(vₖ - cₖ) - λ∙rₖ = 0,
 from which one obtains the optimality condition:
 (vₖ - cₖ)/rₖ = λ,
 which can be expressed as:
 (v₁ - c₁)/r₁=(v₂ - c₂)/r₂=...=(vₖ - cₖ)/rₖ=...=(vₘ - cₘ)/rₘ = λ.
 Budish uses (vₖ - cₖ)/rₖ as an measure of benefit:risk ratio. But it only applies if Lagrange's multiplier φ is identically zero, i.e., it applies iff constraint (2) is non-binding.
 The qualitative insights are important, but Budish doesn't examine the composition of rₖ for practical situations. His assumption of the 'risk neutral' utility function is also not sufficiently explored.
 If he had specified a power-law utility function or a quadratic utility function, then he might have been able to use the Karush–Kuhn–Tucker algorithm to solve the resulting non-linear optimization problem. However, dimensionality imposes severe constraints on solvability; and determining the coefficients of the problem objective and constraint equations limits the usefulness of Budish's approach to the social planner's problem.
 1. "Principle of Optimality: An optimal policy has the property that whatever the initial state and initial decision are, the remaining decisions must constitute an optimal policy with regard to the state resulting from the first decision. (See Bellman, 1957, Chap. III.3., Dynamic Programming)"
 Quoted in Wikipedia: "Bellman Equation".
 15. How about the addition of conditional probability? If I have a prior condition, the chances of me getting really sick and dying go up. If I am over the age of 70, my chances for dying go up. If I am young and healthy, my chances of dying are extremely low. If R>1 in a bunch of healthy 18-49 year olds do we care as long as they aren't spreading it to vulnerable people? Hence your last post about a vaccine.
 16. Why doesn't your approach consider the impacts of therapeutics like hydroxychloroquine that mitigate both the severity and adverse consequences, which in turn reduce the need for business and social restrictions?
 17. There is a 6,000 person RCT - look for "Face masks for the prevention of COVID-19 - Rationale and design of the randomised controlled trial DANMASK-19" at pubmed. The study is complete but has been rejected by several journals. It may eventually find a publisher.
 "Average R" incorrectly assumes that social interactions are random and homogeneous. In fact, many adults are mostly isolated with mean R near zero. Supermarket checkers and healthcare workers may transiently have high R - but they get infected and become immune early in any outbreak.
 18. Did not find anything new in this post. Been hearing for quite long time get Rnaught under 1; did that somehow disappear from the conversation? Common sense: Yes, biz open where makes sense and closed where it makes none. Deaths important, but from beginning major issue and one in view now is strain upon the hospital systems. If all got Covid with some unfortunate deaths, and most never need to go to a hospital the Virus would be much less of an issue, ex, those unfortunate people who come down with some damage say to lungs or heart that too soon to know if permanent or not. Yes, this happens to younger people and choice for them as to risk they want to undertake. Do what i want, when i want is nonsensical Libertarian speak when doing so imposes costs upon others, ie the hospitals and healthcare workers.
 19. Individuals shouldn't be ruled by "transmission constraints" and "utility functions". They should have the freedom to make decisions that are best for them.
 There are responsible epidemiologists out there, including some of the most preeminent in the world, advising that a strategy of focused protection is the best - see the Great Barrington Declaration. This means simply advising those who are vulnerable to take on certain behaviors and the rest of the population to go about their lives.
 20. Great post. One subtle question - isn't it better to push R0 well below 1? The longer the disease persists the more chance that some kind of negative shock happens. (People get complacent, folks run out of supplies(


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1. As to the sixty-sixth question and reply, that which you ask is thus: What is this appearance 1 which is girded on the sky?
2. The reply is this, that it is a mingling of the brilliance of the sun with mist and cloud that is seen, of which it is at all times and seasons, moreover, a characteristic appearance, whereby it has become their sign above from spiritual to earthly beings.
3. That which is earthly is the water above to which its brilliance is acceptable; and the many brilliant colours (gunakân) which are formed from that much mingling 2 of brilliance and water, and are depicted (mânâkî-aîtŏ), are the one portion for appearing 3.
210:1 Reading dîdanŏîh; but the word can also be read sad-vanîh, which might stand for sad-gûnîh,' a hundred-coloured existence,' a possible term for the rainbow, but the Persian dictionaries give no nearer term than sadkas, or sadkês.
210:2 M14 has 'that mingling of many portions and few portions.'
210:3 Reading dîdanŏkŏ; but it can also be read sad-vanakŏ, a similar alternative to that in § 1.
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Form of dance music from southwestern Louisiana, U.S., with roots in French, African American, and Afro-Caribbean styles. Similar to the music of the Cajuns (displaced French Canadians who settled in Louisiana), zydeco was created by the Creoles (those of African heritage in Louisianan French culture). Its name is thought to come from a modified pronunciation of the French phrase les haricots (the beans) heard in a popular song. The music usually features guitar, accordion, fiddle (violin), and washboard played to a driving beat, but it may also include electric guitar, electric bass, saxophone, and keyboards. It became widely popular in the 1980s through the performances of Clifton Chenier, Queen Ida, Buckwheat Zydeco, Boozoo Chavis, and others.
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The calendar was taken to have started on the equinox of September 22, 1792, the day of the proclamation of the Republic. It had twelve months of thirty days each, with five days of festivals at the year's end (six in leap years). The names of the months were Vendémiaire, Brumaire, Frimaire, Nivose, Pluviose, Ventose, Germinal, Floréal, Plairial, Messidor, Thermidor, and Fructidor. The new calendar was abandoned under the Napoleonic regime, and the Gregorian calendar was formally reinstated on January 1, 1806


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Multimodal Imaging: MR-Compatible, Gradient Artifact free, Wireless recording system integrated with MR-scanner for Simultaneous EEG and fMRI acquisition
Ranajay Mandal1, Nishant Babaria2, Jiayue Cao1, and Zhongming Liu1,2
1Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States, 2Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
The field of multimodal imaging has largely been propelled by two of the most widely used neuroimaging tools, fMRI and EEG, as the complementary nature of the two signals provides a unique avenue to evaluate the brain dynamics and its underlying neural circuitry. However, methodological challenges associated with simultaneous acquisition of EEG and fMRI impedes the method from achieving the full potential. To address these challenges, we present an MR-compatible, active recording system that utilizes surplus MR-hardware and inherent electromagnetic field to synchronize and wirelessly record gradient artifact free multichannel EEG signals and encode these Non-MR signals within the extended FOV of the MR image.
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The human mind has the power to overcome indifference and anxiety by shifting thoughts. By redirecting our attention and ignoring distractions, we realize how minor things can cause great distress. The One Thing explores a path, or way to live with a clearer perspective. Seeking simplicity in a complex world can be achieved and Wayne Holland offers his perspective to change thinking.
The One Thing: The Ultimate Secret gives a straightforward approach to life. This book offers a description of existence, how it came to be, and the future of a very complex development, human thinking. The One Thing maintains that ideas are a natural feature of the universe. Concepts formed in minds follow paths of growth and decay. Ideas come and go just like all other universal events.
The dynamic known as "human thinking" eventually succumbs like stars in the night sky. Thoughts can disappear by shifting your focus into the more significant facet of life. Yet, the day will come where human thinking faces forces that destroy it. Holland discusses the efforts at the time to develop artificial intelligence. The One Thing mentions that AI was the first step along the way that ultimately leads to the end of human thinking.
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The cobalt complexes of meso-aryl substituted porphycenes were synthesized and characterized. The reduction potentials of the complexes were shifted to the positive side depending on the strength of the electron-withdrawing properties of the meso-substituents, while the optical properties, such as the absorption spectra of these complexes, were similar. This suggests that the energy levels of the molecular orbitals of the complexes were changed by the meso-substituents while the gaps of the orbitals were not significantly changed. The one-electron reduction of the complex did not afford the Co(I) species, but the ligand-reduced radical anion, which was characterized by electrospectrochemistry. The generated ligand-reduced species reacted with alkyl halides to form the Co(III)-alkyl complex. As a result, the reduction potential of the electrolytic reaction could be directly controlled by the substituents of the porphycene. The catalytic reaction with trichloromethylbenzene was also performed and it was found that the ratio of the obtained products was changed by the reduction potentials of the catalyst, i.e. the cobalt porphycenes.
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# NAME Web::Library - Manager for wrappers around client-side libraries # SYNOPSIS # in your Catalyst application: my $library_manager = Web::Library->instance; $library_manager->mount_library({ name => 'jQuery' }); $library_manager->mount_library( { name => 'Bootstrap', version => '2.3.0' }); __PACKAGE__->config( 'Plugin::Static::Simple' => { include_path => [ $library_manager->include_paths ] },... ); # in an HTML template... [% web_library.css_link_tags_for('Bootstrap', 'jQuery') %]... [% web_library.script_tags_for('Bootstrap', 'jQuery') %] # DESCRIPTION There are well-established ways for web applications to manage server-side dependencies, like 'Makefile.PL' or 'cpanfile' - but what about client-side dependencies? So you develop and maintain a number of web applications, and all of them use some client-side libraries like jQuery or Twitter Bootstrap or Underscore.js. You have to copy the relevant JavaScript, CSS and image files to a directory containing static files for each web application. This involves quite a bit of copying around and version maintenance. Web::Library can help you. The idea behind Web::Library and its related distributions is that client-side libraries are installed as shared files of standard CPAN distributions. Web::Library itself is a manager for those libraries. A web application that wishes to use one or more client-side libraries can tell Web::Library to include either the latest or a specific version of those libraries. These managed libraries can then be used as static files with web application frameworks. In the case of [Catalyst](_URL_ you might use [Catalyst::Plugin::Static::Simple](_URL_ as shown in the synopsis. Web::Library is a singleton object, so you can add client-side libraries in different parts of your application. For example, you might have common librares that are included in all of your web applications, but then also want to manage application-specific libraries. Only client-side libraries whose license permits redistribution can be managed this way. Forunately, most, if not all, popular client-side libraries have such permissive licenses. # METHODS - instance Returns the singleton Web::Library object that manages all client-side libraries. - mount\_library Adds a specific version of a client-side library to the list of managed libraries. Takes a hashref of named parameters. Valid parameters are: - name The name of the client-side library. The manager will try to load the 'Web::Library::$name' class. For example, [Web::Library::Bootstrap](_URL_ is a distribution wrapper for Twitter Bootstrap. - version A distribution wrapper will contain various versions of the wrapped client-side library. Using this parameter you can specify the version you want. Refer to the relevant distribution's documentation to see which versions are available. This parameter is optional; if omitted, the latest version is used. - include\_paths Client-side library files are installed as shared files as described in [File::ShareDir](_URL_ The 'include_paths' method returns the absolute paths to shared directories for all managed libraries. ## ASSET-RELATED METHODS Web::Library can also help you with including a library's CSS and JavaScript files in the web page templates. If you expose an instance of Web::Library to your templates, you can add the relevant '' and '


