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Youth assess their own chances of success in society partially by the number of adults they know who have achieved legitimate success. The presence of additional lawyers or legal professionals in the classroom serve as a powerful message to youth that there are adults in positions of power and authority that do care about them, their thoughts, opinions, and futures. Using resource people in the classroom provides opportunities to bring in a variety of legal professionals, and interaction with legal professionals is a key component to helping students explore legal careers.
A Street Law program taught by law students has community resource people—the law students—integrated into every class. Even so, other legal professionals should be integrated into selected lessons that could be strengthened by their presence: for example, through the use of a local attorney, a police officer, or a social worker.
Simply bringing a community resource person into an educational setting is not sufficient to create a positive learning experience. The instructor should work to ensure that the experience is a positive one for both participants and the resource person. Without proper training and preparation, resource people may be unable to empower the audience they intend to help.
Community resource people can be used to:
Give law student teachers Tip Sheet: Community Resource People and other advice on recruiting and using resource people. Encourage law students to invite resource people to their class and to integrate them into lessons rather than letting them lecture.
Some typical community resource people include lawyers, other law students, judges, and police officers. Gather a list of legal professionals or former students that are willing to be called upon to visit a classroom. We recommend checking with the following groups for these volunteers:
The resource person's participation in the class will be more effective if they are part of a lesson plan, rather than a substitute for a plan. In this capacity, a resource person might serve as the judge for a mock trial activity, help students as they work on a legal scenario, provide insider feedback during a lesson debrief, and answer student questions. Additionally, this method requires less preparation from the resource person, as they are not expected to prepare a presentation.
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Music the sound of a chord as determined by the selection of the component notes and the way the notes are distributed to the instruments
- The act, practice, or production of one that voices.
- Music Tonal quality or blend of an instrument in an ensemble, especially a jazz ensemble, or of the ensemble as a whole.
- Linguistics The vibration of the vocal cords during the production of speech or a speech sound.
- Present participle of voice.
- (music) the final regulation of the pitch and tone of any sound-producing entity, especially of an organ or similar musical instrument
- (music) a particular arrangement of notes to form a chord.
- (phonetics) the articulatory process in which the vocal cords vibrate
- (phonetics, phonology) a classification of speech sounds that tend to be associated with vocal cord vibration

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Firm Inattention and the Transmission of Monetary Policy: A Text-Based Approach
63 Pages Posted: 9 Aug 2021
Date Written: August 4, 2021
This paper provides direct evidence of the importance of firm attention to macroeconomic dynamics. We construct a text-based measure of firm attention to macroeconomic news and document firm attention that is polarized and countercyclical. Differences in attention lead to asymmetric responses to monetary policy: expansionary monetary shocks raise stock returns of attentive firms more than those of inattentive firms, and contractionary shocks lower returns of attentive firms by less. We interpret the findings using a quantitative model of rationally inattentive firms and calibrate parameters for information frictions using our text-based measure. In the model, firms invest in attention endogenously and face heterogeneous information costs. Less attentive firms adjust prices slowly in response to monetary innovations, which yields non-neutrality. As average attention varies over the business cycle, so does the efficacy of monetary policy.
Keywords: Rational inattention, monetary policy, natural language processing
JEL Classification: D83, E44, E52
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Dermatologist Richard Weller wants to know: Why are Scots so sick?
Edinburgh-native Richard Weller was studying medicine in Australia when something suddenly struck him as odd: Why are the Scots so sick? Australians suffer from heart disease at one-third the rate that Britons do, with lower death rates from heart attacks and heart failure, and fewer strokes overall. When Weller looked into it, this wasn't unique to Australia and England: In fact, there are wide gaps in mortality even within the UK, a gradient which maps roughly... geographically? A five-degree change in latitude -- between London and Edinburg, for example -- shows a nearly 20 percent higher rate of mortality. Weller and his team have been working ever since to crack this mysterious gap, and most recently their research shows it may be related to exposure to sunlight. Nitric oxide (NO), a chemical transmitter produced by the skin and stored in great reserves, is released by exposure to UV rays, and this in turn is very important to cardiovascular health.
Weller is a senior lecturer in Dermatology at the University of Edinburgh. His two areas of study are the role of NO in human skin physiology and the role of skin barrier function deficiencies in atopic disease.

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a parser doesn't know yet where it's output will go,
Yep, exactly my motivation for this issue: Since a parser can't and shouldn't know the various sinks, he must at least know the contract of their common interface that every sink obeys. If you can't setup such a common denominator among the sinks, it's all lost with interchangable output formats.
some feature that might be acceptable for one Sink may lead to errors in others
Of course the output formats created by sinks will have different requirements/restrictions, but every sink should
a) either fully support an event that is defined as part of the Sink API
b) or at least gracefully ignore an event it can't handle
such that users get a (best-effort) output regardless of the selected sink. It is the responsibility of the sink implementor to shield parsers from the details of its realized output format. IMHO, a sink should never ever fail with an exception if the input event is valid according to the Sink API.
Only a Sink knows what output is legal for its format, a Parser should therefore never insert anything that was not explicitly there in the original input format.
Anchor events are part of the Sink API, so a parser has to my understanding always the right to push this event into a sink, regardless whether the event is driven by explicit user input or by implicit convention. It is the sink's responsibility to handle this defined event, whether it support anchors or not.
Regarding the issue of unique anchor names: This is merely another aspect that needs to be added to the javadoc of the Sink API. If you define that anchor names must be unique within a document then
- a conforming parser is responsible for providing this uniqueness
- a sink has all right to fail if a non-conforming parser outputs two anchor events with the same name
I consider it a fundamental design flaw if an input format defines implicit anchors for section titles.
I am fine with your arguments against implicit anchors. However, then I still don't understand why sinks are allowed to output implicit anchors for sections. If we consider such anchors as problematic, nobody should be allowed to create them. An implicit anchor is an implicit anchor, regardless whether the parser of the sink created it, isn't it?
For example, if we consider the SiteRenderingSite to be one of those specialized sinks that may output implicit anchors to the XHTML pages, people could start using these auto-links to cross-reference to those sections from external documents (of the same site). Now this a dangerous because as soon as the users wants to output his nicely linked HTML website into a PDF book, he will find all the auto-links not working anymore because the PdfSink doesn't create implicit anchors like the SiteRenderingSink.
We have modified the original apt format
From SVN logs I see this was created after the last deployment of the doxia site (2007-11-06). If it doesn't cause any harm to the overall site, it would be cool to have this doc online. For example, the APT Reference still reads "Section titles are implicitly defined anchors." which does not apply to the version of Doxia used by the Site Plugin, IIRC.


