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Salt has been used for thousands of years by humans not just for seasoning, it was so important that Roman soldiers were partly paid in salt, and it is where the word soldier comes from and derives from the Latin for 'Sal dare' meaning to give salt, salt was then a scarce and expensive product.
Talking of Latin or Rome did you know that salt was even used by the Roman empire on its enemy's to poison their lands and was noted that in 146 BCs after the victory over Carthage, Carthage being at he time Rome's competitor and enemy in the region, one notable figure from Carthage was general Hannibal Barca who lived between 183 and 181 BC, he was a general and statesman from ancient Carthage, who is widely considered one of the greatest military commanders in history and is famous for his war with Roman and crossing the Alps into Italy with his army which numbered 38,000 infantry, 8,000 cavalry and 38 elephants, almost none of the elephants would survive the harsh conditions of the Alps. Some years Roman general Scipio Aemilianus Africanus on sacking the massive city of Carthage ordered that every cat, dog, infant, female, and male were slain by the sword and it went of days after day, a most brutal event with many inhabitants being enslaved, with every building destroyed to the ground, Carthage was not left by Scripio, he then ordered that salt be ploughed into the land, so that no crops or living thing would ever grow on Carthage soil ever again, Carthage was wiped off the face of the earth forever survive the harsh conditions of the Alps. Some years later on Roman general Scipio Aemilianus Africanus on sacking the massive city that saw every cat, dog, infant, female, and male slain by the sword and it went off day after day, a most brutal event with many inhabitants being enslaved, while every building was destroyed to the ground Carthage was not left by Scripio he then ordered that salt was ploughed into the land so that no crops would ever grow at Carthage ever again, it was to be wiped off the face of the map.
Now back to Salt. Salt is needed in the body and performs many functions and is essential in maintaining and promoting good health, the main source of salt is through food and is crucial in maintaining good body health, it is used as a sterilizing agent with the medical field and can be used directly on the skin and help clear up cuts and is widely used now in infant and adult nasal sprays, Saline is also used in I.V. therapy, intravenously supplying extra water to re-hydrate people or supplying the daily water and salt needs and is used widely in time and areas of famine to re-hydrate young children that become to malnourished.
Salt is crucial in maintaining good health, humans main source of salt or sodium chloride (Ions) is via our diet. Sodium is essential for nerve and good muscle function, Salt is involved in the regulation of fluids in the body while chloride ions serve as important electrolytes by regulating blood pH and pressure.
In one teaspoon of sodium chloride or Salt it contains about 2.300 milligrams of sodium it is a fact that human cannot live without salt, the body needs salt so our nerves can transmit impulses, contract and release muscle fibers including those of the heart and blood vessel and help to maintain a proper fluid balance.
Drinking too much water without replacing lost salt is also very dangerous, you can effectively flush out the salt from your body and this salt must be replaced, this is why you need to re-hydrate and also make sure you have salt within your diet.
Worryingly if you have heart problems or issues you are advised by medical professional to radically reduce your salt intake but if you read up on salt you will find that salt is very useful to the body and some research and studies found on advice that seeks such people with heart issues is to reduce their salt intake is in fact very bad, one such study showed that you are 160% these can be found on this website below which states;
One review of controlled trials found that for people with heart failure, limiting sodium intake increased the risk of dying. In fact, the effect was strong, people who restricted their sodium intake had a 160% higher risk of death. This is concerning because patients with heart failure are often told to limit their sodium intake.
6 Little-Known Dangers of Restricting Sodium Too Much


Data Protection Using Hand Gesture Recognition
In this project, a sequence of gestures are used to decrypt a encrypted file based on technique called image processing using Gabor wavelets is proposed. We have proposed to use the Gabor wavelet and Radon transform together to derive hand pattern features and edge detection which covers the information in different directions. Now in image matching phase the image stored in the database is compared with the detected one sequentially till it matches a sequence in the database comparison is done by matching the features of the detected pattern with existing ones.
Points of interest
1. Users can execute the lock utilizing any number of gestures from the database of accessible gestures. Indeed, redundancies are permitted.
2. Because of encryption, information is secured from harm and robbery.
3. Convenient in cutting edge age frameworks since the vast majority of them come without divide include units like consoles.
4. Since Matlab is essentially platform independent all working frameworks can utilize the programming without much further progressions
5. Obtaining hardware:
Disconnected from the net: pervasive (pen and paper).
On-line: inexpensive and recently coordinated in a few gadgets (Tablet Pc).
 protection of particular files like money related explanations in banks, examination papers in universities.
 running fundamental errands of a working framework by teaming up bunch files with Matlab order files.
 secure record exchange crosswise over platforms exploiting platform independency.
 running executable files of projects from a library.


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The definition of politic is someone who is shrewd, tactful or unethical.(adjective)
An example of politic is a decision made because it it likely to be accepted by the voters and will make the politician more popular; a politic decision.
Politic is defined as to participate in campaigning.(verb)
An example of politic is to run for office.
See politic in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: ME polytyk < MFr politique < L politicus < Gr politikos, of a citizen < politēs: see police
See politic in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Origin: Middle English politik
Origin:, from Old French politique
Origin:, from Latin polīticus, political
Origin:, from Greek polītikos
Origin:, from polītēs, citizen
Origin:, from polis, city; see pelə-3 in Indo-European roots.
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Cages to use in inland and coastal waters and open sea are made of sections and installed in required size on site.
The size and amount of floating pipes are dependent on the size of the cage and the conditions of the surroundings. For the harsh open sea conditions the cages can be made of even 3 floating rings, which increase the floating capacity and endurance.
kassi2Normally the cages are made with 2 floating rings. The modules between the floating pipes include footboard for the maintenance. One of the floating pipes is normally filled with styrofoam to ensure the fluctuation in case of any damages.


In the next couple of weeks, students would be back to the four walls of their classrooms. Formal education continues.
Weeks before school resumption, parents are encumbered with preparing their children for school. This is usually very stressful and expensive. The beginning of the session requires buying new things (bags, shoes, books, uniform etc). These expenses can weigh parents down. Also, the need to want their children to look better than they did the previous session can be exhausting.
However, preparing a child psychologically and emotionally is rarely considered during resumption preparation. These aspects are as necessary as the physical, financial and spiritual preparation.
Here are few ways to prepare your children psychologically and emotionally for resumption:
 - Talk to them about their last academic session. This can be done over food or games. The setting should preferably be informal. This would help get the best out of the conversation
 - Let them express their opinion about the new academic height they have attained. Discussions can evolve around the school, subjects, uniform, anything related to their academics.
 - Discuss social matters that they might encounter at school with them. This would depend on their age bracket. Topics can evolve around sexuality, hygiene, menstruation etc.
 - Give them all the support they need even before they have to think about resumption
Preparing children for school requires more than meeting their financial and physical needs. Also, resumption preparations should not be done close to resumption date.
Bits of preparation per time builds up all part of a child's educational immune system. Help them grow a strong immune system.
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CDM Help Desk Launched to Improve Regional Distribution of CDM Projects
4 September 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat has launched the second Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Help Desk to answer questions of stakeholders relating to CDM projects undergoing the validation or verification process.
The objective of the CDM Help Desk is to help improve the regional distribution of CDM projects. It aims to help under-represented countries increase their participation in the CDM and thus realize the benefits of the CDM.
The Help Desk is therefore only available to project stakeholders in such under-represented countries, specifically stakeholders in Africa, the least developed countries (LDCs), small island developing States (SIDS) and countries that had ten or fewer registered CDM projects as of 31 December 2010. It provides stakeholders such as CDM project participants, developers, coordinating and/or managing entities, designated national authorities (DNAs) and designated operational entities (DOEs), with reliable and timely information on issues regarding their CDM projects. [CDM Help Desk]


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In affirmative judgments, on the contrary, lack of this or that communication between subjects and a predicate reveals. They share on judgments with a positive predicate, and judgments with a negative predicate.
The amount of judgment is its other major logical characteristic. Under quantity here certainly not any concrete number of imaginable objects in it. The general, private, single judgments are allocated.
Conclusion - a form of thinking in which of one or several judgments on the basis of certain rules of a conclusion the new judgment with need or a certain degree of probability following from them turns out.
Judgment predicate, being the novelty carrier, can have the most various character. From this point of view in all variety of judgments three groups are allocated: attributive, relational and existential.

