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Swedish National Day - 6 JuneMay 18, 2011 07:20 BST
The tradition of celebrating a National Day in Sweden was born at Skansen. Artur Hazelius, the founder of Skansen, wanted to establish an annual day that would be a patriotic focus for the nation and he chose the sixth of June. This was the day on which, in 1523, Gustav Vasa had been proclaimed king and it was also the day on which the current constitution had been agreed in 1809. Sweden's National Day has been celebrated at Skansen every year since 1893.
For many years the celebration was known as National Flag Day but the day has now been marked by a public holiday. This will be celebrated in traditional fashion: members of the royal family join a procession to Skansen where there are speeches, flag ceremony, singing, brass bands, folk music, etc., broadcast live to the whole nation.
11 am - 5 pm Old time games and fun - Activities for children on the Tingsvallen meadow
3 pm National Day Concert at the Galejan Dance Pavillion
4 pm Skansens Folk dance company performs at the Tingsvallen stage
kl 6.30 - 8 pm Celebrations in the presence of the Royal family
His Majesty the King administers gifts to Swedish organisations and a great number of Swedish artists perform for the Royal family and the whole of Sweden in this live broadcast from the Solliden stage.
History of the celebrations
We can read about the history of the celebrations in an article written by Arne Biörnstad in 1980:
"The sixth of June has been established at Skansen as the anniversary of the nation's history and will henceforth be celebrated as the Swedish National Day", wrote Artur Hazelius in the Skansen yearbook for 1893. At a time when there was a special focus on the national identity he thought it important to establish a Swedish National Day. The sixth of June was chosen for historical reasons. This was the day on which, in 1523, Gustav Vasa had been proclaimed king and it was also the day on which the current constitution had been signed in 1809.
In 1893 the first spring festival was organized at Skansen and this culminated in a splendid celebration of the National Day on the sixth of June. The festivities were very formal in character, with speeches by three distinguished citizens. The historian C.T. Odhner, who was head of the Swedish National Archives, spoke about Gustav Vasa and the political development of Sweden. O.R. Themptander, the County Governor of Stockholm, spoke about the development of the Swedish constitution while the theologian and Biblical scholar P. Waldenström spoke about the nation. This was the beginning of what was to become National Flag Day in Sweden.
By the third year, in 1895, the celebration had already caught on. Three thousand nursery-school children from Stockholm took part equipped with little flags. The following year, there was a splendid procession with bowmen in traditional folk costume from Dalarna, mounted cavalry from the time of Erik XIV, foot soldiers and halberdiers in uniforms from the 17th and 18th centuries as well as large crowds of youngsters wearing folk costumes.
The celebration of 1899 was particularly festive for it coincided with the ninetieth anniversary of the constitution. In 1900 the festivities started with 10 000 nursery-school children marching to Skansen headed by flag-bearers and drummers. In 1905 the Swedish flag was given a special celebration on the first of November. The union between Sweden and Norway had been dissolved and the "pure" Swedish flag, without the union emblem in one corner, was displayed on public buildings throughout the country. A huge flagpole was erected on Renberget and the archaeologist Oscar Montelius made a patriotic speech in the presence of the King, the Crown Prince and several other members of the royal family, "a large number of the capital's leading citizens" as well as several thousand pupils from Stockholm schools.
The 1916 programme continued for a number of years. After that the annual concert at Hasselbacken was discontinued. The grand celebrations at the Olympic stadium continued until 1962 but the next year the celebration was moved to Skansen where the sixth of June had been celebrated every year since 1893 except in 1902. That year rain fell all day but in general the sun has shone down on the blue and yellow emotions and flags.
From: Arne Biörnstad, Boken om Skansen, Bokförlaget Bra Böcker, 1980.


Title: Analysis of the effects of short-term subaerial weathering in different environmental conditions on bone colour and microstructure.
Authors: Bouzane, Cécilia
Keywords: Forensic science;Forensic anthropology;Forensic taphonomy;Forensic ecology;Dissection microscope;Scanning electron microscope;Vapour density;Photoshop©;Munsell Soil Colour Chart®
Issue Date: 13-Jul-2016
Abstract: This preliminary study was conducted in order to evaluate the effect of subaerial environmental factors on bone colour change over time, and to quantify this using photography and Photoshop© CMYK analysis, as well with the Munsell Soil Colour Chart®. Additionally, surface microstructural changes with macroscopic and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analysis were also conducted. Environmental data were tracked, and vapour density was documented and compared to relative humidity to determine the best-suited unit of measurement. The specimens consisted of 23 fleshed Sus scrofa humeri that were exposed to different microenvironments with varying sustrates and sunlight exposure. Although no discernable colour change trends were observed, other taphonomic changes were visible macroscopically in as little as 6 weeks to a few months of environmental exposure, and detailed distinctions could be made between specimens of different groups using SEM analysis.
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Caroli Zygo, physicist, prominent figure in galactic space research, physician of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), professor emeritus at the Wigner Center for Physics Research (FK) and member of the Scientific Council for Space Science, died at the age of 78. Károly Szeg died unexpectedly on January 22. The Wigner Center for Physical Research considers the scientist dead.
Károly Szegő began his career as a theoretical particle physicist, applying the methods of group theory. His interest turned to space physics in the early 1980s, particularly to study the surface of comets, surface processes, and the interaction of the solar wind and comets.
He was co-chair of the Soviet space mission VEGA (1986), which was launched with international participation to identify Halley's Comet. On the occasion of this research, for the first time in human history, an image of a comet's core was taken, the size of the comet's core and its rotation were determined, and the surface activity of the comet was modeled.
Four of his _PHONE_ papers were among the seven most cited in the world for solar system research. His achievements were recognized with the State Prize in 1986.
He later worked as a visiting researcher on NASA's Pioneer-Venus Orbiter mission, where he participated as a research associate in the plasma physics experiments of the Phobos-2 mission launched in 1988 to study Mars. He achieved important results in the study of the planet Venus. He was a research associate in the Plasma Physics Experiments for NASA's Cassini mission to study Saturn, and then in the Plasma Physics Experiment for the ESA Rosetta mission. In recent years, he participated in the SERENA plasma experiment of the ESA BepiColombo mission, which was sent to the planet Mercury.
Károly Szegő was the first Director of the MTA KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, founded in 1975, until 2002. Between 2002 and 2010, he organized and supported the work of the Academic Research Network as Head of the Research Development and Innovation Department at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and then as Head of the Research Development Department and innovation.
(Cover photo: Caroly Ziggo, November 25, 2002. Photo: Máté Nándorfi/MTI)
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Spiliopoulos, Leonidas (2008): Humans versus computer algorithms in repeated mixed strategy games.
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This paper is concerned with the modeling of strategic change in humans' behavior when facing diﬀerent types of opponents. In order to implement this eﬃciently a mixed experimental setup was used where subjects played a game with a unique mixed strategy Nash equilibrium for 100 rounds against 3 preprogrammed computer algorithms (CAs) designed to exploit diﬀerent modes of play. In this context, substituting human opponents with computer algorithms designed to exploit commonly occurring human behavior increases the experimental control of the researcher allowing for more powerful statistical tests. The results indicate that subjects signiﬁcantly change their behavior conditional on the type of CA opponent, exhibiting within-sub jects heterogeneity, but that there exists comparatively little between-subjects heterogeneity since players seemed to follow very similar strategies against each algorithm. Simple heuristics, such as win-stay/lose-shift, were found to model subjects and make out of sample predictions as well as, if not better than, more complicated models such as individually estimated EWA learning models which suﬀered from overﬁtting. Subjects modiﬁed their strategies in the direction of better response as calculated from CA simulations of various learning models, albeit not perfectly. Examples include the observation that subjects randomized more eﬀectively as the pattern recognition depth of the CAs increased, and the drastic reduction in the use of the win-stay/lose-shift heuristic when facing a CA designed to exploit this behavior.
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|Original Title:||Humans versus computer algorithms in repeated mixed strategy games|
|Keywords:||Behavioral game theory; Learning; Experimental economics; Simulations; Experience weighted attraction learning; Simulations; Repeated games; Mixed Strategy Nash equilibria; Economics and psychology|
|Subjects:||C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C9 - Design of Experiments
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Python indentation deters newbies?
beliavsky at beliavsky at
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Peter Hansen wrote in message news:...
> For example, if 90% of people who have the "indentation rash"
> had previous encounters with FORTRAN IV, then it ought to
> be possible to make it obvious in the early documentation
> (tutorial, intro page, etc) that Python is not FORTRAN and
> doesn't suffer from the same limitations with respect to
> indentation/whitespace significance as FORTRAN does.
Uh oh, people are picking on my beloved Fortran :).
Fortran IV was standardized as Fortran 66. Even the following Fortran
standard, Fortran 77, had only "fixed format" with the rigid column
restrictions. The Fortran 90 standard introduced free format, and I
think such code resembles Python more closely than other compiled
languages, because there are no semicolons needed to terminate lines,
and curly braces are not used to delimit blocks.
It would be misleading to discuss certain flaws of earlier versions of
Fortran without mentioning that they have long since been corrected.
Btw, the official spelling has been "Fortran" (not all uppercase)
since the 1990 standard.
I have done a good bit of coding in both Python and Fortran and still
(mildly)prefer using key words rather than indentation to terminate
blocks, for example
do i=0,9
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compared to
for i in range(10):
 # some code
In Fortran you easily wrap a do-enddo or if-endif around a block of
code without touching the interior lines. This is useful for
debugging. If the change is permanent, the code should be re-indented.
In Python the indentation must be correct at all times, which can be
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Caspian Sea, Sarygamysh Lake and Aral Sea45.3N 52.3E
Green sediments color the waters of the northern part of the Caspian Sea. The majority of them enter the sea through the delta of the Volga River, visible as a fan-shaped dark green area along the northwestern shores, in southern Russia.
The central part of the sea appears dark blue, although the smaller Karabogas Bay, in Turkmenistan, at the central-east part of the coastline, is shallower and thus lighter in color.
Visible further east are two lakes: the small Sarygamysh Lake, on the border between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and the Aral Sea, divided into three basins due to its shrinking size, on the border of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

