Thursday, December 08, 2005
Marvel's dips into the Antietam
 1. Drew,
 I did take that into consideration. I anticipated higher water volume because of greater pavement coverage, etc., but diverted tributaries and drainage retention in surrounding development seems to have minimized that effect. I also chose a day when water levels were similar to September of 1862 (against the bridge abutments), and interviewed a Hagerstown native and fisherman who said the creek had not changed much in depth since his youth (presumably in the 1930s.
 2. Mr. Marvel,
 Thanks for visiting and for your clarifying comment. It sounded like a fun hands-on-history project that should stimulate discussion among enthusiasts of the battle.
 3. Having watched the rocky streambeds on my own family's property (and downstream at the creeks) shift over nearly four decades, I find the assumption of things being the same speculative. 143 years is a long time for a creek. The approach isn't necessarily wrong, but it needs quite a bit of cross checking and verification.
 Water moves mud, sand, gravel and rocks over time. It fills in old holes and channels and gouges new ones. The big changes to the beds occur during high flows in my experience. (Beaver also tend to have an impact in some locales in the West/South creating water retention and flooded timber, etc.)
 Even going back to the 1930's is not far enough to really know. Of real relevance would be the several decades before 1860. If the land use changed much in that time, then the water runoff/retention likely would as well. In a few decades this could change the character of the creek bed considerably. So by 1880 it might be substantially different, and 1930 is still quite far in the "future."


text: We investigated the cellular behaviors that accompany the early stages of pharyngeal morphogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans. The embryonic pharynx develops from a ball of cells into a linear tube connected anteriorly to the buccal cavity and posteriorly to the midgut. By using GFP reporters localized to discrete subcellular regions, we show that pharyngeal morphogenesis can be divided into three stages: (1) lengthening of the nascent pharyngeal lumen by reorientation of apicobasal polarity of anterior pharyngeal cells ("Reorientation"), (2) formation of an epithelium by the buccal cavity cells, which mechanically couples the buccal cavity to the pharynx and anterior epidermis ("Epithelialization"), and (3) a concomitant movement of the pharynx anteriorly and the epidermis of the mouth posteriorly to bring the pharynx, buccal cavity, and mouth into close apposition ("Contraction"). Several models can account for these cellular behaviors, and we distinguish between them by physically or genetically ablating cells within the digestive tract. These studies provide the first description of how the pharynx primordium develops into an epithelial tube, and reveal that pharyngeal morphogenesis resembles aspects of mammalian kidney tubulogenesis.

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Redisigning the Strategic Managment System in a Time of Fiscal Crisis in Lithuania
Keywords:public management reform, case study of Lithuania, fiscal crisis
AbstractThe aim of the article is to discuss different strategies of managing fiscal crisis and concomitant PM reforms to support austerity measures in Lithuania, underlining strategic management component in particular. The case study of Lithuania is presented and analysed seeking to distil some important conclusions and lessons learned. The Lithuanian government took the following approach to reform the strategic management system in a time of fiscal crisis: introduced effective mechanism to implement policy priorities, changed the way the budgets are allocated from appropriations to budgets based on results and priorities and attempted to enhance results based culture via reform of the civil service system. The Lithuanian government decided on a small handful of policy priorities and was relatively successful at establishing an effective mechanism for the formulation and implementation of these priorities, however, the efforts to introduce senior civil service as an important target group for advancing coordination and overcoming sectorial boundaries was not successful.

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Sports Week 2020 will be a little different. Rather than all of us competing in Chinbrook Meadows, this year we're asking you to 'go it alone'. How many of the challenges can you complete? What's your best total for each challenge you do? Can you improve on your scores?
You can compete against your family, your dog or yourself.
We've listed some ideas for challenges to get you started but you can come up with your own ideas – the main thing is be active and have fun.
How quickly can you walk or run a mile around your home or garden?
Can you create a mini-Circuit of 5 activities* and complete 1 minute of each?
Skipping challenge – how many skips can you do in 1 minute?
Balloon chasing – how long can you keep a balloon in the air?
Can you build an obstacle course?
Boiled egg/apple/potato on a spoon – how many laps of your living room can you do without dropping it?
How many times can you throw a ball or soft toy into a bucket from 2m in 2 minutes?
How long can you dribble a ball with two feet without stopping?
How long can you bounce a ball without stopping?
Climb a mountain challenge – how many times can you climb up and down the stairs in one go?
Can you create an obstacle course and use sponges (pick up a sponge from a bucket full of water, go through obstacle course, see how much water they have at the end)?
How far can you walk balancing a cup of water on their head?
*star jumps, press ups, step ups, leap like a frog, go up the stairs, kick ups, knees ups
Remember to email your teacher to let them know how well you've done – they would love to see photos of your activities – remember to wear your house colours.


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Two UW–Madison researchers build ties with Indonesia
It took a trip halfway around the world to bring two University of Wisconsin—Madison scientists together.
Paleoanthropologist John Hawks and climate scientist Dan Vimont had never crossed paths on the Madison campus due to their very divergent areas of study. But they landed on common ground at the Kavli Indonesian-American Frontiers of Science Symposium, held July 11-15 in Solo, Indonesia.
Co-organized by the Indonesian and U.S. National Academies of Sciences, the symposium brought together a mix of young American and Indonesian scientists from a range of fields — nanotechnology to earthquakes — to discuss globally relevant research and to foster collaborations between the two countries. The UW–Madison researchers were two of just nine U.S. scientists invited to speak.
The Frontiers of Science symposia have promoted connections between young scientists since 1989, with increasing importance placed on international relationships with scientists in Europe and Asia. The Indonesian-American symposium began in 2011 in response to the Obama administration's call for stronger ties with scientists in predominantly Muslim countries.
"The goal is to get people talking — to help Indonesian scholars develop their scientific infrastructure and to get more Americans involved who might have an interest in working there," says Hawks.
Vimont, a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences and a climate researcher in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, discussed international food security in the face of changing climate, a critical concern in a country whose rice imports in a bad growing year can equal roughly a fifth of the total global rice market. Hawks, a UW–Madison anthropology professor, spoke about human evolution and genetic variation.
Both met potential future collaborators and came away with a stronger appreciation of the research needs and opportunities in Indonesia. In addition to the scientific sessions, the participants attended cultural events and local tours, and Hawks was able to spend a day at a nearby dig with an Indonesian paleontologist.
"I see science as a unifying theme for bringing people together," Vimont says. "These symposia are a piece of a broader effort to use science as a way to encourage development."


Intersection of Life and Faith
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You Are Not an Accident
Sarah Jennings, Family Editor
Did you know…
 - You have two basic types of proteins in your body? Fibrous proteins make up your skin, hair and nails, and do not dissolve in water. Globular proteins exist in your blood and cells - they are water soluble. If the two switched, you would dissolve the first time it rained.
 - The pH of your body fluids is between 7.35 and 7.45? If it got too high or too low, you would get very sick and die. Thankfully, your body has chemical buffer systems as well as mechanisms in the kidneys and respiratory system to keep your body fluids' pH within the narrow range required for life.
 - Your body is made up of approximately 75% water? Unlike many other liquids, water can mix with, dissolve, and transport vital nutrients, chemicals, and proteins which sustain life.
 - Your eye sockets contain a layer of fat that acts as a cushion to protect your eyes every time your rub them?
 - When you cut yourself, cells attach themselves to the wall of your blood vessels and send signals that other nerves and cells respond to, resulting in clotting? When the tear is properly sealed, more signals go to your brain to put an end to the clotting process. All this happens with no thought or effort on your part!
If there's one thing studying the human body has taught me, it's this: you and I are not accidents. Our bodies have very specific, complex designs. The other day, in the middle of his lecture, my professor (an M.D.) stopped explaining the various proteins of the body and exclaimed, "And to think: there are crazy people out there who claim our existence is random!"
The truth is, you and I are children of God, made in his image. And our Father, the Creator, definitely knew what he was doing when he created us! Whenever I get anxious, whenever I feel like the world is just a spinning mass of chaos and heartache, I remind myself that God indeed has a plan… and we can see evidence of his careful designs all around us if we look closely enough.
Not only does God have a plan for the world, but he has a plan for you and me. Even though the human body has some universal characteristics, there are no repeats: there's only one person exactly like you in the world, and that's you. Not even my identical twin is perfectly identical to me.
Intersecting Faith & Life: Do you have fears about the future or about something going on in the present? Entrust your life to God. He has a design for your life.
Further Reading
His Eye is On the Sparrow
Psalms 139:13
Psalms 139:13


