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Eugen Jonas, Slovak primary physician in psychiatry, after careful hospital observation and noting that his numerous patients had a particular sexual phase with a frequency of thirty days from each other independent of the menstrual cycle, began to study with greater attention ancient writings such as the Assyrian-Babylonian ones and was intrigued by a statement written in many of these ancient treatises.
According to these books, the woman is influenced by some moon phases so, in some periods, his fertility it is under the influence of the planets and the sun. Thus began the complicated studies of this attentive doctor and he finally succeeded in affirming:
The tendency of the embryo and even the sex of the children depend in a decisive way on the position of the moon at the moment of conception. The results of the investigation have now made it possible to establish in advance the most suitable days for conception in order to be able to determine the sex of the creature that will be born!
It is often stated that the set off they occur more frequently in the phases of lunar change, and to say this are above all the midwives and nurses who during these lunar periods are overloaded with work and find themselves running from one parturient to another.
In 1956, after careful studies and tenacious complicated calculations, Dr. Jonas drew up his "cosmobiological code". Initially received with skepticism, later the statistics proved him right contraceptive method had a 98% success rate.
This Slovak doctor claims that the woman is guided by the stars and regardless of his menstrual cycle, he also has another cycle depending on his date of birth and the stars of the sky. Based on this theory, Dr. Jonas was able to make four types of calculations for the year following the request. Below are the types of cosmobiological calculations to be followed for the particular needs of the applicant woman.
- Birth control method: for women who for twelve months have the desire to avoid pregnancy. It defines the fertile and infertile days of the woman
- Calculation of the sex of the unborn child: the doctor can calculate in which period it is more likely to have a boy or a girl; being able to know this is very useful when it is necessary to avoid diseases transmitted and evidenced only in males, but also for people who ardently prefer one sex over another.
- The calculation of fertility: defines the fertile days for women who have not yet managed to have a baby despite having been declared healthy by the visits and examinations carried out, as well as the partner. The fertile days would not correspond with ovulation, but with the phases of the moon, and could even coincide with the days of the menstrual cycle.
- The calculation of the vitality of the child: to define the days suitable for conceiving a healthy child, especially for those women who have suffered abortions or have had children with psycho-physical problems
The magnitude of this method was defined when statistically it was seen that in a very large group of women who gave birth to children with severe physical problems they had been conceived in astral periods unfavorable to conception, so these calculations have captured more attention worldwide..
It was well known that the stars influence women, often the woman is defined "lunatic" not by chance, what is surprising is to have a method that clearly establishes how important the stars are for human beings.
Nature is so perfect and complicated that man cannot be separated from it, but must begin to resume living in symbiosis and in balance with it for his own well-being and health.


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For dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC), the fundamental process that determines the maximum short-circuit current is the absorption of light. In such devices, this is produced by the concurrent phenomena of light absorption by dye molecules and light trapping in the mesoporous, titania photoanode structure. The decoupling of these two phenomena is important for device characterization and the design of novel photoelectrode geometries with increased optical performance. In this paper, this task is addressed by introducing a spectral absorption enhancement factor as a parameter to quantify the light trapping effect. The experimental value of this parameter was obtained by comparing the experimentally determined fraction of absorbed light by a dye-sensitized photoanode with the light absorbed by the dye without the mesoporous titania structure. In order to gain more insight from this result, the fraction of light absorbed in the photoanode (on the basis of the dye loading capacity of the titania nanospheres) was also calculated by an optical model for the two extreme cases of the absence of light trapping and maximum light trapping. Accordingly, the photocurrent was calculated under the assumption of solar irradiation, which defined two useful boundaries. Using the experimentally derived values of the spectral absorption enhancement factor in the photoanode optical model, the DSSC short-circuit current can be calculated with good agreement with the value measured in practical devices based on the same photoanode structures. Therefore, our approach provides a realistic description of a practical device and can be exploited as an useful tool to assess the optical functionality of novel photoanode structures. © 2015 Gagliardi and Falconieri.
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text: This graph shows system energy densities. By "system", we are taking into account typical efficiencies of the systems that these chemicals are used in. Note that the closer a system reaction is to the upper right hand corner of the graph, the better the overall energy density. A direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) can exhibit higher efficiency and comparable energy density, but problems like cross over tend to kill its ability to be a legitimate reactant. An ICE typically has poor efficiency (around 35%), and is mathematically limited to around 48%. This cannot compare with fuel cells that operate typically in the 60% to 90% range. Please note that a hydrogen fuel cell has excellent gravimetric energy density, but volumetrically is poor; it must be stored in high pressure tanks that are unsuitable in a vehicle.


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The acceptance of the word of another, trusting that one knows what the other is saying and is honest in telling the truth. The basic motive of all faith is the authority (or right to be believed) of someone who is speaking. This authority is an adequate knowledge of what he or she is talking about, and integrity in not wanting to deceive. It is called divine faith when the one believed is God, and human faith when the persons believed are human beings. (Etym. Latin fides, belief; habit of faith; object of faith.)


Title: A sociological study of the Chinese people in Aberdeen and Elgin with special reference to the catering business
Author: Liu, Garland Ching-Mui
Awarding Body: University of Aberdeen
Current Institution: University of Aberdeen
Date of Award: 1992
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Chinese diaspora in the past seemed to have demonstrated a homeland orientation which made them more likely to cling onto the originating culture and society. This research aims at studying whether and to what extent the homeland orientation of the Chinese people has shifted over time and space. Aberdeen and Elgin were chosen as the bases for data collection. The economic establishment of the Chinese people from dependant migrants to independent businessmen is discussed in detail. The economic institutions which lead to the establishment of a career enclave within catering is also examined. The communal development of the Aberdeen and the Elgin Chinese is studied in terms of the three bases of internal solidarity, i.e., economics, religious faith and kin relations, which work in different ways in the two localities. Due to its uniqueness and its significance to the Elgin Chinese, their True Jesus Church is analysed in greater depth. Bearing in mind the economic and communal development of the Chinese people, the shift in homeland orientation is then examined by using Watson's study of the Mans (1975) as a base line. My findings show that the majority of my Chinese subjects no longer contemplate a return to their homeland. However, most of them would like to retain their cultural distinctiveness in Britain. To a certain extent, the primary point of reference for the Chinese seems to have shifted from the homeland to Britain. This shift is explained tentatively in terms of a transfer of the traditional power hierarchy of the family during migration. Also, the Elgin Chinese conform more to the overall pattern. Their relative uniformity and satisfaction with their lives after migration is explained in terms of the reconstitution of the True Jesus Church which caters for their many social and practical needs.
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Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP11 Administrator's Guide
Renaming Users
For LDAP databases, the rename feature changes only the user's name, all other fields are left intact. In addition, the user's old name is still preserved so searches against the old name will still find the new entry.
When you rename a user entry, you can only change the user's name. You cannot use the rename feature to move the entry from one organizational unit to another. For example, suppose you have organizational units for Marketing and Accounting and an entry named "Billie Holiday" under the Marketing organizational unit. You can rename the entry from Billie Holiday to Doc Holiday, but you cannot rename the entry such that Billie Holiday under the Marketing organizational unit becomes Billie Holiday under the Accounting organizational unit.
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Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
The present study is an investigation of the relationship between irrational beliefs and thought suppression in predicting distress in cancer patients. While there is a significant amount of data supporting their role as vulnerability factors for distress, no attempts have been made so far to study the relationships between these two individual characteristics. Our results show that both irrational beliefs and thought suppression are related to distress, and that the impact of irrational beliefs on distress is completely mediated by thought suppression. Potential mechanisms and implications are discussed.
Key words: thought suppression, irrational beliefs, distress