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Termination of an Employment Contract in KSA
Either an employee or employer can decide to terminate a contract of employment.
Employees may terminate their contract by resigning and an employer may terminate the contract by dismissing an employee.
Employment contracts may be terminated:
- Without notice by either party at any time during probation
- If the worker failed the medical examination
- By mutual consent of both parties
- On expiry of term of contract unless it is extended
- At the discretion of both parties in indefinite contracts
- Or on the worker attaining the age of retirement (60 years for male and 55 for female) unless both parties agree to work beyond the age of retirement.
The employer may dismiss the worker without notice for assaulting the employer/management:
- Failure to perform duties, follow legitimate orders or safety instructions; disobedience
- Misconduct or acts infringing on honesty or integrity
- Deliberately causing material loss to the employer
- Forgery in order to obtain the job
- Absence from work for more than 20 days in one year or for more than10 consecutive days
- Unlawfully takes advantage of his position for personal gain
- Disclosure of workrelated industrial or commercial secrets, etc.
Termination of the contract by the worker without giving notice, if the employer/his representative
- Fails to fulfill contractual or statutory obligations
- Resorts of fraud at the time of contracting with respect to work conditions and circumstances
- Assigns the worker, without his consent, a work which is essentially different from the work agreed upon
- Committing a violent assault or an immoral act against the worker or any of his family members
- Subjects the worker to cruelty, injustice or insult
- Failed to take measures to remove serious health or safety hazard at the workplace of which he was aware
- Cause the worker to appear as the party terminating the contract through his actions, unjust treatment or violation of the terms of the contract, etc.
Termination of contract without a valid reason: If the contract is to be terminated without a valid reason, the party harmed by the termination is entitled to be compensated by the other party.
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It's been an exciting week for gamers with the release of the highly-anticipated Fallout 4 video game which takes place decades after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization and only those in fallout shelters have survived.
But could humans really survive a nuclear apocalypse and spend years in a bunker? Scientists at the American Chemical Society (ACS) have tested the real-life challenges of living in a fallout shelter and say time, distance and shielding will determine who lives and who dies.
The key to survival is to minimise your exposure ionising radiation – the stream of alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays after a nuclear attack.
Those who are exposed for the shortest time, are the furthest distance away and have the most shelter are significantly more likely to survive.
Once the initial explosion is over, the biggest health risk is nuclear fallout, the radiation that spreads from debris lifted into the fireball during the explosion. Experts suggest fleeing high population areas and locations close to military bases.
"NASA has developed radiation shielding for space flights which could be adapted for a fallout shelter," says chemist Dr. Raychelle Burks.
"Current research suggests that carbon nanotubes provide protection from radiation and ounce for ounce are at least a hundred times stronger than steel."
Scientists also suggest that water could be purified using graphene oxide and food could be grown using a complex aquaponics system which cycles nutrients between plants and fish.
Daniel Salisbury from King's College London has recently completed research on nuclear attacks and survival strategies. He suggests a simple test to determine whether you're in danger from radiation:
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As a follow-up to my question Regular expressions without alternation, I was wondering what was known about the power of regular expressions in which union is not allowed but backreferences are.
I'm familiar with a number of papers discussing regular expressions with the addition of backreferences, but none that I've seen address the union-free version. This class would be incomparable with the class of regular languages, but are they as hard to recognize as full regular expressions with backreferences? (I've seen several terms used for this; none seem to be standard.) In the case without backreferences, removing union seems to reduce expressibility without making membership tests much/any faster.
As before union means the same as alternation, logical OR, | (in standard regexes), / (ABNF), ∪, etc.
 - $\begingroup$ Do you still allow complementation? For example, could one use $\emptyset^{C}$ to express $\Sigma^*$? $\endgroup$ – Dominik D. Freydenberger Sep 13 '11 at 9:49
 - $\begingroup$ _USER_: I'd take either answer. $\endgroup$ – Charles Sep 13 '11 at 13:01
If you are allowed to use complementation to express $\Sigma^*$ as $\emptyset^{C}$, the resulting language class includes the pattern languages (see, e.g., this survey by Kai Salomaa).
As shown by Angluin, the membership problem for pattern languages is NP-complete. (This holds even if you consider pattern languages that are generated by patterns that do not contain terminal symbols.)
So, membership for this class is as hard as for the full class of regular expressions with backreferences.
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 $\begingroup$ Great answer! In addition, I think you do not need the complementation to express $\Sigma^*$ if you use instead a union-free expression such as $(a^*b^*)^*$ (binary alphabet), $(a^*b^*c^*)^*$ (ternary alphabet), and so on. $\endgroup$ – Hermann Gruber Dec 14 '14 at 22:53
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 ...was born there in 63 bc and continued to live there after he became emperor. His private dwelling, built about 50 bc and never seriously modified, still stands. It is known as the House of Livia, for his widow, and has small, graceful rooms decorated with paintings. Other private houses, now excavated and visible, were incorporated into the foundations of the spreading imperial...
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 ...filmlike, beyond a colonnade of pilasters, with vertical, bird's-eye-view perspective and human figures strictly subordinated to their settings. Other wall paintings, such as those in a room from Livia's Villa at Prima Porta (transferred to the Museo Nazionale Romano), represent a great park or garden filled with trees, shrubs, flowers, and birds, with no pilasters in the foreground to...


Dmytro Bortniansky (1751 – 1825) was an Ukrainian composer and conductor of Rusyn descent. A unique and influential figure in Russian and Ukrainian music, Dimitry Bortnyansky was primarily known for his sacred choral concertos and multi-movement a cappella compositions that both struck out new paths for various combinations of tutti and solo voices and helped Westernize the Eastern Slavonic tradition. He also wrote many hymns, which, like his choral concertos, gained wide currency throughout late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century Europe. Bortnyansky wrote 55 surviving choral concertos (at least 23 others are lost), and also composed operas, keyboard sonatas, and chamber works.


