How to be a Useful Idiot
Given the rise in various "conspiracy theories" around the current pandemic and those who have been caught up in them, it is time for some explanation around how this happens and why.
I would like to dedicate this article to well meaning people who have become useful idiots in the promotion of various conspiracy theories.
I have written a related article on this topic about a new marketing technique called "Conspiracy Theory Marketing". This article addresses a related topic, but focusses more on those who have become "useful idiots" in this process. For the purpose of this article a "useful idiot" is defined as someone who is often well meaning but does not recognize how they are being manipulated and used by a marketing campaign.
A rather nefarious technique used by vendors who seek to promote their products and/or services is to hijack genuine desires in a demographic to self-promote. This is achieved by targeting a demographic with ad campaigns that appear, at least superficially, to support their genuine desires and then present a product or service that offers fulfillment for those desires. This is at its core, highly dishonest, since frequently the product or service being promoted is either harmful or offers no real value to those being duped.
There is a long history of such activities primarily executed by marketing agencies. Here are a few examples from tobacco companies:
 - The Virginia Slims ad campaign was created to encourage more women to smoke since this demographic was seen by tobacco companies as an untapped resource of new customers since at the time, smoking was primarily a male habit. They did this by hijacking the genuine desire of women to be empowered to have more self-determination. They were successful and increased emphysema and lung cancer rates in women.
 - Another campaign from big tobacco was dubbed "The Marlboro Man Campaign." This campaign was designed to reinforce the desire of males to appear more masculine and of course this would be achieved by smoking. As above, the great success of this campaign lead to more smoking and hence more emphysema and lung cancer in men.
 - A current campaign that is being run by tobacco company Rothmans Benson and Hedges is an "unsmoke" campaign which captures the genuine desire of people to quit smoking and then offers them their new line of products which include vaping devices and supplies. How this will shake out is yet to be seen.
There a many more examples of these techniques. The new version of these campaigns hijacks those who feel the "establishment" wishes to control them and to direct their behavior to promote hidden agendas. They are not completely wrong about that, since there are forces at work that are driven by self-interest and do impact government policy that in turn impacts all of us.
A rational critique of governments and their actions and policies is both reasonable and necessary to maintain a healthy democracy. From that perspective, the desire of those who are skeptical of governments is fair, however the key word here is "rational". Once these legitimate desires are hijacked from rational critiques of government to irrational conspiracy theory based attacks, those who buy in, have become useful idiots.
As I noted in my previous article: "Conspiracy Theory Marketing", if you peel back the layers on most of those who promote various conspiracy theories around the pandemic, they are relentlessly self-promoting. Those who do this kind of self-promotion could care less about the veracity of the information they are promoting, since revealing truth is not their purpose. They seek to create as much buzz as possible and recruit useful idiots to share the social media posts and videos they create to self-promote.
The unfortunate side-effect of these disinformation campaigns, is that those who would offer rational critiques of government, now appear as loonies and since their "critiques" are based on the demonstrable stupidity provided by various conspiracy theories, they are very easy to dismiss as "idiots" (i.e. useful idiots). In other words, since they offer no rational or valuable critique of the status quo, they are reinforcing the very status quo they are objecting to! Useful idiocy at its best!
It gets worse. The useful idiots who share social media that supports these conspiracy theories are supporting the marketing campaigns of those who create them and at the same time offering misinformation that can produce harms.
The other odd effect here, manifests as a kind of cognitive dissonance that occurs in these useful idiots. In order to rationalize their support of the nonsense they share, they convince themselves they are mentally superior to those who think the pandemic is a real thing and hence they are participating in a movement that seeks truth.
To be absolutely clear, the pandemic is a real thing and rational critique of how governments and healthcare systems react to, or manage the pandemic is also completely fair and desirable. The problem with useful idiots is that they fail to realize how they have been hijacked and therefore have nothing useful to add to the debate on how to manage pandemics and other healthcare issues.
We need to rationally critique our governments without falling prey to the disinformation campaigns being cynically manufactured for relentless self-promotion.
So to all useful idiots out there, time to wake up and see how you are being used, and then put your efforts into initiatives that are of value to your fellow human beings.
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Reverse engineering means analyzing software, firmware, or hardware to find out how it works.
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the process of analyzing a system's code, documentation, and behavior to identify its current components and their dependencies to extract and create system abstractions and design information. The subject system is not altered; however, additional knowledge about the system is produced.
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the process by which mechanical components can be modeled and reproduced by measuring their mechanical and performance characteristics and completely and accurately sampling and measuring their physical dimension and shape properties
The process of measuring an existing part to create a geometric CAD data definition of the part. In common non-technical usage, reverse engineering may also refer to measuring or analyzing a part or a product for the purpose of copying it.
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the process of measuring and then creating a CAD model of an object that reflects how the object would be designed originally (design intent).
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Reverse engineering is broadly defined to cover the process of studying a competitor's product to gain information; e.g. the ingredients, how problems are overcome, or features related to its appearance. It is prima facie legal but can be hazardous if an attempt to obtain commercial advantage from such a process is made.
Reverse engineering (RE) is the process of discovering the technological principles of a device or object or system through analysis of its structure, function and operation. It often involves taking something (e.g. a mechanical device, an electronic component, a software program) apart and analyzing its workings in detail, usually to try to make a new device or program that does the same thing without copying anything from the original. The verb form is to reverse engineer.

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From: Leonard R. Kasday
Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 14:07:11 -0400
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To: Chris Kreussling , _EMAIL_
Thanks for the tips on using the notes feature for extra text. A good
place for the equivalent of a LONGDESC.
I think though that the trick of hiding text is still useful if you want
the text equivalent of an image to appear in the same place of the image.
For example if you have a page that says
The hydrogen atom consists of
[image] with a positive charge
[image] with a negative charge
Where the first image is a picture of a proton, and the second image is a
picture of an electron.
You can create a slide with the following text:
The hydrogen atom consists of
a proton with a positive charge
an electron with a negative charge
The put the images over the words "a proton" and "an electron"
respectively. That way the graphical version of the page shows the desired
graphic effect with the words "proton" and "electron" hidden. But a person
seeing the text version sees the words in their proper place. In other
ways, it's a way to simulate alt text.
Also, the image has to be a bitmap image if there's any text in it, or the
text will appear in some random place.
Also like I mentioned your notes idea is a good place to put extended
descriptions of the image, i.e. the equivalent of the LONGDESC, e.g. the
following could appear in the notes:
"The proton is represented by a red sphere with a plus sign and the
electron is represented by a much smaller black sphere with a minus sign."
Chris Kreussling wrote:
>I use PowerPoint's Notes feature. When you Export as HTML, the full text
of the Notes appear below the graphic image of the slide, as well as on the
text-only page. You don't have to play tricks with "hiding" text in the
Outline. This doesn't correct the lack of ALT text, but at least you can
have a full "text-equivalent" right on the same page.
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Adjunct Professor, Electrical Engineering
Temple University
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In a new study in South Africa, more than two-thirds of mothers and caregivers reported pre-chewing food for their infants, a practice that could put the babies at risk of HIV if the caregiver is infected.
The research, led by Dr. Elke Maritz of Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Children's Hospital in Cape Town, did not prove a link between pre-chewing and new HIV infections in infants. It does, however, demonstrate the need to warn caregivers about the risks of the practice, particularly in areas with high rates of HIV and hepatitis B.
In their introduction, the authors noted that while "premastication of food for weaning infants might have nutritional benefits, it is also associated with transmission of pathogens." In addition to Africa, the practice has been reported in the United States and Latin America.
The team adapted a previously reported questionnaire to collect data from a convenience sample of infant caregivers recruited at public maternal/pediatric clinics, HIV clinics, and home visits. A total of 154 caregivers took part; their median age was 29; and 92 percent were the biological mothers of the infants. Pre-chewing food for the babies was reported by 106 (69 percent) of caregivers. The median age of the infants eating the food was six months; 46 babies (43 percent) were teething; and 44 (42 percent) had oral mucosal lesions while receiving the pre-chewed food.
Fifty-five caregivers (52 percent) reported an oral condition, chiefly bleeding gums, mouth sores, and thrush. Forty-one caregivers (39 percent) reported seeing blood in the pre-chewed food they gave the infants.
"Premastication practices were cultural (40 percent), habit (20 percent), and on mother's advice (75 percent). Reasons for premastication were to pretaste (68 percent), encourage eating (61 percent), estimate food temperature (85 percent), and homogenize food (60 percent)," according to the report.
"Due to its long history and cultural acceptance, premastication seems to be considered so harmless and natural by caregivers that they tend not to mention it during health interviews, or suspect that there could be something wrong with this feeding method," Maritz told Reuters Health. However, "The frequency of reporting blood mixed with the food is of concern, especially as the infants often had oral lesions as well."
"Counselors and caregivers should be aware of the adverse effects of premastication," the authors concluded. "Education should include advice to avoid premastication and to seek health advice for oral conditions in the caregiver and child. More studies are needed to better define the extent and risks of premastication, including its possible role in increasing HIV-1 transmission."
The study, "Premasticating Food for Weaning African Infants: A Possible Vehicle for Transmission of HIV," was published in Pediatrics (08.28.11;doi:10.1542/peds.2010-3109).