PXAccumulatorAttribute in Acumatica
Few notes about PXAccumulatorAttribute
 1. If to inherit from PXAccumulatorAttribute, you'll have access to member _SingleRecord. If to set in constructor to true, you'll configure single record update mode.
 2. There is PrepareInsert method. This method intended for updating policy for the data fields.
 3. PrepareInsert is invoked within Persist method, before Acumatica framework generates SQL commands for inserted data records.
 4. Among paramethers of PrepareInsert method there is PXAccumulatorCollection, which has method Update. In this method it's possible to configure fields which will be updated during PrepareInsert
 5. Method Update has following policies: PXDataFieldAssign.AssignBehavior.Initialize ( new value is inserted into the database column only if value is null ), PXDataFieldAssign.AssignBehavior.Replace ( new value replces old value ), PXDataFieldAssign.AssignBehavior.Summarize ( new value is added to the value stored in the database ), PXDataFieldAssign.AssignBehavior.Maximize ( maximum of the new value and the value from the database is saved in the database ), PXDataFieldAssign.AssignBehavior.Minimize ( minimum of the new value and the value form database is saved in the database )
So, in order to implement Accumulator attribute, following steps are needed:
1. Inherit class from PXAccumulatorAttribute
2. Implement PrepareInsert method
3. Implement PersistInserted method.
Sources of trading ideas
Hello everybody,
For now I read book "Quantitative Trading: How to Build Your Own Algorithmic Trading Business"
and would like to note sources of trading ideas, which mentioned there:
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Business schools' finance professors' web sites _URL_
 Social Science Research Network _URL_
 National Bureau of Economic Research _URL_
Business schools' quantitative finance seminars _URL_ financialengineering
Mark Hulbert's column in theNew York Times' Sunday business section _URL_
Buttonwood column in the Economist magazine's finance section _URL_
 Yahoo! Finance finance.yahoo.com
 TradingMarkets _URL_
 Seeking Alpha _URL_
 TheStreet.com _URL_
 The Kirk Repor _URL_
 Alea Blog _URL_
 Abnormal Returns _URL_
 Brett Steenbarger Trading Psychology _URL_
 Ernest Chan epchan.blogspot.com
 Elite Trader _URL_
 Wealth-Lab _URL_
 Stocks, Futures and Options magazine _URL_
For my surprise Ernest claims that it's possible to find interesting strategies, which can work after some modifications
How to disable callback from Checkboxes in Acumatica
Hello everybody.
Today I want to share some details about inner kitchen of Checkboxes in grid of Acumatica.
If to look inside of generated grid of Acumatica with FireFox Dom and style inspector, you can see following structure:
Item with checkbox is implemented as td, which has div, and has another div. The first level div has data for internal ( Acumatica presentation ),
and second div, or internal div has data for user display.
Once I had task to disable callback from checkbox. You may wonder why somebody can have such task. The reason each tick at checkbox made
roundtrip to server, called number of delegates, which significantly slowed down perfomance. By the way, CommitChanges="false" didn't work.
I mean after setting CommitChanges="false" roundtrip still was made, which made life of client little bit more nervous.
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Failla leads Ohio State Discovery Theme – Foods for Health
Food plays a critical role in our health. Mark Failla, faculty emeritus of human nutrition, is interim faculty lead with Ohio State's Discovery Theme focused on the science of using food and nutrition to promote health and prevent disease.
Under the initiative, Failla helps select new faculty, including Rachel Kopec ('12 PhD) an assistant professor of human nutrition. Kopec uses metabolomics technology to understand how different individuals metabolize nutrients and other compounds in foods. Knowledge of these differences will help personalize diets and find novel foods that promote wellness or decrease risk and severity of disease.
Failla also played a critical role in planning the Inaugural Conference on Personalized Food and Nutritional Metabolomics for Health, which was jointly held with the 14th Annual Mass Spectrometry Symposium at Ohio State in May. The event further enhanced collaborative efforts among academic research teams and stimulated the development of strategic partnerships with the food and health industries.
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Use of Management Accounting Practices in Carbon Emission Management: Evidence from Australian Companies
Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government,
2015, Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages 5-22
AbstractThis study examines the use of management accounting practices by companies in managing carbon emission issues. The sample consists of 69 Australian companies that participated in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) 2009 survey. Both qualitative and quantitative analyses of survey responses are conducted. In this investigation, relative absence of the use of accounting practices was uncovered. Given that the companies examined were large companies and the majority of them operated in carbon intensive or climate change exposed sectors, it is likely that this under-utilisation of accounting practices translates into a corresponding under-performance in carbon emission management. Acknowledgement: This paper is drawn from Kumarasiri' s (2015) unpublished PhD thesis.
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A family of new element models in discrete structural analysis is proposed in this paper. These models consist of finite number of small rigid bodies connected with springs distributed over the contact area of two neighbouring bodies. In general size of stiffness matrices of these element are at most (6×6) which are equal to or even smaller than 1/2 of those of conventional finite elements so that considerable reduction of computing time can be expected. Effectiveness of these elemets in nonlinear structural analysis will be demonstrated by several numerical examples.


