7 Key Benefits of Having an EHS Software
If you follow closely about the happenings in the world of tech, the chances are that you have come across the name EHS software. In the recent past, EHS, which stands for environment, health and safety, is becoming increasingly popular. According to the directors of EHS software, the investment in this amazing software has continued to grow in recent years, and for a good reason. This sudden trend has left some of the organizations that are yet to invest in the software, the question on whether it's worth the investment.
Without saying much, here are the top key benefits of having EHS software for both the company and individual employees.
1. Saves time
One interesting thing about incorporating EHS software into your organization is that it helps with time-saving. The EHS team and consultants are known to spend too much time on administrative tasks. The software features things such as dashboards and notifications, which can help with eliminating most of the tasks, such as data review, management reporting and analysis. Another thing that you can't forget to mention is the fact that, with the mobile EHS system, employees can easily capture real-time data while on the go.
2. Helps lower the costs of operation
In the modern world, where the cost of running an entity is experiencing dramatic changes, every other organization is looking for a way to reduce the production costs. Well, according to technical experts from Basic Safe, investing in this software is one of the best ways to lower the costs of operations. Remember, time lost is worth money. Therefore, the fact that this software helps save time means savings on the cost of running the business. Also, the software is known to benefit the employee by preventing unwanted events. As you are aware, these unwanted events are what results in related fees, such as medical, legal fees, compensation expenses, fines, travel expenses and even lost administrative time. According to the software's directors, most of the companies who have invested in the software have reported seeing a payback in less than a year.
3. Connect the employees
Depending on the size of your organization, some challenges present themselves during the operation.
One of the most common challenges that most big entities face is the ability to connect their employees. Say, for instance, with hundreds of employees spread across the different departments, and the various locations, it can prove not very easy to keep everyone on the same page. Well, the amazing thing about investing in the software is that it brings all the data, plus the operations in one interface. With such an arrangement, it's much easier for the employees to collaborate on the tasks and get more tasks done, without any hustles.
4. Increases the output
As mentioned above, EHS software helps connect your employees within the same location, and those that may be in a far distance. With the increased collaboration, it means an increase in the company's output. Also, another thing to consider is the environmental and safety performance within the company. On normal occasions, it's usually hard to see the trends in environmental and safety performance. You have to wait until the reports are run at the end of a period. Luckily, for you, by introducing the EHS software, it's easy to visualize the data in real-time using the dashboards. With the availability of this vital info, you can pick up the near misses at particular locations and manage them before they result in a serious incident.
5. Increases work transparency
Environmental, health and safety are among the three critical things that every other entity must ensure that they are reported right. Unfortunately, many times, reporting such critical details may prove challenging. Luckily, with the introduction of this amazing software, there is nothing much to worry about. The software allows you to report the key metrics in a more efficient and integrated way. In addition to key reporting, the software allows transparency within the company as your shareholders and EHS leaders can see where the company stands at all the time. Automatic alerts play a vital role when it comes to establishing transparency within your entity.
6. Ensures that you stick to the right side of the law
For every incident that occurs within your workplace, there are chances of getting fined. The fines are usually costly and can see your entity lose a considerable sum of money, if not careful. It would, therefore, help if you avoided non-compliance when it comes to the workplace regulations. When it comes to the software's use, the functionality may vary based on one industry to the other. Say, for example, if your field of expertise is construction, you may want to prioritize fall protection in your software. The system allows you to track all the info needed if a party claims an incident. Some of the info you may need includes; witness statement, photo evidence, and steps taken to reduce the risk.
7. Improves on worker's safety
Your workers are an important asset to your organization. They are the persons that are responsible for driving your organization to a higher level. It's for employee's safety that most employers, therefore invest in an EHS system at work. With the software, it means that as an employer, you can easily adhere to the safety standards as outlined by the regulatory bodies. Also, the in-depth reporting ensures that you establish a safe workplace for your employees. In the end, including the software in your company means that your employees will find your place of work a safer place to work.
Establishing a successful venture is one thing that most entrepreneurs struggle daily to accomplish. You can't ignore the many challenges that come along the way. In the recent past, EHS software has been making its way to the news headlines with promises of the many benefits it can offer when implemented. The sudden trend has left many people asking a lot of questions. Explained in this piece are some of the advantages that come with adding the software into your operations. By reading through the entire article, you will have a clear understanding of what it feels to incorporate the software.


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I have modified the value of net.core.rmem_max with sysctl, and now I would like to set it back to its default value.
If I reboot, net.core.rmem_max will go back to its default value (because it is not overridden in /etc/sysctl.conf), but can I know this value without rebooting?
Ideally I should have run sysctl net.core.rmem_max to read the value before modifying it, but I forgot...
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This is not possible in general: the kernel does not retain the original values (at least under Linux it doesn't, and this is probably true of other unix variants). The value of the setting is stored in a variable; when you change the setting, the memory containing the variable is irreversibly updated.
For most settings, the initial value of the variable is a constant that is determined at compile time and stored in the kernel binary. So you could, in principle, inspect your kernel binary to find the default value. You would have to locate the symbol corresponding to the setting you're interested in, and follow the address of that symbol in the kernel binary. Booting your kernel in a virtual machine would be less work.
For most settings, you can look in the kernel source — kernel/sysctl.c and other files. You'll see definitions like
 .procname = "rmem_max",
 .data = &sysctl_rmem_max,
(in net/core/sysctl_net_core.c), from which you can trace the initialization of the sysctl_rmem_max variable. While this one is initialized from a constant, it takes quite a bit of reading C code to expand.
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On my OpenBSD machine, /etc/sysctl.conf lists a bunch of default sysctl values, but this list is not exhaustive.
Probably the best way is to read the sysctl code or ask a friend who is running the same OS for his values :)
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Commercial Law Dissertation Proposal
The Retention of Title Clauses - 'a maze if not a minefield.'
Aims of commercial law
- To evaluate the effectiveness of the use Retention of Title (ROT) Clauses under UK Commercial Law and ask whether the proposed harmonization throughout the EU is necessary.
- To determine whether there are better systems of law that promotes the protection of the seller from non-payment through the use of ROT clauses, for example a codified system such as the US, Canada and New Zealand.
- To propose that there needs to be a reform of ROT clause under UK Commercial Law through a statutory system of protection for both the buyer and seller. Objectives:
- To explore the ROT clause decisions made by the UK courts in order to understand how the system of Commercial Law works in the UK. In order to determine the validity and effectiveness of the UK system in respect to protecting both the interests and rights of both the buyer and the seller.]
- To compare the UK's ROT clause case law with that of the ECJ's. In addition to considering the possibility of reform proposed in the UK and throughout the EU.
- To examine the different systems of Commercial Law to examine the most effective protection of ROT clauses. It will explore codified systems of law, such as Canada, the USA and New Zealand, and compare them with common law systems, such as the UK and Australia. The main objective of this examination is to determine which type of system is most effective in protecting the rights and interests of both the buyer and the seller.
'A maze if not a minefield' means that the law is so confusing that it is very hard to determine the rights of the buyer and the seller and even if a ROT clause seems valid it does not necessarily mean that the seller's interests will be upheld by the courts. Therefore the UK law seems to create a series of pitfalls for the seller when enforcing Retention of Title (ROT) clauses therefore this exploration will ask the central question:
"Is the UK's system of Commercial Law effective in protecting/enforcing ROT clauses?"
In order to do this the discussion will also consider the following questions:
- Whether there is a better system of law?
- Whether there is consistency in the current UK case law in comparison to other systems of law?
- Does the current UK in comparison to other systems of law overprotect the buyer or the seller?
- Finally should ROT clauses be upheld when there are other routes for the financial interests of the seller to be protected?
A Retention of Title (ROT) clause is used to protect the seller from buyers who do not pay for goods received. This is a clause for sellers to recover their goods if they do not pay, where the clause has to be within the terms and conditions of sale. They are also known as Rompala Clauses after the case of Aluminum Industrie Vassen BV v Rompala Aluminum Ltd . The main problem with ROT clauses is that when the seller comes to enforce them in many cases they are not upheld. The ROT must be expressly held in the terms and conditions and cannot be implied like many clauses in sales of goods, e.g. quality of goods or previous dealings. The ROT must be expressly written in the terms of sale and can be as simple as the title of the goods does not pass on to the seller until the goods are paid in full. The ROT is usually very detailed and the courts interpret them on a sentence to sentence basis to ensure that the buyer's rights are not being adversely affected.
The ROT clause is not used in all industries because with perishable items because the goods are no longer of use, whereas with large or expensive non-perishable items, such as cars or electronics an ROT clause is much more sensible. This is usually seen in instances of hire-purchase agreements, where in lieu of payment of good the company can reclaim the sold goods. The ROT must be part of the contract and therefore follow the valid form of a contractual clause and must be a part of a valid contract. Therefore the best route of action is to have the buyer to acknowledge the clause and sign in confirmation of the clause, rather than having it as a mere term and condition that is available on request and the buyer never sees the clause. It needs to be clear and express where both parties understand that if the goods are not paid in full then the seller can retain the goods. The problem of ROT clauses is whether they can be upheld only when follow the strict rules concerning whether they are express and the buyer had certain knowledge of their existence and are determined fair. If they are determined to be valid then in the case of insolvency they are the head of the distribution chain as per the SOGA 1979 Part V, which was confirmed in Borden v Scottish Timber Mills .
There are problems with ROT clauses is that if the goods are not identifiable and traceable in their original form then the goods cannot be reclaimed under the common law ; however under equity mixed goods can be reclaimed. This creates confusion under UK law in respect to what goods can be reclaimed by the reseller because under common law as opposed to equitable actions there is contradicting precedents. This contradiction points towards a need for there to be reform. Under the US, Canadian and New Zealand systems of law they have set up codified system of ROT clauses, for example Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code in the USA. In the UK there is the added problem of Article 220 of the Treaty of Rome which subjects UK law to the precedent of EU law and the moves towards harmonization of ROT clause throughout the EU. There is a need for reform especially in respect to recent developments in security law and the protection of interests, especially in respect to recent changes in insolvency law. This has been highlighted in Ireland's 1989 Law Commission Report also that common law system's need to be reformed to coincide with a more codified system of law otherwise the law is a confused mess, i.e. a maze if not a minefield.
This exploration will be concerned with the practical application of law to theory in the first three chapters this exploration will explore the history and use ROT Clauses in the UK. The first Chapter will consider ROT's - History and Use in the UK. The Second Chapter will consider the use of the ROT in the Modern Era in the UK. The third Chapter will consider the Problems and Benefits of the ROT in the Current UK system. It will then focus on four case studies, which will consider the case-law and differing judicial system's approach to ROT clauses. The first case study will compare the Use of the ROT in the UK and the EU in which this chapter (Chapter 4) will explore the supremacy of the EU law and the propositions for harmonization throughout the EU. The second case-study will explore ROT Cases in Codified Systems of Law, in Chapter 5 ROT cases in the US; Canadian; and New Zealand judicial arenas will be discussed in comparison to the UK. This third case-study in Chapter Six will be a Comparative Case Study of ROT Law in different Judicial Systems, i.e. what approach have other common law systems taken, c.f. Ireland and Australia. This case-study will conclude with a consideration of the different approaches of ROT case law in codified and common-law systems; as well as reform in common-law systems to determine the most effective approach of reform. The final two chapters will consider the theoretical need for reform in respect to the protection of the buyer and seller. Chapter Seven will discuss the current movements to protect the buyer as well as reforms in Insolvency law within the EU and ask the question ask Are ROT Clauses Necessary in UK law, especially when there are other forms of seller protection. The final chapter will conclude whether ROT Clause Reform is Necessary under UK Law by evaluating the theoretical problems and the comparative research of other jurisdictions to determine the effectiveness of ROT clauses in the UK and asking whether they are a maze if not a minefield.
- Young, 2002, Protecting and Registering Company Charges and Other Securities Part 1 & Part 2, 152 NLJ 1353 & 152 NLJ 1389
- Singleton, 1999, In Focus - The Passing of Risk and Title, CLT 22 10
- Rawlings, 2005, Recognition of Administration Proceedings Under EC Regulation, 21 IL and P 159
- Beale, 2004, Reform of the Law of Security, Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 117
- Burton, 2005, A Summary of some Key Points in R3's Response to the Law Commissions Proposals on Security Interests, 21 IL and P 69
- Ireland's Law Commission, 1989, Report on Debt Collection and Retention of Title, Law Reform Commission