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Learn more about Pediatric Nephrology Specialists and how to choose the right one for you
A pediatric nephrologist specializes in the health needs of infants, children and adolescents with kidney diseases and disorders. Pediatric nephrologists diagnose and treat problems with children's kidneys, such as kidney stones and kidney failure. They also help manage conditions related to kidney disease, such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
A pediatric nephrologist typically:
- Evaluates a patient's medical history and kidney function
- Diagnoses and treats acute and chronic diseases and conditions that affect children's kidneys including diabetes, childhood nephrotic syndrome, kidney failure, hemolytic uremic syndrome, hereditary kidney disease, and kidney stones
- Analyzes the results of kidney disease screenings including urine tests, blood tests, and biopsies
- Orders and interprets laboratory and imaging tests and prescribes medications
- Evaluates whether a child with kidney disease needs dialysis or a kidney transplant
- Orders and performs kidney dialysis procedures
- Provides care before and after kidney transplants and other kidney surgeries
- Creates lifestyle plans for helping patients maintain their kidney function including dietary and medication changes
- Collaborates with other healthcare providers, such as pediatric surgeons, pediatric urologists, nutritionists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and social workers, who help patients and their families manage their kidney conditions
A pediatric nephrologist may also be known by the following names: children's kidney doctor, pediatric renal specialist, children's renal specialist, pediatric kidney specialist, or children's kidney specialist.
There are 17 specialists practicing Pediatric Nephrology in Cleveland, OH with an overall average rating of 5.0 stars. There are 4 hospitals near Cleveland, OH with affiliated Pediatric Nephrology specialists, including Cleveland Clinic, Rainbow Babies And Childrens Hospital and University Hospitals MacDonald Women's Hospital.
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Bungle Bungle Ranges
Nestled in the far north-west of Western Australia, the Bungle Bungle range in the World Heritage-listed Purnululu National Park is one of Australia's best-kept secrets.
For more than 350 million years, nature's forces have shaped these mysterious geological features in this prehistoric landscape. Apart from the local Kija Aboriginal community, few people knew they existed until the 1980s.
Discover a world of secrets in Australia's far north-west
The giant orange and black striped domes rise out of the ground creating a bewildering landscape unlike anything you have ever seen.
One of the best ways to appreciate the scale of this natural wonder is on a scenic flight. As you sweep over the range, the intricate maze of tiger-striped domes reveal a hidden world of narrow, sheer-sided gorges lined with majestic palms and seasonal waterfalls and calm pools.
According to Aboriginal Dreamtime legends, the amazing beehive-like domes that form the Bungle Ranges were created by the Rainbow Serpent as she slithered across the landscape. Aboriginal people have used the area for their sacred rituals for around 20 000 years.
A walk with an Aboriginal guide brings the natural history of the range to life. Camp out under the stars, or spend a few days in lavish comfort at the award-winning Bungle Bungle Wilderness Lodge. Discover the acoustic secrets of Cathedral Gorge. Go four wheel driving across rugged terrain, and hike through gorges millions of years in the making.


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Popular quotes: The meaning an history behind "To limit the press is to insult a nation; to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or slaves."
"To limit the press is to insult a nation; to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or slaves." - Claude Adrien Helvetius
French philosopher Claude Adrien Helvétius was born in Paris in 1715. After holding the exceedingly profitable post of farmer-general (tax collector) for some years he retired to the country in 1751 where he devoted himself to writing and philanthropy. He is remembered for his hedonism (his 1758 book, De lesprit, drew the condemnation of both the Pope and the Parlement of Paris). Like Locke, Helvétius believed that all men are born with equal ability and that distinctions develop from education, and that through education all human problems could be solved. He died in 1771.
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Blowing-up noncommutative weighted projective spaces (joint work with Colin Ingalls.)
David Patrick
For any positive integer n, the weighted projective space P(1,1,n) is defined to be Proj k[x,y,z], where x and y have degree 1 and z has degree n. This space has exactly one singular point, and if we blowup at this point, we get the smooth rational surface Fn. In this talk, we discuss the noncommutative analog of this construction. Starting with a noncommutative P(1,1,n), as defined by Stephenson, we will describe the process of blowing-up the ''singular point'' of the noncommutative weighted projective space. The resulting algebra, which resembles the homogeneous coordinate ring of a bundle of rational curves over a rational curve, is the homogeneous coordinate ring of a noncommutative analog of Fn. As time permits, we will describe the relationship between the blowing-up construction and the construction of noncommutative ruled surfaces using bimodules.
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Flesh is the soft part of the body of a person or animal which is between the skin and the bones. In ordinary speech, it typically contrasts with bone, as in the merism flesh and bone. It mainly refers to skeletal muscle and associated fat, though it includes all other internal soft tissue. The softness of a human body is generally attributed to flesh, although muscles can also give a notion of hardness.
The word "meat" is normally used instead if animal flesh is intended as food.
In some instances, the term "flesh" will be used to describe the soft interior of fruits, usually the part that is eaten.


