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Math::NumSeq::ReReplace -- sequence of repeated replacements
 use Math::NumSeq::ReReplace;
 my $seq = Math::NumSeq::ReReplace->new;
This is a sequence by David Madore formed by repeatedly replacing every N'th occurrence of a term with N.
 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 3, 1, 2, 4, 4, 3, 4,...
As per
The generating procedure begins with all 1s,
 stage 0: 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,...
Then every second 1 is changed to 2
 stage 1: 1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,...
Then every third 1 is changed to 3, and every third 2 changed to 3 also,
 stage 2: 1,2,1,2,3,3,1,2,1,2,3,3,...
Then every fourth 1 becomes 4, every fourth 2 becomes 4, and every fourth 3 becomes 4.
 stage 3: 1,2,1,2,3,3,1,2,4,4,3,4,...
The replacement by N of every Nth is applied separately to the 1s, 2s, 3s etc remaining at each stage.
The optional stage => $n parameter limits the replacements to a given number of stages of the algorithm. The default -1 means unlimited.
$seq = Math::NumSeq::ReReplace->new ()
$seq = Math::NumSeq::ReRound->new (stages => $integer)
Create and return a new sequence object.
$bool = $seq->pred($value)
Return true if $value occurs in the sequence. This merely means integer $value >= 1.
Math::NumSeq, Math::NumSeq::ReRound
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Transitions between color categories mapped with a reverse Stroop task.
Smithson HE., Khan SS., Sharpe LT., Stockman A.
In the reverse Stroop task, observers are instructed to ignore the ink color in which a color word is printed (the distractor color) and to respond to the meaning of the color word (the target). Reaction times (RTs) are faster with congruent combinations when the ink color matches the word than with incongruent combinations when the ink color does not match the word. We manipulated the distracting ink color from congruent to incongruent and measured the transition from facilitation to interference. In Experiment 1, we confirmed that this transition could be assessed independently from the contextual influence of particular sets of stimuli and responses, implying that the color space in which interference and facilitation occurs is generalizable. In Experiment 2, we obtained reverse Stroop data for transitions between red and yellow, yellow and green, green and blue, and blue and red, and compared them with independent estimates of color appearance obtained by hue scaling for the same chromaticity samples. We find that the magnitude of the reverse Stroop effect can provide a reliable index of the similarity of color appearance between the distracting chromaticity and the color category represented by the target color word. Moreover, it will allow us to quantify the mapping between the chromaticity space defined at the cone photoreceptors and a cognitive color space defined at an advanced level of neural processing.

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Covering a total area of 7,500m², families will be able to enjoy more than 30 activities, all supervised by coordinators:
- Several bouncy castle courses with slides, tunnels and obstacles have been set up for kids from 5 to 13 years old.
- Children who measure up 1.10m have a series of fun activities especially reserved for them. They can have fun climbing, jumping, swing and balancing in total safely,
- Reims events has also designed the Park to cater for people over 13 years old, with activities that the whole family can enjoy, such as a virtual reality game, a mechanical rodeo, a tree climbing course and an ice rink.
The Park also has various relaxation and picnic areas, as well as a nursery. On top of all this, visitors can buy food and drinks on site.
Giant Park is a great family day out for kids and their parents during this winter half-term holiday.


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The part molding by 2K Mould has been recognized by more and more people because it is superior to traditional injection-good structures and appearances. 2K or 'two-shot' injection moulding consists of processing two different polymers (or two different colors of one polymer) into an end product by means of one injection moulding process.
A two-color injection mould refers to a molding process in which two different materials are injection molded into the same set of moulds to form an injection molded part from two materials. Some materials are of two different colors, some are soft and hard, and are molded by the same injection molding machine with two sets of injection mechanical equipment (two-color injection molding machine), and two kinds of plastics are injected in sequence.
After the mold is clamped, the first material is injected into the mold to form first plastic parts, and after the injection is completed, the mould is opened, the first product is left in the core side, and the template is rotated by 180 degrees, then the mould is closed again and the 2nd plastic resin is injected into the mould through the second barrel to form a two-color product.
What is the difference between a 2K mould and a normal mould?
The appearance of the product made by the two-color mould is more beautiful than that produced by the single-color mold, and it is easy to change the color without painting. The disadvantage is the high cost and high technical requirements.
The 2K injection molding is formed by mixing two materials, The two materials must have good bonding strength. In order to ensure good bonding strength, the bonding performance test must be carried out first, and the bonding performance is confirmed to be put into production.
The two cores of the 2K mould are the same, and the cavity is different.
The cavity and core of the double shot mould must be matched, which requires precise positioning of the mold base.
In the second injection molding of the two-color mold, in order to avoid the 2nd cavity scratching the first molded product, it is possible to design some clearance, but the strength of each sealing position must be carefully considered.
Two-color product application range:
 1. Product function requirements, such as some light-transmitting buttons, power switch, remote control buttons, car switches, etc..
 2. Improve the touch feel. Some hand-held products use soft rubber to feel comfortable, such as toothbrushes.
 3. Increase the aesthetic appearance of the product, such as some two-color buttons and the logo of appearance parts, which are beautiful and will not be rubbed off.
 4. The top and bottom covers of some electronic products, or the plastic cover with waterproof performance.
The nozzle of the 2k injection molding machine mainly has two parallel injection systems or is L-shaped.
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As many other myths the Origin of the Ale can be explained in various ways. The rustic people saw the myth as a tale. A tale of a goddess Osmotar who managed to brew the first ale. In the myth she first creates between her palms a squirrel whom she askes to fetch some cones from a spruce. Seeing that the ale cannot be brewed with these she then creates a fox and tells it to bring her legumes from a grass. The ale will not ferment with these either. Osmotar then creates a marten:
Go, my marten, fly my little bird
cross the river, pass another
and there beyond the third one
find hogs fighting, wild boars battling
Go, my marten, fly my little bird
gather the slobber
and bring it to me
With this slobber from the fighting wild boars Osmotar finally manages to start the first ale fermenting.
The tale has also been interpreted by scholars in another way. The word Osmotar can be derived to a word meaning the sediments of a plant juice which is used as a source for the yeast.
The use of saliva when brewing ale is a well-known and wide-spread habit. For instance the Indians of South-America use human saliva to make ale. Also the natives of Siberia use the same method to start the fermentation in the ale.
The ale which was brewed for festivities was made from common materials. Some brought the corn, some the yeast etc. The sacred ale was brewed especially for feasts like Ukon Vakat and the bear feast, Karhun Peijaiset. In these feasts there was much singing and another myth tells how the sage Väinämöinen started to chant old tales with the power of the ale. He chanted continuously for three days.
The Sacred Ale was an important insitution which brought together and united the people as a social-pietist group, made the gods favourable and elated the spirits from the grayness of the every day life (Martti Haavio).
The skull of the bear was then carried in a procession to a sacred tall pine and fixed high on a branch among other bear skulls. At this point there followed a chant as a dialogue between the killed bear and the primordial Mother of the Bear who was called Hongotar.
In the chant the bear regrets its fate. The bones of the bear were then buried under the pine. One important function of this rite was to pinerevent the skull from decomposing.
The skull of the bear was a holy object and to destroy it was taboo. It was strictly forbidden to remove the skulls from the tree.
The idea of this conservation was to make it possible for the spirit of the bear to return to earth to be killed again.
An old photo of a sacred pine with a bear skull.


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encapsulate the operations described here,
It would be possible to build a vector class that could hold a vector of any dimension but a variable dimension class would be less efficient. Since we are concerned with objects in 3D space it is more important to handle 2D and 3D vectors efficiently.
Other vector quantities
Alternative interpretation of vectors
Upto now we have thought of the vector as the position on a 2,3 or n dimensional grid. However for some physical situations there may not be a ready defined Cartesian coordinate system. An alternative might be to represent the vector as a linear combination of 3 basis:
These basis don't have to be mutually perpendicular (although in most cases they probably will be) however they do have to be independent of each other, in other words they should not be parallel to each other and all 3 should not be in the same plane.
So a vector in 3 dimensions can be represented by [a,b,c] where a,b and c represent the scaling of the 3 basis to make the vector as follows:
a σ1 + b σ2 + c σ3
Note that if this vector represents position then it will be a relative position, i.e. relative to some other point, if we want to define an absolute point we still have to define an origin.
So the problem remains of how to define the basis, there may be some natural definition of these in the problem domain. Alternatively we could define the basis themselves as 3D vectors using a coordinate system. But why bother to do this, if we have a coordinate system why not just represent the vectors in this coordinate system? Well we might want to change coordinate systems or translate all the vectors in some way (see here). For example, we might want to represent points on a solid object in some local coordinate system, but the solid object may itself be moving relative to some absolute coordinate system.