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The Occidentalis Linux distribution for Raspberry Pi (and Raspbian as of Dec 2012) includes support for the DS18B20 1-wire temperature sensor. These sensors come in a small three pin package like a transistor and are accurate digital devices.
In this lesson, you will learn how to use a DS18B20 with the Raspberry Pi to take temperature readings.
Since the Raspberry Pi has no ADC (Analog to Digital Converter), it cannot directly use an analog temperature sensor like the TMP36, making the DS18B20 a good choice for temperature sensing.
This incredibly small stereo amplifier is surprisingly powerful – able to deliver 2 x 3.7W channels into 3 ohm impedance speakers. Inside the miniature chip is a class D controller, able to run from 2.7V-5.5VDC. Since the amp is a class D, its incredibly efficient (over 90% efficient when driving an 8Ω speaker at over a Watt).
This amplifier is perfect for portable and battery-powered projects. It has built in thermal and over-current protection, but you really have to drive it hard before it even gets warm! This board is a welcome upgrade to basic "LM386″ amps!
Stepper motors fall somewhere in between a regular DC motor (Lesson 9) and a servo motor (Lesson 8]). They have the advantage that they can be positioned accurately, moved forward or backwards one 'step' at a time, but they can also rotate continuously.
In this lesson you will learn how to control a stepper motor using your Raspberry Pi and the same L293D motor control chip that you used with the DC motor in Lesson 9.
The Lesson will also show you how to use an alternative driver chip, the ULN2803.
For this project, it does not really matter if you use a L293D or a ULN2803. The lower cost of the ULN2803 and the four spare outputs, that you could use for something else, probably make it the best choice if you don't have either chip.
The motor is quite low power and suffers less from the surges in current than DC motors and servos (which use DC motors). This project will therefore work okay powered from the 5V line of the Raspberry Pi, as long as the Pi is powered from a good supply of at least 1A.
We have a new alpha release of the Rapsberry Pi WebIDE ready to go. This latest version is primarily bug fixes, but it does have one new feature! We've added the ability to create folders at all levels of your project to help with organization of those more complex projects.
The new changes for the 0.3.2 version of the WebIDE are as follows:
Navigator: Add ability to create folders at all levels.
Debugger: Fix display of local vs global variables.
Terminal: Set terminal width based on containing parent, use entire width and height.
The Raspberry Pi WebIDE includes an advanced, yet easy to use tool, to help you work through code that you've downloaded or written in Python.
If you haven't used a debugger, either on the command line or in an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), hopefully this guide will help you understand why you'd want to do so, and how to effectively debug your code.
This is my first video in a new series that will cover every aspect of the Adafruit Learning System Raspberry Pi WebIDE. The WebIDE is still in the early development phase, but we are rapidly packing in great new features, and squashing bugs. Even though it is still in Alpha, this first video shows you how incredibly easy it is to install the WebIDE onto your Raspberry Pi. The goal is to release a new video each Friday to cover a new feature of the WebIDE.
This lesson describes how to control both the speed and direction of a DC motor using Python and a L293D chip. In Lesson 8, we used the Pi to generate pulses to control the position of a servo motor. In this lesson we use pulses to control the speed of a regular DC motor and the L293D motor control chip to reverse the direction of the current through the motor and hence the direction in which it turns.
I2C is a two-wire serial bus interface historically used to communicate between different components of an electronics device on the same circuit board. Amidst the rise in hobbyist/open electronics and the "Internet of Things", I2C has also become popular as a well-defined communication technology between off-the-shelf electronic project components of the type commonly sold at Adafruit, Sparkfun, and Newark. Accelerometers, NFC chips, LED displays, and many other types of devices are available using this interface, allowing hackers to easily communicate bidirectionally with special-purpose components from their micro-controller or full-fledged computer projects.
One example of such a component that is fun to play with is the Adafruit 8×8 LED Matrix w/I2C Backpack. This device is pretty much exactly what it sounds like, 64 LEDs arranged 8×8 that can be individually controlled over an I2C interface via an HT16K33 integrated circuit. Starting with a few of these devices and a Raspberry Pi, I decided to delve into what it would take to drive the LEDs from my favorite language, Go.
I started by soldering the LED matrix devices to their backpacks as described here:
Adafruit provides great support for controlling these devices and others that they carry from within Python code (available via GitHub (_URL_ and this code works well for spot-checking that the device has been successfully connected and is in working order. All of my soldering went okay and the device worked (though I did have to modify the Python code slightly because at the time it assumed it would be driving a LED matrix on I2C bus 0, but it should have been using bus 1 because the I2C bus number designations flipped around the time the newer 512MB Raspberry Pi devices became available and my Pi is a 512MB model).
What's better than a single LED? Lots of LEDs! A fun way to make a small display is to use an 8×8 matrix or a 4-digit 7-segment display. Matrices like these are 'multiplexed' – so to control 64 LEDs you need 16 pins. That's a lot of pins, and there are driver chips like the MAX7219 that can control a matrix for you but there's a lot of wiring to set up and they take up a ton of space. Here at Adafruit we feel your pain! After all, wouldn't it be awesome if you could control a matrix without tons of wiring? That's where these adorable LED matrix backpacks come in. We have them in two flavors - a mini 8×8 and a 4-digit 0.56″ 7-segment. They work perfectly with the matrices we stock in the Adafruit shop and make adding a bright little display trivial.
The watch kit already ships with style to spare, but that's no reason to limit yourself to the included watch band when you can make one.
Here are the steps I took to create the "Circling the Square" TIMESQUARE Watch Body. As I guide you through the steps I followed, I will share plenty of tips and tricks for how you can design your own!
We have a new alpha release of the Rapsberry Pi WebIDE ready to go. This version includes a major new feature that allows you to debug your python programs. This is a real-time step debugger, with breakpoints, output, etc.
The new changes for the 0.3.0 version of the WebIDE are as follows:
Python step debugger
Node.js update to 0.8 from 0.6 for faster navigation, and page loads.
Package node binaries with the WebIDE for faster, and easier installs
NOTE: To take advantage of the updated node binaries, and increased speed of the WebIDE, you'll want to do an uninstall/installation, as the binaries are configured during the installation process, so updating within the editor won't pick those changes up.
Here's a screenshot of the debugger in action:
Upgrading from 0.2.0 and higher
You can upgrade from 0.2.0 and higher from within the editor. If you'd like the increased speed using the new node binaries, you'll want to uninstall/install again.
Ensure that your code is safely saved in your repository at bitbucket.org.
Login to the editor.
Click Update in the upper right.
Update should take about a minute.
Upgrading From 0.1.9 and lower
To install this new editor, you'll want to completely remove your old editor, and run the installation script again.
Ensure that your code is safely saved in your repository at bitbucket.org.
Uninstall using the following script
curl _URL_ | sh
Either make sure there are no rogue node processes running, or restart your Pi.
Install the new and improved WebIDE
curl _URL_ | sudo sh
By popular demand, we now have a project tutorial for how to make your own programmable, ultra-blinky LED belt. Perfect for parties, raves, parades, weddings, funerals, and bar mitzvahs. Wear it with pride, wear it with blinky! Follow this tutorial to build your own heirloom LED belt, and hand it down to your grandkids.

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United States school systems commonly use the letter grade scale from "A" to "F," with "A" being the highest grade. The cumulative numerical average refers to an average grade obtained by a student for classes taken. To determine this average all grades earned are converted to numbers using the following scale - "A"=4, "B"=3, "C"=2,"D"=1 and "F"=0. Grade Point Average (GPA) is another commonly used numeric average that takes into account not only the grade but also the number of course credit hours.
Calculating Cumulative Grade Numerical Average
Convert the course grades into the numeric scale. For example, a student took three classes and earned the following grades "A," "A" and "B." Those grades correspond to 4, 4 and 3 on the numeric scale.
Add up all numeric grades; in this example, the sum is 4 + 4 + 3 = 11.
Divide the sum by the number of classes taken to calculate the cumulative numerical average. In this example, the cumulative numerical average is 11 / 3 = 3.66667.
Round the cumulative numerical average to the third decimal place; in this example, the result is 3.667.
Calculating Grade Point Average (GPA)
Convert the course grades into the numeric scale. For example, a student took three classes with 3,1 and 3 credit hours, respectively, and earned the following grades "A," "B" and "C." Those grades correspond to 4, 3 and 2 on the numeric scale.
Multiply the grade by the credit hours for the respective course to calculate grade points. In this example, the the grade points for each course are 12 (4 x 3), 3 (3 x 1) and 6 (2 x 3).
Add up all grade points. In this example, the sum is 12 + 3 + 6 = 21.
Add up all credit hours. In this example, the total credit hours are 3 + 1 + 6 = 7.
Divide the total number of grade points by the total number of credit hours to calculate GPA. In this example, GPA is 21 / 7 = 3.