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Title text: Billy Joel briefly detained
In the United States and Canada, the term multiple-alarm fire is used to categorize the level of response to fires by local authorities, for instance how many units responded to the alarm. The range typically only goes through a small number of levels: typically a one-alarm fire, two-alarm fire, and three-alarm fire, perhaps up to five or six alarms in some cities, though a ten-alarm fire did occur two months before the comic near where Randall lives.
In the comic, a newspaper front page is shown with its cover story reporting a "50,000-alarm" fire, with a picture of a factory on fire. The humor lies in the unusual use of the term. Instead of indicating the severity of the fire, the number merely indicates the number of alarms being manufactured or stored in the factory at the time of the fire. As indicated by the sound waves, or agitrons, shown in the image, at least some of those alarms appear to have been set off. It is unclear what the causal relationship between the alarms and the fire is. The presence of fire might have activated those alarms (e.g. if they are smoke detectors), the sounding of alarms might have caused the fire to start (e.g. due to workers' attention being diverted from other critical operations), or they might be unrelated events that happened at the same time.
The title text mentions the musician Billy Joel being detained briefly as a suspect for the fire. But he was quickly released, likely because he didn't start the fire, which is a reference to his song "We Didn't Start the Fire". In other words, Billy Joel's claim that he is not responsible for the fire at the alarm factory has been taken seriously enough for him to be released. Also, the reference is humorous because it compares the literal fire depicted in the factory to the metaphorical fire in people's hearts, in the song. (Or just ignores the fact that the song's fire was metaphorical, for the sake of the joke.)
The incident where Billy Joel got arrested for arson was earlier shown on a similar folded newspaper with only one line of text visible next to an image. This was in comic #4 of 821: Five-Minute Comics: Part 3.
This all fits together as the cover of the single is also a newspaper page with a picture of Billy Joel beneath a headline which is the title of the song. The column of text to the right of the picture is readable here. It is not easy to read it through as some of the text continues outside the image. (The text is a section of the lyrics for the song starting from "Richard Nixon" after the fourth chorus continuing in to the next chorus).
The lyrics of the song is also mentioned in 1775: Things You Learn.
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Nour: Play With Your Food's sous chef: an interactive soundtrack
Reading Time: 6 minutes
No two dishes made in Nour: Play With Your Food are alike. A delicious interactive exploration into the aesthetics of food and drink, Nour lets you play with your food in ways your mother told you not to. This beautiful, chaotic yet comforting game demanded a soundtrack that reflects each player's unique preparations and plating. What started as a soundtrack ended up as an instrument.
Play sweet melodies and manipulate the environment via random acts of cookery, rhythmic prowess, or even your singing voice. Beginner or expert, reckless or meticulous, every chef creates a song to match their pièce de résistance.
I'm Maximilian C Mueller, a musician and designer – and today, your maître d'Nour's music. James Morrison (aka Fluke Nukes) and I cooked up a feast for the ears to accompany this feast for the eyes.
Ambience: Season to Taste
Adaptive background music to complement your dish.
The music heats up, cools down, rises, mixes, and melts. What you hear is a unique combination of ingredients cooked per ever-changing specifications set by the way you play; no two play-throughs will sound the same. Wreak havoc, show restraint, and so too will the audio.
Adaptive game music is often categorized as "horizontal" (e.g. the music changes when entering a room), or "vertical" (e.g., tempo increases or an instrumental element is added when entering combat). Nour's music is diagonal and has a cherry on top. Player actions and their frequency comprise a measure of chaos used to generate a cohesive song from a large pantry of ingredients. Together with a dash of stochasticity and a pinch of salt, this fluctuating measure acts as a conductor, guiding the scene sound. Put simply, the dish you create creates the song.
Have a listen to some evolving music captured in-game while you read:
Marshmallow Flutes and Noodle Harps
Conjure food and make a melody, create a dish and make a song.
Each time a food is introduced into the scene, a sound comes with it. What does a marshmallow sound like? An airy flute! An ice cube? The high notes of a grand piano played staccato of course! It was great fun choosing these sounds and even more fun subjecting those sounds to the trials of gameplay. Don't worry about playing sour notes; every button press is always in tune. Once in the scene, the foods act as percussion instruments, singing the sound that announced them on impact. I love setting up a pile of ice cubes and slamming something into them to create an icy physics music explosion.
Perhaps the best example of physical instrumentation in Nour is the noodle harp. Make some noodles, arrange them to form an elegant slope (or monster) using the magnet, and freeze them. While there are many ways you could choose to play the harp, one of my favorites is simply letting a gyoza tumble down the sculpture to create a descending melody.
Making a beat in Toaster using a combination of "broken" and working toasters.
Each scene in Nour has some unique gameplay mechanics and musical mechanics to match. In Toaster, make toast and conduct an orchestra at the same time. Bread takes to the air upon a swell of violins, bassoons, and timpani. Burn your toast to the degree that the toaster breaks…and what was once a bassoon is a BASS. Appliance destruction triggers a change of temperament in your musicians, turning the smoldering toasters into 808's, snares, hats, and kicks. Create a fiery beat – but be sure to leave one or two toasters unbroken for a nice orchestral accompaniment.
Fire dances to the beat when night falls in Toaster.
In Meat Grinder, each food is spawned into a calm but foreboding environment. Things really take a turn when the player rotates the handle to grind a food – not only is the food ground, but its sound is extruded too. There may or may not be heavy-metal involved.
Players can look forward to both macro and micro manipulation of game audio via changes they make to the environment. This relationship is reciprocal: they'll also have the power to change the environment through music.
A jazz cover of the Miso Soup music hidden in an easter egg – happy hunting!
Sonic Controller: Audio-as-Interface
Use music to manipulate food.
Music in Nour acts not just as a soundtrack, but an interface. Players can exert influence over the scene and its contents in both familiar and new modes of musical gameplay.
The mechanics aim to encourage and reward the exploration and experimentation central to Nour. Fittingly, its rhythm system has no grid. User input is instead processed relatively, allowing the game to recognize and reward melodies ranging from rigid to adventurous.
Rhythmic play generates a resource that can be used to activate special powers: freeze foods to create a sculpture (or plate), turn day into night, or compel your food to dance to the music.
Combining these effects creates a dizzying number of musical (and physical) possibilities. Lock some dancing sugar cubes in a cage of frozen oranges to create a dynamic physical instrument – the sugar pulses to the music, knocking into itself and the walls confining it. Then activate night mode to really get things bopping! I'm so excited to see what players come up with and hear the sounds they're able to coax out of the scenes.
Secret rhythmic sequences (combos) offer another way to control the game – I'll give away one to get you started: try slowing down time by playing 4 quarter notes, 2 halves, and a whole. And for balance, an anti-sequence: button mash as fast as your can to activate Warp Mode!
We hope such rhythmic mechanics will be fun, familiar, and legible to those who have stomped, shredded, or ocarina-ed their way through a virtual space. The DualSense controller,
Sequence effects are triggered by specific note sequences. This sequence, (4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2, 1), prompts a key change and slows down both the music and gameplay.
however, furnished an opportunity for something new. Not only can you play with your food, you can yell, sing, blow, and slurp at it. Sing the root note of the song to levitate objects upon a field of golden energy for as long as you can hold it. Blast away objects with a gust of wind blown into the microphone. Yell to charge up a food and plate it with force! After all that you'll likely need to take a sip of refreshing soda – just produce a rising pitch with your voice, a cello, or…?
Left: Using voice to levitate citrus in Soft Drinks // Right: Blowing a gust of wind in Diner
Panic's previous title, Untitled Goose Game, was praised for its reactive score, so from the start we knew Nour would have to push the audio envelope. This is our first time working on a game, so we didn't really know what was possible in the key of C# – it turns out a lot is! It's been a wild ride up a steep learning curve – a big thanks to our very talented, supportive, and patient team for sticking with us while we skilled up.
We're all so excited for you to experience Nour: Play With Your Food this summer.
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The 'wagon' boiler, so-called because of its similarity in shape to a covered horse-drawn wagon, was widely used to provide steam at low pressures to early engines. The boiler itself was made from wrought iron plates riveted together, and surrounded by a brick setting, which supported it and allowed for the provision of flues around the outside of the boiler, to maximise the heating area and thus the amount of heat conveyed to water within. The boiler design remained in use for as long as engines operating on low steam pressures survived. However, from the mid-nineteenth century it was supplemented and replaced by new designs such as the Lancashire boiler.


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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed localities and organizations to collect ideas from experts and relevant agencies to make a list of 12 intangible cultural heritages to submit to UNESCO in the 2012-2016 period
This activity aims to preserve, promote and glorify values of cultural heritage at the international level, contributing to popularizing the national image and attracting tourists.
The Prime Minister permitted the making of 12 proposals to submit to UNESCO. They are the oral art of the Central Highland epics, water puppetry in the northern river delta, singing art in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh, the art of pottery making by Cham ethnic people, the art of dance of Thai ethnic people in Vietnam, the art of making Dong Ho folklore painting, and several arts of ethnic groups in Vietnam.(Source: CPV)


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Jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world. It has been called a "miracle" fruit because it provides so many nutrients and calories and is relatively easy and cheap to cultivate.
The fruit tastes like a cross between a pear and pineapple when ripe, but more like a potato when immature. Perhaps the most popular way to eat jackfruit in the US is to cook it for a few hours, at which point it takes on the texture, flavor, and look of pulled pork. We tried the raw fruit alongside some barbecued jackfruit, ordered from Candle Cafe, to see if it lives up to its reputation


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Our future evolution will not be decided by the survival of the strongest but by the survival of the wisest.
Dr. Jonas Salk
World Wisdom Council
Dedicated to the advancement and application of Wisdom in the World
The World Wisdom Council was convened in 2004 in the conviction that the main requirement in this age of discontinuity and transformation is to recognize that, through the development of a new global level of consciousness, the world can be constructively changed by individuals wherever they live and whatever their interests and background.
The Council's task is to build on the power and creativity innate in all people by:
1. Bringing widely to the attention of the public both the dangers and opportunities inherent in the human condition in its global dimension;
2. Identifying priority areas where individual and cooperative action is needed in order to reinforce progress toward peace and sustainability, globally as well as locally;
3. Offering guidance for developing the individual and collective wisdom that empowers action capable of bringing about constructive change in our economic, social, and ecological environment.
The Council realizes that there is already a growing range of initiatives aligned with this mission. In consequence, it is taking as one of its highest priorities the formation of networks, partnerships, and collaborations in the interest of mobilizing the forces required for the constructive transformation of humanity on a global scale.
The World Wisdom Council is politically, socially, and culturally non-partisan, championing the joint interest of all humans and all life on this planet; informing people so that they can move towards a world where we can live in peace with each other and in harmony with nature.