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ReQL command: distinct
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Removes duplicates from elements in a sequence.
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Fort St. Phillip. 1898 emplacement seen in the previous photo. Rear view looking from the center of the fort. Just to the right is one of the 1862 gun emplacements and bombproof. Just below the emplacement (the hole in the thicket) you can see a section of the original brick wall of the forts southwest bastion. As I said, the fort was basically star shaped and was originally built by the Spanish in the early 1700s. The fort was enlarged after the war of 1812. It is not at all like Ft. Jackson, and is about 100 years older. It is nothing more than double brick walls filled with dirt. Most of the Civil War era buildings were destroyed during the battle of April 12, 1862. The fort took the brunt of Porters bombardment. There are still tons (no Joke) of unexploded ordinance lying all over the grounds. But like I said, the real danger there is the wildlife and reptiles. Went there once in dead of winter (by boat). Its a nightmare. Sink holes, quicksand and even snakes in Feb. at 40 degrees, not to mention the boat ride across the river.
Aerial photo/narrative courtesy of Kenny Meyers, Slidell, Louisiana
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Wind Runner by Ellie Crowe
Price: $2.99 USD. 4310 words.
Language: English. Published on March 9, 2013. Fiction » Children's books » Historical / United States / 19th Century.
Young Indian runners, running as fast as the wind, carried vital messages for hundreds of miles. This time the message was WAR. The starving Pueblo Indians were rising in battle against the cruel Spanish soldiers. And they were calling on their sworn enemies to join the fight. Running Deer, a 14-year-old boy, is taking the place of his older brother. Can a boy succeed in this dangerous mission?


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Mandan (mănˈdăn, –dən) [key], city (1990 pop. 15,177), seat of Morton co., S N.Dak., on the Missouri River opposite Bismarck; inc. 1881. A railroad division point, it is the distribution center for a grain, livestock, and dairy region. The city has a large cattle market and food-processing plants. Manufactures include wood and metal products and tile. Lewis and Clark wintered there (1804–5) in the Mandan Native American villages. A state industrial school is in the city, and a U.S. agricultural experiment station is nearby.
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I needed to take screen shots of an iPhone application that I was reviewing. I've done application reviews for years and always downloaded software to do this sort of thing. In searching the app store, I couldn't find anything. So, I went to Google and couldn't believe what I found.
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Snap a Screen Shot
The answer was already in the iPhone. I didn't have to download anything. All you have to do is press and hold the button at the bottom of the iPhone and then press the button at the top of the iPhone for a second. You should hear a snap sound and see the screen flicker.
You have your picture.
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Find Your Screen Shot on the iPhone
Now you can find the photo by doing the following steps:
- Press button to return home.
- Tap Photos icon.
- Select Saved Photos.
That's it. You took your screen shot and it's available.
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Send Your Screen Shot to Your PC
Next: How to send it to your computer. You have several options. The first is email it:
- Select the picture.
- Make sure you see options at the bottom of the picture (see photo below). If you do, skip to step 4.
- Tap the picture for the options at the bottom.
- Tap the first icon.
- Tap Email Photo.
- Send email as you normally do.
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Unfortunately, you can't access these photos through iTunes. So, the other option is to connect your iPhone to your computer. You can do this one of two ways. A pop up window appears when you connect your iPhone to your computer.
- Connect your iPhone to your computer with the USB cable.
- Look for a pop up window that indicates the camera is connected (see next screen shot).
- Click Scanner and Camera Wizard or another option if you prefer.
- Select the images you want to save or follow the directions on the screen.
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The second option is to use Windows Explorer.
- Open Windows Explorer by right-clicking Start > Explore.
- Navigate your way to see all of your folders and drives (see screen shot below).
- Select all files (click the first one, hold the Shift key and select the last one).
- Drag and drop the photos to a folder on your computer.
The photos are on your computer ready for sharing, editing or whatever.
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Editor's note: There are disconnects between how algorithmic decision-making systems work and how law works, according to computer scientist Suresh Venkatasubramanian. Moving forward, he calls on us to look more closely at these disconnects. This post is part of the AI in armed conflict blog series.
***I'd like to reflect more broadly on what I'm beginning to realize is an epistemic disconnect between technology (and machine learning-based modeling in particular) and the law. It's not a surprise that technological advances have sent shockwaves through the legal system. As our ability to use technology to target and profile people advances, it seems like current legal guidelines are struggling to keep up. But I argue that there are much deeper disconnects between the very way a 'computer science-centric' viewpoint looks at the world and human processes, and how the law looks at it. I will focus on two aspects of this disconnect: the tension between process and outcome, and the challenge of vagueness and contestability. And while I'll draw my examples from our workshop discussions of AI in war zones, the points I make apply quite generally.
Tension between outcome and process
If we look at the guidelines for the treatment of detained persons in a war zone, we see a very detailed process that a detaining authority must follow. The assumption is that following this process keeps the authority in compliance, and more importantly, that the process embodies the norms that the designers of the guidelines wanted to capture. In effect, the process represents a form of fairness—a procedural fairness.
Algorithmic decision-making systems are not evaluated based on their process. They are evaluated based on an outcome: does the system work or not? And the definition of 'works' is based on (in the case of machine learning) compliance with some prespecified examples of scenarios that 'work' and scenarios that 'don't'. To use a legal analogy, this would be analogous to defining a fair decision by coming up with a rule based on past decisions that someone decided were 'right' or 'wrong' based on past outcomes. In one sense this is entirely circular: we are deciding what is 'right' based on someone deciding what is 'right'. But in another sense, an outcome-based notion of rightness is the only reasonable way we can manage the complexity of an algorithmic decision system, because the number of choices that go into the design of such a system are so minute and so numerous it would be very difficult to formulate any notion of fairness or justice based on the process of training a model. A side note: cryptographers have investigated the possibility of adversarially hiding the details of a piece of code so that all that we can discern from it is its outcome. While this is not possible in general for any program, it is possible to take two programs that are functionally equivalent (i.e., have the same outcomes), but involve different processes, and obfuscate them so they cannot be distinguished from each other.
This disconnect recurs again and again, and illustrates why legal reasoning around algorithmic decision-making that 'bypasses the black box' is destined to fail, because it is impossible to design a process-based notion of fairness that ignores a huge process in the middle. Indeed, one of the reasons computer scientists have latched on so firmly to topics like discrimination is that there are seemingly outcome-based notions like the statistical test at the heart of the disparate impact doctrine that seem amenable to analysis, even as the larger doctrine (and its process elements) goes unheeded.
This is not a design flaw. At least for computer scientists, the focus on outcomes is a central idea, because it is linked to the deeper idea of abstraction: that we can evaluate a system purely on its inputs and outputs and abstract away the implementation. This allows us to put systems together like Lego blocks, without worrying about how each piece is implemented.
But if the expression of norms is in the form of a specific process or implementation, then we need to institute ways to freeze that implementation—or at least continually audit it—in ways that we don't typically do with software. Even the unit tests we build for software test inputs and outputs, rather than process.
Challenge of vagueness and contestability
A second, and more subtle, concern that arises when trying to express legal notions in technological terms is the issue of 'vagueness', or 'constructive ambiguity'. If we look at the principles of distinction, proportionality and precautions under international humanitarian law as guidance for when an attack is considered permissible, we see a lot of judgement framed in terms that to a computer scientist seem imprecise. One might argue that the vagueness in these terms is by design: it allows for nuance and context as well as human expert judgement to play in a role in a decision, much like how the discretion of a judge plays a role in judging the severity of a sentence. Another view of this 'vagueness by design' is that it allows for future contestability: if commanders are forced to defend a decision later on, they can do so by appealing to their own experience and judgement in interpreting a situation. In the context of international law, an excellent piece by Susan Biniaz illustrates the value of constructive ambiguity in achieving consensus. There is extensive literature in the philosophy of law defending the use of vagueness in legal guidelines and arguing that precision might not serve larger normative goals and might also shift the balance of decision-making power away from where it needs to be.
But what of algorithm-driven targeting? How is a system supposed to learn what targets satisfy principles of proportionality, distinction and precaution when to do so it must rely on a precise labeling that almost cannot exist by design. Models may be imprecise in a strict probabilistic sense, but they need precision in order to be built. And this precision is at odds with the vagueness baked into legal language.
What I fear is that in order to implement AI-driven systems in such a setting, designers will settle for a kind of illusory precision—where a system will be built with arbitrary precise choices made partly by programmers, but that the resulting black box system will be described as having the desirable broader normative properties. The problem is then one of transparency and contestability: the black box can no longer be interrogated to understand the nature of its arbitrary precision and its interpretation cannot be challenged later on. For more on this, I'd strongly recommend reading Danielle Citron's work on Technological Due Process.
To reiterate: the disconnect between the algorithmic and legal 'views of the world' is deep and difficult to reconcile with 'the right data' or 'the right models'. Attempts to deploy AI in settings governed by law will need to reckon with this.
This post is part of the AI in Armed Conflict Blog Series, stemming from the December 2018 workshop on Artificial Intelligence at the Frontiers of International Law concerning Armed Conflict held at Harvard Law School, co-sponsored by the Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict, the International Committee of the Red Cross Regional Delegation for the United States and Canada and the Stockton Center for International Law, U.S. Naval War College.
Other blog posts in the series include
- Intro to series and Expert views on the frontiers of artificial intelligence and conflict
- Dustin Lewis, Legal reviews of weapons, means and methods of warfare involving artificial intelligence: 16 elements to consider
- Ashley Deeks, Detaining by algorithm
- Lorna McGregor, The need for clear governance frameworks on predictive algorithms in military settings
- Tess Bridgeman, The viability of data-reliant predictive systems in armed conflict detention
- Netta Goussac, Safety net or tangled web: Legal reviews of AI in weapons and war-fighting
- Li Qiang and Xie Dan, Legal regulation of AI weapons under international humanitarian law: A Chinese perspective
- ICRC, Artificial intelligence and machine learning in armed conflict: A human-centred approach, June 6, 2019
- Merel Ekelhof, Autonomous weapons: Operationalizing meaningful human control, August 15, 2018
- Eric Talbot Jensen, The human nature of international humanitarian law, August 23, 2018
- ICRC, Neil Davison, Autonomous weapon systems: An ethical basis for human control? April 3, 2018
DISCLAIMER: Posts and discussion on the Humanitarian Law & Policy blog may not be interpreted as positioning the ICRC in any way, nor does the blog's content amount to formal policy or doctrine, unless specifically indicated.