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Lease or Hire… Which do you desire?
Tax Telegraph, March 2013
Lease or Hire… Which do you desire?Does your business carry on leasing activities?
It is quite common for the tax treatment of leases to be applied incorrectly. The tax deductions which can be claimed for lease expenses depend on whether your leases are classified as a normal commercial lease or a hire purchase agreement.
A normal commercial lease agreement, often referred to as an operating lease, is similar to a typical rental agreement on a real property where the lessee has the right to use the asset in return for lease payments over the term of the lease. The legal ownership of the leased asset however, stays with the lessor. As the lessor is the owner of the leased asset, the lessor is entitled to claim tax depreciation deductions in respect of the asset and show the lease payments on income. The lessee can claim a tax deduction for the actual lease payments.
For income tax purposes, if an arrangement is considered a hire purchase agreement, it is effectively treated as a sale of property combined with a loan to finance the purchase price. The lessee has notional ownership of the asset and is able to claim tax depreciation and interest deductions (rather than a deduction for the actual lease payments).
To determine whether an agreement is a normal commercial lease or a hire purchase, it is first necessary to consider the meaning of the terms 'lease' and 'hire purchase agreement'.
There is no statutory definition of the term 'lease' in Australian tax law. Generally, it has been taken to mean an agreement conveying the right from the lessor to lessee to use property for a stated period of time in return for a series of rental payments.
The term 'hire purchase agreement' is defined in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 1997) as:
 1. A contract for the hire of goods where:
 - The hirer has the right, obligation or contingent obligation to buy the goods; and
 - the charge that is or may be made for the hire, together with any other amount payable under the contract, exceeds the price of the goods. ''Any amount payable'' includes an amount to buy the goods or to exercise an option to do so; and
 - title in the goods does not pass to the hirer until the option referred to in sub-para (a)(i) is exercised; or
 2. An agreement for the purchase of goods by instalments where title in the goods does not pass until the final instalment is paid.
If your lease falls into the category of a normal commercial lease, it is the actual lease payments which are deductible to you (subject to certain exclusions such as luxury cars). However, if it would be considered a hire purchase agreement, you can claim tax depreciation and interest deductions (rather than the lease payments).
Limited Recourse Debt
Where limited recourse debt is used to finance or refinance the acquisition of income producing depreciable assets and the capital expenditure is deductible (such as with hire purchase agreements), termination of the limited recourse debt without payment in full may result in an amount being included in your assessable income.
Limited recourse debt refers to a debt where a creditor's ability to recoup any money owed to them, in the case of the borrower defaulting, is limited. For example, in the event of the debtor defaulting, the creditor's right to recovery is limited to the rights against the asset secured by the loan.
An amount is included in the assessable income of the debtor if the total capital allowance deductions up to the time of termination of the debt arrangement have been excessive, taking into consideration the amount of debt unpaid at that time.
The excessive capital allowance deductions that are included in assessable income is worked out as follows:
 - The total net capital allowance deductions
 - the net capital allowance deductions that would be allowable assuming that the expenditure did not include the amount of debt unpaid.
Sally purchases an asset under hire purchase for $10,000 on 1 July 2009. A limited recourse loan of $10,000 finances the purchase. This arrangement is terminated three years later on 30 June 2012 when the asset is surrendered to the financier. At that time $7,000 remains unpaid and the market value of the asset is $5,000.
The decline in value of the asset is calculated over five years using the prime cost method. After three years of Sally owning the asset, the total decline in value of the asset is $6,000 and its written down value is $4,000. As the market value of the asset when the arrangement terminates is $5,000, there is an assessable balancing adjustment of $1,000 (i.e. $5,000 less $4,000).
The total net capital allowance deductions is calculated as follows:
capital allowance deductions of $6,000 less assessable balancing adjustment of $1,000 equals $5,000.
The amount of the total net capital allowance deductions that would otherwise be allowable (the deduction limit) is $3,000. This is calculated on the basis that the original expenditure of $10,000 was reduced by the unpaid loan amount of $7,000 and that deductions continued for the effective life of the asset.
The amount that is included in Sally's assessable income is:
the actual deductions of $5,000 less the deduction limit of $3,000 equals $2,000.
The Government recently announced in Budget Paper No.2 2012-13 that it will clarify the definition of limited recourse debt to include arrangements where the creditor's right to recover the debt is effectively limited to the financed asset or security provided. This announcement was followed by the introduction of Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 6) Bill 2012 and Explanatory Memorandum in November 2012.
The purpose of this measure is to ensure that tax deductions are not available for capital expenditure on assets that have been financed by limited recourse debt to the extent that the taxpayer is not effectively at risk for the expenditure and does not make an economic loss.
These changes are being introduced following the High Court's judgement in Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia v BHP Billiton Limited & others (2011). In this case, the High Court considered that the creditor's rights to recourse against the borrower in the event of default are only limited where, at the inception of the loan, the borrower has the capacity to bring about the limitation. This would not be satisfied if there is just a possibility for the borrower to bring about the limitation at some point in the future.
The Treasury discussion paper, 'Clarifying the definition of limited recourse debt' explains that currently, if such a limitation occurs and the arrangement is terminated upon the borrower's default, where the debt has not been fully repaid, capital allowance deductions that exceed the repaid amounts will not be included in assessable income.
This is contrary to the policy objectives of Division 243 in the ITAA 1997 which were aimed at ensuring that total deductions for allowable capital expenditure do not exceed the total amount actually expended by a taxpayer where the expenditure has been financed under hire purchase or limited recourse debt arrangements.
As a result of the proposed amendments, the ATO recently updated its administrative treatment in light of proposed amendment to the limited recourse debt definition. The ATO will accept tax returns as lodged during the period up until the proposed law is enacted. After the new law is enacted, taxpayers will need to review their positions back to the 2011-12 income year.
Contact your local Deloitte Private advisor if you are unsure how these rules apply to you.
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How did the author of Ecclesiastes understand life after death and man's relationship to eternity? What passages in the book address or allude to this topic?
Inspired by a reading of Ecclesiastes 3:19-22.
There does seem to be some confusion early on:
Later, though, we see that the author of Ecclesiastes believes in the place called "Sheol"
He describes this in 9:5-6:
Sheol is often translated as "the grave", but that translation is questionable.
Professors James Tabor believe that Sheol is a place of nothingness that occurs after death, where both the righteous and unrighteous go.
One of the themes of Ecclesiastes is the ignorance of the 'Preacher' and his intended audience, especially when it comes to the future, eg in chapter 2:
and chapter 11:
And it seems clear that while the author understands that we have an eternal home (at least by chapter 12), the nature of that home is something he knows very little about:
He does, however, understand that God will judge all, and concludes God is to be feared regardless. In the context of the rest of the book, which refers overwhelmingly to a lack of justice in this life, he must be referring to justice after death:
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At the same time that thousands were marching to protest violence against women, a 36-year-old woman was raped and murdered by her husband across town.
This ironic tragedy on November 25, 2004, highlights the pressing issue of domestic violence that has only recently gained visibility in Chile. According to the National Service for Women in Chile, at least 70 women per year die in Chile at the hands of their spouses. According to the Inter-American Development Bank, almost 60 percent of women who live with their partners suffer some sort of violence.
To counter this injustice, the Chilean Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence provides community education on violence against women. This network of 35 groups links prominent women's rights organizations from seven of Chile's 13 regions.
The network monitors and publicizes the state's domestic violence legislation and participates in the Inter-ministerial Commission on Domestic Violence in order to include a gender perspective in state programs and actions to combat intra-family violence.
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Design considerations when integrating smoke and fire curtains into a building
Fire curtains and smoke curtains are very commonly mixed up and the terminology around them is often interchangeably and wrongly used. This white paper examines what a smoke curtain is and what a fire curtain is, explaining how they are designed, the standards and test regimes that apply to each, and how they are each expected to be applied.
This white paper covers:
 - What are smoke curtains and fire curtains and what are the key differences between them
 - The standards which each type of system has to comply with
 - The design aspects to consider when integrating these systems into a building
 - Installation, use, testing and maintenance.
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How complicated can it be? Isn't it just a trailer that runs like a refrigerator?
Image: Utility 3000R with Thermo King S-600 Reefer Unit
True, to a certain degree. There are a lot of variables when it comes to a refrigerator that moves through different weather, varying temperatures from day and night, and how well the product holds the temperature.
Image: Thermo King Precedent S-600 by Thermo King
There are two types of refrigerated tempature settings: Continuous and Cycle-Sentry
Continuous. Although this is energy intensive, it provides the most protection of your product while in transit. The produce industry requires that the continuous setting must be used when transporting fruits and vegetables. Produce needs continuous air flow to handle the product respiration and to keep consistent temperature throughout the trip. The reefer unit would have a "Set Point" that is manually set by the driver, and have it run at the specified temperature as instructed on the Bill of Lading (BOL) to prevent product damage.
The continuous setting will have a defrost cycle to remove ice or frost buildup from the coil. These units typically have an automatic defrost based on the temperature difference it detects, but otherwise would run a cycle every 6 hours by default. This should not affect the product being transported since the ambient temperature will change faster than the temperature of the product, and the cycle would shut off before it becomes a problem.
Cycle-Sentry. Commonly used to transport chilled and frozen products, this setting saves fuel and reefer hours. Carriers prefer this setting since it extends the life of the reefer unit, which is fairly expensive to maintain, repair and eventually replace. The driver would set a temperature, and the reefer unit would turn on and shut off as it automatically manages the ambient temperature of the trailer.
Running the reefer on cycle-sentry has risks associated with it, since the temperature would have minor fluctuations as the air isn't continuously flowing. To mitigate some of the risks of running cycles, one method would be to have the reefer unit run every "x" minutes for "y" minutes regardless of the current temperature. This would in turn, still save significant fuel and reefer hours, while keeping the product being transported at temperature.
Interesting things to keep in mind when moving temperature controlled freight.
 - Frozen products generally stay cold longer than chilled product without the refrigeration unit running, which in turn leads to less fuel usage and fewer reefer hours being used.
 - Transporting product that is refrigerated, but not frozen, through areas with freezing temperatures, the trailer is actually heating up the trailer to keep the product from freezing.
 - The frequency of opening the trailer doors will affect the temperature, and may cause fluctuations on the temperature recorder. This will happen when there are multiple stops.
 - To move refrigerated freight in California, the reefer unit must be CARB compliant. Most approved units have 7 years of compliance before it needs to be replaced, and some units are approved for its lifetime because the emissions meet the special requirements of the regulations.
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What is a verb to describe fluid rushing out from an opening in small amount?
"Gush out" sounds like in huge amount. "Seeps through" on the other hand lacks the force that brought the fluid out, like with in "gush".
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 Can you name any real-world examples where such a thing might occur? It seems a very odd juxtaposition of things. Normally, if the fluid is coming out with a force large enough to warrant calling it 'rushing', the amount of fluid does not really matter that much—it is relative. For example, blood can be gushing out from a wound, even though the entire amount of blood gushed out is minimal compared to the amount of water, say, spewed from a broken water pipe. – Janus Bahs Jacquet Sep 13 '13 at 19:03
Consider the verbs jet, spray, and stream. For example, "A fine stream of water jetted from the pinhole" implies small amounts of liquid spraying out under high pressure.
Trickle - (of a liquid) flow in a small stream.
Usage: "A solitary tear trickled down her cheek."
Spurt - A sudden short burst, as of energy, activity, or growth.
Usage: "The pus spurted onto the mirror."
For "small amount" use drip:
To fall in drops: Water is dripping from that leaky faucet.
You're right that seep (not sip) implies a passive and slow movement, with no force suggested. If you want a word for "small amounts of water rushing out", I can only think of leak. A leak does not necessarily need high pressure but it can have it:
If you are referring to a pressurized container with a small hole, I would recommend escaping.
The problem is that if a liquid is rushing out, it is rarely doing so in small quantities.
Dribbling or dripping
Usage: "The water is barely dribbling out of the faucet."
Squirt or stream might work depending on exact context
I like jwpat7's suggestion of stream best.
Another apt alternative is to say course meaning to run or flow swiftly as in this dictionary example:
The blood of ancient emperors courses through his veins.
course verb [I usually + adv/prep] /kɔːs/ US /kɔːrs/ formal
Definition › to flow quickly or in large amounts: Tears were coursing down his cheeks.
Alternative verbs for slow movement of fluids are:
I'm surprised leak was not higher in the list. That is the word most obvious to me. I associate it with a relatively low rate of flow relative to the total volume of what is being leaked.
We paddled quickly to shore after our boat sprung a leak.
[lēk] verb (of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole or crack
Oh. I see _USER_ did mention it.
 - Since, as you mention, leak has already been mentioned, was it really worth answering? – BladorthinTheGrey Nov 30 '16 at 22:46
 - Yes. _USER_ made drip his primary answer; leak was mine. I gave him credit for including what I considered the better answer. – Suncat2000 Feb 8 '17 at 15:05
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In 1974, the Italian designer Enzo Mari published 19 furniture designs that one could make by oneself in his book 'Autoprogettazione?', thereby creating a milestone in the history of design.
As an alternative to Formalism and intended as a democratisation of design, with the 'Autoprogettazione' programme Enzo Mari created a provocative counter-proposal to the capitalist paradigm of mass consumption.
It is not easy to translate into English the Italian word Autoprogettazione. Literally it means auto = self and progettazione = design. But the term 'self-design' is misleading since the word 'design' to the general public now signifies a series of superficially decorative objects.
By the word autoprogettazione Mari means an exercise to be carried out individually to improve one's personal understanding of the sincerity behind the project. Build furniture yourself, as you need it. That was the idea.
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1. floor metal deck roll forming machine with 22kw main power
2. Reliable and stable
3. ISO and CE certification
floor metal deck roll forming machine with 22kw main power
Component of the machine:
1. Roll forming machine include guiding and cutting system.
2. decoiler (Manual or Automatic)
3. PLC control system
4. Hydraulic station
5. Output table (Stacker)
- Suitable raw material: Color steel sheet; Galvanized steel sheet.
- Thickness of the material: 0.8-2.0mm
- Diameter of roller shaft: 76mm
- Capacity of decoiler: 5000Kgs. (can be increased to be 10 tons)
- Forming speed: 10-15m/ min
- Main motor power: 22Kw (Depend on final design)
- Hydraulic station power: 5.5Kw (Depend on final design)
- Controling system: Panasonic PLC & converter.
- Votage: 380V, 3 phase 50Hz (Also depond on customer's requirment)
- The quantity of the roller group: At lest 28 groups (depend on final design)
- Machine dimension: depend on final design.
Decoiling-Feeding-Guiding-Roll forming-Cut to length-Output table