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Human Security in Sub-Saharan Africa: Conflict Resolution and the Role of Civil Society
Africa cannot be described as a peaceful continent. Conflicts rage in many regions across the African continent. The apparent insolubility of several of these conflicts compromises hopes that Africans have of a Renaissance on their continent. The conflicts undermine economic development, and result in the further marginalization of Africa within the global political economy. These conflicts result in tragic loss of life, the devastation of communities, and the displacement of millions of people. In the process, human security is severely compromised. According to the Bonn Declaration of 1991 human insecurity refers to a threat to human life, lifestyle or culture. Caroline Thomas further unpacks human security as follows: 'At one level, it is about the fulfilment of basic material needs, and at another it is about the achievement of human dignity, which incorporates personal autonomy, control over one's life, and unhindered participation in the life of the community' (Thomas 1997: 3, in Parleviet 2001).
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Bodies revealed by the Queiq river's receding waters. Photo: Thomas Rassloff/EPA
It's a picture that begs so many questions: who were these men? How did they die. Why? What does their story tell us about the wretched disintegration of Syria? A Guardian investigation has established a grisly narrative behind the worst – and most visible – massacre to have taken place here. All the men were from neighbourhoods in the eastern rebel-held part of Aleppo. Most were men of working age. Many disappeared at regime checkpoints. They may not be the last to be found. Locals have since dropped a grate from a bridge, directly over an eddy in the river. Corpses were still arriving 10 days after the original discovery on January 29, washed downstream by currents flushed by winter rains.
The grate over the Queiq river in southern Aleppo, which locals have placed hoping to catch the bodies that flow downstream see clip in full article
Just after dawn on 29 January, a car pulled up outside a school being used as a rebel base in the Aleppo suburb of Bustan al-Qasr with news of the massacre. Since then a painstaking task to identify the victims and establish how they died has been inching forwards. The victims, many without names, were mostly buried within three days — 48 hours longer than social custom dictates, to allow for their families to claim them.
Ever since, relatives have been arriving to identify the dead from photographs taken by the rescuers. Each family member who has made the journey to a makeshift office, set up inside a childcare centre, brings with them accounts of when they last saw their father, son, cousin, or brother and where he had travelled before he was murdered.
There are no women on the grisly slideshow of dead men that is replayed in melancholy slow motion every time a relative arrives. Nor are there more than a handful of males aged over 30. Most of the dead dragged from Aleppo's Queiq River were men of working age.
Another thread strongly unites the fate of the river massacre victims; each of them had either been in the west of the city, or had been trying to get there. They had to pass though checkpoints run by the Syrian army, or their proxy militia, the Shabiha. The process involved handing over identification papers that detailed in which area of the city the holder of the papers lived.
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Choose littermates of the same sex to reduce the chance of chinchillas fighting. Only put them together if have grown up together – and make sure they are of the same sex – male with male, female with female.
Avoid unwanted litters. Keep male and female chinchillas apart well before eight months old, as this is when they become sexually mature. Unless neutered, they will breed and usually produce a litter of two babies. It can be difficult to find homes for their young.
Choose littermates of the same sex to reduce the chance of ferrets fighting. Only put them together if have grown up together – and make sure they are of the same sex – male with male, female with female.
Avoid unwanted litters. Keep unneutered male and female ferrets apart as they will breed. It can be hard to find homes for their young.
Avoid unwanted litters. Keep males and females apart as they can breed from about 10 weeks of age. Each litter can produce three to six babies, which can be hard to find a home for.
Choose littermates of the same sex to reduce the chance of guinea pigs fighting. Only put them together if have grown up together – and make sure they are of the same sex – male with male, female with female.
Avoid unwanted litters. Keep male and female guinea pigs apart unless they are neutered. Males can father babies at around nine weeks of age – and females as young as three weeks old. They will breed litters, usually of one to six babies, which can be hard to find homes for.
Keep rabbits and guinea pigs apart. Rabbits can bully and injure guinea pigs. They need their own kind for company.
Avoid unwanted litters. Keep male and female mice apart from before six weeks old. After that they become sexually mature, they will breed and produce an average litter of 5 to 12 babies, which can be difficult to find homes for.
If they do live alone, let them interact with you and other people they trust every day.
How to put rats together
- It's best to put littermates together who have grown up together – males with males, females with females – as they are less likely to fight.
- Females are less likely to fight each other than males living together.
- Keep males and females apart to avoid unwanted litters.
- To put two males together, it may be better to make one of them a baby male, as the older one will be more likely to accept them.
How to introduce unrelated rats
- Always introduce unrelated rats on neutral territory, as rats can be very territorial.
- Initially let them meet for a small amount of time. Gradually extend the time, until they show signs of getting along. Give them a couple of weeks to learn to get along: after that, they usually become the best of friends. They can then move into a cage together that neither have lived in for a week or so – or the smell of the other rat will be there and rats will become territorial.
- Keep a close eye on them and if there is bullying behaviour or fighting, it's best to keep them apart. You need to remain calm too: rats are very good at picking up signs of stress.
Avoid unwanted litters. Keep male and female rats apart from five weeks old. They become sexually mature between six to eight weeks old and can produce litters of between 8 to 18 babies.
How do I know if my rats are being aggressively fighting or just play-fighting?
Look for the signs below. Rats often play with each other, even as adults. Some owners confuse harmless play fighting with true aggression – and make them live alone unnecessarily. Squeaking doesn't always mean a rat is harmed: they do this with both play fighting and aggressive fighting.
Signs of aggressive fighting:
- One of the rats' fur stands on end during the fighting
- Injuries are caused
- One rat attempts to bite the other's bottom or sides
- One of the rats – the weaker one – hides a lot, or creeps nervously around the cage
Signs of play fighting:
- Both rats take turns in chasing and pinning the other rat
- The "bites" – which don't cause injury – are aimed at the back of the neck
Separate rats who frequently fight each other aggressively, to avoid stress and injury.
Syrian hamsters must be housed alone or they will fight if kept together. Dwarf hamsters will often live happily in pairs.