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Acknowledging Each Other Authentically in Accelerated Times
Umbuntu, derived from Bantu, a southern African language, relates to a Zulu concept – umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu -, which means, "A person is only a person through other people."
The themes of my columns are often related to the implications of the pace at which we are living our lives and its impact on human relationships. More often than not, we are pressed for time, moving from one meeting or commitment to another without the opportunity to breathe and acknowledge ourselves, no less others. Whether it is a face-to-face encounter or through the written word, we are often starting in mid-thought, ready to move on to the next one, forsaking the moment to just pause and reflect and notice the other.
There are many philosophers and religious leaders who speak about the importance of acknowledging the other. Desmond Tutu suggests that a proper self-assurance comes from knowing one belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished. Martin Buber, a well-known philosopher, wrote that it is in the encounter with the other that we feel fully human and whole. So what do we create in the moment of greeting another – and what do we miss when we pass that moment by?
Central to my work is helping clients foster an inclusive culture, one in which each person, each member feels acknowledged, feels as if they matter. One of my early mentors in the field taught me to start each meeting with people saying hello to each other. I continue to be impressed at how powerful this simple ritual can be with a group of people who work together.
Saying hello seems like a simple obvious. Yet the absence of being acknowledged – for some more than others – is something people experience in their daily lives at the workplace.
"People pass each other in the hallways and don't acknowledge each other."
"Is that true of everyone?" I respond.
"Well, some people say hello – it is mostly people in senior leadership who ignore us."
However, when I talk with senior leaders they pause and often counter:
"I try to acknowledge people, but most of the time I am thinking about what I am doing or where I am going – I don't mean to slight anyone."
Others are more forthright about their frustration:
"Why do people have to be so sensitive? It is not personal!
"I happen to be very introverted – it is hard for me to acknowledge everyone"
So what is the real issue here? I would like to suggest that it is more than just "saying hello." Social greetings carry all sorts of implications depending on the implicit or explicit positions attributed to those involved. Depending of perceived relative social power, the presence and absence of a greeting says volumes. We are also more likely to notice when we are not acknowledged than when we are not acknowledging.
Acknowledging each other is more thank an interpersonal issue. Our work environments are defined by how people relate to each other. In some instances people turn on and off good manners depending on the relative position or value they place on the other be it face to face, on the other end of a phone line or in an email message..
Saying hello, acknowledging people can have a powerful impact on the culture of an organization as patterns and norms of how people greet each other ingrained in the culture of the organization. When I am working with clients, who are committed to fostering more inclusive work environments, we typically create a list of behaviors that foster inclusion. Greeting each other authentically is often at the top of the list.
So what can we do to foster a more inclusive environment where we work and with the people we work with – our customers and clients. Each of us can begin by noticing our own habits and begin to ask ourselves some questions. For example,
- Who do I acknowledge and whom do I just pass by?
- When do I feel slighted? Am I personalizing this when it may not be about me?
- What is the story I am making up about this interaction and how might my interpretation change if I broadened my perspective?
- How is my reaction influenced by perceived power dynamics?
- What might be going on for the other person? How might the situation change if I shifted my focus from what I am feeling to what someone else might be experiencing?
Consider not only your own responses but your position of perceived relative power and influence. It is essential that you ask: What does the work community require of me? Regardless of your personal style and preferences, as leaders, you are required to operate beyond comfort zone when it comes to acknowledging others.
Finally, create the opportunity for a conversation about the importance of acknowledging each other. Ritualize this by taking a few minutes at the start of each meeting for a brief "check-in" and at the end of the meeting for a "check-out."
Greeting others authentically is more than a rule to follow; it elevates relationships between the greeter and the one being greeted. and strengthens the work community. We each become fuller people when we are open and available to others.


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I'm having a hard time getting my head around the maths to locate a target in 3D given a number of known points (4 or more) and a value that indicates the signal strength (range 0–100).
I've looked at the simpler answer in the 2D case but I'm unsure how to generalise the idea of normalising the signal strengths for the 3D case. It might even be that this answer is too simple for my requirements. I know that in my case the signal strength is proportional to distance-2 but do not know the propagation constant.
I've also seen this question, but it's not quite what I'm after as I want to use the signal strengths from a larger number of nodes to improve the estimate.
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Sorry, no answer, but I think if you're trying to improve the estimate (in the overdetermined case), you're going to have to include some form of per-measurement error. Good luck with it. – BradHards Aug 4 '12 at 22:47
You could try to post the same question in math.stackexchange.com. – Chau Aug 5 '12 at 9:44
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The solution here was a simple one. I have a number of signal values, S, which are proportional to the distance d:
S = k / f (d)">
The function f is known, and the constant k cancels out in the interpolation, so all that's needed is to apply the inverse of the function to each of the magnitudes before normalisation.
In my case, it means I simply calculate the square root of the signal strengths.
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Jackson, Sheldon, 1834–1909, American missionary and educator, b. Montgomery co., N.Y., grad. Union College, 1855, and Princeton Theological Seminary, 1858. After a career as a Presbyterian missionary in Minnesota and Wisconsin and (after 1870) as missionary superintendent in the Rocky Mt. area, he went (1884) to Alaska as superintendent of missions, having already established missions and schools in that territory. In 1885 he became the first federal superintendent of public instruction for Alaska, with the task of organizing a free school system for Native American, Eskimo, and white children. He succeeded in the next 20 years in bringing school facilities to all corners of Alaska. He urged the introduction and raising of reindeer to supplement the dwindling food resources and in 1892, with government aid, brought the first reindeer into Alaska from Siberia. He aided in organizing the territorial government and establishing mail routes. He was active in Alaskan politics as the moving spirit in the "missionary" party. He wrote numerous governmental and religious reports and Difficulties at Sitka in 1885 (1886).
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Illustrated Family Record (Fraktur) Found in Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File W3079, for Philip Frey, Pennsylvania
During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress passed laws promising pensions or grants of government-owned land to officers and soldiers who served in the war, as well as to the survivors of those killed. This illustrated family record in the German Fraktur script, hand-colored with large birds, is a birth and baptismal document submitted as part of the application for a pension by Anna Margaretha Kolb, wife of Revolutionary War veteran Philip Frey. From Pennsylvania, Frey served between April 1776 and January 1778. He fought in the battles at Long...


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Poisson's equation is a partial differential equation named after the French mathematician and physicist Simeon-Denis Poisson. Derived from Coulomb's law and Gauss's law, it is a second-order partial differential equation used for solving problems, such as finding the electric potential for a given charge distribution, or modeling gravitational fields. It is commonly used in the fields of electrostatics, mechanical engineering, and theoretical physics.
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Think back about one year. Here was the headline: "Duke Energy wants you to conserve electricity during cold snap." It was just more than a year ago that Duke set a single-day record for electric demand (January 5).
We have not had anything like it yet this season, but it could be just around the corner. So, get ready. Who knows?
A year ago Duke expected demand to be perhaps 25 percent higher than normal. That affects customers. A fifth of energy is used in the residential sector. Buildings differ how well they hold heat, with anywhere up to 40 percent of heat sometimes leaked outside. The cost for that cold weather falls hard on people in older homes that may not have the energy efficiency of newer homes. (Source) So, a year ago Duke asked customers to conserve electricity to ease stress on the grid and generating facilities.
Carolina electric companies have advice about ways to save when the weather turns cold. Duke has helpful advice about weatherization. SCE&G, now Dominion-owned Southeast Energy Group. has energy-saving tips. These include reminders to check and clean air filters in heating systems for efficiency. The NC Electric Cooperatives take a look at outages and safety tips. Even the Accuweather people have advice about surviving a wintertime outage, noting that, "Carbon monoxide poisoning, fire and electric shock are hazards during an outage. Place generators away from doors, windows and vents that could allow carbon monoxide to come indoors."
Cold and snow can stress the electric system. Ice weighs-down power lines and can cause an outage. Tree branches covered with ice can snap and take down lines. Additionally, in cold weather electric customers run heating equipment all-out, adding stress. If we have severe cold weather and power lines are affected, Duke Energy has good safety advice: "Stay away from downed or sagging power lines, and do not touch anything that is on or near a power line (i.e., trees or tree limbs, cars, ladders)."
So, far there has been lots of rain, record rain in some areas. Some of the mountain areas had snow this season, but they are prepped for snow. January is the snowiest month of the year in the Carolinas. Coldest, too.
Be prepared, we are only part way through the month. Remember a year ago!


