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First, I think an LED probably draws too much current to serve as a test device in this experiment. If you re-read the "Veggie Power" write-up, you will see that it is recommended that you "look for things that draw less than 0.5 mA" for your loads. A typical LED draws about 20 mA when properly connected, where by properly connected I mean with a series resistor that limits the current to that value. If you increase the current through the LED it will shine more brightly, then at some maximum allowed current, burn out. Also, LEDs vary in their current needs: a low-power LED might need only 2 mA, while a high-brightness LED might consume 20 mA or more.
Second, you need to become familiar with the concept of "internal resistance" of the battery. An "ideal" battery would produce a constant voltage no matter what the external resistance was. You can see that such an ideal battery cannot really be made, since if you put a very low resistance, such as a "short", across its terminals, a very large current would flow. Real batteries can be approximated as an ideal battery with an internal series resistor. The size of this resistance will vary according to the detailed construction of the battery; it will be low for batteries designed to provide high currents, for example a car battery, and higher for devices intended to drive low-power loads, for example the kind of 9 V battery used by most smoke detectors. I would GUESS the internal resistance of your veggie battery cell would be somewhere between 100 and 1000 ohms, but I could well be wrong. There are some references to internal resistance in the project write-up.
Because of the internal resistance of your veggie battery, as you draw more current out of the battery the voltage drop across the internal resistance will increase, with the result that the voltage available at the terminals of the cell wil decrease. If, as an experiment, you measure the battery voltage at two different current draws, you can deduce the magnitude of the internal resistance. (Note: you cannot simply measure this resistance using the ohm meter function of your multimeter.)
Third, another feature of real batteries versus ideal voltage sources is that real batteries will discharge as current is withdrawn from them. If you look at the specification for a commercial battery (do a Google search on the name and type of the battery to find its specifications) you will see it rated in "amp hours", that is how many amps it can deliver times the number of hours it can deliver it. Batteries provide energy when they supply current; the rate of energy supplied is the power, given by current x voltage. Energy is conserved, so the energy supplied must come from somewhere. For a battery it is the energy stored in latent form by chemical potential energy within the battery. As the battery is used, chemical reactions occur in the internal chemicals that convert a mixture of chemicals from one with higher chemical potential energy to one with lower potential energy. As the "active" chemicals are depleted by the reactions the internal available energy of the battery decreases; eventually the active chemicals no longer exist in enough concentration to provide useful power. The external sign of this is a decrease in the open circuit voltage after the battery has been used for a while, often accompanied by an increase in the internal resistance of the battery. (Note: these chemical reactions tend to occur slowly even if the battery is not being used; hence batteries have a limited "shelf life".)
The voltage and internal resistance of a battery cell also depends on the temperature of the cell, since chemical reactions are temperature sensitive. And if you draw a lot of current through the battery, the internal resistance will develop power (P=I^2 R) which will tend to heat up the battery. In order to minimize this heating effect it may be wise to make measurements of things like voltage as a function of lead resistance as fast as possible. A water-ice bath could also help, being careful not to short the system with water, which is a conductor (distilled water, available at supermarkets, conducts electricity much, much more poorly than tap water).
I hope this information proves helpful. Good luck with your project!


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Sometimes while playing your favorite game on Xbox you might encounter certain errors. In most cases these errors are relatively harmless, but some errors can be severe. Users reported Required storage device removed error on their Xbox, and today we're going to show you how to fix it.
Fix Xbox Error "Required storage device removed"
Fix Error Solution #1: Clear system cache
According to users, they managed to fix this error simply by clearing the system cache. Your cache can sometimes become corrupted and that can lead to this and many other errors. You can fix this error easily by following these steps:
- On the Xbox Home screen go to System.
- Select Storage.
- Select any device and press the Y button on your controller.
- Select Clear System Cache option.
- After clearing the cache, restart your console and check if the problem is resolved.
Fix Error Solution #2: Format your hard drive
Users reported that clearing the cache doesn't always fix the issue, therefore you might want to try formatting your Xbox hard drive. Keep in mind that formatting your hard drive will delete all files from your drive, therefore be sure to back up all important files. To format your hard drive, do the following:
- Start your Xbox without a disc in its tray.
- Go to Settings > System.
- Select the Storage option.
- List of all storage devices will appear. Highlight your hard drive and press the Y button on the controller.
- Select the Format option.
- You should see the confirmation message on the screen.
- Choose Yes to start the formatting process. During this step you might be asked to insert the console's serial number, so be sure to do that. You can find the serial number of your console on its back side.
Fix Error Solution #3: Use an 8GB USB flash drive or larger
Users reported this issue while using a 4GB USB flash drive with their Xbox. To fix this problem you just need to replace the 4GB flash drive with an 8GB drive or larger. After doing that, format the 8GB flash drive by following the steps from Fix Error Solution 2. Once your USB drive is formatted, the issue should be resolved.


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Monument to Michiel de Ruyter
1681, Rombout Verhulst, various types of marble
The Netherlands' greatest naval hero is Admiral De Ruyter. He was a role model for Dutch men: unpretentious, courageous, and clever. It is sometimes forgotten that his heroic deeds helped to safeguard the Atlantic slave trade. Besides serving the Dutch Republic, Michiel Adriaenszoon also worked in the service of the King of Denmark, who knighted him in 1660. Depicted above the mausoleum is the admiral's family coat of arms. The three women personify Fame and Michiel's primary virtues: Caution and Strength. The central figure is Fame with her trumpet, on the left is Caution with a mirror, a serpent (representing Minerva, goddess of wisdom), and a rooster. Strength, on the right, leans against a column with the headdress of the Egyptian goddess Isis. The sculptor Rombout Verhulst based his design for the portrait of Michiel de Ruyter on a death mask of the admiral.


