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Abstract and Applied Analysis
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 691060, 8 pages
Stability and Convergence of a Time-Fractional Variable Order Hantush Equation for a Deformable Aquifer
1Institute for Groundwater Studies, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 399, Bloemfontein, South Africa
2Department of Mathematical Sciences, North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa
Received 21 March 2013; Revised 30 April 2013; Accepted 7 May 2013
Academic Editor: Bashir Ahmad
Copyright © 2013 Abdon Atangana and S. C. Oukouomi Noutchie. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The medium through which the groundwater moves varies in time and space. The Hantush equation describes the movement of groundwater through a leaky aquifer. To include explicitly the deformation of the leaky aquifer into the mathematical formulation, we modify the equation by replacing the partial derivative with respect to time by the time-fractional variable order derivative. The modified equation is solved numerically via the Crank-Nicolson scheme. The stability and the convergence in this case are presented in details.
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be extracted using a water well. The study of water flow in aquifers and the characterization of aquifers is called hydrogeology. Related terms include aquitard, which is a bed of low permeability along an aquifer, see and aquiclude (or aquifuge), which is a solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer. If the impermeable area overlies the aquifer, pressure could cause it to become a confined aquifer. There are two end members in the spectrum of types of aquifers: confined and unconfined (with semiconfined being in between). Unconfined aquifers are sometimes also called water table or phreatic aquifers, because their upper boundary is the water table or phreatic surface. Typically but not always, the shallowest aquifer at a given location is unconfined, meaning that it does not have a confining layer (an aquitard or an aquiclude) between it and the surface. When a leaky aquifer is pumped, the piezometric level of the aquifer in the well is lowered. This lowering spreads radially outward as pumping continues, creating a difference in hydraulic head between the aquifer and the aquitards. Consequently, the groundwater in the aquitards will start moving vertically downward to join the water in the aquifer. The aquifer is thus partially recharged by downward percolation from the aquitards. As pumping continues, the percentage of the total discharge derived from this percolation increases. After a certain period of pumping, equilibrium will be established between the discharge rate of the pump and the recharge rate by vertical flow through the aquitards. This steady state will be maintained as long as the water table in the aquitards is kept constant. Figure 1 shows the piezometric level after the start of pumping in a leaky aquifer.
Hantush was the first to derive a partial differential equation describing such phenomena. However, due to the deformation of some aquifers, the Hantush equation is not able to account for the effect of the changes in the mathematical formulation. The purpose of this work is therefore devoted to the discussion underpinning the description of the groundwater flow through the deformable leaky aquifer, on one hand. On the other hand, we present the derivation of the approximate solution of the modified equation via the Crank-Nicolson scheme. We will start with the definition of the variational order derivative and the problem modification.
2. Definition and Problem Modification
For the readers that are not acquainted with the concept of the variational order derivative, we start this section. We present the basic definition of this derivative.
2.1. Variational Order of Differential Operator
Let denote a continuous but necessary differentiable; let be a continuous function in (0, 1]. Then its variational order differential is defined as
The above derivative is called the Caputo variational order differential operator; additionally the derivative of the constant is zero.
2.2. Problem Formulation
Groundwater models describe the groundwater flow and transport processes using mathematical equations based on certain simplifying assumptions. These assumptions typically involve the direction of flow, geometry of the aquifer, and the heterogeneity or anisotropy of sediments or bedrock within the aquifer. This geological formation through which the groundwater flows changes in time and space.
The simplest generalization of groundwater flow equation, which incidentally is also in accord with true physics of the phenomenon, is to assume that water level is not in a steady but transient state. In 1935, Theis was the first to develop a formula for unsteady-state flow that introduces the time factor and the storativity. He noted that when a well penetrating an extensive confined aquifer is pumped at a constant rate, the influence of the discharge extends outward with time. The rate of decline of head, multiplied by the storativity and summed over the area of influence, equals the discharge. The unsteady-state (or Theis) equation, which was derived from the analogy between the flow of groundwater and the conduction of heat, is perhaps the most widely used partial differential equation in groundwater investigations
The above equation is classified under parabolic equations. However, very few geological formations are completely impermeable to fluids. Leakage of the water could thus occur, should a confined aquifer be overor underlain by another aquifer. The behaviour of such an aquifer, often referred to as a leaky or semiconfined aquifer, needs thus not be the same as that of a confined aquifer. Although the nature of a semiaquifer differs from that of a true aquifer, it is still possible to use the basic principles of confined flow to arrive at the governing equation for such aquifer. This is in particular true in those situations where the confining layer between the two aquifers is not too thick and the flow is mainly in the vertical direction.
According to Hantush and Jacob [3, 4], the drawdown due to pumping a leaky aquifer can be described by the following equation: where is the drawdown or change in the level of water; is the specific storativity of the aquifer, and is the transmissivity: with and as the hydraulic conductivities of the main and confining layers, respectively, and are the thicknesses of the main and confining layers, respectively, and is the discharge rate of the pumping. This partial differential equation describing the movement of water through the geological formation during the pumping is subjected to the following initial and boundary conditions:
However, when we consider the diffusion process in the porous medium, if the medium structure or external field changes with time, in this situation, the ordinary integer-order and constant-order fractional diffusion equation model cannot be used to well characterize such phenomenon [5, 6]. This is the case of the groundwater flow in the deformable aquifer, the medium through which the flow occurs changes with time and space [7, 8]. Feature that equation Hantush cannot handle this case. One of the purposes of this work is therefore devoted to the discussion underpinning the description of water flowing through a deformable leaky aquifer, on one hand. In order to include explicitly the variability of the medium through which the flow takes place, the standard version of the partial derivative with respect to time is replaced here with variable-order (VO) fractional to obtain
3. Numerical Solution
Environmental phenomena, such as groundwater flow described by variational order derivative, are highly complex phenomena, which do not lend themselves readily to analysis of analytical models. The discussion presented in this section will therefore be devoted to the derivation of numerical solution to the modified Hantush equation (6).
Solving difficult equations with numerical scheme has been passionate exercise for many scholars [9–20]. However, there exists numerous of this scheme in the literature [14–20]. Some of these numerical techniques are very accurate while approximating solutions of difficult equations. These numerical methods yield approximate solutions to the governing equation through the discretization of space and time. Within the discredited problem domain, the variable internal properties, boundaries, and stresses of the system are approximated. Deterministic, distributed-parameter, numerical models can relax the rigid idealised conditions of analytical models or lumped-parameter models, and they can therefore be more realistic and flexible for simulating fields conditions. Recently Atangana and Botha have extended the groundwater flow model to the concept of time-fractional variable order derivative; they solved the resulting equation via Crank-Nicolson numerical scheme. The finite difference schemes for constant-order time-


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For instance, given this case :
First, the current value of aDevice:/light will be fetched, converted to the hue-saturation-value color space and its value will be set according to the first curve.