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Short-wavelength, high-energy blue light rays in the 450 to 495 nanometer range penetrate the light sensitive retina in the back of the eye. The remaining visible light spectrum is filtered at the lens of the eye.
Bullhead precision lenses block blue rays, which reduces eye strain, increases visual acuity and protects from the long-term effects of blue light exposure.
Short term exposure to blue light rays causes eye-strain, and long term exposure causes retinal damage which contributes to macular degeneration.
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Next: , Up: Format of Descriptions A Sample Function Description
In a function description, the name of the function being described appears first. It is followed on the same line by a list of argument names. These names are also used in the body of the description, to stand for the values of the arguments.
The appearance of the keyword &optional in the argument list indicates that the subsequent arguments may be omitted (omitted arguments default to nil). Do not write &optional when you call the function.
The keyword &rest (which must be followed by a single argument name) indicates that any number of arguments can follow. The single argument name following &rest receives, as its value, a list of all the remaining arguments passed to the function. Do not write &rest when you call the function.
Here is a description of an imaginary function foo:
— Function: foo integer1 &optional integer2 &rest integers
 (foo 1 5 3 9)
 ⇒ 16
 (foo 5)
 ⇒ 14
More generally,
 (foo w x y...)
 (+ (- x w) y...)
By convention, any argument whose name contains the name of a type (e.g., integer, integer1 or buffer) is expected to be of that type. A plural of a type (such as buffers) often means a list of objects of that type. An argument named object may be of any type. (For a list of Emacs object types, see Lisp Data Types.) An argument with any other sort of name (e.g., new-file) is specific to the function; if the function has a documentation string, the type of the argument should be described there (see Documentation).
See Lambda Expressions, for a more complete description of arguments modified by &optional and &rest.
Command, macro, and special form descriptions have the same format, but the word 'Function' is replaced by 'Command', 'Macro', or 'Special Form', respectively. Commands are simply functions that may be called interactively; macros process their arguments differently from functions (the arguments are not evaluated), but are presented the same way.
The descriptions of macros and special forms use a more complex notation to specify optional and repeated arguments, because they can break the argument list down into separate arguments in more complicated ways. '[optional-arg]' means that optional-arg is optional and 'repeated-args...' stands for zero or more arguments. Parentheses are used when several arguments are grouped into additional levels of list structure. Here is an example:
— Special Form: count-loop (var [from to [inc]]) body...
This imaginary special form implements a loop that executes the body forms and then increments the variable var on each iteration. On the first iteration, the variable has the value from; on subsequent iterations, it is incremented by one (or by inc if that is given). The loop exits before executing body if var equals to. Here is an example:
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If from and to are omitted, var is bound to nil before the loop begins, and the loop exits if var is non-nil at the beginning of an iteration. Here is an example:
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Boundary conditions are important because significant subsets of boundary condition failures are security failures. As such, the boundary conditions we don't test today are the security patches we'll have to issue tomorrow. An effective way to limit border vulnerabilities is ttesting via fuzzing. This highly automated testing technique can cover large numbers of boundary cases using invalid data (from files, network protocols, and other targets) as application input. This article shows how fuzzing often works well when techniques such as functional testing would be cost prohibitive.
fuzzing, software testing, boundary conditions, completeness testing, comprehensive negative testing, quality assurance
Peter Oehlert, "Violating Assumptions with Fuzzing", IEEE Security & Privacy, vol.3, no. 2, pp. 58-62, March/April 2005, doi:10.1109/MSP.2005.55
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Upstate New York refers to the part of the state of New York that is north or west of New York City and its suburbs. This refers to people who live in the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Ithaca and Utica, as well as the rural parts of New York. These include the Adirondack Mountains and the Mohawk Valley. Culturally, upstate New York is quite different than New York City. The people who live in upstate New York came from different places than the people who live in New York City. Also, upstate New York is more conservative politically.


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HEVEA pacifiers are made of 100% natural rubber and painted with FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) approved natural color pigments. The pacifier is biodegradable and does not contain dangerous chemicals - PVC, BPA and phthalates.
The pacifier is gentle on the baby's sensitive skin and tender on the gums and teeth. Thanks to the one piece design, there are no cracks where bacteria could accumulate. The butterfly shaped pacifier leaves enough space for the child's nose and chin, and the ventilation openings help to prevent skin irritation.
When not in use, the pacifier should be kept in a clean and dry place out of direct sunlight and away from heat. It should be stored in a closed, clean and dry container.
If the surface of the soother starts to peel or crack, it is a sign of too long use or incorrect cleaning. It is recommended to replace the pacifier with a new one every two months.
Why does the pacifier change color over time?
No preservatives have been used in the production of HEVEA products and the color of natural rubber changes over time.
How to take care of a pacifier?
Before first use, clean and sterilize the pacifier thoroughly. HEVEA pacifiers are lubricated with a thin layer of vegetable oil so that they do not dry or change color in the package. The oil comes off if the pacifier is cleaned in boiling water before the first use. HEVEA pacifiers are cleaned in a special machine or by briefly dipping the pacifier in boiling water. Do not wash in the dishwasher.
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CM Thai Dictionary is the best Thai-English and English-Thai offline translator that comes with the following capabilities.
- Easy and quick to search word both Thai and English
- More than 200,000 word definitions and idioms.
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- There is 'Word Today' menu which is a source of words and idioms.
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Since Rankcluster 0.92, ranks have to be given to the functions in the ranking notation.
Ranking and ordering notation
The ranking representation $r=(r_1,...,r_m)$ contains the ranks assigned to the objects, and means that the $i$th object is in $r_i$th position.
The ordering representation $o=(o_1,...,o_m)$ means that object $o_i$ is in the $i$th position.
Let us consider the following example to illustrate both notations: a judge, which has to rank three holidays destinations according to its preferences, O1 = Countryside, O2 = Mountain and O3 = Sea, ranks first Sea (O3), second Countryside (O1), and last Mountain (O2).
The ordering result of the judge is o = (3, 1, 2) (the first object is O3, then O1 and O2) whereas the ranking result is r = (2, 3, 1) (O1 is in second position, O2 in third position and O3 in first position).
Rankcluster format
The \code{data} parameter must be a matrix with every row corresponding to a rank.
One row corresponds to one rank. The first column corresponds to the position on the object A, the second to the position of object B and so on.
For converting your data from ordering notation to ranking, you can use the convertRank function. This function works only for univariate and non-partially missing ranks.
Multivariate Ranks
For multivariate ranks, the differents variable are combined by column and an extra parameter (m) indicates the size of each dimension.
The big4 dataset is composed of the rankings (in ranking notation) of the "Big Four" English football teams (A: Manchester, B: Liverpool, C: Arsenal, D: Chelsea) to the English Championship (Premier League) and according to the UEFA coefficients (statistics used in Europe for ranking and seeding teams in international competitions), from 1993 to 2013.
Each variable corresponds to the ranking of four elements, so m = c(4, 4). In the data matrix, the first four columns correspond to the rankings in Premier League and the four next to the ranking accoding to the uefa coefficient.
Partial Missing Ranks
Rankcluster manages partial missing ranks. Missing positions are denoted by 0.
For example 5 0 1 2 0 indicates that the position of the second and fifth objects are unknown.
Ranks with tied positions
Rankcluster manages tied positions in ranks. Tied position are replaced by the lowest position they share.
For example, assume there are five objects to rank. If the output rank in ranking notation is 4 3 4 1 1, the 1 for both the objects number 4 and 5 indicates that either object 4 is in first position and object 5 in second or object 5 in second position and object 4 in first. Then the object number 2 is in third position, then objects 1 and 3 are in fourth and fifth or fifth and fourth.
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RGB color can be converted into Pantone by using a graphics program such as Photoshop or Illustrator. Pantone color options are approximate and may not exactly match RGB colors.Continue Reading
Color can be converted from RGB to Pantone in Illustrator using the following steps:
Open the document and select the color that needs to be converted.
Go to the "Window" tab and select the "Color Guide."
Select the icon that appears in the bottom left corner of the screen. From there, scroll to "Color Books" and choose "Pantone solid coated."
The color that is to be converted should be indicated with a black arrow. Click on the color to convert it to Pantone.


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Each contact can be assigned attributes, called contact fields, that hold values such as their names, phone numbers, and any other individual information you want to include. Contact fields are divided into two types, default fields and custom fields, and they can hold three types of values: text, numeric, or date & time. When a contact field is created, the default value is null unless the field is imported from a spreadsheet with a pre-existing value or updated when a contact reaches an Update the Contact action in a workflow.
Default fields include the contact's name, addresses, and groups:
Custom fields are created by you. Click here to learn how.
Contact fields can be added within the contacts tab using the method described below, or by interacting with a flow using the Update the contact action.
To add a contact field:
1. Navigate to the contacts tab and click the "Manage Fields" button:
2. Type the name the contact field you want to add in an empty box.
3. Select the type of value this field will hold (Text, Numeric, or Date & Time).
Once you've added a contact field, you can refer to its value using the variable _USER_.[field_name]. For example, the "Work Email" contact field in the tutorial below can be referenced using _USER_.work_email. Click here to learn more about using variables.
Updating Field Values
To change the value of a recently-created contact field, you can update it using the Update the contact action or by editing a contact field value via the contacts tab. For example, when a new phone number sends a message to a channel connected to your account, a new contact will be created with a null Name value and null values for each contact field you've added. The new contact will only be identifiable by their phone number until their other field values are updated.