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Anti Gravity: When Hippos Go Bad; January 2000; Scientific American Magazine; by Mirsky; 1 Page(s)
Imagine a sport-utility vehicle interested in mating. That frightening scenario roughly captures your typical hippopotamus in rut. Hippos are big and surprisingly fast, able to reach speeds of 25 miles per hour. Unfortunately, anything of that size and speed may do inadvertent damage when in pursuit of an amorous adventure. Thus did a tragic death recently befall one Jean Ducuing, the director of a zoo near Bordeaux.Ducuing was killed by a charging hippo that may have been seeking intimacy with, or dominance over,nearby farm equipment.
The sex life of the hippo is far stranger than this incident illustrates. For one thing, hippos in the wild not only have sex,they host it.Back in 1994, researchers publishing in the Canadian Journal of Zoology announced the amazing finding of a species of leech, Placobdelloides jaegerskioeldi, for which hippos are a secret love nest. In the researchers' own words: "Evidence suggests that mating in P. jaegerskioeldi is restricted to the rectum of the hippopotamus." ( Restricted being the operative word.)


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Telescript is an object-oriented, remote programming language. It is a platform that enables the creation of active, distributed network applications. There are three simple concepts to the language: agents, places and "go". Agents "go" to places, where they interact with other agents to get work done on a user's behalf. Agents are in fact mobile programs capable of transporting themselves from place to place in a Telescript network.
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The COVID-19 global health pandemic has caused widespread damage, including damage to the economy, right here in the United States. Families are suffering. They are desperate for money, food, shelter, and now, they need benefits to feed their families and take care of their children. COVID-19 has impacted family life, but thankfully Lone Star Legal Aid can help families obtain public and medical benefits.
According to NPR, the following key financial findings have been revealed for families living in the United States who have been affected by COVID-19:
Families who are experiencing limited availability of money, also do not have enough money to cover medical costs for their children.
Lone Star Legal Aid has been focused on educating the community about their legal rights to public benefits during this time. Due to COVID-19, SNAP (food stamps) and Medicaid recipients will have their benefits renewed automatically. Texas is also allowing households to apply for SNAP without needing to complete an interview as long as they verify their identities.
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Austrian actor; born at Vienna Nov. 11, 1845. His father was a broker, and destined his son for the same career; but Pagay preferred the stage, and began as a chorus singer, going subsequently to Linz and Odessa, where he sang comic parts in operettas. He then traveled through Austria-Hungary and southern Germany, and in 1887 accepted an engagement at the Residenztheater, Berlin, where he now (1904) occupies a noteworthy position as a character actor.
His wife, Sophie Pagay (née Berg, born at Brünn April 22, 1860), took children's parts at the age of seven at the Stadttheater, Brünn, where she also filled her first engagement after reaching maturity. She then appeared successively at Reval, Kiel, Görlitz, Breslau, Augsburg, and Hanover. In 1887 she went to Berlin, where she was connected with the Residenztheater until 1896, and then with the Lessingtheater until 1899. In that year she joined the company at the Königliche Hoftheater, where she plays chiefly old ladies' rôles.
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If a is the radius of the axle, b the radius of each ball-bearing, and c the radius of the hub, why does the number of ball bearings n determine the ratio c/a? Find a formula for c/a in terms of n.
Which is larger cos(sin x) or sin(cos x)? Does this depend on x?
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Checking Into the Hospital?
It can be easy to lose track of your hearing aids when getting inpatient care at a busy medical facility. We're sharing eight tips to help you protect your technology and continue hearing your best.
 1. Use a Container
 Keep a personally labeled container on the nightstand for your hearing aids when not in use. And remember: Hearing-aid dryers and dehumidifiers can double as storage, too!
 2. Bypass the Food Tray
 It might seem convenient to set your hearing devices on your food tray, but they can get damaged or lost that way. Better to keep them in their designated container.
 3. Take Them Out
 If staff comes to change the bedsheets and you're unable to get out of bed, remove your hearing devices so they don't fall off in the linens and get accidentally discarded.
 4. Skip the Pockets
 Pockets seem naturally convenient for storing hearing aids, but not so fast! Your devices could become forgotten there and end up being tossed into the washing machine and damaged or lost.
 5. Give the Batteries a Break
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Weighted Blankets: Do They Work?
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What Are Weighted Blankets? A weighted blanket is a heavy blanket typically filled with a material like plastic pellets to add weight. To be considered a weighted blanket, it typically needs to be 7 kilograms or more. The light pressure of a weighted blanket can help children and adults relax. Weighted blankets can help reduce stress and anxiety as well as sensory processing disorders.
How Do They Work?
Weighted blankets use something called "pressure therapy." In this technique, deep pressure is used to lower the heart rate, which leads to feelings of calmness. Occupational therapist experts often use pressure therapy for children and adults who have anxiety, sleep problems, or sensory processing disorders.
Because your heart beats quickly when you are stressed, lowering the heart rate with pressure akin to a warm blanket, hug, or strong embrace can invoke feelings of calmness and relaxation. There isn't a one size fits all blanket either. There are different types and weights of blankets available, depending on what the person needs.
Typically, weighted products are used as part of a sensory diet, i.e. an organised routine of daily input of sensory information structured to provide the body with enough sensory input to be calm and in the optimum state of arousal necessary for learning.
Also, typically the 10% of your body weight isn't enough, a great fact with sensory input is 'less is more' – but more frequent.
What Conditions Can They Treat?
Weighted blankets can be used for both children and adults for many different disorders. However, they must be used properly. There have been instances where they are used inappropriately with children and they should never be used with babies. Some of the conditions they can treat include:
1. Sleep Disorders
Just like babies fall asleep easier when swaddled, children and adults can sleep easier with a weighted blanket.
If you or your child tosses and turns and has trouble falling asleep because the brain is racing with anxious thoughts, a weighted blanket can help slow the heart rate and regulate breathing to lower anxiety levels, allowing you to relax enough to fall asleep.
Kids who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often have difficulty with sitting still and paying attention, particularly when they are distracted with things going on around them. A weighted blanket in a sensory corner, for example, could help calm them.
You can also get a weighted vest which a child could wear in school. These work similarly to weighted blankets.
3. Anxiety
Anxiety causes physical reactions, such as a racing heart, quick breathing, sweating, and problems with digestion. Many times, anxiety is the result of something in the future or something we have little or no control over. Anxiety often fuels the fight or flight response, causing the physical changes described above.
Weighted blankets can help reduce anxiety and calm you during a panic attack or particularly anxious time. The pressure can slow your breathing and your heart rate.
Alternatives to weighted blankets
You may not want to use a standard weighted blanket you can also opt for other weighted product ideas:
* 1 kg ankle weights
* Weighted Vests
* Squeeze or pressure vests, or small back packs with 1-2kgs of rice in them.
* Lycra bed sheets are also a great addition to bedtime routine.
* A weighted blanket is not the only option for weighted equipment.
Implementing weighted blankets will do wonders if done right. Have a chat to your local Occupational therapist on when and where they can be successful.
Weighted Blankets Work
If used properly and with the guidance of an occupational therapist, weighted blankets could greatly benefit you or your child if you suffer anxiety or sleep disorders. Weighted blankets can help calm anyone experiencing stress and anxiety.
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[Haskell-cafe] Trouble with record syntax and classes
Andreas Rossberg rossberg at ps.uni-sb.de
Tue Feb 27 10:32:31 EST 2007
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> When you type "class Foo" in Java or C++, it does three things:
> 1. It declares a new type called "Foo".
> 2. It declares a _set_ of types (i.e. a "class").
> 3. It declares that the type Foo (and all of its subtypes) is a member
> of the set of types Foo.
I would add:
4. Define a namespace, also called "Foo", for a set of values (and
probably nested classes).
> In Haskell, these three operations are distinct.
> 1. You declare a new type using "data" or "newtype".
> 2. You declare a new set of types using "class".
> 3. You declare that a type is a member of a class using "instance".
4. You define a new namespace using "module".
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It is tricky to determine whether economic activities within a metropolis are often driven by the number of occupants living in the city, or whether the number of people within a city is responsible for the level of economic activity in said region.
However unclear this is, what is certain is that the two are not mutually exclusive. They are determinants of each other, as the prominence of one almost always leads to the growth of the other.
As a result, the socio-challenges that arise from overpopulation like ecological degradation, high costs of living, and unemployment are the proverbial necessary evil that spurs prosperity via ingenuity, and problem-solving.
Below is a list of African cities with the highest population. These cities are globally recognized economic hubs and grow in population yearly. The list contains data on population growth from 2021 to 2022, and also their position on the global scale. The list is also as of September 2022.
The list is courtesy of World Population Review a demographics data outfit focused on population data all across the globe.