Then, in the red-green-blue color-space, the red component will be increased.
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ZF-3792: joinUsing() produces wrong SQL
$db->select()->from('A')->joinUsing('B', 'colname')
Should produce SQL syntax with the {{USING}} clause:
But it currently tries to guess at the tables being joined, and output a traditional equi-join:
SELECT * FROM A JOIN B ON A.colname = B.colname
This actually results in semantic problems in some queries, because Zend_Db_Select always assumes that a "Using" join is joining to the first table referenced in the query. This is not how the {{USING}} clause works in SQL.
$db->select()->from('A')->joinUsing('B', 'colname1')->joinUsing('C', 'colname2')
Should produce SQL syntax:
SELECT * FROM A JOIN B USING (colname1) JOIN C USING (colname2)
This should give the same results as this query:
SELECT * FROM A JOIN B ON B.colname1 = A.colname1 JOIN C ON C.colname2 = B.colname2
But in Zend_Db_Select, it produces the following SQL:
SELECT * FROM A JOIN B ON B.colname1 = A.colname1 JOIN C ON C.colname2 = A.colname2
Of course if table {{A}} has no {{colname2}}, this query returns an error.
If both {{A}} and {{B}} have a column named {{colname2}}, a query with {{USING (column2)}} is ambiguous, and should return an error. The SQL produced by Zend_Db_Select is not ambiguous, but it assumes that {{C}} is joined to {{A}}. This is in improper assumption.
Schema for above example:
CREATE TABLE A ( colname1 INT);
CREATE TABLE B ( colname1 INT, colname2 INT);
CREATE TABLE C ( coname2 INT);
SQL's {{USING}} clause actually knows which columns exist in which tables, and it decides which table you're trying to join based on which table has a column of the same name. So it knows that you intend to join {{C.colname2 = B.colname2}} because it knows {{B}} has a column {{colname2}}.
When multiple tables in the query contain a column of the same name, this is ambiguous and the semantics for {{USING}} can't guess what you intended. So it throws an error, which is the right thing to do.
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I think that joinUsing should change to support USING like it should and at the same time it should support a joinOn. I spoke with Ralph about this issue and I came with a suggested implementation:
 public function joinOn($table, $onCondition) {
 if (strpos($onCondition,'') === false) {
 $onCondition = $this->_name. '.'. $this->_primary.'= '. $table. '.'. $onCondition;
 $this->... = 'JOIN '. $table.'ON ('. $onCondition. ')';
It's a pseudo-code... I'm not too focused on Zend Framework internals. So it's just an idea. Just a quick explanation:
The condition is there to support custom queries too. Examples:
$q->joinOn('B', 'column'); // JOIN B ON (A.column = B.column)
$q->joinOn('B','= B.column2'); // JOIN B ON ( = B.column2)
After speaking with [~ralph] on the issue, it was decided to close this as "Won't Fix" for these two reasons:
 - SQL Server and Sybase do not support USING clause
 - JOIN USING and JOIN ON differ in the way they return columns. ie: JOIN ON would have t1.col and t2.col in the result set, but JOIN USING would have only col, so references to t1.col or t2.col in the WHERE clause would fail.
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 8. Is it a good idea to run this tool on multiple windows at once?
 Not really, as stated earlier, browsers do have limitations on the simultaneous network jobs they perform. When multiple instances of this tool are running, each instance adds 5 new jobs to the stack and this might cause some jobs to timeout.
 9. I am trying to find broken links on a website with text links (no "a" element for links). Is this possible to use this extension to extract text-links?
 Yes, there are two options on the settings section "Extract Top Links" and "Extract Sub Links". Use the former one to only extract text links from the root document, and the latter can be used to extract links from all subrequests. Note that since the extension needs to fetch the page content for each link, this process slows down broken link detection.
 10. I am trying to use this extension on a website with a huge number of links. It is pretty hard to find the links with the 5XX status code. Is it possible to only display the links with this code?
 As of version 0.1.7, there is a new filtering section to hide or show links with different status codes. To keep a link in the list, the status code belongs to the link must be checked in this section. Note that if you uncheck all the boxes, the extension hides all the links whether they are resolved or broken.
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Operating mission critical facilities involves more than just monitoring building functions and equipment rooms on a BMS or DCIM platform. It is also important for engineering staff to be in front of equipment on a regular basis. Placing knowledgeable personnel in front of equipment will allow them to detect anomalies that may be missed by automated sensors and meters. SmartWALK simplifies these day to day operational tasks by providing a user friendly platform for collecting benchmark data. Access to this detailed information about your facility's complex power distribution can prove to be an invaluable asset.
SmartWALK improves reliability and resiliency by standardizing practices that mitigate failures and expedite recovery.
- Intelligent Rounds & Readings with visual feedback
- Mobile Access to Facility Documentation
- Email Notifications of completed Rounds & Readings
- Multiple device synchronization
- Photo enhanced comments
Rounds & Readings
The user is guided through the rounds, via a simple user interface. Numerical data is compared to preset thresholds as it is input, and SmartWALK will immediately alert the user of a problem if it exceeds the threshold. Upon completion of the rounds, out of tolerance fields are compiled into a Rounds Report and emailed to all registered SmartWALK users.
Supported Data Field Types:
- Integer: Numeric field which supports whole numbers only. Can set units, nominal value, and upper and lower tolerance.
- Decimal: Numeric field which supports decimal points. Can set units, nominal value, and upper and lower tolerance.
- Options: Drop down menu of choices. The user must select one of the choices when completing Rounds & Readings. Option choices can be one of four distinct notice types:
- None: Acceptable option. No feedback is provided to the user.
- Standard: Acceptable option. A feedback message is provided to the user.
- Alert: Unacceptable option. A feedback message is provided to the user.
- Alarm: Unacceptable option. A feedback message is provided to the user and the user is also forced to write a comment with additional information about the response.
SmartWALK provides the user with immediate access to important facility documentation including drawings, operating procedures, equipment manuals, etc. Documents are cached to the device for "Always On" access, even in the event that communication with the SmartWALK server is severed.


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II. How Anaconda Works
1 Boot process
II. 1. Boot Process
A different boot processes is needed when booting from a CD-ROM because linux does not really know how to do it. When booting from a CD-ROM an initrd (initial ramdisk) is used as the root filesystem. This initrd is loaded by the *boot loader*, not the kernel, making it possible to boot from any device the bootloader can access. ISOLINUX is the boot loader commonly used for booting from a CD-ROM.
