Active Appearance Models
By Abhijeet Kislay (GitHub ID: kislayabhi)
Here we have developed a parameterized face needed by the Active Appearance Model (AAM), where the variability of shape and texture is captured from a representative training set. PCA on shape and texture is applied to produce the face model which describes the trained faces with a photorealistic quality.
AAM is an object model containing statistical information of its shape and texture. It is a powerful way of capturing shape and texture variation from objects. It comes along with an efficient search algorithm that can tell exactly where and how a model is located in a picture frame.
The two models needed to make an AAM are:
 - Shape Models
 - Texture Models
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_TAG_ libraries will be used here
_TAG_ Opencv library
 import cv2
except ImportError:
 print "You must have OpenCV installed"
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from modshogun import *
%matplotlib inline
_TAG_ the following function when reading an image through OpenCV and displaying through plt.
def showfig(image, ucmap):
 _TAG_ is a difference in pixel ordering in OpenCV and Matplotlib.
 _TAG_ follows BGR order, while matplotlib follows RGB order.
 if len(image.shape)==3 :
 b,g,r = cv2.split(image) # get b,g,r
 image = cv2.merge([r,g,b]) # switch it to rgb
 imgplot=plt.imshow(image, ucmap)
Shape Model
As mentioned previously, AAMs require a shape model, and this role is played by Active Shape Models (ASMs). In the following section, we have described the method to build it.
The shape model is generated through the combination of shape variations and for that a training set of annotated images is required. That is we need to have several images marked with points on key positions of a face which outlines the main features.
Few of the training images with the landmark points are shown below. There are 68 landmarks on a face. These are usually marked up by hand and they outline several face features, such as mouth contour, nose, eyes, eyebrows, and face shape since they are easier to track:
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plt.rcParams['figure.figsize'] = 17, 7
for i in xrange(1,4):
 data=np.loadtxt('../../../data/AAM/points/%d.pts'%i, usecols=range(2))
 showfig(tim_cootes, None)
The procedures to build an ASM are as follows:
 1. Aligning shapes to a common frame using Generalized Procrustes Analysis
 2. Modeling the dataset shape variation using PCA
Generalized Procrustes Analysis
The alignment of two shapes consists on finding the Similarity parameters (scale, rotation and translation) that best match one shape to another by minimizing a given metric. The classical solution of align two shapes is the Procrustes Analysis method. It align shapes with the same number of landmarks with one-to-one point correspondences, which is sufficient for the AAM standard formulation.
The landmark points that we are provided right now are not aligned in a way that helps us to build an ASM. This can be seen in the following figure:
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plt.rcParams['figure.figsize'] = 7, 7
figure, axis=plt.subplots(1,1)
plt.xlim(0, 480)
plt.ylim(0, 480)
plt.title("The landmark points for all the face images in the training set")
for i in xrange(1,26):
 axis.plot(640-Y[:,0], 480-Y[:,1],'+', color='blue', markersize=5)
A Generalized Procrustes Analysis(GPA) consists of sequentially aligning pairs of shapes with Procrustes using the reference shape (the mean shape) and align others to it.
To facilitate this iterative process, we define a procrustes function below:
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def procrustes(X, Y):
 X, Y
 matrices of target and input coordinates. they must have equal
 numbers of points (rows)
 the matrix of transformed Y-values
 n,m = X.shape
 ny,my = Y.shape
 muX = X.mean(0)
 muY = Y.mean(0)
 X0 = X - muX
 Y0 = Y - muY
 ssX = (X0**2.).sum()
 ssY = (Y0**2.).sum()
 # centred Frobenius norm
 normX = np.sqrt(ssX)
 normY = np.sqrt(ssY)
 # scale to equal (unit) norm
 X0 /= normX
 Y0 /= normY
 # optimum rotation matrix of Y
 A =, Y0)
 U,s,Vt = np.linalg.svd(A,full_matrices=False)
 V = Vt.T
 T =, U.T)
 traceTA = s.sum()
 # transformed coords
 Z = normX*traceTA*, T) + muX
 return Z
At the beginning any shape can be chosen to be the initial mean. After the alignment a new estimate for the mean is recomputed and again the shapes are aligned to this mean. The procedure is performed repeatedly until the mean shape don't change significantly within iterations. Normally this procedure converges in two iterations.
In [5]:
# ****GPA*****
# choose any shape as the intial mean
X=np.loadtxt('1.pts', usecols=range(2))
# two iterations are enough
for j in xrange(2):
 _TAG_ training set has 25 images numbered 1,2,..,24,25
 for i in xrange(1,26):
 Y=np.loadtxt('%d.pts'%i, usecols=range(2))
 z=procrustes(X, Y)
 _TAG_ the mean
Lets check the output after applying the GPA over the landmark points that we had:
In [6]:
plt.rcParams['figure.figsize'] = 7, 7
figure, axis=plt.subplots(1,1)
plt.title("The GPA processed landmark points")
plt.xlim(0, 480)
plt.ylim(0, 480)
for i in xrange(25):
 axis.plot(640-Y_new[i][:,0], 480-Y_new[i][:,1],'+', color='blue', markersize=5)
After aligning these landmarks using GPA, we will arrange them in the following format where the $k$ aligned landmarks in the two dimensions are given as:
$X = (x_1,y_1,...,x_k,y_k)$
It is important to note that each landmark is consistently labelled across all the training images. So, for instance, if the left part of the mouth is landmark number 3 in the first image, it will need to be number 3 in all the other images.
Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
The PCA is a statistical technique that allows data dimension reduction. This process searches for directions in the data that has largest variance and subsequently project the data onto it. For more details checkout this notebook on PCA.
Applying PCA on the previously aligned data, the statistical shape variation can be modeled with:
where new shapes $\mathbf{x}$, are synthesised by deforming the mean shape, $\mathbf{\bar{x}}$, using a weighted linear combination of eigenvectors of the covariance matrix, $\mathbf{E_s}$. $\mathbf{y_s}$ is a vector of shape parameters which represent the weights. $\mathbf{E_s}$ holds $t_s$ most important eigenvectors that explain a user defined variance. It is possible to recover the shape parameters associated with each shape by
where $\mathbf{y_s}$ vector defines a set of deformable model parameters.
In [7]:
_TAG_ the data in the format (x1,y1,...,xk,yk)
for i in xrange(25):
_TAG_ the observation matrix for PCA
_TAG_ it into Shogun RealFeatures format
_TAG_ the PCA mode to AUTO
_TAG_ the number of eigenvectors to hold onto, here three
_TAG_ set. Run it
_TAG_ the eigenvectors of the covariance marix
_TAG_ the eigenvalues of the covariance matrix
_TAG_ the data to their principal components
The variance of the parameter $y_{si}: i = 1,..., ts$ over the training set is given by $λ_i$. Limiting $y_{si}$ between $±3 \sqrt{λ_i} = ±3σ_i$ is safe that the shape generated is similar to the ones in the training set.
The following images shows the first three shape parameters varied between $[-3\sigma_i, +3\sigma_i]$. The first variation mode, as expected displays more information associated, causing a bigger movement between the landmark position. The lower significatives modes cause a more local variation.
In [8]:
plt.rcParams['figure.figsize'] = 17,5
for parameter_no in xrange(3):[parameter_no]**0.5)
 deviation_data=np.array([-3*std_dev, -1.5*std_dev, 0, 1.5*std_dev, 3*std_dev])
 for deviation in deviation_data:
 _TAG_ one of the parameter
 # reconstruct the shape landmarks,but with the distorted ys
 axis.plot(600-image[:,


Obscure Classified Recordings 2
Boom Bap Labs Presents
 - Title: Obscure Classified Recordings 2
 - Designed by: Alpha Centori
 - Category: Textures
NASA Actually Recorded Sound In Space, And It's Absolutely Chilling.... Now you've probably heard that there's no sound in space, but technically that's not true. Now yes, space is a virtual vacuum. However, sound does exist in the form of electromagnetic vibrations that pulsate in similar wavelengths. NASA designed a special instrument that can record these electromagnetic vibrations, and transferred them into sounds that our ears could hear. And these 30 files are the haunting lost transmissions they captured from space. Where did those sounds come from? Who knows? It's mysterious and creepy...
 - WAV 44.1Khz / 16 bits
 - 30 textures from the depth of space.
 - All textures are royalty free.


TextWrangler is a text editor, not a word processor, and there's an important difference.
It's the bee's knees at jobs such as complicated search-and-replaces, sorting, line numbering, and so on, but it doesn't care much about appearance. Changing the display font is about all you can do.
So you shouldn't consider it as an alternative to Word, NeoOffice and the like. Nor is it really an alternative to TextEdit or Stickies for quick-anddirty scribbles.
Where TextWrangler comes into its own is in logically manipulating large chunks of text. For example, through a single dialog you could change a price list order 'SKU, price, product name' into 'product name, SKU, price', and then use just one more dialog to sort that list by price.
There is, of course, a learning curve. Advanced search-and-replace, for example, is based on the Unix utility Grep. But TextWrangler's documentation is excellent, and well-integrated with AppleScript, so you can save processes and call them up.
Other features include multi-file search-and-replace and tools for adding and removing hard line breaks, as well as smartening and dumbing down quotes – tasks that frequently become chores when you're moving text from one format to another. It's difficult to fault.
One welcome addition, however, would be support for opening DOC and RTF files.


