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Schlumberger Foundation Awards Announcement for the 2023-2024 Faculty for the Future Fellowships
The Schlumberger Foundation is an independent nonprofit entity that supports science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Since its inception, the Foundation has focused on funding
a variety of programs in scientific educational all over the world.
Recognizing the link between science, technology, and socioeconomic development as well as the role of education in realizing individual potential, we developed Faculty for the Future, our flagship program.
This community of women in STEM from developing countries grows every year, and is connecting via Forums, both online and in-person.
Faculty for the Future
The program's long-term goal is to accelerate gender equality in STEM by generating conditions that result in more women pursuing scientific careers through alleviating some of the barriers they encounter
when enrolling in STEM disciplines. The program is committed to gender parity in science in the interests of sustainable development and recognizes that full access to and participation in a STEM
curriculum is essential for the empowerment of women and girls. By accelerating gender equality in STEM, the talent and capacities of these women can be developed for the benefit of their local communities,
regions and nations.
The program awards fellowships for advanced research in STEM at leading research institutes abroad. Faculty for the Future Fellows are expected to return to their home countries upon completion of their
studies to contribute to the economic, social and technological advancement of their home regions by strengthening the STEM teaching and research faculties of their home institutions as well as through
their leadership in science-based entrepreneurship. They are also expected to contribute to the public sector where their newly acquired technical and scientific skills can help provide evidence-based
support for STEM policy making, including topics of gender representation.
This program acts as a catalyst for these women to further tap into their potential. Through heightened motivation, sharpened self-awareness and a lasting passion for science they in turn capture the
imagination of other women and girls around them to regard scientific pursuits as a necessary means towards advancement and growth.
Since its launch in 2004, 863 women from 90 countries have received Faculty for the Future fellowships for PhD and Post-Doctorate STEM research programs. Through interactive online tools and in-person
meetings, the program provides a platform for these women to take joint action in identifying and unravelling the impediments that are holding back equal opportunities in STEM education and careers
in their local communities and home countries.


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A little mouse called Delia lives in a hole in the bottom of a
tree.....How many days will it be before Delia has to take the same
Investigate the number of paths you can take from one vertex to
another in these 3D shapes. Is it possible to take an odd number
and an even number of paths to the same vertex?
You can trace over all of the diagonals of a pentagon without
lifting your pencil and without going over any more than once. Can
the same thing be done with a hexagon or with a heptagon?
Could you draw the shapes without removing your pencil from the
paper. Which ones were possible and which ones impossible?
These are the networks that Mithran, who is from Australia,
could follow. He has sent in his results and shown with arrows the
path that he took in completing the shapes. Try some for

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Select and ensure the preservation and accessibility of government and other information consituting Georgia's recorded history.
Civil War Sources
Compiled Service Records
1) Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers in Organizations from the State of Georgia. This is the basic source for information about Georgians. Most battalions, regiments, legions, and independent companies are included in this publication. A separate index, arranged alphabetically by the soldiers' names, is available. Included on the index are the rank, company, and unit designation for each soldier. The county of organization of each company is not shown.
2) Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations Raised Directly by the Confederate Government. Included in this series are units bearing the word "Confederate" rather than a state name in their designation. Many of these units were formed by combining two or more units that had become too small to operate independently. Also included in this series are the units of engineers, signal corps, and Indian troops.
3) Compiled Service Records of Confederate General and Staff Officers and Nonregimental Enlisted Men. This series includes service records of general officers; officers and enlisted men of staff departments; men on corps, division, or brigade staffs; men assigned as aides-de-camp; drillmasters; military judges; sappers; chaplains not assigned to regiments or battalions; agents; and others. The staff departments included are medical, ordnance, adjutant general, commissary general, and quartermaster general.
4) Combined Index. Sections 2 and 3 above have a combined index arranged alphabetically by the soldiers' names; it includes rank, company, and unit designation.
5) Compiled Service Records of Union Soldiers in Organizations from the State of Georgia. Georgians who chose to serve with the Union often left the state to enlist with the federal forces. There was, however, one federal unit formed within the state. This unit was the First Battalion, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, U. S. Army. This roll of microfilm contains the compiled service records of the men in that unit.
6) Confederate Marine and Naval Personnel. These are not compiled service records. The information contained in them is broken down into personnel records and hospital records that are available at the National Archives, and it is arranged alphabetically by surname. There is no index.
7) Reference File Relating to Confederate Medical Officers. This is an alphabetical name index card file containing information available at the National Archives concerning medical officers who served in Confederate forces.
About the source: Free booklet provided by the archives. Source Citation: Charlotte Ray, Compiler, Civil War Sources at the Georgia Department of Archives and History (1990).


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White Guinea Pigs
Name: Yvonne K.
If two white guinea pigs produced only white
offspring. Which gene is dominant and which is recessive and why?
It's probably recessive since only white are produced, however if the white
guinea pigs are both homozygous dominant they would also produce only white
offspring. So you need more information to say for sure.
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Join us in Copenhagen on June 20 for a gathering of the Data Natives Big Data Copenhagen Meetup. GridGain's Yuriy Babak will deliver a talk titled, "Distributed Machine and Deep Learning at Scale with Apache Ignite."
"With most machine learning and deep learning frameworks, it can take hours to move data for ETL, and hours to train models, Yuriy explained. "It's also hard to scale with data sets increasingly being larger than the capacity of any single server. The amount of the data also makes it hard to incrementally test and retrain models in near real-time."
"ETL" stands for "extract, transform and load." These three database functions are combined into one tool to pull data out of one database and place it into another database. Extract is the process of reading data from a database. In this stage, the data is collected, often from multiple and different types of sources. Transform is the process of converting the extracted data from its previous form into the form it needs to be in so that it can be placed into another database. Transformation occurs by using rules or lookup tables or by combining the data with other data. Load is the process of writing the data into the target database.
During his talk, attendees will learn how Apache® Ignite™ and GridGain® help to address limitations like ETL costs, scaling issues and Time-To-Market for the new models and help achieve near-real-time, continuous learning. [Yuri Babak, the head of ML/DL framework development at GridGain and Apache Ignite committer,] will explain how ML/DL work with Apache Ignite, and how to get started.
Yuriy's talk will include:
* Overview of distributed ML/DL including architecture, implementation, usage patterns, pros and cons
* Overview of Apache Ignite ML/DL, including built-in ML/DL algorithmes, and how to implement your own
* Model inference with Apache Ignite, including how to train models with other libraries, like Apache Spark, and deploy them in Ignite
* How Apache Ignite and TensorFlow can be used together to build distributed DL model training and inference
This is a free event but please RSVP to guarantee your spot because space will be limited.

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The robot, called OceanOne, went down about 300 feet to the wreck and uses AI to stay in place against the current. It has special sensors in its hands that enables the controller on the ship above to actually sense the weight and size of the object the robot is holding.
On its first real dive, the robot discovered a vase on the La Luna, which was King Louis XIV flagship. The robot successfully put the vase into a container that brought the vase to the surface.
The humanoid robot is capable of diving to more than 3,000 feet. Its vision is stereoscopic, and it looks for treasure like a human would – with two hands. In the future, it is hoped that such robots could help repair leaks such as the BP oil spill, or help disasters similar to the Fukishima reactor disaster.
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Oceans of Wine. Madeira and the Emergence of American Trade and Taste
This innovative book examines how, between 1640 and 1815, the Portuguese Madeira wine trade shaped the Atlantic world and American society. David Hancock painstakingly reconstructs the lives of producers, distributors, and consumers, as well as the economic and social structures created by globalizing commerce, to reveal an intricate interplay between individuals and market forces. Wine lovers and Madeira enthusiasts will enjoy Oceans of Wine, as will historians interested in food, colonial trade, and the history of the Atlantic region.
Using voluminous archives pertaining to wine, many of them previously unexamined, Hancock offers a dramatic new perspective on the economic and social development of the Atlantic world by challenging traditional interpretations that have identified states and empires as the driving force behind trade. He demonstrates convincingly just how decentralized the early modern commercial system was, as well as how self-organized, a system that emerged from the actions of market participants working across imperial lines. The networks they formed began as commercial structures and expanded into social and political systems that were conduits not only for wine but also for ideas about reform, revolution, and independence.


