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Women with pre-existing diabetes who become pregnant can safely take the basal insulin detemir (Levemir, Novo Nordisk), show the results of a new study called EVOLVE.
"In pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes, insulin detemir was not associated with excess risk of major congenital malformations, perinatal, or neonatal deaths compared to other basal insulins," reported study lead Elisabeth Mathiesen, MD, from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, at the virtual European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting 2020.
Session moderator Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, MD, from the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, said this was a reassuring real-world study confirming the safety of insulin detemir in diabetic pregnancies.
"In addition, somehow it also confirms the safety of glargine (Lantus, Sanofi), which was used by the majority of the comparison group — both are long-acting insulin analogs," she noted.
However, Kautzky-Willer pointed out that the study was observational, and to prove definitive safety in pregnancy, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are needed.
"RCTs were performed previously in smaller groups of women with type 1 diabetes showing that detemir is as well-tolerated as intermediate-acting basal insulin regarding perinatal outcomes and safety," she said.
And "there is an ongoing RCT on degludec, the new[er] long[er] acting insulin of Novo Nordisk, and a small group of women included in the comparison group today were on this [newer] analog."
Large Cohort of 17 Countries From Europe and Asia
Women with pre-existing type 1 or type 2 diabetes are at a twoto fourfold increased risk of perinatal complications, or having a baby with severe congenital malformations, or neonatal death, compared with women who do not have diabetes, Mathiesen explained.
Strict glycemic control with appropriate diet, use of insulin, and if necessary, antihypertensive treatment is the cornerstone of diabetes management to prevent pregnancy complications, and in Europe, most women with pre-existing diabetes are treated with insulin analogs before and during pregnancy. More recently, the use of insulin pumps is growing in this patient population, as is the adoption of continuous glucose monitoring.
But data have been limited on the effects of basal insulins, such as detemir, on outcomes in such pregnancies.
In view of this, the EVOLVE study, sponsored by Novo Nordisk, aimed to examine the risks in mothers with pre-existing diabetes (type 1 or type 2 diabetes) who became pregnant and used insulin detemir versus other types of insulin.
Participants were included as long as they were no more than 16 weeks pregnant and were followed via routine visits at the patient's local study site. Overall, 93 sites across 17 countries, mainly in Europe, as well as Israel and Malaysia, were included.
Approximately 80% of the enrolled women had type 1 diabetes, and the remainder had type 2 diabetes.
Participants were a mean age of 30 years and were enrolled at a mean gestation of 8 weeks. Mean diabetes duration was 13 years. Mean A1c was 7.0% in the insulin detemir group and 7.2% in the other groups. Body mass index was comparable across groups. The vast majority of participants were receiving basal insulin as well as bolus (fast-acting or mealtime) insulin, reported Mathiesen.
Patients were treated according to routine clinical practice at the discretion of the local treating physician.
In total, 727 women using insulin detemir were compared with 730 women receiving other injectable insulin regimens (including the newer "second-generation" long-acting insulin degludecinsulin glargine, or even older forms of insulin such as NPH, or regular human insulin). However, most of the comparison group received insulin glargine.
The primary endpoint was the proportion of pregnancies (of at least 22 weeks' gestation) in women that did not result in any of the following events: major congenital malformations, perinatal death, or neonatal death.
Key secondary endpoints related to the mother, fetus, and infant at 1 year of age. The researchers adjusted for potential confounders using propensity score matching.
Similar Outcomes Between Groups
A total of 121 fetuses were excluded from the primary endpoint analysis due to early fetal loss. There were 57 early fetal losses in the insulin detemir group and 64 in the other group. There were 14 induced abortions due to major congenital malformations (five in the insulin detemir group and nine in the other basal insulins group).
There were no differences between in the primary outcome between women taking insulin determir compared with the other group, nor in any of the other endpoints (Table).
"When we look at the adjusted risk difference taking into account the country of origin, the duration of diabetes, whether the participant took folic acid or not, in addition to other parameters, there is absolutely no difference between groups," reported Mathiesen.
Table. Pregnancy Outcomes
Outcome Insulin DetemirOther Insulins Adjusted Risk Difference
No major congenital malformations, perinatal, or neonatal deaths, % 97.0 95.5 –0.03
Major congenital malformations, perinatal, or neonatal deaths, % 3 4.5 0.003
Major congenital malformations, % 2.2 2.5 0.008
Perinatal deaths, % 0.8 1.8 0.002
Neonatal deaths, % 0.1 0.0
Study strengths include that it was designed in collaboration with the European Medicines Agency and had a large number of participants of many different nationalities across 17 countries.
"There were also very few exclusion criteria," said Mathiesen, emphasizing how the study design reflected a real-world setting. Limitations included the fact that the trial was not randomized and women were selected from specialist diabetes sites.
"There is also the possibility that very early pregnancy outcomes that took effect prior to joining the study might have been missed," Mathiesen said.
EASD 2020. Presented September 23, 2020. Abstract 85.
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Last time I introduced the DataCollector application, but didn't have room to get into the use of factory classes. There isn't often a need for a factory class, but they can be useful when you need to create objects at run-time without knowing their class until then.
The general approach involves a function that returns instances of a class based on run-time information. In some cases the instances are limited to a predetermined set of classes, in other cases it can any class the known to the code.
As a very simple example, suppose (in Python) we wanted a function that returns either a mutable list or an immutable list, depending on some run-time condition.
Here's one way we might do it:
def ListFactory (iterable, list_type):
 if list_type.lower() =='mutable':
 return list(iterable)
 if list_type.lower() == 'immutable':
 return tuple(iterable)
 raise RuntimeError('Unknown type: "%s"' % list_type)
list_items = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
list1 = ListFactory(list_items,'mutable')
list2 = ListFactory(list_items, 'immutable')
Note also that this is an example of a factory that provides an instance from a limited set of classes (just two, either list or tuple).
The idea is that, at run-time, something would provide the list type, either "mutable" or "immutable" (maybe from a configuration file), and this would determine the kinds of lists the code creates.
A slightly more involved version looks like this:
def ListFactoryFactory (list_type='mutable'):
 if list_type.lower() =='mutable':
 return lambda xs:list(xs)
 if list_type.lower() == 'immutable':
 return lambda xs:tuple(xs)
factory1 = ListFactoryFactory()
factory2 = ListFactoryFactory('immutable')
list_items = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
list1 = factory1(list_items)
list2 = factory2(list_items)
(Note that we're providing a default list type here. We could have done the same in the code above.)
Here we have a "factory-factory" that returns a function. The returned function (which takes an iterable object) is a factory that makes lists. Depending on the factory type, it makes either a list or tuple given some iterable object.
This allows multiple lists (of the same type) to be created by the factory object. We can also pass the factory object to some other function that uses it to make lists. We can change the kinds of lists that function makes depending on what kind of factory we give it.
One could just pass the type string to the other function and let it use the type factory to get instances, but that means it has to know about the type factory class. By giving it only an object it uses in simple fashion, the other function is as isolated as possible from the factory system.
The above uses strings to steer the code to creating instances from predetermined classes. This requires the code to know about all the classes it might create instances from.
Some languages provide access to classes by name (by strings at run-time), which allows creation of instances based on class name strings. In this case, a type factory need not know all possible classes.
The DataBridge application used this capability (in Java). The desired Input, Mapper, and Output, driver classes are named in the configuration file. The application creates instances of those classes at run-time and "plugs them into" the data flow.
The DataCollector application uses the same Input, Mapper, and Output, driver class architecture, which loads classes by run-time strings, but it also uses factory architecture for the web services stuff.
There were several reasons for this:
Firstly, there are tools that take WSDL files as input and generate a series of Java classes that implement the web services requests and replies. These classes can include the request/response protocol, so they do a lot of the work necessary.
If there are six record types and five request types (see previous post) that means there are 30 sets of classes. "Sets of classes" because each request type of each record type has several classes associated with it (request, response, comm layer, etc). Creating these by hand would be tedious and difficult, so the conversion tools are important.
The end result is that there is an automation that binds the desired run-time actions with specific names of record types and fields.
Secondly, the whole point is an architecture that allows selection of these classes at run-time based on string input. Therefore, some sort of factory is necessary.
Thirdly, the potential of adding new record types or actions and only reconverting the WSDL files (which can be done with a single command). It allows the potential of extending the application's scope without rewriting any code.
Or, as it turns out in the real world, without rewriting a lot of code.
Fourthly, flexibility. By deferring as much as possible to run-time, and by allowing new classes to be added without changing the existing application, it often happens the application has better longevity or scope than expected at design time.
Both DataBridge and DataCollector turned out surprising this way. Both more than paid for their development time. (Many times over, I'd say.)
Last time, I showed you a snippet that illustrates how DataCollector worked:
TypeFactoryFactory FF = new TypeFactoryFactory();
ITypeFactory TF = FF.getTypeFactory(record_type);
IQuery qry = TF.getQuery();
IRecord rcd = TF.getRecord();
This uses the factory-factory architecture. In fact, it takes it one step further in having the TypeFactoryFactory being itself the instance of a class.
That adds another layer of flexibility, since we could pass the code an instance of a different TypeFactoryFactory class so long as that class implemented or inherited the getTypeFactory() method.
For maximum flexibility, the TypeFactory, Query, and Record, types are all interfaces rather than classes. This allows use of any class hierarchy so long as the class implements the interface.
Putting it all together, it allows writing a small application like this:
TypeFactoryFactory FF = new TypeFactoryFactory();
ITypeFactory TF = FF.getTypeFactory(record_type);
// Create the query...
IRecord recd = TF.getRecord();
for (f in select_fields) {
 recd.setField(f.name, "");
for (f in where_fields) {
 recd.setField(f.name, f.value);
// Make the query...
IQuery qry = TF.getQuery();
qry.login(UserName, Password);
IRecord[] data = qry.get(recd);
// Process the query result...
SortRecords(data, orderby_fields);
for (d in data) {
 for (f in select_fields) {
Again there is a punt on the sorting. (Assume a function that, given the array of records and a list of fields within those records, sorts the array using those fields.)
The code above assumes four inputs:
 1. record_type: (string) The name of the table to query.
 2. select_fields: (list) List of fields we want in the response.
 3. where_fields: (list) List of fields with values for filtering.
 4. orderby_fields: (list) List of fields for sorting.
(The field lists are, in all cases, pairs of strings with a name and value.)
This is very much the sort of information contained in an SQL query:
SELECT select_fields
FROM record_type
WHERE where_fields
ORDER BY orderby_fields
Which was the main goal of the project.
Here, as with DataBridge, I used property files as input to configure what the program did. Creating a query (say for the code above) was as simple as:
Entity = Account
Select = \
 AccountName, \
 Location, \
 Description, \
 Address.Address, \
 Address.City, \
Filter = \
 [CreateDate] > '5/1/2007', \
 [Address.State] = 'MN'
Which is a lot like an SQL query. This would retrieve a list of Account records created since 5/1/2007 where the Address.State is Minnesota.
The same code could equally query for Contacts or any other record type and list any of the fields in the requested data.
Speaking of fields, the last aspect of the factory architecture is that I needed a third type of factory to generate instance fields.
The record types generally has a lot of fields — hundreds. A fully populated object was problematic in some cases, let alone an array of them. There was just no way to use fully defined record types.
So, instead, we define empty record types and, at run-time, add only the fields actually needed for the request. As the example above illustrates, most requests only use a handful of fields. The space savings is phenomenal.
This being Java, for every field we add, we also add a getter and setter function. The field name, and the access methods, follow a specific naming convention client code can anticipate based on the WSDL names.
Code that uses this library can access fields this way, but the preferred method (illustrated in the code above) are through using the getField(name) and setField(name,value) methods always present. These allow access to fields without knowing the field name ahead of time.
(The code above should make better sense now.)
This project turned out well. The irony is it was done under pressure after the first programmer given the project turned out not to be up to the job. I had to start fresh with clients already expecting a deliverable.
The double irony is it wasn't the first time I stepped