1. Can children outside Needham join the Summer Program?
Answer: Yes. Last year, we had children participate from Wellesley, Dover, Natick, Weston, Medfield, Dedham, West Roxbury, Newton, Sharon, Millis, and other towns.
2. What are the responsibilities of a parent volunteer?
Answer: We welcome all parents to become volunteers - at either or both of the regular evening sessions and at our special events. No track and field experience is required. Program volunteers may travel around with their child's age group and assist in the event logistics. Other jobs for volunteers include first aid, refreshments, scoring, and information table. We ask all program volunteers to commit to help out at least 6 nights. Special event volunteers (Great Bear Run, Needham Youth Classic, Home Meet, All-Star Meet) are welcome to help out at running or field events or at awards or registration tables. Volunteers must join the USATF, pass a background check, and take an on-line safety course.
3. Are guests allowed in the program?
Answer: Yes, there is a nightly fee for guests and guests may only attend two sessions as a guest without signing up for the program.
4. My child is in high school and too old for the Summer Program. How do they become a Counselor or a CIT?
Answer: Counselors are high school or college age children to help in the logistics of the nightly sessions and work the summer track meets to earn community service credit or scholarships. Coaches-in-Training (CITs) are those who have completed 8th grade and work as volunteers See Counselor / CIT Program
5. What's the difference between age groups and teams?
Answer: For pre-school and Cyclone children there is NOT this distinction. In the Young Runners program, children belong to both a team and an age group. They spend most of their evening with their age group where children are very close in age to each other. This promotes fair competition in the events. Teams are made up of children of all ages and play a role in certain relay events and in the team scoring.


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Once upon a time there was a bookseller. His name was Frederic G. Melcher, and he knew in his heart that books for children were just as important as books for adults, if not more so. Why, he wondered, are they so often ignored? He thought and thought, and decided in the end that it didn't matter why; what mattered was that he did something to change all that.
He did. In 1921, he proposed the Newberry Award to the American Library Association, an award named for 18th-century English bookseller John Newbery and to be awarded to the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year. The Association's Executive Board approved the idea, much to the joy of children's librarians everywhere, and the first Newbery Award was given in 1922.
The express purpose of the medal was "To encourage original creative work in the field of books for children. To emphasize to the public that contributions to the literature for children deserve similar recognition to poetry, plays, or novels. To give those librarians, who make it their life work to serve children's reading interests, an opportunity to encourage good writing in this field."
Not only the winning books, but runner-up Newbery Honor Books, are included in the list of titles. Melcher's brainchild was the first children's book award in the world, and remains the measure all the others. He went on to initiate the Caldecott Award for best illustrated children's book, and together the Newbery and the Caldecott provide the standard for evaluating children's books in the United States and beyond.

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Learning and Understanding Vs. Winning Arguments
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Why do you read and comment on blogs? What is your goal? Do you want to make points and debate with others? Is it more important for you to reach mutual understanding and learn from each other? Can both happen at the same time?
This is an adaptation of a post my good friend Ron wrote. He is Catholic, so with his consent I have modified some of it to fit the audience here, as well as added some of my own thoughts. It was inspired by some of his encounters with a "rather nasty Fundamentalist Christian" who was "more interested in winning an argument, rather than learning." These points, however, may be applied to anyone who wants to prove other people wrong rather than understand or learn.
"After spending years debating James White, I have noticed common tactics employed by people who want to win at any cost rather than seek a mutual understanding of the facts or even work toward a mutual disagreement. Ann Coulter is a good example of a political satirist who engages in this sort of rhetoric. Let's take a close look, shall we?"
1. Make an outrageous claim. It doesn't matter if it's out of Mormon Doctrine, or if you take a comment out of context, or if the side you're on is just as guilty as those you are making accusations against. The goal is not to be fair minded or even accurate; all you need to be concerned with is igniting an emotional response from the other person. Remember, you are always right and your opponent is always wrong; your job is simply to supply enough rope for your opponent to hang himself. Manipulative (e.g. "Don't you think _____?") and leading questions are also really effective here.
2. Rely on mocking or sarcasm to ignite passion. If you are of a conservative ilk, rely on a mocking or morally superior tone to deliver your message (Ann Coulter). If you are liberal use a lot of sarcastic humor to exalt yourself above your opponent's attempts at presenting himself/herself as morally superior (Al Franken).
3. Do not give an inch. If your opponent happens to stumble upon a true statement, ignore, deny, or reframe the conversation! In all cases, NEVER concede even a minor point to your opponent. Also, be sure to ignore any sincere questions by your opponent. In the very least do not answer them directly. Again, the point is not to help the other person understand you, but to prove they are wrong.
4. Make Your opponent work harder. Always remember that you are right, regardless of the facts presented, and you will eventually prove it by weathering any storm that may be created due to the information your opponent happens to give you. Most importantly, put them in a place where they feel like they have to prove you wrong. If they present troubling information to you about your own position simply refuse to acknowledge it. The fact is your opponent is either a brainwashed innocent or at worst, a conniving interloper who has no right to challenge your superior position, and only appears to have the nerve to do so without merit.
5. Do not bother reading posts or listening to response from your opponent. After all, reading your opponent's posts may ignite emotions within yourself, or take your mind off your primary goal, WINNING! Instead of reading, skim your opponent's post for statements that can be molded to aid you in your ultimate goal. The best statements are usually the most irrelevant to your opponents point–why re-post something meaningful or relevant? Oh, and make sure you continue to apply the steady drumbeat or either mocking/moral superiority, or sarcastic humor.
6. Stay the course! Or leave! Whatever you do, just don't engage! Eventually your opponent will either hang himself or simply tire of the interaction; in both cases, you must declare victory immediately. Like any good staring contest it is not the person that presents the best case who wins, but the person who is left standing. If it just keeps going you may want to consider eventually checking out. There are two ways to do this, either just disappear quietly until the next post comes along that you can slam, or make a big announcement about why you are not coming back. Try to make everyone reading it feel bad about your departure, and say self-deprecating stuff like "I guess I'm just not popular here"). Whatever you do, NEVER admit to any good points the other side made in their last comment, and when you come back, make sure it is only to attack again.
How can we avoid this? How can we learn together even when we disagree?
1. Ask sincere, open-ended questions. Look around and you'll be surprised how little actually happens. Example, "What do you think about _____?" Amazing concept, but so often we end up trying to trip each other. Make sure your questions are not meant to lead the other person down a particular path, or that you don't have some hidden underlying agenda.
2. If you use sarcasm or a lot of humor, be kind. Even if you don't like emoticons, make sure others understand your intention, and don't use it as a weapon. I know many people (myself included) like to use mocking now and then, but we must refrain.
3. Acknowledge (write in your replies) when the other person has a good point. Or, *gasp* when they say something you agree with.
4. Monitor the conversation to make sure it is not one-sided. Is there always one person on the attack and the other constantly on defense, or is it more even-handed?
5. Consider the whole comment. Don't just pick out stuff to argue with.
6. Apologize when appropriate. Take a break when you need to, but don't completely check out or make threats when you get upset. Come back and engage. We can all learn from each other.
7. When in doubt, ask Ray what to do. He will have the answer.
Why do you converse with others online? More specifically, why do you engage in commenting back and forth with other people on Mormon Matters? To share your views? To influence others? To learn from others?
What is your method of going about this? Debate? Crafting arguments? Sharing and working towards mutual understanding? What are the pros and cons of the different ways?
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 Hahaha Andrew, you should put *plays to win* below your name. Maybe we ALL should–then we would know what the other person's objective is…
 2. You forgot one in your first list: When you can't find fault with your opponents argument, start making fun of his grammar or syntax and imply that anyone who makes a grammar error must be an idiot not worth listening to.
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 4. semantics arguments.
 Although I think (when I do it) that semantics are important. It's important to have established definitions, and since people rarely submit operational definitions during a discussion, we have to tool them out in the middle of things
 5. I guess I find the idea of winning an argument a little obsolete through blogs, I think it is more possible in person. I use them I think though for the opportunity to be challenged in my thinking. But really I have to take away what is discussed here and speak about with other people face-to-face. So other people may convince me but it would never occur to me until afterward. I think the debate is important, I guess I follow the Eugene England school on this point. That proving contraries truth is made manifest. The truth might be a contradicition or empathy but it will come out. But i guess this is rooted in the fact that I don't believe that we really get a hold on 'Truth (capital T)' in this life.
 6. I tend to be a person who feels very passionately about things, and I think many people who blog are the same way. I do feel that treating people well and with respect is more important than winning an argument (even though I am far from perfect in that area). I don't ever think making a point is more important than the way we treat a human being. We never know where a person is, what they are feeling or contemplating, and if we are the person who will make or break them, especially in a setting like a blog. Being unkind is never a risk worth taking because many times we don't know the outcome of that unkindness. There is a definite ripple effect in the way we treat other people. I also think that just because someone uses big words and fancy explanations doesn't mean they have a heart and I would much rather be around someone who cares about others than someone who is brilliant. Look at Dr. Rodney Mckay on Stargate Atlantis, the guy is brilliant but I couldn't stand being around him very long at all. There is something to be said about being a nice person.
 7. My tactics depend greatly on the other person. If there is someone using inflammatory tactics to make their case, I will use the same tactics, and I am more interested in winning (or at least demonstrating how unfair the tactics are.) On the other hand, when people can present a well-thought out response, I will try to do the same. As a "fence sitter" here, I have learned from both the conservatives and liberals. For example, I have used things I