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The following are the steps to set Managed DNS for Blogger Custom Domain :
- Go to your blog account and click on Basics under the Settings tab. In the Publishing section, click the link to Add a custom domain (sometimes this link is shown as Setup a 3rd party URL for your blog).
- Type the URL of the domain you've purchased, keeping in mind that it must begin with www in order to work. After that, click Save button.
- You should see an error message, and two CNAMEs listed below. Each CNAME is composed of two parts – 'Name, Label or Host field' and 'Destination, Target or Points To field'. The first CNAME is the same for everyone, Name being "www" and Destination "ghs.google.com." The second CNAME is particular to your blog and your Google Account, and is therefore different for each person. This CNAME will used in SRS-X Managed DNS settings.
- Leave this Blogger Setting panel for a while. Then open your SRS-X panel and go to Domain Details page. Click Managed DNS (manage) menu.
- Add new record by clicking Add New Record button.
- Add two CNAME Records that listed in Blogger Settings panel to SRS-X panel by input values at Domain, Record Type, and Hostname input box. Click Save button. and
- And then, add some A Records by input values at Domain, Record Type, and IP or Hostname input box. You can get the IP or Hostname value by opening Blogger Settings Instruction page. After that, click Save button.
- If you have completing Managed DNS Settings in SRS-X panel, you can see that you have add six new records from Blogger.
- And then go back to Blogger Settings panel, try to save this settings by clicking Save button. If you can't save this settings, please be patient, as it might take up to 24 hours for the redirect to start working. If you're still seeing an error after 24 hours, it means your settings weren't entered correctly and you should try the process a second time.
- If your settings was saved successfully, then you will see your settings in your Blogger Settings panel like image below.
When Blogger can't verify your domain by their CNAMEs, try to add TXT Record. The following are the steps to adding TXT Record to SRS-X:
- Click here link in Blogger Settings panel.
- You will be redirected to Google Webmaster Verification page. Choose your domain provider, if your domain provider is not listed, then choose Other. Copy TXT Record that shown in that page.
- Back to SRS-X panel. Add New Record and input Record Type and Text Information. And then click Save button.
- Back again to Google Webmaster Verification page, click VERIFY button.