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The Italian language school Centro Italiano is located in the heart of the historical centre of Naples, in the University area. Here you will meet friendly people who can help you with accommodation and give you all the information you need for a pleasant stay in Naples.
The courses
Throughout the year, the centre offers various kinds of courses to learn Italian in Naples: intensive Italian language group courses, long term course, one-to-one lessons (even in Capri, Ischia and Sorrento), commercial Italian course, Italian cookery and wine courses, art courses (ceramics, Neapolitan crib, literature, archaeology).
The method
The teaching method adopted at the Centre is one with an integrated approach, based on the direct method and with only Italian being used during the lessons. Students are stimulated to use Italian and then to reflect on and understand the basic structures and grammar of the language.


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The Bahrain-Explorer, developed in-house, is the Flagship of Geomatec online geo-spatial products. The system was completely developed in-house from data collection and integration, and all the way through to the website design. The mapping engine is based on ArcIMS and Arc/Info from ESRI. It is the first Internet-based mapping system in the Gulf region, which is built on ESRI software, and provides routing solution.
The Bahrain Explorer.com provides web clients with capabilities to search a comprehensive database of services and places of interest in the Kingdom, which ranges from the smallest laundry shop to five star hotels and apartments, pharmacies, restaurants, embassies, hospitals, schools and more. Some of the main features of Bahrain-Explorer are the following:
- A complete interface in Arabic (first of its kind in the region).
- Find and locate places of interest and services by category and key word entry.
- Comprehensive and detailed street maps of Bahrain with all administrative layers and census block boundaries.
- Interactive pan and zoom.
- Display the driving direction between any two selected points of interest.
- Display fastest or shortest routes between two locations.
- Spatial buffering (e.g. find nearest service to a given hotel). into the website not only provides simple point feature identification but also lets clients do proximity search, e.g. it allows user to find restaurants in 100m to 2km radius from the selected hotel or road.


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Assume that a 100 pW He-Ne single-mode last emits light at 633 nm in a TEM00 Gaussian beam.
(a)What is the mean number of photons crossing a circle of radius equal to the waist radius of the beam $W_0$ in a time T=100 ns?
(b) What is the root-mean-square value of the number of photon counts in (a)?
(c) What is the probability that no photons are counted in (a)?
Here is my solution. Could somebody please double check it?
A. $h=6.63 \times 10^{-34}$
Photon flux = $(100\times10^{-12})/((h)(4.74\times10^{14}))=3.18\times10^{8}$
Mean number of photons = $3.18\times10^{8} *(100\times10^{-9})=31.8$
B. $\sqrt{((31.8)^2/(100\times 10^{-9})}$
C. probability = 1-.86 =.14
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Grass snakes and humans
Because of their liking for gardens and particularly for compost heaps, grass snakes are often encountered in gardens. They are harmless to humans, though they can act quite aggressively if cornered, puffing up their bodies, hissing loudly and even lunging to make a strike with a closed mouth. However, that is not their only behaviour when they feel threatened. Sometimes they play dead, with mouth open and tongue hanging out. If they are actually caught, they will struggle violently and emit a foul-smelling substance from their anal glands.
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noun, plural hares (especially collectively) hare.
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
any of the larger species of this genus, as distinguished from certain of the smaller ones known as rabbits.
any of various similar animals of the same family.
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Lepus.
the player pursued in the game of.
verb (used without object), hared, haring.
Chiefly British. to run fast.
noun (pl) hares, hare
any solitary leporid mammal of the genus Lepus, such as L. europaeus (European hare). Hares are larger than rabbits, having longer ears and legs, and live in shallow nests (forms) related adjective leporine
(Irish, informal) make a hare of someone, to defeat someone completely
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, to be on good terms with both sides
(intransitive; often foll by off, after, etc) (Brit, informal) to go or run fast or wildly
Sir David. born 1947, British dramatist and theatre director: his plays include Plenty (1978), Pravda (with Howard Brenton, 1985), The Secret Rapture (1989), Racing Demon (1990), The Permanent Way (2003), and Stuff Happens (2004)
William. 19th century, Irish murderer and bodysnatcher: associate of William Burke
a member of a Dene Native Canadian people of northern Canada
Old English hara "hare," from West Germanic *hasan- (cf. Old Frisian hasa, Middle Dutch haese, Dutch haas, Old High German haso, German Hase), possibly with a sense of "gray" (cf. Old English hasu, Old High German hasan "gray"), from PIE *kas- "gray" (cf. Latin canus "white, gray, gray-haired"). Perhaps cognate with Sanskrit sasah, Afghan soe, Welsh ceinach "hare." Rabbits burrow in the ground; hares do not. Hare-lip is from 1560s.
þou hast a crokyd tunge heldyng wyth hownd and wyth hare. ["Jacob's Well," c.1440]
"to harry, harass," 1520s; meaning "to frighten" is 1650s; of uncertain origin; connections have been suggested to harry (v.) and to hare (n.). Related: Hared; haring.
(Heb. 'arnebeth) was prohibited as food according to the Mosaic law (Lev. 11:6; Deut. 14:7), "because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof." The habit of this animal is to grind its teeth and move its jaw as if it actually chewed the cud. But, like the cony (q.v.), it is not a ruminant with four stomachs, but a rodent like the squirrel, rat, etc. Moses speaks of it according to appearance. It is interdicted because, though apparently chewing the cud, it did not divide the hoof. There are two species in Syria, (1) the Lepus Syriacus or Syrian hare, which is like the English hare; and (2) the Lepus Sinaiticus, or hare of the desert. No rabbits are found in Syria.
noun 1. an outdoor game in which certain players, the hares, start off in advance on a long run, scattering small pieces of paper, called the scent, with the other players, the hounds, following the trail so marked in an effort to catch the hares before they reach a designated point. noun 1. (functioning as […]
[hair-bel] /ˈhɛərˌbɛl/ noun 1. a low plant, Campanula rotundifolia, of the bellflower family, having narrow leaves and blue, bell-shaped flowers. 2. a plant, Endymion nonscriptus, of the lily family, having long, one-sided clusters of bell-shaped flowers. /ˈhɛəˌbɛl/ noun 1. a N temperate campanulaceous plant, Campanula rotundifolia, having slender stems and leaves, and bell-shaped pale blue […]
[hair-breynd] /ˈhɛərˌbreɪnd/ adjective 1. giddy; reckless. /ˈhɛəˌbreɪnd/ adjective 1. rash, foolish, or badly thought out: harebrained schemes
[hair-breynd] /ˈhɛərˌbreɪnd/ adjective 1. giddy; reckless. /ˈhɛəˌbreɪnd/ adjective 1. rash, foolish, or badly thought out: harebrained schemes adj. also harebrained, 1550s, from hare-brain "giddy or reckless person" (1540s), probably from hare, on notion of "flighty, skittish."