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Not all fire suppression systems have mandatory NFPA 12 requirements that have to be applied retroactively. Carbon dioxide (CO2) systems are one of the few, and they cannot be grandfathered in. Since 2008, NFPA 12 has added requirements like discharge delays, odorizers, lock-out valves and other equipment and signage. In this video, fire protection expert Lee Kaiser explains some of these mandatory features and upgrades that will make your fire suppression system safer.
CO2 Systems: Safety Upgrades, Designs, and Applications
Lee: "So the safety upgrades that I mentioned, in the 2008 edition of NFPA 12, the code-making committee for gaseous suppression systems realized that we're still killing too many people with CO2 discharges, and so they added a number of things to the code and made them now mandatory. So this is only one of the few mandatory requirements that I know about that's done in fire codes. Most of the time it's an improvement of the code and any new system has to follow it, but this is actually retroactive. So if you have an existing CO2 system, you have to go back and upgrade your system to meet these safety requirements, including adding lock-out valves. So on the discharge piping from the cylinders, you need to have a valve in the line that you can close and then lock out and tag out when you go into that occupied space, or normally unoccupied space if it's total flood and work in that environment.
NFPA 12 Mandatory Requirements
Discharge delays. These are mechanical delays that will give you some time to exit the space so that you can hear this other device, a mechanical pneumatic siren, so a siren that's run by the gas pressure that warns people inside that space that they need to exit and that that discharge delay will be done soon, and the gas will be coming into there.
Odorizers. Now, this is important. There's a good way to teach this for CO2. CO2 is odorless and colorless, so you can't see it necessarily coming into the space or know that it's there, so we add odorizers to a system to make them safer, and that's a mechanical device that injects a little bit of oil of wintergreen, so a mint smell, to the CO2 so you can smell it. You should be trained, if you work in that space, when you smell a mint smell, which is probably not common in the space that you're working, when you smell that mint smell you know to get out. If you don't get out, you're going to die a very minty death. So we don't want that to happen to anybody.
And then other equipment and signage. Those are some of the things.
Compliance is Important
Now, how do you think the industry has done with going back and retrofitting systems? Good? No, not very good. So this is old information, but it's frankly good to bring up again to keep the awareness high that when you encounter a CO2 system or you're a user of CO2 and you don't see some of these things on your system, you need to go back and do that just to keep your system safe, or make it as safe as possible, because we still lose a couple people every year due to CO2 discharges.
Some of the available designs, total flooding. CO2 systems are one of the only systems that we can use for deep-seated fires, so when bulk material where the fire can be buried down in or burn long enough to get buried down in, we can use a CO2 system to attack that type of fire. A good example of that would be coal bins at a power plant. If I've got a coal silo full of coal. It's just moving into the power plant. If it sits long enough it can self-heat and combust inside of there, and so once the coal catches on fire, one of the only ways to put it out is with a CO2 system, so we'll inject CO2 low in the silo and high, and it will fill that volume and soak into the coal, and it can extinguish that type of fire. So that's what a deep-seated fire example for that. It deals well with uncloseable openings and even forced ventilation. If you can't shut off the HVAC or a fan or something like that, we can deal with that in the CO2 system.
Used for local application, for leaky spaces, we can do extended discharge systems. Some applications, flammable storage rooms. We use them a lot in power generation for turbines and generators, machinery rooms, steel production, printing presses, just a number of different applications for CO2 systems."


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Wireshark is a graphical network protocol analyzer that allows us to make an in-depth analysis of the individual packets available on the network.
The Wireshark can be used to receive Ethernet, wi-fi, Bluetooth and many other types of traffic packages.
It can decode different protocols it sees, so you could, for example, eavesdrop on the sound of Voice over IP (VoIP) phone calls.
Let's take a look at the basics of using Wireshark to capture and analyze network traffic.
Start of Wireshark: You must run Wireshark in an account with sufficient privileges to receive packages, or you must grant the account in which you use Wireshark enough privileges to be able to record network traffic. The way it is done differs from one operating system to another.
In windows, the WinPcap driver (called NPF) loads from Wireshark when it starts recording live data. This requires administrator privileges. Once the driver is loaded, any local user can record the traffic.
Here are some of the features of Wireshark:
- It supports more than 1.000 protocols
- Ability to do live download and analysis offline
- It has the most powerful display filters in the industry
- Logged network data can be displayed via the GUI or through a command line tool, TShark
- Ability to read / write many different log formats, such as tcpdump (libpcap), Network General Sniffer, Cisco Secure IDS iplog, Microsoft Network Monitor and more
- You can read live data from IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth and Ethernet
- The export can be done in XML, Postscript, CSV documents or plain text
In our case, we are connected to LAN (Ethernet), so we will see it in a connection Ethernet.
In the case of Linux, you can start Wireshark by typing "sudo wireshark"In your terminal and select your interface to start the data download process.
Here, Wireshark sees all the network traffic and downloads the packages. Therefore, to download POST data, you must use a filter within the Wireshark filter module bar. To stop the download, you can click on the fourth icon at the top titled "Stop running the live capture " or you can go to "Capture | Stop".
Let's open any login page and send a POST request to a server. The sheer volume of network traffic recorded by Wireshark can be a bit chaotic because, apart from HTTP traffic, every other packet is logged to or from the system.
To find specific packages that interest us, we can use Wireshark filters. The Filters field is located in the upper left corner of the Wireshark GUI. As a very simple first example of Wireshark filtering, let's look at all the traffic that HTTP uses.
You should see the packets in Wireshark from the system with IP address 10.228.xxx.xxx to 10.228.xxx.xxx and vice versa, with the Protocol field marked as HTTP.
Filter: http.request.method == "POST"
Filter: http contains POST
You can now analyze this POST data by right-clicking and selecting the option Follow -> TCP Stream
Wireshark filters recorded packets to display only those that use the HTTP protocol. We can see the entire movement of HTTP packets, including connection elements, in plain text.
Even after the traffic is filtered, there may be many HTTP connections recorded over the same period of time, so it would be difficult to understand what is going on. But once we find a package that interests us, such as the beginning of an HTTP connection, we can find out by searching deeper by right-clicking on the package and selecting "Follow TCP Stream" as shown below:
We can use more advanced filters to further improve the returned packages.
For example, we can use the filter ip.dst == 10.228.xxx.xxx to return only packets with the destination IP address being 10.228.xxx.xxx.
We can even connect filters together, such as using the filter ip.dst == 10.228.xxx.xxx and http to find only HTTP traffic intended for ip 10.228.xxx.xxx.


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Individual maize chromosomes in the C(3) plant oat can increase bundle sheath cell size and vein density.
Tolley BJ., Sage TL., Langdale JA., Hibberd JM.
C(4) photosynthesis has evolved in at least 66 lineages within the angiosperms and involves alterations to the biochemistry, cell biology, and development of leaves. The characteristic "Kranz" anatomy of most C(4) leaves was discovered in the 1890s, but the genetic basis of these traits remains poorly defined. Oat × maize addition lines allow the effects of individual maize (Zea mays; C(4)) chromosomes to be investigated in an oat (Avena sativa; C(3)) genetic background. Here, we have determined the extent to which maize chromosomes can introduce C(4) characteristics into oat and have associated any C(4)-like changes with specific maize chromosomes. While there is no indication of a simultaneous change to C(4) biochemistry, leaf anatomy, and ultrastructure in any of the oat × maize addition lines, the C(3) oat leaf can be modified at multiple levels. Maize genes encoding phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinase, and the 2'-oxoglutarate/malate transporter are expressed in oat and generate transcripts of the correct size. Three maize chromosomes independently cause increases in vein density, and maize chromosome 3 results in larger bundle sheath cells with increased cell wall lipid deposition in oat leaves. These data provide proof of principle that aspects of C(4) biology could be integrated into leaves of C(3) crops.


GO:_PHONE_ » Neuromuscular process controlling balance
Gene Ontology biological process » GO:_PHONE_
Any process that an organism uses to control its balance, the orientation of the organism (or the head of the organism) in relation to the source of gravity. In humans and animals, balance is perceived through visual cues, the labyrinth system of the inner ears and information from skin pressure receptors and muscle and joint receptors.
There are 56 proteins involved in this molecular process in the human proteome.
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Salt River Project has announced that construction is under way on its new geothermal power generation plant in Southern California.
SRP signed a 30-year agreement to purchase all of the 49-megawatts of power the facility is expected to generate when it becomes operational in early 2012.
The power company said a geothermal power plant produces clean electricity from naturally occurring geothermal steam. The steam is formed when production wells tap into superheated brine reservoirs thousands of feet beneath the Earth's surface.
Geothermal energy is considered a renewable-energy source. The hot brine flashed to steam to generate electricity is re-injected to maintain the productivity of the reservoir for long-term power production.
SRP is the largest provider of electricity to the greater Phoenix area.