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The Cow Ribbon campaign
What would it be like to lose all of your children, one after the other? What would it be like to never know your children?
In order to produce milk, cows must give birth – just like other mammals. In the dairy industry, calves are taken from their mothers immediately after birth, an emotionally painful experience. A mere byproduct of the industry, female calves are kept to replace spent dairy cows, while males are usually raised for veal.
Mother cows bellow for days for their missing calf before they finally give up.
Mothering instincts are incredibly strong, just like with mothers of other species, including humans. Newborn male calves sent to the slaughterhouse are seen suckling the hands of the slaughterhouse worker before their throats are slit.
Dairy cows are symbolic representatives of all of the animal mothers whose lives and reproductive systems are manipulated by humans.
The cow ribbon is a symbol of your concern for these suffering and abused mothers. Please take a stand and speak out for them. Every mother deserves to know and love her children, don't you think?
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Persistence Curves: A canonical framework for summarizing persistence diagrams
Yu-Min Chung and Austin Lawson
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1 Introduction
Topological data analysis (TDA) is a relatively new field of mathematics that seeks to examine the shape and structure of data. Persistent homology (PH) is an important tool in TDA developed in 2002 [18] based on the work of size functions in the 1990's [21, 20]. Since its inception, TDA has permeated through many disciplines. Indeed applications of TDA can be found in neuroscience [3], medical biology [28], sensor networks [14], social networks [8], physics [16], computation [30], nanotechnology [33], and more.
Persistent homology transforms a data set into a sequence of topological spaces, called a filtration, where it tracks when features, such as holes and components, appear (are born) and disappear (die). Collecting this birth-death information leads to a visual summary called a persistence diagram. Intuitively, the amount of time a hole or component exists, called the lifespan, indicates the relative importance of the associated feature. For many applications, this intuition holds though it is not always necessarily the case [3]. By using the bottleneck distance, one can consider the metric space of persistence diagrams. We cannot easily use machine learning methods or other common data analysis methods on this metric space as it has a multi-set structure and was shown to have very little other structure [32]. However, there exist methods to transform persistence diagrams into something more pallatable for these analytics methods.
2 Recent Work
Summarizations of persistence diagrams can be placed into two main categories: kernel estimation and vectorization. In the former, one constructs a kernel function, or a rule for measuring and quantifying the likeness of two persistence diagrams. This method has been seen through a bag-of-words [27] and kernel SVM for persistence [38]. To vectorize a persistence diagram is to map it into a certain Hilbert space. This summarization type has been well-studied in the forms of Persistence Landscapes [5], Persistence Images [1], Persistent Entropy [2], Euler Characteristic Curve[39], etc. Persistence Landscapes provides a stable (which we will define in Section 4.3) functional representation of a diagram, which maps a diagram to an element in. PL has many applications. Persistence Images [1] provides a stable way to transform persistence diagrams through the placement of small surfaces over each diagram point. Persistent Entropy defines an entropy derived from the information theory, and provides a stable summary of persistence diagrams. Euler Characteristics Curve, and Betti number curve have been studied and used before the theory of persistent homology was developed. These two summarization methods are not mutually exclusive and have been combined via Persistence Codebooks [41]. We present a vectorization method, and apply it to texture analysis.
Texture analysis is a fundamental task in many scientific areas, such as image processing, material science [6], geology [37], brain disease [23], thyroid nodules [25], and more. There have been studies on texture classifications by TDA tools [27, 22, 9, 38]. Our approach is different from those, and is simpler to implement. Most importantly, in many cases our approach outperforms those results.
In creating a summary method for persistence diagrams, one wishes for the summary to have a few important qualities. Adams, et. al [1] neatly outline the qualities of a good vectorization method as follows:
Problem Statement.
"How can we represent a persistence diagram so that
 1. The output of the representation is a vector in ;
 2. The representation is stable with respect to the input noise;
 3. The representation is efficient to compute;
 4. The representation maintains an interpretable connection to the original persistence diagram;
 5. The representation allows one to adjust the relative importance of points in different regions of the persistence diagram."
The framework we propose in this paper, persistence curves, possesses the above five properties.
3 Contribution
In Sections 4 we provide necessary background from the field of TDA, namely cubical homology and persistent homology. In Section5 we present such a vectorization called persistence curves. The general definition of persistence curves allows them to readily output real vectors of any size hence making them very compatible with machine learning techniques. By making natural choices, we will see persistence curves carry interpretable information about the diagram and hence the underlying space from which the diagram arises. We also show that the representation allows one to adjust relative importance based on regions of a diagram. Finally, we prove a general stability theorem and a useful Corollary. In Section 6, we provide experimental evidence of the computational efficiency of these curves and compare the performance of various persistence curves with other TDA methods on four popular texture databases: Outex [19], UIUCTex[35], KTH Texture under varying illumination, pose, and scale (KTH-TIPS) 2[31], and the Flickr Material Database (FMD)[40]. With Section 7, we end the paper by presenting many possible avenues for the advancement of persistence curves.
4 Background
In order to keep this article as self-contained as possible, we introduce and discuss necessary notions and notations of algebraic topology in this section. We begin with cubical complexes and homology, and persistent homology. Much of this section follows the discussion in [15]. For a more detailed introduction, see, for example, [24] for cubical homology and [17] for persistent homology.
4.1 Binary, Gray-scale, and Color Images
Our main applications in this paper involve texture analysis via gray-scale and color images. Cubical complex is one of the most intuitive way to represent and study images. For that reason, we review the theory of cubical complex and homology in this section. There are several ways to represent the shape of an object, such as simiplicial complexes [17]. Complexes are ways to represent the space of the underlying objects. From complexes, persistent homology can be built. Persistence curves are applications of persistence diagrams. It should be noted that cubical homology is just one of many homology theories. The method of persistent homology does not depend on the type of homology theory chosen. Hence, the method of persistence curves will not depend on this choice either.
Formally, an grayscale image is a function
We associate grayscale images as a collection of tiny squares called pixels each with a shade of gray called the pixel values. In this case, the pixel in the -th row and the -th column has a pixel value of. One may view a binary image as an image whose codomain is the set. In this case we associate 0 with the color black and 1 with the color white. Equivalently, one could also view binary images as sets. Points in the set will be white, while those are not in the set will be black. In this paper, we consider binary images in this way. For a grayscale image, we construct the binary image as the sublevel set of
4.2 Cubical Homology
Homology provides a discrete object as a descriptor of a topological space. As a topological invariant, the homology of a topological space is stable under continuous deformations. This means that the homology of a space gives us useful information about its structure. Though homology is not as strong as invariants like homotopy or homeomorphisms, the complexity (or lack thereof) of its computability makes it a feasible tool for applications. Recall that binary images are the collection of squares from which we obtain a topological summary by counting clusters of white pixels (connected components) and clusters of black pixels (holes). These numbers are called Betti numbers. Although the formal definition of Betti numbers will be given at the end of this section, their intuition can be described in a concrete example as shown in Figure 1. In particular, in this work, we are interested in shapes built up by white pixels inside binary images. In Figure 1(a), we have a binary image that has white regions, and hence, the 0-th level Betti number is, i.e.. Moreover, there are two black regions that were enclosed by the white regions, and hence, the first level Betti number is, i.e.. In some cases, one may want to consider the shapes built up by black pixels. In this case, one may take the complement of the binary image (interchanging the colors) as shown in Figure 1(b). Notice however doing so does not simply flip and. This means the complement image, gives additional information and we will see that information is worth considering.
(a) The Betti numbers of a binary image. By convention a binary image represents the cubical complex of white pixels in the image, and its Betti number is and. Note that if the image is surrounded a boundary of white pixels, then and.
(b) The image represents the cubical complex that arises from the complement of the image in (a). Its Betti numbers are and whether or not there is an assumed boundary of white pixels.
Figure 1: An illustration of Betti numbers and the boundary effect.
To understand Betti numbers formally, we consider intervals of the form or where, these are called elementary intervals. Intervals of the form are called degenrate. We define an elementary cube to be a finite product of such intervals. In other words, is an elementary cube if where is an elementary interval for. We let represent the collection of all elementary cubes. We say the