Can Traffic Cameras Be Used Against You? What You Need to Know
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Running red lights is one of the top causes of accidents, accounting for thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of injuries each year in the U.S. Because this is such a serious problem, cities across the country have started to add more and more traffic cameras to promote safety and reduce accidents at intersections.
If you've been involved in a collision at an intersection, you might be wondering whether traffic camera footage can be used against you in a personal injury case, or if this footage may be useful to your claim. While violators caught on camera will often receive a ticket for the infraction, it is possible that more severe consequences could come if you're involved in a crash.
What Is the Purpose of Traffic Cameras?
Red light cameras and speed cameras are intended to help law enforcement monitor traffic and deter violations by recording video footage of activity around red lights and speed-restricted areas, respectively.
Q: How do traffic cameras work?
A: Most of the time, red-light cameras are only triggered when violators run red lights at monitored intersections. Speed cameras are only activated when drivers cruise past them while exceeding the legal speed limit. However, mistakes sometimes happen.
Q: Are Traffic Cameras Legal?
A: Not everywhere in the United States, but law enforcement agencies are permitted to operate both speed cameras and red light cameras in most locations throughout Alabama.
How Are Traffic Cameras Used Against You?
If you've received a traffic camera violation ticket, you're probably expecting some kind of a fine, but how else could traffic cameras be used against you?
Q: Do you have to pay for traffic camera tickets?
A: Generally speaking, yes. Traffic camera tickets are enforceable throughout Alabama, so unless you win a successful challenge to your ticket, you will have to pay the given fee.
Q: How much could my ticket cost?
A: This depends on your particular jurisdiction and the nature of your violation, but could be as much as $110 after administrative fees.
Traffic Camera Video in a Car Crash Case
So, what happens if you're in an accident involving a traffic violation that was recorded by a red light camera or speed camera? Again, the answer depends on your jurisdiction and the specific types of traffic light cams they use.
Some cameras just capture still images of license plates or seconds-long video of the events surrounding a traffic violation. Others give law enforcement agencies access to 24/7 footage and recordings of all activity.
Both types of recordings could be useful in your car crash case but may be challenging to obtain. An experienced Montgomery auto accident lawyer can help.
Disputing a Traffic Camera Ticket
If you believe you have received a traffic camera ticket in error, you may feel unsure of what to do. It's common to feel pressured to pay your fine to avoid trouble, but you do have the option to dispute your ticket.
With the help of a dedicated attorney, you may be able to fight back by demonstrating that:
 - You were not driving the vehicle in question when the traffic violation occurred.
 - The flagged behavior was not a traffic violation, only mistakenly labeled as such by automated systems or human reviewers.
 - The traffic cameras were not adequately marked or otherwise used properly.
Contact a Car Accident Lawyer Today
If you were involved in an accident at an intersection that may have been recorded by a traffic camera, contact the Alabama car accident lawyers at Stokes Stemle, LLC today. We provide free consultations to discuss your accident, and we'll collect no fees unless we win compensation for you.
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If the precise infusion device infusion flow rate control can not be stable and accurate, it will naturally increase the insecurity of nurses, patients and patients' families to infusion, and the "bubble" of the infusion tube wall into the intravenous infusion needle or patients' vein will form air embolism, which will endanger the lives of patients in serious cases, causing medical disputes and medical accidents that should not occur. Next, Zibo dongmai Xiaobian shares with you how to correctly discharge the residual blister on the wall of infusion set?
1. When the disposable infusion device is used to exhaust, it is necessary to avoid squeezing the Murphy's drip pot as far as possible, so as to reduce a large number of bubbles in the mixed liquid due to the rapid rush of the liquid into the Murphy's drip pot of the infusion device. In addition, in the exhaust should also pay attention not to make the exhaust pipe on the filter film wet, filter film wet will affect the air through, resulting in poor ventilation.
2. When exhausting the disposable infusion set, the tip of the infusion needle connected to the infusion set should be upward. The liquid in the infusion set is discharged to the joint of the infusion set and the infusion needle, and the needle slowly discharges 2-3 drops of liquid downward. This reduces the amount of air remaining in the needle.
3. After the air in the infusion tube is drained, the needle should be held horizontally or slightly downward when preparing for puncture. In this way, the air can be avoided to be sucked into the puncture needle again due to the atmospheric pressure and the gravity of the liquid (when the puncture needle is upward, a small amount of gas will be found in the puncture needle).
4. The liquid level in Murphy's drip pot should be 2 / 3, and the minimum should not be less than 1 / 2. In this way, the small bubbles caused by the drop hitting the liquid surface can be avoided. Because the rapid infusion speed is also one of the reasons for the formation of small bubbles, so that the small bubbles formed can not float to the liquid level, but are gathered at the bottom of the Murphy's pot. Especially in the process of large infusion, generally after 250 ml ~ 500 ml liquid medicine is infused, the more bubbles will gather, causing the bubbles to go down the wall of the infusion set, It even forms a large bubble and enters the patient's body with the liquid. Therefore, in the process of infusion, we must pay attention to the liquid level of Murphy's drip pot.
5. In the process of infusion for patients, the water stop should be put as low as possible, and placed at the far end of Murphy's drip pot. In this way, the pressure of liquid falling on the surface of Murphy's drip pot can be reduced, so as to reduce the generation of bubbles.
6. The ambient temperature of the ward is also an important reason for the large number of bubbles in the wall of the infusion device. The temperature of the ward and treatment room should be the same as far as possible.


