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Control iPad Objects Without Touching The Screen Using Augmented Reality Glove [Video]
Now you can reach into your iPad and interact with items in a virtual environment.
What if you could reach into your iPad and move around the objects on the screen with your hand? Now you can do just that with the T(ether), an augmented reality glove that allows wearers to create virtual environments on the tablet with simple hand gestures. Users can manipulate the objects on the screen, such as picking them up, dropping them down, pushing them aside, or creating a new object by tracing the shape's outline.
T(ether) can also be used by a multiple number of people to collaborate on the same virtual environment. By using Vicon motion capture cameras, the position and orientation of the tables, user's heads, and hands, are tracked and spatially annotated in real-time. Watch the video below to see how the device works.


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1. Lack of Association of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 Gene Haplotypes with Bone Mineral Density, Bone Loss, or Risk of Fractures in Men
Journal of Osteoporosis 2011;2011:243465.
Introduction. The association of bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) with BMD and risk of fracture was suggested by a recent linkage study, but subsequent studies have been contradictory. We report the results of a study of the relationship between BMP2 genotypes and BMD, annual change in BMD, and risk of fracture in male subjects. Materials and Methods. We tested three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) across the BMP2 gene, including Ser37Ala SNP, in 342 Caucasian Englishmen, comprising 224 control and 118 osteoporotic subjects. Results. BMP2 SNP1 (Ser37Ala) genotypes were found to have similar low frequency in control subjects and men with osteoporosis. The major informative polymorphism, BMP2 SNP3 (Arg190Ser), showed no statistically significant association with weight, height, BMD, change in BMD at hip or lumbar spine, and risk of fracture. Conclusion. There were no genotypic or haplotypic effects of the BMP2 candidate gene on BMD, change in BMD, or fracture risk identified in this cohort.
PMCID: PMC3195445 PMID: 22013543
2. Skeletal Site-Related Variation in Human Trabecular Bone Transcriptome and Signaling
PLoS ONE 2010;5(5):e10692.
The skeletal site-specific influence of multiple genes on bone morphology is recognised, but the question as to how these influences may be exerted at the molecular and cellular level has not been explored.
To address this question, we have compared global gene expression profiles of human trabecular bone from two different skeletal sites that experience vastly different degrees of mechanical loading, namely biopsies from iliac crest and lumbar spinal lamina.
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In the lumbar spine, compared to the iliac crest, the majority of the differentially expressed genes showed significantly increased levels of expression; 3406 transcripts were upwhilst 838 were down-regulated. Interestingly, all gene transcripts that have been recently demonstrated to be markers of osteocyte, as well as osteoblast and osteoclast-related genes, were markedly up-regulated in the spine. The transcriptome data is consistent with osteocyte numbers being almost identical at the two anatomical sites, but suggesting a relatively low osteocyte functional activity in the iliac crest. Similarly, osteoblast and osteoclast expression data suggested similar numbers of the cells, but presented with higher activity in the spine than iliac crest. This analysis has also led to the identification of expression of a number of transcripts, previously known and novel, which to our knowledge have never earlier been associated with bone growth and remodelling.
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This study provides molecular evidence explaining anatomical and micro-architectural site-related changes in bone cell function, which is predominantly attributable to alteration in cell transcriptional activity. A number of novel signaling molecules in critical pathways, which have been hitherto not known to be expressed in bone cells of mature vertebrates, were identified.
PMCID: PMC2872667 PMID: 20502692
3. Alkyl-Capped Silicon Nanocrystals Lack Cytotoxicity and have Enhanced Intracellular Accumulation in Malignant Cells via Cholesterol-Dependent Endocytosis
Nanocrystals of various inorganic materials are being considered for application in the life sciences as fluorescent labels and for such therapeutic applications as drug delivery or targeted cell destruction. The potential applications of the nanoparticles are critically compromised due to the well-documented toxicity and lack of understanding about the mechanisms involved in the intracellular internalization. Here intracellular internalization and toxicity of alkyl-capped silicon nanocrystals in human neoplastic and normal primary cells is reported. The capped nanocrystals lack cytotoxicity, and there is a marked difference in the rate and extent of intracellular accumulation of the nanoparticles between human cancerous and non-cancerous primary cells, the rate and extent being higher in the malignant cells compared to normal human primary cells. The exposure of the cells to the alkyl-capped nanocrystals demonstrates no evidence of in vitro cytotoxicity when assessed by cell morphology, apoptosis, and cell viability assays. The internalization of the nanocrystals by Hela and SW1353 cells is almost completely blocked by the pinocytosis inhibitors filipin, cytochalasin B, and actinomycin D. The internalization process is not associated with any surface change in the nanoparticles, as their luminescence spectrum is unaltered upon transport into the cytosol. The observed dramatic difference in the rate and extent of internalization of the nanocrystals between malignant and non-malignant cells therefore offers potential application in the management of human neoplastic conditions.
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AI Spending to Cross Beyond $110 Billion by 2024
AI Spending to Cross Beyond _110 Billion by 2024
The global spending on Artificial Intelligence (AI) is projected to double in the next four years, rising to more than $110 billion in 2024 – claims a recent IDC study.
The use of advanced technology is booming across industries – primarily due to the need of the hour. The worldwide AI spending is rapidly growing and expected to increase from $50.1 billion in 2020 to over $110 billion in 2024. This spending on AI solutions will accelerate in the coming years, as per the International Data Corporation.
Lately, more businesses are deploying artificial intelligence and innovative technologies as a part of their digital transformation plans. This is undoubtedly helping many organizations to stay competitive in the digital economy. In this essence, more companies will adopt AI. The study indicated that the compound annual growth rate for the 2019-2024 period would be about 20.1%.
Read More Artificial Intelligence Market Revenues to Touch $156 Billion This Year
As mentioned by Ritu Jyoti, Program Vice President, Artificial Intelligence at IDC in the company blog post – "The companies that become 'AI powered' will have the ability to synthesize information (using AI to convert data into information and then into knowledge), the capacity to learn (using AI to understand relationships between knowledge and apply the learning to business problems), and the capability to deliver insights at scale (using AI to support decisions and automation)."
AI is supporting businesses to be more agile, scale, and innovate amid this unprecedented time. The leading drivers for prompt AI adoption are delivering enhanced customer experience and assisting users/employees to function better at their roles. This is even revealed in the many AI use cases, including sales process recommendation, IT automation, automated customer service agents, and threat intelligence.
As per the study, two sectors that are most likely to spend the most on AI for the forecasted period are retail and banking. Mostly, the retail organizations will emphasize AI investments to improve customer experience operations via recommendation engines and chatbots. The banking sector will be focussing on fraud analysis, investigation, and recommendation systems.
Read More: How to solve the challenges in adopting Artificial Intelligence
Over the 2020-2024 periods, the industries that are forecasted to see the fastest growth over AI spending are – media, central/ federal government, and professional service organizations. Investments across the transportation and consumer services sectors are most likely to see a slowdown because of COVID-19.
Furthermore, AI has played a significant role in facilitating different agencies dealing with large-scale disruptions induced by lockdowns and quarantines. For instance, some European governments have united with AI start-ups to set up advanced tech solutions. This helped them in monitoring the outcomes of social distancing norms if people were complying with regulations. Even hospitals are now using AI to boost diagnosis and provide automated consultations remotely.
Clearly, many enterprises see a silver lining in this situation – the opportunity to be more agile and resilient in the long run. Thus, adopting AI will certainly help businesses to rebuild and enhance their future revenue operations.


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Australian Correspondence Schools: - Department of Conservation, Ecology and the Environment presenting the Pet Care Courses which is significant to pet owners, veterinary assistants, or people who work with animals (for e.g. on farms, zoos, pet shops, trainers, etc). In sympathetic Animal behavior, they enlarge their source for perceptive human activities, and as such, the course may also be precious for anyone studying general psychology.
Aims of Australian Correspondence Schools
Department of Conservation, Ecology and the Environment offers Pet Care Courses: -
1. Identify factors affecting animal behavior.
2. Describe the influence of genes on animal behavior.
3. Explain how animals perceive and how they respond to various stimuli.
4. Explain the influence of environment factors, such as circadian rhythms, on biological clocks, reproductive cycles, orientation and other animal behaviors.
5. Explain the social influences on animal aggression, play, sexual behavior, communication and other behaviors.
6. Describe different ways that animals learn (such as conditioning and habituation) and some effects of learning on behavior.
7. Discuss psychological implications of different handling techniques.
8. Identify abnormal animal behavior (eg. psychotic, neurotic behavior) and ways to reduce dependence on humans.
Please use the Contact form on the right for Pet Care Courses information and ordering.