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Knowledge-based system for group technology
International Journal of Production Research
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In this paper, a knowledge-based system (KBGT) for solving the group technology problem is presented. The formulation of the group technology problem involves constraints related to machine capacity, material handling system capability, and machine cell dimensions. The KBGT has been developed for an automated manufacturing environment. It takes advantage of the developments in expert systems and optimization. Two basic components of the knowledge-based system, namely the knowledge-based subsystem and the heuristic clustering algorithm are discussed. Each partial solution generated by the clustering algorithm is evaluated for feasibility by the knowledge-based subsystem which modifies search directions of the algorithm. The KBGT is illustrated with a numerical example.
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The market environment for the pharmaceutical industry is in a state of constant change, making it more challenging than ever to foster long-term relationships with important customers. What's required is a more systematic approach to KAM. Raf Onclin and Jens-Christian Oelker explain how companies can often unlock significant revenue potential and address the challenges of a dynamic and increasingly competitive marketplace.
Increasing pressure on healthcare systems is leading to the professionalization of purchasing approaches on the customer side. With specialty business growing in importance for manufacturers and spill-over effects from secondary care impacting primary care, effective key account management (KAM) is essential, particularly as a means of addressing marketplace challenges and maximizing business opportunities. By running a key account excellence program, assessing their current KAM approaches, identifying potential improvement areas, and implementing changes, they will be able to drive impact and sustain growth.
Current market dynamics call for effective key account management
The market environment for pharmaceutical companies is in constant flux. Increasing cost pressure and consolidation are now a common occurrence in many countries. Smaller customer accounts are strengthening their buying power by joining group purchasing organizations and healthcare providers and payers are investing in professionalizing their purchasing processes. In response to EU procurement guidelines, tendering and contracting are becoming widespread practices.
This dynamic market environment presents three challenges for the pharmaceutical companies in managing their key accounts:
- No clear direction on where to go: Without structured guidance and proper intelligence, key account managers may miss information on important customers or lose sight of business opportunities. Not prioritizing most attractive key accounts or overlooking important stakeholders can hinder business growth
- No clear ownership: Key account excellence is not always on top of the management agenda. Allocating responsibility and assigning ownership and decision making is not always clearly defined, particularly when sales teams deal with products across several business units. As such, it may not be clear what authority individual key account managers have, requiring them to seek approval or consensus and slowing down decision-making
- No clear guidance on what to do: Not all pharmaceutical companies have well-defined account development strategies - many lack account development planning and appropriate KAM toolboxes to support execution. Objectives are rarely set on a per-account or per-segment basis. As a result, monitoring and incentivization efforts are often ineffective
Five measures to improve key account management
Before launching any improvement initiative, companies should assess the strengths and weaknesses of their current approach as well as the specifics of the market segments in scope. Initiatives that incorporate one or more of the following five measures can often lead to considerable improvements with a significant revenue impact.
- Achieve transparency over your key accounts and provide efficient data access
First, collect data on all relevant key accounts in order to identify their stakeholders, understand their current business situation and challenges, and determine their decision-making processes. Then, use this data to segment the key accounts and prioritize them. KAMs need to have easy access to account data to be able to properly design offers and manage interactions with customers. Due to market dynamics, data needs to be continually collected and updated, while segmentation should be reviewed on a regular basis.
- Define an account strategy and perform account development planning
Setting strategic objectives for key account business will support alignment and coordination between all relevant stakeholder groups and serves as the basis for determining resource requirements. Account development planning should aim to improve the performance of individual accounts and that of your company as a whole. To improve quality and impact, define key performance indicators (KPIs) to help monitor progress and achievements.
- Optimize your offer design to address key accounts' needs
Every key account is different and has specific requirements. Significant revenue potential can be unlocked by following a tailored rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. Use account profiles and development plans to create individualized offers for each key account.
- Ensure appropriate KAM governance
Key account management requires senior management support. Within individual KAM teams, roles and responsibilities must be clearly defined to ensure smooth workflows. Key account managers should have a specific level of authority to be able to make decisions about the offering. Alternatively, an approval framework can be developed to handle offers efficiently.
- Develop KAM infrastructure and provide comprehensive training
The role of a key account manager is shifting from a purely sales-oriented position to that of a business partner for key accounts. Key account managers increasingly develop business models with the customer, sell products by demonstrating their value, and ensure products and services are optimally used within the customers' organizations. Successfully carrying out these tasks involves hiring the right people and training them accordingly. Continuous competency development is needed in order to tackle the complexities and demands of this role. In addition to properly training the workforce, using the appropriate support tools can be valuable in KAM. For example, a CRM system can support teams by improving coordination if more than one person is in contact with a key account.
Similar to links in a chain, a company's key account management is only as strong as its weakest part. A compromise on any of the five elements can result in a loss of effectiveness of your key account management and a loss of business opportunities.
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Whitbarrow National Nature Reserve: Howe Ridding Wood
This reserve consists of broadleaved ancient woodland overlying limestone. It is on the west side of Whitbarrow Scar. The limestone creates small crags, scree slopes, and terraces. On them grow yew and Lancastrian whitebeam in the low crags. Ash and hazel grow in areas of better soil. Oak, birch, holly, and small-leaved lime are also seen in the reserve.
Some scarce and uncommon species grow beneath the trees and include dark red helleborine, rigid buckler fern, mezereon, green hellebore, wild daffodil and herb Paris. Winter sees the arrival of mosses on the tree trunks.
The remains of an orchard can be seen at the northern end of the reserve where there are a number of springs. Next to the orchard is an area known as Calf Close Wood. Oak, birch and alder thrive in the waterlogged soil.
Red squirrels, red deer, and roe deer live in the reserve. Birds include the buzzard, tawny owl, sparrowhawk, woodcock, great spotted woodpecker, and nuthatch. The reserve is especially favourable for butterflies with 23 species recorded. The rare high brown fritillary and the pearl-bordered fritillary are two of them.
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Open to members and non-members.
From A590 head to Witherslack and past the Witherslack Hall School for one km. Park at site of footpath leaving the road on right hand side and follow path through woods to reach the reserve.
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We work to maximize the potential of each individual on campus. Engaging in these resources can help support you year-round and through the changing stages of your life and career.
Wellness encompasses two of the seven aspects of the realm of WorkLife at UC Davis:
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Interurban Depot circa 1921|
Photo courtesy Burleson Heritage Foundation
a Pecan Shell
Named in honor of Dr. Rufus C. Burleson, president of Baylor University,
the town dates to 1881 with the arrival of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad.
An earlier community called Brushy Mound, was bypassed by the railroad. The area's
first school had opened at Brushy Mound in 1879, and in 1885, even as Burleson
was building, Alta Vista College was under construction. In 1900 the building
was moved to Burleson.
In 1882, Burleson was granted a post office.
It broke the mold of most Texas post offices since it didn't share space with
a store - located not in a store - but a saloon. As soon as residents started
getting their mail - they set about setting up a proper town.
was 200 in 1890 and cotton fueled the local economy. With an artesian well that
supplied water to homes and businesses, Burleson's future seemed bright. But from
a population of 368 in 1904, it declined to 241 by the mid 1920s. During the 30s
it increased and by 1940, 573 people called Burleson home.
It was made
a stop on the Cleburne - Fort Worth Interurban line in 1912. Using the electricity
brought in for the Interurban, Burleson was wired for electricity in 1913.
In 1924 Highway 21 passed through Burleson and the town annexed land to contain
the anticipated growth. The population increased by nearly 30% in the 1940s but
real growth came in the 1950s when it swelled from 795 to 2,345 in the ten years
from _PHONE_. Burleson became a bedroom community of Fort
Worth and agricultural employment was replaced by white collar jobs downtown.
The population went from 11,734 in 1980 to over 16,000 by 1990 and in
2004 it appears on the official state map as 20,976.
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long-running Burleson Dispatcher newspaper in 1985. The paper ran in the building
in former Interurban Depot from roughly _PHONE_." - Robert Griffith. Photo
courtesy Burleson Heritage Foundation|
former Interurban Depot has been remodeled and is home to the Burleson Heritage
Foundationís Visitorís Center & Museum. The building is the site of Burlesonís
first concrete floor, which is still there, and the first electric light bulb."
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by Bob Bowman (From "All Things Historical")
to the Quebe Sisters play the western swing music pioneered by Wills in the 1930s
and l940s, you realize they are special musicians who love what theyíre doing."
Texas Forum The
Burleson Heritage Foundation is restoring Interurban Express Car #330.
On the second Saturday of each October, Burleson holds Founderís Day, a large
celebration of Burleson Heritage and Culture. - Robert Griffith, Burleson,
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Recall Corollary 4 from this post:
Corollary 4. If is a subgroup of, then the following are equivalent:
(i) is well-ordered;
(ii) is not dense;
(iii) is cyclic.
Let be a non-zero real number and take to be the subgroup of generated by and. This is a cyclic group if and only if
for some and
, i.e. is rational.
Now by the above corollary, is dense iff it is not well-ordered, i.e. iff
So we have the following criterion for irrationality:
Criterion 1. is irrational if and only if holds.
Note that is dense in iff is dense in. So we deduce:
Criterion 2. is irrational.
We demonstrate how this may be useful by proving that certain types of numbers are irrational.
Proposition 1. Let be a sequence of non-zero integers such that
Then is irrational.
Proof. We have
Multiplying by if necessary, we can take the expression in brackets on the right to be positive and it tends to as. Moreover, if
which cannot happen infinitely often as the left hand side tends to zero. So the conclusion follows by Criterion 2.
Proposition 2. If is a sequence of non-zero integers such that and, then
exists and is irrational.
Proof. It suffices to show that and above hold.
Convergence follows easily from the ratio test, so holds. Now
Some special cases of Proposition 2 are particularly interesting:
Corollary 1. is irrational for all positive integers.
Proof. Take..
Corollary 2. is irrational.
Proof. Take in Corollary 1.
Corollary 3. and are irrational.
Proof. Take and for, for sine, for cosine.
Corollary 4. and are irrational, where is the modified Bessel function of the first kind.
Proof. Taking in Corollary 1 shows that is irrational. Taking shows that is irrational.
Corollary 5. is irrational.
Proof. If it is rational, then so is, and so is
Taking in the above shows that this is false.
Corollary 6. Let be an integer and the Fibonacci sequence. Then
(i) is irrational.
(ii) is irrational.
Proof. (i) Take and use.
(ii) Take.