Vectors can be manipulated by matrices, for example translated, rotated, scaled, reflected.
There are mathematical objects known a multivectors, these can be used to do many of the jobs that vectors do, but they don't have some of the limitations (for example vector cross product is limited to 3 dimensions and does not have an inverse).
There is also a more general family of algebras (less constrains) than'vector spaces over a field' these are'modules over a ring'.

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How can I protect myself from suicide bombers at airports, like in Brussels?
crosshair-97971_1920The suspected attacks on the airport in Brussels raises questions about the safety of Americans traveling both in the US and abroad. What can passengers do to protect themselves from the same tragedy, and what should US airports and the TSA be doing in response?
First, understand that there is no 100% safe solution. Terrorism can occur anyplace, anywhere at anytime. But, there are things you can do to be prepared or to increase your chances of surviving such an incident.
Maintain a healthy awareness of your surroundings. Most people are head-down in their technology instead of paying attention to what's going on around them. You don't need to be paranoid, but you do need to pay attention. If you're uncomfortable with a person or situation, move away from it and notify law enforcement.
Some Krav Maga training centers offer courses in what to do if you encounter a suicide bomber. The first recommendation is to get out of the area, create distance between you and the bomber and get to a position of cover. Space away from the X (the target location) is your friend during a bomb blast. But if you have no choice but to engage, you may as well go down swinging and KM training may be able to improve your odds a bit.
Second, what can you expect to happen at US airports?
TSA and local law enforcement do have measures to reduce potential attacks including K-9 explosive detection dogs, TSAs random terrorist inspection programs, TSA behavior detection personnel, airport armed police roving patrols and CCTV monitoring. Airports also have contingency measures in place where they can ramp up security measures during higher threat conditions, and some airports have trained many of the airport, airline and tenant personnel in suspicious awareness detection.
One question that always comes up when there is an incident like this is if you should move the checkpoints. The problem is, you're just relocating the place the attack will occur. The point of a suicide bombing is to detonate in an area where there are a lot of people, so relocating the place where people gather or wait just relocates where the bomber will go. Plus, when the crowd moves closer to the vehicle drop off points that may make them more susceptible to vehicle bombing. Ideally, you want to spread out the checkpoints, but most US airports were designed prior to 9/11, before activities like this occurred with this rate of frequency.
The best thing US airports can do to deter this type of attack is deploy uniformed law enforcement who act as both deterrence and can identify suspicious behavior. The bomber does not want to get caught before getting to their target and while in some cases the target may actually be police, usually the bomber will go to where they are less likely to be spotted. There are also some technologies that have been tested such as millimeter wave imaging antenna's to search for items or objects on people as they move through a public area, and K-9 dogs trained to sniff out individuals as they move through a checkpoint or ticketing areas. TSA will also likely increase their random antiterrorism measures, which will likely be noticeable to the public — that's okay, these measures are designed to deter terrorist acts through visibility.
I suspect, as what occurred after the bombing of the Moscow Domodedevo airport in 2010, that if there are no other attacks in the coming days or weeks, you'll see an initial surge in more police and TSA in airport public areas, followed by a reduction to normal. It should be interesting to see if there are more significant changes in airports throughout the US as we move forward.
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Bricks and Mortar: Building a Castle : Page 2
Getting Objects Out of the Container
In this section, you'll look at the various ways to get objects out of the container.
Hey, Container, I Need an IAccountsPayable
The most common container lookup asks the container for the implementer of a particular interface:
var ap = IoC.Resolve();
You ask the container for the implementer of IAccountsPayable and it returns an object that implements the requested interface. The returned object is ready to perform work for you when you call its methods/properties. Any of AccountsPayable's dependencies have been resolved and satisfied before the container returns it to you.
If multiple implementations of IAccountsPayable have been registered in the container, Castle Windsor returns the first one registered.
Author's Note: This is an area where containers differ substantially. Some containers throw an exception if multiple implementations have been registered whereas others return the last implementation registered. Read the container documentation carefully if you are contemplating switching from one IoC container to another and are dependent on this override behavior.
In the Key of T
Let's say you are integrating multiple databases and access them via IDbGateway implementations. You have an IDbGateway per database registered in the IoC container. How do you get the specific IDbGateway that you are looking for? If you need a specific implementation, you can request it by string-based key:
var gateway =
In this case, DatabaseKey.Reporting is simply a string constant, "reporting." You can now use this specific implementation to access the Reporting database via the IDbGateway object.
Getting Greedy
Suppose you want all the implementations of a particular interface? For example, I want all registered validators for invoices:
var validators =
Notice that Castle Windsor can resolve generic interfaces and implementations. You get back all types that are registered as implementing IValidator, but not implementers of IValidator. This lets you to write very general code that can validate invoices without tying yourself to a particular set of validation rules. Some of these validation rules may actually be added at run time after the application is deployed!
I Have Something You Might Need
Sometimes you need to supply an externally created instance as a constructor argument. For example, the ASP.NET pipeline creates derived instances of Page. Another example would be WPF creating instances of XAML Pages/Windows. These are your views, which are a dependency of your Presenters/ViewModels. Windsor allows you to supply externally created dependencies as constructor arguments. For example, in the ASPX page's constructor, you would call:
presenter = PresenterFactory.Create
Notice that you are passing "this" as the view to the PresenterFactory because you want to wire the Presenter to the view instance (ASPX page) created by the ASP.NET pipeline:
public class PresenterFactory {
 public static T Create(IView someView) {
 return IoC.Resolve(
 new { view = someView });
You construct an anonymous type with a property named view, which matches the name of the constructor argument that you want to supply. You could have also used an IDictionary where the key is the name of the constructor argument. When satisfying dependencies, Windsor will use any registered dependencies as well as any supplied during the call to Resolve() to construct an instance of the desired type.
Author's Note: Whether you use anonymous types or keys in an IDictionary to supply externally created constructor arguments, it is your responsibility to ensure that the properties/keys match the names of the constructor arguments. If the constructor arguments are renamed, the corresponding anonymous type property/IDictionary key will not be renamed. Tests for the PresenterFactory (and similar classes) can verify that names match properly.
Getting Dependencies In
You know how to get fully constructed objects out, but how do you get all the dependencies into an IoC container so the container can do its job of constructing objects? As an example, the AccountsPayable class needs to collaborate with some other objects to get its job done, namely an authorization service, an invoice validator, and an invoice repository. You define your list of dependencies using the AccountsPayable constructor:
public AccountsPayable(
 IAuthorizationService authService,
 IValidator invoiceValidator,
 IInvoiceRepository invoiceRepository) {
 this.authorizationService = authService;
 this.invoiceValidator = invoiceValidator;
 this.invoiceRepository = invoiceRepository;
This is known as constructor injection. The IoC container will create an instance of AccountsPayable using the above constructor supplying it with instances of the appropriate dependent objects.
Author's Note: Many IoC containers support setter injection as well as constructor injection. With setter injection, the IoC container uses property setters rather than constructor parameters to supply dependencies, which is useful for optional dependencies. However, you should prefer constructor injection, because it guarantees that your object has all of its required dependencies satisfied, resulting in a lot less null checking. Many popular containers let you freely mix constructor and setter injection as needed.
Note that if any of AccountsPayable's dependencies had dependencies themselves, the IoC container would find and supply those as well. When wiring dependencies, the container walks the entire dependency graph and creates the dependencies in order from least dependent to most dependent. If it finds a dependency cycle (such as A depends on B depends on A), Castle Windsor throws an exception.
The Road to Heck Is Paved in Angle Brackets
When Castle Windsor was first introduced, its only means of configuration was XML files. You define a list of components in a file typically called Windsor.config. A component implements a service (aka interface or abstract base class) and is implemented by a concrete type (aka class). Let's take a look at a simple example below:


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Multilevel stakeholder influence mapping in climate change adaptation regimes
The extent to which any policy, planning, or funding frameworks aimed at supporting climate change adaptation contribute to improved adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers is strongly affected by the power/influence dynamics between actors within those regimes. Power and influence studies have renewed relevance due to the current proliferation of adaptation initiatives. As these initiatives evolve, they bring up questions of equity, justice, and fairness surrounding the origins and distribution of adaptation resources. In doing so, they have shed light on persistent inequalities in status quo development regimes and asymmetrical power balances between stakeholders.
To avoid exacerbating inequalities that contribute to conflict, perpetuate cycles of poverty, and prevent much needed resources from reaching vulnerable communities, it is essential that practitioners seek to make power/influence relationships transparent within any given adaptation regime. Exposing and characterizing these relationships is complex, sensitive, and involves multiple perspectives. This paper introduces the Multilevel Stakeholder Influence Mapping (MSIM) tool, which aims to assist analysts in the study of power dynamics across levels within climate adaptation regimes.