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Ancient Granite Quarry in Aswan, Egypt
One of the first things we visited when we arrived in Aswan was the northern quarry, which contains an unfinished obelisk. Most of the granite that was used in ancient Egypt was mined from the quarries of Aswan and carried up the Nile on boats. It must have been extremely hard work to mine granite by chipping away at it with other stones. The day that we arrived in Aswan it was 114 degrees Fahrenheit (about 44.5 degrees Celsius), which made the thought of conditions that the ancient workers even more oppressive.
Looking Down at the Quarry and the Unfinished Obelisk
Marks in the Granite
The Top of the Unfinished Obelisk
The giant obelisk that remains partially excavated from the granite quarry is quite impressive to see. It was commissioned by the famous female pharaoh, Hatshepsut and would have likely ended up with the other obelisks in the Karnak Temple in Luxor. Had the workers completed the obelisk, it would have been the largest ever created, but a crack in the stone stopped work on the obelisk. It has remained frozen in time as the workers have left it for thousands of years. In the time of Hatshepsut, obelisks were meant to represent the rays of sun, a way for the god Amun-Ra (Sun God) to descent to earth. It was important that obelisks be constructed out of a single stone without any cracks, otherwise the gods wouldn't be able to travel through them.
One of the Finished Obelisks in the Karnak Temple
The Narrow Space for Workers
Walking Through the Quarry
Probably more interesting than the reason for the creation of the obelisks is the transportation and actual placing of the obelisks in their final positions. After carefully chiseling the obelisks from the hard granite, they would raise them up and transfer them to a ship where they would be transported, standing erect, up the Nile. It must have been an unbelievable sight to the farmers living along the Nile when the ship with its cargo reaching towards the sky when sailing past them. Then, once reaching their location, such as the Karnak Temple, they would have to be transported across ground to their final location, all without breaking these huge structures. It is truly a task to be admired, even in today's modern world.
Close Up of the Cracked Obelisk
People in the Background Provide Scale to the Obelisk
Ancient Quarry Next to City Buildings
Visiting the ancient quarry with its unfinished obelisk is truly fascinating and should definitely be on your itinerary when visiting Aswan. There is very little shade at the quarry site, so be prepared for the heat and bring plenty of water. Walking around the quarry will only take about an hour or two, so you should have another destination mapped out for before or after. During our trip, after leaving the quarry, we continued onto the island of Philae to see the Temple of Isis.
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How can a guy who never misses a field goal miss an easy one at a crucial moment?
Still, a semiconsensus is developing among the most advanced scientists. In the typical fight-or-flight scenario, scary high-pressure moment X assaults the senses and is routed to the amygdala, aka the unconscious fear center. For well-trained athletes, that's not a problem: A field goal kick, golf swing or free throw is for them an ingrained action stored in the striatum, the brain's autopilot. The prefrontal cortex, our analytical thinker, doesn't even need to show up. But under the gun, that super-smart part of the brain thinks it's so great and tries to butt in. University of Maryland scientist Bradley Hatfield got expert dart throwers and marksmen to practice while wearing a cumbersome cap full of electrodes. Without an audience, their brains show very little chatter among regions. But in another study, when dart throwers were faced with a roomful of people, the pros' neural activity began to resemble that of a novice, with more communication from the prefrontal cortex.
When I was in the 6th grade I won our school's spelling bee going away. The next level was the district-wide spelling bee, televised on community access cable. My amygdala tried to insert an extra 'u' into the word tongue and I was out in the first round.


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A couple of years ago I had a simple plugin or hack and I can't remember what it was.
Basically, beneath each post on the write post page was a box where I would enter a number. This was for my blood sugar. Then it would take that number and
If it was over 200, print red.gif
if over 150 print yellow.gif
if over 100 print green.gif
if over 70 print yellow.gif
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Blood Sugar is 125 (green.gif)
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In this quick tutorial you'll learn how to draw a Dingo in 8 easy steps - great for kids and novice artists.
The images above represents how your finished drawing is going to look and the steps involved.
Below are the individual steps - you can click on each one for a High Resolution printable PDF version.
At the bottom you can read some interesting facts about the Dingo.
Make sure you also check out any of the hundreds of drawing tutorials grouped by category.
How to Draw a Dingo - Step-by-Step Tutorial
Step 1: Draw the head by making a narrow heart-shape and then adding a gap on the right side, bumps for a nose and mouth, and a straight line in between the ears.
Step 2: Add lines to define the ears, tiny ovals for the eyes, and a circle with dots for the nose. For the mouth, add a line for the top of the mouth and then have a half-oval come down for the tongue.
Step 3: Draw the body with a diagonal line for the neck and a mostly horizontal line on top for the back.
Step 4: Draw the front leg by making two lines that meet by the foot facing left. Add lines for toes.
Step 5: Draw the bottom half of the body, curving upward before drawing the hind leg with the foot pointed directly downward.
Step 6: Draw the other front leg a lot like the first front leg, except that the foot should be facing to the right to make the Dingo look like its walking.
Step 7: Draw the other hind leg where the large upward curve is in the bottom of the body, and have it face the same way as the front forward leg.
Step 8: Draw the tail by continuing off the back and closing the gap, ending in a point. Your Dingo is now done!
Interesting Facts about Dingoes
Dingoes are wild dogs. Scientists believe that they are descendants of domesticated dogs that were brought to Australia at least 5000 years ago. Dingoes are no longer kept as pets. They live all over Australia, except on the island state of Tasmania.
Did you know?
- Dingoes live for about 7 to 15 years.
- Dingoes, on average, weigh between 28 and 45 pounds. The average height of dingoes is 19 to 23 inches.
- Dingoes do not bark – they howl.
- Dingoes eat plants, fruits, reptiles, birds, and a variety of mammals.
- Dingoes dwell in forests, grasslands, and the outskirts of desert habitats.
- Dingoes live in groups called packs. On average, there are 10 dingoes in a pack.
- Depending on the part of Australia in which they live, some dingoes are active at night while others are active during the day.
- Dingo fur comes in a wide range of colors: tan, grey, red, yellow, brown, and black.
Dingoes are the largest land animals in Australia. Therefore, they do not have any natural predators, except for crocodiles. Humans are the biggest threat to their survival. Dingoes are considered vulnerable to extinction because of deforestation caused by humans. Deforestation is when people remove massive amounts of forest area to build roads, buildings, and other structures.


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How to Make a Puzzle
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Puzzles are great rainy day activities and they range from simlpe ones with just a few pieces to more difficult ones with thousands of pieces. Every puzzle has an image, some make putting the puzzle together more challenging because there's repeating colors and patterns. Most times you have to choose an image from a selection at the store, but you can also make your own image!
Even if it's not a rainy day, puzzles are fun for family get together's or time with friends. And when you make your own you can use an image of whatever you choose. Draw a picture, use a photo of your friends or use your favorite poster and make it into a puzzle!
 - Piece of cardboard or foam
 - Picture, poster or drawing
 - Glue
 - Scissors
 - Pencil
 1. Measure the piece of cardboard or foam so that it is slightly bigger than your picture.
 2. Glue the picture to the cardboard.
 3. Let the glue dry completely with a flat weight on it, something like a book. To make sure it is completely dry, let it dry over night.
 4. Cut the excess cardboard or foam from the edges of your photo.
 5. On the back of the cardboard or foam, take your pencil and draw out puzzle pieces. The larger the pieces the easier the puzzle, and the smaller the harder.
 6. Cut out each piece along the line you just drew.
 7. The scissors may have curled the edges of the cardboard, if so just lay them flat under the weight for a few hours.
 8. Happy puzzle solving!
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Do you do puzzles? What's the largest number of pieces you've ever put together? Share your stats in the comments section below.


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This Piece Of Glass Can Store Data Forever
Data, like all things, eventually dies. Your music, your movies, your documents, your files, your computer. You don't expect it to live forever but… what if it did? Hitachi claims that they've developed a new quartz glass plate that can store data forever.
CDs and hard drives can only last for a few decades or a century at most, this new quartz glass can "endure extreme temperatures and hostile conditions without degrading, almost forever." How does it work? The data is stored in binary form with dots inside a thin sheet of quartz glass. The data is read with an ordinary optical microscope. PhysOrg says:
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is recommending a new algorithm for authenticating digital data for federal agencies. Called CMAC (cipher-based message authentication code), the algorithm can authenticate the source of digital data, such as messages sent over the Internet, and thus provide assurance that the data have not been modified either intentionally or accidentally.
The main component of CMAC is a block cipher. Within encryption algorithms, block ciphers are used to scramble the data after they are broken down into blocks. In CMAC, the block cipher creates a digital tag that authorized parties can use to verify that the received message has not been altered.
Other authentication mechanisms, such as the hash function message authentication code (HMAC) and digital signatures, have long been available. CMAC is a new option, intended especially for devices in which a block cipher is more readily available than the components of these other mechanisms.
CMAC was submitted to NIST as part of an ongoing public effort to develop and update block cipher-based algorithms, called modes of operation. A team of Japanese scientists, Tetsu Iwata and Kaoru Kurosawa of Ibaraki University, developed CMAC based on an earlier proposal by a team of American scientists, John Black of the University of Nevada, Reno, and Philip Rogaway of the University of California at Davis.
Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: The CMAC Mode for Authentication (NIST Special Publication 800-38B) is available at _URL_ It is the third of a series of publications recommending modes of operation to provide confidentiality or authentication for digital data. For more information, see _URL_
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Some symbols of friendship include yellow roses, pine trees and pandas. Yellow roses are considered a symbol of friendship (as well as joy) because of their color, which is bright, cheerful and pleasant without the romantic or passionate connotations of other rose colors.Continue Reading
The panda and pine tree are both traditional Chinese symbols of friendship.
Given its evergreen nature, the pine tree, which is revered in traditional Chinese culture, symbolizes friendship in the face of adversity. Meanwhile, as a symbol of lasting friendship, the panda also symbolizes harmony (because of its black and white pelt, which is reminiscent of the yin and yang) and peace (because of its gentle demeanor and, in contrast to other bears, its vegetarian diet).Learn more about Symbolism