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Noun: sousing saw-sing
 1. The act of making something completely wet
 - drenching, soaking, souse
Verb: souse saws
 1. Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
 "souse water on his hot face";
 - drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop
 2. Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
 "souse the garment into the cleaning solution";
 - dunk, dip, plunge, douse
 3. Become drunk or drink excessively
 - soak, inebriate, hit it up
 4. (cooking) cook in a marinade
 "souse herring"
Derived forms: sousings
Type of: booze, cook, drink, fuddle, immerse, plunge, wet, wetting
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We often hear how learning is never transferred back to the job. That is because delegate involvement or engagement (active learning) during the training is minimal or virtually non-existent. This is the model often used by 'educational bodies' such as colleges where the tendency in training is to lecture rather than teach. It is here you will find yourself listening to a lecturer without much participation from your side. It is not a surprise that as a result of this training you will not be able to recall information easily.
A substantial body of evidence suggests that the greater the student's involvement in the learning process, then the greater the level of content acquisition will be. The involvement can be as simple as having a discussion, or answering questions.
Infero uses the most advanced and effective method of adult education: Active Learning. During the course you learn by doing and actively engaging with the material in order to recall information easily. You are immersed in your subject through practical, real-world activities individually and in groups. This helps you to embed new skills and knowledge.
This is why when you attend our technical courses you will have your own computer so that you can practise you skills while you are learning, while on our business courses you will be participating in numerous discussion sessions and scenario-based exercises.
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During their studies, students will focus on the development, execution and review of government policies. Students taking policy implementation courses will study policy analysis, budgeting, organizational theory, human resource management, and ethical standards in governance. Classes will teach both theoretical and practical skills needed to work in all levels of government, non-profit, non-governmental and private sectors.
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Summary: International Journal of Forecasting 27 (2011) 870886
Combination of long term and short term forecasts, with
application to tourism demand forecasting
Robert R. Andrawisa, Amir F. Atiyaa,, Hisham El-Shishinyb
a Department of Computer Engineering, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
b IBM Center for Advanced Studies in Cairo, IBM Cairo Technology Development Center, Giza, Egypt
Available online 15 September 2010
Forecast combination is a well-established and well-tested approach for improving the forecasting accuracy. One beneficial
strategy is to use constituent forecasts that have diverse information. In this paper we consider the idea of diversity being
accomplished by using different time aggregations. For example, we could create a yearly time series from a monthly time series
and produce forecasts for both, then combine the forecasts. These forecasts would each be tracking the dynamics of different
time scales, and would therefore add diverse types of information. A comparison of several forecast combination methods,
performed in the context of this setup, shows that this is indeed a beneficial strategy and generally provides a forecasting
performance that is better than the performances of the individual forecasts that are combined.
As a case study, we consider the problem of forecasting monthly tourism numbers for inbound tourism to Egypt. Specifically,
we consider 33 individual source countries, as well as the aggregate. The novel combination strategy also produces a generally
improved forecasting accuracy.
c 2010 International Institute of Forecasters. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


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It's a question that puzzles biologists as much as it vexes all of us: What causes us to itch? Dentist-turned-scientist David Andrew of the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, has just filled in a big part of the answer. By inserting electrodes into the spinal cords of anesthetized cats, he has identified nerves that fire in response only to histamine, the molecule that makes us want to scratch. Running up the outer edge of the spinal cord to the thalamus, the brain's relay-station for sensation, the delicately flattened itch neurons make up just 5 percent of the nerves in the spine. Their scarcity probably explains why nobody located them before.
Studying these itch-signaling cells could lead to new treatments for chronic itching from dermatitis, kidney disease, or liver disease. "Once you figure out which cells are which, you can look at the genes that are in the cells and then design drugs that target these genes. Or you could block the production or the action of particular chemicals, thereby turning them off," says Andrew. Such treatments would probably be too expensive and disruptive for everyday annoyances. But for serious medical conditions, "this gives the first hope that there will be specific drugs available to treat chronic itching."


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Runtime Verification audits Blockswap's Stakehouse protocol
Runtime Verification is thrilled to announce Blockswap's Stakehouse protocol audit completion. Stakehouse is a programmable staking layer allowing users to register a consensus layer validator and mint tokens representing the validator's balance. The user's initial stake is minted partly as dETH, with more being minted when the validator earns rewards, and partly as SLOT, which represent management rights of the validator and carry risk of being slashed if the validator is penalized.
The audit scope covers the Solidity source code of Blockswap labs — Stakehouse protocol smart contracts. Some of the main functionalities implemented in the contracts consist of:
- Registering a KNOT (a validator in the protocol).
- Reporting an increase in a KNOT's balance in the Beacon Chain due to validator rewards or a decrease due to penalties (and minting or slashing the corresponding tokens).
- Moving a KNOT between indices.
- Withdrawing or depositing dETH into the open index.
- Topping up SLOT that has been slashed by paying ETH.
- Recovering a KNOT's signing key.
- Rage-quitting a KNOT, enabling the staked ETH for withdrawal.
A detailed explanation of the different functionalities just mentioned can be found in Blockswap's documentation.
Due to limited time and the extensive list of contracts covered, the core contracts were prioritized during the audit process following discussions with the Blockswap team. A detailed list of all the audited contracts can be found in the report.
The audit only covered Solidity source code contracts and it excluded any deployment and upgrade scripts, off-chain codebase and client-side portions of the codebase, as well as the security of the cryptography underlying the Common Interest Protocol used to recover the signing key.
Runtime Verification conducted a combination of design review and manual code review for a period of 11 weeks, and published a detailed report on March 27th, 2022.
The first step consisted of using a Solidity-like pseudocode to build a high-level model of key parts of the protocol. This model was used to get a better understanding of the protocol and its behavior based on the documentation and other resources provided by the Blockswap team, and to make it easier to observe how different operations would modify the protocol's state and which properties should hold during the protocol's operation.
A manual code review was then performed to identify scenarios where the code didn't function in the way the model expected it to, as well as to look for common security vulnerabilities.
Working together with the Blockswap team, certain aspects of the protocol which were of particular concern were singled out, and a pen-and-paper analysis was carried out to identify issues and potential risks in implementation. Additionally, a series of changes were proposed that could lead to an improvement of the protocol's performance and security in certain areas.
Finally, various tools were run against the code to analyze certain parts of the protocol, aiming to either identify scenarios where desirable properties of the protocol were violated or develop confidence that these properties were maintained. When it was not practical to run these tools on the code itself, they were run on a modified version of the high-level model.
The audit identified and highlighted some issues along with a number of informative findings. The Blockswap team addressed all the issues and concerns raised during the audit and incorporated all the necessary changes in the smart contracts. Code changes were not part of the scope; however, the team conducted a lightweight best-effort review of a limited number of changes.
Users interested in a more detailed and technical explanation about the findings can go over the full report in our GitHub repository.
Blockswap is a permissionless web3 infrastructure layer for multichain composable ETH. This ETH is superfluid, doesn't require an intermediary, doesn't require a bridge, is capital efficient, and provides yield singularity with native blockchain cryptographic security. Multichain composable ETH is a new primitive for interoperability between blockchains, L2/rollups, and end users. Blockswap's protocols introduce the new standard of tooling to build multichain and yield capturing protocols.
About Runtime Verification
Runtime Verification is a technology startup based in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. The company uses formal methods to perform security audits on virtual machines and smart contracts on public blockchains. It also provides software testing, verification services and products to improve the safety, reliability, and correctness of software systems in the blockchain field.


Digging Deeper: Connecting to the Source of our Food
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Too many children are unable to connect the food on their plate with its original source. As obesity becomes a more serious concern among children, it is worth asking the question whether children are being equipped with the knowledge necessary to develop a healthy and responsible relationship with food. For kids that are overweight and looking to lose weight in Cazenovia, helping them to connect their favorite foods with the source that provides it may be useful in encouraging weight loss.
Up to a certain age, many children believe that the grocery store is where there food comes from. Thinking beyond the source that they are familiar with is abstract, and if they are not taught about the real sources of food, then why would they think any farther about it? This can create a problem however. If children cannot connect that apples come from a tree while potato chips come from a factory, then how can we expect them to understand that apples are natural, fresh and healthy, or that potato chips are not.
Kids deserve to learn what nutritious foods look and taste like. Instead of just putting dinner on the table and eating, talk with your kids about the types of vegetables and meats that you are eating. Why are these food choices a good dinner option while other foods aren't? By taking the time to really consider the source of the food on our plates, we can become more mindful of what we eat and begin to make healthier choices that can help with our weight loss goals as well.
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 - Jan says:
 Also, in schools, like Cazenovia, there is an agriculture program at the high school level. Taking agriculture classes can help bridge that knowledge gap you speak of. Learning where their food and fiber actually come from and how they are produced is something that most Americans have no direct connection to anymore; most are several generations away from having any direct family that lived on a farm. Knowledge of agriculture and production make students more educated consumers in the long run!