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About a month after the first Abydos mission, Daniel Jackson, who had remained behind on the planet, discovered a cartouche in an ancient map room near the Abydos pyramid. The huge wall was covered with glyphs and symbols, all of which are on the Abydos stargate, and many of which represent constellations visible in the Abydos night sky. The cartouche was determined to be a chart or map of a vast network of stargates all over the galaxy, with the symbols representing all the stargate addresses known to the Goa'uld. The discovery of the cartouche enabled the SGC to make the necessary calculations for stellar drift that would allow the dialing computer to successfully connect to other planets beyond Abydos.
For some time it was believed that all stargates were represented on the cartouche, however, following the mission to P3R-272, during which the knowledge of the Ancients was downloaded into O'Neill's brain, O'Neill entered new programming into the main SGC computer to identify many new stargates not shown on the Abydos cartouche, and therefore not known to the Goa'uld. Currently the SGC database includes stargate address references from both the Abydos cartouche, indicated in yellow, and the Ancients' original map added by O'Neill, indicated in red.
Cross Reference: Abydonians, Abydos, Ancient Repository, DHD, Stargate
Episode Reference: Children of the Gods, The Fifth Race, Maternal Instinct, 2001


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Bospolderplein square needs to be transformed into a safe place where people can gather more often and connect. A small community centre could perhaps facilitate that where people could share their thoughts, knowledge, culture, food and concerns about their neighbourhood. An outdoor living room for children, elderly and families where age and nationality doesn't separate them, just like a big team!
Where young meets elderly:
An age-friendly world enables people of all ages to actively participate in community activities and treats everyone with respect, regardless of their age.WHO
What do children and elderly have in common?
Both children and the elderly have fountains of love that they want to share. They both have innocence and vulnerability. They love playing games and music. They love to dance. They love stories, some like telling stories and others like hearing stories. They like each other. They find each other fascinating. They look at life through different eyes. They are curious about things and people.
- Storytelling. Swapping stories is a great activity and can help build a connection.
- Planting seeds or gardening. This illustrates the stages of the life cycle.
- Talking about ethnic heritage. Share ethnic customs, discuss the meaning of a name in the native language, or relate special stories passed down about culture.
- Preparing a meal together as well as eating together
- Playing games
- Music and Dancing
Bospolderplein already has good amount of green and sport facilities which is functioning well at the moment. The idea is to create flexible structure which work as meeting points for different activities. These activities are connected with a 1:1 board game painted on the ground with chalk. these games can
These interventions can expand to the rest of the neighbourhood in the future. In this way Bospolderplein, Dak Park and Grote Visserijplein could be connected in a larger scale as well. The games on the ground would act as guiding elements and motivation in order to attract people to the meeting spot.

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AAPT.org - American Association of Physics Teachers
What Specific Projects will the Task Force Undertake?
Work with AAPT on plans for continuing and enhancing the New Physics Faculty Workshop program. Extend the New Faculty Program to workshops at APS Division Meetings. Perhaps develop ties with the Pew Preparing Future Faculty program, the PKAL Faculty 21 project and Project NeXT.
 1. Set up an activist editorial board for the undergraduate part of the Physics Sciences Resource Center (on the AAPT web site) to provide a clearinghouse for information on undergraduate physics programs.
 2. Use departmental site visits and other means to develop a catalog of case studies of departments that have undertaken successful undergraduate physics revitalization efforts. Document and analyze these case studies to provide information on "what works" and what is need to produce effective change in undergraduate physics programs.
 3. Articulate departmental responsibilities for K-12 teacher preparation and find good case studies of where that effort has been successful. Build on the efforts of PhysTEC, the proposal submitted by APS, AIP, and AAPT to NSF for promoting physics departments to take more responsibility for K-12 teacher preparation. A small conference on the role of physics departments in pre-service K-12 teacher preparation will be held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in June, 2000.
 4. Develop a colloquium talk on undergraduate physics programs that can be given by Task Force members to physics departments around the country.
 5. Plan for a proposal to establish a large-scale funding program to provide seen money for departments that have developed detailed plans for revitalizing their undergraduate physics programs. These departments can then serve as case studies and consultants for other departments.


Expressive Activity on Campus
What is Texas Senate Bill 18?
The 86th Texas Legislature (2019) passed Senate Bill 18, codified in Education Code § 51.9315, Protected
Expression on Campus.
The law defines terms; discusses the importance of freedom of speech and expression on campus; and
provides that reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions are still authorized, including but not limited
to, a faculty member's ability to maintain safety and order in a classroom.
Read Texas Senate Bill 18
What Does This Law Require?
The law requires each institution of higher education to adopt a policy detailing student's rights
and responsibilities regarding expressive activities at the college. The policy MUST ALLOW:
 1. "Any person" to engage in expressive activity on campus.
 2. Student organizations and faculty to invite speakers.
 3. A method for filing complaints about non-compliance with the law and disciplinary procedures for individuals (students and employees) violating this law.
 4. The Board of Trustees to approve the new policy before it takes effect.
How Does Senate Bill 18 Benefit Students?
 1. Colleges may not take action against student organizations based on their viewpoints and the expressive activities for which they engage.
 2. Colleges can only consider four factors when determining whether to permit a speaker on campus and the appropriate security fee-venue and size of the crowd, need for security, necessary accommodations, and history of rule compliance by the group or individual inviting the speaker—but not the anticipated controversy related to the appearance.
Expressive Activity on Campus
Read Blinn College's Administrative Regulation regarding Expressive Activities on Campus by Students and Employees.
Read Blinn College's Board Policies regarding Expressive Activities on Campus by Students and Employees:


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Do Guinea Fowl Lay Eggs?
Guinea fowl, also called guineas, are game birds that are becoming popular among backyard poultry owners.
They are indigenous to Africa and one of the oldest gallinaceous birds. Guineas are largely disease-free, hardy, and vigorous birds.
Do guinea fowl lay eggs?
Guinea hens lay eggs but not during the winter months. Laying for the year commences in the spring and continues through the summer and fall. Guinea fowls usually stop laying eggs when the days start getting shorter.
Guinea Fowl on Grass
Except when broody, a guinea hen can lay an egg daily during her laying season. This can yield 6-7 eggs a week per hen.
Do Guinea Hens Lay Eggs?
Guinea hens lay eggs once they mature. The hens lay their first eggs in the first spring of adulthood.
Every day for the first 3 years, a guinea fowl will continue to lay eggs.
Guineas are not particular about where to lay their eggs. Once they find a suitable spot, they make their nests start laying.
Guinea hen nets are usually hard to find. Guineas prefer to nest in long grass, woods, or any place that gives them protection from predators.
When guinea hens are laying their eggs during the day, the male usually acts as a lookout keeping an eye out for predators.
Guineas can sometimes become communal layers. They will lay their eggs in one nest until the number of eggs is sufficient.
Sometimes, this number can be as many as 50. The hens also practice communal brooding, as they take turns sitting on the eggs.
How Many Eggs Do Guinea Hens Lay?
When guinea fowl mate in the wild, they do so in pairs. Domesticated guineas may also adopt this breeding style if there is an equal number of males to females.
These pairs typically wander off as the breeding season arrives to search for good nesting sites.
Guineas are known to be seasonal egg layers. They can lay eggs daily between April and October, with the frequency depending on their location. You can get an egg on most days during their laying season.
Three Guinea Fowl eggs
The number of eggs laid by a guinea hen is usually around 90-130 eggs per season.
On average, one can expect 100 eggs per season. For some prolific layers, like the Black Star and Rhode Island Red, you can expect around 300 eggs a year.
When compared to chickens, guinea hens lay eggs for a shorter period. Also, around 3-5 years of age, their egg production begins to slow down.
How Big Are Guinea Fowl Eggs Compared to Chicken and Duck Eggs?
Guinea fowl eggs are smaller than the eggs of a chicken or a duck.
On average, 2 guinea fowl eggs together add up to the size of a single duck egg or a large chicken egg.
Guinea fowl eggs are usually creamy with light brown spots. The small end of the eggs is more pointed than the egg of a chicken or a duck.
The yolk to white ratio of a guinea fowl egg is higher than that of a chicken egg. The eggshell is harder to crack open than that of a chicken egg.
At What Age Do Guinea Hens Start to Lay Eggs?
Guinea hens start laying eggs around 20-32 weeks of age. They usually lay their first eggs during the spring after they are hatched.
Guinea hens start laying eggs when daylight hours increase and the temperature starts getting warm
They are seasonal layers, and they only lay from spring through fall. In the offseason or the fall of the year they hatched, some young hens may lay a few random eggs.
Guinea Fowl eggs
Do Guinea Hens Make Good Mothers?
Unlike chicken hens, guinea hens do not make good mothers.
While this might sound harsh, here are some reasons why they don't make the best parents to their young.
 - Before all the eggs hatch, some guinea hens tire and are not broody. Some moms move their keets to a new nest without waiting for their remaining eggs to hatch.
 - Some moms stay until the hatch is complete and then get tired of motherhood. They will abandon their keets, who are left alone to die.
 - Some guinea hens end up taking the keets across a damp field where they get wet, freeze, or die.
 - When a guinea hen makes her nest inside a safe henhouse, the eggs will remain unharmed, keeping the keets dry and safe from predators. However, it may allow the rest of the flock to put the keets through a brutal pecking ritual, which they may not survive.
 - When in a coop with other adult birds, keets are exposed to contaminated bedding, worms, and coccidia.
 - In some cases, keets can end up drowning in water without the adults trying to save them.
 - You can discover a guinea hen nest with 50 eggs or more without a broody mom. Predators like snakes, raccoons, or skunks will find the nest and destroy it, eating all its contents and breaking the rest.
 - A mom can accidentally step on her keet, crushing it in the process.
 - Keets often go unwatched or without nurturing, and if they wander from the nest they are left to die.
Some guinea hens still make good moms. They do this by protecting their nest of eggs and keets the best way they can.
Guinea Fowls with Baby
Some guinea hens will try to protect the nest when there is a predator attack. They will hiss and dart at a predator that is bigger and stronger than them.
In some cases, a guinea hen may even die from a predator attack if she is broody outdoors.
How Long Do Guinea Fowl Eggs Need to Incubate?
The guinea fowl egg incubation period usually lasts between 26 to 28 days, which happens to be similar to that of turkeys.
Since guinea hens do not always make good mothers, you can get a chicken to brood around 25 guinea keets in your backyard.
Final Thoughts
Guinea fowl lay eggs, but they are not usually kept for their egg production.
They give around 100 eggs per year, which is significantly below what chickens produce.
If you are rearing guinea fowls for other reasons, having them lay eggs is a plus.
Guinea fowl only lay in warm seasons, so you should only expect eggs from them from spring through summer.
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Why Do You Have Empathy Fatigue?
Why Do You Have Empathy Fatigue?
Most people are tired and drained most of their lives. There is always so much going on such as home life, working, being sociable and doing all of these things can put a strain on use. We don't get enough sleep and we don't get enough free time throughout our days.
When you are an intuitive, this can be even worse. You will experience so many highs and lows throughout the day and this comes with energy coming and going through your life. You will have your vibrations getting lower and then it can cause you to crash. When you are in one of the categories of an empath, you will know that this can be psychic exhaustion that you are feeling.
This is a word that is beyond tired. This is exhaustion, drained, depleted. This is where your brain will not even be able to think anymore because you just want to sit around and rest. This is a time when you become emotionally and physically drained.
So Tired
Empath's are always tired because they use more energy than other people do. Their energies are always being tapped into and some of the times, negative energies attach to them.
When you are an empath, you have strong and heavy emotions. These emotions come from people and areas around them. Even when you don't mean to, when you are an empath, you pick it all up.
When you feel the emotions of other people, you are opening up your energy reservoir to them. You will take on other people's energies to help them heal and when you do this, you will become tired and sick yourself.
Being an empath takes a lot of work and energy and you have to learn to protect yourself. When you have days that are off or you are very tired, you need to learn to clear off this negative energy form your life. You need to sit down and figure out why you are always drained.
You need to know that your energies are always connecting with others and this causes the human body to work harder. The body is not used to working with these energies. An empath uses energies differently than other people and that is why sometimes, even with a caffeine overload, that you will still feel tired.
When you give readings and are connecting with people for a long period of time, you will start off strong and then you will become very tired. This happens to people that are empath's but all the time. You have to learn to adjust your schedule in order to manage your energies.
Helping Your Energy Levels
In order to help your energy levels, there are some things you can do:
 - Stop using a lot of caffeine.
 - Stay balanced.
 - Ground your energy and refill the energy in your body.
 - Protect your energy from negativity.
 - Put up boundaries with people and in the spirit world.
 - Love yourself.
 - Take breaks.
 - Know you have limits.
 - Fill yourself up through meditation.
 - Balance your chakras.
Empaths are tired more because they have more energies that are being used up on a day to day and minute to minute basis. Learn to replenish your energies so you do not become drained and overly tired.
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Ethics & Disagreement in Islam
By Adil James, MMNS
P2207902 Bloomfield Hills–February 20–Letâ€™s just agree to disagree about the ethics of disagreement in Islam. Imam Ali Leyla of IAGD gave a guest lecture at the BMUC, a description of the ethics of disagreement in Islam this past Friday at the Bloomfield Muslim Unity Center.
Imam Ali Leyla focused on showing that disagreement always exists in Islam. He showed that there was disagreement in various circumstances among the angels, among the prophets, among the holy Sahaba of Prophet Muhammad (s); the theme of his talk was that disagreement is unavoidable, but said that out of that disagreement Muslims should â€œremain brothers.â€
The imam showed a very detailed knowledge of Islamic history, discussing various specific instances where Sahaba both during the time of the Prophet (s) and after he passed away differed as to what should be done in different circumstances. He tried to introduce principles of Islamic law as well, trying to show a difference between Shariâ€™ah, which is Divine and holy, as opposed to fiqh, which he said was not holy but manmade and therefore at times possibly faulty.
â€œEven the Companions had disagreement, but they didnâ€™t become enemies,â€ he said.
He discussed also the many schools of Islam, saying that there had been once a large schism between the Madrasal Athar and the Madrasal Ra' which had been healed by Imam Shafiâ€™i who bridged the gap between them.
According to his understanding, there are varying levels of the strength of fiqh, descending from the Qur'an down to the logic of those who studied the Islamic sciences and derived solutions to other problems, including some that were not issues at the time of the Companions, and were not directly broached by the Shariâ€™ah of Prophet (s); such issues, he argued, include organ donation, cloning, commercial insurance, and international law.
He also showed that even in the case of Qur'an, there are sometimes multiple possible interpretations of words that are in Qur'an, therefore multiple honest interpretations.
Imam Leyla even gave examples of the closest Companions intentionally applying the Shariâ€™ah in a manner inconsistent with the clear reading of Qur'an–the imam did not castigate the Holy Companions for doing this, rather he explained that according to the exigencies of a time, for example, it might be wrong to cut off a personâ€™s hand who stole when he was starving, to feed his family and not in order to pursue greed.
He gave a wonderful story of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who was approached by students of Abu Kurayb, who used to attack ibn Hanbal all the time. ibn Hanbal advised those students to follow their teacher well, and when they reminded him that Abu Kurayb always spoke ill of him he said he was aware of this, but â€œwhat can I do–he is greatly troubled by me.â€ He still advised them to follow their teacher, and said that Abu Kurayb was very knowledgeable.
Imam Leyla gave several bullet points to follow, saying Muslims should uphold justice at all times, avoid judging people with whom there is disagreement (or certainly not call them names), purify intention, be objective and donâ€™t personalize disagreements, avoid poisonous language, win people even if one loses the situations, and give people the benefit of the doubt.
Prophet (s), he explained, said a person would be granted a house in Paradise if he ends an argument even though he is right.
He said to â€œavoid arrogance,â€ which he said meant a person should not reject the truth when he/she hears it. â€œAccept the truth when it is clear,â€ he said. â€œAdmit your mistakes,â€ he said.
Jealousy and hatred, he explained, quoting a hadith, are â€œthe shaverâ€–they do not shave hair but they shave belief. Therefore, quoting the hadith, Imam Leyla cautioned that we should spread salaams often in order to counter the shaver that shaved the communities before Prophet Muhammadâ€™s (s) community and that will and do afflict it now.
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Meet the Ocicat: The Cat That Thinks It's a Dog!
If you've ever been on the lookout for a dog-like cat that is intelligent and super friendly, the Ocicat is one breed you should consider. The Ocicat's fur pattern resembles a wild cat, but it's actually a fully domesticated cat without any wildcat genes.
Ocicats look like wild cats because of their spotted fur. Even though their name is similar to the wild Ocelot, they actually bear no relation to the cat. The original Ocicat was bred from a Siamese cat and an Abyssinian domesticated cat, resulting in its unique fur. These cats come in 12 coat colors and have a muscular appearance. Because these cats are so muscular, they need plenty of opportunities to play and exercise.
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The Ocicat is known to be very "dog like" in its demeanor. They aren't shy around strangers and often greet visitors who come to the home. They can be good pets for a family with children and are often very "talkative." These cats are also extremely loyal, friendly, and highly intelligent.
Ocicats are very trainable too! Many Ocicats are taught to fetch, sit, lie down, and do other tricks commonly associated with dogs. Some cats can be taught to walk on a harness outside. Here are some videos of fun tricks that Ocicats have learned:
Walking on a Leash:
Fetching a Toy:
Running on a Treadmill:
Running in a Cat Wheel:
And Cooper the Ocicat, Who Can Do Almost Any Trick!
As you can see, an Ocicat is an extremely versatile breed of cat that pretty much thinks it's a dog. This is a great cat if you don't mind the chance that it'll be a little talkative and if you're ready to play with her a lot. This kitty will definitely want your attention!


text: The rainbow darter Etheostoma caeruleum is a small fish in the perch family (Percidae) that is adapted to fast-flowing streams in eastern North America. It is relatively sensitive to habitat degradation and is widely used as a sentinel of stream condition. To provide a complementary tool for assessing the integrity of stream ecosystems, 16 highly polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellite markers were identified for these darters. Between four and 16 loci were found to be useful in five congeneric species. These markers will be useful for characterizing population genetic structure and diversity of rainbow darters and related fishes.