perform the treaty (Article 27) (under Venezuelan law, a treaty, upon ratification by Congress, ranks above ordinary laws, Article 8 of the Civil Procedure Code); and, (iii) when a treaty is authenticated in two or more languages, which is usually the case, the text is equally authoritative in each language (Article 33).
 1. The Tax Treaty with the United States.
The tax treaty with the United States came into effect on January 1, 2000, and, as is the case with Income Tax Treaties with European countries, it follows the OECD Model Convention. However, this treaty has 19 special rules that change or clarify the basic treaty, and which should be checked carefully since in some cases they modify the meaning of the treaty. The special U.S./Venezuela rules include, for example:
(a) Special rules regarding the definition of a permanent establishment for the purpose of determining the right to tax the profits of an enterprise.
(b) Limitations on the deductibility of expenses for the purpose of determining the taxable income of a permanent establishment (U.S./Venezuela Treaty Protocol, Section 6).
(c) The rules of the treaty for shipping and air transport of 1987 between the U.S. and Venezuela are still in effect (Protocol, Section 7).
(d) Investment loans granted or guaranteed by the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation are expressly exempt from Venezuelan tax (Protocol, Section 9).
(e) Fees and income arising out of technical assistance, studies, surveys, engineering, drawing plans and such are not considered to be royalties, but rather either business profits or personal services (Protocol, Section 11).
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Warm Spells And Snow
Macro view of a single snowflake
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Snow flakes and (relatively) warm air are closer friends than you might think.
In winter temperatures around 30 degrees Fahrenheit can feel nearly tropical if you've just shivered through weeks below zero. Finally, you can take off your hat or gloves outdoors without risking immediate frostbite! What luxury!
Not So Fast!
But just when you think Mother Nature's giving you a break, swirling snow begins to fall, and it's time to haul out the windshield scrapers, shovels and snow blowers. What gives? Why does a warm spell in winter often seem to summon snow?
It's no coincidence that an increase in temperature frequently precedes a snowstorm in the winter. Here's why. When it's super cold outside, there's not much moisture in the air. That's because most of the water vapor that was in the air has already been deposited as frost on surfaces like your car windows.
Because cold air can't absorb as much water vapor as warm air, not much evaporation occurs. So very little water vapor can return to the air when it's really cold outside, and the air stays relatively dry.
Warm Air Is Wet Air
When a warm front comes onto the scene, though, everything changes. Warmer air can absorb more water vapor, so evaporation increases, putting lots of moisture back into the air.
As soon as the water vapor in the air reaches its saturation point, the air can't absorb any more. Water vapor begins to condense into water droplets, which freeze and fall as snowflakes.
So if you live in a winter wonderland, next time the weather starts to warm up, you'd better look out! You just might get socked with a snowstorm.
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Here are highlights of the June 2013 Moon! The Almanac's monthly Moon guide keeps you informed about full Moon names, Moon phase dates, and Best Days by the Moon.
Full Moon Names
The month of June's full Moon's name is the Full Strawberry Moon. June's Full Strawberry Moon got its name because the Algonquin tribes knew it as a signal to gather ripening fruit.
It was often known as the Full Rose Moon in Europe (where strawberries aren't native).
Moon Phase Dates 2013
All dates and times are ET. See the Moon Phase Calendar for your city/state.
|New Moon: June 8, 11:56 A.M.|
|First Quarter: June 16, 1:24 P.M.|
|Full Moon: June 23, 7:32 A.M.|
|Last Quarter: June 30, 12:54 A.M.|
For your next full Moon, see our Full Moon Dates chart.
Full Moon Video
Each month, we will explain the traditional names of the full Moon along with some fascinating Moon facts. In this video, learn about the Full Strawberry. Click below to watch video.
Best Days in June 2013
Below are the best days for activities, based on the Moon's sign and phase in June.
For Cutting Hay:
- 2, 3, 29, 30
For Setting Eggs:
- 17, 25–27
Moon Facts & Folklore
- A growing Moon and a flowing tide are lucky times to marry.
- Days following both the new and full Moons are most likely to be rainy or stormy.
- Crabbing, shrimping, and clamming are best when the Moon is full.
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Fermi-LAT Designer Awarded 2012 Panofsky Prize
William Atwood, a leading member of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope collaboration, will receive the 2012 W. K. H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics from the American Physical Society for his work as co-designer of the Large Area Telescope, the main instrument on Fermi, and for using the LAT to investigate the universe in gamma rays.
"Nobody was more surprised than myself" upon learning of the award, Atwood said. Now with the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, Atwood was a long-time SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory particle physicist who maintains his lab ties through the Fermi collaboration. "I'd just finished my SLAC cyber-security refresher course when I got this email," he continued. "I thought, 'Oh, jeez, this is just spam.'" But once Atwood confirmed the email's contents, he said, he was "blown away."
In 1970, as a graduate student from Caltech, Atwood joined the team at SLAC that scattered high-energy electrons off protons and neutrons and discovered they were made of something even smaller – quarks. SLAC physicist Richard Taylor, principal investigator, was awarded the 1990 Nobel Prize in Physics for this work. It was obvious in 1970 that Atwood "had tremendous potential," Taylor said, adding that he "was a remarkable physicist, even then."
Stanford physicist Peter Michelson, Atwood's partner in developing the LAT, was not surprised at Atwood's win. "To capture his contributions in a single quote... I'm struggling," Michelson said. "Bill's deep understanding of particle physics led to the original design of the LAT, and what's flying is essentially that design, which he came up with literally overnight."
Atwood also adapted the design for use in space and has done substantial scientific work with the LAT, such as contributing "a very efficient algorithm for blind searches for gamma-ray pulsars," Michelson added.
SLAC managed the development of the LAT, assembled it from parts made at laboratories around the world, and now runs a center that processes LAT data and makes it available to researchers.
Astrophysics and particle physics may seem strange bedfellows, but Atwood has no trouble explaining how a telescope designer could win an award named after the founding director of a linear accelerator, or how a particle physicist could be enticed to work on a satellite.
"Almost all light comes from something hot," he said. In astronomical observing terms, visible light comes from the nuclear fires of the stars. Infrared light comes from hot dust and gas. But gamma rays are an exception to this rule. "Stuff can't get hot enough" to produce photons of light in the gamma-ray range, with energies measured in the millions and billions of electron volts, Atwood said. What that means is that gamma rays show us the "non-thermal universe" – in other words, the part of the sky that heat cannot reveal.
Only extreme conditions can generate gamma rays, Atwood said – "black holes and neutron stars, pulsars. The gamma-ray sky is full of these exotic objects." And these exotic objects provide the extreme conditions necessary to accelerate particles to high energy.
At first, Atwood said, both the particle physics and the astrophysics communities were skeptical that this telescope was the proper instrument to conduct particle physics research or gamma ray astronomy.
"In the end, a good idea is a good idea and people came around," he said. In fact, "this instrument would not have been possible without the active participation of both communities."


Flights, meat and video streaming: What people in the EU, the US and China are willing to give up to fight climate change
The second release of the 2020-2021 EIB Climate Survey explores people's attitudes and views on climate change in a rapidly changing world. The results from this release focus on how people intend to fight climate change in 2021, what they are willing to give up to tackle the climate crisis, and how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their travel habits and intentions to fight climate change.
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A first for Australasia, the Antarctic Walkway is not just a functional piece of infrastructure to protect people from the weather but also an art installation, which reacts to your movement, speed and direction as you move through it.
Tip: the interaction happens both day and night, but you'll get the full experience when it's dark!
Antarctic Walkway – design rationale
The Antarctic Walkway follows an axis from Christchurch Airport to the International Antarctic Centre. It takes design cues from Antarctic pack ice and the Ellsworth Mountains.
Six frame modules make up the walkway, each with a different angle and height. These modules are stacked and flipped along the length of the walkway to create the superstructure from which the glass walls and roof attach. When read together the shifting angular forms give a rhythm that references the peaks and valleys of a mountain range.
Echoes – audio and lighting system
'Echoes' is an interactive experience which senses movement throughout the walkway and transfers it into sound and light. The speed and direction of the pulses is triggered by the visitor. Like ripples in the Southern Ocean, patterns form as multiple 'echoes' cross each other.