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Religious divides deepen in Syria
The fronts in the Syrian conflict are increasingly hardening along religious lines. But the prospects for the Christian, Druze and Alawite minorities are all very different.
The various religious communities in Syria lived together peacefully for decades. But the ongoing conflict in the country is tearing ever deeper divides between the faiths. In its latest report on the violence in Syria, the United Nations Human Rights Council warned of the growing role of religion in the conflict.
Syria is an ethnic and religious patchwork. Three quarters of the around 22 million Syrians are Sunni Muslims. Alawites and Christians each represent 10 percent of the population. On top of that, several hundred thousand Druze, Shiites and Yazidi also live in the country. Beyond religion, ethnic tensions have also intensified between the Arab majority and the Kurdish population in Syria, which accounts for around 15 percent of the total population.
When the protests against President Bashar Assad's regime began, Christians, like almost all Syrians, welcomed the calls for reform, explains Adeeb Awad, pastor of the synod of Protestant churches in Syria and Lebanon. But at the beginning of the armed revolt, more and more foreign fighters streamed into the country. These included militant Islamists, who terrorized many Christian villages and drove out their inhabitants, Awad told Deutsche Welle. But in the major cities - except in Aleppo - there were few targeted attacks on Christians.
Syrian Christian children attend Sunday mass at a church in Damascus
Syria's Christian community represents ten percent of the population
Religion and the regime
The increasingly religious nature of the conflict is less about faith, and more about what is commonly associated with certain religious groups, explains Swedish Syria expert Aron Lund. Whether an individual is considered to be for or against Assad is often judged based on their religion - regardless of their actual feelings.
Since most of the rebels are Sunni, the Sunnis are considered opposition activists, while the Alawites are seen as regime supporters. Assad, along with leading members of the political, military, and economic elites, is an Alawite, as are most recruits in the regime's notorious Shabiha militia. The Shabiha's atrocities in Sunni villages have served to deepen animosity, to the extent that few even notice that there are opposition Alawites and Sunnis in the government.
According to Awad, the majority of Christians also still support the government in Damascus. "Syria, as the only secular state in the region, offered Christians the best circumstances," he says. For Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant Christians alike, a takeover of power by the radical Islamists remains a horror scenario. "That turned the Christians and other minorities into supporters of the army and the government," says Awad.
Foreign influence is also playing a considerable role in the escalation of sectarian conflict. The Hezbollah groups in Lebanon and Iran - both Shiite - support the Syrian regime, while the conservative Arab Gulf states are helping the Sunni rebels.
Syrian Kurds wave the Kurdish flag as they rally against the Syrian regime
The Syrian Kurds could seek autonomy if Assad falls
Names can betray religion
Syrians can easily tell which religion an individual belongs to - often the name gives it away. Anyone called Omar is, according to Lund, a Sunni. And addresses also provide clues. "People know that this or that district is more Sunni, or more Alawite, and which district supports the government, and so on," said Lund.
To be a member of a certain religion, and therefore to be ascribed a certain political position, can be dangerous. The UN has counted more than ten bombings in the residential districts of certain minorities or near religious places. These bombs served no military purpose, but were merely meant to increase religious tensions. Meanwhile, many hospitals refuse to treat the sick and injured if they belong to the wrong religion, and the UN reports that many do not go to state hospitals for fear of arrest and torture because of their religion.
The prospects for these minorities differ. The fate of the Alawite community, which emerged from Shiite Islam more than a millennium ago, is closely tied to that of the regime. Should Assad fall, Alawites could well face reprisals and repression. But it could be very different for the Druze, says Lund: They mainly live in the south of the country, and still support the government. "Though if the regime falls, they may split off and attempt to govern themselves," he says.
The Kurds in the north of the country are also said to be seeking autonomy in the event of a regime change. But that is impossible for the Christians, who are scattered across many towns and villages. Awad is still clinging to the hope of a peace agreement between the government and the peaceful part of the opposition, and he backs the Sunni Grand Mufti, who recently called for a peaceful cohabitation of all Syrians.
But there seems little chance of that at the moment. Lund expects the sectarian violence to continue, and adds that the situation is reminiscent of certain phases of the conflicts in Lebanon and Iraq. Religious and jihadist groups like Al-Qaeda could easily thrive. "They always become stronger when there is a war between different religious groups," says Lund.
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Divination is one of the optional courses that students can start taking in their third year, along with Muggle Studies, Arithmancy, Ancient Runes, and Care of Magical Creatures.
The number of OWLs taken by Percy Weasley, 12, which is the most possible, suggests that he took Divination and got an OWL.
Academic Courses at Hogwarts (does not include Flying)
2. Muggle Studies
4. Ancient Runes
5. Care of Magical Creatures
11. History of Magic
This suggests that it is possible to at least take the OWL and presumably, NEWT-level Divination also exists.
I'm not sure where Firenze went during DH because he could not return to the Forbidden Forest either, Bane had banished him. Presumably Trewlaney kept teaching it.