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Guest Speaker and Candlelight Memorial Planned for Holocaust Remembrance Day
- Release Date:
- November 1, 2012
- Matt Heidt, _EMAIL_
HAMBURG, N.Y. – On November 8 Hilbert College will pay tribute to those who lost their lives and survived the Holocaust with a Holocaust Remembrance Day event. The Holocaust Remembrance Day has been planned by students as part of a service learning project in their Representations of the Holocaust class with professor Dr. Amy Smith.
The day's events begin at 9:30 a.m. in the West Herr Atrium with a poster display of significant people and events associated with the Holocaust including Elie Wiesel, the Kindertransport, young adult literature about the Holocaust, and others.
At 9:45 a.m. in the West Herr Atrium, Dr. Herman Stone will discuss his experiences during Kristallnacht, a wave of violent anti-Jewish attacks against individuals, businesses, and religious institutions that occurred on November 9 and 10, 1938. Dr. Stone was born in Munich, Germany and is currently a member of the Speakers Bureau of the Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo. The presentation date of November 8 was chosen because of the closeness to the anniversary of Kristallnacht. Refreshments will be provided.
An exhibit featuring works of art and literature created during and in memory of the Holocaust will open at 12:30 p.m. in the lower level of the McGrath Library. The exhibit, put together by Sarah Karn, will show how the Holocaust has been represented in a variety of moving and powerful ways.
The events of the day will conclude with the showing of the film, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas," at 3:15 p.m. in Bogel Hall, room 160. The movie portrays WWII as seen through the eyes of Bruno, an eight year-old boy and the son of a commandant at a concentration camp, who befriends a Jewish boy in the camp. A discussion about the issues and consequences that occur from the boys' friendship will take place afterwards.
Immediately following the film and discussion, a candlelight memorial honoring the millions of lives lost during the Holocaust will take place in the Quad area (rain location will be in the back foyer of Bogel Hall).
Holocaust Remembrance Day events are free and open to the public. Additional information is available by contacting Jerrell Mason, student coordinator/event supervisor, at _EMAIL_, or Dr. Amy Smith at _PHONE_, ext. 354, or email _EMAIL_.
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs, one a master's in criminal justice administration and the other a master's in public administration, and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.


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Madara Rider (Madara Horseman) is the undisputed symbol of the Bulgarian people, history and culture, according to a poll conducted across the country. After this vote it was decided that the effigy of the Madara Rider will be carved on the first Bulgarian Euro coin.
The historical monument of the Madara Rider is a relief which is carved into a cliff. The height of the stone figure is about 23 meters from the base of the rock. This most significant Bulgarian symbol is located in northeastern Bulgaria, about 20 kilometers from the town of Shumen, near the village of Madara.
Very close to the Madara Rider are the first two Bulgarian capitals - Pliska and Preslav. Carved in stone the figure is considered to be apart of a various large ancient archeological site, which includes various items with religious, cultural and military use.
On the left side of the Madara Rider there are very steep stairs which leads you 431 meters up to the Madara plateau. Around the figure of the rider, clearly visible are the carved inscriptions in Greek, which give important information on historical events. According to various posts of specialist historians and archaeologists, the inscriptions are related to the founders of the Bulgarian nation - Asparuh, Krum and Omurtag.
The relief of Madara Rider is a fight scene between the rider and an eagle which flew over the rider. Next to them is a figure of a jumping dog that follows the rider who triumphed the lion with his spear. Overall Madara Rider is a symbol of the power of the First Bulgarian Empire. Experts say that it is most likely that Madara Rider was carved sometime in the 8th century and the rider was Khan Tervel, who lived between 701 and 721.
According to two official versions that describe what is depicted on this historic sanctuary in Bulgaria, the relief recreates the hunting scene in which the Bulgarian ruler kills a lion with his spear and whom is followed by his faithful dog.
The second hypothesis explains that the rider is associated with Khan Tervel, who defeated the Byzantines which is depicted symbolically by the lion and the dog. However, there are more posts that suggests, the Madara Rider relief is more than a depicted hunting scene. They take this information mostly from the unusual facts, obe being, that the lion has a raised tail, which means that it was not killed.
On a closer look at the animal under the rider you will see it does not look like a lion, as also once claimed. The lion has a distinctive mane and is significantly larger. The illustrated animal is a tiger or Leopard - the name by which ancient Bulgarians have called this animal.
In his front paws the 'lion' is holding a snake that is quite eroded, but is still distinct. It is a symbol of the Year of the Snake. The historical monument of Madara Rider was of world heritage by UNESCO in 1979 to 29 June 2008 and is also one of 100 national tourist sites.