The tool is adapted from the Stakeholder Influence-Mapping tool (2005) of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). MSIM is a simple visual tool to examine and display the relative power/influence that different individuals and groups have over a focal issue—in this case, climate change adaptation of smallholder farmers. The tool can be applied individually or in groups, as often as desired, to capture multiple perspectives and also to act as an intermediary object facilitating expression of sensitive information. The multilevel adapted version of the tool was trialed with a cross-section of actors in Nepal's agricultural climate change adaptation regime. The results of this pilot, the tool use guidelines, and triangulation with supporting methods, as well as forward-looking applications in climate adaptation are provided herein.
Sova C, Helfgott A, Chaudhury A. 2013. Multilevel stakeholder influence mapping in climate change adaptation regimes. Working Paper No. 46. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).


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Rasp was very much used long ago and is still.
It is made by grating raw potatoes on a home made rasp or grater. The rasp is made by boring holes in a piece of tin with a wire nail. The grated potatoes are mixed with flour and baked.
Boxty is like rasp except that the liquid of the potatoes is strained off or pressed off.
Bread - Oatmeal cakes were made by mixing oatmeal with water and sometimes milk and were baked on a griddle: a flat round shaped piece of metal. Before the time of griddles they were baked by standing on edge against the back of a low stool before a red turf fire on the hearthstone.
Wholewmeal cakes made from wheaten meal were baked on a griddle. Sometimes oatmeal and Indian meal mixed with flour were used to make bread. Oatmeal bread was carried in the pocket on a long journey to keep away the ''fear-gorta'' or hunger-weakness.
Meat - veal - ''cruibins,'' fowl, wild fowl and bacon were used. These were cooked on a ''spit'' that is suspended from a chain and hung before a glowing fire.
Vegetables - cabbage, nettles and ''samsogs''
Three feeds of nettles in Spring were eaten to keep away disease during the the year.
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Jung J, Buisman S, de Haan G
Exp. Hematol. 2016 Aug;44(8):689-95
Hematopoietic stem cells were once considered identical. However, in the mid-1990s, it became apparent that stem cells from a person's early developmental phases are superior to those from adults, and aged stem cells are defective compared with young stem cells. It has since become clear that polycomb group proteins are important regulators of stem cell functioning. Polycomb group proteins are chromatin-associated proteins involved in writing or reading epigenetic histone modifications. Polycomb group proteins are involved in normal blood cell formation, in cancer, and possibly in aging. In this review, we describe how the different phases of hematopoietic stem cells-birth, maintenance, functional decline, derailment, and death-are continuous processes that may be controlled by polycomb group proteins.


blood of the animal sacrifice was sprinkled (see, for example, Leviticus 9:12) on the altar in the sanctuary. Thus, the sins of the person offering the sacrifice were transferred to the altar. The cure for guilt is repenting of our sins and believing that Jesus' sacrifice takes away our sins.
 2. Read Romans 5:1-2. Once we are justified by our repentance and faith in Jesus, what change comes into our lives? (Peace!)
 3. Friend, guilt is the first step in the path to peace. Guilt drives you to repent of your sins. Jesus then promises to cleanse us from those sins and give us peace. Why not confess your sins today and begin the journey towards peace?
 4. Next Week: Forgiveness and the Church
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iphone will i be able to use the contact list app to see which number text messages come from?
[Answer]: Yes, as long as the contact in question has been added to your iPhone's contacts.
How can I tell what number a text came from on my iPhone?
Asking Siri where a number came from is a great way to get a general idea of where the number came from, but there is no built-in way to tell who it came from on an iPhone.
How can I tell what phone number a text came from?
The text message text was sent from one or more of your contacts.
The phone number included in the text message is the phone number my contacts use when they text you.
The phone number being used to text you is the phone number that was sent to you.
The phone number that was sent to you is the phone number that was originally used to send the text.
Can you trace a number from a text?
We can also use the Google Voice to do this. This is a free service offered by Google that allows a user to forward a call to a different number.
Can you trace where a text was sent from?
Although it is not a definitive answer, one approach to this question would be to look at the IP address of the user and request a list of recent texts the user sent and/or received. Then, compare those with the ones the user claims to have sent.
Do text messages have metadata?
While most text messages don't have any text, some may. This metadata is in the form of phone numbers, usernames, or even phone calls.
How can I see who is on iMessage?
If you want to know who is on iMessage, log in to your account.
How do you know if someone changed their number on iMessage?
If you message someone who has changed their number, they will not be able to send you a message. So if you continue to message and they do not reply, it is likely that they have changed their number and are no longer using iMessage.
What happens if you text someone who changed their number?
If you want to message someone who changed their number, you need to use Facebook or another social media platform.
How do I find a phone number that was changed?
There are several ways to find out if the phone number belongs to a company. One way is to reverse look it up on an Internet search engine. Another way is to contact the customer service department of the company and ask them if the phone number has been changed.
How can u tell if someone has your number blocked?
One way to tell if someone has your number blocked is to look up their phone number in the phone book or contact list. Another way is to call them on their cell phone and see if it goes through. If it doesn't go through, then they probably have your phone number blocked.
Why is one person always at the top of my Messages?
You may have recently added some people to your contact list and this person has been added to your Messages more frequently.
How do I change the default number on my iPhone text messages?
If you don't have a number that is already set as your default messages number, open the Settings app, select Messages, then tap the Default Number button. You can then enter a new number or choose an existing number from your contacts.
Can you get an IP address from a text message?
Text messages provide the simplest way of communicating through a mobile communication network. However, there is no guarantee that text messages will be delivered to the intended recipient. If the message fails to reach the intended recipient, several alternatives exist to track and find the missing message recipient.
Can IMessages tracked?
It was a bit buggy at first but it's getting better and better every 6 months.
How do you geolocate a text message?
You can geolocate a text message using the phone's GPS capabilities. Another way is to use the phone's IP address.
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Part 5—Explore in ICE the Relationship of AOT and CO
Step 1 – Load Two Datasets into NEO/ICE
We will use the Image Composite Explorer (ICE) of NEO to compare the Aerosol Optical Thickness Data to the Carbon Monoxide Data. It requires Java to run on your computer.
Select datasets for use with this tool from the Atmosphere tab where we downloaded datasets for Parts 2 - 4. A maximum of three datasets may be analyzed in the ICE tool at one time. We will choose to look at a specific date in time, September 2005, for the two datasets AOT and CO.
- Go to the NASA Earth Observations (NEO) homepage.
- Find the September 2005 Aerosol Optical Thickness data in the NEO by using Next at the bottom of the page. Select it for analysis by clicking (+) to expand it and then by choosing Analyze this image.
- Find the Carbon Monoxide (MOPITT) dataset in NEO and select it for analysis.
- Choose September 2005, as you did for AOT dataset. Use (+) to expand the options and then click Analyze this image. There should now be two datasets on the right-hand section of the screen. Then click on configure/launch analysis.
Step 2 – Launch and Configure for ICE by Choosing an Area of High CO and AOT Values
- When the analysis configuration launches a new page, it will display your selected dataset(s) on the left side of this window. Datasets can be added or removed.
- Some actions you can take on this page are to select a subset of the image (Select Area), choose an analysis mode, adjust the file size, or download the dataset and the analysis tool for offline analysis.
- On this new page, click on the Select Area tab to choose a subset of the world which will decrease the image's file size for purposes of the ICE tool. This is very helpful if your Internet connection is slower. Using the cursor on the map, you can click and drag a box around your area of interest or you can type in the latitude and longitude limits.
- Drag a box around the South American area of high CO, which also seems to have high Aerosol Optical Thickness values. Be sure to click the Select button in the Select Area frame. This will cause the tool to load only the data for your area of interest, such as South America, instead of the worldwide dataset.
- Click on Launch Analysis.
Step 3 – Use Basic ICE Tools to Explore the Data
In ICE, explore the selected Aerosol Optical Thickness dataset using the Zoom and Pan, Probe, Plot Transect, Distance, Select and Outline Region tools.
- Select Probe and then move the cursor over the image to see what the optical depth values for each of the selected (at most 3) ICE datasets are for the pixel and the location of that pixel. Note that "no data" pixels are represented by "---". No data can occur because of continuous coverage by clouds of that area or the inability of the algorithm to compute a data value with the information available. Select the Probe again to turn the data value display off.
- To use the zoom and pan feature, click Zoom & Roam and then click in the image to zoom in. Continue to click within the image to zoom in further. You can right click (or command-click on the Mac) to zoom out.