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Before creating tweens, it is helpful to understand the following Flash Pro concepts:
About tween animation
Like most things in Flash, animation does not require any ActionScript. However, you can create animation with ActionScript if you choose.
Drawing on the Stage
Timeline layers and the stacking order of objects within a single layer as well as across layers
Moving and transforming objects on the Stage and in the Property inspector
Using the Timeline, including object lifetime and selecting objects at specific points in time. See Frames and keyframes to learn the basics.
Symbols and symbol properties. Tweenable symbol types include movie clips, buttons, and graphics. Text is also tweenable.
Nested symbols. Symbol instances can be nested inside other symbols.
Optional: Bezier curve editing using the Select and Subselect tools. These tools can be used for editing tween motion paths.
A motion tween is an animation that is created by specifying different values for an object property in different frames. Flash Pro calculates the values for that property in between those two frames. The term tween comes from the words "in between".
For example, you can place a symbol left of the Stage in frame 1, and move it to the right of the Stage in frame 20. When you create a tween, Flash Pro calculates all the positions of the movie clip in between. The result is an animation of the symbol moving from left to right, from frame 1 to frame 20. In each frame in between, Flash Pro moves the movie clip one 20th of the distance across the Stage.
A tween span is a group of frames in the Timeline in which an object has one or more properties changed over time. A tween span appears in the Timeline as a group of frames in a single layer with a blue background. These tween spans can be selected as a single object and dragged from one location in the Timeline to another, including to another layer. Only one object on the Stage can be animated in each tween span. This object is called the target object of the tween span.
A property keyframe is a frame within a tween span where you explicitly define one or more property values for the tween target object. These properties could include position, alpha (transparency), color tint, etc. Each property you define has its own property keyframes. If you set more than one property in a single frame, then the property keyframes for each of those properties reside in that frame. You can view each property of a tween span and its property keyframes in the Motion Editor. You can also choose which types of property keyframes to display in the Timeline from the tween span context menu.
In the preceding example of tweening a movie clip from frame 1 to frame 20, frames 1 and 20 are property keyframes. You can use the Property inspector, the Motion Editor, and many other tools in Flash to define values for properties you want to animate. You specify these property values in the frames of your choosing, and Flash Pro adds the required property keyframes to the tween span. Flash Pro interpolates the values for each of these properties in the frames in between the property keyframes you have created.
Beginning in Flash Professional CS4, the concepts of a "keyframe" and a "property keyframe" have changed. The term "keyframe" refers to a frame in the Timeline in which a symbol instance appears on the Stage for the first time. The separate term "property keyframe" refers to a value defined for a property of an object at a specific time or frame in a motion tween.
If a tweened object changes its location on the Stage during the tween, the tween span has a motion path associated with it. This motion path shows the path the tweened object takes during its movement around the Stage. You can edit the motion path on the Stage using the Selection, Subselection, Convert Anchor, Remove Anchor, and Free Transform tools, and commands in the Modify menu. If you are not tweening position, no motion path appears on the Stage. You can also apply an existing path as a motion path by pasting the path onto a tween span in the Timeline.
Tweened animation is an effective and efficient way to create movement and changes over time while minimizing file size. In tweened animation, only the values for the property keyframes you specify are stored in the FLA file and published SWF file.
The types of objects that can be tweened include movie clip, graphic and button symbols, and text fields. The properties of these objects that can be tweened include the following:
2D X and Y position
3D Z position (movie clips only)
2D rotation (around the z-axis)
3D X, Y, and Z rotation (movie clips only)
3D motion requires that the FLA file target ActionScript 3.0 and Flash Player 10 or higher in the publish settings. Adobe AIR also supports 3D motion.
Skew X and Y
Scale X and Y
Color effects include: alpha (transparency), brightness, tint, and advanced color settings. Color effects can be tweened only on symbols and TLF text. By tweening these properties, you can make objects appear to fade in or fade from one color to another.
To tween a color effect on classic text, convert the text to a symbol.
Filter properties (filters cannot be applied to graphic symbols)
Flash Pro supports two different types of tweens for creating motion. Motion tweens, introduced in Flash CS4 Professional, are powerful and simple to create. Motion tweens allow the greatest control over tweened animation. Classic tweens, which include all tweens created in earlier versions of Flash Pro, are more complex to create. While motion tweens offer much more control of a tween, classic tweens provide certain specific capabilities that some users need.
The differences between motion tweens and classic tweens include the following:
Classic tweens use keyframes. Keyframes are frames in which a new instance of an object appears. Motion tweens can only have one object instance associated with them and use property keyframes instead of keyframes.
A motion tween consists of one target object over the entire tween span. Classic tween allows tweening between two keyframes, containing instances of the same or different symbols.
Both motion tweens and classic tweens allow only specific types of objects to be tweened. When you apply a motion tween to non-allowed object types, Flash offers to convert them to a movie clip when the tween is created. Applying a classic tween converts them to graphic symbols.
Motion tweens consider text a tweenable type and do not convert text objects to movie clips. Classic tweens convert text objects to graphic symbols.
No frame scripts are allowed on a motion tween span. Classic tweens allow frame scripts.
Any object scripts on a tween target cannot change over the course of the motion tween span.
Motion tween spans can be stretched and resized in the Timeline and are treated as a single object. Classic tweens consist of groups of individually selectable frames in the Timeline.
To select individual frames in a motion tween span, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Macintosh) the frames.
With classic tweens, eases can be applied to the groups of frames between the keyframes within the tween. With motion tweens, eases apply across the entire length of a motion tween span. Easing only specific frames of a motion tween requires the creation of a custom ease curve.
You can use classic tweens to animate between two different color effects, such as tint and alpha transparency. Motion tweens can apply one color effect per tween.
Only motion tweens can be used to animate 3D objects. You cannot animate a 3D object using a classic tween.
Only motion tweens can be saved as Motion Presets.
With motion tweens, you cannot swap symbols or set the frame number of a graphic symbol to display in a property keyframe. Animations that include these techniques require classic tweens.
There can be more than one classic or motion tween on the same layer, but there can't be both types of tween on the same layer.
The following articles and resources are available about the differences between motion tweens and classic tweens:
Applying motion presets
Motion presets are pre-configured motion tweens that you can apply to an object on the Stage. You simply select the object and click the Apply button in the Motion Presets panel.
Using motion presets is a quick way to learn the basics of adding animation in Flash Pro. Once you see how presets work, making your own animations is even easier.
You can create and save your own custom presets. These can be from existing motion presets that you have modified, or from custom tweens that you have created on your own.
The Motion Presets panel also allows you to import and export presets. You can share presets with people you are collaborating with or take advantage of presets shared by members of the Flash Pro design community.
Using presets can save significant production time during design and development of your projects, especially if you use similar kinds of tweens often.
Motion presets can only contain motion tweens. Classic tweens cannot be saved as motion presets.
The following video tutorials demonstrate how to use motion presets. Some videos may show the Flash Pro CS3 or CS4 workspace, but are still applicable to Flash Pro CS5.
Each motion preset included with Flash Pro has a preview that you can watch in the Motion Presets panel. The preview gives you a sense of what the animation looks like when applied to an object in your FLA file. For custom presets that you create or import, you can add your own preview.
While a tweenable object (symbol instance or text field) is selected on the Stage, you can click the Apply button to apply a preset. You can apply only one preset per object. If you apply the second preset to the