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Public transit is critical to a successful and equitable economic infrastructure. However, even places that have access to transit can include gaps where underserved communities would benefit from improved service. This tool reveals where transit improvements could provide the most impact by highlighting underserved areas where demand is strongest.
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Risks Associated With Investing Directly or Indirectly in Sugar
Investing in Sugar Interests subjects the Fund to the risks of the world sugar market, and this could result in substantial fluctuations in the price of the Fund's Shares.
The Fund is subject to the risks and hazards of the world sugar market because it invests in Sugar Interests. The two primary sources for the production of sugar are sugarcane and sugar beets, both of which are grown in various countries around the world. The risks and hazards that are inherent in the world sugar market may cause the price of sugar to fluctuate widely. If the changes in percentage terms of the Fund's Shares accurately track the percentage changes in the Benchmark or the spot price of sugar, then the price of its Shares will fluctuate accordingly.
- The global price and availability of sugar is influenced by economic and industry conditions, including but not limited to supply and demand factors such as: crop disease; weed control; water availability; various planting, growing, or harvesting problems; severe weather conditions such as drought, floods, or frost that are difficult to anticipate and which cannot be controlled; uncontrolled fires, including arson; challenges in doing business with foreign companies; legal and regulatory restrictions; fluctuation of shipping rates; currency exchange rate fluctuations; and political and economic instability. Global demand for sugar to produce ethanol has also been a significant factor affecting the price of sugar. Additionally, demand for sugar is affected by changes in consumer tastes, national, regional and local economic conditions, and demographic trends. The spread of consumerism and the rising affluence of emerging nations such as China and India have created demand for sugar. An influx of people in developing countries moving from rural to urban areas may create more disposable income to be spent on sugar products, and might also reduce sugar production in rural areas on account of worker shortages, all of which would result in upward pressure on sugar prices. On the other hand, public health concerns regarding obesity, heart disease and diabetes, particularly in developed countries, may reduce demand for sugar. In light of the time it takes to grow sugarcane and sugar beets and the cost of new facilities for processing these crops, it may not be possible to increase supply quickly or in a cost-effective manner in response to an increase in demand for sugar.
- Sugar production is subject to United States and foreign policies and regulations that materially affect operations. Governmental policies affecting the agricultural industry, such as taxes, tariffs, duties, subsidies, incentives, acreage control, and import and export restrictions on agricultural commodities and commodity products, can influence the planting of certain crops, the location and size of crop production, the volume and types of imports and exports, and industry profitability. Many foreign countries subsidize sugar production, resulting in lower prices, but this has led other countries, including the United States, to impose tariffs and import restrictions on sugar imports. Sugar producers also may need to comply with various environmental laws and regulations, such as those regulating the use of certain pesticides.
- Seasonal fluctuations in the price of sugar may cause risk to an investor because of the possibility that Share prices will be depressed because of the sugar harvest cycle. In the futures market, contracts expiring during the harvest season are typically priced lower than contracts expiring in the winter and spring. While the sugar harvest seasons varies from country to country, prices of Sugar Futures Contracts tend to be lowest in the late spring and early summer, reflecting the harvest season in Brazil, the world's leading producer of sugarcane. Thus, seasonal fluctuations could result in an investor incurring losses upon the sale of Fund Shares, particularly if the investor needs to sell Shares when the Benchmark Component Futures Contracts are, in whole or part, Sugar Futures Contracts expiring in the late spring or early summer.
The Benchmark is not designed to correlate exactly with the spot price of sugar and this could cause the changes in the price of the Shares to substantially vary from the changes in the spot price of sugar. Therefore, you may not be able to effectively use the Fund to hedge against sugar-related losses or to indirectly invest in sugar.
The Benchmark Component Futures Contracts reflect the price of sugar for future delivery, not the current spot price of sugar, so at best the correlation between changes in such Sugar Futures Contracts and the spot price of sugar will be only approximate. Weak correlation between the Benchmark and the spot price of sugar may result from the typical seasonal fluctuations in sugar prices discussed above. Imperfect correlation may also result from speculation in Sugar Interests, technical factors in the trading of Sugar Futures Contracts, and expected inflation in the economy as a whole. If there is a weak correlation between the Benchmark and the spot price of sugar, then the price of Shares may not accurately track the spot price of sugar and you may not be able to effectively use the Fund as a way to hedge the risk of losses in your sugar-related transactions or as a way to indirectly invest in sugar.
Changes in the Fund's NAV may not correlate well with changes in the price of the Benchmark. If this were to occur, you may not be able to effectively use the Fund as a way to hedge against sugar-related losses or as a way to indirectly invest in sugar.
The Sponsor endeavors to invest the Fund's assets as fully as possible in Sugar Interests so that the changes in percentage terms in the NAV closely correlate with the changes in percentage terms in the Benchmark. However, changes in the Fund's NAV may not correlate with the changes in the Benchmark for various reasons, including those set forth below:
- The Fund does not intend to invest only in the Benchmark Component Futures Contracts. While its investments in Sugar Futures Contracts other than the Benchmark Component Futures Contracts, Cleared Sugar Swaps and Other Sugar Interests would be for the purpose of causing the Fund's performance to track that of the Benchmark most effectively and efficiently, the performance of these Sugar Interests may not correlate well with the performance of the Benchmark Component Futures Contracts, resulting in a greater potential for error in tracking price changes in those futures contracts. Additionally, if the trading market for Sugar Futures Contracts is suspended or closed, the Fund may not be able to purchase these investments at the last reported price for such investments.
- The Fund will incur certain expenses in connection with its operations, and will hold most of its assets in income-producing, short-term securities for margin and other liquidity purposes and to meet redemptions that may be necessary on an ongoing basis. These expenses and income will cause imperfect correlation between changes in the Fund's NAV and changes in the Benchmark.
- The Sponsor may not be able to invest the Fund's assets in Sugar Interests having an aggregate notional amount exactly equal to the Fund's NAV. As a standardized contract, a single Sugar Futures Contracts or Cleared Sugar Swap is for a specified amount of sugar, and the Fund's NAV and the proceeds from the sale of a Creation Basket is unlikely to be an exact multiple of that amount. In such case, the Fund could not invest the entire proceeds from the purchase of the Creation Basket in such futures contracts. (For example, assuming the Fund receives $1,250,000 for the sale of a Creation Basket and that the value (i.e., the notional amount) of a Sugar Futures Contract is $29,019.20, the Fund could only enter into 43 Sugar Futures Contracts with an aggregate value of $1,247,826). While the Fund may be better able to achieve the exact amount of exposure to the sugar market through the use of over-the-counter Other Sugar Interests, there is no assurance that the Sponsor will be able to continually adjust the Fund's exposure to such Other Sugar Interests to maintain such exact exposure. Furthermore, as noted above, the use of Other Sugar Interests may itself result in imperfect correlation with the Benchmark. Any amounts not invested in Sugar Interests will be held in short-term Treasury Securities, cash and/or cash equivalents.
- As Fund assets increase, there may be more or less correlation. On the one hand, as the Fund grows it should be able to invest in Sugar Futures Contracts with a notional amount that is closer on a percentage basis to the Fund's NAV. For example, if the Fund's NAV is equal to 4.9 times the value of a single futures contract, it can purchase only four futures contracts, which would cause only 81.6% of the Fund's assets to be exposed to the sugar market. On the other hand, if the Fund's NAV is equal to 100.9 times the value of a single Sugar Futures Contract, it can purchase 100 such contracts, resulting in 99.1% exposure. However, at certain asset levels the Fund may be limited in its ability to purchase Sugar Futures Contracts due to position limits or accountability levels imposed by the CFTC or the relevant exchanges. In these instances, the Fund would likely invest to a greater extent in Sugar Interests not subject to these position limits or accountability levels. To the extent that the Fund invests in Cleared Sugar Swaps and Other Sugar Interests, the correlation between the Fund's NAV and the Benchmark may be lower. In certain circumstances, position limits or accountability levels could limit the number of Creation Baskets that will be sold.
If changes in the Fund's NAV do not correlate with changes in the Benchmark, then investing in the Fund may not be an effective way to hedge against sugar-related losses or indirectly invest in sugar.
Changes in the price of the Fund's Shares on the NYSE Arca may not correlate perfectly with changes in the NAV of the Fund's Shares. If this variation occurs, then you may not be able to effectively use the Fund to hedge against sugar-related losses or to indirectly invest in sugar.
While it is expected that the trading prices of the Shares will fluctuate in accordance with the changes in the Fund's NAV, the prices of Shares may also be influenced by other factors


Did you know that breastfeeding can reduce stress?
Feeling stressed?? Breastfeed!
Breastfeeding has so many wonderful benefits and decreasing your stress levels is one of them!
When you breastfeed your baby, signals are sent to your pituitary gland that release a hormone called oxytocin (also known as the feel good or love hormone).
Oxytocin is responsible for the myoepithelial cells in the alveoli in your breast to contract sending milk through the ductal so system to your nipple (also called the milk ejection reflex or MER).
Oxytocin is released multiple times during a breastfeeding session and can las up to two minutes.
Oxytocin decreases cortisol (a stress hormone) in turn reducing stress levels and increases a sense of calm. It is also responsible for helping you to bond your baby!
Ever feel extremely thirsty while breastfeeding?? Oxytocin is responsible for that too!
So if you find yourself feeling stressed, find a comfortable place to sit, grab a glass of water, relax and breastfeed your baby!