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The Age Old Question
Are mandatory service bulletins really mandatory?
The question about mandatory bulletins has been around at least as long as I've been in this business. Although the guidance material out there continues to indicate conflicting positions within the FAA I think that the latest guidance makes it easier to determine the answer to the question "Is a mandatory service bulletin required for airworthiness compliance?" In this issue we will talk about what a service bulletin is and what the rules say about them being mandatory in the eyes of the manufacturer as well as the eyes of the FAA. Maybe we can come up with an answer that you will be able to hang onto for a while.
Let me start by making my personal position on this issue very clear. Compliance with mandatory service bulletins is one of the most important maintenance actions that an owner/operator can take to keep their aircraft in the safest and best possible condition. The manufacturer knows better than anyone else when special maintenance needs arise and the issuance of service bulletins is the chosen method for keeping us all informed. Not to mention what compliance with mandatory service bulletins can do for the resale value of the aircraft. My objective in this article is to help you understand the difference between the manufacturer's highest level of suggestive maintenance (mandatory service bulletins) and the regulations.
Service bulletin
"Service bulletin" is a term that is used in our industry to describe notices that are sent out by equipment manufacturers to keep those who use and maintain the equipment aware of changes, errors, findings, new ideas, etc. It is an effective way for manufacturers to get information out to the market quickly. I've heard "service bulletins" called many things; service letters, customer bulletins, change notices, the list goes on and on. Each manufacturer has established its unique naming convention as well as numbering methodology. For the purposes of this discussion let's just refer to them inclusively as service bulletins.
When manufacturers began issuing bulletins forever ago, I presume that they were just "bulletins" if only for a few months or years. But eventually the manufacturers must have realized that there were different levels of seriousness or criticality to a bulletin and began to further categorize them as recommended, optional, informational, mandatory, alert, etc. Having no standard for the terminology, it was left to the manufacturer to categorize the bulletins as they thought was best. The lack of standardization at least contributes to the confusion.
The evolution of the service bulletin, particularly in the business aviation community, has left us with a multitude of different types and different levels to hash through and try to make sense of. When the manufacturer attaches the term mandatory to a service bulletin, it's human nature to ask the question, "Are mandatory bulletins really mandatory?" Or "What is mandatory anyway?" and look to the regulations for the answer. The manufacturer can categorize a service bulletin as mandatory, but where in the regulations does it say that service bulletins issued by the manufacturer are mandatory? Well, it doesn't.
Airworthiness directive
Somewhere along the line, the FAA decided that a bulletin that had been issued by a manufacturer to correct a serious enough condition that operators needed to comply with the service bulletin, even though it was not considered "mandatory" by regulation, needed a new designation. It issued an airworthiness directive. 14 CFR Part 39 has been set aside for capturing all airworthiness directives issued by the FAA. This makes every airworthiness directive a regulation, and thus compliance becomes an issue of aircraft airworthiness. The distinction between mandatory and non-mandatory service bulletins is determined on a case-by-case basis and decided only by the FAA. Issuance of an airworthiness directive is one way that a service bulletin can be required by regulation. New guidance material issued by the FAA explains a few other ways that a manufacturer's bulletin can become an airworthiness compliance requirement.
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save historical information. However, disabling sensors can effects adversely other database server functions. It is always better to update the ph_task table in sysadmin database to limit the amount of data collect by a sensor than disable sensors. Following is an example that tells the DB Scheduler to delete data older than 4 times the collection frequency:
DATABASE sysadmin; UPDATE ph_task SET tk_delete = (4 * tk_frequency) WHERE tk_type = 'SENSOR';
SQLTRACE part 2
Today we will now cover part 2 of the new SQL tracing facility inCheetah. In part 1 we discussed how to enable SQLTRACE and how tomonitor it via onstat -g his. I'm sure you noticed that while onstat -ghis provides a lot of very useful information, you would need someserious awk and sed skills to script it, for example, that you only sawqueries that had an average execution time of 1 second or more.Fortunately SQL tracing is set up in the sysmaster database. The tableis calledsyssqltrace
This table allows you to quickly get subsections of the SQL traceoutput. So, for example, you can find out how many queriestookmore than 1 second to run by executing the following query:select count(*) fromsyssqltrace where sql_totaltime >1;
You can obviously drill down and get additional information includingthe actual queries that were run that took more than 1 second.
The table syssqltrace is not the only table, however, that coversinformation regarding SQL tracing. The table syssqltrace_iter
provides information in the form of an iterator tree for each sql. This allows you to know what part of your plan took the mosttime to run.
These two tables allow you to use the information gathered from SQLtracing, and will allow you to generate reports, and diagnose problemSQL more efficiently.Mark Jamison
One of the new features in Cheetah is the ability to enable tracing for SQL. While this has been available in limited method though the use of the IBM product I-SPY, the drawback before has always been the performance hit to actually monitor this information. That limitation is effectively eliminated with this feature in Cheetah. So how is SQL Tracing enabled? It's actually pretty simple, one way is to just put SQLTRACE in your ONCONFIG. One configuration I use most often is:
This allows me to keep track of the last 1000 sql statements on the instance.
However ONCONFIG is not the only way to enable tracing, you can also dothis through the sysadmin database by running the following:
EXECUTE FUNCTION task("set sql tracing on", 1000, 2,"low","global");
So by using either of the above methods you now have enabled SQLRACE, buthow do you validate it. The easiest method is by running :
onstat -g his
Below is a sample of onstat -g his output.
In Part 2 we will look at how to read this in SQL, and possible optionsfor the data.
There is good news for those who were downloading the Node.1.0 DataBlade
from the developer works
and using it AS-IS. As per policy there is no support for AS-IS software downloaded from the developer works.
Node DataBlade creates an Informix DataBlade with a node opaque type data that addresses the problem of transitive closure/hierarchical data queries.
From IDS V11.10 onwards, Node.2.0 DataBlade (with some added functionality) is being bundled as one of the default DataBlades along with the server. That means moving forward Node.2.0 DataBlade (and subsequent higher versions) would be eligible for support. Anup Nair
If you use Enterprise Replication(ER), you can use onstat -g rqm to print the statistics and contents of the low-levelqueues managed by the Reliable Queue Manager(RQM). From IDS 10.00.xC7 onwards, a new option to print information aboutthe sbspaces configured for ER is available.
onstat -g rqm SBPACES prints detailed statistical information about the sbspaces configured for CDR_QDATA_SBSPACE.A sample output is shown below:
$ onstat -g rqm SBSPACES
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.10.FC1 -- On-Line -- Up 00:18:03 -- 67584 Kbytes
RQM Space Statistics for CDR_QDATA_SBSPACE:-------------------------------------------name/addr number used free total %full pathname0xda3d088 2 1 4586 4587 0./replsbs replsbs 2 1 4586 4587 0
0xda539c0 3 1 4586 4587 0./sbsp1 sbsp1 3 2 9172 9174 0
As you can see it prints the address of the chunk or name of the sbspace, chunk/space number, total pages, free pages,percentage used and path name for the chunks. The information printed is for each chunk in a sbspace followed bysbspace itself. In this case replsbs and sbsp1 are the sbspaces configured for CDR_QDATA_SBSPACE. Suma Vinod
On IDS version 11.10 a significant amount of focus has been given to automatically keep administrators up-to-date on database performance. Several performance advisory triggers added to Informix server to flag administrator once a threshold reached. The IDS will automatically calculate different thresholds based on current database activities and generate an appropriate performance advisory in message log (MSGPATH).
Following is a list of performance advisory available in IDS version 11.10:
- Physical log too small for RTO_SERVER_RESTART
- IDS server boot time too long
- Physical log too small
- Logical log too small
- Long transactions blocking checkpoints
- Physical log too small to accommodate bufferpool flushing
- Logical log too small to accommodate bufferpool flushing
- Physical log too small to accommodate automatic checkpoints
- Logical log too small to accommodate automatic checkpoints
- Bufferpool flushing
In this article we will discuss about the checkpoint related advisory. The 'onstat -g ckp' command has introduced with IDS version 11.10 to get checkpoint information and checkpoint related advisory. This command will display checkpoint related configuration parameters recommendation, once a sub-optimal configuration detected.
Following configuration parameters can significantly impact performance of IDS:
During checkpoint IDS will evaluate checkpoint related configuration parameters and produce a performance advisory once a sub-optimal configuration detected. If configuration parameters is not tune properly, database server can encounter block during checkpoint.
Following is an example of 'onstat -g ckp' command output:
The description of 'onstat -g ckp' command output:
- The first section of the display describes checkpoint information
- The second section of 'onstat -g ckp' output describe the checkpoint related advisory
In the above example physical log file size (PHYSFILE) was set to 15000 Kbytes. During checkpoint IDS evaluate the configuration parameters and found out physical log size was small, which can cause checkpoint block, and suggested PHYSFILE value as 16800 Kbytes.
The checkpoint performance advisory also available in the message log file. Following is an example of message log with a checkpoint performance advisory:
I don't know about the rest of you, but I have had a lot ofproblems truly determining if my SQL Cache settings are efficient. If my UserDefined Routine (UDR) cache, for example, always seems to be 50% full, does that mean thecache only uses 50% and so the settings are to high, or are they at 50% becauseI'm constantly cleaning the pools, and thus I'm configured too low. Beginning in Cheetah you now have a means to diagnose thattype of information, and it's located in the sysmaster database. The table name is syssqlcacheprof, and it contains profileinformation for each of the caches.
Below is a sample output from this table:
As you can see in the above you can now quickly identify how often the cache is removing entries (orcleaning), and what the efficiency is of your cache, in terms of a hit rate. Infact a very simple query that could be used for analyzing the hit ratio for the caches would be:
select *, (hits/(hits+misses)) hit_ratio from syssqlcacheprof
This table also provides youthe benefit of quickly seeing how much memory each cache is actually using,something that before Cheetah was a bit awkward to calculate. While not a major feature of Cheetah, this new sysmaster table is a valuable new asset in performance tuning.
feature was actually introduced in IDS starting with 10.00.xC4 version but with restrictions and one of the restrictions was it did not work on Enterprise Replication
replicated tables. But starting with Cheetah release this will be supported even on the replicated tables. This feature introduces TRUNCATE TABLE as a supported operation on a replicated table while replication is active, which basically eliminates need for dropping and redefining the replicate and saves time for DBAs. This feature will support TRUNCATE TABLE on local table only, meaning ER will not propagate the TRUNCATE operation to other participants
. The TRUNCATE command needs to be issued on each participant as needed. There are plans to implement the propagation of command in future along with other alter operations(ALTER, RENAME).
One of the key uses of TRUNCATE support which is in conjunction with cdr sync
is, if there is a significant difference between the source and the target, the customer might elect to perform a truncate table followed by a cdr


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A transposition is an operation that exchanges two adjacent substrings. When it is restricted so that one of the substrings is a prefix, it is called a prefix transposition. The prefix transposition distance between a pair of strings (permutations) is the shortest sequence of prefix transpositions required to transform a given string (permutation) into another given string (permutation). This problem is a variation of the transposition distance problem, related to genome rearrangements. An upper bound of n-1 and a lower bound of n/2 are known. We improve the bounds to n-log8 n and 2n/3 respectively. We also give upper and lower bounds for the prefix transposition distance on strings. For example, n/2 prefix transpositions are always sufficient for binary strings. We also prove that the exact prefix transposition distance problem on strings is NP complete.
Dr. Bhadrachalam Chitturi and Sudborough, I. H., "Bounding Prefix Transposition Distance for Strings and Permutations", in Proceedings of the 41st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2008), 2008.