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HR may not always be able to directly contribute to the bottom line, but there are a number of impactful ways that it can help drive revenue. Here is a list of 14 things your HR department can do to drive revenue at your organization.
- Win over talent from your competitors. Win over the best talent with better compensation, benefits, opportunities, and a more attractive workplace.
- Retain your top producers. Figure out what will make top performers stay and create a strategy to keep them at your organization.
- Pay for performance. Create an incentive program directly tied to profitability. Whether that's a bonus program or profit sharing program, it should produce performance gains.
- Be selective. Be choosy with your benefits offerings. Select benefits that matter most to your top talent. You may administer 20 different benefits when just 5 are used and valued.
- Incorporate drivers of revenue into performance management. Understand the drivers of revenue in your organization and make sure those are measured in the performance evaluation process.
- Train smarter. Conduct a training needs assessment to prioritize and identify critical training needs across the organization. Use high quality training methods that lead to behavior change.
- Track ROI. Link wellness to health insurance usage; training to performance improvement; engagement to profitability gains. Showing ROI helps build a business case for HR and reinforces its value.
- Improve medical and leave management. Administering employee leave more efficiently and choosing an effective Managed Care Organization (MCO) are ways that you can help employees get back to work in less time and reduce the drain of medical leave and workers compensation costs.
- Measure what matters. Measure HR cost factors (i.e. compensation cost, benefits cost) and revenue per employee. Know what your top HR costs are and how those compare to other organizations.
- Implement time-saving systems. Digitize HR data and record retention. Make it easy for employees and managers to access and use the information you collect so that they can focus on producing results.
- Identify obstacles to revenue generation. Lead performance improvement efforts, suggestion and feedback programs, and other means to help identify opportunities to increase revenue.
- Plan your workforce. Understand your organization's areas of growth and ensure that you are stacking those areas with top talent. Workplace planning prioritizes hiring needs.
- Reduce legal fees. By choosing inexpensive legal resources and assistance, obtaining legal knowledge, and keeping your organization compliant, you can significantly reduce legal fees.
- Save on staffing. Hiring is arguably one of your most expensive HR areas. Reduce your cost per hire by taking advantage of staffing service discounts and using creative, inexpensive sourcing methods.
HR departments that drive revenue and results in their organizations take advantage of opportunities to save their organizations money wherever possible, identify opportunities to build up their top revenue producers, and simply manage HR smarter and more efficiently.


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Definition: RTGS, is a short form for Real-Time Gross Settlement. It is a facility provided by the banks, that allows instant and complete settlement of funds from one bank to another and from one place to another, on an individual order basis. This means that the transactions are settled at the same time when they take place and so there is no waiting period.
Payments made through RTGS are final in nature which cannot be revoked. Moreover, the prescheduling of a transaction is allowed.
RTGS is mainly used for the high-value interbank transfer of money, in order to mitigate the risk of settlement and fraud.
Details Required for RTGS
The person (sender) who initiates the transfer must have the following details:
- Indian Financial System Code (IFSC) of the beneficiary's bank.
- Name of beneficiary
- Account number of the beneficiary
- Amount to be remitted
- Name of the beneficiary's bank and branch
- Account number of the sender/originator
Along with this, the bank branches of both the parties need to be RTGS-enabled, only then the transaction will be processed.
Minimum and Maximum Limit
This system is primarily developed to facilitate the transfer of large value funds between parties. Hence the least amount which is transferred through this system is Rs. 2 lakhs, while no maximum ceiling is there in RTGS.
Banks provide this service for a specified fee, wherein inward transactions are free, but a certain amount is charged on the outward transaction, depending upon the amount remitted.
How to do RTGS?
To transfer funds using RTGS, the first thing you require is the activation of internet banking facility. For this purpose, you need to visit your bank branch and complete the formalities for its activation. Nowadays, one can activate this facility online also using the concerned bank's website.
- Log in to the web portal, using the UserID and password.
- Once you enter the user ID and password, you will land at your account and profile where you have to select the profile.
- Thereafter click on Add and manage beneficiary.
- Then, you need to enter your profile password and click the submit button.
- You will see various options for adding a beneficiary, choose the relevant option as per your need.
- Upon clicking the appropriate option, you will be asked to fill the details of the beneficiary.
- Check the details and click on approve now button.
- Next click on the approve beneficiary radio button, where you will have two options – Approve through ATM, or Approve through OTP
- If you choose to approve through OTP, you will receive a high-security password at your registered mobile number, linked to the account. Now simply enter the password and click on approve button.
- Once the beneficiary is added the following steps are required to follow:
- Go to the payment/transfer tab and click inter-bank transfer.
- Select the Transaction Type, i.e RTGS and go to fund transfer section
- A list of beneficiaries will be displayed, select the beneficiary/payee
- Enter the amount to be transferred
- Select the checkbox stating that you agree with the terms of service and accept.
- Review the details and confirm.
In this way, the amount will be transferred successfully to the beneficiary's account.
Advantages of RTGS
- RTGS is one of the safest as well as the fastest mode of interbank transfer
- This facility is available on all business days, whose timings may vary from bank to bank.
- It is an immediate fund transfer mechanism.
- It is a paperless transfer of funds.
- The beneficiary is not required to visit the bank, to deposit the money.
- The funds can be transferred using the internet banking service.
Limitations of RTGS
- RTGS does not provide the facility to track the transaction to its customers, as only the positive confirmation feature is implemented by the central bank in which the remitting bank gets a message of fund transfer to the beneficiary bank, from the central bank.
In general, the beneficiary branches may receive funds in real-time, i.e. as and when the funds are sent by the remitting bank. The beneficiary bank has to credit the fund in the account of the beneficiary, within half an hour of the funds' transfer message.
However, if the funds are not transferred to the beneficiary's account due to the reasons like account frozen, or non-existence of account, then the funds are returned to the originating bank. Moreover, if there is a delay in refunding the failed amount, the initiating party is entitled to receive compensation at the current repo rate + 2%


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Kent State Undergraduate Contributes to Particle Physics Research EffortPosted Dec. 6, 2012
Urbana—In order to examine the workings of the smallest bits of matter, particle physicists smash subatomic particles together at tremendously high speeds and then analyze the resultant sprays (called jets) of even smaller particles, following them through their various decay paths. Huge quantities of data are taken from thousands upon thousands of collisions, the data are analyzed by powerful computers, and the ultimate findings contribute to our understanding of how our world and everything in it works on the most fundamental level.
This summer Kent State undergraduate Ben Stickel helped improve analysis software that reconstructs events occurring within proton-antiproton collisions, like those being studied at the Collider Detector at Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois.
Through the National Science Foundation's 10-week Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, Stickel had the opportunity to conduct research on high energy particle collisions, working side by side with physicist Kevin Pitts at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Stickel learned C++ programming and the ROOT data analysis software program before applying his new skills to physics problems.
Stickel worked on the computer analysis of certain events that occurred in proton-antiproton collisions at the Collider Detector at Fermilab. He isolated a constraint within the software that was eliminating a certain type of event within the mass of particles. Lifting the constraint led to excessive background—signals that mimic and hide the signal being searched for. Stickel implemented new constraints such that the background would be reduced while still including the event type that was initially being eliminated.
"The REU program really helped me grow as a high energy researcher," said Stickel. "I was impressed with the patience and support I received from my advisor as well as the graduate student I worked with, Keith Matera, throughout the learning process."
The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program of the National Science Foundation supports active research participation by undergraduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The Department of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has hosted annual summer REU student participants since 1993.
Ben Stickel's summer research was funded by NSF Grant No. _PHONE_. The opinions, results, and conclusions presented are those of the researchers and not necessarily those of the National Science Foundation.
For further information, contact Siv Schwink at _EMAIL_.
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For more information about Kevin Pitts' High Energy research group, visit _URL_
For more information about the Department of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, see _URL_
For more information about the Department of Physics at Kent State University, see _URL_