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Incorporation of mature crop residues of alfalfa (Medicago sativa), oat (Avena sativa), and sudan (Sorghum vulgare) into a fine sandy loam soil in southern Nevada stimulated the soil respiratory activity. A close correlation was observed between respiration rate and organic matter content; both decreased steadily over a 6-month test period.
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In order to understand why the pig has become synonymous with all that is not Kosher we must consider the history of Neolithic domestication of swine. The diseases that came from this particular animal, actually shaped the human immune system, because of all the animals humans were learning to domesticate, only the pig was able to share germs with our species, and this swapping of germs, while deadly to many of our ancestors, also helped to evolve our own immune system -as well as the pigs'.
The question must arise as to whether the pig's ability to infect us with disease was the reason that pigs were considered unclean in the Kosher dietary laws recorded in the Tenakh or Old Testament. Because so much of the Jewish law dictating what was and was not actually Kosher, were collected in the writings of the two Talmudic books, the Mishna (written c. 200 CE) and the Gemara (written c. 500 CE), it could be suggested that so much time had passed since the pig was first domesticated that there was probably no correlation between the Kosher laws forbidding contact with swine, and the illnesses that would have ravaged ancient pastoral societies.
In Leviticus, the third book in the Old Testament which was attributed to Moses, but which was more likely written during the Babylonian exile between 538 and 332 BCE, God gives the Hebrews not only the famous Ten Commandments, but also all 613 commandments associated with Jewish life, including the commandments that dictate what is "clean" to eat and what is not.
"Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, "Speak to the children of Israel, saying; 'These are the animals which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth"
The main factor in determining what herd animals are, and are not, Kosher has to do with whether they have a cloven hoof and chew their cud. Had Leviticus left it at that I might never have written these words. But the text goes on:
So the pig is one of the few animals that were actually 'called out' in the Bible as being un-Kosher. This is very significant because when the Bible specifically names a thing it implies that that thing has some power over ancient cultures. For instance, in Genesis as God is creating the world, there is a reference to the creation of "the great sea-monsters". The actual word used for 'sea monster' in Hebrew is tninim, which means crocodile. Many of the religious cults of the time worshipped the symbol of the crocodile as a god, particularly in Egypt, which was a major cultural influence on the Hebrews. By actually naming this animal, the ancient writers are illustrating YAWH's omnipotence over the whole of creation, even the gods of Egypt. Thus, because the pig is named, it is probable there was a history that needed to be specifically addressed.
Still we have around ten thousand years separating the domestication of the pig and the writing of Jewish law. Many things may have come to pass and been forgotten in ten thousand years, but the Bible was not written whimsically on a sunny day in Dolores park, it was a compilation of oral traditions passed down through the generations from father to son, from mother to daughter. The writings were the sacred laws, stories, and lineage of this Semitic tribe recited by the priests who would retain the knowledge by repeating the words over and over throughout the year, ensuring that nothing was ever forgotten. Because the Jews feared their traditions would be lost following the destruction of the first temple in Jerusalem, which had been their center of learning and knowledge since the 9th century BCE, they wrote it all down and committed it to the Old Testament. Much of the Jewish texts were assembled during times of crises and exile. The Talmud was a result of the Romans destruction of the Second Temple at Jerusalem and the subsequent diaspora of the Jewish people across the world. Without a written standard, a manual, communities would have lost their traditions and assimilated into whatever culture dominated their new homes.
The written Bible was a compilation from many different writers in many different periods as they tried to save their laws and culture by documenting the elaborate oral traditions of the Hebrew people. These stories and rules, like the rejection of pork, became icons of Jewish tradition and culture, but as they emerged from the past it was probable that they would carry with them the echo Neolithic drama and wisdom, like the Garden of Eden, the Great Flood and the Tower of Babel. From the ancient clues left behind we may never actually know the whole truth, but I believe that most of the stories and commandments in the Bible probably came from an ancient, practical source, that was passed down from generation to generation.
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SD, welcome to Mi Yodeya! Please note that questions and answers here are from the point-of-view of Judaism, which holds its foundational texts and traditions to be of Divine origin. – Isaac Moses Sep 1 '13 at 1:43
_USER_, camel, hyrax, and hare are also called out in Leviticus, yet they don't seem singled out in our culture the same way as pigs. Furthermore: "it could be suggested that so much time had passed since the pig was first domesticated that there was probably no correlation between the Kosher laws forbidding contact with swine, and the illnesses that would have ravaged ancient pastoral societies." Provably false. The Talmud records (Taanit 21b) that a porcine epidemic is a major threat to humans, as our internal organs are so similar. – Shalom Sep 1 '13 at 5:39
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History of Cochin Chickens: Cochin chickens (once called Shanghais or Cochin Chinas) were an instant hit when they arrived in America and England in the mid-1800s. Queen Victoria, who adored fancy poultry, acquired five pullets and two cockerels in 1845. When fowl from Victoria's Royal Aviary were exhibited at the prestigious Royal Dublin show in 1846, everyone wanted to own Cochin chickens. Cochins were included in the first volume of the American Poultry Association Standard of Perfection, published in 1874. Alhough they never met with commercial success, Cochins were raised for meat prior to the industrialization of the American chicken. As a heritage breed, they are included on the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy's Conservation Priority List in the Watch category, making them an uncommon but not critically endangered chicken breed.
Conformation: The APA Standard of Perfection for full-sized Cochins calls for 11-pound cocks and 8½-pound hens, but their soft outer plumage lays over a massive amount of down, making them appear larger. Bantam-sized Cochin cocks average 32 ounces and hens average 28 ounces. Underneath the feathers and fluff, the Cochin chickens have strong, broad bodies with short wings and well-rounded breasts. They have yellow skin, a medium-sized single comb, and profusely feathered legs and feet.
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5 Ways To Promote Kindness in The Classroom
On a day-to-day basis, most teachers will witness children misbehaving or being somewhat cruel to each other. But thankfully, there's an innate kindness in everyone, which simply needs a little bit of classroom cultivation.
Famed naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin believed that kindness was one of the strongest instincts in humans stating, "those communities which included the greatest number of the most sympathetic members would flourish best and rear the greatest number of offspring."
What's more, when humans are kind to one another, the brain's reward centres light up because the body releases the 'happy hormone' known as dopamine. It's the reason why people experience 'helper's high' after volunteering.
Kindness is good for our health too, not only lowering blood pressure and protecting the heart but also releasing the 'cuddle hormone' oxytocin, which plays a role in social bonding.
Therefore, it goes without saying that promoting kindness in the classroom will bring about several benefits for your students. But how do you go about it?
Lead by example
You might think that children say and do exactly the opposite of what you ask, but deep down most students look up to their teachers with great admiration. So, if you speak kindly and act kindly, you should notice the same behaviour in your class.
Other ways to lead by example include being polite to others, holding the door open, and paying people compliments.
Encourage the act of giving
The vast majority of children are stunned when they first hear the phrase "it is better to give than to receive," especially around Christmas time. But studies show that we get more happiness from spending money on others than on ourselves.
Try to replicate this in the classroom by choosing a worthy cause to raise money for and identify some potential activities, such as a bake sale or sporting event.
Place an emphasis on friendship
Consider creating a chart that lists all the good things that can come from friendship – what friends will do for each other and the activities friends enjoy. You'll be amazed at the responses your class come up with.
From helping to sharpen a pencil to playing games or reading books, there's no end of friendship examples to kick-start this activity and get your students engaged in the conversation.
Recognise and reward good deeds
Simply witnessing someone being kind to someone else is enough for our bodies to release the 'cuddle hormone' oxytocin. And because kindness is contagious, the more your students witness good deeds, the more likely they'll be to replicate this behaviour.
As a result, it makes perfect sense to recognise good deeds so they don't go unnoticed and reward those who continue to be kind on a regular basis.
Tell students about random acts of kindness
Perhaps the most important value you should be communicating to your students is that kindness isn't exclusively for the classroom; it must be replicated outside of school too.
One option is to host a random acts of kindness week, where children are tasked with helping their local community.
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How many heavens are there? What does the apostle Paul mean when he writes about "the third heaven"?
The Bible speaks of three different heavens. Genesis 1:1 says that God created "the heavens"—plural. The first heaven is the atmosphere around the earth. In describing the rain that brought on the Flood of Noah's time, Genesis 7:11 says "the windows of heaven were opened." Commenting on the extent of the water, verse 19 says "all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered."
The second heaven is commonly referred to as "outer space." Exodus 32:13 is one of many references to "the stars of heaven." Stars are not in the skies from which the rain falls, but in the space beyond our atmosphere. Nehemiah 9:6 also refers to space as heaven: "You alone are the Lord; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host [the planets and stars]."
A "third heaven" is mentioned in 2 Corinthians 12:1-4. Paul also called it "Paradise" in verse 4. That word is from the Greek word for park or garden—not just any park or garden, but a magnificent one. It's the same word used in the standard Greek translation of the Old Testament, the Septuagint, to mean the Garden of Eden.
Revelation 4:2 reveals that God's throne is in heaven, but which one? Obviously, God's throne is not in the sky where the clouds are and the birds fly—the first heaven. Nor is it in the visible confines of outer space—the second heaven. Putting this reference together with what Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians, we discern that the third heaven, then, must refer to the location of the throne of God.
For more understanding, please read our free booklet, "Heaven and Hell: What Does the Bible Really Teach?"


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Adult / Parent Coaching
We can be as creative as you like – sometimes going out of the comfort zone is a good thing. With adults I've used lots of different techniques such as simply chatting, post-it notes for ideas, walking the journey to success, looking at other people's points of view, imagery, colours – anything that works for that person in that moment.
Inspired Coaching for parents / guardians
Being a parent is a joy – it's also hugely demanding, can be very frustrating and parents often tell me they feel guilty, that they get very angry, or that they are "doing it wrong." Parenting in the modern-day world is full of new and unknown challenges. Parent Coaching can support parents with, among others:
- Understanding and managing their child's feelings and behaviour.
- Keeping calm and managing their own feelings.
- Feeling listened to by children and others at home.
- Be able to talk openly about the small things – and the big things.
- Make life at home more easy-going which is hard when children are angry, moody or un-cooperative.
- Wanting to help their child and just not knowing where to start.
- Would like to approach the school about your concerns, yet are not sure what options you have around this.


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The above verse, taken from Amhrán na bPrátaí Dubha (The Song of the Black Potatoes), starkly reveals the immense impact of the Great Famine 1845-50. While it is easy to get lost in figures with the 1851 census revealing how at a national level some 2,400,000 or more than a quarter of the population were lost through death or emigration, one can only imagine the effect of such losses at a local level.
Various museums exist across the country that exploring different aspects of the famine from a local perspective. From Doagh to Donaghmore, and from St. Mary's Church, to the Jeanie Johnston to mention but a few, such local sites act as significant reminders in their vicinities and beyond of both the suffering and immense endurance of man. Although billed as the Irish national famine museum, the Strokestown Park museum, Roscommon appears to remain outside of the consciousness of many. Read more


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I am trying to start an activity which calls another sub-activity. That is fine. But the problem is, what if i want to constantly send data from the activity to the sub-activity every, say, 2 seconds and the sub-activity receives that data and appends it below the previous data, when ever it receives it.
How do i do this? I cant always call the startActivity(intent) method cause it would create a new UI every time.
Is there a way to make the main activity run in the background, constantly pumping in data and the sub-activity always visible, showing the data?
Should i be using a service? But how do i invoke an activity from a service? and how to transfer data constantly to the sub-activity?