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invariant factors" for finitely generated abelian groups. I'll give another example. For, you can decompose like,
Torsion coefficients (multiply numbers in each column) are 2, 12, 60 where 2|12 and 12|60.
Let, where. You can check that f is a surjective group homomorphism. Now the kernel of f is, the result follows from the first isomorphism theorem.2. Let F be a field.
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We all want to evolve in the path of happiness. This path can be made by carrying a heavy backpack or letting go of what doesn't matter so that you become lighter. These are the 9 things to let go to make you move on.
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1. Drop the reason
When we stop in order to think about the reasons that make us feel unhappy, we often find out that we are fighting for something that already belongs to the pastor simply stopped making sense. When we fight someone for being right, our energy, our time and money are wasted unconsciously. Stop and think: why are you fighting for? It's time to let go.
2. Drop the judgement
By judging others, we are labelling someone, judging those people by their behaviour and not evaluating who they really are. People cross our path to bring us important learnings. If you judge them, you don't allow those learnings to become part of your life. Drop the judgment, accept learning.
3. Drop perfection
The creation of an idyllic and perfect vision of what we want for our lives don't allow us to go forward, because we never have the ideal conditions reunited to start. The truth is that we will never have them. We have something far more important: the courage and determination to reunite and build the conditions we need. Drop the perfection and move on.
4. Drop the defeating movie
We were all born with the ability to make incredible movies in our minds. We create horror movies, movies of disillusion, seriousness and defeat. Change the movie. Create passion sceneries that light up your decisions, inspiring characters to push you through, colour fields with familiar smells, conquering sounds and winning gestures. Create inside you the inspiring movie you want to live. Live your inspiring movie.
5. Drop the blame
We blame parents, children, wife, friends, the boss, the colleague, the politician, the government. We blame others instantly. We blame the marriage, the divorce, the birth, death, the disease, the crisis. We blame the events instantly. We blame us for the lack of instruction, for the lack of opportunities, for the country we live in, for the shame we feel. We blame the inner me instantly. Blame is to find someone or something responsible for our frustration. The path is faster and lighter if you drop the guilty ones.
6. Drop the victimisation
When we complain, we claim unconsciously the attention and the love of others. Health, love, money, work, family and time are ways we find to victimize ourselves. Our ego loves a nice victimized and distorted act of reality. Distorted, because we are much bigger than the selfish part we choose to act. Victim or leader, a question that I ask myself several times. As a victim, you choose to hide your glow. You are a leader, stand up and shine!
7. Drop the attachment
We love to attach to moments, people and things. Nostalgia and missing the time that doesn't come back, of what didn't happen and should have, that person that told us that would stay forever, his gesture, the house, the car, the bank account, the recognition. These are all chains to which we attach so easily. If you want to track the path to happiness, letting go will allow you to break free of the heavy chains of these invisible forces, opening doors of infinite clarity.
8. Drop other's pain
We think we are unreplaceable, not being able to say NO to other's requests and always being the solution. We like being saviors of the family, the company, the group of friends and with everyone that cross our lives. We want to make part of the dances that aren't our own, claiming as our own the suffering of others. Each one has its own dance to dance. Dance your dance, as it is frequently the best way to help.
 9. Drop the fear
I am afraid and I know that you do too. Afraid of not being capable, of not being loved, of aggression, of escape, of standstill, of submission, of failure. In reality, fear is an illusion and it keeps us from seeing what stands behind it. The greatest fear we possess is to find our own truth, keep our light to shine as bright as it should. This is the moment. The moment to act with courage. The moment to drop fear. The moment to walk. The moment to evolve and shine! Let go to move on.
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Background for the curious reader:
An ordinal $\beta$ is a transitive set in the sense that $\alpha\in\beta$ implies $\alpha\subset\beta$. Any ordinal is naturally well-ordered under $\in$ (so any subset of it has a least element), and any well-order is isomorphic to an ordinal. In fact, any class (naively, collection) of ordinals is itself well-ordered under the relation $\in$. This fact allows for the usage of transfinite induction and transfinite recursion.
We have three types of ordinals: the empty set $0=\emptyset=\{\}$, successor ordinals $S(\alpha)=\alpha\cup\{\alpha\}$ where $\alpha$ is an ordinal, and limit ordinals, which are all the other ones. Finite ordinals are either $0$ or successors, the set $\omega=\{0,1,2,\dots\}$ is a limit ordinal. A limit ordinal $\alpha$ has the property that $\alpha=\sup_{\beta<\alpha}\{\beta\}=\bigcup_{\beta<\alpha}\beta$.
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Ordinal arithmetic can be defined recursively as follows:
 1. $\alpha+0=\alpha$, $\alpha+S(\beta)=S(\alpha+\beta)$, $\alpha+\sup_{\gamma<\beta}\{\gamma\}=\sup_{\gamma<\beta}\{\alpha+\gamma\}$;
 2. $\alpha\cdot0=\alpha$, $\alpha\cdot S(\beta)=\alpha\cdot\beta+\alpha$, $\alpha\cdot\sup_{\gamma<\beta}\{\gamma\}=\sup_{\gamma<\beta}\{\alpha\cdot\gamma\}$;
 3. $\alpha^0=1$, $\alpha^{S(\beta)}=\alpha^\beta\cdot\alpha$, $\alpha^{\sup_{\gamma<\beta}\{\gamma\}}=\sup_{\gamma<\beta}\{\alpha^\gamma\}$.
Alternatively, one can define:
 1. $\alpha+\beta$ is the unique ordinal isomorphic to the disjoint union $\{0\}\times\alpha\cup\{1\}\times\beta$ given the lexicographic order.
 2. $\alpha\cdot\beta$ is the unique ordinal isomorphic to the Cartesian product $\beta\times\alpha$ given the lexicographic order.
As the disjoint union and Cartesian product are simply the categorical coproduct and the categorical product, I wonder if there is some way to actually categorify these alternate definitions. Additionally, I am not aware of any non-recursive version of exponentiation, so I would be curious if a categorical formulation of addition and product of ordinals also allows for a categorical (hence non-recursive) formulation of exponentiation.
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What do you mean exactly by categorifying these definitions? What are you looking for? – Martin Brandenburg May 5 '13 at 10:58
I want the sum, product, and exponential to be objects in some category that includes all the ordinals, and which satisfy some universal properties in some category. The question is which category and which properties? – Vladimir Sotirov May 8 '13 at 20:15
Vladimir, just a thought: if we view ordinals as being elements of the skeleton category of totally ordered sets, perhaps coproducts of ordinals coincide with the usual ordinal sum. I could be wrong, though. Good question, by the way. – goblin Jul 1 '13 at 14:04
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We can define $\alpha^\beta$ to be the order type of the set of functions from $\beta$ to $\alpha$ of finite support (finitely many non-$0$ function values), ordered in reverse lexicographic order--that is, if $f,g:\beta\to\alpha$ have finite support and are distinct functions, and if $\xi$ is the greatest ordinal in $\beta$ for which $f(\xi)\neq g(\xi)$, then we say $f