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Despite rapid economic growth, gender disparities in women's economic participation have remained deep and persistent in India. What explains these huge gender disparities? Is it poor infrastructure, limited education, and gender composition of the labor force and industries? Or is it deficiencies in social and business networks and a low share of incumbent female entrepreneurs? This paper analyzes the spatial determinants of female entrepreneurship in India in the manufacturing and services sectors.
Good infrastructure and education predict higher female entry shares. There are strong agglomeration economies in both manufacturing and services, where higher female ownership among incumbent businesses within a district-industry predicts a greater share of subsequent entrepreneurs will be female. Moreover, higher female ownership of local businesses in related industries (similar labor needs, input-output markets) predicts greater relative female entry rates. Gender networks thus clearly matter for women's economic participation.
However, there is a need to develop a better understanding of how gender networks influence aggregate efficiency. There is no doubt that gender empowerment can be the escalator to realizing human potential and for creating a robust platform for growth and job creation.
Author : Ghani, Ejaz; Kerr, William R.; O'Connell, Stephen D.;
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Agency of Human Services: Final Adopted Rule For Access to Information
This is a rule promulgated in 1996 by the Agency of Human Services as AHS Rule 96-1. It also is known as AHS Rule 96-23. The Department of Health is a department within the agency.
I. Definitions
1.1 "Agency" means the Agency of Human Services or any of theoffices, departments or programs that comprise the Agency.
1.2 "AHS" means the Vermont Agency of Human Services
1.3 "Client" means an individual or family who is voluntarilyserved by a department, office, program, contractor or grantee ofthe Agency of Human Services.
1.4 "Contractor" means an individual or entity with whom theAgency or any of its departments, offices or programs has acontract to provide personal services.
1.5 "Employee" means any person who works in a full-time, part-time, temporary, or contractual position for the Agency or any ofits departments, offices, or programs.
1.6 "Grantee" means an individual or entity with whom the Agencyor any part thereof has a grant to provide personal services.
1.7 "Program" means a set of services, (such as determining and processing ANFC benefits, verifying and setting up delivery for WIC foods) for which the Agency bears fiscal responsibility.
1.8 "Administrative Obligations" means activities pursuant to federal or state laws or regulations (such as verification of eligibility, verification of service delivery, detection of fraud, monitoring of quality assurance, audit of expenditure reports) which provide for accountability in the use of public funds.
II. Basic Principles
2.1 Presumption of Confidentiality
All information specific to, and identifying of, individualsand families is presumed to be confidential and subject to thesestandards. Employees shall not disclose the informationunless a specific exception to the presumption applies or thedisclosure is authorized by the client, a court or as otherwise authorized by law or rule.
2.2 Existing Statutes
These rules are not intended to expand or diminish currentprovisions in law relating to disclosure of confidentialinformation.
2.3 Information Collection
Employees shall collect and record only that informationneeded to fulfill the goal of serving the client and meetingadministrative or legal obligations.
2.4 Informing Clients
At the initial meeting with each client, or within two weeks, employees shall review and offer to provide the rules for access to information to the client.
III. Permissible Disclosures
3.1 Client Consent
No information about a client shall be released without prior consent from the client, unless directly connected with the administration of a program or necessary for compliance with federal or state laws or regulations.
3.2 Sharing "Non-identifiable" Information
Information that does not identify a client may be used forstatistical research, forecasting program needs, or other suchpurposes.
3.3 Public Information
Information defined as public by 1 VSA & 317 or otherapplicable statute is available to the public. The proceduresin the public records statute shall be followed before publicinformation is released.
3.4 Information Sharing for Administrative Purposes
Employees may share information which is necessary tosatisfy the Agency's administrative obligations. Departmentswill develop written agreements limiting the kinds of informationto be shared when programs are jointly administered by different Departments. No information shall be released to a person or entity that is out of state, unless directly connected with the administration of a program or necessary for compliance with federal or state laws or regulations.
3.5 Disclosure Without Consent in Limited Circumstances
Employees must release sufficient information tocomply with mandatory reporting requirements for cases involvingthe abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children and persons whoare elderly or who have disabilities. Information may be releasedwithout consent when Vermont law creates a duty to warn identified individuals of potential harm to their person or property, in response to court orders, or to investigate or report criminal activity as required by federal or state law or regulation. Only information relevant to the situation shall be disclosed. The employee shall document the date, purpose and content of the report, the name, address and affiliation of the person to whom the information was released, and shall notify the client that the information was disclosed.
IV. Procedures Related to Consent
4.1 Obtaining Informed Consent
Prior to releasing confidential information the Agency shallobtain the client's informed consent. This includes providinginformation about consent in a language and format understandableto the client. Reasonable accommodations shall be made forspecial needs based on the individual or family's education,culture, or disability. Employees shall inform clients that granting consent is not a pre-requisite for receiving services, and shall explain that they may apply for services separately.
4.2 Consent of Minors to Release of Information
Employees shall obtain the consent of a minor client torelease information concerning treatment for which parentalconsent is not required.
4.3 Format for Consent to Share Information
Consent for the sharing or release of information shallordinarily be in writing. If an emergency situation requires granting of verbal consent, written consent shall be obtained at the next office visit or within thirty days, whichever comes sooner. Required information will include:
 1. Names of the people about whom information may beshared
 2. A checklist of the kinds of information to be shared
 3. A checklist of the departments within the Agency toreceive the information
 4. A statement or date covering expiration of consent
 5. A statement about procedures for revoking consent
 6. Signature of individuals covered by the consent, ortheir parents or guardians
 7. Signature of the individual explaining the consentprocess with their position and job title.
 8. A space to provide individualized instructions.
 9. A copy of the consent form shall be provided to all signatories.
4.4 Client Access to Records
Unless prohibited by federal or state law or regulation, clients shall be permitted to view and obtain copies of their records. Each department within the Agency shall have written procedures which permit clients to verify personal information they have provided for accuracy and completeness and for placing amendments to the information in their files. Employees shall take reasonable steps to present records in a form accessible to the client, including but not limited to large type format or verbal review. A fee not to exceed the actual cost of copying may be charged for records exceeding 10 pages. This fee shall be waived if it would prohibit access.
V. Procedures to Protect Confidentiality
5.1 Staff Training
All AHS employees and all AHS volunteers and interns, shall be instructed in these rules. AHS shall train their Contractors and grantees who shall, in turn, provide the same instruction for their employees, interns, and volunteers.
5.2 Response to Requests for Information
An employee shall not respond to requests from outside the Agency for information about clients even to acknowledge that the person is a client, unless authorized. If a client has consented to or requests that information be released, the employee shall comply with the request.
5.3 Designated Individual
Each agency or department shall appoint one or more trained staff members to be responsible for responding to all requests for client information when there is no written consent to release, and no statutory or administrative authority permitting release of the requested information. These individuals shall be specially trained in maintaining confidentiality. A list of the designated individuals for each department and office shall be maintained in the Attorney General's office; Human Services Division.
5.4 Affirmation of Understanding
Employees shall sign an affirmation that they will complywith these rules. This affirmation shall be part of theirpersonnel files. Supervisors shall review this affirmationduring annual evaluations. Violation of these rules shall result in disciplinary action.
5.5 Written Agreements with Grantees or Contractors
The following assurance, or one similar to it, will beincluded in all AHS grants/contracts signed after these ruleshave been approved:
[Grantee/contractor] agrees to comply with the requirementsof AHS Rule No. 96-1 concerning access to information. Thecontractor shall require all of its employees to sign the AHSaffirmation of understanding or an equivalent statement.
5.6 Client Referrals
When referring a client to another agency for services, ifthe referral does not meet the criteria for permissibledisclosures under Section 3.4, the initial agency shall obtain the consent of the client for the referral and alert the receiving agency that confidential client information accompanies the referral.
5.7 Documentation of Disclosure
Requests for disclosures of client information shallbe maintained in the client's file if the request does not meetthe definition of a permissible disclosure under Section 3.4.
Employees shall document in writing any information actually disclosed, along with the name of the person/agency to whom it was disclosed and the date of the disclosure. When permissible disclosures are made under Section 3.4, documentation may be limited to the name of the department/agency/program to whom the disclosure was made.
VI. Information Systems
6.1 Computerized Information:
When developing a computerized data system, the Agencyshall:
 1. Develop security procedures consistent with the rule;
 2. Instruct staff in the security procedures;
 3. Inform clients if a computerized system is being used;
 4. Establish written agreements with participatingagencies outlining procedures for sharing andprotecting information.
 5. Develop security procedures in relation to the transmission of information.
6.2 Security Procedures
The Agency shall develop a protocol which is consistent with the requirements of this rule to safeguard confidentialclient information. Contractors and grantees shall also develop aprotocol or shall adopt the protocol of


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Belonging to the Lychnis genus, Jerusalem cross has a botanical name of Lychnis chalcedonica.
Lychnis chalcedonica is a popular ornamental plant.It is a flower that typically grows as a perennial, which is defined as a plant that matures and completes its lifecycle over the course of three years or more. Jerusalem cross is known for growing to a height of approximately 1.00 metres (3.25 feet).
Due to how easy it is to grow in a variety of conditions, Jerusalem cross is great for beginner gardeners and those that like low maintainance gardens.
This plant info is provided by the myfolia gardener's wiki. All details about Jerusalem cross have been kindly provided by our members.
These plants have been known to grow well alongside Jerusalem cross so consider planting:
These plants will not grow well with Jerusalem cross so avoid planting these within close proximity:
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4) for t = 2,. 5) for t = 3,., n and j = 1,., t − 2. Proof. 16) we have for t > j that L(t, j) = Cov(y(t), ε(j))R−1 (j). But, y(t) = H(t)x(t) + e(t) and e(t) is uncorrelated with ε(1),., ε(t − 1). 4. Efficient order n2 (for p, q small relative to n) recursions for L can now be obtained in several ways. One © 2006 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC A Kalman Filter Primer 56 approach is to build L row by row. 1 to see that the first column for L is I H(2)F (1)S(1|0)H T (1)R−1 (1) H(3)F (2)F (1)S(1|0)H T (1)R−1 (1) H(4)F (3)F (2)F (1)S(1|0)H T (1)R−1 (1) H(5)F (4) · · · F (1)S(1|0)H T (1)R−1 (1).
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In this regard, we develop a forward recursion that produces the matrix row by row starting from its upper left block entry. 3 then provides a parallel result pertaining to L−1. 2 Recursions for L For the developments in this and subsequent sections it will be convenient to introduce a final piece of notation for the so-called Kalman gain matrices. These matrices arise naturally in formulae for both L and L−1 and, not surprisingly, appear in various signal and state vector prediction formulae that we will encounter in the next chapter.