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This handy instructable will teach you the way to make Bacon and Tatos; a healthy breakfast for one or a side dish for two. This can also be made without the bacon, using olive oil rather than the grease.
Step 1: Materials Needed
For this meal you will need:
5 strips of bacon
2 potatoes of small size
2 cutting boards
Step 2: Preparation of Ingrediants
Preheat the pan to a medium temperature. This was about 6 on my stove. Cut up the bacon and the potatoes (After washing them), making sure to use the separate knifes and cutting boards for health reasons.
Step 3: Cooking the Bacon
After making sure all the bacon is cut up, separate the pieces and throw them in the pan. When they begin to shrivle up and brown, flip or stir around the pieces. Let them cook until they are at the consistency you want, then move them to a plate and put the grease aside if you need to cook a second batch.
Step 4: Cooking the Tatos
Throw the potatoes in with any grease from the bacon. Toss, turn, and flip the tatos until they are soft and slightly browned. Season occasionally with the dash and garlic powder.
Step 5: Plate and Eat!!
After the potatoes are sufficiently cooked, add the bacon back into the pan to heat them up a bit. Lastly, Plate the meal and dig in!! I hope this instructable was helpful and delicious! Feedback is greatly appreciated, as this is my first instructable and I hope to make more in the future.


We Have Come A Long Way
Can you imagine living through frequent floods and water shortages, queuing up to collect water during rationing, walking along smelly polluted rivers and having no 'proper' toilets?
PUB's new video, "We Have Come A Long Way" perfectly captures the various water challenges in Singapore back then! It is a reminder of how far we have come in our water journey as a nation. With decades of hard work and ingenuity we have turned every challenge into opportunity. Today, we enjoy modern sanitation, clean rivers and uninterrupted drinking water supply from our taps.
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Oxaliplatin neurotoxicity – no general ion channel surface-charge effect
 - Amir Broomand1,
 - Elin Jerremalm2Email author,
 - Jeffrey Yachnin3,
 - Hans Ehrsson2 and
 - Fredrik Elinder1
Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine20098:2
DOI: 10.1186/_PHONE_-8-2
Received: 04 April 2008
Accepted: 12 January 2009
Published: 12 January 2009
Oxaliplatin is a platinum-based chemotherapeutic drug. Neurotoxicity is the dose-limiting side effect. Previous investigations have reported that acute neurotoxicity could be mediated via voltage-gated ion channels. A possible mechanism for some of the effects is a modification of surface charges around the ion channel, either because of chelation of extracellular Ca2+, or because of binding of a charged biotransformation product of oxaliplatin to the channel. To elucidate the molecular mechanism, we investigated the effects of oxaliplatin and its chloride complex [Pt(dach)oxCl]- on the voltage-gated Shaker K channel expressed in Xenopus oocytes. The recordings were made with the two-electrode and the cut-open oocyte voltage clamp techniques.
To our surprise, we did not see any effects on the current amplitudes, on the current time courses, or on the voltage dependence of the Shaker wild-type channel. Oxaliplatin is expected to bind to cysteines. Therefore, we explored if there could be a specific effect on single (E418C) and double-cysteine (R362C/F416C) mutated Shaker channels previously shown to be sensitive to cysteine-specific reagents. Neither of these channels were affected by oxaliplatin. The clear lack of effect on the Shaker K channel suggests that oxaliplatin or its monochloro complex has no general surface-charge effect on the channels, as has been suggested before, but rather a specific effect to the channels previously shown to be affected.
The platinum-based chemotherapeutic drug oxaliplatin has been used in the clinic for about ten years. The therapeutic indication is metastatic colorectal cancer. The mechanism of action is not fully understood, but it is assumed that DNA-adduct formation is one route to cell destruction [1]. The dose-limiting side effect of oxaliplatin treatment is neurotoxicity. A unique and unpleasant acute neurosensory toxicity with paresthesias and dysesthesias of the distal extremities and perioral region occurs shortly after infusion in as much as 90% of the patients. These symptoms can be worsened or triggered by cold, but are reversed within hours or days after treatment. After cumulative doses of about 800 mg/m2 another form of neurotoxicity, with paresthesias and dysesthesias persisting between cycles and problems with sensorimotor coordination is seen in about 10–15% of the patients. Most of the patients recover a few months after treatment discontinuation [2, 3]. Many patients who receive a clinical benefit from oxaliplatin cannot continue treatment because of worsening neurotoxicity. Our understanding of the mechanism underlying this is limited and research in this area could lead to prolonged treatment with this useful drug.
Oxaliplatin has a half-life of about 14 minutes in vivo and the maximal blood concentration after a 2-hour infusion of 85 mg/m2 is 3.6 μM [4]. The short half-life is explained, at least in part, by the reaction of oxaliplatin with chloride, glutathione, methionine, and cysteine at physiological concentrations [5]. It has been suggested that biotransformation products of oxaliplatin may be responsible for the neurotoxic side effects [6].
Because the symptoms of acute neurotoxicity may be related to hyperexcitability of sensory neurons, the effects of oxaliplatin on voltage-gated Na and K channels, responsible for the shape of the neuronal action potential, have been examined. Oxaliplatin, in the concentration range from 1 to 500 μM, has been shown to affect both Na and K channels [711]. Even though these studies on different preparations report on slightly different effects, there seems to be a general theme: The voltage dependence for the Na and K channels is changed (less positive voltages are needed to open the channels), and the Na current inactivation becomes slower and less complete.
Because the voltage dependences of both Na and K channels have been reported to be shifted in negative direction along the voltage axis it is tempting to speculate about a common underlying mechanism. One such possible mechanism is a change of the transmembrane electrical field sensed by the voltage sensor of the ion channels. The voltage sensor is a positively charged α-helix responding to changes in the membrane electric field to open the gate of the ion channel [12]. Metal ions are well known shifters of the channels' voltage dependence along the voltage axis; an increase in the concentration of positive metal ions makes it harder for the positively charged voltage sensor to open the channel and a decrease in the concentration has the opposite effect [13]. Other molecules with shift capacity are polyunsaturated free fatty acids; the negatively charged free fatty acids bind close to the voltage sensor and thereby electrostatically activate the channel by shifting the channels voltage dependence along the voltage axis [14]. Thus, the oxaliplatin effect can be caused either (1) indirectly by chelating extracellular calcium ions by oxalate derived from oxaliplatin, or (2) directly by binding the negatively charged chloride complex of oxaliplatin to the channel. In both cases the positively charged voltage sensor will be electrostatically attracted to the extracellular side, thereby activating the channel. To investigate these hypotheses, we explored the effects of oxaliplatin and its chloride complex on the well-characterized voltage-gated Shaker K channel expressed in Xenopus oocytes.
Previous investigations have reported effects of oxaliplatin on voltage-gated ion channels. Here, we explored the effect of extracellularly applied oxaliplatin and its monochloro complex ([Pt(dach)oxCl]-, Fig. 1) on a well studied voltage-gated K channel, the Shaker K channel expressed in Xenopus oocytes.
Figure 1
Chemical structures. Chemical structures of oxaliplatin, the monochloro monooxalato oxaliplatin complex ([Pt(dach)oxCl]-), and the dichloro oxaliplatin complex (Pt(dach)Cl2).
Oxaliplatin or [Pt(dach)oxCl]- does not affect the voltage dependence of the wild-type Shaker K channel
We first tested 60 μM oxaliplatin in a Cl--free extracellular solution with the high-resolution cut-open oocyte technique where the oocyte is sandwiched between two holes of two Perspex chambers. The cut-open oocyte technique reduces the capacitive current and thereby allows analysis of the activation time course in detail [15]. The reason for using the Cl- -free solution was to avoid any endogenous Clcurrent which could be provoked by the cut-open oocyte technique. No visible effects were seen, neither on the time course, the amplitude, nor on the channel's voltage dependence (n = 5; data not shown). One possible explanation for the lack of effect is that it is only [Pt(dach)oxCl]- that exerts effect. Therefore similar experiments with the two-electrode voltage clamp technique were carried out with oxaliplatin added to a Cl- -containing (0.1 M) extracellular solution. Fig. 2A and 2B show a control voltage-clamp family, and a voltage-clamp family with 240 μM oxaliplatin added to the extracellular solution. Fig. 2C shows the corresponding conductance versus voltage, GK(V), curves calculated as described in Methods. Since most experiments were carried out immediately after the addition of oxaliplatin, a mixture prepared as described in Methods was added to the extracellular fluid to be certain that the oocytes would be exposed to [Pt(dach)oxCl]-. Again, the K channels remained unaffected by this treatment. Totally 31 oocytes expressing wild-type channels were investigated with concentrations of oxaliplatin in the range from 60 to 1000 μM. No shift of the GK(V) curve was seen.
Figure 2
Shaker wild-type channel. Oxaliplatin does not affect the Shaker wild-type channel. A) Current family in control solution. Voltage steps between -80 mV and 0 mV in steps of 10 mV. Holding voltage = -80 mV. Time between each step is 2 s. Recordings done by the two-electrode voltage clamp technique. B) Current family with 240 μM oxaliplatin added to the extracellular solution. C) Conductance versus voltage curve for the data from A and B.
For Na channels, it has been reported that the fast inactivation is slowed down considerably [7, 8]. To see if this is also applicable to K channels we investigated the effect of oxaliplatin on a fast inactivating K channel (Shaker B). No effect on the inactivation was seen when