Refugee Experiences: Books for Children
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How do we talk to children about the current refugee crisis? Books can be a great place to start! The following books tell the stories of children forced to leave home. While talking to children about serious subjects can be hard, reading these titles together, talking about them, and making connections to your children's own experiences can make it much easier.
I'm New Here
Three children from other countries (Somalia, Guatemala, and Korea) struggle to adjust to their new home and school in the United States.
The Journey
The Red Pencil
Amira's one true dream is to go to school, but life in her peaceful Sudanese village is shattered when a terrifying militia called the Janjaweed arrive.
Oskar and the Eight Blessings
A refugee seeking sanctuary from the horrors of Kristallnacht, Oskar arrives by ship in New York City with only a photograph and an address for an aunt he has never met. As he walks the length of Manhattan, Oskar encounters its various residents and each offers him a small act of kindness, welcoming him to the city.
Inside Out and Back Again
The Vietnam War has reached Ha's home. She and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope.
I Lived on Butterfly Hill
Celeste Marconi can't deny the political unrest that is sweeping through her home country of Chile. When Chile's government declares artists, protestors, and anyone who helps the needy to be dangerous, Celeste's parents send her to America—to Maine. But even after democracy is restored to her home country, questions remain: Will her parents reemerge from hiding? Will she ever be truly safe again?


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Reading about sustainability concepts is less effective than experiencing them. Here's an interactive learning lab you can use to build your understanding of some of the most important concepts related to a fossil fuel driven economy. Just click on the various features of the simulations below to get started.
By exploring this lab you will:
- Learn about the common calculation used to assess remaining finite fuel supplies
- Explore different assumptions that are left out of that calculation — assumptions that are likely more realistic
- Experience the implications of peak oil and diminishing returns on the ability to utilize remaining oil reserves


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In the past, they've told me the threshold temperature for promoting more tropical cyclone growth is about 28 degrees Centigrade, which is about 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
(Image: The average tropical sea surface temperature (black) and an estimate of the sea surface temperature threshold for convection (blue) have risen in tandem over the past 30 years. Credit: IPRC/SOEST/UHM.)
But does that threshold temperature change with a warming climate? New research suggests it does, which seems like good news for Hawai'i.
Researchers Nat Johnson and Shang-Ping Xie at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's International Pacific Research Center write in the journal Nature Geoscience that the threshold seems to rise along with climate warming.
They compared tropical ocean thunderstorm frequency with tropical sea temperatures over a 30-year period. Their finding was that the two measures track each other closely, with the threshold rising along with sea surface temperature at about a tenth of a degree Centigrade per year.
"The correspondence between the two time series is rather remarkable… The convective threshold and average see surface temperatures are so closely linked because of their relation with temperatures in the atmosphere extending several miles above the surface," Johnson said.
The scientists say their research seems to indicate that this trend will continue.
What that means for the Islands is that warming climate does not necessarily mean more hurricane-type storms for Hawai'i—at least not purely because the water is warmer. One of the fears about climate and hurricanes has been that if the threshold didn't rise, it could mean the water would be above the threshold longer each hurricane season, and we would be at greater risk.
N.C. Johnson and S.-P. Xie, 2010: Changes in the sea surface temperature threshold for tropical convection. Nature Geoscience, doi:10.1038/ngeo1004.
©Jan TenBruggencate 2010


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[Use of essential oil of peppermint (Mentha piperita) in the complex treatment of patients with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis].
Virol J. 2009 Jan 20;6:8. PMID: _PHONE_
The paper describes the effects of peppermint (Mentha piperita) essential oil inhaled by patients with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis in the penitentiary system. This procedure is shown to be most effective in infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis in the phase of resorption of infiltrates and/or closure of decay cavities. The efficiency is determined by the rapid positive changes in a tuberculous process, which appear as a rapider regression of tuberculous inflammation, causing small residual changes. This procedure may be used to prevent recurrences and exacerbations of pulmonary tuberculosis.


Quantum Shock is a sci-fi horror tabletop game with gorgeous miniatures.
It combines shifting dimensions, time travel, skills progression, item crafting and strategic combat game mechanics to offer a tense and fun cooperative experience for 1-4 players.
Kickstarter Pre-launch:
"The year is 1989 and I'm home… again."
Horror & Scifi with miniatures
Quantum Shock is a perfect mix between the horror atmosphere coming from weird unknown dimensions full of creepy creatures and the sci-fi amazement of controlling time and space, while discovering mind blowing technology that surpasses human imagination.
The game creates a disturbing atmosphere where exploration is essential, playing with the excitement of venturing into new worlds, full of dangers and mystery.
Characters evolve through interaction with the environment and with other characters, shaping their own story and one of the many possible outcomes.
Quantum Shock comes with highly detailed and unique miniatures, including massive bosses, sculpted with extra care to detail and production needs.
Not just beautiful renders here, but production proved miniatures that will help the future manufacturing of the game.
Prototype miniatures
Many creatures can be found inhabiting the other dimensions parallel to our reality. The more a player ventures into the unknown, the weirdest these creatures are going to become. And dangerous!
Some of these creatures represent concepts, like violence, science, religion… finding out what they are and why they are here, is one of the main objectives of the main characters. Knowing their secrets is going to be key, if they want to return home safe.
The quantum abilities of the main characters let them manipulate time at will. Playing with time implies some dangers, but also some benefits.
Going back in time can allow players to delay certain game objectives and also gain some advantage when in combat. However, if a character goes too far, there's a chance to be lost in time.
On the other side, traveling to the future offers some strategic options, for example, moving through the map, as creatures from the past cannot enter a space existing in the future. Let me introduce you the concept of "time barricade" 😀
Time control panel
Modular Tiles
Players add new tiles to the map when they want to advance to new locations. So, the environment is different each time a mission is played, while also maintaining that sense of wonder, danger and mystery when exploring the different locations of the game.
Tiles are modular and can be placed facing any side of the squared 10×10 cm tile. A group of tiles represent a unique environment inside the game. The core game comes with 2 main locations: the secret lab and the abandoned mansion (a total of 40 unique tiles), but more can be added trough expansions.
Switch dimensions
Here comes the fun part, because each tile is double sided, and each side is different, with its own rules and events. One side represents the real world and the other side represents the new dimension.
Tiles can be flipped when characters perform a specific action inside. But Players can also flip a tile using their quantum skills, switching dimensions at will.
Places inside the new dimension are usually much more dangerous, but can hide secrets and items well worth the risk.
Using their quantum skills, characters can create dimensional portals and jump between them. This allows players to quickly move their characters through the map tiles if needed. Creating these portals use quantum energy, managed through the dimensional bar in the main character sheet.
Characters also have the ability to jump without portals, but this is a dangerous movement, as they never know where they are going to land. When performed, a "blind jump" creates a new fragment of reality, represented by a new map tile disconnected from the rest. This can lead to a fatal outcome or maybe save the day.
Blue or red?
The Dimensional Bar
The quantum abilities of the characters are managed by the dimensional bar. Channeling this energy towards the characters reality (blue), they get some special skills related with science and control. But if they go to the opposite direction, and play with unknown energies from the new dimension (red), they can get completely different skills.
Either way, when the bar is full, characters can control and distort time and space, and even discharge the whole bar, releasing the accumulated quantum energy and performing devastating attacks.
The Quantum Suit
Main characters can use their special abilities to play with time and space, but power without control is useless. The Quantum Suit, developed by Quantum Technologies, allows them to channel their skills thanks to the advanced computer A.I. system inside.
Introducing N.A.N.N.Y., the revolutionary and patented A.I. system by Quantum Technologies. N.A.N.N.Y. is the computer AI included inside Quantum Suits and its main mission is to protect the humans wearing them, even if that's not necessarily good news for the players. But remember, in this place, nanny knows best.
Here, players can find the technology deck. They can acquire data cards spending XP and use them to upgrade the Quantum suit, unlocking new abilities and narrative information.
Next gen cassette technology. Rewind before using.
But N.A.N.N.Y. is a child's toy compared to the facilities' main computer, controlled by a complex artificial intelligence called M.O.T.H.E.R. Players can ask her whatever they want, but some of the answers may not make any sense to them, at least until they can improve their intelligence factor during the campaign and start unveiling the secrets inside its quantum core.
M.O.T.H.E.R. is also the responsible to show the players the possible events of the game, as "she" is monitoring the Quantum Technologies facilities and the ongoing anomalies.
Some game events.
Secondary characters
Interaction with secondary characters is the key to gather information and find the correct answers to complete each mission with success. Once players locate a secondary character, they can ask questions or perform special actions. For example, the computer engineer can unlock doors, provide passwords or hack systems, and the medic can create special pills to recover life or power up combat skills.
However, secondary characters can die, so it's important to protect them, or players can lose these advantages.
The security guard, the biologist, the computer engineer and the priest.
During conversations with secondary characters, some of the available questions are locked based on the intelligence factor of the main character. Also, conversations are different in each mission of the campaign, meaning that it's impossible to get all the information the first time characters meet, expanding the replayability of the game.
Last but not least, the conversations available for each secondary character are going to change depending on the dimension we find them. That means that the information we can get from the same character, but from different dimensions, can lead players into different strategies or storylines and into different endings.
Talk with them, they can help you.
You will find Dr. Kowalski in the Medic lab, she's always working.
I couldn't believe how lucky I was when I found out that we were going to work together. She's a legend in her field, an inspiration for us all.
That bitch! Don't trust her. She's a liar! She is going to doom us all.
Go to the Bio-lab and use this disk. You'll see… then you'll understand.
Not sure if I want to trust her…
Exploring new places is just part of the fun, because looking for useful items hidden there will become second nature once the characters encounter the dangerous creatures lurking in the shadows. Players can find healing objects, pieces of information, weapons and weird experimental gadgets. And even otherworldly items, when exploration takes place inside the new dimensions.
However, exploring new places can be risky, as characters can trigger deadly events or encounter hungry creatures.
Surveillance cam#1
All items can be combined, linking their item cards in the main character sheet, with up to four available spaces. When characters combine items, they can create new and powerful gadgets. These new gadgets can be used as weapons, as defensive objects or can be used to interact with the environment in new creative ways.
Item cards have three kinds of connections: physical, elemental and quantum. Just some connections are unlocked in each item, and quantum connections are the weirdest and most powerful of them.
Standard items.
Combat system
Combat is managed by a mix of dice and combat cards and powered up by optional items and skills upgrades.
There are 3 different dice in Quantum Shock.
. Blue dice represent science and reality and are weaker but precise.
. Red dice represent the new dimension, where chaos and uncertainty reign, so they are more powerful but can result in a miss roll.
. Boss dice are used during boss encounters and determine certain events performed by enemies.
There are 2 card decks in Quantum Shock:
. Attack cards: attack movements with up to 3 levels of power.
. Defense cards: defense movements with up to 3 levels of effectiveness.
The number of cards a character can use and the power of these cards, is determined by the character current stats, mainly the combat, stealth and intelligence values. These values can be altered by special items or upgraded skills.
Quantum Kid performing a flying uppercut 😀
Combat is fun, but dangerous, sometimes deadly (for players). Hiding from creatures can be a better strategy. Using the stealth factor of the character, players can use the coverage areas in the map to avoid being detected by enemies.
A player hidden from creatures can easily escape to new map tiles, avoid being attacked or attack creatures with an extra bonus, thanks to the surprise factor.
You don't want to face this thing without a proper training.
Experimental Pills
To maintain the quantum abilities balanced and control their powers, characters must take some pills from time to time. These experimental pills can be found when exploring or even manufactured by the drugs designer secondary character.
The standard pills can