Linux boot process from hard drive:
1. PC initializion phase - BIOS, POST. 1. PC starts boot loader - usually grub or lilo. 1. The bootloader locates kernel image on the hard drive. 1. The kernel decompresses and loads itself. Once finished it tries to mount the root filesystem. 1. When the root filesystem is mounted, /sbin/init is executed and continues booting the system using inittab and /etc/rc*.d scripts
Linux boot process from CD-ROM:
2. PC initializion phase - BIOS, POST. 2. ISOLINUX is invoked from bootable CD in CD-ROM device (=isolinux.bin=) 2. ISOLINUX loads the kernel from the CD-ROM device (the =/isolinux= directory on the CD) 2. ISOLINUX loads the the initrd image (=initrd.img=) 2. The kernel then takes over, and attempts to decompresses the initrd.img into memory (=/dev/ram0=), and mounts this new filesystem as root (=/=). 2. The kernel attempts to run =/linuxrc= in the newly created root filesystem. 2. The linuxrc program then mounts the CD-ROM (by trial and error), and decompresses a 'true' root filesystem from CD-ROM to =/dev/ram1=. 2. The kernel takes over and mounts the newly configured root filesystem. The new filesystem is mounted so that a softlink for the CD-ROM can be added in its =/dev= directory, so the system can access the CD-ROM. 2. Finally, the kernel runs the /sbin/loader binary which then invokes the anaconda installer.
1 actual anaconda process
2 /sbin/init 2 /sbin/loader 2... 2 probing for hardware (what is happening behind the scenes/what programs are doing what) 3 Probe for video card 3 Probe for monitor 3 Probe for mouse 2 Welcome to Fedora 2 Choose language for the installation 2 Choose the keyboard 2 Choose the mouse 2 Choose the monitor 2 Searching for Fedora Core/Red Hat Linux installations (/etc/redhat-release) 2 Upgrade and existing installation or Install Fedora Core 2 Choose class [Personal Desktop (default), Workstation, Server, Custom] 2 Partition setup 2 Boot Loader configuration 3 Change bootloader (no bootloader instead of grub) 3 Choose the default OS to boot, and add/remove other OS's from grub 3 Setup a bootloader (grub) password 3 Configure advanced boot loader options 4 Install grub on the MBR (hda) or on the first sector of the boot partition (hda1) 4 Change drive order 4 Force LBA32 4 Other kernel parameters 3 Network configuration 3 Firewall configuration 4 WWW 4 FTP 4 SSH 4 Telnet 4 Mail (SMTP) 4 Other ports 4 Allow all traffic from a device 3 Select default language on the system and any other additional languages 3 Time zone selection 3 Root password (at least 6 characters long) 3 Package Selection (custom install) 3 About to install POINT OF NO RETURN!! 2...
1 Anaconda ISOLINUX options
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A herd of cows in the Yorkshire Dales are to have their every move monitored by satellite in a conservation project.
Fifty cows on the Ingleborough Nature Reserve will wear electronic collars with a Global Positioning System (GPS).
Experts hope the devices will reveal where the cows go and what they eat, helping to preserve rare vegetation.
A national park spokesman said: "It's one of the first projects to use GPS on livestock - normally they are put on animals like polar bears and tigers."
The equipment will be able to pinpoint the exact position of the cattle at any one time, down to minute details such as whether a cow is grazing, standing still or moving.
A spokesman for the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority said the project would help landowners and farmers to improve the management of the wildlife on their land by finding out where the cows go, when they go to certain areas and what they eat when they get there.
Paul Evans, manager of the nature reserve, said: "The cattle are free to roam over pretty large areas so, at any one particular time, we don't always know exactly where they are or what they are doing.
"The idea is to find out where they go and at what times of the day and the year. We can then analyse the vegetation and terrain in those areas - for example grassland, peat bog or scrub.
"That will tell us what they prefer to eat during the different seasons of the year and this will help us to assess their impact on the local ecology."
The information will help the reserve to develop management techniques to direct the cattle away from vulnerable areas and into others.
The scheme is the latest phase of a five-year Limestone Country Project, which aims to preserve rare plants and flowers by encouraging farmers to return to mixed livestock grazing using hardy, native cattle breeds.


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Peru Church Records
Church registers include records of births and christenings, marriages, and deaths and burials. In addition, church records may include account books, confirmations, and lists of members (padrones).
Children were generally christened within a few days of birth. Christening registers usually give the infant's and parents' names, status of legitimacy, names of witnesses or godparents, and the christening date. You may also find the child's birth date, ethnic background, father's occupation, and family's place of residence. Marriage and death information are sometimes added as notes. Registers in larger cities may also give the street name or family's address.
Earlier registers typically give only the parents' and godparents' names and the date of christening. Later, the age or birth date was given in addition to the christening date.
You should obtain copies of both church records and civil registration, when possible, since they do not necessarily provide the same information. For example, baptismal registers sometimes provide the names of the fathers of illegitimate children when the civil registration does not.
Marriage registers give the date of the marriage and the names of the bride and groom. They also give the names of witnesses and indicate if either the bride or the groom was widowed. They often include other information about the bride and groom, such as ages, residences, occupations, names of parents, and birthplaces. In cases of second and later marriages, they may include the names of previous spouses and their death dates. Often a note is made whether a parent or other party gave permission for the marriage.
Marriage registers may also give the three dates on which the marriage intentions were announced. These announcements, called banns, gave opportunity for anyone to come forward who knew any reasons why the couple should not be married.
Couples were usually married in the home parish of the bride. Men typically married in their mid-20s and women married younger.
Marriage Information (Bandos, Información matrimonial, Expedientes matrimoniales, Pliegos matrimoniales): The marriage information document is separate from the marriage record and can consist of several parts. These parts include:
- An introduction that states the intent of marriage and the date of the banns.
- Personal information on the bride and groom. This may include the names of the couple, age, if they are widowed, place of residence, place of birth, and names of parents and grandparents.
- If this is a second marriage for the bride or groom, the name of the deceased spouse and the date of death.
- If the bride or groom is from another parish, documents showing good standing in that parish. These can include baptismal records and when the banns were published.
- If there was an impediment to marriage, a dispensation (exemption from restriction of marriage). For example, if the bride and groom were related by blood or marriage within the fourth degree, a dispensation was required from the bishop in order for the couple to marry. In such cases, genealogical graphs and interesting biographical information about the families will also be included.
- The testimonies of two to four witnesses about the good standing of the bride and groom. This may include the witness's personal information as well as how long he or she has known the bride or groom. Often, the witnesses may be relatives of the bride or groom. This document is sometimes three or four pages long.
- A note at the end of the documents listing the date of marriage or if the marriage did not take place.