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1. Frame Rate/Disk Space Calculator - Useful if you need to calculate various timing aspects of a particular animation. Will calculate: Total Frames, and Total disk space needed.
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gut microbiome maturity, improved feeding tolerance, increased growth, early initiation and longer durations of breastfeeding, decreased rates of sepsis, enhanced parental-infant attachment and bonding; c) the benefits of SSC for parents including reduced stress and anxiety, enhanced parental-infant attachment and bonding, and increased breast milk production for mothers; and d) the need for a healing environment during SSC including protection from loud sounds, bright lights, and strong scents and practical ways to create and maintain such an environment. (White, 2013)
Competency 2.4: SSC staff training should include simulation training with appropriately-sized baby manikin/doll on how to safely do standing and sitting transfers of baby (including babies on mechanical ventilation and with lines) to parent's chest.
Competency 2.5: ICU staff who are experienced and comfortable with SSC transfers should be available to mentor less experienced staff until they gain competence and confidence in facilitating SSC transfers.
Competency 2.6: SSC educational content should include ways to individualize SSC according to the baby's medical condition, behavior and state organization and should include: a) descriptions, techniques and indications for KC or gentle supportive HC; and b) techniques and scripts for supporting use of these options to parents.
Evidence-Based Rationale
Formal policies legitimize care practices as standards of care, and help to standardize practice methods. (31) Policies that are fundamental to the culture of the unit need to be introduced early, during orientation after employment begins. A SSC policy should clearly describe the inclusion and exclusion criteria for SSC/KC, and define who may participate in SSC/KC to avoid ambiguity and confusion. Staff education should explain that maternal proximity is the developmental and physiological expectation of all newborn mammals and the "natural habitat" for all newborn altricial mammals. (32) Education should include evidence in neuroscience and neurobiology that supports the importance of SSC on newborn brain development (33). Much research (animal and human) documents the universal stress reactions experienced by both mothers and babies when they are separated; (34, 35) therefore, barring extreme medical circumstances, every effort should be made to keep babies with m/other as much as possible for optimal physiologic stability and neurodevelopment.
SSC is one of the most studied interventions in neonatal care. The benefits of SSC documented in numerous studies include: decreased mortality, (36, 37) improved physiologic stability, (38) reduced stress and pain, (13-15) optimal sleep, (39) enhanced neurodevelopment, (33, 40, 41) enhanced gut microbiome maturity, (42) improved feeding tolerance, (43) increased growth (44, 45), early initiation and longer durations of breastfeeding, (37, 46, 47) decreased rates of sepsis, (36, 46) reduced parental stress and anxiety, (14) and enhanced parental-infant attachment and bonding. (14, 36, 41, 48-50) In addition, SSC increases maternal, paternal and infant oxytocin levels, which support bonding and attachment and increases prolactin levels in mothers, which increases milk production. (14, 51, 52)
Since staff are responsible for creating and maintaining a healing environment in the ICU, they need information about the importance of individualizing light, sounds, and scents in ways that will protect babies in the ICU from developmentally inappropriate stimulation. In addition to knowledge of the rationale, staff need practical methods of applying this knowledge to support parents and babies during SSC. Staff need more than knowledge and theory to enthusiastically support SSC. Simulation training provides practical, hands-on experience during the learning process to develop competency and confidence in new skills and can be done with appropriately-sized baby/doll manikins to demonstrate how to safely perform standing and sitting transfers of babies (including intubated babies) to parent's chests (53). Many studies have documented the safety of SSC/KC with ventilated babies, (54, 55) and at least one prospective study with 263 VLBW babies has documented the safety of SSC with umbilical lines (56). A support team for both day and night shifts can provide ongoing assistance, which is often needed during the early stages of practice with a new skill.
All care, including SSC, should be provided in a manner individualized to the baby's developmental stage and adapted to age, medical condition, stability, and state availability. (27, 28) While KC is usually the first choice for SSC, if it is contra-indicated, parents should be encouraged to provide developmentally appropriate HC for their baby. Providing KC or HC for a tiny, fragile baby can be frightening to parents and they may need reassurance and a demonstration of techniques.
Standard 3, Skin-to-Skin Contact: Babies shall be evaluated to: a) determine their readiness for transfer to KC; b) assess stability during transfer from bed to parent's chest; c) assess baby's response to SSC (KC or HC); and d) assess their stability during and after transfer back to the bed.
Competency 3.1: A standardized assessment of the baby's readiness, stability and response to transfer and to SSC should be utilized by ICU staff.
Competency 3.2: Electronic or manual documentation should be created, and staff should be trained in methods of entering data to record parameters, such as: a) if baby was eligible for KC, b) if KC and/or HC was offered to parent; c) if KC or HC was done and how long; d) which parent had SSC with baby; e) baby's response; f) parent's experience; and g) staff experience/motivation.
Competency 3.3: Periodic quality improvement (QI) evaluations should be conducted using validated methodology to evaluate SSC implementation and sustainability.
Evidence-Based Rationale
Standardized evaluation and documentation will aid in monitoring safety and therapeutic value in SSC. A variety of valid assessments for SSC are available. (16) Accurate and consistent data collection will make it possible to evaluate progress and identify quality improvement opportunities. Without formal plans for a QI process, it is unlikely to occur. Participation in formal QI processes with other institutions provides comparison of progress and motivation for improvements. (58, 59)
Standard 4, Skin-to -Skin Contact: Parents shall be provided information about the benefits of SSC that continue for babies and parents after discharge.
Competency 4.1: Discharge planning with parents shall include information regarding the continued value of SSC, holding of babies, and encouragement for parents to continue SSC at home.
Competency 4.2: Parents shall be supported in how to safely hold and carry their baby after discharge, including the use of a baby carrier if desired.
Evidence-Based Rationale
The benefits of SSC for babies and parents continues for several months after birth and has been shown to enhance neurodevelopment and social engagement, (50, 60) increase breastfeeding duration, (61) and reduce incidence of postpartum depression. (60) Safety is an ongoing issue that continues after discharge, so should be discussed with parents during discharge planning.
*Acknowledgement of Diane Maroney for consenting to our use of the concept of "imagine…" statements written by parents/families who have experienced intensive care; and to our parents for their thoughts.
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RhinoSpike is a unique online service where users can submit text to be read aloud by native speakers of 49 different languages, including Japanese. Users can also participate in the site by fulfilling requests for audio themselves. For example, a native Japanese speaker may submit a request for a paragraph of English text to be read aloud. You may then fulfill that request by recording the audio, in English, and upload it to the site.
- Free to sign up.
- Get any text you want recorded for free in the language you're learning (I'm guessing Japanese).
- Great tool to use in conjunction with Lang-8 (get your journal entries corrected in Lang-8, then get them recorded in RhinoSpike!). One-two punch.
- No real method of quality control.
RhinoSpike won't teach you Japanese, but it's an excellent tool to have in your arsenal. Learning to listen to a language is just as important as learning to read, write, or speak a language.
In some ways, you're taking a leap of faith using this service, as you don't really have a way of guaranteeing that your text is read by someone competent. However, generally speaking the audio seems pretty high quality.
Overall, RhinoSpike is a great way to not only get some experience learning how to listen to and decipher Japanese, but also allows you to get involved with a language learning community as well, meaning you'll meet other people interested in learning a language too (and you can help each other out!).


This Is Me™ – For High School Kids
This is Me™ was developed by Fran Campbell of the Filipino-American community, specifically for Heritage Camps of Adoptive Families. This is Me™ is a unique set of activities for high school teens that seek to assist them in the development of a positive bicultural identity. The need to establish a bicultural identity emerges most strongly for adopted youth during adolescence and young adulthood.
This sense of self or "identity" is multi-faceted and very personal for each adoptee. It is not simple, but beautifully complex, having pieces of their birth culture as well as the experience growing up in a community where their racial/cultural group is not widely represented.
Why is This is Me™ important?
In November of 2009, the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute published a groundbreaking study titled, "Beyond Culture Camp: Promoting Healthy Identity formation in Adoption." Several recommendations from this report are worth noting by parents, counselors and educators, but we agree with that there is a need for not only strategies that promote cultural socialization, but experiences that give adoptees additional support on "racial and cultural identification, and comfort" (8).
Adoptees often share that they feel different: not like the people they have met from their birth country, and not like people they know who were born in the United States. We believe that the task of parents and educators is to help adoptees explore how they are uniquely from two cultures. This bicultural identity needs to be defined by each of them with support from other adoptees, parents, and other family members during their Heritage Camp experience.
At each camp, members of the appropriate cultural/racial community lead these workshops with Fran at the helm, to ask and answer culturally specific questions, find out what makes a culture what it is, talk about how and where our adoptees can fit in, and role play situations they may encounter as they leave the relative safety of home and community to go to college, or into the work environment, etc.
This is Me™ has been a valuable way for our cultural community members to interact with the high school campers that is honest and meaningful, sharing their own experiences growing up in another culture and trying to fit in. There are many similarities that have nothing to do with being adopted, but simply with being of another race or culture than the majority.