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Research and Policy Support Services, Creative Ireland Programme
The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media invites tenders for the provision of research and policy support services to the Creative Ireland Programme
The successful tenderer must demonstrate research and policy development experience across the public sector and have competence to deal with key stakeholders at the highest level. This includes government departments, local authorities, state agencies and bodies, national cultural institutions, etc.
The successful tenderer will be expected to have a good knowledge of the Creative Ireland Programme (CIP) as well as the broader strategic aims of the Department and the Programme for Government.
It should be noted that the following functions represent the nature of activities to be undertaken as part of the contract but are not an exhaustive list of requirements:
1. Provide assistance and support to the Director of the Creative Ireland Programme in respect of policy research and strategic development;
2. Support the Creative Ireland Programme Office in the development of specialist knowledge and expertise as required to underpin continuing work and particularly in relation to the following priorities:
– with the creative industries, particularly design-based, digital creative and content creation sub-sectors, in conjunction with other departments and agencies as required,
– on engaging the public on climate change through the cultural and creative sectors as required by the Programme for Government,
– to mainstream creative programming to deliver national health and wellbeing policies and strategies, and
– in relation to other relevant policies or strategies which may arise during the course of the contract that are related to the ambition for the CIP
3. Contribute to the periodic review of the CIP as required
4. Develop guidance and advice for stakeholders as, and if, required
5. Management oversight including quality control as well as provision of regular updates and programme support (i.e., briefing, memos, speeches, etc.) as required
6. Any other services which may arise during the course of the contract that are related to the strategic delivery of the CIP
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Map of planet Zi as it appears in the Manga
Planet Zi is a fictional planet in the Zoids universe. Zi is located 60,000 light years away from Earth, directly opposite its position in the Milky Way, and is home to the biomechanical lifeforms called Zoids.
Zi contains several continents, such as Nyx, Europa, Delpoi and the Eastern Continent.
In most timelines, Planet Zi has two moons.
Key characteristics[edit | edit source]
Planet Zi as seen during Rebirth Century
Below are characteristics of the Planet as mentioned in the Zoids Bible Promotional Zoids Prints:
 - Zi was originally the closest planet to its sun, but is now the second closest.
 - Zi's sun is an F-class yellow-white star.
 - Zi's average orbital speed is 101,326 km/h.
 - Zi's diameter is 10026km.
 - Zi's axial tilt is 26.3°.
 - Zi and its solar system were formed roughly 5 billion years ago.
 - 200 million years after formation, the heavy Planet Mi (1/4 of Zi's diameter) collided with Zi, becoming part of the planet and blowing 1/4 of its crust into space.
 - 78% of the heavy metals on Zi are thought to originate from Mi.
 - Fragments from Mi and crust from Zi became three moons: "De", "Se", and "Ae".
 - "De", the yellow moon, is the smallest moon and the closest to Zi. De is only 180,000 km from Zi and getting closer every day. [De was destroyed by the comet Thorne in Rebirth Century and Battle Story material.]
 - "Se", the middle moon, is blue, and "Ae" (the largest and most distant) is red. Due to its mass, Ae has a highly eccentric and inclined orbit. Ae is thought to be composed entirely of fragments from Mi's moon "Te".
 - 700,000 years ago, a group of 8 tiny planetoids crashed into Zi's equator, causing the current geography. The largest had a 16.2 km radius and was estimated to weigh 1.0008 trillion tons.
 - Zi currently has 6 major continents (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western, Central and Dark).
Timelines[edit | edit source]
Battle Story[edit | edit source]
Main article: Battle Story
The development of Zoids, from domestication of wild zoids to modern mechanical bodies.
In the older battle story, Zi had three moons. Life evolved on Zi, naturally developing into biometallic life. Original Zoids developed into dinosaur forms, but environmental changes drove the Dinosaurs to extinction on the planet's surface, allowing mammal Zoids to rise. around this time, the Ancient Zoidians evolved as well. The Zoidians would later discover that several types of Dinosaur Zoids survived underground.
Humans arrive on Zi
The Ancient Zoidians learned to domesticate Zoids, and eventually learned how to extract their cores and implant them into artificial bodies. Originally divided into clans, the Zoidians eventually fromed two mighty empires: the Zenebas Empire and the Helic Republic. Some time after this the Globally III, a large spaceship from Earth, crashed on the planet Zi, landing right on the border. Both superstates would lay claim to the survivors, incorporating their people and technologies.
The Republic would battle the Empire time and again, both the Zenebas and later the Guylos Empire.
In ZAC 2056, a comet struck one of Zi's moons, shattering it. The shards rained down onto the planet, causing massive destruction; the Central Continent broke into three pieces and large parts of Nyx sank.
Anime[edit | edit source]
As seen in Guardian Force, these two timelines take place on a continent that corresponds to the battle story's western continent.
Chaotic Century[edit | edit source]
Chaotic Century was set some thirty-three years after this disaster (in 2099), running parallel to the new battle story for some time. It deviates from the battle story, and as seen in the picture opposite, takes place entirely on the Western Continent (referred to as "Eupora" by Prozen in episode 7), thus moving the location of a few landmarks such as Red River. Furthermore, the actual location of the continent may be different, as New Helic City appears to be close to the North Pole (as, in Zoids: Chaotic Century Episode 17, the aurora emanating from the North Pole is able to affect New Helic City's communication), which would not correspond to the Western Continent, which is largely below the equator. It must be stressed that there are many possible explanations for thisas both this comment and the map were only referred to in passing, and as such were probably not scrutinized by the series' creators.
Guardian Force[edit | edit source]
Guardian Force takes place in the same timeline as Chaotic Century, and therefore inhabits the same Zi as Chaotic Century.
New Century[edit | edit source]
A satellite view in New Century.
The Royal Cup battlefield. (Deigan peninsula)
While not explicitly stated, there is evidence that suggests that New Century takes place on the same timeline as the first two series, albeit in the distant future, as the ruins of the Gravity-Cannon-equipped Ultrasaurus are found in the Gurrill Plateau, the same place where the finale of Guardian Force took place. Further supporting evidence stems from the Charge Particle Cannon in the Backdraft Group's possession appearing similar to the Death Stinger's tail and the common use of technologies that did not exist prior to Chaotic Century
Fuzors[edit | edit source]
While Zoids: Fuzors takes place on Planet Zi and still has two moons, the show almost never refers to the regions beyond Blue City, other than to give some random location names in passing (some of which are inconsistent throughout the series). Aside from mentioning that these names don't match with the names used in other series, since Fuzors is set entirely on the Eastern Continent (which was rarely mentioned in any other media), there is no useful information with which to describe the overall geography of the Planet Zi that appears in the Fuzors timeline.
A map of the main continent on which the Genesis anime takes place.
Genesis[edit | edit source]
In the Genesis anime, there was an apocalyptic upheaval on Planet Zi some time in the ancient past. Thousands of years before the events of the anime series, the whole planet shook. The planet's axis was moved, and what were once tropical landmasses became frigid wastelands. The continents broke up and the seas became turbulent, while volcanoes erupted en mass, resulting in the total reformation of Zi's surface.
The planet became inhospitable, and the once-great civilization that had thrived there was annihilated. To preserve the last relics of their technology, they built Sora City, a giant airborne colony which remained operational after the great change (dubbed by some as the "God's Fury"). They initially set about making the surface habitable once more, and to do so built the Generators, massive plant-like devices that stabilised the land, water, and atmosphere and produced the Zoid-fuel Reggel.
However, it took many decades to build the first one, and several more for each one after that. Even after they were built, it would be another century before they actually became operational. In this time, the people of Sora city initiated birth control policies and decided to live perpetually in their flying city. Due to this, the technology on the surface of Zi is incredibly low, far behind what would be seen in every other series (with a few exceptions, as Sora City was not entirely cut off from the surface and had ties with Digald).
The anime series takes place on only one continent, but Ron's comments indicate that there are more. Notably, the aforementioned Zoid energy source, Reggel, is a significant break from the Chaotic Century timeline, which used the Zoid Eve to power their Zoids. While some speculate the "God's Fury" was a natural (or divine) occurrence, others (such as Ron) promote the idea that it was man-made and that the warring of at least two forces, each lead by a Gil Dragon, was to blame for the cataclysm. It should also be noted that only one moon is shown during the Genesis timeline.
Wild[edit | edit source]
Unlike the previous series, Zoids Wild is not set on Planet Zi, and is instead set on "Ferroterra". The main cast visit many locations. A common joke through the series is moving into strange villages that each have an identifiable quirk. These include a village of large hats, a butt-slapping village, a con-artist village, and so on.
Several of the important locations are: The "Rural" Village where Arashi and his family hail from. The Ancient Ruins where the Mushi Hermit makes his home. The central Volcano near the Dark Metal Empire. Gallagher's throne room.
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How to make Arabic coffee
Last Updated on December 29, 2020
Usually, the Middle East brings images of the Arabian Nights, colorful and aromatic spices markets, and grandiose architecture. While these may be stereotypes, one cultural element that is present in Arab countries is a fact: hospitality.
Arabic coffee
An important part of this culture of hospitality is the offering of coffee. So, if you are invited to a house in this region, your hosts will surely offer some Arabic coffee. People are fond of this beverage in the entire region; so, outsiders often refer to it as Middle East coffee.
But connoisseurs, instead of a general term, use more specific denotations to identify the origin of each beverage. There are local variations, which are identified in this way as Jordanian Arabic coffee, Yemenite coffee, Saudi coffee, etc. But in all these cases, the associated Arabic coffee traditions seem to be quite similar. Let's briefly talk about them.
The Culture of Arabic Coffee
Arabic coffee culture
The offering of this beverage is a ceremonial tradition that shows the generosity of a host. He or she will usually prepare the coffee in front of the guests. As said, the procedure may vary from country to country. These variations include the roasting technique, and, more importantly, the spices that are added to obtain a special flavor.
It is very common for every family in Arab countries to have some coffee beans at home reserved for guests. Locals also drink Arabic coffee during breakfast, friend gatherings, and other daily occasions. If you visit the Arab Peninsula or another Arab country, you don't need to be invited to a local home to enjoy this beverage. It is also available at hotels and restaurants. Of course, the complete Arabic coffee experience includes the cultural aspect of hospitality.
What Characterizes Arabic Coffee
Is Arabic coffee strong? It is a common question asked by first-timers. Well, the answer is 'yes.' In Arab countries, coffee is meant to be a high-energy beverage. The name of the coffee beans comes from the Arabic word for strength: qahwah. This word was modified to kahveh because of Turkish influence. Eventually, this word adopted its Dutch form koffie that gave birth to the English word coffee that we know today.
What is Arabic Coffee?
Arabic coffee is unlike any western coffee beverage. Its main characteristic is its high content of caffeine. It is achieved through the roasting process. This can be done in different ways, as we've mentioned before. Some people fry the beans with oil, whereas others simply roast them. Whatever the method used, this will define the characteristics of the resulting beverage.
It's a known fact that the longer the beans are roasted, the less caffeine they contain. The water content decreases with roasting also. To create a strong beverage, the beans are roasted for a very short time. Hence, the resulting Arabic ground coffee has a high content of caffeine and water.
Is that everything that distinguishes Arabic coffee from other coffee beverages? Not at all! Several distinctive characteristics make Arabic coffee so unique. The most important ones are:
 - Arabic coffee is boiled. This beverage is not brewed like Italian or American variations, which rely on a filter. In the next section, you will find a detailed explanation of how to make Arabic coffee;
 - Sugar isn't added to traditional Arabic coffee. This beverage is meant to taste bitter. Hence, it's served with some sweet treats that you can eat while sipping coffee. However, in some hotels and restaurants, sugar is added to please foreigners and tourists. But this is more an exception than a rule;
 - Arabic coffee contains spices. It is one of the most noticeable characteristics. Traditionally, some spices are added. This results in a fragrant beverage. Sometimes, the spices are ground together with the beans. Others prefer to add the spices later. Most commonly, cardamom is added.
Arabic coffee often surprises foreigners with a very unique taste. It's completely different from what you are used to drinking in western countries. Moreover, the preparation procedure and the culture that surrounds it add to the allure of this beverage. More likely than not, after having an Arabic coffee experience, you will also serve it to your guests back home. Now, get ready to learn how to prepare this beverage.
How to Make Arabic Coffee
While there are many regional variations, the procedure to prepare it is more or less the same everywhere. The procedure begins with the selection of the best coffee beans. As said, families usually keep some selected beans of the highest quality for guests.
The next step is roasting. As mentioned, there are several ways of doing it. The common requirement is to roast them for a very short time. This is usually done on a shallow pan. Traditionally, the pan is put on a fire. Light roasting allows for the right chemical composition to get the particular bitter taste of the beverage.
Making Arabic coffee
Next, the grinding is done with a mortar. The traditional mortar and pestle are made of copper. The coffee grounds are very fine, almost like powder. This material is then placed into a dallah, which is a large coffee pot, also made of copper. Then, one should fill the dallah with water and place it on a stove top. Usually, 10 or 15 minutes on the stove will be enough to boil the content.
When the beverage is brewed, the dallah is left untouched for 1 or 2 minutes. This allows the grounds to fall to the bottom. Then, the beverage is poured into a thermos to keep it hot. Finally, the coffee is served in small Arabia coffee cups. This type of cup, called finjaan, doesn't have a handle. Traditionally, only one fourth (up to one third) of the finjaan is filled with the beverage.
The procedure is rather straightforward and doesn't have any major difficulties. If you want to reproduce this preparation method at home, you can purchase an Arabic coffee set. Such a set includes all the Arabian coffee pots to prepare the beverage as well as several cups to drink it.
Below you will find a step-by-step description to make cardamom Arabic coffee. The procedure is very easy. Moreover, you won't have any issues finding the ingredients. You'll need roasted Arabic coffee beans, cardamom, and water. You can add other spices such as cloves, saffron, and rosewater. But this is optional.
Grinding the Coffee
Step 1: Buy Arabic coffee. For this, you have several options. The first option is to buy whole roasted beans. However, you'll have to grind them on your own. In such a case, make sure you get Arabica beans. They are lightly roasted. A medium roast will work too, albeit with a less bitter taste of the beverage. The second option is to buy ground coffee. There are different Arabic coffee blends on the market. They already include some spices and are ready to be put directly into the dallah. The only drawback with this approach is that you cannot adjust the spices to your taste. But, more often than not, these blends have the right proportions for an authentic Arabic coffee taste. After gaining some experience, you may also consider purchasing unroasted Arabica coffee beans. Roasting the beans on your own will add another level of authenticity to your homemade Arabic coffee.
Step 2. Grind the beans. You have to grind the beans first if you bought them whole. A mortar will do the job at home. Arabic coffee is often made with very fine coffee grind. It should be like powder. But you can experiment at home. After several trials, you'll know the right grind for your taste.
Step 3. Grind the cardamom. Likewise, you should grind the cardamom into a fine powder. Use a manual coffee grinder or a mortar.
Step 4. Preheat the thermos. If you intend to serve the beverage from a thermos, fill it with boiling water before you begin to brew the coffee.
Brewing the Coffee
Brewing Arabic coffee
Step 1. Boil the water. You need to boil three cups of water at medium heat. A dallah adds authenticity to the preparation. But a saucepan or any other similar utensil will do the job too.
Step 2. Add the coffee. Put the dallah aside for half a minute to cool down a little bit. In the meantime, lower the heat of the stove. Add three tablespoons of ground coffee. Then, put the dallah back on the stove. There is no need to stir.
Step 3. Let the coffee brew. Allow 10 minutes (or slightly more) to pass before you check the dallah. If you see that foam is forming on the top, then it means that the beverage is brewing. The coffee should not boil though.
Step 4. Add the cardamom. Put the dallah aside for a minute. When the foam settles, add one tablespoon of ground cardamom. If you want, you can add a few cloves also.
Step 5. Boil a second time. Put the dallah back on the stove and repeat step 3.
Step 6. Pour the coffee into the thermos. Turn the stove off. Put the dallah aside for some minutes. This will allow the grounds to settle to the bottom. Empty the thermos and add a pinch of saffron. This spice is optional. Also, you can add a tablespoon of rosewater if you want. Finally, pour the coffee into the thermos. Stop pouring when the grounds appear. If you wish, you can use a strainer to catch the grounds and sediment.
Serving and Drinking Arabic Coffee