Burials were recorded in the church record of the parish where the person was buried. The burial usually took place within a day of the death, in the parish where the person died.
Early death registers recorded the name of the deceased person, his or her parents or spouse, and the date and cause of death. Later records may also include the place of death or burial; the deceased person's age, place of residence, and date and place of birth; and sometimes the names of survivors.
This record is made at the time of the confirmation by the bishop or his representative. It gives the date of the record, the name of the confirmed youth, the godparent(s) (padrinos), and signature of the bishop. This is a diocesan record, but a copy may be kept in the parish.
Confirmations are sometimes included with the baptismal records in the parish books.
Original baptism, marriage, and burial records may be found by contacting or visiting local parishes or diocese archives in Peru.
Peru has no single repository of church records. The present location of records depends on diocesan and local history. Write your request in Spanish whenever possible. You can make inquiries to:
- Local parishes. Most church registers are still maintained by the parish. Recent registers are at the parish, and older ones may be at the diocese's archives.
- Church archives. Many parish registers are still located at the parish, but some are collected in diocese archives. Church archives are often unable to handle genealogical requests but can determine whether specific records are available.
Parishes will generally answer correspondence in Spanish. If the records have been sent to the diocesan archives, your request may be forwarded to the appropriate offices. To obtain the addresses of parishes, you should consult a church directory. (See Peru Church Directories. See also Peru Archives and Libraries for more information about where various types of records are stored.)
The Family History Library has obtained copies of the records from the Archdiocese of Lima that were filmed by UNESCO (United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization). As permission is given, the library will obtain more records at other Peruvian church archives. This will continue for many years.
Information about how to write for genealogical information to local parishes in Peru is given in Spanish Letter-Writing Guide (36245). When writing to an archive for civil records include:
- The full name and gender of the person sought.
- The names of the parents, if known.
- The approximate date and place of the event you are requesting information about.
- Your relationship to the person.
- The reason for the request (family history, medical, and so on).
- A request for a photocopy of the complete original record.
- A request for information about how to best send the search fee, if any.
- An International Reply Coupon, available from your local post office.
If your request is unsuccessful, search for duplicate records that may have been filed in other archives or in civil registration offices.
Effective use of church records includes the following strategy:
- Search for the relative or ancestor you want to know more about. When you find his or her birth record,
search for the birth records of his or her brothers and sisters.
- Search for the marriage record of the parents. The marriage record will often lead to the birth records
of the parents.
- If you cannot locate a marriage record for the parents, you can estimate their ages and search for their birth records.
- Repeat the process for both the father and the mother.
- If earlier generations are not in the record, search neighboring parishes.
- Search the death registers for information about all family members.
Wiki articles describing an online collections are found at:


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A transwarp theory or a transwarp equation was the theoretical model of a transwarp application in technology.
A transwarp theory on transwarp beaming was an equation originally postulated by Starfleet officer Montgomery Scott in the mid-23rd century, whereby it was possible to beam an object or person from one planet to an adjacent one, from one star system to another, or even to a starship traveling at high warp. By 2387, Scott had perfected his equations to a functioning technology. (Star Trek; Star Trek Into Darkness)
|aperture • beaming • chamber • coil • computer • conduit • drive • factor • hub • network • probe • signal • signature • space • theory • threshold|


Sea of Cortez 810
Family Kyphosidae
Sea chubs, nibblers, and halfmoons
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned)
Order: Perciformes
Key Features:
The family Kyphosidae is relatively small and is comprised of only about 42 species in 42 genera. Most are highly generalized omnivorous grazers, feeding on algae, and both planktonic and benthic invertebrates. They are very perciform in appearance with an oval body, small mouth and a forked or notched tail, although the tails in halfmoons is distinctly lunate.
Notable Species in the Sea of Cortez
Girella simplicidens
Gulf Opaleye
Kyphosus analogus
Blue-Bronze Sea Chub
Kyphosus elegans
Cortez Chub
Hermosilla azurea
Zebra-Perch Sea Chub
Kyphosus analogus photographed scuba diving La Paz, Baja, Mexico sea of Cortez
Kyphosus analogus
Blue-Bronze Sea Chub
La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Baja News and Views for Scuba Divers
San Carlos Scuba Diving
Family Kyphosidae
Sea chubs, nibblers, and halfmoons (Chopas)
Closely related to the freshwater perches, chubs and other kyphosids are similarly perciform. They are oval-shaped with blunt terminal mouths and notched or forked tails. They are broadly distributed both within the Gulf and globally due in large part to their generally non-specific feeding requirements. They are omnivorous, but algae provide the bulk of the diet in many species.
There are seven species of kyphosids in the Sea of Cortez. One of the most commonly encountered by scuba divers is a species endemic to the region, the Gulf opaleye, Girella simplicidens. Their oval body is similar to many other chubs but they may be identified by the presence of three distinct light marks along the dorsal arch above the lateral line.
A similarly shaped chub is the blue-bronze sea chub, Kyphosus analogus, which is often more abundant in the southern Gulf. The scales of this fish take on a metallic sheen that is not present in the Gulf opaleye. The habitat of sea chubs is highly varied, although most are reef grazers picking at both algae and small invertebrates. One subfamily, Kyphosinaae, also known as the rudderfishes, exists more often in the pelagic environment. These odd fishes derive their name from their habit of chasing boats and snapping up the crustaceans that are attracted to these temporary reefs.
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To undo recent changes, use the undo command:
u: undo last change (can be repeated to undo preceding commands)
Ctrl-R: Redo changes which were undone (undo the undos). Compare to '
.' to repeat a previous change, at the current cursor position. Ctrl-R will redo a previously undone change, wherever the change occurred.
A related command is:
U: return the last line which was modified to its original state (reverse all changes in last modified line)
U is not actually a true "undo" command as it does not actually navigate undo history like
CTRL-R. This means that (somewhat confusingly)
U is itself undo-able with
u; it creates a new change to reverse previous changes.
U is seldom useful in practice, but is often accidentally pressed instead of
u, so it is good to know about.
- Recover from accidental Ctrl-U, which explains what constitutes a change which can be undone.
- Using undo branches, which explains Vim's unique and very powerful undo tree.


PYTHON: How to Code Materials in Blender Cycles
What's Going On Here?
There are times when I feel the need to take a step back and re-evaluate all my life decisions. Those moments tend to be preceded by questions like how the crap did I end up in this field of kudzu, and where the hell did that snake go? Or how hard could it be to script random materials in Blender with Python—an hour tops?
That last one led me to three days of HELL. This was, by far, the most difficult Blender script I've tackled because the API doesn't have much on how to create materials.
Eventually I gave up on that and just started experimenting with the script in this thread on
It doesn't have much by way of comments, but it can be broken up into 3 steps.