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How to Use Excel to Reconcile GL Accounts
Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts is the only way to ensure that the financial data for a company is properly recorded on the accounting books.
Balance sheet account reconciliation protects a company from reporting errors on the company financial statements, which can lead to errors when preparing the company's federal tax return. Many accountants create Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to assist with reconciling general ledger (GL) accounts to external documentation.
Type the name of the general ledger account and the general ledger account number at the top of the Excel spreadsheet. You can type both names and numbers directly into the cells in Excel and the software will correctly format the entries.
Enter the month and year to be reconciled below the GL name and number.
Type "Ending Balance per GL" in the first column of the spreadsheet a couple of lines below the heading.
Enter the ending amount contained in the general ledger account in the second column of the spreadsheet on the same line as the "Ending Balance per GL" label.
Type "Ending Balance per (source document)" in the first column of the spreadsheet below the row that contains "Ending Balance per GL." Examples of source documents include accounts receivable reports, accounts payable reports and asset listings.
Enter the ending balance per the source document for that general ledger account in the second column of the spreadsheet on the same line as the "Ending Balance per (source document)" label.
Type "Difference" in the next line in the first column.
Create a calculation in the second column next to the "Difference" label that subtracts the source document total from the ending general ledger balance. This is the amount that needs to be reconciled.
Create a section below the difference line called "Reconciling Items."
List each item creating a reconciling difference in the reconciling items section. Include an explanation of each item and the amount of the item. An example of a reconciling item may be a payment on account that was posted to the bank account but not posted to the customer's account.
Create a calculation at the end of the Reconciling Items section that totals the amount of reconciling items. When the Reconciling Items total equals the "Difference" total, then you have properly reconciled the account.
 - It is best to reconcile GL accounts before closing the accounting month so that you can make any necessary corrections to the accounting data in the appropriate month. If you are not certain how to create reconciliation spreadsheets in Excel, consider hiring an accounting professional to assist you with set up.
Things Needed
 - Microsoft Excel
 - General ledger
 - Source documentation


The Mario's Super Picross wiki last edited by do_pe on 03/27/14 01:32AM View full history
Mario no Super Picross is the Super Famicom sequel to the Game Boy title Mario's Picross. This game builds on the pixel-chiseling puzzle gameplay introduced by its predecessor with more puzzles that are larger and even more challenging and new rules courtesy of the "Wario's Picross" mode. Originally a Japan-only title when it was released in 1995, Mario no Super Picross was released in PAL territories via the Wii Virtual Console for 900 Wii points in September of 2007.
The basic puzzle solving mechanics and gameplay have carried over from Nintendo's first Picross title. The puzzles involve a square grid of cells where the player must determine which cells should be colored in (or in the case of this game chiseled away) and which should be left blank. Numbers along the top and left side of the grid indicate the number and size of unbroken lines of filled in cells there are in the given row or column that are separated by at least one blank cell. For instance, if a row has the numbers "2 5 4", that means that there are from left to right, a group of two colored in cells, a group of five colored in cells, and a group of four colored in cells, with all other cells being left blank and at least one blank cell between each group. Players are given the ability to mark cells with an "X" that should be left blank.
In "Mario's Picross" mode, each puzzle must be completed within a 30 minute time limit. Mistakes penalize the player by reducing the remaining time. The first mistake will remove one minute and the amount of penalized time doubles for each additional mistake. If the timer reaches 0:00, the game is over and the player must restart the puzzle. The player is given the option of receiving a hint at the start of each puzzle. This hint reveals the solution for a randomly selected row and column. At any point during the puzzle the player can also elect to give up five minutes of time to receive another hint.
"Wario's Picross" mode alters the gameplay in several ways. The time limit of Mario's mode is removed, and the timer now simply counts up and tracks how long the player takes to complete the puzzle. There are also no hints available in this mode. The biggest change though is that there is no direct penalty for making a mistake, but those mistakes are not indicated to the player which presents a unique challenge.
Mario no Picross offers a total of 300 different puzzles of varying sizes and difficulties distributed almost equally between the two modes. Puzzles are grouped together in levels. Completing puzzles unlocks higher levels with larger and more difficult puzzles. Whenever a puzzle is completed, it becomes a color image, animates, and the title of the puzzle is revealed. Puzzles come in sizes of 5x5, 10x10, 15x15, 20x20, and 20x25. The game can track progress on two separate save game files and also allows the player to save at any point during a puzzle and resume at a later time from the same point. The fastest puzzle completion times are tracked for each puzzle.
Nintendo Power Picross
The same basic gameplay engine from Mario no Picross was used in Nintendo's Picross NP series that was distributed via their Satellaview system in Japan. A total of eight volumes of puzzles were released in the Nintendo Power branded series. These games included many puzzles that when solved revealed images of characters from various Nintendo franchises including The Legend of Zelda and Star Fox.
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If you have ever tried to implement a recursive calculations in DAX similar to how you would have done it back in the good old days of MDX (see here) you would probably have come up with a DAX formula similar to the one below:
However, in DAX you would end up with the following error:
|A circular dependency was detected: 'Sales'[Sales ForeCast],'Sales'[Sales ForeCast].|
This makes sense as you cannot reference a variable within its own definition – e.g. X = X + 1 cannot be defined from a mathematical point of view (at least according to my limited math skills). MDX is somehow special here where the SSAS engine takes care of this recursion by taking the IF() into account.
So where could you possible need a recursive calculation like this? In my example I will do some very basic forecasting based on monthly growth rates. I have a table with my actual sales and another table for my expected monthly growth as percentages. If I do not have any actual sales I want to use my expected monthly growth to calculate my forecast starting with my last actual sales:
This is a very common requirement for finance applications, its is very easy to achieve in pure Excel but very though to do in DAX as you probably realized on your own what finally led you here
In Excel we would simply add a calculation like this and propagate it down to all rows:
(assuming column C contains your Sales, D your Planned Growth Rate and M is the column where the formula itself resides)
In order to solve this in DAX we have to completely rewrite our calculation! The general approach that we are going to use was already explained by Mosha Pasumansky some years back, but for MDX. So I adopted the logic and changed it accordingly to also work with DAX. I split down the solution into several steps:
1) find the last actual sales – April 2015 with a value of 35
2) find out with which value we have to multiply our previous months value to get the current month's Forecast
3) calculate the natural logarithm (DAX LN()-function) of the value in step 2)
4) Sum all values from the beginning of time until the current month
5) Raise our sum-value from step 4) to the power of [e] using DAX EXP()-function
6) do some cosmetic and display our new value if no actual sales exist and take care of aggregation into higher levels
Note: The new Office 2016 Preview introduces a couple of new DAX functions, including PRODUCTX() which can be used to combine the Steps 3) to 5) into one simple formula without using any complex LN() and EXP() combinations.
We can use this formula to get our last sales:
It basically checks if there are no [Sales] next month. If yes, we use the current [Sales]-value as our [Last Sales], otherwise we use a fixed value of 1 as a multiplication with 1 has no impact on the final result.
Get our multiplier for each month:
If we do not have any [Last Sales], we use our [Planned GrowthRate] to for our later multiplication/summation, otherwise take our [Last Sales]-value.
Step 3 and 4:
As we cannot use "Multiply" as our aggregation we first need to calculate the LN and sum it up from the first month to the current month:
Step 5 and 6:
If there are no actual sales, we display our calculated Forecast:
Note that we need to use SUMX over our Months here in order to also get correct subtotals on higher levels, e.g. Years. That's all the SUMX is necessary for, the IF itself should be self-explaining here.
The calculation is flexible enough to handle missing sales. So if for example we would only have sales for January, our recursion would start there and use the [Planned GrowthRate] already to calculate the February Forecast-value:
Quite handy, isn't it?
The sample-workbook (Excel 365) can be downloaded here: RecursiveCalculations.xlsx