- The Plot transect tool is used to graph the data for a select line. Select Plot transect and hold down the mouse and drag a line across an area of interest, releasing the mouse button at the line's end.
- To measure the distance on the image for the length of the line, select Distance and hold down the mouse and drag across the image. The measurement is in units of kilometers.
- To outline (trace) a non-rectangular area in the image, select Outline region.. Do this by holding down the mouse as you move the cursor around the desired area. As with Select region, the area inside the outline and the average optical thickness are displayed on the map.
Next, select Select region. Notice the display of the average optical depth value for a selected area.
Once you have made a selection of an area you wish to further analyze, you can use the Histogram feature which will plot values versus their frequency.
Step 4 – Compare Histograms and Scatter Plots
- Launch Analysis from the configuration page. A new page will display with your images at the top. The analysis tools are along the right as buttons and check boxes.
- When you click on the Probe button and move your cursor across the image, the values of both datasets and a location are displayed.
- You can display either image, AOT or CO. Click on the thumbnail to switch between them.
- Next, choose Select region and trace the area of highest AOT (or CO) values.
- Click back and forth between the two images to see how well the outline fits high values in both datasets.
- Choose the Select region or Outline region tool.
- Select Histogram. The plot (y values) are the number of pixel values which fall in a range of limits on the two color-coded x axes labeled for each dataset.
- Choose the Scatter button which plots the AOT on one axis and the CO on the other axis.
Step 5 - Reflect on the Data RelationshipsHere are some things to notice about the scatter and histogram plots of this area for September 2005.
- The values in the scatter plot seem to cluster in the upper right quadrant, which means that when one of these parameters is high, so is the other. They vary directly. If you select a region that has a range of color, you can see at a glance on the scatter plot the range of values for each dataset quickly.
- The histogram shows that the two datasets AOT and CO generally agree that the highest number of pixels within the outline drawn on the image have the highest values of aerosol particulates and highest carbon monoxide (in ppb).
- Since you looked at the animation stack files for AOT and CO, you should compare some monthly data on fires globally to them. Here is a MODIS Fire Data stack (TIFF 8.9MB Jun30 10) for 2008 you can animate in ImageJ. This stack is called fire2008.tif. Load it into ImageJ and combine with each of the stacks to notice any patterns.
Where and When are the Fires Happening?There are several possibilities to explain the occurrence, location and severity of the fires:
- land being cleared for agriculture
- natural weather patterns that bring electrical storms that start fires in remote forests where it is hard to reach with fire crews
- strong winds that come seasonally and spread fires quickly


How to Win Big with Sponsorship Naming Rights
Bank of America Stadium, Wells Fargo Center, Gillette Stadium. What do those three buildings have in common besides hosting sports games of huge proportions? That's right, it's that each arena is named after a company instead of a local landmark or a piece of historical relevancy. In this case, those companies are two banks and a shaving razor brand.
Naming rights in sports sponsorship can be very incentivizing. Still, it's an opportunity that sponsors may pass up if you don't frame it right. How do you successfully sell sponsorship naming rights?
Here's how to score a slam dunk with sponsorship naming rights:
 - Know your budget
 - Choose the building smartly
 - Recognize that a name is more than just that
 - Have the right contractual provisions
 - Understand how naming rights payments may work
Navigating naming rights can be a tricky topic, but not with the guidance I'm going to present in this article. I'll talk about naming rights in detail and delve into why sponsorship naming rights are so beneficial. I'll also circle back around to the above tips so you can score some major points in sponsorship naming rights!
What Are Naming Rights?
Naming rights are like a long-term advertisement. You sell a sponsor the right to their name being put on a building, often a sports arena. Then your sponsor's name could become the next Gillette Stadium or Wells Fargo Center.
For smaller, less instantly recognizable buildings, shorter-term naming rights deals are available, such as those that last three years. The bigger and more high-profile the building is, the longer-term the deals usually are. In those cases, a naming rights deal can last upwards of 20 years, sometimes longer.
In title-sponsored naming rights, whatever the original property's name was is completely erased in exchange for the new sponsored building title. With presenting-sponsored naming rights, you take a traditional arena name and add the brand to either the beginning or end of the name. For example, take the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Although it doesn't exist anymore (it's been torn down), the Metrodome in Minneapolis had many names over the years. Back in 2009, it was called the Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome when Mall of America bought the building's naming rights. Whew, that name sure was a mouthful! After Mall of America's naming rights term ended, the building went back to just being called the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
If you can't name a building, you can always claim naming rights for a sporting event. The Division 1 college football games used traditional names for a long time, but have since begun favoring sponsored naming rights such as The Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual or the Capital One Orange Bowl. Some college division games have embraced title-sponsored naming rights. As an example, the Camping World Bowl once was the Tangerine Bowl.
Naming rights deals, when done right, can be hugely, hugely valuable. I'm talking multi-million-dollar deals in some cases. So far, the most expensive naming rights deal in history was that between the Bank of Nova Scotia in Canada and the Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment company. In 2017, the two businesses penned a deal worth CAD $800 million that would last for 20 years. In American dollars, that's $635.84 million.
I do want to make it clear: not all naming right deals need to be so enormously expensive. Smaller deals for lesser-known stadiums can be just as mutually beneficial to the sponsor and your sports team or organization.
Non-Sports Naming Rights Examples
Although the focus of this article going forward will be on sports, I wanted to prove that other industries use naming rights as well.
Public transit stations are a big naming rights business, especially in major cities such as Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, or Boston. In these states, you might hop aboard public transport at the Penn Medicine Station or the NRG Station named after the energy company.
Tampa even allows you to name rolling stock and streetcar stations should you want to!
High-rise office towers, office complexes, major malls, hospital treatment centers or wards, college dining halls, libraries, performing arts centers, and museums are other areas where naming rights certainly come into play.
Oh, and a newly discovered monkey species was once in a bidding war for naming rights, with the winner paying $650,000 to name the simian. The name? The monkey. Yes, I'm serious!
How to Win Big with Sponsorship Naming Rights
You've discussed it amongst the members of your sports team or organization and you've decided that you want to proceed with sponsorship naming rights. You can win big, but like anything in sponsorship, that's not guaranteed. These tips will help you maximize your chances at success so your next sponsorship might be a grand slam!
Know Your Budget
Of all the assets you can offer a target sponsor, naming rights may be among the most appealing, but they're also one of the most expensive. Your sports team must have the budget for naming rights, and not just now, but in the future as well.
You'll be the one to present the terms of the sponsorship naming rights deal, so think about it for a while. If you can only afford three years of naming rights, that's okay, as it's better than nothing. Just be clear about that in your sponsorship package. It's also fine if you can't provide the target sponsor naming rights to an arena with a capacity of 65,000+ people like Gillette Stadium.
I can't stress enough how important it is to be realistic when budgeting for sponsorship naming rights. I say this on the blog a lot, but one of the worst things you can do in sponsorship is overpromise and underdeliver.
If you're honest about what you can offer a sponsor, sooner or later, someone will bite. Yet if you promise too much, get a big-name sponsor, and then fail to live up to the naming rights you said you'd provide, you lose out on that sponsor. You also could be in breach of contract with the sponsor. The financial repercussions, as well as the ding to your reputation, can spell the end of your sports team.
Choose the Building Smartly
In naming rights sponsorship, you have to look into the crystal ball often and predict what the future will hold. That especially comes into play when selecting which building will be the one that your sponsor will provide naming rights for. Sure, a prediction is just that and not a guarantee, but you must have at least a decent idea of what's coming down the pike.
If you promise your sponsor 10 years of naming rights and two years into the deal, you're approached by the building contractors and told that the arena is being torn down, you're now up the creek without a paddle. You promised the sponsor eight more years and they're not going to get it.
Unless you can come up with a similar building in a very short amount of time, then you again risk being in breach of contract.
When choosing a building for naming rights, you want to look at more than just the cost. How old is the building? Has it been recently renovated? Is it still a popular place? Are there plans to expand around the stadium, possibly adding a second arena? The answers to these questions will determine how viable a building you've selected.
Recognize That a Name Is More Than Just That
When you provide naming rights to a sponsor, you're selling them more than simply a title on a basketball stadium. The names of these buildings become interwoven into the fabric of the city or town in which the stadium resides. This provides ample opportunity for partnerships with local retailers and others within the community.
The sponsor won't mind this, as now they're opening up even more potential revenue streams, so make sure you anticipate these opportunities.
Have the Right Contractual Provisions
I have to talk about the legalities of sponsorship naming rights as well. In your contract, you should offer the sponsor exclusivity provisions to further sweeten the deal. These provisions prevent the local competition from sponsoring and/or advertising in a way that detracts from the sponsor's naming rights.