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The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is one of the decentralised agencies of the European Union (EU). These agencies are set up to provide expert advice on a range of issues to EU institutions and EU Member States. FRA provides the EU institutions and EU Member States with independent, evidence-based advice on fundamental rights, to ensure full respect for fundamental rights across the EU. To achieve this goal, FRA performs the following main tasks:
The agency fulfils its tasks by implementing activities within the thematic areas of its 5-year multiannual framework (MAF), which fall under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, to strengthen the protection of fundamental rights in the EU in light of societal changes and progress, and scientific and technological developments.
FRA carries out its tasks in consultation and cooperation with its partners. This allows the agency to do the following.


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Creating a World of Relationalists
 At Ubuntu Learning Village, we have practically embraced the idea that we become powerful by creating power using our own creativity and the resources around us. By powerful we do not mean having the resources or capacity to oppress others, but the exact opposite. Powerfulness does not have to come at the cost of the powerlessness of others. In fact that is not being powerful, that is being oppressive. We can all be powerful simultaneously and be content with our own power.What we mean is that we are becoming a resource space and team to support the creation for conditions for people to explore their freedom and hopefully create more spaces of freedom.
In our Ubuntu, Beings are everything that exist, the visible and the invisible. And Relations means the reality that we in our being in this place and time together we affect each other.Beings in Relation
The manner in which we have envisaged creating this powerfulness is by means of the idea of Beings in Relation.
Relation according to means an existing connection; a significant association between or among things
 Beings in Relation therefore is a practical disposition towards honoring our current reality, which is that we are always in relation with all Beings around us. Whereas sometimes these relationships are closely felt, sometimes they are not. However, this distance does not mean relational significance decreases. We respect the trees, the earth, the grass, the animals and each other. Our hope is to project this into the world and create a world of relationalists, in which people honor our relatedness. It is our belief that when we recognize and live by the virtues that honor our mutual connectedness we have the greatest chances of eradicating negative forms of power.
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Triton (novel)
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Trouble on Triton
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Cover of the first edition
Author Samuel R. Delany
Original title Triton
Country United States
Language English
Genre Science fiction novel
Publisher Bantam Books
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Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages 369 pp
ISBN 0-553-22979-6
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Trouble on Triton: An Ambiguous Heterotopia (1976) is a science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany. It was nominated for the 1976 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and was shortlisted for a retrospective James Tiptree, Jr. Award in 1995. It was originally published under the shorter title Triton.
Delany has said that Trouble on Triton was written partly in dialogue with Ursula K. Le Guin's anarchist science fiction novel The Dispossessed, whose subtitle was An Ambiguous Utopia.[1] It is also loosely linked to several others of his works (particularly Neveryóna) in its references to "the modular calculus", a vaguely described future mathematics that would analyze analogies, fictional constructs, and possibly human personalities. The most recent edition from Wesleyan University Press (1996) has a foreword by the postmodern novelist Kathy Acker, focusing on Trouble on Triton as Orphic fiction.
Plot introduction[edit]
As the subtitle implies, the novel offers several conflicting perspectives on the concept of utopia. Utopia literally means "good place" or "no place". Delany takes the term heterotopia from the writings of philosopher Michel Foucault. Literally, heterotopia means "other place" or "a place of differences". Foucault uses the term to designate spaces outside everyday fixed institutional and social spaces, for example trains, motels and cemeteries. In the novel's future solar system, Neptune's moon Triton supports one of several human societies independent from Earth, which has developed along radically libertarian lines in some ways: though a representative government exists, it has virtually no power to regulate private behavior, and citizens may choose to live in an area where no laws apply at all. Technology provides for a high degree of self-modification, so that one can change one's physical appearance, gender, sexual orientation, and even specific patterns of likes and dislikes.
Plot summary[edit]
The novel examines how Triton's freedoms and customs are perceived by the main characters, particularly Bron Helstrom, a young man who has previously worked on Mars as a male prostitute. The society of Mars is far harsher than that of Triton, and it has evidently influenced Bron's personality. He is self-absorbed, often lacks insight about himself and others, and has great difficulty with personal relationships. Though the civilization of Triton offers everything that he could reasonably want, he is unhappy with his life, out of harmony with those around him, and continually looking for others to blame whenever things go wrong.
As the novel continues, political tensions between Triton and Earth lead to a destructive interplanetary war. This is mainly used as the backdrop for Bron's (ultimately disastrous) relationship with a brilliant young woman known as the Spike, but Delany speculates interestingly on how an interplanetary war might actually unfold.
Although unsatisfied with the novel's "abrupt" conclusion, Richard A. Lupoff praised Triton as "a thoroughly absorbing, highly rewarding reading experience.... a noble and fascinating experiment [that] speaks well for the author."[2]
Connections to other works[edit]
Trouble on Triton contains the first two parts of the five-part series "Some Informal Remarks Toward the Modular Calculus", which continues in several volumes of the Return to Nevèrÿon series. The novel as a whole is Part One, while the novel's second appendix is Part Two.
Bron's home city of Bellona, Mars shares its name with the Bellona where Delany's other novel Dhalgren is set.
Cover of 1996 Wesleyan paperback edition.
Several plot elements in Trouble on Triton have similar corresponding elements in Delany's Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand.
Trouble on Triton is set in the same universe as Delany's short story "Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones", included in his collection Aye, and Gomorrah, and other stories.
The complex game vlet, which Bron observes the play of, is inspired by the Joanna Russ short story "A Game of Vlet", found in her collection The Zanzibar Cat.
 1. ^ On Triton and Other Matters: An Interview with Samuel R. Delany
 2. ^ "Richard Lupoff's Book Week," Algol 17, 1977, pp.31-32
Further reading[edit]
 - Chan, Edward K. (Summer 2001). "(Vulgar) Identity Politics in Outer Space: Delany's "Triton" and the Heterotopian Narrative". Journal of Narrative Theory 31 (2): 180–213.
 - Pearson, Wendy Gay (November 2009). "Born to Be Bron: Destiny and Destinerrance in Samuel R. Delany's Trouble on Triton". Science Fiction Studies 36 (3): 461–477.


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by Bill McKibben
Vote The Environment 2008
Q: What sign should alert the eastern outdoorsperson to the presence of moose?
One reason we Easterners don't think of our place as especially wild is that we can barely see it. The deciduous forest is effective camouflage. If you're hiking the Appalachian Trail, you're in a tunnel maybe 80 feet wide – that's the edge of your vision. What always amazes me about going to, say, Yellowstone is not the abundance of animals but that they're right out there where you can see them. It's like one of those ant farms with the glass sides – it's almost immodest. There's no denying the effect, however; if you see, even in calendar photos, bear and elk and big cat, then you know you're in a wild place.
That's why American necks swivel west when we think about nature. The pages of the calendar devoted to the East Coast, however, always show leaves: autumn leaves turning the mountainsides orange or red leaves collecting in the pools of small streams. Most of the year, of course, those leaves are the curtain that keeps you from seeing anything. We're good at identifying droppings, tracks, rubs and scrapes, bedding grounds, claw marks on beech trees, because that's what we see – you can spend every single day of an eastern year in the woods and count yourself lucky if you see a bear once. Coyote, fisher, fox, marten, even deer: Usually we get a fleeting glimpse, a blur.
Hence the importance of the moose, our only large mammal that
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ImpactBase is a project of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN). The GIIN's mission is to accelerate the development of an effective impact investing industry. The GIIN builds critical infrastructure and develops activities, education, and research that can increase the scale and effectiveness of impact investing around the world.
The Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS) provide a common language and framework for reporting the social and environmental performance of impact investments. IRIS reporting lowers transaction costs and improves transparency, credibility, and understanding of investments' social and environmental impacts.
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Before you Begin
Stepcraft produced a series of videos that go along with certain assembly steps in the manual to help better explain these steps, thus making assembly easier.
Parts Layout and Inventory
Before You Begin: Parts Layout and Inventory
Before you begin assembly of a STEPCRAFT CNC, we recommend that you inventory all the parts and lay them out on your work area to ensure that you are not missing anything. This will make the assembly go much smoother with less chance of errors.