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thread.Name = "DoingSomething";
The code in the method DoSomething (not shown) will run on a thread named "DoingSomething."
Now suppose you're writing a socket server using the asynchronous programming model. You might write something that looks like the following:
ManualResetEvent allDone = new ManualResetEvent(false);
public static void Main()
Socket socket = new Socket(...); //you get the idea
socket.BeginAccept(new AsyncCallback(OnSocketAccept), socket);
public void OnSocketAccept()
Thread.CurrentThread.Name = "SocketAccepted";
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You have a crjewelryeautiful piece of jewellery with transparent resin, but you're worried that it might turn yellow over time.
How can you prevent that? This is a question I'm asked a lot by people who are starting out in resin jewelry making, so I'll answer it here in detail.
Here's everything you need to know about keeping your clear epoxy from turning yellow and looking like old cheese:
How do you keep transparent resin from turning yellow?
- Wash your hands, the resin container, and all tools with soap and warm water before you begin. A clean workspace is a great way to start.
- Cure the resin under UV light to clear it as soon as possible after pouring.
Does transparent resin yellow?
The answer is yes and no. It depends on what type of resin you're using and whether or not you use a UV light when curing it.
- If the clear resin you're using has a blue colorant in it, then no matter what, it'll turn yellow over time. This is because the yellowing occurs as a result of exposure to sunlight (both natural sunlight and artificial UV lights).
How do you clean transparent resin?
- Use a toothbrush and soap.
- Use a toothbrush and baking soda.
- Use a toothbrush and vinegar.
- Use a toothbrush and lemon juice.
- Use a toothbrush and hydrogen peroxide (3% solution).
- Use a toothbrush and rubbing alcohol (isopropyl or 70% solution).
- You can also use: water, salt, baking powder or baking soda, and dishwashing liquid with bleach added (1 part bleach to 4 parts dishwashing liquid)
Can you print clear resin?
Yes, you can print with clear resin.
There are three main types of 3D printers that can be used to print in clear resin: SLA printers, DLP printers, and resin printers. Each type has its own pros and cons but they all work similarly enough to be explained in one article!
What resin does not turn yellow?
You can prevent yellowing in resins that have a low viscosity and are exposed to UV light. This includes polyester, epoxy, and polyurethane resins.
Polyester resin is a common clear resin with good clarity and impact strength that doesn't yellow when exposed to direct sunlight; however, it will yellow over time in indirect sunlight (think of the sun through clouds).
Epoxy resin is another common clear resin with good clarity, but it's more expensive than polyester resins and also yellowed when exposed to direct sunlight (and indirect).
Polyurethane is another type of clear resin that doesn't turn yellow when exposed directly or indirectly
Why is my epoxy turning yellow?
If your epoxy is turning yellow, it's not because of the resin. If it were, the whole batch would be affected, and that's not usually the case. Here are some of the most common reasons why epoxies turn yellow:
- Your vinyl has a UV inhibitor in it, so when exposed to sunlight or even fluorescent bulbs (which emit UV radiation), your resin will turn yellow over time as a result of this pigment. If you see this happening in just one area of your project, then it may be that only that particular piece was laminated with a vinyl-containing inhibitor. In most cases though, if there's anything at all on hand that can prevent this from happening then use it!
- You used a base coat for your project rather than just dipping into a clear coat or brushing on clear paint alone because… well… why would you do that? Anyway – back up! You've got yourself an entire "tinting" issue going here which can easily be solved by switching out colors again to something more appropriate like black instead of blue or red instead of orange etcetera…
How long before resin turns yellow?
It depends on a few things:
- The resin itself. Some resins are more yellowing than others. If you're using a particularly yellowing resin, it will probably turn a more golden color faster than other types of resin would.
- The cure time and temperature of your curing process. If you're using an oven or heat gun to cure your resin, the higher the temperature and longer the exposure time (i.e., how long it takes to get from room temperature to full cure), the greater chance that any impurities in your clear resin will start reacting with one another as they come together during the thermal bonding process, which can result in discoloration over time (this also applies when drying out too slowly). This is why it's so important to use quality materials when making jewelry pieces!
- Whether or not there are any impurities present inside your mix before its cured state comes about; if so then this would mean that these particles will actually cause direct damage to them once they reach their hardened state through thermal bonding processes during curing times for example when using an oven or heat gun technique methodologies like those listed above."
How do you polish resin by hand?
- Use microfiber cloths. Microfiber cloths are very effective at removing fingerprints and dust from resin, particularly if they're dampened with water first.
- Use polishing compounds. Compounds are used to help remove stubborn dirt or stains from resin items that have been stained by food or drink spills in the past, as well as other substances such as ink and grease. They can be applied using a buffing wheel on your electric drill if you want to go all out; otherwise, it can also work well with a soft rag or cloth by hand (but make sure not to get any residue on any part of your body).
- Use buffing pads when needed for hard-to-remove stains like lipstick marks or grease stains from cooking utensils like spatulas (they won't work for everything). These can be found at most hardware stores such as Home Depot—they look like dish scrubbers with loops of metal wire sticking out between each loop instead of foam padding—and sometimes come included with kits sold specifically targeted toward cleaning up after working with acrylic paints so keep an eye out!
In conclusion, keeping transparent resin from yellowing is a bit of a balancing act. If you want to maintain the integrity of your work and prevent it from becoming discolored over time, then follow these simple tips: don't let your resin sit for too long in direct sunlight or leave it out in extreme temperatures (like heat/cold).


Characteristics of Courses that Fulfill "Diversity in American Society"
Diversity in American Society – The United States is a society of immigrants; and the diversity in ethnic, religious, and national influences that we enjoy as a result is one of our nation's greatest strengths and sources of pride. Nevertheless, it is surprisingly easy in the U.S. to live in virtual isolation from this rich diversity of cultures, and even to be ignorant of the ways in which race, class, gender, and sexual orientation shape an individual's view of American society. It is essential, at the beginning of the 21st century, that a university education address this most pressing of national issues. We recommend as part of the general education curriculum the successful completion of a course that focuses on the issues of race, class, gender, and sexual orientation in American society
Course Guidelines
To qualify as fulfilling the campus-wide general education requirement in Diversity in U.S. Society, a course will include five general approaches to understanding diversity explained below. Your responses should include specific references to assignments, lecture topics, activities and readings that address each approach.
1) Definitional: The course will impart an awareness of the ways multiple factors such as race/ethnicity, class, gender, religion, disability, and sexual orientation shape individual lives, how they are embedded in and have shaped our social institutions, and how they produce markedly different outcomes and opportunities for individuals and groups.
2) Personal: The course will develop an awareness of students' own potential biases regarding diversity, the origins of those biases, and their implications for social, economic, and political interactions.
3) Social: The course will lead students to an awareness of their own position within a privilege-oppression continuum, and enable them to explore the implications of that position for their lives and for their responsibilities as citizens of a multicultural democracy.
4) Historical: The course will develop an appreciation of the culturally constructed nature of distinctions based on several important diversity categories, such as race/ethnicity, class, disability, gender, religion, and sexual orientation, and of how they have varied historically.
5) Global: Although the course may focus on a specific American minority culture, the course will impart an awareness of how U.S. culture has been, and continues to be, influenced by diverse Asian, African, Middle Eastern, Oceanic, and Centraland SouthAmerican cultures, both historical and contemporary.
Proposal form for Diversity in U.S. Society


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Monitor drivers vs. video adapter drivers: How are they different and which do I need?
Monitor drivers are specific to the monitor. They are usually text files that tell the operating system what the monitor is and what it is capable of. They are not required for the monitor to function.
Video adapter drivers
Your video adapter lets your computer communicate with a monitor by sending images, text, graphics, and other information. Better video adapters provide higher-quality images on your screen, but the quality of your monitor plays a large role as well. For example, a monochrome monitor cannot display colors no matter how powerful the video adapter is.
A video driver is a file that allows your operating system to work with your video adapter. Each video adapter requires a specific video driver. When you update your video adapter, your operating system will provide a list and let you pick the appropriate video driver for it. If you do not see the video driver for your adapter in the list, contact the manufacturer of your video adapter to get the necessary video driver.


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Parallel Lines in Second Grade
- Second grade students read the story Do Parallel Lines Meet?
- They explored the math in the story
- They wrote/drew to describe what the learned
- Their words were used to make up a song
- See their performance, shared publicly though the Math Performance Festival.


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Changing Currency Correlations - Possible Strategies
We update the currency correlation tables and charts on weekly basis. Because of the characteristics of economies and their interdependence or the lack of it, various currency pairs tend to maintain some correlation or again a lack of it. But again there are times of turmoil when economic uncertainties are high and volatility becomes unpredictable. Such are the times when the currency correlations tend to behave abnormally and away from their average ranges. Such times present the opportunities to enter the market for making a trade. This is done with the expectations that sooner or later the market will tend to normalize and the average ranges of the correlation values will be back in the picture.
Considering this, it is always good to keep a track of the changes in the correlation values of major currency pairs while trading in Forex. The idea is to observe some sudden and big changes in the normal behavior of any two specific currency pairs which normally have some strong positive or negative correlation. When such big change from the average range of correlation between those two pairs take place, then enter the trade with the pair with higher volatility.
In this section we will bring the changing correlation values where we can compare the weekly averages with the monthly and yearly averages to see some sharp changes. We will cover the following currency pairs:
Currency Correlation Tables And Charts