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Literature: Mass Effect: Revelation
Mass Effect: Revelation is a novel within the Mass Effect universe.
It serves as a prequel to the first game, telling the story of how Capt. Anderson tried and failed to become a Spectre, and how Saren found Sovereign.
Mass Effect: Revelation provides examples of the following tropes:
 - Anti-Hero / Anti-Villain / Villain Protagonist: Saren.
 - Armor-Piercing Question: The asari councilor asks one of Goyle, when she asks her whether humanity has ever put the interests of the galaxy above its own interests as a species.
 - Badass Normal: In a universe with dinosaur-like aliens with extremely fast regenerative capabilities and people who can manipulate gravity with their minds, Anderson manages to kill Skarr, a member of said aliens AND able to manipulate gravity with his mind, with little more than a pistol. By himself.
 - Call Forward: The retired Admiral Grissom (not fond of visitors) goes to answer his door and wonders who it might be. "If it was a reporter, he'd punch him — or her — right in the mouth."
 - Even Evil Has Standards: Though Saren's torture of Groto was for information, Saren also stopped him from torturing a human prostitute and was disgusted by Groto's intentions. This trope is in play because Saren despises humans.
 - Eye Scream: Groto Ib-ba, a mercenary member of the batarians, a species whose members each have four eyes, gets one of them burst — not removed, burst — by his torturer during interrogation. This particular instance is also one of Pay Evil unto Evil, as the victim in question was also hateful of humans and had planned to "break" a human prostitute as a means of "stress relief". The novel says Groto even went out of his way to try and pick the weakest prostitute to make it more likely he'd break her.
 - First Contact: The book begins just after this happens.
 - Foreshadowing: Ambassador Goyle suggests that there could already be an advanced AI out there somewhere in the galaxy (besides the geth).
 - Framing Device: Set up the Mass Effect universe, since the game was unreleased during its publication.
 - Freudian Excuse: Apparently Saren's hatred of humanity was caused by his brother's death during the First Contact War. Of course, that does nothing to defend Saren's brutal treatment of every other species that gets in his way.
 - Humanoid Aliens: Early on, the book lampshades their commonness in the franchise. Anderson subscribes to the most common explanation, that there's some undiscovered evolutionary advantage to the humanoid body structure.
 - Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique / Cold-Blooded Torture: Depending on whether you view Saren as an Anti-Hero or Villain Protagonist.
 - Mythology Gag / Self-Deprecation: There's a line somewhere about a lengthy elevator ride.
 - Prequel
 - Rule Number One:
 "I have two rules I follow," Saren explained. "The first is: never kill someone without a reason."
 "And the second?" Anderson asked, suspicious.
 "You can always find a reason to kill someone."
 - Start of Darkness: For Saren, though the story shows that he was a huge racist and Knight Templar even before he turned bad.
 - Token Romance: Anderson and Kahlee Sanders, though it does not actually go anywhere.
 - Vasquez Always Dies: Subverted; Dah is 6' 3", stated to be stronger then most of the men in her squad and with an attitude that's kept her from advancing in her career. She gets ambushed and badly hurt, but ends up recovering to full health.
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Nitrogen (N) is important for optimal crop growth. Basically nitrogen promotes plant growth, especially the leafy, vegetative growth. As it is part of every protein in the plant it plays a part in all processes. It is also important for the creation of chlorophyll, which allows a better photosynthesis.
In an optimal culture, the plant needs to absorb enough nitrogen and can, thereby, grow in the best possible way.
A higher dose of Nitrogen is important in the initial growth phase, as the plant is in its vegetative growth. And in small quantities in the flower phase as at that time it is favourable for the plant to bloom and not grow too much.


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10 Interesting Facts You Never Knew About Mars
The entire atmosphere of the planet has changed. Radiation from the Sun is thought to have dissipated most of the hydrogen within the upper atmosphere.
When compared to the gravity of the Earth, Mars only has about 37 percent of the gravity that humans are used to experiencing. If you weighed 100kg on Earth, you'd only weigh 37 kg on Mars!


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Keys are unique identifiers that you provide as a parameter when you perform any operation on data. The following applies to keys:
Keys are strings, typically enclosed by quotes for any given SDK.
No spaces are allowed in a key.
Separators and identifiers are allowed, such as underscore: 'person_93847'.
A key must be unique within a bucket; if you attempt to
store the same key in a bucket, it will either overwrite the
value or return an error in the case of
Maximum key size is 250 bytes. Couchbase Server stores all keys in RAM and does not remove these keys to free up space in RAM. Take this into consideration when you select keys and key length for your application.
This last point about key size is important if you consider the size of keys stored for tens or hundreds of millions of records. One hundred million keys which are 70 Bytes each plus meta data at 150 Bytes each will require about 45 GB of RAM for document meta data.