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What Is Medical History?
A medical history or anamnesis (Greek anamnesis = recalling) is a summary of your symptoms, past diseases, therapies, medical investigations and diagnoses (personal medical history), and chronic diseases running in your family (family medical history), as you reveal them to your doctor (Picture 1).
Picture 1. Collect all important details about your health problem
and reveal them to your doctor
Below questionnaire may help you to recall all details, which may help your doctor to give you a correct diagnosis and treatment.
Medical History Questionnaire
1. Basic Data
Sex, age, height, weight, occupation, marital status.
2. Current Symptoms
a) Your main current symptom (the one you have right now) with exact description:
- What exactly is your main symptom and how severe it is: does it prevent you to eat, sleep, walk, etc.?
- Where exactly does the symptom appear, and, if pain, does it radiate to other parts of the body?
- When did the symptom appear the first time, did it appear slowly or suddenly, is it present all the time, how long does it it last after it appears?
- What triggers the symptom (food, exercise, body position, environmental temperature, etc.) and what relieves it (rest, medication, etc.)?
- If it is an injury – what happened?
b) Your other current symptoms (write details of each symptom with the help of "what", "where" questions as showed above):
- GENERAL: fever (in F° or C°), feeling cold, pain, tenderness, lightheadedness, dizziness, nausea, weakness, tiredness, unexpected weight gain/loss, swoolen lymph nodes, sleeplessness, mood change (depression, anxiety, irritability, panic attacks, etc.)
- SKIN: dry skin, sunburn, excessive sweating, hot flashes, body odor, itch, paleness, skin discoloration (blue, red, yellow – jaundice), rash (itchy rash, non-itchy rash, newly appearing nevus, blister, hives, scaling, crust), skin peeling, non-healing wounds, bleeding, facial hair in women
- HEAD: headache, facial pain, itchy face, itchy scalp, clicking jaw, hair loss
- NEUROLOGICAL: seizures, unconsciousness, unusual sensations, tingling or numbness, impaired balance
- EYE: blurred vision, itchy eyes, dry, wet or red eyes, swollen eyes, eye pain, itchy eyelid(s), dropped eyelid
- NOSE: nasal congestion (stuffy nose), nasal discharge, sneezing, nosebleed, changed sense of smell
- EAR: ringing in the ears, ear discharge, pressure in the ear, impaired hearing
- MOUTH: bad breath, caries, mouth ulcers, drooling, tingling lips
- THROAT: itchy throat
- BREAST: breast pain, breast swelling, nipple discharge
- MUSCLE: muscle cramps, tremor
- RESPIRATORY: difficulty breathing (after exercise, in rest?), wheezing, cough (dry, mucus – what color, coughing up blood?)
- HEART: rapid, slow or irregular heart rhythm, palpitations, chest pain (radiating to the left arm?)
- GASTROINTESTINAL: poor appetite, excessive hunger, craving for certain food, nausea, heartburn, vomiting (blood?), hard or painful swallowing, excessive burping, sulphur burps, abdominal pain or cramps, bloating and flatulence, foul smelling gas, changed stool color, lose stools (sudden or chronic diarrhea), mucus or blood in the stool, urgency, incontinence, constipation, anal itch
- URINARY: changed amount, color or smell of the urine, bloody urine
- GENITAL: penile or vaginal discharge, vaginal pain, itch or odor, poor sex drive
- LIMBS: itchy legs, pain, weakness, cramps, swelling, swollen legs or feet, swollen arms or hands, swollen or painful joints, reduced mobility, cracked heels, cracked nails
c) Time course of your current disease, eventual tests with results and diagnoses given by other doctors, therapies you have tried and their effect.
d) Have you traveled out of your country in last 6 months?
3. Complete Personal Medical History
Childhood and other diseases, injuries, allergies, symptoms, investigations (with results), diagnoses, vaccinations and therapies (and their effect) from birth to present.
4. Current Medications
Current prescribed and over the counter medicines, supplements, physical or other therapy.
5. Life Style
Physical activity, diet, stress, living conditions, smoking, alcohol, street drugs.
6. Family History
1. Does anyone of your close relatives (sisters, brothers, parents, grandparents, children, uncles, aunts) has/had any of the following diseases:
- Venous thrombosis or atherosclerosis
- Angina pectoris (heart related chest pain) or heart attack
- Psychiatric disease
- Other chronic diseases
2. If any of your close relatives has died, at which age and from what cause has he or she died?
Medical History of a Small Child
Children under 5 years of age often can not describe their symptoms clearly, so their parents should speak for them and provide the following information:
- Weight at birth, when did the child start to walk and speak
- Diet: time of weaning, formula used
- COMMON ISSUES: sleeplessness (insomnia), night terrors, toddler's diarrhea, stomach flu
NOTE: No official medical history form exists, so your doctor might skip something what you think it is important; in this case just mention all health-related details that left on your mind to your doctor; avoid long stories, though.
After taking your medical history, doctor will likely want to perform a physical examination and sometimes will need to order certain medical investigations before giving you a diagnosis.
- Medical history – a guide for physicians (thelancetstudent.com)
Article reviewed by Dr. Greg. Last updated on June 20, 2011


How to make pear preserves
how to make pear preservesHow to make pear preserves is one of the questions asked by a person who have tasted a delicious and yummy pear preserve. Strawberry jam or grape jelly is tasty and delicious but pear preserves has a unique delicious taste that you will love. If you want to have a change in your morning toast, try to know how to make pear preserves. Pear fruit contain antioxidants and has no fat, which is rich in vitamins A, vitamins B1, vitamins B2, vitamin C, niacin and other minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron and potassium. There are two popular types of pears, the bell shaped European pears and the apple crisp Asian pears. During late summer and fall, pears are in their best quality. Pears soften at once when left at room temperature, so refrigerate them especially when they are ripe. Unripe pears can be just left in a cool dry place until it ripens. Some add commercial acid to prevent it also from discoloration.
In how to make pear preserves you must know all the tips, guidelines and techniques in order for you to have a good pear preserves. So before you start, you should know things such as pectin powder or liquid, lemon juice, sugar, ascorbic acid, artificial sweeteners and glass or plastic freezer containers for you to make a good pear preserve. Here below is a simple and easy recipe on how to make a pear preserves:
 1. Gather all ingredients. You will need 5 lbs of pears and 5 lbs of sugar.
 2. Wash, peel, core and slice your pears to desired size.
 3. Put your sliced pears in a large cooking pot.
 4. Pour in the sugar on top of your sliced pears. Mix them slightly. Allow mixture to rest overnight.
 5. Boil the pear mixture until it reaches its boiling point and turn down heat to medium.
 6. Wait till the pears turn light golden brown and the syrup thickens. Stir mixture as often.
 7. When the pears has its translucent appearance, immediately turn down the heat for it is done.
 8. Place pear preserve in a sterilized jar and seal them for longer shelf life.
There are ways you can do with your pear preserves; it can be an additional ingredient to give more flavour in your food or can be added to foods like cakes. Homemade pear preserves are much healthier than jellies bought in a supermarket, that's why it is best tried with crackers, on toast and on pancakes too. Go now and collect your best pears at home and make a delicious and healthy pear preserves, for now you know how to make pear preserves for your family and friends.
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Understanding Pages and Extents
The fundamental unit of data storage in SQL Server is the page. The disk space allocated to a data file (.mdf or.ndf) in a database is logically divided into pages numbered contiguously from 0 to n. Disk I/O operations are performed at the page level. That is, SQL Server reads or writes whole data pages.
Extents are a collection of eight physically contiguous pages and are used to efficiently manage the pages. All pages are stored in extents.
In SQL Server, the page size is 8 KB. This means SQL Server databases have 128 pages per megabyte. Each page begins with a 96-byte header that is used to store system information about the page. This information includes the page number, page type, the amount of free space on the page, and the allocation unit ID of the object that owns the page.
The following table shows the page types used in the data files of a SQL Server database.
Data rows with all data, except text, ntext, image, nvarchar(max), varchar(max), varbinary(max), and xml data, when text in row is set to ON.
Large object data types:
Variable length columns when the data row exceeds 8 KB:
Global Allocation Map, Shared Global Allocation Map
Information about whether extents are allocated.
Page Free Space
Information about page allocation and free space available on pages.
Index Allocation Map
Information about extents used by a table or index per allocation unit.
Bulk Changed Map
Information about extents modified by bulk operations since the last BACKUP LOG statement per allocation unit.
Differential Changed Map
Information about extents that have changed since the last BACKUP DATABASE statement per allocation unit.
Log files do not contain pages; they contain a series of log records.
Data rows are put on the page serially, starting immediately after the header. A row offset table starts at the end of the page, and each row offset table contains one entry for each row on the page. Each entry records how far the first byte of the row is from the start of the page. The entries in the row offset table are in reverse sequence from the sequence of the rows on the page.
Large Row Support
Rows cannot span pages, however portions of the row may be moved off the row's page so that the row can actually be very large. The maximum amount of data and overhead that is contained in a single row on a page is 8,060 bytes (8 KB). However, this does not include the data stored in the Text/Image page type. This restriction is relaxed for tables that contain varchar, nvarchar, varbinary, or sql_variant columns. When the total row size of all fixed and variable columns in a table exceeds the 8,060 byte limitation, SQL Server dynamically moves one or more variable length columns to pages in the ROW_OVERFLOW_DATA allocation unit, starting with the column with the largest width. This is done whenever an insert or update operation increases the total size of the row beyond the 8060 byte limit. When a column is moved to a page in the ROW_OVERFLOW_DATA allocation unit, a 24-byte pointer on the original page in the IN_ROW_DATA allocation unit is maintained. If a subsequent operation reduces the row size, SQL Server dynamically moves the columns back to the original data page. For more information, see Row-Overflow Data Exceeding 8 KB.
Extents are the basic unit in which space is managed. An extent is eight physically contiguous pages, or 64 KB. This means SQL Server databases have 16 extents per megabyte.
To make its space allocation efficient, SQL Server does not allocate whole extents to tables with small amounts of data. SQL Server has two types of extents:
Uniform extents are owned by a single object; all eight pages in the extent can only be used by the owning object.
Mixed extents are shared by up to eight objects. Each of the eight pages in the extent can be owned by a different object.
A new table or index is generally allocated pages from mixed extents. When the table or index grows to the point that it has eight pages, it then switches to use uniform extents for subsequent allocations. If you create an index on an existing table that has enough rows to generate eight pages in the index, all allocations to the index are in uniform extents.