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Golf Links to Parkinson's Disease?
Dr. Douglas Fields
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In a letter published in the journal Annals of Neurology, neurologists Margaret Parrish and Robert Gardner suggest a link between Parkinson's disease and golf. Of 26 patients with Parkinson's disorder that they collected for their small study of the disease, it turned out that 19 of them lived on or within two miles of a golf course. A coincidence perhaps, given the higher probability of golf courses in communities favored by senior citizens? The data suggest otherwise: "Sixteen of the 19 patients resided down-wind of a golf course," the researchers noted. Of the other three patients with Parkinson's living up-wind of a golf course, two of them had "additional golf course exposure."
Such a small study proves nothing, but it may be an intriguing clue to tracking down the cause of this debilitating disease. Parkinson's disease results from the death of specific neurons deep in the brain, in a region called the substantia nigra. These neurons use the neurotransmitter dopamine to communicate, and when enough of them die, voluntary movement becomes halting or frozen.
One way to kill these neurons is by ingesting certain toxic substances. MPTP, a contaminant in an illegal morphine-like street drug, turns unfortunate drug addicts into a Parkinson's patient overnight. For some reason, this toxic substance specifically attacks the neurons that are lost in Parkinson's disease, raising the possibility that other toxic substances in the environment might do the same thing.
Another recent study by neurologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis published in the Journal of Neurotoxicology documents an alarming increase in risk of Parkinson's disorder associated with welding. An astonishing 15.6 percent of 811 shipyard welders in the study developed Parkinson's disorder, compared with none in the control group of 59 union workers from the same area who had no welding exposure. (The incidence of Parkinson's disorder in the general population in the United States is approximately 0.4 percent.) The toxin responsible is manganese, a heavy metal released in welding fumes.
Manganese is also a component in sprays applied to promote healthy green turf by supporting grass growth and inhibiting fungal disease, but there are many other toxic substances used on golf courses known to cause Parkinson's disease, notably pesticides and weed killers. Paraquat, rotenone, maneb and other organophosphates have been linked to Parkinson's disease in several studies, as well as many solvents used in the sprays.
This, Parrish and Gardner suspect, is the reason for the high number of people living down-wind of golf courses developing Parkinson's, and they cite a recent study by Samuel Goldman and colleagues published in the same journal to buttress their suspicion. This study of 99 twins (to control for genetic risks for the disease) found that solvents present in the air and ground water increase the risk of Parkinson's disease; notably trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene and carbon tetrachloride. Genetic predisposition is an important factor, but a Japanese study published in Experimental Neurobiology in 2012 concluded that interactions between a person's genetics and environmental exposures to substances linked to Parkinson's contribute more to the risk of acquiring the disorder than does either genetic risk or exposure to environmental toxins individually.
So if you are thinking of retiring near the links, you might want to pick a plot up wind and avoid welding without a proper respirator. That same Japanese study also identified some environmental exposures that reduced the risk of Parkinson's: notably, drinking coffee and smoking. Perhaps this explains the peculiar urge for duffers to light up a stogie on the back nine. That habit, though, could cost you some other serious health-related penalty strokes.
Tsuboi, Y. (2012) Environmental-genetic interactions in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. Experimental Neurobiology, 21, 123-128.
Goldman, S.M. et al., (2012) Solvent exposures in Parkinson disease risk in twins. Ann. Neurol. 71, 776-784.
Racette, B.A. et al. (2012) Increased risk of parkinsonism associated with welding exposure. Neurotoxicology 33, 1356-61.
Parrish, M. and Gardner R.E. (2012) Is living downwind of a golf course a risk factor for Parkinsonism? Ann. Neurol. 72, 983-4.