An Exact Formula For Balancing Work and Happiness
Two recent studies say that people who work a lot of overtime hours are at a higher risk of developing depression than people who work regular hours. This calls for a simple mathematical formula.
LET X= The number of hours that you need to work in order to earn an amount of money that you need to pay all of your bills and meet your needs and allow you live a generally comfortable but not luxurious life.
So the satisfaction and happiness formula is:
(Hourly salary x _TAG_ hours)= X= Happiness.
The (# of hours) must not exceed 40, lest you slip into overtime, and depression. Far too easy, right? What if you are like the majority of people, whose X would work out to an obscenely large number of hours, thereby leading to depression? In the sense of:
X= (Meager hourly salary x VERY LARGE # of hours)= Depression
LET Y= a depression-mitigating activity. For some people, this might be playing with your kids. For other, more numerous people, it might be drinking. For convenience's sake, let's say one hour of Y mitigates one hour of work. Therefore, the key to finding happiness even with a strenuous work schedule is to mitigate every hour of overtime that you work with an equal, opposite, more pleasurable activity. So we calculate:
X= (Meager hourly salary x VERY LARGE # of hours)- (Y x (# of hours worked greater than 40))= Happiness.
Print this out and keep it in your empty wallet. Go in peace.
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TOADSUCK, TEXAS. Toadsuck, originally called Toadsuck Saloon, later became part of Collinsville in western Grayson County. Settlers arrived in the area in the late 1850s, and in 1869 a townsite was surveyed near Toadsuck Saloon, then located a half mile southeast of what is now the site of Collinsville. The town of Toadsuck took the name of the saloon. It may have been named by John Jones, an early settler and mill owner, after the city of Toadsuck, Arkansas. According to legend, the name was originally a reference to men consuming liquor until they swelled up like toads. However, the word "suck" was also commonly used in the region as a term for a whirlpool in a river. Hence, the town name may have simply meant "toad whirlpool." In 1869 William (Alfalfa Bill) Henry David Murrayqv, who later became a notable Oklahoma governor, was born in Toadsuck. The Texas and Pacific line was built within three quarters of a mile of Toadsuck in 1880, and by 1887 most of its businesses and residents had moved to the tracks. The railroad town was named Collinsville when it was incorporated in the 1890s.
Ancestors and Descendants: Grayson County, Texas (Sherman, Texas: Grayson County Genealogical Society, 1980). Frank X. Tolbert, "Tolbert's Texas" Scrapbook, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Lisa C. Maxwell, "TOADSUCK, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (_URL_ accessed June 16, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.


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Why Teach Engineering In High School?
This PDF document and this PowerPoint file from the American Society for Engineering Education provide an overview of why teaching engineering in high school makes sense. Some of the benefits include:
- Engineering topics are everywhere
- Engineering combines math and science topics into real world projects
- Engineering requires group work, so all students can participate while learning their math and science
- Engineering is fun and creative


When do you take enzymes? Right now!
Unlike a prescription, a supplement is not supposed to be defined about a timing to take by a pharmacist.
It will be the frequently asked question that digestive enzymes should be taken before a meal.
That is a way you should have. Because it prepares for degrading any substances, such as proteins and carbohydrates etc. to be absorbed into a body by a meal.
Sometimes I take them after eating too much or after drinking.
It can surprisingly difficult to control how much we eat in our daily lives
"Oops! I ate too much. So, I am stuffed."
In such cases, enzymes work well enough to support digestion.
When your stomach is full after overeating, and take supplements containing full of vegetable nutrition, extra enzymes are to be consumed wastefully.
Then you should take a supplement containing pure enzymes to serve a purpose of assisting digestive activities.
At last, I would suggest you the best time to take enzymes!
You are recommended to take enzymes before going to bed.
Because it is a prime time to make metabolic enzymes work best.
Metabolic enzymes not only play a role in the conversion of food/fuel to energy but they also play an important role in protecting poisons and harmful substances.
Therefore, those who are in sick they are recommended to take the enzymes after meals and before going to bed. You should have not eat right before going to bed as it is in vain to waste metabolic enzymes working during sleep.
Please find the article below if you are not clear about necessity of enzymes yet;
An inquiry "are enzymes essential?"
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The use of matched filters in digital communication and in RADAR systems. We will be using matched filters to detect binary symbols in the presence of noise and then identifying the 7bit ASCII character that was transmitted over a noisy channel.
Based on below Fig, we will determine the energy E of a symbol waveform representing a binary '1'. What is the energy of symbol waveform representing binary '0'?
Derive a general expression for the frequency response Hopt(f) of the matched filter receiver, matched to a signal s1(t), in terms of the frequency response of the input S1(f). Hence, determine the frequency response of the matched filter Hopt(f) for the matched filter designed in part (b) for Fig. Compare this with the frequency spectrum S1(f) of waveform s1(t) representing the binary symbol '1".
Assuming that the waveform s1(t) for symbol '1' appears at the input of the matched filter you have designed above, without any noise or distortion (ie: the channel is ideal). Sketch the output y1(t) of the matched filter
Express y1(t) in terms of s1(t) and hopt(t). Express the spectrum Y1(f) of the output y1(t) of the matched filter in terms of the input spectrum S1(f). What has the matched filter done to the magnitude spectrum of the input signal s1(t) in producing the output y1(t)?
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A man who loves glaciers so much that their dying makes him fall into despair: Zeno devoted his life of a glaciologist to a glacier in the Alps. When it is clear that his glacier would die, he joins a cruise ship and explains to the tourists the wonders of the Antarctic. However, during the trip the ignorance of the holiday makers, their non-existing respect for the foreign world and the advancing ice melting make him even more desperate. A poetical and passionate novel about the nature's grandeur and about the dangers our world is faced with.


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traffic flow; discontinuous Galerkin method; junctions; numerical flux
We deal with the simulation of traffic flow on networks. On individual roads we use standard macroscopic traffic models. The discontinuous Galerkin method in space and explicit Euler method in time is used for the numerical solution. We apply limiters to keep the density in an admissible interval as well as prevent spurious oscillations in the numerical solution. To solve traffic networks, we construct suitable numerical fluxes at junctions. Numerical experiments are presented.


