesized by radical polymerization and their affinity for a cellulose matrix was investigated by quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). A 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethylureido cellobiose (MOU-Cel) macromer was synthesized by coupling cellobiosylamine with 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl isocyanate followed by polymerization in an aqueous radical reaction system. The interaction of the resulting poly(MOU-Cel) with a pure cellulose matrix in water was evaluated by QCM analysis. Poly(MOU-Cel) was strongly adsorbed to the cellulose substrate, whereas neither cellobiose nor MOU-Cel macromer exhibited an attractive interaction with cellulose. This specific interaction was not inhibited by the presence of ionic contaminants, suggesting that multiple cellobiopyranose moieties in each polymer molecule might cooperatively enhance its affinity for cellulose. Moderate insertion of acrylamide units into the polymer backbone improved the affinity for cellulose, possibly due to an increased mobility of sugar side chains. Polymers such as these, with a high affinity for cellulose, have potential applications for the surface functionalization of cellulose-based materials, including paper products.


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THE NUMERICAL ANALYSIS ON EROSION AROUND SABO DAM IN TRIBUTARIES OF PROGO RIVER
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Mt. Merapi is the active volcano in Indonesia. On 2010 erupted, the mountain produced sediment around 150 million m3. The sediment supplies to the downstream area through the tributaries. The hydraulics condition in tributaries of Progo River may change for long time period due to the sediment supply. Sabo dam is constructed in tributaries for controlling the sediment. The morphology around sabo may change due to the sediment supply. So, the erosion process near the sabo dam should be predicted to estimate the stability of the structure after the eruption. This research is to investigate the erosion around the sabo dam. Numerical simulation is performed using the horizontal two-dimensional flow model.


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About Emirate of Ajman
Emirate of Ajman was and still is known as a home for safety. This charming emirate is the smallest emirate of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates, located on the Arabian Gulf coast of the northern part of the UAE, and with an area of 260 square kilometers.
Approximately away from Ajman city about 110 km to the south-east with an area of 46 km 2 and includes Masfoot City Mazira area and Assbaygha, and its population descended of the tribes of ancient, such as the tribe Bedwat and bany kaab and is famous for its agriculture, as it has fertile soil and spacious valleys and mild climate which qualified it to be the center of attraction for tourism that is characterized by picturesque nature, where towering mountains like Dfatta mountain, and Laishen mountain, White mountain, as well as its being famous for its spacious valleys such as the Valley of Ghalfa, Alsoamr, Masfoot and Khnfariah and the Valley of Defdaa.
Lies about 73 km from the city of Ajman eastward and align it passes the way across the Emirate of Sharjah and Fujairah area of 26 km2, there is old in Manama a grassland with gravel, sand. Manama area is characterized by picturesque nature as it has high mountains that are rich in magnesium, chromium, and building stones and its valleys are famous for their high fertility and production of agricultural crops.


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In this lesson you can learn how to calculate CAGR in Excel.
CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) is year-of-year average growth rate over a period of time. Calculating CAGR you can check how much do you earn annualy with your investments.
To calculate CAGR you can use that formula:
= ((FV/PV)^(1/n)) - 1
Picture show the example of formula. I think everything is clear.