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Organize a Hearing Screening for Children
Hearing loss can affect children's educational development, interfering with their ability to communicate and develop valuable skills. Even minimal hearing loss can put children at risk for academic difficulties, so it's best to identify signs early on. Your Lions club can help by organizing a hearing screening at a local elementary school.
Here are tips for organizing a hearing screening for children:
- Work with local schools and day care centers to determine if your club's service is needed. You can also contact children's clinics, special education programs, family service agencies and foster care agencies.
- Arrange for hearing professionals and use of testing equipment.
- Possible locations for your screening include a school, library, community center or house of worship.
- Encourage your local Leo club to become involved and volunteer the day of the screening.
- Promote your event by placing flyers in highly visible areas, posting information and updates on Facebook and sending out emails.
- After the screening, follow up with families whose children had difficulty hearing, and provide information for further evaluation by a medical provider.
How does your Lions club help children with hearing impairments in your community?


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From hushed classroom conversations to incognito window searches, sex is one of the most important and yet, the one of the most taboo topics of conversations. We spent the day with Paromita Vohra, founder of Agents of Ishq, in a conversation about love and sex. She spoke to us about the importance of having a strong emotional language to talk about relationships and intimacy.
Society discourages children from having conversations around sex because they think it will give them 'ideas.' "This fear that people will get ideas, as if you can stop them from getting 'ideas', is something we have to get rid of" says Paromita
Paromita goes on to explain, that the common belief is that 'love' is on a higher plane than 'sex', often referring to sexual encounters as 'just sex' as if we are aiming to achieve something higher, which makes the idea of sexual pleasure inferior in comparison. "Honestly, we have never given sex the importance it deserves", Paromita elaborates.
So what's the solution? Paromita believes it's time that we move sex out of the shadows and start an open conversation about it, conversations that would help children navigate their sexual lives and adults discuss their problems. Conversations that would spark discussions on a wide range of topics from sexual violence to population control. "Everything in our country will be a lot simpler if we just start talking about the 'S' word", she concludes.
And as a parting comment, Paromita remarks "you can always tell how good things are in a city, by whether there are lovers in the gardens".
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Please note that the recommended version of Scilab is 6.1.1. This page might be outdated.
See the recommended documentation of this function
This block is a sawtooth wave generator. The output of the block is described by the equation:
At first event on its activation input, the output increases linearly from 0 with a unitary rate. When the following event occurs, the output goes to 0 and begin again to increase until the next event and so on.
Output: scalar double.
always active: yes
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number/sizes of activation inputs: 1
number/sizes of activation outputs: 0
continuous-time state: no
discrete-time state: yes
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name of computational function: sawtth
This diagram shows the output of the SAWTOOTH_f block with an event period of 2 seconds and an offset of 1 second on event generation.
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Hello,All,
I have concern about objects name and interesting know about how it is working
Let assume I have a bean of user information AND I am creating new object (new user) from servlet User user=new User(...)
but object name is the same for per request,so what will happen If at the same time two object with the same name created is Data overwritten?
And if other code start to manipulating an object, Is it separating true object
Does exist a method to avoid concurrency?


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Walden Pond State Reservation
Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond from July 1845 to September 1847 and his experience there provided the material for the book Walden, which is credited with helping to inspire awareness and respect for the natural environment.
Henry David Thoreau's sojourn at Walden started a long tradition of people coming to the pond and its surrounding woods for recreation and inspiration. Henry David Thoreau was a 27-year-old former schoolteacher when he went to live at Walden Pond in the summer of 1845. His friend and fellow Transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson, who had recently purchased 14 acres of woodlot on the northwestern shore of Walden Pond, agreed to let the young writer conduct his "experiment in simplicity" there. Near the end of March 1845, Thoreau borrowed an axe and began cutting and hewing the timber for a small, one-room house. With help from friends, he raised and roofed the simple building and, on July 4, 1845, he moved in.
Thoreau's timeless account of his life at Walden would not be published until 1854. In 1945, the centennial of Thoreau's move to Walden Pond, Roland Wells Robbins, an amateur archaeologist and Thoreau enthusiast, dug for three months before discovering and excavating the stones that formed the foundation of the chimney. In July 1947, the Thoreau Society, founded in 1941, dedicated the inscribed fieldstone that marks the hearth site today. The site also houses a replica of Thoreau's one room house.


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A word about polymorphism
In more conventional OOP languages, you can:
Define two or more methods having the same name either in a given class or up and down the class hierarchy.
If the method names are the same but the argument lists are different
This is commonly referred to as method overloading.
If the methods names and the argument lists are the same
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Learning the countries of Africa all at once is a tall order. Dividing them up into smaller regions like central Africa makes the task much more manageable. Using this map quiz game, you will find it far easier to learn and identify the countries of central Africa. Learning Africa is an essential element of any proficient Geography Club.
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LPL Outline README
- Provides the necessary data for Visual Studio Code to fill in the Outline panel and breadcrumbs bar for *.busclass files
- Navigate the code using the outline tree or the breadcrumbs bar.
- Jump to the definition of actions, classes, relations, parameters, etc.
- See definitions of fields and paramters, etc., when hovering over them
- Get warnings about persistent fields missing from import classes
Tip: The breadcrumbs bar is particularly useful in tracking (displaying) your current location within the file too.
This extension relies on the Infor LPL Language Server extension already being installed because that declares the busclass file type.
deep: (default) Includes all implemented levels of detail
shallow: Excludes detail within individual Actions. This is useful in VS Code version 1.31 because the number of symbols in the tree is limited to 7500, and some large files exceed that.
- Code parsing is imperfect, so jump to definition and hover text is not always accurate or available
- The ability to see a list of all definitions of a parameter or field referenced in the various contexts of a rule block is not implemented (yet).
See change log for complete history.
0.1.8 - 2021-05-19
- Key fields are now reported as missing from import classes if they are not listed and _USER_=Exclude is not specified on the.keyfield line 1.
- Declarations of the form "Field is Alpha up to 20" are now parsed properly.
- Warning messages about missing import fields will exclude entire import business classes with _USER_=Exclude on line 1.
- Associating an Import class to the corresponding main business class will now also look for "include FillInFields" to identify an invoke referring to the main business class.
- Relative keys are now identified as fields and can report warnings if missing from imports and not marked with _USER_=Exclude.
The code for this extension is hosted at GitHub


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The second ever praseodymium compound with a +5 oxidation state paves the way for pentavalent lanthanide chemistry
The first pentavalent praseodymium nitride–oxide that features a rare Pr≡N triple bond is the second ever lanthanide(V) complex to be made.1
Lanthanide chemistry is dominated by the +3 oxidation state. There are some common +4 lanthanide complexes such as cerium oxide (CeO2), but +5 compounds have proven elusive. Praseodymium has long been considered as the most promising route to lanthanide(V) chemistry as it has five valence electrons, but the first pentavalent praseodymium complex, the oxide PrO2+, was only synthesised last year.2
Now, a team led by Mingfei Zhou from Fudan University and Jun Li Tsinghua University, China, reacted individual praseodymium atoms with nitric oxide in a solid neon matrix at 4K (–269.15°C) to create the second ever lanthanide(V) compound, NPrO. The compound was detected using infrared spectroscopy.
Calculations show that its linear structure optimises the overlap of the praseodymium atom's 5d and 4f orbitals with the nitrogen and oxygen orbitals. The 5d orbitals stabilise praseodymium's high oxidation state – just as in PrO2+.
The participation of the contracted lanthanide 4f orbitals in covalent bonds is extremely rare and this research shows that higher oxidation state lanthanide chemistry could be richer than previously believed.