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February 20, 2013
People who live by large, inland bodies of water have a phrase in their lexicon that describes the blizzards that hit them throughout the winter: "lake-effect snow." When wintry winds blow over wide swaths of warmer lake water, they thirstily suck up water vapor that later freezes and drops as snow downwind, blanketing cities near lake shores. These storms are no joke: a severe one dumped nearly 11 feet of snow over the course of week in Montague, N.Y. before New Year's Day, 2002; another week-long storm around Veteran's Day in 1996 dropped around 70 inches of snow and left more than 160,000 residents of Cleveland without power.
Other lake-effect snowstorms, such as those that skim the surface of Utah's Great Salt Lake, are more of a boon, bringing fresh, deep powder to ski slopes on the leeward side of nearby mountains. But new research shows that mountains don't just force the moisture-laden winds to dump snow. Mountains upwind can actually help guide the cold air patterns over lakes, helping to produce severely intense snowstorms. Mountains far afield can also deflect cold wind away from water, reducing a lake's ability to fuel large storms. If these forces work with smaller topographic features, they may help illuminate whether gently rolling hills near the Great Lakes contribute to the creation and intensity of lake-effect snow.
The research, published yesterday in the American Meteorology Society's journal, Monthly Weather Review, focused on wind patterns that swirl around the Great Salt Lake. "What we're showing here is a situation where the terrain is complicated–there are multiple mountain barriers, not just one, and they affect the air flow in a way that influences the development of the lake-effect storm over the lake and lowlands," said the study's senior author Jim Steenburgh, in a statement.
Steenburgh, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Utah, and lead author Trevor Alcott, a recent doctoral graduate from the university and now a researcher at the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City, became interested in studying Utah's winter weather after they noticed that current weather forecast models struggle to anticipate the intensity of the dozen or so lake-effect storms that strike their state's major cities each winter. These models don't include the effects of topography, such as the Wasatch Range (which forms the eastern border of the valley that encloses the Great Salt Lake), the Oquirrh Mountains (which forms the western border of the valley) or the mountains along the north and northwest borders of Utah some 150 miles away from the population centers of Salt Lake City and Provo.
So Alcott and Steenburgh ran a computer simulation that incorporated mountains close to the lake as well as those closer to the Idaho and Nevada borders to mimic the creation of a moderate lake effect storm that occurred over the Great Salt Lake from Oct. 26-27, 2010, which brought up to 11 inches of snow to the Wasatch. After their first simulation–their "control"–was complete, they ran several more simulations that plucked out geographic features. Using this method, "We can see what happens if the upstream terrain wasn't there, if the lake wasn't there, if the Wasatch Range wasn't there," Steenburgh explained.
When they removed the lake and all mountains from their simulation, the model didn't produce any snowfall. When they kept all the mountains but removed the lake, only 10% of the snow simulated the model of the real storm fell. Keeping the lake but flattening all the mountains resulted in only 6 percent of the snow falling. Resurrecting the Wasatch Range but removing the other mountains yielded 73 percent of the snow compared to the simulation of the real storm.
But the real surprise is what happened when both the Wasatch and Oquirrh ranges were retained, but the ranges in northern Utah at the Idaho and Nevada borders were removed. The result? 61 percent more snowfall than simulated in the real storm. The Wasatch and Oquirrh ranges form a funnel, guiding wind over the lake and enhancing snowfall in the downwind cities of Salt Lake City and Provo. Further, without the barrier of the northern mountains, which range between 7,600 feet to 10,000 feet in peak elevation–considerably less than the Wasatch's peak elevation of nearly 12,000 feet, waves of cold air can reach the Great Salt Lake without deflection.
In effect, Utah's major cities are shielded by moderately sized mountains that together cast a long snow shadow!
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Ionian civilization
(1050 - 300 BC)
Most of the Ionian cities were built around 1050 BC in Ionia, ancient region in Anatolia, geographically between gulf of Smyrna (Izmir) and gulf of Mandalya (Didim). Initially they lived on agriculture and had no sophistication at all. Only at around 850 BC with the influences coming from Egypt, Assyria, Phoenicia and Hittites they started to show the first signs of a civilized society.
The most important outcome of the civilized Ionian cities was the creation of scientific thinking and observation. This new methodical ideology suddenly became the biggest step, humankind ever took in the history of civilization. Especially, the city of Miletos became not only a city of trade, but also an intellectual centre of Ionia and of the ancient world. A new generation of the philosophers of nature (this is what they called themselves) or in other words first scientists started the notion of examining the nature free from the effects of religious beliefs and superstition. The philosopher of nature, Thales (who was also a merchant, mathematician and engineer), the historians Anaximander and Aneximenes, the geographer Hecataeus and Kadmos, all lived in Miletos at this time. These scientists, by using the knowledge they accumulated during their visits to Egypt and Mesopotamia and synthesizing this knowledge with their new philosophy, created modern day mathematics, geometry, astronomy, philosophy and most of the other sciences. Thales demonstrated the power of modern science to humankind by calculating the solar eclipse for the first time in history before the event took place.
The bright civilization of Ionia was also very creative at arts and literature. The temple of Artemis in the city of Ephesus was 55 meters wide, 110 meters long and built completely by marble. The architectural style of famous Ionian cities and buildings have been copied even until the 20th century, in Europe and America.
The cities of Bergama, Ephesus, Priene, Miletos, Didyma, Sardis and Aphrodisias are the most elegant examples of the great Ionian architecture and city planning.
The statues and a lot of other art pieces of the great Ionian tradition are on exhibition in a number of museums mainly in Turkey.
The Ionian civilization was collapsed after Persians invaded whole Anatolia in the 4th century BC.


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Sumitomo started its business in 17th century Kyoto, where Masatomo Sumitomo opened a shop selling books and medicines. Masatomo wrote a book titled Monjuin Shiigaki, in which he clarified the basics of business. Masatomo's words in that book constitute the basis of the Sumitomo philosophy.
At about the same time, Masatomo's brother-in-law, Riemon Soga, was running a copper refining business and a copper workshop (under the name Izumiya) in Kyoto. After repeated trial and error, he finally developed technology for separating silver from unrefined copper, by applying technology he had learned from Europeans.


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What is a gateway? Definition and meaning
The term gateway has many different meanings, depending on whether you are talking in a business, IT, or other context. 'IT' stands for Information Technology. Gateways, in information technology, are hardware devices or software that connect to different computer networks. Also in IT, gateways could be computers systems on Earth that switch voice and data signals between terrestrial networks and satellites.
The term may refer to any point or passage through which people may enter a region. For example, "New York is the gateway to America." In architecture, gateways are passages or entrances that people enter by opening a gate.
Doorways surround doors. Likewise, gateways surround gates.
Gateways are also mechanisms or agencies that provide access to information, systems, or other agencies.
When we say "Hard work and dedication are the gateways to success," the term means 'ways of achieving something."
If I say "My local bank is my gateway to a wide range of financial services," what does the term mean? It means something within a system that allows me to use other parts of it.
"A gateway is a network node that connects two networks using different protocols together."
"While a bridge is used to join two similar types of networks, a gateway is used to join two dissimilar networks."
A gateway – telecommunications
Gateways, in telecommunications, are pieces of networking hardware that interface with other networks. Specifically, they interface with other networks that use different protocols.
Telecommunications or telecom means communicating over long distances; usually using hi-tech equipment.
Gateways may contain rate converters, fault isolators, signal translators, impedance matching devices, or protocol translators. The devices provide what is necessary for system interoperability.
Protocol translation/mapping gateways allow different networks to communicate. They perform the necessary protocol conversions. Hence, we also call them protocol converters.
Their activities are more complex than those of switches or routers because they communicate using two or more protocols.
B2B Gateways integrate data from back-end systems. They enable information exchange across trading entities or partners. B2B stands for business-to-business, i.e., companies doing business with other companies rather than individual consumers.
Payment gateways provide means of authorizing electronic payments. The payer either performs these e-payments online or offline.
Payment gateways claim to protect sensitive personal data such as credit card and pin numbers. In other words, they protect the data when they transmit to payment processors and merchants.
When you pay for something in a shop using your credit card, you place your card in or on a device. We call these devices payment gateways.
Business Gateway – Scotland
In Scotland, the Business Gateway is a service that contributes to the economic well-being of the country. The publicly-funded service provides access to free business support services.
According to Business Gateway:
"We give assistance and impartial advice to people starting or growing their business."


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Despite the importance of the Missouri River for navigation, recreation, habitat, hydroelectric power, and agriculture, relatively little is known about the basic hydroclimatology of the Missouri River basin (MRB). This is of particular concern given the droughts and floods that have occurred over the past several decades and the potential future exacerbation of these extremes by climate change. Here, observed and modeled hydroclimatic data and estimated natural flow records in the MRB are used to 1) assess the major source regions of MRB flow, 2) describe the climatic controls on streamflow in the upper and lower basins, and 3) investigate trends over the instrumental period. Analyses indicate that 72% of MRB runoff is generated by the headwaters in the upper basin and by the lowest portion of the basin near the mouth. Spring precipitation and temperature and winter precipitation impacted by changes in zonal versus meridional flow from the Pacific Ocean play key roles in surface water supply variability in the upper basin. Lower basin flow is significantly correlated with precipitation in late spring and early summer, indicative of Atlantic-influenced circulation variability affecting the flow of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. Although increases in precipitation in the lower basin are currently overriding the effects of warming temperatures on total MRB flow, the upper basin's long-term trend toward decreasing flows, reduction in snow versus rain fraction, and warming spring temperatures suggest that the upper basin may less often provide important flow supplements to the lower basin in the future.
|Publication Subtype||Journal Article|
|Title||Hydroclimatology of the Missouri River basin|
|Series title||Journal of Hydrometeorology|
|Publisher||American Meteorology Society|
|Contributing office(s)||Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center|
|Other Geospatial||Missouri River basin|
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After learning 1-12, Newcomers are ready for the teens. These can be taught as 13 = 3 + 10 = thir(3) + teen(10), etc. Teen stands for ten. After students learn these, I introduce the tens. 20 = twen(2) + ty(10), etc. These words use -ty to indicate x10.
Next, I teach word stress. Teens stress the second syllable and tens stress the first syllable - thir TEEN, THIR ty. This is very difficult for students to hear and say. I raise my hand to indicate the stressed syllable. After lots of practice, we do dictation pairs of teens and tens (14 or 40, 15 or 50, etc.)