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This collection of activities from Carleton College faculty is a subset of the larger set of examples available through the National Numeracy Network.
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Measuring Wellbeing across Racial Groups using Data and Statistics part of Examples
This set of assignments exposes students to statistics and data pertaining to economic wellbeing over time across racial (black-white)categories in the U.S.
Empirical Economics Research Proposal part of Examples
This assignment asks students to propose an original research question and identify data that could be used to answer that question.
Science of Post 2012 Global Climate Change Treaty part of Examples
This project examines the role of science in political and economic decision of a selected country so as to project what the selected country's position might be in 2012 Global Climate Change Conference.
Writing Precise Explanations of Graphic/Tabular Display of Economic Data part of Examples
This assignment asks for short, precise explanations of economic data displayed in graphs and tables.
Creating and Reading Two-Way Tables - Pendulum and Sobriety Testing part of Examples
This activity involves students actively to create and understand two-way tables.
This°-""That part of Examples
Graphically Presenting Quantitative Relationships: Elements of Effective Posters part of Examples
This workshop involves students in evaluating the efficacy of posters as a communication tool, focusing on elements of clarity in poster and graphic design.
An exploration of spring systems: Asking and answering quantitative questions part of Examples
Laboratory activity on springs and simple harmonic motion that encourages creative development of experiments and clear presentation of quantitative results in the form of a memo.
The Role of Audience in Quantitative Writing part of Examples
This workshop entails the reading of a highly quantitative article, summarizing it for a different audience, and reflecting upon what choices and opportunities audience presents for quantitative writers.
American Politics Group Data Projects part of Examples
SETUPS (Empirical Teaching Unites in Political Science) data, published by the American Political Science Association, will be employed in group data analysis projects in an American Government class. Students then use results from these reports in composing an essay question on the course's final exam.


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hard time
a period of difficulties or hardship.
He had merely been fined before, but now was sentenced to 90 days' hard time in the county jail.
give a hard time, Informal. to bother, annoy, or harass:
He gave me a hard time about the money I owe him.
Origin of hard time
1905-10 Unabridged
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 - "You would have a hard time making Father see that," put in Gloria, with a smile.
 Philip Dru: Administrator Edward Mandell House
 - Poor souls, they have had a hard time since the heavy rains began.
 - I have had a hard time of it, so far; but now I have taken my life into my own hands, and I mean to live it out.
 The Black Cat John Todhunter
 - You and Burton may have a hard time of it if Hogan and Wynn are together.
 Owen Clancy's Happy Trail Burt L. Standish
 - "He would have had a hard time stopping him," Johnny chuckled.
 Red Dynamite Roy J. Snell
Slang definitions & phrases for hard time
hard time
noun phrase
Time actually spent in prison by a sentenced criminal: Hard men are serving hard time 10 miles down the road (1930s+ Underworld)
Related Terms
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Idioms and Phrases with hard time
hard time
Also, hard times. A period of difficulty or hardship, especially financial hardship. For example, Since Mom died, Christmas has been a hard time for Dad, or It's been hard times for both of them since they split up. It is also put as have a hard time, as in I'm having a hard time finishing this book. Charles Dickens used Hard Times as the title of a novel about poverty (1854). A more recent version is have a time of it, which despite its ambiguity (not specifying either "good" or "bad") nearly always means "experiencing difficulty"; for example, We had quite a time of it in that hurricane. [ Late 1300s ]
give someone a hard time. Annoy or harass someone. For example, Don't let him give you a hard time; he's often late himself. [ ; early 1900s ]
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Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume
Temporary absentee
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Temporary absentee (TEMPORARY absentee)
In census practice a distinction is made between the resident population 1 or de jure population 1 of a given area, which consists of the people who habitually live in that area, and the actual population 2, or de facto population 2, which is made up of the persons in the area on census day. In the resident population, temporary absentees 4 are included with those permanent residents 3 who are present in the area on census day; the actual population consists of residents together with visitors 5 or transients 5. The two methods of enumeration will give different results even for the country as a whole. The place where a person lives is called the place of residence 6. For administrative reasons, certain persons who live together in large communities (i.e. boarding schools, military persons in barracks, prisoners, etc. (cf. 110-5*) are often separately enumerated. These persons form the institutional population 7. Special rules are used to enumerate homeless 8 or persons of no fixed abode 8.
 - 6. The term domicile is a technical legal term for legal residence and denotes the place where a person is legally deemed to reside. This may differ from his actual residence. In the United States of America, the de jure population is the population of usual residence.
 - 7. In the United States of America the term institutional inmates is reserved for persons living under care or custody in correctional institutions, hospitals for mental disease and tuberculosis, homes for the aged, handicapped and dependent or neglected persons; other residents of group quarters include such persons as students in college dormitories, or soldiers in military barracks.