Arthrogryposis is a rare genetic disorder occurring in 1 in 3000 live births. This disorder is thought to be caused due to genetic factors or due to the mal effects of some drugs. In these nerves, muscle and tissue develop abnormally causing multiple joint contractures and malformed limbs. The muscles are weak and the child may suffer from fibrosis.
Symptoms of Arthrogryposis
A child born with arthrogryposis has normal intelligence and cognitive skills. Malformation of limbs is a common occurrence in these births. The limbs typically affected are:
 1. Shoulder
 2. Foot
 3. Wrist
 4. Fingers
 5. Elbows
 6. Hip
 7. Knee
 8. The thumb is deformed and turned towards the palm
Depending on the severity of the disorder, all or some of the joints may be affected. The child has limited mobility and this is a symptom that is discernible in the womb itself.
Complications like growth retardation, abdominal hernia, facial and jaw distortions, and respiratory problems may be present.
Causes of Arthrogryposis
Other than genetic causes, medical research has isolated the following as probable causes of Arthrogryposis.
 1. The mother's uterus may be abnormally shaped or lack amniotic fluid to sustain normal movements of the fetus.
 2. The central nervous system in the fetus may be malformed, complications like spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy, or the brain itself may be malformed
 3. Multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, or muscular dystrophy may be inherited from the parents
 4. Any viral infection like German measles contracted by the expectant mother may cause this condition
 5. An increase in body temperature of the expectant mother beyond above 102 degree Fahrenheit due to fever sunstroke or hot bats
 6. Drug or alcohol abuse by the expectant mother
Diagnosis of Arthrogryposis
A child born with arthrogryposis can be identified soon after birth with the following symptoms:
 1. The fetus is born with the limbs folded and fixed in that position with little limb mobility
 2. The joints in the limbs have extremely limited mobility
 3. Muscular development in arms and legs is severely retarded
 4. The hips may be dislocated and the child may face pain in kicking its legs.
Result: Lack of movement of the joint in the womb results in the growth of connective tissue around it, thereby fixing it. Lack of movement also means that tendons are not stretched and do not grow to their normal length.
Treatment: The treatment is prolonged and may involve the services of physiotherapists and orthopedic surgeons. Mobility training and physiotherapy to stretch and strengthen joints would definitely help. Clubfoot can be corrected with surgery, casting, and splinting of the joints. Some form of occupational therapy may also be prescribed to develop fine motor skills. Physical therapy programs on a daily basis may help in some cases. External fixator Ilizarov may be used in other cases. Surgical intervention is also necessary in many cases.
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Find red-bellied woodpecker information at Animal Diversity Web
75.20 g (average)
22.90 to 26.70 cm
(9.02 to 10.51 in)
38 to 46 cm
(14.96 to 18.11 in)
Red-bellied woodpeckers are medium sized birds with a distinctive black-and-white patterned back and a long, chisel-shaped bill. Adults weigh about 72.5 grams (range 56 to 91 g), and are 22.9 to 26.7 cm long. They have a wingspan of 38 to 46 cm. Males are about 8-9% larger, on average, than females. Two characteristics that distinguish red-bellied woodpeckers from woodpeckers are the black and white zebra stripe pattern on their backs, and their red belly (which is actually just a very small patch on their underside). Their face and the rest of their belly are a dull grayish color. Male red-bellied woodpeckers have a bright red cap from their forehead to the base of their neck. Females have red only on the their necks. Both males and females have thick, black straight bills and dark gray legs and feet. Their feet are zygodactylous (two toes forward, two toes back), unlike most birds (but like all other members of the Piciformes) which have three toes forward and one toe back. This foot arrangement helps them to climb upright up tree trunks.
Young red-bellied woodpeckers look similar to adults, but they have a horn-colored bill. They also don't have any red color on their heads. Unlike many birds, red-bellied woodpeckers do not change at all in color throughout the year.
male larger; sexes colored or patterned differently; male more colorful.
Red-bellied woodpeckers are found in the eastern half of the United States. Their range extends east from the wooded portion of the Great Plain states to the Atlantic coast and from the Gulf of Mexico to southern portions of Ontario and northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and New York.
900 m (high)
Red-bellied woodpeckers live in forests. They prefer old forests with large hardwood trees, but they can also live in mixed pine-hardwood forests, mesic pine flatwoods, bottomlands where there are lots of trees, swampy woods, and riparian forests. They usually live below 600 m elevation, but can be found at up to 900 m in the Apalachian mountains.
Red-bellied woodpeckers seem to be monogamous (one male mates with one female). Breeding pairs form any time from early winter to late spring. Males attract females with a combination of tapping on trees and other objects, making "kwirr" calls, and drumming. Mutual tapping (when the male and female tap together) is one way that pairs communicate, especially when selecting the nest site. Breeding pairs do not appear to stay together for more than one season.
Red-bellied woodpeckers breed once per year.
Nesting usually begins in March or April.
12 days (average)
24 to 27 days
2 to 10 weeks
1 years (low)
1 years (low)
Breeding pairs begin forming between early winter and late spring. They begin nesting in March and April. The male and female select a nest site together. They visit potential nest sites, and communicate by mutual tapping; one member of the pair taps softly on the wood from inside a cavity, and the other taps back from the outside. Nests are usually excavated in dead trees or in the dead limbs of live trees. The male and female both excavate the nest cavity, which has an opening about 5.9 cm wide and 5.7 cm tall. When the cavity is complete, the female lays about four eggs. She lays one egg each day. The eggs are smooth, oval, and glossy white. Both parents incubate the eggs, which hatch after about 12 days.
"Pip"-ing sounds come from the eggs about two hours before hatching. The chicks are altricial (helpless) when they hatch. They don't have any down or feathers and their eyes are shut. About six days after hatching, their eyes begin to open and claws, retrices and remiges appear. They begin to grow feathers when they are about 12 days old. While they are in the nest, both parents feed the chicks. The chicks leave the nest (called fledging) when they are 24 to 27 days old.
The chicks usually stay near the nest for a few days after fledging. After about two days, they begin to follow their parents around. The parents help them to forage and feed them for up to 10 weeks. Toward the end of this period, the adults drive the fledglings away. The young birds are probably able to breed the next spring when they are about 1 year old. Most red-bellied woodpeckers raise one brood per season.
Male and female red-bellied woodpeckers both spend a lot of time and energy taking care of their young. They both excavate the nest, incubate the eggs and feed the chicks for up to 10 weeks after they leave the nest.
12.10 years (average)
The oldest known red-bellied woodpecker lived to be at least 12 years and 1 month old.
0.02 to 0.16 km^2
Red-bellied woodpeckers usually do not migrate. However, those that live in the north may move south during very cold winters. They are active during the day. They are also solitary, except during the breeding season when they spend time with a mate and their chicks. Red-bellied woodpeckers defend a territory all year round. The size of their territory is usually between 0.016 and 0.16 square kilometers.
Red-bellied woodpeckers move around by walking, climbing and hopping. They climb up tree trunks (called hitching) by hopping upward and using their tails to support themselves.
Red-bellied woodpeckers have been seen playing. They play by flying and dodging among trees as if they were trying to escape a predator. When predators are nearby, red-bellied woodpeckers make alarm calls and fly to shelter in nearby trees.
Red-bellied woodpecker home ranges that have been measured have ranged from 3.5 to 19 ha.
Red-bellied woodpeckers communicate using calls, non-vocal sounds (drumming), and body signals. This is a noisy species. They call and drum year-round, but they are most noisy during the breeding season. Red-bellied woodpeckers use six calls to communicate. They also communicate by drumming on dead trees, dead stubs and utility poles with their beaks. Drumming communicates ownership of a territory and is used to communicate between breeding pairs.
Red-bellied woodpeckers are omnivorous. They eat a wide variety of fruits, nuts, seeds, berries and tree sap, as well as arboreal arthropods and other invertebrates. These include ants, flies, grasshoppers, beetle larvae and caterpillars. Red-bellied woodpeckers also eat small vertebrates, including brown and green anoles, tree frogs, small fish, nestling birds and bird eggs.
Gleaning, probing, excavating, pecking, bark scaling, and hawking are all methods used by red-bellied woodpeckers to search for food. Once they find food, they eat small items by swallowing them whole. If they catch large prey, red-bellied woodpeckers thrash the prey against a tree and pick it apart into small pieces. Red-bellied woodpeckers have a very long, pointed, sticky tongue with a pointed tip. They use their tongues to pry pieces of food out of cracks in tree bark.
Red-bellied woodpeckers hunt for food on tree trunks and limbs. Males and females search for food differently. Males forage primarily on trunks, while females forage primarily on tree limbs. Females also forage higher on the trees than males.
Red-bellied woodpeckers are known to store extra food to eat later. They store nuts, acorns, corn, fruits, seeds and insects in cracks and crevices in trees or wooden posts.
Predators of adult red-bellied woodpeckers include birds of prey such as sharp-shinned hawks and Cooper's hawks, black rat snakes and house cats. Known predators of nestlings and eggs include red-headed woodpeckers, European starlings, pileated woodpeckers, gray rat snakes and black rat snakes.
When approached by a predator, red-bellied woodpeckers either hide from the predator, or harass it with alarm calls. They defend their nests and young aggressively, and may directly attack predators that come near the nest.
Red-bellied woodpeckers affect the populations of the animals they eat. They also provide food for their predators. They host at least two species of mites, Menacanthus precursor and Philopterus californiensis.
Red-bellied woodpeckers compete for food with blue jays and several other species of woodpeckers. They compete for nest sites with red-cockaded woodpeckers, European starlings, northern flickers, flying squirrels, red-headed


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EU: Candles - product safety labels EN 15494-07 updated to EU 15494-19
EN 15494 has been updated to 2019 version in Nov. This standard specifies safety information for burning indoor candles and includes requirements on how safety information will be displayed.
EN 15494:2019 includes the following significant changes in comparison to EN 15494:2007:
1. Clause 3 Terms and definitions have been inserted;
2. The purpose and layout of product safety labels have been elaborated with more detail;
3. Clause 4.2 the background colour of the general warning sign does not need to be yellow;
4. Clause 4.3 Some degree of modification is permitted when cultural differences or special application formats (e.g. candle shape/type) need to be considered, provided the original meaning is retained and comprehension of the safety information is maintained;
5. Clause 4.3 a minimum height of the supplementary safety symbols has been fixed at 5 mm;
6. Clause 4.4 a clear allocation of which supplementary safety information is mandatory or appropriate for which type of candle, based on a risk assessment, has been made, see below table;
7. Options for candles with a limited space for the label have been introduced;
Clause 4.4 If the space is limited, the optional supplementary safety information can be placed elsewhere, e.g. on the backside of a peel-off label or the inner sides of a fold-out label, together with the mandatory supplementary safety information repeated, there shall be clear indication where to find this additional safety information. The option to provide safety information with an instruction leaflet has been removed;
8. Some additional optional supplementary safety information added for specific candles (e.g. tea lights, votive candles, etc.);
9. The examples of product safety labels layout on candle fire safety have been improved and complemented.
Borderline have been removed, see example below in Annex B:
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Com and affiliated sites. What does at the height of expression mean? This height/weight chart is only suitable for adult men and women. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters.
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Building on the brilliance of Fred Korematsu Speaks Up, the newest installment in the Fighting for Justice series introduces young readers to another real-life champion for civil rights: Bridget "Biddy" Mason, an African American philanthropist, healer, and midwife who was born into slavery. When Biddy arrived in California, where slavery was technically illegal, she was kept captive by her owners and forced to work without pay. But when Biddy learned that she was going to be taken to a slave state, she launched a plan to win her freedom. She refused to be defined by her enslavement, and coauthors Arisa White and Laura Atkins devote much of their narrative to Biddy Mason's later life as a business and civic leader in the fledgling city of Los Angeles.
Biddy Mason Speaks Up is an age-appropriate yet unflinching examination of slavery, racism, and community healing in the United States. Each chapter begins with lyrical verse and full-color illustrations that draw readers into the narrative, and is followed by visually engaging sections filled with keyword definitions, historical context, timelines, and primary sources. Throughout the book, the authors pose questions to the reader, such as "How do you see power at work in your community?", making Biddy Mason's story all the more relatable to the present day.