Krygier Exit Ticket Essay
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Exit Ticket
3 List 3 factors that are present in a high quality assessment
1. _Reliability_________________________________
2. _Validity___________________________________
3. _Fairness___________________________________
2 What are the 2 main types of assessments
1. _Formative_________________________________
2. _Summative________________________________
1 What is one question you have about assessment (the process, not the class assignment)?
Are assessments just through homework and tests or can it be through observation as well?
Homework Response Question
Directions: Please read the following prompt & respond in complete, cohesive sentences. You can address the questions posed, but are not limited to those topics. Please type your response following the prompt in a different font color (but not yellow). You will submit this assignment when completed through the Assignments tab.
Homework is a hot topic in education today. Theories on what is appropriate range from hours of rigorous homework every night to none at all. The assessment of homework is even more debatable. What are your thoughts on this issue? What type of homework policy to you plan to use in your classroom? How do you defend/justify this when questioned about your policy?
- What are you thoughts on the issue? Questioning homework can't be separated from questioning what is being taught during the school day. If students spend 6-8 hours engaging in academic studies, then there is little to no need for homework. The key has to be utilizing classroom time effectively and making sure students are learning during this time. My own personal academic experience, going to a small private school, the classroom time was used effective, using every second they had with students for learning. So homework was not necessarily a must but we were given homework to constantly refresh our minds on the topic being taught that day. If a classroom is not effectively using time, homework may be the only way for a student to grasp the learning concepts. If classroom instructions can be improved then homework may not be necessary, minus hands on projects such as powerpoints, presentations, projects, papers'. • What type of homework policy do you plan to use in your classroom? A homework policy I would follow would be to give students homework occasionally, depending on the topic and the difficulty level. If students are struggling to


text: The effects of different hydrogen or equivalent deuterium treatments on CdTe superficiallayers are studied. Surface chemical analysis is performed by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and hydrogen profiles are controlled by secondary ion mass spectroscopy using deuterium. Hydrogen plasma etching leads to a clean and nearly stoichiometric surface, and the surface abrasion rate is higher than the hydrogen in-diffusion rate. Deuterium implantation by a Kaufman source leads to surface depleted of tellurium and prevents them from further oxidation. Annealing under deuterium gas produces a similar surface, free fromoxide, but not stable with regard to further oxidation.


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Sobre el uso de los procesos sinópticos objetivos y los modelos meteorológicos a alta resolución para el estudio de los patrones circulatorios a escala regional
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This contribution describes the methodology developed for the automatic classification of what are called the Objective Synoptic Processes (OSP), which is based in the analysis of the evolution, during three days, of surface pressure and geopotencial height at 500 hPa. The procedure has been applied over an appropriate domain covering the Iberian Peninsula to obtain OSP for the period July-August. Next, for a characteristic day for some of the OSP, a mesoscale meteorological model has been run at high resolution for the region of Catalonia in order to describe the circulatory patterns associated to a given synoptic situation.


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SAPI 5.0 Tutorial I: An Introduction to SAPI
SAPI 5.0 is the latest incarnation of Microsoft's Speech API - allowing programmers to add speech recognition and synthesis into their programs. It is based on a COM interface, making it usable in a variety of COM-supporting languages (VC++, VB, Java, Delphi etc). You many download SAPI or order a CD through Microsoft at Microsoft's Speech site. Note that you will also need the latest Platform SDK.
This tutorial will look at setting up Microsoft Visual C++ to allow programming with the SAPI SDK, as well as an introduction to the basics of SAPI and the grammar. The program we will create is a simple dialog-based application (MFC) that can draw 3 different shapes in 7 different colours, as well as a few additional commands. You might want to download the code now:
Setting up MSVC++
Once you have installed SAPI 5.0, you should configure Visual C++ to automatically include the SAPI directories for its header files, libraries and tools. To do this, start up Visual C++ and select "Tools, Options, Directories". Make sure they include directory setup is showing. Now, add a new directory and point it to the SAPI 5.0 include directory. My directory setup looked like this:
Now, do the same thing for the "Libraries" ('lib\i386') and "Executables" ('bin').
Setting up the Help File
This is not essential, but I find it useful - adding the SAPI 5.0 Help to the help menu. Go to "Tools, Customize" and add a new Tool. Type "SAPI 5.0 Help" as the name, and "hh" (HTMLHelp) as the program. Enter 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Speech SDK5.0\Docs\Help\sapi5sdk.chm' as the argument (or whatever your directory is). Now, you have a tool to bring up the help file. You can either leave it where it is, add it as a toolbar button, or add it to the Help menu. Now, to create our program. This is a hack, so if people have found a nicer way, please tell me.
Adding SAPI Support
Create a dialog-based application using the MFC AppWizard. Before anything, open up your main application class. Now at the top of InitInstance add:
This allows the dialog to use COM objects. Now, in your dialog class definition add the following include:
_TAG_
Now, add the following three variables to a protected interface of your dialog class:
 CComPtr g_cpEngine;
 CComPtr g_cpRecoCtxt;
 CComPtr g_cpCmdGrammar;
These are the engine, recognition context and grammar variables respectively. Confused yet? Not to worry, I am just quickly presenting all the "necessities", and once we look at how to initialize SAPI, we will take a decent look at the individual components.
We will be moving on to the dialog implementation file to add our event handler, but finally we'll add our handler declaration to our class header. When SAPI handles speech recognition, it will send a message to a window (normally called WM_RECOEVENT) just like other Windows controls. As always, for non-ClassWizard support messages, we must declare our event handler outside of the }}AFX_MSG block:
 virtual BOOL OnInitDialog();
 afx_msg void OnSysCommand(UINT nID, LPARAM lParam);
 afx_msg void OnPaint();
 afx_msg HCURSOR OnQueryDragIcon();
 afx_msg void OnDestroy();
 afx_msg LRESULT OnRecoEvent(WPARAM, LPARAM); // SAPI handler here
Now, open up the dialog implementation file. We need to add a little stuff at the top of the file, just above the CAboutDlg declaration:
_TAG_ "sapi0.h"
The first include is a local include that doesn't exist yet, but it will do soon! It is automatically generated by one the grammar compiler (gc.exe) and is used to handle various events. The next line defines WM_RECOEVENT to make our later code more readable.
Finally, we need to set up the message handler for our WM_RECOEVENT message, so outside of the AFX_MSG_MAP but before the END_MESSAGE_MAP() macro add:
OnRecoEvent is the handler for WM_RECOEVENT and will receive all the messages. Now, get comfortable because we are about to look at SAPI-specific code.
Initializing SAPI
Add a function to the dialog class called InitializeSapi that returns a boolean value. Now the fun stuff:
bool CSapiTutorial0Dlg::InitializeSapi() {
 if (FAILED(CoInitialize(NULL))) {
 AfxMessageBox("Error starting COM");
 return false;
Firstly, we must initialize COM before anything else. If there is a problem, we will return a false value allowing the calling function to handle errors.
 HRESULT hRes = g_cpEngine.CoCreateInstance(CLSID_SpSharedRecognizer);
 if (FAILED(hRes)) {
 AfxMessageBox("Error starting SAPI");
 return false;
We now create the engine, using a shared recognizer. This basically means other applications will be able to use the recognizor simultaneously - this is the optimal setting for most applications.
 hRes = g_cpEngine->CreateRecoContext(&g_cpRecoCtxt);
 if (FAILED(hRes)) {
 AfxMessageBox("Error creating context");
 return false;
A recognition context is a 'view' that the speech recognition engine (SRE) will use. An application can have multiple recognition contexts to handle different situations. For example, if an application has a multi-document interface, then each MDI frame could use its own context. An application must have at least one context to utilize the SRE.
 hRes = g_cpRecoCtxt->SetNotifyWindowMessage(m_hWnd, WM_RECOEVENT, 0, 0);
 if (FAILED(hRes)) {
 AfxMessageBox("Error creating notification window");
 return false;
We are setting which window will receive the necessary notifications from the SRE (in this case, the main dialog window). Note that we defined WM_RECOEVENT earlier.
 if (FAILED(hRes)) {
 AfxMessageBox("Error creating interest...seriously");
 return false;
Here we are setting the "interest" of the application. This sounds strange, but all this means is that we are not interested in the many messages SAPI might send to the application, just recognition events.
 hRes = g_cpRecoCtxt->CreateGrammar(0, &g_cpCmdGrammar);
 if (FAILED(hRes)) {
 AfxMessageBox("Error creating grammar");
 return false;
 hRes = g_cpCmdGrammar->LoadCmdFromResource(
 if (FAILED(hRes)) {
 AfxMessageBox("Error creating grammar rules");
 return false;
We now have an engine and a context that engine will work in, but we don't have any grammar rules for the engine to work with. Therefore, we create a grammer object for the recognition context. The grammar doesn't have any rules yet, so we need to load it from the resource section of the application. As of yet, we have not added any sort of grammar - but when we do, it will be called "IDR_SAPI0" and have a custom type 'SRGRAMMAR'. Adding grammar will be our next step after finishing this...
 hRes = g_cpCmdGrammar->SetRuleState(NULL, NULL, SPRS_ACTIVE );
 if (FAILED(hRes)) {
 AfxMessageBox("Error setting rule state");
 return false;
This effectively turns on all the rules that have been added.
 return true;
Summary: Still confused? A brief re-cap might help - we have looked at initializing SAPI. SAPI requires three things (in this case) - an instance of its engine, a recognition context to work within, and some grammar rules. Grammar rules help the SAPI engine recognize what is being said, since knows in advance what to expect.
Adding Grammar
Ingeniously, the grammar rules used by SAPI are defined using XML (eXtensible Markup Language), making it easy for anyone with any HTML (or any other XML-derivative) to write grammar rules. I show show a shortened version of the grammar used in our program to aid readability:

 // REMOVED

 // REMOVED

 red
 green
 // REMOVED

 square
 circle
 triangle
Ok, as you can see the entire grammar is surround by "GRAMMAR" tags. Next comes the "DEFINE" section that assigns values to the various IDs (VAL tags) that you will use throughout the grammar. Next


New mothers and babies could be at risk of contracting Legionnaires' disease from some pre-heated birthing pools, the government has warned.
Birthing pools filled in advance of the expected date of delivery are dangerous and are to be avoided, the warning from Public Health England states.
In 2014, a new born baby in England was found to have contracted Legionnaires' disease following a home birth in a pre-heated birthing pool.
Legionnaires' is a serious and sometimes fatal lung infection caused by inhaling the Legionella bacteria when suspended in water droplets.
Expectant mothers are advised to discuss matters with their midwife
Symptoms can materialise as rapidly as after two days after exposure and are usually flu-like, such as coughing, shortness of breath and chest pains.
Legionella bacteria grow in stagnant water between 20C and 45C, especially where nutrient rich rust, sludge, scale, sediment and algae are present.
If the water temperature of a birthing pool has been maintained for an extended time before birth by the use of a heater and circulation pump, this allows for conditions where Legionalla bacteria can grow.
Traditional birthing pools are filled with water once the pregnant woman goes into labour are considered to be safe. These come with disposable liners and the water is not kept warm using a heater.
One of the new birthing pools at East Surrey Hospital
Fixed birthing pools in NHS units are also considered safe as they are subject to stringent infection control procedures which prevent Legionella growing in the water and system.
Pregnant women are advised to discuss with their midwives if they are planning to use a birthing pool at home and have any concerns.
Midwives will be able to talk through the birth plan and give advice on how best to keep both mother and baby safe.


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A gathering of leaders from Insight Meditation centers and groups
to cultivate the seed of Insight in the West
The InterSangha meeting began in 2009 as a gathering for leaders from California groups, but quickly expanded to include all of North America in 2010. Now the meeting is organized by the Buddhist Insight Network and regularly attracts 60 or more leaders from several dozen groups.
The overarching purpose is to create community and generate collective wisdom around developing our Insight sanghas and the Insight Meditation Movement as a whole. Through these meetings, we are forming a network of support – a "sangha of sanghas."
Participants have the opportunity to:
- Practice and share dialogue with other leaders in the Insight Meditation Movement
- Learn what other groups around North America, and beyond, are doing
- Share what their own group is doing
- Gain practical tools to serve their communities
- Meet people, make friends, and find inspiration
- Help envision the emerging role of the Insight Community in wider society
InterSangha occurs in a field of generosity. The meeting is offered freely. A volunteer cooking team supplies meals each day, and attendees themselves wash dishes and help clean the center. All of this group effort makes for a stronger sense of community, allowing our work together to unfold beautifully. Please see also the pages for individual meetings:


JavaScript string concatenation
I've been coding JavaScript quite a lot for ABXY recently, and one thing which has got me really annoyed (apart from JavaScript's odd and overly-flexible "OOP" architecture) is its + operator.
In theory, the + operator is brilliant. Instead of being boring, and only doing one thing, it can be used for both numerical addition, and string concatenation. That's fine, you might say, but tell me; have you ever considered what happens when you want to add together two numerical strings, or concatenate two numbers?
The answer is that in the first instance, JavaScript will concatenate the strings, and in the second, it will add the two numbers together. That's perfect, according to the design, but it's not helpful. :( Most input and other variables in JavaScript are strings, so every time you want to add two numerical strings together, you have to cast them as numbers, using the parseInt or the parseFloat function, which is easy to forget at best, and downright inefficient at worst.
This is awkward, and unlike the rest of JavaScript; in other situations, JavaScript will happily cast between types to find two which match the operation you're trying to perform. Why is it different here? It's different because JavaScript doesn't know whether you're wanting to concatenate, or to add, and this is the underlying problem. JavaScript should follow PHP's example, and have separate addition and concatenation operators (+ and., respectively).


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Sharon L Doty
Discusses current research related to forest tree-microbe interactions. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: W, odd years.
The students will learn about the current research in plant-microbe interactions. Microbes are often essential for plant growth, providing fixed nitrogen, pathogen resistance, and increased tolerance to stress. Other microbes can cause plant diseases. The students will learn about this important field of research from those currently doing the research.
The educational goals of this course are to increase awareness of the variety of symbiotic relationships between plants and microbes. Another goal of the course is to encourage interaction between graduate students in the Departments of Microbiology, Biology, and the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Class assignments and grading
This course is graded based on a short paper about a specific aspect of plant-microbe interactions (topic chosen by the student and approved by Dr. Doty). In addition, students will be expected to participate in the seminar discussions and be prepared for class by completing weekly related readings.


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Term: Rosendale Township [origin of place name]
Definition: In an early day the name of Rosendale was the most appropriate that could have been given to the tract of land constituting the town of that name. It was suggested by Mrs. George C. Curtis because it was such a perfect vale of roses.
[Source: Butterfield History of Fond du Lac Co., p. 767.]


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Fish Farm 1 Design
The Fish Farm problem is designed to have students apply the concepts of ratio and equivalent ratio to distribute a set number of male and female fish into three ponds. Each pond has a target ratio of male-to-female fish. As the students move fish from the tank into the individual ponds, the numerical and graphical displays of the current numbers of male and female fish will change.
For their birthday, the Carp triplets received 26 tropical fish: 13 females and 13 males. They discussed ways to divide the fish among their three tiny backyard ponds. Angel said, "I want the same number of male and female fish in my pond." "Okay," said Molly. "I want three times as many males as females in my pond." "Then I want twice as many females as males in my pond," Gar replied. Is there a way to put all 26 fish into those three ponds, while giving each triplet what he or she wants? Use the applet to explore this question.
Questions / Explorations
- How many male fish and female fish does each triplet get in his or her pond? Describe the work you did to find the solution. (Sample questions you can answer: Into which pond did you put fish first? How many fish of each kind went into that pond? Why? What was your next step? How were you sure a pond had the correct ratio?)
- Given the 13 males and 13 females, what are ALL the possible numbers of male and female fish that would satisfy the ratio of 1 male to 2 female fish in Gar's pond? Explain why these different amounts are equivalent to the ratio 1:2.
- Explain why all possible answers in question 2 result in the same pie graph for Gar's pond.
- Find a different way to distribute all 26 fish among the three ponds in the correct ratios.
- Distribute the fish into the three ponds such that only 1 female fish is left in the large tank. Is there more than one way to distribute the fish and achieve the target ratios?
- Distribute the fish into the three ponds such that only 1 male fish is left in the large tank. Is there more than one way to distribute the fish and achieve the target ratios?
- Review the concept of ratios in the form a:b.
- Print out the matching tasks from the Web page All About Ratios by Cynthia Lanius. Have students work in small groups to discuss these tasks and make convincing arguments about their answers.
- Have students discuss how to represent the ratio 2:3 in a circle graph.
- Have students find a DIFFERENT way to distribute all 26 fish among the three ponds.
- Have students distribute the fish into the three ponds such that only 1 female fish is left in the large tank. Is there more than one way to distribute the fish and achieve the target ratios?
- Have students distribute the fish into the three ponds such that only 1 male fish is left in the large tank. Is there more than one way to distribute the fish and achieve the target ratios?
- Encourage students to develop a procedure and justification for determining whether two ratios are equivalent.
The pre-activity should help students begin to think about the concept of equivalent ratios, and how a ratio might be represented in a circle graph. The post-activity is an extension of the original problem, and should give students more opportunities to experience creating equivalent ratios in both numerical and graphical form.
- understand patterns, relations, and functions
- use mathematical models to represent and understand quantitative relationships
- Number & Operations
- understand and use ratios and proportions to represent quantitative relationships;
- develop, analyze, and explain methods for solving problems involving proportions, such as scaling and finding equivalent ratios
- create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas
- select, apply, and translate among mathematical representations to solve problems
- use representations to model and interpret physical, social, and mathematical phenomena
- Problem Solving
- solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts
- monitor and reflect on the process of mathematical problem solving
- communicate mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers, teachers, and others
- use the language of mathematics to express mathematical ideas precisely
- ePOW (electronic Problem of the Week) activity hosted on the MathForum
- Teacher Support
- Lesson plans created by participants of the 2010 Summer Institute