Step 1 will require some additional tweaking to set up the right node tree—there is a list here with the different types that can be plugged in.
The only thing to remember in Step 2 is that the Material Output has the input. The material node has the output going to to that input. I know, it's like they're going out of their way to make it confusing, right?
And presto—assign the material in Step 3. Done.
Now for the fun part.
An Application: The Confetti Function
One preliminary warning. You have to be in Cycles for this to work. And if you run it in Blender render and then switch to Cycles render, it probably won't work—I don't know why. You have to start in Cycles.
import bpy
import random
def confetti(MatCol,r,g,b):
_TAG_ to fit the scene['Plane'].name = MatCol
_TAG_ the planes as the 1st paramater above
mat_name = MatCol
mat =[mat_name].use_nodes = True[mat_name]'ShaderNodeEmission')
inp =[mat_name].node_tree.nodes['Material Output'].inputs['Surface']
outp =[mat_name].node_tree.nodes['Emission'].outputs['Emission'][mat_name],outp)[mat_name].node_tree.nodes['Emission'].inputs[0].default_value = (r,g,b,1)[MatCol].active_material =[mat_name]
_TAG_ a loop 100 times
for index in range(100):
_TAG_ you don't deslect the other objects, the results are real weird[MatCol].select = True
_TAG_ some variables to plug into the location parameter
bpy.ops.object.duplicate_move(OBJECT_OT_duplicate={"linked":False,"mode":'TRANSLATION'}, TRANSFORM_OT_translate={"value":(x,y,z)})
_TAG_ the object and keep it unlinked
confetti("YellowMat", 1, 1, 0)
confetti("GreenMat", 0, 1, 0)
confetti("RedMat", 1, 0, 0)
confetti("BlueMat", 0, 0, 1)
(WordPress really butchers code. If you want a copy/paste version, here's a gist.)
That first block creates the confetti function with parameters for the material name and RGB color values. The last four lines call up that function for yellow, green, red, and blue confetti. The result it this:
The Confetti Function
Nice, right? I'll be updating soon with animation.
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Digitized film images originating from a datacine conversion process are high-resolution scans that preserve much of a film's resolution and colour depth. In Flame, a lookup table (LUT) is the primary colour management tool available to deal with different colour spaces. A LUT is an ASCII file used to map pixels or pixel components from one colour to another. To display logarithmic film scans properly, such as Cineon files in the linear colour space native to Flame, you can work with monitor, display, and image conversion LUTs. You can use one of two kinds of LUTs: 1D LUTs and 3D LUTs.
Digital film scans often consist of logarithmic data rather than linear data. Linear data maps the luma range in equal intervals from black to white. Logarithmic data allows for more subtlety in the lower luma ranges of an image. In Flame, you can work with either logarithmic or linear data.
When you want to work with linear data, you can use an image conversion LUT on input to convert the logarithmic data to linear data. Since Flame assumes that input data is linear, it behaves more predictably when you work with linear data than when you work with logarithmic data.
When you want to preserve the image data contained in logarithmic film scans and do not want to apply an image conversion LUT, you can work directly with logarithmic clips. Working with logarithmic clips prevents any data loss that could occur during the image conversion process. When you work with logarithmic clips, however, apply a LUT for display purposes. Display LUTs affect transient data only — no data conversion is committed to the clip.
You can also change the display of an image you are working with to create a more plausible image display result. This allows you to display a video, logarithmic, or linear image in a context that is the same or similar to its final result.


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Mangoes "The king of summer fruits" is not only delicious in taste but healthy too. The mango is among the most delicious of all the tropical fruits; but, when unripened, this "fruit" is used as a vegetable. The mango originated in Southeast Asia where it has been grown for over 4,000 years. Over the years mango groves have spread to many parts of the tropical and sub-tropical world, where the climate allows the mango to grow best. The Portuguese introduced the Mango to a wider audience in the 16th century taking the fruit to Africa from Southern India. It reached Brazil and the W. Indies in the 18th century and Mexico and Florida in the 19th Century. India remains the World's largest producer. Top Mango exporters are India, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Brazil, Israel, South Africa and Peru.
Climatic Condition required for it's growth: Mango trees require hot, dry periods to set and produce a good crop. The mango is tolerant to a wide range of climatic conditions. It is successfully cultivated, under conditions which vary from very hot, very humid to cool and dry, to very hot and arid. Climatic conditions in a specific area will, firstly determine whether mangoes can be cultivated commercially in the given area, and secondly, will influence the choice of cultivators.
It is advised that the average temperature during winter, should preferably be above 5 degrees C. For optimum growth, and production, the average maximum temperature should be between 27 and 36 degrees C. Mangoes will grow in areas with an average annual rainfall of less than 300mm, provided other climatic conditions are favorable. Mangoes grow and produce well on a wide variety of soil types. Under irrigation, mangoes grow will in soils with an unimpeded depth of more than 1 m. The ideal soil texture for mango cultivation under irrigation is a sandy loam or loam, i.e. with a clay content of 15 - 25%.
Varieties of mangoes: There are over 2,500 varieties of mango, and all are green when unripe. Some remain green, while other turn golden, bright red, or a combination of these colors. Mangoes can be round, oval, heart-shaped, or kidney-shaped; and can weigh as little as a few ounces or as much as five pounds.
Some of the more popular varieties include:
Nutritional facts: Mango is an excellent source of carotene, vitamin A, C, E, B vitamins, and copper. It is also a good source of potassium, magnesium and a very good source of both soluble and insoluble fiber. 1-cup serving of sliced mango provides 12% of the daily value of fiber; more than half is soluble fiber, the type of fiber that binds on to cholesterol and helps to prevent cardiovascular disease. Mangoes have a high concentration of carotenoids, antioxidants, and various flavonoids. For the health conscious, 100g of mango contains about 75 calories.
Benefits of mangoes include:
How to select and store: When selecting a mango there are a few key qualities to look for.
Enjoy Quick Mango Shake with your family and here is how:
Blend all the ingredients in a mixer until smooth. Pour it into tall glasses and serve immediately.
It's advisable not to have more than two mangoes in a day, particularly if watching calories, but when you eat them make sure you enjoy the full flavor. So next time when you go for shopping don't forget to get mangoes for the better health of you and your loved ones.
(Sources: mad4mango.com, mango.co.za, innvista.com, freshmangoes.com, disabled-world.com, niyasworld.blogspot.com, goodwithchildren.com)


Why Pharmacies Need To Implement Online Fax Technology
The facsimile machine when it was invented revolutionized business. It drastically reduced the cost of communication and with its quick and easy transmission of documents, facsimile communication irreversibly changed how businesses operate.