Veterinary Nutrition.
A residency training program that prepares veterinarians to apply research on the chemical nature of food substances; the processes by which animals ingest, digest, absorb, transport, utilize and excrete food and nutrients; and their relation to animal behavior and health. (Moved from 51.3008)
Employment Options
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2000 Estimated 2010 Projected Annual
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Veterinarians 1,000 1,220 40 Good $27.60 $16.94 $32.93


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From the 2 April 1999 pages of Science Magazine
COPENHAGEN--A bitter row has broken out at the University of Copenhagen, which has been forced to cut its scientific staff to close a yawning budget gap. The university science department decided in January that, instead of assessing who were its least productive researchers and firing them, it would simply not fill any junior tenured positions that became vacant--in effect blocking the career path of young tenure-track researchers. As the consequences of that policy have begun to bite, aspiring young scientists say they now have little prospect of advancement and a whole generation of young researchers will either have to leave academic science or pursue a career abroad. "There is an atmosphere of hopelessness among students and postdocs whose possibilities for embarking on an academic career at the university now seem extremely limited," says plant molecular biologist Lars Østergaard, a postdoctoral fellow.
The crisis was precipitated late last year when the Danish government cut overall funding to Denmark's five universities. The science department at Copenhagen--the country's largest--was hit especially hard because it was already running a budget deficit. Forced to cut 15% of the tenured science positions--which translates into 70 people--the administration eliminated about 12 posts by offering early retirement to older faculty members and will cut the rest over time by not filling junior positions. "[It's] outrageous to prevent the necessary staff renewal and infusion of new ideas by forcing out young, talented, tenure-track scientists," says molecular biologist Olaf Nielsen, an associate professor.
The new policy is likely to exacerbate a simmering age problem in Danish universities. During the 1960s and '70s, the university system expanded rapidly and a large number of tenured positions were created. That generation of scientists is now approaching retirement age. "There will be an acute need for replacements when 30% to 40% of the currently tenured staff retire in 5 to 10 years," says associate professor of zoology Peter Arctander. "But because of what is happening now, there will be a lack of qualified young scientists."
Dean of science Henrik Jeppesen defends the policy. Although "it is sad that a number of young researchers have to leave," he says, "it would have created a very bad atmosphere to fire faculty members who have worked here for many years." This view is supported by university president Kjeld Møllgaard, who says it would be "an unfair personnel policy to simply get rid of the least productive as if it were a horse race." Jeppesen and Møllgaard both acknowledge, however, that the reaction of Denmark's powerful unions was a consideration. Per Clausen, president of the academics' union, the Magisterforeningen, says: "In principle we regard the science department's handling of the situation as the only proper response, but at the same time it is clear that blocking staff renewal will badly hurt the university and its research."
Indeed, research is already hurting. Several research groups have been reduced to the point that ongoing projects have effectively come to a halt. For example, one group in the department of genetics investigating the silencing of chromatin has been shut down after 4 years of successful work because the tenure of its leading assistant professor has been canceled. Science teaching will also be seriously hit, because courses are largely taught by assistant professors and junior associate professors. Leif Søndergaard, an associate professor of genetics, says that "because of the cuts, many courses will no longer be offered every year and others will be generating waiting lists."
Young researchers are now beginning to make their voices heard. Østergaard has sent a highly critical letter, signed by 90% of the graduate students and postdocs in the department of molecular biology, to the Copenhagen University Journal. Among other things Østergaard describes a widespread feeling that "the university is shooting itself in the foot by not identifying and getting rid of those researchers whose scientific contribution is minimal."
Lone Frank is a writer in Copenhagen, Denmark.


McCrum, Robert
political writer psychological british
(British, 1953– )
McCrum was born in Cambridge, where he was educated at the University, before becoming an editor and writer. In the Secret State (1980), his first novel, is a good introduction to the unsettling world of political corruption and psychological isolation featured in much of his writing. As traditional values decay, the book's disenchanted bureaucrats cynically manipulate the political system in order to preserve their hold on power. Vividly depicting events during the Prague Spring of 1968, The Fabulous Englishman (1984) deals with a once-successful English author whose journey to Prague involves him in painful confrontations with his past. McCrum's other novels include The Psychological Moment (1993), dealing with a presidential speech-writer in retreat at Cape Cod who is beset by treacheries and painful personal choices when he learns of a British political conspiracy.
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text: The use of information across populations is an attractive approach to increase the accuracy of genomic predictions for numerically small breeds and traits that are time-consuming and difficult to measure, such as male fertility in cattle. This study was conducted to evaluate genomic prediction of Jersey bull fertility using an across-country reference population combining records from the United States and Australia. The data set consisted of 1,570 US Jersey bulls with sire conception rate (SCR) records, 603 Australian Jersey bulls with semen fertility value (SFV) records and SNP genotypes for roughly 90,000 loci. Both SCR and SFV are evaluations of service sire fertility based on cow field data, and both are intended as phenotypic evaluations because the estimates include genetic and nongenetic effects. Withinand across-country genomic predictions were evaluated using univariate and bivariate genomic best linear unbiased prediction models. Predictive ability was assessed in 5-fold cross-validation using the correlation between observed and predicted fertility values and mean squared error of prediction. Within-country genomic predictions exhibited predictive correlations of around 0.28 and 0.02 for the United States and Australia, respectively. The Australian Jersey population is genetically diverse and small in size, so careful selection of the reference population by including only closely related animals (e.g., excluding New Zealand bulls, which is a less-related population) increased the predictive correlations up to 0.20. Notably, the use of bivariate models fitting all US Jersey records and the optimized Australian population resulted in predictive correlations around of 0.24 for SFV values, which is a relative increase in predictive ability of 20%. Conversely, for predicting SCR values, the use of an across-country reference population did not outperform the standard approach using pure US Jersey reference data set. Our findings indicate that genomic prediction of male fertility in dairy cattle is feasible, and the use of an across-country reference population would be beneficial when local populations are small and genetically diverse.


Would a nested conditional = a loop for the CPT?
Hi! I have a few students who are using a nested conditional in their CPT and it works just like a loop. Would that count for the loop requirement on the scoring rubric? Any help is appreciated!
I wouldn't think so. My guess is that it either doesn't work just like a loop or it multiplies the complexity by several fold. Perhaps you are looking at recursion? You can show an example if you want a more detailed reply.
Hi! Thanks for your feedback. Here is an example (it's from CMU CS Academy - I am using the drop in units for my AP class):
app.background = 'papayaWhip'
app.stepsPerSecond = 20
starA = Star(95, 80, 90, 4, fill ='lightSeaGreen')
starB = Star(297, 142, 70, 9, fill = 'orchid')
rectA = Rect(27, 264, 165, 130, fill = 'teal')
rectB = Rect(275, 229, 90, 140, fill = 'lavender')
def onStep():
starA.rotateAngle -= 9
starB.rotateAngle += 3
rectA.rotateAngle -= 2
rectB.rotateAngle += 5
def onKeyPress(key):
if (key == 'f'):
app.stepsPerSecond *=2
elif (key == 's'):
app.stepsPerSecond /=2
elif (key == 'n'):
app.stepsPerSecond = 20
It continuously spins and seems to work like a loop. Thanks again for any feedback!
That doesn't count. The spinning stars use a built in loop. The Create Task rules are explicit about built in stuff not counting against the rubric.


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David Fischhoff
Vice President Technology Strategy and Development, Monsanto Company
Dr. Fischhoff's strategic insight from his leadership role in the areas of technology strategy, new technology acquisition, management of the R&D portfolio, and intellectual property, makes him a key member of the Nidus STC. Since 1983 Dr. Fischhoff has held multiple positions at Monsanto in biotechnology research and business development. Dr. Fischhoff invented and developed insect resistant transgenic crop plants and co-invented the "synthetic gene" technology for expression of Bt genes in plants, which was the breakthrough that made possible Monsanto's highly successful insect resistant biotech traits. Dr. Fischhoff also initiated and led Monsanto's plant genomics research program. From 1998 through 2002 he was President of Cereon Genomics, a Monsanto subsidiary, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cereon Genomics was a collaborative research venture between Monsanto and Millennium Pharmaceuticals and functioned as Monsanto's primary genomics research center.
Today, Dr Fischhoff is a driving force for scientific research and a champion of the Monsanto Fellows program – creating an environment of scientific thought and exchange and harnessing this community to study issues such as global warming and biofuels.


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Jewish Federations of North America Overview
The Jewish Federations of North American (JFNA) brings together 148 Federations and 300 Network Communities to maximize their impact as the central address of North America Jewry. Collectively among the top 10 charities in the world, it secures and manages $16 billion in endowment assets. Each year JFNA raises over $900 million through the Annual Campaign and emergency campaigns, and distribute over $2 billion from foundations and endowments. JFNA provides services that build the capacity of local Jewish communities and help Federations learn from one another, build affinity groups, and provide training, collateral materials and seed funding for innovation.
Union for Reform Judaism Overview
The Union for Reform Judaism provides vision and leadership to Reform Jews and congregations on spiritual, ethical, social justice, and management issues. It provides programmatic support to Reform Jewish congregations and offers opportunities for individual growth and identity that few congregations could provide by themselves. This includes camps and Israel programs for youth, study kallot and North American and regional biennials.