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In search of another canola: How to capitalize on Canadian research
There has been increasing interest in developing a strategy that takes advantage of Canada's research expertise to turn it into economic advantage for our country.
A great deal of research is undertaken at Canadian universities and colleges — more than $6 billion in total research expenditures were reported by the Association of University Technology Managers' Canadian Licensing Activity Survey in 2015.
We've had big success stories. Canola is a great example of how research at universities became an economic boon for the entire country; there is now about $26 billion annually in economic activity generated by canola.
But, historically, we've seen less Canadian research turned into domestic economic advantage compared to other developed countries.
Much of this Canadian research is fairly early-stage, and while there may be great potential, it has yet to be proven to work in the real world and is therefore considered high risk to potential partners.
Despite this, if the research is to be commercialized, it must be protected, as it's widely accepted that Intellectual Property (IP) protection is key to the creation of new high-growth companies and the jobs of the future.
To that end, the House of Commons recently released a report entitled Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer: Promoting Best Practices. The report has made clear that "Canada does not perform as well as it should" and we need to do more to capture value from our research.
According to the report:
Technology transfer is a highly collaborative and mutually beneficial process. It allows a) private firms to take advantage of academic expertise and publicly funded research; b) post-secondary institutions to generate revenues and disseminate new knowledge; and c) consumers to access new products and services.
The goals of technology transfer are to commercialize academic IP and build the innovative capacities of existing companies and entrepreneurs. In short, technology transfer captures the value of research in Canada.
Most universities have what are known as Technology Transfer Offices (TTO) that are responsible for identifying technologies with high commercial potential and finding the right partners to make those technologies available to the public.
Enhancing society
TTOs are supported through a combination of federal funding, royalties from inventions and other university funds. Their primary responsibility is to deliver on the unwritten social contract whereby society invests in the research, with the assumed expectation that this research will enhance Canadian society.
From the outside, it may appear that the process is slow and disconnected from corporate needs. And it's true, fulfilling the societal "contract" and optimizing the needs of all parties falls to the TTOs, and it's rarely simple.
Some of the challenges include:
 1. Identifying IP: Researchers working on projects don't always recognize things of commercial value.
 2. Technological readiness: Many of the ideas researchers present are largely conceptual or have been shown to work in the controlled environment of a laboratory or in model systems (e.g., rats or mice for cancer studies). To move these technologies to the market often takes years and millions of dollars; this is not something entered into lightly by companies that are focused on short-term earnings. Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have an even harder time; it's often a distraction from their core business. The Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) program, which invests $30 million a year to bridge the challenging gap between innovation and commercialization can sometimes assist with this process.
 3. Protecting IP: Creating patent claims that can create a business advantage is key to capturing the value of a new technology. However, starting the patent process too early or too late can hinder good commercial exploitation. Experts at the TTO provide guidance in patent strategies that optimize these variables.
 4. Costs: Most TTOs will pay for preliminary IP protection of an invention. These are not trivial costs and there is no guarantee that they will be recouped.
 5. Finding the right partner: When a company is doing collaborative work with a researcher (highly encouraged), it's easy to partner with them. When the company is not local, TTOs and CECRs have to search the world to find the right group to acquire the technology and sometimes convince them to take a risk on a new technology. For those that are good standalone technologies, TTOs need to create startup companies. This requires management, capital and other resources that may or may not be available locally.
 6. Publication and use rights: As universities are primarily about developing new technology and sharing knowledge, it's important for institutions to retain the rights to publication and future use in research. This can sometimes be a problem for companies with trade secrets.
 7. Negotiating terms: Determining the value of IP is not a simple exercise, especially when the technology is at an early stage of development. In addition, the expectations of potential technology developers of different sizes (multinational company, large company, small company, start-up, etc.) are not necessarily aligned. TTOs need to understand the needs and business objectives of each potential technology developer to negotiate a "win-win" deal, all the while ensuring that the technology will mature within the right hands and get to market.
When a research institution licenses its technology to a company, there is usually a financial return only after the product is successful in the marketplace.
Collaborative research
The guiding principle always remains the "benefit to society."
Another way for Canadian companies to benefit from the expertise of academic institutions is through collaborative research. TTOs and CECRs, along with other groups, can help facilitate introductions and collaborations with researchers who can address corporate challenges.
These liaisons tend to be mutually beneficial and result in long-lasting relationships between institutions and companies. Companies can also mitigate the risks of adopting early-stage institutional technology through a number of federal government programs and various tax credits.
Canada has a strong and experienced community of TTOs, CECRs, and allied professionals who are working together to make it easier for Canadian companies to take advantage of the cutting-edge research being done at our institutions.
We encourage companies to reach out to their local post-secondary institution to see how our technologies, research, and ideas can help them become more competitive.
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Ansari, Daniel
How does the brain represent numerical symbols (e.g., Arabic digits)? Activity in left parietal regions correlates with symbolic number processing. Research with functional resonance imaging adaptation (fMRI-A) indicates that the intraparietal sulcus (IPS) exhibits a rebound (increase in activation) effect when a repeatedly presented number is followed by a new number. Importantly, this rebound effect is modulated by numerical ratio as well as the difference between presented numbers (distance). This ratio-dependent rebound effect could reflect a link between symbolic numerical representation and an approximate number system (ANS). In this doctoral dissertation, fMRI-A is used to investigate mechanisms underlying symbolic number representation.
The first study investigates an alternative to the ANS hypothesis of symbolic number representation: could the positional relations between ordered symbols (e.g., letters, numbers) explain activity observed in the parietal cortex for number symbols? The predicted distance-dependent rebound effect is exhibited in bilateral IPS for number symbols. This effect is not found for letters (which, like numbers, can be represented using an ordered sequence – the alphabet). The contrast between numbers and letters reveals greater activity for numbers in the left inferior parietal lobule. The hypothesis that general ordinal mechanisms underpin neural parametric recovery in the IPS is not supported.
What does the development of symbolic number representation look like in the brain? In the second study, I replicate Vogel et al. (2015; n=19) with a larger sample (n=45) of 6-14-year-olds. While Vogel et al. found a correlation between age and the ratio-dependent rebound effect in the left IPS, my data suggest an age-invariant, ratio-dependent rebound effect in bilateral IPS. Therefore, findings from Vogel et al. were not replicated.
The final study asks: does handedness of participants play a role in the neural lateralization of symbolic number representation? Right-handers demonstrate the predicted left-lateralized rebound effect within the IPS. When leftand right-handed groups are compared, results do not suggest group differences in laterality. These findings do not support the hypothesis that handedness plays a role in neural lateralization of symbolic number processing.
Results from these studies are discussed in terms of theoretical implications for symbolic numerical representations in the brain.
Summary for Lay Audience
Representing numerical information symbolically (e.g., with Arabic digits) is integral to modern society. Learning to understand number symbols involves learning the digit '3' means 3 items (e.g., ···). This understanding is a necessary step towards learning more complex math. The use of number symbols is too recent an invention for our brains to have been evolved for this function. So how does the human brain learn to represent numerical symbols?
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we can measure brain activity while people look at numbers. Research using fMRI has found that part of the brain, the intraparietal sulcus (IPS), is of particular importance for representing numbers. However, there are many outstanding questions surrounding the mechanisms underlying symbolic number representation. In this thesis, fMRI was used to address some of these outstanding questions.
In the first study, we examined whether brain activity looked similar for number symbols and letters. We found that letters and numbers did not display the same patterns of activity in the brain. However, a follow-up study where participants completed computer tasks outside of the MRI indicated that letters and numbers did show similar patterns in response time data.
The second study examined how children develop an understanding of number symbols. Children ages 6-to-14 looked at symbolic numbers using fMRI. We found that children demonstrated a similar pattern of activity in the IPS across the entire age group. This response was similar to that observed in previous studies with adults.
In the last study, we were interested in whether, through practicing to write numbers, the handedness of people may be related to how numbers are represented in the brain. Typically, in neuroimaging research, left-handed people are excluded from participating in order to reduce the noisiness of the data. We compared brain activity in response to number symbols in a group of left-handed participants to right-handed participants. Handedness of participants was not found to be related to brain activity for number symbols.
This research helps us to better understand how, over the course of learning and development the brain comes to be able to understand number symbols.
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Total Number of words made out of Peats = 61
Peats is an acceptable word in Scrabble
with 7 points.
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having 8 points. Peats
is a 5
letter medium Word starting with P and ending with S. Below are Total 61 words made out of this word.
Anagrams of peats
1). septa 2). tepas 3). spate 4). tapes 5). pates 6). paste
4 letter Words made out of peats
1). peas 2). pats 3). peat 4). pate 5). pest 6). pets 7). sate 8). seat 9). sept 10). seta 11). spat 12). step 13). taps 14). teas 15). tepa 16). spae 17). east 18). past 19). pase 20). eats 21). apes 22). ates 23). tape 24). etas 25). apse
3 letter Words made out of peats
1). ate 2). spa 3). asp 4). tae 5). tap 6). apt 7). tas 8). tea 9). ape 10). set 11). pat 12). eat 13). pea 14). pas 15). pes 16). eta 17). pet 18). sat 19). sea 20). sae 21). sap
2 letter Words made out of peats
1). pe 2). es 3). pa 4). as 5). at 6). et 7). ta 8). ae
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There are 2 vowel letters and 3 consonant letters in the word peats. P is 16th, E is 5th, A is 1st, T is 20th, S is 19th, Letter of Alphabet series.
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11 Surprising Health Benefits of Edamame
Edamame health benefits includes supporting bone health, a good source of protein, lowering the risk of heart disease, support healthy immune system, reducing the risk of cancers, reducing menopausal symptoms, a good source of magnesium, helps you stay youthful and active, support skin health, promotes better digestion, and promote weight loss.
What is Edamame?
Edamame is a popular staple among vegetarians due to its protein content. It is prepared by cooking immature soybeans in their pods and they are served as a side dish. Japan knew about the benefits of edamame for a long time and has taken advantage of them by using it with their meals. Now, edamame is commonly found across the world due to increasing popularity for its various benefits. It contains essential nutrients such as carbohydrates and proteins while having a low content of fat and sugar. It also contains traces of important minerals and vitamins.
11 Surprising Health Benefits of Edamame
11 Surprising Health Benefits of Edamame
1. Source of Protein
Crucial for cell production, protein is a requirement for every balanced diet. However, a large number of people are not able to implement it due to their vegetarian lifestyle. A lack of protein can result in a deficiency, which can have harmful effects on the body in terms of development. A cup of it contains around 17g of protein, which is adequate as long as other sources are included as well. It can serve as a great source of protein for vegetarians and can be a staple as well.
2. Bone Health
It contains the essential mineral calcium, which is crucial for strong bones. An intake of these beans will help in maintaining bone health and density. Research into the effects of calcium in edamame shows that it may help in lowering the risk of bones fracturing easily as it happens with postmenopausal women. Osteoporosis is also a commonly known disease associated with painful joints so an intake of edamame can help in lowering risks of that too. These factors make edamame a great source of calcium for vegans who live a lifestyle that compromises their health.
3. Lowers Risk of Heart Disease
Consuming protein from soy products such as edamame can help in reducing risks that are often associated with eating meat. This is due to the extra fat present in most meats that can't be avoided unless you specifically eat lean cuts. Eating edamame for the body's protein requirements can prevent the deposit of extra fat and unhealthy cholesterol, which can contribute to the risk of heart disease. This is because of the presence of an omega-3 fatty acid in edamame, which is linked to lowering levels of cholesterol in the blood. Also, the low sodium content of edamame makes it an exceptional food for heart disease patients and people who generally suffer from high blood pressure
4. Healthy Immune System
Edamame contains the mineral copper, which is useful to the body's defense mechanisms known as the immune system. A cup of edamame contains over half of the daily recommended value and this can be highly beneficial to the body. This makes edamame an effective immunity booster that can shield the body against attacks from foreign substances.
5. Reduces Risk Of Cancers
It also contains compounds like phytoestrogens and genistein, which imitate the properties of estrogen in the body. Research into the presence of these compounds shows that they may have the ability to lower risks of cancer. The list also includes prostate cancer, which is widely found in men. Studies show a reduced risk of prostate cancer in males that had a diet with edamame consumption. It also contains isoflavones, which can help in reducing breast cancer risk in women.
6. Reduces Menopausal Symptoms
Once a woman reaches menopause, she begins to face some adverse effects such as hot flashes, increased sweating, and mood swings. Edamame contains isoflavones that have the capability to reduce or alleviate menopausal symptoms. The presence of bacteria in the body that can turn isoflavones into equol can help in reducing symptoms better. Studies indicate that Asian populations are more likely to have this bacteria due to their high intake of edamame.
7. Contains Magnesium
It contains magnesium, which is very important for streamlined bodily functions. A cup of it contains 24% of the daily recommended amount, which makes it a highly beneficial food. Since it is rich in magnesium, it allows the body to create energy by activating Adenosine Triphosphate, which allows muscles to work at their full potential without suffering from too much fatigue. An intake of magnesium can also help in improving physical performance by helping glucose move into the tissues and disposing of lactic acid, which can cause sore muscles if accumulated.
8. Stay Youthful and Active
The presence of antioxidants in edamame can help in maintaining healthy internal organs. This is because the antioxidants can neutralize the harmful effects caused by free-roaming radicals that wreak havoc on the body. By the process of oxidation, these radicals can promote early aging, which can lead to all sorts of health problems.
9. Healthy Skin
The skin is heavily susceptible to injury and dehydration because it is on the outside of the body. External conditions like weather and dust can all take a toll on our skin result in the skin losing its youthfulness. The presence of antioxidants in edamame can help with such a problem by maintaining healthy skin and repairing it whenever it suffers from damage. Radicals can affect the epidermal cells of the skin and make the age. This leads to the appearance of wrinkles and sagging, which is often associated with old age. An intake of edamame can help you retain your youthful skin and its elasticity by fighting off harmful radicals.
10. Better Digestion
Edamame contains fiber, which is crucial to the digestive process. With 8g of fiber per cup, edamame boasts an astonishing 32% of the daily recommendation. The fiber can help in maintaining cholesterol levels, which contribute the benefit of a healthy heart that edamame provides. The fiber in edamame can improve bowel movement and prevent any health issues such as constipation, bloating and hemorrhoids that are caused due to a deficiency. Since these ailments can cause a lot of pain and discomfort, it's better to prevent it by adding edamame to your diet.
11. Weight Loss Food
Since it contains close to no fat at all, edamame is the perfect food to add to your weight loss diet because it is packed with the nutrients you need such as protein and healthy carbohydrates. It curbs your hunger and prevents you from snacking unnecessarily between meals. It is also low in calories that can easily be expended so you won't have any leftover which can be converted to fat.
Bottom Line
All these benefits lead to the conclusion that edamame provides unlimited benefits to the body. The effects of eating edamame can have a positive impact on our health and thus improve our mood as well. It is an all-rounder food that can take on various health problems at once so it would be wise to add it to one's diet.