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An extensive library of Solid Edge Tutorials and Solid Edge Training Videos is available within Solid Mastermind.
Solid Edge is nowhere near as beneficial to you and your business as it can be without great training that shows you how to use Solid Edge successfully.
Sessions include not only tutorials to help new users learn Solid Edge, but also tutorials for experienced users to transform their use of the software and propel their knowledge to the highest level.
These sessions are the equivalent to over a month of classroom training.
The Solid Edge Tutorials and Solid Edge Training Videos cover:
- 2D Drafting
- Synchronous Migration
- ST Update
- ST2 Update
- ST3 Update
- ST4 Update
- ST5 Update
- ST6 Update
- Miscellaneous Training
This curriculum can be used to supplement or replace classroom training.
From our experience the most succesful way to learn Solid Edge is by using a structured "learn at your own pace" curriculum utilising a "Look, See, Do" training technique.
So these Solid Edge Tutorials on how to use Solid Edge are delivered as streaming video tutorials that can be accessed 24/7 from anywhere you can connect to the internet.
Each video tutorial is enhanced by a downloadable goal sheet and in many cases sample files for you to use in the tutorials and assignments.
To obtain the maximum benefits for you, and your business, Solid Mastermind should be at the heart of both your initial and on-going education.
Training using Solid Mastermind will save you vast amounts of money and help propel your knowledge of Solid Edge to the highest level.
... important information to consider about training:
- Training is often seen as a one off event but that is not the case. Students simply do not retain 100% of the information delivered in a single event.
- Independent studies have proven that 70% of training occurs outside the classroom.
- Learning is an iterative process requiring continuous reinforcement.
- Classroom training courses are not always available to suit your schedules.
- As the breadth and depth of Solid Edge functionality increases the duration of classroom courses are extending introducing further problems as:
- Student concentration levels cannot be maintained at a high level for a sustained period.
- You cannot afford to have extended periods away from the workplace.
- Classroom training is now being structured to be delivered in a specific timescale often leading to the sacrifice of essential content.
- The demands of the current economic environment, and shrinking training budgets means it's not always practical nor cost effective to attend live training.
- There is never a good time to be away from home or the office.
- We are under increasing pressure to reduce our carbon footprints by minimising unnecessary travel.
- Open classroom training courses are normally limited to training using the current version of Solid Edge.
- Classroom training is very expensive upwards of $300, $400, or even $500 per day for open courses and even more, up to $3000 per day for dedicated or bespoke courses.
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- You are no longer constrained by other class mates or tutors.
- You can learn when your concentration levels are at their best.
- You always have the peace of mind that you can access training for previous versions of Solid Edge.
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Question No.141
You manage a Microsoft Azure SQL Database that has the Standard tier plan. The database size has increased and users experience slow performance.
You need to identify usage for the following resources:
CPU utilization Disk storage Memory utilization Disk I/O
 1. Activity monitor
 2. sys.dm_exec_connections
 3. Azure portal
 4. sys.rtuource_usage
 5. sys. dm_db_resource_stats
Correct Answer: BC
Question No.142
You have multiple queries that take a long time to complete.
You need to identify the cause by using detailed information about the Transact-SQL statements in the queries. The Transact-SQL statements must not run as part of the analysis.
Which Transact-SQL statement should you run?
Correct Answer: C
Question No.143
You have the following stored procedure:
The Numbers table becomes unavailable when you run the stored procedure. The stored procedure obtains an exclusive lock on the table and does not release the lock.
What are two possible ways to resolve the issue? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
 1. Remove the implicit transaction and the SET ANSI_DEFAULTS ON statement.
 2. Set the ANSI_DEFAULT statement to OFF and add a COMMIT TRANSACTION statement after the INSERT statement.
 3. Add a COMMIT TRANSACTION statement after the INSERT statement.
 4. Remove the SET ANSI DEFAULTS ON statement.
Correct Answer: CD
SET ANSI_DEFAULTS is a server-side setting that the client does not modify. When enabled (ON), this option enables SET IMPLICIT_TRANSACTIONS (and some other options).
The SET IMPLICIT_TRANSACTIONS, when ON, the system is in implicit transaction mode.
This means that if @@TRANCOUNT = 0, any of the following Transact-SQL statements begins a new transaction. It is equivalent to an unseen BEGIN TRANSACTION being executed first: ALTER TABLE, FETCH, REVOKE, BEGIN TRANSACTION, GRANT, SELECT, CREATE, INSERT, TRUNCATE TABLE, DELETE, OPEN, UPDATE, DROP.
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You need to resolve the performance issue. Solution: You drop the nonclustered index.
Does the solution meet the goal?
 1. Yes
 2. No
Correct Answer: B
Question No.145
You have several real-time applications that constantly update data in a database. The applications run more than 400 transactions per second that insert and update new metrics from sensors.
A new web dashboard is released to present the data from the sensors. Engineers report that the applications take longer than expected to commit updates.
You need to change the dashboard queries to improve concurrency and to support reading uncommitted data.
What should you do?
 1. Use the NOLOCK option.
 2. Execute the DBCC UPDATEUSAGE statement.
 3. Use the max worker threads Option.
 4. Use a table-valued parameter.
 7. Execute the alter table ti set (Lock_ESCALATION = auto); statement.
 8. Use the output parameters.
Correct Answer: A
Question No.146
You are designing a solution for a company that operates retail stores. Each store has a database that tracks sales transactions. You create a summary table in the database at the corporate office. You plan to use the table to record the quantity of each product sold at each store on each day. Managers will use this data to identify reorder levels for products.
Every evening, stores must transmit sales data to the corporate office. The data must be inserted into the summary table that includes the storeID, Production. Qtysold. Totprodsales, and Datesold columns.
You need to prevent duplicate rows in the summary table. Each row must uniquely identify the store that sold the product and the total amount sold for that store on a specific date.
What should you include in your solution?
 1. Create a column store index.
 2. Create a check constraint.
 3. Create a unique constraint.
 4. Create a rule and bind it to the ProductID column.
Correct Answer: D
Question No.147
You are designing a data warehouse that will be clustered across four servers. Several of the tables in the data warehouse contain transient data that you can rebuild as needed.
The schema for the data changes periodically. You must minimize the work required to make schema changes and deploy those changes across the server farm. Administrators must be able to make the following schema changes:
Adding columns to tables Removing columns from tables Adding tables
Removing tables
Changes to the transient data are done as singleton operations. You must make the data available on all the servers in the server farm. Data movement between servers must occur in real time or near real time.
You must be able to run SELECT statements against the data from any server at any time. You need to configure the environment.
Which technologies should you implement? To answer, select the appropriate technologies in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
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Question No.148
You run the following Transact-SQL statement:
There are multiple unique OrderlD values. Most of the UnitPrice values for the same OrderlD are different.
You need to create a single index seek query that does not use the following operators:
Nested loop Sort
Key lookup
 1. CREATE INDEX IX_OrderLines_l ON OrderLines (OrderlD, UnitPrice) INCLUDE(Description, Quantity)
 2. CREATE INDEX IX_OrderLines_l ON OrderLines (OrderlD, UnitPrice) INCLUOE(Quantity)
 3. CREATE INDEX IX_OrderLines_l ON OrderLines (OrderlD, UnitPrice, Quantity)
 4. CREATE INDEX IX_OrderLines_l ON OrderLines (UnitPrice, OrderlD) INCLUDE(Description, Quantity)
Correct Answer: A
Question No.149
You have a data warehouse fact table that has a clustered columnstore index. You have multiple CSV files that contain a total of 3 million rows of data.
You need to upload the data to the fact table. The solution must avoid the delta group when you import the data.
Which solution will achieve the goal in the least amount of time?
 1. Load the source data to a staging table. Load the data to the fact table by using the insert_select statement and specify the Tablock option on the staging table.
 2. Load the source data to a staging table that has a clustered index on the primary key. Copy the data to the fact table by using the insert_select statement.
 3. Load the source data to the fact table by running bcp.exe and specify the _ Tablock option.
 4. Load the source data to the fact table by using the bulk insert statement and specify the Tablock option.
Correct Answer: B
If you are loading data only to stage it before running more transformations, loading the table to heap table will be much faster than loading the data to a clustered columnstore table. In addition, loading data to a [temporary table][Temporary] will also load much faster than loading a table to permanent storage.
A common pattern for data load is to load the data into a staging table, do some transformation and then load it into the target table using the following command
INSERT INTO lt;columnstore indexgt;
SELECT lt;list of columnsgt; FROM lt;Staging Tablegt;
This command loads the data into the columnstore index in similar ways to BCP or Bulk Insert but in a single batch. If the number of rows in the staging table lt; 102400, the rows are loaded into a delta rowgroup otherwise the rows are directly loaded into compressed rowgroup. One key limitation was that this INSERT operation was single threaded. To load data in parallel, you could create multiple staging table or issue INSERT/SELECT with non-overlapping ranges of rows from the staging table. This limitation goes away with SQL Server 2016 (13.x). The command below loads the data from staging table in parallel but you will need to specify TABLOCK.
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You need to build a function that meets the following requirements:
Returns multiple rows
Optimizes the performance of the query within the function
How should you complete the Transact-SQL statement? To answer, drag the appropriate Transact-SQL segments to the correct locations. Each Transact-SQL segment may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
Correct Answer:
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Jan. 25, 2006 Researchers have found stronger evidence for a link between a parasite in cat faeces and undercooked meat and an increased risk of schizophrenia.
Research published in Procedings of the Royal Society B, shows how the invasion or replication of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii in rats may be inhibited by using anti-psychotic or mood stabilising drugs.
The researchers tested anti-psychotic and mood stabilising medications used for the treatment of schizophrenia on rats infected with T. gondii and found they were as, or more, effective at preventing behaviourial alterations as anti-T. gondii drugs. This led them to believe that T. gondii may have a role in the development of some cases of schizophrenia.
Dr Joanne Webster from Imperial College London, and lead researcher said: "Although we are certainly not saying that exposure to this parasite does definitely lead to the development of schizophrenia, this and previous studies do show there may be a link in a few individuals, providing new clues for how we treat toxoplasmosis and schizophrenia."
Previous epidemiological and neuropathological studies have indicated some cases of schizophrenia may be associated with environmental factors, such as exposure to the parasite T. gondii. At the same time several of the medications used to treat schizophrenia have been shown to posess anti-parasitic and in particular anti-T.gondii properties. This led the authors to suspect that the anti-psychotic activity of these medications may be due in part to their inhibition of these parasites.
When the rats were given Haloperidol, an anti-psychotic, and Valporic acid, a mood stabiliser, the behavioural symptoms of T.gondii were reduced. They found the drugs were able to limit the'suicidal feline' attraction by which the rats became less aware of the dangers of cats.
Dr Joanne Webster added: "By showing that drugs used to treat schizophrenia affect the parasite T. gondii, this does provide further evidence for its role in the development of some cases schizophrenia. It may be that anti-psychotic drugs work partly by parasite inhibition, and this could lead to new medicine and treatment combinations."
The researchers have already begun human clinical trials using anti-T. gondii treatments as adjunct therapies for schizophrenia with researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
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Finite Element Analysis
For detailed analysis of piping components such as tube sheets, branch connections, nozzle connections, flanges, tees, lifting lugs or any other object, structural or otherwise, which may be under undesirably heavy loads and/or stresses, we use finite element techniques and software. We regularly create 2D and 3D models to predict mechanical stresses due to pressure, temperature, and other applied loadings, as well as vibrational frequencies and heat transfer calculations.
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Pucker Up: Writing a Kissing Scene
by Elizabeth Preston
As readers, we root for a kiss to happen between the characters who we know are just meant to be together in a novel. When it finally happens, we inwardly cheer (okay, sometimes outwardly as well) and then move on.
As writers, it seems like such a simple matter to write a scene in which two characters kiss. We show that the characters belong together, Character A looks at Character B, and then Character B swoops in for a smooch to end all smooches. Simple, right? Well, not so much. While researching for my young adult novel, I discovered that there's quite a bit more to characters kissing than I had originally thought. Here's a list of some interesting findings that apply to most genres of writing when creating a kissing scene.
1. Don't emphasize the mouth unless you want a bit of an ick factor. You would think that since you're writing a kissing scene that you would focus on the star of the show—the mouth. Apparently, that's not the case. Author Malinda Lo in "Writing About Kissing" says that describing a mouth leads to more of a vampire-esque route than to a sweet, romantic kissing scene.
2. Engage the body. The same article advises writers to explore the body, such as the arms and hands during a kissing scene.
3. Get into specifics. I've read that you want to get detailed in a kissing scene, but you need to avoid being clinical. This is where the adverbs and adjectives (ex. "gently," "softly," "quickly," "cinnamon red") come into play. Each word should add something to the picture that you are painting. Sensory details are key. Also, don't forget about the setting. However, sometimes less is more. There's a balance between specific description and letting the reader have his/her own imagination do some of the work.
4. Build up the buildup. In other words, play up the tension (particularly before the kiss) between the characters through body language and dialogue. Anticipation makes the reader excited and rooting for the kiss to happen. This tip speaks to the episode in How I Met Your Mother when Ted and Victoria continually almost kiss but don't touch lips (until the very end of the episode—sorry for the spoiler) because Victoria believes that the best part of a kiss is the part before the kiss. She's got a point, and this leads us to...
5. Pauses can be lucrative moments. Don't forget to describe all the swirling emotions that happen during that moment of tension before the kiss.
6. There should be some reason why your characters haven't kissed before. The reason/obstacle should be pushing the characters apart, which will allow you to explore their longings for one another. This also adds to the anticipation of a kiss.
7. The characters shouldn't groan. Groaning and gushy sounds make the scene feel more erotica than young adult. Good to know.
8. The characters should be putting something on the line. Leigh Bardugo, who wrote Ruin & Rising, states in "20 Authors Share Tips for Writing Love Scenes" that characters should have "high emotional stakes" and that there should always be something for the characters "to lose."
9. Show what the kiss means to the characters. I think this is where the internal dialog comes in. What are they thinking? Why is this kiss special? Or maybe why is it sub-par?
10. Don't forget about the characters' emotions. You're not smooshing two dolls' lips together. You're meshing two thinking, feeling characters. The reader wants to know what your characters are feeling inside. Are they scared, relieved, nervous, relaxed, or disappointed?
11. Watch out for the scene beginning to feel weird. A kissing scene can be awkward, but not weird. Well, unless you want it to be a bad kiss. Then, I guess it could be weird.
12. The kiss should be earned. This means that a kissing scene should be set up by... well, the rest of the book before the scene. Geez, no pressure.
Image and guest post contributed by Elizabeth Preston. She graduated with a M.A. in English writing and is currently working on a YA novel. If you'd like to check out more of her posts, visit her blog: At the Foot of the Sierras.
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Family: Soricidae, Shrews view all from this family
Description Large, velvety, brownish-grayish dark shrew with relatively uniform belly and back. Similar to American Water Shrew, but without stiff hairs on hind toes. Olympic Peninsula subspecies (S. b. albiventer) has white belly.
Dimensions 128-174mm, 58-80mm, 7-21g
Habitat Forests & woodlands, Swamps, marshes & bogs, Beaches, shorelines & estuaries, Lakes, ponds, rivers & streams
Range California, Northwest, Western Canada
Discussion Forages both on land and in water, but eats prey on land. Occupies coastal forests, typically associated with skunk cabbage marshes, riparian alder, small streams, and beach debris. May temporarily move into new habitats during rainy times.