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 The relative velocity is the velocity of an object or observer in the rest frame of another object or observer. If it is constant
 In the Newtonian limit where the Galilean transformation is approximately:
 This holds true and is identical with the vector difference between the velocities A and B as evaluated in terms of a single coordinate system:
 v_AB= v_Bv_A
 Due to Einstein's Special Relativity, this does not hold true in general. The expression "the velocity of A relative to B" is shorthand for "the velocity of A in the coordinate system where B is always at rest.
 To obtain vAB from vA and vB in an arbitrary reerence frame, the Lorentz transformation is necessary. If vA and vB are collinear, the formula is:
 v_AB= (v_Bv_A)/(1- (v_A v_B)/c^2 )
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 A car travelling at 70mph approaches a level crossing at 55 degrees to the rail track. Calculate its relative velocity to a train approaching at 100mph. Calculate the above and show working + line diagram.
 Uncertainty in the momentum of an electron and a proton
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 Spacecraft Lengths Observed by its Pilot
 If a spacecraft whose length is observed by its pilot to be 27 meters passes an observer at a relative velocity of.95 * c, where c is the speed of light, then provided the spacecraft's length is oriented in its direction of motion what will be the length of the craft as measured by the observer?
 Conservation of Momentum in an Explosion of two carts
 See attached file for graphs, tables and formulas. Conservation of Momentum in an Explosion Impulses and Momentum When a resultant force acts on an object, the object is accelerated. The acceleration of the object is proportional to the force and inversely proportional to the mass of the object. Algebraically this is ex
 Projectile Motion and Finding Muzzle Speed
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 Velocity Relative to Objects
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Still, one of the Louvre's own consultants acknowledged that some Muslims could be "shocked" by three images of Muhammad with his face exposed in the new wing. Many Muslims believe the prophet should not be depicted at all — even in a flattering way — because it might encourage idolatry.
The galleries provide a needed showcase one of the West's most extensive Islamic art collections, some 18,000 artifacts that range from the 7th century to the 19th century.
But the wing does not dwell on the old: It is housed under a futuristic, undulating glass roof designed by architects Rudy Ricciotti and Mario Bellini that has garnered comparisons to a dragonfly wing, a flying carpet, even a wind-blown veil. It marks the Louvre's biggest change since I.M. Pei shook up the famed Paris museum with his iconic glass pyramid in 1989.
France, meanwhile, is bracing for possible disruptions at embassies across the Muslim world on Friday after the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo published lewd caricatures of Muhammad on Wednesday. The publication raised concerns that French interests could face violent protests like the ones targeting the United States over a video produced in California that ridiculed the prophet. Those protests, which continued on Thursday, have left at least 30 people dead.
But could the new museum wing actually be good timing?
The Louvre collection's mission is to foster understanding between the West and the Islamic world. Instead of highlighting Islam as one united religion, it celebrates the secular, tolerant and cultural aspects of different Islamic civilizations.
Sophie Makariou, head of the Louvre's Islamic art department, hopes the new wing will teach lessons about tolerance and diversity.
"I like the idea of showing the other side of the coin," said Makariou, standing at a wall decorated with colorful, flower-patterned tiles from the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. "We are talking about a diverse world that goes from the Atlantic, Spain and Morocco to India. It brings complexity.
"We are suffering from simplistic views on the Islamic world. (Some) would make us believe that there is just one Islam, which is just not true."
Indeed, an intricately engraved bronze lion from 13th century Spain stands proudly alongside a rare modeled-stucco head of a prince from medieval Iran. The works presented were made not just by Muslims, but by Christian and Jewish artists as well.
In a sign of the political importance of the new collection, French President Francois Hollande attended an opening ceremony Tuesday, calling it a "political gesture in the service of respect for peace." Saudi Prince Waleed Bin Talal and the president of Azerbaijan accompanied him.
"The best weapons for fighting fanaticism that claims to be coming from Islam are found in Islam itself," Hollande said. "What more beautiful message than that demonstrated here by these works?"
The Louvre opened a department of Islamic art in 2003, under former President Jacques Chirac, who said he wanted to highlight the contributions of Muslim civilizations to Western culture.
Chirac, who vigorously opposed the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, constantly pushed for the idea of a "dialogue of cultures" to break down misunderstandings between the West and the Muslim world.
The collection's organizer decided to include images of Muhammad to show the evolution of Islamic art. In one instance, he appears as a veiled character in a 16th century manuscript. And in a multimedia projection, Mohammad is shown in three separate images with his face exposed — something almost unheard-of today.
"I think Muslims will be shocked," said Charlotte Maury, a historical consultant for the Louvre. "That's why we put it on the side."
"We felt we had to use them, to illustrate (Islamic) history the way we see it," she said.
Maury said Muhammad's face was only covered up in Islamic art starting in the 15th century, when Muslim scholars decided to interpret the veiled figure as a more respectful image.
The Quran has no direct prohibition against depicting Mohammad, though it does contain verses saying that those who insult him are cursed.


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- a person or thing that terminates
- the line dividing the illuminated and dark parts of the disk of the moon or a planet
See terminator in American Heritage Dictionary 4
- One that terminates: a terminator of unpopular policies.
- The dividing line between the bright and shaded regions of the disk of the moon or an inner planet.
- A sequence of nucleotides that signals the end of transcription or translation and the completion of the synthesis of a nucleic acid or protein molecule.
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Eliar Elektronik San A.Ş. was founded in 1984 in Istanbul.
Eliar's history reflects its broad capabilities in and focus on research and development. Eliar's R&D efforts have contributed to many industries including but not limited to Textiles, Glass, Insulation, Ceramics and Chemicals in form of many innovative devices, systems and software solutions. It has been a close partner to many industries and has led them through their journey toward automation.
Eliar's industrial automation operations have commenced in 1984 mainly to cater to glass manufacturers. Eliar currently services both local and international markets via its weighing and dosing solutions specifically designed and developed for glass (float, container, tableware, fiber, sodium silicate), construction chemicals, insulation and ceramics sectors.In the late 80's, Eliar began servicing the textile industry by developing fabric and yarn dying process control devices. The advanced batch control devices that Eliar has designed and developed for automation of textile dying machines are being used locally in Turkey and abroad since 1989.
Eliar has begun focusing in on the field of Mechatronics in 1996, and has continued this focus since then. It has produced advanced liquid / powder chemical weighing / measurement and distribution systems, dying process control devices that are integrated to these systems, as well as systems that allow fully automated control and recording of end-to-end dying processes. Eliar has developed central tracking, planning and reporting software that have made it possible to build systems that are integrated from the dying machine level up to management information level.Today, devices and systems that have been designed, and developed by Eliar, are being operated successfully in many countries across Asia, Europe, Central and South America, Middle-East and Africa.


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A Watershed in the Fight
HIV/AIDS epidemic has become a global crisis that demands global action. In many
countries, it is triggering national emergencies, wiping out human lives and
decades of hard-won social and economic gains.
determined efforts to hold the epidemic in check, it shows no signs of abating.
Its scale and impact far exceed even the worst-case predictions made a decade
past 20 years, more than 56 million people have been infected with HIV—almost
equal to the population of the United Kingdom. Some 22 million have died of
AIDS-related illnesses, 4.3 million of them children.
an extraordinary worldwide response can reverse its spread.
It can be done. The past two decades have provided the world with a wealth of experience. We know what works in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
move this fight forward, the United Nations General Assembly in September 2000
decided to convene a Special Session on HIV/AIDS.
meeting will be held in New York on 25-27 June 2001—almost 20 years to the day
after the first clinical evidence of AIDS was reported.
Special Session on HIV/AIDS is a watershed event. Its role is to galvanize
leadership at the highest levels, intensify and accelerate international action,
and mobilize the required resources.
national delegations will review action plans that have proven most effective.
They will consider new steps and new partnerships. Interactive round-table
discussions will bring together government leaders, AIDS activists,
nongovernmental organizations and private sector partners.
The aims of the Special Session are necessarily ambitious. The Session must lay the solid foundation for a global consensus on the essential elements of a successful response.
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Jackie Thomas Swanson was born on the Warm Springs reservation and later spent time with her grandmother on the Muckleshoot reservation. Jackie's family emphasized to her that she was a descendant of the ancient people of the Northwest, the Duwamish. Jackie also claims ancestry with the Yakama and Nez Perce tribes.
Family is important to Jackie. She refers to the difficulties facing many Native people regarding marriage: of having to make decisions on whether to marry inter-tribally or taking on non-Indian partners. She shares that because the Native community is tightly-knit, tribal members must be aware of family ties, and look beyond those ties when choosing life partners. By following the theme of family, Jackie describes how intergenerational connectedness supports Native tradition.