Why Whatsapp is becoming the most favorite social media application
WhatsappEase and completeness of the Whatsapp is the main factor why this application is experiencing rapid development. Whatsapp has become a favorite of social media applications and causing massive user migration from many other social media applications. According to a recent study, more than 50 billion messages are sent every day via Whatsapp. Whatsapp gets its greatness on a practical standpoint as it does not require special pin, because it is only attached to the phone number that would be owned by every person who has a mobile phone. If you are one of the Whatsapp users then you can use it other than just for chatting with your colleagues and family. Whatsapp is a social media application that can be used to build a business network.
Why can Whatsapp be used as a business builder network? In this article, I will outline the various advantages Whatsapp that are able to qualify as a good business media.
1. Practicality in the delivery of various messages that includes text, images, audio, video up with a fantastic speed, even when compared to other social media applications such as fuel. Some surveys show that Whatsapp is fastest social media application.
2. A simple list of contacts so we are able to see which friend that is connected with this application. You can know the status of every person whose number is stored in your mobile phone if they enable this application. On the other hand, every person who saves your mobile number exams Whatsapp status easily as you can do.
3. The simple status bar. You can put whatever status you want. Status for Whatsapp is very useful to provide a general notification for all your clients.
4. You can convert your conversation into an email. Of course this feature is very useful in business. If there is a conversation that needs to be saved in the form of email then this feature can allow you to communicate with business colleagues or continuing a conversation that has been received in cases where your business associates require an official message format.
5. Feature of free calls. Of course, these calls can only happen as long as our phones connected to the internet signal; however this feature is very helpful in facilitating our communication because you can make calls directly to all of your Whatsapp contacts.
6. Providing block feature so that you can perform blocking to any contacts you do not like. You can prevent spam by this feature.
The interesting things of Nokia X
noA recently search result mentioned that Nokia X are in the top 10 gadgets of the most sought. The Nokia's first Android smartphone with the characteristics of Windows Phone has turned out much steal the curiosity of many people. In developing and using Android, Nokia only uses licensed Android Open Source Project (AOSP) from Google. At this license, Google allowed anyone to take advantage of Android for free. Google has established a commitment that Android is an open source operating system. Android used on Nokia X current version is 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Nokia's Android operating system version is called Nokia X Software Platform.
Although Nokia X uses Android as the operating system, but the smartphone is using a different interface than the other Android smartphones. Nokia did a lot of modifications to Android, including the change in order to display the Nokia X looks like Windows Phone – called Lives Tiles. Nokia X choose FastLane UI boxy Modern UI similar to the look of Windows Phone.
Nokia does not buy the license of Google Mobile Services (GMS) from Google. This is why Nokia X does not provide directly the core Android applications, such as native application Gmail, Google Maps, Chrome, YouTube, Hangouts, Google +, Google Drive, and Google Search.
To overcome this, Nokia replaced it with the default application from Nokia and Microsoft. The default applications used are MixRadio, HERE for the map service, onedrive to cloud storage services, Outlook for email service, and Skype for voice services. However, Nokia X system does not provide access to the Google Play Store. Nokia is also building its own payment system for the purchase of digital content in the application. In addition to the Nokia Store, Nokia X users can install Android applications with its own applications from online stores from third parties such as Yandex, Mobango, SlideMe and others. As such, Nokia X also allows users to download and install the.apk format applications from sources outside Nokia Store.
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Best Dell Desktop Computers
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Buying guide for best dell desktop computers
With so many powerful mobile computing options available now, desktop computers aren't as prominent as they once were. Still, if you really need the greatest level of performance for your dollar, a desktop computer is the answer, and you can't go wrong with a Dell desktop computer.
From its start in the mid-1980s, Dell is now one of the world's biggest brand names in computing. Though the company has undergone significant operational changes over the past decade, desktop computers remain important to Dell's success. Dell desktop computers are available in multiple configurations aimed at basic home use, business use, and gaming. If you haven't purchased a desktop computer in a while, you're going to be impressed by the level of performance and value you get with a Dell model.
If you're in the market for a new Dell desktop computer, we've put together this buying guide that can help you figure out the components you need. Take a look at our favorites, too.
Bluetooth is a newer feature found on some Dell desktop computers. It's a great way to gain wireless connectivity for headphones, keyboard, and other items.
Key considerations
Finding the right desktop computer for your needs starts with understanding the computer's key components and knowing which ones offer the power and working speed you need.
The central processing unit (CPU) is the primary processing chip in a Dell desktop computer. Intel and AMD are the two largest manufacturers of CPUs. The majority of Dell desktop computers use Intel CPUs.
CPU power is measured in the number of cores, which determines the computer's ability to multitask. CPU speed is measured in clock speed in gigahertz (GHz). Look for larger numbers for both of these measurements. Buy the most powerful CPU you can afford up front, because this is the hardest component to upgrade later; in fact, it's nearly impossible.
Random access memory (RAM) is the temporary storage area where computers hold the data they're currently using. Holding software instructions and data in RAM allows the computer to work faster versus constantly pulling this data from a hard drive. You can upgrade RAM or add more RAM to most Dell desktop computers relatively easily.
RAM is measured in gigabytes (GB), such as 4 GB or 8 GB. RAM is also measured in clock speed in megahertz (MHz). A larger number means better performance in both of these measurements.
Dell computers use either a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid-state drive (SSD) as the permanent storage option. Some Dell desktop computers use both technologies, taking advantage of the best features of each.
HDD: A hard disk drive, a traditional storage medium for desktop computers, uses spinning platters to store data. They are less expensive to build than solid-state drives, but they are also quite a bit slower.
SSD: The solid-state drive is a newer storage technology that delivers excellent data retrieval speed. It doesn't use moving parts, so it's less susceptible to breakage than a hard disk drive.
Here are some other features to consider when purchasing a Dell desktop computer. Depending on the way you use your computer, these components may be important features for you.
GPU: The integrated graphics processing unit (GPU) is a chip on the motherboard. An integrated GPU isn't as powerful as a graphics card, but if you aren't a gamer, you can probably save money by opting for an integrated GPU.
Graphics card: A Dell desktop computer may have a graphics card with a GPU on it. The graphics card is a separate card that plugs into the motherboard. It's more versatile than the integrated GPU, providing the power gamers need.
Form factor: The form factor refers to the size and shape of the Dell desktop computer case. A full-size tower case is common. It is a large, rectangular box that leaves plenty of room to add components and upgrades in the future. Slim, micro, and mini towers are also available from Dell. These are quite a bit smaller than the full-size tower case.
Ports: Dell desktop computers offer quite a few ports, such as USB, HDMI, and Ethernet, allowing you to plug in various devices. Gamers need quite a few ports to plug in gaming controllers and other items. Non-gamers can survive with fewer ports.
"The Dell desktop computer case can be placed on a desk or on the floor, as long as you have free space for airflow around it."
Dell desktop computer prices
Inexpensive: The least expensive new Dell desktop computers cost between $150 and $400. These are basic machines that are adequate for web surfing, word processing, and social networking. If you want to save even more money, some refurbished Dell desktops cost as little as $100.
Mid-range: You can find fast and powerful Dell desktops for $400 to $800. These machines allow you to run almost any business software and have quite a bit of storage space, which is nice for photographers.
Expensive: Gamers who need the ultimate in speed and performance can expect to spend anywhere from $800 to $2,000 for a Dell desktop computer. These computers have the newest and fastest processors, RAM, and graphics cards. They also have fast-performing SSDs for storage or a combination of SSDs and HDDs.
Did you know?
One advantage of a Dell desktop computer versus a laptop is that you can more easily upgrade the components inside the desktop.
 - Protect your computer with a surge protector. Should your home experience some sort of electrical surge, a desktop computer plugged into a wall outlet could be damaged. Plug a surge protector into the outlet and then plug the computer into the surge protector.
 - Make sure the fan is running. All Dell desktop computers have at least one fan inside that encourages airflow inside the computer case and helps to cool the components. Overheated components eventually lead to computer failure. Periodically check that the fan is running.
 - Leave free space around the case. You'll notice some vents built into the Dell desktop computer case. These vents allow the fans to pull room-temperature air into the case and expel heated air. Don't block the vents by tucking the case into a tight space with no room for air to move around it.
 - Organize the cables. Desktop computers always have quite a few cables plugged into them. Make sure the cables are organized so that no one will trip over them and possibly damage the computer.
Other products we considered
We anticipate that most people can find a high-quality Dell desktop computer in our matrix, but if you need a model with different features, we considered a few others. For those looking to save a bit of money, the Dell Inspiron i3740-3903BLK-PUS is a good choice. It doesn't have the fastest Intel processor, but it delivers a nice level of performance for those who don't run demanding software.
A slightly more expensive model is the Dell Inspiron High-Performance i3-9100. It has the latest generation of Intel processor, which should give it good longevity.
For those who need a high level of computing performance for business software, the Dell OptiPlex 3060 SFF works nicely. It has an i5 Intel processor and fast RAM clock speeds.
Gamers will appreciate the Dell Inspiron Gaming i5676-A696Blu model. It includes 16 GB of RAM for the performance that gaming software requires.
Many Dell desktops have a large number of USB ports, which simplifies the process of adding items like an external CD/DVD drive and external hard drive.
Q. Why are some Dell desktop computers better for gaming than others?
Gaming computers require a high-powered graphics card and GPU to meet the needs of gaming software. If the computer lags because of poor graphics rendering, your gameplay will suffer. Having plenty of RAM with a fast clock speed is also helpful in a desktop computer aimed at gamers.
Q. Are there hidden costs with Dell desktop computers?
Oftentimes, you'll need to spend some extra money beyond the cost of the desktop computer itself. If you buy the case alone, you'll need to purchase a display monitor, speakers, and perhaps a keyboard and mouse separately. The majority of Dell desktops ship with an operating system preinstalled, but you might have to buy other software separately.
Q. What operating systems can I purchase with a Dell desktop?
The vast majority of Dell desktop computers ship with the Windows operating system preinstalled. However, you can occasionally find a Dell computer with ChromeOS or Linux preinstalled instead, although this is more common with laptops than desktops.
Q. What other computing hardware does Dell sell?
Beyond selling desktop computers, Dell also sells laptops, all-in-ones, workstations, and servers. In the computer accessory market, Dell offers display monitors, audio speakers, docks, keyboards, mice, and various cables and adapters.
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Submitted to: Proceedings, IOBC
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: October 15, 2007
Publication Date: N/A
Technical Abstract: Conditions encountered by insect predators during rearing and shipment are likely to affect their behaviors and efficacy following release. Their age, developmental stage, reproductive status, nutritional and hunger states, sex ratio, etc. will all affect their performance in greenhouse or field. We have been studying the nutritional requirements of Orius insidiosus for peak rates of oviposition. By isolating key nutrients from eggs of one species of prey (E. kuehniella) commonly used for commercial rearing, we hoped to increase reproductive rates while reducing input costs through artificial diet development. Specific proteins isolated from E. kuehniella eggs produced high oviposition rates at low concentrations. These proteins could be enzymatically hydrolyzed without loss of activity. Chromatographic separation of the products of hydrolysis resulted in loss of activity, which could be restored by combined some of the chromatographic fractions. The oviposition assay treated the response of females to nutrients as a "black box", since our analysis concerned only the final product, the number of eggs laid per 24-hr period. When we altered our methods to enable study of the molecular events between ingestion and oviposition, we found that we could starve females on water or 5% sucrose solution for at least three days prior to feeding them on prey eggs. This allowed predictable timing for feeding, as verified by dissection. The short-term (3-hr period) feeding rate on western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, was increased by 3- to 4-fold when starved for overnight shipment and assayed 48 hr after starvation began. Thus, starvation during shipment in place of feeding on prey will achieve the highest short-term feeding rate upon receipt and release.