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Project location: Hobart, Tasmania
Funding recipients: Glenorchy City Council
Total Australian Government funding: $9,244,000 (GST exclusive)
Water savings: up to 1500 ML/yr
About the project:
The project will harvest stormwater from the catchment of Derwent Park, treated via gross pollutant traps and reverse osmosis, and then used for the irrigation of gardens and sports ovals at the Moonah Primary School and for industrial processes at the Nyrstar Hobart Smelter. Aquifer Storage and Recovery Bores will be used to store harvested water underground during high flow periods. The project aims to substitute up to 1500 megalitres of potable water each year (ML/yr) currently used by local industrial and commercial entities and the community.
- To reduce up to 1500 megalitres of potable water each year by harvesting, treating and reusing stormwater for open space irrigation and commercial and industrial purposes.
- Reduce the impact of urban stormwater runoff on water quality in receiving waters.
- To provide an educational opportunity to learn about the benefits and uses of stormwater harvested from the local catchment
The construction of the project commenced in May 2012 and is fully underway. The project aims to be completed by December 2013.
Details of the Derwent Park Stormwater Harvesting Project can be located at _URL_
Stormwater Harvesting and Reuse projects are funded by the Australian Government's Water for the Future initiative.
For up-to-date information about the Water for the Future initiative.


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Vocational education and training in Romania
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Why Study Latin at the Donahue Academy?
The Donahue Academy requires the study of Latin in grades 7,8,9, and 10 because:
60% of English words are derived from Latin and 90% of English words consisting of more than two syllables come from Latin.
Assists in the development of excellent grammatical, writing and reading skills.
Assists in the development of the brain and its discipline, structure and abstraction.
Assists in acquisition of the many Romance languages which have come from it.
Improves the knowledge of ancient histories and cultures and allows direct access to key documents of the western world.
High school students learning Latin have consistently earned better SAT scores than their peers studying other foreign languages, and similar trends have been documented for the ACT, too.
Students of Latin earn higher college GPA's.
Helps students stand out and impress college admissions officers.
When asked what he thinks when he sees Latin on a high school transcript, Michael C. Behnke, Vice President for Enrollment at University of Chicago, said, "This student is likely to be disciplined, have a strong basis for further learning, [and] be a little more creative toward intellectual pursuits than most."
Donahue students typically score about two hundred points above the local and national norms on the SAT. Class of 2018 Average is 1250.Share:


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WPF Bullet Graph control overview.
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WPF Bullet Graph vertical orientation.
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How Many Hours Do Architects Work?
Architects work for 40 hours a week and sometimes on the weekend to meet specific deadlines. If you are self-employed, the number of hours depends on how much work you have. Your work hours are also flexible as self-employed.
Architects are licensed professionals who design buildings and ensure the safety standards are met. They aim to provide a cost-effective solution and ensure the client sees the vision before starting the project. However, it requires time to complete the project, and thus, architectures have to be there in the different phases of the building's construction process.
Employed Architects Vs. Self-Employed Architects
An employed architect is spending 8 hours per day. The salary of an employee varies from state to state. On the other hand, a self-employed architect can decide to work on a project basis. If an architect has to meet a deadline, they will work extra hours to accomplish the results. Some architects can go to the extent of working for 50 hours. If you are working as a freelancer, then you have flexible work hours.
If you are an employed architect, you get a salary with benefits. When working hourly for a company, check out the benefits you get. If you are self-employed, you can opt to be paid by the project length.
Interesting Facts About Architects
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median pay of architects was $39.58 per hour in 2020. The entry-level education for an architect is Bachelor's degree. An architect spends most of the time in the office and visits the construction sites to review the progress of the client's projects.
An architect needs to pass the architect registration examination and has to get experience through a paid internship. It's essential to earn a bachelor's degree in architecture. Depending on the complexity of the project, it's even possible to travel for work. Your firm might operate internationally, and thus, your physical presence might be a must to oversee the projects.
An architect is spending 40 hours to complete the projects. Sometimes they work for additional hours to meet deadlines. If an architect is self-employed, they have flexible work hours.
What Hours do Architects Work? Hours: Full-time workers work approximately 45 hours per week (compared to an average of 44 hours).
What is the average time an architect works in a single day?
This works out to approximately 5 hours per week, or 1 hour more per day. This doesn't seem to support the myth that architects work in their spare time like crazy.
What is the average work week for architects?
Sometimes, travel is required to monitor the progress of a project. About 1 in 5 architects work more than 50 hours per week. It is essential to work overtime and on weekends in order to meet deadlines.
Are architects able to work flexible hours?
Most architects work full-time. Many work overtime, especially when there are deadlines. The work schedules of self-employed architects might be more flexible.
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Do architects have days off?
Vacation and Leave
PayScale found that new architects had an average of 1.3 weeks vacation. The average vacation time earned by those with one to four years experience was 1.9 weeks, while those with fiveto nine years experience were able to get 2.3 week vacation.
Do architects travel a lot?
Although each case is unique, the question about how much architects travel must also be addressed individually. However, most architects will not spend more than six month per year on their trips. Most architects travel much less than this, so it would be considered the upper limit.
Is it possible for architects to have lots of free time?
What is the best way to find time for architects? Quora. The short answer to this question is no. However, it all depends on your perspective. Architecture is for many an occupation, rather than a career.
Architecture is a career that's rewarding?
Architecture is a respected profession that offers the possibility to own your own business. It's a great career option for creative people. While architecture sounds artistic, it requires many other skills such as math and physics. You will also need strong social skills to succeed in this field.
Are architects rich?
Technically speaking, architects are "rich" in the US. A principal, partner, or manager at the top of the hierarchy generally earns more than 95-98% of the U.S. This is also how engineers and tech workers believe they are wealthy.
Are architects satisfied?
Happiness is about average for architects. CareerExplorer conducts an ongoing survey with millions of people to find out how satisfied they feel about their jobs. It turns out that architects rank their career happiness at 3.1 out 5 stars, which places them in the bottom 41%.
It is hard to be an architect.
A degree in architecture can be extremely rewarding. But it is also among the most challenging – with long hours, a huge workload and focus on detail – so it's vital to understand what you're letting yourself in for.
Are architects ready to retire?
Architects have similar views on retirement, succession and growth within their companies. Although they are expecting to receive retirement accounts, pensions, Social Security and investment dividends, it is possible that they will have to work at minimum part-time.
Are architects always busy?
Architects are busy, a new survey has found, and demand for kitchen and bath projects is "extremely strong." The American Institute of Architects reports that its members have plenty of new design work coming into their firms, and the average backlog for projects has surpassed five months.
Who should architects marry
Designers are like architects in that they tend to marry each other. Male managers and lawyers marry female designers more often than male ones. Male designers marry female secretaries and teachers.
How long does it take for an architect to learn?
The Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS), a full-time, three-year program, is designed to open doors to many different career options, whether you are in the architectural discipline or not.
Why is it that architects are paid so little?
Given the amount of work they do and the responsibilities that they have, we see that architects often make very little. In a highly competitive market, this means that you will be working long hours, under stress, with tight deadlines, dealing with demanding clients, and having to work weekends. All of this for a modest compensation.
How much can an architect earn in 2020?
The 2020 hourly average full-time wage rate for professionals in applied and natural sciences, including architects, is $43.86. This employment group earns an average of $85,000 annually, with a median weekly wage rate of $1,634.
Is architecture a stressful job?
From the first lecture we attend to the peak of our careers as architects, there are many stressful events. Our job is intense and very demanding. We must meet deadlines and plan and create the dreams of our clients.
It is smart to be an architect.
They need to possess many qualities. All building disciplines must be understood by architects, including mechanical, electrical, and structural. Smarts is required. While being smart doesn't make you a great architect, it can give you a strong foundation.
Are architects respected?
6. Respected career. It is not easy to become an architect. But it is worth the effort. Architecture is a respected profession that plays a vital role in modern society.
Are you a bad choice for architecture?
It is a drain on your money. In a cost-benefit analysis, architecture is not as competitive as other professions. The entry-level salary for architects is very low, even after college. Long hours are necessary. Many architects do not start making decent money until they are licensed and more experienced.
Do architects have to be skilled at drawing?
Do you mean "do I have to be good in drawing to get into architecture school?" then no. You will be able to demonstrate talent and technical skills, but creativity is essential.
Who is the wealthiest architect?
Norman Foster – $240 million
Norman Foster is the most wealthy architect of all times. Norman Foster net worth of $240 million (£170 million) is mainly from his high-budget projects in Europe and the US.
Can architects make millions of dollars?
Many architects work for years, then go on to an internship. They earn much less. But what we do is equally important as architects. Recent surveys have shown that the average US salary for a sole proprietor is $70,000. It is possible to make a substantial income as an architect, according to recent surveys.
Is being an architect fun?
It's a lot of fun to go to architecture school! It's great to travel, meet interesting architects around the globe, have fun with your friends, challenge yourself and work hard. It was so much fun that some people (including myself) didn't want architecture school to end.