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I want to build a web app whose functions are: 1. Import text file 2. Sum complex numbers 3. Function minimization 4. Plot results Later, it should be able to filter the data (butterworth, bessel, etc.) and use convolution. I built a prototype in MATLAB, but to build it into an interactive web app it seems like I need Java? But then it doesn't seem like Java has much DSP capabilities? But then DSP is only a part of what it needs to do.
If you are interested in building your own signal processing tools for sound engineers, then you will need to be familiar with a number of different technologies. Some of the technologies that you will need to know include:
1. Csound - Csound is a software suite that allows sound engineers to create and evaluate sound models. It is widely used in the sound industry and can be used to create a wide variety of signal processing tools.
2. MATLAB - MATLAB is a powerful data analysis and visualization tool that is often used by sound engineers to perform mathematical operations on sound data. It can also be used for signal processing.
3. Signal Processing Toolbox for Windows - The Signal Processing Toolbox for Windows is a free software library that contains a variety of signal processing toolsets that can be used by sound engineers.
4. GNU Octave - GNU Octave is a free software platform that can be used for signal processing, mathematics, and data analysis. It is widely used in the scientific community and can be very useful when working with sound data.
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The Hamilton-Norwood scale is a way of measuring male pattern baldness. It was introduced by Dr. James Hamilton in the 1950s and later revised and updated by Dr. O'Tar Norwood in the 1970s.
There are 2 main types of balding, anterior (front) and vertex (back), as this alternate view of the Norwood scale shows a bit more clearly.
Stages on the scale are often abbreviated to nw1, nw2, nw3a etc. Another slight variation on the scale is shown below.
Baldness in women takes a different pattern, and is measured on the Ludwig Scale.
I intend to give each of my postings a rating on the Norwood scale, but remember that this is only personal opinion and sometimes I may get it wrong. The Norwood scale is a less than perfect way of measuring baldness, but it is the best and most widely recognised way we have.
An alternative look at the Norwood Scale can be found at shortandbald.net
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mRemoteNG: Just Loaded with "Features"
TL;DR: mRemoteNG uses insecure methods for password storage and can provide droves of valid credentials during an assessment or competition.
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mRemoteNG (mremote) is an open source project ( that provides a full-featured, multi-tab remote connections manager. It currently supports RDP, SSH, Telnet, VNC, ICA, HTTP/S, rlogin, and raw socket connections. Additionally, It also provides the means to save connection settings such as hostnames, IP addresses, protocol, port, and user credentials, in a password protected and encrypted connections file.
During a recent pentest, I was struggling to gain additional administrative access to key systems,even with standard user authentication. However, during some share pillaging I found a backup of an old mRemote connections file. The connections file houses all the information needed to gain remote access to a given system (IP/Hostname, Protocol, Port, Username, and Password). However, the credentials are encrypted, by default, and the connections file was protected by a master password.
It turns out, the master password is just used by the program to determine whether or not to load in the selected connections file. The stored credentials are actually encrypted with a static string, not the master password. This creates a scenario wherein the master password hash can simply be replaced with a blank password hash, to bypass the master password prompt. Once the connections file is loaded, the program even has the ability to add additional "External tools", which allow for access to the programs variables and memory space. This allows for simple echo commands to be added to reveal hidden details about each connection, such as the clear text password.
How to Access The Clear Text Credentials
Method 1: Using the Program itself
To start ensure that mRemoteNG is closed or download the portable version of the application.
mRemoteNG Password Prompt
Second navigate to the default mRemoteNG data folder (C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\mRemoteNG) or acquire the connections configuration file. Alternatively, enter the path %appdata%/mRemoteNG into Start/Run, to go directly to the default installation location. Or use the portable version of the application, for any backup files you may have discovered while pillaging.
Third open the connections configuration file (by default called confCons.xml) in your favorite text editor.
mRemoteNG Connections file
Then, on the second line, locate the Protected="a bunch of numbers/letters" string and replace it with the value below.
Note: This is just a master password hash of blank, to allow for the connections file to be loaded.
mRemoteNG blank master password hash
Next, just re-open mRemoteNG and load the connections file, by simply submitting a blank password to the master password prompt.
mRemoteNG Connection file loaded via blank hash
To see the clear text of a given password, go to "Tools" > "External Tools". Then right-click in the white space and choose "New External Tool". Next, in the External Tools Properties, fill in a "Display Name", "Filename" and some "arguments", with "Password lookup", CMD and "/k echo %password%" respectively.
mRemoteNG external tool
Finally, go to the connection where you would like to reveal the connection and right-click on it and choose "External tools" > "Password lookup".
mRemoteNG external tool shows password
Method 2: Using an Offline Decoder
A modified version of the Metasploit module Ruby code, can be used to get the clear text passwords from within a protected connections file.
The file can be downloaded from packetstorm ( and run on Kali systems as such:
ruby mRemoteOffPwdsDecrypt.rb confCons.xml
Method 3: Using the Metasploit Post Module
Once you have a meterpreter shell on an administrators system that has mRemoteNG installed, simply run the post module with the following command and enjoy clear text.
run post/windows/gather/credentials/mremote
Note: mRemoteNG is a platform agnostic program, however the post module only works on Windows and will only parse the default connections file (confCons.xml) and location (%appdata%/mRemoteNG).
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Date: November 22, 2018
Presentation: Applications of Spectral Noise Logging in Well Integrity Monitoring
Speaker: Hamzeh Ali Mohammadi from Global New Petro Tec Corp
10:30 – Doors Open
11:00 – President Presentation and Speaker Introduction
11:10 – Speaker Presentation
11:40 – Question and Answer Period
12:00 – Networking Lunch
Gas or fluid ingress into the cement channel and then up to the surface through the surface casing annulus is called Surface Casing Vent Flow (SCVF), which causes Sustained Annulus Pressure (SAP) as a common occurrence in the petroleum industry. Gas may also migrate to the surface outside the outermost casing string, which is often referred to as external Gas Migration (GM) or seepage.
In today's oil and gas industry, operators are proactively exploring new and improved means of working in a smarter manner and reducing costs both during the life of a producing well and abandonment phase. In our business well integrity is essential during a field's entire lifecycle from initial drilling through to final decommissioning and restoration. Monitoring barrier integrity and zonal isolation are essential to maintain a healthy well and production strategy during the operational life of a well, and are arguably more critical to fulfil regulatory requirements and guarantee a sustainable abandonment.
The technique of Spectral Noise Logging (SNL) coupled with High Precision Temperature (HPT) Logging have extensively benefited oil industry in hundreds of cases. Just in Canada more than 50 wells have taken advantage of our diagnostic technique with references available upon request. Please join us to review some of our high profile case histories in North America.


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Fishing with lures is an ancient technique for catching predator fish, and sometimes even white fish. We'll help you to make appropriate equipment choices from the wide variety available.
There are various rods for fishing with lures, each suited to a type of fishing or a type of fish.
So here are the basics you need to know before making your choice:
The length of the Rod
The length will primarily affect your cast. The longer the rod, the further you can cast (longer lever arm).
The Casting weight of the Rod
The casting weight in grams will determine the optimal lure weight for casting.
For example: If your lure weighs 10 grams, you'll need a rod with a casting weight of between 5 and 15 grams.
The action of the Rod
The action is the curve of the rod when under compression. Tip action is where the top of the rod bends. This helps long casts. The semi-parabolic action is where the cane bends from its halfway point to its tip. Finally, a parabolic action is where the rod bends along its whole length.
A Versatile Rod to Start With
For beginners, the versatile rod to choose is one between 1.80 m and 2.40 m long, with casting weight between 10g and 30g and a semi-parabolic or tip action.
Reels take a lot of strain when fishing with lures. It is, therefore, essential to choose correctly.
Bearings affect the fluidity of the reel: the more bearings, the smoother the rotation of the reel.
Line Retrieval Rate
The line retrieval rate is the length of the line (in centimetres) wound in with one turn of the handle. A higher rate means a faster reel-in. In calm water, a low average rate (between 50 cm and 70 cm) is preferable because it is more accurate. In areas where there is a current, a high rate is more efficient (over 75 cm) because it allows you to avoid the slack of your line being carried away by the current. You'll keep the line taut and maintain the "feel" of the lure.
Capacity is expressed as "length / line diameter." This will show you the line capacity of your reel. For fishing predators in rivers and lakes, a reel of 2,500 or 3,000 is sufficient. For sea fishing, it's advisable to have more reel reserve (reel size 4,000 or more).
Weight is expressed in grams. The ideal scenario is to have the rod and the reel perfectly balanced. When assembled, they shouldn't tilt forwards or backwards. You choose the reel with the weight to give you a nice, comfortable combination for fishing.
Nylon is the basic fishing line. It's inexpensive and appropriate for fishing all kinds of fish. The most versatile size is 30/100. Its advantage is its elasticity, it absorbs potential mistakes during the play. It's very useful when you're starting out!
Braid is a line made of braided fibres. Its advantage is that it's stronger than the equivalent diameter of a nylon line. It also helps you feel bites because it is virtually inelastic. This line is recommended for experienced fishermen because, if it's misused, the risks of losing your catch and of line tangle are greater. A versatile diameter is 16/100.
Fluorocarbon line is almost invisible in the water. This is due to its light refraction coefficient, which is similar to that of water. Its advantage, compared to nylon, is that it's less prone to sudden breakage. It's useful for fishing for predators with sharp teeth. To make the best of this line, don't hesitate to go up in diameter relative to nylon (e.g. 40/100).
# Caperlan tip: Remember to wet the line when you make knots, it will avoid overheating and make the knots stronger.
Now you know more about the essential accessories for fishing with lures. It's up to you to find the combination which will be most effective for you.


Temporary Protective Order
Domestic Violence Protective Order TPO
To qualify for a Domestic Violence Protective Order there is a specific criteria that must be met. The Applicant and Adverse party must be included in the following.
NRS 33.018 Acts that Constitute Domestic Violence
1 Domestic violence occurs when a person commits one of the following acts against or upon his spouse, former spouse, any other person with whom he is related by blood or marriage, a person with whom he is or was actually residing, a person with whom he has had or is having a dating relationship, person with whom he has a child in common, the minor child of any of those persons, his minor child or any person who has been appointed the custodian or legal guardian for his minor child; (a) A battery;(b) An assault; (c) Compelling the other by force or threat of force to perform an act form which he has the right to refrain or to refrain from an act which he has the rights to perform; (d) A sexual assault; (e) A knowing, purposeful or reckless course of conduct intended to harass the other; (f) A false imprisonment; (g) Unlawful entry of the other's residence, or forcible entry against the other's will of there is a reasonably foreseeable risk of harm to the other from the entry.
Application for Domestic Violence must include a Confidential Worksheet, Civil Coversheet and a TPO Motion and Affidavit form.
Stalking and Harassment TPO
Justice Courts have the jurisdiction for entering order for Stalking and Harassment. If you feel that you are being harassed by an individual and both parties are over the age of 18, the standard application would be used, but it must include a Confidential Sheet,
If two minors are experiencing harassment and both are under the are of 18, the standard application will be used, but it would be the parent versus the parent on behalf of each minor.
If a minor is experiencing harassment and the adverse party is over the age of 18, the minor's parent/guardian must complete the application on behalf of the minor child and against the adverse party.
Application for Stalking and Harassment, Confidential SheetCivil Coversheet, Continuation Page
If you desire to extend, cancel or modify an existing temporary protective order, you will need to complete a motion and affidavit form.