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Bjeloševič M, Illíková V, Tomko J, Olejník P, Chalupka M, Hatala R.Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2020 May 27. doi: 10.1111/pace.13964. Online ahead of print.PMID: 32459027
Background: We aimed to evaluate the incidence, type, and management of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias (SVT) during the first year of life in a retrospective, population-based, single-center study during a 10-year period.
Methods: The analyzed patient cohort is based on data from the only specialized center managing all cases of neonatal and infant SVTs between 2009 and 2018 in the Slovak Republic (5.5 million population). A total of 116 consecutive patients <366 days old were included in the study.
Results: Calculated SVT incidence ratio was 1:4500 in the first year of life. AV reentry tachycardia was the leading arrhythmia (49%). SVT in this specific population was frequently a transient problem with spontaneous resolution in 87% of patients during a median 3-year follow up. Congenital heart disease was common (16%). Intrauterine treatment by drugs administered to mother was safe and effective in preventing unnecessary cesarean deliveries. In arrhythmia termination, amiodarone and propafenone were equally safe and effective, with possible more favorable pharmacodynamics of the former. For prophylactic treatment, sotalol and propafenone were equally safe and effective and became the preferred basis of long-term drug therapy in our center. However, this therapy requires intensive monitoring during its initiation.
Conclusion: The prognosis of SVT in the first year of life is good: with optimized pharmacological treatment, the need for early catheter ablation and mortality rate are low (<1%) and there is a high rate of spontaneous arrhythmia resolution. Heart failure is a possible predictor of arrhythmia persistence with need for ablation in later life.


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Deprecated since version 2.3: The email package should be used in preference to the rfc822 module. This module is present only to maintain backward compatibility, and has been removed in 3.0.
This module defines a class, Message, which represents an "email message" as defined by the Internet standard RFC 2822. Such messages consist of a collection of message headers, and a message body. This module also defines a helper class AddressList for parsing RFC 2822 addresses. Please refer to the RFC for information on the specific syntax of RFC 2822 messages.
The mailbox module provides classes to read mailboxes produced by various end-user mail programs.
class class rfc822.Message(file[, seekable])
A Message instance is instantiated with an input object as parameter. Message relies only on the input object having a readline() method; in particular, ordinary file objects qualify. Instantiation reads headers from the input object up to a delimiter line (normally a blank line) and stores them in the instance. The message body, following the headers, is not consumed.
This class can work with any input object that supports a readline() method. If the input object has seek and tell capability, the rewindbody() method will work; also, illegal lines will be pushed back onto the input stream. If the input object lacks seek but has an unread() method that can push back a line of input, Message will use that to push back illegal lines. Thus this class can be used to parse messages coming from a buffered stream.
The optional seekable argument is provided as a workaround for certain stdio libraries in which tell() discards buffered data before discovering that the lseek() system call doesn't work. For maximum portability, you should set the seekable argument to zero to prevent that initial tell() when passing in an unseekable object such as a file object created from a socket object.
Input lines as read from the file may either be terminated by CR-LF or by a single linefeed; a terminating CR-LF is replaced by a single linefeed before the line is stored.
All header matching is done independent of upper or lower case; e.g. m['From'], m['from'] and m['FROM'] all yield the same result.
class class rfc822.AddressList(field)
You may instantiate the AddressList helper class using a single string parameter, a comma-separated list of RFC 2822 addresses to be parsed. (The parameter None yields an empty list.)
Return a new string with backslashes in str replaced by two backslashes and double quotes replaced by backslash-double quote.
Return a new string which is an unquoted version of str. If str ends and begins with double quotes, they are stripped off. Likewise if str ends and begins with angle brackets, they are stripped off.
Parse address, which should be the value of some addresscontaining field such as To or Cc, into its constituent "realname" and "email address" parts. Returns a tuple of that information, unless the parse fails, in which case a 2-tuple (None, None) is returned.
The inverse of parseaddr(), this takes a 2-tuple of the form (realname, email_address) and returns the string value suitable for a To or Cc header. If the first element of pair is false, then the second element is returned unmodified.
Attempts to parse a date according to the rules in RFC 2822. however, some mailers don't follow that format as specified, so parsedate() tries to guess correctly in such cases. date is a string containing an RFC 2822 date, such as 'Mon, 20 Nov 1995 19:12:08 -0500'. If it succeeds in parsing the date, parsedate() returns a 9-tuple that can be passed directly to time.mktime(); otherwise None will be returned. Note that indexes 6, 7, and 8 of the result tuple are not usable.
Performs the same function as parsedate(), but returns either None or a 10-tuple; the first 9 elements make up a tuple that can be passed directly to time.mktime(), and the tenth is the offset of the date's timezone from UTC (which is the official term for Greenwich Mean Time). (Note that the sign of the timezone offset is the opposite of the sign of the time.timezone variable for the same timezone; the latter variable follows the POSIX standard while this module follows RFC 2822.) If the input string has no timezone, the last element of the tuple returned is None. Note that indexes 6, 7, and 8 of the result tuple are not usable.
Turn a 10-tuple as returned by parsedate_tz() into a UTC timestamp. If the timezone item in the tuple is None, assume local time. Minor deficiency: this first interprets the first 8 elements as a local time and then compensates for the timezone difference; this may yield a slight error around daylight savings time switch dates. Not enough to worry about for common use.
- Module email
- Comprehensive email handling package; supersedes the rfc822 module.
- Module mailbox
- Classes to read various mailbox formats produced by end-user mail programs.
- Module mimetools
- Subclass of rfc822.Message that handles MIME encoded messages.
A Message instance has the following methods:
Seek to the start of the message body. This only works if the file object is seekable.
Returns a line's canonicalized fieldname (the dictionary key that will be used to index it) if the line is a legal RFC 2822 header; otherwise returns None (implying that parsing should stop here and the line be pushed back on the input stream). It is sometimes useful to override this method in a subclass.
Return true if the given line is a delimiter on which Message should stop. The delimiter line is consumed, and the file object's read location positioned immediately after it. By default this method just checks that the line is blank, but you can override it in a subclass.
Return True if the given line should be ignored entirely, just skipped. By default this is a stub that always returns False, but you can override it in a subclass.
Return a list of lines consisting of all headers matching name, if any. Each physical line, whether it is a continuation line or not, is a separate list item. Return the empty list if no header matches name.
Return a list of lines comprising the first header matching name, and its continuation line(s), if any. Return None if there is no header matching name.
Return a single string consisting of the text after the colon in the first header matching name. This includes leading whitespace, the trailing linefeed, and internal linefeeds and whitespace if there any continuation line(s) were present. Return None if there is no header matching name.
Return a single string consisting of the last header matching name, but strip leading and trailing whitespace. Internal whitespace is not stripped. The optional default argument can be used to specify a different default to be returned when there is no header matching name; it defaults to None. This is the preferred way to get parsed headers.
An alias for getheader(), to make the interface more compatible with regular dictionaries.
Return a pair (full name, email address) parsed from the string returned by getheader(name). If no header matching name exists, return (None, None); otherwise both the full name and the address are (possibly empty) strings.
Example: If m's first From header contains the string '_EMAIL_ (Jack Jansen)', then m.getaddr('From') will yield the pair ('Jack Jansen', '_EMAIL_'). If the header contained 'Jack Jansen ' instead, it would yield the exact same result.
This is similar to getaddr(list), but parses a header containing a list of email addresses (e.g. a To header) and returns a list of (full name, email address) pairs (even if there was only one address in the header). If there is no header matching name, return an empty list.
If multiple headers exist that match the named header (e.g. if there are several Cc headers), all are parsed for addresses. Any continuation lines the named headers contain are also parsed.
Retrieve a header using getheader() and parse it into a 9-tuple compatible with time.mktime(); note that fields 6, 7, and 8 are not usable. If there is no header matching name, or it is unparsable, return None.
Date parsing appears to be a black art, and not all mailers adhere to the standard. While it has been tested and found correct on a large collection of email from many sources, it is still possible that this function may occasionally yield an incorrect result.
Retrieve a header using getheader() and parse it into a 10-tuple; the first 9 elements will make a tuple compatible with time.mktime(), and the 10th is a number giving the offset of the date's timezone from UTC. Note that fields 6, 7, and 8 are not usable. Similarly to getdate(), if there is no header matching name, or it is unparsable, return None.
Message instances also support a limited mapping interface. In particular: m[name] is like m.getheader(name) but raises KeyError if there is no matching header; and len(m), m.get(name[, default]), name in m, m.keys(), m.values() m.items(), and m.setdefault(name[, default]) act as expected, with the one difference that setdefault() uses an empty string as the default value. Message instances also support the mapping writable interface m[name] = value and del m[name]. Message


Bumping is the common name for the process of colliding a ship into another ship or celestial object, resulting in a change of position for the ships involved in the collision.
General Bumping
Bumping can occur when a ship comes out of warp in a position "inside" of the geometry of a Station, Stargate, Ship, Sentry gun, Starbase Forcefield, or other object. The bumping produced can be severe, launching ships at hundreds to even thousands of meters per second away from the other object.
Bumping in Battle
Bumping a targeted ship is common, and typically used to push a ship away from a Stargate to be outside of the maximum jump range (2,500 meters away from the stargate), away from a station to be outside of its docking radius (500 meters), or away from the direction the ship is traveling to prevent it from warping to a celestial object.
POS bowling is an example of an infamous bumping strategy.
EVE's Physics Engine does not calculate damage for collisions, even ships as small as frigates. Frigates can slam into capital ships without negative consequences.
How to
To bump another ship, you can;
 - Set your ship to approach the other ship at high velocity through the right click menu, typically with a MicroWarpdrive running. The MWD increases both speed and mass, making collisions more violent.
 - Manually steer your ship to collide with another ship.