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Crystal Bowman is a former preschool teacher, author, and speaker. She graduated from Calvin College with a degree in elementary education and studied early childhood development at the University of Michigan.
Her writing career began in 1990 as a lyricist for children's piano music. She began writing children's books in 1993 and has since written more than 80 books for children and 3 for women. She has written books for many popular children's series, such as Little Blessings, BOZ the Bear, MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), and I Can Read! She has also written two books of humorous poetry for children, three books for women, numerous magazine articles, Bible study materials, and educational resource books. She's a regular contributor to Clubhouse Magazine by Focus On the Family.
As a speaker, Crystal enjoys sharing her stories and poetry with students in the classroom and also with adults at teachers' conventions, writers' conferences, and women's seminars. "Writing and speaking can be intimidating because in order to connect with your audience you need to be personal and transparent, exposing what's in your heart and soul. But when readers or conference attendees respond positively to something I've said or written, it is humbling and rewarding all at the same time!"
Crystal and her husband, Bob, have enjoyed 40 years of marriage and are the parents of three grown children and five grandchildren. They live in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. To learn more visit crystalbowman.com.
Speaking Topics and Programs:
I love speaking to women, children, parents, writers, and teachers. I've been speaking for over twenty years both nationally and locally. I speak at church groups, schools, conventions, writers' conferences, and have also been a guest on numerous radio and television programs. The following is a list of some of my speaking topics and programs:
- Author's assemblies–entertaining and informative.
- Poetry Workshops: In the classroom.
- Teachers' Conferences: How to develop poetry unit.
Women's retreats, holiday banquets, mother-daughter banquets, parenting programs.
Mothers of Preschoolers:
- Parenting 101: The basics in parenting–what every child needs.
- Moms on the Grow: How moms can continue to grow in their personal lives while raising kids.
- Preserving Memories: Lots of easy ways to preserve memories for your family.Holidays and Traditions: Make holidays special and create fun family traditions that are simple and affordable.
- Adventures in Mothering: A realistic look at the joys and challenges of being a mom.
- Friendships: Making and nurturing female friends.
- Keeping your Family Spiritually Strong: Raising your kids to have a strong spiritual focus.
- Honor and Respect in the Home: Respecting your husband, and teaching your children to respect each other.
- Love Languages: How to show love to the ones you love.
- Generational Blessings: Passing down a legacy of faith.
- Personality Styles: Understanding your spouse, kids, friends, and extended family.
Writing for Children, Writing Picture Books, Writing in Rhythm and Rhyme, The World of Publishing, Promoting Children's Books, Finding Purpose in Your Writing, The Broad Spectrum of Children's Literature, Plot and character development in children's books (more topics upon request).
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text: The widely documented phenomenon of nighttime stomatal conductance (gsn) could lead to substantial water loss with no carbon gain, and thus it remains unclear whether nighttime stomatal conductance confers a functional advantage. Given that studies of gsn have focused on controlled environments or small numbers of species in natural environments, a broad phylogenetic and biogeographic context could provide insights into potential adaptive benefits of gsn. • We measured gsn on a diverse suite of species (n = 73) across various functional groups and climates-of-origin in a common garden to study the phylogenetic and biogeographic/climatic controls on gsn and further assessed the degree to which gsn co-varied with leaf functional traits and daytime gas exchange rates. • Closely related species were more similar in gsn than expected by chance. Herbaceous species had higher gsn than woody species. Species that typically grow in climates with lower mean annual precipitation – where the fitness cost of water loss should be the highest – generally had higher gsn. • Our results reveal the highest gsn rates in species from environments where neighboring plants compete most strongly for water, suggesting a possible role for the competitive advantage of gsn.


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represents a part of society. Jack, the leader of the choir boys and hunters,
represents parts of society which can be broken down in three ways.
The first part is Jack in society as a whole. Here, this blood thirsty savage is a symbol of all that is chaotic and disorderly. The tall, scrawny, "ugly without silliness" boy is constantly trying to break away from Ralph, who is orderly, and his rules. For example, Jack always breaks the rule of speaking while holding the conch. He interrupts almost everyone, especially Piggy, when they are speaking. The fact that Jack frequently picks on Piggy is a symbol of how brawn and brutality will often overwhelm intellect (Piggy represents the intellectual part of society). Jack even goes as far as to break Piggy's glasses, another symbol of order and society, which shows how he is going to later destruct and eventually destroy every last part of normal society that remains on the island.
The second part is life and death. In this case, Jack represents death. This is first symbolized by Jack's black choir cloak, since black is associated with death. When Jack first appears, he comes out of the "darkness of the forest" and Ralph, the symbol of goodness, cannot see Jack's face because his back is to the sun. Darkness can be another symbol of death. Also, blood is something that we often can relate with death, and Jack is obsessed with killing the pigs on the island and shedding their blood. The blood shows how Jack turns into a savage, since at first he is afraid of the blood but he eventually is thirsty for it and smears it all over his own body and those of his followers, showing how he was practically in love with the blood and death of the pig.
The third part is how Jack relates to certain aspects of religion. Jack breaks practically all of the seven deadly sins associated with evil people. He lusts... [continues]
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On Venus, there is really inhospitable weather, as well as within the gas giants in our solar system. Are there examples of even more extreme weather on planets found in other solar systems than ours?
I'd say that HD 189733b is a good candidate for the most extreme known weather on another planet (outside our Solar System).
According to some recent news accounts, the atmospheric temperature is believed to be over 1000° C, with 7000 kph winds. (For comparison to the data in Rory Alsop's answer, that's about 1900 meters per second.)
And it rains molten glass. Sideways.
UPDATE : As Guillochon points out in a comment, HD 80606 b likely has even higher winds, though they're not continuous. It's a Jovian with an extremely eccentric orbit. Quoting the Wikipedia article:
Computer models predict the planet heats up 555 °C (1,000 °F) in just a matter of hours triggering "shock wave storms" with winds that move faster than the speed of sound, at 3 miles per second.
which, in civilized units, is about 4800 meters/second. Probably no molten glass rain, though, so it's not clear that it's more "extreme".
So far, we don't have anywhere near enough detail to identify weather on planets in other star systems. We even have difficulty working out the size of some of them, so it may be a while till we can get a good idea as to weather.
So the answer is going to be in our solar system.
As for extremes, we have a couple of options:
Saturn and Neptune have the highest wind speeds, and as Neptune has the most extreme difference between East-West and West-East winds, I would be tempted to say it has the most extreme weather.
Pluto is incredibly cold, but it doesn't vary much, so should we call it an extreme? Mercury has a much more extreme range of temperatures. From sunside (over 400C) to coldside (almost -200C) gives a difference of 600 degrees Celsius!
Molten Iron and hot sand - it's not easy to think of something more extreme than this. Add that to the high gravity of a small, dense Brown Dwarf. Theory predicts they can be as small as 0.75 RJup (if old enough) and much more massive.
I know, BDs are not planets. Howewer at some places, the boundaries are not well defined. Then, I imagine that a high mass planet close to or even above what the astronomers define as the minimum mass for a BD could have a similar weather. Or could it not?
This mass could be anywhere between 10 and 17 MJ depending on metallicity and other parameters. I saw this numbers in a paper at arxiv.org - sorry for not remembering it's name now. And it seems there are planets heavier than that in the net lists.
Thanks to Jupiter's gravity, Io have a molten core and plenty of volcanoes. Now, what would be the climate of a planet that is subject to the much stronger pull of a pulsar or even a black hole? or the most extreme 'hot jovians' orbiting around an A/F star in few days (or just hours) and with a temperature above 3000 K... Or going to another opposite, an ancient rogue world as cold as the circundant space or even colder (if immersed in the 'boomerang' nebula for instance) with enough atmosphere pressure to have pools of liquid Helium.
I would say on the gas giants: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Storms on Jupiter, such as the Great Red Spot or Oval BA, are well known.
Storms on Saturn, such as the Dragon Storm or the Great White Spot, are well known.
Storms on Uranus are not common, but there is one: the Uranus Dark Spot.
Storms on Neptune are very common: the former Great Dark Spot, the former Scooter and much more.
Storms on the inner planets also happen:
Storms on Mars are pretty rare, but one type is not, a dust devil.
Storms on Venus are common, cyclones similar to Earth's storms appear.
Storms on Mercury are extremely rare, mostly due to the lack of an atmosphere.
Storms on Earth, you all know.