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Beetroots, red beets, golden beets, and dinner beets, or simply known as table beets, are nutritionally dense taproot vegetables. It is a versatile veggie with vibrant colors and health benefits. However, are beets acidic?
Literally, beets are close to the neutral side of the pH scale, but they are acidic in nature. The PH value of beet may vary according to the land and the conditions, but overall it is between 5 and 6.5, which is pretty less acidic. So, is it good for acid reflux conditions? Or do beets cause acidity?
Beets are naturally abundant in fiber content and alkaline-producing properties, therefore, they have a significant effect on acidity and stomach acid. You will get the full detail of beets and acidity relationship in this "are beets acidic?" guide.
Table of Content
- 1 Are Beets Acidic?
- 2 What's the PH of Beets?
- 3 Are Pickled Beets Alkaline or Acidic?
- 4 Are Cooked, and Canned Beets Acidic or Alkaline?
- 5 Is Beet Juice Acidic?
- 6 Does Beetroot Cause Acidity?
- 7 Are Beets OK for Acid Reflux?
- 8 Are Beets Anti-Inflammatory?
- 9 How Healthy Are Beets?
- 10 FAQs
- 11 Conclusion
Are Beets Acidic?
Naturally, beets are slightly acidic in nature. But why is beet not sour in taste if it is acidic? It is because of its low acidity value on the pH scale, which makes it a particularly good veggie for people with an acidic stomach.
The acidic value of beets may vary, however it usually ranges from 4 to 6.6. Typically, fresh and raw beets are less acidic as compared to canned or pickled beets. But, are beets alkaline food? Beets are generally alkaline-forming in nature.
What's the PH of Beets?
The PH scale is the logarithmic scale that determines the acidic and alkaline nature of food items. On this scale, 7 is the neutral value. Anything above 7 is considered alkaline, while anything below 7 is acidic. As the value decreases, the acidic content becomes more powerful.
As for beets, it is generally less acidic. However, the fresh and preserved beet may vary in their acidic content. Normally, a fresh and raw beet has a pH value of 5.20 to 6.60 on a PH scale. While canned, or acidified beets may have a 4.30 to 4.60 pH value.
Are Pickled Beets Alkaline or Acidic?
Pickled beets are the acidified beets specifically made after fermenting the beets into the acidic solution. After that, they are sealed in an air-tight container or sterile jar, therefore preserved for a long-time.
Typically, it has a 4.3 to 4.6 pH value. It is more acidic than raw and fresh beets, it can worsen the acid reflux condition.
Are Cooked, and Canned Beets Acidic or Alkaline?
Generally, beets are less acidic, and the majority of people consider them OK for acidic conditions. However, it is used in a variety of ways for eating. Although the majority of them are less acidic, some of the beet products can aggregate the acidic condition.
Anyhow, cooked beet vegetables are lower in acidic conditions than canned beets. Canned beets have a pH value of 4.90 – 5.60 while the cooked pH value has a 5.23 to 6.50 value, which is typically less than the fresh one.
Is Beet Juice Acidic?
Beet juice is a nutritious and carbs-rich natural drink that has a pH of 4 on a pH scale. However, fresh beet juice may be less acidic as compared to manufactured or preserved juice. Still, it contains a mild amount of acid. However, it is safer for GERD as compared to orange or lemon juices.
Does Beetroot Juice Cause Gas?
Beetroot is typically rich in dietary fiber, in the case of beetroot juice you are more likely to get a considerable amount of fiber that may improve digestion and stomach health. Meanwhile, it leads to stomach gas, bloating, or stomach pain.
Does Beetroot Cause Acidity?
Beetroot is typically low in acidic content. Although it is acidic in nature, it does not lead to acidity or acidic heartburn.
However, in some instances, the low stomach acidity may lead to the difficult metabolism of red pigment in the beetroot. Therefore, it may lead to stomach discomfort and gastrointestinal issues.
Are Beets OK for Acid Reflux?
Though beets are generally weakly acidic, it does not influence much with the acid reflux condition. So, is beetroot bad for acid reflux? As a matter of fact, beets are normally not bad for acid reflux, heartburn, and GERD. So, can you eat beets during the acid reflux?
Beets may contain a red pigment that is generally hard to digest and lead to mild stomach pain. Moreover, some short-chain carbs in the beetroots may cause an unpleasant sensation to digestive health. Eating or drinking beets is not safe for people with Irritable bowel syndrome disease.
So, you should take beets with caution during acid reflux conditions.
Are Beets Anti-Inflammatory?
Beets are naturally abundant with powerful antioxidants and other nutrients that make them potentially powerful food. It is nutritionally rich in vitamin A, potassium, potent antioxidants, iron, and many other properties that make it a significant anti-inflammatory food.
Moreover, betalains and nitrates are packed abundantly in the beets, which help reduce inflammation. Moreover, these elements help in removing the toxins from the blood and fight against free radicals.
Are pickled beets anti-inflammatory? Pickled beets are a significant source of powerful antioxidants, particularly, flavonoids that act as anti-inflammatory agents. Also, it helps boost immunity.
How Healthy Are Beets?
It is clear that beets are low in acidity, so it does not contribute majorly to causing stomach discomfort. However, it is significantly rich in dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that improve the stomach and overall health. So, what are the benefits of eating beets?
The following are a few benefits of beets for health:
- It helps to naturally lower the blood pressure by widening and relaxing the blood vessels.
- Drinking beet juice or eating beetroot significantly improves physical performance by increasing plasma nitrate levels in the bloodstream. Moreover, it is naturally rich in powerful antioxidants and nutrients that boost exercise stamina.
- Moreover, it is especially helpful for people with heart disease. It promotes heart health and increases muscle strength.
- Not only this but taking beets daily reduces cognitive decline and improves brain function.
- Importantly, it is low in calories and contains zero fats, therefore, it is helpful for people who want to lose weight safely.
- Furthermore, it contains betalains which are powerful water-soluble antioxidants that act as a chemo-preventive agent and kill the unstable or cancerous cells in the body.
- It helps to raise potassium to the optimal level that protects you from weakness, fatigue, dehydration, muscle cramps, and other health illnesses related to potassium deficiency.
- Besides, it helps people with anemia due to its high folate content. It is also helpful for pregnant women.
- It helps to lower the cholesterol level of the body and supports liver function.
- Apart from these, it is essentially a good source of magnesium, sodium, iron, zinc, copper, and manganese.
- Drinking beetroot juice, or eating beet is overall good for promoting health.
What Is the Healthiest Way to Eat Beets?
Answer: To reap maximum nutrients from the beets, it is best to eat them raw, or juice them. Moreover, steaming beets for 10 to 15 minutes is also considered the healthiest way to cook the beets while keeping their taste and health benefits.
Are Beets High in Purines?
Answer: The beets are generally low in purines like the other veggies. However, it contains a high value of oxalate that may have the same effect as the purine in the body. It may raise the blood uric acid or cause gout.
Are Beets Nightshades?
Answer: It is generally believed that the beets are nightshades or root vegetables but in fact, it is not nightshade vegetable. Instead, it belongs to the goosefoot family, which also includes Spanish and Swiss chard.
Can You Eat Pickled Beets with Acid Reflux?
Answer: Pickled beets are typically more acidic as compared to raw, or cooked beets. It is an acidified solution of the beets, therefore, it is generally not considered good for acid reflux conditions and GERD symptoms. It may worsen the symptoms of stomach acidity or heartburn.
Which Foods Are High in Alkaline?
Answer: Leafy green vegetables, citrus fruits, nuts, and root vegetables are high in alkaline value.
Is Beet Powder Acidic?
Answer: Beet powder is acidic, just like beets. However, it is less acidic as compared to pickled or fermented beets.
Beets are the most healthy and powerful vegetable that is incredibly good for gut, liver, and heart health. It is significantly rich in essential nutrients and powerful antioxidants. As for, "are beets acidic?" It has acidic pH, but it is a mild acid that is generally not harmful to acid reflux or GERD condition


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The Wildlife Nutrition and Feeding course is conceived to provide fundamentals for the future graduate in order to develop professional skills aiming to achieving:
- Knowledge of the general principles of the natural diet of the various European mammal and bird species;
- Correctly evaluate the body condition for the definition of energy needs and their satisfaction through the adequate choice of feeding sources, to compose the diet:
- Operate a selection of feedstuffs and of provision techniques to respect the fitness to the environment;
- Manage the effects of feeding practices associated with particular functional states during the captivity of wild animals.