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You can rest assured that Pepperdine works to ensure that we are prepared for emergencies when they impact any of the institution's schools or departments.
Our administration considers protecting its faculty, staff, students, and resources a serious responsibility. The University prudently expends resources to ensure that it is properly prepared for whatever domestic or international emergency that may impact the institution. When crises impact other schools – be it Hurricane Katrina, a flu epidemic, or a fire – Pepperdine studies the event and betters its plans, realizing that preparation is never complete and that there always is more to learn. Drills are conducted regularly to ensure all processes within a planned response are appropriate. Part of that on-going preparedness is educating faculty, staff, and students on how they should prepare for and respond during emergencies.


Friday, November 4, 2011
Creatures Medicine 101: Antigens and Antibodies
Antibodies fight antigens. Right? Every chemical list says so. Even the hoverdoc's cure glossary says so.
Well... as much sense as that makes, I'm having an impossible time proving that true. I can't find any chemical reaction genes that indicate as such, and if I inject a norn with an antibody and follow it up with an antigen injection, it doesn't seem to decay any faster than if no antibodies were present.
No.. the way the reaction equation works is something like this: Antigen X = Antibody X + side effect X
For example, the CFE bruin genome states that 2 antigen 0 = 12 Antibody 0 + 1 histamine B
Antibodies don't seem to actually fight antigens. Antibodies are what the immune system turns antibodies into; essentially, they are a by-product of the body's attempt to fight the infection. In this second graph, I manually lowered the concentration of antibody 0 several times (hence the jagged blue line) and the concentration had absolutely no effect on the rate of decay of the antigen; it follows the same steady curve.
So if antibodies don't fight antigens, what are you supposed to give an ill creature? It is a bit daunting to suddenly find that those antibody-filled lemons aren't doing a thing for a creature's immunity.
What a creature really needs to fight antigens is Vitamin C; this chemical speeds up the reaction rate of the antigen-to-antibody conversion. As a disclaimer though, you want to be very careful using vitamin C to cure antigen 5 (we'll get to exactly why in a minute). Sadly, the only source of Vitamin C I am aware of is found in the vitamin potion from the potion machine on the C3 bridge, meaning DS-standalone worlds will have to find a non-native way to get this vitamin.
But not only does Vitamin C speed up the antigen conversion, it also speeds up the clock rate of the bones organ, which is responsible for the creation of Prostaglandin, the chemical used to heal the organs injured by the antigens. Vitamin C really is quite the healer! Just be sure the creature is eating enough fat and protein, as those are broken down into the chemicals necessary for Prostaglandin synthesis.
But let's step back a bit to talk a little more about antigens themselves. As mentioned earlier, the immune system breaks antigens down into antibodies and a "side effect" chemical. The side effects are as follows:
- Antigen 0 -- Histamine B
- Antigen 1 -- Histamine A
- Antigen 2 -- Coldness
- Antigen 3 -- Coldness
- Antigen 4 -- Hotness
- Antigen 5 -- Wounded
- Antigen 6 -- Hotness
- Antigen 7 -- Pain
Most of these side effects are rather harmless, and act more as symptoms of the infection than anything. But antigen 5's side effect is quite the opposite, in fact; it is deadlier than the antigen itself. Woundedness is a chemical that will instantly kill the creature if it gets too high.
As mentioned before, Vitamin C accelerates the breakdown of antigens to antibodies. This also means it accelerates the creation of the side-effect chemical. This graph shows the reaction resulting from injecting a creature with antigen 5 less than a half dose of vitamin C. The antigen breaks down faster, and both the antibody and the wounded chemical (chemical 90 in this graph) spike, creating a very dangerous situation. For antigen 5, it may be best to have the creature rest and recover naturally.
There is more to know about antigens, particularly which organs they attack. In the next installment (which I haven't actually started writing yet, and still have some research to do, so it'll likely be a while) I plan to detail the functions of each organ so you can have some context as to what exactly is at stake when dealing with antigens.
 1. I love these entries! I'm hoping to do a little study on the toxins and antigens in C1 shortly: They're much more straightforward than those in C3/DS, but the whole antibody/antigen reaction is still present. Some might agree, but it's almost like creatures don't have a real immune system. The antigens create the antibodies that are supposed to fight them off.
 Have you viewed the graph of a creature who is actually infected with an antigen? If memory serves me correctly, the antigen has a steady "spiking" pattern. I've got a few of these graphs filed under Biochemistry.
 Antigen 5 certainly is dangerous! Vitamin C does seem to be the cure, although I never thought of it before. That is, except in the case of antigen 5.
 Excellent discussion, as always! I learn something new from your entries all the time, and I usually get the urge to jump into the scientific side of the game. I'm sure this will be helpful to others, and perhaps it will help save some Norns, Ettins, and Grendels!
 2. Sorry for the multiple comments: I just found a very interesting page from The Norn Underground, which talks about creating more realistic antibody/antigen reactions. Very interesting concept that might be worth checking out! Seems to me like the genes have been altered to make antibodies actually fight off the antigens... Sounds more like a real immune system!
 Granted, these are for the C1 genetics, but I think the idea might apply to this discussion. It's always bothered me that creatures don't have anything resembling a real immune system. I'm tempted to try out some genetic engineering as recommended on the page!
 3. Vitamins C and E have a half life of 255, the same as such vital chemicals as ATP, energy, muscle tissue, etc. Could feeding your norns something with vitamin C in it regularly cause the vitamin to build up in their system, leading to shorter illnesses in general? (assuming antigen 5 is out of the picture...)
 4. Wow, that's quite remarkable. Jessica is quite right that Norns, Grendels and Ettins don't have anything that closely resembles an immune system. But these findings are quite remarkable.
 I currently have a Norn who isn't able to produce Antibody4, and theoretically should have a hard time getting over Antigen4.
 Previously I had a similar Norn with the missing Antibody, however she managed to recover from her related Antigen without issue.
 I'll definitely be doing some tests on my current Norn to see what I can find out.
 5. As far as antibodies fighting antigens go, I believe that it's not the creature itself that uses antibodies to fight off antigens. What I think happens is that as soon as a certain antibody gets high enough/stays in the system long enough, the game engine itself kills the antigen and prevents it from re-infecting the creature.
 I'm not 100% sure that's what happens, though - I haven't read it anywhere. Rather, it's an educated guess I've made from personal observation.
 6. Does prostaglandin also speed up the conversion of antigens to antibodies?
 The hotness associated with antigens 6 and 4 should be mentioned, as it is in the previous post, as a possible cause of death by dehydration, if the antigen to antibody reaction proceeds too quickly.
 7. The antibodies don't do anything to the antigens themselves but they do fight bacteria. If I remember correctly, the bacteria.cos file has code that makes the bacteria more likely to die or detach if they're infecting a creature with high antibodies. Of course, you can just use the antibacterial spray to remove the bacteria. Feeding antibodies to norns is still helpful to minimize their exposure to bacteria when you're not watching though.


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The agile wallaby, as its alternative name implies, is a sandy colour becoming paler below. It is a sociable animal and grazes on grasses and other plants.
There are four subspecies of the agile wallaby:
- M. a. agilis - the nominate subspecies is found in Northern Territory;
- M. a. jardinii - this subspecies is found on the northern and eastern coasts of Queensland;
- M. a. nigrescens - found in the Kimberley and Arnhem Land regions of Western Australia;
- M. a. papuanus - found in southern and southeastern Papua New Guinea and some neighbouring islands.
The agile wallaby is not considered threatened.
- Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 63. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. _URL_
- Aplin, K., Dickman, C., Salas, L., Woinarski, J. & Winter, J. (2008). Macropus agilis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press. p. 110.
- Merchant, J.C. (1983). Agile Wallaby in The Complete Book of Australian Mammals (ed. Ronald Strahan). Angus & Robertson. p. 242.