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[4] For the flute is an instrument of peace, and the myrtle is a plant of Aphrodite, who more than all the other gods abhors violence and wars. And this minor triumph is called 'ova,' not from the Greek 'euasmos,' as most think (since they conduct the major triumph also with songs and cries of 'eua!'), but the name has been wrested by the Greeks into conformity with their speech, since they are persuaded that something of the honour has to do with Dionysus also, whom they call Euius and Thriambus. This, however, is not the true explanation; but it was the custom for commanders, in celebrating the major triumph, to sacrifice an ox, whereas in the minor triumph they sacrificed a sheep. Now, the Roman name for sheep is 'ova,' and from this circumstance the lesser triumph is called ova.1
1 It is hardly necessary to say that Plutarch's etymology, as often, is worthless.
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text: Didi Dolphin (Litrasaurus' friend) is a bottle-nosed dolphin. Many of you may have been lucky enough to see dolphins either at sea in the wild or in Aquariums. Dolphins are mammals and whilst they do spend much of their time under water they do need to swim to the surface for air. They can swim up to speeds of 20 miles an hour which is very fast in water. Bottle-nosed dolphins are very intelligent and they have a special language of their own, they do not have voices as such, but they use a system of squeaks, whistles, trills and clicking noises. The clicking sound is used to let them know how far away an object is, how big it is, and the shape. This clicking sound bounces back as an echo from the object this is called sonar, it is very helpful at night and when the water is murky. Scientists are still trying to understand the code that they use to talk to one another. They often group together and these groups are called "pods". They are playful and curious creatures and a delight to see in the oceans.