Definitions for "Aperture"
The act of opening.
Modification of the exine of a pollen grain or spore that is the site of exit for the contents (e.g., laesura, colpus, pore).
(adj. aperturate) (( Erdtman, 1947) A specialized region of the ( sporoderm, that is thinner than the remainder of the sporoderm and generally differs in ornamentation and/or in structure. Comment: Apertures are described as simple if they are present in only one wall layer, or compound if they affect more than one layer of the wall. In compound apertures the shape of apertures may differ between layers. Ectoapertures occur in the sexine/ ectexine, endoapertures in the nexine/ endexine, and mesoapertures are sometimes found in an intermediate position between an ectoand endoaperture. Various types of apertures are recognised on the basis of their shape (see, colpus, laesura, porus, sulcus, ulcus), position (see, ana-, cata-, zona-, zono-) or fusion (see, syn-). In living pollen grains or spores the apertures usually function as sites of germination, they may also provide routes for transfer of water and other substances, and play a part in harmomegathy. The term is often used in conjunction with a prefix or suffix, as for example in, ectoaperture, endoaperture, inaperturate, omniaperturate, pseudoaperture, triaperturate.
Apertures are very small spots on the walls of a pollen, where the wall is thinner and/or softer. For germination it is necessary that the pollen tube can reach out from the inner of the pollen and transport the chromosomes to the egg deep down in the pistil. The apertures are the places where the pollen tube is able to brake through the elsewhere very tough pollen wall.
The effective cross-sectional area of the antenna. The larger the aperture, the stronger the signal the antenna receives or transmits.
In a directional antenna, the portion of a plane surface very near the antenna normal to the direction of maximum radiant intensity, through which the major part of the radiation passes. In an acoustic device that launches a sound wave, the passageway, determined by the size of a hole in the inelastic material and the wavelength.
The cross sectional area of an antenna. Also called "Capture Area".
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Autofocus Autoflash AVI
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Aperture is a quarterly photography magazine based in New York, New York, USA. The magazine is published by Aperture Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to fine photography. The foundation also publishes books on fine art photography.
Keywords: azm, paz, handbook, auto, push
The total range (in percentage) of full scale capacity over which a digital weight indicator's "Automatic Zero Maintenance" (AZM) and "Push-button Auto Zero" (PAZ) functions will operate; Handbook 44 maximum is ±2% of full scale.
Aperture Visual Information Manager, a software program for Microsoft Windows, is developed and marketed by Aperture Technologies, Inc, Stamford, CT. Aperture Visual Information Manager combines a high precision drawing system (CAD) with database connections, enabling users to create sophisticated information systems for such applications as office space planning, data center floor planning, etc. Originally developed for the Apple Macintosh in 1990, it is now runs on the Microsoft Windows operating systems.
In general: The smallest elementary Spatio-temporal area addressable by the process of scanning With application to filtering: The configuration and weights of taps defining the filter function in spatio-temporal domain
Keywords: usu, expelled, nozzle, gun, cavity
The cavity where water is expelled from the water gun, usu. a nozzle.
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Aperture is a software program for Mac OS X announced by Apple Computer at a New York media event on October 19, 2005, designed to assist professional photographers in post-production work. It became available in November 2005.
Keywords: parabolic, dish, collection, area
The collection area of a parabolic dish.
Keywords: dial, watch, date, displays, hour
Window that displays the date within the dial of the watch
Where the date is displayed within the dial of the watch
The dials of some watches have apertures in which certain indications or the watche's movement are shown (e.g. the date, the hour)
The space between contiguous parallel wires, expressed in millimeters.
Aperture is a Java framework for extracting and querying full-text content and metadata from various information systems and the file formats occurring in these systems.
Keywords: cpu, ram, rom, chips, hardware
An aperture is a portion of the computer-addressable physical address space which is associated in hardware with a particular device or memory unit. Apertures may reach external devices such as ROM or RAM chips, or internal memories on the accessing CPU itself.
A hole or seam in an electronic equipment enclosure through which internal or external electromagnetic fields may couple.
Vertical, horizontal and depth measurements of facings.
numerical, a measure of the resolving power of the power of an objective respectively.
Keywords: aspect, ratio
Aspect Ratio


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Researchers study french fry oil from fast-food chains vs. small businesses
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Posted: Jan 21, 2010
With more Americans eating out, at least three times a week, and a lack of adequate nutritional information available to consumers, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa geobiology professor A. Hope Jahren and postdoctoral researcher Brian A. Schubert wanted to examine the oil content in a growing trend on American restaurant menus: french fries. What they found was that the majority of national chain restaurants on O'ahu served fries containing corn oil—which is higher in cholesterol-raising saturated fat than other vegetable oils such as canola, soy and safflower—as compared to small mom-and-pop restaurants.
The team found that the majority (69 percent) of the national chain restaurants served fries containing corn oil, whereas this was true for only a minority (20 percent) of the small businesses. Jahren and Schubert concluded that fries at the mom-&-pop restaurants are slightly healthier than at the big chains, thus making them a better dining choice.
Jahren and Schubert conducted their research over a year and a half by purchasing fries at 134 restaurants on the island of O'ahu and analyzing the expressed oil for carbon isotope value. Because O'ahu is geographically small, Jahren and Schubert were able to sample 68 of the 101 national chain fast food restaurants on the island, as well as a similar number of small local restaurants. Thus, they captured a profile of fast-food fries available to a population. Local restaurants sampled include Big City Diner, Rainbow's Drive Inn, Like Like Drive Inn, Kanpai Bar and Grill and South Shore Grill.
 "Surprisingly, there was such a clear difference between the amount of corn oil in fast-food chains and the local mom-and-pop restaurants," said Jahren. "Since corn oil is more expensive than other vegetable oils, we hypothesized that it would be a simple function of what was cheapest."
However, Jahren and her team discovered that to make corn oil cost-effective, it is necessary to contract ingredients on a large scale from preferred distributors, which makes sense for national chains, but not from a small business profit perspective.
Fast-food restaurants are not providing enough ingredient and nutrient content at the point of purchase. "People want to eat right, they just don't know how," noted Jahren. "Multiple studies have demonstrated that knowledge of ingredients leads to changed eating habits."
The study was not supported by any public or private agency. All participants donated their money, time, travel and expertise. Jahren and Schubert's article "Corn content of French fry oil from national chain vs. small business restaurants" is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences at:


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The cache.yml Configuration File
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The cache.yml configuration file describes the cache configuration for the view layer. This configuration file is only active if the cache setting is enabled in settings.yml.
The configuration of the class used for caching and its associated configuration is to be done in the view_cache_manager and view_cache sections of the factories.yml configuration file.
When an application is created, symfony generates a default cache.yml file in the application config/ directory which describes the cache for the whole application (under the default key). By default, the cache is globally set to off:
 enabled: off
 with_layout: false
 lifetime: 86400
As the enabled setting is set to false by default, you need to enable the cache selectively. You can also work the other way around: enable the cache globally and then, disable it on specific pages that cannot be cached. Your approach should depend on what represents less work for your application.
As discussed in the introduction, the cache.yml file benefits from the configuration cascade mechanism, and can include constants.
The cache.yml configuration file is cached as a PHP file; the process is automatically managed by the sfCacheConfigHandler class.
The default application configuration can be overridden for a module by creating a cache.yml file in the config/ directory of the module. The main keys are action names without the execute prefix (index for the executeIndex method for instance). A partial or component can also be cached by using its name prefixed with an underscore (_).
To determine if an action is cached or not, symfony looks for the information in the following order:
 - a configuration for the specific action, partial, or component in the module configuration file, if it exists;
 - a configuration for the whole module in the module configuration file, if it exists (under the all key);
 - the default application configuration (under the default key).
An incoming request with GET parameters in the query string or submitted with the POST, PUT, or DELETE method will never be cached by symfony, regardless of the configuration.
Default: off
The enabled setting enables or disables the cache for the current scope.
Default: false
The with_layout setting determines whether the cache must be for the entire page (true), or for the action only (false).
The with_layout option is not taken into account for partial and component caching as they cannot be decorated by a layout.
Default: 86400
The lifetime setting defines the server-side lifetime of the cache in seconds (86400 seconds equals one day).
Default: Same value as the lifetime one
The client_lifetime setting defines the client-side lifetime of the cache in seconds.
This setting is used to automatically set the Expires header and the max-cache cache control variable, unless a Last-Modified or Expires header has already been set.
You can disable client-side caching by setting the value to 0.
Default: false
The contextual setting determines if the cache depends on the current page context or not. The setting is therefore only meaningful when used for partials and components.
When a partial output is different depending on the template in which it is included, the partial is said to be contextual, and the contextual setting must be set to true. By default, the setting is set to false, which means that the output for partials and components are always the same, wherever it is included.
The cache is still obviously different for a different set of parameters.