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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Overview
Have you noticed how lots of people can happily go to the dentist for regular care and treatment without a worry in the world? It's usually because they have gradually built a trust in their dentist. They realise that the dentist is there to help them and ensure that they feel comfortable.
However, for those with dental anxiety or phobia it can seem almost impossible to think as rationally or logically as this. That's because their perception of the dentist has become unhelpful, acting as a barrier to accessing the care they need. This perception of dentistry is often related to unfortunate experiences in the past but there are many factors that can contribute to the progression of these unhelpful thoughts. The problem is that these unhelpful thoughts lead to a flood of unhelpful emotions and physical feelings such as anxiety, feeling sick, sweating or heart-racing. These feelings are so unpleasant and over-powering that it can lead to avoiding the dentist and neglecting the teeth. Again, those with dental anxiety realise that these behaviours are unhelpful but it can almost seem out of their control and can lead to a vicious cycle that results in poor dental health, appearance, pain and even reduced overall quality of life.
If this sounds familiar then I have some good news for youit's possible to change! A powerful talking therapy called Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) aims to break this vicious cycle, allowing you to change your perception of dentistry and teach you how to be able to feel relaxed in a dental environment. There is a lot of strong research to show that CBT is the best way to treat the actual fear and provides effective and long lasting results for the majority of those who use it for dental anxiety.
At Boyne Dental and Implant Clinic we are fortunate to be able to work closely with a CBT therapist in Navan. Usually the first few sessions aren't even in the dental practice to make the process as easy and comfortable as possible.
There are many ways of being able to treat the teeth of people with dental anxiety but if you want to tackle the actual fear and how it makes you feel then this is the option for you.