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I can get the title of the active menu using
$menu = &Jsite::getMenu();
$menuname = $menu->getActive()->title;
But how can I access it's parent title?
Try this code:
$menu = JFactory::getApplication()->getMenu();
$parent = $menu->getItem( $menu->getActive()->parent_id );
$parentname = $parent->title
If you need the link
$parentlink = JRoute::_( $parent->link. '&Itemid='. $parent->id );
 - While this answer is correct, you should check the return value of getActive() because there maybe is no active menu and you get a non-object back (I think null) – Harald Leithner Apr 22 '14 at 18:24
The method getActive return a object with the active menu properties including the parent_id. The JMenu class has a method getItem($id), where $id is a menu id. This method return the same type of object that getActive. So, you can do something like this:
$parent_id = $menu->getActive()->parent_id;
$parent_title = $menu->getItem($parent_id)->title;
Since you can get the active menu, you can get the rest by getting the tree. This is usefull to traverse the item list, not just the parent!
So that you understand better, I'm spliting the answer in parts:
1. Create a variable for the active menu (for simplicity and portability):
$menu = &JSite::getMenu();
$active = $menu->getActive();
2. Pick the previous/parent menu by getting the previous item in the tree:
$parent_item_id = $active->tree[count($active->tree) - 2];
NOTE: the tree is an array, and starts with zero, that's why I am subtracting by 2.
3. Finally get the menu title:
Mind you that you also need to add some checks to see if there is an active menu, and/or other error checks.
 - You shouldn't use $menu = &JSite::getMenu();, because it is not a static function. The correct way is to use the code as specified by _USER_. – Don Gilbert Apr 22 '14 at 19:13
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||Higher-Dimensional general Jacobi identities I
It was shown by the author [International Journal of Theoretical Physics 36 (1997), _PHONE_] in synthetic differential geometry that what is called the general Jacobi identity obtaining in microcubes underlies the Jacobi identity of vector fields. It is well known in the theory of Lie algebras that a plethora of higher-dimensional generalizations of the Jacobi identity hold, though it is usually established not as a direct derivation from the axioms of Lie algebras but by making an appeal to the so-called Poincar\'e-Birkhoff-Witt theorem. The general Jacobi identity was rediscovered by Kirill Mackenzie in the second decade of this century [Geometric Methods in Physics, 357-366, Birkh\"auser/Springer 2013]. The principal objective in this paper is to investigate a four-dimensional generalization of the general Jacobi identity in detail. In a subsequent paper we will propose a uniform method for establishing a bevy of higher-dimensional generalizations of the Jacobi identity under a single umbrella.
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BUILDING 2G SPORT SURFACE – FROM START TO FINISH
Project Name: Ruthin Leisure Centre
Project Address: Denbighshire, North Wales
Size of Project: 6300 m² sand filled all weather pitch
Works Carried Out: Replacement of the existing poor quality field into a brand new and improved all-weather hockey pitch. The current ground suffered heavily with standing water issues. The construction of this new sports pitch included groundworks, soil stabilisation, sports pitch drainage, engineered macadam subbase, sports rebound fencing, 300 lux sports floodlighting and sand filled multi-use carpet.
"We are very pleased with the outcome. Our surface was awful and unusable before these works and now it has been transformed and the students are making the most of this new facility."
The pitch was very muddy and uneven which made the playing and performance characteristics poor, as well as potentially unsafe for players. Therefore, they decided to construct a new all-weather sports pitch facility for use all year round.
EXCAVATION FOR NEW ARTIFICIAL PITCH:
The excavation process involved removing the existing layer of topsoil in preparation for the new surfacing and pitches to be constructed. The pictures below show the initial ground works for the new multi-use sports court after the original topsoil was removed.
SOIL STABILISATION GROUNDWORKS:
The process of soil stabilisation was carried out to ensure that the pitch had a good quality subbase to install our surfacing on, as the initial ground conditions didn't meet the CBR levels we required to build our synthetic turf pitch onto.
SPORTS PITCH DRAINAGE INSTALLATION:
A sports pitch drainage system was installed to prevent the build-up of water on the surface of the pitch, this could have had a negative effect on the playing characteristics, or have led to the pitch being unusable. This ensures that the surface is an all-weather pitch which is suitable for a variety of conditions.
POROUS STONE SUB BASE SPECIFICATION:
The installation of porous stone works as part of the sports pitch drainage system as it contains lots of air pockets to allow water to pass through it quickly and prevent flooding on the surface of the 2G pitch. This allows the drainage system to combat all weather pitch flooding by disposing of the excess water.
SPORTS FLOODLIGHT COLUMNS:
The installation of sports floodlighting around the pitch allows continued use in low light conditions. This means that the leisure centre can increase its revenue as a result of extending the opening hours.
REBOUND TWIN BAR FENCING:
Sports pitch rebound fencing was put up around the 2G surface to prevent the risk of balls getting lost or causing an inconvenience for other people outside of the playing area. This also reduces maintenance costs by stopping sports surface contamination from external factors.
MACADAM SPORTS SURFACES:
The construction of the Macadam subbase surfacing over the groundworks of the pitch ensures an even playing field and gives a bound subbase specification to work from as a firm platform whenever you might need to have the pitch resurfaced in future.
QUALITY CONTROL TOLERANCE TESTS:
Surfacing tests were carried out to assess the quality and performance characteristics of the pitch, this was to ensure that the safety of the players was not compromised at any time. This surface testing also checks to make sure that the pitch meets all the relevant accreditations of the sport's governing bodies.
INSITU RUBBER SHOCK PAD:
The installation of shock pads between the subbase and the playing surface, which act as an underlay for the artificial grass, ensures that the surface meets the recommended safety requirements and provides a comfortable playing experience for the users.
COMPLETED SYNTHETIC SURFACING:
The final result is a 2G all-weather artificial grass sports pitch which meets all the required performance and safety criteria and provides a much better playing experience for the users when it comes to playing both hockey and other sports like football. With the added floodlighting the Leisure Centre can now increase usage hours.