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The Yukon Salmon Management Area encompasses the largest river in Alaska. The Yukon River and its tributaries drain an area of approximately 220,000 square miles within Alaska, while the Canadian portion of the river accounts for another 110,000 square miles. The river flows 2,300 miles from its origin 30 miles from the Gulf of Alaska to its terminus in the Bering Sea. Chinook salmon and chum salmon, both summer and fall, are of the most importance to the Yukon River area. Sockeye, pink, and coho salmon, while present, are of minor importance. Chinook salmon have been in a prolonged period of low productivity and this has resulted in much hardship to the residents of the Yukon River drainage. Chum salmon returns, while better than Chinook returns, have been erratic since 1993, with some very poor returns that restricted both commercial and subsistence fishing. Adding to these problems, poor prices and lack of buyers depressed the value of chum salmon harvested from the Yukon River at a time that fuel costs skyrocketed, making the economics of salmon fishing in the Yukon River even more challenging. Both the state and federal government increased funding for management and research after the poor fishery performance of the 1990s. The result has been a major increase in information about the numbers, spawning locations, and relative importance of particular tributaries in the total production of Yukon River salmon.


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"I can take a deep breath, I feel my sinuses have finally opened up and feel more calm after an adjustment" states Pamela Peterson owner of I heart Pilates after her first NUCCA adjustment at Alpha Spine Center. Most patients often feel this calmness and ability to breathe more deeply after their adjustment. Ever wondered why that is?
The Scientific Explanation.
The central nervous system has a subsystem called the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is responsible for automatic or involuntary bodily functions that we do not need to perform consciously or actively, such as breathing. The ANS is responsible for controlling the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system response. The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is responsible for the "Fight or Flight" response in which the body gets prepared for danger. It does so by dilating the lungs for rapid breathing causing the heart to beat faster and stronger, increases blood circulation to the muscles and increases the adrenaline rush in your body so it can either fight the danger or run away from the danger. Where as, the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) is responsible for conserving and restoring energy through bodily functions like digestion.
Definition: Central Nervous system: Consists of the brain and spinal cord, which is the integrating and control center.
How does a NUCCA adjustment affect the Parasympathetic Nervous System?
The parasympathetic nervous system stems from the level of the brainstem (Upper cervical: C1 and C2) and sacral region of the spine and the sympathetic nervous system stems from the thoracic and lumbar region of the spine. Therefore, if the nerves in the brainstem and sacral region were activated then a parasympathetic response should illicit. This was proven by Welch and Boone published in 2008, in which they found a decrease in diastolic blood pressure in subjects that received an upper cervical adjustment. So the pressure in the heart decreased further as it filled up with blood. Indicating that activation of the parasympathetic nervous system upon an upper cervical adjustment.
Definition: Diastolic pressure: minimum arterial pressure during relaxation and dilation of the ventricles during filling of blood in the heart.
The scientific explanation helps understand the feeling of being relaxed, calm and the ability to take a deep breath after a NUCCA adjustment at the Alpha Spine Center. If you know a loved one in constant "fight or flight", stress or sympathetic mode that can't seem to dial down and be calm; refer them to Alpha Spine Center to determine if they qualify for NUCCA care.
Methods of evaluation of autonomic nervous system function. Zygmunt, A., Stanczyk, J. Arch Med Sci. 2010; 6(1): 11-18.
Upper Cervical Subluxation Complex. A Review of the Chiropractic and Medical Literature. Eriksen, K. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2004
It is so difficult to be "ON" all the time. We shake off our sleepiness and get ready each morning, yearning for that cup of coffee to get us back to our normal selves. Between the balance of interacting with people all day, working with intense focus, and somehow fitting time for meals and the other activities we do, our moods and levels of energy shift and change. During all this time, some of us can be anxious and build up stress; others may use the constant go going as a means of not dealing with the emotions and thoughts they carry inside. Whatever occupation or stage of life you are in, we all deal with emotional stress; with the high and lows of each day, and we all deal with it in different ways. This emotional health is a significant part of having BALANCE in our lives as it has an impact on the other facets of our health (physical, chemical, social, and spiritual).
In 2018, people are more depressed and anxious than ever. The millennial generation is considered generation stress. Left unchecked stress can cause us to be irritable and angry straining relationships with family and friends. It also can also increase the production of the hormone Cortisol in our bodies. This chemical engages our fight or flight responses. Having continuously elevated levels of cortisol can interfere with our learning and memory, increase the risk of heart disease, increased risk of depression, mental illness, and lowers our immunity to sickness. On top of this, our disconnect through social media and the technology have gradually amplified our anxieties as we are now able to see all the exciting things everyone else is doing as we sit alone in our bed or stuck in an office. We are losing our ability to communicate and connect with people in person comfortably, and in turn, don't receive the stress-relieving benefits of genuine human connection. The constant stimulus and business have stopped us from getting the adequate rest we need.
All is not lost though; there are some lifestyle choices we can make to keep ourselves emotionally healthy.
1. Get Regular Physical ActivityGoing on hikes, going to the gym, throwing a Frisbee at the park, kickboxing, and swimming are all great ways to release that built up cortisol and stress. It also allows us to feel more self-confident and happy as we build strength, get out in the sun, and release endorphins. Even if you have a busy schedule, try finding ways to fit in daily activity on your lunch break or even 15 minutes before you sleep.
2. Intentional Social Connectivitywhen we aren't feeling ourselves or feel overly anxious, a typical response is to isolate ourselves from social situations, only increasing our cortisol and stress-related issues. Close-knit bonds with family, friends, and partners are vital for our mental health. Try intentionally talking about your day or struggles with someone you trust. When you find yourself wanting to back out of social commitments because of anxiety and stress, try forcing yourself to go to that small group meeting, that night out or that day hike with your friends.
3. Take Time for Self-Reflection and Prayer- a great way to balance our emotions is to take time to reflect alone, unplugged from our text messages, emails, and constant notifications. For starters take 10 minutes each morning to reflect on yourself, have your morning devotional and prayer time, read a self-reflective book that encourages you. Not only does this allow you to have a sense of calmness, it's a great way to center yourself and reflect on your life before you dive back into the hustle bustle of life.
4. Talk to A Counselor or ProfessionalWe all have things we struggle with and deal with, and it is so important to express them instead of bottling them up. This could be as simple as finding a trusted friend or counselor to discuss your stresses and thoughts. Seeing a trained and trusted psychologist is a great way to have a third party listen to your struggles and give you valuable insight into who you are, how you are dealing with things, and how you can move forward in light of it.
5. Learn to Have Boundaries- "Good fences make good neighbors." Good boundaries make life easier, reduce conflict and improve relationships. Boundaries are those invisible lines of protection you draw around yourself that let people know your limits on what they can say or do around you, and they give you space and time to do what you need to do for you. Boundaries give you freedom in relating and connecting with others. Make them too solid, and you build walls, too weak, and you allow other's actions to harm you and run your life. To begin thinking about how well balanced your boundaries are pay attention to your language. Do you tend to use "you" and "we" statements rather than "I" statements? "I" statements let others know where YOU stand and don't come off as offensively as "you" statements. Another way is to begin noticing how clear you are with the words "yes" and "no." Do you sit on the fence with decision-making? Are you someone who has a hard time committing verbally to things? Knowing how to say yes and no effectively won't only allow for better-defined relationships, but it will let you feel more confident in your own decisions and life.
Making these lifestyle changes and creating boundaries takes attention and intention, but with practice and discipline, you will experience much more freedom and balance in your emotional health and day-to-day lives!


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By Natalie Conrad
Herald Staff Writer
While the meaning and significance of Thanksgiving is widely known, to some students it is simply a fantasy.
Clinton High School teachers are making sure special education and at-risk students understand and appreciate the annual fall feast.
"How many kids actually have a Thanksgiving meal or know what it means?" Special Education Teacher Don LeRoux said.
Around 100 students, faculty and staff of Clinton High School gathered for a special Thanksgiving feast on Monday.
LeRoux started the event nine years ago and has led it each year with the help of generous colleagues.
"It's a great opportunity for all the kids to see each other and talk to different people," LeRoux said.
The feast starts with all the students saying what they are thankful for, which excludes material items.
Turkeys are provided by the district and all side dishes and desserts are brought in by staff. Home economics students also lend a hand in preparing buns and side dishes.
Leftover food is given to those in need and the Victory Center.
In order to partake in the feast, students must be in good standing academically and behaviorally.
"We make sure it's for the kids who really deserve it," LeRoux said. "It's all about positive role models and creating a tradition they will remember and continue into the future."