Smoke Of Satan
So, I have been neglecting my blogging while I try to figure out whether the world is ending or not (see my previous post). My thoughts have run to the reasons why the world seems to be falling apart. My discovery of the papal encyclical called "Pascendi Dominici Gregis" by Pope St. Pius X written in 1907 provided some possibilities. The good pope, now a saint, was fighting against something he called the Modernist Heresy. He explained it in detail in this encyclical and made some pretty drastic recommendations for confronting it. But, since Vatican II, popes have not often even mentioned it. Was the heresy defeated?
Turns out many of the theologians sanctioned for this heresy influenced the Second Vatican Council disproportionately. In 1971, Pope St. Paul VI, summed up the state of the church after the council and the promulgation of the new Mass with these words: "...We would say that, through some mysterious crack--no, it is not mysterious; through some crack, the smoke of Satan has entered the Church of God. There is doubt, uncertainty, problems, unrest, dissatisfaction, confrontation."
What was this crack? What was this smoke? Did it have anything to do with the Modernist Heresy that Pope St. Pius X was confronting?
I concluded it did. So I decided this is a story people need to know. What was the modernist heresy and why was this saint fighting against it? He made his case in this encyclical and I go through it in detail in a series of videos, from the perspective of a layman, a writer of Edgy Catholic Fiction, who is trying to figure out what happened to my church?


How Do You Fold A Document That Has Been Laminated?
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The answer to this question depends on how hard the laminated surface is. If the laminated surface is hard enough for the document to not fold, you have no choice left. You will just have to go about not folding the document or go ahead remove the lamination. Some laminations are soft in texture and can be easily folded. But once they are folded the folds will leave a permanent mark on them which will never go away.
So if you are looking to fold a laminated document then it is advisable not to do so as you could cause harm to it. What you could do is get files or folders or envelops that are bigger in size of the document and you will not have to fold the. Just avoid the idea of folding a document especially if it is an important one.
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Two inventions that have the power to transform energy use
Two very different companies have come up with innovative technologies that could transform how renewable energy and light are used
Tehachapi wind farms California
A circuit breaker invented by ABB could allow renewable energy to be converted to high voltage and carried long distances. Photograph: Michael Nelson/EPA
Late in 2012, we became aware of two very different companies that have created new technologies to change the way light and power are distributed. Their ideas gave us a renewed sense of the power of innovation, which we need to ensure a sustainable future.
Big company ABB's breakthrough circuit breaker
One of the biggest issues for renewable energy is that few users live in the mountaintops or offshore areas where much wind power is generated, and no one needs electricity in the deserts of North Africa. Instead, the energy that is generated is often converted to high voltage direct current (HVDC) and carried long distances on HVDC lines. They are cheaper to operate and more efficient conductors than AC transmission lines.
This type of technology has been limited because no one had invented a HVDC circuit breaker, a critical component in a stable and safe grid.
But last November, ABB announced that they had invented a HVDC breaker. "ABB has written a new chapter in the history of electrical engineering," said Joe Hogan, chief executive of ABB. "This historical breakthrough will make it possible to build the grid of the future.
"Overlay DC grids will be able to interconnect countries and continents, balance loads and reinforce the existing AC transmission networks... HVDC technology is needed to facilitate the long distance transfer of power from hydropower plants, the integration of offshore wind power, the development of visionary solar projects, and the interconnection of different power networks."
No doubt ABB has added a certain level of trumpeting to their announcement, but it is exciting to see progress in this area.
Tiny company's great prototype – a weight-powered LED
One of the great distinctions between the world's poor and poorest is the absence of electrical lights in the homes of the latter group. Throughout Africa, Latin America, and Asia, people light kerosene lamps, candles or oil lamps to see at night, risking burns, respiratory health and increasing their risk of cancer. They also spend a significant proportion of their income on kerosene and add CO2 to atmosphere.
The increasing availability and decreasing price of LED lights has a great deal of potential to change this landscape. But in terms of electricity supply, most people who live far from the grid have little cash to pay for the solar cells and battery storage systems that power solar lighting. People have less money to pay for ongoing maintenance and support of larger systems, so solar lighting becomes a project for communities rather than households.
While new microfinance schemes might provide a solution, microfinance institutions do not generally provide consumer product financing and have little infrastructure to allow for the installation and upkeep of solar lighting systems. And cheaper lamps with self contained batteries are low powered and have a limited battery life. In short, solar may not always be the best solution for lighting the homes of people on low incomes.
A skunkworks project by London-based industrial design company,, has devised a completely different solution. GravityLight is a lamp powered by the descent of a 9kg (20lb) weight that is pulled up at 20-30 minute intervals by the user. Like the weights on a grandfather clock, the lamp's weights store potential energy and release it to power the LEDs in their slow descent. There are no cells to gather energy from the sun, no batteries in which to store it; it's a self contained unit.
The company hopes to be able to sell it for $5-10 (£3-6), a fraction of the cost of an equivalent solar powered lamp.
Innovations like these two are precisely why sustainable business is critical to our future. We need large scale, safe, reliable HVDC lines to transmit renewably generated power from deserts and sea beds to industrial and residential users. Thanks to ABB, we are now better able to gain renewable energy economies of scale impossible before their invention of the HVDC breaker.
And students, families, shopkeepers and farmers who need cheap, safe, non-polluting lighting, may soon be able to afford a reliable lamp.
Let's hope that 2013 is a year of more far-reaching innovation.
Alison Kemper teaches management at York University in Toronto, Canada, and has worked with the Michael Lee-Chin Institute for Corporate Citizenship since 2005
Roger Martin is dean of the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management and is academic director of the school's Michael Lee-Chin Family Institute for Corporate Citizenship. His research work is in integrative thinking, business design, corporate social responsibility and country competitiveness. His most recent book is Fixing the Game.


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When: Mon, Apr 12, 2021 1:00pm - 2:30pm | US/Eastern, Livestream AND Recorded
Cost: $69 for training (1.5 AASECT CEUs available)
Participants will be able to:
 - Describe the core elements of rights-based sexuality education; and
 - Identify challenges in promoting rights-based sexuality education.
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This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 1.5 CE credits and is considered synchronous learning if in attendance to the live webinar. Participants will be expected to complete a post webinar assignment as part of the completion of the 1.5 AASECT CE's. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification through the Sexuality Training Institute. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT Certification. For further information please contact _EMAIL_.
SET Competency Area: E. Theory and methods of different approaches to sexuality education delivery (e.g., small group work, one-on-one education, large group lectures or interaction, online delivery or use of other electronic means)
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Mobility, muscular strength and endurance in the cervical spine in Swedish air force pilots
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Author list: Alricsson, Marie;Schüldt, Kristina
Publication year: 2001
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Number of pages: 7
ISSN: 0095-6562
PURPOSE: Muscle strength, endurance and range of movement of the cervical spine in a group of Swedish Air Force jet pilots (AF) and in a reference group of conscripts doing their military service (RG) were compared. METHODS: We tested 30 (AF) 24-42 yr and 33 (RG) 19-22 yr. A questionnaire was used to document complaints. Maximum voluntary isometric muscle strength of the flexor and extensor muscles of the cervical spine and sub-maximum isometric endurance in the flexor and extensor muscles were measured. RESULTS: Eleven AF (37%) and four RG (12%) had experienced discomfort in the neck within the previous year. The pilots flexor and extensor muscle strength (47 Nm and 65 Nm) was superior to that of the conscripts (36 Nm and 59 Nm) (p = 0.0001, p = < 0.05, respectively). However, the RG group had greater isometric endurance in the flexor muscles than AF (p = < 0.05) and greater neck rotation (p = <0.005). There was no difference between the two groups in the other variables. CONCLUSION: Differences between the groups with regard to muscle strength and endurance might depend on variations in work-related physical muscle strain, and/or differences in fiber composition in the muscles, which might be reflected by pilot selection procedures.
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Archeologists, during an ongoing excavation, have unearthed two ancient theater masks belonging to Roman period in southeastern Turkish province of Mardin.
An archaeological team conducted by the Museum of Mardin in Ilisu Dam excavated the masks revealed to be made of bronze and iron.
The experts suggest that the masks belong to a travelling theater group, which came to Mardin at the time of Roman Empire about 2300 years ago.
"It is revealed that this historical artifact from Roman Empire have been brought to Mardin by the travelling theaters as there has been no theater here at that time. This travelling theater is presumed to come from west to east," said Mardin Culture and Tourism Director Davut Beliktay.
Many other relics have been uncovered during the excavation, though they are less important than the masks as rare ancient treasure in Turkey, Beliktay added.
The newly found artifacts have an historical importance to Mardin, as they confirm the city's rich history, said the Director of Mardin Museum, Nihat Erdogan.
The masks were immediately taken for restoration in a laboratory in the Museum of Mardin. When the restoration comes to end, they are programmed to be protected at the museum.