You'll need to provide prominence provisions as well, sometimes referred to as dominance provisions. As those names suggest, a prominence provision ensures that all advertising and signage for the sponsor is displayed more often than any other sponsors. Their digital displays will outsize all advertising and shine more brightly, quite literally in this instance. The placement of the signage will be recurring and highly visible as well per the prominence provisions.
Understand How Naming Rights Payments May Work
Naming rights sponsorship payments don't always occur upfront. Instead, if you score a high-dollar deal, the sponsor might make payment installments throughout the deal's term. So if the sponsor bought six-figure or even seven-figure naming rights, it can take upwards of 10, 20, sometimes even 30 years before all those zeros are in your sports team's bank account.
Talk to your sponsor about this, as many sponsors have found workarounds so more of the money is in the sports team's pocket faster. Maybe the sponsor pays through bonds if that's possible.
The Benefits of Sponsorship Naming Rights
Sponsorship naming rights, although not always the easiest to accrue, can really put stars in the eyes of your sponsor if you follow the above tips. Here are some of the perks of naming rights that the target sponsor reaps, as can your sports organization or team.
Free Advertising
The word "free" is so appealing, especially to sponsors.


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There are a couple of points you need to take into account to solve this.
First you'll want to switch your sprite's Mesh Mode in its texture import settings to Full Rect so you can enable 9-slice scaling on it as described in the Unity docs.
This lets you select either the Sliced or Tiled modes on your Sprite or Image components, which will ensure borders of your sprite stay the same thickness in the game world/canvas when the sprite is enlarged - they'll be spaced out or tiled instead of stretched to fit.
For a non-UI sprite, the size of the border in actual display pixels will depend on how your camera sees it. This includes your pixels per unit setting, the size of your orthographic camera, and the resolution of the display viewport. You can work out the result using these formulas:
world thickness = (1 pixel of texture) ÷ (pixels per unit)
vertical screen fraction = (world thickness) ÷ (camera height * 2)
display pixels = (vertical screen fraction) * (pixel height of display viewport)
(For perspective cameras you also need to factor in the depth of the sprite from the camera)
You'll want to carefully choose your pixel per unit and camera settings to keep this at an integer value. Otherwise you can get one border drawn thicker than the other if one border rounds the fraction differently.
For an Image component displayed as part of your UI, this is a bit easier to manage. Set up your Canvas with a CanvasScaler set to Constant Pixel Size, with the Reference Pixels per Unit value the same as the one you used to import your sprites, or an integer multiple of it if you want to upscale the art (Don't forget to switch your textures to Point filtering if you're upscaling pixel art).
Then enable the Pixel Perfect box in the Canvas component, which turns off anti-aliasing on UI so you get exactly the pixels of your sprite.


Citizen Journalism through Tweets
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The recent revolts in the Middle East gave rise to very committed young citizen journalists who sweat to deliver news to the masses.
This recent trend of citizen journalists has really shaped the way people use and perceive the media. All credit for its success goes to social media, specifically twitter. Twitter ability to spread the news in just 140 characters has attracted politicians, promoters, entrepreneurs and news reporters making news syndication a lot easier and more interesting. In the Gulf, the legal authorities are still new to the twitter marketing and general public is behind Egypt, Tunisia and Syria in terms of using Twitter to its full potential.
There is a huge debate about authenticity of citizen journalism and its credibility. Citizen journalism is simply reporters sharing live coverage of events with personal opinions. Since no expert opinion is involved and it may be one sided. The bias opinion allows a more in-depth look at the community. When combined with the opposing tweets, gives a more accurate picture by the people, for the people.
Rule Book
Journalism 101 teaches us that the first line (or Lede) of any story should contain the 5 Ws and H (who, what, where, why, when and How) about the incident. In 140 characters the message allows it to be more creative and interactive.
Twitter has become a media standard and when a user needs to find a personality and brand on twitter, all users accounts start with [email protected]? sign. Going to their page will list their tweets and their followers.
Using Twitter lists (eg. _TAG_) twitter allows tweets to be linked to a single list allowing them to put their opinions with other like-minded tweeters, allowing tweeters to balance and personalize any given topic.
If one runs out of ideas to tweet, they can share other tweets by?re-tweet??ing. This is helpful when users want to share a tweet they like and want to put on their account. This however does not allow any modification to the tweet.
In order to give an opinion on a statement already tweeted (sort of an opinion article), users?quote tweet? which allows users add more text to the actual tweet in quotes. This technique builds more credibility as a citizen journalist.
Although twitter does not offer any ability to tweet pictures there are a lot of online services and mobile applications that allow tweeters to share pictures, video and audio.
Put in Practice
Although, twitter has grown extremely popular as a social media platform it is still far behind facebook in terms of users. Its charm to attract authentic personalities allows citizen journalists to share their life through pictures and video with real people behind the media.
To share pictures there are many sites that allow direct sharing of content with twitter followers.?TwitPic? is a good place to store all pictures shared on one?s twitter account.
Tweets are as short as text messages and therefore prevent sharing of large web addresses which created the need for short addresses called (URL shortners). The most popular platform that has gained fame in the Gulf is Use it to share any link to a site otherwise not shortened. and have their own short links for easy social media sharing.
That was it. Hope this guide helps some people adapt to twitter.
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process (e.g., citric acid). The fermentation is carried out in an anaerobic environment. The ideal temperature for the fermentation process is between 14-16 degrees Celsius, and the process takes between 10 and 15 days.
Distillation in a pot still ("kisüsti" pálinka refers to a pálinka distilled in a pot still no bigger than 1000 litres) is considered to be the traditional way of distillation. Pálinka distilled in a pot still is always double distilled. In the first step the alcohol is extracted from the fermented mash, the result is called "alszesz" (low alcohol). In the second step it is the taste of the fruit that is extracted from the fermented mash. The second distillation is the one that has the biggest influence on the quality of the pálinka, and hence requires special skills. During the second distillation one distinguishes between "előpárlat" (foreshots), "középpárlat" (middle cut) and "utópárlat" (feints). The "előpárlat" is not used, even though much of the taste is contained in this cut. The "középpárlat" is the one that gives the body of the distillate.
Distillation in a column still involves a single distillation. The process is faster and cheaper than distillation in a pot still, and hence, the resulting pálinka is cheaper.
The last step in the process is aging. Pálinka can be aged in wooden casks (made of, e.g., mulberry wood) or in tanks made of metal. Not all varieties of pálinka can be aged in wooden casks, because the wood can cancel the fruity taste of the drink.
Non-commercial production[edit]
The most alcoholic pálinkas are (informally) referred to as "kerítésszaggató" in Hungarian, which literally means "fence-ripper" (referring to a drunkard's loss of balance). These potent, home-made, "házi" (home-made) pálinkas are commercially available in small portions and are very common in the countryside.
Similar products[edit]
 - Slivovitz, plum brandy
 - Rakia, a brandy made throughout Southeastern Europe
 - Ţuică, a similar drink in Romania
 - Pălincă, a similar drink in Romania
 - Pálenka, distillate of fruit or grains
See also[edit]
 1. ^ E.U. regulations of spirit drinks, 110/2008, M(b), 2008
 2. ^ Law LXXIII of 2008 in Hungarian
 4. ^ Cazacu, Sorin, "The Battle for Palinka", in EU Observer,Transitions Online (03/04/2003)
 5. ^ Codex Alimentarius Austriacus B 23 - Spirituosen
 6. ^ Act 73/2008 about pálinka, törkölypálinka, and Pálinka National Council
 7. ^ Pear in the palinka bottle, image
 9. ^ Ryan, James (2010). Frommer's Budapest & the Best of Hungary. Frommer's. p. 190.
 10. ^ Muica, N.; Turnock, D. "The potential for traditional food and drink products in Eastern Europe: Fruit processing — especially brandy ("tuica") distilling—in Romania". Geojournal 38 (2): 197–206. doi:10.1007/BF00186670.
 11. ^ Rusu, Teodora; Sociaciu, Carmen; Parau, Carmen; Mocan, Augustin (2010). "Quality and Safety Analysis for some Traditional Homemade Fruit Distillates from Transylvania (North West Romania)". Bulletin UASVM Agriculture, 67 (2).
 12. ^ "Hungarian moonshine". The Budapest Report. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
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During the third day of School 1, which was held at NHRF on December 7th 2018, students had the opportunity to hear more information about neurotrophin copycats from Prof. Theodora Calogeropoulou. She explained which ligands for neurotrophin receptors are discovered until now and why is the 17-spiro substituted steroidal scaffold one of the topics of the research for the Euroneurotrophin project.