Trace Metals on CUSTARD
From Left: Dr Angie Milne, Izzy Turnbull, Dr Antony Birchill, Dr Simon Ussher Plymouth University, UK
Trace metal team and their role in Custard
Why do we care about trace metals? As the name implies trace metals are the elements with vanishingly low concentrations in seawater. We could make the mistake of thinking that because such little amounts of these elements are found in the ocean that they are not important, but in fact, many have key roles in the most important metabolic 'chemical machinery' of phytoplankton. A prime example is their vital part in the photosynthesis process that allows light to be harvested and stored as chemical energy in the surface ocean. On this cruise we are most interested in iron and manganese as these have extremely low concentrations in the surface of the Southern Ocean and can limit the growth of primary producers that support both Southern Ocean and Antarctic ecosystems.
CTD rosette loaded with trace metal free sampling bottles
Trace metal measurements in seawater require a very 'special' team of scientists from the University of Plymouth, trained in the dark arts of biogeochemistry. We are dedicated to keeping the sampling equipment and laboratories clean and free from contamination. The central job of the team is to collect seawater from the surface down to 5000m depth in a dedicated sampling rosette that holds metal free sampling bottles. In addition, we provide the Custard scientists with trace metal clean surface seawater collected from a pump and hose that is connected to a special 'fish' that is towed alongside (but not too close!) the hull of the RRS Discovery.
The clean 'fish' (hiding under the water) being towed next to the hull of the RRS Discovery.
The trace metal team, and their specific roles, include:
Angie on Particles: Once the sampling bottles are full of seawater they are removed from the rosette and brought inside a clean sampling laboratory, where all the air inside is filtered to prevent contamination. In here, Angie filters out the suspended particles (often biological cells and very fine silt) and they are collected onto 0.45 micron filters.
Particles are an important vehicle for transporting trace metals (not just in the ocean, but also in the atmosphere and on land). Just like a car, particles can transport trace metals to a different part of the ocean; either as a passenger inside biological cells / lithogenic material, or as free-riders where the metals hop on and off the outside of particles. In the Southern Ocean, where the amount of trace metals is extremely low, understanding this particle transport network is crucial to understanding how phytoplankton can grow and thrive. The number of particles in the Southern Ocean are also low, particularly in the deep ocean. To be able to collect enough to analyse requires filtering lots of seawater (up to 9 L) and this can take a long time (several hours). To keep awake requires loud music and chocolate.
Photos from Left: Particle filtration from the trace metal free sampling bottles;
Middle: Angie removing a filter 'loaded' with particles for later analysis in Plymouth;
Right: A collection of particle filters collected from deep water on the left to surface water on the right.
Simon in the clean sampling laboratory with the ultra-filtration system, collecting seawater samples with truly dissolved trace metals for later analysis in Plymouth.
Simon on ultrafiltration: Though we filter out all the particles larger than 0.45 microns (less than a thousandth of a millimetre) this still leaves very fine particles called 'colloids'. To separate these colloids and elements that are truly dissolved (i.e. when you dissolve table salt in water), Simon has a 12 line 'ultra' filtration system that removes all colloids down to 20 nanometres of size! This is so small only molecules will pass through it to be analysed. The only problem with this method is it takes ages and Simon has been known to dose off during this procedure.
Antony on Analysis: The concentration of iron in seawater is around 0.000000028 grams per liter. To measure such little amounts of iron, we need a highly sensitive technique. At the University of Plymouth, we use a system called flow injection with chemiluminescence detection. It works in a very similar way to how fireflies and glow worms light up at night. The 'flow injection' part describes how the reagents are pumped through very narrow tubes, and the sample is injected into the flow of reagents by a series of valves.
The injection creates a light signal, the 'chemiluminescence', that we can measure. This particular chemiluminescence emits blue light. The more iron in the sample, the more light we measure. Part of Antony's role on the ship is to analyse the samples that we collect. We use this information to improve where and when we sample, and hopefully find interesting features in the iron concentrations deep in the ocean that we didn't expect to see.
Antony preparing reagents for the flow-injection analysis
Izzy on siderophores: Trace metals are important for the growth of tiny microbes (bacteria) in the ocean. Bacteria play an important role in recycling carbon and other elements from the organic matter produced by phytoplankton. In order to survive on low iron concentrations, they have developed a specific way of transporting iron into their cells. They produce 'ligands' (compounds which binds to a metal) called siderophores. These siderophores bind iron from the water column and transports it across bacteria cell membranes for growth. Around 99% of all iron in the oceans is thought to be bound to some form of ligand of unknown origin, and many scientists are working to try and figure out what makes up this 'ligand soup'.
Photos from Left: Izzy preparing cartridges for her siderophore extraction;
Middle: Keeping an eye on filtering, and
Right: The siderophore filtering set-up.
During experiments carried out in the Southern Ocean previously, it was noted that when iron was added to the seawater, the concentration of ligands also increased. This lead to scientists theorising that these ligands are biologically produced, and at least a portion could be siderophores.
Understanding what makes up these ligands is really important, as it helps improve the accuracy of climate models which are used to predict changes to the ocean and atmosphere under future climate change scenarios. To sample siderophores from the water column, unfiltered seawater is collected from the bottles in the clean laboratory. This is then filtered through a 0.2 micron filter to catch any large particles and collect bacterial cells, before passing over a special column which extracts organic compounds from solution. These are both then frozen for future analysis back in Plymouth. This whole process takes about 4 hours in total, but luckily Izzy does not have to stay in the clean sampling laboratory to do this filtering (where there are no windows!) as things tend to get a little weird in there…
Photo: on the left: The Plymouth Trace Metal Team with visitor, Jo Ainsworth (NOC), in the trace clean sampling laboratory.
Team Moto: Happiness Leads to Negligence 🙂
Favourite sweets: Jelly babies and chocolate orange, though Izzy is also very partial to chocolate eclairs…
Plymouth Uni team measuring trace metals on CUSTARD
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OLETeX Utility
1.What is OLETeX?
2.Recent releases
3.How do I use OLETeX?
4.How do I install OLETeX?
5. Frequently Asked Questions
6. How to contact me?
1. What is OLETeX?
The primary goal of this project is development of an OLE-LaTeX interface. The program is aimed to allowа LaTeX users easily embed pictures and other objects produced by OLE-aware programs into their LaTeX documents keeping it platform-independent.
OLETeX uses Windows PostScript printing features to convert ANY OLE object (e.g. Visio picture, ExcelТs plot) into an Encapsulated Postscript (EPS) file which can be easily processed by LaTeX.
OLE is a MS-Windows feature allowing one to embed objects (figures, plots, controlsЕ) produced by one program into documents handled by another one.
OLETeX is distributed under the terms of GNU General Public license.
Currently OLETeX is in BETA stage, so do not expect it to be bug-free.
2. Recent releases
OLETeX 1.0 Beta 4
This is the first public release of OLETeX
3. How do I use OLETeX?
OLETeX should be used as follows:
 1. Create a container document (this is a file with.otx extension) using OTEditor. This will hold all your OLE objects
 2. Use Edit à Insert object to create a new OLE object or Edit à Paste/Paste specialа to paste an existing one. Assign meaningful identifiers to your objects.
 3. Save the container.
 4. Now you can either generate.EPS files manually by clicking appropriate buttons/menu items or use OT2TeX utility.
If you would like to automate OLE ↔LaTeX interaction, you should proceed as follows:
 1. Add
to the preamble of your document. oletex.sty is a style file provided with the OLETeX distribution.
 1. By default OLETeX will look for OLE objects in the container (.otx)а file having the same name as your main.tex document (i.e. it will lookа for mythesis.otx while processing mythesis.tex). If you would like to use some other containers you should register them:
 1. Make references to your OLE pictures:
\caption{Word-produced picture}\label{theDemo}
This makes a floating figure referencing to an object with identifier УdemoФ rotated by 90 degrees with appropriate caption and label. Note, that you can use any graphics or graphicx options here Ц they are passed unchanged to the underlying \includegraphics command
 1. Compile your document:
>latex mydocument.tex
This will cause LaTeX to parse your file and, in particular, execute \includeolepicture commands. This command looks for EPS files named identifier.eps (demo.eps for the above example) in the current directory. If it finds one it executes \includegraphics for it. Otherwise, an appropriate warning is issued. In both cases it writes a record into a special mydocument.otl file. After latex.exe finishes its job this file contains all information about containers you have registered and OLE objects referenced in the document. This is a plain text file, so you can read and edit it in case of problems.
 1. Resolve references to OLE objects. Execute
>ot2tex mydocument.otl
This will cause.otl file to be parsed and all containers referenced in it to be loaded. For each referenced identifier OT2TeX will try to find an OLE object having the same name and to generate EPS file from it.
 1. Perform final compilation of your document. Since this may require multiple passes, texify utility coming with MiKTeX (_URL_) may be useful here:
>texify mydocument.tex
 1. If everything is OK you will get a DVI file with your pictures. Note, however, that you WILL NOT be able to double-click on it in DVI viewer to change the figure. Use OTEditor for it.
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The Kwinti are an ethnic group living in the forested interior of Suriname on the bank of the Coppename River, and the eponymous term for their language, which has less than 1,000 speakers. Their language is an English-based creole with Portuguese and other influences. It is similar to the languages spoken by the Aluku and Paramaccan.
See also
- Hoogbergen, Wim (1992). Origins of the Suriname Kwinti Maroons, New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids 66, no: 1/2, Leiden, 27-59, KITLV
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Mental health among college students has become a national priority. Students of color in particular experience unique circumstances, such as racial/ethnic discrimination, disparities in mental health services, and marginalization. These experiences can contribute negatively to their mental health and well-being and impede both academic performance and college satisfaction.
This video series features scholars and practitioners from across the country who provide evidence-based information for faculty, staff, and providers to foster a positive learning environment and support the mental health and well-being of students of color.
Scholars and practitioners have informed this effort through a holistic approach. Understanding the space and place in which students of color operate provides us with a lens to examine the multiple dimensions of students' academic and social contexts on and around their campuses. This includes not only the physical components of campus climate, but also the virtual contexts that impact students' sense of belonging.
Scholars have also highlighted the formal and informal relational contexts among students of color and their faculty, student peers, staff, families, and communities, in order to understand the strengths and contributions that relationships can have on the well-being of students of color. Considering the barriers and strengths (including structural, social, cultural and personal) of students can help advocates and supporters identify students' assets and support them as college campuses adapt to better serve students of color. Scholars and practitioners have introduced innovative interventions to address the complex challenges facing students and institutions, and guidance on best practices to implement, scale up, and advance rigorous research on this topic.
This video series is a product of a collective effort between scholars and practitioners across the country. We hope you will join us as we increase awareness and understanding about the experiences of students of color and consider how to best support them so that they may be successful and thrive in the educational environment.
Campus climates are made up of interactions, norms, and practices. Students can experience campus climates in their residence halls, classrooms, and across campus spaces. When students experience negative interpersonal interactions, depression or anxiety can be triggered. When campus incidents of bias or discrimination occur, it can lead to isolation or a decreased sense of belonging. Faculty, staff, and administrators can foster positive campus climates by creating policies, norms, and practices to reduce hostility and where students of color can thrive as learners.
Students of color often experience microaggressions — everyday insults — that can take a psychological toll over time. Racial microaggressions may come at the individual level — invalidation and interpersonal discrimination — or at the structural level. Students who encounter microaggressions may experience lower psychological wellbeing, feelings of invisibility, higher levels of anxiety and depression, and inability to concentrate — all factors that have an impact on a students' academic performance, degree completion, and college satisfaction. Interrogating interpersonal interventions and campus structures/systems may aid in alleviating microaggressions.
Campus trauma can be described as chronic, ongoing stress from past and new experiences with the education system. These experiences can be exacerbated by acute traumatic events such as acts of racism and hate crimes. In classrooms, students of color may often be asked to share their experiences for educational public consumption at the expense of reliving these traumatic experiences. Educators can foster a learning environment in which students of color can heal and thrive without the additional burden of campus trauma.
Supporting healing and building resilience among students of color can include creating spaces for students to openly share their past and present trauma. These spaces can build a supportive community and develop a culture of positive reinforcement and validation. Providing opportunities for students to gain historical knowledge about the resistance and oppression engaged in by their racial and ethnic groups can increase efficacy, racial pride, and positive psychological well being. Institutional leaders have a role in supporting students in not only becoming resilient in the midst of toxic learning environments, but also fostering learning environments in which they can thrive.
Activism can be a source of healing but may also come at the expense of re-traumatization, burnout, and frustration. As students participate in advocating for change on campuses, they can gain agency related to their histories and identities, join a community, and develop important leadership skills. However, when student activists are not well supported, their experiences can be stressful and retraumatizing, leading to negative academic consequences. Faculty and staff who support students should be attentive to students who engage in campus and social activism in ways that support their healing, thriving and academic pursuits.
The Young, Gifted @ Risk and Resilient video series was sponsored and curated by the The Steve Fund, National Center for Institutional Diversity, Center for Academic Innovation, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Special thanks to our guest speakers: Kira Banks, Laura Bohorquez Garcia, Tabbye Chavous, Roger Fisher, Christina Morton, Helen Neville, Annelle B. Primm, David Rivera, Michael Spencer, Torie Weiston-Serdan
Special thanks to student participants: Ivana Lopez Espinosa, Leticia Cruz, Andrew M Monroe, monét cooper, Channing Mathews, Sopuluchukun Anidobu, Maiya Whiteside, Ashley Soto, Maureen Thomas, Alexis Jimenez, Brianna Mims, Elena Maria Rosario, Dante Michael, Jarell Skinner-Roy, Arrice Bryan, Loren Johnson, Terrance McQueen