Using Presto Auto Scaling with Graceful Decommission - Amazon EMR
Using Presto Auto Scaling with Graceful Decommission
Amazon EMR release versions 5.30.0 and later include a feature you can use to set a grace period for certain scaling actions. The grace period allows Presto tasks to keep running before the node terminates because of a scale-in resize action or an automatic scaling policy request. For more information about scaling rules, see Understanding Automatic Scaling Rules in the Amazon EMR Management Guide. Presto graceful auto scaling prevents new tasks from being scheduled on a node that is decommissioning, while at the same time allowing tasks that are already running to complete before the shut down timeout is reached. Queries that are running will complete execution before the node is decommissioned. Auto scaling is not supported on instance fleets.
You can control how much time to allow for Presto tasks to complete after an auto scale shut down request is received. By default, the shut down timeout for Amazon EMR is 0 minutes, which means that Amazon EMR immediately terminates the node and any Presto tasks running on it, if required by a scale-in request. To set a longer timeout for Presto tasks on Amazon EMR to allow running queries to complete before scaling down a cluster, use the presto-config configuration classification to set the graceful-shutdown-timeout parameter to a value in seconds or minutes greater than zero. For more information, see Configuring Applications.
For example, increasing the graceful-shutdown-timeout value to "30m" specifies a timeout period of 30 minutes. After the shut down timeout period ends, the node marked for decommissioning is forcefully terminated if it is waiting for query tasks to complete, and the query fails. If the query tasks finish in five minutes, the node marked for decommissioning terminates at five minutes, provided other YARN applications have completed execution.
Example Presto Auto Scale Configuration with Graceful Decommission
Replace the graceful-shutdown-timeout value with the number of minutes appropriate for your setup. There's no maximum value. The example below sets a timeout value of 1800 seconds (30 minutes).
[ { "classification": "presto-config", "properties": { "graceful-shutdown-timeout": "1800s" } } ]
PrestoDB graceful decommission does not work on EMR clusters where HTTP connectivity is disabled, such as when http-server.http.enabled is set to false. PrestoSQL does not support graceful decommission at all, regardless of the http-server.http.enabled setting.


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- dating from a period long ago: antique furniture.
- noting or pertaining to automobiles approximately 25 years old or more.
- in the tradition, fashion, or style of an earlier period; old-fashioned;.
- of or belonging to the ancient Greeks and Romans.
- (of paper) neither calendered nor coated and having a rough surface.
- any work of art, piece of furniture, decorative object, or the like, created or produced in a former period, or, according to U.S. customs laws, 100 years before date of purchase.
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verb (used with object), an·tiqued, an·ti·quing.
- to make or finish (something, especially furniture) in imitation of antiques.
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verb (used without object), an·tiqued, an·ti·quing.
- to shop for or collect antiques: She spent her vacation antiquing in Boston.
- a decorative object, piece of furniture, or other work of art created in an earlier period, that is collected and valued for its beauty, workmanship, and age
- (as modifier)an antique shop
- any object made in an earlier period
- the antique the style of ancient art, esp Greek or Roman art, or an example of it
- made in or in the style of an earlier period
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- informal old-fashioned; out-of-date
- archaic aged or venerable
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1530s, "aged, venerable," from Middle French antique "old" (14c.), from Latin antiquus (later anticus) "ancient, former, of olden times; old, long in existence, aged; venerable; old-fashioned," from PIE *anti in sense of "before" (see ) + *okw- "appearance" (see (n.)). Originally pronounced in English like its parallel, but French pronunciation and spelling were adopted from c.1700.
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Dr William Budd: Bristol's most famous physician
Most people walk past the plaque on 89 Park Street, Bristol without giving a second thought to the man it commemorates. And yet Dr William Budd, who was a true pioneer and was to become Bristol's most distinguished physician, made an immense contribution to medicine and to the life of the city. Born in Devon, he moved to Bristol in 1841, working at St Peter's Hospital and the Infirmary where he cared for patients during typhoid and cholera epidemics, for which there was no cure. He was able to identify how these deadly diseases spread, seeing at first hand the insanitary hovels of Lewins Mead and elsewhere in the city, and realising the need for preventive measures. An early director of the Bristol Waterworks Company, William Budd was the moving force behind ensuring a clean water supply, one of the first essentials in combating water-born disease. Several major epidemics of infection diseases swept through nineteenth-century Britain, killing indiscriminately and showing no respect for age or social class. For years Budd fought to change misguided orthodoxies in the medical professional which denied the contagious nature of these killer diseases. When the 1866 cholera epidemic reached Bristol, much reduced death figures showed that he had largely won the grim fight to improve the nation's health.
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is not cut down to participation in rare events with such dramatic results, as it took place in spring 1990.
It was shown during our investigation in Onega Bay that the biomass of fouling organisms on hard sediment enlarges in biotopes where high number of big clams was observed (Naumov, Fedyakov, 1985, a). Possible explanations can be the following: fouling organisms and mollusks investigated need similar environmental conditions, fouling organisms are attracted by mollusks metabolites and shells of big clams can be used as an additional substrate by fouling organisms.
Results obtained show that both extensiveness and intensiveness of the shell fouling mostly depend on the shell length. It means that both are functions of substratum time existence, i. e., of a mollusk's individual age. The development of fouling community on valves of living clams resembles the primary succession on hard sediment (Naumov, Fedyakov, 1985, б, в, 1993; Naumov et al., 1986, a; Naumov, 1990).
Two types of such successions were described by the author and his colleagues. In the first case, species composition did not change during the life of substrate species. It was observed for living clams with vertically orientated valves, such as Mytilus edulis and Modiolus modiolus. Similar development of fouling was noticed for living Elliptica ellip-tica (Naumov, Fedyakov, 1985, б, в, 1993; Naumov et al., 1986, a; Naumov, 1990). Thus, the succession process in this case is reduced to simple increasing the abundance of different sessile organisms.
The second type of succession was observed on horizontally orientated valves of living Chlamys islandica. Species composition of fouling organisms on different valves of scallop shells significantly differs. This allows dividing of the consortium of fouling organisms into two strata: upper and lower. Unlike of the first type, in this case dominant forms change more than once, especially on the upper valve, i. e. the process affects the structure of consortium (Naumov, Fedyakov, 1985, б, в, 1993; Naumov et al., 1986, a; Naumov, 1990).
The succession processes lead to climax association in both cases since fouling of old living clams closely resembles the fouling of rocks in the same ecosystems (Naumov, Fedyakov, 1985, б).
The fraction of deposit feeders among Arctic bivalve endemics is approximately two times higher than in clams of other origin. This can be explained by lower phytoplankton production caused by thick ice cover leading to weak illuminace in Arctic seas. One can suggest that gathering deposit feeders feeding on decaying organic matter will have an advantage over filter feeders in such conditions (Naumov, Fedyakov, 1990, 1994). Comparison of the proportion deposit feeders in various seas of different biogeographical regions confirms this hypothesis (Tabl. 0). After this suggestion, the White Sea can be defined as a waterbody intermediate between boreal and Arctic seas.
The peculiarities of individual species with respect to main environmental factors are important for characterizing any regional fauna. Seawater temperature and salinity are most significant for marine organisms. Since the White Sea waters are not stratificated by temperature in winter, being cooled down close to 0°C or even below in the entire watercol-umn, distribution of bottom animals depends on summer temperature. Original author's data stored in the "Benthos of the White Sea" database were used for investigation of clam distribution concerning the temperature in July-August. The database contains results of benthic investigations carried out by the White Sea Biological Station (Zoological Institute) since 1981. Analysis of this material showed that the most part of the White Sea bivalve mollusks prefer summer temperature diapason ranged between 0 and 10°C. Three groups of them can be defined according to their ability to survive in the White Sea conditions under impact of high temperature:
1) Species which cannot withstand a short rise of temperature higher than 11°C.
2) Species which can withstand a short rise of temperature approximately up to 15°C.
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College enrollment rates for both 18- to 24-year-olds and 25- to 29-year-olds were generally lower in rural areas than in all other locales in 2004. In rural areas, as in the nation as a whole, females enrolled in postsecondary education at a higher rate than males.
In 2004, approximately 34 percent of all 18- to 24-year-olds were enrolled in colleges or universities. The college enrollment rate in rural areas (27 percent) was lower than the rate in cities (37 percent), suburban areas (37 percent), or towns (32 percent) (table 2.7).1
A higher percentage of all 18- to 24-year-old females enrolled in a college or university (38 percent) than did their male peers (31 percent). This finding also held true within each locale (figure 2.7). For example, within rural areas, 31 percent of females in this age group were enrolled in postsecondary education, compared with 23 percent of males.
Among 25- to 29-year-olds, 10 percent were enrolled in undergraduate programs and another 5 percent were enrolled in graduate programs (including professional programs) (table 2.7). The undergraduate enrollment rate for this age group was lower in rural areas (8 percent) than in all other locales (10–11 percent). The percentage of 25- to 29-year-olds enrolled in graduate programs was also lower in rural areas (3 percent) than in cities (7 percent) and suburban areas (5 percent), but was not measurably different from the percentage in towns.
The enrollment rate for 25- to 29-year-old females was higher than the enrollment rate for their male peers at both the undergraduate level (11 vs. 9 percent) and the graduate level (6 vs. 5 percent). This finding also held true in rural areas, where 9 percent of females and 6 percent of males were enrolled in undergraduate programs, while 3 percent of females and 2 percent of males were enrolled in graduate programs.