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Exactly How to De-Escalate Aggression From a Stranger
Follow security Expert Bill Staton's important advice to keep yourself safe.
Have you ever had a tense interaction with a stranger in public? Perhaps your shopping carts accidentally knocked into each other or there was a misunderstanding in communication and the other person gets angry. You may wonder how you can de-escalate the aggression and exit the situation safely. So security expert Bill Stanton has your go-to advice for staying alert and protecting yourself in the face of verbal aggression and physical attacks.
Bill Stanton: "It always starts with something small, like someone being too close to you, or even more common, you get bumped by a shopping cart. You want to look at their eyes first -it may reveal emotional changes. But you can't rely on just that. Look at what their trunk is doing; a person's torso will reveal their intent. Body language like raising hands, heightened expression, tense shoulders — these are natural responses to a person who is feeling threatened and will escalate. They may begin to zero in on the space between you and them, and their voice will get louder and louder. You want to read this before it gets further and becomes explosive."
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The Radiobiology Research Team performs research on the effects of ionizing and
non-ionizing radiation on living systems, identifies radiation hazards in the aviation
environment, and studies methods of protection from such hazards.
The CARI-6 computer program, developed at the FAA's Civil Aerospace Medical Institute,
calculates the effective dose of galactic cosmic radiation received by an individual (based on
an anthropomorphic phantom) on an aircraft flying the shortest route (a geodesic) between any
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The double-square number problem
It's said that a number N with 4 digits is a double-square number when it equals the sum of the squares of two numbers: one formed by the first two digits of N, in the order they appear in N and the other formed by the two last digits of N in the order they appear in N.
For example, 1233 is a double-square number since 1233 = 12^2 + 33^2. Find another double-square number.
Placing the problem into an equation:
x^2 + y^2 = 100x + y, this is one equation for two variables. It's looks unsolvable, and this is precisely the hard part of the problem, because we naturally tend to forget that we already have one solution to this equation which is 1233. If you replace x = 12 you'll end up with:
y^2 - y - 1056 = 0, this case leads nowhere since delta < 0. But if you replace y = 33, then you'll have:
x^2 - 100x + 1056 = 0, this case gives you the problem's suggested solution 1233 and another one since delta > 0, which is 88 composing the answer 8833.
Very good answer - this seems impossible at first...
Chris van Egmond
Brute force programmatic solution in Python:
from math import pow [n for n in range(1000,10000) if pow(n/100,2)+pow(n%100,2)==n]
Nice, although brute forcing ruins all the fun! :)
In general, the space of solutions to this problem lie on the circle defined by 100x+y = x^2 + y^2. Here it is on WolframAlpha.
Chris van Egmond
Yeah I suppose I have to agree with you that a mathematical model is definitely nicer!
If the number isn't restricted to 4 digits, then we have a very easy solution: 10100 :D
was easy..
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How to evaluate and install a load cell sensor
When you need to convert force into a measurable electrical output, the load cell or transducer, is the best application.
Various load cell types are preferred, relative to the needs of the laboratory or operational environment. Strain gage load cells are accurate within 0.03 to 0.25%. Used for experimental stress analysis and electrical measurement of resistance to strain, these load cells are used in most industrial applications. When precision mechanical balances are required, and where intrinsic safety and optimal hygiene is essential, pneumatic type load cells are a better fit. In cases where the operation is in a remote location, the most applicable load cell type is still the hydraulic load cell because a power supply is not needed.


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The Prescription Charges Coalition* is putting pressure on the government to make patients with long-term medical conditions exempt from paying, after finding a "shocking lack of fairness" across the current system.
In its report, Paying the Price, which ministers have received this morning, the Coalition says it has found evidence of shocking inequalities that currently prevent people with long-term medical conditions from taking their medicines.
Its survey of 3,700 patients has revealed that 35% who pay for each prescription have not collected at least one due to the cost, with three quarters of these claiming their health got worse as a result, and 10% even ending up in hospital as a direct consequence.
Twenty-nine percent of respondents who paid for prescriptions and did not have a Prescription Prepayment Certificate said they did not take their medicine as prescribed either occasionally or often, and over half of these blamed the expense as the main reason.
And a mere 14% said they had found out about Prescription Prepayment Certificates from their GP and 5% from their consultant, supporting the Coalition's argument that schemes to provide extra support with health costs "are poorly publicised and difficult to access".
Furthermore, it notes that qualitative responses suggest prescription costs "are impacting detrimentally on respondents' medical conditions and quality of life and are felt to be a significant burden in addition to their lifelong illness".
The Coalition also bemoans what it claims is an unlevel playing for medical exemptions across conditions and parts of the UK. Currently, some patients are exempt from prescription charges on the basis of age, income and medical condition, but the criteria for this was set back in 1968, and has remained largely unchanged since then, it argues. Not to mention the fact that prescription charges have now been scrapped entirely in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The Coalition makes several recommendations which, it feels, would help redress the balance. For one, prescription charge exemptions should be extended to all those with long-term conditions. "A measured, cost-effective approach to implementation of this recommendation could be achieved through a staged reduction in the cost of the Prescription Prepayment Certificate until prescription charges for people with long-term conditions are phased out altogether", it says.
It also suggests three or six monthly prescribing for stable, long-term conditions, to help optimal management of these patients and reduce the cost on unnecessary appointments.
In addition, while patients with long-term conditions continue to pay prescription charges, awareness of entitlements available "should not be left to chance". As such, information about exemptions, Prescription Prepayment Certificates and NHS Low Income Scheme "should be given routinely to people with long-term conditions at the point of diagnosis," it states.
* The Prescription Charges Coalition is a group of more than 20 organisations - including the British Heart Foundation and Multiple Sclerosis Society - campaigning to end unfair prescription charges for people with long-term medical conditions.


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After-Hours / Urgent Care
PAD Dallas is open on Saturdays until 12N and Sundays until 2PM. There may be times when your child needs in-office assistance when our office is closed. Please consider the following when deciding between an After-Hours / Urgent Care Facility and an Emergency Room visit:
Benefits of Urgent Care:
- Primarily staffed by pediatricians
- Equipped to handle non-life-threatening situations
- Fast and cost-effective alternative to the emergency department.
Comparing Urgent Care and the Emergency Department:
Time: Urgent care visits average 30 minutes vs. 2+ hours for the Emergency Department
Cost: Urgent care visits average $50 – $150 vs. $1,233 at the emergency department.
For patients with insurance, a co-payment will almost always be higher for emergency department visits than for urgent care visits.
PAD recommends the following Pediatric Urgent Care clinics in the Metroplex: (click on links for location options)
Pediatric Emergency Rooms:
The emergency department is meant for the following:
- Life-threatening situations
- Serious and sudden medical conditions
If you or a loved one is experiencing a life-threatening emergency, call 9-1-1 or find safe transportation to the emergency department near you.
- Medical City Dallas Hospital
- Children's Medical Center in Dallas
- Children's Medical Center at Legacy in Plano