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38th IFF Spring School
Probing the Nanoworld–Microscopies, Scattering and Spectroscopies of the Solid State
12 - 23 March 2007. Jülich. Germany
The IFF Spring School 2007 will address both, advanced experimental techniques and theoretical fundamentals at a graduate student level. Introductory lectures will focus on the structural and electronic properties of the solid state in bulk and in reduced dimensions, and, thus, build the basis for the understanding of prime techniques and major methodical concepts. Supplementary lectures will address basic exitation mechanisms and the interaction of radiation with matter.
More specialized lectures will exemplify a multitude of techniques in electron microscopy, neutron and synchroton scattering in tandem with solid state related applications. Highlighting selected applications will lead the audience from basic methods to the frontiers of current research.
The topics of the lectures cover:
- Scanning Probe Microscopy & Spectroscopy
- Aberration Corrected Transmission Electron Microscopy
- Electron Holography & Tomography
- Electron Energie Loss Spectroscopy
- Photoemission Spectroscopy & Microscopy
- Synchrotron Radiation & Neutron Scattering
- X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy & Resonant Scattering
- Magnetic Fluctuations & Lattice Exitations
- Soft Matter Structure & Dynamics


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Suicide continues to be a leading cause of death in jails. It is vital that correctional agencies implement a sound suicide prevention policy, including the critical component of staff training, to mitigate the risk of inmate suicide and costly litigation. This thorough and engaging course covers the facts and myths around suicide, red flags, communication skills, and prevention strategies.


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African dormouse, Graphiurus sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Sciuromorpha
Family: Gliridae
Muirhead in Brewster, 1819
Subfamilies and Genera
The dormouse (plural: dormice) is a rodent in the family Gliridae.[1] Dormice live mainly in Europe, although some live in Africa and Asia. They are known for their long periods of hibernation. Only one species of dormouse normally lives in the British Isles, so there "dormouse" usually means the hazel dormouse, not the whole family of dormice.
Characteristics[change | change source]
Dormice are small rodents, with a body length of between 6 and 19 cm (2.4 and 7.5 in), and weighing between 15 and 200 g (0.53 and 7.05 oz). They are usually mouse-like in appearance, but they have furry tails instead of scaly tails. They are usually arboreal animals (living in trees). They move quickly and are good at climbing. Most species are nocturnal. Dormice have a very good sense of hearing. They make noises to each other with different sounds using their voices.[2]
Dormice are omnivorous, usually eating fruits, berries, flowers, nuts and insects. Dormice are different to all other rodents because they do not have a cecum which is a part of the gut. Other animals use the cecum to ferment plants. Their teeth are like squirrels, but they often do not have premolars.
Dormice breed one or two times per year, having an average of four young after a gestation period of 21–32 days. Dormice can live for as long as five years. The young are born without hair and they cannot do anything for themselves. Their eyes do not open until about eighteen days after birth. They are usually ready to reproduce after the end of their first hibernation. Dormice live in small family groups. The area they live in depends on which species they are, and how much food is available..[2]
Hibernation[change | change source]
One of the main characteristics of dormice that live in temperate zones is hibernation. Dormice can hibernate six months out of the year, or even longer if the weather remains cold enough. They sometimes wake for a short amount of time so that they can eat food which they had previously stored nearby. During the summer, they store fat in their bodies, to give the dormouse the energy it needs to survive through the hibernation period.[2]
Hibernation is where the name dormouse comes from. The Anglo-Norman word dormeus means "sleepy (one)"; the word was later changed to resemble the word "mouse". The sleepy behaviour of the Dormouse character in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland also shows this trait.[3]
Relationship with humans[change | change source]
The edible dormouse was thought to be a special food in ancient Rome. It was eaten as an appetizer or as a dessert. When it was eaten as a dissert, it would be dipped in honey and poppy seeds. The Romans had a special place to keep dormice which was called a glirarium.[2] Dormice are still eaten in Slovenia.[4] Dormouse fat was used by the Elizabethans to induce sleep.[5]
Evolution[change | change source]
The earliest fossil evidence of dormice has been found in Europe from the early Eocene times.[6] They were in Africa in the upper Miocene. Their appearance in Asia was not as long ago. Many types of extinct dormouse species have been found. During the Pleistocene, giant dormice the size of large rats (for example Leithia melitensis) lived on the islands of Malta and Sicily.[7]
Classification[change | change source]
The family consists of 34 living species, in three subfamilies and 10 genera (although not all scientists agree with this number):
Family: Gliridae
Fossil species[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
 1. This family is also called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by some taxonomists.
 2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Baudoin, Claude (1984). Macdonald, D.. ed. The Encyclopedia of Mammals. New York: Facts on File. pp. 678–680. ISBN 0-87196-871-1.
 3. In chapter 7, A Mad Tea Party.
 4. Paul Freedman, "Meals that Time Forgot."
 5. BBC News Magazine
 6. Storch, G. & Seiffert, C. (2007). "Extraordinarily preserved specimen of the oldest known glirid from the middle Eocene of Messel (Rodentia)". Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology 27 (1): 189–194. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[189:EPSOTO]2.0.CO;2.
 7. Savage, RJG, & Long, MR (1986). Mammal Evolution: an illustrated guide. New York: Facts on File. pp. 119. ISBN 0-8160-1194-X.
 - Holden M.E. 2005. Family Gliridae. pp. 819–841 in Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference. D.E. Wilson and D.M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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"In my system, there are no user names, only passwords."
This is the real problem. Using the same value for both identification and authorization is usually a bad idea, for several reasons:
- Two accounts cannot have the same password.
- An on-line attacker needs only a single query to determine if any password in the system matches their guess; thus, they can attack all accounts in your system simultaneously with no more effort than attacking a just single account would take.
- Since you cannot use per-account salts, an off-line attacker has the same advantage: they can hash each guessed password and then quickly match it against the table of valid hashes.
About the only time when using a single combined identifier/authenticator may be valid is when this identifier is randomly generated and known to have very high entropy (say, 128 bits or more). With that much entropy, even the odds of guessing just one identifier out of millions of valid ones are acceptably low. However, such long random tokens are generally impractical for humans to enter or memorize, so they're usually only practical in low-level automated protocols, e.g. as session identifiers.
You also write that:
"When a user logins in, he types in one or more passwords [...]. Each password might unlock some subset of functions."
So it seems that, instead of the passwords being associated with user accounts, they're associated with some kind of roles. That's a pretty interesting design, but I won't argue about its merits as such, compared to more traditional user account schemes; presumably you have some reason for designing your system like this.
However, what you could do is give names (or at least some kind of identifiers) to the roles, and have the users enter both the name as well as the password for each role they want to use. That way, you can use the name to look up the relevant authentication record — which can then include a per-role salt — in the database.
In any case, naming your roles sounds like a good idea for other reasons too: surely there are times when you'd like to be able to refer to a particular role without divulging its password?