Why do I hear trucks or voices on the cam?
If you hear voices, vehicles, etc., it is because this cavity is in the heart of our headquarters (see photo below; cavity at top of ladder). Children, adults, volunteers and researchers are frequently nearby participating in the entire range of activities offered at Starr Ranch. In any case, the owls are used to all this.
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Conventional Drilling Recorder
Matherne Instrumentation's drilling recorder system is designed to monitor up to 7 drilling functions. The system is completely mechanical, needs no electrical power to operate, and is easily connected to existing instrumentation through the use of quick disconnects. The system is portable, durable, and easily operated and maintained by onsite personnel.
The system includes recorder, recorder stand, box of charts, 2 derrick pulleys, dog house pulley, retriever for rate of penetration function, hydraulic and air hoses, air valve, E/P transducers for RPM/SPM function,mounting plate, filter regulator, hook ups for rotary torque, and diaphragm protector for pump pressure function.
- Duplicate 12-hour or 24-hour strip charts in English, metric, or SI metric measurements.
- Available in 1-, 3-, 5-, or 7-pen configurations.
- Weight – detects downhole problems such as tight holes or cave-ins as they occur.
- Penetration – indicates each 1 foot and 5 foot depth drilled (or each 1/3 meter and 1 meter).
- Rotary RPM – enables optimum penetration.
- Rotary Torque – alerts operator about problems such as worn bits, formation changes, and out-of-gauge holes.
- Pump Rate SPM – ensures accurate calculations of fluid volume pumped into the system. When used with other records, can help predict kick areas for offset wells.
- Pump Pressure – provides warning of potential downhole problems.
- Pit Level – indicates problems such as kicks or lost circulation.
- Fluid Flow – warns of lost circulation, formation fluid influx, or kicks.
- Number of Functions
- Description of Functions
- Type of Rotary Table (Chain Driven or Top Drive)
- Sensors Required
- 12 or 24 Hour Charts
- Units of Measure (English, metric, or SI)
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Vertical Firing
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Definition - What does Vertical Firing mean?
Vertical firing is a type of combustion furnace used in the combustion of pulverized coal. The burners are usually placed in the floor, firing vertically upward.
Vertical firing is mainly used in slag-tap systems (from which ash is removed in a molten state). Since these systems have not greatly reduced fly ash discharge and are limited to the range of usable coals with low ash fusion temperatures, most pulverized installation after the 1940s has been designed for horizontal or tangential firing.
Corrosionpedia explains Vertical Firing
Vertical firing refers to a furnace which is vertically installed to minimize the asymmetric effects of flame, particle deposition and slagging. Furnaces used for pulverized coal are classified according to the firing method:
 - Vertical firing
 - Horizontal firing
 - Tangential firing
Vertical firing leads to extended and progressive heat release, and thus provides a relatively uniform temperature distribution throughout the furnace. It also furnishes a longer path of travel for fuel particles. Therefore, complete combustion of low volatile coal is ensured.
In vertical firing, alternate lanes of flame and air space are used, corresponding to number of burners. Secondary air is used through ports in front of the furnace. The length and intensity of the flame can be varied by controlling the points of secondary air supply. Tertiary air is admitted around the nozzles to help regulate the point of ignition. The depth of the flame may be adjusted by controlling the primary and tertiary air.
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Nutritious & Yummy: Beetroot pasta
So often when kids hear the word "beetroot", they run the other way. The purple root tuber vegetable is high in nutrients and fiber, which makes it an important part of a healthy diet plan. But one often hears the complaint, "But it's so bland!" or "It doesn't have any taste!" from children and adults alike! So what can one do about it to include it in our list of healthy food recipes to provide a balanced diet for our families while at the same time not compromising on taste?
Whether you're a parent planning your kid's tiffin box or a teenager wanting to surprise your parents with a beautiful dish, Beetroot Pasta is an easy vegetarian recipe< to try out. The natural fuschia-purple shade of the pasta sets it apart from all other pasta dishes and its creamy earthy texture will enchant their taste buds! As beetroots are hard to bite into in their natural form, it is necessary to boil them before use. Beetroot leaves, which grow on the surface of the earth, are also edible and nutritious and can be boiled along with the root. The eye-catching colour of the pasta, the rich and fragrant taste of the spices along with its healthy ingredients make for a spectacular beetroot recipe that you must cook and try for yourself.
There are various nutritional benefits of eating beetroot:
1. It is a low-calorie food that is rich in nutrients
2. It can lower blood pressure & maintain it
3. It is rich in fiber thereby helping indigestion
4. It helps in increasing stamina
Now let us take a look at how to prepare one of the most delicious and easy pasta recipes using beetroot!
300 grams Fusilli pasta
2 tablespoons Ginger Garlic paste
2 peeled beetroots, thinly sliced
1 diced onion
2 finely chopped tomatoes
1 sprig basil leaves 1/2 cup fresh cream
1 teaspoon Red chili powder
1 Tablespoon Chilli Vinegar Salt, to taste
Black pepper powder, to taste
For Making Fusilli Pasta:
 1. First, get all the ingredients prepped and ready for cooking.
 boiled, add a teaspoon of salt.
 3. Add the fusilli pasta to the boiling water and let it cook for 10-15
 minutes until it is al dente (cooked but still firm).
 4. Turn off the gas, drain the water from pasta and run it under cool water
 to stop the cooking process. Drizzle some oil on top of the pasta.
For Making Creamy Beetroot Sauce:
 1. In a frying pan, add some oil and when it starts to sizzle add the beets along
 with the onions and tomatoes. If using an oven, preheat to 180 degrees
 and grease a baking sheet with oil.
 2. Fry until the vegetables are cooked through. Check by poking them with
 a fork. Once done, remove from the oven and allow it to cool.
 3. Add the vegetables to the mixer grinder, along with the cream, a
 a teaspoon of oil, and about 1/2 cup of warm water and blend to make a
 smooth puree.
 4. If you are using any other vegetables in the sauce, cook them in a pan on low heat. Allow them to cool and blend the vegetables with the sauce.
 5. The roasted beetroot sauce for the pasta is now ready.
In the final phase:
 1. To prepare the fusilli pasta in roasted beetroot heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pan.
 2. Add a teaspoon of oil, add the roasted beetroot pasta sauce, ginger garlic paste, salt, crushed black pepper, chili vinegar, red chili powder, and the cooked pasta and toss on high heat for 5-7 minutes until the pasta is completely coated with the sauce.
 3. Garnish it by tearing basil leaves and adding them to the dish. Taste the salt and seasonings and adjust to suit your taste.
 4. Serve the dish as a dinner recipe.
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SSK's Core Principles
In its efforts to provide systematic program management support to Organisation working at the grass roots, it has established a commitment to strengthen the institutions of local self-governance through capacity building support to various actors of Civil Society organisations.
SSK has ten thematic areas:
- Civil Society Building
- Trainings and Workshops
- Governance Resource Center which comprises of GRC -Rural and GRC –Urban
- Gender Mainstreaming in organization and women Empowerment program
- Strengthening Citizen Collectives
- Disaster Management
- Education for Dalit, SC and Muslim Girls
- Migration Issues
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- LivelihoodSkill Building Programs
SSK's Core Values
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2008.02.20 > For Immediate Release
contact: Wendy Townley - University Relations
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New Cell Behaviors Discovered by UNO Research Team
Omaha - The Mathematical Biology Research Group at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) has found new evidence that individual cells have chemical circuits that allow them to process information from their environment.
The finding, published in the Feb. 12 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, shows that the information processing capacity results in decision-making ability at the cellular level -- a molecular "brain" for cells.
The results were obtained from the mathematical analysis of a new, large-scale model of the chemical pathways. The model, created by the research group, is unique in that it is based completely on the logic of the chemical interactions that make up the system.
Much like humans encounter a flood of sensory information from their environment that must be processed to allow rational decisions to be made, cells receive large amounts of information from their environments in the form of chemical cues.
These cues are detected by cells though specific chemical receptors on their surfaces, and the numerous types of receptors form the equivalent of a cellular sensory system.
It has recently been speculated that the astonishingly complex chemical networks inside the cell that are associated with these cell surface receptors might be involved in some sort of information processing, but until now the only evidence came from mostly descriptive studies of the complex structure of these networks.
The UNO group moved beyond description of the structure and was able to determine the complete logic of the system. In order to assess how the logic of the interactions resulted cellular action, a novel cellular simulation computer program was developed by the group that puts the cellular logic into motion.
As a result, the group was able to observe and analyze how the chemical networks reacted to tens of thousands of possible cellular environments. The mathematical analysis of the results revealed that cells are able to classify different environments based on their similarities and make rational decisions as to cellular actions required in those environments.
Full understanding of the complex chemical networks in cells is critical as a number of human diseases, most notably cancer, result from malfunctions in the activities of individual chemicals that make up the networks.
The Mathematical Biology Research Group at UNO is a highly collaborative group of mathematicians and cell biologists. The members of the group that made the new discovery include John Konvalina and Jack Heidel, both mathematicians, and Jim Rogers a cell biologist. The computer software was developed by Tomas Helikar, a graduate student in Bioinformatics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a member of the group.
The project was funded by a three-year, nearly $600,000 grant to the research group from the National Institutes of Health.
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Goodyear and NASA have designed a great tyre to ensure safe, successful, space exploration. Astronauts know that they cannot afford to puncture a tyre when they are millions of miles away from the nearest garage. It is important that they adapt quickly to any surface to prevent unnecessary problems. NASA and Goodyear likely consider every detail during the design phase of the project. These tyres will likely be better and more expensive than regular ones. Quality is essential which suggests that NASA is willing to pay for great service and a superior product. The load bearing springs protect the tyre and allow it to function until it is replaced with a new one.
Goodyear and NASA collaborated to create the perfect tyre for the hot, rocky, ground of Mars and the moon. The tyre consists of 800 load bearing springs and metallic mesh to help it cope with space conditions. The springs allow people to use the tyres even if they are punctured as they adjust it until it is replaced with a new one. NASA knows that it will not be satisfied until it has the best tyres available.
These tyres need to adjust to that they and their users do not feel on earth. They can adapt to any surface they are expected to drive over. These tyres are mechanically superior to those that are use for earth road and off road conditions. Experts check to ensure that the standard is maintained to prevent tyre problems in space. NASA will likely conduct final tests before using them on Martian soil. Goodyear is often seen as a great tyre business which suggests that it was likely chosen for its quality products and service.
Regular tyres do not need as much care and attention to detail and as specialised ones. Standard tyres can be fixed at a local garage whereas NASA tyres cannot. If these special tyres are punctured they will likely remain flexible as other springs compensate for the damaged one. The rubber is specifically designed to cope with extreme conditions such as the Martian heat. Greater exposure to ultra violet (UV) radiation suggests that standard tyres would be even more vulnerable to wear and tear than they are on earth. Spring loads were added to the tyres to give them extra traction as this strengthens and protects them from harm.
NASA knows that it cannot afford to provide its astronauts with poor quality tyres which suggest that it needed to design a reliable tyre to prevent problems in space. Experts collaborated with Goodyear to create the ideal tyre for space exploration. They know that their astronauts cannot go to the nearest garage for help as they can with regular tyres. It consists of springs which provide flexibility and compensate if one is damaged. Attention to detail is essential to ensure safety and a successful mission. These tyres are more expensive are more expensive that standard ones. In conclusion space tyres are tougher than regular ones as they need to withstand the harsh Martian conditions.