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catharsis vs. wonder
theatre creates catharsis providing access to emotions, the understanding of them through a safe platform. many performative arts provide access to emotions and help provide a ritualised cleansing or purging of emotions. catharsis is best understood as an extreme change in emotion that leads the audience to spiritual rebirth. this results in healthy psyches and healthy physiologies. mass purgation of emotions has tied groups together culturally over the centuries; with stories of ancient greece still being performed today one can see how important such archetypal experiences are for us.
the other side of the process is the creation of wonder. while catharsis brings a contented happiness and fulfillment, wonder leads an audience deeper. posing hard questions and sending the mind into uncomfortable realms. far from relieving emotions wonder stirs them up and demands action. wonder is apprehending something rare and unexpected then allowing curiosity and exploration to grow from that experience. the experience of wonder is linked to joy, it is important for us to feel wonder and joy. the other aspect of wonder is awe and there are connotations fear with awe. perhaps that is the lesson, to pass through fear to find joy.
performance art taps into a deeper sense of curiosity and wonder. it is often quite simple to observe cinema or theatre in another language and still know what the narrative is through the action. with performance art even if you know what is going on, the absurdity and strangeness may still disquiet and arouse more emotions than it dispels. the interaction with performance, juxtaposing the everyday with the wonder filled, the sacred, leads the viewer into their own questions and answers.
questions and answers. do you quest? and swear? to fulfill the quest? there are doubt and puzzlement about. a marvel a miracle, that is what inspires awe and wonder. do you recognise yourself and feel awash in familiar emotions? then a theatrical production or music show is most likely the culprit. are you confused, yet amused? bewildered and burgeoning with unfamiliar feelings? then you may have encountered performance art. allow it to percolate and move its memes through you. it may have moved in your mind like a plough, but from those furrows great ideas can grow.


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My updates to rawNumbers.php for Nagvis
At work I utilize Nagios to monitor our systems and Nagvis to display things in a visual way on a large screen monitor so we can see whats it going on at a glance. One of the gadgets we use quite a bit is the rawNumbers.php by Sascha Runschke. Now while it works well at what it does, which is displaying data as a number in image format, it is very limited with customizations. Nagvis gives you the ability to pass options in the gadget_opts field so that you can choose what you want to display. What I have done is to add some extra functionality to the gadget to allow you to modify the following
* divide = divides the perfdata by this number.
This allow you to set the divisor for traffic data which is in bps to show as MB/s. As an example, your perfdata is _PHONE_,4Bits/s and you use divide=_PHONE_, then rawNumbers will display 3.5 as the output
* datauom = shows this as the uom instead of the perfdata, showuom must not be set to 0.
This is a fairly simple change that allows you to change what displays after the value. For example, you might want to show Hz for Hertz or C for Celsius after your values. Note that showuom must not be set to '0' or whatever you set here will not display.
* showuom = <0|1> default = 1 shows the unit of measure.
This allows you to turn off the display of the unit of measure so it does not display.
* string = s s is a string the perfdata label has to contain
This allows you to choose what to display if you have multiple perfdata in the array. It is handy when displaying traffic counters. You would set string=traffic_in and string=traffic_out to get both in the inbound and outbound traffic data to show. Replace traffic_in / traffic_out with your own perfdata names of course.
This example uses gadget_opts of:
In: showuom=1 divide=_PHONE_ datauom=Mb string=traffic_in
Out: showuom=1 divide=_PHONE_ datauom=Mb string=traffic_out
Here is another example from a UPS. These use divide=10 to format them correctly.
Download the below file and extract the contents into your nagvis gadgets directory. (likely something like /usr/share/nagvis/share/userfiles/gadgets) Be sure to back up the original files first in case something goes wrong.
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To improve the health and wellness of persons with disabilities: what it means to you. (The Surgeon General's Call to Action).About This Surgeon General's Call to Action
The Surgeon General The U.S. Surgeon General is charged with the protection and advancement of health in the United States. Since the 1960s the surgeon general has become a highly visible federal public health official, speaking out against known health risks such as tobacco use, and promoting disease is the nation's top public health officer. The President of the United States The head of the Executive Branch, one of the three branches of the federal government.
The U.S. Constitution sets relatively strict requirements about who may serve as president and for how long. appoints the Surgeon General to help protect and promote the health of the nation.
The Surgeon General provides to the American people An American people may be:
When a health topic needs special attention, the Surgeon General issues a call to action to the nation. The recently published Surgeon General's Call to Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of Persons with Disabilities highlights disability as a major public health issue.
About This People's Piece
The purpose of this "People's Piece" is to provide in simple language the same basic information found in the larger Call to Action and to improve everyone's knowledge about the health and wellness of people with disabilities.
The Surgeon General believes that when people have information about a public health issue, they are better able to take action to improve their health and wellness and that of their families and their communities.
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(foaled 1945) U.S. Thoroughbred racehorse. In four seasons he won 32 of 45 races, finished second in ten, and third in two. He won the 1948 Triple Crown, and became the first horse to win $1 million. He set a world record in 1950 by running a mile in 1:33 3/5. : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
Health and Human Services, HHS. The 2005 Surgeon General's Call to Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of Persons with Disabilities: Calling You to Action. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General, 2005.
All material in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission from the federal government. Citation of the source is appreciated.
What Is Disability?
Disability has been defined in many ways. In general, a disability is a feature of the body, mind, or senses that can affect a person's daily life.
Many Americans experience disability first hand. * Some people are born with a disability.
* Some people get hurt or sick and have a disability as a result.
* Some people develop a disability as they age.
* Some people have a disability that lasts a short time. Other people have a disability that lasts a lifetime.
Today, over 54 million-or 1 in 5-people living in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. have at least one disability. Based on what we know about disability, the reality is that you or someone you care about will have a disability at some point.
That is why the Surgeon General wants everyone to know that disability can affect any of us.
The chance of having a disability goes up with age, from less than 10% for people 15 years of age or younger, to almost 75% for people 80 or older. With good health habits and access to health care, many disabilities can be delayed or even prevented.
Who Are People with Disabilities?
Anyone of any age can have a disability. People of all races and ethnicities can have disabilities. People with disabilities live throughout the United States, in towns, cities, and rural areas.
People with disabilities go to school and attend places of worship. They also vote, marry, have children, work, and play. To do all these things "These Things" is an EP by She Wants Revenge, released in 2005 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. Music Video
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2., people with disabilities need health care and health programs for the same reasons anyone else does-to stay well, active, and a part of the community.
Anyone can have a disability --
An infant can be born with hearing loss.
A child can become paralyzed par·a·lyze
tr.v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es
1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic.
2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear. by an injury from a car crash.
A young adult can have depression or another mental illness.
A woman in her early 30s can have multiple sclerosis multiple sclerosis (MS), chronic, slowly progressive autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks the protective myelin sheaths that surround the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord (a process called demyelination), resulting in damaged areas.
A man in midlife mid·life
See middle age.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of middle age. can develop type 2 diabetes type 2 diabetes
See diabetes mellitus..
An older adult can lose her sight from glaucoma glaucoma (glôkō'mə), ocular disorder characterized by pressure within the eyeball caused by an excessive amount of aqueous humor (the fluid substance filling the eyeball)..
Different kinds of disabilities affect people in different ways. And the same disability can affect each person differently.
Disabilities by Age Group
< 15years = 7.8%
25-44 years = 13.4%
45-54 years = 22.6%
>80 years = 73.6%
You Can Do a Lot to Improve the Health and Wellness of People with Disabilities.
For instance, you can:
* See the whole person, not just the disability.
* Speak directly with the person with a disability, rather than through a third party.
* Speak with adults as adults, and children as children.
* Ask the person with a disability if he or she needs any help. Do not assume help is needed.
* Be aware and patient of the extra time it might take a person with a disability to speak or act.
* Respect what a person with a disability can do. See the ability in disability.
* Understand that not having access to work, school, health care, or fun things to do can cause more problems than a disability itself.
* Be the person who makes a difference.
People With Disabilities Can Lead Long, Healthy Lives
People with disabilities need health care and health programs for the same reasons anyone else does-to stay well, active, and a part of the community.
Having a disability does not mean you can't be healthy.
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Waiting for an update on the conservation and restoration of our Horten H IX V3 "Bat-wing Ship?" Here's the latest! Our conservation staff, in collaboration with curator Russ Lee, is working with the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) to figure out the materials and technologies used to craft the Horten H IX V3. For example, the transparent canopy was analyzed with a portable Raman spectrometer and determined to be a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) plastic. PMMA was developed by Rohm and Haas in the mid-1930s in Germany and the United States, and the material is reputed to have been incorporated quickly into aircraft canopies, gun turrets, and transparent noses. It is lightweight, impact resistant, relatively easy to form, and transmits light even better than glass. In this instance, identifying the canopy as PMMA confirms what we already expected from our research of trade literature from that period. It also shows how studying our collection, visually and with analytical tools like MCIs Raman spectrometer, provides direct physical evidence of an aircraft's manufacture, which enriches our understanding of the history of early plastics in aviation.
Raman spectroscopy identifies materials by shining a laser beam at a surface and measuring the energy distribution of inelastically scattered light. It is potentially non-destructive and does not require removing a sample from the aircraft. MCIs spectrometer weighs only 6 lbs. and fits in a convenient "carry on" sized suitcase for trips out to the Udvar-Hazy Center and other Smithsonian museums.
Lauren Horelick is a objects conservator in the Collections Department of the National Air and Space Museum.