The differences between sixth form and university
When you get to university, you expect a lot of things to be different from the sixth form. However, some of those things might surprise you. Here are a few differences that the prospectus didn't tell you about.
At university (unlike at sixth form) no one will tell you what to do!
A big difference between sixth form and uni is that unlike at sixth form, you will not be told which parts of your class are important. Neither your lecturer nor your teacher will tell you what you should be writing down. Instead, they will lecture and you will have to scribble away, hoping you have got the important bits covered. In no other aspect of your university education will you be told what to do – unless you ask. No more letters coming home to your parents, or assemblies – it's every student for themselves.
Referencing everything is a huge difference between sixth form and university
The sixth form may or may not have introduced you to this ghastly and frankly evil ritual that is referencing. Regardless, you will have to get used to it! It is basically this horrible stage in the already horrible event of having to write a 4000-word assignment. You are physically unable to write a single word without having referenced the author who wrote that word prior to you including it in your essay, the date that it was originally published, the page number in which you found said quote and the publisher who so kindly published the book in which you are now referencing.
A big difference between sixth form and university is that you will live in the library!
The library of a university will have everything you could possibly need as a student: a place to study quietly, computers, sofas that are just about comfortable enough to sleep on and food. Thus, you will live in the library – what possible reason would you have to leave? Oh yes, lectures of course!
Books piled up and crammed into a room or library
Living hand-to-mouth is a real thing that happens
Many students struggle to handle their finances at university and money becomes really tight. The assumption is parties every night and living it up all the time. However, the truth is that this gets expensive very quickly and soon you will have to figure out your priorities. If this is the case, take some time to budget properly for the essentials and if necessary go speak to the professionals on hand at the university to help you manage your money and finances.
All this can come as a real shock to start but don't worry, we're all in the same boat and you will get used to it.
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In Test Driven Development, how do I make code bound to an ORM testable?
I am using a Micro-ORM (PetaPoco) and I have several methods that interact with the database like:
I want to know how to write a test for these methods. I searched YouTube for videos on writing a test for DAL, but I didn't find any.
I want to know which method or class is testable and how to write a test before writing the code itself.
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possible duplicate of Unit testing - Database coupled app – gnat Aug 31 '12 at 9:38
_USER_: the question is similar, but not identical, since this is more specific to the existence of an ORM in this project. – Doc Brown Aug 31 '12 at 13:10
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Unit testing the code relying on your DAL should be straight-forward: use the repository pattern to decouple your business layer from your ORM. Provide your POCOs by an abstract repository, then you can either provide a "real" repository in production (which uses your ORM), or a mock repository for testing purposes which delivers just test-data POCOs without any DB access. Using an ORM which works with POCOs here has the advantage that you can easily create that objects in memory, without the need to rely on the ORM.
A different question is how to automatically test methods like "AddCustomer", assumed that this method contains only database or ORM related code. Having a short look into the PetaPoco documentation and source code, it seems to support just one database with in-memory capabilities: SqlLite. So I guess you could set up a lightweight SqlLite instance for your testdata and write your tests against this.
Theoretically, you could do this also with a full-blown relational DB system like Oracle or MS SQL server, but that option is often too slow and needs too much administrative overhead to be practical. If you want trying this route anyway, I suggest you have a look at DBUnit.NET, which supports this approach.
Whatever you will do, it may be a good idea to separate those two cases in your code: write (1) code pulling the needed objects from your DB into memory, and (2) separate code for doing the business logic, without any DB access. Surely you will need (3) code that manages (1) and (2)to make them work together, but (1) and (2) could be tested then more easily in isolation.
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Look into Mock Objects and Dependency Injection.
Mock objects are a useful way to write unit tests for objects that act as mediators. Instead of calling the real domain objects, the tested object calls a mock domain object that merely asserts that the correct methods were called, with the expected parameters, in the correct order.
Dependency injection allows you to test a class in isolation, for example image a class with 5 private members, these objects are initilised in the constructor. Now unit testing of this class and its methods will also be running code concerned with other objects, this defeats the purpose of unit testing. Dependency injection allows the caller to pass in the 5 initialized objects and the constructor simply assigns them to the private members for example. This means I can pass in MockDB for example when unit testing, but for production code, pass in the real concrete DB object.
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I've used PetaPoco in an application and what I ended up doing was just abstracting an interface for the Database object which just exposed the methods that I actually use (since there are 100s of them and I only actually needed 10-15).
This allowed me to provide mock implementations of that interface in unit tests and in my DI container I simply bound the Database object to the IDatabase interface.
I wouldn't bother implementing the repository pattern, abstracting an IDatabase interface will essentially become a generic repository anyway.
The resulting annoyance with this led me to create my own Micro-ORM (MicroLite) which is designed to allow ease of testing which you can find on GitHub and NuGet (note: at present it only supports MsSql).
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+1. I guess for many cases that is a better approach than my sugestion to use SqlLite for testing purposes, though I see 2 drawbacks: you have to change the original PetaPoco code, and I guess you could not test if the SQL strings work correctly (at least not when you did not implement an SQL parser in your mock Database), – Doc Brown Aug 31 '12 at 15:57
Yeah it allows your test to be a proper "unit" test, if you're relying on an sqllite database in a specific configuration it's more of an integration test. One of the other things we did with PetaPoco was ONLY use the sql class for queries which I also amended the code for so that it implemented equality properly. We then used static classes to return pre-defined queries which allowed us to test against specific queries or return particular results if we did multiple calls in the same method. (this is something I made sure that MicroLite did properly OOTB). – Trevor Pilley Aug 31 '12 at 16:43
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Workshop 1: Integrative and Collaborative Strategies in Learning and Teaching
Teaching and the teacher's role in the 21st century is changing. In this session the focus is on varied methods of collaborative and integrative teaching as collaboration is one of the 4Cs. Participants will reflect on and design different ways to collaborate with colleagues. Integrative teaching is seen as a deeper form of collaboration.
Key Learning Points:
· Experiences about collaboration: How have you collaborated in teaching (co-teaching) with your colleagues?
· Co-teaching plan: How could you / how are you going to co-teach during the distance learning period?
· Draft of integrative teaching: How can you teach a chosen topic to enable students grasp a holistic picture?
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Special Issue on Papers from the 1st International Conference on Structural Adhesive Bonding (AB2011), Porto, Portugal, 7-8 July 2011. The Journal of Adhesion. [Resumen]. The inclusion of particles (nano or micro) is a method to improve the mechanical properties, such as toughness, of structural adhesives. Structural adhesives are known for their high strength and stiffness but also for their low ductility and toughness. There are many processes described in the literature to increase the toughness, one of the most common being the use of rubber particles. In the present study, natural micro particles of cork were used with the objective to increase the impact resistance of a brittle epoxy adhesive. The idea is for the cork particles to act like crack stoppers and absorb impact leading to higher absorption of energy. The influence of the cork particle size and amount were studied. Particles of cork ranging from 38 to 250 µm were mixed in the epoxy adhesive Araldite® 2020 from Huntsman. The amount of cork in the adhesive was varied between 1 and 5% by weight. Surface treatment (low pressure plasma) was applied to the cork powder to assess the effect of the interaction adhesive-cork with several degrees of adhesion. This evaluation was made using impact tests and it was evident that impact absorption was related to the size and amount of cork particles in the resin, considering a uniform particle distribution.


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Tubenose Taxonomy 101
Tubenose. No, it's not part of a Shakespearean insult. Tubenoses are seabirds that belong to an order called Procellariiformes (from a Latin word for storm), and their English name refers to the tube-like structures that cover their nostrils, clearly visible on the Cory's Shearwater below.
Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) © David J. Ringer
Procellariiformes contains some of the greatest wanderers in the avian world. Some Sooty Shearwaters travel almost 40,000 miles per year in vast, jagged arcs across the Pacific Ocean. And the famous Wandering Albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, nearly 12 feet across in the largest individuals.
It may be a surprise, then, to learn that these extremely aerial seabirds appear to be most closely to — Can you guess? — penguins. But genetic and morphological data both point to this conclusion, and additional evidence places tubenoses and penguins within a group recently dubbed Aequornithes, or "higher waterbirds." The higher waterbird clade is a wonderfully diverse group consisting of loons, penguins, tubenoses, storks, Suliformes, herons and ibises, pelicans, the Shoebill, and the Hamerkop.
Within Procellariformes, the arrangement of major groups of tubenoses is not entirely settled. Four families are often recognized: storm-petrels, albatrosses, shearwaters and petrels, and diving-petrels. But several studies suggest that the storm-petrels actually belong in two different families and that diving-petrels are embedded within the rest of the petrels and shearwaters.
And species-level taxonomy of the tubenoses remains a great frontier for study and discovery. Because most of these birds nest on islands and travel enormous distances across open ocean, their breeding habits are in some cases poorly known. And some groups of species or possible species look so similar that they are virtually impossible to separate in the field, which obscures knowledge of their ranges and breeding behaviors. Much work remains to be done in this realm, but for now, let's just take a look at the major groups within this fascinating order.
Storm-petrels are very small, songbird-sized tubenoses that feed by pattering their feet on the surface of the water and picking tiny prey from the surface. As their name indicates, southern storm-petrels breed in the Southern Hemisphere (see Duncan's photos of White-faced Storm-Petrels). Wilson's Storm-Petrels travels north of the equator during the southern winter; Nate Swick has a great post about them.
Leach's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) © David J. Ringer
And northern storm-petrels, similar in many respects to their southern cousins, breed, well, farther north, even into northern Europe, Japan, and Canada. It is within this group that the smallest tubenose occurs: The Least Storm-Petrel is similar in size and proportions to a Tree Swallow.
The enormous albatrosses are, amazingly enough, apparently most closely related to the diminutive storm-petrels. The largest albatrosses can weigh more than a Thanksgiving turkey, with wingspans exceeding 10 and even 11 feet. They are largely, but not entirely, a Southern Hemisphere group (Duncan, once again, brings the goodness from New Zealand, and many are threatened with extinction because of manmade changes to their island strongholds and deadly fishing practices including longlining.
Petrels and Shearwaters (including Diving-Petrels)
Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus) © David J. Ringer
This relatively diverse family includes a number of distinctive groups:
- Fulmarine petrels, including the huge and predatory giant petrels and the more familiar Northern Fulmar;
- Prions, small, almost storm-petrel-like birds that are tough to identify but (I hear) fun to watch;
- Gadfly and procellarine petrels, wide-ranging and highly pelagic species;
- Shearwaters, which are some of the world's champion fliers but can also dive to depths of 200 feet in pursuit of fish and other prey (don't miss this spectacular and eerie BBC clip, Shearwater Attack!);
- Diving-petrels, Southern Hemisphere birds, small and football-shaped with small wings, built like Northern Hemisphere alcids.
Do you get far enough from land to see tubenoses? Which are your favorites?
To learn more about the Procellariiformes, I highly recommend Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World by Derek Onley and Paul Scofield.