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Best part of your trail mix? Is it the nuts, seeds, shredded coconut (unsweetened, please!) or those plump juicy raisins?
We know the unsalted nuts, seeds and coconut are great for our health, but those delicious bites of chewy goodness – raisins – pack quite a nutritional punch as well. So don't be shy about your love for raisins. They're not just for kids' snacks and lunch boxes.
Are raisins good for you? You bet. They come from grapes, so they boast those same protective antioxidants. Raisins are dried white grapes, dried to produce a dark, sweet fruit, used in baked goods and sweet and savory dishes around the world. Raisins health benefits are many and we'll get to those in a moment.
Which type is your favorite raisin? In the United States, the sultanas or golden raisins tend to be more popular. They are seedless, light golden in color, and plumper, sweeter and juicier than other raisins – and dried differently in production. Thompson raisins are the darker, larger raisons that are less sweet but still tasty.
Currants, along the same lines, come from red, seedless grapes. They are dried to produce a black, tiny, high-flavored little bundle, originally cultivated in the south of Greece. The name currant comes from the ancient city of Corinth.
Sweet chew: Raisins nutrition
When it comes to raisin benefits, just take a look at raisins nutrition: By weight, raisins consist of about 67 to 72 percent fructose and glucose (sugars), 3.5 percent dietary fiber, and 3 percent protein. The natural sugar, fiber and protein combination make them a potent energizing snack –and perfect to mix in to naturally sweeten your trail mix.
Although high in certain antioxidants as we've mentioned, raisins have less vitamin C than fresh grapes. They contain no cholesterol and are low in sodium. Other pluses: Raisins contain micronutrients, such as potassium and iron, and they do not have any added sugar, artificial flavor or colors.
7 Health benefits of raisins
1. Bone health. Your bones need calcium from easily-absorbed plant sources like raisins. Another bonus, raisins have potassium, another essential nutrient that can help promote bone growth, reducing the chances of osteoporosis, the common disease where bone loss and thinning puts you at risk of fractures and can reduce mobility.
2. Vision protection. Raisins contain polyphenolic phytonutrients with excellent antioxidant properties. That's good news for your vision, helping to protect eyes from the damage caused by free radicals leading to macular degeneration, age-related loss of vision and cataracts.
3. Blood sugar control. Eating a few raisins three times a day may reduce post-meal sugar levels significantly, studies show. But don't raisins have sugar? They do, but raisins have a relatively low glycemic index, and they contain fiber and antioxidants – all factors that contribute to blood sugar control. Maintaining healthy blood sugar levels is important because it can prevent long-term damage to the heart and circulatory system. So raisins health benefits definitely extend to diabetics and people who are at risk for diabetes.
4. Constipation relief. Like any dried fruit, the fiber content in raisins is concentrated. So when you eat them, raisins swell because of the body's natural fluids – a good thing! This insoluble fiber adds bulk to the food moving through the intestinal tract for constipation relief. Raisins can also help stop loose stools in this way by absorbing the liquid of loose stools and reducing the frequency and discomfort of diarrhea.
5. Boost your workout. Thought you needed an energy bar or sports snack to power you through your exercise routine? Eating raisins could provide the same workout boost as sports chews, the Journal of The International Society of Sports Nutrition reports. Researchers from California-Davis University discovered that raisins are an economical and natural alternative to "sport chews." Plus, they don't have the added sugars, preservatives or artificial colors or flavors. Keep it real!
6. Help for Anemia. Boost your iron – important for anemia – with raisins. They also have essential B vitamins and copper which helps the formation of red blood cells.
7. Increase your libido. Chocolate-dipped strawberries are a treat, but the humble raisin can stimulate the libido and induce arousal, thanks to an amino acid called arginine, reported as beneficial in treating erectile dysfunctions. Also, you'll get that energy boost for endurance.
Tips for making raisins at home
Why not make some raisins yourself? Here's how:
In the oven. Blanch a bunch of grapes in boiling water for 30 seconds and then transfer to a bowl of ice water. Remove stems and pat dry with a towel. Now spread on baking sheets in a single layer. Put them in a warm oven and let dry for about 24 hours, turning after 12 to prevent sticking. When they turn dark and wrinkled, remove from oven and cool, then store in airtight container. Now there's a sweet and healthy treat!
In the dehyradator. Wash grapes and then remove the stems. Let air-dry for about an hour and then put them in the trays of your food dehydrator. Close and turn on the motor to highest setting for the first 12 hours. Then when the grapes look drier and darker, turn the heat down to medium-high. It usually takes two to three days to dry the raisins.
Simply Delicious Raisin Trail Mix Recipe
When it's time for one of our favorite raisin recipes, try this super-quick and easy trail mix: Raisins, almonds, sunflower seeds, dark chocolate chips, a bit of cinnamon and a pinch of sea salt. Now dig in when you need a boost!


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Site description An open expanse of agricultural land located near to the borders with Austria and Hungary. What was originally steppe has recently been converted to intensively managed arable farmland. The IBA includes dried-up meanders of the River Danube and a network of shelterbelts.
Key Biodiversity The IBA is important for steppic species and supports part of a transboundary population of Otistarda (60-90 individuals) that moves between Slovakia, Austria and Hungary. The arable fields provide important winter roosting and feeding areas for geese, and hold 20,000 or more individuals of Anser fabalis, A. albifrons and A. anser on a regular basis. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex.


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Detect the language of the user, using the.mo
I have a little doubt. Using 2.9.2 and Wp BP 22.214.171.124.
The way that we can change the language from wp-config.php for example in Spanish. Do not use google translator or other service.
BP would be possible to detect the user's language and load the activity in Spanish or English. In the same way that Facebook loaded into Spanish in Spain and in English in the USA.
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All About Co-operatives
With roots in England in the mid-1800s, co-operatives evolved as an economic and business model tailored to meet the specific needs of a refined group of people. Near the end of the 19th century, the concept took root in Quebec, which today is home to more co-ops than anywhere else on the continent. In Western Canada, the co-operative movement centred around the growth of the grain pools in each of the Prairie provinces as a means to help farmers source affordable inputs, and increase their marketing power on international markets.
Despite the fact that more than 1.4 million Ontarians are members of at least one co-operative, the general public, as well as academics, business leaders and Government officials are by-and-large unaware of co-ops and their power as a positive economic and societal force.
Support co-operatives with your wallet: Buy Gay Lea or Organic Meadow dairy products, ride in a Co-op Cab or shop at Mountain Equipment Co-op. Thirsty: Try Welch's, Sunkist or Ocean Spray. Visit a credit union.
- Download the 'What is a Co-operative' FactSheet from the "Related Documents" section, at the top right of this page.
- Read a report submitted by On Co-op to Ontario's Ministry of Economic Development and Trade about the contributions made by co-ops and the challenges faced by our sector.
The pages in the All About Co-operatives area of On Co-op's website are a place to learn more about co-operatives—where they came from, how they work and how they help their communities. Explore this page and those listed in the links to the right to find out what makes the co-op model a better way to do business. Be sure to check out the FactSheets On Co-op has developed. The series has more than 20 FactSheets and includes 'What is a Co-op', The FactSheet series also explores the differences between a co-op and - a non-profit, a charity and a traditional business enterprise; the best practices group discusses hiring a co-op consultant or auditor; and the sector specific group explores many of the co-op sectors. Search for all of the FactSheets through the Co-op Resources menu, or click on the "For More Information" link at the bottom of this page.
Co-operative Enterprises Build A Stronger Community
Co-ops are a way for communities to exercise control over the economic, social and cultural activities that affect the lives of community members. Establishing co-operatives and credit unions in our communities (or for a community of people) is a powerful and democratic way to put economic power in the hands of those who need and use the services.
Rooted in the community by member participation and commitment, co-operatives are community economic development in practise. Co-operative and credit unions are directed locally and invested-in locally. Because the surplus of co-op enterprises belong to their members, profits and investment dollars stay within the community.
But it's not just about profit. At the core of every co-op's history is an unmet need—for financial services, employment, a specific product or service, affordable housing, a marketing service or more participation in community development. Through co-operation, communities are able to come together and meet that need for themselves.
Co-operatives Contribute to Sustainability
Co-ops have multiple bottom lines that include social as well as financial objectives. In many communities, co-operatives have stayed to serve their members long after other businesses have fled to more profitable locales. For example, there are numerous communities in Ontario where credit unions are the only source of financial services. As a result, co-operatives tend to be more stable than other forms of business, and contribute to a more sustainable community life.
Co-operatives contribute to environmental sustainability as well. Rather than a single financial bottom line, or even a double financial and social bottom line, some co-ops strive to maintain a triple bottom line: financial, social, and environmental. Co-ops try to do business in a way that will keep local communities, as well as the wider community of the earth that sustains them, healthy. Thus co-operatives are at the forefront of the current boom in green energy, establishing environmentally-friendly power sources like the wind turbine in Exhibition Place in Toronto.