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REPLICATION OF FORT ST. JEAN BAPTISTE
Fort St. Jean Baptiste de Natchitoches was a strategic outpost, established in 1716, that prevented the Spaniards, in Mexico, from advancing further into French Louisiana. The Fort continued to serve this vital function until the entire French colony west of the Mississippi, with New Orleans and the Isle of Orleans on the east bank, was ceded to Spain in 1762, following France's defeat by England in the French and Indian War. It was finally abandoned soon after the 1803 Louisiana Purchase when the United States built Fort Claiborne nearby.
The reconstruction of the Fort is based on a carefully drawn plan made in 1733 by the French architect/engineer Ignace Francois Broutin after he visited the Fort in August 1732 and at that time had several new buildings built; including a long barracks building, a small warehouse and a house for the warehouse keeper.
Careful research was conducted in the archives of France and Spain on colonial fortification construction methods and working from Broutin's plan and description of the Fort, an authentic reconstruction was accomplished. Fort St. Jean Baptiste was replicated utilizing many of those same construction methods, adapting to some modern measures, such as treated lumber, concealed fasteners, and concrete footings, to assure a longer life. It serves as an important era in Louisiana's colonial history, demonstrating the fortification construction and life style of a Louisiana frontier settlement.


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Marine Biology for the Ocean Loving Kid | Review
Apologia Educational Ministries is known for having excellent high school science curriculum, so even though Malachi is only in the 7th grade, he loves marine life and was excited to have the chance to review the Marine Biology 2nd Edition Advantage Set which is actually geared for high school students who have already completed Biology.
We received the advantage set PLUS the Marine Biology 2nd Edition Audio CD which has been the perfect resource for my son.
What's included in the Marine Biology Advantage Set?
 - Textbook
 - a 557 page hard back, stand alone science text that is full color and beautiful with 14 modules, experiments, study guides, summaries, and more.
 - Student Notebook
 - a 505 page soft spiral-bound notebook for students with introductory section on rubrics, grading charts, how to take notes from the text, and a daily schedule. Each module contains module notes (plenty of room to take notes as your student studies, "On Your Own" (OYO) questions, study guide, and optional summary. The last part of the notebook is the Lab Notebook. Your student could turn to this section to find everything they need to facilitate the experiments from the text.
 - Tests and Solutions Manual
 - a 212 page test and solution manual with instructional support, as well as a test booklet that contains just the tests.
Apologia high school science courses are designed to be used five days a week, for about 45 minutes a day, to complete the course in two semesters, or one school year.
How we used Apologia Marine Biology
Using the audio CD, we listened to the first module while following along with the text. The Student Notebook has a schedule written for you, so we followed the schedule.
Malachi followed along in the book while listening, so he could see the diagrams and pictures. Because he is only in the 7th grade, I did not have him take notes or write in the Student Notebook yet, but he paused the audio when it came to an OYO question, answered the question orally, and then continued listening.
I had him listen at the kitchen table while cooking dinner or around the house so I could listen in too.
Module 1 dives into the oceans of the earth. We learned about the geography of the oceans, the earth's structure, continental drift and plate tectonics, plate interactions, mountain formation, features of the ocean bottom, properties of water, seawater, salinity, temperature, and density, light in the sea, pressure, the motion of the ocean, the Coriolis Effect, waves, tides, and more.
Experiment 1.1 Mountain Formation from Plate Movement
In this first experiment, Malachi learned what happens when a denser plate sinks below one that is less dense. The directions called for sugar and salt, but I didn't want to waste food, so we used white sugar and brown sugar for the layers. It worked just fine, and I saved the sugar for the next time we make chocolate chip cookies.
Experiment 1.2 Removing the Salt From Salt Water
In this experiment, you make a salt water solution and then take a measured sample to determine the salinity by letting the water evaporate from the sample. In this way, we can also determine the salinity of ocean water - by taking a sample.
For Experiment 1.3 The Effects of Salinity, Temperature, and Density of Water, I had him watch the sample experiment on the instructional DVD course page. These videos are great for visual learners or for those who don't need another lab but want to see the experiments.
I like how each experiment gives a purpose, a list of materials, as well as a question to think about. For example, in Experiment 1.4 The Coriolis Effect, the purpose is to understand the cause of atmospheric winds on the earth. The question asks: Why do winds on the earth move in curved directions?
So far, the experiments have all been fairly easy using supplies found around the home. The labs do get more sophisticated and require an animal dissection kit, a microscope, and prepared slides as you go, but this would definitely qualify for a lab science.
We are not yet using the Lab Notebook, but if I were, I would pull the lab section out of the notebook and spiral bind it separately for ease of use. The lab section is color coded, so you can easily find it by flipping through the notebook, but I think it would be easier to have it separate.
In Experiment 1.5, you use a short length of wood to make waves in the bathtub to make a cork bob up and down with each crest of a wave to learn that waves carry energy and do not actually transport water. The cork moves up and down with the waves, but only the energy keeps moving.
After he finished reading, he answered the study guide questions, and then I went over his answers with him. He did not do the optional summary.
How'd he do on the first test?
He was a little nervous to take the test. So, I told him to go ahead and do as much as he could, and if he needed to, I would let him use his study notes. He ended up completing the test without the notes, and he got a 93%. He thought that was cool.
While the text includes answers to the OYO questions, you will need the Test and Solutions manual for complete solutions to the study guides, summaries, and module tests.
So far in Module 2, Malachi has learned about life in the sea - the process of life, photosynthesis, respiration, cells, levels of organization, the challenge of life at sea, diffusion and osmosis, temperature, and more.
What does the rest of the book cover?
In Module 3, we will learn about the first four kingdoms - Monera, Protista, Fungi, and Plantae. Modules 4 through 7 cover marine invertebrates and marine vertebrates - this is what Malachi was looking forward to. He didn't mind learning about the oceans and life in general, but what he really wanted was to study the animals in the ocean, so he wished he could have jumped in with these modules first.
Module 8 covers marine ecology, such as the ecosystem, population growth, predator prey relationships, and more to reveal how ocean life impacts other ocean life.
Modules 9 through 14 cover the Intertidal Zone, estuary communities, coral reefs, continental shelf communities, the Epipelagic Zone, and the deep ocean.
Module 15 covers ocean resources and living and non-living, and Module 16 dives into the effects of humans on the sea.
Apologia's Marine Biology text seems to offer a thorough high school program on ocean life.
Here's what I like:
The Textbook
The student text is bright, colorful, and visually appealing. Each module has a "dive in" question to get you thinking about the topics that will be covered. The text is stand alone, colorful and varied with vivid illustrations, colorful figures, diagrams, tables, maps, On Your Own questions, highlighted vocabulary words, "think about this" prompts to get your student thinking, experiments with detailed instructions and explanations, as well as answers to the questions, and a study guide.
In the back of the student text book, you will find a glossary of definitions, as well three appendices. Appendix A contains reference figures and tables, Appendix B contains optional module summaries which are fill--in-the-blank summaries for more practice, and Appendix C where you will find a complete list of lab supplies.
The Audio CD
I was surprised at how much Malachi comprehended and remembered just using the audio CD and the text book, while not taking notes. I think the audio made a big difference. The voice is a pleasant female voice, and it is easy to follow along with the text while listening. Plus, she reads the entire text - even the OYO questions and experiments. Since it is an MP3 audio CD, it will play on your computer or special MP3 CD player only. I simply uploaded it to iTunes on my computer, and then synced it to my iPhone for listening anywhere in the house.
I really like the option of having the text on audio. I started using Apologia's audio CDs years ago with one of my sons who was an audio learner and who didn't like to read - at all. But, he listened to the audio CD on his own, sometimes a whole module in one day, and then he'd come tell me all the interesting things he learned. Often, he would still be telling me things he learned days later. That sold me on them, and I highly recommend the audio CD for students who are audio learners, who don't like to read, or perhaps a student who is young for the course but wants to give it a try, like Malachi.
The Student Notebook
The Student Notebook is designed to facilitate high school level science with plenty of room for formal note taking, room to write answers to the OYO questions, module study guides, and a detailed schedule. The notebooks were not available for my older boys when they used Apologia in high school. I even called Apologia back then to see if they were going to make them available, but they did not have plans to make them because high school students should be able to take notes on their own and complete the work without the use of them. Indeed, the notebook is optional. My boys learned how to study without their hand being held every step of the way. They took notes in a cheap