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AMONG THE mega stars of Hollywood, not many are as affectionately respected and universally adored as Gregory Peck. For five decades and more since his Hollywood debut in 1943 with "Day of Glory" and his first hit, "The Keys of the Kingdom" (1944) for which he received an Oscar nomination, he rose to be a major and majestic presence in theatre, television, and of course, Hollywood cinema. For the average American, Gregory Peck shone brightly as a symbol of the American Man at his best, an icon of moral courage and a faithful defender of traditional values of his native land. The roles he played during his long and successful career, like General MacArthur... Captain Ahab (in "Moby Dick")... and Atticus Finch, (in "To Kill A Mocking Bird") gave moviegoers not only in America but also elsewhere values of dignity, strength, character and masculinity and the will and talent to face any crises and their consequences.
Influenced by his father's desires for him to be a doctor, Peck began to study medicine but his interests lay elsewhere acting and writing. After graduating in 1939, he changed his name by deleting Eldred to Gregory Peck and relocated to New York. Here his abilities came in for quick recognition.
Soon He began to play small roles in travelling shows and in 1942, he made his bow on Broadway with "The Morning Star."
In 1943 he went west to Hollywood. His role as Scottish priest, Father Francis Chisholm in "Keys to the Kingdom" (1944) brought him his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
It opened the doors wide to work with great filmmakers.
The golden hour of his career came when he was cast in the lead role in his best-known film, "To Kill A Mocking bird." Talking about the film, Peck said later, "Many young men came up to me to say that they chose to become lawyers after they saw the film." (Not many are aware that Gregory Peck was not the first choice to play the lawyer. The studio (Universal) thought of Rock Hudson for the role! Hollywood history is full of such incredible events!)
Another favourite film of Gregory Peck's was the famed filmmaker William Wyler's "Roman Holiday'' (1953). In the famous scene at the 'Mouth of Truth' sculpture, Gregory Peck actually came up with his own idea to hide his hand and convinced the director to let him do it with no rehearsal and spring a surprise on the new actress, Audrey Hepburn. The shock and surprise and her squeal for the shot was not acting, but her natural reaction! (According to superstition in Italy, if a man who has told a lie slips his hand inside the mouth he will lose it!) While shooting a scene on a Rome City street, Wyler was setting up the camera angle for a shot. Smiling at the director Gregory Peck remarked, "Willie, this new girl is stealing the movie right under our noses. Don't bother about camera angles. Just shoot the picture fast!" Later, he graciously agreed to have Hepburn's name appear along with his, above the title of the film. Few Hollywood heroes would extend such gesture to newcomers and unknowns. That was the Gentleman Gregory Peck.
Later, he described the shoot of "Roman Holiday" as "probably the happiest experience I ever had making movies".
A highly socially conscious person, he involved himself in public life in charities and politics and contributed his best to the society and country that gave him so much. He was an active member of the National Council on the Arts, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Film Institute, and president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Also, the Chairman of the American Cancer Society.
Many were the awards bestowed on him, the Medal of Freedom Award, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, and a Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute in 1989, as well as awards from the Museum of Modern Art (1990), the John F. Kennedy Center and the Film Society of Lincoln Center (1991).
He recently appeared as a presenter at the Media Awards for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (G.L.A.A.D.) and said, "It just seems silly to me that something so right and simple has to be fought for at all." And most recently the American Film Institute chose him as the best hero of American Cinema for his role in the film "To Kill A Mocking Bird".
A happily married man, (he met his wife Veronique, a Paris-based journalist who came to interview him during the making of "Roman Holiday"), a fond parent and grandparent, his private life was admirably free from scandals normally associated with Hollywood stars. Americans looked up to him as an idol, icon and the personification of all that was best in American values.
Talking of movies today, he said, "We're in the age of the antihero.... It's the fashion of the day. But I always say, if you want brain surgery, you don't want an antihero to do it."
The best compliment to the departed Hollywood legend came from a colleague, another Hollywood legend Orson Welles.
When Ronald Reagan was elected to the White House, Welles remarked that instead of Reagan, Gregory Peck should have been sent there for he was the better and right choice.
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A wheel speed sensor is used by the anti-lock brakes to determine if a wheel is moving at a different speed than the others in order to control the anti-lock brake or traction control functions. Some makes and models use a single sensor on a single wheel for the speed signal. Some vehicles that have anti-lock brakes use the wheel speed and the transmission output to determine any faults. Most models that do not have anti-lock brakes use the transmission output for the speed signal.
If the wheel speed sensor has broken, there will usually be dashboard lights for the ABS or traction control systems illuminated. The ABS system will likely not function properly.
Part 1 of 1: Replacing the wheel speed sensor
- Allen set metric and standard sockets
- Assorted pliers
- Assorted screwdrivers
- Breaker bar ½ inch drive
- Brass hammer
- Combination wrench set, metric and standard
- Disposable gloves
- Emery cloth/sandpaper
- Floor jack and jack stands
- Metric and standard socket set ½ inch drive
- Pry bar
- Ratchet ⅜ drive
- Socket set metric and standard ⅜ drive
- Socket set metric and standard ¼ drive
- Torque wrench ⅜ or ½ drive
- Torx socket set
- Wheel socket set ½ inch drive
Step 1: Prepare your work area. Make sure the vehicle is on a level, safe surface, and you have set the parking brake.
Step 2: Loosen the lug nuts. Use a ½ inch drive breaker bar and a lug nut socket set to loosen all the lug nuts before you jack the vehicle up in the air.
Step 3: Jack the vehicle up and use jack stands. Jack the vehicle up and put it on jack stands. Place the wheels off to the side, away from the work area.
Be sure to jack the vehicle up in the correct location; usually on the sides underneath there are pinch welds you can use to jack from. Then make sure you place the stands on the body or frame and lower it down onto the stands.
Step 4: Remove the old wheel speed sensor. In some cases, you may have to remove the brake pads and rotors in order to get a clear view of the wheel speed sensor. Once it is visible, you can remove the bolt that holds the sensor onto the hub/knuckle.
Next, remove any clips or hold downs that are securing the sensor wiring to the vehicle's chassis/body. Once you have done that, unplug it so you can remove it completely from the vehicle. Use some emery cloth or sandpaper to clean off any rust in the areas where the new sensor will be going to ensure it fits easily.
Step 5: Install the wheel speed sensor and brake parts. Work in the reverse order of the way you removed everything. Start by plugging in the new connector and then routing the harness back so it is secured to the body/chassis. Then insert it into the hub/knuckle.
If you needed to remove the brakes, reinstall the rotor and brake caliper bracket along with your brake pads, and make sure you torque everything to factory specs.
Step 6: Reinstall the wheels. Place the wheels back onto the hubs using the lug nuts. Snug them all down with a ratchet and socket.
Step 7: Jack the vehicle back off the jack stands. Place the jack in the correct spot under the vehicle and jack the car up until you can remove the jack stands. Then you can lower the vehicle back onto the ground.
Step 8: Torque the wheels. Most cars use a torque from 80 ft lbs to 100 ft lbs. SUVs and trucks usually use anywhere from 90 ft lbs to 120 ft lbs. Use a ½ inch torque wrench and torque the lug nuts to the proper specification.
Step 9: Test drive the vehicle. After the wheel speed sensor is replaced, the ABS and traction control lights should go out. In the event that they don't, you will need to take it to a certified mechanic to have them reset the vehicle's computer.
To test drive, go down a safe road where you can speed up and hit your brakes hard to try and engage your ABS and make sure it is working properly.
Replacing a wheel speed sensor is a very straightforward job with the right tools and knowledge. But if it's something you don't want to tackle on your own, the professional mechanics at YourMechanic can complete the wheel speed sensor replacement for you.