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HENDRICKSON MARSH may not be a big wetland complex, but it is one of many "stepping stone" wildlife areas in Iowa that are utilized by migrating critters big and small each spring and fall. It is an important resting and feeding area for birds especially when the cold icy winds of winter start to lock up the last open waters of northern Iowa.
This wetland area we know today has an interesting natural history that is thousands of years old. Glacial history buffs and scientists of earth history know that rocks and sediments in Iowa tell of at least eight past glacial advances during the last 2.5 million years. The most recent glaciation, the Wisconsinan, was at its maximum about 15,000 years ago. Since glaciers, in human terms, don't do anything fast, the gradual natural earth warming cycle that would bring on the present interglacial, began to melt the ice. The retreating leading edge of the ice left markers on the landscape all the way from Des Moines northward into the Dakotas, Minnesota and Canada. There were even short 'bursts' of readvancing ice but in the long run, ice was turning into water.
Hendrickson Marsh is a marker of its glacial past. Along the lateral edge of the Wisconsinan ice, a block of ice filled with rock, gravel and other debris broke off from the main ice mass. While the main ice mass continued to melt, the ice block at Hendrickson sat in place. It melted slowly with the inevitable outcome being that the sands, gravels and mix of other organic debris accumulated along its margins. Over time, water did find an escape route. That route today is called Clear Creek. The main depression left by the ice block is now the main water impoundment area of Hendrickson Marsh.
T-R PHOTO BY GARRY BRANDENBURG
Hendrickson Marsh, an 802 acre state wildlife area, is getting ready for more water. Today's photo was made on Aug. 13 with the view looking southeast. Water levels are low now. Stop logs at the dam control structure are in place to allow any late summer or early fall rains to fill this old geologic basin. The marsh has benefited greatly from a complete drawdown of the water in 2007, killing and removal of rough fish, which in turn allowed emergent vegetation to grow on the mud flats. When water fills the basin this fall, migrating waterfowl and many other small birds will have a great place to rest and feed before continuing on their migration.
During late Pleistocene time in Iowa, the land was recently ice free but still under the intense impact of severe cold. Tundra-like conditions existed in Iowa from 21,000 to 16,500 years ago. Plant life slowly gained a foothold, filling the void first with coniferous forests of spruce, larch, hemlock, fir and yew. As the ice edge made its way toward Canada, vegetation zones migrated northward too. The coniferous forest gave way to deciduous trees which in turn gave way to more grasses typical of prairie grasslands as the climate became warmer and drier.
Iowa's glacial and interglacial sediments also tell the story of animal life roaming the tundra and forests. The list includes mastodon, mammoth, musk ox, bison, caribou, camel, deer, moose, giant sloth, giant beaver, and wolf. Human occupation goes back to about the Paleo-Indian interval of 9,500 to 7,500 years B.C. All of these are documented and on display at the State Historical Museum in Des Moines.
Fast forward to the present. In the mid 1960s, Kimberly Marsh as it was then called, was purchased by the Iowa Conservation Commission. It was given the name Hendrickson Marsh in honor of Iowa State University George Hendrickson, a professor of wildlife management. A dedication ceremony was held on June 13, 1970 to recognize the teacher. The land purchase started out with 601 acres. In 1988, an additional 178 acres became available. A few years ago the final 35 acres were acquired.
Waterfowl management is the main focus of the area by DNR wildlife professionals. There always are spinoff benefits for other wildlife such as deer, beaver, muskrat, rabbit, pheasant and a host of songbirds, shorebirds and predators such as eagles and hawks. For the duck or goose hunter, it is a great place to spend time. For any casual observer of wildlife, it is a must stop during forays in the outdoors. Even the bald eagle nested here in 2011. Next time you visit Hendrickson, remember this wetland is an important'stepping stone' for wildlife survival.
A recent sighting in Asher Creek was recorded by video cameras. A pair of large snapping turtles was in the shallow water in what appeared to be a lock down battle of snapping jaws and churning water. As it turned out, this was part of the mating ritual for snappers. Mating can happen any time between April and November throughout the nationwide range of this reptile. The female has the ability to store sperm for up to two years or until conditions are just right for her to allow fertilization. Later she will crawl onto dry land looking for soils that will be warmed by summer sunshine. She digs a hole with her very muscular back legs, deposits up to 80 eggs, refills the hole with soil and returns to the safety of water. Incubation is left to the sun, soil temperature and time. Young snappers have a shell about the size of wristwatch face. They instinctively crawl toward water after hatching. The system works well since snapping turtles are a common critter.
Recent summer heat caused several 'blowups" of the concrete surface of the bike path paralleling highway 330. Marshall County Conservation Board staffers Marty Malloy and Jeremiah Mankin have been working to remove the damaged sections and prepare them for new concrete. If all goes as planned, the patches will be done next week. Be alert for workers on the trail.
Recent wind storms took out lots of trees and damaged many others in county park areas. Most of the damages have been cleaned up but there will always be new discoveries along foot trails. For Iowa River fishermen or canoeists, all the boat ramp access sites are usable. Boat ramps are located at Three Bridges, Furrow Access, Timmons Grove and at the Forest Reserve.
The water in the Iowa River continues at very low rates. For those segments of the river downstream from Marshalltown, numerous tree snags litter the river bed. In some places, getting a canoe through them will remain a challenge. Use caution if boating. Even seemingly mild flow rates can lock a canoe against debris and not let you escape. Always respect the power of water.
Garry Brandenburg is a graduate of Iowa State University with BS degree in Fish & Wildlife Biology. He is the retired director of the Marshall County Conservation Board. Contact him at PO Box 96, Albion, IA 50005.


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Policy-based management is an administrative approach that is used to simplify the management of a given endeavor by establishing policies to deal with situations that are likely to occur.
Policies are operating rules that can be referred to as a way to maintain order, security, consistency, or otherwise furth a goal or mission. For example, a town council might have a policy against hiring the relatives of council members for civic positions. Each time that situation arises, council members can refer to the policy, rather than having to make decisions on a case-by-case basis.
In the computing world, policy-based management is used as an administrative tool throughout an enterprise or network, or on workstations that have multiple users. Policy-based management includes policy-based network management, the use of delineated policies to control access to and priorities for the use of resources. Policy-based management is often used in systems management.
Policy-based management of a multi-user workstation typically includes setting individual policies for such things as access to files or applications, various levels of access (such as "read-only" permission, or permission to update or delete files), the appearance and makeup of individual users' desktops and so on. There are a number of software packages available to automate some elements of policy-based management. In general, the way these work is as follows: business policies are input to the products, and the software communicates to network hardware how to support those policies.
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Policy-Based Management is a policy based system for managing one or more instances of SQL Server.