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|MOLLUSCA : NUDIBRANCHIA : Dotidae||SNAILS, SLUGS, ETC.|
Description: Doto pinnatifida is one of the largest species of the genus Doto, large individuals reaching 30mm in length. It is characterised by black tipped tubercles on the sides of the body and on the cerata. Occasionally there are a few of these tubercles on the dorsum. The rhinophore sheaths have a series of black spots around the edges.
Habitat: The sole prey of this animal is the hydroid Nemertesia antennina. The spawn is a long pleated ribbon, laid on the stem of the hydroid.
Distribution: Widespread and common in the British Isles. The species' range extends as far north as Scandinavia and south to northern Spain.
Similar Species: The only other Doto species with tubercles on the body is Doto tuberculata, a smaller animal with tubercles arranged in irregular rows across the back, between the cerata.
Key Identification Features:
Distribution Map from BioMar data for Ireland - Google Earth map: download this placemark (not got Google Earth installed?)
Distribution Map from NBN: JNCC MNCR Seasearch data - Grid map : Interactive map : National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
|Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland |
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Technical Committee 195-DTD
To improve the performance and competitiveness of concrete as a structural material, great effort has been invested in the period after 1980 to develop a new generation of High Strength and High Performance Concrete (HSC/HPC). The dramatic rise in strength is echoed by the reduction of porosity in the paste. The densification of the material has reduced the permeability by a number of decades. The low-porosity characteristics answered the demand for high performance materials for durability (HPC). However, when the industry adopted HSC/HPC characterised with rather low water/binder ratios, they realised their proneness to early age cracking. This lack of robustness during the hydration phase, which raised questions about the durability, has later represented a major "stumbling block" when introducing HSC/HPC in the market. Research on early age cracking is presently a "hot topic" world wide, and in the 1990's a number of analytical tools based on the "Finite Element Method" have been developed to analyse the cracking risk due to early age volume changes and the internal and external restraint. An example is the Brite EuRam project IPACS (1997 - 2001). The work revealed that the most important reason for the proneness to early age cracking is that the driving forces to self-induced stress generation (and thereby to cracking) during concrete hydration is higher in HSC/HPC. The main driving forces are thermal dilation (TD) and autogenous deformation (AD). TD is higher because the hydration generated temperature rise becomes higher due more binder, but also because HSC/HPC often is used in more massive structures which generates more heat. AD, which is a consequence of the self-desiccation caused by the chemical shrinkage connected to hydration, is higher because low w/b (which is characteristic for HSC/HPC) gives smaller capillary pores, and thus, increased self-desiccation. From an operational point of view it is relatively easy to measure the sum AD+TD for a given HPC and temperature history, and thus to carry out calculations according to the mentioned FEM-programs for a particular case. However, separate models for AD and TD are required to eliminate or at least minimise testing programs in practical applications, and to make the FEM-programs generally valid. In these attempts the researchers have realised that young cement-based materials do not obey traditional material models for TD and AD (concerning the influence of time and temperature). This lack of generally valid models have made it difficult to characterise these material compositions and is also a hindrance in developing the above-mentioned FEM programs to operate in a reliable way. Reliable test methods are necessary in order to be able to develop the material models but also to establish a better fundamental understanding of the two volume changes which is basis for further development of HSC/HPC. In this respect, it is quite frustrating that AD as presented in different publications, e.g. the STAR from RILEM TC 181-EAS "Early Age Shrinkage Induced Stresses and Cracking in Cementitious Systems", and in a Round Robin test in IPACS, varies enormously both in sign (i.e. from contraction to expansion) and magnitude. The influence of temperature varies even more. Similarly, the apparent TD coefficient demonstrated strong dependency on the state of self-desiccation and, in particular, on the detailed method used for its determination. It shows that it is of major importance to discuss measurement techniques before going too far on interpretations of results, and this is the scope of the work in the present committee. The overall objective is to prepare recommendation for measuring methods and procedures for early age autogenous deformation and thermal dilation
Terms of reference
The committee comprises a selected membership of those relatively few organisations and research centres world-wide that have been active in searching for a basic understanding and modelling of the early age deformations of cement based materials. It includes universities, research institutes, material suppliers, contractors, building owners, public agencies and representatives from international associations and standardisation bodies. The members have been recruited from participants in international symposiums and workshops on the topic and from RILEM TC-181 "Early Age Shrinkage Induced Stresses and Cracking in Cementitious Systems". The recommendation will be based on the following main parts: - The STAR prepared in RILEM TC-181 forms the basis for the work - Collection of data from relevant work, in particular on effect of parameters connected to testing equipment and procedures - The committee represents also the great majority of ongoing RTD-projects in this field. The committee will co-ordinate, as far as possible, the relevant parts of these projects - A Round Robin test will be organised and the results discussed Estimated duration of the work is 3 years.
The work will draw on the work in RILEM TC-181 "Early Age Shrinkage Induced Stresses and Cracking in Cementitious Systems". The work will provide input to relevant standardisation-work within CEN, ISO and NIST as well as the pre-standardisation work within fib. The TC fits into the RILEM's technical programme, in particular the items "Performance, maintenance and repair of building materials and structures during the service life" and " Updating of test methods".
The main deliverables are - harmonised test methods, recommendations and - a symposia The work will be based on a considerable amount of data which also will form basis for a data base on autogenous deformation and thermal dilation of young concrete.
Group of users
- academics working with fundamental materials properties and numerical simulation of materials properties - testing laboratories - industrialists working with e.g. materials development - structure designers
Specific use of the results
The results will contribute to a more precise design of concrete structures with respect to the risk of early age cracking, and thus, to extended life time and less repair of concrete structures. The economic impact is, thus, significant. Also, the work will improve the fundamental understanding of the early age volume changes of cementitious systems which is a requisite to design more robust concretes and to the further development of e.g. HSC/HPC with a much better control of the early age cracking risk.


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"Waioli Mission Hall stands as a major monument of Hawaiian architectural history, the primary inspiration for the Hawaiian double-pitched hipped roof so widely popularized by C. W. Dickey in the 1920s. Built by the Reverend William P. Alexander, Dickey's grandfather, the plaster walls of the frame structure repose beneath a sprawling roof and encircling lanai. The roof, originally thatched, was shingled in 1851. Similarly, the freestanding, ohia-framed belfry at the rear of the mission was of thatch construction, but most likely received a covering of shingles in the same year. The form of the twenty-five-foot-high belfry drew upon a long British and American colonial tradition. Common in its day, today it stands as the sole surviving example of its type in Hawaii.
This was the third church building on the site, with the earlier thatched edifices falling prey to fire and storms. It remained a center for worship until the completion of Waioli Huiia Church (ka44) in 1912, when it became a community hall for the church, a function it still serves today. The building has been thrice restored: in 1921 by Hart Wood, in 1978 by Bob Fox, and again in 1993, following Hurricane Iniki, by Designare Architects."


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🙋🏼 Before starting, please connect an Arduino Board with Mini GaussSense and upload the Arduino firmware to the board 👉🏼 Head First Mini GaussSense.
Please set up your GaussSense Desktop and Mini GaussSense following First Steps with GaussSense Desktop
After connecting Mini GaussSense, GaussSense Desktop would start a WebSocket server (port:
5100) to send the sensor data.
Simply include GaussSense.js in to receive data from Mini GaussSense.
Then use the
var gs = new GaussSense();
After that, let's start a new project or explore a lot of web projects on 👉 GaussSense Playground
Live Demo on JS Bin: Example using GaussSense.js and p5.js
A p5.js project contains two main functions:
setup() block runs once, and is typically used for initialization. The
draw() block runs repeatedly to refresh the canvas element, and is used for animation.
We could access the north/south point and the bipolar midpoint of Mini GaussSense with a GaussSense object.
|Get the north point object. Attributes: x, y, intensity|
|Get the south point object. Attributes: x, y, intensity|
|Get the bipolar midpoint object. Attributes: x, y, intensity, angle, pitch|
x and y lies within the interval [0, 1] and would be -1 when the intensity of magnetic field is 0.Back to Tutorials