termed "impact analysis" is more detailed and costly, but also much more certain.
Table 8. MOC change impact pre-screening attributes.
From a best practice perspective, it's critical that change impact pre-screening differ dramatically from detailed impact analysis. Otherwise, pre-screening (which is supposed to be a 1 minute operation) will morph into its own business process and slow down the entire MOC initiation process. Screening questions should be designed so that all the screening questions should normally be answerable by one person, typically the initiator.
Change Impact Pre-Screening Impact Analysis
Process safety screening Is this a change to inventory of material? PHA to assess impact of inventory change.
Is there a change in the potential for personnel exposure? PHA to assess impact of personnel exposure change.
Environmental screening Is there a potential for a change in community effects? Analysis to assess impacts on community.
Does the change add a new air emission source of any pollutant? Analysis to assess impact of new emission source.
Financial screening Rough Order of Magnitude cost, say, ±100% More accurate cost estimate, say, ±20%
Table 9. Impact pre-screening vs. analysis.
Pre-screening Process Safety Risks
Pre-screening is often used to determine the following:
 - what kind of impact analyses will be performed during the Impact Analysis state: HAZOP, what-if, etc.?
 - does the change involve a topic where the company has received a prior citation? The intent is to identify these cases early in order to avoid a "willful negligence" citation.
Pre-screening Environmental Risks
Pre-screening is often used to identify the following:
 - does the change have the potential to create a situation which will cause permit limits to be exceeded? If so, then the Environmental group will demand immediate input on the change proposal.
Pre-screening Costs
Pre-screening is often used to determine the following:
 - if this is a discretionary change, does the change cause a budget limit to be exceeded? The person, paying for the change, may not actually have sufficient funds to allow it to proceed.
The cost attribute captures this information. But costs are not well known this early in the change process, so it's necessary to indicate the cost accuracy, e.g. ± 100%.
Most of the pre-screening attributes, but particularly costs, can be interpreted in multiple ways. Does the cost attribute represent just the material costs? material plus labor? or, some other variation? Some guidance on the form would be helpful, otherwise this data will not be provided in a consistent manner.
Additional information, that the initiator believes is important and/or relevant, can be put into the comments section, see Table 10.
Table 10. MOC comments.
This is "a" mechanism for capturing commentary during a change. The benefit of comments is that this typically appears on the front page of an MOC.
In electronic implementations, comments are also possible and desirable. However, other techniques, like Wikis, threaded discussions, "team sites", and so on, may provide the same benefits as a comments field.
Figure 2. Sample completed MOC initiation form.
This newsletter has presented a representative list of attributes for a Management of Change instance. A sample of a completed change initiation form appears in.
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 2. Hoff, R., 2010, "Covered Processes," MOC Best Practices, 4(1).
 3. Hoff, R., 2010, "What's a change?," MOC Best Practices, 4(2).
 4. Hoff, R., 2009, "Replacement in Kind," MOC Best Practices, 3(4).
 5. Garwood, D., 2004, Bills of Material for a Lean Enterprise, Dogwood Publishing Company, Inc., Marietta, GA.
 6. Hoff, R., 2009, "MOCs, Capital Projects, Turnarounds," MOC Best Practices, 3(2).
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 8. American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Center for Chemical Process Safety., 2007, Guidelines for risk based process safety, Wiley-Interscience, Hoboken,N.J.
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Unlike man, who has always dreamt of flying, some birds will eagerly shed this evolutionary advantage if it no longer suits them. To remain airborne it helps if you have hollow bones to keep the baggage limit down.
However, if you're adapted to dive for fish, then having a denser structure helps you become less buoyant. Penguins use their flippers like wings, to guide and propel their torpedo-like bodies through the water to catch fish and evade predators – so they do fly in water, just not in air. Several families of birds have lost the power of flight, including many island forms. On small islands, being able to fly can be a disadvantage if you are likely to be blown out to sea by storms. Although regarded by some as flightless, the chicken and the jungle fowl – the chicken's Asian ancestor – have limited abilities, which enables them to flutter away from predators.
Amy Lewis, communications officer for The Wildlife Trusts


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Unison treble or SA, piano. Duration: 2'00"
(Sam Nelson; Our Children, Our World concert, Daniel Kallman conducting)
This piece was written for the North Cambridge Family Opera, and performed at the 2015 Cambridge Science Festival in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The lyrics, written by Christine Kallman, are below. Here are some other songs that we have written for the Cambridge Science Festival: Sky Dance, The Einstein-Rosen Bridge Strut, Earthrise, Emmy Noether, and Schrödinger's Cat.
Earth's Sweet Song
When Earth is in balance, it's like a sweet song
with millions of creatures all singing along.
The sun without fail sends its bright warming light;
our air holds enough heat to keep it just right.
So Earth is in balance from morning till night,
and all of us join in the song.
For too many years now we've burned fossil fuels,
upsetting the balance and changing the rules.
The heat that is trapped by too much CO2
is warming the planet much more than we knew.
Now there's so much to do.
Someday in the future our children will cry:
"Why didn't you listen? Why didn't you try to take care of the atmosphere? Why?
Tell me why didn't you try
back when Earth was in balance, just like a sweet song,
when millions of creatures were singing along?"
Copyright 2015, Christine Kallman, All Rights Reserved