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Our ultimate goal is to find the possible eigenvalue multiplicity lists which can occur among Hermitian matrices whose graph is a given tree (no restriction is placed on diagonal entries). We expand the implicit construction method pioneered by Johnson et al. to find all multiplicity lists for binary, diametric, depth-one trees, as well as provide an upper bound for the minimum number of 1's among multiplicity lists for a given tree.
Nuckols, Jonathan, "Trees and the Implicit Construction of Eigenvalue Multiplicities" (2008). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 827.
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Here are two striking and (I think) attractive Blechnum hard ferns.
Nigrum is Latin for black. Colenso's hard fern is named after William Colenso – printer, missionary, politician, and naturalist – altogether a very extraordinary person. Biography of William Colenso. The "hard" part of the name comes, I presume, from the texture of the frond; most species are fairly rough and almost leathery.
Both Colenso's hard fern and the black hard fern are found in wet, shaded, and usually cold habitats. The above photographs were taken along the Mangahao Makahike Track near Levin. Although at a relatively low altitude, it nevertheless provides good conditions for these species.
Blechnum is one of the biggest fern genera in New Zealand, with 18 indigenous species. They are easily recognised because almost all have dimorphic (different looking) fertile and sterile fronds. The fertile fronds, which make the spores, have much thinner segments and are black or nearly so. They are also often held up above the sterile fronds.
The following are some of the more common species in New Zealand.


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This Minecraft tutorial explains How to make a Blast Furnace in Minecraft with detailed screenshots and step-by-step instructed process.
When playing Minecraft, one of the tools that every player thinks they must necessarily use right from the start is definitely the blast furnace. In fact, through the use of the blast furnace you will be able to melt different materials such as metals, armor and various tools at twice the speed compared to the normal furnace. Remember that the Blast Furnace is essential for smelting ingots of iron, copper, gold, diamonds, coal, redstone dust, emeralds, coal and more.
These are all resources that you will find essential as you learn to play in Minecraft, because they can serve as a basis for other objects, sometimes as fuel for tools such as the brewing station and therefore their applications are practically endless! Follow this guide to learn about the various steps to take to build a blast furnace. Also remember that you can find a ready-to-use blast furnace by going to a gunsmith's house. Let's start!
Required Materials to create a Blast Furnace in Minecraft:
Creating a Blast Furnace is very simple: you can choose crafting if you are in survival mode, so follow the first option. If you are in creative mode, go directly to the second option.
OPTION ONE: CRAFTING A BLAST FURNACE IN SURVIVAL MODE
1. Open the workbench manufacturing grid
Lay out a workbench along the ground and open the manufacturing grid by right clicking on it. A grid similar to this will appear:
2. Insert the different materials in the grid squares:
Now follow these instructions carefully: insert five iron ingots into the manufacturing grid by placing them in the first three squares at the top and then in the central ones on the right and left. Then proceed by inserting the furnace in the central square. Finally, place three blocks of smooth stones in the remaining squares at the bottom. To better understand how to do this you can follow this image:
A blast furnace will appear as if by magic, ready to be used immediately! Easy right?
ADDITIONAL NOTE: If you don't have a ready-made furnace to be inserted in the grid, you can always create it by first inserting eight blocks of crushed stone into the manufacturing grid, leaving only the central square of the grid empty.
3. Collect the item
Once you have crafted the blast furnace through the workbench crafting grid, all you have to do is click on it and move it to your inventory.
4. Use the blast furnace
To use the blast furnace, just select it from the inventory and right click on any part of the land where you want to place it. Then right-click on it again and the grid will open where you can enter the casting instructions for the materials you want to blend.
OPTION TWO: FIND THE BLAST FURNACE IN CREATIVE MODE
You can easily find the blast furnace, if you are in creative mode, in the "Decorations" section
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Can you say all the Chinese words for the meals that we eat in one day? Most people usually eat about three main meals every day, but South China often have other meals that are very popular in China, here are six words for main and other meals that we often use:
早餐(zǎocān ) breakfast
The first meal of the day. About 6am-8am.
早茶( zǎochá) early morning tea
A meal eaten around 9am. A snack (for example, biscuits, bread and black tea). (Informal)
午餐(wǔ cān)lunch
A meal in the middle of the day. About noon or 1pm.
下午茶(xià wǔ chá ) afternoon tea
A light afternoon meal of sandwiches, cakes etc, with a drink of tea or coffee. About 2pm-4pm. It is also sometimes called afternoon tea.
晚餐(wǎn cān) dinner
The main meal of the day, eaten in the evening. Usually when people say "dinner", they mean an evening meal, about 7pm-9pm.
夜宵( yè xiāo) midnight snack.
An extra meal in the midnight.About 9pm-11pm.


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|The Mollis hybrids were developed in Belgium and Holland from original azalea seeds from Japan. They are derived from crosses between R. japonicum (Japanese azaleas, formerly A. mollis) and R. molle (Chinese azaleas, formerly A. molle).
Tall, upright, deciduous shrub that is cold hardy down to -10 degrees F. Leaves are obovate to oblong, medium green, 2 to 4 inches long. Flowers are borne in large, showy trusses in mid-spring just before the leaves emerge. The deciduous hybrid azalea, like it's native counterpart, is known for excellent fall color and unsurpassed spring flowers.
The deciduous azalea is usually less picky about soil conditions, though it too prefers well-drained and acid conditions. Though azaleas have a potentially large list of possible pest and disease problems, they are usually trouble free if planted correctly in proper cultural conditions.