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Writing and Research in a Different Mode
In The Chronicle of Higher Education, Theresa MacPhail writes about a research assignment in a medical humanities course that offers students choices. They can write a research paper, a genre students may be comfortable with. Or they can create a podcast episode or a video,


pattern in an image is detected by comparing different parts of an image with a reference pattern known as template. In many TM techniques, instead of comparing a given template directly, a transformation of the template is matched with similar transformation of a candidate region using a similarity measure. Normalized cross correlation is often used to measure similarity because of its fast implementation using the fast Fourier transform. Since traditional TM is sensitive to rotation and scale, rotation and scale invariant transform such as Fourier–Mellin transform [8], or ring-projection transform [9] can be incorporated into TM. However, these transforms provide good results only when a cavity shape/size deviates very little from the template shape/size. To avoid missing true cavities, a solution is to use a large set of templates covering different cavity sizes and rotation angles.
Using a large set of templates can be computationally expensive but still cannot guarantee to detect all cavities. Therefore, the proposed technique makes use of prior knowledge given by TB experts to generate a customized template database specific for TB cavities. Observe that in the "hole" like cavity shown in Figure 2a, line-cut intensity profiles in various directions of the cavity region appear similar. Figure 4a shows the magnified region of a cavity, and Figure 4b–e shows plots of the four intensity lines passing through the image center at 0°, 45°, 90°, 135°. Each line's intensity profile appears as a bi-modal Gaussian function. Based on the similarity of these intensity profiles, it is reasonable to mimic the cavity pattern using rotationally symmetric pattern such as 2D circular or elliptical Gaussian ring distribution (as shown in Figure 4f). Note that if a line-cut intensity profile of Figure 4f is calculated, a bimodal Gaussian distribution is obtained where the two major peaks correspond to the two sides of the ring.
Figure 4
Line-cut intensity profile analysis ofholelike cavity region. (a) A cavity region; (bd) line-cut intensity profile in four directions; (e) customized template for mimicking the cavity pattern.
A generic 2D Gaussian ring is defined as follows
I x, y = e 1 w 2 x 2 + y 2 2 ξ 2
where w = ab a 2 y 2 + b 2 x 2, a and b are the two radii (distance between the origin and the peaks on x,y axes), I(x,y) is the image intensity function in the 2D domain, and ξ is the standard deviation of the Gaussian distribution which determines the wall thickness of the ring. Noting that when a = b = r, Equation (1) represents a 2D circular Gaussian ring, where r is the inner radius. Rotated patterns can be generated by incorporating a rotation angle θ into the following coordinate transformation:
{ x = x'cos θ + y'sin θ y = y'cos θ x'sin θ
where x', y' are the pixel's location before rotation. Using Equations (1) and (2), the template database can be built with various sizes, wall thicknesses, and rotation angles by changing the value of parameters a, b, ξ, and θ. For example, given a 512 × 512 CXR image with a pixel spacing [0.8 mm, 0.8 mm], the physical size represented by the image is 40.96 × 40.96 cm2. Since the diameter of the largest cavity is usually less than 6 cm, we define the template size as 75 × 75. While the wall thickness is within the range of [4 mm, 16 mm], parameter ξ is varied from 5 to 20 pixels. Figure 5 shows a set of templates, with various radii, rotation angle, and wall thickness, used in this article.
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An example of cavity templates. a/b < 1.6, wall thickness σ within [6, 20], and θ = 0°, 45°, 90°, 135°.
3.2. LHFC
Although the proposed GTM module works well for cavities of typical shape and intensity, it is difficult to detect cavities obscured by anatomical structures or some other abnormalities in the lung field. To address this issue, we combine the LBP and HOG features, which have been shown to be useful in human detection in handling partial occlusion [10]. The LBP [11] is a hybrid texture feature widely used in image processing. It combines the traditionally divergent statistical and structural models of texture analysis. The LBP feature has some key advantages, such as its invariance to monotonic gray level changes and computational efficiency. The HOG feature [12], similar to Lowe's scale-invariant feature transform feature, is regarded as an excellent descriptor to capture the edge or local shape information. It has a great advantage of being robust to changes in illumination or shadowing. These two features are expected to complement well the GTM technique, especially in blurred regions containing cavities, to detect TB cavity candidates.
In the LHFC module, a feature vector, which combines the LBP and HOG features, is calculated for each candidate window. The feature vector is then fed to a classifier, which is trained offline using ground-truth (cavity and non-cavity) training data. The classifier will assess the windows as cavity candidates (positive samples) or not (negative samples). The candidate windows are generated using a sliding-window paradigm where an image is scanned from the top left to the bottom right with overlapping rectangular sliding windows. The windows are scanned row wise. The window size is consistent with the template size in GTM, i.e., each window has a size of 75 × 75. The overlap between two consecutive windows is 2/3 of the window size.
The computation of these two features and the classification using support vector machine (SVM) [13] are explained in the following sections.
3.2.1. Computation of the LBP feature
In this article, the LBP feature vector for a window is calculated in three steps. In Step 1, explained in Figure 6, the LBP values are calculated by applying the LBP labeling on each pixel. Here, each pixel in the window is compared to each of its eight neighbors. The LBP value for the pixel is then calculated as follows
LBP P, R = p = 0 P 1 u g p g c 2 p Note : u x = { 1 if x 0 0 otherwise
where g p, g c are gray levels of the neighborhood pixels and center pixel, respectively, and u(·) is the unit-step function. For a window of 75 × 75, there will be 5,625 LBP values, with dynamic range between 0 and 255. In Step 2, an LBP-histogram, with 256 bins, is generated for the window from the 5,625 computed LBP values. Finally, in Step 3, to reduce the dimensional numbers of features, we adopt a popular approach used in texture analysis, e.g., [14], by calculating the six statistical features (mean, standard deviation, smoothness, skewness, uniformity, and entropy) based on the LBP histogram. Figure 7b shows the six LBP features calculated from the image window shown in Figure 7a.
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An example of calculating LBP values in an eight-neighbor cell.
Figure 7
An example of the LBP and HOG features. (a) An image window containing a cavity; (b) six LBP features corresponding to (a); (c) the HOG feature vector (1 × 1764) corresponding to (a).
3.2.2. Computation of HOG feature
For computational convenience, we first resize each 75 × 75 image window into a 64 × 64 window using bicubic interpolation. The HOG feature for each resized window is then calculated as follows.
Step 1. Gradient computation: The gradient of each pixel in the window is calculated using two filter kernels: [−1, 0, 1] and [−1, 0, 1] T. Let the magnitude and orientation of the gradient of the i th pixel (1 ≤ i ≤ 4096) be denoted by m i and φ i, respectively.
Step 2. Orientation histogram: Each window is first divided into non-overlapping cells of equal dimension, e.g., a rectangular cell of 8 × 8. The orientation histogram is then generated by quantizing φ i into one of the nine major orientations: 2 k 1 π 9 ± π 9, 1 ≤ k ≤ 9. The vote of the pixel is weighted by its gradient magnitude m i. Thus, a cell orientation histogram H c is a vector with dimension of 1 × 9.
Step 3. Block normalization: In order to account for changes in illumination and contrast, the cell histogram must locally be normalized, which requires grouping the cells together into larger, spatially connected blocks. The block size we use is 2 × 2 cells (i.e., 16 × 16 pixels), and the overlap between two neighboring blocks is 1/2 of the block size. Therefore, a whole window contains 49 blocks. The block divisions for a window image are shown in Figure 8. The feature vector of one block H b is concatenated by four cell histograms: H b = H c 1 H c 2 H c 3 H c 4. Note that the orientation histogram of


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The findings don't prove the vitamin itself triggers stones to form. But researchers said that because there are no clear benefits tied to taking high-dose vitamin C, people who have had stones in the past might want to think before taking extra supplements.
"I don't think I would hold this up and say, 'You shouldn't take vitamin C, and here's the evidence,' " said Dr. Brian Matlaga, a urologist who studies kidney stones at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore.
But, "When you talk to patients, a lot of times you'll find patients are taking non-prescribed medications, like vitamin supplements and there may not be great evidence that there's an actual health benefit associated with these," he told Reuters Health.
The new finding "suggests that stone formers who take regular vitamin C may actually place themselves at increased risk," said Matlaga, who wasn't involved in the study.
Researchers led by Laura Thomas of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm used data from a large study of middle-aged and elderly Swedish men who answered a series of questions on their diet and lifestyle, then were tracked for an average of 11 years.
The current analysis included 907 of those men who said they took regular vitamin C tablets and more than 22,000 who didn't use any nutritional supplements.
Of the vitamin C users, 3.4 percent developed
"It has long been suspected that high doses of vitamin C may increase the risk of kidney stones as some of the vitamin C absorbed by the body is excreted in urine as oxalate - one of the key components of kidney stones," Thomas told Reuters Health by email.
Stones are made up of tiny crystals, which can be formed by calcium combining with oxalate. They usually pass on their own, but can cause severe pain in the process. Larger stones occasionally require surgery.
Men are more likely to form stones than women.
'AN IMPORTANT PART OF A HEALTHY DIET'
The findings don't mean people shouldn't get plenty of vitamin C through fruits and vegetables, researchers said. The antioxidant is important for bone and muscle health — and severe deficiency can cause scurvy.
"Vitamin C is an important part of a healthy diet," Thomas said. "Any effect of vitamin C on kidney stone risk is likely to depend both on the dose and on the combination of nutrients with which it is ingested."
Swedish supplements, like those the study participants would have taken, typically contain about 1,000 milligrams (mg) of vitamin C per tablet, she noted. Most vitamin C supplements sold in the U.S. contain either 500 or 1,000 mg.
The U.S. Institute of Medicine recommends 90 mg per day for men — the amount in a small glass of orange juice or a cup of broccoli — and 75 mg for most women.
Matlaga said more research is needed to determine for certain whether reasonable doses of vitamin C may increase the risk of kidney stones. For now, he said people who haven't had kidney stones before shouldn't worry about any related risks tied to the vitamin.