Prof. Christophe Rochais held the presentation about synthetic methodologies and medicinal chemistry toolboxes. In his presentation, Prof. Rochais explained to the students some of the potential synthetic pathways for obtaining neurotrophin small molecule mimetics and the methods used for developing the good synthetic procedure. At the end of the presentation, students were divided into small groups and each group got a compound to identify its synthetic route and conditions from commercially available sources using Reaxys website. Four ERSs (Daniele Narducci, Alessia Latorrata, Paolo Giaccio and Mirjana Antonijevic) tutored each group during this exercise in order to help other students to understand each part of the synthetic procedure. Students got an insight in small part of synthetic chemistry and how complex it can be, how does the process of discovering a good synthetic route looks like and what are the new procedures in drug discovery.


Tolkien Gateway
This article is about the animals. For the music band, see Camel (band).
War Camel portrayed by Angus McBride for MERP
Camels are animals native to the Southern lands. These animals are only mentioned in linguistic writings dating from the early versions of the legendarium.[1][2]
[edit] Etymology
The Qenya name of "a camel" is ulun(t).[1][2]
[edit] Portrayal in adaptations
1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:
Camels, level 4 animals, are called devevi (sing. deve) in Apysaic (a language of south-western Endor). There are both oneand twohumped variants of the beast.[3] Staibir is the name of a War Camel appearing in an adventure set in Southwestern Middle-earth.[4]
[edit] References
 3. Ruth Sochard Pitt, Jeff O'Hare, Peter C. Fenlon, Jr. (1994), Creatures of Middle-earth (2nd edition) (#2012), "Riding and Draft Animals"
 4. Jessica Ney (ed.; 1990), Angus McBride's Characters of Middle-earth (#8007), pp. 26-7


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Harmonic Oscillator Analysis in the Frequency Domain
September 10, 2019 Cadence PCB Solutions
The Tacoma Narrows bridge
The Tacoma Narrows bridge collapsed in 1938 once wind drove it to torsional resonance
The 1938 collapse of the Tacoma Narrows bridge is normally presented in mechanical engineering classes as one example of what happens when a periodic force drives an oscillator to resonance. If only the bridge designers had access to some basic simulation tools, they would have been able to conduct an oscillator analysis in the frequency domain.
In electronics, there are some basic simulations of oscillators that become extremely important for analyzing the behavior of a real circuit. Not all electronic oscillators are linear, and not all components behave as one would expect from electronics theory. These effects create some differences between the theoretical and experimental results from oscillator analysis in the frequency domain.
Linear and Nonlinear Oscillators
Real oscillators can exhibit either linear or nonlinear behavior. Most physics and engineering classes gloss over this fact, but there is a reason that most oscillators are analyzed in the limit of small amplitudes. In mechanics problems, an oscillating spring or other structural element has some nonlinearity in its stress-strain curve as the driving amplitude increases and nears the elastic. As a result, the response becomes nonlinear. However, for small applied stresses (i.e., for small strain), the deformation in a mechanical element is still a linear function, and the equation defining a harmonic oscillator will be a linear differential equation.
One can draw a similar analogy in electronics. Real circuits can be treated in terms of their linear or nonlinear response, depending on the strength of the driving signal. Whether a nonlinear response arises depends on the response of various components in the circuit. A small driving signal strength, nonlinear components like diodes and transistors can be approximated as having a linear response, just as is the case in a mechanics problem. This idea of approximating the response of a circuit element as a linear function for a particular driving strength forms the central idea in small signal analysis.
A real linear time-invariant circuit can still exhibit some nonlinear response and other linear deviations from ideal behavior at very high frequencies (usually 10's of GHz) and high driving strength. The nonlinear response in any component arises due to manufacturing imperfections. Take a resistor as an example: at high frequencies, current in a resistor concentrates near the outside edge of the component due to the skin effect; the same occurs in copper traces. This high concentration of current produces a nonlinear response, which causes harmonic generation under perfect sinusoidal driving. This also causes the amplitude of the response to saturate as the driving strength increases.
The other effect that arises in real circuits, particularly on PCBs, is self-resonance. Take a capacitor as an example: any capacitor has some parasitic inductance and series resistance, thus a capacitor will really behave like an RLC circuit at high frequencies. Self-resonance frequencies for most components are not noticeable until the driving frequency reaches well into the GHz range. Beyond the self-resonance frequency, a capacitor will start to exhibit inductive impedance, and the circuit's oscillatory response will no longer match that of the ideal circuit. These nonlinear and resonant effects are just some of the effects that should be considered in a circuit simulation for oscillator analysis in the frequency domain.
With these ideas in mind, there are some important oscillator analyses you can conduct in the frequency domain as long as you model your circuit properly. One of the most common frequency domain techniques with linear circuits is to determine a transfer function and pole-zero analysis. Small signal analysis is ideal for nonlinear circuits, while the response in linear and nonlinear oscillator circuits to real drivers can be examined using harmonic balance analysis. Pole-zero analysis nicely summarizes the behavior of your circuit in the frequency domain in the presence of damping, gain, and feedback as it helps you determine whether the response of your circuit is stable.
Undamped vs. Damped Linear Oscillator Analysis in the Frequency Domain
When one considers a typical simulation of an oscillator, it gets idealized as oscillating at a single frequency in the presence of a damping force. In the driven case, your oscillator will exhibit a sinusoidal response, and the oscillator's response will follow that of the driver, and the phase difference between the driver's and oscillator's motion will depend on the level of damping in the circuit.
An oscillator can also be given an applied impulse or displacement to force it to start oscillating, leading to a transient response and decay (for a damped oscillator) or a continuous oscillation at the natural frequency (for an undamped oscillator). In the time-domain you can calculate the response to a time-dependent forcing function from the following equation:
Linear oscillator equation
2nd order nonhomogeneous differential equation for any damped linear oscillator
However, you can transform this equation into the frequency domain using a Fourier transform:
Linear oscillator analysis in the frequency domain
Linear oscillator response in the frequency domain
The above equation defines the response of an oscillator to any driving spectrum, not just a sinusoidal driver. In the case of a sinusoidal driver, the driving function will be a delta function. In this case, you can now calculate the time-dependent response of the linear oscillator using an inverse Fourier transform:
Response under sinusoidal driving
Response in an oscillator circuit under sinusoidal driving
Damping and Resonance in the Frequency Domain
The ideal harmonic oscillator will be driven with a sinusoidal driving signal (voltage or current), and the response of the oscillator will depend on the level of damping, the oscillator's natural frequency, and the driving frequency. All underdamped oscillators exhibit resonance when driven with a sinusoidal source, although it is a misconception that the resonance frequency is always equal to natural frequency. This is actually not true; the resonance frequency will be slightly less than the natural frequency, as shown in the figure below. Finally, in the case of a critically damped or overdamped response, resonance suddenly vanishes.
 Normalized amplitude functions on graph
Normalized amplitude response from linear oscillator analysis in the frequency domain
If you look at the response of the oscillator for the above system in the frequency domain, the theoretical response spectrum will be a delta function exactly at the driving frequency. In the case of a nonlinear oscillator, the above differential equation can contain some powers of the response function u and its derivatives, or it may contain some analytic function of u. These nonlinear terms arise from expanding the response functions of nonlinear circuit elements as a Taylor series. These nonlinear terms will then lead to harmonic generation under sinusoidal driving.
With arbitrary driving, and in the presence of nonlinear circuit elements, the oscillator's response in the frequency domain becomes a more complicated function of frequency. However, you can still calculate the response in the frequency domain using Fourier transforms. This is the easiest way to determine the behavior of the circuit in the frequency domain.
Anytime you need to conduct oscillator analysis in the frequency domain or in the time domain, the right PCB layout and design software can help you design circuits that exhibit the desired response. Allegro PCB Designer and Cadence's full suite of design tools include the layout and analysis features you need for frequency domain analysis of any circuit.
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Appeal to the Australian Government to Ratify the
United Nations Convention on the Protection of the Rights of
All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
(The Migrant Workers Convention)
International Migrants Day – 18 December 2011
The Migrant Workers Convention is one of the nine core United Nations human rights treaties. It has been ratified by 45 countries. On this 21st anniversary of the signing of this Convention and eight years after it entered into force, we join in the civil society appeal to Australia to ratify the Convention and to be become a leader advocating for the protection of human rights of those who work outside their country of origin. The Convention upholds what is already obvious: that the rights of migrants and their families are human rights.
Australia and Ratification of the Convention
The Australian government has stated that its laws are already consistent with the standards of the Convention.