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Effect of orientation and configuration of ZnO nanorods on electrical conductivity prepared through hydrothermal method on suspended substrate
Hexagonal oriented and dumbbell shaped ZnO nanorods were prepared through hydrothermal method on gold coated glass substrate suspended in growth solution at various precursors concentrations. Tower and dumbbell shaped ZnO nanorods were observed on the substrates. The morphology, crystalline structure, and electrical conductivity of the synthesized ZnO nanorods were observed through Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-rays diffraction (XRD) and four point probe. Each sample consists of ZnO nanorods having various direction of orientation. The FESEM, XRD and Four point probe studies reveals that the orientation and configuration of ZnO nanorods has a significant effect on the electrical conductivity. ZnO nanorods with well hexagonal shape and orientation has the better electrical conductivity (10688 seimens/meter, 7022.2 seimens/meter and 8238 seimens/meter) then the dispersed and congested nanorods.
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American Sign Language: "girl"
You can learn sign language online at American
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In a message dated 2/10/2006 7:32:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, DJ3262 writes:
Hey Dr. Bill,
I got the book Linguistics Of American Sign Language 4th edition. I don't know whether you have it or not. Very good and interesting. A few things, though. This book mentions that the sign for girl is repetitive. Where did they get that from? I couldn't find that in my dictionary or on your website.
You will find that many Deaf people sign "GIRL" with a single movement.
It is the same with the sign "BOY." Some people do the sign "BOY" with a double movement, some do a single movement.
When "GIRL" is signed as part of a compound like "GIRL-FRIEND" you should certainly use a single movement.
I find that the "double movement" tends to show up more when the sign BOY or GIRL is being used as a single sign response to a question.
Signer one: JENNY BORN FINISH? (Did Jenny give birth yet?"
Signer two: GIRL! (double movement).
As you study, keep in mind these two guidelines:
1. There is a great deal of variation out there in the "real world."
2. American Sign Language, like all living languages, is constantly evolving.
-- Dr. Bill


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Russian scientists expect humanity to encounter alien civilisations within the next two decades, a top Russian astronomer said on Monday.
"The genesis of life is as inevitable as the formation of atoms... Life exists on other planets and we will find it within 20 years," said Andrei Finkelstein, director of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Applied Astronomy Institute, according to the Interfax news agency.
Speaking at an international forum dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial life, Finkelstein said 10% of the known planets circling suns in the galaxy resemble Earth.
If water can be found there, then so can life, he said, adding that aliens would most likely resemble humans with two arms, two legs and a head.
"They may have different colour skin, but even we have that," he said.
Finkelstein's institute runs a programme launched in the 1960s at the height of the cold war space race to watch for and beam out radio signals to outer space.


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Some schools are giving away free Apple iPhones and internet-ready iPods to students. These universities could use these devices to send messages about classes, delays, crises, and even allow online research and instant polling in classes. And do not forget—hook a new generation of consumers to Apple products.
Like Duke University in 2004 which gave away free iPods to its incoming freshman class to foster effective use of new technology in higher education, universities such as University of Maryland, Oklahoma Christian University, Abilene Christian, and Freed-Hardeman hope that the iPhones and iPods will change the classroom for the better. However, some professors are balking at the possibility of students becoming distracted in class with the internet-capable devices and not participating.
Duke's program evolved into the Duke Digital Initiative (DDI) and modified its program in 2005 to give only iPods to students enrolled in classes that use the device to enhance classroom materials. Students began from merely recording lectures into creating their own content and turning the passive learning environment into an active one. With time, these new programs with even more sophisticated devices will likely evolve into something that truly changes education.


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Whitefish – Great Lakes
Whitefish is a fast growing freshwater fish that can reach a length of three feet, a weight of roughly 42 pounds, and live for 50 years. Whitefish are found throughout the Great Lakes and are the main commercial fish species there.
The abundance of Whitefish has varied over time, and is currently at a medium level across the Great Lakes. Several factors are impacting Whitefish populations in the Great Lakes, particularly competition and predation from invasive species, loss of their primary food source, and habitat degradation.
Whitefish are caught by trap nets and gillnets, which results in minimal damage to the sea floor and medium levels of bycatch.


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It's that time of year again: Brussel sprouts are swelling, parsnips are ready for picking and the apple tree is probably ready for its prune. It is also when The Department of Animal and Plant Science at the University of Sheffield hold its annual Christmas lecture, and this year it was about soil nutrients… and poo!
Over one thousand schoolchildren from across Sheffield flocked to the University to learn about the cycle of nutrients from food through animals (including humans), into soil, up through plants and back into food. With both explosive and electrifying demonstrations, Professor Duncan Cameron spoke about:
The diminishing reserves of rock phosphate – one of the three major nutrients (along with nitrogen and potassium) essential for plant growth
The environmental costs of artificially synthesising nitrogen fertiliser (and that it's fixed naturally by lightning(!) and, less dramatically, by legumes such as peas and clover)
How soil organisms play a crucial role in the cycling nutrients
How recycling poo – including our own – can help maintain healthy, nutrient rich soils in a sustainable way
Once the lecture finished (with a bang), the school children had the opportunity to look at table demonstrations of our department's research. They could see how worms mix the soil and move substances between soil layers, guess the different types of natural fertilisers – from horse manure, to processed poo, and, at the MYHarvest table, guess the weight of allotment harvests.
Through the morning's exhilarating, educational adventure the children had fun and learnt a little more about the precious substance that is fundamental to our existence: soil.


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This paper studies the pricing of intensity-based defaultable bonds where the volatility of default intensity is assumed to be random and driven by two different factors varying on fast and slow time scales. Corrections to the constant intensity of default are obtained and then how these corrections influence the term structure of interest rate derivatives is shown. The results indicate that the fast scale correction produces a more significant impact on the bond price than the slow scale correction and the impact tends to increase as time to maturity increases.
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To avoid damage caused by rodents, a mechanical block of the animals' access routes into buildings is the most important preventive measure. Some buildings are especially costly or difficult to protect mechanically, and the TxGuardian system provides a solution, an electric "fence", which works even when doors or gates have to be left open. The overall goal of the TxGuardian equipment is to effectively prevent rodents from entering buildings without killing or hurting them. The equipment, as tested in a laboratory setting, was very efficient in demotivating rodents from crossing the electric barriers. The electric shocks received by the mice and rats did not cause pain behaviour beyond the immediate pain nor severe pathoanatomic lesions to the animals.
The use of electricity to protect buildings against rodents - Results from an experimental study
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Neuropsychological and Behavioral Testing in Young Patients With Cancer
Trial Purpose and Description
This clinical trial is studying neuropsychological and behavioral testing in young patients with cancer. Collecting information over time from a series of tests may help doctors develop effective tests to measure neuropsychological and behavioral function in young patients with cancer.
I. To utilize a standardized battery of age-appropriate neuropsychological and behavioral tests in conjunction with Children's Oncology Group (COG) Phase III clinical trials to evaluate cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral functioning over time.
II. To institute procedures to ensure a consistent, streamlined, and efficient administration of the neuropsychological/behavioral tests in a cooperative group setting in order to maximize compliance with a standardized assessment battery conducted at 3 standardized timepoints.
Parent and child participants complete the COG Standard Neuropsychological and Behavioral Battery testing at 9, 30, and 60 months post-diagnosis in a 1-hour session conducted by a neuropsychologist or psychologist. The Battery consists of tests of intelligence, processing speed/attention, memory, language preference, general developmental progress, attention and behavior/social/emotional function, executive function, adoptive function, and quality of life. Additionally, parents complete a parent-report questionnaire to gather information about patient's function in terms of attention, memory, executive abilities, and behavioral, social, and emotional adaption.
- 1 Month - 21 Years
- Diagnosis of cancer
- Must be currently enrolled on a COG therapeutic study that aims to examine
neuropsychological, social, emotional, and/or behavioral functioning
- Must have receptive and expressive English language skills
- Patients with a history of severe or profound mental retardation (i.e. intelligence
quotient [IQ] =< 50) are not eligible for enrollment
- Children with a prior history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
or a specific learning disability (e.g. dyslexia) are eligible for this study
- All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed
- Children's Oncology Group
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- September 2008
- Last Updated:
- June 11, 2013
- Study HIC#:
Clinicaltrials.gov ID: NCT00772200


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Seminar 11/8: Long-time dynamics and control of one-dimensional quantum-many-body systems
Professor Lea Santos
Abstract: One of the main applications of quantum computers will be the simulation of quantum many-body systems; but at the same time, implementations of quantum computers are themselves many-body systems. A clear understanding of the dynamics of quantum many-body systems and how to control their evolution is therefore crucial to the future development of quantum computers.
In this talk we will discuss the long-time dynamics of one-dimensional quantum many-body systems. We will first introduce the conditions under which they may thermalize. Thermalization occurs when the eigenstates of the systems become chaotic. Chaotic eigenstates may appear in the middle of the spectrum of systems with few-body interactions, but not at the edges, and they are observed even when the systems become gapped and/or different symmetry sectors are mixed. Second, we will show how dynamical decoupling methods may be used to manipulate the time evolution of such many-body systems. These methods consist of sequences of external control operations designed to induce a desired dynamics. We will show, for instance, that an appropriate control sequence may lead a chaotic chain to evolve as an integrable chain and a system in the gapless phase to behave as a system in the gapped phase.
Location: Bowen Hall Auditorium
Date/Time: 11/08/10 at 12:30 pm - 11/08/10 at 01:30 am
A light lunch will be provided in the Bowen Atrium at 12:00 noon.