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John O'Dowd, minister for education in the Northern Ireland Executive, gave this year's British Psychological Society Northern Ireland Branch Public Lecture in Stanmills earlier week. The lecture took place during the branch's annual general meeting for 2012.
Speaking at the event, Mr O'Dowd said: "I welcome the opportunity to speak directly to practitioners, students and lecturers, to set out my vision for education and stress my commitment to securing improved outcomes for all children.
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ROMAN FOREST, TEXAS. Roman Forest is located east of U. S. Highway 59 and near the East Fork of the San Jacinto River about thirty-two miles northeast of Houston and twenty-three miles southeast of Conroe in southeastern Montgomery County. The community began as a residential subdivision that developers named for the area's wooded terrain. By the mid-1970s residents voted to incorporate and established a city government. In 1980 Roman Forest had a population of 929. That number increased to 1,033 in 1990 and 1,279 in 2000. Roman Forest has its own police force, elementary school, and churches. Most citizens commute to Houston.
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Laurie E. Jasinski, "ROMAN FOREST, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (_URL_ accessed May 25, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.


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I was reading about L1-norm where I came across the term Cross-Polytype. In the link for Cross-Polytope, examples are given for Cross-Polytope in different dimensions. What I understood from the examples is that the sides should be formed from equal length line segments. In that case, can a cube be called a Cross-Polytope in 3 dimensions? and in that case can any shape with equal length sides be called a Cross-Polytope? for instance, a square pyramid.
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It's made clear in the Wikipedia article you link that the cross-polytope in $3$ dimensions is the cube:
In 3 dimensions it is an octahedron
Also from the article, the definition makes clear that there is only one cross-polytope in $n$ dimensions, the object whose
vertices … are all the permutations of $(±1, 0, 0, \ldots, 0)$
Since that doesn't describe a cube, the answer to the question in your title is simply no, and similarly to your other questions: there is only one $n$-cross-polytope for any given $n$.
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– A dummy capsule that NASA used in the lead up to the Apollo moon landings has been restored to its former glory to inspire a new generation of space explorers at a California learning center.
The red-and-white painted capsule, known as "Boilerplate 19A" (BP-19A), was built in the early 1960s by the same aerospace company and to the same basic design specs as the space-worthy command modules that flew crews to the moon and back. But instead of lifting off, BP-19A was dropped out of a cargo plane to test the recovery systems that would safely land astronauts back on Earth.
More than four decades after its final test flight and years after being displayed outdoors in a county park, BP-19A was entrusted to SpaceWorks, the exhibition design and artifact preservation division of the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, KS, for its restoration.
The restored Apollo boilerplate capsule BP-19A, now ready to be exhibited at the Columbia Memorial Space Center. (Cosmosphere)
"Compared to other remaining capsules from the Apollo era, this particular artifact was exceptional, due the fact that it still contained original components," said Richard Hollowell, the Cosmosphere's interim president and CEO. "SpaceWorks stabilized the original materials, cleaned and preserved the surfaces and prepared the capsule for full-time exhibition."
The capsule is now set to go on display at the Columbia Memorial Space Center, a hands-on educational facility in Downey, Calif., the site where all the Apollo spacecraft — including BP-19A — were built.
Test dummy to teaching tool
North American Aviation built BP-19A in 1963, when the 12,000-pound (5,400-kilogram) spacecraft entered service for NASA.
BP-19A was used for a series of recovery parachute drop tests before being retrofitted to test recovery antennas. (NASA)
Starting in 1964, BP-19 was dropped multiple times from a C-133 "Cargomaster" military transport aircraft flying over El Centro Naval Station, Calif., deploying drogue and main recovery parachutes to slow its descent to the ground.
Four years later, after the parachute designs were proven, the capsule was retrofitted to test VHF recovery antenna systems, gaining the "A" in its BP-19A designation.
By employing an unmanned boilerplate, NASA was able to evaluate the Apollo spacecraft's recovery systems without endangering astronauts' lives.
In April 1972, as the second-to-last moon landing mission got underway, NASA transferred ownership of BP-19A to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. for public display. For decades, the test capsule sat inside a glass enclosure under an outdoor gazebo at a park in Lancaster, Calif., alongside three lakes that were named for the first moon landing crew, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins.
BP-19A was displayed for many years under a gazebo at Apollo Park in Lancaster, California. (Field Guide to American Spacecraft)
In April 2007, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum decided to return BP-19A to the site
where it was built. The capsule, the second of two Apollo boilerplates assigned to the Columbia Memorial Science Center for exhibit, first arrived at the Downey educational facility in 2008 and was placed on temporary display last year.
Signs of recovery
BP-19A's restoration took SpaceWorks about eight weeks to complete, adhering to the techniques approved by the National Air and Space Museum. It was the first major artifact project completed by the Kansas Cosmosphere in recent years.
"Museums worldwide have been affected by the economy, so new exhibits and restoration have been primarily on hold for the last several years," Hollowell said. "We are starting to see signs of economic recovery, and museums are now eager to get back on track with their exhibitions and collections."
"The bids we currently have pending represent more than half of SpaceWorks' annual budget, and we expect to see more bid opportunities yet this year," he said.
Chief among the new bids is an opportunity to produce the display case for Freedom 7, the Mercury spacecraft Alan Shepard rode to become the first American in space over 50 years ago. The historic capsule is being relocated
from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum in Boston, Mass.
SpaceWorks restoration tech Don Aich returns the exterior finish of Apollo capsule BP-19A to its original state. (Cosmosphere)
The Smithsonian-affiliated Kansas Cosmosphere houses the largest collection of space exploration artifacts outside the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. It also houses the largest collection of Soviet and Russian space artifacts outside of Moscow.
Prior to BP-19A, the Cosmosphere's SpaceWorks division worked to restore several flown U.S. spacecraft, including the Apollo 13 command module "Odyssey," the Gemini 6 and Gemini 10 spacecraft and the "Liberty Bell 7" Mercury capsule that in 1999 was recovered from the ocean floor.
The Columbia Memorial Space Center, which opened to the public in 2008, honors space shuttle Columbia's final crew, who were lost on Feb. 1, 2003 when the spacecraft broke apart during re-entry at the end of their mission. In addition to exhibiting artifacts like boilerplate BP-19A, the center includes a Challenger Learning Center that takes students on simulated space missions into Earth orbit, to the moon, Mars and beyond.


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Flood Hazard Map
Flood hazard areas identified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) are identified as a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA). SFHA are defined as the area that will be inundated by the flood event having a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. The 1% annual chance flood is also referred to as the base flood or 100-year flood.
Provided is a list of the flood hazard areas and their definitions:
- AE Zone: (Rising water flood zone; Wave height less than 3 feet) Areas subject to inundation by the 1-%-annual chance flood event determined by detailed methods. Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) are shown. Mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements and floodplain management standards apply.
- AO Zone: Area of shallow flooding with a 1% or greater annual chance of flooding to an average depth of 1 to 3 feet where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable, where velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow.
- A Zone: (Rising water flood zone) Areas subject to inundation by the 1-%-annual-chance flood event generally determined using approximate methodologies. Because detailed hydraulic analyses have not been performed, no Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) or flood depths are shown. Mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements and floodplain management standards apply.
- Coastal A Zone: This new flood transition zone lies between the VE (wave height greater than 3 feet) and AE (wave height less than 3 feet) flood zones has been added to the new FIRMs. This transition zone is designated on the FIRMs by a line identified as a Limit of Moderate Wave Action (LiMWA) (wave heights between 1.5 and 3 feet).
- VE Zone: (Wave action flood zone; Wave height greater than 3 feet) Areas subject to inundation by the 1-%-annual-chance flood event with additional hazards due to storm-induced velocity wave action. Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) derived from detailed hydraulic analyses are shown. Mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements and floodplain management standards apply.
- X - 500-year flood Zone: Moderate flood hazard areas, labeled Zone X (shaded) are also shown on the FIRM, and are the areas between the limits of the base flood and the 0.2-%-annual-chance (or 500-year) flood.
- X - Outside 500-year flood Zone: The areas of minimal flood hazard, which are the areas outside the SFHA and have higher than a 0.2-%-annual-chance flood, are labeled Zone X (unshaded)


New Superhero, 3,200 Years Old, Turns CO2 Into Wood Superfast
The giant sequoia's ability to grow faster as it ages makes it a champ at carbon sequestration.
Actually, it's a poster tree: Sequoiadendron giganteum, the giant sequoia. And thanks to Professor Steve Sillett and his team at Humboldt State University, here's what we now know: these trees do more growing when they're older than when they're younger. The older they get, it seems, the faster they grow.
Let me say that again: Giant sequoias grow faster later in life than earlier in life."
Robert Krulwich reports for NPR December 4, 2012.
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