Australia's voice and leadership on this issue will make a difference for migrants everywhere and will reinforce the efforts of those in Australia working to ensure these commonly accepted employment standards are upheld.
Australia has been one of the greatest migrant receiving countries in history, and the modern Australian community has come into being through generations of migration. In 2010 Australia was home to 6 million migrants born in over 200 countries of the world. The country has strived for a high standard in the inclusion accorded to new arrivals, and to ensure that they become part of its community. The Convention will help Australia to advance this high standard into the future as the world responds to the globalisation of labour. Ratification will complement existing government efforts to address the exploitation of migrant workers that occurs via clandestine labour movements and labour trafficking.
Conditions Faced by Migrant Workers Around the World
It is intolerable that an individual working far from home should be kept in virtual slavery.
It is unacceptable that a worker should be denied the rightful wages they have earned, simply because they are working outside their country of birth.
Women or men carrying out the work of caring for the homes of their employer, should not be denied their human dignity and such work should not be denied the respect it deserves.
Farm workers who tend to the crops and collect the produce that feeds the world, are entitled to expect that society will uphold their human rights. All workers are entitled to a safe place of work.
All migrant workers and their families are entitled to the equal protection of the law which is their fundamental human right.
These are some of the conditions that the Convention addresses.
Appeal to Australia
Australia has been a strong and clear voice in international forums for international human rights standards. Its voice has been raised for the rights of women, for children, against torture, against racism, for civil and political rights, and for economic, social and cultural rights. By ratifying the Convention, Australia can play a leading role in our region and support neighbouring nations to end the exploitation of migrants. We appeal to Australia to ratify and to stand as a strong advocate for these human rights in international forums in which it participates.
This statement has been issued by the Human Rights Council of Australia, in support of the Campaign for Australian ratification of the Migrant Workers Convention. For more information visit: _URL_


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How to make pasta fregola sarda
fregola cookedHow to make pasta fregola sarda: When we first opened The Big Dream Factory for business, it was journey into the ancient art of pasta making and we are by no means the experts. Along the way we have found and made many different types of pasta not normally seen at the supermarkets across America. Many of our pasta shapes are readily found in Italy but what would you know … not so pasta fregola sarda!
Anna who has arrived from Italy, is putting us through out pasta paces and is introducing us to the more obscure pasta. We are so excited to be able to bring you pasta fregola sarda because not only is it little known in America, it is little known in Italy too.
cutting the pasta fregola sarda
So what is pasta fregola sarda? Despite its appearance, 'fregula' (which is it's original name) is not a grain, but an ancient form of pasta from the island of Sardinia, where it has been popular since Ligurian navigators imported it from North Africa in the Middle Ages. It has been suggested that the word 'fregula' (or fregola) derives from the Latin word 'fricare', meaning 'to chop up', 'little fragment', 'crumb'. The durum semolina is traditionally formed by hand using the same method for making couscous. However, unlike couscous, the fregola is toasted. As it browns, it dries giving the fregola the appearance of tiny grains, it also imparts a wonderful nutty, wheaty flavour.
drying fregola sarda
Fregola remains a staple in the Sardinian kitchen and is commercially produced. Here at The Big Dream Factory we make them completely from scratch. Since we have experience in making our own couscous from scratch and by hand, we decided that it would be better for us to create fregula using one of our small pasta machines. VOILA!!
fregola cooked
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What is a freight management system?
A freight management system is a cloud-based software solution that helps freight forwarders streamline freight forwarding operations, standardize shipping processes and manage their freight forwarding operations effectively and efficiently. A good freight management system should be cloud-based and customizable based on the business needs as every business manages operations differently. Freight management systems should make freight forwarding easier and less time-intensive since a lot of the manual freight forwarding processes and methods are replaced and automated with in-built functions present in freight management systems. The key to selecting a good freight management system lies in its flexibility for customization, ability to integrate with other systems and ease of migration.
Introduction to Freight Management System
Freight forwarders usually handle many types of freight operations data which include customers, jobs/bookings, shipment details and shipping documentation. Different shipment details and documentation are required depending on certain job attributes such as transport type (e.g. air, sea, land) or load type (FCL, LCL etc.) The most common way to manage all of this data is using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that functions as a 'master list' to track the list of customers, jobs and shipment details. Separately, shipping documentation templates (e.g. House BOL, House AWB, Arrival Notice, Booking Confirmation, Shipment Release etc.) are created using Microsoft Word. This approach might not be the most efficient when the freight operations increase to a sizable amount and more employees are hired because it is difficult to govern how different employees manage customer jobs/bookings due to a lack of a centralized system. Freight forwarders usually invest in a freight management system when their operations are in a mess, customer and job data is stored across emails and documents and employees are making mistakes on shipping documentation due to unexpected changes by customers.
How does a Freight Management System work?
A freight management system functions as a centralized software solution and serves as a centralized database and single source of truth. With a single system of record, employees can be assured that they will always be accessing the latest, up-to-date information be it customer or job data. Cloud-based freight management systems enable employees to access key information such as customer details (company and point of contact details), service charges (global list of service charges such as Import Permit Fee etc.), job details (shipper, consignee, transport type, origin, destination, weight, packages etc.) in real-time wherever they go. There are many freight management software in the market but most of them are built with generic functions to appeal to general masses and many freight forwarders would struggle with selecting the right freight management system when they compare functions across different solutions in the market. The most important functions that a good freight management system should minimally have are as follows:
 1. Global Search: Ability to search across entire system for jobs, customers, service charges etc.
 2. Job Management: Ability to manage different jobs (e.g. Air Import, Sea Import LCL, Sea Export FCL etc.)
 3. Job Details (e.g. Status, Job No, Job Datetime, Job Type, Job Transport, Job Direction, Freight Terms etc.)
 4. Parties Involved (e.g. Shipper, Consignee, Delivery Agent, Notify Party, Haulier etc.)
 5. Transport Information (e.g.HAWB/HBOL No, Origin Port/Seaport, Destination Port/Seaport, Flight Transit details)
 6. Package Details (e.g. Marks and Numbers, No. and kind of packages, description of packages and goods, CBM, Gross Weight, Chargeable Weight, Total Pieces, Total Gross Weight, Total Chargeable Weight etc.)
 7. Service Charge/Fee Details (e.g. Service Code, Service Charge Item, Unit Price, Qty, Sub-total, Vendor Company, Vendor Invoice No, Vendor Charge Amount etc.)
 8. Quotation Details (e.g. Quotation No, Quotation Date, Job No, Customer Company Name, Total Pieces, Total Gross Weight, Total Price before GST, GST Amount, Total Price after GST etc.)
 9. Invoice Details (e.g. Invoice No, Invoice Date, Job No, Customer Company Name, Total Pieces, Total Gross Weight, Total Price before GST, GST Amount, Total Price after GST etc.)
 10. Debit Note Details (e.g. Debit Note No, Debit Note Date, Job No, Customer Company Name, Total Pieces, Total Gross Weight, Total Price before GST, GST Amount, Total Price after GST etc.)
 11. Credit Note Details (e.g. Credit Note No, Credit Note Date, Job No, Customer Company Name, Total Pieces, Total Gross Weight, Total Price before GST, GST Amount, Total Price after GST etc.)
 12. Document Template Editor: Editing of various document templates (e.g. house air waybill, bill of lading, arrival notice etc.)
 13. Sales Document Generation: Generation of Quotation, Invoice, Debit Note, Credit Note
 14. Shipping Document Generation: Generation of documents according to job transport type e.g. House Air Waybill, House Bill of Lading, Arrival Notice, Delivery Order, Air Consolidation Manifest etc.
 15. Customer Management: Centralized list of customers
 16. Service Charges Configuration: Centralized list of service charges/fees applied during job costing
 17. Report Dashboard: Analytical Reports for data-driven decision making
 18. Job Analysis Report
 19. Service Charges Report
 20. Creditor Ageing Report
 21. Debtor Ageing Report
 22. Profit & Loss Report
 23. Accounting Management: Tracking of account groups, individual accounts and ledgers
What are the benefits of having a freight management system?