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Second graders are finishing their fall-inspired landscape reflection watercolor paintings. They are really terrific! Here's a quick run-through of our steps:
1. Review "landscape" and show some examples that have a water reflection - find the line of symmetry.
2. Brainstorm different types of landscape settings, like a neighborhood, a forest, a city - don't forget to mention the details.
3. Fold paper in half horizontally and draw a landscape in the upper half only. Trace with Sharpie.
4. Take folded paper to a light box or a window and press the sharpie side against the glass. Trace the drawing in pencil - when paper is opened, it will be a reverse reflection.
5. Ready for paint! Top half is painted with a warm color scheme to represent fall, which is only a few days away - artists are often inspired by the seasons. Bottom half is painted with cool colors, to represent the water reflection. Students may also use neutrals as they wish.
6. As students are painting, we review tips and tricks for good craftsmanship using watercolor.


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Mario Capecchi: From Homeless to Nobel Prize Winner
08 May, 2020
Mario Capecchi won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2007 for genetic research. However, behind this genius lies an unthinkable story. Read this article to learn more!
Mario Capecchi's life story is one of those that forces you to do research and review several resources to see if it really is true or not. The craziest thing that this genius lived was the fact that luck was against him and on his side at the same time.
Mario Capecchi was born in Verona, Italy, on October 6th, 1937. Apparently, he was destined to be a happy child. His path to success was crystal clear. On one hand, his father, Luciano Capecchi, was a prosperous aviator. On the other, his mother, Lucy Ramberg, was of American origin and came from a family of artists with good financial resources.
His father traveled all over the world and that's how he met Lucy. The two fell madly in love and she decided to follow him to Italy and start a life by his side. She formed a group of artists in Europe called "The Bohemians" and also taught poetry at La Sorbonne. The future seemed bright and joyful for the entire family.
A path to the woods.
The rise of fascism
The Capecchi family wasn't expecting fascism to begin to break through in Italy, but it did. All of a sudden, war drums became a daily hammering. Mario Capecchi's mother, Lucy, started a more or less clandestine campaign against fascism. She founded a newspaper and resolutely opposed the so-called "racial laws" of Mussolini.
The fighting began and Mario Capecchi's father was called up. He had to leave for Africa to join an anti-aircraft artillery unit.
"Fate pulls you in different directions."
-Clint EastwoodBefore leaving, though, he was frightened for his family. He knew that at any moment his wife could get into trouble with the authorities. Fearing the worst, he gave money to some farmers in Bolzano to take care of his child in case his wife was arrested. They accepted.
As planned, in 1941, the Gestapo arrested Lucy Ramberg. They sent her to the Dachau concentration camp when Mario was only three years old. As a consequence, a group of peasants started taking care of him.
Up to that point, there are conflicting versions. Some say they mistreated Mario and that he, consequently, decided to flee. Others say they just ran out of money and then decided to abandon him. The truth is that they left Mario Capecchi on the street with only four years of age.
Mario Capecchi during an interview.
Mario Capecchi, a genius in the street
Mario Capecchi has no clear memories of what happened at that time. The only thing he remembers is seeing himself alone and helpless in the middle of the street. He began to roam the roads and found several groups of children who were in a similar situation. They had no adults to worry about them and were forced to survive in the outside world.
This child-gang stole food and slept in the streets or wherever they found shelter. The only thing on their minds was getting through the day. They didn't have the slightest notion of the future. Their survival instinct was the only thing they could rely on to face adversities.
Mario Capecchi was homeless for five years. When he turned eight, he suddenly got sick. He had no idea what happened exactly. One day, he passed out on the street and someone found him and decided to help him. One way or another, he arrived at a hospital and found out he had typhus.
The wonders of fate
The war was over and Mario Capecchi wasn't stable enough to escape from the hospital, as he used to do every time some institution "adopted" him. As a matter of fact, he'd escaped several times. However, on this occasion, it was different since the disease barely let him move.
One day, a woman approached his bed. He barely recognized her. It turns out that she was his mother. Surprisingly, she had survived the concentration camp and had been looking for him for 18 months. The fact that she was able to figure out his whereabouts was a miracle.
She was very changed, both physically and mentally. Regardless, this was a heart-warming reunion. The two of them left for the United States, where they began a new life. Capecchi decided to study medicine. He was a brilliant student.
In the early 1980s, contrary to the will of researchers at the National Institute of Health, he began an experiment with mice. He took a gene from their DNA and exchanged it for another.
In 2007, he won the Nobel Prize in Medicine, along with Martin Evans and Oliver Smithies. A woman who lived in Austria, named Marlene Bonelli, recognized the last name when he was awarded the prize. Mario Capecchi had no idea, but she was his stepsister – daughter of the same mother. She looked for all possible ways to communicate with him and a year later the reunion took place. Once again, luck was on his side.
de la Torre, T. (2009). Adversidad creadora: Teoría y práctica del rescate de potencialidades latentes. Encuentros Multidisciplinares.