Known worldwide as the fax machine, this modern piece of technology was embraced by businesses big and small, by organizations, households, even governments.
But technology waits for no man.
And this once beloved stalwart of the office is now counting down to retirement.
While most businesses that still rely on fax technology have quietly switched to online faxing, using a cloud based fax service provider such as iFax app, there are businesses in the health industry in several countries that have doggedly stuck with it.
But they're analog faxing is on borrowed time.
UK health service fax ban
In the UK, for example, the NHS (the UK's Health Service) has been issued with a fax ban. Health trusts throughout the UK are no longer allowed to purchase analog fax machines.
2020 was the year that then Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock, decreed all healthcare organizations that fed the NHS, both at home and abroad, had to make the transition to digital.
This has meant that pharmacies in the UK, in order to keep meeting patient's needs, have had to switch to online faxing, and away from their reliance on analog fax, for good.
Why might you need to know that?
Because if you deal with pharmacies in the UK, or any aspect of the UK's health service, and you need to fax information to them, you will need to digitally fax as they might not accept an analog faxed document.
The issue of analog fax
But why the switch to digital? What is the issue of analog faxing and why might all pharmacies need to implement online fax technology?
Another driver away from analog fax has been UK based British Telecom (BT) declaring that as of 2025, they will no longer be issuing analog phone lines to customers, in line with other telecom providers in Europe, and traditional fax machines use analog phone lines to transmit scanned data.
Besides continuing to communicate with international medical partners, why else might pharmacies in the US need to implement online fax technology?
1. Traditional faxing is expensive
In any business, even pharmacies, the bottom line is always cash flow. Watch the cents and the dollars take care of themselves, so the saying goes. And traditional faxing is an expensive habit to maintain.
From having a technician come and service your machine annually, to purchasing special fax paper, ink and toner. Not to mention paying for phone line rental.
When you switch to an online fax service, these costs reduce drastically.
– There is no expensive hardware to maintain.
– There is no need to buy paper and ink.
– There is no dedicated fax phone line you need to pay for.
– There is no software you need to keep updating.
– Everything you require is online. The only device you need is a mobile one.
2. Improved reliability
How many times have you had to deal with a paper jam? How many times have you had to call a fax repair technician to come and sort your fax machine when it goes down, when it crashes or develops a problem?
Not to mention the random lines and inky streaks that appear on the printed sheet, or the half received message, the remainder being lost somewhere along the line.
How can you fill a prescription if the vital information is missing? You have to call up the doctor who sent the prescription for confirmation or to ask for the fax to be resent. What a waste of your time and theirs.
And if you don't realise the fax is truncated? What are the potential ramifications of not filling an order correctly? A patient's health is put in jeopardy and you run the risk of losing business.
With online faxing, your pharmacy will never be unable to receive a fax again. When you implement digital fax solutions your pharmacy will get every piece of data that is sent over. Always.
3. Increased security of data
One of the biggest issues with traditional faxing is the security risk. US pharmacies have to adhere to HIPAA compliance, and when faxing was invented, there was no such thing as a hacker, so there were no built in defences in the technology to prevent someone from getting into your system.
But now, traditional fax machines provide an open door to anyone wanting to gain access to your entire IT network, putting all of your PHI (protected health information) at risk.
Can you afford to play fast and loose with patient data?
– When you're flat out, receiving faxes 24/7, you can't have someone monitoring the fax machine for every new fax that comes in.
– How many times have you received a paper fax through and it's been left in the tray until you get round to processing it?
– How many unauthorized personnel have had eyes on it?
– Or how many times has a fax come in and it's not been filed properly, and it's been lost in the process?
– You need to be able to retain and retrieve faxed documents quickly in the event of an emergency, and having them all online, in one place, stored securely in the cloud, enables this.
Online fax service
When faxed orders are critical for your pharmacy business, you need to know that your fax service provider is reliable, secure and provides a seamless service for both doctors and patients.
To guarantee your pharmacy remains operational, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, your pharmacy needs to implement online fax technology, through a HIPAA compliant provider, such as iFax app.
By doing this you are increasing your business' efficiency, improving your workflow, increasing your productivity, enhancing your reliability and ultimately increasing your revenue. And who doesn't want that?
Simply do your homework, research the most suitable cloud-based fax provider for your needs. It's quick and easy to switch, with no downtime. You can remain open, business as usual, throughout the transition.


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three dominant species are A. lineolatus, A. suturalis, and A. fasciaticollis, and these species have different population dynamics. The causal factors for the differences in population dynamics have not been determined; one hypothesis is that humidity may be important for the growth of Adelphocoris populations. In the laboratory, the demographic parameters of the three Adelphocoris species were compared when the mirid bugs were subjected to various levels of relative humidity (40, 50, 60, 70 and 80% RH). Middle to high levels of RH (60, 70 and 80%) were associated with higher egg and nymph survival rates and increased adult longevity and female fecundity. Lower humidity levels (40 and 50% RH) had negative effects on the survival of nymphs, adult longevity and fecundity. The intrinsic rate of increase (rm), the net reproductive rate (R0) and the finite rate of increase (λ) for each Adelphocoris species increased with increasing RH. Significant positive relationships were found between RH and the life table parameters, rm, R0 and λ for the three Adelphocoris species. These results will help to better understand the phenology of the three Adelphocoris species, and the information can be used in population growth models to optimize pest forecasting and management strategies for these key pests.
In the present study, we explored the expression and correlation of survivin with HIF-1α, TGF-β1 and TFE3 in adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC). The expression of survivin, HIF-1α, TGF-β1 and TFE3 was assessed by immunohistochemical staining of a tissue microarray containing tissue samples of normal salivary gland (NSG), pleomorphic adenoma (PA) and AdCC. Correlation analysis of these proteins revealed that increased survivin expression was associated with the overexpression of HIF-1α (P<0.001, r = 0.5599), TGF-β1 (P<0.001, r = 0.6616) and TFE3 (P<0.001, r = 0.7747). The expression of survivin, HIF-1α, TGF-β1 and TFE3 was not correlated with the pathological type of human AdCC (P>0.05). Selective inhibition of survivin by YM155 and siRNA significantly reduced human SACC-83 cell proliferation, with the corresponding decrease in expression of HIF-1α, TGF-β1 and TFE3. The data indicate that the overexpression of survivin in AdCC is related to HIF-1α, TGF-β1 and TFE3. We hypothesize from these findings that the inhibition of survivin may be a novel strategy for neoadjuvant chemotherapeutic and radiosensitive treatment of AdCC.