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Many Aspects of The Boundary Waters
Some people like to go out for walks. Others just like to go out and shoot clay pigeons. There are some that like swimming, because it gives you carte blanch. There are so many things that people can do for fun. Sailing is another thing that people may have fun doing. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area is something that gives you many varieties of sights and sounds.
When you get to the Boundary Waters the trees are like rows of corn in Iowa. The motley birds soar through the air, like a well crafted paper airplane. The bloodthirsty mosquitoes flow through the air, as if they were trout going upstream. You feel like your out in the middle of nowhere with no human beings around you. It is the exact opposite of being like a pandemonium. There are no Tom Thumbs or Corborns so you need to bring food, and supplies. Its like going to a huge picnic with the amount of food you need to bring.
One of the first things that you do is carry your canoe, and it feels like your legs are a ball of wiggly rubber. When you finally reach your destination, you have to set up your tent. The ground is mushy like a bowl of jello in some places. You need to find a firm, yet dry area to set up the tent. It usually gets cold, as if you were in a refrigerator, so starting a fire is a good way to stay warm. When starting the fire, roaming the woods for brush is common. It is like you are in a zoo with all the beautifull animals you will notice around you. Setting up your campsite may be like a encyclopedia with all the different aspects to it.
When you are settled in you feel like you just swam across the Atlantic Ocean, with all the work and obtacles you went through. Going out in your canoe is like nothing that you will ever witness again. The varieties of fish dart through the water, like they are submarines that are being used in combat. The waves splash against the canoe, like a waterfall, blasting down on a quandry of rocks. You can drink out of the water, as if it were coming out of the faucet at your own home. It is a whole different atmosphere when you are out there.
The Boundary Waters has so many different aspects to it that it would be hard to think of them all. People that like to get away from everyday activities can travel here for a great expierence. They don?t allow boat motors, so it is even a better place, being the water is very clean. The things that I pointed out were the aspects of the land, setting up your camp, and exploring around. If you are looking for a never forgetting expierience you can travel to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.


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The word score can have several meanings. Originally it meant: keeping count of something by making notches in a tally stick. This might be for keeping count of how much money they owed (e.g. how much tax or debt).
- A footballer who kicks the ball into the goal scores a goal.
- A person who helps to count the points during a game is "keeping score".
- a score is the sheet music written for a group of players such as an orchestra.
- A score can mean a "soundtrack" in a movie.
- Score is an old word for the number 20. It is used in the famous expression from the Bible: "three score years and ten" meaning: "seventy years old" (3x20+10) (Psalm 90). This was thought to be a normal life span. And in the beginning of the Gettysburg Address: "Four score and seven years ago..." = (4*20+7)years = 87years.
- a score is an American 20 dollar bill (banknote).
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|Journal:||Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications|
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In this paper, problems of mathematical diagnostics are considered. The most popular approach to these problems is based on statistical methods. In this paper, the author treats the mentioned problems by means of optimization. This approach can be useful in the case where statistical characteristics of the database are unknown or the database is not sufficiently large. In this paper, a nonsmooth model is used where it is required to separate two sets, whose convex hulls may intersect. A linear classifier is used to identify the points of two sets. The quality of identification is evaluated by the so‐called natural functional, based on the number of misclassified points. It is required to find the optimal hyperplane, which minimizes the number of misclassified points by means of the translation and rotation operations. Since the natural functional (number of misclassified points) is discontinuous, it is suggested to approximate it by some surrogate functional possessing at least the continuity property. In this paper, two surrogate functionals are introduced and studied. It is shown that one of them is subdifferentiable, and the second one is continuously differentiable. It is also demonstrated that the theory of exact penalization can be employed to reduce the given constrained optimization problems to an unconstrained one. Numerical methods are constructed, where the steepest descent directions of the surrogate functionals are used to minimize the natural one. Necessary conditions for a minimum are formulated for both surrogate functionals.


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The scarcity of fossil fuels is affecting the efficiency of established modes of cargo transport within the transportation industry. Efforts have been made to develop innovative modes of transport that can be adopted for economic and environmental friendly operating systems. Solid material, for instance, can be packed in rectangular containers (commonly known as capsules), which can then be transported in different concentrations very effectively using the fluid energy in pipelines. For economical and efficient design of such systems, both the local flow characteristics and the global performance parameters need to be carefully investigated. Published literature is severely limited in establishing the effects of local flow features on system characteristics of Hydraulic Capsule Pipelines (HCPs). The present study focuses on using a well validated Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tool to numerically simulate the solid-liquid mixture flow in both on-shore and off-shore HCPs applications including bends. Discrete Phase Modelling (DPM) has been employed to calculate the velocity of the rectangular capsules. Numerical predictions have been used to develop novel semi-empirical prediction models for pressure drop in HCPs, which have then been embedded into a robust and user-friendly pipeline optimisation methodology based on Least-Cost Principle.
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|Journal||International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping|
|Early online date||25 Jul 2016|
|Publication status||Published - Oct 2016|


text: This document can be used before or after lab activities to measure student learning. Formative assessments used before labs will address key concepts that the students will need to keep in mind as they are conducting the lab, and also address the concepts that students anticipate they will be struggling with. Formative assessments used after labs will summarize key concepts that the student should have obtained from conducting the lab, and also address concepts that students struggled with. This information can be used to review concepts that students struggled with, allowing for modifications in delivery, pacing, and amount of instruction given either before or after the lab has been completed. Cover page includes images from Microsoft clipart.


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Fetal akinesia deformation sequence (FADS) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous condition. Pathogenic variants in DOK7 are known to cause myasthenic syndrome, congenital, 10 (MIM#254300) and, rarely (reported in a single family) lethal FADS. Herein, we describe a biallelic variant c.1263dupC in DOK7, known to cause congenital myasthenic syndrome 10, causing lethal FADS in a consanguineous family. The present report illustrates wide phenotypic variability caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in DOK7. We also describe the second family with FADS due to pathogenic variants in DOK7.
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