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Error rows have been briefly touched upon in several Topics, including The Data Flow Topic, Accessing Heterogeneous Data Topic and Understanding and Tuning the Data Flow Engine Topic. However, this Topic on SSIS error and event handling would be only partially complete without a further discussion on handling errors.
Error rows are handled in the Data Flow through the use of the Error Row Configuration properties. These properties tell the Data Flow Components what to do when a row fails an operation, such as a data conversion, a missing lookup, or a truncation. The properties are found in sources, transformations, and destinations, depending on whether an error can occur or not.
The basic error properties window allows errors to be handled in one of three ways: failure of the Data Flow Task, ignoring the failure, or redirecting the row. Furthermore, truncation errors can be handled separately from conversion errors. below screen shot shows the Error Output property page of an OLE DB Source.
Below screen shot also shows the dropdown selection of the ProductNumber column that defines how the SSIS Data Flow engine should handle an error row for the selected column. The following table clarifies the implications of the error handling section. The following table clarifies the implications of the error handling section.
To demonstrate how to use the error row handling, create a new package in SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) with an OLE DB connection to the AdventureWorks database. In a new Data Flow Task, follow these steps:
1. Begin by running the following script (ProSSISScriptsCh18_ProSSISScripts.sql) against the AdventureWorks database to create the tables used later by this package:
2. Drag an OLE DB Source to the Data Flow and configure it to use the AdventureWorks connection for the OLE DB Connection Manager. Keep the default Data access mode option of "Table or view"; in the "Name of the table or the view" dropdown, choose the [Production].[Product] table from the list.
3. Drag a Data Conversion Component onto the Data Flow region, and then connect the OLE DB Source to the Data Conversion.
4. Edit the Data Conversion Component and add a new row based on the input column Size. Name the output alias Size_Numeric and configure the new data type to be numeric [DT_NUMERIC], as shown in below screen shot.
The Data Conversion Component will create a new column in the Data Flow called Size_Numeric with a numeric data type, but the original Size column will remain, with the Unicode String data type with a length of 5.
5. Within the Data Conversion Component, click the Configure Error Output button in the bottom-left corner of the transformation, which will bring up the Configure Error Output window. Because only one column is defined in the Data Conversion Transformation, only one column is displayed for changing the error settings.
6. Change the Error value to Redirect Row for the Size_Numeric column, as shown in figure below demonstrates
7. Return to the Data Flow by selecting OK in both the Configure Error Output and the Data Conversion Transformation Editor.
The Data Conversion Component now has a yellow exclamation mark on it, indicating that an error row was configured to be redirected, but the red error path has not yet been used.
8. To fix this warning, you will set up an alternative path to direct those rows. Drag a Derived Column Transformation to the Data Flow and then connect the red error path from the Data Conversion to the new Derived Column Transformation. When you do this, the Configure Error Output window will automatically pop up for the Data Conversion Transformation. This is an alternate method to set the error handling for a failure. Click OK to return to the Data Flow.
9. Edit the Derived Column Transformation and add a new column named Size_Numeric. For the Expression field, type in the following code to add a 0 value to the records that failed the conversion in the prior transformation:(DT_NUMERIC,18,0)0
10. After saving the Derived Column Transformation, drag a Union All Transformation to the Data Flow and then connect both the blue data path output from the Data Conversion Transformation and the blue data path output from the Derived Column Transformation to the Union All Transformation.
11. Double-click the Union All Transformation to bring up its editor, and scroll down to the bottom of the column list. Multi-select both the ErrorCode and the ErrorColumn columns if they exist in the list, and then press Delete on your keyboard. Click OK to save the changes.
12. A useful tool in testing your package is the Multicast Transformation, which can be used as a placeholder destination as you are developing and testing your package. Before testing your package, add a Multicast Transformation to the Data Flow connected to the output of the Union All.
13. Run your package and observe the results. Your Data Flow execution will look similar to below screen shot.
Note that some of the rows are sent to the Derived Column Transformation but are brought back together with the main Data Flow rows through the Union All Transformation. At this point you have not added a destination, so the next step in this example is to land the data to a new destination table, where you can also handle errors.
14. Stop the package execution and replace the Multicast Transformation with an OLE DB Destination. In the editor, confirm that the AdventureWorks connection is listed in the OLE DB Connection Manager dropdown and change the data access mode to "Table or view." Assign the data to load into the table UpdatedProducts that you created at the beginning of this exercise. On the Mappings property page, ensure that the default map of all the input columns from the Data Flow to the destination table columns based on name and data type looks accurate. Click OK to save the changes.
In the Data Flow designer, notice that the OLE DB Destination has a yellow exclamation point on it, and when you hover the mouse over it (or display the error window), it indicates that there may be a truncation error for the Name column going from a length of 50 to a length of 21. To finish this example, you will now redirect the error rows to a flat file.
15. Drag a Flat File Destination onto the Data Flow and connect the red error path output from the OLE DB Destination onto the Flat File Destination. When the Configure Error Output window pops up, change the Error handling dropdown to Redirect Row and click OK to save your changes.
16. Edit the Flat File Destination and click the New button next to the Flat File Connection Manager dropdown. When prompted, leave the Flat File Format selected on Delimited and click OK, which will bring up the Flat File Connection Manager Editor.
17. Type C:ProSSISFilesTruncated_Names.txt in the File name text box and then click OK to save the connection properties. You will be returned to the Flat File Destination Editor.
18. To finish, click the Mappings page in the Flat File Destination Editor, which will automatically map the columns from the error path to the flat file. Click OK to close the Destination Editor.
When you run your package, your results should look like what is shown in below screen shot.
The rows with the Name column truncation were sent to the flat file. You can check your results by opening the flat file in your C:ProSSISFiles folder, which will show that the full names were added to the flat file. As noted earlier, if you had set the OLE DB Destination error to Ignore Failure, the entire error row would be ignored, not just the column value.
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- Published on Monday, 10 September 2012 09:16
- Written by Ed Holtgraver
Sub-arctic climates experience temperatures from 100° F (38° C) in the summer to –60° F (–51° C) in the winter (Figure 1). While there is nothing spectacular about the high end of the range, the low end impacts the functionality of pneumatic actuators.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
There is never a good time for an actuator to fail, but a failure when the temperature is at 60 below or when a blizzard limits capacity for transporting repair parts could be especially troublesome. Careful selection of valve actuation is critical.
When considering safety integrity, one assesses what might cause failure in a product. To illustrate, let's begin with an off-the-shelf pneumatic actuator intended for normal service and then consider what may fail if applied at –60° F (–51° C). Our basic parameters are as follows:
- The actuator housing is steel.
- The drive shaft is a precipitation-hardened stainless steel.
- The seals are buna.
- The shaft bushings are Nylon 6.
With these parameters in mind, at –60° F (–51° C):
The steel housing has become brittle. It is not necessarily weaker, but a sudden impact or an imperfection that would have no effect on the metal when ductile, could result in a sudden fracture at these sub-zero temperatures because the temperature is below the brittle transition temperature of steel. The question "will it fail at –60° F?" cannot be answered without knowing if there will be sudden impact loading, but possibility of failure has increased there.
A normally ductile metal will yield before fracture while a brittle metal will fracture without yield (Figure 2).
The precipitation-hardened shaft material has also become brittle and may fracture given an impact load. If, for example, the driven valve resists opening and then breaks free, the resulting sudden impact may cause the actuator shaft to fail.
The shaft material will have contracted at a rate of 9.4 by 10–6 per inch of diameter per degree F, while the Nylon 6 bushings will contract at a rate of 44.2 x 10–6 per inch per degree F. If the original gap between the bushing bore and the shaft surface was.002 inches and if the shaft diameter was 3 inches, then 130° F (54° C) temperature change from 70° F (21° C) to –60° F (–51° C) would contract the shaft diameter to 2.996 inches and the 3.002 inches diameter bushing bore to 2.985 inches, causing binding and failure.
The buna seals have turned to stone. Their normal resiliency, which allows flowing into and sealing leak paths, is gone. The seals cannot flex and leakage will occur at all seal points resulting again in actuator failure.
Failure of the example standard actuator is a certainty in this case. While there is nothing in the above example that is not obvious to every designer and user, the solution to avoid failure is to apply what we know.
For example, metals that have a brittle transition temperature that falls within the range of possible application temperatures should not be used unless absolutely no impact loads can occur. Examples of suitable metals are 300 series stainless steel and aluminum—neither has brittle transition temperature. Because of its greater strength, stainless steel may be the best choice for larger actuators.
Figures 3 and 4 show a simplistic representative impact test performed on a notched steel bar. One end was locked in a vice, and a hammer blow served to provide an impact. At room temperature, the hammer blow bent the specimen, but there was no fracture.
Figures 5 and 6 show an identical specimen that was brought to a temperature of –60° F. (An interesting side note is that the air cans used to clean a keyboard, when turned over, emit a liquid that has a measured temperature of –60° F, which proved convenient for testing.)
If at all possible, where there is close fit between moving parts, select materials having the same coefficients of thermal expansion/contraction (Figure 7).
Select seal materials that retain adequate resiliency at the lowest temperatures to be encountered. Additionally, eliminate every possible seal via basic design. A seal that is removed by design cannot fail. Figure 8 shows a simple drop test where a bar is dropped against an O-ring at both room temperature and at –60° F. Basic buna, ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM), Viton and silicone O-rings were tested. All except Viton showed excellent "bounce" at room temperature but only silicone retained resiliency and bounce at –60° F. Suppliers show low-temperature options for each of these elastomers, but in-house testing is recommended.
Designers and users who read this may respond: "We've used essentially standard actuators and all we did was select a seal material that remained resilient at the low temperatures." This article is not stating such a combination will fail, only that it may fail—the steel plates of the Titanic may not have fractured if it had not hit the iceberg, and not all World War II Liberty ships cracked in half. But by considering the above suggestions, the supplier can greatly reduce the risk of failure.
Users, as well as designers, have responsibilities regarding pneumatic actuators under extreme cold conditions.
First, and most obvious, users should shelter the actuator from weather extremes where possible. Second, users must assure a dry air supply, at least 15° F (–9° C) below the lowest temperature that may be experienced since ice plays havoc with air flow and mechanical motion. Finally, users should assess the recommended actuator and whether all possible precautions have been incorporated by the supplier.
Clearly, pneumatic actuators can perform their intended functions despite having to operate in extreme temperatures. However, they need to be designed and manufactured properly, and users need to take responsibility to keep them functioning correctly.