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This study has shown how the forms of social interaction differ for each player type in the social trivia game Buzz! Quiz World, from the taunting of highly competitive killers, the boasting of achievers, or the collaborative discussion of socializers. The application of this to different game types, from FPSs to RPGs, would reveal interesting distinct traits in the interactions found among each player type in response to more directly competitive play. There is also potential to explore how social interaction changes among larger groups of players.
With a more robust understanding of different gaming cultures and spaces, maybe gamers can then have a better sense of what, exactly, they're getting themselves into next time someone screams "HEADSHOT!"


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Healthy Foods, Healthy Communities
What's to love about food co-ops? So much! Co-ops have a cool way of doing things differently. They're people working together for better food, stronger communities and a healthier world. And cooperative grocers are making a big impact. A new study, Healthy Foods Healthy Communities: The Social and Economic Impacts of Food Co-ops,* quantifies the impact food co-ops have as compared to conventional grocery stores. The study's compelling results demonstrate the many ways that food co-ops do well while doing good.
Unlike their conventional counterparts, co-ops are owned and governed by member-shoppers and rooted in principles like community, voluntary and open membership, economic participation and cooperation. Because of these principles and practices, food co-ops inherently serve and benefit the communities where they are located. For example, the study finds that for every dollar spent at a food co-op, $0.38 is reinvested in the local economy compared to $0.24 at conventional grocers.
Supporting Local Food Systems and Sustainable Foods
Though "local" has popped up in conventional grocery stores in recent years, retail food co-ops are leaps and bounds ahead of the pack. Where conventional grocers work with an average of 65 local farmers and food producers, food co-ops work with an average of 157. Likewise, locally sourced products make up an average of 20 percent of co-op sales compared to 6 percent at conventional stores.
Years after creating the market for organic foods, co-ops are still the place to find them. Of produce sales at food co-ops, 82 percent are organic, compared to 12 percent for conventional grocers. And, organics make up 48 percent of grocery sales in food co-ops, compared to just 2 percent in conventional grocers.
Local Economic Impact
The economic impact that a grocery store has on its local economy is greater than just the sum of its local spending, because a portion of money spent locally recirculates. For example, food co-ops purchase from local farmers who, in turn, buy supplies from local sources, hire local technicians to repair equipment, and purchase goods and services from local retailers. To some extent, conventional grocers do too, but the gap is still significant. For every $1,000 a shopper spends at their local food co-op, $1,604 in economic activity is generated in their local economy—$239 more than if they had spent that same $1,000 at a conventional grocer.
The average co-op earning $10 million per year in revenue provides jobs for over 90 workers. In total, 68 percent of those workers are eligible for health insurance, compared to 56 percent of employees at conventional grocers. Co-op employees also earn an average of nearly $1.00 more per hour than conventional grocery workers when bonuses and profit sharing are taken into account.
Grocery stores—co-ops and conventional alike—generate a significant amount of waste. What sets retail food co-ops apart is what they do with that waste. Co-ops recycle 96 percent of cardboard, 74 percent of food waste and 81 percent of plastics compared to 91 percent, 36 percent and 29 percent, respectively, recycled by conventional grocers.
- Impact Report - to see the impact up close, view the Healthy Foods Healthy Communities: The Social and Economic Impacts of Food Co-ops report.
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* The study behind this report was commissioned by National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), the organization of grocery cooperatives that brings you this site. NCGA partnered with the ICA Group—a national not-for-profit consulting firm with expertise in cooperatives, economic development, and business research.