Build a real-time chat app with Node-RED in 5 minutes
08 August 2014
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Sign up for IBM Bluemix
This cloud platform is stocked with free services, runtimes, and infrastructure to help you quickly build and deploy your next mobile or web application.
Node-RED is a new open-source tool created by the IBM Emerging Technology team that lets you build applications by simply wiring pieces together. These pieces can be hardware devices, web APIs, or online services.
We'll show you how to build a real-time chat application on Node-RED using Bluemix in just a few minutes.
On IBM Bluemix it's easy to create a new Node-RED runtime. With just a few clicks you have a working environment, ready for you to create your new application. In this article, we'll show you how to build—in just a few minutes—a real-time chat application on Node-RED using Bluemix.
What you'll need
 - A Bluemix account
 - Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. We provide all the necessary code, but a basic understanding of these technologies will help you understand the details.
Step 1. Create your Node-RED application
 1. Log in to your Bluemix account and create a new Node-RED boilerplate.
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 2. Give your application a name and click CREATE.Give your Node-RED app a name
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 3. On the Bluemix dashboard, navigate to the URL provided for your newly created application to launch Node-RED's main page.Node-RED URL on Bluemix
 4. Now click Go to your Node-RED flow editor to open the flow editor.Node-RED's main page
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 5. You should see a blank sheet where you can start building your app. When using Node-RED we build our apps using this graphical editor interface to wire together the blocks we need. We can simply drag and drop the blocks from the left menu into the workspace in the centre of the screen and connect them to create a new flow.New empty sheet on Node-RED
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Step 2. Import the code
Every Node-RED application can be imported and exported using the JSON format. So let's import our chat app into the new sheet.
 1. Access the project repository on IBM DevOps Services and open the nodechat.json file.
 2. Copy the entire file's content, then go back to Node-RED in your browser.
 3. Click on the menu button in the top right corner and select Import from… > Clipboard…
 Import menu on Node-RED
 4. Paste the file's content that you copied from the repository and click Ok.Area to paste code to be imported
 5. Click somewhere on the blank sheet to add the nodes that were imported.
 Importing an app in Node-RED
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We will explain what each piece does later on this article, but now it's time to deploy and run your application.
Step 3. Deploy and run application
 1. Click the red Deploy button next to the menu button to make your application live.
 Deploy button on Node-RED
 2. You should see a success message appear on the top, and the blue dots on the nodes will disappear. These dots indicate when a node has been changed but not yet deployed.
 Success message
 3. Now open a new tab on your browser and go to http://[app name], changing [app name] to the name you gave your application.
 Running our chat app
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 4. You now have your chat application running. Enter a username in the field on the left, write a message on the box on the right, and press Send.
 Sending a message using our chat
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 5. Open the chat in a second window or send the link to some friends and have fun. You should receive the messages instantaneously.
 Real-time conversation with multiple users
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Step 4. Explaining the code (optional)
In this section, we explain the code behind our application in more detail. You can skip this section, but we recommend you read through it to better understand how the app is built and to learn more about how Node-RED works.
 1. In the first section, we have three nodes:
 - WebSocket in
 - Function
 - WebSocket out
 First flow of the application
 These are the blocks responsible for creating the communication channel and processing the messages in real-time using the WebSocket protocol. The Function block is very simple. It only removes the value for _session from the msg object so that the message is broadcast to all clients connected to the WebSocket.
 Code to broadcast message
 2. The second flow is responsible for the client-side code. It has an HTTP in node, a Template to render an HTML page, and an HTTP out node for response. Second flow in thr application
 The HTTP in node ([get] /chat) creates an endpoint to receive GET requests and forwards those requests to the Template. The HTTP out node creates the proper response to be sent back to the user after the template has been rendered.
 3. The template can be broken into three parts: page structure, message handling, and visual.
 4. The page structure is a simple HTML page that contains a div that will receive all the chat messages, and a footer that holds the fields for sending messages. HTML structure of the app
 5. Message handling is done using JavaScript. First, we open a connection to the WebSocket endpoint we created using Node-RED.
 Openning a WebSocket connection
 Next, we register event handlers for the ws object to handle events such as opening and closing connections with the server and receiving new messages.
 Registering event handlers
 6. When the user sends a message we create an object with the username and the message, which is sent to the server using the send method in our ws object. Code to send a new message
 7. The visual part is done with some simple CSS rules that are not covered in this article.
Node-RED simplifies code development by providing us with a set of nodes ready to be wired together and used. As shown in this article, it takes very little work to have a server set up on Bluemix to use in your projects. You can enhance this simple chat application even more by adding new nodes and creating new flows to connect to the existing ones.
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What Is A P And S Agreement
It is generally recommended that you get advice from a lawyer before signing a P-S contract or an offer to purchase. An experienced real estate lawyer will discover all the problems with the contract before signing it. You may lose your deposit as a potential buyer of the real estate if it discovers a problem with the contract before the closing date. The buyer and seller sign a purchase and sale agreement in Massachusetts ("P-S") that replaces the original sales contract. Most of the stress of selling or buying a home comes from the complicated and confusing nature of the home buying process. To feel more comfortable, the best starting point is to buy and sell Agreement.So what is a P S contract? Third, the purchase and sale contract defines the seller's responsibilities. These include maintaining the insurance and maintenance of the land until closing, obtaining a smoke and carbon monoxide certificate at closing, paying the brokerage commission, obtaining a certificate 6 (d) for a condominium and requiring taxes to be paid by the seller until closing (by adjusting the HUD account statement). The agreement also provides that the seller's representative (either the broker or the lawyer) holds the buyer's down payment on a fiduciary account. Your offer contract should also include important safeguard and evasion clauses that subordinate the entire agreement to its execution or execution.
Consideration should be given to some important "subject" clauses and useful contingencies: the mortgage clause. The sale agreement should provide for the repayment of your deposit if the sale is to be cancelled because you cannot get a mortgage. For example, your sale agreement could allow the purchase to be cancelled if you cannot obtain mortgage financing at an interest rate or at a lower rate than the one you indicate in the agreement. Second, the sale and sale contract deals with title and deed. It defines the framework for a promotion (a real estate transmission) in Massachusetts. The agreement stipulates that the seller entrusts the deed to the buyer for remuneration, then the deed is registered and the buyer becomes the owner of the property. However, in Massachusetts, once the deed is registered in the correct register of deeds, then each title number "run with the country." Therefore, the new owner will be responsible for any unpaid charges or all deposit fees that have not been properly discharged.
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Autumn is the peak harvesting time for pumpkins.
At first glance you might think a pumpkin takes up too much room to earn a space in the domestic vegetable patch. But these crazy growing vines are happy to grow over a trellis or fence, leaving the ground free for other crops. Add to this the fact that they can be stored for months after harvesting and are delicious roasted, in soups, warm salads, scones and even sweet pies, and you can see why I am a huge fan. Pumpkins have been cultivated for more than 5,000 years and come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Once they've taken seed they grow at an amazing speed.
Choose a spot with full sun and well-drained soil that has been improved with composted manures. Those with limited space will be pleased to hear that pumpkins grow well up and over a Hills hoist or arbour, provided the structure is sturdy enough to support the weight of the fruit. The pumpkin vine is very strong and I have seen thin stems hold the entire weight of chariot-like pumpkins in mid-air.
Pumpkins are tender annuals that, in temperate areas, should be planted during November to December, after the last frost of the colder months. In frost-free, subtropical zones, pumpkins can grow year round, though high temperatures (above 30 degrees Celsius) can affect fruit formation. Planting by seed is the only option and germination takes place at 20 degrees Celsius. You can sow directly into the plant's final position or in pots indoors if you want to get started early.
Sow the seeds in clusters of four, allowing 50 centimetres between clusters. Press each seed down about two centimetres deep. When seedlings sprout, pull out the two weakest so that two are left in each cluster. When each pumpkin seedling has six leaves, pinch out the growing tip to encourage branching. Once the vine reaches two to three metres, pinch out the growing tips again to encourage fruiting. Regular watering is a must throughout the growing season; irregular watering will cause the fruit to split.
Pumpkins produce short-life male and female flowers that can close by midmorning. Female flowers open above the swollen, distinctive embryo fruit and male flowers produce pollen. Native bees and honey bees are normally able to complete pollination, but sometimes ants harvest the pollen before this occurs. You can increase the harvest size by hand pollinating. To do this, pick the male flowers, remove their petals, then dab the pollen on the stigma of the female flowers. Squeezing female flowers aids pollination in wet weather.
Pumpkins take 70-120 days to mature. The vine dies down, the fruit stalks start to die off and become brittle, and the fruit will often fall off the vine and into your hands when touched. Ripe fruit with unbroken skin stores very well if kept in a cool, dry, well-ventilated space. It can be kept outside throughout winter, on a shed roof where it can sweeten with the cold weather. Some varieties will keep for six months or longer. Good-looking specimens, such as the charming golden nugget, can be brought inside and used as table decorations.
Seeds can be saved from fruit one month after harvesting: scoop the seeds from the pumpkin flesh, wash, dry and store in a cool, dry spot away from sunlight.
To ensure seed-grown plants are true to their type, save seeds from one variety that has been grown in isolation.
Pests and diseases
Adult ladybirds and the larvae of leafeating ladybirds (also known as 28-spotted ladybirds) eat pumpkin leaves, so look out for them and hand-pick regularly or spray with an organic control, such as eco-neem. Water in the morning rather than the evening, and spray fortnightly with a solution of one-part cow's milk to 10-parts water to prevent mildew. I also regularly spray pumpkins, cucumbers and zucchini with eco-fungicide. Mildew-eating ladybirds, which are patterned with yellow and black bands, help to control mildew naturally.
Tips and tricks
- Don't grow pumpkins in the same patch as tomatoes or potatoes, or with other members of the same family (cucumbers, melons, squashes and zucchini), as they can be troubled by the same pests and diseases.
- Pinch out the tips early and late in the growing phase to help with fruit production. Don't allow vines to reach beyond three metres.
- Honey bees find pumpkins are hard to pollinate; native bees are better. If you find fruit production slow don't blame your vine, just take off a male flower and dip it into the female flowers along the stem, swapping pollen as you go.
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Private Judging
 - Circumstances sometimes require an extra degree of special treatment and care. For example: A high earning spouse may not want a public record of her/his earnings as would be the case in open court.
 - An issue is too sensitive to be recorded in a public record or even heard in an open courtroom.
 - A case is so complicated and complex that the cost of full discovery would make the cost of litigation skyrocket and a less formal proceeding is requested by the parties.
 - The parties prefer the intimacy and privacy of having their dispute heard in a conference room rather than a courtroom.
Sometimes, the court's calendar and the court process cause unwanted delay and expense, justifying the cost of a private judge.
For example:
 - If the court's calendar is such that a multi-day trial takes months (or years) to complete because of the manner of scheduling Family Law Trials.
 - Or, if the court calendar requires counsel and the parties to wait for other matters to conclude, or if your case is interrupted so that other matters can be heard by the judge, and your case takes longer to conclude.
The longer a case takes to resolve, the more expensive the case is to conclude.
These circumstances (and others) sometimes warrant a private judge to hear a case, upon the stipulation of the parties.
With nearly fifteen years decision-making experience on the bench in practically every area of the law, I feel quite capable of dealing with and deciding issues in any Contract, Tort, Probate, or Family Law case.
How Private Judging works
Before the hearing, the parties (and their counsel, if any) will sign a Stipulation of Appointment of Private Judge (a form I provide) which says they agree that I will serve as a Temporary Judge. Next, I prepare a Certification and Oath which I sign. Then, I file all of the signed documents with the court in the Family Law department or the Civil department.
My Order of Appointment as a Temporary Judge (also prepared by me) is signed by a Superior Court Judge as an Order of the Court. The term of Appointment is specified in the Order. Usually, the Appointment lasts only until the last day of hearing is completed and any Judgment or Order is filed by me.
Then, the hearing takes place on full, consecutive days until completed.
After the hearing, my Orders or Judgment as a Private Judge are filed with the Court and are of the same force and effect as any other Superior Court Judicial Orders. They are enforceable, appealable and final, just like an Order signed and filed by a sitting Judge.
All of the procedures described above are contained within the California Rules of Court.
But isn't it more expensive??
That's the obvious question. And the answer is "NO!"
If you have a lawyer and you are charged for preparation time, travel time, and wait time (and you likely are!), then one continuance (postponement), combined with the trip to the Family Law Courthouse, will pay for the Private Judge.
If you have a lawyer and your case is complicated because it involves a lot of financial documents or requires an expert to testify about values, the court time and expert expense that will be saved by adoption of custom-tailored rules of Evidence will pay for a Private Judge.
If you have specific questions about Private Judging for your case, email me at:
" Irwin Joseph was the judge in a very complex, difficult and bitter custody case that I worked on. His decision was thoughtful, compassionate and fair. It stood up on appeal. Both before and after the final judgment, he would attempt to craft settlement of the issues. He would quickly get right to the heart of the dispute and his suggestions for resolution had the same characteristics as his decision, both tough-minded and compassionate."
David R.


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