There are many benefits of investing in a freight management system. Freight forwarders who move from excel spreadsheets and documents to a centralized freight management system tend to experience at least 70% increase in operational efficiency. Some of the benefits of having a freight management system are as follows:
 - Simple cloud-based setup that removes need for physical servers to be installed on-site as everything can be accessed remotely via a web browser
 - Single system to manage multiple freight job transport types (air, sea, land)
 - Consolidated job/shipment data that can be flexibly updated based on any changes to the shipment by the customer
 - Improved communication and collaboration due to real-time, up-to-date information being presented
 - Easy-to-read dashboards and reports that provide insights to enable data-driven decision making
Final Thoughts
A customizable freight management system would definitely be a great investment for freight forwarders as it optimizes freight forwarding operations and enables things to be done in a better, faster and more efficient manner. The biggest challenge for freight forwarders is finding the right freight management system that is based on their business requirements. When it comes to choosing the right freight management system, most freight forwarders have a difficult time identifying what functions they need and tend to explore different software solutions and getting stuck due to the information overload simply because they are searching for a software solution without identifying the right problems and functional needs. Most freight forwarders do not have the time or expertise to define their business requirements, operational needs and day-to-day workflows. This is when partnering together with a software development agency specialized in freight forwarding makes sense. By doing so, freight forwarders can speed up the process of gathering requirements, developing the freight management solution and making sure that the software solves the operational challenges on hand and adapts to their requirements instead of the other way round.
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Caucasian shepherd and Caucasian ovcharka are two names used in different countries for a single dog breed. There is no difference between Caucasian shepherd and Caucasian ovcharka. Russians use the name Caucasian ovcharka while Europeans use the name Caucasian shepherd. In America, this dog breed is called Caucasian mountain dog. This breed was originally developed as a livestock guardian by Caucasian people who lived in Georgia, Armenia, and Turnkey.
Key Areas Covered
1. Caucasian Shepherd/ Caucasian Ovcharka
– Facts, Features, Characteristics, and Behavior
2. Clarification of Names
– Caucasian Shepherd, Caucasian Ovcharka
3. Difference Between Caucasian Shepherd and Caucasian Ovcharka
– Comparison of Key Differences
Caucasian Shepherd/ Caucasian Ovcharka – Facts, Characteristics, and Behavior
Caucasian shepherds/ovchakra have excellent working abilities and a striking appearance. Because of that, these dogs were employed as versatile military dogs in Russia in the late 1960s. Even at present, these dogs are employed as fighting and watch dogs in military units.
This is a huge dog breed with a powerful and muscular body, bear-look face, and low set long tail. The average male dog is about 25.5 inches tall at withers and weighs more than 50 kgs. Females are slightly smaller than males. The wedgeshaped head is prominent. The eyes are dark and deeply set while the ears are round-shaped cropped. The body is very strong and long. Double coat has a dense undercoat. Gray is most common color of the coat. However, other colors including rust, straw, earth, piebald, spotted, and brindle are also seen. The coat is either longer or shorter depending on the living region. The coat is dense and thick and keeps them warm in extremely cold weather. The tail is covered with long and heavy hair. Forelimbs are strong, heavy and straight with large paws. The nose is black and prominent.
This dog breed one of the oldest mastiff-typed breeds. They are extremely aggressive towards any strangers. Hence, proper training and socialization are essential in order to reduce the uncontrollable behavior. However, they are extremely loyal to its owner and family. Hence, these dogs are now popular as companion dogs. Caucasian shepherds are well known for their alert, quick, calm and dominant behaviors. Not only the owner, but everyone who belongs to the family will be protected by this dog breed. It is not recommended to keep kids alone with this dog. This dog breed is not for everyone; they are more suited for people who display strong leadership and are willing to spend a lot of time training and socializing.
The longevity of this breed is between 10-12 years. Heavy shedding coat needs frequent grooming. The litter size is about 5-12 puppies. Since they are named as working dogs, frequent exercises are vital. Caucasian shepherds /ovchakra are not recommended for apartment life.
Clarification of Names
The confusion over the two names Caucasian shepherd and Caucasian ovchakra and their usage is explained below.
European people use the term 'Caucasian shepherd' for this breed. In Europe, these dogs were first used as patrol dogs to protect the Berlin Wall. However, when the wall came down, the dogs were distributed throughout Germany.
Caucasian ovcharka is the Russian term used for Caucasian shepherd dog. The word 'ovcharka' means 'sheepdog' in Russian. This dog breed among the most popular dog breeds in Russia and is commonly shown in dog shows.
Difference Between Caucasian Shepherd and Caucasian Ovcharka
- Caucasian shepherd and Caucasian ovcharka are two terms used for the same dog breed. The name Caucasian shepherd is popular among European community, whereas the term Caucasian ovcharka is popular among Russian people.
Caucasian shepherd and Caucasian ovcharka are just two names used by European and Russian people for a single dog breed. Thus, there is no difference between Caucasian shepherd and Caucasian ovchakra. This huge dog was originally bred by Caucasian people as herding dogs. But they are now popular as protective and family dogs. The dogs are well known for their huge and powerful body and for their calm, quick, loyal and dominant behavior.
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2. "Caucasian Shepherd Dog". Dog Breed Info Center. N.p., n.d. Web.. 05 Aug. 2017.
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How White Parents Can Use Media to Raise Anti-Racist Kids
Parents of Black and brown kids know that instilling their kids with a sense of racial identity and talking about how racism will inevitably affect their lives -- and possibly even their safety -- are essential life lessons. Parents of White kids, on the other hand, often don't feel the same pressure. But as racist violence continues to erupt, discussing race, racism, and the history of racial oppression in the United States and the world is just as essential for White families. These are not easy conversations to have, but movies, TV, and books -- as well as other media and tech -- can be powerful tools to help you get started. Remember, media makes a big impression on kids. But the messages you send -- from the media you choose, to the conversations you initiate -- are what kids will hold in their hearts and minds long after the final credits.
Here are 10 ideas for how to use media to start and continue conversations about race and racism with your kids. This list is not exhaustive, so if you have other ideas, please add them to the comments.
Diversify your bookshelf
If you grew up reading Anne of Green Gables and Little House on the Prairie, you can still share these classics with your kids. But don't stop there: Look for stories featuring and written by people of color. Here are some places to start:
Point out racism in movies, TV, and games
It can be easy to let stereotypes fly by when watching the minstrel-show crows in Dumbo or exaggerated accents in The Goonies. But by pointing out when something is racist, you're helping your kid develop critical-thinking skills. These skills will allow conversations about race and stereotypes to deepen as kids get older.
Watch hard stuff
As kids get older, expose them to the harsh realities of racism throughout history and through the current day. That doesn't mean nonstop cable news replaying gruesome details of violence but carefully chosen films like The 13th or McFarland, USA. You can also watch footage of protests to kick off conversations about anger, fear, oppression, and power. Be explicit about racism and discrimination being hurtful, damaging, and wrong.
Seek out media created by people of color
As you choose your family movie night pick or browse online for books, specifically look for authors and directors of color. Aim for stories that include people of color in lead roles and as fully developed characters. With older kids, take an audit of how many movies or books you've recently watched or read that were created by people of color. Discuss the reasons for any imbalance and the importance of a variety of perspectives.
Broaden your own perspectives
Follow and read Black and brown voices and media outlets. Use what you learn to inform conversations with your kids. Some places to start (and by no means a complete list):
- Ava DuVernay (Twitter)
- Brittany Packnett Cunningham
- Franchesca Ramsey
- The Grio
- Ibram X. Kendi
- Indian Country Today
- Ricefeed (Instagram)
- The Root
Discuss hate speech and harassment online
Ask kids if they've seen racist language in YouTube videos or comments. For social media-using kids, talk about racist memes. Ask them to show you examples and aim to develop empathy without shaming them. Help them understand how following or sharing racist accounts helps spread hate. Brainstorm ways they can safely and responsibly speak out against racist imagery and messages online. Adapt this lesson on countering hate speech for your conversations.
Understand the online landscape
Read this account of a White mom parenting through her son's exposure to online white supremacy. And read the son's perspective. Learn more about places where White racist groups congregate and how they recruit, and keep discussions open and honest with kids who socialize on sites like Discord and Reddit.
Explore the power of tech tools
Use recent examples of how phones, video recordings, and editing tools affect our understanding of race and racism. Discuss how the release of video evidence can spur action, like in the case of Ahmaud Arbery. Explore together how photos and videos can both reveal truth and hide it -- especially when context is edited out.
Build news literacy
Besides sharing news articles from different perspectives with your kids, use opportunities like protests in Minneapolis to discuss how news is presented. What kinds of stories get the most attention? How are language and images used differently to depict people and incidents depending on the news outlet, the people involved, and the topic? Look at news coverage of incidents where White people commit acts of violence and compare to when people of color do.
Teach your kid to be an ally
Learn about how White people can support people of color by being allies and then integrate these ideas into your conversations and actions with your kids. Talk through scenarios your kid might encounter online and discuss (and model) when it might be best to just listen, to call someone out, to amplify someone's voice, to share resources, etc. Share mistakes you've made around talking about race and racism -- in person or online -- with your kids so they know it's OK to not be perfect or have all the answers.
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