Previous studies on developmental hematopoiesis have mainly focused on signaling and transcription factors, while the appreciation of epigenetic regulation including that of microRNAs is recent. Here, we show that in zebrafish and mouse, miR-142-3p is specifically expressed in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Knockdown of miR-142a-3p in zebrafish led to a reduced population of HSCs in the aorta-gonad-mesonephros (AGM) region as well as T-cell defects in the thymus. Mechanistically, miR-142a-3p regulates HSC formation and differentiation through the repression of interferon regulatory factor 7 (irf7)-mediated inflammation signaling. Finally, we show that miR-142-3p is also involved in the development of HSCs in mouse AGM, suggesting that it has a highly conserved role in vertebrates. Together, these findings unveil the pivotal roles that miR-142a-3p plays in the formation and differentiation of HSCs by repressing irf7 signaling.
hematopoietic stem cell; miR-142a-3p; irf7; zebrafish; mouse
To accelerate the application of the CRISPR/Cas9 (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/ CRISPR-associated protein 9) system to a variety of plant species, a toolkit with additional plant selectable markers, more gRNA modules, and easier methods for the assembly of one or more gRNA expression cassettes is required.
We developed a CRISPR/Cas9 binary vector set based on the pGreen or pCAMBIA backbone, as well as a gRNA (guide RNA) module vector set, as a toolkit for multiplex genome editing in plants. This toolkit requires no restriction enzymes besides BsaI to generate final constructs harboring maize-codon optimized Cas9 and one or more gRNAs with high efficiency in as little as one cloning step. The toolkit was validated using maize protoplasts, transgenic maize lines, and transgenic Arabidopsis lines and was shown to exhibit high efficiency and specificity. More importantly, using this toolkit, targeted mutations of three Arabidopsis genes were detected in transgenic seedlings of the T1 generation. Moreover, the multiple-gene mutations could be inherited by the next generation.
We developed a toolkit that facilitates transient or stable expression of the CRISPR/Cas9 system in a variety of plant species, which will facilitate plant research, as it enables high efficiency generation of mutants bearing multiple gene mutations.
Electronic supplementary material
The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12870-_PHONE_-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
CRISPR/Cas9; Genome editing; Multiple gene mutations; Assembly of multiple gRNAs
Magnetic nanoparticles functionalized antibodies are used for in-vitro assays on bio-markers. This work demonstrates the synthesis of high-quality magnetic nanoparticles coated with antibodies against carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). Various characterizations, such as particle size, particle suspension, bio-activity and the stability of bio-magnetic nanoparticles suspended in liquid, are studied. The properties for the assay of CEA molecules in serum are also studied. The assay method used is so-called immunomagnetic reduction.
The results show that the effects of common materials in serum that interfere with detected signals are not significant. The low-detection limit is 0.21 ng/ml, which is well below the clinical threshold of 2.5 ng/ml.
The dynamic range for the assay of CEA molecules in serum is 500 ng/ml. By assaying serum CEA molecules from 24 normal controls and 30 colorectal-cancer patients, the threshold for the serum-CEA concentration to diagnose colorectal cancer is 4.05 ng/ml, which results in a clinical sensitivity of 0.90 and specificity of 0.87.
Bio-magnetic nanoparticles; Carcinoembryonic antigen; Assay; Colorectal cancer
Aberrant activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is an important factor in the development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Previous studies have demonstrated that the developmental gene sex-determining region Y (SRY)-box 1 (SOX1) inhibits cervical and liver tumorigenesis by interfering with the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. However, the role of SOX1 in NPC remains unclear. This study investigates the function of SOX1 in NPC pathogenesis.
Down-regulation of SOX1 was detected in NPC cell lines and tissues. Besides, quantitative methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction revealed that SOX1 promoter was hypermethylated in NPC cell lines. Ectopic expression of SOX1 in NPC cells suppressed colony formation, proliferation and migration in vitro and impaired tumor growth in nude mice. Restoration of SOX1 expression significantly reduced epithelial-mesenchymal transition, enhanced cell differentiation and induced cellular senescence. Conversely, transient knockdown of SOX1 by siRNA in these cells partially restored cell proliferation and colony formation. Notably, SOX1 was found to physically interact with β-catenin and reduce its expression independent of proteasomal activity, leading to inhibition of Wnt/β-catenin signaling and decreased expression of downstream target genes.
SOX1 decreases the expression of β-catenin in a proteasome-independent manner and reverses the malignant phenotype in NPC cells.
Electronic supplementary material
The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/_PHONE_-257) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
SOX1; β-catenin; Methylation; Differentiation; NPC
Angiogenesis is a complex biological process, which is involved in tumorigenesis and progression. However, the molecular mechanism of underlying angiogenesis remains largely unknown. In this study, we accessed the expression of proteins related angiogenesis by immunohistochemical staining of human tissue microarray which contains 72 adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC), 12 pleomorphic adenoma (PMA) and 18 normal salivary gland (NSG) using digital pathological scanner and scoring system. We found that the expression of p-S6S235/236 (a downstream molecule of mTOR), p-Stat3T705, PAI, EGFR, and HIF-1α was significantly increased in AdCC as compared with PMA and (or) NSG (p < 0.05). While, the expression of these proteins was not associated with pathological


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Sarah Tishkoff, Ph.D., David and Lyn Silfen University Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Sarah Tishkoff is the David and Lyn Silfen University Professor in Genetics and Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, holding appointments in the School of Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Tishkoff studies genomic and phenotypic variation in ethnically diverse Africans. Her research combines field work, laboratory research, and computational methods to examine African population history and how genetic variation can affect a wide range of practical issues – for example, why humans have different susceptibility to disease, how they metabolize drugs, and how they adapt through evolution. Dr. Tishkoff is a recipient of an NIH Pioneer Award, a David and Lucile Packard Career Award, a Burroughs/Wellcome Fund Career Award and a Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) endowed chair. She is on the editorial boards at Genome Research; Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health; Molecular Biology and Evolution; G3 (Genes, Genomes, and Genetics), and The Quarterly Review of Biology. Her research is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
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_USER_{havelund-rosu-2002-tacas, author = {Klaus Havelund and Grigore Rosu}, title = {Synthesizing Monitors for Safety Properties}, abstract = { The problem of testing a linear temporal logic (LTL) formula on a finite execution trace of events, generated by an executing program, occurs naturally in runtime analysis of software. An algorithm which takes a past time LTL formula and generates an efficient dynamic programming algorithm is presented. The generated algorithm tests whether the formula is satisfied by a finite trace of events given as input and runs in linear time, its constant depending on the size of the LTL formula. The memory needed is constant, also depending on the size of the formula. Further optimizations of the algorithm are suggested. Past time operators suitable for writing succinct specifications are introduced and shown definitionally equivalent to the standard operators. This work is part of the PathExplorer project, the objective of which it is to construct a flexible framework for monitoring and analyzing program executions. }, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems (TACAS'02)}, pages = {342-356}, month = {April}, year = {2002}, series = {LNCS}, volume = {2280}, publisher = {Springer}, author_id = {Klaus Havelund and Grigore Rosu}, category = {javamop,runtime_verification}, project_url = {_URL_ project_name = {MOP}, booktitle_acronym = {TACAS'02}, booktitle_url = {_URL_ doi = {_URL_ presentation = {2002-04-TACAS}, }


Rebuild public infrastructure to meet 21st century challenges and needs
"My vision for Pennsylvania includes vibrant towns and cities with new development, opportunities in rural and disadvantaged areas, and a modern, interconnected commonwealth."