of each type:
Group name N in Group Examples
(where the chart and I agree)
Everywhere 4 Zubat, drowzee, pidgey 8%
Virt. Everywhere 8 Oddish, weedle 4%
Very Common 9 Magikarp, krabby 2%
Common 9 Nidoran, clefairy 1%
Uncommon 9 Geodude, jigglypuff 0.5%
Rare 9 Tangela, koffing 0.25%
Very Rare 9 Rhyhorn, scyther 0.125%
Epic 6 Electabuzz, hitmonlee 0.063%
Mystical 3 Snorlax, porygon 0.031%
I like this model: it matches both the chart and my own pokecounts, and instead of sixty six parameters we described the data using only nine: 9 categories; equal probability within each category; 4, 8, 6, 3 pokemon in some categories, 9 in the rest; 8% for the probability of each everywhere pokemon and 1/2 probability drop for each consecutive category. And wouldn't you know it, when you add the probabilities of each pokemon appearing it all adds up to 100%.
Who's the boss of Bayesian data analysis? I'm the boss.
(Just kidding, Andrew Gelman is the boss.)
OK, one more step to go: given the probabilities of coming across each pokemon type, how many pokemon will you see before seeing one of each? This question is too difficult for my puny brain to calculate using algebra, but it's not too difficult for my laptop to calculate using brute force. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Putanumonit simulations Github repository.
pokemon.py is a small Python program simulating Pokémon Go games. Each game consists of turns in which you see a single pokemon based on a given probability distribution. The function counts the turn on which you saw each pokemon for the first time. The sim function allows you to simulate many games and calculate aggregate statistics. Here's what I got from running the simulation 10,000 times with the probability distribution I estimated above:
 - The median number of turns before seeing each of the 66 pokemon types is 5,800, or 232 hours of play (at 25 pokemon/hour).
 - The mean is higher, at 6,600 turns. That's because the "unlucky" simulations do much worse (~20,000 turns) than the "lucky" ones do well (~2,000). The "unluckies" skew the mean upwards, but not the median.
 - The quickest any of my 10,000 sims did was 1,150 turns, or 46 hours. We can assume that Nick Johnson is about 1-in-10,000 lucky himself, and it took him 100-120 hours. This means that catching all 142 distinct pokemon takes 2-3 times as long as catching just the 66 evolutionary types. This is a very rough estimate based on a single data point, but it doesn't sound utterly unreasonable. Whatever the real ratio is, it's probably closer to 2 or 3 than to 1.01 or to 30.
 - So, my best estimate is that catching all 142 pokemon, if you aren't as lucky as Nick, will take at least 500-700 hours, or about a year of your life if you play for 2 hours a day.
 - Yes, that sounds like a lot, but what else were you really going to do with the rest of 2016-2017?
 - In 65% of simulations the last pokemon caught was one of the three mysticals, and these simulations took 7,460 turns on average. In 30% the last pokemon caught was epic, these took 5,310 turns. In only 5% of the simulations the last pokemon caught was one of the 57 types that aren't in the rarest two groups; these were the quickest games of all at 3,740 turns on average. This means that the length of the game is mostly determined by how long it takes you to catch the 3-6 pokemon that are rarest in your area. The amount of time to complete the other 60 common types in the pokedex is relatively fixed.
You can play around with the program and see how the games play out under different assumptions. You're also welcome to comment with the data you gathered on your own hunts and other questions you want answered. From now on, this blog will forego any economical, philanthropic, political, or scientific distractions and focus exclusively on Pokémon until the madness subsides. Or until we catch 'em all.
14 thoughts on "Pokemonumber On It
 1. So for the obsessive completists… that's about a year, and also trips to Australia, North America, and Japan :-p (do the region ones work like that?)
 1. Pretty much. The game is out in Aussie and NZ, most of Europe, US and Canada in the Americas and only Japan so far in Asia. I should start a cruise line taking Pokémon Go players around the world, with the ship moving slowly enough for all your 10Ks to hatch :)
 1. Great catch, thanks. I actually had the correct numbers in the table and the model (0.4% for the category, 0.063% for each pokemon in it) but I mistakenly added an extra 0 in the paragraph. The model is still good, the typo is fixed.
 2. I'm really surprised your blog doesn't have hundreds of comments on every post. I usually don't even glance down here because I assume I'll be one voice in a crowd, but it seems that everyone is thinking the same way. Anyway, I want to say I love your work, I check for new entries everyday and I make sure my friends read everything you write.
 I can't add much on Pokemon Go, I'm from Argentina and it came out just yesterday. The crime rates are quite higher down here, so it's really going to be an adventure to go on a Pokewalk. Too many Team Rockets. Nice model, though!
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 1. Aw, thanks!
 I think that people will want to comment once every post gets to 10-20 comments and it feels like an actual discussion is going on, like on "Vote Against" on "Secret Society". I try to do what I can to encourage people to comment, especially if they're writing to tell me I'm wrong. Bottom line: don't be shy, if you have a thought on a blog post or someone else's comment, go ahead and post it!
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