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How Should Variances Be Used by a Company for Accounting Purposes?
Variance analysis is a technique used by companies to break overspending and underspending during production into price and quantity variances. Price variances occur when a company pays more for a production input, such as materials or labor, than expected, where quantity variances occur when the company uses more of the input than expected. Understanding how to use variance analysis information in your small business can help you figure out where to focus your time to address problems as they come up.
Management by Exception
Variance analysis allows small-business owners to manage by exception. This means company managers will spend most of their time working to determine how to improve variances and the least amount of time monitoring processes that are working smoothly. For example, an owner of a furniture factory may notice that his product costs for lumber seem too high. By breaking the variance in cost into price and quantity variance components, he might determine that the price variance is unfavorable but the quantity variance is favorable. This tells the small-business owner that higher materials costs for lumber are causing the unfavorable variance, not overusing product or excess scrap.
Some small businesses use the variance analysis framework to simplify bookkeeping. These companies record transactions using standard cost techniques. The company accountants will record purchases of materials, payments to workers and other costs of production at the typical cost for the company, regardless of what the actual cost is. Then the company will make separate accounting entries to adjust these amounts to the actual dollar value. This makes the initial accounting entries simpler and allows the company to track when costs are abnormal.
Variance analysis helps small-business owners determine which department is responsible for cost overruns. For example, a company that overspends on the materials used to build basketball hoops can overspend in two ways. The company may overspend on the price of the materials or use more materials than are actually needed to produce the hoop. Usually, these activities are the responsibility of different people. The purchasing department is often in charge of securing prices for raw materials. However, the effectiveness of production workers is often the responsibility of the production manager. When small-business owners use variance information to determine which workers are responsible for cost overruns, this is known as responsibility accounting.
One of the drawbacks to using the variance analysis framework is that it offers no room to track continuous improvement. When calculating variances, the small-business owner determines whether a variance is favorable or unfavorable. This information does not tell management whether variances are improving or getting worse. In addition, favorable variances often are ignored, and this isn't always a good business practice. For example, a favorable labor quantity variance occurs when a company uses fewer labor hours than it expected to use. But if this is achieved by not allowing breaks or by employees working off the clock, the favorable variance is not actually indicating good business. Management should be investigating significant favorable variances just as often as significant unfavorable variances.
- Managerial Accounting: Ray H. Garrison, et al.


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If you are new to caring bearded dragons, irregular pooping schedules will most likely worry you especially if you don't know what is going on.
Differing pooping schedule and pooping rates can be normal to some extent. But for some instances though, changes in pooping frequency may indicate potential problems.
So, how often do bearded dragons poop?
The answer to this question may significantly vary depending on the bearded dragon's age, diet, and size. Younger bearded dragons tend to poop more frequently than adults. However, the bearded dragons in general, poop 1-7 times a week.
It is also important to note that apart from age, diet, and size, health problems could also potentially affect the pooping frequency of your bearded dragon.
Sickness will only negatively affect the pooping frequency but also the color and texture of the poop. If you notice these changes in your bearded dragon's poop, you better investigate what is going on.
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Comparison between Juvenile and Adult Bearded Dragon Bowel Movements
As mentioned, juvenile bearded dragons tend to poop more frequently than adults. Juveniles poop at least once to thrice a day in their healthy state.
This frequency happens in normal health conditions. But if your bearded dragon is suffering from health issues, these numbers may vary.
Adult bearded dragons, on the other hand, may poop once to seven times a week. They are far less frequent compared to their younger counterparts.
The pooping frequency difference between the young and adult bearded dragons is due to the amount of food they are eating.
The reason why juvenile bearded dragons tend to poop more frequently is that they eat more than their adult counterparts. This is because more food is required for its speedy growth.
Younger bearded dragons do not just eat random food. But they like foods that are rich in protein. This is the main reason why a juvenile bearded dragon eats more bugs than vegetables to get their protein needs. The more bugs they eat, the more frequently they will likely to poop.
Nonetheless, you should ensure that your bearded dragon gets a proper and balanced diet. They also need green leafy vegetables.
Related Article: What Can I Feed My Bearded Dragon to Make Him Poop? Best Care Tips
In some cases though, juvenile bearded dragons may poop more than 1-3 times a day. There are many factors that could affect the pooping frequency. Genetics and health issues are some of them.
As the bearded dragons grow older, they will eat less and therefore poops less. The amount of protein they consume will also decrease. This is because they have achieved their growth plateau. So they don't need as much protein as they used to.
In normal situations, adult bearded dragons poop once a day to once a week. These numbers though can vary depending on many factors.
While less frequent pooping schedule in adult bearded dragons is normal, far less frequent pooping schedule may be a sign of potential problems that you need to attend to immediately.
What I mean by this is that, if your bearded dragon won't poop for more than a week or so, something wrong is going on. Constipation can be one of the issues. But certainly, there are other more serious physical problems.
Bearded Dragons' Bowel Movements Potential Problems
Like humans, bearded dragons can also suffer from many bowel movement problems. The common issues are constipation and diarrhea.
But unlike humans, lizards cannot tell you what's going on. They won't tell you what is painful in their body. Your only way to notice their health problems is by paying attention to their bowel movements.
One of the common reasons for constipation and diarrhea is stress. And some of the most common stressors are extreme temperatures (low or high), changes in set up, low humidity, not enough space to roam around, etc.
If you made changes to their tank, or you moved to a new house, this could potentially cause stress to your bearded dragon. You'll notice afterward that your bearded dragons won't eat as they used to.
This is a normal reaction though. As your bearded dragons get used to the changes, they will recover and their diet will go back to normal.
Less amount of food could also cause stress to your lizards. It is important for them to have a balanced diet between greens, bugs, and worms. Be aware too that these foods have a certain effect on their bowel movements. Foods should be balanced.
If your bearded dragon is suffering from constipation, there are some basic steps to help your lizard get back to normal pooping.
Quick Note: If your bearded dragon won't poop for weeks, please consult a vet. Something must be wrong. Don't wait any longer because your bearded dragon may have suffered from a more serious problem.
Steps to Help Your Bearded Dragons Recover from Constipation
1. Give them enough water
This sounds basic, but most of the time we tend to forget it. I am guilty of this sometimes. It is important to remember that water is essential for regular and healthy bowel movements. So give them enough water to drink for the entire day.
When giving water, do not just put it in the bowl. Bearded dragons don't drink much in stagnant water. They like running water to drink from. A fountain is great for your lizards.
2. Set the tank properly
Stress can also be the result of inadequate habitat which in turn causes constipation in your bearded dragons. So give your lizard livable environment.
3. Give them appropriate diet
Giving your bearded dragons more greens and calcium will help them poop. Greens will speed up the bowel movements of your bearded dragons.
4. Give them a few drops of olive oil
Another quick way to stop constipation is to give your bearded dragons a few drops of olive oil. I want to emphasize here that there should be no other types of oil to use. Just olive oil. Some people recommend vegetable oil. However, I don't use it for my bearded dragons.
5. Give them a warm bath
Bathing, especially in warm water, could also help your bearded dragon poop. Water will trigger pooping.
What Does Bearded Dragon's Color Mean?
You probably notice that your bearded dragons' poops have varying colors. Each color may indicate the health of your lizards.
The following are the common poop colors and their implications:
- Brown or white usually suggests that your bearded dragon is in normal health condition. The color like this is the result of the combination of urate and poop.
- Green means that your bearded dragons have eaten more vegetables.
- Red could mean a normal health condition if only occasionally. However, if this is frequent, it may be a sign of impaction or constipation.
- Black can be a sign of more serious health issues. In some instances, it may be the result of internal bleeding. I suggest that you consult a vet to correctly diagnose the problem.
- Yellow may suggest that your bearded dragons are consuming a lot of calcium-rich foods. You can fix this by simply reducing the amount of calcium in their diet.
- Brown with white spots or lines usually the outcome of the combination of urate and poop. Sometimes it could also result from having parasite, especially tapeworm. If there's no tapeworm, then it is probably normal.
Related Article: Bearded Dragon Turning White: The Real Causes
If you have an adult bearded dragon, you normally see green poops in them. This is because most adult bearded dragons tend to eat more green leafy vegetables. So this is normal unless you see unusual consistencies in their poops.
It is important to remember that food is the most determinant of the poop color. So before you get panic, check the diet of your bearded dragon first. This should help you determine what is causing the changes in the poop color.