-Governor Tom Wolf
Why is this goal important?
Pennsylvania is home to one of the largest transportation networks in the country – encompassing 121,000 miles of roads, 32,000 bridges, 6,000 miles of freight and passenger rail, three maritime ports, 38 transit systems, and 134 public-use airports. This network is essential to a thriving economy and to the quality of life of Pennsylvania's residents and visitors. Pennsylvania state government must support the commonwealth's infrastructure with timely maintenance and smart investments to ensure that it continues meeting the public's needs for years to come.
What are we working on to reach this goal?
Since Governor Wolf took office, he has made rebuilding Pennsylvania's infrastructure a top priority. The governor has announced a plan for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to invest more than $2 billion in roadway maintenance and highway and bridge capital projects over the next 10 years through its new Road Maintenance and Preservation (Road MaP) program. Governor Wolf reinforced his administration's commitment to rural communities with plans to improve more than 1,100 rural and low-volume roadway miles and rehabilitate or replace at least 85 municipally owned bridges over five years. As part of his Resurface PA initiative, Governor Wolf directed PennDOT to prioritize $181 million to accelerate repaving work on interstates and attack potholes across Pennsylvania. At the start of his second term, Governor Wolf announced a major new infrastructure initiative – Restore Pennsylvania. Funded by the monetization of a common sense severance tax, Restore Pennsylvania will invest $4.5 billion over the next four years in high-impact projects that will prevent flooding, eliminate blight, and extend high-speed internet access to all Pennsylvanians.
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By Lauren Rodriguez, Long Island Rabbit Rescue Volunteer
Rabbits can be very energetic creatures so it's important to give pet rabbits plenty of opportunities to stimulate both their muscles and their intellect. Toys make rabbits happy, and they help deter them from chewing inappropriate things like carpeting, houseplants and furniture. There are many ideas and resources for your rabbit's entertainment. Some toys can be purchased from pet supply retailers, such as willow sticks and tunnels, lava blocks, and wood chews. Rabbits like to chew, so this satisfies that need and can deter them from chewing on furniture. Certain plastic, human-baby toys can provide entertainment, too. Hard-plastic keys and stackable plastic cups satisfy a rabbit's natural urge to move objects around and manipulate their environments.
Some websites cater to rabbit owners and offer safe toys:
Arguably the most enjoyable toys for your rabbit (and for you!) are the ones you make. Supplies can be found among your everyday household items! Empty toilet paper or paper towel rolls and brown paper bags are lightweight, chewable and tossable! If you would like to create something a little more interesting, you can fill these items with hay, which adds an instinctive foraging aspect to the game.
Cardboard boxes are excellent toys. They can be chewed, ripped and shredded. These "destructive" behaviors are actually natural behaviors in wild rabbits when they dig their warrens and make nests. Boxes can provide a hiding space or be climbed on and used as a deck. For safety, use only brown corrugated cardboard, avoid any with shiny coating, and remove any packing tape.


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Anti-racism toolkit for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour Coalition for Diversity & Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC) and the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) have produced this guide to BAME American communities in the publishing industry and the problems they might face.Resources to increase solidarity and help achieve equity are provided. Free access.
Measuring Publication Diversity Among the Most Productive Scholars: How Research Trajectories Differ in Communication, Psychology, and Political Science" Article published in Scientometrics. Looks at publication patterns in three disciplines: Communication, Political Science, and Psychology, and examine who publishes articles and where. It considers interdisciplinarity in the social sciences.


Quick Answer: How To Dig Up A Tree Stump With A Tractor?
Can you remove stumps with a tractor?
Both John Deere utility tractors and compact utility tractors have powerful backhoe attachments that you can add-on to remove large tree stumps. Once you have the stump and roots exposed, free the roots by loosening up the soil around them with the shovel.
Can a bulldozer remove stumps?
A bulldozer can remove stumps if it has a strong enough motor. Dig a trench that's three feet wide and eight feet deep on all sides of it. Use the bulldozer to push the stump until the roots pull out of the ground. Lift and push the loose stump and grind it down or chop it up to dispose of it.
What machine removes stumps?
Keep reading!
 - What Are Tree Root Removal Machines? Generally, a tree root removal machine is a heavy-duty tool that has a powerful engine, as well as cutting, digging, or pulling mechanism, which is used to remove tree roots.
 - Tractors.
 - Backhoe.
 - Stump Grinder.
 - Shovel & Saws.
 - Shovel.
 - Garden Shears.
 - Backhoe.
Can a skid steer remove stumps?
As a reliable piece of equipment, a skid steer can in fact remove a stump from your job site – it just takes a little more work to get the job done.
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How do you pull a stump out of the ground?
How do you dig up a large tree stump?
Dig out the soil around the stump. Expose as much of the roots as possible, by removing the surrounding soil using a shovel or spade. Work in a circle around the stump, removing the dirt. You may need to dig fairly deep on each side of the larger roots to really expose them so that you can cut or chop them up.
What size tractor do I need to push over a tree?
How long does Epsom salt take to kill a stump?
Following the directions outlined above, it takes 8 to 10 weeks for the stump to die using the Epsom salt method.
Will bleach kill a tree stump?
If bleaching a tree stump can kill it, then killing tree roots with bleach will work as well. Using a drill is also a good option; just drill holes right into the roots you wish to be rid of. With a paintbrush, paint bleach onto the roots where you have cut into them or fill the holes.
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Calculate specular reflectance
R = specular(Nx,Ny,Nz,S,V)
R = specular(Nx,Ny,Nz,S,V) returns the reflectance of a surface with normal vector components [Nx,Ny,Nz]. S and V specify the direction to the light source and to the viewer, respectively. You can specify these directions as three vectors[x,y,z] or two vectors [Theta Phi (in spherical coordinates).
The specular highlight is strongest when the normal vector is in the direction of (S+V)/2 where S is the source direction, and V is the view direction.
The surface spread exponent can be specified by including a sixth argument as in specular(Nx,Ny,Nz,S,V,spread).
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