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Windows offers a useful feature with the file history. But there are a few hurdles, so that it is useful for developers.
The file history of Windows backups regularly, e.g. every hour, all changed files to a second drive. The file properties dialog in Windows Explorer has the tab "Previous Versions". The regularly backed up old file versions are listed there. An old version of a file can be restored.
How can for an arbitrary folder the history be enabled, e.g. 'C:\Projects'?
previous file versions dialogPrevious file versions tab in Windows Explorer file properties
Windows 10 file history has the following limitations:
 1. The main drive containing the data cannot be used as a backup drive. So C: does not work.
 2. By default, only the user directory is backed up, i.e. 'C:\User\User X'.
 1. A SD card can be used as a backup drive. Alternatively, a USB stick could be used, but the SD cards are less disturbing during transport.
 2. To backup any folder, you have to add your folder to a library. Because libraries are also backed up.
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In honor of the unique history of Traditional African Black Soap, I've decided to give you some valuable information regarding this wonderful product.
History of Black Soap
In every culture, out a need to clean hair, skin and clothing, homemakers developed a means of combining readily available oils, salts and botanicals to create "soap".
The more I learn about natural soap making, the more I am amazed at this very technical, chemical process, because unlike many other scientific innovations, this was first developed by women working to maintain the household.
In Africa, Ghana specifically, the soap developed centuries ago by women used nearby natural resources to create a soap not only effective as a cleansing agent, but also maintaining healthy skin and hair. So effective, the recipe has not changed much since first formulated. If you look at the soap created by other cultures, it was has been in constantly re-engineered to make it more suitable for use.
Traditional African Black Soap has been used to help relieve acne, oily skin, clear blemishes and various other skin issues. Many swear by it for skin irritations and conditions such as eczema and psoriasis. Traditional African Black soap is been used to achieve beautiful skin as well as for washing hair and bathing.
African Black Soap is known by many names based on the language in the area of Africa. It is also called Ose Dudu or Alata Samina.
How is Black Soap made?
Making African Black Soap begins with plantain skin. Plantains are a natural source of vitamins A & E and iron. (The Plantain is a popular food in Africa, South America & other parts of the world. It can be found in ethnic or international grocery stores such as Latino, Caribbean or African. It looks like banana but much bigger. However, the taste does not resemble that of a banana very much and plantains cannot be eaten raw.) The skin of the plantain is dried in the sun prior to being roasted in a clay oven. The heat must be constant in order to achieve a particular color, texture & smell. In some recipes, Cocoa Pod is used in combination with or instead of plantain skins. Cocoa Pod is the shell of the Cocoa fruit. The cocoa beans are used for making chocolate or cocoa butter among other things. The roasting of the plantains determines the color of the soap. The longer the plantains are roasted, the darker the soap.
The next step in the process is extremely important because if it is not done properly, with the right ingredients, there will be no soap. The roasted plantain skin is mixed water and filtered, then combined with palm oil, coconut oil and/or palm kernel oil to form the soap. For you more experienced soap makers, the ashes of the plantain skins and/or cocoa pod ashes are used as the alkaline agent (potash) in the saponifcation (mixing of alkali and oils to create soap) process. For those who make soap now, it would be the "lye" component. Handling the varying levels of alkalinity in this handmade potash is one of the reasons this recipe is not easily replicated outside of Africa.
The soap is then hand-stirred by local women for at least a day and then set out to cure for two weeks.
The roasting of the plantains determines the color of the soap. The longer the plantains are roasted, the darker the soap. African Black Soap is centuries old, has numerous benefits & is not scented. It can be used by anyone who wishes to improve the quality of their skin. At all costs.
Benefits of Black Soap
- Black soap is also a natural source of vitamins A & E and iron. This helps to strengthen the skin and hair.
- Black soap contains a high amount of glycerin, which absorbs moisture from the air and literally deposits it into the skin, making the skin soft and supple.
- For centuries, Ghanaians and Nigerians have used black soap to help relieve acne, oily skin, clear blemishes and various other skin issues. Many swear by it for skin irritations and conditions such as eczema and psoriasis.
- Men can use black soap in shaving. The high shea butter content leaves the skin smooth and protected.
- African black soap is unique in that it contains no preservatives, color enhancers, or fragrances. African black soap creates a soft lather without the animal fat additives that are commonly used in soaps made in the US.
The Commercialization of Black Soap
As the popularity of black soap and natural soaps increases, some retailers are using the label African black soap for commercially produced cleansers. Many of these soaps are not made based on a Traditional African Soap recipe at all. African Black Soap is soft in texture, sometimes crumbly and varies in color from very dark brown to very pale tan. Most have a marbled color combination of these hues. This variation in color is due in part to the natural nature of the soap, roasting times of the plantain skins and/or cocoa pods, different combinations/levels of natural oils and shea butter in soap.
The easiest Black Soaps on the market to identify as not Traditional African Black Soap are those that are molded into smooth perfectly formed bars. The soft texture and properties of natural African Black Soap are not malleable into perfectly smooth bars. Also, contrary to its name, Traditional African Black Soap is NEVER black in color. Black colored Black Soap is made that way by adding artificial colors or dyes.
However, the best way to make sure the soap you are considering purchasing is Traditional African Black Soap is to read the label. Genuine Black Soap will only have plantain and/or coco pod ash, indigenous oils (palm, palm kernel, coconut) and other natural ingredients such as shea butter, citrus juices (to balance PH), honey (be careful, this is natural but it is NOT VEGAN) which is used as a humectant. Any other chemicals such as SLS, artificial color or triclosan, it can be pretty safe in assuming it is not Natural African Black soap.
Liquid Black Soap
Would you believe that there is no such thing as Liquid Traditional African Black Soap? In actuality, when you see this statement, the truth lies in the fact that there is no way to produce liquid African Black Soap in the way one would produce a liquid soap beginning with alkaline and oils. However, it is possible to liquefy African Black Soap. Traditional African Black Soap's soft and crumbly textures make it ideal for liquefaction.
It is just as important to read the label on Liquid African Black Soap as it is on African Black Soap. The best liquefied versions of Traditional African Black Soap will have a high content of actual African Black Soap in the product, meaning it should be very high on the ingredients list – second only to water would be the ideal. The lower African Black Soap is on the ingredients list, the less actual African Black Soap is contained in the product. Many producers use as little as 5% African Black Soap in their liquid African Black Soap products. Shea Essentials Liquid African Black Soap is 50% pure African Black Soap.
Remember, the ingredients list will also identify any artificial chemical additives, which should be avoided.


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Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 3372, the One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2021
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during the markup of H.R. 3372, the One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2021:
"I am proud to support H.R. 3372, 'The One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2021.'
"This bipartisan, bicameral legislation, which passed the Committee and the House last Congress, would authorize grants to community organizations to create centralized reentry intake and coordination centers.
"These centers would serve as the home base for individuals recently released from correctional facilities as they go through the difficult process of rejoining their communities.
"At one stop reentry centers, reentering individuals would be provided personalized, step-by-step assistance to access the resources—both public and private—that are needed to successfully integrate back into their communities.
"At the one stop center, reentering individuals would be given assistance at every step of the way—from the moment they are released until they have the capability to fully rejoin their communities.
"This important legislation recognizes that a comprehensive reentry approach is needed to improve reentry outcomes, which ultimately has the effect of improving public safety.
"The bill adopts a 'whole person' approach that would ensure that all elements of a returning individual's life are supported. This includes transportation to and from appointments, temporary housing, assistance applying for benefits, and job training.
"Additionally, for those who have formal reentry plans, the one stop community reentry centers proposed by this bill would also provide case management and wrap-around support.
"The challenges faced by individuals returning from prison are great, and they warrant the type of support the One Stop Community Reentry Program Act would authorize.
"Unfortunately, the reentry support services that many prisoners receive while incarcerated do not sufficiently prepare them for the transition back to their communities.
"Many incarcerated individuals also have preexisting conditions that make reentry even more difficult. Physical disabilities, mental health concerns, and substance abuse issues further complicate reentry plans and additional support, like those detailed in H.R. 3372, are needed to promote successful outcomes.
"Specialists employed at one stop centers can build relationships with providers, private groups, religious organizations, and public agencies to build networks of support that will help returning individuals get the care and support they need to succeed.
"Inadequate reentry support leads to recidivism and unnecessary financial strain on the community. Both the shortand long-term costs associated with incarceration pale in comparison against the minimal front-end costs associated with a successful reentry.
"Of the few studies that have assessed the effectiveness of reentry services, a number have found that more robust and comprehensive reentry services are better at reducing recidivism and promoting the long-term success of reentering individuals.
"This bill offers greater opportunities for success for individuals returning from prison, as well as their communities.
"I thank Representative Bass, Representative Reschenthaler, and their bipartisan cosponsors, for introducing this important legislation again, and I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting the bill."
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Young children can find, sort and mix together common kitchen ingredients.
What You Need:
-Bowls or other containers
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What You Do:
- Let the children pick up the bits of food using their hands or wooden spoons.
- Mix and mess the foods together in different bowls. (You might also use muffin tins and muffin liners as places to sort the items).
- Children will enjoy the feel of the dried foods and they will love the different colors they see.
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Evaluation Process for Determining Book Treatments
The Wallace Conservation Lab performs many different types of book repair and conservation treatments in the course of a day. When a book comes to the lab, it will be evaluated for the type of repair it will require (such as torn spine, loose cover, pages falling out). Depending on the damage it has suffered, it will enter into the appropriate queue. The Lab batches like-type repairs together to maximize efficiency when working. Thus, all the torn spines will be placed together so a technician or student can work on several at the same time.
Of course, other problems areas may arise as work progresses. For example, as a book with a torn spine, which appears to be sewn, is worked on, it might become apparent halfway through that the thread is broken and that the current steps must be halted to first sew the book. The Wallace Conservation Lab staff is trained in a variety of repair techniques so these situation can be handled as they arise.
Besides being separated by types of treatments, books are also separated by the materials they are made of and their age, uniqueness, and value. Most books are sent through the book repair department based in the type of damage and thier fairly typical binding structures. Books bound before 1900 or bound in leather will be routed to the collections conservation department. The technicians working on these books have had more extensive training to handle the wide variety of binding structures and materials encountered in this subset of conservation erpair candidates. When the work is completes, a note is made in the library catalog on when and what type of repair work was performed.
Finally, books from the various library special collections (Rare Books and Special Collections, Maps, Fine Arts, etc.) go through an entirely different evaluation process. The Conservator will give each book (or map or fina art print) an individual condition description (of how the volume appears as it enters the Lab) and a treatment proposal. The Conservator and curator then decide on the best course of action based on the item's value (monetary, historic, and to the collection as a whole)> The work is then performed by the Conservator or by highly trained technicians under the direct guidance of the Conservator. When the work is completed, a detailed treatment report is written and kept on file at the Lab and with the specific collection's curator.