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This page steps through self-calibration of the Science Verification data.
This page describes the hands-on self calibration portion of the ALMA data reduction workshop. In this session you will carry out self-calibration on ALMA Science Verification data to improve the image quality. This page describes the data and introduces the scripts. It is not a full-fledged CASA guide, only background for the hands on portion of the workshop. For the imaging session in the morning go here: WorkshopImaging
You will use the now-familiar NGC 3256 Band 3 or TW Hydra Band 7 Science Verification data. Both contain several lines, including CO emission (1-0 for NGC 3256 and 3-2 for TW Hydra), and continuum emission. We will begin by imaging the continuum emission and using the resulting model to self calibrate the data. We will then see how to apply that self-calibration to improve the line images.
Note that it is perfectly possible to self-calibrate the other TW Hydra data or the Antennae Band 7 data (see AntennaeBand7). If you finish quickly, you might try to write your own script to do this.
Review the basics of how to use these scripts in WorkshopImaging. Assuming that you are comfortable with imaging, we suggest to grab the script above. Use it to image NGC 3256 or TW Hydra (just uncomment/comment the relevant portions to apply the script to either data set). Then use gaincal to derive the complex gain corrections to each antenna that best match the data to the model. When you are satisfied with these corrections, apply them to the data to create a new corrected data set. Image those data.
The script takes you through one iteration of this self-calibration but the approach can be iterative, improving the model of the source as the corrected data become more and more accurate. Once you are comfortable with the procedure, try iterating and perhaps adding an amplitude calibration to the selfcal. Your degrees of freedom in this process are the solution interval and how you otherwise combine the data (averaging polarizations, spectral windows or channels, using a specific field in a mosaic). Try experimenting with these settings to see how your results are affected. Your basic diagnostic is the plotting of solutions using plotcal but the amount of noise and the structure of the residuals in the final image can also be useful indicators.
Continuum Self Calibration
This script can be configured to step you through a first phase self-calibration of either the TW Hydra Band 7 or NGC 3256 Band 3 data. Adjust the comments to use the data set that you like. The script will create a first, basic image following the same procedure that you used to image in the previous session. You will then self-calibrate to create a better image. Some comments to bear in mind:
- Remember that each CASA Measurement Set contains the raw data, corrected data, and a model. Conceptually data are the raw u-v data, corrected data are the data corrected by some complex gain solution, and model represents the model visibility that should be matched by the data in the absence of noise, antenna-dependent complex gain terms, or other corruptions. Data are required for every measurement set, corrected data appear as a result of applying a calibration via applycal (or copying the data column in a few cases), and model data are either read in or initialized via setjy or copied back into the measurement set during deconvolution by clean with the calready option turned on.
- You fill the model column with clean. This is done during the deconvolution, so you want to clean down to the point where you believe that the model you have built is still real but no further. gaincal will try derive solutions to match your data to whatever model you have in. So be sure that the model is real! (This is a potential danger of self-calibration.)
- Some additional viewer functionality may be useful here:
- One useful, but not perfect, diagnostic of your image quality is the RMS noise in the image. The viewer lets you find this easily. Grab one of the region defining tools that you use for making clean boxes (the rectangle is easiest) and drag out a portion of the image that contains no signal but is big enough to yield good statistics. After you have highlighted that region double click inside the region and have a look at the terminal. You should see a variety of statistics for the region, including the RMS deviation and a robust (median-based) analog. After you have made a self-calibrated image, you can repeat the measurement and compare the noise in the images. The ratio of peak intensity to RMS scatter off the source is often referred to as the "dynamic range" of the image.
- Once you have both a self-calibrated image and your original image it is interesting to compare them. To display them side by side open both as raster images with the viewer. Then click the 'Display Panel' pull-down and 'Panel Options'. Set number of panels in x to be two. Then click the radio button near the bottom of the viewer to 'blink' (rather than normal). You now see both at once.
- To set the two images on the same color scale click the wrench-shaped button and go to "Basic Settings". You can manually specify the min and the max intensity to be displayed in here. Note the tabs along the top that let you switch between images. In this way you can force the two images to shared color stretch and table to more fairly compare them.
- Keep a close eye on the terminal output during the gaincal call. You want to avoid having a lot of solutions fail (ideally you don't want any to fail). The main remediable reason that they will fail will be that you are not averaging enough data together to get a good solution (recall the S/N discussion during the lecture). Your easiest remedy here will be to increase the solution interval specified via the "solint" keyword. You can also consider averaging together polarizations by setting the "gaintype" keyword to "T" or allow averaging to cross spectral window or scan boundaries using the "combine=spw" or "combine=scan" parameters.
- plotcal gives you a more direct way to examine the self-calibration solution. Although slow, plotcal gives you a lot of options in how to display the data. "iteration" tells plotcal what parameter to use to trigger a new panel. So "iteration='spw'" means one spw in each panel. You could instead iterate over antenna. Whatever you are not iterating over (but has not been selected) gets tossed together into the panel. "subplot=431" tells it to make 4 rows and 3 columns. Use help to find more.
- Have a look at the amount of scatter in the phase solutions, the rapidity of their systematic variations, their overall amplitude, and the agreement among different ways of slicing the data. A lot of scatter may mean an unstable solution. Rapid but smooth variation may highlight the need for the shortest possible solution interval. High overall amplitudes in the corrections imply that the additional calibration really was necessary. And agreement among, e.g., different spectral windows, indicates that you might able to further average the data when deriving the solutions.
- If you're speeding along, we've included the workflow to perform a second iteration of self calibration (customized to NGC 3256) that corrects for amplitude variations. The syntax for gaincal and applycal can be a bit subtle here. The key fact to remember is that you have one "corrected" data column and applycal will overwrite that column.
- The gaincal call here applies the previous self-calibration on the fly. Then to apply the full, combined effect of both self calibrations you need to feed both tables in to applycal.
Continuum-to-Line Self Calibration
Self-calibration can also be used to improve your spectral line imaging. You can do this by self-calibrating the line data set directly or by using deriving corrections for the continuum emission and then applying them to the data before imaging the line data. The script here shows an example of the procedure to apply a continuum-based self-calibration to line data, which are then separated out and imaged. It builds on the previous ("Basic_selfcal.py") script, you need the calibration table from that script in hand so step through that one first. A few notes:
- The calibration tables know about spectral windows by their number. This means that you could potentially get yourself into trouble by splitting out a subset of the spectral windows (thus changing the definition of spw 0). You might be able to get away with this depending on how you set things up but it's safest to apply the calibration table to a data set with the same set of spectral windows as were used to generate the table.
The alternative approach uses the spectral line itself to derive a calibration solution. The script above steps through this procedure using the brightest 5 channels around the CO line in NGC 3256. It does not treat things in a full spectral line way, instead focusing on this "slice" of line emission (with no continuum subtraction). To get a spectral line cube at the end you would need to add in the additional steps of continuum subtraction and use mode "velocity", "channel", or "frequency". Feel free to experiment with this.


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The general literature on personality traits as risk factors for physical illness—as well as the specific literature on health consequences of anger, hostility, and aggressive behavior— often suffers from incomplete or inconsistent construct validation of personality measures. This study illustrates the utility of two conceptual tools in this regard— the five-factor model and the interpersonal circumplex. The similarities and differences among anger, hostility, verbal aggressiveness, and physical aggressiveness as measured by the Buss and Perry (1992) Aggression Questionnaire were identi fied. Results support the interpretation of anger and hostility as primarily reflecting neurotic hostility and antagonistic hostility to a lesser extent. In contrast, verbal and physical aggressiveness can be seen as primarily reflecting antagonistic hostility, and to a lesser extent neurotic hostility. Further, verbal aggressiveness was associated with hostile dominance, whereas hostility was associated with hostile submissiveness. These findings identify potentially important distinctions among these related constructs and illustrate the potential integrative value of standard validation procedures.


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Healthy Summers for Kids: Turning Risk Into Opportunity
The purpose of the Healthy Summers for Kids: Turning Risk Into Opportunity brief is to draw attention to summer as a unique developmental period for youth—a time when risk for obesity and food insecurity both rise—by highlighting findings from recent research. The brief also provides a window into opportunities to make positive change to improve children's health in summer, including a few ways that communities, schools, summer programs, health practitioners, and caregivers are already working to promote healthy habits, healthy eating, and increased physical activity. Read the entire article and download the brief here
According to a report released by the RAND Corporation, the average summer learning loss in math and reading for American students amounts to one month per year. More troubling is that it disproportionately affects low-income students: they lose two months of reading skills, while their higher-income peers — whose parents can send them to enriching camps, take them on educational vacations and surround them with books during the summer — make slight gains. A study from Johns Hopkins University of students in Baltimore found that about two-thirds of the achievement gap between lowerand higher-income ninth graders could be explained by summer learning loss during the elementary school years. Read More.
California Food Policy Advocates have issued their annual report
on summer nutrition in California that documents an alarming drop in the number of low-income children getting federally-funded summer meals, due primarily to budget cuts that reduced the availability of summer school. To view the annual report, click here.


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